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Comparing debates to sitcomsand news stations to rectal exams,The New Yorker satirist AndyBorowitz amused a crowd of 500people last night at the NicholasMusic Center on Douglass campuswith his outlandish commentary oncurrent political issues.

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The Rutgers University Geology Museum, located in the Geology hall on Old Queen’s Campus, contains the fossilized remains of a Mastodon from Salem County, N.J. SHAODI HUANG

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The New BrunswickCommunity Food Alliance hosted ascreening of the documentary“Urban Roots” last night in theCivic Square at the Mason GrossSchool of the Arts in an effort toignite a desire among residents forcommunity gardening and localfood development.

The documentary followedcommunity members in Detroit,Mich., who created their ownurban agriculture spaces afterthey were hit with the devastationfrom the periods of recession andauto bailouts.

After many businesses failed,Detroit was left with high levels ofunemployment and abandonedvacant lots, which residents beganto turn into urban farms to create agrassroots effort of business oppor-tunity through food and agriculture.

Documentary highlightsDetroit urban agriculture

BY CHELSEA PINEDACONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers Geology Museumis not closing, but it will be makingchanges to it’s structure toenhance the institution’s mission.

Rumors circulated earlier thismonth that the museum wouldbe closed or converted into ageology-themed auditorium,prompting a Facebook page to becreated — “Save the RutgersGeology Museum.”

Andy Borowitz, satirist for The New Yorker, entertained a crowdof about 500 at the Nicholas Music Center on the Douglass campus. SMARANDA TOLOSANO, MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

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“Politicians kill more peoplethan cigarettes,” he said. “Theyinvade the wrong countries andstart wars.”

His witty comic relief earnedBorowitz an invitation to theUniversity as a part of theEagleton Institute of Politics’ lec-ture series focused on politicalelections, said Ruth Mandel,director of the institute.

“The movie is about rebirthand how Detroit — which has his-torically piggybacked on the autoindustry throughout the 1900s —has transformed itself and creat-ed a more sustainable model inthe future and reinvented itself,made a new Detroit for thefuture,” said Anthony Capece,NBCFA organizer.

Capece said the screening is apart of an NBCFA initiative to pres-ent interested gardeners in thearea with the idea that they havethe capability to achieve progresssimilar to that of Detroit.

“What’s really inspiring aboutthe movie is that these people gothit pretty hard by the whole reces-sion, and they are still finding a wayto make something wonderful andbeautiful for their community,” hesaid. “We can look at [this] and seewhat is possible.”

But the museum, founded in1872, will remain open and will con-tinue to display current popularexhibits such as the fossils andrenowned Mastodon, said GregTrevor, senior director ofUniversity Media Relations, in anemail statement.

“The Rutgers UniversityGeology Museum will remainopen,” he said. “We are looking forways to enhance the mission ofthe museum — particularly ouroutreach to K-12 students. We

want to make the experience bet-ter for visitors.”

Lauren Neitzke-Adamo, associ-ate director at the museum,declined to comment on the clos-ing of the museum in an emailstatement, but did confirm it.

“We can confirm this is true,and that the administration’s planis to turn it into a geology-themedauditorium,” she said.

However, Gregory Jackson,interim vice chancellor ofUndergraduate Academic Affairswhose responsibilities includeoverseeing the geology museum,confirmed that the museum wouldremain open, Trevor said in anemail statement.

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BY IJEOMA UNACHUKWUCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Only 50 years ago, the UnitedStates upheld policies that allowedeugenic sterilization, a processwhere people are forced to under-go surgery that shuts down thefunction of reproductive organs.

Dr. Johanna Schoen, a profes-sor in the Department of History,addressed these policies yester-day in the Life Sciences Buildingon Busch campus.

The lecture was held in honorof Darwin Day, which is celebrat-ed on the birthday of esteemedscientist Charles Darwin, saidDavid Axelrod, a professor in theDepartment of Genetics.

Axelrod said Schoen, a spe-cialist in genetics and women’sabortion rights, presented onDarwin Day because abortion,birth control and woman’s rightsare pressing issues today.

Schoen began the lecture witha case where a social workerforced a young girl in the 1920s tobe sterilized, deeming her promis-cuous and feeble-minded. In reali-ty, she was raped and threatenednot to testify, Schoen said.

“Eugenic science became pop-ular in the 20th century as peoplebecame obsessed with the idea offorming the perfect pedigree,”Schoen said. “There would be ‘fit-ter family’ contests to see whohad the best pedigree, and mem-bers of the family who had unde-sirable offspring were sterilized.”

Sterilization was justified if theperson, usually a woman, was

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COME TOGETHER University students and communitymembers gather at Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus last night to raise awareness about the gang rape victim in New Delhi whose death in December 2012 spurred aninternational dialogue about sexual violence in India. Theevent was organized by Manavi, a New Brunswick-based SouthAsian women’s rights organization. RASHMEE KUMAR

deemed mentally diseased,epileptic, or feeble-minded, shesaid. Social workers defined a fee-ble-minded person as someonewith an IQ less than 70, born ille-gitimately or of alcoholic parentsor had unsatisfactory social, med-ical or eugenic family history.

“They believed that eugenicscience would solve the socialproblems … but the only way torecognize somebody as feeble-minded was to recognize thesocial symptoms, such as pover-ty, promiscuity, alcoholism andillegitimacy,” Schoen said.

The trend toward eugenicsterilization started in NorthCarolina and spread to 30 otherstates, she said. The state legisla-tures believed they were actingfor the good of the general publicby keeping the feeble-mindedfrom reproducing and creatingmore detriments to society.

In most cases, candidates forsterilization were institutionalized,she said. Once in the mental insti-tution, a series of tests would berun to verify the mental, moral andphysical condition of the patient.

In the case of North Carolina,social workers could petition forthe sterilization of people who werenot institutionalized, Schoen said.That means an arbitrary personwith no medical experience coulddetermine whether or not a personhad the right to have children.

“Between 1909 and 1953, therewere 20,000 eugenic sterilizationsin North Carolina alone. Between1929 and 1975, there were 63,000sterilizations nationwide,” she said.

The genetics specialist went onto explain the people targeted weremostly white women until the civilrights movement began, when ster-ilization was used against African-American women, she said.

At that point, the public beganto equate the abuse of eugenicsterilization to Hitler’s plan to cre-ate the perfect race, Sch oen said.

“People saw no differencebetween their state legislatureand the Nazi regime. That iswhen the laws began to crum-ble,” Schoen said.

Kathleen McDonald, adminis-trative assistant in the Departmentof Genetics, highlighted the impor-tance of the lecture.

“We just wanted to show thatwe still value Darwin’s beliefseven though it has been so long,”she said. “This lecture in particu-lar is one that brings together allour departments.”

Julie Maguire, a graduate stu-dent in the Division of LifeSciences, said she was glad thistopic was covered because shehad no idea this was an issue inAmerican history.

“Now, in this day and age, wecan learn from lessons from thepast in allowing freedoms of choiceto not be restricted to access tohealthcare and service,” she said.“It especially works toward awoman’s freedom to choose andhow nobody should be forced to doanything they don’t want to do.”

While the eugenic sterilization isno longer nationally legal, the factthat it was legal for so long shockedmany attendees of the seminar.

