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GLOBAL WARNING An Environmental Protection Agencyadministrator examines the agency’s history and future ina world growing steadily hotter. UNIVERSITY, PAGE 3
CALLING FOR REFORM Wednesday columnists MattKuchtyak and Connor Montferrat argue the needfor comprehensive immigration reform duringObama’s second term. OPINIONS, PAGE 8
The Rutgers men’s basketball team travels to Cincinnati tonightfor the first of three games against perennial Big East powers,before it returns to Piscataway to take on Louisville andGeorgetown. SPORTS, BACK
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BY HANNAH SCHROERCORRESPONDENT
Students might see changes inthe health insurance the Universityoffers in 2014 once the AffordableCare Act, also known asObamacare, takes effect.
Assemblywoman Celeste Riley,D-3, said the University would notbe able to offer low cost plans tostudents next year because theAffordable Care Act requires high-er education institutions to offerfull coverage.
The New Jersey CollegePresidents Council, a consortiumof N.J. college presidents includingUniversity President Robert L.
State debates liftinghealth care mandateUniversity insurance cost expected toincrease after Obamacare
Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman answers questions from the University community at the Rut-gers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. She emphasized the importance of removing cor-porate sponsors from media, and pushed for more independent media sources, like her own. Theshow locally airs Tuesdays through Saturdays at 5 a.m. on WVPH 90.3 FM, The Core. TIAN LI
Goodman stresses nation’s need for independent media
BY SHAWN SMITHCORRESPONDENT
The Rutgers Student Union plans focus this semes-ter on campaigning for legislation that would allowchildren of undocumented immigrants pay in-statetuition and qualify for financial aid.
“There is a group of people being discriminatedagainst for [an unjust] reason,” said Marios Athanasiou, a member of the RutgersStudent Union.
State Sen. Teresa Ruiz, D-29, chair of the SenateEducation Committee, said Senate bill S2479 andAssembly bill A3509 represent opportunity. State Sen.
Bills stem from President Barack Obama’s DREAM Act,looks to give undocumented students in-state tuition
Rutgers Student Union fights forequal tuition rights, funding
MARKING MUGS Amanda Chin, a School of Engineering first-year student, decorates a pot with Sharpie markers yesterdayat the International Lounge in the Busch Campus Center.The Rutgers University Programming Association hosted the eventand provided ceramics and permanent markers to students whoattended. See more photos on PAGE 5. LIANNE NG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
BY JUSTINA OTEROCORRESPONDENT
According to Amy Goodman, the millions of peoplewho consume mainstream media every day often donot consider how the information they process is con-trolled by a small group of powerful people.
Goodman, host and executive producer of talk show“Democracy Now!,” explained this at the RutgersStudent Center last night on the College Avenue cam-pus during her lecture about her independent station,
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Democracy Now! talk show host says corporate moneyshould not influence information, consumers
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Barchi, addressed the AssemblyHigher Education committee Jan.14 with concerns of health careaffordability for students followingthe Affordable Care Act.
Current low-cost, limited plansoffered to students cost $600, butprices could rise up to $2,000,according to the presidents’ testi-mony, Riley said.
Sarah McLallen, vice presidentof the New Jersey Association ofHealth Plans, said the AffordableCare Act no longer allows N.J. col-leges to set annual coverage limits.
“You can’t get a bare bones poli-cy because you’re young and
which she said diminishes mainstream media’s controlby educating audiences with accuracy.
Sources of information for the public should beindependent from corporate funding so listeners canproperly learn about society’s issues in a fair manner,she said.
“We are not brought to you by the weapons manu-facturers … the insurance companies … the pharma-ceutical companies … the oil companies,” she said. “We
Nellie Pou, D-35, and State Sen. Sandra Cunningham,D-31, are co-sponsors of the bill.
“[These students] are Americans and NewJerseyans in their own right, many who haveattended schools in this state nearly all of theirlives,” Ruiz said. “Allowing the hard-working chil-dren of undocumented immigrants to have thesame opportunity to get a college education … isthe right thing to do.”
Unlike other bills rejected from New Jersey’s legis-lature, the new bills include an amendment that statesthat the student must apply to become a U.S. citizen.
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Wednesday, Jan. 30Holly Metz talks about her book “Killing the Poormaster: A Saga ofPoverty, Corruption and Murder in the Great Depression” at 6 p.m.at Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus. The event issponsored by the Rutgers University Libraries and the New JerseyHistorical Commission.
Thursday, Jan. 31The Canterbury House at 5 Mine St. hosts GreenFaith, an interfaithorganization in Highland Park, at noon to teach others about how towork with other religious groups to protect the environment. Theevent is sponsored by the Rutgers Protestant Campus Ministriesand the Episcopal Campus Ministry at Rutgers.
The 2013 Symposium on Microbiology takes place from 4:30 p.m.to Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. at the Douglass Campus Center in Trayes Hall.The keynote speaker is David Benson in the Department ofMolecular and Cell Biology from the University of Connecticut.The event is sponsored by the School of Environmental and Bio-logical Sciences.
Judah Friedlander of NBC’s “30 Rock” performs a comedy routineat 8 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center multipurpose room on theCollege Avenue campus. Admission is free. The event is sponsoredby the Rutgers University Programming Association.
Friday, Feb. 1The Opera Institute at Rutgers performs “Verdi’s Falstaff” at7:30 p.m. through Sunday, Feb. 10. Performances are at theNicholas Music Center on Douglass campus. Tickets are $15 forthe general public, $10 for alumni, employees and seniors, and$5 for students. The event is sponsored by the Mason GrossSchool of the Arts.
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Wednesday, Jan. 30“American Idiot,” the Broadway musical based on Green Day’sGrammy-award winning album of the same name, continues at theState Theatre through Thursday, Jan. 31. The show, which starts at8 p.m., takes place at the theater located at 15 Livingston Ave. indowntown New Brunswick. Tickets start at $32. For more informa-tion, visit statetheatrenj.org.
Thursday, Jan. 31The Winard Harper Quartet performs at Makeda Restaurant’sweekly jazz show as part of the New Brunswick Jazz Project. Locat-ed at 338 George St. in downtown New Brunswick, the event takesplace from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. There is a $5 cover charge.
Rich Vos performs at the Stress Factory Comedy Club at 90Church St. in downtown New Brunswick. The show starts at 7p.m. (doors at 5 p.m.) and tickets are $20. For more information,visit stress factory.com.
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BY SIMON GALPERINCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Even though environmentalpolicy is at the forefront ofPresident Barack Obama’s agen-da during his second term, thefuture of the EnvironmentalProtection Agency depends onconfronting climate change fordirect results.
