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share of the burden for what is going wrongin [Palestine].”

In an echo of the two leaders’ actions,Finklestein presented a video that showcased anidea for a march on the separation wall betweenIsrael and the occupied Palestinian territory.

He cited the International Court ofJustice’s July 9, 2004 advisory opinion, wherethe court declared the construction of thewall as well as the Israeli occupation illegal,according to international law.

“It is my opinion that the law can be a verypowerful weapon if we know how to use it,”he said.

Finklestein said a march should beheld on the 10th anniversary of the advi-sory opinion, where the Palestinian peo-ple and their international suppor terseach carry a hammer in one hand and acopy of the court’s opinion in the other to

BY SHAWN SMITHCORRESPONDENT

While conducting studies about obesityand incentives for participants to loseweight, Kevin Volpp concluded that peoplelose weight and then gain it back becausethey don’t really plan on keeping it off.

While introducing Volpp yesterday dur-ing the Institute for Health, Health CarePolicy and Aging Research’s “BehavioralEconomics and Health seminar, GretchenChapman, a professor in the Department ofPsychology, said Volpp uses certain tacticsin his research on obesity.

“He emphasizes peer pressure andincentives for his programs,” Chapmansaid. “He takes his studies to a wholenew level.”

Volpp, director at the Center for HealthIncentives and Behavioral Economics atthe Leonard Davis Institute at theUniversity of Pennsylvania, said individual

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LAURELS AND DARTS The University’s new food truck might sellgreat food, but what’s the point if students can’t find it? TheKnight Wagon needs a Twitter — but in the meantime, it gets adart. OPINIONS, PAGE 8

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Circle K primechoice for U.’scharity program

Spring Gala addresses issues in Palestine

UPenn director analyzes obesity researchSomalian refugeerecounts perilousescape to Israel

BY SYJIL ASHRAFSTAFF WRITER

On the fourth day of Israeli ApartheidWeek at the University, The PalestineChildren’s Relief Fund hosted their SpringGala last night to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

PCRF, the first collegiate chapter ofthe organization in the world held its 4thannual banquet yesterday in the RutgersStudent Center on the College Avenue campus.

Abdul Rehman Khan, president of theUniversity chapter of PCRF, said he organ-ized the gala hoping to bring his organiza-tion and its supporters closer to realizingtheir goals of providing peace and aid to theMiddle East.

“I want people to realize that there areissues, people, movements that are aboveall of us,” Khan said. “Much of what we dois being confined to our daily lives — andwith so much of what we do, we forgetwhat we’re working for or who we’reworking for.”

After a short thank you from NoraWhisnant, president of the N.J. PCRF chap-ter, esteemed political scientist and activistNorman Finkelstein approached the podi-um. He quoted Mahatma Gandhi and citedMartin Luther King Jr.’s movements of non-violent resistance.

“Politics is about public morals, not per-sonal morals,” Finkelstein said. “We havereached a stage where the public is readyto acknowledge that Israel shares a large

Kevin Volpp, director at the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, discussed his research on obesityyesterday at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research.FIRAS SATTAR

The Palestine Children’s Relief fund hosted its 4th annual Spring Gala last night atthe Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. The gala featured discourse on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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BY MATTHEW BOYERSTAFF WRITER

Daher Dhudy, a 27-year-old Somalianative who now resides in Queens, N.Y., hasfaced many obstacles that often accompanythe life of a refugee.

Rutgers Hillel’s Center for IsraelEngagement hosted “Black, Muslim andFree: One Man’s Journey to Israel” lastnight, which featured Dhudy, who spoke to aroom full of University students.

He left Somalia when he was 16 years oldwith his older brother after the rest of hisfamily died. The area has been associatedwith violence because of the civil unrest inthe region, he said.

Dhudy, who was born into a minority-Muslim tribal family, took refuge in Egyptwith his brother after the passing of his fam-ily. Once there, he faced racism and discrim-ination, even witnessing the death of many

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One donated guest meal swipe will havethe power to vaccinate mothers and theirchildren now that the Rutgers UniversityStudent Assembly chose student organiza-tion Circle K yesterday as the charity thatwill benefit from Dining Service’s MealSwipes for Charity program.

Circle K promotes “The Elimination Project,”a joint effort between Kiwanis International andUNICEF to vaccine babies and their mothers formaternal or neonatal tetanus around the world,said Sean Matteo, the Circle K InternationalUniversity chapter president.

“We ask you to help us by shouldering yourlove, so we can help save those lives,” he said.

Every nine minutes, a baby dies from neona-tal tetanus, Matteo said. But every $1.80 theorganization raises will pay for three vaccines,which will be able to prevent a mother and herchild from contracting the disease.

Circle K is looking to raise $2,000 from theMeal Swipes for Charity program, whichcould vaccinate 1,100 mothers, he said. About10.8 percent of profits help run the company— the rest goes toward vaccinations and the

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Scherezade Garcia decidedher print of the Statue ofLiberty for the ArtQuake proj-ect would have a new feature —a brown hue.

The University’s Center forLatino Arts and Culture hosteda panel discussion Thursdaynight on Caribbean art and cul-tural exchange.

“According to me, the Statueof Liberty should be [of mixedrace],” Garcia said.

Garcia said when children askhow to make the color brownwhen they paint, teachers tellthem to mix all the colors ontheir palette together, like a“mestizo,” or mixed-race person.

Three members of ArtQuake,a print portfolio on display at theCLAC on the College Avenuecampus, held this panel to helpraise funds and awareness for theartist communities that fell victimto the 2010 Haitian earthquake.

Garcia, who was featured inthe portfolio, said she saw theproject as symbolic of the com-plex history of the Caribbean.She chose the brown hue todepict the inclusion of many dif-ferent cultures in the UnitedStates.

“We mix all those colorstogether and in the future is,totally, a very mestiza Statue ofLiberty,” Garcia said.

Carlos Fernandez, director ofthe center, said the CLAC alsohas a mixed population of stu-dents, as there is a significantpopulation of students who iden-tify as being from the DominicanRepublic or Haiti.

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Exhibit addresses 2010 Haiti earthquake

ArtQuake project highlightsartists affected by disaster

The Center for Latino Artsand Culture on the CollegeAvenue campus hosted afundraiser and panel discussion yesterday for Haitian artists and those whowere impacted by the 2010earthquake. The exhibit featured the work fromartists such as ScherezadeGarcia, who used the colorbrown in her work to highlight the many differentcultures in the United States.FIRAS SATTAR

“This is an opportunity for usto showcase an exhibit that includes artists from Haiti and other artists from the Caribbean and the United States addressing animportant historical event,”Fernandez said.

He said this panel providedan opportunity to reach out andengage the many artists of dif-ferent backgrounds and getthem to work together despitetheir separation.

The University’s CaribbeanStudies program made theCLAC a perfect location for the exhibition of the 10prints in the portfolio, saidTatiana Flores, the moderatorof the panel.

Flores, assistant professor ofart history at the University,said every year the Universitysends students to theDominican Republic, Haiti’sneighbor in the Caribbean.

Vladimir Cybil Charlier, anartist featured in the portfolio, said artists of Haitian,Cuban, Nevisian, Dominican,American, and Mexican originsdonated art for the portfolio.

“I think [the pieces] … pose avery deep question as to whatCaribbean-Latin American artlooks like,” Chalier said.

There were no strict guide-lines for the artists, outside ofsize of the prints, said Charlier,an ArtQuake coordinator.

“[Despite that], the piecesend up looking so cohesive …as if people had literallyworked together in a shop,”Charlier said.

Charlier said the programwas also selling 15 portfolios,

each made up of 10 prints. Oneof the artists that donated theirwork told Charlier that a photo-copy of his print sells for morethan a single ArtQuake portfo-lio will.

“He donated 25 originalprints, which is quite a bit ofwork,” said Charlier.

The Haiti CulturalExchange, a national nonprofitorganization that raises awareness about Haitian cul-ture, coordinated the

ArtQuake program, accordingto its website.

“I saw ArtQuake as a greatopportunity to kind of bolsterthat [cultural] exchange with Haiti,” said Régine Roumain, director of the HaitiCultural Exchange.

Roumain said prior to the establishment of the Haiti Cultural Exchange, NewYork City was home to different, unconnected Haitiancultural groups.

“[There were] dance troupes,artists, musicians — there wasn’tan organization that encom-passed all of that and was there toput Haitian arts and culture onthe map on a consistent basis,”Roumain said.

