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The Table TennisClub kicks intohigh gear withtheir regional tournament looming in thenear future.

Students sharetheir thoughts onthe 2010 WinterOlympics in Vancouver.

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Clinton Kelly of TLC’s “What Not to Wear” gives students tips about what to wear and what not to wear in thecorporate world for conservative and creative jobs. He critiques photos of students in business attire.

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Credit card actaims to shield young adults

BY REENA DIAMANTECONTRIBUTING WRITER

President Barack Obama’s Credit CardAccountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Acttakes effect today, impacting college students morethan any other age group.

“It’s a new day in credit cards — both for con-sumers as well as banks and credit card issuers,”said Ben Woolsey, director of marketing and con-sumer research at CreditCards.com, an online cred-it card marketplace.

The goal of the CARD Act is to protect con-sumers from common practices utilized by creditcard issuers that are considered unfair and decep-tive by the Federal Reserve, he said.

Woolsey believes the act positively affects col-lege students considering card issuers see youngadults as a perfect target to create more profit.

“Card issuers have learned that young peopleoften keep the first card they get for a relatively longperiod of time,” he said. “Students are also muchmore likely to carry balances and pay interest andfees, which make them profitable customers.”

One way the act protects young adults is by con-trolling the marketing of unsolicited credit cardoffers, Woolsey said.

“For one thing, card issuers won’t be able topounce on young adults any longer with offers offreebies for a credit card application,” he said. “Infact, card issuers can’t market credit cards within1,000 feet of a college campus.”

Patch Adams prescribes advice to medical studentsBY VANDAN UPADHYAYA

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

University students received ahealthy dose of laughter and medicaleducation Saturday morning as world-famous Dr. Patch Adams delivered thekeynote address at the 2010 RutgersPre-medical Conference.

Hosted by the Rutgers Chapter ofthe American Medical Student

Association, the conference saw morethan 200 students packed in theRutgers Student Center on the CollegeAvenue campus to hear Adams discussthe importance of humanism and goodpatient care in medicine.

“For 40 years, I’ve paid to be a doc-tor, and I say that without any sense ofsacrifice and long and hard journey ordifficult task, but rather say that thepractice of care is an ecstatic experi-

ence we are paying to do,” Adamssaid. “The truth is, I’m there becauseI love people.”

Nitesh Patel, co-director of the asso-ciation, said the members choseAdams to speak at the event becausehe captures everything the organiza-tion represents.

“He represents humanism. He isthe pinnacle of humanism,” said Patel,a School of Arts and Sciences junior.

During his keynote address, Adamsdescribed the problems with modernmedicine and spoke about the need forbetter doctor bedside manner andpatient care in the medical field.

“What we need is a … system basedon compassion and generosity,” he said.

Amit Shah, co-director of the associ-ation, said humanism, a focus on

BY ABIRA SENGUPTASTAFF WRITER

Dance Marathon may benext month, but the energy andspirit driving this event hasalready been tapped into.

Dance Marathon kickedoff its second annual SpiritWeek to fundraise for March’sbig 32-hour event with a“Friends and Family LetterPar ty” last night at BuschCampus Center in theInternational Lounge.

“The main reason for SpiritWeek is to remind people thatDance Marathon is only 32days away and to remind peo-ple why we make a commit-ment to raise money for theEmbrace Kids Foundation,”Assistant Director of

Community OutreachAngelica Grimaldi said.

Spirit Week is also a greatopportunity to get more peopleinvolved in Dance Marathon,said Grimaldi, a RutgersCollege senior.

“The main point of SpiritWeek is to spread awarenesson all campuses, so at leasteveryone hears about DanceMarathon,” said AlyssaGentile, 2009 DanceMarathon director of commu-nity outreach. “Spirit Weekreally gets everyone hyped upfor Dance Marathon.”

Gentile said last year’sSpirit Week was very success-ful, and she hopes for a greatoutcome this year too.

Marathon sparkscompetitive spirit

Local band Calico performs at the Busch Campus Center Multipurpose Room during theSecond Annual Dance Marathon Spirit Week kickoff. This year’s theme is The Olympics.

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U. gears up for summer with new programs BY HILLARY GOLDSMITH

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Registration for the Rutgers-NewBrunswick 2010 Summer Session startstoday, with two new certification programshighlighting the term.

Certification in translating and inter-preting Arabic and Chinese and gifted andtalented education for K-12 educators,

counselors and administrators are avail-able this summer at the University.

The University’s Summer AdvancedPlacement Institute — a weeklong, inten-sive workshop for high school AP teachersin 13 areas — will also expand, according toa University Media Relations press release.

These changes add to a summer pro-gram that Elizabeth Hough, director of theRutgers-New Brunswick Summer Session,

said is among the most comprehensive inthe nation.

“We have one of the largest summerprograms in the country,” Hough said. “Wehave the fifth or sixth largest and mostestablished one, to be exact.”

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BY JOE GESSNERCONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers Table TennisClub swings away Saturday as itcompetes in the NationalCollegiate Table TennisAssociation’s spring regionaltournament at the FashionInstitute of Technology in NewYork City.

The team has its sights set onplacing first in the tournament andadvancing in April’s national tour-nament as it squares off againstNo. 1-ranked Columbia University.

Club Vice President KennethSo said Columbia is one of theteam’s biggest rivals.

Still, members are confidentin their ability to be victoriousnext week in New York.

“I think we definitely have thechance to win it all,” said StephenLe, a School of Arts and Sciencesfirst-year student.

Club President Judy Hughsaid she initially felt uneasyabout the year.

“I had low expectations,” saidHugh, a School of Arts andSciences junior.

But the team’s performanceproved Hugh wrong.

The club is coming off a suc-cessful 2009 season, where Hughwon the Women’s SinglesChampionship. For her, tabletennis is not just a hobby — it isher life. She travels to China

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Table tennis club members Steven Zhao, left, and Samuel Monnier practice their techniquesin the College Avenue Gym in preparation for their weekend regional tournament.

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Team to rally for top spot in New York competition

every summer to train with thewomen’s national team.

“[The Chinese national team]trains 6 hours a day, six days aweek and play a little bit onSunday,” Hugh said. “But that’swhy they’re the best.”

Hugh, whose mother is a two-time Olympian, tried out for the2004 and 2008 Olympics but wascut in the final round of tryouts.

“I want to go to the Olympics atleast once,” she said. “2012 is mybest shot. After that, I’ll be too old.”

School of Arts and Sciencesjunior Khaled Elfarra said he was

not expecting much from the clubat first either but now comes topractice with the determination tocompete nationally.

“I joined just to get a breakfrom classes, just to come hereand have fun,” he said. “Everyonehere is just so good that theymake you better.”

Elfarra, who was among theJunior League top-16 in hishome country of Egypt, gave uptable tennis when he moved tothe United States in 2002 butpicked it up again once heenrolled in college.

But he is not the only mem-ber who started playing at ayoung age. Le chalks up his suc-cess to being introduced to thesport early.

“[Starting young] was defi-nitely a big advantage,” Le said.“I’ve been playing since I waseight years old.”

Stephen Zhao, a School ofArts and Sciences first-year stu-dent, heard about the group andjoined after not playing sincemiddle school.

“For a lot of us, it’s just funcompetition,” he said, while

helping new club memberswith their swing at practice.“Making regionals is prettybig, but the goal is definitelymaking nationals.”

At practice Zhao, like mostmembers, spends most of histime playing a teammate and therest helping others.

Hugh, on the other hand,does all of that and puts in timevolleying against the table tennisrobot Newgy Robo-Pong 2040 onone of its highest settings.

With a look of determina-tion on her face, Hughreturned every ball the robotshot at her with ease. She didnot miss one.

The club went through amajor rebuilding period at thebeginning of the season, So said.Of the team’s top four players lastyear, three graduated.

So, a School of Arts andSciences junior, understands theimportance of the tournament inachieving the team’s goal.

“It all comes down to springregionals,” he said. “We haveto place first or get a wild card spot.”

