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High: 57 • Low: 46Just two days after a 1-0 loss to No. 8 Notre Dame in the 84th minute, the Rutgers women’s soccer
team’s leading scorer Ashley Jones suffered a severe injury in an overtime win against DePaul.
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If you’ve been to a
football game since
the Louisville game
two years ago, you’ve
seen the Bon Jovi kid.
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the 12-year old, who
dances the night away
on the jumbo screen.
Games, music and an appearance from the football team were just a few highlights at the annual festivaland pep rally Friday in Buccleuch Park off the College Avenue campus. See PAGE 4 for more photos.
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HOMECOMING 2009 Thousands turn out for fireworks, performances at Friday festival
BY MARY DIDUCHASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Buccleuch Park in NewBrunswick was draped in scarletFriday for the annual HomecomingKickoff Festival — a pep rally andcarnival centered around the foot-ball team’s Saturday game againstTexas Southern University.
The visit from the football teamand performances by the cheerlead-ers, dance team and marching bandmade the festival a success for thethousands of returning alumni, stu-dents and community memberspresent, University PresidentRichard L. McCormick said.
“I think Homecoming weekend issuch an exciting thing for theUniversity and especially its alum-ni,” he said. “The most wonderful
thing here are the Rutgers alumniand their families.”
Alumni Relations planned muchof the festival since last May, saidHomecoming Director andAssistant Manager of EventServices Jodi Stolow.
They added a singing contestthis year, “Homecoming Idol,” put-ting a University spin on the populartelevision show “American Idol.”
University alumna CandiceLeigh Helfand was named the firstwinner of the new competition withher per formance of Journey’s“Separate Ways.”
Helfand was one of six finalistswho performed at the festival, shesaid. Viewers chose the finalists from19 other online video submissions.
Candidates address higher education, state budget issues at tailgate parties
SEE FESTIVAL ON PAGE 7
BY CAGRI OZUTURKASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
No more than 25 feet away fromone another, two gubernatorial rivalstraveled between tailgate tents and
parked cars to listen to the concernsand compliments of both studentsand fans of the Rutgers football teamoutside of Rutgers Stadium.
As students and alumni cele-brated Homecoming outside the
West Gate of the stadium, Gov.Jon S. Corzine and Republicangubernatorial candidate ChrisChristie were meeting membersof the community, addressingUniversity tuition concerns and
plans, and suppor ting the Scarlet Knights.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do tomake sure that we can provide theopportunities, all of the opportuni-ties, that [the University] has, it’s
difficult in a time when thereare scarce resources,” saidCorzine, Democratic gubernatorialcandidate. “We had a recession
SEE ISSUES ON PAGE 8
BY GREG FLYNN CORRESPONDENT
Canoes and kayaks of every color speckled theRaritan River Sunday during the Raritan RiverCollaborative’s inaugural “Fall Float.”
As the official Sustainable Raritan River Initiativekick-off event to protect and restore the river, morethan 60 floaters boarded their boats inRiverside/Bakelite Park and set out for a six-milecourse before landing at the Rutgers Boathouse inBoyd Park, said Judy Shaw, the initiative project manager.
“I think people will really get the idea that this isa place that you can have recreation,” Shaw said.“There are some underutilized entry points, there
About 300 new chairs and 200 carrel desks will ren-der Alexander Library on the College Avenue campusa more comfortable place to study, said AssociateUniversity Librarian for Facilitating, Planning andManagement Francoise Puniello.
The library will extend hours in the ReferenceRoom Sunday through Wednesday to 2 a.m., andThursdays to 1 a.m., according to an e-mail sent out byUniversity Libraries Communications CoordinatorHarry Glazer. The Undergraduate Reading Room willmaintain its current hours.
Though the planning for these alterations is alreadyin full swing, students will only begin seeing these
changes at the beginning of next semester, in order toavoid disrupting studying students with the noise ofmoving furniture, Puniello said.
“We’ve been asking for furniture for a very long time,”she said. “We’ve had some of the furniture since 1956.”
About 30 new armchairs will have laptop tablets, sothat studying in the library will be more convenient,Puniello said.
The new and modern furniture comes with severalbenefits.
“It creates a nicer atmosphere and [will] replacegraffiti,” Puniello said. “It will [also] be easier for stu-dents to use their laptops.”
Students expressed appreciation for the library’smodifications.
“The point of libraries is their use. Anything tohelp that [the use] can only be a good thing,” saidSmitha Thomas, a Rutgers Business School first-year student.
The seating additions will cost a little more than$200,000 and will only be added to the AlexanderLibrary because it is the oldest library on campus,Puniello said.
“We appreciate the University putting money intothis,” she said.
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ALEXANDER LIBRARY TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENTS WITH NEW SEATING, LATER HOURS
Boats float downriver to kick offrenewal initiative
New Brunswick Environmental Commission Chairman Scott Yaede, right, pulls out Robert Bob Wenke andMonica Orso’s kayak at yesterday’s Raritan River “Fall Float” event at Rutgers Boathouse in Boyd Park.
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SEE BOATS ON PAGE 7
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Boy dances way into football fameBY JOE BEGONISCONTRIBUTING WRITER
When Bon Jovi’s “Living on aPrayer” begins to play at the sta-dium during University’s footballgames, Nicholas Sasso is usuallythe first person displayed on thejumbo screen performing an airguitar solo and singing everyword to the song.
Many of the games’ atten-dees recognize “The Bon JoviKid,” but to him and his family,he is just a 12-year-old fromSouth River, N.J.
Nicholas became a phenom-enon at the Louisville game last year.
“It kind of started midwaythrough the season last year,”he said. “I just saw myself on thebig screen.”
Since then, Nicholas can befound at every home game wearinghis red sweatshirt with the number27 on it sitting next to his mother,Amy Sasso.
“He’s won the hearts ofRutgers fans,” said School of Artsand Sciences senior Clark Sharp,who noted the crowd goes wildwhen Nicholas is on screen butboos when the camera pans away.
The fame has rapidly startedto grow for Nicholas, and he andhis family are well aware of it.
“There are videos onYouTube titled ‘Little Jovi atRutgers football,’” Sasso said.“Last year he was also featuredin ESPN the Magazine’s ‘Videoof the Day.’”
His family was even invitedto appear on “The Today Show”but decided not to go, she said.
The football team is alsoaware of Nicholas’ presence,
and they take a bit of energyfrom the crowd when he appears.
“He gives the crowd somemore enter tainment, whichkeeps the crowd noise going,”said Rutgers College senior andtight end Shamar Graves. “Thekid is cool.”
Nicholas said he has been afan of Bon Jovi’s music for a
while and enjoys growing upnear his hometown ofSayreville, N.J.
“A few years ago a friend ofmine introduced me to hismusic, and since then I’ve beena fan,” Nicholas said.
Some students are con-vinced that this is just thebeginning of his fame.
“I think he is going to growup and be a rock star,” said IanSantayana, a School of Arts andSciences junior. “He’s alreadygoing to be so popular if hegoes to Rutgers.”
Others just know he is greatfor the environment of the game.
“The kid makes every gamea little brighter for everyone,win or lose,” School of Arts andSciences sophomore Kr ystleRich said.
Nicholas does not play realguitar and never played the“Guitar Hero” or “Rock Band”video games before his fame.
“We did buy him ‘GuitarHero’ after he started appear-ing on screen at the games,”Sasso said.
Both of Nicholas’ parents areUniversity alumni, and he plansto follow in their footsteps.
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“The kid makesevery game a little brighter for everyone, win or lose.”KRYSTLE RICH
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A fireworks display lit up thesky following performancesfrom the marching band,dance team and local bandBitterX. The annual festivaland pep rally included rides,games and food for students,faculty, alumni and local community members. The Scarlet Knights beatTexas Southern UniversitySaturday, marking the football team’s 600th victory.
