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The Rutgers United Students AgainstSweatshops’ disaffiliation party ended earlyFriday when University President RichardL. McCormick announced he would notwithdraw from the Fair Labor Association.

RUSAS has worked to build a case fordisaffiliation for the past two years, pre-senting McCormick with research on thevarious human rights abuses workers aresubject to in factories the FLA monitors,said Anna Barcy, a RUSAS member.

“We’ve been working so hard, it hasbeen our life for the past two years,” saidBarcy, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, before McCormick arrived at

the meeting. “It seems completely obviousto us that he plans to disaffiliate. It’s obvi-ous because of the blatant human rightsabuses [allowed by the FLA].”

But when McCormick said he wouldnot disaffiliate the University from theFLA, a look of concern crept across everystudent’s face at the Red Lion Café in theRutgers Student Center on the CollegeAvenue campus.

Without letting McCormick explain, thestudents from RUSAS and the more than30 other campus organizations at the meet-ing took off their paper party hats andpacked up their celebratory balloons andcookie cake.

While he recognized the students’concerns with treatment of laborers in

third-world countries, McCormick saidthe FLA’s recent audit on China’sFoxconn factor y conditions providesinformation that will improve the atmos-phere of this and other factories forworkers in third-world countries in the future.

“I believe, at the very least, we need towait and see the outcome of [the report,]”he said. “There are some scholars of inter-national labor who believe that this mayactually be a turning point in the … condi-tions of labor in China.”

Barcy said part of RUSAS’ work in thelast two years involved finding an alterna-tive monitoring organization for the

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Members of the Rutgers United Students Against Sweatshops show discontent when University President Richard L. McCormick announces he will not disaffiliate the University from the Fair Labor Association, an initiative RUSAS pushed for two years.

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A grand jury is set to review the Januaryshooting of a New Brunswick resident thatoccurred on Seaman Street near RemsenAvenue, according to Middlesex CountyProsecutor Bruce Kaplan.

Testimonies and evidence gatheredduring the prosecutor’s own exhaustiveinvestigation into the police shooting andwounding of 19-year-old Victor Rodriguezwill be included in the review, Kaplan saidin a statement.

Rodriguez is alleged to have openedfire at police and city residents, he said inthe statement.

The gun Rodriguez used was laterdetermined to be a fake gun modeledafter a Beretta 9mm semi-automatic hand-gun, which fired blank rounds, accordingto the statement.

When the grand jury will receive thecase and the time needed to present it isstill unknown.

The ongoing investigation into theshooting star ted immediately afterRodriguez allegedly opened fire on resi-dents, when police on routine patrol shotand wounded him, Kaplan said in the statement.

The Middlesex County Prosecutor’sOffice sent investigators to take controlof the shooting scene. They then inter-viewed witnesses and questioned peopleliving in the area along while collecting evidence, according to the statement.

The two New Brunswick PoliceDepar tment of ficers involved in theshooting continue to stay on administra-tive leave, which is protocol for the NBPD, Kaplan said in the statement.

Anyone with information can callMiddlesex County Prosecutor’s Officeinvestigators Scott Crocco at (732) 745-4471 or Rodney Blount at (732) 745-6249.

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More than 1,000 people attended the 34th annual Caribbean DayFestival on Saturday to celebrate Caribbean culture at the PaulRobeson Cultural Center on Busch campus.

The West Indian Student Organization at Rutgers University host-ed the event as a part of an annual tradition that began in 1978 atLivingston College, said Randall Arthur, vice president of WISORU.

Ayesha Gougouehi, president of WISORU, said in the past, theheadliners were mainly reggae artists. But this year, the executiveboard members wanted to showcase someone from a differentgenre, with as much talent as the past performers, she said.

“Destra Garcia is [a] Soca artist from Trinidad and Tobago,” saidGougouehi, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. “We chose Destrabecause she is a popular artist, and we wanted to present a differentgenre of music on campus this year.”

Soca is a younger version of Calypso music, a genre character-ized by upbeat rhythm mixed with many other types of music,Gougouehi said.

“It is mixed with pop, rock and alternative music as well asmusic trends that are popular right now,” she said. “Soca is still

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Organization values connection between libraries, journalismBY JULIAN CHOKKATTU

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Bill Densmore, co-director ofJournalism That Matters, was putto work almost immediately onhis first day at The AssociatedPress in San Francisco, a timewhen Harvey Milk and GeorgeMoscone were assassinated.

Densmore said the BureauChief tasked him with finding outwho Dan White was, the allegedassassin of Milk and Moscone.He began his research at the pub-lic library of San Francisco,where he asked the referencelibrarian for clips on White.

The librarian did not questionDensmore on why he was search-ing for information about this par-ticular person, he said.

“That to me was one of thewonderful things about the factthat she was willing to give methe information no matter why Iwanted it because it was public

information and that was her job,”Densmore said.

Through the information heobtained from the library,Densmore said, he was able to writea 300-word story about Dan White.

“That was the first that peopleknew who this guy was that wasbeing accused of these assassina-tions,” Densmore said. “Thisexplains why I think [JournalismThat Matters] is an important andworthy effort.”

Peggy Holman, co-founder ofJournalism That Matters, said theorganization looks at the relation-ship emerging between journal-ists and libraries to find opportu-nities to work together and whatimplications they could have hereat the University.

Holman and Densmore pre-sented about these relationshipsFriday in front of faculty membersfrom the School ofCommunication and Informationat the Rutgers Club on the College

Avenue campus to show the rela-tionship between the two fields.

“There’s a place of mutualinterest around things like the[display] of information … anddigital literacy,” Holman said.

The conversations broughtnew ideas to the table, includingthe direction journalists workingwith libraries could take withdeveloping technology.

“There are some technologiesthat could be worked on thatwould benefit both libraries andjournalists in terms of meetingthe community for informationneeds,” Densmore said.

John Pavlik, chair of theDepartment of Journalism andMedia Studies, said one of thehistoric problems in journalism isthat stories often focus on events.

“One of the unique things thatthe convergence of journalistsand librarians is the ability to,rather than focus on events, reallylook at trends and things that

aren’t just limited to one commu-nity but across communities,across a state or region, thewhole country or even the world,”Pavlik said.

There have been a number ofwonderful examples that comput-er-based technologies make pos-sible, but it requires a collabora-tive effort, he said.

Pavlik said an interdiscipli-nary curriculum of courses thatteach journalists and librarianscould create a hybrid modelthat could improve researchingand reporting.

Hartmut Mokros, associatedean of the School ofCommunication and Information,said stories cannot be told with-out connecting them to informa-tion-based resources.

He said a way to get away fromevent-based stories involves con-necting the notions of communityand democracy with an identity atthe individual level.

Densmore said havingknowledge of journalism is alife skill that works for anyone,because it allows individuals topresent on their feet, ask ques-tions, understand how toresearch and write effectively.

“Because we are in a participa-tory culture where everybodyessentially can practice the role ofa journalist, that means we all cre-ate as well as consume informa-tion,” Densmore said. “It meanswe all can benefit from under-standing the values, principlesand purposes of journalism.”

Densmore said the changesgoing on in the field of journal-ism should not threatenprospective journalists.

“Journalists can’t allowthemselves to become victimsof that sense of paranoiabecause it’s just a dead-endstreet,” he said. “We have tounderstand that our only futureis engaging with the public.”

The Unite Half Marathon raised about $4,000 yester-day to benefit the Rutgers Future Scholars program inaddition to the money that was raised for other charitiesand organizations.

CGI Racing hosted the event for its third year ofUnite Half Marathon but included its first 8K race of theevent, said Rebecca Morley, publicist for CGI Racing.

The first place overall winner for the HalfMarathon was Demesse Tefera, a 33-year-old fromWashington D.C., who finished with a time of 1:07:44.20.

The first overall place winner for the 8K was Billy Foster,a 15-year-old from South River, N.J., who finished with atime of 29:49:04.

