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Rutgers issues apology for fan conduct at game SABRINA SZTEINBAUM ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
“Regrettable actions” at the first Big Ten football game became the subject of Athletic Director Julie Hermann’s apology that was issued yesterday afternoon. She named the signage and T-shir ts donned by a “handful” of Rutgers fans, and said these things were not in line with the good, competitive spirit that should have taken place. Hermann said in her statement that she apologized to Penn State’s Athletic Director Sandy Barbour, and she extended that apology to the Penn State fans and Rutgers fans that did not par ticipate in the “classless display.” University President Rober t Barchi joined Hermann in apologizing by signing a letter addressed to Penn State President Eric Barron for the behavior of fans, also naming the signage and T-shir ts that made light of the 2011 Jerr y Sandusky sex abuse scandal.
“Frankly, the behavior of this small group of fans was abhorrent to me personally, and runs counter to the values we hold deeply here at Rutgers,” Barchi said in his letter to Barron, where he expressed his “deepest regrets.” According to an ar ticle published yesterday in The Daily Targum, Rutgers fans created a banner featuring a replacement of Penn State’s Nittany Lion with a sexually explicit image of a child and a man. “Beat Ped State” T-shir ts added to the Penn State paraphernalia seen on Rutgers fans at Saturday’s game. Hermann said in her statement that the two inappropriate Facebook pictures were immediately removed when she was aler ted about their content, although school spokesperson Tom Luicci refuted the repor t by saying the photo galler y never appeared on Twitter, as repor ted in an nj.com ar ticle. On Saturday, Penn State saw a 13-10 victor y against Rutgers at the High Point Solutions Stadium on Busch campus.
Nicole Hurtado, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, works out at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center on Busch campus. Rutgers experts say even a little regular physical activity can help them avoid the much feared “Freshman 15.” EDWIN GANO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
U. experts debunk ‘Freshman 15’ KATIE PARK CORRESPONDENT
Since the school year has started and the doors to the dining halls have swung open, first-year students have approached the colossal cafeterias with timid excitement and curiosity. The bountiful supplies of chocolate cakes, pizzas and chicken nuggets tantalize. Yet once
the instructor and director of the Healthy Dining Team and a nutrition specialist for Rutgers University Dining Services. The average first-year student gains seven pounds, not 15, according to a newsletter co-written by Policastro, Rutgers Dining Services and the Department of Nutritional Sciences. SEE EXPERTS ON PAGE 5
Fraternity raises funds to honor lost brother
Police charge U. students for setting bed sheet on fire
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ERIN PETENKO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Two Rutgers students got a little too fired up for the start of the semester last Friday on Easton Avenue. Police charged Carlos Gasperi, 29, and Daniel Guillem, 25, with aggravated arson for allegedly lighting a bed sheet on fire while it was hung from the second-floor windows of 75 Easton Ave. in the early morning. Gasperi, a Somerset resident and Guillem, a New Brunswick resident, led police on a short foot chase before being caught behind the building, according to a press release from Capt. J.T. Miller. Gasperi was charged with aggravated arson and Guillem was charged with aggravated arson and resisting arrest. Guillem is free on $35,000 bail, while Gasperi is in Middlesex County jail in lieu of $35,000 bail, according to nj.com. Officers were able to extinguish the fire with minimal damage to the building, which is occupied mostly by Rutgers students. Residents were present in the adjacent apartment buildings during the incident, but no injuries were reported.
waistbands start expanding ever so slightly, students eyeball the alluring candy-topped brownies with some apprehension. The ubiquitous phrase “The Freshman 15” has upheld itself for some time as one of the most uttered pithy axioms the summer before the first year of college. But the idea of “The Freshman 15” is nothing more than a misconception, said Peggy Policastro,
Morgan Stanley managing director Carla Harris speaks about her life experiences at the Voorhees Chapel on Douglass campus.
Last spring, ever y brother of Theta Chi shaved his head in an act of solidarity for Nexhmi Klobucista, a member who was losing his hair due to cancer treatment. Klobucista, who was studying exercise science in the School of Arts and Sciences and planned to go into physical therapy, died Aug. 12 after six months of battling testicular cancer.
Recently, the brothers of Theta Chi raised $7,430 through multiple cancer-awareness fundraisers to help alleviate the burden of funeral expenses on his family and possibly set up a foundation in his name. They are currently giving Klobucista’s family their space, waiting for them to decide how they would like to use the money. Nicholas Argentieri, a School of Arts and Sciences senior and SEE FRATERNITY ON PAGE 4
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Morgan Stanley executive provides career advice ERIN PETENKO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
In one of Carla Harris’ first courses at Harvard, a male graduate student told her not to major in economics because she could not think properly for it. She went straight to the dean’s office and signed up. Later, she found him and told him she graduated magna cum laude. Harris, managing director and senior client advisor at Morgan Stanley, visited the Voorhees Chapel on Douglass campus yesterday to
discuss her book, “Expect to Win: 10 Proven Strategies for Thriving in the Workplace.” The Jacksonville, Florida, native began her business experience working as a cashier at McDonald’s in high school. She won an award for crewmember of the month and the suggested sales award. This later helped her to value the impor tance of getting a good profile from coworkers and understanding the customer. She went to Har vard planning SEE ADVICE ON PAGE 5
Nexhmi Klobuscista, a brother of Theta Chi, died Aug 12. after battling testicular cancer. COURTESY OF DANIEL ENGLISH
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