American citizens and health caremakes up a large amount of the country’s economy.

“Health care spending is a hugepart of the gross domestic product,and if it continues the same way, it willbe 30 percent of the gross domesticproduct,” he said.

The projected cost of theAffordable Care Act is $940 billionover the next 10 years, Monheit said,which well help reduce the number ofuninsured U.S. citizens.

“The Affordable Care Act is a funda-mental shift in health care spending, butit doesn’t replace the current insurancesystem in America,” he said.

While the act will not be fully imple-mented until 2014, certain aspects of theact have already gone into effect, like theexpanded dependent insurance age to 26,Monheit said.

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A grease truck employee serves fat sandwiches to customers in Lot 8 for possibly the last semester there.Vendors will be eligible to apply for requests for proposal for both mobile vendor licenses and Lot 8 space.

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Police arrest Matt Cordeiro, Rutgers University StudentAssembly president, during a protest in Washington, D.C..

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RUSA presidentamong arrested in student debt protest

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Police arrested 36 students yesterday, including RutgersUniversity Student Assembly President Matt Cordeiro after afour-hour rally outside of Sallie Mae Corporation headquarterson 7th Street in Northwest, D.C.

“Sallie Mae, you can’t hide, we can see your greedy side,” pro-testers chanted from the streets outside the headquarters withabout 300 students blocking the street in front of headquarters.

Navya Lakkaraju, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, saidthe march was just one of the several actions that occurred dur-ing the 43rd annual United States Student Assembly Conference.

Lakkaraju said she was in charge of blocking off an intersec-tion, with the help of about 300 students of USSA.

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U. to open bidding process for Lot 8BY JOVELLE TAMAYO

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The tires underneath theUniversity’s grease trucks, located onLot 8 on the College Avenue campus,have been flat for more than 15 years.

But the Mobile Food Vendor PolicyCommittee, established November2011, agreed yesterday afternoon thatpumping air back into those tires toremobilize the trucks is what is bestfor the University community.

In their efforts to draft a policy thatwill apply to future mobile foodvenders, the committee decided thatboth Lot 8 and a mobile food vendorlicense would be put up for public bidin the coming weeks.

“Our goal isn’t to make profit,” saidJack Molenaar, director of the UniversityDepartment of Transportation Services.“Our goal is to clean up some of the issues

we have there and to make sure we break even.”

Molenaar’s committee convenedwith representatives from otherUniversity sectors for a third time atthe Public Safety Building in down-town New Brunswick.

Interested vendors must use a requestfor proposal application. Establishing newpolicies is necessary because of health,safety and financial issues.

Two separate RFP applications willbe provided because of the projecteddifferences between mobile food ven-dor and Lot 8 policies.

The University’s financial supportof the trucks, in terms of security, elec-tricity and grease cleaning, has cost$93,467 since 2007, Molenaar told TheDaily Targum in January.

The grease trucks, home to the 15-year-old “Fat Darrell” sandwich, havebeen situated in Lot 8 for 18 years.

But Ayman Elnaggar, owner of theRU Hungry grease truck, still dis-agrees to put the lot up for bid andfeels he has been left in the dark dur-ing the decision-making process.

“For the first time in my life, I can’tfind answers for my customers,” saidElnaggar, who has been in the foodbusiness for more than 30 years. “Itbothers me.”

He said although he was told inNovember that he would be a part ofthe RFP process, he was not informedof yesterday’s meeting.

“People appreciate what I’ve donehere, and I don’t know why Rutgerswants to change it,” Elnaggar said.

The RFP application will be avail-able online through the Department ofTransportation Services website.Vendors should be able to access the

NJ Public Health panellooks into Obamacare

BY RICHARD CONTECORRESPONDENT

One-fifth of the U.S. population hasno health insurance coverage, but theAf fordable Care Act could providethem with a low-cost alternative, saidAlan Monheit, a research professor at the University’s Center for State Health Policy, last night during a panel discussion.

Panelists at “The Future of HealthCare Reform — The Patient Protectionand Affordable Care Act and the 2012Presidential Election,” sponsored bythe University’s chapter of the NewJersey Public Health Association,looked at the act critically in terms ofhow it would af fect U.S. citizens.

Monheit, a professor of health eco-nomics at the University of Medicineand Dentistry of New Jersey, said theact should be carried out becausethere are so many uninsured

The University’s Chapter of the New Jersey Public Health Associationhost a forum last night about affordable health care.

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Center’s research improves packaging, quality of soldiers’ mealsBY ELIZABETH KEARNS

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Rieks Bruins said he hatedeating spam in military meals asa soldier in the 1960s. Now he isworking to develop better quali-ty meals for the men andwomen serving over seas.

The Rutgers FoodDevelopment andManufacturing Center has beenactively working on making mil-itary meals more convenient,said Rieks Bruins, associatedirector of the Center forAdvanced Food Technology.

“Our main mission is tomake the product better and ofhigher quality,” Bruins said.“With the war still ongoing inAfghanistan, it is important tohave these meals.”

In order to improve the mealand package quality, Bruinssaid he works with the food sci-ence department to establishwhich temperature range foodcan withstand.

“We try to identify the shelflife of the item and the tempera-ture it can sustain ... the tem-perature number is color basedand will change colors if it isexposed to too high heat so thatsoldiers know if it is spoiled,”Bruins said.

The meal packages are putin a temperature control box totest the sensory quality of theproduct and to see if the mealsdo not spoil, he said.

“This is a good experiencebecause it allows professorsand graduate students to work with real physical sys-tems and to test what we can

A University professor is advising Apple Inc. to let the public know about the company’s supply chain complications.

Apple made a Supplier Code of Conduct, which showedthe public about the company’s overseas labor practices,said James Cooney, an assistant instructor in theDepartment of Labor Studies and Employment Relationsin a Rutgers Today article.

“There is still tension between the company’s stateddesire to improve conditions while not creating undueconflict with suppliers that will impede the delivery ofnew products,” he said in the article.

Apple is criticized for its worker exploitation in Chinafactories, in which critics claim workers receive no break, work long hours and are paid low wages, accord-ing to the article.

“There does not appear to be any benefit in Appledenying the existence of labor problems, as there hasbeen extensive coverage of the issue by the media andactivist groups,” Cooney said in the article.

He said if the company continues to ignore workers’problems, Apple will be said to lack credibility.

Of the employees that Apple directly employs, about43,000 work in the United States while 20,000 workersoverseas, Cooney said in the article. Companies that sup-ply for Apple and produce the company’s product over-seas employ about 700,000 workers.

“While stronger U.S. labor and employment laws cer-tainly would help curb many of the abuses seen in over-seas plants, it is very unlikely that Apple will agree torelocate production-level work currently performed by itsoverseas suppliers to the United States,” Cooney said inthe article.

He said the company is more focused on satisfying theconsumers by providing products than thinking abouthow to create production jobs for American workers.

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Reiks Bruins, associate director of the Center for Advanced Food Technology, works on a sealing deviceat the center’s laboratory in Piscataway. One of the center’s projects is to turn a metal can into plastic.

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normally only do theoretically,”said Thomas Boucher, profes-sor in the Depar tment ofIndustrial Engineering.

The project aims to come upwith an automated equipmentfor testing the packaged prod-uct for the amount of residualgas left in the package after ithas been sealed, Boucher said.

“This involves using a sensorand is important because ifthere is a lot of residual gasthere is a greater probability ofspoilage,” Boucher said.

The research projects arefunded from grants given by theDefense Logistics Agency aftera proposal is written and sent tothe government to receive thefunds, Bruins said. He followsthe progress of the researchproject’s course and reports itback to the DLA.

One of the projects involvespackaging technology andchanging a metal can to a plastic can so the container isless likely to deteriorate,Bruins said.

“When you think about howlong and far these packageshave to last, its shelf life is toppriority,” Bruins said. “Theseproducts are traveling overseason cargo vessels, it could takethree months or more for thepackages to arrive to soldiersin Afghanistan.”

Boucher said he believes theprogress made with some mili-tary meals, called meals readyto eat (MREs), has been muchmore successful because of thenew packaging.

The MREs are sealed in a brown package and can

be made instantly, saidUniversity Army ROTC’s Maj.Valdon Daniels.

He said the meals are con-venient for soldiers to eat onthe go because the new packag-ing allows the whole meal to becarried in backpacks when onthe move.

