BY CAGRI OZUTURK ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

It was an active night for the stu-dent fees budget of the RutgersUniversity Student Assembly yes-terday, as student leaders approvedthree special events that cost morethan $11,000 each and discussedthe value of a $20,000 allocated for aspecial retreat.

“There was intense debate, but …no one took anything personally,”Assembly Chair Werner Born said atthe meeting, held in the StudentActivities Center on the CollegeAvenue campus. “There were veryimportant issues raised, but at theend of the day, we will move forwardwith everything as planned.”

The retreat is a par t of theassembly’s attempts to build betterrelationships between members,said Internal Af fairs Chair JoshSlavin, a Livingston College senior.

“Functioning relationshipsbetween members is essential to stu-dent government,” Slavin said.“We’ve tried on-campus activities,and it did not foster the type of rela-tionships we want to see betweenpeople that will work together inthree-hour meetings for the entireyear. It’s the best way to get studentsexcited about student government.”

The retreat was already contract-ed with the camp “Happiness isCamping” when University AffairsChair Ben West and RepresentativeChris Salloum proposed the resolu-tion to forbid the assembly to spendmore than $5,000, but it was notvoted upon.

Some of the money for theretreat will be donated to a chil-dren’s cancer foundation by the camp.

“The reason I opposed the$20,000 retreat for RUSA is becausewe had a huge discussion about allthese other events that are attendedby 800 to 900 students,” West said.“I don’t think we’re using thismoney as best as we can. We shouldbe using this money for somethingmore community action-based.We’re funding our own vacation, andit’s not fair to students because$20,000 equals one full-ride scholar-ship for one student for one year.”

The assembly attempted to close theretreat discussion to the public, which —after a miscount — did not pass with a 9-7 vote. Recording Secretary Meet Shahcould not confirm who posed the ideabecause he said he did not write it down.

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Guitarist Michael Gagliardi, vocalist Daniel Lane and keyboardist Billy Manoudakis, Staten Island bandmembers of Paragraph, perform last night at the Alfa Art Gallery at 108 Church St. to bring different artforms together. Performances and video screenings included Like Trains & Taxis and Bern and the Brights.

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Volunteers dress as Santa, push global warming solutionsBY NICOLE CHASAN

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Santa Claus came to town — but notfor Christmas.

New Jersey Public Interest ResearchGroup student volunteers dressed up as

Santa Claus to ask students to call NewJersey Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg’soffice and urge a stronger clean energybill to raise awareness of global warm-ing solutions.

“We have solutions to globalwarming and we want to see them

put into action,” said MelissaKrechmer, the NJPIRG campusorganizer of the event.

The call-in event was nationwide,involving all PIRGs around theUnited States at various college cam-puses, she said.

“We get to hear what’s been doneall around the country on globalwarming legislation,” Krechmersaid. “Depending on the state’s sena-tor’s position the tactic changes.”

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The construction of a 16-mile underground gaspipeline through an environmentally sensitive area innorthern New Jersey’s Highlands region is stirring upheated debate among environmentalists throughoutthe state.

The New Jersey Highlands Council is close to approv-ing a $750 million project conducted by the TennesseeGas Pipeline Co., after the company agreed to preserveabout 80 acres of land in the region, according to thecouncil’s Web site.

“More and more is needed in natural gas for heating,industrial and everything else, and our company, alongwith other companies, are trying to keep up with thedemands to be able to supply the need,” said JackLichtenberger, an operations technician for TennesseeGas Pipeline.

Environmentalists argue the project is harmful to theenvironment because it will disturb about 177 acres offorestland as well as an important water preservation area.

“It’s really one of the most beautiful areas in the state,and it’s important for New Jersey’s water and … wildlife,”

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER

University students tappedtheir feet and swayed their hipsto the smooth, soothing soundsof blues music floating outsidethe Busch Campus Center at the Rutgers UniversityProgramming Association’s firstcoffeehouse of the semester.

The coffeehouse event onWednesday night featured TheMichael Packer Blues Band fromNew York City, who played musicfrom B.B. King and other famousblues artists.

RUPA decided to hold theblues coffeehouse so that stu-dents could expand their musicalinterests, RUPA music committeemember Andrew Nye said.

“So many different types ofmusic are derived from bluesmusic,” said Nye, an ErnestMario School of Pharmacy junior.“I want people to open up theirears and embrace different typesof music and listen to stuff they’venever listened to before.”

Mason Gross School of theArts junior Elisa Huang saidblues music has a very deepmeaning to her and was one ofher reasons for attending the coffeehouse.

“My grandfather absolutelyloved blues music,” Huangsaid. “He always said that it gothim through tough times.Blues music is one of the very

few memories I have of mygrandfather. This music is soimportant to me.”

The 3-year-old band — fea-turing Felix Cabrera on har-monica, Ed Jackson on bongos,King Bear on bass guitar,Michael Packer on guitar andUniversity alumnus Ed Suozzoon drums — plays both originalmusic and cover songs of every-thing from Bob Dylan and

Muddy Waters to Jimmy Reedand B.B. King, Packer said.

Students nodded their headsand danced to the bongo drumsand harmonica while sippingcoffee and eating cookies andchips, all provided by RUPA.The patio was set to give stu-dents the feel of a coffeehouse,with glimmering lights andhanging music note and star-shaped cutouts.

Students had the opportunityto make their own guitar pick

necklace and paint their own cof-fee mug.

School of Arts and Sciencesfirst-year student Kelly Sweeneydecorated her own coffee mug atthe event.

“I saw the ad in the Targumabout the blues coffeehouse so Idecided to come check it out,”Sweeney said. “I love blues musicand the whole coffeehouse set-ting, and I got a new coffee mug.”

Rutgers College seniorEmily Kaufman said she looksforward to attending more cof-feehouse events.

“I really enjoyed this event,”Kaufman said. “It was relaxingto get away from schoolworkand sit down and enjoy a cup ofcoffee and great music.”

There are more coffeehouseevents coming up, RUPA musiccommittee member SonamShah said.

“We like to hold coffeehouseevents at least once a month,”said Shah, a Livingston College senior.

RUPA will hold swing musicand dancing cof feehouse onOct. 23 and a Japanese-themedcof feehouse featuring Taikodrummers on Nov. 24. The lastcof feehouse of the semesteron Dec. 9 will be an open-mic night.

“We like holding these coffee-house events because they aresmaller,” Shah said. “They aremore intimate.”

BY NATALIE FLYNNCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Adrienne Rich, an Americanpoet, writer and pioneer forwomen’s rights, was presented atthe reading as part of the Writers atRutgers Reading Series, which wasco-sponsored by DouglassResidential College and the Englishdepartment.

“She’s a remarkable experimen-tal poet,” said Vice President forUndergraduate Education BarryQualls. “She’s probably one of thegreatest living American poets. Shestays so involved with social justiceand has a long history withDouglass since the 1970s.”

Rich taught at the Universityfrom 1976 to 1979 and is still anactive member of the Douglasscommunity, said the college’sInterim Dean Harriet Davidson.

“We co-sponsored this eventbecause she has such a historyhere at Douglass,” Davidson said.“[She] taught here in the 70’s andshe was here when a lot of the fem-inist professors were developingideas that Rutgers is known for.”

