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Students reflect on the potential mergerbetween the Universityand UMDNJ.

State Sen. RobertSing, R-Ocean, wants to reinstatethe death penaltyin New Jersey.

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Although today’s science fiction films take special effects to a new level, the classics of the genre still surpass their contemporaries. Inside Beat takes a look back at these pioneers.

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BY ANASTASIA MILLICKERSTAFF WRITER

With a $9.5 million grant, the RutgersUniversity Cell and DNA Repository(RUCDR) is looking to expand the sec-ond floor of Nelson Laboratories onBusch campus.

The grant, a gift from the NationalInstitute of Health (NIH), will enable therepository to carry out plans that, since2006, have been in motion.

Established in 1998, RUCDR holds morethan hundreds of thousands of samplesfrom 300,000 people, said Michael Pazzani,the University’s vice president for Researchand Graduate and Professional Education.

“[RUCDR] … stores cell samples ofvarious diseases including samples frompeople with autism, alcoholism and bipo-lar disorder,” he said.

Since the repository is the epicenter ofresearch, people are starting to demandan expansion, said Director of RUCDRJay Tischfield, who officially applied inFebruary 2009 for the grant from NIH.

“The repository is growing steadily,the building cannot keep up with the vol-ume of work we do,” said Tischfield, agenetics professor. “We have more than100 employees and the building cannotaccommodate the amount of employeeswe have, so we applied for the award.”

Currently, the robots used in thegenetics research are scattered aroundcampus because there is not enoughspace for them in the repository, he said.

“We can’t keep million-dollar robots industy corners and we simply don’t haveenough space in the RUCDR to storethem,” Tischfield said.

With the robots in various spotsaround Busch campus, transportation

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An alteration to the University policy on residence crime will require a change in how residential assistants report on-campusincidents, including sexual assault. The RAs will have additional training to prepare for crime-related situations.

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U. revises residence hall crime policyBY NEIL P. KYPERS

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The University modified its policy on resi-dence hall crime by requiring resident assistantsto report all crimes, including sexual assault, tothe Rutgers University Police Department.

If a sexual assault were previously reported toa resident assistant, they would be required toreport it to their direct superior. Under new regu-lations, they must immediately call the authorities.

“We are basically telling [resident assistants]that when a crime is reported to them, it’s nottheir judgment as to whether or not it should bereported, and RUPD will determine what willhappen in that circumstance,” Vice President forStudent Affairs Gregory S. Blimling said.

This alteration deviates from the policy onthe Office for Violence Prevention and VictimAssistance (VPVA) website, which states thatreporting an incident of sexual violence is adecision only the victim should make.

“There are many reasons why a victim maychoose not to report the incident to authoritiesincluding … fear of retaliation from the perpetra-tor … history of mistrust of the police and otherauthorities,” according to the VPVA website.

The change has been communicated toRAs and will be included in the new RA train-ing material, Blimling said.

The University is always working toimprove practices and procedures, and thechange was to best comply with the Clery Act,Blimling said.

“In all cases that there was a crime report-ed we are under an obligation — under theClery Act — to inform the police so they canmake a determination as to whether or not atimely notice is required and a crime alertshould be issued,” he said.

The Clery Act requires the police to pro-vide the community with a crime report if athreat is determined, RUPD Lt. Richard Dinansaid via e-mail correspondence.

“The purpose of reporting the crime to thepolice is to ensure that the University com-plies with its obligations under federal law toissue what is known as a Timely Warning orCrime Alert in the event the alleged crime rep-

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Council seeks moreSEBS student housing

BY AMY ROWECORRESPONDENT

The SEBS Governing Councilmet in the Cook Campus Centerearlier this week to discuss,among other things, its plan tohouse students from the Schoolof Environmental and BiologicalSciences on Cook campus.

Many students have com-plained about not having desig-nated School of Environmentaland Biological Sciences housingfor students on campus, councilPresident Zaid Abuhouran said.

“More and more studentshave been displaced from theCook campus,” said Abuhouran, aSchool of Environmental andBiological Sciences junior.“They’re no longer near the aca-demic center, which is upsetting.”

Nathan Girer, council vicepresident and internal af fairschair, said School ofEnvironmental and Biological

Sciences students feel frustrat-ed that they do not have theirown housing.

“They are building new apart-ments on Busch exclusively forengineering students,” said Girer,a School of Environmental andBiological Sciences senior. “Ifthey are going to be limiting inthat sense, it’s like they’re giving aright to some students yet takingone away from SEBS students.”

As part of its initiative toincrease awareness of their situa-tion on campus, Abuhouran saidthe council elected DianaOnushcak, a School ofEnvironmental and BiologicalSciences junior, to serve as the

SEE HOUSING ON PAGE 4Members of the SEBS Governing Council aim to increase student involvementand input when making decisions for the spring semester.

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New media builds group’s global impactBY SNEHA SHAHCONTRIBUTING WRITER

University first-year stu-dents Jayshil Desai, ChrisFarina and Gabrielle Rossireceived an invitation to jointhe World Mind Network fortheir activism in student gov-ernment and their individualwork within each of theirrespective fields of technologyand social-justice issues.

The World Mind Network is an international organizationthat addresses educational,environmental and social-jus-tice issues through technology.

Based on the metaphor thatlaptops and smart phones can beseen as a global brain, the organ-ization focuses on expanding its presence through YouTube,Skype and the iPhone, said John Toomey, a World MindNetwork administrator.

“Now we all are familiarwith these [devices], but forthe most par t we use them astoys or to do things more con-veniently,” said Toomey,organizer of the University’schapter. “What’s new is … ifyou push these things to theirlimits and combine their capa-bilities, you can achieve amaz-ing results.”

Because the Internet increas-es efficiency of projects, it hasbecome the launching pad ofideas, Toomey said.

“You can create a socialmovement, star t an environ-mental project, initiate a world-wide philosophical discussion,conduct a web-based social sci-ence experiment and do it in afew hours,” he said. “Becauseof social networking, it cankeep expanding after that fewhours — even if you’re nolonger involved.”

The World Mind Networkhas connections to experts inmany fields and relies on tech-nology to increase the ef ficiency of the students’ projects, which was the basis ofhow students are selected,Toomey said.

School of Engineering first-year student Jayshil Desai basedhis project in the hopes of com-bining popular video games andpolitical education.

“Games like ‘LittleBigPlanet 2’could be used to teach and spreadinformation, but at the same time,still appeal to the gaming audi-ence,” Desai said.

Desai hopes to expand hisproject as the year progresses.

School of Arts and Sciencesfirst-year student Chris Farinacreated the charity Cards fromAfrica, which designs and sells homemade cards with proceeds going towardRwandan orphans.

“We are able to spread theword about the websites we sup-port by creating Facebook pages,

Twitters, LinkedIn profiles andeven Xanga or other blogs aboutthem,” he said.

The goal of the World MindNetwork is to utilize the Web andtechnology to advance these socialservice projects, Farina said.

School of Arts and Sciencesfirst-year student GabrielleRossi helps Pakistani womensell their handmade bags, weav-ing, jewelry, woodwork andother products, with proceedshelping the women becomemore financially stable.

“I can effortlessly contact sev-eral hundred Facebook friendswho can reach out to all their sev-eral hundred friends,” she said.“Technology really is the key toreaching so many people.”

Although Rossi has beenunable to obtain the productsfrom the women due to dif ficul-ties in the fiscal exchange, Rossi hopes to sellthe products in the DouglassCampus Center.

Currently there are fiveUniversity students involved withThe World Mind Network, butmembers of the organization canbe located all over the world,including students at Yale,Harvard and overseas in London,she said.

“Even still, the Rutgers stu-dents involved with the organiza-tion have just begun their jour-neys, and there is much that liesahead,” Rossi said.