“When soldiers are in contactwith the enemy they carry twodays worth of food,” saidDaniels, assistant professor ofMilitary Science. “Unlike the

older packages, there is now noneed to sit down and camp toeat, which is important.”

The meals include differentassortments of food in a singlepackage, Daniels said. One packcan include meatloaf, mashedpotatoes, a shortbread cookie,crackers and jam, tootsie rollsand tea and a smaller parcel con-tains gum, tobacco sauce, salt,matches and napkins.

“Today there is much moresay for the soldiers,” Daniels

said. “If for instance in a groupof 12 cadets you have one who isvegetarian and another whokeeps kosher, the meals canwork around that. There aremeals that do not have pork andallergies are kept in mind for allsoldiers.”

The University Army ROTCstudents train every Friday atKilmer Woods on LivingstonCampus where each cadetreceives an MRE for lunch,Daniels said.

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The Rutgers Business School GoverningCouncil held their first annual “Mr. and Ms.RBS” pageant last night at the LivingstonCampus Center. Competition categoriesincluded a talent portion, a dance-off and aQ-and-A session. Juniors and seniors par-ticipated in the event.

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Cordeiro was one of the 36students arrested during theSallie Mae protest when he and agroup of students sat in front ofthe entrance of the building.Donggu Yoon, a New JerseyUnited Students member, andBryan Miranda, a first-yearRUSA Livingston Campus repre-sentative, were also arrested dur-ing the protest.

During the weekend’s 43rdAnnual Grassroots LegislativeConference, students and mem-bers of the USSA across thecountry gathered to lobby totheir legislators on Capitol Hill onissues affecting students, includ-ing student loan debts.

“Students loans debt isbecoming a problem,” Cordeirosaid. “There are interest rates[that] really hurt students whoare struggling to pay back theirloans, some of them reachingover $70,000 to $80,000 loans.”

The Project on Student Debtfound in 2010 that the averagestudent debt among graduatingcollege seniors was $25,250.

“I have my own personalstudent loans. They aren’t ashigh as the national average,but they are better than oneswith big loan companies,” saidCordeiro, a School of Arts andSciences senior.

Cordeiro said the only way toget out of the loans is to die.

The rally looked to spreadawareness and seek responses tothe student loan debt. A group ofstudents sat in front of the mainentrance and asked for a meetingwith Sallie Mae CEO AlbertLord, Cordeiro said.

“Police were there at therally beforehand. All of the inter-actions with us were friendly,”he said. “They said if we didn’tleave, we would be arrested. …We were held for five hours in aholding cell with 36 students

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Donggu Yoon, a New Jersey United Student association member,is one of 36 students arrested during the protest.

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with student government fromaround the country.”

Cordeiro said after the rally,students went to their legislatorsto continue to ask for their sup-port against student debt.

He said his phone was takenaway as he was taken to theholding cell.

“I got my cellphone back withtext messages and voicemailsand Facebook notifications,” hesaid. “I know a lot of my friendsand people at Rutgers who arehaving trouble with their studentloans. We need to do something.”

John Connelly, RUSA vicepresident, said he found outabout the incident through socialmedia. Connelly was unable toattend the meeting due to per-sonal reasons.

“It was a trending topic onRutgers Reddit, and a few differ-ent media outlets are noticing,”Connelly said. “The averageRutgers student may not knowwho Matt Cordeiro even is, but itis getting their attention and thatis something.”

Connelly, a School of Arts andSciences junior, said he has notheard anything negative aboutthe leader’s actions.

“I haven’t encountered anynegatives, but if I had given someI would respond that I want a stu-dent government that wouldstand up for me to the extentwhere they would give up theirrights for me,” he said.

Connelly said the end goalof the rally was to draw publicattention to their cause and getanswers, similar to the way theApril 13, 2011 “Walk IntoAction” did.

“Last year’s ‘Walk Into Action,’we put public pressure on theadministration, and we did see alot of ground gained with thetranscripts,” Connelly said.

Following that protest, theUniversity administration grant-ed that the first eight transcriptsa student requests would be free.

“I’ve seen awareness build-ing,” he said. “People are alreadypaying attention.”

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David Henr y, a par t-timelecturer in the Edward J.Bloustein School of Planningand Public Policy, said the actis controversial because itlacks a public option.

“A public safety net is[needed] for the people.[Another issue] is how much is insurance going to cost?”said Henr y, health of ficer for the Princeton RegionalHealth Department.

Monheit said the act statespeople should put their own money into insurance,which ensures that everyone is paying.

“An individual mandate sayseveryone should contribute totheir health care cost,” he said.“The mandate makes sure peo-ple don’t get a free ride ontheir health care.”

But James Florio, a part-time lecturer at the BlousteinSchool, said this aspect of the act could af fect healthinsurance companies.

“One person’s cost is anotherperson’s revenue,” said Florio, aformer N.J. governor.

There are many proponentsand opponents to the act,Henry said.

“Proponents of the act areDemocrats, Congress, Senate,the poor, working poor anduninsured,” he said.“Opponents of the act areRepublicans, tea party mem-bers and some small business-es, since they aren’t sure howit will af fect them.”

Florio said some peoplethink the bill has notaddressed enough issues,including the lack of a publicoption, which would allow thepublic to decide how they payfor insurance.

“A small group of peoplesay that the bill hasn’t gone farenough,” he said. “They thinkthere should be a public option[in the act].”

Obstacles in the implemen-tation of the act, set forth byPresident Barack Obama’sadministration, could arise if aRepublican president is elect-ed in 2012, Florio said.

“Republican candidates saythey will repeal the act,” hesaid. “Undoubtedly they will try to pull things out of[the act].”

Jessica Kapuscinski, aSchool of Arts and Sciencessenior, said the panel was heldat an appropriate time.

“The Supreme Court just[star ted reviewing] the acttoday, so this is a good time to have a panel on the issue,”she said.

Sarah Kelly, a DouglassCollege alumna and presidentof the New Jersey PublicHealth Association, believeseveryone should have qualityhealth care, and that the actcan realize that idea.

“Everyone in America shouldhave the right to affordablehealth care, and this act willensure it happens,” she said.“[This panel is] for educatingpeople about what’s going on.”

While many have a negativeview on the act, some see its mer-its, but are wary about the time itwill take to implement it.

“The [Affordable Care Act]is a huge step forward, and it’sgood for policies,” Henry said.“But it will take maybe 20years before we see [the act’s]full ef fect.”

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continued from frontapplication in about two weeks,Molenaar said.

The committee also reviewedthe results of their Mobile FoodVendor survey, completed by atotal of 1,812 community mem-bers, 71 percent of which werestudents. The committee alsoreviewed individual responses.

Survey results revealed that 67percent of participants ate at thegrease trucks less than once amonth. The survey also revealedthat 37 percent of participantswould be just as likely to eat at thegrease trucks if they offered a dif-ferent variety of foods.

Joseph Charette, director ofUniversity Dining Services, saidthat he believes students justwant to have a choice of what theycan consume.

“Everybody seems to be veryvocal in the items that they’re inter-ested in. But when we have thosevegetarian items on the menu, theyaccount for only 4 to 6 percent offood that is consumed,” Charettesaid. “They want it as option, [butthat] doesn’t mean that’s what theywant to eat every day.”

A co-owner of three night-shifttrucks, Samir Alkilani, told TheDaily Targum in November 2011that the grease trucks offer healthyfood options, like hummus and

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There is no way to force indi-viduals to choose healthy foodchoices, even if they are offered,Alkilani said.

“What we’re trying to do is goback to our original intent of cre-ating this area, which is to get thetrucks off the street to a safe placeto park,” Molenaar said. “What wedid is create extra things, whichmade it more complicated. It wasreally our doing, though it was allgood intentions.”

During a School ofEnvironmental and BiologicalSciences Governing Council meet-ing in February, Molenaar said thatalthough the grease trucks have amobile license, they have not metthe rules and requirements neces-sary to remain on the lot.

“The current owners don’t wantto go out to bid, and they don’twant to have to leave at night,”Molenaar said at the meeting. “Butif I was there, I’d probably have thesame request as well.”

But to possess a mobile foodlicense, a vendor must be mobile,Molenaar said.

The University has used theSouperVan, one of the food vendorsalso expected to go through theRFP process, to test out severalapproved locations throughout thecampus, including Senior Street offthe College Avenue campus, Lot 76on Cook campus and Cooper Drive.

The committee intends toestablish a smaller evaluation com-

mittee, which will include studentrepresentatives, Molenaar said.