Rich delivered her emotionallycharged stanzas with a steady tone.

“For every bandaged wound/I’ll scrape another open” is oneline she read from “EmergencyClinic.” This was written inresponse to reading too manyfeel-good poems, “comfort foodpoems,” she said.

Rich, who received a standingovation upon the event’s conclu-sion, said she hopes to continueher writing.

Jim Haba, former director ofthe Dodge Poetry Festival, said Rich is committed to speaking honestly.

“[It] reminds us of the levels ofdishonesty that are part of the fab-ric of our lives,” he said. “[She is]always probing to find out what isreal and what is true.”

Rich not only read her poetrybut also gave a synopsis on eachpiece, explaining what the poemsmean to her or the inspirationbehind them.

She said she does notimpose limits upon the scope ofher own creativity.

“I have never seen a kangarooin the wild, or been to Australia;this came to me more as a dreamvision,” she said of her poem,“Burning Kangaroo.”

Professor of English MarkDoty, who introduced Rich, saidshe is a pioneering force inAmerican poetry.

“Her first book published in1951 when she was 21,” he said.“The idea of producing poetryacross the decades [shows] shethought deeply about genderand politics.”

School of Arts and Sciences jun-ior Sean Battle said he thoroughlyenjoyed Rich’s performance, whichwas his first poetry reading.

“Reading her work andknowing what she’s done for thepoetry world, this was an event Ididn’t want to miss,” he said.

The University’s Director of theWriters at Rutgers Reading SeriesCarolyn Williams said Rich’s styleinfluences contemporary poetry.

“I love the way that she alwaysspeaks to the current politicalmoment with such ravishinglybeautiful lines,” Williams said.“‘The ‘Princes of Finance’ is clear-ly talking about the current finan-cial crisis, but in a way thatdepends on the history of poetry.”

Lilian Martinez, right, gets a makeover yesterday at the CliniqueFresh Faces tour outside the Rutgers Student Center on theCollege Avenue campus. At the University again today, the goalof the two-month tour is to find two finalists who will get abehind-the-scenes day at Teen Vogue, among other perks.

BRANDON DRUKER

SO FRESH, SO CLEAN Coffeehouse grooves to blues tunes

Poet reads worksrich in ‘what is true’

“I want people to ... embrace

different types ofmusic and listen tostuff they’ve neverlistened to before.”

ANDREW NYE RUPA Music Committee Member

half a mile in Ringwood,according to an ar ticle pub-lished on NorthJersey.com.

The pipeline will only disrupta few areas, and it is one of thesafest ways to transport naturalgas, which is a vital necessity

today for the industrial world,Lichtenberger said.

“Transportation of natural gasis the safest type of transportationin the United States; we’ve hadvery little accidents,” he said.“Other than the disturbance inthe soil, there’s really no issue.”

The Highlands Council couldnot be reached for comment atpress time.

The current pipeline thenew one will be running next to

said Director of Operations at theEdison Wetlands Association DavidWheeler. “There are a lot of endan-gered species that utilize the habi-tat they are talking about puttingthe pipeline through.”

The Highlands is an areaknown for environmental pro-tection, Wheeler said. Thepipeline will not only disturb177 acres of forested land, butit will impact a reservoir in theregion and the Wallkill RiverRefuge, a division of U.S. Fishand Wildlife Services.

“The fact that there are allthese protections reflects theimportance of the Highlandsand preserving the Highlandsfor New Jersey,” Wheeler said.

The 30-inch wide pipelinewould run parallel toTennessee Gas’ current 24-inch pipeline, according to theWeb site. It would star t inWantage, located just outsideof the Highlands, continue for8.7 miles east through Vernon,cut 6.7 miles across WestMilford and extend for about

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The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center will hold its first ever“Rutgers Red and Black” Open House Saturday to help catsand dogs find a new home.

With a theme honoring the Scarlet Knights, anyUniversity student, alumnus or faculty member can adopt apet for free at their facility from 1 to 4 p.m., said SPACDirector Barbara Keegan.

The first 50 visitors who bring a can of cat or dog food orother necessary pet items will get a University T-shirt, andthe shelter will raffle off a University gift bag, she said.Complimentary refreshments will also be available.

The shelter, located at 1400 Main St. in Sayreville, willbe decorated in red and black to honor the University,Keegan said. Some of the pets will also be dressed inUniversity attire.

Keegan said several University students work at the shel-ter and helped with the idea of the event’s theme.

“We hold a different open house every month, and we’realways looking for different ideas,” she said.

The SPAC is a non-profit, no-kill animal shelter that seekshomes for about 700 unwanted or stray cats and dogs annu-ally, according to the SPAC Web site.

For more information on the SPAC, the adoption processor to view the list of adoptable pets, visitwww.sayreville.petfinder.com. Interested adopters can also e-mail Cathy at pawsup@verizon.net for an SPAC adoption application.

— Mary Diduch

ADOPTION CENTER WORKS WITH U.TO FIND NEW HOMES FOR ANIMALS

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In New Jersey, Lautenberg, D-N.J., has already proven to be anadvocate for enforcing strongerenvironmental bills, but the cur-rent Clean Air Act has a loopholepreventing the EnvironmentalProtection Agency from regulat-ing sources of greenhouse gases,she said.

Students were asked to callthe senator’s office in Newarkand read a script provided by

NJPIRG, which stated concernabout the loophole in the act.

School of Arts and Sciencesfirst-year student Gillian Eigo saidshe knows calling the office iseffective because of her ownexperience as an intern there.

“It’s my little chance to dogood,” she said.

NJPIRG volunteer JustinHunkele dressed as a concernedSanta who feared for the loss ofhis migrating reindeer due toincreasing temperatures fromglobal warming.

“Environmental legislation ishard to get through because sena-tors sacrifice their ability to get re-

elected since the legislation takes alot of commitment and money, soit’s easier to just pass short term

legislation,” said Hunkele, a Schoolof Environmental and BiologicalSciences junior.

The group of volunteers kepttally of how many calls studentsmade during the four hours of theevent, Krechmer said. The goal ofgetting at least 100 calls was farexceeded, with more than 220students calling the senator.

NJPIRG volunteer HeajungKim, a Rutgers Business Schoolsophomore, said she becameinvolved in the event because of herinterest in environmental issuesand her desire to help the cause.

NJPIRG’s current campaign,“Global Warming Solutions,” isimportant because it will bringabout change for the younger gen-eration, Krechmer said. NJPIRG

invests in getting students to par-ticipate and become active in issuesconcerning them by providing anoutlet to initiate these actions.

The group hopes to hold moreevents promoting clean energyand highlighting solutions toglobal warming. For the fall, thecampaign’s main goal is to sup-port legislation that encompassesthese solutions, she said.

“The Senate Committee onEnvironmental and Public Workswill introduce comprehensivelegislation to combat globalwarming in late September,”according to a press release sentby NJPIRG.

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“You’re disrupting theenvironment ... but

everybody does whenthey expand and build new houses

and developments.”JACK LICHTENBERGER

Tennessee Gas PipelineOperations Technician

like entice and excited,” LatinoStudent Council AssemblyRepresentative Braulio Salas said.“These are student leaders and theyshouldn’t have to feel enticed, excit-ed and worrying about attendance.”

