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Westboro Baptist Church member Shirley Phelps-Roper demostrates in Memphis, Tenn. The group hasparticipated in more than 41,000 protests and is scheduled to protest Oct. 28 at the University.

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Anti-Semitic groupto protest at U. Hillel

BY JOHN S. CLYDEEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Picketers from the infamously anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic and anti-gayWestboro Baptist Church are scheduledto protest Oct. 28 at 8:45 a.m. outsideRutgers Hillel.

“[The University is] aware that asmall protest has been planned. We havebeen in contact with both the protesterswho informed us of their plans and withHillel,” said Director of Media RelationsE.J. Miranda, who declined to give fur-ther comment.

Member and Attorney for theWestboro Baptist Church ShirleyPhelps-Roper expects about 10 pro-testers from the group, which tries tospread its message through protestsaround the country, to protest out-side Hillel.

“The Westboro Baptist Church is anextremist organization that espousesthe most despicable forms of anti-Semitic hate speech,” said StudentBoard President Hilary Neher on behalfof Rutgers Hillel. “Rutgers Hillel abhorstheir message, which is based entirelyon condemning and attacking not onlyJews, but homosexuals, Catholics, andother Christian denominations. ”

Rutgers Hillel will announce details ofa counter protest later in the week andinvites the University community to jointogether against the Westboro BaptistChurch, according to the statement.

“Hatred like this has no place on ourcampus,” Neher said in the statement.

The Westboro Baptist Churchengages in more than 41,000 protests,some of which have taken place near

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Second face-off sparks education, gay marriage disputesBY MARY DIDUCHASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

At the second New Jerseygubernatorial debate, the three can-didates may have all agreed thatBruce Springsteen is their favorite

N.J. rocker and that the New YorkGiants — which they agreed shouldbe from the state — are better thanthe Philadelphia Eagles.

But the three expressed differ-ences on the revitalization of theMeadowlands Sports Complex, gay

marriage and higher education atthe debate Friday at WilliamPatterson University in Wayne, N.J.

Democratic candidate Gov. JonS. Corzine relayed his past work tomake higher education moreaffordable in the state.

“We have increased tuition aid grants to our students by about $100 million over the last three and a half years,”Corzine said.

This helped students pay for theincreasing tuition, he said.

The NJ STARS program, whichpays for high-achieving students inthe community to transfer to a pub-lic state college of their choiceafter two years, has expanded from

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Demolition trucks claw down pieces of Neubies restaurant last week to make room forthe Gateway project. By Nov. 15, the city is scheduled to begin construction.

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Groups weatherizehouses to save energy

BY BRETT WILSHE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

As winter weatherapproaches, students affiliatedwith Energy Service Corpspremiered their first weather-ization event on Friday after-noon in several students’ off-campus residences.

The initiative, a joint effortfrom AmeriCorps and NewJersey Public Interest ResearchGroups Student Chapters,teaches residents how to bemore energy efficient throughsimple cost-saving measures.

The tools of the trade areinexpensive, but can save resi-dents up to 30 percent on theirheating and electric bills,Energy Service Corps internNicole McCann said.

“The energy problem isoverwhelmingly complicat-ed,” College Avenue CampusDean Matt Matsuda said.“Like world hunger, itrequires a very local effortwith global help.”

Matsuda was impressedwith the turnout of the event,noting that half of the peoplein the students’ living roomwere volunteers. He praisedthe leadership displayed byEnergy Service Corps.

Cook Campus DeanRichard Ludescher saidAmericans have had the luxu-ry on cheap energy for hun-dreds of years, which is an erathat has come to a close.

“Americans now have twogood reasons to cut back: theeconomy and the environ-ment,” Ludescher said.

NJPIRG program directorLiz Glynn wrote the grantthat earned the three-yearcontract with AmeriCorps.The funding comes largelyfrom AmeriCorp’s $201 mil-lion expansion underPresident Barack Obama’sstimulus plan.

Before any changes aremade, an energy audit is per-formed to determine what willbe needed for the job, Glynnsaid. Windows are assessed,ceiling light bulbs are count-ed, appliances are traced tooutlets and vents are inspectedfor cleanliness.

While these may seem likeminutia, they are the mostcommon conduits for wastedenergy, she said.

Members of the EnergyService Corps then split intogroups so three houses could

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The demolition of the former Neubiesrestaurant on Somerset Street as construc-tion of the Gateway project is one step closerto being underway.

The project, which will be situated on WallStreet, Easton Avenue and Somerset Street,will consist of a grocery store, generaloffices, miscellaneous retail, 192 residentialunits, a University bookstore and a multi-level parking garage.

President of the New BrunswickDevelopment Corporation Chris Paladinosaid on Nov. 15, DEVCO will have the siteunder control.

“We hope that [NJ Books owner Ed]Mueller will be able to move within the nexttwo weeks to the NJ Books store and we’llbegin complete demolition,” Paladino said.“We actually hope to be underway in full-blown construction on Nov. 15.”

He said DEVCO received permissionfrom the city to close Wall Street and theywill be closing the site by putting up barriersand fences.

Easton Avenue and Somerset Street willbe closed on the side of the old NJ Booksstore, Neubies and Little Teddy’s, he said.Pedestrians will have to walk on the oppo-site side of the street where Old Queen’scampus is.

“It’ll be a little inconvenient for a couple ofyears, people having to walk on the oppositeside of the street and closing some lanes oftraffic, but I think it will be an extraordinaryproject when it’s completed,” Paladino said.

He said the street will be closed until thesummer of 2012 and the new Universitybookstore will be ready to open for the fall2012 semester.

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A major breakthrough treat-ment for Alzheimer’s diseasemight be on its way, and aUniversity professor amongothers would be the one toclaim its birth.

School of Environmental andBiological Sciences professorPaul Breslin has led researchersto potentially find a major discov-ery in research on treatments forthe disease.

Research has found that oleo-canthal, a naturally occurringcompound found in extra-virginolive oil, has the potential to serveas a preventative and therapeutictreatment for Alzheimer’s dis-ease, which might eventually leadto a cure, Breslin said.

“We found that oleocanthalcan help prevent the formation ofthe amyloid plaques that form inthe gaps between neurons that’sresponsible for disrupting neuralfunction and ultimately killingneurons,” he said.

The next step involves con-ducting clinical trials in animalsto see if these results translateto living things, Breslin said.These trials will determinewhether or not they have founda legitimate cure forAlzheimer’s disease.

Although this is a critical stepin the development of theresearch, due to the lack of funds,clinical trials have not begun yet,Breslin said.

“We’d like to [have clinical tri-als] but it’s very expensive, so wewould need a partner who is

interested in funding the work,”he said.

The idea of oleocanthal as apreventative agent to Alzheimer’sis a new idea that could have agreat impact on the research andeventual curing of the disease,Breslin said. If the clinical trialsgo well, it could lead to a cure.

“Both the prevention and thetreatment of Alzheimer’s is a pret-ty significant thing if it is effec-tive,” Breslin said. “Alzheimer’s isa terminal dementia that ruinspeoples lives and kills them, and

the probability that you get itgoes up considerably with age.”

School of Arts and Sciencesfirst-year student Alex Funck saidhe knew someone with the dis-ease who faced the same circum-stances, which progressivelybecame worse.

“Initially he would forget to dosimple tasks. … He would eventu-ally have trouble rememberingkey events or people,” Funck said.“It put a strain on his family, whothought they were losing him.”

If the research proves to be acure for Alzheimer’s disease, itwill have a profound effect onfuture generations, Breslin said.

School of Engineering first-year student Isaiah McNeill saidthis would aid families with rela-tives suffering from the disease ina number of ways.

“If this research finds a cure[there will be] less deaths, lesspeople in nursing homes becausemore people would be able tocare for themselves and [itwould] also lead to less stress onfamilies who have to send them toa nursing home or take care ofthem themselves,” he said.

It would allow people to havemore money in their pocketsbecause they wouldn’t have topay for the nursing home orhealth care or things like that,McNeill said.

Olive oil transforms Alzheimer’s studies

“Both the prevention and the treatment ofAlzheimer’s is a

pretty significantthing if it is effective.”

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The Visitor Center on Busch campus officially opensits doors Wednesday at 4 p.m. during a ribbon cuttingceremony, according to a University Media Relationspress release.

Attendees includes representatives from the UniversityClass of 1951 and other alumni.

The Class of 1951 donated $700,000 to the centerwhich was put toward the scarlet wall and multimediaexhibits, according to the release. Donations from otheralumni totaled $66,000, which was invested in high-techfeatures meant to instruct visitors on University historyand accomplishments.

“It is gratifying that the Class of 1951 and other Rutgersalumni have chosen to make the new visitor center part oftheir legacy to the University,” said President Richard L.McCormick. “For years to come, future Rutgers studentswill be introduced to our history, accomplishments andpeople in an exciting, contemporary setting that befits agreat institution.”

The 12,000 square feet Visitor Center was built to dazzlethousands of perspective students and their parents duringtheir first visits to the University, according to the release.