Judith Enck, the EPA’s regionaladministrator for New York, NewJersey, Puerto Rico, and the VirginIslands, relayed this message yes-terday in the Cook Campus Centerduring her lecture on the past,present and future of environmen-tal protection.
“Carbon pollution, which isthe release of what is commonlyknown as greenhouse gases intothe atmosphere, [is undoubtedly]warming the Earth,” she said.
Greenhouse gases becometrapped in the atmosphere andcause the planet to warm. The twoleading causes of carbon pollutionare the burning of fossil fuels likecoal, oil and natural gas and thecarbon emissions that come fromthe transportation sector, she said.
Enck said Obama’s acknowl-edgment of climate change in hisinaugural speech is not enough.Federal and local governmentsare key to saving the environ-ment in this nation, Enck said.
EPA administrator says agency’s future questionable
Judith Enck, an administrator for the Environmental ProtectionAgency, discusses the future of her agency and the changingclimate Tuesday at the Cook Campus Center. FIRAS SATTAR
She said political rhetoric isdisconnected from what is actual-ly happening.
“My experience, almostalways, is that [Republican andDemocratic] members ofCongress want the EPA to bemore active in protecting theenvironment and their communi-ty,” she said.
But action on climate changewill only come when students getdirectly involved, Enck said.
“Whether you think globalwarming is legitimate or youthink it’s a hoax — I think stu-dents have an obligation to voicetheir opinion and become activein these debates,” she said.
Just 50 percent of the publicvotes and an even smaller per-centage make contact with elect-ed representatives, she said.
“A smaller number of peoplecan have a disproportionateimpact,” she said.
Enck said she works withNative American tribes living inNew York. They understand cli-mate change’s implications, shesaid, because they look to thefuture seven generations whenmaking decisions.
John Weingart, associatedirector of the EagletonInstitute of Politics, said theEPA is in a difficult positionpolitically. Its actions are often
viewed as limiting an individ-ual’s activity or informing con-cerned citizens that they cannotdo anything about a particularenvironmental issue.
He said he believes climatechange would be an apoliticalissue at any other time in thenation’s history.
“Once you accept that some-thing has to be done about cli-mate change, there is room forcompromise,” he said.
Jennifer May, special projectscoordinator with the EPA’s PublicAffairs Division, said Enck is incharge of the second of the EPA’sten divisions.
“Before the EPA there was ahodgepodge of local regulations,”she said.
Enck said she recalls avoidingoily sheens from petroleum pollu-tion while waterskiing on theHudson River in upstate New York.
The Cuyahoga River in Ohiocaught fire in 1969 and the blazereached a height of five storiesand burned for at least 20 min-utes because it was heavily pollut-ed, she said.
The Clean Air Act, which setsfederal standards for air contami-nation, has prevented 360,000premature deaths, which is 10times the amount of theUniversity’s full-time student pop-ulation on the New Brunswickcampus, Enck said.
“The things that come out ofthe smoke stacks, whether it’s par ticulate matter or air
toxins, can make people sick,”Enck said.
She said particulate mattertriggers asthma attacks andcauses respiratory and heartdisease, while airborne toxinscan cause cancer and neurologi-cal damage.
Enck also said the standardsfor clean drinking water haverisen over the past two decadesbecause of a similar act, theClean Water Act. In 1993, 79 per-cent of Americans had access toclean drinking water, she said.Today, the number is 92 percent.
“To me, there is no doubt thatthe environment is cleaner than itwould have been without theselaws,” Weingart said.
Enck’s appearance was in con-junction with “Documerica: Thenand Now,” an ongoing EPA photoexhibit at the Cook CampusCenter that documents changes inthe environment over the last 40years, said Mark Robson, Dean ofAgricultural and Urban Programsat the School of Environmentaland Biological Sciences.
Enck said the exhibit is anexamination of today’s environ-ment in comparison to the envi-ronment at the time of theEPA’s founding.
“I think photographs are areally powerful way to showprogress,” she said.
care legislation in 1991 after hos-pitals complained the number ofuninsured college students flood-ing their emergency roomsexceeded the state’s budget forcharity care, Riley said.
“If you can’t prove you haveyour own health care, the col-leges and universities hadoffered a very affordable policy,”Riley said.
She said universities do nothave the flexibility to makeaccommodations for students
who cannot afford to pay forhealth care.
“I’m not saying you shouldn’thave health care,” Riley said. “Incolleges and universities, theexposure rate to germ pools isvery high.”
McLallen said the initial pub-lic health reasons that influencedthe mandate in the early ’90s arestill relevant. Having sick stu-dents live in close quarters with-out access to primary health careor treatment increases the threatof influenza or meningitis out-breaks, McLallen said.
“There are a lot of thingsthat transfer easily on campus,”she said.
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healthy,” she said.But state politicians hope to
ensure low costs by trying toremove state-mandated health carecoverage in the wake of thesepotential price increases, Riley said.She is one of the sponsors of anassembly bill that would eliminatethe requirement that New Jerseycollege students have health insur-ance in order to attend class.
The bill, A3546, is designedwith affordability in mind, she said.Universities could still requirehealth care coverage as a collegepolicy without the state mandate.
If the mandate were lifted, col-leges could offer better paymentoptions to students, she said.
New Jersey schools are alsoconcerned that the cost ofmandatory health care will raisetuition costs and make highereducation unaffordable for manystudents, McLallen said.
Riley said institutions plan toadjust their policies according to theAffordable Care Act during 2013, asit will not take effect until 2014.
“We haven’t decided howwe’re going to manage theAffordable Care Act,” Riley said.
She said health care planswould be more affordable in thefuture, but for now insurers aretelling universities that prices willincrease. The theory behind theAffordable Care Act is that onceeveryone has health care therates would decrease, she said.
New Jersey lawmakers insti-tuted mandatory student health
McLallen says uninsured studentsincreases threat of outbreaks
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“There are a lot ofthings that transfereasily on campus.”
SARAH MCLALLENVice President of the New Jersey
Association of Health Plans
are brought to you by viewers likeyou in this country and aroundthe world who are deeply commit-ted to an independent media.”
She said journalists have aresponsibility to use grassrootsefforts in their coverage and con-tact the immediate source connect-ed to the issue they are covering.
“It’s important for journalistslike us to go to the inside, to go tothe target end of U.S. foreign pol-icy so we can reflect back onwhat happens, so people in thisdemocracy can make a decisionof how we want to be representedin the world,” Goodman said.
She said approaching themedia from a grassroots perspec-tive allows those at the center ofimportant issues to broaden theaudience’s scope of opinion andunderstanding as opposed to out-siders looking in.
