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City Council considers Univ. selects next leader new redistricting plan of information technology before local residents

Brian Voss to serve as CIO in fourth administrative appointment

New plan will group together on-campus communities in the same city districts

BY RACHAEL PACELLA AND RACHEL ROUBEIN Senior staff writers

As the city council gears up for elections this fall, members have mapped out a new voting district plan that prioritizes keeping on-campus student communities together.

With the release of the U.S. Census Bureau data in February came a new districting plan for the city’s four districts, and the city council held a public hearing on its proposal — known as Plan C — on Tuesday.

If Plan C is officially chosen, the new district breakdown would be as follows: District 1, the northernmost district, would include Mazza Grandmarc as well as IKEA and Camden College Park apartments; District 2 would include The Varsity, The View,

the North and South Hill communities and South Campus Commons 3 and 4; District 3 would include the proposed 38-acre East Campus development along with the rest of downtown, Fraternity Row, the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity house and Commons 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7; and District 4 would include University Courtyards and the North Campus communities.

Several council members and student redistricting representative David Bransfield said this plan is preferable because it keeps related parts of the campus together in the same district and increases the population of District 1 — the only district that does not touch the campus.

In October, Mayor Andy Fellows proposed a student-only district — to

BY REBECCA LURYE Staff writer

In the fourth administrative appointment since the semester’s end, university President Wallace Loh announced the new leader of information technology last week.

Brian Voss, the information technology vice chancellor and chief information officer at Louisiana State University, will take over as vice president of information technology and CIO at this university August 1. And with more than 25 years of experience under his belt, Loh said Voss is well suited to steer the

university’s information technology in the right direction.

In addition to his time at Louisiana State, Voss served as the vice president of IT at Indiana University when that university was becoming a leader in information technology.

“He was right in the middle of that transformation,” search committee chairwoman Patricia Steele said. “It was very clear he had the right level of experience with a large research university.”

And the “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to

see VOSS, page 2

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Stepping into the spotlight University junior and heart transplant recipient featured on MTV for philanthropy, community activism

BY DANA SUKONTARAK

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When Odunola “Ola” Ojewumi was in fifth grade, doctors told her she was living with a heart condition that would cut her life short. Within a year, her prescription medicine began to damage her liver. Her heart and kidney were failing and she

2009. For this effort and her role as an activist, philanthropist and teacher in her community, the 20year-old junior government and politics major was recently named one of three recipients of a $5,000 grant from mtvU’s Top of the Class award given to three college students

needed an organ donor immediately.

A wave of relief passed over her and her family when Ojewumi was chosen to receive a transplant. Her procedure was successful, yet she knew her work was far from complete.

To guide others through the organ donation and registry process, Ojewumi founded the Sacred Hearts Children’s Transplant Foundation in

see OJEWUMI, page 2

MTV recently featured junior government and politics major Odunola “Ola” Ojewumi in a segment about community activism. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

Jessica Sunshine and a team of university researchers are hoping to win a NASA competition with their design for a spacecraft that will study the evolution and makeup of a comet. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

Researchers compete for NASA space exploration The leading lady

Craft would study composition of comets

BY CLAIRE SARAVIA Staff writer

A university researcher’s spacecraft design could soon be exploring the face of comets if chosen as the winner of a NASA competition.

If selected as winner of NASA’s 12th Discovery Competition, senior research scientist Jessica Sunshine’s project — which was among three finalists selected out of 28 proposals submitted to NASA last September — would fly to a comet to study its evolving composition and better understand how the universe formed.

The $420 million project, Comet Hopper, is an automated capsulelike spacecraft no larger than a per-

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son, designed to withstand a comet’s low gravity by slowly drifting to different areas on the icy structure, Sunshine said.

“It’s designed to land on a comet multiple times to explore both the composition and physical differences across a comet,” said Sunshine, who has been studying comets for 14 years.

If selected to move forward in the competition, Sunshine said Comet Hopper — which has already received $3 million from NASA for placing in the final three — would launch in December 2016 to land on the Wirtanen comet. Once landed, it

see SPACECRAFT, page 8

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Stamp Director Guenzler-Stevens wins Women of Distinction award for work mentoring young females

BY MARLENA CHERTOCK For The Diamondback

Stamp Student Union Director Marsha Guenzler-Stevens has always striven to be a source of encouragement for the young women she meets — a trait that recently earned her national recognition.

“Our friends at Duke University did a study of women on their campus and they said that their undergraduate women, and this fits us all, wanted

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effortless perfection. They wanted to be smart, fit, cute, bright, capable, always there for a friend and they wanted to do all of that without looking like it took any effort or sweat,” she said to hundreds in the audience at the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders. “And so the seeds of doubt are sown because we believe we should be flawless. But we all find out all too soon that we fart, we fail, we have bad hair days.”

At the conference, held at this uni-

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versity two weeks ago, GuenzlerStevens was one of five who received the Women of Distinction award for the impact she has made in the lives of college-aged women, empowering them and helping turn them into community leaders.

“Marsha was picked because she has been a true pioneer with women, particularly women veterans and college students,” said Brooke Supple,

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THE DIAMONDBACK | NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2011

Univ. Police respond to reports of trespassing, burglary, theft

BY ERIN EGAN Staff writer

University Police responded to more than 100 crimes and other incidents since exams ended May 18, ranging from reports of stolen golf carts and commencement signs to drunk men passed out in the bushes.

