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High: 37 • Low: 22The Rutgers wrestling team extended its unbeaten streak to a school-record 12 witha pair of wins over the weekend against Virginia and Navy.

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Princeton’s gradingpolicy that limits A’soffsets students’plans of getting intograd schools.

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McCormick forecasts hopeduring economic stormBY ARIEL NAGI AND COLLEEN ROACHE

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With the University’s spring enrollmentsoaring to more than 50,000 on all threecampuses and the state’s federal stimuluspackage money diminishing, UniversityPresident Richard L. McCormick discusseddifferent ways to balance the state’s budget-ary concerns and the influx of students.

In the annual New Brunswick campusaddress at Friday’s University Senate meet-ing, McCormick and Executive VicePresident for Academic Affairs Philip J.Furmanski discussed possible solutions tothe issue while citing other campus issuesand accomplishments.

Up by 4 percent from last year’s record-breaking spring enrollment, the total num-ber of students on all three campuses thissemester is 53,000, and the University hasreceived more applications than ever for thefall semester, McCormick said.

“This reflects the attractiveness ofRutgers to over tens of thousands of out-standing students,” he said. “It also repre-

sents targeted efforts on our part toincrease enrollment in certain selectivefields, where demand is very, very great.”

But while student enrollment continuesto climb, the scope of the state’s budgetaryissues is also climbing, McCormick said.

Although the worst of the recession haspassed for some, there are still issues facingNew Jersey, especially since the state spentits $15.4 million in federal stimulus funds inone year — originally intended to span overtwo years, he said.

Furmanski also acknowledged the gravi-ty of the situation.

“We face very severe budget difficultiesfor the next couple of years, at least …”Furmanski said. “We staved off real disasterthis year.”

Agreements with faculty members todelay contract pay raises, as well as fed-eral restoration funds, helped theUniversity make it through last year, butsuch funds will not be available in thefuture, he said.

Student wins last laugh, returns home ‘Queen of Comedy’BY NEIL KYPERSCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Dina Hashem, a School of Arts andSciences junior, swiped the grand prize of thisyear’s New Jersey Comedy Festival out of thehands of 20 other student comedians thisSaturday in the Rutgers Student Center onthe College Avenue campus.

Hashem earned her spot in October asone of four finalists representing theUniversity, along with School of Arts andSciences juniors Ben Brosh and Georges

Garcon, Jr., and School of Arts and Sciencessenior Nick Marinelli.

The winner recieved $1,000, a scholarshipto the Manhattan Comedy School and a per-formance at the Stress Factory alongside pro-fessional comedians.

“It’s totally surreal. I didn’t expect it at all,”she said. “I was going to leave because [thefestival was taking] so long, and I didn’t thinkI was going to win.”

Shelley Snyder from The College of NewJersey took second place and lost to Hashemby one-quarter of a point.

Because of the slight difference in scores,Snyder will also have the opportunity to go tothe comedy school and perform at the StressFactory, said Dennis Hedlund, co-founderand chairman of the NJCF.

“[NJCF Executive Producer and co-founder David Stein] said maybe we will havea major winner, and the second winner willget some consideration,” Hedlund said.

Richard Stockton College students andper formers Will Millar and NoahHoulihan traveled two hours to be at the festival, where they attended a semi-

nar that taught them about comedy as a career.

“We learned about the business and all thegood things we can do with comedy,”Houlihan said.

Houlihan said the seminar warned him hewas not going to make any money as a pro-fessional comedian, and it was a full-time jobrequiring complete dedication.

“[This is my] third year losing this[competition] … this is old hat now, I come

Community dedicates new worship centerBY HILLARY GOLDSMITH

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

For students who have visitedthe Catholic Center on Mine Streetand noticed a strange emptiness,there’s a reason.

The Catholic Students Association,the University, Deco Construction andnotable figures at the church intro-duced a new center to the community,now located at 94 Somerset St.

Bishop of Metuchen Paul G.Bootkoski, University President

Richard L. McCormick, Mayor JimCahill and other church and com-munity leaders led a ribbon-cuttingceremony Friday across the streetfrom St. Peter the Apostle Church.

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BY BRETT WILSHESTAFF WRITER

As the spring semester unfurls, students andfaculty look to change outdated policies that gov-ern the ever-evolving University.

The University’s academic integrity policy,which outlines the University’s code of con-duct, is undergoing reform to make it clearerfor students.

“The previous academic integrity policy waswritten in the 1980s and is widely considered bymembers of the Rutgers University community tobe too complex, legalistic, opaque and out-of-date,” said Academic Integrity Committee mem-ber Chris Fioravante, one of several studentsworking on the changes.

At the moment, violations ranging fromsexual assault to cheating on tests are catego-rized into four brackets of disciplinary action,said Martha Cotter, chair of the AcademicIntegrity Committee.

Revisions will work to trim down the violationsto two brackets: separable and non-separableoffences, said Cotter, a professor in chemistryand chemical biology.

Group proposeschanges to U.integrity policy

University President Richard L. McCormick, speaking at his annual address in thefall, discussed plans to generate more revenue at Friday’s University Senate meeting.

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Members of the Catholic Students Association celebrate at a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday to dedicate thenew Catholic Center on 94 Somerset St. The building will host weddings in addition to worship services.

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BY JEFF PRENTKYCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Students channeled theirfavorite Broadway musicals andshowcased their talent Friday at the Broadway KaraokeCoffeehouse, the second eventin the Taste and Educate Series.

Located in The Cove in theBusch Campus Center, the cof-fee houses are designed to edu-cate students about different cul-tures and food while providingthe opportunity for live perform-ance, said Series Co-Creator

Alessia Aron, a School of Artsand Sciences senior.

“I’m really excited to see allof the talent Rutgers has outthere. We’ve gotten a lot ofresponses from students, and Ican’t wait to see what everyonehas to of fer,” said RussellKohlmann, a Rutgers Collegesenior who has been workingwith Aron since early January todevelop the series.

Many students sang a varietyof show tunes and were accompa-nied by the house pianist JamieCastellanos, a University alumna.

“It’s so great to see such anactive theater community. I reallylike playing for the performers,”Castellanos said.

The coffeehouse providedsparkling cider, hot tea and coffeefrom Java City Coffee, and cookiesand water — in addition to a tablefull of songbooks the studentsused for their performances.

School of Arts and Sciencessophomores Alice Haefeli andGaladriel Sevener sang a medley of“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”and “What a Wonderful World”while Haefeli played a ukulele.

Many performers interactedwith the audience, and one stu-dent began his song by askingeveryone to stand up and per-form a yoga breathing exercise inexchange for Subway coupons.

This piano karaoke event dif-fered from the other cof fee-houses by focusing more on thevocalists and musicians, ratherthan hosting a guest speakerand introducing a certain cul-ture and food.

“It helps people express theirtrue talent and have fun.Performing is a part of my life,

and I need this time to balancemy schoolwork,” said ScottSincof f, a School ofEnvironmental and BiologicalSciences first-year student whosang “Halloween” from theBroadway musical “Rent.”

The coffee houses will begin toalternate locations starting Feb.17 between The Cove and the newLivingston Student CenterCoffeehouse, where all of the cul-tural events will be held. Events atThe Cove will focus more on sea-sonal events Valentine’s Day andthe arrival of spring.

BY MITAL GAJJARCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Although the nation’s eco-nomic situation is dire, there ishope for students to get full-timejobs with the U.S. Food andDrug Administration.

New Jersey DistrictCompliance Officer JosephMcGinnis, an FDA representa-tive, came to the Fiber OpticAuditorium on Busch campusWednesday to speak about drugmanufacturing and opportuni-ties in employment for engi-neers and public health.

“There were about 2,450engineering jobs available in theUnited States, and there were87 New Jersey jobs, includingcivil engineers, chemical engi-neers, electrical engineers [andother types of engineers],” saidMcGinnis, a University alum-nus. “The FDA hired 35 peoplein New Jersey last year in thisweak economy.”

Members of the InternationalSociety for PharmaceuticalEngineering from theUniversity, the New JerseyInstitute of Technology andStevens Institute of Technology

made up the majority of theevent’s attendees.

“This … is an opportunity tobring speakers in from the gov-ernment side of pharmaceuticalmanufacturing [and] compli-ments our very large researchaspect … in pharmaceutical engi-neering,” said Henrik Pedersen,professor and chair of chemicalengineering at the University.

Food safety, swine flu, humantissue, organ donation and petfoods are some of the issues theFDA regulates in its 20 districtsthroughout the country,McGinnis said. New Jersey ishome to a reputable pharmaceuti-cal center, which Congressinspects at least every two years.

