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High: 45 • Low: 29Inside Beat travels through the past decade to bring you the highlights of the entertainment victories of Rutgers and New Brunswick.

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Former Gov. Jon S.Corzine signed a billextending the waiting period forcitizens to change aform of government.

A teacher attempts tosave his job after areligious blundercauses his school toput him on trial.

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Esteemed criminal justice scholar Todd Clearwas appointed earlier this month as the new dean ofthe School of Criminal Justice at the RutgersUniversity-Newark campus.

Clear, who was a former School of CriminalJustice faculty member for 18 years, will be return-ing in March after leaving in 1996, said UniversityPresident Richard L. McCormick in an e-mail.

The Hoboken resident is set to replace ActingDean Bonita Veysey, who has been serving sinceJune 2009, while the University searched throughcandidates, McCormick said. Veysey will return toher regular position in the faculty.

“Todd Clear is a well-respected criminologistand an academic leader of vision and character,”McCormick said. “He has been part of the Schoolof Criminal Justice’s distinguished history and willprovide purposeful and exciting leadership instrengthening its future.”

After leaving the University, Clear became theassociate dean of the School of Criminology andCriminal Justice at Florida State University and adistinguished professor at John Jay College,according to a University press release.

Clear has also written 12 books and is the foundingeditor of the journal “Criminology and Public Policy.”

He is now involved in studies such as religionand crime, the criminological implications of placeand the concept of community justice, according tohis Web site.

“Rutgers School of Criminal Justice has beena leading institution in the field for more thanthree decades, and I am excited about this oppor-tunity to return to the university to build on theschool’s long tradition of excellence,” Clear saidin a statement.

— Kristine Rosette Enerio

SCHOOL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE NAMES RENOWNED SCHOLAR AS DEAN

Students show support for Haiti victims Tuesday night at the Haiti Candlelight Vigil in front of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus, organized by the Haitian Association at Rutgers University.

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Groups shed light on Haiti disasterBY CATHERINE CARRERA

STAFF WRITER

The sounds of “La Dessalinienne,”the national anthem of Haiti, echoedthrough the corridor of Brower

Commons on the College Avenuecampus Tuesday night as Universitystudents came together for a candle-light vigil in honor of Haiti.

After hearing about the deadlyearthquake on Jan. 12, organiza-

tions part of the United BlackCouncil held meetings andarranged events to help raisedonations for those in need in

BY MICKEY HENNESSEYCONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers Alliance for Sustainable RiskReduction held its monthly meeting at the

University Inn on Douglass Campus yester-day and proposed ideas on how to reducedangerous drinking on campus, help stu-dents transition to off-campus living and cre-ate an online landlord rating system.

Director of the Center for Communicationand Health Issues Lea Stewart said theUniversity is concerned about unsafe alcoholconsumption and will focus on this topic formany of their initiatives this year.

“We are not anti-drinking, we are inter-ested in keeping people safe and abiding bythe laws of New Jersey and also to protect

City builds gatewayto affordable housing

BY NEIL KYPERSCONTRIBUTING WRITER

City council members unani-mously approved a resolution toadd an additional 38 new units ofaffordable housing to the GatewayBuilding now underway downtown.

New Brunswick DevelopmentCorporation and developer of theresidential portion, PennroseProperties, are seeking tax-exemptfinancing for the new units throughthe New Jersey Housing andMortgage and Finance Agency.

“To me, a mixture of socioeco-nomic programs creates vitality inany neighborhood and this build-ing is big enough to be its ownneighborhood,” said City CouncilPresident Elizabeth Garlatti.

Under the Urban Transit HubTax Credit Program, the NewJersey Economic DevelopmentAuthority awarded the project a $27million dollar tax credit.

This is the first project since theprogram’s establishment in 2007that is seeking funds.

“This multifaceted building willbe mixed-use, mixed-income anddirectly connected to mass transit.There is no better example ofurban smart growth in the state ofNew Jersey,” said Devco PresidentChristopher Paladino, in a NewBrunswick City Hall press release.

The Gateway Building, whichwill be located at the foot ofCollege Avenue and SomersetStreet is going to house shops, res-idential units and a 657 space pub-lic parking garage, according tothe release.

The affordable housing unitsare being built to open up com-muter opportunities downtown.

The N.J. Department ofTransportation approved a $14 mil-lion Local Aid Infrastructure Grantto help fund the parking and accessimprovements to the train station,according to the release.

“I am very excited because it’sa transit village so that means thatit gives people easy access to pub-lic transportation and therefore away to get to jobs that are poten-tially not in New Brunswick,”Garlatti said.

People will now be able to affordto live in a transit location, whichwill make internships for studentsand full-time jobs out of NewBrunswick much easier to get to.

Along with increased transporta-tion opportunities for future resi-dents, the lower income opens doorsfor many different types of tenants.

“I think it diversifies the kind ofpeople that can live there, and Ithink it’s a great thing,” Garlatti said.

Panel pours out proposals on safe drinking habits

The University community samples free coffees, teas and snacks from around the world at lastnight’s first coffeehouse of a new Student Life series called “Taste and Educate.” The event, held inThe Cove in the Busch Campus Center, also featured educational facts about the offered goods.

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WORLD OF JAVABill orders fastfood to displaycalorie counts

BY AMBIKA SUBRAMANYAMSTAFF WRITER

New Jersey residents should notice a changein some their favorite fast food and restaurantchains within the next year, with caloric information printed on all menu boards andprinted menus.

Former Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed a bill in hislast hours in office Monday that mandates all

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Americans have reported that see-ing a nutrition label on a packagedfood item has caused them tochange their mind about eating it.

A large number of Americancitizens would like nutritionalinformation more readily avail-able to them, according to the bill.

A similar law has beenenforced in New York for the pastyear and a half, said BryanBollinger, a doctorate candidateat Stanford University. So far,there has been a 6 percentdecrease in number of caloriesconsumed due to the postings.

But University NutritionistPeggy Policastro thinks the lawin New York has not beenextremely effective in cuttingdown the number of calories con-sumed, and she does not expectany significant changes in NewJersey either.

Most people know the foodthey are eating is not good for

them, said Policastro, whoworks closely with the dininghalls on campus.

“Do you think that when stu-dents go to Grease Trucks, they

don’t know that they are probablyconsuming an entire day’s worthof calories?” she said.

Students eat at fast food chainsand order take-out food becausethey like it, not because they donot realize that they are eatingpoorly, Policastro said.

Annie Lumbres, a supervisorat Saladworks in New Brunswick,hopes that nutritional informationposting will encourage studentsto make healthier choices.

“Maybe students will wanthealthier options and will eatfoods with less calories andmore nutritional value,”Lumbres said.

Cook College senior DianeJagelavicius thinks the idea ofproviding caloric information willbe very beneficial since mostpeople do not realize what theyare eating.

“Sometimes you think you’rebeing healthy by ordering a saladwithout realizing that salad hasover 1,000 calories,” she said.

But Jagelavicius does not thinkthe nutritional information willalways affect her food choices.

“I’ll think about it to an extent,but if I really like something, I’llget it,” she said.

Policastro also believes whenpeople eat at restaurants, theyusually stop thinking about calo-ries and nutrition as they are outfor enjoyment.

Some people think the fewercalories a food has, the less tastyit will be, she said. People want toeat good food when they are eat-ing in restaurants.

The popular belief that col-lege students gain 15 pounds intheir first year is usually not true,Policastro said. The reason forweight gain in college is usuallybecause of three things: lack ofactivity, overeating at buffet-styledining halls and a bad sleep cyclethat leads to late-night eating,she said.

This law is a step in the rightdirection and will hopefully lead tomore good things, Policastro said.

“Extra knowledge can neverhurt,” she said. “But knowledgedoes not change behavior.”

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Haiti, said Haitian Association atRutgers University PresidentAleph Pantaleon.

“It was second nature to runto the aid of my country,whether it be by donations orby lighting a candle and singinga song in the honor of Haiti,”said Douglass College seniorJoana Bernard.

