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Two award-winningfilmmakers sharetheir secrets behindfusing art and sci-ence through docu-mentary films.

A court allows thecase of a Facebookvillain to go throughas the question offree speech onceagain arises.

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The CARD Act prohibits people under 21 years old from applying for credit cards without a co-signerover the age of 21. The new law aims to protect youth from piling up unnecessary debt.

BONNIE CHAN

CARD Act swipes innew credit regulations

BY COLLEEN ROACHECORRESPONDENT

It may be that the fine print is a littletoo small or the shoes on the shelf area little too cool or the tuition is a littletoo high, but whatever the reason, col-lege-age young adults often fall victimto credit trouble.

New regulations that went intoeffect Monday will make it a little hard-er for that to happen.

“The new rules are an unprece-dented step in my administration’songoing efforts to strengthen con-sumer protections and enact mean-ingful financial reform,” PresidentBarack Obama said in a statement.“These new rules don’t absolve con-

sumers of their obligation to pay theirbills, but they finally level the playingfield so that every family and smallbusiness using a credit card has theinformation they need to makeresponsible financial decisions.”

Provisions in the Credit CardAccountability, Responsibility andDisclosure Act regarding people underthe age of 21 now prohibit young peo-ple from obtaining a credit card with-out a co-signer over the age of 21,unless they demonstrate they are finan-cially able to make payments, saidJared Bernstein, senior economic advi-sor to Vice President Joe Biden, in aconference call.

Visiting saxophone player Mike Smith fills the Nicholas Music Center on Douglass campus with classicsounds last night at Rutgers Jazz Ensemble’s “A Tribute to the Great Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderly.”

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ALL THAT JAZZ

U. study projectsdelayed recessionrecovery in 2010

BY JENNIFER LILONSKY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Two University faculty members believe theworst part of the recession is over, but economicwoes may still loom.

James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. BlousteinSchool of Planning and Public Policy, and ProfessorJoseph Seneca contributed to a report on the topic,entitled “Y2K+ 10: A New Decade Unfolds.”

“The report is part of our on-going analysis ofnational and state economic conditions and theimplications of these for employment, incomeand state policies,” they said in a joint statementvia e-mail correspondence.

Their research follows the economy from thegrowth that marked the beginning of the 21st cen-tury to the recession that concluded its first decade.In the study, they assert the lessons learned andchanges made from the “Great Recession” pale incomparison to those of the Great Depression,according to a news release.

Although their research indicates that the worstpart of the recession ended in 2009, it also suggestsshockwaves may still be felt during the economy’srecovery, and effects will continue to infiltrate col-leges and universities, where students are forced tocontend with budget cuts and tuition increases.

The researchers believe the recession will haveseveral repercussions for students.

“Labor market conditions are directly affectedby the state of the economy, thus affecting jobprospects for students in the immediate future,”Seneca and Hughes said. “The harsh recession

PERSON OF THE WEEKBY NEIL KYPERS

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Being a full-time student canfeel like a full-time job. But forone University student, balanc-ing school and an internshippays off in more ways than one.

As a New Jersey PublicResearch Interest GroupStudent Chapters intern,

School of Arts andSciences juniorAnnabel Pollioniworks with otherinterns to educatelocal children ingrades K through12 on how to bet-ter serve the envi-ronment in their community.

“[We] look uplocal schools likeNorth Brunswick,Edison, Milltown,and … of fer theopportunity to …teach the studentsabout energy ef fi-ciency and commu-nity involvement,”said Pollioni, an

intern with Energy ServiceCorp, one of NJPIRG’s many initiatives.

Pollioni, a Toms River, N.J.native, previously attendedschool in California and hadher first experience withNJPIRG through a neighbor-ing school, Berkley.

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Student steers youth toward green efforts

Group adds up plans to explore term bill fees BY RINAL SHAH

CORRESPONDENT

When the University publishes termbills each semester, some studentsglance over the amount due but neverreally question where their moneyactually goes.

For those students, the LivingstonCampus Council is forming a specialcommittee that will be in charge ofinvestigating term bill fees.

“I think that is a great idea,because it is important for students todiscuss exactly what they are payingfor,” said Winiris De Moya, presidentof the council.

De Moya feels the potential commit-tee will be enlightening to many stu-dents who are unaware of the concretebreakdown of the term bill fee.

The committee will be comprisedof five students, who will meet once aweek to discuss their common con-

cerns with the term bill, De Moyasaid. At the moment, it is still in itsbeginning phases.

Students are sometimes unawareof what they are exactly paying for,besides their education, she said.This committee will allow for some clarification.

The University was unavailable forcomment about fees on student termbills at press time, but the StudentAccounting Financial Services Web site

provides explanations to the differentfees charged on the term bill.

The Web site also lists the eight sep-arate sections on the University termbills that contribute to one semester’stotal charges.

Each fee ranges from the more sub-stantial amounts charged for tuitionand housing to the smaller costs suchas the school and computer fees.

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Filmmakers reveal tricks, techniques to studentsBY DENNIS COMELLA

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Emmy award-winning docu-mentar y filmmakers PeterSchnall and Kevin Bachar paida visit to the UniversityMonday to share their experi-ences as big-time filmmakers.

The filmmakers gave a pres-entation with clips from someof the films they have producedover the last 20 years, abouteverything from honeybees toocean expeditions at “Sciencefor the Screen,” in theMultipurpose Room of theRutgers Student Center on theCollege Avenue campus.

The event was postponedfrom Feb. 10 due to inclementweather and is par t of theWriters House Master Classseries, which allows students todiscuss the creative process offilmmaking with professionaland award-winning filmmakers.

The filmmakers describedsome of the techniques they usedto make their films.

“As filmmakers, we try tobring science to life,” Schnallsaid. “The science is the story.The enter tainment factor ishow we take that story and turnit into a visual moment.”

He has made more than 100documentary films for televisionnetworks, including NationalGeographic, the DiscoveryChannel and PBS.

Creating an engaging andinformative documentary thatpeople will enjoy is one of themost important parts of being afilmmaker, Schnall said.

“That’s where we employthe crafts and the tricks andtrades of our documentar ywork … finding great charac-ters, finding great stories, andweaving them into [films] thatare both dramatic and will keepthe audience involved in thejourney, in theexploration, inthe discovery,”he said.

When on ashoot, Schnalland his crewwill often followa scientist orteam ofr e s e a r c h e r swho ser ve asthe “characters”of the film.

“As you’refollowing those‘characters,’ you’re going to havemoments where they’re going tostop and explain the scientificprocess, because they’re peoplewho care passionately aboutsomething,” said Dena Seidel,who organized the event and hasedited, written and produceddocumentaries for network television. She also teaches “Digital Storytelling” at the University.

One of the best par ts ofbeing a filmmaker is travelinginto other people’s worlds andwatching events unfold natural-ly as they happen, Schnall said.

“It’s a real treat and a realgift to be able to live with peo-ple and journey with people andto explore places and seethings that most people don’tget a chance to see,” he said.

Another challenge in mak-ing documentaries is not hav-

ing a script or alarge budget likemost feature films,Schnall said.

“In a narrativefilm … they have ascripted story, andthey can create thestor y they wantand the atmos-phere they wantand lighting theywant, and in thesetting they want,”he said. “We haveto live in that set-

ting, we have to wait for thelight, and we have to wait forthe events to unfold.”

After the presentation, stu-dents were able to ask the film-makers questions about theirjobs and the films they made.

Bachar suggested that stu-dents interested in pursuing acareer in film should start withan internship and work theirway up.

Marissa Small, a DouglassCollege senior, enjoyed how thefilmmakers talked about theentire process of documentaryfilmmaking, from choosing theirtopics to pursuing those topics.

“Just being there, that’swhat I imagine a [documen-tar y] filmmaker’s life wouldbe,” Small said.

School of Arts and Sciencesjunior Lauren Felton said sheenjoyed how the filmmakerslinked film and art.

“I go to a lot of these eventsbut there aren’t a lot of eventsthat focus on the connectionbetween science and art, so Ithought that was really inter-esting,” she said.

Schnall said he has been inlove with film since high schooland eventually decided to pursuea career in it.

“I just felt that documentarieswere the way to go in terms ofbeing able to make the films that Iwant, sort of journey into people’sworlds and to watch things unfoldin a very natural sort of way,” hesaid. “You make the story as it isunfolding in front of you.”

The Writers House providesa medium for students to experi-ment with 21st century multime-dia projects such as documen-tary filmmaking, multimediacomposition and Web design. Itis an undergraduate learningcommunity where students candevelop all their creative pieces.

Women from all over theglobe will meet in the HunterCollege Assembly Hall inNew York City to discuss thepast, present and future ofthe human rights movementfor women.

