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University teams up in supercomputer project U, Johns Hopkins partnership to open state’s largest academic supercomputer later this month

By Sissi Cao @thedbk For The Diamondback T he state’s la rgest academ ic supercomputer, which this university and Johns Hopkins University jointly manage, is at its final testing stage and will operate in full scale later this month.

T he Ma ryla nd Adva nced Research Computing Center — one of the largest supercomputers in the country — will provide unprecedented research support for science projects at both universities w ith $30 m illion in state funding, according to the center’s website. The project began in November 2014.

The supercomputer is located in a 3,786-square-foot building at the edge of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center campus in Baltimore and has fiber-optic cable connections to the two campuses, which allow researchers to access the computing center remotely, according to a university news release. “ [ T h e c e n t e r] w i l l p r o v i d e high-performance resources like the maryland advanced research computing center, one of the largest supercomputers in the country, is See computer, Page 2 located in Baltimore and managed by this university and Johns Hopkins University. photo courtesy of jaime combariza

Students plan school program for Tibetans Team project is finalist in Tibetan Innovation Challenge competition

By Eileen Walsh @thedbk For The Diamondback

panda express is set to open a second location in Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill’s old location off Route 1. This location will aim to attract students who live off-campus.

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A second SERVING Panda Express set to replace Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill on Route 1

A team of university students is working to bring an entrepreneurship program and business competition to more than 70 Tibetan schools in India, if this year’s pilot proves successful.

Rahul Shah, a 2015 alumnus who is a member of the team, wrote in an email that he hopes this program “will create a pipeline of entrepreneurs who will create economic opportunities for other Tibetans within the settlements.”

Shah, along with three other university students, traveled to India in March as part of their research for the Tibetan Innovation Challenge.

After creating the program, the team See tibet, Page 3

By Darcy Costello, Hallie Miller @dctello, @thedbk Senior staff writers Double order of Panda Express, coming right up.

A second location of the p opu l a r fa st fo o d establ i shment, already housed in Stamp Student Union, will replace Gar-

banzo Mediterranean Grill next to Nood les & Co. off Route 1.

T he store is tentatively set to open mid-September.

Pa n d a E x p re s s w i l l b e t h e s p a c e’s t h i rd te n a nt i n fo u r years.

Fa ns of the Sta mp location need not wor r y, sa id M a rsh a Guenzler-Stevens, Stamp director, as the location will continue

operati ng for the foreseeable future.

The off-campus location will target students who don’t live on the campus or don’t want to travel back to Stamp for food, said Marco Gomez, the manager of Stamp’s Panda Express.

T he Route 1 location w i l l i n c l u d e s e a t i n g a n d a n “a tmosphere for students to hang

out in,” as opposed to Stamp’s food court-style presentation, Gomez said. The space will have couches, large tables available for studying and nice decor, he sa id. T he store hou rs w i l l be from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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HIV rates go up in areas with Craigslist Business school prof, alumnus part of study

Univ study: Ripened fruit attracts more stinkbugs

By Hallie Miller @thedbk For The Diamondback

Journal of Pest Science published U research

Rates of HIV in Florida increased significantly in areas newly introduced to Craigslist, according to a study done by a professor and an alumnus of this university’s business school that was accepted for publication in April.

The research compares over a four year period the number of HIV-positive patients in cities exposed to Craigslist to cities where the site doesn’t have a presence, said Brad Greenwood, the study’s co-author and a doctorate business school alumnus. He said the data reveals a causal relationship between online dating platforms and negative health effects.

Online dating sites like Craigslist make “the act of ‘hooking up’ easier and more hassle free than was previously possible,” the study’s co-author and business professor Ritu Agarwal wrote in an email.

“We suspected that this capability

By Michael Brice-Saddler @thedbk For The Diamondback Reduci ng t he ava i l abi l ity of mature fruit could stifle stinkbug population growth, a new study by university researchers found.

Resea rchers deter m i ned t he pre s e n c e of r ip e n e d f r u it s on trees positively correlates with an abundance of the smelly home invader, according to the study, published online June 25 in the Journal of Pest Science. The resea rch tea m a i med to d iscover what attracts stinkbugs and when the insects are drawn by it, said Holly Martinson, a university entomology research associate and the study’s lead author.

lowed by a manipulative study in which researchers completely removed the fruit from about 30 of t hose t rees. Devoid of f r u it, these trees saw a d ramatic reduction in stinkbugs, said Michael Raupp, a university entomology professor and coauthor of the study.

Researchers concluded that planting fruitless trees could be key in driving off the ravenous pests. Moreover, planting varieties of fruit trees that mature A STINKBUG sits on a fruit. A study released by university researchers June 25 in the Journal of Pest Science when stinkbugs are less numerfound that more ripened fruits on trees correlate with a higher number of the bugs. photo courtesy of michael raupp ous could also help, Raupp said.

While stinkbugs are notoriyears, Martinson said.

Research“There’s been a lot of anecdotal evidence that suggests stinkbugs ers found that the trees bearing ous for finding their way into are attracted to ripe fruit,” Mar- r ipe f r u it att racted more t ha n homes, the real damage comes tinson said. “But no one had ever twice as many stinkbugs as those to agriculture. T he pests can cause extensive harm to many with immature fruit. tested it.”

