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Rutgers College embraces women in decade of change
BY MARY DIDUCHASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
The University expanded dur-ing the ’50s and ’60s with theacceptance of veteran studentsafter the G.I. Bill and moreminority students with the civilrights movement, and in the1970s, Rutgers College sawanother historic change: theacceptance of women.
The first class with 544women entered Rutgers Collegein fall 1972, said AssociateProfessor of Women’s andGender Studies Mary Trigg via e-mail correspondence.
“They joined more than 1,000first-year male students and 6,000male upperclassmen at RutgersCollege to make a ratio of 13 menfor every one woman,” she said.
Livingston College was thefirst college at the University to
become coed when it was estab-lished in 1969, but DouglassCollege still remained all-womenand Rutgers College remainedall-male, said University ArchivistThomas Frusciano.
There was also cross-regis-tration, he said. DouglassCollege women could registerfor classes at Rutgers Collegeand vice versa.
“Coeducation was on the hori-zon. … Most state universitieswere either, from the beginning,always coed or had become coedwell before this time, so Rutgerswas kind of an anomaly,”Frusciano said.
Rutgers College Class of 1974alumnus Bill Fernekes saidRutgers College was late inbecoming coed compared toother institutions, and it was important that the University changed.
“I think the men on the cam-pus were looking forward to it,”Fernekes said.
Rutgers College faculty pro-posed and approved a resolutionin 1968 to initiate coeducation,but there were many debatesthat prolonged the change,Trigg said.
“During the four years ofdebate that followed, the stu-dents and administration largelyfavored coeducation,” Trigg said.“Resistance came from twocamps: the alumni organization,which did not want to break fromthe male-only tradition, andDouglass College.”
Many members of DouglassCollege opposed coed education,especially Dean Margery Foster,Trigg said. She argued thatwomen would choose Rutgers Former Douglass College Dean Margery Foster was
opposed to coeducation at Rutgers College, arguing itwould decrease the number of applicants to Douglass.
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University health officials havescheduled seven clinics to distributethe injectable swine flu vaccine to theUniversity community.
The next clinic is today betweennoon and 4 p.m. at the Busch CampusCenter International Lounge.
The vaccine will be distributed toat-risk groups as mandated by theCenter for Disease Control andPrevention guidelines, which includepeople under the age of 25, health careand EMS personnel, children betweenthe ages of 4 and 17 living in University
housing, people who live with or carefor infants under 6 months and preg-nant women.
To date, health officials have dis-tributed 3,882 doses of the vaccineon the New Brunswick campus andhave an adequate supply of vaccinesto treat high-risk groups, saidExecutive Director for Rutgers-NewBrunswick Health ServicesMelodee Lasky.
The vaccine will also be adminis-tered to people age 25 to 64 withserious medical conditions such as
neurological or developmental prob-lems, chronic lung disease, heartdisease, blood disorders, endocrinedisorders, kidney or liver disorders,metabolic disorders and weakenedimmune system due to disease or medication.
“The CDC is urging that thoseplanning travel during the holidayseason be vaccinated if they are inone of the above at-risk groups,”Lasky said. “Studies show that theH1N1 vaccine produces protectiveimmunity in 8 to 10 days.”
Persons with a history of severe orlife threatening allergic reactions toeggs should not receive the H1N1 vac-cine, she said. Instead, they shouldcontact their physician to discussother options for preventing the flu.
The vaccine is offered on a volun-tary basis and is free of charge.Officials ask community members tobring their University ID card.
More about H1N1 and University-specific information is available athttp://h1n1.rutgers.edu.
— John S. Clyde
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RUSA considers consolidating councils to unify student voice
BY KRISTINE ROSETTE ENERIOSTAFF WRITER
Last year’s proposed amendment to theRutgers University Student Assembly constitu-tion fell flat due to controversy surroundingthe role of cultural councils and the lack of transparency.
The assembly appears to be headed downanother track this year — potentially toward acaucus system instead of campus councils.
Members of the RUSA Internal Af fairsCommittee took suggestions for amending theconstitution last night at the Student ActivitiesCenter on the College Avenue campus.
Before opening up the floor to suggestions,Chair for the Committee of Internal AffairsJosh Slavin assured the audience their com-ments would be heard and considered.
“We [the Internal Affairs Committee] aregoing to take everything that’s said tonight toheart and go back to the drawing board withyour suggestions,” Slavin said.
One idea proposed was a caucus system thatwould replace campus councils, which would cen-tralize RUSA under one governing body.
Campus representatives would meet andreceive input from students on their campus,said Slavin, a Livingston College senior. Theywould make sure the ideas and interests of their campus are being represented to RUSA effectively.
“There have been times when student gov-ernment has contradicted ourselves,” Slavinsaid. “After we restructure student government,
students will benefit from a strong, morestreamlined RUSA that af fects change in awhole host of news ways.”
Professional student councils would continueto exist because their students pay separatefees. Cultural councils and the DouglassGoverning Council will also remain becausethey deal with funding for their own events.
The possibility for direct elections for RUSAmembers was also discussed. This widely-sup-ported issue was proposed as part of last year’seffort to change the constitution, but therewere not enough members present at the meet-ing to pass it when it was voted on.
Under the current system, students electmembers to a council who then internally electa representative to RUSA.
In the proposed election system, studentswould be able to directly vote a representativeinto the student government.
Livingston Campus Council PresidentWiniris De Moya worries direct elections mightcompromise the quality of leaders in student government.
“The concern [with direct elections] is that itwould be more of a popularity contest than reallyabout how effective a leader that person wouldbe,” said De Moya, a Rutgers College senior.