The event will host a paneldiscussion exploring topicssuch as sexual and reproduc-tive rights and gender-basedviolence, according to aUniversity Media Relationspress release.

It will also honor interna-tional women’s rights leaderCharlotte Bunch with a docu-mentary featuring her lifeand work.

Bunch worked with theGender Equality ArchitectureReform campaign to urge theUnited Nations GeneralAssembly to establish awoman’s rights and genderequality agency, according tothe release.

The group will have powerand resources equivalent tothose of UNICEF or theWorld Health Organization.

The Center for Women’sGlobal Leadership at theUniversity, founded byBunch in 1990, is organizingthe symposium to mark its20th anniversary.

— Gillian Eigo

WOMEN’S RIGHTSLEADERS TO

ASSEMBLE FOR WORLDWIDE PANEL

“The entertainmentfactor is how

we take that story and turn it

into a visual moment.”

PETER SCHNALLDocumentary Filmmaker

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Former Essex County prosecutor Paula Dow was sworn in yes-terday as New Jersey’s state attorney general, making her the firstblack woman to hold the position.

In new her role, Dow said she would continue her fight againstcorruption and criminal gangs as she goes about her duties,according to an article in the Star-Ledger.

“I will do all that I can to protect the residents of New Jersey,”Dow said in the article. “Justice will ring out from these corridorsand these halls to every corner and byway of the state.”

Gov. Chris Christie nominated the Democrat in December.She received the final approval on Monday from the Senate,according to the article. The process was more expedient incomparison to her two-year wait in 2003 for her approval tobecome county prosecutor.

Christie, who oversaw Dow during his days as U.S. attorney,said he looked forward to her work as the state attorney general.

“The days of me giving advice to Paula Dow are over,” he saidin the article. “I just intend to sit down the street in the governor’soffice and watch her work.”

As state attorney general, Dow will be responsible for theDepartment of Law and Public Safety. The department has beenstruggling through the employment turnover in regard to itslawyers, according to the article.

“I look forward to improving the morale of a department thathas suffered for the past five to 10 years,” Dow said.

— Kristine Rosette Enerio

PROSECUTOR MAKES HISTORY AS FIRSTBLACK WOMAN NJ ATTORNEY GENERAL

Submission of financialinformation that indicates anindependent means of repayingdebt is required for the lattergroup, according to the text ofthe legislation.

“For too long, credit card com-panies have had free rein toemploy misleading and unfairpractices that hit consumers withunreasonable costs, often in waysthat were shady and very difficultfor people to sort out, and they’vehad a specific, tough impact, inmany cases, on youngerAmericans,” Bernstein said.

Recent financial troubles acrossthe country prompted the intro-duction of the legislation, he said.

“One of the reasons we gotinto this mess is because con-sumers, as well as businesses,often took on far more debt thanthey could viably service,”Bernstein said.

Consumer protection legisla-tion like the CARD Act is espe-cially vital for young people, whooften get into trouble withmoney, he said. Statistical evi-dence shows that reckless use ofcredit cards spikes among col-lege-age students and tends todecline among young adults intheir early twenties.

Bernstein said there are tworeasons why it is unfortunatewhen young people get in overtheir heads with credit cards.

“First of all, it’s tougher to getyour career started on a goodfoot if you’re carrying a large,pressing debt burden, but sec-ondly, you can do considerabledamage to your credit score …so we think it is particularlyimportant to make sure theseconsumer protections reachyounger people,” he said.

Under the legislation, peopleunder 21 who have a card andwould like to increase the creditlimit must also get their co-sign-ers’ approval to do so, he said.

Card issuers at universitiesand alumni organizations arealso required to disclose agree-ments regarding marketing anddistribution of credit cards to stu-dents, Bernstein said.

Schools often make a profitfrom deals with card companies,and now, in an effort to increasetransparency, such companieswill have to make the details oftheir agreements known, he said.

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The law also makes it illegalfor companies to distribute freegifts in exchange for signing upfor a card on a college campus,but banks will still be able tosponsor events at universities,Bernstein said. Even so, trans-parency will be key if such actionis taken.

Credit reporting agencies arealso no longer permitted to pro-vide credit histories of thoseunder 21 to card companies,unless the consumer directsthem to, which will reduce pre-approved offers the companiessend to students, he said.

All cardholders, regardless ofage, will now receive notice 45days in advance of a companyenacting increased rates or fees,Bernstein said.

Cardholder Eric Clark thinksthe new law is a good idea.

“A lot of people don’t under-stand the full concept of creditcards, how you still have to pay itand don’t realize that if you paythe minimum, you still owe morethe next time that you have topay,” said Clark, a School of Artsand Sciences first-year student.“It ruins them for later on.”

Clark, who has a credit cardfor which his mother co-signs,said he only uses the card for emergencies.

Maria DeJesus, a School ofArts and Sciences sophomore,has a credit card and pays the billherself each month. She said hav-ing someone co-sign for a youngperson should not be necessary.

“People under the age of 21should be able to handle thatresponsibility, and they should beable to make the decision [ofwhether to get a credit card] forthemselves,” she said.

Although she blames compa-nies that often target youngerpeople, DeJesus also said it isthe responsibility of cardhold-ers to make themselves aware ofdetails when they sign up for acredit card.

Regardless of who is at fault, itis important that both partiesmake an effort to be cautious.

“The idea here is to help makesure that responsible practicesdominate, especially withyounger people, because thecosts of getting this wrong arereally quite high,” Bernstein said.

Those who believe theirrights as consumers as outlinedin the CARD Act have been vio-lated can direct complaints to theTreasury Department’s Office ofthe Comptroller of the Currencyat www.helpwithmybank.gov.

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24 Going knots over midterms? Decompress for less with afree massage from The Somerset School of Massage at7:30 p.m. at The Cove in the Busch Campus Center. Learnhow to reduce stress with proven relaxation techniques.Remember: Massage therapists only have so many hands!First come, first relieved.

Donate a meal swipe at any University dining hall fromnow until March 1 and help sick and injured childrenreceive medical care. The RUSA-sponsored meal swipedonation program will help raise money for the PalestineChildren’s Relief Fund, a nonprofit non-political organi-zation dedicated to providing free medical care for chil-dren from all over the Middle East who cannot receivecare locally.

A Dance Marathon information table will be set up at theBusch Campus Center from noon to 3 p.m. in order toanswer any student inquiries. There will also be a DanceMarathon Bar and Karaoke Night from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. atSliders Bar and Grill in New Brunswick. All ages are wel-come to enter. You must be 21 to drink.

25 “Crossroads: Migration, Language and Literature inAfrica” is a conference designed to foster transdisciplinaryunderstanding of the complex interplay between language,literature and migration, and the varied patterns of lan-guage and literary movement, formation and practice aris-ing from contemporary and historical migration withinand to Africa. The conference begins at 6:30 p.m. and willend Saturday, Feb. 27 at 12 p.m. in the Rutgers StudentCenter on the College Avenue campus. Contact ReneeDeLancey at rdelance@rci.rutgers.edu or (732)-445-6638for more information.

Need a tune up? Want to de-stress, relax and explore cul-ture? “Sacred Sounds” is back! Come join the RutgersBhakti Club for an evening of musical meditations, exoticdrumming and dance all with world-famous kirtan bands AsKindred Spirits and Mayapuris. “Sacred Sounds” will beginat 8:30 p.m. in the Rutgers Student Center on the CollegeAvenue campus. RSVP at www.bhakticlub.org.

A Dance Marathon blood drive will take place in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Rutgers Student Center on CollegeAvenue campus from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dance Marathon’sPep Rally will also take place at the College Avenue Gymfrom 9 to 11 p.m., where the emcees, guest DJ and winner ofSpirit Week will be announced.

26 All interested photographers are welcome to attend theDaily Targum photographers meeting in Room 410 of theRutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus.The meeting will take place from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. We willbe holding a weekly photographers meeting to discussimportant housekeeping business, assign events and facili-tate several workshopping activities. Pizza will be served.

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“Since I didn’t go to [California]Berkley, I couldn’t join PIRG to goand be one of the student teachersand teach students about sex edu-cation or help guide them to … col-lege,” she said. “That was my initialexperience with PIRG.”

When she transferred to theUniversity, Pollioni signed up tojoin the organization when shesaw participants tabling to pro-mote NJPRIG. An internship forcredits was her first role withNJPIRG, which provided her withthe necessary training and tech-niques to help educate studentsaround the state.

“I was never told I would bedoing K through 12 education andthat I needed to learn a lessonplan,” she said. “I was presentedwith what I could do, and then Ichose how I could mold it to bene-fit me and how I would enjoy it.”