Discovering drugs involves alot of research, he said.

“Certainly, what mostly goeson in the [chemical engineer-ing] program is [what] theresearch graduate students [do,which] … eventually might goto use in the industries,”Pedersen said.

Concepts students learn aboutat the University can help them inthe job market, he said.

“The kind of stuff you had —that prospective on the job, the

connection to their research thatyou’re doing in the lab — eventu-ally gets implemented in indus-try … through this particularbusiness, making drugs that go to regulatory guidelines,”Pedersen said.

Students said the seminar wasbeneficial in terms of finding jobs,making money, gaining experi-ence and searching for solutionsto problems.

The event helped studentslearn about government jobsthat are available, said NikishaShah, a graduate student inchemical engineering.

The FDA has offices aroundthe world, in countries like China,Belgium and South America,McGinnis said. Representativesgo overseas for three weeks, thencome back and write reports foranother three weeks.

Public health is another openfield with opportunities in theFDA, he said. Among the FDA’sduties is protecting publichealth, and the administrationconsists of pharmacists, nursesand engineers.

There are 6,000 employees ofthe public health service acrossthe nation, he said.

Drug industry raises job opportunities

Karaoke night showcases U. theater community

3 Join us for another “Taste and Educate” event at 7:30 p.m.in The Cove at the Busch Campus Center. Sample mini piesand cheesecakes of all varieties courtesy of NewBrunswick’s own Mr. Tod’s Pie Factory and learn all abouthis pie-making process during this event, sponsored byUniversity Student Life. Supplies are limited — first come,first served.

Majoring in PRE-MED? Want to meet other pre-med stu-dents on campus? Need advice for the road to med school?Then stop by Phi Delta Epsilon’s mixer on Feb. 3 from 9:30p.m. to 11 p.m. in Room 120 of the Busch Campus Center.Come get to know the members of PhiDE and learn moreabout our international medical fraternity with a mini-pres-entation. Dress is casual and FOOD will be served!

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Schantz, co-chair of theAcademic Standards,Regulations and AdmissionsCommittee. “This is still causingsome problems for students.”

The availability of course syl-labi prior to class registration peri-ods was also an issue of concern.

The University Senate voted toextend the add/drop period by oneday, so that students will have eightdays to drop and nine days to add acourse. The changes will be imple-mented on a trial basis before thepolicy is enforced permanently.

Furthermore, the Senateagreed with the recommenda-tion that instructors increaseefforts to make syllabi availableduring the pre-registration peri-od or, at least, well before thestart of the semester.

The Senate also voted to holdgraduation commencement cere-monies on the Sunday after the endof the final exam period at Rutgers

Stadium, beginning in spring 2011.Prior ceremonies were held onWednesdays on Voorhees Mall onthe College Avenue campus.

Furmanski also commendedmembers of the University com-munity on their efforts to have aninfluence outside of the classroom.

“I would also like to note, withgratitude and pride, how our stu-dents are contributing beyondthe classroom,” he said. “And thatis exemplified by their work onrelief efforts in Haiti.”

The Haiti Relief Fund andplanned events, like a concert anda poetry reading, are a few of theelements that add to the sense ofintegrity at the University.

“I must say that I’m veryproud of our students for makingthis commitment to helping thosewho are suffering from this greathuman tragedy,” Furmanski said.

Rutgers Against Hunger,which has raised more than 25tons of food and $100,000 incash, was another point of pridefor Furmanski.

“Our faculty, the mainstay ofthe University, continue toadvance excellence in teaching,research and service,” he said.

External research grants andcontracts totaled nearly $400 mil-lion in 2009, a 20 percent increaseover 2008, Furmanski said. About$355 million was awarded to fac-ulty members here.

Faculty members’ research oncancer, autism, alcohol and smok-ing cessation were highlights, aswell as their receipt of awards,such as National ScienceFoundation Presidential EarlyCareer Awards at the White Houseand Fulbright scholarships.

The University received $27 mil-lion in funding from the federal gov-ernment’s stimulus package thusfar — more than any other institu-tion in the state, Furmanski said.

The money came from theDepartment of Labor, the NationalEndowment for the Arts, theDepartment of Education, theNational Institute of Health andother government divisions, he said.

The President’s Council onInstitutional Diversity and Equity,an effort to diversify faculty at theUniversity, was another point ofinterest for Furmanski.

“This is a key presidentialimperative, and it’s one thatwe’re committed to on all of ourcampuses,” he said. “What itbrings to the University in termsof the enhancement of our edu-cational programs and ourresearch and scholarly missioncannot be overstated.”

In addition to its effort toincrease diversity on campus, theUniversity is also proud of itsglobal programs, particularly itscollaborative initiative with theUniversity of Liberia to helprebuild and aid in recovery in thewar-torn nation, Furmanski said.

“[It is] a reflection of ourincreasing interest in that conti-nent and to provide unique oppor-tunities for our students and facul-ty to work there, to study there andto participate there in economicgrowth, recovery, social advance-ment and the like,” he said.

Proposed academic programs tohelp generate more revenue rangefrom continuing education pro-grams, online degree programs andprograms targeted for continuingconstituencies, McCormick said.

“This year we have a reprievebut not a pass,” he said.

McCormick said the Universityis not the only higher educationinstitution facing these challenges.

“Everybody on their campushas serious concerns about thebudgetary constraints that we’refacing,” he said. “Many peoplehave a feeling that others have iteasier, but so far I haven’t comeupon any group that isn’t chal-lenged by the state budget reduc-tions that we have experienced.”

McCormick is optimistic Gov.Chris Christie will work toaddress these issues of highereducation. He cited several pointsin Christie’s transition report,which includes a section strictlydevoted to higher education.

Aside from issues facing theUniversity, McCormick andFurmanski also discussed theUniversity’s accomplishmentsand hopes for the future.

The University received arecord-setting $391 million, most-ly federal grants to support facul-ty research, McCormick said.This fiscal year, through Dec. 30so far, the University alreadybrought in $241 million, whichMcCormick expects will surpasslast year’s amount, possiblyreaching $500 million.

More than half of first-yearstudents, a 16 percent increasefrom the last spring semester, aretaking advantage of first-yearseminars and interest groupsunder distinguished facultymembers, McCormick said.

Other issues pertaining to stu-dent academic affairs, includingthe add/drop period, were pointsof interest among the Senate,which voted on changes to exist-ing policies.

“We currently have a dropperiod of seven days and an addperiod of eight days,” said Dan

here then I lose and get drunk,”he said.

Although both Millar andHoulihan lost, they felt theUniversity was a great host forthe festival.

“This audience was probablythe best and the biggest audience[the festival has] ever gotten,”Millar said. “They kept having itat ‘suitcase’ schools [where peo-ple go home on the weekend],and now they picked a schoolwhere people stick around, sogood job Rutgers.”

Ultimately, Hashem was gladshe won but was not concerned

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School of Arts and Sciences junior Dina Hashem takes home thegrand prize at the New Jersey Comedy Festival, bringing home$1,000 and a scholarship to The Manhattan Comedy School.

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LAUGH: NJ comedianinducted into Hall of Fame

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about the prizes.“Honestly, it’s about doing the

shows,” she said. “I love theopportunity to do shows like this.It’s more about getting a goodreaction and knowing that peoplelike my jokes.”

In addition to the studentcompetition, professional come-dians such as Angry Bob, StevenScott and Greg T from the Z100morning show and StressFactory founder Vinnie Brandperformed that evening.

Brand was inducted intoThe New Jersey Comedy Hallof Fame.

“[Brand] is a wonderful man… has five children and he creat-ed the … first comedy club inN.J.,” Hedlund said. “We are soproud … to have Vinnie Brandup here.”

things like the glider, then [thesubject] comes alive,” she said.

Scott said the mineral sale isalso a very popular attraction.

“[People] collect minerals,they’re interested in geology,and they’re interested in the his-tory of the earth, so this is a pro-gram that very much appeals tothose people,” she said.

Livingston College juniorOluwatobi Oyetunde said the eventwas entertaining and educational.

“[The open house] focusedon a certain area that I didn’tknow,” he said. “This isn’t myfield of study, but there are kidsmy age who do have this as theirfield of study, so if they werehere I’m pretty sure it wouldbenefit them.”

Even though there was most-ly an older audience, Oyetundesaid younger people would

enjoy the event aswell.

“It’s a goodevent for peoplewho are outside ofthe Rutgers com-munity. Based onthe turnout, it’s agood program,”he said.

