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BY ALEX MEIERASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
In an effort to make responsible drinking easier,two University students and an alumnus developed aniPhone app called “Shots iGot.”
Shots iGot features the top 40 most popularly usednontraditional liquid containers, such as water bottles,solo cups and Gatorade bottles, said Josh Rosenheck,creator of the app.
The user chooses a bottle and slides his or her fin-ger to virtually fill the bottle to see the number of shotsat any given level, said Rosenheck, a School of Arts andSciences senior.
The “MIXER” option allows users to measure spiritsadded to a bottle of a nonalcoholic beverage, and thecamera feature lets users import pictures of their ownbottle into the app, he said.
Rosenheck said his experiences as a fraternity broth-er his sophomore year inspired him to create the app.
Often, college students pour alcohol into unconven-tional bottles without measuring the alcohol content,he said.
“They do this for a number of reasons — to trans-port it, to store it, because you can’t have [alcohol] indorms … you can’t have an alcohol bottle in a sororityhouse,” he said. “People do it all the time.”
But the app is intended to function as a harm reductiontool rather than to promote underage drinking, he said.
“We see irresponsible drinking, but we want you tobe a little bit more responsible,” he said. “We [built] aniPhone app that will actually make a difference — thatis what we really pride ourselves on.”
People’s brains sometimes have trouble calculatingvolume, therefore causing many drinkers to blindlypour too much liqueur into their containers,Rosenheck said.
“The estimates are potentially dangerous,” he said.“The difference between drinking three shots or acci-dentally pouring four or five shots could lead to overdrinking, and we saw this multiple times. This can beprevented right when people are pouring.”
Rosenheck said he showed his idea to his friendPara Jain, who became involved in the project. He con-structed graphic images of bottles and the two createdspreadsheets listing measurements.
But neither Rosenheck nor Jain knew how to codeApple’s iOS applications, so Rosenheck said on Nov. 9,they pitched their idea to investors he met at an N.J.Entrepreneurs and Tech Startups Meetup.
Rosenheck said the investors like their pitch but didnot believe their idea had a fully developed revenue
App helps students measurealcohol content in containersShots iGot lets users virtually fill bottles to see number ofshots poured before drinking
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IN BRIEFThe South Tower residence hall
on the Livingston campus was evac-uated last night due to an activatedfire alarm.
The Piscataway Fire Departmentresponded to the alarm at 11:32 p.m.and arrived to a smoke condition onthe 6th floor of the building, wherethe fire occurred, according to E. J.Miranda, director of UniversityMedia Relations.
The corridor was filled with smokedue to the ignition of a bulletin boardby an individual, he said.
The fire was put out before emer-gency officials responded to thescene, he said. It is still unclear if theindividual who ignited the board is aresident of the South Tower and whoput out the fire and when.
There were no reported injuriesrelated to the incident. TheRutgers UniversityPolice Department made one arrest inrelation to the fire on an account ofcriminal mischief.
The incident is still under investigation.
— Matt BoyerContributing Writer
THRIFT SHOP Students visited the basement of 25 Huntington St. yesterday to sift through miscellaneous items atthe “Student Thrift.” Look for more photos on PAGE 3.FIRAS SATTAR
The Daily Targum’s 145th editorial board cheeses hard in its officeat 26 Mine Street. JOVELLE TAMAYO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Despite the blizzard warningsand early campus closings, TheDaily Targum elected its 145th edi-torial board Friday — and it tookjust 14 hours. The new board wel-comes a series of challenges includ-ing — but not limited to — a ques-tionable readership and dwindlingreader interaction; the changingface of news competition in the ageof social media, mobile news andcontinuous newsrooms; and a fast-approaching referendum campaign.
The Targum, which celebratedits 144th bir thday this pastJanuary, will continue to surviveand thrive under the new leader-
ship. That said, new staffers agreethe board will further its missionof serving the University commu-nity. They plan to do so byincreasing the relevance of con-tent and improving the paper’sdigital media presence to promoteinteractivity and feedback. Asalways, editors invite all forms ofcommentary and suggestionsfrom any Targum readers.Readers may leave comments atdailytargum.com, interact withthe Targum on Facebook orTwitter, send a letter or commen-tary to [email protected],or stop by 26 Mine St. to chat.
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BY HANNAH SCHROERCORRESPONDENT
New legislation will allow NewJersey universities to donate food tocharitable organizations without fearof lawsuit.
New Jersey’s “Food Bank GoodSamaritan Act” of 1982 protects peo-ple who donate to food banks fromliability, but vague language in theoriginal bill does not specify that uni-
versities and colleges would be pro-tected as well, said AssemblymanUpendra Chivukula, D-17.
Chivukula said he forwarded anamendment to fix this problem,which Gov. Chris Christie signedlast December.
Chivukula said revising the cur-rent bill would provide more oppor-tunities for institutions to donate
Amendments to the N.J. Food BankGood Samaritan Act helps cities nearuniversities deal with poverty
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Monday, Feb. 11The Rutgers Chinese Student and Scholars Association will sell tick-ets for the annual Chinese New Year celebration on Sunday, Feb. 17at noon at the Busch Campus Center and Livingston Student Centerthrough Friday.
Career Services hosts an event to teach students how to get themost of out of a telephone or Skype interview at 4 p.m. at the BuschCampus Center, Room 174. Pre-registration at [email protected] is required.
Inside Beat, The Daily Targum’s arts and entertainment magazine,holds its weekly interest meeting at 9 p.m. at the Rutgers StudentCenter, Room 431 on the College Avenue campus.
Tuesday, Feb. 12There will be a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. on the steps of BrowerCommons on the College Avenue campus to commemorate thoseaffected by gang rape and sexual violence in India. The event is host-ed by Manavi, a New Brunswick-based organization that raisesawareness of sexual violence in South Asian communities.
Wednesday, Feb. 13The Rutgers University Programming Association hosts a MardiGras-themed masquerade coffeehouse at 8 p.m. at the Busch Cam-pus Center International Lounge. There will be Cajun and Creolefood, crafts and a live jazz band.
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Tuesday, Feb. 12There will be a Mardi Gras Masquerade Party featuring tromboneduo Adam Machaskee and Philip Menchaca at 5 p.m. at Old BayRestaurant at 61 Church St. in downtown New Brunswick. There isa $20 cover charge, including food.
Dan Soder performs at 8 p.m. the Stress Factory Comedy Club at90 Church St. The event is free if attendees follow @stressfactoryccand retweet the status about a free Twitter show. General admis-sion otherwise is $10.
The George Maher Group performs at 8 p.m. at Tumulty’s Pub at361 Geroge St. There is a $4 soda charge for those under 21.
Sunday, Feb. 17The China National Symphony Orchestra performs at 3 p.m. at theState Theatre at 15 Livingston Ave. in downtown New Brunswick.Tickets range from $28 to $62. For more information and to pur-chase tickets, visit statetheatrenj.org.
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BY JULIAN CHOKKATTUNEWS EDITOR
Gerald Witherspoon came upwith an idea with his roommate,Ramon Pena, in the fall of 2011 todesign a website that woulddecrease the financial burden ofbuying textbooks from the cam-pus bookstores.
Little did he know that just overa year earlier, Chalmers Brown, aSchool of Arts and Sciences junior,had already designed a websitewith the same idea.
Originally myrux.com,RUselling.org allows students topost information about textbooksthey need or want to sell, saidWenbo Zhang, assistant marketingdirector of RU Selling. Once a stu-dent finds the book they need, aconfirmation number is sent to theseller and the buyer.
Students then meet up andexchange cash for the textbookalong with their confirmation num-bers, said Zhang, a School of Artsand Sciences junior. The numbers,once uploaded to the website, pro-vide feedback on how the transac-tion took place.
“At the end of the day, I feel like… we’re getting ripped off from thebookstores,” Zhang said. “Studentsspend up to $700 to $900 per year,and that is an absolutely ridiculousamount. [This website] is just ourway of helping students at Rutgers.”
To ensure the safety of thestudents during meet ups,Brown, chief executive of ficerof RU Selling, said the websiteencourages and advises stu-
Website lets students list book prices
NIFTY THRIFTING Students who attended the “StudentThrift” yesterday at the basement of 25 Huntington St. wereable to sell or buy a number of miscellaneous items rangingfrom old clothing to insects. Raritan Valley Community Collegestudents Angelo Benedetto and Cecilia Salvino played music atthe event. FIRAS SATTAR
dents to meet in Universitysafe zones.