Roumain said her organiza-tion provides artists with oppor-tunities to be seen and heard.

“Artists have something tosay about the world that they’reliving in,” she said.

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people because of the practice oforgan removal for financial gain.

“We faced violence because ofyour ethnic group, becauseyou’re a minority and because ofyour looks,” Dhudy said.

Such events prompted himto end his five-year stay inEgypt and therefore attempt tocross the border into Israel. Dhudy said he, alongwith a group of friends, savedmoney for seven months to payfor the smugglers necessaryfor their transportation.

The decision of where to gowas not easy for him — hesought a better life and more oppor tunities for hisfuture. As times worsened forhis brother and him, Dhudyconducted research for hisdesired destination.

“I had three options. I couldgo to Sudan, Libya or Israel. Youdo the math,” he said.

“[Since living there], I havenever experienced any racism,any discrimination in Israel.”

Dhudy said media in Egyptdoes not depict Israel in the bestway, though after conducting fur-ther research on his own abouthuman rights, he realized it wasthe best place for him to go.

Dhudy says he wasgiven refugee status

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Daher Dhudy retells his journey from a violence-ridden Somaliayesterday at the Rutgers Student Center on the CollegeAvenue campus. After receiving refugee status from the UnitedNations, he was able to go to Israel. TIAN LI

He said the lack of democracyin neighboring countries, alongwith the human rights violationsand the idea of living under for-mer dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi of Libya — it made senseto go to Israel.

The young refugee knew thejourney would not be easy, especial-ly since many who do so lose theirlives in attempting to reach coun-tries such as Israel from Africa.

“It was very difficult,” he said.“When we [reached] there, thesecurity who stopped us werespeaking Arabic. We thought theEgyptians caught us, but it wasIsraeli soldiers.”

“I was the only one who couldspeak English … I started [learn-ing] English at a church in Egypt.It was a Catholic church and I hadbeen there for five years,” he said.

Dhudy said the Israelis didnot know exactly what to do withthem at first.

“We had been in the detentioncenter for four hours,” he said.“In the detention center, I got abed, we had a nice officer … theygave us a big bag of tea and theyfed us food.”

After questioning, Israel andthe United Nations were able toprovide Dhudy and the others inhis group, minus one who wasshot by Egyptians along the way,official U.N. refugee status.

From there, Dhudy said hisbrother and his friends were ableto live in shelters until they couldget a job working in the restau-rant business.

After establishing himself, hesought an education at the

Interdisciplinary Center Herzliyain Israel, where he contacted offi-cials and was able to apply foradmission and scholarships.

“The school was looking forrefugee students and the vicepresident introduced us to Israelat Heart.”

Israel at Heart, a nonprofitorganization, provided Dhudy with a scholarship tostudy government and diplo-macy at the InterdisciplinaryCenter Herzliya.

Dhudy was able to graduatethis fall and has since moved to theUnited States. After experiencinga vast array of cultures and reli-gions, he came to the conclusionthat he was a “secular” person.

He noted the religious aspectsof American life and describedthe United States as being “one ofthe most religious places.” Todayhis brother still resides in Israel,though he hopes to someday joinDhudy here in the United States,he said.

Dhudy said he came to theUnited States to further his edu-cation and employment, thoughhe holds a temporary job untilhe can find out exactly how todo so.

“They say it’s the land ofopportunity, so I’m looking forthe opportunity,” he said.

Lihi Rothschild, the Israel pro-gram coordinator for the Centerfor Israel Engagement at RutgersHillel, said Dhudy volunteeredfor the event.

“He told both sides, the goodand the bad,” she said.

Rothschild said she was not

surprised by some of thedetails he explained in regardto his experiences as a refugeein nor thern Africa and theMiddle East.

“[Dhudy’s] really grateful tothe state of Israel because ofthe oppor tunity they gavehim,” she said.

Stephanie Klarer, a Schoolof Ar ts and Science senior,thought Dhudy’s discussionwas intriguing.

“To hear from someone non-Jewish speak about their expe-rience in Israel was great,” she said.

In light of all of the obsta-cles Dhudy faced throughout

his life, his obstacles captivat-ed her, Klarer said.

“He faced so many struggles,and he is still optimistic,” she said.

Allie Reiter, an Israel boardmember in Rutgers Hillelappreciated how the programdisplayed a particular charac-teristic of Israel.

“[Dhudy’s story] showcasedthe positive values of Israelisociety that people often over-look — such as the democraticnature of the state, and thediversity of Israel,” Reiter saidin a statement.

“Many people don’t knowthat 25 percent aren’t Jewish,”she said.

bring down the wall.Following his speech, Hoda

Mitwally, a University alumna,moderated an academic panelfeaturing Anisa Mehdi, anEmmy Award-winning broadcastjournalist and writer, NancyMansour Leigh, co-founder ofthe internationalist organizationExistence is Resistance andLamis Deek, attorney andhuman rights advocate.

Mehdi spoke about her experi-ences as a journalist covering thePalestinian issue over the years, not-ing that media coverage has recent-ly become much less one-sided.

“As a journalist, I recognizehow important it is to put a faceand a name on a story,” she said.“The silver lining of Sept. 11 is thatmany more Arab-Americans andMuslim-Americans are dedicatingthemselves to working in the pub-lic sphere.

Leigh created Existence isResistance, an organization thatworks to help Palestinian youthsexpress their feelings about livingunder occupation through hip-hopand other urban art forms.

She shared the story of SameerAwwad, who was shot dead at age16 on Jan. 15 for shaking the separa-tion wall between Israel and theOccupied Palestinian Territory.

Israel prosecutes 700Palestinian children every year,and 213 are currently held inIsraeli jails, more than 25 of whomare between the ages of 12 and 15,Leigh said.

Palestinian children can be sen-tenced with up to 20 years in jail forthrowing a stone at an Israeli soldierarmed with an automatic weapon,she said.

Deek pointed out that Palestinehas a long history of largely nonvio-lent resistance movements, but itspeople are still penalized.

“[The Palestinians’] demands foreven the most basic of rightsbecomes in itself the act of aggres-

costly task of sending volunteersto marginal communities.

The University’s chapter is the18th largest in the world, saidKeirstin Kain, the chapter’s vicepresident. So far, they raised $4,000by hosting various events, including“Dance to Eliminate.”

RUSA based the criteria forselection primarily on the charity’sorganizational capability, but alsoconsidered preparedness andfundraising goals, said StefanyFarino, a School of Arts andSciences junior.

March of Dimes and GlobeMedwere two other candidates compet-ing for selection, Farino said. TheMarch of Dimes funds research forinfantile diseases such as suddeninfant death syndrome andGlobeMed raises money for a non-profit group that protects the healthof female sex workers in Cambodia.

After the selection wasannounced, Larry Romsted, a pro-fessor in the Department ofChemistry & Chemical Biology,asked RUSA to support a lawsuit hefiled against the University.

Romsted, along with friendManijeh Saba and BAKA-StudentsUnited for Middle Eastern Justiceorganized for a public fundraiser tosupport “U.S. Boat To Gaza,” an ini-tiative intended to send ships tobreak blockades around Gaza.

“We basically believe that thatblockade was illegal,” Romsted said.“It creates great difficulty for thePalestinians.”

About 250 members attended

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Sean Matteo, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, and KeirstinKain, a Rutgers Business School senior, represented Circle Kyesterday as the winning charity organization for the University’s Dining Services’ Meal Swipe Charity program atthe Student Activities Center on the College Avenue campus.SHIRLEY YU, ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

Chomsky says popularorganizations willchange U.S. policy

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sion, which justifies the further[oppression],” she said.

PCRF presented an exclusivewebinar from Noam Chomsky, arenowned American political criticand philosopher.

About 300,000 Palestinians livedin the Jordan Valley in 1967, andthe number has now dwindleddown to less than 60,000, he said.This population decrease isdescribed in Israel as a cleansing orpurification of the valley.

“The separation from Gaza isquite crucial. It means that whatev-er imprisoned section of the WestBank might be left for Palestinianadministration, it will have noaccess to the outside world,”Chomsky said.

Chomsky, who supports a bi-national state solution, denounced atwo-state solution and disagreeswith using the term “apartheid” incontext of Israel and the OccupiedPalestine Territory, despite repres-sion and discrimination.

He said the situation inPalestine is much worse thanSouth Africa’s apartheid, as it laterrelied heavily on its black popula-tion — whereas Israel wants to getrid of the Palestinians.