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About 30 people attendedthe “Live Vibes Mardi GrasMasquerade Coffee House”last night in theInternational Lounge at theBusch Campus Center. Theevent, sponsored by the Rutgers University Programming Association,allowed students to decorate masks and featured a live band playingNew Orleans-inspired music. SHIRLEY YU, ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

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Lincoln Hollister, a retiredPrinceton University professor,said the University is evisceratingthe museum, changing its use.The museum would not have thehands-on outreach use as it hashad before.

“That’s why I’m all rousedup,” Hollister said. “A similarthing happened to [Princeton],and it’s just very upsetting see-ing a function of bringing scienceeducation to a lot of people beingcavalierly dismissed.”

The Natural History Museumin Guyot Hall at Princeton wasclosed in the early 2000s withoutwarning to the university commu-nity, said Hollister.

After attempting to retract herstatement, Neitzke-Adamo saidthe Division of UndergraduateAcademic Affairs is investigatingseveral options on how to modifythe space of the geology museumto bring it up to date with currentfire codes and Americans withDisabilities Act codes.

“As more information aboutthe feasibility of these plansbecomes available, the GeologyMuseum will update [the] publicon how our regular outreach pro-grams will continue to be offeredto the community,” she said.

The Rutgers GeologyMuseum, a geology and naturalscience-based museum, differenti-

The Rutgers Geology Museum displays fossilized remains in addition to a large variety of rockspecimens including a fluorescent mineral display. SHAODI HUANG, EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

After BP, an oil and gas compa-ny, and Ford Motor Companydonated about $20 million toPrinceton for carbon-dioxidesequestration research, the GuyotHall museum was turned intooffices for the people who admin-istered the research project,Hollister said.

The exhibit items werepacked in crates and stored ina storage area in WestWindsor, he said. The collec-tions had a resale value ofabout $2 million when it wasstored away. The items are stillin storage.

“In other words, the education-al mission of the university wasnot enhanced by this operation,”said Hollister.

Hollister said he and a group ofsupporters, including about 100Princeton alumni, campaignedagainst the closing of the museumby sending letters to Princeton’sadministration and trustees.

The campaigners pledged todonate money to the museum’srevitalization if the administrationchanged their mind about closingit, which would have summed upto more than $1 million, he said.

The Princeton administration

reacted to the alumni backlash bypromising that a new and bettermuseum would be built, he said.But five years later, Princeton qui-etly announced that it no longerhad plans to construct a new geol-ogy museum.

“Even when they made thatpromise, we knew that theywere lying,” he said. “In otherwords, this was a way to shut upthe alumni.”

Neitzke-Adamo said themuseum has to be closed atsome point for renovations, butthat does not mean that it will beclosing as a whole.

Adamo says museumserves close to 5,000people per year

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ates itself from other museums byfocusing on local geology,Neitzke-Adamo said.

The items in the museum areunique to New Jersey, she said.Some of these items include adinosaur trackway fromWoodbridge, N.J., and a collectionof fluorescent rocks found only inthe state.

Along with exhibits, themuseum hosts activities andprograms outside NewBrunswick, targeting gradeschool students, she said.

The institution holds a geolo-gy open house every year, pro-viding children’s lectures withhands-on activities for childrento learn about different aspectsof geology and natural sciences,along with field trips everysemester to local geologic sites,Neitzke-Adamo said.

The museum serves close to5,000 people per year, with 50 to100 tours for school groups, spe-cial interest groups and Universitystudents, she said.

.“They said they’re going to try

to incorporate us into the auditori-um, but I think that we’re justgoing to get other jobs aroundcampus,” Zetino said.

The museum also has multiplerecords of visitors that come ineach week, said Ria Sarkar, aSchool of Arts and Sciences first-year student, and a student man-ager at the museum.

“I see all the kids get reallyexcited when they come here,”Sarkar said. “I think it’s just nicefor kids and families to come hereand have fun, and look at every-thing and they get to learn also.”

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He said he believes this can beaccomplished in the area becausethere are residents who are will-ing to pursue these efforts, and itis only a matter of collaboratingwith these residents and incorpo-rating the ideas into a movementthat nurtures action.

Even though New Brunswickhas not suffered from the samesetbacks as Detroit, the residentscan look at the film as inspirationand hopefully accomplish thesame thing, said Gabriella Aron,a School of Environmental andBiological Sciences sophomore.

“It’s something NewBrunswick can really look to for agood model. … We have spacethat we can be reconverting into aregenerative, restorative busi-ness model — like an urban farmor more farmer’s markets for peo-ple to get to know their communi-ty and the producers,” she said.

One of the main issuesregarding local food develop-ment is the food system itself,Capece said, which makes it con-siderably difficult for local farm-ers to prosper and provide theirown communities with a trust-worthy option.

“[There] are increasinglylarge farms [on] the nationalscale, and it’s hard for small guysor girls to start their own farm. Ifthere are fewer farmers, there isless fresh food available, and it isless likely for there to be a farmclose to where you live,” he said.

Capece said the NBCFA con-sists of many different organiza-tions and sponsors who serve asa coalition in the effort to gener-ate a system of work and dia-logue with the city’s residents.

“What we try to do in thealliance is build a just and reli-able food system in NewBrunswick and fostering commu-nity gardening and agriculture isone way to address the problem.It allows for healthy food to be inthe system and gives peopleaccess to it,” he said.

Accessibility is a significantissue in the community, Aronsaid, because the amount ofaccess to local, organic food isminimal and places that do sellthese foods can be unaffordablefor many of the city’s residents.

“It is the accessibility and alsothe media coverage, the advertis-ing of the healthy foods,” shesaid. “Maybe they don’t want totry out [foods] that are morenourishing because they haven’tbeen exposed to it yet.”

Steven Gryszel, a School ofArts and Sciences sophomore,said he was unaware of Detroit’sbackground and the efforts tak-ing place.

“I don’t know the land usepart of it, but I feel as though itcould happen considering thatthis is an involved University, andthere are a lot of people willing totake part in the action and in thecommunity,” Gryszel said.

Aron said she hopes to show adifferent type of culture in foodand work to make healthieroptions more available.

“It’s a great challenge, but it’sthe best one,” she said. “It’sgoing to increase the quality ofour lives and help us get to knoweach other and get us to becomecomfortable in our ecologies andlandscapes that we weren’t sofamiliar with before.”

Aron says city has space to reconvertinto regenerative business model

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Borowitz says reality TV and Internethas overstepped boundaries in society

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“We live in a time that’s con-tentious and difficult, and it’s good tobreak the tension and laugh at our-selves,” Mandel said. “It helps us tosee how ridiculous we can be some-times and offers some release.”

Borowitz expressed some dis-content with cable news and differ-ent political actors of the day. He saidAmerican society has lowered itsexpectations for who is knowledge-able and qualified to run for office.

“Watching cable news to beknowledgeable is sort of like goingto Olive Garden because you want tolive in Italy,” he said.

Borowitz also targetedMSNBC, making fun of their slo-gan “Lean Forward.”

“That’s also the official slogan ofthe rectal exam,” he said. “Thenext line should be ‘you may feel alittle pressure.’”

He also poked fun at theRepublican primary.

“The Republican primaries wereepic in showcasing where we are interms of our talent pool,” Borowitzsaid. “It was like watching a sitcomwith no main characters — it’s justwacky news.”

He said he could pinpoint theexact moment the bar was loweredfor Republicans when Sarah Palinappeared on Katie Couric in 2008.