This responsibility allowedher to earn a paid internship thenext semester.

“Everyone was trained on thelesson, and we had just one reallybig day of teaching, and we hadnine volunteers with us,” she said.“We go there when classes started,and we taught 273 students in oneday. Two students … would teach aclass of 25 students at a time.”

With such a large undertaking,Pollioni said for any student whowishes to get their message out, itis important to have an organiza-tion’s support behind them.

“One of my really big goals isto get energy efficiency directorsin every school district in the state… I wouldn’t be able to reach thatgoal … if I didn’t have a programbehind me that was alreadynationally accredited,” she said.

While reaching out to studentsand communities, one of Pollioni’sconcerns is balancing both schooland her internship, but she haslearned ways to effectively man-age her time.

“There are so many other peopleworking with you, you don’t have tohandle it alone,” she said. “Theamount of responsibility gets spreadout, so if you can’t do something,there is always someone there thatcan help you or take it over for you.”

NJPRIG Campus OrganizerSarah Clader said interns likePollioni keep the organizationrunning strong.

“Interns are really the back-bone of the campaign. They takea leadership role in the campaign… and come up with a vision forthe campaign,” said Clader, aRutgers alumna.

While she has not workedclosely with Pollioni this semester,Clader said Pollioni has come along way with the organization,interning with several otherNJPRIG campaigns including NewJersey Community Water Watch.

Clader said being a part ofNJPIRG is a way for people to taketheir hopes and ideas aboutchange and actually put it to work.

“The cool thing is that being anintern is an opportunity to takesocial problems you learn about inthe classrooms and learn the skillsto make a difference,” she said.

Nathan Rausch, a formerNJPIRG Water Watch intern, saidvolunteering for the organizationis a good opportunity to getinvolved and make a difference inthe community.

“It’s fulfilling to be able to helpout your community and environ-ment at the same time,” saidRausch, a Cook College senior. “Itmakes you feel like you’re doingsomething, not just for yourself,but for everyone.”

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their report is that the economyhas improved after a dismal peri-od, but the outlook — especiallyfor employment — remains dim,Seneca and Hughes said.

Sunne Kuo, a School of Artsand Sciences junior, is disheart-ened by the idea that his educa-tion will not help him with the

job search in abad economy.

“I feel that aneducation nowisn’t what it wasworth before,” hesaid. “Even afteryou graduate, noone is guaran-teed work.”

Seneca andHughes said try-ing to maintain

that the current stage of econom-ic stability will create new chal-lenges for policy makers.

“Now, after stabilizing theeconomy, the policy challengeis to continue to support theeconomic recovery as neededbut do so without bringing onthe problems of large federaldeficits such as higher interestrates and inflation,” they said.“It is now a tricky path for public policy.”

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has significantly reduced NewJersey state tax revenuesresulting in reductions of stateappropriations tothe University.”

They alsocaution againstthe reduction instate appropria-tions, whichcould have anegative impacton the servicesprovided by theUniversity andresult inincreased tuition.

The recession has been acause of stress for AmalElswedy, a School of Arts andSciences junior.

“Prices keep going up andit’s not fair, because I can neverrun away from it,” she said. “Ipay my own bills and my owntuition. … It’s harder to live nomatter what now.”

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“The school fee funds supple-mental costs unique and particu-lar to the enhancement pro-grams of an undergraduate orgraduate school at Rutgers,”according to the Web site.

These fees consist ofcharges such as the School ofBusiness fee, the “law libraryfee” at the law schools inCamden and Newark and the“conservatory fee” at theMason Gross School of the Artsin New Brunswick, accordingto the Web site.

“The campus fee is charged toall full-time and part-time stu-dents on a particular regionalcampus … in order to supportstudent enhancement programs,services and facilities whichcomplement and support the aca-demic experience,” according tothe Web site.

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centers, student events, busesand athletics.

“The course fee includescourse-related expenses such assupplies and equipment that arerequired for the course (exclud-ing books), which is required ofall students registered for thecourse of instruction,” accordingto the Web site.

Course-related fees covercosts of things like chemistrykits, theater tickets for theatreappreciation courses and lab-related fees.

“Course fees, tuition and feecharges are charged exclusivelyby and collected exclusively bythe Office of StudentAccounting and not directly byany other office, department orindividual on campus,” accord-ing to the Web site.

Some students, like Schoolof Arts and Sciences first-yearLindsey Rizkall, think the committee could work to benefit students.

“Personally I do not lookspecifically at what each fee is andprobably should be more aware,especially in knowing what thecourse fees are,” she said.

around 19 before the consumerconfidence index was released.The Standard & Poor’s 500 indexdropped 13.41, or 1.2 percent, to1,094.60, while the Nasdaq com-posite index fell 28.59, or 1.3 per-cent, to 2,213.44.

About two stocks fell forevery one that rose on the NewYork Stock Exchange, whereconsolidated volume came to4.54 billion shares, up from 3.84billion on Monday.

Stocks have been volatileduring the first two months ofthe year, alternating betweenmulti-week stretches of gainsand losses. Stocks rallied thepast two weeks on signs ofdomestic growth after a nearlymonthlong drop because of wor-ries that European debt prob-lems would upend a global eco-nomic recovery.

The Chicago Board OptionsExchange’s Volatility Index,which is known as the market’sfear gauge, shot up 7.2 percentyesterday. An increase in the VIXsignals that investors are pre-pared for swings in the market.

Meanwhile, interest ratesfell in the bond market asTreasury prices rose. Investorswere betting that a weak recov-er y will force the FederalReserve to keep interest rates

low. The yield on the bench-mark 10-year Treasur y note,which moves opposite its price,fell to 3.69 percent from 3.80percent late Monday.

Investors will get furtherinsight into potential interestrate changes when Fed chair-man Ben Bernanke testifiesbefore Congress on Wednesdayand Thursday.

A modest increase in sales andcost-cutting helped HomeDepot’s profit top expectations.The home improvement retaileralso raised its dividend and out-look, evidence it is confidentabout the strength of an eventualrecovery. Competitor Lowe’sCorp. on Monday also raised itsoutlook, but had a cautious toneabout growth.

Like Home Depot, SearsHoldings said falling expensesand a slight boost in sales helped

its profit surpass forecasts.Macy’s and Target also reportedupbeat quarterly earnings.

A report on home pricesshowed that the housing mar-ket continues its slow recovery.The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price indexrose 0.3 percent fromNovember to December.

Home prices’ rate of declinefrom a year earlier also improved.That measure fell 3.1 percent.Economists had forecast a year-over-year drop of 3.2 percent,compared with a decline of 5.3percent in November.

“Case-Shiller shows some ofthis continuing bottoming effectin housing prices,” said MichaelStrauss, chief economist atCommonfund. “It shows theweakest link in the economy is nolonger a drag on the economy.”

Overseas markets mostlyfell after disappointing econom-ic repor ts from Germanyshowed that Europe’s largesteconomy has been hurt by themounting debt problems incountries like Greece.

Germany’s DAX index fell 1.5percent and France’s CAC-40dropped 1.3 percent. Britain’sFTSE 100 fell 0.7 percent.Japan’s Nikkei stock average fell0.5 percent.

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Ga. to defend state voter registration policyTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ATLANTA — Georgia plansto sue the Obama administrationafter the Justice Department forthe third time blocked the state’sefforts to check the citizenshipof newly registering voters.

Georgia Secretary of StateBrian Kemp accused the fedsof “playing politics” withGeorgia’s election process.Kemp said yesterday the statewould ask the U.S. DistrictCour t in the District ofColumbia to clear the state’ssystem of using SocialSecurity numbers and driver’slicense data to confirmwhether prospective votersare U.S. citizens.

Under the federal VotingRights Act of 1965, Georgia andother states with a history ofdiscriminatory voting practices

Faith in economy sees sharp downturnTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — The stockmarket fell sharply yesterdayafter a surprising drop in con-sumer confidence remindedinvestors of the fragility of theeconomic recovery.

The Dow Jones industrials fell100 points. Interest rates also fellin the bond market as investorsmoved money out of stocks andinto the safety of Treasurys.

The Conference Board saidits consumer confidence indexfell to 46 in February from 56.5last month. That was well belowthe forecast of economists polledby Thomson Reuters. Theyexpected a reading of 55.

Not only did the index fallsharply, it is far from indicatingstrength in the economy. A read-ing above 90 means the economyis on solid footing. Consumers arevital to a strong, sustained eco-nomic recovery because theirspending accounts for more thantwo-thirds of all economic activity.