“The peaks of abundance matched ty pes of produce, i nclud i ng The study examined the numbers of stinkbugs on nearly up exactly to when the trees were apples, berries a nd peaches, 4,000 fruit-bearing trees in this fruiting,” Martinson said.

T hese observations were folstate over t he cou rse of t h re e See bugs, Page 3

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computer From PAGE 1 compute cycles and large amounts of storage,” said Jaime Combariza, a Johns Hopkins computational chemist and the project’s director. “As researchers have access to more computing power, they can study larger, more complex problems.”

Although the center is only available to the two campuses currently, expanded access to other institutions in this state is anticipated, Combariza said.

The new center will be an adva nce over the cu rrent la rgest supercomputer i n this state and this university’s first supercomputer Deepthought2, which has more than 19,000 processors and a storage capacity of 17 million gigabytes. The processing speed of the center will double that of the oncampus supercomputer, said Johan Larsson, a mechanical engineering professor at this

“[THIS university and a scientist who works with the center.

CENTER] WILL Before this university introduced Deepthought2 in PROVIDE HIGH May 2014, he and other researchers used small comput- PERFORMANCE ing facilities to assist their RESOURCES.” studies, Larsson said.

“All of the graduate students JAIME COMBARIZA The center’s director in my group use the Deepthought2 machine to conduct their research, and now we namics simulations for matehave planned for more compre- rial science, Combariza said.

“In recent years, the rapid hensive and more detailed scientific studies using MARCC,” evolution of big a na ly tics technology has vastly Larsson said.

He said one of the upcom- expanded the ability of reing studies is an investigation searchers to discover new into how turbulence in the flow knowledge in almost every of a gas over a solid surface is d iscipline,” said Patrick modified when the surface is O’Shea, vice president for strongly cooled. The center research and chief research will provide deeper insights to officer at this university. “To this fundamental science that transform knowledge and is still in its earlier stages and improve human lives rewill hopefully support the re- quires expanding the comsearchers’ theoretical descrip- puting resources available to researchers. This new, joint tion, Larsson said.

Other science projects the supercomputing center will center will facilitate in the near do just that.” future include genomics data analysis and molecular dy- newsumdbk@gmail.com

the maryland advanced research computing center is at its final testing stage and will operate in full scale later this month. One of the country’s largest supercomputers, it will be managed by this university and Johns Hopkins University. photo courtesy of jaime combariza

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a n of fe r i n g l i ke t he m i n “MY CONCERN t h e s h o p p i n g c e n t e r, s o IS THAT WE From PAGE 1 we wouldn’t expect them to b e c o m p e t i n g fo r t h e HAVE ENOUGH because it’s different demo- same market as the other graphics,” Gomez said. “A lot restaurants.”

JUNK, CRAP Schu m said her office of people who don’t want to FOOD PLACES go on-campus still want the wasn’t sure of the circumstances that caused GarbanPanda food and brand.”

AROUND.” Other food vendors in the zo to leave, but said in the MADDIE TIPPETT shoppi n g center i nclude shopping center as a whole, Sophomore marketing major Jason’s Deli, Chipotle, Star- there has been little turnbucks and Noodles & Co. The over in recent years.

Express to occupy the space, Sophomore elementa ry as opposed to a hea lth ier high turnover rate at Panda Express’ new location isn’t e d u c a t i o n m a j o r L a u re n alternative. due to competition from sur- Bernardo, who will be living “My concern is that we rounding restaurants, said off-campus this year, said have enough junk, crap food Planning and Community while there isn’t a need for places around that shopping Economic Development Di- a second Pa nd a E x press, center,” she said. “If you’re she will likely use the new not t he he a lt h iest e ater, rector Terry Schum. “ H a v i n g a v a r i e t y t o location, as it will be more I just don’t think that it’s choose from is typically a convenient. very good to have another S o p h o m o re m a rk e t i n g fast food option.” good thing,” Schum said.

“Garbanzo was something major Maddie Tippett quesd i f fe re n t . T h e re w a s n’t tioned the selection of Panda newsumdbk@gmail.com panda express is tentatively opening mid-September in Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill’s old location off Route 1. It is the second location of Panda Express in College Park, with another operating out of Stamp Student Union. sung min kim/for the diamondback

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directed at bettering the wellbeing of Tibetans living in refugee camps around India.

From PAGE 1 This university was one of six submitted a proposal to the that participated in the chalcompetition, which earned it lenge, which was organized by the title of a finalist on July 10. the University of Rochester.

T hangavelu, another Although the winning team member of this universihailed from Texas Tech University, this university’s team ty’s team, said the program said it hopes to follow through aimed to expand the Tibetan students’ skill sets as entrewith its program.

“The main focus is to create preneurs. International dea new generation of Tibetan velopment graduate student change makers engaged in Victoria Ryan and information social entrepreneurship,” systems and marketing graduVeena Thangavelu, a gradu- ate student Nick Fu are also ate student, wrote in an email. members of the team.

The competition’s judges The Tibetan Innovation said this university’s team deChallenge asked students from across the country to formu- veloped a model for entreprelate an entrepreneurship plan neurial success, said Pammi

Bhullar, team coordinator.

This is why the project is “already in the works,” said Bhullar, director of Changetheworld.org, a nonprofit consulting program through the business school, which managed the project.

