any agency that receives federal funding,such as the University, cannot discriminatebased on race or ethnicity.

The OCR confirmed via email that there isone open complaint against the Universityunder investigation.

“The complaint alleges that the Universityfailed to respond appropriately to a complaintalleging that students were subjected toharassment and different treatment becauseof their national origin (Jewish ances-try/ethnicity). The complaint is currentlyunder investigation,” said Jim Bradshaw, aU.S. Department of Education spokesman.

The ZOA, approached last semester byseveral concerned University Jewish stu-dents who provided information and evi-dence, sent a letter on April 6 to

University President Richard L.McCormick. The letter claims that thesestudents have experienced anti-Semitismand harassment in numerous ways,including the hosting of several events bythe student group Belief AwarenessKnowledge and Action and the allegedintimidation on Facebook and in personby a University employee.

“The notion that there are Jewish studentson the campus who feel that there is hostilityon the college campus is unacceptable andshould also be to McCormick and his admin-istration,” Tuchman said.

The ZOA also claimed that in all theseinstances — which range from October 2010 toMarch 2011 — that the University failed torespond properly and provide further methods to

resolve the issues, according to the April 6 letter.One allegation is that Jewish students who

planned to protest a January 2011 BAKA:Students United for Middle Eastern Justiceevent were discriminated against when theevent coordinators enacted a $5 admissionfee, although the event was previously adver-tised as free.

Another allegation the letter stated wasthat one Jewish student, School of Arts andSciences senior Aaron Marcus, who is acolumnist for The Daily Targum, was thesubject of hateful comments on Facebookfrom a University professor, Shehnaz SheikAbdeljaber, who is also the outreach coor-dinator at the University’s Center for

not comment on his gift, he said he specifi-cally wants the money to fund the salary andresearch of an endowed chair in experimentaland condensed matter physics.

“Because I feel I’ve done enough for theo-ry, I decided to establish a chair in experi-mental solid state physics — that’s the oppo-site extreme from my work,” said Lovelace inthe release. “The experimental physicists atRutgers are very practical, and I felt theyneeded to be strengthened.”

Ransome said Lovelace wanted his moneyto help the world, physics and the University.

“He wanted to [do] something that he feltwould do good for humanity. He feels strong-ly about physics and its impor tance,”Ransome said. “By contributing to experi-mental physics, he felt that had the bestchance of doing something of practical impor-tance to people in the near term.”

He said Lovelace’s contribution would benefithis department at a time when money is tight.

Montferrat, president of the CollegeRepublicans. “Unemployment num-bers haven’t changed for two-and-a-half years now — it’s at 8.6 [percent]right now.”

Montferrat said the act’s ef fectson the weak economy were insuf fi-cient, resulting in more debt andhigher taxes in the future.

The jobs act will total $447 billion, ofwhich $89 billion will be spent on put-ting people back to work directly, while$105 will be spent on infrastructure proj-ects, which are projected to providelarge numbers of short-term jobs,according to the White House’s website.

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The U.S. Department of Education’sOffice of Civil Rights (OCR) has opened aninvestigation against the University for itsresponse toward alleged anti-Semitic harass-ment on campus.

The Zionist Organization of America, aJewish advocacy group, filed the complaintto the OCR on July 21. The OCR chose to ini-tiate a full investigation on Oct. 26, accordingto a letter sent by the OCR to the ZOA.

Specifically, the OCR is looking atwhether the University violated Title VI ofthe Civil Rights Act of 1964, said SusanTuchman, director of the Center for Law andJustice of the ZOA. This section states that

Jacquelyn Litt, dean of Douglass Residential College, struts downthe runway last night during a “Java and Justice” event hosted by theHuman Rights House in Trayes Hall in the Douglass Campus Center.

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Physics professor pledgesfunds for endowed chair

BY AMY ROWEASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

The University received a $1.5 millionpledge to fund an endowed chair in theDepartment of Physics and Astronomy.

The pledge from 77-year-old ClaudLovelace, a professor in the Department ofPhysics and Astronomy, is the first to gotoward a challenge grant from an anonymousdonor that will establish 18 endowed chairs at$3 million each, said Carol Herring, presidentof the Rutgers University Foundation.

Lovelace was one of the founders of stringtheory, a branch of physics that attempts togive a unified understanding of nature’s basicforces and fundamental particles, accordingto a University media relations press release.

He came to the University in the early 1970sas one of the most influential people in his field,said Ronald Ransome, chair of the Department ofPhysics and Astronomy.

Although Lovelace — who is away fromthe University coping with cancer — could SEE CHAIR ON PAGE 4

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Alex Weiss, Rutgers University College Republicans vice president, discussesPresident Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act during thedebate last night at the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

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BY ALEKSI TZATZEVASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Sticking to par ty lines, theRutgers University CollegeRepublicans and Rutgers UniversityDemocrats discussed national andstate issues last night at the RutgersStudent Center on the CollegeAvenue campus.

Members of the University chap-ters of the two major political partiesdisagreed on the issues of job creation, health care and the upcom-ing presidential election in a mildlytempered debate.

“[The American Jobs Act] hasdone nothing at all,” said Connor SEE DEBATE ON PAGE 5

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CORRECTIONSIn yesterday’s front-page story, “Studentengineers test ‘real-world’ applications,”

the teams from the system design coursehave placed in regional competitions —

not only national ones as incorrectly statedin the article — for the past six years. But the teams have placed in national competitions for several years as well.

In yesterday’s University story, “Muslimsspeak up for activism,” Engy Abdelkader

was mistitled. She is the co-founder and firstpresident of the New Jersey Muslim Law

Association. She was also incorrectlyreferred to as a male. Abdelkader also never

discussed her views regarding the “Irvine11” — only Salim Patel, commissioner

on the Passaic County Board of Education,did. Finally, her direct quote regarding thediscrimination of Muslim men, women andchildren was pulled out of context. She was

referring to the attempted extermination of a group of people, not the specific “Irvine 11” students as the preceding

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Looking to help studentscope with and prepare for natu-ral disasters in an educationalenvironment, Dealing withDisasters is designing medicaltraining courses and Byrneseminars for the upcomingschool year.

The courses, which theorganization hopes to incorpo-rate into the University’s curricu-lum, help those dealing with dif-ferent aspects of disaster train-ing, said Chankrit Sethi, presi-dent and co-creator.

“[Dealing with Disasters] isfocused on teaching people howto prepare for disasters, medicaltraining and integrating everyfield and facet into creating awholesome defense against

disasters,” said Sethi, a School ofArts and Sciences junior.

Dealing with Disasters,founded this past semester, isin the process of bringing EMTand CPR courses to all localuniversities, Sethi said. Thegroup hopes to collaboratewith the psychology and sociol-ogy depar tment by creatingfunctional courses.

“Essentially in every com-munity there is someone whois educated enough to helpother people,” Sethi said. “If wehave taken a course in psychol-ogy of disasters, or psychologyof people during disasters, weknow who is more likely tohelp us and who is not.”

Sethi and her friend createdDealing With Disasters after theylearned about Joining Hands forJapan, a project created after trop-

ical storm Talas hit Japan inSeptember, she said.

“[Dealing with Disasters]deals with not just victims, it dealswith potential victims,” she said.“We’re all potential victims of adisaster one day or another. It’sbetter to be prepared right nowfor what can come later.”

Theodore Drashansky,Dealing with Disaster’s chieffinancial officer, said he antici-pates their disaster outreach mayexpand into global territory.

“Hopefully we’ll be able toimpact more people around theworld with education and evenpossibly develop missions and[help] other countries with edu-cation,” said Drashansky, aSchool of Environmental andBiological Sciences junior.

Pratima Ramkissoon, a Schoolof Arts and Sciences junior, said

reconciling with the disasters andhurricanes in her native country,Guiana, would have been easierwith the guidance that Dealingwith Disasters offers.

“My grandmother actuallylives right by the sea wall. [Herhouse] was completely flooded.The rain was terrible,” she said. “Ididn’t know how to deal with it,being here.”

Ramkissoon said educationcould help prepare people torecognize what they should doduring disastrous momentslike the one experienced byher own family.

She said the ef fects ofHurricane Irene shouldencourage some students tojoin the organization.

“A lot of people underplay howmuch Irene has affected certainpeople. Your area might not have

been as affected as someone else,so you’re saying Irene is whatev-er. She came, she blew, she left,we’re done,” she said. “[But]some people are still deeplyaffected by it.”

Arpit Patel, a School of Artsand Sciences junior, said hejoined Dealing with Disastersafter his experience withHurricane Katrina.

Ifeoma Ike, a School of Artsand Sciences sophomore, saidshe has been attending generalbody meetings and hopes theorganization will catch on quickly.

“As long as you can getthrough to one person, theycan get through to another. It’sjust like a chain ef fect,” shesaid. “If you help one person,they’ll be motivated to helpeach other. That’s the kind ofcycle it goes in.”

Rutgers-Newark placed second at the FederalReserve’s annual economic and financial competi-tion last week, finishing in the top three schoolsfor the third time in contest history, according toan NJBIZ.com article.

Students acted as policy makers, analyzing dataregarding the federal funds rate and other monetary issues handled by the Federal Reserve

during the competition, according to the article.

The team, led by faculty adviser andDepartment of Economics chair John Graham,began preparations in July for the competition.

Students began by reading the Federal Open MarketCommittee minutes and board speeches in the summerto prepare for the competition’s September preliminaries.

John Castaneda, a three-time consecutive com-petitor, said the outcome of the experience wasnot purely based in his economic skills.

