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Loh to travel to Taiwan to promote USM plans to globalization, entrepreneurship offer more Trip will be third visit to Asia-Pacific region as university president

BY FATIMAH WASEEM For The Diamondback

In his first international trip this year, university President Wallace Loh and seven delegates will travel to Taiwan on Saturday as part of a nine-day mission to solidify the university’s educational and research exchanges.

The two-part trip to Taiwan and South Korea — which includes meetings with high-ranking government, industry and academic officials, including Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou — marks Loh’s third visit to the Asia-Pacific region. Loh has made similar trips to China and India since his inauguration in 2010 as part of a push to cement the university as a global leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation.

Korea — sponsored by the Taiwan Ministry of Education and state funds respectively, according to Associate Vice President for International Programs Jonathan Wilkenfeld. That would include promoting collaborations abroad with the university’s neuroimaging center and engineering and computer science departments.

He will also meet with the Taiwanese minister for the National Science Council — Taiwan’s central government science agency — as well as Taiwan’s minister of education and a string of South Korean high-level trade and education officials, including manufacturers such as Sanyo.

“There is no substitute for developing personal relationships,” Loh said.

“Science and education transcend borders,” Loh said in a prepared statement.

“By building new research collaborations, WALLACE LOH bringing UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT Asian companies to our international incubator and fostering intercontinental student exchanges, we keep Maryland plugged into the economic and intellectual currents.”

Loh said he plans to forge new research exchanges with the countries’ leading educational institutions during the trip to Taiwan and South

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HE’S A KEEPER James Hicks to play for Team USA Quidditch this summer

transparency in financial aid System among 10 educational programs in attendance at Joe Biden-led conference

BY LAURA BLASEY Staff writer

The University System of Maryland and nine other educational organizations vowed to implement more transparent financial aid information at a White House conference Vice President Joe Biden held Tuesday.

Biden said complex financial aid systems present problems to many students because of the difficulty in visualizing how the immediate benefits of taking out a loan compare to the future consequences of paying it back. As a college degree becomes more expensive — this university will see its third consecutive year of tuition increases — and students continue to rely on loans, grants and scholarships to finance their education, greater transparency has become crucial, he said, according to a press release.

The system and other institutions vowed to adopt a policy that clearly lays out the cost of taking out a stu-

dent loan or accepting a grant in a one-stop-shop award packet, before Biden, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and various government and administrative officials.

“It’s not just about getting your child qualified, to get opportunity, to get an education,” Biden told officials.

“Some of you are like [Duncan] and me and others, you come from circumstances where you know full well that you will not have had any chance, any chance at all at your positions you now have, were it not for the fact there was somebody there to give you some college assistance.”

The vice president added that he himself struggled to pay for college; his father made $12,100, too much money to qualify Biden for financial aid but too little to fully support him. “[President Barack Obama] and I talk about it,” he said. “Neither one of us would have had any shot. The same with our wives.”

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He just started playing quidditch last fall, but soon James Hicks will be playing the sport just miles from King’s Cross Station.

The graduate student earned a spot on the International Quidditch Association’s Team USA and will travel to London in July for the Olympic Expo Games. On May 16, a text from the team’s former president and now IQA Mid-Atlantic regional director, Logan Anbinder, told him to check online, where Hicks saw his name listed on the first-string roster.

“I honestly didn’t expect it,” Hicks said. “I knew we got nominated for it, and it was a long wait. When the rosters came out, I didn’t think I was going to be on the team.”

This university’s Quidditch Team captain nominated Hicks and two of his teammates, junior computer science major Zac Connelly and senior Arabic studies and government and politics major Patrick Rardin, both of whom were selected as reserve players for the national team. They’re three of 42 students selected from about 150 nationwide

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New VP for university relations set to take the helm in coming months

Ready to race Students design off-road motor vehicle for international college competition

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Peter Weiler says transparency in dept. will be ‘critically important’

BY REBECCA LURYE Senior staff writer

When Peter Weiler officially joins this university’s administration later this summer, he’ll have an exceptionally long to-do list.

Officials announced yesterday Weiler, the University of New Hampshire’s vice president for advancement, will succeed Brodie Remington on Aug. 22 as the vice president for university relations and president of the University of Maryland College Park Foundation, the university’s non-

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Weiler, who has served in his University of New Hampshire post since 2010, will begin planning the univerPETER WEILER sity’s next NEW VP FOR UNIVERSITY major fundraisRELATIONS ing campaign during his tenure. “I think I understand it about

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as well as anyone what you need to do to plan and execute,” Weiler said. “In the big initiatives, you’ve got to have a lot of endurance and a lot of patience and a whole bunch of tenacity.”

Before arriving at the University of New Hampshire in 2010, Weiler served as senior vice president for development at Ohio State University for almost three years, where he helped develop an ongoing $2.5 billion campaign. He also spent nearly 20 years at Penn State, most recently as vice president for

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Although university professor Gregory Schultz has been teaching and advising advanced engineering students to build off-road motor vehicles for years, the cars representing the university in international competition this week were built by a team of freshmen and sophomores led by his son.