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Marching toward advance-ment in autism research, ThetaDelta Chi fraternity membersraised $8,000, placing third over-all yesterday in the “Walk Nowfor Autism Speaks.”
All 60 members and 15 newpledges participated in the walkat Mercer County CommunityCollege in West Windsor, saidMatthew M. Tietjen, fraternityservice/philanthropy chair.Theta Delta Chi placed first atlast year’s competition afterraising more than $13,000.
The fraternity brothers sent outletters to friends and family to spon-sor them for the 1.5 mile walk andapproached businesses in NewBrunswick and in their home-towns, said Tietjen, a School of Artsand Sciences junior.
“If a business donated $250,we put their business informa-tion on the back of our walkshirts,” Tietjen said. “A couplebrothers wrote letters to theirformer high schools asking tohost a ‘dress down’ day, whereteachers would be allowed towear jeans in support of AutismSpeaks for a small donation.”
He said much of the inspira-tion for the fraternity’s involve-ment with Autism Speaks camefrom Chapter President MatthewCortland, who has been involvedwith raising money for autismresearch since his freshman yearof high school.
“Theta Delta Chi needed aphilanthropic cause, and thisone seemed fitting becauseautism affects men four timesmore than women, and we are amen’s organization,” saidCortland, a School of Arts andSciences junior.
This is only the fraternity’s sec-ond year at the University, althoughthe fraternity was founded on anational basis in 1847, he said.
“It’s one of the oldest fraterni-ties in the country, and we decidedto bring a chapter to Rutgers,”Cortland said. “Forty of my broth-ers and I are the founding fathers.We founded this chapter atRutgers in 2008.”
Cortland said he is proud of allthe chapter’s accomplishmentsand are currently the fourthlargest fraternity on campus.
“My brothers and I foundedthis fraternity on the basis ofmaking a difference in not justeach other’s lives but in the com-munity’s,” Tietjen said. “Ourefforts [with Autism Speaks] ledus to encourage our national [fra-ternity] to adopt autism as ournational philanthropy, which inturn led to over 20 other ThetaDelta Chi charges from aroundthe country participating in walksthis month.”
Tietjen said the AutismSpeaks organization distributesthe money raised by the walk tovarious groups performing globalbiomedical research into thecauses, prevention, treatmentsand cure for autism.
Fraternity seeks neighbors’voices for austism walk
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“It’s crazy. I was not expectingthis, to be honest,” Helfand said.
She said she entered thecontest because she wanted togo to the Homecoming footballgame, which was part of herprize, along with four tickets for“Mamma Mia!” on Broadwayand a University gift bag.
The University’s AlumniAssociation was also responsiblefor the inflatable rides and carnival-style booth games run by fraternity
and sorority members, Stolow said.School of Arts and Sciences
sophomore Chris Saharic wasrunning a speed pitch game withhis fraternity, Phi Sigma Kappa.
“We’re all looking to have agood time this weekend, so wefigured it would be a good way togive back,” he said.
Stolow said the alumni turnoutmade the event more exciting.
“We have alumni working andvolunteering today, we have themjudging on our panels for‘Homecoming Idol,’ [and] they’recoming to all of the events that wehave this weekend,” she said.
Alumnus Chris Taylor saidevery year, his family makes
Homecoming weekend a get-away weekend.
The festival was a great way tokick off all the events planned, he said.
“I was here last year; I thinkit’s even better this year,” Taylorsaid. “All the events are verywell planned, and I hope theykeep doing it every year.”
Stolow was also excited aboutthe large student and communityturnout.
“It’s exciting because we workwith Alumni Relations, and it’sgreat we have an impact past ouralumni, including our studentsand our community,” she said.“It’s exactly what we wanted.”
School of Arts and Sciencessophomore Radha Dhar said shehad been looking forward to allthe events at the carnival.
The pep rally made her moreexcited for the football game thenext day, she said.
“I like the environment,” Dharsaid. “The vibe is good; it’s cheer-ful … it’s a great way to bring thecommunity together.”
The Rutgers UniversityProgramming Association andUniversity Student Life alsohelped plan the carnival andother homecoming events.
RUPA Vice President ofMarketing Amit Sinha saidRUPA’s involvement included the
screening of the movie “Up” afterthe fireworks show in the park.
“Last year at this carnival wenoticed a lot of alumni bringingtheir children so we just wanted anice, wholesome family movie,”said Sinha, a School ofEngineering junior.
The screening was intendedto be outdoors but was movedindoors to Van Dyck Hall on theCollege Avenue campus due tothe chance of rain.
Sinha said this year’s carnivalwas better than he imagined.
“I think the alumni and everyonewho came are really enjoying them-selves,” he said. “It’s just nice seeingeveryone play the carnival games.”
FESTIVAL: Chance ofrain moves screening indoors
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are 10 in this region and itlooks like Rutgers is thinkingabout starting the Raritan RiverBoat Club, and the folks at theEdison Wetlands are starting todo a canoe and kayak club, sowe’re going to get some morepeople out. It’s the beginning ofsome good stuff.”
Faculty and students of theEdward J. Bloustein School ofPlanning and Public Policy andthe School of Environmentaland Biological Sciences areleading the initiative, in cooper-ation with the Raritan RiverCollaborative, according toUniversity Media Relationspress release.
The Raritan River begins inBudd Lake in northern NewJersey and flows down to RaritanBay and into the Atlantic Ocean,said Shaw, an Edward J.Bloustein School of Planning andPublic Policy Shaw seniorresearch assistant.
More than 200 stateDepartment of Environmental
Protection brownfields sitesand more than 20 federalSuperfund sites are close to theriver, according to a RaritanInitiative press release. Theregion has seen improvementbut is still considered “degrad-ed” by the DEP.
“[A Superfund site is] a toxicwaste site along the river wherethere is some sort of major chem-ical or biological pollutant.Usually, the chemical pollutantsare well beyond natural means ofcleaning up,” New Jersey WaterWatch Event Organizer EricStruble, a School ofEnvironmental and BiologicalSciences senior.
Piscataway resident RichardSroczynsky relished the ridefrom Riverside Park to Boyd Park.
“It was beautiful. It was fun.The early part had a few rapids [but] it was great,” Sroczynsku said.
The region could bring atten-tion to the river by making canoeand kayak services more readilyavailable and making the entrypoints more widely known,Sroczynsky said.
Chairman of the NewBrunswick Environmental
Commission Scott Yaede said theriver is underutilized.
“Folks don’t realize how nice itis out here,” Yaede said.
David Schreier, a New Jerseyresident, said he enjoyed thehour and a half long ride andhoped the event would bringattention to the river.
“It’s certainly much cleanerthan a lot of other rivers inNorth Jersey or in the industrialor metropolitan areas,” Schreiersaid. “It’s got a lot going for it. Ithink that if there were morepeople out along the Banks,obviously that would bring itmore attention.”
Toxics Coordinator for EdisonWetlands Association Dana
Patterson said the river is anoften-ignored resource.
“Most people are like, ‘Ohyeah, the Raritan? I cross thatwhen I get on the Garden StateParkway,’” Patterson said.
Commuters on Route 18might have seen the 60 kayaksand canoes out on the river andreconsidered their perception,Patterson said.
Edison resident Dan Sheehansaid he was impressed by theturnout for the event.
“I think as more people geton the water, use the water,appreciate the water and learnhow to respect it, they’ll cleanthings up, and the Raritan needsthat,” Sheehan said.
Efforts to clean up and bringattention to the river would pos-itively af fect the University andNew Brunswick, said School ofEnvironmental and BiologicalSciences junior Neha Gautam.
