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President Richard L.McCormick and otheradministrators gatherSunday to pay tribute to the memoryof a distinguished faculty member.

Computer labs areopen until 3 a.m. oncampus and somestudents think theyshould remain openall night, not justduring finals.

ALL SQUAREToday: Partly cloudy

High: 68 • Low: 50The Rutgers women’s soccer team came from a goal down to draw Villanova 1-1 in a Big East

matchup Sunday night at Yurcak Field. Karla Schacher scored for the Scarlet Knights.

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After his annual address to the University Friday, community members ask President Richard L. McCormick questions regard-ing financial aid, tuition, student life, veterans returning to school and housing.

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Officials saystudents athighest riskfor swine flu

BY SARA GRETINA UNIVERSITY EDITOR

Flu season got off to an early start this year.“And nearly all of it is [swine] flu,” said Dr.

Beth Bell, associate director for science at theNational Center for Immunization andRespiratory Disease of the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention.

The CDC’s Web site reports 1,829 cases in2009 for positive diagnosis of the swine flu inRegion 2, designated as New York, New Jersey,Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

“We are seeing that emergency room and[doctor’s] office visits are higher than are whatexpected at this time of year by a lot,” Bell said.“College students really have been dispropor-tionately affected.”

The CDC has heard about lots of outbreakson college campuses, Bell said.

“We think this is, at least partially, becauseolder people might have some immunity whichprotects them from this new H1N1 virus thatyounger people have,” Bell said. “And then ontop of that, the condition on college campusesreally promotes transmission of the flu andother respiratory viruses and those factors puttogether are certainly playing a role.”

The University has had only one confirmedcase of the H1N1 virus since Sept. 1, accordingto an e-mail correspondence between MelodeeLasky, executive director of Rutgers-NewBrunswick Health Services, and Mark McLane,director of University Environmental, Healthand Safety.

But many students have presented influenza-like symptoms. For such students, HealthServices can only offer treatment for symptoms.

“Diagnosis and treatment of influenza-like ill-ness is largely based upon symptoms,” accord-ing to the correspondence.

Official diagnoses of H1N1 at the Universityended earlier this month when the state stoppedoffering the test.

“[The state is] more interested in serioustesting [in the cases of hospitalizations anddeaths],” Lasky said in a phone interview.

There are no regulations to which theUniversity must abide as far as closing after acertain number of supposed or confirmed cases,according to the correspondence.

While hospitals and doctor’s offices are rack-ing in statistics for H1N1, the seasonal flu stillmaintains a substantial lead with 200,000 hospi-talizations and 36,000 deaths on average peryear, said Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. secretary ofHealth and Human Services.

“When you’re dealing with a flu that no onehas seen before it’s pretty difficult to predict …We know that seasonal flu is pretty dangerous

Public hits president with concerns after addressBY MARY DIDUCHASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

University President Richard L.McCormick responded to public concernsand suggestions in a question and answersession following his 2009 Annual Address

Friday in the Rutgers Student Center on theCollege Avenue campus.

How would you increase the number of stu-dent veterans at the University?

Richard L. McCormick: We’re work-ing extensively with all three of our campus-

es to increase the numbers of veterans thatare currently here. Like you said, there areonly 438 — it could be a lot more. Throughoutreach of designated admissions officersto veterans as their leaving service or to vet-

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Union proposes increase in Senate faculty members BY CAGRI OZUTURKASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

In an effort to increase their visibilityin the University community, the Unionof Rutgers Administrators-AmericanFederation of Teachers posed increas-ing the staff representation in theSenate from 10 to 20 members.

“We thought that the staff are notinvolved enough in the decision-

making process, so we pursued dif-ferent venues available for recom-mendation,” New BrunswickCampus Vice President for URA-AFTKathryn Neal said. “Out of four dif-ferent opportunities for shared gov-ernance, the Senate offers the onlyplace for staf f representation inshared governance.”

The other four are the Board ofGovernors, Board of Trustees, the

University Senate and the NewBrunswick Faculty Council.

“We would like to participate in thepresident’s goals for Rutgers, but wecan’t if we’re disenfranchised, and wewant to be able to shape them as well.If we’re in such small numbers in theSenate, we don’t have much of a say,”Neal said.

The University Structure andGovernance Committee received the

details for the charge Friday and theywill be reviewing it until December,said USGC Co-Chair Peter Gillett, anassociate professor.

“This charge is now scheduled to bediscussed in detail beginning at the com-mittee’s next meeting in October, and rec-ommendations to Senate will be devel-oped; the committee’s response is due to

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Douglass Governing Council President Jennifer Kanyamibura introduces the documentary, “Girls Like Us,”an open discussion of how growing up as a female can impact class, sexism and violence on the dreamsof young girls before its screening in the NJC Lounge yesterday in the Douglass Campus Center.

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Despite the rain, friends and former co-workers of RichardPoirier filed into Kirkpatrick Chapel on the College Avenuecampus Sunday to commemorate the life and death of theUniversity emeritus professor of English.

Poirier, who died Aug. 15 in his New York home at age 83,wore many hats. Not only was the Gloucester, Mass., nativean American literary critic, he was an author, an editor and aco-founder of the Library of America. He retired from theUniversity in 2002.

“I’m honored to participate in the celebration of RichardPoirier, of his life, of his work and his immense contributionsto the intellectual and cultural life of the University and thenation,” University President Richard L. McCormick said.“To celebrate Richard Poirier is essentially to celebrateRutgers English.”

President of the Library of America Cheryl Hurley, one of12 featured speakers at the memorial, recalled her memoriesof Poirier.

“He wanted to know everything,” Hurley said with achuckle. “He was as interested in a recipe for beef stew as hewas in knowing the latest book on somebody’s thinking.”

Many in attendance agreed they were lucky just to haveknown Poirer, but Bridget Gellert Lyons, University profes-sor emerita of English, had the experience of teaching a classalongside him.

“I taught several classes with him, but the big one was theShakespeare lecture class, and it was, for me, a terrific expe-rience,” Lyons said. “He really was a breath of fresh air whenhe got [to the University].”

Vice President for Undergraduate Education Barry V.Qualls organized the memorial. He said Poirier had an enor-mous impact on the University.

“He was so amazing — not only what he did but the peo-ple he attracted here,” Qualls said. “He was so famous, peoplewanted to come teach here.”

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President Richard L. McCormick speaks Sunday at Richard Poirier’s

memorial service. Poirier’s life was filled with academic pursuits, and he

was a treasured member of the University community.

JEFF LAZARO

National ‘Museum Day’ goes localBY SANA NADEEMCONTRIBUTING WRITER

In honor of the fifth annual“Museum Day,” the JaneVoorhees Zimmerli Ar tMuseum opened its doors onSaturday for free admission toall art enthusiasts.

The event, sponsored by theSmithsonian Institute, aimed topromote the national celebra-tion of culture, a continuinggoal for the institute, said RosieWalker, the SmithsonianMagazine marketing director.

“There aren’t many otherstudents here, but Zimmerli isactually an exceptional muse-um,” Business School first-yearstudent Jourdan Higgins said.

Students trickled in throughoutthe day, and upon entry, attendeeswere asked to fill out a simple ballotform for free admission. This wasthen to be sent to the SmithsonianInstitute to tally up attendance.

“We just try to keep track ofhow many people participated,”Walker said.

The museum is also open toall students for free admission atany time if they present theirRUID card.

The museum offers a diverserange of art from all around theworld. Their current exhibits show-case talent from Russia, Americaand ancient Peruvian cultures.

On the upper floor, nearly theentire left side is dedicated to theRiabov Collection of RussianHistory and the Dodge Collectionof Soviet Nonconformist Art, twoof the largest collections in the museum.

“It’s pretty neat actually,”Higgins said. “I love the variety ofartwork here. There are so manydifferent forms: metal work,

sculptures, paintings, drawings.” With more than 20,000

works of art, the two exhibitspresent artwork ranging fromthe ninth century to present.From traditional por traits tobold abstractions, the socialprogression of Russia can beeasily followed through art.

The museum’s newest exhib-it located downstairs is titled“Blocks of Colors: AmericanWoodcuts from the 1890s to thepresent” and was inspired byJapanese prints. Artist Arthur

Wesley Dow began featuringwood print slabs and bold colorin his works during the late19th century.

“The ‘Blocks of Color’ exhib-it was cool,” said BusinessSchool first-year student HariniBupathi. “I haven’t seen any-thing like it before.”

To the left of the exhibit, pre-Columbian ceramics are on dis-play, showcasing crude designsfrom Peruvian cultures datingback to 1500 BC.

“It’s cool, they’re very wellmade considering the time peri-od,” Bupathi said.

Aside from the generousamount of artwork, the muse-um also invites other expres-sions of art ranging from musicto dance every first Wednesdayof the month. The program,called “Art After Hours,” is freeto all students, faculty and staf f.

Their next event will be heldon Oct. 7 when the museumwill be screening the movie“Mechanic to Millionaire: APeter Cooper Story.”

A question and answer ses-sion will follow with the film’sProducer and Director JanetGardner and Associate Directorof the Women’s and GenderStudies Department BarbaraBalliet in regard to Cooper’sties to the suffragist movementin America.