Last year, six councils hadindividual $5,000 retreats, eachwith its own budget. This year,$20,000 was allocated to theretreat, but it is expected to costless based on how many mem-bers show up. Between about 150members, this retreat will cost$121 per person.

“An on-campus retreat wouldsave tons of money and still havethe same effects,” Salas said. “We’redoing a disservice to the student

body because we are supposed tobe representing them; by signing acheck for a retreat without tellinganybody or discussing it publicly,we’re doing them a disservice.”

Three events allocating thestudent fees for events wasanother resolution that passedduring the meeting.

The events approved werethe Premedical DevelopmentConference for $11,170; theLatin Gala, approved for$11,540; and Association ofIndians at Rutgers’ Zamana,approved for $17,290; all ofwhich totaled $40,000. Allpassed unanimously except forthe Zamana event.

The events all require ticketsfrom students to enter, and all pro-ceeds will go to the organizer’sindividual respective charities.

“Nothing against AIR,” saidVice Chair of the Assembly Payal

Patel, an Ernest Mario School ofPharmacy sophomore, who wasthe lone vote against the Zamanaspecial event. “To give one culturalorganization about $10,000 andthen give another one of a similar

magnitude in terms of attendance$7,000 more seems unfair justbecause they want to have it at theState Theatre.”

She has performed with AIRfor two years, so she knows the

logistics of the event and thinksthe State Theatre creates exces-sive spending when theNicholas Music Center andother venues are also available,she said.

In order to qualify for specialevent status, the event must meettwo of four prerequisites: It musthave a budget of more than$15,000 and expect more than 250participants, be co-sponsored byfive organizations, be an annualevent and have 50 percent ormore of its budget paid for froman outside source.

“We granted three dif ferentorganizations special events sta-tus, which is great, whichmeans there’s great events com-ing up,” Born said. “They are alltraditional events that had greatturnaround in the past, and wewill move for ward with ourretreat as well.”

The Assembly AllocationsBoard had $40,000 to give outto special events, which is allo-cated ever y semester. If theorganizations do not use all ofthe money for their events, theyare required to give all themoney back to be used for thenext semester.

Members of the AllocationsBoard audit all special eventsfor transparency, Born said.There are multiple members onthe Allocations Board specifi-cally to audit the 300 organiza-tions funded from student fees.

Other resolutions that werepassed at the event are the elec-tion guidelines for campus coun-cils’ first-year student elections.

The next assembly meetingwill feature Director of theDepartment of TransportationServices Jack Molenaar as aguest speaker.

FEES: Assembly approves

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University affiliates and community members willchase a cure for cancer this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at theLouis Brown Athletic Center on Livingston campus.

Originally started by University police officers inmemory of a colleague with cancer, the seventh-annualHigh Speed Chase for the Cure 5K Run/3K Walk willbenefit The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, according toa media relation’s press release. With a goal of raising$50,000, funds will be used to research cancer treatmentand support community outreach.

“We are extremely fortunate to have the support ofpast participants and the community who continue to bean amazing part of this event,” said Leanne Kocky, direc-tor of special events for the Cancer Institute for NewJersey Foundation.

Since the event’s inception, nearly $70,000 has beenraised in support of cancer patients with financialneeds, according to the release. Funds go to patienttransportation, medical supplies and equipment, andmedication expenses.

Organizers unveiled a new, improved online registra-tion Web site this year to allow for easier registration,according to the site. While online registration is closed,any interested participants can sign-up beginning at 8a.m., with a fee of $25 for the public and $10 for students.

For more information, visithttp://www.cinjfoundation.org/ or call (732) 235-8614.

— Caitlin Mahon

STUDENTS, COMMUNITY TO RACE FOR CANCER CURE, GOAL TO RAISE $50K

“Depending on thestate’s senator’s

position the tactic changes.” MELISSA KRECHMER

NJPIRG Campus Organizer

“An on-campus retreatwould save tons of

money and still havethe same effects.”

BRAULIO SALASLatino Student Council Assembly

Representative

is not harming anything and is working just fine,Lichtenberger said. The envi-ronment is interrupted in manyother ways that environmental-ists never argue as muchabout.

“You’re disrupting the envi-ronment to a certain extent, buteverybody does when theyexpand and build new houses and developments,”Lichtenberger said.

Cook College senior RitaHemmings said she under-stands the need for natural gasand building for industrial pur-poses, but thinks preservationshould also be a priority.

“They don’t think about theimportance of preserving theenvironment,” she said. “I think itis important to build, but it is alsoimportant to preserve as well.”

This project was an alterna-tive to another HighlandsCouncil proposed project,Wheeler said. The environmen-tal issues are not being lookedat closely.

“They really need to be stud-ied, and the environmentalimpacts really need to be deter-mined ahead of time,” Wheelersaid. “It’s very important that allalternatives are considered.”

BY MATTHEW REEDCONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Tree of Hope was in fullbloom Wednesday night during anannual ceremony for NationalAddiction Recovery Month, spon-sored by the National Council onAlcoholism and Drug Dependence.

For the ceremony, NCADDpresented a live evergreen treethat celebrated growth, life andrecovery, said Jennifer Smith, alevel two preventionist forNCADD of Middlesex County.

Members of the public andthose in the recovery communitypurchased ornaments for the treein the name of someone who hasgone through recovery, in theprocess of recovery or in honor ofsomeone who didn’t make itthrough recovery, Smith said. Allof the donations from the orna-ments went toward NCADD’sInformation/Referral Helpline.

“Many people think theyknow about addiction. When theythink of somebody who is addict-ed, they think of somebody at theend of the line. People don’t thinkabout recovery. Recovery hap-pens each and every day allaround us. For those folks inrecovery, they’ll tell you, it’sabsolutely worth celebrating,”said NCADD of MiddlesexCounty’s Executive Director andCEO Steven Liga, who alsoserved as master of ceremoniesfor the evening. “An addict is asick person who can get betterand an addict is a sick personwho deserves to get better.”

Every year, NCADD awards atreatment agency for the workthey do for county residents, andthis year they honored OxfordHouses of New Jersey, he said.The tree was planted in front ofthe Oxford House i33n Edison.

“Oxford Houses are [about]one addict helping another addictthrough recovery. Oxford Houses

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Just for two: Restaurantsoffer discounts for couples

Public comes together for recovery

Attendees light candles at the Tree of Hope ceremony Wednesdaynight in Edison to honor those going through addiction recovery.

LESLIE LIAPES

BY HEATHER BROOKHARTMETRO EDITOR

The New Brunswick Rockscampaign is encouragingpatrons of the city’s restaurants,bars and the Heldrich Hotel andSpa to grab a date each week for“Friday Night Date Night,” tak-ing place at all of the campaign’sparticipating establishments.

“Date Night” works a little differ-ently at each participating location,with restaurants and other establish-ments offering various promotions,Vice President of New BrunswickRocks Joe Remmett said.

