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Get rid of your prescription drugs anonymously andlegally Saturday ata DEA-coordinated dropoff.

After receiving several awards onthe season, seniorsErin Guthrie and Jen Anzivino areready for Duke in thefirst round of the NCAA Tournament.

New health carebill may improvestudent coverage

BY CAGRI OZUTURKASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

If the health care bill passes in the Senate, followingthe House of Representatives, students may see widerand more comprehensive coverage.

Under the reform plans, students would berequired to have coverage, said Director for theRutgers Center for State Health Policy Joel Cantor.There will be national standards for what is coveredand a choice of plans with higher and lower cost shar-ing at different premium levels.

“It is likely that the plans available after reform willbe ‘better’ than typical student plans now,” Cantor said.“The details matter and are complex.”

Even if the bill passes this year, coverage expansionswill not kick in until 2013, so a student now will not beable to see the benefits until they graduate, he said.

Students can expect medical coverage with theirfirst jobs, whereas in the status quo, they would notget coverage or would have substandard coverage,Cantor said.

“With the reform, the [students] would get afford-able coverage, though affordable is in the eye of thebeholder. But it would be much better than what theycould afford before the reform,” he said. “[Health carecoverage] depends on the situation of the student andby state. Details matter a lot.”

There are a lot of moving parts currently in theUniversity health system and limited plans will notbe allowed, he said. The coverage packages will bemore comprehensive, and there will be higherannual maximum benefits.

U. trusts text messagesin emergency situations

BY ARIEL NAGIASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Of the many methods to reach out tothe University community in the eventof a critical emergency, University affili-ates say they are confident the emer-gency text message notification systemis one of the best.

While some University affiliates mayhave concerns about the effectivenessof the notification system, most say it’sone of the most effective ways to relayemergencies, since most students carrytheir cell phones at all times.

“Rutgers implemented the emer-gency text notification system in April2007 to complement the methods wealready used to disseminate urgent infor-mation to the students, faculty and staff,”said Emergency Management DirectorDaniel Pascale via e-mail correspon-dence. “It is used only in the event of crit-ical occurrences, such as major weatherevents that force the cancellation of class-es or imminent threats to the safety orsecurity of the campus community.”

The University uses several othermethods to reach out to the communityand communicate in the event of anemergency, he said. These methodswere in use before they launched thetext message system.

“Text messaging works very well,but it is just one of many methodsRutgers utilizes,” Pascale said. “These

include e-mail, University Web sites, RU-tv, campus radio, local media, messageson the NextBus LED signs at bus stopsand even door-to-door notification.”

Emergency Management runs cam-pus-wide tests every month, he said. Thelast test was conducted on Oct. 22. Inaddition, frequent small-scale internaltests are conducted throughout the year,and the University community is notifiedabout the tests through e-mail, Web sitealerts and RU-Info Facebook alerts.

Emergency Management staff isable to keep track of how many peopleon campus are receiving the text mes-sage, Pascale said.

The number of messages, as well asthe rate per minute at which they weresent, is calculated during the campus-wide test, Pascale said. During the mostrecent test, 84 percent of the Universitypopulation subscribers received the text.

“On the most recent test that we con-ducted, more than 29,000 of the approx-imately 35,000 subscribers received thetest message within 15 minutes,”Pascale said. “Messages were sent at arate of roughly 20,000 per minute.”

The message delivery rate, which isa function of the cell phone provider’slocal capacity and overall load, was 2,000text messages per minute, he said.

School of Arts and Sciences first-yearstudent Tahia Haque said although she

Although changes to Livingston campus are underway, including a new student center set to open in January, students thinkthe campus still maintains its original characteristics and unique atmosphere with departments that emphasize multiculturalism.

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Livingston retains traditions despite changesBY ARIEL NAGI

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Commonly stereotyped as the cam-pus only first-year students identifywith, the Livingston communityagrees the campus is filled with richdiversity and uniqueness, even

without the renovations and construction underway.

Campus Dean Lea Stewart saidalthough the construction has changedthe atmosphere of the campus,Livingston still has some of the samequalities it had when it was established40 years ago.

Some of these traditional aspectsinclude student activism, multicultural-ism and a diverse range of academicdepartments ranging from theDepartment of Africana Studies to theDepartment of Sociology.

Career Services Specialists Doug Ricci and Tina Vance Knightteach students how to dine properly at business lunch and dinnermeetings at “Dining Etiquette” last night in Busch Dining Hall.

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State, U. empty medicine cabinets to prevent drug abuseBY COLLEEN ROACHE

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An increasing amount of stu-dents are using prescriptiondrugs without a prescription,some even becoming addicted,and the state of New Jersey isready to do something about it.

Operation Medicine CabinetNew Jersey, the nation’s firststatewide prescription drug dis-posal program, will collectunused, unwanted or expiredmedications for disposalSaturday and raise awareness ofthe dangers of abusing prescrip-tion drugs.

More than 400 municipalitiesstatewide will participate from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. at the GraduateStudent Lounge in the RutgersStudent Center on the CollegeAvenue campus.

“You’d be surprised howmany people go over to family,friends, relatives’ [homes] …and what’s available to them?The medicine cabinet,” saidDouglas Collier, public informa-tion of ficer for the state division of the DrugEnforcement Administration.

The New Jersey Division ofDEA, leading the initiative withthe New Jersey Office of theAttorney General and thePartnership for a Drug-FreeNew Jersey, will take standarddrug-discarding measures to

handle the collected medica-tion, Collier said.

Eighteen percent of NewJersey college students saidthey have used prescriptiondrugs without a prescription,according to a 2008 Partnershipfor a Drug-Free New Jersey sur-vey of 499 students. About 5percent said they had beenaddicted to a prescription drugor had taken a larger dose thanwas recommended.

Officials hope this programwill lower rates of prescriptiondrug abuse, which have general-ly been on the rise, he said.Seventy percent of people whoabuse prescription medicationsobtain them from a friend or fam-ily member’s medicine cabinet.

Rutgers University PoliceDepartment Capt. Kenneth Copsaid the department looks for-ward to participating in the pro-gram and hopes that any stu-

dents who want to get rid ofunwanted prescription drugswill bring them on Saturday,though abuse is not really anissue at the University.

“[The department’s participa-tion] is in no way reflective of acampus problem,” Cop said.

Some students doubt OMCNJwill lower rates of prescriptiondrug misuse, including School ofArts and Sciences sophomoreRebecca Soltys.

Young people who intend tomisuse drugs will still find whatthey seek, she said.

“Honestly, I don’t think [it willhave an effect]. You can get pre-scription drugs just by looking insomeone’s medicine cabinet.”Soltys said.

School of Arts and Sciencessophomore Trevor Wilkersonagreed that those who misusedrugs will continue to do so.

