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The University welcomes more than 56,000 students, a 2,000 increase from last year. The University’s retention and graduation rates continue to grow, with 93 percent of first-year students returning.

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Budget cuts forcesacrifice due to$96M shortfall

BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKISTAFF WRITER

According to University President Richard L.McCormick, this might be the most difficult budget yearthe school has ever faced.

The University worked this summer to close a $96 million budget hole, created by a $46 million cut instate aid, along with a 4 percent cap on in-state tuitionhikes and an estimated $30 million due to all Universityemployees in salary raises.

“This year’s difficult budget situation will require allmembers of the Rutgers community to work together tomaintain our commitments to high-quality teaching,research and service to the people of New Jersey,”McCormick said at a July University Board ofGovernor’s meeting.

To fill the gap, the University enacted a controversialsalary freeze on all employees. Representatives from theschool’s major unions accused the University of break-ing an agreement made last year for more than 10,000unionized staff and faculty who agreed to defer their2009 contract raises.

Lucye Millerand, president of the Union of RutgersAdministrators-American Federation of Teachers Local1766, said the freeze represents an ethics violation bythe University and claims the motives for the move aremore than economic.

“We’ve seen no hard evidence of fiscal exigency.We’ve seen no austerity plan for anything but salaries,”she said at the July meeting. “We believe this is a strate-gic decision to shred collective bargaining at Rutgers[and] convince a demoralized workforce that they serveat the pleasure of management.”

Not honoring the agreed upon raises means manymembers will struggle to survive, said Mike Holland,president of American Federation of State, County andMunicipal Employees Local 888, comprised of mainte-nance and janitorial workers.

“Most of us in 888 have two jobs just to afford to livein New Jersey,” said Holland, a carpenter who hasworked at the University for 21 years. “We are not tryingto rob anyone. We are just trying to survive.”

Campus brings in record enrollmentBY MARY DIDUCH

MANAGING EDITOR

Already the largest school in the state, theUniversity is expecting to get even bigger.

The University’s three campuses thisfall are anticipating its highest enroll-ment of more than 56,000 students, up byabout 2,000 from last year, said VicePresident of Enrollment ManagementCourtney McAnuff.

“I certainly think the value of aRutgers education is increasing in thepublic’s perception,” McAnuff said,adding that the University’s affordabilityand accessibility are attractive to prospec-tive N.J. students.

On the New Brunswick campus,38,253 students paid their deposits, an

increase from last year’s record highof 37,364 students. While all threecampuses are expecting more stu-dents than ever, the Camden campuswill see the greatest enrollment boostpercentage-wise.

“I think there’s more interest inincreasing students at Camden. I thinkthe new chancellor is alert to retentionissues,” McAnuff said.

First-year applications also rose 3.2percent in New Brunswick and 3.5 per-cent University-wide, he said. TheOffice of Undergraduate Admissionssorted through about 45,000 applica-tions this year.

“I got into all the schools I applied to,but I decided on Rutgers because Iknew more people here. I always come

here, and I know the area well,” saidfirst-year student Jaycee Wissner, wholives about 15 minutes from the NewBrunswick campus.

First-year student Priya Shah choseto attend the University after workingwith several alumni at her public relations internship.

“It’s a pretty reputable school,”she said. “It’s a big school, and it’s afun school.”

McAnuff said another reason for theincrease is the University’s growingretention and graduation rates, withabout 93 percent of first-year studentsreturning and the 6-year graduationrate at 76 percent.

U. rejects plan to grow medical marijuanaBY DEVIN SIKORSKIASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

The University decided not totake part in the development of med-ical marijuana for the state, leavingthe question of who will grow it up inthe air.

In a statement, the University madeit clear they would have no part ingrowing medicinal marijuana becauseof federal restrictions.

“If there is a change in federal law, achange in the classification of marijua-na or new information presented …Rutgers would certainly re-examine a

possible role for the university in NewJersey’s medical marijuana initiative,”according to the statement.

The University examined the possi-bility of growing medicinal marijuanaby receiving legal counsel and lookingat the involvement of other state uni-versities in the field.

“Based on that review, we deter-mined that there was no way in whichRutgers could be involved in this initia-tive without violating the federalControlled Substances Act.”

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Campbell Hall on the College Avenue campus is now equipped with anew lounge as part of a three-step construction series to the River Dorms.

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New student lounge area transforms River Dorms

BY JOVELLE TAMAYOPHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

A new lounge space opened thisyear for communal activities on theground level of Campbell Hall on theCollege Avenue campus welcomed stu-dents moving into the building.

Completion of the Campbell Halllounge construction was second in athree-part construction series onFrelinghuysen, Hardenbergh andCampbell Halls on George Street —collectively known as the River Dorms

— with the cost of about $1.6 millionfor each lounge space.

“The lounge adds additional stu-dent space, common space that reallyhelps to make the experience of livingin a dorm and being at college thatmuch better,” said Antonio Calcado,vice president of University Facilitiesand Capital Planning.

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New Theater name commemorates patronBY GLEN GABRIEL

STAFF WRITER

The New Theater at theMason Gross Performing ArtsCenter now bears a new name —the Victoria J. MastrobuonoTheater — in commemoration ofone of its top supporters.

Though she passed awaylast year, the memor y ofVictoria Mastrobuono lives onthrough the work she did withstudents, said Charlie Sandlan,a Mason Gross alumnus whoknew Mastrobuono.

“She was like a mother figureto me, my best friend,” he said. “Ican honestly say that shechanged my life. She taught meabout art and made me appreci-ate art in a different way. Shemade me the man I am today.”

Renaming the theater payshomage to her work and timespent at the Mason Gross Schoolof Performing Arts, Sandlan said.

“She was such a supporter ofMason Gross, and she saw all theplays,” he said. “It’s a great wayto honor her.”

Whether she expressed itthrough her donation of time,money or energy, it is clearMastrobuono loved the acting pro-gram at Mason Gross, and hername is fully deserving of thehonor it has received, Sandlan said.

Mastrobuono, a member ofthe school’s AdvancementCouncil, invested much time andeffort working to bring theschool to higher acclaim, saidMason Gross Dean GeorgeStauffer. She also paid tribute to

Dianna Jones plays Hester Prynne in a Rutgers Theater Company production of In theBlood at the New Theater. The play, a modern re-telling of The Scarlet Letter, ran March2010 at the theater.

JING YOU

Mason Gross through her gener-ous financial support.

In addition to working with theschool’s administration,

Mastrobuono took time to work withstudents and aspiring actors,Stauffer said.

The school advanced the

Bachelor of Fine Arts ActingProgram and the BrodskyPride Center over the lastdecade, with each ranking in

the top 10 positions nationally.This level of recognitiongained the school a higherstanding within the Universityitself, Stauf fer said.

“Mason Gross plays a majorrole at Rutgers through its per-formances, productions, exhibi-tions and lectures,” he said. “Wepresent more than 300 eventseach year.”

The success of these per-formances has allowed theschool to expand its work and itsdevelopment of up-and-comingartists, he said.

The first event of the fallsemester will be held thisweekend in the renamed the-ater, and will be the perform-ance of William Shakespeare’splay “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Mason Gross actors per-formed a similar play atLondon’s Globe Theatre, saidBarbara Marchant, head of theBFA Acting Program and co-director of the Midsummerproduction.

“There is creative workgoing on in our theaters —exciting, dramatic work withthe heart of actors and directorswith many going on to success-ful careers,” Marchant said.

Performances will be heldat 8 p.m. on Thursday, Fridayand Saturday with Sundayshows beginning at 2 p.m.Tickets to the performance areon sale to the general publicfor $15, $15 for alumni and $10for any University student witha valid ID.

with students, more educationalprograms and more socialspace, he said.

“The lounges are really help-ing students interact within thecommunity,” said Greg Shapiro,College Avenue chair for theResidence Hall Association. “Nowfloors can intermingle with eachother in a central space instead ofjust hanging out on one floor.”

Construction began with theFrelinghuysen lounge space,which was completed in 2008.Plans for the other two RiverDorms advanced after the suc-cess of the Frelinghuysen lounge,which received an OutstandingDesigns Award from AmericanSchool & University Magazine.

Designed to preserve thesightline between George Street

and the river and to encouragestudent interaction, all three

residence hall lounges are mod-eled very similarly, with floor-to-ceiling glass windows and signa-ture color schemes.

“The ability to effectively com-municate and work closely withother internal University depart-ments was critical, consideringthe scale of the project and itsaggressive timeline,” said SteveDubiago, associate director ofHousing Operations. “The projectnow promotes student interactionand has improved building aes-thetics along George [Street].”

Hardenbergh constructionis scheduled for completionnext summer.

Controversy over the future ofthe half-century old River Dorms

grew in 2006, during an on-cam-pus design competition, in whicharchitects were asked to envisionwhat the campus could be.

A popular design conceptcompletely removed the RiverDorms and opened possibilitiesof an open park area or a newstudent center.

“It’s not financially possible forthe University to do that anytimein the near future,” Blimling said.“We need the space for students,so we don’t have any intention oftaking down the River Dormsanytime in the foreseeable future.Maybe in [a few] years someonewill be interested in pursuingthem but not anytime in the foreseeable future.”

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floor above ground level so theRaritan River was visible fromGeorge Street.

Prior to the renovations, theopen space was sparsely usedand there was inadequate com-munal space in all of the RiverDorms for educational and recre-ational activities, Vice Presidentfor Student Affairs Gregory S.Blimling said.

The University sees the newlounges as opportunities forincreased social interaction

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Violent attacks outside two separate house partiesnear the College Avenue campus resulted in hospitaliza-tions for two young adult victims.

The first event took place Sunday at 3:15 a.m. outsidea party on Hartwell Street. Two juveniles, ages 16 and 17,attacked a 20-year-old resident at the house with a bottleof Jack Daniels whiskey and a tire iron after the resident

denied them access to the event, Lt. J.T. Miller said. Bothindividuals were arrested.

The 20-year-old suffered injuries to the face and wastaken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

The second event took place Monday at 1:15 a.m. out-side a party on Somerset Street after two brothers weredenied access to the party. The 19-year-old victim from

Monmouth Junction sustained injuries to the hand afterone of the brothers used a knife to cut him. The broth-ers, Bryant and Nermle Umazor, were arrested and arebeing charged with aggravated assault, possession ofweapon and resisting arrest, Miller said.

