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Gateway project steps closer to completionBY GLEN GABRIEL CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Anyone walking along the CollegeAvenue campus may notice a toweringcrane by the Gateway Transit Village.The large structure, which workersbegan constructing in 2009, is more thanhalfway complete.

The nearly 300-foot high structurewill serve various purposes for resi-dents and University students in down-town New Brunswick, said Bill Bray,city spokesman.

One of those uses will be a nine-levelparking garage, which is almost com-plete and set to open sometime this

November, Bray said. The nearly 685parking spaces will offer an alternative tothe on-street parking on Easton Avenueand Hamilton Street.

“Those working, going to school orjust getting a bite to eat in the city will nowhave a place to park their car so they canwalk around,” Bray said.

A multileveled bookstore will also belocated at the foot of the complex wherestudents will have the chance to purchasebooks for next fall, said ChristopherPaladino, president of the New BrunswickDevelopment Corporation (DEVCO).

“Incoming first-year students will bebuying their textbooks from the new[book]store for years to come, and the

class of 2016 will never know theUniversity without it,” Bray said.

A small café will also serve as an areawhere students can grab a cup of coffee orsnack in between classes, he said. Otheritems such as University hats and T-shirtswill also be sold at the location.

Brother Jimmy’s BBQ, a flat screen-filled sports bar and grill, will occupyrestaurant space in the bottom level of thebuilding, Paladino said.

Bray believes that with time, theGateway Transit Village will grow tobecome as popular as local restaurants likethe Grease Trucks and Stuff Yer Face.

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Governor bansbath salts afterstudent’s death

BY AMY ROWE ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Gov. Chris Christie signed “Pamela’s Law” intolegislation last week, which will ban the sale, posses-sion and use of bath salts, a synthetic drug thataffects users in a similar way to methamphetamines,in New Jersey.

The law is named after Pamela Schmidt, aUniversity student who was murdered in March.Authorities believe her boyfriend William Parisio Jr.,who was under the influence of bath salts at the time ofher murder, to be the suspect.

The law places six chemicals commonly found inthe bath salts under the category of Schedule IControlled Dangerous Substances (CDS). The chemi-cals were available for sale in convenience stores andsmoke shops as late as April of this year.

While not every package of bath salts contains all ofthese substances — synthetic derivatives of the feder-al Schedule I CDS cathinone — they were found atleast to have one of the chemicals.

“This action, coupled with our efforts statewide toraise awareness of the danger of these and otherdrugs, will give law enforcement the tools they needto properly address the proliferation of these drugsand help us to ensure that senseless additional dam-age is not caused to families in our state,” Christiesaid in a statement.

Assemblywoman Linda Stender (D-Middlesex/Somerset/Union), who sponsored the billto outlaw bath salts since March, was happy to seeChristie sign Pamela’s Law.

“I applaud the governor for signing the law — it iscommon sense legislation to criminalize a substancethat has very serious effects on people who usethem,” she said. “We’ve seen sadly, firsthand in thedeath of Pamela, what happens when somebody usesthese drugs.”

Stender said our only defense against the drug isto outlaw it on the state level and hope the federalgovernment follows suit.

Compared to a February poll, results reported that N.J. supportfor President Barack Obama decreased by 5 percent.

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Garden State support forObama’s re-election lowers

BY GABRIELA SLOMICZCONTRIBUTING WRITER

With speculation for the 2012 presi-dential election on the rise, a recentEagleton Institute of Politics poll foundthat voters have become less support-ive of President Barack Obama’sreelection, and Republicans are notfully satisfied with the candidate choices available.

Results show that 43 percent of the615 registered New Jersey voterspolled think Obama should be reelect-ed, a 5 percent decrease from aFebruary 2011 poll.

“I think a lot of people are unhappywith politics and political leaders. Theyare trying to express their frustrationsabout the economy and how theybelieve things are not working inWashington,” said David Redlawsk, poll director.

Results also show 31 percent ofRepublican voters are not satisfied withthe GOP field, while only 3 percent arevery satisfied. SEE SUPPORT ON PAGE 4

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“The significant thing about NewJersey is that Obama won the state easi-ly in 2008. If he is having trouble here,he is having trouble ever ywhere,”Redlawsk said.

The poll reports that only 7 percent ofRepublicans want to see Obama serve asecond term, a 50 percent decrease fromthose previously polled.

“I do not believe [Obama] has ful-filled any of the campaign promises hemade, nor do I think he is helping thecountry through tough economic times,”said Kevin Cohen, 35, of Toms River.“He lacks the leadership skills I thoughthe had when he promised to stop bi-par-tisan politics in Washington.”

Though Obama takes criticism from both par ties, some voters said he is not solely to blame for the coun-try’s problems.

“I feel the president did not have ade-quate time, a cooperative legislativebranch or adequate funds,” said MatthewMalagiere, 28, of Freehold. “It takes

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Study unveils caffeine’s potential to grind cancer risksBY YASHMIN PATEL

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A recent collaborativeresearch study between theUniversity and the University ofWashington found further evi-dence that caffeine reduces therisk of skin cancer.

Ultraviolet-light induced skincancer is one of the most prevalentcancers in the United States, andresearchers have found theenzyme ATR in caffeine to be thekey reason caffeine helps lower therisk of skin cancer, said AllanConney, director of the University’sSusan Lehman CullmanLaboratory for Cancer Research.

“There are more than two mil-lion cases of sunlight-inducedskin cancer in this country peryear, which is more than all theother cancers in this countrycombined, and it’s been increas-ing,” he said.

Conney, who is a professorof chemical biology, saidenzyme ATR is one of the criti-cal components in caffeine thatmakes it capable of preventingskin cancer.

“It’s an enzyme that inhibitsproliferation, it allows time forDNA repair, and that’s a goodthing,” he said. “If that enzyme isinhibited, you result in morekilling of ultraviolet-light dam-aged cells, so that when they’rekilled they can no longer at alater time become cancerous.”

The study, which is fundedpredominately by the NationalInstitute of Health, was theresult of 10 years of researchinto the effects of black tea andgreen tea on UV-light,

School of Arts and Sciences senior Mark Libatique drinks a cup of tea in front of the Rutgers StudentCenter, as evidence suggests caffeine from tea can act like a sunscreen against the sun’s UV rays.

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New Jerseyans prefer the state’s tomatoes to thestate’s corn, according to a poll conducted by theEagleton Institute of Politics.

Fifty-two percent of registered voters prefer toma-toes, while only 30 percent prefer corn, said DavidRedlawsk, director of the Rutgers-Eagleton, in aUniversity media relation press release. Fifteen per-cent of voters could not make a decision, finding thechoice too difficult.

“The Garden State is justifiably famous for both,but New Jerseyans of all stripes say tomatoes beatcorn,” he said. “The strong preference for tomatoesmay also explain why it is the New Jersey state veg-etable, even though it is a fruit.”

The study was conducted between Aug. 9 and Aug.15, and polled 615 registered voters with both land-lines and cellphones, according to the press release.

The poll also found that residents from southernNew Jersey prefer tomatoes by a larger margin thantheir northern counterparts, 31 percent to 15 percent.

There was also a disparity in preference alongpolitical party lines. Republicans prefer tomatoes bya larger margin than Democrats. Voters for Gov.Chris Christie in the 2009 election preferred toma-toes 57 percent to 23 percent, while voters for formerGov. Jon S. Corzine only preferred tomatoes 48 per-cent to 34 percent.

“If we understood why Democrats and Republicansdiffer on how much they like corn, we might have abetter handle on New Jersey politics,” Redlawsk saidin the press release. “As it is, the differences seem tobe driven primarily by young people and African-Americans, who not only are more likely to beDemocrats, but who apparently have more interest incorn than the average voter.”

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non-melanoma-induced skincancer in mice, Conney said.

“We found that decaffeinatedtea did not work because the[caffeine] was active in inhibit-ing ultraviolet-light inducingskin cancer,” he said. “Thedecaf feinated tea was notactive, and adding back purecaf feine inhibited ultraviolet-light induced skin cancer.”

Further evidence found thatcaffeine could act as a sunscreenand help protect against the sun’sharmful UV rays, Conney said.The study suggested caffeinegiven to mice orally or appliedtopically to the skin showed signsin preventing skin cancer.

Carmen Sotomayor, a Schoolof Arts and Science sophomore,said she would choose caffeineas an alternative to other sun-screen products to help protecther from skin damage and ulti-mately, skin cancer.

“If it would benefit me fromskin cancer, then sure, whynot?” she said. “If the coffeebeans were put in a way that Icould actually lather it on myskin instead of like latheringcoffee beans all over my skin,then yeah.”