Designed by Ralph Appelbaum Associates, the Classof 1951’s scarlet wall is 42 feet long by 8 feet high andhouses an interactive history of Rutgers-NewBrunswick/Piscataway, Newark and Camden on oneside and a University timeline on the other, according tothe release.

“We wanted it to have the ‘wow’ factor for prospectivestudents,” said Courtney McAnuff, vice president forenrollment management. “You only get one chance to makea first impression.”

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the funerals of American sol-diers, according to the group’sWeb site.

The group is scheduled toprotest at 11 other New Jerseylocations, including NewBrunswick High School on Oct.27-28, according to their Web site.

“Rutgers is a fluffy house ofidols. It’s a place where the arro-gant, stupid doomed Americans… send their children to edu-cate,” said Phelps-Roper whenasked why the group chose toprotest at the University.

Phelps-Roper said childrenanger God with filthy habits, falsegods and a belief that they can dowhatever they want.

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be audited at once. Volunteerscaulked cracks, shelved perme-able air conditioners, weather-stripped windows and swappedwasteful light bulbs for lower-energy alternatives.

“A lot of windows don’t closecompletely, but caulk and weath-er strips make a big difference,”said McCann, a Cook Collegejunior. “This is especially true forsingle pane windows that lackextra insulation.”

Basements are the biggestculprits of wasted heat, McCannsaid. Ground level windows arerarely tight and exposed hotwater pipes give off a lot of heat.

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Fresh produce grown locally decorate tables Saturday at “Harvest MoonFestival.” Hosted by the New Brunswick Community Farmers Market, thefestival included games, raffles, and arts and crafts.

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“You’re going to get some‘edumacation’ [sic] at Rutgersand you’re going to be so fluffyand smart when they get done —I’m being completely sarcastic,”Phelps-Roper said. “It’s a placewhere the children of this nationare taught rebellion against Godand they have a name in thiscountry and God hates them.”

Phelps-Roper said the 36,000students at Rutgers-NewBrunswick have the right to betold the truth about what Godrequires of them.

Members of the communityexpressed disappointment andanger that members of theWestboro Baptist Church arecoming to the University.

“This organization’s values[are] inconsistent with the missionof the University,” said StudentRepresentative to the Board ofGovernors Eric Kaplan, an active

Hillel member. “Let’s be clearabout this, [Westboro BaptistChurch] is a hate group. Their val-ues are not consistent with the val-ues of the Rutgers community.”

Rutgers has always been aboutdiversity and Rutgers Hillel hasalways been embracing that mis-sion, said School of Arts andSciences senior Yonaton Yares,an active Hillel member.

“It is very disheartening to seethat [the Westboro Baptist church]would go and do that,” Yares said.

Kaplan encouraged studentsto remain peaceful when advocat-ing for their views.

“I think peaceful, respectfulprotest is the best way to expressyour opinion,” Kaplan said.

The Executive Board of theRutgers University StudentAssembly intends to present a reso-lution condemning the actions ofWestboro Baptist Church to the gen-

eral body at their Oct. 22 meeting inthe Visitor Center on Busch cam-pus, said RUSA Chair Werner Born.

“It’s something they haveevery constitutional right to par-take in, but at the same time it’salmost as if these people go outwith the pure intent of just bother-ing people and just trying to agi-tate the community,” he said.

Born said there needs to be apolice presence around the groupbecause protests like these agi-tate people.

“Especially at a school asdiverse at Rutgers, it is reallyalarming and it could easily esca-late to something that would notbe a good situation,” Born said.

The group should protest outsideBrower Commons on the CollegeAvenue campus if they want toexpress their viewpoints, Yares said.

“I do believe it is inappropriateto be protesting outside of a stu-

dent center [such as] RutgersHillel,” Yares said.

Hillel is a place that is open toall ideas regardless of where peo-ple come from, Yares said. Thisweek, Hillel is participating in adialogue between Christians,Muslims and Jews.

The dialogue is scheduled totake place Wednesday at 8 p.m. inthe Graduate Student Lounge ofRutgers Student Center on theCollege Avenue campus.

Westboro Baptist Church,based in Topeka, Kan., has about50 members and about 70 peopleattend their Sunday services,Phelps-Roper said.

She said members of the com-munity who did not want thegroup near campus should, “Shutthe hell up and obey your God.”

To view Rutgers Hillel’s complete statement visit dailytargum.com.

Pipe insulators are sold for lessthan $1 per foot.

School of Environmental andBiological Sciences juniorMaryann Gulotta, a resident ofone of the houses, was pleasedwith the results.

“My room is already muchwarmer,” she said. “I think thiswill make a big difference in theelectric bill.”

Gulotta said the biggest helpwill be unplugging the washerand dryer in the basement.Because it requires coins, no oneuses it, but it still consumes elec-tricity when dormant.

Campus Organizer forAmeriCorps Heather Plantewas also happy with the results.

“All three houses were a suc-cess,” she said. “We taught morethan 10 people how to weather-

ize their homes and we learned alot too.”

The Energy Service Corpsplans to weatherize 20 homesthis semester, and more if possi-ble, Plante said. They encour-age people to reach out to themand provide feedback to seehow effective their efforts are.They will be successful, butthey must work hard to earnpeople’s trust.

“We want people who aremotivated to get involved,”McCann said. “We’re not justhere to come over and clean upyour house for you.”

Household weatherization isone of four main operations of theEnergy Service Corps, Plantesaid. Other services include com-munity workshops, free energyauditing, door-to-door grassrootscanvassing and K-12 education.

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BY AVANI VYASCONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers UniversityProgramming Association deliv-ers many programs to mix upthe studying, exams and papersstudents face throughout theschool year.

The student-run council pro-vides a diverse schedule andsocial programs for students,Assistant Director of StudentCenters and Programs LoriSmith said.

“Our mission statement is tocreate an experience and tomake those college experi-ences memorable,” said AnaCastillo, RUPA President and School of Ar ts andSciences sophomore.

They plan hundreds of pro-grams each year that rangefrom enter tainers like Savesthe Day, Kanye West and JamieKennedy to guest speakers likePadma Lakshmi and RalphNader, according to RUPA’sWeb site. They also host manygame shows, art shows, work-shops, of f-campus trips andmovies on campus.

Throughout October, RUPAholds many events such as theJack Mannequin’s concert,“Speed Dating,” “Movie Knight”and “N.J. Comedy Festival:Competition,” Smith said.

The members of RUPAresearch the best types of eventsfor students on college campuses,she said.

“We try to provide a balancethat students like between aca-demics and social,” Smith said.

Many of RUPA’s events and serv-ices are free or low-cost to studentsdespite the economy crisis, she said.

“RUPA works to create aunique college experience for stu-dents at the University,” saidGreg Kassee, a RUPA member.

By organizing record-break-ing events, such has the largestgathering of people dressed asWaldo last April, RUPA helps theUniversity community unite,according to the site.

“We hope to provide entertain-ment for the community ofRutgers,” said Kassee, aLivingston College senior.

School of Arts and Sciencesjunior Melissa Murano saidRUPA is good for the University.

“It helps the students andgives them the chance for leader-ship opportunities, and theevents are great and allow us tostay connected,” she said.

RUPA is open to allUniversity students.

“It is great that RUPA holdsmany events for the students atthe University because they arevery fun and gives all the studentsa little something to do when theywant to take a break from theirstudies, or if they just want to havefun,” said Maria Cardinale, anErnest Mario School of Pharmacyfirst-year student.

RUPA holds its general meet-ings on the third Monday ofevery month.

U. association entertainsacademic, social programs

To have your event featured on www.dailytargum.com, send University calendar items to university@dailytargum.com.

19 The Livingston Campus Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. inRoom 113 of the Livingston Student Center. They holdweekly meetings.

The SEBS/Cook Campus Council will hold their weeklymeeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Cook Campus Center.

20 The Pharmacy Governing Council meets at 6:40 p.m. inthe Busch Campus Center Room 122. They hold bi-week-ly meetings.

The Douglass Governing Council meets every Tuesday at 7p.m. in Trayes Hall A of the Douglass Campus Center.

Nick Lane of University College London combines Britishwit and hard science to elaborate in a most entertainingmanner on the evolution of mankind and the planet in hislecture “Where Did I Come From?” at 7 p.m. at Edward J.Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Admission isfree, but reservations are a must. Call 732-932-2000, exten-sion 4211 or e-mail discovery@aesop.rutgers.edu.

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important family issue as well,”Christie said.

Independent candidate ChrisDaggett said the state is the worstin the nation in terms of investingin higher education, as NewJersey has disinvested through-out the past decade.

“It’s shameful. We are puttingourselves in the positions whereour best students — some ofthem are staying here and it’sgreat— are going out of state,”Daggett said.

While tuition aid grants helpalleviate costs for students, itdoes not solve the deficits manycolleges face, he said.

“The state colleges have toborrow money, and they now col-lectively have something like $3.8billion in debt to build dorms andclassroom space on their ownbecause they’re not getting theproper assistance from the state,”Daggett said.

Grants do not help build facili-ties, encourage research andbring more top professors to thestate’s universities, which is whatthey need, he said.

The three candidates also dif-fered with the possibility of sign-ing a gay marriage law.

