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The Rutgers men’s basketball team rebounded from recent struggles to win its first round game in the Big East Tournament, 76-70, in overtime against intrastate rival Seton Hall.

RUPA initiates campaign to curb drinking

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students asking them for their opinions on what they wanted to use including vuvuzelas, party poppers and other options, Abuhouran said.

At first, council Vice President Nate Girer said he was not too fond of using cowbells, but the council is working to make them more personalized to the professional school.

“We’re tr ying to get them painted green and have SEBS engraved on it and we take it home” said Girer, a School of Environmental and

The Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) is launching a “Responsible Drinking Campaign” to deter students from alcohol abuse during Rutgersfest, the annual end-of-the-year carnival and free concert for University students.

Rutgersfest, which takes place this year on April 15, often leads to a number of alcohol-related incidents, so RUPA hopes to raise awareness through flyers and signs about responsible drinking posted throughout campus, said RUPA President Ana Castillo.

“The ‘Responsible Drinking Campaign’ came out of a need to be more proactive in terms of changing the culture of Rutgersfest,” said Castillo, a School of Arts and Sciences senior.

Each year, a significant portion of Rutgersfest expenses are used on security, ambulances and Emergency Medical Services along with repair costs incurred by damages and vandalism, Castillo said.

These expenses take away from funds that could otherwise be spent on the actual event.

“The reason why we might not get as many of the artists and performers that we want is directly related to how much we spend on security and ambulances and other things,” Castillo said.

Flyers and posters will feature both serious and comical photos of influential student leaders from University student government, cultural and humanitarian groups, athletic teams, and fraternities and sororities, she said.

Statistical and health-related recommendations, like messages advising students to drink one cup of water for each alcoholic beverage consumed, will also appear on the flyers, Castillo said.

Health Outreach Promotion and Education (HOPE), a division of Rutgers Health Services, will work with RUPA to address excessive drinking, said Jeff Anthony, who works at HOPE. HOPE utilizes a methodology of prevention and education focused on sexual health, alcohol, drug

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Jerome Kukor, dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Academic Programs and Research, explains details and plans of the school’s convocation last night at the SEBS Governing Council meeting in the Cook Campus Center.

Students to ring cowbells at graduation

BY REENA DIAMANTE UNIVERSITY EDITOR

It looks like this year’s University commencement will have a little bit more cowbell.

As its signature noisemaker, the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences will ring cowbells during the ceremony to distinguish themselves from other students, said Zaid Abuhouran, SEBS Governing Council president.

“The general consensus was most students loved the idea of cowbells,” said Abuhouran, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

junior. “It’s very representative of the cultural background of our school, of our campus, Cook campus.”

When called in front of ever yone in the stadium, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences students will stand up, use their cowbells and cheer, he said.

A committee from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences academic office concerning its individual convocation created a Facebook event and invited School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

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NJ cities prep for day of Irish celebration

BY ANDREW SMITH STAFF WRITER

As towns around New Jersey prepare for St. Patrick’s Day, Irish and non-Irish communities alike get ready to demonstrate their holiday spirit through various parades and events.

New Jersey, with a rich histor y of immigration, is home to several heavily Irish communities, including those in Woodbridge, South Amboy, Trenton and Morris County, said Willie Quinn, grand marshal of the Morris County Parade. Consequently, these areas are home to some of the largest parades in the state.

“Traditionally, Morristown is an Irish town,” Quinn said.

“Particularly, northwest New Jersey had a lot of Irish people come over to work in the mines there.”

With regard to the size of the parade, Quinn had high hopes for crowds as large as 80,000 attendees

along the parade route. Wayne DeAngelo, grand marshal of the Trenton parade, touted similar numbers in terms of yearly turnout.

“Throughout the parade route, which is approximately a mile and a half, an easy 75,000 to 100,000 people [are expected],” DeAngelo said. “[It is really] depending on the weather, of course.”

On top of the numerous parades in honor of St. Patrick, New Jersey is also home to some of the oldest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the United States, Quinn said. In fact, the roots of the Morristown parade reach down to the Revolutionary War era.

“In 1780, during the Revolutionar y War when George Washington and his troops were camped out in Jockey Hollow just outside of Morristown, more than a quar ter of his army were Irish,” Quinn said. “Washington, thankful for making it through that

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Alexander Library delays Scarlet Latte café opening

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Alexander Librar y frequenters hoping to order a tall coffee and a quick bite during finals week will have to wait.

The new café in Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus, originally scheduled to open this semester, will be tentatively completed by June, said Françoise Puniello, associate University librarian for facilities planning and management.

“I don’t want to say for sure because I thought it was going to be opening around now,” Puniello said. “We thought the construction would start right after exams, but it didn’t happen.”

Although Puniello said the café is intended to be open for when school starts in September, construction is aimed to be finished in June.

Puniello attributed the delays to a last-minute donation of $100,000 by the Class of 1981, which allowed planners to spend more time selecting materials and food choices.

The donation is in addition to $500,000 from Vice President for Student Affairs Gregor y S. Blimling and $100,000 from the University Libraries, she said.

Other hindrances included health inspections, architectural planning and meeting cancellations between the University Libraries and Dining Services due to inclement weather, Puniello said.

“It just took longer than anyone thought it would take,” she said. “We’re really disappointed because we were looking forward to [the café] being in the library.”

In the meantime, a panel of students, faculty, staff and librarians selected a winning name for the café after receiving more than 2,500 submissions from the

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Students work in the B level atrium of the Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus, where The Scarlet Latte is intended to be built.

Construction on the café is anticipated to be completed by June, and would be open in September to students and staff.

contest held during the fall semester, said Harry Glazer, communications director of the University Libraries.

School of Arts and Sciences graduate student Caroline Godart named the café The Scarlet Latte.

“I wondered what would work with ‘scarlet’ and after realizing that neither ‘bagel’ nor ‘muffin’ really functioned, [Nathaniel] Hawthorne’s ghost murmured ‘latte’ into my ear,” Godart said in an e-mail correspondence.

Although construction has not yet begun, the library staff has been preparing the B level atrium in the library for a smooth transition, Puniello said.

“We’ve moved the periodicals out and next week the furniture is leaving. So in theory, the construction is going to start soon,” she said. “Everything’s tentative, but

we’ve started taking steps. The space will be empty and ready.”

The café will have a variety of seating arrangements and food choices, along with wireless Internet, a suggestion board, a book sale, a television and an area for small events such as poetry readings, Puniello said.

“I presume it’ll be a little noisier than the stacks with people eating and ordering food, but some people actually like that kind of environment,” she said.

Puniello hopes the café will deter students from eating in other places around the library.

“We’re hoping students will eat here and not in the stacks.

Students can bring their own food, but we hope they will eat it [in the café],” she said.

Glazer said the café is a necessary convenience for students

who do not want to interrupt their studies to find food outside the library.

“Students need a pleasant place to study. If they have to get up and go somewhere else to do this or do that, then it breaks up,” he said. “But if you could just be in one place and really settle in … then you’ll be able to do your work better and focus better.”

Adrianna Matheis, a School of Engineering first-year student, said she likes the idea of being able to study and eat in one place.

“When I’m studying or doing homework, I don’t want to have to go outside to Au Bon Pain to get coffee,” she said. “It’s a nice luxury to be able to get a coffee or something to eat real quick inside the library.”

Susan Eichert, who works at the library, said the most frequently

asked question she gets is from students wondering where the vending machines are.

“I think the café will give students a reason to stay because when people hear that they have to walk all the way to the Rutgers Student Center to get food or water, they think it’s better to just study there in a quiet lounge,” said Eichert, a School of Ar ts and Sciences first-year student.

The café is part of an ongoing project to make the library a one-stop center for students, Glazer said.

“It makes their library experience more comfortable,” he said.

“That’s a lot of why we do things here. We want people to be able to relax and do their work here in the best environment and that’s why we’re making changes.”

