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Sophomore Joe Langel will kick off the Rutgers wrestling team’s match Thursday against Lehigh at 125 pounds, where he is undefeated at home in his Rutgers career.

Moody’s says task force report can help credit

BY NEIL P. KYPERS SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The New Jersey Higher Education Task Force report may benefit the credit ratings of the state’s public colleges and universities if its recommendations are adopted, according to a report by Moody’s Investors Ser vices, a respected credit-rating agency.

A few of these recommendations are increased capital financing from the state, eliminating state imposed tuition caps and increasing state governance while allowing universities to operate with a high level of autonomy, according to Moody’s report.

“These recommendations are in stark contrast to the state’s low

level of support over the past two decades, which has led New Jersey public universities to be among the most highly leveraged and tuition dependent universities,” according to the report.

In the report, the University fares well in key credit rating indicators versus the state and national average.

While New Jersey has an Aa2 negative rating, the University has an Aa2 stable rating in comparison to the public university medians of A1 for national and A2 for state, If the criteria cited in the Moody report are followed out, Vice President for Finance and

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CARNATION CRAZE

An alleged collaboration on a contract between the University and First Transit Bus Service, the new bus service operator, caused Academy Bus Company to sue the University for unfair bidding practices.

Academy Bus files suit against U.

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Students buy carnations from members of Delta Epsilon Iota. Proceeds benefitted Rutgers Against Hunger. For the full story see PAGE 3.

Academy Bus Company, which ser ved the University community for the last 10 years, filed a lawsuit against the University and First Transit Bus Ser vice for negotiating a contract without first informing the company.

The Hoboken-based bus company as well as the state’s largest private bus carrier accused Natalie Calleja, the University’s Associate Purchasing Director, of collaborating through e-mail with UK-based First Transit representative Rick Pulido to under-price Academy Bus.

“The University created an unequal and uneven playing field that favored First Transit and permitted them to submit a substantially lower bid,” said Joeseph Ferrara, an attorney representing Academy Bus. In an e-mail to Pulido, Calleja allegedly discussed submitting First Transit’s bid “so we modify it in a way that we get to where we both need to be.”

The e-mail exchanges “gave First Transit ever y opportunity imaginable to improve all aspects of its proposal to the prejudice of all other potential vendors who were not offered any similar opportunity,” according to the lawsuit.

The University declined to comment on the lawsuit.

Before filing the suit, Academy asked the University to conduct a bid protest hearing in which the company would present their evidence that the procurement process between the University and First Transit was unjust.

“The procurement process was unfair, par tial, non-transparent, anti-competitive and inequitable,” Fer rara said.

“Rutgers refused Academy’s request for a bid protest hearing, and as a consequence, Academy had no recourse other than to file suit.”

The University also allegedly ignored the state’s requirement

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Competition collects $4K for cancer cure

INDEX PENDULUM Students respond to the Gateway Project rail line and how it will affect the University.

OPINIONS

BY ANASTASIA MILLICKER

President Barack Obama awarded 15 people yesterday the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Residence halls set, spiked and volleyed at a Monday night volleyball competition in the College Avenue Gym, which raised $4,282 toward the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Matthew Zielinski, the coordinator of Special Programs at the University, said the Big Pink competition is more than a recreational volleyball game — it is a campus-wide fundraiser that is played with a 4-foot wide, bright pink volleyball.

Although the competition is held all over the nation to support a cure for breast cancer, Zielinski said this marks the second year it took place at the University.

“This year the competition happened to land on Valentine’s Day, and although unexpected, it added a wonderful ambience to the night,” he said.

Players each contributed $5, participated in the game and got a T-shirt, he said. Participants were also

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Teams go head-to-head during the Big Pink volleyball competition Monday which raised funds for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The Mattia Hall team on Busch campus took first place.

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Society reaches outside of academic sphere through hugs, flowers

BY NATALIE FLYNN STAFF WRITER

Members of the academic honor society Delta Epsilon Iota (DEI) hosted a fundraising event and its first “Free Hug” campaign on Monday at the steps of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus.

About 30 members and their friends came together to offer free hugs to anyone passing by willing to accept, said Jessica Melo, DEI’s vice president of marketing.

Members also sold carnations with the proceeds benefiting Rutgers Against Hunger (RAH).

“The free hugs campaign is something that was done to make someone’s day,” said Melo, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “I thought it would be a really great way for people to get to know DEI.” Melo said, they purposely schedule the event on Valentine’s Day. Members of DEI wanted to give out hugs on an appropriate holiday so that everyone on the campus could feel loved.

Hugging different people drew their attention to the carnation sale and the society raised more than $50 of proceeds for RAH, said Vijay Achrekar, the president of DEI. Selling flowers seemed fitting since people usually buy them for their significant other.

“We thought that might generate enough interest for people

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Members of Delta Epsilon Iota hold up signs for free hugs during Valentine’s Day on Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus. Several hundred hugs were given throughout the day.

to pull out their wallets and donate some money,” said Scott Ruzal, the corresponding secretary of DEI. “It goes along with the type of extension of loving attitude we try to promote with the free hugs.”

Most people were receptive to hugging the members and were not reserved as several hundred hugs were given through the day, said Ruzal, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

Many people said the free hug made their day, Melo said.

“That sort of open expression of love between strangers was an enjoyable event to put on,” Ruzal said.

DEI identified RAH as a legitimate cause, he said.

Members thought it would be a great way to show people on campus that the society cares about the less fortunate.

“As an academic honor society integrated in the New Brunswick community, we have a duty to do philanthropic initiatives, to assist members in the community,” said Achrekar, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

Ruzal said the honor society members tr y their best to get involved in any philanthropic oppor tunity pitched to them, and at least send out the information to fellow members who

may consider becoming involved individually.

“If you’re going to be a scholarly person you have to take an invested interest in what’s happening around you,” he said.

“Helping out the less fortunate or involving yourself in doing good for others is an extension of your academic life and what you value as a person.”

Melo said the campaign was a way for members of DEI to interact with other students and raise awareness about the role of academic societies on campus.

“Academic honor societies can have a certain stigma to them, and I thought this would be a real-

ly great example that we’re not always doing academic things,” she said.

After seeing a girl in New York City giving free hugs to random people, Melo thought of the idea for a free hugs campaign at the University, she said.

A man in Australia, who wanted to do something nice that would break people from their routine and establish a human connection, started the free hug campaign, Melo said.

DEI is a national organization primarily involved in trying to help students connect with their university’s career ser vices, Ruzal said. The society holds general meetings with representatives speaking about any career related subjects such as how to dress for an interview and how to manage personal budget.

“The values that we stand for are dedication, excellence and integrity,” Ruzal said. “I would say that would be the goal of any academic honor society on campus to promote scholarly values.

It’s a worthy cause.”

Everyone who participated in the campaign seemed to really enjoy the event, Ruzal said. He saw plenty of happy faces.

“Anything that’s going to make somebody have a more pleasant day is definitely worthwhile,” Ruzal said. “We wanted to spread that kind of love throughout campus.”

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CURE: RHA changes rules for this year’s competition continued from front encouraged to sell as many Tshirts and wristbands as possible to compete for the title of fundraising champs.

“The process star ted in the residence halls. They drafted teams and competed in preliminar y rounds,” Zielinski said.

“Tonight four teams, each team a campus champion, are competing to be Universitywide champion.”

Winners included teams from Stonier Hall on the College Avenue campus, Nicholas Hall on Cook/Douglass campus, South Tower on Livingston campus and Mattia Hall on Busch campus, he said.

Each team consisted of 12 players, and did not need to players to be experts at volleyball, but simply needed to show enthusiasm for the sport and event.

Although all teams from each of the residence halls had to compete in one night last year, the Residence Hall Association (RHA) changed the rules a bit for this year’s competition, Zielinski said.

“We had four nets up and it was too busy, hectic and long so this year, we split it up into three nights,” he said.

RHA held preliminary competitions last Monday and Tuesday on two campuses with the winners from each campus competing tonight for the title of University champion, which Zielinski believes made the competition more efficient.

“We started off with 32 teams.

