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Local band 100% Cotton performs at a benefit concert last night at the RedLion Caf in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.

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Operation Robin Hood, an initiative headed by University Alumnus Charlie Kratovil, came to aclose this Sunday after raising nearly $2,500 in donations through student meal swipes.

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Program swipesin support forElijahs Promise

BY COLLEEN ROACHECORRESPONDENT

Operation Robin Hood, University alumnusCharlie Kratovils initiative to assist the hungryin New Brunswick, came to a close this Sundayafter raising nearly $2,500 in donations forElijahs Promise.

Were very glad that [Kratovil] has joinedthe Universitys longstanding efforts to supportElijahs Promise, Vice President for StudentAffairs Gregory S. Blimling said. For manyyears, the University has donated food, and italso has set up charitable programs. Wereglad that theyve supported the Universitysefforts and are also now supporting that effort.

The campaign collected a total of 743 mealsthroughout last month, University SpokesmanE.J. Miranda said.

Fulbrightsoffer rareopportunity

BY MELISSA SORIANOCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Nineteen students at the Universityhave the potential to pursue a life-chang-ing experience abroad.

Of the 35 candidates at the Universitywho applied for a Fulbright Fellowshipthis year, 19 students were selected asfinalists, said Arthur Casciato, director ofDistinguished Fellowships andPostgraduate Guidance.

Casciato is the main man responsi-ble for searching for potentialFulbright participants and encouragingthem to apply.

Its a wonderful opportunity and a life-changing experience, he said.

Fulbright grants, funded by the U.S.Department of State, are designed to givegraduating seniors, recent graduates andgraduate students opportunities for per-sonal development and internationalexperience, Casciato said.

If awarded a Fulbright grant, candi-dates can travel to one of more than 130host countries to do independentresearch, field work, university course-work, business internships, special proj-ects in the social or life sciences or teachEnglish as a foreign language, he said.

To determine which students wouldbe excellent candidates for a fellowship,Casciatos first step is reaching out andconvincing potentials to apply.

The amount of applicants has grownfrom eight students in his first year to 35this year, he said.

The trick is to keep the level of sup-port up, Casciato said. They have to be

Chabad House expands centers aspirations

The Chabad House on the College Avenue campus is undergoingexpansion and expects the project to be completed this year.

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Obama grants more student possibilities

BY ARIEL NAGI NEWS EDITOR

As more and more studentsprepare to walk across their highschool graduation stage,President Barack Obama is work-ing to make sure they get thechance to march at a college grad-uation as well, through theStudent Aid and FiscalResponsibility Act.

Melody Barnes, Obamasdomestic policy adviser and direc-tor of the Domestic PolicyCouncil, and Secretary ofEducation Arne Duncan onTuesday held an open-for-ques-tions session about the act.

Duncan said the act is impor-tant because it gives more stu-dents the opportunity to not onlybe able to get into college andafford it, but for them to actuallybe able to finish and graduatewith less debt.

This is a once-in-a-lifetimeopportunity to dramaticallyincrease money, put billions ofdollars behind college students

who are working hard, almost$10 billion for childhood educa-tion, and to do without goingback to taxpayers for a dime,he said.

The act, which already passedthe House of Representatives, isawaiting action from the Senate,Duncan said.

The act would make sure themaximum Pell Grant, which hasdoubled since the ObamaAdministration took office lastyear, is secure. Its amount payswith inflation, Barnes said.

That is a critical bill, shesaid. One of the things that itdoes in the front end is it makessure that we educate ouryoungest citizens, [and] thatwere educating small children.But on the other end of the spec-trum, it makes sure that we aredoing the best for students whowant to go to college to a four-year or a two-year institution.

It would also introduce anaccess and completion fund,

RINAL SHAHCORRESPONDENT

The Chabad House has beenin New Brunswick since 1978,when it started as a small organ-ization on the first floor of theRutgers Student Center on theCollege Avenue campus.

But even with the construc-tion of a center adjacent to thestudent center, which wasbought years ago, the organiza-tion has received so many inter-ested members that they are inneed of another expansion.

Chabad has raised $4 to $5million to date and hopes to

reach $10 million to finishconstruction, Carlebach said.Even with the immense reno-vations and extension, thehouse is expected to openthis year.

We are negotiating withbanks to receive some of theadditional money because we,like most others, have learnedthat with this economy,fundraising is not the most con-ducive plan, he said.

The new center will allowmore space in the Jewish stu-dents student center, but not

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Veteran students activate social service groupBY COLLEEN ROACHE

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For incoming students at theUniversity, making new friends,navigating administrative officesand getting involved in campusorganizations can be tough. For astudent returning from the mili-tary, it can be even tougher.

One new organization, tenta-tively named Rutgers UniversityServices, Education andResources for Veteran Students,is trying to make life for studentveterans a little easier.

The University CollegeCommunity has done a lot for vet-erans, said Tana Loy, a foundingmember of the group. But wejust feel like there needed to bemore of a social group and aservice group as well.

Loy and three other Universitystudent veterans School ofEnvironmental and BiologicalSciences first-year student AlexLeniw, School of Environmentaland Biological Sciences juniorKevin Parks and School of Artsand Sciences junior Drew Daddio got together to organize agroup to assist other student vet-erans and military families.

The University strongly sup-ports student veterans and wel-comes the opportunity to have anactive and engaged student veter-ans group on the campus, VicePresident for Student Affairs

Gregory S. Blimling said. Rutgers-Camden and Rutgers-Newark havevery active and engaged studentgroups, and Im very pleased thatthis new group is coming forwardwith a proposal to create a similarkind of organization here atRutgers-New Brunswick.

Among the groups goals ismaking social networking amongveterans easier, helping studentsnavigate veteran-specific benefits,such as those outlined in the GIBill, and assisting veterans withtheir transition to life at college,said Loy, a School of Arts andSciences first-year student. It alsoplans to hold fundraisers to sup-port veterans and their families.

Loy who served in the UnitedStates Army for more than threeyears got the idea for the groupwhen she attended a recent lunch-eon where she met student veter-ans from the Newark and Camdencampuses who talked about theirgroups. Loy felt there also neededto be a support group in NewBrunswick, the site of the largestpopulation of student veterans.

Since then, Loy has found newmembers through Sakai, Facebookand even just walking around cam-pus. The UCC has also helped herget the word out through e-mails.Of the estimated 200 students whoreceive veterans benefits, 10 per-cent have responded.

There are a lot of people thatjust didnt know where to go, Loy

said. They didnt know who tocontact. Ive adjusted to civilian life Ill find out what I need to findout, [but] I know other peoplehave problems with getting theirGI Bill done on time.

When 10-year Coast Guard vet-eran Alex Leniw heard about Loysidea he was eager to get involved.

Like Loy, Leniw, 29, said hewas able to determine how to

get in contact with the right peo-ple on campus, but he saidthings might be tougher foryounger people.

I felt that I pretty much had tofigure everything out on my own,he said. It was pretty much all onme. The resources were all inplace, but it was just a matter offinding them.

Leniw said making the transi-tion to civilian life smoother forreturning veterans is a major goalfor the group.

The University already has a lotof resources in place like counsel-ing services which is somethingLeniw said makes the communityhere special, but the organizationwill be sure to make them more eas-ily accessible to its members.

Loy said sometimes the besthelp comes from a peer.