With help from the Tibetan Entrepreneurship D e ve lop m e nt I n it i at ive, the program will focus on a three-pronged curriculum to “enlighten, enrich and engage,” the Tibetan youths, Thangavelu wrote.

T he prog ra m w i l l be launched in a pilot school in Upper Dharamsala, India, this year, Shah wrote.

Natalie Antal, the University of Rochester’s center of

entrepreneurship associate director, said she is hopeful all six of the programs submitted to the challenge this year come to fruition.

University of Rochester alumnus Michael Wohl had “involvement with Tibet for decades,” and created the challenge as a positive response to the Dalai Lama’s concerns for the future of Tibetan culture, Antal said.

The Dalai Lama attended the competition’s finals in New York City and presented the award to the w in n ing tea m. T ha ngavelu represented t h is u n iversity at the finals.

“Economic development and job creation opportuni-

rahul shah and nick fu sit in India. A team of students is bringing an entrepreneurship club and business competition to more than 70 Tibetan schools. photo courtesy of pammi bhullar ties are limited in the Tibetan ments for opportunities elses e t t l e m e n t s t h ro u g h o u t where,” Shah wrote.

India, and this has caused ma ny to leave the settle- newsumdbk@gmail.com

study

Ritu Agarwal, a business school professor, co-authored a study comparing the rates of HIV in areas where Craigslist is present and areas where it isn’t. photo courtesy of gregory muraski

belonged to wealthier, nonMedicaid patients than from From PAGE 1 those insured by the government program, according to a would increase the incidence news release.

“I hope that steps are taken of risky behavior by increasing the convenience and anonym- to identify to individuals the ity associated with the hook-up risks of using these platforms,” Greenwood said. “We should process,” she wrote.

Estimated medical costs for be cognizant of the risks and those HIV-positive Florida pa- benefits that come from these tients will total $710 million over emerging business models.”

Kenyon Crowley, deputy dithe remainder of their lives, according to a news release about rector of the business school’s the study. African-Americans Center for Health Information accounted for 63 percent of the and Decision Systems, said the additional cases found in Florida information wasn’t shocking.

“As our society becomes between 2002 and 2006, acmore con nected t h roug h cording to the news release.

Their research also indicates social media and online comthat “not only ethnic minorities, munities, it’s not surprising but also people who are non-tra- that the speed of the disease ditional carriers of the disease might be enhanced,” Crowley need to be more informed” of said. “The growth of that inthe risks associated with online fection seems to make sense.”

Greenwood said the infordating platforms, said Greenwood, now an assistant pro- mation can be generalized fessor at Temple University’s to other dating sites such as Tinder and Grindr, but the business school.

A majority of the cases results can’t be applied to other

“I HOPE THAT EMERGING LEADERS CONSIDER THE SOCIETAL RAMIFICATIONS OF ONLINE PLATFORMS.” BRAD GREENWOOD

Co-author of the study and 2013 alumnus negative externalities associated with them,” Greenwood said.

Management Sciences accepted the study for publication in April. It has been presented at several peer-reviewed academic conferences and will be formally published in print within the next two to three months.

“The adverse effects of the Internet for public health have been studied before, although much work still remains to be done,” Agarwal wrote in an email. “Understanding which sub-populations are disproportionally affected is much more insightful and has never been done before.”

locations and platforms.

“Ou r study was able to measure the effect of Craigslist rigorously because of the staggered manner in which it was rolled out over the state of Florida,” Agarwal wrote in an email. “These other websites have not followed a similar strategy, so econometrically, we cannot estimate their effects easily.”

Greenwood said he hopes the study receives widespread attention to communicate the dangers associated with casual encounters to those pursuing dates via social media.

“I hope that emerging leaders consider the societal ramifications of online platforms and the

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BUGS From PAGE 1 Martinson said.

“Sti n kbugs completely rocked the East Coast upon their arrival,” Raupp said. “On top of being a home invader, stinkbugs caused tens of millions of dollars in damages to fruit crops.”

Those involved with the study said they hope knowing stinkbugs’ environmental pref-

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erences will help with pestcontrol efforts, Martinson said.

The authors made it clear that this research is an ongoing endeavor with further investigations planned.

“This study is one important piece of a much larger picture on how to manage this particular pest,” said Dilip Venugopal, a university entomology research associate and co-author of the study. “It is a small piece of the puzzle, but an important piece.”

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This university’s team is not alone in its efforts, however, as these researchers are just some of many seeking to control the stinkbug population.

“This is a big collaborative project spanning over 17 institutions and involving over 50 researchers,” Venugopal said.

It is not far-fetched to say living in an area with low numbers of fruit-bearing trees could help one avoid stinkbugs, based on the study’s findings, Martinson said. But with more work to be done, there remains no “sure way” to ward off the nuisances — aside from weatherproofing homes.

“It’d be fun to see if plucking fruits off nearby trees can reduce the number of stinkbugs in your home,” Martinson said.

“We aren’t quite there yet, but that could be something interesting to look for in the future.” newsumdbk@gmail.com

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Social media driving policy

alking policy off the cuff hasn’t always been President Barack Obama’s style, but in a somewhat surprising move as of late, the president’s taken a lone ranger approach on a number of divisive topics — race chief among them.