Although De Moya is for an internal electionsystem, she does not mind settling for a happymedium between the two.
On the other hand, Legislative Af fairsCommittee Chair John Aspray thinks direct
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losses, even record no cause for alarm,” Jack Barrett was
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BY SPRUHA MAGODIASTAFF WRITER
Writing in different genresmight not be easy for some.
But University professorMichael Aaron Rocklandexplained how he succeeded asan author of various genresWednesday night at the EastBrunswick Public Library.
Rockland is the author of 12works, including two fictional sto-ries. His early career was in diplo-matic service, but he said healways wanted to be a professorand a writer.
In his latest novel, “Stones,”Rockland explores life through death.
“Stones” takes place duringthe course of one day, where themain character Jack Berke learnsabout his family while touring the graves in the New York area with his mother Rachel, Rockland said.
“He wants to be a writer andbecause of what happens to him,he realizes it’s something he notonly wants to do but can do, andwill do,” Rockland said.
American Studies ProfessorAngus Gillespie said he laughsout loud when he reads the book.
“It is ironic that it’s funnybecause it’s about death,”Gillespie said. “Rockland’shumor in the novel is comparableto Woody Allen’s — the rudenessof New York and the crowded-ness of Long Island.”
Rockland is working on amemoir about the four years hespent as a cultural attaché withthe American embassy in Spain.
“The various chapters of thememoir concern the key events
Professor Michael Aaron Rockland reads from his partly-autobio-
graphical new novel Wednesday night at the East Brunswick Library.
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Rockland’s ‘Stones’ rolls into local libraryIn collaboration with The Center for Gastro-Intestinal
Research, a Dutch organization, a fully functional model hasbeen developed to allow University scientists to examine theeffects and interactions of compounds in the human gas-trointestinal system.
The model, called the TNO gastrointestinal model, orTIM, was developed after Dr. Rob Havenaar initiated the proj-ect, according to a press release.
The model is unique and a breakthrough in research,because it is the only system in the country that can fullyemulate the conditions of a gastrointestinal system, accord-ing to a press release.
TIM is dynamic in that simulates all of the in vivo condi-tions and kinetic events of the gastrointestinal tract ofhumans and monogastric animals, according to the release.
Dr. David Ribnicky, the site manager for the laboratory,developed a project for the TIM that studies the biology ofnatural plant products.
Also collaborating on different projects with the TIM areIlya Raskin, Judith Storch and Karl Matthews.
Storch has developed a project that studies lipids andhuman obesity, and Matthews has developed a project thatexamines compounds and toxins associated with the diges-tive system, according to the release.
TNO provided training for the lab scientists on how towork with the TIM and develop projects for the system,according to the release.
– Ambika Subramanyam
FIRST MOCK GASTROINTESTINALMODEL IMITATES LIFE
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4 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. presents the 2009 AlphaPhi Alpha Step Show featuring the best step teams from allover the nation, beginning at 6 a.m. in the LivingstonRecreation Center. For more information contact QuentinRobinson at [email protected] or visitwww.alphastepshow.com.
5 Visit Rutgers Gardens on Cook campus from 1 to 4 p.m. forholiday decorating workshops, hot cider and tours of theUniversity’s American holly collection. You’ll also be ableto purchase poinsettias, a University-grown Christmas treeand wreaths.
6 The Rutgers University Campus Coalition AgainstTrafficking hopes to get many students out to participate inthe club’s eating contest on at 2:30 p.m. in Room 411 of theRutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. Allmoney raised will be donated to the Polaris Project, a NewJersey-based, anti-trafficking organization.
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7 “Our Children,” a semi-documentary film featuring childHolocaust survivors playing themselves, will be screenedat 7 p.m. at the Student Activities Center on the CollegeAvenue campus for University students and the generalpublic. Shot on location at a Jewish orphanage outside ofLodz in 1947, the film was banned by the Polish govern-ment as being “too Zionistic” and was then lost for morethan 30 years. For more information contact AlexandraCasser at [email protected] or (201) 788-5570.
of those years — for example, theday I spent alone with MartinLuther King, the four hydrogenbombs the United States acciden-tally dropped on Spain which,luckily, were not armed and didnot go off,” Rockland said.“However, I was in the thick ofthe terrific public relations disas-ter that was caused.”
Rockland is often asked howhe is able to move back and forthbetween scholarship, memoirand fiction.
“I always say, jokingly, it helpsif you’re schizophrenic,” he said.“Fiction writing is the mostdemanding. I think of fiction asacting on paper.”
Rockland said he sees himselfas more of a writer or an artistrather than an intellectual, eventhough he loves to teach and hasbeen a professor at theUniversity for 40 years.
“Once you go for a Ph.D., youare removed from writing fic-tion,” he said.
Switching from facts to fictionis hard to do, Rockland said. Inorder to write fiction, he advisesputting oneself in the place of thecharacters of the story.
“I’m no actor, but I hope I amon paper,” he said. “For me towrite fiction, I have to put on amask and be somebody otherthan who I am.”
Rockland is able to success-fully switch between genres, ashe has shown with his nonfic-tion book, “Looking forAmerica on the New JerseyTurnpike,” which was deemedone of the 10 best books written about New Jersey, saidGillespie, co-author of the book.
“He always makes you keepcoming back, and ‘Looking forAmerica on the New JerseyTurnpike’ is one of my top favorite books,” said Brian Johnson, a University alumnus and former student of Rockland’s.
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College over Douglass, and thiswould diminish Douglass’ qualityof applicants.
Many at Douglass College feltcoeducation went against the all-women college’s aims to havewomen come forth and be activeleaders, Frusciano said.