Morley said adding the race went well because a lot ofpeople participated in the 8K.

Despite the cold and rainy weather, about 5,000 mem-bers of the community joined together to run in both theUnite Half Marathon and the 8K.

A portion of the money raised goes to Rutgers FutureScholars, which is a program designed to help low-incomeand academically promising middle school students in the

New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark and Camden areas.After completion of the program and upon admittance toRutgers University, these students will be awarded fulltuition through scholarships and federal grants.

“Unite Half Marathon has become an incredible annualevent for Rutgers University and the surrounding commu-nity,” Morley said. “Thousands of runners, volunteers andspectators have embraced the event and this healthylifestyle activity.”

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UNITE HALF MARATHON RAISES ABOUT $4,000 TO BENEFIT U. STUDENTS, CHARITIES

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from the Caribbean and stillincorporates the sounds fromzouk, samba and reggae.”

Garcia said it was an honor toshow people about Soca andteach people what it does.

“Whether you are intrigued bythe rhythm and sounds or you donot know what it is, I hope thateveryone will leave here tonightloving Soca,” she said.

Gougouehi said choosing adifferent genre of music for themain performance was risky, butmany people responded positive-ly upon hearing Garcia namedthe main performer.

The Caribbean festival alsofeatured a fashion show aftereach band performed, saidArielle De Lain, community serv-ice chair of WISORU.

“The fashion show showcasedclothing from the Caribbean cul-ture, as well as T-shirt designsfrom Jacob Summer’s design,Cry Freedom and a brand calledAT-SLOPES by AndrewThompson,” said De Lain, aCollege of Nursing sophomore.

Caribbean Day also show-cased a performance from thereggae Oxygen Band and dancesfrom student organizations, suchas the TWESE dance troupe andthe Belly Dance Troupe.

De Lain said the event — co-sponsored by the Center for LatinoArts and Culture, the HaitianAssociation at Rutgers University,the United Black Council and the

Caribbean Alumni Association —is an opportunity to represent allCaribbean islands and for every-one to enjoy the food, music anddances of the Caribbean.

The event attracted a diversegroup of people on campus, assome attended to reconnect withtheir culture, and others wantedto learn more about theCaribbean culture.

Sheatha Grandison, historianof WISORU, said organizing theevent was important because theevent helped bring her culture tothe University community.

“Since WISORU is the mainoutlet of showing people thatthere is a Caribbean communitypresent on campus, I had tobecome a part of organizing thisevent,” said Grandison, a Schoolof Arts and Sciences senior.

Gennesis Carrion, a WISORUmember, said as a first-generationAmerican in an Antiguan family, shewanted to embrace her culture andgive back to the University commu-nity through spreading awareness.

“Going to this event was a per-fect chance for me to encounter adifferent cultural experience andto see the diversity on Rutgerscampus,” said Carrion, a Schoolof Arts and Sciences junior.

She said part of the Caribbeanculture is to celebrate outsidewhen the weather is warmenough for students to gatherand enjoy themselves.

“This is a tradition that wedo not intend on breakingsoon,” Carrion said. “We wantpeople to treat this event as alearning experience and realizethat there is beauty in every-thing and all cultures.”

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University, because the FLAmonitors Scarlet Knights apparel.

She identified the Worker’sRights Consortium as this alter-native, but McCormick said theUniversity is already a part of it.

“When I came to Rutgers,Rutgers was part of both the FLAand the WRC, and I thought thatwas a good thing,” she said. “I stilldo, because it means that we areconnected with two organizationsthat are combating unfair conditionsof labor in third-world countries.”

McCormick said he under-stands students are unhappybecause members sitting on theFLA’s board of trustees representcorporations that export work tothese countries that have manyworkers’ rights abuses.

“I believe it’s important to havemultiple voices in the conversa-tion,” he said. “I think you’re morelikely to have progress when youhave the universities, labor andcorporations [at the table].”

He has had some constructiveconversations with FLA’s presi-dent and is pushing for the addi-tion of a student advisory boardto the organization, whichMcCormick hopes University stu-dents will take part in.

The FLA is also respondingto the University’s concernsabout the safety of workerswhom they interview in theiraudits of factoryc o n d i t i o n s ,M c C o r m i c ksaid.

“The fear isthat if you con-duct an interviewand ask a workerin China, ‘Howare the workingconditions in thisfactory?’ therecould be retalia-tion against thatworker over how-ever he or she answered,” he said.

The Foxconn report the FLAreleased shows how dedicatedthe organization is to ensuring itsworkers safety in the future,McCormick said.

“They are serious about identi-fying the problems in internation-al factories … and compellingthose factories to make changes,”he said.

McCormick said if noprogress for factory workers hasbeen made in two year’s time, hewould urge the University to dis-affiliate from the FLA.

“But this [audit] is the organi-zation’s singlegreatest achieve-m e n t , ”M c C o r m i c ksaid. “To walkaway from itnow, I thinkwould invite deri-sion.”

W h i l eMcCormick toldRUSAS membersin his office dur-ing a Februarymeeting that he

would seriously consider theirresearch, he said he did not prom-ise them a yes, and he was sur-prised at their assumption basedon the party atmosphere.

“I think it was a bit of the-ater, which people are entitled

to. Theater associated with stu-dent protest is an old traditionat Rutgers,” he said. “I wanted the oppor tunity toexplain why and absorb theircriticism of my decision. I wishI had had the chance to havethe dialogue.”

Beth Breslaw, a RUSASmember, said McCormick’sresponse was disappointing,and she hopes he changes hismind before he resigns at theend of the semester.

While she recognizedMcCormick’s point thatCalifornia’s Santa Clara Universityis the only institution in the nationto disaffiliate from the FLA,Breslaw, a School of Arts andSciences sophomore, said shehoped that the University could beone to lead by example.

“We [were] really hoping thatPresident McCormick will solid-ify his reputation as a decentperson and forward-thinkingUniversity president and disaffil-iate,” she said. “We’re hopinghe’ll listen to reason and do theright thing. If he’s not account-able to students, who is heaccountable to?”

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Richard L. McCormick wasoffered an honorary profes-sorship from China’sShanghai University throughthe University’s attempts todevelop a relationship withChina to foster educationand research in and aroundthe country.

The award recognizesMcCormick’s efforts in collab-orating and exchanging infor-mation between the two insti-tutions, which will serve as ago-between for the a vast con-nection for New Jersey andChina, according to aUniversity Media Relationspress release.

At a ceremony at ShanghaiUniversity, McCormickreceived his professorship asan award, with many officialsfrom Shanghai University aswitnesses who visited theUniversity last fall, accordingto the release.

MCCORMICKGIVEN CHINESEPROFESSORSHIP

“I think you’re morelikely to have progress

when you have theuniversities, labor and

corporations [at the table].”

RICHARD L. MCCORMICKUniversity President

Students battle with lightsabers at the “Night of the Living Costume Dance Party,” which featured nerdcore DJ Adam WarRock, on Friday at the Douglass Campus Center.

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BY ZACH BREGMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Residents exchanged gunsfor money this weekend duringa Middlesex County programthat seeks to reduce the num-ber of firearms found through-out its towns and cities.

The exchange of fered $80for each operable handgun res-idents surrendered and $150for each assault rifle. Other types of weapons, likeshotguns, could also be safelydisposed of but those who surrendered them would not be of fered any cash reward,said Cindy Glaser, an assistance prosecutor ofMiddlesex County.

Glaser said that this is thefourth gun surrender programMiddlesex County has held,noting that the program hasbeen held in dif ferent townseach year.

“We try to move it aroundthe county to make it as con-venient for our residents aspossible,” she said. “The choiceof this location was for severalreasons. It’s the county seat,it’s centrally located … and it’sthe only town in the county thathas mass transit.”

Glaser said the city wasthankful towards Sacred HeartParish Hall, a church located at115 Commercial Ave., for com-

ing on board and providingsuch a fabulous facility.