“Katie asked her if she couldname a Supreme Court case thatshe didn’t agree with,” Borowitzsaid. “Her response was ‘nope, butI’ll look it up and get back to you.’”

He said he thought Mitt Romneywas a psychopath after watching hisleaked fundraiser remarks.

“Actually, I looked it up, no onehas ever been elected president

after telling half the country to gof—- themselves,” he said. “But goodtry Romney.”

Borowitz introduced five keyissues facing the country today —McDonalds, reality television, theInternet, the need for legislation toprevent his father from watchingThe Weather Channel 24 hours aday and hotel porn.

The crowd erupted with laughterwhen he explained the reasoningbehind his concern for these issues.

“The reason I say this is becauseI saw a sign the other day for aMcDonald’s Express,” he said. “It’sas if McDonalds thinks the public issaying, ‘God I’d love to go toMcDonalds, but who has the time?’”

Borowitz said reality televisionand the Internet overstep theirboundaries in society.

“I was eating a bag of Doritos …and as I finished I saw on the insideof the bag ‘for more information,please go to Doritos.com,’” he said.“I’ve just eaten a bag of Doritos.What aspect of that was so confusingthat I need to visit the web?”

Mandel said Borowitz success-fully lightened the air around cur-rent political discussions.

“I think Borowitz does a greatthing by providing his wit to poli-tics,” she said. “Tonight’s audiencewas certainly ready to laugh at any-thing he said.”

Denise Etchevrry, a resident ofShort Hills, N.J., said she enjoyedhis comments regarding cable tele-vision the most.

“I had never seen or heard of himbefore,” Etchevrry said. “His paro-dies are ridiculously funny, especial-ly those about cable news.”

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WASHINGTON — The mak-ers of a popular carbonated alco-holic drink guzzled on collegecampuses are going to be chang-ing the look of their Four Lokocans to settle the government’scharges of deceptive marketing.

The Federal Trade Commissionsaid yesterday that Chicago-basedPhusion Projects will be requiredto put an “alcohol facts panel” onthe back of flavored malt beveragecans containing more than twoservings of alcohol. The panel, sim-ilar to “nutritional facts” labelsfound on foods, would disclose thealcohol by volume and the numberof servings in the container.

Phusion also will have toredesign cans of drinks contain-ing more than 2 1/2 servings ofalcohol so they can be resealedand the drink wouldn’t have to beconsumed in one sitting.

The FTC had accused Phusionof implying in ads that its super-sized 23.5-ounce can of Four Lokowas equal to one or two regular 12-ounce beers. In fact, the agencysays, the can — which contains upto 12 percent alcohol — is reallymore like four to five beers.

Company co-founder JaisenFreeman said Phusion did notagree with the allegations, butconsidered the agreement a wayto move forward.

“We share a common interestwith the FTC in providing con-sumers with information andpackaging options to help themmake informed, responsible deci-sions,” Freeman said.

The commission had initiallyproposed a deal with Phusionrequiring new label disclosures onproducts with more than 2 1/2servings of alcohol. But theagency was flooded with com-plaints about the dangers of thesupersized drinks, especially withunderage drinkers — so it low-ered the disclosure trigger tomore than two servings of alcohol.

The FTC also was going torequire a label on the front of thecan with an alcohol comparisonto a regular beer, but some publiccommenters worried that mightlead to binge drinking — by sug-gesting Four Loko was a quick,cheap way to get drunk.

Four Loko gained nationalattention in 2010 after the hospital-ization of college students in NewJersey and Washington state.Some states banned the drink,worried about the caffeine in FourLoko and its potential to mask howmuch alcohol one could safely con-sume. Amid a crackdown by theFood and Drug Administration,the drink’s makers removed thecaffeine and started selling FourLoko without the energy kick butstill with plenty of alcohol.

In a number of public com-ments, the commission was urgedto ban the drink altogether. But theFTC says it has no jurisdiction toforce the product off the market.

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WASHINGTON — PresidentBarack Obama’s decision tobring home about half of the66,000 U.S. troops now inAfghanistan within a year willshrink the force to the size hefound it when he entered theWhite House vowing to reinvigo-rate a stalemated war.

Still to be decided: how manytroops will remain beyond 2014,when the U.S.-led combat mis-sion is scheduled to end. Thestated goal is to prepareAfghanistan’s army and police tohandle the Taliban insurgencylargely on their own by then.

Obama determined that hiswar goals could be achieved bybringing 34,000 U.S. troops homeby this time next year, officialssaid, leaving somewherebetween 32,000 and 34,000 tosupport and train Afghan forces.That is about the number inAfghanistan when he took officein January 2009 — in a series ofmoves designed to reverse theTaliban’s battlefield momentum,he tripled the total Americanforce before starting to scale itback in the summer of 2011.

Obama’s new move coincideswith a major shakeup in his warcommand. Gen. Joseph Dunfordtook over Sunday for Gen. JohnAllen as the commander of allallied forces in Afghanistan, andDefense Secretary Leon Panettais planning to retire as soon ashis replacement is confirmed.Obama has nominated formerSen. Chuck Hagel to take thePentagon post.

The decision also reflectsObama’s determination to winddown a war that is the longest inAmerica’s history. He has many

Federal TradeCommissionsettle chargeswith Four Loko

Afghanistan withdrawal leaves questionsWhite House yet to decide how manytroops remain after 2014

RALLY FOR GIRL CANCELLED

WOODBURY, N.J. — Aplanned rally calling for two teenbrothers accused of killing a 12-year-old southern New Jerseygirl to be tried as adults did nothappen Tuesday.

The organizer, Paul Spadafora,says a crowd did not show up par-tially because of confusion onwhere a sealed court hearing onthe case would be held.

Spadafora is the godfather and great-uncle of 12-year-oldAutumn Pasquale (pas-KWAHL’-ee). Her body was found in arecycling bin in Clayton lastOctober, about 48 hours after shewas reported missing.

The case has been acrimonious.The girl’s mother is suing her fatherover access to a memorial fund.

And Gloucester County prose-cutors last week handed the caseover to prosecutors in neighbor-ing Camden County because of acourt filing alleging mishandlingof the case.

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LOS ANGELES — Lawenforcement officers haveengaged in a gun battle in themountains of California with aperson believed to be a formerLos Angeles police officer.

The noise of the gunbattle wasbroadcast by KCAL-TV, whosereporter suddenly found himselfnear the fight. Someone could beheard yelling at the reporter toget out of the area.

Road blocks are up aroundBig Bear, where ChristopherDorner’s burned-out pickup wasfound Thursday.

Authorities have been con-ducting a manhunt in the areasince last week.

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— The Associated Press

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other security problems to con-sider around the globe — fromNorth Korea’s development ofnuclear weapons to civil war inSyria to the worrisome spread ofal-Qaida affiliated terroristgroups in the Middle East andNorth Africa.

In advance of Obama’sannouncement in his State of theUnion speech, the White Housesaid the president made his deci-sion about 2013 troop reductionsbased on recommendations bythe military and his national secu-rity advisers, as well as consulta-tions with allies such as Britainand Germany and talks withAfghan President Hamid Karzai.

A Pentagon statement saidPanetta fully supports Obama’stroop reductions.

In farewell remarks toPentagon employees, Panettasaid Tuesday he is confident thatthe war strategy is on track.

