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US trade adviserexplains benefits of foreign exchange

Campus groupsencourage studentvoter registration

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk discusses African developmentand U.S. foreign trade yesterday on Douglass campus.

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BY ALEKSI TZATZEVASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Topics of African development and United States for-eign trade took center stage yesterday during U.S.Trade Representative Ron Kirk’s visit to the University.

President Barack Obama’s chief trade adviser andnegotiator pointed to last week’s passage of bilateraltrade agreements between the United States and SouthKorea, Colombia and Panama as opportunities for jobcreation and faster economic recovery.

“It’s a reality now that 95 percent of consumers liveoutside of the United States,” Kirk said. “We’ve got to gocompete for all of these new customers whether they arein China, India, Asia or Africa.”

Congress passed the three free trade agreementsWednesday, countering a highly protectionist attitudetaken by the government since 2007. Kirk said theagreements mostly leveled the playing field as theUnited States had lower tariffs for imports compared toPanama, Colombia and Korea.

BY AMY ROWEASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

With a state House of Representatives electionapproaching in November, some University studentsare taking the initiative to vote.

About 500 students submitted voter registrationforms on the New Brunswick campus by the Tuesdaydeadline, but this does not account for those whomailed their forms or registered at home, saidElizabeth Matto, director of the Youth PoliticalParticipation Program, which handles RU Voting.

“We’re certainly hopeful that it’s more than 500.One of our jobs is to get as much information outthere as possible to make it a little easier to get regis-tered,” said Matto, an assistant research professor atthe University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics.

Harini Kidambi, student coordinator of RU Voting,said the organization aims to educate students aboutwhy they should vote. Starting at the InvolvementFair, RU Voting tabled on each campus, providing stu-dents with registration forms.

Kidambi, a School of Arts and Sciences senior, saidthe lack of media attention for November’s electioncould explain a small voter registration turnout.

“A lot of students don’t vote because they don’tknow it’s going on — it’s not publicized as much asfederal elections,” she said. “It’s important for stu-dents to vote. We’re the millennial generation, themost diverse and technologically advanced.”

Matto said students have the power to influenceAmerican democracy in the future.

“The millennial generation is on track to be thelargest generation in American history,” she said. “By2015, a third of the electorate will be millennial. Formany reasons, if they were to make the most of theirpolitical power, they really could exert a great deal ofinfluence.”

But informing students about midterm elections ishard, she said.

“It’s interesting because students want to knowabout the participants and know what they’re talking

Rutgers-Newark Chancellor StevenDiner announced yesterday that he willbe stepping down from his position atthe end of the semester, and upon theBoard of Governors’ approval, willreturn as a professor.

“It has been a great privilege for meto lead this extraordinary urban univer-sity,” he said in a statement. “I look for-ward now to returning to my first love— teaching and research.”

In two separate statements, neitherDiner nor University PresidentRichard L. McCormick stated a reasonfor the resignation.

During his nine-and-half years as chan-cellor, Rutgers-Newark established theSchool of Public Affairs and Administration

and the Division of Global Affairs, saidMcCormick in his statement.

Under Diner, the campus construct-ed its first residence hall in 16 years,while Rutgers-Newark experienced agrowth in enrollment by about 2,000 stu-dents, McCormick said.

“Chancellor Diner has served withdedication and distinction in hisnearly 10 years as the head of theNewark campus, and the Rutgerscommunity is stronger for his leader-ship,” he said.

Diner said the campus continuesto rank as No. 1 in the nation for undergraduate student diversity,and the faculty has also become more diverse.

“We are now using our students’ cul-tural diversity to provide a unique edu-cation for them in our ever more globalworld,” he said in the statement.

McCormick will soon announce theselection of an interim chancellor forRutgers-Newark, who will assume theposition in the spring 2012 semester.

He said he would not appoint a per-manent chancellor of the 12,000-studentcampus and instead leave the job for thenext University president.

“Rutgers-Newark is now recognizednationally as a leading urban university,”Diner said. “Together we have made enor-mous progress and I am confident that wewill continue to do so in the future.”

— Kristine Rosette Enerio

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RUSA addresses concerns at town hall forumBY ANASTASIA MILLICKER

ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

The Rutgers University StudentAssembly turned the NJC Lounge of theDouglass Campus Center into a town hallforum last night to discuss combating thecity’s garbage ordinance and additionalgender-safe spaces.

“RUSA is basically the voice of the stu-dent body here at New Brunswick,” saidJohn Connelly, RUSA vice president.“With this, we wanted to find out what thepulse of the Rutgers student body is byspeaking to Rutgers students and gettingyour feedback.”

The town hall is about students’ con-cerns and to get things going for thefuture, said Christine Honey, RUSAUniversity Affairs chair.

“We exist to represent you and other-wise we are useless,” said Connelly, aSchool of Arts and Sciences junior.

One student asked for updates on thetrash moratorium, which if passed wouldfine any city resident that leaves out bulktrash between May 10 and June 10.

The New Brunswick City StudentAdvisory Committee, which consists ofRUSA representatives, students and cityofficials, recently met to discuss the

garbage moratorium. It has been anongoing debate between off-campus stu-dents and the city for the past fewmonths, said Honey, a School of Arts andSciences junior.

“There is a very long history of the cityand the student body locking horns …[students] weren’t considered to thefullest extent,” Connelly said.

The trash ordinance would preventstudents from leaving their bulk trash outon the street during the move-out period,Honey said. Sanitation workers take up toone hour to move down a street to pick upthe bulk trash.

“Their whole message is that it doestake up a lot of the workers’ time, and it’snot just targeting students,” she said.

The current city requirement for bulkpick-up of trash is that the tenant shouldcall the city sanitation department andrequest for a bulk pick-up of an item thenight before trash collection, Honey said.

“If we had to make consequences [fornot abiding the bulk trash moratorium],we expressed that we don’t want them todo anything that would target studentsand make money off of us,” she said.

The city wanted to raise the currentRUSA members John Connelly and Christine Honey listen to issues likethe city’s garbage moratorium last night in the Douglass Campus Center.

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Zimmerli art exhibit brings Fluxus movement homeBY HENNA KATHIYA

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Artist George Maciunas’Fluxus, a radical and non-tradi-tional art movement, hasreturned to its roots on campusto celebrate its 50th anniversaryat the Jane Voorhees ZimmerliArt Museum on the CollegeAvenue campus.

The exhibit,“at/around/beyond: Fluxus atRutgers,” will be continuing untilApril 1 to showcase the art move-ment, which combines a plethoraof artistic media, through usingprints, newspaper, little boxes,games and puzzles, said DonnaGustafson, curator of the exhibit.

Gustafson said a group ofartists, musicians, poets andactors started Fluxus to bring artout of the box and out of themuseum and gallery.

“More than 60 works will beassembled at the Zimmerli fromthe museum’s permanent hold-ings and private collections,” saidTeresa Watson, head of publicrelations of the Zimmerli.

Maciunas began the Fluxusart movement in 1962 and YokoOno made it widely known,Gustafson said.

The Fluxus movement hashistorical ties to the Universitycampus, she said.

“Many of the key Fluxusartists were either students or

The exhibit, “at/around/beyond: Fluxus at Rutgers,” at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum on theCollege Avenue campus shows the fusion of different art mediums like props, photography and games.

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teachers from Rutgers or peoplethat lived in the area. These peo-ple really influenced the move-ment,” Gustafson said.

Pioneer Allan Kaprow’s first“Happening” was staged in NewBrunswick in 1958, according tothe Zimmerli website. ArtistsGeorge Brecht and Robert Wattsorganized a series of Yam events,which preceded the first officialFluxus festival Maciunas organ-ized in Germany in 1962.

One of the main identifyingfactors about the Fluxus move-ment is its ability to combinemany different art mediums andmake it as interactive as possiblefor the public, Gustafson said.

“We are particularly thrilled topresent a number of interactiveFluxus works and a Fluxus con-cert,” she said. “Performancewas so integral to Fluxus atti-tudes toward life and art that thedisplay of objects alone can’tcompletely convey the spirit ofthe movement.”

Fluxus at the University willalso feature different games thatcan attract guests to the exhibits.

“Visitors to‘at/around/beyond’ will be ableto play chess with, say, freshlemons as pawns on LarryMiller’s oversize ‘Fruit andVegetable Chess Board’ or withidentical wooden pieces onTakako Saito’s ‘Sound Chess,’”Watson said.

Maciunas coined the nameof the ar tistic movement,because he was interested inFluxus being an ever-changing,ever-evolving movement fromthe Latin word for ‘flow,’Gustafson said.

“Fluxus has been described asan attitude, a way of experiencing

the world and as a laboratory ofideas,” she said.