We need to have a really goodsocial aspect to it too, and thatway, if theres a guy whos reallystruggling and then theresanother guy who went throughthe same thing, they can talkabout it [among] themselves aswell, she said.

William Dennis Brown Jr., statedirector for the Student Veterans ofAmerica, founded the organizationon the Camden campus two yearsago and is pleased to see the neworganization start up here.

Im really, really happy that thisnew group is on campus, Brown, aRutgers-Camden senior, said. Nowwe have a veterans and militarystudent group on all three campus-es at Rutgers. I think thats aninvestment Theres more mili-tary veteran students here thanthere are in Camden or in Newark.

Brown said the population ofthose severely afflicted by theirservice in the military is notgreat, but services need to be inplace nonetheless.

Brown served in more than200 missions as a combat veteranNavy Seal in Iraq, and has advo-

cated for veterans by meetingwith government officials andUniversity administration, help-ing to write legislation that sup-ports student veterans.

He initially went into the mili-tary to serve his country andreceive military benefits butchose to return after Sept. 11.When he came to campus, Brownfelt most students could not relateto his experiences.

[A friend and I] started talk-ing about how sometimes wekind of felt isolated on campusbecause the majority of our class-mates were younger than us andthey didnt know about the mili-tary experience, Brown said.They werent [returning] from awar zone, which we were. We hada different perspective on a lot ofthings than our classmates.

Brown, who hopes to go to lawschool on the Camden campusafter graduation, commended theUniversity on its assistance forveterans on campus.

Once the intellectual leader-ship at Rutgers realized that therewas a way that Rutgers couldimprove and help military veteranstudents, they took real steps tomake that happen, Brown said.

Regardless of whether theyhave served in the military, stu-dents can reach out to the commu-nity of student veterans throughthe Facebook group, Rutgers-NewBrunswick Student Veterans.

Theres moremilitary veteran

students here thanthere are in Camden

or in Newark. WILLIAM BROWN

Student Veterans of AmericaState Director

house, a new quiet lounge and anew student lounge with pooltables, Carlebach said.

The biggest benefit out ofthis construction is the expan-sion of the main hall whereShabbat dinners are held, saidRutgers Business School seniorand former Chabad President UriKapilovich. Many Jewish stu-dents love coming to Chabad onFriday nights to welcome in theShabbat, and I think that theexpansion would be able to caterto all those students.

He is pleased constructionwill be done soon.

The new con-struction is pro-gressing veryquickly and is defi-nitely going to beworthwhile for theJewish communityof RutgersU n i v e r s i t y , Kapilovich said.

When the reno-vations are com-

plete, the Chabad House will bethe largest Jewish residence hallin the world at a public university,he said.

It is wonderful that theJewish community is growing atRutgers and that the ChabadHouse is expanding in order tofacilitate the needs to accommo-date the future Jewish students,said School of Arts and Sciencessophomore Shani Mendelsohn.

The organization immediate-ly exploded with the amount ofactivities available, causing atremendous increase in mem-bers, he said.

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A University maintenance employee repairs the stairway Wednesday leading to Brower Commons onthe College Avenue campus. Students complained about the steps, which were damaged for months.

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only will it be expanded, theexisting student center and resi-dence hall will also be renovated,said Executive Director andFounding Rabbi Yosef Carlebach.

The building is at capacity, sothe extension was needed inorder to accommodate to the stu-dents comfort, he said.

The buildings residence hallswere at capacitywithin two years,and more than1,000 meals perday were beingmade, causing thesmall space to bean inconvenience,Carlebach said.

It was time togrow again, hesaid.

The housestotal square footage willincrease from 35,000 to 85,000,Carlebach said.

Alumni and community mem-bers who have always supportedthe organization, like LesTurchin, the man responsible forgiving money to the ChabadHouse when it first started, arefunding the expansion, he said.

There is a womens resi-dence hall already in the house.But after the renovations, amens residence hall will beadded, along with a dining facil-ity with a capacity of 750 stu-dents, an international coffee-

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It is wonderful that the Jewishcommunity is

growing at Rutgers. URI KAPILOVICH

Rutgers Business School senior

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Livingston campus solar farmis not the only green initiativegrowing on campus.

Monica Mazurek, aUniversity chemist and profes-sor, is designing a hydrogen-generating facility that will belinked to the farm.

Funded by the UniversitysAcademic Excellence Fund for2009, this would be the first illus-tration of using green hydrogencurated by solar voltaic energycollections, a completely pollu-tion-free process, Mazurek said.

Energy transformed by thegrid would be conver ted tohydrogen gas and connected toa refueling system that is usedto power the next generation of hydrogen-fueled vehicles, she said.

By building such a facility,the University could have greateconomic benefits, Mazureksaid. Major car companies willloan out test vehicles to anyorganization that has a hydrogen-refueling facility.

The University can make useof such an opportunity to moveahead in shifting from petroleumfossil fuels to renewable fuels,she said. Without renewablefuels and a transportation systemor vehicles to use them, the statefaces a dismal economic future,Mazurek said.

New Jersey is a transporta-tion state, we are a transporta-tion corridor, so our economyis linked to transpor tation,she said.

The country is faced withthe conundrum of havinghydrogen-fueled vehicles, butnot having any refueling facili-ties, Mazurek said.

Its like the chicken and theegg, both of these have to devel-op at the same time, and thatswhat happened 100 years ago,she said. We cant expect alter-native fuels to be widely usedunless we can get this infra-structure constructed, which iswhat were trying to designhere at Rutgers.

Though switching to alter-native fuels is more environ-mentally friendly and cost ef fi-cient, businesses are reluctantto adopt such practicesbecause it can be a disruptive technology, Mazurek said.

If we are improving airquality, thats even better. Ifwere helping businessesbecome more sustainable thenthats excellent, she said. Ifwe are bringing in businessesbecause our energy prices andtransportation infrastructure isstate of the art, that will accom-modate alternative fuel vehi-cles, thats where we should be heading.

Mazurek also suggestedchanges that could be made tothe University bus system.

The 44 buses travel morethan one million miles annually,generating an abundance ofdiesel particulate matter, shesaid. The University could askAcademy buses, the companyfrom which it leases its buses,to buy E-buses, which arefueled by hydrogen.

This would be cost-efficientand also improve the air qualityon campus, Mazurek said.

If I were to put my air quali-ty monitors out there, Im sure

we would find that were notmeeting air quality standards,she said. Students stand rightwhere the exhaust af fluencewould be.

Waiting for governments tocome to some accord regardingair pollution and alternativefuels may not be the long-runsuccessful strategy, Mazureksaid. Instead, grassroots organi-zations would ultimately makethe difference.

One example is implementingthe 2-percent solution, which sug-gests overall emissions can bereduced by 80 percent by 2050 ifevery individual could cut theircarbon emissions by 2 percentevery year, she said.

Sustainability can begin at theindividual level, Mazurek said.

Mazurek dedicated the last 30years to studying pollute parti-cles in urban atmospheres anddeveloping technology to appor-tion such matter based on molec-ular markers, colored coatingbeing the molecular marker.

She describes pollute parti-cles as M&Ms in the atmos-phere. The colors are figura-tively washed of f, quantifiedand named.

In her research, she observedmore than 100 different com-pounds in the atmosphere of met-ropolitan New York.

Her findings pinpointedthree major sources of polluteparticles: motor vehicleexhaust, commercial cookingand residential heating, the lat-ter two being unregulated.