“I love the variety ofartwork here —

there are so manydifferent forms ... ”

JOURDAN HIGGINSBusiness School

First-Year Student

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be submitted to the SenateExecutive Committee by January2010,” Gillett said. “Prior to thesedetailed discussions, the committeenaturally has no position on the proposal.”

The staff wants to become abigger part of the University com-munity and participate more indecision-making. Neal said theycannot support the administrationif they are not connected. Whenmanagement talks about theUniversity community, the staff iscommonly an afterthought.

“The initial proposal to includestaff members on the Senate camefrom me,” said University PresidentRichard L. McCormick. “I proposedit in an annual address, and it wasadopted in the course of the follow-ing year, so I’ve long believed thatthe staff belong in the Senate.”

He wants to see what theSenate will find when it talksabout doubling the staff represen-

tation in the University Senate, he said.

“The principles are correct, butI’m interested in the pros and consof the specific proposal increase,”McCormick said. “It is highly likelythat my administration will be sup-portive of whichever direction theSenate proposes to go. We will be

waiting to hear that conversation.” And so will the staff. “The staff wants a larger repre-

sentation and a bigger role inshared governance,” Neal said.“Shared governance is a seat atthe table when important itemsregarding University governance.Items include such issues as glob-al economic crisis and its effect on

Rutgers, intercollegiate athletics,enrollment and admissions.”

Two issues that connect areplanned improvements and inter-collegiate athletics. The staff sup-ports athletics, but they may wantto see the daycare facility finished ifthey had more say in governance,she said.

There are 700 staff membersfor one representative, and it isdifficult to truly represent thefeelings of 700 people, Neal said.The ratio for faculty is one repre-sentative for 45 faculty members.

There are more than 56,000 stu-dents in the University and 58 stu-dent representatives, Neal said.

It is also an issue of quality ofworking lives. Staff work full-time,and the bulk of their time is spent atwork, so if they have increased rep-resentation, they can control andimprove their quality of life at work.

“It’s not going to have directimmediate impact [to the ongoingcontract negotiations,] but in thelong-term, if management areexposed to us more, they willrespect the work we do more,which is sorely lacking at themoment,” she said.

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for a certain population,” shesaid. “H1N1, as it begins to mixwith the seasonal flu strain, couldget much more virulent. Thegood news is so far it hasn’t.”

H1N1 has appeared in 120countries without mutating,Sebelius said.

“But we don’t know that it won’tdo that next week,” she said.

In order to gain an upperhand on the virus, which lastpresented in 1976 but haschanged drastically since then,President Barack Obamarequested Congress launch vaccine research.

“The vaccine campaign wasstarted knowing no one hadany built-in immunity that wecould determine,” Sebeliussaid. “We know from our 21stcentury public health experi-ence that vaccination is by farthe best defense.”

Not only are there pandemic-sized health concerns associat-ed with H1N1, but huge eco-nomic ramifications as well.

“Work forces aren’t able tohave continuity of business ifthousands of their employeesget sick,” she said. “There arehuge ramifications just withfairly mild versions of a brand-new flu that could ram-pantly travel through theUnited States.”

The H1N1 vaccine is sched-uled to be available for highdemand by mid-October,Sebelius said.

“We have submitted paper-work to the [New JerseyDepartment of Health andSenior Services] to obtain theH1N1 influenza vaccine and aremaking plans to be able toadminister it on campus,”according to the correspon-dence. “When and how muchvaccine we will receive isunknown at this time.”

The high-risk factors for H1N1lay in a comparison of the season-al flu and H1N1.

“Most of the morbidity andmoralities of seasonal flu are inpeople age 65 and older,” Bellsaid. “And what were are seeingwith this flu is it is dispropor-tionately affecting younger peo-ple. … If we were to compareestimates, the ages of the peo-ple who are affected are quitedif ferent with seasonal flu and2009 H1N1. A lot more youngerpeople are being diagnosedwith H1N1.”

Regardless of the opportuni-ty to receive a diagnosis fromthe University this season, Bellrecommends students stay alertof the potential dangerous situa-tion, especially those in “high-risk groups.”

“Those [groups] would be[composed of] people who havelung diseases, including asth-ma, diabetes, heart disease andpregnant women,” she said. “Ifthey are in one of these high-risk groups and they get sickthey should contact their doc-tor right away to see if their doctor recommends anti-viral treatment.”

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“The staff want alarger representationand a bigger role inshared governance.”

KATHRYN NEALNew Brunswick Campus URA-AFT Vice President

The above graphic represents the amount of confirmed cases of H1N1 in

the U.S. for the entire flu season, distinguished by CDC regions.

GRAPHIC BY MATT STEEL E/ DESIGN EDITOR

* HHS regions (Region I: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT; Region II: NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands; Region III: DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV; Region IV: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN; Region V: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI; Region VI: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX; Region VII: IA, KS, MO, NE; Region VIII: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY; Region IX: AZ, CA, Guam, HI, NV; and Region X: AK, ID, OR, WA)

erans while they’re still in serv-ice, through the reliance on vet-eran students themselves tospeak to their peers about what agreat place Rutgers is to get aneducation, through Web sites andcontinuing publications directedat veterans who are seeking orwhom we hope will seek to con-tinue their education, we wouldlove to expand considerably the438 who are here now.

There is no yellow-ribbon fund-ing or G.I. Bill aid — federalfunds for veterans to go to collegeafter service — for Universitygraduate students, only under-graduates. Would you change thispolicy like other peer institutions?

RM: I am not familiar withthe constraints upon yellow-rib-bon funding for graduate stu-dents. I think you’ve got it right,but I need to look into the rea-sons for it and whether we canchange it.

Many veterans on campus areon active duty, in the reserves,deal with medical examinationsand have dif ficulty balancingschool and military life. Wouldyou consider notifying faculty andstaf f to be more flexible and sensi-tive to these students?

RM: With respect to yourrequest for flexibility and sensi-tivity from faculty, I will shootan e-mail with exactly that mes-sage. Faculty will of courserelay their own decisions abouttheir classrooms and their stu-dents — that’s part of our cul-ture at Rutgers — but I know byknowing this faculty and thecultures they share and thebeliefs they have that they’ll beresponsive to that.

The University’s professionalschools have higher tuition ratesthan other schools, making itdif ficult for students to pay andlimiting more applicants. Wouldyou change this?

RM: As I said in my pre-pared remarks, I do believe thatin appropriate circumstances,dif ferential tuition is the rightway to go … and that’s probablynot going to change. Theanswer to the problem thoughis one I also mentioned in myprepared remarks, which isobtaining additional support forneed-based financial aid, includ-

ing for students in those profes-sional programs.

Where would the funds theUniversity received from the feder-al stimulus package go?

RM: There’s going to be ahuge amount of accountabilityfor that stimulus money bothwithin Rutgers and across thecountry. Let me give you a quicksketch of this. It’s coming toRutgers in three different ways.First of all, through studentfinancial aid, and here of courseit comes not directly to Rutgersbut to our students. The amountof money for Pell grants forexample has increased. … Thesecond thing that’s happening isa lot of the money is going forscientific research, allocatedthrough the usual, federal scien-tific agencies such as theNational Science Foundation andthe National Institutes of Health.… Some of it is reflected in the$391 million in research grantsthat I bragged about in myremarks, but even more of it isgoing to come in the year ahead.The third way federal stimulusmoney affects us … is the $15.4million that has come from thefederal government to NewJersey and from New Jersey toRutgers, which has enabled NewJersey to keep our base budgethole for the current year.

More than 1,500 students livein the Quad residence halls onLivingston campus, yet there is noREXL bus stop there. Would youconsider installing one?

RM: I’m well aware of theproblem. I will circle that to JackMolenaar who heads up ourDivision of Transportation andask him the reasons for yay andthe reasons for nay and see whatwe get.

Why were there no events sched-uled on Livingston campus lastyear for Rutgers Day? Will there bethis year?

RM: With respect to havingRutgers Day on the Livingstoncampus, we are looking into that,and there’s no principle objectionto doing it. The problem is therisk of dispersing and scatteringthe 50,000 … people over what isalready a pretty significant geo-graphic area, from the far reachesof Cook/Douglass to CollegeAvenue and Busch [campuses].

Note: The questions were para-phrased from those posed by audi-ence members; McCormick’sresponses are not.

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BY COLLEEN ROACHESTAFF WRITER

The word “business” mayevoke images of bustling brokerson Wall Street or Madoff’s MainStreet massacre to some, but newdevelopments at the UniversityBusiness School’s Center forUrban Entrepreneurship andEconomic Development aim tochange the way the world looksat commerce.

CUEED, an organization thatworks to promote wealth in urbancommunities, received a $25,000grant from PNC Bank in supportof its Entrepreneurship PioneersInitiative, which provides trainingfor aspiring entrepreneurs on theNewark and New Brunswickcampuses, and in the surround-ing communities, said CUEEDFellow Jeffrey Robinson, an assis-tant professor of managementand global business.

The one-year program is ineffect in seven counties and helpsabout 50 participants per term fortwo to three years after comple-tion, said Associate Director ofCommunications and Marketingat the Rutgers Business SchoolDaniel Stoll.

CUEED, founded in fall 2008,the brainchild of AssociateProfessor of Business StrategyD.T. Ogilvie and RutgersBusiness School-Newark DeanMichael Cooper, is the first centerin the nation to combine venturecapital and city resources withUniversity research to improve

an urban community, Stoll said.The organization is taking on thestate’s biggest city, Newark,where the school opened, to itsnew headquarters at the start ofthe semester.