Each [team] played a singleround elimination game, [after which] our top four [teams] lay best two out of three 10-minute games, with the winner of those games going head-to-head in a two out of three 10-minute games,” he said.

Although the pink volleyball was not regulation size, similar rules still applied to the competition, including the three-person per touch volley rule, said Josh Malakoff, the game referee.

“I prefer [being referee for] regular volleyball games because it’s so much more fastpaced, but this is a good cause and all in good fun,” said Malakoff, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

Mattia Hall took the volleyball game as an opportunity to not only support breast cancer, but to

U NIVERSITY also protect its reputation as being the winning residential hall of Busch campus, said Mattia team captain Darrel Gordon.

“Mattia has taken this competition seriously since the beginning, we had try-outs and training games,” said Gordon, a School of Engineering first-year. “We beat our rival team, Bahr, 12-0 to [become the] Busch campus champions, and we are expecting to win tonight.”

During the semi-final round, Stonier defeated Nicholas, winning two of the three games played, with the first game ending in a tie.

In the South Tower versus Mattia match, Mattia came out victorious with a two games in a row win.

“Knowing where the boundaries were and [having] a lack of communication between the team led to our loss,” said South Tower player Riddhi Patel, a School of Ar ts and Sciences first-year.

South Tower and Nicholas were both given an opportunity to compete in a consolation single-round elimination game for third place.

During an off-centered attempt to set the ball, players from Nicholas hit the ball too far

T H E DA I LY TA R G U M to the left — into the trophy — which broke the top of it. But the team still managed to secure third place with a 7-4 win over South Tower.

The final game between Mattia and Stonier started off with a rock-paper-scissors shootoff for volley with Mattia emerging with an early lead. The competition ended with Mattia finishing off Stonier Hall 3-2 in the first game and 3-1 in the second.

“It was great to win. Not only did we get the title, but we also got to present the check for the Susan G. Komen,” Gordon said. “It was overall a great experience.”

After beating breast cancer twice, Heidi Rogol said she was honored to speak at the volleyball game.

“It’s a great opportunity to not only raise awareness but to also encourage early detection,” she said.

Rogol encouraged University students to educate themselves and others on getting regular check-ups.

“The reason I’m standing here today because of early detection,” she said. “We need to educate others about the importance of getting tested because detection is the best method of prevention.”

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Four-foot wide bright pink volleyballs are used in the Big Pink volleyball competition, which is held across the nation. The balls used at the University’s games were not regulation size but the same rules still applied, including a three-person touch volley rule.

SUIT: First Transit 15-year contract costs under $19 million continued from front that all buses used in the service must be less than 10 years old, Ferrara said.

“Rutgers knowingly allowed First Transit to propose the use of buses Rutgers knows are not approved for operation in New Jersey,” Ferrara said. “By doing so, it permitted First Transit to lower its costs for the service and hence offer a lower price than if those buses were not permitted.”

The University’s procurement regulations are intended to promote competition, and the process can only be competitive if each vendor is required to furnish its price on the same terms, Ferrara said.

“The procurement process conducted by Rutgers in connection with the [First Transit] contract was not designed to secure a price quotation on the same material terms and specification offered to vendors other than First Transit,” he said.

The University notified Academy on Oct. 21 about awarding the contract to First Transit.

Other University officials included in the suit besides Calleja are Executive Director of the Purchasing Department Kevin Lyons, Vice President for Finance and Administration Bruce C. Fehn and University President Richard L. McCormick.

As part of First Transit’s bid to the University, the company agreed to provide 50 buses, 38 new and 12 used, according to the lawsuit. The 15-year agreement will cost the University just under $19 million.

Ferrara said he expects the University to deny their allegations.

“I’m sure [the University] will try to walk away from a lot of things indicated in those e-mails,” he said. “I don’t think they can succeed in establishing what they said as appropriate.”

Losing out on the contract with the University will have a noticeable affect on Academy, Ferrara said.

“The Academy employees presently operating the buses at the University will lose their jobs,” he said. “They’re also losing the profit they’d make in the contract.”

While Academy filed suit in December, they have sent out deposition notices to both the University and First Transit requesting they produce certain individuals to give testimony under oath in March, he said.

Maxwell Barna contributed to this story.

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Feature film emphasizes message of forgiveness

BY SONJA TYSIAK CONTRIBUTING WRITER

University students will have a second opportunity to see “Heart of Now,” an independent movie featured at this year’s New Jersey Film Festival, on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Voorhees Hall on the College Avenue campus “Heart of Now,” which was first screened last Friday, is a movie based on a young man’s struggle to accept his father’s death, said director Zak Forsman.

The movie, which centers on Amber, a pregnant young girl who tries to overcome her lover and her father’s abandonment of her, is heavily based on Forsman’s own life in which his father died when Forsman was 19-years-old, he said. “[When he died], the two of us had a great deal of unfinished business between us,” Forsman said. “This film grew out of unsettled emotions and the distress I felt from being left by someone who I hadn’t known life without.”

In the movie, Amber seeks comfort in Gabe, her mother’s ex-

NEW PROGRAM TO OFFER TAX ASSISTANCE TO NJ CITIZENS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at the Rutgers School of LawCamden will provide volunteer tax assistance tVolunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at the Rutgers School of Law-Camden will provide volunteer tax assistance to hundreds of low-income New Jersey citizens.

Fifty-five VITA members at Rutgers-Camden are all trained in the preparation of federal and New Jersey tax returns, and help clients complete their tax returns on time and seek clients as many deductions as possible, according to a University press release.

In the past, law students assisted 300 clients and helped them secure more than $300,000 in refunds above their amounts owed, according to the release.

Through training, VITA targets areas of tax returns that would most help its clients, enabling to get them a bigger return, VITA student coordinator Jeanette Kwon said in the release. It is the surprise and gratitude received from clients that drew him back to the program.

Clients are required to bring photo identification for themselves, according to the release. In addition, they must also bring social security cards for all taxpayers and dependents listed on their return, proof of income and paid taxes, list of deductible expenses and a checkbook for the direct deposit accounts.

The program is offered on the Rutgers-Camden campus on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4 to 7:30 p.m. through April 7, and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon on Feb. 19, 26 and April 2 at the West Conference Room A on the lower level of the Campus Center.

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boyfriend, for the first half of her childhood, he said.

“Gabe’s character was a ver y strong father-figure for Amber, our main character.

When she was young, he was dating her mother,” Forsman said. “[But] when her mother became terminally ill he split, leaving them both.”

Forsman said he wants this film to serve as an apology from him to his father for his own reluctance to free himself of his father’s abandonment.

He said the movie is supposed to push its viewers to sympathize with and relate to the overall message of forgiveness.

“The film is noted for its cinematography and editing, but do not come expecting a mastery of the language of film,” Forsman said. “It’s an emotional ride for people whose life experience allows them to relate to it.”

Audience reaction and interpretation of the film varied largely based on gender, he said.

Joseph Gessner, a house manager at the New Jersey Film Festival, said “Hear t of Now” is among his favorite

movies of all time and should be considered a rare jewel in the film industr y.

“An independent film as good as ‘Heart of Now’ is pretty rare, so it’s important to have it shown to expose it to a wider audience,” said Gessner, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

“Heart of Now,” as Forsman’s first movie, has been noted for its authentic performances, he said.

While many filmmakers obsess over gear and lighting and having a narrow depth of field, Forsman made all of that secondary to learning how to work with and guide actors through an improvised show.

“Our casting process was fairly unique,” Forsman said. “We saw about 50 actors for each role, but for the callback, instead of giving them dialogue to perform, we told them they would be doing an improv with another actor.”

Although Forsman said his initial intent was only to have his characters come across as real and genuine, he was startled by how the movie per fectly depicted the core of real human relationships.

“‘Heart of Now’ was one of the best feature films we received this year for the 2011 New Jersey Film Festival,” said Albert Nigrin, the executive director and curator of the Rutgers Film Co-op/New

Jersey Media Arts Center. “I was transfixed by this lovely film which includes wonderful acting, smart direction, great soundtrack and stunningly beautiful cinematography.”

