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City music scene staple Court Tavern re-opens New owner Mike Barrood has vision for bar as outlet for young musicians BY MARISSA OLIVA CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Snow falls last night as the University is hit with Winter Storm Athena that began yesterday afternoon. It comes a week after Hurricane Sandy left millions without power, with outages still lingering in some areas of New Brunswick, and threatens rebuilding efforts at the Jersey Shore. OLIVIA PRENTZEL, MANAGING EDITOR
Editor and writer share nature of satire within The Onion’s articles Satirical publication’s staff say different sense of humor required for paper’s stories at last night’s RUPA-sponsored event BY TESS ROSENBERG CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Even during tragedies like Sept. 11 and Hurricane Sandy, satirical newspaper The Onion has writers who seek to bring laughter out of serious events without being insensitive. A staff writer and editor from the national publication discussed their philosophy of bringing laughter to the community and the history of the paper as a part of “An Evening with the Onion,” at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.
The Court Tavern has reopened under new management to reclaim its landmark status with the city’s music scene. Michael Barrood, owner of Mike’s Courtside Bar and Grill in New Brunswick, purchased the bar in March after it closed in January. He said renovations took about six months to complete. The bar held its grand opening Nov. 3, which was sponsored by Red Bull. The opening featured punk band Samiam, as well as The Scandals, Gates and Chris Batten, who are veterans to the Court Tavern, said manager Rocky Catanese. Barrood felt that regulars of the old Court as well as newcomers were impressed with the renovations and changes made. “It was great to see how happy it made them,” he said. Catanese said he is happy to help keep the tavern consistent with how it used to be while also making minor improvements. Catanese said besides minor tweaks and cleaning, the biggest aesthetic change made was to the structure of the bar.
“We reshaped the bar and removed the small set of bleachers that was downstairs in the venue space,” he said. “We just felt like the venue had so much more potential room for spectators, and we wanted to have it be more comfortable for people seeing the shows.” Barrood said he added a VIP room for bigger music acts and private parties, updated the jukebox, and implemented a computerized register system. “From day one, Mike talked to me about just tr ying to make the Cour t Tavern a better version of what it was,” Catanese said. “Much of the charm and feel of the bar has stayed, and it is still working as a venue for live music.” Catanese, who is a member of the band Let Me Run, frequently performed at the Court Tavern before it closed in January. “We played at the Cour t Taver n and had great shows there — it was pretty much our home base,” he said. “We enjoyed playing in front of friends and patrons, and we SEE
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The Rutgers University Programming Association decided to ask The Onion’s staff to come to the University after the presidential election — given the political nature of the publication, said Karen Tzeiler, a member of RUPA. “Over the summer, we were thinking of who to bring for the semester and we realized that since the election is in November, having someone with a political side would make a great event,” Tzeiler said. “We thought it would be a great pairing right after the election.” SEE
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Experts sum up election season BY DOMENIC RUGGERI STAFF WRITER
After the nation saw President Barack Obama’s victory on Election Day, some citizens, including University students, were left wondering what to make of the election season. Those curious people gathered in the main room of the Woodlawn
Mansion on Douglass Campus yesterday morning to discuss predictions for the future political landscape in the United States at the Eagleton Institute of Politics’ “The Morning After.” Four experts — a Republican, a Democrat, and two representatives of the media — sounded off on issues at stake in the election during a discussion moderated by John Weingart, associate director of the Eagleton
Institute of Politics. Ruth Mandel, director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics, said members of the Republican Party need to rethink their approach to better reflect the changing demographics of voters in the country. “The Republicans now will have a civil war — internal conflict — to find SEE
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Gates performs on stage at The Court Tavern’s re-opening night Saturday. The revamped downtown New Brunswick venue features a new bar along with improved facilities. COURTESY OF THE COURT TAVERN
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Thursday, Nov. 8 Allison Kopicki, polling editor at The New York Times and University alumna, will talk about the election results at 4 p.m. at Civic Square at 33 Livingston Ave. in New Brunswick. The event is sponsored by the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. The Limón Dance Company performs at 8 p.m. at the State Theatre. The performance is part of Jose Limón’s 65th anniversary celebration of his life and work. Tickets range from $25 to $50.
Sunday, Nov. 11 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dr. John and the Grammy Award-winning Blind Boys perform at 6 p.m. in the “Spirituals to Funk” tour. The concert takes place at the State Theatre at 15 Livingston Ave. Admission ranges from $30 to $65. For more information, visit statetheatrenj.org.
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As a part of the Byrne First-Year Seminar “Ritual Communication in Day of the Dead Celebrations,” Professor Regina Marchi and her class set up an altar with photos of deceased journalists from U.S. history at the School of Communication and Information on the College Avenue campus. COURTSEY OF ALYSE MATTIOLI
Seminar honors journalists with Day of the Dead altar Bratich says ritual communication can bring people together BY YASHMIN PATEL UNIVERSITY EDITOR
Flowers, skulls and candles surrounded pictures of deceased journalists to honor the contributions they have made to American democracy. A small altar was stationed Monday to Wednesday in the School of Communication and Information on the College Avenue campus by students in the Byrne Seminar “Ritual Communication in Day of the Dead Celebrations,” to signify how different forms of communication can be relayed to others. Regina Marchi, professor in the department of Journalism and Media Studies who teaches the seminar, said the holiday Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos is celebrated during Nov. 1 and 2
throughout the Latin American regions, in which people use rituals to honor deceased ancestors. “There were very specific rituals for remembering deceased ancestors and that involved creating alters to place food on the altars, flowers, candles or fire,” she said. “It’s basically a way to remember them and get their blessings for the harvest for the health of the community.” She said the class looked at the different ways the rituals’ meanings have changed from the Latin American context to the United States. Over the past 40 years, the celebration grew as Latinos who live in the United States also began to participate. The holiday today involves going to church for mass and the cemetery for celebrants in
the United States, unlike people in indigenous communities who are connected to the traditional altar building. “[The U.S. has] a more collective nature where you see altars that are honoring groups of people that have died because of … social injustice. Sometimes you
“Remember how important journalism is for our democracy.” REGINA MARCHI Department of Journalism and Media Studies Professor
see alters honoring young people killed in gang violence or young people lost to drugs and alcohol abuse,” she said. Jack Bratich, chair of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, said the Day of the Dead has layers of meaning, in which some people show grief
for a loved one while others build shrines to show respect. He said everything people say or do has multiple meanings that can allow people to come together. “People feel close to celebrities in their lives when celebrities die — people often think about rituals like with Michael Jackson, people went out into the streets and performed his songs and put together shrines,” he said. The altar the seminar assembled included a diverse background of journalists from all different time periods from American histor y, including Walter Cronkite, Mark Twain, Nellie Bly, Edward Murrow and Margaret Fuller, Marchi said. “In democracy you have to have a government by the people for the people and if people can’t be educated about the issues and know what’s going on . . . then it’s hard to have a democratic country.” Altars in the United States have taken on a more political meaning from what was once a personal
and religious ritual to a more public, secular, and cultural meaning. “That’s what we have here ... the Byrne seminar course is just really teaching the students about the ritual and about how rituals can communicate in ways that are really very diverse from spiritual to social to political to cultural,” she said. Communication is not only about sending something but also being together, Bratich said, which is why there is ritual communication. “It’s the notion that communication is a process that brings people together sometimes very temporarily,” he said. Bratich said rituals could involve political reactions because people do not always die from natural causes, but rather die from lack of healthcare or from war. “We live in a age of media images such that people will gather around those kinds of things,” he said.