“If they can drive them out some-how, that’s great ... If they disinte-grate and collapse, and thePalestinians leave — as in fact manyof the more privileged have beendoing — that’s just fine for Israel andthe United States,” he said.

Doing so would eliminate demo-graphic problems, the technicalterm that is used for non-Jews in aJewish state, he said.

“The areas that Israel is takingover are ultimately well annexed[and] to be essentially free ofPalestinians. No demographic prob-lem means: No civil rights struggle,no anti-apartheid struggle,”Chomsky said.

He also recalled a time whenopposition to South Africanapartheid was worldwide.

“Since 1976, U.S. rejectionismhas unilaterally blocked the inter-national consensus on a two-statesettlement, which would be a stepforward in itself and possibly a pre-liminary to more progressbeyond,” he said.

Large-scale, popular organiza-tions will change U.S. governmentpolicy, Chomsky said.

the event on Nov. 4, 2010, raisingmore than $3,400, he said.

But the University, which col-lects money from events, held thefunding from the 501(c)(3) organi-zation managing the donations.

More than six months later,BAKA requested that the Universitysend the funds to the WESPACFoundation. But Romsted said oncethe Anti-Defamation League discov-ered that the organization supportsWest Bank, the University stoppedthe check.

The University sent the money inOctober 2012 to the American NearEast Refugee Aid, a humanitarianorganization unaffiliated with “U.S.Boat To Gaza.”

Romsted said the University’sactions violated first and 14thamendment rights. He and Sabafiled a complaint against theUniversity to the N.J. FederalDistrict Court in Trenton.

John Connelly, president ofRUSA, said the Internal AffairsCommittee will review the docu-

ment and will vote on the resolutionon March 28, assuming a studentwould like to sponsor the bill.

The assembly also passed the billto allow RUSA to engage in a cam-paign for parking-meter reform atthe University.

Some New Brunswick parkingmeters will accept a credit or debitcard, but meters at the Universityonly accept small change, saidSpencer Klein, off-campus senatorof RUSA.

Often, students without changeare charged a $36.00 ticket from theNew Brunswick Parking Authority.

Some campuses allow studentsto use cellphones to pay for parkingmeters and will send a text messagewhen the parking meter runs out oftime, he said.

Spencer said he does not knowwhether the campaign will succeed.

“It’s very foggy right now, butfrom the conversations I’ve had … Ithink we have a great deal of causefor optimism — especially whenthere’s such a demand,” he said.

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behavior is the key for the healthof the U.S. population.

“Seventy-one percent of theU.S. population is either over-weight or obese,” he said.“Smoking is the leading cause ofpreventable mortality at 438,000deaths per year.”

Volpp said his researchrevolves around studies thatlook at the effects incentiveshave on obesity. He observeshow patients react to differenttypes of stimulation.

“People have troublebetween immediate gratificationand benefits delayed over time,”he said. “The Affordable CareAct is pushing to promote goodhealth from within.”

According to the Af fordableCare Act website, a personcould receive up to 50 percentof f a health care premium forattending a wellness program, if deemed appropri-ate by the Secretaries of Labor,

In 1990, not a singlestate had more than20 percent obesity

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Health and Human Ser vicesand the Treasury.

Volpp said the adjustablescale is a good idea, but may notwork as ideally as planned.

“If it is successful, this wouldbe great for public health,” Volppsaid. “If not, it goes against whatthe legislation was designed for.”

While employers are pushingfor their workers to becomehealthier, the discounts offeredwill only help a portion of thepopulation, he said. Discountsare given based on a person’sBody Mass Index.

“A lot of employers are sayingyou get a discount if your BMI isunder 25. If you are at 26 or 27,you can benefit from the dis-count,” Volpp said. “If your BMIis at 35 or 40, it does not have theintended effects.”

By studying the environmentand its impacts on the health ofthe general public, Volpp saidthe overabundance of sub-stances such as high fructosecorn syrup lead to increases inobesity. The country’s averageoverweight population in the last20 years rose.

“In 1990, not a single statehad over 20 percent obesity,” hesaid. “By 2010, not a single statewas under 20 percent. This is

due mostly to environmental andbehavioral impacts.”

Volpp said while many peopleare satisfied with their obesebodies, he wants them to under-stand it will cost them more astime goes on.

“There are a lot of costs peo-ple put on themselves that theymay not realize,” he said.

The studies he conducted fol-lowed the same general guide-lines — all offering incentives tothe participants, as well as differ-ent ways to make money for theirhard work, Volpp said.

“Everyone had a goal to loseone pound per month, and wehad two incentives in place toencourage them to hit theirgoal,” he said. “We offered a lot-tery system and a deposit con-tract they could participate ineach week of the study.”

The deposit system wasentirely voluntary, Volpp said.Participants could deposit $0.01to $3.00 at the beginning of themonth, and it would be matchedat a 1-to-1 ratio.

“Each day they are belowweight, they would receive backtheir deposit and our match,” hesaid. “If they were over theweight, they would forfeit theirdeposit and the match. This

would get put into a pool thatwould be disbursed at the end ofthe study to anyone who lost 20or more pounds.”

While 90 percent of the popu-lation participated in the depositcontract, and many achieved theirgoals, the results took a turn afterthe study ended, Volpp said.

“We found that when wechecked back three monthslater, the weight loss was not sus-tained, and some of the weighthad gone back up,” he said.

For his next few studies,Volpp said he incorporated moretechnology so participants couldaccess the information easier.

The length of the next studyincreased from 16 weeks to sixmonths, along with anotherthree-month follow-up, he said.The participant group alsochanged from unemployed, lowincome participants toemployed workers.

“The inclusion for the studywas a BMI between 30 and 50,and they had to fall within an agerange of 18 to 70,” Volpp said.

The control group for thestudy did not see much of a lossat the end, he said. They lostabout four to five pounds, but thehighlight was the three-monthfollow-up.

“Twelve weeks later, peopledid not seem to regain theweight, and we were not surewhy,” he said.

The disappointment of thetrial was the participation in thedeposit contracts, Volpp said.Not many people registered inthe beginning for the contracts.By the end of the study, thenumber of participants hadtrailed off.

Because the platform hadchanged, Volpp felt the interac-tion between participants andobservers had also changed.

“We didn’t have any built-intrust with them, no relationshipwith participants,” he said. “Theywere sent to a website instead ofmeeting with an observer.”

Volpp said many studies andprograms will experience a V-shaped curve, and not many peo-ple spend much time at the bot-tom. If people planned to keepthe weight off, they would makelife-changing decisions.

“People do not buy newclothes after losing 10 to 15pounds because they expect togain it back,” he said. “If theykept their weight low for sixmonths, maybe they will decideto get new clothes and sustainthe weight.”

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Senate confirms new headfor CIA, stirs drone debate

Kenyan elections stillmurky, prompt fear

SCOT CROSS Richard West, a museum mount maker, standsin his workshop yesterday in Selkirk, Scotland, next to StOran's Cross, the world's first Celtic cross. GETTY IMAGES

CRUFTS’ CANINES A pug remains seated on the first day of Crufts Dog Show at the NECMarch 7 in Birmingham, England. The four-day show features over 25,000 dogs, with competitorstravelling from 41 countries to take part. Crufts, which was first held in 1891, sees thousands ofdogs vie for the coveted title of ‘Best in Show.’ GETTY IMAGES

IN BRIEFLOBBYING SEES FINANCIAL

CUTBACKSTRENTON, N.J. — NewJersey’s Election LawEnforcement Commission saysspending on political lobbyingin New Jersey declined sharplyin 2012 largely because thestate’s largest teachers unionwas quieter.

Total spending on lobbyingwas $56.6 million for the year, thelowest level since 2008.

Much of the change camebecause the New JerseyEducation Association spent less

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’spresidential race tightened lateyesterday as new resultspushed the leading candidatebelow the crucial 50 percentmark needed to win outright. Afinal result was expected today,but the close race and a trou-bled vote count are sparkingfears of the kind of violence thatripped through the countryafter its last national election.

Tensions rose as the politi-cal coalition led by Kenya’sprime minister, currently run-ning in second, alleged thatsome vote results have beendoctored and called for a stopto a tallying process it said“lacked integrity.”

The statement by RailaOdinga’s coalition said thecounting process should berestarted using primary docu-ments from polling stations, butthe election commission insist-ed there was no way to doctorthe results.

