“In an effort to motivate residents,businesses and everyone in NewBrunswick, [we will] work to removelitter and get a clean city … we wanta clean city — that’s what promptedit. We want a city for everyone to livein, to work in,” Caputo said.

“Urban Cleanup Week” kickedoff the seven-day endeavor withSaturday’s Large Volunteer GroupCleanup Day. Among the groups inattendance was the University’sBloustein Public ServiceAssociation, she said.

“Sweep-Up Sunday” andMonday’s “Make Your StorefrontLook Great Day” followed. Theevent will continue today with“Tidy-Up Tuesday.”

New Brunswick has a city ordi-nance requiring each businessowner, residential property owneror tenant to upkeep the sidewalkand curb areas in addition to thefront of their property, Caputo said.

The municipal staff can clean asfar as the streets, leaving theresponsibility of maintaining the

area’s sanitation to the residents,she said.

“We try to engage everyone sothat it could get cleaned,” she said.“It’s going to require all of us work-ing together.”

Any resident who wants toparticipate is welcome to do so,she said.

The city would not be able todo the work on its own because ofthe ordinance, she said. In orderto make an effective dif ference,all those who reside in the area

will need to participate and workin accord.

“It doesn’t matter if you are justrenting your house, it is still yourresponsibility to live there andmaintain the property,” she said. “Ithink sometimes [tenants] believeit’s only the property owner’s job,[but] we still like them to partici-pate in keeping things tidy.”

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Campaign looks toraise awareness oftap water use

Students get recognitionfor overseas charity work

The city of New Brunswick asked businesses to remove litter in front of their stores, as a part of ‘Urban Cleanup Week’ to raise awareness and inspire cleanliness throughout the city. KATHERINE WU, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Rob Cavella, a graduate student,uses the hydration station in theCollege Avenue Gymnasium. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY JULIANCHOKKATTU, NEWS EDITOR

BY HANNAH SCHROERCORRESPONDENT

Bottled water often seems like the health-iest way to get hydrated, but members of theUniversity’s Take Back the Tap organizationsay the opposite is true.

Members talked to students at VoorheesMall on the College Avenue campus yester-day about the benefits of tap water, saidCaroline Lipiec, a School of Arts andSciences first-year student.

The event is a part of “Tap-A-Palooza,” anationwide competition aiming to get studentsto pledge not to use bottled water, she said.

College campaigns nationwide are com-peting to get the most signed petitions, withthe winning college getting a bottle refillingstation, she said.

The campaigns educate more peopleabout the histor y and impor tance of

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The city of New Brunswick isteaming up with residents andbusiness owners for the third annu-al “Urban Cleanup Week,” a collab-orative effort to inspire cleanlinessthroughout the city.

The weeklong affair beganSaturday, and it will feature a dif-ferent event each day, said DonnaCaputo, the clean communitiescoordinator for New Brunswick. SEE WEEK ON PAGE 7

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A trip to South Africa showed DanielleJessen the true impact of malaria and helpedher make up her mind to work with theMalaria Awareness Program.

“You always hear stories on the newsabout what’s going on in Africa, but it reallychanges your perception of what’s actuallyhappening when you finally have faces andstories behind them,” she said.

Two students at the University, Jessenand Henry Chang, presented their charitywork at the Clinton Global InitiativeUniversity Conference earlier this month atWashington University in St. Louis Missouri.

Jessen and Chang, part of two separatenational organizations focused on volunteer-based aid, advocated for their projects at theconference, which attempts to put students’goals into action.

The Clinton Global Initiative Universitybrings together students, nationally and SEE WORK ON PAGE 5

internationally, who have made a commit-ment to solve the various problems intheir communities and around the world,Jessen said.

“At the conference, [former UnitedStates] President [Bill] Clinton said we areall just so interconnected — we have affilia-tions with so many countries all over theworld,” she said. “So, in order for us to beprosperous and grow, it is really importantfor other countries to be doing well.”

Jessen, a School of Arts and Sciences sen-ior, works with the Malaria AwarenessProgram — an organization that aims to raiseawareness about malaria in rural SouthAfrica, where the disease is a major healththreat, she said.

Jessen participated in the SocialAdventure Challenge at CGIU, a competitionwhere 200 students apply for grant money tofund their projects. The initiative of theMalaria Awareness Project won the funding,

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Wednesday, April 17The University Office of the President presents a Strategic PlanningTown Hall Meeting featuring University President Robert L. Barchiat 10 a.m. in the Douglass Campus Center. Barchi will give a shortspeech followed by a question and answer session.

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Tuesday, April 16The Stress Factory Comedy Club at 90 Church St in New Brunswickholds an open mic night at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $5 and attendees mustbe at least 16 years old and purchase a minimum of two items. Doorsopen at 7 p.m. and sign-up for performers begins at 7:30 p.m. Thoseinterested in performing will be given 3-5 minute sets and must bringat least 5 friends.

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Professor addresses misconceptions with immigrationBY ZACHARY BREGMAN

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Rafaela Dancygier believesAmericans and Europeans havemany misconceptions aboutimmigration’s advantages anddisadvantages. She has foundthat often, common knowledge isbased off ignorance.

Dancygier, an assistant profes-sor in the Department of Politicsand Public and InternationalAffairs at Princeton University,hosted a seminar on immigrationin the United States and Europeyesterday at the Loree Buildingon Douglass campus.

“When you open the newspa-per, when you go online — itseems like most of the time whenthe issue of immigration is men-tioned it’s in a conflicting way,”said Dancygier, author of thebook “Immigration and Conflictin Europe.”

Dancygier said people oftenoppose immigration becauseforeign workers could lowerwages or take jobs away fromcitizens. Europeans are alsoagainst a relaxed immigrationpolicy for cultural and religious reasons.

“When you follow the debate,sometimes it seems like there isnot a lot of systematic knowl-edge behind it — but, in fact,there is actually,” Dancygiersaid. “Systematic knowledge hasdefinitely been accumulatingover the last several years, and

Rafaela Dancygier, assistant professor in the Department of Politics and Public and InternationalAffairs at Princeton University, spoke to students yesterday about the misconceptions surrounding immigration’s advantages and disadvantages in the Loree building on Douglasscampus. NATALIE KOLASA

some of it is not really reflectedin the debate.”

Immigrant populations havethe same percentage of workerswith bachelor’s degrees orgreater as native populations inthe United States and Europe,opposing the stereotype thatimmigrants are unskilled labor-ers, she said.

Many people believe immigrants drain social servic-es in welfare states and costmore money to taxpayers,Dancygier said.

However, she found youngmen who are looking for workcomprise the majority of immi-grants. These young men tend toleave their families behind whilethey work, and are themselvesvery healthy, so they contributeto the economy more than theycost, Dancygier said.

Contrary to popular belief,studies show that immigrants donot significantly lower wages,she said. Immigrants tend towork in mainly growing labormarkets such as construction,so immigration does not corre-late with decreased job opportu-nities nationwide.

“It’s a broad overview andcomparison across Europeancountries, the trends in immigra-tion,” said Roger Kelemen, whoteaches the class “Lessons fromEurope” where Dancygier wasguest speaking.

Kelemen, an associate profes-sor in the University’s Department

of Political Science, said Dancygieris a specialist in the field of immi-gration policies and politics inEurope and is perfectly suited toexplain the tensions that arise from immigration.

“She is really one of the lead-ing experts in the world on poli-tics of immigration in Europe,”Kelemen said.

He said it is important for thestudents in the University to hearfrom experts such as Dancygierto inform themselves on issues

that are a part of the nationaldebate today.

“What, if anything, can the[United States] learn from the expe-rience of European democracies?Because they are confronting manyof the same issues,” Kelemen said.

David Bedford, a School ofArts and Sciences sophomore,said the lecture gave a rationalargument as to why people shouldnot be afraid of immigration.

“It’s very interesting to see itnot only on the national level, but

on the international level,”Bedford said.