“If they want to use them,they’re just going to keep usingthem,” he said.

Although Collier acknowl-edged the doubt of skeptics, hedisagreed with their conclu-sions that OMCNJ will notwork, mostly because the elimi-nation of the medicine cabinetas an “access point” and theanticipated increase in aware-ness will yield less abuse.

Education and awareness,as well as dialogue between lawenforcement and parents andtheir children will help theDEA achieve its goals, as it didwhen ecstasy use was a prob-lem during the late 1990s, he said.

“We’re being proactive withthis. That’s the good thing aboutit,” Collier said.

Students interested in find-ing out more about OMCNJ canvisit the program’s Web site atwww.operationmedicinecabinetnj.com.

Old stores of unused and unwanted prescriptions in a family member’s or friend’s home become the firstsource for an addict seeking drugs. Saturday’s program will attempt to lower the amount of available drugs.

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“If you have something cata-strophic happen, your insurancewon’t run out, whereas it wouldnow,” Cantor said. “One of mygraduate students had the Rutgersplan. He unfortunately had appen-dicitis and it burst. His out-of-pock-et cost tens of thousands; thatwon’t happen in post-reform.”

He said the maximum ageyoung adults could stay on theirparents’ plan will be 25 or 26 uni-formly, depending on the plan,Cantor said. Right now that age is30, but under specific prerequisites.

Employers do what they wantnow, but under the reform theywill have to offer coverage withoutcontributing to the premium,Cantor said.

“Staying on as a dependent ona parent’s plan is likely to be acomparatively inexpensive optionfor many,” Cantor said. “Graduatestudents or married students maybe eligible for public subsidies tobuy a plan that would make cover-age more affordable. Thosedependents still on their parents’taxes probably would not be eligi-ble for subsidies.”

He expects the bill that justpassed the House to be differentthan what may ultimately pass.

“There is uncertainty about thepublic option. Senate MajorityLeader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said theSenate should include a publicoption with an opt-out,” Cantor said.“Those who support the publicoption say ‘no way’ to the opt-out.”

He said if there is a publicoption in the plan it would pro-vide less coverage.

“It’s a battle that the left-lean-ing legislators, who said a robustpublic option is necessary, lost,”Cantor said. “It’s in the grindernow, so I don’t think we will beseeing the final bill that will bedebated until a week or two.”

Some think the opt-out is apolitically motivated move.

“The opt-out system may helpthe bill to pass, but it depends onwhere you’re living,” said AlexHolodak, president of the RutgersUniversity Democrats. “Under theopt-out system, the states willhave to decide whether to opt-outor not. The Republicans are veryselective about that, so it bringsthe Republicans to argue againststates’ right to choose whether toadopt the public option or not.”

The danger with the opt-out sys-tem is it will water down the bill tomake it not even worth it, he said.

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“That whole culture still existstoday. Some of them exist spirituallyon Livingston and some of them stillphysically,” Stewart said. “The cul-ture of independence, the culture ofmaking things happen [and] the cul-ture of being a united student bodyis still very much the same today.”

Livingston campus is theplace where many academicdepartments started, includingthe Department of Journalismand Media Studies and computerscience, and it was also the birthof student activism on campus,she said. It is also home to theRutgers Business School andpart of the School of Social Work.

“Livingston campus is [a]place where great ideas start,”Stewart said.

With the construction of thecampus under way, more studentsand visitors will be attracted to thenew Livingston campus that will

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include a new, expanded studentcenter, a residence hall with morethan 1,000 beds and a new walk-way with a fountain, which isalready completed, she said.

“It’s going to be absolutely phe-nomenal. The fact that we have afountain, a new walkway … [and] anew student center ready to openin January, is going to have a bigimpact on the feeling of the cam-pus,” Stewart said. “We feel like areally small community right now.”

School of Arts and Sciencesjunior Giselle Pisani saidLivingston would become one ofthe most beautiful campuses withthe renovations coupled with itsrich cultural identity.

“The construction that hasbeen going on has madeLivingston aesthetically pleas-ing,” Pisani said.

School of Arts and Sciencesjunior Anthony Onwuzuruigbosaid the expansion of the studentcenter would encourage morestudents like him who just takeclasses on Livingston to stickaround for a few more hours inthe student center.

He said the overall renovationof the campus would convincemore students to live on the cam-pus as well.

“I think that the expansion ofthe Livingston Student Centerwill make the campus more lively,and it may prompt more studentsto want to live there, becauseright now, that’s the last option interms of choosing housing,”Onwuzuruigbo said.

Stewart said this year and in theprevious years, the campus is most-ly made up of first-year students.

But this may not only be due tothe fact that Livingston campusdoes not have any apartments likethe other campuses or the notionthat people do not want to live there.

Stewart said a lot of first-yearstudents and upperclassmenchoose to live on Livingstonbecause the campus has a repu-tation of being friendly andcommunity oriented.

“We’re a friendly, independentcommunity where everyoneknows each other,” she said.

Stewart said this stereotype,which she believes is true is

many ways, is largely due to thelarge number of student organiza-tions on campus.

Organizations based onLivingston campus include theKorean Drummers, the LiberatedGospel Choir, the LivingstonTheater Company, the LatinAmerican Student Organizationand more, she said.

“The student organizations areprobably some of our proudestcomponents of the campus,”Stewart said.

Livingston College graduateRobert Drucker said the studentorganizations on campus are dif-ferent than the student organiza-tions on other campuses.

This could be because many ofthe Livingston organizations arebased exclusively on interestrather than academic credit, likethe living-learning communitieson other campuses that must betaken for credit, he said.

“Livingston organizations,unlike the other campuses, arenot really affiliated with academicdepartments and credit,”Drucker said. “The organizations

are just founded because some-body [said] ‘I want to do this.’They’re really student-run.”

He said the LivingstonTheater Company, a performingarts student organization, is not apart of an academic department,like other theater organizationson campus that are affiliated withMason Gross School of the Arts.

Stewart said the LivingstonTheater Company along with theKorean Drummers, the LiberatedGospel Choir and The Core, anindependent radio station basedon the campus, add to the unique-ness of Livingston.

“One of the exciting thingsabout Livingston campus is if youwalk around, there is alwaysmusic,” she said.

Stewart said overall, the campusis going to come across a numberof issues during the constructionperiod, but in the end, the campuswill continue to retain all of its dis-tinct cultural and academic aspects.

“We’re going to have some chal-lenges in the next few years,” shesaid. “But once that construction isfinished, it’s going to be spectacular.”

Holodak sees it as a way to getthe Republicans to make a caseagainst states’ rights.

“The public option is very vitalfor competition for insurance [com-panies] and to reduce the costs toindividuals. It remains to be seenwhat the Senate does; the wholebill could change,” said Holodak, aSchool of Arts and Sciences senior.“It’s incredibly important that wehave nonprofit-based involvementin health care choices. It’s not thesame format that the companiesare involved in.”