The University canceled classes yesterday after sixth periodor 4:30 p.m. on the New Brunswick and Piscataway campusesbecause of inclement weather. Accidents on Route 18 alteredbus routes to the Cook/Douglass campuses.

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new public relations chair. “One of our goals this year is

to create a new name for the coun-cil around campus,” he said. “Wewant to promote awareness onCook so students will know wecan help them with their issues.”

In addition to housing, the coun-cil is also concerned with involvingstudents in their decisions.

“We’re polling students onwhat they think about the rest-room facilities in their classroombuildings,” Abuhouran said.“We’re really trying to get stu-dents’ voices heard.”

The council hopes to attractmore student groups who will

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Aside from housing for School of Environmental and Biological Sciences students, the council will also work to revise its constitution.

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resents a continuing danger tothe community,” Dinan said.

Although victims are notrequired to pursue policeinvolvement, police participa-tions allows the incident to bedocumented so it can be com-pared to other crimes that mayhave happened, said RhondaHarris, chief of RUPD.

“It just means that the policeare able to take that informationand make decisions about thesafety of the community and theongoing threat to the other indi-viduals in the residence hall orwho might frequent that area,”she said.

Harris said it is also importantbecause the statute of limitationsfor these types of crimes givesvictims a time frame to react ifthey do not wish to take actionwhen the police respond. It alsohelps to facilitate solutions likeroom changes with housing.

The officers are required tohave yearly training to respond tothese types of scenarios, she said.

“They receive training at thepolice academy. We receive train-ing from the county prosecutorsoffice. We have training thatoccurs in house in the RUPD. Wehave a policy that dictates howthese crimes will be handled andhow officers will address it,”Harris said.

The goal of the new policy isto provide a victim with all thepossible information about whattheir options are, Blimling said.

“Ultimately, it is the student’sdecision if she or he wishes tofile a police report, but we wantto make sure they know what allof their rights are, what all oftheir options are and providethem the best services possibleto protect as many students aspossible,” he said.

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ask them for allocations and fund-ing for events, said Greg Resch,the council’s allocations chair andfood science representative.

“We only just began giving allo-cations to student organizationslast semester,” said Resch, aSchool of Environmental andBiological Sciences senior. “SEBSstudents no longer have to ask [theRutgers University StudentAssembly] for allocations, so we’retrying to get the word out earlierand get more students involved.”

At the meeting, the council’sallocations committee passedthree resolutions to fund theAlpha Beta fraternity, theUniversity student chapter of theBotanical Society of America andthe Society of Animal Science onCook campus.

Aside from the demand forhousing for School of

Environmental and BiologicalSciences students, the UniversityAffairs committee plans toaddress new bus shelters aroundCook campus.

“The bus shelters we havenow are inefficient,” Abuhouransaid. “They don’t really shelterstudents well.”

In terms of internal affairs, theSEBS Governing Council willseek out changes to its constitu-tion’s bylaws and begin planningthe elections for next year’s coun-cil, he said.

The council’s current consti-tution was written by the CookCouncil, which dissolved intothe SEBS Governing Council,Girer said.

“Our constitution has nothingto do with us,” Girer said. “We’rerewriting it because there are alot of gaps and holes.”

The council is also concernedwith the upcoming graduationceremony, Girer said. Everyschool within the University willhave one ceremony, yet eachschool can have its own gradua-tion ritual.

“We want to make sure the rit-uals of Cook College graduationare continued,” Girer said. “We’vemade a Facebook group for SEBSstudents to exchange ideas for anew ritual as well.”

The council will meet withBob Goodman, executive dean ofthe School of Environmental andBiological Sciences, Feb. 7 tolearn more about the continua-tion of Cook College’s traditionsat commencement.

“We’re really trying to get theword out about what our councildoes,” Resch said. “We’re here tohelp students and make changes.”

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Gun violence survivorto speak at film festival

BY SONJA TYSIAKCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Colin Goddard was a 21-year-old senior when the 2007 VirginiaTech massacre left 32 dead and17 injured. Goddard, who sur-vived four shots to his body, willvisit the University Saturday forthe screening of the film, “Livingfor 32.”

As part of the New JerseyFilm Festival, “Living for 32”recounts Goddard’s experi-ences and advocacy for strongergun control, said Maria CuomoCole, producer of the film. Byfilming the survivors, she wasable to put a human face on thegun law debate.

“Reading newspaperaccounts and watching televi-sion news broadcasts about anincident does not communicatethe impact of a survivor’s per-sonal story,” Cole said. “Thesereal messages touch a respon-sive chord with people fromboth sides of the issue.”

The film not only showsGoddard’s past, but it tells thetale of his present and future inadvocating for stricter gun con-trol laws.

After recovering with threebullets still inside him and fin-ishing his degree, Goddard vol-unteered for the BradyCampaign to Prevent GunViolence, the nation’s largestgun control organization.

“He convinced them to spon-sor him in wearing a hiddencamera and going undercoverinto gun shows all acrossAmerica to prove how easy it isfor anyone to buy a gun with noidentification, no Brady back-ground check and just a wad ofcash,” Cole said.

Through the Brady Campaign,Cole met and was inspired by Goddard.

“The first time I heard Colinshare his chilling account ofthe 11 minutes of terror heendured when Seung-Hui Cho,a fellow Virginia Tech studentturned assassin, took the livesof 32 classmates and teachers,I felt compelled to help him communicate the almostunfathomable experience,” she said.

Cole introduced Goddard toKevin Breslin, the director of“Living for 32,” and asked him to collaborate to make the picture.

“Colin is a tough young man,and he made it clear he is not aper former,” Breslin said.“When you make a film withthis depth of emotion, you haveto be responsible to the subjectmatter, have his trust and[what] matters are hismoments, the beats of his hon-esty and truth.”

Breslin believes studentsshould take a stance againstgun violence and said theobsession with guns and ineffi-cient legislation allowed notonly for the Virginia Tech massacre, but also the Tucson shooting.

“Get some lazy politician whohas been on the fence to wake up,”Breslin said. “When a House ofRepresentatives member is shotalong with a 9-year-old girl, who iskilled, it is the responsibility of stu-dents. Do not sit on the fence.”

Some of the pending legisla-tion discussed in the film mostdirectly af fects the country’sstudent population, Cole said.For example, there are pend-ing laws in states like Texasthat would force guns onto col-lege campuses.

Goddard’s story could helpviewers understand the impor-tance of standing up for whatthey believe in and not beingafraid of their voices to beheard, Cole said.

“Colin shares an intimateaccount of the terror that he andhis classmates endured, and thecourageous journey of renewaland hope that he has chosen topursue,” she said.

“Living for 32” will debutSaturday at 7 p.m. in Voorhees Hall on the CollegeAvenue campus.

“The film was selected by apanel of our jurors because theythought it was very important,especially for students, towatch,” said Albert Nigrin,executive director of theRutgers Film Co-op/New JerseyMedia Arts Center. “I have seenthe film, and it is very inspira-tional and moving.”

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Gov. Chris Christie’s administrationis working with municipalitiesstatewide to help avoid declaring bankruptcy, according to an article on nj.com.

Christie said he does not believestates need to be permitted to declarebankruptcy just to escape debt, accord-ing to the article.

“I don’t think we’re at that stageyet,” Christie said in the article. “Ithink it’s an idea that is out on thetable. We need, as elected governors,to take responsibility for what’s goingon in our states.”

If states were permitted to declarebankruptcy, it could potentially savethem millions of dollars, but union

contracts could be voided and pensionbenefits reduced, according to thear ticle. This could make it harder for New Jersey to borrow money forother projects.

“Declaring bankruptcy would havea big impact not only on the residents of the state but on thefinancing of the state, on the selling ofbonds, on the budget process,” formerDelaware Gov. Pete du Pont said inthe article.

