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Two students win aprestigious award toadvocate for minorityrights internationally.

Local New Brunswickvolunteers get togetherto kick off a week-longcity cleanup known as“Urban Clean Up Week.”

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Various organizations around the New Brunswick area as well as solo runners participate in the Unite Half Marathonyesterday beginning on Busch campus and ending on the College Avenue campus, a stretch of nearly 13.1 miles.

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BY VANDAN UPADHYAYACONTRIBUTING WRITER

More than 4,000 runners, 300 vol-unteers and close to 25 local bandstook to the University’s streets yester-day to participate in the inauguralUnite Half Marathon.

The marathon is a fitness andfundraising event organized and ownedby CGI Racing, one of the premiererace management companies in theregion, said Julie Delaney, a CGIRacing representative.

“We created this Unite seriesbecause we wanted to combine thatuniversity atmosphere and cama-raderie with the lifestyle healthiness ofrunners,” said Michelle Redrow, co-founder of CGI Racing.

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U. implements more guest meal swipes

BY DEVIN SIKORSKIASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

With many students usingup their 10 given guest mealsat University dining hallsevery semester, a new systemwill allow those who needaccess for family and friendsto purchase more.

The Rutgers UniversityStudent Assembly andDining Services developed anew mini-block meal planthat allows students to pur-chase five extra guest swipesfor $35 at any point duringthe semester. The previous

The University has projected that students may nothave to live in hotels for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Vice President for Student Affairs Gregory S.Blimling said compared to last year, fewer studentsrequested housing this year.

“We may not have as many students choose to live oncampus because of financial reasons,” Blimling said.

There are still some vacancies in some of the first-yearresidence halls and in Rockoff Hall, he said.

There are about 600 students on the waiting list for2010-2011 housing, but some of these students might berequesting specific housing arrangements, Blimling said.

“Often we’ll have students on the waiting list for veryspecific kinds of rooms,” he said.

There are about 500 students this year who live in theCrowne Plaza Hotel in Somerset, N.J., he said.

Blimling said while the University will not make anyfinal decisions until May 1, when all of the applicationnumbers are finalized, the University has already madearrangements with the Crowne Plaza Hotel in case addi-tional housing is needed.

— Ariel Nagi

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Previous winners Jennifer Tran, left, and Jackie Nghiem crown winner Michelle Phanat the Vietnamese Student Association’s Fourth Annual Pageant Saturday at theBusch Campus Center. The pageant aims to honor tri-state Vietnamese women.

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CROWNING VIETNAMESE CULTUREMusicians trace backto Afro-Cuban roots

BY COLLEEN ROACHEASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

The Rutgers PercussionEnsemble, a mix of undergraduateand graduate musicians at the MasonGross School of the Arts, brings avariety of sounds to the Universityeach semester with a free show in theNicholas Music Center on theDouglass campus.

Joseph Tompkins, director ofthe Rutgers Percussion Ensembleand chair of the percussion pro-gram at the University, has led themusicians for two years.

“I thought it was great,” he saidof the groups’ second and final per-formance of the academic year,held yesterday. “Everybodyworked really hard.”

The percussion ensemble givesstudents the opportunity to play awide range of literature written just for percussion instruments,Tompkins said. Recently incorpo-rated into this range is the Afro-Cuban style.

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Although produced by CGI Racing,the marathon was co-sponsored bythe Rutgers Recreation Department.

“The reason why we held theevent at Rutgers is because wewere really interested in theUniversity audience,” Delany said.“Rutgers is a beautiful place withlots of space.”

Marathon planners aimed tomake a bigger impact through theevent by allowing people to use theunite theme, Redrow said.

“Ten charities have raised over$40,000 for their efforts, and each ofthem become a Unite partner, and theyuse the race as a platform to raisemoney,” she said.

CGI Racing also wanted to raisemoney for the University’s recreation

department which is self-funded,Redrow said.

The race commenced at 8 a.m.with New Egypt, N.J. resident TedKucowski and his disabled son,Brandon, leading the way.

“He starts every one of our races,”Redrow said. “He pushes his son thewhole 13 miles in a wheelchair.”

The runners, who were of all ages,ran a course that stretched for 13.1miles, starting at the Sonny WerblinRecreation Center on Busch campusand ending at Voorhees Mall on theCollege Avenue campus. Many par-ticipants concluded their race afterabout 2 to 3 hours of trackingthrough the course.

mini-block meal system gavethe opportunity for studentsto purchase extra mealswipes — but only for indi-vidual use.

Executive Director ofDining Ser vices CharlieSams said the new systemgives the opportunity for stu-dents to bring more guestsinto the dining halls.

“When a student purchas-es a mini-block to add addi-tional meals to their existingmeal plan, those new mealswill be available for both the

Instructor Javier Diaz has taughtMason Gross students about Afro-Cuban music this academic year. Thestyle of music adds a new dimensionto the curriculum, which oftentimes islimited to traditional Western works,composed by musicians like Mozart,Bach and Beethoven, he said.

“When they incorporate thatinto their classical training, it justmakes them even better musiciansthan they already are,” Diaz said.

Afro-Cuban music is unique inthat it is based on aural traditionskept alive by slaves, making thegenre’s music less dependent onvisual components and more focusedon a musician’s intuition, he said.

Diaz, who was born in Cuba,lived in Venezuela and immigratedto the United States in his lateteens. He studied at Julliard but saidhe never lost his Afro-Cuban roots.

“It’s just part of my life,” he said.“I incorporate all these things —classical, Afro-Cuban, Latin.”

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she became a finalist for not onlythe fellowship but also theMarshall scholarship and theFulbright grant.

“Amber is a wonderful studentand is committed to humanrights, especially in SouthAmerica,” Casciato said.

Like Henry, University sen-ior Chiariello also heard aboutthe fellowship after meetingwith Casciato. He is currentlyabroad in Indonesia through aFulbright English teachingassistant grant.

“Paul is a hard-working andcommitted student,” Casciatosaid. “He has not only done workin Indonesia, but also in Africaand India.”

To qualify for the fellowship,Henry and Chiariello wentthrough a competitive onlineapplication process that requiredan official transcript, personalstatement and résumé.

They also had to provide rec-ommendation letters, undergointerview processes and selectthe best location for a summersite project.

Henry is set to travel toAmsterdam while Chiariello willdo his work in Berlin.

HIA received 634 applica-tions and chose 57 fellows lastyear, according to the organization’s website.

“Selections are made on thebasis of demonstrated commit-ment to minority rights and socialjustice, evidence of leadershippotential, significant academicachievement and social maturity,”according to the site.

Although details of theiractivities have not been outlinedyet, both students are requiredto conduct a competitive projectin one of five countries wherethey will meet with politiciansand diplomats and discusshuman rights.

Over the summer, they will berequired to produce an individualreport on a specific area of minor-ity and educational rights study.

Along with work for the HIAfellowship, Henr y will alsofocus on her Fulbright awardthat will help her prepare forher Ph.D. coursework.

“Fellowships like theHumanity in Action fellowshipdemonstrate the diversity ofRutgers’ student body and projectthem on an international stagewhere we are able to competeand achieve honors,” she said.

Henr y encourages under-graduates to travel abroad as away to increase one’s sensitivitytoward other people. She said ifstudents discover their uniquetalents and find a way to nur-ture them, then the results willbe positive.

“I would also encourage themto take advantage of the multi-tude of scholarships, fellowshipsand grants the University pro-vides them,” Henry said.

On the other hand, Chiariellosaid via e-mail correspondencethat the world is an enormousplace, and students should findtheir niche.

“Pursuing your dream is aprocess, so don’t worry about theproduct,” Chiariello said.

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For the first time in Universityhistory, two students, AmberHenry and Paul Chiariello, wereawarded the Humanity in ActionFellowship in the same year, giv-ing them the opportunity to advo-cate for minority rights aroundthe world.

“In my opinion, there are twoHIA winners largely due to thework of Dr. [Arthur] Casciatoand his ability to identify the stu-dents most fitting for the award,”Henry said.

The HIA Fellowship is aninternational education organi-zation that engages, inspiresand develops a network for stu-dents and young professionalsto commit to protecting minori-ties while promoting humanrights around the world, saidArthur Casciato, director ofExternal Fellowships andPostgraduate Guidance.

The organization believes away to see if a democracy is gen-uine is to observe how it treatsits minorities, according to theHIA website. Commitment todemocratic values and the pro-tection of minorities cannot betaken for granted in the UnitedState and Europe.

“Humanity in Action provesthat students from our universitycan do a wonderful job for thefuture,” Casciato said. “The fel-lowship is a wonderful way tostart a career in minority andhuman rights study.”

He said the award is an exam-ple of how the University canhelp students exercise theirglobal reach.

Henry, a Rutgers College sen-ior, first heard about the fellow-ship after she was referred toCasciato. Through his guidance,

Students earn human rights fellowship

“The fellowship is a wonderful way

to start a career in minority and

human rights study.” ARTHUR CASCIATO

External Fellowships and Post-graduate Guidance Director

19 Think you run fast? Compete in the first-ever RutgersRecreation “RU the Fastest?” event. It is a 50-yard dash forboth men and women. Preliminaries will be held atUniversity Park on Busch campus from 5 to 7 p.m. Prizesand giveaways will be up for grabs.

