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With extendedlibrary hours, students now havemore time to studyand get their work done.

Airplane regulationslead to problems for people on flights, from pregnant women to Kevin Smith.

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BY GREG FLYNNCORRESPONDENT

In a series of proposed sweeping cutsaimed at closing a $2.2 billion gap in thestate’s current-year budget by June 30,Gov. Chris Christie announced on Fridayplans to slash operating aid to higher edu-cation in the state by $62.1 million.

Based on available information, theUniversity’s share of the reduction is $18.5million, President Richard L. McCormicksaid in a letter to the University community.

A large reduction in state support thislate in the year to the University’s $1.9 bil-lion budget will be difficult to handle,since students and classes are in place andfunds have largely been spent or commit-ted, Vice President for UniversityBudgeting Nancy Winterbauer said.

“Enrollments are at an all-time high, sothat there are more students requiring serv-ices,” Winterbauer said. “We do not yet have

a sense of the effects of this cut, but it cer-tainly will strain already taxed programs andservices and will require that needed expen-ditures be delayed. The cuts are so signifi-cant that budgets across the University willneed to be reduced to meet the shortfall.”

The University must redouble itsefforts to secure new sources of revenueand to enhance those that are within itscontrol, McCormick said.

Private giving, new programs for newstudents, off-campus programs and onlineand continuing education courses are justsome of the new sources of revenue,Winterbauer said.

These sources are worth pursuingbecause they are not subject to the con-straints that come with state aid, she said.

“Given the recent fluctuations in statesupport, units have been looking for otherrevenue sources that are more in our con-

Christie slashes $18.5Mfrom University funding

Students enjoy the extended hours of four main University libraries: The Mabel Smith DouglassLibrary, Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus, the Library of Science and Medicineon Busch campus and Kilmer Library on Livingston campus. See PAGE 3 for the full story.

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Livingston campus plans to reel in movie theaterBY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI

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The silver screen may soon be comingto Piscataway.

University officials are considering the con-struction of a multi purpose movie theater onLivingston campus as part of the campus’s long-term revitalization, Vice President for Facilitiesand Capital Planning Antonio Calcado said.

“It is one of the functions we are evaluat-ing as a possible amenity that we might

bring to campus,” said Executive Directorfor Facilities, Planning and DevelopmentFrank Wong. “A movie theater is one of thethings students indicated they would like tosee on campus, so it is sort of in the mix tobe studied.”

The movie theater would be created as partof the University’s renewed vision for Livingstoncampus, which includes the construction ofthree major residence halls at the corner ofRockefeller Road and Joyce Kilmer Avenue andalong Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Wong said.

The potential movie theater could bebuilt in the area that will reserve 25,000square feet for retail and commercial spaceslike restaurants, food markets, pharmaciesand banks spaces through the proposedLivingston campus housing project,Calcado said.

“[The theater] could be a part of the hous-ing project, and it may be in one of the hous-ing buildings on the ground floor,” he said.

The housing project will cost $215 million,which will be paid through a bond sale

repayable through student fees, Calcado said. The creation of a movie theater will

depend on University expenses and the ver-satility of the space, he said. The Universitymust be able to use it for other purposes, likeclassroom instruction.

“It would have to be something that really… fulfills the mission of the University and ismulti functional,” Calcado said. “If we canlink those two up in a way that it is economi-

Plans for the new residence hall on Livingston campus, above, are set be to be completed by thesummer of 2012 and include apartments with four single bedrooms in each, creating 1,500 more

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BY COLLEEN ROACHECORRESPONDENT

Eight days sealed students’ fates for the next14 weeks before the University Senate voted toextend its registration period. Now, that numberis nine.

At its first meeting of the year in January, theSenate decided to lengthen the period for addingor dropping a course by one day each for the fall2010 and spring 2011 semesters, following a rec-ommendation from the Academic Standards,Regulations and Admissions Committee. As ofSeptember, students will have eight days to drop acourse and nine days to add a new one.

The Senate also recommended that course syl-labi be made more available to students onlinebefore the start of classes each semester.

Executive Vice President for AcademicAffairs Philip J. Furmanski said he supports theSenate’s action.

“I think what we want to do is balance out giv-ing students the opportunity to select classes thatare best for them,” he said.

Furmanski said he is also a strong proponentof having course syllabi online, and theUniversity urges academic departments to makethe syllabi available to students as early as possi-ble each semester.

Senate tacks onextra day to class add/drop period

Facilities draw out housing ideas BY REENA DIAMANTE

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Livingston residents will proba-bly have one more thing to look for-ward to when returning to campusin fall 2012 — the Livingston cam-pus renaissance.

As part of its vision to redevelopthe Livingston campus, theUniversity is starting construction

on a new residence hall scheduledto be completed by the summer of2012, said Steven Dubiago, associ-ate director of Housing Operations.

The residence halls will houseabout 1,400 undergraduate stu-dents and 100 graduate students,and will consist of multiple mid-riseapartment complexes, he said.

Each apartment will have foursingle bedrooms along with a

kitchen, living room and two bath-rooms, Dubiago said.

The apartments would be builtat the intersection of Joyce KilmerAvenue and Rockefeller Road,where there currently is a parkinglot, he said.

The new residence hall is part ofUniversity President Richard L.

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Longer library hours accommodate student needsBY REENA DIAMANTE

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

In response to students’ com-plaints about insufficient libraryhours, the University’s fourlargest libraries extended itshours near the start of the semes-ter, and most students are satis-fied with the change.

“I believe this will positivelyaffect the campus community byproviding students with more quietstudy spaces for expanded periodsof time,” said University LibrariesSpokesman Harry Glazer.“Studying will thus be more pro-ductive and pleasant and, perhaps,more effective.”

Alexander Library on theCollege Avenue campus and theLibrary of Science and Medicineon Busch campus will stay openuntil midnight on Friday andSaturday nights, a three-hourextension on Fridays and a six-hour extension on Saturdays. Nochange will take place for thelibraries from Sunday to Thursdaynights, on which they will remainopen until 2 a.m.

The Mabel Smith DouglassLibrary and the Kilmer Library onLivingston campus will stay openuntil 2 a.m. from Sunday toThursday, a two-hour extension inoperation. Friday and Saturdayclosing times at each location — 9p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively —will not change.

Kilmer Library on the Livingston campus is now open until 2 a.m. from Sunday throughThursday, which is two hours longer than its previous hours of operation.

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Through a variety of forums anddifferent surveys conducted overthe past few years, administrators atthe libraries learned that extendinghours was a primary concern forstudents, Glazer said.

The libraries staff met withExecutive Vice President forAcademic Affairs Philip J.Furmanski, Vice President forStudent Affairs Gregory S. Blimling,Vice President for Administrationand Public Safety Jay Kohl and stu-dent leaders two months ago to dis-cuss their concerns with theUniversity, where they learned thatlibrary operations were one of theconcerns, said Marianne Gaunt,vice president of InformationServices and University librarian.

“Their concerns included a hostof things involving facilities,libraries, transportation systemsand housing. The vice presidentstook a look at their areas and pre-pared a report,” she said.

Kevin Caldwell, an employee atthe Alexander Library, noticed thatmore people are coming to thelibraries late at night.

“I don’t see any problem withthe new hours,” said Caldwell, aSchool of Arts and Sciences sopho-more. “It gives students moreopportunity to use the resourceshere. Students can use the quietstudy rooms, and the stacks ofbooks are still open for them.”

School of Arts and Sciencessophomore Matthew Delos Santos

is also in favor of the longer hours. “I make the most use of the

libraries when I stay at theUniversity during the weekends,”Delos Santos said. “Before … thelibraries would close so early.Those hours didn’t give me enoughtime to finish my work.”