The ceremony included vari-ous performances such assinging, spoken word and othertributes as attendees held can-dles and blue and red balloonsfor those who have suffered inthe aftermath of the tragedy.

“The candlelight vigil was aperfect representation of thequote in the center of the Haitianflag, ‘L’Union fait la force,’ whichmeans, ‘Unity creates power,’”said Bernard, president of theLiberated Gospel Choir.

She said the University com-munity formed a united front tobring power to the cause andthose who have lost loved ones orare still unable to locate theirfamily members.

Bernard and other students inattendance shared stories of howtheir families and friends havebeen affected by the earthquake.

“The tragedy that’s hap-pened in Haiti has impacted allof us, even if you’re not fromHaiti,” said School of Arts andSciences junior Andrew Jones.“This can happen to anyone’scountry. As students, we cantake this moment and cometogether as one.”

Pantaleon, a Rutgers Collegesenior, said he’s looking to reachout to organizations from alldemographics in the community.

The United Black Council will

those who are not in the catego-ry of dangerous drinkers,”Stewart said.

RASRR works to collect dataon dangerous drinking and itsconsequences on the campus andthe surrounding neighborhoods,design programs and interven-tions and build coalitions thatwould help reduce dangerousdrinking situations, she said.

Regarding off-campus frater-nity and sorority parties, Buschcampus Dean of Students

restaurants with more than 20locations nationwide to includetotal calorie counts of each foodand drink item they offer ontheir menus.

The bill’s main goal is toenable restaurant patrons tomake completely educated deci-sions about the food they eat.

More than half of an averageAmerican’s food budget is spenteating in restaurant and fast foodchains, according to the pro-posed version of the bill.

Fast food and chain restau-rants already make nutritionalinformation available on theInternet or if a consumer specifi-cally asks for it according to thebill. More than 50 percent of

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new ‘Good Samaritan’ policy

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HAITI: Group to collect

food, clothing to aid victims

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Students gather around the steps of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus to watch as various groups perform spokenword, songs and other dedications in honor of the Haiti vicitms. The Haitian Association at Rutgers University raised $2,087.

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“Sometimes youthink you’re being

healthy by orderinga salad.”

DIANE JAGELAVICIUSCook College senior

Michael Stillwagon proposed theidea of moving greek parties fromoff-campus to on-campus sites.He said these events would followUniversity guidelines and havelicensed bartenders to ensurethat participation is conducted ina safe way.

Stillwagon also said the imple-mentation of a new “GoodSamaritan” policy intends toensure students will seek medicalattention without fear of beingkicked out of the University. Forexample, as long as someone isunconscious, the caller will not besanctioned in that way.

“First go-around they get apass,” he said. “Instead of roadblocking all alcohol program-

ming, we want to engage in a con-versation with students on how todo it effectively.”

The group has been in oper-ation since May 2009 and isfunded by a state grant. Theboard is composed of membersrepresenting Rober t WoodJohnson University Hospital,St. Peter’s Hospital, RutgersUniversity Police Departmentand New Brunswick PoliceDepar tment as well asUniversity Student Af fairs,Residence Life, Health Servicesand Emergency Services.

The group recently focused itsefforts on taking a closer look atthe off-campus student popula-tion, which according to RASRR,

is estimated to be 55 percent ofthe University student body.

The organization also suggest-ed holding an orientation for stu-dents living off-campus.

“When new students come in,they get an orientation. When par-ents drop their kids off, they get anorientation, but when we lose chil-dren to the streets of NewBrunswick — they get nothing,”said Laura Tittel, preventionistfrom the National Council onAlcoholism and Drug Dependenceof Middlesex County, Inc.

NCADD of MiddlesexCounty, Inc. CEO and ExecutiveDirector Steven G. Liga spoke onintroducing an online landlordrating system.

“The idea of the Web site is tohave landlords advertise and nowget ratings,” he said.

Tittel said the system wouldcontribute to safer and healthierhousing and in turn provide freeadvertising for landlords.

At the meeting RASRR also dis-cussed the possibility of conduct-ing a large post-Rutgersfest com-munity service event. RutgersCenter for Alcohol StudiesAssociate Research ProfessorValerie Johnson talked aboutshortening its online surveyprocess to ensure they receivemore accurate and reliable data.

The panel, during the firstweek of March, is scheduled tomeet again.

also be hosting a benefit concerton Friday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. in theMultipurpose Room of theRutgers Student Center on theCollege Avenue campus. All pro-ceeds collected will be given tothe Yele Haiti Foundation.

The group will be collectingtoiletries, bottled water, food andnew or gently used clothing,Bernard said.

Pantaleon said the associationtabled Tuesday for donations onall campuses and raised $2,087.

“This has helped some of usto get together, respect our cul-ture and know who we are,” saidNadine Toussint, a UnionCounty College junior. “Haiti hasnever been recognized thismuch, and to see all the effort,it’s just amazing.”

ernment wants to know that thecouncil is aware of the project,”Patterson said.

With the council’s approval,these new additions to the projectare one step closer to completion.

“It got site plan approval a lit-tle less than a year ago, and theyare about to start construction ina few weeks or so,” he said.

Construction at the site of thenew building has begun,although none of the major struc-tural work is scheduled to beginuntil February, according to the

release.“They have

started some ofthe utility work,which is a lot ofp r e p a r a t i o n[where] you don’tsee a lot comingout of the ground,”Patterson said.

The Gatewayproject will link

New Brunswick and theUniversity to a major transithub. The building will be 58,000square feet and will include anew University bookstore alongwith of fice space, a parkingdeck and 192 housing units,which include the 38 affordablehousing units.

The project is scheduled to becompleted under a two-year con-struction schedule.

“This is a great opportunityto broaden the housing optionsin the project so that this newgateway to downtown NewBrunswick, and RutgersUniversity will also serve as ahome to all income levels inour diverse city,” NewBrunswick Mayor Jim Cahillsaid in the release.

The next meeting of the citycouncil is scheduled for Feb. 3and is open to the public.

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Glenn Patterson, director ofPlanning, Community andEconomic Development, said thecity is trying to provide housingthat is affordable to its residents.

“What we are trying to do ishave housing in New Brunswickthat is affordable to a very widespectrum of incomes and we areable to try to dothat in this onep r o j e c t , ”Patterson said.

This additionof affordablehousing adds toother programsaimed at provid-ing housing down-town, he said.

“There is arental component to the project,which is why it’s called an 80-20project where 20 percent of theunits are set aside for low andmoderate income renters,”Patterson said.

The other units in the build-ing will be priced at marketrate, and the condominiumswill be priced at what is knownas work force housing, makingthe units relatively inexpensive,Patterson said.

The council passed a resolu-tion of need last night to be sentto the New Jersey Housing andMortgage and Finance Agency, anecessary part of the process toget the financing, according tothe release.

“This is a type of financingthat they are trying to get andone of the steps in the process isthe city council has to have a …meeting because the state gov-

26 The Foundation for International Medical Relief of Childrenwill discuss plans for this semester in a general body meetingat 8 p.m. in Room 116 of the Busch Campus Center. New mem-bers are always welcome. Food will be served. For more infor-mation contact Maya Furman mfurman@eden.rutgers.edu.

29 Sponsored by Rutgers University Student Life, a BroadwayPiano Karaoke Coffeehouse will be held next Friday at 7:30p.m. in the Cove at the Busch Campus Center. Sing yourfavorite show tune with piano accompaniment by signingup for this free event. Send your show stopping number toruprograms@gmail.com. Include your name, the song, andif you’re bringing the sheet music by Jan 25. No profes-sional experience necessary! Food and drink providedwhile supplies last.

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5 Welcome to the first Responsible Drinking Happy Hour!This event will take place at the Cook Campus Center Cafeand Merle V. Adams room from 4 p.m. to 7 pm.Responsible Drinking Happy Hour seeks to build andstrengthen the faculty, staff and student relationship out-side the classroom as well as build a foundation for thelearning community. Come and enjoy an evening of good,free food, music, fun and company. Come meet old friendsand make new ones. As usual, don’t forget to bring friendsalong and IDs.

