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CIA director to speak at graduation Five men Senior Council chooses former Clinton chief of staff, congressman Leon Panetta commencement speaker committee of the Senior Council on Sunday. According to council chairman Marty Bock, he was Leon Panetta, the director of their first choice, though some the Central Intelligence Agency, graduating seniors said he is too will deliver the commencement obscure to appeal to all graduataddress to thousands of graduating students and their families. ing seniors at the main gradua“We are very excited to have tion ceremony May 21, but some LEON PANETTA him,” Bock said. “We think he students expressed disappoint- CIA DIRECTOR will have a great lasting impresment at the decision.

Panetta, a former congressman from Cal- sion on seniors, with all his experience, ifornia and chief of staff under President and overall be an asset to the commenceBill Clinton’s administration, notified the ment ceremony.”

BY DARREN BOTELHO Staff writer

The committee wanted to find a speaker with enough experience and enthusiasm to excite and empower students, and Panetta fits the bill, said Shawn Malhotra, council co-executive chairman.

“He’s an incredibly hard-working man who has had many important posts,” Malhotra said. “He started as a representative from California and made his way to CIA director, so I think students will be motivated from his speech and think to themselves, ‘Hey, it’s possible for me to

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rob student outside Rt. 1 McDonald’s Robbery results in fourth crime alert in two weeks

All about the ‘Number One Spot’

BY NICK RHODES Staff writer

Prince George’s County Police are looking for five suspects in connection with the strong-arm robbery of a male student’s cell phone early Saturday morning.

About 3:15 a.m., the victim was talking on his cell phone in the parking lot of the McDonald’s across from University View when a man approached him and said, “Gimme that!” according to a university crime alert.

When the victim refused to comply, four other men began punching him and took his cell phone. All five suspects fled from the scene on foot.

The victim suffered cuts to his forehead and a bloody nose and was treated at the scene. His injuries did not

More than 6,500 Art Attack attendees heap their praise on headliner Ludacris

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BY JON WOLPER Staff writer

Only minutes after doors opened for Art Attack XXVI on Friday, Ludacris’ hit “Move Bitch” began to play over the speakers.

The crowd, still in the process of filing into Byrd Stadium, let out an excited cheer as a few began to dance along with the song.

And that was more than two hours before the artist himself took the stage. When he performed the song in person, the response was thunderous.

In Student Entertainment Events’ annual Art Attack show, Ludacris performed many of his more popular hit songs for an audience of more than 6,500 people, including “Move Bitch,” “Area Codes,” “Stand Up” and “Number One Spot.” The show also featured three opening acts, including Pigeons Playing Ping Pong — a local band of students from the university that won a battle of the bands to gain a spot at the show.

Ludacris’ performance, with its slant toward his more popular songs, was wide-reaching enough to entice most audience members, even those who weren’t big fans of the Illinoisborn rapper.

“It’s not my type of music, but I still enjoyed it,” sophomore

Jason's Deli recently opened after a lengthy wait for a permit from the WSSC. JACLYN BOROWSKI/THE DIAMONDBACK

After wait for permit, Jason’s Deli opens today

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Swine flu case suspected in nearby University Park

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County is closed until further notice; Montpelier Elementary School in Laurel will be closed for at least 14 days starting today; Folger McKinsey Elementary in Severna Park closed on May 1 for a minimum of five days; and Milford Mill Academy in Windsor Mill closed on May 1 with

A Jason’s Deli sandwich restaurant is slated to officially open today in the College Park Shopping Center after permit issues caused months of delays.

The College Park Jason’s Deli will be the Texasbased chain’s first location in this state. In an effort to distinguish itself from the area’s existing sandwich shops, the restaurant will offer free ice cream, free deliveries for orders more than $20 and a slew of food options with “healthy ingredients.”

The restaurant will fill the storefront that the Wawa

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Many students, university employees live in area less than two miles from the campus

BY RICH ABDILL Staff writer

A suspected swine flu case at nearby University Park Elementary School, the state’s fifteenth, has caused officials to close the school temporarily.

University Park Elementary, one of two schools closing in Prince George’s County,

is located in a primarily residential area that houses many students and university employees.

The elementary school, less than 2 miles from the campus, announced its plan this past weekend to close its doors for at least two weeks, becoming the fifth school to close in the state in the past week: Rockville High School in Montgomery

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BRIEFS 14 sidelined Prince George’s County police officers return to work UPPER MARLBORO, Md. - The Prince George’s County Police Department has reinstated nearly half of the 31 county officers who had been sidelined while they were investigated for shooting at suspects.

The 14 officers were reinstated in recent days by Chief Roberto Hylton. He cleared the officers even though internal reviews of the shootings are incomplete.

Most of the officers had been on leave or desk duty for six months or more. Their absences were straining the police department’s resources.

The Washington Post reported last month that the lengthy review process for Prince George’s police officers is at odds with other local police agencies, which usually return officers to full duty within days or weeks following shootings.

Researchers: Naval hero died of kidney disease BALTIMORE - Doctors at the University of Maryland medical school have determined the man known as the “Father of the U.S. Navy,” John Paul Jones, died of chronic inflammation of the kidneys.

Jones, born in Scotland in 1747, died in 1792 at age 45. He was the subject of an annual conference at the medical school devoted to uncovering what killed prominent historical figures.

The researchers say a viral or bacterial infection led to Jones’ progressive kidney disease.

Previous conferences have explored the deaths of Edgar Allan Poe, King Herod and Christopher Columbus.

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Ludacris performs at Art Attack Friday night.

