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1. Rutgers football: Gary Nova edges Chas Dodd as defense dominates second scrimmage
(Sports/Professional)

... to happen,” Nova said. “We can’t afford to. We have to be able to come out here and hit the ground running.” For more Rutgers football coverage follow Matt Sugam on Twitter @MattSugam and on Facebook. ...

2. Rutgers University will not disaffiliate from Fair Labor Association despite students' request
(N.J./State)

BY ANASTASIA MILLICKER NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM NEW BRUNSWICK–Party hats came off yesterday after Rutgers University President Richard L. McCormick  announced that the University will not disaffiliate ...

3. Professional athletes like Mariano Rivera and Eli Manning thrive in high pressure situations
(Opinion/Commentary)

...  Bill Parcells belongs in the NFL Hall of Fame Signing Day 2012: Changes at Rutgers, Penn State challenge recruitment efforts  ...

4. Christie goes after Lautenberg on toll payment
(N.J./State)

...  "There he goes again — the name-calling governor," the senator said. "Just like the Rutgers-Rowan controversy, the governor is so afraid of answering legitimate questions that he resorts to distractions ...

5. Rutgers football: Kevin Snyder is utility man at linebacker
(Sports/Professional)

... but it’s good to get the reps at the Will.” It’s a good experience not only for this fall, but more importantly for the rest of Snyder’s collegiate career. After next season, Rutgers loses their middle ...

6. 'Deepsea Challenger' takes scientist James Cameron into the Mariana Trench to study seafloor ecosystems
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY RICHARD A. LUTZ and PAUL G. FALKOWSKI RUTGERS TODAY Humans have always been fascinated by the deep sea. Early sketches of submarines in the 16th century led to the construction of the first underwater ...

7. Khaseem Greene and Scott Vallone spend Rutgers' spring practice as player-coaches
(Sports/Professional)

... they haven’t done much of anything but watch and get in the younger players' ears about what they’re doing right and wrong. “It’s tough to sit there and watch,” Greene said after Rutgers' spring practice ...

8. 'Tent State X: Occupy Rutgers': Pallone supports students
(N.J./State)

... higher education during the Rutgers University’s 10th annual “Tent State X: Occupy Rutgers." While some students traveled to class, others pitched tents for the weeklong event to protest student debt ...

9. Steve Beauharnais leads Rutgers' inexperienced front seven through spring practice
(Sports/Professional)

... and fronts based on what the offense is doing pre-snap. They’re a vocal and integral part of the human chess match aspect of football. For Rutgers, the man in the middle of the defense is a natural born ...

10. Rutgers' Tim Wright finally feeling like his old self
(Sports/Professional)

... catch, 147 yard and two touchdown season last year. “I had some ups and downs with it. Some things I couldn’t control,” Wright said after Rutgers' spring practice today. “But that’s sometimes what happens ...

11. N.J. Nets go to Brooklyn: Is it a Jeremy Lin-like brand move?
(Sports/Professional)

... brand consistency pays off in post-season Professional Bull Riders stop at MSG for weekend invitational N.J. in a hockey state of mind Defending the Rutgers Athletics brand  ...

12. Qatar to host FIFA World Cup: An unlikely 21st century sports powerhouse
(Sports/Professional)

... belongs in the NFL Hall of Fame Signing Day 2012: Changes at Rutgers, Penn State challenge recruitment efforts  ...

13. Trayvon Martin case: Rutgers law professor stands his ground for George Zimmerman trial
(U.S./Nation)

... any obligation to retreat if there is a belief that a threat exists. David Dante Troutt, a professor at Rutgers School of Law-Newark who has written about race, law and society, says the law has radically ...

14. Pat Kivlehan leads Rutgers baseball after 4 years of football
(Sports/Professional)

... years on the team, Kivlehan was mainly a special teams contributor, seldom seeing the field otherwise. Because of that, Kivlehan decided not to participate in Rutgers Pro Day despite knowing he could put ...

15. Rutgers' secondary feels they can be top unit in the country
(Sports/Professional)

BY MATT SUGAM NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM PISCATAWAY – Forget best in the Big East. Rutgers secondary knows they’ll likely be tabbed that heading into training camp. They want more than that. They want to ...

16. Early spring allergies pack a punch: Tips for sufferers
(Health/Healthquest)

... problem this year,” said Leonard Bielory, MD, Rutgers Center of Environmental Prediction at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and director of the STARx Allergy and Asthma Center in Springfield, ...

17. Lautenberg was right
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... and Cooper is a financial failure, so Norcross has commanded Sweeney to “Go fetch, boy!” and get Rutgers for him as a bailout. Sweeney knows if he proves himself well-trained, Norcross might slip him a ...

18. Poll: Christie's 'tough Jersey Guy' routine turns off voters
(N.J./State)

More than 56% see him as arrogant Gov. Chris Christie’s rough and tough Jersey Guy persona has gotten him into trouble with the very people he is trying to impress, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. ...

19. Sweeney, Norcross attack on Lautenberg over Rutgers-Rowan merger was calculated
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY CARL GOLDEN COMMENTARY When Senate President Steve Sweeney chose the nuclear option in response to U. S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s criticism of the proposed merger of Rowan University and Rutgers ...

20. In Rutgers first scrimmage, Chas Dodd edges Gary Nova
(Sports/Professional)

...  While he also said that guy may not emerge until seven to 10 days before the season opener, the first major test for Gary Nova and Chas Dodd was today at Rutgers first intrasquad scrimmage. The sixth ...