He works with the University’sTuition Equity coalition, whichworks with immigration on thestate level, Bedford said.

“Working where I work,everyone gives much morerhetorical-based arguments, andeveryone is either very pro- orvery anti-[immigration]. Notonly was this very well done, butit was a very well-balanced take,”Bedford said.

and Chelsea Clinton commendedthe project.

She said the project had a two-pronged approach.

“The first is a peer educationprogram that educates local vil-lagers about malaria prevention,transmission, symptoms andtreatment,” she said. “The sec-ond is an initiative to raiseenough capital to teach women inSouth African villages how tomake … lifesaving mosquito bednets and create their own sus-tainable business.”

Jessen said she and a fewother members of the MalariaAwareness Project saw how bigthe issue of malaria in the regionwas when they studied abroadand conducted research in ruralSouth Africa.

The greatest health threat tothe people in this region wasmalaria, she said, and the mainproblem is that they do notunderstand the true cause of thedisease or how to successfullyprevent it.

She and other members ofthe Malaria Awareness Programplan on going to South Africaagain this summer to put themosquito-net initiative intoaction, Jessen said.

“Instead of doing the researchreport and just washing ourhands clean, we really want to goback and truly create an avenuefor them to learn about malaria— and give them a tangiblemeans of prevention,” she said.

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Jessen stayed with a familyduring her time abroad, andsaid it cemented her commit-ment to helping the people inSouth Africa fight the problemof malaria.

“I think that is really what con-nected me,” she said. “I got toknow the people and their chil-dren, and I couldn’t just leavethere. It wasn’t my time to saygoodbye to them forever.”

Her volunteer experienceshave given her a unique view-point as an American student,she said.

“When you’re studying forfinals and you think that … reallystinks. It doesn’t really stink —there are other people in theworld who are starving for ameal,” Jessen said.

Henry Chang, a School of Artsand Sciences junior, representedEmpowerment ThroughIntegration, which runs a campfor disabled, blind youth inLebanon.

“The kids are amazing,” hesaid. “A lot of the blind childrenthat we see in Lebanon come invery insecure. So, when the coun-selors really pay attention tothem, you can see the apprecia-tion in their faces,” he said.

He said Harvard Universitystudent Sara Minkara foundedETI — a two-week sleep-awaysummer camp aimed at integrat-ing blind children with sightedchildren — to encourage accept-ance of disabled children.

The camp has been held forthe past three summers in Beirutand Tripoli, and it will be heldagain this summer, said Chang,the chief marketing officer.

The counselors spend thefirst week with the visually dis-abled children, teaching themuseful skills such as using

canes, picking out clothing andnavigating a kitchen, he said.In the second week, the blind and sighted childrenmeet each other.

“Our goal is to have the blindchildren see that they are verysimilar to the sighted childrenand have the sighted children seethe same thing. We play thingslike soccer — do arts and craftsand things like dance and the-ater,” he said.

Chang said society marginal-izes people with disabilities, espe-cially in Lebanon.

“There is still this stigma thatif you have a handicap, it’sbecause your parents did some-thing to deserve it,” he said. “Sowe want to empower these kidsthrough integration.”

Chang said everyone in thesmall ETI team took on variousjobs. He worked on the curricu-lum for the camp, secured thevenues and the campers andwent to the camp every summerin Lebanon to take care of allthe logistics.

Chang said he had nevereven considered going intonon-profit volunteer workbefore he got involved with ETItwo years ago.

“I had taken a break fromschool [for] two years, and I wasworking at this company — hat-ing my life and working at a deskall day,” he said. “So, randomly,one summer, I quit, and I decidedI wanted to travel.”

His sister Sara Chang, now onthe board of ETI, was sick andneeded a replacement at thecamp. She told him to go toLebanon and visit the camp.

“I ended up staying thewhole time,” he said. “I fell inlove with the kids there …before I went to Lebanon, I

didn’t even have it in my headthat there were blind people inthe world that needed help.”

Sara Chang said he was a nat-ural addition to the team.

“I don’t know how he did it,”said Sara Chang, a University ofMedicine and Dentistry of NewJersey sophomore. “He couldn’teven speak Arabic — but, some-how, he was a big hit with them.He was able to communicate sowell … that Sara Minkara, ourfounder, said the team couldn’tdo it again without him.”

She said both she and herbrother appreciate how ETIstrives to reach disabled kids inLebanon on a personal level,teaching them that they candream and reach for their goalslike any sighted person.

Minkara was speaking on apanel at CGIU this year about ourprogram, he said.

“Clinton runs the ClintonGlobal Initiative, which is a majorsocial action project, and heshrinks it down for students atCGIU,” Henry Chang said.

The conference was a greatopportunity to set ideas intoaction, he said. Students attendedworkshops and two main plena-ries. Bill Clinton and politicalsatirist Steven Colbert addressedthe students this year, he said.

Bill Clinton himself com-mended ETI, Henr y Changsaid. His work through theorganization has taught himjust how reachable volunteerwork can be for students.

“I think a lot of people put thissort of stuff on a pedestal,” hesaid. “I’m realizing more andmore how tangible this kind ofwork is … you don’t have to dropyour whole life and move to Africato make a difference.”

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The New Brunswick PoliceDepartment disclosed details yes-terday surrounding the Saturdayblock party that grew into a riot,dubbed “Delafest.”

More than 500 people attend-ed the party on Delafield Street,which brought police to the scenearound 4:30 p.m. after furniturewas set on fire in the middle ofthe street.

“Items such as couches andmattresses were set on fire inthe street, and the majority of individuals refused to dis-perse as of ficers requested,”according to the NBPD state-ment. “As of ficers movedthrough the crowds, they wereassaulted by thrown bottlesand other objects.”

Sixteen summonses andordinance violations wereissued for disorderly conduct,and three University studentswere arrested.

Jordan Zuck, 21, fromLinwood, N.J., was chargedwith aggravated assault onpolice, unlawful possession of aweapon, possession of aweapon for an unlawful purpose, disorderly conductand riot.

Michael Simone, 20, fromWhitehouse Station, N.J., wascharged with obstruction, fail-ure to disperse, obstructing aroadway, disorderly conductand underage consumption of alcohol.

Haroon Malik, 21, fromParamus, N.J., was charged withobstruction, riot, obstructing aroadway and disorderly conduct.

An additional arrest was madeby the Rutgers University PoliceDepartment, but details have notbeen released. In addition toRUPD, the NBPD received aidfrom University of Medicine andDentistry of New Jersey police,North Brunswick police andFranklin Township police.

“[NBPD] is conducting a follow-up investigation, which includes the examina-tion of video footage from the scene to determine if additional charges and/orarrests will be made,” thestatement said.

Gregor y Jackson, interimvice chancellor ofUndergraduate AcademicAffairs, released a statement tothe University community lastnight on the events surround-ing “Delafest,” and said theevent can send the wrong mes-sage of the student body.

“As we witnessed over theweekend, some unsanctionedstudent events — like the so-called ‘Delafest’ street par tythat took place on Saturday —send the wrong impression ofour students, the vast majorityof whom are focused on astrong finish to their academicyear,” he said.

He said students should beaware of the University’s Codeof Student Conduct, whichspecifies a number of penaltiesfor behavior committed on orof f University property.

“I cannot too strongly warnyou about how a carelessmoment can change your lifefor good,” he said. “Let meremind you of a sobering reali-ty: you do not want to end yourcareer before it has begun bybeing charged with a felony.”

Jackson said studentsshould remember that theUniversity is a par t of a larger community.

“We live among the resi-dents of New Brunswick andsurrounding communities, andwe have to put their rights tosafety and consideration fortheir proper ty, homes, busi-nesses and private lives aboveour own desire to celebrate,”he said.

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the bottled water industr y, Lipiec said.

“Twenty years ago, bottledwater didn’t even exist,” she said.

