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Circle K prime choice for U.’s charity program BY ALEX MEIER ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
One donated guest meal swipe will have the power to vaccinate mothers and their children now that the Rutgers University Student Assembly chose student organization Circle K yesterday as the charity that will benefit from Dining Ser vice’s Meal Swipes for Charity program. Circle K promotes “The Elimination Project,” a joint effort between Kiwanis International and UNICEF to vaccine babies and their mothers for maternal or neonatal tetanus around the world, said Sean Matteo, the Circle K International University chapter president. “We ask you to help us by shouldering your love, so we can help save those lives,” he said. Every nine minutes, a baby dies from neonatal tetanus, Matteo said. But every $1.80 the organization raises will pay for three vaccines, which will be able to prevent a mother and her child from contracting the disease. Circle K is looking to raise $2,000 from the Meal Swipes for Charity program, which could vaccinate 1,100 mothers, he said. About 10.8 percent of profits help run the company — the rest goes toward vaccinations and the SEE
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On the fourth day of Israeli Apartheid Week at the University, The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund hosted their Spring Gala last night to discuss the IsraeliPalestinian conflict. PCRF, the first collegiate chapter of the organization in the world held its 4th annual banquet yesterday in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. Abdul Rehman Khan, president of the University chapter of PCRF, said he organized the gala hoping to bring his organization and its supporters closer to realizing their goals of providing peace and aid to the Middle East. “I want people to realize that there are issues, people, movements that are above all of us,” Khan said. “Much of what we do is being confined to our daily lives — and with so much of what we do, we forget what we’re working for or who we’re working for.” After a short thank you from Nora Whisnant, president of the N.J. PCRF chapter, esteemed political scientist and activist Norman Finkelstein approached the podium. He quoted Mahatma Gandhi and cited Martin Luther King Jr.’s movements of nonviolent resistance. “Politics is about public morals, not personal morals,” Finkelstein said. “We have reached a stage where the public is ready to acknowledge that Israel shares a large
The Palestine Children’s Relief fund hosted its 4th annual Spring Gala last night at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. The gala featured discourse on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER share of the burden for what is going wrong in [Palestine].” In an echo of the two leaders’ actions, Finklestein presented a video that showcased an idea for a march on the separation wall between Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. He cited the International Court of Justice’s July 9, 2004 advisory opinion, where the court declared the construction of the wall as well as the Israeli occupation illegal, according to international law.
“It is my opinion that the law can be a very powerful weapon if we know how to use it,” he said. Finklestein said a march should be held on the 10th anniversar y of the advisor y opinion, where the Palestinian people and their international suppor ters each carr y a hammer in one hand and a copy of the cour t’s opinion in the other to SEE
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Daher Dhudy, a 27-year-old Somalia native who now resides in Queens, N.Y., has faced many obstacles that often accompany the life of a refugee. Rutgers Hillel’s Center for Israel Engagement hosted “Black, Muslim and Free: One Man’s Journey to Israel” last night, which featured Dhudy, who spoke to a room full of University students. He left Somalia when he was 16 years old with his older brother after the rest of his family died. The area has been associated with violence because of the civil unrest in the region, he said. Dhudy, who was born into a minorityMuslim tribal family, took refuge in Egypt with his brother after the passing of his family. Once there, he faced racism and discrimination, even witnessing the death of many SEE
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While conducting studies about obesity and incentives for participants to lose weight, Kevin Volpp concluded that people lose weight and then gain it back because they don’t really plan on keeping it off. While introducing Volpp yesterday during the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research’s “Behavioral Economics and Health seminar, Gretchen Chapman, a professor in the Department of Psychology, said Volpp uses certain tactics in his research on obesity. “He emphasizes peer pressure and incentives for his programs,” Chapman said. “He takes his studies to a whole new level.” Volpp, director at the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics at the Leonard Davis Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, said individual SEE
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Kevin Volpp, director at the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, discussed his research on obesity yesterday at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. FIRAS SATTAR
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Exhibit addresses 2010 Haiti earthquake
ArtQuake project highlights artists affected by disaster BY SIMON GALPERIN STAFF WRITER
Scherezade Garcia decided her print of the Statue of Liberty for the ArtQuake project would have a new feature — a brown hue. The University’s Center for Latino Arts and Culture hosted a panel discussion Thursday night on Caribbean art and cultural exchange. “According to me, the Statue of Liberty should be [of mixed race],” Garcia said. Garcia said when children ask how to make the color brown when they paint, teachers tell them to mix all the colors on their palette together, like a “mestizo,” or mixed-race person. Three members of ArtQuake, a print portfolio on display at the CLAC on the College Avenue campus, held this panel to help raise funds and awareness for the artist communities that fell victim to the 2010 Haitian earthquake. Garcia, who was featured in the portfolio, said she saw the project as symbolic of the complex history of the Caribbean. She chose the brown hue to depict the inclusion of many different cultures in the United States. “We mix all those colors together and in the future is, totally, a very mestiza Statue of Liberty,” Garcia said. Carlos Fernandez, director of the center, said the CLAC also has a mixed population of students, as there is a significant population of students who identify as being from the Dominican Republic or Haiti.
“This is an opportunity for us to showcase an exhibit that includes artists from Haiti and other artists from the Caribbean and the United States addressing an important historical event,” Fernandez said. He said this panel provided an opportunity to reach out and engage the many artists of different backgrounds and get them to work together despite their separation. The University’s Caribbean Studies program made the CLAC a per fect location for the exhibition of the 10 prints in the por tfolio, said Tatiana Flores, the moderator of the panel. Flores, assistant professor of art histor y at the University, said every year the University sends students to the Dominican Republic, Haiti’s neighbor in the Caribbean. Vladimir Cybil Charlier, an artist featured in the portfolio, said artists of Haitian, Cuban, Nevisian, Dominican, American, and Mexican origins donated art for the portfolio. “I think [the pieces] … pose a very deep question as to what Caribbean-Latin American art looks like,” Chalier said. There were no strict guidelines for the artists, outside of size of the prints, said Charlier, an ArtQuake coordinator. “[Despite that], the pieces end up looking so cohesive … as if people had literally worked together in a shop,” Charlier said. Charlier said the program was also selling 15 portfolios,
The Center for Latino Arts and Culture on the College Avenue campus hosted a fundraiser and panel discussion yesterday for Haitian artists and those who were impacted by the 2010 earthquake. The exhibit featured the work from artists such as Scherezade Garcia, who used the color brown in her work to highlight the many different cultures in the United States. FIRAS SATTAR
each made up of 10 prints. One of the artists that donated their work told Charlier that a photocopy of his print sells for more than a single ArtQuake portfolio will. “He donated 25 original prints, which is quite a bit of work,” said Charlier. The Haiti Cultural Exchange, a national nonprofit organization that raises awareness about Haitian culture, coordinated the
Ar tQuake program, according to its website. “I saw ArtQuake as a great opportunity to kind of bolster that [cultural] exchange with Haiti,” said Régine Roumain, director of the Haiti Cultural Exchange. Roumain said prior to the establishment of the Haiti Cultural Exchange, New York City was home to different, unconnected Haitian cultural groups.
“[There were] dance troupes, artists, musicians — there wasn’t an organization that encompassed all of that and was there to put Haitian arts and culture on the map on a consistent basis,” Roumain said. Roumain said her organization provides artists with opportunities to be seen and heard. “Artists have something to say about the world that they’re living in,” she said.