For example, in restaurants,foods fried in deep fat such asFrench fries, chicken nuggetsand donuts, release oily fumesinto the atmosphere that peoplebreathe daily, Mazurek said.

We can say that people notonly eat cholesterol but we canalso breathe it in as particulatematerial, she said.

Mazurek is concerned withcarbon-containing material in theatmosphere that leads to poor airquality and ill health effects suchas childhood asthma and cardio-vascular problems in adults.

Urban areas are particularlyimportant places to study sinceso many people live in suchshort distance from major trans-portation corridors, she said.Childhood asthma, cardiovascu-lar disease and lung cancer ismore evident in urban popula-tions and those that live close totransportation networks.

Our state is basically used asa dumping ground for vehicletransportation, on-road and off-road, Mazurek said. The citi-zens of this state, especiallythose living in highly-traffickedareas, are breathing high levelsof particulate matter.

A third of her research involvesalternative fuels and transporta-tion infrastructure studies.

Some students feel air cleanli-ness is an important issue thathas not been properly addressed.

University students shouldcare about these issues since itaf fects their health, saidSamantha Mitchell, a School of Ar ts and Sciences first-year student.

On the other hand, studentsacknowledge there is an apathet-ic attitude that exists amongyoung adults.

We are lazy and dont see theimmediate consequences, saidYvonne Cha, a School of Artsand Sciences first-year student.

Professor puts energyinto alternative fuel

School of Arts and Sciences first-year student Kylyn Everson models as part of last nights Carefor Haiti fashion show hosted by Rutgers Care in the Busch Campus Center Multipurpose Room.

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CARING ON THE CATWALK

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good applicants and be competi-tive in this daunting competition.

To help him provide support,he assembled a staff of 25Fulbright advisers last year thatwould each work one-on-one withstudent applicants.

Because this was the teamssecond year as Fulbright advis-ers, Casciato believes they didbetter at their job, and in turn sodid the students.

The process of applying for aFulbright fellowship starts inSeptember, he said. Selection ismade on the basis of the appli-cants academic record, languagepreparation, commitment, as wellas personal qualifications.

To find a high-quality candi-date for a Fulbright fellowship,Casciato looks through the data-base, usually searching throughstudents who have studiedabroad and students who havehigh grade point averages.

School of Arts and Sciencesjunior Vanessa Salazar, who stud-ied abroad in Greece, saidalthough she did not know anopportunity like the Fulbright fel-lowship existed, she would loveanother chance to study in anoth-er country again.

The experience is indescrib-able, Salazar said.

Casciato said he would like tomake students more aware ofthese opportunities.

Once a potential candidate isaware of the opportunities theFulbright fellowship opens, theoffer sells itself. The programreaches out to many differentfields of study, he said.

One of this years finalists,Andrew Bellisari, first heard andbecame interested in the fellow-ship in high school.

Bellisari, a Rutgers College sen-ior, received an e-mail from the pro-gram last April, which explainedthat his 4.0 GPA qualified him to bea possible candidate if he continuedto maintain his academic record.

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During the campaign, stu-dents donated meals in the formof guest swipes, each of which isworth $3.30 at the Universitysfour dining halls.

Most of the donations cameduring the last week, when vol-unteers stationed at the dininghalls handed out flyers to stu-dents and told them about thecampaign, Kratovil said. Morethan a quarter of all donationscame on the initiatives last day,during which Kratovil distributedflyers at Brower Commons onthe College Avenue campus.

When people knew [theycould donate], they gave bigtime, he said.

The campaign provided anopportunity to do two things atonce: Donate to those withoutfood in New Brunswick andmake use of meal swipes theypaid for, but may not utilize dur-ing the course of the semester,Kratovil said.

Thats what this is really allabout bringing Rutgers and

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the student community closer tothe New Brunswick community,he said. Theres a dividebetween those two groups andthere doesnt have to be. In fact,theres an immense amount ofpotential if that divide can betaken down.

Kratovil said it is importantnot only to have students helpresolve the problems in the cityof New Brunswick but also tohave residents from outside theUniversity community deal withproblems that may occur here.

It was very moving to see somany people give up one of theirprecious guest swipes to the NewBrunswick community, he said.Its something Ive always want-ed to do.

Overall, Kratovil expressedgratitude to all those who madethe drive possible.

Im very thankful to all thepeople that gave, and Im espe-cially grateful for everybody thatvolunteered their time to handout flyers at the dining hall.

Though he did not speak ofspecific plans for the future,Kratovil said he and other volun-teers would continue to formu-late new ways to contribute to theNew Brunswick community.

After studying abroad in Parisfor a year, Bellisari was put intouch with Casciato, whosketched out the process andgave him material from theFulbright program to look over.

His experience abroad ledhim to decide to research inFrance, he said.

My ultimate objective is tostudy for a doctorate in historyand enter academia, Bellisarisaid. In that regard, I found theresearch option the most appeal-ing since I knew it would take mefurther toward the direction Iwanted to go in.

University Spanish andPortuguese Professor ThomasStephens was assigned asBellisaris Fulbright adviser andworked with him to improve hisapplications by proofreading andrecommending changes to hispersonal statement and proposalof study.

Professor Stephens was anenthusiastic adviser who caredgreatly about getting me aFulbright, Bellisari said.Throughout the entire process,Professor Stephens was extreme-ly supportive and was there forme during the most importantsteps of the application.

He said Stephens advicemade his application sharper andmore competitive.

The University had fiveFulbright fellowship winners lastyear, four of which studied inTaiwan, Indonesia, Colombia andItaly as English assistants,Casciato said.

He said schools with the mostcandidates usually have the mostaccepted. He predicts thatbecause of good support, guid-ance and a high number of appli-cants, the University will havethe most winners this year.

Candidates find out by the endof March if they have received aFulbright grant, Casciato said.

Im confident that theFulbright program will continueto expand my horizons in manyways, Bellisari said. But I haveto say, it was Rutgers that gaveme the chance to expand them inthe first place.

The program has the potentialto save $87 billion, Barnes said.

We think that this is a smartuse of the money, a great invest-ment for the money and some-thing that we can do to help all ofour students and make sure thatwe meet the presidents goal by

the highest proportion of gradu-ates by the year 2020, she said.

Duncan said if students arehaving family issues, theycould talk to their financial aidcounselors, because they havethe power increase their finan-cial aid packages depending onthe circumstances.

The time to go to collegehas never been so important,its never been so expensive andall of you know our familieshave not been in this kind offinancial [instability] in a longtime, he said.

Some students agree with theact, arguing college has becomeridiculously expensive.

I dont think anybody canreally afford college I thinkyou just learn how to financecollege, said School of Artsand Sciences first-year studentJon Lefferts.

School of Arts and Sciencessophomore Mike Stagnitta saidas an out-of-state student, payingfor college has become a difficulttask for his family.

Im on an athletic scholar-ship, and Im still paying a lot,he said.

Stagnitta said if this bill willhelp make college more accessi-ble to students, he supports thepresidents vision.

The Rutgers UniversityStudent Assembly will be intro-ducing a resolution to encouragestudents and the University tosupport the SAFRA bill at theirnext meeting.

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WASHINGTON A gunman coolly drew a weapon from his pock-et and opened fire at the teeming subway entrance to the Pentagoncomplex Thursday evening, wounding two police officers before beingshot and critically wounded, officials said.

