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“I have now reached the conclusion that Coach Rice cannot continue to serve effectively in a position that demands the highest levels of leadership, responsibility and public accountability.”
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“Our President and I, from the beginning of this whole thing, were in constant communication.”
ROBERT L. BARCHI
“Right now, there’s no explanation for what’s on those films because there’s no excuse for it.”
TIM PERNETTI
MIKE RICE
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Assitant head coach David Cox was named interim head coach of the team.
BY TYLER BARTO AND JULIAN CHOKKATTU STAFF WRITERS
Jason Baum, associate athletic director, confirmed yesterday that University President Robert L. Barchi saw the revealing half-hour video for the first time Monday, which led to yesterday’s firing of head men’s basketball coach Mike Rice.
The video, which first surfaced Monday through the University’s athletic department, features Rice using verbally abusive language, threatening behavior and conduct that led to Rice’s dismissal. “Yesterday, I personally reviewed the video evidence, which shows a chronic and pervasive pattern of disturbing behavior,” Barchi said in an email to members of the
Professor reaches US Department of Labor BY HANNAH SCHROER CORRESPONDENT
Jennifer Hunt, a professor in the Department of Economics, took a leave of absence from the University this past Januar y to serve as the Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Labor. Hunt started her job just one month after learning she was being considered for the appointment, which tasks her with, among other things, advising the Secretary of Labor. “It was a bit disorienting to think you’d have such a change in your life in just a few weeks,” Hunt said. Hunt provides the Secretary of Labor with incoming employment and unemployment statistics, a topic constantly in the public eye since the recession. SEE
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Athletic Director Tim Pernetti fired head coach Mike Rice for his abusive practices.
University community. “I have now reached the conclusion that coach Rice cannot continue to serve effectively in a position that demands the highest levels of leadership, responsibility and public accountability.” But in an interview Tuesday with WFAN Sports Radio host Mike Francesa Jr., who asked Athletic Director Tim Pernetti if Barchi watched the video when it original-
ly came to Pernetti’s attention last fall, Pernetti said, “Yes.” “Our president and I, from the beginning of this whole thing, were in constant communication and worked our way through it all the way, until we handed out the suspension,” Pernetti said. Barchi said after Pernetti came to him about Rice’s abusive practices, the University hired an inde-
pendent investigator, John Lacey of Connell Foley LLP, to look into the matter. The investigation began Nov. 27 and lasted two weeks, leading to Rice’s subsequent three-game suspension and fine two days later. “Based on the external investigator’s findings and recommendations, SEE
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Author analyzes rape reform laws in U.S. RASHMEE KUMAR STAFF WRITER
According to Rose Corrigan, associate professor of law and politics at Drexel University, there is a resistance of medical and legal practitioners to embrace rape reform laws in the United States.
In her book “Up Against a Wall: Rape Reform and the Failure of Success,” Corrigan inter viewed 167 rape care advocates from 112 rape crisis centers in six states to determine the actual effectiveness of rape reform laws. “Professor Corrigan is a leading exper t in this field,” said Cynthia Daniels, associate cam-
pus dean for Douglass campus. “She has worked in the rape crisis movement for over 20 years, so she knows firsthand what it is like to deal with the issues of victims of violence.” Second-wave feminism in the ‘70s identified sexual violence as an important issue and launched the SEE
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History of U.’s Dance Marathon BY SHAWN SMITH CORRESPONDENT
Professor Jennifer Hunt has been appointed to Chief Executive in the U.S. Department of Labor. PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNIFER HUNT
In its 15th consecutive year, the Rutgers University Dance Marathon continues to be one of the biggest events at the University. It may surprise some to know RUDM originated in 1971 and benefitted the American Cancer Society, said Andrea Poppiti, con-
stituent liaison for recruitment for RUDM. According to marathon.rutgers.edu, RUDM is the largest student-run philanthropic event in New Jersey. To date, RUDM has donated more than $3.1 million to the Embrace Kids Foundation. Poppiti, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said members of
Zeta Beta Tau started the University’s version of RUDM in the early 1970s. “In its first year, they raised $18,000 for charity,” she said. “It was held on campus for about 10 years, then it fizzled out.” The Panhellenic and Interfraternity Council, along with SEE
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CAMPUS CALENDAR Thursday, April 4 The Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance presents the Eve Ensler play “The Vagina Monologues” at 8:30 p.m. at the Livingston Student Center. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for nonstudents. The money collected will go to The Rape Crisis and Intervention Center of Middlesex County and the V-day Organization. The play will also run on April 5 at the same time and place. Rutgers Career Services holds an information session and workshops on internships at 12 p.m. in the Busch Campus Center. Pre-registration is required. For more information, go to careerservices.rutgers.edu.
METRO CALENDAR Thursday, April 4 Comedian Nick Cannon performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Stress Factory Comedy Club at 90 Church St. in New Brunswick. Tickets cost $25 and attendees must be at least 16 years old and buy a minimum of two items. The event marks the beginning of a series of five performances by Cannon at the club from April 4 to April 6. For more information, go to www.stressfactory.com.
Friday, April 5
R&B group Boyz II Men performs at 8 p.m. at the New Jersey State Theatre at 15 Livingston Ave. in New Brunswick. Tickets range from $30 to $65. For more information, go to www.statetheatrenj.org.
Saturday, April 6
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra performs at 8 p.m. at the New Jersey State Theatre at 15 Livingston Ave. in New Brunswick. Tickets range from $20 to $88. For more information, go to www.statetheatrenj.org.
Wednesday, April 10
The Hub City Music Festival comes to Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen at 211 Livingston Ave. in New Brunswick. The festival will run from April 10-13, at 7 p.m at Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen on April 10, at 8 p.m. at Dolls Place at 101 Paterson St., New Brunswick on April 11, at 8 p.m. at Tumulty’s at 361 George St., New Brunswick on April 12 and at 9 p.m. at The Court Tavern at 124 Church St., New Brunswick on April 13. Atendees are allowed to donate any amount, but $10 is suggested. All funds raised will go to Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen.
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Professor addresses issues with “iGen” youth MATTHEW BOYER STAFF WRITER
Although University students taking the class Expositor y Writing have generally unfavorable opinions of the course, so-called “Expos” gives them the opportunity to analyze the cultural challenges facing them on a daily basis. Jean Twenge addresses these challenges in her piece “Generation Me” that is featured in the infamous “The New Humanities Major,” the textbook required for students taking Expository Writing. She spoke at the Rutgers University Programing Association’s forum last night at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus, discussing one of today’s cultural challenges — narcissism. Twenge believes that narcissism is a characteristic hindering what is known as the millennial generation, or as she put it, “iGen.” She explores this idea in her book, where she statistically analyzes generational attitude shifts that relate to issues such as gender, selfishness and materialism. “If society changed, then people have changed. ... The only reason you don’t know that society has changed is because you’re
a fish in water. You don’t realize until someone points it out to you,” Twenge said. The trait of narcissism is a cultural phenomenon facing the generation most University students identify with. It is directly related to a strong sense of individualism, she said. “Narcissism doesn’t actually predict success,” she said. Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University, wrote “Generation Me” as she taught undergraduates and incorporated the personal stories of her students into her account. When publishing her book, one of the biggest challenges was incorporating the mass of information used to relate her argument to undergraduate students. This includes ever ything that molds the minds of the youth, such as pop culture and events such as the Sept. 11 attacks and the 2008 recession. Although Twenge noted the disparity caused by the recession, she also pointed out its societal significance specific to the millennial generation. “The recession had at least one good effect: It brought people back to the idea of concern for others,” she said.
Twenge said growing up in a narcissistic world creates a lack of concern among individuals for their community. When one student in the audience asked about the root causes of such a phenomena, she cited the influence many programs have on whole generations. “Self-esteem programs within parenting, the Internet and finally easy credit. ... It always makes you to look better off than you actually are,” Twenge said. Although Twenge emphasized the cultural ills “iGen” faces, she did provide a simple conceptual solution. “Find a balance in our culture between individualism and collectivism,” she said. “If we could borrow some aspects of [collectivism] while still keeping the good aspects of individualism —that would be a culture I would want to live in.” In regard to the this balance of collective concern and individual priority, Afi Mizan, a School of Environment and Biological Sciences sophomore, said she could relate. “Because I am Asian, I have been living in a collective culture,” she said. “So when I came to the U.S., I could see the individualism that appears in this culture. [It] probably
Jean Twenge, a professor at San Diego State University, discussed narcissism yesterday at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus, which she believes hinders the millennial generation. PAUL SOLIN Murtaza Ahmad, a School of depends on people too, how Arts and Sciences first-year stuthey are raised.” Graduate Student Alicia dent, currently takes Expository Williams took Twenge’s advice to Writing and read Twenge’s heart and feels as if she has ben- excerpt for an assignment. “’Expos’ is just a course indiefited from it. “It makes us see things that viduals just don’t like in general, are self-evident,” she said. no one really likes writing,” he “Personally, I’m much said. “It is deep reading and deep more self-aware and self-con- writing. It is a skill everyone scious about giving advice should have. ... They could open up ideas for future generations.” to others.”