“We will be able to transitionover these next two years to apoint where the Afghans them-selves can govern and securethemselves,” he said.

The White House did not spellout the pace at which the 34,000troops will be withdrawn over thecoming year. Defense officialssaid it’s likely that the bulk ofthem will be kept through sum-mer. The officials spoke on con-dition of anonymity becausedetails of the withdrawal had notbeen announced.

Private analysts are divided onthe wisdom of accelerating thewithdrawal of American forces.Michael O’Hanlon of theBrookings Institution wrote yes-terday that he believes the cur-rent U.S. troop level shouldremain until autumn, when a sea-sonal lull in Taliban activity usu-

ally begins. “The presidentshould now be patient with whathappens over the next eightmonths,” O’Hanlon wrote, addingthat Dunford needs time to con-solidate progress in easternAfghanistan.

The U.S. is still finalizingplans for the size and scope of itsmilitary presence after the alliedcombat mission ends inDecember 2014. Officials havesaid the White House is consid-ering a range of options thatwould leave between 5,000 and10,000 troops beyond 2014, but italso is hoping for help fromNATO allies. Those troopswould limit their missions totraining Afghan troops and hunt-ing down terrorists.

Obama discussed the nextphases of the drawdown withKarzai during a meeting inWashington last month, theirfirst meeting since Obama’s re-election. They agreed to acceler-ate their timetable for puttingAfghan forces in the lead combatrole nationwide, moving thattransition up from the summerto the spring.

A persistent worry is thatpulling out of Afghanistan tooquickly will leave the battle-scarred country vulnerable tocollapse. In a worst-case sce-nario, that could allow theTaliban to regain power andrevert to the role they played inthe years before 9/11 as protec-tors of al-Qaida terrorists bent onstriking the United States.

Many Americans are weary ofthe war, according to public opin-ion polls, and are skeptical of anyclaim that Afghanistan is worthmore U.S. blood. Registered vot-ers are roughly split betweenthose who say the United Statesshould remove all troops andthose who favor leaving sometroops in place for counterterror-ism efforts, according to a recentFox News poll.

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Violent Newark video needs broad response

A video surfaced on the Internet last week thatraised hairs in New Jersey. The video shakilydocuments a Newark youth being intimidated

into taking off his clothes and standing completelynaked in front of a group of teenage boys, as the leaderof the group forcefully and repeatedly whips him witha belt. Apparently, the youth owed him $20.

The video goes on for more than two minutes of rawtorment, and it brings the topic of bullying back intofocus. The video garnered much needed local attention— the Newark Police is trying to track down the per-petrators that were on tape, and the Newark CityCouncil president restated the urgency to bring thesebullies to justice. Even hacktivist group Anonymousgot involved, and pinpointed a Twitter account thatseems to have published the video online. But is lawenforcement really all we need to bring this societal illto an end?

Raising Medicare age an ineffective idea

A new statement from the White House hasdeclared that President Obama is no longerconsidering the possibility of raising the

Medicare age requirement. As part of Obama’s deficitreduction plan in 2011, he offered the idea of graduallyraising the age of those covered by Medicare from 65to 67 in an effort to save money. However, a new reportfrom the Congressional Budget Office found that thenation is spending 2 percent less on Medicare thanoriginally expected.

We think Obama’s shift away from the age increaseis a smart move and a very logical decision. Medicareis one of the most useful financial assistance programsin the country, and the idea that it would be one of the

We feel that more emphasis needs to be placed onchanging the attitudes and culture that enables bullying inthe first place. In cases like these, it is common to placeemphasis on status quo expectations of “masculinity” thatinclude aggressiveness and violence. These widespreadconceptions need to collectively shift in order for bullyingto be defeated.

Plus, we need increase a sense of civic duty amongstudents to report instances of bullying and encour-age them to intercede when bullying takes place. Ifthe social attitude toward bullying shifts to behaviorthat is shameful, rather than behavior that is com-mended, students will become less likely to engage init. That, along with stricter repercussions will go along way in making New Jersey a bully-free state.

We do not tolerate bullying in any form, and wehope that this video will be one more catalyst in thestate’s overall progress towards this goal.

first ideas for a budget cut is unreal. We could think ofa few better suggestions —like military spending,maybe. Now that there’s actual evidence that this wasa bad idea, we’re glad the president decided to retracthis earlier suggestion.

With that said, we still think that the proposed uni-versal healthcare plan still needs to be revisited.Universal healthcare is a great thing, but becausebudget cuts are necessary to make it happen, it’simportant to make sure the proposed plan is the mosteffective it could possibly be for our current situation.Hopefully the new propositions will be able to seam-lessly integrate for the benefit of American citizens’health — and their economy, too.

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I don’t bring this memory up to beinsensitive toward poverty or to discour-age anyone about our readership. But thatmoment made me think really hard aboutwhat I do at the Targum and why I do it.

It is through the Targum that I havecome to love Rutgers — joining The DailyTargum was the best decision I ever madein college. I wouldn’t have spent so muchtime on the paper, if I didn’t passionatelybelieve in it.

This paper’s purpose is to keep theUniversity community informed about theissues that affect them the most. TheTargum is a platform for student leaders toamplify their concerns and make change —a resource for readers to discover newsabout the never-boring student body, admin-istration and surrounding community —and a document chronicling the University’slong history for many years to come.

Behind the newsprint are dedicated stu-dent editors that sacrifice a tremendousamount of time (and sometimes sanity) for

each issue, only to have to wake up andstart all over again the next day.

By joining the Targum, I was given aninvaluable experience, helping me grow asa writer, a student and a leader. I stronglyencourage you (yes, you) to take a visit to26 Mine St., no matter what your major is.The Targum has something to offer,whether you are looking to strengthenyour writing and editing skills, gain experi-ence with video, design or social media,become a skilled photographer, obtainleadership skills or simply hang out withreally cool people.

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To 145: I couldn’t be more confident inall of you. I know you will transform yourbig dreams for the Targum into reality.And when you feel like making the nextday’s paper is nearly impossible, don’tgive up. We have made great papers inthe past and you will do it again. Keepmaking me proud.

With all of that being said, referendumis coming up. Vote yes. As the second old-est college newspaper, the Targum is partof history, but it has so much to offerUniversity students in the present tobecome great leaders in the future.

Olive Pretzel is a School of Arts andSciences senior majoring in journalism andmedia studies and English. She is the formermanaging editor at the Targum.

I t’s a shame I paid rent for my off-cam-pus house this past year because, incomplete honesty, I spent more time

in the one-window office of 26 Mine St.than my own home. I averaged 10 hours aday inside that office. That’s around 50hours a week, approximately 215 hours amonth, and I don’t even want to know howmany in total.

But what I can say for sure is that I willnever regret a single second I dedicated toThe Daily Targum.

I will never forget the time when Idecided to walk to the Dunkin Donutsinside the train station, around 1 a.m. as Iwaited for the pages to be sent to the print-er. (In hindsight, maybe that was not sucha good idea, but whatever). As I waited formy coffee, I looked behind me to see two

My second (or even first) home

could decide to attack the United States,but that would still lead to Iran’s destruc-tion. A nuclear attack by Iran is thus high-ly unlikely.