Corzine and Daggett saidthey would sign one, citing the

equality of all men and women astheir reason.

“I’ve made it very clear. I wouldsign a marriage-equality law … allmen and women are created equaland should be treated equal underthe law,” Corzine said.

But Christie would not.

“I believe marriage shouldremain between one man and onewoman,” Christie said. “It’s adeeply held belief that I have.”

He does support civil unions,saying they provide the same con-tractual rights for gay couples asmarriage does.

Christie said if the publicwants gay marriage, he would putthe issue up to a vote and let themajority decide.

But the constitution protectsthe equal rights of all people, and

these rights need to be protectedregardless of what a majoritysays, Corzine said.

A third issue the candidatesdiffered was their vision for theMeadowlands Sports Complex,including the unfinished five-story Xanadu entertainment andretail center — to be the largestin the U.S. — and allowing gam-bling casinos there.

Christie said Xanadu is a disaster.“It’s not only a complete disas-

ter financially, it hasn’t opened ontime and there is no realistictimetable when it will open ontime, [but] it’s the darn ugliestthing I’ve ever seen in my life,”he said.

The Xanadu issue needs to beinvestigated because a lot of tax-payer dollars have been used toconstruct it, Christie said.

In terms of casino gambling inthe Meadowlands, Christie saidhe would not expand it there.

“I would not look to expandcasino gambling anywhere else inthe state of New Jersey until wefix Atlantic City and return it toprofitability,” he said.

Daggett agreed Xanadu needsto be investigated but said no mat-ter what it must be opened.

“Xanadu may be the ugliestthing and I never would have

built it, but we better figure howto open it because if we don’t,we’ve got a big white elephantthat’s going to really harm us,”Daggett said.

Xanadu needs to be privatizedand given a timeframe for com-pletion, he said.

Daggett also agreed that casi-nos should not be built there, butslot machines should be allowedat the racetracks.

“We need to make sure that inthe end that whole problem isthought through carefully with allaspects of the meadowlands gam-bling and casinos,” he said.

Corzine disagreed withDaggett and Christie, sayingthe new Giants/Jets stadium isa “centerpiece of renewal” forthe region.

“I think the Meadowlands isgoing to be a tremendous suc-cess,” he said.

Corzine admitted Xanaduneeds to be reexamined, but saidit has to be completed.

The issue for its delay is thefinancial environment, he said.Once it improves, Xanadu can open.

He concluded by saying therewould be no gambling in theMeadowlands because he wantsto protect the franchise and work-ers in Atlantic City.

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900 to 4,600 students, he said.His administration has alsocapped public university tuitionincreases at 3 percent — one ofthe lowest in the nation.

The government must helpstudents pay for tuition, but alsobe aware of the constraints thestate faces on its budget, he said.

Republican gubernatorial can-didate Chris Christie said thestate throughout the past decadehas not helped high educationinstitutions.

The grants do not help allevi-ate the high tuition and fees stu-dents face, making education atop economic issue for this elec-tion, he said.

It is important to keep stu-dents in the state because thenthey are more likely to raise afamily and work here whenthey graduate, Christie said.This fall, 33,000 New Jerseystudents left the state to go tocollege elsewhere and it tearsfamilies apart.

“Higher education isn’t just animportant economic issue, it’s an

DISPUTES: Candidates

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The Universityannounced Friday thatentertainer and activistHenry Belafonte is sched-uled to come during thespring semester in cele-bration of theDepartment of AfricanaStudies’ 40th anniversary.

Belafonte’s appearanceis one of six events in the“Africana on the WorldStage” series theUniversity has planned forthe academic year to com-memorate the triumphs ofthe Civil Rights Movementof the 1950s and 1960s.

“Africana Studies hasalways had a global dimen-sion that emphasized thetransmigrations of Africansthroughout the world,”said Gayle Tate, chair ofthe department. “Thetheme embraces the inter-nationalism of our roots.”

The NationalAssociation for theAdvancement of ColoredPeople President and CEOBenjamin Todd Jealous isscheduled to present thekeynote speech and mod-erate a panel discussionTuesday, Oct. 27 entitled“Civil Rights in the Age ofObama,” followed by aquestion and answer ses-sion, according to aUniversity press release.

For more informationand a complete scheduleof events, visithttp://africanastudies.rutgers.edu.

— Lauren Caruso

ACTIVIST TO VISITU. DURING

CELEBRATION OFAFRICANA STUDIES

“Xanadu may be the ugliest thingand I never would

have built it ...” CHRIS DAGGETT

Independent Gubernatorial Candidate

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BY HEATHER BROOKHARTMETRO EDITOR

For sports fans, there’s a newbar and grill in town.

At Sliders Bar and Grill,located 378 George St., thewaitresses and bar tendersdress in referee uniforms andwill soon have whistles and redflags to aler twhen customersspill a drink. With15 televisionscreens and twofloors, Slidersalso has a DJ thatp e r f o r m s on Thursday,Friday andSaturday nights.

Sliders showsNFL SundayTicket games,Rutgers football games whenthey’re televised and the upcom-ing NFL playoffs and WorldSeries, Owner Adam Zebib said.Sliders also shows UltimateFighting Championship matches.

“People should come toSliders because we have good,inexpensive food, a lot of beer tochoose from, a nice atmosphere,good people and cute girls,”Zebib said. “We’re the only onethat shows all the sportingevents in town.”

The bar has 12 beers on draftand nothing on the menu is morethan $10, he said. Some of thesignature 4-ounce sliders includethe “Kobe,” “Mushroom MedleySirloin,” “Pickled Red Onion,”“Shish Kebab” and “LobsterCrab Cake.”

The grill also offers variousappetizers, salads, soups, wraps,

sandwiches andbeef, chicken,seafood and vege-tarian sliders.

C o m p a r e dwith otherrestaurants andbars downtown,Sliders is moreaf fordable, saidE m p l o y e eVenice Nollora.Domestic bottlesof beer are $3.50

and imported bottles are $4.“I think what sets it apart is

it’s a really fun atmosphere, butit’s also higher class, so itattracts both ends — collegekids as well as all the businessprofessionals,” said Nollora, aRutgers College senior.

Customer Jared Axelrod saidhe stopped by the bar afterwork and likes the atmosphereat Sliders.

“The beers are really good; Ilike the range of drafts,” he

New sports bar slides into city’s restaurant scene

Sliders Bar and Grill, located downtown at 378 Easton Ave., has nothing over $10 on the menu and serves numerous 4 oz.beef, chicken, seafood and vegetarian sliders.

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“It’s a really fun atmosphere,

but it’s also higherclass, so it attracts

both ends.”VENICE NOLLORA

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said. “It seems reasonablypriced, it’s upscale but notexpensive and the staf f is real-ly nice.”

Zebib said the grill opened

Oct. 7 and had a great responseon the first day, with about 800people coming through the bar.

Some of the promotions thebar has coming up include

Service Industry Night onMondays, and during NFLgames, customers who buy apitcher of beer can receive a freeSliders pizza.

— complain multiple timesabout feeling uncomfor t-able due to the actions of acompany’s employee,something should be done.No matter if the manager— or in this case, the lieu-tenant of security — doesnot think the situation war-rants a complaint, they

should still ensure the person they will look intoit, and that it would not happen again. Were wetoo quick to complain? Should we have just let itgo and given the cold shoulder? No, absolutelynot. The statute for harassment states that “anyaction deemed as an annoyance” can be harass-ment. Yes, this is a broad definition, but itmeans that we technically could file chargesagainst their employees, something I know thehospital would not be happy about. If we had letthe cat-calling go, what else should we have letgo — unwanted conversation or touching?

There has to be a line drawn,and I think it should be right atthe start of harassment. Thereis a proper way to engage con-versation with a person — itstarts with “hello,” not somedegrading mannerism or say-ing. Even if the conversation isstarted appropriately, honor ifthat other person does notwant it to continue. No oneshould be an object, and as a

female, I am tired of being seen as one when Iwalk down the street. I know not all men do this,but for those who do, think about how youwould feel if someone was doing that to yourmother, sister or girlfriend.

There are two things to learn from this. One isbe respectful and treat every female you meet asyou would like them to treat the women in yourlife. Secondly, even though RWJUH has an out-standing medical record, they might want to workon the rest. They should rethink how they dealwith complaints about employees and who theyput in charge of security. If a harassment com-plaint does not warrant special attention, then Idon’t know what does.

Anna Norcia is a School of Environmental andBiological Sciences senior. Her column, “Just theFacts,” runs every alternate Monday.

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I n this oversensitivesue-happy world thatwe live in, I sometimes

wonder when we shouldtake action or let things go.As a female, I deal with thisquestion quite frequently,and I personally feel thatwhen something makes youfeel uncomfortable, youshould never let it go. This thought crept into myhead after my roommate and I had a run-in withworkers at Robert Wood Johnson UniversityHospital. During last semester, we started realiz-ing that men continually cat-calling us wereRWJUH workers. It was nothing that warrantedcalling the police, but it still made us feel uncom-fortable. After a week, we were just tired of it, sowe called the hospital and tried to contact whoev-er was in charge of these workers to get the situ-ation taken care of. Three days later, I had beentransferred about a thousand times and no oneowned up to being in charge ofthese men. So, frustrated andannoyed, I gave up. However,the cat-calls stopped; obviously,someone I had talked to didrelay the message while claim-ing not to know anything. It wasupsetting that no one wouldhelp me, but I got what I want-ed. The calls of “Hey baby”,“You need some help therebeautiful?” and “You’re fine”slowed down to almost a complete stop.