Journalist examines pivotal life moments BY CARLETT SPIKE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
With this year’s Zagoren Lecture theme revolving around “life-changing moments,” journalist Susan Lester reflected on the moments that changed her life. The Zagoren Lecture series at Trayes Hall on Douglass campus began in 2004 to honor Adelaide Marcus Zagoren, a class of 1940 alumna from Douglass College. Lester, a Douglass College alumna, began her career as an associate producer of the television documentary “An American Family.” She won an Emmy Award and has worked at several major television networks including ABC, NBC and HBO. She worked with many esteemed women within the field of journalism, including Barbara Walters while producing “World News Tonight” for more than 10 years. Her lecture focused on the idea of personal turning points. Lester talked about the numerous turning points in her life that brought her to where she is today, including her initial ambitions as a music major.
At the end of her sophomore year, she experienced her first turning point, she said. Lester decided to switch her music major to journalism in order to pursue her love of writing. At the star t of her career, she struggled with her passion to rise as a journalist because at the time, it was not seen as an option for women. She showed the audience a few clips featuring Rosa Parks, Representative John Lewis and others who described what they called a turning point within their own life. “Sometimes the turning point comes from another person, sometimes from within, sometimes from current ar t and literature,” Lester said. “How much of life can we control, and how much comes from outside sources?” She said turning points are so subtle that the changes can be moments of life one can never predict. “One minute you have one life, the next minute you can have a completely different one,” Lester said. SEE
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MOMENTS Zieniuk says lecture serves a valuable opportunity for students CONTINUED FROM U. As former executive director of the Associate Alumna of Douglass College for more than 25 years, Zagoren’s legacy at Douglass still resonates with the Douglass Residential College program. She is responsible for creating the
exter n program, increasing fundraising, founding the black alumnae network and giving donations to Douglass College. Zagoren also recounted her experiences with the lecture series. “I have had the pleasure of listening to and meeting all of these Douglass alumnae who have
gone on and had outstanding careers,” she said. “I am very pleased that the speaker is meeting with some of the students and the teachers who are involved in the career she is involved with.” Valerie Zieniuk, the associate director of Alumnae Relations for AADC, said Susan Lester embodies the ideal Douglass College graduate and University graduate. “The Zagoren lecture serves as a learning opportunity for students to hear from an alumna — someone who was once in their shoes, so they can know they can do it too,” Zieniuk said.
University Alumni Adelaide Marcus Zagoren and Susan Lester spoke at this year’s Zagoren Lecture 2013 at Trayes Hall on Douglass campus. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY FIRAS SATTAR
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TERMINATION Pernetti says legal dispute with Murdock is ongoing CONTINUED FROM FRONT Tim and I agreed that coach Rice should be suspended, penalized $75,000 in fines and lost salary, ordered to undergo anger management counseling and put on notice that his behavior would be closely monitored,” Barchi said in the email statement. Baum confirmed that Pernetti, who was not available for comment yesterday, met with Rice at about 9 a.m. yesterday in Pernetti’s office at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. Rice later appeared in an interview with NBC outside of his Little Silver, N.J., home, in which the embattled third-year coach made his first public comments following his firing. “It’s troubling. Maybe in some time, I’ll try to explain it,” Rice told NBC. “But right now, there’s no explanation for what’s on those films because there’s no excuse for it.” Pernetti said Rice’s use of a homophobic slur on the DVD, compiled from practices over a two-year period by former Director of Player Development Eric Murdock’s attorney, served as the core of Rice’s Dec. 13 three-game suspension. Associate head coach David Cox and Rice worked with Murdock since 2010, when Rice hired Murdock as part of his first staf f in Piscataway. According to the Home News Tribune, Murdock’s contract
featured a one-year renewable clause each summer. Pernetti said Monday that the department decided not to renew Murdock’s contract last summer, while Murdock’s attorney, Raj Gadhok, released a statement on ESPN’s Outside The Lines that Murdock was fired unlawfully. Pernetti said a legal dispute with Murdock is ongoing. In the immediate aftermath, Cox will serve as interim head coach. Cox is not implicated in any wrongdoing from the practice footage, and members of the team have lauded Cox as a player’s coach. Cox left the RAC around 11:42 a.m. yesterday before meeting with the rest of the team’s coaching staff. Besides Rice, the University’s coaching staff remains in place, Baum said. This includes assistant Jimmy Martelli, who during one portion of the video is involved in a shoving altercation with an unidentified player. Pernetti said Monday that Martelli had been reprimanded. It remains unlikely that Pernetti, should he ultimately be in a position to do so, will remove the interim tag from Cox. The third-year assistant filled in as head coach during Rice’s three-game suspension in December, but he would likely have to field questions about his role and knowledge of Rice’s on-court behavior. Cox said Dec. 13 he did not view Rice’s actions as inappropriate.
Men’s basketball head coach Mike Rice was fired yesterday morning for his abusive actions toward players. In an interview with ABC News, he said there was no excuse for what was on the videos. JOVELLE TAMAYO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MARCH 2013
“I have been around coaches that are as passionate and as intense as coach Rice,” Cox said. “I was a huge Georgetown [University] fan, so I watched big John Thompson, who was a ver y passionate individual. I watched a lot of Temple [University] with John Chaney, who was a very passionate individual and the [former Indiana University head coach] Bobby Knights of the world. Times have changed. We as coaches and adults probably have to come a little bit further to meet some of these young men that we’re working with in today’s day and age.” The fallout from Rice’s firing remains to be seen. Sophomore point guard Jerome Seagears transferred
from the program yesterday, the first sign that publicity surrounding the released video affected players’ decisions. Two other players, sophomore Malick Kone and junior Vincent Garrett, transferred earlier in the week. The University welcomes a three-player recruiting class to Piscataway in the fall, headlined by three-star recruit Shane Rector, according to Rivals.com. Whoever the administration hires to replace Rice will figure heavily into the University’s 2012-2013 makeup. The national coverage prompted statements from Gov. Chris Christie and Senate Higher Education Chairwoman Sandra Bolden Cunningham, D-NJ. “Above all, today’s actions beg the question: What took so long?
If there was evidence of this abuse in November, it is absolutely shocking that it took until April for this incident to come to light and for the head coach to be terminated,” Cunningham said in a press release. Christie released a statement regarding Rice’s removal from the University. He said though the situation is a regrettable episode for the University, he supported the decision to remove Rice. “As we move on from this incident, I am ver y optimistic that Rutgers will select a new head coach who not only puts a winning team on the court, but will make ever yone proud of the example he sets ever y day for the young men in his charge,” he said.
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History of Dance Marathon
U.’s Dance Marathon began in 1971, raised $18,000 in its first year CONTINUED FROM FRONT
groups wanting to get involved grew as the event did. She said students saw bringthe help of JoAnn Arnholt, dean of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, ing back RUDM as a positive way decided in 1999 to revitalize to unite the greek community. “It brought back a great tradiRUDM, Poppiti said. Ashley Sam, director of volun- tion, and this time, it has really teer management for RUDM, made its mark,” Poppiti said. The first RUDM raised more said Arnholt brought the marathon to the University after than $113,000 in goods and funds and supported the Children’s successfully Miracle Network kicking off Sam a n o t h e r “Volunteers are great Hospitals, said. The followmarathon at ing year, The because they are so Bowling Green for University. selfless in a time when Institute Children with “She wanted to create an they are expected to Cancer and Blood Disorders — now event that would be selfish.” the Embrace Kids help to unite the Foundation — in entire Rutgers ANDREA POPPITI New Brunswick Constituent Liaison for Recruitment Community. In for approached her first few Rutgers University Dance Marathon RUDM about years, the event b e c o m i n g was not able to a beneficiary. be started,” said Poppiti said the Embrace Kids Sam, a School of Arts and Foundation became the official Sciences senior. Arnholt could not be reached beneficiary in 2000, mostly because it was a local organization. for comment at press time. “Its location was a big factor,” When it was started, the first RUDM was held in the Rutgers she said. “It gave us a chance to get Student Center on the College to meet the people we are helping.” RUDM created the RU4Kids Avenue campus, Poppiti said. There were only a few support- program, which matches patients ers, but the list of supporters and with student organizations and
The Rutgers University Dance Marathon is expected to have its biggest turnout this weekend. Did you know Dance Marathon originated in 1971 at the University? NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / APRIL 2012
allows the organizations to help provide support for families. Poppiti said students visit the kids at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and allow their parents to have time to themselves. “We have a very unique setup here because we can actually meet the kids we are helping,” she said. “Other schools’ marathons mostly just donate to research.” This unique situation allows students to build friendships with the children they are helping, Poppiti said. “Some of us don’t know anyone with cancer,” she said. “This humanizes cancer for some people. Volunteers are great because they are so selfless in a
time when they are expected to be selfish.” The dance this year will feature a record-breaking number of participants, Sam said. There will be 612 dancers, 281 volunteers, seven directors, 24 assistant directors and 71 captains at the event. Stephen Budinsky, director of catering for RUDM, said countless hours of preparation have gone into the event, and the members of RUDM are looking forward to the event. “We’re all really excited to see everyone come out this weekend to support the children and families from the Embrace Kids Foundation,” said Budinsky, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.