“It’s a neutral site and peoplefeel comfortable coming here,”Glaser said.

While the exchanges aremade anonymously, Glaser saidpeople coming to turn in theguns typically do not have crim-inal backgrounds.

Senior citi-zens as well aswidows, she said,have old gunsand look forplaces to disposeof them safely.

“ M o s tfirearms areowned by honest,law-abiding citi-zens,” she said.“Very often theyreach a point where they nolonger want the gun.”

Glaser said she hopes theprogram can of fer relief tosome of the firearm-relatedcrimes that have plagued NewBrunswick in recent years.

“There was a ver y tragicincident a number of years agowhen a couple little kids [were]playing with guns and one ofthem was shot and killed, so itreally is a service to the com-munity and they get a little cashat the same time,” she said.

The funds used for theexchanges came from money

seized from criminals — such asdrug dealers and money launder-ers — by court order, Glaser said.

After only a few hours, the function on Saturday had already collected about 150 guns.

“Most of the people whocome here are very happy tohear that their weapons are

being disposed ofin a safe mannerand that’s whythey came in,”she said.

The countyhas run four simi-lar gun surrenderprograms in thepast, three ofwhich Glaser ranpersonally in 2002and 2003, along

with this year’s. The program was brought back after proving to be an effective strat-egy, she said.

“Last time we were in thegun program we paid out$85,000, and the time beforethat [we] collected almost 3,000guns,” she said.

Middlesex typically runsthese exchanges ever y fewyears, but Glaser said there areno plans as of right now to holdanother any time soon.

“It’s been nine years sincewe’ve run one so it was time,”she said. “I really don’t know

why [the county waited solong], I don’t know why thedecision was made.”

The final destination for thedif ferent guns depends on thetype of firearm that is received,Glaser said.

“If we get something that is ofhistorical value we have theoption of donating it to a museum… other than that [the firearms]get melted down” she said.

Glaser said the program waseffective because if you takeany gun used for an illegalcrime and trace it back farenough, most came from somelegitimate source.

Tif fany Geof froy, a Schoolof Environmental andBiological Sciences senior,said she thinks this kind ofprogram is a great idea espe-cially in light of Florida’sTrayvon Martin case.

“New Brunswick has a lot ofcrime as we know by all therepor ts we get from theRutgers University PoliceDepartment,” Geoffroy said.

Daniel Habib, a School ofEngineering sophomore, saidhe does not think programs likethese really solve the issue ofviolent crime. He hopes the citywould instead put more of afocus on education.

“I feel like if you can buy agun you can just buy anotherone,” he said.

County initiative swaps guns for money

“Most firearms areowned by honest,

law-abiding citizens.”

CINDY GLASER Assistance Prosecutor of Middlesex County

A pleasure boat capsizednear Per th Amboy onSaturday, killing one andinjuring four others, accord-ing to nj.com.

Mario Baredales, a NewBrunswick resident,drowned after the boat sunkof f the coast of StatenIsland at around 5:40 p.m.,according to nj.com.

The NYPD Harbor Unitis conducting an investiga-tion of the incident. Initialpolice reports say the causeof the capsizing appears tobe a caught anchor.

“It appears to be just that— a tragic accident wherethe boat had run agroundand taken on water. As aresult it capsized,” an NYPDpolice source told nj.com

The rescued party wasmade up of three males andone female. Their identitiesare still not available,according to nj.com.

The four sur vivorsreceived only minor injuries from the incidentand were later treated atRaritan Bay Medical Centerin Perth Amboy.

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25 Elijah’s Promise, the New Brunswick soup kitchen, willpresent the film “Foodstamped” as part of their “Food forThought” film series. While the event is open to the public,organizers request that attendees register by calling (732)545-9002 ext.127.

The Stress Factory in downtown New Brunswick will pres-ent The New Jersey Volunteer Lawyer for the Arts. Thecomedy show will feature lawyers from across the state. Theheadliner will be Start-Ledger columnists, Gov. BrendanByrne and Gov. Tom Kean. The event will begin at 8 p.m.and will cost $75 for regular price tickets.

26 Occupy New Brunswick will hold a rally outside of the HyattHotel in New Brunswick during the corporation’s annualshareholder’s meeting. The rally will protest Johnson &Johnson based on claims of malpractice and corruption. Theprotest will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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27 Singer-songwriter Don McLean will perform at the StateTheatre in New Brunswick. McLean, who has been per-forming for over four decades, is famous for hit songs suchas “American Pie” and “Vincent (Starry Starry Night).” Theshow will begin at 8 p.m. and ticket prices range from $25 to$60. The State Theatre is located on 15 Livingston Avenue.

28 The Raritan Bay Area YMCA will present “Healthy KidsDay” in Perth Amboy. This free community event will givefamilies a chance to participate in exercise classes and youthsport competitions. The YMCA, located on 357 NewBrunswick Ave., is one of 19,000 Y’s taking part in the cele-bration. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Magyar Bank will give residents the chance to shred theirdocuments from 10 a.m. until noon as part of “CommunityShred Day”. The bank, located at 400 Somerset St.,encourages residents to bring documents such as bankinformation, credit card offers, financial statements andlegal papers.

3 The Stress Factory will present stand up comedy fromBrian Posehn. Posehn is famous for his performances onThe Sarah Silverman Program, Mr. Show and ComedyCentral. Posehn will perform May 3,4,5 and tickets will be$20 each day.

5 Raices Cultural Center, a local nonprofit organization, willhost a workshop on the benefits of using herbal medicineon infants and children. Virginia Ahearn, an N.J.- licensedhome birth midwife with experience in the use of herbalmedicine, will present the workshop. Tickets for theevent, which will take place at 100 Jersey Ave., costs $30per person.

6 Corefest will be held near George Street after being post-poned from its original date on April 22. The festival is beingcosponsored by the University radio station 90.3 The Coreand the organization coLAB. Corefest will feature localbands such as The Lords of Liechtenstein, Cotton and TheWaffle Stompers.

11 The State Theatre will feature a performance by two-timeGrammy Award-winner LeAnne Rimes. Rimes, who will bedoing an acoustic performance, will be making her StateTheatre debut. Rimes has released 10 studio albums andsold more than 37 million records. The show will begin at 8p.m. and prices will range from $35 to $75.

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French far-right candidate soars in presidential voteTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PARIS — The anti-immigrantfar right emerged as a potentiallymajor force in French politicswith a record showing by its can-didate Marine Le Pen in the firstround of presidential elections.

Le Pen, who rails againstEuropean unity and what shesays is the Islamization of France,took third place with more than18 percent of the vote.

Her backers could play a criti-cal role in the final round of elec-tions May 6, helping determinewhether conservative PresidentNicolas Sarkozy sinks or sur-vives in his battle with Socialistchallenger Francois Hollande,

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CAIRO — Egypt is facingdaunting challenges, a leadingcandidate for president saidSunday, presenting his decadesas a senior government official asa prime reason to vote for himand not an Islamist.

Amr Moussa said Egypt isgoing through an economic andsocial crisis that requires the tal-ents of an experienced states-man, not a president who learnson the job.

Egyptians pick a new presi-dent to replace deposed HosniMubarak in a process that beginsMay 23-24. It is unclear howmuch power the new presidentwill have, as the process for writ-ing a new constitution is snaggedover disagreements about make-up of the body that will write thenew document.

Moussa served as Egypt’sforeign minister underMubarak and in 2001 movedover to head the Arab League.He resigned that post last yearto run for president.

At a news conference Sundayin Cairo, he disagreed with thegoals of Islamist parties, whichhave won clear majorities in par-liamentary elections running on aplatform of Islamic principles.

“I believe that Egypt has beeninjured, Egypt has been misman-aged and that Egypt should notget into an experiment that hasnot been tried before,” he saidwhen asked about his top Islamistopponent, a member of Egypt’spowerful Muslim Brotherhood.