Jim Schultz, a junior mechanical engineering student, and his team of more than 20 students

have spent dozens of hours working to design a Baja SAE car, a black all-terrain vehicle resembling a dune buggy, built to navigate hills, mud and water. From today to Sunday, the team will pit its car against 115 teams’ vehicles in the Baja SAE, an international collegiate design competition held this year in Burlington, Wis. Last year’s group placed 11th overall and fourth in endurance in the Baja SAE, and members said they expect to put up a

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CAR from page 1 strong showing as engineers judge the teams based on a series of performance tests. On the third day, cars complete a four-hour endurance race on a course filled with rocks, jumps and other obstacles.

“It’s a lot about pride in what you make, pride in your car,” Schultz said. “We spent countless hours working on this thing.”

The competition, now in its 36th year, also factors in design reports and judges the cars on how easily companies could manufacture them.

Gregor y Schultz has been building Formula SAE cars in a course for senior engineering majors since 2004. However, Schultz’s club opened the Baja-style car to younger students as an open project in 2010 to provide a hands-on experience they rarely find outside of classroom projects.

“The thought process was to get people in here earlier, learning how to turn a wrench and learning the basics of the dynamics to groom them for when they take the class,” Jim Schultz said. “That way, when they get there, they’re ready to dive right in and do a really good job.”

He added that the experience has allowed students to explore

WEILER from page 1 development, where he helped design its current $2 billion campaign.

“I’m thrilled that Peter is joining us,” university President Wallace Loh said in a statement. “He’s a national leader in university development. His leadership, vision, and experience make him a tremendous asset for the University of Mar yland.”

Here, Weiler will take on a department approaching the end of a $1 billion campaign.

Remington said Great Expectations, set to be completed in December, has now put nearly $960 million toward college affordability, faculty retention, infrastructure and innovation and entrepreneurship programming.

Officials also have $7.55

TAIWAN from page 1 “In our previous Asian trips, we reached agreements and established frameworks for collaborations that have now matured into working research partnerships. We expect these to advance basic research and innovation in coming years.”

The university has strong ties with Taiwan: It offers year-round student exchange programs with the National Taiwan University, and the country is one of the biggest providers of international students to this university.

Wilkenfeld said Taiwan has one of this university’s largest alumni associations in the world, and he added the university also has a strong exchange program with South Korea.

“These countries are not huge economic powerhouses, but together they are the strongest economies in Asia and among the most educated.

Along with large economic powerhouses, we must form relationships with these smaller societies,” Wilkenfeld said.

However, freshman electrical engineering major Jesse Halpern said forging relationships with smaller societies seems like a costly undertaking.

“Perhaps the university should learn the basics of what it means to be fiscally responsible,” Halpern said, citing three consecutive years of tuition increases. “Dr. Loh should travel to Taiwan to increase cooperation with foreign universities, but I think he should also indicate that he will resolve — not just look into resolving — the financial woes of the university.”

Others, such as sophomore nutritional sciences major Jackie Forster, said embracing a global mindset goes hand-in-hand with tackling issues at home.

“While in the short run we could spend time focusing on issues within our campus, in the long run, by stepping outside our campus and embracing an international presence, we invest in more jobs, a more capable university and prepared graduates,” she said.

“There is no conflict — we just need to find the balance between reaching out and reaching in.” news@umdbk.com

“It’s a lot about pride in what you make, pride in your car. We spent countless hours working on this thing.”

JIM SCHULTZ JUNIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MAJOR

their passion for engineering.

“Usually in a class you have grades hanging over the students’ heads, making sure they come in to work,” Schultz said.

“This is all volunteers. We’re all here to have fun and make this an enjoyable club, and we always like to have more members come in and help us out.”

Some project members thought that working on the project gave them an opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge.

“This is the closest thing I can get to real engineering,” said Sean Creel, a sophomore mechanical engineering major. “It’s really close to actually working at a real company as an engineer.”

Other members said they were surprised the preparation was so intensive.

“Certain parts of the car that looked really basic actu-

million pledged toward the President’s Residence and Event Center — with $2 million in cash in hand — according to Assistant Vice President of Marketing Brian Ullmann. Remington said the $7.5 million building will have a fully funded endowment covering its maintenance before it opens in October.

Weiler said it is too early to speculate when the next campaign would be announced, since they require extensive planning.

“Job number one is to allow the university to close out its current campaign, celebrate it, celebrate all the donors who have generously given to that before you start talking about another one,” he said.

Several vacant positions mark University Relations, which Remington said must be filled to meet the needs of the university, such as raising

The Terps Racing club’s Baja Team will compete today through Sunday in the Baja SAE competition in Burlington, Wis. The team of more than 20 engineering students will pit their off-road vehicle against 115 other teams. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

ally took a lot longer to make,” said sophomore mechanical engineering major Mark Nathanson.

Although Schultz averaged 15 hours of work on the car each week during the semester, summer has been far from a break as he’s worked on the project almost full time.