Others believe the Senateshould scrap the whole idea.

“The health care bill is morebeneficial only if you want highertaxes and more regulation,” CollegeRepublicans Vice President NoahGlyn said. “College students whowant to get jobs want jobs with med-ical insurance. But firms may beless inclined to hire people becausethey won’t want to pay these fees tohave mandated insurance.”

He said it is also unreasonablefor him to pay the same for insur-ance as others.

Instead of passing this bill thatpassed in the House by a smallmargin, the Senate should beopening up the market betweenstates, allowing individuals to buytheir own insurance from otherstates so competition drives thecosts down, he said.

“They should lower the tax forindividuals. Employers are nottaxed for offering their employeeshealth insurance,” Glyn said. “Withthe current system, you’re alwaysgoing [to] spend more because it’ssomeone else’s money rather thanyour own money.”

Cantor said the SenateFinance Committee bill, which isthe best indication of where theSenate is moving, costs $829 bil-lion throughout 10 years, asopposed to the $1.2 trillion Housebill that is on the Senate floor.

“[The reason it’s less is that] itspends less on expandingMedicaid to low-income people andless on subsidies for private or thepublic coverage on exchanges formedium income, which are peoplewhose incomes are up to four timesof low-income people,” he said.

The plan does not add to thedeficit, Cantor said. It is financed bycutting it somewhere else in thebudget or reallocating resources.

He said health care costs are ahuge problem whether there ishealth care reform or not.

“The health plan will not add tothe deficit, but it may add to it in a 20-year window from now,” Cantor said.“There are lots of ifs, and it largelydepends on whether health carecosts can be brought under control.”

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To make the holiday season a bit brighter,the University Winter Wishes program recruitsstudents and staff to “adopt a child’s winterwish” by buying a Christmas gift for an under-privileged preschool student.

The Student Volunteer Council coordinatesthe community service program along with theOffice of Early Childhood Education of NewBrunswick, said Lorna Adu-Gyamfi, ServiceDay coordinator.

In its second year, the program allows chil-dren to ask for anything, with some evenrequesting basic necessities like a toothbrush.

“It’s one reason we do this. Parents don’thave enough money for a toothbrush,” saidAdu-Gyamfi, a Livingston College senior.“Some kids ask for gloves or a scarf. Shoes area big one.”

Volunteers choose the child whose gift theyplan to buy after reading the child’s wish.

“It allows a personal relationship [since] noone is obligated,” Adu-Gyamfi said.

The personal nature of the Winter Wishesprogram distinguishes it from other toy dona-tion projects.

“A lot of clubs do toy drives. [This process]is a little more unique than collecting toys,” shesaid. “You can even meet the child you boughtthe gift for.”

The program was a huge success last year,Adu-Gyamfi said. One boy was so happy to

receive a wrapped present that he did not evenopen it.

“The littlest gift means so much to them.That’s rewarding to know that just giving some-one a simple thing as a wrapped present madehim so happy,” she said.

But spending money to volunteer is not a requirement.

Those interested in volunteering withoutspending money can attend the “WrappingParty” on Dec. 2, where volunteers wrap thechildren’s gifts, or the “Winter Wishes Party”on Dec. 5, where the children receive their gifts.

Volunteers should be people who want tohelp out and mingle with the children, Adu-Gyamfi said. Bilingual speakers are in greatdemand since many children and their parentsspeak Spanish as their first language.

Prospective volunteers can sign up in theStudent Activities Center on the CollegeAvenue campus or the Livingston Student Center.

Volunteers spend a minimum of $20 on giftsto ensure fairness for all children involved, shesaid. Gifts are due at 4 p.m. on Nov. 30.

“I encourage everyone to come out,” Adu-Gyamfi said. “This opens your eyes to NewBrunswick. It gets students outside theRutgers bubble.”

— Justine D’Souza

VOLUNTEERS GRANT ‘WINTER WISHES’ TO CITY CHILDREN

University computer scientists are workingon a way to make Internet security questionsharder to crack.

“We call them activity-based personal ques-tions,” said Danfeng Yao, assistant professor ofcomputer science, according to a UniversityMedia Relations press release.

She said sites could potentially ask questionslike, “When was the last time you sent an e-mail?” and “What did you do yesterday at noon?”

Funded in part by grants from the NationalScience Foundation, Yao’s work is testing howresistant activity-based questions are to“attacks,” or when an intruder answers ques-tions correctly. An intruder can then gainaccess to personal information like online shop-ping or banking.

Yao said early studies reveal that questionsabout recent activities are easy for legitimateusers to answer but harder for potential intrud-ers to guess.

“We want the question to be dynamic,” shesaid. “The questions you get today will be dif-ferent from the ones you would get tomorrow.”

University doctoral student Huijun Xiongand visiting undergraduate student AnitraBabic will be presenting the group’s prelimi-nary results in a workshop this week at theAssociation for Computing Machiner yConference on Computer andCommunications Security, according to the release.

— Heather Brookhart

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Dressed in their finest, gentlemen don sports jackets and ladiescome dolled up in dresses and 3-inch heels ready to dance thenight away at the Perle Nightclub and Lounge’s “Salsa Thursdays.”

College students, lawyers, firefighters and amateur orexperienced dancers can all be found dancing to the Latinrhythms of salsa, said Gabrielle DiMarco, spokeswoman for“Salsa Thursdays.”

The event recently moved to Perle, an upscale nightclub locat-ed on 13 Paterson St. in New Brunswick, after a successful year atthe 360 Lounge, she said.

“‘Salsa Thursday’ attracts a very diverse crowd,” DiMarco said.Men and women aged 21 to 60 come to the event from all

throughout the tri-state area, she said. “[Perle] has a friendly and lively atmosphere, and regulars

always attend to see friends and meet new people,” DiMarco said.

The night begins at 9 p.m. with a complimentary salsa lessongiven by University dance instructor Dany Joshua, who organizes“Salsa Thursdays,” she said.

Anyone attending the event for the first time is encouraged toparticipate in the complimentary lesson to familiarize themselveswith basic salsa steps, DiMarco said.

A salsa dance party follows the lesson, which goes until 1:30a.m. and is led by Joshua and DJ Ricky Venezuela.

Once a month, a salsa orchestra performs live music for theclub, and at midnight, professional dancers are known to occa-sionally showcase some of their routines, DiMarco said.

Regular admission for “Salsa Thursdays” is $10, but mentioningDany Joshua at the door will lower the price to $8, DiMarco said.