1971
Members of ZBT start and hold Dance Marathon in the Rutgers Student Center
1981
Marathon fizzles out and is cancelled
1996
Dean JoAnn Arnholt attempts revamp but fails.
1998
Planning starts again.
1998
Dance Marathon successfully held.
2000
Beneficiary changes from Children’s Miracle Network to Embrace Kids Foundation
2013
Fifteenth consectuive year on campus. More than $3.1 million donated to Embrace Kids Foundation in New Brunswick.
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LABOR Hunt’s research focused on immigration reform and unemployment CONTINUED FROM FRONT
and in her papers, policymakers have asked her to evaluate and The unemployment rate formulate their economic policies remains an important indicator both in the U.S. and abroad. “People listen to what she of the nation’s economic state because although employment says,” Altshuler said. Accepting political positions is growth rises, it remains in context of the largest labor market a common occurrence for top recession since the academics, she said. Altshuler said Hunt’s year-long Great Depression. “There’s been a steady recov- appointment would only improve ery, but there’s more to be done her teaching after she returns. “It’s going to make her more and we’d like it to be recovering interesting and more relevant for even faster,” she said. Hunt said this position gives the students,” she said. Altshuler said Hunt is an her the chance to address player in the issues she researched as an aca- important demic, such as wage inequality Department of Economics, and economic effects of immi- whose appointment not only shows that she is respected withgration reform. The increasing wage inequali- in the profession, but that the ty is an ongoing trend in labor University has an outstanding department with faculty in market, she said. The Department of Labor demand in the highest levels plans to mitigate this problem by of government. “She’s very smart, she’s a creincreasing the minimum wage, ative thinker, she is extremely she said. Once her term is finished, she responsible and responsive and wants to continue working with she’s an asset to our departEuropean unemployment and ment,” she said. Hunt began her career as a analyze whether some of Germany’s economic techniques labor economist, studying the could be applied to the U.S. labor labor market and the people who work in it. market, she said. She compared U.S. unemployHunt’s new job requires her to help develop real policy that ment rates to Germany’s when can pass through Congress, they were high, and ironically, later on compared the countries she said. “Part of my job is to consider in opposite economic roles folpolitics,” she said. “That’s the lowing the recession, she said. Hunt grew up in Europe durpart I’m not as familiar with.” Hunt is excited to work on the ing the ’80s, a time when unemadministration’s immigration ployment was a growing probreform plan, a back-up plan that the lem. When it first became a problem, people were horrified by House and the news Senate may reports that use in case “In the short time she’s been paid a great they do not here, she’s been able to help deal of attencome to an to the agreement. our undergraduates and our tion topic, she She looks said. for ward to [graduate] students learn The expeimplementabout diverse areas in eco- rience left an ing the ideas impression gathered nomics.” on her, she from her ROSANNE ALTSHULER said. research and Chair of University’s Her first tackling Departmentof Economics year in coli s s u e s lege, Hunt head-on. took an eco“I’ve come in at the nomics course and became intrigued by the mathematics right time,” she said. Hunt’s research focused on involved in economics. “I guess I had decided I wanttwo main areas — immigration reform and unemployment. ed to do something with math,” Recently, she studied how an she said. Since Hunt abruptly learned increase in skilled immigration could increase innovation and about her appointment, the growth in the U.S. economy, University and the Department of Economics hurried to find professhe said. She began working at the sors to fill her course schedule, University in September of 2011 she said. Hunt also advises undergradas an established scholar in immigration, corr uption and uate students such as Daniel the role of women in innova- Lee, a School of Arts and tion, said Rosanne Altshuler, Sciences senior. Lee, an economics major, said chair of the University’s Hunt worked with him on his Department of Economics. “In the short time she’s been honors thesis focused on develhere, she’s been able to help our oping economics. Hunt inspired him to read undergraduates and our [graduate] students learn about more economic papers about diverse areas in economics,” labor economics and the changing labor patterns in developing she said. Hunt built up a reputation in nations, Lee said, which tied in the field of labor economics by nicely with his thesis. “I definitely think that her conducting careful, clear research on interesting and rel- knowledge, erudition and experievant economic topics, ence in the area will greatly benefit the Department of Labor,” he Altshuler said. Because Hunt presents her said. “I wish her all the best for findings clearly at conferences her appointment.”
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LAWS Corrigan says implementation of rape laws is far from ideal CONTINUED FROM FRONT anti-rape movement to address deficiencies in the care of rape victims by the medical and legal systems, said Corrigan, a University alumna. In addition to creating rape crisis centers, special police response units and raising awareness about rape, the movement advocated to reform rape laws to be more compassionate toward women who reported rape in the hopes of changing society’s prejudices regarding sexual violence, she said yesterday at the Wood Lawn Mansion on Douglass campus. Across the 50 states, rape laws began to reflect more realistic mechanisms for handling rape cases by eliminating the need for a witness, expanding the legal definition of rape and making the punishment proportional to the crime, Corrigan said. Though rape reform was praised as a successful union of feminist academia and activism, Corrigan said the implementation of rape laws is far from ideal. “In many ways, things were better than they had been … but I had also seen really horrible things that continued on a daily basis, so I was really confused as to why we have this narrative of success when on the grounds, things were still very, very different,” she said. Corrigan said police, hospitals and prosecutors are resistant toward rape reform laws because of traditional ideas that women are dishonest about being raped and a lack of consequences for impeding or ignoring rape cases. “There’s law on the books, and then there’s law in action,” she said. “The law on the books in most states is pretty good. … The problem is enforcement and the problem is the attitudes people run into.” Karen Alexander, dean of junior and senior programs at Douglass Residential College, said medical and legal institutions resist rape reform because those in the field are reluctant to acknowledge or speak out on the seriousness of rape. “Don’t forget that these are male-dominated fields, which is not to say that some men in those fields aren’t allies of the fight against sexual violence,” she said. Because the state plays a vital role in upholding rape laws and
providing funding for rape crisis centers, when the government also resists rape reform, contemporary policies like Megan’s Law and sexual assault nurse examiners also become ineffective, Corrigan said. “Contemporary rape laws are embedded in this conflicted legacy and conflicted practices in ways that ultimately diminish access to justice for victims and also raise a new host of new political problems for rape crisis centers,” she said. In the midst of widespread media attention surrounding the December gang rape in New Delhi, where the police blamed the victim and delayed involvement in the case, Alexander said the criminal justice system is failing to protect women not only in India, but also in the United States. “This is not a problem just in India, but in our own countr y as well,” she said. “Sexual assault is not something that happens elsewhere — it takes place with appalling frequency right here.” Despite increased prevalence of anti-rape awareness, Daniels said college students need to be more knowledgeable of rape laws. “Women and men need to understand not only how to defend themselves legally in the aftermath of violence, but also students need to know how to go about changing the laws and police systems that continue to re-victimize sexual assault survivors,” she said. Through her research Corrigan said she discovered rape advocates creating successful reforms in their local communities. “There is a lot of interesting, innovative and creative work that advocates are doing around the country in response to sexual assault programs,” she said. “But these are not getting picked up under the rubric of sex crimes reform.” Though the struggle for medical and legal institutions to legitimize rape as a serious social issue continues, Corrigan said anti-rape activists should not give up. “We should not rely on law to do everything, but [we should] also not abandon it as utterly without any capacity to change,” she said.
Rose Corrigan, associate professor of law and politics at Drexel University, found in her studies that there is a resistance of legal and medical practioners to embrace rape reform laws in the United States. TIAN LI, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Resident raises issue with approved tax exemption MEGAN MORREALE STAFF WRITER
New Brunswick City Council members approved a long-term, 30-year tax exemption and financial agreement between the city of New Brunswick and Matrix Upper Lot Urban Renewal during yesterday’s council meeting. The tax exemption includes the 393-unit building in the process of development behind the 303 and 317 George St. office buildings, said Glenn Patterson, director of Planning, Community and Economic Development. City resident Charlie Kratovil raised concerns about the lack of taxes, stating that problems could arise if more children are enrolled in the school systems without the tax based to support the new population. But Patterson said the building is a combination of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. “The chance of many children living there is small,” he said. “Seventy percent of the households in New Brunswick do not have children under 18.” Kratovil raised further concerns about the publicity of the project, saying the details of the $825,000 project should have been listed in the public notice. Justin Habler and Alef Tadese, members of New Jersey Public Interest Research Group, also
addressed the council, making their campaigns known. Habler, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, extended an invitation to the City Council for a panel discussion occurring in the Douglas Campus Center on April 10 regarding NJPIRG’s “Citizen’s United” campaign, which pushes to keep corporations out of politics. He asked the city council for their opinion on the issue. “I do not speak for the rest of the council,” said Rebecca Escobar, City Council president. “This is something much bigger than us, but I think that what we have now in the city is working.” Tadese, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, addressed the council on behalf of NJPIRG’s “Save Our Oceans” campaign. She said she hopes that the city would switch from their use of plastic trash bags to canvas ones. “The plastic trash bags are harmful to marine life,” Tadese said. “We are currently seeking out small business endorsements to support our campaign.” City resident Tormel Pittman complained about the city’s lack of attention regarding a recent shooting on 46 Bayard St. last March that involved his uncle. “I have to go into that building at night,” he said. “What if something happens because the city isn’t being vocal enough about it? I don’t trust you guys as much as you don’t trust me.”