Such an experiment, he said,could enter Egypt “into a periodof confusion.”

Critics charge that Moussa’srecord as a top official underMubarak could mean his electionwould mark a return to the waysof the former regime, character-ized by corruption, inefficiencyand nepotism.

Egypt’s economy has beenhard hit in the aftermath of thepopular uprising. Tourism andinvestment rates have plummet-ed, foreign currency reserveshave dipped dangerously and thenational budget reels under theburden of heavy subsidies on fueland basic food products.

Thirteen candidates are run-ning to replace Mubarak. Sincehe resigned after a popular upris-ing, Egypt’s military has beenrunning the country.

Facing Moussa are candi-dates from the MuslimBrotherhood and other Islamistfactions, as well as anotherMubarak-era of ficial, AhmedShafiq, his last prime minister.

In a last minute decision, theBrotherhood decided to field acandidate in the race, after it hadpromised it would not. This ledmany to accuse the Brotherhoodof being power hungry, aimingto lead Egypt toward into a reli-gion-based system of govern-ment. The Brotherhood says itwould have Islam as its refer-ence for governing.

The group’s candidate,Mohamed Morsi, said Saturday ifhe wins, he will be president of allEgyptians, but it is now time to

put into practice the group’s slo-gan, “Islam is the solution.”

The Brotherhood’s main can-didate was among 10 disqualifiedthis month by Egypt’s electioncommission, along with anotherleading Islamist and Mubarak’sformer intelligence chief, boost-ing Moussa’s chances. Morsireplaced the group’s first choice.

Moussa pointed to his creden-tials as a longtime governmentofficial with deep knowledge ofthe system.

“I believe I can start fromminute one as president with myknowledge of the government,the administration, the manage-ment and also the connectionwith the world and the Arabworld and the African world, andEurope,” he said. “The country isin a major crisis. A major crisisdoesn’t justify at all a presidentwho will ask around, what shouldI do at this point or that point andgaining experience as he goes.”

The Brotherhood was out-lawed for decades beforeMubarak was overthrown inFebruary 2011, so its leadershave never held high office.

Moussa, 76, is popular amongEgyptians who see in him a sea-soned and outspoken diplomat,particularly voicing criticism ofIsraeli policies.

On the other hand, he hasbeen harshly criticized in recentprotest rallies for his associationwith the Mubarak regime, andmany protesters say that he, likeother former regime officials,should not be allowed to run inthe first post-Mubarak elections.

Presidential nominee says Egypt in crisis

US, Afghanistan reachdeal on strategic plot

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KABUL, Afghanistan — TheU.S. and Afghanistan reached adeal yesterday on a long-delayedstrategic partnership agreementthat ensures Americans will pro-vide military and financial supportto the Afghan people for at least adecade beyond 2014, the deadlinefor most foreign forces to withdraw.

The pact is key to the U.S. exitstrategy in Afghanistan because itestablishes guidelines for anyAmerican forces who remain afterthe withdrawal deadline and forfinancial help to the impoverishedcountry and its security forces.

For the Afghan government, itis also a way to show its peoplethat their U.S. allies are not justwalking away.

“Our goal is an enduring part-nership with Afghanistan thatstrengthens Afghan sovereignty,stability and prosperity and thatcontributes to our shared goal ofdefeating al-Qaida and its extremistaffiliates,” said U.S. Embassyspokesman Gavin Sundwall. “Webelieve this agreement supportsthat goal.”

After 10 years of U.S.-led war,insurgents linked to the Talibanand al-Qaida remain a threat and asrecently as a week ago launched alarge-scale attack on the capitalKabul and three other cities.

The draft agreement wasworked out and initialed by AfghanNational Security Adviser RanginDadfar Spanta and U.S.Ambassador Ryan Crocker. It muststill be reviewed in both countriesand signed afterward by theAfghan and American presidents.

U.S. forces have already startedpulling out of Afghanistan, and themajority of combat troops arescheduled to depart by the end of2014. But the U.S. is expected tomaintain a large presence in thecountry for years after, includingspecial forces, military trainers andgovernment-assistance programs.

The agreement is both anachievement and a relief for bothsides, coming after months of tur-moil that seemed to put theentire alliance in peril. It showsthat the two governments are stillcommitted to working togetherand capable of coming to somesort of understanding.

“The document finalized todayprovides a strong foundation forthe security of Afghanistan, the

Amr Moussa, a presidential candidate for Egypt, said yesterday the country could benefit from his time asstatesman as the country faces an economic crisis. The election process will begin May 23.

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who held a thin lead in the first-round vote.

Both candidates quickly triedto woo Le Pen’s backers, but shealready had her sights on the par-liament.

Le Pen wants to return theNational Front party founded byher father Jean-Marie Le Pen tothe legislature, and is now look-ing to make a mark in June parlia-mentary elections.

“The first round isn’t the endbut the beginning,” she said inwhat amounted to a victoryspeech. “Whatever happens in15 days, the battle of France hasjust begun.”

Marine Le Pen, 43, in herfirst presidential election, has

tried to soften the image of theNational Front, stigmatized asracist and anti-Semitic under thehelm of her father, its long-timestandard-bearer.

Le Pen’s first-round perform-ance went beyond her projec-tions — but not her hopes. Shesaid in an interview with TheAssociated Press last week that asurprise could be in store.However, she also said shewould consider the best showingby her father a decade ago —just under 16.8 percent — to beher standard for success.

To the shock of the nation andneighboring countries, the 2002vote propelled Jean-Marie LePen into the final round and a

showdown with then-PresidentJacques Chirac. The left andright joined in a rare alliance todefeat him.

Marine Le Pen maintains theparty’s anti-immigrant bent butuses it to target Muslim immigra-tion, which she claims is becom-ing a scourge on France, akin tohordes of Muslims bent onreplacing the French culture withthat of Islam.

Billing herself as the “anti-sys-tem candidate,” she wants to takeFrance out of the eurozone andcombats what she says is thetyranny of Brussels.

“We will explode the monop-oly” of Sarkozy’s conservativeUnion for a Popular Movement

party and the Socialists, and ofthe world of finance, she said.

She has said from the startthat Sarkozy is a has-been inca-pable of winning the election.

“We are the sole viable opposi-tion to the liberal left,” she said.

The actual weight of theNational Front is unclear.

Some voters had said beforethe first-round balloting thatthey would cast ballots for LePen simply to sanction Sarkozy. The president is dis-liked by some mainstreamrightists, both for his personal style, seen as unbefit-ting for a president of France,and policies that critics saybenefit the privileged.

region and the world and is a doc-ument for the development of theregion,” Spanta said in a state-ment issued by President HamidKarzai’s office.

Neither Afghan nor U.S. offi-cials would comment on thedetails of the agreement. AWestern official familiar with thenegotiations said it outlines astrategic partnership for 10 yearsbeyond 2014.

Reaching any agreement is like-ly to be seen as a success givenmore than a year and a half of nego-tiations during which the entireeffort appeared in danger of fallingapart multiple times.

Since the beginning of the year,U.S.-Afghan relations have beenstrained by an Internet video ofAmerican Marines urinating on thecorpses of presumed Taliban fight-ers, by Quran burnings at a U.S.base that sparked days of deadlyprotests and by the alleged killingspree by a U.S. soldier in a south-ern Afghan village.

Tensions were further height-ened by a spate of turncoat attacksby Afghan security forces on theirinternational counterparts.

White House NationalSecurity Council spokesmanTommy Vietor said PresidentBarack Obama expects to signthe document before a NATOsummit in Chicago next month,meeting the deadline set by thetwo sides. Many had started toworry in recent weeks that Karzaiand Obama would miss that goalas talks dragged on and Karzaicontinued to announce newdemands for the document.

Much of the disagreementwas about how to handle activi-ties that the Afghan govern-ment saw as threatening itssovereignty, in particular, nightraids and the detention ofAfghan citizens by internation-al forces. Those two majorissues were resolved earlierthis year in separate memoran-dums of understanding.