— Maggie Blaha

LOCAL COMMUNITY DANCES AWAY THURSDAY NIGHTS TO SALSA BEAT

did not receive a test text mes-sage during the last campus-widetest, she plans to make sure shesubscribes to begin receiving themessages because communicat-ing via text message is the bestway to reach out to students.

“Obviously, if somethinghappens, we always have ourcell phone with us,” Haquesaid. “[The emergency textmessage notification system]seems very legitimate.”

But some students are wor-ried about the effectiveness ofthe emergency text messagenotification system. AlthoughEmergency Management runscampus-wide tests every month,some students said they did notreceive a test text message.

School of Arts and Sciencessophomore Stephen Antiszthought he subscribed to receivethe text message notificationwhen he updated his phone num-ber in the University directory,but never received a message.

“I updated my number like sixmonths ago, and I never got [atest text message] but everyoneelse I know did. I don’t knowwhy,” he said.

Haque said if students areconcerned about their safety oncampus, they should take thenecessary steps to make surethey are subscribed to receivethe text message.

“I’m sure people who want toget the test text would go out oftheir way to get it,” she said.

School of Environmental andBiological Sciences juniorShakira Williams said shereceived her test text messagelast month and felt secure abouther safety on campus.

“I think it’s a good idea,” shesaid. “It’s an easy way to get intouch with students in case of anemergency and it’s fast.”

Haque said in the event of anemergency, students would bestrespond to a text message thatwould tell them how to find theirway to safety, rather than hop-ing they were on their laptops toreceive an e-mail or check aWeb site.

Pascale said the text mes-sages would provide emergencyprecautions and procedures tofollow depending on the type ofemergency, in a quick and to-the-point way, because messages arelimited to 160 characters.

“Every situation is unique, sothe exact message would dependon the nature of the emergency,”he said. “In general, the messageis brief and may be used to alertthe community to a specificevent, direct individuals to pro-ceed to or avoid a specific loca-tion or advise them where to findadditional information.”

School of Arts and Sciencesjunior Jazmine Gray said theshort text messages are a goodway to notify students quicklyand easily about evacuation orprecautionary procedures.

“It’s at least an attempt atsome form of notifying students,”Grey said. “If anything, it would-n’t be harmful, so it doesn’t hurtto attempt it.”

To receive the text message,any University af filiate canapply by providing their cellphone information athttp://www.personalinfo.rutgers.edu.

For more information aboutemergency procedures to fol-low or about the text messagenotification system, visithttp://www.rehs.rutgers.edu.

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12 The Newark Lincoln Bicentennial Conveners Committeeand the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial CommissionFoundation will present an important civic conversationentitled “The Humane City: Race, Ethnicity and Freedomin Urban America.” The town hall meeting, moderated byNewark’s own James O. Horton, will bring together arespected panel of educators, historians and journalists toexplore what it takes to build a compassionate city wherethe challenges of diversity and social justice are confront-ed daily on the streets, in the schools and along the hallsof power. Taking place from 6 to 8 p.m. in the NewarkMuseum, panelists will discuss what it takes to mobilize acity’s great physical, financial and intellectual resourcesfor the good of its people.

13 “Emerging Directions in African and African-AmericanDiaspora Studies” will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.in the Assembly Room of Winants Hall on the CollegeAvenue campus. In the 40 years since the birth of Blackand Africana Studies, the now expansive interdisciplinaryfield has transformed the academy. Recognizing this yearas a major milestone in African and African-Americanscholarship, scholars across disciplines from theUniversity and beyond come together to offer insights ontoday’s challenges and possibilities while also consideringthe road ahead. To attend the conference, please e-mailthe Center for Race and Ethnicity at raceethnici-ty@sas.rutgers.edu.

The Unplugged Rutgers Board Game Club will be havingits weekly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Busch Campus Center,Room 174. Come by to meet new people, chow down onfood and try some board games that you have never seen!They play everything from chess to “Last Night on Earth,”a zombie-survival horror game.

Lists are your friends: Itcan be scary to lay bareevery task you have ahead ofyou in one place, but unlessyou can get that big pictureof what you have to do, it’simpossible to figure out howyou’re going to do it.

Don’t skip class to getwork done: Even though

you might have to crank out long-term projects ina short amount of time; it’s unwise to ditch class-es, especially coming down this final stretch.Believe it or not, your professors are very likelyto expect that you have been using their syllabiand that you have ample time to complete thework they assigned. So, they are still teachingclasses and covering material that you areresponsible for knowing. I hate to say it, but todevote the hour and 20 minutes that you shouldbe spending in class to working on an assignment

is very rarely fruitful, becausewe procrastinators are alwayslooking for every excuse to pro-crastinate. Which bring us to…

Stop justifying bad deci-sions: If you’re not in classbecause you thought you mightbe able to get some work done,what happens when you areoffered an invitation to BrowerDining Hall or even if you get aphone call from your mom? Thefact of the matter is you are like-

ly to take it, because, hey, you wouldn’t havebeen working on your paper had you gone toclass anyway, so you might as well take thisbreak and resume your work later. It is a back-wards logic of course, but it is all too commonlyused as justification. Notice though that thisinnate ability of a procrastinator to turn anythinginto a valid reason to not get your work done nowhas real value. Put that persuasive brain of yoursto real use defending the thesis on a paper youhave due.

Make outlines for your papers: In the sameway a list is an appropriate jumping-off pointwhen it comes to starting to wade through allthis work, there is a way to parse through tons ofresearch and incoherent ideas when it comestime to write a paper, and that is with an outline.

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I t’s here. The signs areeverywhere: Santa is atthe mall and you’re in

search of some Adderall.The end of the semesterstress of papers, group proj-ects and exams often pre-cludes the joy of the holidayseason. Face it, this is col-lege, and the procrastinatorsfar outnumber those syllabus-loving, calm, happy-go-lucky individuals who are on top of all theirassignments. Maybe next semester — or thesemester after that or the semester after that —we’ll finally have the foresight to prevent thisfrantic sprint to finish mounds of work, but fornow we’ll have to settle for finding a workablemethodology for getting through the next severalweeks of horror.

Year after year, I’ve watched my dad turn intoa ravaged recluse around tax time, and my broth-er’s panicked rush to submit hiscollege application materialsmade me very thankful I wasnot in his position. Of course,having done this finals freak-outbefore, I should have been a lit-tle more sympathetic knowingmy time of stress would be justaround the corner.

Unfortunately, that epiphanywhere I discover my inner moti-vation to manage my time morewisely and get my work doneages ahead of deadlines does not seem as if it’sgoing to happen. Yet I have somehow found away to repeatedly navigate the muddle of end ofthe semester tasks successfully without losingmy mind, resorting to drug-induced study ses-sions or any form of cheating. So let me proposesome techniques, from one procrastinator toanother, for making this highly unpleasantprocess more bearable.