— Colleen Roache

POLICE ARREST FOUR AFTER WEEKEND HOUSE PARTY ATTACKS

The University began the three-part construction plan of the River Dorms with the intention of increasing student interaction and preserving the sightline betweenGeorge Street and the river. One former design concept was to completely remove the residence halls, but the University does not anticipate taking them down.

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“We need the spacefor students,

so we don’t have any intention

of taking down the River Dorms.” GREGORY S. BLIMLING

Vice President for Student Affairs

factors, like academic perform-ance and SAT scores, she said.

“It could mean that U.S. News& World Report is inching closerto our view that diversity has a lotto do with us being an A+ school.Let’s hope so,” said MarciaBrown, vice chancellor forStudent and Community Affairs.

The University has also beennamed “Most Diverse” for the14th year in a row since 1997when U.S. News & World Reportfirst started ranking campuses onethnic diversity.

“Student diversity has beenimportant for a long time,”Capizzi said. “Newark is a verydiverse city, and New Jersey is avery diverse state.”

This ranking is calculated byfactoring the percentage of minori-ties on campus with the overall mixof groups. It calculates how likelyundergraduates are to encounterother ethnic or racial groups.

“I would agree with [this rank-ing],” said Kenneth So, a Schoolof Arts and Sciences senior andformer Rutgers-Newark student.“I lived in a six-person suite …and every person in my suite wasa different nationality.”

Rutgers-Newark was ranked inthe top tier in national rankingsfor Best National Universities,reaching 143 of the 262 nationaluniversities listed.

The teaching staff andresearch being done on the cam-pus is very good, even though itis a smaller college, So said.

This is the first time the cam-pus has been in the top tier ofnational universities, likely due toa change in the factors used torank colleges, including weightgiven to the ratings from highschool guidance counselors.

“I think guidance counselorsknow our college better than asurveyor from another state,”Capizzi said. “I personally thinkthat was a factor for why we wereranked higher this year.”

Even with this change, the rat-ings do not necessarily reflect thequality of the university beingranked, Brown said.

“One fallacy underlying theranking is the failure of U.S.News & World Report to connectdiversity to academic quality,” shesaid. “We think that our diversity

is an important gateway to achiev-ing our teaching, research andservice missions.”

There are varied opinionsabout rankings and whether theyhold any real meaning at all,Brown said.

“Some schools rely on themfor marketing purposes while oth-ers view them as fairly useless andlacking in serious value,” she said.“I would say that my views onthem fall into the latter category.”

Rankings may not be the bestindicator for the quality of educa-tion in a school, and there areother ways of measuring success,Brown said.

“Over 90 percent of our gradu-ating students in an exit survey saythey would recommend Rutgers-Newark to other students becauseof our diversity,” she said. “That’san extremely important indicatorof progress not measured by U.S.News & World Report.”

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Diversity, quality ups Newark campus rankingBY DENNIS COMELLA

STAFF WRITER

The University may have localroots, but the Newark campus isattracting national attention.

For the first time, U.S. News& World Report named Rutgers-Newark one of America’s “A-PlusColleges for B Students.”

The ranking takes into accountthe school’s general rankingamong national universities aswell as the average first-year stu-dent retention rate, according tothe magazine’s website.

“This campus is very accept-ing and willing to give opportuni-ties to students that might not beaccepted based on their gradesalone,” said Carla Capizzi, aRutgers-Newark spokeswoman.

The University accepts stu-dents based on extracurricularinvolvement and a short essay, inaddition to more traditional

Haisong Jiang, aRutgers-Newark graduatestudent, was fined $3,000in mid-August for a securi-ty breach at NewarkAirport LibertyInternational Airport,according to an article onmycentraljersey.com.

Jiang was charged forgoing around a securitycheckpoint at the airporton Jan. 3 to kiss his girl-friend good-bye. He wascharged for violatingthree TransportationSecurity Administrationregulations: Attemptingto circumvent a securitysystem, entering asecured area withoutcomplying with proce-dures to control accessand entering a sterile areawithout being screened,according to the article.The security measurestaken after the violationresulted in delayed flightsfor several hours.

Originally, Jiang wasexposed to a fine of up to$30,000, $11,000 for eachviolation, according to thearticle.

He pleaded guilty inMarch to one count ofdefiant trespass, accord-ing to the article. As partof a plea agreement,Newark Municipal CourtJudge Richard E.A. Nunessentenced Jiang to 100hours of community serv-ice and fined him $500with court costs of $185.

He completed his com-munity service cleaningparks in Newark, hisattorney Eric Bruce saidin the article.

— Ariel Nagi

STUDENT’SSECURITY

MISHAP ENDSIN PENALTIES

“Over 90 percent of our graduating

students ... say theywould recommendRutgers-Newark.”

MARCIA BROWNVice Chancellor for Student

and Community Affairs

Overall, this year’s studentbody represents 39 states and100 countries, he said.

McAnuff said the Universityis looking to increase thesenumbers even more, but it willbe a slow and gradual change.

“This is a big train to move,”he said.

The Of fice ofUndergraduate Admissions uti-lized more regional recruitersthis year than ever before, andit was the first time they visited22 countries to spread

University aware-ness, focusing onChina, India,Peru and MiddleEastern coun-tries, he said.They alsolaunched a newi n t e r n a t i o n a lU n i v e r s i t y website.

“We want toincrease diversityin the class-rooms. We’re on a

constant growth pattern, aslong as we still provide for in-state students,” McAnuff said.

Another reason for theincrease in non-New Jersey stu-dents is financial.

“Out-of-state and interna-tional students pay significantlymore tuition. The money theypay can help subsidize financialaid for in-state students,”McAnuff said.

Financial aid saw a 15 per-cent increase in applications,and with the state cuts in fund-ing, the need is greater thanever, he said.

“It’s straining the systemvery much so,” McAnuff said.

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“We’re pretty much near thetop in the country, in terms ofretention and graduation ratesfor similar public research insti-tutions,” McAnuff said. “Butthere’s always room for growth.”

As for the incoming first-yearclass, the 8,000 new students aresome of the smartest inUniversity history.

SAT scoresare higher thanthe previous year,about 300 pointsabove the nation-al average,according to aUniversity MediaRelations pressrelease. Thereare also 117P r e s i d e n t i a lScholars thisyear — up from59 in 2007.

The expected enrollment forinternational and out-of-state stu-dents also grew this year in con-cordance with the University’sdesire to become more diverse,he said.

Eleven percent of theschool will be out of state andinternational — a 2 percentrise from last year, McAnuffsaid. Of that 11 percent, thestate with the most students isNew York — 29 percent — fol-lowed by Pennsylvania with 11percent. California,Connecticut and Florida stu-dents combined make up 5 per-cent of out-of-state students.

ENROLLMENT: U.

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In addition to enrolling a record number of students this year, the University also welcomesmore international students after sending recruiters to 22 different countries.

AYMANN ISMAIL / MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

“We’re pretty muchnear the top in thecountry, in terms of retention and

graduation rates.” COURTNEY MCANUFF

Vice President of Enrollment Management

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1 Stop by the Livingston Student Center between 12 and 4p.m. for the Rutgers University Programming Association’sposter sale. RUPA has got your room decorating needs cov-ered with several poster sales across all the campuses. VISAand MasterCard are accepted.

The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum opens today with“Water”, an exhibition celebrating an inspiration in the artworld. The exhibition will feature more than 90 works of artspanning cultures and a variety of media. The exhibition willbe open until Jan. 2, 2011. Hours are Tuesday throughFriday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 12 to5 p.m. Current admission is $3 for adults and free for muse-um members, University students, faculty and staff with ID.

The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum will host ArtAfter Hours from 6 to 9 p.m. September’s Art After Hoursevent will celebrate the opening of Water, the Zimmerli’smajor fall exhibition. The event will feature Howi Bongo, asteel drum musician, who will play on the terrace beside abar featuring an array of naturally flavored waters.

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Scratch one letter off the list of buses runningat the University.

Jack Molenaar, director of TransportationServices, made a decision to eliminate the L busroute, beginning Aug. 28, in an attempt to stream-line campus bus service.

“If you look at the L route and where it goes, itis a relic,” Molenaar said. “You have to look at thewhole system historically … and at one time it wasthe most efficient way to go.”

The L route, laid out prior to the existence ofRoute 18, was the best possible route, he said.

Now it is one of the slowest and most under-utilized of the bus routes, Molenaar said in an e-mail to the University community.

The budget cuts, which largely impacted thedecision, put Molenaar in a position where he hadto evaluate Transportation Services.

“The core mission is to provide inter-campustransportation to students going to class,” he said.“If we eliminate this route, it helps us with ourbudget cut, helps us going forward, and allows usto add service to other routes.”

Even though the route has been eliminated a

new LXc route will continue service to the south-bound Cedar Lane stop till the end of this schoolyear in May, he said.

But there will no longer be stops at RiverRoad/Harrison Avenue or northbound onCedar Lane.

The elimination of the L route has allowed for twobuses to be added to the LX route, increasing servicefrom eight to five minutes, according to the e-mail.One bus will also be added to the express routesbetween Cook and Busch, and Cook and Livingston.

The University is approaching the end of a 10-year contract with the current bus serviceprovider and is facing an increase of 18 percent, or$1.3 million, to renew the contract for the sameservice, Molenaar said.

If situations do not improve, the NewBrunsQuick Shuttle, which is jointly fundedbetween the University, the city and NewBrunswick Parking Authority, is next on the chop-ping block, he said.

But he hopes not to have that discussion.

— Neil P. Kypers

NEW BUS ROUTE CHANGES RESPOND TO STUDENT NEEDS

Students from all campuses gather on Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus for Monday’sInvolvement Fair, where University clubs promoted their events and recruited for members.

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2 Want to go all out for the first home football game? LetRUPA help you show your Scarlet Pride with free face paint-ing inside the Rutgers Stadium before kickoff. Stop by theRutgers Stadium on Busch campus between 5:30 and 8:30p.m. Free while supplies last.

3 The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, inassociation with the Rutgers University Program in CinemaStudies, is proud to present the New Jersey Film FestivalFall 2010, which marks its 29th Anniversary. Showcasingnew international films, American independent features,experimental and short subjects, classic revivals and cut-ting-edge documentaries, the New Jersey Film Festival Fall2010 will feature over 50 film screenings. The Festival willrun from Sept. 3 through Nov. 4.

AFSCME locals 888 and 176 andSEIU/CIR for expedited arbitra-tion, which would help speed upthe grievance process.