The small committee willevaluate the vendors based on apoint system.

“One criteria I think is critical isthat the fat sandwich gets higherpoints. … That comes out loud andclear,” Molenaar said. “We cannoteliminate the fat sandwich option.We would not be successful in that.”

The committee also discussedsafe and effective location optionsfor the mobile vendors, pointingout high traffic pedestrian areas.

Elnaggar said they are willingto cooperate with the Universityand its needs.

“Everything Rutgers broughtup, we found an answer [for], and

we’re willing to cooperate all theway for it,” Elnaggar said. “What Idon’t understand is why theyinsist to move us from here.”

He said that his mission is toserve the University communi-ty — students, staf f, faculty andNew Brunswick residents — inthe best way he can.

“If the students, faculty andstaff don’t want me to stay — fine,I’ll leave tomorrow. If you’re nothappy with my service, my foodand my prices — let me know. Iwill leave and I won’t need to applyfor an RFP,” Elnaggar said. “But ifthe people want me to stay, I willdo the best I can to stay. But ifRutgers doesn’t want me to stay, Ican’t fight Rutgers.”

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Passion Puddle, located on Douglass campus, in the 1960s,above, and now holds a myth in which a Rutgers Collegeman that walks around the puddle with a Douglass womanthree times is destined to marry her.

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While Gov. Chris Christie has made it clear that he wants topush forward with the Rutgers-Camden and Rowan Universitymerger, he will have to take the plan through legislature.

Christie was hoping to push the reorganization plan, whichincludes the University’s New Brunswick campus acquiring partsof the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, byusing a 1969 law that allows the state’s chief executive to organizedepartments without much legislative input, according to nj.com

But The Star-Ledger obtained an opinion from the Office ofLegislative Services, which stated the governor could not reor-ganize these departments with his executive order.

“In view of the degree of independence and autonomy accordedUMDNJ, Rutgers University and Rowan University, it would appear …that these entities … do not come within the purview of the ExecutiveReorganization Act and, therefore, cannot be reorganized by an exec-utive reorganization plan,” the opinion read, according to nj.com.

The governor has not said how to put the plan into action, butsaid he hopes he can reach an agreement with legislators, accord-ing to nj.com.

Opposing claims to the merger have been brought up in meet-ings discussing the subject of the merger, like costs and theAmerican Bar Association’s not accrediting the Rowan law school,but Christie has ignored them.

Christie has said he is not concerned with the merger cost,which remains unknown, according to nj.com.

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27 Career Services will host a panel of professionals from theentertainment industry including film, music and televisionwho will talk about their work and path to their careers.Students who attend can learn how to break into entertain-ment, find internships, network and other experience. Thepanel will be held in the Raritan River Lounge of StudentActivities Center on the College Avenue campus from 6 to 8p.m. To pre-register, email careerser-vices@echo.rutgers.edu.

David Ehrenfeld, a professor in the School of Environmentaland Biological Sciences, will give a lecture about how landgrant universities are positioned to lead the revolution inhigher education. The Office of the Executive Dean will behosting the event from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Cook CampusCenter.

Colleges Against Cancer will hold an “Open Mic Night” from8 to 11 p.m. in the Red Lion Café at the Rutgers StudentCenter on the College Avenue campus. Tickets are $3, andfood and drinks are $1 each. For more information, contactDillion Tseich at (908) 444-0809.

28 Denis Johnson, winner of the 2007 National Book Award forhis novel “Tree of Smoke,” will be at the Rutgers StudentCenter multipurpose room on the College Avenue campusas part of the “Writers at Rutgers Reading Series.”Admission is free and open to the public. For more informa-tion, contact Leandra Cain at (732) 932-7633 or email RheaRamey at rhea.ramey@rutgers.edu.

The Centers for Global Advancement and InternationalAffair, along with the Department of Journalism and MediaStudies and School of Communication, will host a documen-tary viewing of Gender and Global Documentary at 7:40p.m. in the School of Communication and Information build-ing on the College Avenue campus. For more information,contact Montague Kern, mlkern@rutgers.edu.

29 Big Sean and Miguel perform at the College Avenue Gym at8 p.m. Student tickets are $15 for balcony seats and $20 forthe floor, and guest tickets are $25 for balcony and $30 forfloor. The Rutgers University Programming Association willhost the event.

The University Astronomical Society will host its eighthweekly “Lecture on Astronomy” from 7 to 8 p.m. at the SERCRoom 118 on Busch campus. The lecture from Board ofGovernors Professor of Mathematics Doron Zeilberger istitled “One Era’s Science is the Next Era’s Superstition: TheRise and Fall of Astrology and the Future Fall of the so-called Infinity.”

Mason Gross School of the Arts will host the “BFA SeniorDance Concert” at 7:30 p.m. at the Victor J. MastrobuonoTheater, where performances will feature world premiers ofemerging choreographers from the Mason Gross School ofthe Arts. General admission is $15 and $5 for students.

30 The Rutgers Association of Policy and Planning Studentswill host its inaugural Women’s Leadership Conference inthe special events forum at the Civic Square Building from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown New Brunswick. The confer-ence, “Leveraging Our Strength and Finding Balance,” aimsto teach attendees leadership skills and find balance in theirroles in society.

The Center for Cultural Analysis will host “Toward a GlobalPublic Sphere?” at 1 p.m. in the Teleconference Lecture Hallin Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus. Thisdaylong colloquium will bring together scholars working ina broad range of disciplines to debate and explore our think-ing about the meaning and practice of a globalizing publicsphere. For more information, contact Curtis Scott Dunn at(732) 932-8426.

31 Rutgers Gardens will have “Family Garden Club: VegetableGardening for Children,” from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Hort FarmNo. 1 on Cook campus. Children must be accompanied byan adult. Limit two children per adult 21 or older. The work-shop is $80 for series of four or $25. Adults are free.

nous force ... the enemy’s goingto do all that they can to disruptboth the counterinsurgencyoperations” and the developingnation’s security forces.

An estimated 80 NATO serv-ice members were killed byAfghan security forces since2007, according to anAssociated Press tally, which isbased on Pentagon figuresreleased in Februar y. Morethan 75 percent of the attackshave occurred in the past two years.

Sixteen NATO service mem-bers — 18 percent of the 84 for-eign troops killed so far thisyear — have been shot andkilled by Afghan soldiers andpolicemen or militants dis-guised in their uniforms,according to the AP tally.

In one incident Monday, twoBritish service members werekilled by an Afghan soldier infront of the main gate of a jointcivilian-military base in south-ern Afghanistan, the coalitionsaid. Another NATO ser vicemember, whose nationality wasnot disclosed, was shot andkilled at a checkpoint in easternAfghanistan by a man who wasbelieved to be a member of a vil-lage-level fighting force the U.S.is fostering in hopes of counter-ing the Taliban insurgency.

Maj. Ian Lawrence, a Britishmilitary spokesman for TaskForce Helmand, said one of theBritish troops was a RoyalMarine and the other was a sol-dier from the British AdjutantGeneral’s Corps. They werekilled in front of the base in

Lashkar Gah, the provincialcapital of Helmand province.

The soldier, who had been inthe Afghan National Army forfour years, arrived at the gatein an army vehicle, saidGhulam Farooq Par wani,deputy commander of theAfghan army in Helmand. Hewas able to get close to theBritish troops by claiming thathe had been assigned to pro-vide security for a delegation of

government of ficials fromKabul who were visiting thebase Monday, Parwani added.

“He got close to the foreigntroops — three or four meters(yards) — and he opened fire,”Parwani said. “Then the foreigntroops killed him.”

It is not the first time thatAfghan security forces have killedtheir British counterparts. OnNov. 3, 2009, a rogue Afghanpoliceman killed five British sol-diers who had been advisingAfghan police at a checkpoint inHelmand province.

Taliban spokesman QariYousef Ahmadi said the shoot-

er was an Afghan soldier whowas in close contact with insur-gents and had notified theTaliban of his planned attackbefore carrying it out.

However, Wahid Muzhda, aformer Taliban foreign ministryofficial and an analyst on issuesrelated to the group, said theTaliban were not behind most ofthe latest killings.

“All these killings are notlinked to the Taliban,” Muzhdasaid. “The recent Quran burningsand the shooting spree — thekilling of children— are affectingthe minds of the Afghan soldiers.They think the foreigners arelooking out for their own interests. They think if the for-eigners are coming here todefend Afghanistan, why are theykilling children?”