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“Heart of Now” centers around a young pregnant girl’s struggle with abandonment. The film is based on director Zak Forsman’s life.

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Council works toward DRC recognition on diploma

BY ANDREA GOYMA CORRESPONDENT

The Douglass Governing Council (DGC) passed a resolution to include a Douglass Residential College (DRC) designation on University diplomas among other issues presented yesterday during their general meeting.

“DRC still wants Douglass traditions to be incorporated, which is why we want our own convocation ceremony and for our diploma to signify we are members of DRC,” said Kyrie Graziosi, DGC internal vice president.

The cost of adding the designation to all of the diplomas is more than most would expect, said Pamela Chin, DGC president.

“Just the way the diplomas are made and printed is, to my knowledge, separated by school,” Chin said, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

“Because DRC is spread over all of the schools, [the people who design the diplomas] would have to manually go through all the students who are part of DRC.” It is such a long and complicated process that the administration responsible for diplomas would need to hire additional employees to perform the task, she said.

“Right now there are separate certificates they give during graduation that signify a student was part of DRC,” she said. “As far as this governing council, no one has a big problem with that, although I think ever yone is leaning more toward the significance of including DRC in the diploma.”

Chin said signifying one’s academic career is important and without designation, DRC membership seems disassociated.

Douglass Governing Council Graziosi said that DRC alumnae are also galvanizing around this issue. “[Douglass College Alumnae] feel it’s also important that signification of DRC membership be present on University diplomas because they donate money to us, and they want us to be part of a physical, social and academic entity,” said Graziosi, a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

University administration released the report “Transforming Undergraduate Education: Report of the Task Force on Undergraduate Education at Rutgers New Brunswick/Piscataway” proposing the elimination of the thencurrent undergraduate college system including Douglass College, said Graziosi.

The Douglass College students and alumnae began the “Save the Douglass College” campaign in 2005 to maintain Douglass College as the women’s college of New Jersey, but were unsuccessful, Graziosi said.

What came out of that effort was the idea the University should still keep a Douglass community, which is why the DRC was created, she said.

Graziosi said their first choice would be for the signification to be present on the diploma, but they also understand it could be a financial burden to the University.

“We’re not going to ask the University to do that under its current financial situation — it would be irresponsible for us but we really would appreciate it if

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Members of the Douglass Governing Council pass three resolutions during last night’s meeting, including an effort to place a Douglass Residential College designation on University diplomas. the line was on the diploma,” Graziosi said.

The DGC passed all three of their resolutions, which includes opposing the new bus shelter models on Douglass campus, and

recognized March as National Women’s Histor y month.

Valerie Weiss, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, is the newest member of the DGC after running uncontested for the position of unclassified class representative.

“I had been in the [DGC] for the past two years but because I was studying abroad in Italy, I did not have the opportunity to run this past year,” Weiss said. “Being able to come back to the [DGC] was like coming back home.”

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REPORT: Tuition makes up 42 percent of U. revenue continued from front Administration Bruce Fehn said the credit rating could become a flat AA while the best rating possible from Moody is an AAA rating.

Fehn said it is in the University’s interest to preserve a good credit rating.

“The higher credit rating you have has a direct effect on the borrowing cost,” he said. “The stronger the credit the lower the interest rates that you are charged.”

While the state’s outstanding debt to total operating revenue is nearly three times the national average, the University is on par with .5 despite being $888 million in debt.

Other state institutions, like Ramapo College have a debt to operating revenue of 1.9 which means their debt is nearly twice their revenue.

The report also shows that the University only generates 42 percent of its revenue from students, the second lowest in the state after the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and only receives 26 percent of its revenue in state aid.

Fehn said this is explained by the fact that the University is a large research institution with a large housing and dining operation.

“If you look at the pie, the tuition as a percentage of total revenue is smaller than institutions that don’t do a lot of research and

don’t have a large housing and dining operation,” he said.

Fehn said although the credit rating hinges on the state adopting the policies put forth by the task force, the Moody report is positive reinforcement for the support of higher education.

Joseph Seneca, an Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy professor, agreed and said the Moody report reflects the task force recommendation of increased suppor t for capital improvement and increased ways to generate revenue.

“This positions Rutgers and higher education well to make that priority come to fruition,” Seneca said.

Seneca said citizens must take the Governor at his word that he will take the task force report seriously and renew support to higher education when the state is fiscally capable, which is also reflected in the Moody report.

“The report’s overriding message to increase operational and financial support for higher education is a longer term plan and recognizes the state’s current financial position, evidenced by fiscal 2011 cuts to higher education,” according the Moody report.

The report also cites that merging with Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the School of Public Health would enhance the University’s position as the state’s public research university.

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The Department of Religion is hosting a public forum called “Religion and Violence: South Asian Perspectives” from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Cook Campus Center Multipurpose Room. Edwin Bryant, a professor from the Department of Religion, will moderate the event. The event will feature Maya Chadda of William Paterson University and Michael Jerryson of Eckerd College. Chadda will discuss “The Challenge of Designing Strategies for Preventing Religious Violence in South Asia,” while Jerr yson will discuss “Buddhism and Violence: Discourses, Antecedents and Manifestations.” For more information please contact Susan Rosario at (732)-932-9641 or srosa@rci.rutgers.edu.

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Rutgers University Programming Association’s Concert and Coffeehouse committee is hosting progressive rock band, Circa Survive at 8 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room on the College Avenue campus.

Tickets are on sale at the Student Activities Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., or online with student tickets costing $10, and faculty, staff, alumni and guests costing $15. Only one student ticket is permited per RUID and all sales are final.

Guests and students must be 18 years or older to attend.

For more information please visit getinvolved.rutgers.edu.

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Career Services will host New Jersey Career Diversity Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center. The event is open to the public and no pre-registration is required. Career services advises to a bring resumes and dress professionally for the career day. For more information visit careerservices.rutgers.edu or contact career services by phone at (732) 932-7278.

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Rutgers Student Life will host, “Your A to Z Guide to Ever ything Intimate - The 2011 Sex, Love & Dating Conference,” a sex and dating conference that address sexual issues of college students. Admission is free but pre-registration is required at sexlovedating.eventbrite.com. The event will take place from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. with check-in beginning at 11 a.m. at the Busch Campus Center. For more information visit getinvolved.rutgers.edu/programs-and-events.

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Rutgers University Programming Association will host a free yo-yo workshop from 1 p.m. to 3p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center atrium. Students will learn such tricks as “Around the World” and “Walk the Dog” with a yo-yo expert. RUPA will provide yo-yos while supplies last.

Visit getinvolved.rutgers.edu/programs-and-events for more information.

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“For commuters, it will be helpful because it’s close and convenient, but I don’t know if it will help all students.”

KELLY KRAUTHEIM SAS SOPHOMORE “I think the Gateway Project would be great for students to get as well as parking, so it’s going to be great for people that want to park and go on the trains.”

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“I feel as though it will serve a lot of students.

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DAVID FERRO SAS JUNIOR “I think it will benefit students because of its location and convenience. I don’t use the train much but I think it will be helpful.”

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Dalai Lama’s nephew killed while walking for independence THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PALM COAST, Fla. — The Dalai Lama’s nephew was smiling, radiating energy as he tackled the first leg of a 300-mile walk to promote Tibet’s independence from China. He insisted on finishing the last two miles on his own, even as darkness fell.

“For the cause,” Jigme K. Norbu said, as he had on so many similar journeys before.

Norbu was alone on a dark coastal highway Monday when he was struck and killed by an SUV. He was headed south in the same direction as traffic, following a white line along the side of the road, according to the Highway Patrol. The impact crumpled the vehicle’s hood and shattered the front windshield.

Authorities said it appeared to be an accident and the driver, 31year-old Keith R. O’Dell of Palm Coast, swerved but couldn’t avoid Norbu. The Highway Patrol was still investigating, but didn’t expect any charges. O’Dell and his 5-year-old son were not hurt.

Norbu, 45, had completed at least 21 walks and bike rides, logging more than 7,800 miles in the U.S. and overseas to support freedom for Tibet and highlight the suffering of its people. He completed his most recent 300-mile trek in December in Taiwan.