“We suggest students use RUsafe zones to exchange textbooks atcampus centers and during sug-gested times — during the day or inthe afternoon and not late at night,”said Brown.
Witherspoon, chief communica-tions officer of RU Selling, said afterhe found out about Brown’smyrux.com, he and his roommatedecided to meet up with him to tryand work together.
“We decided to change it toRUselling.org to create a Rutgersappeal. We met Chalmers and heneeded help, so he brought us onboard and we began working on theproject, especially over the sum-mer,” said Witherspoon, a School ofArts and Sciences senior.
The website launched at thebeginning of the fall semester, andas of now has over 190 users, over100 textbooks listed for sale on thesite, according to Brown. An esti-mated 30 textbooks have been sold.
Zhang said the site went fromhaving three to 15 active adminis-trative members.
“We are a team of 15 with about11 interns on board right now,” hesaid. “We have assignments thateach intern fills out such as takingpolls or creating surveys, helpingwith marketing … and [creating]presentations.
Witherspoon said the RutgersUniversity Student Assemblypassed a bill last December toprovide support to RU Selling byco-sponsoring events with them.
“We’re trying to alleviate the
burden … we’re looking for theUniversity to come on board butit’s a slow and gradual process,”he said.
RU Selling is also looking toexpand their services past text-books, Zhang said. The organiza-tion hopes to bring i>Clickers andeven laptops into the service.
None of the interns or mem-bers of the organization get paidand the service is free, Brownsaid. The organization is lookingto start charging a dollar fromthe seller and a dollar from thebuyer to cover the costs of thesite and maintenance.
Zhang said he plans to holdinformation sessions in the comingmonths and increase awareness ofthe organization at Rutgers Day orat job fairs.
Brown said he is currently work-ing with JuiceTank Innovation Lab,a company that invests in startupsthat have a potential to grow.
“JuiceTank has been very help-ful to us because they like the ideaand they like the enthusiasm wehave,” he said. “They’re going tohelp us with bringing our technolo-gy to the next level by giving ustools to work on our websites.”
He said the end goal is to havesimilar sites up and running at dif-ferent universities in the country.
“It’s a cheap school comparedto a lot of other universities, and it’snot everyone’s first choice,” Zhangsaid. “Why spend thousands onbooks when you don’t even havemoney for another college. Wewant to make the college experi-ence a little easier.”
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unused food to charitable organiza-tions because poverty levels inNew Jersey are rising andSuperstorm Sandy left thousandsof people homeless.
“We need to come up with ideasto offset [the problems],” he said.
When a University student calledChivukula asking for clarification,Chivukula became interested inpushing for an amendment, saidRyan Lemanski, director of con-stituent affairs for the assemblyman.
After looking at the original bill,they were unable to answer withcertainty whether colleges wouldbe sued for donating unused foodand became determined to changethe bill’s language, Lemanski said.
“The amend-ment only nowadds universitydining services tothe existing law,”Lemanski said.
Lemanski saidthe amendmentwould create pub-licity for the bill sothat universities’dining servicesknow it is an openoption. Adjustingthe bill’s language will also giveincentive to institutions previouslyhesitant to donate.
“It’s a chance for the 1982 lawto be revisited,” Lemanski said.
Chivukula said he has wantedto improve the quality of life inNew Jersey for a long time. Whenlooking at the aftermath ofSuperstorm Sandy, he said he sawpeople throwing away food thatcould have been donated.
“I’ve always had a question—what happens to all the food that’sleftover?” he said.
Chivukula said theUniversity’s location allows citiessuch as New Brunswick andNorth Brunswick to benefit fromthe amendment.
But the amendment does notoutline how universities should
implement a donation plan —instead it is left open for the univer-sities to set up procedures,Lemanski said.
“It basically removes a roadblock,” he said.
The University’s DiningServices purchases approximately$22 million in food annually formore than 4.5 million meals servedin its dining halls. But efficiencies inpurchasing and delivery allow lessfood product to be thrown away,said E.J. Miranda, director of theUniversity’s Media Relations.
“There is, in fact, very little‘unused food’ from Rutgers dininghalls,” Miranda said.
Food waste from the dining hallsis recycled into animal feed, he said.
“Currently, no secondary usefacility has request-ed prepared leftoverfoods from RutgersDining Services,”he said.
Miranda saidUniversity dininghalls reach out toElijah’s PromiseSoup Kitchen priorto closing for tradi-tional shutdownperiods such asspring and winter
breaks to offer any available pro-duce, but there are restrictions.
The University cannot donatefoods handled by students in self-service lines and featured on futuredining hall menus, he said. Dairy-based foods, eggs, deli meats andprotein salads containing meat oreggs are also not donated.
Miranda said cooked foodentrées and items not placed outfor self-service may be offeredfor donation if they meet foodsafety temperature controlrequirements. These food products are separately packaged, labeled and frozen before donation.
The end user or preparationfacility must reheat donated foodquickly to meet sanitary coderequirements as well, he said.
Miranda says very little food from U.’sdining services goes unused
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TORCH CONTINUED FROM FRONT
CHASE E. BRUSHActing Editor-in-Chief
School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in economics and philosophy
W hen Chase Brushgraduated from highschool in 2009, he
deferred his enrollment toRutgers University, bought a1991 Dodge conversion vanwith his two friends and tookoff to explore the country forsix months.
“It gave me a real appreciationfor oral storytelling,” he said oftalking to people in different townsacross the country. He enjoyedhearing those stories, committingthem to memory and retellingthem in compelling ways.
In the first few weeks of his firstyear at the University, he started atthe Targum as a University andMetro writer. He became thepaper’s opinions editor early lastyear and took it as an opportunityto refocus the section’s editorials.
“One of my big goals through-out the semester was to focus moreon local events and issues happen-ing on campus and in the city, andreally bring those issues to ourreaders,” he said.
Now, Brush sits at the top of theTargum’s masthead, as editor-in-chief and co-CEO of the century-old publication.
“On one level, I want to dowhat any practicing journalistwants to do, which is to producegood content,” he said. “Onanother though, I want to turnpart of our attention inward anddo some serious soul searching.I want to figure out what we’redoing right, what we’re doingwrong and how we can improve.”
Brush hopes to do a lot of trav-eling and one day make a livingout of writing — whether thatinvolves working for an onlinepublication, newspaper or maga-zine. But for now, he’s keepinghis options open.
Skylar Frederick comesfrom a family of eight kids —the oldest is age 24 and theyoungest is age 3 — so she’snot afraid to speak out. Herexperience at the University iscompletely dif ferent from herhigh school experience, whereshe graduated with a smallclass of 64 girls.
Though driven and talented,the West Chester, Pa., nativecomes into the position withoutany prior editorial experienceat The Daily Targum. Shewalked into 26 Mine St. lessthan a year ago, seeking real-world publication experienceto add to her repertoire of highschool leadership roles.
Frederick star ted as aUniversity writer and workedas an opinions desk assistantbefore finally deciding to runfor a top position on the edito-rial board.
“I really want to implementnew sections and influence thedif ferent stories we’re coveringand the way we’re coveringthem,” she said.
Frederick also aims to sendon deadline and spearheadsocial media and multimediachanges at the paper.
Her dream job is to travel asan executive assistant for amagazine like Marie Claire orHarper’s Bazaar.
If Julian Chokkattu could buya space ship and fly out to takephotographs, he would. But fornow, Chokkattu has committedto a year at 26 Mine St., wherehe plans to cultivate a stronggroup of writers to create con-tent specifically catering toUniversity students.
He hopes to make the newsdesk’s interaction with writersmore collaborative, andencourages writers andreporters to approach him withfeatures and ideas.
“I want to focus on things thatmake students want to pick upthe paper,” Chokkattu said.“Right now, what we cover maybe important but not interestingto students.”
Coming into Targum as a con-tributing writer last semester,Alex Meier saw an open editorialposition as a perfect opportunityto jump headfirst into writing,
“I had no idea how much workand responsibility it was, but Idon’t regret it at all,” she said.
As associate news editor, Meierplans to expand the responsibili-ties of her position to include cre-ating a community among Targumwriters and coming up with ideasfor more captivating and investiga-tive articles.