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SATIRE Tracey says his paper goes after sensitive issues others do not CONTINUED FROM FRONT Will Tracy, lead editor, shared many articles from The Onion’s histor y during the presentation, calling attention to the headlines that grab readers. Tracy said some of his favorites include “Holy Shit Man Walks on Fucking Moon,” and “Reagan May Have Been Elected, Doesn’t Recall.” With about seven editorial staff writers, the staff of the Onion is fairly small — but there are many contributors. Their full staff is around 60 people, he said. Students interested in interning for The Onion will find such positions are not easy to obtain. There is a specificity of the humor that is required and huge differences in comedy styles — from sketch to improvisational to written. Internships are thus competitive and require a person to be eager, Tracy said. “You have to have a thirst for blood ... a capacity for killing and a talent,” he said. “I don’t even know how many people I’ve killed.” The Onion’s issues have been dominated in the last few months by election-related stories and have been more politically charged than usual. Some of their favorites were “Romney Murdered JonBenét Ramsey” and “Obama: ‘Help Us Destroy Jesus and Start A New Age Of Liberal Darkness,” Tracy said. “Sometimes, we are not so subtle,” he said. The distinction between The Onion and its peers in satire is
that while “The Colbert Report” and “The Daily Show” tackle legitimate news issues, The Onion creates completely imaginar y topics and presents them as major news, such as: “Kitten Thinks of Nothing But Murder All Day.” The Onion also covers the more solemn issues, which other satire programs and publications typically shy away from, Tracy said. “We tr y to do a lot of the painful stuf f — the painful truth,” he said. In addition to politics and events that have major news coverage, The Onion finds humor in just about ever y facet of life and society — from celebrities to God to that guy who needs to shut up in philosophy class, Tracy said. In addition to an online presence, The Onion has branched out to publishing books. “The Onion has also been publishing books for about… 200 years,” Tracy said. He promoted the publication’s recently published work, “The Onion Book of Known Knowledge.” It encompasses ever ything from Amelia Earhart to the true definitions of “antelope,” “puberty” and “Facebook.” “Anything not in the book does not exist,” he said. “Ever ything is in this book.” The duo ended their presentation by answering a students’ question about how The Onion maintains its quality of comedy. “It’s good to take the opposite of the jokes that ever yone else is making,” said Jermaine Af fonso, staf f writer for The Onion.
Lead Editor of The Onion Will Tracy overviews the political nature of the satirical newspaper in issues leading up to Election Day. He shared some of his favorite headlines from the 2012 election season last night during the Rutgers University Programming Association’s “An Evening With the Onion” in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. VAISHALI NAYAK
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SEASON Former NJ governor Jim Florio voices concern over super PAC influences CONTINUED FROM FRONT a path forward that recognizes the 21st Century Electorate,” she said. That electorate, she said, includes minorities, young people raised in the digital age and a growing number of women. Women are showing they have little patience for male leaders who aim to interfere with their reproductive rights, she said. For example, Mitt Romney said during his campaign that if elected, he would overturn Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that allowed women the right to obtain abortions in the United States. Women themselves are also personally leading the way to real change, Mandel said. The number of women elected in Tuesday’s elections marks a historic shift in American politics, she said. “The fact that Todd Akin was defeated in Missouri, and Richard Murdock was defeated in Indiana, speaks to the folly of not understanding who U.S. women are and to the importance of not insulting them, ” she said. Panelist Jim Florio, former governor of New Jersey, said the growing influence of corporate interests in election campaigns is a disturbing trend. He said the American people risk losing their voice in the country’s politics as super political action committees and similar organizations contribute more and more money from big businesses to candidates directly. Social media was a huge factor in the election, said Kate Zernike, national correspondent for the New York Times. Romney learned that gaffes made in passing could be quickly recorded and disseminated
throughout the Internet with unprecedented speed. His “47 percent” comment about Americans who depend on government assistance might have cost him the election, she said. “Governing in 140 characters is hard,” she said. “Words do matter ... I think we saw that particularly in the primaries, when one comment here or there was huge.” The possibility of Gov. Chris Christie running for the presidency in 2016 also surfaced in the discussion. Kevin McArdle, State House correspondent for Townsquare Media, said the Republican governor should not change anything about his politics if he wants to increase his popularity with the party base. Panelist Brian Nelson, former executive director of the New Jersey Republican State Committee, agreed with McArdle. “Based on what I saw in Tampa [at the Republican National Convention], I don’t think he needs to change his positions on anything,” he said. Nelson said Christie’s recent collaboration with Obama following Hurricane Sandy should not weaken his favor among members of the GOP. He said the opposite is true, because Christie showed what a state leader should have done for the good of the people in the state. Giuseppe Bongiovi, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, said the event was an eye-opening opportunity for him and helped clear up all of the issues of concern post-election. Bongiovi, a moderate, said he supported Obama in the race ultimately because of his manner. “I think the best choice was Obama,” he said.
TAVERN Catanese says he wants venue to succeed because of personal connection CONTINUED FROM FRONT were able to play with some great bands.” Although he feels that the scene will not seem too different from the old one, Catanese hopes the venue can ser ve as a comfortable space for a wide variety of people. He says the Court will be open to many different types of music genres, but people can expect a diverse group of rock bands ranging from metal and hardcore to folk and Americana. David Parker, who worked as a bartender at the Court Tavern from 2007 to 2009, is happy to be back mixing drinks in the updated setting. Parker said he is excited to be a part of the process and to watch the bar grow and flourish as it gains momentum in the city. Parker feels residents of New Brunswick and neighboring towns are happy to have a music venue back in New Brunswick. “This city has always been musically influenced,” he said. Besides the bar, music, and eclectic atmosphere, the Court Tavern also has a menu which features simple food such as burgers, fries, hot dogs, chicken
sandwiches, cheese sticks, chicken fingers and fried shrimp. Barrood said that the menu contains nothing more than $8 and is open until 1 a.m. Catanese said he hopes the Cour t achieves the national identity other bars and venues in the New Jersey and New York metro areas have. “I’d love for us to continually have amazing bands and ar tists walking through our doors and per forming for eager crowds,” he said. “As a musician, I just really want to see live, underground and passionate music have a voice in New Brunswick, and the Cour t Tavern can be just that.” Barrood said he wants The Court Tavern to keep music alive in New Brunswick and act as a stepping-stone for smaller bands to get their names out in the music scene. “I’m a born and raised New Br unswick resident,” Catanese said. “This place means a lot to me, and a lot to other people as well. I just want to see it succeed.” More information about scheduled bands can be found on the bar’s Facebook page as well as the website, www.court-tavern.com.