“Those of us who were there last year know what we need to

do to improve,” he said. “You take what you have and you build on it to make it better.”

Many team members have been spending whole days in the workshop in the J.M. Patterson Building as the competition draws near, occasionally napping on a couch in their lounge against a backdrop of drilling, hammering and welding from the adja-

cent workshop.

“I would definitely do this again since I feel that I’ve learned more in the last two weeks of building the car than I have in the previous semester,” Nathanson said. “It is also a great group of knowledgeable engineers who act as a great resource for helping with classes, along with designing and making parts for the car.”

The experience also offers a chance to meet engineers from abroad, including South America and Europe, but Jim Schultz said he has not forgotten the next few days are a competition.

“This is my car. I don’t want to lose,” he said. “I want to be proud of my car, and I want to be proud of my school.”

money toward alumni programming and the mortgage of the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, as well as tackling new opportunities and untapped resources.

“There are some current vacancies that need to be filled, that’s essential,” Remington said. “But I believe we need to go beyond that to create some additional positions to be ready for continued high-level fundraising and the next campaign.”

Weiler’s appointment, Loh’s third this summer, follows the arrivals of more than 10 new administrators on the campus in the last 18 months.

Remington announced his resignation less than a year into Loh’s tenure, citing the end of the Great Expectations campaign as the right time to change leadership.

Weiler said in addition to valuing college affordability

“Job number one is to allow the university to close out its current campaign, celebrate it, celebrate all the donors.”

important.” Clear communication on projects and spending will be a priority, he said.

In 2010, students at the University of New Hampshire bristled at officials’ attempts to raise tuition $160 per student; the measure would have been used to help match a donation to build a new business school after fundraising efforts fell about $15 million short of their goal.

“I think that the goal to match a $25 million gift for a building was probably not evaluated correctly,” said Weiler, who took up his post after officials had set the target. “That is an enormous amount to match in a brickand-mortar project.”

Remington said he thinks his

successor has the right mindset to handle the next campaign’s extensive planning as well as the endurance to carry it out — Weiler has completed five Ironman Triathlons.

“Those races are mental exercises and most people who do them will tell you it becomes a mental battle and far less physical, so it keeps your mind sharp and I just find the fitter I am the harder I work, the more endurance I have and the more energy I have,” Weiler said.

Remington added, “That’s not what’s going to make him a great vice president, but it takes a lot of discipline and it tells me he has that discipline and he sees things through.”

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QUIDDITCH from page 1 teams, Anbinder said.

“It’s cool to see that my athleticism has been recognized and that Maryland has been recognized with quality players that can compete at an international level,” Rardin said.

Hicks, a special education graduate student, joined the quidditch team in fall 2011.

His mother, Ronda Hicks, knew her son was athletic because he played baseball as an undergraduate student at St. Augustine’s College in Raleigh, N.C., but she was skeptical of his new hobby at first.

“I couldn’t conceptualize it,” she said.

But after Hicks explained the game some more, his mother began understanding how his height and experience with sports could pay off. Next month, she’ll travel to London to see him play.

“I thought, ‘He may be good at this,’” she said. “It’s an interesting sport. It’s a sport that he’s really fallen in love with.”

Although Team USA has not held any practices yet, Hicks said it is favored to win because U.S. players generally have more experience than their international competitors.

“We have a better knowledge of the rules,” Hicks said.

“We have a better knowledge of the team game plan.”

While the game may be newer to the other countries competing

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in the London tournament, Anbinder said he still expects to see some close games.

“It will be interesting to see the different play styles because U.S. teams sort of play in a vacuum where we don’t really get to play other international teams with the exception of maybe at the World Cup,” Anbinder said.

But other teams’ chasers will have to get through Hicks’ defense first.

The 6-foot-1 keeper has a long wingspan that helps him easily guard the hoops and catch the quaffle, the ball used to score — a skill his teammates said they admire.

“It’s like, what? How do you even do that?” Connelly said.

“It’s really impressive.”

“He’ll literally grab the quaffle out of the air instead of swatting it down or something like a lot of people do,” Anbinder added.

Once he grabs a quaffle, Hicks then uses his speed and takes the initiative to lead the chasers up the field and call plays, which Anbinder said may make him a leader on Team USA. This university’s team’s drill-intensive practices — six every week during the semester — seem to have paid off so far. In addition to having three national players, this university’s quidditch team is ranked fourth out of more than 600 U.S. teams.

“We’re still an up-and-coming team, but we’re definitely

making a name for ourselves,” Rardin said. “It really started with a group of like five people running around with broomsticks looking goofy on the mall, and now, we’ve got a travel squad of 21 that’s competitive.”

Players said the sport is not always about running drills and working plays. On Sundays, they relax a little and take the game less competitively, Rardin said.

“We realize it’s a goofy sport, and we just mess around,” he said. “It’s just a great time hanging out with the team. We are a giant family, so Sundays are always a fun day.”

Because of the number of practices of week, Connelly and Hicks said their lives mostly revolve around quidditch and school — not that they mind.