Christina Eng, a School ofArts and Sciences senior,admired the season’s exhibitand considered herself a big fanof Ono.

Upon learning about Fluxus,Eng said she was eager to see

how the Zimmerli had portrayedthe unique movement.

“While the exhibit didn’tinclude all the aspects of themovement, the exhibit definitelycaptured the true essence of theart by incorporating interactiveart delivered in many differentways,” she said.

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fine with the possibility ofreaching up to $2,000 during itsfirst-year of implementation,Honey said.

“Personally, I didn’t agreewith the punishment they weretrying to enact,” she said.

Honey said if a tenant leavestheir bulk trash on the curb, thelandlord receives the fine. Inreturn, the landlord has the rightto make tenants pay back thefine, including the possibility ofcommunity service.

There also are plans for twobulk drop-off centers on theCollege Avenue campus andCook/Douglass campus, she said.

“We did talk about the unusedfurniture [that is dropped dis-carded during move-out] … anda lot of it they are trying todonate to Goodwill and charity,”Honey said.

RUSA also addressed theconcern over gender-safespaces and awareness duringthe open forum.

Hera Mir, a correspondentfrom the Women’s Center in theDouglass Campus Center, saidshe would like to see more gen-der-safe spaces on all campuses,not just on Douglass campus.

“We would like RUSA tosponsor events that raise aware-ness,” said Mir, a School of Artsand Sciences senior.“Sometimes women feel likethey don’t have a voice on cam-pus. … We want to create gen-der-safe spaces and create pro-grams that raise awareness.”

Honey said having gender-awareness events would benefitthe student body, and that RUSAwould look toward co-sponsoringevents in the future.

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about [before voting],” shesaid. “A lot of people [don’t]participate because they don’tknow the candidates or whatthey believe.”

Matt Cordeiro, president ofthe Rutgers University StudentAssembly, has also beeninvolved with voter registrationefforts on campus.

He said candidates runningfor state Senate or assembly seatsshould target students more.

“State elections have done apoor job at advertising to stu-dents to make it known thatthere are elections,” he said.“Candidates are not reachingout to students.”

Although the youth vote ismuch more present in federalelections, state elections impactstudents more, Matto said.

“A large amount of fundingcomes from state legislatureand cuts trickle down toRutgers students,” she said.“Politics af fect everyone imme-diately. It’s worth you partici-pating and having your voicebe known rather than leaving itup to older generations.”

She also said it is dif ficultfor students to find reliableinformation about candidatesand their political agendas.

“It’s very hard to just getunbiased information aboutwhat’s going on in the politicalelection, which is ironic basedon how many modes of commu-nication we have and how per-vasive the Internet is,” she said.

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“They will create jobs, becauseagreements with Korea, Colombiaand Panama, [independent] econ-omists tell us, could [add] up to$12 billion to our GDP and createalmost 70,000 jobs,” he said.

The United States has sup-ported developing economiesaround the world and has rebuiltothers by giving them relativelylow tariffs, Kirk said.

“Most of what we are doing is bringing their tariffs down,” he said.

The ambassador said thesetariffs on American goods —ranging from 16 percent to 100percent — previously made it dif-ficult for both small and largebusinesses to export because oflow competition in the recipientcountries, where local businesseshad the upper hand.

“Most of what comes into theU.S. from Colombia and Panamacomes in duty-free,” he said.“Ninety percent for Colombia and98 percent for Panama.”

The U.S. International TradeCommission, which analyzed thenegotiations in 2007, stated theimpact on the growth of theAmerican economy would be mini-mal because of the small market forAmerican goods in the three coun-tries in question.

The commission also reportedthe agreements would benefitmostly American farmers becauseof a demand for beef, dairy andpork, according to a New YorkTimes article.

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The voter registrationprocess also makes voting dif fi-cult for students, as they are often confused about whereto register and which addressto use as well as deadlines, she said.

“It should be simpler, andwe try to simplify the processfor students,” she said.

Cordeiro, a School of Artsand Sciences senior, said theregistration process should bereformed to help more stu-dents vote.

“Many states have ElectionDay registration, which justrequires a driver’s license andyou register right there,” hesaid. “It’s incredibly helpful.The idea of having to register is a little bit outdatedand should be reformedbecause it has a lot of unneces-sary barriers.”

But Matto is hopeful RUVoting’s presence will make forbigger voter turnout on cam-pus than in past years formidterm elections.

“We’ve done a really goodjob this year, and students arereally paying attention,” shesaid. “It’s resonating with stu-dents that a state election isgoing on that’s worth partici-pating in.”

RU Voting’s next step is toaler t students about votinglocations on campus. Thisinformation will soon be avail-able on ruvoting.rutgers.edu.

The Eagleton Institute ofPolitics on Cook/Douglass cam-pus will also hold a panel discus-sion on Thursday, Nov. 3 at theevent “Pizza and Politics” for stu-dents to learn why they shouldcare about the election more.

farmers lose $5 billion of subsidiesas part of the slashing of $1.2 trillionfrom future budgets, these agree-ments could restore some of farm-ers’ profits.

It is a common assumptionamong economists that free-tradeagreements benefit both sides asmarkets favor more sales andlower tariffs — sometimes zero —but there is also the fear of unpro-tected businesses losing out to for-eign competition.

“Anytime you decide you’regoing to have a competition, there’sgoing to be winners and losers,”Kirk said in regard to Korea. “Thenumbers that we give you, webelieve … are conservative.”

He said it would be foolish to sayno one is going to lose their jobbecause of trade, and that is why thefederal government has been fund-ing a retraining program for foreigntrade-displaced workers.

Kirk also discussed invest-ment and foreign relations withsub-Saharan African states andthe difficulties as well as opportu-nities involved.

He said the United States hasbegun moving away from a paternalrelationship with the African conti-nent, where only aid was distributedand trade only benefited one side.

“My job is to be as dispassionateas possible,” he said. “Africa is grow-ing, Africa is transforming as a con-tinent and has huge challenges butagain, has every bit as much poten-tial in terms of income growth [and]consumer growth.”

He spoke of the needs of busi-nesses when going abroad — main-ly the existence of concrete lawsprotecting business practices, asmany African states lack them.

Another difficulty is the basiclack of infrastructure — roads,

transport, etc.— which hinder busi-ness opportunities in some coun-tries, he said.

“Once you invest capital, it’s ahuge decision,” Kirk said. “Youwant to know that it is not going tobe put in risk because govern-ment corruption.”

He said Africa has been on apath of fostering this safety, and anecessary step is foreign invest-ment. The United States will ben-efit from new markets, andAfrican states benefit from innova-tion and development.

He said the United States hasbeen working on moving the conti-nent from an agrarian-based eco-nomical structure to a more devel-oped world economic model. Forexample, a recent U.S.-Rwandabilateral agreement could become amodel for other African states in anattempt to diversify exports andopen their trade borders.

Kirk mentioned Mauritius,Ghana and the East Africastates as the next targets foreconomic development.

Following his travels to Spainand other trade partners of theUnited States, Kirk said he washumbled at the presence of multilin-gual students.

The audience which was mostlymade up of Rutgers BusinessSchool students and foreign-rela-tions experts.

Alicia Quirolo, a RutgersBusiness School first-year stu-dent, said the United Statesseemed to be phasing out domes-tic manufacturing due to a ten-dency of going abroad for cheap-er production costs.

“My question is, why would yougo globally if everyone is complain-ing that we aren’t creating enoughjobs?” she said.

She also suggested arranginga meeting with ExecutiveDirector for Residence Life JoanCarbone to speak about gender-neutral housing.

Mir said first-year studentsshould be required to take acourse addressing gender andracial issues.

“I acknowledge the impor-tance of making the class, but itmay take awhile to have this inplace,” said Pavel Sokolov, RUSAInternal Affairs chair.

Sokolov, a Rutgers BusinessSchool sophomore, suggestedholding a gender-awarenesspresentation during first-year ori-entation to provide a faster solu-tion while the idea of a new classis solidified and presented to theUniversity Senate.

The Legislative AffairsCommittee of RUSA has two ini-tiatives planned for the year,which include addressing theLaw of 1957 and the Kill PIRGBill, Connelly said.

The Law of 1957 states thatstudents are not allowed toserve on the Board ofGovernors, he said.

“The Board of Governorsworks with Rutgers faculty and students, but yet they donot get a say,” he said. “We,[meaning] the people I amworking with in the legislativeaffairs of fice, think that limitsstudent power.”

RUSA also looks to appealthe Kill PIRG Bill, which waspassed in March of 1995 andprevents certain groups fromlobbying in legislature,Connelly said.

“We cannot use your studentfee money to lobby on yourbehalf,” he said.

As a part of the LegislativeAffairs Committee, Connelly saidhe hopes to change this in orderto increase student voices in theN.J. legislature.