He lived in Bloomington, Ind., where his father had been a

professor at Indiana University and he owned a restaurant that served Tibetan and Indian cuisine.

He had set out Monday with a group of friends, but insisted he would continue on his own after one of his companions tired and they decided to take a van to a restaurant. Norbu planned to meet them there.

About an hour before the accident, Norbu met a Florida couple, Gary and Damian Drum Collins, who had heard about his jaunt through town.

“He was smiling and happy. He had as much positive energy as you could imagine,” Gary Collins told The Associated Press.

His wife took a picture with Norbu, who was wearing running shoes, a dark pullover and a white sandwich board-like sign that said, “Walk For Tibet Florida.”

The couple was troubled by the fading sunlight and urged Norbu to stay at their place for the night. He was already behind schedule, they said, and agreed to change his plans.

“It was becoming dusk. We were worried and we were concerned he wasn’t going to have daylight,” Gary Collins said.

They suggested Norbu stay inside their condominium, about three miles from their Hammock Wine & Cheese Shoppe, but he wanted to spend the night under the stars.

So the Collinses made preparations for Norbu and his group to

spend the night outside the cheese shop. They left a towel, bar of soap, three bottles of coconut juice, a can of stuffed grape leaves and crackers on a table outside.

The back door was also unlocked so the travelers could shower and use the restroom.

A note for the group read: “Hi! Please make yourselves at home.

It is an honor to have you here.”

Norbu was killed just a quarter of a mile from the shop. On Tuesday, a vase with seven roses marked the accident site on the side of the two-lane State Highway A1A, where the speed limit is 55 mph and there are no traffic lights.

A woman who identified herself as the mother of the SUV driver said her son didn’t want to talk to the media.

“What more is there to say? He was wearing dark clothes. It was an unfortunate accident. He hasn’t been charged. That’s all we’re going to say,” said the woman, who would not give her name.

A dishwasher at a nearby restaurant was killed in September along the same stretch of road where Norbu died.

“It is such a sad thing,” Damian Collins said. “I was honored to see him. I said, ‘I’m sorry to stop you,’ but he said he didn’t mind because he wanted to raise awareness for his cause.”

Norbu, the son of the Dalai Lama’s late brother, Taktser

Rinpoche, had done several other similar walks, including a 900mile trek in 2009 from Indiana to New York.

After that four-week journey, his feet were full of painful blisters. He had lost nails and the feeling in one toe.

“But I feel energized, because the cause itself energizes me,” Norbu told AP then, after emerging from New Jersey through the Lincoln Tunnel.

That walk marked the 50th anniversary of the failed Tibetan rebellion against Chinese rule that resulted in the exile of his uncle, who is Tibet’s top spiritual leader.

Thupten Anyetsang, owner of Anyetsang’s Little Tibet Restaurant in Bloomington, Ind., said he once joined Norbu’s father on a 60-mile walk between Indianapolis and Bloomington to promote awareness of Tibet. He said the hazards posed by passing cars were evident.

“There can be dangers, especially when you’re walking on the highway or rural roads,” he said.

Norbu’s late father was a high lama who was abbot of a monaster y when the Chinese invaded. The brothers fled into exile following the 1959 uprising.

Rinpoche, who died in September 2008 at 86, was a professor of Tibetan studies at Indiana University in Bloomington while serving as the Dalai Lama’s U.S. representative.

David Colman, whose son has an arts store near Norbu’s restaurant, said he had shown some wild behavior during his youth but had come into his own in recent years and embraced the Tibetan political movement.

“He was maturing. Jigme was growing into being a full-fledged figurehead for Tibet,” Colman said.

“It’s really tragic that this happened just as he was hitting his prime as the nephew of the Dalai Lama.”

In northern India, officials at the Dalai Lama’s office in Dharmsala could not immediately be reached and the Tibetan government-in-exile had not commented as of late Tuesday.

China claims Tibet as part of its territory, but many Tibetans say Chinese rule deprives them of religious freedom. Beijing accuses the Dalai Lama of pushing for Tibetan autonomy and fomenting anti-Chinese protests.

Norbu talked about his relationship with his uncle in an interview with the Chicago Tribune published in 1995.

“It’s hard sometimes,” Norbu told the newspaper. “I don’t get next to him that often. I can’t just hug him or anything like that. You don’t do things like that. Sure I have an audience with him. Sure I see him. I respect him to the point where if I’m in India I don’t go see him every day. He’s got more important things to do. He’s got 6 million Tibetans to worry about.”

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et us pose a scenario: You are a public official in a city with a fairly large stray dog population — estimated at about, say, 10,000. Unfortunately, the said city — like almost every city — is suffering from serious budget constraints, which are preventing the building of a shelter for these dogs. What, then, do you do? According to officials in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, who are actually facing this very problem, the answer is simple —shoot all 10,000 dogs. Bishkek is in an unfortunate position but couldn’t officials find a better way to deal with the stray dog population than rounding all of them up and shooting them? According to the Huffington Post, the Bishkek city hall spokesman Pavel Klimenko is asking the world to not perceive the act as barbaric. Really, though, is there any other way to see it?

It is a terrible fact of life that sometimes stray animals have to be euthanized. Often there is no other way to deal with the animal population in a given area. But there are far more humane ways to euthanize animals than opening fire on them. Shooting the stray dog population is a violent, almost brutal solution to Bishkek’s conundrum. We refuse to believe that it is the only possible way to resolve the current situation.

Klimenko has stated that the dogs would be killed during mornings and evenings by a 10-person team appointed with the task of rounding up and shooting the animals. Even if the government has decided to schedule the killings so that they occur a little out of sight from the general population, the fact remains that these killings are happening.

It is almost as if the Bishkek officials have declared hunting season on stray dogs, which only adds to the gruesomeness of the situation.

The story in Bishkek also stands as yet another very bleak reminder of what budget constraints can drive governments to resort to. We are sure that the Bishkek government does not want to resort to shooting stray dogs, as evidenced by Klimenko’s avid protestations against the negative light that this measure will cast on the city. But because of an egregious lack of funding, the government in Bishkek has found itself in a difficult position, one in which the only solutions seem to be unpopular ones. We definitely commiserate with the Bishkek officials who found themselves faced with the difficult decision to euthanize 10,000 dogs — but we still firmly condemn their chosen method of execution.

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he Presidential Medal of Freedom is one of the highest awards a civilian can receive in the United States. President Barack Obama handed out fifteen of them yesterday, to an eclectic mix of people, ranging from former President George W. Bush to baseball legend Stan Musial. While we think it’s great that Obama saw it fit to publicly honor people who deserve praise, we cannot help but think that this awards ceremony serves as little more than a feel-good moment — a publicity stunt meant to bolster American self-confidence.

Obama said that the winners of the medal this year are people who “reveal the best of who we are and who we aspire to be.” Rhetoric such as this — even though it was most likely issued with the best of intentions — is reminiscent of the sort of speeches most people’s elementary school teachers used to make in class about aiming high, shooting for the stars, dreaming big and so forth. Of course, there is often room for such encouragement, and people should always strive to achieve their grandest dreams, but when Obama stands in front of a crowd and talks about the aspirations of Americans to be like these people, it can feel kind of empty and almost patronizing.

Let’s not forget that the United States is currently in turmoil — it may not be turmoil similar to that which is spreading through the Middle East, but it is turmoil nonetheless. The opposite sides of the political spectrum are constantly warring with each other, sometimes over the most trivial of matters. The gap between the rich and the poor seems an unbridgeable chasm. Some are warning of a possible oncoming federal government shutdown because of fierce budget debates in Congress. The point is, the United States has a lot on its plate right now and watching a group of successful, talented and brave people lineup to receive medals is not doing anything to address the mess we are currently in.

Now is not the time for victory laps. Now is the time to face the challenges plaguing the nation. Americans should be aspiring to repair their nation. Once that’s all taken care of, there will be plenty of time to bask in the accomplishments of great Americans. It isn’t that we do not appreciate what the recipients of the Medal of Freedom have done — on the contrary, we thoroughly applaud them. Rather, we feel that there are some very pressing matters that need be taken care of, and an awards ceremony such as this only serves to highlight those problems.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “That sort of open expression of love between strangers was an enjoyable event to put on.”