So then, we must ask ourselves whyIsrael and the United States have takensuch extraordinary measures against Iran.The answer to that question is that Israelwants to maintain its dominance andremain the only nuclear power in theMiddle East. In today’s world, nuclearweapons are sought for one major reason:deterrence. A nuclear Iran would mean anIran that could better safeguard itself fromexternal pressures such as attacks andsanctions. Additionally, a nuclear Iranwould take away Israel’s position of beingthe sole nuclear giant in the Middle East.This position has allowed Israel numerousabuses of power, such as bombing Gazarepeatedly and violating Lebanon’s air-space to bomb Syria without any recoursefrom the other Middle Eastern states. Anuclear Iran would change that.Ultimately, a nuclear Iran does not pose athreat to Israel’s existence; what it doespose a threat to is Israel’s absolute powerin the Middle East and its ability to commitaggressive acts.

Mohammad Barakat is a School of Artsand Sciences senior majoring in economicsand political science.

O n Monday, there was an article inthe Daily Targum, “Beware ofnuclear capabilities,” which voiced

concern over what Iran would do to Israeland the United States if it were to acquirenuclear weapons. The author brings up thethreat of an Iranian attack, and this conveys alack of understanding about Iran’s power inthe region. Israel is the dominant player inthe Middle East and has the military backingof the United States, making Israel vastlytechnologically and militarily superior to anyother nation in the region. Therefore, anyattack by Iran on Israel or the United Stateswould lead to devastating results for Iran,which is simply not Iran’s intention. TheIranian government, just like every othernation, is concerned with self-preservation.

But, for argument’s sake, let’s imagineIran being armed with nuclear weaponsand then using them in an attack. The sec-ond Iran attacks Israel, it would be com-pletely destroyed by a counterattack fromIsrael or an attack from the United States.Plus, an Iranian attack on Israeli soil wouldprobably destroy Jerusalem and kill manyPalestinians, neither of which would befavorable for Iran; Jerusalem is one ofIslam’s holiest sites. As an alternative, Iran

Israel has ulterior motivesCOMMENTARYMOHAMMAD BARAKAT

FRONTLINESOLIVIA PRENTZEL

Despite the wishes of fellow DailyTargum columnist Ed Reep, the presidentof the United States is not a monarch. He isnot a king. His institutional power is limit-ed by the Constitution, and his power toeffect change at any given time is con-strained by political realities. With thatsaid, the time is right for the president to,like Woodrow Wilson the early 20th centu-ry, transcend his academic backgroundand lead the country with some audacityand grandiosity.

To aid him, recent political develop-ments and economic conditions indicate aclear five-point agenda to define the presi-dent’s second term and forge his legacy.

First, Obama needs to lead the way onmeaningful immigration reform that pro-vides a clear path to citizenship for theroughly 11 million illegal aliens living inthis country. The bipartisan frameworkthat surfaced two weeks ago reflects thecollaborative efforts of Senate Republicansand Democrats and provides the politicaljumping off point for such reform.

Second, recent tragic shootings in Chicago,Newtown, Aurora and countless other cities

around the nation provide a climate in whichgun control reforms have a chance at success.60 percent of homicides in the U.S. occur withthe use of a firearm, and the country seesmuch more gun violence overall than nationsin Europe, Canada, Australia, and other simi-larly-situated countries. It’s time for the presi-dent to push hard on tightening the UnitedStates’ comparatively liberal gun laws.Third, the growing number of droughts,strong storms and other unique weather phe-nomena signal the onset of potentially destruc-tive climate change. While unilateral Americanaction cannot alone prevent debilitating cli-mate change and the associated global warm-ing, Obama needs to show that America will bethe moral leader in this area. Following this, heshould take the initiative in implementing acarbon tax or similar program to severelyrestrain greenhouse gas emissions.

Fourth, Obama should press further tolegalize same-sex marriage on the federallevel through a revocation of the Defenseof Marriage Act. A December 2012Politico/George Washington UniversityBattleground poll showed that a plurality ofAmericans support same-sex marriage,

with one in five recently changing theiropinions on the issue. The president mustseize upon this growing public support andwork to extend key civil liberties.

Finally, the president must take the leadon addressing long-term deficit reductionand spiraling entitlement spending whileavoiding short-term spending reductionsthat would inevitably harm a still-fragileeconomy. Recent Congressional BudgetOffice figures show slower growth inhealth care costs, a development that canprovide a climate for sensible debate overhow to best curb long-term spending.

Some call it “acting presidential.” Icall it doing one’s job. Like it or not, themodern president has enormous politi-cal power, and Obama needs to acceptthis reality and lead vigorously in hissecond term, pursuing the agenda out-lined above.

Matt Kuchtyak is a School of Arts andSciences senior majoring in economics andpolitical science with a minor in general his-tory. His column, “State of the Union,” runson alternate Wednesdays.

N ew York Times columnist DavidBrooks described PresidentBarack Obama’s “Convening

Approach” to leadership in a 2011 article.Contrasting his style with the “Straight Upthe Middle Approach” of GovernorChristie and the “Insurgent Approach” ofChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Brookshighlighted how Obama’s experiences incommunity groups, universities, and legis-latures have influenced his leadershipstyle.

As Brooks noted, Obama’s style“emphasizes delegation and occasionalpassivity.” This approach has led to rela-tively effective management of the Senatemajority, but has left a gaping hole in thepresident’s ability to be the prominentleader in eyes of the general public.

STATE OF THEUNION

MATT KUCHTYAK

Zooming in on second-term presidential agenda

the Arab-Israeli Conflict. What you mustunderstand is that my love for citizens ofIsrael is so strong that I would supportanything to ensure their safety, whetherthat is building a security fence or impos-ing a blockade on Gaza.

We can argue the details of these, but Iwant to emphasize a much more impor-tant point. Though these military actionsare not ideal, Israel feels threatenedenough by her neighbors to do theseactions to protect her citizens. Therefore,what Israel needs now more than any-thing else is a partner for peace. Shestrives for peace in the region and hasoffered several deals to the Palestinians,all of which have been turned down,sometimes with violence in return.

We can argue why there are notpeace negotiations right now, whetherit is because of Israeli construction inthe West Bank or the PalestinianAuthority going directly to the UN forstatehood recognition instead of goingto Israel. But what we can and shouldall agree on is that peace can only comefrom direct and open dialogue. It takestwo to talk and Israel is waiting to startthat talk. Israel is waiting for a partnerfor peace.

Jeffrey Camras is a School of Arts andSciences sophomore.

I have a problem. There is a catch phrasegoing around campuses acrossAmerica and that is “From the river to

the sea, Palestine will be free.” For those ofyou who are unaware of what this means,“the river” is the Jordan River and “the sea”is the Mediterranean Sea. It also has intenseimplications. It is implying that right nowPalestine is not free, but one day, it will be,“from the river to the sea.” In order for thischant to come true, it means Israel mustcease to exist because Israel is situated pre-cisely between “the river” and “the sea.”

This phrase also reinforces the famous“three no’s: No peace with Israel, norecognition of Israel, no negotiations withit.” These “no’s” are from the KhartoumResolution, which was issued in the wakeof the Six-Day War at the 1967 ArabLeague Summit. Until this day, noPalestinian leader has formally rejectedthese declarations, a serious wall to peace.

As a Jew, I feel an eternal bond andconnection to Israel. I recognize Israel asthe first time that Jews have had sover-eignty in Israel since our exile almost2,000 years ago. Since returning to ourland, however, Israel has had nothing buttrouble. I hope most readers are aware of

Israel needs peace partnerCOMMENTARY

JEFFREY CAMRAS

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But Hill is more worried aboutbringing runners in, andCostello’s 10 RBI last season willobviously have to be higher forthe Knights, as he will have moreattempts to drive runners in.