“What I really gained was the skill of putting together a presentation and improving mypublic speaking,” he said in the article. “Thoseare things I’ll carr y with me throughout my career.”

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Middle Eastern Studies.She referred on her public

page to Marcus as “that racistZionist pig” and also advocatedpeople to find Marcus’ “hate page.”Another student also posted otherallegedly threatening commentson his status: “Id [sic] be happy tosee him beat with a crowbar.”

McCormick responded to theletter on April 26, saying that theUniversity was aware of all theincidents and worked diligentlyto address them.

He stated in his letter thatthe First Amendment prohibitsthe University from punishingstudents for intolerant state-ments. But to address the situa-tions, the University took activesteps, including numerousmeetings and communications,to foster discourse and educa-tion between the Jewish stu-dents and BAKA.

He also stated in his letterthat BAKA students did notchoose to impose the fee, butrather a non-University eventhost imposed the fee as ameasure of crowd control.Event volunteers entered forfree as is custom forUniversity events.

McCormick stated that theFirst Amendment protectsevents on campus, and he con-cluded that he is confident thatthe University did comply withthe First Amendment and TitleVI in all instances.

According to a second letteron June 21, the ZOA expressedtheir concern with McCormick’sresponse. In the letter, the groupclaims he did not addressMarcus’ allegations or the claimsagainst Abdeljaber. They alsowrote that McCormick’sresponse to the University’s han-dling of the BAKA and otherevents was inadequate, and theyfurther asked that the administra-tion take more pro-active steps inredressing the complaints.

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continued from front“Having an endowed chair

will give us an opportunity tohire a world-class researcher,which will be good for theUniversity, the department andthe state,” Ransome said.

Herring said she is pleasedLovelace is the first to respondto the challenge grant, whichis part of the “Our Rutgers,Our Future” fundraising cam-paign that aims to raise $1 bil-lion for the University.

“This is a wonderful af fir-mation of Professor Lovelace’scare [for] Rutgers and thephysics department,” she said.“It’s a great symbol and it’swonder ful for the future of Rutgers.”

Herring said endowedchairs are a vital part of theUniversity’s faculty.

“They enable us to attractwonder ful new faculty andthey enable us to retain thevery best faculty members wehave,” she said.

The $27 million challengegrant, announced inSeptember, is the largest sin-gle gift from an individual theUniversity has ever received,and it enables people to estab-lish endowed chairs at half theactual cost, Herring said.

As Lovelace has matchedthe anonymous donors’ $1.5million, the new position willbe called the Professor ClaudLovelace Endowed Chair in Experimental CondensedMatter Physics.

Lovelace was born inEngland and completed hisundergraduate work in South Africa. He returned toEngland for his graduate stud-ies at Imperial College,Ransome said.

Lovelace’s interest inphysics started much earlierthan his graduate studies, hesaid in the release.

“I used to go to Zurich foror thodontist appointments. Iwould buy graduate-levelphysics books there and readthem on my train trips home,”he said in the release.

Before coming to theUniversity, Lovelace worked for CERN, the EuropeanOrganization for NuclearResearch, Ransome said. Sincethis time, Ransome said Lovelacehas been a prominent theoristdevoted to abstract theory.

Ransome also said Lovelacewilled his entire estate to the University in the absenceof immediate family to survive him.

“This will also endow agraduate fellowship,” Ransomesaid. “[Lovelace] has chosen touse his money to help thedepartment and Rutgers.”

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Dymir Arthur, a University alumnus from theClass of 2009, now acts as an alumni director forthe nonprofit organization Teach For America,according to a Rutgers Focus article.

After graduating from the University withdegrees in history and political science, Arthurjoined TFA as a special education teacher atBenjamin Franklin High School in Philadelphia,Pa., a job that helped him grow into his career,according to the article.

“I really built strong relationships with mystudents, not only as a teacher but as a human

being.” Ar thur said. “I learned how to humble myself enough to realize kids are fantastic teachers.”

Cuts in state funding resulted in Arthur beinglaid of f from his teaching position. He soon tookup his role as a director of alumni — a job thatputs him in charge of cultivating relationshipsbetween the more than 3,000 TFA alumni thatlive in the New York area.

“We want people to stay connected,” Arthursaid in the article. “We don’t just bring peopleinto the organization to teach for two years

and then send them on their way. They are in itfor life.”

TFA was founded in 1989 with the goal of foster-ing educational excellence in low-income communi-ties by training college graduates for positions inpublic education.

The national organization accepts 11 percent of the48,000 college senior applicants, according to the article.

A total of 25 graduates from the University wereaccepted for TFA’s 2011 corps, and recruiters saidthere is more interest from current seniors thanbefore, according to the article.

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responded to the letter, but theresponse did not indicate thatanything was necessary to bedone,” Tuchman said.

In a June 29 response,McCormick reiterated his previousposition that he believed the situa-tions were handled appropriately.He also stated that he cannot com-ment on conduct with students orpersonnel, but did state that theallegations mentioned were investi-gated and “decisions were madebased on a review of the facts, law,and university policies.”

This led the ZOA in July to filea formal complaint with the OCR,Tuchman said.

“Those letters are virtuallyidentical to the complaint that theZOA filed identifying in detail thenature of the problems and someof the steps that we felt Rutgersshould take to address the prob-lems,” she said.

But the OCR will only lookinto two of the ZOA’s three alle-gations — that a student washarassed on Facebook by theprofessor and another student onFacebook, and that BAKA didtreat students differently by initi-ating an admission fee inJanuary, according to the OCR’sletter. The OCR cited a lack ofevidence and students’ names forthe other allegations.

According to a statement fromthe University, these claims goagainst the University’s valuesand “are not supported by facts.”

“The claims by the ZOA arecontrary to the true values ofRutgers University and are notsupported by the facts. RutgersUniversity has one of the largestpopulations of Jewish students ofany public university in the nation.Rutgers also has a long traditionof working with and supportingthe Jewish community and a long-standing commitment to facilitatemeaningful dialogue and promotecivility among all members of ourcommunity,” according to aUniversity statement.

There are about 5,800 Jewishundergraduate students andmore than 1,000 Jewish graduatestudents at the University,according to the website ofRutgers Hillel, a Jewish organiza-

tion on campus.The statement also said that the

University supports the MiddleEast Coexistence House onDouglass campus, which allowsstudents from different religiousbackgrounds to live and studytogether. The student organizationShalom/Salaam, which aims tobring together Jewish and Muslimstudents, has also hosted severalon-campus events to unite the twocultural groups.

The statement also mentionedthat the University has many cen-ters, institutes and organizationsdevoted to Jewish life.

“We will continue to supportstudents of faith and defend theirrights to express their opinionsopenly,” according to theUniversity’s statement.

Tuchman said the ZOA hadno original motive for delayingannouncing the case, but theywere holding off on it to appealfor an investigation into theother allegations.

“One of the issues that wewould like the government tolook into is hostile environmentswithin the classrooms,” she said,adding that the ZOA would beproviding the names of the stu-dents with this complaint.

Tuchman said if the govern-ment finds that the University hasviolated this law, the Universitycould potentially lose its federalfunding. But the OCR could alsochoose to work with theUniversity and require it to takesteps to address the issues.

Andrew Getraer, executivedirector of Hillel, said in an emailthat student activism and politicaldebate is part of an institution ofhigher education. But he speci-fied that, “the line between advo-cacy and intimidation is especiallyimportant in cases where univer-sity employees or representativesare involved.”

Getraer said in this case, theUniversity is obligated to investi-gate the situation, as a Jewish stu-dent is claiming that he facedwhat he felt was threateningspeech from Abdeljaber.

But he said that Hillel believesthis is a unique incident.

“Jewish life at Rutgers is

safe, active and thriving. Buteven one isolated bias incidentis too many. While RutgersHillel is not a party to the ZOAlegal action, we maintain akeen interest in ensuring thathatred and bias of any kind arenot tolerated at our university,”Getraer said.

Hillel President Zeke Pariserechoed these sentiments in anemail. He said if there is strongevidence supporting this claim,then the investigation shouldoccur and that appropriateaction should be taken againstthose who make any studentfeel unsafe.

But Pariser, a School of Artsand Sciences senior, emphasizedthat he hopes this case does notrepresent the Jewish culture atthe University.

“In my experience, Rutgershas been terrific for Jewish life,and I believe that the case inquestion was an isolated incident,not an indication of Universitysentiment,” he said.

Sarah Morrison, who wasHillel president last year, agreedthat this case does not paint a pic-ture of what the campus is like,though she also said there havebeen a few incidents like this inthe past she has been aware of.

“Everyone I know has nothad an issue before. I’ve onlyseen incidents in a small hand-ful of people that have been serious enough that theyhave been acknowledged by the University,” saidMorrison, a School of Arts andSciences senior.

Morrison said this case is dif-ferent and unheard of on whatshe said is otherwise a tolerantcampus. But she also acknowl-edged that if there are seriousissues, they should be properlylooked into.

“I feel like this is an isolatedincident,” she said. “It’s really sadthat it occurred, but I have faiththe University will address itappropriately. If there is any indi-cation of bias, it should be dealtwith appropriately.”

To view the full documentsrelated to the case, go to

been under heavy fire from a longlist of Republicans.

The RU Democrats defendedthe law as constitutional, havingbeen found so by a number oflower courts. The Supreme Courthas yet to make a decision.

“Yes, it is constitutional, first ofall,” Pereira said. “It doesn’t forceanyone to buy anything. Congresscan regulate commerce, andCongress can enforce laws.”