RYAN SUJURNATHActing Inside Beat Editor
Since he became the videogames editor as a first-year stu-dent at the University, RyanSujurnath plans to help InsideBeat, the Targum’s arts andculture magazine, continue to evolve.
His vision as IB editor for2013-2014 includes involving thelocal music and arts communityinto Inside Beat’s coverage.
Sujurnath loves keeping hisfingers on the touch-screenpulse of the latest smartphonesand computers.
Freddie Morgan is an IBveteran, working as the TV edi-tor for two years before becom-ing assistant Inside Beat editorlast semester.
Morgan said working for IBgives her the practice she needsto someday become an arts andentertainment writer.
Notorious around the officefor hailing from Newton, Mass.,Targum sports veteran JoshBakan plans to bring fresh ideasto the sports section.
Starting out his first year as abeat writer covering women’slacrosse, Bakan rose through theranks of the desk before becomingsports editor.
“[Targum] is something I knewI would be involved in before I got[to Rutgers since] I was interestedin sports journalism,” he said.“Coming here has been one of thebest decisions I’ve made in my life— so many good opportunities forreal-world experience and talkingto prominent people.”
Bakan said he wants to makethe Targum sports section moreaccessible to readers, integrating ablog and club sports into its printand online presence.
As the associate sports editor,Bradly Derechailo gets to com-bine his academic pursuits withhis passion for sports.
“I joined the Targumbecause it’s a way not only toget better as a writer, but toexperience things that I would-n’t be able to otherwise, [suchas] interviewing Rutgers ath-letes and covering majorRutgers sports events,” he said.
Derechailo said he likes towrite features on players becauseit gives a more in-depth look atthe Scarlet Knights.
“They’re not just people inuniforms,” he said. “[I] want togo deeper than that.”
FREDDIE MORGANActing Associate
Inside Beat [email protected]
Though she only startedshooting videos last semester,Mahria Mirza has developed astrong passion for videographythrough the Targum.
After shooting “RuPaul’sDrag Race” winner BebeZahara in September 2012,Mirza said she fell in love withall aspects of multimedia.
“It’s hard work, but I reallyfeel like I’ve found my niche,”she said. “I love talking to peo-ple, I love knowing what’sgoing on [around] campus, andit’s a great way to connect withleaders on campus.”
As the Targum’s first videoeditor, Mirza plans to use themedium to star t a dialogue on campus.
Nisha Datt believes in tak-ing more risks with photogra-phy rather than being safe, andit is with that philosophy thatshe plans to take the Targumphoto desk to the next level.
Datt wants to add moreorganization to the desk, andmore impor tantly, interactmore with the photographersby working with them on theirphoto skills.
“We all have something tolearn,” Datt said.
Smaranda Tolosano hailsfrom Beausoleil, France,attends school in NewBrunswick, N.J., and one dayhopes to move to Asia to writeand take photographs.
Tolosano is the first multi-media associate at the Targum,and she has big visions for theposition — including plans tointegrate photo and video, anddevelop the visual side of thepaper’s online presence.
“I want to develop the photo-journalistic side of Targum and cre-ate a new way to document Rutgershistory and student life,” she said.
Tolosano aims to achievethese goals through weeklyand long-term projects involv-ing documentaries, photogra-phy and commentary.
Shirley Yu is a School of Artsand Sciences first-year studentmajoring in journalism andmedia studies.
She began her career in pho-tography in the early days ofhigh school and has sincefocused on por traiture andfashion photography.
She joined the Targum afterlooking for a meaningful addi-tion to her years in college.
“Working with photographyhas given me tremendous pur-pose within my college experi-ence,” she said.
She is currently a freelancephotographer for Refiner y29and has travelled the countryshooting fashion editorials.
“I feel like [the staff]is making me better,
and I want to giveback by contributing
as much as I can.” DOMENIC RUGGERI
Copy Desk Assistant
SKYLAR A. FREDERICKActing Managing Editor
School of Arts and Sciences sophomoremajoring in communication
JULIAN CHOKKATTUActing News Editor
JOSH BAKANActing Sports [email protected]
NISHA DATTPhotography Editor
SMARANDA TOLOSANOActing Multimedia Associate
SHIRLEY YUActing Associate
Photography [email protected]
BRADLY DERECHAILOActing Associate
Sports [email protected]
MAHRIA MIRZAActing Video Editor
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh is makinga move from regular columnist inthe Targum opinions section tocurating the myriad perspectives ofthe University community as theopinions editor.
Al-Khatahtbeh hopes to gener-ate greater student contributions tothe opinions section to discuss awide spectrum of topics relevant tothe University.
“We all have a great chemistryand vivid vision for how we want theTargum to be,” she said of theTargum staff. “We’re all going towork seamlessly to make thatvision happen.”
AMANI AL-KHATAHTBEHActing Opinions Editor
ALEX MEIERActing Associate News Editor
“From what I’ve seenso far, I love everyone
in here. ” ALEXA WYBRANIEC
Editorial Assistant
“I just like being in anewsroom and the
camaraderie betweeneveryone.” SHAODI HUANGEditorial Assistant
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Top: The app, “Shots iGot,” measures the amount of alcoholpoured at any given level. The app is available for iOS.COURTESY OF SOMETHING WITH FLOWBelow, from left: Mike Verderese, chief technical officer; ParaJain, chief operating officer; and Josh Rosenheck, CEO of Something With Flow, discuss the development of their app,“Shots iGot.” NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
model. The investors suggestedthat Rosenheck and Jain taketheir idea to a hackathon.
Jain, the company’s chief oper-ating officer, said hackathons allowcomputer programmers and soft-ware developers to collaborateintensively on software projects.
“You can pitch your idea, andwhoever’s in the room … can cre-ate a team,” he said. “You can findcoders, and you have 48 hourswhere you just sit in a room, nosleep, and you just code. The 48hours is a competition.”
Jain, a University alumnus,said the investors told themPrinceton University holds twohackathons a year, and one ofthem was later that night.
“We had no idea whathackathons were, so we justlooked at each other, and weknew exactly that we were goingright after this meeting,” he said.“On our drive down we looked upwhat [a] hackathon is about.”
Rosenheck said he and Jainarrived at the hackathon in busi-ness suits.
“We walk into this room ofabout 200 to 300 coders all insweatpants and t-shirts,” he said.
Mike Verderese, chief tech-nical of ficer of the group’s com-pany, “Something with Flow,”said he knew Rosenheck fromhigh school and heard he wasin the works of pitching an ideafor an app. Verderese, a com-puter science major, attendedthe Princeton Universityhackathon in hopes of teamingup with a developer.
Verderese, a School of Arts andSciences senior, said he joinedRosenheck and Jain’s team. At thefinal demonstrations, their teamwon first place for most useful prod-uct across hardware, web softwareand mobile software and secondplace for best mobile app over alland crowd favorite, Rosenheck said.
Jain said the hackathon boost-ed his team’s morale.
“It gave us that fire that weknew we needed to keep on goingand just kill it,” he said. “We had afew investors that were really,really pushing us. It just made usreally excited.”
Rosenheck said the teamspent the next two months work-ing on full development. Theteam dedicated about 80 to 90hours a week to their project.
“We were not sleeping,” hesaid. “We worked until at leastfive or six in the morning everynight. I had never pulled an all-nighter for school, and I foundmyself pulling three to four aweek with no sleep. It was allworth it though.”
Rosenheck said his teamreceived offers from angelinvestors, which would require histeam to give up a large percentageof equity. But his team did not wantthat, and instead, they invested withtheir own money.
After development, the teamsent their final project to AppleInc., but the company rejectedShots iGot, he said.
“My stomach twisted becauseI thought that they were original-ly rejecting the entire conceptand we weren’t [going to] be ableto put the hard work into thehands of our users,” he said.
But after correcting a simpledesign error, Apple Inc. approvedShots iGot and processed it to theapp store, Rosenheck said.
Verderese said he was in a200-person lecture hall when
learning Apple approved his app.
“I had to like run out of class andcall [Rosenheck], and we both werejust freaking out over the phone,” hesaid. “It was just surreal.”
He said the team began tofocus on promotion. The firstday, they used Facebook tospread the word.
“We had 55 people sharing thelink. It was just all over people’sFacebook newsfeeds,” he said.“We got into Penn State, ArizonaState. We tried to spread the wordas much as we could.”
The team then printed out3,000 flyers and distributed themto eight different residence halls.Students in those residence hallsnow use Shots iGot on a regularbasis, Verderese said.