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Colorado, Washington legalize marijuana for recreational use Measures are likely to see resistance from federal government in future THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER — First came marijuana as medicine. Now comes legal pot for the people. Those who have argued for decades that legalizing and taxing weed would be better than a costly, failed U.S. drug war have their chance to prove it, as Colorado and Washington became the first states to allow pot for recreational use. While the measures earned support from broad swaths of the electorate in both states Tuesday, they are likely to face resistance from federal drug warriors. As of yesterday, authorities did not say whether they would challenge the new laws. Pot advocates say a fight is exactly what they want. “I think we are at a tipping point on marijuana policy,” said Brian Vicente, co-author of Colorado’s marijuana measure. “We are going to see whether marijuana prohibition survives, or whether we should try a new and more sensible approach.” Soon after the measures passed, cheering people
poured out of bars in Denver, the tangy scent of pot filling the air, and others in Seattle lit up in celebration. Authorities in Colorado, however, urged caution. “Federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug, so don’t break out the Cheetos or Goldfish too quickly,” said Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, who opposed the measure. As the initial celebration dies down and the process to implement the laws progresses over the next year, other states and countries will be watching to see if the measures can both help reduce money going to drug cartels and raise it for governments. Governments in Latin America where drugs are produced for the U.S. market were largely quiet about the measures, but the main adviser to Mexico’s president-elect said the new laws will force the U.S. and his country to reassess how they fight cross-border pot smuggling. Analysts said that there would likely be an impact on cartels in Mexico that send pot to the U.S.,
but differed on how soon and how much. Both measures call for the drug to be heavily taxed, with the profits headed to state coffers. Colorado would devote the potential tax revenue first to school construction, while Washington’s sends pot taxes to an array of health programs. Estimates vary widely on how much they would raise.
“This is different. This is a step further than anything we have ever seen to date.” SAM KAMIN University of Denver Law Professor
Colorado of ficials anticipate somewhere between $5 million and $22 million a year. Washington analysts estimated legal pot could produce nearly $2 billion over five years. Both state estimates came with big caveats: The current illegal marijuana market is hard to gauge and any revenue would be contingent upon federal
authorities allowing commercial pot sales in the first place, something that is ver y much still in question. Both measures remove criminal penalties for adults over 21 possessing small amounts of the drug — the boldest rejection of pot prohibition laws passed across the countr y in the 1930s. Pot has come a long way since. In the 1960s, it was a counterculture fixture. In 1971, President Richard Nixon declared the War on Drugs. Twenty-five years later, California approved medical marijuana. Now, 17 states and Washington, D.C., allow it. Meanwhile, many more cities either took pot possession crimes off the books or directed officers to make marijuana arrests a low priority. Broad sections of the electorate in Colorado and Washington backed the measures on Tuesday night, some because they thought the drug war had failed and others because they viewed potential revenue as a boon for their states in lean times. A similar measure in Oregon failed. “People think little old ladies with glaucoma should be able to
use marijuana. This is different. This is a step further than anything we have seen to date,” said Sam Kamin, a University of Denver law professor who has studied the history of pot prohibition. The Justice Depar tment says it is evaluating the measures. When California was considering legalization in 2010, Attorney General Eric Holder said it would be a “significant impediment” to joint federal and local ef for ts to combat drug traffickers. Federal agents have cracked down on medical pot dispensaries in states where it is legal, including California and Washington. Individual pot users may not be immediately impacted, as authorities have long focused on dismantling trafficking operations. Peter Bensinger, administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration from 1976 to 1981, and other former DEA heads urged Holder to make more noise this year about the pot votes. Colorado was a critical state for President Barack Obama’s re-election. Now, he said, “I can’t see the Justice Department doing anything other than enforce the law. There’s no other out.”
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Election results give both parties mandate Obama’s second term, Republican hold on House offers bipartisanship THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s re-election, coupled with Republicans’ continued hold on the House, gives both parties a chance to rethink, and perhaps undo, the bitter partisanship that has gripped Washington for four years and frustrated Americans who see big problems going unsolved. It won’t be easy. Both sides claim, with some justification, a mandate from the voters. “We’ll have as much of a mandate as he will,” House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said shortly before the election, correctly anticipating the results. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was frostier in his post-election remarks. “The voters have not endorsed the failures or excesses of the president’s first term,” McConnell said. “Now it’s time for the president to propose solutions that actually have a chance of passing the Republican-controlled House,” he said, “and deliver in a way that he did not in his first four years in office.” After three straight swing elections, Americans decided to keep Obama in the White House, leave Republicans in control of the House and let Democrats stay atop the Senate, with Republicans still able to block measures with filibusters. There’s an irony, or self-flagellation, there. Americans express exasperation at the partisan sniping and gridlock that pushed the nation to the brink of defaulting on its loans last year, and which might trigger new crises soon. The narrowness of Obama’s win accurately reflects the nation’s nearly 50-50 partisan divide. It’s a split that will make progress on any major issues difficult for at least another two years, and probably longer. Every newly elected president claims a mandate, and Obama can point to the roughly $1 billion that Mitt Romney and his GOP allies spent trying to oust him. Yet, for all its tactical brilliance, Obama’s campaign was built on relatively modest ideas. It focused on helping the middle class, which is a coalition of identity, not ideology. It may have been a status quo election. But if the White House and congressional Republicans simply stand their ground on taxes and other issues, they run risks — not just for the nation’s well-being, but also for the legacies of a barrier-breaking president and a Republican Party that has tapped a deep vein of conservative, almost libertarian emotion. In many ways, of course, Obama’s place in histor y is assured. The first black to be elected president has now joined eight other men who, since 1900, won the office more than once. His biggest first-term achievement — the “Obamacare” health deliver y overhaul — is safe from repeal by a President Mitt Romney. Obama’s other top goals, however, were largely thwarted
by a united Republican Party that fought him at almost ever y turn. Republicans provided not a single House or Senate vote for the health care law. They beat back his efforts to end the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest households. Obama offered an olive branch in his victor y speech early yesterday. “In the coming weeks and months, I am looking for ward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together,” he said. McConnell said in 2010 that his top goal was to deny Obama a second term. On Tuesday, he lost, even though the nation’s high unemployment seemed to make Obama ripe for defeat. Some, perhaps much, of Romney’s loss will be traced to Americans’ discontent with an opposition party that refused to compromise on big issues even when it’s obvious that neither party can get everything it wants. Boehner, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and other GOP officials now must decide where to bend and where to keep standing firm. They’ll have to tip their hand soon. A package of huge tax hikes and spending cuts — known as the “fiscal cliff,” and which both parties deeply dislike — is scheduled to take effect in the new year. So far, Republicans have adamantly refused to raise taxes, even on the richest Americans, as part of a deficit-reduction package. Obama and other Democrats say such tax hikes must be part of the deal. They will point to Tuesday’s election as validation. Boehner will point to his sustained majority. Democrats think Obama learned some hard lessons in his first four years, including a realization that he must get deeply involved in the sometimes unpleasant business of crafting and negotiating legislation. “The American people have made it pretty clear that they are sick of gridlock and fighting,” said Jim Manley, a former Democratic Senate aide. Boehner and McConnell, he said, “have figured out that the tea party has done enormous damage to their brand, to say nothing about the economy, and that something has to change.” At the same time, Manley said “the president is going to have to play a more forceful role in the legislative process.” Obama signaled some of his second-term goals in a recent Des Moines Register interview. The fiscal cliff’s economic threat is so severe, he said, that a congressional compromise is likely. “It will probably be messy,” the president said. “But I am absolutely confident that we can get what is the equivalent of the grand bargain that essentially I’ve been offering to the Republicans.” It calls for $2.50 in spending cuts for every $1 in new revenue.
