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Campus voices reflecton the governor’sperformance after a full year in office.

Gov. Chris Christie recently proposedthat caps on tuitionfor public universitiesbe removed.

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BY NEIL KYPERSEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

With the signing of the new Anti-BullyingBill of Rights, the first of its kind to set deadlineson school teachers and administrators to com-bat bullying, the University is now taking stepsto adjust its own policy.

According to the bill, the only requirementfor institutes of higher education is to adopt apolicy that will be included in the student codeof conduct, which prohibits harassment, intimi-dation and bullying.

The bill details what constitutes these threecriteria as well as requiring the institution todetail the disciplinary actions that will ensue ifany student violates the code of conduct.

Anne Newman, director of the Office ofStudent Conduct, said the University has a poli-cy similar to the legislation’s requirements.

“Currently, one of the [Student] Code [ofConduct] violations is a violation of the StudentLife Policy Against Verbal Assault, Defamationand Harassment. This policy covers behaviorsthat constitute bullying,” Newman said via e-mail correspondence.

The policy outlines the criteria that con-stitute a violation as well as what punish-ment befalls a student who is found to havebeen in violation.

“Verbal assault, defamation, or harassmentinterferes with the mission of the University.Each member of this community is expected tobe sufficiently tolerant of others so that all stu-dents are free to pursue their goals in an openenvironment, able to participate in the freeexchange of ideas and able to share equally inthe benefits of our educational opportunities,”according to the policy.

Regardless of similarities, Newman’s officeis working with the University’s legal counselin an effort to make some changes to the Codeof Conduct.

Anti-bullyinglaw sparks U.to reassess policy

City Attorney William Hamilton and New Brunswick City Council President Robert Recine

discuss plans for the city’s future at last night’s council meeting on Bayard Street.

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City residentsraise concernsat meeting

BY AMY ROWECORRESPONDENT

A city council meeting last night marked a newyear of resolutions and a number of complaintsfrom New Brunswick residents in attendance.

Prior to the meeting, council President RobertRecine presided over an honorary ceremony foroutgoing council members Blanquita Valenti andJoseph Egan.

Recine, the new president replacing memberElizabeth Garlatti, presented Valenti with a plaquefor her 10 years of service to the council, whileEgan’s commemorated his 17 years as a part ofmunicipal government.

“We are honored and thankful for both oftheir services,” Recine said. “We hope this pres-entation will be a ‘thank you’ served with dis-tinction, caring and thoughtfulness for thesetwo people who really cared about our city ofNew Brunswick.”

Third Zeitgeist film addresses power of money

The University chapter of the Zeitgeist Movement holds a screening of “Zeitgeist: Moving

Forward” yesterday on the College Avenue campus. The film touched on economic problems.

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The House of Representatives votedyesterday to repeal President BarackObama’s and the Democrat’s historichealth care act.

In a 245 to 189 vote, all Republicansand three Democrats — Reps. DanBoren, Okla., Mike McIntyre, N.C., andMike Ross, Ark. — voted in the majorityto repeal the Affordable Health Care forAmerica Act, according to a New YorkTimes article.

The House debated the issue for fivehours Tuesday, with Republicans claim-ing the law is governmental intrusion,forcing employers to remove jobs, creat-

ing an unsustainable entitlement pro-gram, burdening governments withcosts and hurting the doctor-patientrelationship, according to the article.They also said it does not diminish highmedical costs.

“Repeal means paving the way for bet-ter solutions that will lower the cost with-out destroying jobs or bankrupting ourgovernment,” Speaker of the House JohnBoehner, R-Ohio, said in the article.“Repeal means keeping a promise. This iswhat we said we would do.”

The Democrats believe the law hasmany benefits, such as protecting mil-

lions who would otherwise be deniedcoverage, keeping Americans undertheir parents’ plans until the age of 26and implementing tax breaks for smallbusinesses that help provide insuranceto their employees.

“It is unbelievable that with somany people out of work and millionsof people uninsured, the first act ofthis new Congress is to take healthcare away from people who just gotcoverage,” Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga.,said in the article.

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BY MAXWELL BARNACORRESPONDENT

In support of the Jan. 15release of activist and directorPeter Joseph’s newest documen-tary, University student groupThe Zeitgeist Movement hosted ascreening of “Zeitgeist: MovingForward,” last night in theStudent Activities Center on theCollege Avenue campus.

The documentary is the thirdinstallment in a series of filmsthat critique the power of moneyover people and questions therole of people and institutions inpositions of power, like the U.S.government’s role in the terroristattacks on Sept. 11, the validity ofreligion and the bureaucratic useof economic hit men.

The subject matter in this doc-umentary differs from that of itspredecessors, said event co-coor-dinator Seth Rosen.

“[Moving Forward] lendsitself a little more credibility thatthis is the kind of material thatcan be screened in theaters,”Rosen said. “Having it here at

Rutgers is really important to usbecause I think every majormovement that has lasted hasbegun in a university setting.”

The documentary also coverstopics like eliminating the needfor human labor through mecha-nization and a gradual transitionto a resource-based economyinstead of monetary systems.

“It touches on the economicfallacies that we have today,” saidDavid Lam, also an event coordi-nator. “One of the primary exam-ples is planned obsolescence,which cannot be addressed byour current system.”

The event’s coordinators,volunteers from The ZeitgeistMovement, were optimisticabout the film and the audi-ence’s reaction.

“The screening tonight as agrassroots ef fort was incredi-ble,” Lam said. “It’s directlyhosted by volunteers who workand take classes on their owntime [and] the turnout hasbeen spectacular.”

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the governor for keeping hisword despite receiving backlashfor certain policy decisions likethe budget cuts.

“He is not afraid to shakethings up or give his opinions,”said Pflaum, a School of Arts andSciences senior. “He is a polariz-ing figure and you either love himor hate him. But either way, youhave to respect him.”

Christie did not just receivecriticism for his policy decisionsfrom the public sector but fromprevalent senators in the state’sgovernment like Sen. FrankLautenberg, D-N.J., and Sen.Robert Menendez, D-N.J.,Pflaum said. But this did not stopthe governor from followingthrough on his agenda.

“Some of the budget cuts hemade I completely disagreewith, but he did what he had todo, he had to do and I respecthim for that,” Pflaum said.

Rutgers College RepublicansPresident Noah Glyn said whatChristie accomplished duringone year in of fice is nothingshort of incredible, making hismark not only on the state butnational landscape.

“He’s a force to be reckonedwith in politics,” said Glyn, a Schoolof Arts and Sciences junior. “Peopleare calling him a presidential candi-date and that just shows how readypeople are to hear someone who ishonest and ready to lead.”

Apart from being politicallyand rhetorically successful,Christie also made legislativestrides during his first year inoffice and surprised many withhis progress, Glyn said.

“People thought it would beimpossible to balance the budg-et without raising taxes.Christie balanced the budgetwithout raising a single tax,” hesaid. “He is also looking to takeon unfunded state employeebenefits and pensions. He isdoing a lot in his first term.”

Even though Christie is aRepublican in a historicallyDemocratic state, this makeshis success as governor evenmore incredible, Glyn said. This

is the result of acting on poli-cies rather than debating whilenot skipping around the truth.

“He isn’t one to sit back andwatch everything take its owncourse,” he said. “He has beengovernor for one year and peo-ple are already talking abouthim running for president.That is incredible.”

This type of vocal or rhetoricalpower differs greatly from pastNew Jersey governors, which is amajor reason for Christie’s suc-cess, Weingart said.

“[Jon S.] Corzine had partic-ular dif ficulty in communicat-ing clearly to a large audience,”he said. “The contrast withChristie is now all the greater

because he follows somebodywho did not speak in soundbites and Christie is good atdoing that.”

By being transparent withvoters throughout New Jersey,Christie gained popularity forkeeping to his word and stay-ing unaf fected by criticism,Weingart said.

“It’s a style that is very differ-ent from governors in the recentpast in New Jersey,” he said. “Itis a different kind of personalityand it has seemed to resonate atthe present moment.”

It is this type of personalityand leadership style that helpedChristie gain national recogni-tion and support for a presiden-tial run in 2012, Pflaum said.This is something Pflaum doesnot foresee happening.

“I think Christie made acommitment to New Jersey andhe has been a man of hisword,” he said. “So I think hewill wait to finish a secondterm as governor before look-ing at the White House.”

Weingar t also said thechance of Christie running forpresident in 2012 is highlyunlikely, especially when takinghis age into account.