Deputy Prime Minister UhuruKenyatta had a small lead overOdinga as of late yesterday,though crucially Kenyatta for thefirst time slipped below the 50percent threshold that wouldgive him a clean win.

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WASHINGTON — JohnBrennan won Senate confirma-tion yesterday to head the CIAafter a late struggle that hadmore to do with presidentialpower to order drone strikesthan with the nominee’s creden-tials to lead the spy agency.

The Senate voted 63-34 to giveBrennan the top job at thenation’s spy agency. He willreplace Michael Morrell, the act-ing CIA director since November.

The vote came after theObama administration bowed todemands from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to specify limits on the presi-dent’s authority to order dronestrikes against American citizensin the United States.

Paul declared he was satisfiedwith the administration’s statement,which said the president does nothave the authority to use a drone tokill an American not engaged incombat on American soil.

Brennan’s credentials to headthe CIA were scarcely mentionedin a final 24-hour stretch of politi-cal and constitutional drama sur-rounding his nomination.

Instead, Paul’s filibusterattracted widespread attention onTwitter and other social media,led the party to seek campaigncontributions for the 2014 elec-tions and prompted a parade ofother tea party-backed senatorsto declare their support. OtherRepublicans were critical of theKentucky Republican, harshly so.

The letter to Paul from AttorneyGeneral Eric Holder was brief:

“It has come to my attentionthat you have now asked an addi-tional question: ‘Does the presi-dent have the authority to use aweaponized drone to kill anAmerican not engaged in combaton American soil?’” Holder wrote.

“The answer to that questionis no.”

Brennan has long appearedto hold enough votes to win confirmation.

But the letter marked theadministration’s third concessionin recent days in its attempt tobring the matter to a vote.

Earlier this week, respondingto demands from lawmakers inboth parties, the White Housegave members of the Senate intel-ligence committee access to legal

opinions justifying the use of lethaldrone strikes against terror sus-pects. It also gave Republicansdocuments relating to last year’sdeadly attack on the U.S. consulatein Benghazi, Libya.

Paul’s filibuster roiled theRepublican party at the sametime it got the attention of theWhite House.

Just hours after Paul ended hisnearly 13-hour talkathon — and gotan endorsement from minorityleader and fellow Kentuckian MitchMcConnell — two seniorRepublicans on the ArmedServices Committee dismissedPaul’s claims as unfounded andridiculous and expressed supportfor Obama’s controversial droneprogram as the nation wages waragainst terrorism.

Both Sens. John McCain ofArizona and Lindsey Graham ofSouth Carolina also challengedmembers of their own party.

“To my Republican col-leagues, I don’t remember any ofyou coming down here suggest-ing that President Bush wasgoing to kill anybody with adrone,” Graham said in remarkson the Senate floor.

than $100,000 on advertising in2012, down from nearly $11 mil-lion the year before as it wasengaged in a campaign againstGov. Chris Christie.

OFFICIALS LAUNCH SANDYFRAUD INVESTIGATIONSTRENTON, N.J. — New

Jersey of ficials have estab-lished a statewide workinggroup to coordinate fraud-relat-ed investigations and enforce-ment actions related toSuperstorm Sandy.

Attorney General Jef frey

Chiesa say the StatewideSandy Fraud Working Groupwill coordinate data-gathering,investigations and the prosecu-tion of criminal or civil fraudclaims related to disasterrecovery at the state, countyand local levels.

The group includes represen-tatives from several state divi-sions and the state police andthe Atlantic, Middlesex,Monmouth, and Ocean countyprosecutor’s offices.

— The Associated Press

Kenyatta and his runningmate William Ruto face chargesat the International CriminalCourt for their alleged involve-ment directing postelection vio-lence five years ago. The courtannounced yesterday that thestart of Kenyatta’s trial wouldbe delayed from April until July.

Kenya’s national vote onMonday was the first since the2007 election sparked tribe-one-tribe attacks that killed morethan 1,000 people. Minorprotests have cropped up, but nomassive rioting or ethnic vio-lence has occurred. As moretime passes without a final result,though, tensions are rising,sparking fears that the dam nowholding back potential protestscould break.

Though Odinga’s party said itcontinues to urge “calm, toler-ance and peace,” its call for ahalt to the vote count and allega-tions of vote rigging could agi-tate its supporters. VicePresident Kalonzo Musyoka,Odinga’s running mate, said theannouncement “is not a call tomass action.”

Odinga’s supporters in 2007felt they had been cheated out ofan election win over PresidentMwai Kibaki. Those supporterstook to the streets.

FACES OF PEACE

If anything associated with theadvertisement “Faces of IslamicApartheid” deserves a laurel, it hasto be the promptness and respon-siveness of the students who open-ly expressed their views question-ing the validity of the advertise-

ment. We take comfort in knowing that, though we’re theonly ones responsible for the content in the paper at theend of the day, the University community has our back incase we slip up. Students have done a marvelous job inbeing proactive and non-hesitant about the issue.

WAGON’S WHEREABOUTS

If your ears have constantlybeen hearing news of the newKnight Wagon on campus butyour eyes have not been able tospot the wagon and your tastebuds haven’t been able to relishits food, you are not alone. This

dar t is for the Wagon’s poor tracking system. Lack ofan exclusive mobile app or a twitter page makes it hardfor students to locate the Knight Wagon even though itis mobile on campus. The Facebook page is not active-ly updated, either. So, if you’re on campus and spot thewagon stopping, consider yourself lucky.

FLOWING FILIBUSTER

Just 11 hours and 26 minutesshort of former Sen. StromThurmond’s 1957 record-setting fil-ibuster, Sen. Rand Paul recentlycompleted his filibuster at 12 hoursand 52 minutes. The senator talkedabout the Obama Administration’s

policy on drones. Well, we are glad someone talked aboutit, and it successfully delayed the nomination of pendingCIA director John Brennan. We laurel Paul for hisextreme dedication to the issue, and also for not stoppinguntil he really needed to pee, as he joked.

PORNOGRAPHIC PROFESSOR

Ex-University professor GavinSwiatek made it to a local news-paper headline for sharing childpornography using universitycomputers. The teacher has beenconvicted for using peer-to-peerfile sharing technology to create

folders containing child pornography videos availablefor users to download. This dar t comes for the fact thatan individual expected to contribute towards children’sfutures instead engaged in a criminal act that crippledthe lives of many children.

RAC WRESTLING

After being a part of IEWA con-ference since 1950, Rutgers ishosting its first IEWA tournamentin program history. The wrestlingtournament, which takes placeMarch 8th and 9th at the Rutgers

Athletic Center on Livingston campus, will witnessintense competition between various schools. Individualsdisplaying commendable performance will qualify for theNCAA Championship. We laurel the university for pro-viding its wrestlers with this prestigious platform.

SNAP THAT CHAT

People smiling awkwardlylooking at their phones, girls withiPhones pouting in public or dis-traction caused by students pos-ing for their pictures in class — ifyou have been a witness to any ofthese situations, and have gig-gled at the mere sight of these

people, then you too can throw a dar t at iPhone userssnapchatting in public. The people who get really excit-ed to give a snapshot of their lives to their friends for 10seconds fail to realize that the snapshot is also sharedwith the public, because that’s where they chose totake the picture.

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these differences do not faze me. I’ve hadthe opportunity over this period to get toknow many Muslims. Some wear head-scarves, while others do not. Some aresoft-spoken and gentle, while others areloud, opinionated and boisterous. Someadhere closely to their religious values,while some feel distant from Allah. SomeI dislike, and some I call friends. I’vecome to realize that all Muslims have one thing in com-mon — their relgious background.That’s it. Capiché.

I noticed howtruly ignorant I wasbefore coming to theUniversity whentalking to my auntthe second semesterof my first year.While discussing today’s conflicts in theMiddle East, I expressed my dejection forthe media’s misrepresentation of its peo-ple. She looked at me, sighed and pro-ceeded to say, “All of those people [needto] change their ways, [and] stop oppress-ing their women.” I love my aunt dearly —she is a wonderful woman, and I havealways looked up to her as a role model.But I was absolutely appalled by what sheexpressed. I asked her if she had ever had

the chance to befriend a Muslim. After along pause, she answered “no.”

I’ve heard many non-Muslims like myaunt use generalized observations to backup their arguments about their stereo-types for Muslims. Sometimes they saythe headdress is used as a means tooppress, to which I reply, “Isn’t the bikinieven more oppressive?”

