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Panel considers Wikipedia’s validityBY ANASTASIA MILLICKER

ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

With more than three million arti-cles and counting, Wikipedia admin-istrator David Goodman and contrib-utor Ann Matsuuchi spoke toUniversity librarians and professorsyesterday about the growing worldof Wikipedia and the importance ofopen access websites.

“The distinctive feature of beingextremely large is the reason that itworks,” Goodman said. “Anybody cancollect information and start an ency-clopedia and let it grow on with howmany people get involved with it.”

This program, hosted in thefour th floor lecture hall in

Alexander Library, is one of threeevents celebrating Open Access Week, encouraging technolo-gies without borders, said LauraMullen, librarian at the Library ofScience and Medicine on Busch campus.

“When you imagine who isbehind Wikipedia, you don’t imaginelibrarians,” said Matsuuchi, aninstructional technology/systemslibrarian at LaGuardia CommunityCollege/CUNY. “Wikipedia wasintended to be an adult encyclopediafor anyone from the high schoollevel and up. It was not aimed at asubject field.”

The academic topics only con-tribute to a small part of the three

million ar ticles on the EnglishWikipedia, Goodman said.

“On Wikipedia, there is aimmense number of things to do. Ican pick what I want to work on,” hesaid. “It tends to be a little bit addic-tive, that is why there is a relativelysmall number of contributors.”

There are about 20,000 active vol-unteers contributing approximatelyone to two hours a day with themean age being college students,Goodman said.

Coverage of rock and railroadtrains is superlative while detailedcoverage of medieval histor y issketchy because most people who

To d a y i s t h e l a s t d a y t o w i t h d r a w f r o m a c l a s s w i t h a “ W. ”

David Goodman, Wikipedia administrator, spoke about opportunities for users to get involved in Wikipedia pageediting last night in Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus.

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Unemploymentrate in New Jerseysees slight drop

BY ALEKSI TZATZEVASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

N.J. unemployment rates fell 0.2 percent during Septemberto 9.2 percent, nearing the national rate of 9.1 percent. Butsome University students still face difficulties in the profes-sional world.

The decrease follows a fluctuating rate between 9.2 and 9.5percent, and is not as low as December 2010-January 2011when it was 9.1 percent, according to N.J. Department ofLabor and Workforce Development data.

“While this second consecutive monthly drop in the unem-ployment rate is good news, the weakness in payroll employ-ment figures is disappointing,” said Charles Steindel, chiefeconomist for the N.J. Department of Treasury.

He said “soft” national job creation is a factor in the slug-gish recovery of state employment.

While the unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percent, overall employment levels in New Jersey werelower by 11,100 jobs over the month, according to thedepartment’s data.

Some recent University alumni fell into the well-known cat-egory of part-time employment with the hopes of finding amore relevant and reliable position.

“I am currently employed. It’s not a full-time position at themoment, but I am searching for something else,” said JonPagtakhan, a Class of 2011 alumnus who graduated with a dou-ble major in history and political science.

Pagtakhan said he is still determined on finding a job relat-ed to his studies, although in his field, the majority of positionsare subject to exams and long selection processes.

“In my situation, a lot of government positions are basedon exams,” he said. “For example, I took an exam for a posi-tion at Homeland Security in early September, but I’m stillwaiting for results.”

Internships are an option for students and recent graduatesin the liberal arts. Some University students have taken advan-tage of the possibility of a permanent position upon completionof the internship.

Monisha Siva, a Rutgers Business School senior, took aninternship with Barclays Capital, one of the world’s largestinvestment banks. At the end, the bank offered her a perma-nent position.

Shannon O’Connell, a Mason Gross School of the Arts senior, draws “exquisitecorpses” with other students last night in downtown New Brunswick to helpcollect illustrations for her potential senior thesis project.


COLORFUL CREATURES Ordinance suggests officersmust be three-year residents

BY AMY ROWEASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Following the fatal police shoot-ing of a city man last month, NewBrunswick residents are hoping toimprove relations between the NewBrunswick Police Department andthe community.

Charlie Kratovil, a 2009University graduate and NewBrunswick community organizer,presented New Brunswick CityCouncil members last week with astep in this direction.

He proposed an amendment tothe city’s general ordinances on theDepar tment of Police, which ifapproved, would require candidatesfor police of ficer positions to live inNew Brunswick for three yearsbefore taking a civil service test.

Kratovil said while bringing theBarry Deloatch case to a just con-clusion will take time, this is some-

thing the council could pass in the meantime.

“Police community relations arenot as good as it could or should be inthe city,” he said. “People want actionnow, and while I respect that theinvestigation takes time to do right,there are things that could be donenow, and I think this is one of them.”

At last week’s council meeting,council President Rober t Racinesaid police community relationsused to be better and remembered atime when three city police of ficerslived on his block, Kratovil said.

This inspired Kratovil to do someresearch and propose the ordinance.

“[The amendment] will deter crimeand create jobs for New Brunswickresidents,” he said. “It will go a longway to improving officers’ knowledgeof the community and the community’sknowledge of the officers.”

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“Food Day,” beginning Sept.19, Decker said.

Three dif ferent pantries,including Inter faith FoodPantr y in Morristown, YourGrandmother’s Cupboard inToms River and the HighlandPark Community Food Pantryin Highland Park picked up thefood donations on Monday,Decker said.

“We received a variety offoods from each of the five food groups — grains, vegeta-bles, fruits, protein and dairy,”she said.

As part of RAH’s efforts tounite the campus community,“Food Day” also featured thehelp of other organizations.

At each of the campus centers,members of the Rutgers NutritionClub and Kappa Omicron Nu,which is the national human sci-ences honor society, handed outfree apples from 2 to 4 p.m. to stu-dents, faculty and staff.

ShopRite provided the applesdonated at the Rutgers StudentCenter on the College Avenuecampus, said Kaitlin Bennett, aSchool of Environmental andBiological Sciences senior.

“We’re handing out applesas a way to celebrate ‘FoodDay’ and promote healthy eat-ing,” Bennett said.

One purpose of the campaignis to reduce the consumption of

processed foods and the amountof junk food some college stu-dents eat, she said.

“Many students are notaware of what ‘Food Day’ is andwhy we are handing out apples,so we explain it to them,”Bennett said.

Dining Services also joinedforces with RAH when all thedining halls served local and sus-tainable food items on Oct. 19,said Peggy Policastro, a nutri-tionist in Dining Services.

“There were flyers put out thatnight explaining why those spe-cific food items were consideredsustainable,” Policastro said.

Most of the food the dininghalls served came from places inNew Jersey, she said.

As their first event of the yearends, RAH looks to future initia-tives to fight hunger across NewJersey, like the “Adopt-A-Family”campaign, which kicked off onMonday, Decker said.

The program works as aUniversity collective to helpsupport families in need, withnecessary items such as food,household items and toys forchildren, she said.

“We partner with 15 socialservice agencies, who will pro-vide us with a list of families inneed,” Decker said. “This isone of the ways that RAH willcontinue to give back to thosein need in New Jersey.”

Decker said while shebelieves RAH has been animportant service program, itis relevant during the currenteconomic status.

“The need for RAH is fargreater than it has been in thepast. Every food bank we’vevisited has stressed that thistime is the worst that they’veseen it,” she said. “There arepeople who used to volunteerat these pantries that nowcome in for assistance.”

Aresty Research Center andencouraged students to getmore involved in research.

“Our mission is to encour-age, facilitate and suppor t faculty-student relationshipsthat promote undergraduateengagement in research,”Evans said.

The Aresty Research Centerprovided $1.6 million to sup-por t undergraduate researchsince 2004, and $192,800 ofthese finances suppor t theSchool of Engineering stu-dents, he said.

The popular engineeringresearch topics from previousyears varied from developingmaterials and technology for nerve regeneration in bio-medical engineering to laser-tissue interactions in mechani-cal and aerospace engineering,he said. Students also gotinvolved with many researchprojects in chemical and bio-chemical engineering andmaterials science.

Aresty provides the SummerScience Program, ResearchAssistant Program, Small Grants

Funding and UndergraduateResearch Symposium to promoteundergraduate engagement inresearch, Evans said.

As with other research oppor-tunities, students can developrelationships with faculty and getinvolved with their departmentsthrough Aresty, he said.

“Students will work full-time inresearch labs during the summerbetween first and second years inthe Summer Science Program,”Evans said.

The Summer ScienceProgram focuses on the students’development of scientific disci-plines, he said.

The Aresty Research Centerprovided $42,000 plus housing toSchool of Engineering studentsthrough the Summer ScienceProgram, Evans said.

Students could also receivesupport from Aresty staff andpeer advisers through the

Research Assistant Program inthe full academic year, he said.

“[Aresty] links student andfaculty to research,” Qualls said.

Aresty also provides fundingto independent student researchprojects through the Small GrantFunding program, Evans said.

“Funding is also available forstudents traveling to present theirwork at conferences,” he said.

Pazzani, vice president forResearch and EconomicDevelopment, said it should notbe hard for first-year students toget involved with research.

Through Byrne Seminars,first-year students could startdoing research on certain areasin their early college career withhigh-ranked faculty and joinresearch seminars in the future,he said.

“Rutgers is [an] outstanding[research institute] … and we arevery lucky to have such a greatfaculty here that is willing towork,” Evans said.

Pazzani said the solid founda-tion for students to get involved inresearch should be good grades,skills and work ethic.