“The greatest thing about thisgroup [is that] there’s so much diver-sity in it. If you want soul food, wehave it, if you want Creole food, wehave it,” Remmett said. “Anythingyou want, you can get in our groupand that’s what makes it so nice.”

The restaurants offer every-thing from free appetizers to prixfixe menus, free desserts, dis-counts on entrees and more, hesaid. Some establishments havebeen seeing as many as 30 cou-ples or more at each event.

“You can go to every restauranteach night and get a totally differ-ent taste of food,” Remmett said.

Manager of Panico’s ItalianRestaurant Jose Solano said theevent began about a month and ahalf ago, and they are hoping itwill help move business.

“We haven’t done major busi-ness with this event but we arehappy to do it,” Solano said.

He said Panico’s, located at 94Church St., is also offering “latenight” on the weekends, with aDJ playing after dinner hours.

Jim Mullen, general manager ofthe Frog and the Peach restaurant at29 Dennis St., said “Date Night” hashelped their Friday night business.

Couples can order their PeachTasting menu, which is matchedwith wines, he said. This high-endmeal, which usually runs $105 per

person, can be purchased for twoon Friday nights for $150, Mullensaid. Right now, they are featuringtheir Summer Peach menu and willbe switching to their fall tastingmenu in about a week.

Matthew Terranova, owner ofSteakhouse 85 at 85 Church St.,said they offer a prix fixe menufor $99 for two. Couples can picktheir choice of a bottle of red orwhite wine, appetizer, entrée, sidedish and dessert.

Entrees include items like filetmignon, veal porterhouse, herb-crusted wild salmon and roastedFrench chicken breast, he said.

Terranova said they startedthe promotion in June and it hasbeen very successful.

“We’re packed every night,but Friday night, people wait toget near here,” he said.

Terranova said they also havea live jazz band every Tuesday,Friday and Saturday nights.

New Brunswick RocksFounder Vinnie Brand said thecampaign started with HappyHour Thursdays at all their loca-tions throughout the city andthen expanded into “Date Night.”

“We have people come everyweek from Newark, Princeton,Somerset, from a very wideradius to come to Happy Hourand Date Night,” he said.

Brand said in April he got theword out to business owners inthe city, making phone calls andencouraging them to meet tobring the group together. He orig-inally asked them to sign up for athree-month long commitment tothe program beginning in April.

He said the group is growingstronger, with more restaurantsand sponsors joining.

“In an economy where AtlanticCity is down 11 percent, restau-rant business across the boardcan be down to at least 20 per-cent, this raises awareness aboutNew Brunswick,” Brand said.

are homes for people,” Liga said.“In many cases, this is the firstsafe and sober home that peoplehave had in years. Fifteen yearsago, there were just three OxfordHouses in Trenton. Now there are17 in Middlesex County.”

Oxford Houses encourageindividual development andrecovery within a communityinstead of treating them as forgot-ten patients, he said.

“Here, a landlord says, ‘I’ve gota house for rent in this neighbor-hood. You’re welcome to live herein this home and it’ll be your hometoo,’” Liga said. “It’s a very differ-ent and respectful model where wecan send our family and friendsand say, ‘Hey, this is a good place.’”

Randy, a former resident ofan Oxford House in Kingston,

N.J., who declined to give hislast name, said his experience atthe House revolved aroundstructure and respect.

“It’s formed around structure.When people come into anOxford House their lives have nostructure. They’re used to crazi-ness, insanity and they needsomewhere to go to take awaythe insanity,” he said. “OxfordHouse turned my life around. Itshowed me how to respect otherhuman beings and it showed mehow to start to respect myself …When you’re sitting in a placefull of addicts who have all dif-ferent behaviors, attitudes andthoughts about life, you have tolearn how to live together … Forme it was a transition of learninghow to live life again.”

3. Sometimes asking anew friend to dinner canseem too risky. Setting your-self up for a date rejectiontakes a certain amount ofconfidence. For those whodo not wish to be put on thedating chopping block, wehave the godsend of a meal:lunch. University students

have an endless array of eateries to choose from in thesurrounding areas, most of which allow you to see themenu online, order online and have it delivered to yourdoor. The University also has Buccleuch Park, whichno one may be able to pronounce for three years butcan certainly dine in. There are especially perfect parkbenches for a lunch picnic if bringing a blanket is toomuch, one being behind the Buccleuch Mansion andthe other being hidden among trees right off the run-ning trail. Brown bag it and find your own hidden spots!

4. Adventure is always a component in the relation-ship game, whether just starting out or for a couplethat has been together so long they know every quirk.Adventuring and exploring together could not be a

more fitting activity for two, and thereare ample trails waiting to be trodden.A special gem is across the RaritanRiver and through a bit of woods toJohnson Park. A bike trail leads safelyfrom College Avenue to this park thathas multiple picnic and sports fields, apond and best of all a zoo. Yes, forthose who have never stumbled uponthis, it is a zoo with real animals.Though nothing is too exotic and

some cages are less than stellar, there are cluckinghens and bumbling emus. There is also a small foodstand that gives out animal feed and once gave out freewater ice. Beware: The bike ride back is uphill.

5. The final idea is a bit of a stretch — thoughmay not be for everyone — but in my experiencewas one of the best dates I have been on. The boymay not have even known it was a date, but that isfor another day. Last spring I signed up for a “ScarletDay of Service” on campus. On a Saturday morningthe volunteers are bussed to a location to performdifferent community service activities depending onthat day’s topic. We were sent to a retirement homein Metuchen where we played rounds of bingo withladies, chatted with them about school, saw old wed-ding photos and just had a good time. We were notdirectly interacting for the entirety of the hours, buton the bus ride home we exchanged funny storiesand still talk about the bingo ladies. October 24 isthe next Scarlet Day of Service, so mark your calen-dars and find a date like it was the day before prom.

Joanna Cirillo is a School of Arts and Sciences jun-ior majoring in journalism and media studies. Her col-umn, “So Fresh So Green,” runs on alternate Fridays.

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S ome University stu-dents are returning foryet another year and

know just what to expect.Others are here for the firsttime, fresh-faced and doe-eyed. Among our mash-up,some are married, some part-nered or single and loving it.Others, meanwhile, are com-pletely overwhelmed by this vast new dating pool.

As our potential date radar is going off the charts,our wallets are getting thinner by the day. A recentstudy reported that those under 35 are saving agreater percentage of income than the older genera-tion but money is still tight all around. Even when youthink a night on the town is not in the budget or movieprices have gotten astronomical — which is right — itis still possible to have a great time and not overdrawyour account.

Valentine’s Day is far, far away, but every day is apossible first, second or third date day. The Universityis alight with natural little wonders, so I have beenaccruing ideas for day or evening trips that are roman-tic, fun and nice to Mother Earth all atthe same time. I have included my topfive ideas that are perfect for thisweather before the cold discouragesyou from leaving your recliner. Nowall you have to do is make sure yourdate does not catch on that you got allyour ideas from The Daily Targum.