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‘All I know is Ludacris’ CONCERT, from Page 1 microbiology and psychology major Juliane Birke said.

Although excitement ramped up early with a few pre-show songs played over the sound system, the crowd cooled off during the opening acts of Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Virginia Coalition and The Dance Party. Most of the disinterest toward the opening bands seemed to be due to their relative anonymity compared to the headliner.

“I don’t even know who they are,” freshman communication and criminology and criminal justice major LaToshia Butler said.

“All I know is Ludacris.”

Although some students only attended to see Ludacris, others said having a variety of acts was important.

“I don’t know them either, but it’s probably good to have a little bit of everything,” freshman criminology and criminal justice major LaVonne Whitehead said.

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong kicked off the show with a short set of what the band describes as “fun, funky jazz rock.” They were

followed by Virginia Coalition, hailing from Alexandria, Va., which covered Bill Withers’ classic “Lean on Me,” prompting the audience to join in.

The final supporting act, The Dance Party, came out in a blaze of power chords, raw energy and catchy synthesizer lines.

“They lived up to their name,” sophomore hearing and speech sciences major Sara Edelberg said.

According to an e-mail from SEE Concert Director Jessie Thompson, a total of 7,007 tickets were sold. Although no official head count was taken, she said SEE “can confidently say we had at least 6,500 people there,” which trumps last year’s estimated attendance by more than 2,000.

Much of the large crowd was confined to the bleachers, to the chagrin of students. Except for the first 1,000 people in line, who received an orange wristband granting them entrance to the field, ticket holders were required to watch the show from the Byrd seats. Disgruntled audience members traded words with security, who wouldn’t let them pass.

Barely 10 minutes before Ludacris took the stage, one student leaped over the bleachers’ barrier, hopped a metal gate and tore off down the field section, pursued by security and police. The bleacherbound audience cheered him on.

But those problems were forgotten when Ludacris began.

Aside from his own strong performance, he welcomed a few other MCs to the stage, notably Shawnna — with whom he is releasing a collaborative album this summer — whose machine gun rap prompted boisterous cheers from the audience.

Ludacris seemed just as excited as the audience throughout his performance and stayed for a few songs after the set’s time limit apparently expired, letting the crowd know he would perform until he was kicked off stage.

After he ended his set, the rapper quickly took to his Twitter account.

“Just got off stage in College Park, Maryland,” he wrote. “Once again a great show. We do mo shows than Oprah!” jwolper@umd.edu

require hospitalization.

The first suspect is described as an approximately 23-year-old black man, 5-foot 8-inches tall and 160 pounds with brown eyes and brown dreadlocks. He was wearing a white T-shirt at the time of the robbery. Another suspect is described as an approximately 20-year-old black man, 5 foot 8 inches tall and 150 pounds with brown eyes and black hair, wearing a red T-shirt during the incident. The other suspects are simply described as black men — one about 23 years old, the other two about 20 years old.

The incident is the third robbery on or around the campus in the past week and resulted in the fourth crime alert sent to students in less than two weeks.

District 1 Commander Maj. Dan Dusseau said he believes the crime was one of opportunity and had little to do with monetary gain.

“Sometimes, robbery is not always about the property.

Sometimes, it’s about a power thing,” Dusseau said. “They’re not getting anything out of [stealing one cell phone]. They just decided for whatever reason to go pick on this guy. Sometimes it’s just people being thugs. When you try and think about it and put common sense to it, it just doesn’t apply.”

Generally speaking, Dusseau said, it is not uncommon for crime to increase when the weather gets warmer because there are more victims walking

around outside and therefore more opportunities for crimes to be committed. But he admitted police are looking into a number of factors and won’t discount the economic impact.

Dusseau added he is increasing patrols along the Route 1 corridor — which he defines as downtown Route 1 and the streets connected to it — and is also adding more unmarked police cars to the area in hopes of quelling the recent increase in robberies. Police are also looking into whether any people recently released from prison have moved into the area.

“Just a handful of people can create chaos,” Dusseau said.

Dusseau, however, acknowledged the victim was put in a difficult situation.

“It’s a fine line to walk,” Dusseau said. “You don’t want to threaten them when you’re outnumbered because they get emboldened. [But] you don’t want to look like you’re a victim waiting to get pummeled.”

Dusseau stressed the importance of reporting crimes as quickly as possible to give police the best chance to catch criminals. He said victims need to trust the police to do their jobs and solve the crimes.

“You never want to compromise your safety for a piece of property,” he said. “These things are replaceable; your health and well-being is not. We want to catch them and lock them up as bad as [students] do.” rhodesdbk@gmail.com

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Students say they would prefer a famous name COMMENCEMENT, from Page 1 reach that position, too.’”

Some students were less enthusiastic about the choice on the grounds that Panetta may not be familiar to many members of the graduating class. Kelyn Soong, a senior kinesiology major, said the university has a history of finding speakers who may hold important positions in society but are not necessarily well-known to graduates.

“It doesn’t seem like the university always finds the most main-

stream speakers,” Soong said.

“Notre Dame, for example, I read, is having Barack Obama speak at their commencement ceremony.

Who doesn’t know who Obama is?”

Soong said his parents will likely come to the main commencement ceremony, but he has heard that in the past the event has had lessthan-remarkable attendance. Colleges will hold their individual graduation ceremonies on May 22.