But closed-door talks contin-ued for weeks after those side-deals were signed. And then asrecently as last week, Karzai saidthat he wanted the agreement toinclude a dollar figure for fundingfor the Afghan security forces —a demand that would be hard forthe Americans to sign off ongiven the need for congressionalapproval for funding.

the most diverse and unusualportions of the country.During it, I get to pass bysights foreign to many fromthe Northeast such as mega-churches and towns withnames such as Rural Retreat,Va. (yes, that’s an actualtown, I did not make it up).

However, I digress. Thepoint is this festival has been a central experiencethroughout my college years. I’m not here to saythat everyone should go there — that would beincredibly shortsighted and silly. What I am here tosay though is that you should all try your hardest to

do something this summer. Imean something grand, some-thing adventurous. Base it aroundsomething you love. If you likenature, hike through theAppalachians or go to somenational parks. If you like roadtrips, go to a city you have neverbeen to before. If you haveenough money, travel throughEurope over the summer.Because not to be incrediblycliché and corny, but your jobs

and internships may define your résumé, but theywill not define your memories. At the same time, formany of us, these years will be our last opportunitiesto cut out a large chunk of our summers and dosomething grandiose. There needs to be some levelof realism. This is not always a possibility, but solong as it is, do something amazing.

So as cliché this diatribe may have been, I wouldlike to use my last column to urge you all to makesomething of this summer, on a level beyond that ofprofessional or academic achievement. I mean per-sonally, I know my children will not want to hear metell them about the time I took “Linear Optimization”over the summer. Well, maybe they will if they’reincredibly boring. I guess there is always the possi-bility of that. However, I without a doubt will recountto them the time that I ate home-cured Tennesseebeef jerky while watching Radiohead perform.

Lee Seltzer is a School of Arts and Sciences jun-ior majoring in history and economics with a minorin mathematics. His column, “‘Simplee’ Put,” ranalternate Mondays.

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A s the school year isending, many of usare preparing to get

into a new routine over thesummer. Some people havejobs lined up, others intern-ships, still others are goingto be taking summer classes.Many people who do notquite know what they aredoing are panicking. Regardless, observing and tak-ing part in this widespread preparation confirms theidea that there is an immense amount of pressure onthis generation to succeed.

This has been clear since our high school years,when students would apply toupward to 20 different colleges. Itmakes sense for a number of rea-sons. Being that this is a time ofextreme economic panic, there isalso extreme competition for jobs.That being the case, people enter-ing the labor market need to workharder to set themselves apartfrom the crowd than was neces-sary in the past. It’s really unfortu-nate, but it’s very obviously true.

At the same time though, if youspend all your time worrying about this, you willdrive yourself insane. This makes leisure time partic-ularly important for our last generation.Unfortunately though, many summer jobs andinternships make it very difficult for people to taketime off over the summer. For many college students,it is a very difficult catch-22 to say the least.

Regardless, I feel like it is very important to dosomething exciting and fun over the summer. I’ll takemyself as an example. I will be taking a class thissummer, as well as lifeguarding at a camp nearby.However, when people ask me what I’m doing thissummer, that is never how I reply. Instead, I tell themthat I will be trekking to Tennessee for the third sum-mer in a row to go to Bonnaroo.

As most of my friends know, I have obsessed overthis experience and have spent my entire year look-ing forward to it. To the outside observer, it is just asilly music festival, but to me, it is so much more. It isan escape from the troubles of academia and achance to camp for four days with no responsibilitiesexcept seeing your favorite bands. Moreover, it alsoincludes an unbelievable road trip through some of

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“I would like to ...urge you all to make

something of thissummer, ... beyond that

of professional or academic achievement.”

“Simplee”Put

LEE SELTZER

Pinterest must valuefreedom of expression

P interest, a popular pinboard style photo sharing website, has aproblem. The social media site has been grappling with a grow-ing trend of “pro-anorexia” related posts — otherwise associated

with the “thinspiration” movement, which, according to one website, “isa set of images and quotes that are intended to motivate an individual ontheir quest to be thin.” The problem, as we see it, is that controversialcontent has the site struggling to reconcile professional ethics on theone hand, and preserving the free expression of its users on the other.

The images under scrutiny — tagged #thinspo — feature men orwomen in sometimes revealing clothing, and more often than notscarily thin. The site was flooded with such images back in February,and has since received criticism from outside the community, includ-ing an “anti-thinspo” campaign that has resulted in thousands ofoffended users protesting the thinspo culture by posting pictures ofcurvy, well-fed women.

It’s obvious that Pinterest is dealing with a sensitive issue. The eth-ical questions and concerns revolving around anorexia and extremeweight loss are controversial enough, but the sheer volume of this typeof content visible on the site seems to compound the problem. InMarch, the site implemented statutes to ban all “self-harm” images —a ban that ultimately failed — in an effort to prevent users from post-ing this type of content.

While we sympathize with the actions Pinterest has taken againstthis sort of content — it does, after all, threaten the loss of its adver-tisers who may be turned off by controversial content — it’s importantthat the site retains its commitment to free expression and speech. Ifevery site on the web banned controversial content from its site,Facebook probably would have a vastly smaller number of teenageusers posting images of themselves binge drinking and smoking. Thebottom line is simply that, while it’s unfortunate to see so many indi-viduals investing in society’s infatuation with being thin, at the end ofthe day they are making a conscious decision to do so. Sites likePinterest must realize this and avoid censoring content simply becauseit’s deemed “controversial.”

New Jersey shouldmake best use of funds

N ew Jersey’s Affordable House Fund, a large repository ofmoney designed to help municipalities throughout the statemeet their legal obligations to provide housing for low- and

moderate-income individuals, has become a point of controversy inrecent weeks. Gov. Chris Christie and a looming deadline have giventhose municipalities with unresolved funds an ultimatum — either com-mit to spending their share of the $169 million by July 17, or the moneyis handed over to the state. In our eyes, this seems like an appropriatecourse to take in order to make the best use of the state’s AHF.

The obvious problem with the terms set out by the governor is thatmany states will now be forced to scramble to appropriate these funds,and it’s probable that many will not be able to do so in the time allottedto them. Marlboro Township in central New Jersey, for example, hasyet to spend $13 million. On top of that, some have argued that if thefunds are indeed handed over to the state, the way in which Gov.Christie and other state officials will make use of them may not caterto the AHF’s original intent.

As a solution to the time crunch, many towns have demandedan extension.

Yet the fact remains that these municipalities have had four longyears — since they were set aside in 2008 — to make good use of thesefunds. We see no reason for this and if they won’t use them, we hopethe state will put them towards a purpose that will result in real, tangi-ble results. Gov. Christie and others have proposed that they be usedto curb homelessness in the state, provide rental assistance to resi-dents or residential service for the developmentally disabled. We’dargue that these issues deserve just as much attention as any other. Wesee no reason why the state’s AHF — a relatively untapped pool ofresources that has gone unused by the state’s municipalities for toolong already — can’t be put towards achieving these ends.