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CITIES: Parade funding leftovers donated to charity continued from front winter and for his loyal troops, decided to give St. Patrick’s Day as a holiday.”

Despite the fact St. Patrick’s Day is traditionally held on March 17, almost all of its festivities in New Jersey fall before this date.

Parades in Trenton, Morris County and South Amboy will take place on March 12 and 13, said Bob Sturgis, the chairperson of the South Amboy Parade Committee.

Although most major parades in states like New York are motivated by Irish pride, DeAngelo believes N.J. residents are inspired not only by pride, but also by Irish cultural identity.

“Promotion of the Irish heritage and its culture is really pretty much the foundation for why the parade came into existence,” DeAngelo said. “It’s a strongly attended event, especially since the theme this year is Irish step dancing.”

Quinn said N.J. parade organizers tr y to ensure a family-

COWBELLS: Dean to stay up late to process grades continued from front Biological Sciences senior.

“It’s better than plain old cowbells you can’t keep.”

Most of what is going to take place at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences convocation, after the University-wide commencement, will be ver y similar to past Cook College graduations, he said.

Graduating students will sit at the bottom of the hill on Passion Puddle on Cook campus, where convocation will take place, Abuhouran said.

There will be seats in the center going up toward Mar tin Hall on Cook campus for deans and faculty.

Parents and guests can park their cars on Cook campus and reser ve a spot on the lawn to make a U-shape around the students and faculty, he said. There will not be assigned seating for parents and family.

“They can bring their own lawn chairs and blankets and lay out on the lawn and hang out,” Abuhouran said. “It’s very informal. That’s how it’s always been for Cook College.”

Environmental Policy representative Dayna Ber tola said she is glad the University is tr ying to unite the campus community as a whole, while keeping the individuality between schools.

friendly environment in order to avoid heavy drinking and situations that are inappropriate for children.

“We’re very family-oriented,” he said. “That’s our whole goal. When we put the line of march together, we want for families to come out and we want them to be entertained by the parade. This year, Scooby-Doo is going to show up.”

Although the state government only sanctions parades, events such as potluck dinners, charity events and other activities sponsored by groups like the Irish-American Brotherhood occupy some of the stage, as well, Quinn said.

“This year, we’re actually tr ying to expand even more with some enter tainment prior to the parade,” he said. “We’re going to have Irish dancers and Irish music, harp playing and things like that. Some reenactors from the Revolutionar y War are going to be there as well.”

Sturgis said that with the celebration came much preparation, especially for him because he was planning the South Amboy parade.

“It’s a lot of work,” Sturgis said. “We start our fundraisers in the summer before the parade and we keep collecting money right up until parade day.”

Quinn, also a member of the parade committee, agreed with Sturgis and said because the parade committee is such an integral par t of the event, it is its own organization.

“Because we’re a 501C Organization, the parade itself is actually a charity,” he said.

“We raise enough money to put on the parade, and whatever money is left over after the parade is finished, we donate it to local charities around Morris County.”

“Cook students look for ward to graduation at Passion Puddle,” said Bertola, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior. “One of the big concerns was not having it. I think it’s good they’re doing a little bit of both.”

Although the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences convocation will not have a guest speaker — the main commencement will have Toni Morrison speak — it will feature a student class speaker, he said.

Seniors or the dean of students and Cook campus will select the speaker, he said. Either party is expected to choose the speaker after spring break.

“The deans will choose somebody who’s been in the community and a great student, someone who is a good role model and embodies the student body,” Girer said.

To elaborate on convocation plans, Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) Academic Programs and Research Jerome Kukor, spoke Monday night at the SEBS Governing Council meeting.

Focus of the convocation is to recognize the students with the Latin honors — cum laude, magna cum laude and summa cum laude, Abuhouran said.

One issue Kokur mentioned in the meeting is May 15 will be the last day for final exams to be

submitted, Abuhouran said.

The registrar will not h a v e grades processed u n t i l Saturday evening, the day before graduation.

Staff will need to stay up late Saturday night or very early Sunday morning in order to arrange the honor recognition for students at convocation, he said.

“Dean Kokur said his office will work very hard to make sure students are honored at graduation for their academic achievements,” Abuhouran said.

The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences will keep the Cook College tradition of giving red oak seedlings to each graduating student, he said.

“As the first ever graduating class of SEBS, since there is no longer a Cook Campus, we want that tradition to stay,” Abuhouran said.

Last summer, the committee for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences convocation chose the robes students will wear this summer, Abuhouran said.

Cook Campus graduation robes were mainly green, Girer said. Robes now will be black with green trails. One example is currently on display at the Cook Campus Center.

“Whatever money is left over after the parade is finished, we donate it to local charities around Morris County.”

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POLICE, FEDERAL AGENTS BUST PROSTITUTION RING New Brunswick police and federal authorities arrested 16 men and women for prostitution-related crimes Sunday after raiding three locations.

Working with agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department, police executed search warrants from 298 Handy St., 191 Comstock St. and 301 Townsend St. around 3 p.m., Lt. J.T. Miller of the New Brunswick Police Department said in an nj.com article.

Officers were responding to residents’ complaints made to federal authorities, according to the article.

Bronx, N.Y., residents Carmen Ortiz, 34, and Rosa DeJesus, 41; and Sirley Martinez, 30, Catalina Guzman, 28, and Jasmine Chacha, 28, of Queens, N.Y., were arrested on charges of engaging in prostitution. Hilaria Quiroz, 31, of Corona, N.Y.; and Leonor Rosio, 25, of Brooklyn, N.Y., were taken into custody as well Alleged customers and New Brunswick residents Braula Galeano, 22; Antonio Zunigo, 41; Francisco Rivera, 26; Lonso Ramos, 45; and Victor Rodriguez, 45, were also charged with engaging in prostitution, according to the article.

An additional three New Brunswick men — Cervando Tapia, 25; Javier Merino, 21; and Silverio Quiroz-Marino, 20 — were arrested for promoting prostitution.

Bail on the eight men and eight women was set at $25,000 each.

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sur rounding community, Anthony said.

Last year’s Rutgersfest witresidents dislike RutgersFest nessed a huge par ticipant turnout, with estimates reachcontinued from front ing 30,000 in attendance, Castillo said. awareness and nutrition advoThough last year was safe in cacy to urge people to drink terms of hospitalizations and responsibly, said Anthony, a EMS responses, New School of Environmental and Brunswick and Piscataway sufBiological Sciences senior. fered from disruptive behavior, “Our goal is to prevent rather vandalism and violence after than to treat and address these the event, she said. behaviors,” he said.

Despite the popularity of The drinking on the day of Rutgersfest among University Rutgersfest begins early and students, faculty and New ends late, Castillo said.

Brunswick residents disapprove Castillo and Anthony hope of the event because of the damthose individuals who drink on ages incurred by the drunken, that day will engage in behavrowdy crowds, she said. iors that do not put themselves “[Rutgersfest] is not a guarand others at risk. antee,” she said.

“We’re just ask“It’s such a great ing ever yone to “We really tradition, but it is have a little less to a privilege.” drink on that day,” need to prove Castillo hopes Castillo said. to everyone that through RUPA’s Anthony said new drinking although exceswe can do this as campaign, alcosive levels of drinking may responsible adults.” h o l - r e l a t e d instances will mar the atmosANA CASTILLO decrease and phere sur roundRUPA President improve the ing Rutgersfest, event’s image it does not reflect among critics. the University “We really need to prove to community as a whole. ever yone that we can do this as According to the National responsible adults who can College Health Assessment, have fun and enjoy a day of three out of five students at music and festival to end the the University stop after three year,” she said. or fewer drinks, and one in five Tuskey, who attended last students do not drink at all, year’s Rutgersfest, said the event he said. brings people together.

“One thing we want to do is “It’s a bonding experience socialize the norm that is the with the entire school,” she actuality, given the NCHA data,” said. “There’s thousands of Anthony said. people ever ywhere.”