“When you begin to under-stand where people are comingfrom, that is the beginning ofpeace,” she said. “I think themedia can be the greatest forcefor peace on earth, instead it iswielded as a weapon of war andthat has to be challenged.”
Goodman also said the mediacoverage of Colin Powell’s 2003speech about Saddam Hussein’spossession of weapons of massdestruction only featured threeanti-war leaders out of the almost400 people who were inter-viewed. Doing so misrepresentedthe population of people whowere undecided on their positionabout the war in Iraq, she said.
“That is no longer a main-stream media — that is anextreme media beating thedrums for war. Five weeks later
About 35 people attended the “Sharpie Pottery” event hostedby the Rutgers University Programming Association yesterday.Students used multi-colored Sharpies to create their own pottery designs. LIANNE NG
Goodman says mediacan be greatest forcefor peace on earth
MEDIA
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the U.S. would invade Iraq,” shesaid. “That is doing a disserviceto a democratic society.”
Transparency in the mediacan control discourse on theissues and how people choose toview them, she said.
Jack Bratich, chair of the depart-ment of Journalism and MediaStudies, said independent mediaplays a vital role in presenting infor-mation in its correct context to peo-ple and offsets the narrow coverageof mainstream media.
“One of the strengths is thatthis has outside sources, and thedownsides of this is it depends onthose sources too much,” he said.“They are beholden to thoseinterests of their sources whereindependent media can have adifferent voice.”
Goodman said media con-sumers should enforce agencyby forcing those in charge ofmainstream media to respondand take action. It is the role ofthe people and the media, shesaid, to expose what is happeningaround them.
She ended her presentation witha quote by Frederick Douglass.
“‘Power concedes nothingwithout a demand. It never hasand it never will,’” she said.
Carly Lachenauer, a School ofArts and Sciences junior, said shewas the only person in one of herclasses that had heard ofGoodman, which she said shedslight on the lack of popularity ofindependent media.
“She did not leave me disap-pointed. She is a very inspira-tional person who motivates mewith her work,” Lachenauer said.
She said she was happy thatGoodman spoke to the studentsat the University to inform stu-dents about the biased informa-tion of mainstream media.
“Not many people areinformed and events like thishelp to expand the students tofull and unbiased information,”she said.
She said unexpected injuriesalso make a big impact.
McLallen said students inemergency situations, such asappendicitis, often go to a hospi-tal, but the bills for uninsured stu-dents are high. Without insur-ance, students can end up incharity care, which is funded bystate taxpayers.
If 1 in 5 students did not havehealth insurance, 88,000 of themwould be uninsured in NewJersey, McLallen said.
“That’s a problem we face as astate in terms of how to pay forthose issues,” she said.
Maha Zayed, a School of Artsand Sciences junior, said mandato-ry insurance is helpful becausethe University cares about its stu-dents’ health. She thinks the stateshould offer leeway for studentswho cannot afford insurance.
Zayed, who buys health insur-ance from the University, saidalthough everyone wants healthinsurance, it should be an option.
“Not every family has theopportunity to get insurance,”Zayed said.
She said she likes that billA3546 would give students thechance to decide to buy insur-ance but said hospital and doctorvisits might cause a bigger finan-cial burden on families.
“There should be alternateoptions for students,” she said.
Zayed said the Universitycould offer insurance using anexchange process in which stu-dents who cannot afford to payare required to take an extracourse or participate in a spe-cial program.
“I’m fortunate enough not toget sick in the winter,” she said.
Zayed said having a healthinsurance plan made her feel lessstressed when she did get sickand needed a doctor.
Sciences sophomore, said sup-porters of the bill should not feeltoo comfortable.
“We’re speaking to legislatorsto not only inform them of thelegislation but to receive theirsupport so that it can do betterthis time,” he said. “The opposi-tion is still unknown at the time,as it hasn’t presented itself.”
Klein said New Jersey passing
the bills would be a big step in adirection toward supporting undoc-umented immigrants. But otherstates are in the process of passingbills that will restrict the rights ofundocumented immigrants.
“In certain states, undocu-mented immigrants can be
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President Barack Obamaimplemented the DREAM Actlast year that allows young peoplewho are pursuing an education tolive in the country legally, Ruizsaid. But one of the issues stu-dents still face is the inability toqualify for in-state tuition at pub-lic universities because of theirresidency status.
“With a system in place at thefederal level that allows for vali-dation of a student’s residencystatus, there is no excuse not toact,” she said.
For commuters at the University,the current cost for in-state tuition is$13,073 per year, according to theUniversity’s UndergraduateAdmissions website. The expensescan rise to $24,485 a year whenroom, board and an average mealplan are taken into account.
Non-New Jersey residents liv-ing off-campus pay $26,393 a year
Non-New Jersey residents living offcampus pay $26,393 for tuition
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If passed, BILLS S2479 AND A3509
will allow PERSONS OF UNLAWFUL
IMMIGRATION STATUS to pay
IN-STATE TUITION if they meet
THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA
received A HIGH
SCHOOL DIPLOMA
or equivalent from the state
notified the university
that he/she filed AN APPLICATION
TO LEGALIZE his/her immigration status
or plans to file uponeligibility YEARS OR MORE
attended high school
in this state for
3
№ 1. № 2. № 3.
“It should not bebased on their
ability to prove theirparents nationality,but on the ability to
prove their own.” ALEX GAIGG
School of Arts and Sciences Junior
GRAPHIC BY SHAODI HUANG, ASSOCIATE DESIGN EDITOR
for tuition and those who live oncampus pay $37,805 a year,according to the website.
Spencer Klein, president ofNew Jersey United Students, saidthe bill has a list of requirementsthat students must meet to be eli-gible for in-state tuition.
Qualified students must haveattended an N.J. high school for aminimum of three years and pos-sess a high school diploma orGED, said Klein, a School of Artsand Sciences senior.
Candidates must also registeror be enrolled in school, file anaffidavit to become a lawful citi-zen, and submit a request fordeferred action, he said.
Senate Bill S2479 andAssembly bill A3509 have beenintroduced to New Jersey’s legis-lature in the past, but never gar-nered enough votes to passthrough the Assembly. Althoughno one in Trenton has openlyexpressed opposition to the bill,Athanasiou, a School of Arts and
inspected at any time, for essen-tially not being white,” he said.“They don’t have big signs sayingthey are illegal.”
Students of undocumentedimmigrants who need financialaid can only apply for privateloans. But these rarely getapproved, Klein said.
“[Students] are not eligible forpublic loans, and private lenderswill not touch them with a 10-footpole,” he said.