Take Back the Tap’s cam-paign came to campus threeyears ago to educate studentsabout water privatization and toremove bottled water from cam-pus, said Kaitlin D’Agostino, cam-paign coordinator for Take Backthe Tap Rutgers.

She said businesses shouldnot privatize water becauseaccess to water is a humanright. Businesses selling bot-tled water make up to an 80 per-cent profit.

Poland Spring, a water-bottlemanufacturer, arranged a dealwith city officials in Poland,Maine, to use the city’s water forprofit, she said.

D’Agostino, a School of Artsand Sciences junior, said thedeal between Poland Springand the city was unfair becausecity residents never voted onthe arrangement.

The production and distribu-tion of bottled water is not envi-ronmentally friendly because itwastes fossil fuels, she said.

Bottled water is sold at a highprice compared to tap water.Consumers see the productpackaging and assume the wateris pure, but water-testing stan-dards often show the quality islow, she said.

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student, said tenants who have thisattitude should adopt a more self-less mindset and take care of theproperty as if it were their own.

“You can put it into perspec-tive,” Jain said. “If it was yourown property or your own town,obviously you would want tokeep it clean. You should look atit from someone else’s shoes.”

The environment that stu-dents keep is a reflection of them-selves, said Sadia Ibrahim, aSchool of Arts and Sciences first-year student. Students who arerenting in New Brunswickshould work together to ensureits cleanliness, she said.

“It shows a certain amount ofrespect and courtesy to the land-lord and the city,” Ibrahim said.“If we are being respectful tothem, then they will have respectfor us and the University as well.”

Since maintenance is already arequirement for residents, Caputosaid she hopes the event will raiseawareness about the issue.

“We are trying to educate peo-ple, make them notice litter, [to]not litter and pick up any litterthey see … then, you can beginto change behavior — it takestime,” she said. “It gets better, it’sjust a slow process.”

She said some residents areaccustomed to leaving their trashon the ground, and so she hopesthe event will work toward chang-ing this nonchalant attitude.

Caputo hopes effortwill change nonchalant attitude

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“We are trying to raiseawareness. We got to get themfeeling that that’s not the right,”Caputo said.

Theresa Chan, an ErnestMario School of Pharmacy first-year student, said studentsshould be more inclined to keepthe area clean since it is wherethey socialize.

“It’s just good to have a clean-er area,” Chan said. “I know a lotof students go to College Ave anddowntown New Brunswick — it’sa nice place to hang out.”

Jain said the communityaspect of the cleanup fosters asense of reciprocity as the resi-dents respond to the city’s effortto maintain a better environment.

“It’s important to reach out tothe community because the cityis taking the initiative for the peo-ple,” she said. “It’s a good aware-ness. If you want to live in a cleanenvironment, you should alsoparticipate in it. This will bringthe community together.”

The city also gives a Red CupChallenge for the Universitycommunity, Caputo said, aneffort that has been active for afew years.

“We usually have a lot of redcups around, and the challenge isto never let another red cup hitthe ground,” she said. “The citychallenges every Rutgers studentto take the initiative.”

Chan said the collaborationwith the businesses and residentswill work to make the communitystronger, including the studentswith off-campus housing.

“It can only help and give peoplean incentive to do it more often,”Jain said. “Even if it doesn’t have agreat impact and only affects a few,it will still be beneficial.”

Lipiec said she wanted to joina club that would help the envi-ronment. She became involvedafter she met the group, whichshe described as small but pas-sionate, at an involvement fair.

“I could tell they really wantedto make a difference,” she said.

She watched a documentarycalled “Tapped” on tap watershortly afterward and wasshocked, she said. The film moti-vated her to continue learningabout water issues and to spreadthe word to others.

Lipiec said she is filming adocumentary for the campaign toexplain the history of bottledwater and to dispel the myth thatit is healthier to drink.

“Most of the time, it’s just bot-tled tap water,” she said.

Natasha Marchick, a School ofArts and Sciences sophomore,said she bought water by the casefrom Costco and never thoughtabout the effects of bottled waterbefore attending a Take Back theTap meeting.

“Tap-A-Palooza” can support thegroup by teaching students abouttap water resources, she said.

“I’m not even thinking about itfrom a competition standpoint,”Marchick said. “I just think it’sgreat overall that Rutgers is tak-ing a stance.”

Marchick said University stu-dents could be more environmen-tally and socially conscious byusing tap water instead of dispos-able plastic bottles. Shortly afterlearning about Take Back theTap, Marchick began carrying arefillable aluminum water bottlearound campus.

“At the end of the day, it’s a lotmore economical,” she said. “It’smore like an investment.”

Although many people knowabout water shortages, they donot think the problem personallyaffects them, Lipiec said.

She said she often seesUniversity students using dispos-able water bottles, especially dur-ing hot weather.

Tap water has to meet bothnational and state standards forwastewater treatment by theEnvironmental ProtectionAgency, but the Food and DrugAdministration, which has looserstandards, regulates bottle water.

“New Jersey actually hasgreat quality standards,”D’Agostino said.

Student interns at Food &Water Watch in New Brunswickstarted the campaign to promotethe use of hydration stations —water fountains with bottle refillattachments — around campus.After some time, they receivedgrants to install the first stations.

The group also aims to makeon-campus events more environ-mentally friendly by using pitch-ers of water.

“New Brunswick … has someof the best water in New Jersey,”she said. “That’s something to bereally proud of.”

D’Agostino is on the nationaladvisory board for Take Back theTap. She is 1 of 3 coordinatorswho mentor other campaignsaround the country, talking withmembers about their progress.

The “Tap-A-Palooza” contestis part of a month of waterawareness to teach people theissues surrounding bottledwater and the benefits of tapwater, she said.

“People should have wateravailable,” she said. “Thereshould be no question about it.”

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RAW EMOTION A runner reacts near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the117th Boston Marathon yesterday in Boston, Mass. Two people are confirmed dead and at least86 injured after two explosions went off near the finish line to the marathon. GETTY IMAGES

GRAPHIC REALITY The bandaged leg of a man hangs outside an ambulance outside a medical tent located near thefinish of the 117th Boston Marathon after two bombs exploded on the marathon route yesterday in Boston, Mass.GETTY IMAGES

MASS DESTRUCTION Massachusetts State Police guard an area near Kenmore Square aftertwo bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon yesterday in Boston, Mass. GETTY IMAGES

BOSTON — Two bombsexploded in the packed streetsnear the finish line of the BostonMarathon yesterday, killing twopeople and injuring more than 70others in a terrifying scene of shat-tered glass, billowing smoke,bloodstained pavement and sev-ered limbs, authorities said.

A senior U.S. intelligence offi-cial said two other explosivedevices were found near the end ofthe 26.2-mile course.

“They just started bringing peo-ple in with no limbs,” said runnerTim Davey, of Richmond, Va. Hesaid he and his wife, Lisa, tried tokeep their children’s eyes shieldedfrom the gruesome scene inside amedical tent that had been set upto care for fatigued runners, but“they saw a lot.”

“They just kept filling up withmore and more casualties,” LisaDavey said. “Most everybody wasconscious. They were very dazed.”

There was no word on themotive or who may have launchedthe attack, and police said no sus-pect was in custody. Authorities inWashington said there was noimmediate claim of responsibility.

The twin blasts at the race tookplace almost simultaneously and

about 100 yards apart, tearinglimbs off numerous people, knock-ing spectators and at least one run-ner off their feet, shattering win-dows and sending smoke risingover the street.

Some 23,000 runners tookpart in the race, one of theworld’s oldest and most presti-gious marathons. One ofBoston’s biggest annual events,the race winds up near CopleySquare, not far from the land-mark Prudential Center and theBoston Public Library.

Boston Police CommissionerEdward Davis asked people tostay indoors or go back to theirhotel rooms and avoid crowds asbomb squads methodicallychecked parcels and bags leftalong the race route. He saidinvestigators didn’t know whetherthe bombs were planted in mail-boxes or trash cans.