Authorities said all three were taken to a hospital. Richard Keevill,chief of Pentagon police, said the two officers suffered grazing woundsthat were not life-threatening.

The suspect, believed to be a U.S. citizen, walked up to a securitycheckpoint at the Pentagon in an apparent attempt to get inside theDefense Department headquarters, at about 6:40 p.m. He justreached in his pocket, pulled out a gun and started shooting, Keevillsaid. He walked up very cool. He had no real emotion on his face.The Pentagon officers returned fire with semiautomatic weapons.

Of the suspect, the chief said, His injury is pretty critical.The rush-hour assault happened outside a massively fortified build-

ing that nevertheless is near busy crowds of transit riders.The subway station is immediately adjacent to the Pentagon build-

ing. Since a redesign following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack onthe Pentagon, riders can no longer disembark directly into the build-ing. Riders take a long escalator ride to the surface from the under-ground station, then pass through a security check outside the doorsof the building, where further security awaits.

In the immediate aftermath, all Pentagon entrances were secured,then all were reopened except one from the subway, said Pentagonspokesman Bryan Whitman.

A Pentagon official working late in the building said people insidefirst heard of the shooting on television. They were later told the build-ing was locked down and to stay in place. The huge five-sided buildingis crisscrossed by 10 main corridors.

Then at around 7:30 p.m., they heard an announcement on the pub-lic address system that they could leave through Corridor 3 onewidely used to get access to one of the parking lots.

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The exhibit, P e r s p e c t i v e sThrough the Lens:Soviet Art

Photography in the 1970s-80s,ends today in the Jane VoorheesZimmerli Art Museum on theCollege Avenue campus. Thiscollection presents a selection ofmore than 60 photographs fromthe Norton and Nancy DodgeCollection of SovietNonconformist Art by FranciscoInfante, Vladimir Kupriyanov,Boris Mikhailov and AleksandrSlyusarev, four major Sovietartists working with photographyin 1970s and 1980s.

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which not only works to get a stu-dent into college, but ensuresthey can complete it with the helpof financial aid, she said.

We want to make sure that stu-dents who start college are able tocomplete their college education,so we provide support and incen-tives to institutions to make surethat that happens, Barnes said.

It would also expand the low-cost Perkins Loan program, shesaid. While most student loanshave an interest rate of 10 per-cent or more, the Perkins Loanoffers student loans that costabout 5 percent.

Switching from a subsidized-lending program to a direct-lend-ing program would pay for theprogram, Barnes said.

[Direct lending] is more effi-cient, and it saves taxpayersmoney because we are no longerproviding subsidies to do whatthe government can do moreefficiently and more effectively,she said.

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I dont think anybody can reallyafford college I think you just

learn how to finance college.

JON LEFFERTSSchool of Arts and Sciences

first-year student

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MEXICO CITY Throngs ofMexico City gay and lesbian cou-ples registered for marriagelicenses yesterday, the day LatinAmericas first gay-marriage lawtook effect.

The first gay weddings will takeplace within a week to 10 days,after the paperwork is processed.

Mexico Citys legislatureapproved the first law explicitlygiving gay marriages the samestatus as heterosexual ones inDecember. The change willallow same-sex couples to adoptchildren, apply for bank loanstogether, inherit wealth and beincluded in the insurance poli-cies of their spouse, rights theywere denied under civil unionsallowed in the city.

This is great, it is a feeling ofrelief, of celebration, everything,said Daniel Ramos, 20, a medicalstudent planning to marry hisboyfriend, TemistoclesVillanueva, on March 12.

For Latin America, this is notonly a precedent, but an exampleto follow, he added.

For now the law applies onlyto residents of Mexico City,though a marriage performed inone Mexican state must be recog-nized in the rest of the country.

While activists are trying toget the law extended to the rest ofMexicos 31 states, conservativessay they will seek to pass a con-stitutional reform so that otherstates wont have to recognize

marriages that do not conform totheir laws.

For the time being, it appearseasy to circumvent the residen-cy requirement, because thecity accepts a phone or utilitybill as proof of address ofteneven if the bill is in someoneelses name.

Activist Jaime Cobian showedup Thursday with a sheaf ofrequired documents birth cer-tificates, official IDs and residen-

cy documents in a bid to getmarriage licenses for 16 gay andlesbian couples in states whereno such law exists.

What we still have to do istake this battle to all the states inthe country, Cobian said.

An Argentine couple partici-pated in Latin Americas firstgay wedding in December. Butinterpretations var y onwhether Argentine law allowssame-sex unions, and the ques-tion is now before that coun-trys supreme court.

Argentinas constitution issilent on whether marriage mustbe between a man and a woman,effectively leaving the matter to

provincial officials, who approvedthe wedding. A law specificallylegalizing gay marriage hasstalled in Argentinas Congresssince October.

The Mexico City law is beingchallenged by the federal govern-ment in Mexicos Supreme Courton constitutional grounds, butremains in effect while the appealis heard. The Roman CatholicChurch has hotly criticized thenew law, which allows same-sexcouples to adopt children something several couples saidthey were thinking of doing.

David Razu, the Mexico Citylegislator who proposed the law,said he is confident the SupremeCourt will uphold the law.

There is always a wave ofreaction to these kinds of meas-ures, but we are prepared toface it, said Razu, a member ofthe leftist DemocraticRevolution Party.

Gay couples entered thesprawling city government build-ing and submitted their docu-ments to the clerks amid hun-dreds of heterosexual couplesdoing the same thing.

Patria Jimenez, 54, waved amulticolor gay pride flag outsidethe building, shouting: Freedom!At last, we have freedom!

But she said she must over-come other, more personalobstacles before she can registerfor her own marriage license: Istill have not convinced my com-panion. I dont know if she willsay yes.

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SAN BERNARDO, Chile The Desarmes family left theirnative Haiti two weeks after thedevastating Jan. 12 earthquake,joining the eldest son in Chile forwhat seemed a refuge from thefear and chaos of Port-au-Prince.

Their sense of security lastedbarely a month. It was shatteredat 3:43 a.m. Saturday when one ofthe most powerful quakes onrecord shook a swath of Chile.

All the Desarmes immediatefamily survived both quakes. Buttwice cursed, the family now sleepsin the garden of a home that theeldest son, Pierre Desarmes, foundfor them just south of the Chileancapital of Santiago. They fear yetanother temblor will strike.

I left my country and camehere because of an earthquake,Seraphin Philomene, a 21-year-old student and cousin ofDesarmes, said Wednesday. Andhere, the same thing!

My God, I left my countryand I didnt die, but Im going todie here!

Pierre Desarmes, 34, man-aged to get his family out of Haitithanks to personal contacts at theChilean Embassy in Port-au-Prince and the Chilean armedforces. Nine members of his fam-ily his parents, two brothersand their families, and threecousins arrived in Santiago ona Chilean air force plane Jan. 23.

Desarmes, the lead singer ofa popular Haitian reggaetonband in Chile, still gets choked

Gay couples tie the knot in Mexico

Haitian family shakes after second earthquake

After suffering from the devastating effects of Haitis Jan. 12 earthquake, the Desarmes familyfled to Chile, only to expierience a second, record-breaking earthquake one month later.

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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica U.S. Secretary of State HillaryRodham Clinton said Thursday the Obama administrationwill resume aid to Honduras that was suspended after a couplast year and urged Latin American nations to recognize thenew Honduran government.