The challenge has not stoppedHill from being optimistic.

“We’ve got some experience,”he said. “We’re swinging that batpretty well and playing prettygood defense.”

The experience includes themiddle of the diamond, wherejunior second baseman NickFavatella and junior shortstopPat Sweeney will provide a defen-sive presence for the Knights.

Favatella was also one ofRutgers’ offensive leaders lastseason with a .333 average.

One other player Hill wants tosee production from is seniorcatcher Jeff Melillo, who last sea-son represented the Knights onthe All-Big East first team.

“He is a very good receiver,”Hill said. “He’s a potential proprospect and the pro scouts areinterested in him. He has someexperience back there and is big-ger and stronger than he’s everbeen and throwing better than heever has. We’re looking for himto do a good job back there.”

While Melillo brings a .311average from last season, Hillunderstands his main responsibil-ity is on running his pitching staff.

There are plenty of questionmarks surrounding the group.

Hill said that seniors RobSmorol and Tyler Gebler will behis one and two weekendstarters, respectively, but isunsure of the third starter.

Hill also said Rutgers thirdstarter for now is seniorrighthander Charlie Law, but he

is coming off of an injury. SeniorsRob Corsi and Nathaniel Roe willalso vie for the spot in the earlyportion of the season.

The focus remains on Law fornow, and Hill is not as sure as hewould want to be.

“It’s a question mark rightnow,” Hill said of Law, “but he hasbeen throwing really well sowe’re kind of high on him.”

The Knights will see if thesequestions will be answeredFriday, when Rutgers begins itsseason with a three-game seriesat Miami (Fla.).

For now, Hill can only be glad toescape the weather that hasallowed the Knights to practice justtwice outside in the preseason.

“The one drawback is that wehaven’t been outside very much,”Hill said. “It’s going to be differ-ent, plus the lights and every-thing. But it’s a good opener.”

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No. 3 spot in rotationremains RU’s biggestquestion this season

LINEUP

CONTINUED FROM BACK

Names to Know Baseball

Jr. Ross Costello3rd Baseman

Jr. Nick FavatellaShortstop

Sr. Jeff MelilloCatcher

Sr. Rob SmorolPitcher

Sr. Rob CorsiPitcher

2012 Statistics:.311, 4 HR, 30 RBIThe veteran will control the Knights’ rotation and be a presence in the lineup.

2012 Statistics:.333, 5 HR, 42 RBIFavatella returns as Hill’s leading hitter and will anchor the middle along with Pat Sweeney.

2012 Statistics:6 APP, 3-2, 4.59 ERAHill will look at Corsi to compete for the Knights’ No. 3 starter role in the rotation.

2012 Statistics:18 GS, .292, 10 RBICostello is first in line to replace Pat Kivlehan’s offensive production, as well as his defense.

2012 Statistics:15 APP, 8-4, 3.46 ERASmorol will be Hill’s No. 1 starter this season with Tyler Gebler in the No. 2 spot.

“We’ve got someexperience. We’reswinging... well

and playing better defense.”

FRED HILLHead Coach

GRAPHIC BY SHAODI HUANG, EDITORIAL ASSISTANTSOURCE: SCARLETKNIGHTS.COM

FEBRUARY 13, 2013SPORTS PAGE 16

swatted passes, rebounded intraffic and demanded the ball.

Miller finished with onlyseven points, but his defensecaught Rice’s eye.

“Who likes to come off thebench when … he’s started somany games?” Rice said. “It’s goodto have him rewarded tonight.”

Miller’s teammates alsoresponded.

Sophomore forward KadeemJack recorded eight rebounds.Sophomore point guard JeromeSeagears notched a timelyblock on Seton Hall (13-12, 2-10) guard Aaron Cosby with56.3 seconds remaining withthe Knights (13-10, 4-8) nursinga six-point lead.

Rutgers has scored morewhen Carter plays well. But withMiller as the team’s heartbeat, ithas traditionally played better.

“I’m another piece. It helps,”Miller said. “I try to do whateverI can to help us win. Some peopleprobably want me to score more,but whatever happens, happensas long as we win the game.”

But the Knights were not perfect.

Sophomore guard Myles Mack dribbles past a defender in thesecond half. Mack dropped 10 points for the Knights.NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Miller’s leadershipput on display withall-around effort

SKID

CONTINUED FROM BACK

Carter and junior forwardWally Judge picked up twoearly fouls and played a com-bined 12 first-half minutes.Miller lodged an alley-oopattempt in between the net and backboard.

And with scoring at a premium, neither team playedlike it, combining for 34 3-point attempts.

“It’s definitely human natureto get down on yourself, to sulk,”said senior forward AustinJohnson. “[The coaches] oftenremind us we haven’t been win-ners around here.”

But when the dust settled inPiscataway, Rutgers suddenlyfound reason for optimism.

The Knights outlasted theirin-state rival at home for the firsttime since 2007. Four of theirfinal six games are againstteams in the bottom half of theBig East standings.

And for the first time sinceJan. 17, they can smile in theteam’s locker room postgame.

They really had no other choice.

“You keep looking at thestandings,” Rice said. “You’re stilllooking at what you’ve done inthe last month. It’s not been verygood. It’s nice to get one.”

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SWIMMING, DIVING ZAFIR ENTERS LAST CHANCE TO PLACE AT BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS

BY IAN ERHARDSTAFF WRITER

Senior co-captain Taylor Zafirstood up for a ceremony honor-ing her and two teammatesSaturday as part of the Rutgersswimming and diving team’sSenior Day.

Her mother was in attendanceafter flying in from Chicago towatch Zafir compete at home forthe final time.

For Zafir, it was a surreal feel-ing of accomplishment.

“It was a monumentalmoment. Even going back to my freshman year, I alwaysthought, ‘four years is so long,it’ll take forever to get there tobe done,’” Zafir said. “Now thefact that it was my last homemeet swimming at Rutgers, itwas definitely bittersweet.”

While she has earned manyaccolades in the pool duringher career, there is one accom-plishment that stands above allother accomplishments inZafir’s mind.

“I really was honored to bevoted [captain] by my team-mates and my coaches,” shesaid. “I’m just flattered that Icould be a role model for theteam and someone the girls canlook up to.”

Zafir said she tries to lead byexample, along with supplyingthe necessary energy and sup-port both in and out of the pool.

She will be the first to admitthe amount of fun she has whencompeting in meets, an attributethat makes being a role model alot easier.

“This year, Taylor has reallytaken charge of the captain

Senior reflects on career before last competition

role,” said head coach PhilSpiniello. “She is always positivein practice by pushing herselfand her teammates to the limitand just challenging everyone tobe better.”

But it all starts with the neces-sary work and preparation.

“I think it’s important to beprepared and when you’re pre-pared, that’s when you have fun,”

Zafir said. “That’s what makes agood athlete — coming in 110percent prepared.”

Zafir has one meet remainingin her collegiate career and pos-sibly her most important — theBig East Championships on Feb.27 in Indianapolis.

Last season, Zafir placedeighth at the championships inthe 400-meter individual medley,

an event this season that has notbeen a problem for her.