Itcel Barroso, a School of Artsand Science first-year student,said he would also prefer usingcaffeine as an alternative to sunblock if it were proven to be moreeffective in protecting againstskin cancer.

“I would to protect myself,” hesaid. “Whichever one [sunscreenor caffeine] is more effective, Iwould use.”

Bari Kaplan, a School of Artsand Science first-year student,

was skeptical about the recentstudy and wanted additionalreassurance from the mediabefore lathering her skin withcaffeine as a substitute for a bot-tle of sun block.

“I probably wouldn’t use it unlessI heard about it on TV or something— I would still use sun block,” shesaid. “I would want a product out

there that was good and stuff beforeI just start using it on my own.”

The completed researchstudy took place at the Universityof Washington, based on theideas researchers at both univer-sities developed collaboratively,Conney said.

With millions of people beingdiagnosed with skin cancer, there

is hope that this newfoundresearch will help prevent UV raycancers from growing in thefuture, he said.

“Hopefully either caf feine orsome derivative based of f ofthis research will ultimatelyinhibit the formation of sunlight induced cancers,”Conney said.

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more than four years to fix theproblems of a nation, and theRepublican majority inCongress seems to say no toeverything the president said.”

To a statement on the pollthat read, “The government inWashington no longer works,”69 percent of voters polledagreed, 24 percent disagreed,and 7 percent were unsure.

“I don’t necessarily think[the government] is dysfunc-tional. I do think they could dothings better, but I think thatthey’re doing what they can withthe resources they are given,”said Yesenia Perez, a School ofArts and Sciences senior.

Independents have also lostsupport for Obama, with only 33percent saying he deserves a sec-ond term.

“I think that this particulartype of voter is unsure as towho to take his frustrationsout on,” Redlawsk said. “Thepresident is the most obvious person.”

The poll also showed voterimpressions of the presidentand of Washington, D.C. wererelated to their support ofObama’s reelection, as 88 per-cent of people who have an unfa-vorable view say Obama doesnot deserve a second term.

Of those polled, 12 percentwere uncertain about theirimpression of the president andout of those voters, 24 percentsupport Obama’s reelectionwhile 43 percent do not.

“In some cases, like bothObama’s and [Gov. Chris]Christie’s, people like the manbetter than the job he isdoing,” Redlawsk said.“Supporters want to feel goodabout the person they are vot-ing for. How people respond tothe candidate has a role in the turnout.”

Of those who believe thepresident understands peoplelike them, 72 percent said hedeser ves to be reelected.Eighty-six percent of those whosaid Obama does not under-stand them do not support asecond term.

“[Obama] went through life inthe U.S. as a middle-classAmerican, so I think he under-stands the lifestyle and struggles

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“While we wait for the federalgovernment to take action, it’simportant to do what we can,”she said. “There was such heart-break for two families as a resultof the use of these bath salts. Wewant to prevent that heartbreakfor anyone else.”

Schmidt was two monthsaway from graduating from theSchool of Arts and Sciences witha bachelor’s degree in psycholo-gy, and planned to attend theSchool of Management andLabor Relations for her master’sdegree in human resourcesbefore she died, said WernerSchmidt Jr., Pamela’s father.

“We were so proud of her. Ialways told her she was reallygoing to be something,” he said.“I saw so much potential andgreat things for her in her future,[but] the way it was taken awaydoesn’t make any sense.Hopefully the law will preventother families from [experienc-ing] the difficulty we are.”

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Joseph White, a Universityalumnus who lives in Edison,agrees with Bray and said thenew Gateway Transit Villagewill enable the University tohelp students as well as improveits own reputation.

“I know that as long as proj-ects like this exist, Rutgers isonly going to become biggerand better,” White said.“Buildings like this give theschool an image, one that’sgoing to be bringing inprospective students.”

Bray thinks the project hada positive influence on thelives of local construction com-panies and workers.

In tough economic timesthe Gateway Project hasserved as a source of jobs forconstruction workers in thelocal area that may otherwisehave been without work, he said.

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Voters agree

— 69%

Voters disagree— 24%

Voters unsure — 7%

Source: Eagleton Institute of Politics

A recent Eagleton Institute of Politics poll asked voters if they agreewith the statement, “The government in Washington no longer works.”

many people have,” said WinnieZhang, a School of Arts andSciences sophomore.

Some voters are taking amore extreme view of theadministration, as 15 percent ofvoters polled see the capital asun-American, down 10 percentfrom the September 2010 poll,and 29 percent see the presi-dent as a socialist.

Michael Staf ford, a Schoolof Arts and Sciences first-yearstudent, disagreed.

“Federal workers losingtheir jobs because the govern-ment gave tax cuts to billion-aires and bailouts to powerfulbanks in the hope that the pri-vate market will support andstimulate job growth is as farfrom socialist as a policy canget,” he said.

Republican voters were askedabout their preference ofRepublican presidential candi-dates, with 40 percent unable toname a candidate.

Of those who could, candidatesMitt Romney and Gov. Rick Perry(R-Texas) had around the samepercentage of supportive voters.Only 6 percent of voters pollednamed Gov. Chris Christie as their

preference and 5 percent respond-ed with Rep. Michele Bachmann(R-Minn.).

Some voters, however, hesi-tate to make a decision yet.

“I think that it is too early totell. [The candidates] are blam-ing President Obama as much ashe blamed President [GeorgeW.] Bush,” Cohen said. “To me,the blame game needs to stop inplace of viable solutions andgood leadership.”

Cohen said he is looking for leadership in the presiden-tial candidates.

“[I want] someone who isgoing to be honest and not giveempty promises. If they have bigideas for change, that’s great, butI’m hoping for some follow-through for a change,” Perez said.

Zhang also said she wants acandidate who follows throughwith their goals.

“I want a president to standup for the rights of the work-ers, the middle class, the poorand those who have been madeunemployed by the financialcollapse,” Staf ford said. “I wanta president to see that if hehelps the workers than every-one benefits.”

posthumously, he said.Werner Schmidt Jr. and his

wife, Marcy, are also very proudof the scholarship named aftertheir daughter, the Pamela SueSchmidt Award for OutstandingService to the Community, whichwill be given to a senior graduat-ing from the University and enter-ing the School of Managementand Labor Relations.

“Every year at graduation hername will be read off and herlegacy will live on,” he said.

Similarly, Werner Schmidt Jr.feels his daughter’s memorywill live on through Pamela’sLaw as well.

“As a father, you always wishthis could have been done soonerso my daughter would still behere,” he said. “If it can saveanother senseless death in thefuture from happening the waythis happened, then I support itwholeheartedly.”

To this day, the reality of hisdaughter’s death still feels out ofreach for Werner Schmidt Jr. andhis wife.

“Six months later, and it feelsunbelievable,” he said. “Howcould something like that hap-pen? But we feel blessed to havethe law and the scholarship toremember her by.”

The Gateway Transit Villagewill continue to produce jobs asbusinesses, including theUniversity bookstore, open upand begin hiring staff, he said.

With the structure stretchingall the way from the foot ofCollege Avenue to the train stop,the gateway will serve a dual pur-pose for the workforce of NewBrunswick, Paladino said.

Due to the Gateway TransitVillage housing’s close proximityto the New Brunswick railroadstation, Bray believes residentsand workers from outside shouldhave an easier time commuting toand from New Brunswick.

The structure, which standsmore than 600,000 feet, will alsoinclude space for 192 residen-tial units for housing, Paladinosaid. The completed project willinclude 42 condos and 150rental apartments priced at themarket price.

Of the residential units, 80 per-cent will be sold at the marketrate, while the other 20 percentwill be affordable housing unitsto accommodate the workingforce of New Brunswick, with

condos starting at $250,000,Paladino said.

The project is estimated at$150 million, and Bray said itwould appeal to University stu-dents, residents and those work-ing within New Brunswick. Healso said the project would buildupon the past success of growthin the city.

“I’m excited to see NewBrunswick changing and grow-ing,” said Jim Cray, 45, ofHillsborough, who commutesinto New Brunswick for work. “Inthe years I’ve worked in the areaI’ve seen the skyline build uparound me.”

The Gateway will stand asthe tallest building in NewBrunswick and will of fer resi-dents and those in the book-store’s reading room a view ofthe Old Queen’s campusthrough a large glass window,Paladino said.

A large clock, adorned withtwo sets of the University’sname, will hang on Oct. 15where residents and studentsmay view it from CollegeAvenue, Paladino said.