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Lt. J.T. Miller of the New Brunswick Police Department told Pittman that the local paper covered the shooting, and that the crime was under a routine investigation. “I realize that Mr. Pittman has an office in that building,” Miller said. “There was drug dealing in that building, and the two suspects have prior knowledge of each other. The shooting is still under investigation.” Tyrell Hicks, a city resident, agreed with Patterson’s claim that investigations in New Brunswick are conducted poorly. “I have been involved in an incident with the police for a year now,” Hicks said. “Since then, I’ve been going to court and they tell me they have viewed video tapes. When I talk to prosecution, they say there are no videotapes. Somebody is lying somewhere in the way things are being investigated.” City Attorney William Hamilton responded to Hicks, promising to follow up with the municipal board regarding the presence or absence of the tapes. Marc Lanzoff, city resident, reported a traffic problem at the intersection of George and Albany Street. “There has been a problem ever since Albany became a four-lane road,” he said. “It’s very hard for residents to cross there. There needs to be a sign between Neilson [St.] and George [St.] bringing attention for drivers to merge before the train station.”
City resident Charlie Kratovil raises concerns yesterday about the lack of taxes, stating that students could suffer if public schools don’t have the tax base they need. JOVELLE TAMAYO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Tweet regarding ‘The Daily Show’ backfires on US Embassy in Cairo THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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A Japanese archer rides a horse while he performs traditional archery to entertain the Gods during the Mitsuyama Taisai Festival of Itate Hyozu Shrine on April 3 in Himeji, Japan. The festival has been held once every 20 years since 1593. GETTY IMAGES
WASHINGTON — Yikes. It seems “The Daily Show” and diplomacy don’t mix. That’s the lesson the U.S. Embassy in Cairo is learning the hard way after being rebuked by both the Egyptian government and the State Department for causing an international incident. The embassy tweeted a link to a Jon Stewart monologue that mocked Egypt’s president — offending the Egyptians — and then deleted its entire Twitter account before restoring it without the post in question, irritating Washington. Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s office called the tweet “inappropriate” and unbecoming of a diplomatic mission while the State Department said the unusual affair was the result of “glitches” in the embassy’s social media policies that are now being corrected. The imbroglio over the tweet comes at a time of rising tensions between Cairo and Washington, which has expressed deep concerns that Morsi’s government is backsliding on human rights protections. And, it underscores the pitfalls of allowing individual American embassies to control the messages they disseminate through social media. The trouble began Tuesday when the embassy posted a link to Stewart’s monologue on his Comedy Central show the night before. Stewart took savage aim at Morsi for the arrest and inter-
rogation of Egyptian comic Bassam Youssef, who has frequently criticized the president on a popular TV program that has been likened to Stewart’s own. In the clip, Stewart accused Morsi of being petty, undemocratic and ignoring more pressing problems like Egypt’s economic crisis and violent crime to go after satirists who are critical of his government. He pointed out that he has made a living by poking fun at political leaders and that such activity is harmless and should be protected.
“But Jon Stewart is a comedy show in the U.S., as you know. It is publicly available content.” VICTORIA NULAND State Department Spokeswoman
Morsi’s office responded to the embassy’s post on its own Twitter feed, saying: “It’s inappropriate for a diplomatic mission to engage in such negative political propaganda.” The embassy responded yesterday by deleting its entire Twitter account, drawing the wrath of State Depar tment headquar ters in Washington, which was already peeved by the initial post. The account was then restored minus the Stewart tweet. “Embassies and consulates and their senior leadership
manage the content that is on their feeds and they are expected to use good policy judgment in doing that,” State Depar tment spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said. Nuland had made comments similar to Stewart’s on Monday, although more nuanced and couched in diplomatic terms, about Youssef’s arrest. She declined to say if the State Department agreed with the Egyptian government’s criticism of the tweet. But she suggested the embassy had erred by posting a link to a video that is already widely available on the Internet. “I can’t speak to the decision to re-tweet Jon Stewart to start with,” she said. “But Jon Stewart is a comedy show in the U.S., as you know. It is publicly available content.” She said the “glitches” she referred to were “the fact that they obviously put up something that they later took down, that they took down the whole site, which should not probably have been the way that went, and that in the past there have been differences between the Twitter team and senior post management.” The U.S. Embassy in Cairo last year engaged in a public spat with Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood over the breach of the embassy’s walls by protesters upset over an anti-Islam film produced in the U.S. and posted on the Web. Steve Albani, spokesman for Comedy Central, declined to comment on the flap.
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Scientists discover dark matter traces THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA — It is one of the cosmos’ most mysterious unsolved cases: dark matter. It is supposedly what holds the universe together. We can’t see it, but scientists are pretty sure it’s out there. Led by a dogged, Nobel Prize-winning gumshoe who has spent 18 years on the case, scientists put a $2 billion detector aboard the International Space Station to tr y to track down the stuf f. And after two years, the first evidence came in yesterday: tantalizing cosmic footprints
that seem to have been left by dark matter. But the evidence isn’t enough to declare the case closed. The footprints could have come from another, more conventional suspect: a pulsar, or a rotating, radiation-emitting star. The Sam Spade in the investigation, physicist and Nobel laureate Sam Ting of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said he expects a more definitive answer in a matter of months. He confidently promised: “There is no question we’re going to solve this problem.” “It’s a tantalizing hint,” said California Institute of Technology
physicist Sean Carroll, who was not part of the team. “It’s a sign of something.” But he can’t quite say what that something is. It doesn’t eliminate the other suspect, pulsars, he added. The results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, or AMS, are significant because dark matter is thought to make up about a quarter of all the matter in the universe. “We live in a sea of dark matter,” said Michael Salamon, who runs the AMS program for the U.S. Energy Department. Unraveling the myster y of dark matter could help scientists better understand the composi-
tion of our universe and, more particularly, what holds galaxies together. Ting announced the findings in Geneva at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, the particle physics laboratory known as CERN. The 7-ton detector with a 3foot magnet ring at its core was sent into space in 2011 in a shuttle mission commanded by astronaut Mark Kelly while his wife, then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was recovering from a gunshot wound to the head. The device is transmitting its data to CERN, where it is being analyzed.
For 80 years scientists have theorized the existence of dark matter but have never actually observed it directly. They have looked for it in accelerators that smash particles together at high speed. No luck. They’ve looked deep underground with special detectors. Again no luck. Then there’s a third way: looking in space for the results of rare dark matter collisions. If particles of dark matter crash and annihilate each other, they should leave a footprint of positrons — the anti-matter version of electrons — at high energy levels. That’s what Ting and AMS are looking for.
DEADLY FIRE Burmese workers clear debris as they clean up the inside of a burned mosque on April 3 in Yangon, Myanmar. The deadly fire at the mosque in Rangoon, which happened in the early morning hours on April 2, killed at least 13 children who were sleeping. Officials say the fire was caused by faulty electrical wiring. GETTY IMAGES
IN BRIEF ACCIDENTAL FIRE KILLS TWO MIDDLETOWN, N.J. — Authorities say a fast-moving house fire that killed a central New Jersey mother and her adult daughter was an accident. Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni says the bodies of 54-year-old Diane Young and her 27-year-old daughter, Jacqueline, were found Tuesday night inside the Middletown Township home they shared. Autopsies performed yesterday determined that both women died from smoke inhalation. The fire broke out around 10:45 p.m. on the second floor of the Ideal Avenue home. Gramiccioni said the cause has been determined to be accidental, but did not provide further details.
NJ MOTHER PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED MANSLAUGHTER PATERSON, N.J. — A nor thern New Jersey mom accused of fatally beating her 4month-old son because the child would not stop cr ying has
pleaded not guilty to aggravated manslaughter. Karen Stewart of Prospect Park also pleaded not guilty to aggravated assault and child endangerment charges during a court hearing yesterday. She remains jailed on $350,000 cash bail. Authorities say the beating occurred March 24. Passaic County prosecutors added the aggravated manslaughter charge Monday after reviewing the results of the boy’s autopsy, which determined the death was a homicide.
NBC SHOW MOVING TO NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK — NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” is moving from New Jersey to New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement yesterday. The eighth season of the popular talent competition will air live from the landmark theater twice a week, starting July 23. The show is relocating from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. Cuomo says the move will create more than 500 jobs and generate $100 million each season. New York State recently extended its Film Production Tax Credit to attract television shows to the state.