Clinton said the Honduran government that took office inJanuary was democratically elected, was reconciling the popula-tion split by last Junes coup and deserved normal relations withcountries that cut ties after the ouster of the former president.

We think that Honduras has taken important and neces-sary steps that deserve the recognition and the normaliza-tion of relations, she told a news conference on the sidelinesof a meeting of regional officials in Costa Rica.

Clinton praised steps taken by new Honduran PresidentPorfirio Lobo, whose election in November began the reso-lution of the political crisis caused by the ouster of his pred-ecessor, Manuel Zelaya. Zelaya, a leftist populist, was toppledwhile pushing a constitutional amendment that would haveallowed him to run for re-election.

Clinton said she had notified Congress that more than $31million in U.S. assistance suspended after the coup would berestored. She also said it was time for Honduras to be read-mitted to the Organization of American States.

Clinton will attend a meeting of Central American leaders,including Lobo, in Guatemala on Friday at which Honduras willthe main topic. Clinton has been making the case for Hondurasat each stop on her current six-nation tour of Latin America.

Some countries she has visited notably Argentina and Brazil are balking at restoring ties with Honduras. They wantedZelaya restored to power and believe recognition would rewardthe coup leaders who ran an interim government until January.

Clinton said she disagreed with such delays.I dont know what they are waiting for, but that is their right

to wait, she said. We believe that President Lobo and his admin-istration have taken the steps necessary to restore democracy.

We share the condemnation of the coup that occurred, butwe think it is time to move forward and ensure that such dis-ruptions of democracy do not and cannot happen in the future.

The Associated Press

CLINTON PUSHES FORHONDURAN ACCEPTANCE

For Latin America,this is not only

a precedent, but anexample to follow.

DANIEL RAMOS

up when he recalls seeing hisfamily for the first time steppingoff the plane.

I saw them but I didnt believeit. I said, My God, theyre here.It was a very difficult moment,he said, speaking in French in thegarden of the house the familynow calls home.

Each time I think about it, Iget sad, because I realize I wasable to do this because I was here.But there are so many people who

are there and I dont know whatsgoing to happen to them.

His relatives had to leave Haitiwith only hours notice, receivinginstructions on where to go viacell phone text messages from arelative in the United States whowas in contact with Desarmes inSantiago. Philomene didnt evenhave time to pack, dashing to theChilean Embassy when shereceived word the family hadbeen cleared to fly out.

Saturdays earthquake hasmade a difficult transition evenmore traumatic.

When the aftershocks come,they refuse to stay in the house,Desarmes said, sipping a Coke ata table in the garden, his relativessitting nearby.

I have to talk to them all daylong telling them: There are noproblems, its a country thats pre-pared for earthquakes, itll pass,its not so bad. But they dont hear

me. Psychologically for them,theyre still really affected by it.

Desarmes brother, StanleyDesarmes, 32, is deeply unset-tled. The father of a 2-year-oldgirl, Nelia, who plays in the yard,he worries for his familys safetyand is thinking about uprootingthem again to move somewherewith less danger of earthquakes.

I dont know what I can do, butstaying isnt possible, he said. Icould die and I could lose my fami-ly. I have to leave. I dont knowwhere, I dont know how. But I dontwant to die with my family here.

Philomene, his cousin, plansto stay, hoping to bring the rest ofher family to Chile. Her mother,father, two sisters and a brotherare still in Cap-Haitien, a town innorthern Haiti about 90 milesfrom the capital.

Ive had no news from them,she said, choking up.

Reached late Wednesday,Philomenes father, LuigenePhilomene, was elated at the newsthat his daughter was safe. He saidhe hadnt heard from her sincebefore Chiles earthquake and hadbeen trying to reach relatives inPort-au-Prince for an update.

The elder Philomene saidwhen he heard that his daughterhad been in the Chile earthquakehe thought of a Haitian sayingthat loosely translates as wesaved her from the river and sheended up in the sea. Now hefeels she has divine protectionand the 43-year-old said he wouldeagerly join his daughter inSouth America if he could.

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BAGHDAD A string of dead-ly blasts shattered an early roundof voting in Iraq yesterday, killing17 people and highlighting thefragile nature of the countryssecurity gains ahead of crucial par-liamentary elections this Sunday.

Iraq security forces were outin full force, trying to protectearly voters in an election thatwill determine who will lead thecountry through the crucial peri-od of the U.S. troop drawdownand help decide whether thecountry can overcome its deepsectarian divisions.

But three explosions arocket attack and two suicidebombings showed the abilityof insurgents to carry out bloodyattacks. They have promised todisrupt the voting with violence.

Terrorists wanted to hamperthe elections, thus they started toblow themselves up in thestreets, said Deputy InteriorMinister Ayden Khalid Qader,responsible for election-relatedsecurity across the country.

Yesterdays voting was for thosewho might not be able to get to thepolls Sunday. The vast majority ofearly voters were the Iraqi policeand military who will be workingelection day when the rest of thecountry votes to enforce securi-ty. Others voting includeddetainees, hospital patients andmedical workers.

A spokesmanfor the IndependentHigh ElectoralC o m m i s s i o n ,Muhammad Al-Amjad, said about800,000 peoplewere eligible to voteThursday, althoughhe had no figureson how many actu-ally cast ballots.

Many of theblast victims werebelieved to be security person-nel, targeted by suicide bomberswho hit police and soldiers linedup to vote.

Convoys of army trucks andminibuses ferried soldiers andsecurity personnel to and frompolling stations. Many stores wereshuttered, and normally crowdedstreets were nearly empty, as peo-ple stayed home on a holidaydeclared by the government.

In Washington, senioradministration officials said anumber of potential attackswere headed of f by securityforces on the perimeter ofpolling places yesterday. Theofficials, who spoke on condi-tion of anonymity to discussWhite House assessments ofthe voting, would not elaborateon attacks that were prevented.

They also said that so muchwas at stake in the election thatthe administration would not besurprised to see violence in theremaining days leading up to theelection, on voting day or in theperiod during which a new gov-ernment is being formed.

The officials also predicted itwould be a matter of monthsbefore a new government isformed, but that would notaffect long-standing U.S. plansto withdraw all combat forces bythe end of August. There cur-rently are less than 100,000 U.S.troops in Iraq. After the combatpullout, the plan calls for 50,000

troops to remain in place as aprotective force through theend of next year.

Weve seen nothing thatwould divert us from the trackwere on, one of the officials said.

About 19 million of Iraqsestimated 28 million people areeligible to vote in the elections,and Iraqi expatriates can castballots in 16 countries aroundthe world.

In the first attack, a Katyusharocket killed seven people in theHurriyah neighborhood about500 yards (meters) from a closedpolling station, police said.

The second attack hit theupscale Mansour neighborhood,where a suicide bomber detonat-ed an explosive vest near a groupof soldiers lining up at a pollingstation, killing six and wounding18, police said.

The blast left a small crater inthe middle of the street, anddebris from the explosion splat-tered around the crater. Pools ofblood and burnt human flesh lit-tered the ground along with bro-ken glass, rubble from buildingsand the remnants of shops signs.

In the third blast, another sui-cide bomber blew himself upnear policemen waiting to vote inthe Bab al-Muadham neighbor-hood in central Baghdad, killingfour people and wounding 14 oth-ers, according to police and hos-pital officials.

All the officialsspoke on condi-tion of anonymitybecause theywere not author-ized to speak tothe media.