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uesday marked the end of an election cycle, and for most of the country, that’s good news. Voters are free to return to their daily grinds, uninhibited by the drone of media pundits and apocalyptic warnings of warring political camps. Politicians and legislators can put down their campaign weapons and go back to work fixing the country’s problems (we hope). In some sense, a weight has been lifted off the country’s shoulders. Beneath this return to normalcy, however, lies an important fact. The outcome of this year’s election brought with it some of the most historic changes to the landscape of the country in many years — the country is moving forward. Victories for same-sex marriage proponents in Maryland, Maine and Washington state, and marijuana legalization supporters in Colorado and Washington state together reveal that on some of the most important social issues, the country is becoming more progressive. Maryland, for instance, joins seven other states that recognize or will soon recognize same-sex marriage. While in some areas of the country votes
continue to trickle in, the results of state ballot measures like these tell of a more enlightened voting body. Voter turnout also attests to the country’s move to a more progressive ground. For the second time since 2008, the number of white voters declined, with minority voters filling in the gaps. The numbers are not arbitrary — in a changing America, it’s only natural that our electorate reflects the broad diversity of its population. The youth vote remained near 2008 levels, when President Barack Obama energized historic numbers of voters between the ages of 18 and 26. All of this undoubtedly bodes well for the future of the countr y. Each year, more women are elected to congressional positions than the year before. Social issues like same-sex marriage embraced at the state level help to fire up countr y-wide discussions and an increasingly diverse voting body allows previously silenced subsections of the countr y a voice. With the ballot boxes now closed, it’s up to our newly elected leaders to get to work carr ying out the interests of these voters, which we hope they’ll do in the coming months.
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ocal ballot questions, together with state, local and congressional candidate races, though they may not have been listed at the top, were arguably the most important choices New Brunswick voters faced on Tuesday’s ballot. For certain issues, New Brunswick voters should be proud. The approval of the Building Out Future Bond Act will again allow public and private colleges and universities in New Jersey to thrive. In a previous editorial, we argued that this was the most important question for voters come Election Day — and we’re glad many N.J. voters felt the same way. On the state level, U.S. senator Robert Menendez was approved for a second term to serve New Jersey residents. Menendez, who was first appointed to the senate in 2006, is one of two U.S. senators — including Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts who won Tuesday — who boast a Rutgers law degree. In Middlesex County, U.S.
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During superstorms, spend time wisely WHAT THE HEALTH? CHELSEA GOHD
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urricane Sandy has been rolling off the tongues of every Jerseyan for the past week or so. It has destroyed more than most were expecting and kept thousands indoors without power. Obviously, the health of many has been compromised. Homes have been torn asunder and streets ravaged with raging waters. But there were health risks and factors created by Hurricane Sandy that might not be obvious at first glance. What do college kids and groovy adults do with no electricity? Read books? Take naps? Maybe. But what I have encountered and seen wandering the earth this past week is something else — lots of drugs, and young adults with no internet or heat escaping into a weeks’ worth of booze and assorted other drugs. Alcohol is often left out of the drug umbrella category. For some reason or another it is not only commonplace but regarded as separate from other substances that also cause significant physical and
mental detriment. Alcohol is a depressant secret. But an entire week without online that is not only addictive, but causes both homework, resources or responsibility, short- and long-term damage to the brain they are an easy choice to make. While naramong other vital organs. But it is separate cotics and hard drugs like crack, cocaine, from drugs along with tobacco in both heroin and ecstasy and other highly addicwarning signs and in the minds of many. tive and destructive substances are not as And so in dark rooms where candles commonplace or accessible especially in burn low, bottles are passed and loud such stormy circumstances, they are not drunken students wander and sleep to pass absent from society. the destruction of the storm. The comWhile common hallucinogenic submonplace nature of alcohol and marijuana stances do not have a positive physical in a city and in a influence, the more University, combined commonplace drugs of “Drugs are of course with a loss of electricity choice like tobacco, has wreaked havoc on (mostly harmcoupled with negative marijuana the livers of many. ful when smoked) and Disoriented young physical consequences alcohol have far more of adults who indulge in a negative physical — this is no secret.” smoking and harsh impact. Cancer, organ liquor might have their failure, early aging inhibitions lowered. To among a plethora of feel free of physical consequence in the other effects accompanies these submidst of 30-90 mph winds and torrential stances. But they are accepted without downpour is a dangerous thing. While large amounts of stigma, especially among such fun activities may seem harmless to college students. those who, after days without power, crave One other electricity-free activity that an escape to some other excitement, there I’m sure was popular during this power is the powerful possibility of danger outage was sex. While not exactly heroin, accompanying such substance intake. with many convenience stores without Drugs are of course coupled with nega- power, the availability of condoms and tive physical consequences — this is no other safe-sex products may have been
less available, which makes this popular activity a health risk. Not a half-bad way to spend extra time during a hurricane, but doing so without the proper precautions is not a decision that any person should make, especially a relatively young college student. I don’t think that it is possible to scare or convince students to stay away from drugs when they have grown bored of powerless activities. But it doesn’t hurt to try to be a little more creative. Just this past week my roommate and I stumbled upon a box of washable crayons. Our walls are now a colorful blaze of cartoon references and imaginative characters. Hours were spent in an electricity free good old-fashioned time. There are songs to write, dungeons and dragons to discover, and masterpieces which have yet to come into existence. Experimenting with a small amount of substances, especially in college, is common and not such a terrible thing if done safely. But when you have so much time on your hands and no electricity, take advantage of it in other ways. Let your right brain shine when the sun hasn’t for a few days. Chelsea Gohd is a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior. Her column runs on alternate Tuesdays.