On the topic of the upcomingpresidential election, the twoparties disagreed on the state ofthe Republican Party and theuncertainty of the candidate.

“I think we will be united todefeat Obama, whether or not Obama is dealing with the fiscal crisis properly,”Montferrat said.

Zach Laporta, a member ofthe RU Democrats, said he did not think there is cohesiveness among theRepublican candidates.

“I think the Republican fieldreally isn’t united behind onecandidate,” he said. “I think the

primary reason is that theirhearts aren’t in it.”

Both University Republicansand Democrats agreed on onething — Gov. Chris Christiewould have been a threateningopponent to Obama in the 2012presidential election.

Pereira said he was thankfulChristie did not choose to run and Montferrat said he wasglad the governor stayed to finish what he star ted in New Jersey.

“He would’ve been a reallystrong candidate. He wouldhave unified the party,” Pereirasaid. “The governor is one of the best campaigners I’veever seen.”

Montferrat said Christie hasa job to do and so far in his twoyears as governor, he accom-plished much more than hispredecessor, Jon S. Corzine.

“I’m glad he stayed in NewJersey to finish the job,” hesaid. “Here’s a guy who wantedto turn Trenton upside down,and he certainly has.”

The debate also invoked theissues of military involvement inthe Middle East and lastmonth’s N.J. Legislature elec-tion, which RU Democratscalled fitting to the constituency.

“I agree it was a terribleturnout. But in this case, parti-sans turned up and there are more Democrats in thestate, and that makes it prettysafe for all incumbents,”Pereira said.

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Another facet of the act aretax cuts and credits to helpsmall businesses.

Dan Pereira, vice presidentof the RU Democrats, saidsome of the act’s faults were results of the lack of politicalbipar tisanship at the hands of Republicans.

He said the act is helpful tosmall businesses and everydayAmericans by creating long-term employment.

“This act has tax cuts forsmall businesses — it has taxcuts to hire more workers andhire more long-term workers,”said Pereira, a School of Arts and Sciences senior. “It hascritical mechanism to save jobs.”

Republicans addressed thequestion of health care and thePatient Protection andAffordable Care Act PresidentBarack Obama passed in 2010with skepticism.

“I think it’s a very dangerousprecedent to set,” said AlexWeiss, vice president of theCollege Republicans. “Do youwant a government to tell youto engage in a contract with aprivate entity?”

The act, which is meant toextend health care to an addi-tional 30 million people accord-ing to The New York Times, has

DEBATE: Republicans,

Democrats discuss health care

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Dan Pereira, Rutgers University Democrats vice president, defendsthe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act during the debatelast night at the Rutgers Student Center.

ENRICO CABREDO

“Congress can regulate commerce,and Congress can

enforce laws.” DAN PEREIRA

RU Democrats Vice President

Four people were shot and killed, and a fifth wasrushed to Bayonne Medical Center last night to be treat-ed for non-life-threatening injuries, in an apparent mur-der-suicide in Bayonne, according to nj.com.

Neighbors told nj.com that the killings, whichinclude one infant and occurred in a small house on Avenue A around 8 p.m., erupted from a domestic dispute.

Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith confirmed theshootings. He told nj.com that according to initialreports, one shooter first fired at two adults, thenthe infant, then turned the gun on himself.

Two other children were also in the home at thetime, but they were not harmed, he told nj.com.

Neighbor Has Jones, who resides about 50 feet fromthe house, heard the shootings.

“I heard four shots and then it stopped, and then Iheard screaming and then three more shots,” the 30-year-old told nj.com, adding that the screaming personsounded like a woman.

John Machin, who lives down the block from thehouse, told nj.com that the family moved in to the neigh-borhood less than a year ago.

Police late last night were still at the scene andtalking to neighbors in order to understand whathappened at the scene, and an ambulance pulledaway around 10 p.m.

The neighborhood of the house where the shootingoccurred is beneath the Bayonne Bridge, and many ofthe residents are working-class, according to nj.com.

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7 The Daily Targum is always looking for new writers. Therewill be a Writers’ 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.

Career Services is hosting a speed-networking session from7 to 9 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center on the CollegeAvenue campus. Meet University alumni and employerswho will show you how to develop networking skills andmake contacts. With limited space, those interested have toregister online via your CareerKnight account of call (732)445-6127 or (732) 932-7997.

Rutgers Student Life is hosting a personal developmentworkshop from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Rutgers Student CenterRoom 411 on the College Avenue campus. This sessionfocuses on contemporary ethical practices and the blur-ring of lines between choices taken in the personal andprivate life and the impacts on professional opportunities.The workshop is part of the Student ProfessionalDevelopment Workshop Series. To register, visitwww.surveymonkey.com/s/SPDS_Ethics.

8 Join the Deans of Love, Deans Tim Grimm, Matt Ferguson,Don Heilman, Matt Matsuda and Michelle Jefferson, as theyrock out at the Red Lion Café in the Rutgers Student Center.Refreshments will be provided. This event is sponsored byStudent Life.

The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of JewishLife presents a lecture by Israel Gershoni, a professor ofMiddle Eastern and African history at Tel Aviv University.Gershoni will explore the role of Egyptian intellectuals incriticizing Nazism at the start of World War II. The lecturewill take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Trayes Hall at theDouglass Campus Center. For more information contactSherry Endick at (732) 932-2033.

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9 Naa Oyo Kwate, an associate professor of human ecologyand Africana studies, will give a lecture called, “New YorkCity Vice: Fast Food Retail, Alcohol Advertising and HealthRisk in Black Neighborhoods” from 2 to 3 p.m. at DavisonHall on Douglass campus. For more information, contactWendy Creevy at (732) 932-9570.

Labor Education and Research Now (LEARN) is hostingits Seventh Annual Labor and Management Conferencefrom 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Labor Education Center onCook campus. For more information, contact Judy Lugo atjudylugo@work.rutgers.edu or (732)-932-9504.

10 The Student Volunteer Council is looking for students to vol-unteer at the “Winter Wishes” party from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.at the Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room on theCollege Avenue campus. At the event, gifts will be distrib-uted to local underprivileged preschool children. To regis-ter, volunteer or for more information, contact the SVC atsvc@echo.rutgers.edu.

13 Rutgers University Programming Association is hostingmassages from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Mabel Smith DouglassLibrary on Douglass campus, Alexander Library on theCollege Avenue campus and the Kilmer Library onLivingston campus.

16 Rutgers University Programming Association is hostingkaraoke night. Students can sing and enjoy free appetizers atRutgersZone on Livingston campus.

Find out about RUPA events every Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m.in the Livingston Student Center. Free popcorn and top-pings will be provided.

Beat the cold weather with a cup of free hot chocolate.Students can stop by the Busch Campus Center lobby from11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to learn about the programs and servicesoffered to commuters. Off-Campus Students’ Associationhosts the event.

Career Services is hosting an information session aboutqualifying, applying and earning credit for internships or co-ops. The event will be held from 5:30 to 6 p.m. in the Careerand Interview Center at the Busch Campus Center. Studentsmay register online via their CareerKnight accounts or bycalling (732)-445-6127 or (732)-932-7997.

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Soup kitchen feeds donors, raises funds for needyBY CAMILLIA SHANKS

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Elijah’s Promise gave localresidents a chance to raisefunds for those in need Sundayat “Empty Bowls,” a fundraiserthat served meals in exchangefor donations.

The event — that served to acrowd of approximately 25 — focused on raising fundsfor the soup kitchen while main-taining a sense of holiday spirit,said Michelle Wilson, develop-ment and community relationsdirector of Elijah’s Promise.

“Supporters get to come inand enjoy some delicious food,and children get to do arts andcrafts, so it’s a win-win situation,”Wilson said.

The theme “Empty Bowls”was chosen to help people

Edison Mayor Antonia Ricigliano announcedyesterday that about 60 Edison employees wouldbe temporarily laid of f ef fective immediatelybecause the township council could not approve atransfer of funds worth $1.2 million, according toan nj.com article.

Despite the mayor’s claim that the decision is necessar y, Township Council President

Robert Diehl said the mayor should have consid-ered alternative routes.

“I believe that she can pay the people, and we haveuntil Dec. 31 to make the [budget] transfers,” Diehlsaid in the article.

Council members were not in favor ofRicigliano’s proposed transfer, citing her admin-istration’s refusal to answer questions about the

budget as the main reason for the disagreement,according to the article.

Ricigliano said yesterday employees could returnto work the following day if the council complies withthe transfer, according to the article.

The furloughs will affect employees from severalcommunity branches, including the personnel, purchas-ing and health departments, according to the article.

COUNCIL TEMPORARILY LAYS OFF ABOUT 60 EDISON WORKERS BEFORE HOLIDAYS

become aware that there aremany needy people in their owncommunity, said Yvette Molina,director of community serviceat Elijah’s Promise.

“The goal of this programwas to remind people that peo-ple are still looking for foodand that they do have emptybowls in their house,” she said.

The soup kitchen fed donorswith all-you-can-eat soup, chiliand rice pudding for $15 donations for adults and $5 for children. Children partici-pated in the event’s arts-and-crafts corner where they made ceramic bowls and colored snowmen.

The Promise CulinarySchool, a part of the organizationthat is prominent in the soupkitchen’s activities, prepared thefood, said Jaimie Vennel,

an Elijah’s Promise public rela-tions intern.

“The goal of today was tomake people aware of how we arehelping these people in need, notjust in the soup kitchen but at theculinary school as well,” saidVennel, a University alumna.