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The University basketball team hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since 1991 — and Pernetti’s hope for success might have been too much to risk with a coaching controversy. That, along with profitable renovations The University is in the news again — and not for a to the Louis Brown Athletic Center and the University’s good reason. Exposure of behind-the-scenes abuse in the ascension to the Big Ten, set the stage for Pernetti’s men’s basketball program has received national attenrelentless desire for victory. Nothing was bound to get in tion. The coverage paints an interesting scene of misthe way of it — regardless of suffering athletes, an abuguided interests, a desperate athletics program, and, sive official and a dismissive administration. unfortunately, exploited students. That’s where Barchi comes in. In the official stateThe actors? University men’s basketball coach Mike ment released Wednesday morning, he mentioned the Rice, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Tim Pernetti, initial revelation of Rice’s behavior last fall, and that it former University Basketball Director Eric Murdock and wasn’t until Tuesday that he “personally reviewed the University President Robert L. Barchi. video evidence, which shows a chronic and pervasive ESPN exposed video footage pattern of disturbing behavior.” Tuesday of Rice physically and It took about five months and a “Our University athletes verbally abusing his team. The storm of negative media attenvideo revealed Rice yelling tion for Barchi to actually make remained completely homophobic slurs, cursing, and the time to see the footage for exposed to the abuse ... and completely berating athletes himself. It may have been conduring practice. He also is seen venient for the new president to people like Murdock and throwing basketballs at and sweep an athletic controversy Pernetti cashed in on their physically intimidating them. under the rug. While Pernetti and Barchi In the meantime, our neglect.” decided to fire Rice on April 3, the University athletes remained problem is the University was completely exposed to the already aware of Rice’s behavior since last November. abuse they had to regularly endure at practice from an Murdock, the one who compiled the video footage athletic official that is supposed to be trusted — and that put Rice to shame, clearly did not do so out of conpeople like Murdock and Pernetti cashed in on cern for the athletes’ wellbeing. He originally withheld their neglect. the evidence as he waited for his contract to be renewed. It is appalling and frankly an utter shame that our When it wasn’t, he privately approached the University institution of higher learning has been reduced to this. with the video in November. With very little attention, Instead of being a place that prioritizes student growth the coach was dealt disciplinary action that included susand development, it instead is being revealed as one pension, fines and behavioral monitoring. where students’ wellbeing is sidelined in favor of the Then we have Pernetti, who seemingly placed the agendas of those meant to benefit them. It seems that the success of the basketball program above the wellbeing of issue is well-deserving of the excessive limelight it has the athletes. Apparently, Rice’s passionate coaching was been receiving, because it may be able to finally draw drawing attention in his first month on the job, while attention to the negligent inner politics of the University Pernetti was aware of the video footage months ago, it that allowed this situation to result in the first place. In seems to have been easily overlooked with the oncoming the world of our University athletics, the biggest loss basketball season. comes to those that least deserve it. Editor’s note: This is part one of a series on the developing Mike Rice controversy. Stay tuned for more of our thoughts on the matter in coming days.
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Do not let rejection stop you TALKING SHOP BEN GOLD
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have applied to more than 300 open positions since the summer of 2011 on CareerKnight. Between my internship applications and job applications in the past two years, I received six offers. That leaves about 294 rejections. The economy blows. I can throw around phrases like anemic growth and doing more with less — but it just boils down to several applicants for few openings. This equation means numerous rejections. Getting a job is a sensitive issue, and is emotionally taxing to be rejected over and over again. I empathize with you, and I wanted to share how I dealt with rejection. There are many qualified people to fill a
very few number of job openings. Think of a sales position: literally, if you can breathe, talk and remember facts about your product, you are qualified to do the job. But being qualified is the bare-minimum to get a job, and being qualified does not mean you are the best person for the job. So what do these devilish human-resources employees who are playing god with my application really want? In short, they want to know their company is making a good investment by hiring you. A key factor is: if you want to do the job you’re applying for, is it because you find the work stimulating, or do you just want a job? Did you ever work on a group project with a person who only cared about not failing? That person sucks to work with in class, and they suck even more in the workplace because they do the bare minimum and have a poor attitude. There is this ambiguous thing called “cultural fit” that all companies look for in potential
hires. At one company, my interview went extremely well, and I walked out knowing that I would not get an offer. The company was technology averse — it believed that if the process was not broken, you should not fix it. That was not my mentality or my approach to work. I did not fit into their culture. Sometimes, you just dislike the culture. I interviewed at a west-coast technology company, and much like a bad date, the chemistry was not there. The office was filled with vegetarians, and I was a passionate carnivore. At the beginning of my senior year, I made a list of companies, jobs and geographic locations at which I was willing to work. Fifty-seven full-time job applications later, I have a job as a project manager for Epic Systems in Madison, Wis. I know — I didn’t expect to move to the Midwest either. I had never heard of the company and applied completely on a whim. You are not worthless because you get rejected from a job. You are not a bad person
because your friends have offers, and you’re still looking. It feels like the economy keeps saying to you: “Nope, no use for you, hope you enjoy your parents’ couch.” I know these feelings so well — I’ve had them. Most of the rejection is that there is someone else who can do the job better — they are a better investment for the company. If you were in HR’s position, you would make a similar decision not to hire you. Keep your head up, dig your heels in and keep applying — all I’ve got for you are clichés because they’re true. The job hunt is character building, and you never know where you’ll find your dream job. I found mine in Wisconsin, so keep looking because you’ll find yours too. Ben Gold is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in philosophy and history. His column, “Talking Shop,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
Gender equality sometimes clashes with social expectations FOURTH WAVE DANNIELLE ROMOLEROUX
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have been bothered by a simple question for what is now an entire week. To text my current interest or to anxiously wait for him to reach out to me — that is the question. Because this has been consuming my thoughts, I asked my friends and listened to different perspectives. My friends gave me different advice, all of which I strongly respected. The first person I asked was my female friend, and she encouraged the idea of texting him by saying that I shouldn’t even question my impulse. She added that I am a feminist, so I should know that, as a woman, I have as much power and control to text him as he has to text me. Then I asked my guy friend, and he strongly opposed the idea of texting any guy
first. His reasoning was that if the guy is genuinely interested, he would text me. My friend kindly reminded me that I would come off as desperate and needy. This advice shadows the movie, “He’s Just Not That Into You,” and I am playing Gigi, the confused and boycrazed wretched character. It is almost common knowledge to say that social roles are engrained in our society but what is even more astounding is the fact that these social roles have permeated into even the most non-conformist minds. This leaves me at where I stand now; which is asking myself why I was conforming to the social norms that say men should seek the woman. Did I not have a choice of deciding whom I wanted to seek? Why is it that the options for women are to be pursued or to come off as frantic and erratic? I do not doubt our generation is living in a more gender-equal society, but I do question whether we are experiencing an awkward transition from the traditional roles to
the contemporary ones. The fact that I received two different responses from my friends, who are both from the same dynamics, is the only proof I need to understand that indeed we were witnessing a generational limbo. My women’s studies courses have taught me that gender roles are socially constructed. But what happens when a feminist, such as myself, falls culpable of wanting this social construct? Does it make me any less of a feminist? No, I don’t believe it does. I find the problem is that we hold a transparent social norm to a pedestal, one that cannot be stepped on. The problem is that texting and initiating conversation with a love interest has been blown out of proportion. No one sex is guiltier than the other, both are equally responsible for the allowing this social construct to affect the way we perceive people. Women need to drop the fallacious notion that we cannot be the ones who take up a conversation. And men need to stop negatively judging women who do.
The truth is, in order for our generation to transition out of limbo, we must start by taking action and changing our expectations. Is it fair to expect a guy to text us after a date, or for him to want to pay for the meal? It is solely up to you to decide what role you will play in society. You could be a dependent woman who relies on a man to be her leader, or you could be a fearless woman who thinks independently and takes initiative. The variation of responses I received is a testament to the generational limbo that we all are living in — it’s a time of influx and change. Gender roles are no longer as stagnant, which leads to fluidity and freedom but also ironically leaves some of us yearning for the consistency that lies within a stagnant social system. Dannielle Romolereux is a School of Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in political science and women’s and gender studies and minoring in French. Her column, “Fourth Wave,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Delayed Rice reaction result of negative publicity This is a sad day for the University — not because we lost Mike Rice, the men’s basketball head coach, but because our administration has proven to us that they are a bunch of superficial cowards. I am deeply distraught, not only by the way Rice treated his players — although I know it goes on at many other schools and in many other sports — but also because of the way the University has decided to handle the situation. In an email that University President Robert L. Barchi sent out to us, he wrote that he and Tim Pernetti, director of intercollegiate athletics, had already viewed the tape back in the fall and handed out the punishment to Rice. But Barchi goes on to say that yesterday, he “personally” reviewed the tape. Did you not “personally” review it back in the fall? Was the safety of your students and players not important to be taken “personally” back then? Is it only important now because the video was leaked? Shame on the University, and shame on Barchi. His punishment should have stayed as his
punishment — you can’t just change it because the public found out. I thought we were “closely monitoring his behavior” as part of his punishment? If the behavior that has been monitored was fine, why the sudden change? I’m very upset with the University and this is why I believe it has always had a bad reputation. I love my school, and I am not hating on it. If I hated it here, I would just leave. But there are so many great qualities that this University has that I could never bring myself to abandon it. There are many great students, coaches, administrators, professors, dining hall ladies and squirrels that call this University home. The University gets torn apart by outsiders, and those great people overlooked because of the way our administration handles important matters. The administration needs to start being in touch with their students and their student athletes, and more importantly, their morals. Perhaps we can start to be a respected University then. It’s sad to think that over the time I will be here, we will probably never be “The Pride of New Jersey.” But maybe someday, with some major changes, we can be. Filomena Martini is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student.