“When we aren’t practicing, we are usually all hanging out together, studying together,” Hicks said. “We all have a mutual respect for each other from all the work we have put in together to get to where we are today.”

The university team will continue practicing twice a month during the summer in preparation for next season.

“We’re pretty hard to miss,” Connelly said. “We’re out there all the time, screaming and running around on brooms. We don’t exactly blend in.” news@umdbk.com Special education graduate student James Hicks will travel to London in July as a first-string player on the International Quidditch Association’s Team USA. PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMES HICKS

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SEASON OF HITS FOR TERPS RUGBY CLUB TEAM In existence since 1968, the Terrapins men’s rugby team continued to make a name for itself this season in one of America’s fastest emerging sports.

Under the leadership of its three-time AllAmerican coach Jeff Soeken, the rugby team started the season with a few hiccups in February, losing scrimmages to Delaware and St. Bonaventure, respectively, but soon hit its stride with a six-game winning streak.

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A deal that’s music to your ears

Students are racking up an average of $26,000 in student loan debts, according to the White House’s website, and interest rates on student loans are set to double July 1 if congressional Republicans and Democrats do not come to an agreement on how to secure the necessary funding.

Several students said they would welcome a clearer system for applying for scholarships and loans.

“I was fortunate enough that my parents were involved with it,” said senior government and politics major Landon Greer.

“The process of applying to college and figuring out how to pay for it would have been harder if I had been doing it by myself.”

The university system has

pledged to provide families with a concise description of the price tag for one year of college; options for payment that clearly distinguish between loans, grants and scholarships; net costs including grant and scholarship money; estimated monthly payments for federal loans; and information about rates at which students enroll each year, graduate and repay loans without defaulting.

The changes will go into effect for the 2013-2014 school year.

University of Maryland, Baltimore County President Freeman Hrabowski represented the system, which was chosen to participate based on the state’s tuition increases being minimal in comparison to other institutions over the last five years. System Chancellor Brit Kirwan has also been involved in constructing a federally standardized

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“I think we do a pretty good job of managing resources so that college remains affordable,” said Kirwan, who added there is always room for improvement.

Other attending institutions included Arizona State University, the State University System of New York and the University of Texas System, as well as Syracuse University and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

The conference came as part of Obama’s America Built to Last program, geared toward making a college education attainable to all students.

“You have Johnny or Susie applying to colleges and how do they know which awarded financial package is the best one for them?” said Sarah Bauder, the university’s financial aid director. “There needs to be some consistency.

Bauder said over the last year and a half, staff have worked to streamline award letters sent to students. Using input from students and parents, the university now offers an online letter that includes links to personal student loan history, an award guide and a breakdown of fees.

“It has the most amount of information we think you need, but it’s not too complex and it offers the availability of learning more,” she said.

Bauder said the office has received dramatically fewer phone calls since instating the new award letter. However, Greer said that was a small step compared to the system’s planned changes.

“I’m sure information is online, but I’m not sure how outwardly provided it is,” Greer said. “It’s not a perfect system.” blasey@umdbk.com

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A house divided

Impeach Obama?

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When graduate students cited low wages and out-of-reach housing as their biggest raduate students have regularly complained about the sparse number of housing options available to them on and around the campus — it’s been a concerns, was the first thought on developers’ and city officials’ minds to build more hot-button issue at several Graduate Student Government meetings and expensive complexes? It doesn’t benefit graduate students because it will be too costly. student leaders have refused to put the issue to rest. Although developers It also shows curious business sense from the Houston-based Hanover Company, the and university administrators have taken steps in recent years to provide housing project developer, and a disregard for community needs from the city council.

This editorial board is not against building more housing. Just more than a year specifically geared toward addressing this concern, graduate student leaders say the newer options are still out of reach for many of their constituents. The most pressing ago, this campus was in the midst of an infamous housing crunch — students were forced off the campus after their sophomore year, and only with the construction of concerns remain cost, distance from the campus and quality of the living space.

Oakland Hall was every student who wanted housing accomBecause nearby graduate student complexes are not modated. Should more students gain the desire to stay on the partnered with this university, graduate students face a campus, the university will likely be put in the same position. higher price tag for their housing. Many graduate stuYet officials apparently deemed it necessary to appeal dents have horror stories about their living arrange- The new housing complex for to the specific demographic of graduate students and facments, ranging from insects and creepy critters running around their apartment to landlords who take students’ graduate students and faculty ulty looking for high-end living — which, from what we rent but forget to pay the utility bill. doesn’t address affordability, can tell, is a relatively small population — and we are left scratching our heads, trying to imagine the thought In fall 2010, the Mazza Grandmarc development, the biggest need of those it process behind Domain at College Park. With three about two miles north of the campus on Route 1, was additional subsidized graduate student high-rise apartsupposed to help solve these problems. Graduate stuseeks to accommodate. ment buildings in the plans for the East Campus developdents receive a 10 percent discount on monthly rent and a discount on the complex’s parking garage, as well as a few other minor bene- ment, this building is unnecessary in its currently planned state. While it’s fits. The new complex for graduate students stemmed from complaints about commendable planners are taking steps to improve living conditions in the the living conditions in Graduate Hills and Graduate Gardens and other com- city, providing high-end living for faculty members doesn’t seem like the most plexes around the campus, which are all alleged to have shoddy conditions and pressing issue facing this university.