On the third day of promotion,Rosenheck said he overheard twostudents he never met talkingabout his app.
“That was when I knew thiswas like a mini social network forus,” he said.
Now the team is working ontaking the app viral by buildingwhat Rosenheck calls an arsenalof distribution weapons, includingpress kits and media releases.
The team plans to developmore apps, so they created a com-pany called “Something WithFlow.” He said the company’sname perfectly captures theteam’s drive.
“Flow is the mental state ofoperation in which a personperforming an activity is fullyimmersed in a feeling of ener-gized focus, full involvementand enjoyment in the process,”he said.
Rosenheck said his team alsoattended the University ofPennsylvania’s hackathon,PennApps, and created themobile app $pur, which acts as amobile market place.
Rosenheck says teamworked about 80 to90 hours a week
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BY ANDREW RODRIGUEZCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Solar power has the potentialto be a cheap and efficient sourceof energy — thanks in part to thework of Jason Stauth.
Dr. Jason Stauth, assistant pro-fessor at Dartmouth College, spokeabout the potential to improve andexpand the use of solar power at theElectrical and ComputerEngineering Colloquium lastWednesday on Busch campus.
He said the cost of solar ener-gy per watt has come down fasterthan anyone predicted. It has low-ered to about 15 cents per watt.
“It was predicted that the costof solar energy would be fifteencents per watt by 2020. Weachieved this in 2011,” he said.
Market competition hasplayed a role in garnering atten-tion. The United States has beenimproving, but China is still themain source for solar energy,Stauth said.
“In the last five years, Chinajumped from zero percent to 60percent of global contribution tosolar generation,” Stauth said.
He said there has also been anincrease of local interest in solarenergy. Walmart has installed solarpanels on its rooftops and gener-ates 65 megawatts of electricity —enough to power a moderatelysized-town of 20,000 homes.
The two methods to capturesolar power are through solar pan-els and solar thermal collectors,Stauth said. Thermal energy ismore efficient, but much more cost-ly, spacious and difficult to improve.
BY INGRID JOYLYN PAREDESCONTRIBUTING WRITER
The work of two University pro-fessors and an MIT post-doctoralstudent could solve the 30-year-oldmystery of the behavior of electronsin a compound of uranium, rubidi-um and silicon.
Dubbed the compoundURu2Si2, it may lead to theunderstanding and developmentof new materials.
When scientists first discoveredURu2Si2, they were surprised tofind that it did not follow the rules ofincreasing entropy, or disorder, inthe compound, said PremalaChandra, a professor in the depart-ment of Physics and Astronomy.
“The electrons were organizingthemselves … but the questionwas how … with every tool in thesystem we weren’t able to figure itout,” she said. “A whole set ofexperimental probes were per-formed on this material.”
She said she knew an order inthe compound had to exist.
Piers Coleman, professor in theDepartment of Physics andAstronomy, said he worked withChandra and a graduate student inthe early 2000s to study the inexpli-cable behavior they termed “the hid-den order problem.”
He said they wanted to knowhow to characterize and to dis-cover the strange organizationof electrons.
Rebecca Flint, postdoctoralresearcher at MIT, said she
BY ANDREW RODRIGUEZCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Three biophysicists at theRutgers University BioMaPSInstitute for Quantitative Biologyare changing the field of modernbiology from guesswork into amore theoretical and computa-tional science.
Alexandre Morozov, GeorgeLocke and Michael Manhartwork at the Hill Center on Buschcampus and are attempting tochange the way biologistsapproach the field.
“There’s lots of data … butthere’s not any good theoreti-cal understanding of [it],” saidManhar t, a four th-year Ph.D candidate in theDepartment of Physics study-ing molecular evolution.
He said there are notenough theories, models andcomputational techniques thatare up to speed to address theexcess of data.
“Being able to do somethingwith this excess of data and beingable to extract meaning from it isa really big undertaking untoitself that really requires hugeadvancements in theory,”Manhart said.
Morozov, an associate profes-sor in the Department ofPhysics, said they are movingaway from the old notion of biol-ogy, which has always been anexperimental science where sci-entists look at a phenomenonand try to classify it.
“We have started puttingnumbers on it in hopes of itbecoming more like physics inthe 21st century,” Morozov said.
He said he wants it to be moreprecise and controlled.
“It’s an interesting area wherephysics and biology come togeth-er,” he said.
Morozov said he, along withManhart and Locke, a Ph.D stu-dent in the Department ofPhysics, tried to merge ideas ofpolymer physics and DNA pro-cessing, focusing on the way pro-teins and DNA interact.
“It needs to survive in a verycomplex and unpredictable envi-ronment. That’s why it’s a veryinteresting area. There’s a hugecommunity – hundreds ofresearchers in physics and biolo-gy working on this area,”Morozov said.
They rely on an extensivenetwork of collaborators world-wide, Locke said. This commu-nity is responsible for the inter-pretation of plentiful data madepossible by frequently advanc-ing technologies.
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U. biophysicists hopeto change biology field
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“This revolution is caused byavailability and continuedimprovements in high-through-put sequencing,” Morozov said.
High-throughput sequenc-ing highlights where one canfind specific nucleosomes, orballs of proteins and DNA,along the chain of a chromo-some, Locke said.
Morozov said before thistechnology surfaced, scientistswould have to work with nucleo-somes one by one. It is still fair-ly costly, but the price goesdown each week.
Locke said the quantitativeinsight would allow them to pre-cisely observe chromatin behav-ior better.
“We want biology to be morepredictable. Biology will never bephysics, we don’t want to kick thebiologists out or anything,”Locke said.
Manhart said science isabout figuring out what isimportant and what is notimportant. Biological systemsare not too complicated to keeptrack of, he said.
“You can extract some gen-eral principles from this data,and if you back it up with exper-imental insight, you can do thesame types of things that havebeen done in physics for thelast hundreds of years,”Manhart said.
Manhart said evolution is thekey to understanding the func-tions of chromatin.
“The chromatin functions andstructures that exist today haveemerged over millions of years.How they will change in thefuture is understood, in principleat least, by the ideas of evolu-tion,” Manhart said.
He said his research partlytries to connect evolution tospecific systems and under-standing how that impactschromatin and gene regulationand their systems.
“People thought that oncethey sequenced the humangenome, they would see cancerand autism and everything else.That’s the thing — there’s nocancer gene, there’s no autismgene. Those are phenomenonthat emerge from very compli-cated interactions of manygenes,” Manhart said.
Morozov said starting small isthe exciting part of this process.
“Quantitative biology is a newfield. It’s at its infancy. For stu-dents to get involved now is toget on the ground floor. It’s avery exciting opportunity, andI’m really excited to be a part of itmyself,” Locke said.
But even improving solar paneltechnology is no small feat, he said.The main concern is power efficien-cy, or grid cost parity, since the partsof the cells that compose solar pan-els, called photodiodes, lose powerwhen not all of them are activated.
“The problem is with a partic-ular photodiode, only a particularrange of wavelengths of light canactivate it,” said Robert Gatdula, afirst-year graduate student in theDepartment of Electrical andComputer Engineering.
He said a way to improve effi-ciency is by making multiple layersof photodiodes that respond tomultiple wavelengths of sunlight.
But adding layers to a solar cellincreases the volume of the solarpanel, which creates problems inpractical implementation, Gatdulasaid. The goal of improvement is todownsize volume.
There are more components totake into account. A solar panel isonly responsible for generating elec-tricity, not optimizing, Stauth said.
The solar panel needs a convert-er to boost the energy receivedfrom the photodiodes, he said.
“The only place where you don’tuse a converter is when you take asolar panel and connect it directly toa lead acid battery,” Stauth said.
Another part, the inverter,takes the energy and puts it in aform that is usable by electronics,he said.
The next step in research isminimizing the size of the invert-er and refining it to efficientlytransfer solar energy into usableenergy, Stauth said. Micro-invert-ers are taking over for residential
applications, when it makes senseto have a smaller system.
“The inverters [Stauth] wasshowing on the solar cells weretiny. The typical ones are proba-bly a few cubic feet large whenhis are a few cubic inches in vol-ume,” Gatdula said.
Stauth said he expects all themodules of the solar panel sys-tem to be combined, minimizingpower loss.
“The examples I showed hadthree converters per panel,” hesaid. “We want to go to somethinglike 30 converters per panel.”