The museum,located on theCollege Avenuecampus’ OldQueen’s section,

was established in 1872, Scottsaid. It contains various fossilsand mineral specimens fromaround the world, including amastodon skeleton and anancient Egyptian mummy fea-tured in the latest issue of“Weird N.J.”

“It’s been part of the teachingand research at Rutgers for avery long time. It was used forteaching natural history andgeology to some of the RutgersCollege students,” she said.

Joshua Kraus, a 6-year-old vis-iting the museum with his moth-er, thought the museum was fun.He enjoyed seeing the dinosaurfossils, minerals and themastodon’s tusk.

Scott hopes to attract morechildren to the museum tointerest them in learning about science.

“It’s just part of our serviceto the community to do a littlebit of teaching and outreach,and try to get young peopleexcited about rocks and miner-als,” she said.

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BY DENNIS COMELLACONTRIBUTING WRITER

Hundreds crowded Scott Hallon the College Avenue campusSaturday to partake in numerouseducational activities featuringmineral specimens and fossilsfrom around the world.

Part of the Rutgers GeologyMuseum’s 42nd annual openhouse, the event featured activitiesfor children, a mineral sale andfour expert lecturers who dis-cussed how their research hasimpacted the scientific community.

“I think it’s very important toget young people excited aboutscience,” said Kathleen Scott,the museum’s co-director.“We’d like to make the publicmore aware of the things thatgo on at Rutgers, some of ourresearch and just to bring peo-ple in and teachthem a little bitabout geology.”

Josh Kohut, aUniversity assis-tant professor inthe Department ofMarine andCoastal Sciences,kicked off theseries of lecturesby sharing hisexperience beingpart of the teamthat in 2009 suc-cessfully navigated theunmanned Slocum Glider RU27across the Atlantic Ocean.

The gliders help scientists col-lect data about the earth’soceans, including temperature,salinity and currents, Kohut said.

“I hope that people canappreciate the size and scale ofthe ocean and the challengeswe have to study it, and learn alittle bit about the tools we useto look at that environment,”Kohut said.

Other lecturers includedUniversity geological sciencesProfessor Gail Ashley, StonyBrook University anatomical sci-ences Professor David Krauseand Ian Saginor, an assistant pro-fessor from Keystone College.

Since many of the visitorsare interested in geology as ahobby, the event was aimed atthose who like to understandthe world around them, saidScott, a University cell biologyand neuroscience professor.

“When you hear people talkabout geology and you see

Geology enthusiastsrock out in Scott Hall

“We’d like to makethe public more

aware of the thingsthat go on

at Rutgers ... ” KATHLEEN SCOTT

Rutgers Geology MuseumCo-Director

case to the committee,” she said.“It’s a very complex process.”

A proposed change would putmore students on the AcademicIntegrity Review Committee to allowthe accuser to be a witness and not adistrict attorney, Cotter said.

Students would also haveaccess to a student advocate tokeep the hearing fair, she said.

The advocatewould also beinvolved in educat-ing students aboutthe University’sacademic integrityprocess.

Cotter believesthe current sys-tem encouragesstudents to lie ifthey think theyhave a goodchance of being declared inno-cent. A lack of evidence or wit-nesses from the accuser may pro-vide such opportunities for indi-viduals who face expulsion.

The committee would like toexplore options that encourage hon-esty, such as different levels of disci-plinary action if the student in ques-tion admits to the crime, she said.

Cotter believes increased aware-ness of how strict the University’scode of conduct is will deter stu-dents from attempting to cheat.

“If a student is really into cheat-ing, they’re going to cheat anyway.But students who would considerit a last resort would have more tothink about,” she said.

Finally, another major proposalwould introduce the“disciplinary F” to aguilty individual’stranscript, Cottersaid. The gradewould show the stu-dent failed a classbecause of academ-ic dishonesty.

An additionalpunishment maybe considered fora student who

admits to the violation or to oneproven guilty but not facingexpulsion, she said.

Throughout the next couple ofweeks, Fioravante will be working toset up town hall meetings and focusgroups for students to provide input.

“Student feedback is essentialbecause students are importantstakeholders in the University’s mis-

sion of the educational developmentof its students,” said Fioravante, aSchool of Arts and Sciences senior.

The committee will considerand use the feedback to make themodifications, he said.

School of Arts and Sciencessophomore Lisa MacCarriganvalidates the concerns of thecommittee, who worry about theaccessibility of the document.

“I’ve never read [the policy].Most of what I know about it isfrom what professors write ontheir syllabus,” MacCarrigan said.

She also does not feel thatmany of her colleagues would beinterested in attending meetingsfor the policy changes. But thecommittee may receive more ifthey promote the idea of anonline suggestion box, she said.

The complete list of proposedpolicy changes will be availableonline as early as next week on the Office of StudentConduct’s Web site athttp://studentconduct.rutgers.edu,Fioravante said.

Students will be able to sub-mit their ideas and feedbackthrough the Web site and at thetown hall meetings.

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Those in the “separable” cate-gory can lead to expulsion fromthe University, she said.

Fioravante believes the codeof conduct must also undergo anediting process to make it moreaccessible to students disinter-ested in legal language.

Students accused of violatingthe code must go to a hearing todetermine the course of discipli-nary action, Cotter said.

Another proposed changewould alter the name of this proce-dure from “hearing” to “review,”as some believe the term to carrynegative connotations, she said.

But not every proposedchange is semantic.

Cotter said the current sys-tem for disciplinary hearings dis-courages many accusers fromsubmitting a complaint becauseof the process involved.

“If a professor accuses a stu-dent of cheating, they have towrite statements and present the

POLICY: Group to hold

meeting for student feedback

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“We will use this center toeducate students about their faithand to teach them about theirlives,” Cahill said.

The ceremony consisted ofsinging the Alma mater and theStar Spangled Banner by theCSA’s choir group, an openingand closing prayer andremarks from the instructorsof the building.

Robert E. Campbell, aCatholic New Brunswick resi-dent and a former corporateemployee of Johnson &Johnson, helped contribute tothe renovation.

“When we sat down to startthis project, we asked ourselves,‘What could we do best toaccommodate our youngadults?’ The center is what wecame up with, and we are soexcited to have it up and run-ning,” he said.

CSA member Lucia Agnesespoke at the ceremony, and sheis excited to see how theUniversity will gain from thenew center.

“For me, [the center will ben-efit the school] mainly because ofthe peace and joy that it bringsthe organization,” said Agnese, aSchool of Arts and Sciencessophomore. “This feeling trans-fers to everyone else and thatmakes the campus more enjoy-able for everyone.”

Bootkoski said the centerwould have a positive effect onthe community.

“I think it’s the Catholic stu-dents’ way of saying ‘Welcome,’”he said. “We want our huge com-munity to feel right at home.”

But the center is not just forworship. The building will alsohandle weddings on-campus andother events, Agnese said.

Bootkoski said muchfundraising and hard work wentinto the construction.

“There was obviously a lot ofplanning and discussing to makeit the best place for our studentsto study their faith in,” he said. “Itwas great because the studentshad a say in the future of the cen-ter as well, and I think that’s real-ly important.”

Agnese said gettinginvolved in the CSA was one ofthe best things she participat-ed in at the University.

“When I first came to the CSA,everyone was extremely welcom-ing and friendly. I encourage anystudent to come out and join,”she said.

Students can visit theCatholic Center Mondaythrough Thursday from 10 a.m.to 10 p.m., and Fridays from 10a.m. to 6 p.m.

“If a student is really into cheating,

they’re going tocheat anyway.” MARTHA COTTER

Academic Integrity CommitteeChair

CENTER: New building to

host weddings, worship services

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BY DENNIS COMELLACONTRIBUTING WRITER

New Brunswick’s Alfa ArtGallery celebrated its secondanniversary Friday with a 24-hour-long event featuring artists,musicians and dancers.

The performance, entitled“The Caged Bird Sings,” contin-ued into Saturday, where fivemusicians played improvisedmusic through the night and daywhile sitting in cages.

Michael Durek, a musicianinspired by Albert Einstein’sclaim that everything in life is avibration, created the event.

“For each performance, wehad a dancer collaborate with anartist and a musician, and thethree of them are respondingtogether,” said Durek, who alsowas one of the night’s performers.

Each musician sat in a separatecell of the cage, interacting onlywith the music they produced.

Durek said according toEinstein’s theory, everything inthe universe emits a unique fre-quency, but those frequencies, orvibrations, do not exist in isola-tion. Each vibration affects and isaffected by every other vibration,even across great distances.

“It just came to me, to have tobuild a cage and to improvise init,” Durek said.