He said authorities hadreceived “no specific intelligencethat anything was going to hap-pen” at the race.

The Federal AviationAdministration barred low-flyingaircraft from within 3.5 miles ofthe site.

— The Associated Press

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CAR ACCIDENT LEAVES ONE DEAD

MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J.— State police say one personhas died and another was injuredin a four-vehicle accident on theNew Jersey Turnpike.

Two tractor-trailers and twobox trucks were involved in thecrash, which was reportedaround 1:45 p.m. yesterday. Itoccurred on the outer roadwayof the southbound lanes nearExit 8A in Monroe Township,Middlesex County.

The names of the two victimswere not released, but theinjured person’s wounds werenot considered serious.

GIANTS START PRACTICEWITHOUT CRUZ

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. —The New York Giants have start-ed voluntary offseason workoutswithout restricted free agentwide receiver Victor Cruz.

A source close to the teamsays Cruz, who has led theGiants in receiving the last twoseasons, was not at the well-attended workout at the club’sheadquarters. The source asksnot to be identified because theteam was not saying whichplayers participated.

The Giants placed a first-round tender on Cruz a little more than a month ago. It allowed the popular receiver to enter restricted freeagency, but it also gave NewYork the right to match anyoffer he received.

TWO MEN SENTENCED FORAL-QAEDA TIES

NEWARK, N.J. — Two NewJersey men have been sen-tenced for their admitted rolesin trying to join an armedIslamic group in Somalia withties to al-Qaeda.

A federal judge in Newarkyesterday sentenced MohamedAlessa of North Bergen to 22years in prison, and CarlosAlmonte of Elmwood Park to a20-year prison term.

The two men, both in their20s, pleaded guilty in March2011 to conspiring to murderpeople outside the United Statesby trying to join al-Shabab, a des-ignated terrorist organization.

Attorneys for the two mensought to portray them as trou-bled youths spurred to radical-ism under the influence of aman who was an undercoverpolice informant.

MAYOR RAISES $2 MILLIONFOR CAMPAIGN

NEWARK, N.J. — NewarkMayor Cory Booker has raisednearly $2 million for a Senaterun, even though he hasn’t for-mally declared himself a candidate.

A campaign statementreleased yesterday says morethan 2,300 people have donatedto the campaign, and about two-thirds were contributions of $200or less.

Overall, Booker has about $1.9 million in his cam-paign cof fers.

Booker plans to wait untilafter the November gubernato-rial election to formallyannounce whether he will runfor senate. He filed paperworkin January that allows him toraise money for a campaign.

— The Associated Press

PAINFUL TRUTH A man is loaded into an ambulance after he was injured by one of two bombs, which exploded during the117th Boston Marathon near Copley Square yesterday in Boston, Mass. GETTY IMAGES

AFTERMATH Boston Police guard an area near KenmoreSquare after two bombs exploded during the 117th BostonMarathon yesterday in Boston, Mass. GETTY IMAGES

SEEING RED Carlos Arredondo, who was at the finish lineof the 117th Boston Marathon when two explosives detonated, leaves the scene yesterday in Boston, Mass. GETTY IMAGES

CIVILIAN CONFUSION People rush out of the way on the corner of Stuart and Dartmouth Street near the finish line aftertwo bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon yesterday in Boston, Mass. GETTY IMAGES

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A new poll by the Pew Research Center lastweek was making social media rounds asits findings showed, for the first time in the

nation’s history, a majority of Americans are infavor of legalizing marijuana.

Despite the growing acceptance of the drug, itseems as though the national “war on drugs” is stilla potent enough excuse for rights to be trampled on.

The New Jersey Supreme Court has recentlyruled police can arrest someone if they answer the door smoking marijuana.

While this mayseem like a no-brainerto some, the rulingcomes from a 2008incident, in which fourpolice of ficers receiveda tip about a drug deal-er and planned to busthim undercover.

When they knockedon his residence, andhe opened the door with a joint in his hand, thepolice blew their own cover and immediatelyshoved their way in to arrest him and confiscatedmarijuana, cocaine and heroine found in his premises.

The Supreme Court decision reversed that of anappellate court, which found that the police shouldhave had a warrant.

Clearly, the police infringed on the man’s consti-tutional rights. The fourth amendment protects

ever y American from unlawful searches andseizures, which is what seems to have happenedhere. There is a huge dif ference between seeingsomeone smoke marijuana and reprimanding themfor it and taking it to a whole dif ferent level by act-ing on the assumption that they have more drugs intheir possession — and imposing a search without a warrant.

According to FindLaw.com, a majority of search-es are done without a warrant. This is because of alittle thing called probable cause, which seems to

be abused by the sys-tem if warrants are thiseasily bypassed byusing it as an excuse.

The American CivilLiberties Union arguesthat this case onlycalled for a civil penalty— as is expected in otherstates — for him beingcaught smoking.

However, the factthat he proceeded to get arrested and searched andthat further drugs were found that contributed tohis sentencing, is beyond the scope of what wasacceptable at the time.

Regardless of how anyone may feel about drugsor legalizing any form of drugs, we feel allowingthe police this expansion of power in New Jersey isextremely problematic.

Either way, we hope no one else is dumb enoughto open a door with an illegal substance in hand.

“According to FindLaw.com, a majority ofsearches are done without a warrant. Thisis because of a little thing called probable

cause, which seems to be abused by thesystem if warrants are this easily

bypassed by using it as an excuse.”

Drugs do not permit unlawful search

Police should not infringe on fourth amendment for marijuana

gassed. I’ve spent my whole life terri-fied of the police. YOLO is real.

If it were me, I would have boughteveryone some pizza from every pizzaplace in town. The future professionalsof America would have probablysobered up and calmed down. Maybethey wouldn’t have set a couch on fire,although that was the emotional climaxof the event, as the crowd dancedaround the flames, yelling “burn that shit!”

More from yesterday’s editorial:“Let’s get real people. It’s college.”What the hell does that mean, Targum?What’s a college? Have you ever inter-rogated yourself? Have you ever stoodup from your parents’ dinner table?What is this institution except exactlythat — flows of capital and ideologystruggling for immortality?

Another question the editorialposed: “Why didn’t anyone notice thatwe raised half a million dollars for can-cer last week?” Why not? Becauseaccumulating capital is almost as bor-ing as your newspaper. Burn that shit.

The Targum so dutifully brought

the story of the Mike Rice scandal intothe story of the riot, just like everyother lazy news source. Thanks fornothing. Anyway, the Targum’s versionof the Mike Rice scandal is that “themedia does not know where to focusits attention.” Take a class, dudes. Itdoesn’t take a rocket scientist to figureout that news is created for audiencesinstead of simply reported by objectiveactors. The Mike Rice scandal is pick-ing up the captive Joe Paterno demo-graphic. Duh.

Look around. The YOLO springmay not have had a reasonable point,but watching footage of college kidsyelling “burn that shit” makes me feellike all of my pent-up consumer angstis not unfounded.

Look around. These are your peers.Anger, aggression, no exit, rowdiness,oblivion, YOLO. Remember the warthat took up the whole first decade ofthe millennium? Where’s your careerhiding after graduation? How’s thefuture? There’s no future. Burn that shit.

We’ve been institutionalized intosubmission. We don’t know how to ask— only act. And this Saturday, weacted out of order. Targum, did youforget that you are the media? The onlyreality wor th noting is that onSaturday, April 15th, New Brunswickpolice maced a bunch of Rutgers kids.What’s next? Bigger? More? Praise forthe young YOLOers.

Sally Reisch is a School of Arts andSciences sciences and an editor for TheRutgers Review.

for as long as possible until the cover-upwas finally exposed. Rice and Pernetti’sexits have cost the University a littlemore than a couple million dollars.