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10 The first Leadership breakfast meeting will take place at7:30 a.m. in the multipurpose room of the Cook CampusCenter. The Leadership Breakfast meeting provides anopportunity for Cook student leaders and staff to discussissues such as student welfare, safety matters, transporta-tion, housing, campus center and construction projectspertinent to Cook campus. Come with your suggestionsand help maintain Cook campus.

Love Stinks, Have a Drink of True Blood, the drink ofchoice on HBO’s hit series, True Blood at 7:30 p.m. in theCove of the Busch Campus Center. Enjoy a relaxingevening of Valentine’s crafts, chocolates and True Bloodwhile supplies last. Single or taken, spend some time withyour favorite vampires.

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live there.” ELIZABETH GARLATTI

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Business and sciences unite in new master’s programBY COLLEEN ROACHE

CORRESPONDENT

Students interested in busi-ness and science may often feelthey have to choose betweenthe two, but they will now beable to pursue both as the newMaster of Business and Sciencedegree program launches atthe University.

The program, approved by theNew Jersey Presidents’ Councillast month, integrates businesswith the sciences and technolo-gy, said David Finegold, a pio-neer of the program and dean ofthe School of Management andLabor Relations. Graduates of theprogram will earn a degree thatis a combination of an M.B.A. andan M.S.

“The hope is to train a newgeneration of leaders that canbridge the traditional [doctor ofphilosophy] and [sciences]route,” Finegold said.

Finegold joined theUniversity faculty four yearsago from the Keck GraduateInstitute in California, whichwas among the first universi-ties in the nation to of fer a pro-gram that combined businessand science.

After helping Keck build thedual curriculum, Finegoldbrought his knowledge to the University.

“When I came to Rutgers, Isaw an opportunity,” he said. “Wehad all of the pieces that we need-ed for this kind of degree, but wehadn’t connected them.”

A certificate program and afew courses are currently avail-able, but the University is prepar-

ing to admit its first class this fall,Finegold said. A program likethis will give students an advan-

tage, especially in today’s diffi-cult job market.

Amgen, a top biotechnologycompany, hired about 20 percentof the first five classes who grad-uated from the Keck program,Finegold said.

“Our hope is actually that a lotof the graduates from this pro-gram will be creating their ownjobs,” he said.

Deborah Silver, director of thenew program, said researchshows the effectiveness of theseprograms, according to aUniversity press release.

“New Jersey regional busi-nesses were surveyed to deter-mine their perceptions anddemand for a Master of Businessand Science degree program,”Silver said. “The feedback was

overwhelmingly positive. Thesurvey confirmed that businessessee value in the degree.”

Enmanuel Martinez, a Schoolof Arts and Sciences sophomorewho is on a pre-business track,said the program seems like onehe would be interested in consid-ering after graduation.

“There’s probably going to bea lot of career opportunities and achance to learn more about thebusiness world and also get a sci-ence perspective,” he said.

The mixture of the two dif-ferent fields would lead to anadvantage in the job market,Martinez said.

Students interested in applyingto the program can find out moreby visiting the program’s Web siteat http://psm.rutgers.edu.

University health officials will offer free vaccinationsagainst swine flu at a clinic from noon to 7 p.m. today inthe Multipurpose Room of the Rutgers Student Centeron the College Avenue campus.

“In the past, influenza pandemics have come inwaves of 10 to 12 weeks,” said University SpokesmanE.J. Miranda. “Therefore, officials of the New JerseyDepartment of Health and Senior Services warn that athird wave of the infection may occur this winter.”

University Health Services had contact with about1,100 students in the fall semester for influenza-like ill-ness, Miranda said.

Testing was not recommended or available to specifically identify illnesses as H1N1 and was not routinely per formed except for patients who were hospitalized, he said.

To date, health of ficials administered more than6,700 doses in New Brunswick during more than adozen clinics, beginning in October, across theNew Brunswick campuses, Miranda said.

“The demand for vaccine has been about whatwas expected, but a number of factors have causedless than optimal participation,” he said.

The initial lack of availability may have played arole as the University had 1,200 doses to distributeon Oct. 21.

“By the time it was available, the number ofinfections had started to decline, which may havegiven people a false sense of security,” Miranda said.

By December, University Health Officials said theyhad received an ample supply of vaccines to serve theNew Brunswick campuses.

— John S. Clyde

U. PROVIDES ANOTHER ROUND OF SWINE FLU VACCINES

“Our hope is actually that a lot ofthe graduates from

this program will be creating their

own jobs.”DAVID FINEGOLD

School of Management andLabor Relations Dean

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Ready, set, recycle!RecycleMania, a 10-week

collegiate competition aimedat waste reduction, beganMonday, and colleges world-wide joined the go-greencompetition in an ef fort toboost college students’awareness about theirschools’ recycling programsand to foster environmentallyfriendly habits in students.

The competition providesa catalyst for universities toeducate students on recycling and waste reduction, a RecycleMania representative said.

For three consecutive years,the University won the first-place Gorilla prize, awarded tothe university with the highestamount of total recyclables col-lected in the 10-week period.

But the University can dobetter, said Dianne Gravatt,director for environmentalservices and grounds.

“Each person producesroughly five pounds of waste aweek,” she said. “RutgersUniversity recycles about 67percent of the waste producedhere … but we should reallybe able to recycle, at mini-mum, 70 percent.”

The competition’s other cat-egories include the largestamount of recyclables per capi-ta, the largest amount of recy-clables total, the least amountof trash per capita and the high-est recycling rate.

Awards are given to top per-forming schools in each catego-ry, but RecycleMania alsoawards a champion prize tothree schools that excel overall.

Gravatt hopes that thisyear the University will be onthat champion’s list, with par-ticular improvement in wastereduction points.

Some University studentssaid they felt the program isuseful and helping the environ-ment is important.

“A competition is a goodway of getting people fired upabout helping the environ-ment,” said Nora Stasio, aSchool of Arts and Sciencesfirst-year student.

Past competitions have gen-erated increasing amounts ofrecyclables, with last year’scompetition the highest ever at69.4 million pounds.

Gravatt is very proud ofhow the program has grownsince its inception as a com-petition five years ago, she said.

RecycleMania will start post-ing reports and rankings onFriday Jan. 29 on its Web site, www.recyclemaniacs.org.

— Kirsten Nuber

GLOBAL RECYCLING BATTLE COMMENCES AT U.

School of Arts and Sciences senior Kaity Au addsher newspapers to the growing amount of recyclablegoods needed to bring the University to victory.

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Members of Beta Alpha Psi, the RutgersBusiness School’s accounting and finance honorssociety, will volunteer to help taxpayers file onlineat the New Brunswick Free Public Library,according to a library press release.

Sponsored by the IRS Volunteer Income TaxAssistance Program, the free aid will be Fridaysand Saturdays from Feb. 5 through April 10 andby appointment only, according to the release.

Those who wish to utilize the service shouldbring their W-2 forms, Social Security cards, taxforms, records of expenses to be declared and acopy of the previous year’s returns, if possible.

Beta Alpha Psi is a highly selective organiza-tion that focuses on academic excellence, leader-ship, community service and social networking,according to the release.

Members must maintain high academic stan-dards while exhibiting leadership and performingacts of community service on campus and aroundNew Brunswick, such as tutoring and workingwith literacy programs and other nonprofitgroups, according to the release.

Call the library at 732-745-5108 ext. 25 or stopby the main desk to schedule an appointment.

— Mary Diduch

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Bill delays municipality alterationsBY ARIEL NAGI

ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

As one of his last acts in office,former Gov. Jon S. Corzinesigned a bill that would require a10-year waiting period on peti-tions to change the way a munici-pal government operates.

Empower Our Neighborhoodsmember Charlie Kratovil said thebill is unfair to voters.

“It would be a step in thewrong direction because it wouldrestrict the rights of voters ratherthan expand it,” said Kratovil, aUniversity alumnus.