She took first place in theevent in each of the last twomeets, including Saturdayagainst three Big East schools.She beat out swimmers fromVillanova, Georgetown andSeton Hall.

In the 1,000-meter freestyleJan. 19 against Fordham and

Rider, she finished with a time of10:26.59, a career best.

The result was good for firstplace in an event she did notanticipate to compete in this year.

Zafir has learned to takeadvantage of every opportunityput forth in life, a lessonstretched beyond athletics.

“One day you wake up it couldbe taken away,” she said.

Senior co-captain Taylor Zafir swam in her final home meet Sunday as she and two teammates were honored on Senior Day. Zafirtook on a larger leadership role this season. SMARANDA TOLOSARO, MULTIMEDIA ASSOCIATE

FEBRUARY 13, 2013SPORTS PAGE 18

F our freshman Alabamafootball players were sus-pended yesterday after

facing charges of second-degreerobbery or credit-card theftfrom arrests Monday, accordingto ESPN.

Wide receiver EddieWilliams, a former five-starrecruit, has been arrested twicein the last three days.

He was first charged with car-rying a pistol without a gun licenseSunday and admitted to physicallyassaulting a man on campusMonday morning, according to anAlabama police report.

During the assault, Williamsrendered him unconscious andstole a credit card, using it forseveral purchases.

CHICAGO BULLS pointguard Derrick Rose said he isstill “far away” from returningfrom ACL surgery he had lastMay, according to ESPN.

Rose has progressed to full-contact drills in his rehabilitation,and some have speculated hecould return this weekend afterthe NBA All-Star break.

But the 24-year-old formerMVP is cautious, vowing to notreturn to the court until he is “110percent.” Rose estimated that heis currently “in the high 80s.”

He also said he has addednearly 10 pounds of muscle dur-ing his rehab.

The Bulls are set on not allow-ing Rose to return until doctorsensure he will not face more riskof injury than any other player.

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC

Committee leaders have decidedto drop wrestling from theOlympic program, according to ESPN.

The decision came after theIOC board reviewed the 26sports on the Olympic programwith the intent of dropping one.

There is now room for thecommittee to add a new sportlater this year to the core ofOlympic sports.

“It’s not a case of what’swrong with wrestling, it iswhat’s right with the 25 coresports,” said IOC spokesmanMark Adams.

The final group of sports thatfaced elimination reportedlyconsisted of field hockey, tae-kwon-do, modern pentathlonand wrestling.

Wrestling’s history in theOlympics dates back to Athens in 1896, the inauguralmodern Olympics.

THE SEATTLE MARINERSreached an agreement yesterdaywith pitcher Felix Hernandez ona new contract worth $175 mil-lion over seven years, accordingto ESPN.

The deal is expected to makethe 2010 AL Cy Young Awardwinner the highest paid pitcherin baseball.

Negotiations stalled duringthe past few days when concernarose over the condition ofHernandez’s pitching arm.

The new deal includes thefinal two years remaining onHernandez’s contract. He willmake $40.5 million in the nexttwo years. He will receive$134.5 million over the addition-al five years.

Hernandez has a record of 98-76 with a 3.22 ERA in eight sea-sons with the Mariners.

IN BRIEFWOMEN’S LACROSSE MARTINELLI LEARNS NEW POSITION TO GIVE DEPTH ON ATTACK

BY IAN ERHARDSTAFF WRITER

In its’ home opener againstManhattan, the Rutgers women’slacrosse team did not need to waitlong for its first goal.

Junior Katrina Martinellifound the back of the net lessthan seven minutes into the con-test, her first of five goals in the15-5 win.

For Martinelli, the perform-ance was not only a solid start toa new season, but it representedthe first time taking the field atthe attack position for theScarlet Knights.

“I’ve never played attack before,so starting there felt really good. Itwas just a great way to start off theseason,” Martinelli said.

Her five goals and threeassists made for a career-higheight points in one game. Shetotaled 11 last season.

After playing midfield andentering off the bench for themajority of her first two years atRutgers, Martinelli looks toexpand her contributions at hernew position.

“Hopefully being an attackwill allow me to play better, just because we have othergirls at midfield who are betterat running up and down and Ican just provide them thatattack,” she said. “I can stillhelp out on the defensive end,which is good.”

The position change is not afull transition, as Martinelli isable to switch back to midfield at

any point. She splits her practicetime at both positions.

“We had other girls that wereable to step up and play midfieldwhich allows me to play attack,”she said. “We don’t have set posi-tions. It’s just about playing aposition where everyone fitstogether well.”

Having the flexibility to workwithin an offensive system iskey for Martinelli and theKnights. The team plans toimprove its cohesiveness andteamwork this season on theoffensive side.

Racking up several goals was agood sign of Martinelli’s progressat the skill position.

“She’s doing a really nicejob,” said head coach LauraBrand-Sias. “She had a great fall

season for us, so we’re not real-ly surprised at how she per-formed [Sunday].”

Posing a threat on defensecould add to Martinelli’s value.She collected two groundballsand one turnover last seasonagainst Temple, the Knights’next opponent.

A well-rounded game led toMartinelli filling in the stat sheetlast season on three occasions.She managed at least one goal,groundball and draw control lastApril against Big East teamsLouisville and Cincinnati.

Martinelli tied for the teamlead in goals Sunday along with senior midfielderStephanie Anderson. Sheassisted Anderson’s secondgoal of the game.

Junior transitions as offensive threat

Junior Katrina Martinelli posted five goals and three assists Sunday against Manhattan. The eight points were a new career highfor Martinelli, who transitioned to the attack position this season. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Past history spells nopositives for Knights

BY BRADLY DERECHAILOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

With just six games remain-ing in the season, the Rutgersmen’s basketball team’s recenthistory does not bode well forhead coach Mike Rice, whowould likely have to wait anotheryear until the Scarlet Knightsqualify for a tournament.

Of the Knights’ remaining sixregular season games, onlyRutgers’ next contest at DePaulSaturday comes against an oppo-nent with a losing record.

The Blue Demons are 10-13this season, with Providencerepresenting their only BigEast victory.

If records told the whole story,the Knights would have a difficulttime duplicating their six confer-ence wins from the previous yearand handing Rice his first win-ning season since taking over theprogram in 2010.

If there are more things thatplay into success of a team thanits wins and losses, it does notbenefit Rutgers.

Four of the Knights’ gamescome on the road, including arematch with Georgetown inWashington, D.C.

Providence and No. 18Marquette are the only games leftat the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

Rutgers will end the regularseason in Newark against SetonHall, a trip that the Knights havenot lost since Rice took thereigns from former head coachFred Hill Jr.

Another stat to look at isRutgers’ performance in its lastsix regular season games begin-ning with Rice’s first season. TheKnights went 1-5 in 2010 and 2-4last season with an overtime vic-tory at the Pirates and a winagainst St. John’s.

Rutgers sits in the bottom halfof the Big East conference stand-ings, which does not play out wellfor the Knights in the Big EastTournament. Dropping even halfof their remaining games willmean the Knights will be pairedwith a higher-seeded team atMadison Square Garden.

But all of this could meannothing at all for Rutgers, whocould surprise everyone withwins in its last six games.

History suggests otherwise,and for now, that’s all thatstands between the Knights andRice’s first winning season with Rutgers.

BY JOEY GREGORYCORRESPONDENT

The Rutgers men’s basketballteam did not enter last night’sgame on a six-game losing streakbecause it could not compete withthe teams it faced.