Drug Possession — On May 19, University Police found a student in Byrd Stadium around 10:15 p.m. in possession of marijuana. Officers charged the student criminally and referred him to the Office of Student Conduct for disciplinary action.

University Police spokesman Capt. Marc Limansky said this happens often.

“We find folks there periodically, usually on the upper deck smoking marijuana,” he said.

Theft — On May 20, a GPS unit was stolen from a vehicle in Lot 11b near the University View. Police responded around 9 a.m. to find no forced entry into the vehicle, but the owner said her car was locked before the theft.

“Just don’t leave valuables in vehicles,” he said. “If it is necessary to leave them in the car, make sure they aren’t in plain view.”

Trespassing — A man was found passed out drunk under the bushes next to the Mitchell Building around 3:30 p.m. on May 20. The man was previously given a denial of access to the university for disorderly and intoxicated behavior in the Chemistry building in

VOSS from page 1 work at this university was something Voss said he couldn’t pass up.

“The University of Maryland is a great, great institution, and I’ve been aware of it for a long time,” he said.

In his new role, Voss will be responsible for the university’s information technology strategic planning, partnering with other organizations and companies and directing how the Office of Information Technology – which develops and maintains networking and telecommunication services for the university — handles its dayto-day operations.

Voss, who has also produced many respected works on topics from IT leadership to disaster planning, will succeed engineering professor Joseph JaJa. After Jeffrey Huskamp, also a former colleague of Voss, died last May, JaJa took the helm as interim vice president of information technology and CIO. Voss said he will focus on craft-

OJEWUMI from page 1 whose role as all three shines through their community; a segment about her aired on MTV on May 19.

“I went through kind of a midlife crisis at age 18,” she said. “I was really angry and fed up. I knew I needed to do something so other kids wouldn’t have to feel the same isolation and solitude as I did.”

With donations from Prince George’s County Council members Tom Dernoga and Mary Lehman, Ojewumi was given the means to start the foundation and Project A.S.C.E.N.D., a grant program which gave the local charity LLOL Mentoring funds to create a summer camp for 100 teenage girls. And through book and teddy bear drives, Ojewumi connected with her community while raising awareness about her saving

2007, Limansky said.

Domestic Violence — On May 22, a case of domestic violence was reported near the CVS in the College Park Shopping Center on Route 1. A drunk man was reportedly arguing with his wife. Although the officer thought she had been assaulted, the woman denied any physical contact.

Limansky said no charges are expected to be filed against either person.

Weapon Violation — A University Police officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation near the intersection of Route 1 and Rossborough Lane just before midnight on May 24. The driver had a suspended license for failing to appear in court for multiple violations, Limansky said. The officer found a loaded handgun under the front passenger seat.

“The driver had a permit to transport the weapon to and from his place of business,” Limansky said. “However, he was transporting it in violation of his permit because he was not in transit either to or from work, and he was arrested,” Limansky said.

Stolen Vehicles — A golf cart was stolen from outside of Calvert Hall on May 27 around 7:30 a.m. The rental gold cart has not been found, and the case is still active and pending.

The cart was used by Odyssey of the Mind staff members, who were working during the international competition held on-campus last week, Limansky said.

In a completely separate inci-

dent the following day, another golf cart was stolen outside of Lefrak Hall just before noon.

Limansky said the cart was locked with a cable lock, but was still stolen. Odyssey of the Mind staff members were also using that cart.

Limansky said golf carts are typically stolen for joy-riding activities or to be sold for money. He added that stolen vehicles are pretty uncommon on campus.

“Thefts of automobiles have declined in general during the decade,” he said. “But, it still happens on campus occasionally. We have also seen some scooter thefts this past semester.”

Burglar — On June 1 at 10 a.m., police responded to an attempted break-in at the ArtSociology building. They found markings on the door and a lock mechanism indicating a potential attempt to break-in, Limansky said. Nothing was reported missing from the building, and the case is still active and pending.

Trespassing — A man was arrested for trespassing after he refused to leave the UMUC Inn and Conference Center on June 4. Around 9:30 p.m., the man walked into the Inn and asked for room prices.

He insisted he wouldn’t pay the indicated price and sat down.

He was asked to leave the premises, but refused, Limansky said. He was arrested and denied any further access to the campus.

ing a blueprint for the kind of IT environment that will engage the university community and move it forward.

“Information technology is really there to enable the institution, so I have to understand where it is the institution is trying to go to advance the university toward its goals and ambitions,” he added.

Voss said he wants to ensure software continues to be accessible and easy to use for students. But before he can think about specific initiatives, the first step will be getting acquainted with the university and the faculty he will work closely with come August.

“I think [the students’] needs are a very critical part of what we want to try to meet and serve as an organization,” Voss said. “Learning how to meet those needs is going to be one of my top focuses.”

Steele said the university is located in a resource-rich area, and she hopes Voss will use his expertise to establish more partnerships and address changes in

cyber infrastructure.

“There’s been a transition within technology to figure out which things need to be outsourced to the clouds, so to speak, and which things need to stay here,” she said.

“Strategic planning is something he was heavily involved in at Louisiana, and I’d like to see that here too.”

Steele, also the university’s libraries dean, added, “he has a very good record of working with the libraries, so I’m selfishly looking forward to that.”

In a press release, Loh said he was glad to welcome Voss to the university team.

“Information technology is the central nervous system of a major public research institution, and vital to our statewide service mission,” he stated in the release. “Brian’s experience, approach and leadership will keep us on the path to a firstclass information technology infrastructure. We’re fortunate to have someone of Brian’s stature at the helm.”

grace: organ donation.