Electoral college is worth keeping around BEN GOLD
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hen I was in 4th grade, George Bush won the presidency against Al Gore. The story goes that Gore won the popular vote and because of a Supreme Court ruling to not recount the ballots in Florida, Bush won the electoral college and hence the presidency. Deeply unintuitive to 10-year-old me, I figured that this system was stupid and should be abolished. I thought that the candidate with the most votes should be the president. Ten years later, I am for the Electoral College and even though it is unintuitive, it is a system worth keeping. The major argument against the Electoral College is electing a minority president — not a racial minority, but the candidate who wins the Electoral College and not the popular vote. Given, this has happened four times: John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, Grover Cleveland, and George W. Bush. There is a belief that the majority of citizens should entail a victory for the president and the Electoral College does not represent that belief. So one drawback to the Electoral College is that there scenarios where the president did not garner the highest number of voters.
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on which candidate represents their voting blocs and that zeal of New Jersey voters for Obama will not drown out hotly-contested states that may have fewer votes than New Jersey, like Colorado or Nevada. It creates regional incentives for the candidates to craft policy that benefits the Midwest or the Southeast. When you look at the electoral map, after an election, you can see certain regions that consistently go one party or another, but that is because what a voter from Iowa wants/needs from the government is far different than that of New Jersey and the Electoral College captures the diversity of interests. The Electoral College is an unintuitive system — it is more complex than winner takes all, but in the complexity are significant advantages. The strongest argument for the Electoral College is that candidates have to create a platform that attempts to capture as many types of interests and that the majority of people do not have unilateral control of the minority. I don’t think there is an argument better than that — yes, the Electoral College is quirky and has some unappealing side effects, but it’s a small price to pay to make sure the president creates wide-reaching policy that affects all types of citizens.
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But if at the heart of democracy is rep- toward understanding their circumstances resentation of the majority’s opinion, then and tailoring policy toward them. what does the Electoral College offer? The Moreover, the Electoral College still balElectoral College forces the president to ances the size of these voting blocs. It still win the majority of interests and not neces- behooves candidates to cater to more popsarily the most number of citizens. Think ulated states like NJ and it rewards them of the difference like this: most U.S. citi- proportionally, but it also incentivizes canzens live in metropolitan areas, and under didates to go to less populous states like a plurality winner model, a presidential Iowa and consider all of the voting blocs. candidate would have to cater to whichever One alleged downside is that in an elecvoting groups were the largest, i.e. urban tion, only a few citizens really decide the elecvoters. This is a sometion because most states what cynical view, but it are uncontested. “But if at the heart highlights a crucial Currently, New Jersey is a alignment of incentives blue state and is forecastof democracy that winning the most ed to go to President votes isn’t always the Barack Obama with 100 is representation of best standard. percent certainty. Ohio, the majority’s opinion, on the other hand, has Consider the alternative that the Electoral less allegiance to either then what does the College offers — the party and according to Electoral College offer?” 538.com, has a 50 percent candidates have to capture majority of groups chance of deciding the of people. Iowa and New election. In many ways, Jersey are completely different states with most votes in New Jersey do not affect the different economies, demographics, so on outcome of the national election — but voting and so forth. Under the Electoral College, does matter. On the surface, something a presidential candidate must create a plat- seems to be amiss here. Voter turnout is form that captures the interests of both reduced because certain states have predilecurbanized New Jersey and more rural tions towards one party; we all know New Iowa. The same reasoning parallels with Jersey is going blue. Though our effect on the economies: farmers are a small national national election is diminished, all of our bloc of voters, but because of how they are votes still matter on the state and local level. distributed across the countr y, the But what does this mean? It means as a Electoral College commits the president voting bloc, New Jersey is firmly decided
Ben Gold is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in philosophy and history. He is a columnist at The Daily Targum.
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Today's Birthday (11/08/12). A new world of invention, innovation and forward momentum awakens. Jupiter in Gemini favors career until entering Cancer, after which educational growth calls. The spotlight shines on you for 2013. Take your big dreams public. 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 a 6 — Get back to work for the next few days, and make the big bucks. Rely on a friend to find the missing link, or the error in the chain. Strengthen your family. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Plan some fun for today and tomorrow. A stubborn moment makes travel tricky. An older person presents alternatives. Add imagination to your arrangement, and get ready to party. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — There could be some confusion. Stick close to home for the next two days. Postpone travel in favor of study. Money is tight. Talk about what you love. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 — You're entering a learning phase. Discuss the details. Work to make friendships stronger. If you don't have a business, start one. You're exceptionally intelligent for the next week. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — The next two days could be quite profitable. Hold out for the best deal, and monitor expenditures closely. Erase clouds of worry with productivity. All ends well. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — You're empowered. Wait until you're sure what the customer wants before you try to provide it. An old friend can help you realize a dream. Postpone travel.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 5 — Finish up old business today and tomorrow, and speculate on new directions with friends. Being thrifty takes practice and concentration. Respectfully proceed with caution, and level up. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Stay practical, and let your partner do the talking. An opportunity for an amazing bonus arises. You have more friends than you realized. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Career matters emerge for your consideration. Stay current, and get the other side to do the talking. Release physical tension with exercise. Water figures in this scenario. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — You're entering a phase of thoughtful consideration, complete with plenty of tests. Write up your ideas. You can really advance now. Hold out for the best deal. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 5 — Prepare to negotiate. Ask an expert for practical advice. Listen, but don't be stopped, by a critic. Join forces with a female to get the funding. Share your dreams. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — It's getting interesting. Avoid distractions. Postpone a romantic interlude. Form a strong working partnership. Reality clashes with fantasy. Your success is assured.
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ar yland men’s basketball wing Dez Wells won his appeal yesterday and is cleared to regain practicing and playing with the team, according to CBS Sports. The Xavier transfer was expelled last season after a sexual assault accusation that the Grand Jur y refused to prosecute and transferred to Mar yland. “We’re excited for Dez because, at the end of the day, the NCAA made the right decision,” said head coach Mark Turgeon in a statement. As a freshman last season for Xavier, Wells averaged 9.8 points and 4.9 rebounds. Mar yland plays Kentucky this Friday at the Barclays Arena in Brooklyn.
T HE N EW Y ORK YANKEES are expected to ask relief pitcher Mariano Rivera to take a pay cut, according to CBS Sports. Rivera made $15 million last season but missed most of the year after tearing his ACL on May 3 in batting practice. He underwent ACL surgery after the injury and is expected to be ready for spring training next season. The 43-year-old will most likely make $10 million this season as he continues to rehab from his knee injury. Rivera told general manager Brian Cashman last season he would like to return for this year and pitch with the club. The closer pitched 18 seasons, all with the Yankees. The 12-time All-Star is the all-time leader in saves with 608 and games finished with 892.