“He could run for president in2028 and still be in his sixties,” hesaid. “So I don’t think he needs todo it now particularly if it is some-thing he doesn’t want to do.”

BY DEVIN SIKORSKIASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

As Gov. Chris Christie complet-ed his first year as the governor ofNew Jersey yesterday, members ofthe University community reflectedon his growth and transformationinto a leader of the Garden State.

John Weingart, associatedirector of the Eagleton Instituteof Politics, said Christie achievedmore than what many thoughtwas possible and considered hisfirst year in office a success.

“He got the legislature to enactthe budget he wanted andreduced state spending in mostareas,” he said. “He has becomethe dominant force in New Jerseygovernment to an extent that pastgovernors have not been able toachieve in recent times.”

Even though Christie’sbudget cuts received heatedcriticism, popularity is notalways needed to be an effec-tive leader, Weingart said.

“Public opinion is very divid-ed. There are people who areenthusiastic to what he has doneand there are people who areopposed,” he said. “I’m not put-ting a value judgment on his poli-cies. He has been a very effectiveleader at moving the debate.”

Although Rutgers UniversityDemocrats President ChrisPflaum does not agree with manyof Christie’s policies, he respects

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But after the celebration ofthe past, residents brought thecouncil back to planning for thecity’s future.

Recine expressed severalgoals for the upcoming year.

“I’d like to continue the city’spartnership with Rutgers,” hesaid. “I’m going to try to keeptaxes as low as possible duringthis difficult economic time andimprove communication withsome neighborhoods downtown.”

Two newly elected councilmembers, Rebecca Escobar andKevin Egan, son of the elderEgan, are becoming accus-tomed to serving the people ofNew Brunswick.

“There’s a lot I need to learn,”Escobar said. “This year I want tomake sure we continue to servethe community’s best interests. Ihope I can make the best deci-sions for the city in general.”

Kevin Egan said he hopes toreduce litter around the city.

“It’s a learning process,”Egan said. “[Littering] is some-thing everyone needs toimprove, but Rutgers studentscould help out a lot. Thursdaynights when everyone’s grab-bing a Fat Cat after the footballgame, there are papers every-where. Easton Avenue has somuch litter, too. We’re trying toget it to look a lot cleaner.”

New Brunswick residentCharles Renda questioned theamount of money — a total ofabout $2,000 — the city allocatedfor Jameson, the New BrunswickPolice Department’s canine.

“Are we sure this isn’t a fleet ofdogs? Two thousand dollars is toomuch,” Renda said.

Recine informed Renda thatthe amount covered veterinaryexpenses as well as food andwater for the year.

“I don’t eat that well,” Renda said.

Still, the council passed the resolution despite Renda’s complaints.

Richard Stuart, also a resi-dent of New Brunswick, foundfault with one resolution that funded home improve-ments for a couple living onTownsend Street.

Council member Jimmie Cookexplained the expense added slid-

ing windows and doors to a hous-ing project.

“Why is the city doing any-thing for this house?” Stuart asked.

Cook told him that federalfunding — not that of the city —covers some home improvementsfor those in financial need.

Following discussions of whatwas and what will be, residentsposed inquiries about the qualityof the city council meeting itself.

Stuart and Renda suggested waysto improve how meetings are run.

Stuart suggested that thecouncil include addresses for anybuilding named in the agenda.

“The only reason I knowwhere Sliders Pub and Grill is, isbecause I walk down GeorgeStreet every day,” Stuart said.“You should include the addressso everyone knows where therestaurant is that’s getting arenewed liquor license.”

Renda complained about theagenda in general.

“It’s a waste of time readingevery single detail about everyresolution before the meeting,”he said. “I haven’t been to a coun-cil meeting in a while, but theyused to go over the agenda on aseparate day than the meeting.”

Recine’s response was thatreading the agenda in detailserves to ensure that no resolu-tion is glossed over.

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City Attorney William Hamilton, Councilman Jimmie Cook Jr. and Council Vice President Rebecca Escobar listen to resident concerns and complaints regarding funding and the council agenda at last night’s meeting at City Hall.

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“This film forces us to look atthings in a very confined view-point by allowing people to beexposed to a much broader per-spective,” Lam said. “It will helpthem understandthe world betterand think aboutthings in a moreholistic way.”

Several audi-ence memberssaid theyenjoyed the film.

“[The docu-mentary] bringsto light the factthat the systemthat we are a partof is a contradiction in itself,” saidSaad Khan, School of Arts andSciences sophomore. “It shows

you how every economic systemgoes against all of the moralphilosophies and values that wehave as a country.”

Jay Patel, a School of Arts andSciences junior,described thedocumentary as“eye-opening.”

“It’s reallyjust enlighten-ing,” he said. “Ithought theworld worked acertain waybefore thismovie, but it justopened up myeyes, specifical-

ly how the economy relies oncertain industries to exploithuman beings.”

By releasing the film simul-taneously for a theater audi-ence, the coordinators provideda more personal atmosphereand allowed people to view thedocumentar y who would notnormally have the opportunityto, said Thomas Johnson, one ofthe volunteers.

Lam feels the only way for peo-ple to fully understand what thefilm is about is to obtain a copyand go see it.

“No matter what your politicalaffiliation, it’s important to givefilms like this a try because it willallow you to hone your criticalthinking for the benefit of your-self and our society,” he said.“Essentially the film speaks foritself. The content is incredibleand enlightening.”

“Counsel’s Office and theOffice of Student Conduct areworking together to develop lan-guage for the code that meetsthe requirements of the new leg-islation. Any policy changes willbe forwarded for approval,”Associate General Counsel at theUniversity Monica Barrett saidvia e-mail.

Any changes to the Code ofConduct must go through a cer-tain process before they becomeapproved, Newman said.

The Committee on StudentConduct, a group of Universitycommunity members charged bythe vice president for StudentAffairs to make recommendations,reviews the changes initially, shesaid. The committee then sends itsrecommendation to the vice presi-dent for Student Affairs as recom-mendations to be approved.

“Minor changes can beapproved by the vice presidentfor Student Affairs. Majorchanges need to be sent to theBoard of Governors for finalapproval,” Newman said.

The Officeof StudentConduct isalso meetingwith studentgroups andh o l d i n gforums to getc o m m u n i t ym e m b e r sinvolved inwhat theprocess foraddressing vio-lations of thecode should be like.

“We intend to use the informa-tion collected to revise the conductsystem to better serve the Rutgersstudents,” she said. “It is our inten-tion to examine how bullying iscurrently addressed and see ifthere is a better way to address theconcern through changes.”

Another provision of the billstates that the institution shalldistribute the policy by e-mail toeach student within seven daysof the start of each semester,starting next school year.

The University is still tryingto determine the best way toreach the students and whichoffice should be responsible forthe notification, Newman said.

School of Arts and Sciencesfirst-year student Jessica Goldenthinks the best way to reach thestudents is through e-mail.

“I usually read all my e-mails,even the official ones from theUniversity, so I am on top ofeverything and know what isgoing on,” Golden said. “If theyput it [out] through Eden, Iwould definitely read it.”

School of Environmental andBiological Sciences first-year stu-dent Britney Plotnick had anoth-er idea to ensure the messagereaches students.

“Facebook,” Plotnick said.“Everyone goes on there everysingle day, and they alwayscheck their Facebook.”

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Viewers around the worldhave lauded the film, both coor-dinators said.

“[At] the LA [premiere], Ibelieve the venue [held] 800 peo-ple and it was sold out,” Lamsaid. “There was also a screeningthe next night in New York Cityand was also sold out.”

The coordinators believe filmslike “Zeitgeist: Moving Forward”are important to screen in largertheater settings because theyoffer alternative perspectives thatsome audience members wouldnot typically be exposed to.

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“[The film] will allowyou to hone your

critical thinking forthe benefit of yourself

and our society. DAVID LAM

Event Coordinator

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20 A New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2011 Screening willbe held in the Ruth Adams Building on the Douglasscampus tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. The featured film isEadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer by ThomAnderson, Fay Anderson and Morgan Fisher. It fol-lows the origins of cinema and Muybridge, its forefa-ther. General admission is $10 and $9 for students andseniors. There will also be commentary by FestivalDirector Albert Nigrin, who is part of the University’sAmerican Film Directors course. The Rutgers FilmCo-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center and the CinemaStudies Program are hosting the event. Visit njfilm-fest.com for more information.

Are you a girl who likes to sing? Audition forShockWave, Rutgers’ only award-winning female acappella group. Auditions will be held tonight andtomorrow night from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. in room A5 ofHardenberg Hall on the College Avenue campus.Come prepared to sing a verse and chorus of a songthat shows of f your talent.