“Many parents are coming from far away and are not going to stay for the main commencement

ceremony to listen to someone they barely know about,” Soong added. “I don’t have a problem with who [the Senior Council] chose — it fits the mold for past speakers, like the Watergate guy [Carl Bernstein] last May — but they should mix it up a bit and have a sports figure or someone everyone knows.”

After looking up Panetta on Wikipedia, senior music education major Laura Ziccardi said he would be “really cool” speaker.

“It looks like he has a lot of expe-

Deli offers ‘healthy options’ DELI, from Page 1 convenience store vacated in 2007, but students don’t expect it to fill Wawa’s shoes.

“Wawa was sort of like its own club. You go there late, after the bars, to hang out,” senior biology major Adam Becker said. He and other students don’t think Jason’s Deli, which closes no later than 10 p.m., could provide the same social experience.

However, Becker — who attended a preview of the restaurant this past weekend — said Jason’s Deli offers better food than previous College Park establishments.

“Everything was really big, delicious,” he said, adding he paid about $8 for his “New York Yankee” pastrami and beef sandwich, a price he thought was reasonable.

Daniel Helfman, Jason’s Deli’s director of public relations, has said the restaurant of-

fers customers a mix of large and small portions for extra health and cost flexibility.

Becker said the food at Jason’s was most comparable to Potbelly Sandwich Works or Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches, but they seemed “stale” in comparison.

Jason’s Deli first announced its move to College Park in April 2008 and spent months working its way through county permitting toward a tentative February opening date.

The restaurant’s opening was then delayed for another two months because it was unable to procure a separate permit from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, a spokesman said.

However, months of seeing the “Jason’s Deli” sign at the busy shopping center seems to have made students more aware of the restaurant: Many said they were familiar with it and look forward to trying it out.

rience,” Ziccardi said. “So I think he’ll be able to give us some really great advice.”

Past commencement speakers include former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was then First Lady, and university alumnus Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google.

The main ceremony will be held at Comcast Center on May 21 at 7 p.m. botelhodbk@gmail.com

RECENT COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS The university has chosen CIA Director Leon Panetta to speak at this year’s main commencement ceremony, but students have complained that Panetta is relatively unknown. Past graduation speakers include: 2007: Carl Bernstein, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist 2006: Paul Sarbanes, U.S. senator from Maryland 2005: Andrea Mitchell, NBC News correspondent 2004: Thomas Ridge, U.S. secretary of homeland security 2003: Franklin Delano Raines, CEO of Fannie Mae 2002: William K. Marimow, Pulitzer Prize-winning editor of The (Baltimore) Sun

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Sophomore government and politics major Mike Aposporos said he was about to run out of dining hall points and would soon be a customer at “[any restaurant] that’s good.”

“More selection in College Park is good,” Aposporos said.

But some students saw Jason’s Deli as redundant to the existing sandwich shops downtown despite its purported health advantages.

“I just feel there’s a lot of sandwich places already here,” sophomore public health major Morgan Ames said.

Ames said Jason’s Deli might have been able to fill a budget niche with bargain pricing but not with premium-priced health food.

Subway — her favorite sandwich restaurant — offers plenty of healthy choices at reasonable prices already, she added. holtdbk@gmail.com

Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity members perform a dance in the Block Show, a step exhibition held by the Panhellenic Council at La Plata Beach Saturday afternoon. Each of the 10 sororities and fraternities put on a routine. JAMES B. HALE/THE DIAMONDBACK

Campus fast food joints lack the cheap deals at other area locations Managers say university financial rules prevent promotions at Subway and McDonald’s as they attempt to cover costs and grow profits

BY JAMES B. HALE Staff writer

The restaurants in the Stamp Student Union are just like any fast-food places, but they’re missing one thing: the cheap deals.

Fast-food companies have been pushing recessionfriendly deals like the McDonald’s “Dollar Menu” and Subway’s “$5 Footlongs,” which save customers money and increase companies’ profits.

McDonald’s announced last week the company’s net income rose from $946.1 million to $979.5 million in the last quarter, due in part to its low

prices, according to InvestorGuide.com.

But despite the heavy profits and the demand for cheap food, several restaurants in the student union are lacking the promotions due to university financial requirements that make offering dirt-cheap deals difficult for businesses, whose bottom line is still to make a profit.

Steve Gnadt, associate director of facilities for the student union, said the McDonald’s in the student union used to have the Dollar Menu, but removed the option because of financial problems.

“The bottom line is the majority of their sales were off

the Dollar Menu, and they weren’t covering their costs,” Gnadt said.

Usually fast-food chains like McDonald’s introduce value menus as a way to get more customers in the door and make more profit. Customers usually buy a full meal and get things from the Dollar Menu to supplement it, he added.

“But this is a college campus, [and] students are going to go for the cheapest thing that they can,” Gnadt said, noting the owners of the McDonald’s are contracted by the student union and ultimately get to decide whether to run the promotions. The

“Honestly, it would be really nice to have the Dollar Menu because we don’t have a lot of money.”

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owners could not be reached for comment.

Dining Services spokesman Bart Hipple said there are similar problems for Subway, which the university runs.

Employees of Subway and other restaurants run by Dining Services are technically employees of the state, and therefore get paid a higher living wage instead of a minimum wage, Hipple saud.

The higher costs of running the restaurant, coupled with the same problems that plague McDonald’s, make it hard to run promotions, he said.

Hipple said other factors, like the slow summer and winter months when students are not on the campus, add to the difficulty of running promotional deals.

Gnadt said he understands student complaints, but the sit-

uation is simply out of the university’s hands. In the end, McDonald’s can decide whether to run the optional corporate promotions.