School of Arts and Sciencessophomore Regina Delamercedlikes to spend her time at theDouglass Library and is glad shewill be able to stay there longer.

“I have many assignments andreadings to complete for my class-es, and I get easily distracted atmy apartment, so I enjoy going tothe Douglass Library,”Delamerced said. “The calmatmosphere there is perfect for

studying. I was happy when Ifound out the library recentlyextended their hours.”

Managing the change financial-ly was an important issue, Glazersaid. He expressed gratitude toFurmanski, whose office’s fundingmade it possible.

“The main reason why we hadnot extended the hours in previ-ous years was, to put it frankly, afinancial issue,” Gaunt said. “Oncewe understood that the students’requests were reasonable, we cre-ated a cost-figure. We learned thatwe were able to implement thenew hours this semester.”

It is still too early to tell if thenew hours at the UniversityLibraries are making anyprogress, Gaunt said. TheUniversity will evaluate thechange over the next year.

“[The changes’ effectiveness]all depends on the library, the res-idence of the campus and the col-lection,” she said. “We are tryingto extend the right hours in theright libraries.”

Library administrators andemployees are tracking usage tomake sure the facilities are usedwell and to look for patterns,Gaunt said.

There are some concernsabout later hours, Gaunt said.Monitoring buildings, ensuringthe safety of students andemployees and providing trans-portation are top priorities.

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McCormick’s vision of redevel-oping Livingston campus, saidAntonio Calcado, vice presidentfor University Facilities andCapital Planning.

“The Livingston developmentproject will transform Livingstoninto a new professional and busi-ness campus for RutgersUniversity,” Calcado said.

The Board of Governorsapproved the Livingston housingproject last year to help copewith an on-campus housingshortage, Dubiago said.

“Increased demand for on-campus housing has resultedin an existing housing short-age,” he said. “The need toconstruct new housing facili-ties is a key step to enableRutgers to meet the housingneeds of the students enrolledat Rutgers University.”

The development of a newresidence hall, along with thegreater plan of redevelopingLivingston campus, will satisfycurrent housing demand,Dubiago said.

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School of Arts and Sciencessophomore Francis Perez said hesupports the Senate’s decision.

“It would give students achance to see how classes workout with their schedules with thatextra day,” he said.

Perez said extra time to final-ize his schedule might have beenhelpful last semester, when heregistered for a class and laterhad to withdraw after theadd/drop period.

“A class didn’t fit in my sched-ule as I thought it would, and itwas basically just too late [todrop it],” he said. “I could havegotten that extra day or that extracouple of days to realize that, andthen I wouldn’t have the ‘W’ onmy transcript.”

School of Environmental andBiological Sciences sophomoreShari Richmond also agrees withthe add/drop extension.

“I feel like we’re too rushed.[It’s difficult] especially for fresh-men,” she said. “It’s really hard toget into the classes that you needto or that you want to. I think [thedecision] is a good thing.”

Although Richmond said theperiod could last a few moredays, she acknowledged that theUniversity must act gradually.

“It could be longer, but I mean,it’s one step at a time,” she said.

School of Arts and Sciencesjunior Tereston Bertrand said heagrees that students need moretime, especially those who takescience courses that require ses-sions outside of class.

“I think it’s a very good idea,because students do need moretime to decide whether or notthey want to keep a class,”Tereston said. “In my case, wedon’t really know how to feel fora class [considering] labs.”

Still, Bertrand said he wouldappreciate having a few moredays — or even a few weeks — todecide whether or not to sign upfor or remain in a class.Registration for many courses hewanted to take in the past filledup quickly, and he said more timemay be beneficial in that regard.

Rutgers College senior StaceyCha also is in favor of the decision.

“I think it’s a really good choice,because the amount of timethey’ve given us in the past — andnow, in the present — is not longenough,” she said. “By the timeyou get situated, it’s too late.”

Cha said her professors dida good job of making syllabiavailable early throughout hercollege career, and she encour-ages all professors to do so, asit is helpful.

“It might be a really good tem-plate for what’s to come in theclass, so people can know how toarrange their schedules, not totake on too many hard classes allat once,” she said.

The fall 2010 and spring 2011are trial semesters for the newpolicies, and the AcademicStandards, Regulations andAdmissions Committee willreview the decision after the sec-ond semester of the coming aca-demic year.

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In addition to creating 1,500new beds, the new residence hallwill also offer retail and supportservices to the campus communi-ty and visitors through street-level stores, he said.

Outdoor areas, courtyards andwalkways will also be created tohelp promote pedestrian activityand student socialization,Dubiago said. Sidewalks alongthe street-level stores will be wideenough to accommodate streetfurniture and planting.

The residential spaces will havea variety of amenities for studentswho decide to live there, he said.

“The project will include multifunctional lounges and program-ming areas to strengthen commu-nity building, support informalsocialization and provide spacesfor student events and activities,”Dubiago said. “Discussion of a pos-sible computer lab, fitness roomsand theater are being considered.”

Many students are very sup-portive of the new housing proj-ect and excited to see the cam-pus’ transformation.

“The vision that administratorshave is good in theory,” said JoshDavid, a School of Arts andSciences sophomore. “The newresidence hall along with the com-bination of new professional

schools, like a business school, willmake a vibrant campus communityfor students who live here.”

Arielle Alphonse, vice presi-dent of the Livingston CampusCouncil, said she loves living onthe campus and thinks the facilityupgrades and a new residencehall will attract other residents.

“Although many new stu-dents may have come into theUniversity with negative percep-tions of the campus, many of thestudents have come to like livingon Livingston because of thecommunity provided here,” saidAlphonse, a School of Arts andSciences junior. “In addition tothe new facilities such as theexpansion of the student center,students’ perceptions of thecampus have really changed forthe better.”

But students have mixedconcerns with the new con-struction of residence halls onLivingston campus.

Winiris De Moya, LivingstonCampus Council president, alsosupports the project but worriesit could create a social dividebetween residents living in thenew buildings and those still liv-ing in the older ones.

“My biggest concern is havinga campus being divided within

itself,” said De Moya, a RutgersCollege senior. “The new housingis supposed to be gorgeous andoutstanding. What’s going to hap-pen to the quads?”

De Moya hopes all residen-tial buildings on Livingston willbe renovated.

Other students like ShaunPande, a Livingston CampusCouncil member, believe currentfirst-year students should be givenpriority to live in the new buildingwhen they are seniors.

“I don’t want first-year stu-dents who want to live at the newresidence hall to be at the mercyof the lottery system,” saidPande, a Rutgers BusinessSchool sophomore. “I think thereshould be some sort of programthat gives priority to the studentswho have developed the historyof Livingston.”

Calcado believes the con-struction will create a healthymix of students.

“What you’ll see is a continu-um of first-year students to pro-fessional studies,” he said. “Partof the education at RutgersUniversity is not just what youlearn in a classroom, but part ofthe process is learning from oth-ers around you. It will be benefi-cial for everyone.”

One of the goals of the pres-entation is to increase awarenessof the man the University bor-rows its name from, Gaunt said.

“The background and accom-plishments of the man that pro-vided us with that name, HenryRutgers, is sadly much less well-

known,” she said.Henry Rutgers

was a Dutchlandowner in NewYork and graduateof Queens College,Fowler said. Hewas a patriot whofought against theBritish during theRevolutionary War.He then became

a trustee of his alma mater, Queens College.

“Indeed, my father’s 320-pagehistory of the University devotedonly three paragraphs to [HenryRutgers],” McCormick said.

The presentations andexhibit are devoted to answer-ing the question of who HenryRutgers is, he said.