Tuition and fees for Universitystudents were also increased thissummer to help cope with thestate’s decade-pluslong disinvest-ment in state aid,including thisyear’s slashing.

Tuition for full-time, in-stateu n d e r g r a d u a t estudents, in accor-dance with a 4 per-cent tuition cappassed in the statebudget, increased to $9,926 from$9,546. For full-time, out-of-stateundergraduate students not cov-ered by the cap, tuition increasedto $21,388 from $20,178.

On-campus housing costs alsoincreased in the area of 4.8 to 5.2percent, while meal plans went upanywhere from 5.5 to 6.9 percent.

A capital improvement fee of$200 was also added to help paydown the debt service on aca-

demic buildings currently in capi-tal planning, a fee that mostschools already have, said NancyS. Winterbauer, Vice Presidentfor University Budgeting.

In total, an in-state studentliving on campus this year

could be paying$23,465 to attendthe University,up 5.4 percentfrom last year.

W interbauersaid the Universityunderstands thattimes are tough forstudents andworked to keepthe tuition increas-

es as small as possible, noting thattuition for most in-state, graduatestudents only increased 4 percent,despite there being no cap.

Jacob Badgett, a School ofEnvironmental and BiologicalSciences first-year student, saidwhile he had not experienced thetuition hike personally, he felttuition rates might be a bit high.

“I didn’t get any scholarshipsso it is a little steep,” Badgett said.

But Mike McWilliams, a grad-uate student at the School ofCommunication and Information,said tuition costs are justified solong as they reflect the range ofservices and quality of educationprovided by the school. So far,McWilliams said the Universityhas accomplished this.

“We are where we are in theeconomy,” he said. “People needto realize that education is animportant investment that weneed to be realistic about.”

Yet despite the salary freezeand tuition increase, Winterbauersaid more cuts are still on theway. Reduction targets have beensent to the all University’s col-leges, and responses are expect-ed sometime mid-September.

While the cuts will be painful tosome in the University community,Winterbauer said they will not be assevere as those proposed before thesalary freeze and tuition increase.

“We are still going to see cutsthat will affect people and affectpeople negatively, but the magni-tude of those cuts will be greatlyreduced,” she said.

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student Vanessa Petrini said shecould not believe the Universitywould not be part of growing med-ical marijuana for the state.

“If anything, I feel it wouldbring money into the school,”she said.

She added that studentsenrolled in the School ofBiological and EnvironmentalSciences would be missing outon this emerging development ofmedical marijuana.

“They get to experiment andlearn about it by having hands-onexperience,” she said. “Just los-ing federal funding is not a goodreason not to grow it.”

In an nj.com article from July30, Gov. Chris Christie said hewas disappointed with the paththe University decided to take.

“Their handling of it, candidly,was disjointed,” he said. “And itdoesn’t give me great confidencein the way decisions are beingmade [at the University].”

Gov. Christie was not the onlyone disappointed with the out-come of the University’s decision.

Assemblyman Reed Gusciora,D-Princeton, was also critical ofthe University’s decision to notbe involved, stating the issue oflosing federal funding was ill-advised reasoning.

“I don’t think they would havelost any federal funding, especial-ly when the Veterans Associationannounced that they were allow-ing their patients to use medici-nal marijuana,” he said. “If the VAis allowing patients to use it, thenthey obviously aren’t concernedabout federal funding.”

He also said the Universitychose the wrong path seeing as itis an academic institution.

“Rutgers has nine extensionfarms, they have a food innovationcenter, they have a pharmacyschool and they have a relation-ship with Johnson & Johnson,” hesaid. “So I thought it would begreat for Rutgers, as an academicinstitution, to be one of the lead-ing universities in the country toextend medical marijuana issues.”

Gusciora provided examplesof why the University would beideal to grow medicinal mari-juana, with one focusing on theuse of the Rutgers FoodInnovation Center.

“In California right now, foodintake is one of emerging ways of[providing] medicinal marijuanaand Rutgers has that food innova-tion center,” he said. “They haveso many assets to extend thisemerging use of medical marijua-na for pain management.”

He also said the University’srejection of becoming involvedwas premature.

“They could have easily saidwe could look into it … but forthem just to take a pass on it Ithink was very unacademic,”he said.

School of Arts and Sciencessenior William Stuis said he issurprised to hear the Universitydid not take part in growing med-ical marijuana for the state.

“It is for a good reason. If itwere for a stupid reason, then ofcourse say no,” he said. “But if itis to help people get better orsomething to ease cancer, I’m allfor it.”

Stuis added that the extensiveresources that the University hasto utilize the development ofmedical marijuana are even moreof a reason to become involved.

“There are probably notmany places that have [thoseresources] to grow it and onceagain, it is for a good cause,”he said.

University officials said thefreeze was necessary to preventmore extreme measures likemass layoffs or class cuts.

“This is under the generalframework of sharing the difficul-ty, of coming together as a com-munity to make sure we save jobs[and] that we are able to deliverthe services that we need,” saidPhilip J. Furmanski, ExecutiveVice President for AcademicAffairs, noting that the freeze wasacross-the-board for those cov-ered under contract deferralagreements and those “non-aligned” to maintain equability.

A hearing was held before theNew Jersey Public EmployeesRelations Commission in Julyregarding a joint requestbetween the AmericanAssociation of UniversityProfessors-American Federationof Teachers, URA-AFT, as well as

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New camera to capture impatient motoristsBY PAIGE TATULLICONTRIBUTING WRITER

Next time you are thinking ofrunning a red light at the EastonAvenue and Park Boulevard inter-section, make sure to smile andsay, “Cheese.”

The light, located in front ofSaint Peter’s Hospital, has beenequipped with a red light trafficcamera to catch motorists whochoose to run it.

This red light camera sys-tem, which takes full effect Sept.6 is unique, said city spokesmanBill Bray.

“The camera takes a stillpicture and a video, capturingthe vehicle, license plate andlight signal all in a singleframe,” he said.

A 30-day warning systembegan this past month with alarge sign informing drivers whoare approaching the intersectionabout the camera.

Bray said the red light camerais part of a statewide pilot pro-gram that previously was notallowed in New Jersey.

New Brunswick is one ofseveral state cities to take partin this camera program, hesaid. The state approved thisparticular intersection in thecity because of the high num-ber of people that run the lighteach day.

A study of this intersectionshowed 46 drivers ran the lightduring a 12-hour period, makingit an ideal location for the cam-era, according to a press release.

The tapes are sent to theNew Brunswick Police

Department. Pending review,authorities would then issue aticket to the car owner, Braysaid. The $85 ticket wouldarrive to the car’s ownerthrough the mail. No pointswould be issued towards theindividual’s license, he said.

Motorists avoid points ontheir license because this is theonly New Brunswick intersec-tion equipped with a red lightcamera, Bray said. Typically, ifa police of ficer were at thisintersection — or any other —and they witnessed a driver runa red light, then points wouldbe issued to the driver’s license.

Any driver that receives aticket does have the opportuni-ty to fight against the fine incourt. But the video and photoevidence against the driverwould be hard to dispute, he said.

Marie Belonia, a School ofArts and Sciences senior, saidthe camera at this intersectioncould cause some to thinkbefore they act.

“I think it’s a good ideabecause then people will thinktwice about running a redlight,” Belonia said. “If peopleknow they’re under sur veil-lance, they’ll stop. Nobodywants to get a ticket.”

Rachel Gurney, a School ofArts and Sciences junior, hasseen many motorists run redlights in the city.

“Last year to get to myhouse, I would always need tocross that intersection,”Gurney said. “I have seen a few

cars run red lights at night. Ifpeople are aware that there is acamera, they wouldn’t run thered light.”

Gurney also said the addi-tion of a red light camerawould prevent a significantnumber of accidents fromoccurring, ensuring safety

to pedestrians crossing the intersection.

She suppor ts the idea ofinstalling these camerasthroughout other intersectionsin the New Brunswick area.

Bray said it takes about 12months to apply for an additionalred light camera.

“But there are other intersec-tions that have high rates of bothaccidents and people runninglights,” he said.

If this first camera on EastonAvenue and Park Boulevard iseffective, then ideally the citywould want to replicate success,Bray said.

A recently installed red light camera sits at the intersection of Easton Avenue and Park Boulevardby Saint Peter’s Hospital. Violators will receive an $85 ticket, but no points to their licenses.

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Downtown club invites NBC comicBY MAXWELL BARNA

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

For some, the beginning of thefall semester means a return tofriends, college life and personalprogress. But for most, Septemberis just a bittersweet return to real life.

Stand-up comedian RalphieMay might make the transition abit easier.

This Labor Day Weekend,Thursday through Saturday, Maywill perform five shows at NewBrunswick’s local comedy club,the Stress Factory, located onChurch Street.

“Ralphie’s not a clock-punch-er,” said Vinnie Brand, comedianand Stress Factory owner. “If he’shaving a good time, he’ll keep itgoing. He’s not a guy that says ‘Idid my 45 minutes … I’m done.’”

Brand also said May’s sincerityshines through during his shows.

“He’s very organic, funny andtrue to himself,” he said. “He’snot putting on an act.”

May has a reputation for beingas raw and honest as possible, notfailing to comment on just aboutevery race, ethnicity and religious

group to elicit laughs, Brand said.“[May] isn’t afraid to use race

to get the job done,” he said.Brand anticipates shows sell-

ing out quickly.“[Ralphie] is very hard to

book because he’s so busy andworks everywhere,” he said. “Wewere lucky to get this.”

Stacey Pokluda, Ralphie May’spublicist, said May draws in manyfans and sells out shows regularly.

“He tours the northeast all thetime and sells out clubs and the-aters,” she said. “He has a ratherlarge fan base in the northeast.He’s very loyal to his fans.”

Stress Factory waitress AllieBrand said she is excited about

the show because May is a natu-rally a funny person.

“We’re all really excited aboutthe show. He’s really funny,”Brand said.

May got his start in comedyafter winning a contest, throughwhich he got the opportunity toopen for his idol, comedian SamKinison, according to a pressrelease. He first broke into the bigleagues when he was featured onSeason 1 of NBC’s “Last ComicStanding,” and has since releasedfour live recordings of his stand-up, three of which were featuredas Comedy Central specials.

Aside from touring andappearing on late-night televi-sion shows, like “The TonightShow,” May just wrapped up arole in Josh Shelov’s newest film,“The Best and Brightest,” shar-ing the screen with Neil PatrickHarris and Bonnie Somerville,according to the release. He alsostars in a new Comedy Centralshow called “Brothers fromAnother Mother.”