Every year Student Life recognizes those organizations andindividuals who have shown dedication of service and lead-ership to the University and community. RutgersOutstanding Students Celebration and Recognition winnersreceive a certificate of recognition for their achievementalong with an award at the rOSCARs Awards Ceremony.Nominations are due April 20. For more information andnomination form links, visit:http://www.getinvolved.rutgers.edu/roscars. Feel free tosend any questions to osi@echo.rutgers.edu.

20 Think you run fast? Compete in the first-ever RutgersRecreation “RU the Fastest?” event. It’s a 50-yard dash forboth men and women. Preliminaries will be held atUniversity Park on Busch campus from 7 to 9 p.m. Prizesand giveaways will be up for grabs.

Come find out more about the book journalists so furiouslyflip through trying to make a deadline, a journalist’s bible —The Associated Press Stylebook. Meet the man behind theAP Stylebook from 7 to 9 p.m. in Center Hall of the BuschCampus Center. David Minthorn, deputy standards editorof AP, will reveal what goes into the production of thebeloved book. Pizza and beverages will be provided.

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21 Editors from The Daily Targum will hold a writers meetingfor current and prospective writers at 9:30 p.m. in the S-Lounge on the fourth floor of the Rutgers Student Center onthe College Avenue campus. They will assign stories andanswer questions about writing articles. No previous writ-ing experience is required, and anyone interested is wel-come to attend.

Join Rutgers United For the Welfare of Animals’ First AnnualDog Walkathon to help make a difference in the lives of ani-mals. Event registration will be from 4 to 10 p.m. at theDouglass and Cook Campus Centers. Registration is only $5for students and $10 for everyone else. The walkathon isopen to all students, staff and members of the communityand those with or without dogs. Rescue organization andstaff from local shelters will be there with adoptable dogs aswell. The walkathon will be on Sunday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to1 p.m. at Buccleuch Park.

22 Delta Phi is hosting its first annual “Sausagefest” from 7 to11p.m. at the Delta Phi house located at 6 Union St., behindthe Grease Trucks. The event includes all you can eat hotdogs and lemonade and will cost $5. All proceeds benefit thelocal charity Elijah's Promise. For any questions emaildeltaphirtugers@gmail.com.

23 All interested photographers are welcome to attend TheDaily Targum photographers’ meeting at The Daily Targumoffice on 26 Mine St. The meeting will take place from 4:30to 5:30 p.m. We will be holding a weekly photographers’meeting to discuss important housekeeping business,assign events and facilitate several workshop activities.

24 The Rutgers Performing Dance Company is hosting itsSpring Showcase at 8 p.m. at the Nicholas Music Center onDouglass Campus. The show features student choreographyand showcases the talents of dancers of all different levels.This semester the show incorporates a variety of styles —hip-hop, contemporary, tap, lyrical and jazz. Tickets are $5for students and $10 general admission.

25 The Rutgers Performing Dance Company is hosting itsSpring Showcase at 1 p.m. at the Nicholas Music Center onDouglass Campus. The show features student choreographyand showcases the talents of dancers of all different levels.This semester the show incorporates a variety of styles —hip-hop, contemporary, tap, lyrical and jazz. Tickets are $5for students and $10 general admission.

Scholarship grants two U. students chance to fight for minority rights

chances for bringing friends to adining hall.

“I happen to have the mostmeals left out my roommates. Iused all my guest swipes onthem,” he said. “With this option,I’d be able to be able to buy somemore and [we would be able] tohelp each other out.”

Kleiman said there aremany benefits from the guestswipe increase, includingallowing more funding towardvarious initiatives.

“You can fund programswith them, there are donations,and there is the ability to bringstudents into the dining hall,”he said. “Without a mechanismto get more guest swipes if youare out of them, students arebasically at a loss when theyuse the 10 guest swipes.”

School of Arts and Sciencesfirst-year student Christine Jose

said the new system is a greatidea because her guest swipesusually run out quickly.

“Usually, when I run out, it’skind of hard if friends come [tothe dining hall] and you haveto pay,” she said. “So, it’s agood idea.”

The new mini-block meal planis not the only focus of Kleimanand Sams.

Assistant Vice President forStudent Affairs Delia Pitts ischairing a committee that islooking over the meal plan sys-tem, Kleiman said.

“We’re going to make a rec-ommendation to [VicePresident for Student Affairs]Gregory S. Blimling about whatwe believe our meal plan shouldlook like,” he said. “It’s basical-

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student plan holder or a guest— their choice,” he said via e-mail correspondence.

With the previous mini-blockmeal plan, students would haveonly 10 guest swipes for thesemester and could not purchaseanymore, said Ross Kleiman,RUSA chair of the UniversityAffairs Committee.

“I’ve been talking to Charlieabout the possibility of increasingguest swipes,” he said. “When welooked at the numbers, it showedthat across the board, no matterwhat the plan was, students wereusing about five to seven of theirguest swipes.”

Kleiman, a School ofEngineering sophomore, saidthe previous system was a prob-lem for many students whoused all of their guest swipestoo quickly.

“We looked at a mechanismthrough which people couldpurchase extra swipes if theywanted them,” he said. “Sonow, we have the ability to purchase five guest swipes for$35 and up to 25 extra guest swipes.”

Kleiman added the use ofthe new mini-block systemallows the University to provide students with theoption to purchase more guestswipes without increasing thenumber each student receivesper semester.

RUSA Chair Werner Bornsaid Kleiman’s idea for the newmini-block system would allowbetter access for visitors toUniversity dining halls.

“I think the new changesthat Ross worked on are verygood for students,” said Born, aSchool of Engineering senior.“For a while, students havewanted the ability to get moreguest swipes, and this nowenables them to do that.”

School of Arts and Sciencesjunior Adam Petrosh said thenew mini-block system is betterbecause he can increase the

“Students havewanted the ability

to get more guest swipes, andthis now enablesthem to do that.”

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The Rutgers Chinese Dance Troupe performs at its secondannual social Friday night along with another group, Verse|Oneat the Asian American Cultural Center on Livingston campus.

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The University’s Board of Governors decided Thursday toconfer six honorary degrees at this year’s 244th Commencementceremony May 16, according to a University Media Relationspress release.

Gov. Chris Christie will receive an honorary Doctor of Lawsdegree, as the University traditionally recognizes new state gov-ernors, according to the release.

Along with Christie, the first female African head of state andthe Liberian president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, will receive an hon-orary Doctor of Laws degree.

Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundationand this year’s commencement speaker, along with the Rev. M.William Howard Jr., chair of Rutgers’ Board of Governors, willreceive honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees. JudyBlume, a popular fiction writer, will receive one as well.

Dr. Carl Djerassi, emeritus professor of chemistry at StanfordUniversity, will receive an honorary Doctor of Science degreeMay 17 at the joint Rutgers-Newark College of Arts and Sciencesand University College convocation, where he will deliver thekeynote address.

University President Richard L. McCormick will presentthese six honorary degrees alongside a record 12,500 academicdegrees during the festivities at Voorhees Mall on the CollegeAvenue campus, according to the release.

— Neil P. Kypers

U. TO AWARD SIX HONORARY DEGREES

ly just reviewing our currentmeal plan structure and seeingwhat it is that we want.”

Kleiman said by workingwith Sams, he was able to viewthe finances of Dining Servicesand better understand how itworks. Through this partner-ship, he found the current sys-tem to be effective in the way itserves University students.

“It gives students a lot ofoptions. They can use theirmeals at the dining halls, the sta-diums and at any of the vendorsassociated with dining services,”he said. “You have guest swipesand you don’t have to worryabout using a certain amount ofmeals in a week.”

But he said there is a situa-tion that creates confusion formany students at theUniversity, which the commit-tee hopes to address.

Meal swipe prices are basedon the average used by studentsat the University. For example, ifstudents use 70 percent of theirmeal swipes on average, theneach student would only becharged for 70 percent of theirmeal plan, Kleiman said.

“It gets confusing becausemany students will have 30 or 40meals left at the end of that semes-ter and they’ll say ‘Where are allmy meals going?’ The reality of itis that no one ever paid for it tobegin with,” he said. “Since DiningServices is not-for-profit … there’snot a need for excess money.”

The committee aims to helpstudents become more informedon how the meal plan processworks, Kleiman said.

“That’s where a lot of confu-sion arises for people and that’sone of the things we’ve lookedat as well — more transparencyand a better understanding ofmeal plans,” he said.

Born said the committeemay be moving at a slower pacewhile examining the system,but there is a reason for it.

“I think it is something wherethey are taking a slower route,but it’s the steady route,” he said.“It’s one of the main things stu-dents deal with every day, andit’s not something they’re goingto take lightly.”

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“The campus is very beautifuland very scenic. [The environment]made the marathon very easy andpossible,” said Beth Jarvie, who ranon behalf of the Elizabeth GlaserPediatric AIDS Foundation.

The Unite brand and the pro-duction of the half-marathon byCGI Racing is new, Delany said.CGI Racing organized triathlonsin the past, such as the NewJersey State Triathlon and thePhiladelphia Women’s Triathlon.

Redrow and her husbandLarry, University alumni, foundedCGI Racing together and are bothserious runners who love to organ-ize races and promote fitness.