Engineering students shouldjoin a more research-involvedsociety such as EngineersWithout Borders and Women forEngineering, he said.

Aresty also offers scholarshipsto students who are outstandingand involved in the center’sresearch, Evans said.

“Research is an integral com-ponent of for engineers, especial-ly undergraduate research. Thereare so many opportunities for stu-dents to get involved in their earlycollege careers,” said Parth Oza,president of the council andSchool of Engineering senior.

Adhaar Sharma, School ofEngineering Class of 2013Representative, said he will con-duct more research after attend-ing the meeting and believes themeeting helps first-year studentsand sophomores understand theimportance of research and howto get involved with it.

“I will try … building a rela-tionship [with professors] andhopefully building upon thatand getting more involved,”said Sharma, a School ofEngineering junior.

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RAH serves up ‘Food Day’ for healthier, cheaper mealsBY KINAN TADMORI

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

More than 2,300 pounds offood were donated to threefood pantries on Monday forthe University’s first campus-wide celebration of “Food Day.”

“Food Day” is a nationalprogram that brings togetherAmericans from all walks oflife to push for healthier, moreaf fordable production of food,said Kathleen Decker, pro-gram coordinator for RutgersAgainst Hunger.

“[RAH] is a University-wideinitiative to address the issueof hunger across the state ofNew Jersey,” she said. “We dothis through food drives,fundraising events and volun-teer events for students, facul-ty and staf f.”

RAH hosted food drivesacross the University for five weeks leading up to

“Every food bankwe’ve visited hasstressed that thistime is the worst

that they’ve seen it.” KATHLEEN DECKERRutgers Against Hunger

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EGC encourages members to explore researchBY AIMEI CHANGCONTRIBUTING WRITER

In addition to strivingtoward academic achievement,the University’s research pro-grams can provide School ofEngineering students withhands-on experience.

To inform the students in theschool’s community, theEngineering Governing Councilinvited Michael Pazzani,Matthew Evans and Barry V.Qualls to present the undergrad-uate research opportunities forstudents Monday night in theBusch Campus Center.

“Research is the lifeblood ofthe University. … The soonerthe students understand what aresearch university does, thebetter of f they are throughtheir studies and understand-ing what their professors do,”said Matthew Evans, directorof the Aresty Center forUndergraduate Research.

Evans and Qualls, vice pres-ident for UndergraduateEducation, introduced stu-dents to opportunities at the

The University’s chapter of the New Jersey Public Interest ResearchGroup will bring attention to the issue of clean water today from 1 to 3p.m. on the steps of Brower Commons on the College Avenue campus.

The Delaware River Basin Commission will meet next month tovote on whether hydraulic fracturing, also known as “hydrofrack-ing,” should be allowed in the Delaware River Basin, said CaitlinMoran, a campus organizer for NJPIRG.

“Hydrofracking is an extremely dangerous drilling processused by gas companies that not only damages our environment,but puts our health at risk,” she said via email correspondence.

Moran also said contaminated water from fracking has beenlinked with severe illnesses and cancers in residents’ nearbydrinking wells. In some instances, water was so contaminatedwith gas that it became flammable.

“We are holding an event to educate students and draw sup-port to pressure Gov. [Chris] Christie to vote ‘no’ on fracking inthe Delaware next month,” she said.

There will be photo petitions with signs encouraging Christieto vote against the move. Participants will also have the chanceto make phone calls into the governor’s office to voice theiropinions directly.

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City Spokesman Bill Braysaid while council members andMayor Jim Cahill support moreNBPD officers living in the city,a residency requirement likethis has no precedents.

“This was never enforcedanywhere and the legality of itwas not established,” Braysaid. “It’s completely untested.”

City council members inCamden approved a similar ordi-nance amendment in 2009, butthe state-appointed city managerultimately vetoedit, Bray said.

Kratovil saidit is for tunatethe City of NewBrunswick isnot under statecontrol.

“The citycouncil is free topass it. It’ssomething thatcan be done,” hesaid. “It’s unfor-tunate Camden couldn’t moveforward with it even though thecity was on board.”

At last week’s Oct. 19 coun-cil meeting, Kratovil said thecity council expressed supportof the amendment but has yetto include it on an agenda.

“This current tragedy mustbe addressed so we canimprove the understandingbetween the community andpolice,” said council memberElizabeth Sheehan Garlatti.“[We should] encourage policeby whatever means to becomepart of the community. “

She said she does not seewhy all police of ficers do notlive in New Brunswick at themeeting, but admitted improv-ing community relations withpolice will take time.

“I live in New Brunswick

and I love it. I raised my childhere,” she said. “It’s not aninstant process though. It tooka while for this to get brokenand it’s going to take a while tofix it.”

Bray said people have chal-lenged residency requirementsin the past in New Jersey.

“Residency requirementshave been challenged successful-ly,” he said. “An African-Americanwho wanted to be a police officer in Sayreville said [thetownship’s] residency require-ment was discriminatory.”

Bray said because Sayrevilleis a predominantly white com-munity, this of ficer had socioe-conomic reasons for not living

there.“It’s a negative

for having thatsor t of require-ment if you’retrying to increasediversity in thatpolice depar t-ment,” he said.“You’re less likelyto draw a diversepool.”

W a l t e rHudson, a civil

rights activist and spokesmanfor the Deloatch family, wassuppor tive of the proposedamendment to the ordinance.

“The officers should definitelylive in the community so theyhave a full awareness of their sur-roundings,” he said. “Theyshould be more involved withtheir community and in tune withits different functions and partici-pate to bridge that gap betweenthe police and the community.”

Kratovil said because of dis-tor ted perceptions betweenresidents and police, crimeoccurs more often in the city.

“[The amendment] wouldprobably change the way offi-cers perceive the folks they’repolicing and probably changethe folks’ perception of police,”he said. “[It’s] an improvementon both sides.”

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contribute do it as a hobby,Goodman said.

“This is why the size mat-ters,” he said. “There’s a verywide range of interests.Although medieval history maybe the weakest topic, I know fiveto 10 people who specialize in it.”

Kevin Mulcahy, a librarian inA l e x a n d e rLibrary, said heencouraged stu-dents to get awayfrom the notionof not usingWikipedia as ascholarly source.

“During aseminar [that Iran] on trainingteacher assistantshow to use theInternet in theircourses, we demonstrated learn-ing through collaborating infor-mation from Wikipedia and com-pared it to a regular websitesuch as the depth of theirabstract … and currency of theinformation,” Mulcahy said.

Goodman said the properway for students to useWikipedia is as a first resourcelike an encyclopedia.

“It’s not the only resort andstudents shouldn’t rely on itcompletely. One of the ways weprovide for people … is its ref-erences,” he said. “Not every-

one who edits is an expert. Whywould anyone believe it all?”

When Wikipedia says any-one can edit, anyone can edit,Goodman said. People do notneed to register in order toencourage attributers. But if auser wanted to create a page,then they need to register.

“People working on contro-versial sexual content, don’twish to use their name,” hesaid. “The topic of pornographyapparently has a strong page,but then again some don’t

attribute them-selves for goodreason. Theauthority is basedon the number ofcontributors.”

Goodman saidno one thoughtthe idea that unat-tributed editswould work on alarge scale, but totheir surprise thequality has gone

up substantially. “Some of the ar ticles are

so good that people are using them for newspaper material and doingstories of f of them,” he said. “Ifit were really reliable sourcethen [it could be understandable]. The otherareas [excluding medicine] ingeneral are not.”

Goodman said studentsshould be cautious when citingthe site as a scholarly source.

“The ar ticle is going tochange. It may change 100

times a day,” he said. “The bestway to cite the ar ticle is being citing the article with aspecific time.”

One audience member pointed out the gender inequality of contributors onWikipedia and asked whatcould be done to improve the imbalance.

“Men tend to be nerds,”Goodman said. “I know women

who are nerds too, but general-ly it’s relatively rough forwomen to contribute. It’s a per-fectly textual endeavor [to getwomen involved].”

Goodman said women arenot the only group underrepre-sented in terms of contribu-tion. There has also been verylittle par ticipation fromAmerican racial minorities onthe English Wikipedia.

Women participation onWikipedia four years ago wasaround 8 percent, he said. Buttoday that percentage has doubled.

Goodman said they are try-ing to improve the statistic.

“Anyone can do anything they like,” he said.“It’s very hard to get rid of anestablished contributor. I thinkit’s something itself part of thegeneral culture.”

PANEL: Number of female

contributors double from 2007


“[We should]encourage police ...

to become part of the community.”

ELIZABETH SHEEEHAN GARLATTI

City Council Member

Ann Matsuuchi, an instructional technology/systems librarian at LaGuardia Community College/CUNY,says Wikipedia was intended for high school students and older last night on the College Avenue campus.


“It’s not the only resort

and students shouldn’t rely

on it completely.”DAVID GOODMAN

Wikipedia Administrator

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Children’s book illustrations relate to adult lifeBY KIERSTAN ZINNIKAS

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Among the Jane VoorheesZimmerli Art Museum’s exten-sive collection of ar t is anexhibit featuring original illustrations from author andillustrator Frank Asch’s twochildren’s books.

The “Popcorn and Starbaby”exhibit features 19 originalillustrations from Asch’s“Popcorn” (1979) and 15 origi-nal illustrations from his book“Starbaby” (1980), which weredesigned to entertain kids andhelp them learn.