There isn’t a need for more expensive housing options for graduate stusimply make graduate students’ lives more difficult. All of the complaints — along with the reality that graduate students are underpaid — should be enough dents. There isn’t a need for faculty apartments in a college town right now.

Developers should want to build something that has the potential to profit, not reason for the administration to tackle the issue and find a solution.

Instead, developers are building an upscale apartment complex, Domain at something unneeded. Similarly, city officials need to take into account student College Park, to be located at the intersection of Mowatt Lane and Campus needs, as the university community of both undergraduate and graduate stuDrive, for the express purpose of offering high-end living for graduate students dents make up a large part of their College Park constituency. Domain at Coland faculty. The College Park City Council supported the decision and seems to lege Park is a good idea in theory, but now isn’t the time for such a complex, be taking the same route it did with projects like the Maryland Book Exchange when students are barely able to pay their rent. For now, developers and city officials should pour their efforts into more pertinent issues. site — a dumb approach to smart growth.

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Editorial cartoon: Ben Stryker

So you think you’re offended, huh?

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hen people describe something as offensive I generally have one response: “Psssh … whatever.” I’m dismissive, but not because I lack empathy or doubt your sincerity; rather, I believe “offensive” is a silly, weak word that accomplishes nothing.

Think about it: The word means, essentially, “attacking.” To say you are offended is to merely admit someone has attacked and injured your feelings, conscience, beliefs, etc. Imagine a soldier shot in the arm by a distant sniper. Right away, he has a few options: He can go on the offensive and tr y to locate and kill the sniper. Or he can run for cover, then assess the situation.

Or, if he feels offended, the soldier can stand there and complain that he’s been shot by a sniper.

That’s a silly response — not only does it accomplish nothing, it’s also a good way to get shot again.

Now, obviously, people don’t always label something as offensive

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HAXEL just because they feel personally wronged. Sometimes people use the term in a more general sense, as in: “Rush Limbaugh is offensive.” They understand Limbaugh says ridiculous things that hurt others’ feelings, so people want to express their solidarity with those who might be upset.

But this is equally pointless. It’s like a soldier watching his friend get shot in the arm by a sniper and responding with, “Hey! You shot my friend!” In both cases, complaining accomplishes nothing. So why is it such a natural response?

I blame our parents. As children, many of us learn that complaining is the way to solve problems. Is your older brother being mean? Whine to

Mommy and she’ll make him stop.

Didn’t get picked for dodgeball? Cr y about it and Dad takes you out for ice cream. Ever yone expects this as a child, and it’s natural. But eventually we’re supposed to grow up.

Bemoaning the offensiveness of something implies you are helpless and unable to act. It places you in a position of weakness. Don’t be weak — fight back. Use logic to illustrate your foe’s errors. Find facts to demonstrate the inaccuracy of his or her claims. Submit a guest column to dismantle the argument.

When people write “that’s offensive,” what they really mean is, “that’s offensive to me” or “that’s offensive to some people.”

Unfortunately, there are enough crazies out there that nothing is universally offensive to everyone — even concepts as reprehensible as genocide or pedophilia have supporters. Consequently, slapping the “offensive” label on something erodes the power of better methods.

For example, racism is unjust;

this is factually and logically true, and any argument to the contrary can be dismantled.

But simply labeling racist rhetoric as offensive obscures the real problem — the racist’s ignorance — and solves nothing. If I learned anything in my year as an editor for the opinion page of this newspaper, it’s that people overvalue the state of being offended.

I understand it’s sometimes easy to get fired up, especially about a topic you’re passionate about. But think about the soldier analogy: What’s the most effective response?

When in doubt, just ask yourself: What would Chuck Norris do? I like to think if someone shot Chuck Norris, he’d probably just look at them — then continue dominating his Total Gym workout as if nothing happened.

Sometimes the best response is no response at all. Don’t be offended. Be Chuck Norris.

Christopher Haxel is a senior English major and former opinion editor. He can be reached at haxel@umdbk.com.

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ne morning, after one of my wife’s garage sale hunts, I found a “Sun Green 2500” lawn mower beside my garage. I assumed this was to replace my dead “Lawn Cat 1500” — which had exhausted its nine lives — and a subtle hint that the lawn needed mowing. Grinning widely with one foot on top of her prey, my wife proudly explained that though it may need some minor repairs, the mower only cost $5. And no, I could not have the change from the $20 I gave her before she left.

Rolling my eyes at her, I grabbed the gas and oil cans, fed the beast and pulled the cord. Much to my surprise, it immediately came back to life. My wife smiled with satisfaction and rolled her eyes right back at me as she went inside.