“It will build a reputation,”Gautam said. “We’re on an envi-ronmental mission.”
Shaw said the weather wasperfect but she wished for abroader range of fall foliage.
“The only thing was theleaves hadn’t changed, but as wegot closer to the campus, they
got better,” Shaw said. “We gotthrough everything and we did-n’t lose anybody, so it’s all good.”
At the end of the event,Raritan Riverkeeper BillSchultz paddled his kayak ontoshore with a double-crestedcormorant, a diving duck, nes-tled between his legs with afishing hook jutted out of thebird’s mouth.
Carl Alderson, a marinerestoration specialist withNational Oceanic andAtmospheric AdministrationFisheries, gave hypothetical situa-tions to explain how the birdwound up with a hook in its mouth.
“It eats by diving to greatdepths, spearing fish … maybehe got a fish that was on a hookbecause he was working near afisherman, or he went down andsaw something flashing in thewater and grabbed it,” Alderson said.
An EMT clipped the pro-truding hook from the bird’smouth and Schultz helped itout of the kayak.
Information for initiativeevents scheduled through theyear can be found atwww.blueraritan.org/events/.
BOATS: More than 200
brownfields sites neighbor river
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“I think as more people get on the water,use the water, appreciate
the water ... they’ll clean things up and the
Raritan needs that.” DAN SHEEHANEdison resident
“That’s why we put the cap ontuition and expanded the numberof dollars we put on tuition aid,because it’s important to ease thefinancial burden on families thatare struggling,” Corzine said.
He cut the overall state budget13 percent last year and the stateaid to the University by 5 percent.
It was relatively small com-pared to cuts in other areas,Corzine said.
“We had to strike our statebudget from 34 billion to 29 bil-lion [for the] first time in 60years, we had to cut spendingbecause we’re in the deepestrecession since the GreatDepression,” Corzine said.
The tuition rate is always get-ting higher, and they can’t keepburdening students and their
families, Christie said. Raisingstate aid to higher educationwould also help the economy.
“We have to spend moremoney on higher education,”
Christie said. “It’s the one areawhere I said we have to spendmore money because we don’t
have enough seats at [theUniversity] for all the kids thatwant to come here.”
Christie’s plan includes reinsti-tuting the Higher EducationIncentive Endowment Program,where the state matches funds forendowment contributions of atleast $1 million at a rate of 10 per-cent per year, according to hisWeb site.
Despite Corzine and Christie’sdifferences, they both showedsupport for the Scarlet Knights.
“[The best football team inNew Jersey] has got to beRutgers, its not even close,”Christie said.
Although Christie couldn’tstay for the game because of thetight schedule, Corzine sat sur-rounded by security toward the
front of the stands around the 50-yard line, in Section 105.
“I’ve been coming pretty regu-larly for a long time actually, evenbefore I was governor, and I haveseason tickets,” Corzine said.“I’ve seen at least half of the homegames, maybe a little more. Butthis year, I’ve been a little busy.”
Both Corzine and Christie mettheir on-campus campaign work-ers in the parking lot.
“The students are here work-ing to register voters and helpthem apply to vote by mail,” saidBloustein School of Planning andPublic Policy graduate studentErin Caragher, who is the youthcoordinator for the Corzine cam-paign. “Everyone is excited tomeet Corzine and help supportthe campaign.”
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since 2007 and it has put enor-mous pressure on not just the state of New Jersey but every state system across the country.”
Most universities aroundthe country have seen seriousbudget cuts, he said. Almost allstate schools are in double-digit increases in tuition.
According to research byUSA Today, most universitiesmaintain only single-digittuition rate increases while asignificant number are in thedouble-digits.
ISSUES: Christie plans
to increase state education aid
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“I’ve seen at least halfof the home games,maybe a little more.
But this year, I’ve beena little busy.”JON S. CORZINE
Governor of New Jersey
more general and open-ended“What’s on Your MindSurvey” that will be distrib-uted by RUSA as a whole,these surveys will be veryspecific in nature, zeroing-inon four major concerns thathave been consistentlyexpressed by many studentsin the committee’s online
forums. The four major concerns for which therewill be surveys are listed below:
Late-Night Study Spaces at Libraries:We all have something to say about the libraries,
especially about their closing hours. A survey onthis issue will ask questions about possible ways toextend library hours. Currently, only the CollegeAvenue and Busch campuses have libraries that areopen until 2 a.m. Livingston and Douglass campus-es have libraries that are open until midnight, andon Cook campus, the latest time that a library isopen is 11 p.m. Students will be asked whether theywould prefer to keep the current hours of thelibraries; whether they would prefer to have at leastone library on each campus remain open until 1a.m. instead of maintaining the current schedule orwhether they would prefer the all libraries to close
earlier during most days of theweek so that one library canremain open as a 24-hour studyspace for one day of every week.Students will also be askedwhether there is one day of theweek that they study on the most,and whether they would be will-ing to pay a $150 student fee aspart of their term bill in order toaccommodate increased library
hours and services, such as databases. The Amount of Guest Swipes Available to
Students:Don’t you hate it when you decide to treat a
friend or a date to a night of superb food at one ofour exquisite dining halls only to find out that youhave run out of guest swipes? The survey about thisissue will ask you whether or not you thinkUniversity students should see an increasedamount of guest swipes, and if so, the amount ofguest swipes that you believe that students shouldbe allotted during each semester.
The Rutgers Book Advance Fund:Did you know that if your financial aid refund is
greater than $500, your financial aid refund will beautomatically transferred to a RU Book Advanceaccount? This account can only be used at theUniversity’s bookstores. Unfortunately, it cannot beused at Amazon or Chegg, where many students can
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T his month marks theRutgers UniversityStudent Assembly’s
implementation of an excitingnew initiative called “What’son Your Mind Month.”During October, the mem-bers of RUSA will focus onlearning about the concernsof students on campusthrough a “What’s on Your Mind” survey, which willbe distributed by members of the campus and pro-fessional school councils to all University students.Students will have the opportunity to share theirthoughts about whatever issues concern them inthis open-ended survey. These surveys will giveadministrators a more general understanding aboutthe concerns of students.
RUSA’s University Affairs Committee will also beworking to contribute to this broader effort to learnabout what’s on your mind. As some of you mayalready know, the University Affairs Committee isone of RUSA’s four core committees, and it isresponsible for learning about student concernsregarding student services, such as dining hall serv-ices, transportation services, graduation cere-monies, discrimination and safety. It uses theresearch that it collects on stu-dent opinions to recommend spe-cific policies, written in the formof resolutions, to the members ofthe RUSA. When these resolu-tions are passed, they serve asrecommendations to the adminis-tration, expressing the concernsand needs of students.
Over the past few months,students have been participatingin several discussions about student services inthe University Affairs Committee’s online forums,which are located in the University Af fairsFacebook group. These discussions serve todetermine the agenda of the committee, telling itexactly what you would like us to do for you.Already, one of these discussions has led tochanges in the University’s Department ofTransportation Services. After a meeting withRUDOTS, and a subsequent resolution outliningchanges that were both practical to RUDOTS anddesirable in the eyes of students, a clearer processwas instituted for obtaining parking permits forone-time only events held by students on campus.These parking permits will help students whoneed their cars to set up for events that they arehosting on campus.