Whatever the outcome thisweekend, Elfarra said the futureis bright for this young club onlyin its 10th year of existence.

“Next year we [will be] look-ing even better,” he said. “We’rejust going to keep on getting bet-ter and better from now on.”

as attendees broke out into dif-ferent sections featuring talksfrom a sickle-cell anemia patientand an AIDS patient’s descrip-

tion of the prejudices and hard-ships of daily life.

School of Arts and Sciencesfirst-year student Pathik Parikhsaid he enjoyed the conference,

but was particularly inspired byAdams’ speech.

“Dr. Patch Adams’ speech wasgreat,” Parikh said. “He spoke ofprinciples I grew up with … aboutbeing a human being and seeingothers as people.”

Joshua Weinstock, pre-med-ical regional director to theAmerican Medical StudentAssociation and a junior atCornell University, said theRutgers AMSA deserves a lot ofcredit for organizing the event.

“The Rutgers University chap-ter is really a model chapter,”Weinstock said. “By hosting thisconference, [the] Rutgers AMSAchapter is really providing anunique opportunity for pre-med-ical students in the area.”

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Colleges, universities andalumni associations also have toreveal the existence and details ofcontracts they sign with creditcard marketers allowing accessto student and alumni contactinformation, Woolsey said.

Under the new legislation,individuals under the age of 21are not able to apply for a creditcard under their own name with-out a co-signer who is equallyliable for the account, she said.

Prescreened credit cardoffers also can no longer be sentto consumers under 21, Woolseysaid. The minor must be able toshow proof of independence inorder to be solely responsible forthe credit card.

Waiting until they are 21 orhaving a parental co-signer canhelp prevent the downsides ofhaving a credit card withoutentirely sacrificing the benefitsof having one’s own creditaccount, he said.

“It might seem like a simpleloss of privilege, but I think it isjust a delay of access until stu-dents are better positioned tohandle the responsibility andshould shield the majority ofyounger students from thepotential pitfalls,” Woolsey said.

Parents will have moreshared responsibility and over-sight for students, he said. Theywill also have to approve anycredit line increases before thestudent is of age.

The CARD Act also curtailssome fees that account for alarge part of revenue gained bybanks and credit card issuers,Woolsey said.

For example, consumers canopt-out of overlimit fees, he said.Instead of being charged a fee ifthey go over their limit, the trans-action is rejected.

Previously, the exact date ofthe deadline could changemonth to month, Woolseysaid. With the CARD Act, thisdate remains static by havingpayments due on the same dayeach month.

Some University students,like Rutgers College seniorJulian Pormentilla, are respond-

Dance Marathon is sched-uled to begin the evening ofMarch 27, and there will be freefood, live entertainment anddancing, Grimaldi said. Thisyear’s theme is the Olympics,and the event consists of open-ing and closing ceremonies andother related activities. Therock band The Nerds will provide entertainment.

All proceeds from the eventsgoes to the Embrace KidsFoundation, an organizationthat raises money for childrenwith blood disorders and can-cer, Grimaldi said. Last year,more than 700 students partici-pated in Dance Marathon andraised more than $320,000.

Dance Marathon is a charityevent, but Spirit Week brings alittle competition.

The Spirit Week Awardgoes to the campus organiza-

patient care rather than diseasecare, is a major principle of theorganization.

“We hold fundraisers, eventsand [enable] pre-medical stu-dents to become more involvedwith the community. This confer-ence was created to spreadawareness about humanism. Wewanted to say that [doctors] treatpatients not numbers,” Shah, aRutgers College senior, said.

After the speech, the ideas ofhumanism and improvedpatient care remained the focus,

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“We wanted to saythat [doctors] treat patients not numbers.”

AMIT SHAHRutgers College senior

Students sit in on Oxfam Rutgers’ Hunger Banquet Friday in the Rutgers

Student Center Multipurpose Room on the College Avenue campus. The

event raises awareness about poor distribution of food across the world.

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tion with the most spirit andhighest attendance at dif ferentSpirit Week events, which is anincentive for them to show their suppor t, Grimaldi said.

Organizations receive pointsfor each event they attend orany events they win, she said.Sorority Alpha Chi Omega cur-rently holds the title.

Jennifer Feeley, who wasinvolved with last year’s DanceMarathon, said Spirit Week is agreat event for both studentsfamiliar with Dance Marathon,as well as those who have never been a par t of the event.

“Spirit Week introducesDance Marathon to you andwhat it’s all about,” said Feeley,a School of Arts and Sciencessenior. “It helps you learn whatto expect, and lets you decidewhether or not you want to beinvolved in Dance Marathon.”

The event is also a great wayto meet people, she said.

Events information tableswill be around all five campusesthis week to tell people about

Dance Marathon and how theycan get involved.

Events include a comedyshow Monday at 9 p.m. in room211 of Van Dyck Hall on theCollege Avenue campus, aDance Marathon gear saleTuesday at Brower Commonson the College Avenue campusfrom 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., a barand karaoke night Wednesdayat Sliders Bar and Grill onGeorge Street from 10 p.m. to 2a.m. and a blood drive from 11a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday in theMultipurpose Room of theRutgers Student Center.

“I am most excited about thisyear’s comedy night,” Feeleysaid. “I can’t wait.”

A pep rally in the CollegeAvenue Gym this Thursday at 9p.m. includes a disc jockey andannouncements of the emceesand guest disc jockeys forDance Marathon and the SpiritWeek Award winner. There willalso be a lighting and runningof the University DanceMarathon torch, which willreach all five campuses in the 32 days before the marathon.

ing optimistically to the newlyimplemented CARD Act.

“The newfound freedom thatstudents experience at college issometimes overwhelming,”Pormentilla said. “I feel like stu-dents tend to forget about theirresponsibilities and have theurge to just consume whateverthey want. The CARD Act willtake that heavy burden studentshave after they graduate of pay-ing off any debt.”

Teodor Kostodinov, a Schoolof Engineering sophomore,understands the tactics creditcard issuers use on studentsfrom first hand experience.

“The offers that credit cardcompanies advertise are veryalluring at first, yet they end upbeing very misleading,”Kostodinov said. “I saw my billand I ended up having to pay forfees that I didn’t know I couldget. I’m sure Obama’s CARD willhelp us college students out.”

On the other hand, others feelit underestimates the abilities ofcollege students.

School of Arts and Sciencesjunior Mofei Lu sees a flaw inthe legislation.

“In every other facet of thelaw, college students are seen asadults,” Lu said. “This newCARD Act treats us like chil-dren. It makes us seem like weneed babysitters to look afterour own finances.”

Lu believes college studentsneed to learn from experienceand must be held accountable fortheir own choices.

“It’s an understandable con-cern since people over 18 canvote and be sent to war,” Woolseysaid. “But statistics have shownthe magnitude of problems thatthose under 21 have faced withgetting over their heads in debtand harming their credit histo-ries even before they get out intowork world.”

Consumers should pay atten-tion to the mail they receive athome, because this is where thecredit card issuers are commu-nicating with their consumers,he said.

“Although many young peo-ple can handle it, having accessto credit without financial litera-cy training or income fromemployment has been a prob-lem for this age group on bal-ance,” Woolsey said.

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BY JESSICA URIECONTRIBUTING WRITER

About 50 students and facul-ty involved with the RutgersCell and DNA Repository heldtheir spoons out Friday to sam-ple nine dif ferent types of chilicooked up by eight contestantsin a chili cook-of f.

“Workplace diversions such asthis contest give us something funto talk about and look forward to,”said Jason Ruggieri, the primaryorganizer of the competition heldin Nelson Biology Laboratories onBusch campus. “Plus, a little inter-employee competition is a healthyand constructive way to ventworkplace tension.”

Contestants were allowed toenter their dishes into one ofthree categories — spicy, mildor vegetarian — and only onedish was named winner withineach category.

A 12-member panel ofjudges, comprised of both stu-

dents and faculty, separatedamong the categories anddetermined each winner.

Managing Director of thelaboratory Doug Fugman, win-ner of the spicy category, saidthe competi-tion buildsc o h e s i v e n e s swithin RUCDR.