The illustrations were a giftfrom the artist, a Somerville,N.J., native who attended theUniversity before earning adegree from Cooper Union inNew York City, according tothe museum’s website.

Asch is the author and illus-trator of more than 65 children’s books, juvenile non-fiction books, poetr y and children’s novels, according tothe website.

The “Popcorn” illustrationsdepict scenes from the bookwhere a young bear named Samthrows a Halloween party whilehis parents are away.

Through the illustrations,viewers become aware that the party could end in disasteras Sam and his friends popenough popcorn to fill the entire house, but quicklycome up with a solution to the problem.

The illustrations from“Starbaby,” a book about aninfant star who falls to earth,shows Starbaby’s life in the sky,his brief time spent living in thesea and subsequent adoption bya fisherman and his wife. Textfrom the book accompanies eachpanel of illustrations.

The “Popcorn and Starbaby” exhibit at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on the College Avenue campus features illustrator Frank Asch’soriginal drawings from his two children’s books. Visitors are encouraged to answer drawing prompts related to the books.


The University’s Special Collections and UniversityArchives will host its opening event tomorrow for its exhib-it, “All Aboard! Railroads and New Jersey, 1812-1930.”

Lorett Treese, the author of “Railroads of New Jersey,”will discuss the connection between the state and this par-ticular form of transportation at 5 p.m. in the Pane Room onthe first floor of Alexander Library on the College Avenuecampus, according to the University’s libraries’ website. Alight reception will follow her talk.

Through different mediums such as broadsides, pam-phlets and art, the exhibit will feature the railroad’s historyin New Jersey, particularly the Camden and AmboyRailroad, a railroad monopoly, according to the website.The exhibit represents the political climate of the time ondebates of monopoly.

Additional themes in the library’s exhibit includesadvancement in technology, immigrant life, suburbaniza-tion and the growth of agricultural, bedroom and resort lifesurrounding railroads, according to the website.

One medium and visual representation featured in theexhibit is Thomas Edison’s film, “The Great TrainRobbery,” which was filmed in New Jersey, according tothe website.

Current N.J. issues could be related to issues duringthe progression of railroads in the 19th and early 20thcenturies, such as price tickets rising, service disrup-tions, accidents, noise and government regulation,according to the website.

Despite the complications that came with this form ofpublic transformation during that era, they developed thestate, the nation as a whole and impacted artistic expres-sion, according to the website.

“All Aboard! Railroads and New Jersey, 1812-1930” willbe on display until Jan. 6, according to the website.

LIBRARY EXHIBIT TO SHOWRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN

NJ, RAILROADS

Marilyn Symmes, curator anddirector of the Morse ResearchCenter for Graphic Arts, said theexhibit is an important additionto the museum.

“With young people, chil-dren’s books help them learnabout the world,” said Symmes,curator of prints and drawingsat the Zimmerli. “The childrenthese books are geared towardare par t of the future andfuture Rutgers students.”

She said classes at theUniversity use the exhibit torepresent the verbal and visual components of language

and how the visual and written aspects complementeach other.

The Zimmerli is committedto the art of children’s books toshow how it is impor tant and just as serious as art creat-ed for adults, said AlfredoFranco, curator of education atthe museum.

“[Art for children’s books is]made with the same depth andcreativity as mainstream art foradults,” he said. “The sameamount of craft goes into it andthis sort of art can also serve asan inspiration for adults.”

The exhibit also has a moreinteractive aspect that appealsto a wider audience. The roomwhere the exhibit is on displayincludes an area where visitorscan sit and fill out sheets thatinclude a prompt related toeach of the books.

Visitors can also flipthrough the books to see thefinal product, which includessome illustrations that are noton display at the exhibit.

Amanda Mammas, a Schoolof Arts and Sciences first-yearstudent, said including theexhibit makes the museum

more well-rounded and can be used as a growing-up toolfor children.

“I think it adds dimension tothe museum,” Mammas said.

She also said the drawingtables add a more interactiveand fun element to make theexhibition interesting for peo-ple of all ages.

The exhibit will run untilJune 24, 2012 in the RogerDuvoisin Gallery in the DodgeWing. It is open to the publicFriday through Sunday and onTuesday through Thursday by appointment.

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“I went through theCareerKnight system and cam-pus recruiting some time lastspring semester,” she said. “I gotan offer from Barclays Capitaland their internship program isvery structured where at the endyou can either be let go or beoffered a job.”

Students should activelysearch for a job and takeadvantage of Career Services’CareerKnight online, she said.Applying for internships and constantly searching forjob of fers are necessary stepsfor employment.

Job gains in the state alsodetermine the chances foremployment, with some indus-tries registering job gains inSeptember more than others,according to the state depart-ment’s data.

These job gains were seen inprofessional and business servic-es (+3,900 people employed),education and health services(+2,700), financial activities(+2,100) and construction(+1,000) in September, accordingto the department’s data.

Also, the majority of profes-sional and business servicesgains were because of job gainsin the professional, scientific andtechnical services sectors(+3,700), according to thedepartment’s data.

Among the fields withdecreased employment opportu-nities were the information sec-tor and financial activities, whilehealth, education and socialassistance services saw anincrease in employment opportu-nities, according to the depart-ment’s data.

“I think it really depends onyour major,” Siva said. “I was inthe Business School … I think itwas definitely easier, and it defi-nitely depends on what field youare interested in.”

Joreen Baquilod, a Class of2011 alumna who graduated witha degree in communication, saidshe has an internship lined upoverseas, which would mean shewould look for a job in the UnitedStates when she returns.

“I am going to thePhilippines, and their economyis not as good as ours at themoment, but if they offer mesomething better than [in theUnited States], then I would def-initely stay there,” she said.

Siva, who works at the NewB r u n s w i c k / P i s c a t a w a yComputing Services, said theUniversity offers plenty of servic-es to aid the job hunt, but itcomes down to the individual.

She said it is about prioritiz-ing and choosing to focus onentry-level jobs and internshipswith the plan of securing a per-manent job down the road.

“I put a lot of emphasis ondoing internships and then get-ting jobs through there, but itreally depends what your per-spective is for the job hunt,”Baquilod said.

N.J. non-farm employment —employment excluding govern-ment, private households, non-profit organization and farms —has decreased since August,making it increasingly difficultfor University students and grad-uates to find desired jobs,according to the release.

“You can’t just wait forsomeone to just knock on yourdoor,” Siva said. “I was proac-tive and was looking at theinternships available.”

RATE: Some fields report

more job gains than others


Former Palin campaigner joins congressional raceTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TOLEDO, Ohio — Joe thePlumber is plunging into poli-tics because he thinks it is abouttime America had a few mechan-ics, bricklayers and, yes,plumbers in Congress.

Samuel “Joe” Wurzelbacherwas thrust into the political spot-light after questioning BarackObama about his economic poli-cies during the 2008 presidentialcampaign. He officially launchedhis campaign for CongressMonday night in Ohio.

Wurzelbacher said he’s run-ning as a Republican in Ohio’s9th U.S. House district, a seatnow held by Marcy Kaptur, thelongest-serving Democraticwoman in the House. She’sexpected to face a primary chal-lenge from Rep. Dennis Kucinichafter Ohio’s redrawn congres-sional map combined their twodistricts into one that appearsheavily tilted toward Democrats.

Wurzelbacher has become anicon for many anti-establishmentconservatives and has traveledthe country speaking at tea party

rallies and conservative gather-ings since becoming a house-hold name.

“Americans deser ve allkinds of people representingthem,” he said. “Not just anelite, ruling class.”

He said he is seeking officebecause he saw too many peo-ple forced out of their homesand leave Ohio because of thepoor economy.

“All I’m asking for is a fairshake,” he said.

Wurzelbacher insisted that heis not trying to capitalize on hisfame. “I’ve been Joe the Plumberfor three years now,”Wurzelbacher said. “I haven’tmade millions of dollars off it.”

Republicans who recruitedhim to run in what is a blue-col-lar district stretching fromToledo to Cleveland think hisfame will help bring in enoughmoney to mount a serious challenge. He set up a websiteto raise money within the last week.

Cuyahoga County RepublicanChairman Rob Frost, whoannounced he would seek the

GOP nomination, dropped outlast week, clearing the way for Wurzelbacher.

“People have said this is aguy who took his 15 minutes offame and turned it into a halfhour,” said Lucas County GOPChairman Jon Stainbrook. “Butyou’ve got a guy who’s outthere and people are relatingwith him.”

He’ll appeal to people who aretired of politics as usual,Stainbrook said. “He’s tappedinto this sentiment that things inWashington are screwed up,”Stainbrook said

Politicians, Wurzelbachersaid, too often try to patch prob-lems instead of fixing them. “I’mnot the kind of plumber whouses duct tape,” he said

Wurzelbacher, 37, went fromtoiling as a plumber in suburbanToledo three years ago to mediasensation in a matter of days afterquestioning Obama about his taxpolicies and being repeatedly citedby Republican U.S. Sen. JohnMcCain in a presidential debate.

He campaigned with McCainand his running mate, Sarah

Palin, but he later criticizedMcCain and said he did notwant him as the GOP presiden-tial nominee.

Since then, he wrote a book, worked with a veterans’ organization that pro-vides outdoor programs forwounded soldiers and traveledthe countr y speaking at tea party rallies and conserva-tive gatherings.

He said he is also building houses and workingas a plumber.

Wurzelbacher showed a dis-dain for politicians — bothDemocrat and Republican.