The governor’s office is working withmunicipalities to maintain their financialobligations, according to the article. Sofar, towns are creating recovery plans, but none are in danger of declaring bankruptcy.

“The financial rules and regulationsthat the state established many yearsago prevent the kind of bankruptcieswhich occurred in the public sectorback in the days of the GreatDepression,” Executive Director ofNew Jersey League of MunicipalitiesBill Dressel said in the article.

Regardless of any plans Congresshas regarding federal handouts,Christie said he would continue torestrict New Jersey spending.

“It’s time to make the tough deci-sions, and default is not the toughdecision,” he said in the article.

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between the multiple laboratorieshas become an issue, he said.

“We have a slew of golf carts,which we use to get around tothe other buildings and laborato-ries, and let’s just say they arenot efficient or fool-proof andleave lots of room for humanerror,” Tischfield said.

When the application wassubmitted, the NIH reviewed theapplication based on certain cri-teria, depending on which pro-gram the University applied forunder the Recovery Act, saidGregory Farber, deputy directorof the Office of ExtramuralActivities at the National Centerfor Research Resources at NIH.

“Those applications were per-mitted to request between $2million and $15 million in funds,”Farber said.

Experts from the researchcommunity review each applica-tion that is sent to NIH, he said.Following the second round ofreviews and a summary state-ment given by each applicant,NIH awards grants based on theapplicant’s final scores.

“Part of peer review is to seeif the funds requested are appro-priate for the research that isproposed and after peer reviewis finished, there is a secondlevel review that is conducted bythe National Advisory ResearchResources Council,” he said.

After applicants are selectedfor funding, NIH staff gather todiscuss the exact amount offunding that should be allocatedto each applicant.

“For the Recovery Act, wereceived about 1,200 applicationsand funded just fewer than 150projects,” Farber said. “The majorconcern in making funding deci-sions was the quality of the pro-posal as evaluated in peer review.”

An applicant’s geographiclocation also determines howmuch funding they shouldreceive, Farber said.

With the funding awarded,Tischfield hopes theUniversity can showcase moreresearch projects.

“We received a $9.5 milliongrant to renovate the laborato-ries to house our research andcreate more space for ournumerous projects going on,”Tischfield said.

The construction of the sec-ond floor of Nelson Laboratoryshould begin early this yearand end by early 2012,Tischfield said.

“We are gutting the entiresecond floor and dividing thebuilding 60 percent [to accom-modate] the robotics lab, theprocess lab and the RUCDR,” hesaid. “The rest [of the floor willbe] offices and spaces for ourfaculty to use.”

The renovation will add10,000 square feet of space tothe repository, which Tischfieldsaid is a great addition consid-ering the repository now fillsabout 22,000 square feet in thecurrent facility.

He said RUCDR is one of itskind because it is the onlyplace that attracts the mostdiverse group of people aroundthe world.

“We receive samples andsend samples all over the world,”Tischfield said. “In the office wehave a map of the world with pin-points of places where we sendour samples. We’ve sent andreceived samples from China,Harvard University, New Yorkuniversities and Yale.”

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27 “Get On the Bus: Can We Be Kinder Towards One Anotheron the Rutgers Buses?” is a discussion about campus civilbehavior on the University bus system, the second largestbus system in the state of New Jersey. Moderated by Deanof Students Michelle Jefferson and Graduate School ofEducation student Luis Levya, the discussion will begin witharticles from archives of The New York Times concerning a1920s “civility on the bus” initiative. The discussion will takeplace at 7 p.m. in the Fireplace, NJC Lounge on second floorof the Douglass Campus Center.

29 Rutgers Geology Museum will host its annual Open Housewith a mineral sale, lectures on geology and kids activitiesincluding identifying minerals and volcano exhibits.Lecturers will include Dr. Elisabeth Sikes, Dr. Brain Stump,Ph.D student Jason Schein and Ph.D candidate MorganSchaller. Admission to the event is free. Visit geologymuse-um.rutgers.edu for more information.

30 The C. S. Lewis Society of the University will discuss chap-ters 1 to 2 of “The Problem of Pain” from 5 to 7 p.m. atCanterbury House located on 5 Mine St., New Brunswick,N.J. A light supper will be served. To request a copy of thediscussion book contact Chaplain Gregory Bezilla at bezil-la@rci.rutgers.edu.

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31 “Strategic Human Resource Management: BusinessStrategy” is the first in a series of workshops in the StrategicHuman Resource Management Certificate Program. Thisworkshop will consider decisions regarding strategic expan-sion, the introduction of new products or services as well asthe diversification into complimentary industries. Thecourse is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the JaniceH. Levin Building on Livingston campus. Each workshop,sponsored by the Rutgers Center for ManagementDevelopment, costs $475. Visitwww.cmd.rutgers.edu/humanresoruces-advanced.html formore information.

Apply to be a staff member for Rutgers Model Congress2011. The conference will be held on April 14 to 17 in theHyatt Regency Hotel. Designed for high school students,Rutgers Model Congress is a conference that simulates theworkings of Congress. Help teach approximately 500 highschool students from around the country the value of civicengagement and political involvement in domestic andinternational politics. A general interest meeting will beheld at 9 p.m. in A6 in Frelinghuysen Hall on the CollegeAvenue campus.

2 Art after Hours will feature a tour from 5 to 9 p.m. of theexhibition “Dancing with the Dark: Joan Snyder Prints,” awomen's-themed poetry showcase, including an open-micopportunity and a performance of Renaissance and Baroquemadrigals. Complimentary light refreshments are alsooffered. Take advantage of a 20 percent discount in themuseum store and receive 50 percent off the soft covermonograph on Joan Snyder's paintings with the purchase of“Dancing with the Dark: Joan Snyder Prints.”

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No state currently requiresdrug testing to receive publicassistance, but at least 16states have proposed legisla-tion for that as many state law-makers nationwide work toclose budget gaps, accordingto the National Conference ofState Legislatures.

The proposal in Santa Fecomes as a measure on yester-day cleared the Missouri Housefor drug testing of welfareapplicants if the state suspectsthey are using illegal drugs.

Last year, Idaho lawmakersasked a state agency to studythe cost of drug-testing those who receive welfareassistance, food stamps orother public aid.

Some employers require ran-dom drug tests for their workers.

Critics argue, meanwhile,that requiring drug testing

for public assistance likely is unconstitutional.

Jennings’ proposal wouldrequire applicants for joblessbenefits to pay for the drug

testing. If an individual failedor refused a drug test, theywould be disqualified fromreceiving unemployment bene-fits for 26 weeks but after thatcould apply again.

Jennings’ proposal has yet to beconsidered by a committee but itfaces opposition from theAmerican Civil Liberties Union.

“We’ve got protectionsagainst the government’s intru-sion into our privacy, andrequiring people to disclose thechemicals that they put intotheir body as a condition of get-ting benefits they are otherwiseentitled to is a clear violation ofthe 4th Amendment,” said PeterSimonson, executive director ofthe ACLU in New Mexico.

Drug tests, he said, also canproduce false positive results —denying benefits to those in needof governmental assistance.

Under the Missouri legisla-tion, people who fail a drug testwould lose their benefits underthe federal Temporar yAssistance for Needy Familiesprogram for one year. A second

vote by the House is needed tosend the bill to the Senate,where similar measures havebeen introduced.

“Clearly, this federal gov-ernment had no intent ofincluding drug users in thesecash benefits,” said Rep. EllenBrandom, R-N.M.

A decade ago, Michiganenacted a law requiring ran-dom drug testing of all TANFrecipients but it was later found unconstitutional by a fed-eral appeals court, according tothe ACLU.