The trust between the Afghanforces and their internationalmentors is being undermined,he said.

“How is the mentor supposedto teach if he is afraid of theAfghan soldiers? They haveweapons. How can he relax?”

While they acknowledge thatthese types of attacks are on therise, coalition officials say theymust be viewed in context. Theysay there are about 100,000coalition troops working side-by-side with more than 300,000Afghan troops.

“In most cases, the relation-ship is very strong. They knoweach other well,” Allen said.“We have taken steps necessaryon our side to protect ourselveswith respect to, in fact, sleepingarrangements, internal defens-

es associated with those smallbases in which we operate, theposture of our forces, to havesomeone always overwatchingour forces.

“On the Afghan side, they aredoing the same thing. I mean,they’re helping the troops tounderstand how to recognize rad-icalization or the emergence ofextremism in ... individuals whomay in fact be suspect.”

The attack Monday came twoweeks after a U.S. soldier alleged-ly went on a pre-dawn shootingrampage in neighboringKandahar province, killing 17Afghan civilians — four men, fourwomen and nine children.

That incident followed theburning of Qurans at a U.S.base north of Kabul last month.The U.S. apologized for theburning, saying the Islamictexts were mistakenly sent to agarbage burn pit Feb. 20 atBagram Air Field. But the inci-dent raised to a full boil whathad been simmering animositytoward outsiders.

Deadly protests ragedaround the nation for six days — the most visible exam-ple of a deep-seated resentmentbred by what Afghans view is ageneral lack of respect for theirculture and religion.

During the protests, Afghansoldiers killed six Americantroops. Two were killed inKandahar province, two inNangarhar province in the eastand the other two were founddead with shots to the back of thehead inside the Interior Ministryin Kabul.

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BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s military killed 32rebels in the pre-dawn bombing of a guerrilla camp yester-day, of ficials said, striking a second major blow in less thana week to the nation’s main guerrilla force.

Commandos later captured five insurgents, includingthree women, at the camp in Vista Hermosa in Meta province,a traditional Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombiastronghold, the military high command reported.

The commandos also seized weapons and computers, it said.The military killed 33 rebels in a similar air raid last week in

Arauca state near the border with Venezuela.The rebels, known by their Spanish initials FARC, took up

arms in 1964 but have been badly battered in recent years andare seeking peace talks.

The FARC has vowed to release its last prisoners, 10 sol-diers and police held for as long as 14 years, in early Apriland recently announced a halt to ransom kidnappings thathave been a financing tool along with involvement in thecocaine trade.

Nonetheless, neither the insurgents, who have about 9,000fighters, nor Colombia’s armed forces have eased up on militaryoperations.

President Juan Manuel Santos, defense minister from 2006-2009, said the armed forces “will not stop, will continue and willpersevere” in their mission.

Military analyst Alfredo Rangel said the government’scurrent military of fensive could prompt the FARC to delaythe prisoner releases it has announced for April 2 and 4.

If it were to do so, however, “it badly would hurt its imagebefore the nation and international community,” he added.

An activist who has long worked for the freedom of secu-rity force members held by the FARC, and who is slated toreceive the 10 captives, expressed optimism yesterday.

“I don’t think that because of these operations the releaseswill be canceled,” said the activist, Marleny Orjuela.

— The Associated Press

COLUMBIA MILITARY KILLS 32 REBELS AT GUERILLA CAMP,

CAPTURES FIVE INSURGENTS

Afghan, international tensions rise following deathsTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

KABUL, Afghanistan —Afghan security forces shotand killed three internationaltroops yesterday in two sepa-rate incidents, the latest in arising number of attacks inwhich Afghan forces haveturned their weapons on theirforeign partners.

The killings reflect a spikein tensions between Afghan andinternational forces that followan American soldier’s allegedmassacre of Afghan civilians,the burning of Muslim holybooks at a U.S. base, and uncer-tainty about Afghanistan’s fateas foreign troops prepare topull out.

They also come at a timewhen international troops havestepped up training and mentor-ing of Afghan soldiers, policeand government workers sothat Afghans can take the leadand the foreign forces can gohome. The success of that part-nership is key to the U.S.-ledcoalition’s strategy to withdrawmost foreign combat forces bythe end of 2014.

U.S. Marine Gen. John Allen,the top commander of U.S. andNATO forces in Afghanistan,told reporters at the Pentagonthat these types of attacks arecharacteristic of any warfareinvolving insurgents.

“We experienced these inIraq. We experienced them inVietnam,” Allen said. “On anyoccasion where you’re dealingwith an insurgency and whereyou’re also growing an indige-

“The enemy’s goingto do all that they

can to disruptboth the

counterinsurgencyoperations.”

JOHN ALLENUS Marine General

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NEW DELHI — A Tibetan exile lit himself on fire and ranshouting through a demonstration in the Indian capital yesterday,just before a visit by China’s president and following dozens ofself-immolations done in China in protest of its rule over Tibet.

Indian police swept through the New Delhi protest a fewhours later, detaining scores of Tibetans.

The man apparently had doused himself with somethinghighly flammable and was engulfed in flames when he ran pastthe podium where speakers were criticizing China andPresident Hu Jintao’s visit.

Fellow activists beat out the flames with Tibetan flags and pouredwater onto him. He was on fire perhaps less than two minutes, butsome of his clothing had disintegrated and his skin was mottled withblack, burned patches by the time he was driven to a hospital.

About 30 such protests have occurred over the past year inethnic Tibetan areas of China, and a Tibetan self-immolated lastyear in India, where many exiles reside. Beijing has blamed theDalai Lama for inciting them and called the protesters’ actions aform of terrorism.

Tibetans inside China and exiles say China’s crackdown onTibetan regions is so oppressive, those who choose such a horrificform of protest feel they have no other way to express their beliefs.

Activists said the exile who self-immolated Monday isJamphel Yeshi, 27, who escaped from Tibet in 2006 and has beenliving in New Delhi for two years.

He was burned on 98 percent of his body and his condition iscritical, according to the Association of Tibetan Journalists.

Protesters initially prevented police from taking him to thehospital, but officers eventually forcibly took him away.

While activists had been whispering Monday morning thatsomething dramatic was expected at the protest, organizersinsisted they were not behind the self-immolation.

“We have no idea how this happened, but we appreciate thecourage,” said Tenzing Norsang, an official with the TibetanYouth Congress.

Hu is expected to arrive in India on Wednesday for a five-nation economic summit. Norsang called on the summit partici-pants to discuss Tibet.

“If you care about peace you should raise the issue of Tibet,”he said. “Hu Jintao is responsible for what is happening there.”

— The Associated Press

TIBETAN SETS SELF ON FIRE TO PROTEST

CHINESE RULE OVER TIBET

Arab leaders to develop solution for Syria at summitTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s topdiplomat said yesterday thatArab leaders meeting inBaghdad this week will notdemand the resignation ofSyrian President Bashar Assad,and opposition forces there needto agree on a single strategy forending the crisis.

On the eve of an ArabLeague summit in Baghdad,Iraqi Foreign Minister HoshyarZebari said leaders will likelyagree on a “doable” solution toend the yearlong bloody con-flict in Syria. He said it will bein line with earlier League pro-posals for Assad to peacefullytransfer power to his vice pres-ident until new, open electionscan be held.

The League has called for animmediate cease-fire and human-itarian assistance to be allowedinto the combat zones.

“It’s up to the Syrian peopleto determine their own future,”Zebari told reporters Monday.“It’s not up to other countriesto dictate to the Syrians whatkind of leaders they have or don’t have. I don’t thinkthere will be a call on Basharto step aside.”

Syria has denounced the ArabLeague’s criticism of the crack-down, saying those who opposeAssad are doing the bidding ofthe West.

Zebari also admonishedSyrian opposition groups tocome together with a unifiedplan for peace. He said opposi-tion leaders are welcome tocome to Baghdad after thethree-day summit endsThursday to discuss possibleproposals. Iraq will chair theLeague for one year after thesummit closes.

“We are trying to search forsolutions on how to help the

Protesters for and against Syrian President Bashar Assad demonstrate amid violent conflict throughout the country. Arab leadersagree that Syrian residents must decide the fate of their president.

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Syrian people,” he said. “With allour respect to the Syrian opposi-tion ... the opposition should unitebefore anything else. The opposi-tion should join ranks and haveone vision.”