Just as headscarves vary in color, fab-ric and coverage, awoman’s reasons forwearing one isuniquely hers — shemay want to escapethe male gaze, dis-play her religion orrepresent her cultur-al background.

I’ve come to real-ize that racism ends

where the exchange of ideas begins.People of the dominant culture tend tocling to their cultural values becausethey are constantly reaffirmed of them athome, in the media and in most aspectsof society. But the world is chock full ofdiverse and new perspectives, and Ibelieve people need to take in many dif-ferent viewpoints for many different peo-ple before defining their reality and form-ing biases. Even U.S. schools perpetuate

this ignorance by failing to acknowledgenon-Eurocentric histories. I did not learnabout how Muslims developed algebra,ruled vast empires and influenced manyaspects of my own European-Americanbackground until learning this on myown. And racism does not end when weignore these dif ferences. Instead, weshould actively acknowledge them byengaging in discussions about our different backgrounds, life stories andcultures. It’s even okay to poke fun atthem lightheartedly.

Now, I can honestly affirm that theUniversity’s diversity is one of the bestparts of my college experiences. Backwhen I listed “white people” as a pro, I didnot dislike those different from me —rather, I feared confronting difference. Butthe lessons I’ve learned from the uniquecommunity at the University have shapedme into a different person — a person whois more complex, dynamic, open-mindedand critical. I feel bad for those kids atJames Madison who don’t get to see thesehijabs, yarmulkes and turbans on a dailybasis. Really, they’re missing out.

Alex Meier is a School of Arts andSciences sophomore majoring in journal-ism and media studies. She is the associatenews editor at The Daily Targum.

I’ve had black people say this word tome in jest or as a term of endearment,and just like my white friend, I let themknow that I don’t take kindly to this term.

The reason I’m writing this is to leteveryone know that it is not okay foranyone to use that word, regardless ofwhat you look like.It’s a disgustingword that has a lotof bad histor ybehind it. I actuallyfind it worse when ablack person uses it.I feel like our ances-tors, as well as oth-ers, fought not justfor their right to beequal, but also to gain the respect theydeser ved, which would include notbeing called the n-word. This word wasused as a means to demean and makeour ancestors feel inferior. It was saidwith contempt toward blacks, and usingit shows contempt toward ourselves andtoward those who came before us.

I know some black people who wouldargue that it doesn’t hold the same con-notation it once did and that they aretr ying to re-appropriate the word.There’s just one little problem with this:those black people who use this wordare the same ones who would raise allkinds of hell and would be ready to fight

if someone whiteuses this word. Theword immediatelytakes on that sameconnotation thatthey once argued itno longer held. Youcan’t have it bothways. Either it holdsnegativity, or it does-n’t — if it’s wrong

for one group to say it, then it should bewrong for all.

Black people are the only race I knowthat will go around using a racial slurwhen talking to each other in everydaylife or as a term of endearment. Why isthat? Other races recognize these wordsfor what they are: derogatory. It just

makes us look ignorant when we calleach other by this word. Even though allblack people don’t use this word, theones who do make all of us look bad.

Hip-hop doesn’t help the situation atall either. Every other word is “n—-athis, n—a that.” No wonder other racesmay not see the use of this word as any-thing harmful. When Drake can say,“Star ted from the bottom, now thewhole team here, n—-a,” and have awhole group of youths singing it, thenyou know they see it as entertainment,and they aren’t seeing the harm or his-tory behind this word.

I once went on a date with a guy whohappened to be white, and somehow wegot on the subject of the n-word. Histhoughts were that eventually this wordwouldn’t hold the power it currentlyholds. He may very well be right — butright now, it does. And until we get tothat point, that word should be avoided.

Courtney Averette is a School of Artsand Sciences sophomore. Her column,“Weighing In,” runs on alternate Fridays.

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I never met a Muslim person beforecoming to the University. At least, Icannot recall the names of any

Muslims I knew personally. I grew up inSouth Jersey, in white, Christian, middle-class suburbia. Most of my friends andacquaintances were white as well — anyAsians, blacks or Latinos were the so-called “tokens.”

When applying to colleges, I was tornbetween two universities — RutgersUniversity, of course, and James MadisonUniversity in Harrisonburg, Va. My momtold me making a pros-and-cons list couldhelp guide the decision-making process. Ifactored in location, academics and schoolspirit, but when considering ethnic diver-sity, I marked “diversity” as a con for theUniversity and “white people” as a pro forJames Madison.

During my first few weeks at theUniversity, the number of hijabs,yarmulkes and turbans I encounteredwalking to classes astonished me. Butnow, in the middle of my fourth semester,

Campus diversity breeds understanding and respectFRONTLINES

ALEX MEIER

W hen I was 12 years old, mymother, sister and I weregoing to Taco Bell for lunch.

As we were driving down Stelton Roadin Piscataway, N.J., two young, whiteguys drove past us and yelled the n-word out the window and laughed. I canremember feeling sick to my stomachafterward and feeling like dirt. It wassomething I never thought any wordcould make me feel. Even the word“bitch” has never made me feel that low.

Fast forward to early December oflast year. I’m hanging out with somefriends from the University, and I justhappen to be the only black personthere. One of my friends decides to callme the n-word. He meant it in jest, but Ididn’t find it funny at all. I immediatelylet him know how I felt about that word.

The n-word has no place in social vocabularyWEIGHING IN

COURTNEY AVERETTE

A s a high school student, myviews on the Arab-Israeli con-flict were as negative and

gloomy as they come. I read newspaperarticles about exasperating peace talks,Israeli military raids on Palestinian vil-lages and terrorist suicide bombingsand rocket attacks. I believed peace wassimply impossible. However, a yearspent studying in the region radicallychanged my views.

Peace exists between Jewish and Islamic faithsCOMMENTARY

ZEV NEWMAN

“I never met a Muslimperson before coming to theUniversity. At least, I cannot

recall the names of anyMuslims I knew personally.”

“It is not okay for anyone touse [the n-word], regardlessof what you look like. It’s adisgusting word that has a

lot of bad history behind it.”

After high school, I had the privilegeof spending a year studying in a univer-sity located in Gush Etzion, a Jewish set-tlement bloc in the West Bank — anarea with a majority Palestinian popula-tion under Israeli military control. Ichose to study there because of the uni-versity’s strong reputation, my desire tolearn more about the Arab-Israeli con-flict and because I craved some excite-ment. From reading the news, I imag-ined that I would be living in an unbear-able conflict zone where bombs, raidsand attacks would be happening allaround me. Soon after arriving, I discov-ered that the reality of life in this area of

the West Bank was far dif ferent than theone I had seen portrayed on televisionand in newspapers.

In Gush Etzion, violence wasnowhere to be found. Instead, I saw withmy own eyes, Jews and Arabs coexisting.At the supermarket, Jews and Arabsshopped side by side and the supermar-ket’s employees hailed from local Jewishand Palestinian villages alike.Additionally, many of the staff membersin my university were Palestinians thatworked and even joked alongside theirJewish coworkers. During flu season, Ihad to go to the local medical centerwhere I found Jewish and Arab patients

being treated one next to the other, as equals.

Jewish-Arab relations are far more quar-relsome in other parts of the West Bank —yet in Gush Etzion, harmony prevails. Irealized that if coexistence can be found inone area, if Jews and Arabs can get along ina university, if Jews and Arabs can be treat-ed as equals in a medical center and if Jewsand Arabs can shop side by side in a super-market — then harmony could triumph inthe entire region. I now wholeheartedlybelieve that peace really is possible.

Zev Newman is a School of Arts andSciences sophomore.

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Horoscopes / LINDA C. BLACK Pearls Before Swine STEPHAN PASTIS

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Today's Birthday (03/08/13). What would you love to learn thisyear? Education remains a constant theme. The first half of the yearrevolves around home with friends and family, including new bene-fits. Unleash your playful spirit this summer for a year of creativity,shared diversions and exploration. To get the advantage, check theday's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Todayis an 8 — Things get easier, espe-cially at work. A legal opinion is justa phone call away. Something youtry at home may fall flat, though. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Todayis a 9 — Consider new opportuni-ties to increase your family's com-fort for the next few days. Avoidrisky business, and keep your eyesopen. Creative work takes youhigher. Stock up on supplies.Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Todayis a 9 — Today and tomorrow aregood for travel and romance. Plana vacation, and choose the perfectspot. Reassure loved ones that youcare by sharing your love, time andtrue feelings.Cancer (June 21-July 22) —Today is an 8 — To avoid apotential problem, play the gameexactly by the book. Career possi-bilities cross your radar screen.Cut entertainment spending andhandle financial matters. Accepta hefty assignment.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Todayis a 9 — It's easier to delegatenow, so develop partnerships.You could be tempted to spend,but stick to the budgeted equip-ment. Let career decisions wait.Listen carefully and learn.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Todayis a 9 — Concentrate on yourintense workload. It's actuallygreat! Proceed with caution, andget a lot done. Build a solid foun-dation with facts and organization-al structures. Create a new you.