Volunteers helped throughoutthe event with everything fromhanding out water to joining inapplause near the finish line.

Jennifer Buccigrossi, a partici-pant in the event on behalf of the“We’re Inspired to Stay Healthy”team, noticed the gravity of thevolunteer’s help.

“It takes a lot more work thanwhat people realize to get anevent like this to come together,”

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More than 4,000 runners participate to help support various charities yesterday in thefirst-ever Unite Half Marathon from Busch campus to the College Avenue campus.

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The Rutgers PercussionEnsemble performed works byLou Harrison and Carl OrffSaturday evening with theKirkpatrick Choir at Alice TullyHall in New York City.

Also, the Rutgers PercussionEnsemble, the Rutgers Afro-Cuban Ensemble and theRutgers Afro-Cuban DanceEnsemble collaborated yester-day to perform.

Mika Godbole, a doctoral stu-dent at the University, has been amember of the ensemble forthree years and said she enjoysplaying with musicians from alllevels in the group.

“In all music, you come from dif-ferent places, but then you try tomeet somewhere in the middle andmake music together,” she said.

Godbole said the ensemblewas more traditional during herfirst year, but it has sincebranched out and now incorpo-rates more unusual percussioninstruments, like coconuts andpebbles, into its pieces.

“It really pushes your limitsand understanding as to whatmusic is,” she said. “You starthearing the world differently. It’sreally cool.”

Mike Singer, also a doctoralstudent, said he enjoyed his yearwith the ensemble.

“We’ve been focusing on somany different kinds of music,”he said. “It’s a mind-opener. Ithas introduced certain pieces tome that I hadn’t heard of before.”

Being in the ensemble hasgiven Singer opportunities, likeplaying in Tully Hall, that maynot have been available other-wise. In terms of acoustics,Tully was the perfect match forHarrison’s “Violin Concerto,”he said.

“That was just a wonderfulexperience, to be able to play inthe hall,” Singer said. “It’s got anaura of greatness. It’s a presti-gious place to perform.”

Tompkins would like to seeeven more audience members atfuture performances.

“I would love to have peoplecome from other parts of thecampus and other disciplinesoutside music,” he said.

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Buccigrossi said. “Without thehelp of the volunteers, it wouldnot be possible.”

Volunteers consisted ofUnviersity students and partici-pants from organizations and highschools around the NewBrunswick area.

Dean Granot, an EastBrunswick High School junior,volunteered at the event along-side a fellow member of the EastBrunswick Rescue Squad.

“We have over 40 people work-ing this event today from the EastBrunswick Rescue Squad,” Granotsaid. “After volunteering at themarathon this year, I will want torun the marathon next year.”

Julio Barrientos, a participant ofthe race and other races through-out New Jersey, enjoyed his runthrough the marathon and foundthe race more scenic than theJersey City Marathon.

“I am not part of any organiza-tion, so I ran this just for me,”Barrientos said, who also participat-ed in New York City Marathon.

The marathon concludedaround noon, when the last of therunners walked past the finish lineand collected their medals.

“I would love to come here again next year,” Buccigrossi said.

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BY JEFF PRENTKYSTAFF WRITER

To celebrate the 40th anniver-sary of Earth Day this Thursday,volunteers are coming togetherthroughout the week to clean andbeautify many businesses,schools and residential neighbor-hoods in New Brunswick.

The city of New Brunswick’s“Stop, Think, Go Green” cam-paign worked with New JerseyCommunity Water Watch, a jointprogram with the New JerseyPublic Interest Research Group,to organize “Urban Clean UpWeek,” the first event of its kind,said Campus Coordinator forWater Watch Eric Struble.

Cleanup events will occurevery day this week at differentlocations around New Brunswick.The week will end with a celebra-tion this upcoming Saturday withMayor Jim Cahill, a recycledrobot named MC Blue, a basket-ball tournament, music and food,according to the city of NewBrunswick’s website.

About 175 volunteers, com-posed mostly of University stu-dents, gathered Saturday to kickoff the week by removing litteralong the Raritan River, Weston’sMill Pond and Mile Run Stream.

“The Raritan River is the 13thmost polluted river in the coun-try,” said Struble, a School ofEnvironmental and BiologicalSciences senior.

The biggest issues lieupstream where industries pol-lute directly into the river anddevelopment disrupts the river’snatural cycle, he said.

“These are big problems withthe Raritan River,” he said. “And wesee the end result of it right here.”

Struble said the number ofpeople that come out and volun-teer their time to the cause is

more important than the amountof trash collected.

“To us, the issue isn’t so muchthe trash, but it’s the fact that[people] care enough about theriver to come out and do some-thing to help clean it up,” he said.

Thomas Taylor, a UnionCounty College sophomore, saidhe found mostly Styrofoam andplastic bottles with caps.

“I found an area about the sizeof a car where I could be workingfor about an hour just collectinglittle pieces of Styrofoam,” Taylorsaid. “The pieces of Styrofoamwould just break up so that itwould take time to pick up everylittle piece.”

School of Arts and Sciencessophomore Sade Grandberrysaid she had trouble collecting

the many pieces of Styrofoamshe found.

“It’s awful. There’s Styrofoameverywhere,” she said. “It wasimpossible to get it all up.”

Many students at theUniversity are not aware of therecycling problem, saidLivingston College senior RichMcCann.

“It’s more of a factor ofwhether [students] care,”McCann said. “Usually you don’tfind a lot of people caring aboutthe environment.”

The event provided freefood, popcorn and iced tea forthe volunteers, but was free ofbottled water.

“We wanted to show that itdoesn’t make much sense to havean environmental clean up andthen provide more of what iscausing the problem to beginwith,” Struble said.

With New Brunswick’s high-quality tap water and the increasein stainless steel water bottles,reducing bottled water use is away for students to limit their lit-ter, he said. The Water Watchcampaign aims to make theUniversity bottled-water free.

“There are all kinds of waysthat you can cut down on yourpollution factor just by chang-ing little aspects of your day-to-day life,” Struble said. “Theseare things that would not onlyhelp the river — it helps everyone of us.”

Volunteers clean local shores to launch Earth Day initiatives

Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy sophomore Gabrielle Yeung joins the effort to clean up the city Saturday as the New Jersey Community Water Watch program launches its “Urban Clean Up Week.”

BRIAN BEZERRA

According to The NewYork Times, Pearl RiverHigh School in RocklandCounty has moved its jun-ior prom to a Wednesdayevening and senior promto a Sunday, enforcingattendance requirementsfor the following schoolday. Other schools simply

attempt to offer students an after-prom alterna-tive that rivals renting a shore house. In Derby,Conn., prom will be followed by an evening oflaser-tag, and Albertus Magnus High School inNew York has scheduled a Disney World trip tocoincide with prom.

It seems as if having the “Jersey Shore” castto set the example for after-prom conduct hasgotten schools particularly on edge. Yet, at whatpoint does beefing up prom and after-prom rulesinfringe on more than simply students’ fun?

Some feel as if these new schoolpolicies are stepping on parents’toes, allowing schools to have toolarge a say in what is appropriatefor their children.

My 18-year-old brother actuallyhad the nerve to ask my parents tosupply him with $120 worth of alco-hol because he had missed the cut-off to pay for a spot in his friends’shore house and that is what hedemanded to serve as a substitute.

Needless to say, they were shocked at the request,said no and are still locked in a battle with him overhis after-prom plans. He may be a stupid highschool senior, but it is their responsibility, and nothis school’s, to guide and to punish him.

With school administrators taking these mattersinto their own hands, it can become degrading toparents. Almost suggesting that parents will notenforce the proper standards on their “Snooki” and“The Situation”-inspired prom goers. Mr. BillFurdon, principal of Pearl River High School con-tends that his school’s policies prevent kids frombeing able to say to their parents, “‘You’re ruiningmy life.’” He seems to see the school as doing fami-lies a favor, by forcing students to resent theirschool instead of their parents.

But is it really appropriate for an educationalinstitution to be taking such preemptive meas-ures against after-prom shenanigans? Not only

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W ith April waningand final examseason approach-

ing, those who worked hardall semester are gettingburnt-out and those whoprocrastinated all semesterare becoming frantic. It iseasy to look back with envyto high school when thiswas prom season, and your biggest worries werecoordinating looks with your date and snagging adeal on a beach house.

Prom, for the ladies, is a day of hair, nails andunforgivable betrayal, which usually takes the formof a violent dispute regarding dates or limo pay-ments. And if we choose to accept “American Pie” asan accurate representation of what prom is like forthe guys, then it is safe to say that the actual eventis the last thing on their minds.

But when it is all said and done, your high schoolprom is never more than a distantmemory — kept alive only by thecache of photos your parents, grand-parents and neighbors snapped ofyou and of a dozen of your best, andnow most estranged, friends on thestairs and on the front lawn. Whenyou reminisce about the day, it isprobably over the wildly mischievousdeeds you committed in the weehours of the following morning and,more likely than not, those recollec-tions are pretty fuzzy.

I wouldn’t say that I am jealous of this year’slucky prom goers, but even with the obligatory cat-fights, I would trade any one of my finals for the dra-mas of prom night. And it seems as if some schoolsare finally figuring out how to make the event asmemorable for students as it is portrayed to be inthe movies. Except, instead of a fairytale evening,schools are providing students with radical policychanges that make the prom an affair to remember— especially because they will no longer have theopportunity to make the prom weekend memoriesthat overshadow the party itself.