“[Foster] also believed thatsingle-sex institutions fosteredwomen’s leadership and academ-ic achievement in ways that coed-ucational institutions could not,”Trigg said.
Douglass College also offeredcourses in gender studies, whichdid not appeal to many men whofelt uncomfortable taking“women’s” courses at the time,Frusciano said.
There were also debates aboutthe Universities ability to handle apotential increase in students, he said.
Jacqueline Fesq, a DouglasCollege alumna Class of 1974,said the change was not a majorissue for Douglass women.
“I don’t think Douglass suf-fered at all,” she said. “It was kindof a non-issue.”
The Board of Governors votedagainst coeducation at RutgersCollege in 1970, but the faculty —only 11 percent of which wasfemale — contacted the Women’sEquity Action League and theAmerican Civil Liberties Unionwith the intent to sue theUnversity, Trigg said.
The following year, the Boardof Governors reversed the deci-sion, she said.
For some, the transition wasnot easy.
Trigg directed an oral historyproject in the early ’90s contain-ing 38 interviews of women whograduated in 1976 from Rutgers
College, and some noted thatthey faced discrimination.Professors belittled their intelli-gence and had sexist behavior,she said.
“Some of this was experi-enced in the context of trying tobreak into previously single-sexorganizations like the marchingband or the student newspaper,the Targum; others describedfacing gender discrimination inthe classroom, and especiallynoted this in math and scienceclasses,” Trigg said.
Fesq, a member of the Rutgersmarching band, said beingallowed to join the previously all-male band was a big change.
“At first the guys didn’t wantus in there,” she said. “They kindof didn’t think that women couldmarch as well as they could.”
Fesq said her male peers didcome around, especially with thehelp of the band director.
Fernekes, who was also in theband, said he did not see any dis-sent among the male studentstoward their female peers. Theattitudes existed, but they werenot prevalent.
He noted that student organi-zations did have to accommodateto be non-discriminatory.
For example, the honor musicfraternity Kappa Delta Psi wassuspended from its national sta-tus for accepting women mem-bers. The University would notallow its sister sorority; the frater-nity had to be coed.
“It was clear that they weren’tgoing to [be] separate, it was goingto be unified,” Fernekes said.
Despite the harassment somewomen felt, others were simplyexcited to attend a prestigiousstate university.
Shelia Fernekes, wife of BillFernekes and alumna of RutgersCollege Class of 1976, was one ofthe first women to enter in the fallof 1972 and also one of the first of16 women to join the University
band, which at the time had about80 male musicians.
She said for her, any discrimi-nation was not very pronounced.
“[The band] really did makeevery effort to treat women thesame way they treated men,”Shiela Fernekes said.
While some members inRutgers College and the banddid feel that the college shouldremain all-male, once morewomen came to the University,they began to embrace it, she said.
She also said she did not feelany discrimination in her class-es or the residence halls, whichwere also coed for the first time.Everyone was focused on workand meeting new people.
“I had a wonderful experi-ence at Rutgers University,”Shiela Fernekes said. “I’m reallygladI attended.”
Shiela Fernekes said she hadalso been accepted to DouglassCollege but decided to go toRutgers College instead.
She said both schools at thetime were very good, but it wasthe Rutgers College campus thatresonated with her.
“I liked the coed experi-ence,” Shiela Fernekes said. “Itwas a real honor to be selectedto go to Rutgers at that time, asit is now.”
All three alumni said attend-ing the University at that timewas exciting given the eventstaking place, such as theVietnam War protests, studentactivism and even the undefeat-ed seasons of the basketball andfootball teams in 1976.
Fernekes said despite thechanges on today’s campus,when she comes back to theUniversity, she still feels at home.
“It’s funny, I don’t feel like thestudents are different when I’mon campus,” she said. “I feel likeI’m right back in my college.”
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elections for most of the seats are necessary.
“Right now, the councils [whovote representatives into RUSA]have a way of keeping people atlower government who may havebigger ideas,” Aspray said.
Aspray, a School of Arts andSciences junior, thinks campusrepresentation is flawed.
He said it leaves studentsunaccounted for, such as of f-campus students who have theoption to af filiate with any ofthe campuses.
“I’m actually for at-large rep-resentation within the newstructure because it will stop usfrom pigeonholing our idea into campus-bound concepts,” he said.
Campuses are not real com-munities, Aspray said. No senseof common identity is createdbecause most students transitionfrom one campus to another,rather than staying on one fortheir entire college careers.
“Geographic representation,although representing the inter-ests of those students, makesus like a legislature,” Aspraysaid. “I don’t think we should bea legislature. I think we shouldbe a body of students that dothings for students.”
VOICE: RUSA members
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Teams will step, clap and dance onto the stageof Alpha Phi Alpha’s seventh annual Step Show,which is set to take place today at the LivingstonCampus Recreation Center.
The event, hosted by the University’s chapterof the nation’s first black fraternity Alpha PhiAlpha, is expected to attract close to 1,800 guestsand stepping teams from Maryland, NorthCarolina and Pennsylvania, said EventCoordinator Quentin Robinson.
“This year will be the first to include audiencevotes through [the] text messaging system ‘Upoll,’”said Robinson, a Rutgers College senior. “With allthis crowd engagement, it’s going to be bananas.”
The show, previously featured on MTV’s “TrueLife: I’m a Stepper,” will feature eight fraternity step-ping teams, as well as a separate competition forsorority stepping squads.
There will also be a variety of other acts,such as a performance by Asian dance crewFlip Side Allstars and a high school step team,Robinson said.
“We are trying to mix it up this year and addsome new elements to the show. We’re goingbig, and a little flavor never hurt anybody,” he said.