“Newark has had a lot of chal-lenges over the years,” Robinsonsaid. “It’s great to actually beinvolved in the resurgence of[the city].”

CUEED is focusing on help-ing small and medium-sizedminority-owned dining, enter-tainment and retail companies inNewark’s University Heightssection, Stoll said.

“We want people to spendmoney here, put people in busi-ness here, create jobs here,”Ogilvie said. “Our model is totransfer business know-how topeople trying to make their busi-nesses succeed.”

In addition to the grant fromPNC Bank, CUEED receivesfunding from not-for-profit

sources and the government,Stoll said.

New Jersey-based real estateexecutive Paul V. Profeta haspartnered with the organizationand contributed $1 million inorder to establish the ProfetaUrban Investment Foundation atthe business school, a not-for-profit equity fund that supportsCUEED, according to their Website. The organization alsoreceives funds from the NorthJersey Partners of WorkforceInnovation in RegionalEconomic DevelopmentInitiative through a grant pro-vided by the U.S. Department ofLabor Employment andTraining Administration.

CUEED has been expandingquickly, but the school is workingto create other opportunities forall students as well.

Business school administra-tors are working on creating anew concentration in entrepre-neurship for its students, but theschool will also offer two newcourses in entrepreneurship,“Introduction toEntrepreneurship” and “SocialEntrepreneurship,” to studentsfrom all disciplines during thespring semester, Robinson said.

The objective of the addedcourses is to extend opportunitiesto those who may have an interestin starting a company or helpingan underprivileged communitybut are not necessarily commit-ted to studying business itself,Robinson said.

Business school integrates community

“Newark has had alot of challenges

over the years. It’sgreat to actually be

involved in theresurgence ... ”JEFFERY ROBINSON

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Police break up protestfor lingering past curfew

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGHUWIRE

Police officers arrested 110people after a protest in SchenleyPlaza Friday, leaving many stu-dents angry and confused.

About 50 people gathered inSchenley Plaza at 10 p.m. Friday toprotest the way police had actedthe night before.

Some people in black clothesplayed a version of duck-duck-goose, replacing the words with“anarchist-anarchist-cop.” A manwho was speaking into a mega-phone advocated nonviolenceand said that the Sept. 11, 2001,attacks were part of a conspiracy.

The University of Pittsburghhad sent out an EmergencyNotification Service alert via textmessage, pre-recorded phonemessage and e-mail by 7:28 p.m.that warned students to exercisegood judgment and be careful, asmore G-20 disturbances couldoccur that day.

The university issued a sec-ond message by 10:05 p.m., usingthe Emergency NotificationService: “Conditions may bedeteriorating in Oakland.Students are advised to remainnear their residences.”

People attending the People’sMarch, which ran from Oaklandto downtown that afternoon,handed out fliers encouragingothers to assemble in the plaza.

Police began to surround thepark about a half an hour intothe protest. The police encir-cled the plaza in lines that wereabout two or three of ficersdeep. Police vehicles andschool buses delivered moreofficers to the area.

They brought in a Long RangeAcoustic Device, which sendspiercing noises or plays pre-recorded messages. By that point,between 100 and 200 people hadgathered in the plaza.

Pitt student Matt Schultz wasstanding in the plaza when policebegan closing in on it, makinghim nervous.

“Guys, we have to leave,” hetold his friends, who said theywere not protesting but justwatching the action unfold.

Within 10 minutes, the plazawas surrounded.

Police declared the gatheringan “unlawful assembly” at 10:42p.m., and told people to disperseor risk going to jail.

“We don’t think there wasanything going on,” Pitt studentHannah Holland, who was in theplaza Friday night, said. “Peopleare just playing duck-duck-goose. ... We don’t know why[the police were] even here.”

The problem, Pitt Police ChiefTim Delaney said, was thatSchenley Plaza closes at 11 p.m.

“We could not have what hap-pened last night,” he said, refer-ring to a demonstration-turned-riotThursday that resulted in damageto at least 10 Oakland businesses.

He referred additional ques-tions about why the order to dis-perse was given before 11 p.m.to the city police. City PoliceSpokeswoman Diane Richarddid not respond to phone callsor e-mails.

Police announced nine timesthat people should dispersefrom Schenley Plaza and the

surrounding area. One time,they played the pre-recordingwarning message in Spanish.

The last broadcasted message todisperse was given at 10:58 p.m.,two minutes before the plaza closed.

Crowds began to gather asstudents watched from theCathedral lawn.

Many of the people gatheredin the plaza exited onto ForbesAvenue, eventually turning upBellefield Avenue.

Schultz and his friend,Justin Wasser, ran through analley of f Bellefield Avenue toavoid the police.

Four hundred officers wereworking that night, thus outnum-bering protesters and students 2-to-1 in Schenley Plaza, accordingto Pitt News and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette estimates.

City police estimated in anews release that 1,000 peoplehad gathered in OaklandFriday night.

Police shot rubber bullets atSchultz and Wasser, hittingWasser in the chest, the men said.

“A gun was being pointed atmy chest,” Wasser said.

“Not by a criminal. By apolice officer,” Schultz added.“There was no guilt inside of mefor what I’d done, but I was run-ning for my life.”

Pitt student Bob Andersonsaid he and his friends were walk-ing along Fifth Avenue when hesaw a man on a scooter flip offpolice. Officers shot him withrubber bullets.

“I don’t think that anythingwould have gone down if there wereno cops there,” Anderson said.

Police released smoke or OCvapor gas, which is similar topepper spray, in at least sevenlocations throughout Oakland.

By midnight, most of theof ficers who had been atSchenley Plaza had moved toother areas. Still, a school busfull of of ficers in riot gearunloaded outside of the HillmanLibrary on Forbes Avenue.

Meanwhile, a K-9 unit, vansand a police line moved downFifth Avenue toward downtownPittsburgh. At least one StateCorrectional Institute bus wentdown the street, too.

Central Oakland was virtuallylocked down. Officers directedpedestrians to their dorms oraway from campus.

Just before 1 a.m., police werequestioning seven people, whohad plastic zip ties — whichserved as handcuffs that night —wrapped around their wrists.

Students observing thearrests said they were upsetabout the show of police force.

Varun Viswanathan, a Pittsophomore, said he saw a policeofficer hitting one individual.

“I think they completely useunnecessary force on us,” he said.“They have no right to do that.”

Pitt senior Ken Egler calledthe police action “one of the cra-zier things” he’d seen duringthe protests, especially since hedidn’t see many demonstratorsin Oakland.

“I really think it’s ridicu-lous,” Egler said. “We shouldbe allowed to protest. This isneeded, and they’re just basi-cally trying to scare us.”

Police left the area by 2 a.m.

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29 The Douglass Governing Council meets everyTuesday at 7 p.m. in Trayes Hall A of the DouglassCampus Center.

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30 In the “Darius Goes West” film screening and com-munity service event, 15-year-old Darius Weems and11 of his best friends set off across America with theultimate goal of getting his wheelchair customizedon MTV’s “Pimp My Ride.” The result is a rarelyseen testament to the explosive idealism of today’syouth, as well as a vivid portrayal of adventure, ofbrotherhood and of the character and strength ittakes to shed light on an uncertain future. Not onlydoes Weems bravely face his own inevitable fatewith Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, but throughhis unflinching humor and his extraordinary laughhe sparks a revolution in the lives of everyone whocrosses — and then shares — his courageous path.Weems turns 19 this year. Nineteen is the same agethat his brother Mario died of the same disease.Sponsored by Rutgers Hillel, come learn aboutWeems (and maybe even meet him, if he’s able tocome!) and make a donation to the cause of fightingDMD at 8:15 p.m. in the Graduate Student Loungeof the Rutgers Student Center on the CollegeAvenue campus.

1 Thirteen million children growing up in poverty arenot afforded the same educational opportunities astheir peers in more affluent areas. You can changethis. Come learn how. A Teach For America informa-tion session will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Room 410 ofthe Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenuecampus. Pizza and refreshments will be provided.T.R. Straub, a 2006 Baltimore corps member, willshare his experiences and answer questions aboutthe program. Visit their Web site for further generalinformation and to access the application athttp://www.teachforamerica.org

OCTOBER

2 Join WRSU at wrsu.rutgers.edu tonight from 10 p.m.to midnight to listen live to the up-and-coming singer-songwriter rock band Walking With Cavemen. To lis-ten to the band before the show, check outwww.myspace.com/walkingwithcavemen or jointheir Facebook page.

The Unplugged Rutgers Board Game Club will behaving its weekly meeting on Friday at 7 p.m. in theBusch Campus Center, Room 174. Come by to meetnew people, chow down on food and try some boardgames that you have never seen! The club playseverything from chess to “Last Night on Earth,” azombie-survival horror game, so feel free to stop by!

5 The Livingston Campus Council will meet at 7:30 p.m.in Room 113 of the Livingston Student Center. Theyhold weekly meetings.

The SEBS/Cook Campus Council will hold their week-ly meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Cook Campus Center.

The Asian Student Council Meeting will take placefrom 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the Asian AmericanCultural Center on Livingston campus. Expectupdates from University Affairs Chairman Ben West.