In a Twitter blast Tuesday that came shortly after a speech at the 2015 NAACP convention, the president fired off a series of posts decrying mass incarceration, positing that the billions this nation spends yearly on jailing nonviolent offenders could be better spent on strengthening the nation’s public education system.

Slight work for the most social media-savvy president the country’s seen in its 230-odd years, maybe — Obama’s already weighed in on the firing of Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau and rock revivalists The Black Keys — but it pointed toward the president’s willingness to meet Americans where they’re at, whether that entails a certain controversial podcast appearance or hosting a chat on one of the world’s most populist social networks.

The tweets also help cement Obama’s status as a president with an innate grasp of the intersectionality of the nation’s cultural and infrastructural issues.

The 2.2 million incarcerated Americans today represent a 340 percent increase from 1980, with just 500,000 people imprisoned.

Many of them are nonviolent offenders at limited risk of reoffending, victims of a war on drugs widely derided as a discriminatory failure.

The current law enforcement and

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criminal justice system, which disproportionately targets young black men in particular, despite studies finding similar rates of drug use among whites and blacks, lends credence to critics’ citation of a “pipeline to prison” for those in underprivileged and minority communities.

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President Obama’s recent tweets about mass incarceration bring policy discussions to the public.

Rather, Obama tweeted, the nation’s priorities should lie with “build[ing] communities that give kids a shot at success and prisons th at p repare p eop le for a 2nd chance.” Take the $80 billion spent yearly on corrections expenses and double the salaries of the nation’s high school teachers, eliminate tuition at the country’s public colleges and universities or grant universal prekindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds.

A nice sentiment, sure, but also easier said than done: A good deal of that $80 billion figure still goes toward jailing violent offenders, and significant portions funnel toward parole and probation spending.

The suggestion could also face blowback after recent revelations that federal immigration officials often struggle to track and register violent sexual offenders after their release, some of whom go on

to commit further crimes of the same vein.

The latter argument, however, belies that more than 90 percent of corrections spending in 2010 occurred at the state and local levels, according to a policy memo by The Hamilton Project. (It also conveniently ignores the fact that adult predators who emigrate from abroad aren’t the primary beneficiaries of an American public education.)

In this state alone, prison and corrections spending cost taxpayers more than $836 million in 2010, the Vera Institute of Justice reported, and Baltimore City spending alone accounts for $288 million per year, according to the Justice Policy Institute.

Exchanging this nation’s grossly bloated spending on mass incarcerations, where appropriate, for investment in infrastructure and education means a downtick in the number of senseless jailings. With universal pre-K, low-opportunity and at-risk children would enter the educational pipeline earlier and get a much-needed head start on inequality. And with redirected — rather than simply increased as the result of popular demand — federal, state and local funding, public schools can boost their resources responsibly.

Kicking these ideas around on Twitter — even if they’re just that, ideas — could prove enough for Obama to drive policy change in our local communities, often more malleable than Congress. And with at least three decades of failed corrections policy in the rearview mirror, that’s a much-needed start.

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Utilizing job-finding strategies early IAN LACY

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hile in college, the thought of graduating and entering the real world is generally the furthest thing from the minds of undergraduate students. Exams, projects, internships and other academic requirements are undergraduates’ priorities.

I personally fell into this trap of apathy for what comes after graduation, and it has been quite difficult. Nevertheless, there are several things undergraduates can do to make the job search after graduation much easier: Undergraduates should use online job sites, consult job-finding services and use websites such as LinkedIn to find employment.

I have found the most success with using online job-finding s i te s. T h e ea s i e s t to u s e i s Indeed.com. Indeed allows individuals to post their resumes so p o te n t i a l e m p l oye rs ca n find them and allows individuals to apply for jobs independently. Another handy feature is automatic application to jobs through Indeed. A user’s resume and cover letter will be directly submitted to eligible job posts, which reduces the headache of having to enter the information over and over again on different employers’ websites.

B e s i d e s I n d e e d , M o n s te r and Craigslist are also valu-

able places to find employment opportunities.

Recruiting agencies are helpful in finding recent graduates jobs — it is their purpose to do so. I have not used this option, but many people I know have done so and found meaningful employment in their desired fields. Some of the jobs might be temporary, but a temporary or contract-termed job is better than no job at all.

The most popular way of finding employment in today’s technological era is through sites like LinkedIn. For those who don’t know, LinkedIn is essentially the professional, job-seeking equivalent of Facebook. A user will build a profile — essentially a more in-depth resume — and then list desired types of jobs, such as working with nonprofit organizations or government agencies. Depending on how effective their profiles are, users could be contacted by recruiters for employment opportunities. It’s also useful for jobseekers to add people to their friend networks to increase the potential for a job offer.

While college is fun, and grinding through classes and living for the weekend seems like the primary concern, life is waiting for undergraduates just on the other side of graduation day. By using these job-finding strategies, undergraduate can be better prepared for life post-graduation.

Ian Lacy is a senior kinesiology m a j o r. H e c a n b e re a c h e d a t ilacydbk@gmail.com.

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He has worked as a managing editor, deputy managing editor, copy editor and diversions writer.

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He has worked as an assistant opinion editor and columnist.