But sophomore physics major Kenny Lee isn’t satisfied with the higher prices. Lee, who usually spends about $4 at other McDonald’s locations, spends about $6 at the Stamp location for less food.

“Honestly, it would be really nice to have the Dollar Menu because we don’t have a lot of money,” Lee said. “I don’t see why it should be different from any other McDonald’s.” newsdesk.dbk@gmail.com

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plans to reopen on May 7.

The official United States tally has reached 226 confirmed cases, up from 160 on Saturday.

The worldwide count stood at 898 infected in 18 countries as of Sunday evening, up from 558 Saturday. Mexico, with 506 confirmed cases and 19 deaths, is still the only other country reporting fatalities.

Federal health officials are insisting citizens should not be concerned, adding that only a handful of cases have required any hospitalization.

The World Health Organization released a statement Sun-

day reasserting its stance that travel and properly cooked pork are both safe.

Despite the influenza coming within a stone’s throw of College Park, students are still not concerned.

“I don’t see it as that bad,” graduate student Johnny Hsu said. “I was back in Asia when SARS hit. It seems a little overblown to me.”

Freshman animal and avian sciences major Kate Gates said she’s stopped listening to media reports of the near-pandemic.

“I’ve heard about it, but it doesn’t seem like much of a threat,” she said. “I’m not really worried, but I usually

hear things two weeks too late.”

University officials could not be reached for comment on Sunday, but Vice President for Student Affairs Linda Clement said earlier in the week that the university’s incident response team — a group of 12 administrators who are called into session during campus-wide emergencies like natural disasters or a shooting — met several times in the past week to discuss and review procedures to react to an outbreak on the campus. Clement said that this university would remain open even if cases of swine flu came to the campus. abdilldbk@gmail.com

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High time for talking

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lcohol’s been the talk of the town. University President Dan drugs when crafting its new Good Samaritan protocol. Resident Life still Mote set the tone for a campus-wide dialogue when he signed punishes minor drug offenses with the same severity as arson and rape. the Amethyst Initiative in August. Since that spark, booze has Administrators have officially endorsed the idea that hardline policies been the subject of dozens of student-administrator meetings, don’t deter alcohol abuse. They’ve failed to provide an argument that the a day-long forum and one of the University Senate’s most important same isn’t true of drugs.

The university took flak on students’ behalf when administrators votes this academic year. The discussion was so pervasive that alcohol policy bandied about the barstools of Cornerstone Grill and Loft and signed the Amethyst Initiative and supported a Good Samaritan protocol. These advances only resulted from a concerted push to study alcoSanta Fe Cafe. hol and open a campus-wide debate about the univerThey say talk is cheap, but the talking paid off. A sity’s policies toward it. But when it comes to drugs, stubroader awareness of alcohol safety has emerged, and dents lack a partner for dialogue. Student groups have university officials have changed the way they look at campus policies. Just a few years ago, administrators The university needs to made a strong argument for changing the university’s policies, and no one from the university has prehad a zero-tolerance mindset born from a legacy of riotthoroughly vet its policies drug sented a reasonable counter argument. Last semester, ing. But during the course of public discussions, administrators have come to the realization that the rules on drugs — the same way Students for a Sensible Drug Policy even hosted a national conference on drug reform, but not a single shouldn’t exist to punish students; they should exist to it did with alcohol. administrator bothered to attend. keep them safe.

The immediate benefit of administrators and students engaging in a If only the university had the same perspective on drugs. There’s no question that most drugs are more addictive and potent than alcohol, and serious discussion of alcohol policies was that everyone had to clearly administrators shouldn’t treat all drugs the same way. But student safety define their positions and justify them. If administrators weren’t forced should remain their top priority, regardless of the substance in question. to publicly identify their priorities, they wouldn’t have reviewed and ultiTo this day, the most infamous death in university history is a drug over- mately changed their position on the Good Samaritan policy. Adminisdose in a Washington Hall dorm room. But despite the memory of Len trators may have compelling arguments for maintaining such stringent Bias’ untimely death, the University Senate never really considered drug-violation policies. But we need to hear them.

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Mr. College Park: Not as special as you’d think

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’m sick of this bigoted, racist, sexist community. We’ve been oppressed way too much and it’s time one of our voices was heard.

That’s right, I’m sticking up for all the men who had to watch as Miss College Park was crowned in April.

You know, some of us are like me — men. We know what oppression is like. And it just sucks.

Where’s our crown? Where’s our parade? College Park deserves a Mister. But we go another year with no top dude. This just makes me sad. So I’m taking it upon myself to crown a Mister College Park for 2009.

Let’s set out some helpful guidelines. First of all, Mister College Park has to be a university student, because we’re pretending the actual city of College Park doesn’t exist. All in favor? ’Kay, great, let’s move on.

Mister College Park should obviously fit the label “college.” So we need a guy who gets wasted, face-ted,

ROB

GINDES schwasted, modeling-claysted, Chesapeake Bay-sted and, a Flock of Seagulls memorial, “I ran so far away”-sted. Heavy drinker is a must.

And as if that weren’t enough, Mister College Park has to do his drinking at any of the fine area establishments that serve refreshing adult beverages. But here’s the catch: Mister College Park isn’t of legal drinking age! No, Mister College Park must use either his charm, his guile or his one-sided Nevada ID to cleverly hoodwink these establishments into serving him against their better interests.

That’s not all you have to do at the bar, either. No, sir — despite the fact that you’re walking around College Park, this is no walk in the park!