And that brings me to this question:Why do college athletes and athleticscontinue to be placed above the rest ofstudents? If we are outraged at the lackof respect Rice showed his players, thenwhy aren’t we outraged about the lack ofrespect universities show toward theirstudents who do not participate in athlet-ics by raising tuition costs and cutting

financial-aid opportunities? Why do wenot cut back on the spending in sportsand pay the faculty a respectable salary,so they can properly educate students?

It is because universities in the UnitedStates today are not places of learning —they are places of business. The studentsand faculty are its employees. Instead ofproviding opportunities for hardworkingstudents to afford college, universitiesprovide exorbitant salaries to athleticprograms and aid to some athletes whodon’t need it. Rice was not an educator —he was just a coach who made $700,000

upon his exit. The author of the open let-ter is an educator who made 38 timesless than Rice.

American universities have created aclass-based system of separating stu-dents and faculty, something I’vetouched on before in regard to tuition forundocumented students. This time, I’mnot describing a hypothetical scenario —I’m describing reality. College athleticsare valued more than the academic,value-based students who truly fuel theUniversity. It’s not as if the Board ofGovernors, University donors or evenUniversity President Robert L. Barchicare about students or faculty. No, theyonly care about getting a return on theirinvestment: athletic programs that win.

Throughout the entire basketball con-troversy, we’ve heard a lot about themorals of protecting students. Well, howabout the morals of protecting hardwork-ing students and the faculty who have nostake in athletics other than being fans?Why should we be demoted to the bot-tom tier of an economic apartheid whenit comes to University allocations?

As some of you reading this know, Iam a big sports fan, especially of collegesports. But I’d rather see students con-centrated on academics receive millionsin buyout money than corrupt adminis-trators. I’d rather see sports teams doworse than see myself and fellow stu-dents struggle to pay tuition.

Mike Denis is a School of Arts andSciences first-year student majoring inpolitical science. His column, “Straight Upand Down,” runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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COMMENTARYDAN BRACAGLIA

Iwas quite pleased to read an ar ticlel ast Friday detailing the issues asso-ciated with the economics of college

education and college athletics. As manyhave heard by now, former AthleticDirector Tim Pernetti and former headmen’s basketball coach Mike Rice bothreceived substantial payments upontheir departures from the University. I’dlike to thank the author of the April 12open letter for his well-thought-out arti-cle, as he effectively criticized the grow-ing disparity between the money spenton sports and on academics. College ath-letics are no longer a tool for developingthe character of those who participate inthem and are no longer a standard forbalance and discipline in studies. Asnumerous college scandals have sur-faced over the years — including theevents of the past weeks here at theUniversity — the influence of moneybecomes apparent.

I believe it is quite fair to say that theBig Ten Athletic Conference neverwould have sent an invitation to theUniversity for membership if Pernettihad the brains to fire Rice after he firstsaw the tapes. The excuses for the legalissues pertaining to firing Rice at thatmoment are ridiculous. The greed of theUniversity administration allowed theabusive Rice to continue in his position

Sports should not trump academicsSTRAIGHT UP

AND DOWNMIKE DENIS

Delafest represents‘YOLO Spring’

Congratulations, Targum. If Iignore the devastatingly ironic tone ofyesterday’s editorial, “Let’s not givethe media another excuse,” I canalmost enjoy it. Almost. I can’t believeI’m the only one saying this: cool.

The editorial pretty much obscuredthe event into oblivion as The DailyTargum cemented its voice as the littlebaby boomer that could. The articleread like ever ything else I’ve everheard. What a disappointment.

“The police force came to the scenein riot gear and tried to disperse thecrowd, and what happened when ourbrethren weren’t quick enough?Pepper spray! Arguably well-deserved,for some.”

I won’t touch the “our brethren” bitfor lack of space. More importantly, itshould be noted that the crowd wasnot pepper-sprayed because theyweren’t quick enough in fleeing thescene. In fact, the most amazing thingabout this crowd was that they weren’tscared. I caught wind of the riotaround 5 p.m., when Delafield Streetwas a complete police state. Of courseI had to visit. I was threatened witharrest for walking on the sidewalk.When some kind gentlemen let meinto their apartment, they told me thatthey’d do it again, later that night andthe week after. These kids weren’tscared. Watch the videos — they werecheering as the crowd was being tear-

Students needTargumlegacy

T he Daily Targum is the unof fi-cial, day-to-day, work-in-progress history book of every-

thing that goes on at our University,one of the nation’s most brilliant andunique research institutions.

To lose even a single day of produc-tion of this mighty beast would be tolose a day out of the history books forfuture generations to look back on.

The Daily Targum is also one of theonly independent — meaning zerooversight or control from theUniversity — student papers in thenation. A non-profit corporation, estab-lished for both the good of journalismstudents and the University as a whole,the Targum is the sole reason I cameto Rutgers University in 2006 and stud-ied journalism.

What it provided me was a journal-ist’s training ground, unlike anythingthat exists at nearly any other school inthe world. Over the course of fouryears, I worked my way through theranks, but more importantly, I learnedthe core values of journalism by prac-ticing it in the field surrounded by realreporters and photographers.

I photographed, in four years, multi-ple presidents of the United Statesand a national championship basketballgame, uncovered scandals in NewBrunswick and even helped lead oureditorial board to win “Best StudentDaily Paper” in the nation.

Looking back, it wasn’t classroomtime that prepared me for a career inthe dog-eat-dog, the-floor-is-falling-out-beneath-us world of magazine publish-ing. Rather, it was the lessons I learnedwhile working on deadline for one ofthe greatest student publications in theland, The Daily Targum.

Vote yes for the referendum, voteyes for the future of strong transparentjournalism, vote yes for keeping thehistory book of this great Universityintact for posterity’s sake.

Dan Bracaglia is the house photogra-pher and video producer at PopularScience, Popular Photography andAmerican Photo Magazines. He was for-merly The Daily Targum’s photographyeditor in 2007-2008, editor-in-chief in 2008, and founded the multimedia desk and served as its firsteditor in 2009.

“To lose even a single dayof production of this mighty

beast would be to lose aday out of the history books

for future generationsto look back on. ”

“The Big Ten AthleticConference never would have

sent an invitation to theUniversity for membership if

Pernetti ... fire[d] Rice after hefirst saw the tapes. ”

“The Targum so dutifullybrought the story of the

Mike Rice scandal into thestory of the riot, just like

every other lazy news source.Thanks for nothing.”

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She was forced to redshirtthe entire 2010 season andonly played periodically for thenext two seasons.

When the team lost three of

Junior midfielder Amanda Trendell has started all 13 games this season for Rutgers as one of its most reliable scoring threats. Trendell is third on the team this yearin points with 22, and second in assists with eight, as she tries to compensate for the loss of three midfielders. TIAN LI, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Trendell assists RU byusing quickness todraw penalties

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Mack earns honorsamid RU conflicts

BY JOSH BAKANSPORTS EDITOR

Rutgers men’s basketballsophomore guard Myles Mackwas named yesterday to the2012-2013 All-Met SecondTeam presented by theNational InvitationTournament and theMetropolitan BasketballWriters Association.

Mack led the Scarlet Knightswith 422 total points, a .462 fieldgoal percentage, 83 assists and56 steals. He scored in double fig-ures 23 times and surpassed 20points four times.

Rutgers’ success next sea-son relies much on whetherMack will stay with the pro-gram. Although there has beenno word he will transfer, threeplayers in the past month havedecided they will move on todif ferent schools.

Sophomore wings MalickKone and junior VincentGarrett and sophomore pointguard Jerome Seagearsdeclared they would transferbefore former head coachMike Rice was fired.

Rice’s departure and an ath-letic department currently with-out an athletic director leave the

its midfielders this season,Trendell — who is primarily anattack — found an opportunityto switch positions and, in the process, become a promi-nent starter.

“My speed is where it has tobe — my confidence level isthere,” Trendell said. “I’vebeen really happy with thisyear and with the ef for t of my teammates.”

Brand-Sias said Trendell hasbeen able to realize herstrengths and focus on them

instead of trying to accomplisheverything on the field.