John Gatlin, a College ofEngineering alumnus, traveledfrom Virginia to be at yesterday’sevent. Gatlin was amazed at someof the facts he learned, like theclosing of Queens College due tofinancial troubles.

“It looks like the folks reallydid an awful lot of research and

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Exhibit showcases overlooked history of U. namesakeBY NEIL P. KYPERSACTING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

For some, hearing the nameRutgers might ring bells for itsathletics or its reputation as oneof the largest institutions in thecountry. But for the University,the name tracesfurther back tocolonial America.

Various admin-istrators, staff,alumni and stu-dents packed theAlexander Libraryon the CollegeAvenue campuslast night to cele-brate the openingof an exhibit commemoratingCol. Henry Rutgers, theUniversity’s namesake.

Event attendees saw presenta-tions from University LibrarianMarianne Gaunt, UniversityPresident Richard L.McCormick, Historian DavidFowler, history Professor PaulClemens and University ArchivistThomas Frusciano.

“Through the presentationswe hear today … [we willexplore] the life of philanthropist,legislator, land owner, revolution-ary war officer and our Universitynamesake Henry Rutgers,” saidGaunt, vice president forInformation Services.

Historian David Fowler is one of five speakers who presented parts of Col. Henry Rutgers’life at the launching of an exhibit dedicated to the University namesake.

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“There is a lot moreto the history

of the school thananyone thought.”

STEVE ROCHAHistorical Society member

uncovered some real interest-ing documents and papers …which I think it would beworthwhile for all the studentsto look into and learn moreabout the histor y of theUniversity,” Gatlin said.

The Historical Society at theUniversity was glad to see astudy about the colonel andhopes this research leads to abiography, said Steve Rocha andRichard Wells, members of theHistorical Society.

“There is a lot more to the his-tory of the school than anyonethought … just being in TheHistorical Society … I havelearned much more about thefounding of the University,” saidRocha, a Rutgers College junior.“I feel a lot more connected tothe University.”

The origins and past of anyuniversity is something studentsshould care about and take inter-est in, said Wells, a School ofArts and Sciences sophomore.

“The history of where youattend your school is so invalu-able,” he said.

McCormick said HenryRutgers left the University withmore than a bell and a bond butalso with his name — one thatbrings pride to all those connect-ed to it.

The “Benevolent Patriot: TheLife and Time of Henry Rutgers”will be open for viewing for thenext four months and can befound at the library’s entrance.

a cut of this size. Savings thatwere reported to the state treas-urer are savings from deferringplanned salary increases for fac-ulty and staff, Winterbauer said.

The faculty and staff unionssaved the University more moneythat had been budgeted forsalary increases through theiragreement with the University,Bender said.

“Since the budget from thestate, even before the latest cut,did not include any state fundingfor employee salary increases,the deferrals of these raises arereally unfunded costs that wereavoided, not cash in hand,”Winterbauer said.

Still, state support is just one of

a number of different sources ofaid, Bender said.

“Tuition went up 3 percent.Enrollment rose as well. Rutgershas been bringing in hundreds ofmillions for research from the fed-

eral stimulus,” he said. “State fund-ing is a fraction of the overallRutgers budget, so it is only onefactor to consider.”

The American Federation ofTeachers remains skeptical ofsavings, as the recent contractnegotiations and other increasedrevenues have enhanced theUniversity’s budget flexibility,said Patrick Nowlan, AmericanAssociation of UniversityProfessors-American Federationof Teachers executive director.

“We limited their expenses byreaching these agreements tomodify our contract,” Nowlan said.

URA-AFT members supportthe programs that deliver hun-dreds of millions of dollars to the

University from external grantsto conduct research, Bender said.

“Please keep in mind, whenwe are talking about unionizedstaff and faculty, these are thepeople who make the Universitywork — from the faculty deliver-ing quality education to staff pro-viding comprehensive servicesnecessary to support theUniversity’s mission,” he said.

Bender said the Universitycommunity should make the casefor quality public education inNew Jersey and at the University.

“Students, faculty and staff atthe University need to let the gov-ernor and Trenton know that wewant to see increased support forhigher education,” he said.

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trol, and that will reduce theUniversity’s reliance on statefunding,” Winterbauer said.

Nat Bender, executive vice pres-ident of Union of RutgersA d m i n i s t r a t o r s - A m e r i c a nFederation of Teachers, said hebelieves the University has thereserves to absorb the cut withoutinterrupting operations and stu-dent services.

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cally feasible, then certainly, itwill be out there.”

The theater would likely beUniversity-run and would probablynot be a multiplex cinema, he said.

“We are going through abunch of options, and we will seewhat works best,” Calcado said.

A number of different, small-er stores would be located on thefirst floor of one of the buildings,which will have a retail plaza out-side, he said.

“It will really be a pretty coolplace, somewhere to go to,”Calcado said.

Outreach to different studentgroups and individuals showed thatstudents had a strong desire foradditional dining experiences andplaces for people to hang out, Wongsaid. He hopes these retail spaceswill help provide these amenities tostudents so they will not feel a needto go to another campus.

“Livingston won’t be a placewhere people leave, but rather adestination,” Wong said.

The University already beganremoving debris and brush forthe project and anticipates theunits to open in September 2012,with major construction begin-ning this summer, Calcado said.

In addition to the housing proj-ect, construction will soon begin ona new dining hall that will be builtbehind and linked to the new stu-dent center, said Calcado, notingthat a construction contract willlikely be granted at Wednesday’sBoard of Governors meeting.

The new dining hall should becomplete by late 2011 or early2012, Wong said.

The University may also build ahotel and conference center as partof the campus development projectthat could open after the new busi-ness school is completed, he said.

Though concerned about apotential future divide betweenthose living in the old and newsections of the campus,Livingston Campus CouncilPresident Winiris De Moya saidthe campus has been lacking inamenities for decades and isexcited for the upgrades and cre-ation of new retail spaces.

“To have all these spaces com-ing onto our campus is a greatthing,” said De Moya, a RutgersCollege senior.

THEATER: New dining

hall to be complete by 2012

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“We want to see increased

support for higher education.”

NAT BENDERURA-AFT

Executive Vice President

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18 Want to ‘rep’ RU with pride? Do it the fashion forward wayat 8 p.m. in the Rutgers Student Center MultipurposeRoom on the College Avenue campus. Get a chance to pre-purchase new officially licensed Rutgers gear from thefashion houses of Marc Ecko, Victoria’s Secret, UnderArmour, Vera Bradley along with Nike, Champion andmore! Models are Rutgers’ very own superstar studentleaders, so come support. All event proceeds go to theRutgers Against Hunger Campaign! Tickets for faculty,staff and guests are $5 at the Student Activities Center onthe College Avenue campus or at any University bookstoreor convenience store! One guest allowed per RU ID.

22 The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the CollegeAvenue campus is presenting its fourth annual“Celebration of Storytelling” for preschool audiences.Starting at 10 a.m., the Maia String Quartet will tell storiesand perform classical music. The celebration will continuethe next morning at 10 a.m. with a storytelling perform-ance by nationally acclaimed storyteller Beth Horner, whowill then hold a teacher workshop from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.Early registration for this free event is recommended.Anyone interested should call (732)-932-7237 ext. 615 toreserve a space in any of the programs.

25 “Crossroads: Migration, Language and Literature inAfrica” is a conference designed to foster transdisciplinaryunderstanding of the complex interplay between language,literature and migration, and of the varied patterns of lan-guage and literary movement, formation and practice aris-ing from contemporary and historical migration withinand to Africa. The conference begins at 6:30 p.m. and willend Saturday, Feb. 27 at 12 p.m. in the Rutgers StudentCenter on the College Avenue campus. Contact ReneeDeLancey at rdelance@rci.rutgers.edu or (732)-445-6638for more information.