Klein said getting UniversityPresident Robert L. Barchi to signoff on the bill would secure bipar-tisan support for the legislation.
“Other state universities lookto Rutgers and if we sign off onthis, they might too,” he said.“With the backing of a publicresearch university on this bill, itwould be impossible not to pass.This would make massive stridesin immigration reform.”
Klein said many undocu-mented immigrants studentspay federal and state taxes andshould be eligible for their benefits.
“They pay taxes, sometimesmore than U.S. citizens,” hesaid. “This bill is just ensuringthat they are able to reap whatthey sow.”
Alex Gaigg, a School of Artsand Sciences junior, said he supports the bill becausethe students af fected are stillU.S. citizens.
“They are U.S. citizens, theyshould have access to school,” hesaid. “It should not be based ontheir ability to prove their parentsnationality, but on the ability toprove their own.”
Meredith Reitz, a School ofEnvironmental and BiologicalSciences sophomore, said thelack of access to higher educa-tion is a moral issue.
“It is unfair to deny someoneaccess to education, especiallywhen that education hasbecome necessary in this centu-ry,” she said.
Daniel Munoz, a School ofEngineering senior, said that theissue of undocumented immi-grants getting access to highereducation is two-fold, just likeapplying for citizenship is atedious process.
“All they have to do is applyfor documentation, and they willhave access to public funding,”he said. “However, they have tobasically jump through hoops toget documented. There are multi-ple parts to the issue.”
Ashley AliSchool of Arts and SciencesJunior
Daniel SanchezSchool of Arts and SciencesSenior
Sarah FayekSchool of Arts and SciencesSenior
Alexa EssenfieldSchool of Environmental andBiological Sciences Senior
Samantha StrausSchool of Arts and SciencesJunior
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Q: How many University parking tickets did you receive this past semester?
“It’s kind of like playing a casinogame. It’s like you come up andthink ‘alright, I’ll be here for 45minutes, put in 30 and see whathappens.’ So far, I’ve lost twice.”
“Sometimes there are a lot ofspots, and sometimes thereare none. Then [to not get aticket] you have to go wandering around and usually you have to be 10minutes away and walk.”
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“How could something possibly be $90 for parkingin the wrong spot, one time?”
“As the person that’s actuallypurchasing the [parkingpass], I wish I could justpark anywhere at any time.”
“They need to be morelenient with parking tickets,because college studentsdon’t have money. They getall this money from us but Ifeel like they don’t use thismoney to do anything atRutgers.”
Ari WeitzmanUniversity Graduate Student
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“[I’d like to see] more spacesif that’s possible, morespaces in really good spots,closer to the center, closer tobus stops.”
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Editor’s Note: Amy Goodman, host of “DemocracyNow!”, visited the University last night in the RutgersStudent Center Multipurpose Room for a lecture hostedby the Centers for Global Advancement andInternational Affairs. The Daily Targum’s Thursdaycolumnist Joe Amditis had the opportunity to catch upwith her and ask a few questions.
DAILY TARGUM: So you’re on your 100-city booktour for “The Silenced Majority.” Can you tell us a lit-tle bit about what your book, “The Silenced Majority,”is about?
AMY GOODMAN: Well the title of the book, wechose “The Silenced Majority” because I really dothink that those who are deeply concerned aboutwar, who are concerned about the growing inequali-ty in this country, concerned about climate change,the fate of the Earth, are not a fringe minority — noteven a silent majority, but the silenced majority —silenced by the corporate media, and we have to takeit back.
DT: You talk about, in your book, the “large kitchentable,” of which the media presents the forum to talkabout these issues. Can you tell us a little bit aboutyour experience with that and how you think we canchange that and further the goal?
AG: I see the media as a huge kitchen table thatstretches across the globe that we all sit around anddebate and discuss the most important issues of theday: war and peace, life and death, and anything lessthan that is a disservice to a democratic society. Andso, everyday on our news hour, Democracy Now! onDemocracyNow.org, which also broadcasts here onThe Core, we span the globe and we bring out thevoices of people at the grassroots describing theirown experiences, and there’s nothing more impor-tant. When you hear someone speaking for them-selves, it breaks down barriers that fuel the bigotryand hate groups that fuel groups like the KKK. I real-ly do think that the media can be the greatest forcefor peace on Earth.
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DT: A lot of us that are in the area are still sufferingfrom Hurricane Sandy and the aftermath of that. It isreally great to be able to hear things on WBAI and TheCore — it’s great to have that — but what would yousay to students who are still kind of looking for thatlight, I guess you could say? How would we be able tohelp? What are the kinds of things we could do?
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DT: I wanted to talk about President Obama’s inau-guration speech. I believe you talked about this inyour column from the 24th. He made a specific men-tion of dealing with other nations more peacefully, yetat the same time, he’s appointing people, like yousaid, to the CIA, who are pro-interrogation. What canwe gather from that, in the sense that we have thisdual message?
AG: I don’t think it’s up to one person in this coun-try, even if he occupies the most powerful position onearth, the President of the United States. I really think,ultimately, it’s about movements. I mean, that’s whyMubarak was toppled, in Egypt. He didn’t willingly go,he was forced out by millions of people who felt,“enough is enough”. In this country, President Obamaknows well what it means to make a demand. He was acommunity organizer himself.
The question is, who does he hear those demandsfrom? Certainly from the Tea Party, certainly fromthose in Congress who oppose him, but what aboutfrom, actually, his progressive base, which I think rep-resents the majority of people in this country? Peopleare for gun-control, overwhelmingly; they’re for clean-ing up the environment, overwhelmingly; ending war,overwhelmingly. And these are the voices that need tobe heard, and I think, when people organize, that iswhat ultimately changes policy, not one person chang-ing their mind in the White House.
close the gap between campaign rhetoricand reality. In his first term, the ObamaAdministration deported an astonishing1.4 million people. He’s tearing familiesapart. He recognized reform, but hasfailed to take responsibility. Who exactlywas the President talking to when he saidin his inauguration address that we needto find ways to “welcome” rather than“expel” immigrants? How serious is thePresident on immigration reform? Ibelieved he would have proposed a largereform during his first four years, but hefailed to do so.
Many illegal immigrants refer to them-selves as undocumented Americans.They are American in every way exceptfor legal status. This is a president whowon 71 percent of the Latino vote, andnow presides over a cabinet with noLatinos serving on it since his latestdepartures. The President’s policies andrecord deportation numbers have mar-ginalized these undocumentedAmericans. The President explained thatAmerica’s journey “is not complete untilwe find a better way to welcome the striv-ing, hopeful immigrants who still see theU.S. as a land of opportunity — untilbright young students and engineers areenlisted in our workforce rather than
expelled from ourcountry.” However,he neglects to saythat his administra-tion is the oneexpelling so manyof these striving,hopeful immigrants.