22 Explore the adventurous American spirit in CharlesIves’ Concord Sonata along with works by LouisMoreau Gottschalk and George Gershwin at a specialconcert at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museumon the College Avenue campus. “Concord Sonata:The Music of Charles Ives” is a lecture and recitalthat will have musical demonstrations to enhance thelistening experience of the rich and complex sonata.The performance will run from 3 to 4 p.m., and tick-ets are $15 for the general public, $10 for museummembers and $5 for students with valid IDs. Ticketswill only be sold on the day of the concert on a first-come, first-serve basis, starting at 12:30 p.m. Contactthe museum at (732)-932-7237 for more information.

23 "Atlantic Crossing: A Robot's Daring Mission" will bescreened at 7 p.m. in Voorhees Hall Room 105 on theCollege Avenue Campus as part of the New JerseyFilm Festival. Scott Glenn, the lead scientist on themission, and Dena Seidel, director of the film, will beat the screening for a question and answer session.The feature film is a documentary about a group ofUniversity oceanographers and undergraduates whoattempt to navigate an 8-foot autonomous underwaterrobot across the rough and dangerous Atlantic. Thisfilm captures the day-to-day challenges and emotionalhighs and lows of the historic scientific mission.

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24 Join the Rutgers Graduate School of EducationStudent Affairs Committee in learning about a suc-cessful student-teaching experience from the sharedmemories and advice of the fall 2010 Student TeachingInterns. This meet-and-greet is an opportunity to con-nect with faculty, students and other GSE programcohorts. This free event is scheduled to run from 7:45to 10 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the RutgersStudent Center on the College Avenue campus.

31 “Strategic Human Resource Management: BusinessStrategy” is the first in a series of workshops in theStrategic Human Resource Management CertificateProgram. This workshop will consider decisions regard-ing strategic expansion, the introduction of new prod-ucts or services as well as the diversification into com-plimentary industries. The course is scheduled to runfrom 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Janice H. Levin Building onLivingston campus. Each workshop, sponsored by theRutgers Center for Management Development, costs$475. Visit www.cmd.rutgers.edu/humanresoruces-advanced.html for more information.

29 Rutgers Geology Museum will host its annual OpenHouse with a mineral sale, lectures on geology and kidsactivities including identifying minerals and volcanoexhibits. Lecturers will include Dr. Elisabeth Sikes, Dr.Brain Stump, Ph.D student Jason Schein, and Ph.D can-didate Morgan Schaller. Admission to the event is free.Visit geologymuseum.rutgers.edu for more information

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Wellness center to provide healthy living optionsBY LUCIE LOZINSKI

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New Brunswick residentswill have the opportunity toshop, exercise and seek coun-seling in the city’s latest healthcare facility.

The New Brunswick well-ness center, which will be locat-ed on Paterson Street, intendsto provide health care as wellas other physical support tocity residents, said PeterHaigney, director of public rela-tions at Robert Wood JohnsonUniversity Hospital.

“We’re interested in partner-ing with the city of NewBrunswick and New Brunswickschools to of fer swimming les-sons to kids in town,” Haigneysaid. “We fully expect to havecommunity outreach programsavailable to encourage wellnessand healthy lifestyles.”

Although the hospital is col-laborating with the ParkingAuthority and the NewBrunswick DevelopmentCorporation (DEVCO), thecommunity education programwill also par tner with public schools to encouragehealthy habits with an aquatic center to emphasizefun exercise, said NewBrunswick city spokesman Bill Bray.

“The facility will host alearn-to-swim program, whichwill help kids learn everythingfrom blowing bubbles to complicated swim strokes,”Bray said.

The junior Olympic-sizedswimming pool will be able tohost high school swim meetsand other organized sports forNew Brunswick’s home-schooled children, he said. Inaddition to physical exercise,people may also seek physicalcounseling and dietary advice.

“It really helps residents ofNew Brunswick create well-ness regimes from monitoring their physical aptitude andmeeting with a registerednurse when they join to creating a play of exercise anddiet to improve their wellness,”he said.

Prior to the wellness center inNew Brunswick, RWJ UniversityHospital launched two success-ful fitness facilities in Hamiltonand Rahway.

“We hope these facilities willserve as models,” Haigney said.

In comparison to the otherfacilities, the New Brunswickwellness center will be largerand will feature exercise, well-ness and education programs, as well as a 45,000square-foot supermarket on its first floor, Bray said.

“It will address the problemsurban dwellers have in terms offood choices,” he said. “Manyof our grocery stores lack thespace to offer a large varietyof foods and brands, so this will

create more competition.” Jean Holtz, the vice presi-

dent of Communications andOperations at DEVCO, said sheis excited that DEVCO will bebuilding the first supermarketin New Brunswick in decades.

“Attaining a full-service gro-cery store has been a priorityfor New Brunswick for manyyears,” she said.

University students will beable to get memberships to thewellness facility for more per-sonalized health and wellnessimprovement, said Bray, whobelieves the Wellness Plaza’sbest aspects for students will bethe grocery store and parking.

“One thing we’ve heard timeand time again from students isthat there is no grocery storefor them within walking dis-tance,” Bray said. “People livingin Rockoff Hall and UniversityCenter will be within half ablock of the grocery store.”

The parking garage, which isthe first phase of the wellnesscenter, should be completed andavailable to the public by the endof the year, Bray said. The otherbuildings will take more time.

“All property and approvalshave been acquired. Demolitionof buildings is beginning shortly. There’s a site beingcleared of all its buildings byearly to mid-summer, a rapidpace for something like this,”Bray said.

Although the constructionof the center may belong and tedious, Bray said he believes the final productwill be worth the wait.

“By the end of 2011, the well-ness center is going to be risingout of the ground,” he said.

Bray is hopeful that the well-ness center, along with theGateway Project constructioncurrently underway on EastonAvenue, will benefit the city’soverall economy.

“People can come by masstransit and walk to the facility,”he said. “Many of the city’sdaytime population will use thefacility and shop at the grocerystore, which will bring extradollars to our city as well as370 new jobs.”

As the construction contin-ues to progress, Haigney ishopeful that residents willembrace the latest project.

“[We think that] anythingthat encourages wellness orhealthy lifestyles is good forthe city of New Brunswick andthe people here,” he said.

Police arrested 30-year-oldNewark resident EdgardoMelendez Friday after herepor tedly robbed threeEdison ser vice stations andone Woodbridge conveniencestore, killing two people.

Melendez robbed the threegas stations in four days — oneon Jan. 3 at the 890 Route 1 ShellStation, another on Jan. 4 at the470 Route 1 Exxon Station andthe final station on Jan. 6 at the737 Route 1 Sunoco station,according to an nj.com article.

Woodbridge police allegethat Melendez then proceededtoward the Woodbridge conven-ience store, where he stabbed ayoung worker in the arm.

In a separate event, Melendezstabbed a 52-year-old worker at aStop N Go store on West KellyStreet in the Menlo Park Terracesection of the township, whotried to thwart his efforts byfighting him.

Following a tip, policetraced Melendez to aPiscataway business Fridayand arrested him immediately,according to the article.

Melendez is being held in theMiddlesex County jail on morethan $200,000 bail, police saidyesterday.

— Ankita Panda

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NEWARK, N.J. — Two menwho authorities say were competing to impress their fel-low hackers were arrestedTuesday on federal chargesthey stole the e-mail addressesof more than 100,000 AppleiPad users, including politi-cians and media personalities.

The theft and the AT&T secu-rity weakness that made it possi-ble were revealed months ago,and U.S. Attorney Paul Fishmansaid there was no evidence themen used the swiped informa-tion for criminal purposes.Authorities cautioned, however,that it could theoretically havewound up in the hands of spam-mers and scam artists.

Daniel Spitler, a 26-year-oldbookstore security guard fromSan Francisco, and AndrewAuernheimer, 25, of Fayetteville,Ark., were charged with fraudand conspiracy to access a com-puter without authorization.

Fishman said the men andtheir cohorts were engaged in“malicious one-upsmanship” asthey sought to impress eachother and others online.

PHOENIX — A federal grand jur y yesterday indicted the suspect in the deadly Arizona shooting rampage that wounded U.S. Rep.Gabrielle Gif fords.

The indictment against Jared Loughner, 22, accuseshim of attempting to assassinate Giffords and trying tokill two of her aides.

It does not include two murder charges listed in anearlier criminal complaint for the deaths of Giffords’aide Gabe Zimmerman, 30, and U.S. District JudgeJohn Roll, 63.