At my former high school, stringent attendancerequirements are enforced the entire week afterprom. Seniors are banned from their graduation cer-emonies if they miss one day of classes without adoctor’s note, and sophomores and juniors lose anentire semester of parking privileges for the infrac-tion. However, other tri-state area schools arereported to be taking even harsher measures.

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Students learn from mistakes

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“It’s awful. There’s Styrofoam everywhere.It was impossible to get it all up.”

School of Arts and Sciences sophomore Sade Grandberry on cleaning local shores during the start of “Urban Clean Up Week”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Instead of a fairytale evening,

schools are providing students

with radical policy changes ...”

T he world’s biggest electronic companies have finally releasedthe newest in television products — 3-D TVs. And while thosewho like to keep up with the fads might take the trip to the

electronics store and spend up to $9,000, 3-D TVs do more bad thangood. According to The Daily Mail, Samsung has issued “an extraor-dinary health warning about the dangers of watching 3-D television.”

Watching “Alice in Wonderland” or “Avatar” in 3-D easily provedthat horrible headaches are very much a part of going to see thesenew movies. We do not need this in our living rooms. The release alsosaid that pregnant women, the elderly, children and those sufferingfrom serious medical conditions are among a very wide range of peo-ple at risk. The alerts warn against confusion, nausea, convulsions,altered vision, light-headedness, dizziness and muscle twitching. Thisimpressively inclusive warning simply is not for us. Watching — nowregular — HDTV is probably where we should want to stop.

In addition to the health concerns, there are many practical issues facingelectronic companies. In reality, there are few people who would wear 3-Dglasses all day, and they would hardly choose to sport them while watchingtheir favorite sitcoms. Not only do people look foolish when wearing theglasses, but they are simply unneeded. Watching “Seinfeld” does not reallywarrant extra dimensions and the jokes hardly need any more enunciation.

The purpose of 3-D showings, at home or on the big screen, is toshow off all the glossy, spectacular special effects that have come topromote most films. But what should we make of watching a gameshow or a soap opera in three dimensions? Perhaps the lack of actingability needs to be brought out for the buyers of these televisions.

The last problem that comes out of these new sales of 3-D televi-sions is the fact that Samsung put up the warning in order to protectitself from any legal suits — reminiscent of many pharmaceutical com-panies. It turns out then, quite unsurprisingly, that the company isonce again driving at making a simple profit. Health risks and worriesare far behind on the company’s list of priorities.

We are not going against the progress of technology, yet when a newproduct comes out — having once failed at the movie theaters from the1950s until recently — people must see its detriments. The warning reads,“Viewing in 3-D may cause disorientation for some viewers. Accordingly,DO NOT place your TV television near open stairwells, cables, balconiesor other objects that can be tripped over, run into, knocked down, brokenor fallen over.” Maybe then we should stay away from 3-D TVs.

Definition ofInsanity

LARISSA KLEIN

SEE KLEIN ON PAGE 9

3-D televisionmakes us sick

New gun lawendangers everyoneA fter its passing of a bill unfairly targeting immigrants as crimi-

nals, Arizona legislation has once again stepped off the deepend. Arizona has become the third state to allow people to

carry a concealed weapon without requiring a permit or backgroundcheck. Gov. Jan Brewer signed the bill into law on Friday, favoring theconstitutional right to bear arms. The measure takes effect in July andcould not be a bigger mistake in this day and age.

With everyone worried about health care and costs of the federal pro-gram, the state of Arizona has gone in the completely opposite direction.The dangers of the new law, which allows anyone over 21 to simply walkinto a store and buy a gun, are immense. The passing of the law will onlyincrease the number of accidents due to untrained “adults” owningfirearms. Police are also rightfully concerned with shooters in stressfulsituations, who accidentally strike innocent bystanders with stray bullets.

Letting a recently legally-allowed-to-drink 21-year-old to buy afirearm could lead to dire consequences. The individual wakes up onhis milestone birthday and goes out to a bar — following a binge-drink-ing rampage with his friends, he goes out to buy a weapon and whilethe salesman sees the inexperience of the birthday-boy, he has theright to purchase the gun. With no classes required or permits need-ed to be seen, there is sadly nothing stopping him from appearing onthe late news as the guy who went on a birthday killing rampage.

Those who argue that the law is just another step in protecting ourcivil rights seem to be stuck in a different century. The law is archaicand was meant to protect our freedoms from an oppressive govern-ment rather than give us uncontrolled use of firearms. It was a com-promise back in the 1700s, and it is a mistake today. It simply does notapply to today’s world. Those who fear another suppressive govern-ment fear the wrong thing — rather than “protecting” our freedoms,we must face the economic blunders to which our government expos-es us. Taking trillions of dollars of taxpayers’ money is only one exam-ple. Firearms are simply not the right method of fighting back.

There are lots of 21-year-olds who lack the maturity to sit througha high school health class on “safe-sex,” let alone handle a firearm. Inthese cases — as they are predominant — people should know how tooperate a gun and the laws regarding it. Without a law or any requiredcourses, the case for safe gun handling can hardly be made.

ic and universityservices, as well asbroader legislativeissues on both thestate and the feder-al level that affecthigher education.

An organization with such a broadand important mission needs rising stu-dent leaders to steer it in the right direc-tion. Only through the involvement ofcommitted University students canRUSA’s potential be realized. This year,students, using their positions of influ-ence in RUSA, were able to influenceUniversity administratorsto eliminate a ban on bakesales in academic build-ings and secure parkingpasses for student lead-ers. They took action tochallenge cuts made tothe funding of state pro-grams that provide stu-dents with much neededfinancial aid, and theypressured federal lawmakers to opposediscriminatory blood bans and cuts toan impor tant program that allowUniversity graduates to close the educa-tional achievement gap. Far from simplymeeting to organize a bake sale ordebating about irrelevant topics inHardenbergh Residence Hall, studentswho were a part of RUSA made a realimpact on campus. By joining studentgovernment, any student can make this

kind of impact onthe university,state and federal levels.

RUSA not onlyprovides students

with an opportunity to make a meaning-ful and substantial impact on their com-munity, but it also gives students manyleadership experiences that futureemployers will value. Having gone oninterviews and secured a job, I can hon-estly say that employers were veryimpressed with my experiences in RUSA,where I worked on a team to make a tan-

gible dif ference in thelives of others. Employersvalue job candidates whonow how to work on ateam, who are organized,who now how to convinceand engage others andwho have experienceattaining measurableresults. These qualities areimportant in the work-

place, and RUSA of fers students theopportunity to gain these qualities.

In addition to performing meaningfulwork and gaining invaluable work expe-rience, students will also walk away withfriendships that will last them a lifetime.Throughout my own time in RUSA, Ihave met several very good friends. Irealize that were it not for us having theopportunity to meet each other andwork together in RUSA, I would not

know many of these individuals as wellas I do today.

This year’s election will be the mostexciting election yet. For the first time inUniversity history, students will be ableto have a say in who represents them inthis important organization. As candi-dates begin to campaign this week, stu-dents will see their faces and hear theirvoices as they attempt to get out thevote. Students will be able to see the can-didates for the office of president faceoff in a debate at the Eagleton Instituteof Politics and speak with them during areception following the debate. And onelection day, students who enter eachand every campus center will be enthu-siastically encouraged to vote by outgo-ing members of RUSA.

By coming to today’s mandator yinformation session at 7 p.m., you canbecome a part of this exciting election.By joining student government, you canmake a measurable impact, gain invalu-able work experience and make goodfriends along the way as a member ofRUSA. By making the decision to runfor a position on student today, you can take your future into your own hands.

Ben West is a Rutgers College seniormajoring in political science. He ischairperson of RUSA’s ElectionsCommittee and encourages you to visit http://rusaelections.webs.com formore information.

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T oday is the day that you can getinvolved as a member of theRutgers University Student

Assembly. A mandatory information ses-sion will be held for all students who areinterested in running for a position onRUSA at 7 p.m. today in Room 410 of theRutgers Student Center on the CollegeAvenue campus. The ElectionsCommittee will discuss and answer ques-tions about the timeline of the RUSA elec-tion. Students will also be provided withRUSA’s election’s guidelines, which dis-cuss the rules that govern the election,and they will be asked to submit theirDeclaration of Intent to Run, which is adocument that allows the student todeclare their interest in participating as acandidate. Attendance is mandatory for allstudents who seek candidacy. Studentswho are unable to make it may send aproxy. A proxy is simply an individual whodoes something on behalf of someoneelse. The proxy must come with a copy ofthe Declaration of Intent to Run that issigned by the candidate. The document isavailable online athttp://rusaelections.webs.com. Once can-didates have submitted their declarationsat the end of the elections information ses-sion, they may begin to actively campaign.

It is my hope that many students,including you, will get involved with RUSAthis year. RUSA is the undergraduate stu-dent governing association of RutgersUniversity-New Brunswick. It works toaddress students concerns about academ-

“It is my hope thatmany students,

including you, willget involved withRUSA this year. ”

Vote in RUSA elections, have your voice heard

A fter months of advertis-ing and reaching out toas many organizations

and students on campus as pos-sible, The Daily TargumReferendum has finally reachedits conclusion. The process,which provides the Targum witha mandate from the students toremain independently fundedthrough student fees, endedsuccessfully, passing in allpolling divisions.