Theresa Tuskey, a School of Through the Responsible Arts and Sciences sophomore, Drinking Campaign, Castillo said drinking is an individual proband Anthony hope to preser ve lem, not a University problem.

Rutgersfest as a University “Drinking isn’t a problem as a icon and student tradition for whole [at the University], but I years to come. think that certain individuals can “[Rutgersfest] is such a stutake it to another level and create dent owned event,” said Castillo. issues,” she said.

“We don’t want it to be labeled Incidents at Rutgersfest go ‘the drinking day,’ which is the beyond health-related issues point that the campaign is trying and become an economic burto make.” den for the University and the

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Join the Rutgers University Programming Association in the Livingston Student Center lobby from 1 to 4 p.m. for “Totes for Hope.” Participants will get a chance to decorate tote bags and give donations for the Orphan Foundation of America.

For more information, visit getinvolved.rutgers.edu.

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School got you in a knot? Unwind with celebrity yoga instructor, Yogi Charu at “Pure Yoga!” a free event sponsored by the Bhakti Club at Rutgers University from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room on the College Avenue campus. Born in the Caribbean and trained in the Himalayas, Charu brings a refreshing new style to yoga and travels the globe sharing his mystic adventures. Everyone, from beginners to seasoned experts, is welcome. For more information and to RSVP, visit bhakticlub.org.

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Anna Chave, professor of art history at Queens College and the graduate center at the City University of New York will give a lecture at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus at 4:30 p.m. called “High Tide: Deploying Fluids in Women’s Art Practice.” Chave is widely known for her scholarship on feminist art, gender and identity mainly with respect to 20th century art. Chave’s lecture is offered as a feminist context for the special exhibition “Dancing with the Dark: Joan Snyder Prints 1963-2010.” Chave’s lecture is free to museum members, University students and staff with identification and children under 18.

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A concert called “Sima Trio: Music of Serge Rachmaninov” will take place at 3 p.m. at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus. One of the most dynamic young trios in contemporary classical music, the Sima Trio performs Rachmaninov’s Trio No. 1, as well as works by Joseph Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn and Lera Auerbach. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $10 for museum members and $5 for students with valid identification. Children under 18 are free. Tickets are sold on the day of the concert beginning at 12:30 p.m. on a first-come, firstserve basis.

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Join Rutgers University Programming Association at Ginormous Games from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Busch Campus Center International Lounge. Enjoy the best the spring season has to offer such as marshmallow peeps and decorating eggs. All free while supplies last.

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The exhibit, “Perspectives Through the Lens: Soviet Art Photography in the 1970s-80s,” ends today in the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus. This collection presents a selection of more than 60 photographs from the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Soviet Nonconformist Art by Francisco Infante, Vladimir Kupriyanov, Boris Mikhailov and Aleksandr Slyusarev, four major Soviet artists working with photography in the ’70s and ’80s.

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President Barack Obama announces his support for reforming education yesterday at TechBoston Academy, a Boston school that turned around its graduation rate.

Obama pushes education agenda THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) — Arguing that good public education can thrive even in troubled neighborhoods, President Barack Obama showcased a school yesterday in a working-class Boston neighborhood that turned around its graduation rate thanks to new flexibility for its leaders and plenty of help from private foundations.

Obama visited TechBoston Academy in Boston’s Dorcester neighborhood with philanthropist Melinda Gates.

The stop is one in his monthlong push for an education agenda aimed at garnering bipar tisan suppor t for more flexibility and accountability for teachers, and more innovative standards for students.

The trip also held political subtext. Because Boston is a Democratic stronghold with a strong donor base, Obama coupled his education speech with a dinner to raise money for House Democrats, who lost their congressional majority in the November midterm elections.

TechBoston, a grades 6-12 pilot school within the Boston school district, opened in 2002 with money from the foundation funded by Melinda Gates and her husband, Bill Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft Corp. It has made big strides academically through combined ef for ts of government, businesses, philanthropists and community groups.

Pointing to that success, Obama sought to cast public education as a joint effort by all sectors of society.

“Reforming education is the responsibility of ever y single American, every parent, every teacher, every business leader, every public official and, yes, every student,” he said.

And even as Democrats and Republicans clashed over budget cuts back in Washington, Obama emphasized that improving education takes money — though not only money. Noting that U.S. pupils are falling behind their counterparts in other countries, Obama advocated for boosting spending on education even while making cuts in other areas.

What is needed, the president said, is “more money and more reform.”

Eager to plug his agenda beyond the Washington Beltway, Obama has been traveling once a week, often to political battleground states, to advocate for his policies. Last week he coupled an education event in Miami with a fundraiser for Democrats.

Obama is making school improvements a major theme of 2011, linking educational excellence to jobs and private-sector competitiveness.

The school visit yesterday was also designed to draw attention to Obama’s call for the creation of a federal agency designed to pursue breakthroughs in education technology. Obama requested $90 million for the agency’s first year in the budget blueprint he sent last month to Congress.

Obama is close to Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, who recently moved to increase his national profile by forming a federal political action committee to support Obama and the national Democratic Party.

T H E D A I LY TA R G U M

OPINIONS

PA G E 6

MARCH 9, 2011

EDITORIALS

Emphasize state’s positive qualities I

t seems that the “Dirty Jerz,” as many have lovingly dubbed our state, has finally received some positive recognition. Who would have thought the day would ever come? According to an analysis done by 247WallSt.com, New Jersey is the second most virtuous of the 50 states. The analysis weighed a number of factors in ranking the states, including gambling, drinking, tobacco use, drug use and the number of citizens subscribing to pornographic websites. This surprisingly high ranking is a breath of fresh air for New Jersey, which pop culture tends to represent as a grimy, dingy, mean-spirited state full of corrupt politicians, snobby housewives, mafiosos and a slew of other unsavory characters. When a state has a reputation as bad as New Jersey’s, any bit of good press can seem like a godsend.

It’s true that New Jersey, like anywhere else on the planet, has its downsides. The unfortunate thing is that these downsides make for great entertainment. Of course people would rather watch “The Sopranos” than a television show about upstanding New Jersey residents doing good, honest work and not killing people they dislike. The same sort of logic applies to the show “Cake Boss.” Why not take a show about a cake maker and play up the Italian-American mob stereotype to draw in viewers?

That’s what the public wants to see, and that’s what television networks base their decisions on. Sure, stains on the state keep us in the spotlight, but underneath all the grime, there beats a good heart in New Jersey’s ribs, as 24/7 Wall Street can attest to.

Of course, the seemingly endless stream of corrupt politicians in New Jersey also contributes to the poor public perception of our state. It can often seem like every time you turn around, yet another member of the state government is admitting to some sort of corruption charge. But even that is changing. Take, for example, Gov. Chris Christie, who seems to be the absolute antithesis of the stereotypical N.J. politician. His new take on the state’s government is also helping to give New Jersey some credit in the eyes of other states.

This analysis is a step, however small, toward proving that the pop culture view of New Jersey is just a case of branding. 24/7 Wall Street’s analysis may not be the final word on the matter because there are obviously more factors that go into judging how virtuous a state is than merely the ones considered in this particular study, but hey — it is refreshing to read something positive about New Jersey on the Internet.

College students have right to vote N

ew Hampshire’s state House Speaker, William O’ Brien, a Republican, decided to go against the grain and claim that college students who vote are a problem. According to O’Brien, college students are “foolish,” which leads them to vote liberal because they only use their feelings in the voting booth, and not their heads. Even more frightening than O’Brien’s comments — which are outright attacks on liberal voters, grounded in no logic whatsoever — are the two bills that New Hampshire House Republicans are advocating for in the state. One would only allow students to vote in college towns if they or their parents have already established a permanent residence there, effectively barring most students from reaching the polls in their college town. The other bill would put a stop to Election Day registration, which brings a lot of students into the polls.

