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Student’s film to screen ROTC member selected at Cannes Film Festival for prestigious award BY YASHMIN PATEL STAFF WRITER

Student filmmaker Zack Morrison, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, has won awards for two consecutive years at Campus MovieFest for best drama and best comedy. His short film from last year’s festival, “Don’t Make Me Sing,” will be featured at the Cannes Film Festival in France. PHOTO COURTESY OF ZACK MORRISON

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Forget showcasing a film locally or even nationally — student Filmmaker Zack Morrison’s short film, which won best comedy at last year’s Campus MovieFest, will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival in France this May. Campus MovieFest, the world’s largest student film festival, has a partnership with the festival in Cannes, and presents the top 30 student short films in a short film corner at the festival, said Morrison, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

Junior shares five ways to be happy BY SHAWN SMITH CORRESPONDENT

Before she passed away, Georges Richa’s grandmother taught him five ways to live a happy life. “They were all based off experiences

Morrison’s film, “Don’t Make Me Sing,” is about a man whose life is slowly turning into a musical comedy, who realizes that sometimes he has to enjoy life before things pass by, he said. “[I] was ecstatic. This is the kind of thing that filmmakers reach their whole lives toward, I still have the butterfly feelings, and I’m so humbled,” Morrison said. Morrison said at the festival, he will spend 10 days with other Campus MovieFest students in workshops and watching other films premiering at the festival. SEE

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from her life,” Richa said. Richa, a Rutgers Business School junior, said his grandmother was a powerful influence on his life, and he values her lessons every day. When searching for potential students to present at last month’s Mark Conference, Richa said organizers looked at students who have left marks on others. He decided to change the structure and talk about his grandmother, who left a mark on him. “She showed me that life is too short to be anything but happy,” he said. Along with his duties as a full-time student, Richa said he is also involved in a few

After losing a family member on Sept. 11, Dan Aurigemma knew for certain that he wanted to serve in the military — following in the footsteps of his grandfather, father, uncle and cousins. “I believe this is the greatest countr y in the world, and there’s no other countr y above it,” said Aurigemma, a RutgersNewark graduate student. “Once you see something like 9/11 happen, you realize how impor tant it is to protect the people you know and love at home.” Aurigemma, a selected candidate for the George C. Marshall award, said he entered the Army Reser ve Of ficers’ Training Corps program a year ago as a young man who was immature and arrogant, still lacking confidence. Aurigemma said a year of physical training and building leadership skills through ROTC made him see himself as a more confident individual who was put on the fast track to growing up. The George C. Marshall award is handed out to less than five percent of all Army ROTC cadets nationwide, between 5,500 and 6,000, he said. The nomination puts Aurigemma in the top five percent. Master Sgt. Shiloh Butterworth, a senior military instructor for the University Army ROTC, said Aurigemma does more than maintain a high GPA, work to pay the bills and dedicate 20 to 30 hours a week to being a cadet. Aurigemma is always committed to putting his best foot forward day in and day out, he said. “He leads through his actions and not his word,” Butterworth said of Aurigemma. “He is our Heisman trophy candidate … if you were to look up what characteristics make up a great Army leader, Dan Aurigemma has all of them.” Butterworth said for someone to be in that position, the individual has to do well in all aspects of student life, including having a high GPA and a high Army physical fitness score.

organizations both on and off campus. He is a new student orientation leader as well as a resident assistant on the College Avenue campus. He chose these two positions because he could potentially impact students, both current and incoming. “At this time in our lives, we are still figuring out who we are,” he said. “It’s important to know who you are and what makes you you. Be proud of who you are.” Kristin Cothran, associate director of New Student Orientation and Family Programs, said Richa is a rare student when it comes to passion and drive.

Dan Aurigemma, a Rutgers-Newark graduate student, is a candidate for the George C. Marshall award. SHIRLEY YU, ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

“A score of 300 is the maximum score [that] you can get, in terms of getting a 100 percent on the Army physical fitness test,” he said. “Well, Dan has [gone] well above a 300. He’s a 350, 360 plus guy.” The Army physical fitness test involves doing push-ups for two minutes, sit-ups for two minutes and running two miles, Butterworth said. Individuals are given points depending on the amount of repetitions done SEE

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“He knows exactly who he is and where he wants to go … what he wants to do,” she said. “His passion and desire shine through in everything he does.” Cothran said Richa is an outstanding new student orientation leader. He wants to make an impact — not just on his own life, but on the lives of ever yone he meets. “I lived in Davidson [Hall] the same year as Tyler Clementi,” Richa said. “I know how unsafe and uncomfortable someone can be in SEE

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The University Office of the President presents a Strategic Planning Town Hall Meeting at 6 p.m. at the Livingston Student Center featuring University President Robert L. Barchi.

Wednesday, March 13

The Asian American Cultural Center presents a screening of the movie “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” at 8 p.m. at the AACC building on Livingston campus. The event will feature a sushi-making demonstration as well as free sushi from the Edo Japanese Restaurant. The event is free and open to everyone. The Daily Targum will host its last general interest meeting before spring break at 7:30 p.m. on the fourth floor of Rutgers Student Center in the S Lounge. All are welcome. To pre-register, email managed@dailytargum.com.

Thursday, March 14

The Mason Gross School of the Arts presents a concert by the Rutgers Symphony Band at 7:30 p.m. at the Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus. Tickets cost $15 for the general public, $10 for alumni, employees, and senior citizens and $5 for students.

Friday, March 15 The Mason Gross School of the Arts presents a concert by the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. at the Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus. Tickets cost $15 for the general public, $10 for alumni, employees, and senior citizens and $5 for students.

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The Karma Foundation presents the world premiere of the play “Rich Girl” at 8 p.m. at the George Street Playhouse at 9 Livingston Ave in New Brunswick. Tickets range from $28-67. The play will run until April. For more information, visit www.georgestreetplayhouse.org. Comedian Mike Recine performs at 8 p.m. at the Stress Factor y Comedy Club at 90 Church St. in New Brunswick. Tickets are $10, but admission is free if attendees follow the Stress Factor y on Twitter.

Friday, March 15

Comedian Louis C.K. performs at 7:30 p.m. at the New Jersey State Theatre at 15 Livingston Ave. in New Brunswick. Tickets cost $45 and must be purchased at http://louisck.com.

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U. groups hold referendum for cage-free eggs BY KIANA DUNN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Hens need a sanitar y and environmentally sound location to produce eggs — but battery cages cause stress and dehydration, which do nothing but increase hen fatalities. Rutgers United for the Welfare of Animals and the Rutgers University Vegetarian Society proposed a Cage-Free Egg Referendum to University students. The organizations ran a referendum in 2011 where students filled out surveys agreeing to pay an extra $7.50 for their meal plans, said Katherine Schwartzer, founder and president of Rutgers University Vegetarian Society. But the survey’s claim that each person would have to pay $7.50 does not apply to every meal plan, and therefore the Board of Governors deemed the referendum invalid, she said. But this year the glitch has been fixed, and the organizations will average the amount of students who are willing to pay extra and present the statistic to the Board of Governors later this semester, said Constance Li, a member of Rutgers United for the Welfare of Animals. “They are reluctant to increase the budget in any way that is disagreeable with the students,” she said. “This referendum will provide an answer to

how much student interest there is in cage-free eggs and make sure that the budget increase would not be above what students are willing to pay.” Li said cage-free eggs come from birds raised in an open barn, as opposed to the battery cage farms where hens are confined to an uncomfortably small space and cannot spread their wings. Battery cages are normally piled four to five cages high, causing waste from the birds above to fall on the birds below, said Li, a University alumna. Approximately 12 to 18 percent of hens die in battery cages every year due to severe stress, starvation and dehydration. Voting took place yesterday at Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus, she said. The Busch Dining Hall will hold voting today and Neilson Dining Hall and Livingston Dining Hall will hold voting tomorrow. The U.S. Center for Food Safety issued a statement supporting a ban of battery cages because overcrowding and unsanitary conditions increases the risk of Salmonella and other diseases, she said. “Much higher concentrations of ammonia and other waste products are released into the air,” Li said. “Environmental organizations like the Sierra Club suppor t cage-free eggs because the consequences of