We came back this year and expected it to staythe same, but of course it did not. After a RWJUHworker more aggressively cat-called my room-mate, she decided to do something about it. Shespent a whole morning on the phone with the hos-pital being transferred. However, she had a littlemore luck than me; she happened to have allfemales on the other end of the line, and theysympathized with her story. She was finally put incontact with the head lieutenant of security forthe hospital, but he was the least helpful of all. Hetold her “to chill out and learn to take a compli-ment. He was only trying to be nice.” My room-mate promptly hung up the phone and spent therest of the day feeling like she had been the onewho had done something wrong.

Does anyone else see something wrong withthis situation? If two people — regardless of sex

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Model citizen factoryrestricts expression

M orehouse College, a small historically black college inAtlanta, announced Saturday a policy to ban cross-dressing at the school. The ban is aimed at a small per-

cent of the college’s student body, the homosexual community,said William Bynum, the vice president of student services.

“We are talking about five students who are living a gaylifestyle that is leading them to dress a way we do not expect inMorehouse men,” Bynum said in an article on CNN.com.

Morehouse, while it only has a student body of 2,700, has longprided itself on producing upstanding role model citizens.Graduates of Morehouse include Martin Luther King Jr., actorSamuel L. Jackson and director Spike Lee. The school has a poli-cy called the “Appropriate Attire Policy” that the new piece of leg-islation would fall under. The policy also outlaws wearing hats inbuildings, pajamas in public, do-rags, sagging pants, sunglassesin class and walking barefoot on campus. While it may seemridiculous to place a ban on dif ferent types of attire, one has toremember that Morehouse is a private school.

The private school issue is the single most important issuewhen determining whether placing a ban on cross-dressing inappropriate or not. As a private institution, Morehouse has theright to regulate what is worn on school grounds. If it was a pub-lic university like Rutgers, there is no way a piece of policy likethis would fly. At a public university this becomes a FirstAmendment right where there is a clear violation of the opportu-nity to express oneself. But at Morehouse, a private institutionwith a past history of defining what students can and cannot wear,there is not much of a surprise that they would go down this route.

Despite Morehouse’s standing as a private institution, there isstill an issue with singling out a specific group of people. Bynumsaid he spoke to the campus’ gay organization Morehouse SafeSpace, and the group voted 27-3 in favor of the ban on cross-dress-ing. That’s great that he went to the group, but does the SafeSpace speak for the few students that are being called out by thepolicy? Bynum said the policy is aimed at a small group of five stu-dents, and in a campus community that is only 2,700 students, it’snot like the rest of the student body doesn’t know who is beingsingled out.

Isn’t college about exploration, where young adults head of ffor four years to figure “stuf f” out about themselves? But what ifsome of that stuf f is investigating gender roles? Does choosing tocross-dress make you ignorant or blind to issues influencing theworld? It doesn’t, but you can see where Morehouse would havea problem; it’s a college with principles based on shaping“Morehouse men,” as one student in the school put it in the CNNarticle. They have standards to uphold, and cross-dressers justdon’t cut it.

While the policy has now spread to cross-dressing, it also rais-es larger issues regarding stereotypes. Morehouse, while it has arich tradition of producing some of the finest black leaders, isturning itself into a “Model Citizen Factory” with its policy on thesubject of how its students can and cannot dress. Just because asmall group of students choose to dress a certain way does notmean they represent blacks as a whole. There is nothing that saysthese students won’t be fine upstanding citizens in the future.

But admittedly, it is hard not to look at people and stereotypethem. Almost everybody does it; we tell ourselves not to judgepeople on their image, but if we see somebody who chooses tocross-dress we might think “weird.” Morehouse is trying to pro-tect an image with its policy. The upper-ups there know all aboutthe rep that young blacks get in society because people are tooquick to turn on a rap video and stereotype. It’s not fair to stereo-type based on a small sampling of the population, but we do it.Turn on the news and how often is the lead story a murder orsome other crime committed by a person of color. Of coursethey’re not the only people who commit crimes, but when thenews leads with the latest who-killed-whom from the inner city it’shard not to stereotype. Now consider what this “Model CitizenFactory,” a place of higher learning that prides itself on producingsome of the finest upstanding citizens in the country thinks abouthaving a few cross-dressers at their prestigious college.

Morehouse is a private college; it can do as it pleases to regu-late what students wear. It creates “Morehouse men,” but cross-dressers — well, apparently they are not Morehouse men. Heck, ifit’s such a problem, why don’t we put everybody in a uniform? It’snot like anyone will not know who the students in question are.

“Rutgers is a fluffy house of idols. It’s a place where the arrogant, stupid doomedAmericans … send their children to educate.”

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T his Wednesday at 8:45a.m. the radical and hateinspired Westboro Baptist

Church plans to protest at theUniversity. The so-called “religiousorganization,” infamous for protest-ing the funerals of American sol-diers with signs reading “GodHates Fags,” “Thank God forIED’s” and “God Hates America,”plan to protest outside of theUniversity’s Hillel House at 93College Ave. But this group is not apolitical group, they do not wish toprotest policy or even the existenceof Israel; no, this group is protest-ing the existence of the Jewish peo-ple and the University’s acceptanceof homosexuals on campus.

Whether you are conserva-tive, liberal, independent or unaf-filiated, no one should toleratehate speech. The group believesthat homosexuals, Jews,Catholics, Muslims and Hindusare the primary factor contribut-ing to the decay of the world, andthey are willing to publicly inflictfear and hatred in order to havetheir abhorrent opinions heard.The church celebrates death andagony. They enjoy seeing the fam-ilies of dead Jews, homosexuals,Muslims, Hindus and Catholicssuffer, they laugh in the faces ofthe deceased and tell parents offallen soldiers that they thankGod for their dead children.

The founder of the group, FredPhelps, once led a protest outsidethe National Holocaust Museum inWashington, D.C., where he pro-ceeded to call the Holocaust

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Letter

A s a correspondent forThe Daily Targum, Istrive to keep my own

opinions in check so that I mayact as an impartial observerwhen sharing the news.However, my opinion is suddenlytoo overwhelming to keep tomyself, and I am sorry to say thatit is our very own publication thathas awakened within me such asense of disgust.

In Friday’s “Laurels andDarts,” darts were thrown to thefolks who come and hand outBibles every semester or so. Thecrimes of these people, accordingto the editorial, include “mak[ing]students more disrespectful” andserving as “an interruption whenalready hustling to class or tryingto catch a bus.”

Are you serious? I mean, really?I do not care to which faith or

spiritual belief you subscribe.Those people believe they havefound something wonderful. Theytruly believe those Bibles act as aprescription for a good life, andthey have found some joy within itspages. In giving them out, they arebasically saying, “This little bookgives me joy. Here’s one for you, incase it brings you some joy, too.”

Whether you subscribe toChristianity, Judaism, Buddhism,Hinduism, Islam, paganism,humanism, agnosticism or anyother –ism, you should appreciatethe fact that these people strive toshare their joy with others. Theyask for nothing in return, and in factyou admit in your editorial, “none of

Don’t resort to disrespect

DEIRDRE S. HOPTON

Letter“miniscule” and called Jews thereal Nazis. He is the same man thatprotested at the trial of AaronMcKinney and Russell Henderson,convicted of the murder ofMatthew Shepard. They carriedsigns reading “Matthew ShepardRots in Hell” and “AIDS KillsFags;” this was, of course, afterthey had already protestedShepard’s funereal. Now the groupplans on coming to the Universitysimply because we represent a cer-tain racial, religious and sexual tol-erance that is unparalleled in thenation. This is what the membersof the Westboro Baptist Churchhope to break down.

While conventional wisdommay urge you to pay no attention tothese hate induced degenerates forthe attention they seek, as a univer-sity we must stop those who wishto destroy. All evil revolutions start-ed with words and small groups ofpeople. Elie Wiesel once said, “Wemust always take sides. Neutralityhelps the oppressor, never the vic-tim. Silence encourages the tor-mentor, never the tormented.”

Let us not be silent or stand idlywhile people try to tear down thevery fabric of our university andnation. This is your chance to fightinjustice and hate and stand up forwhat you believe in. Want to makea difference in the world? Stand upfor something worth fighting for.The University should bandtogether — all nationalities, reli-gions, genders, sexual orientations— and combat hatred together.

Aaron I. Marcus is a School ofArts and Sciences first-year stu-dent majoring in political scienceand history.

the people handing out the littlegreen books were rude or forcefulwith what they were doing.” Theysimply wish to bring a little light intothe world by sharing that whichthey feel brings enlightenment.