Clothing drive warms Ecuadorian girls’ hearts

BY POOJA CHAUDHARYCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Forty-five young girls in anEcuadorian orphanage may rest alittle easier fall with a summer’scollection of pajamas they receivedthis week from the Foundation forInternational Medical Relief ofChildren (FIMRC).

FIMRC, a nonprofit organiza-tion that gives students the oppor-tunity to offer humanitarian aidabroad, shifted its medical focusto aid girls in Escuela Hogar delPerpetuo Socorro, who seek notonly shelter and food — but alsocare, said Vivian Nguyen, FIMRCglobal initiative chair.

“We typically look to providehealth care for underprivilegedchildren, but with this pajamadrive for girls in Ecuador, we pro-vided them withmore than justthat — we provid-ed them with com-fort,” saidNguyen, a Schoolof Arts andSciences junior.

FIMRC mem-bers usually go ontrips overseas tohelp underdevel-oped and impover-ished communi-ties in an attempt to provide bothcommunity and clinical work, butthis was the first time they donat-ed something other than healthcare items, she said.

The student organizationchose to donate pajamas becausethe girls do not have enoughfunding to purchase comfortableclothes, besides their school uni-forms, to wear in the strongEcuadorian heat, said ErnestMario School of Pharmacy juniorMelissa Atocha, who introducedthe idea for the drive to FIMRC.

“At first, it seemed odd thatthey would request for pajamas— that doesn’t really occur to us,but they also strive for the nor-malcy in social or personal behav-iors,” said SnigdhaKanakamedala, FIMRC vice pres-ident of community outreach.

The girls range from ages sixto 18 and most of them are girlswho were abandoned by theirparents or guardians due to theireconomic situation, or are victimsof domestic violence and sexualassaults, Atocha said.

“We often think that people inneed just require food, shelterand medical care. So we try toprovide them with that,” she said.“It doesn’t occur to us that these

girls are also looking for theircomfort, as well as attempting tofit in.”

The pajama drive aimed toreshape the orphanage as theplace the young girls can callhome and can experience person-al development and growth, alongwith basic shelter, food andschooling until high school,Atocha said.

Nguyen said she first heardabout the orphanage’s need forpajamas through Atocha, a friendwhose brother is currently work-ing on a mission trip at a semi-nary in the country.

“It first started with just ourfamily but then it later expand-ed to having FIMRC help outand get students and otherfamilies to donate used paja-mas that are still in relatively

good condition,”Atocha said.

Nguyen saidupon learningabout the pajamadrive, shebelieved it was aunique and impor-tant cause,because it wass o m e t h i n gFIMRC was unfa-miliar with.

“It was greatthat we could help out girls inneed feel comfortable in theirown shoes, as they’re goingthrough changes,” she said. “Itwas a real eye-opener that showshow even people in impoverishedcountries strive for normalcy.”

Already having sent their firstbatch of pajamas to Ecuador,FIMRC is waiting on sending thepending collection as they bringthe drive to an end.

“We will definitely try to con-tinue working with the schooland helping out the girls inEcuador, but for now we are clos-ing up this pajama drive as a sum-mer endeavor,” Nguyen said.

Although FIMRC decided toend the pajama drive with thedonations they received,Kanakamedala, a School of Artsand Sciences senior, said shehopes they will continue to workwith the orphanage throughoutthe year to provide other basicsupplies as well.

“I’m really excited to seewhere this goes, and I hope thatpeople would keep coming upwith more ideas so that we cancontinue to help out people inneed — whether it be in just thenext community or in a whole dif-ferent country,” she said.

“But [the girls] also strive for the normalcy

in social or personal behaviors.” SNIGDHA KANAKAMEDALA

FIMRC Vice President of Community Outreach

Sa’De Alston, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, wasnamed the 2011 winner of the Flip Wilson MemorialScholarship endowed for journalism students at fiveAmerican universities.

Alston, who is a dean’s list student, is a member of the ChiAlpha Epsilon honor society and is currently studying threemajors — journalism and media studies, sociology andAfricana studies, according to the School of Communicationand Information website.

“I am a reality TV addict and pop culture junkie, whichserved purposes during my recent internship at Clear ChannelRadio-digital, working in their editorial and programmingdepartment as an editorial assistant,” she said in a statement.

She works as an RU-TV segment producer and was an on-air host of a 90.3 FM radio show named, “The FreeExperience”, according to the site.

Last year’s scholarship was awarded to Jason Scharch, whograduated this past May and is currently working as a produc-tion assistant at AOL Studios in New York City.

— Kristine Rosette Enerio

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5 Today is Labor Day. There are no classes, and all Universityoffices are closed.

7 The Daily Targum is always accepting new writers. Therewill be a Writer’s Meeting at 9:30 p.m. in the Daily TargumBusiness Office, Suite 431 in the Rutgers Student Center onthe College Avenue campus. All majors are welcome and noexperience is necessary! For more information, contactReena Diamante at university@dailytargum.com or AnkitaPanda at metro@dailytargum.com.

Art After Hours returns tonight from 5 to 9 p.m. at the JaneVoorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenuecampus, to celebrate the opening of “Two VenetianMasters: Canaletto and Domenico Tiepolo Etchings fromthe Arthur Ross Foundation” and offer a broader view ofVenice, Italy. Art After Hours is the popular evening socialseries held on first Wednesdays from September throughJuly, inviting visitors to explore the galleries, as well asenjoy a variety of related entertainment. Admission is $6for adults, $5 for adults over 65 and free for museum mem-bers, University students, faculty and staff with identifica-tion and children under 18. For more information, call(732) 932-7237 ext. 610 or visit the museum’s websitewww.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu.

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8 There will be a change in destination class day. Studentsshould attend Monday classes.

9 Come to the Involvement Fair to sign up for a variety of stu-dent organizations from 3 to 7 p.m. on Voorhees Mall on theCollege Avenue campus.

Today is the last day to drop a class without a “W” grade viaWebReg or in person at the Undergraduate Registrars Officeat the ASB Building Room 200B on Busch campus.

12 Today is the last day to add a class.

18 King Of The Couch Tournaments will host “LeGrand Bowl2011,” a video game tournament for Eric LeGrand at 11 a.m.on the Busch Student Center. The tournament will have par-ticipants play Madden 12 and NCAA 12 on both PlayStation3 and Xbox 360. Students can join the tournament for $10with their student identification while non-students will pay$20. For more information visit legrandbowl.com or call(201) 981-3537.

25 Do you have what it takes to be the next RutgersHomecoming Idol? Upload your two-minute video toYouTube and then email your video link to homecom-ing@winants.rutgers.edu and let the battle begin. Videosare due by 11:59 p.m. Contestants must be 18 or older toenter this contest. A group of semifinalists will be entered inHomecoming Idol’s online voting, scheduled from Sept. 29to Oct. 3. The top contestants will be selected from thatgroup and will compete at the Homecoming Festival on Oct.15 on Busch campus before the football game.

12 The Fourth Annual Skin Workshop, entitled, “SkinReconstruction for Wounds, Burns and Deep Skin Trauma”will take place at 1 p.m. in the Life Sciences Building on 145Bevier Road in Piscataway. The Rutgers Cleveland ClinicConsortium of Armed Forces Institute for RegenerativeMedicine (RCCC-AFIRM) will endorse the event, whichdraws more than 100 of the leading experts in skin healingand transdermal drug delivery. Register online atwww.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=989180. For more information contact Christine Otto at cbm-frontdesk@dls.rutgers.edu or (732) 445-0488 ext. 40001.

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14 Rutgers Homecoming 2011 takes place this weekend.Highlights include the Rutgers University vs. Navy footballgame, pregame tailgate, wings bowl, Rutgers Excellence inAlumni Leadership Awards, Young Alumni Celebration,Alumni Leaders Conference and a historical walking tour.For more information and the Homecoming schedule, visitwww.ralumni.com/homecoming.

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Some East Coast towns still lack electricity after stormTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WARWICK, R.I. — Cold show-ers. Meals in the dark.Refrigerators full of spoiled food.No TV. No Internet. Up and downthe East Coast, patience is wear-ing thin among the hundreds ofthousands of people still waitingfor the electricity to come back onafter Hurricane Irene knockedout the power last weekend.

“It’s like ‘Little House on thePrairie’ times,” said DebbieMcWeeney, who went to a RedCross shelter in Warwick to pickup food and water after every-thing in her refrigerator wentbad. “Except I’m not enjoying itat all.”

With the waters recedingacross much of the flood-strick-en region, homeowners aremucking out their basementsand dragging soggy furniture tothe curb. But the wait for powerdrags on, with an estimated895,000 homes and businessesstill without electricity, downfrom a peak of 9.6 million.