But eyes were the only things

rolling — the wheels on the mower were completely locked up. After some disassembly and banged knuckles I was able to determine the gear assembly, part 3546A, was cracked. I figured once I had replaced it I would have a fine selfpropelled mower I could glide across the lawn with hardly any effort.

After several hours on the Internet, I found “Dale’s Used Lawn Mowers and Aluminum Siding Service” only an hour and a half from my home. He did not seem too friendly on the phone, but he had the part.

This soon became a quest. After three hours of getting lost on back roads and my GPS ultimately asking me for directions, we arrived at our destination as dusk was rolling in with a collection of storm clouds fixing for a fight.

Dale — a ver y large, tattooed

RICHARD ZIPPER man — had several acres of mowers lined up and covered in tarp, looking much like tombstones in a cemetery. As lightning started to flash, dusk and rain left us dark and knee deep in mud. Exhausted after a brief slog through the muck, I caught up to Dale standing next to a mower on a hilltop.

With thunder echoing off the trees, he took out a large hunting knife, looked me in the eyes and said, “This is it.” He swung the knife with great force toward me as I dove face first into the goop and his blade freed the mower from its

tie down. Happy to still be alive, I gave him $30 for the whole mower.

After spending the entire next day cleaning mud out of my car and spending $50 to replace a freshly destroyed car mat, I finally disassembled the muddy mower. There it was, part 3546B. Part 3546B? It is supposed to be part 3546A! I staggered to the other side of the garage stunned and confused. Flipping the mower on its side and removing the mud revealed a “Sun Green 2600” label, not a “Sun Green 2500.”

As I sit in my kitchen while a lawn ser vice mows my yard for $100, I can only say beware of bargains. Beware of bargains.

Richard Zipper is a Golden ID student taking classes in biology. He can be reached at zipper@umdbk.com.

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exas Rep. Ron Paul showed great courage and acumen in his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination by attacking the notion that, if the president orders it, it’s legal to assassinate or incarcerate an American citizen without the benefit of a trial.

Although one can certainly understand why Paul chose to campaign for president, in terms of the good of the nation in the long run, it might have been better if he’d spent the time in Congress. Rather than running against President Barack Obama, he could have worked to impeach him for assassinating an American citizen.

For one thing, running against him legitimizes Obama’s claim to office.

He should be impeached and convicted, not voted out — especially if he’s voted out in favor of a Republican who also believes the president has the right to assassinate American citizens and shoot prisoners of war, such as Osama bin Laden. This view that it’s legal if the president orders it was attributed to Presidents Richard Nixon and George W. Bush, but now Obama has actually done it — ordered the assassination of an American citizen.

According to The New York Times, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel has produced a secret document justifying such action. But if the newspaper accounts of its contents are accurate, the document is full of half-truths and falsehoods. The gist of its argument, however, is that it wasn’t feasible to capture and detain Anwar al-Awlaki — an al-Qaida leader born in New Mexico — and instead used a drone. Without a drone, innocent American commandos and Yemeni civilians could have lost their lives.

Let’s assume this to be true. Is it still a justification? No, because you are putting an American citizen’s right to the full protection of the legal system below the rights of foreigners — Yemeni civilians — not to suffer collateral damage.

I agree there should be no unnecessary killing of foreigners in warfare — including enemy belligerents such as bin Laden — but not at the risk of endangering American lives. This is true particularly for civilians, those military members who were subject to a draft or stop-loss, as well as an American fugitive from justice likely to be executed anyway upon a trial.

What about the rights of American soldiers to capture the fugitive rather than assassinate him or her from a safe distance? Are their rights being violated if they’re killed, injured or captured to face the Yemeni court system?

One must not assume the soldiers participating in a commando raid are draftees or those subject to stop-loss.

These are all willing volunteers who’d probably welcome the opportunity to practice their skills further. Even if it weren’t for a mission strictly necessary in a military sense, they would uphold a perhaps esoteric American principle. So even if their lives are being put at risk, their rights aren’t violated.

The Justice Department document states this was a unique situation that did not establish a precedent. Like hell it didn’t. If this doctrine is allowed to stand, any American who goes abroad and is a fugitive from justice for whatever reason is now, in theory, subject to assassination rather than capture or extradition. This is especially true if the country he or she is in doesn’t have an extradition treaty with the U.S. or doesn’t extradite people charged with the fugitive’s particular offense. All the government will have to do is claim it wasn’t feasible to pick up or capture the fugitive.

Jonathan Miller is a graduate student in geography. He can be reached at jsmiller@umd.edu.