Stauth revealed new technolo-gies that are still in the develop-ment phase including the deep-trench and intermagnetic sys-tems. Deep-trench caps are hole-punched silicon chips that have ahigher charge capacity.
“The larger the capacitancedensity of a material is, the morecharge it can hold in a smallervolume, a crucial property inelectronics miniaturization,” saidMichael Boan, a School ofEngineering junior.
Stauth said his research atDartmouth expands on theseintermagnetic systems, whichinvolve chips with integrated com-ponents that maximize power effi-ciency while minimizing volume.
Maintenance and shading areother factors that hinder efficien-cy, he said. Solar panels do notlose too much efficiency from thelack of maintenance, which iswhy it is often overlooked.
“Externalities are often neg-lected. People don’t talk aboutthis,” Stauth said.
joined the professors to searchfor an explanation for this behav-ior, which only occurred at nega-tive 428 Fahrenheit.
Their theory depends on theconcept of broken symmetry,Chandra said. An example of brokensymmetry is water freezing into ice.A drop of water is spherically sym-metrical, but a snowflake usually hasa six-fold symmetry.
The hastatic order theresearchers discovered concernsnot geometric symmetry, but time-reversal symmetry. Flint, aUniversity alumna, said in even-numbered states, objects rotatethrough 360 degrees, or timereverse twice, to return to their orig-inal states.
States with an odd number ofelectrons, like URu2Si2, break sym-metry instead. Its symmetry break-age is unique because of the urani-um atom, Flint said. The strong ura-nium nucleus pulls and keeps twoelectrons around it instead of one.
She said because of this, thecompound does not reverse its statethe way that typical compounds do.
“[The mixture of electrons] withtwo states with different numbers ofelectrons, behave[s] like a singleelectron,” Flint said.
Coleman said somehow, therubidium and silicon electronsobtained the properties of these ura-nium atoms.
The hybridization of the elec-trons’ behavior is hastatic order.Chandra said her and Coleman’sson, a University alumnus,
named the order for the Latinword for spear.
“Before they invented thejavelin, they had the hasta. It isthe predecessor, the root, of ajavelin. So [hastatic order] is likea root of magnetism. It is an earlyor more primitive version of mag-netism, or the magnet itself,”Coleman said.
The theory sparked world-wide interest, Coleman said. Itwas published in the sciencejournal Nature last month as arare theory paper, a contrast tomost of their work that general-ly focus on experimental papers.
“No one has ever seen [this] asa macroscopic order parameterbefore,” he said.
Once experiments prove the the-ory is correct, Coleman said he,Chandra and Flint will take their dis-covery to the next step.
“One of the things we’re verycurious looking at next is therelationship between the order,if it is indeed hastatic, to thesuperconductor order,”Coleman said.
Chandra said it is too early to pre-dict the practical applications for thediscovery.
Since the compound containsradioactive uranium, it would not bea compound used in a gadget like aniPhone, Coleman said.
Instead, he said their hope is thatonce the theory is approved and fur-ther studied, they can find hastaticorder in other materials that may beuseful in the future.
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Israel’s interests hamper state needs
L ast week, a New Jersey construction companylost a multi-million dollar bid to clear water-ways from debris left over from Hurricane
Sandy. Apparently, they forgot to check off a box on astate paper declaring that they had no financial inter-est in Iran’s energy sector. J.H. Reid, a company thatis now entering its 50th year operating in MiddlesexCounty, simply overlooked the checkbox during theapplication process and is now appealing the decision.
While questions arise as to why they weren’t giventhe opportunity to correct the application before itwas completely tossed out, an even bigger inquirycomes to mind: why is New Jersey legislation beingused to support international interests?
The legislation, passed last July, prioritizesstanding with Israel to stop Iran from gainingnuclear capabilities, which, in this case, has justcaused a New Jersey company from getting work.Last week, in our editorial “Middle East needs stu-
Dealing with Nemo helps with a name
I t looks like Nemo has found us out here on theEast Coast. But should we really be calling therecent snowstorm “Nemo?” According to the
National Weather Agency, only hurricanes shouldreceive names. Hurricanes are more unusual andcause more damage — naming storms can causeconfusion and alarm. The NWA also asserts that itis more dif ficult to determine where storms startand end because of the varying impact they haveon dif ferent locations. On the other hand, however,won’t naming snowstorms make life a little easierfor us all?
Who can we thank for the joke-inducing name“Nemo”? That credit would have to go to TheWeather Channel, a commercial network.Apparently, TWC loved the success they had withtheir “#snowtober” hashtag in 2011, and decided tostart naming storms to create a larger media spin for
dents’ concern,” we criticized how “unwaveringsupport for Israeli decisions” are underminingAmerican interests, and this recent example is evenmore troubling because it is now impactingAmericans on a state level.
The construction bid was aimed at supplementingpost-Sandy recovery, one of the most devastating nat-ural events to hit our area, and it is bewildering thatour state Senate is allowing Israel’s interests toimpede on the immediate wellbeing of our fellow NewJersey natives.
We believe that international issues have no placein our state politics. By electing our state representa-tives, we are trusting them to place our interests firstand to do what is best for New Jersey above all else.Whether or not we agree with sanctioning Iran, let’scollectively agree to leave those issues to theDepartment of State and get back to shoveling Nemoout of our driveways.
their stories. The main function of the storm namesis to help people track them easier online. Searchingthe “#nemo” hashtag on Twitter will give you count-less tweets, photos and videos, documenting thestorm that’s hit much of the Northeastern states.
We doubt we’re alone in feeling that namingstorms is actually a really functional way to navigateourselves during an unpredictable time. It makes itmuch easier to track the storm and its developmentin our area and can contribute to our overall safety ifused the right way. Internet updates become muchmore identifiable and narrow results down to thespecific storm at hand. Plus, in times like these, weneed a way to make sure that everyone is on thesame page for preparations and cleanup, and wethink naming storms can help us do just that.
But maybe it could help to think of better onesthan “Nemo.”
I would like to respond to the“Teaching assistants weigh in onexperiences” article published in The
Daily Targum on February 6. I appreciatethat the author would endeavor to write anarticle about TAs at Rutgers, but I was hop-ing for an article with a broader and morebalanced perspective when he asked if hecould sit in on my workshop.Unfortunately, I think the workshop —and in particular, the case studies andanecdotes — seemto have become thefocus of this piece,and the larger per-spective was obfus-cated, making ithard to see theproverbial forest, forall the trees.
The TA Project (TAP) organized thisworkshop. TAP is an initiative of theGraduate School, New Brunswick, whichis designed to promote high-qualityinstruction by facilitating professionaldevelopment activities among graduatestudents who are TAs or course instruc-tors. The workshop I led is designed tohelp students develop effective strategies,both generic and specific, to handle inter-ruptions and disruptions in an instruction-al environment. Although the facts of theauthor’s article are correct, modulo a fewminor interpolations and misquotations,the workshop was not a blooper reel of stu-dent antics, nor was it an opportunity toshare these antics or provide superficialcommentary about them. The articleseems to skim that top layer of the discus-sion, anecdotes and case studies, withoutreally contextualizing how or why the
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O ne fallen tree, one superstorm, aserver crash and a blizzard later,I’m finally writing my obligatory
goodbye column. My tenure as editor-in-chief was physi-
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Consider goal ofTA Project
I t is a possibility that by mid-2014, Iranmay have enough weapons-grade ura-nium for multiple bombs. It is a possi-
bility that by mid-2014, if the United Statesdoes not offer its unwavering support ofIsrael, it will be terrorized and a nuclearwar could become a reality.
It has been obvious since Septemberthat the Iranian threat is at the top ofIsraeli Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu’s list of imminent dangers todeal with. He informed the United Nationsof the ‘clear red line’for uranium enrich-ment which Irancould not cross, orelse. The PrimeMinister impliedthat Israel would nothave a problem tak-ing military actionagainst Iran if theyreached the point ofhaving ninety percent of the uranium need-ed to assemble a nuclear weapon. At thatpoint, it was estimated that as early as thisspring or summer, Iran could possiblyreach that very point.