As part of Alpha’s “Go to High School, Go toCollege” program, 80 inner-city high schoolstudents will be given a tour of the Universitythe morning of the event, Robinson said.
Tickets are available for purchase through theAlpha brothers or at the door for $25. Doors openat 5 p.m. with the event set to “step-off” at 6 p.m.and seating is first come, first serve.
— Mickey Hennessey
FRATERNITY TO STOMP STAGE AT ANNUAL STEP SHOW
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BY KELLY HOLECHEKCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Students can avoid traveling toNew York City for entertainmentby turning to downtown NewBrunswick, home to comedy clubsand theaters that students can takeadvantage of at a lower cost.
Owner of The Stress FactoryComedy Club Vinnie Brand saidthe club offers Thursday andFriday night discounts. Locatedon Church Street, the crowd atStress Factory can range from 16to 80-year-olds, but the acts andaudience are something everyonecan enjoy, he said.
“By the time you travel into thecity and pay for transportation, youcan be in The Stress Factory witha drink in hand,” Brand said.
Famous comedians such asAries Spears from “MADtv” and“Saturday Night Live” alumnusGilbert Gottfried have come to TheStress Factory stage. Dependingon the show, the audience caninteract with the performers andbecome a part of the act.
Upcoming comedians includeJoe Matarese, Robert Klein andBob Nelson. Tickets range from$16 to $24, according to TheStress Factory Web site.
Also downtown are the StateTheatre and George Street
Students get laughs, entertainment at cheaper rate
Students can catch comedians from “MADtv” and “SaturdayNight Live” at The Stress Factory, located at 90 Church St.
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In celebration of the holidayseason, Monument Square locat-ed in downtown New Brunswickwill be sparkling with lightstonight at the 17th Annual TreeLighting Ceremony.
All members of the communi-ty are invited to participate at thelighting, which will take placetonight from 5 to 7 p.m.
“The lighting ceremony bringsthe community together andallows all people to come out to afree event that spreads holidaycheer and provides entertain-ment,” said Program Coordinatorfor City Market Fawn Stephens,the event organizer.
Various musical acts, a scav-enger hunt and appearance bythe University’s juggling clubare scheduled.
The tree lighting ceremonykicks off the first night of freehorse-drawn carriage ridesaround New Brunswick, Stephenssaid. The rides will be offeredevery Friday and Saturday nightfrom 6 to 9 p.m. for the first threeweeks of December.
The event will also feature achili cook-off between the HarvestMoon Brewery and Café, GlassWoods Tavern, Makeda EthiopianRestaurant and Hansel ’n Griddle,according to a press release. Allattendees are invited to judge thecontestants after purchasing a $1tasting kit.
Stephens said the entire eventwill be emceed by DebbieMazzella from popular radio sta-tion Magic 98.3.
— Deirdre S. Hopton
CITY TO LIGHT UPHOLIDAY SEASON
Playhouse, which host plays,dances, comedians and more.The State Theatre is a two levelvenue and was originally home toa vaudeville and silent film the-ater, according to their Web site.
Upcoming performances at theState Theatre include “Scrooge inConcert,” “A John WatersChristmas” and “One-Man StarWars Trilogy,” which all rangefrom $15 to $50 — not including astudent discount.
“Students receive 50 percentoff most performances or students
can pay $9 for rush tickets, twohours prior to a show [at the StateTheatre]” said Kelly Skinner,Director of Public Relations at theState Theatre.
Skinner said students can signup for e-mail notifications or mail-ers to get first priority on specialsand discounts.
“Students are lucky to have thearts in their backyard,” she said.
The State Theatre is also offer-ing a date night package, includ-ing two tickets to a show, $100gift card to select New Brunswick
restaurants and a rose on yourseat at the show, Skinner said.
Upcoming shows at theGeorge Street Playhouse include“A Moon to Dance By” and “AJolly Holiday: George StreetPlayhouse’s Holiday Cabaret.”Tickets range from $41 to $47,according to the George StreetPlayhouse Web site.
School of Environmental andBiological Sciences senior MichaelLovich said he was pleased to see acomedian perform at a location clos-er to the University.
“I would have gladly paiddouble to see Jim Gaffigan per-form in New York City, but wasexcited that I could see himlocally at the State Theatre afew weeks back,” Lovich said.“I had to keep 911 on speed dialjust in case I stopped breathingfrom laughter.”
For students 21 and over, everyThursday New Brunswick Rockscampaign hosts a happy hour at aparticular venue in the city. Brand,who is also the founder of NewBrunswick Rocks, said the eventsare perfect for students who wantto experience the bars and restau-rants downtown for cheap.
“If I were a Rutgers student, Iwould take three less creditsevery semester and come to ashow instead,” Brand said.
the small city’s political rel-evance, many of its build-ings are governmentoffices, and without a popu-lar nightlife, I spent twodays and one night theretrying local cuisine.Brussels is known for it’s
chocolate, Belgian waffles and hundreds of differ-ent varieties of beers. I had my first meal at an 80-year-old restaurant, Aux Armes de Bruxelles,known for their mussels. Living up to their reputa-tion, the parsley, garlic and mussels was my bestmeal experience since arriving in Europe. Walkingdinner off, I stopped at a café for a banana-rum flam-bé and chocolate walnut crepes, which compliment-ed the French feel of the city. Unlike Italy, I was ableto find a typical American breakfast of eggs, baconand toast. The food and beer proved to be a majorpart of my experience in Brussels, and before leav-ing I stocked up on Belgian chocolate.