First and foremost, thanks toall of the students who went outand voted yes. Also thanks tothose who voted no for voicingtheir opinion, reminding us thatwe can always improve and keep-ing us humble before the studentbody. The process requires anumber of yes votes equal to 25percent plus one of the numberof students in a division. Overall,we were able to poll 37 percent ofthe enrolled undergraduate stu-dent body, just 3 percent shy ofour goal. So again, to all thosewho voted — especially thosewho voted yes — thank you.

Thanks to all the councils thatpassed resolutions to support theReferendum and urged studentsto vote yes. It is this kind of mobi-lization and support that reallyallows this process to succeed,and thanks to the RutgersUniversity Student Assembly forits support as well.

A big thank you is due to theUniversity for ensuring theprocess went as smoothly andaccording to guidelines. It is nec-essary to single out DonHeilman, assistant director forStudent Affairs, who wasextremely helpful during theprocess and always available forhelp when we needed it.

Finally, thank you to all ofthe students who help spreadthe message, staffed the pollinglocations and were responsiblefor organizing the campaign ineach division. A big thanks tothe Referendum Coordinator,Fotini Halkias, and her assis-

Referendum passesthanks to readers does it feel like they are parent-

ing, but it also seems as if theyare policing their students. Therest of the nation is given civilliberties and af forded theopportunity to break the lawand then face the conse-quences; yet, these high schoolstudents are being denied theirright to screw up. Even more

CommentaryBEN WEST

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bothersome is that schools arechoosing to apply different poli-cies during prom week thanthey do the rest of the year.

As a college student, no oneis checking up on you to ensureyou do not have a late nightthat will cost you a passinggrade on your finals. Less thana year from now, many of thesehigh school students will be ata university without overpro-tective school administrationsor parents to watch their everymove. Ultimately, at 18, they

should know their boundaries,and have the ability to exercisepersonal judgment. I wouldn’tsay that it is too tea party-esqueto assert that schools shouldnot be taking something awayfrom students as basic as theright to make decisions and,likewise, mistakes.

Larissa Klein is a School ofArts and Sciences junior majoringin English and art history. Hercolumn “Definition of Insanity”runs on alternate Mondays.

tants who ran the entireReferendum successfully. Thisyear set a new standard forleadership that the Targumhopes to see in years to come.To all the staff of the Targum— your support and aid in get-ting out the message to voteyes is greatly appreciated.

I would like to reflect for amoment on what this successfulvote means. Many students donot realize that the Targum prints17,000 copies of the paperMonday through Thursday andon Friday 15,000 copies. A dailypaper with this type of circulationis no easy feat and it is a student-run publication responsible forbeing the historical documenta-tion of the University. This paperwill exist as a primary source farinto the future of the University,and its continued independentexistence will provide unbiasedinsight into the our University’spast in years to come.

The Targum is also a learninginstitution offering experiencesyou cannot get in a classroom. Itis the most available resource forstudents who want to go intojournalism, as it allows them toget their foot in the door. It isalso great for people who wanttheir name published, want tointerview and meet people allover the area and people whohave an interest in photo or videolooking to improve their skills,all anyone has to do is visit theeditorial office at 26 Mine St.There are countless leadershipopportunities for anyone whowants to dedicate themselves tothe publication as well.

The Targum will diligentlyserve the University communi-ty for years to come, now with-out fear of interruption, thanksto the successful passing of the referendum.

Neil P. Kypers is editor-in-chiefof The Daily Targum and aSchool of Arts and Sciences juniormajoring in political science.

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Head baseball coach Fred Hill Sr. talks with freshman closer Tyler Gebler, left photo, in the ninth inning of Friday’s 8-7 comeback victory over South Florida. Gebler also recordedthe final out in Saturday’s 6-1 victory to give Hill his 1,000th win, after which senior co-captain Jarred Jimenez, right photo, presented Hill with a case for the game ball.

“He’s a fundamentals guy and Iloved that,” Frazier said. “He’s awell-known guy with a back-ground that’s through the roof.When I talk to him now, our con-versations are short and to thepoint. ‘How are you? Good? Good.’He’s just an old-school guy.”

* * *It’s hard to imagine Rutgers

baseball without No. 24 at thehelm. Hill credits others aroundhim for all of his success, but if itweren’t for him, some of the bestplayers would never have donnedthe Scarlet and White.

“I wouldn’t have went there ifhe wasn’t there,” said Frazier, theplayer who single-handedlyscored more runs (12) in the 2007Big East Tournament than fiveteams did. “I would have went

HILL: Frazier cites coach

as reason for joining Rutgers

continued from back

Knights sweep Bulls, regain lead in Big EastBY A.J. JANKOWSKIASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

In Spain, they run with thebulls. In Piscataway, they runover them.

Following in the footsteps ofthe foot-b a l lt e a m ’ sb e a t -down ofS o u t h

Florida at home earlier in theyear, the Rutgers baseball teaminflicted the same pain at BaintonField. The Scarlet Knights sweptthe three-game series from theBulls, winning the last game yes-terday in dominating fashion by a13-1 score.

USF (16-19, 8-4) came into theseries in first place in the BigEast. Now, that honor belongs toRutgers (21-13, 10-2).

“They didn’t seem like theycame to play today,” said junioroutfielder Michael Lang of aSouth Florida team that commit-ted three errors. “Honestly, Idon’t know who they played, butI didn’t think they were a first-place caliber team, no offense tothem. But, we are the first-placeteam now.”

One thing that’s never been inquestion is the Knights’ ability toproduce runs. Counting the mostrecent game, the team scored fiveor more runs in its past 18-straight games.

“We are just doing the littlethings,” said junior first basemanJaren Matthews of the streak.“We are moving guys over. Whenwe have runners on second andthird we make sure we get at leastone run across. Earlier in the sea-son we didn’t get those guys inbut now we are.”

Not to be outdone by thestreaking bats, the Rutgers pitch-ing staff put together anotherstellar performance. Lefty DanO’Neill toed the rubber and puttogether seven innings of five-hitbaseball, striking out four and notgiving up an earned run.

“He wasn’t super sharp, but Ithink he did a good job,” saidhead coach Fred Hill Sr.

The true freshman earned hissecond win of the season toimprove his record to 2-0.

“I thought I did pretty well,” saidO’Neill. “The last few starts I was alittle shaky so earlier in the week Igave myself an evaluation check tosettle down. I wanted to get aheadand stay ahead, that’s been thetheme between myself and ourcatcher Jayson Hernandez.”

The Knights did a majority oftheir damage in the fourth inning,putting seven runs on the boardwhile forcing USF to use threepitchers in the frame.

Designated hitter BrandonBoykin got the rally going in thefourth with a two-RBI single withrunners on the corners. His fel-low Don Bosco Prep compatriot,

Matthews, came up later in theinning and launched a 0-2 pitchinto the gap in left-center field foran RBI.

“We just wanted to finish thejob,” said Matthews of gamethree. “We talked about it earlier.We wanted to come out early andget on top. It took us threeinnings to put up a run, but thenwe put up seven in the fourth andthe game was over.”

Pat Biserta capped off theevening by launching a homerun over the left field wall in theseventh inning. The long ball isthe 15th of the junior outfielder’sseason and it moves him intosole possession of second on thesingle season list. Biserta trailsonly the renowned Todd Frazierwho, in 2007, set the record with22 dingers.

The sweep over the Bulls is thesixth-straight series win for theKnights and their sixth-consecu-tive win overall, giving the teammomentum heading into a roadtrip with crucial series againstConnecticut and Louisville.

“Our confidence is up and webelieve we can win,” said Hill.“Our pitching has done well andour hitting has done well. [Thesweep] feels good, but we betterbe ready to play Connecticut.”

In the second game of theseries Saturday afternoon, seniorpitcher Casey Gaynor pitchedeight innings of one-run baseballin a 6-1 victory. The win gave Hill

DAN BRACAGLIA/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Freshman pitcher Dan O’Neill earned his second victory of the year,striking out four in seven innings against Big East foe South Florida.

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his 1,000th victory of the year andserved as the series clincher.

“It’s just magical,” said seniorco-captain Jarred Jimenez. “It’s sogreat to get Moose his 1,000th winhere at home with all of the fanshere. Words can’t even describehow much he deserves it.”

The series began with Rutgerserasing an early, five-run deficit towin 8-7. A pinch-hit, two-run homerby Ryan Kapp pulled the Knightseven and two batters later, Biserta hita solo shot to right field for the win.Freshman closer Tyler Gebler shutthe door on the Bulls in the ninth.

somewhere else. He’s a well-respected guy. Now when I go dif-ferent places people always say,‘Oh you played for Freddie.’ Theyalways have stories about him.They are always good stories.”

Questions of when he willhang up the jersey and retireseem to creep into conversationsyear after year, but the 75-year-oldkeeps chugging along.

“Never,” Fenster said aboutwhen Hill will retire. “As long ashe is healthy and feeling well thenhe is going to do it as long as hecan. He is in great shape andprobably in better shape than halfof our players. I see him justgoing and going and going. We’llprobably retire before he will.”