“A drug test is basically avery invasive search of yourbody, a search of the most inti-mate realm of privacy, and sothe government has to haveextremely good reasons to intrude into your personalinformation at that level,” said Simonson.

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SANTA FE, N.M. — NewMexico lawmakers are consid-ering a new requirement forpeople to qualify for stateunemployment benefits asmore residents seek publicassistance in a sour economy:saying no to drugs.

State Senate President ProTem Tim Jennings, who has pro-posed that residents pass a drugtest to qualify for unemploymentbenefits, called the testing onWednesday “tough love” forthose who could get work if theyweren’t drug users.

“Those people who chooseto be unemployed for usingdrugs are just robbing fromthose people who are legiti-mately unemployed,” saidJennings, a conser vativeDemocrat from Roswell.

“Clearly, this federalgovernment had

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TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey of ficials saythe state should not have to repay the federalgovernment for work done on a canceled rail tun-nel project because the cancellation was not thestate’s fault.

Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday that thestate would not comply with the federal govern-

ment’s deadline to repay $271 million for engi-neering and construction work on the tunnel under the Hudson River, which Christiecanceled in October.

On Wednesday, Christie’s office made publicits appeal.

In it, New Jersey argues that rising costs esti-

mates for the tunnel and a state fiscal crisis mademoving ahead with the project irresponsible.

Federal Transit Authority spokeswoman OliviaAlair says the state’s argument will be reviewed.

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passed through, original titleintact, ignoring the murders thathappened in the first week aloneof 2011. In the interest of politicalcorrectness, the same principlethat avoided a word to avoidoffense, how do we account forthose actually killed who wereostensibly ignored by the bill’s

original title? This may seem a trivial objection, but it’smeant to show how idiosyncratic a politically correctphrase can be. No doubt handfuls of Americans willthink twice before saying “kill” when they don’t literallymean the act of terminating a living being.

We have all seen this kind of behavior, what jour-nalist Trevor Butterworth reminds us in his recentarticle in The Atlantic is a kind of “scrupulous literal-ism.” Careful speakers will use a precise mixture ofwords with clear meanings in speech devoid of anysemblance of metaphorical language to avoid politi-cally incorrect slip-ups. Sounds like a blast — I mean,sounds like an enjoyable experience. Vigilance likethis tends to reduce words to only one of their mean-ings, and in all probability, it isn’t the original.

But sometimes the opposite happens: A wordhas a clear meaning but a totally separate connota-

tion and is used when it specificallysuits that speaker’s interest. Back topolitics: Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn.,caught some flak in recent days forcomments with Nazi overtones hemade about Republicans’ propagan-da. After the invariable backlash,Cohen apologized, but stubbornlyasserted that Conservatives’ claimsthat President Barack Obama’s

health care bill is “socialistic” are no more than“lies.” Well, that is not entirely right, since parts ofthe bill do mandate that the government will controlwhat was once a privately-controlled industry. WhatI think Cohen means is that words have meaningsand connotations and that conservatives who dubthe bill “socialist” are using a word that does notwrongly describe the contents of the bill but whoseconnotation is the principal motivation for its use.They want to get people angry, not engage them ina discussion of political theory. Words like socialismcease to have meaning but only connote emotionsthe reader or hearer is meant to feel.

Politically correct speech, at once literal and fig-urate, no doubt influences the modern Americanvernacular. It’s not the ideal situation, but so long asthere are scrupulously literal people as well as insid-iously connotative ones, the English language andits many forms just might have a chance.

Joe Hernandez is a School of Arts and Sciencessenior majoring in English and Spanish. His column,“The Soapbox,” runs on alternate Thursdays.

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T he House ofRepresentatives passedlegislation called

“Repealing the Job-Killing HealthCare Law Act” almost threeweeks ago. Rep. GabrielleGiffords, D-Ariz., was shot a daylater, and the word “kill” took ona chilly and dubious connotation.Side-stepping Republicans scrambled to find alternativesfor the “k word.” Gloating about their early accomplish-ment wouldn’t stop, so they retreated to rhetoric for asolution to ad nauseam repetition of the insensitive verb.Shortly after, Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, converted his token histrionics into the more-sym-pathetic adjective, “job-crushing.” Let’s hope Godzilladoes not show up and prompt another about-face.

In his essay “Authority and American Usage (Or,‘Politics and the English Language’ is Redundant),”David Foster Wallace busts the myth that the Englishlanguage is an apolitical entity. It’s just the oppositereally: Ideologies floating around Capitol Hill highlyaffect what we say — consciously or unconsciously.The left used political correctness to manage thesurge of identity politics in the second half of the 20thcentury. As American society began to lose its cohe-sion and fragment into certain groupswith certain histories, there had to bea way to refer to these groups of peo-ple that honored their respective tra-ditions — and that did not make themmad. But hypersensitivity towardminorities gave way to hypersensitivi-ty about everything as “stewardess-es” became “flight attendants” andDonald Duck donned trousers. Theleft’s attempt to be nice left the field wide open for con-servatives to talk straight and be proud of it.

The case of this bill is a special one for the right.At first, Conservatives in Congress appealed to theirfrustrated constituencies with the vitriolic label “job-killing.” The compound adjective alone effused theright’s brash, no-nonsense attitude and dealt with anissue the public cared about. But after the Tucsonshooting, Conservatives turned to political correct-ness in a sympathetic, yet savvy move. I don’t meanto say that Conservatives in Congress care less abouttheir wounded colleague than a piece of legislation —I do not believe that. But with the “real-world back-pocket pragmatism” obvious in the original title ofthe bill, the Tucson shooting gave Republicans anopportunity show that they can be heartfelt too, achance they don’t often enjoy. But my concern aboutthe titular revision is not a political one. It’s semantic.

The adjustment from “job-killing” to “job-crushing”was arbitrary. It just so happens that the same men andwomen who wrote the bill knew someone who was shotthe day after it passed through the House. Had theTuscon shooting never happened, the bill would have

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“Get some lazy politician who has been on the fence to wake up.”Kevin Breslin, the director of the film“Living for 32,” on taking a stance against gun violence

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“No doubt handfulsof Americans

will think twicebefore saying ‘kill.’”

S hould a mother ever be arrested for trying to provide her chil-dren with a good education? Most people would be appalled atthe mere suggestion of punishing natural maternal care, but

Kelley Williams-Bolar of Akron, Ohio, was subject to just such punish-ment when she was convicted of lying about her address in order tosend her children to a better school district. While what Williams-Bolar did was, in fact, illegal, arresting her for it seems a bit extreme.

Williams-Bolar should have gone through the proper channels to gether children into the Copley-Fairlawn School District, which she thoughtwould provide them with a better education than the Akron CentralDistrict. We won’t contest that. But there was no need to arrest her forher conduct. The school merely should have deregistered her childrenand sent them back to their proper district. Presiding Judge PatriciaCosgrove admitted that Williams-Bolar was sentenced to prison as anexample: “I felt that some punishment or deterrent was needed for otherindividuals who might think to defraud the various school districts.”

It is unfair to turn Williams-Bolar into an example, especially whenall she was trying to do was give her children a better life. She neverwould have resorted to defrauding the school district if she was pro-vided with better public education inside of her legitimate district. Ifanyone is at fault here, it is the public school system — public educa-tion is failing nationwide. Individuals considering defrauding theschool districts do not need a deterrent. Instead, they need betterschools, so that they would not have to resort to fraud in the first place.

This debacle lends even more support to Gov. Chris Christie’s edu-cation reforms in New Jersey, especially the proposed OpportunityScholarship Act. The act would make it so people like Williams-Bolar,who find themselves faced with failing public schools, would have thechance to give their children better educations without resorting tocriminal activity. Ohio should take notice of what Christie is trying todo in New Jersey and follow suit. In fact, most of America should payattention to Christie’s education reforms. Ohio is not the only placewhere things like this are happening.