And criticism of the utilitycompanies is mounting. In RhodeIsland, a state senator is callingfor an investigation, andMassachusetts’ attorney generalis demanding information fromutilities on how they are dealingwith the crisis, including howmany crews are in the field andtheir response time.

Last weekend’s Hurricane Irene is responsible for at least 46 deathsin 13 states and hundreds of thousands without power.

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The industry has defended itsefforts, noting it warned the pub-lic that a storm like Irene wasbound to cause prolonged out-ages and pointing out that flood-ing and toppled trees causedsevere damage to utility poles,substations and other equipment.

Tim Horan, National Gridpresident for Rhode Island, saidcrews from as far as Kansas andIdaho are working 16-hour shifts,and “we’re committed to gettingthis resolved as soon as possible.”

In the meantime, people aretaking cold showers or washingup at shelters, using camp stovesand grills to cook, competing forice at the grocery store and rely-ing on generators and hand-cranked radios. The late-summerweather, at least, has been merci-fully cool across much of theEast Coast.

Many homes that depend onwells have no water becausethey have no electricity topump it. Relief agencies havebeen handing out drinkingwater. And a high school inExeter, R.I., opened its gym tolet people shower.

In some places, people on oxy-gen or other medical devices thatrequire electricity have beentaken to shelters that have power.

Irene has been blamed for atleast 46 deaths in 13 states. Withthe streets drying out in hard-hitNew Jersey, some towns faced

new problems, namely trash binsoverflowing with waterloggeddebris. In Vermont, with roadsslowly reopening, the NationalGuard’s airlift of food, water andother supplies to once cutofftowns was winding down.

In Foxborough, Mass., about90 percent of the town’s 7,820National Grid customers werestill without power Tuesday after-noon when the lights went on atGillette Stadium, where a NewEngland Patriots exhibitiongame was scheduled for

Thursday night. That broughtcomplaints from some cus-tomers, but National Grid deniedthe football team received specialtreatment and said one substa-tion was simply not as badly dam-aged as another.

Politicians have been inundat-ed with complaints from peoplewho say it is taking too long.Rhode Island state Sen. John J.Tassoni Jr. on Thursday called onthe state Public UtilitiesCommission to investigateNational Grid.

“It is getting near to a weeksince the storm passed throughour area and many RhodeIslanders are still without elec-tricity,” he said. “I think we needto ask the company some verypointed questions about itspreparation for storms and thespeed of its response to them.”

William Br yan, deputyassistant secretary of at theU.S. Energy Department, saidit typically takes at least fewdays to restore power after astorm like Irene, and NationalGrid “has done a great job.They ought to be commendedfor that. You are well ahead ofthe curve for restoration.”

Along the East Coast, deepexhaustion set in as work turnedfrom pumping polluted floodwa-ters out of homes to keeping aneye out for looters, scavengers ormore welcome visitors such asFEMA representatives and insur-ance adjusters.

In Rochelle Park, N.J., NedraVisconti said the town hadlearned a lesson from HurricaneFloyd in 1999, when looters tookwhat they wanted. This time,Visconti has seen several lawenforcement officers checkingIDs on some streets.

Nevertheless, she came out ofher home to find someone tryingto steal her husband’s tools fromthe piles of water-damagedbelongings in their driveway.

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NYC to see completion of buildingTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Ten yearsafter the 9/11 attacks destroyedthe World Trade Center, an 80-story glass and steel tower is ris-ing like a phoenix from the ashesof ground zero.

The site called a “hole in theground” for years has cranes inthe air, trains running under-ground and hundreds of treesplanted around giant, man-madewaterfalls to remember the deadof Sept. 11.

And the surrounding neigh-borhood — no longer just afinancial district — is burstingwith young families, newschools, a Whole Foods and aBarnes & Noble.

Tourists squint and point theircellphones at 1 World TradeCenter, once known as theFreedom Tower.

“I’m kind of proud because Iwas here two weeks after 9/11and this was a dust pit,” saidLarry Brancato, 59, ofWallingford, Conn, walking byground zero. “It just shows thatAmericans have always had acan-do attitude.”

After years of inertia, and pro-longed disputes between govern-ment agencies, insurer and adeveloper who had just taken outa 99-year lease on the towerswhen they were toppled, thedevelopment of the trade centeris substantial, and the tallesttower can now be seen for miles.

“People can begin to see thatthis is no longer a hole in themiddle of New York, but a realplace is emerging,” said archi-tect Daniel Libeskind, whosemaster plan serves as a blue-print for the site.

A memorial featuring water-falls cascading into the foot-prints of the twin towers willopen to the public on Sept. 12, aday after families see their lovedones’ names around the poolsfor the first time. The sky-scraper formerly known as theFreedom Tower is growing by astory a week and now stands1,000 feet above the skyline asthe tallest building in lowerManhattan. A transit station anda second office tower also aretaking shape.

As the trade center lay insmoking ruins in 2001, NewYorkers debated the future of the16-acre superblock that the twintowers had dominated. Somewanted to rebuild the two 110-story skyscrapers exactly as theyhad been. Others said that out ofrespect for the nearly 3,000 dead,the entire tract should be amemorial or a park.

Once known as the Freedom Tower, the 1 World Trade Center stands to memorialize the lives lost inthe 9/11 attacks. A memorial featuring waterfalls will open to the public on Sept. 12.

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Larry Silverstein, the devel-oper who signed a lease on thetwin towers on July 24, 2001,pushed to rebuild the 10 millionsquare feet of office space hehad lost. Civic groups pushed fora more neighborhood-friendlydesign than two monoliths on aconcrete plaza.

Libeskind, who won a compe-tition to become the site’s mas-ter planner, focused on theFreedom Tower, with an asym-metrical spire soared to thesymbolic height of 1,776 feetand echoed the Statue ofLiberty across the harbor. Heset aside half the site for amemorial that left empty thespots where the destroyed tow-ers stood, and set space asidefor a performing arts center tomerge culture and commerce.

Tensions were inevitablebetween Libeskind’s artistic visionand Silverstein’s desire for build-ings that would draw tenants.

Now, Libeskind said, “the ten-sions are gone.”

World Trade hardly resem-bles Libeskind’s early draw-ings, but he called it “animpressive building.”

Designed by David Childs,its tapering form is symmetricalbut retains the spire and the1,776 feet. To guard againsttruck bombs, the bottom 20floors will be windowless, rein-forced concrete covered byglass. The base will house infra-structure like generators andair-conditioning systems.

Critics warned that 1 WorldTrade would be hard to fill. Whowould work in a symbolicallyloaded building at a location thatterrorists had attacked twice?Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer oncecalled the Freedom Tower awhite elephant.

It’s looking less like that nowthat Conde Nast has signed alease to move its trendsettingmagazines like Vogue, Glamourand Vanity Fair to 1 WorldTrade when the building opensin 2014.

Christopher Ward, the execu-tive director of the PortAuthority of New York and NewJersey, which owns the tradecenter site, called the CondeNast agreement “a phenomenalgame changer.”

“The Conde Nast deal hasreally jump-started interest down-town,” Ward said.

Under a deal betweenSilverstein and the PortAuthority, the authority is build-ing 1 World Trade Center on thenorthwest corner of the site;Silverstein wants to build threeoffice towers on the east side of

the 16 acres. The first ofSilverstein’s buildings, known as4 World Trade, was up to 48floors this week. Silverstein saysthe 947-foot tower designed byJapan’s Fumihiko Maki will befinished before the taller 1World Trade, catty-corneredacross the site.

The Port Authority, which lostits headquarters and 85 employ-ees on Sept. 11, will move into thesecond tower rising at the sitewhen it is complete. Silversteinsays other “household name” ten-ants will follow.

With the economy nosedivingand Silverstein and the PortAuthority battling over whoshould finance two unbuilt towers— designed by architectsRichard Rogers and LordNorman Foster — the future ofthose buildings looked doubtful acouple of years ago.

An analysis prepared for thePort Authority in 2009 project-ed that there might be no mar-ket for a third tower at the siteuntil 2030, much less the origi-nal five planned.

Silverstein and the authorityagreed to a deal last year that willlet Silverstein build his secondskyscraper when he raises $300million of private equity, leasesout at least 400,000 square feetand obtains financing for theremaining cost of the tower. Thethird building under his control— the second tallest in the mas-ter plan — will be built when themarket supports it.

Silverstein, who is 80, wants tosee all of the buildings completedin his lifetime — and he says hewill. He said he could get anothertower up in 2015. “And if it allworks out well,” he says, the lastone could be up a year later.

Ward was slightly less opti-mistic, predicting thatSilverstein’s towers might becompleted by 2017 or 2018.