Hill’s ability to connect on apersonal level with players drawsthe top talent from New Jerseyand its bordering states.

“He’s honest with all of thekids out there,” Baxter said. “Heputs it up front and tells themwhat he believes they should be

doing. Kids aren’t stupid. Theycan see everything that goes on.

“He’s about never giving inand being prepared. The onething I can tell you [is] that all thekids that have come and boughtinto that have been better.”

And with former players andcoaches and family members look-ing on under a dreary April sky, the1,000th win for Moose finally came.

* * *The game had enough implica-

tions as is — game two against then-Big East leading South Florida. TheKnights took game one with late-inning heroics, but the team needednone of that next time around withace Casey Gaynor on the mound.The senior drew up an eight-inning,one run performance in a 6-1 victory.

“[Fred Hill Sr.] deserves it. Ifthere is anyone that deserves it, it ishim,” Gaynor said. “On the verge of1,000, I didn’t want to screw it up.”

When closer Tyler Geblerforced USF’s Todd Brazeal toground out in the ninth inning, the

entire coaching staff wrapped itsarms around Hill and embracedits leader. Always praising his staffand players for his successes, Hillhugged them back.

The celebration began — start-ed by first baseman JarenMatthews dousing Hill with thewater bucket — and the team pre-sented Hill with a plaque, the gameball, an engraved bat and a bannerthat will hang on the left field walluntil the end of the season.

After that, Hill was asked if hewanted to say anything.

Once again, he wouldn’t budge. But behind the love from his

friends and family, Moose walkedover to an outstretched microphonebehind home plate and in front of arecord crowd of 1,124, he spoke.

“This really belongs to theplayers I have had an opportunityto coach and the coaches I haveworked with throughout theyears,” Hill said. “I am blessed tohave the support of my familythrough all these years I have

spent on a baseball field. Todaywas a great moment, which I willcherish forever.”

His march to 2,000 beganSunday with a 13-1 win over USFto sweep the series. Rutgers didthe things that Hill cared aboutfar more than any milestone —tried hard and won.

“He is just about winning todayand winning tomorrow and thenext day. And anything that getshim away from that is a wastedbreath in his mind,” said Fensterin an interview last week. “It is abig deal and I hope that when itdoes happen he is able to reflecton it and enjoy it with the rest ofthe staff and the rest of the team.”

Before the ceremony finished,Hill posed for a photograph sur-rounding the banner with his fam-ily, his coaching staff and theteam. At that moment a grin sweptover Moose — a smile that couldonly have meant that his team suc-ceeded, the only thing that evermattered to him in the first place.

T H E D A I L Y T A R G U MSP O RT S1 6 A P R I L 1 9 , 2 0 1 0

Familiar track sparks last-chance qualifiersBY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ

STAFF WRITER

For the second-straight meet,the Rutgers women’s track and

field teamtook to

Route 1 for a trip to intrastatefoe Princeton.

Weaver Track and FieldStadium is the closest the ScarletKnights have been to home allseason and, for the second time inthree weeks, they took advantageof that familiarity.

Rutgers head coach JamesRobinson can attest to thatclose-to-home mentality butacknowledged that the last twotrips to Tiger country came attwo very different points of theoutdoor season.

“Although there is familiaritywith it [the Larry EllisInvitational], it is a dif ferentmeet,” Robinson said. “Theyknow it’s the last opportunitythey have to kind of put thingstogether and qualify for the BigEast Championship.”

The team boasted six topthree finishers, including two

event winners and 12 conference-qualifying marks.

Leading the charge for theKnights was freshman AshaRuth, who secured a win in thelong jump with a 5.66-meter leap.The victory marked the first onethis year for the freshman andqualifies her for the Big EastChampionships,but it did notcome easily.

Ruth sufferedan injury midwaythrough herindoor campaign,making this week-end only thefourth competi-tion of her colle-giate career.

But the adver-sity did not endthere.

After watch-ing seven others snag the firstof eight qualifying spots for thefinals in her event, winning the event seemed a bit of a long shot for Ruth, but it isn’t where you start, it’s whereyou finish.

“She was able to make adjust-ments really in the finals,” saidRobinson. “She was able to exe-cute her jumps better [in thefinals] than she was in trials.”

As expected senior captainMichelle Gomes put togetheranother strong performance ofher own this past weekend.

Gomes clockedin at 11.95 secondsin the 100-meterdash, giving herfirst place and bothBig East andEastern CollegiateA t h l e t i cConference quali-fiers. Just behindher in second placewas junior JamieWalker, with a 12.18second Big Eastqualifying mark.

The captainalso ran her way into third placein the 200-meter event, with atime of 24.42 seconds.

However, the string of top-three finishes translated to thefield events as well, as juniorsNwamaka Okobi and Natalie

Clickett each finished runner-up.Okobi’s 12.07-meter leap andClickett’s 44.25 throw eachearned Big East and ECAC quali-fying marks, respectively.

The last of the Knights toplace was junior Pavielli Vega,who turned in a 24.90 secondtime in the 200-meter event, giv-ing her eighth place. The markgave Rutgers another much need-ed Big East qualifier and in goodtime, as the meet marks the lastone this outdoor season in whichteams can earn qualifiers.

The Knights hop right backinto action Thursday for the sto-ried Penn Relays hosted byPennsylvania. The meet willserve as the final tune-up for theteam before championship time,as the Big East Championshiptakes place the following weekin Cincinnati.

To have success in the confer-ence meet, Robinson knows histeam needs to come together.

“We need to perform at thesame time on the same day inorder to really maximize ourchances of doing well in the BigEast,” Robinson said.

“We need to perform at thesame time on thesame day in orderto really maximize

our chances.”JAMES ROBINSON

Head Coach

T alks of expanding theBig Ten Conferencecontinue to surface, but

many reports indicated yester-day the talks will soon be setinto motion. Big Ten commis-sioner Jim Delany confirmedthat he will be attending theAssociation of AmericanUniversity meetings but didstate that he is still in a “silentphase” concerning the expan-sion. The conference said inDecember that it would mullexpanding for 12 to 18 months.

NEW SUITS FILEDSaturday by former Texas Techhead football coach Mike Leachaccuse a top administrator andtwo other members on its boardof regents of conspiring to firehim before the school owed himmoney. The firing came after alle-gations made by receiver AdamJones that Leach mistreated himafter he suffered a concussion.

Texas Tech relieved Leachfrom his head coachingduties on December 30 of lastyear, just one day before thecoach was set to receive an$800,000 bonus.

THE BOSTON CELTICSwon Game One of their firstround NBA playoff seriesagainst the Miami Heat, butthat is not what has made noisearound the league.

Celtics forward KevinGarnett’s conduct earned hima suspension for Game 2 afterhe threw an elbow to the headof Quentin Richardson, result-ing in a flagrant-2 foul.Richardson received a $25,000fine for his instigating role inthe altercation.

THE UNITED STATES TOOKdown Canada Friday in theUnder-18 Hockey WorldChampionships, blanking theCanadians 5-0 in Belarus.American goalie JackCampbell saved 30 shots in theshutout, helping his teamimprove to 2-1 in its group play.The squad next takes on hostcountry Belarus.

IF THE UTAH JAZZ PLANon making a deep run in thisyear’s NBA playoffs, it will haveto do it without the likes of itsstarting center. Mehmet Okurtore his left Achilles tendon ona drive to the basket Saturdayduring the team’s openinground playoff game against theDenver Nuggets.

Okur averaged 13.5 pointsper game and 7.1 rebounds pergame during the regular season.

THE PHILADELPHIAFlyers and the New JerseyDevils squared off last night forgame three of the openinground playoff series andPhiladelphia took the victory 3-2 in overtime.

Devils goalie MartinBrodeur recorded 31 saves inthe contest, but could notdefend Daniel Carcillo’s putback goal 3:35 into the extraperiod. The Flyers now hold a2-1 series lead in the turnpikeseries battle.

WOMEN’S TRACK

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BY STEVEN WILLIAMSONSENIOR WRITER

The Rutgers women’s lacrosseteam couldn’t have asked for abetter start Saturday against No.14 Georgetown.

The Scarlet Knights raced outto a 4-0l e a dw i t h i nthe firstf o u rminutes,

but as the saying goes, it’s allabout how you finish.

The Hoyas battled back andnever looked back, downingthe Knights 19-12 in thenation’s capital.

“We started out strong, wewere getting the draw control andwe had a lot of intensity,” saidRutgers head coach Laura Brand-Sias. “Really the ball nevercrossed into our defensive 30 atthe start of the game … but theygot some quick goals and wewavered a bit. We let them go ona run and score.”

Seniors Mar y Cr yan andBrooke Cantwell and juniorMarlena Welsh all picked uphat tricks for Rutgers, but theHoyas relentless attack proved

too much. The Hoyas used an8-0 run in the second half toseal the game, and Rutgersnever recovered.

With the goal, Cantwellmoves into sole possession offourth all-time on the career listfor the Knights.

But Cantwell’s impressiveshowing was halted in the firsthalf after the attack took a blowto the head from a Hoyadefender. The senior did notreturn in the game, but shouldbe ready to play next weekendagainst No. 21 Notre Dame,Brand-Sias said.