Your allegation that the act ofhanding out Bibles forces studentsto be more disrespectful merelyperpetuates the level of self-absorbed small-mindedness whichis the actual cause of such disre-spect. All you have to say is, “No,thank you.” Sure, you may have tosay it several times as you hurrytoward the bus. If repeating aphrase five times is enough to driveyou to act disrespectfully, I wouldlike to turn your attention to thelovely new counseling facility whichopened this semester on SeniorStreet. Stressed students are eligi-ble for free therapy over there, andit seems you may need it if repeat-ing the words “No, thank you” fivetimes is enough to draw disrespector impoliteness from your mouth.

Every faith teaches some vari-ation of the Golden Rule: “Treatothers as you want to be treated.That which you do will comeback to you three-fold. Love yourneighbor as you love yourself.”Whether it is based in religion orsimple decency, basic politenessshould be a natural instinct forcivilized people. If you foundsomething that made you happy,something that really got youexcited, and you turned to show itto someone nearby, how wouldyou feel if they reacted withannoyance and disrespect?

I will actually go a step furtherand propose that we should bemore than just polite to these peo-ple. We should be grateful. They

are trying to share something thathas great personal meaning in theirlives, and whether or not we sharetheir belief in that little book, weshould be thankful they would offerto share it. They are trying to giveus something they believe is a valu-able gift, and they deserve thanks.

Reading your editorial causedme to reflect on the reaction of oneof the women in my residence hallthe day she received a Bible fromthose people. This particular womanhas strong Christian leanings. As Ipassed her in the hall, she positivelybeamed with happiness, “I got a freeBible!” she exclaimed, and I felthappy for her. Perhaps it was due toher Christian leanings, but thiswoman felt she received a gift.Perhaps a Wiccan would be lessenthused to receive that particulargift. That is no excuse to act with dis-respect and certainly no excuse toblame the gift-giver for your lack ofappreciation. When your favoriteaunt gives you socks for your birth-day, do you tell her off? Do you reactwith disrespect, and blame her forthat reaction? No. You smile politelyand say “Thank you.” You appreciateher good intention. At least that ishow we react in my family. I wouldhope you do not treat your poor dearhypothetical aunt so horribly.

Seriously, if things are thatbad for you, head down to SeniorStreet and talk to the very polite,well-trained staff about yourinability to appreciate the gener-ous efforts of your fellow person.Darts to you, dart-throwers, foryour lack of appreciation for thelittle things in life.

Deirdre S. Hopton is a Schoolof Arts and Sciences junior.

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including 180 to Lewis on 31 carries.

Lewis repeatedly broke to theoutside — isolated with a Rutgersdefender —tasked only with mak-ing them miss.

Other times, he dove up the mid-dle, spinning and dodging tacklers.

Once, he ran through the mid-dle, evaded three tacklers and cut tothe outside for a 58-yard touchdownrun — part of the fourth time hebroke the century mark in seven games.

“One thing I noticed on film andagain today is he keeps his legsgoing, no matter what,” McCourty

said. “We didn’t do as good of a jobwe needed with tackling and get-ting him down. Two times he justmade something out of nothing,and that’s why he’s a good back.”

JUNIOR TAILBACK KORDELLYoung made his most significantimpact of the season since return-ing from a knee injury suffered inthe PapaJohns.com Bowl.

“The whole season I’ve justbeen trying to get better, as muchas I can,” Young said. “The coach-es knew when I was ready, andthey’ve been watching me as I’veprogressed. I think they had confi-dence in me.”

Young started the first play ofthe game, even though sophomoreJoe Martinek was announced as thelone starter — not with sophomoreJourdan Brooks — for the first time.

Lining up in shotgun with threewideouts to the left, Young caught ascreen pass to the right and took it26 yards, following junior rightguard Howard Barbieri after ablock from freshman wideoutMohamed Sanu.

Young caught three passes for32 yards and added nine yards onthe ground, remaining in his role asthe primary receiving back.

“I’ll take any role I can get, but itlooks like that’s the way it’s going tobe,” Young said.

Brooks, second on the team inrushing and touchdowns, did notsee any game action.

THE PITT OFFENSE FOUNDsuccess on third downs.

The Panthers converted ontheir first four third down situa-tions, throwing the ball three timeswhile Stull scrambled once.

Pitt (6-1, 3-0) finished the game10-of-17 on third down conversionsand gained 117 yards — about one

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“I thought [senior cornerback]Devin McCourty played fantastic,”Schiano said. “He was on [Baldwin]a lot of the time and that’s as good ofa receiver that there is out there.”

Instead, Pitt beat the Knightson the ground.

The RU rush defense, whichaveraged 65.2 yards allowed pergame, surrendered 248 yards —without sacks — to the Panthers,

DAN BRACAGLIA/ MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

Pittsburgh true freshman running back Dion Lewis chewed up the Rutgersdefense to the tune of 180 yards on 31 carries.

DAN BRACAGLIA/ MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

Junior Kordell Young remained in his role as the primary receiver out of the backfield, catching three passes for 32 yards against Pitt.

NOTEBOOK: Rush

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third of their total offense. Stullthrew the ball for 85 yards on thirddowns, scrambled for 27 yards andwas sacked once.

“That is not like us [to struggleon third downs],” Schiano said.“We got to [Stull] a few times andhit him, but he was still able to getthe ball off. When we went straightfour-man rush, he was able toscramble. That is not like us. Wehave to be able to get off the fieldon third down.”

IT APPEARED AS IF THEKnights escaped without any seri-ous injuries.

Linebackers Ryan D’Imperioand Antonio Lowery both went

down during the game, butreturned to the field.

“D’Imperio — I think he isgoing to be OK, he’s just hurting alittle bit,” Schiano said. “Lowery ishurting a little bit. We’re a littlebumped, but it was a physicalgame. Is it going to keep anybodyout? I’m not sure, we’ll have to seeas the week goes on.”

Sophomore right guardDesmond Wynn did not playbecause of an injury, and juniorHoward Barbieri started in hisplace. Schiano said he expectedWynn to participate more thisweek, along with sophomore guardCaleb Ruch, who injured his legagainst Howard.

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Rutgers football fans among worst in country

T his is why you don’t leavefootball games early.A missed field goal by

Pittsburgh with just over twominutes remaining gave theRutgers football team a chance totie the game.

Too bad half the fans that evenbothered to show up to RutgersStadium Friday night in the firstplace didn’t get to see what couldhave been true freshman quarter-back Tom Savage’s definingmoment as a Scarlet Knight.

“We didn’t play perfect, and[Pittsburgh] found some holes,”Rutgers head coach GregSchiano said. “But this teamfought to the very end.”

How’s this for a change: Therewas a very important football gameon a Friday night in Piscataway. Itwas blistering cold, there was asteady rain and the Yankees andPhillies both happened to be play-ing playoff games on the same day.

Here’s the funny part.The students showed up. The

rest of the fans didn’t.For once. The official count of 50,296

tickets sold had to be inaccurate.The actual attendance was proba-bly more in the 35,000-range. Fora game that marked a return toBig East play for a 4-1 team at

home on a Friday night, it justdoesn’t make sense.

The students were their usualawful selves, with more than halfnot showing up until midwaythrough the first quarter and a goodamount, though less than usual,leaving shortly after halftime. Iguess the fraternity parties openedtheir doors shortly after 11 p.m.

They continued to stay quietwhen they should be on their feetand scream when they shouldn’tbe, even starting an RU chantwhen the Knights were on offense.

They were mid-cheer whenSavage threw the first intercep-tion of his college career!

But they were there. The “oldguard,” as they liked to be knownas, was not. Rows upon rows ofempty benches littered the stadiumdespite tickets being nearly soldout for weeks for a primetimeESPN showdown that made RUlook pathetic on national television.

It’s got to the point where peo-ple just don’t care anymore, and it’sdisgusting since it’s just three sea-sons removed from the euphoric2006 campaign.

It appears there has to be twostipulations for RU fans to show upto games: Good weather and a red-hot team. One iota of mist and theyellow ponchos and off-color

umbrellas come out, and if the tem-perature drops below 60 degrees …well, we’re looking at an attendancefigure that Terry Shea would beproud of fielding.

I walked through the studentsection in the second half againstFlorida International. One studentwas yelled at by a mother sittingwith her two young children in thenew south end zone because heyelled an expletive when RU wason defense.

Seriously.First of all, the kid is sup-

posed to yell when the ScarletKnights are on defense —that’s how football works.

JOHN PENA/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Rutgers football fans stream toward the exits after the Scarlet Knights dropped a 24-17 decision to the Pittsburgh Panthers.Rutgers Stadium was far below capacity for the Big East showdown.

MATTHEW STEIN

Mindof Stein

Secondly, if you don’t like thelanguage going on at the game,don’t take your young childrenor don’t sit in the student sec-tion. You shouldn’t be there tobegin with.

It has got to the point wherestudents and paying ticketholders alike have forgottenwhy RU is a successful footballprogram in the first place. Afterthe first quar ter, where the“Knights in the NFL” montagecomes on, there are only fourplayers that get audible cheersanymore: Brian Leonard,Kenny Britt, Ray Rice andShaun O’Hara, which is justbecause he plays on the NewYork Giants.