Tickets for all Stress Factoryshows are available online atwww.stressfactory.com.

“He’s very organic,funny and true

to himself. He’s notputting on an act.”

VINNIE BRANDStress Factory owner

Ralphie May to serve up raw humor for University, city audiences

N.J. residents will have tobreak out their raincoats thisweekend as another hurricanecloses in on the East Coast.

Meteorologists projected thisweek that Hurricane Earl will passthrough New Jersey by earlyFriday morning, according to annj.com article.

The Category 2 hurricane iscurrently passing through PuertoRico and the Virgin Islands, bash-ing the islands with 125 mphwinds, according to the article.Meteorologists are also expectingthe storm to strengthen later thisweek before it arrives.

New Jersey dodged the threatof severe weather damage fromHurricane Danielle this past week-end, which caused only rough surfand riptides along the coast.

New Jersey is not the only stateunder a severe weather warningwith meteorologists saying thethreat will affect most of the EastCoast, according to the article.

“North Carolina all the wayto Maine should keep an eye onthe system,” said JessicaSchauer, a meteorologist at theHurricane Center.

— Devin Sikorski

STORM SETSCOURSE FOREAST COAST

The newly renovated Golden Rail Irish Pub and apartmentson Easton Avenue are open again after a fire caused the barto close in December due to heavy damage.

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BACK ON THE BLOCK

A Highland Park man wasindicted last week on charges ofstabbing a woman to death inMarch in her apartment.

Frank Gonzalez, 23, has beencharged with the murder ofBrandy Williams, 28, who wasfound by police on March 12 withseveral stab wounds, according toan nj.com article.

The Middlesex County grandjury’s charges for Gonzalezinclude felony murder, burglary,possession of a weapon for anunlawful purpose, resisting arrestand endangering the welfare of achild, according to the article.

Gonzalez is being held on $2 million bail at the MiddlesexCounty jail and will be arraigned inSuperior Court in New Brunswickat a later date.

— Devin Sikorski

JURY CHARGES LOCAL MAN

WITH MURDER, BURGLARY

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WASHINGTON — Hoursbefore addressing the nation,President Barack Obama toldU.S. troops just back from Iraqthat his speech outlining thewithdrawal of combat forces “isnot going to be a victory lap” nora cause for celebration.

“There’s still a lot of workthat we’ve got to do to makesure that Iraq is an effectivepartner with us,” Obama said ofhis decision to end the nation’scombat mission in a war heonce strongly opposed.

“The main message I havetonight, and the main message Ihave to you, is congratulationson a job well done,” he said.

He also noted that thereremained “a tough fight ahead inAfghanistan. ... A tough slog.”

Before his visit, Obama tele-phoned former President GeorgeW. Bush, who ordered U.S. troopsto invade Iraq and topple SaddamHussein in March 2003. Aidesdescribed the phone call from AirForce One as brief and declinedto reveal what was said.

Ending the combat missionfulfills Obama’s campaign prom-ise to bring the war to a close.However there remains a force ofroughly 50,000 U.S. troops stillthere serving in a support andtraining capacity. All remainingforces are scheduled to be with-drawn by the end of 2011.

Also, Iraq is still torn with vio-lence, and rival political factionshave yet to form a governmentmore than six months afternational elections.

Obama congratulates troops for ongoing efforts

President Barack Obama endorses combat missions overseas, yet addresses the need for afurther commitment to Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama stresses this is a transition time.

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Obama spoke at a dining hallon this Army base in El Paso,Texas, which has been central tothe war effort. The soldiers withhim were among troops whorecently returned from Iraq.“Welcome home,” Obama said toshouts of “hooh-uh.”

He thanked them for theirsacrifice in the long and unpopu-lar war.

Noting that the war was asource of “political disagree-ments” at home, Obama said “theone thing that we don’t argueabout is the fact that we have thefinest fighting force in the world.”

“The fact of the matter is thatbecause of the extraordinaryservice that all of you have doneand so many people here at FortBliss have done, Iraq has anopportunity to create better

future for itself and America ismore secure,” Obama said.

“Congratulations on a job welldone. The country appreciatesyou,” he said.

Of his 8 p.m. EDT speech,Obama said, “It’s not going to bea victory lap. It’s not going to beself-congratulatory.”

It was part of a calculatedWhite House effort not toencourage parallels to Bush’spremature “MissionAccomplished” speech aboard anaircraft carrier in 2003, just threemonths after the war began.

“A million men and women inuniform have now served inIraq,” Obama noted.

After his remarks, the presi-dent shook hands with each ofthe soldiers and family membersgathered in the base dining hall,

asking where they or their lovedones had served. He also metseparately with families ofdeceased troops.

As he left the room, Obamasaid, “Thank you for giving methe opportunity to share this timewith you and see all of you face toface. Just know that we’re allthinking about you and all pray-ing for your families.”

To those who will face futuremissions in Iraq andAfghanistan, Obama said, “Wewill be relentless in making sureyou have what you need to comehome safely.”

Fort Bliss has seen repeatedtroop deployments to Iraq. Someof its servicemen and women areamong the fewer than 50,000troops who remain in Iraq in atraining and backup role.

The administration has calledthe change of mission in Iraq animportant milestone in a long anddivisive conflict, but not a causefor celebration. “We are in transi-tion,” Obama observed.

Obama’s comments wereechoed by Defense SecretaryRobert Gates, who told anAmerican Legion audience inMilwaukee, “This is not a time forpremature victory parades orself-congratulation, even as wereflect with pride on what ourtroops and their Iraqi partnershave accomplished.”

“I am not saying all is, or nec-essarily will be, well in Iraq,” hecontinued, noting the continuedviolence and lack of a new gov-ernment. The combat mission inIraq has left more than 4,400U.S. troops dead and thousandsmore wounded.

Obama was an early critic ofthe war, speaking out against itduring the U.S. invasion andpromising during his presiden-tial campaign to bring the con-flict to an end. The White Housesees Tuesday’s benchmark as apromise kept and has gone togreat lengths to promote it assuch, dispatching VicePresident Joe Biden to Iraq topreside over a formal change-of-command ceremony and raisingTuesday night’s remarks to thelevel of an Oval Office address,something Obama has onlydone once before.

Among Obama’s goals onTuesday is honoring those whohave served in Iraq, many return-ing to the battlefield for multipletours of duty.

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Democrats insist upon Christie’s public apologyTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BUDD LAKE, N.J. —Republican Gov. Chris Christieon yesterday brushed aside callsfrom Democrats to apologize toPresident Barack Obama for hisremarks about why his state lostout on $400 million in federaleducation funds.

“It’s good summer entertain-ment, but it’s not much morethan that,” Christie said of callsby Democratic state SenatePresident Steve Sweeney andMajority Leader Barbara Buonoto take back his words regardingthe state’s failed Race to the Topeducation grant application.

New Jersey lost five points onone section in which officials wereasked to show that the state givesa consistent percentage of its rev-enue to education. The applicationcalled for using data from 2008and 2009 to make the case; NewJersey used figures from the 2010and 2011 state budgets.

Christie accepted responsibili-ty for the mistake, which hecalled a “clerical error” on onepage of a 1,000-page document.But he also blamed the Obamaadministration for docking theapplication because of it.

Christie said state educationCommissioner Bret Schundlerwas told about the error at a

meeting in Washington, D.C., thismonth and provided the correctinformation during the meeting,but that turned out to be untrue.

“When President Obamacomes back to New Jersey, he’sgoing to have to explain to thepeople of New Jersey why he’sdepriving them of $400 millionthat this application earned thembecause one of his bureaucrats inWashington couldn’t pick up thephone and ask a question, could-n’t go on the Internet and findinformation or wouldn’t acceptverbal representation fromCommissioner Schundler whenthey were down there,” Christiesaid on Aug. 24.

Sweeney and Buono sayChristie’s attack on federal educa-tion officials was a “shamelessattempt to rationalize a carelesserror by your administration thatcost New Jersey taxpayers $400million in federal funding.”

Schundler was fired Fridayafter the U.S. Department ofEducation released a video of thepanel interview showing that henever gave the corrected data dur-ing the interview. Schundler alsowas responsible for inserting theerror in the application.

Christie said last Wednesdayhe fired Schundler for misleadinghim about his testimony to thepanel, not for making the mistake.

Schundler acknowledges mak-ing the mistake. But he deniesmisleading Christie about theinformation he provided to thepanel and points out that even ifhe did give the corrected data,application rules prohibit editsafter the application is submittedso the state would not have beenable to get the points back.

Christie spokesman MichaelDrewniak declined to commentabout whether the governorunderstood that the points couldnot be earned back under therules when he spoke to the press.

Christie said yesterday he stillfinds the application process toobureaucratic and inflexible.

and learn on your own.One of the most over-looked aspects of whatyour college education isall about is the ability tolearn what you want tolearn. Do not just sit in aclass and nod your headwhen a professor proclaimsthat Woodrow Wilson and

FDR are two of the best U.S. presidents.Challenge them with questions about WoodrowWilson’s federal propaganda ministry and FDR’sinternment of the Japanese along with his blatantdisregard for the Constitution.

If Keynesian economics work, then why is theU.S. ridden with overwhelming debt and primed fora double dip recession, a bond-bubble burst andstagnant job growth? Ask your economics, politicalscience or philosophy professors why they have nottaught Ludwig Von Mises, F.A Hayek, FrédéricBastiat and Rutgers alumnus Milton Friedman andcommend them if they do.

In no way do I recommend disregarding every-thing your professors say, but keepan open mind when hearing orreading any outrageous comment.Think for yourself. Gather yourown beliefs from reliable and legiti-mate sources and remember thatyou are here to become educatednot indoctrinated.

Most importantly, remember thatin 61 days Rutgers students have theopportunity to send Congress and

the White House a message that our liberties andproperty are no longer for sale. Without economicfreedom, social freedom cannot exist and vice versa.The Democrats have spent the last 20 months dis-mantling America’s basic rights to life, liberty andproperty and it is time we tell our leaders the gen-erational theft must end.

The U.S. currently possesses more than $13 tril-lion in national debt translating into a bill of $43,000per citizen. We have more than $110 trillion inunfunded liabilities, which slaps a price tag of$350,000 for each citizen to payout over the courseof their lifetime. Every 27 seconds, another milliondollars is tacked onto U.S. unfunded liabilities. If thegovernment continues spending at the rate of boththe Bush and Obama administrations we will literal-ly kiss our republic goodbye.