While it is important that the AHF’s resources are used productive-ly, we find little value in the idea, as some have established, that theymust be used for the specific purpose of providing towns with afford-able housing. We imagine that the towns that needed this money themost would have already made use of it within the four years they weregiven — and those who haven’t probably didn’t need it in the first place.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) —Today is a 7 — Hit the books forthe next two days. There's an easearound finances, and it feels goodto get immersed in studies. Allowideas to gel, and take notes.Taurus (April 20-May 20) —Today is an 8 — You're enteringa lucrative phase. Go over thenumbers, and count your ducats.Put together a persuasive pack-age, and make an enticing pitch.Gemini (May 21-June 21) —Today is a 7 — You've got theconfidence to tackle projectsthat once seemed intimidating.Travel is not advised today, andneither is impulsive action.Clean something.Cancer (June 22-July 22) —Today is an 8 — Learning newskills leads to new friends. Don'tworry about the money. Waituntil later to proceed ... it's not agood time to travel yet. A quietnight at home relaxes.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Todayis an 8 — The next two days aregreat for a party; find an excuseto be sociable. Meetings andgroup activities go well. Let goof a scheme that lacks soul.Keep spending under control.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —Today is an 8 — You'll haveopportunities to take on a high-er level of responsibility in yourcareer and community. It couldmean working late. Talk it over.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) —Today is a 7 — You're on a quest.Study to satisfy your curiosity. Anolder dream could be possiblenow. Business interferes with fun... don't goof off yet. Rest after.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —Today is a 7 — Things are gettingbusy. There's no use complainingabout it. Take one step at a timeand plow forward. You'll bethankful when you're done.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) —Today is an 8 — New openingspresent themselves when you'rewilling to work with others.Focus on taking many little stepsthat carry you forward. Staypractical. Keep momentum.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —Today is a 9 — The pace quick-ens. Don't let frantic activitymake you lose touch with yourcreative side; you'll need it tosolve a puzzle. Correct errors,and check another view.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —Today is a 7 — Love is in the airand can be very distracting fromfinancial goals. Decide what'smore important and choose that.Reschedule an appointment.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) —Today is a 6 — Your self-improve-ment continues. Surprise evenyourself when you complete yourmakeover. Don't let others pushyou around. Take care of yourbody, mind and spirit.

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The defense, as was the casewith an April 7 scrimmage, hadno issues getting going.

It held Dodd and Nova to acombined 10 completions, whileboth sophomore Savon Hugginsand classmate Jawan Jamison —the top two running backs on thedepth chart — averaged lessthan 3.5 yards per carry.

“Defense played well,” saidsenior wide receiver MarkHarrison. “I have to give them alot of credit. They came out thereand they fought. The offense hasto come out there, fast tempo, andget started early on because youcan’t wait until the second quarterto really get ourselves going.”

Going against what was one ofthe top defenses last season inthe Big East can only help pre-pare the offense, even withoutBig East Co-Defensive Player ofthe Year Khaseem Greene.

The defense still managed toforce pressure on nearly every play.

“It better prepares us to goagainst a defense that’s going towork us, that’s going to give us dif-ferent looks, that’s going to helpus get better,” Dodd said. “That’swhat our defense does for us.”

Flood’s former unit, the offen-sive line, delivered the biggestpositive for the offense. Floodsees a difference in the way thegroup is playing.

But even that positive camewith an asterisk next to it.

Although Flood saw morephysical play for the offensiveline, it lacks fluidity with a host ofdifferent linemen shuffling in andout of the game, he said.

The team now has only twospring practices andSaturday’s Scarlet-White Gameto gain a little more clarity onthe depth chart.

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Sophomore quarterback Gary Nova, right, participates in throwing drills during a March 31 practice in the Bubble. Nova earned thestart in Saturday’s scrimmage, when he threw 6-for-12 through the air for 66 yards and an interception.

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“The first two games couldhave gone either way, but[Connecticut] made some bigplays to win,” Hill said. “Thosewere two tough losses.”

All three Rutgers relieversallowed a run in that game, butLaw was the only one to do so inthe series opener.

Law entered in the eighthinning for sophomorerighthander Charlie Lasky,who pitched 2 1/3 shutoutinnings of relief.

Law was on the other side of ahome run, allow-ing a two-runshot to Huskiesfirst basemanRyan Fuller.

Like the ninthinning in the latergame, Rutgersentered theeighth with an 8-7lead. But thehome run cappedthe Huskies’ leadto give them theirfirst of two wins

in the series.“It’s one of the worst

things,” Law said on giving upleads. “It’s my job to preventthat from happening.”

Rutgers was a different teamthan it was in the series finale,and Law was a different player.Putting the bat in his hand madeall the difference.

“It feels good because I canlift the team in a couple ofways,” Law said. “I’ve beenpitching and hitting since I wasa little kid. I figured, ‘Why notjust do it [at Rutgers],’ when Ican help the team win in what-ever way.”

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T he Rutgers softballteam dropped two ofthree games last week-

end against Syracuse, the sec-ond-place team in the Big East.

Despite a strong perform-ance in Game 3 from fresh-man pitcher AlyssaLandrith, the Orange’s KellySaco connected on a walk-of f home run in the bottomof the seventh.

The Scarlet Knights’ onlywin in the series game was inGame 1, a 3-1 victory.

Senior centerfielderLindsey Curran, junior secondbaseman Jennifer Harabedianand freshman first basemanAshley Alden each picked upan RBI. Landrith allowed oneunearned run on two hits.

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THE RUTGERS WOMEN’Slacrosse team failed to com-plete its upset bid against No.14 Loyola on Friday at RidleyAthletic Complex, droppingthe game, 15-11.

Senior midfielder AliSteinberg registered fourpoints in the game, pushingher career total to 102 — shehas 74 goals and 28 assists inher time at Rutgers.

Sophomore midfielderLauren Sbrilli also had a solidperformance, tallying threegoals for her sixth hat trick ofthe season.

After an even first half —the teams went into the breakwith the score tied at 9 — theGreyhounds controlled thesecond-half scoring, 6-2.

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THE CONNECTICUTmen’s basketball team isexpected to suffer anotherloss, as sophomore forwardRoscoe Smith’s father toldCBS Sports his son intendsto transfer.

Smith is the third player toleave the program premature-ly. Center Alex Oriakhi trans-ferred, and guard JeremyLamb and forward AndreDrummond departed for theNBA Draft.

The possibility remainsthat a potential motivationbehind one or more of thosedepartures is the school’sexpected ban from postseasonplay for this upcoming yearbecause of academic issues.

THE PHILADELPHIAFlyers punched their ticket tothe second round of the play-offs after downing thePittsburgh Penguins yester-day, 5-1, in Game 6.

Flyers right winger ClaudeGiroux netted his sixth goal ofthe series, and netminder IlyaBryzgalov posted his best effortafter allowing 20 goals in thefirst five games of the series.

Penguins center EvgeniMalkin scored the only goal ofthe game for the Penguins.

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Rutgers did not fare as wellFriday, when UConn won bothgames of the doubleheader, 9-8.

The Huskies took bothgames with a combination oftimely hitting and ef fectiverelief pitching, both of whichput them ahead late in the games.

“That combina-tion is very dan-gerous,” saidhead coach Fred Hill.

In the lattergame, the Rutgersbullpen allowedfour runs in threei n n i n g s .Connecticut reliefgave up two inseven, after start-ing pitcher BrianWard’s early departure forcedit to enter after three innings.

The final run the Knightsallowed was in the 10th inning,when Huskies designated hit-ter Tim Martin singled to theright side to score rightfielder Stanley Paul from second.

UConn (23-17, 11-4) displayeda resiliency to bounce back.Sophomore second basemanNick Favatella hit the go-aheadRBI to make it 8-7 in the top ofthe ninth. But then Huskiesshortstop Tom Verdi recorded anRBI of his own to send it intoextra innings.

“The first two games could have gone either way,

but [Connecticut] made some big plays to win.”

FRED HILLHead Coach

Sophomore second baseman Nick Favatella hit an RBI singleto put Rutgers ahead, 8-7, on Friday against Connecticut.

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RUTGERS DAY BOWL GAMESUPPORTS LEGRAND

Several former Rutgers foot-ball players will be available tosign autographs for RutgersDay on Saturday at the annual

Scarlet-W h i t e

spring football game at HighPoint Solutions Stadium, includ-ing many current NFL players.

The second annual “BelieveBowl” begins at 1 p.m., whentwo teams of formerScarlet Knights letter-winners take part inan exhibition flag foot-ball game. The bowl ismeant to raise aware-ness and support forEric LeGrand andRutgers Spinal Cord Research.