Sundays elec-tions are onlyIraqs second for afull parliamentaryterm since the2003 U.S.-led inva-sion oustedSaddam Hussein,

leading to the eventual creation ofthe Shiite-dominated governmentin power today, headed by PrimeMinister Nouri al-Maliki.

At a high school in BaghdadsKarradah neighborhood, policeand military officers crowdedinto the building to cast their bal-lots, displaying the now-iconicpurple ink used to preventpeople from voting twice ontheir fingers.

Many expressed frustration atthe government and a desire forchange. That was echoed in thenorthern city of Mosul, whereMohammed Ali Hassan said hevoted for the list headed by (for-mer premier Ayad) Allawi, ...because I hope for change, andthe people on the list are capableof change.

In the Christian town of QaraQosh in the northern Ninevahprovince, a line of blue-uniformedIraqi police officers snaked outthe door of a middle school bymidmorning, waiting to vote. Toensure security throughout theday, police officers voted in themorning and then switchedplaces with military officers to letthem get to the polls.

Iraqi policeman HaythamAmer, 25, whipped through theballoting in about six minutes,having already decided forwhom he would vote before hedisappeared behind the privacyof the cardboard walls of the vot-ing booths.

Explosions disruptupcoming Iraqi vote

Terrorists wantedto hamper the

elections, thus theystarted to blowthemselves up in the streets.

AYDEN KHALID QADERDeputy Interior Minister

Defensive backs drillstest how players open uptheir hips and drop theirshoulder when they have toturn and run with widereceivers culminating withhow they react to, locateand catch the football.

Since Davis is the reasonRutgers pro day will be a

spectacle like its never seen before hes project-ed as a top ten pick by most draft experts and topfive by some Ill start with him.

Davis has all the god-given talent in theworld. At 6-foot-5, 323 pounds, the Piscatawaynative is an unbelievable athlete for his size.While Davis is not as much of a freak of a phys-ical specimen as Marylands Bruce Campbell,hes a much better overall tackle. Hes an excep-tional pass blocker, which is key in a league thathas become pass driven.

Davis has the potential to be a top-notch lefttackle on a team for the next decade. Davis did-nt even reach his full potential during his three

years on the banks. While heplayed well in his three years, hecould have done better and thatson him. He just did not seem tohave that inner drive that pushesmost players, especially thosewithout the natural abilities thatDavis has.

With that goes his lack of disci-pline. Along with wide receiver

Kenny Britt, Davis received a suspension in 2008for the Morgan State game for violating team poli-cy. This season, he didnt start against Armybecause he was late to a team function. The lefttackle will be asked about these issues when heinterviews with teams, and as long as he tells thetruth, theyll likely be overlooked.

Daviss weight issue however is tough to over-look. He came in overweight as a freshman, whichisnt a big deal, but to do so as a junior is unaccept-able and a red flag. It shows a lack of discipline.

As an All-American and a top prospect that was,and still, is the top recruit Schianos ever had atRutgers, Davis has known he was on a path to theNFL since his high school days. Hes always beenthat good. So maybe hes been cruising along, justgetting by while he can, and waiting to turn it ononce he gets to the NFL. Or maybe hell be con-tent with the fat paycheck hell get as a top-10 pick.

Davis could be a stud left tackle or a solidguard. Well just have to wait and see.

Then theres McCourty who Im extremelyhigh on.

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T he NFL scoutingcombine has comeand gone, and a proday that will be a biggerevent than Rutgers has everseen awaits.

Personally, Im one ofthose that think the combine and pro days are overemphasized.

The broad and high jump show lower bodypower explosiveness. The three-cone drill andthe shuttle drill show agility and quicknessalong with burst, explosiveness and accelera-tion. The bench press is a strength andendurance test.

I get it.Then theres the 40. The main event.Players start of f in a three-point stance when

only of fensive and defensive linemen and tightends get in that position on the field. For the bigfellas in the trenches, its more the first 10 yardsthat matter for power and explosion and the next30 dont mean much. For the skill positions, thefirst 10 show explosion and quick-ness. The next 30 show endurance.

The fact that the combine looksmore like the shooting of an UnderArmour commercial than a footballpractice let alone game doesnt stopme from watching. I just dontweigh into it all that much and thinktoo many general managers andcoaches do too much.

Sure there are guys like Chris Johnson whoran a combine record 4.24 in 2008. The timerewarded the East Carolina product with a firstround pick to the Titans rather than going in thesecond or third round. And it has been a good pickas Johnson had 2,509 yards from scrimmage lastseason (Keep in mind Hall of Fame running backEmmitt Smith ran a 4.7, as did Hall of Fame widereceiver Jerry Rice).

But with the good also comes the bad. Just ask aJets fan about linebacker Vernon Gholston.Gholston tore up the combine the same year asJohnson, which boosted him to the No. 6 pick. Nowhes a season away from going down as one of thebiggest busts ever.

The position drills at least have their benefitsto me. Ill just go over what the offensive linemenand defensive back drills test, since those are thepositions of the top two draft picks for Rutgers.Theres junior left tackle Anthony Davis thereason there will be a circus at pro day this year and senior cornerback Devin McCourty.

The o-line drills show how a players footworkis and how well they open up and drop their hips,bend their knees and balance.

MCT CAMPUS

Pro day looks to be huge

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I havent [booked a trip] anywhere ... I dont plan on going anywhere for Spring Break, I plan on playing.

Sophomore basketball player Nikki Speed on the women's basketball team's potential to play in the NCAA Tournament

STORY IN SPORTS

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Suga Knight

MATT SUGAM

T wo instances at John F. Kennedy International Airportproved that a 7-year-old could do the job of a 40-something-year-old air traffic controller. The usual man for the job, oth-erwise known as Dad to the kid, brought his son in to work and lethim direct flights taking-off and landing. For a daring and yet high-ly successful first-day at the job, the boy receives a laurel, while theFederal Aviation Administration gets a dar t for overreacting to thepoint of suspending the father.

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Recent investigations uncovered significant misuse of funds col-lected by the Bob Geldofs Live Aid of 1985. The allegations arethat millions were siphoned off to arm anti-government rebels including current Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. For theabuse of charity and use for militarist causes, we give a dar t tothose responsible.

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According to Fox 5, an anonymous complaint forced a NewJersey family to cover the nude snow-woman that graced their frontyard. Police, apologetically, asked Maria Connerans family to dressthe snow woman a product of last weeks snow blizzard. After thecomplaint, the otherwise nude figure donned a green bikini top anda blue sarong bottom. But the combination of warming temperaturesand perhaps excessive clothing caused it to melt. Nonetheless, wegive a dar t to anyone, or anything for that matter, that is offended atthe sight of a nude snow-woman. After all, they are just breasts.

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Police have finally started doing their jobs instead of ticketing usevery chance they get. A growing number of departments havebegun using speed cameras to check the thousands of cars thatdrive past them for registration and vehicle theft. The License PlateRecognition systems read hundreds of cars per minute, verifyinglicense plate numbers and checking them against vehicle databasesstored back in the police departments. The devices are beinginstalled in the Washington D.C. area having been used since2005 in Brewster, N.Y. For their dedication to serve the public foronce, we give a laurel to those police departments that are involvedin this operation.