It is ironic that the left constantly portrayedSen. John McCain (R–Ariz.) as a potential third

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W elcome back tothe University.To the freshmen

and transfers who havedecided to call the Banksof the old Raritan home,you made the right move.Now, for those of you whodo not know me, my nameis Aaron Marcus. I am aregistered Republican who identifies as a conser-vative-libertarian. I do not vote based on partyand I do not come to conclusions based on hunch-es. The fact that Democrats have failed at deliver-ing the change millions of Americans hoped fordoes not surprise me. As a nation the Americanpeople overwhelmingly support a limited govern-ment careful at spending the money of taxpayersand who swear to preserve and protect the con-stitution. And I bet you thought college was sup-posed to be a beacon of progressive liberalism?Think again.

It actually bewilders me as to why students atthe University are so keen on believing everyword their professor, a campusorganization or guest lecturer pro-claims. Isn’t New Jersey the statewhere someone who tells you howto live your life is better receivedwith a middle finger and an angry,“Who do you think you are?” If stu-dents and adults from NJ accept thismentality for their personal lives,why is it that when we enter a class-room, club or political rally theirword translates into biblical law?

Take note from Gov. Chris Christie. His Jerseyattitude of “You punch them, and I’ll punch you,” isthe reason why many across the country are callinghim the greatest governor in America. He wantsmore people from NJ to hold onto more of theirhard earned money and reduce the role that gov-ernment plays in each NJ life. Imagine that, a politi-cian from NJ who believes that people have a rightto life, liberty and property.

I am not asking you to believe every word I say(although it might be wise to do so), this of courseis an opinion page and all at the University shouldutilize their First Amendment right to express theirviews and opinions as well. I welcome your criti-cisms and cherish the conflict. All I ask in return isa knowledge and historically based argument toback up your claims.

If you are a full-time University student itmeans you are taking between 12 and 20 creditsthis semester, which leaves plenty of time to read

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Watch out for indoctrination

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“[Ralphie May] isn’t afraid to use race to get the job done.”Vinnie Brand, comedy club Stress Factory owner, on the comedian’s upcoming act

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“One of the mostoverlooked aspects

... is the ability to learn what

you want to learn.”

D rive to the nearest dealership and unless you are somewhat ofa car fanatic, you would probably buy a car based on safety,accessories, color or fuel economy. According to The New

York Times though, new stickers will go beyond displaying the optionsa car has and the “miles per gallon” that it consumes. The stickers thatgive grades — A+ to D — will only help to unbalance the Americaneconomy and confuse car shoppers.

If the grading system were applied right now, it would favor fuel-efficient electric and hybrid models. Yet in some cases, these cars aremore damaging to the environment than a lot of domestic, gasoline-fueled vehicles. It has been argued that the assembly of, for example,a Prius from Japan and its shipping to the United States causes moredamage than a mid-size pickup truck. The cause for that is the fuel con-sumption of gigantic transport ships from all over the world, which arenecessary to move the individual parts that eventually make up an“environmentally friendly” hybrid. Maybe we just need the illusion ofhelping out the environment rather than the truth.

The new stickers could also increase the Japanese domination ofU.S. markets over domestic companies. The Toyota Prius and theHonda Civic hybrids are only two efficient cars that will profit from the“A+” rating by a system that grades only the most superficial of factors.

Buying a vehicle based on a school derived grading system alsomakes the customer somewhat oblivious to safety features. One exam-ple of that would be the Smart cars that would be completely obliter-ated by a mid-sized sedan in a frontal crash, and yet would receive thehighest of marks on their fuel-economy report card.

According to the Times, “If the grading system existed now, underassumptions developed by the agencies, 306 small cars from modelyear 2010 would receive a B, only eight S.U.V.’s would receive a B+ (68would get a C), and the highest grade for a van would be a C+.”

This system will only give uninformed consumers the wrong idea.Bright colors and grades on a car sticker, instead of simplifying the joy-ous moment of buying a new car, will sell the wrong car to the Americanpublic. Government agencies such as National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration and the Department of Transportation should give thefacts, the fuel economy and safety figures and should make sure GeneralMotors, Toyota and the rest supply us with the advertised vehicle.Environmentalist agendas therefore should stay out of car windows.

Weed out bad decisions

T he University refuses to comment extensively on the matterand the story has somewhat laid low for the past 30 days, butthe rejection to grow medical marijuana on University grounds

was a mistake. The plans of being the state’s sole marijuana growerwent up in smoke after University officials turned down this financial-ly beneficial and innovative move.

As a research university, we are supposed to be groundbreaking,and this would have been the ideal opportunity. Therefore, therefusal to be the first university in the country to grow medical mar-ijuana seems to be unfounded. According to the Associated Press,private businesses grow the drug in the 13 other states that permitmedical marijuana. Being on the cusp of researching this newly legal-ized drug would have provided more than financial advantages. Afterall, we have the resources and Gov. Chris Christie supported thecause — the only hurdle was the Universities frightened attitudetoward losing federal funding.

“They absolutely came to us. I wouldn’t have even thought about it,”Christie said, adding that he was disappointed when he heard univer-sity leaders say the plan was “unworkable.” The governor also labeledthe University officials’ handling of the situation as “disjointed.”

University officials said that their decline of the request is becausemarijuana’s status as an illicit drug would lay on the line federal fund-ing to the institution.

“There is no way for Rutgers to be involved in this initiative withoutviolating the federal Controlled Substances Act, which we will not do,”the University said in a statement. “If there is a change in federal law,a change in the classification of marijuana … Rutgers would be willingto re-examine a possible role for the university.”

A bill signed by former Gov. Jon S. Corzine, on his last day in office,legalized medical marijuana. Why then should we be concerned withthe legality of growing it in a state university? Christie, a former feder-al prosecutor, expressed the need for tighter control of production anddistribution because of fears of abuse and illegal marketability for thedrug. So when the idea of having the University grow the plant andsupply it to the state’s teaching hospitals, the lawmakers who support-ed the legislation backed a move to push the implementation date toJanuary 2011.

So in the end, it remains a mystery why we turned down this open-ing. Perhaps the University has a problem weeding out the bad ideasand collaborating with the state on a profitable and pioneering move.

Marcus My Words

AARON MARCUS

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remember what that burdenfeels like. No one in Americashould be saddled with crushingdebt simply because they soughtan education. And no one shouldbe denied a chance to make themost of their lives because theycan’t afford it. That is why wefought so hard to win a battlethat has been raging inWashington for years over howto administer student loans.

Under the old system, tax-payers paid banks and financialcompanies bil-lions of dollars insubsidies to actas middlemen —a deal that wasvery lucrative forthem and yetunnecessary andwasteful. Andbecause thesespecial interestswere so power-ful, this boondog-gle survived for decades. Butthis year, we said, enough isenough. As a result, instead ofhanding over $60 billion inunwarranted subsidies to bigbanks, we are redirecting thatmoney to upgrade America’scommunity colleges and makecollege more af fordable fornearly eight million studentsand families. We are triplingthe investment in college taxcredits for middle class fami-lies. We are raising the value ofPell Grants, and we will makesure they increase each year tobetter keep up with inflation.We are making loan

repayments more manageablefor more than one million morestudents. Future borrowerscan even choose an income-based payment plan so that youdo not have to pay more than10 percent of your salary eachmonth. And if you go into pub-lic service, and keep up withyour payments, your leftoverstudent debt will be forgivenafter 10 years.

As part of this ef fort, we aresimplifying financial aid forms

too by eliminat-ing dozens ofu n n e c e s s a r yquestions. Iwould also pointout: One waywe’re helpingyoung peopleafford college isby helping themto af ford healthi n s u r a n c e .Because of the

new health care law, youngadults can stay on their parents’health plans until they are 26years old. Second, a collegeeducation needs to be morethan af fordable; it needs to pre-pare graduates for the jobs ofthe 21st century. Communitycolleges — undervalued assetsin this country — are well posi-tioned to lead this ef fort. Thatis why we are upgrading theseinstitutions by tying the skillstaught in classrooms to theneeds of local businesses ingrowing sectors of the econo-my. The third part of our high-er education strategy is making

sure more students completecollege. Over a third ofAmerica’s college students, andover half our minority students,do not earn a degree, even aftersix years. That is not just awaste of money; it is an incredi-ble waste of potential that holdsour country back. We don’t justneed to open the doors of col-lege to more Americans; weneed to ensure that studentswalk back out of those doorswith a degree in their hands. Ofcourse, that depends on stu-dents. You are responsible foryour own success. But there ismore we can do to remove bar-riers to finishing college, espe-cially for those earning adegree while working or rais-ing a family. That is why I haveproposed a College Access andCompletion Fund to develop,implement and evaluate newapproaches to improving col-lege success and completion,particularly for students fromdisadvantaged backgrounds.

So we are making collegemore af fordable, gearing theeducation you receive to thedemands of a global economyand taking steps to lift gradua-tion rates. Because this is howwe’ll retake the lead in produc-ing college graduates. This ishow we’ll help students like youto fulfill your dreams. And thisis how we shall ensure thatAmerica prospers in this newcentury and that we harnessthe greatest source of ourstrength: The talents of our people.

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A t colleges and universi-ties across America,students are heading

into the classroom, many forthe first time. You are takingpart in a journey that will notonly determine your future, butthe future of this country. Weknow, for example, that nearly8 in 10 new jobs will requireworkforce training or highereducation by the end of thisdecade. And we know that in aglobal economy, the nation thatout-educates us today will out-compete us tomorrow. In the21st centur y, America’s suc-cess depends on the educationour students receive.

That is why soon after I tookoffice, I proposed an ambitiousgoal: By 2020, America will onceagain have the highest propor-tion of college graduates in theworld. And over the past yearand a half, we have been puttingin place policies to help us meetthis goal. First, we are makingcollege more affordable. As stu-dents, you know why this mat-ters. Over the past 10 years, col-lege costs have shot up fasterthan housing, transportationand even health care costs. Theamount student borrowers owehas risen almost 25 percent injust five years. This is not someabstract issue to me. Michelleand I had big loans to pay offwhen we graduated. I

Support students, strengthen our nationPRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

LetterBush term. Meanwhile, whatexactly has President BarackObama done dif ferent from theBush administration? The manvacationed while the GulfCoast gasped for air from a fed-erally regulated disaster, sentmore troops to Afghanistanunder the leadership of Gen.David Petraeus, and is on trackto spend more than every pres-ident in the history of the U.S.The only dif ference betweenObama and former PresidentGeorge W. Bush is Obama willoversee the largest taxincrease in the history of theU.S. according to Americansfor Tax Reform.