The confidence numbers cameas investors were already rethink-ing the more optimistic assess-ment they had of the economy lastweek. Stocks had rallied for fourstraight days on upbeat earningsnews, including some from retail-ers, and on improving housingand manufacturing numbers.

That rally has ended thisweek in response to a growingpile of disappointing consumernews, including retail earningsreports. While Home DepotInc., Sears Holdings Corp.,Macy’s Inc. and Target Corp. allreported better-than-expectedearnings yesterday, the compa-nies indicated that sales growthis lagging. That’s a sign that con-sumers are still too hesitantabout the economy and theirown job security to spend freely.

“Consumers are still just veryconfused,” said J. Garrett Stevens,CEO of FaithShares, which man-ages exchange-traded funds.Economic reports remain mixed,which is typical for this point in arecovery and add to uncertaintyamong investors, he said.

“Until we get more consistent-ly positive trends, it’s like to bechoppy like this,” Stevens said.

The Dow fell 100.97, or 1 per-cent, to 10,292.41 after being up

P O R T - A U - P R I N C E ,Haiti — Six U.S.-boundorphans seized by Haitianpolice despite having theirpapers in order remainedin a government-run nurs-ery more than two dayslater, the orphanage direc-tor said.

The seizure of theorphans and the briefdetention of their escortsSaturday came amid fearsthat foreigners are exploit-ing post-earthquake chaosto illegally take childrenfrom the country — a per-ception fueled by an ongo-ing case involving 10 U.S.Baptist missionaries.

“The youngest hasdeveloped diarrhea and isvery dehydrated,” said JanBonnema of Prinsburg,Minnesota, founder anddirector with her husband,Bud, of the Children of The Promise orphanage, where the sixchildren originated.

Bonnema, whoseorphanage is located in thenorthern city of Cap-Haitien, said late Mondaythat the children had beenbound for the United Statesvia Miami, where theiradoptive parents were wait-ing for them.

VANCOUVER, BritishColumbia — The UnitedStates won only one medal atthe Vancouver Olympics onMonday, a silver in ice danc-ing. Yet there was some sig-nificance to it.

With 25 medals,Americans have won asmany as they have at anyWinter Games not held inthe United States, match-ing their haul from Turinin 2006.

The record is all-but-broken, too, because thewomen’s hockey team hasadvanced to the gold-medal game, meaning theycan get no worse than sil-ver. They will face Canadaon Thursday.

KABUL — The command-er of U.S. and NATO forces inAfghanistan yesterday tookhis apology for a weekendairstrike that killed civiliansdirectly to the Afghan people,with a video in which hepledged to work to regain their trust as NATO contin-ues a mass offensive againstthe Taliban in the south.

U.S. Marines andAfghan ground troopspushing from the nor thand south of the insurgentstronghold of Marjah final-ly linked up after morethan a week, creating adirect route across thetown that allows convoysto supply ammunition and reinforcements.

In the video, translatedinto the Afghan languagesof Dari and Pashto on aNATO Web site, a sternGen. Stanley McChrystalapologizes for the strike incentral Uruzgan provincethat Afghan of ficials saykilled at least 21 people.

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“Until we get moreconsistently positivetrends, it’s like to be

choppy like this.” J. GARRETT STEVENS

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must preclear any changes toelection rules with the JusticeDepartment or through the fed-eral courts.

“The state of Georgia will nolonger watch the Obama JusticeDepartment play politics withour election processes and pro-tections,” Kemp said in a state-ment released yesterday.

Kemp said the state will alsoask the court to clear a separatelaw which passed last year inGeorgia requiring newly register-ing voters to provide proof of citizenship.

It has yet to take effectbecause it needs federal approval.

Kemp said he’s asked AttorneyGeneral Thurbert Baker, aDemocrat, to appoint a specialassistant attorney general to rep-resent the state. A spokesman forBaker said he was taking Kemp’srequest under advisement.

“As always the attorney gen-eral will base his decision onhow to best protect the inter-ests of the people of Georgia,”Russ Willard said. “Politicalconsiderations will play no rolein his decision.”

On Monday Baker appearedbefore a legislative appropriationspanel and said hiring pricey out-side counsel exacerbates thestate’s budget crunch.

Republican-led Georgia wasable to push through most ofthe voting changes it soughtunder the Bush administration,such as the state’s law requir-ing voters to show a valid photoID to cast an in-person ballot.But the Democratic Obamaadministration has thrown up roadblocks.

Implemented in 2007, thestate’s voter verification systemhad checked new voters against

information in databases held bythe Georgia Department ofDriver Services or Social SecurityAdministration.

After a challenge was filed byvoting rights groups in the weeksleading up to the 2008 elections, afederal three-judge panel said thestate must seek JusticeDepartment preclearance underthe Voting Rights Act.

The Justice Department’sCivil Rights Division rejectedthe checks in May and Octoberof last year.

In a letter yesterday, AssistantAttorney General Thomas Perezsaid Georgia had not submittedany information persuading offi-cials in Washington to changetheir mind.

A spokesman at the JusticeDepartment did not immediate-ly return a phone call seeking comment.

Anyway, working at theTargum has and will continueto define my college “experi-ence.” I honestly do not knowwhere I’d be right now if I hadnot joined the newspaper.Over time, the Targum kidsbecame not just my co-work-ers, but also my friends; thatwill happen if you spend up to

10 or more hours with people in one day. Throughthick and thin, we made it through every day as ateam, and you guys helped me out more than you willever know. I am so grateful to have met each andevery one of you. I admire your strength and passion.I will miss the constant laughter and ridiculousness. Idon’t want to call out specific people, because invari-ably someone will be missed, but I truly love you guys— I hope you know who you are.

I think I have grown tremendously during thepast two years. I have learned how to take criticism— though not necessarily accept it. I will probablyalways be an introverted person, but if you get toknow me and listen to my inconsistent ramblings, I

sincerely apologize for how annoying-ly loud I am. I used to be scared tostate my opinion and overly nervousabout outward appearances, but thenI just stopped caring about what oth-ers thought of me. And, you knowwhat? It’s amazing! I suggest you try itsometime. If I can give you dear read-ers one iota of advice — even thoughit may be cliché — be yourself andstay true to what you believe in. Finda few friends you can trust and don’tlet anyone talk down to you. Be feisty.

And for the love of God, people, use Spell Check. As I embark into “the real world” — whatever

that may be — I am extremely scared yet giddilyexcited, as I imagine many of my peers feel the sameright now. Even with the 16 percent unemploymentrate for recent college grads and my not-so-in-demand journalism and media studies degree, I amdetermined to be successful. And believe me, I amfierce when I want to be, so you all better watch out.

Thanks for reading, because now I think Ihave my good bye. Well, “at least we put this mat-ter to bed.”

And “That’s what she said.” (Sorry, I had to do it.)

Adrienne Vogt is the outgoing copy editor. She isa School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring injournalism and media studies with a minor in arthistory and planning and public policy. Ummm ...Vogt, her laugh and “The Of fice” ringtone will bemissed. But she leaves a lasting mark in the worldof grammar and style: the new board will alwaysspell adviser with an “e,” move time elements andkeep copy classy. We guess.

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I n my favorite book,“The Catcher in theRye,” Holden Caulfield

said, “What I was really hang-ing around for, I was trying tofeel some kind of a good-by. Imean I have left schools andplaces I didn’t even know Iwas leaving. I hate that. Idon’t care if it is a sad good-by or a bad good-by, but when I leave a place I like toknow I’m leaving it. If you don’t, you feel even worse.”

With less than one semester left at the University,that pretty much sums up how I feel right now.

Don’t get me wrong — I am beyond ecstatic to getaway from this school. I have been ready to graduatesince about my second semester as a first-year student.And as a lifelong resident of Central Jersey — born inNew Brunswick — I am rather sick of this area.

Not unlike a lot of students, I am sure, I haveexperienced the “RU Screw” at one point or another,and sometimes I feel like no one at the University’sadministration cares or is truly helpful. There aretoo many people, we misuse our money and bureau-cracy rules — end of story.

But I’m sure, after graduation inMay, I actually will miss this crazy place.I have been racking my mind, trying toremember some of the best and worstexperiences of the past four years.Nothing gigantic really stood out.

I finally realized it was the littlemoments that meant the most to me:watching marathons of “ProjectRunway” with my suitemates, someguy sitting next to me on the bus ran-domly offering me a piece of gum,walking through the fall foliage of Voorhees Mall onthe College Avenue campus on a quiet early morn-ing, Soul Food Night at the dining halls, some kidbringing a squirrel into my art history class one day,Rice Krispies Treats at Hansel ’N Griddle, hearingjournalism great Bob Woodward when he came tospeak at the University, basking in my favorite artpieces while I worked at the Jane Voorhees ZimmerliArt Museum, and I’m sure the list can go on.