The discussions that have been occurring onlinewill now serve as the basis for four targeted surveysthat the committee will distribute during “What’s onYour Mind Month.” In order to complement the
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Too much pink I t is difficult to go into any store during the month of October and not
feel bombarded by the color pink. Behind the October mayhem is, ofcourse, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Everything from Tic Tacs
to waffle irons are branded with the pink ribbon — with mixed reaction.The Boston Globe recently wrote an article to find out if people were sickof pink because — while the money is going to raise awareness for a indis-putable cause — some customers cannot help but wonder if companiesare profiting from people’s pain. Cancer survivors interviewed were actu-ally annoyed by all the pink. They said how it reminded them of their dis-ease at a time they did not want to think about it. Others were irritatedwith how they were bombarded with pink items after people found outthey had breast cancer, because they thought in donating money to a com-pany supporting they cause, they were in fact helping out the individual.
While cancer walks and other fundraisers aim to raise money to fightfor a cure and help the families of those affected by the disease, is it toomuch? There’s no arguing the importance of awareness, but breast can-cer is one of the most promotionally marketed diseases that affect familiesuniversally. Some companies glorify the disease with commercials, adver-tisements and kitchen appliances that bear the familiar ribbon, as a con-stant reminder of the disease. This is all well and good, but what happenswhen companies distribute shirts with slogans such as “Save the ta-tas” oradvertise “Feel your boobies week?” Is this exploitation? Advertisementsfor “Save the ta-tas” show girls wearing tight shirts and bikini bottoms,and a link on the sight is “show us your ta-tas,” where pictures of shirtsand other memorabilia can be bought with the slogan on it. Sure it is a funplay on words, but it is making a sexual joke about a serious disease.
It’s a double-edged sword, with awareness on one end and profitson another. One cannot help but wonder if customers are wearing theshirts because they altruistically are trying to promote awareness, orbecause they think it is funny that they have a shirt that has the word“boobies” on it. This is where the line between awareness and exploita-tion has to be drawn. On the surface, it appears that corporations aretrying to help, but deep-down, the only color they really may see isgreen. In the end, money is being donated to a cause that will hopeful-ly help people and maybe even offer a cure one day. Hopefully, peoplewill not get blinded by all the pink products that they can purchase,and will really think about maybe instead of going for the cute pinkmixer, they can donate money directly to a charity, or even offer vol-unteer time to a fundraiser or benefit that will really do something toraise awareness. People should join together to provide support forfriends and relatives who have been diagnosed. Promoting this sup-port and awareness is what October should be about.
“I think he is going to grow up and be a rock star. He’salready going to be so popular if he goes to Rutgers.”
Ian Santayana, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, on the Bon Jovi KidSTORY IN UNIVERSITY
QUOTE OF THE DAY
SEE WEST ON PAGE 11
The Red Lion
BEN WEST
“During October,the members of RUSAwill focus on learningabout the concerns of
students on campus ...”
Get rid of bake sale ban
B ake sales are a favorite fundraising activity for schools. Freshly-baked goods — which mom bakes at 10 p.m. the night beforebecause you forgot to tell her about the sale — are usually prof-
itable for whatever organization or cause the kids are trying to get moneyfor. Whether the soccer team needs new uniforms or the eighth gradewants to go on a field trip, bake sales allow students to raise money in avery easy way, and students seem to enjoy the special treat at lunchtime.Students who attend New York schools will no longer be able to know thejoy of the lunchtime bake sale because they have been banned.
According to The New York Times, in an effort to limit how muchsugar and fat students put in their bellies at school, the State EducationDepartment has effectively banned most bake sales. This change alsocomes with the school limiting the kinds of snacks offered in vendingmachines. A three-page memo was handed out explaining all theguidelines, but only recently have parents, teachers and principalsreally started to understand them. Parent groups and parent-teacherassociations have made agreements that once a month they areallowed to sell as many dark fudge brownies and lemon bars as theywant, so long as lunch has ended. And after 6 p.m. on weekdays, any-thing goes. But at that hour, most students are long gone and — as faras the Education Department is concerned — stuffing oneself withsugary snacks is at the discretion of the students themselves.
There are good intentions behind banning the bake sales, but to thinkthat eliminating a profitable and easy fundraiser for students will keepthem from eating junk food is a joke. Kids learn their eating habits attheir homes. They come to school with packed lunches full of chips andLunchables that are less than healthy. Others who do buy lunch are leftwith the options of whatever the school is providing. Still many schoolsare offering fattening lunches, with chips, cookies and ice cream assnacks and sides. Bake sales are not held every day and will not changehow the child eats outside of school — or even during the lunch period.
It is absurd to take away something that students enjoy — and thatactually raises money. A lot of times students will not buy anything thatgroups are selling unless it is food. Promoting healthy eating habits isa good move by the schools, but they should do it in a way that actual-ly makes a difference. The ban will just leave groups and organizationsscurrying to find new ways to raise a few dollars for what they need.Schools should work on making healthy eating and exercise a part ofwhat they are teaching students in school by having good physical edu-cation programs and also healthy lunch options. Let the students havetheir bake sales, because they are just going to eat the same sugarytreats anyway.
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purchase or rent books for moreaffordable prices. Although stu-dents have the option to opt-outbefore they submit your term bill,some have expressed that theywere not aware of this option, andsaid that they had to wait evenlonger for their refund check inorder to purchase their books for
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W hy does The DailyTargum’s editorialboard feel it neces-
sary to call out home-schooledchildren when discussing socialinteraction? If the premisebehind the article “Interactionvital for home-schooled stu-dents” on Oct. 8 was to state thatstudents in general need tointeract with other students,why publish the misleadingheadline? It seems as if there isconstant cynicism when dis-cussing those children and par-ents who choose to practicehome education and that con-tempt is unwarranted.
While I was not personallyhome-schooled, many of myclose friends and former col-leagues have been, some ofwhich are the most intelligentand socially capable people Iknow. In reality, a primary focusof home-school educators is tomake sure that students who
Stop bashing home-schoolingAARON I. MARCUS
Letter choose to study at home have asmuch if not more social interac-tion than those students whoattend the conventional publicor private school. They are ableto perform in local high schoolplays, play on local sports teamsand take part in a plethora ofafter school activities.
While I do not think it is fairto call a home-schooled educa-tion more adequate than the tra-ditional form of American educa-tion, it is in some cases moreproductive. In the United States,if parents are not overtly wealthythey are left with few options inhow their children should beeducated. The lack of choice inour education system has lefthundreds of thousands of stu-dents stranded. Luckily homelearning has left a viable optionon the table for parents who donot wish to put their childrenthrough the state run publicschool system.
Many home-schooled chil-dren produce better standard-ize test scores, broader knowl-edge of material that in many
cases is not taught until collegeand a moral consciousness thatis not always exposed to stu-dents in public school. Home-schooled children do not haveto deal with petty bullies, insuf-ficient school funding and theredundant beauty and stylecontests that take place in yourconventional school.
Home schooling has alsoproduced many prominentpoliticians, athletes, writers andacademics. From WinstonChurchill to Thomas Edisonand Woodrow Wilson to TimTebow, home-schooled childrenhave perpetually broken com-mon misconceptions about theeffects of home-schooling.
In more recent news,Hannah Giles, a native ofMiami, the young lady whowith University graduate JamesO’Keefe went undercover andvideotaped Association ofCommunity Organizers forReform Now employees of fer-ing advice on how to open upunderage brothels, smuggleforeign girls across the border
to work as prostitutes and ofcourse evade taxes, was in facthome-schooled. The group,which has received more than$50 million in federal funding,is now under multiple federalinvestigations, has been cut of ffrom conducting the IRS tax aidprogram, and the House ofRepresentatives voted over-whelmingly to cut-of f all cur-rent and future federal fundingto the disgraced organization.
Did Gile’s lack of proper“social interaction” lessen herinvestigative techniques? Is sheany less capable because she washome-schooled?