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The 10,000 Hour-Rule: n a relatively nor“Ten thousand hours is the mal day — magic number of greatness,” Wednesday, said Malcolm Gladwell in his January 15, 2009, to be spebook “Outliers.” This is the cific — with temperatures amount of time that a person hovering at about 26-degrees needs to put in to become an Fahrenheit, U.S. Airways expert in his or her chosen Flight 1549 departed from AMIT JANI field — roughly equaling La Guardia Airport in New about 10 years. Capt.

York City en route to Sullenberger was a former air force pilot and had Charlotte, N.C. Three minutes into the flight, a large 20,000 hours of flight experience before he landed in flock of Canadian geese flew into the Airbus’ the Hudson River, Gawande said. engines, resulting in immediate loss of thrust from The Beatles started off as a struggling rock band both engines. Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger before they were invited to play in a strip club called became a worldwide sensation after landing the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany. They played nonAirbus A320 almost seamlessly into the Hudson stop for more than eight hours a day, seven days a River, saving all 155 passengers on board. week. By the time they had their first burst of success, The iconic image of the “Miracle on the Hudson” they had performed about 1,200 times, Gladwell said. flashed across several news programs and read in the It is obvious, that if you want to be good at someheadlines of dozens of newspapers. President George thing, you have to keep practicing to get better. But W. Bush called to congratulate Capt. Sullenberger many students — including myself — think that they personally, then President-elect Barack Obama invitcan ace an exam by cramming the night before or ed him to his inauguration, and Capt. Sullenberger write a Pulitzer Prize-winning essay under pressure, was given a $3 million book deal. How were Capt. two hours before the deadline. It is impractical and Sullenberger and his crew so successful in landing a nearly impossible to spend 10,000 hours in a semes46-ton aircraft in a river? For that matter, how did a ter studying for a class, but to do well, crummy high school band playing in you should be devoting a reasonable Hamburg, Germany start the British “To be successful, amount of time each week to it.

Invasion and become The Beatles as Focus on your goals and spend as we know them today? Finally, did the you must keep much time as you can to perfecting infamous gangster Al Capone really an open mind your skills in that area. think he was serving the public good Be a People Person: The most by running a prostitution ring? This and have important lesson I have learned so is an article meant to help you form a far is that to be successful in a world small habit that can have tremendous a diverse outlook.” full of people, you have to be good results and open your mind to what with people. I truly enjoy studying creates success. In short, this is a people and the interactions we have with one anothsmall step forward in your quest for success. er. One of the most advanced skills you can have is Make a Checklist: “Why write things down?” riddled to learn to quickly and accurately assess a person’s part-time lecturer Kenneth Genco in my first-year personality and temperament. But to assess a person “Introduction to Business.” “So you don’t have to accurately, you need to spend time with that person remember them anymore, you can simply forget about and see the world through their perspective. it,” he said. Since then, my greatest investment in my Alphonse Gabriel “Al” Capone was an infamous college career has been yellow Post-It notes. I carry gangster who engaged in a multitude of illegal activithem in my backpack, have dozens of packs in my room ties. But Capone thought he was a public benefactor, and even a stash at home. The night before, I write a toaccording to Dale Carnegie, author of “How to Win do list for the next day and revise the list throughout the Friends and Influence People.” “I have spent the best day. I have a separate Post-It taped to my wall for each years of my life giving people the lighter pleasures, day of the week, listing assignments one-by-one that helping them have a good time and all I get is abuse, need to be completed for each class that day. The point the existence of a hunted man,” said Capone. This is to start writing your priorities down and thus have example of Capone demonstrates that every single somewhat of an action plan for your future. person has a different understanding of things than A checklist was one of the integral components you do. To be successful, you must keep an open mind Capt. Sullenberger used in saving the lives of his and have a diverse outlook on the world and its people.

155 passengers and crew. Pilots turn to their checklists because they are trained to do so, according to Amit Jani is a School of Arts and Sciences junior Atul Gawande, author of “The Checklist Manifesto.” majoring in journalism and media studies and politi“They learn from the beginning of flight school that cal science. His column, “The Fourth Estate,” runs on their memory and judgment are unreliable and that alternate Wednesdays. lives depend [on it],” he said.

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n response to the letter published in The Daily Targum on Sunday entitled “Establish peaceful, respectful discourse on campus,” the author gave examples of justice that BAKA: Students United for Middle Eastern Justice stands for put forth by the Charter of the United Nations, International Court of Justice and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. There are many facts omitted by the author, which I think are important for readers to be fully informed about the issues in the Middle East.

For example, from the U.N. General Assembly Resolution 194 after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, only one paragraph out of 15 dealt with refugees created by the conflict.

The Resolution’s “refugee clause” is not a stand-alone item, nor does it pertain specifically to Palestinian Arab refugees. Paragraph 11 did not guarantee a Right of Return, nor did it specifically mention Arab refugees, thereby indicating that the resolution was aimed at all refugees, both Jewish and Arab — hundreds of thousands of Arab Jews were forced to flee Arab countries and were absorbed into the State of Israel. Also, because seven Arab armies invaded Israel, it was not responsible for creating the refugee problem. Instead, Resolution 194 recommended that refugees be allowed to return to their homeland if they met two important conditions: First, the refugees should be willing to live in peace with their neighbors — which has yet to occur. Second, the return should take place “at the earliest practicable date.”

Secondly, the author was mistaken in the meaning of U.N. Security Council Resolution 242 and 338, which clearly reflects that none of the territories were occupied by force in an unjust war. The resolution, which was adopted after the Six-Day War in which seven Arab Nations attacked Israel is the cornerstone for what it calls “a just and lasting peace” that recognizes Israel’s need for “secure and recognized boundaries.” The resolution

became the foundation for future peace negotiations between Egypt and Jordan. Because the Arabs were clearly the aggressors, nowhere in U.N. Security Council Resolutions 242 is Israel branded as an invader or unlawful occupier of the territories. Professor, Judge Stephen Schwebel, former president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague, explains: “A state [Israel] acting in lawful exercise of its right of selfdefense may seize and occupy foreign territory as long as such seizure and occupation are necessary to its self-defense.”

By relinquishing 90 percent of the territories conquered in the Six-Day War in a peace agreement with Egypt in 1979, Israel has fulfilled Resolution 242. It is the Palestinian extremists who have not fulfilled the Resolution by not terminating “all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area.” Israel has a right to exist as the homeland of the Jewish people, and the Palestinian authorities have yet to acknowledge it. I can go on and on and correct the author’s facts about how the security fence is legal according to International Law — the United States has one with Mexico — and that Israel is the only true democracy in the Middle East that affirms in its Declaration of Independence freedoms and complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex.

The author mentioned compromise, which implies that both sides must work together to create mutual understanding, but only mentioned issues on which Israel must compromise. If BAKA really cares about normalizing the relationship between Israel and the Palestinians then communication, trust and security are of the utmost importance to create an environment suitable for peace. I applaud those on campus who support peace and want to open dialogue with people who have differing opinions.

Avi Gilboa is a School of Engineering alumnus.

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STYLE: Knights put win streak on line against Lehigh continued from back and you hear that crowd roar, you just want to keep wrestling and keep winning.”

And Rutgers has kept winning behind Langel.

The Knights ride a 16-match winning streak into tomorrow’s showdown with Lehigh to go along with a 20-1 record. The match is set to take place at the Louis Brown Athletic Center and preliminar y reports are that Rutgers and Lehigh fans alike are going to pack the arena.

With the stakes as high as they will get in a dual meet,

Langel’s teammates know they can look to him to get the team off on the right foot.

“The biggest thing about wrestling at home is getting momentum and getting the crowd into it,” said senior Alex Caruso. “What he’s been able to do for us, I don’t think many ’25 pounders in the countr y could be able to do it — just setting the pace and the tone for the match. It’s huge for us.”

Much of Langel’s success on the mat can be attributed to his funky style. He does not have the standard stand-up and takedown approach to the spor t.