“Being a politician is as goodas being a weatherman,”Wurzelbacher said at a tea partyrally last year in Nevada. “Youdon’t have to be right, you don’thave to do your job well, butyou’ll still have a job.”

He said on Tuesday that hedecided to enter politics as aRepublican because he figuredhe’d have no chance to win as anindependent.

“Is it the lesser of two evils?”he said. “I don’t know.”

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Residents decorate buildings to light up awarenessBY JESSICA PAO

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Middlesex County residentsare encouraged to light theirwindows purple this month tospeak out against domesticabuse as part of an ongoing pro-gram called “Shine the Light onDomestic Violence.”

Women Aware, a NewBrunswick-based organizationthat specializes in helping vic-tims of domestic abuse, initiat-ed the program to honorOctober as Domestic ViolenceAwareness Month, said PhyllisAdams, executive director ofWomen Aware.

People are encouraged todisplay purple lights outsidetheir homes to shed light on theissue because purple is thecolor to symbolize awareness ofdomestic violence, Adams said.

Adams said the organization,which provides shelter as well as other services to victims

of domestic violence, works to bring greater awareness tothe issue.

The Middlesex CountyBoard of Chosen Freeholderspresented Women Aware earlierthis month with a resolution torecognize their efforts at pre-venting domestic abuse, saidRonald Rios, Middlesex CountyFreeholder deputy director.

“A resolution was passed bythe Board of Freeholders to …[also] encourage people not totolerate any form of domesticviolence,” he said.

Rios said the MiddlesexCounty Board of ChosenFreeholders also suppor ts the program because theybelieve it is a useful way tounite the community againstdomestic abuse.

“We are asking people to dis-play their support to stopdomestic violence by displayinga purple light in any kind ofpublic way,” he said.

Rios encouraged city of fi-cials to support the program bydisplaying purple lights outsidetheir public buildings.

“We sent a copy of the reso-lution to all the mayors and

police depar tments inMiddlesex County to supportthis program,” he said.

Rios also called on citizensthroughout Middlesex County

to participate and bring aware-ness in their communities.

Anita Chang of Edison saidshe would display a purple lightoutside her home to bringawareness to the issue ofdomestic violence.

“I’m happy to do my part,”Chang said. “Domestic violenceis a very real issue. People needto pay more attention to it.”

Bruce Naidof f, director ofDevelopment at Women Aware,hopes there is greater emphasisto shed light on the problem.

“It’s really one of the majorsocial issues that we face, yetstill one of the least discussedand publicized,” he said.

Domestic violence does nothappen in isolated incidents,Naidoff said. It is a frequentproblem in communities acrossthe nation and the likelihood isextremely high.

“National statistics indicateanywhere from 1 in 4 to 1 in 3women over the age of 18 can

expect to be victimized at somepoint during her life,” he said.“Mathematically, that meansthat ever yone of us knowssomeone who has been or willbe a victim.”

In addition to the sufferingof victims, domestic violencealso takes a financial toll on thesufferer, Naidoff said.

“It costs lives,” he said. “Itcosts an enormous amount ofmoney in terms of cost of healthcare, cost to the criminal justicesystem, cost of lost work days,productivity ... [and] human costof victims and their families.”

Naidof f said he hopesdomestic violence can be elimi-nated.

“We wanted to do whateverwe could to bring greaterawareness of the issue ofdomestic violence and toencourage people to expresstheir support for our goals ofdoing away with domestic vio-lence,” he said.

“We wanted to dowhatever we could ...

to encourage people toexpress their support ...

of doing away withdomestic violence.”

BRUCE NAIDOFFDirector of Development at Women

Aware

Hospice volunteers patch up bears to preserve memoriesBY SASKIA KUSNECOV

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Haven Hospice at JFKMedical Center found a therapyto help patients and their fami-lies cope with terminal illness-es — sewing bears.

Memor y Bears, which isalso the name of the program,are patchwork bears made outof clothing from an individualwho is ill or who alreadypassed, said Maureen David,the volunteer coordinator atHaven Hospice.

The program began fourmonths ago when a womannamed Gina Damiani called thehospice to inform them of aprogram her deceased sisterparticipated in at another hospi-tal where she made a bear outof her old clothing, David said.

Damiani’s father, a formerpatient at the Haven Hospice,

motivated Damiani to call andask for a similar program atJFK Medical Center, she said.

“She [Damiani] asked me ifwe made memory bears,” Davidsaid. “I said we didn’t, but aftershe told me more about them, Idid a little more research.”

To make a memor y bear,families of the hospice patientshave to fill out a form about theperson the bear will serve as amemor y of, she said. Theymust also choose items ofclothing belonging to thepatient to construct the bear.

The bears are given to thefamilies as a token of remem-brance and as a tool to over-come grief, she said. While mul-tiple hospitals across the statehave engaged in the project,Damiani’s bear was the first ofmany for Haven Hospice.

Damiani, whose father, Al,has since passed away, said she

gave hospital volunteers hisold robe.

“I had given away all of hisclothing except for that robe —he wore it all the time,” she said.

Once families donateclothes, Joanna Delmer, a vol-unteer at the hospice, patchesthe bears up, with the help ofother volunteers, David said.Delmer sewed the hospice’sfirst bear for Damiani’s family.

Damiani said she appreci-ates the personalization andcare Delmer put into the bearand believes it was an emotion-al moment for the hospice aswell as for her family.

David said Delmer enjoysputting in as much ef for t and emotion into these projectsas possible.

“Joanna [Delmer] is going tobe a tough act to follow,” shesaid. “She really tries to bringout the personality of the loved

one with every bear by workingwith the information and mate-rials she is given.”

David said the day they pre-sented Damiani’s family withthe bear, there was not a dryeye in the of fice.

The hospice has since con-structed four more bears forfamilies of terminally illpatients. It is also working withthose aged 3 to 21 years old inits children’s program to sewseven additional bears for sickloved ones, usually parents orgrandparents, she said.

Because the seven bearsfrom the children’s programwere collectively stitchedtogether, volunteers will waituntil the end of November togive the bears to the children atthe same time, David said.

Delmer is working on creat-ing a bear from a collection of apatient’s old ties, she said.

Bears have also been madeout of materials such as pajamas,bath wear and one bear woreglasses, said Susan Brumell, ahospice social worker.

“After a bear is made, thevolunteer [who made it] andthe patients’ families gettogether to exchange it,” saidBrumell, who counsels the fam-ilies of patients dealing withterminal illness and particular-ly works with members of thechildren’s program.

David said the families ofpatients are excited to receivethe bears and enjoy seeing howthe hospital immortalized thelife of their family member.

Damiani said she thinksthese bears bring the families’loved ones home.

“I look at my bear and I seePapi,” she said. “Although hewould have always been with usanyway, now he really is.”

A South Brunswick school district will become the second in the state to recognize cultural awareness by closing their schools for the Hindu holiday of Diwali, the festival of lights.

Of the 9,000 students populating the district’s 12 schools, about one-thirdare of Indian descent, and many observe the Hindu faith, according to annj.com article.

The school district last year observedEid al- Fitr and Eid al-Adha after two years of citizens asking the township torecognize the holidays because of thelarge Indian population, according to the article.

South Brunswick resident and school boardmember Deven Patel was one of the people lob-bying for district recognition of the holiday.

“It is a very important Hindu holiday,”he said in the article.

There was no criticism from inside the school, but the board

received a few negative emails from out-side the state.

After the adjusted school calendars werereleased last year, there was widespreadapproval throughout the Hindu community.

“The Hindu population is very happywith New Jersey,” said Rajan Zed, presi-dent of the 4-year old Universal Society ofHinduism based in Nevada in the article.

Since holidays fall on dif ferent daysevery year, South Brunswick school of fi-cials took the initiative to work with clergymembers before creating the annual cal-endar, according to the article.

Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha will not berecognized by South Brunswick’s calendarthis year because those holidays do notfall on school days.

By recognizing these holidays, Patel said in the article that he hopes for a cultural openness that will enable South Brunswick residents to celebrate everyday.

SOUTH BRUNSWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT ADDSHINDU HOLIDAY TO LIST OF APPROVED CLOSINGS

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30 The New Brunswick Zoning Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. inthe Council Chambers, at New Brunswick City Hall on 78Bayard St. The meeting is open to everyone and there is noadmission fee.

The Alfa Art Gallery is proud to present “Counterparts,”the third exhibition of the 2011 New Brunswick Art Salonfollowing two exhibitions from the spring. “Counterparts”is an exhibition that highlights the collaboration of oppo-sites. Contained in this collection of works is a variety ofcontrasting elements that complement each other — rep-resented by abstract pieces, conversations from past topresent, narratives from experienced to imagined andstyles that are dynamic and tranquil. Featuring EllenWeisbord, Jamie Greenfield, Lisa Pressman, NiluferOzturk, Sarah Petruziello and Theodosia Tamborlane, thisexhibition, varied in style and medium, demonstrates anextensive scope of aesthetic sensibility, where concept isexecuted into art from different viewpoints, and bringstogether an explosive showcase of cooperative diversity.The event is currently on display until Nov. 10 at thegallery on 108 Church St. For more information, pleasecontact curator Jewel Lim at (630)-656-7866.