That was September. Almost five monthslater, where are we? President Obama’srecent nomination of Republican ChuckHagel as Secretary of Defense does not easemany people’s worries about the UnitedStates’ staunch support of Israel in the caseof an Iranian attack. Hagel has beendescribed as ‘moderate’ and ‘antagonistic’from fellow Republicans. However, Obama’sappointment of Hagel, as well as the not-so-perfect relationship between the presidentand Netanyahu himself, cannot be easing theprime minister’s worries. Netanyahu hasapproached the Iranian threat headfirst andwith an iron fist thus far, and the president’swish for diplomacy cannot be comforting.
So Iran gets a nuke, what comes next?An increased threat of terrorism in both
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Israel and the United States? The risk of anuclear arms race throughout the MiddleEast? Could Iran possibly become a hubfor U.S. enemies to learn/purchase thesame uranium enrichment technology thatIran used to create its nuclear weapon? Orcould the bomb just put Iran in a comfort-able position to make threats without fearof military retaliation? Nobody can saywith assurance what might happen if andwhen Iran obtains such a weapon, butNetanyahu is trying his best to prevent theworld from finding out.
Why should we, as students, careabout Iran’s nuclear capability?Personally, if Iran is successful with anuclear program, my family and friends in
Israel will be threat-ened. Adding anuclear Iran to itsalready daily wor-ries of terrorismwould not allow any-one to sleep peace-fully at night. Manystudents may notpersonally knowsomeone who lives
in Israel, but a nuclear Iran also poses ahuge threat to America.
Meanwhile, the United States mustcontinue enforcing Iranian sanctions. TheUnited States is truly isolating Iran andforcing its leaders to talk about thenuclear program. This month, the UnitedStates will not only continue to enforcesanctions regarding Iranian oil, but willalso put other countries purchasingIranian oil at risk of being cut off from theU.S. banking system. President Obamarecently signed legislation which will pre-vent Iran from being able to exchange oilfor precious metals like gold, or materiallike graphite. As long as Obama’s supportof Iranian sanctions is staunch, and hissupport in this area does look promising,Iran will continue to be isolated and pres-sured into negotiations.
Sabrina Szteinbaum is a first-year stu-dent in the School of Arts and Sciences.
“The [Israeli] Prime Ministerimplied that Israel would not
have a problem taking military action against Iran.”
COMMENTARYSABRINA SZTEINBAUM
workshop addresses these issues. I wasthoroughly surprised to find such a shal-low analysis of the workshop, doubly sowhen I realized the workshop was the onlysource material for “an article about life asa TA,” as I was told, considering the work-shop’s extremely narrow focus.
The discussion-based workshop exam-ined how and why disruptions exist, how tohone in on these issues, how to effectivelymoderate disruptions in a classroom,deflecting or diminishing distraction andinterruption, and how to follow up effec-tively to the benefit of the students in ques-tion, even those from whom the disruptionoriginates. The hit parade of student gaffesand goofs does not do any justice to the in-
depth discussionregarding how toaddress the needs ofthe student creatingthe disruption (andthe rest of the class),by identifying theunderlying issue andresolving it in an
effective and positive way.These skills, and many others, are
important to graduate students, especiallythose who hope to find jobs in higher edu-cation and to continue to develop theirskills as educators. This is the reason TAPorganizes workshops, seminars, courses,and more to help train future faculty. And,to contradict the author directly, these arenot challenges exclusive to inexperiencedor unpracticed TAs; indeed, they are thechallenges facing instructors of all ranksand experiences in every learning envi-ronment. The goal of the workshop is tohelp prepare graduate students for jobs asfaculty by teaching them skills that theywill require throughout their careers, nomatter how experienced they are.
Kellen Myers is a teaching assistant inthe Department of Mathematics.
“These skills, and manyothers, are important to
graduate students.”
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Forward Ariel Butts has still notdone so.
Rutgers had to rely heavily onits seniors and sophomoresagainst Cincinnati (8-15, 0-10).
For the second straight game,the duo of sophomore guardShakena Richardson and sopho-more wing Betnijah Laney putRutgers ahead.
Richardson fed Laney for alay-up on a three-on-one fast-break with 12 minutes remainingto tie the game at 36. ThenRichardson converted a lay-up onthe next possession to giveRutgers a lead it would sustainthe rest of the game.
“I’m just trying to stay as consis-tent as possible, do anything I cando to help my team,” Richardsonsaid. “If that involves rebounding,making plays, it’s whatever.”
Rutgers’ highlight of the gamewas its effort on defense. Stringerrefrained from her trademark 55press as Cincinnati outplayedRutgers for much of the game.
But Stringer’s defensive planin the second half was extremelyeffective, holding Cincinnati to5-for-17 shooting and preventinga field goal for seven minutes atone point.
“What changed a little bitmaybe to throw them off rhythmwas a three-quarter court zonepress,” Stringer said. “I don’tknow if they expected that or not,but we were ready.”
The Knights have had problemswith each of their seniors this year,and this game was no different.
Guard Erica Wheeler, who shot1-for-8 from the field, rolled herankle with 7:36 to go. After slowlywalking back to the bench withassistance, she did not enter thegame again until the final minute.
Forward Chelsey Lee waseffective for nine rebounds, butRutgers’ offensive problemsbegan with difficulty scoringinside. Lee scored only twopoints, and Rutgers recordedonly 13 second-chance points offof 21 offensive rebounds.
Forward Monique Oliver waseffective, but she is still limitedbecause of injuries and playedless potently in the second halfand ended with only 19 minutes.
As Stringer recorded her 899th-career victory, Oliver is happy tobe part of a winning tradition.
“Ever since I got here, I’vebeen grateful to play with such apassionate coach and I’ve learnedso much here,” Oliver said. “So tobe a part of history is amazing, soI’m proud of all of us.”
But that tradition is disinte-grating into the past. Rutgers putout a team Saturday with lacklus-ter offense that almost lost toCincinnati at home.
The Knights need six more vic-tories for a 20-win season, assum-ing that would significantly helptheir case for their 11th straightNCAA Tournament — althoughthey made the tournament in 2010with 18 wins.
If youth is an excuse forRutgers’ season, Stringer needsto decide if it should becomethe focus.
For updates on the Rutgerswomen’s basketball team, followJosh Bakan on Twitter@JBakanTargum.
Pair of sophomoresbail Rutgers out tocreate late lead
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The decision forced freshmanMickey Simmons into the lineupfor the first time this season, andthe rookie did not have muchgoing for him to start off.
Bloomsburg (14-3) elected tobegin the match at 154 poundswith Frank Hickman.
Hickman, the No. 12 rankedgrappler in his weight class, tookadvantage of the mismatch with apin of Simmons 3:19 in the match.
Both Simmons’ and Visicaro’slosses put the Knights (15-3) in a9-0 hole against the No. 14 teamin the nation.
Dellefave knew what his teamhad to do.
“Visicaro wrestled a greatmatch and had [the match]where he wanted to win it, so wewere wrestling okay but we werea little down,” he said. “We need-ed to win the next five matches.”
Besides a loss from junior Dan
Seidenberg at 197 pounds by majordecision, Rutgers took Dellefave’sadvice with victories at 174, 184,heavyweight, 125 and 133 pounds.
The Toms River, N.J., nativecaptured the biggest win of thenight with a 3-2 decision againstthe Huskies’ Nick Wilcox.
Wilcox, ranked No. 11 at 133pounds, was tied with Dellefavewith 10 seconds remaining in the
third period. Dellefave recorded atakedown to take the lead andcapture his ninth win in a row.
The victory is the highlight ofthe season for arguably theKnights’ most improved wrestleras Dellefave continues to excel inhis new weight class. He partici-pated at 125 pounds last season.
But the win is just another stepfor Dellefave.
“It felt good,” Dellefave said.“I know that was one of my big-ger wins, but I just try to beatanyone that goes out thereregardless. It felt good but thereis still a lot to go.”
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Dellefave, Smith beatranked foes to carryRutgers in victory
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Junior 133-pounder Vincent Dellefave was one of two wrestlers to capture wins against rankedopponents Friday with his 3-2 decision over No. 11 Nick Wilcox. TIAN LI
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KNIGHT NOTEBOOK HEAD COACH RECORDS 899TH CAREER VICTORY
BY AARON FARRARCORRESPONDENT
Rutgers head women’s bas-ketball coach C. Vivian Stringeris one win shy of accumulating900 wins for her career.
The Scarlet Knights ralliedto defeat Cincinnati, 55-46,Saturday to help Stringer inchcloser to an accomplishmentthat only three others have achieved in women’s col-lege basketball.