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REFUGEE Dhudy says he was given refugee status CONTINUED FROM FRONT people because of the practice of organ removal for financial gain. “We faced violence because of your ethnic group, because you’re a minority and because of your looks,” Dhudy said. Such events prompted him to end his five-year stay in Egypt and therefore attempt to cross the border into Israel. Dhudy said he, along with a group of friends, saved money for seven months to pay for the smugglers necessar y for their transportation. The decision of where to go was not easy for him — he sought a better life and more oppor tunities for his future. As times worsened for his brother and him, Dhudy conducted research for his desired destination. “I had three options. I could go to Sudan, Libya or Israel. You do the math,” he said. “[Since living there], I have never experienced any racism, any discrimination in Israel.” Dhudy said media in Egypt does not depict Israel in the best way, though after conducting further research on his own about human rights, he realized it was the best place for him to go.
He said the lack of democracy in neighboring countries, along with the human rights violations and the idea of living under former dictator Muammar alGaddafi of Libya — it made sense to go to Israel. The young refugee knew the journey would not be easy, especially since many who do so lose their lives in attempting to reach countries such as Israel from Africa. “It was very difficult,” he said. “When we [reached] there, the security who stopped us were speaking Arabic. We thought the Egyptians caught us, but it was Israeli soldiers.” “I was the only one who could speak English … I started [learning] English at a church in Egypt. It was a Catholic church and I had been there for five years,” he said. Dhudy said the Israelis did not know exactly what to do with them at first. “We had been in the detention center for four hours,” he said. “In the detention center, I got a bed, we had a nice officer … they gave us a big bag of tea and they fed us food.” After questioning, Israel and the United Nations were able to provide Dhudy and the others in his group, minus one who was shot by Egyptians along the way, official U.N. refugee status. From there, Dhudy said his brother and his friends were able to live in shelters until they could get a job working in the restaurant business. After establishing himself, he sought an education at the
Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya in Israel, where he contacted officials and was able to apply for admission and scholarships. “The school was looking for refugee students and the vice president introduced us to Israel at Heart.” Israel at Heart, a nonprofit organization, provided Dhudy with a scholarship to study government and diplomacy at the Interdisciplinar y Center Herzliya. Dhudy was able to graduate this fall and has since moved to the United States. After experiencing a vast array of cultures and religions, he came to the conclusion that he was a “secular” person. He noted the religious aspects of American life and described the United States as being “one of the most religious places.” Today his brother still resides in Israel, though he hopes to someday join Dhudy here in the United States, he said. Dhudy said he came to the United States to further his education and employment, though he holds a temporar y job until he can find out exactly how to do so. “They say it’s the land of opportunity, so I’m looking for the opportunity,” he said. Lihi Rothschild, the Israel program coordinator for the Center for Israel Engagement at Rutgers Hillel, said Dhudy volunteered for the event. “He told both sides, the good and the bad,” she said. Rothschild said she was not
Daher Dhudy retells his journey from a violence-ridden Somalia yesterday at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. After receiving refugee status from the United Nations, he was able to go to Israel. TIAN LI surprised by some of the details he explained in regard to his experiences as a refugee in nor thern Africa and the Middle East. “[Dhudy’s] really grateful to the state of Israel because of the oppor tunity they gave him,” she said. Stephanie Klarer, a School of Ar ts and Science senior, thought Dhudy’s discussion was intriguing. “To hear from someone nonJewish speak about their experience in Israel was great,” she said. In light of all of the obstacles Dhudy faced throughout
his life, his obstacles captivated her, Klarer said. “He faced so many struggles, and he is still optimistic,” she said. Allie Reiter, an Israel board member in Rutgers Hillel appreciated how the program displayed a par ticular characteristic of Israel. “[Dhudy’s stor y] showcased the positive values of Israeli society that people often overlook — such as the democratic nature of the state, and the diversity of Israel,” Reiter said in a statement. “Many people don’t know that 25 percent aren’t Jewish,” she said.
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GALA Chomsky says popular organizations will change U.S. policy CONTINUED FROM FRONT bring down the wall. Following his speech, Hoda Mitwally, a University alumna, moderated an academic panel featuring Anisa Mehdi, an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist and writer, Nancy Mansour Leigh, co-founder of the internationalist organization Existence is Resistance and Lamis Deek, attorney and human rights advocate. Mehdi spoke about her experiences as a journalist covering the Palestinian issue over the years, noting that media coverage has recently become much less one-sided. “As a journalist, I recognize how important it is to put a face and a name on a story,” she said. “The silver lining of Sept. 11 is that many more Arab-Americans and Muslim-Americans are dedicating themselves to working in the public sphere. Leigh created Existence is Resistance, an organization that works to help Palestinian youths express their feelings about living under occupation through hip-hop and other urban art forms. She shared the story of Sameer Awwad, who was shot dead at age 16 on Jan. 15 for shaking the separation wall between Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Israel prosecutes 700 Palestinian children every year, and 213 are currently held in Israeli jails, more than 25 of whom are between the ages of 12 and 15, Leigh said. Palestinian children can be sentenced with up to 20 years in jail for throwing a stone at an Israeli soldier armed with an automatic weapon, she said. Deek pointed out that Palestine has a long history of largely nonviolent resistance movements, but its people are still penalized. “[The Palestinians’] demands for even the most basic of rights becomes in itself the act of aggres-
sion, which justifies the further [oppression],” she said. PCRF presented an exclusive webinar from Noam Chomsky, a renowned American political critic and philosopher. About 300,000 Palestinians lived in the Jordan Valley in 1967, and the number has now dwindled down to less than 60,000, he said. This population decrease is described in Israel as a cleansing or purification of the valley. “The separation from Gaza is quite crucial. It means that whatever imprisoned section of the West Bank might be left for Palestinian administration, it will have no access to the outside world,” Chomsky said. Chomsky, who supports a binational state solution, denounced a two-state solution and disagrees with using the term “apartheid” in context of Israel and the Occupied Palestine Territory, despite repression and discrimination. He said the situation in Palestine is much worse than South Africa’s apartheid, as it later relied heavily on its black population — whereas Israel wants to get rid of the Palestinians. “If they can drive them out somehow, that’s great ... If they disintegrate and collapse, and the Palestinians leave — as in fact many of the more privileged have been doing — that’s just fine for Israel and the United States,” he said. Doing so would eliminate demographic problems, the technical term that is used for non-Jews in a Jewish state, he said. “The areas that Israel is taking over are ultimately well annexed [and] to be essentially free of Palestinians. No demographic problem means: No civil rights struggle, no anti-apartheid struggle,” Chomsky said. He also recalled a time when opposition to South African apartheid was worldwide. “Since 1976, U.S. rejectionism has unilaterally blocked the international consensus on a two-state settlement, which would be a step forward in itself and possibly a preliminary to more progress beyond,” he said. Large-scale, popular organizations will change U.S. government policy, Chomsky said.