After a short visit to Brussels I was ready forDublin, Ireland. Compared to other cities, Dublin’s
aesthetic immediately reflects thecity’s character — quaint and wel-coming. The first night in Dublinwas spent in small Irish bars withtraditional folk music. Many of thelocals were still in suits and skirtsfrom work, enjoying a Guinnessalong with the atmosphere. Unlikeother countries in Europe, it wasnot hard fitting in. After a coupledays in the city, I took a tour out to
the Irish countryside. The tour started in the city ofDublin. We then traveled through two coastal towns,Dalkey and Killiney, recognized for their wealth andcelebrity residents. Continuing along, the tour stoppedat a 6th-century monastic settlement, surrounded byrolling hills, natural waterfalls and hidden lakes.Experiencing the views, colors, smells and smalltowns could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Thepeaceful spirit of the Irish countryside is the perfectenvironment to break up the monotony of my city trav-els. The sheer beauty is a scene man cannot replicate.
Fall break for a student abroad, much like springbreak in the United States, is an opportunity to letloose and have fun. But for every memory of nightsspent out with friends, there is also a history and aculture worth experiencing.
Kathleen Crouch is a University College seniormajoring in journalism and media studies. Her col-umn “Adventures from Abroad,” which she writesfrom Italy, runs on alternate Fridays.
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10 days’ worth of clothinginto a carry-on suitcase isan art. The plan was to hitthree different cities inthree different countrieswithin the 10-day fall break. Basing my decision totravel these cities for recreation, I was surprised byhow much each city taught me when I looked a lit-tle deeper.
Amsterdam’s reputation precedes the city itself.The capital of Netherlands is known for its laissez-faire policies in which marijuana and prostitutionare legal. The liberal environment attracts millionsof tourists each year, but after a couple hours ofexploring I discovered Amsterdam offers more thanI was led to believe. It is home to the Van GoghMuseum, Anne Frank’s house, beautiful canals andgreat architecture. Amsterdam is a city with depthand unique culture.
The Van Gogh Museum, located in the heart ofthe city, is home to many of theartist’s masterpieces. Walkingthrough the museum fascinatedme because the artist’s lifeunraveled as I continuedthrough it’s four levels. Myfavorite part was reading the let-ters that Van Gogh sent to hisbrother and friends. Someincluded early sketches of hismost famous paintings. VanGogh’s letters explore his struggles, achievementsand insecurities, reminding me even the most suc-cessful people go through a journey and experi-ence failure along the way.
The house where Anne Frank and her family hidfrom the Nazis is also located in Amsterdam. The oldhouse, now open as a museum, documents the twoyears they spent in hiding in an apartment on top ofa factory. Anne Frank’s postcards, cutouts from mag-azines and pictures of friends still hang in their orig-inal places on the walls of her room. Learning aboutthe Holocaust in a book will never do the tragicevents justice. Walking through the old apartment,preserved through time, put me in the position AnneFrank and her family were in during the war.
I was especially fond of the architecture in the city.The distinctive mix of old and new is dissimilar to anyother town I have seen. The small-town feeling of thecity’s residential areas inspires me to return.
Next stop was Brussels, the capital of Belgiumand the home of the European Union. Because of
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“The peaceful spirit ofthe Irish countryside is
the perfect environmentto break up the monotony
of my city travels.”
Laurels and darts
M TV has done it yet again. Last night, their new realityshow “Jersey Shore” premiered showing the ever-soclassy fist-pumpers who vacation down the Jersey Shore.
The show depicts life at the shore as the people live, love and goclubbin’ with their girls and boys. As awesomely entertaining asthis show is going to be, there are those who find it offensivebecause of the negative stereotypes it is going to bring to Italian-Americans and New Jerseyans in general. The show focuses on ageneric idea that many people have of the state. Instead of beingknown as the Garden State, more people will know it as the “DirtyJerz.” There is more to the state and its people than tanning, hairspray, clubs and sparkly men’s Ed Hardy shirts. Granted, it is justa television show, and it is going to be ridiculous for the sake of rat-ings, but the show will reinforce negative stereotypes. For bring-ing a bad image to the “Dirty Jerz,” these Jersey Shore inhabitantsget a big fist-pumpin’ dart.
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School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Avi Scher and RutgersCollege senior Matt Brockbank and the National Organization forthe Reform of Marijuana Laws New Jersey started a petition thisweek for a referendum for a lowest priority ordinance mandatingsensible marijuana enforcement. If they collect the signatures of 10percent of the voting population from this past election cycle, thecity of New Brunswick will need to post a public question on thegeneral election ballot in November 2010 asking residents whetheror not possession of marijuana without intent to sell should be apriority of the New Brunswick Police Department. This would be amajor victory for both students at the University and citizens ofNew Brunswick. With fewer police officers and tax dollars beingspent on stopping responsible adults from making a harmless deci-sion, law enforcement could patrol more threatening areas of NewBrunswick and focus on heinous crime and major drug dealers.For their effort in prioritizing city crime, Scher, Brockbank andNORML NJ receive a laurel.
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Bullying in schools has been a problem for years. Students willtry to pick on others to build themselves up or to get attention. Themedia has depicted bullies picking on kids for being different,nerdy or for liking certain things. As much as a problem as bullyingcan be in schools, it is hardly ever reported on in the news unlessit has larger implications. Sheriff ’s officials in Calabasas, Calif., saythree boys have been arrested in connection with at least sevenattacks on red-haired students at a local middle school after aFacebook group announced “Kick a Ginger Day.” The attacks wereallegedly inspired by a 2005 episode of the animated TV show“South Park” which focused on prejudice against “gingers,” a labelgiven to people with red hair, fair skin and freckles. It is absurd thatstudents would take something that is supposed to be a joke to sucha level of seriousness that they are physically harming innocent stu-dents at school. They need to learn that Eric Cartman is a fictionalcharacter whose example should not be followed. These studentsreceive a big red-headed dart for their brutal beat-downs againstthese innocent students.