Main Street Highland Park and the Borough of HighlandPark are teaming up to bring a new “Autumn in the Park.”Because of the repaving, the horse carriages will run alongSouth Fifth Avenue, from Borough Hall, to the Main Streetoffice and back. The rides will run from 6 to 9 p.m. Therewill be trick-or-treating along Main Street and at theBorough. There will be music, dancing, crafts and prizes forbest costume. Mad Science, sponsored by The MunicipalAlliance, Horse and Carriage Rides, sponsored by MainStreet; Arts and Crafts Table, sponsored by Over the MoonToys; and Popcorn and Cotton Candy, provided by TheHighland Park Police Department will also be featured. Formore information, contact Main Street Highland Park at 421Raritan Avenue or call (732)-828-8444.

31 The Friends of the Library Book Club meets once a month(usually on the last Monday of the month) to discuss a spe-cific book. All are welcome to join the meeting. The onlyrequirements are to have read the book and be willing to dis-cuss it. This month’s book is “Luncheon of the BoatingParty” by Susan Vreeland. The meeting starts at 1:30 p.m. inthe Carl T. Valenti Community Room.

The Unite Square Partnership will sponsor its fifth annual“Trunk or Treat” event. To provide a safe trick or treatingexperience for neighborhood children, cars sponsored bylocal community groups and businesses, community resi-dents, church members and student organizations fromthe University will be parked in the parking lot of theSacred Heart Church on 56 Throop Ave. Kids will trick ortreat trunk to trunk — treats include not only candy, butalso an array of safe and healthy treats. For more informa-tion, please contact Lorena Gaibor at (908)-698-3661 [email protected].

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9 The New Brunswick Free Public Library, in partnershipwith the Global Literacy Project, will host three teen writingworkshops this fall, facilitated by published young adultauthors. The writing workshops are designed to help stu-dents understand the writing process and improve their writ-ing and revision skills. The first workshop, by OlugbemisolaRhuday-Perkovich, author of the novel “8th GradeSuperzero,” will take place at 4 p.m. in the Carl T. ValentiCommunity Room. To register for one or more workshops,please call the library at (732)-745-5108 ext. 20, or emailDarby at [email protected].

NOVEMBER

12 Libraries nationwide will celebrate National Gaming Day.Join the New Brunswick Free Public Library for snacks,Band Hero, board games and an online Smash Brotherstournament against other libraries! All ages are welcome.The event will run from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Carl T. ValentiCommunity Room. For more information, please contactDarby DeCicco at [email protected] or (732)-745-5108 x20.

ing public assistance. AnAssociated Press articlereported increased cases ofbullying in schools sincethe law took effect, with stu-dents being taunted fortheir heritage and beingcalled things such as “adamn Mexican.” Residentshave even cited increased

tensions against the Hispanic community, and crit-ics believe the law is contributing to heightenedfear and mistrust in the state.

Negativity and discrimination toward theHispanic community further sharpened in theaftermath of Sept. 11, when racism toward minori-ties seemed to become an acceptable norm in oursociety, especially toward Arabs and Muslims. Inaddition to their disproportionate and biased por-

trayal in the news, the Arab andMuslim communities have had todeal with anti-Sharia laws in differ-ent states, hostile attacks on theirplaces of worship and even a crazypastor leading a national campaignto burn their holy book. And on topof that, innocent children are beingtaunted in school everyday by beingcalled things like “terrorist,” beingtold to “go back to their own coun-

try” and having their allegiance to the UnitedStates questioned.

The students at St. Charles Borromeo recog-nized that the media is feeding many of the stereo-types and misconceptions festering across thecountry. When we asked them how minorities arerepresented in the media, a group of students calledout in unison that the criminals on television showsare always black or Hispanic. One student evenraised his hand to tell us that when he and hisfriends play video games in which the point of thegame is to “shoot all the Arabs.” The students hadvery strong feelings of hurt and anger about howblack people are portrayed in our society and werequick to realize that this was a struggle faced by allminorities in our country. One student who wasmoved by the posters told me, “Minorities reallyjudge other minorities … it’s sad.”

But the poster with the word “Black” writtenon it shows signs of hope for our minority youth.The students were very positive about their iden-tity, associating the word with terms such as“unity,” “beauty” and “educated.” They had a verystrong and optimistic self-image, signaling self-awareness about the portrayal of blacks in themedia and their knowledge of the truth. While themedia is trying to paint minorities in a negative

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“I look at my bear and I see Papi.”

Gina Damiani on her memory bear

STORY IN METRO

QUOTE OF THE DAY

I n elections, there are winners and losers. That’s just a fact ofdemocracy. Some of those losers, however, turn out to be sore los-ers. Perhaps the sorest of all is former Rep. Steve Driehaus, D-

Ohio. After serving one term in Congress, Driehaus lost his bid at re-election. Rather than accepting his fate, Driehaus decided to take thematter to court. Driehaus is suing the Susan B. Anthony List, a pro-lifegroup that publicly identified him as a traitor to the pro-life cause dur-ing the 2010 election on the grounds that he voted in favor of PresidentBarack Obama’s health care reform. Driehaus claims the group isresponsible for his “loss of livelihood” and, surprisingly enough, theU.S. District Court has actually allowed the lawsuit to proceed.

To put it bluntly, Driehaus’s lawsuit has absolutely no solid claim onwhich to stand. Yes, the Susan B. Anthony List publicized materialabout Driehaus, which most likely hurt his standing with any mem-bers of the pro-life community. However, this material was not slan-derous. It is true that Driehaus voted in favor of the health care reform,and it is also true that most pro-lifers disliked the reform because itoffered no pro-life protections. Therefore, the Susan B. Anthony List’scharacterization of Driehaus as unconcerned with protecting the pro-life stance is not unfounded. One cannot be mad at the facts.

It seems that Driehaus forgot that attack ads are and always havebeen part of the election game. When one side doesn’t like what theother side is saying, they are always sure to make sure the publicknows it. As long as the attacks are not outright lies, then they are fair-ly protected under the First Amendment. If one cannot stand that sortof climate, then one should not be a politician.

It’s easy to blame others for our failures, and, sometimes, other peo-ple are actually responsible for those failures. Usually, though, that isnot the case, and it certainly isn’t the case here. Driehaus failedbecause he didn’t have the public’s support. That is not the fault of theSusan B. Anthony List. That is his fault for not serving his constituentsin the way they wanted him to.

I had the pleasure ofjoining several otherstudents last Friday in

a social action project tocombat bullying againstminority students, led bythe Arab Cultural Club’sVice President LeilaBrollosy. We visited the St.Charles Borromeo Schoolin Harlem, where we had the chance to speak withstudents from sixth to eighth grade about how weview different minorities and how that affects theway we treat each other. Because of the demo-graphic of the area, we chose to focus on black,Hispanic and Arab/Muslim minorities. Our goalwas to work with the administration in creating anopen and honest discussion about stereotypes,racism and bullying.

One of the main and most inter-esting portions of the social actionproject was the stereotype cards.Leila brought in three differentposters, each one representing a dif-ferent minority —“Black,” “Latino”and “Arab/Muslim” — and told thestudents to grab a marker and writedown on each poster what first cameto mind when they thought of thatminority. We encouraged the stu-dents to be very honest about what they wrote andreassured them that no one would be offended. Allof the students were eager to share their thoughts— some were accompanied by giggles, others withgasps, and some students even got angry at thewords their friends were writing —but the finalproduct was really an eye-opener.

When everyone finished writing, and we finallyheld up the posters in front of the gymnasium of stu-dents, everyone fell silent, and whispers eruptedamong different groups of students. Not a singleminority was free from negative stereotypes. The“Latino” poster stood in the center, splattered withwords like “nachos,” “tacos,” “black hair” and“short,” with huge attention placed on physicalappearance. The “Arab/Muslim” poster, whichgrabbed the most attention, unequivocally had theharshest words associated with it — many of themrepeated, such as “terrorists,” “Osama,” “AK-47”and “crazy people.” Even though the student bodywas predominantly black, even the “Black” posterhad some negative stereotypes written on it — theword “ghetto” garnered the most backlash amongstthe students, who knew that was not what theircommunity stood for.

There is no doubt that Hispanic minorities havebeen suffering increased discrimination in ourcountry. Alabama recently passed a new law withthe aim of stopping illegal immigrants from receiv-

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State Departmentmisspends tax funds

Take responsibilityfor your failures

I t’s rather common for a politician to pen a memoir or two at somepoint in his career. Less common, though, is the federal governmentspending tens of thousands of dollars on those memoirs. The U.S.

Department of State spent more than $70,000 on copies of PresidentBarack Obama’s books, mostly on “Dreams from My Father.” An analysisof the department’s financial records shows that this is not something theState Department does for every president. Obama’s most recent prede-cessors, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, have seen no such mass effortto purchase their works, although each has released an extremely popu-lar memoir since leaving the presidency. State Department spokesmanNoel Clay claims that there is absolutely nothing wrong with this level ofexpenditure on the grounds that the books purchased are being used tostock libraries and facilitate talks between officials. Others, however, donot agree with Clay’s assessment of the situation, including the groupCitizens Against Government Waste, who have identified these expensesas nothing but wasteful. We’re inclined to agree with CAGW.

In a time of ever-tightening belts, does the State Department reallyneed to spend $70,000 on books written by the president? There are alot of social services and government branches that would kill for thatkind of money right now. Instead, Obama is getting serious royaltychecks from the federal government. He has already reported earningroyalties between $1 million and $5 million from “Dreams from MyFather.” Unlike the rest of the country, he’s not exactly hurting formoney. Also, the State Department is using taxpayer money to buyObama’s book, thus putting taxpayer dollars into his royalty checks.Not every taxpayer wants to be paying Obama extra money on top ofhis presidential salary — and they shouldn’t have to.