PROGRAM Klein says U.’s parking meters only accept small change CONTINUED FROM FRONT costly task of sending volunteers to marginal communities. The University’s chapter is the 18th largest in the world, said Keirstin Kain, the chapter’s vice president. So far, they raised $4,000 by hosting various events, including “Dance to Eliminate.” RUSA based the criteria for selection primarily on the charity’s organizational capability, but also considered preparedness and fundraising goals, said Stefany Farino, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. March of Dimes and GlobeMed were two other candidates competing for selection, Farino said. The March of Dimes funds research for infantile diseases such as sudden infant death syndrome and GlobeMed raises money for a nonprofit group that protects the health of female sex workers in Cambodia. After the selection was announced, Larry Romsted, a professor in the Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, asked RUSA to support a lawsuit he filed against the University. Romsted, along with friend Manijeh Saba and BAKA-Students United for Middle Eastern Justice organized for a public fundraiser to support “U.S. Boat To Gaza,” an initiative intended to send ships to break blockades around Gaza. “We basically believe that that blockade was illegal,” Romsted said. “It creates great difficulty for the Palestinians.” About 250 members attended
Sean Matteo, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, and Keirstin Kain, a Rutgers Business School senior, represented Circle K yesterday as the winning charity organization for the University’s Dining Services’ Meal Swipe Charity program at the Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus. SHIRLEY YU, ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
the event on Nov. 4, 2010, raising more than $3,400, he said. But the University, which collects money from events, held the funding from the 501(c)(3) organization managing the donations. More than six months later, BAKA requested that the University send the funds to the WESPAC Foundation. But Romsted said once the Anti-Defamation League discovered that the organization supports West Bank, the University stopped the check. The University sent the money in October 2012 to the American Near East Refugee Aid, a humanitarian organization unaffiliated with “U.S. Boat To Gaza.” Romsted said the University’s actions violated first and 14th amendment rights. He and Saba filed a complaint against the University to the N.J. Federal District Court in Trenton. John Connelly, president of RUSA, said the Internal Affairs Committee will review the docu-
ment and will vote on the resolution on March 28, assuming a student would like to sponsor the bill. The assembly also passed the bill to allow RUSA to engage in a campaign for parking-meter reform at the University. Some New Brunswick parking meters will accept a credit or debit card, but meters at the University only accept small change, said Spencer Klein, off-campus senator of RUSA. Often, students without change are charged a $36.00 ticket from the New Brunswick Parking Authority. Some campuses allow students to use cellphones to pay for parking meters and will send a text message when the parking meter runs out of time, he said. Spencer said he does not know whether the campaign will succeed. “It’s very foggy right now, but from the conversations I’ve had … I think we have a great deal of cause for optimism — especially when there’s such a demand,” he said.
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RESEARCH In 1990, not a single state had more than 20 percent obesity CONTINUED FROM FRONT behavior is the key for the health of the U.S. population. “Seventy-one percent of the U.S. population is either overweight or obese,” he said. “Smoking is the leading cause of preventable mortality at 438,000 deaths per year.” Volpp said his research revolves around studies that look at the effects incentives have on obesity. He observes how patients react to different types of stimulation. “People have trouble between immediate gratification and benefits delayed over time,” he said. “The Affordable Care Act is pushing to promote good health from within.” According to the Af fordable Care Act website, a person could receive up to 50 percent of f a health care premium for attending a wellness program, if deemed appropriate by the Secretaries of Labor,
Health and Human Ser vices and the Treasur y. Volpp said the adjustable scale is a good idea, but may not work as ideally as planned. “If it is successful, this would be great for public health,” Volpp said. “If not, it goes against what the legislation was designed for.” While employers are pushing for their workers to become healthier, the discounts offered will only help a portion of the population, he said. Discounts are given based on a person’s Body Mass Index. “A lot of employers are saying you get a discount if your BMI is under 25. If you are at 26 or 27, you can benefit from the discount,” Volpp said. “If your BMI is at 35 or 40, it does not have the intended effects.” By studying the environment and its impacts on the health of the general public, Volpp said the overabundance of substances such as high fructose corn syrup lead to increases in obesity. The country’s average overweight population in the last 20 years rose. “In 1990, not a single state had over 20 percent obesity,” he said. “By 2010, not a single state was under 20 percent. This is
due mostly to environmental and behavioral impacts.” Volpp said while many people are satisfied with their obese bodies, he wants them to understand it will cost them more as time goes on. “There are a lot of costs people put on themselves that they may not realize,” he said. The studies he conducted followed the same general guidelines — all offering incentives to the participants, as well as different ways to make money for their hard work, Volpp said. “Everyone had a goal to lose one pound per month, and we had two incentives in place to encourage them to hit their goal,” he said. “We offered a lottery system and a deposit contract they could participate in each week of the study.” The deposit system was entirely voluntar y, Volpp said. Participants could deposit $0.01 to $3.00 at the beginning of the month, and it would be matched at a 1-to-1 ratio. “Each day they are below weight, they would receive back their deposit and our match,” he said. “If they were over the weight, they would forfeit their deposit and the match. This
would get put into a pool that would be disbursed at the end of the study to anyone who lost 20 or more pounds.” While 90 percent of the population participated in the deposit contract, and many achieved their goals, the results took a turn after the study ended, Volpp said. “We found that when we checked back three months later, the weight loss was not sustained, and some of the weight had gone back up,” he said. For his next few studies, Volpp said he incorporated more technology so participants could access the information easier. The length of the next study increased from 16 weeks to six months, along with another three-month follow-up, he said. The par ticipant group also changed from unemployed, low income par ticipants to employed workers. “The inclusion for the study was a BMI between 30 and 50, and they had to fall within an age range of 18 to 70,” Volpp said. The control group for the study did not see much of a loss at the end, he said. They lost about four to five pounds, but the highlight was the three-month follow-up.
“Twelve weeks later, people did not seem to regain the weight, and we were not sure why,” he said. The disappointment of the trial was the participation in the deposit contracts, Volpp said. Not many people registered in the beginning for the contracts. By the end of the study, the number of par ticipants had trailed off. Because the platform had changed, Volpp felt the interaction between participants and observers had also changed. “We didn’t have any built-in trust with them, no relationship with participants,” he said. “They were sent to a website instead of meeting with an observer.” Volpp said many studies and programs will experience a Vshaped curve, and not many people spend much time at the bottom. If people planned to keep the weight off, they would make life-changing decisions. “People do not buy new clothes after losing 10 to 15 pounds because they expect to gain it back,” he said. “If they kept their weight low for six months, maybe they will decide to get new clothes and sustain the weight.”
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Senate confirms new head for CIA, stirs drone debate THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — John Brennan won Senate confirmation yesterday to head the CIA after a late struggle that had more to do with presidential power to order drone strikes than with the nominee’s credentials to lead the spy agency. The Senate voted 63-34 to give Brennan the top job at the nation’s spy agency. He will replace Michael Morrell, the acting CIA director since November. The vote came after the Obama administration bowed to demands from Sen. Rand Paul, RKy., to specify limits on the president’s authority to order drone strikes against American citizens in the United States. Paul declared he was satisfied with the administration’s statement, which said the president does not have the authority to use a drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on American soil. Brennan’s credentials to head the CIA were scarcely mentioned in a final 24-hour stretch of political and constitutional drama surrounding his nomination.