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there is one dilemma: Rutgers’chance to leave a lasting impres-sion on most of its conferencefoes came at the worst possibletime in a decade.

Lee, for ward MoniqueOliver and guard EricaWheeler represent the trio ofbanged-up seniors, playingthrough a knee injury, a bone-bruised ankle and a foot contu-sion, respectively.

Wheeler, in games, has fallenseveral times in ways that haveforced players to end their sea-sons. She played better than shehad all year in the late regularseason though, posting 15points in 36 minutes Mondayagainst Pittsburgh.

But Stringer said the injurystill af fects Wheeler’s cuts and drives.

Lee and Oliver are at less-developed stages in recovery.Lee played only five minutesagainst the Panthers after miss-ing four games. Oliver playedonly 20 minutes and rarelyeclipses that mark.

Oliver has recently done soonly Feb. 16 against No. 3Connecticut and Feb. 19 versusNo. 24 Syracuse, respectivelyplaying 28 and 37 minutes.

“Everything was really men-tal,” Oliver said of playing heavyminutes, “because even thoughit hurts, sometimes I have topsyche myself out saying that itdoesn’t. That’s where I’m atright now.”

If Rutgers beats SouthFlorida, it faces top seed NotreDame (28-1, 16-0) on Sunday,leaving Rutgers’ possibility ofmaking the NCAA Tournamentas close to impossible as almostanything in sports.

The Knights might insteadreceive an invitation to the NIT,which Stringer is unsure if shewould accept.

“I’m sure that I’ll need to talkwith my athletic director and ourschool and consider what’s best,should that be an option,”Stringer said. “To be honest withyou, it’s not part of my DNA. So Ihave not given it two secondsworth of conversation because Ican’t think about that now.”

Stringer has dealt with thatproblem before, as she declinedan invitation to the NIT in 1984,her first year at Iowa.

But her players, who havemade the NCAA Tournamentevery year since arriving toRutgers, do not know what thatis like.

“When people say, ‘you guysmight not make the NCAAs,’ I’mlike, ‘what, like we’ve been in thisposition so many times knowingthat we might not make it and wegot in,’” Lee said. “It’s surreallike, ‘no, they can’t be talkingabout us,’ but I look at the recordand I’m like, ‘yeah, they’re talk-ing about us.’”

Now Stringer and her playersboth must deal with amendingthe Rutgers program that isdeclining on a similar timeline asthe Big East.

Rutgers’ last chance to makean impression begins tomorrow.

For updates on the Rutgerswomen’s basketball team, followJosh Bakan on Twitter@JBakanTargum.

Stringer might needto address possibilityof accepting NIT bid

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“[The pressure] is not anymorethan usual,” Zannetti said. “It’s niceto have the home crowd and wedon’t have to travel, but I don’tthink there is any more pressure.”

But if everything goes to plan,it could be one of Rutgers’ mostsuccessful meets.

Head coach Scott Goodalebelieves all 10 of his starters haveat least a chance to qualify for theNCAA Championships through-out the weekend.

The EIWA will have 45 spotsfor the NCAA Championships,only second to the Big Ten’s 74.

That bodes well for the ScarletKnights, who feature wrestlers inthe top six of their respectiveweight classes.

Junior 133-pounder VincentDellefave is No. 1 in his weightclass, while Zannetti and redshirtfreshman heavyweight BillySmith are No. 2 in their classes.

has happened this season, matterto him.

What matters are these nexttwo days — two days that can sal-vage his season.

And with that in mind, his confidence is through the roof.

“I want to win another EIWAtitle,” Winston said. “...[Myyear] lately has been kind of

down, so I just want to finish ona high note and come out swing-ing. I’m just coming out to wres-tle and I kind of have a relaxedmentality and I haven’t had thatin a long time.”

For updates on the Rutgerswrestling team, follow BradlyDerechailo on Twitter@BradlyDTargum.

Goodale believes upto 10 wrestlers canqualify for NCAAs

WINSTON

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Junior 133-pounder Vincent Dellefave is the lone wrestler forRutgers who is at the top of his weight class for the EIWAs.ENRICO CABREDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

As far as his team’s chances ata whole, Goodale’s expectationsare higher.

“We want to be in the thick ofthe tournament,” Goodale said. “Wewant to give ourselves a chance tobe right in it. It’s the first time in along time it’s a wide-open team race.

Cornell is the highest-rankedteam in the tournament, coming inat No. 9 in the latest AssociatedPress poll.

After that, the field is wideopen, and Rutgers has one loss— a 19-15 defeat at the hands ofNavy — on its résumé.

But the biggest storyline ofthe tournament for the Knightswill come when Winston walkson the mat.

After winning the 165-poundtitle at the EIWA tournament hissophomore season, Winston madeit to the championship last year, los-ing in overtime to former LehighAll-American Brandon Hatchett.

At 157, his road to his thirdstraight championship appear-ance will take more work.

He will be the fifth-rankedwrestler beginning today, whichdoes not spell out his easiest pathto the podium.

But rankings and his recentstruggles, nor anything else that

possession of the ball and con-trolling the tempo of the gamewhile looking for the best possi-ble shot.

Against Penn, Rutgers heldonto the ball for long possessions,especially after it took its secondhalf lead. This allowed Penn withless of a chance to stage a late-game comeback.

It also took advantage of itsscoring opportunities, convertingfour free position shot attempts.

Junior midfielder MeganClements tallied two free positiongoals in the second half and nowhas six goals in the Knight’s lasttwo games.

Clements and junior midfielderAmanda Trendell scored four goalsapiece Feb. 23 against Monmouth.

Trendell was named to the BigEast Weekly Honor Roll for her

five-point performance againstthe Hawks.

But junior midfielder KatrinaMartinelli remains the team’sleading scorer. A pair of first-halfgoals against Penn increased herpoint total to 17 in Rutgers firstfive games.

She and Clements will haveto take their recent playagainst Delaware.

“[Delaware] is a great teamtoo,” Martinelli said after the vic-tory against Penn. “So going infired up and [the way] we feelright now — we just want to keepthe momentum going and hope-fully it will translate into thisSaturday’s game.”

The Blue Hens (3-2) willhave a 17-7 victory againstLehigh on Tuesday to getmomentum from, as four play-ers scored hat tricks for theBlue Hens in the game.

Attacks Chelsea Fay andAllison Hahn both had career-best performances with fivegoals apiece in a game that sawseven Delaware players grabpoints on offense.

“Delaware is a very good teamand they’re having a really suc-cessful season,” Brand-Sias said.“So we have to make sure that wedon’t dip at all.”

BY IAN ERHARDSTAFF WRITER

The Rutgers women’s lacrosseplays at Delaware tomorrow withan established identity.

Following the Scarlet Knights’Feb. 20 loss to Temple, theylooked as if some of the problemsthat plagued the team last seasonwere still embedded.

But since that game, theKnights (4-1) have put together athree-game winning streak whichincludes a victory against a nation-ally ranked program — a 6-5 victo-ry Wednesday against No. 20 Penn.

The Knights relied on seniorgoalkeeper Lily Kalata and thedefense to secure the win late inthe game.

“We’ve known we could do itall along,” Kalata said of defeat-ing a ranked team. “It was just amatter of getting a team in frontof us to prove it.”

The defense enteredWednesday’s game rankedamong the top 10 in save per-centage and goals allowed.

It is the game plan head coachLaura Brand-Sias has leaned on,as the Knights are built for defen-sive, low-scoring games.

Brand-Sias has said so far, theoffense focuses on maintaining

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It is the third-year headcoach’s last chance to toy withhis rotation before he must win— likely twice — to salvageanother difficult season.

Rice believes teamhas improved despitehis third-year record

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BY JIM MOONEYCONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers tennis teamtakes its four-match winningstreak on the road this weekendwhen it faces West Virginiatomorrow and Pittsburgh onSunday in back-to-back outings.