But it isn’t just wasteful for the State Department to spend moneylike this. It also borders on propaganda distribution. When the StateDepartment starts buying the president’s books and distributing themto libraries, ambassadors and various officials, it seems to be minis-tering a state-sponsored culture, and that isn’t something theAmerican government should be dealing in. It would be one thing ifthere were a precedent for this sort of behavior. If the StateDepartment always made sure that the books of the presidents weredistributed across the world, then there would be a level of fairness atplay. However, if they only do it for some presidents, that picking andchoosing places an undue emphasis on the work of some leadersrather than others, suggesting that those leaders are somehow moreofficially sanctioned by the nation. Such nationalistic games run con-trary to the aims of a free and democratic United States.

“[The black students] had a very strong

and optimistic self-image.”

AMANI AL-KHATAHTBEH

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somewhat of a flashback to goback. I am a childhood cancer sur-vivor. I was diagnosed at the ageof four with acute lymphoblasticleukemia. I was a patient of RWJand the Cancer Institute of NewJersey — both in New Brunswick— and I was involved in many cancer fundraisers, walks and hol-iday gatherings.

During my initial cancer treat-ment, I was also featured in apublication for the Children’sCenter for Cancer and BloodDisorders. I had the privilege tobe treated for three years bymany doctors, nurses and staffmembers who took a specialinterest in me. It is because ofthis experience that I try to livemy life to the fullest each day. Itis my firm belief that no oneshould take life for granted. As amatter of personal choice, Ichoose to learn something newevery day. These people who

took an interest in my family andI supported me through mytreatment and that is why I con-tinue to be involved today andsupport those who are in need ofsupport. After leaving RWJ, I wasreminded that the support from

those around you and along theway truly does go a long way,even 15 years later.

Later, another member and Iwent to St. Peter’s Hospital tothe Children’s Hospital, wherewe delivered an iPad and Wish

Baskets donated by the nationalChildhood LeukemiaFoundation located in Brick, N.J.The purpose of CLF is to sup-port the families with childrensuffering from all kinds of can-cer by raising money for variousservices, including HopeBinders, Wish Baskets andHugs-U-Wear.

The Wish Baskets that Idelivered personally with doc-tors are filled with age-appropri-ate items such as gift cards,iPods, games and personal-careitems to help the children keeptheir mind off their cancer bat-tle. Hope Binders are bindersfor the family to allow easyaccess to information regardingtreatment, nutrition, prescrip-tions or financial matters fortheir child’s journey with can-cer. Hugs-U-Wear providespatients with fashionable wigscreated from human hair that

are comfortable, unlike mostwigs that cause itching and irri-tation. It is truly a great causethat I always try to let everyoneknow about, via word of mouth,Facebook, Twitter or even ourown webpage.

Being a survivor of cancerand the president of the CLF hasgiven me great experiences thatI will continue beyond my yearsat the University. Once again Ijust want to remind theUniversity community never tostop helping bigger organiza-tions and larger-than-life causesto help those in need, whether itbe children or adults.

Connor Montferrat is a Schoolof Arts and Sciences junior major-ing in political science and crimi-nal justice. He is the president ofthe Childhood LeukemiaFoundation and the RutgersCollege Republicans.

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I ’m writing this piecebecause I want to tell theUniversity community to

keep on helping people in needand to bring a greater awarenessaround those who, like us, arestruggling and need support nowmore than ever. As president ofthe University chapter of theChildhood LeukemiaFoundation, some members ofthe organization and I went to theRobert Wood Johnson UniversityChildren’s Hospital last Friday tocarve pumpkins, an idea I hadlast year but never fully imple-mented. The children wereecstatic and with the carving kits.They were able to make the scari-est pumpkins in New Brunswick.

Being that I had been treatedat RWJ 15 years ago, it was

Remember to keep helping those in needCONNOR MONTFERRAT

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Daily review: laurels and darts

T he It Gets Better Project has been a major name in anti-bul-lying movements since its inception in 2010. During all thattime, not a single Republican elected official has partici-

pated in the campaign — until now. Ten members of New Jersey’scongressional delegation have teamed up to release a video for theproject, and three of the members are Republicans, making thisthe first time that GOP-backed officials have joined the It GetsBetter project to condemn bullying. In the words of Rep. FrankLoBiondo, R-2, “The issue of bullying is not a partisan one, but ahuman one.” We give a laurel to all of the delegates who partici-pated in the making of this video, but we especially want to honorthe Republicans who demonstrated that sometimes partisanshipjust isn’t worth it.

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Many associate Occupy Wall Street, a movement with the goalof disengaging the aims of private corporations from public inter-ests, with notions of social revolution, First Amendment rights topeaceful protest and, on occasion, the image of free-loving, long-haired ruffians. It’s surprising, then, that the movement’s sloganwould fall victim to acts of trademarking and profiteering. In whatappears to be nothing more than an effort to make a quick buck, aLong Island couple is pushing to trademark the slogan OccupyWall Street, with the intent to sell T-shirts, bumper stickers andother merchandise. Though perhaps we should be wondering whythe move hasn’t come sooner, nevertheless we find ourselves per-plexed that such capitalist antics became engaged with a move-ment that is, fundamentally, anti-capitalist. We give the Long Islandcouple a dart for taking what is meant to represent the 99 percentand making it represent a single individual, thereby utterly miss-ing the movement’s point.

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light, it is actually having theopposite effect on some youth,fostering a stronger sense ofidentity among them. Thatstrong sense of identity is the

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first major building block inrebuilding our society.

The next one is when minorityyouth use their experiences to bet-ter understand members of differ-ent communities and recognizethat we are all in one unified strug-gle against stereotypes and misun-derstandings. Then, this culminat-ing force for change can affect the

minds of countless people and evenrevolutionize an entire generation.

Amani Al-Khatahtbeh is aSchool of Arts and Sciences sopho-more majoring in Middle Easternstudies and political science with aminor in French. Her column,“The Minority Report,” runs onalternate Wednesdays.

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The 6-foot-9, 218-poundJack had an oppor tunity toearn significant early playingtime in the Knights frontcourt,but the responsibility now falls on Randall and freshmanGreg Lewis.

Rice and Director ofBasketball Operations JimCarr, who spent the past 15years at Rutgers, had a dif fi-cult time comparing Jack toother dynamic players inKnights history, but for nowthe comparisons base only of f potential.

“You go back a long, longway to find somebody with hispotential and his athleticism,”Rice said.

SOPHOMORE GUARDMike Poole significantlyimproved his of fensive gameafter playing in a Manhattansummer league.

The Rosedale, N.Y., nativeplayed alongside St. John’sfreshman Maurice Harkless inthe Nike Pro City league,where he played against topNew York City competition.

“He got a lot better,”Harkless said. “I think he’sgoing to do big things this year.”

P o o l ew o r k e don hisd e c i s i o nm a k i n g ,s h o tse lect ionand han-dling ofadversity,he said.

“ I ’ mdefinitelynot the same player,” Poolesaid. “Last year, I was thinkingway too much — more than Iusually do. Now it’s like every-thing’s more instinctive. I’mmaking plays now of f instinctsinstead of thinking about whatI’m going to do and lookingkind of nervous.”

Poole admitted to hitting the“freshman wall” last season,when he averaged 5.6 pointsand 1.1 steals per game as thefirst guard of f the bench.

Despite a limited gameof fensively, Poole led theKnights bench in scoring andposted five double-digit scor-ing ef forts, including one inRutgers’ upset of Villanova.

With no seniors, Poole mayhave to take on a leadershiprole this season, which he saidhe does not mind.

“I’ve been through it once,”Poole said. “I’ve been throughthe ups and downs. I’ve beenthrough kind of winning in col-lege, so I can teach these guyshow to stay above.”

RICE DOES NOT LIKE TOtalk about goals normally, hesaid, but he wants the Knightsto post a winning record thisseason in the Big East.

“A couple of our freshmensay, ‘Why not win 17 games?’ Idon’t want to put a number onit, but I want to have a winningrecord,” Rice said. “It hasn’tbeen done here.”

Rutgers won five conferencegames last season, when it alsolost seven Big East contests byless than 10 points.

The Knights lost, 65-63, to St.John’s last season in the secondround of the Big EastTournament to end their season.

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think our guys or our programneed much motivation to go upthere and play them hard. It is agreat rivalry and we have a lot ofrespect for their program, but weare going there and trying to doso many things for where we arenow with the season.”

Senior Ibrahim Kamara, whothe Big East recently named to itsWeekly Honor Roll for the secondtime this year, does not lack moti-vation entering the contest.

The three straight losses St.John’s handed him during histime on the Banks suffice.

“Every person on this teamright now is preparing for thisgame,” Kamara said. “We havenot gotten a good result from St.John’s since I’ve been here. I’mpumped and ready to go for[tonight’s] game and I knoweveryone else is, too.”

The Knights enter the gamewith a major handicap to theirback four, as junior captain JoeSetchell received a red card lastweekend against No. 10 Louisville.

The card prevents Setchellfrom playing, but it saved agame-winning goal forLouisville. Without it, theKnights may not have as muchmomentum entering their next game.