The event, located at 108Church St., began with dancersresponding to the artists’ workswhile a musician played a compo-sition written for the art.

There were six performanc-es, each with a dancer interact-ing with a dif ferent ar tist’swork. Following the perform-

ances, the improvisationalmarathon began.

“It’s not something com-posed and rounded. The musicto my ears seems very incoher-ent, but it’s interesting to seehow it’s being produced … I’minterested in how they respondto each other and the flow,”said Leon Laureij, a HighlandPark resident.

Michiko Mull, the museum’scurator, said the museum had anexperimental, interdisciplinaryapproach to art, thereforeDurek’s concept for the eventwas perfect.

One of the artists was MichelleProvenzano, whose shadow artwas used in one of the dances,performed by Carla Menchinella.

“I made my shadow on thispiece of satin and I gave it toCarla, hoping she would do some-thing with care, but I didn’t haveany idea what she was going todo,” Provenzano said. “It wasinteresting that she chose to wrapherself up in it and really relatedto it as a floor shadow, when, infact, when I made it, I projectedmyself against a wall.”

Provenzano is also interestedin thinking of shadows as physi-cal objects as opposed to a lightphenomenon.

“It’s kind of like she’s pickingup my body,” she said.

Eric Clausen, another artist atthe event, presented interactiveart and sculptures that reflectedthe “aquatic ape hypothesis,” analternate theory of evolution thatproposes early primates devel-oped in an aquatic environment.

“There’s no scientific evidencefor it whatsoever, but it’s a nice

theory. I kind of want to believe init,” Clausen said.

He said one could interpret hisart as being about certainty, faithor the difference between beliefand rationality.

Neither Clausen norProvenzano had participated inan interdisciplinary event likethis before, but both said theywere excited to do so.

“What’s really exciting is thecollaborative improvisationalaspects of musicians, dancers andartists working together. It’sinspiring and makes me want todo more collaborative works,”Provenzano said.

The organization of theevent, from the musical interac-tions to the minimalist cage forthe musicians, was a new experi-ence, she said.

“Coming from a visual artsbackground, to participate in ashow that was organized by amusician has been a really inter-esting experience because he’scoming at it from a musician’spoint of view,” Provenzano said.

Other featured artists in theexhibition include Sarah Granett,who created a spandex fabric sculp-ture, and Ian Trask, whose recycledcardboard sculptures are on display.

Provenzano also has threedrawings and a watercolor paint-ing displayed.

“I like that it’s a series of instal-lations,” said Mike Dunican, aSchool of Arts and Sciences jun-ior. “I like that there are a lot ofpeople here, and a lot of peoplefrom town, not just college stu-dents — that’s awesome.”

All of the art in the exhibitionwill be on display until Feb. 17.

Musicians ‘caged’ in 24-hour art

BY SHERYLENE DIAZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

An outreach program at RobertWood Johnson University Hospitalis encouraging men to take oneminute to save their life with aprostate cancer screening, and theeffort was recently recognized.

RWJUH received the honor-able mention award for“Reducing HealthcareDisparities” from the New JerseyHospital Association.

Kiameesha Evans, director ofthe Cancer Institute of New JerseyCommunity Outreach Program,said the “One Minute Can SaveYour Life” program is targetedtoward men of minority popula-tions who otherwise receive mini-mal or no medical assistance.

The screenings are held atThe Cancer Institute of NewJersey on 196 Little Albany St., apart of the RWJUH network.

Evans said screenings areimportant, especially in the midstof poor economic conditions.

“With the recession, many ofthese men are unemployed anddo not have health insurance, sothis was very important to thecommunity,” Evans said.

RWJUH Spokesman PeterHaigney said through the pro-gram, about 400 men arescreened every year, and so far3,663 men have been screened.

Men were given digital rectalexams and the Prostate-SpecificAntigen Test. The CommunityHealth Program also provided themen with dinner and a three-dayfollow up, said Mariam Merced,coordinator of the CommunityHealth Outreach Program of theCancer Institute of New Jersey.

“[We] knew that it was notgoing to be easy for the men toget their screening, so [the hospi-tal] would often assure them thatit would not hurt, and that itwould be a fast process,” she said.

Merced said it was very diffi-cult, but crucial to reach out to somany men.

Volunteers from NewBrunswick and other cities cameup with ways to promote the pro-gram, like passing out flyers at localbarbershops and attendingUniversity football games, she said.

“Many partnerships weremade, and men came with theirfriends and families because theyfelt the most comfortable,”Merced said.

As a woman reaching out tomen, she said it took much effortto organize such a program.

“Usually, women are less like-ly to be heard in this industry, soit was an amazing feeling to seethe outcome of the program,”Merced said.

The program is evaluatedevery year at a community meet-ing and data from the previousyear about the participants is pre-sented to the group, Haigneysaid. This information includesrace and ethnicity, number of par-ticipants, towns where partici-pants came from and informationon how they found out about thescreening, he said.

Information about the screen-ings is gathered through a bilin-gual questioner. In 2008, 54 per-cent of all participants were menof color, and 46 percent werewhite, Haigney said.

Referrals are given to those inneed of follow-up urology servic-es and are provided by sendingletters and making phone calls,Haigney said. In 2008, 77 menreceived follow-up services.

But men are encouraged tosee their personal urologist, andmen who do not have healthinsurance are referred to RWJUHfor services, he said.

Though the hospital has wonmany awards, Merced said thiswas a special honor.

“Out of all the awards RobertWood Johnson UniversityHospital has won, this one meantthe most to me,” Merced said.“All the hard work that was putinto the program was done as alabor of love.”

Hospital wins award forprostate cancer screening

“Jersey Shore” memoriesalive with themed events —SideBAR in Manhattan hosteda “Jersey Shore” look-a-likecontest last week, which wasapparently considered a news-worthy story by the New YorkDaily News. It really seems asif no one is too eager to let“Jersey Shore” go — includ-

ing MTV, which is rumored to be negotiating with thecast to do a second season.

Realistically though, this “Jersey Shore” fever isbound to die down sooner or later, but the legacy itleaves behind has the potential to be a substantialone — at least for our state. Never mind the fact thatonly two of the eight housemates hail from theGarden State, these television personalities havebecome the new faces of New Jersey.

Whereas New Jersey — “the armpit of America”— may have once evoked the negative image of rows

of factories emitting a vile smell; forsome the moniker now indicates“Snooki,” “J-Woww” and Mike “The Situation.”

Being that the show bears thename of our state, we are likely toendure a wide variety of “JerseyShore” jokes and stereotypes, we facethe issue of increased Jersey profil-ing. The next time I am asked whereI am from or where I go to school itwould not surprise me if I were to suf-fer a barrage of sneers and criticism

from some, and cheers and slaps on the back from oth-ers — all as a result of “Jersey Shore.”

We can only hope that rather than experiencing abacklash, New Jersey might be elevated to the levelof triumph and recognition enjoyed by its reality tel-evision counterparts. Maybe the “Jersey Shore” suc-cess will bring in droves of fans and act as a catalystfor increasing tourism to New Jersey beaches.

Perhaps the State University of New Jersey canbegin to reap some “Jersey Shore” benefits as well.Who knows how many MTV enthusiasts mightchoose to pursue a college education in the GardenState due to its close proximity to their nearest anddearest Seaside Heights hotspots.

It may not be a probable scenario, but if MTV canget 4 million people to watch a group of guys creep-ing, a couple bickering and week after week of near-ly identical hot tub escapades, I suppose that any-thing is possible.

Larissa Klein is a School of Arts and Sciences juniormajoring in English and art history. Her column“Definition of Insanity” runs on alternate Mondays.

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N ew Jersey undoubt-edly has some rea-sons to boast. We

housed the nation’s capital inPrinceton for four months in1783 and held the first MissAmerica pageant in 1921 atAtlantic City. New Jersey hasbeen home to such personal-ities as Thomas Edison,Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Queen Latifah and— most importantly — the Jonas Brothers.

Of course we relish our ties to the legendaryJersey Devil and Six Flags Great Adventure, and wecling desperately to our state’s claim to half of thehistoric Ellis Island. Last but not least, we have theprestigious honor of operating more diners thanany other place in the world.

Unfortunately, there are also some things theGarden State would much rather forget. It was thesite of the Hindenburg zeppelin crash, Lindberghbaby kidnapping and sadly, was thelast of the Northern states to abol-ish slavery. I am also incrediblyashamed to say that we are the onlystate without an official state song.

But now depending on which sideof the coin one falls, we have anotherreason to feel great pride or shamefor New Jersey — the “Jersey Shore.”Call it a soap opera, a circus or a trainwreck, this show gained widespreadattention — approximately 4 millionviewers watched the finale alone.