With every cen-tury comes a new
influx of immigrants into the land of oppor-tunity, the U.S. It has always been a majorsource of population growth and culturalchange throughout much of the history ofthe United States. The economic, socialand political aspects of immigration havecaused controversy regarding ethnicity,economic benefits, jobs, upward socialmobility, crime and voting behavior.Nearly 14 million immigrants entered theUnited States from 2000 to 2010.
The President “must act,” as heannounced in his inauguration address onimmigration reform. It cannot be anothercampaign slogan. If his inaction continues,he will set the country back and furtherdisrupt the socio-economic status of allundocumented immigrants who wish tobecome citizens. It will continue to deeplydivide families who continue to come tothis country. I hope the Latino populationthat voted for Obama or Mitt Romneydecides to take action as well, throughnonviolent action as Dr. King called for inhis “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” I hopemy friend’s story also sheds light uponwhat we sometimes take for granted in thisgreat country and allows us never forgetwhere we came from.
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O ne of my closest friends became anaturalized citizen this year, afterbeing in the country for 10 years.
Endlessly, he was working to help pay forschool and studying one of the hardestmajors in mathematics, all while becominga citizen of the United States. Family is oneof the most important things in his life, andit helped him come to this country. It’strue that today, more than half of all immi-grants and foreign nationals become legalpermanent residents as a result of familyreunification, rather than employment orhumanitarian reasons.
Flying in through Newark InternationalAirport in 2002, my friend cannot believe ithas been almost 11 years since he left theDominican Republic. He came a fewmonths after the Sept. 11 attacks and couldnot apply for a long time, due to the expen-sive application fee and residency require-ment. It was not until the fee was waived,due to his eligibility, that he was able toapply. He sent theapplication this pastAugust in his thirdyear at theUniversity, andreceived notificationand a letter inSeptember. Anotherletter in Octoberconfirmed his appli-cation and required extensive backgroundchecks. In December, he received a datefor the citizenship exam and word thatthey were processing his application infull. Finally, on Jan. 17, just two weeks ago,he passed the exam and became a citizen.
Personally, I wish it had happenedbefore Nov. 6, so he could have voted forhis candidate, President Barack Obama.Voting meant having a say for the countryhe lives in. He knows that in the U.S.,everything is a step-by-step process.
“I can say something and it actuallymatters. It counts now. I matter,” he said.My friend believes the end result of immi-gration reform will be a good one, and thatthe DREAM Act will help both the govern-ment and the people.
My friend plans to live here for the restof his life, and never wants to leave. Heviews this whole process as a relief. Withbetter benefits and rights as a citizen, hecan now help his family members. I sawone family member in particular stand out,and that was his uncle, who is back in theDominican Republic. He works while rais-ing three children and studies at a univer-sity. This is the person who taught myfriend mathematics and inspired him toone day become a mathematics teacher ata middle school.
I tell you this story because Obamamust look toward people like my friend —and policies that worked in the past — totackle immigration reform. He needs to
Obama must act onimmigration issues
“In his first term, the Obama administration
deported an astonishing 1.4 million people.”
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tion numbers have declined notice-ably. In fact, an April 2012 report ofthe Pew Research Hispanic Centerestimates that net migration fromMexico has fallen to zero and may,indeed, be negative. These statisticshighlight a political environmentwhere immigration has become aslightly less controversial issue, pro-viding an opportunity for genuine, lev-elheaded debate.
The political realities in the after-math of the November elections alsoprovide incentives for both parties toaddress immigration policy in a legiti-mate and thoughtful way.
For Democrats, victory and thepresidential mandate with which it isassociated afford them the chance totackle immigration issues with theirpreferred themes of inclusiveness and“justice for all” as the jumping-offpoint for any negotiations. The earlyproposal that came out of the SenateMonday certainly appears to reflectthis ideal.
For Republicans, the election high-lighted, once again, how out-of-touchthey are with Latino voters, who willmake up an increasingly large portion
of the voting pop-ulation in thefuture. Reformingthe immigrationsystem with aneye toward theconcerns of themembers of thisvoting bloc is apolitical necessityfor GOP politi-cians. McCainechoed these
concerns Monday, explaining therationale behind Republican support forthe Bipartisan Framework.
Whatever the reasons are that havemade comprehensive immigrationreform politically feasible, it makessense to seize the opportunity toaddress one of the most pressingissues facing our country while shifting the mood in Washingtontoward bipartisanship.
The proposed Senate plan has wonsupport from former Gov. BillRichardson, R-N.M., The New YorkTimes editorial board, and a widerange of figures across the politicalspectrum. Although the proposal isonly the beginning, politicians shouldlatch onto the hint of bipartisanshipand focus on reforming the immigra-tion system in a respectful, politicallyinclusive manner. Perhaps immigrationreform, passed through successfulcompromise across party lines, can bethe first step in restoring some sem-blance of civility and bipartisanshipinside the Beltway.
Matt Kuchtyak is a School of Arts andSciences senior majoring in economicsand political science with a minor in gen-eral history. His column, “State of theUnion,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.
D uring his recent Second InauguralAddress, President BarackObama said, “our journey is not
complete until we find a better way to wel-come the striving, hopeful immigrants whostill see America as a land of opportunity,until bright young students and engineersare enlisted in our workforce rather thanexpelled from our country.”
Despite his flowery rhetoric, however,Obama has not been welcoming to undoc-umented immigrants, deporting roughly1.4 million illegal inhabitants of this coun-try during his first term.
It may be appropriate, then, that thelegislative branch has taken the lead inaddressing immigration reform duringObama’s second term.
On Monday, the BipartisanFramework for ComprehensiveImmigration Reform was released, withthe backing of eight members of theSenate, including:Sens. CharlesSchumer, D-N.Y.,John McCain, R-Ariz., Marco Rubio,R-Fla., and RobertMenendez, D-N.J.Notably, the five-page document,outlining the bipar-tisan plan for com-prehensive immi-gration reform,appeared before the president’s speech,scheduled for yesterday in Las Vegas forimmigration reform.
Although the Bipartisan Framework ismerely the first step in a lengthy processof overhauling the nation’s ailing immi-gration system, it appears to be a verypromising initial outline.
Calling for “a tough but fair path tocitizenship for unauthorized immigrantscurrently living in the United States,” theSenate plan provides a mechanism bywhich the estimated 11 million undocu-mented immigrants currently living inthe United States can remain here, with-out the constant fear of deportation. TheFramework also calls for expanded bor-der security, stronger employment verifi-cation, and extended access to work-place visas.
