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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
THE DIAMONDBACK Our 100TH Year, No. 125
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
New chief may need to build trust Two of three nominees have ties to Prince George’s police BY BEN PRESENT Staff writer
Floyd's Barbershop, which has been in College Park for the past five years, will be closing its doors Saturday. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK
Floyd’s Barbershop will close doors Sat.
As controversy continues to spiral around what actually happened during the March 4 riot, the university is making strides toward hiring a new chief of University Police, and two out of the three finalists announced last week have served as Prince George’s County Police officers. Although each candidate will be judged on an individual basis, students said, overall, they trust county police less than they ever have before.
The three — former county police chief David Mitchell, Acting Deputy Chief of Administration for county police Gary Cunningham and Tom Coppinger, who has served as the chief of the Homeland Security Division of State Police — will visit the campus and hold open forums to answer questions from community members Thursday, Friday and Monday, respectively. Whichever candidate is selected will replace interim University Police Chief Maj. Mark Sparks as soon as they are able.
University Police and county police, though they collaborate, are separate entities. University Police spokesman Paul Dillon said there is a concern that some students do not distinguish between the two departments. “That’s always a worry, but not a big one,” Dillon said. Neither Mitchell nor Cunningham was on duty the night of the riot downtown. Still, many students pointed to events from the riot as critical in shaping their opinion of
see POLICE, page 3
CHIEF CANDIDATES Three candidates for university police chief will be introduced in the next week. The introductions are in the Student Union. David B. Mitchell, former Prince George’s County Police chief: Prince George’s Room, Thursday, 1 p.m. Gary Cunningham, county Acting Deputy Chief of Administration: Charles Carroll Room, Friday, 3 p.m. Thomas P. Coppinger, former chief of the Homeland Security Division for State Police: Benjamin Banneker Room, Monday, 3 p.m.
Owner cites high rent as reason BY NICK RHODES Staff writer
Jim Morrison, Tupac Shakur, Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles adorn the walls of Floyd’s Barbershop. Starting Sunday, the downtown salon will have something in common with these iconic musicians: They’ll just be memories to students. After five years of snipping, coloring and styling, Floyd’s will relocate from College Park to Crofton amidst complaints of high rent and an inability to keep
up with transient students. “The truth is the rent was way over the market,” owner Anne O’Brien said. “The students are gone four months out of the year. And it’s hard to draw in the locals.” With alternative rock blaring from the speakers and a pair of pool tables in tow, Floyd’s more resembles a nightclub than a salon. And many students were disappointed to hear the news of its departure. “Personally, I understand
see FLOYD’S, page 2
THIS LITTLE TERP WENT TO MARKET Farmers’ market lacks fresh fruits and vegetables, but draws crowd
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Gov. Martin O’Malley speaks with public policy school Dean Don Kettl and university lobbyist Ross Stern during his visit to the campus yesterday. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK
O’Malley hypes state program in univ. visit BY AMANDA PINO Staff writer
With his re-election kickoff a week away, Gov. Martin O’Malley spoke to a crowd of more than 100 university faculty and students yesterday in Van Munching Hall. Despite the beginnings of campaign season, O’Malley took off his politician hat and played schoolteacher, telling the crowd — made up mostly of public policy graduate students — of his signature StateStat program, which uses detailed data to track government’s successes and pitfalls.
While O’Malley’s presentation was more technical than political, his trip to this university — along with an appearance at Salisbury University later in the day and a similar college road trip last week by Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown — highlights how college campuses will likely be friendly ground in his effort to fight off a challenge from former Gov. Robert Ehrlich this fall. Besides banking on the traditional liberal bent of students and faculty, O’Malley hopes to win votes by
Students in Hornbake Plaza yesterday were faced with options they wouldn’t find at The Diner, such as jalapeño, egg and cheese crêpes. The crêpes, which students bought from the Ruben’s Crepes stand, were part of Testudo’s Market — the university’s first-ever on-campus farmers’ market. Amid the other Earth Day-themed festivities happening around the campus, the market, sponsored by the university’s Wellness Coalition, was intended to present students, faculty and staff with an opportunity to improve their health and sustainable living habits. But despite the event’s
marketing as a farmers’ market, vendors selling healthy produce staples were notably absent. The market featured about 12 different vendors, selling everything from jewelry to free-range eggs to soaps and lotions, as well as several tents offering Indian and Korean foods. But despite the array of vendors, none were selling fruits or vegetables, which are necessary for the healthy diet the Coalition wanted to push by creating the market. “They’re just not in season,” said Lauren Stewart, coordinator of special health programs at the health center. “If you go to farmers’ markets at this time,
Check out video of the first-ever Testudo’s market on our website.
see MARKET, page 2
Students smell soaps and other bath products from Riverdalebased Mystic Water Soaps at yesterday's farmers’ market on Hornbake Plaza. STEVEN OVERLY/THE DIAMONDBACK
Students, faculty and other attendees at yesterday's Testudo’s Market on Hornbake Plaza wait in lines for a unique blend of food from local vendors, including korean barbecue and crêpes. STEVEN OVERLY/THE DIAMONDBACK
see O’MALLEY, page 3
Lengyel elected Residence Hall Association president
CLARIFICATION A June 25, 2009 article titled “The sins of the father: Holocaust Museum shooter’s son speaks out,” reported that, according to his son Erik, James von Brunn, the man charged with the shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum last year, had spent time in recent years reading the works of certain Holocaust scholars, including Norman Finkelstein. In reporting this information, the Diamondback did not state and did not intend to imply that Finkelstein, who is the son of survivors of the Holocaust, had minimized the suffering of Jews during the Holocaust or that he or his works contributed in any way to the actions of James von Brunn.
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Three-year organization veteran will lead body for 2010-2011 academic year BY LEYLA KORKUT Staff writer
In what turned out to be a close race, RHA spokeswoman Sam Lengyel was elected next year’s president of the organization last night. Lengyel will face a full plate
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of initiatives next year, such as the opening of Oakland Hall, Northwoods Dining Hall, the ongoing Purple Line debate and hosting a national Residence Hall Association conference. At last night’s meeting, the junior dietetics major beat out Commons Senator Casey
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Anis though, who emphasized the importance of safety and constituency service during his campaign. While the vote was not officially disclosed to members, it was a “close” race, said elections chairperson Zohara Barth. “I am excited because RHA DIVERSIONS . . . . .6 SPORTS . . . . . . . . .8
has a lot of issues that it’s going to be involved in next year,” Lengyel said. “I’m excited for RHA to get into the details and voice the concerns of the students we represent.” The president-elect, who has
see RHA, page 3
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