The currentKnights take thefield at 3 p.m. for the Scarlet-White game.

New England Patriots DevinMcCourty and TiquanUnderwood, Tennessee TitansJason McCourty and KevinMalast, New York GiantBrandon Bing, Tampa BayBuccaneer Jeremy Zuttah,Miami Dolphin JamaalWesterman, Baltimore RavenHoward Barbieri, CincinnatiBengal Brian Leonard,Jacksonville Jaguar CourtneyGreene, Buffalo Bill KevinBrock, St. Louis Ram GaryGibson and Indianapolis ColtJoe Lefeged are among thoseconfirmed to sign autographs.

Former Knights MohamedSanu, Justin Francis and

Desmond Wynn, among others,hope to join that list of Knightsin the NFL during the NFLDraft, which begins Thursday.

Sanu caught 115 passes for1,206 yards and seven touch-downs last season at widereceiver. His yards total morethan doubled the next-leadingRutgers wideout.

Francis finished last yearwith 64 tackles and ateam-high 6.5 sacksalong the Rutgersdefensive line. Wynn,a guard, started all 13games last season.

More than 10 ath-letic events take placeon Busch campusbetween 10 a.m. and6 p.m. for RutgersDay.

Rutgers will hold an equip-ment showcase at theUniversity E athletic fields,where fans have an opportunityto pick up, try on and try out dif-ferent equipment the student-athletes use in competition.

The Student-AthleteAdvisory Committee will host amini combine at the same place,where children have the oppor-tunity to participate in severalskill events that NFL prospects compete in at theNFL Combine.

The Rutgers men’s soccerteam will play an exhibitionagainst Fairleigh Dickinson at theBusch Campus Recreation fields.

— Staff Report

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Knights down Michigan in final home contestBY VINNIE MANCUSO

CORRESPONDENT

On the last night that nineseniors wore the white homejerseys for the Rutgers men’s

lacrosset e a m ,t h eS c a r l e tKnightsfaced a

lowly Michigan team, which upuntil this year had strictlyplayed on a club level.

But the one-win Michigansquad did not give the seniors aneasy sendoff at Yurcak Field. In aback-and-forth matchup in whichthe Wolverines tied it up threetimes and even took the lead, theKnights earned a 13-9 victory tosend all nine seniors off of thefield with one final home win.

“I think anytime you strap it onfor 60 minutes against a differentcolor jersey you have to be excitedto play and feel hungry to earn awin,” said head coach Brian Brecht.“These nine seniors have beengreat all year, and they certainly willbe missed. I’m very happy andpleased, and it was an honor towatch them perform on game dayand grab that win in those white jer-seys for their last home game.”

Still, it was the efforts of anumber of Rutgers underclass-men that made the difference inthe tightly contested matchup.

Freshman Brian Goss put thefinal nail in Michigan (1-12). Withthe game knotted up at nine goalsapiece early in the final frame,Goss found the back of the cageto give the Knights the advan-tage. Rutgers (6-8,1-4) went on toscore unanswered goals threemore times before time expired.

The final three goals includedtwo from redshirt-sophomoreattackman Scott Klimchak, whohad a very busy day with a career-high five goals and an assist.

“It was a team win,” Brecht said.“Give credit to the seniors, butsome of the younger guys reallystepped up. They should really be

proud of the way they played andthe way the represented Rutgers.”

Senior Kevin Hover took fulladvantage of his last night underthe home field lights. The attack-man recorded a hat trick afterentering the game with only fivegoals on the season.

Hover’s first goal tied thegame, 6-6, after Michigan took itsonly lead of the game in the sec-ond half, while his second goalless than a minute later returnedthe advantage to the Knights.

“Everyone funnels their emo-tions a little differently,” Brecht said.“Kevin seized the opportunities. Hehad some great shots and he stuck itwhen he had the opportunities.”

As he has all season, Brechtcites the one-two punch of seniormidfielders Will Mangan andMike Diehl along with Goss asthe center that the entire teamworks around. While only Diehland Goss found their way ontothe scoreboard with a goalapiece, the Knights’ first midfieldwas impactful off of the stat sheet.

“The first midfield of Mangan,Diehl and Goss has been great.All eyes have been on them allyear,” Brecht said. “They havereally been opening up for guyslike Klimchak and Hover and[sophomore attackman Nicholas]DePaolera to turn the corner andfinish on goal line.”

Despite the Wolverines’ record,Brecht was not surprised about thetenacity Michigan showed.

“You talk about a big-time pro-gram that put 2.5 million dollarsinto their program — that is alegitimate program,” he said.“They are just starting out.”

By the same token, Brechtwas not shocked to see the teamwas more than ready to fight tosecure one last win at home forthe departing seniors.

“I think we are starting outto be something special, aswell,” Brecht said. “The 40 stu-dent-athletes that put on thesejerseys, they will put legacyand their stamp on somethingas we move forward.”

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Sophomore attackman Scott Klimchak looks for options Saturday in the Knights’ 13-9 victoryagainst visiting Michigan. Klimchak scored a career-high five goals.

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Fighting Irish end Rutgers’ seasonBY BRADLY DERECHAILO

CORRESPONDENT

The Rutgers tennis teamhad all the momentum it need-ed in its second-round Big EastTournament matchup against

N o t r eDame.

B u ta five-m a t c hw i n -

ning streak and a first-roundvictory against Cincinnati werenot enough to pull of f an upsetagainst the Fighting Irish, asthe No. 8 seed Scarlet Knightslost Friday, 4-0, finishing of ftheir season.

Head coach Ben Bucca wasdisappointed in the Knights’loss, but pleased with the waythe team fought against theNo.1 seed in the tournament.

“We had a great tournamentand a great win againstCincinnati,” Bucca said. “Weplayed really strong as a teamagainst Notre Dame and triedour very best, but we were justbeaten by a better team.”

Rutgers (12-9) started slow-ly in doubles like it did againstthe Bearcats in the first round.Senior Jennifer Holzberg and

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sophomore Vanessa Petrinidropped their No. 1 doublesmatch to Notre Dame’s KristyFrilling and Shannon Mathews,8-1.

Senior Morgan Ivey andfreshman Lindsay Balsamo’s 8-1 loss in No. 2 doubles to JulieSabacinski and BritneySanders capped the doublespoint for the Fighting Irish.

“We were hitting really goodshots,” Bucca said. “But mostimportantly, we were handlingour emotions extremely wellthroughout the match.Everyone was standing tall andplayed their best in doubles.”

Notre Dame (19-7) capital-ized on its doubles point victoryby blanking Rutgers in singles.

Frilling swept Holzberg instraight sets, winning the No. 2singles match, 6-0, 6-0.Sophomore Stefania Balasa’s 6-4, 6-1 loss to Jennifer Kellner,coupled with freshmanSatreethai Sasinin’s 6-0, 6-2defeat, clinched the match forNotre Dame, as Balsamo, Iveyand Petrini each dropped theirmatches. The loss was Rutgers’first since its April 1 matchagainst Denver.

Notre Dame entered thematch with a No. 17 ranking and

a four-match win streak. Buccaunderstood the chances of beat-ing the Irish were slim enteringthe tournament.

“We played our best and justcame up short,” Bucca said.“They are a talented team andare on top of their game rightnow. They are extremely tal-ented, but are also playing witha lot of confidence and playingtheir best tennis. They’regoing to be a force to reckonwith in the tournament.”

Rutgers faced Syracuse onSaturday in the consolationbracket of the tournament, itssecond meeting this seasonwith the Orange. The Knightslost to Syracuse, 4-0, in theunofficial match to draw an endto the season.

The loss to Notre Dameserved as Holzberg and Ivey’slast official match of their colle-giate careers.

Holzberg was glad to see theteam compete as hard as it did inher final match.

“Notre Dame is a reallystrong team, and I think theyare going to win this tourna-ment,” Holzberg said. “Wecompeted ver y well, and it was a good match to go out on.”