As a friend hers, I can arguethat her home-schooled educa-tion has had a resoundingaf fect on how she interactswith people, such as her fear-lessness to approach anyone atany point and time. If Hannahwere a victim of a failed Miamipublic school, would she havedeveloped her valiant and boldinvestigative journalism skills?Remember, this is a girl who isnot yet a college graduate, is
only 20 years old and was ableto acquire information fromACORN that the most sea-soned “properly” educatedrepor ter could not uncover.Gile’s alternative educationequipped her with the propertools necessary to conduct oneof the greatest investigativejournalism operations since theWatergate scandal.
The faulty title of your editori-al, singling out the need forhome-schooled children and notjust children in general to partic-ipate in proper social interactionis misleading and unjustified.Classifications are wrong, andgeneralizing about an entiregroup of students is even worse.Remember, “Character is like atree and reputation like a shad-ow. The shadow is what we thinkof it; the tree is the real thing,”said Abraham Lincoln, anotherfamous home-schooled graduate.
Aaron I. Marcus is a School ofArts and Sciences first-year stu-dent majoring in political scienceand history.
more affordable prices elsewhere.A survey about this issue will askyou where you usually purchaseyour books and whether or notyou think that the Rutgers BookAdvance Fund is helpful.
The Cleanliness ofUniversity Water Fountains:
Some students haveexpressed their anxieties aboutthe cleanliness of water foun-tains on campus. One studentsaid, “Water fountains atRutgers are disgusting. Poor
sanitation of the water fountainsaround Rutgers can lead tomany health complications andforcing more students to buywaters from vendors and theythink it’s unfair that they have tospend money on something thatshould be free.” The committeewould like to know how manystudents use water fountainsand whether or not they woulduse them if they were cleaner.
It is the hope of theUniversity Af fairs Committee
that these four targeted surveyswill help us to efficiently gaugethe level of concern that stu-dents have about these four spe-cific issues. We also hope to pro-vide students with the opportu-nity to indicate which solutionsthey believe could most effec-tively address these concerns.
Please look out for and takeadvantage of the ef forts ofRUSA and the committee tolearn about what’s on your mindthis month. “What’s on Your
Mind Month” is a valuableopportunity for you to expressyour concerns about and shapethe University that you spend$20,000 —or in the case of out-of-state kids like myself, $30,000— to attend.
Ben West is a Rutgers Collegesenior majoring in political sci-ence. He is also chairman ofRUSA’s University Af fairsCommittee. He can be reached [email protected].
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BY KYLE FRANKOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
It has been 360 minutes sincethe Rutgers men’s soccer teamlast scored a goal.
The result — four straightdefeats— mostrecentlycame ina 1-0l o s s
Saturday afternoon at DePaul.“I thought we played well and
it was the best we’ve been since[a 2-1 win over Connecticut],”said Rutgers head coach BobReasso. “The problem is we’renot scoring goals. We seem to getcrosses in and get opportunitiesbut we just can’t hit the targetand finish our chances. Whetherit’s confidence or whatever, it hasto be better in the game, and weare going to go out in trainingand work on [finishing].”
DePaul (7-5-0, 4-3-0) did finishthe one chance they had to score.Steffen Vroom, the Blue Demons’leading scorer, found the net forthe fifth time this season when hefinished off an Alex Mangancross in the 27th minute.
It was Vroom’s second con-secutive game-winning goal. Hescored the overtime winner forthe Blue Demons in their previ-ous game against Cincinnati.
“Vroom is a very good player,and we made a mistake in theback which he capitalized on,”said Reasso on DePaul’s winninggoal. “I thought we played reallywell for the 90 minutes, particu-larly in the last 45 minutes, wewere the far better team.”
Scoring drought reaches four games
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Sophomore Alex Morgans earned his second consecutivestart in goal, making two saves in Rutgers’ 1-0 loss at DePaul.
Scarlet Knights fall 11strokes shy of victory
BY KEVIN O’ROURKE STAFF WRITER
James Hilaire and theRutgers men’s golf team cametantalizingly close to their sec-
ond winof thes e a s o nin lastw e e k -e n d ’ s
Scotty Duncan MemorialClassic. But a lack of consisten-cy prevented each from takingteam and individual titles, asHilaire and the Scarlet Knightsboth finished third.
If RU hopes to emerge victo-rious in the inauguralConnecticut Cup, it has to bettermanage both its games and thegolf course, said men’s coachJason Bataille.
“If everybody hits it to the cen-ter of the green, your averagescore is going to be better than ifeverybody shoots at the pin [and]maybe one guy makes birdie, twoguys make pars and two guysmake bogeys,” Bataille said.
The Knights were plaguedby their inability to string twogood rounds together. Outsideof Hilaire, none of the other fourplayers posted two rounds inthe 70s. Nonetheless, RU stillfound themselves only 11strokes behind first-placeDelaware, and Hilaire believes itwill serve as a learning experi-ence for the squad.
“The more times that we’rethere, the more comfortable thatwe’ll be in those types of situa-tions,” Hilaire said.
The senior is acclimatinghimself to being near the top ofthe leader board. Hilaire led RUindividually once again, tallyinga 36-hole score of 149 to finishfour strokes behind Delaware’sKevin McLister.
The result might have beenbetter for Hilaire if it were not forthe par five 15th hole. After a dou-ble-bogey on day one, Hilaire’stee shot found water on day twoen route to a triple-bogey eight.He played the tourney’s other 34holes at level par.
“I’ve been working thisweek to just get my consistencywith my driver a little bit betterso next time it comes down tothat, I’ll put it in the fairwayinstead of being in the water,”Hilaire said.
The Connecticut Cup offersRU a final tune-up before the fallseason concludes with the inau-gural Big East Match Play event.UConn plays host to the 36-holetourney, which begins Monday atthe par-72, 6936-yards EllingtonRidge Golf Club.
Hilaire is optimistic that theKnights can take the next stepthis week.
“I think that we’re all swingingpretty well going into the tourna-ment,” he said. “We have confi-dence and I think that we can winthis tournament.”
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RU (5-6-0, 3-4-0) pushed forwardin the second half in search of theequalizer, but was unable to beatDePaul goalkeeper Joe Ferrari.
Ferrari made eight saves, deny-ing both sophomore forwardIbrahim Kamara and junior mid-fielder Yannick Salmon twice. TheScarlet Knights outshot DePaul 8-4.
“I thought we were good inboth [the first and second half],”Reasso said. “After they got thatgoal they put players behind theball and became difficult to playagainst. DePaul is the type ofteam that will pass the ballaround and there is a rhythm tothe game. We are good againstteams that let you play.”
Reasso went with AlexMorgans in goal for the secondconsecutive game and the sopho-more contributed two saves.
“I think we’ve solidified thegoalkeeper position,” Reasso said.“Alex did a good job even thoughhe wasn’t asked to do very much,and I thought he looked the part.”
The Knights are in the midstof a stretch that includes threegames in seven days — all ofwhich are on the road.
“It’s tough to win on the roadin the Big East,” Reasso said. “Ifyou look at our schedule, three ofour last four have been on theroad in the Big East, and that islways going to be difficult.”
cause in separating himself fromsophomore Jourdan Brooks asthe starting tailback.
Martinek played the first fourdrives until Brooks took overduties and scored on a five-yardrun. Brooks carried the ball ninetimes for 38 yards.
True freshman tailbackDe’Antwan Williams made hisfirst appearance since Howardand was the third running backto find the end zone with a 44-yard run.
“Our two guys, right now, areJoe and Jourdan,” Schiano said.“They earned the right to be thetwo running backs, but we would-n’t be playing De’Antwan if wedidn’t think he had a chance to bein that mix.”
Sophomore running back Joe Martinek played the first fourdrives for the Scarlet Knights and ran for a pair of touchdowns.