However, Ojewumi is not just a philanthropist — she’s also an activist and a teacher. She's a board member on President Barack Obama’s chapter of Organizing for America in this state and teaches a one-credit religious diversity dialogue course in the university’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, where she said her job is to “foster an environment of free speech.”

This prompted James Ojewumi to nominate his sister.

“When I saw the commercial on MTV [for the award], it described the perfect candidate as not only good in the classroom but also in the community,” he said. “My sister does a lot for the community; I thought she was the perfect candidate.

She’s very thoughtful, caring and ambitious.”

While Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Campus Programs at mtvU Carlo DiMarco was perusing

the applications, Ojewumi’s biography leapt off the page — there was just something “very magical and special” about her, he said.

“She has this physical hardship, she’s saddled with the physical burden of a transplant and medicine, and she doesn’t always feel like this 100 percent healthy student,” said DiMarco.

“But none of that deters her.”

With the $5,000 grant, Ojewumi will continue to work with Project A.S.C.E.N.D and in Guatemala, where articles she has published in Marie Claire on global poverty are teaching indigenous women how to read and write English. “[Ola’s situation] really made me think that you shouldn’t let anything keep you from accomplishing what you want to do,” her brother said. “She’s changed my perspective on helping other people.”

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DISTRICTS from page 1 be known as District 5 — but the council ultimately decided against it and established a redistricting commission to evaluate only the existing four districts.

Although no student district will be created, Bransfield —the only student on the commission — said Plan C successfully meets his main goal of making voting easier for students.

“My biggest priority was tr ying to retain as much student community continuation,” he said. “I remember tr ying to vote, and that was ver y confusing. [But now], if someone asks you ‘who am I voting for?’ ‘Oh, you’re living on North Campus? You’re voting for ‘X’ and ‘Y.’ Oh, you’re living in Frat Row? You’re voting for these two people.’ Cutting down confusion and having a student representative there who knew that … made a big difference in how the districts were drawn out.”

Since the council will not officially vote to adopt Plan C until later this summer, the purpose of Tuesday’s public hearing was to gauge community concerns. However, the audience was sparse and only two voiced their opinions.

Mark Shroder, head of the North College Park Citizens’ Association, said Plan C ensures student voters dominate the population of several districts, causing resi-

If the City Council approves its redistricting plan, student communities will be grouped. GRAPHIC BY VICKY LAI/THE DIAMONDBACK

dents to be underrepresented in the new proposal.

“On-campus students have no reason to vote. They do not pay taxes, they do not receive ser vices, and what do you know, they don’t vote,” Shroder said. “The people who do vote are seriously underrepresented — the people that have an interest or stake in what the council does. You can’t change that system before the next election, but I certainly hope

that you’ll change it after the next election.”

But Wojahn said the council purposely decided not to drastically alter the districts.

“The goal was to keep the districts as intact as possible in preparation for the upcoming election in 2011,” he said.

“The council was looking more at other possible, largerscale redistricting alternatives after this year’s election.” news@umdbk.com

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AWARD from page 1 the university’s student affairs chief of staff, who also helps decide who receives the NCCWSL awards.

Since Guenzler-Stevens began working at the university nearly 30 years ago teaching EDCP 418G: Women’s Leadership and as an employee at the student union, she has tried to help generations of female students find their inner strength.

“Many students regard her as an inspirational figure inside and outside the classroom; we see her living some of the values she espouses,” said James McShay, the student union’s associate director. “I feel she is so deserving of this award. I

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consider her to be a pioneer on so many levels.”

She has an ability to help students overcome the challenges they face as young ladies, helping them grow a confidence that allows them to be comfortable in their own skin, he said.

And for university alumna Bridget Schultz, Guenzler-Stevens was a watchful mentor during her years as an undergraduate.

“She made such a positive impact on my life from the day I met her,” Schultz said. “She is such an inspiring woman. She has taught me how amazing women are and shown me they can make a huge impact.”

After Hurricane Katrina hit, Schultz was forced to move from her New Orleans home to this state — and she said she was lucky to have met Guen-

zler-Stevens right off the bat.

“I was a very shy and timid girl. Marsha welcomed me,” Schultz said. “What was unique about Marsha’s motivation was that it wasn’t through words that she motivated me — it was through her actions. Marsha is an amazing woman, and she is loved by all and seeing her lead by example made me want to work to be the best person I could be.”

Although Guenzler-Stevens was nationally recognized for her role as an inspiration to college-aged women, she said these young ladies are her true teachers.

“They might think I’m their mentor, but they’re the ones who have helped me through bad days and when I wasn’t proud of myself,” GuenzlerStevens said.

“She made such a positive impact on my life from the day I met her.

She is such an inspiring woman.”

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She said her internal struggle with gaining self-esteem motivated her to work in women’s leadership.

“I think the challenge that constantly haunts me and so many is that of confidence. Am I good enough? Should I risk doing this?” Guenzler-Stevens said. “Sometimes it kept me from taking on the risk or applying for the job or it caused me worry.” news@umdbk.com

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Opening minds

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n November, when university President Wallace Loh delivered his first upcoming years.