Need a tune up? Want to de-stress, relax and explore cul-ture? “Sacred Sounds” is back! Come join the RutgersBhakti Club for an electrifying evening of musical medita-tions, exotic drumming and dance all with world-famouskirtan bands As Kindred Spirits and Mayapuris. “SacredSounds” will begin at 8:30 p.m. in the Rutgers StudentCenter on the College Avenue campus. If there is oneBhakti gathering to attend all semester, this is the one!RSVP at www.bhakticlub.org.

17 Lona Valmoro, a Rutgers College alumna and special assis-tant to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will be discussingher experiences as a top aide in the Senate andDepartment of State, as well as her professional journeyfrom the University to the capital. The lecture will takeplace at 5 p.m. in the Eagleton Institute of Politics onDouglass campus. To hear her speak, RSVP to (732)-932-9384 x331 or online at http://www.eagleton.rutgers.edu/rsvp-valmoro.php

Fat Tuesday comes twice this year! Enjoy another day offeasting with Student Life at 7:30 p.m. in the LivingstonStudent Center. Experience Mardi Gras from a new per-spective. Get a taste of this international celebration withGreek, Italian, Turkish, French, Egyptian and otherMediterranean cultures. Enjoy free food, music, masks andguest performances. Supplies limited.

24 Going KNOTS over midterms? Decompress for less with aFREE massage from The Somerset School of Massage at7:30 p.m. at The Cove in the Busch Campus Center. Feelgreat by learning how to reduce your stress with ourproven relaxation techniques. Remember: Massage thera-pists only have so many hands! First come, first relieved.

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3 How do YOU fondue? Find out at 7:30 p.m. at The Cove inthe Busch Campus Center. Test your taste buds this seasonwith Fresh Frites and their tantalizing sauces and dips.Learn some of the dos and don’ts of FONDUE in this funand educational program. Dip your favorite treat in choco-late, cheese or even caramel sauces. Supplies limited.

they learned how to identifyan adverb. I’m talking aboutreal life college students whocan’t discern betweenthere/their/they’re or recalltheir last intelligent thought.The occasional slip-up isacceptable, but it’s not eventhe simple grammar that gets

me fuming. The content in the majority of posts, be iton Blogspot or Tumblr, lacks any indication of sub-stance. I have to sift through the endless butchery ofthe English language to arrive at any meaningful com-mentary. I’m not quite sure when diarrhea of the fin-gertips became acceptable, as now it proliferatesthrough the youth of America. Just because there isinfinite space for viral garbage to lie, the level ofsophistication need not turn to dust.

It’s not uncommon for a routine backgroundcheck to include an in-depth examination of a per-son’s public profiles these days. Future employersdon’t inspect your online Web pages solely to seehow well you enjoyed a Saturday night of inebriationat the fraternity house wearing less than the broads

of “Jersey Shore.” They look to see ifyou possess a shred of self-awarenessand an ability to formulate an intelli-gent thought in a public setting. Thusfar, as a population, we’ve failed mis-erably. For those of you that aren’teven minimally articulate enough tocreate your own Web page, recognizethis and keep sexting. At least thatgarbage stays private.

Our mere presence on these sites inever-growing numbers is evidence thatwe’ve transformed into brainless nar-

cissists, asserting our ideas and comments onto otherswhether they’re interested or not — and it’s likely thelatter. We even managed to transform the Internet backto a high school combination of jealousy and superla-tives through the birth of Tumblarity. No matter howcontroversial, perhaps the concept wasn’t terriblyflawed, as it didn’t usually reward ubiquitous idiocy.

So what makes me a viable candidate to throwmy mind into the blogosphere ring? Am I worthybecause I can arrange syntax in a sensibly articulatemanner? Why couldn’t I keep my labyrinth underwraps in my pretentious black Moleskin? In fact, Ihave a severe aversion to capital letters. For thesereasons, I halfway regret posting my newly activat-ed Tumblr to my private — but not really private —Facebook account last night. I feel guilty for tempt-ing Internet users to feel compelled to follow me,but after all, maybe I’m not tempting anybody at all. After all, I can always delete it.

Lauren Caruso is a Cook College senior majoringin journalism and media studies with a minor inenvironmental policy, institute and behavior.

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I caved. It took nearly ayear, but I took theplunge into territory I

swore off at the onset of thismess. It happened lateTuesday evening as the snowbegan to dissipate any street-walkers into the safety oftheir homes. I had finally set-tled into bed after a long day of trekking through thecity, but slumber wasn’t coming easy, so I grabbedMack from his shelf — yes, my laptop is anthropo-morphic — and opened up all 16 of my favorite blogs.Then, against my better judgment, it happened.

I made my own.I don’t know what came over me. Many a friend

has suggested I compile my thoughts and referredposts into a defined (yet intangible) space, but I’veresisted, mostly because I’m technologically inca-pable at best. I suppose creating your own blog is adecent career move, as faking computer savvy is anecessity in the journalism world these days, butI’m backing in slowly. Even with this blatant oppor-tunity to shamelessly plug said blog, I’m uncertain ifI’m worthy of my own corner of theInternet, so I’ll keep it concealed fornow. Besides, it’s still in its initialphase — a stream of reblogged pic-torial consciousness sprinkled withbouts of analytical commentary foryour viewing pleasure, if you will.

Now, nearly everybody I’veencountered as of late can boast somesort of active blog, a social network-ing account or a permanent mark onthe online world — thanks to theuprising of interactive multimedia.This isn’t to say each of these people is articulate andwell-equipped with superior, or even mediocre, gram-matical skills. In fact, I’m still not sure if many ofthem can arrange a written sentence properly — syn-tax just isn’t one of their more redeeming qualities.

This leads me to my complaint.Most people argue that new media dumbs peo-

ple down. I’m just arguing that more dumb peoplehave Internet access. While new media makes con-stant rebuttal quick and effortless, which somehowended up in depreciate standards that hover some-where near pitiful, the Web is no longer confined tothose with outstanding resources. Some Internetusers just should not be entitled to project their idi-otic banter onto my hopeful eyes. While I’m notlooking for constant genius via the Web, the timesthat I’d like to employ the “look, but don’t touch”clause to the online world are growing exponential-ly. Somehow, anyone with access to a computer ison a level playing field, leaving those with a workingbrain destined to suffer.

I’m not talking about the pre-adolescent demo-graphic who learned how to surf the Internet before

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Small fee to pay forbus system upgrade

P ushing through a crowded bus in order to grab onto a coldmetal bar, let alone finding a seat is a painful experience formany a University student nowadays. During midday rush, one

could even have the difficulty of getting on the bus itself. It is safe tosay that at some point we have all had this problem. According to JackMolenaar, director of Transportation Services, the University maysoon add more buses to the B, LX, REXL and REXB routes — as theyare the routes that have received the highest number of complaintsfrom students of the University. These changes will cost an estimatedquarter of a million dollars and will surely come out of students’ pock-ets. In addition, Molenaar also spoke of adding buses to the weekendroutes, which would allow buses to run every 12 minutes.

It is understandable that amid ever-rising tuition and other fees,students would object to almost any additional charge. But a claimedincrease of $8.50 per student per year will not be as hard-hitting asmany would have expected. After all, if students want these majorimprovements, then they should be ready to pay this minimal sum.Surely we all want to get on the correct bus that hopefully takes us toour classes on time. Therefore, an increase of $8.50 on the term billis nothing.