farming are much less intense and thus more environmentally sustainable.” Currently, the University spends $250,000 on eggs for dining services every year, Li said. “By making the switch to cagefree eggs, Rutgers can redirect this money to up and coming cage-free systems and make a huge economic impact on the egg industr y,” she said. “And of course, the students will be at the heart of this change.” Schwartzer believes University students should know where their food is coming from. “If a large university, like Rutgers, changes to cage-free eggs, it will send a message to the factory farms that people demand change in the way they treat animals,” she said. Har vard University, Boston University, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Northeastern University and others have made the switch, said Schwartzer, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior. Melanie Bowe, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences sophomore, said cagefree eggs are a step in the right direction for the University. “I feel guilty every time I eat. I don’t even want to get started on takeout and those chicken nuggets,” she said. “In my opinion

going organic is the healthiest way because many food products contain a stamp that clarifies it is ‘organic certified.’” But as a nutritional science major, Bowe learned that the switch is costly, and marketers often mislabel their products as organic to raise prices. “There is no [Food and Drug Administration] regulation that sets the standards of a ‘freerange’ egg,” she said. “So factory farms can claim to be ‘free-range’ and mark up their egg prices but could let their chickens roam

free for which ever length of time they desire.” Massimo Gioffre, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, is willing to pay more for cage-free eggs at the University. “Battery cage eggs present animal welfare problems. The hens are deprived of their natural behaviors as opposed to cagefree hens,” he said. “Even though cage-free and batter y cage hens both share the same cruelty practices at least cagefree hens can live accordingly to their natural behaviors.”

Battery cages cause stress, starvation and dehydration in hens, increasing fatalities. SMARANDA TOLOSANO, MULTIMEDIA ASSOCIATE

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Weiner says Aurigemma performs well because he has more drive than others

Cothran says Richa will continue to impact lives

CONTINUED FROM FRONT for push-ups and sit-ups and the time it takes someone to run. He said aside from performing well in the physical fitness test, Aurigemma also excelled at Fort Lewis in Washington last summer during the Leadership Development and Assessment Course. The program puts cadets into platoons and squads with students from around the country, Butterworth said. “They’ll have to lead people that they’ve never met before through these missions and brief operation orders, they would have to come up with timelines and synchronized events and coordinate with other folks and make the mission happen,” he said. Aurigemma said the University ROTC program is ver y strenuous because of the expected level of commitment involved. “It’s been tough ever y now and then between work, school and doing all the stuf f for ROTC, but thankfully that’s what being a leader in the Army [involves] — time management,” he said. “That’s what we know how to do well — manage our time and get things done.”

Before Aurigemma leaves to do an Army leadership course at Fort Benning in Georgia on July 1, he will graduate with a master’s degree in political science and concentration on international relations. “It’s good to know exactly what you’re going to be getting into and what type of people you’ll be dealing with and cultures you’ll be dealing with — as well as what goes on [at] the international level,” he said. He said some people could think of doing ROTC as having a guaranteed job after college. But for him, it is something bigger. “You’re part of something that most kids our age will never ever experience,” he said. “It’s such a rewarding experience for that.” Jason Weiner, a fellow cadet and friend of Aurigemma, said Aurigemma performs well because he has a lot more drive than other people. “He worked all of last year — the entire year — without knowing if he had a contract [with the militar y],” said Weiner, a School of Arts and Science senior. “He finally found out a couple weeks before going to LDAC. So even without the contract, he worked harder than ever ybody.”

CONTINUED FROM FRONT their own skin. I wanted to help people feel safe and at home.” Richa said he decided to become a new student orientation leader because it allows him to become a part of the culture change and introduce new students to the University. “Every year, new people come onto campus, and I wanted to help them feel welcome and happy,” he said. “It was an opportunity I did not want to pass up on.” Cothran said Richa not only thinks about the students on campus now, but he also considers future students and how the public education system will affect them. “He has this plan to use what he will learn about business and finance to eventually work in the education field,” she said. “He is approaching it in a different manner than anyone else has before.” Richa volunteers at the American Conference on Diversity to work for equality. He said he believes inequality exists in the structure of schools and wants to see a change, and he believes identity should not limit a person’s educational opportunities. Cothran said Richa would not try to climb the corporate ladder.

Instead, he strives to forge his own path. “He is taking the winding path. For him, it’s not a ladder [to success] — it’s a journey,” she said. Michele Lam, a hall director for Housing and Residence Life on the College Avenue campus, said Richa asked to work with her this year. Richa said he signed up to become a residence assistant after his first year on campus. He wanted to help students to feel comfor table in the residence halls.

Lam said Richa gives great advice and is a great listener. He is also a valuable resource to students because he grew up in New Brunswick. “He is very invested in this area,” she said. “He even goes back to his old high school and talks with current students, telling them what college life is like.” Cothran said Richa would continue to impact lives even after his time at the University has ended. “Remember his name — you will hear it again,” she said. “He will make a serious impact in his life on future society.”

Georges Richa’s grandmother’s five tips for happiness. GRAPHIC BY BEN RICCARDI

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FESTIVAL Morrison says he is trying to get funding from U. for trip CONTINUED FROM FRONT Inspired at a young age by a Steven Spielberg Lego set, Morrison said he has been making films at the University ever since he met fellow student Christopher Pasi at RU-TV. Pasi, a School of Arts and Sciences senior who shared an interest in acting and filmmaking, said he paired up with Morrison to compete in Campus MovieFest, and the duo won best drama for their film “Live,” and the following year won best comedy for their musical “Don’t Make Me Sing.” “Don’t Make Me Sing” also screened at the Big Apple Film Festival in New York and at the New Jersey Film Festival, Morrison said. “I couldn’t believe at the young age that we are, 21 and 20, that we’d have a film in France already,” Pasi said. “Within four years of college, to think I’d be going to Hollywood, and now France, it’s almost like your dreams coming true.” But Pasi said he cannot make the trip to France, as he will be graduating when the festival takes place from May 15-26th. Morrison, on the other hand, is trying to acquire funding for the trip to Cannes from the University. “I got in touch with [Aresty Research Center], and set up conference funding,” he said. “In addition to research grants, Aresty spends money for students to speak at conferences, but for a film major, a film I make could be a parallel, but at a film festival.” Morrison said the funding from Aresty is only half of what he needs, and he is trying to go to different departments at the University to help raise money. One feature Morrison said he expects to benefit greatly from during his trip is the chance to learn the business side of filmmaking. “It’s not covered in film classes at Rutgers, so no one really gets to see [the business and distribution] of filmmaking,” he said. He said he just released a series of comedy shorts online in 3-D called “The Triple D Triple Feature,” for Campus MovieFest’s 3-D competition. He is also working on directing a final for his Mason Gross School of the Arts course, “Advanced Directing.” “It’s about a guy trying to escape the mundane annoyances of daily life, but he ends up in a beach desert-like oasis,” he said. “In the end he figures out that he didn’t want to get away as much as he thought he did.” Pasi, who helps produce, write, compose and act in most of Morrison’s films, said the two have big plans for Campus MovieFest this year.