And while China is a country far-removed not only from this state, but also State of the Campus address, he began with a short history lesson, taking the audience back to 1862 when this university was starting as a from the dominant culture of the United States, Loh should be commended small, agricultural land-grant institution. Back then, Loh reminded the for seeking to strengthen both the educational and entrepreneurial ties array of students, faculty, staff and administrators assembled before him, the between this university and China — a country that is rapidly becoming one primary purpose of the school was to serve the state and play a large role in of the most powerful nations on the planet. After all, in the increasingly globalized world in which we live, more ties between our unishaping and bettering the surrounding community — a versity and organizations in other parts of the world mission that had, to some, taken a backseat as the instiwill enhance the stature of the university and ensure tution rose to national and international prominence.

Yet, in spite of the many changes that have occurred Although Loh should be com- this institution is able to provide enhanced opportunities for its students and graduates. in the 150 years since this school was founded, Loh went mended for his attempts to However, as Loh implements his vision of a globallyon to say that there was no reason why the core purpose engaged university, he must ensure he is making conof this institution should be any different in 2011 from create stronger ties between nections with organizations and individuals in a diverse what it was in 1862. Indeed, as Loh discussed in his this university and China, he range of countries — not just those that are strategiNovember speech, the university’s power and influence or economically important. After all, although should not stop at the edge of the campus — it should must ensure that he seeks to cally China is undoubtedly an economic and political powerextend outward, affecting local, state, national and even international affairs. develop similar connections house, other less-developed countries have organizations and individuals that are just as capable of posiAnd to that end, as he promised in his first official speech as president, Loh has embarked on a mission to across the world, in all nations. tively influencing this university and its students, faculty and staff. transform this institution into an organization that not For example, though some developing countries may not be able to cononly ensures the success of its graduates but also serves the greater good.

One of the first steps taken down this more service-oriented path has been tribute much to the economic, entrepreneurial and technological growth that Loh’s recent seven-day trip to China, a tour that took him on visits to seven Loh emphasized in his trip to China, many have rich cultural heritages that Chinese universities in Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing. During his travels, he could demonstrably enrich the curriculum in, for example, the arts and met with leaders in higher education, industry and government to discuss humanities college.

Former university President Dan Mote began to establish these relationbuilding and strengthening partnerships between this institution and China While abroad, Loh signed licensing agreements with four companies who ships with China, and, based on his recent visit, Loh has done an estimable have pledged to establish research and development operations in solar job of continuing this legacy. Yet as Loh prepares to enter his first full acaenergy, biotechnology and water technology in this university’s international demic year as university president, he must ensure he is charting a course business incubator — a center that assists developing businesses. One of all his own, engaging with a broad cross-section of the world, not just the these companies even pledged to invest at least $3 million into the state in the usual suspects.

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Your parents’ divorce: Not worth your time

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ollywood likes to portray college as a wonderland of beer and boobs. But for some, this isn’t immediately the case. Many struggle to make the adjustment. And while the transition to college can be difficult for a student leaving behind his or her happy family, it is infinitely more challenging for an individual whose parents are undergoing a messy divorce.

College is tough enough as it is, and although it's a time when you may need your parents the most, if they are going through a divorce, they are distracted with their own problems and oftentimes use you as a pawn in their Holy War. For those of you going through this situation right now, I’d first like to say I’m sorry; I know how that feels.

Second, I’d like to give you a few pointers to keep things in perspective.

The golden rule of enduring your parents’ divorce is simply this: Don’t be fooled into thinking you have to be involved. People will tell you otherwise — beginning with your parents,

GREG NASIF then your extended family, your parents’ friends, your own friends and then even your siblings (nobody is impartial, except for me, of course.)

It’s all a sham. You don’t have to appear in court, question your parents regarding their suspicions of each other, carry arguments from one parent to the other, lobby your parents individually for what they owe to you collectively, report one's post-marital lifestyle to the other or any of that nonsense. And you don’t have to hate anyone. Not getting involved means not getting involved.

Parents view their children as an extension of themselves, and thus, they fail to see why they are in the wrong when they warn us of their exspouse’s misdeeds. They sometimes struggle to comprehend that in try-

ing to “protect” their children from their former lovers — dragging the kids into their Holy War — they are causing the irreparable harm of militarizing their children’s minds, ruining the child’s perception that they can always find comfort and consultation in either of their parents.

We all have things we are ashamed of. We all have things we don’t want or need to share with people. Our parents have a right to preserve their positive image with their children.

We have a right to unconditionally love them, and to the parents who would violate that sacred bond of innocence for their own vanity, shame on you. That sort of behavior has no place in family discourse. But unfortunately, it happens.

When my parents began their divorce process 15 years ago, many people said to me what all children of divorce are told, and what I found completely unnecessary to hear, even at seven years old: “Your parents love you very much, and their divorce isn’t your fault.” Of course it isn’t! It’s not your fault for being born; it’s your

parents’ fault for making a commitment to each other they could not sustain. Their divorce is entirely their fault, and if they value your well-being as a developing adult, they will respectfully leave you out of it.

But that’s a pipe dream. A divorcing couple can’t help but drag the kids into it, and though I love my parents very much, my family was no exception. But the weaknesses my parents displayed during their divorce were things I have worked into a positive, by enforcing my individuality. Although they made a mistake they can legally undo, I cannot be un-born. I am my own person, and my opinions and values do not depend on my parents. So to those of you whose parents have divorced or are involved in the process of getting divorced, know that you are a college student, you have a lot of time left and you needn’t waste one second on your parents. We must strive to be better in our own right.

Greg Nasif is a senior history major. He can be reached at nasif@umdbk.com.