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According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the mayor ofPhiladelphia is proposing a new relief for the citys malnourishedwallet and overweight budget. Mayor Michael Nutters planincludes a higher tax on all sweetened beverages including soda,iced tea and even chocolate milk. The lunacy of this goes beyondany reason as the tax for example on a 2-liter bottle of soda would beclose to $1.35. And despite the possibilities for the city to raise about$77 million a year, we can only give Philadelphia a dar t.

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The case between Katherine Evans, the student who created aFacebook group in discussion of her teacher and the school that shewas suing has ended. A federal magistrate ruled that the principalwho took Evans out of all of her honors and Advanced Placementclasses acted against the free-speech rights of the individual. Thefact remains that with the coming of new technologies, laws willneed to be interpreted differently, and in this case, the arbiter decid-ed correctly according to the rights of the individual and thetimes in which we live. For this protection of free speech and accor-dance to the law, the court receives a laurel.

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The snow brings about all sorts of trouble, but for some it leadsto more than just the pain of cleaning their driveways. A Wisconsinman faces up to three years in jail and $10,000 in fines if convictedfor his fifth drunk-driving case. He called the police at 2:30 a.m. andclaimed his car had been stolen. In reality, he had crashed it in asnow drift. Authorities found the man by his footprints in the snowand arrested him. Perhaps a clever man in his sober state, he stillgets a dar t for almost getting away if not for his drunken inability tothink about the steps he took.

Weekly update:laurels and darts

Davis has knownhe was on a path

to the NFL since hishigh school days.

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someone beyond a certainwealth threshold dies, the gov-ernment taxes his or her estate.That may seem fair, because itis a progressive tax that is sup-posed to hit wealthier peopledisproportionately. In reality,

the tax punishes people whowisely save their money. Thistax hurts people who investtheir money rather than spend-ing it all. This tax is actuallyquite unfair because it rewardsand encourages reckless spend-ing, and it punishes and dis-courages frugal lifestyles.

gains tax increases tax rev-enue. Moments like these,along with Wednesdays op-edpiece, loudly represents pro-gressives mentalities. Becauseprogressives see politicaldebates in terms of kindnessand fairness, they have noproblem saying sentences like,Those that subscribe to theTea Party platform reveal a pur-poseful callousness towardtheir fellow humans. Wow.People who believe in limitedgovernment are not only cal-lous toward humanity, but weare doing it purposefully! Thisis nonsense, of course. A per-son who holds a dif ferent opin-ion is not necessarily a mon-ster. A person whose worldviewleans toward libertarian is notan idiot.

Fairness is, at its very core, asubjective word. I will give anexample. Progressives are oftenin favor of the estate tax. When

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I n Wednesdays letter, TeaPartys idea of governmentwrong, the author con-cludes with an impassionedstatement, I would hope thatthey change the laws so theyare just a little more kind andjust a little more fair. After Ifinished chanting Yes we can!multiple times, I started think-ing about the idea of fairnessand kindness. These two wordsare so often thrown around inour political discourse thattheir true implications havebeen lost. During a debate withthen-Sen. Hillary Clinton, presi-dential candidate BarackObama told the world he want-ed to raise the capital gains taxout of a sense of fairness, eventhough most economistsbelieve that lowering the capital

Conservative theory: Provide stable economic climate

NOAH GLYN

Letter

He worked his way from athird or fourth round draft pickif he were lucky, to a potentialfirst rounder in a season. Kindof like how he worked his wayto a leader and star of thedefense during his time as aScarlet Knight

At the combine McCourtywas one of the top performersfor his position at the 40-yarddash, three-cone drill and 20-yard shuttle where he clockedtimes of 4.48, 6.70 and 4.07,respectively. These times werecrucial for McCourty, as hisspeed when left out on anisland with a wide receiver hasbeen in question. He was alsoone of the top players in thebroad jump with a 10-feet, 6-inches.

Conservativesbelieve that the

free market doesnot lend itself

to monopolies ...

N ike, Inc., a sportsweargiant with much of theAmerican retail marketcornered, has annual revenueof around $18 billion. Why is it,then, that they are having somuch trouble paying the $2.2million in severance owed tolaid-of f factory workers in Honduras?

NICK WEST

Letter

SUGAMcontinued from page 10

B usch Campus Council isa name that studentscome across, but rarelyconsider. Who are they? Whatdo they do? The answers can bea little surprising.

The council advocates onbehalf of the student body for any-thing from academic needs to co-sponsoring student groups. Infact, the council has distributedapproximately $4,000 to studentorganizations this year alone, andthey remain a vital option for fund-ing when money from RutgersUniversity Student Assembly allo-cations falls a little short.

The councils biggest successthis year was its participation inWhats On Your Mind Month. Byanalyzing more than 600 surveysand presenting the findings toUniversity President Richard L.McCormick and his cabinet, theyhave been instrumental in thelonger library hours at the Libraryof Science and Medicine on Buschcampus, the extension of dining halltakeout to include Sunday night andincreased maintenance patrols infacilities. The council is also in talkswith the Office of InformationTechnology and Rutgers UniversityStudent Life on the possibility of acomputer and print center at theBusch Campus Center.

These open public meetingshave hosted the likes ofDepartment of TransportationServices Director Jack Molenaar,Executive Director of ResidenceLife Joan Carbone, and VicePresident for Student AffairsGregory S. Blimling.

Stand for human rights, tell Nike to just pay it

Campus council hereto help students

SHAIVAL SHAH &DANIEL HERBERT

Letter

On Jan. 19, 2009, two Nike fac-tories, Hugger de Honduras andVision Tex, were closed, withseverance agreements betweenthe workers unions and factoryowners signed after the factoryclosures. It is 2010 and still noseverance has been paid, andwhen hounded over theirexploitation of workers, Nikereleased a statement that theyare deeply concerned, but can-not assume any responsibility forthe actions of their subcontrac-

tors. Subcontractors, in thiscase, are proxies used by Nike todistance themselves from takingresponsibility for the way theirfactory workers are treated.

Blaming human rights abuseson subcontractors is how Nikeargues that it is not in violation ofthe code of conduct it is contractu-ally obligated to follow. Thisexcuse does not remove Nike fromthe their responsibility to theHonduran workers manufacturingtheir college apparel. In November

2009, Nike stated, efforts to reme-diate this case are not yet conclud-ed. Workers are still waiting as ofFebruary 2010 for the $2.2 millionowed to them. Without this, theywill continue to be unable to sup-port their families.

It is time for more pressure tobe placed on Nike, and here at ourUniversity, the Rutgers chapter ofUnited Students AgainstSweatshops will be organizing anevent outside of BrowerCommons on College Avenue

campus Thursday March 4 start-ing at 11 a.m. This events goal isto raise student awareness toNikes human rights abuses andto get involved in pressuring Niketo correct their breach of the codeof conduct set forth in their con-tract with the University. Therewill be games, prizes and informa-tion for anyone who wants to getinvolved. Tell Nike to Just Pay It.

Nick West is a School of Artsand Sciences junior.

Fairness is more than subjec-tive it is also misleading.Politicians claim to help the poorthrough certain policies. Oftentimes, these very policies do theexact opposite of their statedgoals. Take the minimum wagefor example. Politicians imple-mented this policy for peoplewho are low-skilled and under-educated. The stated purpose ofthis policy seems very fair. Butthe minimum wage actuallyhurts those low-skilled workers,because it stipulates that a busi-ness cannot hire someone whocontributes fewer than that wagelevel. In fact, research hasshown that a 10 percent increasein the minimum wage increasesteen unemployment by 1 to 3 percent.