While the plan leaves ample opportu-nity for potential roadblocks and partisanbickering — the path to citizenship provi-sion is contingent upon stronger borderpatrol, for instance — the mere existenceof the document is a positive sign forreform advocates.
For a number of reasons, the time isappropriate for a serious bipartisan discus-sion of comprehensive immigration reform.
Due to the economic downturn andresulting decrease in available manufac-turing and construction jobs, immigra-
Bipartisan frameworkonly the first step
STATE OF THE UNIONMATT KUCHTYAK
“Although the proposal is onlythe beginning, politicians
should latch onto the hint ofbipartisanship and focus on
reforming [...] in a respectful,politically inclusive manner.”
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Only four league teams are inthe top 25, Connecticut is bannedfrom postseason play and WestVirginia left for the Big 12, leavingthe conference with 15 members.
The Knights, then, need urgency.
“We just have to find whateverit takes, that X factor,” Seagearssaid. “When we get stops, ouroffense picks up.”
Rutgers would likely preferthe missing link to come fromits frontcourt.
Only 14 of the Knights’ 54points Sunday came from theirforwards, which shot 35 percentfrom the field. Plagued by foultrouble, senior wing Dane Millerdid not take a shot.
Frontcourt scoringwanes as midpoint ofleague season nears
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Smith sat out last season evenwith a glaring hole at the position.He entered the individual rank-ings for the first time in his careeryesterday, coming in as the No.20 heavyweight in the AWR polls.
Goodale felt dif ferentlyabout Theobold.
“It just wasn’t in the cards forhim, and he will probably learnmore from competing,” Goodalesaid. “Not everyone needs to red-shirt right away, so he is probablygoing to learn a lot more of what ittakes from the older guys and whatit takes to be in a college seasoncompared to a high school season.”
The Toms River South (N.J.)High School product said Goodalenever told him after he committedto the Scarlet Knights whether hewould redshirt, as he saw benefitsfrom either decision.
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Senior 149-pounder Mario Mason’s injuries gave Ken Theobolda chance to participate in his true freshman season. NOAH WHITTENBURG, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / MARCH 2012
“We definitely do, but some-times we want to get it into ourbigs because that’ll make it easi-er for us,” Seagears said ofRutgers’ reliance on its guards.“If they’re hitting early, we justkeep going to them early and seeif we keep riding off of them thewhole game, make it easy for usat the end.”
But Rutgers’ options insidehave their own limitations.
Senior Austin Johnson aver-ages only 16 minutes per game.Sophomore Kadeem Jack isstill learning about postof fense. And junior WallyJudge, the Knights’ most viableinside scorer, takes only sixshots per game.
“We can’t have one or twoplayers, we need four or five play-ers,” said head coach Mike Riceon Sunday. “Our balance hasgone out the window becauseguys are too inconsistent. I appre-ciate Jerome and his game, butyou need more for victory in theBig East.”
Seagears said South Floridapoint guard Anthony Collins isthe only other player he remem-bers playing with as much poiseas Connecticut’s Shabazz Napier.Seagears was the primary on-ball defender against Napier,who shot only 2-for-7 in the sec-ond half.
But Napier’s effect on thegame spans several layers.
Rice said sophomore guardEli Carter, the Knights’ leadingscorer, is still playing gooddefense despite a 14-for-63 shoot-ing stretch in five of Rutgers’ lastsix games.
“When your leading scorerstruggles like that, you’re going tostruggle at times,” Rice said. “Let’ssay Napier was going throughthat, UConn would struggle. Let’ssay Russ Smith, Louisville strug-gles. He’s pressing.”
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“I think a redshirt season as afreshman is good to get used tocollege at first,” Theobold said,“but to get thrown in there withthe big dogs right away can bebeneficial for me in the long runbecause I’m going to have morematch experience and overall justgetting better at technique.”
Theobold saw action in theKnights’ second and third dualmeets against Rider and Princetonon Dec. 8, when he split bothmatches. Shuffled in and out of thelineup, Theobold competed withthe starters in Rutgers’ 19-15 lossto Iowa State on Jan. 11 and has notleft since, going 3-3 in that span.
Goodale pointed out thatTheobold, along with fellowfreshman 197-pounder HaydenHrymack have struggledrecently in surrendering bonuspoints, but he said that comeswith the territory.
For now, Theobold can onlyimprove in his current role.
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Championship meet by formerRutgers diver Jen Betz in 2011.
“He’s had tremendousresults on the boards for hiswhole career,” Spiniello said.
“Having a diving coach like thatreally allows the diving pro-gram to move forward everyyear that he’s here. He getsgood athletes and continues tomake them better.”
Woodruff produced four BigEast Championship scorers lastseason. The team has momen-tum entering next month’schampionship that could helpincrease that total.
JANUARY 30, 2013SPORTS PAGE 14
BY IAN ERHARDSTAFF WRITER
The Rutgers swimming anddiving team started its seasonwith a 7-1 dual- and tri-meetrecord and has shown consisten-cy along the way.
The diving team best exem-plifies that consistency, somuch so that it invokes a senseof déjà vu.
The Scarlet Knights haveswept the 1-meter dive in all butone meet so far this season.
Senior co-captain KateKearney has led the way for theKnights in several divingevents, finishing first in two ofthe last three 1-meter dives,both of which resulted insweeps for the team.
Junior Nicole Scott and sopho-more Nicole Honey have beenjust as productive.
Scott finished the Frank ElmInvitational on Nov. 18 with aschool record in the platformdive. Honey recorded a career-best mark Oct. 26 againstWagner in the 1-meter dive.
Even during Rutgers’ onlyloss of the season to JamesMadison on Jan. 19, the diverstook first and second in the 3-meter event.
Along with the team’s veter-ans, junior Olivia Harry hasemerged despite little collegiateexperience as a diver. She startedher career as a swimmer and isonly in her first full season com-peting on the boards.
Despite her lack of experi-ence, Harry has managed to pro-vide crucial points for theKnights on a weekly basis.
SWIMMING, DIVING SCOTT BREAKS PROGRAM RECORD ON PLATFORM
GYMNASTICS D’ELIA LEADS UNIT WITH 9.800 SCORES IN EVERY MEET
BY GREG JOHNSONSTAFF WRITER
After the Rutgers gymnas-tics team’s home opener Jan.12, when it barely notched a48.000 overall score on floorexercise, it appeared as though some of the ScarletKnights may have lost a step asperformers.