Steven Spinola, president ofthe Real Estate Board of NewYork, said that despite the still-sputtering economy, there will bea demand for a new trade center.

The average age of New YorkCity’s 500 million square feet ofoffice space is nearly 70.“Companies want fresh, newspace,” Spinola said. And taxincentives intended to spur rede-velopment after 2001 make thetrade center cheaper than otherManhattan buildings.

Tax breaks also fueled resi-dential growth, and the popula-tion of downtown Manhattanbelow Chambers Street — thearea that encompasses thetrade center — has doubledsince 2001.

education as well, whenthe students are gettingthe textbooks “for free.”The textbooks are sopoorly written that manystudents never come toaccept the simple idea of

learning by reading. Ever y idea must beexplained — another generation of peoplewhose educational experiences cease complete-ly at graduation is engendered.

Can you, dear reader, imagine a classic text-book, read by generation after generation? Mostlikely not, I would imagine: The typical textbooksyou have in mind will perhaps run through a fewmore editions and sink forever into oblivion.There are such things, however, as classic text-books. Take “A Course of Pure Mathematics” bythe British mathematician G. H. Hardy, for exam-ple. Originally written in 1908, it is still one of themost widely read introductor y college-level

mathematics textbook. Collegemathematics curricula changedsubstantially since then, and“Pure Mathematics” cannot beused as a textbook for a courseanymore. Even so, its popularityamong students of mathematicshas not faded.

“Pure Mathematics” is the prod-uct of a time when there was bare-ly a textbook market to speak of.

Since there was no such occupation as a textbookwriter, each textbook was written by a writer. Itwould appear the same standard of prose thatessay writers and novelists adhere to was expect-ed of a textbook writer. As such, a substantialnumber of old textbooks were well-written, and itwas not uncommon for several generations toshare the same basic textbooks.

Human knowledge is expanding more rapidlythan ever, and perhaps it is impossible for differentgenerations to use the same textbooks. Each willrequire different kinds of knowledge, and new text-books will have to be written. I do believe however,that the textbook writers of our time could learn athing or two from their predecessors. As the leg-endary mathematical expositor Paul Halmos wrote,“Mathematical writing is ephemeral, to be sure, butif you want to reach your audience now, you mustwrite as if for the ages.” Ideally, textbook writers ofany field should follow this dictum.

Mark Kim is a School of Arts and Sciences seniormajoring in mathematics with a minor in philosophy.

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“If the coffee beans were put in a way that I could actually lather it on my skin instead of like

lathering coffee beans all over my skin, then yeah.”

Carmen Sotomayor, a School of Arts and Science sophomore, on using caffeine as an alternative to sunscreen

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W hy is it that “socialist” is the dirtiest word in politics thesedays? Opponents of President Barack Obama’s everymove never hesitate to fling the word at the president in

hopes of denigrating him in the eyes of the public — and it workssurprisingly well. More recently, N.J. Representatives Donald Payne(D-10) and Frank Pallone (D-6) were accused of being members ofthe Democratic Socialists of America by a variety of political blog-gers and pundits. Politifact.com quickly dispelled the rumors, butthe fact remains — “socialism” is a slur in modern politics and usingit as such reduces a nuanced system of theories and practices to anoverly simplified swear word. We dart the people who engage in thissort of behavior, and we encourage those who do not understandwhat socialism is exactly to do some research on their own.

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The University and the new bus operator, First Transit, intro-duced new and refurbished buses over the summer and along theway, presented students with a newly appreciated way of travelingbetween campuses. If only these buses made the trip all the way toNew York City. The new vehicles have a scrolling marquee at thefront and a pleasant voice announcing the stops — thus creating abetter system for students with disabilities, as well as first-year stu-dents. According to First Transit spokesman Timothy Stokes, thenew buses will benefit the University by lowering costs on fuel, partsand service. And while the buses fall short on serving sushi and hav-ing reclining seats, we appreciate what Jack Molenaar and theDepartment of Transportation Services have done. We applaud theirsigning an agreement with First Transit, and we give them a laurelfor their actions.

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According to a recent survey conducted by the Pew ResearchCenter for the People and Press, college plagiarism has hit a recordhigh. Pew asked 1,055 college presidents about levels of plagiarismin their schools, and 55 percent of them responded that plagiarismincreased over the last decade. The major culprit behind this riseseems to be the Internet, which 89 percent of the surveyed presi-dents cited as an important reason for the increased plagiarism.What makes the Internet great, of course, is the ease of access it pro-vides to a copious amount of information. However, students woulddo well to take care to not let the Internet do their learning for them.If you are not going to do the work to better yourself, why go to col-lege in the first place? We give students a dart for taking the easyway out. They end up hurting themselves in the end.

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Have you ever wanted fine Mongolian dining at the swipe of a stu-dent ID? Perhaps freshly prepared pizza? The Daily Targum and itseditors with meal plans can now kindly inform you of the newly ren-ovated Livingston Dining Commons. The new facility replaces TillettDining Hall and is adjacent to the Livingston Student Center. Thebuilding features a contemporary design, consistent with the recentprojects meant to renovate this previously avoided campus. Andwhile most students may not have experienced this phenomenonfirsthand, we would highly recommend it. The Daily Targum givesLivingston Dining Commons 5-out-of-5 stars as well as a laurel, andwe are certain that if given the opportunity, the Michelin Guidewould reward it with at least a star.

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President Barack Obama’s uncle, Onyango Obama, is an illegalimmigrant in the United States. He was also recently arrested fordrunk driving in Framingham, Mass. Does any of this informationmatter? Well, not really — but there are a lot of media outlets report-ing on it who would have you think otherwise. Obama’s uncle’s immi-gration status — and his poor decision to operate a vehicle whileintoxicated — have nothing to do with the presidency, nor shoulddetractors use it to insult the president or question his birthplaceagain. Really, the people who have been giving the story such highlevels of attention are doing nothing more than grasping at straws.We dart such people and hope to see a return to real issues as soonas possible.

M ark said hewould buy thetextbooks him-

self before the hurricanestrikes. He strolledthrough the streets of NewBrunswick, thinking aboutall the excitement the new semester would bring.He entered the bookstore and proceededpromptly to the basement, and then to the thirdaisle. He snatched up his French textbook, tooka quick glimpse at the price tag and began tofrown — $148.35. Shortly thereafter he learnedthat the textbook contains a one-time onlineaccess code and thus cannot be resold. Mark letout a big sigh, and slowly and hesitantly walkedback upstairs.

It may be a little peculiar that I, Mark Kim, amunhappy about buying a textbook. Being the bignerd that I am, I have a tendency to hoard books.I must have spent close to $4,000 buying the text-books — yes, textbooks — sittingon my not-so-little bookshelf.Though a majority of them aremathematics textbooks, plenty are,at best, loosely connected to myfield of study. Then why must I, alover of textbooks, cringe whenev-er I buy the textbooks for many ofmy classes?

The answer is that many ofthem are simply not worthwhilepurchases. Indeed, the state of the textbook mar-ket is atrocious. The prose in science textbooks isnot human-readable; in many humanities text-books, the prose is marred by low-quality fillertext surrounding the read-this-and-nothing-elseboldfaced sentences. Each new edition of analready horrendous textbook brings no improve-ment but bears only a minor permutation in sec-tion and page numbers, so that it can be force-fedto new students. The prices are reaching heightsevery year, yet the highly specialized editorialstaff who supposedly justifies this inflation letseven the most inane mistakes slip through thecracks. One cannot shake off the feeling that thepowers that be are conspiring against him to payan inordinate amount of money for a book he willnever want to read.

All is well, perhaps, if the professor actuallymakes you use the textbook. All is well if youget to sell back the textbook at a reasonableprice. The problem persists, however, evenwhen money is not the issue. The abundance oflow-quality textbooks af fects the lower-division

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“Textbook writers of our time

could learn a thing or two from

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MARK KIM

Week in review:laurels and darts

Supporters of theUniversity’s decision to put largesums of money into football saythat it will ultimately pay foritself with ticket sales, sponsor-ships and sports-related dona-tions. The quintessential exam-ple of a school that profits off ofits football program is theUniversity of Texas at Austin,which, according to the BergenRecord, was actually able to usemoney generated by the athlet-ics program to fund academics, areversal of the University’s situa-tion. The University has notmade football profitable yet norwill it ever. The reasons for thishave to do with the culture ofour student body and the verylocation of our school.

We must recognize that asubstantial portion of University

students have a college mentali-ty that focuses primarily oncareer and education. We do nothave the same concentration of“rah-rah” American good oldboys who prioritize athleticsthat you would more easily findat a school in Texas or else-where in the South or Midwest.