When it comes to parents who do not agree with “any furthercharges” on their child’s college bills, it must be said that the majorityof them do not know what students at the University go through asthey rush from campus to campus on crowded buses. The bus drivermay tell a student to step behind the yellow line even though they areclearly not obstructing his side mirrors. In those cases, students aresimply packed in like sardines and could not deny the fact that extrabuses are needed. When someone who obviously has not taken ashower in four days, pushes against others surrounding him, those arethe times when students want the extra buses. But when a price tagcomes with it, albeit a small one, people think twice about it.

Running for the bus as we try to get to class on time is surely some-thing we will not miss. And when the bus driver simply does not stopat Scott Hall on the College Avenue campus because the bus is packedand rushed students turn savage as they try to get on, we know thatthe University needs more transportation. In fact, these things alreadyhappen, so why protest a minimal fee for a commodity that we all wantand need.

“The background and accomplishments of the man that provided us with that name,

Henry Rutgers, is sadly much less well-known.”Marianne Gaunt, vice president for Information Services and

University Librarian, on Henry Rutgers’ accomplishments

STORY IN UNIVERSITY

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Some Internetusers just shouldnot be entitled to

project their idioticbanter onto myhopeful eyes.”

OrdinaryMadness

LAUREN CARUSO

Corporate policy controls common sense

C orporate policy once again wins over common sense. A doctorand his pregnant wife were kicked off a Spirit Airlines flightafter asking for water. The airplane had been grounded at

LaGuardia Airport for two hours, during which time Mitchell Roslinattempted to get water for his 7-month pregnant wife only to berefused. According to a New York Post article on the event, flightattendants continuously turned down Roslin’s requests because theywere “against corporate policy.”

When did we get to a point where we deny water to a pregnantwoman, regardless of whether it is against corporate policy? Some poli-cies simply go too far in their attempts to provide safety for all. Perhapsthe rule also attempts to remain fair to all as it applies to all, but to everyrule, there is a humane exception, and this should be one example.

The problem may be that with today’s plethora of somewhat point-less and highly intrusive “security measures” at airports, there still isa threat of attacks, and authorities continue to install more measures.Another case of the Transportation Security Administration’s overkillhappened back in March according to The Philadelphia Inquirer,when a disabled boy was not allowed to pass through airport securitybefore he took off his leg braces. He was not even allowed to walk withhis parents, but by himself, if he wanted to get on a plane to Orlando,F.L., with his family.

Even after all of these restrictions that seemingly keep us safe, inter-national planes will continue to remain unmonitored by the TSA, there-fore rendering security irrelevant when it comes to the TSA’s actions.

“So it seems fair to all” seems to be the wrong policy. Pointless dis-regard for the differences that range between individuals is pure igno-rance, as the case of a pregnant woman is much more important thanKevin Smith’s case of being “too wide to fly,” although that seems tobe just as ridiculous. Ultimately, Roslin and his family were deniedwater because the flight attendant’s orders were to strictly follow therulebook. Cases like this only shine a light on this disconnect betweenhigher-ups and ground floor inferiors. Common sense must exist inevery one of these peons, and until it does, “sorry it’s corporate poli-cy” will be the only excuse.

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Sleeping troubles affect many on campus

I think I need to get one ofthose fancy beds you seeadvertised by ’80s celebri-

ties, or perhaps get my highschool Chemistry teacher to talkme to sleep. The University stu-dents have trouble getting to bedat night. In fact, I am writing thispiece after having spent the lastthree hours wobbling aboutuncomfortably under my com-forter. So what’s the deal?

Someone may ask me why I amso exhausted and ill, and I bitterlyanswer that I did not have the “lux-ury to get decent sleep” the nightprior. Therein lies the problem:College students tend to think ofsleep as a luxury rather than anecessity. Sadly, we are not aheadof the curve — when we decide tosubstitute sleep for study, we endup digging ourselves even deeper.

All-nighters have a certainallure, and I have certainly sub-mitted to it several times since Ientered the University. However, Ithink we ought to abstain from all-nighters and with good reason.

OMAR MANSOUR

Letter

M any people who havepicked up The DailyTargum have heard

news about student government.Whether it is a campus councilreport or an advertisement fromRutgers University StudentAssembly, the news is always there.But does anyone ever stop and thinkabout what student government isreally there for? Student govern-ment has a particular function that isoften overlooked.

The function of student govern-ment essentially is to hear andvoice the needs, wants, concerns,interests and opinions of the stu-dents. This does not just mean pro-viding student input for administra-tors, though that is a primary andimportant task. That is only one ofmany functions. Student govern-ment is also here to find out whatthe student body wants in terms ofevents and what they want to dowith their time on campus. It is theresponsibility of the representa-tives to ask students what theywant to see and to report that inputto the appropriate organizations.There are more than 300 studentorganizations at the University,each with their own unique pur-pose and interesting twist. It is theresponsibility of the organizationson campus to hold events.

Yet the actual organization ofsocial events is not one of the func-tions of student government. Everycampus council is allocated a certainamount of money for co-sponsor-ships with the vast array of organi-zations. This money should be usedso that organizations can holdevents, while promoting the campuscouncil that funded or co-funded theevent. Organizations are only allo-cated and guaranteed enoughmoney to hold two events persemester. The student governmentsystem of co-sponsorships isdesigned to remedy the lack of fund-ing for additional events. Studentorganizations still need to realizethis and utilize the resources provid-ed for them, as campus councilsshould not have co-sponsorshipmoney left over.

Organizations need to help inthe processes and seek funding foradditional events to better serve thecommunity. The LivingstonCampus Council, for example, justhad a wonderful conversation aboutthe transitional phase that theLivingston campus is goingthrough. Because of the massiveconstruction, organizations havesteered away from holding eventson campus. But with the spectacularnew student center, Livingston cam-pus should be back on the menu forstudent organizations. The counciltherefore, is fulfilling its function byrequesting that organizations cometo the council for co-sponsorshipsstarting this semester to get socialevents back on Livingston campus.Any organization interested in fund-ing for an event on Livingston cam-pus, or any individual interested inthe function of student government,should attend a Livingston CampusCouncil meeting every Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Livingston Student Center.

Adam Helgeson is a School ofArts and Sciences first-year studentand chair of the legislative affairscommittee for the LivingstonCampus Council.

Campusprogresscertain

ADAM HELGESON

Letter

Consider the fact that recentresearch indicates that tired peo-ple are just as mentally impaired asdrunk people while driving, andmost of us wouldn’t drink andstudy — and don’t try it either, Iwould hate to have MothersAgainst Drunk Studying after me.Although most students decide topull all-nighters to get up to speedon a class they have been neglect-ing, perhaps one that meets onFriday mornings, research done atSt. Lawrence University hasproven those students who employall-nighters will average lowergrade point averages than studentswho do not. Though they do feelnecessary sometimes, make sureto steer clear of all-nighters.

University students are not theonly co-eds with a dependency onall-nighters, so why do we havesuch trouble getting to bed? I can-not pinpoint why students seem tobe worse off in this departmentthan students at other schools. Ihave spoken to many transfer stu-dents who slept fine at otherschools, but cannot get to bedhere in New Brunswick. Try notto write this issue off as a rite ofpassage, especially when studies

show that current college studentsaverage an entire hour less sleepthan our ’80s counterparts did.Although the University can be afun place, it shouldn’t be so funthat we cannot afford to rest. Itmay boil down to stress, Webreg,partying, drug use, exaggerateduse of technology and maybe eventhe fat sandwiches, who knows?Our coping mechanisms havebecome strategic cocktails of caf-feine, alcohol and nighttime over-the-counter drugs, but thesethings tend to compound prob-lems by fueling addiction.