Suzette Kilkenny, who hasbeen involved with soup kitchensfor 25 years, said Elijah’s Promisehas been helping the surround-ing community since the soupkitchen’s 1989 opening.

“It started with the church,”she said. “There were a lot of peo-ple coming in looking for food,and I took it on as some type ofmission to help out.”

The soup kitchen has becomea landmark in the New Brunswickcommunity, Molina said.

She said part of its successis due to its open-door policy

and availability to people of all backgrounds.

“There is no income require-ment or anything. You just comein, have a seat and we serve you,”she said. “We tend to those inimmediate need or those whomay have jobs but cannot providefood for their families on a consis-tent basis. Whatever the reason,our doors are open.”

Volunteers knew the “EmptyBowls” fundraiser would notinterfere with the daily prepara-tions to feed the underprivileged,an activity that the soup kitchenperforms on a consistent basis,Wilson said.

“We’re open 365 days a year.After these [donors] clear out, weopen our doors for the public,”she said.

Jenny Wang, a School of Artsand Sciences senior who worked

with the children doing arts andcrafts, said the event helps sustain the organization and its efforts.

“It’s great that people cameout and supported so that theycan keep providing meals for theless fortunate,” she said.

Wang said before she wasinvolved with the soup kitchen,she was unaware of the dif ficul-ties some New Brunswick residents face.

“As a student you aren’t seeingthe problems firsthand. Whatthey are doing here is a reallygood thing,” she said.

Tom Montville, a local resi-dent, said people come out tothese events because they feela need to help those who areless fortunate.

“[It’s] the right thing to do,”he said.

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BONN, Germany —Afghanistan will need the finan-cial support of other countries forat least another decade beyondthe 2014 departure of foreigntroops, Afghan President HamidKarzai said yesterday at an inter-national conference.

But the conference on thefuture of Afghanistan in Bonnwas overshadowed by a publicdisplay of bad blood between theUnited States and Pakistan, thetwo nations with the greateststake and say in makingAfghanistan safe and solvent.

Pakistan boycotted the meet-ing to protest an apparentlyerrant U.S. air strike last monththat killed 24 Pakistani soldiersalong the rough border withAfghanistan. The strike fur-thered the perception in Pakistanthat NATO and the U.S. are itstrue enemies, not the Talibanmilitants that operate on bothsides of the border.

“It was unfor tunate thatthey did not participate,” U.S.Secretar y of State Hillar yRodham Clinton said. “I expect that Pakistan will beinvolved going forward and weexpect them to play a construc-tive role.”

Pakistan is seen as instru-mental to ending the insur-gency in Afghanistan becauseof its links to militant groupsand its unwillingness, from theU.S. and NATO perspective, todrive insurgents from safehavens on its soil where theyregroup and rearm.

During the one-day confer-ence, about 100 nations and international organiza-tions, including the UnitedNations, jointly pledged politi-cal and financial long-term sup-port for war-torn Afghanistanto prevent it from falling backinto chaos or becoming a safehaven for terrorists.

“Together we have spentblood and treasure in fighting ter-rorism,” Karzai said. “Your con-tinued solidarity, your commit-ment and support will be crucialso that we can consolidate ourgains and continue to address thechallenges that remain.”

Donor nations did not com-mit to specific figures but

Afghani leaders look for financial aid

Hamid Karzai, president of Afghanistan, asks for the support of other nations yesterday at an internationalconference in Germany. Karzai hopes to make his nation safe and solvent after the departure of U.S. troops.

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Protests lead Peru to callfor state of emergency

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LIMA, Peru — PresidentOllanta Humala declared a60-day state of emergencythat took effect yesterday toquell increasingly violentprotests over the country’sbiggest investment, a high-lands gold mine, by peasantswho fear it will damage theirwater supply.

The emergency restrictscivil liberties such as the rightto assembly and allows arrestswithout warrants in fourprovinces of Cajamarca statethat have been almost para-lyzed for 11 days by protestsagainst the $4.8-billion Conga gold-and-copper miningproject. U.S.-based NewmontMining Corp. is the project’smajority owner.

Interior Minister OscarValdes reported that the statecapital of Cajamarca wasreturning to normal yesterday,with businesses and schoolsopen after days of strikes androadblocks that had chokedactivity, caused shortages inthe region and led to clashesbetween police and protestersin which dozens of people were injured.

Humala said in a brief tele-vised address Sunday nightthat protest leaders had shownno interest “in reaching mini-mal agreements to permit areturn of social peace” after aday of talks in Cajamarca withCabinet chief Salmon Lerner,who had been accompanied by military and police chiefsand was guarded by heavilyarmed police.

Humala said the govern-ment “has exhausted all paths”to establish dialogue “toresolve the conflict democrati-cally” and blamed “the intransi-gence of a sector of local andregional leaders.”

Cajamarca’s state governor,Gregorio Santos, has been lead-ing the protests and he said yes-terday that the president’s actionwas a mistake.

He said that protest leadershad been planning to end thestrike and had asked govern-ment officials for 12 hours to con-sult with protesters.

“I think what’s being soughtis for this to end in a bloodbath,”Santos told The Associated Pressby telephone Sunday. Police havealready used tear gas and bulletsagainst protesters.

“We will continue with ourfight,” Santos added, withoutspecifying how.

Local elected officials have ledprotests against Conga, an exten-sion of the nearby Yanacochamine, for more than a month.

They say they fear it will taintand diminish water suppliesaffecting thousands and havedemanded a new study of theenvironmental impact of themine, which was to begin pro-duction in 2015.

Peruvian officials haveexpressed no intention of redoing Conga’s environmentalimpact study, which wasapproved by the Ministry ofMining in October 2010.

Those plans call for displacingfour lakes more than two mileshigh and replacing them withreservoirs. Local residents saythey fear that could affect animportant aquifer on which thou-sands depend.

Several weeks ago, theInterior Ministry asked prosecu-tors to file criminal chargesagainst Santos and four otherlocal leaders who have ledprotests against Conga, a topministry lawyer, Julio Talledo,told the AP. The charges include“hindering the functioning ofpublic services” and carryprison terms of at least twoyears. It was not immediatelyclear whether prosecutors haveacted on the requests.

Newmont announced lastweek that it was suspendingwork at Conga until order couldbe restored and yesterday, com-pany spokesman Omar Jabarasaid by email that the company is“closely monitoring the situationand continues to want to partici-pate in a good-faith dialogue”with local residents.

Its chief executive, RichardO’Brien, said in a statement ear-lier that if Newmont was unableto continue with Conga, “the scale and diversity ofNewmont’s global portfolio”would allow the Denver-basedcompany to “re-prioritize andreallocate capital” to “alterna-tives in Nevada, Canada, Ghana,Indonesia and Suriname.”

Humala told Cajamarca resi-dents during campaign swingsbefore his June election thatclean water was more importantfor him than gold. Many localinhabitants said they now feelbetrayed by the president.

Peru’s economy dependsheavily on mining, whichaccounts for 61 percent of itsexport income.

Humala, a former radicalleftist who moved toward thecenter before his June election,persuaded the mining industryto agree to a tax on windfallprofits to help him fund socialprograms. The governmentsays it will yield about $1 billiona year.

If Conga were to beshelved, government of ficialsfear not just for the windfalltax’s yield but also for the fateof more than $40 billion in mining investments that are inthe pipeline.

Cajamarca is not the onlyPeruvian region where peasantshave risen up against mining.

There are currently morethan 60 disputes over thealleged detrimental impact ofmining on water supplies,according to the nationalombudsman’s office. Several bigprojects have recently beenscrapped as a result.

One protest leader inCajamarca, Milton Sanchez, toldthe AP on Sunday night that “thisgovernment that has put itself onthe side of mining companiesand distanced itself from its elec-toral promises.”

“We are not radical,” headded. “It’s just that the Congaproject has not legitimacy in theeyes of the people.”

pledged that economic and otheradvances in Afghanistan sincethe ouster of the Taliban govern-ment in 2001 should be safe-guarded with continued funding.A donor conference will be heldin July in Japan.

“We will need your steadfastsupport for at least anotherdecade,” Karzai told the dele-gates, echoing a recent assess-ment by the World Bank that pre-dicted a sharp budget shortfall asthe 130,000 international troopsgradually withdraw.

The United Statesannounced it would free morethan $650 million in support forsmall community-based devel-opment projects in Afghanistan,frozen because of financialirregularities in Afghanistan’skey Kabul Bank.

Afghanistan estimates it willneed outside contributions ofroughly $10 billion in 2015 andonward, slightly less than half thecountry’s annual gross nationalproduct, mostly because it won’tbe able to pay for its securityforces which are slated toincrease to 352,000 personnel bythe end of 2014.

Organizer Germany and theUnited States had once hopedthis week’s conference wouldshowcase progress toward apolitical settlement betweenAfghanistan and the Taliban-ledinsurgency that 10 years offighting by international forceshas failed to dislodge. Instead,it became a status report onhalting progress on otherfronts and a glaring reminderthat neither the Taliban norPakistan is ready to sign up to the international agenda for Afghanistan.

Participating nations pledgedtheir support for an inclusive Afghan-led reconcilia-tion process on condition thatany outcome must reject vio-lence, terrorism and endorse theAfghan constitution and its guar-antee of human rights.

“The entire region has astake in Afghanistan’s futureand much to lose if the countryagain becomes a source of ter-rorism and instability,” Clintontold the delegates.