In one way, Cosgrove succeeded in making Williams-Bolar anexample — although not in the way she intended. Williams-Bolar’scase now stands as an example of how broken the United States’ pub-lic school system is and how badly it needs repairs.

Nation requiresbetter school systems

I n reaction to the fatal shooting of Lakewood, N.J., Police OfficerChristopher Matlosz, state Sen. Robert Singer, R-Ocean, has putforward a piece of legislation which would reinstate the death

penalty in New Jersey. Singer’s reasoning is that, “For certain crimes,however, life in prison is not justice.” Essentially, Singer is endorsingthe asinine logic behind the use of the death penalty — that is, that twowrongs make a right. As every child is taught by their parents, that isnot true.

We understand Singer is upset about Matlosz’s death, and he hasevery right to be so. Matlosz died senselessly in the line of duty. Butreinstating the death penalty will not bring him back, nor will it serveto avenge him in any way. Instead, it will just lead to more senselessdeath — the only difference being that this senseless death would begovernment-sanctioned.

In a way, Singer’s decision to introduce this legislation now sug-gests that it is nothing more than a reactionary response and not a wellthought-out solution for violent crime. New Jersey removed the deathpenalty in the first place for a reason. It is a barbaric form of punish-ment, one which makes the government no better than the criminalwho receives the penalty. It would be regression for the state to bringit back. We should always be moving forward, not sliding backwards— especially in tragic times such as these.

If Singer feels that life in prison is too light a punishment for violentcriminals, he should seek to reform the prison system instead of beingrash and attempting to fight violence with more violence. There is cer-tainly room for improvement within New Jersey’s prison system andwe would whole-heartedly support reform in that area.

New Jersey has not executed anyone since 1963. Why break suchan impressive humanitarian streak? It is easy to act on one’s gut reac-tions in times of tragedy. But acting without reflection, as it seemsSinger is doing in this case, often leads to terrible mistakes.Reinstating the death penalty is a perfect example of an impulsiveaction, which is ultimately a mistake, even though the intentionsbehind the action were good.

We have faith the rest of New Jersey’s legislators will not let this billcome to pass, so we are not too worried about one man’s mistakebecoming an entire state’s problem. Still, Singer needs to rethink hischoice to introduce this bill.

Denounce regressive capital punishment

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JOE HERNANDEZ

that later became the Israeliarmy. This massacre occurredduring the creation of the stateof Israel in 1948, during whichroughly 800,000 Palestinianswere forcibly expelled from theirhomeland on the basis theywere the “wrong” ethnicity forthe Jewish state. The events of1948, known in Arabic as theNakba — the “catastrophe” —are as tragic in Palestinian his-torical memory as is theHolocaust for European Jewry.

Contrary to the author’s impli-cation, the event’s theme is notthat Israel is identical to NaziGermany. Rather, it is that alloppression based on identity isequally abhorrent, no one’s suf-fering should be privileged overanyone else’s, all humans areentitled to justice, and as Jewssuffered in the Holocaust, so too,did Palestinians in the Nakba. Allhuman suffering matters — nomatter its scale, historical occur-

rence or location.C o n d e m n i n goppression is notdependent onpicking whichtypes we deem theworst, but ratheraffirming Martin

Luther King Jr.’s famous obser-vation, “Injustice anywhere is athreat to justice everywhere.”

The Holocaust was the tragicresult not only of centuries ofEuropean anti-Semitism, but theworld’s silence during such anatrocity. The past 63 years ofongoing oppression against thePalestinians — be it the siege ofGaza, military occupation in theWest Bank, apartheid in Israelitself or the plight of Palestinianrefugees — is also an atrocitythat cannot be forgotten. The les-son of “never again” means mod-ern injustices can and must beprevented before it is too late.

With that, BAKA cordiallyinvites all members of theUniversity community, includingthe author, to attend “Never Againfor Anyone.” The event is to be heldSaturday at 6:30 p.m. in Trayes Hallin the Douglass Campus Center.Listen to the speakers’ stories, bothJewish and Palestinian, and recog-nize their shared humanity. Thendecide for yourselves what valuesthis event embraces.

This letter was written onbehalf of BAKA: Students Unitedfor Middle Eastern Justice.

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A s an organization com-mitted to principles ofsocial justice, human

rights and anti-racism, BAKA:Students United for MiddleEastern Justice, is appalled at thefabrications and inflammatoryaccusations published in yester-day’s letter in The Daily Targum,“Fight anti-Semitic thought,speech.” The author accusesBAKA of anti-Semitism forendorsing an upcoming eventtitled “Never Again for Anyone.”Had the author provided moredetails, it would be clear his accu-sations are baseless polemic.

The event is organized bythree national organizations —American Muslims for Palestine,the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Networkand the MiddleEast Children’sAlliance — andendorsed by anumber of human-itarian, lesbian,gay, bisexual andtransgender, greek life and anti-racist student organizations atthe University. BAKA is proud tobe one of them.

Our criticism of Israel and/orZionism is rooted in a critique ofnationalism, settler colonialism,human rights abuses and militaryoccupation, not in hatred of theJewish people or religion. Theauthor’s letter is part of an ongo-ing campaign on the part of sup-porters of Israel to silence andintimidate Palestine solidarityactivists by attacking their integri-ty rather than engaging in anintellectually honest discussion.

In this vein, the author con-veniently fails to mention thattwo of the event’s speakers,Hajo Meyer and Hedy Epstein,are self-identified anti-ZionistJews. The former is anAuschwitz concentration campsurvivor and the latter is arefugee from Nazi Germanywhose entire family perished.

Meyer and Epstein’s voiceswill be in conversation with thatof Dawud Assad, a Palestinian-American community activistand survivor of the ethniccleansing of his village, DeirYassin, by the Zionist militias

BAKA: STUDENTSUNITED FOR MIDDLEEASTERN JUSTICE

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BAKA encouragesjustice, not hate

“All oppressionbased on identity is ... abhorrent.”

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Junior Leonora Slatnick and partner Morgan Ivey dropped theirdoubles match, while Ivey also suffered a close defeat in singles.

The win was Petrini’s first ofher Rutgers career in her firstattempt. The victory came aftershe and freshman partnerStefania Balasa had already beenshut out in their doubles contest.

The rest of the Knights didnot fare much better in doublesas the team of juniors MorganIvey and Leonora Slatnick fell,8-2, in their contest. Rutgers’premier doubles team of seniorcaptain Amy Zhang and juniorJennifer Holzberg also fell intheir match, but were facingwhat Bucca called a “top 20 cal-iber team.”

“We want to work on dou-bles,” Bucca said. “This schoolhas a long tradition of successin doubles, and we put a lot ofpride in our doubles play. Wecan play better than what weshowed today.”

The singles matches weremuch more competitive andeach of them was close with acouple even reaching threesets. The Princeton defensewas excellent throughout thematch as they were often ableto return even the Knights’toughest of fensive chances.

“I thought the team foughtreally hard, and we had a veryclose match with Princeton even

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though the team score didn’treflect it,” Zhang said. “We hadseveral singles matches thatwere very close and really couldhave gone either way. This wasour first match so nerves defi-nitely played a factor.”

Zhang lost a tough bout, 6-2, 6-3,with one of the top tennis players inthe region in Princeton’s HilaryBartlett (1-0). Zhang went 16-4 all oflast season en route to beingnamed All-Big East and team mostvaluable player for the second con-secutive year.

“Amy played Amy’s game,”Bucca said. “She knows how toplay a high level of tennis, and shehandled herself well.”

Ivey also turned in a valiant per-formance in singles despite ulti-mately suffering a defeat. The jun-ior returned to the court after hav-ing been plagued by chronic kneeissues. She was able come out onfire winning her first set 6-0,before falling in the following two.