And I cannot forget The Daily Targum. OhTargum, how I will miss you. As copy editor for thepast year and as an assistant for a semester beforethat, I have learned things about the English lan-guage that no one should ever really need to know.I remember the first time I walked up to the littleoffice at 26 Mine St., not knowing what to expect. Itwas daunting, confusing and congested at first, but Isoon developed comfort in the routine. In short, theTargum became my second home. I have read sometruly great articles and even interviewed a con-gressman. But I’ve also edited columns and otherstories that honestly make me very apprehensiveabout our generation’s intelligence.

MCT CAMPUS

That’s what she said

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P erhaps if clearer laws regarding the Internet existed, thenconflicts between students and school administration, suchas in the case of Katherine Evans, would not have been as

spectacular. But the fact remains that in this day and age, there arestill no clear-cut rules to regulate free speech online and evenfewer to control how much power a school’s administration mighthave over its pupils, especially past the final school bell. The truthis: Free speech must extend to new media such as the Internet,and schools should not attempt to interfere with something outsidetheir schoolyard.

In the case of Evans, the South Florida teenager was suspendedfor creating a Facebook group that acted as a forum for Evans’schoolmates to express feelings, bad or good, of their Englishteacher Sarah Phelps. After the school suspended Evans for threedays and gave her a spec on her otherwise fine honors transcript,she attempted to sue her now former principal for a violation of herFirst Amendment rights. Now, according to the New York Times,Evans has been allowed to finally continue with her case and seeka “nominal fee” for her troubles.

Facebook — a relatively new Web site to some courts and judgesat least — does not fall under any specific laws that prohibit itsusers from creating any group or “fan page” they want. Some of theonly rules governing it are those the owners of the site present toits users prior to signing up for a Facebook page. This of courseraises a point where free speech may gain a damaging cause. Andthe few rules that govern users’ online comments and actions, inregards to libel or physical or mental damage to users, are Websites’ regulations and perhaps federal and state governments. Buteven this comes into question at times, because anyone can do any-thing online — the Internet is hardly conquerable in a day.

Freedom of speech, however, remains sacred, especially whenit comes to a harmless display of discussion that just happens to beseen by a school administrator. The judge’s decision to continueEvans’s case therefore is valid, as First Amendment rights shouldextend to online, non-threatening writings. Evans simply created agroup called “Ms. Sarah Phelps is the worst teacher I’ve ever met!”and opened the forum for a fair discussion on part of her class-mates. While Evans had a fight to pick with her teacher, many oth-ers responded negatively to the group, and she took it down. Butthe problem persisted as the Pembroke Pines Charter High Schoolsuspended Evans for creating the group in the first place and for“bullying/cyber bullying harassment toward a staff member.”Following this, the school stripped Evans of several of heradvanced placement classes and put her in lower-level courses,which affected her high school transcript and chances of gettinginto a desired university.

And what did Evans do wrong? How is the online expression ofthoughts, or even providing the methods for others to express opin-ions, wrong? This is no different from talking about a teacher whilein a circle of friends. Teachers should perhaps already be used tothis sort of criticism, as every good instructor has had his or hershare of conflicting students, but even that brings about a sort ofconstructive criticism to the teacher. Evans did not provide harmfulor false information about Phelps that should have been deemedillegal by the school or any other authority. The Internet has in factbecome just another forum for free speech, one no different frompublic discussions. “This is an important victory both for Ms. Evansand Internet free speech,” said Maria Kayanan, Evans’s lawyer.“Because it upholds the principle that the right to freedom ofspeech and expression in America does not depend on the technol-ogy used to convey opinions and ideas.” And that is the argument.The Internet is simply another medium for free speech — one thatis developing the quickest. Therefore, limiting it could constitute aninfringement on Evans’ and many others’ rights of expression.

Understandably, Phelps wanted respect, deserved or not, but theFirst Amendment remains far above her desires. Perhaps it is hard-er to control constitutionally insured rights in smaller sectors of thecountry, but even when it comes to school, the cornerstone of ourdevelopment, students’ rights must be protected. Evans’ case shouldnot have even come outside the district, because the school musthave realized that it was in the wrong — not the student. Unless ofcourse the administration wanted the spotlight to fall on them.

Far from being solely a civil liberties case, the argument restson the law that backs the student. With the development of newtechnology, and with its acceleration, certain aspects of civil rightswill be lagging behind. And in cases such as this, the school shouldhave simply regarded the matter as an open forum — somethingsurely taught by the many history or social sciences instructors atthe school. As long as no maligned and false arguments werebrought into question, then Evans should have had every right todiscuss a figure that so closely affected her grades and thus, per-haps, life — especially outside the confines of the school.

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I f you spent any time on theCook campus lately, you mayhave noticed that the Foran

Conservation Garden is undergo-ing a face-lift. In case you werewondering where and what is thegarden, it is located betweenForan Hall and theCook/Douglass Lecture Hall onthe Cook campus and contains asculpture known as “theBirdcage,” but which the artisthad named “Spiral Field.” Thegarden is part of a courtyard,which also has several in-progressrain gardens. Rain gardens serveto recharge rainwater to under-ground aquifers and keep stu-dents from having to walkthrough puddles. Currently, stu-dents and others are creatingtheir own footpaths on their wayup from the bus and elsewhere,this is packing down the soil, dam-aging our new trees and the all-important switch grass — whichwe are researching as a raw mate-rial for biofuels — and harmsother native plant and wild life.

A team of students, led byPriscilla Hayes of Solid WasteResource Renewal Group atRutgers New Jersey AgricultureExperiment Station and two stu-dent coordinators, are workingto make the whole courtyardinto a garden room which willscream “Stop, Appreciate andRespect” the moment you walkin. We are planning new pathsand planting native New Jerseyplants in the garden for theirbiological, ecological and envi-ronmental importance. Theproject is intended to beautifythe space by holding severalevents throughout the semester,to educate on the importance ofmaintaining and respecting con-

Get involved ingarden conservation

JUSTIN STEELE

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Make mostof campus life

G et involved! That is theadvice I have beenhearing since I was an

eighth grader going to whatwould be my future highschool’s open house. At theUniversity, I attendedLeadership Quest this pastsummer, and the program gotme used to the idea of collegeand motivated me to be evenmore active in school.However, when I arrived here,I was so overwhelmed that all Idecided to do was concentrateon my schoolwork.

This probably sounds likethe mentality a lot of you read-ing this had when you firstarrived at the University oreven when you get back oncampus each school year. Butwhen I returned for the secondsemester, I decided I was goingto get involved and heed thegreat advice that made my fouryears of high school ones toremember. I decided the bestway to get involved was to joinone of the organizations con-nected to me directly: TheCollege Avenue Council.

WILFREDO BENITEZ, JR.

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servation gardens and nativeplants, and to raise awarenessabout the project. Starting witha garden party and ending witha planting event on Rutgers Dayon April 24, the project willallow students to volunteer andbe awarded community servicefor helping out during the manyevents scheduled.

This is a great opportunity forbiology, ecology, entomology,environmental, plant science, ani-mal science and landscape archi-tecture majors and students toearn extra credit for volunteeringas well — pending your teacher’sapproval. As well as the need forvolunteers at the events, we aretrying very hard to get the wordout about the project and gettingdonations for plants, newspaperfor mulch, soil, gardening toolsand compost.

Many drop-off bins will beplaced around campus and atlocal eateries, such as the DudleyCafé in the Food Science Buildingon Cook campus, for our com-posting event which will be openall semester to reduce organicwaste while promoting on-cam-pus composting. Great compost-ing items include coffee grounds,vegetable and fruit wasteeggshells, among many otheritems. If you are interested in get-ting involved around campus,please consider volunteering forthe Foran Conservation Gardeneffort. If you cannot commit tovolunteering, you can still helpout by composting and spreadingthe word around campus. ContactStudent Coordinator Justin Steeleat jssteele@eden.rutgers.edu, for more information about getting involved.

Justin Steele is a School ofEnvironmental and BiologicalSciences junior majoring inbiological science.

I wanted to join an organiza-tion that has an impact on thestudent body and on theUniversity. I quickly discoveredRutgers University StudentAssembly and knew that thisstudent government would begreat for me and, likewise, Igreat for it. I attended a meet-ing, gave a speech and waselected as a member of thecouncil. As a council, we areplanning to host a town hallmeeting soon, inviting all stu-dents on this campus to speaktheir minds to the University’sadministrators in attendance.We are also trying to see whatwe can do about having morefrequent cleaning in several ofthe campus’s restroom facilities.