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With funding from the philanthropic Heinz Family Foundationand the Newark-based Liss Pharmacy, Newark officials will belaunching a program to offer more than 300 generic medications toNewark residents for just $2 a prescription. While the program willbe offered to both the insured and uninsured of New Jersey’slargest city, it is aimed at assisting the more than one third ofNewark’s population that is uninsured. The Brick City Respite pro-gram, meant to run through the end of February, allows customersthe opportunity to purchase a 30-day supply of commonly pre-scribed medications from blood thinners to diabetes medications.While this is a small step in harnessing lower health-care costs forNew Jersey residents, it is a pleasant donation from non-govern-mental agencies aimed at making the lives of the less fortunatemore bearable. For their philanthropic work, the Heinz FamilyFoundation and Liss Pharmacy receive a laurel.
“I had to keep 911 on speed dial just in caseI stopped breathing from laughter.”
Michael Lovich, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences senior, on the quality comedians at The Stress Factory
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Don’t cheat yourself
A s student members of theUniversity Hearing Board,we would like to introduce
some of our responsibilities as partof the Office of Student Conduct.Every year the office calls uponUniversity students and facultymembers from diverse academicdepartments and backgrounds toserve the University community.These volunteers work to preservethe integrity of the University byhearing and deciding cases wherean alleged breach of the UniversityCode of Student Conduct hasoccurred. We actively listen to thetestimony, examine the evidenceand question the involved partiesabout the alleged violation. It is alsoour job to recommend appropriatesanctions if the student is foundresponsible. Our members educatethe community by offering presen-tations on academic integrity togroups of students at the request ofprofessors and organization leaders. More information about the board is available at www.hearingboard.rutgers.edu.
As of September 2008, a new aca-demic integrity policy is in effect.Instructors now have the authorityto adjudicate minor violations. Theaccused student has the right tomeet with his or her instructor todiscuss the complaint and presentany evidence in his or her defense.The instructor will make a determi-nation if the student is responsiblefor the violation, and if the student isfound responsible for the violation,
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Letter the instructor has the authority torecommend an academic sanction.If the student does not agree withthe instructor’s decision, they may appeal to the AcademicIntegrity Review Committee. Moreinformation about academic integrity is available at academicintegrity.rutgers.edu.
Academic integrity violationsare the most common violationsthat occur at the University. Theseinclude acts of cheating, plagia-rism, unauthorized collaborationand multiple submissions (i.e.,reusing an assignment in differentcourses without permission).These violations occur because ofpoor time management or procras-tination, misunderstanding theassignment or material, pressurefrom parents and pressure to suc-ceed in general. Whatever the rea-sons, academic integrity violationshurt us all. Cheating affects theUniversity’s reputation and deval-ues your college degree.
The temptation to violate academ-ic integrity can be avoided by budget-ing your time wisely and beginningyour assignments early. Always askyour professor if you have any ques-tions, and make sure to correctly citeyour sources. When in doubt, cite!Visit www.refworks.com for a con-venient tool that helps with your bibli-ography.
Remember — Rutgers doesn’t cheat!
Janice Strickland is the coordina-tor of student affairs in the Office ofStudent Conduct. She submitted thisletter on behalf of the UniversityHearing Board.
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Rutgers wrestler David Greenwald, right, is placed 20th in the 149-pound weight class in the latestInterMat rankings. The junior carries a 5-3 record into this weekend’s tri-meet with VMI and Princeton.
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R edshirt junior fullbackAndres Morales willforgo his final year of eli-
gibility with the Rutgers footballteam in order to graduate withhis senior class.
Morales’ departure opens upa 15th scholarship option fornext season and makes juniorlinebacker Edmond Laryea thelikely leading contender for thestarting spot next season.
DOMINICK RUSSO BECAMEthe headliner of the Rutgerswrestling team this week afterbeing placed in the nationalrankings released this pastweek. The redshirt junior wasplaced in the top 10 in four polls.
Russo was listed as high asNo. 7 in InterMat andWrestlingReport.com’s mostrecent poll, and was No. 9 accord-ing to Amateur Wrestling Newsand D1CollegeWrestling.net.
The Netcong, N.J., nativeis a perfect 9-0 this seasonwith seven victories comingvia pinfall.
KANSAS FOOTBALL COACHMark Mangino will not returnfor the 2010 season, a sourcetold ESPN.
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Mangino was 50-48 in hisfive years at Kansas — twowins shy of the school recordfor career wins.
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ADRIAN PETERSON’S “MUSTgo faster” came to a screechinghalt. The Vikings’ star wasclocked at 109 mph in a 55-mphzone on a suburban Minneapolishighway last weekend.
“I got a little speeding ticket,”Peterson told The AssociatedPress. “I need to be more awareof the speed I was going and notlet it happen again.”
ONE DAY AFTER SIGNINGcatcher Brian Schneider to theroster, the Philadelphia Philliesinked infielder Placido Polanco,marking his return to Citizen’sBank Park.
IN LAST NIGHT’S BLOWOUTof Alcorn State, the top-ranked Kansas men’s basket-ball team went scored 36unanswered points in thefirst half as the Jayhawks won 98-31.
THE WASHINGTON WIZARDS(5-10) are in last place in theSoutheast Division and second-to-last in the EasternConference. Gilbert Arenasaverages 20.4 points per game inhis 17 starts this season.