As the Hall of Fame coachapproaches the milestone, sheattributes her success toever yone who was involvedwith each of the three teamsshe has coached.
“[It is] with great fans, theadministrators and the supportof the university and coaches,”she said after Saturday’s victo-ry. “And now as I stand herewith my coaches who are allformer players, I feel particu-larly blessed because theycould have been, and they havebeen all over the country.”
Stringer is the third win-ningest coach in women’s bas-ketball histor y, following former Tennessee head coachPat Summitt, former Texashead coach Jody Conradt andNor th Carolina head coachSylvia Hatchell..
“It goes on to recognize allthe people that came beforeus,” said sophomore guardShakena Richardson. “This is atribute to them, too, because itis not just us that have accom-plished this milestone forcoach Stringer.”
Stringer offers gratitude for historic milestone
The Bearcat’s DayeeshaHollins was able to find thebasket at will, finishing thenight with 20 points and threeassists. The guard challengedRutgers to apply additionalpressure on her to take dif ficult shots, but it of fered little help.
Hollins created matchupissues for the Knights and pro-pelled them to utilize a zonedefense for a big portion of thegame. She shot 6-for-12 from the
floor, including 3-for-5 frombehind the arc.
But Hollins was the Bearcats’only answer and Rutgers found away to force her out of her gamein the second half. The Knightsthen held Cincinnati scoreless fornearly 10 minutes to recapturethe lead and never looked back.
RUTGERS EXTENDED ITSwinning streak to three gamesand displayed more dominanceon its home floor.
The Knights sit 11-1 thisseason at the Louis BrownAthletic Center. They have wontheir last four contests on theirown hardwood.
The last time Rutgers lost atthe RAC came Jan. 6, when itfell to St. John’s in a closegame, 48-44.
For updates on the Rutgerswomen’s basketball team, followAaron Farrar on Twitter@AFarrarTargum.
Cincinnati guard Dayeesha Hollins, right, sets up on offense as freshman guard Syessence Davisand senior forward Chelsey Lee defend. Hollins ended Saturday’s game with 20 points. TIAN LI
from 3-point territory. Penetrationto the mid-post led to collapses,which sophomore guard EliCarter exploited, and 17 offensiverebounds led to favorable looks.
But the dynamic shifted withGeorgetown’s defense.
Thompson returned to a man-to-man set following the final TVtimeout, and the Knights neveradapted. Open 3-point looksagainst a zone turned into con-tested shots. Well-timed drivesmet collapsing Hoya defenders.
And Carter’s early shootingdisplay — he went 7-for-12 fromthe field at one point — followedwith a 1-for-6 finish.
“Our movement, we just stoodaround and wanted Eli to try to dosomething or [sophomore pointguard] Myles [Mack] to do some-thing,” said Rice, head coach.“We’re best when we’re gettingbehind the defense and movingthe ball in four or five passes.”
Rice’s motion offense thrivedfor two-thirds of the game off ofrotation and inside-outside looks.But Rutgers never adapted withGeorgetown’s changes, and theKnights sat inside the LouisBrown Athletic Center’s lockerrooms facing a familiar feeling.
“When you lose … it takes thejoy away from your everyday
Georgetown’s zonedefense leads to RUoffensive chances
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experience,” Rice said. “You mopeto class. You mope on the trainingtable. You’re fighting through prac-tice because of the competition.”
Within the team’s film studyroom, the it was uncertain how toattack Georgetown’s defensivelooks. Seagears preferred dribblepenetration. Carter favored jun-ior guard Mike Poole in the mid-dle of Georgetown’s 2-3 zone.
Rice, meanwhile, preferred tokeep it simple.
“One of the biggest concepts youdon’t do is stand against the zone,”he said. “We did that maybe once ortwice during the last five minutes.”
Carter admits it has been arecurring issue for the Knights,although he said the team’smotion offense has improved.None were more likely to see azone look than Carter, whoserecent offensive struggles havebeen well documented.
Carter and Mack combined forseven of Rutgers’ eight 3-pointers.
“I wouldn’t say it’s a coinci-dence,” Carter said of Rutgers’success against the zone.
But as minutes took on moremeaning, nothing was less coinci-dental than Porter’s offensive bril-liance. Leading 62-61, with less thantwo minutes left, Porter took on twodefenders, sized up Rutgers’ lookand sank a turnaround jumper.
He added a free throw forextra measure, laying Cox’s bestlaid plan to waste.
“We don’t have that guy,”Rice said.
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Stringer owns the distinctionof being the first coach in NCAAhistory to lead three differentwomen’s programs to the NCAAFinal Four: Rutgers in 2000 and 2007, Iowa in 1993 andCheyney State College — nowCheyney University ofPennsylvania — in 1982.
Her career was ignited atCheney State as she has a greatamount of respect for theschool, she said. Stringer andher staf f diligently gave theirtime to building a programfrom next to nothing.
“I am so excited,” Stringersaid. “I appreciate the manyadministrators, outstandingplayers and coaches who volun-teered at Cheyney because wedid not have anything. You havea school with 3,000 students, andwe ended up playing for thenational championship.”
The Knights travel toChicago on Tuesday to take onDePaul. In front of a nationalaudience, Stringer can collectwin No. 900 to make her mark inthe record books.
Her players are hoping todeliver sooner rather than laterfor their coach.
“Ever since I got here I havebeen grateful to play for such apassionate coach,” said seniorforward Monique Oliver.
WHEN IT CAME DOWN TOdepth, Rutgers demonstrated ithad more offensive weapons tokeep the Bearcats winless inBig East play. But oneCincinnati player had her wayagainst the Knights.
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KNIGHT NOTEBOOK
RU fails to controlstar in final minutes
BY JOEY GREGORYCORRESPONDENT
During its current six-gamelosing streak, the Rutgers men’sbasketball team has fallen prey toa repeating theme.
While the Scarlet Knightswere able to keep pace with manyof the tough opponents theyfaced, the latter stages of nearlyeach game saw the emergence ofthe foe’s star player, or in somecases players.
Whether it was Notre Dame’sJack Cooley, St. John’s D’AngeloHarrison and JaKarr Sampson,Connecticut’s Ryan Boatrightand Shabazz Napier, Cincinnati’sSean Kilpatrick or Lousiville’sRuss Smith, each team had aplayer to step up when theyneeded him.
Rutgers’ 69-63 loss toGeorgetown was no different.
After allowing the Knights totake a small lead, the Hoyasturned to their best player in for-ward Otto Porter.
His 15 second-half points sur-prised everyone in the LouisBrown Athletic Center, exceptGeorgetown head coach JohnThompson III.
“He made a couple plays andhe came through and got twobig rebounds when we neededhim, but that’s what he does,”Thompson said. “He’s one ofthe best players in the country,and the best players in thecountry come through when it’swinning time.”
In a teleconference Thursday,head coach Mike Rice calledPorter one of the best potentiallottery picks he had seen on tape.
Porter backed up Rice’s words,scoring 10 of the Hoyas’ final 12points to go with 14 rebounds. Hefinished with 19 points.
Even Rutgers’ knowledge ofthe Georgetown scheme couldnot stop Porter.
Associate head coach DavidCox spent three seasons as anassistant on Thompson’s staffand knows the system well.
Rice said Cox even called theplay the Hoyas were going torun for Porter in the game’sclosing minutes.
Cox was correct, but eventhat was not enough, as Porter
Georgetown forward Otto Porter goes up against sophomoreEli Carter. Porter scored 15 second-half points. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Knights fall again on roadBY GREG JOHNSON
STAFF WRITER
Just when it appeared theRutgers gymnastics team hadturned a corner, the ScarletKnights produced anotherincomplete performance in a195.675-193.700 loss Friday atNo. 24 Kent State.
The Knights (7-6, 1-2) trailedthe Golden Flashes (6-2) by just0.500 score points after threeevents, but in the final rotation,Kent State pulled away.
The team tallied only a 47.600on the balance beam to completethe meet — its lowest total in theevent since Jan. 6 in its seasonopener — while Kent State pulledaway with a strong effort on thefloor exercise.
“That was the dif ference inthe meet,” said head coachLouis Levine. “We had threegood events and then messedup on beam. You can’t put up 195’s with counting falls on beam.”
The Knights have becomeall too familiar with unfinished business.