“We’ve been writing our new Campus MovieFest movie since the beginning of January,” Pasi said. “We have the actors cast and we have a lot of our music already written. The film’s about movie about music, and it’s not necessarily a musical. It’s pretty beautiful, and we’re really excited about it.” Pasi said he was inspired by Mark Wahlberg and Ben Affleck, and hopes to write, produce and act in films in the future. He said he and Morrison are aiming for the best picture award at the student film festival. “Movies with Zack are so much fun, because it is separate from the University,” Pasi said. “It’s cool to create new worlds and tell stories.” Pasi said he brings in actors for Morrison’s films from the Livingston Theatre Company and Cabaret Theatre, and as he is in both theatre groups, he feels his resources help balance Morrison’s film, allowing Morrison to focus on directing. “Zack is very talented, and I feel like he really is going to go places,” Pasi said. “I could get resources Zack can’t get, while he can work the camera. It is acting talent and camera talent, and it’s a pretty cool dynamic that we have.” Edwin Campos, the leading actor in “Don’t Make Me Sing,” said he was shocked when he first heard the news that the film is going to Cannes. “It’s a huge deal to have the movie play at any festival but to have it play in a foreign countr y — that is a tremendous honor,” said Campos, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. Campos met Morrison through RU-TV, and said although he has an interest in television, he does not see himself acting professionally. “I’m tremendously inexperienced,” Campos said. “Once I got here, I just acted in a handful of mini-projects for the RUTV network.” But Campos was selected as the leading man, and he said it was funny that in the film he was supposed to hate everything happening around him, while in reality he enjoyed the whole experience. “Zack’s amazing,” Campos said. “I’ve seen him go from one small idea or sentence spoken aloud to the actual production of it. Pasi would talk about a movie idea, and … it’s like watching a tree growing — it starts small, and then becomes this huge production.” Morrison said working with his friends as his writers, editors and producers creates an atmosphere that is enjoyable and fun to be on set. “It’s been such a surreal experience for me,” he said. “I never would have imagined when I came to Rutgers, where there was no film major or filmmaking experience, I would do this much at the University that has been in my backyard.”

Zack Morrison is looking for funding for his trip to France for the Cannes Film Festival, as Campus MovieFest does not provide money for the 30 students chosen for their films. He has secured some funding from the Aresty Research Center, but it is still at half the amount that he needs. PHOTO COURTESY OF ZACK MORRISON

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel faces reality in recent trip to Afghanistan

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LAMBER TVILLE, N.J. — Prosecutors say the death of a New Jersey woman who went missing after she left a bar in Pennsylvania has been ruled an accident. Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony Kearns announced the finding Monday, saying Sarah Majoras’ death was due to drowning. Kearns said toxicology testing showed the 39year-old Lambertville resident had a high level of alcohol in her system when she died. Majoras’ body was found Jan. 30 by state police divers in the Delaware & Raritan Canal. She had vanished five days earlier after leaving a New Hope, Pa. bar and crossing over the bridge into Lambertville. Majoras was a bartender at the establishment, but was not working there the night she disappeared. Authorities have said she went to the bar that night to hang out with some friends.

HIGHWAY CHANGES ON HORIZON FOR MAJOR CITIES

SILVER BULLET The “Silver Bullet” airstream trailer carries press and staff yesterday as U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is transported inside a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft from Kabul to Ramstein Airbase. Hagel was on a three-day visit to Afghanistan. GETTY IMAGES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL, Afghanistan — It’s been a rough start for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. After sur viving a combative Senate confirmation battle, he jumped on a militar y plane to Afghanistan and was hit with the jarring difficulties of shutting down a war in a countr y still wracked by violence and political volatility. His stay of less than three days in the warzone was riddled with bombings, security threats, political gridlock and wild accusations from an Afghan president bent on securing his own legacy and determined to move his fragile, war-torn country toward stability and self-governance. Hagel left Afghanistan Monday morning with no real victories to tout, no solutions nailed down or hurdles overcome. Instead, during brief public comments shortly after he met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday night, Hagel steadfastly avoided any direct talk of the escalating problems. Instead, the twice-wounded Vietnam veteran and former U.S. senator spoke broadly of the challenges of war and the complications of politics. “Sometimes I think we can get bogged down in the day-to-day evaluations of the minute, of the week, of the month,” Hagel told reporters once he was back inside the fortified walls of Camp Eggers, the base in Kabul.

“Those are all metrics, those are all good guideposts, but we’ve got to keep in mind the larger context of where we’ve been; and what we’ve accomplished and where we’re going with the big issues still hanging out there.” An early supporter of the war while in the U.S. Senate, Hagel later became more disillusioned with the conflict, opposing the surge of troops sent to quell the escalating violence. More recently he has warned that Americans want the U.S. to get out of the war that has killed more than 2,000 U.S. troops and that the Obama administration wants to wind down. Hagel must he oversee the withdrawal of 34,000 troops and thousands of containers of equipment over the next year or so. And he must do it as the Afghans throw roadblocks in his path and a stubborn insurgency rattles the nascent government with dramatic attacks and the promise of an early start to the spring fighting season. “It’s complicated,” Hagel repeatedly said as reporters pressed him on the challenges. He appeared at times to try and walk a delicate political line, forced to acknowledge the tensions with Karzai but seemingly determined not to fuel them. In recent days, disagreements stalled efforts to turn a detention facility over to the Afghans and U.S. forces faced mounting Afghan restrictions on their combat and training operations. A suicide

bomber targeted the Afghan defense ministry a day before Hagel was scheduled to go there, and on Sunday he cancelled his news conference because officials said they learned of a security threat. In addition, Karzai accused the U.S. of colluding with the Taliban. In the latest broadside, Karzai said that two suicide bombings that killed 19 people on Saturday —one outside the Afghan Defense Ministr y, the other near a police checkpoint in eastern Khost province — show that the Taliban is conducting attacks to show that international forces will be needed after their combat mission ends in 2014. “The explosions in Kabul and Khost yesterday showed that they are at the service of America and at the service of this phrase: 2014. They are trying to frighten us into thinking that if the foreigners are not in Afghanistan, we would be facing these sorts of incidents,” he said. Hagel said that during his meeting and inaugural dinner as defense chief at Karzai’s palace, he spoke “clearly and directly” to the Afghan president about the ongoing problems. He would not say if Karzai leveled the same charges of U.S. and Taliban collusion directly to his face during the meeting. Stunned U.S. officials said they didn’t know if the remarks were targeted to come as Hagel made his first visit to the country. And they seesawed between

expressions of frustration to simply dismissing the charges as unfortunate political pandering. What most agreed on, however, is that such disputes will likely continue to come up and further complicate Hagel’s effort to end the war. Still, there were sparks of optimism. Both Hagel and Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, insisted that the Afghan military leaders are committed to taking over security of their own country and are on target to make that transition later this summer. There are about 66,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and combat forces are to fully withdraw by the end of next year. U.S. officials have said they are considering leaving a total U.S. and coalition force of between 8,000 and 12,000 in the country after 2014, but President Barack Obama has yet to make a final decision. Officials have said that the residual force would continue to advise and assist the Afghan security forces and conduct counterterrorism operations. “When you spend 48 hours in Afghanistan or any part of the world that’s still dangerous, you again recognize the complications that exist ever y day in these parts of the world,” Hagel told reporters. One of the realities of the security transition to Afghan forces was evident as Hagel landed in Germany.