7 Wake up and come to the first Leadership Breakfastmeeting in the Cook Campus Center in Room 202ABC on the second floor. Breakfast will begin at 7:30a.m. with leadership activities beginning at 8 and end-ing at 9 a.m. Don’t miss the monthly opportunity todiscuss issues pertinent to the progress and develop-ment of Cook campus. Please bring a friend along.The Leadership Breakfast meeting provides anopportunity for diligent Cook student leaders andstaff to discuss issues such as student welfare, safetymatters, transportation, housing, campus center andconstruction projects pertinent to Cook.

11 The Raritan River collaborative’s first annual FallFloat, a gentle six-mile float from Riverside/BakelitePark in Piscataway to the Rutgers boat dock in NewBrunswick, takes place at 1 p.m. today. The float willpass by colorful autumn foliage and under the his-toric arch bridges of the Raritan. Arrive with yourcanoe or kayak and life vest at Riverside Park for sign-in between 12 and 12:45 p.m. Vans will return pad-dlers to Riverside Park between 3 and 5 p.m. Eventsat Rutgers boat dock include snacks and drink,booths by local organizations and free T-shirts forparticipants! Donations are $10 per person. Pleasepre-register by Oct. 1. Space is limited. The event willbe canceled in the event of heavy storms, lightning orsmall craft advisories. Contact Karen Lowrie atklowrie@rutgers.edu, (717) 471-0160, or seewww.blueraritan.org.

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computer or printer.

I think it’s fine the way it is now: 24-hoursduring finals period only.

Students would abuse the labs. We shouldallocate such resources in another way.

Bad idea. Period.

That’s a great idea!

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“It makes sense to have them open onlyat the exam season because people arestaying up late to study, but people alsohave exams during the school semester,so they may need to stay up and study.It’s probably better to keep them openall year round for the best resources.”

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“Every time I go, it’s like a 10-minute wait to get on [a computer], so I don’t feel like I get anything done. I just don’t feel like going.”

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“I used the computer labs morethan last year during the day. It’sincredibly disappointing that it’salways full. If we have 24-hourcomputer labs, then peoplewouldn’t feel like going wheneveryone else is going.”

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“It’s just very inconvenient tobuy a printer and get ink everyfew weeks when you can justgo to the computer lab, buteven that’s taken away fromyou from the rush of studentsall trying to finish what theyneed to do during the day.”

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“It’s important the computer lab stays open 24 hours becausedifferent people have differentschedules … At the same time, I think it’s also that the University encourages people to have normal hours, but in the end I think it’s importantthat the University keeps the labs open 24 hours.”

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It was later discovered thatthe man carrying the semi-automatic was actuallyblack. While MSNBCshould have zero credibili-ty, this kind of informationreaches the masses. Thisinfluence is blindly accept-ed by society, as peoplebelieve it to be the truth.

Despite perpetuating false notions, leading figuresand the media still use every opportunity toexploit race.

The frequent use of the race card creates artificialdiscussions about this sensitive issue. People will goout of their way to create a national uproar over iso-lated incidents. Sometimes race is actually a factor,other times it is not. However, instead of allowing thetwo parties involved to settle their differences, theseindividuals will interfere with the process. As aresult, everyone gets involved until national expo-sure erupts in their face. The arrest of Henry Louis

Gates can be a prime example.The professor had a misunder-standing with a police officer, andit transformed into a heateddebate about race relations inAmerica. These discussions arenot genuine attempts to engagerace. They are merely manufac-tured debates to further promoteone’s own self-interest. This is nota Democrat-Republican issue, asrace is exploited on both the left

and the right. Ann Coulter makes just as muchmoney denouncing the race card as Al Sharpton doesencouraging it. These people are only perpetuatingthe racial divide in America. They do not foster truediscussion. Subsequently, these tactics prevent realdialogue from actually occurring.

Because these factions gear toward public rela-tions and exposure, society fears the repercussionsof confronting race. Institutions such as publicschools are less inclined to talk about the issuebecause it is easier to avoid the negative publicity.As an administrator or teacher, why chance anotherGates-like incident? Students are then left withouttruly understanding race relations in America. Inaddition, the superficial discussions found in themedia influence the way institutions deal with diver-sity. A school hangs up a few dragons on ChineseNew Year and calls itself a harmonious melting pot.Or, University President Richard L. McCormick will

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I t is undeniable thatracism still exists with-in society; however,

this idea is often used tofurther political and spe-cial interest agendas. Lastweek, The Daily Targumran an editorial noting thatpeople were quick to pullthe race card on Rep. JoeWilson. The Republican South Carolina congress-man drew criticism for his remark duringPresident Barack Obama’s speech in which heshouted, “You lie!” to the president. The editorialboard suggested that race was not the issue inthis case. Wilson’s outburst could have truly beenabout health care and not the color of thepresident’s ski n. Despite the fact that the manidolized Strom Thurmond, I agree that hisremarks were a frustrated response to Obama’spolicies. Unfortunately, this was not a rare cir-cumstance where racism was used to defend orpromote an agenda. Race isoften utilized in situations thatare mutually exclusive. It isthrown around so frequentlythat it undermines the veryefforts made by the civil rightsmovement. This creates a sys-tem within society that is afraidto engage and confront theissues of race. As a result, peo-ple are left ignorant and unin-formed about the various cul-tures that help make this country great.

Racism is used to advance a particular cause,even though it may have little connection to theissue at hand. Influential people, groups andmedia sources are quick to label protests orspeeches as being racist. I agree that there aredemonstrations and individuals that are blatantlydiscriminatory. However, various nonracial situa-tions are given these connotations only when raceis introduced as an argument. For instance, the“Rachel Maddow Show” ran a segment coveringObama’s visit to a Phoenix town hall meeting.They displayed multiple protesters carrying gunsin front of the building. In one scene, they showeda certain individual who was carrying a semi-auto-matic on his shoulder and a pistol on his hip. After,three commentators suggested that this particularincident had racial overtones. They downplayedthe fact that protesters were advocating SecondAmendment rights, and, instead, argued that itwas due to a black man being in the White House.

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leading figures and the media still

use every opportunity to exploit race.”

Net neutrality keepsInternet free

E veryday we log onto the Internet and take advantage of thequick access we have to various Web sites giving us infor-mation on whatever subject we want. We take this for grant-

ed. We think that whatever site we go on, we can get to it at thefastest speed no matter who owns the site. It can be someone’s per-sonal Web page promoting his or her own business or somethingcorporately owned. We also assume we can do whatever we likewhenever we like. Our ability to do all these things is what createsnet neutrality.

Net neutrality is our free and open Internet — the final frontierfor free information. It makes it possible to have all sites createdequally without discrimination. There is no blocking, speeding upor slowing down of a site because of ownership, the source of thesite or where the site is going to. Net neutrality protects a con-sumer’s right to use any equipment, content, application or servicewithout interference from a network provider. Networks only pro-vide service. They do not make decisions on what can get to a con-sumer faster, or not at all for that matter. Without net neutrality,regulation of the Internet will come and it will not be the samespace for innovation and free speech that people know and love.

Net neutrality is the one thing that actually keeps the Interneta free-flowing source of any information a person could want.There are those who want to get rid of it and create a more regu-lated information space for wireless Internet access. One mightask, why change something so good? They argue that wireless hasless bandwidth, but it really comes down to money. Major cableand telephone companies are looking boost their bottom line.Companies like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast are looking to controlthe speed that Web sites get to you and which will not load at all,according to savetheinternet.com. They also want to tax contentproviders to guarantee that they will have speedy delivery of theircontent, according to the Web site. They want to favor their ownsearch engines, Internet telephone providers and streamingvideo. Favoring their own search engines would mean slowingdown or even blocking services of fered by their competitors.Success in getting rid of net neutrality would damage the wirelessInternet access that we are used to. Instead of a place whereeveryone is treated equally, both user and content provider, it willbe harder to get the information you want and also a more regu-lated space to get it. These companies have lobbyists in Congressworking to support their interests. Take the time to tell Congressto listen to yours.

Anything dealing with regulation and the Internet is a bad idea alto-gether. The consumers who pay for their Internet service are used togetting it a certain way, and any change would not be very wellreceived. People want their information fast, and they want to be ableto get it without any interference. We need net neutrality to keep theability to do that possible. What makes the Internet so great is that nomatter who you are or what you are trying to put on the Web, you havethe same rights as the major corporate companies to get your site upand running. People also have just as much instant access to your per-sonal site, whether it is for business or personal use, as they do tosomething like Google. The Internet is a socially free zone, and it isreally the only place that is like that.

It is not fair to take it away. If net neutrality disappears, a lot is at stake. There will no longer be

a place for people to make new innovations, speak their mind and gath-er information. There would be limited competition, which would sac-rifice a free market to a few large corporate companies. Consumerswould have to choose from the menu of sites that the big companieswould offer them, much like the way cable service is offered. Cablecompanies choose what channels we get, and if we want more, we haveto pay for more than what the basic package is. This would change theInternet into something that is not what we are used to and would notbenefit any consumer. In a way, it is killing freedom of expressionbecause it is going to control who can see the smaller sites that do nothave the big bucks to pay to have instant access to the informationthey are trying to offer.