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Walter Forston, chair of the University’s Mountainview Program,talks about educating convicts last night on Cook campus.

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Terrell Blount is a School ofArts and Sciences sophomoremajoring in communication. Hesits in the front row of his class-es and commutes from Newark.

He is also a convicted felon.Blount was incarcerated at the

age of 18 and served a six-yearsentence for robbery chargesbefore enrolling at the Universityin 2008 through theMountainview Program (MVP),which transitions offenders fromcorrectional facilities to formaleducation institutions to keepthem from returning to prison.

“Getting arrested was thebest thing and the worst thingthat happened to me,” he said.

The 27-year-old, who is onparole until 2014, said committingrobbery actually saved himbecause he never would haveattended the University otherwise.

“While I was in a halfwayhouse, I wanted to pursue myeducation,” he said. “I didn’tknow anything about the pro-gram but was amazed [to learn]that I had the opportunity to goto Rutgers.”

The University currentlyenrolls 34 students from the pro-gram, from which five havealready graduated with degrees,said Walter Fortson, chair ofRutgers MVP — a group organ-ized by students enrolledthrough the program.

Fortson said the enrollmentprogram allows a select num-ber of convicted felons toattend the University afterserving their sentences.

“The program started as a spe-cial admissions program for ex-offenders who demonstrated ahigh level of academic potentialto pursue or attempt to pursue aprofessional degree at thisUniversity,” he said.

More than 50 students attend-ed the group’s first meeting lastnight at the Cook Campus Centerto learn about the group’s initia-tives to create more chances toeducate convicted felons.

Fortson presented four ini-tiatives Rutgers MVP is tryingto implement, all of whichinvolve educating incarceratedindividuals or those in low-income areas.

“We felt we’d be remiss notto turn around, reach back intothe system and continue to pullmore people out,” he said.

The event presented a videoon the Petey Greene PrisonerAssistance Program, whichallows students to go to correc-tional facilities and tutor convicts.

Fortson said another initia-tive was Project P.R.I.D.E., aNew Jersey Depar tment ofCorrections program to edu-cate youth about choicesinvolving drugs and alcohol.

He also introduced theRutgers Upward Bound pro-gram, which provides tutoringto low-income students to pre-pare them for college.

“More than 70 percent ofconvicts don’t have a GED,” hesaid. “There is a large correla-tion with incarceration and the[lack of] education.”

Natalie Twerdowsky, aSchool of Arts and Sciencesjunior, thought the program’sgoals were well directed.

“Education is the root to anytype of change, any type ofreform,” she said.

Twerdowsky, a criminal jus-tice major, was excited aboutthe group’s initiatives.

“I’ve been looking for some-thing like this for a long time,”she said. “This is what I want to do.”

Jonathan Wewer, parliamen-tarian of Rutgers MVP and aformer convicted felon, saidstudents who come through theprogram are generally betterstudents compared to the restof the University population.

“We have a higher GPA, wehave a higher attendance rateand we always sit in the firstrow of the class and raise ourhands,” he said.

As a School of Ar ts andSciences sophomore, Fortsonsaid he was glad to have theopportunity and grabbed on toit as soon as he could. He car-ries a 3.92 GPA.

“Before I was incarcerated Iwas a business major at Temple[University],” he said. “Then Idropped out of school and land-ed myself in a bunch of trouble,and when I was presented withthe opportunity, I came run-ning through these doors asfast I could.”

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Pfizer employees patch up teddy bears for childrenBY ADAM LOWE

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Executives from pharmaceuti-cal giant Pfizer took time fromtheir desks on Tuesday to oper-ate a toy workshop.

The workshop, called “RescueBear,” took place at the RobertWood Johnson UniversityHospital and Pfizer employees assouth as Florida and as north asCanada attended.

Daniel Galarza, senior hospi-tal sales representative at Pfizer,said he hopes the children whoreceive these bears will remem-ber Pfizer in the future.

“The kids will be happy. Theyknow a little bit more about ourcompany, and what we do forthem,” Galarza said. “We’ll givethem the bear, and one day theywill find out that the drugs weremade by the same company thathas given them the bear that theykept close to them at night.”

Pfizer’s goal was to create 200bears to donate to the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospitalat RWJUH for pediatric patients,said Maria Queri, communicationsdirector for Pfizer Injectables.

The project was the brain-child of Senior ExecutiveAssistant for Pfizer AnnCzarcinski who said she wantedto give back to the community.

“Though this reinforces thebonds of our company, it’s reallyfor the children and the pediatricpatients of Bristol-Myers SquibbChildren’s Hospital,” she said.

Czarcinski proposed the ideasix months ago after looking for agood team-building idea in the

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer hosted a toy workshop Tuesday in New Brunswick. Hundreds of workers across the nation attended.

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area of New Brunswick. Becauseher own personal experiences atRWJUH were positive, she decid-ed to visit the medical facilityonce more.

But the Leaders Institute, agroup that specializes in leader-ship training, planned the project,said Craig Wagganer, the seniorinstructor for the LeadersInstitute. His group researchedhow many bears to create and thedemographic they were to reach.

The Leaders Institute handledthe logistics, he said.

“This is another exciting yearfor us,” Wagganer said. “Moreand more companies are doingaway with the standard office par-ties for the holidays and instead[they’re] opting for team-buildingprograms with a philanthropicelement to them.”

Employees were grouped intoseparate teams of three, four orfive people. They were presentedwith questions and challenges,ranging from Sudoku to triviaquestions. The more questionsthey answered, the more partsthey received to build the bear.

“We had to answer some triviaquestions,” said Mark Steward,Pfizer employee from Florida.“It’s fun, good team building andit’s for a good cause.”

This team-building activityhelps strengthen the teamworkcapabilities of the company,Czarcinski said.

One employee may know theanswer, and they must networkto share the answer — it is agood way to foster teamwork in apositive and fun environment,she said.

“This is our first philanthropicproject on a scale and scope likethis,” she said. “What I’d like toknow is how we do somethinglike this again. How do we giveback to the community?”

Czarcinski was pleased withthe large turnout of people whocould make it to the event, withmore than 400 employees work-ing together for the cause.

Bill Kennally, regional presi-dent of Pfizer’s North AmericaEstablished Products BusinessUnit, said the event served multi-ple purposes, including being anational meeting ground in NewBrunswick for the company.

“It is part of our strategy toraise company morale, and atthe same time share a brightvision with the hospital for thekids. It’s more about team build-ing — it’s about learning andcaring,” he said.

The bears will be distributedto children during the holidays —primarily Thanksgiving andChristmas, Kennally said.

Galarza, impressed by theenthusiasm of his fellow employ-ees, said he hopes to not onlycontinue this event further, butalso to take it up a notch andmake more toys.

“We want to show that we domore than sales. Even though oursales make a change in other peo-ples’ lives, other activities such asphilanthropy make a difference,”he said.

Albert Bourla, president andgeneral manager of the EstablishedProducts Business Unit, saidemployees participated becausethey felt the need to give back.

“In helping and giving back, westrengthen the bonds in our compa-ny,” he said. “We want to let the chil-dren and people know that Pfizerisn’t just about sales — it’s about tak-ing care of the community.”

Peter Haigney, director ofPublic Relations at RWJUH, saidthe hospital is becoming a majortransport destination for chil-dren, so operations that involvepediatric care and children’srehabilitation are located in thecentral New Brunswick area.

Haigney said the hospital isextremely supportive of programs

like “Rescue Bear” and DanceMarathon, a separate event cor-roborated by University studentsthat raises money for childrenwith cancers and blood disorders.

“Though this event is notdirectly affiliated with Rutgers,I’d like to say that philanthropicef forts like the [DanceMarathon] and the ‘RescueBear’ project do not go unappre-ciated,” he said. “It’s the 10thanniversary of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’sHospital, and this is a great wayto commemorate that.”

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20 The State Theatre and Live Nation present Lewis Black aspart of his tour, “In God We Rust.” The prolific comedian isa Grammy Award-winner, star of Comedy Central’s “TheRoot of All Evil” and recurring commentator on “The DailyShow,” in his segment, “Back in Black.” Black’s angry rantsand comedic shouting will cost between $35 and $75. Theshow will take place at the State Theatre at 8 p.m.