Controversy shames university Another scandalous story. University students are starting to become inured to seeing the name of their university splashed around in the press almost always associated with some negative story. Is this a fault of the University Office of Media Relations? Perhaps. Is it a string of bad luck? Probably not. I think that it is most likely a problem that the University administration has created as a result of its policy choices and the undue attention that it has devoted to athletics. The administration has been trying for years to develop a national brand for the University as an athletic powerhouse. Doing so, they claim, will increase alumni funding, draw more resources and talented students and faculty — and generally increase the prestige of the University. Moves like joining the Big Ten, renovating the football stadium and planned renovations of the Rutgers Athletic Center all have such aims. As a student who does not participate in athletics, I have felt my academic opportunities have been short-changed by this misguided policy. Athletes have been more recognized and better supported by the administration than scholars.
These efforts have had the desired impact of increasing media attention, yet none of it has recognized the positive impact that the University has on the community. At an alternative spring break, University students participated in Sandy relief efforts — with no positive press results. The administration’s decision to orient the University toward athletics has brought more scrutiny upon us, but has brought no meaningful benefit to University students or the University at large. To truly generate positive impact and position, the University, as a prestigious institution, investing in academics and supporting scholarly endeavors with the same zest that they have recently devoted to athletic endeavors would serve the administration better. The University should try to brand itself as a community that will provide an innovative, demanding and well-rounded education, not just an athletic experience. Instead of covering up for athletic scandals, University President Robert L. Barchi may wish to consider a more sustainable and respectable path for the University’s future. Perhaps such a shift will allow us to finally draw some positive media attention. Sabrina Arias is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science and philosophy with minors in Spanish and Jewish studies.
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VICTIMS Complete honesty is Pernetti’s best bet to regain RU’s respect CONTINUED FROM BACK People around the countr y want to see you fired, Pernetti. But like I said before, the other option is that you change your ways. You can stop telling half-truths and start being completely honest.
SPORTS PAGE 17 If your department has nothing left to hide, you can tell us everything. You need to explain to everyone why you fired Rice yesterday instead of in November. I don’t care if the reason is as humiliating as you trying to save your face once the local and national media and New Jersey state officials pushed you over the edge. Were you more sensitive about the opinions of media and the government than those of your battered players, all those abused and those who sympathize with the abused? Just tell us.
You especially need to stop being broad with the media. We aren’t evil narcissists who want to expose you, unless you have something that needs to be exposed. Sometimes calling someone out who works under you is the best thing you can do for him and your department. You never need to get into specifics, but this was way too big to cover up. I did not attend your press conference Tuesday. It was more appropriate for former sports editor and men’s basketball beat writer Tyler Barto to attend
because he has a three-year relationship with Rice. But you’ll see me in a crowd of reporters eventually, if you work here long enough to hold another press conference. We’ve seen each other several times at press conferences. Except now you’ll see me and other reporters as people who figure you still have not changed a bit since firing Rice, considering how you still present yourself. You might know me as the editor who dreams that every sports figure would give quotes like Rice
had, but now is uncomfortable to watch a video with his voice. And you will know me as someone who actively sympathizes with everyone who has been abused. You’re welcome to join that community. We’ll have an open seat labeled “Tim Pernetti” as soon as you change your ways through your actions. If you don’t, your job prospects will soon be as oblique as Rice’s. Josh Bakan is the sports editor of The Daily Targum.
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SPORTS PAGE 18 MEN’S BASKETBALL FORMER RU FORWARD PLAYED THREE SEASON’S WITH COACH
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With former Rutgers men’s head basketball coach Mike Rice, Athletic Director Tim Pernetti and University President Robert Barchi all prevalent throughout the media yesterday, it was the players that endured Rice’s physical and verbal abuse that the public wanted to hear from. Former Scarlet Knights Tyree Graham and Jonathan Mitchell weighed in throughout yesterday,
but one interview that stood out was from Austin Johnson. Johnson, who played from the first time Rice took over the program in 2010 to now, told NJ.com he “never felt threatened” by Rice. “We’re grown men,” Johnson told the Star Ledger yesterday. “We’re 6-foot-8, 250-some-odd pounds. If we ever felt threatened, we could’ve been physical.” Johnson was also around during Rutgers’ coaching change — which came about from behavior issues as well.
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was so crazy how it happened and how quickly it escalated.” Though Johnson said that Rice would sometimes throw basketballs at players when he was upset, he also said the video does not serve the situation full justice. “When you look at the video and you see him throwing the ball and you see him cursing — I know that’s wrong,” Johnson said. “I know that’s not what you’re supposed to do. But I’m not going to sit here and act like this is the only program that it’s happened at.”
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With the score tied in the second half against Monmouth on March 2, junior attack Megan Clements went on an offensive tear. She scored four goals in a little more than 10 minutes to give the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team an important early-season victory. This was the breakout game for Clements this season, but multiple-point contests would soon become the norm for her. Clements sits second in points for the Scarlet Knights — behind junior midfielder Katrina Martinelli. With 16 goals and three assists through the first 10 games, Clements has already surpassed her 2012 total in points. Clements said the loss of players to graduation and injuries has allowed her to step up at the attack position. She also credits the play of fellow classmates Martinelli and junior midfielder Amanda Trendell this season for the offense’s success. “The fact that our offense has so many strong people and we’ve all been able to do what we can do,” she said. “Our offense has been working really well and I think that it has allowed us to play so well.” Her confidence is derived from the support of her teammates, Clements said. With a team that focuses on unity and carries a team-oriented mentality, it is no surprise Clements credits her ability to succeed individually to the players that surround her. “The players are all accepting of me,” Clements said. “They give so much support and being able to learn from them and listen to them and what they have to say — the fact that the team has confidence in you gives you even more confidence in yourself.” With a game against Connecticut tomorrow, the Knights begin a five-game homestand — all of which are against Big East opponents. Clements said the tough conference schedule is just another obstacle the team will have to overcome. “Teams know how our offense works. They know what each of us likes to do,” she said. “The fact that we have so many different people that can get the ball in the back of the net and do great things, I think we’ll be able to overcome all the challenges we face.” This team has already faced its fair share of them. Within a span of five games, the Knights lost all five by three goals or fewer. Their 8-2 record has not been handed to them. Clements helped break that streak of close games on March 13 against Hofstra, where she put up a career-best five goals and one assist. Since then she has scored a goal against conference opponent Notre Dame and future Big East member Marquette — a small preview of what she can contribute to the team down the stretch.
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APRIL 4, 2013 WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM INCLUDES FIVE FRESHMEN
Youth on Knight’s roster encourages head coach BY AARON FARRAR CORRESPONDENT
In her 20 seasons with the Rutgers women’s golf team, head coach Maura Ballard has encountered many scenarios throughout each season and learned to adjust to each situation. The spring season is just another one of the challenges Ballard has accepted. This time, not only does she have to become acquainted with five new Scarlet Knights, but five first-year collegiate golfers. “It is exciting,” she said of watching the young players’ development. “Ever y one of our freshmen, all five of them, are ver y committed to the team, dedicated to their spor t and conscientious in the classroom. I could not have picked a better group to be coaching.”
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The Rutgers tennis team begins its biggest stretch of the season today when it travels to Queens to face Big East Conference opponent St. John’s. The Scarlet Knights (10-6, 42) are coming off a loss in their last match. Rutgers’ most recent loss came to a Yale team Saturday that is one of the strongest in the countr y. The Knights look to build off the high level of play that took place during that match. “We are just tr ying to get our minds focused to play this important match,” said sophomore Satreethai Sasinin. St. John’s (7-7) season has been back and forth all year long. St John’s is 2-1 in Big East play, and they enter a ver y impor tant stretch similar to Rutgers’. The Knights’ main focus in this match is to play their type of tennis and control the match. The team can only control the way that they play, which is its main focus. “We want to stay with our style of play instead of playing into their game,” said freshman Mariam Zein. Rutgers has been preparing all season for these matches, and it is important for the team to start out strong with a win against St. John’s. “I think that we have to focus on what we do best and draw the good things from our past matches,” Zein said. The Knights defeated the Red Storm, 4-3, last season, which was the last time the two teams have faced each other.