Instead, Paul’s filibuster attracted widespread attention on Twitter and other social media, led the party to seek campaign contributions for the 2014 elections and prompted a parade of other tea party-backed senators to declare their support. Other Republicans were critical of the Kentucky Republican, harshly so. The letter to Paul from Attorney General Eric Holder was brief: “It has come to my attention that you have now asked an additional question: ‘Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on American soil?’” Holder wrote. “The answer to that question is no.” Brennan has long appeared to hold enough votes to win confirmation. But the letter marked the administration’s third concession in recent days in its attempt to bring the matter to a vote. Earlier this week, responding to demands from lawmakers in both parties, the White House gave members of the Senate intelligence committee access to legal
opinions justifying the use of lethal drone strikes against terror suspects. It also gave Republicans documents relating to last year’s deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Paul’s filibuster roiled the Republican party at the same time it got the attention of the White House. Just hours after Paul ended his nearly 13-hour talkathon — and got an endorsement from minority leader and fellow Kentuckian Mitch McConnell — two senior Republicans on the Armed Services Committee dismissed Paul’s claims as unfounded and ridiculous and expressed support for Obama’s controversial drone program as the nation wages war against terrorism. Both Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina also challenged members of their own party. “To my Republican colleagues, I don’t remember any of you coming down here suggesting that President Bush was going to kill anybody with a drone,” Graham said in remarks on the Senate floor.
SCOT CROSS Richard West, a museum mount maker, stands in his workshop yesterday in Selkirk, Scotland, next to St Oran's Cross, the world's first Celtic cross. GETTY IMAGES
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IN BRIEF LOBBYING SEES FINANCIAL CUTBACKS TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s Election Law Enforcement Commission says spending on political lobbying in New Jersey declined sharply in 2012 largely because the state’s largest teachers union was quieter. Total spending on lobbying was $56.6 million for the year, the lowest level since 2008. Much of the change came because the New Jersey Education Association spent less
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OFFICIALS LAUNCH SANDY FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey of ficials have established a statewide working group to coordinate fraud-related investigations and enforcement actions related to Superstorm Sandy. Attor ney General Jef frey
Chiesa say the Statewide Sandy Fraud Working Group will coordinate data-gathering, investigations and the prosecution of criminal or civil fraud claims related to disaster recover y at the state, county and local levels. The group includes representatives from several state divisions and the state police and the Atlantic, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean county prosecutor’s offices. — The Associated Press
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s presidential race tightened late yesterday as new results pushed the leading candidate below the crucial 50 percent mark needed to win outright. A final result was expected today, but the close race and a troubled vote count are sparking fears of the kind of violence that ripped through the countr y after its last national election. Tensions rose as the political coalition led by Kenya’s prime minister, currently running in second, alleged that some vote results have been doctored and called for a stop to a tallying process it said “lacked integrity.” The statement by Raila Odinga’s coalition said the counting process should be restarted using primary documents from polling stations, but the election commission insisted there was no way to doctor the results. Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta had a small lead over Odinga as of late yesterday, though crucially Kenyatta for the first time slipped below the 50 percent threshold that would give him a clean win.
Kenyatta and his running mate William Ruto face charges at the International Criminal Court for their alleged involvement directing postelection violence five years ago. The court announced yesterday that the start of Kenyatta’s trial would be delayed from April until July. Kenya’s national vote on Monday was the first since the 2007 election sparked tribe-onetribe attacks that killed more than 1,000 people. Minor protests have cropped up, but no massive rioting or ethnic violence has occurred. As more time passes without a final result, though, tensions are rising, sparking fears that the dam now holding back potential protests could break. Though Odinga’s party said it continues to urge “calm, tolerance and peace,” its call for a halt to the vote count and allegations of vote rigging could agitate its supporters. Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, Odinga’s running mate, said the announcement “is not a call to mass action.” Odinga’s supporters in 2007 felt they had been cheated out of an election win over President Mwai Kibaki. Those supporters took to the streets.
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Ex-University professor Gavin Swiatek made it to a local newspaper headline for sharing child pornography using university computers. The teacher has been convicted for using peer-to-peer file sharing technology to create folders containing child pornography videos available for users to download. This dar t comes for the fact that an individual expected to contribute towards children’s futures instead engaged in a criminal act that crippled the lives of many children.
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After being a part of IEWA conference since 1950, Rutgers is hosting its first IEWA tournament in program history. The wrestling tournament, which takes place March 8th and 9th at the Rutgers Athletic Center on Livingston campus, will witness intense competition between various schools. Individuals displaying commendable performance will qualify for the NCAA Championship. We laurel the university for providing its wrestlers with this prestigious platform.
SNAP THAT CHAT FLOWING FILIBUSTER Just 11 hours and 26 minutes short of former Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 record-setting filibuster, Sen. Rand Paul recently completed his filibuster at 12 hours and 52 minutes. The senator talked about the Obama Administration’s policy on drones. Well, we are glad someone talked about it, and it successfully delayed the nomination of pending CIA director John Brennan. We laurel Paul for his extreme dedication to the issue, and also for not stopping until he really needed to pee, as he joked.
People smiling awkwardly looking at their phones, girls with iPhones pouting in public or distraction caused by students posing for their pictures in class — if you have been a witness to any of these situations, and have giggled at the mere sight of these people, then you too can throw a dar t at iPhone users snapchatting in public. The people who get really excited to give a snapshot of their lives to their friends for 10 seconds fail to realize that the snapshot is also shared with the public, because that’s where they chose to take the picture.
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The n-word has no place in social vocabulary WEIGHING IN COURTNEY AVERETTE
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hen I was 12 years old, my mother, sister and I were going to Taco Bell for lunch. As we were driving down Stelton Road in Piscataway, N.J., two young, white guys drove past us and yelled the nword out the window and laughed. I can remember feeling sick to my stomach after ward and feeling like dirt. It was something I never thought any word could make me feel. Even the word “bitch” has never made me feel that low. Fast for ward to early December of last year. I’m hanging out with some friends from the University, and I just happen to be the only black person there. One of my friends decides to call me the n-word. He meant it in jest, but I didn’t find it funny at all. I immediately let him know how I felt about that word.
I know some black people who would I’ve had black people say this word to me in jest or as a term of endearment, argue that it doesn’t hold the same conand just like my white friend, I let them notation it once did and that they are know that I don’t take kindly to tr ying to re-appropriate the word. There’s just one little problem with this: this term. The reason I’m writing this is to let those black people who use this word ever yone know that it is not okay for are the same ones who would raise all anyone to use that word, regardless of kinds of hell and would be ready to fight if someone white what you look like. uses this word. The It’s a disgusting “It is not okay for anyone to word immediately word that has a lot of bad histor y use [the n-word], regardless takes on that same connotation that behind it. I actually of what you look like. It’s a they once argued it find it worse when a black person uses it. disgusting word that has a no longer held. You can’t have it both I feel like our anceslot of bad history behind it.” ways. Either it holds tors, as well as othnegativity, or it doesers, fought not just n’t — if it’s wrong for their right to be equal, but also to gain the respect they for one group to say it, then it should be deser ved, which would include not wrong for all. Black people are the only race I know being called the n-word. This word was used as a means to demean and make that will go around using a racial slur our ancestors feel inferior. It was said when talking to each other in ever yday with contempt toward blacks, and using life or as a term of endearment. Why is it shows contempt toward ourselves and that? Other races recognize these words for what they are: derogator y. It just toward those who came before us.
makes us look ignorant when we call each other by this word. Even though all black people don’t use this word, the ones who do make all of us look bad. Hip-hop doesn’t help the situation at all either. Ever y other word is “n—-a this, n—a that.” No wonder other races may not see the use of this word as anything harmful. When Drake can say, “Star ted from the bottom, now the whole team here, n—-a,” and have a whole group of youths singing it, then you know they see it as entertainment, and they aren’t seeing the harm or histor y behind this word. I once went on a date with a guy who happened to be white, and somehow we got on the subject of the n-word. His thoughts were that eventually this word wouldn’t hold the power it currently holds. He may ver y well be right — but right now, it does. And until we get to that point, that word should be avoided. Cour tney Averette is a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore. Her column, “Weighing In,” runs on alternate Fridays.