“It happens throughout thecourse of the season. It wasvery unfortunate Joe had to get

the red card,” Donigan said.“At the same time, it was arough situation late in thegame where if Joe didn’t dragthe guy down he scores thewinning goal.”

Rutgers already has experi-ence playing without Setchell.When the Knights battled then-No. 2 Maryland, Setchell satout because of injuries. Whilethe Knights lost the matchup,Donigan took away a number ofpositives from Rutgers’ ef fort.

He knows the Knights canrespond similarly against St. John’s.

“It is just like the Marylandgame where we went in therewithout Joe and performed verywell,” Donigan said. “Goodteams and players step up whenthey don’t have everyone avail-able. This game is no dif ferent.”

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Junior defender Joe Setchell issuspended against St. John’s.

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day after missing last week’sgame against Auburn.

Tyrann Mathieu, TharoldSimon and Spencer Ware areavailable when LSU takes on Alabama.

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McCourt and his lawyersretorted by painting a picture ofMLB Commissioner Bud Seligas angry and “out to harm.”

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THE MINNESOTA VIKINGSreleased wide receiver BernardBerrian yesterday after he satthe bench without an injurySunday for the second time inthree games.

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Seven ranked teams present challenge at ChampsBY BRADLY DERECHAILO

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Big East has seven teamsranked in the women’s cross coun-try top 30, and each squad presents

a chal-lenge tot h eRutgerswomen’sc r o s scountr y

team this weekend at the Big EastChampionships.

“It’s going to be tough,” saidhead coach James Robinson.“But they have responded in apositive way to the training andthe races, so we feel good aboutwhat they are capable of.”

The race, held in Louisville,Ky., pits the women against lastyear’s champion Villanovaalong with powerhouse pro-grams such as Georgetown,Syracuse and Providence.

While the team’s challenge isunyielding, the Knights turnedin an impressive showing thisyear under Robinson.

With accomplishments rang-ing from capturing the

Connecticut College Invitationaland placing second in theMetropolitan Championships,assistant coach Jan Merrill-Moran credits the team’s deter-mination and dedication.

She cites it as a key componentto Rutgers’ successthis season.

“The traininghas been goingreally well, and Ihope to see every-one make a bigi m p r o v e m e n tfrom last year,”Moran said. “Ifyou comparewhere they placedand their timesfrom last year,there is going tobe an improvement factor. Weare as ready as we can be for theBig East.”

For the Knights to succeedthis weekend, the team looks forBrianna Deming and AnjelicaBrinkofski to lead the way.

Both runners were lynch-pins for the team’s recent suc-cess and both competed wellindividually. Deming has one

individual race title under herbelt while Brinkofski placed inthe top 10 in her past two races.

“We’ve been getting consis-tent and now we are focusingon the training and gaining alot of energy for this race,”

Brinkofski said.“We are reallyconfident we aregoing into it bet-ter than last yearso we will hope-fully place top 10as a team.”

Much like thewomen, the menalso look toimprove fromtheir ef forts lastyear, when bothteams finished in

11th place. The Knights face a similar

challenge as the Big Eastboasts three teams ranked inthe top 30 on the men’s side,with Providence tabbed as anearly favorite.

The men’s team experi-enced success, as well, includ-ing a third-place finish at theLeeber Invitational.

The Knights enter the raceof f a sixth-place finish at theMetropolitan Championships.

Sophomore Chris Banafatoand senior Ben Forrest look topace the Knights, as both con-sistently finish among theteam’s top runners.

Banafato, the team’s mostconsistent runner, plans toimprove on his highest finishfrom last year’s conferencechampionships at Syracuse. Hisfinishing time of 28:24.3 wasgood for 74th in the event.

For Forrest, the event markshis final championship appear-ance as he looks to finish in theupper half of runners and take astep up from his 79th-place fin-ish last year.

As both teams prepare forthe biggest race of the season,Robinson knows his teamworks hard and believes theKnights will fare well.

“They’ve progressed eachweek and half the team is run-ning personal best ever yweek,” said Robinson. “It’sgoing to be tough, but theyhave an oppor tunity to runpretty fast and do well.”

RUTGERS AT BIG EAST CHAMPS, SATURDAY

CROSS COUNTRY

“Half the team is running personal

bests every week. ... They have

an opportunity to run pretty fast.”

JAMES ROBINSONHead Coach


BY PATRICK LANNISTAFF WRITER

Junior middle blocker AllieJones recorded 78 kills in fourgames earlier this season to

help theR u t g e r s

volleyball team overcome its 1-3 start.

The Scarlet Knights raisedtheir record to 4-4 thanks toJones and showcased a strongpresence in the middle of the court, with Jones and sen-ior Hannah Cur tis handling the duties.

Then injury struck, but withJones returning to middleblocker last weekend, the jun-ior returned to familiar form.Her per formance Sundayagainst Big East-frontrunnerMarquette may prove her best showing.

Landing 14 kills through thefirst two sets, Jones gave theKnights a 2-0 lead, putting themin position to knock of f theundefeated Golden Eagles.

Marquette then shifted thedefensive focus to the middleblocker, opening the door foroutside hitter Sofi Cucuz, whocapitalized with 12 kills.

“When you have a player of[Jones’] caliber, it takes somepressure of f of other players,”said head coach CJ Werneke.“She opens up scoring opportu-nities and makes us a moremobile team.”

Although the Golden Eagleswon the next three sets, secur-ing a 3-2 victory, the Knightsshowed they were a more capa-ble team with Jones in the lineup.

Taking the conference’sbest team the distance on theroad equated to what Wernekedescribed as “the team’sbiggest step.”

The Knights took their firststep last Friday at Syracuse,when Jones served two aces,recorded a career-high .684hitting percentage and earned14 kills.

With her per formanceagainst the Orange and strongshowing on the road atMarquette, Jones earned a spoton the Big East Weekly Honor Roll.

“To come back and really hitthe ball as ef ficiently and ef fec-tively as she did was a testa-ment to her ability,” Wernekesaid. “This tells you what typeof volleyball player and athleteshe really is.”

Jones had the spotlight ear-lier in the season, as well, afterproductive outings againstBrown and Sacred Heart.

She missed significant timeafter ward in the Knights’ lineup.

The Chesapeake, Va., nativemissed a stretch of six matcheswhile nursing an elbow injury,and her absence from the line-up showed. The Knightsresponded with losses toHofstra, Binghamton, Princetonand Florida Gulf Coast.

Jones returned to the lineupSept. 17 for a shot against fifth-ranked and four-time defend-ing national champion PennState, seeing action in the first set.

But her health did not allowher to continue.

After another month on thesideline because of a brokenthumb, the junior faced a toughdecision — redshirt and missthe rest of the season, orreturn to the Knights’ lineup tobattle the eight remaining BigEast teams.

Jones chose to return for theremaining Big East slate andpromptly made her presence felt.

“I am excited for her and herrecognition,” Werneke said.“I’m glad to have her back andplaying at the level she was play-ing at before she was injured.”

Jones and the Knights hopeto finish the season strong andimprove in the win column withstrong play both at home andon the road.

The Knights welcomeVillanova and Georgetown tothe College Avenue Gym thisweekend in hopes of maintain-ing their improvement fromlast weekend’s road trip.

“We just all knew it was thetime of the season to get a winon the road,” Cur tis said.“Although we didn’t [win, thematch] taught us how to win,and the next time we go on the road it’s going to be a dif ferent story.”

VOLLEYBALL

CONOR ALWELL / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Head coach CJ Werneke welcomed back junior middle blockerAllie Jones last weekend, when she returned from injury.

Jones’ return boosts RUattack from middle out

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BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

At 6-foot-6 and 258 pounds,D.C. Jefferson has the build of anyhead coach’s dream tight end.

But since Jef ferson madethe switch from quarterbacktwo years ago for the Rutgersfootball team, his towering

frame didnot yield

the kind of production headcoach Greg Schiano initiallyhoped for.

It may be a product ofJefferson’s mentality, Schiano said.

“I think D.C. is improvingeach week,” he said. “[Tightends coach] Brian Angelichiois doing a great job there devel-oping him. D.C. is learning toplay in the moment and kind ofput the result of f to the sideand just do your job. All of asudden you get some catches,some better blocks.”

While the numbers are notstaggering, Jefferson’s productionover the past three weeks canvouch for Schiano’s diagnosis.

The Winter Haven, Fla.,native hauled in catches inthree consecutive games forthe Scarlet Knights. His mostrecent per formance was athree-catch, 37-yard game in a16-14 loss to Louisville.

In all, Jef ferson has ninereceptions for 90 yards this sea-son, not far of f his mark of 15catches the past two seasons.

“It feels good being able toget the ball and being able to

help the team out,” Jef fersonsaid. “I’ve been doing the samething I’ve been doing ever yother week. It’s just the oppor tunities were there[against Louisville].”

For the most par t, theKnights lacked consistent tightend play the past three seasons.

Only sophomore PaulCarrezola, who chipped in fortwo receptions and 18 yards,posed any sor t of receivingthreat last season at tight end.

Jef ferson made his debuttwo years ago at his new posi-tion and split time with ShamarGraves, who hauled in 14catches for 159 yards in hisfinal season.

With Jef ferson creatingopportunities of late, Schianoholds out faith he can trans-form into a more consistent tar-get for freshman quarterbackGary Nova.