“I think thebest part’s get-ting to eat allthe chili ... itbrings peopletogether,” saidFugman, aUniversity asso-ciate researchp r o f e s s o r .“People get toeat good food.”

Judge for the spicy categoryCraig Pritch, a senior lab techni-cian, said the vote was unanimousfor Fugman’s chili.

Jack Schrum, facilitiesdirector for the Division of

Life Sciences, won the mild category.

“This is what I think of aschili. If you want to messaround with it and make it veg-etarian or you want to mess

around with it andmake it hot, youhave a category forthat,” he said.

Senior laboratoryTechnician PoonamVerma, who tookfirst among the veg-etarian dishes, spentalmost a monthorganizing for the cook-off.

Verma chose tocompete in thevegetarian catego-

r y because it needed more competitors.

Laboratory Supervisor RosaDent said she preferred Ruggieri’schocolate chili to the winner’s.

“[It had a] very distinct flavor,a little bit sweet,” she said.

The idea for the cook-offsparked when Fugman broughtin some of his homemade chiliinto the breakroom, saidRuggieri, a laboratory technician.

In previous years, RUCDRheld other taste events aimed topromote relations in the lab, hesaid. This spring marks theirthird annual liquid nitrogen icecream competition.

“I thought it’d be fun to doanother ... food-related event,because we do the ice creamthing,” Ruggieri said. “It’s a lot offun, but you’re not going to dothat in winter.”

Whether there to support acontestant or to simply watch,spectators were able to feast onthe leftovers once judging was complete.

“I really liked the veggie win-ner. It was very good,” saidStephanie Frick, a senior labora-tory technician. “I’m new. I juststarted a month ago, but this is agood perk. I like this.”

Chili cook-off spices up RUCDR community

Rutgers Cell and DNA Repository members cook, taste and judge three different categories of homemade chili made by eightcompetitors all part of the laboratory, located on Busch campus. RUCDR hosts other food events yearly to promote relations.

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Alumniaid Latinostudents innetworking

BY ARMANDO ALVAREZCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Dressed in their finest workclothes, student mentees arrivedat the Latino Alumni Association ofRutgers University’s mentorshipprogram Saturday morning tomeet with professionals for careerguidance and general advice.

Senior Counselor for theEducational Opportunity FundProgram and mentor JenniferAgosto said studies find that net-working does not come easilyfor undergraduates.

“While other students are athome sleeping, you’re making thatconnection,” she said to thementees, who convened in theLivingston Student Center. “It’s allabout networking and what you cando while you’re here at Rutgers.”

There are more than 12,000 self-identified Latino alumni registeredat the University, Organizer SandraCastro said. The organization wasofficially chartered last January,had its first meeting in July and hasmet every month since then.

“This organization was startedfor one reason — to bring voice tothe Latino community across allthe Rutgers campuses,” co-Founder Adela Diaz said. “We arecomposed of students, alumni, fac-ulty, staff and friends.”

Castro identified three priori-ties of the organization — mem-bership and advocacy at events,professional and career develop-ment through the mentorshipprogram and fundraising efforts.

Right now, its long-term goalis to establish a Latino scholar-ship, she said.

LAARU is the first charterorganization here at the Universityto cater to every campus, holdingevents in New Brunswick as wellas Camden and Newark, LAARUPresident Saskia Agustin said.

Rene Rodriguez, one of the men-tors at Saturday’s event, had highaspirations for his involvement withthe group.

“What I’m trying to do here isshare the experiences I’ve gainedthrough my own life, such asthrough my work,” he said. “I’mready to give advice for anything.Part of it is just giving back to theRutgers community that has givenme so many opportunities to bewhere I am today.”

The group is trying to avoidthe stereotypical image of Latinosjust coming together to socialize,Diaz said. LAARU focuses oneducation, community awarenessand empowerment.

The organization plans tohold many events to contributeto the University.

“We’ve … held a half-daymarathon, we have a booth setup at Rutgers Day, and we wantto do something special for grad-uation,” Castro said. “Therewere between 85 and 90 peoplein attendance at our inauguralevent last year, including[University] President [RichardL.] McCormick.”

Members hope theseevents serve as a continuationof past successes.

While LAARU is less than ayear old, it is one of the fastestgrowing groups on campus,Castro said.

“I think the best part’s getting

to eat all thechili ... it brings

people together.” DOUG FUGMAN

RUCDR Managing Director

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July 12 and go to about Aug. 18,she said.

Hough said each departmentdecides the classes, which varyin academic level, they will offer.

“They range anywhere fromundergraduate to graduate pro-grams to general educationrequirements and major require-ments,” she said. “The depart-ment really makes it easy forkids to get ahead.”

Jennifer Levine, a first-yearSchool of Arts and Sciences stu-dent, said she plans to take asummer class to help fulfill amajor requirement.

“I’m definitely taking a sum-mer course,” Levine said. “I needit for my pre-med or psychologymajor, and it’s just much easier todo it in the summer.”

By taking a summer class andworking towards her major,Levine hopes to graduate early.

“I came to college with a lotof extra credits, but taking thesummer classes is helping meget ahead,” Levine said. “Ifgiven the chance, I would defi-nitely graduate early and getmy career started and even goto graduate school early.”

Though many students aretempted to take summer class-es at community college,Hough suggests students taketheir courses at the Universitybecause of the accessibilityand ease.

“I think the community col-leges are a great thing — andI encourage kids to go therefor summer programs as well— but if you go to Rutgers,your best bet is to take themhere,” Hough said. “Plus, tak-ing summer courses at yourcommunity college makes fora lot of paper work back at Rutgers.”

For students who may live outof state or too far to commute,the University offers severalonline and hybrid classes thatcombine the convenience ofWeb-based learning with thebenefits of classroom interaction,she said.

“We try to make the classesas accessible as possible to peo-ple who can’t actually get to ourcampus,” Hough said.

Chelsea Connello, a first-year School of Ar ts andScience student, said she likesthe idea of having classes avail-able online for students whocannot commute to campusover the summer.

“I have so many friendsfrom out of state,” Connellosaid. “Even living in NorthernNew Jersey is a trip. Theonline summer courses are agreat way to get studentsinvolved in something that canreally benefit them.”

The University’s Division ofContinuing Studies will of fer$500 summer session scholar-ships to Rutgers-NewBrunswick undergraduateswith GPAs of 3.5 or higher and unmet financial need, Hough said.

E-mails were sent to eligiblestudents, she said.

Open houses for the 2010Summer Session will be heldfrom 5:30 to 7 p.m. March 16and 24 and April 1 and 6 at theContinuing Studies ConferenceCenter on Cook campus.

An additional open housewill be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m.at the Rutgers Student Centeron the College Avenue campusMarch 10.

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have established partner-ships with militia groupsthat will engage in vio-lence when they feel thattheir values are underthreat. Contrar y to theauthor’s assertions, it isquite clear that many with-in the Tea Party see revoltagainst a popularly elected

government as a legitimate means to attainingtheir goals.

“The role of government is justified when itcomes to national security and enforcing proper-ty rights. What Tea Partiers argue against areexcessive spending, entitlement programs andan invasion of personal properties.”

The author is partly right here — members ofthe Tea Party who are not ignorantly consuminglies and calling for secession and armed rebel-lion merely would like the government to focuson certain policy objectives such as, nationalsecurity and property rights, rather than otherssuch as transfer programs. But make no mistakeby assuming that spending on national securityand property rights is less excessive than spend-ing on transfer programs, such as SocialSecurity, Medicare and Medicaid, universalhealth care, funding for higher education oppor-tunities and welfare programs like food stamps.National security and the protection of propertythrough a well-funded criminal justice systemrequire billions of dollars every year.