Reactions to the MTV hit ranged from uncondi-tional love to absolute hatred. Yet, whether you wereenthralled, embarrassed or just slightly amused by thebuzz surrounding the series, you were watching andyou were not alone.

Kelly Ripa of “Live with Regis and Kelly,” spentmany Friday mornings rehashing her “Jersey Shore”experience to her daytime television audience. Even“Saturday Night Live” recognized the show’s suc-cess, parodying one of the cast members during thesegment “Weekend Update.”

The attendees of my 13-year-old brother’s bar mitz-vah this weekend were unmistakably branded withthe “Jersey Shore” mark as well. I sat — torn betweenhorror and laughter — as a circle of sixth and seventhgraders paid homage to Pauly D, Vinnie and Ronnieby “beating up the beat” on the dance floor. If theunique clubbing techniques have rubbed off on barmitzvah-goers, who knows how far it could spread?

But now that the “Jersey Shore” season has cometo a close, some of us will be looking to get our week-ly dose of fist pumping, bar brawls and GTL (gym,tan, laundry) elsewhere. Many are keeping the

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“Being that the showbears the name of ourstate, we are likely to

endure a wide varietyof ‘Jersey Shore’ jokes

and stereotypes.”

Princeton policydeflates education

P rinceton University has long been known for its exceptionalquality of education and its prestigious image among the high-est worldly ranks. Yet six years ago Princeton attempted to

limit the number of A grades given in classes in order to prevent a near50 percent of students from receiving perfect grades. This radicalchange meant that professors were allowed to give out only a certainnumber of perfect grades; therefore, making it easier for the universi-ty to differentiate between good students and great students. Many inthe academic spheres hailed it as a policy that was to be followed by anumber of other institutions of higher education, but few have followed— and even less Princeton students seem to support this relativelyrecent policy change.

Princeton senior Daniel E. Rauch, from Millburn, N.J., was quotedas saying, “The nightmare scenario, if you will, is that you apply [tograduate school] with a 3.5 from Princeton and someone just as smartas you applies with a 3.8 from Yale,” according to The New YorkTimes. There is some truth as this matter could as easily apply to theUniversity. Our school — similar to other public and private colleges— has had a rising trend in average grade point average, signifying arise in A’s and a difficulty in differentiating between students.

Why not give the students the grades that they deserve? If thatwere the case, should students not be allowed to see against whomthey would be competing in each individual class? A policy that sodeflates grades would serve to create a line between perfect studentsand simply good students, but in addition, it would also unfairly limitthe number of students who could receive a deserved “A.”Subsequently, this could cause the student who missed out on thegrade to miss a cutoff for a graduate school admission or an internshipG.P.A. requirement. Granted, this would allow for greater competitionbetween students, but if a professor is allowed to only give out five A’swhen there are actually 10 students who deserved the grade, the ques-tion quickly becomes of whom the instructor likes the best. As of rightnow, the average University G.P.A. is 3.013 and has been increasing inthe past few years. Yet this should not institute a grade deflation, as anarbitrary number limiting the number of A’s in a given class would notdeter students from trying, but could result in their dropping the class.

As education changes and resources that aid students increase —be they fair or not — the system must adapt, but the question of gradedistribution remains. A-level work should be rewarded with an appro-priate grade, not one that is determined by a statistic that defines theentirety of the university.

“At the end of the game he stepped up and said ‘I’m gonna stand here 9-feet tall and if anybody tries

to go at me I’m gonna block it.’ ... He’s just an assassin.”Rutgers sophomore guard Mike Rosario on senior center Hamady N’Diaye

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Legal measures still vital

A fter the disaster in Haiti, many asked the questions of whatwould happen in the aftermath and how foreign aid should beinvolved in the country. What would happen to the children

whose parents died? Could internal government handle the weight ofthat question? There has been a peculiar response to that matter, asaccording to Reuters, 10 Americans have been arrested in connectionwith the attempt to take orphan children in a suspected illicit adoptionscheme. Five men and five women were involved in the illegal activityas they tried to cross the border to the Dominican Republic, and theirpapers did not check out. One of them, Laura Sillsby, part of an Idaho-based charity, said that the receiving nation had given them permis-sion. Authorities said that the American group attempted to lead 33children with them into the neighboring country.

The question is what the Americans’ plans were once they escapedfrom chaos-stricken Haiti. “This is totally illegal,” said Yves Cristalin,Haiti’s social affairs minister. According to one of the women involvedin the adoption scheme, a Baptist minister from Port-au-Prince hadasked her to take the children from his destroyed orphanage to one inthe Dominican Republic.

Amid the entire confusion, even if the alleged traffickers weretelling the truth, there must have been another way of doing what theywere doing. In addition to fears of human trafficking, Haitian authori-ties have expressed fears over legitimate aid groups who may havealready flown children out before their parents had been pronounceddead or missing.

If adoptions truly are necessary, and they may very well be aftersuch a natural disaster, one should go through the appropriate meth-ods. Legal paperwork and safe homes for the orphans should be fore-most requirements of such a process. The actions of Sillsby and com-pany were not the best methods of trying to help a country in such adire condition. Perhaps they simply attempted to help the children asquickly as possible, however, there are many that would only seek toprofit from such a disaster. Nothing is clear, and illegal human traf-ficking would only serve to add to the turmoil in which Haiti and its cit-izens sit. And while numbers of such cases do not yet exist, authoritiesmust make sure that proper homes for orphans are established. ThisAmerican group, perhaps with only good intentions yet unknown tomost, acted in an illicit way, and they were lawfully detained.

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F ederal law says it is illegal togive illegal immigrants theright to pay in-state tuition at

public colleges, but nine states cur-rently do. Section 505 of the IllegalImmigration Reform and ImmigrantResponsibility Act of 1996 (Title 8,Chapter 14, Sec. 1623(a)) states: “analien who is not lawfully present inthe United States shall not be eligi-ble on the basis of residence withina State (or a political subdivision) forany post-secondary education bene-fit unless a citizen or national of theUnited States is eligible for such abenefit (in no less an amount, dura-tion, and scope) without regard towhether the citizen or national issuch a resident.”

These nine states get around fed-eral law by not requiring colleges toinquire about a student’s legal sta-tus. The rationale for passing suchlaws in the face of federal restrictionargues that people of higher educa-tion will eventually pay higher taxes.It has also been shown that peoplewithout higher education have a“higher consumption of services totaxes paid” ratio, so it is in the state’sbest interest — which of coursemeans financially — to reduce it.Thankfully, New Jersey recentlyrejected these temptations, butmany still support a measure that, inmany cases, would allow illegalimmigrants to pay less than a legalU.S. resident.

Proponents of the measureattempt to use the same methods ofmodern civil rights activism —

RORY SHALLIS

Letter

In-state tuition for allwhich have succeeded since the1960s in bringing justice — butgroups like the University’s LatinoStudent Council have hijacked themodern protest to force an injustice.They shout on College Avenue forequality for all Americans while theyadvocate an inequality skewedtoward the advantage of those thatare not legally Americans at all.Perhaps it’s a simple confusionbetween pride and morality, asalmost invariably the ethnic groupsin question are Latinos — so the“all” in “all Americans” gets a lotsmaller — but when observing reac-tions outside these biased groups,conflict seems to come betweenempathy and fairness. A “convinc-ing” tactic is to sprinkle on some ofthe heartwarming success stories,which quite effectively pull at ouremotional strings. It is unfortunatethat these same strings unfasten ourgrip on good judgment, regardlessof an individual’s aptitude.

What is missing besides actuallydoing the hard work is abiding bythe laws. This goes for both illegalimmigrants and the State of NewJersey. If you want to pay in-statetuition, become a legal U.S. citizenfirst. If you want to create revenue,do not cheat the legal system, whichby definition is supposed to be just.With regards to giving illegal immi-grants the right to pay in-statetuition, let’s call it what it is: illegal.Bending rules specifically for thosewho have deliberately brokenanother is inherently backwards.

Rory Shallis is a Rutgers Collegesenior majoring in cell biology andneuroscience and psychology.

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RAMON DOMPOR/ ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR/ FILE PHOTO

Chelsey Lee, above, and the Rutgers defense utilized the 55-pressagainst Georgetown. The sophomore forward added nine rebounds.

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSONSENIOR WRITER

WASHINGTON D.C. —Down by double digits againstGeorgetown, Rutgers head

coach C.V i v i a nS t r i n g e rrevis i tedan oldf r i e n d

that has seemingly fallen by thewayside this season — herpatented 55-defense.