BELLMAWR, N.J. — New Jersey’s lieutenant governor and transportation commissioner have marked the start of a project intended to untangle one of the area’s most jammed highway interchanges. The project is intended to simplify the spot where Interstates 295 and 76 and Route 42 all come together just south of the Walt Whitman Bridge. The groundbreaking for the project was held Monday. The spot is a major headache for commuters traveling to Philadelphia from parts of Camden and Gloucester Counties. The project is expected to take eight years to complete and cost $900 million

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BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — New Jersey communities from one end of the state to the other have strung up vulture carcasses this winter to drive away flocks of the damaging buzzards. On Monday, federal wildlife of ficials hoisted a dead black vulture about 30 feet up a tree in the backyard of a home in Bridgewater, a suburb of 45,000 about 40 miles west of New York City. Wildlife officials say it’s a sure-fire way to stop buzzards from roosting in the area. Residents of one Bridgewater neighborhood have counted at least 100 vultures roosting in a handful of pine trees nearby. They’ve been leaving behind foulsmelling and acidic droppings on lawns and roofs. Vulture carcasses have been strung up in at least a halfdozen other New Jersey locations this winter. —The Associated Press

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Tensions mount over nuclear war as N. Korea threatens THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL, South Korea — A state-run newspaper in North Korea said Monday the communist countr y had carried out a threat to cancel the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War, following days of increased tensions over its latest nuclear test. A U.N. spokesman said later in the day, however, that North Korea cannot unilaterally dissolve the armistice. North Korea also followed through on another promise: It shut down a Red Cross hotline that the North and South Korea used for general communication and to discuss aid shipments and separated families’ reunions. Enraged over the South’s current joint military drills with the United States and last week’s U.N. sanctions imposed on Pyongyang for its Feb. 12 nuclear test, North Korea has piled threat on top of threat, including a vow to launch a nuclear strike on the U.S. Seoul has responded with tough talk of its own and has placed its troops on high alert. Tensions on the divided peninsula have reached their highest level since North Korea rained artiller y shells on a South Korean island in 2010. The Nor th Korean government made no formal announcement on its repeated threats to scrap the 60-year-old armistice, but the countr y’s main newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, repor ted that the armistice was nullified Monday as Pyongyang had said it would. The North has threatened to nullify the armistice several times before, and in 1996 it sent hundreds of armed troops into a border village. The troops later withdrew. Despite the North Korean report, U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said the armistice is still valid and still in force because the armistice agreement had been adopted by the U.N. General Assembly and neither North Korea nor South Korea could dissolve it unilaterally. “The terms of the armistice agreement do not allow either side unilaterally to free themselves from it,” said Nesirky, the spokesman for U.N. SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon. Ban urged North Korea “to continue to respect the terms of the armistice agreement as it was approved by the General Assembly,” Nesirky said, adding that officials at U.N. headquarters in New York were unaware of any operational changes on the ground on the Korean peninsula. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the U.S. was “certainly concerned by North Korea’s bellicose rhetoric. And the threats that they have been making follow a pattern designed to raise tension and intimidate others.” He added that Pyongyang “will achieve nothing by threats

or provocation, which will only further isolate North Korea and undermine international efforts to ensure peace and stability in northeast Asia.” U.S. National Security adviser Tom Donilon told the Asia Society in New York that Pyongyang’s claims may be “hyperbolic,” but the United States will protect its allies. “There should be no doubt: we will draw upon the full range of our capabilities to protect against, and to respond to, the threat posed to us and to our allies by North Korea,” Donilon said in remarks prepared for deliver y. “This includes not only any North Korean use of weapons of mass destruction but also, as the president made clear, their transfer of nuclear weapons or nuclear materials to other states or non-state entities. Such actions would be considered a grave threat to the United States and our allies and we will hold North Korea fully accountable for the consequences.” Despite the heightened tensions, there were signs of business as usual Monday. The two Koreas continue to have at least two working channels of communication between their militaries and aviation authorities. One of those hotlines was used Monday to give hundreds of South Koreans approval to enter North Korea to go to work. Their jobs are at the only remaining operational symbol of joint cooperation, the Kaesong industrial complex. It is operated in North Korea with South Korean money and knowhow and a mostly Nor th Korean workforce. The 11-day military drills that started Monday involve 10,000 South Korean and about 3,000 U.S. troops. Those coincide with two months of separate U.S.South Korean field exercises that began March 1. The drills are held annually, and this year, according to South Korean media, the “Key Resolve” drill rehearses different scenarios for a possible conflict on the Korean peninsula using computer-simulated exercises. The U.S. and South Korean troops will be used to test the scenarios. Also continuing are largescale North Korean drills that Seoul says involve the army, navy and air force. The South Korean Defense Ministry said there have been no military activities it considers suspicious. The North Korean rhetoric escalated as the U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved a new round of sanctions over Pyongyang’s nuclear test. Analysts said that much of the bellicosity is meant to shore up loyalty among citizens and the military for North Korea’s young leader, Kim Jong Un. “This is part of their brinksmanship,” said Daniel Pinkston, a Seoul-based expert on North Korea with the International Crisis Group think tank.

TSUNAMI ANNIVERSARY Top: Visitors walk in front of a replica of the pine tree yesterday in Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture, Japan. Bottom: Children float balloons and pay their respects to victims during the second anniversary commemoration of the earthquake and tsunami yesterday in Minamisoma, Japan. GETTY IMAGES

Japan remembers tragic earthquake, seeks substantial federal response THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO, Japan — Amid growing dissatisfaction with the slow pace of recover y, Japan marked the second anniversar y Monday of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing and has displaced more than 300,000. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that the government intends to make “visible” reconstr uction progress and accelerate resettlement of those left homeless by streamlining legal and administrative procedures many blame for the delays. “I pray that the peaceful lives of those af fected can resume as soon as possible,”

Emperor Akihito said at a somber memorial ser vice at Tokyo’s National Theater. At observances in Tokyo and in still barren towns along the northeastern coast, those gathered bowed their heads in a moment of silence marking the moment, at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2011, when the magnitude 9.0 earthquake — the strongest recorded in Japan’s history — struck off the coast. Japan has struggled to rebuild communities and to clean up radiation from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, whose reactors melted down after its cooling systems were disabled by the tsunami. The government has yet to devise a new energy strategy — a central issue for its struggling economy with all but two of the country’s nuclear reactors offline.

About half of those displaced are evacuees from areas near the nuclear plant. Hundreds of them filed a lawsuit Monday demanding compensation from the gover nment and the now-defunct plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., or TEPCO, for their suf fering and losses. “Two years after the disasters, neither the government nor TEPCO has clearly acknowledged their responsibility, nor have they provided suf ficient suppor t to cover the damages,” said Izutaro Managi, a lawyer representing the plaintif fs. Throughout the disaster zone, the tens of thousands of survivors living in temporary housing are impatient to get resettled.

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ccording to a Daily Princetonian article published Our society places the blame on the victim rather than last week, Princeton University has been, for the on the perpetrator, and not publicizing statistics like those past five years, hiding the results of a sexual of the Princeton survey contribute to the problem. Our assault survey. The survey, conducted in 2008, questioned University’s culture is very objectifying for women. One random students across three classes about their experican step out on Easton Avenue on a Thursday night and visences with sexual assault on campus. According to the ibly witness women getting hit on, involuntarily touched results, one in six female Princeton students experienced and even groped. “nonconsensual vaginal penetration.” The Princeton results further raise concerns about the The survey assessed 1,595 students, 70 percent of who number of sexual assault cases that go reported on our colwere women. Of the women, more than 28 percent said lege campuses. Between 2009 and 2011, Princeton had that they were touched in a sexual way or had their clothes only 40 forcible act offenses among both students and nonremoved involuntarily, 12 percent were forced to give or students, according to the Princetonian’s editorial. receive oral sex, 14 percent were victims of attempted Similarly, only five Princeton students were disciplined for forced oral sex, 6.2 percent were victims of attempted vagiacts of sexual misconduct between 2009 and 2012. nal penetration. Out of the 809 women, more than 120 of Of the one in four college women that have been raped, them said that they have been penetrated with a penis, fin90 percent of them knew their rapist, according to the gers or objects without consent. Huffington Post. According to this survey, statisCollege campuses across the tics don’t vary much from the nationcountry need to do a better job of “No, her skirt wasn’t al average, and a Princeton official raising awareness about sexual too short, she wasn’t at cited this as the reason for not publiassault and more emphasis on stopcizing the results. ping it rather than avoiding it. There the wrong party, and They Ivy League school did not should absolutely be greater transshe definitely wasn’t want to receive unnecessary attenparency about these issues at our tion from the survey if most colleges schools, so that situations like those asking for it.” faced the same problem. However, of Princeton are unlikely to happen sweeping issues like these under the again and instead go toward the betmagic collegiate carpet of reputation terment of school policies on these does not make them go away. issues. More colleges should conduct similar surveys as And while the Ivies might exert extra efforts to mainwell — and actually publish the results. They should be tain their shiny, polished image, sexual assault on college used to better educate the student body and learn where campuses is a very real, rampant and pressing issue. more attention is needed. During The Daily Targum’s editorial meeting on this When we tried to reflect on our last memory of learning topic, an associate editor asked, “How many of us know about sexual assault, the only thing we could think of was someone personally affected by sexual assault?” Almost first-year orientation. For many of us, that was three to four everyone raised a hand. years ago. That’s unacceptable. We should have much The statistics are real: one in four college women have more regular and mandatory programs, like having been raped, according to the Huffington Post. research assistants hold sexual assault programs more If you’re sitting in a classroom, it’s likely one of those often. University programs should also publicize the signs four women sitting at the desks around you has been vioof rape for women’s knowledge. lated at some point during her college life. No, her skirt There is much work to be done when it comes to sexwasn’t too short, she wasn’t at the wrong party, and she defual assault on college campuses. While Princeton didn’t initely wasn’t asking for it. address the problem in the best way, it wasn’t any differShe is one of the countless college women across ent than most other colleges — and that’s a huge issue. the country that have to feel scared just to walk to Like most problems, the first and most important step is their car at night. to recognize them. The Daily Targum’s editorials represent the views of the majority of the 145th editorial board. Columns, cartoons and letters do not necessarily reflect the views of the Targum Publishing Company or its staff.