21 The Writers Block is hosting an open mic night at NamasteCafé on 89 Morris St. The event starts at 7 p.m. and admis-sion is free. For directions and parking contact the NamasteCafé at (732)-247-0118 or the George St. Co-op at (732)-247-8280. The group is still looking for performers, includingrappers, musicians, spoken-word artists and poets. The per-formance should not contain explicit content. If you wouldlike to perform contact Tanisha at (848)-228-9798 or atthewritersblock@ujamaapoets.com

22 4-H of Middlesex County will host a “Halloween TrickyTray” at the County 4-H Center, 645 Cranbury Rd., EastBrunswick. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the drawing will startat 7 p.m. Admission to the event is $15 includes a page oftickets. Guests who come in costume (not too scary) will beawarded a special prize ticket. Sponsored by the MiddlesexCounty 4-H Association, this event benefits the MiddlesexCounty 4-H Youth Development program. Tricky Trays area fun way to meet new people, potentially win great prizesand help out a worthwhile cause. Examples of prizes to bewon include passes to Disney World, round-trip tickets forthe Sea Streak ferry, gift baskets and certificates galore.Coffee, tea and desserts will be available. For more infor-mation please contact Janet at (732)-754-2868 or Lisa at(732)-723-9968

The State Theatre presents “The Rat Pack is Back!” Arecreation of the free-wheeling nightclub act that starredFrank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin and JoeyBishop. The show features vocal recreations, no-holds-barred humor and a live 12-piece orchestra. See perform-ances of classic songs like “My Way” and “Mr. Bojangles”that have been praised by both the Las Vegas Sun and theChicago Tribune at 8 p.m. The theatre, located on 15Livingston Ave., will host an encore performance at 3 p.m.on Oct. 23. Tickets range from $25 to $57. For more infor-mation visit statetheatrenj.org

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

30 The new Gershwin brother’s musical “‘S Wonderful” willbe performed at the State Theatre on 15 Livingston Ave. at3 p.m. See 40 timeless classics from the minds of Georgeand Ira Gershwin performed with a live orchestra and allnew singing and dancing. The musical takes audiencesback to 1930s Paris and 1940s Hollywood and eventsoccurring in and around the lives of the Gershwin broth-ers. Tickets range from $25 to $45. For more informationvisit statetheatrenj.org

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

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Panel slows development of affordable housing planTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HADDONFIELD, N.J. — Athree-judge panel has sloweddown Gov. Chris Christie’sefforts to make quick changes tothe state’s complicated afford-able housing requirements.

The state appeals panel issued astay Tuesday on his plan for newaffordable housing procedures andscheduled a hearing for February.

Until then, the state is orderedto follow the affordable housingprocedures that were in placebefore the state Council onAffordable Housing was abol-ished last month.

The ruling is the latest in acourt and public policy debate

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. AndrewCuomo on Wednesday nominated one of his topeconomic development aides to run the PortAuthority of New York and New Jersey.

Cuomo is recommending authority board approvalof Patrick Foye to replace Executive DirectorChristopher Ward. Cuomo has been critical of theauthority this year and a replacement was expected.

Cuomo confirmed this week an audit is underway into what may be questionable spending bythe authority, but did not elaborate.

The authority did not immediately release thesalary of the executive director. Ward was paidmore than $304,000 last year.

Foye has been Cuomo’s deputy secretary foreconomic development and formerly was adeputy county executive in Nassau County.

Ward will remain on the job until Foye isapproved by the board, which is expected.

Ward had been appointed to the job managingone of the world’s busiest ports by former Gov.David Paterson. He has been credited with finallygetting the World Trade Center redevelopmentand Sept. 11 memorial out of a political limbo anddone by the 10th anniversary this year.

Cuomo also nominated Rossana Rosado to the authority’s board and announced that hewants the authority to assume the roles of

two economic development agencies in New York City, the Moynihan StationDevelopment Corp. and the Lower ManhattanDevelopment Corp., creating a powerful citydevelopment body under Cuomo.

“The Port Authority must meet its potential asa major economic engine that plans for the regionand attracts business on an international scale,”Cuomo said. “We must also improve its opera-tions and maximize the value out of every dollarspent so that it is financially responsible andrespects the tax and toll payers.”

— The Associated Press

NY GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES NEW PORT AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

that’s been fought in New Jerseyfor more than 40 years.

Courts have ruled repeated-ly that New Jersey municipali-ties are obligated to providethe opportunity for homes thatlow- and moderate-income resi-dents can af ford. But figuringhow to do that has been adaunting task.

The state Legislature’s solu-tion back in the 1980s was tocreate the Council onAffordable Housing, a 12-mem-ber board that laid out eachtown’s housing obligation andapproved its plans for how tomeet it.

The council, known by itsacronym, COAH, became a

nearly universally despised foilfor local politicians who did notlike its rules or methods, whichthey saw as bureaucratic.

Christie formulated a plan inJune to eliminate the agency.Lawmakers had two months toobject, but none did.

Christie’s administrationannounced that COAH wouldbe eliminated on Sept. 15 andits duties transferred to thestate Depar tment ofCommunity Affairs.

“The goal of this reorganiza-tion plan is to put an end to thishopelessly complex and outdat-ed system — and provideaffordable housing opportuni-ties to our most deserving resi-

dents,” DCA CommissionerLori Grif fa said at the time.“The governor’s plan addressesthe needs of both the providersand beneficiaries of affordablehousing in New Jersey byorganizing all programs withina single regulatory body.”

His plan set forth interim pro-cedures designed to speed upaffordable-housing decisions.

Fair Share Housing Center, aCherry Hill-based group thatadvocates for housing for lower-income people, sued.

The group said that the DCA’snew rules are not good enoughand have meant decisions regard-ing towns’ affordable housingplans are made without enough

explanation or opportunity forpublic comment.

“The only thing worse than aslow COAH, a bureaucraticCOAH, is housing policy set bythe guy who has announcedopposition,” Kevin Walsh, a FairShare lawyer, said Wednesday.“What we’re going to get is fasterbad decisions.”

DCA spokeswoman Lisa Ryancharacterized the court order,which was issued without a fullopinion, as “a procedural issue onthe proposed guidelines.”

“The more critical and positiveruling from our perspective isthat the court refused to blockthe governor’s COAH reorganiza-tion plan,” Ryan said.

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“We’ll give them the bear, and one day they will find out that the drugs were made by the same company that

has given them the bear that they kept close to them at night.”Daniel Galarza, senior hospital sales representative at Pfizer,

on the “Rescue Bear” workshop at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

I am a columnist for TheDaily Targum, and youprobably realize that by

now after seeing my piecesin here every otherMonday. However, recently,I have gotten to thinkingabout what this means tome. It means a number ofthings. On the surface, it’s anice résumé booster and something to do. It’s agood place for me to rant about things that annoy orinterest me or that just simply stick in my mind.Really though, being given a column for the Targumhas given me a very rare opportunity: having a voicewhich can reach across an 18,000-person demo-graphic and for that I am extremely grateful.

You would think that anybody given the opportu-nity to voice their opinion on a campus-wide forumwould be thankful, wouldn’t you? Unfortunatelythough, that is obviously not the case. As is clear toany regular column readers, therehave been a number of columnistswithin the past year that have usedtheir column as a forum to bashthe Targum. The reasons for thistypically center on the Targumpublishing columns with opinionscontrary to their own.

The most memorable of theseof course was a column written byone former columnist, whichtalked about how it was wrongthat the Targum posted pro-Israel material. He evenwent beyond that and insulted the talent and integri-ty of the editors of the Targum. Said columnist wasremoved from his position, although he did issue anapology afterward and rightfully so.

However, it is not just anti-Israel groups that slan-der the column in their name. This same exact tac-tic was utilized in the Oct. 11 column, “Considerrebuttals to accusations,” and ironically, this time inattack on anti-Israel forces. In his column, he dis-cussed a number of issues. Most notably, thesewere the “Occupy Wall Street” protests, Republicanpresidential candidate Herman Cain and lastly,Israel. This writer attacked a fellow columnist fordescribing Israeli action against Palestinians as“genocide.” He concluded the article with this line:“You know what’s not funny? When a school news-paper publishes a wholly unsubstantiated columnthat accuses Jews of committing genocide.”

I would like to make very clear that although I dohave opinions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iam choosing to leave them out of this column.There is already more than enough written aboutIsrael by columnists, on either side of spectrum.

The last thing this sectionneeds is someone elseengaged in a bitter back-and-forth regarding this topic.

Moreover, I am not hereto talk about Israel. Instead,I am here to talk about classand evenhandedness. At thebottom of the opinions page,there is a disclaimer. It may

be small, but the idea it expresses is very important.It reminds everyone who is reading that “The edito-rials written above represent the majority opinion ofThe Daily Targum editorial board. All other opin-ions expressed on the opinions page, and those heldby advertisers, columnists and cartoonists, are notnecessarily those of the Daily Targum.”

So what does this note really mean? It meansthat the Targum has no bias whatsoever so that asfar as publishing the columns goes, the Targumhas no opinion on it, with no exceptions. The

Targum is so steadfast in thisstance that they will publish a col-umn on one extreme one day, andon the other extreme the otherday — although some columnistsmay deny this. The Targum is soopen that it will actually publishcolumnists who defame the news-paper itself.