One must also ask the author why spendingon this type of program is justified while othersare not. Why is it justified to protect propertythrough spending on the military, the criminaljustice system and through tax breaks in order toensure that citizens with property have theopportunity to prosper? Why is it not justified toallow citizens who lack property and live inpoverty the same kind of opportunities throughfederally funded programs that allow the poor togain job skills, purchase food and send their chil-dren to decent educational and health facilities?Or what about programs that allow the elderly tolive comfortably in old age, that allow those fromlesser means to attain a higher education andthat afford all citizens more access to the healthcare they need?

When Tea Partiers ignorantly deem one typeof government program as unjustifiable, we mustpoint out the government programs that they sup-port are equally expensive. Once we do this, werealize that those Tea Partiers who are not calling

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tured in The Daily Targumon Feb. 8 responded to mycriticisms of the Tea Partymovement. In my article, Ipointed out that the rightsto life, liberty and proper-ty that members of the TeaParty cherish require a competent, well-fundedand strong government for their enforcement.Therefore, the Tea Party’s generalized demo-nization of a strong government was misguided.So in the author’s tirade, three counterargu-ments made against my point merit a rebuttal:

“Tea Partiers are not looking to revolt; theysimply want government to tighten their belts,much like most people during a time of economic downturn.”

To begin with, I never said that members ofthe Tea Party movement were anarchists; rather,I criticized their generalizations as misguidedand uninformed against “big government.” As Isaid, the very rights they cherish depend on acompetent, well-funded and strong government.Upon further examination though, the claim thatmany members of the Tea Party movement areanarchists is legitimate. It is true that many TeaPartiers seek only to remove both Democratsand Republicans from office rather than to revolt.

But the Tea Party is no cohesive movementand has no central leadership or message, andmany Tea Partiers are calling for a rebellionagainst a popularly elected federal government.They disagree with the outcome of the demo-cratic process, which they label as socialisttyranny. They do this because they are being fedfalse information from the likes of Glenn Beckand WorldNetDaily.com, who claim thatPresident Barack Obama is determined toinstate himself as the dictator of the UnitedStates and currently working on plans to havethe U.S. Army send all those who oppose hisdevious plans to internment camps. Web sitessuch as ResistNet.com call on “fellow Patriots”to “grab their guns” in preparation for thisimpending doomsday. Other af filiated groupssuch as Arm in Arm aim to “organize neighbor-hoods for possible civil strife by stockpiling foodand survival gear and forming armed neighbor-hood groups,” according to The New YorkTimes. The Oath Keepers recruit military andlaw enforcing officers and ask them to disobeyorders that the group deems unconstitutional.

Many local Tea Party organizations havebeen circulating lies that rationalize violence and

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I f a student were to write on a desk at school or deface anyother surface that belongs to the school, he or she would sure-ly be punished accordingly. And in the case of Alexa Gonzalez,

a 12-year old New Yorker, she simply wrote the words, “I love myfriends Abby and Faith. Lex was here 2/1/10 :).” The response wasunexpected. According to CNN, the principal of the Junior HighSchool in Forest Hills, N.Y., called the police and had Alexa takenaway in handcuffs and escorted from the school in front of friendsand schoolmates. The “no tolerance” policy that caused this deba-cle — or perhaps the lack of common sense on part of the adminis-tration — could easily be blamed for this display of idiocy.

Instead of an expected detention or perhaps even a suspension,Alexa was handcuffed and taken out of school. Why have a 12-year-old arrested for a crime that threatened no one and caused almostno damage to school property? There is no lesson to be learned asthe student will surely be traumatized by the incident rather thantaught anything. “We are arresting them at younger and youngerages [in cases] that used to be covered with a trip to the principal’soffice, not sending children to jail,” said Emma Jordan-Simpson,executive director of the Children’s Defense Fund. That is exactlythe problem. Administration expects some sort of a beneficial out-come of this situation, while in reality, the child — even beforeentering high school — will have had an encounter with the police.This early encounter with the police will do much more than justdeter the girl from doodling on a desk; it will prevent the child fromfeeling safe at school and around her teachers and people who, asshe will be told, are supposed to help her out. Of course, she wouldnot need counselors to help her get over this traumatic experienceif the case had not occurred in the first place, but that is only a tan-gent to the problem. “They put the handcuffs on me, and I couldn’tbelieve it,” Alexa said. “I didn’t want them to see me being hand-cuffed, thinking I’m a bad person.”

According to a January 2010 study from the Advancement Project,a legal action group, spending time away from school increases thepossibility of a child dropping out and winding up on the path to juve-nile and adult criminal courts. In fact, Alexa missed three days ofschool following her arrest. She said that she spent a large part ofthat time throwing up. She also told reporters that it was a challengecatching up on her homework upon her return to school. Doodlingsounds much more serious now. But that is not because the “crimi-nal activity” was committed in the first place; it is due to the irre-sponsible and disproportionate response that resulted.

What would happen if this zero-tolerance policy was installed atmore schools, or rather, what if it were taken as far as this NewYork school did? This zero-tolerance rule would simply turn into azero-common sense policy. In Alexa’s case, it seems that an assaultor any other violent attack is equated to what she did. Surely thatcannot be the case and if it in fact is, then we must take a long, hardlook at ourselves, because at one point, everyone has gone througha phase of harmless doodling on a desk or a book.

“Our mission is to make sure that public schools are a safe andsupportive environment for all students,” said Margie Feinberg, aneducation department spokeswoman. How have we come to equat-ing doodling on a desk to a crime that threatens the safe educationof students?

In addition to any psychological damage, Alexa’s arrest and pub-lic humiliation will tarnish her record, something that will follow herforever. Once she has committed, or believes that she has commit-ted a crime, what would stop her from continuing her juvenile ways?

All in all, we must rethink our zero-tolerance policies, becauseunless they are accompanied by logic and common sense, our lawsare pointless. And when it comes to a case of children, an arrest oraccusing her of a crime would only deter the child from continuingher education. Alexa’s arrest and public humiliation is a case-in-point, as the principal did not display a gram of common sense andsimply followed a written rule.

Those who stand atop the rest of us, those who have just a grainof power choose to disregard logic and human reactions. The prin-cipal who called the police, with her minutely bigger salary than therest of the school’s employees, chose to use the little power that shehad to make Alexa’s day a living hell, and along with that, put on dis-play the entirety of the educational system. It gave way for thosewho are still interested in repairing an already flawed educationaland social system, to in fact focus on the way that we treat eachother. And without getting too sentimental, perhaps already too late,this case should not be repeated, if only not to further question themorals and logic that have barely remained in our everyday lives.

Public school power trip

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for a violent rebellion are call-ing for a government that willsecure the special interests ofsome and ignore the desperatecries of many.

“The encroachment on lifeand property … mentioned inBosnia and Rwanda were not theresult of a government that ‘stoodidly by’ — these were genocidesconducted by the government.”

Government is by the peopleand for the people. It takesaction to fulfill the desires of amajority, which has formedbecause it has reached a consen-sus about an issue.

The requirements of consen-sus building ensure that theneeds of most members of asociety are met. A democraticgovernment can become unre-sponsive and abusive when the

L ike most humans, I like toeat. Not only do I like toeat, but I like to eat well —

not exactly in a healthy sense.Sorry RU Healthy. I like to eat wellin a sense that I look for good qual-ity. I pretty much live by a quotefrom Kevin James, when he said“For you guys, food is just fuel butfor me … it’s like an unexploredcountry.” As a native of thePhiladelphia metropolitan area, Isometimes will disagree with myfellow North and Central Jerseyfriends on what exactly good qual-ity is. Where I come from, weknow our stuff. A sandwich is ahoagie not a sub, nor a hero,although my friend from LongIsland would disagree with me, weknow where to get the bestcheesesteaks — I could debate forhours about this — and we loveour water ice, not to be confusedwith snow cones or Italian ices.But, putting these discrepanciesaside, I believe we can all reach anagreement. I am here to writeabout food from all over the greatstate of New Jersey and our sur-rounding neighbors — New Yorkand Philadelphia.