I challenge not only theCollege Avenue residents butalso the collective student bodyof the University to getinvolved in any organization.Accept this challenge and seefor yourself that being anactive student in your schooltruly enhances the experienceyou gain from being here.

Wilfredo Benitez, Jr. is aSchool of Arts and Sciences first-year student on the CollegeAvenue campus.

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but we’re moving forward,” Hillsaid. “We believe, and these kidsare very good. It takes time in theBig East, the best basketball con-ference in America.”

So here are the dilemmas that— if they have not already — willrun through the minds of every-one close to the program:

With a young team losing allbut one player that has showncontinual improvement andchemistry over the course of win-ning the most Big East games inHill’s tenure, is it justifiable torelieve the current coaching staffof its duties and start anew with a

talented roster inthe ever-competi-tive Big East? Orhas Hill doneenough this sea-son — even after afrantic comebackwas not enough toovercome SetonHall — to keephimself on the endof RU’s bench?

Does yester-day’s 76-70 loss to

the Pirates mean any more thanthe others? If Hill salvages twomore Big East games — homeagainst DePaul or Seton Hall, oreven on the road at rankedPittsburgh — what does thatmean for the RU men’s basketballteam’s future?

Think about it. No answer isan easy one.

By the time the third week ofMarch rolls around, don’t expectthat to change.

— Matthew Stein acceptscomments and criticisms at stein-ma@eden.rutgers.edu

The head coach and his staff willhave an end-of-year discussion withthe athletic director before round-ing off another impressive recruit-ing class, while the players will besomewhere on campus wonderingwhat could have been had eight ornine games not gotten away fromthem over the course of the winter.

Said athletic director, TimPernetti, has yet to publiclyannounce anythingone way or theother. Why shouldhe? Openly admit-ting he is morethan dissatisfiedwith the progres-sion of the men’sbasketball pro-gram in Hill’sfourth seasonwould be counter-productive andgive off the imagethat Hill is nothing more than alame duck coach.

But coming out with a vote ofconfidence has typically proven tomean the man in charge is anythingbut confident in his coach’s abilities.

So Pernetti has done neither,offering nothing more than theusual “We will give it a full evalua-tion at the end of the season, justlike we will with every other sport”to anyone that poses the question.

It’s the smart thing to do, nomatter his true feelings on the matter.

“We have some shortcom-ings; we have had a few setbacks,

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QUESTIONS: Hill’s

future unclear after loss to Hall

continued from back

“We have someshortcomings; we

have had a few setbacks but we’removing forward.”

FRED HILL JR.Head Coach

T H E D A I L Y T A R G U MSP O RT S1 6 F E B R U A R Y 2 4 , 2 0 1 0

T he Rutgers wrestling teamremained at No. 22 in thefinal NWCA/USA Today

Division I Team Coaches Poll ofthe season, released Tuesday, fol-lowing a formidable defeat at thehands of No.7 Lehigh.

The loss marked the ScarletKnights’ first defeat in nearlytwo months, as they boast a 14-1-1 record in 2010.

FORMER RUTGERS corner-back Devin McCourty saw his2010 NFL draft stock soar evenhigher this past week, as ESPN’sNFL Draft lead analyst Mel KiperJr. rated the RU alum as the No.31 athlete in this year’s draft.

McCourty attempts to raise hisdraft stock further beginning onMarch 2 at the NFL Combine ashe plans on participating in everyskill challenge offered.

THE PHILADELPHIA Eaglesreleased long-time franchiserunning back Brian Westbrookon Tuesday. The 5-foot-10 run-ning back had a down year in2009 due mainly to a concussionsuffered on Oct. 26 when hishead collided with the knee ofWashington Redskins’ line-backer London Fletcher.

Westbrook leaves the Eagleswith the franchise record in yardsfrom scrimmage with 9,785 andalthough he recently turned 30,Eagles head coach Andy Reidthinks he will play next season.

AFTER 60 YEARS OFcoaching at one program, it’sunderstandable that Penn Statehead football coach Joe Paternoneeds his thick-rimmed blackglasses to see. However, theNittany Lions’ coach had eye sur-gery last month allowing him toauction off his goggle-like seeing-tool for $9,000 to two Penn Stategraduates. All proceeds benefitPenn State Public Broadcasting.

Talented Big East nears tourneyBY SAM HELLMAN

CORRESPONDENT

The men’s basketball Big EastTournament is just two weeksaway and it’s already shaping up

to be oneof the

biggest dogfights in recent mem-ory. Though another six-overtimeaffair is unlikely, seven teams inthe middle of the pack are withintwo games of each other, whiletwo or three spots in the NCAATournament are still up for grabs.

The last two weeks of the season is when teams add thelast few “quality wins” to theirrespective résumés andConnecticut did just that Mondayagainst West Virginia.

THE HUSKIES (17-11, 7-8)were all but out of the tourna-ment before easily dispatchingRutgers Saturday and then tak-ing out WVU 73-62. GuardKemba Walker scored 21points, mostly on free throws,to lead the Huskies.

Head coach Jim Calhoun’sreturn to the court after leavingfor health reasons, combined

with his harsh words after anembarrassing home loss toCincinnati, likely makes UConnthe seventh Big East team to goto the big dance.

Barring anything crazy in thefollowing weeks or in the Big EastTournament, Syracuse, Villanova,Pittsburgh, West Virginia,Louisville, Georgetown andConnecticut are all destined forMarch Madness.

THEN THERE’S THE REST OFthe pack. Five teams —Marquette, Notre Dame, SouthFlorida, Seton Hall and Cincinnati— are still technically on the bub-ble. Some of the five though, arein better position than the others.

MARQUETTE (17-9, 8-6) ISlikely safe, winning six of its lastseven and holding quality winsover Michigan, Georgetown andConnecticut; but, road games atSt. John’s and Seton Hall thisweek give the Golden Eagles achance to slip up.

THE SITUATION IS MUCHmore dire for the other four stillon the bubble. With freshman

sensation Lance Stephenson fal-tering in Cincinnati and ScarletKnight’s Dane Miller passing himas the leading contender for BigEast Freshman of the Year, theBearcats (15-11, 6-8) are in trou-ble. Stephenson averaged 7.5points per game in the ’Cats’ lastfive games, leading to four lossesand a likely National InvitationalTournament bid.

But Cincy still has gamesagainst West Virginia, Villanovaand Georgetown and could jumpback into the mix with a fewupsets.

AT 17-10 AND IN NINTHplace in the conference, NotreDame is still in the mix, but asimply terrible late January andFebruary might be the differ-ence between the NCAA and theNIT. Star forward LukeHarangody is beat up and theFighting Irish have ugly lossesto RU, Seton Hall and St. John’ssmudging the rest of their BigEast play.

The Irish have Pittsburgh andConnecticut at home andGeorgetown and Marquette on theroad to close out the regular season.

DAN BRACAGLIA/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Guard Kemba Walker and UConn made their path to theNational Tournament easier after upsetting No. 7 West Virginia.

BIG EAST MIDWEEK

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Injury-riddled Younger endures, captures Big East titleBY TYLER BARTO

STAFF WRITER

To prevent further injury: View Aaron Younger’scareer from a wider scope.

The junior 500-meter run-n e r ,w h o s e

time with the Rutgers men’strack and field team began inthe most adverse of circum-stances, can finally begin tobreathe. The 2010 indoor trackseason has been a fruitful onefor Younger, who set a school-record Sunday in the 500-meterdash with a time of 1:01:44 atthe Big East Championships.

“Someone who has really sur-prised me this year is AaronYounger,” said head coach MikeMulqueen earlier in the year.“He’s had to overcome someinjuries and now he’s finally livingup to what everyone thought hewould be.”

Mulqueen aired on the side ofcaution, adding, “Knock on wood.”

The Franklinville, N.J.,native also anchored the sec-ond-place-finishing 4x400 relayat the championships andclocked in at a facility-recordtime at Navy’s Wesley A. BrownField House.

“Aaron is an animal,” saidteammate Adam Bergo. “He’simpossible to stop once he startsgoing. He’s a really good athlete,the fastest in the 500.”

But to truly appreciate the sig-nificance of Younger’s manyimpressive feats this season,some medical precautions mustbe taken into account.

“I get shin splints very easi-ly,” said Younger, whose injuryhistory dates all the way backto middle school. “I had to pull

back, miss practices and skipmeets. Now I am able to do any-thing and everything.”

As a freshman, Younger qual-ified early in the indoor seasonfor the Big East and IC4AChampionships. But a stressfracture derailed his chances ofliving up to the expectations thatteammates believed he couldachieve. He was forced to use amedical redshirt.