While at the bar, Mister College Park must dance with at least three unsuspecting girls per hour. The drunker the better. And none of this traditional stuff. Grind on them. You’ve got parents to embarrass.

But being here is about academics too, so Mister College Park must maintain a 3.0 GPA and skip half of his classes like every other student.

But it’s OK because he’s in one of those joke majors like journalism and does just enough to get by.

What’s more important is athletics.

Mister College Park should be the intramural MVP, hands-down. The less seriously you take coed badminton, the less likely that crown is going to get onto your head, buddy. So shove that tiny girl out of the way and go get yours, because a real Mister

College Park must care way too much about impressing everybody with his unimpressive athleticism. The more ejections, the better.

And make sure you keep that body in full form. Mister College Park must go to the gym all the time with two jugs of water, creeping the hell out of everybody. Remember: If you aren’t grunting, you aren’t working!

Get in there and scare the cute girl who works the desk, son.

If all of this sounds like you, e-mail me an application today and the championship could be yours!

You know, thinking about it more, I realize, I can’t be the first one to come up with Mister College Park.

From all my guidelines, it sure seems like a lot of guys here have been after the crown for years.

Rob Gindes is a junior journalism major. He can be reached at gindesdbk@gmail.com.

Academia: Don’t wait for the help wanted signs

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hen it comes to pursuing a career in academia, take a cue from how President Barack Obama has handled his political career. Proceed pragmatically and cautiously; do your homework and be as prepared as possible; and hope you can get a little bit of good luck when you need it.

Above all, remember this: The search for a job in academia begins as soon as you enroll in graduate school.

The hustle for funding in the academic world starts immediately and never ends. As soon as you secure a fellowship or a teaching assistant position, you should begin thinking about what you’ll do for funding the next year. You’re on a funding treadmill which won’t be turned off — not even after you’ve gotten a job. Tenured professors spend time filling out grant applica-

JEREMY

SULLIVAN tions and seeking sources of revenue to further their own careers as well as for their departments.

Entering graduate school, you should know that the scramble for funding will always be a constant part of your life.

Regarding your academic work, you obviously have to dedicate the time and effort to make it as good as possible. You want to produce papers or articles that can be read “blind” (by a reader who does not know who you are) and impress.

Every time you write a paper in graduate school you should be

shooting for publishable quality.

Not sure what publishable quality looks like? Get in the habit of reading academic journals. This will give you an idea of what published writing looks like and expose you to what others in the field are doing.

The quality of your work is important, but, as in any other profession, a certain amount of politicking and self-promotion is part of climbing the ladder. Nobody is going to look out for your interests except you. Be proactive about getting to know your professors and introducing yourself to people at conferences. When your department hosts a lecture or has an event, go to it. Like Woody Allen said, 80 percent of success is showing up. If you want to be a professional academic, you should start acting like one as soon as you enter graduate school.

Still, those bleak forecasts about

the academic job market are real. I know several people who are bright, hardworking, pragmatic and have done everything right. Most of them do not have tenure-track jobs and are trying to piece together a living as adjuncts with no job security, no health care and low wages.

A lot of people drop out of school before finishing, and many of those who do finish wind up working as something other than a professor.

I’m not saying you should not go to graduate school. But if you do go, the job search starts as soon as you enroll in your program. Act like you’re on the job market from day one, work hard and hope you catch a break when you need one. That’s all you can do.

Jeremy Sullivan is a doctorate candidate studying American history.

He can be reached at sullivandbk@gmail.com.

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Let’s get rid of mandatory advising. Don’t get me wrong: Good advisers are important, and I’ve been happy to have a great one here who is always ready to answer my questions. But mandatory advising? It’s pretty bad.

First off, the system is a mess.

There’s no reason to have five, six or even more approvals just to determine a schedule, but that can easily happen to students who are taking classes in multiple departments.

Want to take a graduate-level class?

That’s another hurdle. Too many credits? More red tape. The result is students who need the least supervision are subjected to it the most.

Moreover, there is a lot of bad advising at the university in general.

So mandatory advising, which could be a useful labor, is instead a downright waste. For every instance I was required to hear real wisdom from a professor, there were five appointments that did nothing more than further confirm I still know how to read. Also, any advice I receive is sporadic and sometimes wrong.

The real question is whether we should have the supervision in the first place. We are all adults. Should we burden everyone because of a few mistakes? Let’s be honest here: Making a schedule is pretty easy. It’s not rocket science. In fact, we have people here who do rocket science, and somehow, though we trust them to safely hurl men and women into space, we still don’t think they can perform basic planning.

The absence of the mandate would not mean the absence of assistance. If advising was no longer mandatory, students would be responsible for asking for help.

That’s not an unreasonable burden for people old enough to drive, vote and gamble. And yes, somewhere, there would be people who wouldn’t graduate. But every job on the planet requires the ability to read and understand a list. If a person can’t do that — or if they don’t get someone to help them understand it — then the university shouldn’t lend its name to degrees suggesting that person is more competent than they actually are. And if someone is failing because no one stopped them from taking 25 credits, they should just, you know, not take so many.

Voluntary advising would be more than just the absence of a negative.

Students could actually get other advising during registration season.

There’s also transparency: Suppose there is some adviser out there who would really draw in students even without the requirement. Maybe she’s doing a good job. Maybe a raise is in order. Conversely, if the numbers show students flee in terror from the advice in a particular department, maybe an administrator needs to figure out why.

I know mandatory advising won’t disappear overnight. There’s middle ground available. Perhaps after demonstrating a year or two of proficiency you could earn your way out.