Holzberg was also able to takeher opponent Taylor Marable tothree sets before ultimately los-ing 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Balasa and juniorMaryana Milchutskey lost theirsingles matches in straight sets.

The Knights will now get ina week of practice to refocusand regroup before travellingto Lehigh on Feb. 3. In the nexteight days, the Knights willlook to improve their doubles play and work on fin-ishing offensive opportunities,Bucca said.

the Big East Championships inFebruary, beating out formerteammate and school co-record-holder, Steve Swern,for the win.

Younger is back in seasonthis year and a proud leader ofthe team.

“I heard about Aaron when Iwas recruited by other schoolsbecause the 4x400 was run-ning 3:06 and he was theanchor leg,” said Caidenhead,who trains for the same eventsas Younger everyday at prac-tice with him. “A lot of peopledon’t know himbecause he does-n’t really talkabout how fast heis. And if youwere to put oth-ers in his situa-tion they wouldbrag about it. Itshows how muchof a good personhe is.”

The 6-foot-2runner proveshumility may bethe key to suc-cess on the track. Youngeralready secured qualifyingtimes in the 400- and 500-meterrun for the Big East and IC4AChampionships.

“I tr y to pass on to theyounger guys that being onthis team is above just your-self,” Younger said. “Each per-son needs to do their best, butthey also need to do what’sbest for the team.”

In the team’s case, it maymean a teammate has todouble up on events they do

not normally run just to get more points in a meet, accord-ing to Younger.

Younger takes his positionas one of the leaders of the Scarlet Knights seriously,giving advice at meets as well

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as every day at practice.“We warm up for races

together and talk about what we need to do in order to be successful,”Caidenhead said. “[Younger]explains splits and tactics tome, which takes a lot of stressof f of the race.”

The Franklinville, N.J.,native leads by example for theteam, mostly by giving every-thing he has as soon as hesteps onto the track each day.

“[Younger] always finishesver y strong at the end of practice when it’s the hardest,” said junior teammateSteve Werner.

Younger attributes his lead-ership skills and humility toother leaders in his life.

“I’ve neverhad a coach orperson in myfamily coddleme,” Youngersaid. “When Iwas younger onthe team, Ialways wanted tobe like the olderguys and takecharge. I wantedto be the point ofthe arrow.”

When itcomes to the

upperclassmen Younger lookedup to, there was no lack of tal-ent, either. The 4x400-meterrelay Younger anchored ranked14th in the nation last springand competed at NCAA nation-als in Eugene, Ore.

“Making it to Oregon wasone of the greatest things I’veever done,” Younger said. “Ihave that in the back of mymind as a big motivational fac-tor to do even better.”

He also keeps bigger goalsin the back of his mind as motivation when he competeseach week.

“The Olympics are nextyear,” Younger said. “I’d have alot of work to do, it’s just a matter of putting the pieces together.”

“When I wasyounger on theteam, I always

wanted to be likethe older guys

and take charge.”AARON YOUNGER

Junior Sprinter

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without a mid-range jumper byjunior April Sykes during therun, the damage could have beenmuch worse.

Then again, if the Knights (12-7, 5-1) didn’t have Sykes at all, ablowout would have turned into ascoring clinic by the Huskies.

“It has everything to do withmy teammates,” said Sykes,who led the Knights with 20points, going 4-for-8 from 3-point land. “In practice, coachhas been telling me to relaxbecause when I think about myshot I miss. I wasn’t thinking, Iwas just playing ball again.”

Something Stringer had tofall back on during the Knights’five-game winning streak wasthe team’s post play and theleadership of junior guardKhadijah Rushdan.

But aside from 12 pointsfrom sophomore forwardMonique Oliver last night, bothwere as ice-cold as the wintryconditions outside the RAC.

Rushdan registered just twopoints with a forgettable 0-for-11 shooting per formance,while junior forward ChelseyLee recorded just three pointsand three boards.

“I would have liked to helpmy team out, contribute a littlemore with the points but it’sdone and over with. I can’t dwellon it,” Rushdan said. “As far asdwelling on it, I can’t really dothat because then it’s going tohaunt me for the rest of thegames and affect my play.”

Before the night turned sourfor the Knights, they foundthemselves in a tight game withtheir conference rivals.

But whatever success thesquad found in the first half, theHuskies found that much more.

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Junior guard Khadijah Rushdan averaged 13.7 points per game entering last night’s contest, but managedjust two points against Connecticut while dishing out nine assists and grabbing nine rebounds.

Still, one thing was evident:The playmakers came out to play

Sykes put the team on herback, going 3-for-3 from beyondthe arc and cashing in on a break-away layup for the game’s firstpoints. For UConn, Moore went4-for-9 and scored 10 points, butstarted the game off by missingher first three shots and the teamshot only 29 percent in the period.

“You can’t really get allwacked out about whether shotsare going in or not,” Auriemmasaid. “You can get upset about notgetting good shots. In the secondhalf when we came out we didn’ttry to force it in there to Maya.”

But it was in the paint wherethe Knights struggled — some-thing they have not done of late.

UConn outreboundedRutgers, 14-10, in the first stan-za, but more impor tantlygained a 6-1 advantage on theof fensive glass. Couple thatwith eight Knights turnoversand the Huskies’ relentless-ness and the squad faced athree-point deficit at half.

And even though the teamdid make it more of a fightthan last year’s blowout,Rushdan is not satisfied.

“The game is two halves,”the Wilmington, Del., nativesaid. “It hurts because we hadeverything we needed. Ourcoaching staf f prepared usunbelievably well for this game.To come out in the second halfand to get hit like that, it hurts.”

For the Knights to improve inBig East play, they will have towait until Saturday, when theytravel to Louisville to continue aslew of conference matchups.

The Huskies now own sixstraight victories overStringer’s squad, and barring ameeting in the conferencetournament at the end of theseason, the Hall of Famer willhave to wait another year togive the program an updatedglimpse of a UConn victory.

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BY TYLER BARTOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Now more than ever, the BigEast Conference slate is trulyunderway. Two of the top four

teams int h el e a g u esuf fereda loss —

at home,no less — this week, althoughone lost considerably moreduring the timeframe.

Here’s a look at the Big East’supper half power rankings:

1.) Pittsburgh (19-2, 7-1) —The No. 2 Panthers werebound to lose a Big East gameeventually, but their 56-51 lossto Notre Dame on Monday was surprising given theFighting Irish’s poor roadrecord in the conference.

Head coach Jamie Dixon’steam is still very well on track for a high seed in March, despite Pitt’s underachiev-ing track record in the NCAA Tournament.

Best wishes go to theRutgers men’s basketball team,which has the misfortune of avisit from Pittsburgh after thePanthers’ first league defeat.

2.) Connecticut (17-2, 5-2) —Kemba Walker and Co. continuedtheir impressive streak of victo-ries Tuesday, when the Huskiesdefeated a tough Marquette team,76-68, in Wisconsin.

Walker tallied only 14points, but UConn is rising dueto the play of sophomore cen-ter Alex Oriakhi and freshmanwing Jeremy Lamb, who con-tinues to impress on the of fensive end.

The No. 5 Huskies return tofamiliar Gampel Pavilion at

noon on Saturday, when No. 23Louisville pays head coach JimCalhoun a visit.

3.) Villanova (17-2, 5-1) —The No. 8 Wildcats earnedarguably the most impressiveroad win of the season onSaturday, when they defeatedSyracuse at the Carrier Domein front of more than 30,000Orange faithful.

Senior guard Corey Fisherhas not lost a step since takingthe reins of the Wildcat of fensefrom departed mainstay ScottieReynolds and averages 18.8points per game — fifth best inthe conference.

Scoring from fellow seniorCorey Stokes has tailed of f abit during the middle of theconference season, but theWildcats have more thanenough options to keep up.