“People always told me that Icould set a record in the 500when I was a freshman,” the jun-ior said, “but the shin splints werevery painful.”

After rehabbing extensivelyprior to the spring campaign,the then-freshman beganpreparing for the Penn Relayswhen the injury bug bit Youngeryet again. This time a case ofMRSA, a type of staph infection,forced a hole in the side of hisknee and prevented Youngerfrom participating in the storiedtrack meet.

To prevent further injury:View Aaron Younger’s comeback attempt.

“The main thing is stayinghealthy,” Younger said. “It’s moti-vation for me.”

Younger, an inspired sopho-more, witnessed the uninvitedreturn of his shin splints. Byrunning through the pain andreceiving treatment, he onceagain qualified for the Big EastChampionships, only to sufferan ill-timed pulled hamstringduring preliminaries.

A distraught Younger neverfully recovered for the springcampaign and endured anothermedical redshirt, adding insult to injury.

A pain-riddled past, includingtorn MCL, PCL, and cartilage inhis meniscus stemming from a

high school football injury, putsYounger’s accomplishmentsduring the 2010 indoor seasoninto clearer perspective. In ayear’s time, the fragile, unluckyrunner became a Rutgersrecord-holder and the fastestman in the Big East.

“I was really surprised,” saidYounger of his facility-best time inthe 500-meter at Navy. “I wasn’tthinking about it, just about win-ning the race. At the Big East, Iwas gunning for the schoolrecord. My teammate SteveSwern held the record and I final-ly got it this year.”

Swern, if anyone, can trulyappreciate the great lengthsYounger endured to reach thepinnacle of Big East success. Afellow 500-meter runner, Swernpractices with Younger daily andanchored the 4x400 relay until ahealthy Younger took the reins.

“We’ve learned a lot from eachother,” Swern said. “He’s theanchor now. I used to be the anchor.”

Younger looked at the movethrough a broader lens.

“I guess it’s the change of theguard,” he said. “Steve has aproven track record. He didthings I hadn’t done yet. I defi-nitely feel he’s passing the torchto me.”

Younger’s re-emergence intothe Northeast’s track limelighthelped propel the Scarlet Knightsto 68 points last weekend andleapfrog two places from lastyear’s finish at the Big EastChampionships. His importanceto an experienced squad, however,can hardly be defined as physical.

“What he brings to the team isso real, so emotional,” Bergo said.“His will to win is amazing.”

To prevent further injury:View Aaron Younger’s finest hour.

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Junior runner Aaron Younger persevered through multipleinjuries to capture the Big East Title in the 500-meter event.

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BY STEVEN WILLIAMSONSENIOR WRITER

Make no mistake, the last one hurt.

Sure, the Rutgers women’sb a s k e t -ball team

lost before this season, but neverin the fashion it did Sundayagainst Syracuse.

A 31-point blowout loss athome to an unranked team. Asloppy game from start to finish.A performance that had both sen-ior Brittany Ray and sophomoreKhadijah Rushdan scratchingtheir heads, wondering wherethe effort went.

“It’s not like we haven’t beendown by 20 points before andcome back to make it a game, orwin it,” Rushdan said. “It wasdisappointing for everyone tohang their heads and not giveef fort because that is some-thing you can control. You canhave a night where you are nothitting shots, but you can control effort.”

The Scarlet Knights experi-enced their fair share of heart-breaks this season, including anarrow defeat at the hands of then-No. 16 Georgia and a loss on a lastsecond three by then-No. 13 Texas— both of those games were in thespan of six days. And while it’strue that the Knights were on thewrong side of a 40-point blowoutagainst Connecticut, the No. 1Huskies are undisputedly betterthan every other team in the sport,bar none.

But this one was different.Toward the end, there were

no traces of the Knights’ usualfire. Down by double digits in thefinal minutes, as they were mostof the game, it appeared as if thefight simply left them.

Some stared at the floor.Others stared at the scoreboard,maybe disbelieving the num-bers they saw — maybe hopingthat the clock would finallyreach zero.

It was a performance thatleft head coach C. VivianStringer, usually verbose, nearly speechless.

“To have that kind of a game— and it’s not to slight

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Crushing loss in past as St. John’s visits RAC

RAMON DOMPOR/ ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Sophomore guard Khadijah Rushdan and the Scarlet Knights look to rebound after their 31-point loss to Syracuse Sunday at the Louis Brown Athletic Center when No. 18 St. John’s comes to town. The team needs a win to stay over the .500 mark in conference play.

Knights open season against Temple for second yearBY STEVEN WILLIAMSON

SENIOR WRITER

In the season-opener againstTemple last year, the Rutgers

women’slacrosse

team made a bold statement.The Scarlet Knights scored a

season-high 16 goals; BrookeCantwell and then-freshman AnnieMcGinley scored four goals each,and then-junior attack MeghanFlanagan tied a single-game RUrecord with seven assists.

But that was a year ago. Armed with 10 incoming play-

ers — including a brand-newgoalkeeping corps — the Knightstry and make history repeat itselfthis afternoon in their season-opener against the Owls.

“I think we’re a completely dif-ferent team than we were at thispoint last year,” said head coachLaura Brand-Sias. “We have a lot ofthe same players but the style ofplaying, the pace of playing and theamount of people we plan on playingin the game is completely different.”

Those same players bring abevy of experience to this year’s

squad. The Knights bring backnearly 80 percent of their goalscoring from last season as wellas a stalwart defensive front.

While practice for the springseason has only been in full forcefor the last few weeks, Brand-Sias, entering her eighth yearwith the Knights, said the teamhas made big strides.

“I think we’ve come a reallylong way,” Brand-Sias said. “Youdon’t expect to be 100 percentready … it’s a long season but Ithink we’re in a good spot to havea good start tomorrow.”

For Cantwell and the otherfive seniors, tomorrow’s gamemarks the beginning of the end ofa four-year journey.

The attack, in her first seasonas a team captain along with sec-ond-year captains Faith Richardsand Emily Penn, led RU with 32goals last year. Cantwell’s 38 pointsearned her a place on the 2010 pre-season All-Big East squad.

“It’s a little bittersweet knowingit’s our last season but this presea-son so far has been great,” Cantwellsaid. “Everything seems to be click-ing a lot earlier this year.”

For others, the game is thefirst step in their career as Scarlet Knights.

The team fields two freshmangoalkeepers in Lily Kalata andAimee Chotikul, who will bethrown into the fire this year outof necessity as the Knights do nothave any returning players at the position.

“It’s a tough spot for freshmento be put in and be tested but wedefinitely have the right group toput them in it,” Brand-Sias said.“Both freshmen right now arereally showing us they’re ready to compete.”

Starting the season strong iskey for the Knights, whose schedule intensifies dramaticallyafter today’s game with back-to-back contests against top-IvyLeague competitors in Cornell and Princeton.

But the Owls are first on tap,as the Knights can finally view theresults of their winter work.

“We finally get to do some-thing other than play against eachother every day,” Brand-Sias said.“We’re really looking forward to it.”

ANDREW HOWARD/ SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Brooke Cantwell, right, tied for a team-high four goals last yearagainst Temple. She was named to the All-Big East preseason

Syracuse, by any stretch of theimagination — you don’t playlike that,” Stringer said. “Therewere no answers. It is amazingbecause you can do anything ifyou give great effort.”

Stringer called the Knights’(15-12, 7-6) loss to Syracuse amust-win game, which onlymakes tonight’s game againstNo. 18 St. John’s (21-5, 9-4) allthe more critical. The RedStorm have only one fluke losson their résumé — a 10-point

defeat at the hands of Cincinnation the road — and will certainlynot be a pushover by anystretch of the imagination, espe-cially for a team that continuesto try and impress the NCAAselection committee.

While forward Da’ShenaStevens and guard ShenneikaSmith pace St. John’s in scoring,the Red Storm does not need torun their offense directly througheither — six other players aver-age around seven points per

game this season. That makes theJohnnies, who shoot 36 percentfrom three-point range as a team,a formidable scoring machine.

For comparison’s sake, theOrange shoot 34 percent fromdowntown this season — anddropped 11 three-point basketson RU last game.

The question remains, waslast game an aberration? TheKnights hope so, because withthree games to play the winsneed to come starting tonight.

A team can win by playing strongdefense. It can win by burying theiropponent in points.

But it cannot win without heart.The Knights lost their heart last

game against Syracuse. Tonight,they see if they can find it again.

“When you’ve got people thatare giving up, you can’t do any-thing,” Rushdan said. “Like coachStringer said, when you’ve got people who are willing to fight andwilling to give effort, you can over-come anything.”