Prioritize: Remember those syllabi your profes-sors so thoughtfully provided on day one of thesemester? Perhaps it would have been wiser to fol-low them to the letter all along, but being thatthere is nothing we can do about that now, pullthem out and start working through them. It is nottoo late to get back on track with months of read-ing. Certainly, it won’t all get done, but get 50 per-cent of the assignments under your belt and you’rein a much better position come finals.

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Choices come with costsP erhaps the two most pressing social issues in American politics

are health insurance reform and abortion. Both have been pas-sionately debated for decades, and the proponents and oppo-

nents on each side care relentlessly about their opinion. WhileCongress now debates whether health insurance should be a right forAmericans, it has already been determined that a woman’s right tochoose is in fact constitutional. However, Congress must make surethat no health insurance publicly funded under a public option or gov-ernment subsidy can pay for an abortion.

This is not an abortion rights or anti-abortion stance; rather, it is alogical perspective on how to pass health insurance reform. The alter-native position would result in no change in health care and civil unrestamong those who would rather face prison than fund an abortion.While a woman may have the right to choose whether or not she canabort her fetus, the burden of paying for such a procedure should notbe allotted to the American taxpayer. In May, for the first time since theGallup Poll started asking questions on abortion, the majority ofAmericans, 51 percent, found themselves to be anti-abortion. This setsa resounding precedent that the American people would be unhappy ifabortions are covered under health insurance reform.

While abortions are the only forbidden medical procedure in thebill that just passed the House of Representatives, this clause was notinstituted as a shot against the liberals. Blue dog Democrats — mod-erate to conservative leaning — would not have signed legislation thatallowed federal funding for abortions, which would have effectivelykilled the bill that only passed the House by three total votes. Twenty-six blue dogs voted for the bill, which is equivalent to 50 percent of theblue dogs in the House. Allow federal funds to sponsor abortion, andthis bill is non-existent.

The government has, in the past, forced taxpayers to fund pro-grams they deem morally wrong, but abortion is a different issue. Forthose who are anti-abortion, an abortion is an act of murdering apotential life. They argue that since every person is entitled to theConstitution’s unalienable rights, those who cannot protect them-selves should also be included in that body of law. It would be crueland inconsiderate for Congress to pass a bill that would put manyAmericans through the agony of partaking in a practice they deemsimilar to murder.

While liberals will argue that this will infringe on the rights ofwomen to abort their fetuses, they must accept a victory in the form ofnew health insurance policies. While the conservatives fight day andnight to stop a government takeover of the health insurance industry,and the left is relentless in allowing federal subsidies to pay for abor-tions, Congress may actually pass a bill that takes a little from bothconservatives and liberals.

Neither party wants each other to perform sweeping change with-out at least considering the opinions of their opponents. Perhaps thedebate over abortion can open up widespread dialogue on other issuesin this bill as well. The Republicans despise a public option and mostof the Democrats do not want to a pass a health insurance bill that doesnot possess a public option. However, maybe the debate over abortionwill open up the eyes of Democrats who ponder whether government-run health insurance is more complex than just another free-marketcompetitor. If a government option is included in health insurancereform, should those who use tobacco not be treated with federal fund-ing for tobacco-related diseases? If you are above a certain level on thebody mass index scale, should government funds not cover weight-related injuries or sicknesses?

These are questions that the Democrats should answer before pass-ing the bill. While it is obvious that insurance coverage needs to bereformed, the government must make sure that it does everything inits control to prevent further intrusions into the lives of Americans.This brings up the quintessential problem with government programs:At what point does the government go too far in dictating how individ-uals should live their lives?

While no further constraints on access to a potential public optionor subsidy have emerged, that does not guarantee that four or fiveyears down the road a future Congress cannot institute more restric-tions. For instance, in order to cut costs to health care coverage,Congress could potentially outlaw or heavily increase taxes on tobaccoor foods over a certain amount of calories — all in the name of cuttingcosts and looking out for the American people. There is a point wheregovernment has gone too far.

The latest Gallup Poll conducted in late October over health insur-ance reform found that 50 percent of Americans think a bill shouldinclude a public option if it is passed. However, when asked whether ornot a public option should be passed along with proposed cuts inMedicare, 61 percent of respondents opposed the public option.According to a Gallup Poll released on Nov. 9, 48 percent of Americanswould advise their Congressional representatives to oppose any healthcare legislation at all. If Congress decides to include federally-fundedabortions under this piece of legislation, expect that number toincrease and health insurance reform to stumble into the abyss.

Abortion is a choice, and under the Constitution, women areallowed to have this procedure, yet just because it is a choice, it doesnot mean the taxpayer should pay for it.

“I want to train with this girl, I want to trainwith the best because I want to be the best.”Redshirt freshman soccer goalkeeper Emmy Simpkins on why she wanted

to come to the University and play with senior Erin Guthrie

STORY IN SPORTS

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“You might have to crankout long-term projects ina short amount of time;

it’s unwise to ditchclasses, especially comingdown this final stretch.”

Definition ofInsanity

LARISSA KLEIN

SEE KLEIN ON PAGE 9

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You may think that the outlinewas something taught to you inelementar y school throughhigh school as some sort of tor-ture device to waste your time.I bet you have thought that nowyou are in college and no one iswatching over your shoulder,you can go about constructingthis paper any way you please— I know I did. But think thisone through. Why make thingsharder for yourself? Youalready have enough to worryabout. The last thing you needis to stretch your paper writinginto the laborious stages ofediting and re-editing becauseyour argument or your struc-ture doesn’t make sense. Notonly do you save yourself timein the long run, but if you starta paper with this step, youmake it easier to write thepaper in pieces as you findyourself with free time, ratherthan in one terribly long sitting.We did learn how to outline fora reason, and I suggest youdon’t make the mistake of writ-ing a paper without one inorder to figure that out.

Take advantage of yourresources: In case you have for-gotten, we have a number oflibraries across this campus.Don’t forget our libraries have aWeb site with tons of onlinedatabases for your researchingpleasure. There are also learn-ing centers with tutors galorewho understand the pressuresand problems you might begoing through. But you mayfind that your best sources forhelp are your classmates andfriends. Ask the people who satnext to you all semester if theywould be interested in meetingto go over class notes beforethe final or dividing up the read-ings and formulating one com-prehensive study guide. Even ifyou have never spoken to them,now is the time to start. It is notunusual to find that many ofyour classmates are in the sameposition you are, and instead ofsuffering through this stressalone, you have the ability tolessen it for each other.

You don’t need Adderall orNo Doze to make this happen.Yes, this can be an incrediblytrying time in the semester. Formany of us, our term papers orour finals are one of two gradeswe will receive for an entirecourse and can make or breakour grade, but you still havetime to stack the odds in yourfavor and do all you can tomake sure you have somethingmore to show for the past fewmonths than your parking cita-tions and Halloween photos.It’s mind over matter.