1. Right down Route 1 is some-thing much more appealing thanbumper-to-bumper traffic. In EastBrunswick and many surrounding towns there areplenty of local farmers just waiting for you to comeand pick your own apples, peaches and pumpkins! AtGiamarese Farm peaches are still available for pick-ing and apples soon will be. They even offer freehayrides every weekend in October to the cornmaze. As long as your date is not allergic to hay orfarm animal dander, he or she will not be able toresist a late afternoon apple picking session. Want tomake the date even better? Bring the apples and dateback to your kitchen. Peel the apples and place themin a pot of boiling water along with sugar and cinna-mon, let summer for 20 minutes, mash together andyou have applesauce!

2. If you are more of a night owl then you might wantto head over to Busch campus on the second or fourthThursday of every month. Starting at 8 p.m. for twohours, the public is invited into the Robert A.Schommer Astronomical Observatory onFrelinghuysen Road. The observatory Web site evenprovides what can be seen on each upcoming Thursday,which this past was Vega, M13, Albireo, M57, M31,Jupiter and the moon during first quarter. Take the Abus there and back and you do not even have to pay forgas, and you both might even learn something.

MCT CAMPUS

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“As our potential date radar is going off

the charts, our wallets are getting

thinner by the day. ”

Laurels and dartsO ne of the things to remember when using Facebook on com-

puters other than your personal one is to log off when youare done using the site. This is especially true if you are

planning on robbing a house and use the resident’s computer. A lessthan intelligent burglar from Fort Loudoun, Pa., was arraignedTuesday on count of felony daytime burglary. Jonathan G. Parker,19, must have gotten bored while breaking into the victim’s homeand used the computer to check his Facebook. When the victimcame home she noticed that someone had broken in through herbedroom window, there were open cabinets in the garage and theburglar had left their account on her computer. Parker stole two dia-mond rings from the victim worth $3,500. If convicted of the crimehe can face up to 10 years in prison. You would think that he wouldhave wanted to make the robbery as quick and easy as possible, buthe must have gotten too confident that he was committing the per-fect crime. It is sad that someone could be that stupid. If you aregoing to rob a house, don’t take time to check your Facebook! Hemight as well have set his status as “Jonathan Parker is robbing ahouse…txt it!” Darts to Parker; he deserves the 10 years in prisonto think about the bad decisions he’s made.

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There were not only students waiting to use the ever-annoyingUniversity buses Tuesday: Director of Transportation ServicesJack Molenaar was also among them to get a taste of what a day inthe life of a student was like taking the overcrowded monstrositiesthat are the University buses. He even checked out the spots wherestudents have the most trouble on their commutes from campus tocampus. He rode the B bus from Livingston to Busch and alsowatched as the herd of students waited for the EE, F and REXLbuses at the College Hall stop on Douglass campus. He listened tothe complaints and suggestions of students dealing with issues withthe bus system. Molenaar stated that even though there are flawsin the system he is still proud of its efficiency. The University hasthe largest bus system for a university in the nation and the secondlargest transit system in the state. Molenaar gets laurels for hisefforts to better understand students’ issues with the transportationsystem at the Univeristy — but he should probably try to use thebus system again on a day where he is rushing from place to placeand only has 20 minutes to push through a herd of students, find aplace to stand on the bus and is late just once. Then and only thenwill he know what the student body goes through.

* * * * *

New Jersey might need to start thinking about changing its lawsafter this one. Animal cruelty charges have been dropped against aformer New Jersey police officer because beastiality is not a crimein the state. Former Moorestown police officer Robert Melia Jr. wascharged in April 2008 with sexually assaulting three girls. If thatwasn’t sick enough, during the investigation police found strangetapes in the officer’s home. The videos were of Melia sexuallymolesting cows. At the time, investigators would not provide theexact location of the crimes but they did confirm that all of thealleged incidents occurred between June and December 2006 inSouthampton Township. While the charges of sexual assaulting thethree girls still stand, Melia is now off the hook for something thata lot of people may find offensive and cruel. People for the EthicalTreatment of Animals is already sending out e-mails to raise aware-ness that our beloved “Weird NJ” has no laws prohibiting beastiality.PETA usually annoys everyone with its ridiculous issues, but foronce this may be something to think about. Judge James Morleyruled Wednesday that prosecutors did not present enough evidenceto jurors that Melia’s alleged actions tormented the animals on theSouthampton farm. The judge made clear that he doesn’t think thealleged action is OK. Melia may not be getting extra jail time or ani-mal cruelty charges but he is getting one large dart.

* * * * *

This must be the week for ridiculous crimes. A former postalservice worker from Springfield, Mass., has pleaded guilty to steal-ing more than 30,000 DVDs from Netflix customers through his jobat the post office. Myles Weathers took DVDs that were mailed byNetflix to customers for a year beginning in January 2007. It wasreported that over 100 movies a week were missing from cus-tomers. Weathers must not have known how easy and cheap it is tosign up for Netflix and was in desperate need of movies to watch.He faces 10 to 16 months in prison and restitution costs of about$38,000. Weathers get a dart for robbing Netflix customers of theirmovie nights and for being too lazy and cheap to actually sign up forNetflix himself.

“If they don't respect us, they're going to get punched in the face for it.”

CJ Werneke, volleyball head coach, on other teams lack of respect for Rutgers volleyball

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Aries (March 21-April 19) —Today is a 7 — Things arestarting to quiet down,through a group effort. Youcan provide what's needed in atimely manner.Taurus (April 20-May 20) —Today is a 7 — Can you getout of town this weekend?Make preliminary plans.Conditions are changing inyour favor.Gemini (May 21-June 21) —Today is an 8 — Everything'sfun and games, and then thepiper must be paid. Makesure you have enough savedup for that.Cancer (June 22-July 22) —Today is a 6 — You'respurred to take actionbecause of an item on yourlist that you forgot. Better goover your list again.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Todayis a 7 — It's a good day to fol-low through on a project you'vediscussed with a supervisor.Find out what you'll be paid.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —Today is a 7 — A business rela-tionship is growing warmer.Don't let it cross the line betweenfriendship and adulation.

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GREEK FORUM

Alyssa,

You are an amazing girl (and dominate

crafter). We will miss you next year!

SFAS,

Kelly and Steph

Ashley,

You will still be my sister even when you're

gone. I'll miss you and I love you.

SFAS,

Alyssa

Chelsea,

SDT will miss you greatly! Best of luck.

SFAS,

Ali

Christina,

You are the best big in the world. SDT won't

be the same without you! Love Love

love!

SFAS,

Ali

Danielle,

We will never forget everything you've for

us.

SFAS,

Nicole & Jen

Dear Lexi,

It has been amazing getting to know you.

I know you will accomplish all of your

dreams!

SFAS

Your little

Alissa

Dear Megan R.,

You will be missed at SDT. Good luck next

year and beyond! Love you!

SFAS,

Caitlin

Gaby,

SDT Loves you! So happy I got to meet

you! Have an amazing senior year!

SFAS,

Emily

Gina,

We can't express to you how much you're

going to be missed. Thanks for

everything...love you!

SFAS,

Rhea and Leanne

Jackie Potter,

The little goodies i have left you all week

can never compare to what an awesome

sister you are.

SSAS, Ashley Gross

Jaimie-Lynn,

You're the most amazing friend and pledge

sister I could have asked for! I love you!

SFAS,

Rhea

Kate,

Make the most of this last year. I know your

gonna do amazing things!