Pakistani Prime MinisterYousuf Raza Gilani later toldThe Associated Press in

Lahore, Pakistan, that his coun-try remains committed to work-ing with Afghanistan to bringinsurgent leaders into talkswith the government.

“I think we have evolved somemechanisms, and we are ready tocooperate,” he said, referring tomeetings with Afghanistan’s mili-tary and intelligence chiefs on aframework for talks.

The Bonn conference’s finaldeclaration outlines a series of“firm mutual commitments” for the decade following thetroop withdrawal.

Afghanistan commits in thedocument to do its homework interms of reform, fighting corrup-tion, promoting good gover-nance and strengthening democ-racy. The international commu-nity, in return, pledged to direct “financial support towardAfghanistan’s economic develop-ment and security-related costs,”conveying the message thatKabul can count on its partnersbeyond 2014.

“We reiterate our commondetermination to never allowAfghanistan to once again becomea haven for international terror-ism,” the declaration stated.

Afghanistan’s western neigh-bor, Iran, did join the confer-ence, represented by ForeignMinister Ali Akbar Salehi. Thatset up a rare occasion when twoU.S. and Iranian representativeswere in the same room, andcame a day after Iran claimed itshot down a U.S. surveillancedrone. The Pentagon has said itlost a drone last week in west-ern Afghanistan due to mechan-ical failure.

Iran stands ready to supportAfghanistan and an Afghan-ledreconciliation process, Salehisaid, while strongly condemningthe idea of any military basesremaining after 2014.

The U.S. is currently seekingan agreement with the Afghangovernment establishing operat-ing rules for the small numberof remaining U.S. forces andother issues after internationalforces withdraw.

The conference pledged tosupport the Afghan securityforces’ “training and equipping,financing and development ofcapabilities beyond the end of thetransition period” in 2014.

wrong to convict individualcongressmen without find-ing out more about eachcase. But it would take a leapof faith and ignorance of pasthistory to believe that no onehere did anything unethical.

To be fair, I do not knowwho invests for the Pelosifamily, and I do not know

how they choose stocks. What I do know is thatPelosi and her colleagues are part of an elitist leg-islative body that has purposefully crafted the law toallow its members to live outside the rules the rest ofthe nation is compelled to follow. This poses a greatintellectual problem for progressivism.

Progressives favor a more expansive govern-ment that provides for or subsidizes health care,housing, education, food, automobiles, public trans-portation, clean energy and so on. At the same time,they advance greater regulation of any privateprovider of these goods and services, from banks to

drug companies to colleges like theUniversity. It has come to the pointwhere a 10-year-old needs a permit tosell lemonade on the street corner.

More subsidies and greater regu-lation necessarily means supportingmore power for federal bureaucratsand congressmen — the same con-gressmen who readily abuse theircurrent privileges for their own gain.

The conservative wishes to limit government’sexpansion because conservatives are skeptical ofman’s ability to organize society.

Progressives believe, despite all the evidence,that governments are better suited to run a societythan the individuals and families. The consequencesof progressivism are that congressmen regulate andcontrol more and therefore, must have access to rel-evant and private information. Conservatives knowthat congressmen are fallible and corruptible humanbeings and will most likely use that information fortheir own personal benefit at the expense of the gen-eral public — which is exactly what happened.

This is not a Democratic problem or aRepublican problem. This is a problem with how weview our government. If we continue to bestowmore power to elected officials, then we ought notto be surprised when they exercise it. We do nottruly know what motivates people to run for publicoffice, but we do know that once elected, there is atremendous likelihood that government officialswill use their expansive influence in nefarious ways.To be surprised when this happens is ignorant. Togive government even more power is foolish.

Noah Glyn is a School of Arts and Sciences seniormajoring in economics and history with a minor inJewish studies. His column, “IrreconcilableDifferences,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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“Your area might not have been as affectedas someone else, so you’re saying Irene is whatever.

She came, she blew, she left, we’re done.”

Pratima Ramkissoon, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, on popular opinions of Hurricane Irene

STORY IN UNIVERSITY

QUOTE OF THE DAY

G ov. Chris Christie may be a divisive figure — he certainly hasno shortage of fawning supporters or bitter opponents — butat least now we know how The Washington Post and

Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government feel about him. Christiereceived a leadership award yesterday from the two parties, who laud-ed his “unconventional” approach to running the state. This awardputs our governor in some rather impressive company. Six other peo-ple received awards as well at the same ceremony, including AhmedZewail, a Nobel laureate, and Jared Cohen, the director for GoogleIdeas. Whether or not you voted for Christie, you have to admit thatthis is a point of pride for our state. Christie may not be the easiestman to like sometimes, but he is certainly a strong leader. He hasmade a lot happen in the state — and he’s been really good for ournational image as well.

At the ceremony, Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouthsaid, “There is no denying [Christie’s] ability to get results.” That isputting it lightly. The forceful, oddly charismatic Christie stands apartfrom many other politicians precisely because he does not care for lipservice, opting instead to emphasize actual outcomes over emptypromises. Since declaring a “state of fiscal emergency” in New Jerseyin 2010, Christie has done a lot to address our budget woes, eliminat-ing $1 billion from the state’s proposed budget for the 2011 fiscal year.While everyone does not agree with the ways in which he goes aboutsaving us money, you have to agree with Weymouth. For example, hehas made a lot of enemies thanks to the way he has treated theteacher’s union, but Christie gets the results he wants.

This is not the first time Christie has been recognized for his lead-ership capabilities. The Union League of Philadelphia presented himwith the Lincoln Award in February of this year, placing our governorin the prestigious company of U.S. Supreme Court Justice ClarenceThomas and Gen. David Petraeus. We should be proud of Christie forhis accomplishments and recognize that he is certainly an effectiveleader. He may not be your favorite person, but you have to give himcredit. As far as politicians go, he is a cut above the rest — which, insome ways, says more about the state of politics today than it doesabout Christie who, when you get down to it, is just trying to do his job.

I t has long beenassumed by mostAmericans that politi-

cians are corrupt megalo-maniacs. We tend to indulgethe recurring fantasy that aknight in shining armor willarrive in Washington, D.C.,to stand up for theAmerican people againstthe “K-Street” lobbyists. But we are a hardenedpeople, and we know that even our most promisingpolitical heroes inevitably turn into cigar-smokingwheelers and dealers, trading special favors forpolitical support. At the 2008 RepublicanConvention, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., summed upthis sentiment, “We were elected to changeWashington, and we let Washington change us.”

Still, there comes an occasional story that stirseven the most cynical political observer. Such astory is revealed in a book by Hoover Institution fel-low Peter Schweizer titled, “Throw Them All Out.”Schweizer alleges that congressmenof both political parties use non-pub-lic information to determine whichstocks and investments they ought tobuy. In other words, they engage ininsider trading, which is illegal forordinary people.

Some examples: In 2008, then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi,D-Calif., bought $1 million to $5 mil-lion worth of stock in Visa at a price that was lowerthan the price offered to investors, and — if thatweren’t bad enough — she bought it right beforethe House of Representatives stopped a bill thatwould have made it harder for Visa to charge asmany fees.

Another example: While Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., were leadingthe “Obamacare” negotiations, they were active inbuying and selling health care stocks.

One more: Congressman Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., was privy to private testimony from FederalReserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, which heallegedly used to make money in the stock market.

This was far from a one-party issue.Congressmen of both parties appear to have usednon-public information when investing. Worse still,many invested in industries that would be affectedby laws they were writing and debating. Worst of all,this is perfectly legal. If anyone other than a mem-ber of Congress had invested money on similarinformation, the U.S. Securities and ExchangeCommission would be investigating, but the SEChas not investigated any member of Congress oncharges of insider trading for any of the transactionsdetailed in “Throw Them All Out.”

Every congressman accused in the book hasdenied any wrongdoing. Certainly, it would be

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NJ can take pride inChristie’s leadership

School board mustspeak with journalists

W hen you are a member of a governmental body — no mat-ter how local — you are going to have to deal with the press.It is inevitable in the decision to become a public servant. Of

course, this does not stop certain government officials from gettingfrustrated with the press anyway. A recent example comes from theJackson Schools Board of Education in New Jersey, where membersare considering a policy that would allow them to refuse to speak to ajournalist they consider unethical. Under this policy, the school boardcould ask media outlets to send new journalists if the school boardbelieves that current journalist covering them has violated the Societyof Professional Journalists Code of Ethics. If the media outlet does notcomply, the school board will not speak with the journalist. The prob-lem with this policy is two-fold. First, it allows the school board thepower to decide journalistic ethics. Second, it allows public servants tohide from the public, to whom they should be accountable.

Kelly McBride, a faculty member at The Poynter Institute, a jour-nalism school in St. Petersburg, Fla., succinctly summarized the firstproblem with the policy when she told The Asbury Park Press, “[Thepolicy] all looks good until they set themselves as the arbiters of goodjournalism.” The government does not have the right to regulate jour-nalism in this way. The First Amendment establishes the freedom ofthe press in the United States, and the school board’s policy would vio-late this freedom. We understand the school board’s desire to ignorepoor journalists, but unfortunately for them — and fortunately for thepublic — all journalists have access to them. Sure, some of thesereporters may not be good at their jobs, but that does not give theschool board the right to hide from them. They are accountable to thepublic, no matter how annoying some members of that public may be.

Ultimately, this policy is about the school board protecting itself,rather than serving the public good. It gives members of the board aneasy out when it comes to journalists. This allows them to legally with-hold information from the citizens. That is not how governmentshould work in a democracy. The Jackson Schools Board membersmust have forgotten that. When they chose to get involved in govern-ment, they were choosing to serve the citizens.