The Scarlet Knights (6-2, 3-0)have played well since their Feb.16 shutout against Princeton.

With wins against both pro-grams last season, it would not bea stretch for Rutgers to continueits current streak.

“We have had some recentsuccess against both of theseteams, but we need to bring thesame energy and focus we’vebrought to the last few matchesto be successful,” said headcoach Ben Bucca.

Rutgers needs to continue itsstrong all-around play for achance at a weekend sweep.

Junior Vanessa Petrini leadsfor the Knights as the No.1 sin-gles player. Petrini’s 6-2 record insingles actions proves her value.

Freshmen Gina Li andLindsey Kayati have been solidso far in their first seasons with acombined record of 13-2. Li isalso leading the team in winswith seven.

Sophmore Lindsay Balsamoputs her four-match winningstreak on the line along with Liand Kayati, who both have theirown four-match winning streaks.

West Virginia (2-7) is comingoff a win against Marquette tobreak a six-match losing streak.

TENNIS

Knights face pairof struggling rivals

Vanessa Petrini competes in the No. 1 position this weekendfor Rutgers as it tries to sweep wins against conference foes.THE DAILY TARGUM, APRIL 2012

“Delaware is a verygood team this

season. ...We haveto make sure that

we don’t dip at all.” LAURA BRAND-SIAS

Head Coach

WOMEN’S LACROSSE RUTGERS-DELAWARE, TOMMOROW, 3 P.M.

Streak continues versus Blue Hens

Junior midfielder Megan Clements provides Rutgers with another threat for its game againstDelaware after scoring on two free possessions the game before. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

“They’ve been up anddown,” said Mack, who wentundefeated as a senior at St.Anthony (N.J.), of his firsttwo seasons in Piscataway.“We’ve been fighting, but wehaven’t been pulling through.I’m still here for these guys,and I still have faith in this season.”

No one has been more of abeliever than Rice.

He claps, he prods and heencourages. He yells, he dis-

misses and he starts up again.He insists his team hasimproved, but his hurt contin-ues to surface, magnified by anemotional postgame press con-ference Monday in which Rice paused several times between answers.

“Every single day, they refuseto stop working hard, to stop car-ing, like a lot of teams do now atthis part of the season when youhaven’t had the type of successyou wanted,” Rice said.

Wins and losses will not domuch good when Pernetti inks hisend-of-year evaluations, which helays out with each varsity sport.

Rice, Pernetti’s first significanthiring, must prove his signees areworth salvaging.

But without wins or AAU-turned-assistant-coaches, big-time recruits — recruits whohave spurned Rice for greenerpastures — will not come. If suc-cess is fleeting, it would take alocal high school stud with

Rutgers heartstrings to changethe culture in Piscataway.

Rice understands. It is why heand his staff pore over gyms fromNewark to Linden to Piscatawayand all stretches of the Mid-Atlantic. It has not been enough,but Rice has not given up.

“There is no wits end,” he said.“There’s fight.”

For updates on the Rutgersmen’s basketball team, follow TylerBarto on Twitter @Tyler_Barto.

This will be the final matchbefore the Mountaineers embarkon their Big 12 schedule.

Despite a losing record inboth singles and doubles, WestVirginia has some strong playersin its lineup.

Hailey Barrett and IktteshChahal are on a two and three-match win streak, respectively, insingles play, and both are the top doubles pairing for the Mountaineers.

The No. 2 doubles pair ofEmily Mathis and AudreyWooland is 6-3 together.

Pittsburgh (4-5, 0-2) droppedthree of its last four matches andwill face Cornell tomorrowbefore playing Rutgers the fol-lowing day. The Panthers have asolid records in both singles anddoubles, with a 31-23 record insingles action.

Rutgers will need to navigatethe back ends of bothPittsburgh’s singles and doubleslineups successfully if it wants towin this match.

Pittsburgh has mixed up itssingles lineup all season, a movethat has worked because theirfour through six spots are a com-bined 21-6, including a 9-0 recordfrom its No. 6 position.

The Panthers have playedwell in doubles competitionand have relied on the strongplay of their No. 2 and No. 3doubles pairs.

Amanda Wickman and MollyWickman are 7-2 this season,while Kimmy Borza andGabrielle Catanzarit are both 8-1.

MARCH 8, 2013 SPORTS PAGE 15

4) won four of five behind 6.8runs per game and a 0.82 ERA.

While hot in terms of pitching,Rutgers committed a sloppy 10errors, resulting in six unearnedruns — a point of emphasis inpractice this week.

Head coach Jay Nelson saidthe Knights want to crack downon their short game defense,especially because of the westcoast style of play they expectto face.

Much of the field contains left-handed slap hitters, with one ofthe lineups featuring nine lefties,Nelson said.

“When you’re looking at ninelefties, you probably have threeor four slappers in there —maybe more,” Nelson said.“Those are lefthanded kids thatcan put it on the ground as a buntor they’re trying to hit littleground balls and beat it out.That’s how George Mason scoredon us.”

He asserts the Knights will notonly have to be stingy in the field,but also make some adjustmentson the mound.

Nelson believes the blueprintfor attacking slap hitters is jam-ming them inside while mixingup pitch types and location tokeep them off balance. Relying on

overpowering and striking outbatters that are simply looking tomake contact will not be effective.

“The best thing to do is try tothrow just on top of their hands,where you take one pitch andthey pop it up,” Nelson said.“Their job is to put it on theground and run, and our job is totry to get them to pop up.”

The best candidate for the jobis sophomore lefthander AlyssaLandrith — the only lefty on theRutgers pitching staff.

Lefthanded pitchers typicallyhave an advantage against left-handed batters, and Nelson wantsto see aggression from his acethis weekend.

The Vacaville, Calif., nativeis eager to take the hill in a set-ting she is familiar with fromhigh school.

“I’m really excited,” Landrithsaid. “I actually have a lot of oldteammates on the teams we’regoing to be playing. I think that asa team we picked up greatmomentum from last weekend tocarry into this weekend.”

As the pitching staff aims tohold its own again, the Knightslook to continue their hot hitting.

They more than doubled theirrun output in Virginia from theopening tournament in San

Antonio, and must prove it wasnot an aberration.

Much of the offensive firepow-er last weekend came fromRutgers’ No. 3 hitter, sophomoreoutfielder Jackie Bates.

Bates batted .375 with twohomeruns and seven RBI — avast improvement from her 1-for-14 performance in SanAntonio. She attributes the suc-cess to two adjustments in thebatter’s box.

“There were two things in par-ticular that I really tried to focuson,” Bates said, “which wereworking on the outside pitch —staying down, and then also beingmore aggressive at the plate.”

But according to Nelson, theKnights may not have it as easythis weekend, insisting they mustbe ready to wait back on more off-speed pitchers. The weather willbe much warmer than in Virginia,but rain is also a possibility,Nelson said.

While the infielders haveworked primarily on buntdefense, Bates said she and therest of the outfielders haveworked on hitting their cuts.

For updates on the Rutgers soft-ball team, follow Greg Johnson onTwitter @GJohnsonTargum.

BY GREG JOHNSONCORRESPONDENT

The Rutgers softball teamcompetes in San Luis Obispo,Calif., this weekend, wherethrough Sunday it participates inthe Mustang Classic.

Action begins with a double-header Friday afternoon

Sophomore pitcher Alyssa Landrith will be called upon duringthe Mustang Classic to shut down lefthanded hitters. THE DAILY TARGUM, APRIL 2012

Sophomore relied on against lefthanded lineupSOFTBALL RUTGERS-SACRAMENTO STATE, TODAY, 2:30 P.M.

BASEBALL RUTGERS-WILLIAM & MARY, TODAY, 4 P.M.

BY BRADLY DERECHAILOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

When asked about what theRutgers baseball team couldtake out of its three-game serieslost to Georgia Tech last week-end, sophomore leftfielderVinny Zarrillo could only goback to the emotions he felt afterthe sweep.

“I think a lot of us felt kind ofembarrassed after,” Zarrillosaid. “We know we’re a muchbetter team than gettingoutscored by 33 runs, so we justhave to put it in the past and notdwell on it, and we are going tolook forward to this weekendwith the mindset of winningthree games.”

The Scarlet Knights (2-7)begins its three-game serieswith William & Mary (8-4)tonight, as head coach Fred Hillwants to see answers against ateam he believes Rutgers shouldhave a better time with than theYellow Jackets.

But most importantly, hewants results.