The previous law allowed peti-tions to be filed for changes to aform of government with waitingperiods ranging from two, threeand four years depending on thecircumstances, according to anarticle on mycentraljersey.com.

The bill received approval bythe state Senate earlier thismonth and was sponsored byAssemblywoman AnnetteQuijano, D-Union, and State Sen.Nicholas Scutari, D-Middlesex,Somerset and Union, accordingto the article. It passed by a 21-15 vote in the Senate Jan. 7, andpassed the 80-memberAssembly by a 41-34 vote,according to the article.

EON filed a petition to addquestions to the November 2008ballot to change the form of gov-ernment from an at-large system

to a ward-based system, electingnine total members with threecouncil members elected at-large and six members electedby wards.

Unite New Brunswick, thelocal organization who opposedEON’s efforts to change the sizeof the city’s government last year,supported the bill.

UNB member Glen Flemingsaid although 10 years mightseem like a long time to stick tothe same form of government,he thinks it’s a period of timevital to knowing what types ofgovernment would work best forthe city.

“It would add to stability ingovernment. It would allow thatform of government to be in placefor 10 years … to see if it worksout or doesn’t work,” Flemingsaid. “We just all have to workwithin the system and try tomake this city a better place.”

Kratovil said the new law affectsresidents on a statewide level.

“It’s not just Empower OurNeighborhoods or people in NewBrunswick who are going to fightto have this changed,” he said.

UNB member KyleKirkpatrick said a guaranteed 10-year waiting period would giveelected officials a good amountof time to tackle the needs oftheir municipalities.

“I understand the desire for awaiting period,” Kirkpatrick said.

“It’s a tractor for what electedofficials are supposed to bedoing. It gives them a while to dowhat they’re supposed to do,which is govern.”

He said for many people, 10years might seem like a long timebut for elected officials, it is justthe right amount of time to gov-ern the city efficiently.

“For any city, it’s importantthat our elected officials and ourpeople are making it better andgoverning it correctly,”Kirkpatrick said.

Rutgers College seniorSteve Jordan said the new lawdoes not seem like a provisionthat will af fect larger issues ingovernment, but instead morelocal issues.

The law is a good way toensure that if a particular formworks, it will be guaranteed thatthe plan stay intact for at least 10years, he said.

“If something is importantenough, it’s likely to last for morethan [a few] years,” Jordan said.“It makes sense that people won’thave to constantly campaignabout something new.”

Despite EON’s efforts to vetothe bill, Kratovil said he is unsurewhat measures the organizationis going to take.

“I honestly don’t know whatthe next step is now,” he said.“That’s something we’re going tohave to look at closely.”

Employees at Chipotle Mexican Grill, located at 387George St., prepare burritos at a pre-opening fundraiserlast night for the New Brunswick Education Foundation,where 100 percent of proceeds will go to K-12 schools.

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BURRITOS FOR BOOKS

When the NCAA releasedits first four-year cycle onthe Academic Progress Ratein 2008, Rutgers was one ofsix schools out of the 119 inthe Football BowlSubdivision to rank in the

ARP’s top 10 percent all four years. The otherschools? Duke, Stanford, Rice, Navy and AirForce. Some good company to be in. Schiano is notgoing to let his football team tarnish the Knights’reputation as a public Ivy. If anything, he’ll havethem reinforce it.

When Schiano first took over he had to sellrecruits on his vision to make Rutgers a nation-al power. While some recruits didn’t buy into it,others did, and that vision has now begun tocome into fruition. Now along with his vision,Schiano can sell the fact to both players andtheir parents that they are going to a problem-free program with great academics and thattheir kid is going to get a degree from a top-

notch university.As for the players looking for

a stepping stone to the NFL,Schiano’s done that too. Eightplayers from 2007-2008 teamwere on an NFL roster goinginto training camp. The“Knights in the NFL” bit, whichruns during each game at thestadium, has the potential to getlong enough over the next fiveto 10 years that it will have tomove to halftime.

But when it comes down to it, this program isjust scratching the surface of its full potential. In“Field of Dreams,” Ray Kinsella hears a voice, “Ifyou build it, they will come.” Well Schiano has builtit, and they are coming.

New Jersey is a hotbed for top football recruitsthat used to go to the Penn States and USCs ofthe world before Schiano took over. Schiano hasalso entrenched himself in Florida, anotherhotbed for recruits. Then there is what he likes tocall, “the state of Rutgers,” as Schiano is nowplucking kids from Jersey’s neighboring states ofPennsylvania, New York and Delaware, while alsospreading south to Maryland.

The point is that Schiano has just begun to showus this program’s full potential. To build a footballprogram out of nothing takes time — years andyears of time. And to do it the right way, likeSchiano has, is even harder. He just pulled in the

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D id the new genera-tion of Rutgers foot-ball fans forget the

state of the program adecade ago? You know,when that 33-year-old firsttime head coach took over ajoke of a football program and talked about win-ning a national championship.

Nine years ago, when Greg Schiano tookover a 3-8 team, people would have put you in apadded room if you told them this programwould be going to its fifth straight bowl game bythe end of the decade. Even after his first fourseasons — when the Scarlet Knights went acombined 12-34 — things looked pretty grim forthe Schiano.

But in year five, Schiano got the program overthe hump and into the Insight Bowl — just thesecond bowl game in school history and its firstsince 1978.

And the Knights have gone bowling ever since.Despite being in what some

would call a “toilet bowl,” RU won abowl game for the fourth year in arow defeating Central Florida 45-24 in the St. Petersburg Bowl.

So it wasn’t the Meineke CarCare Bowl. Big deal. In the grandscheme of things, what bowl gamea team goes to is lost within a fewyears, unless it’s a BowlChampionship Series bowl.

Often overlooked is howSchiano not only built somethingout of nothing, but did so the right way. He’smade the blueprint of how to build and run afootball program.

Say what you will about the F.A.M.I.L.Y.acronym, but that is what Schiano has made thisprogram. A family. And a good one at that.

Something that goes unnoticed is how cleanthis program has been under Schiano. There areno players holding up gas stations like atTennessee. Players haven’t gotten in brawls inresidence halls like at Michigan State. A playerisn’t getting a DUI the same week as his team’sconference championship game like at Florida(all of which happened within the final month ofthe regular season).

Then there are the academics. “When I got here they told me this time was

academic time,” Schiano said in reference to thebowl season in his post-game press conference forthe West Virginia game. “I said all the time wasacademic time.”

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“To build a footballprogram out of nothingtakes time ... And to do

it the right way, likeSchiano has, is even

harder.”

Religious influenceremains in state affairs

R eligion has been a major part of human development forages, as it has beneficially contributed to cultural renais-sances and moments of great historical importance. Its

place, however, has been violently challenged during the past twocenturies. One could make the case for it being a major player insome of the world’s greatest conflicts. Nevertheless, it hasremained as an acting contributor to causes both good and bad.

In recent news, a company contracted by the U.S. armed forceshas produced weapons with references to passages from the Bible.This raised some eyebrows as the question of religion within gov-ernmental institution of the modern world was asked once again.According to an ABC News report, thousands of gun sights meantto be used by the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan had secretBible references inscribed on them. Capt. Geraldine Carey, aspokesman for the Marine Corps, said, “We are aware of the issueand are concerned with how this may be perceived.”

While perhaps this matter should not have escalated as much asit did, it raises the question of division between church and state,and that has been an ongoing process for years on end. “In God WeTrust” and “under God” may have a major role in that debate.However, in the case of the gun sights, international conflicts playtremendous roles in how this matter should be addressed. Theseguns are used in a conflict that many view as a fight betweenAmerica and the Middle East, as well as a fight between two domi-nant religions. With the addition of these religious acts of violence,the entire basis of the war comes under fire. The fear of it beingcalled a “holy war” places the actions of the American governmentunder extreme scrutiny.

In additional reports by ABC News, it has been made clear thatthe maker of the sights, Trijicon, has a contract with the Americanmilitary forces worth $660 million and a production number of800,000 sights. The problem once again falls within the military’shands, as their rules specifically prohibit the use of any religiouslyoriented forces in the region of Iraq or Afghanistan. This was putinto effect in order to prevent critics of the war from calling it a reli-gious “crusade.” This may hold some truth in it due to the citationof an excerpt from Second Corinthians 4:6 and another one fromthe book of John.