So to all columnists, I say thatno matter how extreme your viewsmay be, no matter how little I sup-

port what you have to say, I will stand up for yourright to write. Moreover, I am very thankful that theeditor of this section allows for the publication of allpossible viewpoints.

However, while I enjoy reading all opinions, Idon’t enjoy it when anybody throws in baseless andunnecessary criticisms of this newspaper. In onesense, the Targum expresses the whole spectrum ofopinions in a way that you rarely see in the media,and they should be commended for that. To accusethe opinions section of having any bias is incrediblyfarfetched and unsubstantiated. If you choose toattack anyone, just go after the writer. At the sametime, each column writer has been given a gift fromthe Targum and that gift is a voice. If you choose touse this gift to attack the very people that gave it toyou, then shame on you. In the future, if anybodyfeels like using the Targum as a forum to criticizethe Targum like the aforementioned columnists did,I challenge you to make a real statement by leavingthe Targum.

Lee Seltzer is a School of Arts and Sciences juniormajoring in history and economics.

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of having any bias is incredibly farfetched and unsubstantiated.”

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LEE SELTZER

A s the 2012 elections creeps up on the American public,President Barack Obama is in a strange position. Not only ishe the president, but he is also a presidential candidate, hop-

ing to ensure four more years in office for himself. It is inevitable, then,that there were will be some tension between Obama’s presidentialduties and his presidential campaign duties. Such a contest arose ear-lier this week, when Obama set off on a three-day bus trip that theWhite House claims is official business. As such, the whole trip is fund-ed by taxpayer money. But the problem is that it looks more like cam-paigning than presidential business to a lot of people, including Sen.John McCain, R-Ariz., who has spoken out against Obama’s decision touse tax money to fund his trip.

If one looks at Obama’s itinerary and at what he is speaking aboutat his stops, it does indeed look like the president is spending tax dol-lars on his own campaign. First of all, he is traveling through NorthCarolina and Virginia — two states that, coincidentally, are rather valu-able to his campaign for reelection. Secondly, at the stops on this littlejourney, Obama is taking every chance he gets to bash Republicansand highlight his own accomplishments, while encouraging supportfor his jobs plan.

We’re sure Obama is not the first president to pull a stunt like this,but that does not make it right. Tax money is supposed to go towardrunning the important functions of this country. It is not supposed tofund the campaign of a man with whom not every taxpayer agrees. Notto mention the fact that, over the course of the past three months,Obama’s campaign has netted $70.1 million through fundraising. Itdoesn’t sound to us like he needs the help of taxpayers to fund his cam-paign. Obama should stop deceiving taxpayers like this, as it only takesadvantage of the citizenry and wastes precious funding.

Obama campaignmisuses tax funds

Keep Rutgers-Camdenaffiliated with U.

W hile the New Brunswick campus may have a reputation as theUniversity’s main campus, the Newark and Camden campusesare just as much a part of the University and its traditions as the

College Avenue, Busch, Livingston, Cook and Douglass campuses.According to some suggestions made by the Gov. Chris Christie’s TaskForce on Higher Education, though, the University may one day lose theCamden campus entirely. In a December 2010 report, the task force sug-gested merging four South Jersey institutions of higher education into oneconglomerate school. If the proper authorities decide to follow this sug-gestion, Rutgers-Camden, Rowan University, the School of OsteopathicMedicine in Stratford and Cooper Medical School would all be fusedtogether into one massive outlet of education. This proposal was obvious-ly voiced purely out of pragmatism, as it does not take into account at allthe individual traditions of these schools and the experiences of the stu-dents at them. But even on pragmatic grounds, the suggestion does notseem like a great idea.

The disappearance of Rutgers-Camden would harm both the Camdencampus itself and the University as a whole. Even we here at the NewBrunswick campus would feel the resonation of loss. Severing Rutgers-Camden from the University would be sort of like hacking a limb fromsomeone’s body: We just wouldn’t be whole any more. There’s a whole tra-dition attached to Rutgers-Camden, and the New Brunswick and Newarkcampuses are a part of that same tradition. Erasing the Rutgers name fromRutgers-Camden would toss that tradition to the wayside, much to the dis-may of students and faculty alike. Tradition isn’t just some sort of senti-mental garbage, either. It’s a real aspect of a school’s identity and of a stu-dent’s identity as a member of that school. Tradition gives a degree extrapower. It gives the faculty the extra push to teach as best as they can. It givesthe administration a reason to care. It is, in short, an important part of anycollege. Not only would Rutgers-Camden suffer from a loss of tradition insuch a merger but so would the other three schools involved.

Beyond the issue of tradition, we also question just how much thismerger would really help to alleviate the pressures that the highereducation system is facing in South Jersey. Officials are worried thatSouth Jersey does not have the facilities or resources “to meet thecurrent needs, let alone future growth,” according to the task force’sreport. What, exactly, would turning Rowan, Rutgers-Camden,Cooper and the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford into oneschool do to address that issue? If the task force wants to address theneeds of South Jersey’s higher education system, they should do socarefully, not with sweeping maneuvers that do not actually addressany specific issues.

accountable for the actions of itspolice force.

We do, however, want to cau-tion members of the Universitycommunity. It is easy to think ofthis as an isolated issue, as thetragic actions of rogue cops andas something that we as stu-dents are protected from.However, the facts simply do notback up this reassuring world-view. We should stand with resi-dents in protest of police brutal-ity, if only out of self-defense.

Not, of course, that it is moralto wait for violence to directlyaffect one’s own life in order toact. As students existing withinthe larger New Brunswick com-munity, we have a responsibilityto ensure what is best for thiscommunity. We turn a blind eyetoward NBPD’s history of author-itarianism and corruption at our

own risk. If we do not stand upand strongly criticize the policefor overstepping their boundswhen dealing with lifelong resi-dents of the city, we cannotexpect to operate safely withinthe community.

The checkered histor y ofthe NBPD is well-documented.Long-term residents of the citywill tell you that this is not thefirst time a resident has beenshot by the police under suspi-

cious circumstances. Aresearcher from the Rutgers-Newark School of Law hasshown that blacks make up adisproportionate amount of thearrests made in our city. TheNPBD was accused of multiplecases of police brutality lastyear, some against Universitystudents. There have beenrepeated complaints of policeillegally holding people, usingunnecessary force and of show-ing blatant disregard of the law.

Make no mistake about it.We are not anti-cop. We arepro-honest cop. The issue fac-ing this community has rearedits ugly head everywhere fromLos Angeles to the AmericanSouth. This is why we areproud to stand with membersof the New Brunswick commu-nity, to demand that those

sworn to protect and serve dojust that.

The demands of the protes-tors are simple ones. Basicallyit boils down to the same thingthat people have alwaysdemanded of their govern-ments, whether they stand onthe streets of Cairo or on WallStreet. They demand to betreated with respect. We in theRutgers United StudentCoalition are proud to echo that call.

John Connelly is a School ofArts and Sciences junior major-ing in history and political sci-ence with a minor in social jus-tice. He presents this letter onbehalf of the Rutgers UnitedStudent Coalition, a joint projectbetween various cultural and pro-gressive campus organizations

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“Arguing that [Occupy Wall Street] is anti-Semitic is exactly equivalent to arguing the tea party is racist. ”

User “Elon” in response to the Oct. 19 column, “‘Occupy Wall Street’ breeds anti-Semitism among protestors”

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COMMENT OF THE DAYDaily review: laurels and darts

R ep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., is trying rather hard to become the Republican Party’s presiden-tial nominee. Unfortunately for her, she just cannot help shooting herself in the foot, so to speak.Bachmann’s latest slip-up is geographical in nature. Expressing discontent with President Barack

Obama’s decision to send 100 U.S. troops to Uganda, Bachmann asserted, “the president, he put us in Libya.He is now putting us in Africa. We already were stretched too thin.” Apparently, Bachmann doesn’t knowwhere Libya is. Questions of policy aside, how does Bachmann expect the voters to take her seriously if sheis unaware of basic world geography? We give Bachmann a dart for making such an error. We’d prefer allof our potential presidents to be at least somewhat aware of what’s going on outside of U.S. borders.

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Those of us who spent Hurricane Irene on the banks of the Raritan River can vouch for just how impres-sive and damaging the flooding was. Some people have grown tired of just accepting the flooding asinevitable and dealing with it. Thus, seven Somerset County municipalities have formed the Millstone andRaritan Rivers Flood Control Commission. The goal of the commission is to study the flood patterns of thetwo rivers, which the commission hopes will lead to new developments to protect against future flooding.We give the commission a laurel, and we look forward to seeing what sort of work it will do. We don’texpect the commission to totally stop flooding, obviously. But we are excited to see just what will happen.