On paper, Rutgers held servewith Georgetown, winning thedraw control battle 19-14 andfalling just short with 31 shots tothe Hoyas’ 33.

But Georgetown (8-5, 6-0) wenta perfect 4-4 on free position shots— all in the first half — while theKnights (9-4, 2-3) did not score agoal on seven attempts.

“We outdrew them and we dida good job on the draw we justdidn’t transition the ball with con-fidence,” Brand-Sias said. “Thefew times they did get the drawwe gave up fast break goalsagainst them, which we almostnever do.”

The up and down nature of thegame was captured perfectly atthe end of the first half.

A score by freshman mid-fielder Stephanie Anderson with23 seconds left on the clock inthe first half cut the game to twoand give the Knights hope head-ing into intermission, but theHoyas took the ensuing drawcontrol and scored only 11 sec-onds later, pushing the advan-tage back to three.

With the loss, the Knights fallto 2-3 in conference and are cur-rently on the outside looking in atthe Big East Tournament. Whilethe Knights still have a legitimateshot to make the tournament,their fate is no longer entirely intheir own hands.

One thing is for certain,though — Rutgers needs to winout their final three games tostay alive.

“We have to go 3-0 and wehave to hope that some upsetshappen,” Brand-Sias said. “Weunfortunately don’t have controlover our own destiny. Certainlythe upsets we need to happencan happen, but we didn’t have tobe in this position. It is what it isand what we have to focus onnow is winning.”

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Senior attack Brooke Cantwell scored three goals and added an assistbefore leaving the game after a blow to the head in the first half.

Early lead not enough to take down ranked Hoyas

Orange storm out of halftime to top KnightsBY KYLE FRANKO

CORRESPONDENT

You can only defend a teamlike Syracuse for so long.

For 30 minutes, the Rutgersm e n ’ slacrosseteam didt h a t ,keepingitself in

the game against the two-timedefending champions.

But like an impending storm,the Orange could not bestopped, scoring the first fourgoals of the third quarter androlling to an 11-5 victory over theScarlet Knights last night at

Yurcak Field in front of a season-high crowd of 3,253.

“I thought we were a littlenervous and a little tight,” saidRutgers head coach JimStagnitta. “I thought if we weregoing to get at them, it was goingto be early because they weren’tthat sharp either.”

While Syracuse’s of fensetook a while to get going, itsdefense did not allow Rutgers totake advantage.

The Orange forced the Knightsinto a season-high 26 turnoverswhile holding them scoreless forthe first 40:42 of the game.

By the time Rutgers brokethrough on a goal from sopho-more defender Andrew

ANDREW HOWARD/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Sophomore defender Andrew D’Agostino scored the first goal ofhis career in the third quarter of the Knights’ 11-5 loss to Syracuse.

ANDREW HOWARD/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Syracuse attack Tim Desko (21) hits RU midfielder StevenWatson during the Orange’s 11-5 victory at Yurcak Field.

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D’Agostino it was 6-1 and anyroad back looked bleak.

“We were slow in the first halfand they push out a little morethan most teams and thatchanges up what we want to do,”said senior Justin Pennington. “Ittakes a lot more energy for us tocreate shots against them and Ithink we got worn down a littlebit toward the end.”

Syracuse senior ChrisDaniello finished with four goalsand two assists to set a careerhigh for points in a game.

Daniello broke a scorelesstie with a pair of goals midwaythrough the second period as the Orange took a 2-0 leadinto intermission.

He added two more in thefourth quarter to cap off hiscareer-night.

“I thought Chris played verywell,” said Syracuse headcoach John Desko. “Bumpinghim into the midfield reallymade a big dif ference for usand he got us the goals in thefirst half and then a few morein the second half. At times, itlooked like he was doing what-ever he wanted to.”

Syracuse (10-1, 3-0) took con-trol of the game with a 4-0 spurtto start the third quarter.

Midfielder Jeremy Thompsonlaced a powerful shot from dis-tance past Rutgers goalkeeperBilly Olin less than two minutesinto the half to get the Orange offand running.

Tim Desko made it 5-0 threeminutes later and Cody Jamiesonscored twice to cap off the run.

“We had too many costlyturnovers,” D’Agostino said.“You can’t have that against ateam like that.”

Syracuse, which came intolast night’s game ranked second,will likely move to No. 1 in thepolls when they are releasedtoday. Top-ranked Virginia lost13-9 to Duke Saturday.

The Orange won for the sixthstraight time against the ScarletKnights and lead the all-timeseries 38-8.

Pennington and senior AdamGoldberg each scored twice forRutgers (5-6, 1-2), which lost itsfourth consecutive game.

“We still have three Big Eastgames left and we still have achance to finish second in theBig East,” said Pennington,who extended his point streakto 20 straight games. “We havethat to look for ward to andthat’s what we’ll focus on when

we come to practice Tuesday.”

KNIGHT NOTES:Stagnitta coached his 300th

career game last night. Prior toRutgers, he spent 12 seasons atWashington & Lee and is in hisninth year with the Scarlet Knights.

Stagnitta is 187-113 in hiscareer but just 51-70 at Rutgers.

OLIN FINISHED WITH Aseason-high 14 saves. …D’Agostino’s goal was the first ofhis career. … Rutgers’ 25 shotson goal were a season low.

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BY SAM HELLMANCORRESPONDENT

There were a few uglymoments in the Rutgers foot-ball team’s second scrimmageof the spring, but in comparisonto the first scrimmage, justseven days prior, the differencewas comparable to beauty andthe beast.

The Scarlet Knights’offense improved in both firstand second team reps, despitelosing two more first teamof fensive linemen in Devon

Watkis and Antwan Lower yearlier in the week.

Sophomore quarterbackTom Savage completed 6-of-14passes for 106 yards during thescrimmage and helped orches-trate a 99-yard touchdown drive.

Starting on the half-yard line,junior tailback Joe Martinek gavemore than a little breathing roomand busted out a 44-yard yard. Hetotaled just two yards on his eightother rushing attempts, but his bigrun set up a 21-yard touchdownrun for sophomore MohamedSanu out of the Wild Knight.

SPRING PRACTICE NOTEBOOK OFFENSE BOUNCES BACK IN SECOND SCRIMMAGE

SAM HELLMAN

Sophomore wideout Mohamed Sanu led the offensive performanceSaturday, running for a 21-yard score and catching a 21-yard pass.

SAM HELLMAN

Sophomore tight end Tony Trahan caught three passes for 29yards on the second team’s first drive of Saturday’s scrimmage.

BY TYLER DONOHUECORRESPONDENT

With a dominant 6-1 victoryover West Virginia on Saturday,the Rutgers tennis team put an

emphat-ic excla-m a t i o npoint atthe endof its

2010 regular season. The ScarletKnights upended its Big Eastrival on Senior Day in Piscataway.

Rutgers’ performance againstthe Mountaineers capped of anunbeaten season of play on theBanks, as the team finishesspring with a 7-0 record at home.

The Knights (13-7, 7-3) nowawait the Big East Tournament.Rounding out the regular seasonwith consecutive conferencewins this week should guaranteethe team a top-six seed in the 12-team tournament.

Rutgers won two matches inthe 2009 tournament while advanc-ing to the semi-finals. SophomoreJen Holzberg — the Knights’ No. 2singles player — said improve-ment this year is the team’s goal.

“Obviously we want to do bet-ter than last year,” Holzberg said.“All we can do is play well againstthe teams we face and keep try-ing to advance to the next round.These past two matches reallyhelped us prepare for the tourna-ment. We know we can beattough opponents and we did thatdecisively against West Virginia.”

Over the past five days, theKnights knocked off both St.John’s and West Virginia in home

matches. The wins returned windto the team’s sails after it droppedits previous two Big East contestsagainst DePaul and Marquette.

“After a tough weekend out inMilwaukee we’ve rebounded,”Holzberg said. “It’s helped us getback on track in time for somemore Big East matchups.”

Following a 3-3 start to 2010,Rutgers claimed victory in 10 ofits final 14 contests. More impor-tantly, the Knights wrapped upthe season with a veryrespectable record in the BigEast — despite dropping the sea-son opener 7-0 at conference pow-erhouse Syracuse.

Senior captain Caitlin Bakerbelieves the team is primed forsuccess in the tournament, whichkicks off on April 22.

“We’re feeling really confidentafter back-to-back wins againststrong conference teams,” Bakersaid. “I think we’re entering thetournament with a good attitude.We did start off a little shaky butwe’ve regrouped and we’re play-ing hard. This team has come along way and finished the regularseason off strong.”

The Knights spearheaded itsattack against the Mountaineersby balanced and sharp play. Teamace junior Amy Zhang earned herteam-leading sixteenth win of2010 by sweeping her opponent 6-1, 6-2. Hozberg cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 decision.

Sophomore MaryanaMilchutskey continued her con-sistent play en route to picking upher 13th victory of the season inthe fourth slot. Seniors Baker andKatherine Arlak also claimed vic-

In comparison to the gruel-ing weeks before his officialtransfer, Mike Rosario’s deci-

s i o nc a m e

swiftly and easily. He’s goingto Florida.