She often plays on theperimeter of the of fensive zone alongside junior attackMegan Clements.

“Usually I just try to see whatopportunity is there [and] lookfirst in the middle,” Trendell said.“If not, [I] try to just dodge asquickly as I can.”

Along with scoring on her ownand finding open targets forassists, Trendell has been able todraw several penalties as a result

of her quickness in maneuveringagainst defenders.

After losing three of its firstfour Big East matchups, Trendellsaid the offense needs to cash inon its scoring opportunities.

“Our biggest thing is ourattack. All our oppor tunitiesare there, we just haven’t beenfinishing,” Trendell said. “Wejust have to work harder, prac-tice and continue our shootingbecause all of the raw skill is there — it’s just that littleextra bit of work that we’re

going to need if we make BigEast play.”

The offense has takenbetween 20 and 31 shots in eachof its last four games but hasfailed to reach double-digits inscoring in any one of them.

In a loss against Connecticuton April 5, the team fired 29 shots –— more than twice asmany as their opponents pro-duced — but only found the backof the cage seven times. Less thanhalf of the team’s shots required asave by the goalkeeper.

possibility of more transferringfrom Rutgers.

Rutgers suf fered a five-game losing streak when soph-omore guard Eli Carter frac-tured his right fibula Feb. 16against DePaul, which includesthat matchup.

But only one of those weredouble-figure losses, and Mackkept Rutgers in several ofthose games.

Although Carter was theKnights’ most dominant scorerwhen healthy, Mack was themost efficient last season.

The Paterson, N.J., nativeled the Big East in free throwpercentage with .882 and 3-point percentage with .480. Healso finished 10th in overallfield goal percentage amongeligible shooters.

The Knights especially needthat shooting ability because ofSeagears’ plan to transfer.Seagears finished second onthe team last year with a .381 3-point percentage. He finishedthird behind Mack and Carterwith 36 3-pointers.

A high-profile coaching hirelike Los Angeles Lakers assis-tant Eddie Jordan could keepMack at Rutgers, or Mack mightstay regardless.

dif ferent direction for today’s game.

Hill elected to start freshmanrighthander Reed Shuttle todayagainst the Cougars.

Shuttle will be the first freshmanto start a game for Rutgers since2010, when Jerry Elsing started.

The rookie hasappeared in fivegames thus far andowns a 6.43 ERA with sevenstrikeouts and fiveearned runs.

Whoever goeson the mound forRutgers, juniorsecond basemanNick Favatellaknows what mid-

week victories can do in terms ofpreparation for weekend BigEast action.

“It’s huge,” Favatella said.“Momentum in baseball is every-thing. We need to keep our energyhigh in these two games, so wecan keep it rolling into next time.”

For updates on the Rutgers base-ball team, follow Bradly Derechailoon Twitter @Bradly_D. For generalRutgers sports updates follow@TargumSports.

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against Lafayette and tomorrowwhen it hosts Monmouth.

The Leopards, 6-30, lost theirlast seven games and havedropped 10 of their last 11.

Less talented opponents havebeen on Rutgers’midweek schedulebefore, and it hasnot responded aswell as it would likeagainst conferenceopponents.

Though theKnights knockedin 14 runsagainst Fordhamlast Tuesday,they allowed 15in the loss.

Slater McCue started againstthe Rams, but he lasted just oneand a third for Rutgers. The juniorrighthander allowed five earnedruns on three hits with threewalks against Fordham, prompt-ing Hill to pull McCue in favor ofsenior righthander Pat O’Leary.

In four starts this season,McCue has gone 0-1 with a10.80 ERA — which may be areason why Hill went in a

Junior second baseman Nick Favatella hit 2-for-3 Sundayagainst Cincinnati in Rutgers’ 7-2 win against the Bearcats. TIAN LI, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Shuttle will be first freshman to starton mound for Hill in three years

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“We need to keepour energy high in

these two gamesso we can keep

it rolling.” NICK FAVATELLA

Junior Second Baseman

Gebler threw a complete con-test in the middle game of theseries. Despite the Knights’ 3-2loss in that game, Gebler struckout six players with threeearned runs.

In all, the three starters com-bined for 24 and a third inningsover the weekend.

If Rutgers’ weekend rotationkeeps up its production, it willfare well by the time the Big East

playoffs arrive.The Knights are

currently 8-4 thisseason in Big Eastplay with seriesagainst Pittsburgh,C o n n e c t i c u t ,Georgetown andSouth Floridaremaining.

If Rutgers canat least split thefour series, itwould do wonders

for its playoff prospects and itsfirst NCAA Tournament appear-ance since 2007.

If successful in either tourna-ment, the Knights’ starting pitch-ers will be a big reason why.

“I’ve been saying it from thebeginning, but if we put it alltogether, there are not manyteams that can beat us,” Law said.“If we can play our game and acomplete game, we’re right there.”

For updates on the Rutgersbaseball team, follow BradlyDerechailo on Twitter@Bradly_D. For general Rutgerssports updates follow@TargumSports.

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BASEBALL

BY BRADLY DERECHAILOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

When Charlie Law walked offBainton Field on Sunday in theeighth inning against Cincinnati,he capped one of the more suc-cessful series for head coachFred Hill’s weekend rotation.

“For the most part, [senior left-hander Rob] Smorol and [seniorrighthander Tyler] Gebler havebeen pitching realwell, so [Law’s per-formance] givesus a third option,”Hill said. “Any oneof them could beour No. 1 goingout against theirNo. 3, so you kindof feel good withyour chances towin it.”

Law went eightfull inningsagainst the Bearcats and allowedjust one earned run on three hitswith five strikeouts.

It was the third win of theseason for the Mainland, N.J.,native, but, more importantly, itcaptured the Knights’ third BigEast series win of the season.

The success in conferenceplay can be credited to Rutgers’starting pitching.

Smorol went in the first gameagainst Cincinnati and rebound-ed from his 15-1 loss April 5 toSeton Hall.

Smorol tossed seveninnings of eight-hit ball andregistered just one earned runin the process.

Hill credits rotationfor recent success

Senior righthander Charlie Law collected his third win this yearwhen he pitched eight innings Sunday against Cincinnati.THE DAILY TARGUM / APRIL 2012

“If we put it alltogether ... If we canplay our game and a

complete game,we’re right there.”

CHARLIE LAWSenior Righthander

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WOMEN’S GOLF

RU takessixth placeout of 14

BY AARON FARRARCORRESPONDENT

In its final tune-up before theBig East Championship, theRutgers women’s golf teamgrabbed sixth place out of 14teams, carding a 640 total yester-day at the Brown Bear Invitational.

The Scarlet Knights fared well inimproved playing conditions andsecured the placement it graspedafter Sunday’s opening day of action.

Senior Brittany Weddell pacedthe Knights to the team’s secondstraight top-10 finish with an indi-vidual score of 150 and fifth-placehonors following a 74 in the finalround of competition.

Freshman Gabrielle Sachelifinished just shy of a top-20 finishin the 84-player field. She endedthe tournament tied for 23rd afterregaining some ground lost inthe first two rounds.

Sacheli missed the last eventand returned to the lineup thisweek to finish strong with a 160and a 79 in the third round.

Classmate Samantha Moyaldropped to 38th with a 164 afterstruggling in the closing roundthat cost her the ninth place spot.

Rutgers returned to the linksSunday morning and respondedwell to playing conditions, comingaway with a respectable finish.

Freshmen Melanie Chambersand Racquel Zurick comprised theremainder of the team’s scorecardwith a 167 and 172, respectively.Chambers finished tied for 44thwhile Zurick tied for 63rd

The Knights outdistancedhost Brown, which earned11th place.

The Knights began the com-petition with cold and windy con-ditions. But the weather did notprevent the squad from endingthe day tied for sixth.

Rutgers shot a team score of320 after Day 1 led again byWeddell, who entered Mondaytied for sixth with a four-over 76.