The mounting crisis in Syriawill be a top priority at the sum-mit, during which Iraq’s lead-ers will try to prove that it has rejoined the Sunni-dominated Arab world afteryears of war, sanctions andAmerican occupation.

But Arab leaders, long wary ofthe ties between Iraq’s Shiite-led

government and Iran, may useSyria as a way to push Baghdadinto picking a side in the bittersectarian politics dividing theMiddle East.

Iraqi state TV said ambassa-dors from Saudi Arabia andBahrain — two kingdoms thathave long been hostile to Iraq — arrived in Baghdad onMonday evening. Their appear-ance at the summit marked asor t of watershed event forIraq, which until recently didnot have normal diplomaticrelations with either nation

because former Iraqi dictatorSaddam Hussein invadedKuwait in 1990.

At yesterday’s news confer-ence, Zebari took pains tomaintain that Iraq does notwant to meddle in the politicsof other nations. He said anoth-er sectarian battle that hasinflamed the region over thelast year — the Shiite uprisingagainst the Sunni monarchy inBahrain — will not even be dis-cussed at the summit. He saidBahrain’s government has notput it on the agenda.

Syria has not been invited tothe summit, but Zebari said dis-cussing the crisis there was fairgame because it “is a more press-ing issue daily.”

At least eight heads of govern-ment have committed to attendingthe summit, which is costing Iraqan estimated $500 million, he said.

Zebari also said SudanesePresident Omar al-Bashir wouldnot be arrested if he attends thesummit. Al-Bashir is wanted bythe International Criminal Courton genocide charges for allegedatrocities in Darfur.

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they did — then they didnot trample on the rightsof Muslim students.

Even if Muslim studentsat the University areupstanding citizens — and Ihave no reason to believeotherwise — it only takesone or two extremists tocause damage. The NYPD’s

critics have asked how Jewish students would feelif police investigated Rutgers Hillel. I cannotspeak for Hillel or its board, but as a Jewish stu-dent, I would not mind. I suspect that such aninvestigation would largely be a waste of time, butif they had reasons to suspect certain students ofwrongdoing, then I would be supportive. If all

Muslim students have done noth-ing wrong, then the NYPD hassimply misallocated resources,not spied illegally.

The xenophobia charges alsomiss the mark. While manyMuslims object to the NYPD’soperations, there are many whoare supportive. SamirAbdelkhalek of the MuslimLiberty Project recently said, “Ihave nothing to hide. I have noproblem with a police of ficer

monitoring my mosque, praying right next tome.” City College of New York student AliAhmed went on the Muslim-organized raftingtrip, which an undercover police officer attended.Instead of complaining, Ahmed simply stated, “Ican’t blame them for doing their job. There’s lotsof Muslims doing some bad things and it gives abad name to all of us, so they have to take theirdue diligence.” According to a QuinnipiacUniversity poll, 58 percent of New Yorkersfavored the NYPD’s surveillance program. Thatmeans that out of a current population of 8.4 mil-lion, close to 5 million supported it. It’s unlikelythat Abdelkhalek, Ahmed and 5 million NewYorkers are all bigots.

The NYPD has so much support because peo-ple understand that there are radical Muslimswho seek to murder Americans, regardless oftheir faith. The NYPD released the names of 12Muslim terrorists who had attempted to recruit

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B rouhaha erupted inthe pages of TheDaily Targum this

past week regarding therevelation that Muslim stu-dents at the Universitywere under surveillance bythe New York PoliceDepartment. TheAssociated Press reportedthat the NYPD monitored Muslim students acrossthe Northeast, including the New Brunswick cam-pus of the University, where the NYPD estab-lished a safe house to serve as a base of opera-tions. Although reasonable people should be ableto have a disagreement about the NYPD’s activi-ties, much of the rhetoric has been overheatedand over the top.

A Targum columnist defendedthe NYPD against some of thesecharges last Tuesday, and arespondent accused him of“moronic xenophobia.” Anothercolumnist likened the NYPD toBig Brother from the GeorgeOrwell novel “1984,” and arguedthat the NYPD’s surveillance wascomparable to the Patriot Act andthe National DefenseAuthorization Act.

Tough rhetoric is easy to come by, but many ofthe pieces in the Targum lacked proper contextand understanding of the NYPD’s role.

The NYPD has a responsibility to protect theresidents of New York City, which requires them toextend their operations to New Jersey. Considerthat the terrorists who committed the 1993 WorldTrade Center bombings lived and planned theirattacks in Jersey City. The NYPD’s counter-terror-ism unit dwarfs New Jersey’s, so New Jerseyshould welcome the assistance. Indeed, Gov. ChrisChristie has attacked the program only becausethe NYPD failed to disclose its details to NewJersey police, not because the NYPD’s actionswere incendiary.

Many have argued that the NYPD infringedon the rights of Muslim students. On the con-trary, no one has the right to be free of investi-gation. The law provides an avenue for lawenforcement of ficials to explore possible crimi-nal activity. So long as the NYPD stayed withinthese legal confines — and all evidence suggests

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A t a University as diverse as ours, it may sometimes be difficultfor students of different backgrounds to overcome culturalbarriers that accompany life in a college community. Students

here for the first time are free, in a sense, from the obligations theyonce had growing up. They can make their own decisions. They canchoose their own interests. They no longer live under their parents’roofs. These traits are common to almost all students.

But they’re also compounded, as the difference between the familyvalues one grows up with and those values promoted here at theUniversity increases. According to Ji Hyun Lee, Korean-Americandirector for the University Asian-American Cultural Center, this diffi-culty is especially prominent among Asian-American students. Makingup around 25 percent of the University’s student body, Asian-Americanstudents often come from families whose values are starkly differentfrom those values they find here at the University. They’re then forcedto grapple, Lee says, with satisfying both locales.

To assist with the challenges facing these students, the center has beenworking to break down cultural barriers that face Asian-American studentshere on campus. Through workshops held on Livingston campus, wherestudents can voice their concerns openly, the organization aims to “breakthe chain and make the taboo not so taboo,” according to Lee.

We praise the center for assisting students with a challenge that isso often overlooked.

Here at the University, students have a number of resources at theirdisposal, but few seem to cater to resolving cultural differences amongstudents. At a University as diverse as ours, this is key. Dealing withcultural stigmas — though they may differ from one to another — is achallenge that nearly every student faces at one point or another. TheAsian-American Cultural Center’s approach to such a common prob-lem can serve as an example in this respect.

There is no single way to characterize the cultural and ethnic land-scape of the University community, except maybe that it is one of themost diverse in the nation. The University is home to students who findtheir roots in countries and cultures the world over. And because ofthis, there is no one way in which students here approach their collegecareer. We may be an “American” university, but that doesn’t mean weall hold the same American values.

“So long as the NYPDstayed within these legal confines, thenthey did not trample

on the rights of Muslim students. ”

Cultural centersets good example

Tobacco tax couldcurb smoking

W alk down a New Brunswick side street on any given day, andyou’ll likely find the discarded remains of a non-cigarettetobacco product. Colorful wrappers once enclosed small

cigars, and an empty tin once held smokeless tobacco. These products,and more, have become a popular alternative to cigarettes for many NewJerseyans, who are attracted to comparably low prices. But because oftheir popularity, they’ve also become the target of certain N.J. lawmakers.

State legislators, like N.J. State Sen. Joseph Vitale, D-19, are consid-ering raising the taxes on all non-cigarette tobacco products to thesame level as cigarettes in an effort to discourage individuals, especial-ly teens, from picking up the habit. While the actual effectiveness of asmoking tax levied against individual smoking habits is questionable,we see no reason why such a measure should not be taken. Lawmakers,if they wish to truly lower the number of smokers across the state, mustmake all forms of indulgence unappealing, not just cigarettes.

Such a campaign is especially important in discouraging youth fromsmoking. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention,20 percent of individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 engage in tobac-co-related activities daily. And it’s no secret that alternative forms oftobacco products, including chewing tobacco and the famed Black &Mild cigar, are especially popular among this age group. We arereminded of this fact when, as previously noted, we walk down a sidestreet in our own community heavily populated by college students, andfind discarded wrappers and containers of these products.