Love your little,

Christine

Kerry,

Thanks for being an amazing sister, friend,

and housemate. Love you!!!

SFAS,

Erica

Laura,

You are wonderful. SDT won't be the

same without you when you graduate!

Good luck!

SFAS, Michelle

Lauren,

SDT will miss you, and so will I. When we

first became close it was because of a cry.

I wish you the best with all the years

ahead, and I know we will still be close on

the day you wed. Keep your head up

high and your smile bright. Enjoy this last

year without a fight. I love you.

SFAS,

Rachel

Lisa,

Good luck you're gunna be the hottest

lawyer. SDT was lucky to have you.

SFAS

Your Little,

Raquel

Lisa!

We love you!

Sisters are forever. We'll miss you so

much.

SFAS,

Laura and Jackie

Meagan,

We're going to miss having you in the

sisterhood, good luck next year!

SFAS,

YSS Leanne

Meg,

Now it's my turn to be YSS! You're amazing

and I'll miss you next year! Good luck!

SFAS,

Lauren

Melinda,

SDT is going to miss you so much!

Love,

YSS.

Cara G

Murph,

I'm gunna miss my asian barbie!

SFAS,

Nicole

Olivia,

Thank you for being an amazing Grandbig

and friend. Our family will miss you dearly.

Go on and make us proud!

SFAS,

Beata

Robyn,

I hope you know how much I'm going to

miss you when you graduate. I love you

godbig!!

Love,

Your godlit Allie

Sam C.,

Thank you for being such a great sister!

SDT will miss you!

SFAS,

Jocelyn

Sapna,

SDT Loves you! (So do your littles) don't

leave Rutgers!

SFAS,

Emily

Skylar,

You're the only star in SDT's sky! Best of

luck! We will miss you!

SFAS,

Kellie and Ali

Stef,

Don't know what I'm going to do

without you.

SFAS,

Jen

To Miss Samantha Howley,

You're the best and we're totally going to

miss you! A smile is a girl's best accessory!

<3

SFAS,

Katrina

To My Big Amanda,

I love you. Congrats.

Love,

Little Lizzy

To the wonderful Kathleen Giacobello

You're a diamond in the rough! We will all

miss you! <3

SFAS

Kathleen Coyne

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Nicole Lowenstein,

You were the one that took both of us under

your wing and are the main reason this

sorority is so wonderful.

SSAS Your little Ashley Gross and Pseudo-

little Allie Heffernan

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“He came up with a big inter-ception and I think there is atrust level there with Khaseem[Greene],” Schiano said. “For aguy who is a redshirt freshmanthat is good work.”

True freshman DuronHarmon has also seen the field,making his collegiate debutagainst Howard.

“Coach speaks about not los-ing anything, about being confi-dent in the backups that once weput in another safety he doesn’tturn the film on and see anythingdifferent,” Greene said.

Harmon roomed with Kitchenduring training camp, who saidhe tries to emulate the leadershiphe saw as a young safety in for-mer Knights Girault andCourtney Greene.

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B illed before the seasonstarted as the Rutgersfootball team’s toughest

out-of-conference test, tomor-row’s road contest againstMaryland has not shaped up tobe much of a blockbuster.

Maryland should not be con-fused with a good team.

After all, the Terrapins did justlose to Middle Tennessee Statetwo years in a row. One week ear-lier in overtime, Maryland barelyescaped Football ChampionshipSubdivision juggernaut JamesMadison in College Park, Md.

It’s easy to push Maryland asideas a joke of a football team despiteplaying in a BCS conference.

That’s a mistake.As badly as this team has

played — and it’s been reallypoor — it still has the threebiggest tools needed to wingames against better opponents.It will not be more apparent forthe Terrapins than this weekendagainst Rutgers.

They have good coaching. They have talent on both sides

of the ball. Most importantly, they have

hunger (insert Maryland headcoach Ralph Friedgen joke here).

This is precisely the type ofgame the Scarlet Knights loveto lose.

A team always in the thick ofthe Atlantic Coast Conference

Knights must be wary of hungry, driven Terps

year and is comfortable playingin those sets.

But the linebacker mentalityis still present, evident by hishard hits and 4.5 career sacks.Lefeged is second on the teamwith 18 tackles this season.

“Since I have a few big hitsand don’t have any interceptions,I guess I need an interception,”he said.

Despite that, head coach GregSchiano has confidence in his safety.

“Joe’s an excellent under-neath cover guy and an excellentblitzer,” Schiano said. “We wantto be able to continue to do that,but we can’t do that at the risk ofnot defending the deep field.That’s one of those things that asyou go down in depth, you mayhave to tweak some things ormove some guys around.”

While sophomore PatKivlehan misses time with anunspecified leg injury, redshirtfreshman Khaseem Greene is thebeneficiary of that tweaking.

Against FloridaInternational, Greene recordedhis first career interception.

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thrive off defensive back depth

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Maryland upset then-No. 10 Rutgers 34-24 the last time the twosquads faced off, behind a 20-7 second-half run in Piscataway.

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“Since I have a few big hits anddon’t have any interceptions, Iguess I need aninterception.”

JOE LEFEGEDJunior Safety

race should never start off 1-2,especially if that one win was asqueaker over JMU and the twolosses were a 39-point massacreat California and a home loss toMiddle Tennessee State.

One really can’t say thatenough. It’s fun. They lost toMiddle Tennessee State.

Yes, it’s worse than RU losingon the road to Navy — at leastthey made a Bowl game and alsobeat a ranked Wake Forest team.Middle Tennessee State is, well,Middle Tennessee State — apoor Sun Belt team.

Don’t think Maryland is goingto turn up the heat and try toeven its record against RU?There is motivation left and right,ranging everywhere from aveng-ing Rutgers safety Joe Lefeged’shit on quarterback Jordan Steffytwo years ago to taking some ofthe heat off Friedgen and defen-sive coordinator Dom Brown.

It’s a situation that happens allthe time in college football: Ateam comes out with a vengeance

to erase the painful memories ofa devastating or embarrassingloss the week before.

For the Knights, tomorrow’sgame becomes a simple case ofplaying their own game and notworrying about Maryland’s drive.Rutgers head coach GregSchiano’s motto of a one-gameseason will play an important fac-tor in keeping RU’s mindsfocused solely on the task at handand not taking the Terps lightly.

“We all know that Maryland isa great team,” Lefeged said. “Firstand foremost, they are wellcoached and have great athleteson the team. No matter what therecord is, you have to come outand play hard every single week.”

Perhaps memories of last sea-son’s 1-5 start skew the mind, andan eerie feeling arises over agame like this. The Knights comeout flat, the gameplan is ineffec-tive, questions arise over the useof running backs, the defensiveplaycalling and in-game adjust-ments are hardly noticeable.

This is a new season, andthings change. But Rutgers is indanger of falling victim to a very,very hungry Maryland team inwhat should be a hostile environ-ment in College Park.

— Matthew Stein accepts comments and criticisms atsteinma@eden.rutgers.edu

“Zaire has done a great job,”said senior cornerback and cap-tain Devin McCourty. “A lot ofpeople don’t realize he’s beenaround for a while, so having himback there makes me confident.”