Larissa Klein is a School ofArts and Sciences junior major-ing in English and art history.Her column, “Definition ofInsanity,” runs on alternateThursdays. She welcomes feed-back at larisk@eden.rutgers.edu.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) —Today is a 7 — A gloriousopportunity arrives early in theday, and you feel your energyshift towards romance. Followtraditional ideals.Taurus (April 20-May 20) —Today is a 6 — Emotions movein a harmonious directionnow. Confirm that shift withdefinite words.Gemini (May 21-June 21) —Today is a 5 — What you feelearly in the day shifts as youtake a more balanced view ofthe facts. Reserve discussionuntil later.Cancer (June 22-July 22) —Today is a 5 — Pay attention tobody language as well aswords. The body delivers morethan half of the message.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) —Today is a 6 — If you get anearly start, by day's end you'llhave finished your work, start-ed a new project and satisfiedyour emotions.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —Today is a 5 — Self-esteemgrows as you address surpris-es from your partner. Thetwo of you actually are on thesame track.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) —Today is a 5 — Gather yourthoughts carefully before con-tacting others. Make sureeach person knows his or herown boundaries.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —Today is a 5 — Take care ofhousehold chores today. Aquick trip to the store maybe necessary.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) —Today is a 6 — Open yourmind and heart to an associate.Listen to the words, but alsopay attention to the impact.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —Today is a 6 — Bring youremotions to work and pumpup your effort. A deadlinelooms, but you can make it, allby yourself.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)— Today is a 6 — Keenawareness of financial mat-ters puts you in the driver'sseat. Choose purchases thatwill last.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) —Today is a 5 — Words take ona life of their own. Never thinkyou've found the last or thebest ones. Go for peace, bal-ance and harmony.

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and Guthrie will leave at theend of this season is alreadybeing felt.

“Erin’s my hero and I commit-ted here because of Erin” saidredshirt freshman EmmySimpkins, a Concord, N.C.,native backing up Guthrie in goalthis season. “I came here Erin’sfreshman year to watch her play,and right away I just thought, ‘Iwant to train with this girl, I wantto train with the best because Iwant to be the best.’”

Simpkins is living proof ofwhat Guthrie, Anzivino and theentire Knights senior class gave tothe RU women’s soccer program.

And she is the first to say howinstrumental Guthrie has been toher development both on and offthe field.

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Senior Jenifer Anzivino (14) earned First Team All-Big Easthonors. She scored two goals on seven shots this season.

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“Erin is an amazing player butshe’s an even better person,”Simpkins said. “No words can sumup Erin; she’s the center of thisteam. She’s the jokester, but she’sthe serious one. And Erin hasgained her respect not just fromthe awards and honors and nation-al accolades that she’s gotten, butfrom the person that she is.”

Though Guthrie and Anzivinoboth have professional careersawaiting them after college, bothrealize how unique their time atRU has been. Both will havethose memories in mind Fridaynight against Duke in the firstround of the NCAA Tournament.

“I’m just going to miss thisroutine that I’ve been in. I’veenjoyed it for the last four yearsof soccer,” Guthrie said. “I’mgoing to miss all of the friends Ihave here and just the environ-ment everyday. So that’s just a lit-tle bit of extra motivation thisweek because I don’t want to seeall of this end.”

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T he Rutgers-Louisvillematchup on Nov. 27,the day after

Thanksgiving, will kick off at 11a.m., Rutgers Athleticsannounced yesterday.

ESPN2 will broadcast thegame from Papa John’sStadium in Louisville.

VENEZUELAN AUTHORI-TIES rescued the mother offormer MLB pitcher VictorZambrano after she was heldcaptive for three days. The 56-year-old was only of feredfood once.

In 2004, the New York Metstraded Scott Kazmir forZambrano, who went 10-14 witha 4.42 ERA in two-and-a-halfseasons with the Mets. Kazmiris a two-time All Star with a 3.83career ERA.

A WEEK AFTER THECincinnati Bengals’ ChadOchocinco sent deodorant tomembers of the BaltimoreRavens, head coach MarvinLewis stopped the wide receiv-er’s plan to send gifts to theirnext opponent.

Ochocinco wanted to sendmustard to the PittsburghSteelers prior to their meetingat Heinz Field.

KEN GRIFFEY JR.REACHED an agreement toreturn with the SeattleMariners for his 22nd season inMajor League Baseball.

Griffey hit 19 home runsand drove in 57 runs while hit-ting .214 last season.

JASON VARITEK EXER-CISED his $3 million playeroption to remain with BostonRed Sox yesterday.

Although the Sox did notpick up the team option on 37-year-old catcher, Varitek wantsto stay in the city where heplayed 13 years.

THE NATIONAL LEAGUEGold Glove recipients wereannounced yesterday and threeteams have two representatives.

Jimmy Rollins and ShaneVictorino of the PhiladelphiaPhillies received their second-consecutive awards. OrlandoHudson and Matt Kemp repre-sented the Los AngelesDodgers and Adam Wainwrightand Yadier Molina won for theSt. Louis Cardinals.

WASHINGTON WIZARDSguard Randy Foye sprainedhis ankle midway through thesecond quarter of Tuesdaynight’s game loss to theMiami Heat.

The Villanova product wasthe 2006 Big East Player of theYear and led the Wildcats to theElite Eight of the NCAATournament, where they lost toeventual champion Florida.Rutgers junior transferJonathan Mitchell was on theGators team.

chance to pick off some guysnice and early and maybeimprove my rankings.”

Melde said there are not manydifferences in preparing for a tour-nament, compared to a dual meet.

“I always treat every matchthe same no matter who theopponent is,” he said. “Duringwarm-ups, it’s important toremember that if you stick toyour game plan, you will win.”

Whether they are from thefour ranked schools or the otherfour schools participating —Army, SUNY Buffalo, Liberty andSUNY Brockport — there arenational ranked opponents inevery weight class.

To advance in this tourna-ment, energy must be conserveddue to the fact that wrestlers maybe involved in five matches inone day.

“I want to see how our guysrespond to wrestling four or fivetimes a day,” Goodale said. “Ifthey advance then they have tostay focused longer and that cantake its toll on a wrestler.”

Ohio State, the nation’s third-best team, boasts a nationally-ranked wrestler in all but oneweight class, and senior MikePucillo is the top ranked wrestlerin the 184-pound weight class.

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Redshirt junior Dominick Russo, top, the nation’s 12th-ranked heavyweight, could face the onlyranked wrestler ahead of him in the Brockport Gold Tournament, Edinboro’s Chris Birchler.