But we do have our reservations. The tax is expected to raise about$19 million to put towards more anti-smoking programs — thoughgiven the state’s current handling of cigarette tax revenue, it’s unclearwhether these funds will actually make it into programs aimed at curb-ing smoking. New Jersey currently taxes cigarettes at $2.70 a pack —yet out of $770 million raised in revenue from these taxes, only $1.5million went to tobacco control programs last year. This was downfrom a whopping $30 million in 2003. Lawmakers must ensure that rev-enues from a non-cigarette tobacco tax find their way to programs thatwill educate individuals on the dangers of smoking, and the damagesprolonged smoking habits can wreak havoc on the body.

Relying on higher prices alone will do little more to deter individuals fromsmoking than aggravate wallets. Instead, knowing that the habit could costthem their health holds the most promise in preventing the habit altogether.

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S tage Left, a popular restaurant located in downtown NewBrunswick, will offer a new cocktail tomorrow as part of anationwide campaign to raise money for lesbian, gay, bisexual

and transgender equality. Van Gogh Vodka invented the cocktail,called a “Give a Damn Martini,” for their “Cocktails withoutPrejudice” campaign. The restaurant will donate $1 for every martinisold. We think this is a unique and creative way to raise money for anadmirable cause. We laurel Stage Left for their participation in thecampaign, and we encourage all those of legal age to get on downthere and “give a damn” with one of their martinis.

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The New York Jets signed Tim Tebow, a former Denver Broncosquarterback, as a backup quarterback. The decision has already donemuch for the team off the field, but we, along with many others, areleft to wonder just how much it will do for them on the field. From apurely strategic standpoint, it seems like a pretty bad choice — for-feiting fourth- and sixth- round draft picks for a player like Tebow,iconic and stout of character as he is, does little for the team outsideof gaining attention. Instead, the team has acquired a cult figure,which may do more to distract from on-field play that it will strength-en it. The Jets have assured us that this was not a publicity stunt, butgiven the media crush the star received upon arriving in New York,we’re not so sure. The Jets deserve a dart for picking publicity andpopularity over talent.

Muslim students to their cause.This includes Umar FaroukAbdulmutallab, the infamous“Under wear Bomber,” andAnwar al-Awlaki, a former al-Qaida leader. Out of the mil-lions of Muslim students, 12 donot even begin to scratch thesurface. Still, a prudent policeforce should work to gain intel-ligence to prevent any futureterrorist attacks, which isexactly what the NYPD did.

By comparing the NYPD tototalitarian dictators, thedetractors only hurt their case.Most people understand that

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we are not living in anOr wellian universe whereauthorities stamp out dissentand incite hatred againstminorities. The real world is farmore complicated than that.There are thousands of Muslimand non-Muslim terroristswhom the NYPD must fight.Police of ficers are falliblebeings, and under cer tainamounts of pressure, they arecapable of overstepping properprotocol. The NYPD, however,did not cross that line.

Noah Glyn is a School of Artsand Sciences senior majoring ineconomics and history, with aminor in Jewish studies. His col-umn, “Irreconcilable Differences,”runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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Senior midfielder Zachary Zenda aided the Knights as they camewithin 7-5 on Sunday of No. 6 Notre Dame.

Sophomore attackman Nicholas DePaolera led the Knights withtwo goals and two assists Sunday in South Bend, Ind.

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Rutgers only one goal behind at9-8. Sophomore attackman ScottKlimchak led the offensivesurge, recording both of hisgoals in the period. Another goalfrom sophomore attackman NickDePaolera brought the Knightswithin 1.

The comeback attempt beganin the second period, withRutgers scoring four goals fromfour different players. Seniormidfielders Zachary Zenda andNick Zerrillo joined DePaoleraand Diehl in the offensive flurrythat brought Rutgers as close as7-5 entering the third.

Despite the productivity of theoffense — which ended the gamewith four different players scor-ing at least two goals — Brechtwas not satisfied. The first-yearhead coach was adamant hewould not be unless the sameproductivity resulted in wins.

“I give the guys credit to getnine goals, but I don’t want to

IRISH: Attackman leads

Knights offense, RU falls short

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have any moral victories,” Brechtsaid. “We have to win a game. Wekeep leaving them on the table.We are going to have to grab oneof them these days if we want toplay with the big boys.”

The largest reason theKnights’ mid-game of fensivegroove fell short is what tookplace in the first frame. TheIrish began the matchup by fir-ing five goals past redshirtsophomore goalkeeper StevenLusby, who endured 41 shotswith from Notre Dame with 13 saves.

“It was not Steven’s fault theygot those five goals in the earlygoing,” Brecht said. “He is onceagain in the double digits insaves against one of the top 10teams in the country, let aloneour conference.”

The Knights’ only response inthe disastrous first period was asingle goal from senior midfield-er Will Mangan.

“Notre Dame is one of thebest defensive teams in the coun-try, let alone a top 10 team ineverything else,” Brecht said. “Iwish we would have not been sotentative in the first 10 minutes.”

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T he Big East namedRutgers junior mid-fielder Stephanie

Anderson to its WeeklyHonor Roll.

Anderson matched hercareer high in goals (four)in both games this week,wins against teams with win-ning records in St. Joseph’sand Fairfield.

The Wading River, N.Y.,native has started all eightgames this season, notching16 goals and three assists.

She has also totaled 12ground balls, controlledthree draws and causedfive turnovers.

The Scarlet Knights cur-rently hold a four-game win-ning streak entering theirnext match Friday againstNotre Dame.

THE ASSOCIATEDPress unanimously namedKansas forward ThomasRobinson to the 2012 All-America team.

All 65 members of thenational media panel pickedthe junior, who averaged17.9 points per game and11.8 rebounds this season.

Ohio State sophomoreJared Sullinger, Kentuckyfreshman Anthony Davis,Michigan State seniorDraymond Green andCreighton sophomore DougMcDermott join Robinsonon the First Team.

THE UNIVERSITY OFAlabama extended headfootball coach Nick Saban’scontract yesterday, makingSaban the highest-paidcoach in college football.

The contract, approved bythe Alabama Board ofTrustees, extended the coachthrough the 2020 season. Italso raises his annual salaryfrom $4.8 million to $5.3 mil-lion for 2012 while increasinghis pay $50,000 each yearuntil the end of his deal.

The extension putsSaban ahead of Texas headcoach Mack Brown as thehighest-paid coach at thecollegiate level.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTSdefensive end DwightFreeney will remain withthe team, according toColts General ManagerRyan Grigson.

The first-year GMdeclared Freeney yesterday“a Colt, period.”

The Colts have long beenrumored to deal Freeney asthey attempt to rebuild theirfranchise. He is due $14 mil-lion in the last year of hiscontract and will counttoward $19 million againstthe Colts’ salary cap.

Freeney registered 8.5sacks last season with 19tackles and two forced fum-bles. The 32-year-old entershis 10th season in theleague, all with the Colts.

WORD ON THE STREET

In singles play, two quick vic-tories by Ivey and Balasa gavethe Knights (8-6, 3-3) a 3-0 advan-tage. Ivey won in straight sets, 6-4, 6-0, while Balasa also delivereda straight set win, downingAustin, 6-4, 6-2.

Balsamo and Petrini losttheir singles matches, withSelakovic proving too much forPetrini in the No. 1 spot. Petrinitook the first set, but Selakovicovercame the deficit with a 4-6,6-2, 6-1 advantage.

Balsamo lost a close No. 5 sin-gles match to the Johnnies’ EceFirat 4-6, 7-6, 10-7.

PLAY: Pair of singles wins

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Senior Morgan Ivey won in straight sets, 6-4, 6-0, on Sunday inthe Knights’ 4-3 victory against visiting St. John’s.

But Judeh won her match in No.6 singles, 6-1, 6-2, against Thomas,sealing the win for Rutgers.

The most interesting match ofthe day was also the last, asHolzberg battled Adams in No. 2singles action.

Both players went back andforth with points, but Holzbergcould not take advantage ofAdam’s injured right ankle asAdam won in straight sets, 7-6(5), 7-5.

While the win gave St. John’sits third singles match win of theday, the Knights’ performance indoubles proved to be the decid-ing factor.

“In singles where we lost, itwas close, and where we won, wewon decisively,” Bucca said. “Wefought well, and I think everyoneplayed well.”

Sophomore Kevin Snyder moves to weakside linebacker duringthe spring with the absence of senior Khaseem Greene.

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Huggins will likely pushJamison again, but he has toprove his knee is 100 percenthealthy first.

“At times, Savon has flashedsome great stuff. At times, JawanJamison has flashed some greatstuff,” Flood said. “We need a guywe can hand the ball to who cangive us a high-quality game everytime we hand him the ball.