Oftentimes, Langel is in a position of vulnerability but is able to swing around and either escape or score a reversal.

“It’s his hips, his balance, his agility. Whatever it is, he’s not afraid to do it in any spot,” Goodale said. “Some of the things he did against Garnett from Virginia Tech I never would have taught or encouraged, but he did it. You have to let those guys go.”

When the Mountain Hawks come to town, the Knights not only deal with a perennial powerhouse who owned Rutgers for 60 years, but also the recent memor y of a 28-3 loss last year in Bethlehem, Pa. Langel was a part of that squad and fell, 5-4, to John McDonald in the match’s first bout. But that is not to say that he did not take away anything from the loss.

F E B RUA RY 1 6 , 2 0 1 1 “Don’t let the pressure get to you,” said Langel on what he learned from that match. “You know it’s a big match, but you still have to just go out there and have fun and wrestle your own match. Don’t let the atmosphere get to you.”

The atmosphere will certainly be at fever pitch come Thursday night at the RAC. With the home crowd behind the funker from Howell, N.J., the Knights know they stand more than a fighting chance.

“He’s probably one of the biggest keys to our matches when we go out and wrestle a dual,” Caruso said. “Whether he’s favored to win or not, he goes out there and puts on a show.”

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incinnati Bengals running back and former Scarlet Knight Brian Leonard will host the second annual “Brian Leonard’s Rally at the Alley” on March 1 at 300, which is located at Chelsea Piers in New York City.

The outing supports the Embrace Kids Foundation, a non-profit organization in New Brunswick, N.J., which benefits children with cancer and blood disorders.

The event runs from 7 to 10 p.m. and features many big names from the NFL and college football, including NFL players Ray Rice, Shaun O’Hara and Rutgers head football coach Greg Schiano.

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minority owner, New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon called Donald Trump about buying part of the team, according to ESPN. The Mets are dealing with a lawsuit seeking up to $1 billion to repay victims of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.

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scheduled between the NFL and the NFL Players Association this week, according ESPN. Negotiations were scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, but the NFL failed to confirm those dates, according to an NFLPA spokesman.

Both sides must agree on a new collective bargaining agreement for next season, as the current CBA expires on March 3 at 11:59 p.m.

KEN GRIFFEY JR. IS returning to the Seattle Mariners, but not as a player. The former allstar will take on a role of “special consultant” with the club.

Griffey abruptly retired from baseball a year ago as a member of the Mariners — a team with which he spent the first half of his career.

With Seattle, Griffey was an All-Star 10 out of 11 seasons and was the 1997 American League Most Valuable Player.

While Griffey’s current position is yet to be defined, it is confirmed he will be on hand for both spring training and the regular season.

NFL TEAMS BEGAN tagging its “franchise players,” which withholds the players from speaking with other teams. The players tagged also receive the average of the top salaries in their position in 2011.

Quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Michael Vick were designated franchise players for the Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles, respectively.

Manning’s contract will be worth more than $23 million, making it the richest ever for an NFL player.

With negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement for the NFL still taking place, there is a chance the system of designating franchise players will be done away with.

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Syracuse sophomore guard Brandon Triche (25) and Rutgers freshman guard Austin Carroll (2) played AAU basketball together as eighth and ninth graders. Carroll also faces off on Saturday against Orange freshman C.J. Fair, who played with Carroll last season at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire.

PRESENCE: Rookie continues to improve position continued from back a shot from center Herb Pope from underneath the rim, leading to a Rutgers rebound and fastbreak opportunity.

Still, the rookie admits that his adjustments on defense following surgery are still a work in progress.

“I feel like once I get my knee back I can be a little bit better on defense, obviously. I don’t feel bad,” Carroll said. “I just try to do what I can on defense. I try to be in the right spot, I try to rotate, I try to be up the line, as coach Rice says. I try to do all the little

things on defense and everything that I can do.”

Carroll’s four-week-long absence — initial projections were for a maximum of six weeks — left a major hole in the Knights’ rotation, leaving fellow freshman Mike Poole as the only viable guard off the bench under Rice.

The result was a larger workload for not only senior guards James Beatty and Mike Coburn, but also for the rest of the Knights’ starting five, which had to compensate for Carroll’s absence.

But despite the guards’ renewed presence in the rotation, Rutgers still suf fered a painful loss against Seton Hall, which exacted revenge after the

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“Obviously that game hurt because it came off of an

emotional high after a victory versus ’Nova,” said senior forward Jonathan Mitchell, who was named on Monday to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll. “We got in our own way. That would have been a huge win for us Saturday to go to 2-0 for the week with those games. But it didn’t happen so we just had to regroup, take a day off [Sunday].”

While Carroll makes his first appearance at the Carrier Dome in a Rutgers uniform Saturday against No. 17 Syracuse, he will notice some familiar faces in former Brewster Prep teammate C.J. Fair and former AAU partner Brandon Triche.

Fair and Triche help make up the Orange’s deep backcourt,

which boasts former NeumanGoretti (Pa.) star Scoop Jardine and Life Center Academy (N.J.) product Dion Waiters.

“It was a lot of fun playing with those guys,” Carroll said. “The talent was obviously unbelievable. I got to play with those guys every day. It helped a lot playing against those guys every day in practice and to come here and not feel like you’re going a step down.”

And while Carroll figures to see more playing time as a perimeter player against the Orange’s 2-3 zone, his greeting for Fair still evades him.

“I don’t know,” Carroll said. “I might just start joking around with him. That’s my man.”

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VOID: Houston, Williams anchor young Rutgers rotation continued from back 4.87 ERA, but showed multiple bright spots including a complete game, six-strikeout win over St. John’s.

Prior to her time on the Banks, Houston dominated the New Jersey high school softball circuit, boasting a .90 ERA and more than 800 strikeouts for New Egypt High School.

Williams, from Richmond, Va., rounds out the pitching trio for the Knights going into this weekend’s five-game UCRiverside Tournament in Riverside, Calif.

After arriving at Rutgers in the fall, Williams’ likelihood of early playing time skyrocketed with Johnson’s departure and the freshman will probably make her debut in some capacity within the first three games of the tournament.

“Megan is young and this is her first shot at it so we’ll see how she takes it mentally, but she definitely has the talent to pitch at this level,” Nelson said. “She throws hard.”

The Knights return ever y position player from last season including single-season home r un record breaker Brittney Lindley, putting the pressure on the offense this weekend to keep the pressure of f the trio of inexperienced pitchers.

“I feel like we’re as strong in pitching as we are in hitting,” said junior right fielder Mikelyn Messina, who was second on the team in home runs (seven) and runs batted in (26) last season. “They work just as hard as anybody else, if not harder.

They’re here in their off-time and when we have to be. I’m just as confident in them as I am in our hitters.”

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Third baseman Brittney Lindley set the single-season home run record at Rutgers with nine last season, when she spent her final campaign with sister Nicole, who graduated in May after leading the Knights in nearly every statistical category.

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Villanova senior point guard Corey Fisher and the Wildcats suffered a 77-76 loss last Wednesday to Rutgers at the Louis Brown Athletic Center before falling on Saturday to Pittsburgh.

Pitt continues conference reign

BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ ACTING ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Aside from No. 4 Pittsburgh, which proved to be one of the nation’s most consistent squads this year, the Big East lacked its usual lusBASKETBALL ter midw a y through MID-WEEK REPORT the 201011 college basketball season.

A pair of winning streaks later, both No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 9 Georgetown find themselves back atop the nation’s elite, helping restore a sense of normalcy to Big East basketball.

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1.) Pittsburgh (23-2, 11-1) — The Panthers rebounded nicely from their upset at the Petersen Events Center nearly a month ago at the hands of visiting Notre Dame.

Head coach Jamie Dixon rallied the troops and in turn, Pitt registered a four-game winning streak heading down the stretch of conference play, boasting road victories over No. 14 Villanova and West Virginia.

South Florida is next on tap for the Panthers, but do not expect any surprise upsets with Brad Wanamaker coming off a 21-point showing against the Wildcats.

2.) Notre Dame (21-4, 10-3) — Owners of seven straight wins,

the Irish placed themselves in the national spotlight with wins against Pittsburgh and No. 16 Louisville.