She was one stroke off thepace and had three birdies.Moyal complimented Weddelland joined her in the top 10 aftertying for ninth with a 77.

Moyal also finished with threeof her own birdies and was plus-three in par-four scoring.

Weddell was the lone upper-classman in the lineup, which fea-tured four rookies.

Yale finished 17 strokes betterthan Seton Hall to secure the vic-tory. The Pirates scored a teamtotal of 640 followed by thirdplace Harvard with a 623.

The Crimson were in con-tention entering yesterday’s finalround but had to go the rest of theway without its catalyst BrennaNelson, who withdrew following aninjury sustained in the first round.

St. John’s Jennifer Nevillereceived individual medalist hon-ors at the awards ceremony thatfollowed competition after card-ing a 147.

Rutgers hits the road for thefinal time this season when ittakes the trip down to Orlando tocompete April 21-23 in the BigEast Championship. The Knightshope to compete with the samepoise they have possessed theentire season.

TENNIS SWEEP AGAINST GEORGETOWN SERVES AS MOTIVATION

BY MIKE KOSINSKICONTRIBUTING WRITER

After the Rutgers tennisteam’s regular season conclud-ed with Saturday’s 7-0 winagainst Georgetown, the ScarletKnights shifted their focus tothe postseason.

The Big East Championshipswill take place from April 18-21 inTampa, hosted by South Florida.

Rutgers finished its regular sea-son with a 13-7 overall record and a7-3 record in conference play.

The Knights also enter thetournament with recent success

Rutgers hopes for high seed as playoffs loom

Junior Stefania Balasa said Rutgers has a chance to do well in the Big East Championships, which take place April 18-21. She iscurrently 7-3 this season in singles action and 4-1 in Big East play. TIAN LI, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

in Big East play. Rutgers has wontwo straight conference matchesand four of its last five matches inBig East play.

The Knights’ biggest motiva-tor for playoff success is theirmost recent victory, a sweepagainst the Hoyas.

“Not only did we beat a qualityteam, but we did so playingstrong tennis,” said head coachBen Bucca.

Freshman Gina Li also saw thepositives from match.

“We ended the regular seasonwith a great match againstGeorgetown, and we are looking

to continue that in the tourna-ment,” Li said.

Although Rutgers can drawpositives from its recent victoryand its 7-3 conference record, itwill have to wait until the confer-ence releases the seedings forthe tournament.

At this stage of the season, theKnights are looking to use whathas made them successful in theregular season.

“Now this is the time tofocus on our strengths andmake sure that they are presentwhen playing in the Big EastChampionships,” Bucca said.

“We don’t worr y about ouropponents — we just focus onwhat we control in the match.”

Bucca stresses the importanceof playing all of their matcheswith high energy, and juniorStefania Balasa understandsBucca’s emphasis.

“If we are able to play with thesame kind of energy in the tour-nament that we did againstGeorgetown, then we shouldmake a good run,” Balasa said.“We want to bring out our bestplay in the tournament — we didit before, and we know we can do it again.”

APRIL 16, 2013SPORTS PAGE 22

R utgers women’s lacrossejunior midfielder KatrinaMartinelli was named

yesterday to the Big EastWeekly Honor Roll, the confer-ence announced.

Martinelli tallied two goalsand three total points in theScarlet Knights’ 9-6 conferencewin Saturday against Villanova.It was the 10th multi-goal gameof the season for theMoorestown, N.J., native.

It is the second time this sea-son Martinelli earned the award.She leads the Knights with 38points on 29 goals and nineassists after coming into the yearwith only 11 career points.

KENTUCKY MEN’Sbasketball All-American for-ward Nerlens Noel confirmedyesterday that he will forgo the remaining three years ofhis eligibility and enter theNBA Draft, according to anESPN report.

The 6-foot-10 freshman suf-fered a season-ending torn ACLon Feb. 12.

At the time, he led the nationwith 4.4 blocks per game andalso averaged nearly a double-double at 10.5 points and 9.5rebounds. His 50 steals garneredhim the honor of SoutheasternConference Defensive Player ofthe Year.

Noel was considered thenation’s top recruit last yearand has often been comparedto former Wildcats for wardAnthony Davis, who the NewOrleans Hornets drafted No. 1last year.

Despite his extended rehabfrom ACL surgery, ESPN draftanalyst Chad Ford still ranksNoel as the No. 1 prospect.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERSguard Chauncey Billups prac-ticed yesterday and is expectedto return from a right groinstrain tonight against thePortland Trail Blazers, accord-ing to an ESPN report.

The team lists him as a game-time decision, but Billups is opti-mistic that he will play after miss-ing the last eight games.

“I feel good,” Billups toldESPN. “I practiced and thewhole thing. The last three daysI’ve been doing everything thatthe team is doing and practicingand the whole thing. Barringanything crazy, I expect to beout there.”

Billups has dealt with chronicinjuries all season and has onlyplayed in 20 games.

THE CINCINNATI REDShave lost starting righthanderJohnny Cueto for a few weeks with a strained musclein his back, according to anESPN report.

Cueto was injured Saturday inthe fifth inning against thePittsburgh Pirates. The team’sace went on the 15-day disabledlist yesterday, and the Reds willlikely call up lefthander TonyCingrani to start Thursday inCueto’s place.

Cincinnati is unsure how longit will be without the team’s 19-game winner from last season,but manager Dusty Baker ishopeful that it will be for onlythree or four starts.

“We’re going to miss him, butwe’ve got to carry on,” Bakertold ESPN.

IN BRIEFMEN’S LACROSSE NARDELLA SITS THIRD IN NCAA IN FACEOFF PERCENTAGE

BY JIM MOONEYSTAFF WRITER

In a possession-orientedsport like lacrosse, it is goodto have someone who can getthe possession started quickly.

Fortunately for the Rutgersmen’s lacrosse team, it has oneof the best players in the coun-try at winning inside the face-of f circle.

Sophomore midfielderJoseph Nardella has been high-ly ef fective this season in face-of fs for the Scarlet Knights.Nardella has taken 310 of the318 face-of fs opportunities thisseason and has won 203.

This past weekend againstSyracuse, Nardella took full

Midfielder thrives in faceoff chances

Sophomore midfielder Joseph Nardella leads the Big East this season in faceoff percentage with a .655 mark. Nardell has won 203out of 310 opportunites this year in 13 games. TIAN LI, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

advantage of an Orange teamthat has struggled in face-of fchances. The Cazenovia, N.Y.,native won 18 of 26 face-of fsagainst Syracuse and added anassist and nine groundballs toround out his day.

“I had some extra incentiveto win being back near home,”Nardella said. “A lot of the hard work in practice is paying of f.”

Head coach Brian Brecht wasalso pleased.

“Joe was one of the guyswho really stepped up for us[Sunday],” Brecht said. “Hegave us a lot of momentum and dominated in the face-of fcircle like he has for most ofthe season.”

As of last week, Nardella’s.664 face-of f win percentageranked third in the NCAA andwas the best in the Big East.Nardella sits at a .655 win per-centage and is one of onlyseven players in the countryabove .600.

His consistency this yearhas been a huge asset for theKnights, but the team has alsobenefited from the contribu-tions of many dif ferent players,game by game.

“Nardella has been a huge fac-tor for us this year and gives us alot of confidence knowing that hecan go out there and potentiallywin every face-off,” said juniormidfielder Anthony Terranova,who had a career-high five points

against Syracuse. “With a guylike Joe, we know that if we canscore one goal, there’s a goodchance that we can go on a run.”

Even though Nardella is pri-marily a face-of f specialist, he is also in the Knights’ top 10 in points with two goals,seven assists and four forcedturnovers. Nardella also leads the team this season with115 groundballs.

Nardella ranked third in theNCAA last week in groundballsper game with 8.85.

As a freshman, Nardella hada win percentage of .529, ateam-high 109 wins and 206face-of fs opportunities. He cur-rently sits at a .605 career face-of f win percentage.