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

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Anxious Knights sputter from starting blockBY STEVEN MILLER

SPORTS EDITOR

NEWARK — The assist-to-turnover ratios were almost com-plete opposites, and the Rutgers

men’s bas-k e t b a l l

team’s stat-line was not nearly as pretty.

In the Scarlet Knights’ 76-70loss to Seton Hall last night, RUturned the ball over 16 times,while assisting on nine baskets.The Pirates were much morecareful, only giving the ball up sixtimes during the contest whiledishing out 19 helpers.

“We were too hyped for thegame,” said freshman forward

Dane Miller. “In the first half,they were more composed. Butwe lost because of what we did,not what they did. We came outtoo hyped.”

Although the Knights played acleaner second half, only givingthe ball up four times, the first-half deficit proved too great toovercome. SHU scored 16 pointsoff of the Knights’ 12 turnovers inthe first period.

Many of those came out of the Pirates’ full-court defensive pressure.

“We were actually prepared[for the pressure] but we didn’tdeal with it the way we were sup-posed to,” said sophomore guardMike Rosario. “Coach [Fred HillJr.] told us before the game thepressure was going to come, butwe just tried to rush and throwthe ball up court — things that wenormally don’t do. When you dothat, that’s what leads to easy bas-kets for the other team.”

THE DIFFERENCE IN FOULshooting opportunities was convincing, but RU failed to take advantage.

The Knights went to the line20 times, but converted just 13 ofthe shots to finish shooting 65percent from the charity stripe.The Pirates took just nine freethrows and made six.

The Hall shot 4-of-4 from theline in the first half, and did notsee the stripe again until the lastminute of action, when desperateRU fouls sent the team into the bonus.

The Knights’ numbers wereonly slightly improved from lastgame’s 50-percent foul shootingperformance.

“I just think its concentra-tion,” said junior for wardJonathan Mitchell. “It’s the endof the year and maybe the focus

Gonzalez said. “Obviously we’renot trying to hurt anybody orcause a fight. We didn’t neces-sarily want an intentional [foul],but bottom line is, we’re not giv-ing up a dunk at the buzzer andthat’s what Herb Pope was let-ting him know.”

Rutgers head coach Fred HillJr. said he had no problem withthe foul

“It’s a rivalry game,” Hillsaid. “It’s a hard foul, but it’s nobig deal. We just move on.”

Jeremy Hazell scored agame-high 25 points, whileJordan Theodore had 12 including two free throws with 20.3 second remaining.The Pirates never trailed in the game, winning their thirdstraight over the ScarletKnights

Mike Rosario led RU (14-14, 4-11) with 17 points.

The sophomore guard foundhis scoring touch, convertingsix straight points beginningwith a three-pointer with 3:26 toplay. A conventional three-pointplay followed on the ensuingpossession cutting the lead to68-63.

“I can basically shoot the ballfrom anywhere on the court with-out looking at the basket and that’sjust how I am,” Rosario said. “I wasjust trying to get my shot goingwith a little drive, a little shot hereor there and I forced a few, butthat’s what great players do.”

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Rutgers’ Hamady N’Diaye challenges Seton Hall’s Jeff Robinsonduring the Pirates’ 76-70 victory last night at the Prudential Center.

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Freshman forward Dane Miller scored 16 points in last night’s loss,including an emphatic dunk following a missed Mike Rosario shot.

A free throw with 2:36 toplay brought the Knights with-in four, but Seton Hall came upwith two big plays to seal the victory.

Eugene Harvey picked RUjunior guard James Beatty’spocket and raced in for a layupbefore Jef f Robinson threwdown a fast-break dunk tobring the lead back to eight.

“They made two big playsdown the stretch and weweren’t able to make one,” Hillsaid. “Give them credit. Theirguys made big plays down thestretch and we came up a littlebit short.”

Still, Seton Hall (16-10, 7-8)couldn’t make it easy on itself. The Pirates missed three straight front-ends of one-and-one attempts keeping the Knights within striking distance.

But the Rutgers couldn’t takeadvantage, missing severallayups on the of fensive end.Eventually, Theodore steppedup and knocked down his free throws.

Three other RU players fin-ished in double figures led byMiller’s 16 points. Senior cen-ter Hamady N’Diaye finishedwith 12 and junior for wardJonathan Mitchell added 11.

Harvey and Jef f Robinsonboth had 10 for the Pirates.

Seton Hall used a 16-1 runduring a first half stretch tobuild a 28-10 lead. RU didn’t domuch to cut into that advantage— committing 12 turnovers tothe Pirates’ one in the half —and went to intermission trail-ing by 15.

isn’t there like it was in thebeginning of the year.”

WITH JUST UNDER FIVEminutes remaining in the firsthalf, the Knights converted acontroversial basket.

Miller took a three-pointerfrom the top of the key thatbounced high off the rim before

falling through the basket. As itpassed through the net, seniorcenter Hamady N’Diaye pulled onthe rim prompting SHU headcoach Bobby Gonzalez to call foroffensive goaltending.

The referees met at midcourtand credited the two-point basketto N’Diaye, who never touchedthe ball.

KNIGHT NOTEBOOK

N EWARK — An “L” in therecord books is not a newconcept. Fred Hill Jr. has

grown accustomed to checkingthose off next to the Rutgers men’sbasketball team’s name on his BigEast schedule.

When the calendar turns to aTuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, just anoth-er “L” will be inked into the pagenext to a game against Seton Hall atthe Prudential Center.

But that “L” carries some hid-den meaning. It is just the secondconference loss in a row for theScarlet Knights and their forever-embattled head coach, but it is thethird in a row against the Piratesdating back to last year.

And if the rumors are true — ifHill’s job is in fact in danger — thenlosing to RU’s in-state rival was oneof the last things on his agenda.

“I know you won’t believe me, butwhen we don’t play Seton Hall I rootfor them,” Hill said. “When we getout on the court, there would be

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Pirate forward Herb Pope, right, and Seton Hall rode a 16-1 run in the first half to build an early lead at the Prudential Center. The Knightsbattled back to cut the lead to as little as four, but missed opportunities doomed RU down the final stretch.

BY KYLE FRANKOCORRESPONDENT

NEWARK — Herb Pope andSeton Hall had a message for theRutgers men’s basketball team.

It didn’t matter that there wasless than asecond to

play and the Pirates had last night’sgame at The Prudential Centerwell in hand.

Pope committed an intentionalfoul on Rutgers’ Dane Miller with0.7 seconds left. Miller made bothfree throws and the final scorefinished 76-70 in favor of Seton Hall. But it was the messagethat was most important.

“At the end of the game whenyou have a big lead you take outyour players, your starting five,you don’t want anybody to gethurt,” Pope said. “Guys are try-ing to embarrass people at theend of the game right there. Hetried to probably send himself alittle message and get ready forthe next one.

“I didn’t think it was intention-al. I just thought I kept him offthe ground. I didn’t followthrough with my arms. I thoughtit was just a hard foul. It was arivalry game foul. My teammateswere juiced because the kid justhad a tremendous putback. Weknow what kind of athlete he is,he [doesn’t have to] showcase itagain and try to do a trick dunk atthe end of the game. That’sembarrassing for us.”

Miller refused to comment onthe foul after the game.

Seton Hall head coach BobbyGonzalez backed Pope all the way.

“One-hundred percent, we talkabout it, we care about it,”

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Mind of Stein

The Knights’ loss to Seton Hall last night marked the third-straighttime the team fell to the Pirates, dating back to last year.

whenever a Knights player steppedto the charity stripe.

With the exception of some foulcalls, Hill and Gonzalez wereremarkably subdued.

The game itself, while quickly-paced, did not have the feeling oftwo bitter enemies fighting for NewJersey supremacy. It had all the emo-tion of a lower-tier Big East game.

And in reality, that’s all it was.“I think a rivalry is great, there

are two Big East schools in the stateof New Jersey, 25 miles apart,” Hillsaid. “I think it’s going to take offwhen our programs collectively arereally fighting for something. I thinkit will be meaningful and awesomefor this area. I think everyone is mov-ing in that direction.”

Barring a miracle run in twoweeks to the Big East trophy inMadison Square Garden, Hill’s fourthseason at the helm will conclude the same way his previous three have.

nothing better than to beat them. It’sour rivals.”

Of course, harping on the term“rivalry” has become a little bit overblown.

Hill and Pirates head coachBobby Gonzalez do not have thebest relations — that much is com-mon knowledge. But the gameshave not been as intense as theyonce were.

Available seats were litteredaround The Rock’s lower bowl, andthe upper-tier was customarily cur-tained away. Seated in the corner ofone of the baskets next to the SHUstudents, the most intensity mus-tered was an audible S-T-D chant