Campus diversity breeds understanding and respect FRONTLINES ALEX MEIER
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never met a Muslim person before coming to the University. At least, I cannot recall the names of any Muslims I knew personally. I grew up in South Jersey, in white, Christian, middleclass suburbia. Most of my friends and acquaintances were white as well — any Asians, blacks or Latinos were the socalled “tokens.” When applying to colleges, I was torn between two universities — Rutgers University, of course, and James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. My mom told me making a pros-and-cons list could help guide the decision-making process. I factored in location, academics and school spirit, but when considering ethnic diversity, I marked “diversity” as a con for the University and “white people” as a pro for James Madison. During my first few weeks at the University, the number of hijabs, yarmulkes and turbans I encountered walking to classes astonished me. But now, in the middle of my fourth semester,
these differences do not faze me. I’ve had the chance to befriend a Muslim. After a the opportunity over this period to get to long pause, she answered “no.” I’ve heard many non-Muslims like my know many Muslims. Some wear headscarves, while others do not. Some are aunt use generalized observations to back soft-spoken and gentle, while others are up their arguments about their stereoloud, opinionated and boisterous. Some types for Muslims. Sometimes they say adhere closely to their religious values, the headdress is used as a means to while some feel distant from Allah. Some oppress, to which I reply, “Isn’t the bikini I dislike, and some I call friends. I’ve even more oppressive?” Just as headscarves vary in color, fabcome to realize that all Muslims have ric and coverage, a one thing in comwoman’s reasons for mon — their rel “I never met a Muslim wearing one is gious background. uniquely hers — she That’s it. Capiché. person before coming to the may want to escape I noticed how University. At least, I cannot the male gaze, distruly ignorant I was play her religion or before coming to the recall the names of any represent her culturUniversity when Muslims I knew personally.” al background. talking to my aunt I’ve come to realthe second semester ize that racism ends of my first year. While discussing today’s conflicts in the where the exchange of ideas begins. Middle East, I expressed my dejection for People of the dominant culture tend to the media’s misrepresentation of its peo- cling to their cultural values because ple. She looked at me, sighed and pro- they are constantly reaffirmed of them at ceeded to say, “All of those people [need home, in the media and in most aspects to] change their ways, [and] stop oppress- of society. But the world is chock full of ing their women.” I love my aunt dearly — diverse and new perspectives, and I she is a wonderful woman, and I have believe people need to take in many difalways looked up to her as a role model. ferent viewpoints for many different peoBut I was absolutely appalled by what she ple before defining their reality and formexpressed. I asked her if she had ever had ing biases. Even U.S. schools perpetuate
this ignorance by failing to acknowledge non-Eurocentric histories. I did not learn about how Muslims developed algebra, ruled vast empires and influenced many aspects of my own European-American background until learning this on my own. And racism does not end when we ignore these differences. Instead, we should actively acknowledge them by engaging in discussions about our different backgrounds, life stories and cultures. It’s even okay to poke fun at them lightheartedly. Now, I can honestly affirm that the University’s diversity is one of the best parts of my college experiences. Back when I listed “white people” as a pro, I did not dislike those different from me — rather, I feared confronting difference. But the lessons I’ve learned from the unique community at the University have shaped me into a different person — a person who is more complex, dynamic, open-minded and critical. I feel bad for those kids at James Madison who don’t get to see these hijabs, yarmulkes and turbans on a daily basis. Really, they’re missing out. Alex Meier is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in journalism and media studies. She is the associate news editor at The Daily Targum.
Peace exists between Jewish and Islamic faiths COMMENTARY ZEV NEWMAN
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s a high school student, my views on the Arab-Israeli conflict were as negative and gloomy as they come. I read newspaper articles about exasperating peace talks, Israeli militar y raids on Palestinian villages and terrorist suicide bombings and rocket attacks. I believed peace was simply impossible. However, a year spent studying in the region radically changed my views.
After high school, I had the privilege of spending a year studying in a university located in Gush Etzion, a Jewish settlement bloc in the West Bank — an area with a majority Palestinian population under Israeli militar y control. I chose to study there because of the university’s strong reputation, my desire to learn more about the Arab-Israeli conflict and because I craved some excitement. From reading the news, I imagined that I would be living in an unbearable conflict zone where bombs, raids and attacks would be happening all around me. Soon after arriving, I discovered that the reality of life in this area of
the West Bank was far different than the one I had seen portrayed on television and in newspapers. In Gush Etzion, violence was nowhere to be found. Instead, I saw with my own eyes, Jews and Arabs coexisting. At the supermarket, Jews and Arabs shopped side by side and the supermarket’s employees hailed from local Jewish and Palestinian villages alike. Additionally, many of the staff members in my university were Palestinians that worked and even joked alongside their Jewish coworkers. During flu season, I had to go to the local medical center where I found Jewish and Arab patients
being treated one next to the other, as equals. Jewish-Arab relations are far more quarrelsome in other parts of the West Bank — yet in Gush Etzion, harmony prevails. I realized that if coexistence can be found in one area, if Jews and Arabs can get along in a university, if Jews and Arabs can be treated as equals in a medical center and if Jews and Arabs can shop side by side in a supermarket — then harmony could triumph in the entire region. I now wholeheartedly believe that peace really is possible. Zev Newman is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore.
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Today's Birthday (03/08/13). What would you love to learn this year? Education remains a constant theme. The first half of the year revolves around home with friends and family, including new benefits. Unleash your playful spirit this summer for a year of creativity, shared diversions and exploration. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Things get easier, especially at work. A legal opinion is just a phone call away. Something you try at home may fall flat, though. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Consider new opportunities to increase your family's comfort for the next few days. Avoid risky business, and keep your eyes open. Creative work takes you higher. Stock up on supplies. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Today and tomorrow are good for travel and romance. Plan a vacation, and choose the perfect spot. Reassure loved ones that you care by sharing your love, time and true feelings. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — To avoid a potential problem, play the game exactly by the book. Career possibilities cross your radar screen. Cut entertainment spending and handle financial matters. Accept a hefty assignment. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — It's easier to delegate now, so develop partnerships. You could be tempted to spend, but stick to the budgeted equipment. Let career decisions wait. Listen carefully and learn. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — Concentrate on your intense workload. It's actually great! Proceed with caution, and get a lot done. Build a solid foundation with facts and organizational structures. Create a new you.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — You're very lucky. Don't touch your savings. Reaffirm commitments, and stay active on them. Begin planning at home. Deflect criticism with humor. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Enforce household rules, and focus on home improvement. Expect cash to flow like water. Keep high standards. You're gaining admirers. It's not a good time to travel or sell. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — You're in study mode in an intensive learning phase. You have what you need. Leave money in the bank, except for something you've long wanted. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — There's money coming in, so keep your budget in mind before spending. Consider travel plans. Don't overextend, and keep others on course. Join a knowledgeable group. Stick to your principles. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — You're eager to go, and the cash rolls in. As you gain strength, you also gain options. Your friends can show you how. Be patient with bothersome regulations. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Conserve resources, and don't worry about the money. Provide encouragement without losing faith. You're under a bit more pressure now. Study with a partner. You'll enjoy being with friends.