N’Diaye makes fast impact swatting shotsBY STEVEN MILLER
CORRESPONDENT
It took 2:34 for HamadyN’Diaye to enter the game.
It took even less time for thesenior center to make an impact
last nightin theR u t g e r smen’s bas-k e t b a l lteam’s 58-
44 win over Princeton.The Dakar, Senegal, native hit a
baseline jumper 31 seconds afterentering the game and grabbed anemphatic rebound on the other endimmediately after. He also blockeda shot within his first three minutesof court-time and finished with fourpoints and four blocks.
“That’s one of the things that Itake pride, bringing energy to thegame,” N’Diaye said. “We startedthe game a little slow, but when Icome in I have to do the job that I’vebeen doing for a while now. If youbring energy and play hard, it rubsoff on everybody.”
After starting 28 of 32 gameslast season, N’Diaye has yet tostart a game for the ScarletKnights this year and averages 16minutes per game.
“He’s one of the leading shotblockers in the country, but he’snot averaging 20 minutes in agame,” said head coach Fred HillJr. “It says something about himand the passion with which heplays the game. I’m really happy forhim to provide that spark for us.”
N’Diaye is third in the nationin blocked shots.
SOPHOMORE GUARD MIKERosario received attention on hisright leg in the second half.
Rosario came out of the game4:58 into the half and went to thefloor at the end of the benchwhile trainers stretched his leg.
The Jersey City nativereturned two minutes later andshowed no ill effects.
He scrambled around thecourt in the Knights’ full-courtpress and hit a pull-up three-point-er just over a minute after leavingthe game. Rosario finished two-of-four from three-point range andscored nine points despite shoot-ing 2-for-12 from the floor.
WHEN JUNIOR FORWARDJonathan Mitchell scored his firstbasket, the Knights were onlyahead by one. Then, the 6-foot-7Florida transfer keyed a run thatstretched the lead to seven, andRU never looked back.
In a four-minute stretch of thefirst half, Mitchell scored ninestraight points for RU and fin-ished with 11 on the game.
THE KNIGHTS NEXT GAME ISSunday against Colgate at 2 p.m. inthe Louis Brown Athletic Center.
The Raiders (0-7) come off ahome loss last night against Maine.The New York team already facedtwo Big East opponents, losing toConnecticut and Syracuse by acombined 48 points.
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After entering just 2:34 into last night’s victory over Princeton,senior center Hamady N’Diaye had four points and four blocks.
No. 19 in the 133-pound weightclass, and undefeated redshirtjunior Dominick Russo, theninth-ranked heavyweight inthe nation.
After dropping two matcheslast week, redshir t seniorLamar Brown saw himself slipout of the top-20.
“Something that I tell ourwrestlers is that the season isa sprint and not a marathon,”said head coach ScottGoodale. “Just like life, youwill have your peaks and val-leys. When you hit a slump,you just got to pick yourselfup. This weekend is a perfectopportunity for Brown to getback on track.”
SHIP: Goodale says RU
will not look past tri-meet
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it’s never a thing of artisticbeauty. And you have to giveour kids credit because theywent back and watched thefilm and were prepared for[Princeton]. Holding them to44 points, we defended themlike nobody else did.”
Junior forward JonathanMitchell’s 11 first half pointshelped the Knights build whatappeared to be a comfortable 11-point lead at intermission againsta Princeton team not known forits explosive scoring ability.
Yet the Tigers (2-4) foughtback early in the second half,using a 7-0 run immediately outof the locker room sparked byguard Doug Davis — who fin-ished with a team-high 20 points— to cut the lead to 29-25.
But the Knights (4-2)responded quickly.
An 8-0 run of their own culmi-nated by sophomore guard MikeRosario’s pull-up three pointerwith 11:46 to play put the advan-tage back to 10 at 37-27.
Rosario didn’t have his bestperformance, finishing with ninepoints on 2-of-12 shooting.Mitchell finished with just those11 first half points for RU.
Echenique took care of the rest.
The 6-foot-9 forward’s 21points and 11 reboundsaccounted for his third double-double of the season and theeighth of his career.
“Phew, wow, I’m going to haveto get on him tomorrow at prac-tice because he’s gonna have abig head,” said senior centerHamady N’Diaye with a smilewhen he was informed 21 pointswas a career-high for Echenique.“I thought he really stepped uptonight, and he’s going to begood and I’m happy for him.”
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A win against the Tigerswould level the Knights’ record inthe Eastern IntercollegiateWrestling Association conferenceat 1-1, after falling to Bucknell 26-12 on Black Friday.
Both Princeton and VMI headinto this weekend with no dualmeet experience on the year, butit is more important for RU tofocus on its own strategy first,Goodale said.
“We kept going into meetsinvested on what Penn State isgoing to do or what Iowa wasgoing to do. We got away fromwhat really mattered — andthat is focusing on ourselves,”he said. “If we only worr yabout ourselves, then we willbe prepared.”
With the mid-Decembershowdown with Pittsburghlooming down the road, theKnights cannot overlook bothopponents on Saturday.
“We will not look pastPrinceton or VMI,” Goodale said.“What our team needs to learn isthat no matter the opponent, wehave to wrestle to the best of ourability every time out. If we getback on track individually andhave a good weekend, then wewill be ready for Pitt.”
Last season, RU laid thesmackdown on Princeton — a 38-6 victory last December.
Since then, the Knights grad-uated a majority of thosestarters, and then-standoutfreshman Scott Winston is red-shirting this season.
“It’s a whole new year with awhole new lineup,” Goodale said.“I’m still expecting us to be suc-cessful this weekend.”