Kitchen received playingtime at safety since his truefreshman season but sufferedseason ending injuries as afreshman and sophomore.

His ability to battle back fromtwo knee injuries and play in all13 games last year, forcing threefumbles, drew Schiano’s praise.

“When you’re as tough as he is— I don’t mean hit someone in thehead tough, I mean battle throughadversity tough — there’s not a guyon this team who doesn’t respectwhat he’s done,” Schiano said.

The team honored Kitchenprior to the FIU matchup, givinghim the axe and following himout of the tunnel — symbolic of“the Chop” and a reward for ahard week of practice.

That peer respect lends itselfto Kitchen’s leadership.

Together, Kitchen andLefeged take the responsibility ofeducating the other safeties.

“I want to leave with a winningrecord,” Kitchen said. “But I alsowant to leave something with theyounger guys so they can contin-ue that success.”

Redshirt freshman defensive back Khaseem Greene (20) recordedhis first career interception Saturday against Florida International.Greene is serving as the primary backup to senior Zaire Kitchen.

AFTER SWEEPING A PAIR OFweekend games, the Rutgersmen’s soccer team is tied atopthe Big East Red Division.

The Scarlet Knights (4-2-0,2-0-0) travel to South Orangetonight at 7 p.m. for the NewJersey derby against SetonHall. They finish the weekendSunday with an afternoonmatch against Georgetown.

Junior midfielder YannickSalmon was named College

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Junior midfielder Yannick Salmon picked up two awards this weekafter scoring three of Rutgers’ four goals last weekend.

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Soccer News Player of theWeek and Big East OffensivePlayer of the Week after scoringthree of the team’s four goalsincluding both game-winners.

“[Physical play] is ever ygame, every night in the BigEast,” Salmon said. “Therearen’t many teams in the BigEast that just like to play.Every team is a fighting teamand ever y game is a physical [fight].”

The Pirates (4-2-1, 1-0-1) areatop the Big East Blue Divisionafter a 3-1 win over Syracuseand a 0-0 draw at No. 15 St. John’s.

Seton Hall’s Dritan Sela andAndrew Welker pose thebiggest threat for the Knights.Both are tied for the league leadin goals scored at five apiece.

— Kyle Franko

DESPITE LOSING BOTH OFits senior captains to injury, theRutgers women’s soccer team (7-1-1, 1-0-0) is still ranked No. 17 inthe country and travel toGeorgetown for a 1 p.m. kickofftoday and return home to faceVillanova at 6 p.m on Sunday.

“We’ve seen the Georgetown-Villanova game,” said head coachGlenn Crooks. “Georgetown isvery good. We feel, in many ways,they’re the best team we’ve facedall year.”

Junior forward Ashley Jonesscored both the team’s goals in itsprevious a game, a 2-1 win overPrinceton. She leads the teamwith seven goals this season andwas named Big East OffensivePlayer of the Week.

Junior defender RheanneSleiman picked up an ankle injurylast Friday and missed thePrinceton game Sunday, butCrooks has not completely ruledher out.

“We certainly miss havingRheanne out on the field,” Crookssaid. “She had a fantastic gameagainst Seton Hall, so it wasunfortunate that she went down.

But we have quality in ourreserve tank for sure.”

— Chris Melchiorre

RECENT SUCCESS AND Athree-game winning streak aside,the Rutgers volleyball team hasits work cut out this weekend.

The Scarlet Knights (6-7, 0-0)face Big East foes South Floridaand Georgetown. The meetingswill mark the first two games ofBig East play for the team.

“They’re going to see a differ-ent team than they’ve seen in thepast,” said head coach CJWerneke. “And if they don’trespect us, they’re going to getpunched in the face for it.”

USF comes in not only with a.700 winning percentage, but withSenior Big East Preseason Playerof the Year Marcela Gurgel. Theoutside hitter broke the 1,500-killmark in the USF Bulls’ previoustournament to become the fourthUSF player to ever do so.

The Georgetown Hoyas boasta four-game winning streak com-ing into this weekend’s series.While RU may maintain a win-ning streak of its own, the Hoyascome into the competition with a24-14 advantage all-time againstthe Knights.

“Every match in the Big Eastis going to be a battle,” he said.“[We’ve been] going over someof the things [USF wants] to do,their tendencies, getting our kidsprepared for what SouthFlorida’s going to look like, whatthey want to do, their personneland general preparation.”

The match Saturday againstUSF will be televised live on RU-tv channel 60.

— Bill Domke

THE RUTGERS TENNISteam puts its of f-season workto the test today in the team’sfirst competitive match of the year.

The Scarlet Knights faceBrown, Boston and Auburn atthe Brown Invitational inRhode Island.

“We’ve practiced hard and Ithink they’re ready to play aswell as they’re capable of play-ing, and we’ll see what happens,”said head coach Ben Bucca.

The Knights put up a strongperformance at last year’s invita-tional with sophomore MaryanaMilchutskey and junior AmyZhang leading the pack.

Milchutskey won four singlesmatches on her way to the FlightC singles title, while Zhang madeher way to the semifinals in theFlight A singles.

“This is a great weekend for usto give us the exposure our pro-gram deserves, which is with thenationally-ranked teams,” Buccasaid. “It will give us a gauge as toreally how much improved ourprogram really is.”

After this weekend, the teamgets almost a two-week breakfrom competition until Oct. 10when they travel to Queens, N.Y.,for the United States TennisAssociation Invitational.

— Melissa Falica

STARTING LINEUP: DEFENSE

STARTING LINEUP: OFFENSE

TIMBROWNWide ReceiverSenior5’-8”, 210 lbs

ANTHONYDAVISTackleJunior6’-6”, 325 lbs

ARTFORSTGuardSophomore6’-8”, 310 lbs

RYANBLASZCZYKCenterSenior6’-4”, 295 lbs

DESMONDWYNNGuardR-Sophomore6’-6”, 275 lbs

KEVINHASLAMTackleSenior6’-7”, 295 lbs

D.C.JEFFERSONTight EndR-Freshman6’-6”, 245 lbs

MOHAMEDSANUWide ReceiverFreshman6’-2”, 215 lbs

TOM SAVAGEQuarterbackFreshman6’-5”, 230 lbs

JACKCORCORANFullbackSenior6’-1”, 230 lbs

JOEMARTINEKRunning BackSophomore6’-0”, 215 lbs

GEORGEJOHNSONRight endSenior6’-4”, 260 lbs

CHARLIENOONANTackleJunior6’-2”, 270 lbs

SCOTTVALLONETackleR-Freshman6’-3”, 270 lbs

ALEXSILVESTROLeft endJunior6’-4”, 260 lbs

DAMASOMUNOZLinebackerSenior6’-0”, 220 lbs

RYAND’IMPERIOLinebackerSeinior6’-3”, 245 lbs

ANTONIOLOWERYLinebackerJunior6’-2”, 225 lbs

DAVIDROWECornerbackSophomore6’-0”, 195 lbs

JOELEFEGEDStrong SafetyJunior6’-1”, 205 lbs

ZAIREKITCHENFree SafetySenior6’-2”,215 lbs

DEVINMcCOURTYCornerbackSenior5’-11”, 190 lbs

SCARLET KNIGHTS (2-1)

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RUSHINGJ. MartinekJ. Brooks

RECEIVINGM. SanuT. BrownD. Jefferson

DEFENSER. D’ImperioD. McCourtyJ. FreenyINJURIESProbable — QB Tom Savage (head)Doubtful — G Caleb Ruch (leg)Out — S Pat Kivlehan (leg), MasonRobinson (leg)

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BY SAM HELLMANASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Though the landmass lies onthe fringe of New Jersey, homestate of the University, the state ofMaryland — from which sevenmembers of the Rutgers footballteam hail — will align itself vehe-mently against the Scarlet KnightsSaturday when they take on theMaryland Terrapins.