Courtney Greene? EricFoster? Tiquan Underwood?Mike Teel? Jeremy Zuttah? Allthe above were on the 2006team that won the Texas Bowl,the 2007 team that won theInternational Bowl and threewere on last year’s team thatwon its third postseason gamein a row.

All got a polite golf clap at best.

How soon we forget.I’ve written one of these

columns for three seasons in arow, and it never changes.People continually fail to showup and show inexcusable sup-port. My thought is still thesame as it was in 2007.

RU fans are among the worstin the country.

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

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Two more shutouts mar weekend

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Freshman outside hitter Kylie Orr had an impressive weekend, notching 20 kills intwo contests and leading the team Saturday in blocks.

Boisterous crowd runstensions high in Barn

BY BILL DOMKECORRESPONDENT

The Rutgers volleyball team’smatch against CincinnatiSaturday was the loudest andmost tense the Barn has seen sofar this season.

Everyone at the match fromthe crowd to the players was inthe opposition’s face.

At one point later in the match,crowd members began chantingnames from Cincinnati’s team inan effort to throw them off, name-ly Bearcat Annie Fesl.

The crowd established its roleas a “seventh man” as dishearten-ing calls of “Annie” echoed throughthe College Ave gym whenever thejunior started a serve. She con-tributed two of the team’s four serv-ing errors.

Lindsey Uptonof Cincinnati wasissued a yellowcard warning inthe midst of thesecond set for pro-fanity, and thecrowd was evencited for foul lan-guage during thesecond set by theofficials.

“That kind ofjust happens in vol-leyball and youhave to learn not to focus on that,”junior outside hitter CaitlinSaxton said. “I thought we weregoing to pull [the second set] out.…The whole match I thoughtthere was never a point where wewere like ‘wow we don’t have achance at all.’”

Even head coach CJ Wernekewas issued a warning early on inthe third set for arguing against areferee’s call.

“It’s a judgment call,” Wernekesaid. I thought the ball was in theplane of the net. We teach our kidswhen the ball is in the plane of thenet, and the setter goes up to getit, break their fingers. Swing ashard as you can.”

SAXTON AND FRESHMAN out-side hitter Kylie Orr played toughthroughout the weekend, leadingthe team in kills with 26 and 20 onthe weekend, respectively.

“I think Kylie had a reallygreat weekend,” Saxton said. “It’s

hard for a freshman to come inand have that big of a burden onher shoulders and I think she’sembraced it really well.”

To Orr, simply proving thatshe deserved her spot on theteam amidst presence from twoBig East juggernauts.

“I thought I played really well,”Orr said. “[I wanted to] show that Ideserved to play as a freshmen. Weplayed as a team, and we weren’tscared of Cincinatti [even though]they’re ranked really high.”

Saxton and Orr’s gameplayover the weekend was veryimpressive according to Werneke.

“Caitlyn’s been there all year,”head coach CJ Werneke said. “Kylie,she’s a work in progress and devel-oping throughout the season and weneed to figure out a way for her tosustain that high level of play she had

[on Saturday].”

THE SCARLETKnights’ defensepicked up from itstough start againstCincinnati on day one.

The team post-ed up 37 digs onSunday – tenmore than its totalthe previous day.Jamie Godfreynotched 17 of her

own.“We competed, which is the

goal we’re tying to get at,” the sen-ior libero said, “to compete in everysingle game no matter who youropponent is.”

Despite attacking errors andsome miscommunication ondefense, the team pulled togetherin its second game of the weekendto play closer against Louisville.

“We made more aggressiveerrors than we have in the past,”Godfrey said. “We might have madeerrors, but …everyone’s tryingsomething new, we’re just moreaggressive than we have been inour past games.”

FRESHMAN SETTERStephanie Zielinski had very suc-cessful weekend, as well.

The Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. nativeracked up 17 assists againstCincinnati and a whopping 31against Louisville, leading the teamon both days.

“We teach our kidswhen the ball is in

the plane of the net, and the setter goes up to get it,

break their fingers.”CJ WERNEKE

Head Coach

said. “That’s a good defensive line.I don’t know what the sack totalwas but I felt that Tom had a lot oftime to throw back there. They hadthree sacks and that’s not good, butthat’s a very good front.”

The RU running game,despite the addition of Sanu asthe Wildcat guy, struggled aswell, totaling just 62 yards on16 attempts before adding in sacks.

“Pitt had a great defensiveline,” said senior center and teamcaptain Ryan Blaszczyk. “It wasjust an overall great defense. Wejust went up there and we tried tobe as tough as we could. I thinkwe played up to the competitionand we did a lot better.”

For the Panthers (6-1, 3-0),highly touted receiver JonathanBaldwin was not a factor with justone catch, but freshman runningback Dion Lewis carriedPittsburgh with 180 yards and twotouchdowns.

Lewis’ 918 rushing yards thisseason leads the nation.

“This guy is special,” saidPittsburgh head coach DaveWannstedt. “He is something else.It is one thing running the ball andsurprising people, and everybody inthe stadium knows you have to runit and you are handing the ball off.Rutgers is well-coached, they have good schemes.”

The RU offense showedresilience after failing to convert

FOLLIES: Running game

nonexistent in loss to Pitt

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DAN BRACAGLIA/ MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

Rutgers freshman wideout Mohamed Sanu scored the game’s first touchdownwhile running out of the Wildcat formation.

BY BILL DOMKECORRESPONDENT

Nobody said it was going tobe easy.

The Rutgers volleyball teamfaced the tall task this weekendof taking on defending Big Eastseason champion Cincinnati and2008 Big East tournament champion Louisville.

The Scarlet Knights could notpull a win over either teams’ eyesthis weekend — they fell 3-0 to boththe Cardinals and the Bearcats.

But ask anyone on the team andthe weekend was still a success.

“[I am] very pleased with theweekend,” said head coach CJWerneke. “We just told our kidsthat we’re narrowing the gapbetween the best in the Big Eastand us.”

RU fell behind early in thethird set against Louisville andcould not find its way back to a vic-tory as the Cardinals took the firstpoint and refused to return thelead for the duration of the set,taking their third set win 25-18.

The second and first setswere much closer for theKnights (8-13, 1-6); they brokethe 20-point mark in each game,but fell 25-20 and 25-22 in the sec-ond and first matches.

Attacking errors contributedtoo much of Rutgers’ strife in everyset. The team ended up recording19 errors to Louisville’s nine.

“I don’t think we’re necessari-ly off the mark [in attacking],”sophomore outside hitter CaitlinSaxton said. “Obviously, theyhave a lot more size than we do. Ithink that when you have smallerhitters trying to hit against a big-ger team, there’s always thatmargin of error that you’re goingto miss some hits.”

But that margin turned out tobe one of the main reasons forthe team’s demise.

ISIAH STEWART

Junior outside hitter Caitlin Saxton (10) led the team with 26 kills this weekendin two games vs. prominent Big East opponents.

The Cardinals applied a “bendbut not break” policy in attack-ing, posting monstrous percent-ages of .471, .344 and .323 in thefirst, second and third sets. Thisintensity was matched early onby an attentive .361 posted by theKnights, but then trailed off inthe second and third sets withpercentages of .147 and .056, respectively.

Saturday was not much betterfor the Knights.

Against the Bearcats, RU fellin three consecutive sets of 25-16,25-21 and 25-16.

“I was pretty pleased with ourexecution [on Saturday],”Werneke said. “What I told theteam after the match was that we

don’t back down. We gave themour best shot and we didn’t playperfect, but when we played wellwe had a chance to win.”

The Scarlet Knights had morethan a chance to win in the sec-ond set, switching leads withCincinnati throughout the match.

After coming back from a four-point deficit to tie the game at 10,the Knights took their first lead ofthe second set and the game at12-11.

Tension in the College AvenueGym remained high the more downto the wire the match became.

Yet it didn’t seem that way inthe first or third sets, whenCincinnati took wins with identi-cal scores of 25-16.

on McCourty’s gift when it quick-ly drove down the field for ascore to cut the lead to 24-17 andgive the team some semblanceof hope.

Savage, who finished the day 23-of-39 for 248 yards, found seniorwideout Tim Brown open in themiddle of the south end zone for a31-yard score.

“We all played better,” saidBrown, who finished the gamewith 96 receiving yards. “We justcan’t let this be our downfall andcontinue working hard.”

Schiano said that Savage “grewup tonight.” His touchdownmarked the fourth of the season,but the best learning momentcame at the start of the secondquarter when Pitt defensive backDom DeCicco picked off a passintended for Sanu.

“I tried to put it behind me andkeep playing,” said Savage, whowent 93 passes through four-pluscollege games without committinga turnover. “There were still threequarters to play so I couldn’t let itaffect me.”

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T he death of Connecticutstarting cornerbackJasper Howard over-

shadowed UConn’s 38-25 victoryover Louisville this weekend.Howard was stabbed to deathearly Sunday morning at an on-campus dance during a fight.

The 20-year-old junior wasairlifted to Saint Francis Hospitaland Medical Center in Hartfordwhere he died from his injuries.

“I know this,” said UConnhead coach Randy Edsall in apress conference. “He lovedUConn, he loved his teammates,he loved everything about this.”