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Honoring Confederates is not racism PATRICK AN

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he Confederate battle flag, which was removed from the South Carolina capitol grounds last week, has come to represent racism, marginalization and disenfranchisement of a group of people. It was right for the staff editorial on June 25 to support the removal of the flag from all public spaces on this basis. But to describe veterans of the Confederacy as people whose main goal in seceding was to perpetuate the qualities of what the battle flag means today, however, is wrong and reveals a misunderstanding of history.

In “The Right Way to Remember the Confederacy,” an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, Civil War historian William C. Davis discusses

the evolution of the Confederate battle flag into what many people now view as a symbol of evil. In the column, Davis mentions how after the Civil War, the flag largely receded from the public sphere.

It was not until the 1940s that “opponents of the emerging civilrights movement raised the old banner for a new battle.”

The negative sentiments people associate with the flag today most likely arose when the Ku Klux Klan repurposed the banner as a sign of hate. Similarly, Georgia adopting a state flag prominently featuring the Confederate battle flag in 1956 and South Carolina’s decision to fly the battle flag over its state house as late as 1961 were both employed as “declarations of defiance to desegregation and the civil-rights movement.”

We must be sure to remember that those who forever changed the meaning of the flag in the 20th

century and today are not Confederates, despite how badly they wish they were. The culture they have created surrounding the flag truly embodies hatred and racism, and their claims to ancestral ties, valid or not, are phony attempts to mask their insidiousness.

The real Confederacy was not a campaign of hatred but one of preservation.

Similarly, we must know that although the true Confederates fo u g h t o n “ t h e w ro n g s i d e o f history,” as how the staff editorial put it, we cannot judge and condemn them by the standards of today. This is ethically wrong and a rejected practice by many historians. Owning slaves in America at the time was not grossly reprehensible — we cannot fault the South for wanting to preserve their way of life in addition to forming a new democracy. We cannot condemn the Confederates for not having

the foresight and ethical values of Americans 150 years into the future.

The majority of Confederate soldiers who fought and died were young and never owned slaves personally. Conversely, the Union Army did not fight the Civil War to end slavery but to preserve the union. Regardless, there is still a notion that the Civil War was a battle between good and evil, but very few things in life are so easily demarcated.

I do not agree with the staff editorial’s claim that “symbols of the Confederacy maintain a stubborn cultural cachet… [held by] certain distasteful circles.” I wonder if they are against the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that has been standing in the nation’s Capitol for decades.

One cannot simply degrade all Confederate veterans as racists and traitors — this is shortsighted,

for many, like Lee, were honorable soldiers and ingenious tacticians before, during and after the Civil War. We should be allowed to honor the Confederacy if not only as nuanced individuals and greatgreat-grandparents, but also as the ones who died to teach this nation the futility of state secession. Perhaps this is why when the battle flag came down in Columbia, South Carolina, on Friday, it was not burned but interred in a museum, not as a disgraced banner but as an enshrined reminder for us to learn from the shortcomings of our ancestors. Interestingly in this setting, the meaning of that flag has already changed from a symbol of pure racism and hatred into one of our fight against it.

Patrick An is a senior biolog y m a j o r. H e c a n b e re a c h e d a t patandbk@gmail.com.

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REVIEW | LET THEM EAT CHAOS AT WOOLLY MAMMOTH

United states OF MATERIAL The Second City’s Let Them Eat Chaos at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington finds a way to make you laugh and think

By Michael Errigo @M_Errigo Senior staff writer

LET THEM EAT CHAOS features nearly equal stage time for its five members: (from left to right) Travis Turner, Adam Peacock, Holly Laurent, Niccole Thurman and Kevin Sciretta. In turn, each of them shows off their skills that go beyond comedy. photo courtesy of woolly mammoth

Right around the center of its heart, this country and its sometimes-wayward ways were taken to task Friday night.

It was the opening show of Let Them Eat Chaos, a visiting production by the famed improv group The Second City designed specifically for the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Penn Quarter.

Mixed with classic improv bits and the occasional giggleinducing silliness, Let Them Eat Chaos bore some serious satire — the kind with razorsharp teeth. Everything from our reliance on technology to deeply complex racial issues were in the comedic crosshairs and executed with brilliance.

But this wasn’t any kind of political diatribe or social stand, this was a tornado of funny that just happened to also be adept at getting real.

The Chicago-based comedy empire known for producing legends like Bill Murray, Chris Farley and Tina Fey came to town with five seasoned but unfamiliar faces: Holly Laurent, Adam Peacock, Kevin Sciretta, Niccole Thurman and Travis Turner. And they put on quite

a show. A series of completely unrelated but somehow loosely interwoven scenes, Let Them Eat Chaos features just about all you could ask for from the group: choreography, singing and some damn fine acting in addition to impeccable timing and command of language.

This is without mentioning the several scenes that involve Vinnie Pillarella playing piano or guitar right on stage.

The comedy is topical, witty and, at times, impressively complex. The satire is SNLquality, and the writing reaches remarkable levels. Yes, there are segments in which crowd suggestions are made and off-the-cuff improv brilliance shines through, but this show’s real strengths come in its big, planned, climactic moments.

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Sure, there are some swings and misses. A bit involving a German girl and her blind

violin teacher falls flat immediately and then lays there awkwardly for some time. But each cut is aggressive and powerful, the type that guarantees a home run with contact. The show is not flawless but its scope and ambition is always commendable.