Ballard was eager to take on the task of nurturing the young players when the roster was complete. But she had the offseason to discover a new approach to coaching due to the drastic change in the team’s dynamic. “This winter, I took on a new philosophy. It is called ‘Vision 54.’” Ballard said. “It encompasses all the areas that you need to be focusing on in order to be a good golfer. It is about the mental game, the emotions that you are feeling, the socializing of a game and also your spirit of the game. Then you add to that your physical and technical skills.” Yet in addition to the five new players, Rutgers retained two familiar faces. Seniors Karen Cash and Brittany Weddell returned for their final seasons and are expected to have valuable roles.
“Both are very talented and ver y serious about their golf games,” Ballard said of Weddell and Cash. “They both played competitively at a very high level for many years. So they have a
“Every one of our freshmen, all five of them, are very committed to the team.” MAURA BALLARD Head Coach
real comfort out there competing. They are ver y conscientious while they are preparing to compete in practice. They set a great example for the younger ones.” The duo already has set the tone for the Knights on the
young season. In the team’s debut tournament, Weddell finished tied for 13th with a 152, and Cash followed suit tied for 36th with a 157. “I am just tr ying to set a good example for the five freshmen that are here,” Cash said before yesterday morning’s practice. “[I am] using my experience that I have had the past couple of years here and be the best leader that I can.” Patience is the word that the veterans of the team have on their minds ever y time they take the course. The same goes for Ballard, who jokes with the two seniors about the interchanging coaching modes between them and the freshmen. Cash admitted adapting does take time and effort to remain in tune mentally with the Knights.
“I am used everybody kind of knowing exactly what to do,” Cash said. “But they are definitely learning very well. I have seen a lot of improvement from not only this semester, but the past two or three months from transitioning from high school where they were, into college. They are getting it quicker.” Ballard is taking the experience in stride and finds it rewarding. She is not only ecstatic of the potential of all of her golfers, but the fact that she gets coach the five newcomers for multiple years. “I know that as time goes on, they are going to gain strength and be really good,” she said. “So if I am patient now, I know that what I have seen so far, how interested they are in learning and growing. I have no worries about how well they are going to be doing down the road.”
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Knights get chance to snap losing skid
Team sees production from junior
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As April begins, the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team enters the final month of the regular season Saturday for a Big East contest with Villanova (2-6, 1-0). The Scarlet Knights (2-8, 03) are currently on a sevengame losing streak and face an opponent that it has not defeated in its last four attempts. In addition, Rutgers has yet to win a road game this year, which makes the losing streak harder to break. Luckily for the Knights, Villanova has struggled at home this season with a 2-4 record. Rutgers may have the perfect motivation to win this game and that is beating Villanova for the seniors who have not done so in their time with the program. “We are going to have to keep on fighting, hustling and
really play with a lot of energy “This game is for the seniors, for 60 minutes,” said head and this is a ver y big week of coach Brian Brecht. “Villanova practice for us.” Freshman attack Scott Bieda has had our number for the last four years, and it would be nice could also make an impact in to send this senior group out the game. Bieda is third on the with a win. You measure your- team in goals and fresh off a three-goal perself over your formance last four years on how you’ve done “Villanova has had week against Providence. in league against our number for the “We just have your opponents.” to play together O f f e n s i v e l y, last for years, and it as one team, Rutgers will turn would be nice work hard and to junior attacks just play our Scott Klimchak to send this game,” Bieda and Nick senior group out said. “We have a DePaolera to set lot of talent on the tone for the with a win..” this team. We just game. The duo is MATT KLIMCHAK need to put it all tied for the team Junior Midfielder together and if lead in points, we fight for 60 while Klimchak minutes. Then we leads in goals and DePaolera leads the team can get a win.” The real x-factor could end in assists. “None of us have beaten up being freshman goalie Kris Villanova,” Klimchak said. Alleyne. Alleyne has played
well as of late — as he earned a spot on the Big East Weekly Honor Roll for two consecutive weeks — including a careerhigh 25 save per formance against Providence. Alleyne has shown the ability to shut down teams for long stretches of time and has the ability to jumpstart the offense with his good stick work on the counter-attack. Rutgers has lost four games by one goal and will need to find a way to finish of f an opponent in close offensive battles. “We have to put ever ything together — ever ything that we practice throughout the week,” said junior midfielder Matt Klimchak about what it will take to finish off a close game. “We’re going to need to connect on a few more things during the game — execution is the key for us.”
BY JIM MOONEY STAFF WRITER
Amid a long — and at times tough — season, the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team remained competitive. One of the main contributors all season has been junior attack Scott Klimchak. Klimchak currently leads the team with 23 goals and is tied with junior attack Nick DePaolera with 29 points. Not only has Klimchak put up good numbers all season, he has done so in bunches with six multi-point games. “Scott has been one of the guys who has done his job very well,” said head coach Brian Brecht. “He’s very strong at putting the ball in the back of the cage and the guys around him know that so there is a sense of urgency to find him. Klimchak was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll in February for his 10-point, ninegoal week against Wagner and Maryland-Baltimore County. The honor makes him one of four Scarlet Knights to receive the spot on the conference’s weekly list. Before the season, Klimchak came off of a sophomore season in which he excelled, recording 27 goals and 34 points and was named Big East Offensive Player of the Week in a game against Providence. “I do what I can to help the team win games,” Klimchak said. “We’ve lost some close games this year, and we are just tr ying to hang in there and turn things around.” The Knights face an opponent Klimchak has been successful against Saturday against Villanova, despite the fact Rutgers has never beaten the Wildcats with Klimchak. He scored two goals and added two assists against them last seasons for four points. The Knights will need Klimchak — who is also on pace to break his career-high in goals scored — to continue his strong season if they want to get a victory against the Wildcats. “All the stick-work we put in on the side is paying off,” said junior midfielder Matt Klimchak — Scott Klimchak’s twin brother — about his brother’s play this season. “We have some players capable of putting up big numbers, but now ever yone needs to step up to that level of play if we want to be successful.” What may be more staggering than Scott Klimchak’s goal total is the that he has scored in all 10 games for the Knights this season. This consistency has become a huge asset for head coach Brian Brecht as Rutgers enters the final month of the regular season. “I think his leadership on the field with the guys looking to Scott to get a big goal is certainly big for us right now as we head into the month of April,” Brecht said.
APRIL 4, 2013
SPORTS PAGE 21 BASEBALL RUTGERS 6, IONA 3
Freshman homers in Rutgers’ fifth straight win BY BRADLY DERECHAILO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
With the tying run at the plate, senior lefthander Rob Corsi balked with the count 1-1 on Iona first baseman Christian Choman to move runners to second and third with one out. But Corsi got Choman to fly out and Joe Smith grounded out to end the game for a 6-3 win and move the Rutgers baseball team to above .500 for the first time this season. “A win is a win, whether it’s against Iona or any other team,” said head coach Fred Hill. “I don’t think you can say I’m not happy because the object is to win no matter what you do.” Iona (3-24) threatened the whole game, including in the top of the eighth when it produced runners on first and third with two outs. Corsi plunked Chris Sand in the hand to load the bases, but Corsi struck out Iona’s next batter to get out of the jam. Corsi is still happy with the results. “It’s good on days like this when we are not firing on all cylinders to go out and get the win anyways,” Corsi said. “We have great guys behind me that make plays.” While a veteran delivered on the mound, a freshman delivered the key offensive drive.
With the score just 4-3 in the Scarlet Knights’ (13-12, 5-1) favor in the bottom of the seventh, freshman third baseman Matt Tietz delivered a shot over the leftfield fence for his first-career home run. Senior catcher Jeff Melillo added an insurance run with his RBI single to make the score 5-3. “It was big,” said Tietz, who was 0-for-3 before the blast. “I was trying to see a pitch I liked. In situations like that in games when we’re not hitting the ball so well, RBIs are big in every position you can.” Freshman lefthander Howie Bray entered the game in the top of the sixth, but three straight runners reached base to give the Gaels the bases loaded with no outs. Outfielder Jimmy Guiliano grounded out to first to bring in one runner, but Bray retired Smith on a breaking ball and Travis Mistretta grounded out to junior shortstop Pat Sweeney to end the inning. Sophomore outfielder Vinny Zarrillo drove a double off of reliever Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the fifth. There was a play at the plate, but junior outfielder Brian O’Grady got under the tag. Melillo then drilled a tworun shot to extend the lead, 4-2. With runners on second and third thanks to a wild pitch, Sweeney failed to deliver with two outs, as he popped up to center field to end the inning.