These bills, as evidenced by O’Brien’s statements, are nothing more than insidious attacks on a group of voters that tends to not vote Republican. It is a clear plot by the New Hampshire House Republicans to disenfranchise voters who may threaten their political operations. The fact these bills have even been proposed is downright disgusting. The average student lives in his or her college town for at least four years, and often students stay there for longer. They deserve to have a say in the operations of that town’s government because those operations directly affect them.

Also, when students get involved in local government, they often work to bring about positive changes. Consider, for example, the Empower Our Neighborhoods ward campaign mounted in New Brunswick in 2009. The campaign may have ultimately failed — although the outcome of the vote has been hotly contested — but the fact remains that the campaign never would have made it as far as it did were it not for student involvement.

O’Brien’s claim that students “vote with their feelings” is an absurd generalization not backed by any facts. It also fails to take into account the fact that many members of other voting blocs are spurred to vote for politicians who take advantage of their emotions. It is not a problem that merely affects students. Many people vote Republican purely because Republican politicians use issues like abortion and gay marriage to provoke fierce emotional responses that rally voters to their side. We doubt that O’Brien would support a measure meant to block these people from voting.

These are dangerous bills the House Republicans are supporting.

We have seen some pretty disgusting political power plays in the past, but this is a particularly outrageous one. We sincerely hope that something is done to block these bills, as they can only do harm.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “[Nathaniel] Hawthorne’s ghost murmured ‘latte’ into my ear.”

Caroline Godart, a School of Arts and Sciences graduate student, on naming The Scarlet Latte STORY IN UNIVERSITY

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Pell grant cuts hurt nation Commentary M

college degree possible for emo to Capitol these leaders and for milHill: As you lions of other Americans. address a mountH.R. 1 also cuts funding ing national deficit, do not for all the major agencies shut off college to the poor, that support scientific and and do not cut funding for engineering research. The science. To do so would put National Institutes of our nation’s future in even RICHARD L. MCCORMICK Health, which is funding a greater peril. You can study at the University to debate the value of exotic help urologists to better detect prostate cancer, undergraduate courses or argue the appropriatewould lose more than $1.5 billion. The National ness of big-time athletics, but there is no question Science Foundation, whose grant related to digital that the nation’s colleges and universities have conlibrary research led to the creation of Google, tributed enormously to America’s pre-eminent ecowould lose nearly $360 million. The Department of nomic standing in the world. Expanding access to a Energy’s Office of Science would be cut by 18 percollege education through initiatives such as the GI cent. This is money that could be going to Bill and educational-opportunity programs has raised University researchers developing renewable fuels the skill level and the earning level of tens of millions or advancing a cancer vaccine or using nanotechof Americans in the past 60 years. Federal funding for nology to purify water cheaply and efficiently. Just scientific research on university campuses, meanas important, this funding could be helping to supwhile, has yielded innovations and products that have port a doctoral student working in created jobs in virtually every major the lab. Graduate students, espeindustry. At a time when China and “China is leading cially in the sciences and engineerother nations are ramping up their ing, are the very people we need to higher education systems (modeled the way help prepare for leadership in on our success) and pouring billions industr y, academia and governof dollars of new funding into in solar energy ment. At precisely the moment research and development, the production. India America needs to re-establish its United States can ill afford to fall furdominance in science and engineerther behind in producing highly is staking a claim ing, H.R. 1 would seriously restrict skilled college graduates or generatin nanotechnology.” the pipeline of talent. ing groundbreaking research. Yet in To his credit, President Barack seeking the worthy aim of deficit Obama’s budget proposal for fiscal reduction, the House’s yearlong year 2012 continues the investments in research that Continuing Resolution, H.R. 1, would take the counare needed to expand our economy and address try pointedly and dangerously in that direction. social, medical and environmental imperatives. In The maximum Pell grant, which supports the this way, he is following the example of former most disadvantaged students we have on our camPresident Ronald Reagan, who signed bipartisan legpuses, would be slashed by 15 percent under H.R. 1. islation calling for the doubling of National Science This is money that our poorest students cannot Foundation funding. The Obama proposal, however, make up. Chances are strong that many of these studisappointingly eliminates an important loan subdents will be forced to drop out of school or will fail sidy for graduate students, a step that may further to enroll at all. Can our nation afford to turn more discourage our best and brightest from pursuing young people away from the college gates, when the advanced degrees. China is leading the way in solar unemployment rate is more than twice as high for energy production. India is staking a claim in nanadults without a bachelor’s degree? Pell recipients otechnology. As a United States Conference of State go on to productive lives and more than repay their Legislatures report concluded five years ago, “The grants in contributing to the public good as doctors, American higher education system no longer is the teachers, business people and hard-working taxpaybest in the world. Other countries outrank and outers. Some become Fortune 500 CEOs, like perform us.” Constricting university research, disMotorola’s Greg Brown, or Pulitzer Prize winners, couraging top students and making higher educalike author Junot Diaz. Others become U.S. tion unreachable for our poorest citizens is hardly Senators, like Robert Menendez, or Rhodes the way back to the top.

Scholars, like entrepreneur Randal Pinkett. And that’s just from my own university. I am certain my Richard L. McCormick is president of Rutgers, colleagues from across the country can match this The State University of New Jersey. list with their own. The Pell program has made a

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Hazing practices go overlooked by University Letter JUAN NORDELO

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t is the time of the semester again when students begin to buckle down for their midterms and the smell of hard work pervades the University. But behind all of the studying, another season in the University has begun: the season of pledging.

On my daily walks throughout the different campuses I see

student after student dressed in all black and cutting corners as if they went to West Point. And yet the University claims to have hazing under control. It is disturbing to me to realize that no one is stopping the abuse that is being inflicted on the University’s student population. Ever y day it seems as if I see another young student with a sling under their jacket or a limp in their step, all results from the around-the-clock abuse that is happening.

It seems to me that the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs (OFSA) is not enforcing

“The University needs to stop praising hazing.” what they preach to be a perfect code of conduct when it comes to fraternities and sororities.

Professors teach students that are clearly falling asleep in their classes, and they also become witness to the violence that students are being subjected to. In short, the whole University is to blame for the general disregard for students’ lives and safety. The University needs to enforce its policy or more young people are going to be hazed and victimized. OFSA is essentially helping the circle of pledging-related violence

continue. How long before a student is seriously injured? How long before a student is beaten so badly that hospital care is needed? How long will the University wait to take action before a student dies? The University needs to stop praising hazing.

Juan Nordelo is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in public health with a minor in biological sciences.

Circumcision, genital mutilation must end Letter RYAN HOLLAND

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ale circumcision is a deplorable act with an archaic founding and should not be allowed to continue. Jews believe in circumcision because of God’s discussion with Abraham in Genesis. Abraham — who by the way was 100 years old at the time — was told that any uncircumcised child will have his soul “cut off from his people.” (Genesis 17:14). Similarly, Passage 16:123 in the Quran states that Allah wanted the Prophet Muhammad to live according to Ibrahim’s faith.

Noting that Ibrahim circumcised himself — with an axe, by the way — the prophet decided

to continue the tradition. The fact that Jews, Muslims and followers of other religions believe in circumcision does not mean that it should be accepted. Some pious followers believe that AIDS was created to punished homosexuals or that women who have extramarital sex should be stoned to death. Just because these beliefs come from a religious background does not mean that they should be tolerated.

Religion is a poor excuse for genital mutilation.

It is not a hyperbole to describe circumcision as genital mutilation. The majority of men in this world and virtually all of male animals are uncircumcised. It does not appear as if they are any less healthy because of this. There is also

arguably ver y little benefit to cutting off one’s foreskin, and it is agreed upon by the medical community that there is no medical need to have one.

Conversely, there are various downsides to the practice. For

“There is no medical need to have a circumcision.” one, infections and even death can occur because of this unnecessar y surger y.

Hundreds of babies die ever y year because of complications related to circumcision.