Better still, rather than allowing mandatory advising to be the default, as it is in so many situations, it could be reserved as a tool for only those making insufficient progress toward their degrees.

I do concede it is more responsibility, and I’m not for leaping into adulthood. I’m not asking that we give up our beer or buckle down and study. All I’m saying is that because of this one tiny issue, we spend thousands of man-hours every semester wading through swampy bureaucracy when we really don’t have to.

Not if we can stand to grow up just a little bit.

Andrew Ward is a senior English, math and physics major. He can be reached at andrew.heller.ward@gmail.com.

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After talking with Kip Berman, the lead singer and guitarist for The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, you get the feeling Berman and his bandmates know exactly what their biggest priority is: enjoying their friendships.

Platonic relationships are unavoidable in a discussion of the band, as the theme of friendship permeates the band’s lyrics, music videos, album art and even their philosophy on touring.

“What’s not to like [about touring]?” Berman said. “It’s like a big road trip with friends. You can

play music every night, meet new people, go places I’ve never been before — it’s just really awesome all around.”

Luckily for him, his Brooklynbased band is once again touring the United States, with plans for a European jaunt starting later in May. Tomorrow night, The Pains will be playing at the Talking Head Club in Baltimore.

The group’s somewhat cumbersome name comes from a short children’s story of the same name written by one of Berman’s friends.

“The moral of the story is that the most important things in life are the adventures that you have

... with your friends when you’re young.” Berman said. “It’s all about enjoying the time you have with your friends.”

With an album cover that “symbolizes romantic friendship or sort of an intense friendship,” the band is well aware of the power of companionship.

“I guess it’s easy to appreciate friends if you never had friends,” Berman said. “None of us were super popular in high school or anything. We always had a couple really close personal friends, but

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Having released its self-titled, fulllength debut of fuzz-covered pop songs in February, The Pains is finding something new to appreciate: fans.

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Though all the bandmates claim a fondness for Nirvana and Sonic Youth, The Pains’ sound is most often compared to shoegazy guitar bands. Above all, the band’s sound is a tribute to an indie-pop sound that is immediately recognizable.

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McFadden sparks Terps to five-goal run PRINCETON, from Page 8 as the rest of us.”

And when the seniors were on the field, they stepped up.

The defenders took the place of Karissa Taylor in the backfield while she played midfield in place of Brandi Jones, who was out for an unspecified reason, though Reese did say she would be back next week.

Goalie Lynne Cooper notched a career-high four saves, while attacker Alex Mavris scored just her second goal of the season in the second half.

“It just shows how deep our

team really is,” McFadden said.

“When they came in, they kept that same intensity level up, which I think was awesome.”

At first, though, it seemed like the Terps might have a letdown after the emotional high of winning the ACC Championship last weekend.

The Terps scored two goals in the first 1:11 of the game but then stalled as both teams gave up turnover after turnover and failed to create offensive opportunities.

“It was like we were all on one team out there. We just kept throwing it to the black

[uniforms],” Reese said. “We wanted to make sure we were taking control of the game.

And I thought we made that change midway through.”

When Princeton tied the game at 2-2 with 9:48 left in the first half, McFadden took control, scoring twice in 44 seconds and sparking a 5-0 run.

Although the Tigers answered with a 4-2 run to end the half, the Terps still carried a three-goal advantage into the break.

The Terps began the second half with a 4-0 run and held Princeton scoreless for

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But it’s natural ability that defines the Terps.

They’ve struggled in first halves at times this year, and held just a three-goal lead at the intermission Saturday.

But, just as it had against Duke in the ACC Championship, a switch flipped in the second half.

With the game tied at two and 9:48 remaining in the first half, coach Cathy Reese yelled at star midfielder Caitlyn McFadden.

“You’re playing lazy offense,” Reese said from the sidelines as the Terps lined up for a draw. McFad-

Women’s lax flying into tournament den didn’t respond, barely even taking the time to look at her coach.

The draw, taken by Karri Ellen Johnson, sent the ball flying into the air. McFadden snagged it, then took off. She ran across the field, wrapped around the goal, and flung in a breathtaking goal with the precision of a stealth bomber.

“When I got to the back of the crease, I realized the defender

had dropped off of me and I had an open shot,” McFadden explained. “So I just went for it.”

Without having played women’s lacrosse myself, something tells me it’s not that easy. But watching the Terps, I have my doubts.

Even with only moderate success at draw controls and a freshman goalie, they have just finished the program’s first undefeated regular sea-

the first 12 minutes. They controlled the rest of the game, converting 11-of-14 shots in the half and compiling a 20-9 lead by the time they rested their regular starters and put all substitutes on the field with four minutes left.

The Tigers ended the game with three consecutive goals, but the Terps had already clinched the victory.

“It was a really great win,” McFadden said. “It’s a really good way to end our season and head into the tournament.” kyanchulisdbk@gmail.com

son since 2001.

A combination of incredible balance — nine players have scored at least 10 goals — ridiculous athleticism and that certain swagger makes this team fun to watch. And a true championship contender.

“I don’t like boring,” Reese said. “I like to be fun; I like to be exciting; I like to be dynamic. And that’s the style of offense I’m going to run.”

Run, they will.

And if Saturday’s dominating performance against a top-5 opponent was any indication, I’m not sure anyone’s catching up to them for a while. ajosephdbk@gmail.com

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Grant Catalino, shown during the team’s April 24 loss to North Carolina, was moved to the midfield from his natural attack position on Saturday against Yale. JACLYN BOROWSKI/THE DIAMONDBACK

Cottle mixes up lineup YALE, from Page 8 The fourth-quarter flurry started when attackman Ryan Young beat his defender from behind the goal and scored to give the Terps a 6-5 lead with 11:55 remaining in the game.