4.) Notre Dame (17-4, 6-3)— The Irish’s upset over Pitt atthe Petersen Events Center,where the Panthers seldomfall, was more than impressive,especially with the play of sen-ior guard Ben Hansbrough.

But Hansbrough did not haveto bear the load offensively, asforward Carleton Scott dropped16 points and nine boards on thePanthers in the win.

The key for No. 15 NotreDame is to not suf fer a let-down, but that should not be aproblem with a trip to DePaulnext up on the schedule.

5.) Syracuse (18-3, 5-3) —Head coach Jim Boeheim neverfully endorsed his 2010-11Orange and the Big East isstarting to understand why witha recent three game losing skid.

Losses to ranked foes Pittand ’Nova are nothing to beashamed of, but when Seton Hall

dropped a 90-68 decision on theOrange, a red flag swirled highin the Carrier Dome rafters.

The No. 9 Orange have achance to right the ship onSaturday, when a meeting in Milwaukee with Marquetteoffers a tough scenario.

6.) Louisville (15-4, 4-2) —The surprising No. 23 Cardinalsbegan to make a run in theconference despite head coachRick Pitino claiming a rebuild-ing year in Louisville.

But just when the Big Eastretained some sort of stability,a struggling Providence teamdropped the Cardinals, 72-67, in Rhode Island.

Louisville needs more from for ward Terrence Jennings,who only averages 8.6 pointsand 4.7 boards per game.

7.) West Virginia (13-5, 4-2)— The Mountaineers continueto be an enigma — expectedlyso. After losing go-to scorerDa’Sean Butler to graduation,everyone in Morgantown, W.Va., expected junior for wardKevin Jones to pick up theslack of fensively.

But senior guard KaseyMitchell has filled the scorer’srole for head coach Bob Hugginsand led the Mountaineers into amatchup with Louisville last nightat the KFC Yum! Center.

8.) Marquette (13-8, 4-4) —With all of the talent headcoach Buzz Williams assem-bled with the Golden Eagles,the team still needs to figureout how to win close games.

Guard Darius Johnson-Odom and for ward JimmyButler are dynamic scorers,but transfer Jae Crowder hasbeen the most pleasant sur-prise in Milwaukee.

BY JOSH GLATTCORRESPONDENT

The Rutgers gymnastics teamnot only faces the daunting task ofcompeting against West Virginiaand Pittsburgh on Saturday, but italso has to improve on one of theteam’s best performances in

r e c e n tm e m o -ry.

T h eS c a r l e tKnightslook to

build on their season-highscore of 192.050 that earnedthem a victory over long-timeEast Atlantic GymnasticsLeague (EAGL) rival NorthCarolina for the first time since1976 — along withPennsylvania and Brown — inthe first home meet ofthe year.

For head coachChr ystal Chollet-Norton, the goal is tocontinue to strive forbetter scores andnever grow compla-cent with success.Chollet-Norton madeit clear that despiteher team’s early suc-cess, there is stillroom for improvement.

“We honestly think we are a194, 195 [point] team when weget ever ything together,”Chollet-Norton said. “A 192 is agreat start to that. We have tobe cleaner and sharper.”

The Knights face a toughfield, competing against a hometeam in the Mountaineers, aswell as Pittsburgh, which aver-ages over 192 per contest.

While Chollet-Nortonbelieves her team is capable ofwinning, she is also realistic,acknowledging that her team isan underdog.

“It’s going to be a toughmeet,” Chollet-Norton said. “Ijust hope we can givePittsburgh a scare.”

In addition to working onfundamentals and cleaning uperrors in routines, Chollet-Norton is focused on instillinga sense of belief in her team.After years of tempering expec-tations, she believes that theKnights need to recognize howtalented they truly are.

“We need to get the girlsbelieving that they can beatanyone,” Chollet-Norton said.“This team has the talent anddepth to keep getting better.”

Chollet-Nor ton’s athletesseem to be following thecoach’s lead, exuding confi-dence by recognizing theteam’s vast potential.

Sophomore transfer DanielleD’Elia, who was recently namedEAGL Specialist of the Week, hasquickly established herself as astar performer and rapidly

bought into Chollet-Norton’s message.Although she took firstplace in all three eventsshe participated in andpropelled her team to avictory, D’Elia recog-nizes the team needs tokeep improving.

“We had some fallshere and there [onS a t u r d a y ] , ” D ’ E l i asaid. “We aren’t going

to be perfect all the time, butthat is something we have tostrive for. This team has a lot ofpotential, and it’s great to bepart of it.”

Freshman Luisa Leal-Restrepo, another impressivenewcomer, also seems to recog-nize the team’s ability to com-pete with any team they face.Like D’Elia, Leal-Restrepo seesit as a goal to have the teamstick 24 out of 24 routines,despite recognizing that perfec-tion is hard to come by.

“Even though we won, wedid have some mistakes,” Leal-Restrepo said after Saturday’smeet. “We’ll need to work onall our mistakes to try to beperfect in our next meet.”

RUTGERS AT WEST VIRGINIA, PITT SATURDAY, 7 P.M.

GYMNASTICS

DANIELLED’ELIA

KEITH FREEMAN

Freshman Luisa Maria Leal-Restrepo and transfer Danielle D’Eliaare two newcomers to the Knights that made immediate impacts.

RU looks to continuestrides after UNC win

Pair of top teams suffers home losses

BIG EASTMID-WEEK REPORT

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R utgers women’slacrosse senior midfield-er Marlena Welsh was

selected to the preseason All-Big East team.

The Jarretsville, Md., nativefinished 2010 with eight causedturnovers, 15 draw controls andnine ground balls.

Welsh was voted to theIntercollegiate Women’sLacrosse Coaches’ AssociationMid-Atlantic Region secondteam last season, as well as theBig East All-Academic Team.

Welsh was voted to the All-Big East team by the nine BigEast women’s lacrosse coaches,who also voted on Big Eastteam rankings, in whichRutgers finished sixth.

TAMPA BAY RAYSoutfielder Rocco Baldelli decid-ed to retire at 29 years old. Hewill become a special assistantwith the Rays.

Baldelli played in only 10games last season, but madethe Rays’ postseason roster.

The 2010 season was notthe first time injuries hin-dered Baldelli’s promisingcareer. After 2004, the out-fielder never played 100games in a season.

Baldelli began his profes-sional career as the sixthoverall pick in 2000 and fin-ished third in Rookie of theYear voting in 2003.

WITH A POSSIBLElockout looming for the 2011NFL season, commissionerRoger Goodell said he wouldcut his salary to $1 if there isa work stoppage in Marchafter the collective bargainingagreement expires.

Goodell also said he doesnot want to receive any bonus-es under those circumstances.The commissioner currentlymakes $10 million per yearplus bonuses.

Union chief DeMauriceSmith responded to Goodell’scomments, tweeting “If we havea deal by Super Bowl, I’ll godown to 68 cents.”

AN ILLINOIS CARdealership employee was firedearlier in the week for wearinga Green Bay Packers tie theday after the Packers beat theChicago Bears in the NFCChampionship Game.

The employee, John Stone,has been offered his job back.

The general manager ofthe car dealership, Jerr yRober ts, claimed he askedStone to take of f his tie fivetimes in 30 minutes.

Stone has since been offeredanother job at another Chicagoarea dealership.

BARTOLO COLON SIGNEDa minor league deal with theNew York Yankees.

Colon last played in 2009with the White Sox, finishingwith a 4.19 ERA in 12 starts.

The 37-year-old won theAmerican League Cy Youngaward in 2005 with the LosAngeles Angels.