“Congressmen arefallible and corruptible

human beings.”

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titled, “U. should invest in part-time lecturers.” It was about howpart-time lecturers (PTLs) arefaring with respect to contractnegotiations with the administra-tion. The feedback we receivedindicated much interest, so I amwriting this letter to update youon our status.

As with any job — unless youare an insider — it is difficult tounderstand the circumstanceswithin which we work. To thegeneral public, employment as acollege-level educator soundslike an ideal situation. And inmany respects, it is. After all,instructors sometimes have flexi-ble hours. They get to continuetheir learning through the teach-ing that they do, and they get towork with young, enthusiasticand hopeful students.

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According to Eric Bolling of Fox Business’ “Follow the Money,” theMuppets are trying to turn kids into communists. While most of usmay think it absurd to ascribe political stances to puppets — least of allthe eternally lovable Kermit and Co. — Bolling had no problem argu-ing that the Muppets are anti-corporation. Bolling’s assertions arebased on the fact that the villain in the new Muppets movie is an oiltycoon — which, of course, obviously means that the movie tries toconvince kids that all oil companies are evil. Ultimately, however,Bolling’s argument is the same old alarmist nonsense that pundits ofall political stripes have been brandishing at the public for years. Wegive Bolling a dart for setting his sights on something as innocuous asthe Muppets. There is a reason why a recent study conducted out ofFairleigh Dickinson University found that Fox News viewers tended tobe more misinformed than people who watched no news at all. Peoplelike Bolling are not helping with that.

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Animal activists may have failed to stop New Jersey’s bear hunt,but at least they have the ability to protest. A state superior court rul-ing yesterday gave up to 25 people at a time the permission to protestbetween noon and 4 p.m. at the Franklin bear check station in SussexCounty. While it may be too late to do anything about this year’s hunt,perhaps these demonstrators will help lodge the issue in the state’sconsciousness. This time next year, our state may be reconsideringthe approach it takes to the bear population. We give the protestors alaurel for not giving up, even after they lost this round.

notoriously low wages, have lit-tle or no health care coverage,are often expected to engage inunpaid work — overseeing anindependent study, for example— and may not know if theywill have a job next semester.PTLs are increasingly treatedas replaceable “units” ratherthan as people or professionals.

We are in the midst of contractnegotiations with the administra-tion. Thus far, we have beenoffered no wage increase to keepup with the ever-rising cost of liv-ing in this state for the comingfour years, no health-related care(not even a simple eye exam) andno professional developmentfunds — the money that wouldbe used to enhance our teachingin the classroom.

Why should you care?Because your educational experi-ence is intimately related to therespect and accommodationaccorded to PTLs on campus orlack thereof. This race to the bot-tom is happening in many fieldsthese days. Let’s try to stop itfrom happening at our school.

If you took the time to read thisletter, I thank you and hope thatwe can count on your support dur-ing this very challenging time.

Eleanor LaPointe is the presi-dent of the Part-Time LecturerFaculty Chapter of the AmericanAssociation of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers.

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the season. He’s frustrated. Hewants to get it going where heknows it can go.”

THE COACHING STAFF’Soffseason evaluation will likelyinclude sophomore JeremyDeering, who transitioned to run-ning back after playing widereceiver last year.

“He’s got to lock into onething, whether it’s running back,receiver, [defensive back],”Schiano said. “He can play any ofthose, but we’ll see. That’s fornext year.”

Deering is second on the teamin rushing with only180 yards, averaging3.6 yards per carry. Hisbanner game this sea-son on the groundcame against Army atYankee Stadium, wherehe rushed for 64 yardson 14 touches.

Deering alsoreturned kicks this sea-son and returned onefor a touchdown againstSouth Florida.

The Tampa, Fla., nativegained 690 total yards last seasonas a receiver-Wildcat quarter-back hybrid.

“Jeremy’s a great specialteams player,” Schiano said. “Ithink he can be a great offensiveor defensive player, wherever heends up.”

SCHIANO SAID HE ISwell-versed with Cyclones headcoach Paul Rhoads, who servedas defensive coordinator under former Pitt head coachDave Wannstedt, Schiano’sclose friend.

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Sophomore running back Jeremy Deering hits the hole on oneof his seven carries for 24 yards in a loss to Connecticut.

“We’ll get all the tapes brokendown and in about five or six daysstart to game plan,” Schiano said.

OFFENSIVE COORDINATORFrank Cignetti will remain withthe team for its matchup withIowa State.

Cignetti was a candidate forthe head coaching vacancy atTulane, which fired Bob Toledo after a 2-5 start. The Green Wave hired New OrleansSaints wide receiverscoach Curtis Johnsoninstead, but Schianoencouraged Cignetti toconsider the job.

“When it’s a headcoaching job, there’sonly 120 of them,”Schiano said. “If youhave an opportunity tobe involved with them,as an assistant coach you need tolook into it. You don’t want tohave any regrets.”

The Knights scored 26.3points per game this seasonunder Cignetti’s guidance afterlast year’s per-game total of 20.8.They passed for 612 more yardsbetween Dodd and Nova thanlast year’s tandem of Dodd andTom Savage.

But there were still pieceswithin the of fense Schianoneeded to see more improved,he said.

“I see the areas where wemade progress,” Schiano said.“I’m frustrated in some areaswhere we haven’t made progress.Frank and I spoke at the end of

DECISION: OC Cignetti

remains on RU coaching staff

continued from back

FRANKCIGNETTI

RUTGERS OFFERS DISCOUNTED BOWL TICKETSThose interested in attend-

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Tickets are also availablethrough the bowl’s website andTicketMaster, but tickets pur-chased through Rutgers are at adiscounted price.

Rutgers’ seats are allbehind the Rutgers bench onthe third-base line at YankeeStadium, which Army occu-pied in Rutgers’ previous tripto the Bronx.

Rutgers appears in a bowlgame for the sixth time in

seven years, but the previous trips were to Phoenix, Ariz.; Houston, Texas;Toronto, Canada; Birmingham,Ala.; and St. Petersburg, Fla.

Head coach Greg Schianoalso believes the bowl’s proxim-ity to Piscataway could play arole in a strong Rutgers turnout.

“This gives a lot of our fanswho maybe can’t always affordto travel to a bowl game theopportunity to experience abowl game at a much more rea-sonable expense,” Schiano said.“The Yankees, as we all know,do things one way and that isfirst class.”

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FOOTBALL

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Greg Schiano grew up as aYankees fan in North Jersey.

a freshman, what we sawNicholson do to Volpe,” Goodalesaid. “Winston has to startmatching it and he’s not scoringenough. It’s going to come backto haunt him if he doesn’t scoreenough points.”

Winston says he wanted toscore more and appeared on pace when he escaped

three seconds into second period, then immediately got a takedown.

He entered the final periodwith a 5-1 lead and the potentialfor a major decision, but Warnerscored a reversal and rodeWinston for the remainder ofthe bout.

“The reversal at the end ofthe match screwed me up a littlebit,” Winston said. “I’m just try-ing to work and put thingstogether, feel a little more com-fortable on the mat. Every time I

feel like I’m getting better. Ofcourse I would have loved to putsome bonus points on the boardfor the team, but I ran into somefits at the end.”

He was not the only Knight torun into fits.

Senior 141-pounder BillyAshnault suffered an unexpectedloss and was ridden for the entiresecond period for the secondtime in as many weeks.

Sophomore 125-pounderVinny Dellefave escaped with12 seconds remaining to nar-rowly pick up Rutgers’ firstdecision, and senior 133-pounder Mike DeMarco fol-lowed with an overtime deci-sion courtesy of an ODU tech-nical violation.

The decisions gave Rutgersan early lead, which four th-ranked 149-pounder MarioMason protected to giveRutgers a 9-6 advantage at themidway point. Volpe’s loss andWinston’s decision followedbefore Zannetti broke thematch open.

“[Zannetti] deser ves it,”Goodale said. “It’s the way heprepares on a daily basis. It’shis lifestyle. He deser ves itbecause of his approach to thesport, and we need the othernine guys to get on boardbecause that’s how you attainsuccess, by doing what hedoes. He’s a top-10 kid, noquestion about it.”

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match ended with a 6-pointinjury default.

It was a tech fall, but Edwardscould barely stand to shakeZannetti’s hand at the middle ofthe mat and he collapsed behindthe Old Dominion benchmoments after.

“He completely broke thatdude,” said junior Scott Winston.“That’s exactly what coach istrying to get us to do, andagainst a ranked kid, Greg did agreat job. He’s kicking kids’heads in right now.”

Head coach Scott Goodaleexpected the same out ofWinston in his bout against soph-omore Tristan Warner, butWinston won by a 5-4 decision.

ODU’s 15th-ranked JohnNicholson earned a major deci-sion against redshirt freshmanAnthony Volpe in their 157-pound bout, giving ODU a 10-9 lead.

Nicholson took down Volpeseven times, allowing him toescape each time before takinghim down again. WhenWinston took the mat for thefollowing bout, Goodale toldhim, “Match it.”

“That’s exactly what anupperclassmen should do to

VICTORY: ODU’s Edwards

collapses after losing to Zannetti

continued from back

“[Gregory Zannetti]completely broke

that dude. That’s exactly what

coach is trying to get us to do.”

SCOTT WINSTONJunior Wrestler

ALEX VAN DRIESEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Junior 165-pounder Scott Winston wrestles Old Dominion’s Tristan Warner en route to a 5-4 decisionthat gave Rutgers a lead it would not relinquish for the remainder of the dual meet.