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SOFTBALL KNIGHTS LOOK TO SECURE HIGHER THAN NO. 6 SEED FOR POSTSEASON

BY GREG JOHNSONCORRESPONDENT

After it blew its largest latelead of the season Sunday againstNotre Dame and dropped threestraight conference games, theRutgers softball team has dugitself into another hole.

The Scarlet Knights squan-dered a chance to pull into fourthplace in the Big East standingsand almost certainly secure a spotin the conference tournament.

Instead, those three lossesdropped Rutgers (23-18, 6-8)back below .500 in conferenceplay and into sixth place. Thepostseason, once an apparentshoe-in, is now up in the air forthe Knights.

Still, head coach Jay Nelsonknows his club controls its owndestiny down the stretch.

“They’re definitely upset.That’s a bone-crunching loss,”he said Sunday after the 8-6loss to Notre Dame. “But Ithink that they have thecourage to come back fromthat, and right now we hold ourown fate in our hands.”

Nelson believes three wins inRutgers’ eight remaining confer-ence games will probably begood enough for qualificationinto the Big East Tournament,with four making it a virtual lock.

But the Knights will likelyneed to do more than simplybreak even in order to drawhigher than an eight seed inthe postseason.

“We want to qualify, but wewant to get higher than a sixseed,” Nelson said. “If we can

Junior first baseman Alexis Durando, right, belted her team-leading sixth homerun of the season Sunday at Notre Dame. She said yesterday that Rutgers’ goalbefore the season of finishing top four in the conference has not wavered, despite dropping three straight to the Fighting Irish. NISHA DATT, PHOTO EDITOR

RU focuses on Big East Tourney seed

“This team is very resilient,”Nelson said. “They’re great kids.They have a lot of heart, they’veshown that time and time again.”

History has provided evidenceto support Nelson’s claim.

Three outs away from a confer-ence win against Georgetown onApril 6, the Knights served up atwo-run homerun and fell, 12-11.They were shut out, 4-0, in March29’s series opener to Connecticut.

In both instances, Rutgersexhibited a short memory andbounced back to win the next twogames of the series.

And they hope for more of thesame this time around.

“We just have to make surethat we keep doing the thingsthat we’ve been doing all sea-son,” said junior outfielderLoren Williams. “For the mostpart this season, we’ve been suc-

cessful playing softball the wayRutgers plays. We just have tofine-tune a couple small thingsthat we didn’t do properly[against Notre Dame], and weshould be good to go.”

For updates on the Rutgers soft-ball team, follow Greg Johnson onTwitter @Greg_P_Johnson. For gen-eral Rutgers sports updates, follow@TargumSports.

Head coach Jay Nelson said his team is resilient and will bounce back after a difficult loss Sundayin which the Knights blew a 6-1 lead in the seventh inning. NISHA DATT, PHOTO EDITOR

close out the season strong, ifwe can take two fromPittsburgh and two from St.John’s and split with Syracuse,we’ll be in good shape.”

Merely qualifying for thetournament is something theprogram has experienced plentyof times. But three years in arow, the Knights have lost in thefirst round because of a difficultdraw. Last season, Rutgers wasa seven seed and Notre Dameshut it out, 5-0.

In order to avoid SouthFlorida, Louisville and NotreDame — the best three teams inthe conference — in the firstround, Rutgers likely needs tosecure at least a five seed.

“One of our goals in the begin-ning of the season was to finishtop four in the Big East,” said jun-ior first baseman Alexis Durando.“As long as we stay consistentand just focus on one game at atime, we’ll definitely be able toreach that. Obviously we’re look-ing for a top-four seed justbecause then we play the lowerseeds … We’re going to stick tothat goal.”

The team’s chances to finishits last stretch of Big East playover .500 are favorable.

Syracuse and St. John’s are acombined 5-15 in conferenceplay, while Pittsburgh sports amediocre 5-7 mark in the BigEast. All three clubs are wellunder .500 overall.

As for any worry of a carry-over effect from a deflating week-end in South Bend, Ind., Nelsoninsists there will be nothing ofthe sort.

After Sunday’s 7-2 win against Cincinnati — avictory that solidified Rutgers’ third Big Eastseries win — head coach Fred Hill was opti-mistic about his team’s near future.

“We’re in pretty good shape as far as theplayoffs go,” Hill said. “If we can keep win-ning these series, we’ll be in good shape.”

Though the results of Rutgers’ midweekgames have no bearing on its Big East playoffpush, the Knights would still like to see posi-tive results against the teams that they aremore talented than.

“We have to learn to flip the switch,” saidsenior righthander Charlie Law afterSunday’s win. “During Big East play, we’regetting nice weather, and we’re playing realwell as a team — it’s just a matter of gettingour heads right for these midweek gamesand knowing they are just as important as[Big East] games.”

Rutgers will get another opportunitytoday when they travel to Easton, Pa., to play

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STAYING STRONG Despite dropping three straight,the Rutgers softball team is set on respondingand improving its postseason seed. PAGE 22

MLB SCORES EXTRA POINT RUTGERS SPORTS CALENDAR

SPORTS

POSTSEASON BOUND The Rutgers tennis team enters theBig East Championships Thursday on a roll, winners of4 of 5 conference matches. PAGE 21

FACE-OFF KING Sophomore midfielderJoseph Nardella has won 203 of 310face-offs this season. PAGE 21

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“They’re definitely upset. That’s a bone-crunching loss.”— Rutgers head softball coach Jay Nelson

on Sunday’s 8-6 loss to Notre Dame

ALEXIS DURANDO, juniorfirst baseman, hit a homerun Sunday against NotreDame to extend the Rutgers softball team’slead, but Rutgers still lost.

BASEBALL

vs. Monmouth

Tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.Bainton Field

BASEBALL

at Lafayette

Today, 3:30 p.m.Easton, Pa.

SOFTBALL

vs. Stony Brook (DH)

Tomorrow, 2:30 p.m.RU Softball Complex

SOFTBALL

vs. Iona

Thursday, 3:30 p.m.RU Softball Complex

PhiladelphiaCincinnati

Tampa BayBoston

Chicago (AL)Toronto

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32

34

St. LouisPittsburgh

WashingtonMiami

Los Angeles (AL)Minnesota

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BASEBALL RUTGERS - LAFAYETTE, TODAY, 3:30 P.M.

Senior catcher Jeff Melillo, along with the rest of Rutgers’ lineup, will be called upon to compensate for the team’s struggles onthe mound during midweek games. Melillo is batting .283 this season with 17 RBI. TIAN LI, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

RU visits struggling Leopards BY BRADLY DERECHAILO

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The Rutgers baseball team has beenhere before.

After the Scarlet Knights (16-16, 8-4)took two of three March 22-23 against then-No. 4 Louisville, they responded with a 9-3loss to Rider.

They then won six of nine before suffer-ing a last inning loss of 15-14 at the hands ofFordham, who was 12-19 before the win. SEE LEOPARDS ON PAGE 19

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Junior midfielder Amanda Trendell hasscored 14 goals this season. TIAN LI, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Junior playsscoring rolefor Knights

BY IAN ERHARDCORRESPONDENT

It is with an abundant amount of eye blackand an American flag as a bandana thatAmanda Trendell steps onto the field.

With 14 goals and eight assists, the juniormidfielder sits third on the Rutgers women’slacrosse team in points.

The purpose of the game-day attire isto get everyone on the team pumped up,she said.

Her play on the field this season hasraised similar results.

“She’s a very quick player — very shifty,”said head coach Laura Brand-Sias. “She doesa good job of breaking down a defender one-on-one, and she’s constantly moving on theball and off the ball. People can easily losetrack of her.”

Trendell said her teammates do not enjoyguarding her at practice and have given hera nickname based on the Energizer Bunny.

Given that Trendell’s style of play is builtaround her speed, a knee injury she suf-fered before her freshman season acted asa major obstacle.

SEE ROLE ON PAGE 18