are dependent on a point system rather thandirect competition, they were able to overcomeHarvard without actually encountering them.

Storey Clayton, RUDU’s coach, said hewas overjoyed when they passed Harvard.

Since it is his fourth year at theUniversity, he has trained with everyone onthe current team at some point in the begin-ning of their career, he said.

“It’s satisfying to see that the [debaters’]hard work has paid off,” Clayton said.

Getting to third was far from easy, hesaid. Earning their third-place rank in thecountry took a yearlong effort.

“Actually passing [Harvard] is a cumula-tive process, but it takes a yearlong process,”Clayton said.

He said his biggest initial challengewas getting people to believe theUniversity could be in the same list asschools such as Har vard, PrincetonUniversity and Johns Hopkins University.But the University now ranks higher thanall of those universities.

Ashley Novak, RUDU’s president, saidshe was also really proud of the debate team.

professor of Cinema Studies and thedirector of the festival.

He said they received on-the-job trainingto learn how to produce, direct and editfilms, with surprising results.

“I didn’t feel like I was watching studentfilms,” he said.

The class presented challenges for theinexperienced directors, said MeganMaldonado, a University alumna.

“Ever ything was so compact,” shesaid. “Now we’re learning how to use acamera, now we’re learning how to edit, now we’re learning how to create

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The Rutgers University Debate Unionnow ranks third in the country — sur-passing Harvard University, which cur-rently ranks fifth.

RUDU won first place at a tournamentat the University of Albany on Feb. 22 andplaced third in the Franklin & MarshallCollege tournament the same weekend,leading to its current ranking.

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ROBORAIDERS The brothers of the Theta Delta Chi fraternityteamed up with their autistic “lil bros” to control robots.UNIVERSITY, PAGE 3

GET CHARGED Some student groups are advocating for an addi-tional opt-out fee on the student tuition term bill. What is it,and should we support it? Here’s what we think.OPINIONS, PAGE 8

Georgetown’s Otto Porter, a candiate for NationalPlayer of the Year, dropped 28 points against theRutgers men’s basketball team en route to a 64-51victory for the Hoyas. SPORTS, BACK

U. Debate Union climbs the ranks

Latinos share stories in documentary

BY ERIN PETENKOSTAFF WRITER

Daisy Garden told the story of herfamily’s continuous struggle to seize theAmerican Dream more than 10 yearsafter leaving the Dominican Republic.Gisesella Ramirez recounted the life of a University transgender woman tr ying to gain acceptance from her traditional mother.

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U. ice hockeygains nationalrecognition

BY ERIN PETENKOSTAFF WRITER

Beginning their ritual chant in their lock-er room, the University’s ice hockey teamcontinues onto the ice where the fans join in on chanting. This ritual has provenlucky—the club team now ranks eighteenthin the nation.

This season’s team also qualified for theACHA Men’s Division One NationalTournament for the fourth consecutive year,said Andy Gojdycz, the head coach. But this istheir first year in the Eastern States CollegiateHockey League, where the qualification is basedon ranking, not auto-bidding, according to headcoach Andy Gojdycz.

“We have the right guys on the team, they’rehard workers and they’re a passionate group,”he said.

But the ice hockey team’s accomplishmentsexpand beyond the rink. Eight team membersqualified for Academic All-American status,meaning they earned a GPA of 3.3 or higher,Gojdycz said.

Only junior and seniors qualify for thisaward, he said. For the team’s underclassmen,the average GPA is 3.5.

“Not only do they graduate, but they excel atacademics at Rutgers,” he said.

The team has 10 seniors, two juniors, eightsophomores and eight freshmen. Gojdycz saidhe is proud of the seniors in particular.

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Team surpasses Harvard, moves into third nationally

U. students create documentary showing theLatino experience for cinema class

The club team and itsmembers qualify fortournament, awards

The University ice hockey team wonagainst Drexel at ProTec hockey pond onFeb. 13 in Somerset, N.J. NISHA DATT, PHOTO EDITOR

Garden, Ramirez and seven otherUniversity students showcased accountsof the Latino experience last Friday inVoorhees Hall on the College Avenuecampus as a part of the New Jersey Film Festival.

The creation process began lastspring when students signed up for the“Documenting Latino Lives” class,which merged cinema studies with tra-ditional academics, said Al Nigrin,

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Monday, March 4Mason Gross School of the Arts hosts a performance by jazz pianistFred Hersch at 12:30 p.m. the Nicholas Music Center on Douglasscampus. Admission is free.

Tuesday, March 5Career Services will host a workshop on internship from 11 a.m. to12 p.m. at the Career and Interview Center in the Busch CampusCenter. The workshop will help elaborate on the opportunitiesinternships bring students, as well as instruct students on how toprepare for their search.

Mason Gross School of the Arts will be hosting the Rutgers JazzEnsemble. The performance, which will be held in the NicholasMusic Center at 7:30 p.m., will be conducted by Conrad Herwigwith guest artist Fred Hersch. Tickets are $5 for students, $10 forUniversity alumni, employees and seniors, and $15 for the gener-al public.

Wednesday, March 6Career Services is sponsoring an information session onCareerKnight, the University’s online system for career counseling.The workshop will be held in the Rutgers Student Center from 12 to1 p.m. and pre-registration is required.

Thursday, March 7The University’s Office of the President will host a strategic plan-ning town hall meeting at the Paul Robeson Library at Rutgers-Camden. The town hall, which starts at 12:30 p.m., is part of aseries of town hall meetings conducted by University PresidentRobert L. Barchi.

Thursday, March 7Actor and comedian Martin Short performs a variety show at 8p.m. at the New Jersey State Theatre at 15 Livingston Ave. inNew Brunswick. The event is open to everyone and ticketsrange from $35-75.

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Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco will perform his stand-up special“What’s Wrong With People?” Thursday through Saturday at theStress Factory Comedy Club. The show, which will be performedon 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, 7 and 9:45 p.m. on Friday and Saturday,and 7 p.m. on Sunday, costs $23 a ticket.

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Theta Delta Chi, Autism Speaks collaborate through roboticsBY JULIA DAWIDOWICZ

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The University’s Theta Delta Chifraternity marks four years of part-nership this semester with AutismSpeaks, the world’s leading autismscience and advocacy organization.

With the help of Peter H. Bell,executive vice president at AutismSpeaks, Theta Delta Chi foundedBros UniteD in spring 2010.

They created BUD with the goalof providing adolescent boys withautism the opportunity to createand maintain positive relationshipswith Theta Delta Chi brothers dur-ing an eight-week long mentorshipprogram during the spring semes-ter, said Joshua Rosenheck, aSchool of Arts and Sciences senior.

“Actually seeing the impact yourhelp makes, rather than just donat-ing money to [autism] research istruly rewarding,” he said.

Each BUD participant, called a“lil bro,” is paired with up to threeTheta Delta Chi brothers, called“big bros,” Rosenheck said.

Theta Delta Chi brought the“lil bros” to yesterday’sRoboRaiders event, in which vol-unteer engineers from Johnson &Johnson worked together withthe Hillsborough High SchoolRoboRaiders team to performmechanical and technical func-tions on robots.

The “lil bros” could controlrobots with the help of their “bigbros,” learn about robotics science,build their own lava lamps and par-ticipate in a paper airplane contest.

“My favorite part was seeingthe lil bros interact with eachother in a such a positive environ-ment fostered by big bros,”Rosenheck said. “It brings out thebest in big bros and lil bros alike.”

“Lil bros” engage in a numberof activities with their “big bros,”including trips to the LibertyScience Center, the RutgersZoneand University basketball games.

The brothers of Theta DeltaChi hired a hip-hop danceinstructor this semester to runa class for BUD participants inthe Theta Delta Chi houselocated on the College Avenuecampus. He said some of the “lilbros” danced better than the“big bros.”

Rosenheck has played a rolein the life of Tyler Bell, PeterBell’s eldest son. Rosenheck builta website to showcase TylerBell’s artwork.