WHAT IS THE OFFENSIVELINE’S MAKEUP AFTER LOSINGTHREE STARTERS?

Sophomore Kaleb Johnsonmoves to left tackle after solidify-ing the right side a year ago. Buthe will sit out spring practicewith a shoulder issue, Flood said.

Sophomore Betim Bujari andjunior David Osei begin thespring as the starting guardsafter earning significant timelast season. Osei started theyear at center while also earningtime at tackle.

Junior Dallas Hendrikson, aJunior College transfer, takes on arole at center a year removed from[a] season-ending knee surgery.

Maryland transfer R.J. Dillwill likely push the competition atright tackle after earning morethan 30 starts in the AtlanticCoast Conference. He did notchoose to play at Rutgers toserve as a backup.

Flood, the Knights’ formeroffensive line coach, plans to judgethe unit’s progress incrementally.

“I try not to make too manyhard-line opinions until the firstscrimmage, which will be thesixth practice,” Flood said. “Ithink that gives you to have theopportunity to at least have a feelfor where they are and wherethey are going.”

BATTLES: Offensive line

returns experienced members

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WHO HAS THE MOST TOGAIN ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDEDURING THE SPRING?

With senior Scott Vallone outwith a shoulder issue and JustinFrancis’ graduation, any of theKnights’ young defensive tacklesstand to benefit the most.

Junior Isaac Holmes plays thesame technique as Vallone, sothe attention turns toward sopho-more Kenneth Kirksey and red-shirt freshman Djwany Mera,both spring arrivals last year.

Sophomore Daryl Stephensonearned playing time in thetrenches last season, and tworedshirt freshmen tackles wait inthe wing.

Sophomore linebacker KevinSnyder will also earn significantreps while Greene nurses a lowerleg injury.

“Will [weakside linebacker]be where [Snyder] plays goingforward? It could be, but I don’tthink that he needs to be boxedinto that one spot,” Flood said. “Ithink he’s a linebacker that givesus a lot of versatility.”

Senior middle linebackerSteve Beauharnais could also bein line for decreased time in thespring after starting every gamea year ago.

HOW WILL THE PLAYERSMESH WITH THE NEW COACH-ING STAFF?

While Flood insists there willnot be a feeling-out processbetween himself and his first staff,the players’ relationships with thecoaches are another story.

They are not able to work witheach other during the offseason,so the spring offers them theirfirst interactions on the field.

“It will take some time for thoseguys to get a feel for each coachand what their personality is,”Flood said. “But what we ask ofthem and what we demand of themas players is not going to change.”

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Former RU athleteenjoys role on staff

BY ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ STAFF WRITER

Arriving at Rutgers in 1991,James Robinson had not beenrecruited by the men’s track

team asan athlete.

Robinson ran track in highschool and felt he was notcoached to his potential. ButRobinson knew he had more togive, so he worked hard andearned a chance to try out.

The head coach at the time,still serving in the same capacitytoday, Mike Mulqueen, gaveRobinson his opportunity, andRobinson took advantage of it andmade the team.

Robinson is now the Rutgerswomen’s track and field team’shead coach.

“My story, coming in as awalk-on, taught me to never kill akid’s dream,” Robinson said. “Aslong as they can be competitiveon this level, they should be givenan opportunity to do so. This hastranslated into my philosophy asa coach.”

After Robinson’s playingcareer ended, Mulqueen invitedhim back to work as a volunteerassistant coach for the men’steam. Robinson accepted theoffer and coached from 1995 to 1996.

Robinson became thewomen’s track team’s assistantcoach in 1996.

He stayed in that position for the next 10 years, picking up awards along the way. In 2005, Robinson was recog-nized with the NCAA EastRegion Assistant Coach of the Year award.

“It was the highest honor Ireceived as a coach,” Robinson said.

After 11 years of coachingexperience, Robinson becamehead coach of the women’s team.

Robinson worked to makehis alma mater a Big East con-tender, and the team consistent-ly improved.

The Scarlet Knights placedfifth this year in the ECAC IndoorChampionships, an improvementover previous seasons.

“I want to elevate Rutgers’ pro-gram into the national spotlight,”Robinson said. “I was a student-athlete here and I have beenloyal, so this is my way of givingback to Rutgers. I want to be atop-30 program in the country.”

But making the Knights a national program is not the only thing that keepsRobinson motivated.

“From this position, I canmentor and guide the youth ofthis country,” Robinson said. “Idon’t try to force my beliefsupon the ladies, but I do try toguide them to make betterchoices academically, athletical-ly and socially.”

The work ethic and dedicationfrom Robinson remains unques-tioned, as many of the othercoaches and athletes on the teamappreciate his efforts.

“I have had an excellent timeworking with Coach Robinson,”said sprinters coach LouTomlinson. “It really stuck out tome his ability to trust and lead.He doesn’t micromanage and hasallowed the assistant coaches tohandle their units as they see fit.I thought that was very big.”

Robinson said the best of histenure is still ahead.

“Being the head coach hasbeen a tremendous honor,”Robinson said. “I have enjoyed ittremendously. We haven’treached the pinnacle of the pro-gram yet, but we are continuingto put the pieces together, andhopefully we will get there. I loveRutgers. Rutgers has been a greathome to me and my family.”

WOMEN’S TRACK

Freshman makes markwith early year outing

BY AARON FARRARCONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers men’s golf teamis a group that comprises talentand potential. But the Scarlet

K n i g h t sare young

and still developing.With one senior on the roster,

the core of the team is made up offreshmen and sophomores. Oneof those freshmen, Jacob Stockl,is adjusting to playing on the col-legiate level and knows it takestime to progress.

“Competing at a high levelrequires practice,” Stockl said. “Ihad to improve consistently, staydetermined to make it, and I hadto believe in myself.”

In order to play at a high level,Stockl decided to bring his tal-ents to Rutgers.

“When it came down to decid-ing where I would go, Rutgers wasalways on my radar,” the Clark,N.J., native said. “It’s known for itsgreat athletics, and it is just an all-around great school.”

Playing golf at Rutgers hasstrengthened his love and pas-sion for the game.

Stockl competed at theHomewood Suites Invitational onMarch 16-17 in Port St. Lucie,Fla. He placed among the top 20competitors, which helped theKnights to a fifth-place finish.

Stockl hopes to be a greatleader on and off the course.Setting short goals that areachievable are helpful to him.

“One thing that I can controlas a player is my effort,” Stocklsaid. “My season goals are topractice harder and make a bigimprovement in my game. Iwant Rutgers to be one of themost competitive teams in theBig East.”

Stockl hopes his golfingcareer does not end after college.He believes his game will developenough to become a professional.

“My life goal is to turn proafter college,” Stockl said. “I wantto play in the PGA Tour.”

He is happy to have a role inthe Knights’ growth and is confi-dent they can be a threat.

“In my collegiate career, Iwant to be one of the best collegeplayers and win championshipswith Rutgers,” he said. “I want tobecome the best that I can be.”

MEN’S GOLF

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Jumper shoots forpostseason titles

BY BEN CAINSTAFF WRITER

The Rutgers men’s track andfield team got one of its most tal-ented athletes back March 15, as

s e n i o rK e v i n

Bostick returned after redshirt-ing for almost an entire year.

Bostick competes predomi-nantly in the triple jump andhigh jump, and with All-American jumper Adam Bergoredshirting the outdoor season,the team needs him now morethan ever.

The Englewood, N.J., nativereturned at the USF BullsInvitational, recording a Big Eastseason-high mark of 15.49meters in the triple jump —ahead of Bergo and seniorTyrone Putman — en route to asecond-place finish.

At the Monmouth OutdoorSeason Opener this weekend,Bostick continued his hot start,battling weather conditions in afirst-place tie in the high jumpwith a mark of 2.01 meters.

Bostick and Bergo have beenalternating redshirt seasons aspart of a plan to have one of themcompete while the other sits outto help mentor the youngerjumpers on the team. Bergo red-shirted the 2011 indoor season asBostick competed, and Bostickhas redshirted the last two whileBergo jumped.

“It’s just a little off-and-onthing that we had between meand Bergo, so that one of uswould always be in contact withthe younger guys … so that bothof us wouldn’t be out at the sametime and they wouldn’t have anyexperience available to [help]them,” Bostick said.