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D scores in third straight gameBY SAM HELLMAN
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
And they said the defense wasgood last week.
In the 42-0 win over TexasSouthern,t h eR u t g e r sf o o t b a l lt e a m ’ sd e f e n s e
scored on another interception,forced four more turnovers, hadseven more sacks and shut out anopponent for the fourth consecu-tive season.
Sophomore cornerback DavidRowe’s 56-yard interception returnfor a touchdown opened up thescoring for the Scarlet Knights,marking the third straight gamewith a defensive touchdown.
“I thought the defense playedreally well. They had negative-25 yards rushing,” said Rutgershead coach Greg Schiano. “Iknow some of that is attributedto sacks and things like that butthey are flying around out there.When you take the ball awayand score on defense, that isgood stuff.”
Of the Knights’ four forcedturnovers, two came on inter-ceptions and two came on fum-ble recoveries.
Brandon Bing made the sec-ond pick late in the game — thefirst interception of his career —on a diving snare and linemenEric LeGrand and Alex Silvestroeach recovered fumbles.
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Sophomore cornerback David Rowe (4) returned an interceptionto the house for RU’s fourth defensive score in three games.
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In his second career appearance, running back De’Antwan Williams
became the first true freshman since Ray Rice to run for a touchdown.
Sophomore cornerback DavidRowe opened the scoring withthe fourth defensive touchdownof the season for the Knights (4-1, 1-0).
The Cocoa, Fla., native cut infront of the wideout’s route, inter-cepted the pass and followedevery Rutgers defender 56 yardsfor the touchdown.
Although the defense record-ed four turnovers and sevensacks in the shutout, theyallowed TSU (1-4) to find openreceivers in the middle of thefield on a number of occasions.
They were not dominating,but stepped up in key situations.
“We just have to go to draw-ing board and find some type ofresolution of getting it into theend zone,” said TSU headcoach Johnnie Cole. “We movethe ball from 20 to 20, but wehave to protect the ball betterand find a way to get into theend zone.”
True freshman linebackerSteve Beauharnais forced his firstcareer fumble and made a career-high five tackles in the win.
WITH THE GAME GETTINGout of reach, true freshman run-ning back De’Antwan Williamsgot another chance to show whythey call him “the Rocket.” The
Woodbridge, Va., native enteredthe game with RU leading 35-0and sparked the offense to ascore with a 44-yard sprint.
“It’s just a relief again,”Williams said. “When I get inthere I just try to think back tohigh school, because it’s just mysecond game in there and I justtry to be comfortable, because Iplay the best when I’m comfort-able. I did what I had to do.”
Williams finished the gamewith 132 rushing yards on a 6.9yard-per-carry clip. His 221 rush-ing yards in just two games thisseason put him just 15 yardsbehind sophomore JourdanBrooks for second on the team.
“Actually, the way I felt when Igot in there, I can’t even describeit,” Williams said. “It was a reliefjust to get in there. It was such agreat feeling.”
WIDE RECEIVER QURONPratt and linebacker MorganCarter both made their first-career appearances in the win.Pratt, a true freshman fromPalmyra, N.J., made his first-career catch for 14 yards.
“I’m always nervous being in,but somebody told me thatmaybe it’s good being nervous,”Pratt said. “I was prepared for thegame and I felt prepared when Igot on the field.”
Carter, a redshirt freshmanfrom Woodbridge, Va., played onkickoff coverage.
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T he Rutgers AthleticDepartment honoredformer Scarlet Knights
Jason McCourty, Amy Lewis andKenny Britt at halftime ofSaturday’s Homecoming game.
McCourty and Lewis wererecognized as the top scholar-athletes of the most recent grad-uating class, and Britt’s award isannually given to an athlete whoreceived national recognition.
Family members acceptedawards from Athletic DirectorTim Pernetti on behalf ofMcCourty and Britt — membersof the Tennessee Titans — butLewis attended the game.
FORMER KNIGHT CAPPIEPondexter won her secondWNBA Championship with thePhoenix Mercury Friday night,defeating the Indiana Fever ingame five of the series.
Pondexter scored 24 pointsalong with four rebounds andtwo assists in the deciding game.
Pondexter and the Mercuryalso won the Championship in 2007.
Tammy Sutton-Brown,another former Rutgers player,led the Fever in scoring with 22points, and C. Vivian Stringer-coached Tangela Smith playedfor the Mercury.
“I am so very proud of allthree of these young women,”Striger said in a statement. “Theyrepresent not just Rutgers orIowa but our entire basketballfamily, from Cheyney on [down].”
JUNIOR RUNNER NICKMiehe won the MetropolitanChampionships, pacing themen’s cross country team to asecond-place finish.
Miehe finished first in the 13-team, 125-runner field with a timeof 25:45 at the Van Cortlandt Parkcourse in the Bronx.
Sophomore Kevin Croninalso cracked the top 10, finishingfifth in the 8k race.
For complete coverage, seetomorrow’s issue.
BALTIMORE RAVENStailback and former Knight RayRice scored his second careertouchdown in the team’s 17-14 loss.
On his 48-yard touchdownreception, Rice caught the passfrom Audubon, N.J., native JoeFlacco at the line of scrimmage,broke a tackle and ran into theend zone.
Rice added 69 yards rushingon 14 carries.
THE VOLLEYBALL TEAMdropped all three sets to BigEast opponent Villanova — itsthird straight 3-0 defeat in con-ference play.
The Knights are now 8-11,with a 1-4 record in the Big East.
For complete coverage, seetomorrow’s issue.
THE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAMdropped out of the NickColleluori Classic, an offseasontournament they were sched-uled to take part in.
The Knights still participatedin the fundraising activities forthe Folsom, Pa., event.
Consecutive shutouts spell weekend sweepBY STEVEN WILLIAMSON
SENIOR WRITER
After picking up its first victo-ry of the season four games agoagainst Sacred Heart, the road
was sup-posed toget a lit-tle bite a s i e rfor the
Rutgers field hockey team. Whilethe level of competition wouldonly increase, the ScarletKnights hoped they could use thevictory to build momentum asthe season progressed.
Flash forward to yesterday’s4-0 loss to St. Joseph’s and itseems that things have only gotmore difficult for the team. Theloss to the Hawks follows an 8-0defeat at the hands of Big Eastopponent Providence.
“I really thought we weregoing to finish today, and Ithought we were going to get atleast two or three goals in thefirst half and carry them into thesecond half,” Rutgers head coachLiz Tchou said.
The team is mired in an offen-sive slump since its first win fourgames ago. Since their 4-3 victo-ry over the Pioneers, the Knightshave been outscored 23-1 andhave been shut out three consec-utive times.
The Hawks came out strongat the beginning of the secondhalf, stepping up the pressureand trapping RU behind the 50.The Knights did not register ashot until nearly 17 minutes intothe period.
When St. Joe’s senior midfield-er Anne Schreuders slipped theball in from the baseline by thenear side of the cage, it was all theteam would need to preserve thevictory. The Hawks would scoreagain near the 12-minute mark topush their lead to 4-0.
Though RU finished with 11shots to the Hawks’ 15, they wereonly able to put four on goal.
“We still had a lot of shots.We’re a talented group and werenot showing it,” Tchou said.“We’re not playing to our poten-tial because the things that we’re
BY MICHAEL JETTERCONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Rutgers field hockeyteam has been outscored 23-1 in
its lastf o u rg a m e s ,with theS c a r l e tKnights ’
last goal coming againstLouisville over a week ago.
Despite the recent falling off inoffense, Rutgers head coach LizTchou said she still believes theteam has the potential to score.