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Offensive content is free speech too STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN MIKE DENIS

n our newspapers over the last two weeks, controversy has clouded reality, and there have been rallies and written apologies over the content. But we have to remember we have the right to freedom of speech and the freedom of press. We’re afforded the rights to advocate radical and racist ideas if we want to, but obviously we offend groups of people. Sometimes in our expressions of free speech, however, we go too far. And in both these cases, The Daily Targum ad and the ar ticle in The Medium went across the fine lines between free speech and hurtful speech. The article in The Medium should have been written better and even been completely reconsidered before being published. And the same goes for the ad in the Targum. I do not agree or endorse the content in either of the publications. Ignorant opinions on a people or race are no excuse for consideration as cogent ideas or theories. However, I will defend freedom of speech, even offensive speech. One man’s opinion is another man’s problem, and that’s what we always

encounter when we exercise our right to freedom of speech, and in this instance, freedom of press. One would think our society would be desensitized from what we see and hear every day on our television screens or in our newspapers. Unfortunately, we haven’t — and we get outraged over seemingly everything. Everything we say shouldn’t have to warrant an apology. Freedom of speech now falls into the category of political correctness, as anything we say or do has to appeal to everybody, and not be in a racial, sexist or radical way. Comedian Bill Maher called for a national day of no outrage last year, in response to the constant apologies that have to take place when somebody says something ignorant and a backlash occurs. He suggested if you see or hear something you don’t like, just ignore it or make it look like it doesn’t bother you. And then Maher made a joke about Donald Trump being the bastard son of an orangutan, and Trump proceeded to sue him. When I read the ar ticle in The Medium, I thought to myself, “what a bad article — this is mildly sexist.” I didn’t give the article a second thought because it was supposed to be satire and was a poor example of it. When I saw the ad in the Targum, I thought it was insensitive and blatantly wrong, but I knew it was just an ignorant group’s uneducated opinion.

If my religion was attacked, I would be mad about it — but I wouldn’t feel like I have to get too upset over idiocy. Our own outrage eventually leads to the creation of a politically correct “Frankenstein” society. And political correctness then must transcend to everything we do, not just everything we say, which causes us to disagree on our own reality. Now when somebody sees John Schnatter, CEO of Papa John’s pizza in a commercial, they’re more inclined to think, “he opposes Obamacare — so I shouldn’t buy his pizza.” And from personal experience, what’s been leveled at me is, “he likes NASCAR and is therefore a hillbilly, an unintelligent conservative from the South.” Sorry, but I beg to differ. Freedom of speech should be used in the realm of political correctness on some things, but not on ever ything. We should use our right of freedom of speech to cogently present an opinion and not to just demonize one set of people. I don’t want to live in a society where nobody can say anything radical, but I do wish it be used in an intellectual manner. No apologies, that’s my opinion, and I’m standing by it. Mike Denis is a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student majoring in political science. His column “Straight Up and Down” runs on alternate Tuesdays.

New media enables rampant Islamophobia THOUGHT CONTROL CAFÉ NAT SOWINSKI

he dubious nature of Internet scholarships and Web journalism reflects a growing sense of antiintellectualism in the United States. From blatantly incorrect articles to subtly racist undertones, the Web poses a substantial opportunity for those with an agenda to promote their ideas and agendas disguised as objective journalistic truth. On the Internet, we discover that often, speculation and opinion are touted as fact. Nowhere is this more apparent than in U.S. scholarships, literature and formal and informal news media surrounding “Islamic radicalism,” “Islamism” and the notion of jihad. The post-Sept. 11 world has seen the emergence of a widespread strain of xenophobia and racist fear, particularly targeted toward Muslims, Arabs and Arab-Americans. There has been growing sense of trepidation among many Web authors — most notably Americans who align themselves with American conser vatism and the Republican Party, but also by people elsewhere in the world — regarding a possible “Islamization of America.” The Internet provides Islamophobic pundits favorable conditions for their message — and agenda — to disseminate and gain readership. Possibly the most dangerous facet of this rise of Web anti-scholarship is its manifestation of anti-Islamic messages, which carry with them strong suggestions for directing American foreign policy. Such Islamophobic pundits have unfortunately found their way into the Targum. As you have likely seen — especially from

the huge reaction on this opinions page and elsewhere — the Targum last Tuesday included a full-page advertisement for “Islamic Apartheid Week,” which was purchased by the David Horowitz Freedom Center. I wish to elucidate some details about David Horowitz, his organization and the concerted effort to insert Islamophobia into American discourse. The David Horowitz Freedom Center is a conservative think tank founded by the political activist and notorious racist Horowitz. The Southern Poverty Law Center identified the David Horowitz Freedom Center — formerly known as the Center for the Study of Popular Culture — as one of 17 “right-wing foundations and think tanks support[ing] efforts to make bigoted and discredited ideas respectable.” Much of Horowitz’s efforts are focused on the demonization of Islam and MuslimAmericans. The Center for American Progress conducted a recent report entitled “Fear Incorporated: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in the United States” that cited Horowitz as a prominent figure in the demonization of Islam. He is also a figurehead in the astroturf (read: artificial grassroots) movement alleging Islam as conspiring to “take over Western society.” Horowitz, in response, laughably accused the CAP of capitulating to the Muslim Brotherhood. Horowitz has published previous ads in school newspapers similar to the one published in ours. Horowitz ran an adver tisement in 2008 in the Daily Nexus, UC-Santa Barbara’s newspaper, alleging that their Muslim Student Association has ties to known terrorist organizations. On Al-Jazeera, he stated that “The [MSA] pretends to be a religious organization, while it is really an arm of the Muslim Brotherhood … Hamas and Hezbollah.”

The reality is quite the contrary. I believe this spurious pseudoculture of demonizing Muslims and Horowitz’s condemnation of MSAs have contributed deeply to racist sentiment against Muslims in the United States and have brought about concrete consequences. The New York Police Department’s recent spying of our very own MSA is, I think, a testament to this. The CAP report also included criticisms of a group named “Stop Islamization of America,” which was founded by noted Islamophobe Robert Spencer and leading “counterjihadi” activist Pamela Geller. Geller became known for spearheading the movement against the proposed construction of an Islamic community center near the former site of the World Trade Center. Geller sat on the panel for the “Islamic Apar theid Week” event at Temple University, an event that justifiably spurred outcr y from Temple’s Muslim community. “Temple University is not unique … the reception we got at Temple was just a snapshot of what America will look like in just a few years if we don’t stand up and go on the offense,” she said. The quote is indicative of a concerted effort to play the role of provocateur and scapegoat Muslims across America. I’d rebut that Geller and Horowitz are not unique. They are simply members of a larger national effort to justify hateful attitudes toward Muslims in the United States — and to justify inter vention abroad. It is crucial that we raise our voices and speak out against this kind of racist, anti-Muslim hatred in the United States and on campus at the University. Nat Sowinski is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in Middle Eastern studies and minoring in philosophy. Her column, “Thought Control Cafe,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.