Guard Ben Hansbrough continues to put the team on his back offensively, averaging 22.1 points in the teams past six contests. The Irish hit the road to battle West Virginia on Saturday, hoping to stick to their winning ways.

And with Louisville, a pesky St. John’s team and Villanova remaining on the schedule for Pitt, do not be surprised if Notre Dame wins out and finishes the season atop the conference.

3.) Georgetown (20-5, 9-4) — If the Hoyas can get past No. 12 Connecticut, they welcome a pair of weaker conference opponents in Cincinnati and lowly South Florida.

Senior guard Austin Freeman has put his deadly scoring talents on display, leading the team with a 43.1 shooting percentage from 3-point range.

Although UConn lost three of five contests, the Hoyas still need all the scoring they can get from Freeman to get past the Huskies and phenom Kemba Walker.

4.) Louisville (19-6, 8-4) — Almost every time head coach Rick Pitino got his squad moving in the right direction this season, it suffered a setback.

The No. 16 Cardinals dropped a road matchup to Providence earlier in the year, rebounded with two road victories and then fell to streaking Georgetown.

Although the squad dropped an overtime thriller on the road against Notre Dame, it bounced back with a victory over Syracuse in its most recent contest.

The Cardinals next travel to Cincinnati to square off with the Bearcats, preparing to battle against another setback.

5.) Connecticut (19-5, 7-5) — The Huskies boast impressive nonconference victories over No. 22 Kentucky and No. 3 Texas, but struggled in Big East play, which accounts for all five of UConn’s losses.

Head coach Jim Calhoun saw his team storm out of the gates to kick off the year, but losses to Louisville, Syracuse and St. John’s raise doubts as to whether the Huskies are the real deal.

6.) Villanova (19-6, 7-5) — Head coach Jay Wright and Co. hit a bump in the road after an improbable upset loss against Rutgers in Piscataway.

The No. 15 Wildcats dropped their most recent contest to Pitt and four of six Big East games overall. Senior guard Corey Fisher did all he could against the Scarlet Knights and chipped in 11 points in 25 minutes of action against the Panthers.

Question: You’ve been with Devin [McCourty] a lot in practice. Did you ever think he was going to be this good?

Tiquan Underwood: Man, the McCourty twins are a heck of a pair of athletes and not only that, [they are] smart players. Going against them every day in practice — me and Kenny [Britt] against the twins — it just helps.

Q: Did it make you a better player?

TU: Yes. Just constantly battling like that got me where I got today.

Q: What do you need to improve on to make a bigger impact next year?

TU: For me personally, I would just say consistency.

It’s just going out there each and every day and letting the coaches know what they’re going to get from me. I was a little up and down through the course of last season. I had some ups and had some downs, but they’re looking for consistency in that league, and that’s what I have to get better.

Q: What about the physical aspect? Do you feel like you need to get bigger?

TU: No. At the end of the day, football is still football. It doesn’t matter how big you are or how small. If you’re going to be small, obviously you have to be fast. Whatever assets you have, you have to use them to your advantage. The things you need to work on, you just need to work on them, obviously.

Q: What’s your advice for this year’s class as they go through the draft process?

TU: Just stay confident and remember all of the work that you put into it. Don’t back down. There are a lot of guys trying to reach the same level that you are.

You have to stay confident in yourself and remember all of the hard work you put into it.

Q: Do you plan to go out to the Bubble and catch some balls from Mike Teel anytime soon?

TU: We’re definitely in the future going to be throwing. I just drove up today from Florida, and I figure I’m going to start lifting and getting ready for the new season.

Q: What’s it like having other Rutgers guys on your team and play against so many in the division.

TU: It made it a lot easier to adjust to the league having other guys around me my first two years, but I can’t say it’s always good to go against Kenny and [Jason McCourty] twice a year. It’s fun to see them on the field, but they’re both great football players too — not the kind you want on the other team.

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KNIGHTS SUFFER SECOND ROAD LOSS The Rutgers women’s basketball team entered McGrath Arena WOMEN’S BASKETBALL last night looking to avoid a two-game skid.

But too much Keisha Hampton propelled No. 11 DePaul past the Scarlet Knights (14-11, 7-5), defeating them, 66-62.

Rutgers rallied in the second half behind a surge of offense from its starters, as four of the five would go on to finish in double-figures.

After cutting the deficit to 5553 with just under six minutes to go in regulation, the Blue Demons stormed back, building their lead back up to eight with 1:17 left on the clock.

DePaul (24-3, 11-1) led by as many as 19 in the first half, but a

15-point performance by junior forward April Sykes to go with a strong game in the post by junior forward Chelsey Lee revived the Knights in the second half.

But Keisha Hampton –– the Blue Demon’s leading scorer –– dropped 22 points and tallied seven assists, as the junior for ward shot 5-of-11 from 3point range.

The loss puts the Knights on their fourth multi-game losing streak of the season, and drops them to eighth place in the Big East.

Next on the agenda is a trip to Milwaukee to face Marquette –– the final leg of the team’s threegame Midwest road trip.

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Junior forward Chelsey Lee finished second on the team in scoring last night against DePaul — Anthony Hernandez with a 13-point performance that helped the Scarlet Knights’ rally and cut into the lead.

Knights build toward postseason in scrimmages

BY JOSH BAKAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Looking to make the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1999, the Rutgers women’s WOMEN’S LACROSSE l a c r o s s e team is hoping for an automatic bid by winning the Big East Championship.

When the Scarlet Knights last made the tournament, head coach Laura Brand was a senior for Rutgers, but Brand sees the tough Big East conference as a way to break the streak of missing the tournament.

“The advantage of being in one of the best conferences is that the first and second best teams have a chance at making the NCAA tournament,” Brand said.

Four Big East teams are ranked in the top 20 in the nation.

Georgetown, Syracuse, Notre Dame and Loyola Maryland are ranked above Rutgers, which is ranked at No. 23.

Rutgers is preparing for the Big East with a tough nonconference schedule, which begins with Temple, Cornell and Princeton. The Tigers are ranked just below Rutgers at No. 29.

“Our schedule is competitive across the board,” Brand said. “I don’t believe in not challenging ourselves ever y day. It helps prepare us for the Big East. If we go into the Big East having not played ver y competitive games, we certainly wouldn’t be prepared. Challenging ourselves out of conference is the way to go.”

With the loss of key seniors, including Brooke Cantwell, who made the All-Big East

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Senior Marlena Welsh leads a Knights attack that must replace the production of Brook Cantwell, who graduated a year ago after making the All-Big East team and leading Rutgers in goals. team last season, Rutgers is relying on members of all classes to win.

“We’re a ver y well-balanced team from seniors all the way down to freshmen,” Brand said.

“We have some great talent in our freshman class, so we’d like to bring that along and see them contribute, especially late in the season.

“We certainly have players in our sophomore, junior and senior classes who can make up for what we lost last year. The dynamic of our team is going to be different. Last year we were a team that had that go-to player in a lot of situations and now there are multiple go-to players.”

The leadership this year will come from seniors Kristen

Anderson, Shawn Lopez, Mary Moran and Marlena Welsh.

“They all bring something different to the table,” Brand said.

“They all hit up the different aspects of the leader and they’ve been doing an outstanding job of leading the team this year.

“They’re keeping everybody focused on our goals. They have the ability to pull individual

players aside. They realize what players do best and the dynamic of the team. They know who uses their leadership the best at different moments.”

Welsh made the preseason All-Big East team and finished last season an All-American.

The balance is especially effective on offense, according to Brand.

“There are so many options on our offense and everybody’s given an opportunity to contribute,” Brand said.

The Knights are looking to develop depth on the defensive side of the ball, as well.

“The defense is looking good. We have some young players,” Brand said. “We have some good freshman defenders and a good sophomore defender who got key minutes last year — Rachel Welch.

She’ll be looked into to get mixed in there.”

The Knights return “a pretty key core of defenders” in Moran and juniors Rebecca Alley and Kaitlyn Curran.

Rutgers also returns two goalkeepers, sophomores Lily Kalata and Aimee Chotikul.