ALEX VAN DRIESEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Junior 149-pounder Mario Mason wrestles Old Dominion’s Brennan Brumley, who Mason beat, 3-2,to improve to 7-0 after four dual meets and the Brockport/Oklahoma Gold Classic.

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F ormer Rutgers quarter-back Tom Savage willtransfer from Arizona,

which recently hired RichRodriguez to replace MikeStoops as head coach.

Savage, a 6-foot-5 pocketpasser, said the decision totransfer for a second time in ayear had nothing to do with thespread offense Rodriguez runs.

“This is a personal decisionabout my family and was notinfluenced by Coach Rodriguezor his style of play,” Savage saidin a statement.

Savage redshirted this sea-son at Arizona per transfer reg-ulations after being replacedby Chas Dodd as Rutgers’starting quarterback midwaythrough last season.

The Springfield, Pa., nativehas only two years of eligibility remaining, meaningnearby Football ChampionshipSubdivision schools Villanovaand Delaware are possible des-tinations so that he can avoidsitting out another season.

THE MIAMI MARLINScontinue their ef forts totransform their club and offi-cials met yesterday with freeagent slugger Albert Pujols’sagent, Dan Lozano, accordingto MLB.com.

The Marlins already sub-mitted a nine-year offer toPujols, then signed formerNew York Mets shortstop JoseReyes to a six-year, $102 mil-lion contract and signed closerHeath Bell. MLB.com report-ed the Marlins are willing toincrease their offer to Pujols.

The three-time NationalLeague Most Valuable Playermet with Marlins officials inmid-November and visitedtheir new ballpark.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLESquarterback Michael Vickreturned to practice yester-day and said he expects tostart Sunday against theMiami Dolphins.

Vick missed the past threegames — a win against theNew York Giants and two loss-es — with broken ribs and saidhe is not yet 100 percent, buthe did not wear protective gearin practice.

Wide receiver JeremyMaclin, Vick’s top target thisseason, did not practice aftermissing a Thursday night lossto the Seattle Seahwawks, butsaid he expects to play againstMiami, as well.

CHICAGO BEARS HEADcoach Lovie Smith expects tohave Matt Forte back this sea-son after Forte strained his MCLin his right knee Sunday, butSmith would not put a timetableon the running back’s return.

Forte did not suffer any lig-ament damage to his ACL,ESPN reported.

The fourth-year player outof Tulane is 3 yards shy of the1,000-yard plateau, which hetopped as a rookie in 2008 andagain last season.

WORD ON THE STREET

BY BRADLY DERECHAILOCONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers women’s swim-ming and diving team’s unde-feated start to the season

came toan endover thew e e k -e n d ,w h e n

the Scarlet Knights placed sec-ond in the Big Al Open behindhost Princeton.

Head coach Phil Spiniellounderstood prior to the eventthat it would be one of the moredifficult meets of the year.Despite the loss, he said he waspleased with the way his teamperformed both in the water andon the boards.

“I was extremely happy withour swimming and our divingthis weekend at the Big Alopen,” Spiniello said. “Takingsecond place in a very competi-tive field was a great step for-ward for our program.”

The Tigers exited the invitewith a final three-day score of

1,103.5. Their total was enough tobeat the Knights, who completedtheir second-place effort with 638points. Brown rounded out thetop three with 621.5 points, fol-lowed by James Madison and BigEast-foe Villanova.

“Princeton is a very good anddeep team,” Spiniello said. “Theyhave a lot of athletesand the way the scoringis set up, we kind ofknew we were going tobe fighting for secondcoming in. As a team,we’re very happy.”

Senior captainJacquelyn Ward tookhome two first-place fin-ishes. In the 200-yardindividual medley, theveteran swimmer hitthe wall first with a finaltime of 2:02.93. She completedthe 400-yard individual medleyahead of the competition with a4:20.04 mark.

“To see [Ward] win twoevents was good for the pro-gram,” Spiniello said. “It was niceto see her reap the benefits of herhard work.”

Senior Trisha Averill placedsecond in the 200-yard breast-stroke on Day 3 of competition.Her finish broke a Rutgers recordand was her second top-four fin-ish of the weekend.

She also took fourth in the100-yard breaststroke.

“I am very proud of Trish toset a school record,”Spiniello said. “It’s agreat sign of whereour program is at thatwe are taking downschool records in my second year ashead coach.”

The Knights fin-ished third in the 200-yard medleyrelay. The quartet of Averill, seniorBrianne Lindblad, jun-

ior Taylor Curado and sopho-more Chelsea Rolin finished therace in 1:45.73.

The Knights’ best perform-ance came from the divers, whoswept the platform diving eventheld on Day 1 of the meet.Sophomore Nicole Scott finishedfirst with a score of 235.65.

Freshman Nicole Honey placedsecond with 195.85 points, and sophomore ValentinaGordon completed the trifectawith 192.85 points.

Scott also took second in boththe 1- and 3-meter dives while jun-ior transfer Carissa Santora con-tributed a fourth-place finish ineach of the two events.

“The divers were incredibleon the boards,” Spiniello said.“They scored a lot of points forthe team, and our coaching staffis very excited for what elsethere is to come.”

While the Big Al Open pro-vided a valuable test for theKnights, it also served as ahomecoming for Spiniello, whoserved as an assistant forPrinceton from 2006 until 2010,when he accepted the Rutgershead coaching job.

“I enjoyed my experience atPrinceton,” Spiniello said. “But Iwas really happy to be back rep-resenting Rutgers this weekend.”

The Knights’ 2011 competi-tive season is complete, andthey return to action Jan. 15against Bucknell.

SWIMMING & DIVING

RUTGERS 638 PTSSECOND PLACE

Undefeated start ends with second-place finish

BY TYLER BARTOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

For the Rutgers men’s basket-ball team, its defense of Princetontomorrow revolves around one

man. Hes p e n t

three seasons coaching itsoffense at Georgetown as anassistant coach.

He learned from the man whorecreated it under Princeton Hallof Fame coach Pete Carril. Andhe found a way to defend it.

But then Scarlet Knights asso-ciate head coach David Coxjoined Mike Rice’s staff atRutgers last season, pitting himagainst the offense’s namesake.

“Dave, he’s our Princetonoffense guru,” Rice said. “Ourdefensive gameplan is Dave. Wedo well defend-ing it. It’s just,can we scoreenough points?”

The Knightsmanaged only 65points last yearagainst the Hoyasand head coachJohn ThompsonIII, a Princetondisciple whospent nine yearscoaching at the Ivy Leagueschool. They scored 73 pointsin last year’s season-openeragainst Princeton, but managedonly 8 points in overtime to takea loss.

And they scored only 53points Nov. 23 against Richmond,where former Tiger ChrisMooney now coaches.

“It’s very valuable. He alwaysdoes a great job againstPrinceton-oriented teams,” saidjunior forward Austin Johnson.“He did a great job againstRichmond, and I feel that hisknowledge is great.”

But with the offense, knownfor its backdoor cuts and intenseprecision, becoming more popu-lar, so too does Cox’s expertise.

“With him being in theGeorgetown offense, it’s actual-ly a blessing in disguisebecause he knows all the cuts,the tricks of the trade,” saidfreshman point guard JeromeSeagears. “He’s definitely theman when it comes to thePrinceton offense.”

Seagears knows Cox’s valuemore than most. The SilverSpring, Md., native spent his AAUdays playing with the D.C.Assault, where Cox earned hisfirst coaching gig.

Cox used his connectionsand knowledge as springboardsto future destinations likePittsburgh, Georgetown andeventually Rutgers.

“He just brings the overallknowledge to the team, being

a coach forGeorgetown formultiple years,bringing that BigEast intensity,”Seagears said.“He tries to bringthat same dimen-sion over hereand he’s doing agreat job.”

C o x ’ sWashington, D.C.,pipeline helpedland the Knights

the 6-foot-1 Seagears, D.C.Assault alum Malick Kone,Baltimore-area forward GregLewis and standout transferWally Judge.

He knows the area betweenD.C. and Virginia acutely, playingcollege basketball at William &Mary and producing future NBAplayers alongside Assault headcoach Curtis Malone.

He is the good cop to Rice’sbad cop routine with the Knights.And his unique knowledge set ismore marketable than ever.

“It’s not as dif ferent anymore because Dartmouthruns Princeton. Richmond wasPrinceton,” Rice said. “To be hon-est with you, there’s a lot of peo-ple. They’re mainstream now.”

Rice relies on Coxin Princeton prep

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“It’s actually a blessing in disguise

because [DavidCox] knows all the

cuts, the tricks of the trade.”

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Associate head coach David Cox, above, has roots in the D.C. area, where he recruited freshman guard Jerome Seagears.

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Sias’s 2012 recruiting class.Garnet Valley (Pa.) attack

Halley Barnes, who ESPN namedthe No. 5 attacker in the country,headlines the group, which drawsmostly from New Jersey. The classalso features New York, Marylandand Pennsylvania natives.

“Halley is a natural competi-tor,” Brand-Sias said. “When thegame is on the line, she wants theball and she gets it done. Her ath-leticism and game sense makeher a very diverse player, and Ican see her role expanding dur-ing her time as a Scarlet Knight.”

Barnes is one of three attack-ers in the recruiting class, butshe is also listed as a midfielder.There are three other midfield-ers in the class along with adefender and a goalkeeper.

Amanda Currell joins theKnights after starting in net forMoorestown High School, whichranked 11th nationally last year,for the past two seasons.