Rutgers has failed to post a 48or higher across the board infour of six meets this season.
GYMNASTICS NO. 24 KENT STATE 195.675, RUTGERS 193.700
sank a layup and drew a foul onthe play.
“They out-executed us rightthere, and they out-toughed us,”Rice said of the play.
That can be said of Porterthroughout the second half.
Early on the Knights heldPorter at bay, limiting him to onlyfive first-half points.
But as all top players do, hefound a way to produce asidefrom scoring.
Porter pulled down eight ofhis 14 rebounds before the half-time break. He also dished outthree assists while turning theball over only once.
“He is so disciplined andpatient in his offense,” Rice said.“He just allows his team and theoffense to come to him.”
WHILE NOT AT A SIZEdisadvantage, the Knights’ for-wards found it difficult to score inthe paint.
Only eight of Rutgers’ 63 pointscame from close range, and Ricesaid the team missed a total of 21shots from the perimeter.
“I thought offensively we wereattacking and efficient enough tostay with them,” Rice said. “Youhave to finish your layups and fin-ish the opportunities.”
Junior forward Wally Judge fin-ished with three points, all of whichcame from the free throw line.
Senior forward AustinJohnson led all Rutgers forwardswith eight points.
But perhaps the brightestspot for the Knights’ frontcourtwas sophomore Derrick Randall,who played only five minutes,but showed the aggression Riceand the rest of the team hopedhe could.
“Derrick is a horse,” Johnsonsaid. “Whenever he gets in there,if there’s a ball in his area, he usu-ally comes up with it.”
In his limited minutes, Randallpulled down three rebounds, allof which he had to fight for.
But he also had the sameshooting bug that plagued hisposition-mates, missing both ofhis shots.
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The same incompletenessheld true in this contest.Levine does not believe performing on the road playeda factor in Rutgers’ lack ofclutch execution.
“I don’t think it had anythingto do with whether we would’vebeen home or on the road,” hesaid. “We just made some mis-takes on beam, and obviously thatcost us.”
One factor in the regressionon beam may have been theabsence of freshman ClaudiaSalinas, a beam specialist whoholds a season-high 9.850 inthe event this season. Her sur-prise omission from the lineupwas the result of injury.
“She hurt her leg a little bit,”Levine said. “She should be backhopefully next week.”
If there is a silver lining forRutgers, it is that its overallscore was its best on the roadthis season. It also closelyresembled the Knights’ 193.942score average at home.
But Levine insists the team issolely focused on producing inthe 195-and-higher range, regard-less of the facilities.
The Knights kicked off themeet eliminating falls on
uneven bars from the weekbefore, performing a score of48.675. Junior co-captain AlexisGunzelman scored a 9.825 tolead the way and finished infifth place overall.
Rutgers also scored its sec-ond-highest vault total of theseason with a 48.700.Freshman Jenna Williams andjunior Luisa Leal performed a9.825 apiece to tie for secondplace overall.
But floor exercise again bestserved the Knights.
Senior Danielle D’Elia andfreshman Danielle Verdon bothperformed a 9.775, and everyKnight cracked the 9.7 mark asRutgers finished with a 48.725overall score.
As Rutgers still searches forits first road win, the task doesnot figure to get easier anytime soon.
The team next travelsSunday to College Park, Md.,for a tri meet with two top EAGLfoes in No. 17 Maryland andWest Virginia.
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The end result, a 69-63 loss, served as anoth-er unforgiving reminder from the Big East’s elite.
“It’s part of the problem of the Big East,”said sophomore point guard JeromeSeagears. “You just have to find a way to win.At the end, they found a way to end with [for-ward Otto] Porter cutting and running theiroffense and making a tough, tough shot.”
Porter has made a habit of doing so.The sophomore scored 10 straight points in
a five-minute span late in the second half for the
Hoyas (17-4, 7-3). He hit two free throws withnine seconds remaining last year to cement a52-50 Rutgers loss in Washington, D.C.
“Otto Porter is Otto Porter,” saidGeorgetown head coach John Thompson III.
For 35 minutes, the Knights (12-10, 3-8)matched Porter’s play.
Steady ball movement againstGeorgetown’s 2-3 zone led to a 8-for-18 mark
The senior 174-pounder delivered adecision against Chris Smith which jumpstar ted the Scarlet Knights’ comeback to capture an 18-16 win against Bloomsburg.
The win came without one of the Knights’main contributors.
Senior 154-pounder Scott Winston didnot participate Friday as Goodale chose torest him.
Junior 133-pounder Vincent Dellefave wasimpressed with how his team respondeddespite the absence of Winston.
“As a team I thought it showed a lot ofheart,” Dellefave said. “Bloomsburg is agreat team, and we were down one of our bet-ter wrestlers in Scott [Winston], so for us tobeat them was huge for our team.”
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ROAD STRUGGLES The Rutgers gymnastics teamremains winless on the road this season afterdropping its third straight meet away from theLivingston Gym Friday at Kent State. PAGE 15
COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES EXTRA POINT RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR
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ALMOST THERE Rutgers head women’s basketball coachC. Vivian Stringer is one victory away from her 900thcareer win, with her next opportunity to reach themilestone coming tommorrow against DePaul. PAGE 14
OTTO FOCUS The Rutgers men’s basketabll team failed to controlGeorgetown’s Otto Porter in the finalminutes of its’ 69-63 loss. PAGE 15
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The best players in the country come through when it’s winning time.”
— Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Mike Riceon Georgetown forward Otto Porter
JOANNA WUhelped the Rutgers swimming and divingteam collect five victoriesin the pool over the weekend, including finishing first in the 200-meter freestyle.
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vs. FairleighDickinson
Wednesday, 4 p.m.Manasquan, N.J.
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vs. Boise State
Friday, 10 a.m.San Antonia, Texas
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vs. Seton Hall
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No. 4 Duke Boston College
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IllinoisNo. 18 Minn.
No. 1 IndianaOhio State
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Sophomore guard Eli Carter drives against Georgetown forward Otto Porter, facing off as the respective leading scorers for theirteams. Carter posted 23 points Saturday, but it was not enough in the Knights’ loss. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
RU collects sixth straight lossBY TYLER BARTO
CORRESPONDENT
Mike Rice said associate head coachDavid Cox knew No. 20 Georgetown’s playcall Saturday following a 30-second timeoutwith 1:15 remaining. The Hoyas could likelysay the same about the Rutgers men’s bas-ketball team during the final 4:44, when theScarlet Knights shot 1-for-10 and scoredthree points. SEE LOSS ON PAGE 14
Rutgers earns come-from-behind winBY BRADLY DERECHAILO
ACTING ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
When junior 165-pounder NickVisicaro dropped his match Friday nightagainst Bloomsburg’s Josh Veltre, the Rutgers wrestling team seemed des-tined to mimic its loss last weekendagainst Navy.
Greg Zannetti had other plans.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Knights evadedefeat versuslast-place foe
Senior guard Erica Wheeler missedseven minutes with an ankle injury. TIAN LI
BY JOSH BAKANACTING SPORTS EDITOR
Rutgers head women’s basketball coachC. Vivian Stringer has used the ScarletKnights’ youth as an excuse for her team’sunderwhelming season.
Hosting a Cincinnati team that is winlessin Big East play Saturday seemed like theperfect chance to develop a roster with fivesophomores and four freshmen.
But the Knights were never strong enoughto go that route in their 55-46 victory out of alegitimate possibility the Bearcats would beatthem at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.
By escaping with the win, Jan. 27’s lossagainst Seton Hall remains the low point ofRutgers’ season.
This game was ugly enough for theKnights to remind them of that.
“Maybe the difference was that we did playSeton Hall,” Stringer said. “So all we had to dois say, ‘Seton Hall,’ and it was just like, ‘yeah,Seton Hall. Yeah, let’s remember that.’”
Rutgers (14-8, 5-4) will enter next seasonwithout a senior class, as the now-sophomoreand freshman classes will lead the team.
The Knights have had few chancesthough this season to give decent playingtime to any freshman besides guardKahleah Copper. Forward Rachel Hollivayand guard Precious Person combine forseven games playing 15 minutes or more.
SEE FOE ON PAGE 13
SEE WIN ON PAGE 13
MEN’S BASKETBALL NO. 20 GEORGETOWN 69, RUTGERS 63
WRESTLING RUTGERS 18, NO. 14 BLOOMSBURG 16