“We are looking obviouslyto win the series,” Hill said.“Georgia Tech is a good teamand we have nothing to beashamed of, but we didn’t playas well as we could. Right now,we have to play as well aswe’re capable of playing so we can beat a team that is on par with us or maybe slightly better.”

That begins in two areas forthe Knights, with the first comingon the diamond.

Rutgers committed sevenerrors against Georgia Tech,including four in its 11-2 loss inthe second game.

Defense, pitching become points of emphasis

Junior shortstop Pat Sweeneycommitted one of the seven mis-cues, his fifth of the season.

And while the 33 GeorgiaTech runs in the series werenot all a result of errors, theKnights cannot af ford to have ahole in their defense the waythings have gone thus far this season.

“We just need to play morerelaxed,” Sweeney said. “Ithink [last] weekend we weretight and that af fected ourdefensive play. When you play

a team like Georgia Tech, youhave to take out the positivesand negatives and work on the mistakes, which we have been doing.”

Hill will also look for answersfrom his starting rotation, as thetrio combined for 20 earned runsin only 11.1 innings.

Hill will go with the same rota-tion of senior lefthander Rob Smoroland righthanders Tyler Gebler andCharlie Law, but said early in theweek he was not afraid to makechanges to his weekend staff.

That could begin with his bestreliever this season, seniorNathaniel Roe.

Roe pitched in 5.1 innings inthe series, allowing one run onsix hits with five strikeouts.

Roe does have much startingexperience, making 11 rotationalappreances in 2011 before goingdown with an injury.

While Rutgers would like to fixits problems sooner rather thanlater, the nonconference scheduleprovides the team with more leewayto improve before Big East play.

So the only way it can get bet-ter is by playing.

“It’s definitely a team effort,”Zarrillo said. “We work as ateam and win and lose as ateam. I don’t think it is anythingindividual or stuff like that. Wejust have to come together andplay baseball and I think we willbe alright.”

For updates on the Rutgersbaseball team, follow BradlyDerechailo on Twitter@BradlyDTargum.

Junior shortstop Pat Sweeney and the rest of the Rutgers defense will look to cut down on errors in its weekend series withWilliam & Mary. Rutgers committed seven in their last series against Georgia Tech. THE DAILY TARGUM, APRIL 2012

against Sacramento State (8-5)and tournament-host Cal Poly(5-14). Rutgers then playsanother doubleheaderSaturday against Nor thernIllinois (6-7) and Nevada (9-11), followed by a Sundayfinale with Nevada again.

In their last tournament inVirginia, the Scarlet Knights (6-

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LEARNING CURVE Charlie Law and the rest of theRutgers baseball team will have to correct theirmistakes starting with William & Mary. PAGE 15

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SPORTS

STOUT DEFENSE The Rutgers women’s lacrosse teamtravels to Delaware tomorrow with a defense thatranks among the nation’s best. PAGE 14

WILD WEST The Rutgers softball team willcompete in the Mustang Classic beginningtoday in California. PAGE 15

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“It’s not part of my DNA. So I have not given it two seconds worth of conversation.”

— Rutgers head women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer on if she would accept an NIT bid

CHRIS WYCKOFFplaced fifth in the polevault March 3 at the IC4AChampionships. The sophomore also competedin the 4x800-meter relaywhere the team recordedits best time since 2005.

GYMNASTICS

at Towson

Today, 7 p.m.Towson, Md.

TENNIS

at West Virginia

Today, 1 p.m.Morgantown, W. Va.

SOFTBALL

vs. Sacramento State

Today, 2:30 p.m.San Luis Obispo,Calif.

WRESTLING

EIWA Championships

Today, 12 p.m.RAC

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New York R. New York I.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RUTGERS-SOUTH FLORIDA, TOMORROW

Senior forward Chelsey Lee gets a chance to finish her collegiate career stronglyupon returning from a knee injury. Her first chance is the Big East Tournament.NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Season stays on linein Big East tourney

BY JOSH BAKANSPORTS EDITOR

Senior forward Chelsey Lee has had ahard time coping with the Rutgers women’sbasketball team’s improbable chance of mak-ing the NCAA Tournament.

“It’s in every conversation — my mama, mybrothers, with the team, regular students, otherathletes. ‘When are the NCAAs, blah blah blah,’”she said yesterday. “It’s a conversation that’shad, but I seriously try and dismiss it because usnot making it, I don’t think it’s even real yet.”

Head coach C. Vivian Stringer has had todeal with problems it would be hard for herplayers to fully grasp.

Eighteen years after entering the BigEast, it is time for Stringer to say goodbye. SEE LINE ON PAGE 13

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Pirates offerRice time totinker roster

BY TYLER BARTOCORRESPONDENT

For a glimpse into the improvements thathave occurred under head coach Mike Rice,look no further than Derrick Randall.

The burly, 6-foot-8 sophomore forwardarrived in 2011 with only a handful of basket-ball experience in high school to draw from.Randall was raw, could not handle the balland never earned Rice’s trust.

But when it mattered most Monday, Riceenlisted Randall’s help against 290-poundDavante Gardner, Marquette’s frontrunnerfor Big East Sixth Man of the Year.

Gardner took only one shot in 18 minutes.“If he just focuses on being disciplined,

then I feel like he’ll be able to continue toprogress defensively and offensively,” saidsenior forward Austin Johnson on Monday.

For better or worse, Rice will be judgedon the success of the Rutgers men’s basket-ball team’s 2011 recruiting class. His first twoseasons are likely a wash, and losing leadingscorer Eli Carter for the year will likelyafford Rice another season.

Rice’s 2011 class is the only thing he candefinitely call his own.

“Go back with me to the first practice theywere here and how much they’ve learned,”Rice said Monday.

Rice pointed to sophomore point guardMyles Mack’s development in Rice’s half-court offense earlier in the season as alaunching point, along with sophomore for-ward Kadeem Jack’s rapid emergence.

He will likely do so again when heinevitably meets with Athletic Director TimPernetti at the end of the season. It is not thetype of defense Rice is used to.

“Emotionally, he really hasn’t really lostlike that in a couple years,” Mack saidMonday. “I know this is getting to him, too. Iknow everybody has his back.”

Rice lauded the team’s grit Monday fol-lowing its 11th loss in 12 games.

He has no doubts it will appear againtonight in the Scarlet Knights’ (13-15, 4-13)season finale at Seton Hall (14-16, 3-14),which has dealt with the same history of BigEast ineptitude.

While Big East Tournament position isalready set — Rutgers will play at 9:30 p.m.Tuesday against DePaul — Rice still hasmuch to gain.

SEE TIME ON PAGE 14

WRESTLING

EIWAs allowWinston tosalvage season

Senior 157-pounder Scott Winston willtry to end his season with an EIWA title.ENRICO CABREDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

BY BRADLY DERECHAILOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Scott Winston admits it has been an upand down year for him individually.

Dropping down from 165 pounds last sea-son to 157 in his final year, Winston compileda 21-8 overall record.

But he went just 11-7 in dual actionwith losses in his last two matches — a 9-2 dropped decision to Navy’s Bobby Burg and a 10-3 loss to Penn State’s Dylan Alton.

Part of his struggles can be attributed toinjuries he has dealt with throughout the sea-son, which included a leg injury that causedhim to miss matches against Bloomsburgand Drexel.

While he is aware of his performanceissues this season, he is also aware of what agood performance in the EIWA tournamentcan do for him.

“Anytime you can win anything, you feelon top of the world,” Winston said. “It helpsyour confidence level.”

The Rutgers wrestling team will host theEIWA tournament for the first time in pro-gram history at the Louis Brown AthleticCenter, with 10 conference wrestlersranked in the top 10 of their weight classesin the country.

It is nothing different for 174-pounderGreg Zannetti.

SEE WINSTON ON PAGE 13

The No. 9-seeded Scarlet Knights (16-13, 7-9) enter the conference tournament tomorrowto face No. 8-seeded South Florida (20-9, 9-7).

As most of its members prepare to leavethe Big East after this season, letting go ofthe conference as Stinger knows it is oneproblem she did not imagine herself facing.

“I think that by the time we added Miami,Virginia Tech, who could ask for anythingmore?” Stringer said. “You had Miami,Virginia Tech. You had Notre Dame,Syracuse, Connecticut, St. John’s,Georgetown. And we had to be the envy ofthe world.”

Upon the athletic department’s opti-mism of leaving for the Big Ten in 2014,

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