The final goal came from attackman Danny Gallagher, after taking a feed on the crease from midfielder Joe Cummings.

Yale ended the five-goal barrage with a score in the final two minutes, but at that point, the game was well beyond reach.

Brian Phipps had a solid day in goal for the Terps, one week after a subpar performance in an ACC Tournament loss to North Carolina.

Against the Tar Heels, he surrendered six goals in the second half while splitting time with goalie Jason Carter. On Saturday, he allowed only six goals all game and came up with 11 saves.

The defense also returned to

form after surrendering a seasonhigh 16 goals to North Carolina.

The Terps also trotted out a new starting lineup.

Catalino, who had started on attack for every game but Senior Day, moved to the midfield line.

The adjustment did allow Cottle to give significant minutes to all four of his top attackmen. With more talent in the midfield, the Terps routinely used three lines.

Four of the Terps’ goals were scored by reserve midfielders.

“It’s easy to run more lines when everybody’s contributing,” Cottle said.

But most important is the win, which preserved the Terps’ NCAA Tournament hopes.

The team heeded Cottle’s advice and wrapped up the regular season with a convincing win. It just took a bit of time.

“I think we’re ready,” Catalino said. mkatzdbk@gmail.com

Yeatman will face former team in NCAA first round TOURNAMENT, from Page 8 distraction for Yeatman. The ready-made story line will surely make for easy media fodder.

“You gotta make sure he’s channeling all his efforts into his performance on the field,” Cottle said.

“But at the end of the day, he’ll have friends on both teams.”

While the homecoming could prove a distraction, the Terps are not fazed by the travel. Because of construction on Byrd Stadium, the Terps have only hosted five games this season.

The team has gotten lost on the way to Penn and had its bus break down on the way back from Yale on Saturday.

One more road trip can’t hurt.

“There’s only one flight in the first round, and we happen to get it,” Cottle said. “It

could be better. At least it won’t be a long bus trip.”

The Terps enter the postseason having lost their last four games against ranked opponents. Last week in practice, Cottle went back to stressing the fundamentals.

He said the team is “within reach” of where it needs to be.

Unseeded for the first time since 1997, the Terps possess the talent to make a run in the tournament. And as they prepare for their first-round matchup, Catalino said the atlarge status and road game could turn out in their favor.

“Going into the tournament, we’re definitely seen as the underdog,” Catalino said.

“The perception is whether we come out that day.” mkatzdbk@gmail.com

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Sports

Softball loses two in critical series The softball team lost both games of Saturday’s doubleheader against ACC heavyweight Georgia Tech. Because of yesterday’s Senior Day rainout, the Terps must perform well in next weekend’s ACC Tournament in order to make the NCAA Tournament.

Third time is the charm for Bennett, Terps

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Freshman catcher gets game-winning hit in 9th

BY MICHAEL LEMAIRE Staff writer

With runners on second and third base and the score tied 6-6 at the top of the ninth inning, all Terrapin baseball catcher Tyler Bennett was trying to do was hit a flyball.

Instead, the freshman lined a single into left-center field, scoring Will Greenberg and David Poutier and giving the Terps (23-26, 7-20 ACC) the lead for good against Clemson yesterday afternoon. Fellow freshman second baseman Matt Murakami took advantage of three straight Tiger errors with a two-run triple that tied the game, and closer Dan Gentzler earned his sixth save with a scoreless ninth inning that allowed the Terps to avoid a series sweep at the hands of the Tigers (31-16, 16-11).

Clemson is ranked No. 21 by Baseball America and No. 17 by the USA Today/ESPN coaches’ poll.

“I was just trying to get a ball into the outfield to score a run because they had their infield in,” Bennett said. “It felt good to give us a chance to beat the No. 17 team in the country at their place, especially with how loud their fans were. I was just lucky to get a fastball.”

Kyle Blackwell (2-0) earned the win late yesterday by allowing just two hits over the seventh and eighth innings and neutralizing the dangerous part of the Tigers’ lineup.

Blackwell’s effort allowed the Terp offense the chance to rally for the victory in the ninth.

Neither team was particularly sharp defensively, as the Tigers took advantage of three Terp errors to score three unearned runs and the Terps used four Clemson errors to score three unearned runs of their own, including two when Murakami tied the game with a line drive into the right-center field gap with two outs.

After Clemson recorded the first two outs of the inning, the Tigers sandwiched a wild pitch with two fielding errors, setting the stage for Murakami’s heroics.

The game was the second in a doubleheader, as the two teams agreed to move the finale up a day. The Terps lost the first of the two games, 7-4.

The Terps seemed to play better as the series progressed. In Saturday’s series opener, Terp ace Scott Swinson was knocked around again to the tune of seven runs over 5.1 innings, and the Terps didn’t score an earned run in the 11-2 loss. In game two, the Terps led entering the bottom of the sixth, but starter Brett Harman was unable to hold on, allowing Clemson to score three runs in their half of the inning.

Although the Terps were officially eliminated from ACC Tournament contention over the weekend, it was clear that coming back to take the series finale was not meaningless for the team.

“It was kinda like our Senior Day on the road,” said senior third baseman Mike Murphy, who homered in the victory. “It is always good to get a win there in a hostile environment. And we are still playing; the season isn’t over yet.” lemairedbk@gmail.com

Attacker Karri Ellen Johnson scored three goals in Saturday’s win, which marked the Terps’ first undefeated regular season since 2001.