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Rutgers’ seemingly bestchance at capturing an individualtitle in Brockport is in the heavy-weight bracket. Redshirt juniorDominick Russo is ranked No. 12in the country; the only wrestlerahead of him in the tournament issenior Chris Birchler of Edinboro,who stands at sixth in the nation.

With a team that has the abili-ty to pin at every weight class, theextra team points earned for pinscan go a long way in a tourna-ment format.

“You have to take advantageby getting bonus points [in tour-naments],” Goodale said. “We willuse the points from the top scorer

in each weight class, but pinpoints and advancement pointswill really help in the long run.”

The Brockport GoldTournament marks the only tour-nament for the Knights until afterChristmas, when the team travelsto Chicago Dec. 29 for theMidlands two-day tournament.

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WITH HAMADY N’DIAYE

Targum’s Sports Editor Matthew Stein chatswith the Harry Potter fanatic about TootsiePops, dunking his entire arm in the rim and

reffing Cheer-Dance basketball games ...Matthew Stein: How often do you get to read Harry Potter?Hamady N’Diaye: I used to read a lot, but with basketball andall, I kind of fell back a little bit. I have all the books, but Ihaven’t gotten the chance to read them all.

MS: Which character are you most like?HN: I would say Harry, duh, but Hermione is really one of myfavorites. She’s half-blood and kind of rejected by some peo-ple. She’s got the skills to be better than everybody.

MS: What position would you play in Quidditch?HN: Keeper. No question.

MS: Are you brave enough to name You-Know-Who?HN: Yeah. Oh yeah. No doubt. I won’t get in trouble for that.

MS: OK, so is Seton Hall your Voldemort then?HN: Yep, you definitely got it.

MS: What would be in your Room of Requirement?HN: I don’t think I should mention that! But probably my house— that home, nobody else should see but me.

MS: Let’s switch gears, how do you fit in the beds on campus?HN: You know I’m African, I can fit anywhere! I fit pretty goodthough, it’s kind of tight for my height; I think it’s exactly 7 feet.I just have to bend a little bit. Sometimes it gets a little uncom-fortable when you’re trying to get all straight and everythingwith the pillows, but yeah I deal with it.

MS: How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Toot-sie Pop?HN: Whoa. I know that question, I feel like I have the answerright on the tip of my tongue.

MS: There is no right answer.HN: I say five.

MS: What’s the worst anybody ever pronounced your name?HN: (Sighs). Let me think, there were so many worst ways. Peo-ple got to the point where they even called me Mohammed.

MS: How would they …HN: I don’t know, it just gets to Mohammed sometimes. I’m noteven going to get to the last name, I’ve heard so many thingswhere I was just like ‘Yeah, my name is not spelled with an ‘ou.’”

MS: Now you were reffing the Cheer-Dance game at ScarletTip-off — can you ever see yourself doing that?HN: No, not a career in that. That was a lot of fun though; I wishwe started a couple of years earlier so I could’ve done thatfour times.

MS: What about actually cheering or dancing?HN: Eh, I’m kind of too big for that. I would rather just get cheered.

MS: You ever get a dunk contest started up out of nowhere?HN: We used to do that actually, my freshman and sophomoreyears. My freshman year, everybody said I used to fly out ofthe gym, I was jumping everywhere. Now I tell the freshmen thatonce you get older those types of things start to change. Youcan’t fly as much as you want to. I’m probably going to restartthat after practice soon, just to have fun with people.

MS: I know you have a couple of tricks up your sleeve.HN: I do, I do. I love the arm in the rim, that’s my favorite one Ithink. I have my whole arm going in there, but I’m holding it forthe next level.

MS: What’s the best nickname someone’s given you?HN: I got used to “H,” but people used to call me “A-Freak-A.”Like Africa.

MS: What’s your favorite place to play on the road?HN: Hmm, I gotta draw a map. No, no, noooooo.

MS: What was that last one?HN: Syracuse, definitely not. Villanova, no. Pittsburgh it is. Iwas just amazed by their fans, the Zoo was intense and every-thing, I was really shocked.

MS: Which was your least favorite?HN: Providence, no doubt. For the past four years we’ve beengoing out there, and for the past four years — I don’t know, there’ssomething about that Friar walking around the court, and they callyour names, ugh! It always gets my spirits down, I don’t know why.

THE DAILY TARGUM’S

BY KYLE FRANKOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The Rutgers men’s basketballteam has not reached game one,and the injury bug has alreadybit them.

Senior center HamadyN’Diaye hyper-extended hisknee in the Scarlet Knights’ firstscrimmage and has been limitedin his participation since.

“[I feel] pretty good, just hada knee thing going on but noth-ing big,” N’Diaye said. “It hap-pened last week during thescrimmage, and I got back onthe court [yesterday]. I can’tstand just sitting on the side — Ican’t do that — so I’m feelingreally good right now.”

Head coach Fred Hill Jr. saidhe isn’t sure of the seven-footer’savailability for the Saturday’sseason opener against Marist.

“[N’Diaye] is day-to-day,” Hillsaid. “He practiced a little bit [yes-terday], didn’t go very long, butwe will get it evaluated every dayand he will be a game time deci-sion [vs. Marist]. I expect him toplay, I just don’t know how long.”

THE KNIGHTS PREPPED FORthe season with a pair of scrim-mages against Iona and Siena.

“I think we’re getting muchbetter,” Hill said when asked ofhis impression of the scrim-mages. “I thought we did somereally good things. We didn’t haveMike [Rosario] in either scrim-

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Rutgers coach Fred Hill Jr. said senior center HamadyN’Diaye is day-to-day with a hyper-extended right knee.

MEN’S BASKETBALL PRACTICE NOTEBOOKN’DIAYE LIMITED BY HYPER-EXTENDED KNEE

mage and [N’Diaye] got hurt 10minutes into the first one.”

Rosario missed both scrim-mages with sore ankles, Hillsaid. The sophomore guardpracticed yesterday and will beready for the season opener.

“I would have liked to bemore healthy, to have Mike and[N’Diaye] in both scrimmagesto get a truer look at some ofthe things we’re trying to do,”Hill said. “Because of that weplayed some guys a little bit outof position. … I wish we couldhave got through it healthy, butI loved the first three weeks ofpractice, and the last 10 dayshave been a little bit mixed andmatched and that just doesn’thelp you move forward.”

Freshman center BrianOkam is also recovering froman ankle sprain he suffered dur-ing the Knights’ Scarlet Tip-offat the College Avenue Gym.

HILL SAID HE HAS NOTdecided on a starting five yet forSaturday’s game against Marist.

“Right now I’m very comfort-able with all 11 guys,” Hill said.“Right now Brian’s a little bitbehind with his injury, but withany of the other 10 guys I’m com-fortable putting them out there.”

The fourth-year head coachdid say that there are still somepositions up for grabs, mostnotably the point guard spot.