The New Brunswick com-munity will join communi-ties nationwide this

Saturday in standing up againstpolice brutality. Of course, recentevents in New Brunswick haveput police violence back in theheadlines, with the tragic deathof resident Barry Deloatch freshin the minds of many in the com-munity. We in the Rutgers UnitedStudent Coalition express sympa-thy for those mourningDeloatch’s death and support theefforts of Deloatch familyspokesman and activist WalterHudson and other communityorganizers to hold the City Hall

Stand united with community against police brutality

JOHN CONNELLY/RUTGERS UNITED STUDENT COALITION

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“The demands of the protestors aresimple ones ... Theydemand to be treated

with respect.”

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drop, forcing him to turn imme-diately in the pocket only to meeta rushing Abreu.

“It was great to hit the quar-terback,” Abreu said. “That onehit [Proctor] turned around and Iwas just there. It was amazing. Itfelt good.”

Abreu showed flashes of theaggression he once had at line-backer, something many defen-sive teammates noticed.

Junior defensive end Ka’LialGlaud, who also played line-backer and now settles in pre-dominantly on the edge, is oneplayer who learned from watch-ing Abreu.

“What I get from Manny is hisaggression. Manny plays like agrown man,” Glaud said. “Theway he uses his hands, how phys-ical he is — I look at the man likea big brother. He always has

YEE ZHSIN BOON

Senior Manny Abreu moved from linebacker to defensive endin the spring, and now leads all ends with 2.5 sacks.

YEE ZHSIN BOON

Junior defensive end Ka’Lial Glaud said Manny Abreu’s influencespurred his growth at the position during the offseason.

HOME: Junior end learns

aggression, maturity from Abreu

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advice for me outside of football,so just having Manny around is agood influence on me.”

Abreu’s breakout game doesnot only derive from his experi-ence in the Knights’ front seven.

It was also a result of theunit’s overall development, asfour sacks upped the squad’sseason total to 24, good for thirdin the nation.

The Knights face a differentattack tomorrow in Louisville,as the defense turns its focusback to stopping a more tradi-tional offense.

But the cohesion throughoutthe front seven continues togrow, Abreu said.

It bodes well for the defen-sive end down the stretch of hisfinal season.

“It all starts with chemistry,and we’re so close to each other,”he said. “I really do feel like theyare my brothers, my siblings, andthat’s where it all starts — beingconnected with each other andknowing who we are on a goodday and bad day.”

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Jim Calhoun, who could potential-ly lead his program to the ACC,could reap the benefits of ACCmembership, Pitino said.

“My window is closing. Jimand Jim’s window is even lessthan me,” Pitino said. “ForConnecticut and Syracuse, howmany years is Jim going to coachin the ACC? He’s not Peter Pan.”

PITTSBURGH SENIORguard Ashton Gibbs earnedrecognition as the conference’sPreseason Player of the Year.

The Scotch Plains, N.J., nativewas an All-Big East First Teamchoice last season, when he aver-aged 16.8 points per game.

“It’s definitely a surrealmoment, especially since when Ifirst stepped on the Pitt campus, Ididn’t even think about being aPlayer of the Year,” Gibbs said. “Ijust wanted to play.”

Joining Gibbs on the first-teamballot were Notre Dame forwardTim Abromaitis, Marquette guardDarius Johnson-Odom, Syracuse

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Pittsburgh senior guard Ashton Gibbs, a Seton Hall prep product,earned Big East Preseason Player of the Year honors.

RU targetsexperienceat Invite

BY BRADLEY DERECHAILOCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Diver Katie Kearney knows theRutgers swimming and divingteam’s SWRC Invitational is a cru-

cial start-ing pointfor herand hert e a m -m a t e s .W h i l e

the meet serves as the last competi-tion before entering the gauntlet ofthe Big East Conference, the juniorbelieves the team is ready for theseason ahead.

“We have been looking prettygood and are excited to get into areal meet this weekend,”Kearney said. “We really expectto get the nerves out.”

The Scarlet Knights look to dothat Saturday, when they hostSouthern Connecticut and St.Peter’s along with four club teams.

Second-year head coach PhilSpiniello knows the team contin-ues to work hard. He wants tosee it translate to success thisweekend and beyond.

“I’m excited to see our hardwork of the preseason and startseeing the work since the begin-ning of September pay off,”Spiniello said. “This weekend willbe a good indication of what weneed to work on to be ready forour first Big East competition.”

The invitational provides theswimmers and divers with theirfirst real competition of the sea-son, but it does not count towardtheir times and records.

The Knights come off last week-end’s alumni meet, when they host-ed former Rutgers athletes in aseries of competitions and races tohelp prepare them for the season.

“The alumni meet was a lot offun,” Spiniello said. “It was greatto see the alumni come back andinteract with the current teamand have some fun along with usgetting another opportunity toget ready for our season.”

Kearney enjoyed catching upwith former Knights at the event,she said.

“I thought it was a lot of fun tobe back with some of my old team-mates,” Kearney said. “Just seeinga bunch of alumni come back andbounce on the boards was a lot offun. We had a great time.”

While the Knights had funwith the events from the alumnimeet and Homecoming, the teamstill works hard to improve.

They finished 1-2 last seasonin Big East competition andplaced seventh in February atthe Big East Championships.

“We have been fine-tuningsome things and working on relaystarts along with racing strate-gies,” Spiniello said. “We’re get-ting there.”

Along with the hard work ofimproving from last season,Kearney saw a change from lastyear and believes the team is pre-pared to experience success thisseason in the pool.

“I’m very excited,” Kearneysaid. “The team is coming togeth-er great. The coaches are bring-ing a lot of enthusiasm. It’s goingto be a great year.”

The team takes onConnecticut, Villanova andGeorgetown next weekend at theConnecticut Invitational.

RUTGERS AT SWRC INVITATIONAL,FRIDAY, 4:30 P.M.

SWIMMING

forward Kris Joseph, WestVirginia’s Kevin Jones and UConnsophomore Jeremy Lamb.

Gibbs shares the preseasonhonor with Pitt assistant coachBrandin Knight, who earned thedistinction in 2002 as a Panther.

Connecticut freshman AndreDrummond earned PreseasonNewcomer of the Year honors.

BIG EAST COACHESpicked Rutgers to finish 11th inthe 16-team league after theScarlet Knights ended the 2010-11 season in 13th place.

Regional rivals St. John’s andSeton Hall followed at Nos. 12and 13, respectively.

“Polls don’t mean anything,”said Knights head coach MikeRice. “I love looking at them, butthey honestly don’t mean anythingto me or my team. I have six, sevenfreshmen — they’re going to play.”

Syracuse and UConn tied forfirst in the preseason coaches’ poll.

ST. JOHN’S HEAD COACHSteve Lavin missed Big East MediaDay after recovering from prostatesurgery Oct. 6. Special assistantGene Keady, a former longtimePurdue head coach, representedthe Red Storm in Lavin’s stead.

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BOUNDSOUTof

WITH MASON ROBINSON

The fifth-year senior cornerback met with the media to discuss an Oct. 7 surgery to repair

his torn ACL, which happened while takingfirst-team reps with the Knights’ defense ...

Q: Is it even tougher knowing you started practicing withthe first team?A: I try not to think about it that way, but it does makeme confident on my comeback, knowing I do have theskill level to perform with the first team.

Q: How do you say you’re excited knowing the rehabyou’re about to go through?A: I guess it’s not a good thing, but kind of bad, butwhat helps is that I’ve been through this before. I’m justlearning the position even more. You see how the teamis now, and it just makes you hungry. It’s 5-1 and itmakes you want to be out there so much more. I thinkthat’s the one thing I really miss. Last year we weren’tthat great, but seeing how this team is and not beingsurprised at how well this team has started … it justmakes you excited. I’m so excited to come back andbe out there with them.

Q: What’s the toughest thing you’re going to go through?A: The toughest part is sitting out, not being able totake the field or go out there and play the game. Ithink that’s the toughest part. It’s something fun andsomething you really enjoy doing and it’s taken awayfrom you.

Q: Is it weird watching road games on TV?A: It takes me back to the ‘09 season, when I had towatch the games. It was really weird when they wereplaying at home and I had to watch from home. Icouldn’t even go to the stadium because I had surgerythe day before. Watching at home and knowing theycan’t hear you, but still yelling, is something crazy.

Q: When you went down, did you know right away whathad happened?A: My first thought was that I knew something weird hap-pened, but I didn’t expect it to be that serious. The paindidn’t kick in right away, and I knew it was going to kickin but I was like, ‘OK, get up, walk off.’ I’ve been walkingoff painful things all my life, so I was expecting to walk itoff. … When I got the news, it was just devastating.