The show’s youthful energy is matched by its hosts as the Woolly Mammoth is a perfect spot for the young theater fan (or first-timer). Its lobby and lounge is sleek and welcoming, an open and industrious space that features a cafe with more than reasonable prices on drinks for the show.

Seating 250, the theater itself guarantees an intimate experience and makes for some upbeat and sometimes offbeat entertainment.

In such a setting, facing such an aggressive act, the good or the bad of The Second City’s show was sure to be memorable. And on Friday night, it became clear that the troupe had taken its act beyond comedy. Let Them Eat Chaos reaches other levels so consistently that I soon stopped worrying about what I was watching and embraced any emotion that came. merrigodbk@gmail.com

REVIEW | TAME IMPALA’S CURRENTS

FINDING AN ELECTRIC FEEL Tame Impala’s third studio album mixes an increased amount of synth with charged lyrics and bit of experimentation

By Josh Magness @DBKDiversions For The Diamondback Nearly three years after the release of Tame Impala’s sophomore album Lonerism, a collection of psychedelic rock that touches on lead singer Kevin Parker’s struggles with socialization, the Australian band returns with Currents , the group’s third studio album that pairs a fresh electronic sound with pensive romantic thoughts.

“Let It Happen,” the nearly eight-minute first track, lays out the album’s new style.

F l i c k e r i n g p ro d u c t i o n , supple bass and anthemic synths take the place of the guitar riffs that usually support Parker’s ethereal

voice. It isn’t until the sixminute-and-thirty-second mark that a guitar growls over the song’s electronicheavy production.

The band’s evolution isn’t completely out of the blue — it was evident in the transition between the group’s first studio album, Innerspeaker, and second — but steadfast commitment to its constructing a synth-heavy record might be jarring to longtime fans of the group.

In the song “Past Life,” which falls more into indie electronic than any other genre, synthesizers swirl underneath a deep, modulated voice that makes remarks about seeing a past lover while running daily errands.

In the chorus, Parker reflects on the encounter, saying,

“feel like I saw a ghost” and “I was transfixed.”

The distorted voice — seemingly representing Parker’s honest inner thoughts — has a grimmer outlook on the sighting, declaring, “I thought I was moving on but I guess I was just switching off / And now I see my life as the banal slog it instantly became / And I don’t know if I can go on the same.”

The upbeat song “The Moment” is a perfect middle ground between the group’s kaleidoscopic sophomore album and its newer, club-ready sound, starting with twinkling synths and syncopated beats. The song reaches its high point when echoes of “It’s getting c l ose r ” cea se a n d m a ke

space for the best guitar solo on the album and one of the finest throughout the band’s discography.

There’s also the track “Eventually,” a breakup song that cuts through oft-used cliches. The lyrics show Parker’s fear to break up with someone that he needs to let go, and his efforts to make himself feel better by reasoning that, “I know that I’ll be happier / and I know you will too / Eventually / Eventually.”

Still, he admits he would prefer to avoid the confrontation all together, singing, “Wish I could turn you back into a stranger / Cause if I was never in your life, you wouldn’t have to change this.”

Synth pads take a backseat in “Eventually” and allow

Parker’s mesmerizing voice, heavy guitar chords and a consistent drumbeat to build the backbone of the song.

It’s one of the best songs on the album for sure, but fair warning: If you listen enough, the chorus is sure to be ingrained in your mind almost as bad as any Taylor Swift song you’d hear on the radio.

The same can be said for “‘Cause I’m a Man,” the album’s second single that finds Parker’s airy voice delicately perched over a simple yet addictive guitar riff as he sings, “My weakness is the source of all my pride / I’ll tell you why / Cause I’m a man, woman / Don’t always think before I do.”

Some have claimed the song is sexist as Parker ap-

parently excuses his behavior because of his gender, but the singer clarified to multiple outlets that the song is about explaining to his lover that he makes mistakes because he is human, and mankind is fallible.

W h i l e Ta m e I m p a l a ’s sound changed a bit in Currents , the band’s strengths — imaginative lyrics, strong album themes and experimental musical choices — are noticeable as ever in its latest work. It’s unknown if Currents’ electronic sound is indicative of the band’s future style or just a onetime effort, but either way, the band has shown it’s willing and able to continue to push musical boundaries. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

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By Ryan Baillargeon and Phillip Suitts @RyanBaillargeon, @PhillipSuitts Senior staff writers The Terrapins football team added former North Carolina tight end recruit Avery Edwards to the roster, the program announced Monday.

Edwards was an incoming freshman with the Tar Heels in June 2014 when he was charged with felony larceny and stealing more than $50,000 of jewelry, according to authorities. The charges have been dismissed, according to court documents.

The former three-star recruit didn’t play for the Tar Heels and has four years of eligibility remaining. He joins a depth chart that has five returning tight ends, including juniors P.J. Gallo and Andrew Isaacs and sophomore Derrick Hayward.

“I have had great discussions with Avery since we first made contact and throughout his visit to campus,” Edsall said in a news release. “I am confident he has learned from past experiences and will be a great teammate as he makes a seamless transition to the University of Maryland. Avery has a relentless work ethic and strong desire to succeed both on and off the field.”

Edwards was the 22nd nationally ranked tight end coming out of high school. During Edwards’ senior year at Ravenscroft School in North Carolina, he had 45 catches for 629 yards and seven touchdowns.