“They’re neck-and-neckright now and it’s good to see,”Hill said of the competitionbetween juniors James Beattyand Mike Coburn.

While Hill knew what hewas getting in the junior col-lege transfer Beatty, he’s beenimpressed with the job Coburnhas done adjusting to the roleof point guard.

“Mike Coburn’s played his assoff,” Hill said. “We talked about itlast year — the adjustments he’dhave to make to his game — if hewanted to be the point guard andhe’s had a hell of a preseason.He’s played extremely well.”

reason why they both find themselves on thisyear’s All-Big East first team.

“[Erin] has performed at a consistentlyhigh level since her arrival at Rutgers, andthis award is the culmination of years of sac-rifice and dedication to her sport. Erin is oneof the most respected leaders in the historyof our program,” said Rutgers head coach

Glenn Crooks. “Jenifer is perhaps the mosttalented player in our program. She was thebest back I saw in any match this season. Sheis that good.”

Though their final statement at RU isfar from made, the legacy that Anzivino

BY KEVIN O’ROURKESTAFF WRITER

The résumé of Rutgers swimmingand diving head coach ChuckWarner is impressive. In compiling a

w i n n i n gp e r c e n t -age of over. 7 0 0 ,W a r n e rled theS c a r l e t

Knights to top-three Big East finishesin eight of his 12 years at the helm.

Perhaps even more remarkable,though, is the way Warner’s teamsthrive at home. RU has notdropped a conference meet on theBanks in 10 years.

But to continue that streak into2010, the Knights have to be attheir best Saturday when they hostWest Virginia.

“We are definitely going to be theunderdog,” Warner said. “They real-ly have a good team. It’s going to bequite a challenge for our girls to stayin the meet and certainly to win.”

The Mountaineers are primedto make a run at the top of theleague after finishing a spot behindRU in fifth place at last year’s BigEast Championships.

Led by reigning Big EastSwimmer of the Year Morgan

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Two All-Big East seniors prep for Duke Ranked foesawait Knightsin BrockportGold Tourney

BY CHRIS MELCHIORRECORRESPONDENT

Jen Anzivino couldn’t even rememberif she was an All-Big East soccer playerlast year.

For the record, the Rutgers women’s soc-cer team’s seniorback was a second-

team All-Big East selection in 2008.Last week, Anzivino was named to the

2009 All-Big East first team — an honor thatcaught her completely off guard.

“It’s a great honor and it’s something I’mreally proud of,” Anzivino said. “But I justwasn’t expecting it because I really wasn’tthinking about postseason awards at all.”

For Anzivino and fellow senior ErinGuthrie, who won the Big East Goalkeeper ofthe Year for the first time this season, playingsoccer was never about awards — althoughthere have been plenty of them.

As they head into the final stretch of theircollege careers this weekend, Guthrie andAnzivino aren’t defining their time at RU bythe awards that they won.

For the two key members of one of thebest defenses in the country, being a ScarletKnight is about more than just what happenson the field.

“When I start to look back on my years atRutgers, the one thing I’m definitely going tomiss is just the team,” Anzivino said. “Thesegirls have become like a family to all of usand it’s going to be so weird not being a partof it anymore.”

Just yesterday, she was named the Mid-Atlantic winner of the AcademicMomentum Award given by the NationalConsortium for Academics and Sports. Theaward goes to the top students in eachregion of the country.

Randi Larson, the Knights’ academicadvisor, said that Anzvino was deserving ofthe award.

“[Anzivino] is a true example of how hardwork and dedication can lead to success,”Larson said.

Guthrie and Anzivino, both senior cap-tains, cite that off-field dedication as thebiggest reason why their team is coming offits strongest four-year stretch in programhistory. And both point to it as the biggest

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Erin Guthrie, green, credited off-field dedication as the main reason for her successthis season. The senior goalkeeper won the Big East Goalkeeper of the Year award.

History on Rutgers’ side when WVU comes to town

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Redshirt freshman Taylor Zafir swims the individual medley and breaststroke events for the Knights.Zafir missed most of her true freshman season after arriving as a highly-touted breaststroker.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

WEST VIRGINIA ATRUTGERS, SATURDAY, 1 P.M.

SWIMMING & DIVING

BY ALEX JANKOWSKISTAFF WRITER

After a successful beginning to the dualmeet season — a 43-0 thrashing of Sacred

Heart — the atten-tion of the Rutgerswrestling teamshifts to its firsttournament of theseason, theBrockport Gold

Tournament Saturday at SUNY Brockport.The Scarlet Knights (1-0) look to improve

upon its results from last year’s GoldTournament when they placed seventh out ofthe nine teams.

Half of the teams RU will face are rankedin the top 20 in the nation: No. 3 Ohio State,No. 12 Edinboro, No. 17 Oklahoma, and theGolden Flashes from Kent State head intothe weekend ranked at No. 20.

“We are going to be wrestling some of thebest teams in the country,” said head coachScott Goodale. “This is going to be a good testto see where we are at as a team early on. Iwant us to finish in the top four this weekend.”

The top two RU wrestlers in each weightclass compete in the tournament, meaningthat all non-redshirts on the roster partici-pate, Goodale said.

As a Knight who earned a starting rolethrough tournament wins early last season,sophomore Trevor Melde is excited to face someof the nation’s top wrestlers in this tournament.

“There is a chance that I could be facing[No. 2 in the nation] Reece Humphrey fromOhio State,” the Hewitt, N.J., native said.“I’m looking forward to the test and the

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Callaway and three-time defending100-yard freestyle champion KaylaAndrews, West Virginia has beenbuoyed by a stellar freshman class.

The Knights employed a similarformula for success in their con-vincing dual-meet victory overVillanova and Connecticut two

weeks ago. Senior ShaynaLongacre carried RU en route toearning recognition as the Big EastSwimmer/Diver of the Week.

Fellow seniors CatherineWhetstone and Erin Saunderschipped in with wins in the 100-yard backstroke and one meterdive, while freshmen TaylorCurado, Melanie Gaffey andBrittney Kuras turned in solidefforts as well.

The Knights need continuedcontributions from the group’s 17underclassmen as the season pro-gresses, Warner said.

“We’re really pleased with thegirls that we have that are fresh-men,” he said. “We knew theywould be pretty good but they’vebeen even better, perhaps, thanwe thought.”

An added advantage for theKnights this weekend could be thetwo-week layoff from their last com-petition. Warner said the groupused the time to recuperate andwork on improving in longer events.

Fresh off several record-break-ing performances, Longacre isexcited about RU’s prospectsagainst WVU and knows that theoutcome could carry over for theduration of the fall.

“If we do well with West Virginia… it will give us confidence, andhopefully it will set us up for somegood races at Harvard and thencontinue on for the rest of the sea-son,” she said.