The time has come to takeAmerica back. Regardless ofwhich party you traditionallysupport, the Democrats are outof touch with averageAmericans. If you are lookingfor the scariest website on theInternet look no further thanwww.usdebtclock.org. At U.S.Debt Clock you can see theactual number of unemployedAmericans, total U.S. Debt, per-sonal debt and the trade deficitsowed to China and the rest ofthe world. Our country can nolonger sustain itself. The leastwe can do is elect politicianswilling to cut spending, cuttaxes and return individualresponsibility to the people.

Aaron Marcus is a School ofArts and Science junior. His col-umn “Marcus My Words” runs onalternate Tuesdays.

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more manageablefor more than

one million more students. ”

MARCUScontinued from page 16

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True freshman wideout Jeremy Deering cracked the two-deep,behind sophomores Mohamed Sanu and Mark Harrison.

linebacker and could see bothsides of the field this season.

Junior Fabian Ruiz continuesto jockey between tight end anddefensive end and freshmanreserve defensive tackle AndreCivil moved to offensive line.

Marcus Cooper, a sophomorewho moved from wide receiver tocornerback during the spring,played well enough at the posi-tion to make the two-deep fortomorrow’s game.

UNEXPECTED DEPARTURES:Between the end of the spring

practice campaign and the startof training camp in early August,a total of eight players left theteam. Senior wide receiver JulianHayes opted to graduate and notreturn for a fifth season and keytransfers included Abdul Smith,a three-star defensive back withfour years of eligibility, toTemple and walk-on tight endTony Trahan, who made stridesas a true freshman, to TexasTech where he earned a scholar-ship and a chance to play in hishome state.

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players choose to leave team

continued from back

Incoming freshmen RobForst, Kenneth Kirksey, DjwanyMera and Tejay Johnson nevermade it training camp. Kirksey,Mera and Johnson all failed toacademically qualify, but enrolledin junior colleges and are verbalcommits for next season.

Forst, younger brother of start-ing right tackle Art Forst, decidednot to play college football.

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Behind Wright, sophomorestarter Mark Harrison’s status isstill unclear for the opener with ahead injury, redshirt freshmanQuron Pratt’s status is also up inthe air with a shoulder injury.The same goes for true freshmanJ.T. Tartacoff with a leg injury.

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FORMER RUTGERSwomen’s lacrosse membersMeghan Flannigan and KarieMcGuire received honors fromthe Intercollegiate Women’sLacrosse Coaches AssociationAcademic Honor Roll for their out-standing academic performances.

Flannigan proved to be a cru-cial part of the attack last seasonand finished second on theRutgers all-time assist list with75. McGuire made her mark onthe defensive side, scooping 67groundballs and causing 50turnovers in her career.

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RUTGERS BASEBALL TEAMsophomore standout SteveNyisztor earned the MostValuable Player award for theNorthwoods Summer BaseballLeague while playing for the St.Cloud River Bats in St. Cloud,Minn. Nyisztor continued hisdomination at the plate, hitting.304 with eight homeruns and 58RBI during the season and helpedlead his team to the post seasonbefore they fell to Rochester.

THE NFL ANNOUNCED ONTuesday that Cleveland Brownsdefensive tackle Shaun Rogerswill be fined the equivalent of asingle game check for carryinga gun in an airport. The amountis estimated to be around$300,000. Rogers will not becharged with a felony if he com-pletes a program that includes40 hours of volunteer serviceand 10 hours in a gun class.

THE UNITED STATESNational Soccer Team can beginpreparing for the 2014 World Cupin Brazil knowing who its headcoach will be. The U.S. SoccerFederation announced that theyhave extended current headcoach Bob Bradley’s contract forfour more years, taking himthrough the next World Cup. Thedecision comes after theFederation reportedly was in talkswith former German nationalteam coach Juergen Klinsmann.

FORBES ANNOUNCED THEtop tailgating spots in Americathis past week. Coming in at No.1 was Buffalo, N.Y., or ratherOrchard Park, N.Y., the site ofRalph Wilson Stadium and homeof the Buffalo Bills. The publica-tion cited large parking lots foran array of vehicles as one of themain reasons for its choice.

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After spending nine seasons at Saint Louis, first-year head coachDan Donigan inherits a team with a bevy of offensive firepower.

“I came back here to build anationally prominent programand win a national championship,while being part of one of thebest conferences in America,”Donigan said. “As a player, Iplayed in it up at UConn, so Imissed those competitions. Imissed day-in-and-day-outpreparing for big-time games.You go down the list of theseteams, top to bottom, every gameis going to be a war. It’s going tobe a battle.”

When defending the ball,Rutgers will pull back and play a4-5-1 setup, Donigan said.However, when the Knights havepossession, the new systemallows for the outside midfieldersto flank wide and push forward.The formation looks like a 4-3-3.

“To help benefit the kids, if youhave some consistency in the wayyou’re playing and the roles ofresponsibility … the better offthey are going to be. At the sametime, as a staff, we like to changethings up. We like versatility out ofour players. That keeps the oppo-nent screwed up,” Donigan said.

The key to this formationworking is possession, somethingthat has been harped on morethis year than in prior seasons,

ERA: Depth up front results

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said Second Team All-Big Easthonoree Yannick Salmon.

“I think now we are playing alot more possession and keepingthe ball as opposed to the pastcouple of years with the oldcoaching staff, when we were abig defensive team,” he said.

Salmon and Archer are just twoof the 16 midfielders or forwardslisted on the roster. Doniganbelieves that the team possessesas many as seven players that cansee time in the attacking third.

Since all seven cannot see thefield at one time, a system needsto be devised in which the bestplayers are out at all times.

“We’ve got a lot of guys thatare weapons and can scoregoals,” Donigan said. “They haveto accept that we have seven guysthat we are going to have to findsome sort of rotation for them. Ifone guy establishes himselfahead of the rest, then he isgoing to stay on the field until wesee a reason to pull him off.”

And according to Salmon,there’s one thing required to bepart of the rotation.

“[Donigan] is very big ontechnical work,” Salmon said. “Ifyou don’t have the technical qual-ity, then you are not going to playin the game.”

The solution is simple: Playwithin the system and you willsee the field and plenty of scoringchances, something that is verydifferent than years past.

Patriot League’s PreseasonPlayer of the Year.

Looming for Crooks’ squadis top-five power Portland andPac-10 challenger Washingtonat the Nike Invitational inPortland, Ore.

After its first Big Eastmatch against rival Seton Hall,the Knights take on ACC jug-gernaut Boston College atYurcak Field.

Needless to say, there is littleroom for error from here on out.

“I think it’s reallyimportant for us to goout to Portland and doreally well,” Jones said.“We want to go outthere and win bothgames. That would bereally big for us. Weneed it.”

Despite good signsfrom their first twogames, the over-whelming sentiment

was that the Knights left anoth-er win on the field Sunday. Theloss was the team’s earliest inrecent memory.

Working with a shuffled groupof outside defenders, Rutgers isfar from a finished product.

“I don’t have a problem ifwe play a certain way and itdoesn’t work out at the end ofthe match,” Crooks said.“Soccer is soccer. [TheMonmouth game] wasn’t ‘soc-cer is soccer.’ This wasRutgers not nearly at its best.”

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Fifth-year midfielder Gina DeMaio was forced to log significantminutes Sunday in her first true test after tearing her ACL.

“I felt pretty good [taking cor-ner kicks],” DeMaio said.“Toward the end of the game,when my legs were getting tired,I thought it was more difficult toserve in an accurate ball, but wegenerated good opportunities offof the corners.”

Senior AshleyJones, who bestedSchacher in goals lastseason for the teamlead, spent the begin-ning of Sunday’s losson the bench, still recu-perating from a toughleg injury last season.

Despite the positiveevidence of Jones’ recov-ery — she had a skilledassist against Colgateand made some slick runs on theball — Rutgers needed its offen-sive leader in regular form whenthe team played behind for thefirst time against the Hawks.

“We want to own NewJersey,” Crooks said. “If[Monmouth] wants to claim theyown New Jersey, that’s fine. Allwe have to do is get ready for thenext match.”

After taking on Princeton onFriday, the Knights face theirfirst road match against Bucknelland talented Christa Matlack, the

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GLEN CROOKS

The Rutgers volleyball teamfinished up its first weekend ofthe season with a win over

S a c r e dHeart at

the Long Beach State BadenClassic. The Scarlet Knights (1-2) previously dropped deci-sions to host Long Beach Stateand UNLV.

Head coach CJ Werneke’ssquad dropped the first two setsto Sacred Heart before a dramat-ic three-set comeback.

Sophomore StephanieZielinski recorded a double-dou-ble with 59 assists and 20 digs.Sophomore Alex Jones and

senior Emma Chrystal each setcareer-highs in kills with 14 and

18 kills, respectively. The team did not fare as

well in the season-opener

against Long Beach State, inwhich the Knights onlyreached double digits inscores just once in the three-set sweep. Zielinski recorded13 assists and nine kills.

In the second match of theseason, UNLV bested Rutgers ina five-set barnburner in whichfour Knights registered doubledigits in kills.

The Knights return to thecour t at the DelawareInvitational where they takeon East Carolina, Houstonand Delaware.

— Tyler Barto

RUTGERS OPENS SEASON WITH 1-2 RECORD

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In its first three matches of the2010 season, the No. 17 Rutgerswomen’s soccer team has seven

g o a l sscored by

six different players. None, how-ever, were notched by arguablythe Scarlet Knights’ most danger-ous offensive threat.

Senior for ward AshleyJones, still recovering from aleg injur y she suf fered lastOctober, has yet to record agoal in her monitored return tothe pitch. The Feasterville, Pa.,native logged 55 minutes in theKnights’ puzzling 1-0 defeat atYurcak Field againstMonmouth on Sunday, whenRutgers failed to put a shot pastHawks’ goalkeeper Lia Fierro.

Jones is just one of manyKnights recovering from season-ending injuries last year, includ-ing senior midfielder GinaDeMaio and redshirt freshmanJonelle Filigno. Jones’ return,however, provides the biggestglimpse into how quickly a topfinish in the Big East’s NationalDivision can materialize.