The Terps and ninth-year headcoach Ralph Friedgen upset RU inPiscataway two years ago, but havebeen dead on arrival since the startof the season.

They were thumped 52-13 byCalifornia to start their year and apair of teams embarrassed them athome, as JMU took them to over-time and Middle Tennessee Statebeat them for the second season ina row.

“We aren’t going to let [theirearly struggles] lull us to sleep,”said fifth-year senior quarterbackDom Natale, who would likely startif Tom Savage can’t go. “Marylandis a very good team and I knowthey’re going to be ready to play.”

For the Knights, their 23-15 vic-tory over Florida International lastweek was marred by a head injuryfor Savage and his removal fromthe game. On a third-and-shortplay, Savage dove forward, reach-ing for a first down, when an FIUlinebacker landed on his head andknocked him out of the game.

Savage told reporters Mondaythat he feels fine, but head coachGreg Schiano has yet to decide ifthe true freshman can play, leadingto an increased workout for Natalethis week at practice.

The official word from Schianois that Savage is 50/50 to play.

“Tom’s OK,” Schiano said. “He’snot out of the woods.”

Two of the RU’s starters — jun-ior safety Joe Lefeged and sopho-more running back JourdanBrooks — hail from Germantown,Md., just 25 miles from Capitol OneField at Byrd Stadium.

“I watched a lot of college foot-ball growing up and watched a lotof Maryland games on TV,”Lefeged said. “First of all, it’sgoing to be different for our team— our first away game. But foot-ball in Maryland is big. They’vegot a great crowd, a great tradi-tion there, so it’s going to be agreat game.”

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RUTGERS VS MARYLAND

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GAME 4: Rutgers vs. Maryland, Capital One Field, 3:30 p.m. TV: RUTV RADIO: 88.7 FM FAVORITE: Rutgers by 2.5

MARYLAND (1-2)

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Key Matchup

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Sophomore Jourdan Brooks, raised just a stone’s throw away fromCollege Park, Md., is averaging 5.7 yards per carry this season.

Rutgers secondary vs. QB Chris TurnerForced into the game because of an injury to starter Jordan Steffy, Turner led the Terps on a

20-7 second-half rally to upset the Scarlet Knights 34-24 at home in 2007. Now a starter, Turner enters the game with 691 passing yards and three touchdowns.

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Neither Lefeged nor Brooksplayed at Byrd Stadium in high school.

“I’m definitely excited,” Brookssaid. “Basically what I’ve beendoing since camp is trying to gettickets for this game. … [My fam-ily] will have shirts, maybe aposter or two, they won’t be hardto find.”

At last count, both had nearly 20tickets from teammates for friendsand family.

Of the other five natives of theOld Line State — long snap-per/wide receiver AndrewDePaola, fullback Nick DePaola,cornerback Darrell Givens, run-ning back Tyrone Putman and cor-nerback Wayne Warren — onlyDePaola and Givens have a chanceto play.

Givens, who joined the team latethis summer after reneging on acommitment to Penn State, startedpracticing with the two-deep lastweek over the other two highlytouted freshman corners.

“He’s preparing so wheneveryou’re in the mix preparing, you’vegot a chance,” Schiano said. “Willhe go in? I don’t know.”

The Knights and Terps havehad bad blood in recent history.

Between Friedgen’s accusationthat Lefeged made a dirty hit onformer quarterback Jordan Steffyin 2007 and a subsequent 34-24upset over the then-ranked RU,tempers may flare Saturday atByrd Stadium.

Two years ago, Maryland over-came a halftime deficit — behindnow-starting quarterback ChrisTurner — with a 20-7 run to dropthe Knights despite 310 yards andtwo touchdowns from Mike Teel.

“They’re a tough team,” Natalesaid. “They had our number lasttime and it was with the same QB.We have to be ready for anything.”

RU hits the road for the firsttime this season, marking the firsttime that true freshmen likeSavage and wide receiverMohamed Sanu have to deal withcrowd noise and a 54,000-seat sta-dium entirely against them.

“I think it gives you a little bitof adversity out here,” Schianosaid. “Now to a true freshmanlike [Savage], he has no idea. Hehasn’t faced a deafening noisewhen you’re on of fense yet. It’spart of having a young quarter-back — he’s going to find out [tomorrow].”

BY STEVEN MILLERCORRESPONDENT

Outside of the 20-plus family members inattendance, tomorrow’s homecoming forjunior safety Joe Lefeged will not be a warm

welcome for theMaryland native.

Two years ago, he delivered a punishinghit on Maryland quarterback Jordan Steffy,giving Steffy a concussion and drawing criti-cism from coach Ralph Friedgen for what hecalled a dirty play.

“I remember the hit,” Lefeged said. “Idon’t think it was anything dirty. It was justme playing hard and going for the ball. Itwas just an unfortunate accident.”

Lefeged was just a freshman at the timebut saw significant playing time with aninjury to starter Ron Girault and knockedout Syracuse quarterback Andrew Robinsonjust two weeks after hitting Steffy.

Last season, Lefeged competed withsenior Zaire Kitchen to start at strongsafety, but this year they partner eachother as the Rutgers football team’s lastline of defense.

“It’s been an ongoing competition for awhole year now,” Lefeged said. “There’s stilla competition to be the best we can be. …We try to outdo each other on every play.”

Despite the competition, the duo hasdeveloped chemistry on the field, where theylead a young — but deep — group of safeties.

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ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Junior safety Joe Lefeged (26) and the Knights face off against the Terrapins Saturday for the first

time since his infamous, crushing hit on former Maryland quarterback Jordan Steffy.

HUNGRY, HUNGRYTURTLES

Maryland has all thecomponents of a teamready to avenge a terrible start to its season, meaning RUmust be wary of a focused group. pg. 13

KNIGHTS GAMEDAY

The Scarlet Knights hitthe road for the firsttime this season to faceoff against Maryland withfreshman quarterbackTom Savage’s health indoubt. pg. 15

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“Joe [Lefeged] and I each have roles wehave to take, but we work off each other,”Kitchen said. “We feel relaxed and we’re com-fortable. When coverages come in he knowswhat I’m doing and I know if he goes down, wedon’t have to communicate that. It makes youfeel comfortable with everyone who is playing.”

In nickel and dime coverages, Lefegedoften slides down to cover a slot receiverwhile a third safety enters to play deep.

Lefeged, a linebacker in high school, saidhe practiced coverage since his freshman

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