Those are potential death penalty charges. A state-ment from the U.S. attorney for Arizona, DennisBurke, said those require a more painstaking processunder Justice Department rules.

Burke said the initial indictment issued by a grandjury in Tucson was just the beginning of federal legalaction against the 22-year-old Tucson resident.

Six people were killed and 13 wounded in the Jan.8 attack at a grocery store in Tucson as Gif fordsheld a meet-and-greet with constituents. Statecharges are pending.

Calls to each of Loughner’s attorneys, Judy Clarkeand Mark Fleming, weren’t immediately returned yes-terday evening.

The indictment was expected. The federal criminalcode mandates that an indictment be brought within 30days of an arrest.

Burke said the investigation is still in its early stages,and additional charges are likely.

Before federal of ficials seek charges carrying thedeath penalty, families of the victims will be consult-ed and a review by a Justice Department committeeis required.

Loughner remains in federal custody without the pos-sibility of bond. He is set for a preliminary hearing onMonday in Phoenix.

The San Diego-based judge set to hear the case ordered it moved to a larger federalcour troom yesterday. The cour troom is the centerpiece of the downtown Phoenix courthouseand is mostly used for ceremonial and high-profile hearings.

— The Associated Press

GRAND JURY INDICTS ARIZONA SHOOTER

“We don’t tolerate committingcrimes for street cred,” Fishmansaid. “Computer hacking is not acompetitive sport, and securitybreaches are not a game.”

Spitler appeared in federalcourt in Newark and was releasedon $50,000 bail. A U.S. magistrateordered him not to use theInternet except at his job at aBorders bookstore.

“I maintain my innocence andI’m not worried about this case atall,” Spitler said outside court.“The information in the complaintis false. This case has been blownway out of proportion.”

At Auernheimer’s courtappearance in Fayetteville —where he also faces drugcharges stemming from a searchof his home in June — he wasordered held pending a bailhearing on Friday. He told amagistrate that he had beendrinking until 6:30 a.m., and hemocked the case against him,telling federal officials in thecourtroom, “This is a great affi-davit — fantastic reading.”

The stolen e-mail addresses,on their own, aren’t that valu-able; many of them could easilyhave been guessed by knowing

a person’s name and how his orher organization structures itse-mail addresses.

But once they knew a personwas an iPad owner and anAT&T customer, cybercrimi-nals and spammers could havesent e-mails that looked likethey came from Apple or AT&T,tricking the recipient into open-ing them.

Those e-mails could, in turn,plant malicious software on therecipient’s computer or trick theperson into sharing vital privateinformation, such as SocialSecurity or credit card numbers.

The criminal complaint againstSpitler and Auernheimer detailsonline conversations in whichtheir cohorts discuss selling theaddresses to spammers.

“you could put them in a data-base for spamming for examplesell them to spammers,” a usernamed Nstyr wrote to Spitler.

“tru ipad focused spam,”Spitler allegedly responded.

The complaint also quotes anarticle published on Gawker.comthat contended the e-mail address-es of film mogul Harvey Weinstein,then-White House chief of staffRahm Emanuel, New York Mayor

Michael Bloomberg and DianeSawyer of ABC News were amongthose lifted from AT&T’s servers.

The case was brought inNew Jersey because about16,000 victims live in the state,Fishman said.

AT&T spokesman MarkSiegel said, “We take our cus-tomers’ privacy very seriously.”

Apple referred questions to AT&T.

In June, AT&T acknowledgeda security weak spot on a websitethat exposed the e-mail address-es of apparently more than100,000 iPad users. The compa-ny said that the vulnerabilityaffected only iPad users whosigned up for AT&T’s 3G wire-less Internet service and that ithad fixed the problem.

A hacker group that calleditself Goatse Security claimed atthe time to have discovered theweakness and said it was able totrick AT&T’s site into coughingup more than 114,000 e-mailaddresses. Both Spitler andAuernheimer were members ofthe group, authorities said.

A representative for thegroup told The AssociatedPress in June that it contacted

AT&T and waited until the vul-nerability was fixed beforegoing public with the informa-tion. Federal prosecutors dis-puted that on Tuesday, sayingAT&T was unaware of thebreach until it appeared inonline media reports.

Representatives of GoatseSecurity did not immediatelyrespond to an e-mail from AP.

According to court papers, thesuspects used a computer scriptthey called “the iPad3G AccountSlurper” to fool AT&T’s serversinto thinking they were communi-cating with an actual iPad.

The theft of the e-mailaddresses occurred betweenJune 3 and June 8, according tocourt papers. On June 9, theinformation was provided toGawker, which published anarticle on the breach.

Prosecutors said Auernheimerbragged about the operation in ablog posting June 9 and in an interview with CNET pub-lished online on June 10. Courtpapers also quote him declaringin a New York Times article: “Ihack, I ruin, I make piles ofmoney. I make people afraid fortheir lives.”

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they argue that the uniqueJewish belief in God, theTorah and peoplehood arethe real reasons for the “mostenduring and universalhatred in history.” Theywrite, “The Jews’ affirmationof any one of Judaism’s com-ponents, God, law or nation-

hood, would have provoked anti-Semitism; their affir-mation of all three has rendered Jew hatred evenmore intense.” Seeking out the true cause of thehatred, they argue that, for example, while hyperinfla-tion may have led to Nazi political dominance, it doesnot explain why the Nazis tried to kill every Jew in theworld. That, they believe, is because of the unique-ness of Judaism. Again, they are partly right. While itis certainly true that Jews professed to be a peoplebound by scripture and by God, Nazis gassed non-believing Jews and “Jews” whom even the most liber-al rabbi would not consider Jewish. The Nazis did notonly hate the Jewish belief system, but they hated thevery blood that ran through Jewish veins.

These explanations only begin to scratch the sur-face of the many theories of theroots of anti-Semitism. Some say it isa form of bigotry, while others claimit is jealousy of Jews’ economic suc-cesses or due to Jews’ historical roleas moneylenders. All these explana-tions have truth in them, and theyare helpful in understanding differ-ent episodes of anti-Semitism. Butthey are unsatisfactory in determin-

ing a supposed root cause. Anti-Semitism is tooprevalent in history — and in the world today — tobe ascribed to one factor. Adolph Hitler andAntiochus IV Epiphanes both wanted to destroyJudaism, but Hitler aimed to wipe out all the Jews,while Antiochus only wished them to abandon theirreligion and adopt Hellenism. Clearly, Hitler andAntiochus hated Judaism for different reasons. It istoo simplistic to argue that there is one guiding prin-ciple that spurs anti-Semitism.

Anti-Semitism is not an ancient philosophy to beexhumed and deciphered by future scholars. It is aliveand well. Modern anti-Semites castigate Jews andZionists as imperialists and cloak their hatred underthe false pretenses of anti-Zionism, when their hatred isreally as old as the Jewish people itself. I will leave it forsomeone far more knowledgeable than I to set theparameters of what constitutes anti-Semitism asopposed to justified criticism, but that does not renderus unable to point out what is truly anti-Semitic. Wemust rightfully declare a group of Muslim studentswho disrupted Israeli ambassador’s speech atUniversity of California-Irvine to call him an “accom-

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T he term, the“Jewish question,”has been in exis-

tence for centuries. Does itsound familiar? It should.The Nazis sought to solve itby gassing millions. FormerEgyptian dictator GamalNasser tried to answer hisown Jewish question by pushing the nascent state ofIsrael into the Mediterranean Sea, rendering theland “Judenrein” or clean of Jews. This phenome-non is not new to the 20th century. Throughout itsentire history, the Jewish people had enemies whosought its destruction. The Bible gives innumerableaccounts of Jew haters, like Esau, Pharaoh, Balak,the Babylonians, the Amalekites and the Romans.Anti-Semites have accused Jews of being bank-con-trolling, Hollywood-manipulating capitalists, social-ists, communists and Christ-killers.

What is it about the Jews that cause such dis-dain? Inter-tribal conflict is nothing new, but in mostcases, conflict is predicated on contact. The ancientGreeks warred with the Persians because thePersian monarchs looked westwardfor expansion. Separated by theEnglish Channel, the English andthe French fought for centuries.Jews, on the other hand, have ene-mies who never met them and donot know them. Shakespeare proba-bly never saw a Jew (as KingEdward I expelled all the Jews fromEngland in 1290), yet he choseShylock the Jew as a villain. Historically, anti-Semitism has been ubiquitous; the mere idea ofJews — let alone actual Jews — caused hatred.