Peter Bell believes this pro-gram helped improved his son’sconfidence and gives him theclosest experience possible tobeing a college student.

“[The brothers of Theta DeltaChi] go above and beyond whatthey can and should do,” Peter Bellsaid. “[Rosenheck] went out of hisway, and it is a nice testament to thevalue of the program.”

Thomas Novak, a Rutgers-Newark Business School senior, isjust one of about 50 mentors in theBUD organization. His involvementbegan during his first year, and hecontinues to nurture a bond withhis “lil bro,” Mike Clemens, for thefourth year in a row.

Clemens was diagnosed lastyear with a heart valve problem.After hearing the news, Novak saidhe did not hesitate when he hoppedon a train to visit Clemens at theNewYork-Presbyterian/MorganStanley Children’s Hospital.

Novak said it was clear to himthat Clemens was not himself.Following Novak’s visit, Clemens’mother contacted Novak and saidthat his visit had helped her son’scondition improve significantlyand that her son recovered a fewweeks afterwards.

“One of the main reasons Ichose to join a fraternity myfreshman year was because of thephilanthropy aspect,” Novak said.“From the first moment I met mylil bro, our relationship clicked.”

The Theta Delta Chi fraternity and Autism Speaks pose together as Bros UniteD, also known as“BUD.” The groups teamed up with engineers from Johnson & Johnson and the RoboRaidersrobotics team from Hillsborough High School to build a robot to compete in yesterday’s event.COURTESY OF JOSH ROSENHECK

people before she found theperfect personalities.

“Some of them were afraid atfirst, but they were all very forth-coming with their stories,”Rosney said.

She said she is alwaysthinking of what she learned inclass and trying to apply it toher endeavors.

“I went to field school inBolivia over the summer, and Ikept wishing that I could havefilmed that,” she said.

Heather Aivaliotis said thestory behind her film “Sazón,” adepiction of a traditionalMexican restaurant in NewBrunswick, came from herinterest in food anthropology.

“My original premise cen-tered on how college studentsconsume food at the localChipotle, but the chain was notso keen on having people filmthere,” said Aivaliotis, an alumna.

Ulla Berg, professor ofAnthropology and LatinoStudies, told her about theimmigrant-run restaurant, butit took a couple tries to find cus-tomers to film, and weeks to getowner Fernando on film.

“The entire interview processwas done in one night,” Aivaliotissaid. “I wish I had had more timeto expand the story arch.”

The class also changed howthe students viewed the filmindustry, Zambrano said. He nowhas a second eye for what goesinto the movies he sees.

“It gave me an appreciationfor the vision in these films,”he said. “After this, it com-pounded my love for movieseven further.”

“From talking to them, I got agood sense of what family was andwhat religion was to them,” he said.

At times, Zambrano said hefaced difficulties in attemptingto capture the true persona ofhis interviewees.

“One sister, who I’ve knownfor years — the moment she got

behind the camera, she becamestoic and reserved,” he said.

One filmmaker admitted shecould never go in front of thecamera. Filmmaker JessRosney, a School of Arts andSciences senior, said she wouldbe too nervous.

“I’m very self-conscious abouthow I look on camera,” she said.

To get subjects more com-fortable for her film “Out,” alook at the Latino LGBTQ community, she contacted aner ve-wracking number of

a stor yline. It was a fast learning process.”

Maldonado signed up for theclass as a last-second decision,sacrificing the completion of hersecond major in criminal justice,she said.

“I knew that if I didn’t take theclass that I would regret it, so Iweighed out and the benefits andthe class won over criminal jus-tice,” she said.

Her film focused on aDominican-owned hair salonthat had a mostly black clientele. She said the inspira-tion came from research sheconducted for her political sci-ence major.

When she first visited thesalon, she expected to portraythe experiences of Latino cus-tomers at the store, but she hadto adjust her focus to the reality.

“Going in, I had a certainvision, but that vision was notbeing realized,” she said.“Instead, I analyzed the real envi-ronment around me.”

Another documentary cen-tered around three sisters raisedby devout Catholic parents.Filmmaker Brayan Zambrano, aSchool of Arts and Sciences sen-ior, said his subjects were friendswhose religious perspectiveinterested him.

“Our team has worked incred-ibly hard,” said Novak, a Schoolof Arts and Sciences junior. “Wedefinitely deserved to overcomeHarvard this year.”

The team encountered somechallenges along the way, she said.

RUDU lost strong debaters inrecent years and faced difficultytraining the newer members. Butshe now believes her team standsexactly where they want to be,Novak said.

Rachel Moon, the public rela-tions chair for RUDU, said shereally enjoyed the publicity fromthe ranking. She is happy that theyare improving the image of publicinstitutions like the University.

Moon said public institutionshave a certain negative stigmaamong debate teams, butRUDU proves that this shouldnot be the case.

“Rutgers is made up of reallyintelligent people,” Moon said.

Jamie Nolan, a School of Artsand Sciences junior, said the oth-ers should not think a universi-ty’s public or Ivy League statusdetermines its success.

“Others shouldn’t underesti-mate us just because we are pub-lic,” Nolan said.

Novak said Harvard’s lowerranking should not faze the team.The members on Harvard’s

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“Going in, I had a certainvision, but that vision

was not being realized.Instead, I analyzed the

real environment around me.”

MEGAN MALDONADOUniversity alumna

debate team focus more on theirindividual rankings.

The University, on the otherhand, has the opposite mental-ity — they focus on the per-formance of the entire school.

Novak said the team is workingtoward a second place rank, butBrandeis University —who current-ly holds that position — is ahead ofRUDU by a large margin.

According to the APDA web-site, Yale University is rankedfirst in the nation above Brandeis,while Johns Hopkins is rankedfourth below the University.

Clayton said he believes theteam will finish the 2012-2013season ranked third in the coun-try, because they have a greatnumber of points between themand the teams behind them.

RUDU will not only have brag-ging rights, but also will receive anaward and recognition from theleague, along with the other schoolsranked in the top 10, he said.

Only six weeks remain beforeRUDU competes at the APDANational Championship. With sevenmembers qualified for Nationals,more students than ever will repre-sent the University, Clayton said.

Novak expects her teammatesto outdo last year’s performance.

Moon, a School of Arts andSciences sophomore, said shefeels confident about nationals.

“I have no worries that we’lldo well,” Moon said.

Clayton said winningnationals and becoming thenational champions would be ahuge accomplishment.

“Being in third, we’re notfavored to win. But we do have ashot,” he said.

“The seniors have greatleadership, and the freshmanwant to emulate them and whathappened this year,” he said.

The hockey team is also a can-didate for the AmericanCollegiate Hockey Association’scommunity service award, whichthe team clenched two yearsprior, Gojdycz said.

“They did a lot of children’shospitals and a lot of work in clubsports, with community out-reach, and they sponsored a childa team,” he said.

The team does not functionas separate entities — theywork as one. From 6 a.m. prac-tices and road trips to living,eating and studying together,the teammates have a close fraternal connection with one another.

Like an older brother, teammember Marc Buccellato said hetries to help the underclassmenboth on the ice and with theireveryday schedule.

“I help them with preparation,eating habits, training habits inthe gym and time management,”he said.

Freshman Andrew Koslovsaid he feels this sense of brotherhood.

“The seniors took the youngerkids under their wings, and wereally just have a family,” he said.

Koslov, winner of the team’sRookie of the Year award, said heplayed hockey since age six.

Growing up, the New JerseyDevils inspired him to push hardas a player.

“There’s lot lots of intensityand movement in the game, andsomething about playing itmakes it really special,” he said.

Buccellato said the team’scaptain, Jason Adams, hasinspired him in particular withhis record-breaking scores.

“He put Rutgers on the mapfor hockey in our division,” he said.

He got to know Adams thisyear while living with him inthe hockey house, and the theirtalks usually center aroundhockey, he said.