I would argue that these poli-cies are not just unfair, but theyhurt the competitive spirit ofAmerican entrepreneurship.That sense of entrepreneurship

has brought more people out ofpoverty and into prosperity thanany government program evercould. I believe that the bestway government can help a poorperson is to provide a stable eco-nomic climate for them to find ajob. Conservatives believe thatthe free market does not lenditself to monopolies, because if acompany is providing poor serv-ice then a different business canprovide better service.Conservatives also believe thatthe government is needed toprovide certain goods and serv-ices, but that does not give it theright to provide others. I amsorry, but I do not believe thatthis makes me a bad person, nordo I think that my rant reveals apurposeful callousness towardmy fellow humans.

Noah Glyn is a School of Artsand Sciences sophomore majoringin economy and history.

In the financial climate we arein, it is tough to do more with thelimited budget the University has.So the council strives to continu-ously work with the University tofind smaller, cost-effective solu-tions that make the biggest differ-ence in our learning environment.

Continuing with the success ofWhats On Your Mind Month,the council is working on a ItsYour Campus campaign in aneffort to continue hearing andaddressing the concerns of thestudent body. Student representa-tives can then better serve Buschcampus by working on new orcontinuing concerns.

At the end of month, the coun-cil will conduct a Safety Walk tohighlight areas on campus thatmay need safety improvements.Prior to finals, the council will hosta Stress Breaker session wherestudents can get coffee andrefreshments, study and talk totutors from various departments.

Students can send their ques-tions and comments to the councilat [email protected], orthey can attend the next meeting onTuesday at 8:15 p.m. in room120ABC of the Busch CampusCenter, or every second Tuesdaythereafter. Any member of the pub-lic is allowed to speak on any topic atthese meetings. Additionally, thereare representative seats still vacant,and any student can run for one.

Shaival Shah is the BuschCampus Council president and aRutgers College senior. DanielHerbert is the Class of 2011 represen-tative and the chair of the PublicRelations Committee. Daniel is also aRUSA representative and School ofArts and Sciences junior.

Numbers like these shouldmake McCourty a lock for thefirst round given what he didon the football field this pastyear. He proved hes a footballplayer. What I mean by this is that he can do so much for a team.

Along with being the leaderof the secondary, McCourty wasa special teams gem. Hereturned a kick for 98-yards thispast season, blocked sevenkicks in his career and is goodat covering kicks.

In a league of 53-man ros-ters, the more you can do foryour team the better, makingyou more valuable. Suchaspects of McCourtys gameintrigues a lot of general man-agers and head coaches.

At 5-foot-11, 193-pounds,McCourty is an average sizecorner that may have troublewith taller and more physicalwide receivers. And like his

twin brother Jason, he doesnthave great ball skills. While he doesnt get a lot of intercep-tions, he breaks up a lot of passes.

Above all I think hes got thatinner drive.

McCourty could make it as anickelback as rookie while con-tributing on special teams.

So regardless of what I thinkof the combine and pro days,they matter for a lot for players.They gain a lot of money forsome, and lose a lot for others.It has made McCourty a lotmore money and can still dothe same for Davis. As for theother Rutgers players partici-pating, a better draft position ora shot to make a team as a freeagent is whats at stake.

Matt Sugam is a School ofArts and Sciences junior major-ing in journalism and mediastudies and sociology.

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Freshman Jennifer Zito averages 9.328 on the bars and 9.397on the beam, an area she believes the team must improve.

T H E D A I L Y T A R G U M SP O RT S M A R C H 5 , 2 0 1 0 1 5

BY JOSH GLATTSTAFF WRITER

The Rutgers gymnastics teamcontinues a stretch of difficultmeets on Saturday when it travelsto Ithaca, N.Y., to face Cornell.

Following a razor-thin second-place finish to Bridgeport in a

h o m eq u a d -m e e t ,the levelof com-petitiondoes not

get any easier. Cornell, likeBridgeport, is in the hunt to go toUSA Nationals.

Going to Nationals was headcoach ChrystalChollet-Nor tonsgoal since thebeginning of thes e a s o n .Performing wellagainst teams thatwill be at Nationalsis an importantstep in proving toother teams thather squad is at thesame level.

[Cornell is]going to USAN a t i o n a l s , Chollet-Norton said. We want toshow that we belong.

After not being to Nationalsfor several years, the Knightshave more to prove than perenni-al powers. Chollet-Norton wantsthis season to be a chance for herteam to reintroduce itself as anational contender.

We havent been to Nationalsas a team in two years so we needto continue to show we belong,Chollet-Norton said.

While Cornell is a team thatrepresents a distinct challengefor the Knights, Chollet-

Nortons team sees a clear pathto victory. The team recognizesthat it is on the same level andeveryone just needs to performup to their ability.

They are a good team thatis in the hunt for Nationals, soits going to be a tough meet,said junior Kiah Banfield. Wejust need to stay focused anddo our jobs.

After a disappointing per-formance on beam at the lastmeet, it became a point ofemphasis for the entire team.Despite per forming well onvault last meet, achieving a9.325, freshman Jenna Zito rec-ognizes that everyone on beammust improve.

We have towork on beam,Zito said. Weneed to not justmake the rou-tines but makethem perfectly.

Following acomparably weakperformance onvault earlier inthe year, Chollet-Norton put herteam in pressuresituations by sim-ulating meets to

promote improvement. Shedecided to enact the same strat-egy this week to alleviate herteams beam struggles.

We are going to keep puttingthem in pressure situations inpractice, Chollet-Norton said.We need to prove that we canstay on the beam.

If the Knights shore up theirweakness, Chollet-Nortonbelieves that her squad is a teamto be reckoned with.

If we can finally hit on every-thing, we could be a 192, 193team, Chollet-Norton said.

We havent been to Naionals as a

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CHRYSTAL CHOLLET-NORTONHead Coach

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by herself against Rutgers intheir matchup against USF, theKnights still prevailed.

But past victories aside, prepa-ration for the weekend doesntchange a bit.

We look at it as just anothergame, because on any given nightanything can happen, Rushdansaid. We have to prepare thesame way we would for any othergame, not any less because wevealready beat them.

Though the team found itselfmired in a three-game losing skidnearing the end of the season, RUrebounded, winning its last two,including an emphatic 72-52 victo-ry over Louisville on Senior Night.

The victory over theCardinals also served as a minicoming-out party for the Knightsunderclassmen, with Rushdanscoring 16 points, freshmanMonique Oliver adding 12 andsophomores Nikki Speed andChelsey Lee contributing valu-able minutes. The win gave theKnights some much-neededmomentum as they enter March.

Like coach Stringer said,March is a time of championswhen players who play makeplays, said senior guard BrittanyRay. We want to be one of thelast teams standing out of 64. Idont really worry about [bracke-tology], I just know that if we con-tinue to win then well get there.

The Big East honored Ray,the teams leading scorer with14.7 points per game, yesterdayby naming her to the All-Conference Second Team afterscoring in double-digits 24 timesthis year out of 30 games thatincluded some of the top compe-tition in the country.

The Knights boast one of thehighest RPI and strength ofschedule in the country, andplayed four teams ranked in thetop five this season inConnecticut, Stanford, NotreDame and Tennessee some-thing that should help theirchances come selection night.

I think people should realizethough that this te