For now, though, she’ll have tosettle for baby steps.

“Ashley’s getting a little bet-ter with each minute she getsout,” said head coach GlennCrooks. “She’s got to become asoccer player again and not justrely on her pace, but that’s start-ing to come.”

Pardon Crooks if he slowly easesJones back into a normal workload.

After Jones’ broken leg endedher season last year againstDePaul on Oct. 11, the Knightsmanaged just seven goals in asmany games, bowing out of theNCAA Tournament’s secondround against South Carolina.

As for Jones, talk of her healthis simple. She just wants to play.

“I feel good,” Jones said. “Itfeels a lot better to be back out onthe field.”

And despite the hiccupSunday against Monmouth, the2010 Rutgers attack is arguablyits best in years, with Filignoand sophomore April Priceadding to a deep, veteran pres-ence at forward.

The bevy of scoring optionswas put on display in a 4-1 downing

of visiting Colgate, in which Priceand two other forwards accountedfor the night’s scoring. Jonesassisted on Price’s second goal ofthe night, a short cross after hus-tling onto the ball.

“The forward’s responsibilityis to score goals,” said associatehead coach Mike O’Neill, whofilled in on the sidelines for a sus-pended Crooks. “Every goal wasscored by a frontrunner.”That all quickly changed Sunday,when after a goal in the sixthminute by Monmouth’s DanaCostello, the Knights suddenlyfound themselves defensive.

Crooks, still starting the vet-eran Jones on the bench to startthe season, called on the All-BigEast Second Teamer to injectsome life into a struggling offen-sive performance.

As was the case for most of theteam Sunday, Jones ran onto theball well and eluded defendersbriskly, but couldn’t turn hereffort into something thatshowed on the scoreboard.

Forgive Jones if she’s notused to life as a substitute, how-ever brief the period may be thisseason. Before finishing in theBig East’s top 10 in five differ-ent statistical categories lastseason, she started 21 of 22games as a sophomore andplayed in 20 as a freshman.

“We’re just going to try ourbest to win those two games,”Jones said of the Knights’ upcom-ing contests with Princeton andBucknell. “I think it’s reallyimportant also, becausePrinceton is a New Jersey teamand we need to step it up andshow people what we’re about.”A visit from the nearby Tigerscould be just what the doctorordered for Jones and Rutgers.

Last year, in a Septembermatchup against Princeton, Jonestallied both goals in a 2-0 Rutgersvictory. Her feat garnered JonesBig East Offensive Player of theWeek honors. And despite hercalculated return from injury, thesenior forward has anything butmodest plans.

“We need to show people thatwe’re here, that we’re not thisteam that you can walk all overanymore,” Jones said.“[Monmouth] was just one ofthose downfall days, but we’recoming back.”

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After rehabbing a broken leg she suffered last season, senior forwardAshley Jones recorded an assist on in a 4-1 win over Colgate.

Senior’s return keyfor early road stretch

No. 33 recruit joins Rice’s 2011 classBY STEVEN MILLER

SPORTS EDITOR

The Rutgers men’s basketballteam has had a savior before, butthat was the problem: It had one

savior.N e w

head coach Mike Rice receivedhis third verbal commitment forthe Class of 2011 last night, whenRivals.com’s No. 33-ranked playerKadeem Jack announced his deci-sion on MSG Varsity.

Jack’s commitment made himthe seventh player to join Rutgerssince May 6, when Rice becamehead coach. The trio of players hebrought in for this upcoming sea-son is far from the most coveted.But they were available, andthey’re bodies.

The most impressive work byRice and his staff was done inpreparation for future years.

Jack’s commitment ensuredhe would play with at least one ofhis South Kent (Conn.) team-mates, as center Derrick Randall— Rivals.com’s No. 139 prospect— was the first commitment forthe Class of 2011.

And New York guard MikeTaylor, who has narrowed his listto Pittsburgh, Rutgers, St. John’s,South Carolina, South Floridaand West Virginia, has not hid-den his interest in playing withhis friend Jack.

Along with Jack and Randall,guard Malick Kone also commit-ted for the Class of 2011 and illus-trates Rutgers’ new ties to theWashington, D.C., region.

Rice added former Georgetownassistant and D.C. Assault coachDavid Cox to his staff, and it hasplayed dividends in recruiting.

Not only did Kone commit for2011, but Class of 2012 guard

Jordan Goodman offered his ver-bal, after originally committingto Georgetown.

In the current class, guardMike Poole comes from St.Benedict’s along with the mostprized commitment from formercoach Fred Hill Jr.’s recruitingclass: Gilvydas Biruta.

Biruta requested a releasefrom his letter of intent beforeHill’s dismissal, but Rice con-vinced him to stay, and withPoole, brings a winning mentalityfrom the national powerhouseGray Bees.

Junior Tyree Graham and sen-ior Robert Lumpkins both trans-ferred to Rutgers fromBrunswick Community College(N.C.) and New Mexico State,respectively. However, Grahamwill have to wait to make animpact, as he will undergo sur-gery on his left knee.

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The Rutgers football team completedtraining camp last week, as theRutgers men’s soccer team played

a pair of preseason scrimmages

and the Rutgers women’s soccerteam kicked off its 2010 campaign.

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OF SUMMER

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Phil Spiniello has only beenRutgers head swimming and div-

ing coachfor two

months, but the feeling is nothingnew to him.

The 30-year-old coach spentthe past four years as an assistantat Princeton after three years onthe staff at Arizona State, but gothis first head coaching positionwith the Scarlet Knights.

“I really don’t see a big differ-ence, because when I was anassistant, I approached every dayas if I was a head coach and theprogram was mine,” Spiniellosaid. “I tried to come in with thementality that I was preparingmyself to be a head coach, so I’veworked towards this.”

In each of Spiniello’s four sea-sons at Princeton, the Tigers fin-ished in the top 25 at the NCAAChampionships. With Rutgers,the first target is dethroningNotre Dame — the gold standardof women’s swimming and divingin the Big East.

The Irish won 14 consecutiveconference titles, placing a targetsquare on their back.

“That would be the ultimategoal [to displace Notre Dame],absolutely,” Spiniello said. “Thefocus of our team is going to be theBig East Championship meet, plac-ing as high as we can and puttingas many women into the NCAAChampionship meet as possible.”

With Spiniello at the helm asthe seventh head coach in Rutgers’program’s 95-year history, the aimremains to be at peak performancecome the end of the season, whenRutgers hopes for representativesin the Big East, NCAA and ZoneDiving Championships.

But before that, and in experi-encing success at the title events,Spiniello hopes to change the cul-ture of the Rutgers program. TheKnights finished in the top five inthe Big East Championships eachof the past 11 seasons, but couldnot establish itself as a regularchallenger to Notre Dame.

“The first step is to create aculture of winning, a culture ofteamwork,” Spiniello said.“Being a part of a team, whereeveryone is working towards acommon goal.”

Although Spiniello has onlybeen able to meet a few of themembers of his team, whichincludes representatives from10 states and Canada, he ismore than familiar with NewJersey swimming.

Spiniello served as the recruit-ing coordinator at Princeton.

As he aims to build theRutgers program, his recruitinggoal — to keep the best NewJersey swimmers in New Jersey— remains the same, just a fewmiles North on Route 1, instead.

“In my four years withPrinceton and coaching a clubteam in Princeton as well, I feellike I know New Jersey swim-ming and I would love to startrecruiting state kids,” Spiniellosaid. “Get New Jersey talent tostay in New Jersey.”

KNIGHT NOTES:Spiniello announced Lisa

Pursley would join his staff asan assistant coach. Pursley wasa three-time All-American atArizona and won the Pac-10Championship in 2006. Pursleyreceived her master’s in educa-tion from Arizona State whilealso working as a Masters swim-ming coach at the PhoenixSwim Club.

Spiniello brings newmentality to RU deck

SWIMMING

Offense absent as season opens on wrong footBY ANTHONY HERNANDEZ

CORRESPONDENT

After a disappointing 2009campaign for the Rutgers fieldhockey team, the only way to go

is up.B u tafter thet e a m ’ ss e a s o nopening

losses to No. 12 James Madisonand William and Mary, it seemsthe group has yet to take off.Outscored, 7-0, in the first twogames is not what head coachLiz Tchou had in mind for hersquad, but the expectationsremain unchanged.

“Every game I expect everyplayer to play within our systemand bring out a lot of heart andpassion on every play,” saidTchou. “Everybody needs tostick together.”

For the Scarlet Knights (0-2), itwas a struggle right out of thegates in the 6-0 loss against thenation’s 12th-ranked team. JMU (2-0) got on the board early andtook Rutgers out of its game, allow-ing a meager shot on goal taken bysophomore Carlie Rouh 53 min-utes into the contest. Fellow soph-omore Vickie Lavell stumped 4 of10 shots in net, but could not sup-press JMU’s relentless attack.

“JMU really took us out of ourgame, and I didn’t expect any

team to not allow us to do thethings that we practice,” Tchousaid. “It was disappointing weweren’t finding the solutions. Ithought we kind of succumbed tothe pressure.”

The team marched back twodays later onto the JMU fieldhockey complex to square offagainst William and Mary, andalthough the Knights played ahard fought game, it ended with a1-0 loss. Rutgers controlled penal-ty corners, posting eight toWilliam and Mary’s three.However the team struggled toscore for the second straight gameand failed to convert on a numberof opportunities in the circle.

“We needed to play the way wewere practicing over the last twoand a half weeks of the preseason,and our defense played really well,”Tchou said of the 1-0 loss. “We hada ton of attacks, but we could justnot put the ball in the cage.

“To have that many cornersand not score is not good; we’regoing to work on our corner setsand our set pieces.”

Lavell, under constant pres-sure the previous game, facedonly two shots the entire game,but let one squeak by in the 44thminute, which turned out to bethe game winner.

Once again, the Knights strug-gled to maintain their attacks,which in the end led to a loss — acharacteristic of last season.

While youth is the obstaclecurrently facing the team, gettingplaying experience is crucial.Despite a deflating start to theseason, senior captain Jenna Bulltook positives from the two losses.

“We took out a lot of things weneeded to work on,” said Bull.“We do have a young team andwe’re still getting to know eachother out on the field, so I think itwas good that we were able toacknowledge what we need towork on.”

Tchou also acknowledgedinexperience as holding the teamdown, especially offensively.