People need to be aware of what the corporate companies are offer-ing to Congress because it can severely change what we are used towhen it comes to getting information or doing anything on theInternet. Those who did not have a cable box might recall the irritat-ing day that they went to watch a certain channel and it was no longeravailable to them. That would be the same case if net neutrality van-ishes. One day you will try to stream a video or access a blog and thesite will take a outrageously long time to load, or it will not come up onyour screen at all. The Internet is meant to be a free space to shareinformation, not a regulated space for corporate companies to makemore money off of the little guy.

“He was as interested in a recipe for beef stew as he was in knowing the latest book on somebody’s thinking.”

Cheryl Hurley, president of the Library of America and one of 12 featured speakers at the memorial, recalling her memories

of Richard Poirier, University Emeritus Professor of English

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read a few statistics on demo-graphics and stamp theUniversity as “committed todiversity.” This is the extent ofcultural training within everyAmerican citizen. People are con-tent to merely know about raceand not actually understand it.Hostility, animosity and self-seg-regation prevail because trueengagement remains absentwithin society.

This article is not to under-mine the actual racism that doesexist. There are many racialinjustices that usually go unno-ticed, such as demographic andeconomic disparity. However, myintent is to show that the idea ofrace goes both ways. It is used toadvance hidden motives, even ifit means preserving the racialdivide. The actions of thesegroups and individuals disre-spect the enormous strides madeover the years. More importantly,they discourage any attempt tobring unity to this country.

Brian Canares is a RutgersCollege Senior majoring in his-tory and political science. He isalso in the GSE Social Studiesprogram and seeks to make acareer in urban education. Hewelcomes feedback atbcanares@eden.rutgers.edu.

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W hile sitting in a meetinglast week, I checked myFacebook page only to

find something peculiar: My newsfeed was filled with the exact samestatus, “Kanye West is an a------.” Myfirst reaction was obviously to findout what he could possibly havesaid or done to gain so much atten-tion — rappers are well known fortheir dramatic escapades. But afterthinking for a moment, I realized …who cares? This is the man whosaid, “I will go down as the voice ofthis generation, of this decade.”Nevermind his ignorance — a gen-eration is longer than a decade — Imust concur with Stephen Colbertthat West is barely the voice of hisown soundtrack! He makes the guywho stands outside the RutgersStudent Center screaming aboutjudgment seem reasonable.

Regardless, West is simply thepawn of a more disturbing issue:entertainment culture. Since thedawn of civilization mankindrevered its leaders first and fore-most; yet, if I may use an analogy,many members of our societywould rather worship our jugglersthan our kings. For instance, if Iasked you who played the Joker inthe last “Batman” movie, would youknow? Of course, Heath Ledger’s

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P resident Barack Obamacontinues to pitch hisreckless and unrealistic

health care initiative to the pub-lic. “Big Brother” Obama wantsCongress to pass a bill quickly,before Congress and the publicunderstand the plan.

A proposed government-imposed health care program willcost U.S. taxpayers about $1 tril-lion over 10 years, and theMedicare system will suffer cutsof $500 billion.

Thir teen million illegalaliens will access Obama’shealth care system becausemany of them have driver’slicenses and forged social secu-rity cards, and Obama’s healthcare package does not includeverification of citizenship.

Obama says he will have tolive with his program, but it is theAmerican people who will have toendure the harmful impact onour health care system. About 80percent of the American peopleare satisfied with the best healthcare system in the world.

Any changes will be imple-mented in 2013, well after the2012 election. Is this timetabledesigned to give Obama theopportunity to be reelectedbefore a failed health care pro-gram is implemented?

Some European countries andCanada embarked on socializedhealth care, and they have enduredlong waiting times for services andreductions in the quality of caredue to inadequate numbers of doc-tors, nurses and hospitals. Wecould suffer the same fate.

Donald A. Moskowitz is aLondonderry, N.H., resident.

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performance was brilliant! But howmany of us know the name of ourcongressman, his vote record or hispolicy platforms? Furthermore,how many watched the Emmyscompared to President BarackObama’s recent health care speech?Our priorities seem quite clear.

This unquenchable thirst forentertainment transcends into ourvery essence of being. Let’s takefootball for example — a touchysubject, I know. Many readers cantalk ad nauseam about theirfavorite teams and even quote sta-tistics. Sometimes team preferencecan even deteriorate into tenuousrelationships, especially after a fewdrinks. Yet I see more passion forthe Scarlet Knights on a daily basisthan I have ever seen for stoppingthe genocide in Darfur. Do youknow where Darfur is?

America has become saturatedwith materialistic postmodernism,and this has both individual andsocietal implications. Individuallywe have become miserable existen-tialists. Life always seems to be acompetition in which we can neverwin enough, especially in a worldwhere you don’t know your ownmeaning and thus create one out ofthin air or simply never take time tocare. Moreover, as a society wehave become ignorant. Rather thantaking a few minutes out of eachday to become socially aware, weinstead pleasure and drink our-

selves into oblivion. Furthermore,both the government and businesselites cash checks daily thanks toour ignorance. Rather than actuallytalk about the issues, politicianstreat us like children by feeding uspithy one-liners. Rather than adher-ing to honest business practices,corporations thrive on what wedon’t know in order to get rich.

There are those of you whohave chosen personal happinessas your philosophy of life. While Idisagree with your priorities, I canat least admire your consistency.However, this article is directed tothose who are not yet willing toadmit such a self-centeredlifestyle but whose priorities areclearly in sync with the concept.

My only advice: Personally, Iam not satisfied with a culturethat believes simply going toclass or work and then drinkingover the weekend with the possi-bility of getting laid is an accept-able, let alone praiseworthy,lifestyle. There is more to lifethan instant gratification.

Socrates’ timeless adage is true:The unexamined life is truly notworth living. The next time you’rewalking to a house party, ask your-self this radical question: Why? Thenext time Britney Spears is on TVfor a new publicity stunt, I encour-age you to turn it off. Where are therevolutionary Martin Luther KingJrs. of our generation? Who is

today’s Einstein? These are themen and women we should modelour lives after, people who dedicatethemselves to excellence andimproving humanity. If your rolemodel is an entertainer then I trulyfeel sorry for your low self-worth.Entertainers deserve neither youradoration nor attention. Though Imay not know you, I nonethelessbelieve you have far more potential.

Some may read this article andhave feelings of both agreement andcontempt. Please forgive my preach-iness; I write this article not for thesake of judgment but for collectiveaction. I am just as guilty as the next.I too enjoy going out and can neverget enough of Jon Stewart. I am notasking you to forego all entertain-ment; as such an attempt would bepreposterous. Instead, I only ask thatyou think for yourselves and pursuea purpose that is loftier than perpetu-al entertainment. All of us need torelax sometimes, but never allowyour indulgence of entertainment toexceed the amount of time you puttoward meaningful endeavors.Hundreds of millions of peoplearound the world live on less than $1per day; we have a lot of work to do.

Lonnie Affrime is a School ofArts and Sciences senior majoringin political science. He is the presi-dent of the University’s RooseveltInstitute. He welcomes feedback atlaffrime@eden.rutgers.edu.

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“I thought we played prettywell against FIU, but weweren’t able to close the fourthquarter,” said McCourty, whohad an interception in the 34-13win. “I felt like [againstMaryland] we played for allfour quarters.”

True to Schiano’s word, theygot better. Both games were a farcry from the Cincinnati andHoward matchups.

Against Cincinnati, the largestcrowd ever at Rutgers Stadiumsaw the defense lay a dud. Theline was manhandled, the line-backers were invisible and thesecondary was burned — all tothe tune of six touchdowns and564 yards of offense.

Junior linebacker AntonioLowery, who returned an inter-ception for a touchdown on thefirst play of the game Saturday,said the difference is simple.

“Just us running around,swarming and doing all the rightthings,” Lowery said. “It was thedefense flying around.”

Turnovers were the key in theKnights’ ability to rebound fromthe week one mess.

Last year, while losing fiveof their first six games, the RUdefense did not create a take-away against a Football BowlSubdivision (Division I-A)team until the eighth game ofthe season.

Four games into 2009, Rutgershas 12 turnovers, with nine com-ing against FBS opponents.

“I think it was kind of likewhat coach preached lastyear,” McCourty said. “Whenyou hit it, it really starts goingand this year we were able tohit it earlier. The defense isreally focused on getting take-aways and giving the ball backto our of fense — that’s whatwe’ve been able to do early inthe season.”

Despite the turnovers, thedefense allowed big playsagainst Maryland.

Four times Saturday, theTerps moved the ball more than

Redshirt freshman April Price was pushed into the starting lineup twoweeks ago after missing all of last season with a torn ACL.

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tics of the second half,” Crooks said.“We created a lot of opportunities.But that’s the world of soccer; youlose the game for a couple minutes[and it costs you the game].”

In the first game of the week-end, Jones extended her scoringstreak to six with her third game-

DRAW: Jones, Guthrie

help Knights shut out Hoyas

continued from back

BY CHRIS MELCHIORRE CORRESPONDENT

April Price still feels it afterevery game.

It’s the fatigue, the pain, thed r a i n i n gf e e l i n g

that comes after an intenseworkout that you’re not quiteready to handle.

But considering where Pricewas just a year ago, those are allstill welcome feelings to the red-shirt freshman.