“I want to thank the University of Maryland and Coach Edsall for allowing me to be a part of this program and great university,” Edwards said in the release. “I have grown immensely over the past year and I am eager to join my new teammates on the field and represent Maryland this fall.”

Sophomore Shane Cockerille will move from quarterback to fullback this season, and junior Cavon Walker will go from linebacker to defensive end. Cockerille was a highly touted prospect out of Gilman School but didn’t see any action at quarterback last year as a redshirt freshman.

The Terps also announced two hires – Bryce Bevill as director of player development and Cory Robinson as director of player personnel.

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men’s basketball team competing at the Pan American games in Toronto from July 21-25.

The 20-year-old sophomore is the youngest player selected to the squad. The floor general garnered first-team All-Big Ten honors last season while averaging a team best 16.2 points per game.

Trimble’s first game with the United States will come against Venezuela, which is led by former Terps star guard Greivis Vasquez, on July 21.

GuARD MELO TRIMBLE drives toward the basket during the Terps’ 69-59 loss March 22. file photo/the diamondback The Terps will open the season at but many have pinned it as a potential Xfinity Center on Nov. 13 against No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup.

The final contest against a top opMount St. Mary’s and conclude the nonconference slate Dec. 27 ponent will come Dec. 8 in the Jimmy V. Classic against Connecticut at against Marshall.

The 12-game slate features con- Madison Square Garden.

Another potential noteworthy tests with three traditional powerhouses that were announced matchup will come at the Royal Farms earlier this year. The first marquee Arena in Baltimore on Dec. 19 when matchup is against Georgetown on the Terps meet Princeton. The Tigers Nov. 17 at Xfinity Center. It marks most recently made the NCAA tourthe first meeting between the nament in 2011.

The Terps will also play an exhischools in College Park since 1973 and the first time they have played bition at Xfinity Center on Nov. 6 against Southern New Hampshire. locally since 1993.

The Terps will travel to North CarTRIMBLE MAKES ROSTER olina on Dec. 1 for a matchup with the Tar Heels in the ACC/Big Ten Terrapins guard Melo Trimble Challenge. Not only will the game reunite the former conference foes, made the 12-man roster for the U.S.

raffa From PAGE 8 happen while he’s scrolling through social media or thumbing through a lacrosse magazine. When he attends lacrosse tournaments or practices, someone usually asks him about it.

“It’s something that’ll always burn inside,” Raffa said. “You work for something your whole life and your whole four years. You battle with guys every day; you see them everyday for hours at a time. And then just not being able to go out on top, it’s definitely hard to take in.”

While he hasn’t been able to push the loss from memory, he has continued his career with the Chesapeake Bayhawks despite a constant battle with injuries, something he dealt with during his time in College Park.

Last season, Terps coach John Tillman regularly commended Raffa’s passion for the game and commitment to the team. Though he battled nagging injuries throughout his senior campaign, Raffa kept trotting out to the faceoff X game after game.

faceoff specialist charlie raffa gets hit by a Johns Hopkins foe during the Terps’ 15-12 loss to the Blue Jays on April 25 at Byrd Stadium. He battled injuries throughout his career with the Terps. file photo/the diamondback Much has changed for Raffa this summer. He has new teammates, and he no longer wears a jersey with the colors of this state’s flag. But much like the past, Raffa still has the competitive will to fight through injuries that endeared him to Terps fans.

“Being banged up for so long definitely takes a toll,” Raffa said.

“But as long my body will let me keep playing, as long as the doctor will let me keep playing, … I guess I’ll be playing.”

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Raffa with the 24th pick in the MLL Draft. Cottle, who was Tillman’s predecessor in College Park, recruited Raffa before becoming the Bayhawks’ president — in addition to head coach — in 2011 but hadn’t maintained a close relationship with Raffa in recent years.

“Coach Tillman had told us how tough he was,” Cottle said. “I do think there’s a future for him in this league.”

Raffa said he relishes the pressure of battling for possession at the X while opponents look to check him to the ground. The passion ended up costing him in college, though.

W h i l e t h e Te r ps d eve l o p e d team chemistry during fall practices, Raffa hardly suited up. And a banged-up Raffa didn’t start in the Terps’ conference tournament semifinal loss to Ohio State on April 30, instead coming off the bench to take three unsuccessful draws with the game already out of reach.

Cottle said the nature of the professional game could benefit Raffa.

“At Maryland, he had to sit out a bunch of practices,” Cottle said. “You only really have one practice before the game [in MLL]. It might actually help him stay healthier.”

Playing time is tough to earn at the professional level, however, as MLL rules limit the eight teams to dressing 19 players for games. Teams typically only carry one faceoff specialist per contest.

“Raffa’s working his way into that spot for the Bayhawks,” Inside Lacrosse’s Kyle Devitte said. “But his recovery, his injuries and the Bayhawks’ lack of complete success — they’re a sub-.500 team — has kind of given them pause. Like back up, take some time to let him recover; we don’t want to force him out there.”

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The honor is given to the country’s best linebacker, the position Ngakoue played last season.

The junior is moving to defensive end this season as the Terps transition from a 3-4 defense to a 4-3 defense, which features one fewer linebacker.