Teammate Nikki McMonaglealso joins Rutgers by way ofMoorestown, where she scored 47goals and assisted 30 times as anattacker last season on the Group3 State Championship team.

“Nikki has broken out overthe last year,” Brand-Sias said.“She is a go-to player for a nation-ally rated program, and I expecther to grow even more over hersenior season. Her presencearound the cage and her tenacityin the ride are exciting.”

Fellow attack Kim Kolodnyalso joins Rutgers after playing fora successful high school program.Kolodny played four years atFarmingdale High School (N.Y.),where she won a pair of state titlesand a national title at the club level.

“Kim will arrive at Rutgershaving been the leading scorer ata perennial powerhouse,” Brand-Sias said. “Her ability to workaround the cage looks effortless,and I think the sky is the limitwith her potential. Her vision inthe offensive end will fit into oursystem well.”

Midfielder Madeline Hulsey isthe only other out-of-state player inthe eight-member class after start-ing the past four years at AnnapolisArea Christian School (Md.).Hulsey led the country with 100points as a senior on 65 goals and35 assists. She set a league recordas a junior with 175 draw controls.

Fair Haven Regional defenderAddington Elliot, the PeddieSchool midfielder Taylor Pennelland St. Anthony’s midfielderChrissy Schreiber make up therest of the class.

Elliot is the only defender ofthe group joining a team that fin-ished last season 9-7 with a 9.06goals against average.

“Addie is one of the hardestworking athletes I have seen,”Brand-Sias said. “Her one versusone defense is extremely strong,and she excels every time I seeher. I am excited for her potentialon the Banks.”

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BY STEVEN MILLERSPORTS EDITOR

For two months, it tookBrandon Coleman countless con-versations with wide receivers

coach P.J.Fleck and

head coach Greg Schiano.Then it took one catch against

South Florida. One catch turnedinto another and eventually theredshirt freshman felt like thesame wide receiver that dominat-ed spring practices with high-light reel catch after highlightreel catch.

After Coleman’s seasonstarted with a flurry of droppedpasses, it ended with fourtouchdowns in as many games.News that Rutgers accepted abid to the New Era PinstripeBowl at Yankee Stadium takesColeman back to the site of oneof those scores.

“It did come together,” the 6-foot-6 Coleman said. “I dideverything I could just to get mymind right. It was all in mymind. Once I realized I could doeverything in my mind, I startedto perform better.”

It started with a 34-yardtouchdown against SouthFlorida — one of three catchesfor 75 yards he had in the win.He had a 38-yard touchdowncatch against Army at YankeeStadium. And he finished theseason with a six-catch, 223-yard, two-touchdown perform-ance at Connecticut.

But leaving Rentschler Field,Coleman could not shake the feel-ing of a 40-22 loss.

“The loss hurt way morebecause this is the ultimate teamgame,” Coleman said. “When wego back to watch it on film, ana-lyze it and break it down, ofcourse I saw some of the goodthings I did. But I also saw somethings I need to work on to getready for this bowl game.”

If recent results are any indi-cation, Coleman should have anincreased role.

Junior wide receiver MarkHarrison, who established himselfas the Scarlet Knights’ primarydeep threat last season, struggledwith drops in the early season andhas yet to make a catch since suf-fering a concussion in practice inearly November.

Harrison sat out against SouthFlorida, and Coleman answeredthe call.

Standing in the end zone afterthe USF victory, Harrison andColeman embraced. Then Fleckgave Coleman the same treat-ment, echoing their previous con-versations.

“They were just really laidback,” Coleman said. “He was justtrying to figure out what was goingthrough my mind and where thedoubt was coming from. He wasjust trying to explain to me that Ishould have no doubt.”

Coleman found the doubtsomewhere between Rutgers’opener against North CarolinaCentral, when he caught a 44-yard touchdown pass, and a lossat Louisville.

He caught a 25-yard pass Oct.29 against West Virginia, thenstarted his scoring frenzy.

“If you catch the one ball, thefirst ball, that just propels practiceand propels the games,” Colemansaid. “If you drop one ball, I’vegotten better at flushing it.”

Coleman says he flushes thepositive plays, as well, whichmade him busy in recent weeks.His last quarter of footballincluded five catches, 178 yardsand two trips to the end zone,making him one of Rutgers’ bestof fensive weapons enteringbowl preparation.

“I look back on the things I’vedone and use that as a confi-dence booster,” Coleman said.“It’s not to gloat, it’s a confi-dence booster.”

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Redshirt freshman wide receiver Brandon Coleman returns theball to an official after scoring one of two touchdowns at UConn.

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Redshirt freshman wideout Brandon Coleman crosses the goal line for a 38-yard touchdown in Rutgers’ Nov. 12 game against Armyat Yankee Stadium. It was one of Coleman’s four touchdowns in the final four games of his rookie season.

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Junior 174-pounder Gregory Zannetti pulls Old Dominion’s 9th-ranked Te Edwards in from the edge of the mat before recordingone of his eight takedowns in the final two periods of a 27-12 technical fall.

BY STEVEN MILLERSPORTS EDITOR

Greg Zannetti was at his lowest pointFriday when he knew he would win.

The redshirt junior’s back was maybe aninch from the matat the Louis BrownAthletic Center. Hishead, arched back,was the only thingkeeping him from a

first-period pin fall. And he had 45 seconds

to fight off the ninth-ranked 174-pounder inthe nation.

“I was just trying to get out,” Zannetti said,“but I knew if I got out, I could finish thematch and beat him.”

Zannetti escaped from Old Dominion’s TeEdwards with one second remaining in thefirst period, then recorded eight takedownsin the final two periods en route to a tech fallthat secured the Rutgers wrestling team’s 20-13 dual meet victory.

He earned near fall points in the secondperiod. He forced Edwards into two

stalling calls. And when he chose to startdown after Edwards’ injur y time, hereversed him.

“I just tried to keep scoring,” Zannetti said.“That’s my mindset always — just keep scor-ing and scoring. I don’t know when he broke,but I just kept going.”

The 16th-ranked Zannetti brokeEdwards to the point that it was initiallyunclear whether Zannetti earned a 15-pointlead and 5-point technical fall or if the

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Sophomore quarterback Chas Dodd surveys the field at Connecticut, where he waspulled in favor of freshman Gary Nova for the fourth quarter of a 40-22 loss.

Schiano opts to wait onquarterback decision

BY TYLER BARTOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Following the Rutgers football team’sberth in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl onSunday, head coach Greg Schiano said he con-

tinues to evaluate itsquarterback situation.

Schiano did notname a starter at theposition for theScarlet Knights’ Dec.

30 meeting with Iowa State at YankeeStadium. The evaluation process is ongo-ing, he said.

“That’s not going to be an easy one,”Schiano said. “Both are capable. We justhave to figure out what fits best. Younever know.”

Schiano said there is a scenario in whichboth sophomore Chas Dodd and freshmanGary Nova see time at quarterback againstthe Cyclones.

The Knights’ coaching staf f will evalu-ate both signal callers on their body of

work, recent play and how they performin practice leading up to the team’s bowl game.

Rutgers had a week off following its 40-22 season-ending loss to Connecticut, butnow faces a week of regular practicesbefore it begins to implement its gameplanfor Iowa State.

“At the end, you have to take all the‘numerical data,’ and you have to weigh itout and do what you think is best,”Schiano said.

Dodd started the first four games behindcenter before Nova replaced him in thefourth quarter of Rutgers’ Big East openerat Syracuse. Schiano trotted out Nova forthe next five contests before Dodd showedoff late-game heroics of his own Nov. 5against South Florida.

The overtime win prompted Schiano tostart Dodd the final three games beforeNova threw for 298 yards in only one quar-ter at Connecticut.

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Offensive coordinator remains after interview for Tulane job

The No. 11 Rutgers women’s basket-ball team entered its matchup last nightwith No. 9 Miami facing its first ranked

opponent of theseason and thenation’s third-longest homewinning streak.

But a sea-son-high 28 fouls and a depleted lineupprevented the Scarlet Knights fromremaining undefeated, as the team even-tually fell, 92-81, in double overtime.

After senior guards KhadijahRushdan and Nikki Speed both fouledout before the end of regulation, theKnights played without two of their mostexperienced perimeter presences.

It worked in the Hurricanes’ (7-1)favor, and senior Riquna Williams stolethe show. Williams scored 15 pointsacross the two overtime periods, finish-ing with a game-high 36 points. Miamioutscored Rutgers, 18-7, in the secondovertime while earning most of its scor-ing opportunities from the charity stripe.

The Knights (8-1) faced a four-pointdeficit with 38 seconds remaining in thefirst overtime, but a 3-pointer by senior for-ward April Sykes, who scored 19 points,kept the game within reach. Sykes scored10 points in overtime to lead the team, whileOliver paced the Knights during regulation.

Head coach C. Vivian Stringer fre-quently called Oliver’s number late in thesecond half at the BankUnited Center,and the junior center answered the call.

Oliver posted her third double-double ofthe season with 25 points and 19 rebounds.

The Las Vegas native also recordedthree of Rutgers’ eight blocks in the vic-tory, as the Knights held the Hurricanesto 35.7-percent shooting. But they alsosquandered a 16-point second-half lead.

Sykes and Oliver combined for 46 ofRutgers’ 77 shots — each attempting 23— while Rutgers again struggled withturnovers. The Knights suffered a sea-son-worst 27 turnovers in the game, turn-ing into 25 Miami points.

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