Q: How did the injury happen?A: I was doing an everyday move — break foot, drive foot— breaking on the wide receiver. I was covering BrandonColeman and he was running a comeback. I went tobreak, and my knee just did something weird. My mindwas still telling me to run, so when it happened and I fell,my first instinct was to get back up and keep going.

Q: Why go for a sixth year?A: I can’t stop playing this game. I can’t stop playing.The relationship that you build with these guys is onethat you just can’t walk away from. The NFL isn’t guaran-teed, as much confidence as I have in myself. It’s notguaranteed, especially with my injuries, they might lookdown on me. It’s just another year to play football. That’swhat I really want to do is play football.

Q: How do you stay motivated knowing a sixth year isnot guaranteed?A: It’s kind of easy to stay motivated. I was telling some-body I’m just trying to walk again. It’s easy to stay moti-vated, just trying to get out of these crutches.

Q: What will you have learned after these six years?A: I will have learned a lot about myself. … This issports, but in life, you’re going to get knocked down. Tokeep coming back and keep fighting, you can’t ever leta defeat, a failure, a hurdle — whatever you want to callit — get in your way and keep you down. Perseveranceis something that’s instilled in me now. … I was talking tomy cousin, and I said, ‘Life is going to bring curveballs,but I’m sitting on that pitch.’

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Student tickets for theRutgers football team’s Oct.29 game against WestVirginia at High PointSolutions Stadium are avail-able on ScarletKnights.com.

Rutgers Athleticsannounced yesterday that

tickets for the ScarletKnights’ Nov. 12 gameagainst Army at Yankee Stadium are alsonow available.

Tickets are available atYankees.com or by calling1-866-445-GORU, and

prices range from $25 to$95. The matchup is ahome game for Army afterRutgers hosted the BlackKnights last season at NewMeadowlands Stadium.

The game kicks off at 3:30p.m. in the Bronx.

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O regon running backLaMichael James willmake the trip to

Colorado for the Ducks’upcoming game despite notcarrying the ball in practice.

James continues to recoverfrom a dislocated elbow thatforced him to miss last week’sgame against Arizona State.

James’ replacement, KenjonBarner, rushed for 171 yardsagainst the Sun Devils.

James participates in onlyconditioning drills and had a special brace made for his elbow.

But he is still not sure if hewill see the field.

LOUISIANA STATE ISwithout its leading rusherand two of its defensive stand-outs for its upcoming gameagainst Auburn.

Cornerback TyrannMathieu, running backSpencer Ware and defensiveback Tharold Simon earnedsuspensions for at least onegame, with the possibility of more.

Mathieu has been one ofthe best defenders in thenation, forcing four fumbles,recovering three and takingtwo of them in for scores, inaddition to two interceptions,42 tackles and 1.5 sacks.

NEW YORK GIANTSrunning back AhmadBradshaw earned NFC Playerof the Week along withPhiladelphia Eagles safetyKurt Coleman and ChicagoBears special teams starDevin Hester.

Bradshaw rushed for 104yards and three touchdowns inaddition to helping set up thegame-winning field goal inSunday’s 27-24 victory againstthe Buffalo Bills.

Coleman racked up threeinterceptions, more than anyNFL player this season, help-ing the Eagles top theWashington Redskins.

Hester returned a kickoff98 yards for a touchdown inaddition to totaling 91 receiv-ing yards against the Vikings.

THE WASHINGTONRedskins benched quarter-back Rex Grossman in favor of John Beck for thisweek’s game against theCarolina Panthers.

Grossman threw four inter-ceptions in the Week 6 lossagainst the Eagles, leading tohis demotion.

Beck relieved Grossmanduring the last game, throwingfor 117 yards and rushing for14 yards and a touchdown.

RUNNING BACKJerome Harrison returns tothe Detroit Lions after failinga physical.

Harrison was set to jointhe Philadelphia Eagles inexchange for running backRonnie Brown, but the tradebecame null and void afterthe physical.

WORD ON THE STREET

BY STEVEN MILLERSPORTS EDITOR

The way Quron Pratt views it,increased opportunities withinthe Rutgers football team’soffense had nothing to do withhis fourth-down conversioncatch at Syracuse.

The sophomore wideout hadone catch in each of the ScarletKnights’ first three games, thensix at Syracuse and three,including one for a touchdown,against Navy.

“You can see that they start-ed trusting me a little bit moreeach game and each practice,”Pratt said. “I just have to keepmaking plays.”

His first big play cameagainst Syracuse, when GaryNova found his 6-foot target toconvert a fourth-and-9 that ledto a game-tying score thatforced overtime.

Pratt was shut out againstPittsburgh, but was the secondleading receiver and scoredhis first career touchdownfrom 10 yards out last week-end against Navy.

“I think it starts with prac-tice,” Pratt said. “You have toshow it on the practice field,and what you do in practice, doin the games. What you do inpractice will show off in themeeting rooms and in thegames — teaching and learn-ing, reading the coverage. Ithink I’m good at that, so theystarted trusting me more.”

Pratt never received the preseason attention ofMohamed Sanu, who estab-lished himself as an of fensiveweapon as a true freshman.Pratt played that season, aswell, but caught one passbefore suffering a season-end-ing injury.

He did not have the sameexpectations as Mark Harrison,who led the team in receivingyards and touchdowns last sea-son. Pratt did not catch a passlast year.

And he did not share the hypeof 6-foot-6 redshirt freshmanBrandon Coleman.

All are physically imposingreceivers, while Pratt is 6-footand 185 pounds.

He is not the fastest widereceiver, either.

“This of fense is aboutbeing smart, too,” Pratt said.“I think being smart is a bigkey in my role — reading thedefenses, getting of f the line,working my releases, readingthe depth of my routes. I thinkI’m good at that and I find myway open.”

HEAD COACH GREGSchiano said his starting offen-sive line from last weekend’s winagainst Navy will remain thesame Friday at Louisville.

That means Andre Civil,Desmond Wynn, Caleb Ruch,Art Forst and Kaleb Johnsonwill start, from left to right, butsome positions will likely see in-game shuffling.

“I think that looks like whatwe’ll go with,” Schiano said.“We’re going to play multipleguys, though. We’re not justgoing to play five.”

PREPARATION FORLouisville became increasinglydifficult for Schiano with the

dismissal of former offensivecoordinator Mike Sanford.

The change unof ficiallytook place two weeks ago, buthead coach Charlie Strong rec-ognized it earlier this week.Quarterbacks coach ShawnWatson calls plays for theCardinals, who rank 100thnationally in total offense.

“You can see somebodyelse is calling the plays. Thereare dif ferences,” Schiano said.“They haven’t made wholesalechanges. The line coach is stillthe same. The line coach isgoing to have a huge impactand input in the run game. You have to look at all that stuf f.”

SCHIANO NAMED FIFTH-year seniors Joe Martinek andDesmond Stapleton as gamecaptains to represent theoffense. Each was a captain ear-lier this season.

Fellow Winslow TownshipHigh School products BrandonJones and Ka’Lial Glaud are cap-tains representing the defensefor the first time.

YEE ZHSIN BOON

Sophomore wideout Quron Pratt has 12 catches this season, and nine came in the past three games. The Palmyra, N.J., nativetook a medical redshirt in his first season after debuting and making a catch, but he had no receptions last season.

PRACTICE NOTEBOOK STEADY PRATT INCREASES ROLE WITHIN RUTGERS OFFENSE

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Junior midfielder contributes skills, versatilityBY JOSH BAKAN

CORRESPONDENT

The Big East conference rec-ognized Rutgers field hockeysophomore Lisa Patrone onMonday by adding her to its

WeeklyH o n o rRoll.

T h emidfield-er gott h e r e

with a goal against Providence andan assist against Lafayette duringlast weekend’s action.

Despite making the honor rollfor only the first time this year,Patrone earned the nod by doingwhat she did all season — keep-ing the ScarletKnights in games.

Patrone did soplaying two posi-tions this season.The Sewell, N.J.,native does nothave the scoringprowess of a for-ward, but is alsonot as fast as a typ-ical midfielder.

But in only hersecond season,Patrone has the skill to effective-ly play both positions.

“She’s really savvy with theball. She doesn’t necessarily useher speed or athleticism,” saidhead coach Liz Tchou. “She usesher hand speed and hand quick-ness to eliminate players. It’s rareto have someone like that.”

Tchou gave Patrone highpraise, saying Patrone remind-ed her of Tracey Fuchs, whoplayed with Tchou on theUnited States national team andnow coaches Northwestern.

“When I played, we called her‘Tracy Gretzky,’ like WayneGretzky, because she was soskilled,” Tchou said. “She would-n’t eliminate you so much withher athleticism, but she wouldjust out-trick you.”