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Stringer might need to address possibility of accepting NIT bid
Goodale believes up to 10 wrestlers can qualify for NCAAs
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there is one dilemma: Rutgers’ chance to leave a lasting impression on most of its conference foes came at the worst possible time in a decade. Lee, for ward Monique Oliver and guard Erica Wheeler represent the trio of banged-up seniors, playing through a knee injur y, a bonebruised ankle and a foot contusion, respectively. Wheeler, in games, has fallen several times in ways that have forced players to end their seasons. She played better than she had all year in the late regular season though, posting 15 points in 36 minutes Monday against Pittsburgh. But Stringer said the injury still af fects Wheeler’s cuts and drives. Lee and Oliver are at lessdeveloped stages in recover y. Lee played only five minutes against the Panthers after missing four games. Oliver played only 20 minutes and rarely eclipses that mark. Oliver has recently done so only Feb. 16 against No. 3 Connecticut and Feb. 19 versus No. 24 Syracuse, respectively playing 28 and 37 minutes. “Everything was really mental,” Oliver said of playing heavy minutes, “because even though it hurts, sometimes I have to psyche myself out saying that it doesn’t. That’s where I’m at right now.” If Rutgers beats South Florida, it faces top seed Notre Dame (28-1, 16-0) on Sunday, leaving Rutgers’ possibility of making the NCAA Tournament as close to impossible as almost anything in sports. The Knights might instead receive an invitation to the NIT, which Stringer is unsure if she would accept. “I’m sure that I’ll need to talk with my athletic director and our school and consider what’s best, should that be an option,” Stringer said. “To be honest with you, it’s not part of my DNA. So I have not given it two seconds worth of conversation because I can’t think about that now.” Stringer has dealt with that problem before, as she declined an invitation to the NIT in 1984, her first year at Iowa. But her players, who have made the NCAA Tournament ever y year since arriving to Rutgers, do not know what that is like. “When people say, ‘you guys might not make the NCAAs,’ I’m like, ‘what, like we’ve been in this position so many times knowing that we might not make it and we got in,’” Lee said. “It’s surreal like, ‘no, they can’t be talking about us,’ but I look at the record and I’m like, ‘yeah, they’re talking about us.’” Now Stringer and her players both must deal with amending the Rutgers program that is declining on a similar timeline as the Big East. Rutgers’ last chance to make an impression begins tomorrow. For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow Josh Bakan on Twitter @JBakanTargum.
“[The pressure] is not anymore than usual,” Zannetti said. “It’s nice to have the home crowd and we don’t have to travel, but I don’t think there is any more pressure.” But if everything goes to plan, it could be one of Rutgers’ most successful meets. Head coach Scott Goodale believes all 10 of his starters have at least a chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships throughout the weekend. The EIWA will have 45 spots for the NCAA Championships, only second to the Big Ten’s 74. That bodes well for the Scarlet Knights, who feature wrestlers in the top six of their respective weight classes. Junior 133-pounder Vincent Dellefave is No. 1 in his weight class, while Zannetti and redshirt freshman heavyweight Billy Smith are No. 2 in their classes.
As far as his team’s chances at a whole, Goodale’s expectations are higher. “We want to be in the thick of the tournament,” Goodale said. “We want to give ourselves a chance to be right in it. It’s the first time in a long time it’s a wide-open team race. Cornell is the highest-ranked team in the tournament, coming in at No. 9 in the latest Associated Press poll. After that, the field is wide open, and Rutgers has one loss — a 19-15 defeat at the hands of Navy — on its résumé. But the biggest storyline of the tournament for the Knights will come when Winston walks on the mat. After winning the 165-pound title at the EIWA tournament his sophomore season, Winston made it to the championship last year, losing in overtime to former Lehigh All-American Brandon Hatchett. At 157, his road to his third straight championship appearance will take more work. He will be the fifth-ranked wrestler beginning today, which does not spell out his easiest path to the podium. But rankings and his recent struggles, nor anything else that
Junior 133-pounder Vincent Dellefave is the lone wrestler for Rutgers who is at the top of his weight class for the EIWAs. ENRICO CABREDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
has happened this season, matter to him. What matters are these next two days — two days that can salvage his season. And with that in mind, his confidence is through the roof. “I want to win another EIWA title,” Winston said. “...[My year] lately has been kind of
down, so I just want to finish on a high note and come out swinging. I’m just coming out to wrestle and I kind of have a relaxed mentality and I haven’t had that in a long time.” For updates on the Rutgers wrestling team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @BradlyDTargum.
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WOMEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS-DELAWARE, TOMMOROW, 3 P.M.
TENNIS
Vanessa Petrini competes in the No. 1 position this weekend for Rutgers as it tries to sweep wins against conference foes. THE DAILY TARGUM, APRIL 2012
Knights face pair of struggling rivals BY JIM MOONEY Junior midfielder Megan Clements provides Rutgers with another threat for its game against Delaware after scoring on two free possessions the game before. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
It also took advantage of its scoring opportunities, converting four free position shot attempts. Junior midfielder Megan Clements tallied two free position goals in the second half and now has six goals in the Knight’s last two games. Clements and junior midfielder Amanda Trendell scored four goals apiece Feb. 23 against Monmouth. Trendell was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll for her
five-point performance against the Hawks. But junior midfielder Katrina Martinelli remains the team’s leading scorer. A pair of first-half goals against Penn increased her point total to 17 in Rutgers first five games. She and Clements will have to take their recent play against Delaware. “[Delaware] is a great team too,” Martinelli said after the victory against Penn. “So going in fired up and [the way] we feel right now — we just want to keep the momentum going and hopefully it will translate into this Saturday’s game.” The Blue Hens (3-2) will have a 17-7 victor y against Lehigh on Tuesday to get momentum from, as four players scored hat tricks for the Blue Hens in the game. Attacks Chelsea Fay and Allison Hahn both had careerbest performances with five goals apiece in a game that saw seven Delaware players grab points on offense. “Delaware is a very good team and they’re having a really successful season,” Brand-Sias said. “So we have to make sure that we don’t dip at all.”
The Rutgers tennis team takes its four-match winning streak on the road this weekend when it faces West Virginia tomorrow and Pittsburgh on Sunday in back-to-back outings. The Scarlet Knights (6-2, 3-0) have played well since their Feb. 16 shutout against Princeton. With wins against both programs last season, it would not be a stretch for Rutgers to continue its current streak. “We have had some recent success against both of these teams, but we need to bring the same energy and focus we’ve brought to the last few matches to be successful,” said head coach Ben Bucca. Rutgers needs to continue its strong all-around play for a chance at a weekend sweep. Junior Vanessa Petrini leads for the Knights as the No.1 singles player. Petrini’s 6-2 record in singles actions proves her value. Freshmen Gina Li and Lindsey Kayati have been solid so far in their first seasons with a combined record of 13-2. Li is also leading the team in wins with seven. Sophmore Lindsay Balsamo puts her four-match winning streak on the line along with Li and Kayati, who both have their own four-match winning streaks. West Virginia (2-7) is coming off a win against Marquette to break a six-match losing streak.