In the event that you too arehaving trouble sleeping, considerhaving a chat with your doctorand staying consistent with yoursleep patterns and habits. Avoidall drugs, and if that is impossi-ble, try not to self-medicate any-time before bed — caffeine after 5p.m. is definitely a bad idea.Cease all technology-use twohours before bed and stay awayfrom your bed until you are cer-tain you are ready to sleep. Astrong mental association of sleepwith your bed makes it exponen-tially easier to sleep at night.Consistency is probably the most

important thing to shoot for. Evenif your first class tomorrow startsat 3:55, you want to make sureyou pick a time to wake up everyday of the week to reduce changein your sleep-wake cycle.Alternating wake times based onyour wacky class schedule is dan-gerous, especially when theweekend comes and you cata-strophically “catch-up” on sleepand wake at 5 p.m.

As we age, our bodies will notget as much sleep. In fact, a recentstudy showed that people whosleep 6.5 to 7.5 hours a night livelonger. Personally, I chalk that upto the fact that for the rest of ourlives we will not need to sleep asmuch, so do not use that as anexcuse to cheat yourself out ofsleep. The amount of sleep neededat this age is still debated, howeverit is agreed that we should aim forthe 8 to 9.25 hour range. Accordingto the National Sleep Foundation,self-discipline and behavioral thera-py can trump prescription sleepaids, so try your best to be disci-plined and avoid drugs if you can.

Omar Mansour is a School ofArts and Sciences sophomore.

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BY BILL DOMKEACTING ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

If this week was any indica-tion, this year’s Big EastTournament is staged to be one

of them o s tu n p r e -dictablebrackets

ever.Smaller teams knocked off

four of the Big East’s — andnation’s — top teams in enoughupsets to keep a sports fan happyfor months. Aside from theRutgers men’s basketball teamknocking off then-No. 7Georgetown, here are some ofthe other games that shocked thenation this week.

PERHAPS THE MOSTmemorable upset of the weekendcame first, a Friday night stunnerat the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh.

Two halves and three over-times yielded an NBA-caliber 98-95score in favor of then-No. 23Pittsburgh over then-No. 4 WestVirginia — the third ever triple-overtime game for the Panthersand second for the Mountaineers.

The win extends an eyebrow-raising 6-0 streak against top-fiveteams in the Center since itopened in 2002.

Pitt’s junior forward GilbertBrown made a pair of freethrows during a flustered come-back attempt by the Panthers tohelp force the game to its first ofthree overtimes.

CONNECTICUT HEAD COACHJim Calhoun came back after athree-week medical leave andwatched in horror as his teamhad what he called one of itsworst performances ever.

But after upsetting No. 3Villanova 84-75 last night, anybad memories are no more.

“We looked like a UConnteam tonight,” Calhoun said tothe Associated Press. “It was aterrific win for us at a terrific timeagainst a terrific team.”

Calhoun has UConn’s sopho-more guard Kemba Walker tothank for the win after scoring acareer-high 29 points with career-highs in three-pointers made (3)and free throws made (14).

The win snaps a six-game los-ing streak for the Huskies (15-11,5-8) on the road in conferenceplay and consequentially snappeda 12-game home winning streakfor the Wildcats (22-3, 11-2).

A SIMILAR STORYunfolded on Valentine’s Day atthen-No. 2 Syracuse in theCarrier Dome.

The Orange was heavilyfavored to snap its four-game los-ing streak to Louisville after estab-lishing itself as the force to beat inthe Big East, but Cardinals headcoach Rick Pitino had other plans.

Down the stretch, Syracuse(24-2, 11-2) hopes to rewrite his-tory with the rest of the Big East,as not only is its losing streak upto five with Louisville (16-9, 7-5),but active losing streaks againstVillanova and Pittsburgh stretchas far back as 2006.

The Orange’s two conferencelosses this year both came athome, the other in January to Pitt.

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Head wrestling coach Scott Goodale mentored sophomoreScott Winston at both Jackson Memorial High School and RU.

H ead men’s soccer coachDan Donigan namedtwo assistant coaches

to his staff yesterday — DaveBeck and Brian Grazier — afterhis hiring a month ago.

Both men formerly coachedunder Donigan during histenure at St. Louis.

Grazier also played underDonigan from 2004 to 2007 andrecently served as a senior grad-uate manager for the St. Louisprogram in Donigan’s last sea-son as head coach of the team.

Beck formerly coached NAIApowerhourse Lindenwood, whichqualified for the NAIA tourna-ment five out of six seasons from2001 to 2005 and won the cham-pionship in 2004.

THE NATIONAL WRESTLINGCoaches Association/USA TodayDivision I Team Coach’s Poll,released yesterday, sported theRutgers wrestling team as the No.22 team in the nation. The ScarletKnights move up one sport afterextending their unbeaten streak to14 matches over the weekend.

AFTER THE NEW YORKYankees opted not to renew pitch-er Chien-Ming Wang’s contractfollowing the 2009 season, thefree agent came to an agreementyesterday with the WashingtonNationals, worth $2 million.

FORMER HEAD OKLAHOMAState basketball coach, SeanSutton, plead not guilty tofour felony drug-related charges Tuesday.

The Oklahoma Bureau ofNarcotics and Dangerous Drugsarrested Sutton last Thursdayafter authorities claimed to havediscovered a package containingtwo forms of Adderall and ananti-anxiety drug clonazepan.The hearing is set for April 5.

leadership,” he said. “Right offthe bat he started knocking offgood wrestlers and we knew hewas everything we had heardabout him.”

Media and fans alike anticipat-ed seeing much of the same in hissophomore year, but instead,Winston and the coaches decidedit would be best for him to red-shirt and build up his already-impressive skill set.

As the 2009-2010 seasoncomes to a close, the fun beginsfor Winston. He plans to com-pete heavily in the upcomingfreestyle year that commencesonce the NCAA Tournamentcloses out this March inOmaha, Neb.

“This freestyle season isgoing to be big for me,” he said.“I’ve got the FILA Juniors[Nationals] coming up where Ihave a shot at making the jun-ior national team. There are acouple of other tournamentscoming up after the regularseason is over that will have allthe big guys. If I can beat themnow, then I can break into the top-five rankings for next year.”

During the redshirt year,Winston is working on a coupleof new styles, including

wrestling a more hand-fightingmatch, he said.

This is a departure from hisnormal style of simply overpow-ering opponents.

“I’ve been focusing a lot onthe little technical things thisyear,” he said. “I’m usually bigger and stronger than mostpeople I wrestle. I usually justwant to pound people and basically go out and bully people around.”

The Knights fared just finewith Winston on the bench thisyear, nearing the 20-win plateaufor the second straight season upagainst a much tougher schedule.Goodale anticipates his formerJackson pupil to return to thelineup next year and carry on hislegacy as the future of RU’s program.

“He is the one kid I havecome across during my experi-ence in high school wrestlingthat has wanted to be the guyto put a program on his shoul-ders,” Goodale said. “While somany recruits find it hard totake that chance, he was theguy that wanted to do it. Everyprogram needs that signaturerecruit and for us, it was him.”

Simply put, Scott Winston isRutgers wrestling.

the NCAA Tournament at 157-pounds.

Simply put, Winston was thereal deal.

He made it look easy in hisfirst year, but that is not to say hedid not learn anything.

“I learned quickly thatwrestling through an entirematch in college is a lot hard-er,” Winston said. “In highschool, if you got two take-downs early, [your opponent]broke down mentally and theywouldn’t attack you as much.Here, in the second week of theseason, I was up by two take-downs early against the No. 4kid in the country and he cameback to beat me by like two orthree points.”

His early successes did not gounnoticed in the locker room.

Senior captain Lamar Brown knew how much of animpact Winston would haveboth on the mat and in thelocker room.