University of Maryland: Brand recognition

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f our school wore a nametag, what would it say? “University of Maryland?” “The University of Maryland?” “The University of Maryland, College Park?” Maybe if the school were in a chummy mood and wanted to be a bit less formal, the nametag would say “UM” or “UMD.” Or would it say “UMCP?” Is it “Terrapin,” or “Terp?” What about me? Do I go to school at “Maryland?” Or is it “Maryland, in College Park?”

These are important questions. A person’s name is an essential part of his or her identity. Likewise, an organization’s name is an essential component of an organization’s identity (also known as “brand,” in marketing parlance). Does an organization that doesn’t know its own name even have an identity?

Officially, we do know our name.

The university’s communications office has a style guide for the media that is intended to “achieve greater consistency when reporting about the University of Maryland, and ultimately reduce public confusion.” Perfect. The guide explains how to appropriately reference the university, and it pro-

vides background information on the University System of Maryland.

For example, the guide states that, when abbreviating, “UM would be appropriate, but not UMCP.” So there you have it: “UM” is the abbreviation.

But the communications office’s Twitter feed (@UMDNews) doesn’t use the abbreviation “UM.” Shoot, look at the name on the account — it uses “UMD” right there. Worse, it isn’t even consistent. Some tweets utilize the #UMD hashtag. Others use #UMD and #UMCP. Some inexplicably use #UMD, #UMCP and #TERPS, all in the same message. Even university President Wallace Loh’s official Twitter account (@presidentloh) uses the different hashtags interchangeably.

This school faces unique challenges because we are the flagship institution of a 12-member university system serving the entire state. As the guide states, “for any organization, achieving recognition and respect for its name and identity is a goal of paramount importance. As the University of Maryland moves to establish its position among the nation’s top public research universi-

CHRISTOPHER HAXEL ties, the gravity of this issue has become acutely apparent.”

I agree with everything in that paragraph. But the communications office doesn’t seem to recognize the points made in its own document.

What the hell is going on? Does the communications office have a communications problem?

Other schools in the university system may not appreciate it, but we need to differentiate ourselves from them.

Not a single elite public university has problems distinguishing itself from feeder institutions; Ohio State University even goes so far as to call itself The Ohio State University, lest anyone require clarification.

A top-tier public institution should be synonymous with the state it belongs to: Virginia. North Carolina.

Michigan. By calling ourselves any-

thing other than Mar yland we open ourselves to doubt: University of Maryland, College Park sounds like a feeder school of some larger, more prominent institution. In 1997, the state attempted to address the issue when it determined only University of Mar yland, College Park and University of Maryland, Baltimore could call themselves simply, “University of Mar yland.” They claim because the Baltimore school is primarily a graduate institution, confusion would be minimized.

But it seems obvious confusion reigns. This school should be the only institution known as University of Mar yland. There are eight states that start with the letter “M,” so the abbreviation should be “UMD.” The guide is correct when it mentions the importance of building a brand — this is one focus of Loh’s trip to China — but how can we sell our brand to others when we can’t even sell it to ourselves?

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

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hen I came to this university four years ago, I was far from knowledgeable regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In my first semester, I took Professor Bernard Cooperman’s History of the Jewish People course to fill a CORE requirement, and please my grandmother ... oy vey. My interest in my own heritage was piqued and four years, one Birthright trip and a minor in Middle Eastern studies later, I found myself interning with J Street, an organization that advocates the necessity and urgency of a twostate solution to end the IsraeliPalestinian conflict.

I love Israel, but I have been troubled by the situation in the land since my eyes were opened during my college career. I have witnessed public clashes on this campus, and perhaps more troubling I have noticed the “cold peace” that I would say exists between the various groups on the campus that identify themselves with a “side” of the conflict. We all get along because we simply agree to disagree. While that is a mature policy, I think we are capable of much more.

Having had a passion for this issue for some time now, I invited the comments section of my Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center blog-post entitled “International Relations, Now Served in the Lobby” to be an open forum for discussion of the issue. I believe silence is our worst enemy.

As its website states, “J Street’s mission is two-fold: first, to advocate for urgent American diplomatic leadership to achieve a twostate solution and a broader regional, comprehensive peace and, second, to ensure a broad debate on Israel and the Middle East in national politics and the American Jewish community.” J Street’s nuanced mission addresses the complexities of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict. I feel particularly fortunate to have been a firsthand participant of an organization that shares my views.

With graduation having passed me by, I don’t know exactly where the winds will take me, but the experiences I have had in J Street have reaffirmed my instinct to never settle (I don’t just mean in the Palestinian Territories) for the status quo. Helping organize a national conference of more than 2000 like-minded participants and knowing there is a community that feels the same way I do has only reinforced my staunch belief that conversation and communication are the only ways to enact change and reach a solution. I passionately believe that through its unique capacity to draw forth empathy, art is a universal language and a key to opening communication. I hope and plan that my path will take me down a road of activism through the arts.

For now, I maintain that one should have high standards for humanity and never settle. I hold my peers to a high standard as well.

I implore my fellow students to take responsibility for their college campus as an important entity within the greater world. Have tough conversations on the real issues at hand, figure out how to move forward rather than arguing about the past. Remove yourself from your “side” of the issue, any issue. Are we not all on the same “side,” the side of humanity?

Open your eyes, minds and mouths, for this is the first step toward opening hearts.

Kathryn Lerner graduated in May with a degree in dance and English. She can be reached at klerner@umd.edu.