After tearing her ACL in July2008 and missing all of her fresh-man year, Price didn’t have anyexpectations coming into her firstseason with the Rutgers women’ssoccer team this year. But when aseries of injuries landed her in theScarlet Knights’ starting lineuptwo weeks ago, Price was forcedto find her old game a lot quickerthan she originally anticipated.

So far, it looks like she is up tothe challenge.

“It’s been a little bit slow,”Price admits. “But now, I’m get-ting back into it, getting back intomy groove.”

Not coincidentally, Price’sstrongest game this season camein the Knights’ most recentmatch, a 1-1 draw with Villanova.A newfound aggressiveness near-ly earned the forward the firstgoal of her college career.

Price recorded three shots inthe game, just missing on two ofthem, including a breakawayopportunity in which she pushedthe ball just right of the net.

“I just need to focus on notbeing injured right now,” Pricesaid, “Thankfully, I feel good. It’sjust a matter of getting my confi-dence back. Right now, that’s themain thing.”

Building confidence is some-thing Price has struggled withsince the day she tore her ACL.

At the time, theMechanicsville, Va., native didnot just doubt whether she wouldbe ready for the season, she wasnot sure she’d ever be healthyenough to play soccer at RU.

“When I got hurt, I guess Isaw my college career flashbefore my eyes,” Price said. “I’veseen a lot of people get hurt andnot be able to come back.”

Price did not just come back— her hard work this off-seasonearned her a role as a substituteto start the season.

Those minutes, as short asthey were, proved to be therecognition of Price’s progress.

“April is coming off of a majorinjury, and she has been and isstill improving,” said Rutgershead coach Glenn Crooks. “She’sone of those players that’s justgetting a little better all the time.”

Since taking over the startingforward spot vacated by injuredsenior captain Caycie Gusman,Price has not been the flashiestplayer on the field, but has shownenough poise to prove shebelongs in the starting lineup.

“She’s got the skill set to be avery good target player,” Crookssaid. “She’s great in the air andshe’s strong physically.”

Going forward, Price still isnot going to put much pressureon herself. She knows that sheis improving and expects thatto continue.

“I take it in stride, just day-by-day,” Price said. “I really had noexpectations at all this season.But I think that now that we havea lot of injuries on our team, wehave to come together, and a lotof people need to step up.”

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Price is right as starterback from ACL surgery

JEFF LAZARO

JOHN PENA/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior cornerback Devin McCourty intercepted his first pass of theseason as the Scarlet Knights created five turnovers vs. Maryland.

DEFENSE: RU forces

five turnovers in win vs. Terpscontinued from back

It was the next round whereZhang suffered her first and onlyloss of the weekend againstBoston College sophomoreKatarina Gajic, 2-6, 6-3, 10-5.

Like Holzberg, Zhang beatSantini 6-4, 6-1 and finished offthe tournament with a winagainst Auburn senior MyrtheMolenveld 8-6.

“I think it’s safe to say that Amy’scapable of playing better tennis,”Bucca said. “But even with that,Amy was playing some of the bestplayers around so as the seasongoes on, Amy will only get better.”

In addition to their impressivestarts at singles, Holzberg andZhang also showed theirstrength together in doubles.

As a team they won two oftheir three doubles matches inthe tournament, one against BU’sNunic and freshman JessicaLinero and the other against sen-ior Fani Chifchieva and freshmanCaroline Thornton of Auburn.

Aboubakare and Brown soph-omore Cassandra Herzberghanded Zhang and Holzbergtheir only loss in a 9-7 tiebreaker.

“Amy and Jenn as a doublesteam clicked, and they promise tobe a doubles team that will be aforce to reckon with,” Bucca said.

HOLZBERG: Rutgers

doubles has success at Browncontinued from back

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Sophomore Jennifer Holzberg concluded the Brown Invitational witha 3-1 mark, including a victory over a top-10 opponent.

20 yards on a single play. Passplays of 45, 40, 24 and 21 yardsallowed Maryland to move down-field, but they only resulted inone touchdown.

The defense stepped up whenit needed to, resulting in the win.

“It’s big, especially whenyou’re on the road and you’vegot a crowd that’s into thegame,” McCourty said. “Whenyou’re able to get a takeawayand stop their of fense, it quietsthe crowd and gives ouroffense energy.”

Although they failed to capital-ize, the offense was appreciativeof the defensive effort.

“The defense, all day, did anamazing job,” said senior quar-terback Dom Natale. “Thecoaches and the players, they

really controlled the game for us.It was awesome.”

Knight Note: After an impres-sive punting day at Maryland, jun-ior Teddy Dellaganna earned hissecond career Big East SpecialTeams Player of the Week.

The Templeton, Calif. nativepunted for an average of 40.6 yardson five punts and trapped the Terpsinside the 12-yard line three times.

Sophomore running backJoe Martinek and junior line-backer Antonio Lowery bothreceived honorable mentionsfrom the conference.

Martinek ran for a career-high147 yards and two touchdownsand Lowery returned an intercep-tion for a touchdown to go alongwith eight tackles.

winning goal of the season in a 1-0victory Friday over Georgetown.

Jones’ goal came in the 13thminute and was enough for theKnights’ defense, as they onlyallowed six shots in the game.

Guthrie made saves on two ofthose six shots.

Senior back Jenifer Anzivinowent down in the first half with anapparent leg injury. She did notreturn for the second half butCrooks said the injury is notthought to be serious.

BY BILL DOMKECORRESPONDENT

At the end of the weekend, theRutgers volleyball team officially

put lastyear on

the backburner.Now 7-8 overall and 1-1 in the

Big East, the Scarlet Knights notonly have their largest win totalsince 2004, but tied their numberof Big East wins from last year inone weekend.

While this success may belargely credited to the leader-ship of the few upperclassmenthe team has left, the impor-tance of the underclassmen can-not be overlooked.

Take freshman setterStephanie Zielinski, for example.

Part of head coach CJWerneke’s second class ofrecruits, the Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.,native entered college as a 2008Under Armour second team highschool All-American.

Overall, Zielinski is more thansatisfied with the team’s progressand her role on it.

“I like the atmosphere of theteam. I like the girls and thecoaches,” she said. “I think we’recoming together really well andworking together as a team andeveryone’s contributing.”

Already, she leads the team inassists with 426 on the season sofar — the rest of the squad com-bines for 226.

After breakout games againstDartmouth and Princeton whereshe registered 48 and 40 assists,respectively, and 11 digs for adouble-double, Zielinski earned aspot on the team’s starting lineupthis weekend.

The freshman attributes the recent success to practiceand teamwork.

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WITH JAYRAM SATALURI

THE DAILY TARGUM’S

Targum’s men’s cross country beat writer Matt Sugam chats with the junior distance runner about his race-day rituals, musical

preferences and the bond created on a team almost entirely from New Jersey ...

Matt Sugam: Running is what a lot of athletes dread intheir sports, so what got you into cross country?Jayram Sataluri: Well actually, back in seventh grade myfriend wanted to try out for the track team so I decidedwhy not try out with him, and I ended up getting on theteam and he didn’t. After that I continued on and real-ized I could get better by running cross country so I gotinto that too. Ever since then I’ve been running. But it was not until my junior year [of high school] duringspring track that I realized I could be really good, andthat’s when I started hitting fast times and I’ve been apretty good runner since. I’ve enjoyed running for allthe time I’ve been doing it.

MS: Obviously you’re a distance runner, but what do youthink about what Usain Bolt has been doing lately?JS: He’s incredible. I’m just astonished and I think hecan go even faster.

MS: Do you have any pre-race rituals?JS: The day before I’ll just go pretty easy. I don’t like togo hard before a race because I like to save it all forthe race the next day. So I go easy — do a couple ofstrides, eat as healthy as I can and go to sleep early.Going to sleep early is very important for a good race.

MS: Do you have any pre-race music you listen to?JS: It’s a mixture of old rock like Led Zeppelin, Queen,The Who and some Indian stuff.

MS: Do you listen to that normally?JS: Yeah, I listen to that stuff normally. Sometimes I listento stuff that really pumps me up for a race the daybefore, but when I’m going to a race I put on softer stuffso I’m relaxed and not nervous before a race.

MS: What about a pre-race meal?JS: I try to go for healthy food as much as I can ormaybe I can make a couple of sandwiches. It variesevery week.

MS: What about after the race?JS: Well I’m a vegetarian, so I don’t really eat that much,but usually I try to snack on a banana or an applebecause it’s a very good post-race snack after the hardwork that you do. I don’t really eat a meal until much later.

MS: You said you’re a vegetarian, so where do you getyour protein from?JS: I can eat eggs. I have cheese and sometimes I drinkmilk. Usually my mom cooks me Indian food so usually Ihave that before or after a run and she’s really strict onprotein so she gives me a lot of stuff that really helpsme out with my running.

MS: All you guys except for Taylor [Burmeister] are fromJersey, so do you feel there is an extra bond from thatand being at the state University?JS: Yeah, there is an extra bond.

MS: Are there any North-South Jersey rivalries or oldhigh school rivalries and some smack talking?JS: There was, but not anymore. Once we got up to Rut-gers, the rivalries ended and we’re now a team.

MS: Was it your love for Jersey that made you decide tostay in state and go to Rutgers?JS: Yeah. It is also much cheaper to attend Rutgers.