Through two meets, floorexercise was statistically theKnights’ second-worst event.Head coach Louis Levinestressed the team could notcontinue leaving points on thefloor if it expected successgoing forward.
The Knights have apparentlyreceived the message.
As evidenced by its last twomeets, Rutgers has quicklyrediscovered its knack for his-torically performing well on thefloor. During that time frame,the Knights are averaging ateam score of 48.725 on floorexercise, by far their best eventof late.
As a core event that helped the Knights achievetheir highest score at theEAGL Championships in pro-gram histor y last season,Rutgers made regaining itsconfidence on the floor a pointof emphasis.
“I think a lot of it now is thateveryone knows they can hittheir routines, so I think it’sless about going into the floorroutine and being like ‘Alright,well am I going to stand up mypasses or not?’” said junior co-captain Alexis Gunzelman. “Ithink ever yone knows thatthey are capable of doing theirpasses, so it’s more about find-ing the landings, working onthe dance and showing of f the
routines that we know we’recapable of doing. And I thinkthat’s why floor has excelled inthe past few weeks. So hopeful-ly we can keep on building on that.”
Senior Danielle D’Elia hasled the team on floor as the
Rutgers flourishes on flooronly Knight to eclipse 9.800score performances in back-to-back meets.
She said it is an event that Rutgers strongly enjoys performing.
“With our team, if you watchus, everyone has a lot of fun inthe event,” D’Elia said. “That issomething that is in our benefitand helps us, because if you’rehaving fun while doing it, it’sgoing to be that much better.”
At Penn State on Saturday, theteam’s season-high floor exercisescore of 48.850 put them in primeposition to upset EAGL foe No.22 Pittsburgh.
But a season-worst score of47.825 on balance beam to end the meet crushed anyhope of that.
“There’s been a little bit ofholding back on beam. I thinkit’s something we’ve just got tokeep working on,” Levine saidSaturday. “We’ll keep pushingand working on perfecting it. Itwas a box of little mistakes.There weren’t a whole lot ofmajor mistakes — but littlemistakes — and that’s whatcost us.”
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“It’s less about goinginto the floor
routine and beinglike, ‘Alright, well
am I going to stand up my
passes or not?.” ALEXIS GUNZELMAN
Junior Co-Captain
Divers find success en route to Big East Championships
Junior Olivia Harry clinched a spot in next month’s Big East Championships under diving coachFred Woodruff in her first full year diving. MARIELLE SOMERGIDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
“I think [Harry] is the heroof the day because she’s justperforming at an awesome levelcompared to the lack of experi-ence that she has,” Kearneysaid Saturday.
Harry placed third in the 3-meter event that day against Fordham and Riderwith 217.50 points and tookfour th in the 1-meter with192.55 points.
She also earned a qualifyingspot in the Big EastChampionship next month.
“She’s really shown tremen-dous growth on the boards,”Spiniello said. “Qualifying forthe Big East Championshipmeet this year was a big step-ping stone for her, and I thinkit’s just the first of many in herdiving career here in the nextcouple of years.”
Qualifying for the conferencechampionship was one ofHarry’s goals entering the sea-son, but the feat came unexpect-edly, she said.
“One day coach [Spiniello]went up to me after the meet andsaid, ‘You made it to Big East,’and I was so excited,” Harry said.“It was the greatest accomplish-ment I think I’ve ever made in mywhole life.”
Much of the Knights’ successon the boards is because of theteam’s long-running divingcoach, Fred Woodruff.
This season marks Woodruff’s20th year in the position.
In his time at Rutgers, he has guided athletes to the finals of the Big EastChampionship, including a ber th in the NCAA
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R utgers men’s track andfield senior Kevin Bostickearned Big East Men’s
Field Performer of the Weekhonors yesterday, the confer-ence announced.
Bostick led the ScarletKnights to a second-place fin-ish at the MetropolitanChampionships last Thursdayand Friday by taking first inboth the high jump and thetriple jump.
He recorded marks of 2.07meters in the high jump and14.76 meters in the triple jump.
Bostick currently holds theBig East’s best triple jumpmark of 15.33 meters, whichhe achieved Jan. 4 at theRutgers Invitational.
THE BIG TEN AIMS TOPUT more emphasis on proxim-ity when divisions arerealigned by 2014 following theadditions of Mar yland andRutgers to the conference,according to ESPN.
Penn State Athletic DirectorDave Joyner said officials withinthe league have had discussionsabout prioritizing travel issuesand funding.
Athletic directors will likelymeet several more times beforefinalizing recommendations tothe Council of Presidents andChancellors for review in June,Big Ten spokesman ScottChipman said.
The current 12-team Big Tensplit into two divisions for foot-ball in 2011 after Nebraskajoined the league.
BALTIMORE RAVENSlinebacker Ray Lewis denies areport by Sports Illustratedthat he used a banned sub-stance in a product to heal his torn triceps, according to ESPN.
Sports with Alternatives toSteroids spoke to Lewis at thetime of his injury Oct. 14, whenhe was prescribed Deer-Antlerspray as treatment.
The spray contains the sub-stance IGF-1, which is on theNFL’s list of banned substances.
Lewis denied the report yes-terday when asked during SuperBowl media day.
The NFL tests for IGF-1 atrandom times during the season.
It can be assumed thatLewis “has been randomly test-ed multiple times for that substance,” according to aleague source.
ALLEN IVERSON HASturned down an offer to play forthe Dallas Mavericks D-Leagueaffiliate, the Texas Legends,according to ESPN.
The 37-years-old announcedhe remains hopeful of getting onelast opportunity to play in theNBA, but is not willing to launchhis comeback in the developmen-tal league.
The Legends moved to the front of the D-League’swaiver line Monday, continu-ing a season-long pursuit of Iverson.
“I thank [general manager]Donnie [Nelson] and Dallasfor the consideration, andwhile I think the D-League is agreat opportunity, it is not theroute for me,” Iverson said in a tweet.
Iverson last played in theNBA during the 2009-2010 season with brief stints with the Memphis Grizzlies andPhiladelphia 76ers.
IN BRIEFWOMEN’S BASKETBALL RUTGERS-MARQUETTE, TONIGHT, 8 P.M.
BY JOSH BAKANASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
It has been some time sincethe Rutgers women’s basketballteam has been elite. The ScarletKnights last made it to the Sweet16 in 2009.
As the season ages, theKnights (11-8, 2-4), keep accumu-lating bad losses.
The season is old enough toprove these losses are not flukes.
If Rutgers fails to put awayMarquette tonight in Milwaukee,it will be more evidence of howfar the team has fallen.