“I thought we would get twoor three goals in the first half,”Tchou said after yesterday’s 4 -0loss against St. Joseph’s.
Still, the Knights’ offense hasbeen stuck in neutral in the lasttwo games against Providenceand St. Joe’s. Despite havingample opportunities to score, theKnights could not find the back ofthe cage once out of their 11 shotattempts and six penalty corners.
It was eerily similar toFriday’s Providence game wherethe Knights had 10 shot attemptsand six penalty corners, but werestill shut out 8-0 to the Friars.
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Senior back Melissa Bowman, above, and the Rutgers defensehave surrendered 23 goals over the previous four games.
Scarlet Knights’ offense remains stuck in neutral
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After picking up its first win, the Rutgers field hockey team has dropped four straight games. Opponentsoutscored head coach Liz Tchou’s squad 23-1 over the span and the team has been shut out three times.
doing in practice are not beingtranslated into the game.”
The team was on the cusp of asolid opportunity when senior for-ward Jessika Hoh sent a pass intothe circle, but it was too hard forsophomore Nicole Gentile.
The Knights (1-13) played aclose first half, pacing the Hawksnearly shot for shot.
The dam broke with less thannine minutes to play in the half,when a St. Joe’s forward received apass on the far side of the net andburied it past a diving Vickie Lavell.
The Hawks (4-7) would scoreminutes later off a penalty cornerto take a 2-0 lead into the half.
RU swarmed the cage in theclosing minute after junior mid-fielder Jenna Bull broke free off asteal in the midfield. The junior’sshot was blocked, and the teamwas unable to draw a corneropportunity as time expired.
Though the team has onlyfour games to play, it is still com-mitted to finishing strong andmaking improvements whereverthey can.
“We have to look at everygame as a learning experienceand we have to look at the thingswe’re doing wrong and reallybreak them down and build uponthem,” senior back and co-captainKristen Johnson said. “Everygame we’re going to make mis-takes and that’s okay, we justhave to not make the same mis-takes over and over.
“If we can use our practices inthe middle of the week and buildoff of that, we should be able toimprove by the end of the season.”
COMING OFF OF AN 8-0loss to Providence Friday,defense was the main focus forthe Knights yesterday againstSt. Joseph’s.
Within the first 15 minutesof Friday’s game, the Knightslet Providence score threetimes. It was a dif ferent storyyesterday, where RU did notgive up a goal for the first 26minutes of play.
“We had better possessiontime against St. Joe’s,” Tchousaid when asked what the mainfactor was in keeping St. Joe’s offthe board early. “We were able tomove the ball around well.”
But when St. Joe’s ended upscoring two goals before theend of the first half, the pres-sure star ted to rattle theKnights, and it showed in thesecond period.
The Hawks were able to getoff three shot attempts and fourpenalty corners just 15 minutesinto the second half. RU didn’tget a shot off until nearly 17 min-utes went by.
SJU was able to finish off theKnights for good, scoring twicemore in the second half to put thegame away.
BY KIRSTEN NUBERCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Julia Lancos’ extra time freekick gave the Rutgers women’s
s o c c e rteam a2-1 vic-t o r yo v e rDePaul
just two days after a difficult lossto Notre Dame.
But it didn’t come without a struggle.
“They did it for Ashley, period— end of story,” said head coachGlenn Crooks about the team’swin even after junior forwardAshley Jones was seriouslyinjured in the first half.
With the score tied, the gamewent into overtime, and in the95th minute Lancos deliveredthe game winner. The sopho-more defender bent the ball from20 yards out into the top right ofthe goal.
“We all want to win and we allfeel we can win,” Lancos said.
DePaul (8-6-2, 3-4-0) took thelead in the sixth minute off a cor-ner kick when Michelle Scandoraheaded the ball in off a crossfrom Tara Strickland.
The game was a physicalcontest throughout, never moreevident than when Jones was taken off the field midway
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Sophomore defender Julia Lancos (23) celebrates her game-winning extra-time goal that gavethe Rutgers women’s soccer team a 2-1 victory over DePaul yesterday afternoon at Yurcak Field.
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was everything it was advertisedto be. And it was one the Knightscontrolled for most of the game’s90 minutes.
But with 6:05 left in the sec-ond half, Notre Dame caught RUon its heels. And in that onemoment the Fighting Irish stole avictory, extending their Big Eastunbeaten streak to 58 games.
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N otre Dame strikes again.It came on what seemedlike the perfect opportuni-
ty on the perfect night for the 10th-ranked Rutgers women’s soccerteam to snap the hex the eighth-ranked Fighting Irish has not onlyover it, but the entire Big East.
But the Irish did what theyhave been doing for the last 18years in conference play — theyfound a way to win.
Check out the numbers:58 straight Big East games
without a loss (55-0-3). 147-7-5 all-time against the
Big East in the 18 years theFighting Irish have been part ofthe conference.
37-2-1 all-time in Big East tour-nament games.
17-1-2 all-time against Rutgers.That is beyond dominant.
That is impeccable.“It’s disappointing, because I
don’t want to hear anybody saywe can’t play with Notre Dame,because we’ve been able to playwith Notre Dame since I gothere,” said head coach GlennCrooks, who is in his 10th seasonwith the Knights.
For Notre Dame, it comes as nosurprise that Lauren Fowlkes’ 83rdminute strike, seemingly out ofnowhere, ruined the night for RUand sent a lively crowd of 1,369 atYurcak Field home empty-handed.
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Despite dominating effort, Irish still have Rutgers’ number
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The Knights fell by a one-goal margin to No. 8 Notre Dame.RU has just one victory in 20 tries vs. the Fighting Irish.
through the first half in an ambulance.
Though shaken by the loss oftheir leading scorer and a few ques-
tionable calls, the Scarlet Knightsseemed determined to play on.
RU (10-2-3, 4-1-2) outshotDePaul 5-2 after Jones’ injury,
and when the second half beganthe Knights came out with muchmore poise and control. The ballwas increasingly on DePaul’s
side of the field, as RU took shotafter shot at Blue Demon goal-keeper Claire Hanold.
The pressure finally paid off inthe 58th minute, when a handballin the box gave the ScarletKnights a chance to turn thegame around.
Senior midfielder JeniferAnzivino stepped up andknocked her kick into the top leftcorner of the net for the firstpenalty kick goal of her career.
“Even though Ashley is a keyloss, other players stepped uptoday,” Anzivino said. “Once wegot the goal I feel it really didhelp our team.”
COMING INTO FRIDAY’Sgame against Notre Dame, RUdominated the field and no oneseemed as on top of their gameas junior forward Karla Schacher.
The Canadian’s family flew allthe way from their Alberta hometo see the game.
“Having all my family herehas been great,” said Schacher,who attributed some of her excel-lent performance to her family’sattendance.
But the game was a physicalone and in the 29th minuteSchacher’s legs were swept outfrom under her and she wentdown hard.
“I’m fine,” Schacher said. “Ijust needed a minute.”
“It’s a big win for us to comeon the road and play a team thatis almost as highly ranked as us,”Fowlkes said. “It’s a good win forus in a hard-fought game.”
Don’t think for a second thatthe importance of victory is loston Notre Dame. The Irish under-stand that the Scarlet Knights aregoing to be a force in the Big Eastfor years to come.
“For sure, there’s definitely arivalry,” Fowlkes said. “[Head coachRandy Waldrum] was just telling usthat the past 11 or 10 years that he’sbeen here that this has always beena tough rivalry. Their fans arealways rowdy and their playersalways fight really, really hard.”
But no matter how hard theteam fights, RU can’t seem to crackNotre Dame. The Knights provedthemselves the better team formost of the game, but that doesn’tmatter much when the score line is1-0 in favor of the other team.