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Knights up win total from previous season under new RU staff CONTINUED FROM BACK For first-year head coach Meredith Long, this season was a critical year with a change in culture within the program. The Knights relied on a more uptempo attack involving more counter attacks and combinations at midfield. “I think it went well, and I am happy with how our season turned out,” Long said. “I think we have made a lot of positive changes and have had a lot of growth, specifically with our play. The players have done a good job implementing our system.” The Knights enjoyed their best season in years and improved this season in every statistical categor y. But the improvement in the box score did not lead to their preseason goal of a postseason berth. After star ting conference play at 0-3, Rutgers needed
wins in its final three Big East assists. Bull capped the season games to qualify for the Big with 14 points on four goals and East Tournament. The early six assists, a stat line which hole slowed its postseason earned her Big East Rookie of the chances, but after two consecu- Year honors. “When the season ends it’s tive victories, the Knights found themselves one win away like a new chance to start fresh,” Patrone said. “With us losing from qualification. But Rutgers fell short Oct. seven seniors, it’s going to be very different next 19 with a 2-1 loss year, but I think at Providence. it’s a good chance The defeat is “As a team ... for us to bring in something Long we need to score what we learned looks back on what the senwith regret. more goals. A lot of and iors taught us to “I really do wish our losses were lost create our new we would have team culture.” come out on top in by one goal.” With Syracuse that game and MEREDITH LONG departing the Big against Villanova, Head Coach East after this year as well,” Long said. and new teams “Continuing the entering, Patrone season and playing in the postseason is what we are believes the situation gives the aiming to do here. I wish we were Knights a great opportunity going forward. able to feel that.” “There is no question in The Knights now look toward the future, and junior our minds what we want to do midfielder Lisa Patrone and with the Big East next year,” freshman midfielder Alyssa Bull Patrone said. “I think with the are two components the Knights new teams coming in it will be a matter of pride, like, ‘This is will use for improvement. Patrone finished with 19 our conference, you’re new points on eight goals and three here’. I think it’s a really good
oppor tunity to show what we work all year for. Look what we were able to accomplish with one spring with Coach Long in charge. It’s only going to get better with another year of training.” Rutgers takes time off before getting back to training for the 2013 season with an emphasis on scoring more. The team finished this year with 38 goals, but the coaching staff wants that number to be around 50 next season, Long said. “One of the things that really pops into my head is that statistically, we have seen a lot of improvements with this group,” Long said. “Defensively we were much tighter in the goals that we allowed. As a team and as a group, we need to score more goals. A lot of our losses were lost by one goal.” With the Knights returning most of their team, the coaching staff and the players are optimistic about the next phase of the program. “This team is capable of playing at a high level,” Long said. “I am ver y excited for the future.”
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Sophomore Brandon Coleman is one of a number of wideouts ahead of Miles Shuler on the Knights’ positional depth chart. YEE ZHSIN BOON
TECHNIQUE Shuler catches first two passes of career in loss to Kent State CONTINUED FROM BACK “I didn’t think it was going to take that long [to have a catch],” he said. “I just waited and waited and it happened.” Much of that is because of the numbers at the position. Rutgers has several established wideouts, including Harrison and Wright, that sit ahead of Shuler on the depth chart. But Shuler is not letting the time he is not in the game go to waste. “I learn a lot from the receivers we have, from Brandon Coleman, Tim Wright, Mark Harrison, all of the seniors, upperclassmen,” he said. “They teach me a lot about the game, and it’s more than just a game.” One of the aspects of the position they had to teach Shuler was about mismatches. As a former quarterback and then an inexperienced wideout, Shuler had little experience with one-on-one coverage. He had to learn to look for defenders he could be successful against. “I wasn’t sure at first because I never played the receiver position,” Shuler said of identifying mismatches. “[The upperclassmen] taught me ever ything. [Coaches] told me to look at things like that and build off of it. It’s all about matchups.” Shuler has his own weapon that likely surpasses any of his teammates: his speed. The Long Branch, N.J., native was a state champion in high school in the 100- and 55-meter dash in his junior season and ranked No. 2 in the nation. “Honestly, he’s probably one of the fastest guys in college football,” said sophomore quarterback Gar y Nova, “so we tr y to get him the ball as much as
we can, and I think his role is going to progress as the season goes on.” Shuler also has more time to familiarize himself with position coach Dave Brock as the year progresses. He stresses film study and examining the playbook as how he makes strides with his knowledge as a wideout. But those are not the only ways Shuler has aided his own progression. He brought some of the things he picked up as a signal caller in high school to Rutgers. “[When] I played quarterback, I read defenses a little bit,” Shuler said. “I guess it carries on into college, reading the corners, what coverage it is and things like that.” The defense he has to read in practice is one of the best in the nation. The Knights top the conference in scoring defense, rushing defense and interceptions, none of which are lost on Shuler. “All of those corners … they’re great [defensive backs],” he said. “Going against them ever y day in the summertime really prepped us receivers for the season. We feel as though if we can run routes on them, we can run routes on a lot of other teams because our defense is one of the best in the countr y.” And now that Shuler's first collegiate catches are in the past, he feels he can build on his performance going forward. But he maintains he will not be frustrated if balls do not come his way. “My main focus … is just do my job,” he said. “I won’t try to do anything out of the ordinary or do something crazy. [I will] just do my job and let the plays come to me, if they do. When they do, I’ll just make the best of my opportunity.” For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow Joey Gregory on Twitter @JGregoryTargum.
NOVEMBER 8, 2012
SPORTS PAGE 17 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Laney fixes freshman timidity to fill Sykes’ void BY JOSH BAKAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
At her best, former Rutgers women’s basketball forward April Sykes could exploit a defense almost anywhere on the court. She led the Scarlet Knights with 40 3-pointers last year while also posing as a threat in the post. The Los Angeles Sparks forward played her final year at Rutgers on a team with eight upperclassmen. That number is down to four this season. With no upperclassman to replace Sykes along the wing, head coach C. Vivian Stringer’s vision is still formulating. “The best thing about the sophomores is they’re not freshmen anymore,” Stringer said Oct. 25 at the Scarlet Knights’ media day. Sophomore wing Betnijah Laney is an obvious answer to replace Sykes. Stringer frequent-
MATCHUP Zielinski moves into second in assists for single year at 1,289 CONTINUED FROM BACK records book again. She posted 55 assists in the contest to claim sole possession of second place on the single season assists list with 1,289. The first set went back and forth in its entirety. Rutgers answered each of the Red Storm’s points down the stretch, but St. John’s found a way to pull out a win. As the second stanza progressed, the Knights jumped out to a seven-point lead as the game stood at 19-12. St. John’s crept back into the game and got within three points, 22-19. But Rutgers was too much for the Red Storm and came away with the set victory. Zielinski also took 10th place on the single-season digs list with 341. Even though the Knights lost, she praised her team with its play and hopes to rebound in their final game of the year. “We’re going to play just as hard,” the Ft. Lauderdale native said. “I think we’re going to adjust some things that we did on defense. We hit really well tonight, so we’re going to take that and work on some other things and go into DePaul all out.” Rutgers closes its 2012 campaign with a rematch against DePaul on Sunday in Chicago. The Knights defeated the Blue Demons in five sets last weekend and look to do the same on the road. Werneke believes the Knights can end the season on a good foot. As they hit the road, the focus shifts to their final opponent to finish the year. “We’ll process tonight,” Werneke said. “We’ll tr y to address some of the things that defensively, we didn’t do too well tonight. We have to find a way to win on the road and that’s a big step for us in the Big East. We have to do that.”