Trijicon confirmed that the inscriptions were in fact biblical ref-erences, and Tom Munson, director of sales at the Michigan-basedcompany, said that the messages “have always been there” and thatthere was nothing illegal about them. As reported by a multitudeof news sources, no matter what the case is, this has quicklybecome an issue, and perhaps reasonably so.

Another religiously charged expression of opinion and beliefhas become, over the past year and a half, a conflict between aschoolteacher and the town at which he teaches. As reported byThe New York Times, Mr. Freshwater, an eighth-grade publicschool science teacher, was ordered to remove a Bible from hisdesk. After he refused, his position as a teacher was quickly endan-gered as an entire tale of his burning a cross on students’ arms.The case against him began in June 2008 and is set to finish thisFriday. In this case of the Scopes trial, albeit reversed, Mr.Freshwater faces the entire Board of Education and the town ofMount Vernon. A lawyer for the B.O.E. told media, “We see this asa basic issue about students having a constitutional right to be freefrom religious indoctrination in the public school.” While that maybe the case, there is no proof that the teacher forcefully indoctri-nated his classes with ideas of creationism and religious beliefs. Infact, Freshwater gave students a choice to call evolution a “theory”instead of fact. “I ruffled some feathers,” he said. This is often trueof such cases, as the public will always find something to dispute— the question is how far will they choose to take it. This debacleof religious customs has sparked an entire movement in the town.Students were seen wearing T-shir ts with “I support Mr.Freshwater — God” on the front. It is doubtful that he meant forsuch pointless support to appear. While the town fights throughthis, only one loss is a given. The teacher who stayed after classand helped students with homework and personal affairs standsthe chance of being fired and perhaps never being hired by aschool again. While religion must remain outside of schools andeven the military, a certain tension will always be apparent. Thepublic will always be offended by a religion that does not fit theirown standards or views, and a war between two very dif ferentcountries could always become a matter of religion. After all, theremust be a line to be drawn for or by religion itself in order to retaina certain level of respect.

“When new students come in, they get an orientation. When parents drop their kids off, they get an orientation, but when we lose children to the streets

of New Brunswick — they get nothing.”

Laura Tittel, a National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of Middlesex County, Inc.preventionist, on the difficulties of switching to off-campus housing

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not hear about the rabbis andsettlers who donated Korans tothe vandalized mosque, or thegroup of European rabbis whocondemned the minaret ban in Switzerland.

If you have not realized bynow, Israeli settlers are peopletoo. Their demonization in theforeign press is nothing shortof slander. They are people withchildren andplaygrounds wholive in the WestBank, not anangry mob withpitchforks perpet-ually on their wayto a Palestinianvillage. Some arefamilies whohave moved toIsrael fromAmerica and have found a nicehome or a neighborhood thatthey liked. Perhaps they wantedto be located near a schoolwhich best suited their child.Contrary to popular belief, itwas not their goal to “snatch upland before time runs out.”They wanted a house with a gar-den and maybe even a swingset, a rarity in the tiny countryof Israel. Then their childrengrew up and wanted to livenearby, so the grandparentscould be around the kids. Thisis the type of natural growth we

hear about in the media, whichthe US government demandedthat Israelis cease. I cannotimagine any Americans contentwith such restriction imposedon their hometowns.

In 2000, Ehud Barak offeredYasser Arafat a majority controlof the West Bank. Arafat reject-ed the of fer. Peace talks involvecompromise from both parties,

no matter howmuch one sidemay disagreewith the other.Past Israeli-Palestinian nego-tiations provethat the latterparty is far frominterested inworking togetherwith their con-

cept of peace akin to a list ofstubborn demands.

Historians recall that thePalestinians “never miss anopportunity to miss an opportuni-ty.” This addition is no less trueof the current political situation.The current American adminis-tration is eager to resolve the con-flict and is the best partner thePalestinians have had in quitesome time. Palestinian PrimeMinister Salam Fayyad, whosome hoped would bring someclarity to the Palestinian side, istoo busy burning settlement

products to sit through meetingswith Israeli officials. Inciting anti-Israeli sentiments will not onlydelay peace, but is also a violationof the Oslo accords.

In June 2009, Israeli PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu pub-licly announced his support for atwo-state solution. He then managedto maintain calm amongst right wingparties in his government when call-ing for an eight-month settlementbuilding moratorium. He has theears and the respect of the countriestop politicians and works closelywith Israeli President Shimon Peres,a Nobel Peace Prize laureate andinternationally respected diplomat.Netanyahu has been able to main-tain a wide calm on an issue sodeeply contested. Yet, thePalestinians still refuse to seize theopportunity for peace.

The attitude exhibited byPalestinian leadership and theirdemurral to return to the negotia-tion table is the barrier for peace.Peace doesn’t come about whenrefusing to talk and compromisewith others, yet Palestinian lead-ership sits idly by when theopportunity is at their doorstepand deny their people the peace— and state — for which they soeagerly await.

Hod Klein is a Rutgers Collegesenior majoring in Jewish Studiesand philosophy.

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Eventual peace requires diplomacy

I take pride in more thanthe fact that I’m a Rutgersstudent, I am also the

child of those famed “Jewishsettlers” in Israel, and I mayhave sat next to you in a classor two. I was born in Ariel,Israel, the countr y’s largestsettlement, with a populationover 18,000. My parents helpedbuild the city with their owntwo hands and saw it flourishfrom barren land to a cosmo-politan city. The media prefersto portray people like my par-ents as violent extremists. Yetneither they nor any other set-tler I have met, have everascribed to such a philosophy. Isupport the peace process andthe idea of a Palestinian home-land. I equally believe in theright for a Jewish homeland. Ido not support the vandalismof mosques, nor do the over-whelming majority of settlers.The people who do are a minor-ity group of extremists.Perhaps they can establishfriendship with the Islam-pho-bic Swiss and French govern-ments. Regardless of thesefacts, the media thrives onextremism, not peaceful acts.That is why most people did

HOD KLEIN

Letter

“They are peoplewith children andplaygrounds who

live in the WestBank, not an angry

mob ...”

best recruiting class in schoolhistory, a feat he will likely top inthe near future.

And those freshmen havealready had a major impact. TheFootball Writers Association ofAmerican named quarterbackTom Savage and defensive tackleScott Vallone to the 2009 freshmanAll-American team. Freshman line-backer Steve Beauharnais madehis third start of the season in thebowl game and had seven tacklesand two sacks. Freshman widereceiver Mohamed Sanu was theMVP of the bowl game with 144total yards and three touchdowns.And the Savage to Sanu connectionwill rewrite the record books thatformer quarterback Mike Teel andwide receiver Kenny Britt justrewrote themselves.

The best is yet to come forthis program. I strongly believethis program will be playing aBCS game within the next threeyears. If not, I’ll be the first topoint the finger at whoever is toblame. But until then, sit backand enjoy where this programhas come from and where it’s stillgoing. After all, Terry Shea and0-11 wasn’t all that long ago.

Matt Sugam is a School ofArts and Sciences junior major-ing in journalism and mediastudies and sociology.

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P resident Barack Obamaand many of his follow-ers have dwelled on the

past and attempted to blameformer President George W.Bush for the country’s ills. TheObama administration hasbeen in charge for almost ayear and should have mademore progress toward solvingour problems, especially with a Democratically-con-trolled Congress since 2006. It is the easy way out toblame others for problems.Bush could have blamed for-mer President Bill Clinton fordecimating our military, but hedid not.

Bush was castigated for theIraq war, but it was formerSecretary of Defense DonaldRumsfeld who promoted the“shock and awe” war of Iraq

Win Afghanistan war

DONALD A. MOSKOWITZ

Letter with 125,000 troops —Rumsfeld originally requested 75,000 troops —when Gen. Eric Shinseki saidwe needed 250,000 troops tosubdue the Iraqi military andt h e countryside. The general wascorrect and the result was themilitar y mess in Iraq. Gen. David Petraeus finally got enough troops into Iraq to do the job.