This letter is not meant to berestrictive, meaning one may readabout anything from fine dining toBuffalo wings at a shack on theside of the road. Yep, I’m that guywho tries those places. But, thisletter is not intended for the chainrestaurant or fast food connois-seur, even though I rationalizedwith myself during my senior yearof high school that I was getting asufficient source of protein, dairyand carbohydrates from thedozens of White Castle burgers Iwas consuming like there was notomorrow. All right, enough aboutme, let’s talk about something thatwe are all familiar with:Cheeseburgers. Come on, howmuch more American can youget? The first stop on my list ofplaces to try was recommendedby my roommate and a friend. Thelatter described it as “heavenly.” Idid not hesitate to travel a little out-side of the University border tosee what all the hype was about.

White Rose System was theplace that I was hearing so muchabout. The tiny, diner-esquestructure lies on 154 WoodbridgeAve. in Highland Park, a stone’sthrow away from my location on

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Great burgers only stone’s throw away

College Avenue. Well my friends,let me tell you that White Rose isnothing short of fantastic and ohso heavenly! Once you step insidethis gem, you will feel a blast fromthe past. Nothing seems to havechanged in years! Only in thegreat state of New Jersey, couldone be so lucky to find a marvelsuch as this!

The restaurant was relativelyempty for a Friday night. I studiedthe simple, yet delicious lookingmenu displayed in front of me. Youknow that feeling you get whenyou’re climbing up a steep hill on aroller coaster? Well I would belying if I said that I wasn’t over-whelmed by that very same feel-ing! I finally ordered combo four,the infamous “Cali Cheese” alongwith fries and a soda. The serviceis quick! When I tell you that thefood will be out before you finishsaying “California,” I’m not joking.After taking my first bite, I imme-diately thought of Samuel L.Jackson after he takes a bite of aBig Kahuna burger in “PulpFiction” and exclaims “Mmm-mmmm. This is a tasty burger!”My taste buds never knew whathit them! I know they wantedmore, so rightfully I gave themwhat they deserved.

The next several minutes weresimply a blur but by the time itwas over, I was satisfied. All rightI know what you’re thinking —the economy is bad and money istight and we’re just a bunch of col-lege students. What exactly is thecost of one of these succulentsandwiches? Well my friends, youwouldn’t believe me if I told you.A hamburger is just a little over$2, an order of fries is just under$2 and the infamous “CaliCheeseburger” combo comes outto just under $6. Well worth theprice if you ask me. In addition tothese items, White Rose offerschicken fingers, onion rings,milkshakes and even breakfast.White Rose is also open late so ifyou’re craving one of these badboys at 3 a.m., you are in luck.Make sure you grab some cashbefore stopping in. This place isso old-fashioned that they are stillcash only. After reading thisreview, I hope that you can seethat White Rose is one that willnot only satisfy but will want youcoming back for more!

Jef frey Dodd is a pre-business School of Ar ts and Sciences sophomore.

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majority wants it to be unre-sponsive and abusive. This iswhat happened when theSerbians authorized their demo-cratic government to persecutethe people of Bosnia andKosovo, and in the UnitedStates, when whites authorizedtheir democratically electedgovernment to deny blacks civilrights. A majority can use theinstrumentalities of governmentto ignore needs and abuse itsopponents in a democracy.

This is exactly what mem-bers of the Tea Party are tryingto do. Speaking in generalterms, the Tea Party is current-ly on a mission to subvert ourgovernment to protect the spe-cial interests of some whileignoring the urgent needs of many.

Ben West is a Rutgers Collegesenior majoring in political science. He can be reached at benwest@eden.rutgers.edu.

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) —Today is a 7 — Work and playflow remarkably well today.You're saying exactly the rightwords, with the correct logicand colorful flair. But don'thog all the glory.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —Today is an 8 — Don't plan ongetting your way with everyone. Afemale challenges your assump-tions. State your case clearly andoffer several alternatives.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)— Today is a 5 — You maywant to ease into work butinstead find yourself in deepwater. Today's life preserver ismade of logic and reason.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —Today is an 8 — You begin theday with an image of your goal.Creative energy takes you a longway, but you also need to get thefeel for the material you're using.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —Today is an 8 — Check theschedule early. Verify appoint-ments. A private meeting withan older person points you inthe right financial direction.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) —Today is a 6 — Plan on takingbaby steps today as the onlyway to make forward progress.Challenges come in the formof private conversation. Main-tain confidentiality at all costs.

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T H E D A I L Y T A R G U M SP O RT S F E B R U A R Y 2 2 , 2 0 1 0 1 5

BY JOSH GLATTSTAFF WRITER

After a first place finish at home,the Rutgers gymnastics team trav-

eled toOhio toface offaga instK e n tState and

Northern Illinois in a tri-meet andfinished third with a disappointingscore of 187.925 — nearly sevenpoints behind first place Kent State.

While not one of the ScarletKnights’ best meets of the year,head coach Chrystal Chollet-Norton took some positives fromthe long bus trip to Ohio.

“We had three good events,”she said. “The team did prettywell considering [that].”

The one event that the Knightsperformed poorly in was bars, suf-fering several falls. Chollet-Nortonwas especially surprised at all themistakes on bars.

“They had [a] great week train-ing on bars and no one could hitwhen they had to,” Chollet-Norton said. “We did absolutelyterribly on bars.”

Chollet-Norton is certain thatthe reason for the team’s struggleshad nothing to do with intimidation.She is certain that her team is con-fident enough in its abilities to notlet nerves take over.

“My girls aren’t intimidated.They know they have the same skill

level to compete,” Chollet-Nortonsaid. “Maybe the other teams havemore depth, but we have the talent.”

One of the bright spots for theKnights was the performance ofthe freshman class of Jenna Zito,Nicole Romano and Emma-RoseTrentacosti. Zito led the Knightsin vault with a 9.750, good forthird overall. Romano paced theteam in floor and finished with a38.250 in the all-around.Trentacosti tied with Romano tolead the Knights on beam.

“They are freshmen whocome from top-notch programsso they are used to competing inpressure meets,” Chollet-Norton said. “They have com-peted at a high level so they areused to it.”

Despite not performing up toher standards, Chollet-Nortonbelieves this meet might causeher team to raise their intensitylevel for the rest of the season.

“After this meet, it’s reality-check time,” Chollet-Norton said.“It’s a kick in the butt and now weneed to get going.”

Even with Friday’s showing,the Knights are still in a goodposition to make Nationals, butthe next few meets are key totheir success.

“I think we are still in the top-eight and that’s where we need toremain [for nationals],” Chollet-Norton said. “Its crunch timenow. We need to make these nextfew meets count.”

Nationals still in reachafter third-place finish

GYMNASTICS

RUTGERS 187.925THIRD PLACE

T H E D A I L Y T A R G U MSP O RT S1 6 F E B R U A R Y 2 2 , 2 0 1 0

BY KEVIN O’ROURKESTAFF WRITER

Shayna Longacre was in therunning for the 200-yard breast-stroke Saturday when her gog-

g l e sc a m eoff mid-s w i m .T h es e n i o r

persevered through the malfunc-tion to finish 21st, but it couldhave been better.

And so it went for the Rutgersswimming team at this week-end’s Big East SwimmingChampionships. The ScarletKnights racked up 303 points tofinish fifth, but they headed toPittsburgh expecting more.

“Our girls gave a good effort,but they were just a little bit offtheir best,” said head coachChuck Warner. “We felt we couldhave done a little bit better.”

Notre Dame edgedLouisville 773.5 to 718 to claiman unprecedented 14th consec-utive conference crown, whileWest Virginia and Pitt roundedout the top four.

Longacre and fifth-year seniorco-captain Cat Whetstone pacedRU. Along with freshmenBrittney Kuras and JessicaSimunek, the former conferencechampions combined to post anNCAA “B” cut time in the 400-yard medley relay.

Individually, Longacre naileddown another “B” cut time with athird place finish in the 100-yardbreaststroke, touching the wall in1:03.05.

Senior duo paces squad in improved conference

SWIMMING

RUTGERS 303 PTSFIFTH PLACE

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Freshman Jessica Simunek swam the butterfly leg of the swimming team’s 400-yard medleyrelay that finished fourth in the Big East Championships and earned an NCAA “B” cut time.