Fur thermore, there is a

noticeable sexual numbness that those with less foreskin experience. After circumcision, the glans become less sensitive, which impedes pleasure.

Also, uncircumcised men declare that most of their sexual excitement comes from the foreskin — not the glans. By removing the foreskin along with all of its ner ves, there is a significant decrease in the sexual experience.

Many argue that the government should not be able to inter fere with religious practices. That is a ridiculous generalization to make. Surely, it is okay for the United States to ban female circumcision or lashings for public intoxication even though these acts are based on religious doctrines. It is our responsibility as human

beings to bring attention to great injustices. The act of circumcision for religious purposes is a ver y thinly veiled excuse to mutilate a baby’s genitals. There is no medical need to have a circumcision, and it can in fact cause harm and even death. It also causes irreversible sexual damage. It is inexcusable to let this practice continue. What others think their God believes is meaningless when it comes to human rights violations.

Circumcision and other forms of genital mutilation need to end. Thinking other wise is disgraceful to our species.

Ryan Holland is a School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore majoring in cell biology and neuroscience.

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DEPRESSION: WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW College can be a challenging and lifechanging experience. Students come to school and encounter new people, situations, and environments. Some of you are sure of who you are and what you are looking for in your college experience while others may feel unsure – about what you want or whether the choices you make from day-to-day are the best ones.

Sometimes all the challenges and changes can overwhelm you or your friends – making you feel down, discouraged, or even angry.

But what about the times when your outlook on life changes and daily behaviors and relationships start to suffer? If this has happened to you, or a friend, you might be experiencing depression. There is plenty of information, resources, and assistance for those who experience depression or depression-related behaviors.

What Is Depression?

Depression is more than just having the blues, the blahs, or simply feeling down. If you consistently (two weeks or longer) feel down or blue, and maybe a few other things as well (see Signs & Symptoms), you might have clinical depression. Clinical depression is a serious health problem that affects the total person. Clinical depression can change the way you feel, physical health and appearance, social activities, and your ability to handle every day decisions and pressures.

Experts do not yet know all the causes of depression. There may be biological and emotional factors that might increase a person’s chances of developing depression.

Research indicates that there may be a genetic link – depression can run in families.

Depression can also be caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. Other situations that can lead to depression include: • Life experiences such as death of a family member, loss of a job, financial difficulties or serious illness • Abuse of alcohol or other drugs • Certain medication and diseases How Common Is Depression?

Clinical depression is more common than you might believe. Depression can affect people at any age and of any race, ethnicity, or socio-economic group. It affects 15 million Americans every year. Approximately 3-5 percent of the teen population experiences clinical depression each year – that means among 100 friends, 3 – 5 could be clinically depressed. In the last 25 years, the rate of suicide among teenagers and young adults has increased dramatically.

Suicide is often linked to depression. The good news is that with treatment, more than 80% of people with depression, even the most serious forms, can be helped.

Are There Different Kinds of Depression?

There are different types, or forms, of depression. Some people may experience only one episode of depression in their entire life while others might have several episodes.

Some depressive episodes may occur suddenly and without warning while others are related to stress or a life situation. Some people have a bipolar disorder in which their moods cycle between two extremes – from the depths of despair to a frenzied talking or actions or unrealistic ideas about their own abilities.

What Kinds of Treatment are Available?

When you decide to seek treatment for depression you can work with a trained mental health professional to decide what type of treatment works best for you.

Sometimes the hardest part is asking for help. There are three main types of treatment:

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chronic pain in joints and muscles restlessness or irritability a desire to be alone often missing classes, social events, or sports an increase in alcohol and drug use talking about death or suicide*

* If you or someone you know has thought about suicide, seek help immediately from any of the resources listed in this brochure.

Getting Help There are many resources available to Rutgers University students experiencing depression or depression-related behaviors.

All Counseling and Psychological Services are strictly confidential.

Emergencies: In case of an emergency during office hours, contact any of the following offices to be seen as soon as possible.

After hours, contact the Acute Psychiatric Service (APS) of University Behavioral Health

Care, the local community mental health center at 732-235-5700. APS provides 24hour emergency services.

Counseling, Alcohol & Drug Assistance Program & Psychiatric Services For all CAPS Assistance & Appointments, call 732-932-7884 Main Office 17 Senior Street College Avenue Campus & 61 Nichol Street Cook/Douglass Campus Student Lead Resources RU-NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) http://nami.rutgers.edu

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Self-Help Resources There are a number of s the CAPS web page: http://health.rutgers.ed For all medical appointm call 732-932-7402

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Health Outreach, Prom (H.O.P.E.) 8 Lafayette Street, Colle 732-932-1965

Other CAPS Resources

Other Campus Resourc Groups Counseling locations facilitate interpersonal groups for undergraduate and graduate students on eating issues, LGBTQ issues,

Violence Prevention & V 732-932-1181 Disability Services: 732-

• Counseling, also called psychotherapy • Medication (if required) • A combination of counseling and medication Signs & Symptoms Not everyone experiences depression the same way. Nor does everyone have all the same signs and symptoms. Below are several common symptoms of depression. If you, or a friend, experience several of these symptoms and they persist for more than two weeks, it is time to get help.

Feelings of: • sadness or emptiness • helplessness • worthlessness • hopelessness or pessimism • guilt • an inability to make decisions • difficulties concentrating and remembering • a loss of interest in day-to-day activities and socializing • an increase in problems with family or school • a loss of energy and drive – feeling slow or sluggish • sleep problems – trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, sleeping too much, or can’t wake up • appetite problems – losing or gaining weight • headaches, backaches, or stomach aches

SHEDDING LIGHT ON SUICIDE Mischael Metelus, Bloustein School, 2011 The impact of suicide is felt through a community; the lost of a life is never easy to understand, and even more so when the life was taken by the individual’s own hands.

The tragedy of suicide is that it impacts all ages, there is not a specific group, specific type that it targets; rather everyone can become a victim.

Why victim? The process that leads one to committing an act such as suicide is usually regarded as a form of weakness; it is not uncommon to hear people say things such as “he/she was weak” and unfortunately it is this train of thought that makes it difficult for people who want to get help to know where to turn. Common myths about suicide and depression include: • Depression is a weakness.

• People who are depressed are usually sad.

• Only depressed young people commit suicide.

• People who talk about suicide don’t kill themselves.

The facts are that depression has little to do

with moral or physical strength. People who are depressed do not only display sadness; irritability, lack of energy, and substance abuse are also signs of depression. Young people do not need to feel clinically depressed to commit suicide, even short moments of feeling ‘bummed out’ can give rise to suicidal urges. People who want to commit suicide find ways to talk about their intent, and most suicidal people will admit their feelings if questioned directly.

These myths are only one end of the spectrum; for those who have friends or family who maybe displaying suicidal tendencies there is another brand of myths: • Discussing suicide may cause someone to consider it and make things worse.

• There’s nothing really you can do to help someone who is suicidal.

• Telling someone to cheer-up usually works.

• It’s best to keep someone’s suicidal feelings a secret.

• If someone seeks help, your job is done.

While people feel they should tiptoe around an individual who might be showing risk for

suicide, talking to them not put a thought into t already there; and most relieved when questione intentions. The idea tha people who are suicida is not their lives that the to end but rather the pa through. Telling someon enough, in certain case them feel ashamed or m their thoughts and feelin

When it comes to friend keeping them is the line friend and a bad friend. deadly secret, one that you are concerned abo You can call Counseling Drug Assistance & Psyc (CAPS) at 732-932-788

Yet the job is not done seeks help, don’t simp the person but help the though you may not be professional help, stand be the motivation they seeking help.

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Whether you’re heading out to the beaches of Cancun, or the open slopes of Vermont, after a long New Jersey winter, the one thing that you are looking forward to is having a little – or a lot – of fun. In order to make sure that the pile of debt is worth it, make sure that you take care of yourself (take it from us at Rutgers Health Services – we’ve seen many a spring break go terribly wrong).