President Obama has nowadded 30,000 troops inAfghanistan to try to decimatethe Taliban and al-Qaida. We are in Afghanistan andhave to win the war, or we risk emboldenment and potential attacks of terrorists throughout the world.

I am pleased to see that Obamais showing some leadership.

Donald A. Moskowitz is a resi-dent of Londonderry, N.H.

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“They’ve really come alongtremendously well over the lastseveral weeks,” Warner said. “Alot of the credit just goes to thosegirls themselves. Part of it hasbeen the continued training but Ithink it’s been a heightenedfocus. Seniors like HaileyWeniger and Kim Case — I thinkthey see the conclusion of theircollege swimming career comingup and [they] really want to goout on a good note.”

Still, Warner is aware that thesquad faces a tall order.

“I can’t say that we’re expect-ing to beat Minnesota but we’dlike to continue to make progresstoward the Big East champi-

onship, to be fasterthan we were atMaryland and feellike we’re one stepcloser to a greatconclusion to theseason,” he said.

Senior ShaynaLongacre echoedher coach’s sentiment.

“We’re reallye x c i t e d , ”Longacre said.“We’re looking tobetter our seed

times for Big East and do the besttimes we have this season.”

The event kicks off tomorrowat 6:30 p.m. and continuesSaturday night.

Admission is free for any stu-dent presenting a valid RutgersID. Proceeds from general publictickets go toward the Coach FrankElm Endowed Scholarship, award-ed in honor of the former Rutgershead coach who enjoyed a 32-yearrun on the Banks from 1961-1993.

The Scarlet Knights took thirdplace a year ago behind national-ly ranked Florida and NorthCarolina, and they need to be ontop of their game to improve onthat standing this time around.Tenth-ranked Minnesota head-lines a field with three otherdefending conference championsin Richmond, Rider and CentralConnecticut State, as well as theAmerica East’s runner-up,Maryland-Baltimore County.

“They’ve got aterrific team,”Warner said of theGolden Gophers.“They’re probablythe favorite to winthe Big Ten champi-onship, which is oneof the best confer-ences in the coun-try, and they’re defi-nitely going to be avery formidableteam this weekend.”

RU presents achallenge in itself ifthe team continues to receive con-tributions from its endurancegroup. After struggling early in theseason, senior Kim Case and com-pany came through for the Knightsin the loss at Maryland. Case post-ed a pair of second-place showingsin the 500 and 1,000-yard freestyle.Their efforts supplement the con-sistent results RU received fromsenior captain Cat Whetstone,freshman Brittney Kuras and sen-ior diver Erin Saunders.

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“We’re looking tobetter our seed

times for Big Eastand do the besttimes we have this season.”

SHAYNA LONGACRESenior swimmer

know we have to step up andcome into that role.”

While the ability is there,the consistency is not alwayson point.

Despite earning two starts —playing 26 minutes againstPittsburgh and 22 againstSyracuse — Wheeler managedonly two points in each game,shooting a combined 2-of-16 inthe pair.

Out of the starting lineupagainst Cincinnati, Wheeler ignit-ed in the first half, leading allscorers with eight points in 10minutes in the opening period offthe bench. She did not score forthe rest of the game.

“Erica is a freshman, andErica pays more attention toErica,” Stringer said after RU’swin over the Bearcats. “I knowhow Erica performs when [thegame is on the line]. … Rightnow, she’s not ready. … Butshe’s going to be okay, she’s justa typical freshman.”

A year ago,sophomore guardNikki Speed foundherself in a similarposition — shejoined the ScarletKnights as a highlytouted McDonald’sA l l - A m e r i c a n who brought high expectations to RU.

Speed said she understandsthe pressure Wheeler is under,but acknowledges the freshmanhas been carrying herself well.

“E’s stepping up to the two,”Speed said. “Coach Stringer saidwe need more people shootingthe ball and we need more scor-ers and E stepped right up. [As apoint guard] she isn’t really surewhere everybody is supposed tobe [on the floor]. That’s some-thing she’ll learn gradually andshe’s doing well. Little by little,she’s getting it.”

But with the brunt of Big Eastplay coming up, Wheeler and theKnights are ready to dig in asthey prepare to take on some ofthe top competition in the nation.

“We still go hard and play likeit’s the NCAA championship,that’s my mentality,” Wheelersaid. “Play hard, play every gamelike it’s your last game.”

Freshman guard Erica Wheeler saw her playing time increase overbreak, and scored 12 points in a career-high 26 minutes against DePaul.

in 12 points, a rebound, a blockand a steal. Head coach C. VivianStringer is pleased with her abili-ty to help RU open up the floor.

“Erica’s got a pure shot,”Stringer said. “Erica can open itup and [she] is sure about whereshe is on the floor. Now, shemight do a lot of other things butyou’ve got a pure shooter, andyou’ve got [senior guard BrittanyRay] and you’ve got [sophomoreforward April Sykes] so it’s goingto open up.”

Though Stringer has often chid-ed her in the postgame about under-standing and executing the team’splays, Wheeler continually showsflashes of the pure athletic abilitythat makes her so dangerous.

Wheeler posted 13 points — acareer high — against theColonials. Sheaverages justunder four pointsper game this yearand is shooting 41percent fromthree-point range.

The Knights’lengthy layoff overbreak has been amajor help to her development.

“Erica’s a great shooter but inthe beginning she really didn’ttake her shot,” said Ray, theteam’s leading scorer. “She’sbeen putting up a lot of shots thisbreak but she knows her role andshe knows when and when not totake that shot now, and I thinkbeing aware of that helps her a lit-tle bit and helps her offense flowa little bit better.”

Wheeler saw her workloadincrease dramatically over win-ter break, playing 18 minutesagainst Central Connecticut, 20against George Washington and26 versus DePaul.

But Wheeler is not shyingaway from the spotlight as herrole continues to increase.

“Coach told us that we need tostep up because there’s only nineof us and B-Ray can’t play thewhole 40 minutes because she’sgetting old,” Wheeler joked. “We

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“We still go hardand play like it’s the

... championship,that’s my mentality.”

ERICA WHEELERFreshman guard

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Book looks at ‘season between the seasons’BY SAM HELLMAN

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Most Rutgers fans know BobbyDeren as the knowledgeablesportswriter on ScarletNation.com,

but afterthe release

of “Draft Season: Four Months onthe Clock,” they will start to knowhim as an author.

Deren, a Scarlet Knightsfootball and basketballreporter for Rivals.com since2006, spent last of fseason fol-lowing four football playersthrough the entire NFL Draftprocess for what he calls “thefirst to explore the seasonbetween the seasons.”

“I’ve covered the NFLCombine for a few years withRivals and I also did a bunch ofarticles on professional playerstraining for the Combine and Isaw the immensity of work andpreparation,” Deren said. “I justthought it was a remarkablestory because a lot of peopledon’t realize how much theseplayers go through.

“It’s not just ‘I’m done withcollege, I’m going to go to theNFL.’ It’s a whole season withinitself. It gives the people abehind the scenes look at thedraft in a way that I hadn’t everseen before.”

Deren follows four collegeplayers — Michigan’s MorganTrent, South Carolina’s KennyMcKinley, Nebraska’s L ydonMurtha and Florida Atlantic’sFrantz Joseph — from the endof their college careers to draft day.

All four players worked out atTEST Sports Performance inMartinsville, N.J.

“TEST and Rivals ran somecombines together in the past andI became friends with their owner(Brian Martin),” Deren said. “Ijust saw the excellent job he didtwo years ago with [first rounddraft picks] Joe Flacco and RyanClady and [former ScarletKnight] Eric Foster.”

TEST Sports Performance is atraining facility devoted to prepar-ing football players for the rigors ofthe NFL Combine and individualworkouts. Former Rutgers star andIndianapolis Colt Foster preparedfor the NFL with TEST and Rutgerssenior defensive end GeorgeJohnson is doing the same on hisquest to play at the next level.