Patrone took pages out ofGretzky’s playbook last weekendwith a goal to solidify a 3-1 leadagainst Providence and a longassist to junior forward ChelseaRota for the team’s only goalagainst Lafayette.

But the numbers do not mat-ter for Patrone unless her teamends up winning, Tchou said.

“She can honestly not care ifshe scores. She had a great goalagainst Providence. She’s just socompetitive that I don’t think itmattered [to her] that shescored,” Tchou said. “The factthat we won the game is muchmore important [to her] than herscoring the goal.”

Patrone displayed her will towin dating back to her time atWashington Township HighSchool, playing midfield despiteher preference and ability toplay forward.

“I like playing forwardbecause I like getting one-on-oneswith the defenders. It’s just fun,”

Patrone said. “Yougo all-out thewhole time at avery high-intensi-ty position.”

P a t r o n eearned the oppor-tunity to play for-ward when shearrived at Rutgersbecause she wasnot as fast as a typ-ical midfielder.

But sheproved over time she had theskillset to play the position likeshe did in high school. Patroneprimarily plays midfielder now,but even within games she findsherself changing positions.

“It just depends on who’s play-ing and who the coaches thinkwill work for that opponent,”Patrone said. “We have a lot moredepth at forward, and there are alot less who play mid.”

Patrone’s goal Fridayagainst Providence was onlyher first of the season, but she was one of the key ele-ments to an improving Rutgersoffense even before her honorroll performances.

Tchou ultimately wants herto improve her production withthe ball.

“She is skilled, but she reallyneeds to work on her finishingskills,” Tchou said.

Her next opportunities areSaturday and Sunday, when theKnights travel to face Maineand Cornell.

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Sophomore midfielder Lisa Patrone made her first Big East Weekly Honor Roll after nabbing a goaland assist last weekend. Her assist was a long pass to junior forward Chelsea Rota.

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PAIR OF KNIGHTS MISS ACTION ON DUTY WITH CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAMRutgers women’s soccer

players Amy Pietrangelo andShannon Woeller will be

a w a yfrom the

Banks this weekend as bothcompete in the Pan AmericanGames for the CanadianNational Team.

As a result, the duo will notplay in the team’s regular-sea-son finale Friday against SetonHall, a game that determinesthe Scarlet Knights’ postsea-son fate.

But despite their absences,Pietrangelo, a freshman for-ward, and Woeller, a juniorback, gain invaluable interna-tional experience competing inGuadalajara, Mexico.

Pietrangelo proved thebiggest benefactor inCanada’s game against CostaRica on Tuesday, as theQuebec, Canada, nativenotched her first career inter-national goal.

The score helped Canada toa 3-1 victory and sets the teamup for its second game of the

tournament today at 11 a.m.against Argentina.

Pietrangelo previouslyplayed in three internationalmatches for Canada beforescoring her first goal in the 82nd minute against Costa Rica.

The Knights rookie record-ed one goal and two assistsfor head coach Glenn Crooksthis season while averaging43.67 minutes in games she played.

On the defensive side ofthe field and in her fifth inter-national appearance, Woellerput together a stout perform-ance, logging all 90 minutes ofgame action.

The Vancouver native aver-ages more than 90 minutes a game this season for the Knights.

Following its match againstArgentina, the CanadianNational Team faces Brazil at 9 a.m. Saturday at Estadio Omnilife.

— Anthony Hernandez

CONOR ALWELL

Freshman forward Amy Pietrangelo notched her first career international goal on Tuesdayfor the Canadian National Team in a 3-1 victory against Costa Rica.

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“[Lisa Patrone is]just so competitivethat I don’t think

it mattered [to her]that she scored.”

LIZ TCHOUHead Coach

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T H E D A I L Y T A R G U M

Senior’s experience easestransition to new home

BY ANTHONY HERNANDEZASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Senior Manny Abreu stuck to the sameapproach as always when the Rutgers

football team facedNavy’s triple-option

threat, focusing on his assignment ratherthan making plays.

The 6-foot-3, 260-pounder and longtimelinebacker converted to defensive end in thespring and has only the preseason and sixregular season games on the edge.

Abreu’s presence at defensive end did notdraw much attention through the ScarletKnights’ first five games, but a matchup withthe triple-option helped break the trend.

“No doubt Manny’s experience over theyears of playing in football games [hashelped him],” said head coach GregSchiano. “Practice is one thing, but playingin those games is an entirely dif ferentthing. When you’re comfortable being outthere [and] being in that environment —now you’re in a different position, but youdon’t have to get comfortable in that posi-tion and the newness of being in that com-petitive arena.”

Since the Union City, N.J., native arrivedon the Banks in 2007, the Knights playedthe triple-option offenses of Navy and Armysix times.

Abreu did not play in all the contests atlinebacker, but was certainly immersed in thepreparations for them. The experience paidoff Saturday at High Point Solutions Stadium.

Prior to the Navy matchup, Abreu ownedseven tackles, two tackles for a loss and ahalf sack.

Against the Midshipmen, every categorymore than doubled, as Abreu finished thegame with nine tackles, two and a half tacklesfor a loss and a pair of sacks.

“Manny is a guy that’s been around,”said junior linebacker Steve Beauharnais.“He’s been there for us, someone whoalready knew what kind of game it wasgoing to be.”

The game turned into Abreu’s most pro-ductive of the season, one in which Abreufound his way into the backfield on count-less occasions.

One of the plays featured Navy quarter-back Kriss Proctor facing pressure in his

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Senior defensive end Manny Abreu recorded nine tackles, two and a half for a loss,and a two sacks in the Knights’ 21-20 victory last week against Navy.

BY TYLER BARTOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

NEW YORK CITY — Big East men’s bas-ketball coaches addressed the issue of con-ference realignment yesterday, when the

league hosted itsannual Media Day at

the New York Athletic Club.Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon talked

to multiple coaches throughout the offsea-son, when the Panthers and Syracuse madearrangements to join the Atlantic CoastConference after the 2013 season, he said.

“It’s been interesting seeing the coaches,”Dixon said. “I talked to a few, but [Villanovahead coach Jay Wright is] a guy I talk to a lot.

We had talked so much about it beforehand,but once it finally happened, there was noneed to talk about it.”

Big East commissioner John Marinattomaintains the decision to hold both Pitt andSyracuse to the conference’s 27-month wait-ing period before joining the ACC.

But once the Big East finds the requisiteteams to replace Pitt and Syracuse — severalschools continue to swirl around — they mayleave earlier, Dixon said.

“Once … the timeframe is put in place, thatwill answer a lot of questions,” he said. “Whenthe time is right for the Big East, when theyhave the teams that they need and they feel it’stime for us to move on to the ACC, that’s whenwe’ll move.”

Louisville head coach Rick Pitino, whoalso coached in the Big East coach atProvidence, said geography should be thebiggest indicator in conference alignment.

The Cardinals joined the league in 2005and continue to garner attention from the Big12 as a potential 12th member.

“What I would like is obvious, because Igrew up in Manhattan, New York City and notManhattan, Kan.,” Pitino said. “That beingsaid, we’ve got to do what’s best for theUniversity of Louisville, not the best for me.”

The question remains how long Syracusehead coach Jim Boeheim, a 34-year veteran ofthe conference, and Connecticut head coach

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JARED MILLER

Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon said even his father, a Bronx native, expressed concern regarding the Panthers’ and Syracuse’smove to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Pittsburgh won the Big East regular season crown last season.

Realignment overshadows Media Day

SYRACUSE MATCHUPPOSTPONED DUE TO

INCLEMENT WEATHER

The Rutgers men’s soccer team’sscheduled game last night against

Syracuse waspostponed due

to inclement weather.The Orange will remain in

Piscataway and take on the Scarlet Knights at 1 p.m. today atYurcak Field.

Syracuse is winless in the Big Eastand ranks last in the league with a 2-9-1 overall record, while Rutgers (7-5-1,4-1) is in second place in the Big EastRed Division.

But the Orange earned a resultagainst then-No. 11 Louisville earlier

this season,playing theCardinals to ascoreless draw.

“There is nosuch thing as a lesser oppo-nent in the Big East,” saidhead coachDan Donigan.“Syracuse hasgone on theroad and got-

ten great results against Louisville.They have been in just about everymatch they have played in.”

The Knights sit four points belowSouth Florida in the divisional stand-ings and finish their season Oct. 30 athome against the Bulls.

They have a two-game road tripafter hosting Syracuse, beginningSaturday at Louisville.

The Cardinals are 8-5-1 overall,but boast only 1-4-1 record in conference play. They also play St. John’s in Jamaica, N.Y., nextWednesday before returning toYurcak Field for the regular season finale.

— Staff Report

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