“We did some great things inthe attack and I really thought we
were going to get one on a setpiece tonight because we werereally dangerous in those situa-tions,” Crooks said. “You have togive them credit because theygot bodies back in the box anddefended really well.”
But you have to wonder if thepsychological advantage the Irishhas is too much to overcome. Sure,RU dominated long stretches of thegame, but at the end of the day, onewin in 20 tries against Notre Damejust doesn’t exude confidence.
“I don’t want to go out and saythat this was a statement, becauseit was a hard-fought game,”Fowlkes said. “I think it was astatement to us personally that wecan come out in the second half,step it up and get the win.”
The Scarlet Knights were close,but Notre Dame keeps on chug-ging — something they’ve done 58straight times in Big East play.
“Our biggest key is makingsure we’re consistent everyday,”Fowlkes said. “It’s something thatwe are still working at every day,because we’re not there yet. Ourbiggest key is to come out andplay hard the entire 90 minutes,and we haven’t done that yet.”
When they do — look out.
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“I like the way we played. Wedefended very well, we did somegreat things on the attack, and Ireally thought we were going toget one on a set piece tonight,”Crooks said. “But that’s soccer.Give them credit; they finishedwhen they had an opportunity.”
Notre Dame’s goal came lessthan a minute after RU nearly scoredon two consecutive set pieces, bothinitiated by brilliant set-ups by soph-omore back Julia Lancos.
The first was a free-kick in the82nd minute that Lancos nearlynetted herself, but Notre Dame
goalkeeper Nikki Weiss pushedthe ball just wide of the net.
Weiss’ save led to a cornerkick that initiated a scrambleinside the box, with RU flurryingshots at Weiss until she finallygobbled up the ball and cleared it.
On Notre Dame’ next posses-sion in the 83rd minute, forwardJazmin Hall crossed the ball toteammate Lauren Fowlkes, whosent a perfectly placed shot frominside the 18-yard marker thatflew past senior goalkeeper ErinGuthrie’s outstretched arms andinto the top-right corner of the net.
“It all happened so fast,”Guthrie said. “I thought wemarked them pretty well, every-thing was organized. [Fowlkes]got her foot on the ball somehowand it went in.”
The Knights once again hadNotre Dame on its heels after thegoal and nearly converted on sev-eral solid scoring chances in thematch’s final minutes.
In total, RU outshot theFighting Irish 12-9 and tookfour corner kicks to NotreDame’s two.
“I think we played awesome,”Guthrie said. “Besides the score,everything on the scoreboard atthe end of the game showed thatwe outplayed them. And I thinkthat’s amazing. This is the bestwe’ve ever played against them.”
fighting through the team’s numer-ous other injuries this season.
The Knights now have sixinjured starters. Four of thoseinjuries, not including Jones, areseason ending injuries.
“These are my girls,” Crookssaid. “I’m distraught. But I thinkthe team made a statement todayand the win today is a credit to theplayers. We’ve lost a lot of talent-ed kids, and it looks like we’ve
lost another one who’s been obvi-ously integral to what we’ve donethis year. We wouldn’t be herewithout Ashley.”
Jones’ injury comes two daysafter one of RU’s most promising
performances of the season — a 1-0 loss to No. 8 Notre Dame.
It was a hard fought, physicaland emotionally driven match. It
BY CHRIS MELCHIORRECORRESPONDENT
After nearly 30 minutes oflying on the field surrounded byparamedics, family members,
c o a c h e sand team-
mates, Ashley Jones, in obviousexcruciating pain, was taken awayin an ambulance.
“The biggest part of this gameis that you can imagine how emo-tional the team was for this injury— there were a lot of tears for allthe girls,” said Rutgers headcoach Glenn Crooks after yester-day’s 2-1 double overtime victoryagainst DePaul. “For them torecover from this shows that theyare a special group.”
On a 50/50 ball just insideDePaul’s 18-yard box, the Rutgerswomen’s soccer forward did whatshe’s done countless times in herthree years as a Scarlet Knight.
She went for the ball as hard asshe possibly could.
An instant before Jones got to it,an opposing player slid full speed atthe ball — following through into aviolent, full-on collision with Jones’right shin.
The result — occurring in the28th minute of the match — wasone the Knights have becomefrighteningly familiar with over thelast two years.
“There’s no final word yet on theinjury,” Crooks said. “The fear is abroken leg, but pretty severely.”
Coming into RU’s match withDePaul, Jones was the team’sleader in assists, with three, andgoals, with eight. The junior hasnotched four game-winners thisyear, leaving her two game-win-ning goals shy of the RU singleseason record.
The junior was a key piece inthe Knights’ ability to vault them-selves into the nation’s top-10 while
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NIGHTMARE AT YURCAKJones goes down with horrific leg injury vs. DePaul two days after Knights drop heartbreaker to Notre Dame
Knights mess with Texas in final Big East tune-upBY STEVEN MILLER
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The ball clanged off the rightupright and fell into the end zone.
The Rutgers football team’so f f e n s efailed tocapitalizeon its fieldp o s i t i o n— the
Scarlet Knights started the driveinside the red zone — and sopho-more kicker San San Te missed thefirst quarter field goal.
Even though the Knights beatTexas Southern 42-0 Saturday, thewin was hardly impressive.
“It was sloppy [offensively] attimes, and other times we did thingsright,” said head coach GregSchiano. “It only takes one guy offen-sively to block the wrong person orslide off his block, and what couldhave been a very successful playturns into a one or two-yard gain.”
The defense allowed TSU tothrow the ball for 151 yards, butshut down the run game and tookadvantage of turnover opportuni-ties. The offense started poorly, butfound the end zone and was able tobreak the game open.
The team did just enough tomake the score look the way itshould — lopsided.
Freshman quarterback TomSavage returned to action aftersuf fering a concussion againstFlorida International and playedthree quarters, leaving with a 35-0 lead.
Savage showed no ill ef fectsfrom his injury, completing 14-of-21 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown.
“I thought he came out and didwhat we asked him to do,”Schiano said. “It may not alwaysbe as flashy as you would like, butwhen you’re building somethingoffensively and having struggleshere and there, as long as youdon’t turn the ball over, it will hap-pen. You will get the ball in theend zone.”
Savage is still turnover-free andscored on a 34-yard, third quarterpass to senior wideout Tim Brown,who caught the ball five yards pasthis defender and walked into theend zone.
Savage remained unafraid touse his legs — even though hisconcussion came when he was hitafter a scramble — and led with hishead instead of sliding. Some
would call it complete disregard forthe body.
“When I get out there I alwaysthink I can make a bigger play,but I just have to learn to getdown,” Savage said. “It was afreak accident what happenedand you can’t play scared, butthere were definitely a couple oftimes I ran that I should have got-ten down.”
But the offensive line still strug-gled to protect the quarterback, asSavage was sacked twice.
After Savage scrambled for 28yards on RU’s fourth drive, sopho-more running back Joe Martinekadded 33 rushing yards of hisown, including a 15-yard touch-down run.
Martinek ran into the middle ofthe defense, kicked off a helplessdefender and went the rest of theway untouched.
“I think I’m improving every dayand my confidence is getting a lotbetter every day, but I think there’sa lot more that I can improve on toget better,” Martinek said.
His second consecutive two-touchdown game and 51 yards oneight carries helped Martinek’s
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Sophomore running back Jourdan Brooks pounds home one of theScarlet Knights’ four rushing touchdowns in a shutout win over TSU. SEE TUNE-UP ON PAGE 17
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Paramedics and family members gather around junior forward Ashley Jones after she suffered a severe leg injury against DePaul.Jones remained down for close to 30 minutes, screaming in pain, before being taken off the field in an ambulance.
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