The Bergen Catholic HighSchool product had been doing aswell in his off-the-field role, help-ing to guide junior GlennScheideler and freshman SeanWimbush to top-five finishes at theBig East Indoor Championships.

“We have Glen Scheideler,who’s a very good high jumper,”Bostick said. “He’s definitelystarting to come into his own,especially after this indoor sea-son, getting to see him start to be

comfortable in the jumping. Inthe triple jump we have SeanWimbush. He’s a little rougharound the edges, but we’re try-ing to mold him to get him towhere he needs to be.”

Bostick hopes he can get him-self where he needs to be thisseason as he looks to finally cap-ture an individual title in the BigEast and IC4A Championships.

He has come close to an indi-vidual title in the past, finishingfourth in the high jump at the2010 Big East Championshipsand second in the triple jump atthe IC4As in 2011.

“I feel like it’s going tocome,” Bostick said. “That’s juststaying within myself, compet-ing to the best of my ability, andthat’ll definitely come with time.So I feel like now is the oppor-tune time for me to win that indi-vidual title.”

Bostick also looks to get backto the NCAA Regionals, where hecompeted in 2010 in the triplejump as a sophomore and failed toget out of the preliminary flights.

“I didn’t really know what toexpect, but I feel like now havingthe opportunity to go back, Ihave a better idea of what toexpect at the meet and I won’t beso overwhelmed,” he said.“When I went there, there werejust so many of the prominentguys that I’ve been watching, butnow that I’m on that level, I’d def-initely feel more comfortable inperforming at that meet.”

The senior was part of a 2008recruiting class that featuredBergo and thrower JamesPlummer. Plummer is redshirt-ing the outdoor season, as well,so that all three will be eligibleto compete together in theirfinal Big East Championship in2013 at Rutgers’ Bauer Trackand Field Complex. Bergo andPlummer are training for theOlympic Trials in June, andBostick is not ruling out thepossibility that he might jointhem there.

“That’s every track athlete’sdream to be an Olympian,” hesaid. “It’s obviously in the back ofmy mind, as well … and I feel likethat would be an amazing end tomy senior year here at Rutgers.”

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SENIOR EARNS LEAGUE HONORSWITH WEEKEND PERFORMANCE

Rutgers baseball third base-man Pat Kivlehan was namedthe Big East Player of the Week.

The conference announcedit yesterday after a week

in whichKivlehan

batted .692 with two home runsand seven RBI. He reachedbase in 12 of his 15 plate appear-ances in last weekend’s SetonHall series.

Kivlehan began last week’sproduction March 21 againstRider by hitting the first homerun of his collegiate career inthe Scarlet Knights’ home open-er at Bainton Field.

The West Nyack, N.Y., nativealso walked four times and washit by two pitches to post a .789

on-base percentage last week.He also stole two bases in three attempts.

He became the firstKnight to win Big East Playerof the Week since Pat Bisertaon April 19, 2010. Kivlehan isthe second Knight to win aweekly award after juniorlefty Rob Corsi on March 19earned Big East Pitcher ofthe Week.

Kivlehan leads the Knights(11-10, 2-1) in many categoriesthis season, including a .421 bat-ting average, a .500 OBP and a.614 slugging percentage. Hecurrently rides an eight-gamehitting streak.

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The Rutgers football team returnsto practice today, when a 15-dayspring practice schedule culminateswith the Scarlet-White Game onApril 28. Kyle Flood takes part inhis first as head coach at Rutgers.

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Sophomore running back Jawan Jamisonenters camp No. 1 on the depth chart.

Skill positionsfeature battlesduring spring

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When the Rutgers football team beginsspring practice today, most of the unfamiliarfaces belong to its coaching staff.

It returns nearlyall of its skill position

players on offense from a year ago, when itfinished 9-4 and tied for second in the BigEast. And it brings back eight defensivestarters, including Big East Co-DefensivePlayer of the Year Khaseem Greene.

But unresolved questions remain,including those listed in this year’s springpractice primer.

WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT QUAR-TERBACK AND RUNNING BACK?

Head coach Kyle Flood likely will notname a starter at quarterback during thespring and pointed to two weeks before theseason opener as a target date.

Junior Chas Dodd and sophomore GaryNova each lobbied for playing time a yearago, when Dodd started eight games andNova began five. They both earned snaps inthe Scarlet Knights’ Pinstripe Bowl victoryagainst Iowa State.

“I’m anxious to watch them compete forthe job this spring,” Flood said March 20.“Do I expect there to be an outcome of that competition this spring? I’m not putting a timetable on it. I’m not concerned about that.”

Dodd began the season as the starter,but gave way to Nova on Oct. 1 at Syracuse.Nova took the reins until Dodd replacedhim in the fourth quarter Nov. 5 againstSouth Florida.

Sophomore Jawan Jamison earned themajority of snaps at running back last sea-son, when he rushed for a team-high 897yards and nine touchdowns.

Jamison is the starter after entering train-ing camp last season toward the bottom ofthe depth chart.

Sophomore Savon Huggins, the consen-sus No. 1 recruit in the state in 2010,threatened to take carries, but he suffereda season-ending knee injury against USF.Flood said Huggins will be ready to go dur-ing the spring.

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FOOTBALL

No. 6 Irish stymie Knights comebacks

Quarterback, running back spotsboast qualified candidates as RUreturns deep roster for fall season

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Senior midfielder Mike Diehl scored two goals off of seven shots Sunday against No. 6 Notre Dame. He scored one goal in thesecond period after the Irish scored three consecutive goals in the fourth quarter. The Irish outscored Rutgers, 3-1, in the fourth.

BY VINNIE MANCUSOCORRESPONDENT

In the Rutgers men’s lacrosse team’s firstBig East matchup of the season last week, St.John’s denied the Scarlet Knights their first

conference victoryafter completing aclimb out of a 3-point hole in the lasttwo seconds.

The Knightsfound themselves on the other end of thespectrum Sunday against No. 6 Notre Dame,

attempting to overcome the Fighting Irish’searly five-goal advantage.

But where St. John’s was successful,Rutgers came up short. Notre Dame’sdefense proved too much for the Knights,whose upset bid eventually fell short, 12-9.

“We allowed a bit too many in the firstfive or 10 minutes of the game,” said headcoach Brian Brecht. “After the first 10 min-utes, we were right there offensively anddefensively. We gave them everything theycould handle, but when you spot them fivein the early going, that is hard to comeback from.”

The early portion of the fourth quarterofficially ended the run for the Knights (4-5,0-2). The Irish started the period firing offthree straight goals, answered by only onefrom senior midfielder Mike Diehl.

But before the final frame of the con-test, the Knights found themselves on thecusp of a comeback against the No. 6 teamin the nation.

They chipped away slowly at NotreDame’s (6-1, 1-0) lead throughout the secondand third quarters. The third ended with

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Doubles play gives Rutgers advantage

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Sophomore Vanessa Petrini dropped hersingles match, but won in doubles action.

BY BRADLY DERECHAILOCORRESPONDENT

MANASQUAN, N.J. — Rutgers head ten-nis coach Ben Bucca stressed the impor-tance of winning the doubles point all seasonto set the tone for the rest of the match.

That emphasiswas evident Sunday,as the ScarletKnights defeated St.John’s, 4-3, at theAtlantic Club.

With the Knightssplitting singles, 3-3, their victory in doublesplay was the reason they captured their secondstraight win.

“Doubles is key, especially in thesematches that are close,” Bucca said. “Thiswas a tough match, and we played strongdoubles throughout.”

Senior Jennifer Holzberg and sophomoreVanessa Petrini led the way in doubles action,notching an 8-6 win against St. John’ s (3-9, 2-

2) Nevena Selakovic and Nakita Austin in theNo. 1 position.

Senior Morgan Ivey paired with freshmanLindsay Balsamo for a victory in No. 2 dou-bles, while sophomore Stefania Balasa andfreshman Noor Judeh completed the doublespoint sweep with an 8-3 win against DiamondAdams and Terri Thomas.

“This was a tough match,” Bucca said.“They are a much better team than theirrecord indicates, and we played well.”

The toughness of the match could havebeen a result of returning indoors to play.The Knights began to get acclimated withoutdoor play after their three-game springbreak trip and their 7-0 victory Thursdayagainst Villanova. But the weather forcedthem to move indoors for the match.

“I think it is a big difference,” Ivey said.“It’s tougher going from inside to outsidebecause it’s much more physical, but it is dif-ferent and took us all off guard a little bit.”

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