Rutgers falters after Sykes delivers first leadBY SAM HELLMAN

CORRESPONDENT

Rutgers junior April Sykesgot the fans on their feet for oneof the loudest cheers of the sea-

son in thef i r s tminute ofaction lastn i g h ta g a i n s t

No. 2 Connecticut. Sykes stripped the ball from

Husky freshman Bria Hartley atmidcourt and put the Knightsahead, 2-0, with a transition layup.

Unfortunately for Rutgers, thatwas its largest lead of the night.

Connecticut traditionallydraws the strongest crowd of theseason for the Scarlet Knightsbecause of the longstanding rival-ry between Hall of Fame coachesGeno Auriemma and C. VivianStringer, but yesterday’s gameleft the Louis Brown AthleticCenter emptier than expected.

Whether it was the icy roadsprior to tipoff or the heavy snowpredicted to begin around half-time, the RAC lacked its usualConnecticut turnout. Rutgersannounced a season-high 4,703as a paid attendance, but theentire section behind themarching band remainedempty, with both upper sectionshalf-full and plenty of emptyseats in the lower sections.

“This is a tough place to playin,” said UConn senior forwardMaya Moore. “The first year Icame here, we lost. It’s tough toplay here and I think we realizedthat and we kept our cool.”

Sykes rolled her shoulderhard on the floor in the firsthalf and played the rest of thegame in pain, but put up herbest performance against theHuskies in four career games.

The Starkville, Miss., nativescored a game-high 20 points oneight of 16 shooting after aver-aging four points on 26 percentshooting against the Huskiesgoing into the contest.

“April Sykes had a greatgame shooting the ball but Ithink we did a pretty good job ...making her make some toughshots,” said UConn head coachGeno Auriemma.

FRESHMAN FORWARDBriana Hutchen provided her mostvaluable minutes of the year dur-ing the back-and-forth first half.

The 6-foot-1 forward that aver-ages just 6.6 minutes per gameplayed twice that in the first halfalone, when she pulled in tworebounds and hit two shots, each ofwhich tied the game.

THE HUSKIES EXTENDEDtheir winning streak to 58games in the Big East, withtheir last defeat coming at the

KNIGHTNOTEBOOK

JARED MILLER

Junior Jaymee Tucker scored one point on a late foul shot last nightin her first game as a Scarlet Knight after walking on to the team.

RAC on Feb. 5, 2008, when theKnights took down the Huskies,73-71, behind 33 points fromEpiphanny Prince.

“We have got to work harder sowe’ll be pushing more,” said headcoach C. Vivian Stringer. “We shouldbe confident that we can play withthe best and we look to get better.”

JAYMEE TUCKER SCOREDher first career point as aScarlet Knight in a big way.After joining the team as awalk-on Saturday, Tuckerknocked down a free throw atthe end of the game, keepingher team from losing by 20.

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Humble juniorexcels in sprintsfor RU track

BY LIZ SWERNCONTRIBUTING WRITER

When Aaron Younger broke the schoolrecord in the 500-meter last season, hedid not jump, shout or show any kind of

colorful fanfare forthe win. The camera

on the track zoomed in on his face show-ing only a modest smile.

For someone with as much modesty asthe junior sprinter, even that was a vivid reaction.

“He’s great and humble, especially fora man who runs such fast times,” saidfreshman teammate Corey Caidenhead.

Younger quickly proved last year hewas an up-and-coming star when it cameto his events — the 500-meter, 4x400-meter relay and the 400-meter intermedi-ate hurdles. He broke the school recordin the 500 meter with a time of 1:01.44 at

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Junior forward April Sykes scored a game-high 20 points last night against No. 2 Connecticut. Despite only a three-pointdeficit at halftime, the Knights suffered a 19-point loss at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

No. 2 UConn breaks away after halftimeBY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ

CORRESPONDENT

There were plenty of instances when theRutgers women’s basketball team managed

to send the LouisBrown AthleticCenter crowd into afrenzy last night inPiscataway. Butthose flashes did

not light up the scoreboard enough in theScarlet Knights’ favor.

No. 2 Connecticut blew the doors ofthe RAC open in the second half to cap a63-44 conference win, leaving head coach

C. Vivian Stringer and Co. with only aglimpse of their 2008 upset.

“I think we played hard,” Stringer said.“I thought we were a little tired and that’sunfortunate. But I have to give credit tothem, they’re [UConn] playing the samekind of minutes and they play hard.”

Whatever head coach Geno Auriemmasaid to his team in the locker room at half-time, it worked to perfection come game time.

A Tiffany Hayes free throw with 4:16 leftin regulation gave the Huskies (19-1, 8-0) a26-point lead — their largest of the game.

Hayes led the team in scoring with 18points on 6-of-10 shooting after an explo-sion in the second half, as senior sensa-

tion Maya Moore ended the contest with17 points.

“Even before the coaches came in at halftime we just looked at each other and saidthe shots are going to fall,” Moore said. “Inthe second half we didn’t have to depend onoffensive rebounds because the shots werefalling. I think we were a little bit moreaggressive, but the shots were falling.”

UConn took advantage of a 17-2 run in thefirst six minutes following intermission — ascoring spurt anchored by freshman guardBria Hartley and Moore. The pair combinedfor 12 of the team’s points in the span, and

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KNIGHTS DROPROAD DECISIONAT CINCINNATI

The Rutgers men’s basketball teamfell, 72-56, to Cincinnati last night at FifthThird Arena. The loss dropped theScarlet Knights (12-8, 3-5) to just 1-3 onthe road in conference play.

Senior forward Jonathan Mitchell ledthe Knights in scoring with 20 points, butsenior guards James Beatty and Mike

Coburn com-bined for 8turnovers onthe evening.

R u t g e r sshrunk its

deficit to three at 47-44 with less thanseven minutes remaining, but theBearcats (18-3, 5-3) went on a 13-5 runover the next three and a half minutes.

Sophomore wing Dane Miller con-tributed 11 points and five rebounds, butno other Knights scored in double fig-ures against Cincinnati.

Rutgers trailed, 31-30, at intermissionbehind 50 percent shooting from thefield, but the team turned the ball overnine times in the second half en route tobeing outscored by 15 points.

The Knights managed to get to thefree throw line just 14 times and shot 1-for-11 from beyond the arc.

By comparison, the Bearcats convert-ed 73 percent of their free throws andsank six of 18 3-point attempts.

Rutgers managed just 10 points fromits bench, which is still limited with fresh-man guard Austin Carroll’s knee injury.

Cincinnati forward Rashad Dixon ledthe Bearcats with 20 points on 5-for-10shooting, while forward Yancy Gates hauledin a team-leading 12 boards in the win.

Gates’ efficiency on the glass aidedCincinnati in outrebounding Rutgers, 34-24, on the night.

Rutgers dropped its last three con-tests with Cincinnati after two losses tothe Bearcats last season, including a69-68 defeat in the first round of theBig East Tournament at MadisonSquare Garden.

The Knights return to action onSaturday, when No. 2 Pittsburgh visitsthe Louis Brown Athletic Center for theteams’ only meeting of the season.

— Tyler Barto

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Knights dropspring openerat Princeton

BY MATT CANVISSERCONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers tennis team opened itsseason Wednesday with a tough 6-1defeatat No. 37 Princeton. The Scarlet Knights

were shut out inthree doublesmatches and lostfive of six singlescontests.

“The focusshould be on the fact that Princeton is aquality team,” said head coach BenBucca. “This was our first match of theyear and we played well. The dif ferencewas only a couple of points, but you arenever satisfied when you lose.”

Freshman Vanessa Petrini scored theKnights’ (0-1) only victor y, defeatingPrinceton’s Caitlin Bartlett, 6-4, 6-2, inconsecutive sets.

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Junior Jenna Holzberg and doubles partner Amy Zhang dropped their first match of the campaign against a strong Princeton duo after a successful season last year.