As with any debate, there are competing explana-tions as to why Jew-hatred has been so uniquethroughout the history of the world. ChristopherHitchens this past summer wrote in the pages of TheAtlantic magazine that Jew-hatred is unique becauseJews rejected both Christ and Muhammad. Hewrites, “Unlike other nations or peoples, Jews wereamong the witnesses to the alleged lives and preach-ings of Jesus and Muhammad and turned away frommen they deemed false Messiahs. It is inconceivablethat they will ever be quite forgiven for doing so.”Hitchens is right that the Jewish refusal to acceptthese two men has led to persecution. But Hitchensis only half right, because anti-Semitism did not firstappear with the inception of Islam and Christianity.This explanation does not account for atheist anti-Semites like Karl Marx. Jews have been the object ofhatred in monotheistic, pagan and secular societies.Hitchens’ explanation does not suffice.

Authors Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkinoffer a different perspective on anti-Semitism. In theirbook, “Why the Jews: The Reason for Anti-Semitism,”

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“He is a polarizing figure and you either love him or hate him. But either way, you have to respect him.”

Chris Pflaum, president of the Rutgers University Democrats, on Gov. Chris Christie

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“Anti-Semites castigate Jews and Zionists

as imperialists.”

O n the heels of the release of the N.J. Higher Education TaskForce’s report, Gov. Chris Christie has expressed his hopesto do away with the cap he placed on college tuition increases

that he himself put into place last year. Christie said it is not the gov-ernor’s place to run the state’s universities, but the responsibility of theuniversity presidents. There is a problem with Christie’s line of think-ing in this situation. As the title suggests, a public university is a pub-lic institution. This means such a university is owned and operated bythe state. As the governor of the state, it is in fact Christie’s job to reg-ulate New Jersey’s public universities.

We understand that New Jersey’s state universities are currentlyhurting for funding because of the state’s economic climate and thatallowing public universities to increase tuition as much as they want tomight be a good way to make up for the dearth of state funding. Thedownside to this is that removing the cap on tuition increases couldallow public universities to drive their prices so high that they are nolonger more affordable alternatives to their private counterparts. Thetask force’s report claims to want to make the University into a “great”school, but a school cannot be great if it is too expensive for studentsto attend.

In many ways, lifting the tuition increase cap is antithetical to thereport’s aims to strengthen the University. Part of the reason the taskforce wants to make the University great is to encourage people to stayin New Jersey. The state seems to have trouble convincing people tohang around for longer than they have to. According to study done byUnited Van Lines in 2010, “62.5 percent of the moves in New Jerseywere residents leaving the state.” That is, more people move out ofNew Jersey then come in. If state universities just start raising theirprices with no intervention from the government, even more peoplewill be leaving the state because they cannot afford public education.

Privatizing public institutions is often a terrible idea — especiallywhen it comes to educational institutions. Cut the students some slack.We are already paying more than enough. Can students possibly shoul-der any more debt than they are already juggling? Hardly. TheUniversity certainly deserves to become the strong, competitiveschool the task force wants it to become. Raising the tuition will onlyhinder that goal.

State should regulatepublic universities

A mong the many recommendations included in the N.J.Higher Education Task Force’s report is a call for a mergerbetween the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New

Jersey (UMDNJ) and the University. More specifically, the task forceis proposing that Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS)and the School of Public Health be separated from UMDNJ and madepart of the University. University President Richard L. McCormick isexcited about the prospect of the merger, but the best we can musteris cautious optimism.

A union between the University and RWJMS and the School ofPublic Health has a lot of potential to prove highly beneficial to theUniversity as a whole. The merger could bring more money into theUniversity’s pockets in the form of research grants. Also, the unionwould establish a strong connection between the University andRWJMS. Let’s be honest — a connection with a hospital and said hos-pital’s staff could bring the University into contact with potentiallywealthy donors and that certainly would not be a bad thing.

Besides the prospect of monetary gain, the addition of a medicalschool to the University would open up a plethora of opportunity forstudents — graduate and undergraduate alike. The merger wouldallow for students to participate in more research programs and wellfunded ones at that. Also, the relationship the merger would fosterbetween the University and RWJMS would bring students into closecontact with experienced medical professionals, which will allow stu-dents to plunge even deeper into the medical field. Bolstering the edu-cation University students receive is even more cause for celebrationthan the prospective financial gains.

As stated above, all of this optimism comes with a level of cautionand here is why — merging two major institutions is a difficult busi-ness. There is a lot of room for error and there is no guarantee themerger will go smoothly at all. There is not enough room to go intogreat detail in the space of this short editorial, but the notion that themerger could produce as much harm as help is not far-fetched. Theseare two schools used to doing things their own ways. They could clash,which could be detrimental to the University population.

UMDNJ mergermay bring benefits

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index] “90 percent of[Americans and gun owners] allagree that gun control laws needto be stricter” yet that was thepremise. That is even what wasprinted on the very front page ofThe Daily Targum.

So I did what everyone shoulddo when they feel they have readsomething misleading in a news-paper, even though I truly couldcare less about gun control — Idid some research. The poll citedwas not difficult to find and a five-minute Google search did thetrick. What I found confirmed mysuspicions. One question in thepoll asked, “In general, do youfeel the laws covering the sale ofguns should be made more strict,less strict or kept as they arenow?” The answer, as you mayhave guessed, was not that 90 per-cent of Americans and 90 percentof gun owners said gun lawsshould be made more strict. In

fact, 51 percent of Americans and36 percent of gun owners saidmore strict, 7 percent ofAmericans and 10 percent of gunowners said less strict, and 39percent of Americans and 50 per-cent of gun owners said to keeplaws as they are now.

In general, Americans arepretty split on the gun controlissue although the divide seemsto be more about staying thesame versus more strict, ratherthan less strict versus morestrict. On the very narrow issueof keeping guns out of the handsof drug users and the mentallyill, Americans pretty much

agreed. Yesterday’s editorialtook the opinions of the narrowissue, applied them to the opin-ions of the general issue, pre-sented that misapplication as factand then made their argumentbased on that. It is exactly thiskind of manipulation of the truththat has created the media andpolitical climate we have nowfound ourselves in.

There is nothing in the editori-al that is technically untrue.Technically, supporting restric-tions for the mentally ill and drugusers is supporting stricter gunlaws and technically, 90 percent ofAmericans and 90 percent of gunowners support restrictions forthe mentally ill and drug usersand therefore stricter gun laws. Itis exactly that reliance on techni-cality that makes the article somisleading. The facts weremanipulated to suit the purpose ofthe author and to back up their

message and this sort of journal-istic sleight of hand needs to stop.It is time journalists, especiallyopinion-based ones, are heldresponsible for telling the truth.

It seems there is a tacitunderstanding that opinion-based journalists are lessresponsible for telling absolutefacts than their unbiased coun-terparts. This understanding isincredibly damaging, especiallysince the vast majority of newssources are biased and becom-ing increasingly so.

It is time that Americans ingeneral — and journalists inparticular — realize that biasand fact are not mutually exclu-sive and hold journalistsresponsible accordingly.

Lindsey Sherratt is a School ofEnvironmental and BiologicalSciences sophomore majoring inanimal sciences.

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O ur wonderful Gov. ChrisChristie recently made acomment regarding the

tuition caps he put in place for pub-lic Universities. As it stands, allpublic universities cannot raisetuition over 4 percent a year. Henow changed his mind and wishesto remove all caps on tuition hikes.

The governor claims that uni-versity presidents should be free toseek the market price for theirinstitution. The governor is pro-posing privatization. TheUniversity is a public school. Itbelongs to every student whoattends and pays tuition. It belongsto every New Jersey citizen who

JOEL SALVINO

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Retain cap on college tuitionplice to genocide” anti-Semites.Likewise, it is correct to call aUniversity of California-San Diegofemale Muslim student an anti-Semite when she agrees with thestatement made by HassanNasrallah, the head of Hezbollah,that Jews should move to Israel soit will be easier to wipe them out.Moreover, we must call retiredjournalist Helen Thomas an anti-Semite when she tells Jews to leaveIsrael and “go home” to Germanyand Poland. These three exampleshave a common theme: a groupcalling an Israeli an “accomplice togenocide,” a woman wishing geno-cide upon the Jewish people and anAmerican propagandist tellingJews to return to the land wherethey were the victims of genocide.