Reached yesterday via textmessage, the former Rutgersguard, who officially receivedthe right to transfer Wednesday,decided to move south to theSwamp in Gainesville, Fla., toplay his final two seasons of col-lege basketball.

“Yeah it’s done,” Rosariosaid in his text message to TheDaily Targum.

Rosario and the Gatorsalready have some historytogether, meeting in the finalround of the Legends Classic atthe beginning of last season.Florida and head coach BillyDonovan defeated the ScarletKnights, 73-58, in Atlantic City.Rosario scored 14 points andhad six rebounds.

“I was just trying to dothings other than shoot the ball— and as you can see I had sixrebounds,” Rosario said afterthe game. “I try to be an all-around player, other thanshooting the ball, and get myteammates involved.”

Rutgers senior forwardJonathan Mitchell transferredfrom Florida two years ago.

— Sam Hellman

ROSARIOTRANSFERSTO FLORIDA

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Senior Day dominance primes RU for Tourney

BRYAN BEZERRA/ FILE PHOTO

Sophomore Jen Holzberg swept her singles match 6-1, 6-0 andpaired with junior Amy Zhang to win her doubles match 8-4.

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“When you’re playing againstyourself, it’s a positive when itgoes back and forth,” said headcoach Greg Schiano. “LastSaturday it didn’t go back andforth. It was one-sided. Today itwent back and forth so that’s agood thing. They brought agreat attitude in every one ofthe practices, and if you can con-tinue to do that you’re going toget better.”

Sanu also hauled in a 23-yardpass from Savage, but the longplay of the day came on a 48-yardbomb from Savage to sophomoreMark Harrison on the team’sfifth drive.

“I think we fixed a lot ofthings we needed to,” Savagesaid. “We still have a lot of stuffwe need to improve on, but wedid really well.”

The defense still made a fewbig plays, recovering two of theoffense’s five botched snaps, butdid not make an interceptionuntil senior Joe Lefeged steppedin front of one of Savage’s passesduring situationals.

THE GREATESTimprovement came on the sec-ond team where sophomoreSteve Shimko showed a differentside of himself than he did in thefirst scrimmage.

Shimko connected on 11-of-18passes for 97 yards behind ayoung, makeshift second teamoffensive line — from left toright: Richard Muldrow, JamalWilson, David Osei, FrankQuartucci and Matt McBride.

“I thought he was muchmore efficient,” Schiano said.“Last week I don’t think washis. I thought he played aboutas poorly as he’s played last

week. I think he’s back to hisold self now.”

THE BIGGEST PLAYMAKERfor the second team proved to besophomore tight end TonyTrahan, who played minimallylast season after walking on tothe team from Coppell, Texas.

“The coaches are putting mein more and I’m feeling morecomfortable with it,” Trahansaid. “Shimko just made somegreat throws and I had to capi-talize on it.”

Trahan hauled in three pass-es for 29 yards during the firstdrive and put the second team inthe position to score for the firsttime this spring until two consec-

utive snaps flew over Shimko’shead, resulting in 23 lost yards.

“Tony has been consistent,”Schiano said. “He’s getting betterslowly. Tony has to work to getstronger at the point of attack.He’s always been a good ballskills receiver so that part of itcomes easy to him — to becomethe complete tight end, that’swhat I think his challenge is.”

BOTH REDSHIRTfreshman Isaac Holmes andPaul Carrezola suffered minorinjuries during the secondscrimmage, but returned to playfrom them, Schiano said. Sanuleft after getting dinged as a pre-cautionary measure.

tory in singles play in their finalregular season matches in scar-let. Senior Christine Tran alsocontributed to the cause, as sheteamed up with Arlak to pick up awin in doubles play.

Saturday’s contest was theKnights’ final dress rehearsal fortheir foray in to the Big East tour-ney. Rutgers used 20 matches asstepping stones to arrive at this

juncture in their season and theteam is optimistic its ready for thenext step.

“We’d love to at least repeatlast year’s performance,” Bakersaid. “We set the bar prettyhigh. None of us really expectedto make such a great run in thetournament last season and wewant to prove ourselves and doit again.”

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BY A.J. JANKOWSKIASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

You can ask him about it, but Fred Hill Sr.won’t budge.

The Rutgers head baseball coach is the16th active coach in Division I baseball —45th overall — to eclipse the 1,000-win mark.But the one they call “Moose,” whoroams the home dugout at BaintonField, refused to speak about theaccolade all year long.

“No, no that’s not something Igive any thought to,” Hill said in aninterview before the season whenhe was 20 wins away. “I think it’snice. It just means we have had alot of good players andthe coach is old.”

And hisa n s w e rremained thesame from thebeginning ofthe seasonall the wayu n t i lS a t u r d a y ,when theS c a r l e tKnights defeat-ed SouthFlorida 6-1 toimprove Hill’srecord to1,000-651-9.

The explana-tion for his non-chalance towardthis accomplish-ment may confusesome, but to thosewho grew and

learned under Moose’s tutelage, it comes asno surprise.

“I’m sure he wants absolutely nothing todo with his 1,000th win,” said assistant coachDarren Fenster, who won two Big EastChampionships in 1998 and 2000 while play-ing under Hill. “It’s always about the playerswith him. He’s always been like that and

that’s probably just another quality thatmakes him such an enjoyable person tobe around and a person that peoplewant to play for and probably even

more guys respect.”From record-setting players such

as Fenster to assistants who studiedunder Moose on the Banks, a multi-

tude of talents have Hill to thank fortheir success.

“I owe him a lot,” said MarkGarlatti, who was an assistant

with the Knights and isnow a scout with theColorado Rockies. “A

lot of the things hepreaches are in

p r o f e s s i o n a lbaseball. He

preaches thefundamentals

and those whoget drafted after

playing for him arealways prepared for

the pros.”This milestone for

Hill highlights a manwhose journey stayed within thestate limits of New Jersey, butwhose reach extended all

around the country. * * *

Rutgers hired Fred Hill in 1984after the Knights completed a 13-

22 season under former head coach MattBolger. At the time, Hill served as both thebaseball and the football coach at MontclairState, earning career records of 148-91-2 and55-13-4, respectively, with the Red Hawks.

But it was time for a change of sceneryand the relationship between Rutgers andHill began.

“I don’t know why I came to tell you thetruth,” Hill said. “Yes I do know. Somebodysaid that [Rutgers] can’t win. I had a couple ofinterviews that didn’t work out. Somebodysaid they can’t win here and the next day Iwas hired.”

The Knights hit the ground running underHill, going 25-15 in just his second year at thehelm. As a member of the Atlantic 10 Conferencefrom 1984 to 1995, Moose led his squad to eight-straight conference championships and five A-10Tournament championships.

Hill brought national relevance back toNortheast baseball.

“He really put baseball in the Northeast onthe map,” Garlatti said. “Back in those days,players were grabbed by the North Carolina’sof the world. When we did that, we did it withonly a few players that went on to get drafted.”

Fellow assistant coach Tom Baxter attrib-utes the success to Hill’s coaching philoso-phy and his refusal to veer from it.

“College baseball has changed, but his phi-losophy hasn’t changed at all,” said Baxter,who was an assistant under Hill from 1989 to2004. “As an assistant coach, you might notagree with him. But he is the boss and that’show it goes. During my time there, he didn’tchange. He was successful, so why change?”

The Knights moved to the Big East con-ference in 1996 and while the opponentschanged, the result didn’t.

* * *The end of the millennium defined Hill’s

legacy when the Knights won the Big East

regular season and tournament titles in 1998and 2000. Dynamic players, such as outfield-er David DeJesus — now the starting rightfielder for the Kansas City Royals — andFenster, led the team to Big East supremacyin just its second year in the conference.

“When you win a championship like thatit’s a culmination of a lot of hard work,”Fenster said. “[Hill] is all about winning. He’sjust one of the guys when you win. He’ll bedancing on the bus.

“One of the things that really makes himunique is that he’ll coach to win the sameexact way against Princeton on a Tuesdayafternoon as he would against Notre Dame inthe finals of the Big East [Tournament]. Ithink that speaks volumes because as a play-er it’s easy to sink down to the level of theopponent and he is never like that.”

North Carolina and Penn State eliminatedthe Knights in the Regional bracket in 2000 toend the magical season.

“I have a picture of me and [Hill] huggingafter winning the Big East [Tournament] in2000 that still gives me chills when I look at it.It was such a great moment,” Fenster said.“Then one week later our season ended atRegionals in Montclair and I’m bawling myeyes out and he was right there just like hehad always been.”

Rutgers continued rolling in the Big Eastafter Y2K, winning the regular season cham-pionship in 2003 and winning both the con-ference championship and tournament in2007 thanks to a 42-21 record.

Shortstop Todd Frazier led the Knights onthe field, setting single-season records inruns scored (87), doubles (24), home runs(22), walks (62) and total bases (187).

Frazier, now in the Cincinnati Reds’ farm sys-tem, still holds high praises for his old ’ball coach.

ISIAH STEWART/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Fred Hill Sr. tips his cap to fans, family, former players and current Knights applauding him after the head baseball coach won his 1,000th game in 34 years with Montclair State and Rutgers.

TOP OF THE HILLFormer players and coaches reflect on hard work and competitive spirit that drove Hill Sr. to millennium mark in weekend’s series sweep

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