Although the Scarlet Knightsstruggled to implement the pressat times this season, they put on adisplay of vintage RU defense inthe second half.

Georgetown struggled to getpast half court and quicklyturned the ball over on threestraight possessions.

“The 55 can go when you havethe right people in there, and wehad the right people,” Stringersaid. “I never worried about that,I always worried about what kindof mindset were playing with.We’re not a great shooting team,and that’s a fact. That’s why thebest chance we have is to stealthe ball and get points on layups.”

The increased pressure fromRU led to a 9-3 run that enabledthe Knights to cut lead to ninepoints after being down as manyas 18 only four minutes earlier.

“At times we did OK [againstthe press], at times we didn’t han-dle it as well as we should have,”said Georgetown head coachTerri Williams-Flournoy. “Ofcourse you don’t ever want to turnit over at the end of the game butluckily we had a big enough …help with the turnovers. … Weknew the 55 was coming. Weknew it was only a matter of time.”

AFTER FALLING OFF IN produc-tion since the Knights’ game againstPrinceton, freshman forwardMonique Oliver made her return tothe stat sheet against the Hoyas. Oliver scored 12 points and added

five rebounds against Georgetown— the first time since Dec. 13 thatthe freshman has scored in doublefigures. Though she averaged only7.5 minutes per game in her previ-ous six contests, Oliver played 22minutes Saturday off the bench.

But Oliver’s return to formwas overshadowed by the play ofGeorgetown freshman SugarRodgers, who shot the lights outof the game with a 27-point per-formance on 9-of-19 shootingfrom the floor.

AS IS OFTEN TRUE IN THEBig East, the schedule gets noeasier for the Knights, who areslated to tip of f against No. 3Notre Dame (19-1, 6-1) this evening.

The Fighting Irish areanchored by one of the mostlethal backcourt combinations inthe nation with senior guardLindsay Schrader and freshmanguard Skylar Diggins.

The powerful Schrader is aninside force — the senior is aver-aging 11 points and just undereight rebounds per game this sea-son and is shooting nearly 57 per-cent from the floor.

Diggins, the Big EastPreseason Freshman of theYear, is coming off a 21-pointperformance against Syracuseand is averaging nearly 14points a contest. The 5-foot-9guard is a complement toSchrader’s inside presence andis shooting 38.5 percent fromthree-point range this year.

Notre Dame’s lone loss thisseason came at the hands ofundefeated No. 1 Connecticut.

“Time is running out. …Simply said, you have a chanceto jump on Georgetown, NotreDame or Syracuse,” Stringersaid. “And that might have madepeople say ‘Look, they have got-ten better.’ But if you don’t dothat, and you have a shortrecord because of the othergames you shouldn’t have lost,how do you justify that?”

KNIGHTNOTEBOOK

Third-ranked Irish on tap in Piscataway

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Rosario plays instrumental role as shots fall in victoryBY STEVEN MILLER

CORRESPONDENT

For the first time in the past10 games, the Rutgers men’s bas-ketball team won.

And for the first time in thosesame 10g a m e s ,s o p h o -m o r eg u a r dM i k e

Rosario was a force to be reck-oned with.

“I just went out tonight and gotoff to a good start and once I feltit and once I knew it was there, Isaid I have to take advantage,”Rosario said. “It came a little biteasier not forcing things, lettingthings come to me, playing withinthe offense and working hard ondefense. Everything just fell intoplace tonight.”

The Jersey City native playedhis best half of basketball in thefirst period, shooting 6-of-9 for 18points as the only scorer withdouble digits at intermission.

In the two minutes and 41 sec-onds of first-half play that Rosario

KNIGHTNOTEBOOK

Ben Hansbrough made a pairof three pointers, the last one atthe buzzer, to cut a seven-pointlead to one.

It was too little too late. TheKnights held on for a victory theyso badly needed.

“I hate to beat a dead horsebut these kids are great,” saidRutgers head coach Fred Hill Jr.“They work extremely hard, andwe’ve gone through a toughstretch, but they never waveredand battled. I think today weplayed our most complete gamesince the start of Big East play.”

All five RU starters scored indouble figures. Miller and juniorforward Jonathan Mitchell fin-ished with 12 points each and jun-ior guard James Beatty added 10.

Hansbrough finished with 18points and Tim Abromaitischipped in 17 for the FightingIrish (15-7, 4-5) who have lostfour of their last five and findthemselves in serious jeopardyof missing the NCAATournament for the second con-secutive season.

“They played really well.They earned it,” said NotreDame head coach Mike Brey.“The big guy changes thegame, almost [Hasheem]Thabeet-like. He has given usproblems in the post, even intimes where we have beatenthem. We are disappointed.”

The Knights, Rosario in par-ticular, got of f to a fast start.The struggling guard hit hisfirst four shots and finishedthe first half with 18 points asthe Knights raced out to a 10-point lead midway through the period.

The Irish started to come intothe game after falling behind bydouble digits and took a 35-33lead into the intermission.

When it was all over,N’Diaye high-fived some fans inthe front row.

“The past couple days I feltlike we needed to have fun,”N’Diaye said. “I just decided weneed to have fun at practice whilewe’re going hard. Before thegame, I looked at Mike Coburnand we both said we were like‘we’re feeling it.’”

WIN: All Rutgers starters

score in double figures in win

continued from back

JENNIFER MIGUEL-HELLMAN/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Sophomore guard Mike Rosario busted out of his scoring slump witha 24-point performance in RU’s 74-73 victory over the Fighting Irish.

was not on the court, a three-pointScarlet Knights’ lead turned into athree-point deficit. Rosario re-entered the game and immediatelytied it with a three-pointer on thefast break.

“This was one of the best gamesI’ve ever seen him play, really fromthe start,” said senior centerHamady N’Diaye. “He was knock-ing down his shot, he wasn’t forcingthings and he was really into it.”

Rosario was a legitimatethreat with the ball in his handsfor the first time in conferenceplay — and it showed.

Entering the game shooting30 percent from the field againstBig East opponents, the St.Anthony product finished thegame 8-of-15 for 24 points to goalong with seven rebounds.

DANE MILLER MADE SLOPPYpasses and missed a dunk, but withless than two minutes left in thegame, he scored a basket theKnights desperately needed in their74-73 upset.

When Rosario’s running floaterrimmed out, Miller crashed thelane and leapt over a trio of Irish

defenders to tip the ball back in, giv-ing RU a four point lead.

The freshman forward fin-ished the game 4-of-15 from thefield and turned the ball over fivetimes, but that one bucket wascritical down the stretch.

“Guys are going to struggle,make turnovers, make mistakes, butthe only thing you can do is pat themon the butt and say, ‘Alright, get thenext one,’” Rosario said. “I wastelling him all game to get the nextone, and he got a real big tip-in for usto edge our lead on at the end.”

FRESHMAN GUARDMuhamed Hasani was not withthe team after taking a leave ofabsence because of personalissues in his native Kosovo.

Hasani missed eight gamesafter undergoing arthroscopicsurgery on his right knee andreturned last game againstMarquette. He averages 4.2 min-utes and 0.7 points per game.

“Our thoughts are withMuhamed and his family,” Hill said.“His well-being is our primary con-cern. He needs to go home, and wesupport his decision to do so.”

Sophomore guard Khadijah Rushdan completed Saturday’sgame with a team-best 18 points, six rebounds and three steals.

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Second straight lossdismays Stringer

JENNIFER MIGUEL-HELLMAN/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/ FILE PHOTO

BY STEVEN WILLIAMSONSENIOR WRITER

WASHINGTON D.C. — Thereferee’s whistle blew and asGeorgetown lined up to shootfree throws, head coach C. VivianStringer put her hands behindher head and stared at the floor.

The look on her face spokevolumes.

But after the Rutgers women’sbasketball team’s latest game, a59-50 loss to No. 17 Georgetown,a frustrated Stringer did all thetalking — for the first time thisseason, players were not availablefor comment.

“I can’t feel bad enough forus,” Stringer said on her team’splay. “It has to be each person,individually, that has to feel badenough to make a difference.This was a crucial game, there’sno question about that.”

Senior guard Brittany Ray, theteam’s leading scorer this season,finished with only three points —all from the free throw line — forthe second straight game. TheHoya defense held Ray scorelessin the first half and she did notconvert a single field goal despite10 shot attempts.

“[Her shooting] hasn’t beenthere for the last three or fourgames, has it?” Stringer said. “Idon’t know what it is.”