Regarding our school’s loca-tion, we should note that manyof the most profitable and popu-lar college football teams are inmetropolitan areas that do nothave any professional football

teams, let alone two of them. Forsuch metropolitan areas, often-times the enthusiasm and sup-port that would go into profes-sional teams goes instead to col-lege teams. Just look at thesports section on the websites ofany of Austin’s network newsstations — they read like thesports section of the Universityof Texas’s newspaper. Why,though, would everyday NewYorkers and New Jerseyans put substantial energy into sup-porting the Scarlet Knightswhen they already have the Jetsand the Giants? As my fatheralways said, the NFL is simplymore entertaining.

Big-ticket sports are a losingventure for the University.College athletics are simply notpopular enough among the

students or the metropolitanarea as a whole. This, however,is not a bad thing. The two bestthings about the University areits academically-oriented stu-dent body (relative to otherschools) and its proximity toNew York City, which provides awealth of job opportunities. TheUniversity didn’t get the fantas-tic national reputation it hasfrom sports. It attained said rep-utation by being a premiere edu-cational and research institutionlocated in a premiere part of theUnited States.

Edward Reep is a RutgersBusiness School junior major-ing in supply chain and market-ing science with minors in business and technical writing and economics.

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“And a Detroit columnist said Martin Luther King sent the hurricane because of violence, racism and porn

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T he Bergen Recordreported on data duringthe summer compiled by

Bloomberg about the finances ofcollege football programs.Specifically the newspaperlooked at the University.“Rutgers University spent moremoney on athletics than anyother public institution in the sixbiggest football conferences dur-ing the 2009-2010 fiscal year”with “40 percent of sports rev-enue” coming “from student feesand the university’s generalfund,” according to Bloomberg. Itis the case that the football teamis being substantially subsidizedas tuition rises and academicslose funding.

U. spends too much money on football programEDWARD REEPLetter

“The football teamis being ... subsidized

as tuition rises.”

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Jeremy Deering and redshirtfreshman Jawan Jamison offeredthe first glimpse at a new pro-styleoffense under new coordinatorFrank Cignetti.

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After operating predominantly out of the Wildcat formation last season, junior wideout Mohamed Sanu proved his worth on the outside last night in the Knights48-0 thrashing of North Carolina Central. Sanu hauled in seven catches for 68 yards and a touchdown in the season opener.

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ATTRACTION: Four

backs split load home opener

would have in his new scheme,Cignetti dismissed that it waseven a question.

“He’s a wide receiver,”Cignetti emphatically said.

The days of Sanu literallycarrying the offensive burdenare gone.

The wide receiver that showedpromise as a true freshman is back.

His 20-yard reception was theonly interruption of the firstHuggins-led scoring drive, and he

added his first touchdown catchof the year in the second quarter.

The 6-foot-2, 215-pounder usedhis size to lower his shoulder anddeliver a bruising hit that led toextra yards on his 20-yard catch,then showed his agility with a spinmove that got him into the endzone from 13 yards out.

Sanu is one of many big-bodiedtargets for sophomore quarterbackChas Dodd. The 6-foot-3 MarkHarrison, 6-foot-4 Tim Wright and

6-foot-6 Brandon Coleman alsopulled in receptions in the schemewith multiple personnel groups.

Harrison remained a big-playthreat after last year’s breakoutseason, pulling in a 34-yard catch.Wright returned from last sum-mer’s ACL tear to make his firstcareer catch. And Coleman was athreat downfield, scoring on a 44-yard pass from freshman quar-terback Gary Nova in each oftheir debuts.

Once the offense provided thedefense with a 21-0 advantage athalftime, the defense got in onthe scoring.

Schiano’s unit scored each of thefirst two touchdowns out of the half,as junior defensive tackle ScottVallone recovered a fumble in theend zone and junior safety DuronHarmon returned an interceptionfor a 37-yard score.

At that point Rutgers likelyalready saw everything it needed.

Schiano hinted during train-ing camp that he would not hes-itate to rotate his top four cor-ners — junior Brandon Jonesand sophomore Logan Ryanmade the start — but instead, heopted to play all four at the sametime, along with former cornerDavid Rowe at safety.

Senior left guard DesmondWynn suffered a lower left injuryduring the second quarter anddid not return to the game.

Freshman Betim Bujarireplaced Wynn on the left side,and returned in the second halfwith the first-team offense.

“We’re not sure what it is yet,”Schiano said. “That would be abig loss. I hope he’s OK.”

Wynn suffered a knee injuryduring spring practice that

required Schiano to put him onthe shelf until training camp, dur-ing which time Wynn cementedhimself as a first-teamer.

The fifth-year senior alsoowns a pair of shoulder surger-ies and a head injury during hiscareer at Rutgers.

Several freshmen made theirfirst career appearances in aRutgers uniform last night atHigh Point Solutions Stadium,including rookie quarterbackGary Nova.

The Don Bosco Prep productwent 6-for-17 through the air, andhooked up with redshirt fresh-man Brandon Coleman for a 44-yard touchdown, the first ofColeman’s career.

Linebacker Kevin Snyder,running back Jawan Jamisonand defensive tackle KennethKirksey, among others, also sawthe field for the first time intheir careers.

Schiano gave JuCo transferJustin Doerner the season-open-ing start at punter over freshmanAnthony DiPaula.

Doerner punted five times fora 46.6 yard-per-punt average, butboomed a kickoff out of boundsduring the third quarter.

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R unning back ChrisJohnson ended his hold-out yesterday and

agreed to a four-year extensionwith the Tennessee Titansworth $53 million.

The deal guarantees $30million and the extension willkick in after the remainingtwo years on Johnson’s cur-rent contract, giving theTitans control of the EastCarolina product through the2016 season.

Talks intensified onWednesday when both sidesrecognized that if Johnson wasgoing to play in the regular sea-son, the deal had to get done inthe next few days.

The Titans wanted Johnsonin practice so he could adjust tothe revised offense with newoffensive coordinator ChrisPalmer and new quarterbackMatt Hasselbeck.

OHIO STATE SUSPENDEDthree football players for receiv-ing impermissible benefits at acharity event earlier in the year.

Running back Jordan Halland defensive backs CoreyBrown and Travis Howardwere suspended forSaturday’s season openeragainst Akron for receivingbenefits of $300 or less.

Ohio State self-reportedthe violations and petitionedthe NCAA for their reinstate-ment, although the school isalso considering additionalsanctions against the players.

The recent actions add to a current list of Buckeye suspensions, including four players who will miss the first five games of the season.

LOS ANGELES DODGERSowner Frank McCourt may notown the team much longer.

McCourt was repor tedlyof fered $1.2 billion to sell thefranchise to Los AngelesMarathon founder Bill Burke.

A letter to McCourt outlin-ing the offer was disclosed toThe Los Angeles Times bysources close to the situation.

Burke said he has no com-ment at this time, accordingto ESPN.

RUNNING BACKFred Taylor is retiring from theNFL after 13 seasons and nearly12,000 rushing yards.

Taylor will sign a one-daycontract with the JacksonvilleJaguars today so he can finishwith the team that drafted himin 1998.

The Florida product spent11 seasons with the Jaguars and remains the fran-chise’s leading rusher with11,271 yards.

Taylor spent his final twoseasons with the New EnglandPatriots, where he ran 106 timesfor 424 yards and four touch-downs.

Taylor’s 11,695 rushingyards places him 15th on the NFL all-time rushing list.

The running back made hisfirst and only Pro Bowl appear-ance in 2007.

WORD ON THE STREET

Manny Abreu, and the resultswere staggering.

The Knights totaled ninesacks and two interceptions, twoof which found the waiting armsof junior safety Duron Harmon,who returned one in the thirdquarter for a touchdown to putRutgers up, 35-0.

Not to be outdone, juniordefensive tackle Scott Valloneturned a sack by freshman line-backer David Milewski on theprevious possession into a scoop-and-score play in the endzone.

“I thought they played incred-ibly hard,” Schiano said. “That’sall I wanted to see was them fly-ing around and playing hard. Ithink we can run, so we betteruse that speed. We’re going torun, not stand still.”

While NC Central’s spreadattack certainly lacked the explo-siveness of Big East-foe WestVirginia, the Knights’ six-membersecondary stymied the Eagles andquarterback Michael Johnson,who completed just 10-of-25 passesbefore exiting in the third quarter.

NOTEBOOK: Defense

notches two scores in blowout

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“I thought theyplayed incredibly

hard. That’s all I wanted to see.”