On Senior Day, a perfect ending Terps make it look easy

Staff writer

Nine wins was enough.

The Terrapin men’s lacrosse team is headed to its eighth consecutive NCAA Tournament following a sufficient, if unspectacular regular season.

The No. 14 Terps (9-6) received an at-large berth yesterday night and will travel to South Bend, Ind., to face No. 7-seed Notre Dame (15-0) on Sunday.

Should the Terps advance, they would meet the winner of No. 2-seed Syracuse and MAAC winner Siena.

“The good news is we made the tournament,” coach Dave Cottle said. “The bad news is we’re playing a 15-0 team.”

Players gathered at the Cornerstone Grill and Loft yesterday to watch the selection show on ESPNU. Before they met up, word spread through a text message chain that

Team dominates on way to 19-0 season

BY KATE YANCHULIS Staff writer

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The Terrapin women’s lacrosse team had just allowed Princeton to tie the game after playing a turnover-riddled and scoreless 14-minute stretch in the first half. But Caitlyn McFadden was not about to give an undefeated regular season any chance to slip away.

The midfielder grabbed the ensuing draw control and jetted down the field, shaking her defender as she ran past the net to the right and circled behind it to bury a shot from the left side.

“I just knew something needed to change,” said McFadden, who had a team-high four goals and five draw controls. “I figured if we got a goal, got a good draw control, we could get that spark going, and everyone would start to step it up.”

The goal gave the No. 2 Terps (19-0) a lead they never relinquished through the rest of their 20-12 trouncing of No. 5 Princeton (13-3). The victory capped a perfect regular season, their first since 2001, the last year they won the National Championship.

“I couldn’t ask for more right now,” coach Cathy Reese said.

The Terps won even with five of their regular starters on the bench when the game began. For Senior Day, the Terp lineup, usually devoid of seniors, included five of the six seniors on the roster.

The senior-packed lineup only lasted through the first 15 minutes of the first half. But after the Terps dominated during the second half, the seniors were able to go back in to close out their final regular season game as Terps.

“That’s what we play for, to get our other teammates in,” goalie Brittany Dipper said. “They work just as hard

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fter snagging a draw control and heading downfield, Karissa Taylor realized she needed to quickly adjust her goggles. So the Terrapin women’s lacrosse team’s star defender — playing midfield Saturday to allow a bevy of senior defenders extra time on Senior Day — did what she had to.

One quick hand motion fixed her line of sight, one burst of speed put her past the Princeton defense and another quick hand motion put the ball in the net.

It was the kind of play emblematic of the Terps’ season. These Terps have a hardearned swagger when they’re on the field, whether they want to admit it or not.

Athletes like Taylor — and, frankly, almost all of her teammates — are simply better than the average top-level Division I women’s lacrosse player. They’re faster, stronger and more skilled.

The Terps just finished an undefeated regular season, including an ACC Tournament title, Saturday, with a dominant 20-12 win at home against No. 5 Princeton. They’re beating opponents by an average of 6.47 goals in

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Terps get into tourney, will face Notre Dame

BY MICHAEL KATZ

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the team would likely draw the undefeated Fighting Irish.

“I don’t really know much about Notre Dame,” attackman Grant Catalino said. “They’re a good team, and there are pretty tough games everywhere in the first round. I think it’s a good draw for us, but it will definitely be a tough game.”

The Terps have one player who knows plenty about the Fighting Irish. Attackman Will Yeatman transferred from Notre Dame before the spring semester. He sat out most of the 2008 season due to an alcohol-related offense while he was there.

“I’m sure he knows their personnel pretty well,” Catalino said.

“I mean, if I were to transfer somewhere, I’d know our personnel pretty well. It could give us an advantage.”

Cottle said he will have to work to make sure the matchup is not a

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Caitlyn McFadden scored a momentum-changing goal in the first half. ADAM FRIED/THE DIAMONDBACK

Team finishes strong to secure NCAA berth

NCAA Tournament The Terp’s section of the tournament bracket features unbeaten No. 7-seed Notre Dame and No. 2-seed Syracuse.

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termission and again entering the final period.

“They had one man-up Thursday, Terrapin men’s goal and three garbage lacrosse coach Dave Cottle goals in the first half,” said talked about his goals for the attackman Grant Catalino, Terps’ regular season finale who finished with one assist in his first at Yale. career start at The list was pretmidfield. “Defity simple. nitely the fourth “Finish strong,” quarter showed he said.

LACROSSE That’s just what TERRAPINS . . . . . . . . 10 our capability the Terps did Satur- Yale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 on offense, getting us a comday, using a fivegoal run in the fourth quar- fortable lead.”

“Coach Cottle said at ter to pull away from the halftime that the scoreBulldogs for a 10-6 win.

Of course, Cottle was re- board wasn’t showing how ferring to the season, not we were playing,” Catalino the game. But Yale stuck added. “The shots weren’t around long enough to pro- falling, I guess.”

That changed in the vide a serious challenge in the Terps’ final tune-up be- fourth quarter when five different Terps found the fore the postseason.

A bit to their surprise, back of the net. the Terps found themselves in a tied game at inPlease See YALE, Page 7

BY MICHAEL KATZ Staff writer

Notre Dame 15-0, 5-0 GWLL

Terrapins 9-6, 2-1 ACC

Siena 12-5, 8-0 MAAC

Syracuse 12-2