ly invested in Laney, who led the Knights rookies with 668 minutes and 11 starts her freshman year. But her production came with rookie mistakes. It was common for Laney to appear with three seniors and then-junior center Monique Oliver. The surrounding experience ironically hurt her play. “There was a lot [of pressure] because I guess being a freshman, you make more mistakes,” Laney said, “and I didn’t want to do that because they’re all experienced, not making many mistakes.” When Laney ran down the court, her cousin, former point guard Khadijah Rushdan, was often behind her. Rushdan was also aggressive enough to storm in front of Laney for layups or interior play. Laney has three inches on Rushdan and a high school pedigree to compare — she was the No.
11 prospect in the nation in 2011 — but her nerves exposed her. Laney now wants to be more like the consistent catalyst Rushdan was. “I’m definitely more comfortable, more confident in what I
“The best thing about the sophomores is they’re not freshmen anymore.” C. VIVIAN STRINGER Head Coach
need to do, so there will be more aggression,” Laney said. “Last year I was a little shaken, but this year will be different.” But for the Clayton, Del., product to replace Sykes, Laney needs to improve her shooting
stroke after posting a .378 field goal percentage last year. That will be a collective ef for t in which senior guard Erica Wheeler might need to be ringleader. Wheeler led Rutgers last year with a .302 3-point percentage off 39 baskets, which is no longer good enough this season. Besides Wheeler, Laney and sophomore guard Shakena Richardson are the only returning players to make at least five 3-pointers. “We come here late nights and shoot, so there’s late-night shooting,” Wheeler said. “Then we do a little bit of shooting in practice. It’s mainly just getting that muscle memory down pat.” Wheeler and Laney ended last year leaving different impressions. Wheeler completed her junior season playing all but three minutes in the final two games, leading the team in scoring in
both with 13 and 28 points in the Big East and NCAA Tournaments, respectively. “Who could forget Erica Wheeler?” Stringer said. “I don’t think there’s another player who will extend themselves as much as Erica. She gives everything she possibly can.” Laney finished the year still with significant minutes — she played 17 and then 16 minutes in the final two games — but former guard Nikki Speed took Laney’s starting job during the season, sacrificing size with experience. Laney knows it is now time to show she has both. “I just want to be more consistent, not be timid and just always go out and play the best game that I can,” Laney said. For updates on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, follow Josh Bakan on Twitter @JBakanTargum.
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NOVEMBER 8, 2012 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Knights set sights on offseason, developing young runners BY ERIC DIMETROSKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers men's cross country team hoped to finish better than 11th place last week in the Big East Championships. The Scarlet Knights wanted a top-10 finish, knowing they could have performed better in the Bronx. But Rutgers is not feeling down for one reason: its youth. The Knights have only one senior, Casey Weiss, and are led by
MEN’S SOCCER
Ranking puts RU in race BY JOSH BAKAN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Rutgers head men’s soccer coach Dan Donigan said he liked the Scarlet Knights’ chances at making the NCAA Tournament if their RPI fell into the 20s. The Knights need to rely on other teams slipping to get around that mark as they hold the 33rd spot. Rutgers held the 29th RPI last week before it fell to No. 33 Monday, which hurts its probability of making the 48-team tournament field. Even though the Knights’ (7-71, 3-4-1) lackluster record and absence from the Big East Tournament hurt their case to continue their season, the conference did its part to help in Rutgers favor. The four teams left in the Big East Tournament — Georgetown, Connecticut, Notre Dame and Marquette — all place within the RPI’s top seven, which eliminates the chance of another team on the bubble from stealing a tournament spot with an automatic bid. The conference’s toughness is what put Rutgers in NCAA Tournament position in the first place, with wins against No. 11 Louisville and No. 43 Villanova and a tie against No. 25 South Florida helping its case. It also aided Rutgers that seven Big East teams rank within the top 25 RPI, even though it only has a 12-1 record against those teams. Rutgers made the NCAA Tournament last season with an at-large bid after finishing second in the Red Division. It finished sixth out of eight teams in the division this season, but two of those teams — Cincinnati and Syracuse — rank below Rutgers’ RPI. The Knights have four days to sit in suspense as the performance of other teams decides their RPI and tourn ment fate for Monday’s selection day.
underclassmen that had little to no experience entering this season. It is clear how much the young Knights have improved as the season progressed. Times have dropped with each race, and the freshmen and sophomores on the roster are not intimidated by tough competition. Head coach Mike Mulqueen recognizes the strides the team has made and understands how talented it is. “The Princeton and Big East races showed great progress for
us,” Mulqueen said. “The first five runners ran personal bests in the Big East Championship and looked very good.” Junior Curtis Richburg knows how difficult having a very young team can be in a tough league like the Big East. “We have a ver y young team with a lot of optimism,” Richburg said. Junior Chris Banafato and sophomore Chris DeFabio were the Knights’ two most consistent runners this season, and both
return next year as leaders of a hopeful Knights team. The upcoming offseason is crucial for a team with potential in the Big East next season, and Mulqueen knows how important training is. “The progression we've shown bodes well for the future,” Mulqueen said. “We need to work very hard over the summer and get better.” The Knights figure to have an experienced team next season and hope to improve in a few key aspects of races they worked on all season. Richburg saw how the team
improved in each race and knows it can be even better in the future. But the Knights need to improve on one thing they stressed since Day 1. “We need to work together more during races,” Richburg said. Mulqueen hopes to see even more improvement from a team with several runners who entered this season without race experience at the college level. “This is a very young team and this is such a team sport,” Mulqueen said. “Everyone has to step up and improve as a team.”