So, here are the top 10 ways to have a great spring break: 10. Sunscreen – whether on the beach or the slopes, the sun is going to be much stronger than you expect. At the very least, apply SPF 15 over and over and over again there is no such thing as a base tan from the tanning salon.

9. Alcohol – spring break or not, the legal drinking age in the U.S. is still 21. Too much alcohol can impair your judgment and actions, leading to everything from accidental injuries to sexual assaults.

8. Car accidents – streets around bars, clubs, and hotels are always busy. Many drivers are drunk and/or stupid. In foreign countries, drivers often follow different rules than in the U.S. Be aware of your surroundings and traffic patterns when you are on foot. Look carefully both ways before crossing streets.

7. Water safety – riptides, rip currents, jelly fish, jet skis, and much more lurk within the ocean. Particularly for those not used to swimming, or those who may have been drinking, these can be significant issues. Follow instructions from life guards and do not mix alcohol with swimming.

6. Drugs – In addition to being illegal in just about every country, your chance of getting ripped off, getting drugs laced with strange cutters, or just being robbed of your funds in general is very high.

5. Predators - they don’t take spring break off. Travel in groups. Don’t let your friends wander off with strangers.

Watch your drink.

4. Sex – Condoms. Condoms. Condoms. And, realize that condoms still don’t completely protect against all STIs including HPV and herpes.

3. Food and water – sun and activity leads to dehydration.

Drinks lots of water. Eat healthy foods. If traveling outside of the U.S., be aware of how to protect yourself from “traveler’s diarrhea” – or worse.

2. Hasty souvenirs – think long and hard about whether you really want that tattoo.

1. Alcohol – we know that this is already listed as number 9, but it bears repeating as number 1. We’ve seen students do incredibly stupid, even lethal things, while under the influence of alcohol. Moderation first.

If you are travelling outside the United States, register with the State Department at http://travel.state.gov/. If there any crises in your location, the State Department will be able to assist you. Finally, if you do not feel well when you return from break, you can make an appointment at Rutgers Health Services. Just call 732-932-7402 or make an appointment on-line at https://mediweb.rutgers.edu/osh/. Have a great spring break!

GOT STRESS? MANAGE IT! Most students are not strangers to feeling stressed, particularly around exam time. Given the intense demands of college life (not to mention schlepping around from campus to campus!), it becomes necessary to have a variety of techniques under your belt to manage stress.

Identify Triggers It is important to know what situations, things, or even people that are likely to stress you out.

By being aware of your triggers, you can anticipate times or events that will make you feel stress and begin to brainstorm ways of handling it in advance.

What are your triggers?

• Exams • Family Issues • Writing a paper • Job • Conflict with a friend, boyfriend, or girlfriend • Giving a Presentation in Class • Financial Woes • Group Project for a Class • Other:_____________________ Now that you have your triggers in mind it can be useful to take a moment and think about how you might cope with them when they come up. Below are a few suggestions.

Exercise Almost any form of exercise can help to relieve stress. Physical activity increases the production of endorphins, which send a “feel good” message to your brain. What’s most important here is that you choose a form of exercise that you actually enjoy, one that is at your level (if you’re not an athlete, this is no time to try to run a marathon), and that you are likely to actually carry out. If you’re new to exercising, even a brisk walk can help. Shoot for around 20 minutes of exercise, three days a week. This is a good activity to plan to do with a friend. The thought of leaving your friend hanging at the gym can be a great motivator when you’re not quite feeling up to it.

Sleep Never underestimate the healing powers of a good night’s sleep! Though it may seem like a good idea to pull all-nighters in order to cram for an exam or get some work out of the way for

the next day, missing out on Zzz’s can lead to low mood and irritability. Sleep also helps us process newly learned information and commit it to memory.

Nutrition When you’re stressed it can be oh so tempting to indulge in junky comfort foods. Unhealthy eating can take a toll on your body, leaving you with low energy and a bad mood. Make sure to eat regularly scheduled meals with plenty of fruits and veggies.

Yoga Yoga can help redirect your focus from what’s troubling you to your breathing and your body.

To learn more about the benefits of yoga go to: http://rhscaps.rutgers.edu/self-help/yoga Try out a yoga class. Yoga is offered at CAPS on Mondays from 4:00 – 5:30pm and Tuesdays from 4:45 – 6:15. Call 732-932-7884 for information on how to get started.

Relaxation I can’t stress this one enough (pun intended). No matter how busy your schedule gets, it is crucial to schedule some time for relaxation. What relaxes you? Some people find listening to music, taking a bath or getting a massage to be relaxing. You can also try “progressive muscle relaxation.” For this technique, you focus on gradually tensing and relaxing each muscle group.

Start with your toes and slowly make your way up to your head. Tense and relax all of the muscles that you can focus in on, including calves, thighs, stomach, shoulders, etc. Tense each muscle for at least 5 seconds, then relax for 30 seconds. For more details on this technique and more, check out http://rhscaps.rutgers.edu/self-help/mindfulness-meditation Seek Support Even if you feel inclined to avoid people during times of stress, chances are meeting up with friends will reduce your stress level. Plan something fun or ask someone you trust for a listening ear. Talking about your stress and asking for help might provide you with some relief or a different perspective on things.

You may find that what you are feeling goes beyond the stress of day to day life. If you feel consistently stressed out, anxious, down, or otherwise distressed, seeing a counselor can be helpful to address such feelings. At CAPS (Counseling, Alcohol & Other Drug Assistance Program, and Psychiatric Services ) we are available to help. Call us at 732-932-7884 or visit us online http://rhscaps.rutgers.edu/.

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Horoscopes / LINDA C. BLACK

Pearls Before Swine

MARCH 9, 2011

STEPHAN PASTIS

Today's Birthday (03/09/11). The year begins with a bright outlook, although you may find March 30 to April 23 challenging (it's one of the four times that Mercury goes in retrograde this year). After that, you'll be on your way to financial growth. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — Today presents Today is a 6 — Look for freeyou with sudden changes. Be will- dom in the most unusual places. ing to let go and ride the waves.

You'll be surprised by what you Or you can counter the current, find. Surround yourself by beauif you're willing to put up a fight. ty and meditate. Let your mind Taurus (April 20-May 20) — go where it wants to go.

Today is an 8 — Carry on with Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — your goals and your ideas. Just Today is a 7 — Take care of make sure that you leave room your true friends. They'll be for other people's contributions. there to take care of you when They really care for you, and you you're not feeling so hot. The might miss them. most powerful aspect of comGemini (May 21-June 21) — munication is listening.

Today is a 6 — No pain, no gain.

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Senior point guard James Beatty (10) registered a pair of steals in overtime, the second of which resulted in a free by from senior forward Jonathan Mitchell, putting the Knights up by two possessions with 15 seconds left. Freshman forward Gilvydas Biruta (55) was a major part of the Knights’ gameplan, scoring 12 points before fouling out.

TERRITORY: Biruta fouls out after defensive board continued from back his elbows to clear space, forcing Biruta out of the contest with his fifth foul in the process.

The series of events shaped one of the most hotly contested Rutgers-Seton Hall showdowns in recent memory, Mitchell said.

“It was a 10,” he said. “You have to love this game because we split during the regular season and it was the first-round matchup in the Big East Tournament. It’s kind of like bragging rights, so now Coach

Rice can brag a little bit. It was a great win for us.”

Mitchell appeared to punch Rutgers’ ticket to Round 2 when he nailed a 3-pointer from the right side of the arc with 18 seconds remaining in regulation, putting the Knights up, 62-61.

But after a pair of Rutgers free throws, Seton Hall’s Jeremy Hazell took the ball at the top of the key on the Pirates’ final possession and converted an off-balance 3-pointer with only one second left. The shot tied the contest at 64, sending the teams’ third matchup into an overtime session.

The pair of seniors traded barbs down the stretch, keeping both

teams in a game that neither could afford to lose with publicity and season implications on the line.