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REVIEW | ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL

City of Lost Children

BY ZACHARY BERMAN Senior staff writer

Thanks to radio broadcaster Harold Camping and his failed predictions of the Biblical rapture, there was a solid threeweek period where it seemed the apocalypse — whether by Mayan prophecy or the wrath of God — was laughed out of the public consciousness.

This week, Owl City releases its third album, All Things Bright and Beautiful.

Suddenly, the signs are back and the end is nigh.

Let’s put it this way: Have you ever been punched in the face? Better yet, have you ever been listening to, say, Kanye West’s The College Dropout when suddenly someone flips on Radio Disney and then punches you in the face? That’s a bit what listening to the repetitive, tasteless and musically dead All Things Bright and Beautifulis like.

The band, which is the personal and mostly solo project of bushy-tailed Adam Young, reached what will hopefully be its peak popularity with the 2009 smash hit “Fireflies.” If listeners have heard that song, then they have also heard every song on All Things Bright and Beautiful as well as basically anything Young will probably ever make from this point forward.

This isn’t a good thing, however. As silly as it is, “Fireflies” does have a dis-

tinct style, and while it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, that track can’t really be faulted for its mannerisms, just as T-Pain can’t really be faulted for using Auto-Tune as his main gimmick.

That being said, hearing Young recreate “Fireflies” over and over again — under different names of course, such as “The Real World” or “Dreams Don’t Turn to Dust” — is just as infuriating as the torture of sitting through hours of music designed for toddlers.

All Things Bright and Beautiful is chock-full of the same boring synthesizers and whiney vocals that Owl City listeners have heard before, as this album makes no effort to step outside that box.

Every single track on the record sounds identical to the one before, to the point of confusion and anger.

Things get worse with the addition of rapper Shawn Chrystopher on single “Alligator Sky,” which, besides the rapping, is indistinguishable from anything else on the LP. Honestly, the track’s closest living relative is probably the short rap verse on Rebecca Black’s “Friday” — and that’s not in the funny, pop-culture reference kind of way.

Putting aside the forgettable muzak that underscores Young’s irksome voice — with a timbre that chafes like a bad rash — the album deals in equally brain-dead lyrics.

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Creating such a nonstop torrent of vomit-inducing lyrics seems like a daunting feat, but hey, think about all the possibilities with tracks such as “The Yacht Club,” which is about various forms of sea life turning love into a difficult game for the narrator, or “Plant Life,” about various forms of forest life embellishing the narrator’s love pains.

“Kamikaze,” involves comets, horses, birds, flowerbeds and a princess, though not necessarily in that order or any coherent pattern at all. The track features shouting strewn over most of the composition and is perhaps the most annoying musical moment on record this year.

The cavity-inducing sour candy that is All Things Bright and Beautiful is a tough listen, and not in the way composer John Cage is a tough listen. The deeper listeners dig into the music, the more they will begin to hate themselves for wasting their time.

Granted, passing a song or two of Owl City’s on the information super-

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REVIEW | TREE OF LIFE

BOY’S LIFE

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Writer-director Terrence Malick’s (The New World) latest, openly autobiographical film, The Tree of Life, is this legendary auteur’s most ambitious to date. Eschewing almost any semblance of a narrative, Malick opts to contemplate the meaning of life through a series of loosely connected scenes to grand effect.

The Tree of Life follows the contemplations and daydreams of Jack (Sean Penn, Fair Game), a successful yet emotionally aloof architect.

His depression is revealed to be rooted in his tumultuous relationship with a strict father (Brad Pitt, Inglourious Basterds) and the premature death of his younger brother (newcomer Laramie Eppler).

The film follows Jack around as he recalls his childhood in 1950s Texas, in hopes of divining an answer to his existential crisis. The bulk of the movie consists of a sequence of vignettes revolving around young Jack (first-time actor Hunter McCracken), his authoritarian father and endlessly doting mother (Jessica Chastain, The Debt).

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aspects of filmmaking (e.g. dialogue and coverage) are tossed out the window in favor of voiceovers, a constantly moving camera (thankfully mounted on a Steadicam) and jump cuts.

Malick’s signature fascination with nature gets plenty of screen time, as does a series of surrealistic asides.

The net result is a film that replicates human memory better than almost any other movie before it. Jack’s recollections are presented in an impressionistic manner, gliding freely from memory to memory with a dream-like quality. The images and memories move forth as Jack ponders his place in the universe and whether God can exist given the suffering he witnesses.

These fleeting glimpses of young Jack’s coming of age are aided im-

mensely by Pitt and McCracken’s stellar performances .

Pitt gives his most low-key and naturalistic performance to date, his face contorting and snapping with rage one scene only to give way to love and insecurity the next. Pitt manages to inject poignancy and dimensionality into the father, playing him as a deeply bitter and frustrated man resorting to aggression and terror to teach his children.

McCracken is equally good, if not better. He and his two brothers develop a wholly believable relationship and intimacy, made all the more heartbreaking by the looming death of the middle brother.

It’s startling to see a first-time actor with such range: He manages to sell both the endless sequences of playing

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with other kids and the mix of hatred and admiration he feels for his father.

The real stars of the show, however, are director of photography Emmanuel Lubezki (Children of Men) and composer Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech) the former with his exquisite cinematography and the latter providing the soundtrack, composed of classical pieces mixed with original tracks.

Lubezki’s work is a serious contender for the most beautiful movie of all time. Every single blade of grass and ray of sunlight is gorgeously captured on film. His constantly moving camera evokes the rough and tumble emotions of childhood while

showcasing amazing shot composition that never becomes nauseating or excessive.