With Ray absent on the statsheet for the second straightgame, it was again up to sopho-more guard Khadijah Rushdan toshoulder the load.

Rushdan finished the gamewith 18 points, six rebounds andthree steals. Despite taking a hardblow to the head in the first half,Rushdan continued her aggressivestyle of play — diving for looseballs and crashing the boards.

“[Rushdan] played withaggressiveness and she playedwith a spirited fight inside of her,”Stringer said. “I think that otherpeople could have, but they justdidn’t do it as well.”

But as has often been thecase this season, the ScarletKnights could not get out of

their own way. RU committed24 turnovers and 24 fouls, lead-ing to a combined 38 points for Georgetown.

The Knights always seemedto be one step behind. A heads-up play resulted in an errantpass out of bounds by sopho-more forward Chelsey Lee. Aquick steal by sophomoreguard Nikki Speed trans-formed into a turnover onlyseconds later.

“[Whether it’s] missing layupsor just negotiating a three-on-onebreak … I think we can recall anumber of instances where it’slike ‘Wow, can you believe that,’”Stringer said.

Freshman Sugar Rodgerstorched RU for 27 points on 9-of-19 shooting. While Rodgersand the rest of the Hoyas’offense was dormant in the firsthalf, the team exploded in thesecond — shooting 55 percentfrom the floor.

With five minutes left to play inthe game, Stringer dialed up the55-press.

The pressure threw off theHoyas, who turned the ball overfive quick times, allowing theKnights to go on a 9-3 run.

A three-pointer from Speedbrought RU within nine points,marking the smallest advan-tage by Georgetown since thebeginning of the second half.But with the Knights in foultrouble, a pair of free throwsand a three-pointer by MonicaMcNutt helped the Hoyasrefortify their lead and put thegame away for good.

Rodgers drained back-to-back three pointers to open thehalf, pushing Georgetown to a27-18 advantage.

The Knights never recovered.The loss to the Hoyas leaves RU

with a 12-9 overall record and a 4-3standing in conference, with No. 3Notre Dame on tap for Monday.

“Unless we are able to getsome big time wins, we are seri-ously in trouble,” Stringer said.“But we’ll just be probably takingan early vacation.”

BY TYLER BARTOCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Despite an impressive show-ing last weekend for theRutgers men’s track team at

Navy —in which

it posted nine first-place finish-es and earned 14 Big East andIC4A qualifying times — assis-tant coach Kevin Kelly was not impressed.

“There were a coupleinstances where I feel we couldhave done better. A few of myguys made some mistakes thatshould be corrected,” saidKelly, whose athletes haveposted six school records out of a possible ten under his tutelage.

The message receivedmixed reviews.

After all was said and done,the Scarlet Knights left the Coxe

Cage at Yale Saturday with a teamchampionship — as well as a fewmore IC4A and Big East quali-fiers to boot.

“We expect everyone to quali-fy for the IC4A andBig East[Championships],”said senior decath-lete Nick Crosta,who has had toovercome variousinjuries this sea-son. “It is justexpected that ourteammates maketheir qualifyingearly enough.”

But the teamhad to overcomesome subpar performances in orderto hold off stifling competition.

“Not everyone performed totheir full potential with the sametop marks we usually get,” saidsophomore 800-meter runner

Monroe Kearns, “but we still man-aged to place well in most events.”

Seniors Kyle Grady andBrandon Smith posted personalbests in the 60-meter hurdles

and 5,000-meterrun, respective-ly. SophomoreKevin Bostickproved hisworth with per-sonal recordperformances inthe jumps.

Fellow soph-omores MichaelBaird andAmeer Wrightalso posted note-worthy scores in

the heptathlon.As expected, sophomore Adam

Bergo continued his recent string ofsuccess in the high and long jumps.

“Adam has really been anexample of how to improve,”

said head coach MikeMulqueen. “His freshman yearhe only competed in one eventand now he has diversified totwo or three.”

The win does not come with-out controversy though, asthere were a number of of fici-ating gaf fes that could have puta Knights victory in jeopardy.

“I don’t think the facility ranthe meet as best as they couldafter losing count of laps inBrandon Smith’s 5,000-meterand not being able to presentKyle Grady with a time afterwinning the hurdles in whatlooked like a very fast time,”said Kearns, who finished sec-ond in the 800-meter run.

RU looks to improve upontheir individual performancesnext weekend, as they headback to the Bronx for the two-day New BalanceCollegiate Invitational.

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T he Rutgers gymnasticsteam placed fourth witha score of 190.550 at a

quad meet Saturday at CollegePark, Md.

West Virginia won the meet,followed by Maryland andDenver.

Junior Leigh Heinbaughscored a career-high 9.725 onthe beam.

See tomorrow’s edition forfull coverage.

SENIOR MICHELLE GOMESposted a time of 7.56 seconds inthe 60-meter dash as the Rutgerswomen’s track and field teambested Seton Hall at theMetropolitan Championships.

See tomorrow’s edition forfull coverage.

THE NEW JERSEY SPORTSWriters Association honoredRutgers Athletic Director TimPernetti and former Rutgerswide receiver Kenny Britt at itsannual banquet yesterday.

Pernetti received the firstannual “College Sports GoodGuy of the Year Award.”

Britt was named the FootballPlayer of the Year.

Other winners include: St.Anthony high school basketballhead coach Bob Hurley Sr.,Temple football coach AlGolden and Detroit Tigerspitcher and Rookie of the YearRick Porcello.

BROTHER OF RUTGERSfootball right guard Art Forstand center prospect Rob Forstverbally committed to theScarlet Knights according toScarletNation.com. Rob Forstwas reportedly decidingbetween Rutgers and Delaware.

ROGER FEDERER defeatedAndy Murray in straight sets tocapture his 16th Grand Slamtitle at the 2010 AustralianOpen. The Swiss native defeat-ed Murray in Melbourne by afinal score of 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (11).

THE TORONTO MAPLELeafs made a big splash in thehockey waters by trading forCalgary defenseman DionPhaneuf and Anaheim goal-tender J.S. Giguere.

The Leafs parted ways withfor ward Jason Blake, goal-tender Vesa Toskala, defense-man Ian White and threeother players.

TINA CHARLES BECAMEthe sixth player in Connecticutwomen’s basketball history toscore 2,000 points in her career.

The UConn center scored24 points Saturday night as theHuskies defeated Pittsburgh98-56 for their 60th-consecu-tive victory.

FORMER HEISMANTrophy winner HerschelWalker had a successful MMAdebut Saturday night. The 47-year-old defeated Greg Nagyby way of a third-round TKOin Miami, Fla.

RU makes it two straight at Metros

“We expect everyone to qualify... It is just expectedthat our teammates

make their qualifying early.”

NICK CROSTASenior Decathlete

MEN’S TRACK

Against Navy (5-2), RUshowed its resiliency by over-coming early deficits and trans-lating those into victories.

Redshirt freshman Joe Langelsaw his 12 match-winning streakslipping away from him when hewas down 5-3 to Aaron Kalil. The125-pounder fought back andreeled off six consecutive pointsfor a 9-5 win.

“When the team is on a bit ofa roll, nobody wants to be theone to lose,” Goodale said.“That’s the biggest part of theteam aspect of wrestling. It’scontagious, and there is a verycompetitive nature out thereright now.”

It’s not often that heavy-weight D.J. Russo steps into thecircle against an opponentranked higher than him.However, that was the casewhen Navy’s No. 6 Scott Steelecame to the Barn. The ranking

did not fazeRusso and theNo. 10 heavy-weight assertedhis dominance,winning 7-6.

“I needed thisone for myself,”he said. “I feelthat I haven’tbeen wrestlingmy best inrecent matches.I want to go outthere and pin

everyone. I haven’t been able todo that in the last couple ofmatches and it has kind ofbecome a confidence killer forme. I needed to beat someonegood to show that I am at thelevel I need to be.”

Apparently Steele did notwant to risk burn injuries by get-ting too close to Russo or thered-hot Knights when hedeclined to take part in the tradi-tional hand shake that followseach individual bout. Instead, hemerely walked back with hishead held low and a look ofdejection on his face.

“It’s not like I look forward tothe end of the match hand-shake,” Russo said. “I canunderstand that he was upset. Itwasn’t very sportsmanlike but Ididn’t take it personally.”

period, Brown went to work.Jones lunged at Brown who

promptly turned the Cavalier onhis side and threw him to themat. Brown continued to earntakedown points and when theperiod was over, he had earned a14-8 decision, sealing the win forthe Knights and bringing thecrowd of 1,655 back to its feet.