Greenwald phrased the strate-gy for victory against Princetonand VMI the best.
“We’ve just got to go out thereand win,” he said.
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Fresh from an 11-day layoff, the Rutgersswimming and diving team springs backinto action today at the Rutgers Aquatic
Center. The divershost a six-teamfield that includesBig East foeConnecticut in theG a l b r a i t hInvitational while
the swimmers entertain out-of-conferencefoe Wagner today.
After competing in back-to-back weeksagainst tough opponents in West Virginiaand Harvard, head coach Chuck Warnersaid the Thanksgiving weekend provided awelcome respite.
“I think that everybody was really lookingforward to the break and getting home,” hesaid. “Mentally and emotionally that was agreat thing.”
Unfortunately, Warner said the teamcontinues to fight some illnesses that havebothered the Scarlet Knights for the bulk ofthe fall season. Besides striving to gethealthy, RU’s swimmers and divers entertheir respective meets with different goalsin mind.
Diving coach Fred Woodruff was simplis-tic about his hopes for senior Erin Saunders,junior Jen Betz and freshman Katie Kearneyin the two-day event.
“We’re not really trying to accomplishanything,” Woodruff said. “I just want to see
them do some lifts and do it right. … I’m a lit-tle concerned because of where we are, butwe’re not out of it or anything. We’ve just gotto get some decent work done the next cou-ple of months.”
While Betz struggled through injuriesand Kearney went through the ups anddowns of being a freshman, Saundersposted at least one victory in each of theKnights’ meets thus far. Nonetheless,improved training and technique is neces-sary if the senior hopes to succeed in theBig East and Zone Diving Championships.Saunders competed in the latter event ineach of her first three years, finishing ashigh as fifth in the one-meter dive as a freshman.
“She’s doing okay against the competitionshe’s diving against, but we’re going to havemuch tougher competition when it gets tothe postseason,” Woodruff said. “We justhave to do a better job. Hopefully, we’ll bewhere we want to be when we get toFebruary and March.”
With the spring in mind, Warner is hop-ing that other swimmers can emerge to sup-plement the consistent efforts the grouphas received from seniors CatherineWhetstone, Shayna Longacre and JackieKlein as well as underclassmen JacquieWard and Brittney Kuras.
All five were instrumental in Rutgers’second place Harvard Invitational showing.Wagner finished a distant fourth and willcome to the Banks as a decided underdog.
Warner described his aspirations for thefinal fall meet as three-fold.
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Senior swimmer Jackie Klein has been one of the Knights’ more consistentswimmers, helping Rutgers to a second-place finish at the Harvard Invitational.
Tri-meet atBarn givesRU chanceto right ship
BY ALEX JANKOWSKICORRESPONDENT
Eight days after falling to Iowaand Bucknell, the Rutgerswrestling team has a golden oppor-tunity to right the ship.
A Saturday afternoon tri-meetw i t hPrincetonand theV i r g i n i aM i l i t a r yInst i tuteat the
Dillon Gymnasium in Princetonserves as the last two matches ofthe semester before the ScarletKnights (3-3) head to Pittsburgh todo battle with the No. 25 Pantherson Dec. 12.
“The Pitt match is big for us, butwe can’t think too far in advance,”said redshirt junior DavidGreenwald. “We have to focus on win-ning this weekend and keep the men-tality of taking it one match at a time.”
Greenwald is one of threeKnights featured in these week’snational rankings on the InterMatWeb site. The Union, N.J., nativehas a 5-3 record and finds himselfranked 20th in the 149-poundweight class.
“To me right now, that is just anumber,” he said. “Right now it isabout going out and wrestling, notworrying about the rankings.”
The other two Knightsranked are junior Bill Ashnault,
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Echenique’s career game powers victoryBY KYLE FRANKO
ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
Prior to last night’s gameagainst Princeton, Gregor yEchenique found himself in a
t h r e e -g a m es t r e t c hhe wouldr a t h e rforget.
But after another lacklusterfirst half, the sophomore for-ward came to life with 17 sec-ond-half points, propelling theRutgers men’s basketball teamto a 58-44 victory last night atthe Louis Brown Athletic Centerin front of a sparse crowd of 4,072.
“[Head coach Fred Hill Jr.] isalways talking to me; even if I’mdoing well he’s saying ‘Staytough,” said Echenique, who fin-ished with a career-high 21points. “It was a matter of justgetting in the rhythm of thegame. We work on this thingcalled ‘next play’ where if some-thing goes wrong, we go to thenext play, and that’s something Ineed to improve because I getfrustrated when something goeswrong. If I make a mistake, I goto the next play.”
The Scarlet Knights had to over-come Princeton’s patented motionoffense that’s made its living keepgames low scoring.
In fact, the 58 points was thefirst time the Knights scored morethan 54 against their in-state neigh-bors since the 2002-03 seasonwhen they put up 76 in a six-pointvictory at Jadwin Gym.
“I thought it was beautiful,but I guess beauty is in the eyeof the beholder,” Hill said jok-ingly. “It’s the way they play.They do that to everybody and
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Sophomore forward Gregory Echenique garnered his third double-double of the season, dropping a career high21 points — including 17 in the second half — and 11 rebounds as the Scarlet Knights trounced the Tigers.
“We have some girls who have yet to qual-ify by time to swim in the Big EastChampionships so hopefully we can get somemore of them to have that chance,” Warnersaid. “The second thing is to get people achance to swim some different events and
out of that we may find some places wherepeople can help on relays or individually. Thethird thing is really just a chance to get upand race a little bit and get out of the routineof practice which is going to be pretty regularhere for a month or so.”