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While the adage is usually correct that there is strength in numbers, this week many may find that this is only true after enough time has been dedicated to solitary planning.This is a good week for solo brainwork; he or she who is able to be alone to get things done will have the advantage in certain situations.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) — You may feel that it has been a long time since you have received the recognition you deserve. This week, keep your eyes and ears open. (June 7June 20) — You’ll require some assistance as you work to provide another with a completed project.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) — A little goes a long way, especially when it comes to your own temper. Take care that you don’t hurt anyone accidentally. (July 8-July 22) — You’ll receive word from afar that has you rethinking your entire game plan. Options abound.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) — You’re not ready for an increase in your workload, but that’s just what’s likely to happen this week. You must use your time wisely. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) — You’re struggling with some emotional issues at this time, and this makes practical thinking more difficult than usual.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) — A twist in the plot has you in a more advantageous position as the week develops.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) — Attempts to adjust your schedule to better fit your personal situation may only complicate matters; stick to what has always worked! (Oct. 8Oct. 22) — You know that you’re getting into some hot water at this time — but you also know that it may well be worth it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) — A rival may be increasing his or her efforts to overtake you, and what you do as a result will shape the course of this and subsequent weeks. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) — Others are likely to gravitate toward you because of your air of confidence. Don’t let them down!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) — You’re waiting on another to finish his or her part of a current project.

When that is complete, you can add finishing touches. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) — You may have trouble getting someone in your care to do what is best for him or herself. Stick with it!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) — While preparing for one thing, you’ll also have to keep in mind one or two things that will soon overlap. (Jan. 7Jan. 19) — You may be assuming that certain things will take longer than necessary — and others less time. Be ready for anything.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) — You will have to scurry to keep up with

the demands being made on you at this time. Don’t be fooled by something that appears easy. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) — The week unfolds in an orderly manner — but later on, certain key issues may become confusing or unclear.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) — You’ll be inspired early in the week by the actions of someone who is new on the scene. His or her enthusiasm will surely prove infectious. (March 6March 20) — You’ve been listening to a lot of advice, directly or indirectly, and this week you can begin putting it to good use.

ARIES (March 21-April 4) — A change of schedule early in the week will make it necessary to contact all those who are slated to work with you. (April 5-April 19) — You may have to learn by doing this week; ultimately, your own creativity will prove your most valuable tool.

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) — It’s time once again to double up — or even triple up. You can’t get it all done this week without maximizing your own productivity. (May 6-May 20) — You may be surprised to learn just what is going on with an old friend who has been out of the picture for quite some time.

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REVIEW | MOONRISE KINGDOM

OVER THE MOON Moonrise Kingdom is one of Wes Anderson’s best films to date

BY WARREN ZHANG Senior staff writer

Writer/director Wes Anderson (Fantastic Mr. Fox) has become somewhat infamous for his style — think angsty angst set to a vintage hipster soundtrack with immaculate production design and exacting shot composition.

As with any kind of auteur, most people either love him or hate him. Only a handful of his works are universally beloved — Rushmore, Fantastic Mr. Fox and maybe The Royal Tenenbaums. His other works are much more divisive, not only because of the rather limited range and scope of his scripts, but because his artistic flourishes become grating when tied to a subpar story.

Thankfully, his latest film, Moonrise Kingdom, falls more in the former camp than the latter.

The story doesn’t represent a massive leap forward for the director. In fact, the plot — vaguely inspired by Romeo and Juliet

— uncannily resembles Rushmore, with parallel stories charting an ill-fated romance between two troubled runaways and an ensemble of adults trying to locate the pair.

Yet, something about the movie feels fresh and alive in a way that precious few of the director’s works do.

The two pre-adolescent leads (newcomers Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward) act convincingly like a pair of infatuated children while adeptly reading the script’s precocious dialogue. The gaggle of renowned adult actors turn in good performances, but the story largely relegates them to the sidelines.

Anderson wisely focuses just enough on the adults to provide backstory and foils to the young, idealistic lovers without overwhelming the plot. There’s a pervasive sense of melancholy that serves to emotionally ground the story, particularly during the more fanciful second and third acts.

Visually, the film represents

even less of an evolution for Anderson. Perhaps inspired by Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom looks like a picture book. A gorgeous picture book — one filled with pastel colors, long shots and astonishingly precise sets — but a picture book nonetheless. Though Anderson’s films have never looked particularly naturalistic, this film takes things way too far.

However, the overly stylized aesthetic never ruins the deal.

For all of the distracting visual flourishes, the soundtrack keeps the film on a steady keel. Bursts of classical music (complete with era-style voiceover introductions) are matched with pop and French tunes.

Moonrise Kingdom, in the end, works because of elements such as the soundtrack that ground the film in some form of emotional realism.

Even though some things flatout don’t work (like the setting’s name of New Penzance), the undeniably potent overarching sweep of the film compensates for Anderson’s stumbles and faults. chzhang@umdbk.com

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Shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez (center) was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 17th round of the 2012 MLB Draft. He was one of four Terps taken.

DRAFT from page 8 program.

“I’m really proud of all those guys,” Rodriguez said. “Just seeing them blossom from freshman year into junior year, and I know all the hard work that everyone on this team put in. I’m really happy for all the

TEWAARATON from page 8 had for her. This year alone, she was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year, ranking second and fifth, respectively, in goals and points (94).

“She gets it done on both ends of the field, and is totally consistent from game to game,” Reese said. “That’s one

guys that got picked up.”

As juniors, Reed and Haslup have until July 13 to decide whether to pursue a professional career with the Yankees.