Freshman third baseman Matt Tietz swings during the seventh inning of yesterday’s 6-3 win against Iona, where Tietz hit his first homerun. NISHA DATT, PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR O’Lear y lasted five innings, allowing his first hit in the fourth inning thanks to shortstop Matt Kriss, who drove in Byrne with an RBI triple to knot the score at one. O’Grady increased his hitting streak to 14 games in the bottom of the third, when he hit a basesempty single with two outs. Senior first baseman Charlie Law was the first to strike for
either team when he connected on a Steve Basile fastball and drilled it to left center to bring in Melillo for the 1-0 lead. The Knights threatened with runners on first and third in the same inning, but Iona caught freshman catcher R.J. Devish in a pickle to end the inning. O’Leary had it working early in the game, as he retired the first 10 Iona batters. The Gaels could
not get the ball out of the infield until the fourth inning, as a fly-out by second baseman Matt Byrne in the top of the fourth was the first to reach the outfield. For more updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow Bradly Derechailo on twitter @Bradly_D. For general Rutgers spor ts updates, follow @targumspor ts.
APRIL 4, 2013
SPORTS PAGE 22 SOFTBALL
Senior Righthander Abby Houston allowed only two hits in two and two-thirds innings yesterday in her relief appearance. THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2012
Rutgers earns split with Pride on road BY GREG JOHNSON CORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers softball team is no stranger to bucking trends. The Scarlet Knights ended South Florida’s 17-game win streak March 23, and they made program history again last night by splitting a doubleheader with Hofstra in Hempstead, N.Y. It marked Rutgers’ first win in 11 tries against the Pride since 2004, a team with wins in 15 of its last 16 games. The Knights (19-13, 3-3) nearly swept the series, falling just short in the second game, 6-5. Freshman righthander Dresden Maddox allowed earned runs for the first time since March 24, lasting only two and one-third innings while surrendering five earned runs on seven hits. Senior righthander Abbey Houston came in relief for the first time since March 23. She kept the Pride in check, allowing only two hits in three and twothird innings. After falling behind 4-0 in the first inning, the Knights responded, scoring one run apiece in the second and third innings. They tacked on three more in the fifth inning to pull within 6-5 behind an RBI double from freshman third baseman Jordan Whitley and two-
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run home run from junior outfielder Jackie Bates. But with pressure in the top of the seventh, Rutgers’ rally fell short. Hofstra (19-10) righthander Olivia Galati made senior second baseman Jennifer Harabedian fly out to left with runners on second and third to end the threat. The first game ended dramatically in the last inning as well, but with Rutgers winning, 1-0. Sophomore lefthander Alyssa Landrith produced arguably her strongest outing of the season, tossing a complete game for the fourth consecutive start — the first shutout of more than seven innings of her career. Landrith and Galati matched one another zero for zero through seven innings before junior first baseman Alexis Durando broke the stalemate with a solo home run in the top of the eighth. It proved to be the difference in the game, as Landrith retired the side in order in the bottom of the eighth to slam the door. She finished with a career-high 11 strikeouts, allowing only two hits. For updates on the Rutgers softball team, follow Greg Johnson on Twitter @Greg_P_Johnson. For general Rutgers sports updates, follow @targumsports.
APRIL 4, 2013
SPORTS PAGE 23 MEN’S BASKETBALL FOUR CANDIDATES TO SUCCEED RICE
Tim Cluess led upstart Iona to a pair of trips to the NCAA Tournament.
Rhode Island’s Danny Hurley could use local ties to land at Rutgers.
John Giannini of La Salle has gained traction with a tournament berth.
Interim head coach David Cox will not likely get the full-time job.
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Tim Cluess has made back-to-back NCAA Tournaments at Iona, where Kevin Willard translated success to a gig at Seton Hall. Cluess has ties to the region, which is not a prerequisite but certainly helps in trying to survive an onslaught of transfers following his potential hire. But more importantly, Athletic Director Tim Pernetti — or whoever ultimately conducts this hiring process — will look to distance himself from former head coach Mike Rice’s spotty character past. Cluess offers none of those same ghosts. The eight-year head coach has no personal flaws of note, and he maximized talent at the competitive MAAC school. He is an up-and-comer who has paid his dues, and he could be an ideal fit to lead Rutgers into its first season in the Big Ten in two years. If nothing else, Cluess is a low-risk pick, exactly what Pernetti needs at this point.
New Jersey basketball enthusiasts will likely point to Danny Hurley as Rutgers’ best fit, but the Rhode Island head coach might need another year before he can jettison the stepping stone school. Hurley, son of famed St. Anthony High School head coach Bob Hurley, previously coached at Wagner and St. Benedict’s high school in Newark. Another potential roadblock could be Gilvydas Biruta, a former Rutgers player who transferred to Rhode Island to play under Hurley, then Biruta’s coach at St. Benedict’s. It would take a lot for Hurley to move on from Biruta, who followed Hurley to Rhode Island after a controversial departure from Piscataway. Biruta told ESPN’s Don Van Natta that former head coach Mike Rice’s abusive behavior led him to leave the program. Hurley likely knows as much.
John Giannini emerged into the national consciousness this season with a run to the Sweet 16. The La Salle head coach has New Jersey ties, previously serving in the same capacity at Rowan, and could recruit the Philadelphia area for the first time since former head coach Fred Hill, Jr. The only problem with Giannini is that there is little incentive to leave La Salle. He can parlay the Explorers’ banner season into a contract extension at the Atlantic 10 school and continue to build the program into one of the Big Five’s best. He would inherit a Scarlet Knights program with moving parts, a potential bottom feeder in the ultra-competitive Big Ten in two years. Rutgers would have to show patience, and so would Giannini, who led La Salle to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in his nine seasons.
David Cox might be the most logical candidate to step in as head coach, but he is also the most unlikely. The third-year Rutgers assistant has said and done all the right things, save for saying Dec. 13 he did not view Mike Rice’s actions as inappropriate. Keeping him in Piscataway would likely lessen the damage inflicted by transfers. But Cox would face constant questions about his role and passivity in the face of Rice’s damning behavior. Rutgers has to distance itself from this P.R. nightmare, and maintaining Cox would have the opposite effect for the time being. The career assistant could fill an opening in a similar capacity at another Northeast school, but there is little chance they will be fulfilled at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. — Tyler Barto
REVOLVING DOOR Possible candidates to fill the Rutgers men’s basketball team’s head coaching vacancy include John Giannini. PAGE 23
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INSIDE LOOK Austin Johnson, who played all three years under Mike Rice, spoke with the Star-Ledger about his time during Rice’s tenure. PAGE 18
CLOSING REMARKS Senior lefthander Rob Smorol had his third save of the year in yesterday’s win. PAGE 21
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“A win is a win, whether it’s against Iona or any other team..” — Rutgers head baseball coach Fred Hill
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2013
OPINION OPEN LETTER TO PERNETTI
Even though Athletic Director Tim Pernetti fired head coach Mike Rice yesterday, his decision not to do so until Rice’s video leaked calls his priorities into question. Pernetti said in a statement he regrets his decison to attempt to rehabilitate Rice instead of dismissing him when he originally viewed the video. THE DAILY TARGUM / DECEMBER 2011
Pernetti’s decisions insult abuse victims FROM THE SPORTS DESK JOSH BAKAN
T
im Pernetti, either Rutgers needs to change its athletic director, or you need to change yourself.
Firing Mike Rice was the least you could do to save the face of Rutgers athletics at this point. But if you think the Rutgers community thinks the Athletic Department has changed its ways, that’s an insult to its intelligence. That would not be surprising coming from you, since your decision to suspend Rice for only three
games was an insult to ever yone who has ever been abused. You are just one of many in a society that does not know how to handle abusers. From those who victim-blame Rihanna to those who say they would beat up Rice if they saw him, everyone’s perception is all wrong. I’m sure you cringed when you saw every shove, every basketball thrown and every discriminating slur in that video. I did too. Abuse is such a striking image that when you see it or experience it somewhere, it can take years not to associate that location with that violence. Luckily for me, other reporters, photographers and videographers from The Daily Targum have been to the RAC in the past two days. I could have gone if necessary, but seeing those images would have made me uncomfortable upon walking in. I’m sure they made you uncomfortable too, Pernetti, but only uncomfortable enough to suspend Rice for three games. EXTRA POINT
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will serve as the Rutgers men’s basketball team’s interim head coach after three seasons as an associate head coach under Mike Rice. Cox is likely not a long-term solution.
Wouldn’t it have been great for you if the details of Rice’s conduct never surfaced and no one ever knew that you did not fire an abuser on the spot? With every #RFamily tweet and every family photo you post online, people saw you as the model of morality leading Rutgers athletics. Your illusion is gone. Now most people see you as a man who hid behind halftruths and was not enough of an active bystander. They see you as someone who tried to save your face yesterday for Rutgers students, Rutgers fans and the national media. They now know people like you are not heroes in our society. At least former Director of Player Development Eric Murdock — no matter his motives — blew his whistle enough. SEE
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RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR TENNIS
MEN’S TRACK
BASEBALL
at St. John’s
Colonial Relays
vs. Seton Hall
Today, 2 p.m. Queens
Tomorrow Williamsburg, Va.
Tomorrow, 3 p.m. Bainton Field
WOMEN’S LACROSSE vs. Connecticut Tomorrow, 3 p.m. RU Stadium Complex