“Lily got a majority of the minutes last year,” Brand said. “Then Aimee has been having a really good preseason, as well, so we’re pretty set at that position.”

So far, the defense has given up six goals in three scrimmages against Drexel, Lafayette and LaSalle on Saturday at Yurcak Field.

“Now we’re looking toward Temple,” Brand said of the team’s Feb. 23 opener in Philadelphia.

Freshman sets tone through consistent work ethic

BY LIZ SWERN STAFF WRITER

He is ranked first in the Big East Conference in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump.

He is also MEN’S TRACK m e r e inches away from owning the school record in the triple jump.

All this, and Devin Jones is only a freshman for the Rutgers men’s track team.

In the midst of his first season at the collegiate level, Jones proved he is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to the long jump and triple jump.

At the Metropolitan Indoor Championships in January, the

Boonton, N.J., native marked a leap of 50 feet 5.25 inches in the triple jump. “[Fifty feet] is a big milestone for a triple jumper,” said freshman teammate Corey Caidenhead.

“He is doing this as a freshman, so we have plenty of years to watch him extend that jump.”

The school indoor record in the triple jump is 50 feet 7 inches. Each weekend Jones jumps, he gets closer to breaking the record.

“It is an honor to be at this level, especially since I’m only a freshman,” Jones said.

Each meet, Jones does not compete alone. He cites junior teammate Kevin Bostick as a mentor to him throughout the

season. The two athletes train and jump together every day.

“I like jumping with Bostick,” Jones said. “He has helped me in a lot of ways. He gives great tips and he is great competition.”

DEVIN JONES Bostick is levelheaded, quiet and an experienced competitor.

Jones looked to him when he needed help adapting to competing at a collegiate level.

“It’s tough and a lot different from high school,” Jones said. “In my senior year of high school, I never lost. But in college I have to come ready because competition is very tough.”

The two jumpers feed off of each other’s competitiveness each meet.

“Kevin [Bostick] pushes me to do my best at every meet,” Jones said.

The pair not only performs well every meet, but also shows that it is not just pure talent that got them there.

“They are both great athletes and competitors,” said

senior teammate Aaron Younger. “But what really stands them apart from other people is their work ethic. They are both ver y talented to begin with, but they work extremely hard to get even better.”

The championship meet this weekend will be a per fect showing of Jones and Bostick’s work ethic.

“I won’t be surprised if they are battling it out for the top spot at Big East [Championships],” Younger said. “Regardless of who does better, they will both be back at practice Monday doing ever ything they can to get even better and push each other for the next go around.”

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BY TYLER BARTO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

With less than eight minutes remaining and the Rutgers men’s basketball team trailing Seton Hall by nine points on Saturday, freshman guard MEN’S BASKETBALL Austin Carroll took a feed at the center of the 3-point arc at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

The 6-foot-3 Carroll launched a shot from well beyond NBA 3-point range and promptly shrunk the Scarlet Knights’ deficit to 4943, pausing to keep his follow-through in the air as he back-pedaled on defense.

But the most surprising byproduct of the play was that no one in the crowd of more than 8,000 people at the RAC could tell Carroll was still not 100 percent following surger y more than a month ago on his left knee.

“Ever ything kind of felt good,” said Carroll, who averages 9.7 minutes per game in his rookie campaign. “My knee felt good, my shot felt good, so I said, ‘I might as well shoot it.’ I got an open look and knew I was going to shoot it. So I just let it go.”

Carroll registered his most complete offensive game in the Knights’ 69-64 loss to the Pirates, scoring a career-high eight points in only 11 minutes of game action.

The Bedford, Mass., native sunk two-ofthree shots from beyond the arc and converted both of his free throw attempts, each time keeping Rutgers within two possessions of Seton Hall.

But more than his rehabilitation from knee surgery, head coach Mike Rice noticed a quality from Carroll on Saturday night that most first-year players in the Big East lack. “[Carroll’s] confidence, to be honest with you,” Rice said of what stood out about his performance. “You’re looking at a freshman, especially one who plays sporadic minutes.

He had a knee operation in the middle of the season. He played with a lot of moxie, a lot of confidence [against Seton Hall].”

Carroll also made an impact on the defensive end against the Pirates when he altered

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Sophomore 125-pounder Joe Langel, top, took down three ranked opponents at three home meets throughout the season, including last week’s 7-4 decision over Nick Arujau of American. The Howell, N.J., native lost his match last year against Lehigh.

Flexible style aids 125-pounder on mat

BY A.J. JANKOWSKI CORRESPONDENT

If you were to look up conventional wrestling technique, chances are you would not see the name “Joe Langel.”

But what the Rutgers wrestling team sophomore may lack WRESTLING in traditional form, he more than makes up for with a funky style and an infectious energy.

“Ever ywhere I go and the constant emails and telephone calls I get, they love watching the kid wrestle,” head coach Scott Goodale said of his 125-pounder.

“That’s one of the things when we first

stepped foot on campus, we had to change the culture. Part of it was bringing an exciting style of wrestling and Joey does that.”

By wrestling at 125 pounds, Langel is often the first wrestler on the mat in a dual meet for the Scarlet Knights. With his unconventional style and an undefeated home record in his two years starting on the Banks, Langel provides a spark that proved crucial when knocking down schools such as then-No. 3 Virginia Tech and an upstart American program, then No. 18.

“Let’s be honest, he’s a huge reason for the resurgence of this program,” Goodale said. “It’s just his excitement. He’s been a

huge spark. He did it last year and he’s done it this year.”

The Howell High School product owns a 16-7 record on the year with a majority of his wins coming at home, including upsets over Garrett Frey of Princeton, Jarrod Garnett of Virginia Tech and last week’s 74 decision over American’s Nick Arujau.

All three wins came at home and all three wins came against ranked opponents.

“I like wrestling in front of a home crowd because when you are doing good, it adds to it,” Langel said. “It just amplifies ever ything. When you do something good

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Trio of hurlers fill void left from two departures

BY SAM HELLMAN CORRESPONDENT

THE DAILY TARGUM

Sophomore pitcher Abbey Houston hurled a complete game a year ago as the team’s No. 4 starter against St. John’s and finished the season with a 4.87 ERA.

Pitching carried the Rutgers softball team last season to its first berth in the Big East Tournament under head coach Jay Nelson.

Now it’s all gone.

Ace hurler Nicole Lindley led the team last season in nearly all SOFTBALL statistical categories with nine wins, a 3.48 earned run average, 109 strike outs, 10 complete games and three shutouts. But the Cicero, N.Y., native played her final game last spring, graduating in May. Behind Lindley, sophomore Holly Johnson carried the load last season, but she quit softball in the offseason.

The Scarlet Knights return just 29 percent of their innings pitched from last season in the forms of junior Noelle Sisco and sophomore Abbey Houston, but the pair feels ready to pick up where Lindley and Johnson left off.

“There’s always been a certain amount of pressure that I put on myself and that I feel from the coaches to win games because I really want to win,” Sisco said. “But I think it’s shared between me, Abbey and [freshman pitcher Megan Williams]. We’re all putting ourselves in a No. 1 position so we’re all ready to throw every single game.”

The Rutgers pitching staff is not completely without Lindley this year either.

Lindley remained in New Brunswick for graduate studies and continues helping out her former teammates whenever possible.

“It’s really nice having her around,” Sisco said. “She’s been a really good leader for us and she’ll help us with anything, with our pitches, personal stuff, anything. She’s there as kind of a leader to just keep us going and really follow on with where she got us started last year.”

Losing Johnson hurts the team in terms of pure numbers, leaving late enough that there was not time to add a fourth pitcher. But in terms of talent, Nelson is confident that the remaining trio is up to the task of replacing 15 wins from the previous two seasons.

That starts with Houston, Nelson said.

“Abbey is our No. 1 and Abbey would have been our No. 1 had Holly stayed,” Nelson said. “You really can’t tell because [Johnson] is not here, but Abbey throws hard and moves the ball around.”

Houston worked as the No. 4 pitcher last season, but received more pitching opportunities as the season went on. Houston finished her freshman season with a 3-4 record and

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