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When Marquise Wright takesthe practice field for the Rutgersfootball team, so does a piece ofIsaac Holmes. Holmes, a juniordefensive tackle, sees flashes ofhimself in the redshirt freshman.

“When I came here, I was justlike him,” Holmes said. “He’s anexplosive kid, he’s an angry kid.You can see it in his play.”

But Holmes’ performancealong the defensive line thisspring has arguably been themost noticeable. Holmes, whobacked up senior Scott Vallonelast year in the one-technique,has to make do without Valloneand sophomore KennethKirksey, who both continue todeal with lingering injuries.

He attributes his renewedwork ethic to an improvementin conditioning.

“I had struggles with thatearly, but now I have my condi-tioning up, and I’m working onmy striking,” Holmes said. “I’mjust playing really explosivelyright now.”

Head coach Kyle Flood con-tinues to take note. Floodremained noncommittal aboutthe defensive line’s rotationSaturday following the ScarletKnights’ second scrimmage.

But Holmes — the only regu-lar contributor last season attackle playing this spring — fig-ures to remain involved.

“Isaac Holmes has had a goodspring,” Flood said. “I’ll be anx-ious to see how he graded out[Saturday]. Certainly when we

got Scott back, we’re going tofeel good.”

And Flood will do so withgood reason — Vallone record-ed 58 tackles, including 8.5 fora loss last season, his third asa star ter. He regularlydemanded double teams, free-ing up the Knights’ lineback-ers to make plays.

Seniors Steve Beauharnaisand Khaseem Greene com-bined for 218 stops last seasonbehind Vallone.

“It’s an eye-opener,” Holmessaid of Vallone’s absence. “Mebeing the older guy out therenow, I have to step up now thata couple people are down, andI have to lead the youngerguys. It’s actually given methat edge that’s like, ‘I have topush even harder.’”

Of those on the field to thispoint, only Holmes and seniordefensive end Ka’Lial Glaud haveplayed an entire season along thedefensive line. Junior MichaelLarrow played parts of two,classmate Jamil Merrellemerged halfway through lastseason and senior MarvinBooker lasted only four gamesbecause of injury.

“That’s our major concern,”said junior linebacker JamalMerrell. “They’re the closestpeople to the ball every down.They’re a work in progress. Asyou can see [Saturday], theymade a huge step.”

WITH JUNIOR DALLASHendrikson’s cut finger, Floodcontinues to reevaluate hisoptions at center. Sophomore

Betim Bujari played there spar-ingly a year ago, but he remainsout with an ankle injury.

Junior Matt McBride did notplay Saturday because of a lin-gering injury.

“We were hoping McBridewould be back,” Flood said. “Iwas hoping he’d be back[Saturday]. I really was disap-pointed he was able to comeback. I do think he’ll be backon Tuesday. I’m optimisticabout that.”

Hendrikson’s injury is thelatest in a series of setbacksfor the of fensive line, whichcontinues to play without apair of projected star ters.Flood held sophomore KalebJohnson, a star ter at righttackle last year, out of thespring after of fseason surgery.

“There are a lot of thingsI’m pleased about, but we’relacking continuity,” Floodsaid. “There’s a reason forthat. There’s a dif ferencebetween reasons and excuses.If you don’t have the peopleplaying next to each otheryou’d like to every day, it’shard to build continuity.”

FRESHMAN KICKER KYLEFederico converted three offour field goal attempts in thescrimmage, including a long of32 yards. The early enrolleemade four of five attempts twoweeks ago in the Knights’ first scrimmage.

“Kyle finished a little bit bet-ter kicking than we started,”Flood said. “That was a concern.When you have a young kicker,we’re going to continue to puthim in these situations and hope-fully build some consistency bythe time we get to the season.”

Sophomore Nick DeLouisa,Federico’s main competition,went 0-for-2 on his attempts, oneof which was blocked.

Junior defensive tackle Isaac Holmes participates in a tackling drill March 31 in the Bubble. Holmes, without normal contributors Kenneth Kirksey and Scott Vallonethis spring, took a larger workload than he did last season, when he recorded 12 tackles — 2.5 for a loss — and a sack.

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Redshirt freshman running back Paul James returns a punt during a March 31 practice in the Bubble. James left Saturday’sscrimmage with an injury, but head coach Kyle Flood said he does not expect it to be serious.

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Junior designated hitter Charlie Law hit a home run Saturday against Connecticut.Law pitched for the Knights on Friday in their 9-8 loss to open the series.

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Junior quarterback Chas Dodd participates in drills during practice March 31 in the Bubble. During Saturday’s scrimmage, Dodd missed his first nine passes and finishedthe day 4-for-16 through the air. He continues to split time with sophomore Gary Nova, and head coach Kyle Flood said he will not name a starter until the summer.

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Quarterbacks struggle against potent RU defenseBY JOEY GREGORY

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Rutgers head football coach Kyle Floodobser ves spring scrimmages from hisspot behind the of fense.

During Saturday’s scrimmage, odds arehe scanned the fieldtrying to find the

slightest hint of offensive consistency.He had his work cut out for him.With personnel flying in and out of

plays, missing starters and a few injuries,the same position groupings rarelyremained in the scrimmage for long.

But Flood is not concerned. Because ofthe inconsistency in which players wereon the field, he does not put too muchweight on the lack of of fense.

“When you get to this point in spring— because you’re mixing and matchingpersonnel so much — it’s really moreabout the personal accomplishment,” hesaid. “Right now, we’ve got a lot of guysplaying next to some guys they might not be playing next to in the fall.”

The most glaring lack of consistencycame from the most contested position — quarterback.

While sophomore Gary Nova completed50 percent of his passes, he also threw aninterception. Junior Chas Dodd missed hisfirst nine passes, and neither signal callerregistered a passing touchdown.

“We have to [learn from our mistakes] andunderstand what we have to do better,” Doddsaid. “We just have to step up and togetherjust get the offense to execute better and …once we do that, we’ll have a better chance.”

As a result, the offense looked out of syncfor the better part of the day.

An injur y to junior center DallasHendrickson did not help the of fense’scase. He suf fered a cut on his snapping

hand that required stitches and cut thescrimmage short.

“At that point, the one thing you never dois you don’t have the first two quarterbacks[take snaps from] a guy they’re not used to[taking snaps from],” Flood said. “At thatpoint, those guys were done for the day.”

Flood is optimistic Hendrickson willreturn for tomorrow’s practice. But hesaid with junior Matt McBride as a ques-tion mark, as well, the of fense might haveto look elsewhere for a center for the restof spring.

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FOOTBALL

Part-time pitcher leads victory with three-run shotBY JOSH BAKAN

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

When Charlie Law went to DoddStadium in Norwich, Conn., he received achange of scenery.

The Rutgers baseball junior not onlyescaped Storrs,Conn., where heblew a lead on themound Friday, butSaturday, Law alsogot to put on a bat-

ting helmet.The 6-foot-8 Law has a frame more similar

to former major league pitcher RandyJohnson than any notable hitter, but the jun-ior did damage at the home of the Single-AConnecticut Tigers.

Law did something that always turns base-ball fans’ heads: the pitcher hit a home run.

The Mainland Regional High School(N.J.) product often plays designated hitterwhen he does not come out of the bullpen.Sometimes Law does both in the same game.

Law was happy to find a way to con-tribute in the Scarlet Knights’ 15-0 winagainst Connecticut.

“It helps not only me, but it helps our teama lot,” Law said. “We lost two games that weprobably should have won.”

Law homered in the fifth inning to scorejunior third baseman Pat Kivlehan and juniorrightfielder Steve Zavala.

The round trip gave Rutgers (22-17, 8-7) a9-0 lead, which took a lot of pressure off ofsenior pitcher Ryan Fasano (4-3) and juniorpitcher Dan O’Neill.

“It’s a lot easier to pitch when you’re up9-0,” Fasano said.

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