Deren said he chose Trent,McKinley, Murtha and Josephbased on their personalities anddiffering backgrounds.

“I spent six weeks with themat TEST getting to know themand from there, I went with themall to the NFL Combine, visitedthem in their homes, went to theirPro Days and even watched thedraft with Frantz,” Deren said.“You get four different perspec-tives of the draft from four com-pletely different people that areall united in the same goal.”

Since the completion of hisbook, all four players got shots atthe NFL and two are still goingstrong with NFL teams.

Trent, a cornerback, went inthe sixth round to the CincinnatiBengals and made it to the play-offs as a rookie. The DenverBroncos drafted McKinley in the

fifth round and used him as awideout and kick returner.

Murtha, an of fensive line-man, went in the seventh roundto Detroit, but the Lions cuthim before the Dolphins pickedhim up and placed him oninjured reserve. Joseph had abrief stint with the Raidersbefore signing to play in theCanadian Football League withthe Edmonton Eskimos.

“For this book to have worked,I would need to become friendswith them,” Deren said. “The onlyway these guys were going toopen up with me was if they trust-ed me and through that, I’m stillgood friends with all of them.”

One of the topics Derenexplores is the relationship thatJoseph built with RU’s Foster.

“Frantz went to FloridaAtlantic where no player had everbeen drafted,” he said. “He didn’thave friends in the pros like theother guys and Foster sort ofbecame that guy.”

Deren’s first New Jerseybook signing is Saturday atTEST Sports Performance andhe has a signing at Scarlet FeverFeb. 2 from 5-7 p.m. before themen’s basketball game againstSt. John’s.

“From 9:30 to 10 a.m., youcan watch the players at TESTtrain before my signing andGeorge Johnson will be there,”Deren said.

Deren, 33, also has eventsplanned in Miami during theSuper Bowl as well as Cincinnati.

For more information or topurchase the book for $13.95, logon to DraftSeasonBook.com.

DRAFT SEASON

PHOTO COURTESY OF BOBBY DEREN

Rutgers sportswriter Bobby Deren follows the path of four collegeplayers to the NFL Draft in his new book ‘Draft Season.’

Sophomore guard Mike Rosario, white, continued his shooting slump,going one-for-eight from the field and scoring only three points.

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four th-ranked team, sopho-more guard Mike Rosario wascuriously absent. Rosario, inef-fective yet again (three points,

1-of-8 shooting), sat for a longstretch in the second half, mak-ing way at the 16:30 markbefore returning with 7:59 remaining.

Rosario declined to speak withthe media after the game.

“I feel like through the gamewe gave up,” Miller said. “Wecan’t get better and we can’t

improve if we give up in games.… In high school, I went to aplace where you have to play harduntil the game is over, no matterwhat the score is, you have toplay until the games over.”

N’Diaye had 12 points beforefouling out and junior guardJames Beatty added 10 for theKnights (9-9, 0-6).

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BY MATTHEW STEINSPORTS EDITOR

L ost in the whirlwind ofthe Fred Hill/JayW r i g h t ,

Rutgers/Villanova saga was am i n o r ,yet subtlyintriguingsubplot.

A l lthree of

New Jersey’s high school power-houses — St Benedict’s, St.Patrick’s and St. Anthony — werewell represented at the LouisBrown Athletic Center last night.

As indicated by the 94-68 finalscore, those cherished recruitsthat eluded the Scarlet Knightsgot the better of them.

“One of the things Villanovahas going for them is they havethe program rolling,” said headcoach Fred Hill Jr. “When you’veexperienced that type of successthat filters through to the newguys. When Mike Nardi goesfrom St. Patrick’s to Villanova,it’s easy for Corey Fisher to fol-low. It’s easy for Stokes andCheek to follow.”

While Dominic Cheek — RUsophomore guard MikeRosario’s teammate at St.Anthony, who was serenaded atthe RAC during a game last sea-son in an attempt at swaying himtowards a commitment toRutgers — was relatively quietoff the bench until garbage time,it was a pair of Coreys that ledthe Villanova charge.

Corey Fisher of St. Patrick’sand Corey Stokes of St.Benedict’s combined for 18points in the first half and fin-ished at a 12-for-20 shooting clip

— a combined 31-point effort tolead the Villanova charge.

And when Wright decided toplay a team of freshmen to closethe game, Cheek went off andended up leading Villanova with17 points. Overall, the three Jerseyproducts combined for 48 points.

WITH FIVE BLOCKED SHOTSagainst Villanova, senior cen-ter Hamady N’Diaye now sitsjust five away from secondplace in the program’s all-timerecord books.

Aided by a distinct heightadvantage over the Wildcat’sfour-guard offense, N’Diaye had anumber of emphatic swats, butthe Dakar, Senegal native was leftsusceptible to quick moves andpasses, and Villanova exploitedthose weaknesses to the tune of46 points in the paint.

James Bailey, who representedthe Knights from 1975-79 and hashis uniform hanging from theRAC’s rafters, had 304 swats dur-ing his career. Roy Hinson is RU’sall-time leader with 355 rejections.

FORMER WOMEN’Sbasketball player EpiphannyPrince, who departed after threeyears to play professionally over-seas this offseason, was in atten-dance. She received a very mildovation when announced over theloudspeaker late in the first half.

Also present were formerVillanova star and New JerseyNets guard Kerry Kittles, formerRutgers athletics director RobertE. Mulcahy, former Knights line-backer Kevin Malast and ex-men’s basketball player MarquisWebb — who got a considerablylouder ovation than Prince whenintroduced in the second half.

KNIGHTNOTEBOOK

Jersey boys lead ’Novato victory over Knights

DAN BRACAGLIA/ MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

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R utgers baseball headcoach and formerMontclair State head

coach Fred Hill Sr. will be hon-ored next month by Montclair.

The Montclair StateDepartment of IntercollegiateAthletics announced plans toretire his jersey, No. 24, in aFeb. 13 ceremony at theMayfair Farms in WestOrange, N.J., beginning at5:30 p.m.

The number will be the uni-versity’s third to be retired,with Naismith Basketball Hallof Fame member CarolBlazejowski (12) and CollegeFootball Hall of Fame inducteeSam Mills (62) as the only oth-ers to receive such an honor.

“There’s no one moredeserving of this honor thanCoach Hill, “ said current MSUhead baseball coach NormSchoenig. “For all that he hasdone, not only at MontclairState but the influence he hashad on the many players andcoaches in collegiate baseballthroughout his career.”

REDSHIRT JUNIORDominick Russo and juniorBilly Ashnault remain in thelatest Intermat individualrankings, the Web siteannounced Wednesday.

Heavyweight Russo stays atNo. 9 and Ashnault is listed asNo. 20 in the 133 lb. class.

Russo’s 15 pins are thehighest in the EIWA confer-ence, and Ashnault has a 19-7record in his first year withthe Knights.

THE RUTGERS WOMEN’Sbasketball team’s game againstMarquette this Saturday is“Take a Grandparent to theGame,” in which any child can get in free with an accompanying grandparent.

The game begins at 2 p.m. atthe Louis Brown Athletic Center.

UCONN BASKETBALLhead coach Jim Calhoun’s ill-ness that caused a medicalleave is not career ending,UConn Athletic Director JeffHathaway announcedWednesday during a pregamenews conference.

It was also announced thatthe leave of absence hadnothing to do with currentcontract negotiations.

Originally thought to be arecurring health issue, rumorsthat Calhoun’s medical prob-lems were a heart complicationor a third bout of cancer werequickly dispelled.

THE NBA FINEDBoston Celtics for wardRasheed Wallace $35,000 forpublicly criticizing of ficialsin Monday’s loss to theDallas Mavericks.

“[The officials] don’t liketough defense on [DirkNowitzki], so, of course, I get awhole lot of [expletive] calls,”Wallace said after the game inwhich foul trouble limited hisminutes. “That’s how the storygoes, I’m not worried about it.We’ll see them again.”