Ngakoue recorded 13.5 tackles for a loss and six sacks last season, both of which were second best on the team behind former defensive lineman Andre Monroe. sportsdbk@gmail.com

On June 20, Raffa went 7-for-24 at the X in his professional debut.

He didn’t play again until Sunday, going 9-for-21 with five ground balls.

With two games remaining in the MLL season, Raffa will look to prove himself before the Bayhawks choose which players they want to protect for the expansion draft, Cottle said.

The MLL has not officially announced plans for an expansion draft.

For now, Raffa is focused on finishing the season strong and not thinking too far into the future.

Still, he sometimes wonders what his career would be like if his health were different. He pointed out that many faceoff specialists haven’t had to deal with the laundry list of health problems he has.

Raffa isn’t sure how much longer his body will hold up. Yet, as he looks back on his career, he doesn’t have any regrets.

“I wouldn’t take back anything,” Raffa said. “I wouldn’t take back any injury for any Final Four I got to play in, anyone I got to play with. Those are memories that you have forever.” jneedelmandbk@gmail.com

recruits From PAGE 8 “The attraction to our s c h o o l co m e s w i t h [ t h e coaches’] energy,” said middle blocker Hailey Murray, who was one of three freshmen on last year’s squad.

The Terps have struggled to find success in recent years, finishing with a losing record in three of their last four seasons. Most recently, the Terps endured a 10-21 campaign, including a 3-17 mark against Big Ten foes.

T h e i r n ew co n fe re n ce has featured tough talent to compete against. At the end of the 2014 season, five Big Ten teams were ranked, the second most of any conference. The top-level opponents has pushed Aird to seek recruits with “a chip on their shoulder” to help build the program.

“It takes a special kind of kid,” Aird said. “One of the keys to having success in college is playing meaningful matches during your high school days. Whether it’s bigtime high school state championships or playing for national championships, you go from that to playing in front of five, six thousand people a night.

It’s hard if you haven’t been in that environment.”

Before taking over for the Terps, Aird served as an assistant for two seasons at Penn State, where he helped the team win its sixth na-

“THESE KIDS THAT WE BROUGHT IN NOW ARE VERY UNIQUE BECAUSE THEY COULD HAVE GONE TO A BUNCH OF SCHOOLS THAT ARE RANKED HIGHER, HAVE HAD MORE SUCCESS, HAVE MORE OF A HISTORY.” STEVE AIRD

Terrapins volleyball coach tional championship. When he came to College Park, he said becoming a championship contender would be a tough process, but he makes sure his recruits are willing to take on that challenge.

Aird said he hopes the team’s young players can help the Terps progress into a stronger team in the conference after finishing 13th out of 14 teams last season.

And by 2018, Aird said the Terps will be a top program.

“These kids that we brought i n n ow a re ve r y u n i q u e because they could have gone to a bunch of schools that are ranked higher, have had more success, have more of a history,” Aird said. “That’s a tough sell for a 16-, 17-yearold kid to sell, ‘Listen, you have to be the reason our program becomes exceptional.’ But they came here because they want to make us here.” kmelnickdbk@gmail.com

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VOLLEYBALL

MEN’S LACROSSE

Aird trying to elevate program with recruits 13 commits compete at camp over weekend

By Kyle Melnick @kyle_melnick Staff writer

FACEOFF SPECIALIST CHARLIE RAFFA walks off the field after the Terps’ 10-5 loss to Denver on May 25 in the NCAA finals that ended his career. file photo/the diamondback

BEND DON’T BREAK Oft-injured Raffa continues career with Chesapeake Bayhawks

By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Senior staff writer Every time Charlie Raffa slips on a Maryland T-shirt, he is reminded of the past.

It’s been almost two months since the faceoff

specialist’s Terrapins men’s lacrosse career ended with a 10-5 loss to Denver in the NCAA final, but Raffa’s wound from the defeat hasn’t healed.

As he begins his professional career, Raffa said the loss still sneaks up on him from time to time. It can See RAFFA, Page 7

Before about 100 campers began practicing Friday at the Xfinity Center Pavilion, Terrapins volleyball coach Steve Aird split the players up among three courts.

On two adjacent courts, a large group of campers, seventh to 12th graders, practiced spikes, sets and 3-on-3 drills.

But the players on the last court drew the attention of spectators.

Thirteen girls smacked spikes that went flying to the bleachers, set balls right where the hitter wanted them and rotated through their 3-on-3 drills before the players could catch their breath.

Those 13 players made up 14 of the recruits who’ve committed to play for the Terps. They took part in the team’s individual skills camp this past weekend in College Park.

In Aird’s second year with the team, he’s brought in four accomplished recruits for the upcoming season. They will have an opportunity to strengthen the Terps’ program and take them back to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2005.

“What I’ve been doing with the girls coming in is not so much an emphasis on the skill, because all of them are obviously talented to be at this level,” outside hitter Adreené Elliott said. “But just letting them know their future and their impact on the program

Coach steve aird shouts instructions to his team during the Terps’ 3-0 loss to Penn State on Nov. 22 at the Xfinity Center Pavilion. file photo/the diamondback is really in their hands. And they can take as much ownership into that as they want.”

In addition to the incoming freshman class, which is headlined by 2014 Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year Liz Twilley, the Terps have received verbal commitments from four girls in the class of 2016, five in the class of 2017 and one from the class of 2018.

See recruits, Page 7

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