“We talk about how to betterthe team, what we can do themake the program better aswhole for next year,” he said.

The ACHA invited Adams, aSchool Of Environmental AndBiological Sciences senior, tocompete in the annual ACHA-hosted all-star game. He will also tr y out for theUniversity Games, hosted byACHA and USA hockey, wherestudents can compete againstother countries.

Buccellato said he alwayshad to prioritize his academicsover the sport, because hewants to be able to support hisfamily in the future.

He has received a few joboffers in sales, or may possiblygo for his master’s degree inBusiness at the University.Whatever happens, he said hewould rely on lessons learned onthe ice.

“Learning how to lose … withthings not going your way, youcome out a stronger person,” hesaid. “It helps you move on,progress, and never look back.”

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Kerry releases $250M for new Egypt

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CAIRO, Egypt — U.S. Secretaryof State John Kerry on Sundayrewarded Egypt for PresidentMohammed Morsi’s pledges ofpolitical and economic reforms byreleasing $250 million in Americanaid to support the country’s “futureas a democracy.”

Yet Kerry also served noticethat the Obama administrationwill keep close watch on howMorsi, who came to power inJune as Egypt’s first freely elect-ed president, honors his commit-ment and that additional U.S.assistance would depend on it.

“The path to that future hasclearly been difficult, and muchwork remains,” Kerry said in astatement after wrapping up twodays of meetings in Egypt, adeeply divided country in thewake of the revolution that oust-ed longtime President HosniMubarak.

Egypt is trying to meet condi-tions to close on a $4.8 billion loanpackage from the International

PHYSICAL CONFRONTATIONENDS IN SHOOTING

ELIZABETH, N.J. — Authoritiesare investigating a police shootingthat left a man critically wounded innorthern New Jersey.

Elizabeth police say SharifTankard of Roselle was among agroup of men who were confront-ed by two detectives late Fridayinside the Oakwood Plaza hous-ing complex. The confrontationsoon became physical, andTankard allegedly disarmed oneof the detectives.

Tankard was then shot in bothlegs by one of the detectives.Tankard was taken to a hospital,where he was listed in critical butstable condition.

Tankard faces charges ofaggravated assault on police, dis-arming a law enforcement officerand threatening an officer withthe use of that weapon. His bailwas set at $500,000 and it was notknown Sunday if he has retainedan attorney.

The shooting remainsunder investigation.

CAR WRECK LEAVES TWODEAD

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J.— Two men were killed whentheir car overturned on a southernNew Jersey roadway and theywere ejected from the vehicle.

A Hamilton Township policeofficer on routine patrol discov-ered the crash just before 2 a.m.Sunday. Both victims were founda short time later and were takento hospitals, but each was pro-nounced dead a short time later.

It did not appear that anyoneelse was in the vehicle when thecrash occurred. Authorities did notimmediately release the victims’names because they were still noti-fying their family members.

The cause of the crashremains under investigation.

SMOKING BAN PROPOSEDON MUNICIPAL PROPERTY

PRINCETON, N.J. — AnotherNew Jersey community is consid-ering a plan to ban smoking inpublic areas.

Princeton's Board of Health isscheduled to vote March 19 on aproposal that would ban smokingon municipal property, town-owned public parks and outsidepools. First-time violators wouldface $250 fines.

Proponents say the measurewould help save lives andimprove the quality of life for all.But critics of the proposal saythey are worried about infringingon people's personal rights.

Officials say dozens of NewJersey towns and municipalitiesalready have similar no-smokingordinances.

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IN BRIEF

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (center) meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed K. Amr (right), and US Ambassador toEgypt Anne W. Patterson during a meeting at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry on March 2 in Cairo, Egypt. Kerry is visiting Egypt fortwo days during an 11-country tour of Europe and the Middle East. GETTY IMAGES

Monetary Fund. An agreementwould unlock more of the $1 bil-lion in U.S. assistance promised byPresident Barack Obama last yearand set to begin flowing withKerry’s announcement.

“The United States can andwants to do more,” Kerry said.“Reaching an agreement with theIMF will require further effort onthe part of the Egyptian govern-ment and broad support forreform by all Egyptians. WhenEgypt takes the difficult steps tostrengthen its economy and buildpolitical unity and justice, we willwork with our Congress at homeon additional support.”

Kerry cited Egypt’s “extremeneeds” and Morsi’s “assurancesthat he plans to complete theIMF process” when he told thepresident that the U.S. would pro-vide $190 million of a long-term$450 million pledge “in a good-faith effort to spur reform andhelp the Egyptian people at thisdifficult time.” The release of therest of the $450 million and theother $550 million tranche of the

$1 billion that Obama announcedwill be tied to successful reforms,officials said.

Separately, the top U.S. diplo-mat announced $60 million for anew fund for “direct support ofkey engines of democraticchange,” including Egypt’s entre-preneurs and its young people.Kerry held out the prospect ofU.S. assistance to this fund climb-ing to $300 million over time.

Recapping his meetings withpolitical figures, business leadersand representatives of outsidegroups, Kerry said he heard oftheir “deep concern about thepolitical course of their country,the need to strengthen humanrights protections, justice and therule of law, and their fundamentalanxiety about the economicfuture of Egypt.”

Those issues came up in “avery candid and constructivemanner” during Kerry’s talkswith Morsi.

“It is clear that more hardwork and compromise will berequired to restore unity, political

stability and economic health toEgypt,” Kerry said.

Syria and Iran were topics ofdiscussion, according to officials.

With parliamentary electionsin April approaching and liberaland secular opponents of Morsi’sMuslim Brotherhood saying theywill boycott, Kerry called the vote“a particularly critical step” inEgypt’s democratic transition.

Violent clashes betweenprotesters and security forceshave created an environment ofinsecurity, complicatingEgyptian ef forts to secure vitalinternational aid.

Officials in the Egyptian presi-dency said Kerry stressed theneed for consensus with theopposition in order to restore con-fidence in Egypt that it can rideout the crisis. Morsi was reportedto have expressed the importanceof Egypt’s relationship with theUnited States, which is based on“mutual respect” and focused onthe importance of the democraticprocess in building a strong andstable nation.

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KARACHI, Pakistan — A carbomb exploded outside a mosqueon Sunday, killing at least 37 peo-ple and wounding another 141 ina neighborhood dominated byShiite Muslims in the southernPakistan city of Karachi.

No one has taken responsibili-ty for the bombing, but ShiiteMuslims have been increasinglytargeted by Sunni militant groupsin Karachi, Pakistan’s economichub and site of years of police,sectarian and ethnic violence.

The bomb exploded outside aShiite mosque as people wereleaving evening prayers. Initialreports suggested the bomb wasrigged to a motorcycle, but a toppolice official, Shabbir Sheikh,said later that an estimated 220pounds of explosives were plant-ed in a car.

Col. Pervez Ahmad, an officialwith a Pakistani paramilitary forcecalled the Rangers, said a chemicalused in the blast caught fire and

spread the destruction beyond theblast site. Several buildings nearbywere engulfed in flames.

Men and women wailed andambulances rushed to the scenewhere residents tried to find vic-tims buried in the rubble of col-lapsed buildings. The blast left acrater that was 2 yards wide andmore than 4 feet deep.

“I heard a huge blast. I sawflames,” said Syed Irfat Ali, aresident who described howpeople were crying and trying torun to safety.

A top government official,Taha Farooqi, said at least 37 peo-ple were confirmed dead and 141more were wounded.

Sunni militant groups havestepped up attacks in the pastyear against Shiite Muslims whomake up about 20 percent ofPakistan’s population of 180 mil-lion people. Sunni militants linkedto al-Qaida and the Taliban viewShiites as heretics.

Tahira Begum, a relative ofa blast victim, demanded the

government take strict actionagainst the attackers.

“Where is the government?”she asked during an interviewwith local Aaj News TV.“Terrorists roam free. No onedares to catch them.”

Two brazen attacks against aShiite Hazara community insouthwestern city of Quetta killednearly 200 people since Jan. 10.Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibilityfor the bombings, which rippedthrough a billiard club and a mar-ket in areas populated byHazaras, which are mostlyMuslim Shiites.

Pakistan’s intelligence agen-cies helped nurture Sunni mili-tant groups like Lashkar-e-Jhangvi in the 1980s and 1990s tocounter a perceived threat fromneighboring Iran, which is mostlyShiite. Pakistan banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi in 2001, but the groupcontinues to attack Shiites.

According to Human RightsWatch, more than 400 Shiites

were killed last year in targetedattacks across the country, theworst year on record for anti-Shiite violence in Pakistan.The human rights group said more than 125 were killedin Baluchistan province. Most of them belonged to theHazara community.

Human rights groups haveaccused the government of notdoing enough to protect Shiites.

The Hazara community heldprotests after the Jan. 10 bomb-ing, which spread to otherparts of the country. The pro-testers refused to bury theirdead for several days whiledemanding a militar y-ledcrackdown against theLashkar-e-Jhanvi group.Pakistan’s president dismissedthe provincial government andassigned a governor to runBaluchistan province.

No operation was launchedagainst the militant group untilanother bombing in Februarykilled 89 people.

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FORT BLISS, Texas — Morethan a dozen troops carefullymaneuver through overgrownshrubs, firing laser-tag rifles atthe enemy as they advance on acompound in the New Mexicodesert. Fifty miles away in WestTexas, other soldiers in helicop-ter and tank simulators provideair and ground support for thevirtual training exercise.

An Army supervisor watches itall unfold on a computer screen ata Fort Bliss command center. Thereal mission, however, comes next:a thorough, high-tech review of thesoldiers’ tactics.

The exercise is part of a newArmy virtual program that recordsevery aspect of training missions sosoldiers can use video game-likereplay to study how effectively theground and air forces interacted.The system — a major upgradeover previous platforms that didn’tfully integrate tank and helicoptercommunications — will be installedat posts across the U.S. and abroad.

The Integrated TrainingEnvironment is designed to cutcosts, sharpen soldiers’ ability tointeract with various units and allowthe military to more quickly trainthe growing ranks of troops return-ing from deployment. However, it isnot intended to do away with livetraining altogether, but rather, tobetter prepare soldiers for real-lifetraining exercises.

“[Training gives soldiers] mus-cle memory through repetition ... sowhen we are in Iran, Syria, Africa,it’s going to kick in,” said Sgt. 1stClass Donald Jones, who operated atank simulator during the exercise.

Officials say the push formore practical training opera-tions comes at a critical time. ThePentagon’s budget faced cuts ashigh as 13 percent in some of itsaccounts after Congress couldn’treach a deal to avert automatic,across-the-board spending cuts.

Mike Casey, spokesman forthe Army’s Combined ArmsCenter-Training program, said itwasn’t immediately clear whatimpact the across-the-board cutsthat took effect Friday wouldhave on the program.

Inside the command center,dozens of computers run the sim-ulations that can replay the entireexercise on a giant screen. Thelive, virtual and computer-gener-ated forces come together seam-lessly, much like the replays fromvideo games that allow the userto rotate the images to view themission from any angle.

By the time the drill is over, theinfantry team had fired hundreds ofrounds, cleared several buildingsand called for artillery support, all ofit recorded by ITE. Commanderscan see in the replay how groundtroops battled through computer-generated artillery fire while tanksbattled each other a few miles away.

Some soldiers complimentedthe new equipment required forthe system, including the lighterlaser-sensors on their helmets.

“The older models were likehaving a TV screen in the back ofmy head,” said Pfc. Victor Colon,while their sergeant debriefed hisunit after the drill.

Interest Research Group for having an opt-out fee onour tuition bills. Our apprehension primarily camefrom the lack of transparency about where studentfunds were going, as well as the eventual revelationthe organization funneled these funds to an Arizonachapter that still does not exist today. Ibrahim reas-sures us that “a large portion [of the USSA fee] is ear-marked to New Jersey.” So, as long as NJUS and USSAkeeps us in the loop with the information that we areentitled to, we feel much more comfortable with thereferendum passing.

It’s equally important, however, that the issue isdecided by students by being putto referendum. It is, after all, stu-dents’ money, and studentsshould be the ones to decidewhere it goes. Putting the meas-ure to a University-wide voteensures just that.

And while we are concernedthat many students will beunaware of the new fee beingadded to their bill, we stand bythe opinion that it is each individ-ual’s responsibility to be complic-

it of what is enumerated on their tuition bills and whatthey are paying for.

During University President Robert L. Barchi’stown hall meeting on Feb. 21, he stated his preferenceof an opt-in fee over an opt-out fee — which wouldplace the $3.50 as an optional unchecked checkbox onthe tuition bill that students can choose to pay.

The University Senate has already passed the pro-posal to put the fee to a referendum vote, and it nowawaits Barchi’s decision whether or not to let thevote happen.

We think it is fair, and we encourage Barchi — andthe student body — to give these thoughts due attention.

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A new referendum is on the table — and it’s onethat we don’t see much of a problem with.

New Jersey United Students is pushing for a $3.50opt-out fee on students’ tuition bills every semester togo towards the United States Student Association. Theopt-out fee would include the $3.50 as an optionalcheckbox on the bill. It would be pre-checked, andallow for students to remove it if they don’t want theirmoney going to the national organization.

The organization, USSA, aims to “amplify the stu-dent voice by mobilizing grassroots power to win con-crete victories on student issues.”It would basically advocate forstudent interests at a nationallevel. Our money, which couldcollectively be around $100,000 ifthe referendum passes, would gotowards the organization’s mis-sion statement.

The referendum is a studentvote that requires 25 percent,plus one, of the student body inorder for it to pass.

Sherif Ibrahim, vice presidentof RUSA, believes that “increasing student input socampuses can reflect our desires for education is whyit all matters.”

The student fee, and the way that it is to be decidedupon, seems very reasonable. It’s only $3.50 a semes-ter. Some students — and let’s face it, we all knowsomeone — spend more than that on a burger. Wemight as well put that money towards an organizationthat seems invested in our interests as a student body.

This takes us to our next point — the fee can onlybe acceptable if there is as much transparency as pos-sible about what our money is being used for. In ourFeb. 6 editorial, we criticized the New Jersey Public

USSA opt-out fee deserves supportLet’s put our money toward longterm benefits

“It’s only $3.50 a semester. Some

students — and let’s face it, we all know

someone — spend morethan that on a burger.”

hit $75 million, 50 percent more than thehighest estimate produced during theMay deliberations. This of course raisesthe question of how the University plansto offset such a massive debt, many spec-ulating the answer to be tuition. Oh, but Iforgot, tuition isn’t a problem accordingto Barchi.

It was a phrase that may not havecaused everyone’s ears to perk up, butleft mine burning. Barchi claimed theUniversity’s tuition rates are a “bargain”and compared the University’s cost toother colleges’ rates, something studentsshould be grateful for. I beg your pardon?Barchi, I must here ask, is it that you areso out of touch — so alienated from yourconstituency — that you fail to see how

disrespectfully you have just addressedstudents struggling to afford a highereducation? Or is it that you simply do notcare about who can afford an educationat our university? Whenever the subjectof student debt comes up in conversa-tion, I’m disturbed to see, those withoutloans and debt are within the minoritymore often than not. How is tuitionaffordable when 60 percent of collegestudents have loans they have taken outin order offset the cost of tuition? Whyhave I had countless conversations withstudents who had to leave the Universitybecause they could not afford to stay?Why did a student who sat in that veryroom next to you have to starve, losing30 pounds in a semester because theyhad to make the choice between tuitionand nourishment? Just how detachedfrom your student body — from the per-ils of middle-class families so many

students here come from — do you haveto be to not see that tuition is far from abargain and just how offensive such aclaim is? Attempting to detract from thematter of tuition here at the University bycomparing us to other higher educationinstitutions is misdirection that is trans-parent and inadequate. The question athand here is not tuition at other schools,but tuition here. Are we honestly tobelieve that with all the brilliant minds atour University and all the staff employed,a solution in which tuition does not riseand a quality education is affordable andavailable to all is so preposterous? If youexpect us to believe that, you severelyunderestimate the intelligence of your students.

I did not mention in this column themanner in which Barchi addressed in-state tuition, for there already exists apiece written far better than I could artic-ulate that ran Monday. The manner inwhich the University and its presidentaddress and acknowledge students andtheir concerns needs to change. Nolonger can the practice of in loco parentiscontinue, in which the administrationacts as parents addressing their studentsas children. A new dialogue is needed,one in which students are treated asequals and are treated with respect, onewhere the president of our university isnot so alienated that he views tuition asan af fordable expense, and one thatworks toward ensuring the education isaccessible to all. So, Barchi, you are leftwith two choices: respect your studentsand attempt to aid them, or continue yourconfrontational stance. In the case of thelatter, I hope you are prepared — being anew member of our university communi-ty, you may not be as acquainted with thestudent body. We are not the type to takethese issues passively, and we are not anenemy you wish to make.

Marios Athanasiou is a School of Artsand Sciences sophomore majoring in polit-ical science. He is an internal manager forRutgers Student Union and the parlia-mentarian for New Jersey United Students.

already had thousands of hours of qualitymusical experience by the time he was ajunior in high school. He consideredstudying music in college, but then he gothis SAT scores back. In his words: “I gotan 800 in math, and the family, school andcommunity started laying down the pres-sure for me to be a doctor, lawyer or engi-neer. They didn’t see the value in doingmusic. They werethinking from almosta purely financialviewpoint.” Jack gotaccepted to Cornelland ended up study-ing psychology, his“second favoritething behind music,”but while there, hegave himself a full-scale music education.

Not only did Jack minor in music, buthe took the initiative to find dedicated pro-fessional mentors like Paul Merrill, thedirector of Cornell’s jazz program, andSteven Brown, a retired music professorfrom nearby Ithaca College who had actu-ally taught Merrill. Jack ended up takinglessons with Brown. “Knowing that I wasfortunate enough to score lessons withsuch a respected teacher, I began putting

all my energy into what he taught me. If Ihad the option to do homework or practicefor Steve, I would practice for Steve andcrunch in my homework later. If Steveever pointed out an error or somethingthat could be better, I would obsessivelypractice it and overkill it for the next timeI saw him. By listening to everything Stevetold me to do, it gave me a solid guitar

foundation fromwhich to work from,”he said.

Jack also playsgigs out in publicevery week and hasbeen heavilyinvolved withCornell’s jazz pro-gram since his first

year. At college, he put as much time intomusic as he did his major and then some.

Coming into senior year of college, Ireally thought my brother was going towork as a psych researcher somewhere.But then he surprised our parents and me— landing a full-time job as a cruise-shipmusician shortly after I landed my full-time business job. Of course, we shouldn’thave been surprised. He later told me hismusic reading skills were a huge reason

he got the job. He’d been honing thoseskills since elementary school.

Jack still has a long journey ahead ofhim. And I bet it’ll be a dream, “thedream.” He tells me, “I love music somuch that I’m very happy to be doing itconstantly. I wouldn’t have it any otherway. In short, you get out what you put in.If you really want to reach the next level,you have to fully commit yourself one hun-dred percent. You could say it’s my reli-gion, my passion, my obsession or whatev-er else.”

If you have what it takes to live thedream, don’t compromise. Fight for thedream. Jack has inspired me. Eventhough I’ll have a business job by day inwhich I work very hard, I promise you,readers of The Daily Targum, that I amgoing to be a full-fledged artist at night.Whatever our day job or major is — if wehave that passion burning inside of us, weshould all be artists.

Ed Reep is a Rutgers Business School sen-ior majoring in supply chain and marketingscience with minors in business and techni-cal writing and economics. His column,“Philosophies of a Particular American,”runs on alternate Mondays.

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Cutbacks unfairThank you for reporting the article on the

Department of Psychology’s new testing for-mat and its budget woes.

I took an online exam today, and what Imight say here might be contradicting towhat I said in the article. It was not terrible.Because I have been taking linear onlinequizzes for two courses and I was taking thetest in a nearly empty computer lab, thesefactors might have contributed to a pleasanttest experience.

But the tests online are definitely differ-ent, and it takes time and preparation to getused to them. Professors should preparetheir students by issuing online linear quizzesto get use to the format. Sakai needs to adjustto be able to handle more students logging inat the same time.

There are even talks that online testswould be conducted in the classrooms, asstudents would bring in their laptops — orwireless devices, but I don’t think any stu-dent should be subjected to taking an examon their cell phone — and take the test inclass. This way, professors can directlyanswer students’ questions and the linearformat might not be needed. But even morepreparation is needed — laptops need to beprovided for students who do not have awireless device or a suitable wirelessdevice, and the classrooms need to havebetter Wi-Fi connections to sustain 200 stu-dents taking a test.

After speaking with Dr. Lee Jussim, chairof the department, I believe that the mainissue should be focused on the budget prob-lems. After all, that’s how the paper examshad to be eliminated.

As Natan Santacruz noted in Thursday’sarticle, it is bothersome that millions werespent on the athletic department moving to adifferent conference, but the Department ofPsychology is running on its reserve fund.

Other students and I cannot help but won-der where our tuition is going.

Tracy Ng is a School of Arts and Sciencessophomore majoring in sociology and psychology.

LETTER TO THEEDITOR

I magine having a passion for the arts.Now imagine having a passion for thearts while also working a full-time job

in the arts, always surrounded by thatsharp human pleasure associated withexpression. That sounds like a dream —“the dream.” But for many, it does notcome true. Every year, scores of discour-aged young people accept that their artis-tic pursuit will be no more than a hobby asthey go off to find a traditional full-timejob. My fraternal twin brother, Jack Reep,is not one of them. After graduating fromCornell University this May, he will workfull-time as a guitarist on a cruise ship. Ispoke with him about his journey tobecome a professional musician, and letme tell you — it’s no accident he’s wherehe is today.

You see, Jack fell in love with musicwhen he was elementary-school-aged, andthroughout his youth, he practiced theinstruments he played constantly. He

Don’t be discouraged from living the dreamPHILOSOPHIES

OF A PARTICULARAMERICAN

ED REEP

“If you have what it takesto live the dream,

don’t compromise.Fight for the dream.”

W hen University PresidentRobert L. Barchi wasannounced as the new presi-

dent of the University, many wonderedhow he would compare to his predeces-sor, Richard L. McCormick, in address-ing the concerns of students. Was thereperchance a glimmer of hope, a ray ofoptimism, that we would have a presi-dent with whom we could work towardbettering our university, its policies andits practices? This past Thursday, whenBarchi held his first town hall, the veil ofobscurity surrounding the president’sperspective was lifted as we saw him forwho he really is — a disconnected exec-utive who views his constituents, the stu-dent body, as easily mislead, easilysilenced nuisances that can be treatedwith disrespect and dismissal.

Barchi wasted no time altering themeeting’s arrangement, springing apresentation upon the student gathering(a plan that he had somehow failed toshare in advance), bragging about theadvancements the University made andthe accomplishments of staf f at theUniversity — all in a presentation thattook so much of the event’s time that aonly mere handful of student had time toask questions. A portion of his presenta-tion addressed the University ofMedicine and Dentistry of New Jerseymerger, which was still in the process ofbeing fully implemented. But shockingly,the show-and-tell failed once more to dis-cuss the actual cost of the procedure. Asmany pointed out before, after and evenduring the plan’s signing, nowhere in the130 pages of legislation, nor in the meet-ings leading to the bill being passed, hasthe actual cost caused by the absorptionof UMDNJ’s debt been addressed. Andyet, while this number still remainsundefined, Barchi has informed the StateSenate Committee that this figure could

Barchi detached from the student body

COMMENTARYMARIOS ATHANASIOU

“[Barchi is] a disconnectedexecutive who views ... the

student body as easily mislead,easily silenced nuisances thatcan be treated with disrespect

and dismissal. ”

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SPORTS PAGE 13MARCH 4, 2013

Scott is the first Big EastChampion under Spiniello inhis three years coaching the program.

On the last day of competi-tion Saturday, freshman JoannaWu rounded out her first-careerBig East Championships with asixth-place finish in the 200-meter backstroke.

Sophomore GretaLeberfinger also took home asixth-place finish in the 200-meter breaststroke finals.

In the final event of her colle-giate career, senior co-captainTaylor Zafir finished the 1650-meter freestyle event with a timeof 17:10.12.

The Knights found them-selves in fourth place afterFriday’s competition.

Rutgers compiled 128 pointsin the third day of competitionwhile setting a new school recordin the 400-meter medley relay.

Spiniello said the relay teamsurprised some people with itsperformance. It went from sev-enth place to finishing third inthe finals.

A squad consisting of Wu,Leberfinger and juniors MaryMoser and Brittany Guineeearned the milestone with a timeof 3:40.52.

Wu took fourth in the 100-meter backstroke, herstrongest event, and placedfifth Friday in the 200-meterfreestyle. She was followed byfreshman Sarah Coyne for the Knights.

Both athletes made an earlymark in their first Big EastChampionships during the firsttwo days of competition.

Wu finished the 500-meterfreestyle with a time of 4:49.99,improving her preliminary scoreby more than three seconds.

Moser took ninth in the 50-meter freestyle with Coynebehind in 13th place. Both fin-ished in less than 24 seconds.

Rutgers started off the BigEast Championships strong with153.50 total points after the firsttwo days.

The divers began the first daywith sophomore Nicole Honeygrabbing ninth place in the finalsof the 3-meter event.

Honey completed a score of271.00, with Scott right behind at268.60. Both divers have been atthe top of the standings for theKnights throughout the season.

Scott took sixth place in thenext day’s 1-meter dive with ascore of 264.60 — and was fol-lowed closely by senior co-cap-tain Kate Kearney.

The relays provided Rutgerswith early scoring opportunities.

Before the record-setting per-formance Friday, the Knightstook seventh place in the 800-meter freestyle finals with asquad of Wu, Moser, Guinee andfreshman Morgan Pfaff.

Rutgers earned a pair offourth-place finishes in the 200-meter medley relay and 200-meter freestyle relay events.

“As a team, we definitelyhad the potential, and we camethrough with it,” Spiniello said.“We got people into the topeight in the morning swims, sowe could come back at night inthe finals and score big points.”

RU improves fromeighth-place finishfrom year before

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the first Hoya since 2003 withthat distinction. The ScarletKnights, meanwhile, took only 15free throws as a team.

Thirty-one team fouls for theKnights (13-14, 4-12) led to 42Georgetown (23-4, 13-3) freethrows and nearly 47 percent ofthe Hoyas’ total points. In ameeting last season inWashington, D.C., Rutgersrecorded 29 team fouls asGeorgetown shot 25-for-36 fromthe free throw line.

The Knights went 4-for-7 fromthe line in that game.

This time, Porter was at theheart of the disparity.

The potential NBA Lotterypick was fouled at the 3-pointline, in the low post and nearlyeverywhere in between. In hislast three games, Porter hasaveraged 27.6 points, sevenrebounds and a 58-percent markfrom the field, increasing his

national visibility with everyhighlight-reel play.

Rice could not deny theimpact of Porter’s ascent on split-second foul calls.

“I’m sure [the referees]know who Otto Porter is,” Ricesaid. “We didn’t have ananswer. We haven’t had ananswer the last three timeswe’ve played Otto Porter.”

Rice’s switching defense didnot help.

His scheme, in which playersNos. 1-4 switch man-to-manresponsibilities, often left Portermatched up in the paint againstsmallish guards. Then again,Porter proved capable in openspace against Rutgers’ big men,driving past senior forwardAustin Johnson for a reverse lay-in, widening Georgetown’s sec-ond-half lead to 10.

“He did it to everybody,” Ricesaid. “He got everybody to foulhim. We get so anxious anduptight when he’s around us.

Knights commit 29 fouls on Hoyas togive Georgetown 36 chances at line

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Make him make a shot. We puthim on the line that many times,he’s going to kill you.”

The Knights’ of fense wasless effective.

It never looked comfortableagainst Georgetown’s man andzone looks, and senior wing DaneMiller said the team “took likethree 3-pointers from halfcourt.”

Rutgers shot 37 percent fromthe field, and only junior for-ward Wally Judge scored in dou-ble figures.

“We go into points where wecan’t make a shot,” Judge said. “Attimes, that rushes us. Everybody’slooking to make the next shot forthe team. You see them not falling,and it’s kind of contagious.”

It has been that type of seasonfor the Knights, whose four confer-ence wins have come by an aver-age of three points. Rice’s motionoffense has had its issues, but alarger psyche problem remains.

It can happen when a teamloses eight Big East games,including three of its last four, by10 points or less.

“Every time we miss a freethrow, every time we miss a put-back, every time we go soft,”Rice said, “it takes away some ofthat passion and energy you

have to have to defend OttoPorter and Georgetown.”

Rice lamented stretches inBig East play when higher-ranked opponents had notice-ably longer preparation time forthe Knights. He does not have anargument this time.

Rutgers last played a weekearlier, while Georgetown camein of f of a double-over timegame Wednesday.

Associate head coach DavidCox spent three seasons underHoyas head coach JohnThompson III, and Rice said theteam knew how Thompson wouldget Porter involved.

Porter showed few ill effectsfor Rutgers’ planning. His statline was one of many things theKnights did not plan for.

“We didn’t know we weregoing to send him to the freethrow line 18 times and he wasgoing to make 15 of them,”Miller said. “It was a toughgame for us. Every time webasically put our hands on him,they called a foul.”

For updates on the Rutgersmen’s basketball team, follow TylerBarto on Twitter@TBartoTargum.

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GYMNASTICS RUTGERS WINS QUAD MEET WITH 195.975 RECORD SCORE

RU makes history books in Senior Day routSOFTBALL

Rutgersslugs fourwins in Va.

BY GREG JOHNSONSTAFF WRITER

A sea of emotional gymnasts andcoaches embraced senior DanielleD’Elia after she nailed a floor exer-cise routine Saturday at theLivingston Recreation Center forthe final time.

The Rutgers gymnastics teamset a school-record score of 195.975on Senior Day, sweeping its quadmeet against Cornell, William &Mary and Brockport.

For D’Elia, all the work theScarlet Knights put in this year final-ly paid off.

“It’s amazing. It feels so good tofinally get exactly where we’vebeen wanting to go,” D’Elia said.“We are just on the road to beingreally great and making history.That’s really honestly all you canask for as a senior.”

A program-record score of48.975 on vault ignited the per-formance, as junior Luisa Lealanchored the event for Rutgers

with an individual team-recordscore of 9.925.

But Leal accredits junior co-cap-tain Alexis Gunzelman — who set acareer high in the all-around with a39.225 first-place outing — for set-ting the tone with an enhanced-levelroutine her teammates had neverseen before.

“Alexis’ vault set everything up,because we’re used to seeing hervault a certain way, and she stuck it.We never see her stick it,” Lealsaid. “She started with a [9.825]vault and everyone else had to geta 9.8 or better.”

Leal followed Gunzelman’s lead,executing the first crisp vault dis-mount of her career.

“When I did it and I saw thejudges’ faces, I was like, ‘God, I’vebeen waiting for this momentthree years. I don’t even knowwhat to say. Should I scream, orsmile, or laugh?’” Leal said. “Itwas awesome.”

A fired-up Knights unit neverlooked back.

Rutgers proceeded to post a sea-son-high score of 48.950 on theuneven bars. Freshman JennaWilliams led the team with a career-high mark of 9.900 — the highest ofany Knight this season.

D’Elia also competed a bars rou-tine, earning a 9.800, for the firsttime since Jan. 26, when she hurther shoulder.

“It was a little nerve-wrackingbecause I hadn’t competed bars in awhile, but I did exhibition [Feb. 23]at Denver, so that was a good thing,”D’Elia said. “I just got back into itand [head coach Louis Levine]made a decision that I was ready.”

On floor, D’Elia and Lealsealed the historic outing withscores of 9.875 and 9.900, respec-tively, as Rutgers set another indi-vidual event record with a teamscore of 49.250.

Pacing back and forth behindthe media table before her finalhome performance, D’Elia spoke tono one as an overwhelming conflic-tion of feelings dawned on her.

“It’s definitely an array of emo-tions,” D’Elia said of the moment.“It doesn’t feel real, and it doesn’tfeel like this was my last time evercompeting in here, so before Iwent on I just wanted to do mybest for the team and really doeverything I can to help us get towhere we got [Saturday].”

Two routines after D’Elia, Lealended the meet where she started it— anchoring an event. She refusedto disappoint the packed crowd.

“Being anchor on the last event— especially when you’re at home— is such an honor and such a priv-ilege that you just feel like you can’tlet your people down,” Leal said.

For the second straight time athome, Rutgers had accomplishedsomething for the history books.

“[D’Elia’s] been amazing onfloor her whole entire career here.She’s been our rock through every-thing. It was great for her to go outon such a great routine,” Levinesaid. “All the seniors did an absolutegreat job today.”

BY GREG JOHNSONSTAFF WRITER

For the last two weeks,Rutgers head softball coach JayNelson asserted the ScarletKnights’ offensive inefficiencies atSan Antonio were merely a resultof seeing live pitching for the firsttime this season.

In their second tournament atVirginia this weekend, theKnights proved him right, slug-ging their way to 6.8 runs pergame — more than double theiroutput at San Antonio.

In a Sunday doubleheader, theKnights compiled 16 runs in asweep against Cornell (2-2) andGeorge Mason (5-7).

Sophomore lefthander AlyssaLandrith proved to be a workhorseon the defensive side, hurling all 14innings with 13 strikeouts and nowalks. Nelson said the strongstrikeout-to-walk ratio and littlesigns of fatigue were critical factorsin making the decision to pitchLandrith in back-to-back games.

Rutgers defeated host GeorgeMason, 7-2, in the final gamebehind a four-run third inning.Sophomore outfielder ChandlerHoward hit a three-run double togive the Knights a 3-0 lead theywould not relinquish.

It capped off a weekend ofprecisely the consistent powerhitting Nelson was looking for.

“We hit the ball hard. It wasgood to see us making adjust-ments from game to game andfrom pitcher to pitcher,” Nelsonsaid. “We’re hitting all through-out the lineup.”

Against Cornell, Rutgers puttogether another rout, winning 9-1. After batting only 1-for-14 in theopening tournament, sophomoreoutfielder Jackie Bates went 2-for-3 with a homerun to cap off aseries in which she amassed twohomeruns and seven RBI.

Nelson said Bates is now pro-ducing exactly what the teamwants from its No. 3 hitter.

“She’s becoming much morebalanced up there,” Nelsonsaid. “Our tendency in the firstweekend was to get out underour front foot and be early oneverything. She’s now stayingreally balanced in the batter’sbox, so her approach is gettingbetter. She’s seeing the ballmuch better.”

Junior outfielder LorenWilliams continued her hot hit-ting from San Antonio, going 3-for-5 with two RBI against theBig Red. She leads the teamwith a .429 batting average forthe season.

The only game the Knightsdid not win came in the secondgame of a Saturday doubleheaderagainst George Mason, gettingshut out, 3-0.

“They threw a pitcher thatwas a little off-speed, and we kindof panicked. We started press-ing,” Nelson said. “Then theycame back with her [in the lastgame]. We talked to the team,and they realized that they justhad to stay back on her. Weknocked her out of the box.”

Landrith went the distance inthat contest as well, surrenderingonly one earned run.

In its opening doubleheaderon Friday, Rutgers (6-4) explodedfor 18 runs, defeating GeorgeMason, 8-3, and Rider (2-7), 10-0in five innings.

MARCH 4, 2013 SPORTS PAGE 15

TENNIS RUTGERS 5, MARQUETTE 2

BY JIM MOONEYCONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers tennis teamdelivered a victor y againstMarquette on Friday for theScarlet Knights’ third victory ina row.

The win also broke a streak ofthree consecutive losses to theGolden Eagles.

“This was a big confidencebooster for us,” said head coachBen Bucca. “Marquette is alwaysone of the leading teams in theBig East.”

The Knights (5-2, 2-0) took thedoubles point behind anotherstrong performance from juniorVanessa Petrini and freshmanGina Li, who defeated Rocio Diazand Ali Dawson, 8-2, in the open-ing match.

Following a no finish in thesecond doubles match, sopho-mores Lindsay Balsamo and NoorJudeh clinched the doubles point,8-4, against Aleeza Kanner andAina Hernandez Soler.

“The whole team had a lot ofenergy coming into this match.Marquette is always tough,”

Balsamo said, who is now 5-2 insingles play. “It was really excit-ing to clinch the doubles pointand really set the tone going intosingles competition.”

Bucca also expressed hisapproval of the strong doublesplay against Marquette (9-5, 0-2).

“I think we played some ofour best doubles of the season,”he said.

Marquette did not go awayquietly in singles play.

Ana Pimienta needed a tie-breaking third set to defeatPetrini in the No. 1 singles

match. The setback was onlyPetrini’s second loss this seasonin singles play.

But Li delivered a win againstDiaz in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2, tocompensate for Petrini.

“Vanessa and I played a reallygood match in doubles and I justbrought that energy and momen-tum into my singles match,” saidLi, who improved her singlesrecord to a team best 6-1 andincreased her singles win streakto three.

The Knights made a finalrun to seal the victor y.

Freshman Lindsey Kayatidefeated Erin Gebes, 6-3, 6-3,and also improved to 5-1 in sin-gles play.

The Knights turned to Judehand Balsamo to seal the victory.Judeh defeated HernandezSoler to give the Knights thematch. Balsamo finished out thematch with a victor y overKanner, 6-2, 6-2.

With an undefeated recordin the Big East, Rutgers contin-ues conference play tomorrowat Storrs, Conn. to face Connecticut.

Undefeated conference record remains intact

KNIGHT NOTEBOOK RUTGERS SHOOTS JUST 40 PERCENT FROM LINE

BY JOEY GREGORYCORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Facing No. 7 Georgetown and thenation’s No. 10 scoring defense istough enough as it is.

It is even more difficult whenthe Hoyas spend most of thegame on the free throw line.

And it is near impossible tocome out on top when the personwho takes most of those freethrows is player of the year candi-date Otto Porter.

The Rutgers men’s basketballteam received a firsthand look at thisSaturday night, when an excessivefree throw differential led to a 64-51Scarlet Knights loss to the Hoyas.

The contest with Georgetownsaw an inordinate amount offouls called, even for theKnights’ standards.

Georgetown picked up a veryuncharacteristic 21 fouls.

But Rutgers would not be out-done in one of the few categories

it has been consistent in all sea-son. It totaled 30 team fouls.

Both teams’ foul numberswere higher than they expect-ed, but that can be attributed tothe referees, who were consis-tent in the little amount of con-tact they allowed.

But the Knights do not con-cern themselves with that.

“That’s not my call,” said jun-ior forward Wally Judge. “Wecan’t make the refs make a differ-ent decision. We have to playthrough it. It’s not what the refscall that balances out the game.It’s how we play.”

Rutgers sent the Hoyas to theline for 42 shots. They drained 30of them.

Porter led the charge in thatstat, going 15-for-18 from thecharity stripe. His 15 pointsfrom the line alone topped all ofhis opponents.

Judge was the only Knight toreach double figures, notching 11.

Rutgers, on the other hand,did not reach the line often andfailed to take advantage when it did.

The Knights took 15 freethrows and made six of them, a 40percent clip — their season aver-age is 71 percent.

That created a disparity inscoring, which yielded a differ-ence in offensive style.

The Hoyas — since they hadsupport from 30 made freethrows — were able to maintaintheir slow, relaxed, ef ficientstyle of offense. They took only33 shots.

Most of that of fenseinvolved dumping the ball toPorter and letting him play theway they are used to. OnSaturday that involved drivingand drawing fouls.

“You can get to the hole andshoot free throws,” Porter said ofsacrificing jump shots for dribbledrives. “They’re free, so you wantto shoot free throws.”

Rutgers, on the other hand,did not have the luxury of freethrows. That led to the Knightstaking 54 shots.

But while they took 21 moreshots than the Hoyas, they onlymade five more.

And shooting 40 percentfrom the line and a 37-percentclip from the field is not going to beat the Big East leader.

SOPHOMORE GUARDMYLES Mack was the clearcandidate to pick up the majori-ty of the slack following fellowguard Eli Carter’s season-end-ing injury.

That has been confirmed byopposing defenses, which clearlyhave keyed in on the Patterson,N.J., native.

“He’s so good,” saidGeorgetown head coach JohnThompson III. “[A nine-point night] is abnormal for him.”

Mack put up nine points forthe second consecutive game,this time on 3-for-13 shooting.To make matters worse forRutgers, Mack — the Big East’sbest free throw shooter — didnot reach the line once.

But he was not the onlyKnight to endure troubleagainst the Hoyas, especiallyaround the basket.

On 10 of fensive rebounds,Rutgers picked up only foursecond-chance points.

“It just helps your energy. Itpicks you up,” Rice said ofmade shots. “Every time wemiss a free throw, every timewe miss a put-back, every timewe go soft, it takes away someof that passion and energy youhave to have to defend OttoPorter and Georgetown.”

For updates on the Rutgersmen’s basketball team, follow JoeyGregory on Twitter@JGregoryTargum.

Knights fail to convert free-throw opportunities

Junior forward Wally Judge throws down a dunk during Saturday night’s 64-51 loss to Georgetown. Judge was the only Rutgers player to score in double figures with 11 points after shooting 5-for-9 from the field. Forward Dane Miller and guard Myles Mack each had nine points. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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HOYA PROBLEMS The Rutgers men’s basketballteam could not control Georgetown forward OttoPorter on Saturday in its’ 64-51 loss. PAGE 15

COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES EXTRA POINT RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR

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GOLDEN EAGLES DOWN The Rutgers tennis teamremained undefeated in Big East play Friday, when itdefeated Marquette, 5-2 . PAGE 15

FINDING BALANCE The Rutgers softballteam’s line up stepped up as the Knightswon four of five this weekend. PAGE 14

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“When I did it and I saw the judges’ faces, I was like ...‘should I scream, or smile, or laugh?’.”

— Rutgers gymnastics junior Luisa Leal on the best-executed dismount of her career

TYLIA GILLON wasone of three athletes fromthe Rutgers women’s trackand field team to advanceto the finals of Saturday’sECAC Championships after the sophomore tooksecond in the 60-m.

MEN’S LACROSSE

vs. Holy Cross

Tomorrow, 3 p.m.

RU Stadium Complex

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Tomorrow, 2 p.m.Storrs, Conn.

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vs. Marquette

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vs. Pittsburgh

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MEN’S BASKETBALL NO. 8 GEORGETOWN 64, RUTGERS 51

Senior wing Dane Miller, right, attempts to defend Georgetown forward Otto Porteron Saturday in Rutgers’ 64-51 loss. Porter finished the game with 28 points. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Porter hands loss tostruggling Knights

BY TYLER BARTOCORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. — For all of hisprowess — 28 points, eight rebounds, foursteals and three blocks — Otto Porter’sloudest ovation came when he finally sat down.

The Georgetown forward was so ef fec-tive Saturday at the Verizon Center thathis first break came with 23.2 seconds left,a 64-51 Hoyas victory well in hand.

“I don’t know if anybody in this room couldhave predicted what he is right now,” saidRutgers head men’s basketball coach MikeRice, whose team lost its 10th game in 11 tries.“It’s not close who the Big East Player of theYear is right now. If he keeps continuing, it’s noteven close for National Player of the Year.”

Porter went to the free throw line like it,making 18 trips and converting 15 of them,

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

LacklusterCincinnatidefeats RU

BY JOSH BAKANSPORTS EDITOR

Before entering Cincinnati, it was quitelikely the Rutgers women’s basketball teamwould need an incredibly successful Big EastTournament to make the NCAA Tournament.

After Saturday’s 56-48 loss to theBearcats, that became all but certain.

Cincinnati (12-16, 4-11) ended the gamewith an 8-0 run once Rutgers (15-13, 6-9) tiedthe game at 48 with 2:12 left.

Center Lesha Dunn sparked the late runwith two free throws on the next possessionto complete her 14-point outing.

Rutgers’ comeback to tie the score cameon a Knights run where Dunn and sopho-more wing Betnijah Laney alternated to dom-inate scoring.

Laney scored six consecutive points —she ended with 14 — for Rutgers to closeCincinnati’s lead to 48-46. Sophomore guardShakena Richardson tied the game by sink-ing both her free throws.

Rutgers closed a 10-point gap to tie thegame, following Cincinnati’s 44-34 lead with8:09 left.

That came with another timely Dunnjumper to give the Bearcats a double-digit lead.

But, the Knights hurt their chances too early— which put them in a 25-19 deficit at halftime.

Freshman forward Rachel Hollivay ledthe way for Rutgers in the first half withseven points and two blocks. Although sheadded a block in the second half, she didnot score.

Senior guard Erica Wheeler picked up thescoring load with a team-leading 15 points.For the second straight game, she had asolid performance from beyond the arc, mak-ing three 3-pointers.

Guard Dayeesha Hollins again proved tobe a problem for Rutgers, scoring 17 pointsincluding 11 in the first half. Hollins scored20 points Feb. 9 in Piscataway.

Rutgers ends its regular season tonightagainst Pittsburgh (9-19, 0-15), the lone win-less team in the Big East, at the Louis BrownAthletic Center.

But after losing to Cincinnati, the ideaof an easy win for Rutgers is becomingnon-existent.

For updates on the Rutgers women’s basket-ball team, follow Josh Bakan on Twitter.@JBakanTargum.

SWIMMING, DIVING

Scott capturesfirst place atchampionship

Joanna Wu finished sixth in her event atthe Big East Championships.SMARANDA TOLOSANO, JANUARY 2013

BY IAN ERHARDSTAFF WRITER

The Rutgers swimming and divingteam placed fifth at the Big EastChampionships this weekend with a totalscore of 410.50 points.

The Scarlet Knights improved theirpoint total from last year’s event by 163,when they finished in eighth.

“I couldn’t be prouder of how thewomen performed in getting top five,”said head coach Phil Spiniello. “That wasour goal all year long as a program — to improve upon our finish of last year, to be a top-five program in the Big East.”

The Knights ended only five pointsbehind Villanova in fourth place and were28 points shy of taking third.

Junior Nicole Scott highlighted thefour-day event for the Knights by earninggold Saturday in the platform diving eventwith a score of 273.25.

“I was elated with Nicole Scott’s per-formance and all the divers as a whole”Spiniello said. “The diving crew broughtin a lot of points for the program at thismeet and [were] a big piece of this puzzle.”

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