GREG SCHIANOHead Coach

JOVELLE ABBEY TAMAYO/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior defensive end Scott Valone (above) scored one of two defensive touchdowns for the Knightsoff a fumble in the third quarter. Senior left guard Desmond Wynn left the game with a leg injury.

JOVELLE ABBEY TAMAYO/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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The Knights hope to get back to .500 with a win today against Hartford, who enters the match at 2-2. Junior middle blocker AllieJones (17), who recorded a career-high 20 kills in a win against NJIT, looks to provide similar stability for head coach CJ Werneke.

Rutgers sets sights on .500 recordBY PATRICK LANNI

STAFF WRITER

As the Rutgers volleyball teamtravels to Fairfield, Conn., for theSacred Heart Tournament this

w e e k -end, theS c a r l e tKnightswill tryto avoidthe slow

start they experiencedWednesday night against NJIT.

Dropping the first set, theKnights struggled from the out-set but settled down as juniormiddle blocker Allie Jones con-trolled the net and recorded acareer-high 20 kills.

“It was really important forus to get some momentum tocarry into the next two games,”Jones said. “My coach gave me some tips on where to placethe ball and what was open onthe court.”

With guidance and supportfrom head coach CJ Werneke,

Jones and the Knights ralliedto win the next three sets andthe match.

The Knights take their 2-3record on the road and look toextend their two-game win streakagainst Hartford to open tourna-ment play. Hartford enters thematch at 2-2and shouldprove to be ac o m p e t i t i v ematch for theKnights.

Junior setterS t e p h a n i eZielinski willcontinue to con-trol the offenseas she climbsthe all-time Rutgers sets list.

“Going into her third year playing that position inthis system, her maturity isgoing to show,” Werneke said.

A win and .500 record wouldpush the Knights in the rightdirection as they face Ivy League-competitor Brown in a Saturdaymorning matchup.

The Bears open the tourna-ment with a blank canvas and look to challenge theKnights early.

The combination of Jonesand senior middle blockerHannah Curtis presents a dif fi-cult matchup for opponents.

Their combinationof size, talent andability to adapt tonew roles are prom-ising advantages forthe Knights.

“I’ve said it allyear long: Our middles, the onlything that can stopthem is them,”Werneke said.

The Knights take on host andNCAA Tournament qualifierSacred Heart in their Saturdayafternoon match.

After dropping the firstmatch, 3-1, to the Pioneers aseason ago, the Knightsredeemed themselves in a five-set battle in which Curtis land-ed 16 kills, and Jones added

another 14 to even the 2010series at one.

The Knights hope to wintheir second consecutive match against the Pioneers and return to the Banks on ahigh note.

Sophomore hitter Tif fanyRegmund is questionable forthis weekend. After sufferingan injury at the Sam HoustonState Tournament, Regmundmissed Wednesday’s matchagainst NJIT.

Sophomore hitter SheridanTaylor filled in nicely forRegmund and proved theKnights’ depth this season.

“Sheridan came to play,”Werneke said. “She’s worked hard and really boughtinto the system, and I’m happyfor her.”

Werneke has incorporatedspeed into the offense and saysTaylor will be utilized often forher speed and quickness behindthe setter.

Fitting the system, Werneke isexcited for Taylor’s development.

RUTGERS AT HARTFORDTODAY, 4:30 P.M.

VOLLEYBALL

“Our middles, theonly thing that can stop them

is them.”CJ WERNEKE

Head Volleyball Coach

The Rutgers women’s bas-ketball team rolled out its2011-12 season schedule onWednesday, as the team looksto make a deep NCAATournament run after a sec-ond-round exit last season.The Scarlet Knights return allfive starters from a year agoand also added the No. 6 andNo. 11 prospects in the nation,according to ESPNHoopGurlz, in guard BriyonaCanty and Betnijah Laney,respectively.

Head coach C. VivianStringer’s squad will play fromthe comfort of the LouisBrown Athletic Center for the

first three games, and battleperennial national contenderssuch as Boston College onNov. 16, and Tennessee onDec. 13 in their nonconferenceschedule.

The Knights’ Big East slatebegins just past the New Year,when they welcome tri-statefoe Syracuse on Jan.3 to theRAC.

Stringer and Co. will closethe season at the RAC, wherethe Knights boasted a 12-1record last season, on Feb. 27against Marquette.

— Anthony Hernandez

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Senior guard Khadijah Rushdan, who was second on the teamin scoring last season, opted to return for a fifth season.

Leadershipgives RUstability

BY JOSH BAKANCORRESPONDENT

The Rutgers field hockeyteam has not won a Big EastChampionship in recent memory.

Its appearance in the Big EastTournament last season was only

t h eScar le tKnights’f i r s ts i n c e2003.

B u tthe Knights (1-1) know if theyplay their cards right, there couldbe a Big East title in their future.

They certainly have the expe-rience to get there.

“The experience of being [inthe Big East Tournament] lastyear and seeing what it was likedefinitely helps us to go in withmore confidence this year andhopefully make it further andtake home the win,” said seniorback Christie Morad.

But the season is still barelyunderway, and the Knights haveto prove themselves in their thirdand fourth games of the seasonagainst William & Mary andMiami (Ohio) today and Sunday,respectively, at the Bauer Trackand Field Complex.

Rutgers only lost two seniorsheading into this season andrelies on leadership from Moradand fellow senior MackenzieNoda, both of whom startedevery game last season.

“Our communication is reallygood, especially between me andMackenzie in the center box,”Morad said. “Organization and com-munication are our key aspects.”

The offensive end is also verysimilar to last season, with theKnights’ top two scorers returning.Sophomore attack Gia Nappi putup 11 goals last season while seniorattack Nicole Gentile put up five.

Although it helped Rutgers tohave those reliable options, theKnights are looking for greatervariation this season in scoring.

“I really expect us to vary ourplay, so different players are get-ting different looks and differentscoring opportunities,” said headcoach Liz Tchou.

Tchou also has confidence inrelying on her two top scoringoptions from last season.

“Gia is the person a lot of teamswill be keying in on. Hopefully ifGia is double- or triple-teamed,we’ve got other people who canstep up,” Tchou said. “Nicole canscore. Sometimes she getsoverzealous, but she can createthe opportunities for herself. Ithink she’s a very gifted forwardthat can score.”

The returning starters,among others, will help theKnights improve their offensiveoutput, which they were less thansatisfied with last season.

“We’re definitely looking formore of an output of return forattacks inside the 25 [yard cir-cle],” Tchou said. “Last year, theyonly had three goals, but thisyear we’re really looking to getthat number up higher becausethat’s a fairly low number for aseason.”

The Knights have faith intheir chances in the Big EastTournament. And after making itfor the first time in eight seasonslast year, they have good reason.

WILLAIM & MARY ATRUTGERSTODAY, 4 P.M.

FIELD HOCKEY

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BY VINNIE MANCUSOSTAFF WRITER

The Rutgers men’s soccerteam notched its first win lastFriday when it downed La Salle,

3-1, int h et e a m ’ ss e a s o nopener.The winc a m e

largely on the backs of theScarlet Knights’ freshmen class,which accounted for two of theKnights’ three goals.

Rutgers travels to Charleston,S.C., today to take part in theNike/Aaron Olitsky MemorialSoccer Classic against Furman,which boasts a talented incomingclass of its own.

It is the type of talent thatboasts a top-five recruiting classin the entire country.

“We don’t know too muchabout Furman, but what we do know is that they have one of the best recruiting class-es in the country,” said headcoach Dan Donigan. “It just comes down to approach-ing this game just like anyother game, expect it to becompetitive, expect it to be amajor challenge.”

The Paladins, the formerSouthern Conference champions,

Top recruiting class to challenge Knights in S.C. Tourney

RUTGERS AT FURMANTONIGHT, 5 P.M.

MEN’S SOCCER

ANDREW HOWARD

Senior forward Ibrahim Kamara, who earned a spot on the Big East Weekly Honor Roll earlier thisweek, is one of three Rutgers players with a goal through one game this season.

BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

As the Rutgers women’s soc-cer team braces itself for one ofits longest and most challenging

r o a dtrips ofthe sea-son — a5 , 6 0 0 -m i l er o u n d

trip to Los Angeles — the perils oftraveling are far from head coachGlenn Crooks’ mind.

Sympathy for having to makesuch a difficult trip is also hard tocome by.

“They’re 19 years old, Idon’t want to hear about it,”Crooks said.

But the one thing that unset-tles any coach is a lack offocus, which most teams aresusceptible to with the No. 6

team in the country waiting onthe agenda.

But Crooks made it perfect-ly clear the focus is ontonight’s battle with undefeat-ed Loyola Mar ymount, notsixth-ranked UCLA.