Whetstone achieved the run-ner-up spot in the 100-yard back-stroke and added another “B” cut-time in the 200-yard backstroke.

“Cat should make NCAAs,”said Warner of her chances tocompete on the national level forthe third time. “She’s dealt with alot of challenges physically anddone a great job with it. Sheswam the 100 [backstroke] in theleadoff leg of the medley relay[and] was a little out of gas whenit came to the individual race.She’s got a chance to go a littlebit faster and probably score inthe meet.”

RU’s chance to improve onlast year’s fourth-place showingtook a considerable hit onWednesday. The Knights endedthe day in a tie for sixth — notwhere they thought they wouldstand coming off a strong regularseason and a good taper in themonth-long layoff leading up toBig East.

“Our main events are thestroke events and the first day isalways been our hardest day,”said Whetstone of the earlystruggles. “It would have beengreat to get more points on thatday but we definitely turnedaround fast on the second dayand had some really, really greatswims. It’s good that the first daydidn’t bring us down mentally.We were still able to keep goingthe second day and improve our position.”

But the hole was too deep forRU to contend with a talent-ladenWest Virginia team that put it alltogether at the right time. Threemonths after soundly defeating

the Mountaineers to open theconference dual-meet season, theKnights lagged more than 200points behind WVU.

“They improved dramatically,”Whetstone said. “Either theywere really worn down [inNovember] or they just had aphenomenal taper leading up to

Big East. They swam really, reallyfast — out of their minds.”

The steady improvement ofthe conference as a whole stoodout to Longacre and the Knights’seven other seniors, even thoughthe realization of the end of theircollege swimming careers has yetto fully register.

“[The] Big East has improvedso much over the last four years,”Longacre said. “Times that wouldhave gotten you top-eight a cou-ple of years ago might not evenget you top-16 now. It hasn’t sunkin yet. I was a little disappointedbut we fought and we competedand that’s all you can ask for.”

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BY STEVEN MILLERSPORTS EDITOR

Entering Saturday’s gameagainst Connecticut, theRutgers men’s basketball team

had wonfive of itslast sixg a m e s ,and soph-o m o r e

guard Mike Rosario averaged19.3 points per game.

But Rosario started theUConn game on the bench.

“He overslept and was aboutfour minutes late forshootaround,” said head coachFred Hill Jr. “That’s our rule:you come off the bench at thefirst TV timeout.”

Rosario checked in 4:28 intothe game and checked out forgood with 1:43 remaining afterrecording his fifth foul in the 76-58 loss.

The Jersey City native stillfound time to score a team-high 14 points, including six on an impressive pair of three-pointers.

As the shot clock wounddown on a possession midwaythrough the first half, Rosarioknocked down a three from thetop of the key while falling tothe ground.

The second long-rangejumper cut a six-point UConnlead in half and was so deep onthe elbow that Rosario wasnearly out of bounds.

The sophomore accepted hiscoach’s decision.

“I really thought that was agreat decision on the coach’sbehalf,” Rosario said. “In thisworld, a lot of things are not given to you and that’s onething that I noticed andrespected as a player and

leader on this team. I apolo-gized to my team and I just feltthat I deserved to come of f the bench.”

JUNIOR FORWARDJonathan Mitchell averaged14.8 points per game since theScarlet Knights upset NotreDame seven games ago. TheFlorida transfer led the teamwith 24 points in the win overthen-No. 7 Georgetown, butslowed down in his last two outings.

Mitchell scored just fourpoints last Tuesday againstDePaul and tallied six on 2-of-12 shooting against the Huskies.

“You just keep shooting,that’s all you can do,” Mitchellsaid. “For the most par t, Ithought I had pretty goodlooks. I think I had too manythings going through my mindand just needed to concentrateon catching and shooting.”

Mitchell’s only points cameon three-pointers, which heattempted nine of.

THE KNIGHTS SHOT JUST50 percent from the charity stripeon 20 attempts.

In the first five minutes ofthe second half, when UConnoutscored RU 13-3, the Knightshad six chances from the foul line.

They only made one.“We’re a good free throw

shooting club, and we shoot 50percent,” Hill said. “We justcouldn’t get them, and they’recritical. We went to the linefour straight times and missedfree throws. When you’re battling and miss four straight opportunities … it’sver y dif ficult to overcome those things.”

Rosario comes off bench after arriving late to shootaround

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The Husky lead was onlythree at halftime but balloonedto 20 when Dyson’s jumperwith 8:58 to play gave them a58-38 advantage.

The Knights got the deficitdown to 13 twice — the firsttime on a layup and free throwby N’Diaye with 5:36 remaining,and then again with just underthree minutes to play on anN’Diaye dunk.

The seven-footer finished with13 points, seven rebounds andfive blocks for the Knights (14-13,4-10).

Sophomore guard MikeRosario led RU with 14 points,despite starting the game onthe bench after arriving late toshootaround. Freshman for-ward Dane Miller chipped in 11points, only one of which camein the dull second-half display.

The Knights shot 37.9 per-cent in the second half — high-er than the 32.3 percent in thefirst — but most of the basketscame after UConn had the gamewell in hand.

“I know how we’re going todeal with [the loss]. We’regoing to come out, practicehard, and get ready for SetonHall and win that game,” Millersaid. “This game is over, so wehave to forget about it. Eventhe games that we’ve won, weget dressed and get ready forthe next game. This game isover, so now we get ready forSeton Hall.”

STRUGGLES: Knights

look to Seton Hall after loss

continued from back

DAN BRACAGLIA/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Sophomore guard Mike Rosario led the Knights with 14 points againstUConn despite starting the game on the bench and fouling out.

DAN BRACAGLIA/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Junior forward Jonathan Mitchell scored six points on 2-of-12 shooting Saturday against Connecticut.Mitchell scored 10 points in the last two games after leading the team with 24 against Georgetown.

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GAME: Offensive rhythm

absent in loss to Syracuse

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SKYLA POJEDNIC

Senior guard Brittany Ray cited a lack of effort as one of the reasonsthe Scarlet Knights lost by 31 points yesterday against Syracuse.

Goodale said. “When you arecoming into this environmentand against this team, you can’thave lapses and it took a little bitout of us.”

Junior Daryl Cocozzo got RUon the board right before inter-mission by edging out Lehigh’sSean Bilodeau in a 5-1 decision.

The Edinboro transfer is 12-1 in dual matches since comingaboard for the Knights, withhis only loss coming to No. 1J.P. O’Connor of Har vard.Cocozzo now holds the team’slongest winning streak at 11 matches.

“It was a big win for me,because he is an [EasternIntercollegiate WrestlingAssociation] opponent,” Cocozzosaid. “He was ranked rightbehind me but I knew I couldbeat him. I just stuck to what Ido, and I won.”

Whatever momentum thewin at 157-pounds conjured updid not stick with the Knightsafter intermission, as theycould not secure another victo-ry in the match.

It appeared that seniorLamar Brown was on his way toa win in the 197-pound boutwhen his opponent was calledfor a penalty with 15 secondsremaining, giving Brown a 2-1advantage. But Lehigh’s JoeKennedy quickly went back towork and took Brown down astime expired giving him the 3-2 win.

“They scouted us well andoutsmarted us in a couple ofareas,” said assistant coach CoryCooperman, a three-time EIWAChampion while wrestling atLehigh. “They took us out of ourelement a bit. Our guys need tobe a little bit tougher in adversesituations. You aren’t going toget a better feel for the national tournament than competing at Lehigh.”

The evening ended with amuch-anticipated bout betweensenior D.J. Russo, the No. 10heavyweight in the countr yand No. 6 Zach Rey.

Russo was unable to avengethis past winter’s 7-2 loss at theMidlands Tournament, withRey winning this bout by a 4-2final score.

With the loss, the Knights’overall record fell to 19-5-1 tofinish out the dual-match sea-son. This mark is just one winshy of last year’s 20 victories,which set a new team record.The team closed out this season with a 6-2 record in conference play.