Keep your hands to yourself COMMENTARY

TALIA ZARBIV

few weeks ago, I visited the University in order to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim with my friends. As a recent graduate, I was excited about the notion of going back to my old stomping grounds and taking a much needed break from the stresses of “real life” (read: post-college reality). Weekend life at the University was just as I had remembered it. I had a great time catching up with old friends and enjoyed every moment that is the wackiness of the holiday of Purim. Late Saturday evening I was walking with a friend back to her apartment, when we passed a group of young men. As I chatted excitedly with my friend about a cute boy we had just met, one of the young men wordlessly reached out and squeezed my breast as we passed by. In the initial seconds that passed, my friend and I were in complete shock. It took me a moment to register that this pervert actually thought it was within his right to touch me, evidenced by the fact that neither he or any one of his several friends so much as flinched in embarrassment. I suspect that he fully expected my friend and me to continue on our way and not say anything. Unfortunately for him, he was quite wrong. My initial shock turned quickly into red-hot anger as I yelled and screamed at him. I will spare The Daily Targum editorial staff the work and simply admit that I should never kiss my grandmother with the mouth I used to form the words that came out when I stood up for myself. The most striking part of the exchange, though, happened when I asked him if he was aware that he had just committed sexual assault. His answer truly makes me feel nauseous every time I revisit it: “Yes. Did you like it?” The answer to your question, dear misguided degenerate, is no, I did not like it. Would you like it if a complete stranger reached out and grabbed your crotch for no reason other than “because it looked nice?” Certainly, this young man could not have anticipated the inner turmoil his thoughtless sociopathic action has caused me. Five years ago, I became a victim of a sexual violence. That experience caused me countless sleepless nights, and cost thousands of dollars in therapy bills. Since Saturday night, I have been reliving the horrific experience. But this time around, I am proud of myself for standing up to the cowardly attempt to make me feel small. Students, I implore you, the next time you feel like doing something just for kicks and giggles, spend half a second thinking about potential consequences of your actions. We’re all educated and intelligent enough to understand that sexual assault is a crime, and it is not OK. Then why does it continue to happen every day on our campus? Why does it continue to happen at all, anywhere? I will conclude this letter not by cautioning female University students to be careful about how much they drink, mindful of the clothes they wear or more aware of their surroundings late at night. Instead, I’d like to place the blame where it belongs: squarely on the shoulders of the people who think placing their hands on another person without permission is acceptable, much less enjoyable. Frankly, the fact that I need to remind you to keep your hands to yourself is humiliating for you. Isn’t that a lesson you should have learned back in kindergarten? Hands. Off. Talia Zarbiv is a 2012 University alumna.

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Today's Birthday (03/11/13). With the New Moon in Pisces today, consider where you'd like to be in a year. Home life has your focus until June, when adventure calls. Roll with financial changes; travel and education now lead to career results later. Grow your skills, and follow a dream. 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 — Not everything is perfect, but you can ride out the bumps with grace. There's room for romance, when you think about it. Follow a person who cares about you. Consider new options. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — New opportunities to complete upsets emerge this coming week, especially in terms of romance. Use your emotional powers. Put a spin on your sales pitch. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Your treasure is at home. Share feelings with your partner and be rewarded. You bring out the best in each other. There's a completion and a new beginning of a spiritual nature. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Your fears are not necessarily real. Have someone listen to them, then step beyond your comfort zone to discover something surprising. It's a good time to fix things. Everything gets worked out. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — A change of procedures may be in order, but that's no problem. You're brilliant. The money's there, but don't get pushy. Do the math, and stick to the rules. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — You can do it, with their help. Even work seems like fun now. Study with passion, renewed excitement and enthusiasm. Working at home increases your benefits. Repeat strategies that worked before. Accept encouragement.

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FOULS

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RU competes in last Big East Tournament with Catholic 7

Rotation allows just two earned runs in series loss to Tribe

CONTINUED FROM BACK

the Big East’s second-best free throw shooter went 5-for-6 from the line. “The feeling to get back on the line and just sink those free throws [is great],” Mack said. Those free throws proved to be one of the dif ferences in what ended as a 56-51 Rutgers win. The Knights, who made five more free throws than the Pirates attempted, owned a 10-point advantage in free throws alone. They finished with more made free throws than their opponent two other times in Big East play — both of which involved wins. Now that the Knights will compete in the Big East Tournament, foul shots are one of many things they will need to come out on top in. In addition to being the final game at Madison Square Garden for the team’s two seniors — wing Dane Miller and forward Austin Johnson — this year’s tournament carries some extra significance. The Catholic 7 schools will split from the Big East on June 30th and form a 10-team league with Xavier, Butler and most likely Creighton. “It’s sad about the Big East,” said head coach Mike Rice. “I grew up skipping school and watching [the tournament]. My sisters went to Syracuse. I was a fan. It’s sad.” Rice is not the only member of the Knights who will lose something that has always been present in his life. Being so close to New York, nearly all of Rutgers’ players have grown up watching or hearing about the Big East Tournament. One of those is Rosedale, N.Y., native Mike Poole. “It hurts,” the forward said of the impending split. “I wanted my kids to watch the Big East Tournament and watch all the history and those epic games. It’s still going to be a competitive league. Whatever happens next year happens.” After this season, there will be a new conference for one year — before Rutgers and Louisville depar t to the Big Ten and Atlantic Coast Conference, respectively. “I’m excited about going to the Big East Tournament for the last time,” Rice said. “But also, looking back, I’m excited about what is going to take place.” Rutgers’ conference switch is not for more than a season. For now, it needs to be concerned with tonight’s matchup with DePaul. The Blue Demons took the only regular season meeting between the two teams on their home cour t — a 75-69 Rutgers loss. The Knights hope to even the season series and to earn the more impor tant of the two victories — the second Big East Tournament win under Rice. For updates on the Rutgers men’s basketball team, follow Joey Gregory on Twitter @JGregoryTargum.

senior outfielder Steve Zavala, and sophomore outfielder Vinny Zarrillo took home on a wild pitch. But the bullpen could not hold as William & Mary rallied for the victory. The loss takes away from how well Law pitched, and fellow senior right hander Tyler Gebler can sympathize with the Mainland, N.J., native. “It puts you back a little,” said Gebler on pitching well in a loss. “We were getting hits, but just a lot of late-game situations we were unable to convert this weekend. As a pitcher, you just have to keep going and know that those hits are going to come. We just have to get on teams earlier and not wait until the last inning to make a push.” His performance was also a relief for Hill, who said he was willing to make changes to the rotation in order to see more production.