A s someone who pays aminimal amount ofattention to politics, I

always get a little suspiciouswhen I see 90 percent cited as astatistic, especially when thatstatistic represents an opinionon a controversial issue. That isexactly what happened when Iread yesterday’s editorial in TheDaily Targum titled, “Respectthe public’s views on gun laws.”As a whole, it seemed a littlemisleading to me. For one thing,“90 percent of Americans and 90percent of gun owners supportfixing gaps in government data-bases that are meant to preventthe mentally ill, drug abusersand others from buying guns”does not necessarily mean thesame thing as [what was in the

“The vast majorityof news sources

are biased.”

Hold journalists responsible for biased news

LINDSEY SHERRATT

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pays taxes. The governor and aselect group of people need to stopthinking that they somehow haveownership over our school.

Pricing education at free mar-ket rates takes away the publicaspect. The whole reason publiclyfunded schools exist is so tuition isnot mandated by the laws of sup-ply and demand. Everyonedeserves and has a right to an edu-cation. Privatizing the Universitywill strip away a huge majority ofpeople’s ability to attend school.

I understand that many peopleare nervous about New Jerseydebt. There is a very popular ideacirculating that there is no moneyand that public institutions need tosacrifice for the greater good. Thisis not true. The money is just notbeing spent on education. If our

governor truly cared about educa-tion, he would not have given themillionaires’ tax breaks. If our gov-ernor really cared about the budgethe would cut prison spending. If hereally cared about the budget, hewould stop prosecuting people forsimple marijuana related charges.

What these cuts say to theUniversity is that prisons are more ofan investment for the future than edu-cation. Giving the University the abil-ity to raise our tuition in accordancewith the free market is a dangerousstep. The rhetoric coming out ofTrenton threatens the very principleof public education. We must doeverything in our power to save ourUniversity and keep it public.

Joel Salvino is a School of Artsand Sciences sophomore.

Jews were, we must remem-ber, the victims of a mechanizedgenocide. While the Holocaustwas the worst example of anti-Semitism, it was not the first, northe last. Jews are not likely to bethe victims of another Holocaust,but they are still victims of insipiddeclarations from internationalbodies that have no sense of rightand wrong. Jews and Israelis arestill victims of terrorism, and ofdelusional fantasies of tyrants likeMahmoud Ahmadinejad. Anti-Semitism is not new, yet it contin-ues to astound us when peoplecall for the destruction of the stateof Israel and for the mass murderof the Jewish people. Instead ofasking, “Why the Jews?” I ask adifferent Jewish question: “Whyare we surprised?”

Noah Glyn is a School of Artsand Sciences junior majoring ineconomics and history.

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concerned with victories,championships or any otheraccolades than she is with the impact she had on the lives of the athletes she has coached.

“I have coached tons of ath-letes over the years and fromthe stars to the ones that didn’tstart, I tried to treat every gym-nast like she was my owndaughter,” Chollet-Norton said.“I work to instill values thesegirls can carr y on for theirentire lives.”

The ability to treat her gym-nasts like family is somethingher current athletes recognizeas the strength of their coach.

“We are a really close team,”said senior Leigh Heinbaughprior to Chollet-Nor ton’sannouncement. “We are allreally good friends, but it issomething [Chollet-Nor ton]really stresses.”

One of the main accomplish-ments of Chollet-Nor ton’scareer was the transformationof the gymnastics program

from a team in danger of beingcut to a thriving one on thecusp of national prominence,she said.

“The program isn’t goinganywhere at this point,”Chollet-Norton said. “That wasa huge battle I’ve been fightingfor years.”

In the aftermath of herannouncement, Chollet-Nortonstayed strong on the recruiting end. She continuedher success, signing top-levelrecruits while remaining honest about her future. She already has three fresh-men signed to her 2011-12recruiting class.

“For the last few years, Ihave told parents that I will notsee their daughters graduate,”Chollet-Nor ton said. “It’sabout selling the school andthe experience more thanabout selling myself.”

With the fate of the teamsecure from a financial stand-point and talent-wise, Chollet-Norton said she is anxious todo something she has not beenable to do in more than 30 years.

“I finally get to take a wintervacation with my husband,”Chollet-Norton said.

COACH: Gymnasts attest

to Chollet-Norton’s practices

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ANDREW HOWARD / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior Leigh Heinbaugh is one of many gymnasts Chrystal Chollet-Norton coached during hertenure at Rutgers and averages a 9.213 on the balance beam through the Knights’ first two meets.

CHOLLET-NORTON BY THE NUMBERS

— Four year varsity letter-

winner at East Stroudsburg

— Head coach, 1973-79

Bridgewater-Raritan HS

— Head coach, 1979-86

Trenton State College (now

The College of New Jersey)

— Head coach, 1986-presentRutgers

— 270-260-1 all-time record

— 233-235-1 Rutgers record

— 1986, gymnastics judge

U.S. Olympic Festival

— 1987, gymnastics judge

Pan American Games

— 1996, Training Site Coord.Olympic Games

CHRYSTALCHOLLET-NORTON

Jack admits there were timeswhen he could coast throughgames, relying solely on his tal-ent. After sitting down andwatching film with Rice, Jackalso admits that it is a habit hehas to break.

“In college, it’s totally differ-ent,” he said. “You get tired justwatching them play. I know whathe means by me not going hard

because we watch tape a lot, andI realize that I drag my feet andcertain things like that. He’shelping me make big steps.”

And the 6-foot-9 forward isbeginning to realize that when hedoes drag his feet, there are con-sequences.

“You have to listen, you haveto execute,” Jack said. “Youhave to execute with detail andthat’s a dif ference from high

school because if you’d make amistake here or there, you’dkeep going, but here they stop,and there are consequences.”

It is a message Jack hasrelayed to many of the sixother members of the Class of2011, who he keeps in touchwith daily.

Until then, they are all enter-ing the heart of their high schoolschedules, while Jack is getting ahead start on next season andadjusting to the college game.

For the first time since hebegan playing the AmateurAthletic Union and high schoolbasketball, Jack has a pro-longed stretch without seeingany game action.

But by the time he returns, hewill be well used to the intensity.

“I’d definitely say this is thelongest stretch I’ve ever gone,so I can’t wait to go to theRucker Park this summer andstar t playing again,” theQueens native said. “It’s defi-nitely frustrating, but then youthink about the upside, and itmakes me feel better. You seethe light at the end of the tunnel, and you realize thatnext year the payof f is going tobe great.”

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Jack graduated from RiceHigh School (N.Y.) last year andintended to play at South KentPrep (Conn.) this season beforehe decided to enroll early atRutgers. He spent part of the firstsemester at Central Jersey EachOne Teach One in Somerset, N.J.

Upon his arrival at the LouisBrown Athletic Center, Jackbegan to practice with theKnights, handling scout teamresponsibilities while working onRutgers’ plays with coachesbefore practice.

But the focus this season is notas much on learning the systemas it is embracing the intensity.

“[Rice] thinks I go hard forfive plays then sit out two orthree and go hard for the nextfive,” Jack said. “He just wantsme to go hard for those fullamount of plays and then if I’mtired, take off. His theory isinstead of playing 40 minuteslackadaisical, play 25 to 30 min-utes hard and sit out the 10 or 15minutes when you’re tired.”

RECRUIT: Jack takes on

scout team role in redshirt year

continued from back

KADEEM JACK

JOVELLE ABBEY TAMAYO / PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Head coach Mike Rice received a commitment from Kadeem Jackon Aug. 31, which kick-started Rice’s first full recruiting class.

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a month earlier than the 2009-10Knights’ first Big East win.

Johnson also went 4-for-5 fromthe field in a Jan. 11 loss toConnecticut in Hartford, Conn.

The two outings played a rolein Johnson earning his firstcareer start — in which hereplaced freshman centerGilvydas Biruta — a week ago ina 74-65 defeat againstGeorgetown at the Louis BrownAthletic Center.

“Anytime it’s the first timeyou do something, of courseit’s going to be a special, sig-nificant moment,” saidJohnson, who posted just twopoints and grabbed one boardin the loss to the Hoyas. “It’ssomething you work toward asa basketball player, definitely. Ididn’t really like the result —the final result of us losing —but it was good to be in thehuddle and starting lineup.”

Johnson was pegged as thestarter at the five position duringthe offseason when he addednoticeable bulk to his frame forthe depth-challenged Knights.

But Biruta earned the start-ing nod against Princeton onNov. 12, meaning that Johnson’sfirst start was also Rice’s firstalteration to the starting five onthe season.

Despite Johnson’s markedjump in contributions from hisrookie campaign, when he aver-aged only 11 minutes per con-test, there is still the sense hehas not reached his ceiling interms of production.