In two weeks the Knights travel back to Bethlehem, Pa., tocompete in the EIWA Tournament.

“We are going to go backand watch some film, and weneed to find ways to force theaction a little more,” Goodalesaid. “Right now, we just haveto do a better job of scoringpoints and getting to their legs.I can’t stress it enough, it iswhere we are trying to get, andwe will get there soon enough.”

FINALE: Cocozzo’s win

puts RU on board at Lehigh

continued from back

Crisp Orange offense too much for KnightsBY SAM HELLMAN

CORRESPONDENT

Brittany Ray simply shookher head in disgust. Laggingbehind after diving for a loose

ball, thes e n i o rguard hadthe bestview inthe house

for a perfectly executed give-and-go layup by Syracuse backupcenter Kayla Alexander.

The layup put her team up by 21points in the second half en route toan embarrassing 76-45 final score.

Ray and the rest of theRutgers women’s basketballteam were helpless against thecrisp, offensive progressions bythe Orange, giving up 11 three-pointers and allowing for a 44percent overall shooting clip.

“We didn’t play as hard asSyracuse, they out-hustled us,”Ray said. “When coach [C. VivianStringer] tells us one thing, wealways do another so it’s veryfrustrating for her and very frus-trating as a captain on the court.”

Four Syracuse players —guards Erica Morrow, CarmenTyson-Thomas and Elashier Halland forward Nicole Michael —finished in double figures withMorrow’s 17 leading all scorers.

Michael, Syracuse’s all-time lead-ing scorer, finished with a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards.

“We knew we had to come inand compete at a high level andwe were fully prepared to com-pete at a high level,” said Syracusehead coach Quentin Hillsman.“It’s an honor every year to coachagainst Coach Stringer everygame … and these wins are hugefor our program.”

THE POSTSEASON OUTLOOKfor the Scarlet Knights is signif-icantly bleaker than it was aftera strong win against Villanovalast week.

Failing to upset West Virginiadid not help RU in its quest for anNCAA Tournament berth and asecond loss to the Orange, whofell to both Cincinnati andVillanova earlier before beatingRU, hurts a lot.

RAMON DOMPOR/ ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Junior guard Erica Morrow, left, scored a game-high 17 points against the Scarlet Knights yesterday,one of four Syracuse players to score in double digits. The Orange shot 44 percent from the field.

KNIGHTNOTEBOOK

“It was a great shot by Tyler[Ash],” said Orange guard EricaMorrow, who led Syracuse (19-7,6-7) with 17 points. “It was a trickshot, a shot we practice and playaround with and she knocked it down.”

Prior to Tuesday’s loss toWest Virginia, it seemed theKnights (15-12, 7-6) turned a cor-ner. The team rode a three-gamewinning streak to Morgantown,but lost both contests since then.

Both Ray and Rushdan saidthat the latest loss was due to alack of effort on the team as a whole.

“It’s tough,” Rushdan said.“Personally, I feel absolutely ter-rible for the seniors because theygive it their all and for them to bedealing with this is ridiculous. It’stough, it’s extremely tough … wehave to find something in our-selves. Coach Stringer can’t do itfor us.”

With three games left in theregular season and an NCAATournament bid at risk, Ray andRushdan each know that the timeto win is now, and are trying tomake their teammates know it too.

“You’ve got to know. You’vegot to know,” Rushdan said. “Andif Coach Stringer hasn’t said itenough, we’ve said it. If no oneknows now, they don’t need to be playing.”

The Knights made only 15field goals in the entire game.Syracuse, on the other hand,made 11 field goals frombeyond the three-point line. TheOrange shot 44 percent fromthe floor in the game, while RUmanaged only 29 percent.

Senior guard Brittany Rayled the Knights in scoring with11 points, but made only threeshots from the floor out of 12attempts. The team as a wholenever fell into an of fensiverhythm and repeated the samemistakes that have plaguedthem all season — miscues and turnovers.

“We have so many lossesalready, you’re supposed tolearn from your mistakes andlearn from prior games and I stillthink that a lot of things aren’tclicking and we aren’t retaininga lot of information,” Ray said.“Coach tells us one thing andsometimes we do the other soit’s very frustrating.”

Then, of course, came Ash’shalf-court dagger at the end ofthe first half — the guard’s onlyshot of the game.

“I have a sense of urgency, but Idon’t know how much I can relateto the team,” Ray said. “I don’tknow how much more I can say orwhat I can do to relay that to myteammates. It’s just something thatyou have to have within you.”

The Knights (15-12, 7-6) havejust three games left to pad arésumé without a signature BigEast win and No. 25 St. John’s,fresh of f the biggest win inschool history over No. 3 NotreDame, doesn’t make a rebound

easy for RU Tuesday at theLouis Brown Athletic Center.

The Knights are still in sole pos-session of sixth place in the BigEast, but another loss drops theminto a jumble of six teams vying forthe final two first-round byes in theconference tournament.

PERHAPS THE MOSTdisheartening factor in the 31-point loss to Syracuse is that a sea-son-high 4,640 fans came toPiscataway to see it, as a part of

“Rutgers Thinks Pink” to raiseawareness for breast cancer.

It marked the worst loss athome since the infamous 40-pointfiasco against Duke in 2006.

“I’d like to sincerely apologize to[the fans] and I think that we shouldall give them their money back,”Stringer said. “I’m surprised thatthey didn’t walk out. They reallyhave to get a medal pinned on theirchest because they are the best fansin America because it stunk. It wasjust totally disrespectful.”

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N ew York Giants Pro Bowlcenter and formerScarlet Knight Shaun

O’Hara presented AthleticDirector Tim Pernetti with a$100,000 check Saturday duringthe Rutgers men’s basketallteam’s game.

O’Hara agreed to fund ascholarship, which will beawarded to a walk-on on theRutgers football team throughhis foundation. O’Hara is a for-mer walk-on.

Former Knight TiquanUnderwood also sat courtside atthe game.

THE RUTGERS MEN’Slacrosse team stormed out ofthe gates to kick off the 2010season by defeating Wagner 24-3.

The Seahawks led 2-1 earlyon in the game but the ScarletKnights marched back, eventu-ally outshooting the opposition55-17.

Sophomore attackmanKevin Hover, who finished hisday at Wagner College Stadiumwith four goals, led the scoring charge.

For full coverage see tomor-row’s edition.

GETTING OUTSCORED 36-1in its first four games is not whatthe Rutgers softball team pre-pared for before heading into theASU Littlewood Classic.

Iowa started the weekend byshutting RU out 7-0, and the teamfinished its tough Friday with a19-0 blowout at the hands of No. 5Arizona State.

The Knights then lost 6-1 toTexas State and followed that upwith a 4-0 shutout loss to IllinoisState, capping off the lopsidedweekend.

For full coverage see tomor-row’s edition.

THE RUTGERS BASEBALLteam did not begin the season ona very high note. The ScarletKnights dropped their first threegames in Coral Gables, Fla., toNo. 12 Miami.

RU fell 12-1 in its season open-er to the Hurricanes, but losteach of their next two games toMiami by just two runs.

For full coverage see tomor-row’s edition.

THE RUTGERS WOMEN’Strack and field team finished11th out of the 16-team field atthe 2010 Big East Track andField Championships over the weekend.

The Scarlet Knights onlybrought 21 athletes to TheArmory III but scored 27 pointsand saw two athletes finish as BigEast runner-ups.

Villanova won the champi-onship with 115 points, whileLouisville finished just behind the Wildcats with 107 points.Rounding out the top three wasConnecticut, who scored 84 points.

For full coverage see tomor-row’s edition.

NOTRE DAME GRABBEDthe 2010 Big East Men’s IndoorTrack and Field Championshipthis past weekend, finishing fivespots ahead of RU, who finished sixth.

The Irish earned 146.50points, separating themselvesfrom second-place Georgetownby 42.50 points. Louisville scored93 points, finishing third.

Scarlet Knights sophomorestandout Adam Bergo won hissecond consecutive title in thehigh jump with a leap of 2.14 meters.