“The most disappointing thingwas we had much better sus-tained attacks and we just gotoverzealous to the struggle,” saidTchou. “They want to win andscore so badly, but we still have tomaintain our composure andpresence in the circle.”

More than anything else, theteam is ready to start convertingopportunities into wins, some-thing long overdue for Bull andmany of the upperclassmen onthe team.

Rutgers gets back into actionagainst Ohio on Friday afternoonat 4:00 p.m. at the Bauer Trackand Field Complex in the team’shome opener.

“We’re really excited to play athome,” said the senior captain.“We’re well-rested and we want toknow what it feels like to win.”

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Sophomore goalie Vickie Lavell started 14 of 15 games last season asa true freshman and returned this year to start the first two games.

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At UFC 118 Saturday nightin Boston, lightweight champi-on and Toms River, N.J.,native Frankie Edgar success-fully defended his crownagainst challenger BJ Penn byway of a three-way unanimous50-45 decision.

Edgar, who first took thetitle from Penn four monthsago, dominated all five roundswith lightning quick take-downs and a never-ending sup-ply of energy. The lightweightchampion of the world alsospends his time as the coachfor the Rutgers club wrestlingteam and now owns an MMArecord of 13-1.

“I’m kind of speechless tobe honest. If you can imaginethat,” said head wrestlingcoach Scott Goodale via textfrom his ringside seat at theTD Garden in Boston. “Hedeserves every bit of it. What aperformance.”

Goodale also mentionedthat Edgar arrived to the arenadecked out in Rutgerswrestling apparel.

“This dude is the bestthing to happen for RU,”Goodale said.

— A.J. Jankowski

EDGAR DEFENDSTITLE AT UFC 118

BY A.J. JANKOWSKIASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Often overlooked but rarely offthe hot seat, there is still no debat-ing that a punter and kicker can

impact ag a m e .

Whether it’s a last second fieldgoal or a punt inside the five-yardline, a solid kicking game helpsput notches in the win column.

Having seen both theseinstances play out over the courseof his first nine years at the helmof the Rutgers football team, headcoach Greg Schiano knows exact-ly what type of role his specialteamers play.

“It’s very much like being acloser or a late reliever in base-ball,” he said. “You sit the entiregame, but when we need you, weneed you.”

And coming out of the bullpenon fourth downs and kickoffs thisseason for Rutgers is seniorpunter Teddy Dellaganna andjunior kicker San San Te.

Dellaganna, a Californianative, enters his final seasonalready as the school’s all-timeleader in yards per punt andembraces his coach’s new philos-ophy on the positions.

“Yeah that’s how San San and Istarted looking at it this yearheading into camp,” Dellagannasaid. “It helps thinking aboutwhen you come in, you’re comingin to finish off the play.”

Heading into the 2010 season,the thing Schiano wanted hispunter to improve upon was con-sistency. And so far, Dellagannahas not disappointed.

“He’s becoming more consis-tent and that’s what he needs todo,” Schiano said. “When I talk tohim I tell him that we only play 13[games]. He can’t have one of thosedays where he’s inconsistent.”

As the consistency continuesto develop for the one-time BigEast Special Teams Player of theWeek, Dellaganna worked hardevery day at camp this summer, all

while fighting back the emotionsthat this is his last time around.

“It’s like everything I’ve beendoing realizing it’ll be the last time.Usually you’re always thinking,‘Well, there’s always next year,’”Dellaganna said about his final sea-son for the Scarlet Knights. “I’vebeen playing better and just know-ing what I’ve got to do as one of theseniors in my last year.”

The case for Te is a different one.The Conover, N.C., native is

coming out of a tough 2009 seasonstatistically, when he convertedonly 18 field goals on 28 attempts.

Te came to training camp withhis mind set on making a changefor the better.

“I didn’t have a great year lastseason, by my standards,” hesaid. “I headed into camp lookingto work hard every day and keepimproving.”

In his first year as the startingkicker in 2008, Te put together astrong campaign. He went 12-for-17 in field goals, including a career-long 50-yarder against Cincinnati.

Overall, Te is 30-for-45 in 26games for the Knights. He alsomissed three extra points thus farin his collegiate career, going 84-for-87 in his first two seasons.

However, the past is the pastand Te cannot wait to get backonto the field Thursday nightagainst Norfolk State.

“I’m so pumped, I can’t wait toget back out there,” he said. “I’mexcited to be back out on the fieldwith the fans and to start kickingsome field goals.”

The only troubling factor thisseason for Te is that it will be the lastwith his fellow reliever, Dellaganna.

“We have a great relationshiphaving come here around thesame time,” Te said. “We helpeach other out a lot during prac-tices. He is definitely my bestfriend out here.”

But for the next 13 games, ifSchiano ever gets into a bind onfourth down, he can hand the ballover to either Dellaganna or Tefor the save.

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FOOTBALL

Fifth-year senior punter Teddy Dellaganna, top, and junior place kicker San San Te, bottom, enter the2010 season with both looking to improve upon consistency. Dellaganna is already the Rutgers all-timeleader in yards per punt while Te is 30-for-45 in field goals during his first two seasons with the Knights.

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Donigan eraset to kick offwith new style

BY A.J. JANKOWSKIASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

For the first time since 1980, the Rutgerssoccer team kicks off a season without BobReasso roaming the sidelines as head coach.

Athletic directorTim Pernettibrought inHamilton, N.J.,native Dan Doniganand a new era inScarlet Knights soc-

cer commences tonight with the first game ofthe season at Lehigh.

According to the new coach, the transi-tion has been flawless.

“Anytime you get a new coaching staff, youare always going to bring different philoso-phies and everything else,” he said. “I’ve beenvery pleased with [the players’] mentality,their attitude, and their willingness to listen.We want to be a tactical team, a technical teamand a tough team. Some of the things may bethe same as in the past, but I think most of thethings are going to be a lot different.”

Donigan comes to the Banks after spend-ing nine seasons at the helm of the SaintLouis program, guiding the Billikens to sevenNCAA tournament appearances. The Knightshave not made the tournament since 2006.

With Donigan comes a new style of soc-cer: A possession-based attack that showcas-es the offense as opposed to the more defen-sive-minded strategy implimented by Reasso.

The forwards on this team are chompingat the bit.

“I thought it was going to be a difficulttransition, but this new coach has been aheaven send for me,” said junior forwardSam Archer. “He’s brought the best out ofmy game. He understands that I’m more ofan offensive player, whereas the old coachwanted me to do more defensively.[Donigan] lets me be more free.”

Inheriting a team that failed to score a goalin nine games last season, Donigan does notwant to dwell on the past. He knows the chal-lenges that come with playing a Big East sched-ule, having played for Connecticut himself.

But these are challenges that Doniganwelcomes. In fact, they’re the reason he tookthe job.

F or those that didn’t care enough tokeep up, fell behind on the news orare new to Rutgers football, here is a

look at the biggest changes and storylinesfrom the time The Daily Targum went out ofprint in the spring to today’s return and thebeginning of the fall semester.

FRESHMAN SURPRISES:The biggest early surprise out of the

freshman class is without a doubt JordanThomas. Thomas, a three-star athlete recruitfrom Endicott, N.Y., began training camp asa wide receiver, but moved to running backafter a few practices.

While at running back, Thomas wasbehind as many as seven others early on, butsoared up the depth chart after the ScarletKnights’ second scrimmage where he ran for87 yards on 10 carries. Now second on thedepth chart and a lock for playing timetomorrow, look for Thomas to use his speed SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE 25 SEE ERA ON PAGE 27

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Sophomore wideout Mark Harrison missed some time in training camp with a head injury, but is back and healthy as a first-teamreceiver opposite classmate Mohamed Sanu for Thursday night’s season opener against Norfolk State at Rutgers Stadium.

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After outscoring its first two opponents 7-1, the Rutgers women’s soccer teamfailed to score on Sunday, despite outshooting Monmouth by over 10 shots.

Early season loss leaves RU,Crooks picking up pieces

BY TYLER BARTOCORRESPONDENT

Three games into the 2010 season, theNo. 17 Rutgers women’s soccer team has anunexpected 2-1 record, marred by a 1-0

shutout loss Sundayat the hands of visit-ing Monmouth.

Despite outscor-ing its first twoopponents — Stony

Brook and Colgate — by a combined score of7-1, the Scarlet Knights failed to find the backof the net against Monmouth, resulting in itsfirst loss to an unranked team in the regularseason in the past 22 games.

The Knights began the season ranked No.18 nationally by the NSCAA and leapfroggedCalifornia-Berkeley to No. 17 after theirhome-opening win.

Now, however, the team faces the possi-bility of falling out of the top 25 in the NSCAA SEE PIECES ON PAGE 29

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and be a potential home-run hitter behindjunior starter Joe Martinek.

“I am not surprised in his ability,” said headcoach Greg Schiano. “He was the fastest kid inthe state of New York. This kid can fly. We justdidn’t know where he would play, whether it iswide out, running back, defensive back.”

On the defensive side, linebacker DavidMilewski was the first and only freshman tocrack the two-deep, working at second teammiddle linebacker for most of training camp.Milewski was off the depth chart released

Monday, but the Sayreville High School prod-uct could still see some early playing time.

The less surprising freshmen that will playtomorrow night are quarterback Chas Doddand wide receiver Jermey Deering. Dodd —though Schiano will not comment publicly onhis chances of playing tomorrow — appearsto be the only viable option behind sopho-more starter Tom Savage with backup SteveShimko injured and walk-on freshman JasonFriday the only other eligible quarterback.

POSITION CHANGES:Junior Mason Robinson, returning from

knee surgery last season, moved back out towide receiver from running back with someinjuries at receiver and establishing depth atrunning back.

Fifth-year senior Edmond Laryea is onthe depth chart at both fullback and

poll prior to its Friday night contest withintrastate rival Princeton.

“Our shot selection was abysmal —abysmal with all capitals,” said head coachGlenn Crooks following Sunday’s loss.“We really made some poor decisions interms of shooting versus making one morepass behind them. It was a major reasonfor the defeat.”

Taking those shots were veteran midfieldand forward units featuring fifth-year seniorGina DeMaio, a Herrman Trophy candidatefor the most outstanding player in the nation,and Karla Schacher, a redshirt junior who fin-ished second in goals and assists last season.

DeMaio, recovering from an ACL tear inher own right, faced a big workload againstMonmouth. Still rehabbing in the Knights’first two contests, her minutes went largelyunnoticed when 20 and 18 players saw gameaction, respectively.