Desplat’s work is also good, though a bit understated. The classical arrangements provide the thrust of the movie’s soundtrack. Malick’s choice of music is tasteful, even if many of the songs might normally be seen as overwrought. The constant bombardment of religious choral pieces would aggravate if they did not fit so well the emotion and flow of the film.

With help from his talented cast and crew, Malick manages to move and dazzle viewers until the last section of the movie. In its last 30 minutes, The Tree of Life explodes into a visual overload on the same level as the Star Gate sequence from 2001: A Space Odysseyor the entirety of Gaspar Noé s Enter the Void.

What was once coherent and spectacular becomes baffling and damn near glib. Malick closes his movie with what appears to be his interpretation of the afterlife. Unfortunately for us, and the movie, it’s pretty kitschy and filled to the brim with rapid cuts of incoherently allegorical and symbolic imagery.

Without spoiling anything important, let’s just say it involves a beach and visualization of dead people.

Truth be told, I’m not entirely sure what to make of the ending yet; Malick’s films always demand repeat viewings, and I’ m sure the ending will make somewhat more sense the next time around.

Even with the clumsily handled finale, Malick’s The Tree of Life is a stunning achievement, the culmination of a talented filmmaker’s career. If you only see one movie this summer, make it The Tree of Life.

Whether you’ll enjoy it (reactions thus far have been hugely polar) is irrelevant. Malick’s masterpiece demands to be seen simply because it is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. This is a movie that will be remembered and discussed decades from now. chzhang@umdbk.com

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THE DIAMONDBACK | NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2011

New apartment complex welcomes yogurt parlor, hot dog joint Only one retail spot open in The Varsity apartment complex; eateries set to open in upcoming semester

BY MEGAN SCHNEIDER For The Diamondback

A new frozen yogurt parlor, Chicago-style hot dog joint and Tex-Mex eatery will simply be an elevator ride or flight of stairs away for residents of The Varsity apartment complex come fall.

The three establishments are the latest to snag retail space on the street-level floor of the six-story, 901-bed apartment building next to the University View — only one spot is left for rent, with seven contenders vying for the final slot. And representatives of The Varsity said they believe all three of the new leasers have business plans that can attract enough patrons to weather downtown’s tough economic climate.

“Our whole retail center will become the new hot spot with the combo of retailers,” said Donnie Gross, a representative from Varsity developer Potomac Holdings. “We’ve brought in big regional names that will make our area very vibrant.”

SPACECRAFT from page 1 would study the comet’s physical changes, like melting ice, as it makes its two-and-a-half year journey toward the sun.

“The comet kind of comes alive,” Sunshine said. “Ice evaporates as it approaches the sun, and materials come off it.”

The information collected from Comet Hopper could

With Chipotle and California Tortilla boasting similar fare down the street, the senior vice president of development for the upcoming Austin Grill Express, Shawn O’Quinn, said he has a game plan — to provide speedy service and affordable prices.

“It will have the same great, authentic, scratch-made TexMex cooking that customers love with a more streamlined menu and faster counter service model,” O’Quinn said. “It is great tasting food for people onthe-go that fits students’ lifestyles perfectly.”

The menu consists of burritos, burrito bowls, tacos and, according to O’Quinn, Austin Grill Express’ “famous” dryrub chicken wings.

Since his son attended the university, O’Quinn said he knows the area well, and this will allow him to create an accurate recipe for his business’ success.

“We’re in this for the long haul,” O’Quinn said. “We’re launching a brand and franchise that is our proof statement to the world that we’re a

viable business and behind [the College Park location] becoming successful.”

Alongside the Tex-Mex eatery will sit Yo Love Frozen Yogurt — a self-serve yogurt shop where customers choose from a variety of flavors and toppings, such as cake batter, red velvet cupcake, fresh fruit and brownies. Prices vary based on weight.

“We’re excited to bring Yo Love to The Varsity because they offer a healthy and tasty alternative to ice cream,” said Scott Shinskie, a partner with Potomac Holdings. “The owner [Michael Khoi] has a great track record of developing successful stores, so we’re pleased to have them.”

With similar pre-established businesses nearby — such as Smoothie King and Yogiberry — some students questioned the demand for frozen yogurt in the area.

“I honestly have no idea how another yogurt place is supposed to compete in this area. How much yogurt do people really eat?” said sophomore finance

provide a unique window into studying comets, which Sunshine said are diverse and made of the most primitive materials in the solar system — likely the same ingredients used to form the planets.

“If we can understand what these building blocks are like, it can help us understand how planetar y formation started,” Sunshine said. “It ultimately comes back to how did we get here as human beings?”

Project co-investigator Tony Farnham said Comet Hopper would be a breakthrough project because it would better explore the broad variety of materials present on a comet, which vary by area.

“This will be the first mission we have where we can sample the surface of a comet in many different regions,” Farnham said.

The project could stand out from past comet exploration missions because Comet Hop-

Three new establishments are set to open in The Varsity apartment complex by the fall, including a yogurt parlor, hot dog restaurant and Tex-Mex eatery. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

major Lyndon Core. “Each place is bound to lose money because no single store has clear benefits over the others.”

With his restaurant ChiDogO’s opening in The Varsity, Chicago-born owner Bob Hisaoka will introduce loaded Chicago-style hot dogs and Italian beef sandwiches to the city.