For full coverage see tomor-row’s edition.

BY ALEX JANKOWSKIASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Beforethe Rutgers wrestling team even

e n t e r e dSaturday’sm a t c ha g a i n s tNo. 7Lehigh, it

was already at a disadvantage. The Stabler Arena in

Bethlehem, Pa., holds some ofthe most loyal wrestling fans inthe country, many of which areentrenched in the program’s richhistory and don’t settle for any-thing less than perfection.

The attendance of 1,806 fansstayed glued to their seats fromthe beginning until the finalbuzzer sounded, cheering on theirMountain Hawks to a 28-3 victory.

“These are very loyal and pas-sionate fans,” said head coach ScottGoodale. “This is why they havegot great tradition and history, theywant to see great wrestling.”

If there is anyone on theScarlet Knights’ bench who knewcoming into the match first-handabout the atmosphere, it is assis-tant coach Cory Cooperman.

A three-time All-American,Cooperman also was a three-time Eastern IntercollegiateWrestling Association championduring his career at Lehigh.

ANDREW HOWARD/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/ FILE PHOTO

Junior heavyweight D.J. Russo, top, lost to No. 6 Zach Rey for the second time this season in Bethlehem.The Netcong, N.J., native could not overcome a second-period takedown this past weekend and lost 4-2.

KNIGHTNOTEBOOK

Wrestling culture evident at Stabler Arena“It’s always sweet to come

back,” he said. “It was a little bit-tersweet for me today, because itwas a lopsided victory for them.We are only a year away, and theyproved it.”

Only at intermission did thecrowd stand up, and that wasonly to jump up and down andwave their hands in the air to tryand catch one of the T-shirtsthat were being shot out of ashirt gun into the stands. Manyof the spectators were alreadysporting the shirts being distrib-uted, making it perfectly clearthat these fans come often.

“Before coming out to thismatch I watched over my seniorhighlight tape to try and figureout what makes these guys sogood,” Cooperman said. “It’s thecrowd. It’s the fans. They feedoff of it and that’s like a 10- point advantage in a dual-meet coming in.”

THE FANS WERE HAPPYwith the outcome, but they werenot happy with the officiating.

Both head coaches argued cer-tain calls, while the Mountain Hawkfaithful berated the referee with ver-bal assaults, with one spectatoradvising the referee to “go back tomiddle school if [he is] going tomake calls like that.”

It reached a fever pitch andthe heavyweight bout between

junior D.J. Russo and No. 6 ZachRey had to be postponed so thatan announcement could bemade telling fans to refrain frommaking derogatory comments toeither the official or the teams.

LEHIGH CONTINUES TOhave RU’s number. The matchgave the Mountain Hawks their36th victory in a row against theKnights and they hold the lead in the all-time record in

the series by a commanding 39-1 mark.

The only victory for RU cameon Jan. 22, 1950, when theKnights defeated Lehigh 16-11 inNew Brunswick.

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Top-10 Lehighsnaps streak inseason finale

BY ALEX JANKOWSKIASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — All good thingsmust come to an end.

The Rutgers wrestling team saw its 15-match unbeatenstreak come to anend Saturday after-noon at the StablerArena, falling toNo. 7 Lehigh, 28-3

in the season’s final dual-match. The No. 22 Scarlet Knights could not

attain any momentum. However, when thematch was over, not one wrestler had hishead down. They simply accepted the defeatand saw how much further they have to go tobe on top.

“At no point do I feel embarrassed aboutthis match,” said head coach Scott Goodale.“I think we wrestled hard and we knew thatthis could happen. Of course we would liketo win a couple more there, but we knewthat they are at that level. We are trying toget to that level and we will soon.”

RU (19-5-1) fell into trouble early whenredshirt freshman Joe Langel dropped a 5-4 decision in the opening bout. For the125-pounder, it was his first loss sinceDec. 12, 2009, snapping his team-high winstreak at 17 matches.

Lehigh (15-3-1) continued to push thepace against the Knights, winning thenext three matches to build a 12-0 lead.

“We got out-hustled in the first four bouts,ones we have been winning all year,”

SKYLA POJEDNIC

Turnovers and poor shooting plagued the Rutgers women’s basketball team yesterday in its76-45 defeat at the hands of Syracuse. The Knights’ postseason hopes remain in limbo.

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSONSENIOR WRITER

For a quick summary of the Rutgerswomen’s basketball team’s 76-45 loss to Syracuse yesterday, look no further

than three missedopportunities.

First, a drib-bling KhadijahRushdan attempteda no-look pass to

senior Myia McCurdy in transition — onlyMcCurdy wasn’t looking either. The ballsailed out of bounds and smacked a refereein the back.

Later, the Orange lost control of a posses-sion, causing both Rushdan and centerRashidat Junaid to dive for the loose ball —only the two collided on the ground, causingthe ball to roll back to Syracuse who scoredseconds later.

At the end of the first half, Rushdan air-mailed an inbounds pass down the court —only it was caught by Syracuse guard TylerAsh. Ash sprinted and fired the ball at thebasket from the half-court line, sinking athree as the buzzer sounded.

Add in the Scarlet Knights’ 25 turnovers,and a crucial contest was turned into an emo-tional 31-point loss.

“This was totally uncharacteristic andunexplainable, I don’t know what to say,” saidhead coach C. Vivian Stringer. “Nothing wasmore important at this specific point [in theseason]. Nothing was more important. Thisgame was a must win.”

Knights falterin ‘must-win’game at RAC

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Second-half struggles doom RU against Huskies

JEN KONG

Freshman forward Dane Miller (11) led the Rutgers men’s basketball team with 10 first-half points, butscored just once in the second period. Connecticut outscored the Knights by 15 points in the second half.

BY KYLE FRANKOCORRESPONDENT

A frisky stretch of four wins outof five in Big East play led to a sell-out crowd at the Louis Brown

A t h l e t i cC e n t e rSaturdayafternoonfor theR u t g e r s

men’s basketball team’s gameagainst Connecticut.

Most left early — a dismal sec-ond half display by the ScarletKnights the culprit.

UConn outscored the Knights by15 after intermission, turning a closegame into an easy 76-58 victory.

“Mentally we weren’t there [inthe second half],” said seniorcenter Hamady N’Diaye. “We letthe fact that we weren’t scoringaffect our entire game. It af fectedour defense. When we took ashot and missed, we were morefocused on the shot we missed,so we were less effective. Themental part of the game is whatlet us down.”

The Huskies pounded the glasstoo. They out-rebounded theKnights 25-12 in the second half —43-35 for the game — grabbingeight offensive rebounds that led to14 second-chance points.

It was a point of emphasis forUConn head coach Jim Calhoun.

“The whole halftime talk was‘How did we beat Villanova?’”said Calhoun who coached histhird game since returning fromhealth issues. “We didn’t talk anyXs and Os; we talked about the SEE STRUGGLES PAGE 17

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kind of things that we’re going towin the game. We had to keepthem off the glass because weare bigger and stronger up frontnumbers wise.”

So too was the play of JeromeDyson. The senior guard led theHuskies with 20 points — 13 in thesecond half — as the Huskies shot51.7 percent after the break.

Kemba Walker added 16 whileStanley Robinson and GavinEdwards each scored 11 for UConn(16-11, 6-8), which improved to 16-1 against RU since both teamsjoined the Big East.

This was the first time this sea-son the Huskies won back-to-backroad games.

“This was a very good win for usfor a whole bunch of reasons,”Calhoun said. “For a team that’snot winning on the road, we nowhave back-to-back wins. … I kepttelling our kids to finish this off andwe did that today.”

RU head coach Fred Hill Jr.credited UConn for pulling awayin the second half, but found moreto blame on his team’s failure to score.

“It’s our inability to makeshots,” said Hill, whose team wasoutscored 27-10 over the first12:02 of the second half. “Wecame out in the second half andwe couldn’t buy one. It’s dif ficultto maintain your defensive levelof intensity when you don’t come out and shoot the ball well. Our inability to make shotsallowed them to maintain their aggressiveness.”