“They’ve been up and down,” said Mack, who went undefeated as a senior at St. Anthony (N.J.), of his first two seasons in Piscataway. “We’ve been fighting, but we haven’t been pulling through. I’m still here for these guys, and I still have faith in this season.” No one has been more of a believer than Rice. He claps, he prods and he encourages. He yells, he dis-
misses and he starts up again. He insists his team has improved, but his hurt continues to surface, magnified by an emotional postgame press conference Monday in which Rice paused several times between answers. “Every single day, they refuse to stop working hard, to stop caring, like a lot of teams do now at this part of the season when you haven’t had the type of success you wanted,” Rice said.
Wins and losses will not do much good when Pernetti inks his end-of-year evaluations, which he lays out with each varsity sport. Rice, Pernetti’s first significant hiring, must prove his signees are worth salvaging. But without wins or AAUturned-assistant-coaches, bigtime recruits — recruits who have spurned Rice for greener pastures — will not come. If success is fleeting, it would take a local high school stud with
Streak continues versus Blue Hens BY IAN ERHARD STAFF WRITER
The Rutgers women’s lacrosse plays at Delaware tomorrow with an established identity. Following the Scarlet Knights’ Feb. 20 loss to Temple, they looked as if some of the problems that plagued the team last season were still embedded. But since that game, the Knights (4-1) have put together a three-game winning streak which includes a victory against a nationally ranked program — a 6-5 victory Wednesday against No. 20 Penn. The Knights relied on senior goalkeeper Lily Kalata and the defense to secure the win late in the game. “We’ve known we could do it all along,” Kalata said of defeating a ranked team. “It was just a matter of getting a team in front of us to prove it.” The defense entered Wednesday’s game ranked among the top 10 in save percentage and goals allowed. It is the game plan head coach Laura Brand-Sias has leaned on, as the Knights are built for defensive, low-scoring games. Brand-Sias has said so far, the offense focuses on maintaining
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possession of the ball and controlling the tempo of the game while looking for the best possible shot. Against Penn, Rutgers held onto the ball for long possessions, especially after it took its second half lead. This allowed Penn with less of a chance to stage a lategame comeback.
“Delaware is a very good team this season. ...We have to make sure that we don’t dip at all.” LAURA BRAND-SIAS Head Coach
This will be the final match before the Mountaineers embark on their Big 12 schedule. Despite a losing record in both singles and doubles, West Virginia has some strong players in its lineup. Hailey Barrett and Ikttesh Chahal are on a two and threematch win streak, respectively, in singles play, and both are the top doubles pairing for the Mountaineers. The No. 2 doubles pair of Emily Mathis and Audrey Wooland is 6-3 together. Pittsburgh (4-5, 0-2) dropped three of its last four matches and will face Cornell tomorrow before playing Rutgers the following day. The Panthers have a solid records in both singles and doubles, with a 31-23 record in singles action. Rutgers will need to navigate the back ends of both Pittsburgh’s singles and doubles lineups successfully if it wants to win this match. Pittsburgh has mixed up its singles lineup all season, a move that has worked because their four through six spots are a combined 21-6, including a 9-0 record from its No. 6 position. The Panthers have played well in doubles competition and have relied on the strong play of their No. 2 and No. 3 doubles pairs. Amanda Wickman and Molly Wickman are 7-2 this season, while Kimmy Borza and Gabrielle Catanzarit are both 8-1.
Rutgers heartstrings to change the culture in Piscataway. Rice understands. It is why he and his staff pore over gyms from Newark to Linden to Piscataway and all stretches of the MidAtlantic. It has not been enough, but Rice has not given up. “There is no wits end,” he said. “There’s fight.” For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow Tyler Barto on Twitter @Tyler_Barto.
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SPORTS PAGE 15 BASEBALL RUTGERS-WILLIAM & MARY, TODAY, 4 P.M.
Defense, pitching become points of emphasis BY BRADLY DERECHAILO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
When asked about what the Rutgers baseball team could take out of its three-game series lost to Georgia Tech last weekend, sophomore leftfielder Vinny Zarrillo could only go back to the emotions he felt after the sweep. “I think a lot of us felt kind of embarrassed after,” Zarrillo said. “We know we’re a much better team than getting outscored by 33 runs, so we just have to put it in the past and not dwell on it, and we are going to look forward to this weekend with the mindset of winning three games.” The Scarlet Knights (2-7) begins its three-game series with William & Mar y (8-4) tonight, as head coach Fred Hill wants to see answers against a team he believes Rutgers should have a better time with than the Yellow Jackets. But most importantly, he wants results. “We are looking obviously to win the series,” Hill said. “Georgia Tech is a good team and we have nothing to be ashamed of, but we didn’t play as well as we could. Right now, we have to play as well as we’re capable of playing so we can beat a team that is on par with us or maybe slightly better.” That begins in two areas for the Knights, with the first coming on the diamond. Rutgers committed seven errors against Georgia Tech, including four in its 11-2 loss in the second game.
Junior shortstop Pat Sweeney and the rest of the Rutgers defense will look to cut down on errors in its weekend series with William & Mary. Rutgers committed seven in their last series against Georgia Tech. THE DAILY TARGUM, APRIL 2012 Junior shortstop Pat Sweeney committed one of the seven miscues, his fifth of the season. And while the 33 Georgia Tech runs in the series were not all a result of errors, the Knights cannot afford to have a hole in their defense the way things have gone thus far this season. “We just need to play more relaxed,” Sweeney said. “I think [last] weekend we were tight and that af fected our defensive play. When you play
a team like Georgia Tech, you have to take out the positives and negatives and work on the mistakes, which we have been doing.” Hill will also look for answers from his starting rotation, as the trio combined for 20 earned runs in only 11.1 innings. Hill will go with the same rotation of senior lefthander Rob Smorol and righthanders Tyler Gebler and Charlie Law, but said early in the week he was not afraid to make changes to his weekend staff.
That could begin with his best reliever this season, senior Nathaniel Roe. Roe pitched in 5.1 innings in the series, allowing one run on six hits with five strikeouts. Roe does have much starting experience, making 11 rotational appreances in 2011 before going down with an injury. While Rutgers would like to fix its problems sooner rather than later, the nonconference schedule provides the team with more leeway to improve before Big East play.
So the only way it can get better is by playing. “It’s definitely a team effort,” Zarrillo said. “We work as a team and win and lose as a team. I don’t think it is anything individual or stuff like that. We just have to come together and play baseball and I think we will be alright.” For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @BradlyDTargum.
SOFTBALL RUTGERS-SACRAMENTO STATE, TODAY, 2:30 P.M.