“I knew that if I worked myopponent he would break so I justkept the pace going and fed offthe energy of the crowd,” Brownsaid. “I’m used to wrestling thatlong because Coach Goodaleputs us through some intenseworkouts. He usually prepares usfor matches like that. Eventhough a normal match is onlyseven minutes,he prepares usfor 15-20 minutematches. Younever know howlong a matchcan go.”

Prior toS a t u r d a y ’ smatch againstRU, Navy headcoach BruceBurnett talkedabout theKnights andtheir recent success — havingnot been beaten yet in 2010.

“I’m not sure that the level ofcompetition that they’ve facedis the same as what we have,”he said.

Burnett was forced to sit onhis hands and watch hisMidshipmen drop seven match-es to the rolling Knights as RUset a new school record with a12-match unbeaten streak with a23-10 victory at the CollegeAvenue Gym.

“We got some bulletin boardmaterial when they questionedour schedule, which I don’t reallyunderstand,” Goodale said. “Sofar we have wrestled Iowa, Pitt,Penn State and Michigan State.Our schedule is plenty tough andit has paid off for us these pastfew matches.”

The referee holds senior Lamar Brown’s hand up in victory afterhe won his quadruple overtime match Friday against Virginia.

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The combination of senior Lamar Brown, above, and junior Daryl Cocozzo, below, helped key the Rutgerswrestling team’s first victory over a ranked opponent this season. Brown knocked off Virginia’s 17th-ranked Brent Jones in four overtimes, while Cocozzo pinned his opponent in the second period.

ORDER: Brown’s 14-8

decision seals win for Knights

continued from back

“We got some bulletinboard material whenthey questioned our

schedule. ... [It] isplenty tough and ithas paid off for us.”

SCOTT GOODALEHead Coach

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Knights thrive in spotlight at RACBY TYLER DONOHUE

STAFF WRITER

Three minutes into an epic four-period overtime bout and knotted

at fivep o i n t sa p i e c e ,R u t g e r s ’L a m a rBrown and

Virginia’s Brent Jones went toe-to-toe at mid-court of the Louis BrownAthletic Center one more time.

Brown, a senior, could cementa Scarlet Knights victory againstthe nationally-ranked Cavaliers ifhe found a way to win.

Less than 20 yards away fromthe mat, the RU cheerleaders andband stood watching in silence.More than 1,600 emotionally invest-ed fans waited anxiously for theconclusion of the marathon match.

Jones went down. The RACgot loud. The band blared the RUfight song and the crowd erupted,providing a level of volume thathas been mostly lacking at thearena this winter.

Competing on the big stage atthe RAC for just the second timeever, the Scott Goodale-ledKnights knocked off No. 23 UVAand made their case to enter thenational rankings for the firsttime in school history.

Goodale arrived as head coachthree years ago, fresh off anextremely successful run at JacksonHigh School and determined tobring credibility to RU wrestling.

“It was awesome. Definitelythe most exciting match I’ve beena part of here,” Goodale said,unable to contain a smile. “TheRAC is a great wrestling venue.We rose to the challenge and gotinto the atmosphere. This wasexactly what I envisioned when Ifirst came here.”

Friday night’s 25-12 drubbing ofUVA was a major step for Goodale’ssquad and not simply because itmanhandled a tough opponent. Itwas the environment in which it wonthat truly showed how far the fierycoach has brought this program.

Few at RU would have dareddream of a wrestling match of thismagnitude just a few years ago.There were constant ‘R-U’ chants,football stars as honorary captainsand at times the crowd seemed tolive and die with each point.

Brown, who became the man ofthe hour after he sealed the deal forthe Knights, didn’t downplay theeffect that fans had on the match.

“I fed off the crowd. Theycame to see a show, and I like toperform,” he said. “I was pumpedup and eager to help our teamtake down a ranked opponent.

“Obviously this program isgoing in the right direction. We allhave full trust in Coach Goodaleand that’s the main thing.”

Though he allowed himself afew moments to celebrate histeam’s landmark victory, Goodalequickly refocused and put the sit-uation into perspective.

“A few years from now, oncewe’ve continued to climb the ladderin the national rankings, an eventlike this won’t have to be such a bigsplash,” he said. “It’s going tobecome an every night thing. Fornow, we have to move on. It’s allabout looking to tomorrow.”

AMONG THE PREGAME cer-emonies included the honoringof two former high schoolwrestling stars and members ofthe Rutgers football family.Goodale made junior defensiveend Alex Silvestro and formerlinebacker and Chicago BearKevin Malast honorary captainsfor the event.

“It was cool to come back andbe a part of something like that,”Malast said. “Alex and I both wres-tled in high school so it was cool ofCoach Goodale to have us involvedin that.”

— Sam Hellman contributed to this report

KNIGHTNOTEBOOK

BY ALEX JANKOWSKICORRESPONDENT

The last time the Rutgers wrestling teamwent head-to-head with a ranked opponent abitter defeat left a sour taste in its mouth, los-

ing the match in thelast individual bout.

The Scarlet Knights got their revengeFriday night at the Louis Brown AthleticCenter. Rutgers “PACKED THE RAC”against No. 23 Virginia and the squadresponded to the tune of a 25-12 victory. Itwas the team’s first triumph over a rankedopponent this season.

“We rose to the challenge and fed off theatmosphere,” said head coach Scott Goodale.“We needed this one. We have had opportu-nities all year, and it feels good to finally haveone. Hopefully it snowballs from here and wecan keep it going.”

RU (15-4-1) took an early 6-0 lead, butthe Cavaliers (13-5) tied the score whensophomore Trevor Melde was called for adefensive pin. RU responded with a majordecision from redshirt junior DavidGreenwald. Just before the intermission,junior transfer Daryl Cocozzo brought thecrowd to its feet with a pin over Dan Gonsorto extend the lead to 16-6.

“After what happened in [Melde’s] match,I knew that we needed the bonus points,”Cocozzo said. “This was big for me too. I was-n’t ranked going into the match and he wasNo. 15 so I knew that it would be a test.”

The teams went back and forth the nexttwo matches, each winning one, and thensenior Lamar Brown stepped into the circleagainst No. 17 Brent Jones.

Brown went toe-to-toe with the ACCWrestler of the Week and at the end of regu-lation, the grapplers were tied 4-4. Threeovertimes later the two fifth-year seniorswere still deadlocked but in the fourth extra

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Head coach Scott Goodale, left, and the Rutgers wrestling team celebrate after junior Daryl Cocozzo records a fall over Virginia’sDan Gonsor in the 157-pound weight class that extended the Scarlet Knights’ lead to 16-6 Friday at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

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Senior center Hamady N’Diaye blocks Notre Dame center Luke Harangody’s shotin the second half, one of six swats for the Dakar, Senegal, native.

BY KYLE FRANKOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Hamady N’Diaye smiled and let out onebig sigh of relief.

“I’m so happy, I can’t even express it rightnow,” the seniorcenter said after theRutgers men’s bas-ketball team upsetNotre Dame 74-73Saturday night for

its first Big East victory of the year, snappinga nine game losing streak in the process.

“It’s a great win, not just for me but for theentire team,” N’Diaye said. “It takes a load offour shoulders. We have 10 games to go now andwe have to keep it going and keep fighting.”

N’Diaye lined up opposite forward LukeHarangody, the reigning Big East Player ofthe Year, and for the fourth consecutive yearbottled up the Notre Dame center.

“Somebody before the game said youhave to go four-for-four [againstHarangody] today,” N’Diaye said. “He’s agreat player. I’m naturally a defensive play-er and I love playing defense but I studiedhim a lot. One of the main things is being

aggressive and not giving up any easyshots to him.”

Harangody scored a team-high 19 pointsbut needed 26 shots to do so. Whenever hewent to the basket, RU’s seven-footer wasthere to meet him.

N’Diaye finished with 10 points and sixblocks, playing to the crowd of 7,049 at theLouis Brown Athletic Center each time. Twoof those rejections came against Harangodyin the game’s final 30 seconds, as NotreDame tried frantically to come back.

“At the end of the game he stepped up andsaid ‘I’m gonna stand here nine-feet tall and ifanybody tries to go at me I’m gonna block it,”said sophomore guard Mike Rosario who fin-ished with a game-high 24 points. “That’s justthe mentality that he has. He’s just an assas-sin. I’m very happy to have that guy on myteam that has that kind of heart.”

The Scarlet Knights (10-11, 1-8) did therest from the free throw line — barely.

James Beatty and Dane Miller combinedto hit 5-of-8 free throws to give RU a 74-67lead. Those freebies turned out to be justenough to hold off Notre Dame.

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