“It feels like Jeremy and I have been in college basketball forever,” said Mitchell, who closed the contest with a team-high 25 points despite struggling from the field in the first half. “It was just two competitors going at it … we wanted it more down the stretch as a whole.

That’s what we had to have to win.”

Senior guard James Beatty gave the Knights their first lead of the second half at 58-57 after stepping into a 3-pointer with nearly four minutes left, prompting Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard to burn a timeout.

The 6-foot-2 point guard rebounded from a quiet first half to finish with a pair of 3-pointers, but his work on the defensive end sealed the win for Rutgers in the game’s waning moments.

Two of Beatty’s game-high five steals came during the overtime period and contributed to Rutgers’ 13 takeaways, extending the Knights’ season another day.

“It was very important,” said senior guard Mike Coburn.

“Coach even put up how many seconds we had in the game and left in our season. Every possession we had to give it our all.”

Rutgers’ victor y ensured a 21 advantage in its season series

with Seton Hall on basketball’s biggest stage at Madison Square Garden, where the Knights sent home a Pirates team that owned back-to-back victories over No. 17 St. John’s and NCAA Tournamenthopeful Marquette.

The Knights suddenly find themselves in uncharted territor y under a first-year Big East head coach and a roster unfamiliar with conference tournament success.

“It was incredible,” Rice said.

“We know where they were going and they knew where we were going. I’m just glad I have J-Mitch on my side.”

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Notre Dame cleans up with conference awards

BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Not many expected much from a Luke Harangody-less Notre Dame men’s basketball team entering the MEN’S BASKETBALL season.

Y e t when the MID-WEEK REPORT Big East

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announced its postseason awards yesterday, the Irish held the rights to three of the conference’s top four honors.

Head coach Mike Brey and senior guard Ben Hansbrough took home the Big East Coach and Player of the Year awards, respectively, while forward Tim Abromaitis earned his second consecutive Big East Scholar Athlete Award.

Brey, in his 11th season at the helm after coaching at Delaware, already has the team two games ahead of its win total from a year ago and led a team full of question marks to a No. 2 seed in this year’s Big East Tournament.

The Irish do not play at the Big East Tournament contest until later this week, but the award winners look to move past the quarterfinals, where they fell last season to West Virginia.

With both Brey and Hansbrough earning their distinctions, the duo became the third coach-player pair to win awards in the same season since Notre Dame joined the conference in 1995.

There were no surprises when Hansbrough’s name was unveiled as the conference’s top player, as the senior stood out among other top scorers all season long.

Hansbrough averaged 18.5 points per game this season to finish third in the Big East and became the fourth Irish player in school history to earn to earn the honor.

Notre Dame’s second leadingscorer, Abromaitis, became only the third player in Big East conference history to garner the ScholarAthlete Award twice in a career.

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Melvin earned the conference’s Rookie of the Year award after leading all Big East freshmen in scoring this season. The Baltimore, Md., native becomes the second Blue Demon to earn the honor, as Melvin averaged 14.3 points per game and scored in double-figures 19 times in his rookie campaign.

But the freshman’s year got cut short, as a thumb sprain sidelined him for the final few weeks of the season.

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Notre Dame guard Ben Hansbrough averaged 18.5 points per game this season and earned the Big East’s Player of the Year Award, the fourth Irish player in school history to do so.

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Freshman forward Gilvydas Biruta scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds before fouling out less than two minutes into overtime yesterday at Madison Square Garden.

The Pirates did not score until Theodore drove and finished 13:41 remaining in the first starters foul in overtime period with half. The Hall started the game 0for-9 from the field and grabbed continued from back two offensive rebounds, allowing world and I’m going to trust Rutgers to get out to a 9-0 lead.

O n c e they were right, Theodore got the but in over time, “[Dane Miller is] Pirates on the that’s an unbelievboard, the shots able call.” going to be a started falling.

Four more work in progress ...

Seton Hall players fouled out shot 65 percent in over time, but but he can still use from the field to all from the Pirates’ side. what God’s blessed close the half with a 32-26 lead.

Star ters Pope, him with.”

Jordan Theodore S OPHOMORE and Fuquan MIKE RICE wing Dane Miller Edwin all made Head Coach narrowly missed their way to the a double-double, bench, along with freshman for ward as he posted 11 rebounds and scored nine points.

Patrik Auda.

“He’s going to be a work in T HE K NIGHTS GOT OUT TO progress offensively, but he can an early advantage, if only still use what God’s blessed him because Seton Hall could not with,” Rice said. “There’s a toughness about him.” knock down its shots.

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otre Dame announced that it will no longer use hydraulic lifts for videographers at football practice.

The announcement came five months after a student fell to his death when one of the machines toppled because of 51 MPH winds. Notre Dame plans to instead use remote-controlled cameras.

Indiana state officials are still looking at possible violations of federal and state workplace safety rules and industry standards in the initial incident.

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Giants running back Tiki Barber plans on returning to the NFL. The 35-year-old retired after the 2006 season as the leading rusher in Giants history and Barber began working out again in preparation for a return.

The tailback has to file the necessary paperwork with the NFL to come out of retirement.

The Giants have rights to Barber if he returns, but announced they would release him when transactions are permitted and once a collective bargaining agreement is reached, according to the Newark Star-Ledger.

THE DENVER NUGGETS and head coach George Karl agreed to terms on a contract extension.

The deal is worth at least three years, but exact terms are unknown.

Karl never missed the playoffs in seven seasons with Denver and ranks seventh alltime with 1,022 victories.

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England soccer match on Monday, Dorchester player Ashley Vickers earned a red card and subsequent ejection from the game for tackling. But the person he took down did not wear a uniform.

An intruder, dressed in nothing but a green thong and curly wig, streaked across the field when Vickers stopped him with a neck-high tackle. While security personnel restrained the intruder, Vickers received a red card for violent conduct and was ejected from the match.

Two officials failed to stop the streaker before the player manager stepped in.

Dorchester went on to lose the game, 3-1.

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Often slipping under the radar among the list of early season games for the Rutgers baseball team is BASEBALL t h e squad’s NJIT AT annual RUTGERS h o m e TODAY, 3 P.M. opener against NJIT, which takes place this afternoon at Bainton Field.

With head coach Fred Hill sticking to the same approach year-in and year-out –– an approach that includes scheduling fierce competition –– returning to Piscataway to battle a historically inferior opponent seems like any other game.

But make no mistake about it, today’s one-game set against the Highlanders will have a huge say in the Scarlet Knights’ fortunes as they approach a pivotal stretch.

“Although NJIT hasn’t always been the best we still can’t take them lightly,” said senior right fielder Michael Lang. “We have to play like we know how to play because we need a win going into spring break. It starts with this game.”

Following the contest against their intrastate foe, the Knights (4-5) fly south for spring break to take on five different programs in an eight-game span.

A three-game sweep at the hands of then-No. 23 Georgia

Tech last weekend raises the stakes for today’s game even higher, as Hill hopes to get his squad back to .500.

But if histor y has anything to say about it, Rutgers should have no problem getting back to its winning ways against the Highlanders.

The Knights outscored NJIT, 21-2, in the past two meetings between the squads and smacked at least 12 base hits in each contest.

After managing just nine runs over the past three games with only two players in the lineup hitting over .300 — Lang and sophomore shortstop Steve Nyisztor — Hill hopes that his bats can turn back the clocks two weeks, when the Knights outscored Michigan, 22-8, to complete a three-game sweep.

“We’ve got to get better,” Hill said. “We didn’t play very well last weekend for most of the time. We weren’t great in any area. Our pitching and defense both were a little bit down, I thought, but I think we’re going in the right direction.”

The pitching staff also saw better days following a brutal weekend against a tough Yellow Jacket lineup.

With NJIT coming to town, the rotation can be rest assured that the Highlanders lineup is nowhere near as imposing as Georgia Tech’s.