Howard shone in the home-coming game only hours earlier,helping to force a fumble againstthe Cardinals.

The homicide was the first tooccur on campus in more than30 years, police said, but no sus-pects have been identified.

The team still plans to playSaturday against West Virginiaand is planning to wear some-thing to remember its lost team-mate by, but the team will notpractice until Tuesday.

“One of my sons has beentaken away,” Edsall said.

THE RUTGERS MEN’S crosscountry team raced to a thirdplace finish this weekend at theLeopard Invitational in Easton, Pa.

The Scarlet Knights ranthrough snow, sleet and rain, butcould not overcome first and second place-finishersConnecticut and Lehigh.

Graduate student TaylorBurmeister finished third over-all at the event with a time of26:11.80. Burmeister’s electricperformance comes on the heelsof a 15th place finish at lastweek’s Metropolitan Invitational.

Finishing right behindBurmeister was junior NickMiehe, who placed fourth with atime of 26:18.40.

For full coverage of the week-end’s events, see tomorrow’s issue.

BALTIMORE RAVENSRUNNING back Ray Rice con-tinued his blistering tear, rip-ping the Minnesota Vikingsdefense apart.

Rice finished the game with77 yards on the ground on 10carries, including two rushingtouchdowns. The ex-ScarletKnight also hauled in 10 passesfor 117 yards, with a long catchof 63 yards.

It was Rice’s third consecu-tive game of more than 100yards from scrimmage, andfourth overall this season. Rice’stwo touchdowns mark the sec-ond and third time the runningback has found the end zonethis year.

Despite his efforts, theRavens dropped their thirdstraight game, falling to theVikings 33-31.

FORMER RUTGERS women’sbasketball player and WNBAstar Cappie Pondexter was hon-ored at halftime of Friday’s football game along with ex-Knight and Indianapolis ColtGary Brackett.

Lang’s Senior Day goal topples JohnniesBY KYLE FRANKO

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

With temperatures close tofreezing and an icy rain falling,

t h eRutgerswomen’ss o c c e rt e a mw o u l d

take a win any way it could.In the sixth minute, on Senior

Day, it had to be senior midfielderKristie Lang to score the game’slone goal as the No. 10 ScarletKnights held on to beat St. John’s1-0 Saturday at Yurcak Field.

“It was awesome for me tohave that moment on my SeniorDay,” said Lang, who made herfirst start of the year Saturday.‘[Assistant coach] Karina LeBlancmade a comment in the lockerroom and said ‘Who are you goingto play for?’ and she picked outeach one of the seniors. I thoughtto myself ‘We are going to play forthe seniors,’ so it was very appro-priate for me to score that goal.”

Lang found herself one-on-onewith St. John’s goalkeeper KristinRussell after a Red Storm give-away allowed freshman forward

April Price to thread a ballthrough to Lang.

Russell denied Lang on herfirst attempt, but the reboundcame right back to the EastBrunswick product for her totap the ball into an empty net.

“At first I was like ‘Oh man, Ibetter finish this,’ then I got therebound, and I was like ‘No now Ireally have to finish this.’ It wasbasically like ‘Don’t miss, don’tmiss, don’t miss,’” Lang said.“But it was awesome and it was acomplete team effort, and that’swhat this team is all about.”

Lang’s goal may have been thedifference, but there were stillsome nervy moments for theKnights (12-2-3, 6-1-2) as St. John’s(11-4-1, 5-3-1) pushed forward insearch of a second half equalizer.

But senior goalkeeper ErinGuthrie, the back line of seniorsJenifer Anzivino and BeckyWise, sophomore Julie Lancosand freshman Shannon Woellerkept St. John’s off the boarddespite getting outshot 11-9 bythe Red Storm.

“Traditionally our back linehas been organized, tough, goodin the air, and they cover for eachother,” said Rutgers head coach

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Erin Guthrie kept a clean sheet for the 42nd time in her career on the Banks inthe Knights’ 1-0 win over St. John’s on Senior Day.

JEFF LAZARO/ FILE PHOTO

Senior Kristie Lang got her first start of the season on Senior Day and respondedwith the lone goal in Rutgers’ 1-0 win over St. John’s.

Jones back from hospital, returns to sidelinesBY MATT SUGAM

STAFF WRITER

Junior Ashley Jones was in atten-dance following her release fromthe hospital on Thursday. Jones dis-

placed hertibia andfibula lastS u n d a ya g a i n s tDePaul.

“She said she wanted to comefor the seniors, which was huge,”Anzivino said. “You could tell shewas still in so much pain, but she isreally dedicated to this team andwanted to be here today.

“We want to win for her, wewant to win for the other injuredplayers and we want to win for our-selves, so it definitely gives usextra motivation.”

IN THE FINAL REGULARseason home game, six playerstook honors prior to the game forSenior Day for the Rutgerswomen’s soccer team.

Midfielders Jenifer Anzivino andGina DeMaio, forwards CaycieGusman and Kristie Lang, backBecky Wise and goalkeeper ErinGuthrie were those acknowledged.

Gusman and DeMaio hob-bling out on crutches due to torn

ACLs when honored prior to thegame sums up was a poignantreminder of the Knights’ injuryfilled season.

Gusman went down againstTowson while DeMaio was hurtthree games later against Arizona.The seniors are two of six Knightsto suffer injuries this year, five ofwhich are season ending.

CROOKS RETURNED TO THEsideline against the Red Storm afterserving a one game suspension lastThursday versus Syracuse.

A violation of athletic depart-ment policy was cited for the suspension.

DESPITE OUTSCORING ST.John’s 21-5 all-time, Lang’s goalwas the first in two years for RU.

Last season, with RU rankedNo. 15, the Red Storm won 1-0 atBelson Stadium in Queens.

In 2007 the teams played to a0-0 draw.

FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHTgame RU fought through the ele-ments. It was 46 degrees as itdrizzled throughout the game.

“The field was a 100 times betterthan I expected with the amount ofrain we had, so it really held upwell,” Crooks said.

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Injured forward Ashley Jones (11) was released from the hospital and the juniortook part in Senior Day Saturday with her teammates.

Glenn Crooks. “You saw some ofthose things today. We had peo-ple go down and block shots,cover for each other and be thereif one got beat.”

Crooks credits Anzivino, oneof his captains, for the organiza-tion of the back four.

“Jen is just magic back there,”the 10-year head coach said. “She’sso calm and has great distribution,but all four of them just playedgreat back there [Satruday].”

With the win, RU has 20 pointsand has all but assured itself of aplace in the Big East tournament.

“For Kristie Lang to scoreon Senior Day it was ver yappropriate,” Crooks said. “Itwas a critical match becauseSt. John’s is a very good teamand we had an idea that theycould knock it around betterthan any team we’ve playedbefore. They get you to chasethe game, and instead of doingthat, we pressed them when we

needed to instead of just run-ning around.”

The Knights are one win awayfrom matching their total numberof wins during last year’s Sweet16 run.

They still have two games toplay, and with another deepNCAA run, they could break theschools all -time mark for victoriesof 16.

If they do, Crooks can thankhis seniors for that.

“It means the world [to winon Senior Day],” Lang said.“We star ted something hereand we have a great core grouphere. It’s great to be able to fin-ish our last home game off witha win.”

Well, maybe — the Knightswould love to host an NCAA tour-nament game in a couple weeks.

“It’s really exciting to win ourlast regular season home game,”Wise said with a smile.“Hopefully, we’ll be back here.”

KNIGHTNOTEBOOK

T H E D A I L Y T A R G U M S PORTS O C T O B E R 1 9 , 2 0 0 9 1 9

Dominating effort keeps Rutgers in contentionBY KYLE FRANKO

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Ask any member of theRutgers men’s soccer programhow important the game againstCincinnati was and the answer is

t h esame.

T h eScar le tKnightsa n d

Bearcats came into yesterdayafternoon’s game at YurcakField tied for the sixth andfinal Big East tournament spot,so to say three points was notmandator y would be an understatement.

Yet only one team played like it. RU dominated from start to fin-

ish, and three-second half goalssecured a 3-0 victory and threemassive points in the Big East race.

“It was real big to get a couplegoals and a win in the Big East,”said junior captain YannickSalmon, who scored the Knights’final two goals. “We were able toget a shutout too, and we haven’thad one in a real long time so itfelt really good.”

Despite outshooting theBearcats 13-4 in the first half, RUwas not able to break the dead-lock until the 48th minute whensophomore midfielder RobbieMcLarney collected a loose ball20 yards from the goal and fireda shot that took a deflection past Cincinnati goalkeeper Matt Williams.

“I was just in the right placeat the right time to strike it,”

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSONSENIOR WRITER

EASTON, Pa. — Going from ashootout Saturday to a defensive

b a t t l ey e s t e r -day, theRutgersf i e l dh o c k e y

team was put to the test in everyaspect over the weekend.

The Scarlet Knights bent but didnot break, picking up a huge upsetwin against an undefeated Riderteam 5-2 Saturday before falling toLafayette yesterday on the road 2-0.

The high-scoring affairSaturday marked the first timethe Knights scored five times in agame this year, but it was thedefense that played the largerrole in yesterday’s road contest.

