July 7, 2006

Rutgers U. Is Accused of Hiding Land Sale to Coach

By SAMANTHA HENIG

In a move that initially crept under the radar of local homeowners, environmental activists, and even some university officials, Rutgers University has arranged a hotly disputed land transfer with its football coach, Greg Schiano.

The deal, in which Mr. Schiano would pay Rutgers between $200,000 and $300,000 for a .85-acre plot of land that had once been part of the Rutgers Ecological Preserve, was approved unanimously and without discussion by the Rutgers Board of Governors on June

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