“I’m hoping that this isgoing to be a big second halfpush for him,” Schiano said.“We need it to be. He’s madesome good catches the last twogames. He’s blocked well. We

need him to be consistent.”A second-half push largely

depends on Jef ferson’s maturi-ty at the position, something hesaid continues to improvethanks to Angelichio.

Jef ferson attributes hisgrowth this point in the seasonto Angelichio’s presence, whichhe lacked in his first two sea-sons on the Banks.

Angelichio made the move toPiscataway from Pittsburgh inthe offseason after spending fiveyears with the Panthers, duringwhich time he coached the likesof future pro Dorin Dickerson.

Despite playing tight end fortwo seasons prior toAngelichio’s hire, Jef ferson’slearning curve when Angelichioarrived to Rutgers was expo-nential, Jefferson said.

“I saw the growth in a week,”Jefferson said. “Different things Ididn’t know I can do to help meout — just simple things. But theyplay a major role when it comesdown to playing football and beingin the game.”

All that remains is for him tobecome the player Schiano envi-sioned prior to the 2009 season,when Jefferson made the switch tohis new position.

“If he can just do his job cor-rectly as he’s coached, he can bereally, really good,” Schiano said.“And then, you know, when youstart doing that, everything kind offits together.”

But even with a new mentalityand new coach, it is still Jefferson’sburden to shoulder.

D.C. JEFFERSON

KEITH FREEMAN / PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Junior tight end D.C. Jefferson entered the year with 15 catchesfor 274 yards through his first two seasons at tight end.


Junior tight end D.C. Jefferson recorded catches in each of the past three games, including three for 37 yards Friday against Louisville. The Winter Haven, Fla.,native has nine catches for 90 yards this season, which is one catch shy of his single-season career high, which came last year.

Schiano cites junior tight end’s mental growth

FOOTBALL


BY STEVEN MILLERSPORTS EDITOR

Reports that West Virginiawill leave the Big East for theBig 12 already began circulat-ing yesterday morning, whenthe Rutgers football team wason the practice field preparingfor Saturday’s matchup withthe Mountaineers.

When head coach GregSchiano heard the news, he wel-comed it.

“If they can make thatannouncement before the game,we’ve been pretty good againstleaving teams,” Schiano said.“We’re 2-0, so maybe we canmake the hat trick.”

The Scarlet Knights alreadybeat Syracuse and Pittsburgh,which will leave the league forthe Atlantic Coast Conference.

But their departure combinedwith West Virginia’s and TexasChristian’s decision not to jointhe Big East bring the league toonly five football schools.

Schiano acknowledged heheard rumors about WestVirginia potentially joining theBig 12. WVU head coach DanaHolgorsen — who spent nineyears coaching in the Big 12before taking over inMorgantown, W.Va., this sea-son — denied any knowledgeof the move this morning athis press conference.

ESPN reported West Virginiaonly lacks formal approval to jointhe Big 12, which believesMissouri is on the way out forthe Southeastern Conference.

“It’s a crazy time in collegespor ts,” Schiano said.“Everybody is kind of shiftingand moving. I’m very comfort-able with Rutgers’ position.With our institution and ourlocation, I think when thesmoke settles, we’ll be in agreat place. Whether that’swhere we are or somewhereelse, I don’t know.”

IF RUTGERS CAN TAKEanything from Syracuse’s 49-

23 win against West Virginiaon Friday, it is that it needs topressure WVU quar terbackGeno Smith.

The pressure avoided theKnights last weekend inLouisville, where they did notrecord a sack for the first time since Week 2 againstNorth Carolina. The gamesare Rutgers’ only two losses this season.

“As we sat down andwatched the tape, we allnoticed we didn’t get one sackon [Louisville quar terbackTeddy Bridgewater], andthat’s what we do,” said juniordefensive end Ka’Lial Glaud.“It was a little disappointing,but we’ll be good.”

Still, Rutgers ranks sixth inthe nation with 24 sacks andlooks to emulate Syracuse’sfour-sack showing againstSmith and the Mountaineers.

“He’s definitely a great,great, great pocket passer,”Glaud said. “He’s definitely thebest we’ve played so far andprobably the best we’re going toplay. He’s a great quarterbackand you have to make all greatquarterbacks uncomfortable.”

Opponents sacked Smithonly 11 times this season. Ifthey do pressure him, he hasthe ability to escape, althoughhe prefers to stay in the pocket.

“If he wanted to run he could,”Glaud said. “But he doesn’t.”

SENIOR DEFENSIVE ENDManny Abreu can practicewith a hand injury he suf feredearly against Louisville onFriday, but cannot do as muchas Schiano would like.

“He’s got a club on, but [headathletic trainer David McCune]assures me that will shrink asthe week goes on,” Schianosaid. “I think it will get easier forhim to play his position.”

Abreu has 16 tackles, includ-ing 4.5 for a loss and 2.5 sacks, inhis first season on the defensiveline after playing linebacker.


Head football coach Greg Schiano remains confident Rutgerswill be in a good place once conference realignment slows.

PRACTICE NOTEBOOK SCHIANO REACTS TO WVU MOVE


Junior defensive end Ka’Lial Glaud, above, flipped a coin to choose between West Virginia andRutgers as his college destination while a high school senior. Now he and senior Manny Abreu,who is practicing with his hand in a cast, will attempt to apply pressure on Geno Smith.

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Knights seek to erase memories against No. 25 JohnniesBY VINNIE MANCUSO

CORRESPONDENT

The last time the Rutgers men’ssoccer team made the Big EastTournament was in 2009, and Red

Division-rival St.J o h n ’ sknockedt h eS c a r l e tK n i g h t s

out in the quarterfinals. The Knights head to Queens,

N.Y., tonight to try to enactrevenge from the 2009 loss whenthey take on the No. 25 Johnnieswith only two regular seasongames remaining.

“Obviously they are a very goodteam. Our team knows them verywell,” said head coach DanDonigan. “Even though it’s only mysecond year here, we know St.John’s has had a lot of success inthe past and they are going to be avery formidable opponent. This isan opportunity to do a lot of goodthings for our program.”

To add an incentive to thematch, the Knights remain in sec-ond place in the division by at leasttying the Johnnies.

“If we can get a tie out of it at thevery least that will assure us a byein the first round of the Big EastTournament, which would behuge,” Donigan said. “There is awhole lot at stake going into thisgame. St. John’s right now sits fourpoints behind us. With a tie, thatkeeps them behind us.”

Even with the added stakes inthe matchup, Donigan believesthe Knights need no motivationother than the history betweenthe two programs.

The all-time series sits at 6-6-6.The Knights last defeated St.John’s in the 2006 season.

“The least we can do is finishsecond in the conference, which isenough motivation in itself to go upthere and battle and fight hard,”Donigan said. “But really I don’t

Freshman Jack beginsrehab after foot surgery

SEE MEMORIES ON PAGE 15

RUTGERS AT ST. JOHN’S, TONIGHT, 7 P.M.

MEN’S SOCCER

BY TYLER BARTOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Redshir t freshman for wardKadeem Jack continues to reha-

b i l i t a t efrom foot

surgery after suf fering an injuryOct. 7 to his right foot.

The Rutgers basketballteam’s highest-ranked recruit in2011, Jack plans on taking smallsteps toward regaining his formbefore the injury, he said.

“The first couple weeks obvi-ously I can’t really do that much,”Jack said yesterday at the ScarletKnights’ media day. “I can’t bemobile on it because I don’t wantanything to happen. Just upper-body strength and also workingon my form.”

Jack’s injur y was inoppor-tune because he worked thehardest on the team, said headcoach Mike Rice.

“I don’t know if I’ve had afreshman certainly come so far

from when he stepped on campusDay 1,” Rice said. “The light wenton.” Jack enrolled at Rutgers forthe spring 2011 semester afterspending time at Central JerseyEach One Teach One inSomerset, N.J.

The Rice High School (N.Y.)product originally planned toprep at South Kent (Conn.) withteammate Derrick Randall, butJack’s plans changed. So he red-shir ted the remainder of theKnights’ 2010-11 season andreclassified to Rutgers’ 2010recruiting class.

Jack remains out for at least threemonths following foot surgery.

“It’s real dif ficult because withthe competitiveness that I have, Ialways want to get out on thecour t,” Jack said. “Last yeararound this time, I was real com-petitive. I wanted to get outthere. So this time around, it’skind of harder.”

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

NEIL P. KYPERS / FILE PHOTO

Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Mike Rice said the team’s goalthis season is to post a winning record in the Big East.

NOAH WHITTENBURG / ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Senior forward Ibrahim Kamara earned a spot on the Big East Weekly Honor Roll on Monday for the second time this season. Kamararecorded two goals and two assists in the Knights’ past five games, when they posted a 4-0-1 record against Big East competition.

PERNETTI REMAINSOPTIMISTIC AMID

REALIGNMENTAthletic Director Tim

Pernetti issued the followingstatement yesterday, whenreports surfaced that WestVirginia will leave the Big Eastfor the Big 12:

The landscape in collegiateathletics continues to be a veryfluid situation and we continueto be involved in discussions.We remain extremely confidentthat the result once the move-ment concludes will be verypositive for Rutgers University.

While there is going to bea period of time between nowand then that will cause ourconstituents and fans a cer-tain level of anxiety, given theunique assets we possess,including our strong andgrowing academic profile,our AAU status and the loca-tion and high level of interestsurrounding Rutgers in thenation’s largest televisionmarket, we feel confident inthe end result for Rutgers.

the daily targum 2011-10-26

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