“From the day [Winston]stepped in he showed a lot of

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LET THE BEAT BUILD

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The Rutgers men’s basketballteam won five of its last sixgames, including conferenceupsets over Notre Dame andGeorgetown, Big East winsagainst St. Johns and DePauland a victory over Division IICaldwell at the RAC.

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BY SAM HELLMANCORRESPONDENT

With four more-than-capablep l a y e r sand only

three starting spots available inthe outfield, Rutgers softball headcoach Jay Nelson has a problemthat he is happy to address.

“All four are going to rotate andthat only helps our depth and givesus more options,” Nelson said.

The outfielders — juniorsMickenzie Alden, Jen Meinheitand Danielle Procopio and sopho-more Lindsey Curran —embraced the idea as well, notseeing the starting three as a trioof greatness, but the four as equalas the four suits in a deck of cards.

“I think that all of us are on dif-ferent experience levels when itcomes to the outfield,” saidAlden, a Spokane, Wash., nativedestined to start in left field. “Ithink that [Meinheit], eventhough she’s been out, is proba-bly mentally the smartest.

“But physically we’re all rightthere and I think that we’ve allcaught up and everybody thathasn’t had that much experiencehas caught up in practice andwe’re all ready to go.”

Nelson had just three out-fielders at the start of the semes-ter because of an injury toMeinheit, but the doctorscleared her to play yesterday andshe is eligible for the season-opener Friday against Iowa inthe Arizona State Tournament.

Meinheit, from Anaheim Hills,Calif., started 46 games last sea-son as an outfielder, where shehit .202 and scored 14 runs.

“We just found out today [thatshe was cleared to play],” saidAlden, who hit .257 last season in47 starts. “It was really exciting. Ithink she’s still going to be takingsome of the rotating stepsbecause she hasn’t gotten towork in as much. I’m pretty sure

we’ll all be in, and it’s going to begood either way.”

Though Alden started for themajority of the season, 31 of herstarts came at shortstop makingher relatively new to the outfield.

Procopio, who has yet to starta game for the Scarlet Knights,had two hits in six at-bats last sea-son, but scored 10 runs as apinch-runner. She played the out-field in just one game last season.

Curran, likely the startingcenter fielder, started 18 gamesin the outfield as a freshman lastyear and excels with her rangeon defense.

“She has speed and confi-dence in the outfield. I’m playingleft field and haven’t played therea lot yet,” Alden said. “Having herin center field really makes meconfident, knowing she can get topretty much any ball and beat outa lot of infield singles on offense.”

Though Alden admits shedoes not have the defensive expe-rience, her teammates expect herbat to pick her up.

“She has really good speedand this year I noticed that herbat is looking amazing,” Curran,a Monroe Township native said,who hit .367 in her 18 outfieldstarts last season. “I’m excited forher to get up to bat because Iknow that she’s going to get onevery time.

“Her attitude is amazing. Ithelps me so much in the outfieldhaving her to my side. It’s nice tohave someone over there that’sas confident as you are.”

Curran said that althoughMeinheit holds a significant edgein terms of outfield experience,they all look to each other for leadership.

And that equality and accept-ance is what makes the quartet aserious weapon in Nelson’s arsenal.

“I think we kind of look toeach other and it’s not like wehave one specific leader,” Curransaid. “It’s like we’re all on thesame mental level.”

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Junior Mickenzie Alden started 31 games at shortstop lastseason, but this year is one of four cycling outfielders.

Four-outfielder rotationhelps RU on diamond

and the added depth is anotherreason the club is optimisticabout their chances to betterlast season’s standing.

Freshman Brittney Kurascomes off a 200-yard medley vic-tory in the College ConferenceCarnival and classmates MelanieGaffey, Jessica Simunek, TaylorCurado and redshirt freshmanTaylor Zafir chipped in consis-tently as well.

The experience of competingin front of a packed house againstNo. 10 Minnesota should be ben-eficial in calming the freshmen’snerves, Warner said.

“It’s a different environmentfor them but they can handle itfine and I think they will,” hesaid. “Just trying to have arelaxed attitude — we’re going totry to take that approach.”

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Freshman Brittney Kuras won the 200-yard medley in the Knights’last meet and is one of five freshman that perform consistently well.

BY KYLE FRANKOCORRESPONDENT

It does not take men’slacrosse head coach Jim

Stagnittalong to

get to the point. When askedabout the upcoming season hesimply knows his team has some-thing to prove.

It is five years since theRutgers men’s lacrosse teamqualified for the NCAATournament and it is coming offa 4-11 season, the worst since2002 — Stagnitta’s first year incharge of the program.

“There’s a lot to prove,” saidStagnitta, who enters his ninthseason as head coach. “We have afeeling that we are capable ofbeing successful and doingthings together.”

Much of that feeling has to dowith an experienced roster thatfeatures 11 seniors. It’s a luxuryStagnitta was longing for sincethe team’s last NCAATournament appearance in 2004.

“I think we’re a little morebalanced in everything we do,and certainly a little bit moreconfident and a little bit moreaggressive,” Stagnitta said. “Wehave a group of seniors like wehaven’t had in a long time andthat brings [a] whole differentattitude. It takes a lot of pres-sure off me.”

The unquestioned focal pointof that group of seniors is JustinPennington. The midfielder — aPreseason All-Big East selec-tion — comes of f a seasonwhere he tallied 16 goals and 16 assists.

But there were still stretcheslast season where Penningtonand the Scarlet Knight offensestalled. RU averaged 35 shots pergame but only seven goals per

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Senior guard BrittanyRay played all but threeminutes and scored 16points; yet, it was notenough to top No. 9 WestVirginia as the Rutgerswomen’s basketball teamfell 55-51 in Morgantown.

Down by one, theScarlet Knights (15-11, 7-5)had a chance to gain thelead late, but Mountaineercenter Asya Bussie rejectedsenior for ward MyiaMcCurdy’s put-backattempt with 12 secondsremaining. West Virginiaguard Sarah Miles —whose 16 points paced theMoutaineers — made onlyone of the following freethrows giving the Knightsone last chance. However,sophomore guard KhadijahRushdan turned the ballover on the subsequentpossession to cement the defeat.

Sophomore forwardChelsey Lee was RU’s sta-tistical leader on the floor,shooting 7-of-10 from thefield for 14 points and grab-bing 10 rebounds to finishthe night with a double-double.

The Knights led 24-21heading into intermissionfollowing sophomore guardNikki Speed’s lay-up with

five seconds remaining inthe first half. The lead wasshor t-lived as WestVirginia (23-3, 10-2)enjoyed a 13-0 run to openup the second period.

RU’s second-half scoringdrought lasted until the14:13 mark when Ray hit athree-pointer. The Knightsshot 44 percent frombeyond the arc led by Raywho was 3-of-5 from long range.

Defensively, RU stoodtall forcing 17 turnovers.However, they could notstop from giving the ballaway themselves, commit-ting 24 turnovers comparedto only 12 team assists.Those 24 giveaways culmi-nated into 25 points off ofturnovers for theMountaineers.

The Knights dominateddown low, outscoring West Virginia 32-26 in thepaint and outreboundingthe Mountaineers by two.

Coming off the bench,freshman guard EricaWheeler chipped in sixpoints and two steals in 20minutes on the floor. Everymember of the squadplayed at least 11 minutes inthe contest.

— Alex Jankowski

COMEBACK FALLS SHORT AT NO. 9 WEST VIRGINIA

Senior experience strengthens team on rebound

RAMON DOMPOR/ ACTING ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Senior midfielder Justin Pennington tallied 16 goals and 16 assists last season for the ScarletKnights, who finished without qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the fifth consecutive year.

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game. The final shooting percent-age for the Knights dipped to 22 percent.