“He pitched very well,” Hill said. “He had a good breaking ball and spotted his changeup well. It is very important. Usually you have a so-so chance in the third game. He gives us a good chance in that third game.” Gebler was able to deliver his best performance on the hill this season in the Knights’ second game Saturday, a 5-3 win against the Tribe in 10 innings. Gebler went nine innings and allowed just one run on three hits. After William & Mary (10-5) tied the game in the bottom of the ninth to send it into extras, Rutgers responded with two runs to put the game out of reach. In all, three starters for Rutgers (3-9) — Gebler, Law and senior lefthander Rob Smorol — allowed just two runs. It is a promising sign for the Knights — with their offense still trying to find consistency. “That’s a major plus,” Hill said. “If you don’t have any pitching, you’ll be in trouble. Right now, we have some hitters, but they are not doing the job right now.” Zavala, who had six hits in the series, knows that — in

Despite senior outfielder Steve Zavala (above) going 6-for-10 in the series, Rutgers batted just .192 as a team in the series. THE DAILY TARGUM, APRIL 2012

order to succeed in the Big East — the offense cannot just bat .248 as a team. The close losses, which could have been converted into wins with timely hitting, leave a bitter feeling. “It’s pretty bad,” Zavala said. “We thought we were going to

win both of them. It’s a little bit tougher because we knew we had it in our grasps.” For updates on the Rutgers baseball team, follow Bradly Derechailo on Twitter @BradlyDTargum.

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MARCH 12, 2013 WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Co-captain provides stability for defense BY IAN ERHARD STAFF WRITER

During the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team’s current four-game winning streak, senior goalkeeper Lily Kalata has allowed no more than five goals in three of those matches. Kalata remains the only captain on the field for the Scarlet Knights as senior midfielder Stephanie Anderson recovers from injury. Her ability to keep opposing teams off the board will become crucial for the Knights (5-1) as they continue toward their conference schedule. “She’s done a really nice job of playing her position very well and taking responsibility for the things that she can control,” said head coach Laura Brand-Sias. “We’re going to really need that down the stretch for these last few regional games and particularly once we get to Big East play.” Rutgers has already proven its ability to compete with ranked teams, and Kalata is a big reason why. In a win against No. 20 Penn on March 6, Kalata surrendered only five goals in a 6-5 victory. She boasts a .523 save percentage and allows 6.2 goals per game, ranking her among the top 10 in the nation in both categories this season. She attributes these numbers to the defense in front of her.

SEASON Knights spoil several opportunities for NCAA tourney bid CONTINUED FROM BACK The latter part of Stringer’s comments after the loss is not an unfamiliar response. The Knights three-point loss to South Florida — their first loss before the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament in program history — is just another addition to a list of missed opportunities this season. The squad has put forth valiant efforts in many performances over the course of the year, but time and time again, they seemed to be in vain. The latest example of Rutgers’ inability to get ahead came in the first half against the Bulls, a team it beat Feb. 26 to give Stringer 900 career wins. The Knights failed to take advantage of a 22.4 percent shooting performance from its opponent, only leading by one point at intermission. “At the end of the day, all of us had something to do with it,” Stringer said. “So whether it was a rebound, or an assist, pretty much everyone had a chance to play and had something to do with the outcome of this game. We all take responsibility.” Rutgers suffered losses that damaged its hopes of making the trip the NCAA Tournament for the 11th consecutive time, piercing its confidence. The Knights closed out the regular season on a sour note when it fell to Cincinnati on the road, a team they beat earlier this season at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

“They’re just really stable and we knew that we’d be coming in a really competitive team with a really good defense,” Kalata said. “Our defense does its best to keep the goals down to a minimum.” Her stats become more significant considering the close games Rutgers has won, as its last four wins have each been decided by three goals or less. Kalata said the offense helped in low-scoring games by scoring first. Kalata let only four balls get past her Saturday against Delaware, a team that entered following a 17-goal performance in its previous game. “It was really big,” Kalata said of performance of defense against Delaware. “I think it stopped a lot of their momentum. It really helped us control the game and really have the ball in our court the whole time.” Against the Blue Hens, and previously in a game Feb. 23 against Fairfield, Kalata allowed only one goal through the first 45 minutes of regulation. While the offense is not putting up record numbers, the Knights have the ability to build leads because of the team’s strong defense and goaltending. “The goals have more value, so I’m not really worried about it at all,” Kalata said. The Knights have outscored their opponents by 18 goals through the first six games of the season. Before defeating the Bulls last month, Rutgers went on a fourgame skid that forced them to have to make a deep postseason run for any chance at a tournament berth. The Bulls, on the other hand, made the necessary adjustments to pull out a victory to advance to the quarterfinals. They finished the game on an 8-0 scoring run, with all of those points coming from the free throw line. “The one constant that you can do if you are not playing well offensively is [to] defend,” said South Florida head coach Jose Fernandez on his team’s comefrom-behind win. “I know it was not a fun game for people to watch because it was a boxing match back and forth. Neither team played well offensively.” The biggest defensive sequence for the Bulls came with three seconds left to play when for ward Inga Orekhova came away with a steal, forcing the Knights to foul her after their 25th turnover on the afternoon. Rutgers could not find a way to keep its season alive and took the three-hour bus ride home after what is arguably its most disappointing loss of the year. “We just really kept positive in the locker room and just saying what we could do better in the second half,” said senior forward Monique Oliver. With the season likely over if the Knights do not receive or decline their invitation to the WNIT, Stringer’s hopes that “it will get better going forward” is the shared desire for the program. For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow Aaron Farrar on Twitter @AFarrarTargum.

MARCH 12, 2013

SPORTS PAGE 15 SOFTBALL NEVADA 12, RUTGERS 0

Lack of late offense prevalent in four RU losses BY GREG JOHNSON CORRESPONDENT

After posting a 4-1 record March 1-3, the Rutgers softball team’s momentum all but dissipated this past weekend at the Mustang Classic in San Luis Obispo, Calif. The Scarlet Knights’ fortunes were reversed — dropping four of five in a tournament that head coach Jay Nelson simply called a “tough weekend.”

That statement only scratches the surface of the team’s frustration. The Knights fell by a combined five runs in three of their four losses, and they scored first in each of those three contests. They also held a lead in all but one of the five games. It all boiled over in the final game Sunday — when the Knights were shut out for only the second time this season in a 12-0 romp by Nevada (13-12). For the first time all year, Rutgers was forced to use all three of its pitchers in the same

game — as sophomore lefthander Alyssa Landrith uncharacteristically lasted just two innings. Nelson had a few answers as to why his ace was lit up this season for the first time. “[Nevada] knows Alyssa pretty well because she’s from that part of the country, and at least one of the players on that team played with her — so they were ready for her,” Nelson said. “But, that’s not an excuse … I don’t know. I haven’t seen that happen to her in two years.”

Sophomore lefthander Alyssa Landrith suffered one of the lowest moments of her young career Sunday, when she allowed five runs in two innings against Nevada. THE DAILY TARGUM, APRIL 2012

The rout came after the second game of a Saturday doubleheader with Nevada — when Rutgers played its first extrainnings affair of the year. Carrying a slim 1-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning, freshman righthander Dresden Maddox surrendered the tying run after a strong outing. Senior righthander Abbey Houston entered the tied game in the bottom of the seventh — escaping a bases-loaded jam before giving up the winning run in the bottom of the eighth as the Knights fell, 2-1. The top of the eighth highlighted the team’s situational hitting woes — as Rutgers failed to score after moving a runner to third with only one out and the top of its lineup due up. “Their pitcher struck out my No. 1 and 2 hitters, so that was difficult. They’re both good hitters,” Nelson said. “I have all the faith in the next time it happens tied with them. But it was hard on the girls.” Righthander Karlyn Jones threw all 13 innings in both games for Nevada and kept the Knights in check. Her repertoire baffled Rutgers — forcing several easy popups on pitches up and out of the zone. “She was probably throwing as hard as anybody we’ve seen so far [on Saturday],” Nelson said. “She’s throwing probably 62 to 65, and she had good upward movement. We’ve been seeing mostly downward-moving pitchers and pitchers that were throwing outside more. She was challenging us inside, and she got ahead in the count most of the time.” In the first game Saturday afternoon, Rutgers seized its only win of the series — an 8-0 shutout against Northern Illinois (6-12). Landrith hurled a shutout and the Knights enjoyed their only offensive success of the tournament. Five different players