MS: What do you like best about the Garden State?JS: That’s a good question. I like the parks where I canrun at. There’s some other places I like to go, like themalls, but I don’t really travel that much. I like to run alot more. So the parks are my favorite part of Jersey.

RAMON DOMPOR/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Part of CJ Werneke’s heralded 2009 recruiting class, freshman setterStephanie Zielinski (9) racked up a team-high 426 assists thus far.

BY KEVIN O’ROURKESTAFF WRITER

Golfing legend Bobby Jonesonce said, “competitive golf isplayed mainly on a five-and-a-half-

i n c hc o u r s e ,

the space between your ears.”Rutgers men’s golfer James

Hilaire is not one to quarrelwith the 13-time major champi-onship winner. The senior hasbounced back from a disap-pointing 2008-09 season toemerge as the Scarlet Knights’best and most consistent playerearly in fall 2009.

Hilaire credits his stellar playthus far to an improved mindset.

“This year, I made a consciouseffort to just go out on the courseand visualize the shot and don’tthink about how to do it mechani-cally — just do it,” he said.

Hilaire aced the par-3 11thhole in the season-openingRutgers Invitational victory tohighlight a team-leading fourthplace finish. He then followed upwith a solid 26th place showing topace the squad at TheMcLaughlin. Hilaire’s 72.4 strokeaverage also leads the Knightsand is a full six strokes betterthan his spring 2009 total.

As a self-taught player whorelies on feel, Hilaire said hisstruggles came largely from think-ing too much about his swing.

To clear his head and get backto basics, the history major putaway his clubs for the summerand focused on his studies.

“I was getting a little bit toofrustrated on the golf course andI think I just needed some timeaway from the game,” Hilairesaid. “When I came back to thegame, I had a little bit of a differ-ent perspective on it, playing it forwhat it is.”

Head coach Jason Bataille saidthe time off allowed Hilaire tosimplify the game and get back tothe fundamentals. Bataille’s been

particularly impressed withHilaire’s decision-making on thegolf course.

“He’s not trying to do toomuch,” Bataille said. “He’s play-ing within himself, he’s learninghow good that can be just to playwithin himself, and I think it’sreally starting to pay off.”

A pay-of f is what Rutgersexpected when they added theFishkill, N.Y., native to the pro-gram in 2006. Hilaire was thePoughkeepsie Journal HighSchool Golfer of the Year inboth his junior and senior sea-sons at John Jay and competed

in the 2006 New York StateOpen at the prestigiousBethpage Black Course.

After playing sparingly as afreshman, Hilaire became a con-sistent contributor as a sopho-more. He competed in all fivetournaments during the springseason and punctuated his per-formance with an individual titleat the Hawk Invitational beforesetting the bar for RU with athree-day tally of 234 at the BigEast Championships.

In addition to his mentalgame, Hilaire said the work heput in on his putting paid off inhis resurgence. Hilaire was alsocomplimentary of his first-yearhead coach.

“[Bataille] has a very calmingforce on the golf course, especial-ly when we’re playing our tourna-ments,” Hilaire said. “He’s beenthere, he’s been in our shoes, andhe knows what it’s like to play.”

Buoyed by a quick star t,Hilaire is hopeful that he andhis four fellow seniors canmake their final year a memo-rable one. With only theDelaware Scotty DuncanClassic and UConn Invitationalremaining before the fall cam-paign concludes at the inaugu-ral Big East Match Play event,the senior knows it is importantfor RU to prove it will be a fac-tor in the conference.

“We need to go in there feel-ing that we should win and takecare of business,” Hilaire said of the Knights’ two upcoming tournaments.

“I was getting a littlebit too frustrated onthe golf course and

I think I just neededsome time awayfrom the game.”

JAMES HILAIRESenior Golfer

MEN’S GOLF

Mental game key to re-emergence

Youth assists victories in gym

VOLLEYBALL

“Everyone’s contributing. Youcan tell in practice that we’re get-ting better every day,” Zielinskisaid. “I think we can play a lot bet-ter than we did last year.”

But it is not just setting andassists that set Zielinski apart.

Throughout the first 15 gamesof the season, she holds the tophitting percentage of the team at.333, and the percentage only gotbetter this weekend.

In her first game againstSouth Florida, Zielinski hit anerrorless game and followed up

with a .714 percentage the follow-ing day against Georgetown withseven hits.

“I actually think I played better[Saturday] than [Sunday],”Zielinski said, “I was able to read[Georgetown’s] block better andget the ball to the right person atthe right time.”

Zielinski thinks the team’ssuccess is attributed to itsmomentum and work ethic.

“This isn’t our peak. We’regoing to win games that we could-n’t win last year.”

The Jabu Package — InsertingLovelace is bad because it ruinsany sort of rhythm Savage orNatale can get into. Lovelace runsthree plays — none of which haveever had outstanding success.

Was it mentioned that every-one knows its coming?

The Jabu Package — InsertingLovelace is ugly because of thesheer amount of timeouts wastedwhen the play call is not relayedproperly. Seriously, Lovelace runsthree plays. He gets the ball outof shotgun and runs left, right orcharges up the middle. But I’mrunning out of fingers on my lefthand to count how many timeouts

have been burned when RU can-not get the right play in.

Hungry Hungry Friedgen —How appropriate is it thatMaryland’s head football coachRalph Friedgen, holds his post-game press conferences in theteam’s dining hall?

Red Storm makeover — Thenew St. John’s mascot is hysteri-cally awful. The thing looks likean oversized paralyzed hawk. It’sbright red with lightning bolts allaround, apparently supposed torepresent the Red Storm.

The worst part is that this still-nameless thing was the winner ofa contest! It just goes to showwhat kind of people care about St.John’s athletics.

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Chandler’s dismissal last straw for troubled guard

I t was even the talk of theMaryland student center thisweekend.

Former Rutgers guardCorey Chandler, who waskicked off the men’s basketballteam for a violation of athleticdepar tment policies, expiredhis tenure with Binghamtonjust one month after enrollingthere in the first place.

Chandler is among five play-ers dismissed last week byBinghamton head coach KevinBroadus. The move came justdays after starting guardEmanuel “Tiki” Mayben waskicked off the Bearcats andarrested for possession and sell-ing cocaine, though the infrac-tions were said to be unrelated.

The bottom line is this — atalented basketball player, basi-cally the first major recruit byScarlet Knights head coach FredHill Jr., wore out his welcomewith two different teams in thespan of one month.

This kid had all the talent andall the abilities to succeed on thecollegiate level, but numerousinfractions clearly marredChandler’s image, and I would beshocked if another Division I bas-ketball program picks up thishead case.

Turning over a new leaf — TheRutgers football team’s five defen-sive takeaways gave it 12 on theseason. Last year, the ScarletKnights did not create a turnoveruntil the eighth game of the sea-son at Pittsburgh.

Talk about a turnaround.The biggest key is defensive

pressure in the backfield, forc-ing opposing quarterbacks toget rid of the ball in a hurry.

Even if the sack totals are notsky-high, the defense has con-stantly put the offense in goodpositions to score. Sooner orlater, that’s going to result inmajor points.

Top of the conference — Boththe men’s and women’s soccerteams remained atop the BigEast, holding down first placedespite not winning both gamesthis weekend. Futbol, as point-ed out by associate sports edi-tor Kyle Franko, has an enor-mous following around theworld, and it’s really picking upin Piscataway.

Punched in the face — Thisquote will not die. Volleyball headcoach CJ Werneke said beforethis weekend’s volleyball games:“If they don’t respect us, they’regoing to get punched in the facefor it.”

Georgetown got hit prettyhard Sunday when the ScarletKnights won in straight setsand kept their record justbelow .500. For a team thatcombined for five victories inthe previous two years and isrelying on an influx of youth,that is quite the turnaround.

The Jabu Package — InsertingJabu Lovelace is good because,for some reason, he keeps gain-ing yards. Despite the fact thateveryone in the seats, press boxand probably Liechtensteinknows it’s coming, the seniorquarterback keeps grinding outtough yards. It’s unfathomable.

Finally a win — It took untilthe 10th game of the season, butthe field hockey team brokethrough with its first win of the

year, a 4-3 comeback victory overSacred Heart.

It’s a monkey off their respec-tive backs to get that first win.But …

It might not happen again —Looking at how the rest of theschedule plays out, the Knightswill be hard-pressed to right theship, and they are in grave dan-ger of losing the rest of their BigEast games.

Georgetown, with All-Big Eastselection Amy Lewis, was theonly team that Rutgers beat in-conference last year. Now,already with a loss to a previous-ly-winless Georgetown undertheir belts, the rest of the seasonlooks quite grave.

Work in progress — That’sexactly what the Rutgers offenseis. Senior quarterback DomNatale is not being asked to domuch and the gameplan is run-heavy, which is precisely right.But there are many questions tobe answered.

Freshman quarterback TomSavage’s health is in doubt.Natale still looks nervous in thepocket and has trouble complet-ing passes. There has been onlyone catch at wideout besidesstarters Tim Brown andMohamed Sanu. The offensiveline is allowing far too much pres-sure in the backfield. And the redzone offense has been absolutelyputrid, unable to capitalize onexcellent field position.

Soccer injuries — Just stop get-ting hurt already! Senior co-cap-tain Jennifer Anzivino is the latestcasualty, although her injury issaid to be not serious.