“There’s no looking ahead,” hesaid. “Both teams are undefeatedand Loyola [Marymount] hassome impressive results. I knowtheir program quite well so Ithink that if we’re looking aheadto UCLA, that would be a majormiscalculation on our part.”

Fresh off a historic hat trickperformance Monday againstFordham, sophomore forwardJonelle Filigno agrees that theScarlet Knights (2-1-0) are notworried about the possibility of amajor upset against UCLA in theteam’s second game out West.

Still, being more aggressiveof fensively, possessing moreefficiently and increasing ball

pressure are three thingsFiligno and Crooks agree canimprove come gametime.

Aside from Filigno’s scoringoutput, freshman forward CassieInacio is the only other Knightthis season with a goal. Freshmanmidfielder Amy Pietrangelo leadsthe squad with two assists.

“We feel like we’re takingsteps in how we’re defending,”Crooks said. “On the attackingside, we feel like we’re just tootentative because we demandthat our backs get into theattack, and right now they’renot. Our forward mobility isgetting better but that stillneeds to take a step forward.”

The biggest challenge forthe Knights when they takeSullivan Field tonight is likelyLions (3-0-1) for ward TawniMar tino, who through fourgames leads the squad witheight goals.

As a similar offensive threat,Filigno noted organizationbetween lines must be on pointto suppress Martino’s goal-scor-ing ability.

“I think the biggest thing isjust organization with the team,”Filigno said. “The second you’renot organized is the second shecan get through.”

But when it comes to shuttingMartino and the rest of the Lions’attack down, the burden lies withthe defense and junior goalkeeperEmmy Simpkins.

The Concord, N.C., nativeposted four saves in theKnights’ win Monday night andhopes her comfort in net cantranslate against two teamsaveraging at least 1.75 goalsper game.

“It’s going to be a complete-ly dif ferent game [tonight] andSunday,” Simpkins said. “I feltpretty confident [Monday

against Fordham] as far ascoming off my line quickly andclearing balls outside the boxwith my feet.”

The second game of the week-end is sure to be the true test forCrooks and Co.

The Knights pay a visit toUCLA (3-0-0) on Sunday withintentions of making up for atough 1-0 defeat at the hands ofNo. 10 Boston College last weekon the road.

Crooks sees the progress histeam made since that game, butknows the Knights have to jumpup another level this weekend forboth games.

Luckily for Crooks, focus isthe least of his worries.

“This whole weekend’s a bigoppor tunity,” he said. “Ourthoughts are always about thepostseason. That’s where wewant to be, but we know wetake steps.”

RUTGERS AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNTTONIGHT, 7 P.M.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

After posting four saves in a 4-1 victory against Fordham on Monday night, junior goalkeeper Emmy Simpkins (left) will face a pair of high-scoring attacks overthe weekend in California. Sophomore forward Jonelle Filigno leads the Knights with four goals this season after her hat trick showing Monday in Piscataway.

Daunting trip, competition awaits in trip west

ANDREW HOWARD

present a number of major chal-lenges for the Knights, thebiggest of which is their highlyregarded recruiting class. Threeof the top-25 prospects in thecountry, including two midfielders and a defender, high-light Furman’s incoming class,but Donigan sees the challengesas nothing more than chances to improve.

“You want to play theseteams, but you want to getthose individual results at thesame time,” he said. “It’s notjust a matter of gettinginvolved with these good oppo-nents and quality teams. Youwant to help yourself andimprove and get yourself readyfor Big East play.”

The Knights of fense may becapable enough to combatFurman as long as it shows thesame explosiveness it dis-played in its come-from-behindvictory in the second half ver-sus La Salle.

Newcomers such as freshmenNathan Bruccoleri and JPCorrea, who both tallied theirfirst collegiate goals in theirdebuts, combined with veteranslike senior forward IbrahimKamara to make for a formidableattacking side to combatFurman’s young squad.

Donigan only hopes theof fense can maintain the

momentum gained from the vic-tory over La Salle while stillkeeping its poise.

“The most important thingthat needs to carry over is ourguys continuing to be ver ycoachable and listening to us ––just having the right intentwhen they are out there play-ing,” he said. “We work on a lotof things, but ultimately youhave to make the right

decisions at the right times in the game.”

And while the coach knowsFurman will prove to be a formidable challenge, he is alsoaware they are only a bump in thebeginning of a very long road, oneDonigan hopes will lead to a BigEast Tournament berth.

The Knights fell one winshort last season from attainingthat goal.

“We are going on the road, soit’s going to be a different envi-ronment for our guys, but weare looking forward to thisgame,” Donigan said. “We wantto see where we stand.Hopefully, we can go down thereand get a couple of decentresults. We just want our guys tomake progress and to improveas the year goes on — that’swhat we really want.”

SPORTSP A G E 2 0 S E P T E M B E R 2 , 2 0 1 1

T H E D A I L Y T A R G U M

BY STEVEN MILLERSPORTS EDITOR

If there was any question as towhether Savon Huggins would get

e v e r yopportuni-ty to provehe is the

workhorse tailback everyone envi-sioned, it disappeared last night onhis seventh carry of the Rutgersfootball team’s third drive.

Huggins patiently waited whiletwo other tailbacks got earliertouches against North CarolinaCentral, then entered the game andheard his number called.

Then it happened again, andagain, and again a few more times.

The 6-foot, 200-pounder carriedthe ball on seven of the next eightplays, and after his first attempt at agoal-line score was stuffed, he gotanother chance.

Huggins scored the ScarletKnights’ first touchdown of the sea-son — and his first of two on thenight — to lead a 48-0 rout at HighPoint Solutions Stadium.

“It was really good to see howmuch burst he had,” said head coachGreg Schiano. “The lights were onand he was running around. We haveto get his pad level lower, but he hassome pop.”

Schiano likely saw everything hewanted in Rutgers’ season openeragainst its Football ChampionshipSubdivision opponent.

Huggins shouldered the load, car-rying the ball 10 times for 32 yards.

He took hits — a big one on histhird carry of the game — andbounced back up.

And he had help from a trio ofother tailbacks that were equallyimpressive in training camp and willcontinue to split some of the carries.

But Huggins was the main attrac-tion seven months after he becamearguably the most highly toutedrecruit to commit to Rutgers, and hemet the expectations.

Huggins became the first Rutgersrunning back to rush for two touch-downs in his debut since 1993, whenTerrell Willis accomplished the feat.Willis earned a spot on theFreshman All-American team andwas a First Team All-Big East run-ning back in each of the three sea-sons he played in Piscataway.

The commitment to Huggins, jun-ior De’Antwan Williams, sophomore

BY TYLER BARTOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

While much of the attentionsurrounding Rutgers head foot-ball coach Greg Schiano’s defensive changes during the of fseason revolved around the front seven, the ScarletKnights’ secondar y saw themajority of the action last nightagainst North Carolina Central’sspread offense.

Schiano, the Scarlet Knights’ defacto defensive coordinator, optedfor six defensive backs on obviouspassing downs against the visitingEagles and put former safetyKhaseem Greene at the middlelinebacker position.

Making space for Greene, juniorSteve Beauharnais moved into athree-point stance as an edge rush-er opposite former linebacker

Freshman running back Savon Huggins did not dissappoint in his Rutgers debut, rushing for two first half touchdowns in the squad’s 48-0 victory over North Carolina Central. The highly touted back split carries with junior De’Antwan Williams and redshirt freshman Jawan Jamison.

FEATURED ATTRACTION

RUTGERSNCCU

170

2140

3240

430

Final480

KEY STATS

EXTRA POINTThe Rutgers football team scored two touchdownson defense for the first time since a 2009, 34-13 vic-tory over Maryland. Junior strong safety DuronHarmon intercepted a pass and ran it back 37-yards

for a score, while senior defensive end Scott Valone scoped up a looseball from just outside the endzone for a touchdown.

PASSINGCHAS DODD9-17, 113 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

RUSHINGJAWAN JAMISON17 CAR, 54 YDS

RECEIVINGMOHAMED SANU7 REC, 68 YDS, 1 TD

RUTGERSNCCU

Total Yds347120

Pass210112

Rush1378

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LEADERS

NATIONAL SCORES KNIGHT NOTEBOOK

Murray StateLouisville

Wake ForestSyracuse

UNLVNo. 11 Wisconsin

921

2936OT

1751

FOOTBALL

GAME 1

SEE ATTRACTION ON PAGE 15

SEE NOTEBOOK ON PAGE 17

Highly coveted running back Savon Huggins shines in Knights debut, scores two TD’s in rout of NCCU

RAMON DAMPOR/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER