The Daily Targum 2010-01-19

BY ARIEL NAGIASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

As outgoing Gov. Jon S. Corzineprepares to hand his seat over toGov. Chris Christie, he closed histerm noting both positive and nega-tive aspects of his time spent inoffice, during his last annual State ofthe State address on Jan. 12 at theTrenton Statehouse.

Although Corzine did not get re-elected for a second term, he is notleaving office in complete regret.

“I had hoped today would markthe midpoint, rather than the end-point of my tenure as governor,”Corzine said. “Those years havebeen fulfilling beyond my wildestimagination. Even though this is abittersweet moment, I am filledwith pride and fulfillment.”

He highlighted the accomplish-ments of his administration, fromrevitalizing schools in urban com-munities such as Newark, provid-ing health care for all qualified chil-dren in the state and pioneeringnew criminal justice strategies.

But Corzine said it was impos-sible to shy away from some ofthe larger issues af fecting New Jersey.

“Now as much good as there is tofocus on, I know, and we all know,that the state of our state — like thestate of our nation and the state ofjust about every country — is beingtested by the pain of the GreatRecession,” he said.

One of the biggest issues is thenation’s unemployment rate, whichstands at 10 percent. Due to theseissues, his administration had to

make choices it never would havemade in better times, Corzine said.

“For example, really what kindof politician would cut property taxrebates in their reelection year?”he said.

In addition to cutting property taxrebates, this year’s revised budget ismillions of dollars less than the budg-

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Federal fundingallows Universityresearchers toimprove bridgerepair techniques,which will increasepublic safety.

Send a text messageto 90999 to contributeto the Haiti reliefeffort. Check out theeditorial for issuesconfronting therecovery movement.

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An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale hit Haiti last week, not only affecting Hatians, but people around the world. Student groups at the University are discussing ways to help aid those affected.

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The expansion of Rutgers Stadium took its fairshare of criticisms, but the increased attendancenumbers and revenue headed toward theUniversity and the Athletic Department placedadded incentive for Athletic Director TimPernetti to move forward with a new expansion.

Citing years of hindrance on athletic practicesand offices and the general need for an upgrade,Pernetti told The Star-Ledger that a developmentfor the 31-year-old Louis Brown Athletic Centeron Livingston campus is in the works.

Pernetti could not be reached for comment atthe time of publication, but he told The Star-Ledger in early January that “preliminary con-

cepts, ideas and designs” are already in place, andthe next step is finding the funds necessary for anoverhaul that he said would impact 19 of the 24school sports.

“It’s very ambitious,” Pernetti said. “I’m bullishon it because it affects so many sports in one shot,and it gives us the ability to spread the fundraisingumbrella a little wider.”

Among the proposed upgrades: locker roomchanges, a new basketball playing court, addingpremium and club seats and creating an atrium toinclude a Hall of Fame and shops.

Pernetti’s initial estimates did not outline acost, though he expects two years worth of work

to complete the project. The RAC would remainfully operational.

University President Richard L. McCormicksigned off on the job under one major condition— the private funding and facility-earned revenueoutweigh the total cost.

“Right now we’re looking for some people tolead the way on the project to get the ball rolling,”Pernetti told The Star-Ledger. “But until we havecommitments from a couple of people, we’regoing to spend time behind the scenes trying tofine-tune the plan and work on designs.”

— Matthew Stein

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BY COLLEEN ROACHECORRESPONDENT

For seven days, images of therubble and distress in Haiti fromlast Tuesday’s earthquake are visi-ble nonstop in newspapers, on tele-vision screens and online. In themidst of the tragedy, the nation andUniversity students alike havebeen compelled to act.

The earthquake, measuring 7.0on the Richter scale, devastated thesmall Caribbean nation. The latestdeath toll estimate from the Haitiangovernment is at 140,000, accord-ing to Time.com, while most ofthose who have survived are nowhomeless. The natural disastercomes at a time when political

unrest in the country had just start-ed to settle.

More than 1,000 miles separatestudents in New Brunswick fromthose suffering in Port-au-Princeand the area surrounding thenation’s capital, but variousUniversity organizations, includingthe Haitian Association of RutgersUniversity, the Black StudentUnion, the Douglass BlackStudents’ Congress, the Pre-LawSociety, the Latin American StudentOrganization and a number of fra-ternities and sororities are workingto organize events to help.

HARU Treasurer DominickAmbroise said he first found out

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The Co-op bookstore was the student and faculty owned store on campus. CallingDouglass campus its home for 70 years, the store is now under new ownernshipby Barnes & Noble College Booksellers due to problems with financial stability.

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BY COLLEEN ROACHECORRESPONDENT

For 70 years, the StudentCooperative Store on the Douglasscampus was a nearby source for text-books, general school supplies andUniversity-inspired gifts. When thestore opened for business Friday, all ofthose remained, but one thing hadchanged: the management.

Due to a lack of financial sustain-ability, the bookstore has turned opera-tions over to Barnes & Noble CollegeBooksellers, said Co-op Board ofDirectors Treasurer Marjorie Munson.

Members of the Co-op Board ofDirectors, which includes studentsand faculty, voted last month and madethe decision to relinquish ownershipJan. 1 to avoid possible bankruptcy.

“Unfortunately, for not just theCook/Douglass Co-op, but for manybusinesses on college campuses and inother locations, the nature of the busi-

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ness has changed in recent years,” saidMunson, the Assistant Dean of theDouglass Residential College.“Students buy many, many more booksonline. … That’s had a very big impacton the Co-op.”

Although the Co-op generated salesfrom other items, such as Universityapparel, most of the store’s revenuecame from textbook sales, she said.

With more students looking totextbook retailers on the Internet fortheir books, the Co-op began to findit hard to compete.

The global recession didn’t makecircumstances any better.

“This year, with the economybeing so tough … sales fell reallybadly — much more than wethought they were going to — andas a result, we knew we were goingto have to close,” Munson said.“[The Co-op] was just too small, and

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Monica Ramos, left, and Joseph Szymczak make a “Joey Bag of Donuts” burrito at Moe’s Southwest Grill, anewly opened restaurant in the Busch Campus Center. Permit delays in November stalled the highly anticipated “Fresh Mex” franchise from serving students, but since then business has been in full swing.

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Government funding bridges structural researchBY GREG FLYNN

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The U.S. CommerceDepartment’s National Institute ofStandards and Technology award-ed the University Center forAdvanced Infrastructure andTransportation $8.8 million lastmonth toward a $17.9 million proj-ect designed to improve bridgemaintenance and safety by nippingstructural flaws in the bud.

The high-risk, high-payoffresearch using nondestructiveevaluation techniques willincrease public safety, saidCAIT’s Associate Director ofMarketing CommunicationsAllison Thomas.

“We’re going to be looking atthese various technologies to seehow they best work to identifyproblems in a bridge structurebefore it becomes a catastrophe,”Thomas said. “In conjunctionwith that, we are going to bedeveloping materials and deliverymethods on how to repair minorcracks and delaminations in thebridge deck.”

The project involves partnersfrom Drexel University and

Pennoni Associates Inc. inPhiladelphia, Mala GeoScienceUSA, Inc. in Charleston, S.C., andPD-LD, Inc. in Pennington, N.J.

Nenad Gucunski, director ofthe Infrastructure ConditionMonitoring Program at CAITand the principle investigatorfor the project, said currentbridge maintenance methodsrely on visual and manualinspection and mitigate onlyadvanced problems.

“Typically, the problem thenrequires major rehabilitation,major expense and traf fic inter-ruption. What this project isabout is detecting problemsearly,” said Gucunski, aUniversity professor of civil andenvironmental engineering.

Thomas likened the project’santicipated use of infrared andimpact echo techniques,ground-penetrating radar andseismic and ultrasonic systemsto the use of MRIs and X-rays inmedical professions.

The technologies help engi-neers analyze deterioration andaddress capacity and structuralvulnerability issues before theybecome dilemmas, Thomas

said. The project will focus onmaking the process of bridgedeck inspection and repairmore accurate, faster and less costly.

“Of all the money that isspent to repair bridges in thiscountry, 50 to 85 percent of allthe funds go into deck repairs,”she said. “Not the superstruc-tures, which are generally inpretty good shape, but the deckswhich deteriorate because that’swhere the traffic drives.”

The project develops materi-als and robotic equipment toapply minimal invasive meas-ures to repair the internalstructure of a bridge deck,Gucunski said.

Robotics will be used primarily during the rehabilitative process.

“A robot will see far more pre-cisely using the informationwhere the defective section is andgo exactly there to conduct reha-bilitation,” he said.

Robots may replace workersbut will also generate opportu-nities by creating new occupa-tions and professions,Gucunski said.

Thomas said the technologiesand methods would ideally be putto use nationally as early detec-tion and rehabilitation will savetaxpayers money.

In the American Society ofCivil Engineers’ 2009 ReportCard for America’sInfrastructure, the United States’overall grade point average was aD. The entire report card can beviewed athttp://www.infrastructurereportcard.org.

Public drinking water, schoolbuildings, hazardous waste sys-tems, dams and roads allreceived a D or D-. Bridgesreceived a C with more than 26percent of the nation’s bridgeseither structurally deficient orfunctionally obsolete.

Gucunski said a structurallydeficient bridge is not in dangerof falling but is ailing architec-turally. A functionally obsoletebridge does not serve the publicas it should.

Fixing America’s infrastruc-ture could be seen as an issue ofpride, but it’s also an economicissue, he said. Energy, water andtransportation systems are

directly linked to the nation’seconomic health.

Gucunski said the project isgoing to provide a tremendousresearch oppor tunity for many students.

“We are going to have alarge number of graduate stu-dents who are going to beinvolved in this project,” hesaid. “I’m pretty sure a largenumber of doctoral theses aregoing to develop as a result ofthis project.”

Douglass College seniorJalesah Brooks was surprised bythe C grade, as she normally feelssafe on bridges.

“It’s good that they’re going tohelp fix the bridges because it’snecessary if you have a C,”Brooks said. “If [the project is]necessary than it’s good. If it’snot, then why?”

School of Engineering juniorMark Matarlo said the collapse ofthe I-35W Mississippi Riverbridge in Minnesota in August2007 is an example of the need forbridge maintenance.

“If [the project] makes bridgessafer than it’s definitely a plus,”he said.

Students can get a chance tosample coffees and teas fromaround the world while learningabout other cultures as a part of anew coffeehouse series.

Presented by UniversityStudent Life, the coffeehouseseries will take place everyWednesday night at 7:30 p.m. atthe Busch Campus Center’s newlyrenovated arcade-turned-studylounge The Cove.

A different theme will be fea-tured each Wednesday, beginningtomorrow with samples of differ-ent coffees, snacks and teas fromaround the world.

“We’ll be having Turkish cof-fee, Greek coffee, Columbian cof-fee and other flavored blends,” saidStudent Life intern RussellKohlmann, a Rutgers College sen-ior. “So many people take it forgranted, but this program wasdesigned to open students’ mindsto the other customs, traditionsand types of coffee that exist out-side of the world of Starbucks andDunkin’ Donuts.”

Next week’s event will featurekaraoke with piano accompani-ment, where students can singtheir favorite songs while enjoyinglight refreshments. The followingweek will have mini pies of all fla-vors provided by local baker Mr.Tod, where students can also learnabout the pie-making process.

Both this week’s coffee sam-pling and the pie sampling are partof the “Taste and Educate” series,intended to provide students with awell-rounded and delectableevening, Kohlmann said.

The events will be held at TheCove for the next few weeks butwill alternate between The Coveand the Livingston StudentCenter’s new coffeehouse, once itis reopened, beginning Feb. 17with the theme “MediterraneanMardi Gras,” Kohlmann said.

All programs are free to stu-dents and the public. Students canvisit getinvolved.rutgers.edu formore information.

— Dennis Comella

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The Senate approved outgoing NewJersey General Assembly SpeakerJoseph Rober ts today to join theUniversity’s Board of Governors.

Roberts announced his retirementfrom the Assembly this past summerafter a 22-year career in state politics.

“My plan was to take a break, butwhen the governor [Jon S. Corzine]asked me to take on this lesser-inten-sive volunteer role, I could not say noto a chance to help a world-class uni-versity that means so very much to meand New Jersey,” Rober ts said in a statement.

The 15-member BOG, founded in 1956,acts as the governing body of the University.

The Camden County Democrat hopesto work with the University to help makedecisions on the Board for an unpaid, six-year term.

Born in 1952, Roberts is a Universityalumnus, who majored in political scienceand later received his master’s degreefrom the University of Pennsylvania.

“As a proud Rutgers graduate and assomeone who has resided practicallynext door to the Rutgers-Camden cam-pus for nearly two decades, this universi-ty is extremely important to me and I

look forward to an opportunity to helpshape its great future,” Roberts said.

Roberts will be sworn into the BOG onFeb. 11, where he will meet the governorsevery month to discuss the policies of theorganization, administration and develop-ment of the University.

“We are thrilled to have SpeakerRoberts as a member of the Board ofGovernors, and we think he will bring aunique and valuable skill set to theBoard,” said University Secretary LeslieA. Fehrenbach.

— Kelly Holechek

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Various campusorganizations host acandlelight vigil“Have a Heart for

Haiti” with spoken word or poet-ry, songs and tributes to showsupport for victims of the earth-quake in Haiti from 8 to 10 p.m.in Brower Commons on theCollege Avenue campus.

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The HumanistChaplaincy at Rutgershosts an open forumfrom 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

in Center Hall of the BuschCampus Center. One of the goalsof the meeting is to find a practi-cal project that members of thechaplaincy can research andwork on together, perhaps withinterested groups on campus,alumni and others in theUniversity community andbeyond. Participants are encour-aged to come up with ideas, largeand small, in all areas of life suchas science, technology or eco-nomics. Those who can’t attendthe meeting can send their ideasto [email protected].

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The Foundation forInternational MedicalRelief of Children willdiscuss plans for this

semester in a general body meet-ing at 8 p.m. in Room 116 of theBusch Campus Center. New mem-bers are always welcome. Foodwill be served. For more informa-tion contact Maya Furman [email protected].

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Sponsored by RutgersUniversity StudentLife, a BroadwayPiano Karaoke

Coffeehouse will be held nextFriday at 7:30 p.m. in the Cove atthe Busch Campus Center. Singyour favorite show tune withpiano accompaniment by signingup for this free event. Send yourshow stopping number to [email protected]. Include yourname, the song, and if you’rebringing the sheet music by Jan25. No professional experiencenecessary! Food and drink pro-vided while supplies last.

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Join the second eventof the Taste andEducate series at 7:30p.m. in the Cove at the

Busch Campus Center. SampleNew Brunswick’s own bakerextraordinaire, Mr. Tod’s famousmini pies of all varieties and fla-vors, including cheesecakes, andlearn all about his pie-processduring this event sponsored byRutgers University Student Life.Supplies limited. First come,first served.

3FEBRUARY

Welcome to the first“Responsible DrinkingHappy Hour!” Thisevent will take place at

the Cook Campus Center Cafeand Merle V. Adams room from 4p.m. to 7 p.m. “ResponsibleDrinking Happy Hour” seeks tobuild and strengthen the faculty,staff and student relationship out-side the classroom as well as builda foundation for the learning com-munity. Come and enjoy anevening of good, free food, music,fun and company. Come meet oldfriends and make new ones. Asusual, don’t forget to bring friendsalong and IDs.

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about the situation in Haitiwhen he heard his father’sscreams at home. His immedi-ate reaction was to think of fam-ily members, who he laterfound out were safe. Still, hesaid the news was bittersweet.

“It’s hard for me to say I wasrelieved, with so many of myfriends still waiting, so many ofmy friends that heard badnews,” said Ambroise, a Schoolof Arts and Sciences junior.

Representatives from theorganizations met at the RutgersStudent Center MultipurposeRoom on the College Avenuecampus yesterday afternoon toexpress theirfeelings and dis-cuss ways theycould help raisefunds and aware-ness on campus.

Many studentsshared their frus-tration afterwatching com-mentary on thehistory of Haiti.

I y e s h aMorrison, aSchool of Artsand Sciences junior who cameto the meeting as a representa-tive of the Black Student Union,expressed frustration with theidea that other nations, like theUnited States, often fail to getinvolved in a situation unlesstheir reputations are on the line.

HARU secretary SwhendhyCandtare said she wanted peopleto know Haiti is more than thepoorest nation in the Westernhemisphere or the images dis-played on the nightly news.

“Haiti is a beautiful country.Just do your research if you wantto find out more about Haiti,” saidCandtare, a School of Arts andSciences junior.

School of Environmental andBiological Sciences juniorStephanie Blaise remains opti-mistic about the country her fam-ily calls home.

“We’re going to make it,” she said.

President Barack Obama hasalready pledged an immediate

investment of $100 million to fundAmerican relief efforts in Haiti.

This investment willincrease over the coming yearto support long-term recovery,Obama said.

The president also stressedhis commitment to keep Haiti in the hearts and minds of Americans.

“To the people of Haiti, wesay clearly, and with conviction,you will not be forsaken; youwill not be forgotten,” he saidin a speech Thursday. “In this,your hour of greatest need,America stands with you.”

United States armed forces,including Coast Guard cutters,elements of the Army’s 82ndAirborne Division and theNaval hospital ship, the USNSComfort, have been deployedto Haiti to of fer assistance

to victims. U.S. Health

and HumanSer vices med-ical personnelare also on the ground.

At Obama’srequest, formerPresidents BillClinton andGeorge W. Bushare also cooper-ating to assistwith the relief

efforts and have launched theClinton Bush Haiti Fund,through which they will work toprovide immediate and long-term relief.

Everyday Americans acrossthe countr y have also beendonating to support the causesince news of the disasterreached media outlets.

Today, campus organiza-tions will be collecting dona-tions to send to Haiti at everycampus center from 10 a.m. to6 p.m. All proceeds will besent to Yele Haiti, an organiza-tion founded by music mogul and social entrepreneurWyclef Jean.

Tonight, HARU will hold a can-dlelight vigil on Brower Commons,on the College Avenue Campus toshow support for Haitians. Variouspoems, spoken word and tributeswill be shared from 8 to 10 p.m.To find out more about how to help Haiti, visitwww.whitehouse.gov.


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“It’s hard for me tosay I was relieved,

with so many of myfriends still waiting,

so many of my friendsthat heard bad news.”

DOMINICK AMBROISE School of Arts and Sciences junior


small bookstores can’t stay inbusiness today.”

A large corporation, like Barnes& Noble, will be able to conductsales in ways that were not viablefor the Co-op, Munson said.

“They’re in business to makemoney,” she said. “They willmake decisions that will allowthem to do that.”

The Co-op suffered financialdifficulties for several years, butrecently the problems escalated toa level that made it nearly impossi-ble to pay basic bills and stay open,Munson said.

Among the most important con-siderations for the Co-op Board

et approved for 2005, while aftertwo years of making budget cuts,the state’s spending is approxi-mately $6 billion less than its peak,Corzine said.

But no State of the State addresscan go without focusing on one ofthe most crippling problems inNew Jersey that has been an issuefor half a century: property taxes,he said.

“Let’s call it like it is: every-one’s property taxes are toodamn high,” Corzine said.

He said Trenton can only go sofar when it comes to propertytaxes, and the real solution wouldbe constitutional change, becausethe outmoded system is not tack-ling the problem efficiently.

Eagleton Institute of PoliticsAssociate Director John Weingartsaid in addition to high taxes, NewJersey has been in turmoil and indebt for decades not only becauseof the national economy, butbecause of the many public servic-es it provides for its residents.

“New Jersey has a high levelof government service, and thatcosts money,” Weingart said.

In addition to public govern-ment services, New Jersey is themost densely populated state inthe country, which also con-tributes to the cost of living andthe level of debt, he said.

Corzine said while he hastaken successful measures toaccomplish tasks like creatingmore jobs and making the statemore environmentally friendly byimplementing more solar panels,he admits that not all of hisattempts were successful.

“Critics will say that we didn’tfinish the job. To the critics, I makea confession: You’re right,” he said.

Rutgers College SeniorBenjamin DeMarzo saidCorzine’s speech was very hum-ble, and he was able to admit all ofhis flaws as well as his accom-plishments as governor.

“Now it’s time for Chris Christieto take over and put the state in theright direction,” DeMarzo said.

Despite his reluctantfarewell, Corzine congratulatedChristie, who will be swearinginto office today.

“Gov. Christie’s success willmean the people of New Jersey arein a better place, and that is what weall want,” Corzine said.

SPEECH: Corzine says

NJ property taxes are too high

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CO-OP: Store turns over

operations to avoid bankruptcycontinued from front

was making sure there would be aseamless transition of operations sothat students on Cook/Douglasscampus could purchase suppliesupon their return to school.

The primary focus at the storehad been preparing it for studentswho will need textbooks as classesbegin, said Barnes & NobleGeneral Manager John Cusick.

“We have worked hard anddiligently to pull this off, to getthe bookstore ready to be openedin two weeks,” Cusick said.

Students will not have toworry about whether they will beable to find what they need forclasses at the store, he said.

“When we took over the Co-op, they had sold off or dis-posed of all the merchandise, sowe brought in all the merchan-dise,” Cusick said. “The store’sfully stocked. We pretty much

have what [students] were usedto having.”

In the coming weeks, opera-tions at the bookstore will mir-ror those of the Co-op, but astime progresses, hours mayadjust according to the needs ofstudents on Cook/Douglasscampus, he said.

“[Barnes & Noble CollegeBooksellers] is really lookingforward to having a presence onthis campus … and to deliveringthe great service that we’vedelivered elsewhere,” he said. “Iknow the Co-op was a good storeand people were very happy withit, but I think they’ll be pleasedwith us because we can just offera whole lot with everything that’schanging in textbooks.”

Lindsey King, a School of Artsand Sciences first-year student,lives on the Douglass campus and

has purchased books from the Co-op in the past.

Although she is not surewhether the change in manage-ment will bring better prices, sheonly hopes Barnes & Noble will beeasier on her pockets.

“I can dream,” she said.It’s up to customers to decide

whether they are satisfied onceclasses begin, but there is onegroup that is not pleased — theBoard of Directors.

“I think the word I would use [todescribe the Board’s feelings] is‘sadness,’” Munson said. “It’s unfor-tunate. We’re really unhappy thatthis era has come to an end.”

Students and faculty who weremembers of the Co-op can sell backtheir shares of the store betweenJan. 19 and Jan. 31 only. For furtherinformation, go to www.co-opbook-store.com.

to feel dumb drink to becomeabsent-minded.

My theory about collegedrinking is not absolutebecause the traditional rea-sons for these habits still

apply. Binge-drinking is considered an integral partof the college experience; in fact, many of the storiesalumni tell when they are feeling nostalgic about theUniversity involve alcohol one way or another. Justthink about your first year here and how either youor your friends ended up with alcohol poisoning at afootball game, much to the chagrin of upperclass-men who had already learned to hold their liquor.

Then there are the misconceptions as to what isa “normal” or acceptable amount to drink — if thereis one. Some silly desires to prove oneself — or eventestosterone — seem to determine the norms foralcohol ingestion, leaving the acceptable limits sur-passed on a regular basis. This period in our lives isalso unique because we have both freedom and lim-ited responsibilities, so we think “why not?” Couplethese factors with the fact that many of us use alco-hol as an excuse for inappropriate actions and you

have our Thirsty Thursday.It is imperative to understand

that alcohol use will never cease onany wet campus. Even more impor-tant is realizing that there is a costassociated with your escape. Life ishard now, but apparently it will justget harder, so by drinking are wenot just setting a terrible precedentfor the even more difficult times wemay experience in the future?There are dire consequences tobinge-drinking; there is the imme-

diate risk of poor decision making that could result incatastrophic situations, alcohol poisoning, cirrhosisof the liver, stroke and even the disruption of sleeppatterns, which many of us already struggle with.Nevertheless, the difficulties that come with colle-giate life in tandem with the long-held binge-drinkingculture on campus seem to mitigate the conse-quences of drinking for many of us.

My theory as to why we drink is based mostly onanecdotes so I could very well be wrong, and I wel-come any feedback to help me better understandthis dynamic. Nevertheless, I stand on the marginon this issue. I understand that many of us haveunique perspectives on why we drink and I am alsoaware that many of my fellow students have not fullythought these issues out. I urge you, if you have notput any serious thought into the root causes of yourdrinking, do it immediately. You might find that youare making a tradeoff you cannot afford.

Omar Mansour is a School of Ar ts andSciences sophomore.

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T here are certainthings we Universitystudents know will

never change; for example,Nextbus will never be depend-able and the Grease Truckswill continue to be our greasiest claim to fame. Butthe one thing I am most certain of is that alcohol willcontinue to flow freely on Thursday and Saturdaynights. The University has changed so frequentlythat many of its alumni would have a difficult timerecognizing its current incarnation. It has changedfrom a school dominated by the Dutch ReformedChurch to a place where religiously devout studentsfeel outnumbered by “godless liberals.” It has alsomorphed from a small, private, liberal arts collegeservicing a white male community to a state univer-sity best characterized by its massive size and diver-sity. However, no matter how much our schoolchanges, I am willing to guarantee that it will con-tinue its love affair with alcohol. Why is it that evenafter our community has poured countlessresources into educating us about the conse-quences of drinking, we continue to binge drink?

There are many reasons why wedrink, but I think the most convinc-ing reason is the pursuit of igno-rance; life is a lot more fun if you donot worry about consequences. Wedrink to escape many things — itcould be the 10-page paper on Brazilwe were recently assigned or eventhe parents who expect so much ofus, but most often it is the anxietythat our own thoughts create.

I have noticed that many of mymore intelligent friends drink to givetheir minds a break from their rigorous schedules ofintellectual second-guessing. There is no doubt that col-lege students often feel as if they carry around the bur-den of the world on their shoulders. We begin to feelpowerless in a number of different ways, we feel selfishfor focusing only on our own career advancement andwe feel unfulfilled by a life of classes and papers, not tomention the pressure to succeed (no matter how selfishit is). These things are constantly weighing on us, andafter all, there is a lot of downtime on the REXB to beatoneself up about the world’s troubles.

Conversely, those people who are not quite tor-tured by their worldview seem to drink to escape theirbasic inhibitions. No matter how lightly you take yourventure into higher education, you will know the sac-rifice your parents are making to allow you to enroll atthe University. Even if you don’t wrestle with an over-active intellect, you might feel a certain amount ofguilt if your frat looks down upon your grade pointaverage and you might just drink to escape fromthose thoughts. Overall, it seems that smart peopledrink to feel dumb, and people who do not need help

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Some things never change

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“There are many reasons why we

drink, but I thinkthe most convincing reason is the pursuit

of ignorance ...”

Unconditionalaid for Haiti

N atural disasters bring countries together to help put forthrelief to the place being affected. You see the people of theworld, both leaders and regular citizens, come together to

raise money and supplies for those in need. News coverage alsofocuses mainly on the country where disaster struck. In recentdays, the great majority of networks and newspapers have accu-rately covered the tragedy in Haiti. However, several figures ofright-wing politics continue to deny some facts. Fox NewsNetwork’s Glenn Beck chose to disregard the humane side of thematter and went on to criticize President Barack Obama and hisadministration for the $100 million of Haitian aid. Instead of accu-rately acknowledging the approriation of funds and loans, Beck saidthe military should solely provide security and only private, chari-table organizations and non-governmental organizations shouldfinancially contribute. In contrast with Beck’s views, this is a job forthe military, in addition to any help provided by the government,NGOs and charities. Despite displays of failure on former PresidentGeorge W. Bush’s part during the Hurricane Katrina debacle, theaftermath of this tragedy is an opportunity to use our large militarystrength and financial resources to help others. In fact, no NGOcould, on its own, raise enough aid to properly help Haitian familiesand the Haitian state recover. With regard to Beck’s opinion, it isnot the time to further politically charged views — it should be anage of human camaraderie and compassion.

In addition to Beck’s poor choice of words, Bill O’Reilly spent nomore than a couple of minutes covering an earthquake that may haveclaimed as many as 100,000 lives. He also suggested the funds cominglargely from the U.S. would be stolen. In the meantime, Americansdonated a record amount of aid as television networks, the AmericanRed Cross and NGOs sought funds through various mediums.According to a USA Today statistic, as much as $150 million in aid hasalready been collected to directly assist Haiti.

In contrast with these vast amounts of money, some are afraid ofdonor fatigue. The fear is a situation in which donors become tired ofslowly developing recovery operations, which could result in a loss ofthese donors in future tragedies or events similar to Haiti’s. The truthis that despite the large disregard of aid by right-wing figures and fearsof donor fatigue, a large number of people have been sending in aid viavarious methods. Social networking Web sites, such as Facebook, andtext message donations have proved hugely helpful in providing aneasy medium for collecting aid. The American Red Cross, using textmessaging alone, has already raised $12 million. Donating $10 is aseasy as texting “Haiti” to 90999.

The question of aid remains, however, as a matter of our govern-ment’s direct involvement in Haiti. Should this enormous fundingoperation snowball into a long-term commitment, or should the U.S.government pull out as soon as our rescue efforts are over? The likesof the European Union and China have contributed to Americanefforts, as if to make sure the U.S. is not the sole financial creditor toHaiti in this dire situation. Perhaps additional foreign aid should besought and donated by the large number of other countries that arecurrently in better condition than Haiti. Nevertheless, the U.S.should continue to contribute both physically and monetarily. Goryimages of destruction and death should factor into the amount of for-eign aid Haiti needs. The proximity of this tiny country to the U.S.allows for easy electronic aid through the means of cell phones anddonation Web sites.

There is no doubt that people may question the actual use of theselarge sums of money being funneled into Haiti, however, Lt. Col. DanStarrett, executive director of The Salvation Army, said the money ison the ground and is now helping with immediate needs such as food,water and medical supplies. In addition to governmental and non-gov-ernmental help, aid is coming on a smaller level, as well. According toUSA Today, Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Molino, F.L., iscollecting soap, combs and towels in an effort to help victims retain ameasure of personal hygiene. Heartland, a group from West DesMoines, I.A., is contributing by collecting donations to buy food, whichwill be used to prepare meals in Haiti. Opponents of this non-politicalcause should take a look at these small steps in this process of accu-rately providing aid to a country in dire need.

The truth is that the U.S. should remain in control of certain Haitianfunctions for as long as the country needs to recover. An early exitcould result in consequences worse than the conditions Haiti was inprior to this fatal natural disaster. While we remain in a financial reces-sion, this may not seem fiscally sound, however, government involve-ment does produce additional aid coming in from NGOs and otherinternational organizations. Politically charged opponents of U.S. aidmust look at the very non-partisan images and figures of this naturaldisaster that struck an already failing state.

“We’re going through some crisis right now. There is a whole lot of words going on right now ...

It’s hard on the team but at the same time we have to learn how to deal with it.”

Senior center Hamady N'Diaye on the turmoil facing the Rutgers men's basketball program

STORY IN SPORTS

QUOTE OF THE DAY

CommentaryOMAR MANSOUR

be accessed without the state com-mitment of dollars.

New Jersey receives federalgrant funds contingent on thestate maintaining its own financialcommitment to the center’s oper-ation. In decreasing the statecommitment by 32 percent overthe last four years, state residentstake a much bigger hit ofdecreased federal funding.

The math doesn’t add up, andwe strongly urge our newly elect-ed executive and legislative offi-

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Studies in New Jersey and otherstates continue to show millionsof dollars are saved annually bypoison control center interven-tions that handle problems at thescene and prevent unnecessaryand expensive hospital visits.

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N ever look a gift horse inthe mouth, but that isexactly what the state of

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years as head coach atMonmouth, recording a 73-26-20record in that time.

St. Louis coach Dan Doniganis rumored to be the other candi-date and led his team to a 118-42-23 record over the last nine years.

Rutgers assistant coach JeffZaun, national champion Virginiacoach George Gelnovatch and St.John’s coach Dave Masur also inter-viewed in the search to replace BobReasso, who resigned in Novemberafter 29 years at the helm.

AFTER TAKING A LEAVE OFabsence from the Rutgerswomen’s basketball team, fresh-

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man forward Christine Huber leftthe team to seek a transfer.

Huber saw action in 11 con-tests this year, averaging 0.6points and 4.8 minutes per game— she made two shots from thefield out of six attempts.

Huber’s departure cuts theScarlet Knights’ roster down tosingle digits, putting the team ina precarious position as they pre-pare for their stretch run intoconference play.

This is not the first time Rutgershas dealt with a short bench.

The team found itself down toonly eight players in the 2007-08 sea-son after forward Myia McCurdyand sophomore guard KhadijahRushdan suffered season-endingACL tears. The Knights rode theirshorthanded bench all the way tothe Elite Eight before falling tonational powerhouse Connecticut.

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like in so many years past, itcouldn’t make the required playsdown the stretch, falling 65-58.

Deonta Vaughn scored agame-high 17 points for theBearcats while Mitchell led theKnights with 14.

“We’re getting close, but it’sthe little things — the winningplays, getting the right set, get-ting a great shot every posses-sion — its those little things thatare holding us back,” Rosariosaid. “Once we cover those littlethings you are going to see us besuccessful, because once we endthe game the same way we startthe game, it’s going to help us alot in the long run.”

Next up: a pair of road games atWest Virginia and Providence.The end results: more of the same.

The Knights were embarrassedby 34, 86-52, at West Virginia andfollowed that up with a lacklusterperformance at Providence. TheFriars handed Rutgers its fourthstraight defeat 94-81.

Jamine Peterson scored 29points and grabbed 20 reboundsfor Providence. In a bright spotfor the Knights, freshman for-ward Dane Miller scored acareer-high 26 points in the loss.

Miller’s impressive playearned him his first start of theseason against Syracuse. TheLouis Brown Athletic Center wassold out for the first time this sea-son, but it wasn’t the fans dressedin red that made the noise.

The Orange built a 23-pointlead in the second half eventuallywinning 81-65, handing Hill’steam its fifth straight loss.

This was the Knights’ firsthome game since the news thatsophomore center GregoryEchenique announced his intentto transfer. The crowd serenadedHill with boos as the fourth year


Freshman forward Dane Miller contributed 26 of Rutgers’ 81points in a career-high performance against Providence.

SKID: Rutgers’ blunder

helps snap USF losing streak

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T ennessee Titans widereceiver and formerRutgers star Kenny Britt

makes his living evading defend-ers on the field, but even he could-n’t escape the long arm of the law.

Police apprehended Britt inGlen Ridge, N.J., late Friday on atraffic violation where it wasfound he had three outstandingtraffic warrants.

Britt posted bail for the threewarrants, totaling $865 and wasreleased shortly after.

As a rookie, Britt led theTitans with 701 receiving yardsand had three touchdowns,including a game-winner againstthe Arizona Cardinals.

THE RUTGERS MEN’S trackteam won four events at the

head coach now finds himselfsquarely on the hot seat.

“I keep going to work. I’m theluckiest guy in the world, this ismy dream job,” Hill said whenasked about his frustration afterhearing boos from the selloutcrowd of 8,085 after he was intro-duced. “I came with a vision and aplan and I’m sticking to the visionand plan. We’re going to succeed.It may not happen as quickly aspeople like, but there is no doubtin my mind. “We had a setback.You find another way. We have an

old saying, ‘if you run into a brickwall are you going to give up andstop or you’re going to find a wayaround it, over it or you’re going torun through it.’ I’m not sure ifwe’re running through it or goingover it but we’re getting to theother side.”

RU finished the winter break 3-6, with three non-conference winsto start, and things are not gettingany easier with No. 4 Villanova intown Wednesday night and a tripto No. 11 Georgetown loomingthis weekend.

Penn State University NortheastChallenge this weekend, whilethe women’s squad posted sever-al Big East qualifying times.

Senior Kyle Grady was victori-ous in the 60-meter hurdles for thesecond straight week, while soph-omore Adam Bergo won both thelong jump and the high jump.Bergo also placed first in the highjump and the triple jump a weekbefore at the MetropolitanCoaches Invitational in New York.

Junior Aaron Younger round-ed out the top place finishers forthe Scarlet Knights, taking firstin the 500-meter dash.

The Rutgers men travel to Navyfor a quad meet Jan. 23, while thewomen compete in the PrincetonRelays on the same day.

FOOTBALL HEAD COACH GregSchiano thought he found his manin wide receivers coach GeorgeMcDonald, but Rutgers’ latest hirereturned to the NFL only a weekafter accepting the job at Rutgers.

McDonald accepted a two-year deal and a raise from theCleveland Browns during thebreak after new President MikeHolgren decided to keep headcoach Eric Mangini.

Rutgers has yet to hire its widereceivers coach for next season.

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BY JOSH GLATTSTAFF WRITER

Unlike most Rutgers students,winter break was not a relaxing

time fort h eRutgersgymnas-t i c steam.

The Scarlet Knights got theirseason underway with two meetsduring the month opening with ahome meet against NewHampshire where the ScarletKnights were edged 189.725-188.925 despite a spirited effort,said head coach Chrystal Chollet-Norton, who was pleased with theeffort her team put forth.

“We were really happy witheverything,” Chollet-Norton said.“For the girls to come out and hangwith them, we were really excited.”

The Knights featured strongperformances from senior LauraSevarino on vault, junior KiahBanfield in floor exercise andfreshmen Jenna Zito and NicoleRomano on uneven bars.

Banfield’s score of 9.725 in thefloor exercise was just short ofher career-high of 9.775. In hervault, Banfield turned in anotherimpressive performance, scoringa 9.500.

“She is a beautiful tumblerand she is gutsy,” Chollet-Norton said. “She was hinderedby some injuries last year and weheld her back a bit so she couldbe healthy.”

In addition to strong individ-ual performances, Sevarino andZito performed well in the all-around performance, both scor-ing 37.8000.

The Knights then traveled toRaleigh, N.C., Jan. 15 to face NorthCarolina State. While not as closeas the home opener, the team stillperformed admirably, droppingthe meet 193.825-188.100.

“It was an away meet with fourfreshmen in the lineup, so wewere very pleased with our per-formance,” Chollet-Norton said.“We might have been able tobreak 190, but I’m still happy withhow we did.”

Sevarino once again turned inan impressive performance onvault. Her score of 9.725 wasgood enough to finish thirdbehind Brooke Barr and BrittneyHardiman of N.C. State. After suf-fering injuries last year,Sevarino’s strong return pro-vides the team with consistencyand leadership.

“Laura has been a steadfast allaround performer for fouryears,” Chollet-Norton said.“Losing her last year was reallytough on everyone.”

Banfield also maintained herstrong start to the season, scor-ing a 9.650 in the floor exercise.

Leigh Heinbaugh also startedher season with a strong per-formance on the road with a 9.425on beam after being injured lastyear. Chollet-Norton is happy tohave the junior back in the lineupafter her injury plagued sopho-more season.

“Leigh has always been strongon beam and done a beautiful job.She works really hard,” Chollet-Norton said. “She is starting tolook good on vault as well and weare getting her into bar.”

The Knights next competewhen they travel to PhiladelphiaSaturday to face Pennsylvania.

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The center was on fire in thesecond half, scoring nine of herpoints and grabbing six boards.The Knights outscored theBearcats 24-18 in the paint andheld a narrow rebounding edgethanks to Junaid and classmateMyia McCurdy, who pulled downseven rebounds.

Ray made her impact feltacross the stat sheet, leading allscorers with 13 points and addingfour rebounds and two steals.The guard went four-of-nine fromthe floor and was perfect fromthe free throw line.

The team’s leading scorerheaped praise on her center,who helped take some of theload off her shoulders in termsof scoring.

“[Junaid] is a great post andwe try to get her as many pointsas we can,” Ray said. “She likes tobury people a lot and she does agreat job burying people — it’seasy to pass her the ball whenshe’s doing that.”

On the whole though, Rutgersplayed a disjointed game onoffense, shooting only 26 percentfrom the field in the second half,after putting up double that per-centage in the opening period.

Senior center Rashidat Junaid scored in double digits for the thirdstraight game in the Scarlet Knights’ 44-33 win against Cincinnati.

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Strong Big East start helps redeem embarrassing loss BY SAM HELLMAN

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The transition into a newdecade did not go smoothly forthe Rutgers women’s basketball

team. TheS c a r l e t

Knights opened the winter breakperiod with a subpar perform-ance against Tennessee atMadison Square Garden and fin-ished 4-3 between semesters,including an embarrassing lossto a 2-8 George Washington teamon the road.

Rutgers eventually caught fire,however, and won three of its firstfour games in the Big East, ridinga wave of strong play from seniorsBrittany Ray and Rashidat Junaidinto Saturday’s matchup withMarquette at the Louis BrownAthletic Center.

“That’s definitely the startwe’re looking for [in the BigEast],” Ray said. “It would havebeen nice if we were 4-0, butsometimes you have to take aloss and move forward as a learn-ing experience.”

In Big East play, the Knightswon two at home and lost one oftwo road games 79-66 at Syracuse.

In that loss, the Orange heldRutgers to 2-of-19 from three-point range and knocked down34 free throws for the win. TheKnights immediately respond-ed, however, with Saturday’s44-33 win over Cincinnatibehind 11 points and eightboards from Junaid.

“I think the team is doing agreat job of using the fumes fromlosing a game and carrying it oninto the next games,” Ray said.“We just have to make sure we go

into every game like it’s our lastgame because Coach Stringeralways tells us to treat everygame like that and make sure thatwe always play hard and intensebecause you’re never givenanother opportunity to play.”

Rutgers got its first win over aranked team since the ParadiseJam, beating No. 24 Pittsburgh52-46 at the Petersen EventsCenter behind 33 combinedpoints for Ray and Junaid andbeat DePaul 60-57 to open BigEast play.

With the strong in-conferencestart marking the highlight of theturn of the decade, the 45-43 stun-ner against George Washingtonserved as the low-point. RU led theentire game until squandering thelead in the last three minutes andmissing an open look at the end ofthe game with a chance to tie.

RU shot a season-worst 34 per-cent on the game and 20.7 per-cent in the second half.

“They out-hustled us and wedidn’t shoot well and they wantedit more,” said a livid C. VivianStringer after the loss. “It was assimple as that.”

Before facing GW, the Knightstook down Central ConnecticutState 62-53, but fell to No. 4Tennessee 68-54 at MadisonSquare Garden in the MaggieDixon Classic.

In the two games, Ray shonethe brightest, earning Big EastPlayer of the Week after a career-high 29 points against theVolunteers and another 28 the fol-lowing game.

“When you talk about inch forinch and effort for effort just howmuch she gives and works to getbetter, I tell you, Brittany, hat’s

off,” Stringer said earlier in theseason. “She is not nearly asquick as she has made herself tobe. She wasn’t as quick and ineptat handling the ball or confidentbut she’s worked so hard andshe’s developed her game.”

Despite the non Rutgers-likeperformance in the non-confer-ence schedule, the Knights (11-7, 3-1 Big East) are still in decentposition to qualify for anotherNCAA Tournament. The teammade the tourney as a No. 7seed last year with an 18-11record in the regular season,meaning that a 7-5 record therest of the way puts the Knightsin good position.

They could theoretically doeven worse given the extremelytough non-conference scheduleand any potential wins in the BigEast Tournament.

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“I think some people didn’thear the plays we were runningand a lot of people were a little bitconfused,” Ray said. “We just did-n’t execute very well.”

All things considered, the Knights executed betterthan Cincinnati.

The Bearcats never fell into aconsistent offensive rhythm,making only 12 field goals the entire game out of 48attempts. Cincinnati jacked up 15three-point shots but convertedonly two.

After committing 18 turnoversagainst Syracuse in its previousgame, RU committed a season-low nine Saturday, while dishingout eight assists.

“It’s major for us to have nineturnovers and it would be good tohave more assists, but if youthink about it we blew a lot oflayups, there were layups thatwere there,” said head coach C.Vivian Stringer. “So I can’t be asupset with the guards as I nor-mally am.”

Though the Knights (11-7, 3-1) held an 11-point advantage atthe 14-minute mark, a series ofquick foul calls allowed theBearcats (8-8, 1-3) to claw theirway back into the game.Cincinnati drove the basket andhit two free throws on a 6-0 runthat prompted Stringer toinser t four players into thegame simultaneously.

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RU boasts longest unbeaten streak in nine yearsBY ALEX JANKOWSKI

CORRESPONDENT

The Rutgers wrestling team iskicking off the 2010 portion of itsseason on a torrid pace, posting a

7 - 0 - 1record.T h ee i g h t -m a t c hunbeat-

en streak is the longest in recentteam history, having not equaledthe feat since the 2000-01 season.

During this stretch, theScarlet Knights scored an aver-age of 31 points per match, whileholding opponents to a meagereight points per contest.

“I’m really happy with the waywe have wrestled out of the gatethis year,” said head coach ScottGoodale. “I would have liked towin all of them, but we have wres-tled at a good enough level tostay in the mix.”

Rutgers (12-4-1) dominatedopponents Boston (39-0) and Brown(35-8), but the biggest accomplish-ment during the streak came Jan.16, when the Knights came frombehind to tie Michigan State, 16-16,at the inaugural Spartan Duals inEast Lansing, Mich.

Down by three entering thefinal match, No. 9 heavyweightDominick Russo stepped into thecircle against Alan O’Donnell andcame away with a 6-3 decision,ensuring that the streak wouldnot be snapped.

“He really didn’t do much onthe mat, because if I pinned himthen we would have won,” Russosaid. “I hadn’t wrestled my best,


Senior heavyweight DJ Russo, top, kept the Scarlet Knights’ streak alive with a 6-3 decisionafter the team entered the match against Michigan State down by three.

but as a whole, we should beproud of the tie becauseMichigan State is a good team.”

Russo also set personal bestsone week prior to the clash withthe Spartans, when he pinnedboth of his opponents in less thanone minute. Against the UnitedStates Merchant MarineAcademy, the Netcong, N.J.,native took down opponent JuddConnell in just 40 seconds. He fol-

lowed up this performance in thenext match when he pinnedArmy’s Ryan Cook in 47 seconds.

“If it’s someone that I know I canbeat then I like to go out and see if Ican take them down in the first peri-od,” he said. “The only problemwith that is if you don’t pin them,then the momentum can swingtheir way and you might lose.”

The redshirt junior now hasan individual record of 22-3 on the

season with a gaudy 15-1 recordin dual meets.

Russo’s dominating style hasbegun to precede him and teamssuch as Harvard choose to forfeitthe heavyweight bout, rather thansend in a wrestler.

The decision grants Rutgerssix points, but leaves an aggravated Russo waiting inthe wings with nobody to faceof f against.

“[The forfeits] definitely both-er me, especially when I knowthat they brought their guy withthem,” he said. “I work hard toget to where I am, and I want togo out and get some sort of resultfor myself.”

Another Knight who hasimpressed during the winningstreak is redshirt freshmanJoseph Langel. After taking overfor an injured Vincent Dellefave,the Howell, N.J., native has takenthe 125-pound weight class bystorm, posting a perfect 6-0record with three major deci-sions and one technical fall.

“I’m very happy with howthings are going and I want tokeep this momentum going untilthe end of the year,” Langel said.

Dellefave has had an injury-plagued freshman campaign, andLangel has filled the void when-ever needed.

“If we had this problem at anyother weight class we would be introuble, but 125 is where we arethe deepest,” Goodale said. “Weget reps for Vinny when he isready, but if he goes down thenJoe steps right in.”

Whatever future moves aremade, Langel is content with therole he plays on the team.

“Vinny and I are close friendsand we always help each otherout. Either one of us could havewon the matches that I won,” hesaid. “Of course I would love toalways be out there wrestling,but in the end, wrestling is ateam sport.”

The Scarlet Knights travel toEwing Friday for their nextmatch against in-state rival Rider.

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Winter Break Work

While students wereaway for the NewYear the Rutgersmen’s basketballteam scuffled in BigEast play going 0-5while the women gotoff to a solid 3-1start. The gymnasticsteam lost both of itsmeets but looks torebound at the Livingston Gym.






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Pressure, time working against Hill as losses pile upT he losses are piling up,

the fan backlash is in fulleffect and Rutgers men’s

basketball head coach Fred HillJr. is on the hot seat.

Hill, in his fourth year at thehelm of the Scarlet Knights, is 8-49 in Big East play and openedconference play with five straightdefeats after Saturday night’s 73-64 loss against South Florida.

But Hill said at practice beforethe team faced Syracuse Jan. 13at the Louis Brown AthleticCenter that he still has a plan.

“No. You have a plan, you havea vision and you never worry aboutit,” Hill said when asked if he wasconcerned that he may not get thetime to execute his strategy. “I’mvery fortunate to have implement-ed the plan. It’s something that Ilove to do. I come to work everyday with a passion and that’s whatI love doing — coaching. So wecome out every day and we coach.

“There’s a plan in place, there’sa vision in place. There’s no doubtin my mind that we’ll succeed andmeet that plan and that vision. Inever set a timetable from day oneand I haven’t changed — I’ll neverset a timetable. But I was realexcited — and still am — aboutthis core group of young guys aswe move forward.”

Hill’s plan was called intoquestion during last season’s two-win Big East season and hascome under fire again on theheels of the toughest week dur-ing his tenure.

When the news broke thatsophomore forward GregoryEchenique would transfer — oneof Hill’s two main building blocksfor his plan — the negativity

KYLE FRANKO

FullyFranko


Embattled head coach Fred Hill Jr. is just 8-49 in Big East playsince taking over the Rutgers men’s basketball program.

around the program reached anall-time high.

The message boards werefilled with venom calling for Hill’sresignation while former playerJR Inman, notorious for his Hillbashing, tore into the head coachvia a message on his publicFacebook profile.

The fans at the RAC Jan. 13 —those not dressed in orange —voiced their displeasure with theprogram’s direction serenadingHill with boos.

“That’s what fans do in everyprogram across the country.Fans have a right to have opin-ions,” Hill said. “We love our fansand they’re passionate. You knowwhat; they’ve been frustrated for19 years. I’ve been frustrated forfour. I feel it. I hear it.”

Echenique’s transfer pointstoward a team in turmoil. Reportssurfaced suggesting that his fam-ily was unhappy with the way thecoaching staff handled his eyeinjury. He originally sustainedthe injury playing in an Octoberpick-up game but did not havesurgery to repair a detached reti-na until December.

The 6-foot-9-inch, 270-poundVenezuelan was curiously absentfrom practices and games follow-ing his surgery, leading many tobelieve he was mulling a transfer.

“It wasn’t really a shock tome,” said senior center HamadyN’Diaye. “That’s really all I cansay about it — it’s not a shock tome — I haven’t seen the kid for awhile now. We’ve tried to speak tohim and we couldn’t get in touchwith him.”

While some have been hesi-tant to talk about the turmoil,N’Diaye’s never been one to shyaway from speaking his mind.Like it or not, this stuff takes itstoll on a team.

“We’re going through somecrisis right now,” N’Diaye saidafter the loss to Syracuse. “Thereis a whole lot of words going onright now about us, the coaches,the whole team and everything.It’s hard on the team but at thesame time we have to learn howto deal with it.”

Including Echenique, Hill hasnow seen six players leave theprogram in his three and a halfyears in charge. That’s just twoless than his eight Big East winsand does not bode well for acoach that came in promising BigEast Championships.

With Echenique departing,the rumors regarding the futureof sophomore guard MikeRosario soon followed.

Hill was counting on the duo tobe the foundation to turn RU bas-ketball around, but one is gone andthe other has been erratic all sea-son, leading to reports that he’sunhappy with his current situation.

Rosario didn’t speak withthe media before the gameagainst Syracuse but did talkafter the game.

He still declined comment onEchenique but did talk about the

mood of the team calling every-body “happy.”

Still, Hill would not reveal thenumber of conference wins hethinks it would take to demonstratethe progress he so often talks about.

“I would’ve liked to win everygame,” Hill said. “Before we had alittle setback here in terms of per-sonnel I felt very comfortable thatwe would win games. There’s nota number in my mind — I don’tthink you put a number on how todo this to show you’re doing this.”

But Hill has yet to win andwith the latest setback droppingthe team to 0-5 in the Big East,the heat is increasing.

If things continue on this pace,Hill won’t get to see his vision ful-filled. He’s not fired yet — there’salways a possibility to turn thingsaround — but the Grim Reaper ison standby.

— Kyle Franko accepts praise and hate mail at

[email protected]

Following surgery to repair a detatched retina, sophomore center Gregory Echenique announced his intent to transfer from the Rutgers men’s basketball program. He will continue his career at Creighton.

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WHILE YOU WERE OUT ...BY STEVEN MILLER

CORRESPONDENT

Sandwiched in the heart ofa six-game losing streak to

c l o s et h e

winter break, the Rutgersmen’s basketball team learnedof more devastating news.

The program announcedthe transfer of sophomore for-ward Gregory Echenique, outfor the season with an eyeinjury. The 6-foot-9 St.Benedict’s Prep product set-tled on Missouri ValleyConference school Creightonfor the remaining two-and-a-half years of his eligibility.

“It always tough when apiece of the puzzle isn’t withyou,” said Rutgers head coachFred Hill Jr. at practice the daybefore the Scarlet Knightsfaced Syracuse Jan. 13. “Wecertainly appreciate every-thing he did for our programand we certainly support him,but he made a personal familydecision to move on.”

The sudden transfer shedslight onto what was an uncom-fortable absence for theGuitare, Venezuela native.Echenique was not at anygames since his initial eye sur-gery Dec. 9 to repair adetached retina, an injury orig-inally suffered after beingpoked in the eye during a pick-up game in October.

The original report fromRutgers said Echenique wouldmiss at least one month, buthe had a second proceduredone Dec. 17 and at that time itwas announced he would missthe entire season and seek amedical redshirt.

Echenique followed up animpressive rookie campaignwith 12.6 points and 7.7rebounds per game in hisseven starts before his injury.

FORMER RUTGERS MEN’Ssoccer midfielder Dilly Duka isheading to Columbus after theCrew selected the USA U-20 starwith the eighth pick in theMLS SuperDraft in Philadelphia.

Duka played two seasonsfor the Scarlet Knights butchose to forgo his junior sea-son to participate in the U-20World Cup which was held inEgypt this summer.

In his final season atRutgers in 2008, Duka was anAll-Big East selection scoringeight goals. He finished hisRU career with 10 goals andfive assists.

The following day, FirstTeam All-Big East seniors JenAnzivino and Erin Guthriewere selected in the Women’sProfessional Soccer draft, alsoin Philadelphia.

FC Gold Pride based in LongBeach, Calif., selected Guthrie,the Big East goalkeeper of theyear, in the third round. Theschool’s all-time clean sheetleader posted a .47 goals againstaverage this season, allowingjust 10 goals in 21 games.

The PhiladelphiaIndependence selected Anzivinoin the sixth round, but she wassubsequently traded to defend-ing champion Sky Blue FC.

THE SEARCH FOR A NEWRutgers men’s soccer coachwas narrowed to two candi-dates, according to mycentral-jersey.com.

Monmouth coach RobertMcCourt is thought to be thefrontrunner after leading theHawks to an 18-2-2 record, aranking as high as No. 5 in thecountry and a first roundNCAA Tournament victoryover Connecticut.

McCourt, a Kearny, N.J.,native, spent the past three

Echenique, Huber leave teams; Duka, Guthrie, Anzivino drafted; search for men’s soccer head coach narrows

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BY STEVEN WILLIAMSONSENIOR WRITER

Brittany Ray has been a household nameon the Rutgers women’s basketball team so

far this season. But with the

way senior centerRashidat Junaidplayed in her lastthree games, it

might be a good idea to add her name tothe list.

Junaid scored 11 points, her thirdstraight game in double figures and addedeight rebounds as the Scarlet Knightsbeat Cincinnati 44-33 for their third con-ference win.

“I’m feeling OK, I just want to win,” Junaidsaid. “I don’t care how many points I score aslong as at the end of the day we come homewith the ‘W,’ I’m happy.”

Junaid big inugly win overUC Bearcats

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An erratic Mike Rosario is 10-for-35 from the floor in hislast two games, both Scarlet Knight losses.

BY KYLE FRANKOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The misery continued for theRutgers men’s basketball team withits sixth consecutive loss Saturday

night atthe handsof SouthFlorida.

T h eBulls got

20 points from Dominique Jonesand led by as many as 17 in the sec-ond half, eventually winning 73-64at the Sun Dome in Tampa.

It was USF’s (11-6, 1-4 Big East)first conference win and snapped afour game losing streak. Rutgers(9-8, 0-5) never led in the game.

Hamady N’Diaye, Mike Rosario,Mike Coburn and JonathanMitchell all had 13 points for theScarlet Knights.

Rosario came into the gameaveraging 16.2 points per game butcontinued to be erratic from thefloor, shooting 4-of-14 and only 1-of-6 from behind the arc.

The defeat against SouthFlorida was just the latest in a long

line of disappointments for RU overwinter break.

It started with a trip to Chapel Hill,N.C., for a date with defending nation-al champion North Carolina. TheKnights trailed by 17 in the secondhalf but a Rosario floater with 2:11remaining made it a four point game.

But RU did not score the rest ofthe way falling 81-67 despiteRosario’s game-high 22 points.

“I was feeling that [we could winthe game] and when I made therunner, that’s what made me feelmore intense,” Rosario said. “Theatmosphere got louder and louderand louder and you love to play ingames like that.”

Even with the loss, there wereencouraging signs heading into BigEast play. But history is not on theKnights’ side when it comes to con-ference play.

Head coach Fred Hill Jr. has justeight Big East wins in his threeyears and he is still searching fornumber nine.

Against Cincinnati, RU held afive point halftime lead at home, but

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