Sophomore relied on against lefthanded lineup BY GREG JOHNSON CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers softball team competes in San Luis Obispo, Calif., this weekend, where through Sunday it participates in the Mustang Classic. Action begins with a doubleheader Friday afternoon
against Sacramento State (8-5) and tournament-host Cal Poly (5-14). Rutgers then plays another doubleheader Saturday against Nor thern Illinois (6-7) and Nevada (911), followed by a Sunday finale with Nevada again. In their last tournament in Virginia, the Scarlet Knights (6-
Sophomore pitcher Alyssa Landrith will be called upon during the Mustang Classic to shut down lefthanded hitters. THE DAILY TARGUM, APRIL 2012
4) won four of five behind 6.8 runs per game and a 0.82 ERA. While hot in terms of pitching, Rutgers committed a sloppy 10 errors, resulting in six unearned runs — a point of emphasis in practice this week. Head coach Jay Nelson said the Knights want to crack down on their short game defense, especially because of the west coast style of play they expect to face. Much of the field contains lefthanded slap hitters, with one of the lineups featuring nine lefties, Nelson said. “When you’re looking at nine lefties, you probably have three or four slappers in there — maybe more,” Nelson said. “Those are lefthanded kids that can put it on the ground as a bunt or they’re tr ying to hit little ground balls and beat it out. That’s how George Mason scored on us.” He asserts the Knights will not only have to be stingy in the field, but also make some adjustments on the mound. Nelson believes the blueprint for attacking slap hitters is jamming them inside while mixing up pitch types and location to keep them off balance. Relying on
overpowering and striking out batters that are simply looking to make contact will not be effective. “The best thing to do is try to throw just on top of their hands, where you take one pitch and they pop it up,” Nelson said. “Their job is to put it on the ground and run, and our job is to try to get them to pop up.” The best candidate for the job is sophomore lefthander Alyssa Landrith — the only lefty on the Rutgers pitching staff. Lefthanded pitchers typically have an advantage against lefthanded batters, and Nelson wants to see aggression from his ace this weekend. The Vacaville, Calif., native is eager to take the hill in a setting she is familiar with from high school. “I’m really excited,” Landrith said. “I actually have a lot of old teammates on the teams we’re going to be playing. I think that as a team we picked up great momentum from last weekend to carry into this weekend.” As the pitching staff aims to hold its own again, the Knights look to continue their hot hitting. They more than doubled their run output in Virginia from the opening tournament in San
Antonio, and must prove it was not an aberration. Much of the offensive firepower last weekend came from Rutgers’ No. 3 hitter, sophomore outfielder Jackie Bates. Bates batted .375 with two homeruns and seven RBI — a vast improvement from her 1for-14 per formance in San Antonio. She attributes the success to two adjustments in the batter’s box. “There were two things in particular that I really tried to focus on,” Bates said, “which were working on the outside pitch — staying down, and then also being more aggressive at the plate.” But according to Nelson, the Knights may not have it as easy this weekend, insisting they must be ready to wait back on more offspeed pitchers. The weather will be much warmer than in Virginia, but rain is also a possibility, Nelson said. While the infielders have worked primarily on bunt defense, Bates said she and the rest of the outfielders have worked on hitting their cuts. For updates on the Rutgers softball team, follow Greg Johnson on Twitter @GJohnsonTargum.
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STOUT DEFENSE The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s not part of my DNA. So I have not given it two seconds worth of conversation.” — Rutgers head women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer on if she would accept an NIT bid
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2013
MEN’S BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RUTGERS-SOUTH FLORIDA, TOMORROW
WRESTLING
Pirates offer Rice time to tinker roster
EIWAs allow Winston to salvage season
BY TYLER BARTO
BY BRADLY DERECHAILO
CORRESPONDENT
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
For a glimpse into the improvements that have occurred under head coach Mike Rice, look no further than Derrick Randall. The burly, 6-foot-8 sophomore forward arrived in 2011 with only a handful of basketball experience in high school to draw from. Randall was raw, could not handle the ball and never earned Rice’s trust. But when it mattered most Monday, Rice enlisted Randall’s help against 290-pound Davante Gardner, Marquette’s frontrunner for Big East Sixth Man of the Year. Gardner took only one shot in 18 minutes. “If he just focuses on being disciplined, then I feel like he’ll be able to continue to progress defensively and offensively,” said senior forward Austin Johnson on Monday. For better or worse, Rice will be judged on the success of the Rutgers men’s basketball team’s 2011 recruiting class. His first two seasons are likely a wash, and losing leading scorer Eli Carter for the year will likely afford Rice another season. Rice’s 2011 class is the only thing he can definitely call his own. “Go back with me to the first practice they were here and how much they’ve learned,” Rice said Monday. Rice pointed to sophomore point guard Myles Mack’s development in Rice’s halfcourt offense earlier in the season as a launching point, along with sophomore forward Kadeem Jack’s rapid emergence. He will likely do so again when he inevitably meets with Athletic Director Tim Pernetti at the end of the season. It is not the type of defense Rice is used to. “Emotionally, he really hasn’t really lost like that in a couple years,” Mack said Monday. “I know this is getting to him, too. I know everybody has his back.” Rice lauded the team’s grit Monday following its 11th loss in 12 games. He has no doubts it will appear again tonight in the Scarlet Knights’ (13-15, 4-13) season finale at Seton Hall (14-16, 3-14), which has dealt with the same history of Big East ineptitude. While Big East Tournament position is already set — Rutgers will play at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday against DePaul — Rice still has much to gain.
Scott Winston admits it has been an up and down year for him individually. Dropping down from 165 pounds last season to 157 in his final year, Winston compiled a 21-8 overall record. But he went just 11-7 in dual action with losses in his last two matches — a 92 dropped decision to Navy’s Bobby Burg and a 10-3 loss to Penn State’s Dylan Alton. Part of his struggles can be attributed to injuries he has dealt with throughout the season, which included a leg injury that caused him to miss matches against Bloomsburg and Drexel. While he is aware of his performance issues this season, he is also aware of what a good performance in the EIWA tournament can do for him. “Anytime you can win anything, you feel on top of the world,” Winston said. “It helps your confidence level.” The Rutgers wrestling team will host the EIWA tournament for the first time in program history at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, with 10 conference wrestlers ranked in the top 10 of their weight classes in the country. It is nothing different for 174-pounder Greg Zannetti.
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Season stays on line in Big East tourney BY JOSH BAKAN SPORTS EDITOR
Senior forward Chelsey Lee has had a hard time coping with the Rutgers women’s basketball team’s improbable chance of making the NCAA Tournament. “It’s in every conversation — my mama, my brothers, with the team, regular students, other athletes. ‘When are the NCAAs, blah blah blah,’” she said yesterday. “It’s a conversation that’s had, but I seriously try and dismiss it because us not making it, I don’t think it’s even real yet.” Head coach C. Vivian Stringer has had to deal with problems it would be hard for her players to fully grasp. Eighteen years after entering the Big East, it is time for Stringer to say goodbye.
The No. 9-seeded Scarlet Knights (16-13, 79) enter the conference tournament tomorrow to face No. 8-seeded South Florida (20-9, 9-7). As most of its members prepare to leave the Big East after this season, letting go of the conference as Stinger knows it is one problem she did not imagine herself facing. “I think that by the time we added Miami, Virginia Tech, who could ask for anything more?” Stringer said. “You had Miami, Virginia Tech. You had Notre Dame, Syracuse, Connecticut, St. John’s, Georgetown. And we had to be the envy of the world.” Upon the athletic department’s optimism of leaving for the Big Ten in 2014, SEE
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Senior forward Chelsey Lee gets a chance to finish her collegiate career strongly upon returning from a knee injury. Her first chance is the Big East Tournament.
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CHRIS WYCKOFF placed fifth in the pole vault March 3 at the IC4A Championships. The sophomore also competed in the 4x800-meter relay where the team recorded its best time since 2005.
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Senior 157-pounder Scott Winston will try to end his season with an EIWA title. ENRICO CABREDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR WRESTLING
TENNIS
SOFTBALL
GYMNASTICS
EIWA Championships
at West Virginia
vs. Sacramento State
at Towson
Today, 1 p.m. Morgantown, W. Va.
Today, 2:30 p.m. San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Today, 7 p.m. Towson, Md.
Today, 12 p.m. RAC