NOVEMBER 8, 2012
SPORTS PAGE 19 KNIGHT NOTEBOOOK
Hybrid role suits Rutgers veterans BY TYLER BARTO SPORTS EDITOR
As senior safety Wayne Warren prepared for a role yesterday that he had never played in a game, it did not hurt to have its previous occupant standing only a few yards away. Pat Kivlehan, a former Rutgers football team safety and now a member of the Seattle Mariners’ farm system, stood in street clothes, giving advance on how to defend Army’s tripleoption offense. “He played it pretty well last year,” Warren said. “It’s always great to have another eye of somebody that’s been there and played it to give you a few pointers.” Warren said he has been filling in Kivlehan’s former role as a hybrid safety, playing closer to the line of scrimmage like a linebacker. Kivlehan played it twice last season, when the Scarlet Knights faced both Army and Navy. It is part of a fluid defensive system head coach Kyle Flood said dates back at least five years. “What you find is when you watch people defend these teams, they really get one of about three different versions of defense to defend the option,” Flood said. “We have our version.” The Knights’ copy last year — Flood said the plan is prone to changes — involved three-safety looks, placing a premium on speed. Defensive coordinator Robb Smith, in his first play-calling duty against the option, likely will not deviate much from predecessor Greg Schiano’s outlook. The fluidity benefits the players, Warren said, who worry less about changeover. “Every year when you play them again, you’re not starting from scratch,” he said. “You’re pulling in the back of your brain that memory that you have of playing that position before.” Khaseem Greene earned his first career star t in 2009 against Army.
The senior linebacker was a reserve safety then, much like the increased role Warren could employ this time. He recovered a fumble against Army in 2009, recorded a then-career-high 10 tackles in 2010 and added a teamhigh 13 more last season, his first at linebacker. But he said his priority within the scheme is to take on blocks and avoid Army’s cut blocks, which is part of the Black Knights’ use of deception. “It definitely plays a role,” Greene said. “But just as easily as we can get deceived by those guys, they can get deceived by our looks. It goes one and one with each other.” Flood said the Knights make adjustments each year against Army, which became a prioritized nonconference opponent under Schiano. But using veteran secondary players in the box likely will not change. “Kivlehan … had seen Army already. He had the experience and knew how the field was going to be,” Greene said. “You throw a true freshman out there … [or] a guy who didn’t get in the Army last year … it’s a whole other ball game.”
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concerned about the potential for Rutgers’ offense to lack rhythm following time-consuming Army drives. The Knights held the ball for only 24:45 in last season’s matchup, when they ran only 53 plays. “You have to take advantage of the snaps you get against this team because they run the ball so much, they’re going to shorten the game,” Flood said. “If they get long drives, that shortens the game and limits your possessions.” But Flood said the offense’s approach will not change because of Army’s run-game philosophy. For updates on the Rutgers football team, follow Tyler Barto on Twitter @TBartoTargum.
Senior Wayne Warren pressures Kent State’s Spencer Keith in the Knights’ 35-23 loss Oct. 27. Warren has two interceptions. YEE ZHSIN BOON
NEXT IN LINE Senior safety Wayne Warren is one of many likely suitors for the Rutgers football team to fill a niche role against Army. / PAGE 19
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RUNNING ON ‘E’ The Rutgers men’s cross country team’s modest outing at the Big East Championships does not affect its outlook on the program’s future. / PAGE 18
NEW YEAR Sophomore Betnijah Laney of the Rutgers women’s basketball team looks for different results. / PAGE 17
SPORTS
QUOTE OF THE DAY “I don’t think there’s another player who will extend themselves as much as Erica [Wheeler].” — Rutgers head women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer on the senior guard
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012
VOLLEYBALL
Senior setter Stephanie Zielinski sets a pass last night in the final home game of her career, a 3-1 loss to St. John’s. Zielinski moved to second on Rutgers’ all-time assists list for a single season with 55 against the Red Storm to give her 1,289 in her senior year. CONOR ALWELL, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Knights fall short in final home matchup BY AARON FARRAR CORRESPONDENT
An energetic crowd packed into the College Ave Gym to cheer on the Rutgers volleyball team as it faced St. John’s in its home season finale. The Scarlet Knights tried to rally behind the thunderous crowd, but came up short in the end, 3-1. The two teams last played Oct. 28, keeping it close in five sets with Rutgers coming out on
top. This time the Knights lost in four with final set scores of 23-25, 25-20, 21-25 and 22-25. The final set kept it interesting for onlookers. Rutgers (18-11, 4-10) gave up a slim lead midway through the stanza but stayed even with St. John’s (20-10, 7-7). The Knights pulled within two points near the end, 24-22, but the Red Storm sealed the win after the next serve. “I thought we played at a high level,” said head coach CJ Werneke. “Offensively, we
FIELD HOCKEY
trying to rally back in a late charge, but could not prevail. Freshman outside hitter Alex Lassa paced the Knights with 17 kills and eight digs on the night. Freshman middle back Sarah Schmid followed with 15 kills and three digs. Senior setter Stephanie Zielinski ended her home career by moving up in the SEE
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FOOTBALL
Rutgers sees rise in play under Long
Sophomore refines technique, learns from veteran wideouts BY JOEY GREGORY ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
BY ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ STAFF WRITER
After a 3-2 victory against Columbia on Senior Day, the Rutgers field hockey team wrapped up its 2012 season. The Scarlet Knights (9-9, 2-3) finished with four more victories than last season and one more than in 2010. SEE
played really well, one of the best offensive matches of the year. Defensively, we just struggled in critical moments. We couldn’t make a big stop when we needed it. I thought we played pretty well and sometimes when you play well and execute at a high level, you still don’t win. This was just one of those nights.” The third set went to St. John’s as it took a slight lead from the beginning and never looked back. Rutgers trailed the entire way,
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Sophomore wide receiver Miles Shuler evades a Kent State defender Oct. 27. YEE ZHSIN BOON
Miles Shuler began his college football career the way many high school standouts do, with a position change. After starting at quarterback for three seasons at Long Branch (N.J.) High School, Shuler transitioned to wide receiver, where he watched behind a deep and talented corps. And through seven games this season, the sophomore largely watched again He still had to get used to not touching the ball for many plays.
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DAN RINALDI leads all active Knights in career wins with 80. The 184-pounder could join 11 other Rutgers wrestlers with 100 wins in their Knights careers after going 26-8 last year.
“It hurt a lot, but it’s like a learning situation for me,” Shuler said of the transition. “Just sitting back watching [sophomore] Brandon Coleman play and [senior] Mark Harrison play and [senior] Tim Wright … I learn from them.” Shuler has begun to settle into his new role on the Rutgers football team, although it took longer than he expected. In the Scarlet Knights’ Oct. 27 loss to Kent State, Shuler caught the first two passes of his Rutgers career, totaling 43 yards. SEE
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RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR
CROSS COUNTRY
MEN’S BASKETBALL
ROWING
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Saturday, 7 p.m. Hamilton, N.Y.