The Knights’ pitching staff surrendered a mere seven hits

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Senior right fielder Michael Lang currently leads the Knights at the plate, hitting .351 through nine games this season. to NJIT in its past two meetings, which should bode well for the unit heading into the afternoon matchup.

But when it comes to working ahead in counts and minimizing walks, it is something that rests in the hands of Hill’s staff, one spearheaded by its starters.

The rotation’s lone junior, righthander Nathaniel Roe, got roughed up just as much as any other on against the Yellow Jackets.

Rutgers netminder excels in second campaign

BY JOSH BAKAN STAFF WRITER

It took 360 days for the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team to allow WOMEN’S LACROSSE f i v e goals or RUTGERS AT less in a ST. JOSEPH’S game, TODAY, 4 P.M. but the Scarlet Knights did so on Saturday in their 13-5 win against Delaware.

The Knights (3-1) last allowed five goals on March 10, 2010 against St. Joe’s, which they visit today in Philadelphia.

In that time, the last line of defense for Rutgers has been sophomore goalie Lily Kalata, who started for the Knights since the first game of the season last year.

“Coming in, all I wanted to do was start,” Kalata said. “I didn’t really have any other goals. After that first game all I wanted to do was keep starting and keep improving.”

The Smithtown East (N.Y.) High School product showed promise in her debut, giving up only three goals against Temple in a 13-3 win.

But the sophomore proved that her first game was not a case of beginner’s luck. Kalata since turned single-game accomplishments —

like her collegiate debut — into season-long performances.

Among Big East goalies that played in every game so far this season, Kalata leads the conference in goals allowed per game and save percentage.

“I had a goal this year that I wanted to be more consistent, because at the end of last season that was something that me and [head coach Laura Brand] agreed that that was something I could work on,” Kalata said.

Part of what motivates Kalata is the competitiveness of fellow goalie Aimee Chotikul, who began at Rutgers at the same time as Kalata.

“We help each other out a lot because we’re two very different

RANGERS

agreed to a four-year contract extension with general manager Jon Daniels, whose deal was set to expire after the 2011 season. His new deal covers the 2012-2015 seasons.

The general manager, named the youngest general manager in Major League history at 28 years old, led the Rangers to their first ever World Series Berth.

The team also increased its win total in each of the past three seasons under Daniels.

The general manager took over in 2005 and earned the honor last season of 2010 Executive of the Year.

Roe hopes getting back to the Banks will help the Knights gather some momentum with a victor y this afternoon in Piscataway.

“It’s going to be good to play in New Jersey,” Roe said.

“Hopefully we get a good crowd out there, and a lot of us are going to feel a little relieved to be home and to get the game in, so it should be fun.”

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Sophomore goalie Lily Kalata leads the Big East in goals allowed per game and save percentage through four games, in which the Knights are 4-1 and only allowed one opponent to score 10 goals.

goalies,” Kalata said. “She is a lot more patient than I am, and I would say I am a little bit crazier in my style of play. We help each other with different strengths and it’s made both of us a lot better.”

Rutgers returned no goalies for Kalata’s freshman year. The fact that the Knights already found a solid replacement for the previous starter, Sandra Abel, raised some eyebrows.

“It was questionable when Sandy was out,” said senior defender Mary Moran. “Having a freshman come in, we didn’t know what to expect, but our coaches had a lot of confidence in her.”

Kalata proved herself and her improvement culminated in a sophomore season in which she has been successful not only in terms of saves, but also turnovers caused, a stat in the Big East that Kalata leads along with ground balls picked up.

In Moran’s entire tenure with Rutgers, the captain has not seen play like that from a goalie.

“I know she’s going to come out of the cage and that didn’t necessarily happen with other girls in the cage,” Moran said. “We know that we need to take her seriously and we need to adjust to what she needs because she knows what she’s doing.”

So far the defense only allowed double-digits in goals once, when it allowed 10 scores to Temple in its season opener.

“We work really hard to keep the goals under 10 every game, and we’ve been pretty successful at that this year and last year so far,” Moran said. “That’s not all to do with the defense. That has to do with the spectacular saves that she comes up with.”

Along with Kalata’s statistical and team accomplishments, the goalie is also a leader — even to captains like Moran.

“It’s hard to remember that she is a sophomore,” Moran said. “She has really grown as a leader.”

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76-70 OVERTIME Senior forward Jonathan Mitchell scored 21 of his 25 points after the first half, including eight in overtime to lead Rutgers to a first-round win.

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SCORING LEADER: J. HAZELL, 27 REBOUNDING LEADER: D. MILLER, 11 STEALS LEADER: J. BEATTY, 5

UNCHARTED TERRITORY Knights outlast Seton Hall for first Big East Tournament victory since 2006 in Rice’s first season

BY TYLER BARTO ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

NEW YORK — Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Mike Rice bent over to wipe the sweat from his brow midway through the Scarlet Knights’ over time period with Seton Hall in Round 1 of the Big East Tournament.

Through 40 minutes of basketball yesterday that tried the first-year head coach’s resolve, it was only fitting that Rice

endured five more during the Knights’ 7670 victory over the rival Pirates at Madison Square Garden.

“It’s hard in this league when the wins don’t pile up, even though I thought we were improving every day,” said Rice following Rutgers’ first conference tournament victory since 2006. “I was proud of the process and our seniors stepped up.”

One of those seniors, for ward Jonathan Mitchell, carried the Knights (15-16) in overtime, when he calmly sank eight free

throws to ultimately run Rutgers’ advantage to two possessions.

But a scrum under the hoop following a rebound threatened to alter the course of overtime just two minutes in. Freshman forward Gilvydas Biruta pulled down a defensive board while Seton Hall’s (13-18) Herb Pope and Fuquan Edwin immediately surrounded him.

Referees called Biruta for a dead-ball technical foul when he appeared to swing

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Rutgers draws Johnnies in virtual home game at MSG

BY STEVEN MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

NEW YORK — Georgetown, Notre Dame, Duke, Connecticut and Pittsburgh are among the teams that could not do it, but the Rutgers men’s basketball team will give it its best shot.

With yesterday’s KNIGHT 76-70 first round Big NOTEBOOK East Tournament win over Seton Hall, the Scarlet Knights draw No. 17 St. John’s today at Madison Square Garden — the Johnnies’ home away from home in New York City.

“I thought I was playing the hottest team in the Big East today, and now you go and face an opponent that is even hotter in this building,” said head coach Mike Rice. “It was a rock fight at St. John’s [in the regular season] and we didn’t handle their zone very well. It’s a challenge, but I love it.”

The victory marked Rutgers’ first in the Big East Tournament since a 2006 meeting with Seton Hall. While the Knights played Tournament games and faced St. John’s and North Carolina at the Garden since, seniors Mike Coburn and Jonathan Mitchell last won at the fabled arena when they were at Mt. Vernon High School (N.Y.).

“I’ve never won a Big East Tournament game, so it’s ver y, ver y exciting,” said Coburn. “We knew we had a good chance of winning, so it wasn’t a crazy celebration. We have to play tomorrow and we can’t get caught up in this. St. John’s will turn around and kick our butts if we’re not focused.”

The Red Storm own the most wins over Top 25 opponents in the nation, but barely escaped, 58-56, against Rutgers in early February at Carnesecca Arena.

St. John’s features the Big East’s Most Improved Player in guard Dwight Hardy and Sixth Man Award winner Justin Burrell.

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effort to attack Seton Hall center Herb Pope in the post, but Rutgers freshman forward Gilvydas Biruta fouled out first.

Less than two minutes into overtime, referees whistled the Big East All-Rookie Team member for a technical foul, which drew challenges from Rice.

“I thought he had his elbows tucked,” Rice said. “Now if I go and watch it, he probably had one of his elbows out. He had two guys on his face and that’s a tough call. Big East referees are the best in the

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Head coach Mike Rice will face St. John’s today in the second round of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden, where the Red Storm play home games.