Just like his coach,Pennington has something to prove.

“We looked at last year and welearned from it and put it behindus,” the Flemington, N.J., nativesaid. “We’re here to make a state-ment. 4-11 is not who we are andI think the first four games thisyear will be very important.”

RU opens on the road Sundayat Wagner before four crucialhome games beginning Feb. 27against No. 14 Maryland-Baltimore County. The home standconcludes with St. Joseph’s, Maristand Penn State.

“It’s very important [to getoff to a good start],” saidStagnitta, whose team started 1-5 last season. “We have to putthe ball in the cage and that’ssomething that we’ve workedvery hard on.

“We gave up some goals [in aFeb. 13 scrimmage againstHofstra] that I don’t think we willgive up in a few weeks and whenwe settled down and playedoffense we got some good looks.”

Aside from that pivotal earlyhomestand, the Knights play in thenewly formed Big East conference.The league may have a new namebut the faces are similar. TheKnights faced all members exceptNotre Dame and Providence last season.

The highlight of the confer-ence schedule comes April 18when top-ranked Syracuse visitsYurcak Field on Busch campusfor a nationally televised contest.

“I think it’s going to be awe-some [having the Big East],”said senior attack GerhardBuehning. “I also think it’s greatfor the sport of lacrosse to final-ly get a big conference like this.

I’m excited to go play NotreDame [on the road]. It justshows how much lacrosse hasgrown in the last couple years.”

The Preseason Coaches Pollpicked RU to finish fifth in theseven-team league.

But that is just another reasonwhy it has something to prove.

“Everyone is kind of playingwith a chip on their shoulders,”Buehning said. “Everyone hassomething to prove. We don’twant to go out like the seniors

did last year and we kind of wantto turn the program around. Alot of us feel like it’s on ourshoulders because we’ve beenplaying since we were freshmen.It’s time to get this program onthe right track.”

could have gone to any of them. Butthe sophomore chose Rutgers.

“I was looking at programs likeIowa and Wisconsin and other greatwrestling programs,” the three-timestate champion said. “I really didn’tknow where I wanted to go. I justalways felt a strong connection toRutgers over those schools.”

It also doesn’t hurt that the ScarletKnights’ third-year head coach ScottGoodale is the former coach thatWinston came up with at Jackson.

Goodale left Jackson for the Banksjust one year before Winston began amuch-anticipated college career.

“All along in high school I wastelling [Winston], ‘Let’s look at BigTen schools and other big pro-grams,’” he said. “But then I got thejob [at Rutgers] and our talks turnedinto, ‘You don’t need those schools,you don’t have to look at them.’Having him come here wasn’t in thebag for sure.”

In his first season last year,Winston injected instant successinto the RU wrestling team, leading the entire nation in winswith 39 and earning a trip to

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The Rutgers men’s bas-ketball team overcame a 17-point deficit to beat DePaul 68-64 last night in Chicago.

Sophomore guard MikeRosario, who shot 3-of-12 onthe night, hit a three with 3:27 left to break a 60-60 tie and give the ScarletKnights the lead.

Freshman forward AustinJohnson successfully icedthe game with a pair of freethrows with less than 10 sec-onds remaining — his onlypoints on the night.

After a furious second-half rally, senior centerHamady N’Diaye tied thegame for the first time just under the eight-minute mark with a reboundand a dunk.

N’Diaye finished thegame with a double-double,scoring 15 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.

With 0:42 remaining,N’Diaye picked up his fifthfoul, sending DePaul to the foul line, but the Blue Demons failed to capi-talize on the one-and-one opportunity.

Freshman forward DaneMiller continued his BigEast success, scoring 14points, including two on hisnow-patented tip-in.

During a 12-0 run by theKnights, Miller crashed thelane to put back a missedshot midair. Junior guardMike Coburn capped therun with a three-pointer on afast break.

Coburn scored 10 pointsbut turned the ball over twice in the last two minutes.

Junior point guard JamesBeatty added in nine points, while dishing outthree assists.

The 19 combined pointsfrom the point guards wasgood for one of their betterperformances.

Junior forward JonathanMitchell did not repeat theshooting performance he hadagainst Georgetown, when hescored 24 points, but stillgrabbed 10 rebounds.

Mitchell added in four points.

The Knights fell into anearly hole and trailed 35-24at intermission after aturnover-ridden first half.

Junior for ward MacKoshwal led the BlueDemons, scoring 24 pointsand grabbing 12 rebounds.Senior guard Will Walkedfinished right behind himwith 18 points.

— Steven Miller

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Sophomore Scott Winston, top, has a 11-3 record in his redshirt year while wrestling unattached from Rutgers.The Jackson, N.J., native competed in the Midlands Tournament in December but withdrew after an injury.

Winston embodies face of programBY ALEX JANKOWSKI

ACTING ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Simply put, Scott Winston hadthe ability to go anywhere.

The No. 2 overall senior wrestlingrecruit in thecountry left

Jackson Memorial High School withan impeccable 137-0 record, the firstwrestler in New Jersey high schoolhistory to finish a four-year career unblemished.

Every major Division I wrestlingprogram in the country wantedWinston to don their colors, and he SEE PROGRAM ON PAGE 16

Year’s training comes down to next four days

WRESTLING

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Senior captain Cat Whetstone won the team’s lone gold medal in the 100-yard backstroke last year atthe Big East Championships. Whetstone also won the 100-yard butterfly as a sophomore.

BY KEVIN O’ROURKESTAFF WRITER

The Rutgers swimming teamworked toward the Big EastChampionships for the better partof four months.

And that’s not counting theg r o u p ’ sr igor ouspreseasontraining.

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tion comes together startingtoday, as the Scarlet Knights headto Pittsburgh with a shot at theconference title on the line. Fourdays will decide the outcome ofcountless hours of dedication, yetRU is approaching the meet with asimple mentality.

“There’s not that much pressureon us,” said senior breaststrokerShayna Longacre. “It’s not like wewon last year so we just want toimprove on what we did last year,go out there, have fun, be loud andgo fast.”

The Knights will have to go fastif they are to dethrone Notre Dame.

The Fighting Irish’s streak of 13consecutive conference crowns isthe longest in any league-spon-sored sport. No. 13 Louisvilleenters as a co-favorite, havingdefeated Notre Dame 154-146 inJanuary in a hotly contested meet.

Taking down the Irish and theCardinals is a daunting task, but RUhead coach Chuck Warner feelsgood about his team — and speaksfrom experience. Warner guided

the Knights to six runner-up finish-es in 12 seasons.

“I feel like we’re better pre-pared than we’ve been in many,many years to swim fast,” Warnersaid. “We’ve done a good job ofgetting ready the last six weeksand I think our girls are going togo fast. If we do that, then as thedays go by … specific team goalswill start to materialize.”

Longacre and fifth-year seniorcaptain Cat Whetstone will belooked to as RU tries to improveon last season’s fourth place fin-ish. Both captured individualtitles in the meet, with Whetstoneposting the team’s lone win a yearago, touching the wall in 53.11seconds to take gold in the 100-yard backstroke.

Whetstone was a freshmanwhen RU last took second in 2006,swimming the backstroke leg ofthe 200-yard medley relay teamthat broke the then-meet record.Relays will be crucial to the team’schances once again, since the pointtotals exceed those awarded in indi-vidual races.

“We’ve trained so hard thisyear,” Whetstone said following theteam’s second-place showing atSwimming World Magazine’sCollege Conference Carnival.“Every single girl has pushedthemselves to a new limit and rest-ing and working on speed is … real-ly helpful and I think we’re going todo really well at conferences.”

Contributions from under-classmen keyed RU all season

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