Additionally, Bobby’s Burger Palace, Looney’s Pub and Royal Farms convenience store have committed to spaces in the complex, and Shinskie said The Varsity’s restaurant line-up

should attract students and residents galore. “[These businesses] see that with a campus of over 35,000 students, professors and the community at large, there is a market for it,” said Shinskie, adding these new establishments are not worried about competition from other local restaurants.

Yet, because the eateries are located inside the apartment complex, several students — such as senior family science major Alexis Liscan-

per could stay on the comet long enough to study how it continuously evolves, Sunshine said.

The comet would be actively monitored for about 100 days.

“All of our existing cometar y exploration has been flybys relatively close to the sun,” Sunshine said. “We see snapshots of material coming off [comets], but we have no idea how it evolves.”

Although Comet Hopper wouldn’t be guaranteed to

launch into space if it was selected as the winning project next June, lead Discover y programs scientist Michael New said the project would be expected to soar into the cosmos eventually.

“The anticipation is whatever we select we will launch,” New said.

Sunshine said Comet Hopper being selected as a NASA finalist further builds on the university’s successful rela-

drella — said residents who live farther off-campus or on the campus may be unlikely to visit the restaurants.

“It will generate most of its customers from the apartment buildings because college students are lazy. They will barely cross the street to get food,” said Liscandrella.

“Since I don’t live there, I’m not sure if I will actually eat there. If I am at The View, then maybe.” news@umdbk.com

tionship with NASA for comet exploration, picking up from where past university-led missions like Deep Impact — another space mission to a comet led by a university professor — have left off.

“The fact that NASA came back with us is in no small measure to how well we did with Deep Impact,” Sunshine said.

“This is clearly the next step.” saravia@umdbk.com

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FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2011 | SPORTS | THE DIAMONDBACK

NOTEBOOK from page 10 have four years of eligibility remaining after this season.

“It’s just really like a redshirt year with Nigel,” Edsall said. “All he’ll do is redshirt.

He just can’t compete, so we’ll deal with it … and go ahead and do some things to just make sure he stays in tune with everything.”

A reshuffled depth chart has been anything but a novelty in Edsall’s first offseason as coach. A slew of reser ves and fifth-year seniors — including fullback Haroon Brown, running back Gar y Douglas and quarterback Tyler Smith — have left the program in recent months, filling the Terps’ two-deep with freshmen and unfamiliar names.

“But you know what, guys will have to step up and move in there,” Edsall said. “It is what it is. I’m not one of those guys who is going to go around and say, ‘Woe is me,’ or anything like that. It’s what it is, and we’ll just go with the people that we have there.”

HITTING THE BOOKS When Edsall was hired in January to replace a popular coach in Ralph Friedgen, fresh off a Military Bowl blowout, things weren’t nearly as good off the field as they had been on it for the Terps.

Within months, the team lost three scholarships due to substandard performance in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate, prompting Edsall to say he was “a little bit shocked about what I saw here from an academic standpoint.”

But the Terps, according to Edsall, have begun to reverse their woes. Edsall said 65 percent of the players got a 2.5

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“We’ve done a lot, but, boy, do we have a lot more to continue to go where we want to go.”

RANDY EDSALL TERRAPIN FOOTBALL COACH

GPA or better last semester.

“I like the direction we’re going,” Edsall said. “We got the program in place to make sure these young men can be successful. Now they’ve got to go do their par t, but what we’re doing is giving them ever y oppor tunity to be the best they can be in the classroom.”

EXTREME MAKEOVER Before long, Edsall’s fingerprints will be on more than just his remade roster and coaching staff.

A new multiuse indoor facility could be forthcoming next year, Edsall said, which would be a boon to a Terp program often subject to the vagaries of the weather. The facility would allow Terp teams to practice inside when faced with inclement weather and could also serve as a hub for intramural sports.

Byrd Stadium will also feature a brand-new artificial playing surface by the 2012 season, according to Edsall, who said the field would allow the venue to host a greater number of athletic events yearround.

“We’ve done a lot,” Edsall said, “but, boy, do we have a lot more to continue to go to where we want to go and be who we want to be.” sports@umdbk.com

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THE DIAMONDBACK | FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2011

Women’s soccer adds FW Former Penn State forward Haley Brock has joined the Terrapin women’s soccer team. Read more about her transfer at TerrapinTrail.com.

FOOTBALL | NOTEBOOK

More attrition on Terp roster Pair of reserves ruled ineligible to play; academics improving under Edsall

BY JONAS SHAFFER Senior staff writer

The Terrapin football team’s seemingly ever-shrinking roster will be without two additional names this fall.

Reser ve defensive lineman Zach Kerr and freshman wide receiver Nigel King will be ineligible this season, coach Randy Edsall announced Tuesday.

Kerr, who was held out of spring practice so he could focus on his schoolwork, did not meet NCAA academic standards and will not be eligible for his junior season. His

Coach Randy Edsall, shown at his introductory press conference in January, announced Tuesday that backup defensive tackle Zach Kerr and freshman wide receiver Nigel King will be ineligible this fall. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

future with the program remains uncertain.

“It’s unfortunate whenever a young man doesn’t fulfill their obligations in the classroom or other areas,” Edsall said of Kerr, who had 21 tackles last season. “And we did what we could do, I did what I could do, in trying to help him.”

King, who forwent his final semester of high school so he could enroll early at this university and practice with the Terps this spring, was ruled ineligible by the NCAA clearinghouse. Edsall said King will

see NOTEBOOK, page 9