Johnson spiked his scoringoutput to 6.1 points per gamethis season but only averages 2.4rebounds a contest during hissophomore campaign.

“A.J. is progressing at hisown pace,” said senior forwardJonathan Mitchell. “Obviouslythe coaching staff would like alittle more out of him on theboards but I think he’s doingOK. With 13-14 games left,there’s a lot of room for

SOPHOMORE: Solid

effort leads to Johnson’s start

continued from back

JOVELLE ABBEY TAMAYO / PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Senior forward Jonathan Mitchell will play an important role in containing South Florida’s depthin the frontcourt. Mitchell also spearheads the Rutgers offense with 12.5 points per game.

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on Saturday at Seton Hallmay do so at the RutgersTicket Office.

The office, located in thelobby of the Louis BrownAthletic Center on Livingstoncampus, will begin sellingtickets at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

Tickets, which are limitedand priced at $15, can also bepicked up during the ScarletKnights’ game tomorrownight against South Florida.

Students interested inattending can use the NJTransit service from NewBrunswick to Newark PennStation, which is only five min-utes from the PrudentialCenter, the site of the game.

The Scarlet Knights lastwon in Newark in the 2007-08season, when they beat SetonHall, 64-61, on a buzzer beater.

— Tyler Barto

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improvement for all of us. I canjust pat him on the back, but weneed more, including myself.”

Johnson and the Rutgers(10-7, 1-4) frontcourt will havetheir hands full tonight, whenSouth Florida (7-12, 1-5) visitsthe RAC in a matchup of twoteams in dire need of a confer-ence win.

Despite their struggles, theBulls boast 6-foot-10 AugustusGilchrist and 6-foot-11 runningmate Jarrid Famous on alengthy frontline.

Gilchrist, a hybrid forwardwith a long wingspan and guardskills, averages 12.9 points pergame to lead USF.

But the Knights have confi-dence from past dealings withtalented big men, including 6-foot-10, 303-pounder ReggieJohnson of Miami.

“[Reggie Johnson] is a bigbody, big, skilled kid,” saidJohnson, who helped to hold theWinston-Salem Prep product tojust 4-for-10 shooting. “CoachRice says that smaller guys …can use our leverage. We canget lower on bigger guys andget up under them. If we imple-ment that throughout Big Eastplay we’ll be able to speed otherbig men up, as well.”

But Rutgers can put itself in abetter position to earn its secondBig East victory by denying theball from the post altogether,according to Mitchell.

“We’re just trying to put a lotof pressure out on the wings tonot give them easy entries in thepost,” Mitchell said. “They starein the post, they try to get downthere. We’re trying to do a greatjob of closing out to the ball.”

The Bulls outrebound theiropponents by six boards pergame, but also surrender the ballsix more times a game than theirfoes, something the disciplinedKnights can take advantage of.

“The Big East is such atough conference that even thelower teams are still really com-petitive teams,” Johnson said.“You can’t overlook anybodyjust because they’re not highly-ranked like some of the bignames in the Big East. You stillhave to be ready for anything.”

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Rutgers uses Invitational as early season tuneupBY LIZ SWERN

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

With its eyes set on the BigEast and IC4A Championships,the Rutgers men’s track and

field teamlooks to

meets early in the season ashard training.

The Scarlet Knights compet-ed at the New York ArmyInvitational on Friday at the NewBalance Track and Field Centerin the Bronx.

“As low key as the meetsmay be, they are important sowe can get in good workoutsand understand what we needto improve on,” said freshmanCorey Caidenhead.

Training or not, the teamstill managed to produce goodmarks in their respectiveevents, much to the surprise ofsenior sprinter Aaron Younger.

“I ran the 600 meter fortraining and managed to win,” said Younger, a Big East champion outdoors a year ago. “When I ran

my 600, my 500 [meter] split was roughly 63 secondsand I wasn’t pressing, so I think I’m in better shapethan I was giving myself credit for.”

Younger won the 600-meterrun with a time of 1:18.91, with Caidenheadfollowing in fifthwith a time of 1:21.51.

“The 600-meter race was, atfirst, nerve rack-ing,” Caidenheadsaid. “I’m goingup against proswho run insanetimes, as well as my teammateAaron who runs a 45-second 400 meter. But Icompeted and ran well.”

Caidenhead returned laterin the meet to compete in the4x400-meter relay with fellowfreshman Karon Purcell andjuniors Steve Werner andKevin Brown. Rutgers placed

third in the relay with a time of 3:19.41.

The Knights’ distance medley relay, comprised offreshmen Cur tis Richburg and Steven Burkholder, as well as junior Casey Weiss

and senior KevinCronin, placedsecond with atime of 10:27.00.

Senior runnerJon Karlssonrounded out thetop individualperformances onthe track with athird-place finishin the 800-meterrun with a timeof 1:54.73.

The Knightsnot only excelled

on the track but in the fieldevents as well.

Freshman Devin Jones andjunior Kevin Bostick took first and second in the triple jump, respectively. Jones won the event with a jump of 15.21 meters.

Bostick followed with 14.72 meters.

“The first time I triplejumped, I tied my all-time personal best and it’s only the beginning of the season,”Jones said.

Jones placed second in thelong jump, as well, with a leapof 7.16 meters. Bostick alsocompeted in the high jump,placing third with a jump of2.06 meters.

Sophomore Chris Wyckof fclosed out the field events forthe Knights in the pole vault.The Toms River, N.J., native fin-ished second with a vault of4.75 meters.

“The guys are makingprogress. It’s still early in theseason,” Bostick said. “Wehave some things to work on,getting it all together to put ourselves in position to really compete in the Big East.”

The Knights return to actionagainst Navy this weekend atthe Wesley Brown Field Housein Annapolis, Md.

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“I wasn’t pressing,so I think I’m

in better shapethan I was

giving myselfcredit for.”

AARON YOUNGERSenior Sprinter

JARED MILLER

Outgoing senior Yannick Salmon played in 51 games with the Scarlet Knights after transferringfrom Maryland. The Westbury, N.Y. native scored 12 career goals while on the Banks.

MLS TEAM SELECTS RUTGERS’ SALMON

For the second straight year,the MLS tabbed a member of the

Rutgersm e n ’ s

soccer team in its annual draft.The Chicago Fire picked

senior midfielder and team cap-tain Yannick Salmon with the27th overall pick in Tuesday’s2011 MLS Supplemental Draft.This comes one year after for-mer Scarlet Knight Dilly Dukawent eighth overall to theColumbus Crew in the 2010MLS SuperDraft.

“I’m excited to go out thereand show what I can do,”Salmon said in a statement. “I’vebeen given a great opportunity,so I want to show them my bestand that I deserve to be there.The past three years at Rutgershas been a great experience,and it’s definitely helped meimprove a lot as a player.”

After transferring fromMaryland, the Westbury, N.Y.,native posted 12 career goals in51 appearances with theKnights.

With the Rutgers’ program,Salmon showed his versatilityby arriving on the Banks as adefenseman, but playing therole of midfielder and forwardover the past two seasons.

Salmon garnered SecondTeam All-Big East honors lastseason, and in the fall he wasnamed to the All-Big Eastthird team.

“I’m very excited forYannick,” said first-year headcoach Dan Donigan in a state-ment. “Most college playersdream of playing on the nextlevel, and Yannick has a greatopportunity in front of him.He’s a young man with atremendous work ethic, incred-ible talent and technical skills.He can play on both sides ofthe ball. No one is moredeserving of this opportunity.He just has to go out there andfight for a spot. We wish himthe best, and we’re definitelyproud of him. Our congratula-tions go out to Yannick.”

— A.J. Jankowski

YANNICKSALMON

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UPCOMINGMEN’S TRACK

SCHEDULE@ Navy

Saturday, Jan. 22

Metropolitan Champi-onships

Saturday, Jan. 29

Penn State OpenSaturday, Feb. 5

Virginia DualsSaturday, Feb. 12

Big East ChampionshipsSaturday, Feb. 19-20

1C4A ChampionshipsSaturday, March 5-6

NCAA ChampionshipsFriday, March 11-12

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T he speculation sur-rounding the futureplans of Denver

Nuggets star, CarmeloAnthony, has included suchteams as the New Jersey Nets,New York Knicks and even anunlikely stay-put scenario withhis current team.

Now, the latter two destina-tions are all that remain, at leastfor the moment.

Nets owner MikhailProkhorov chose to end discus-sions with the all-star forwardyesterday, officially droppingthe future Brooklyn-area fran-chise out of the equation to landthe Brooklyn native.