As the quality of the players on the Terps grows — this marks the second straight year Bakich has had four players drafted — the talent of the recruits has grown as well, giving the Terps the opportunity

to restock.

Top pitching prospects Jake Drossner (Chicago Cubs, 23rd round) and Jared Price (New York Mets, 33rd round) were both selected, as was shortstop Jose Cuas (Toronto Blue Jays, 40th round). With MLB recently establishing new rules on how much teams can spend on draftees, it’s quite likely all the signees will play in College

Park next season.

Of course, it helps that Bakich has already had success convincing drafted players to choose the Terps. In 2011, third baseman K.J. Hockaday was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 14th round as a signee, and in 2010, first baseman Tim Kiene was drafted by Washington in the 30th. Both came to College Park, and now

of the things that makes her such a great player — she doesn’t have any ups and downs, and she’s a very consistent player.”

Despite Schwarzmann’s best efforts, the Terps fell to Northwestern in the NCAA tournament for a second straight season. This time, they were outscored, 9-7, in the semifinal round.

But even a disappointing loss

to the Wildcats can’t ruin a milestone year for the three-time AllAmerican — especially after earning lacrosse’s top honor.

“We fell short, but I think it was a great year for us,” Schwarzmann said. “We had a lot of young players, and we really achieved some great things. We avenged two of our losses and won the ACC Championship. That’s a great achievement in itself.

“I think it was a great year for us.”

they anchor the corners of the infield.

The Terps program Rodriguez leaves in 2012 is markedly dif ferent than the one he entered in 2008.

Through Bakich’s tenure, the Terps have gained national recognition that has carried over to the professional level.

Moving forward, the ques-

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“We invest a lot of time and energy in the recruiting process of building relationships with these kids at an early age,” Bakich said. “So we really do get to know them and what makes them tick.” dgallen@umdbk.com

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“And having the majority of the team returning next year, I think we’re going to do even greater things.” munson@umdbk.com

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Schwarzmann takes home Tewaaraton Award Terp becomes third player in program history to win sport’s top honor

BY NICHOLAS MUNSON Staff writer

Nearly three years ago, Katie Schwarzmann walked into Terrapins women’s lacrosse coach Cathy Reese’s office. The meeting’s message was simple: Schwarzmann would eventually be a finalist for the highly coveted Tewaaraton Award — the sport’s equivalent to the Heisman Trophy.

Reese’s prophecy came true not once, but twice. After

reaching the final round in 2011, the midfielder was invited back to the award ceremony last week. Only this time, she didn’t stay in her seat when the winner’s name was called.

She became the third player in program history to take home the trophy.

“I guess it’s kind of crazy that [Reese] had the confidence in me to actually reach that point,” said Schwarzmann, who was the first winner since 2005 to not play for the reign-

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ing national champion. “I was in complete shock. I didn’t know what to think, but I just went up and gave my speech.”

Anyone who saw Schwarzmann play this season likely can’t share the rising senior’s surprise. After leading the team in goals last season, she emerged as the offense’s undisputed leader during her junior campaign. She finished the season with 72 goals, 18 more than the team’s secondhighest scorer, attacker Karri

Ellen Johnson.

“Anyone that watches Katie play knows that she has amazing athletic ability,” Reese said.

“She has earned that award through hard work, talent and dedication to the sport. I’m super proud of her, but we knew coming in that she was going to be a phenomenal college player.”

Schwarzmann has met any expectation her coach could’ve

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The Terrapins baseball team has undergone a complete overhaul since coach Erik Bakich arrived in College Park three years ago. The roster, staff and facilities have all changed. In the process, an ACC bottomfeeder has become a resilient squad unafraid of taking on any team, regardless of national rankings or history.

That overall development was reflected during the MLB Draft, which started Monday, when teams selected four Terps and three of the team’s signees.

Shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez, who started all of the team’s last 177 games, was the first Terp off the board when he went in the 17th round to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers selected the Oak Hill, Va., native in the 32nd round a year ago, but Rodriguez decided to return to school and be a key leader in the Terps’ turnaround.

“I stayed in touch with them over the offseason, and I was still talking to them leading up to the draft,” Rodriguez said.

“They gave me a shot in the 17th round.”

The decision to come back to the Terps last year was tough, Rodriguez said, but it paid off in the end, as he was able to hone his skills both on and off the field as a member of the Terps’ leadership council.

“He’s got the ‘it’ factor, and however you define it, he’s got ‘it,’” Bakich said in early May. “He’s just one of those guys that you know is going to be successful in baseball.”

Joining Rodriguez in the pros will be right-hander Michael Boyden, who went to the Washington Nationals in the 31st round. The La Plata native split his first two years of college between George Washington and Northwest Shoals Community College (Ala.) before establishing himself as one of the Terps’ hardest throwers.

Two of Boyden’s fellow pitchers, left-hander Jimmy Reed and right-hander Charlie Haslup, were drafted by the New York Yankees. Bakich and pitching coach Sean Kenny singled out Reed (21st round) and Haslup (26th round) at times this year for their development during their three years with the

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