McCourty, Brown deserve more respect

T here’s no point in talkingabout left tackle AnthonyDavis. He’s a monster

with three years of experience ina BCS Conference and, despiteoff-the-field questions with histwo suspensions, he appears to bemore of a lock than Kenny Brittwas last year.

But beyond Davis, no Rutgersfootball player is getting anymore hype than the four that wentin the sixth and seventh roundlast season.

Cornerback Devin McCourtyand wide receiver Tim Brown,however, are both more than thatand deserve to hear their namescalled before 95 percent of RadioCity Music Hall empties out.

McCourty’s stock is on therise after a stellar senior seasonand will certainly get drafted atsome point over the weekend.

But McCourty is still highlyundervalued on most experts’draft boards.

The highest anyone with legit-imacy predicts McCourty to go isin the mid-third round, but he hassecond round value.

McCourty is everything acoach should want in an NFLplayer and whichever team snagshim has a steal of an athlete. He’sno Darrelle Revis in terms of hiscover skills — yet — but he shutdown Pitt’s Jonathan Baldwin andhe’s a freak of an athlete. Heoffers immense value on specialteams, returning a kickoff for atouchdown last season and block-ing a school record seven kicks inhis career.

There are zero questionsabout the kid’s personal back-ground, an increasingly impor-tant attribute in an age wheresports media does all it can tomirror TMZ, and he even has thefamily connection.

His twin brother, Jason, wasthe second of six Scarlet Knightsto get drafted last season, goingin the sixth round to theTennessee Titans where heenjoyed moderate success, start-

ing two games as a rookie. And ifJason’s 4.32 40-yard dash time atRU’s pro day last season is anyindication, watch out for Devinonce the workouts start.

Brown is set to test the NFLwaters with even more of a chip onhis shoulder than McCourty, con-tinually hearing nothing but knockson his 5-foot-8, 165-pound frame.

And that isn’t fair.His size has yet to be a detri-

ment to him, always poppingright up after each bone-crushing

hit. In fact, the only injury Brownsuffered in his last two seasonscame when his own player fell onhis leg at a weird angle.

Certainly, hits from the likes ofBrian Dawkins and Kerry Rhodesare different from anything theMiami native experienced before,but you can’t rule out Brown beforeseeing what he can do in live action.

His blazing speed is enough tointrigue Raiders’ owner Al Davis, buthe also has great hands and a schoolrecord 20 career touchdowns.

Brown will draw theinevitable off-the-field questionsbecause he nearly left the teamwith personal issues between hissophomore and junior seasons.But head coach Greg Schianosaid he did everything right tofight his way back onto the teamand he went on to haul in 16touchdowns and more than1,700 yards since then.

— Sam Hellman can bereached for comments or criticismat sthellman@gmail.com

RAMON DOMPOR/ ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Despite a strong senior campaign, cornerback Devin McCourty (21) is listed at a mid-third roundpick at best. McCourty will follow his twin brother Jason to the NFL at the draft this spring.

SAM HELLMAN

Hell’s Kitchen

BY KYLE FRANKOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

One Philadelphia journalist cover-ing last night’s Rutgers-Villanovamen’s basketball game turned to the

other and said,“Can we gohome now?”

That was athalftime —when the

Wildcats led by 22.Villanova scored early and often,

showing off its full arsenal of weapons,cruising to an easy 94-68 victory overthe Scarlet Knights at the Louis BrownAthletic Center.

“For any team — Rutgers, whoever itis — it’s unacceptable not to be toughon the court,” said an embarrassedHamady N’Diaye as he held back tears.“Once you step on the court, you haveto bring everything that you have andwe didn’t bring it as a team tonight.That’s horrible.”

The 22-point halftime deficit fac-ing RU practically sums up its seasonand time under head coach Fred HillJr. — out-manned, out-muscled andout-played by a superior Big Eastteam. The 94 points were the mostallowed to a conference opponentunder Hill.

In prior games, the Knights crawledback to make things interesting, but notlast night — and not against a Villanovateam that got points from 10 of the 11players that appeared.

“I think we have to start playingthe first half like we play the second,”said Hill, whose team was out-rebounded 52-28 and gave up 23 onthe of fensive glass. “It seems to be atrend with this team. I wish I had ananswer for it. We let them get us on

the glass. It’s not something we’regood at and we have to get better at it.… We gave up 23 for the game and Ithink we had five of f missed freethrows, which is totally inexcusable.”

The lead ballooned to as much as 32in the second half after Corey Stokesburied one of his four three pointerswith 16:35 remaining.

Stokes, a Bayonne native, led theVillanova (17-1, 6-0) assault with 16points while fellow guard CoreyFisher, a St. Patrick’s product, added15. Dominic Cheek, a Jersey Citynative, led the ’Cats in scoring with 17,most of which came in the game’s final five minutes.

’Nova hardly needed a contributionfrom the Big East’s fourth leadingscorer, Scottie Reynolds. The seniorguard got a well-deserved break fromscoring finishing with nine points in28 minutes.

“We were playing ever ybodybefore because we didn’t really have arotation,” said Villanova head coachJay Wright. “We need to play theseguys. We’re starting to get the rota-tion down and the guys are starting toget comfortable. For us to be a goodteam coming down [the stretch], wehave to play 11 guys.”

For the Knights, Dane Miller contin-ued to show his offensive game, con-necting on 10-of-19 shooting en route tohis game-high 26 points — tying hiscareer-high set earlier this month in aloss at Providence.

The freshman forward scored ninestraight points over a three-minutestretch to bring RU within 17 with justunder eight minutes to play.

While Miller was showcasing hisof fensive skills against the nation’s

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NO SURPRISESMiller’s game-high 26 points not enough as Villanova trounces Rutgers at home for seventh straight loss

SEE SURPRISES ON PAGE 18

MEN’S BASKETBALL

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Guard Corey Fisher, left, and the Wildcats had their way with the Rutgers defense the entire game.Fisher finished with 15 points as Villanova shot an even 50 percent from the floor as a team.

Wheeleremerging asspark plugfor offense

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSONSENIOR WRITER

Off the court, she’s the shortguard with the big smile.

But come game time, freshmanE r i c aW h e e l e r

means business. And after a quietstart to the season, the 5-foot-7Miami native is finally coming intoher own as a Scarlet Knight.

The sweet-shooting Wheelerscored in double figures in twogames over break, and is begin-ning to make an impact on thestat sheet.

“I’m getting my confidence upand I realize that my team reallyneeds me so that really drives me,”Wheeler said. “I have to step upand step into my role. I’ve beendoing well and I’m looking to con-tinue to play well.”

Wheeler played a career-high 26minutes against DePaul and turned

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

SEE SPARK ON PAGE 16

Knights face top competition at weekend meetBY KEVIN O’ROURKE

STAFF WRITER

For at least one weekend, theeyes of the college swimmingworld will descend on Piscataway.

T h eR u t g e r ss w i m -ming andd i v i n gt e a mplays host

to the Swimming World MagazineCollege Conference Carnivalbeginning Friday at the RutgersAquatic Center.

“It’s a big, enter tainingevent,” said head coach ChuckWarner. “It’s really a great show.We’re going to have clown divingand a lot of dif ferent things thatgo on. Last year, it was seen byabout 2,500 people on liveInternet TV, and I think this yearwill be much better.”

Warner said his team is excitedat the prospect of performing infront of a packed house in acharged atmosphere. Six formerOlympians will be on hand as spe-cial guests and to call the action onSwimming World TV.

“I think our girls love it,”Warner said. “Last year we did agreat job at it and I think that justmakes it that much more exciting.”

SEE COMPETITION ON PAGE 15

COLLEGE CONF.CARNIVAL, TONIGHT, 6:30 P.M.

SWIMMING & DIVING

DAN BRACAGLIA/ MULTIMEDIA EDITOR/ FILE PHOTO

Senior swimmer Hailey Weniger placed fourth in the 500-yard freestyle event in Rutgers’ previous meetagainst Maryland. The Knights return to action this weekend at the Rutgers Aquatic Center.