“I’m not happy with the way,how this deal has gone untilnow,” Prokhorov said.

NEW YORK YANKEESgeneral manager BrianCashman wants to make onething clear — he did not partic-ipate at all in negotiations thatled to the signing of pitcher,Rafael Soriano.

In fact, Cashman spoke outin opposition to the deal, as hefelt that dishing out $35 mil-lion to a setup man was awaste of money.

In the end, owners Hal andHank Steinbrenner felt themove would help the team, butCashman went on to tell themedia yesterday, “I didn’t rec-ommend [the deal].”

SEATTLE SEAHAWKShead coach Pete Carrolladdressed the media yesterdayto conclude his first seasonback in the league, and afterproviding an overview of histeam’s season, he identified theteam’s No. 1 priority.

“It’s the top priority in theprogram,” Carrol said aboutre-signing starting quarter-back Matt Hasselbeck. “Youhave to deal with this or youdon’t understand the game,and I think we understand itreally well.”

A return to the Seahawkswould mark the BostonCollege product’s 11th seasonwith the team.

THE CHICAGO BEARSand Green Bay Packers willduke it out in the Windy Citythis weekend for a spot in theSuper Bowl and, barring aPackers victory, the Bears andPresident Barack Obama willtrek to Dallas on Feb. 6 for thefinal Sunday of the season. TheCommander in Chief said yes-terday, “Oh, if the Bears are inthe Super Bowl, we’re going.”

PORTLAND TRAILBlazers center Marcus Cambywill undergo arthroscopic kneesurgery on his left knee. Thereis no timetable for his return.

The injury adds yet anothersetback to the list for the teamthis season, as the 2007 rookieof the year, Brandon Roy,underwent knee surgery onMonday. Former No. 1 overalldraft pick, Greg Oden, was alsoruled out before the seasonstarted with a microfracture inhis right knee.

BY MATT CANVISSERCONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Rutgers swimming anddiving team concludes another

g r u e l -ing reg-u l a rs e a s o nt h i sw e e k -end at

home in the newly renamedRutgers Invitational.

The meet, formerly knownas the Swimming WorldCollege Conference Carnival,starts at 6:30 p.m. on Fridayand 5 p.m. on Saturday at theRU Aquatic Center.

The Scarlet Knights havetheir work cut out for them asthey host Har vard, Toledo,Rider, St. Francis and perennial powerhouse No. 13Minnesota. The GoldenGophers took first in theInvitational last year whenthey were ranked No. 10.

RUTGERS INVITETOMORROW, 6:30 P.M.

SWIMMING & DIVING

RAMON DOMPOR / ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Senior diver Jen Betz and the Scarlet Knights prepare for their last meet at the RU Aquatic Center tomorrow, when Rutgers hosts five teamsin preparation for the Big East Championships. The senior captain won the three meter this season against three conference opponents.

Final home meet offers test run for Champs“Any time you race and rep-

resent Rutgers you want to dowell,” said head coach PhilSpiniello. “It is important thatwe post good times this weekend and get the momen-tum going heading into the Big East Championships in February.”

But do not think the Knightsare looking ahead. They willsurely tr y to savor ever ymoment this weekend becauseit is the last meet at the RUAquatic Center for senior cap-tain Jen Betz.

“Jen has been a tremendousleader since I walked in thedoor this summer,” Spiniellosaid. “She has done a phenome-nal job on the [diving] boardand as captain.”

It is easy to look at Betz’sper formance throughout theseason and see why she is such a valuable asset to the team.

She won the three-meterdive in the Knights’ first meet

against three Big East opponents, placed first out of 26 divers in the one-meter at the Princeton Invitationaland paced the team by winning both events in a losingef for t earlier this monthagainst Maryland.

Betz is the only senior onthe team and her leadershipproved invaluable. Competingin front of her home fans for thelast time will certainly be emo-tional, but Betz remainedfocused on the team’s goalsabove all else.

“This is actually the firsttime I’ve thought about this,and it definitely brings up a lotof emotion. It’s shocking tothink that my last season is so close to being over,” Betz said. “But we still haveour most impor tant meets coming up, so my focus willdefinitely be on preparingmyself for those meets and notgetting too caught up in thefact that this is my last meet

at [the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center].”

The meet is the last eventfor the Knights before the BigEast Championships on Feb. 11in Louisville, Ky. The team has come a long way since the beginning of the season,but there is still always roomfor improvement.

“I am very happy with theteam’s progress since we start-ed in September, but I wouldlike our relay times to improve before heading into[the Big East Championships],”Spiniello said.

Before they can look aheadto the postseason, the Knightsplan to end their regular season on a high note and sendtheir graduating captain of f in style.

“It hasn’t always been easy,but I love this team, and I lovethis program, and I am so excit-ed to still be here enjoyingcompeting and diving morethan I have in years,” Betz said.

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Coach announces retirement following seasonBY JOSH GLATT

STAFF WRITER

Prior to the start of the gymnas-tics season, head coach ChrystalChollet-Norton announced her

retirementat the con-

clusion of the competitive year.“[The decision] was ver y

hard. I’ve been coaching for 33years and the time has just flownby,” Chollet-Nor ton said. “It’ssomething I was thinking aboutand I wasn’t sure when it wasgoing to happen. I love what I’mdoing, but I have to look at myfamily and spend more time with them.”

Athletic Director Tim Pernettiis set to lead a national search todetermine her successor, she said.

Heading into this season,Chollet-Nor ton has an overallrecord of 233-235-1 as head coach of the ScarletKnights’ gymnastics program.She began her collegiate coach-ing career at Trenton StateCollege — now known as The College of New Jersey —from 1979-86. Chollet-Nor tonheld a career record of 270-260-1 as a collegiate women’sgymnastics head coach leadinginto the season.

Under her leadership, theKnights became the UnitedStates Collegiate Champions in2005. In recognition of heref for ts that season, Chollet-Norton earned the United StatesAssociation of Gymnastics Coachof the Year.

When looking back on hercareer, Chollet-Nor ton is lessANDREW HOWARD / SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Rutgers head gymnastics coach Chrystal Chollet-Norton compiled a 233-235-1 record during her tenure with the Scarlet Knights prior toannouncing she would retire following the end of the 2010-11 season. Chollet-Norton already earned three commitments for the Class of 2011. SEE COACH ON PAGE 15

GYMNASTICS

Top recruitsees changein intensity

BY STEVEN MILLERSPORTS EDITOR

Mike Rice preaches intensity.Whether in recruiting or

coaching, the first-year Rutgershead men’sbasketbal l

coach prides himself on thatintensity and hopes to instill it inhis players.

It is par t of what sold Rutgers to Kadeem Jack, butwhen Rivals.com’s 33rd-rankedprospect in the Class of 2011joined the Scarlet Knights onDec. 26 to redshir t for a semester, he was unprepared for how intense his new coachreally is.

“It’s actually more thanbefore, because in recruiting youhave to be kind of nice,” Jacklaughed. “His intensity definitelysurprised me, but then you real-ize how much he wants us to getbetter. It’s not a negative intensi-ty, it’s kind of great. He wants usto be great.”

That is why Jack is redshirt-ing before joining the most-her-alded recruiting class in Rutgershistory next year when six othercommitments arrive.

SEE RECRUIT ON PAGE 16

Sophomoreearns steadyopportunity

BY TYLER BARTOASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Austin Johnson is not a shotblocker. Or so he has heard.

So when the sophomore forward on the Rutgers men’s

basketballteam getsback onthe defen-sive end,he focus-es on a dif-

ferent calling — taking charges.“[The coaches] remind me

ever y day I’m not blockingshots,” said Johnson, who aver-ages 17.9 minutes per gameunder head coach Mike Rice.“So it’s in the back of my mind.They talk about winning playsand [taking charges] is some-thing we watch on film everyday. That’s an easy way to con-tinue to swing the momentum ofthe game.”

The 6-foot-8 Johnson has been akey cog in changing the tides ofseveral contests as a sophomore.

The Blair Academy productscored a career-high 16 points inRutgers’ first conference victoryover Providence on Jan. 8 — almost

SEE SOPHOMORE ON PAGE 17

RAMON DOMPOR / ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Sophomore forward Austin Johnson followed up a 4-for-5 effort from the field against Connecticut with onlytwo points and one rebound against Georgetown, but continues to show progress under head coach Mike Rice.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

SOUTH FLORIDA AT RUTGERSTONIGHT, 7 P.M.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

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