drove in at least one run, including three by senior shortstop Ashley Bragg. In the second game of the opening Friday doubleheader, Rutgers fell, 3-2, to Cal Poly (9-16). The Knights’ bats jumped on the scoreboard for two runs in the top of the first inning but became stagnant for the remainder of the game. In the first game of the series, Rutgers dropped another tight game in a 4-1 loss to Sacramento State (12-6). Landrith hurled a 1-0 shutout into the sixth inning before giving up the tying run. Then, with two outs in the seventh and runners on the corners, the Vacaville, Calif., native could not record the final out before surrendering three runs — the difference in the game. Despite the Knights’ (7-8) pitchers being on their heels with little run support all weekend, Nelson said there is no finger pointing in Rutgers’ dugout. The end result — losing — is all that matters. “They take responsibility that if they get a run, they’re supposed to win,” Nelson said. “But on the other hand, our hitters are disappointed that they don’t get more runs for our pitcher. We have a pretty tightly-knit team who takes responsibility for what they’re supposed to do.” Nelson keeps perspective, citing several positives in spite of the 1-4 outcome. He especially asserts that increasing production from freshmen bats is adding a key depth to Rutgers’ lineup. “It’s hard — but, you know, you’re in all the games,” Nelson said. “They were good teams. They weren’t weak teams that we were playing. You just have to overcome that and learn how to win, and we’re still in that process.” For updates on the Rutgers softball team, follow Greg Johnson on Twitter @GJohnsonTargum.

TENNIS WEST VIRGINIA 4, RUTGERS 3

Back-to-back away defeats break winning streak BY JIM MOONEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Sophomore Noor Judeh was one of only three players to win in singles play over the weekend, both losses for Rutgers. THE DAILY TARGUM, SEPTEMBER 2012

The Rutgers tennis team competed in two road matches over the weekend, falling against both West Virginia and Pittsburgh. “I think I speak for the whole team when I say we’re disappointed,” said head coach Ben Bucca. The losses broke Rutgers’ (6-4, 3-1) four-match winning streak. “They were both good teams, which we knew going into these matches,” said freshman Gina Li. “The travel this weekend made things a little tougher, but we gave it our best shot. Bad days happen sometimes.” Pittsburgh (5-6, 1-2) racked up four singles wins Sunday against the Knights to take the match after dropping the

doubles point. Rutgers saw singles wins from Li and sophomore Noor Judeh, as she increased her team-leading win total to eight and stands at 4-0 in Big East play. “It’s just another reason to keep improving,” said Li about her team-leading wins total. In doubles action, Li teamed with junior Vanessa Petrini, and the duo defeated Taylor Washington and Jocelyn Lu, 84. The doubles point came down to the No. 3 match — where junior Stefania Balasa and sophomore Lindsay Balsamo defeated Kimmy Borza and Karma Parbhu, 8-4, to seal the doubles point for the Knights. The trip to Morgantown, W. Va., on Saturday proved difficult for Rutgers as well, as the Knights dropped five of its six singles matches. Li and Balsamo both had their four-match

winning streaks snapped against West Virginia. Freshman Lindsey Kayati picked up the only singles win for the Knights by defeating Emily Mathis 6-1, 5-0. The victor y extended Kayati’s winning streak to five matches, only to have it ended against Pittsburgh the following day. Kayati is now 7-2 on the year. West Virginia (4-7) swept the doubles portion of the match, winning all three matches against the Knights. “We’ve worked hard and were playing well lately,” Bucca said about his team’s ef for t in recent weeks. “We had some stern conversations, and we know what we have to do to get ourselves back on the right track.” Rutgers will have an opportunity to redeem itself tomorrow, when the Knights face Houston at home.

FALLING SHORT The Rutgers softball team suffered multiple close defeats in the Mustang Classic in California this past weekend. PAGE 15

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ROAD WOES After winning four straight, the Rutgers tennis team dropped matches to West Virginia and Pittsburgh. PAGE 15

SPORTS

QUOTE OF THE DAY “At the end of the day, all of us had something to do with it.” — Rutgers head women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer on Rutgers loss Saturday to South Florida

TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2013

BASEBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL DEPAUL-RUTGERS, TONIGHT, 9 P.M.

RU offensive stuggles result in two losses BY BRADLY DERECHAILO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Whenever a pitcher allows only one earned run, there is a strong possibility that the team will walk away with a win. For the Rutgers baseball team, its continued struggles at the plate resulted in two losses to William & Mary, a team head coach Fred Hill believes his team is better than. Despite senior righthander Charlie Law’s 12-strikeout performance, the Knights could not secure runs in Sunday’s 4-3 loss. “I was disappointed. I think our players are disappointed,” Hill said. “We did some good things, but we made some errors and didn’t hit with men in scoring position. You can’t win that way.” Rutgers batted .192 in the three-game series with runners in scoring position — a number Hill said will not help his team. While the pitching performances, specifically Law’s, was a sign of improvement, Rutgers cannot expect to win too many games leaving men on base. Law went seven innings, allowing two runs on seven hits. The 114-pitch performance improved his ERA to 9.50, a substantial improvement from the almost 15 ERA he had before. Rutgers took a 3-2 lead in the top of the ninth, as senior first baseman Bill Hoermann drove in SEE

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Sophomore guard Myles Mack dropped 15 points in Rutgers’ 56-51 season-finale win against Seton Hall. Mack and the rest of the team will face DePaul tonight in the first round of the Big East Tournament. JOVELLE TAMAYO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Limiting fouls proves essential BY JOEY GREGORY CORRESPONDENT

In the Rutgers men’s basketball team’s regular season finale Friday against Seton Hall, the Scarlet Knights found themselves in a very unusual position. Entering the contest, they had lost 11 of their previous 12 games. This meant at the

end of those 11 games, the Knights were typically forced to foul in order to get the ball back. The Pirates assumed that very role Friday while Rutgers enjoyed the benefits of Seton Hall’s 13 second-half team fouls. “It was us not having to chase anybody around,” said sophomore guard Myles Mack. “For them having to chase us around — it’s a

better feeling being on the opposite end of the losing.” Mack enjoyed an increased amount of personal success from Seton Hall’s foul troubles. After shooting a combined six free throws in the team’s previous three games, SEE

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SQUANDERED WINS LIKELY PREVENT RU FROM NCAA TOURNAMENT

Missed opportunites litter lost season BY AARON FARRAR CORRESPONDENT

Senior righthander Charlie Law pitched well in Sunday’s 4-3 loss on the road. THE DAILY TARGUM, APRIL 2012

BY THE NUMBERS The Rutgers wrestling team qualified five grapplers for this year’s NCAA Championship with at least two in line for possible at-large selections. Here is a look at the number of past qualifiers. 2012: 5 2011: 8 2010: 7

2009: 3 2008: 2 2007: 0

The fate of the Rutgers women’s basketball team’s season rested on a heave from behind half court Saturday as time expired. The Scarlet Knights surrendered the lead it held firm for more than 38 minutes

in their second-round matchup against the Bulls. All that was left to do was depend on a nearly impossible shot from tightly guarded senior guard Erica Wheeler to extend their season. The ball fell well short of the basket and Rutgers’ search of an NCAA Tournament bid effectively came to an end.

EXTRA POINT

JOSEPH NARDELLA,

sophomore midfielder, was one of two members of the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team to make the Big East Weekly Honor Roll, winning 15 of 21 faceoffs.

“It did not need to be that close in the first place,” said head C. Vivian Stringer after being eliminated Saturday from the Big East Tournament. “Unfortunately, I think that our team played extremely hard, but it was not good enough.” SEE

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RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR MEN’S BASKETBALL

TENNIS

vs. DePaul

vs. Houston

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

WOMEN’S TRACK at Bulls Invitational

vs. Hofstra Tonight, 9 p.m. New York

Tomorrow, 12 p.m. East Brunswick Raquet Club

Tomorrow, 3 p.m. RU Stadium Complex

Tomorrow Tampa, Fla.