MATTHEW STEIN’S THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

Goalies adjust to co-starting roleBY STEVEN WILLIAMSON

SENIOR WRITER

One is a short drive down theNew Jersey turnpike; the other is

a planeflight away

from her East Texas home.But no matter the distance, fresh-

men goalkeepers Vickie Lavell andShanice Beasley are both settlinginto their new home for the next fouryears — the front of the cage for theRutgers field hockey team.

With no upperclassmen on thesquad to fill the position, the pairwas entrusted with the startinggoalkeeping duties since day one.

“I think they’re adjusting pret-ty well; it’s not easy,” said Rutgershead coach Liz Tchou. “It’s defi-nitely the hardest position tocome from high school to collegein regards to the speed of playand the surface and everythingelse. It’s a different game.”

As the two continue to adjustto their new environment, the duodeveloped a close bond both onand off the field.

For Lavell, a South Jerseynative from Haddon Township,N.J., having the chance to startfor a Division I team in the BigEast is a dream come true.

“It’s exciting, I mean it’s nerve-wracking too but it’s exciting. It’scool to come right into pressure andsay ‘Alright, you’re playing!’” shesaid. “The pressure is there — it’s alot of pressure — but it’s exciting tocome in and have the opportunity.”

No stranger to the pressures ofa starting goaltender, Lavell start-ed for three years at BishopEustace High School. As a teamcaptain her senior year, the teamnamed her defensive MostValuable Player and she earned anAll-Conference selection in 2008.

Still, the fact that both her andBeasley are going through thesame experience at the same timeis invaluable.

“We can both talk to eachother about any sort of anxiety orexcitement we’re having,” Lavellsaid. “We’re there for each otherand we keep pushing each otherbecause it’s just us here [in net]and we both want each other todo really well. It’s really good andit helps to keep us sane.”

Hailing from Houston,Beasley is slightly farther fromhome. The Texan was a three-year letter-winner in high school,and helped her team capture itsfirst Southwest PreparatoryConference title in 27 years dur-ing her senior season.

After looking at schools aroundthe region, Beasley said Rutgersended up being the right fit.

“There’s not much field hock-ey anywhere close to where I liveso when I decided I wanted toplay in college I knew that Iwould have to be playing far awayfrom home,” she said. “Rutgers isjust what ended up working outfor me.”

Having a friend and team-mate in Lavell has been impor-

tant to Beasley since she arrivedon the Banks.

“We’re really close and wespend a lot of our practice justworking together; me and herand our coach,” Beasley said.“We’re there to push each otherbut also support each other, so itdoesn’t matter whoever’s play-ing in a game. We’re 100 percentbehind each other and we justmake sure we push each otherto work hard, every practice,every game.”

Despite their friendship,both goalkeepers continue tocompete hard on the field. Thetwo have nearly split the start-ing duties, with Lavell earningsix star ts and Beasley fourthrough the first 10 games.Lavell handled the net for theScarlet Knights in their first winof the season Sunday againstSacred Heart, posting two savesin the contest.

“You always need competitionand off the field they’re friends,on the field they’re competitors,”she said. “They’re teammates,they push each other in practicewhich is great. They’ve been funto work with.”

While the two appear morecomfortable in their new roles,Beasley said there is still one thingthat is taking time to get used to —the weather of the Northeast.

“That’s one big difference —it’s colder,” she said. “I had to weara sweatshirt the other day and Iwas like ‘Whoa, in September?’”

FIELD HOCKEY

JOHN PENA/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior quarterback Jabu Lovelace comes in as a change of paceunder center, typically running the ball on an option play.

THE GOOD

THE BAD

THE UGLY

ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

The Rutgers field hockey team put its goaltending responsibilities on thebacks of two freshmen. Vickie Lavell, above, received six starts, whileShanice Beasley, below, started four times this season.

JOHN PENA/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

sent a brilliant, five-yard pass to junior for-ward Ashley Jones, whose shot was barelydeflected by a diving Williams. Price gotthe rebound right in front of an open netbut sent a wide open shot just over thecross bar.

In total, the Knights outshot Villanova7-3 in the half and 20-11 in the game, butonly capitalized on one of them.

“I was very happy with the intensity and

BY CHRIS MELCHIORRECORRESPONDENT

From inside the 18-yard box, Villanova’sHeidi Sabatura crossed the ball past threeRutgers defenders and connected with awide open teammate.

Rachel Schuyler beat a helpless, divingErin Guthrie for agoal that put theRutgers women’ssoccer team in aposition it had notbeen in since the

first round of last year’s NCAA tournament:down by a goal in the first half.

After 571 minutes and four seconds ofholding opponents scoreless in the first half,the Scarlet Knights could not overcomeSchuyler’s 24th minute goal, and they wenton to draw their Big East foe 1-1.

“We’re very disappointed with the resultstonight,” head coach Glenn Crooks said.“And it had to do with how the first half went.We came out strong but we lost some of itwhen we let up an early shot. … For whatev-er reason, we kind of got back on our heels atthat moment.”

The Knights came out a far more deter-mined and aggressive team in the secondhalf, but countless scoring opportunities inthe half and through two overtimes only pro-duced one goal.

“The way we played in the second halfand overtime, I would say that we were defi-nitely the better team,” said Guthrie, whosaved a season-high seven shots in the game.“So every time you do that you want to getthe result, but we did play well.”

The Knights tied the score 1-1 in the53rd minute when redshirt junior forwardKarla Schacher floated a ball from the leftside of the field over the head of Villanovagoalkeeper Molly Williams and into theright corner of the net for her third goal ofthe season.

RU continued heavily pressuring theWildcats in the following minutes. In the 61stminute, freshman forward April Price brokeloose past two defenders and drilled a shotthat rolled just past the right post.

Seconds later, Schacher escaped on abreakaway of her own but was caught by asliding Villanova defender, who knocked theball away before Schacher could get a shot off.

In the 68th minute, the Knights onceagain failed to capitalize on a golden scor-ing opportunity. On the play, Schacher

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

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The Rutgers football team’s opportunistic defense recorded three sacks, two forced fumbles and recoveries, threeinterceptions and two defensive touchdowns this weekend as the Scarlet Knights beat Maryland 34-13.

Defense getting betterafter tumultuous start

BY STEVEN MILLERCORRESPONDENT

Ask Rutgers head football coachGreg Schiano about his team, andyou will hear him say it.

“ W e ’ r egetting bet-

ter” — Schiano’s favorite words.The true freshmen, fighting for

playing time, are getting better.The offensive line, still undergoingtweaking, is getting better. And thewide receiver corps, with just onecatch outside of the two starters, isgetting better.

Take one look at the defense,though, and believe it.

They are better.“When you look at our defense,

we’ve got two captains over thereand a bunch of guys that haveplayed a lot of football for Rutgers,”said senior captain DevinMcCourty. “Our defense has tocome out and play great frombeginning to end, and that’s whatwe’re trying to do.”

The media billed the defense asthe strength of the Scarlet Knightsentering the season. They weresupposed to carry a team with aninexperienced offense.

Against Maryland Saturday,they did just that.

Three sacks, five turnovers andtwo defensive touchdowns wonRutgers the game while the offensefloundered.

“That’s what great defenses do,score on defense and createturnovers,” said junior safety JoeLefeged, who forced a fumble andcaused an interception. “We’vebeen practicing all week and alltraining camp and it showed[against Maryland].”

It showed the week before,against Florida International, as well.

The defense was dominant for54 minutes of the game, scoringonce and creating threeturnovers, but allowed 15 points inthe final minutes.

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BY MELISSA FALICASTAFF WRITER

Trying to improve on one of the best sea-sons in program history is no easy task,especially when your first match involves

going up againstthree teams that were

nationally ranked last year. That was exactly the case this weekend

for the Rutgers tennis team when it trav-eled to Rhode Island to compete in theBrown Invitational.

Throughout the weekend, sophomoreJennifer Holzberg and junior Amy Zhang ledthe team, each with three wins and one loss.

Holzberg was undefeated heading intoSunday, which is where she suffered her oneand only loss.

In dramatic fashion, her first win of theinvitational came against Brown’s BiancaAboubakare, who is ranked in the top 10 inthe region, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 1-0 (14-12).

“That was a huge win for Jennifer,” headcoach Ben Bucca said. “That match was not asituation where the Brown player playedpoorly and lost but rather [Holzberg] playedwell and won the match.”

Holzberg then went on to beat Bostonsophomore Petra Santini 7-5, 6-1 and Brownsenior Emily Ellis 6-4, 6-2.

The lone loss for Holzberg came againstBoston sophomore Stefanie Nunic 8-2 andwas shortened due to weather conditions.

“She was beaten by a very good player so Ithink in spite of losing her final match, I knowI speak for Jennifer when I say that she’s verypleased with the results and very motivated tocontinue her progress,” Bucca said.

Zhang gave a strong performance thisweekend, with her first win coming overBoston senior Francine Whu 6-3 beforeWhu retired.

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TENNIS

Holzberg,Zhang beatranked foesto open year

Down at half, Knights play to draw

JEFF LAZARO

Countless Rutgers shots proved fruitless in Sunday’s 1-1 tie against Villanova, but Rutgers junior

forward Karla Schacher’s (white) third goal of the season put the Knights on the board.

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