The Scarlet Knights faced ahalftime deficit more than two points only twice during the span.

Their issue was closing out games.

The Knights solved theirproblem, at least for one game, inlast night’s 57-55 win againstSeton Hall.

The Pirates took over the rollRutgers had played its previoussix games, sitting only five pointsback at halftime.

But their 36.7 shooting percentage could not keep them close enough to completea comeback.

Instead, the Knights pulledaway, showing they can close out

a game for the first time in nearlya month.

“[Getting a win] is most impor-tant right now,” said head coachMike Rice. “What we were doingis part of the formula. It’s what wewant to do.”

But Rutgers’ success came ina different fashion last night thanin their last six opponents.

In each of the Knights’ last sixcontests, they saw one player onthe other team take over the gameand seal the win for his team.

Balanced attack allows Rutgers to closeRutgers, on the other

hand, had a much more bal-anced ef fort.

While no player scored morethan 14 points, the Knights hadfour players score at least sevenpoints and 10 total players recorda basket.

“That’s what this team has tobe,” Rice said. “What you have todo is put your head down andmake something happen. Ithought we did that.”

Sophomore guard EliCarter, Rutgers’ leading scorer— and shot taker — helpedcontribute to that balance,though he most likely did notintend to do so.

Carter, who entered thegame averaging 12.8 shots pergame, ended with only eightfield goal attempts.

That came courtesy of twoearly fouls, which limited him toonly five first-half minutes andone first-half shot.

Seton Hall could not claim thesame support Rutgers had.Forwards Brandon Mobley,Fuquan Edwin and EugeneTeague scored 40 of the Pirates’55 points and took more than halfof the team’s shots.

WITH BOTH TEAMS NEARthe bottom of the conference inscoring and middle-of-the-packin field goal percentage, itbecame a game of who made theleast mistakes.

Rutgers won in that regard.While the Knights committed

their fair share of mistakes —they totaled 12 turnovers — the

Pirates could not convert theminto baskets, scoring just fivepoints off Rutgers giveaways.

Rutgers found much moresuccess in that department.

It forced 14 Seton Hallturnovers and generated 13points off of them, something ithad been struggling with duringits six-game losing streak.

But a late run almost madethose differences obsolete, as thePirates pulled to within one shotwith 24 seconds left.

“Me and my teammates werejoking earlier. We feel like in thelast two minutes at the RAC,[opponents] shoot 100 percent,”said senior forward AustinJohnson. “They always seem tomake three-pointers or long-dis-tance shots.”

ON A LAYUP WITH 9:33remaining in the game, seniorwing Dane Miller became the39th player in program historyto score 1,000 points for his career.

He ended with seven pointslast night, including his firstthree-pointer since a Jan. 5 winagainst Pittsburgh.

But he did not realize he hadhit the milestone immediately.

“I didn’t know I got it until theguy at the [scorer’s] table said‘Congratulations,’” Miller said.“[Even then,] I still didn’t knowwhat he was talking about.”

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Senior forward Austin Johnson attempts a layup last night against Seton Hall. Johnson scoredeight points in the Knights 57-55 victory. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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FAREWELL TOUR Senior Taylor Zafir of the Rutgersswimming and diving team prepares for herfinal Big East Championship meet after beinghonored at home on Senior Day. PAGE 17

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CLOSING TIME In last night’s victory against Seton Hall,the Rutgers men’s basketball team finally closed out anopponent thanks to a well-rounded attack on offenseand timely plays. PAGE 19

POSITION WANTED Katrina Martinelli isready to play any role for the Rutgerswomen’s lacrosse team, after shescored five goals at attack. PAGE 18

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“We feel like in the last two minutes at the RAC, [opponents] shoot 100 percent.”

— Rutgers men’s basketball senior forward Austin Johnson

ALEXIS GUNZELMANscored a 9.825 on unevenbars Saturday for the Rutgers gymnastics team.The junior has eclipsed the9.8 mark in four of sixmeets this season.

SOFTBALL

vs. Boise State

Friday, 10 a.m.San Antonia, Texas

BASEBALL

at Miami

Friday, 7 p.m.Coral Gables, Fla.

WRESTLING

at Drexel

Friday, 7 p.m.Philadelphia

TENNIS

at Fairleigh Dickinson

Today,Manasquan, N.J.

Carolina New Jersey

New York R. (SO)Boston

PhiladelphiaWinnipeg

42

43

32

BuffaloOttawa

Montreal (SO)Tampa Bay

Washington (OT)Florida

02

43

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Senior forward Dane Miller throws down a dunk during last night’s 57-55 win against Seton Hall at the RAC. Miller became the39th player in school history to score 1,000 points in his career. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

BASEBALL

Lineup givesHill veteranpresences

RU ends six-game losing skid

Junior third baseman Ross Costellolooks to replace Pat Kivlehan this year. WILLY MELOT, APRIL 2012

BY BRADLY DERECHAILOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

With 22 players returning for the Rutgersbaseball team, one would believe all of thequestions for this season would be answeredfor head coach Fred Hill.

But thanks to Pat Kivlehan’s presence lastseason for the Scarlet Knights, Hill has thejob of finding out how to replace the formerthird baseman’s production.

Kivlehan, who is now in the SeattleMariners farm system, batted .392 last sea-son with 14 home runs and 50 runs batted in.

Hill believes some aspects of his gamecan be evenly distributed, but not everythingcan be easily replaced.

“Our offense will be spread out through-out the lineup,” Hill said. “I think we can pickit up. I don’t think we can pick it up power-wise, but average-wise and hitting in certainsituations, I think we’ll be alright.”

While the offensive production will not beplaced on one player, Kivlehan’s defensiveresponsibilities fall on Ross Costello. Thejunior saw time in the early parts of last sea-son before Kivlehan took over full-time. TheEgg Harbor Township, N.J., native batted.292 in 26 games last season.

SEE LINEUP ON PAGE 15

BY TYLER BARTOCORRESPONDENT

All Dane Miller could do was hug MikePoole after the scoreboard read 57-55 in favorof the Rutgers men’s basketball team, and noone could blame him.

In a game they had to win, the ScarletKnights held a double-digit lead last night formost of the second half. But that was beforeSeton Hall, following a 10-point run, peeredup at the scoreboard and found itself trailingby one.

“You’re trying to work yourself out of a ruthere,” said head coach Mike Rice, whose teamfaced a potential seven-game losing streak.“And every time people throw more dirt onyou, it’s hard to shake it off and step up.”

More than 37,000 minutes had passedsince the Knights’ last win. It was only fittingthey had to wait a full 40 more.

Poole saved the Knights with a loose-ballrebound following an errant fast-break layupfrom sophomore guard Eli Carter with 13seconds left, and Rutgers scraped a victory atthe Louis Brown Athletic Center.

After Poole and Carter each made one oftwo free throws, Seton Hall’s Fuquan Edwin’sthree-quarter-court heave caromed off thetop of the backboard and bounced harmless-ly onto the RAC hardwood.

“I told him great job,” said Miller, a seniorwing, of Poole. “I wish he made [his] second freethrow because that scared the hell out of me.”

Miller, who eclipsed 1,000 points for hiscareer, saved his most impassioned game forthe Scarlet Knights’ biggest of the season. He

MEN’S BASKETBALL RUTGERS 57, SETON HALL 55

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