The Knights are 10-0 againstMarquette since the Golden Eaglesjoined the Big East in 2006, but it isrealistic that the Golden Eagles (10-9, 2-4) change that to 10-1.
Rutgers’ recent 45-42 lossSunday against Seton Hallhelped put this season into per-spective, as the Knights droppedtheir first game against thePirates since 2002.
With the loss to Seton Hall,who is now ahead of Rutgers inthe Big East, the Knights cannotenter any game for the rest of theseason as a clear favorite untilthey get back on track.
Rutgers currently lacks anidentity. Head coach C. VivianStringer says this is the tallestKnights team she has coached,and a lack of size has consistent-ly been a problem in the past.
The Knights have yet to takefull advantage of that size, aver-aging only a plus-2.8 reboundingmargin. Marquette surpassesthem in that regard, recordingplus-7.2 boards per game.
Forward Katherine Plouffeleads the Golden Eagles with 7.7rebounds per game.
Senior forward Monique Oliver’s numbers have dropped this season as she continues to play through an ankle injury that haslimited her in practice. She averages only 4.9 rebounds per game after recording 7.3 per match last year. NISHA DATT
Knights lose time to turn year around
Senior forward Chelsey Leeleads the Knights with 5.1 boardsper game, which are a dip fromher past numbers. She averaged7.2 in the 2009-2010 season and7.5 in 2010-2011.
Senior forward Monique Oliver’srebounding numbers have dippedtoo, as she has not been completelyhealthy for most of the season.
After averaging 7.3 reboundsper game without the sidelinedLee last season, Oliver is down to4.9 boards per game.
It would have been natural forthe duo’s rebounding numbers todip this season because Rutgersentered the year with such a deepfrontcourt, meaning more team-mates contending for rebounds.
But since the Knights have notset themselves apart on the
boards, there is little excuse forthe decline in individual rebound-ing numbers.
Rutgers’ best chance at beat-ing Marquette is exploiting a poordefense. The Golden Eagles aresecond-to-last in the Big East witha .406 field goal percentageallowed. They also stand second-to-last in 3-point defense, allowing.332 percent of shots to scorefrom beyond the arc.
The Knights have not scoredmore than 55 points in a gamesince Jan. 16 against Providence,when they scored a season-high 87.
Even worse for Rutgers, it hasnot won on the road since Dec. 9against Louisiana Tech — whichtook place at Madison SquareGarden — and stands only 2-7 onthe road.
To find a true road win, the Knights have to look back to Nov. 21 and a 66-50 winagainst Temple.
Rutgers has struggled on theroad in recent years, finishing 6-6last year and 4-10 in the 2010-2011 season.
Both teams made the NCAATournament, but the Knightshave created a huge hole to getthere again with struggles to putaway some subpar opponents.
Marquette is Rutgers’ soonestopportunity to climb out of thathole. There is a little more than amonth left to do so.
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Senior forward Chelsey Lee leads Rutgers with 5.1 rebounds per game. The frontcourt has yet toreach its potential on the boards, averaging only a plus-2.8 rebounding differential. NISHA DATT
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ALL DUE RESPECT The Rutgers women’s basketball team has few games to turnaround its declining program. PAGE 15
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Our balance has gone out the window because guys are too inconsistent.”
— Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Mike Rice on the team’s recent struggles
GRETALEBERFINGERtook first place Saturdayin the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststrokelast time out for the Rutgers swimming anddiving team.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
at Cincinnati
Tonight, 7 p.m.Cincinnati
MEN’S TRACK
at New Balance Invitational
FridayBronx
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
at Marquette
Tonight, 8 p.m.Milwaukee
WOMEN’S TRACK
at New Balance Invitational
FridayBronx
Philadelphia New York R.
New Jersey Boston
Toronto Buffalo
MEN’S BASKETBALL RUTGERS-CINCINNATI, TONIGHT, 7 P.M.
Sophomore guard Jerome Seagears sets up the Knights offense Sunday at the XL Center as Connecticut’s Ryan Boatrightdefends. Seagears scored in double figures for the first time this season. NELSON MORALES, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Stretch puts hopes in jeopardyBY TYLER BARTO
SPORTS EDITOR
Jerome Seagears exited the Rutgersmen’s basketball team’s locker room Sundayat the XL Center with his hood up and stoodinnocently against a white-tiled wall.
The sophomore guard had posted acareer-high 21 points at Connecticut onlyminutes earlier, but talk after the gameswirled around the Scarlet Knights’ scor-ing disparity.
He answered questions about theKnights’ guard dependency. He heard
about the team’s offense down the stretch.And he looked to Rutgers’ upcoming sched-ule for support.
He will not find much.“This is the most important right here
because this next three-game stretch isgoing to be big for us,” Seagears said.“Although we’re 3-5, we still want to winthese next three games so we can get awinning record and just tr y to push,because that’s going to be big time at theend of the season.”
Three of the Big East’s top-seven teamsawait the Knights in an 11-day span, begin-
ning tonight at Cincinnati (16-4, 4-3).Should Rutgers (12-7, 3-5) drop all threegames, it would need to win six of its finalseven to finish at .500 in Big East play —nearly essential to enter consideration forthe NCAA Tournament.
Teams that finish two games under .500rarely stand much chance, except when theleague’s depth afforded it an NCAA-record 11bids to the 2011 NCAA Tournament.
The Big East’s climate is dif ferent this year.
WRESTLING
Freshmanearns timeas starter
Freshman 149-pounder Ken Theoboldhas filled in for an injured Mario Mason.ENRICO CABREDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
BY BRADLY DERECHAILOCORRESPONDENT
Rutgers head wrestling coach ScottGoodale did not hesitate when asked aboutwhat Ken Theobold brings on the mat.
But he was also quick to point out how thefreshman 149-pounder’s biggest asset hasalso led to some problems in his first year.
“Energy. He wrestles really hard andnever backs up,” Goodale said. “He goes for-ward, which can get him into troublebecause he comes out of position a lot, so heneeds to balance that. But he just brings a lotof energy because he wrestles so hard.”
Theobold said he also had trouble with start-ing on top in matches this season, but freshmenare usually allowed to work those kinks outtheir first year on campus with a redshirt.
Because of injuries to senior 149-pounderMario Mason, Theobold has not experiencedthat luxury.
“He definitely could have benefited from[a redshirt season],” Goodale said. “Heneeds to learn a lot and is very raw. He getsa lot of mileage out of hard work and dedica-tion, but from a technique standpoint heneeds to get a lot better and he knows that.”
Goodale has not been afraid to use red-shirts on younger grapplers even if theycould benefit the lineup, as evidenced by red-shirt freshman heavyweight Billy Smith.
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