“This was probably one of thebest individual defensive gamesand team defensive games we’veplayed all season, everyonefought hard and we were reallycompetitive,” said Rutgers headcoach Liz Tchou.

While offense was an issue yes-terday, there was plenty to be foundin Saturday’s game against Rider.

The first loss for the Broncsmarked the second win of the sea-

son for the Knights, who weredetermined to pick up another vic-tory for their graduating seniors.

Behind a strong offensive out-burst, the Knights controlled thegame from the first half and did notrelent until the final horn, scoringtheir final goal as time expired.

A goal by forward NicoleGentile was the highlight of thefirst half, as the sophomore madeher first score of the season oneto remember.

Standing on the baseline,Gentile fired a shot that inexplicablychanged direction in front of thecage and wound into the back cor-ner. But inexplicable or otherwise,it was just what the team needed.

After the game, Gentile couldnot explain how the ball wentin either.

“It was mostly luck, but it reallyfelt good,” Gentile said. “I’m glad Icould help out the team and that itwas able to help get us the win.”

But Saturday was an even big-ger day for the Knights’ seniors,who scored four times.

RU picked up goals from sen-ior forwards Jessika Hoh, SarahDunn and Brittany Bybel, aswell as senior back MelissaBowman, who rifled in the finalscore on a penalty corner as thehorn sounded.

The Knights showed no signsof the team that has struggledwith finishing opportunities allseason, scoring their five goals ononly nine shots against theBroncs (13-1).

“We just wanted to come outstrong; even though we don’thave that many games left, wewanted to finish strong,”Bowman said. “It was really excit-ing for [Rider] to come in herewith an undefeated record andfor us to be able to play our gameand get the win.”

Win over undefeated Rider stops four-game skid

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Junior captain Yannick Salmon (6) delivered two second half goals to help the Scarlet Knights down Cincinnati and moveahead of the Bearcats for sixth place in the Big East Red Division.

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Senior forward Sarah Dunn scored her fourth goal of the season against Rideron a diving tip-in from the near side of the cage.

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Forward Jessika Hoh, center, was one of four Rutgers seniors to score againstRider. Hoh leads the Scarlet Knights with nine goals.

“[Yannick] worked hard to getin the right position to score thosegoals,” said RU head coach BobReasso. “We were able to get himcloser to [sophomore forward]Ibrahim Kamara [yesterday,] andonce we moved him up towardsthe box he became very danger-ous and scored two big goals.”

Reasso’s decision to playSalmon together with Kamara asstrikers struck gold in the 72ndminute when Salmon got on theend of a flick from Kamara and cool-ly slotted the ball past Williams.

“It’s great,” Salmon said of hispartnership with Kamara. “Forwhatever reason we work reallywell together and we’ve noticedthat since the beginning of theyear, and we’re just trying to dothe same thing each game.”

Nine minutes later Salmon putthe game to bed, tapping home theKnights’ third goal after sophomoredefender Bryant Knibbs headed acorner back across the box.

For the Knights (6-7-0, 4-4-0), three points means theyleap frog Cincinnati (8-7-0, 3-5-0) into the sixth and final BigEast tournament spot from theRed Division.

“This was great momentum,because coming off five losseswe really needed this,” Panucciosaid. “This puts us back in agood position for the Big Eastand puts us very confident andpositive for the games comingup against Louisville and SouthFlorida. We need to win thosegames to get good positioningfor the Big East and hopefullythe NCAA’s.”

said McLarney, whose goal washis first of the year. “I felt like Iwas able to get things started,but I thought that was the bestgame we’ve played all year.Everybody was passing the ballwell and we were focused andtuned in.”

Getting that first goal was ahuge boost for a team that hadscored just once in its previousfive games.

“It gets easier [after the firstgoal] because the other team putsits head down,” said sophomoreGaetano Panuccio, who played a

full 90 minutes for the first timethis season. “We just kept press-ing and didn’t sit back and that’swhat allowed us to score thosenext two goals.”

Those next two goals — creditSalmon, who has developed a knackfor scoring big goals this season.

But the Knights were unable tocarry their own momentum fromSaturday’s game into yesterday.The Leopard defense did not allowa shot by RU for the entire firsthalf, and the Knights struggled toget into the offensive zone.

While the defense playedclose for the second half, officialsawarded the Leopards a penaltystroke when a charging VickieLavell kicked the ball out of thecircle but made contact with aLafayette forward. Leopard for-ward Deanna DiCroce flicked ashot to the top of the cage for thegoal, putting Lafayette (11-4) upby two.

Though freshman goalkeep-er Lavell finished with fivesaves and the defense stymiedLafayette on five of six corner

opportunities, the Knights (2-14) were unable to finish thegame on of fense, registeringonly two shots.

“I thought we could have donea better job without decision-making in regards to how weattack, but they did a great job ofeven stopping us from enteringthe circle,” Tchou said. “It waspretty intense in there.”

Still, the progression ondefense marked a high point for ateam that has been struggling tofind consistency all year.

“We talked about last gameand today we played consistentdefense, and we haven’t donethat consistently throughout theseason,” said junior backChelsey Schwab. “It was a reallygreat effort all over the field.”

SPORTSP A G E 2 0 O C T O B E R 1 9 , 2 0 0 9

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

BY SAM HELLMANASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

With the Rutgers football teamdangling on the brink of extinction

two sepa-rate timesin the sec-ond half,

the Pittsburgh special teams unitgave the Scarlet Knights twobreaths of life.

And they promptly wasted them.Leading 24-17 with three minutes

left, Pittsburgh blew its chance to icethe game and gave the Knights agolden opportunity to force over-time by missing a 30-yard field goal.

But a lost fumble by freshmanwide receiver Mohamed Sanu atmidfield was all it took for thePanthers to hold on 24-17 Fridaynight at Rutgers Stadium.

“We made mistakes tonight thatcost us from winning the footballgame,” said Rutgers head coachGreg Schiano after his team droppedto 4-2 and 0-2 in the Big East. “Someof those were caused by our oppo-nent because they’re very good. Sonow we have to go back to the draw-ing board and just keep working.”

Trailing 24-10 in the final minutesof the third quarter, senior corner-back Devin McCourty blocked apunt, giving the RU offense the ballon the Panther 39.

But the work-in-progress offen-sive line instantly let Pitt through fora 13-yard sack, and the Knightssquandered their first chance at acomeback in the second half.

“We were better tonight thanwe’ve been,” Schiano said. “We’rejust playing better competition. Wemade mistakes tonight that cost usfrom winning the football game.”

The offensive line didn’t juststruggle on that play, however, as theunit allowed true freshman quarter-back Tom Savage to eat dirt threemore times.

“The line improved,” Savagesaid. “All of the sacks — again —were my fault. It’s getting frustratingfor me because I say before thegame that I’m just going to stay inthere and … I don’t know. I just havea lot to work on.”

Despite the struggles, Schianosaid the line improved, but unfortu-nately for RU, the competition wasmuch improved as well.

“I thought we did better tonightthan we have all season,” Schiano

BY STEVEN MILLERCORRESPONDENT

Jonathan Baldwin was a cause forconcern all week, but Pittsburghfreshman tailback Dion Lewis torethe Rutgers football team apart in the24-17 Panther victory.

The Scarlet Knights’ defenseshut down Baldwin, Pitt’s sopho-more wideout, who was praised byRU head coach Greg Schiano and

compared to former Knight Kenny Britt.

Quarterback Bill Stull targetedBaldwin twice during the first half, butdid not complete a pass either time.

Late in the fourth quarter, on akey third down, Baldwin pulled in hislone reception — an acrobatic grabon a ball that was high and behindhim, good for 17 yards.

Despite throwing for 248 yards and a touchdown in his first start against a Big East opponent, true freshman quarterback Tom Savage was sacked three times and threwan interception. Multiple Rutgers miscues doomed the Scarlet Knights Friday night against Pittsburgh.

FRIDAY NIGHT FOLLIES

PITTSBURGHRUTGERS

177

2103

370

407

Final2417

KEY STATS

EXTRA POINTThe number of rushing yards for freshman widereceiver Mohamed Sanu in the Wildcat formation.Sanu’s 29 yards on four attempts led the ScarletKnights in rushing yards as Sanu and senior quarter-

back Jabu Lovelace split reps in similar Wildcat packages. Sanu playedquarterback in high school for South Brunswick.

PASSINGTOM SAVAGE, RU23-39, 248 YDS, 1 TD

RUSHINGDION LEWIS, PITT31 CAR, 180 YDS, 2 TD

RECEIVINGTIM BROWN, RU7 REC, 96 YDS, 1 TD

PITTSBURGHRUTGERS

Total Yds376286

Pass153248

Rush22338

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LEADERS

BIG EAST SCORES KNIGHT NOTEBOOK

No. 8 CincinnatiNo. 21 USF

LouisvilleConnecticut

MarshallWest Virginia

3417

2538

724

FOOTBALL

GAME 6

SEE FOLLIES ON PAGE 17

SEE NOTEBOOK ON PAGE 15

Panthers RB Lewis goes off for 180 yards as Scarlet Knights cannot ride aerial attack to Big East victory

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