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possible,” Dumaresq said. “The plan is once the sale closes, the early termination clause will be enacted and they will be demolished from there once they have moved everyone out.”

The leases’ termination clause reads as follows: “In the event that Landlord transfers any interest in title to the Premises or is given authority to redevelop the Premises (involving the demolition or substantial (over 50%) renovation of the Premises), Landlord shall have the right to terminate this Lease by giving Tenant ninety

This university’s athletic department announced Monday that the arena once known as Comcast Center will now be known as Xfinity Center.

“We have enjoyed a longstanding and successful partnership with Comcast for more than a decade, and are excited to extend this relationship with the renaming of the XFINITY Center,” Athletic Director Kevin Anderson said in a news release. “It is our goal to continue to provide our fans with a special gameday experience, and we look forward to unveiling new amenities at the XFINITY Center in the near future.”

Since 2002, the building has housed the men’s and women’s basketball, gymnastics, volleyball and wrestling teams as well as administrative offices for the athletic department and the student-athlete Academic Support and Career Development Unit.

The change was agreed upon in a clause of the original contract between the university and Comcast Corp., which granted the company the ability to make changes like this that would not affect the terms of the agreement, Tim McMurray, the interim deputy director of athletics for external relations, wrote in an email. Xfinity is the brand name for Comcast’s cable, television and landline services.

In the midst of the university’s

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4208 knox road is one of several Knox Box apartment complexes slated for demolition by development company Toll Brothers as soon as the company finalizes the sale of the properties.

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Leases on the line if Knox sale progresses

By Jon Banister @J_Banister Staff writer Many of the Knox Box apartments are likely to be demolished in the upcoming months, presenting an immediate problem for students who already have signed leases for the upcoming academic year.

The development company Toll Brothers is finalizing the sale of the property and is “very confident” the sale will be completed in early August, said Todd Dumaresq, Toll Brothers marketing manager.

Tenants could be displaced as early as next month, development company says When the sale is finalized, Dumaresq said Toll Brothers will contact the apartments’ current tenants and inform them that their leases are being terminated. At that point, they will have 90 days to leave their residences and find new housing.

“We would like to get moving as quickly as

Study: Americans want to limit Iran’s nuclear program

By Rokia Hassanein @thedbk For The Diamondback A majority of Americans favor making a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program’s enrichment capacity, according to a new study.

The study, conducted by the Program for Public Consultation and funded by a Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland research grant, found that 61 percent of Americans are in support of making such a deal rather than imposing more sanctions.

Steven Kull, the PPC director, said that the study was conducted to give the

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American public a voice as negotiations with Iran continue.

“We have been working on the topic of Iran for years in both the U.S. and Iran,” Kull said. “With the current negotiations, it seemed appropriate to bring it to the attention of the public.”

The study was performed as a public survey, and its results are being used on Capitol Hill to decide whether the U.S. should extend negotiations with Iran or end them.

“Congress has been trying to influence the administration to give up provisions,” said Nancy Gallagher, the See study, Page 3

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“When somebody picks up something and they’re pleased, by either what they see or what they hear, by the fact that it has been put back into a healthier condition, yeah, that’s very pleasurable for me,” Gailes said.

Gailes studied musical perforBy Carlos Rodriguez mance at this university in 1974, and @thedbk while his brother became a profesFor The Diamondback sional musician, Gailes was satisfied For almost 40 years, Bill Gailes with musical craftsmanship.

“I don’t know if we have a gene that has been repairing violins at Gailes’ Violin Shop at the corner of Rhode goes for an affinity for music or what, but it’s just the kind of house I grew Island Avenue and Ontario Road.

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up in,” Gailes said. “Being a professional musician was not for me, but then I got introduced to a professional violin-maker who showed me some of the rudimentary things, and I just kept pursuing it since then.”

Gailes said he gets business from this university’s music school as well as from clients from cities all over the state, such as Takoma Park, Gaithersburg and Ellicott City.

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xfinity From PAGE 1 switch to the Big Ten athletic conference and several other changes around the campus, students and other university community members have had mixed reactions to the name change, some rejecting the alteration and others taking it in stride.

“As a sophomore, it would be a shame watching traditions that I came to love during my first year go away,” sophomore electrical engineering major Lauren Sincavage said. “If we are making one big change, might as well just make a bunch and get them over with. New conference, new brand, I guess.”

McMurray and other athletics executives recognize that with a change this big,

“it will take people time to adjust to it,” he wrote.

“The general tone of feedback has been one of understanding, as we are honoring an (sic) provision from a longterm contract,” he wrote.

Changing of signs in and around the venue to reflect this adjustment has already begun and will be finished by the end of August, McMurray said. Additionally, all collateral, including marketing elements, email signatures, business cards and more, will need to change.

Conversation about the change among senior athletic department officials, Comcast representatives and Maryland Sports Properties began last summer and continued through the most recent academic year, McMurray wrote. newsumdbk@gmail.com

gailes From PAGE 1 because it’s a destination, not so much because they’re from College Park,” Gailes said.

While Gailes now has many employees at the shop, including his wife and a university student, he still does violin repairs himself.

Gailes’ family has lived in College Park since the 1890s, a n d wh i l e G a i l e s move d around in the past, he said he wanted to start his business in his hometown.

The violin shop seems to belong in a college town — Gailes said he’s read that playing instruments helps the left and right hemispheres of the brain become more interconnected.

“I’m not a scientist; I’m a fiddle-fixer. But from what I’ve read, in a sense, music makes

“I’M NOT A SCIENTIST; I’M A FIDDLE-FIXER. BUT FROM WHAT I’VE READ, IN A SENSE, MUSIC MAKES YOU SMARTER. ... MUSIC IS A REMARKABLY POWERFUL PART OF THE HUMAN RACE.” BILL GAILES

Gailes’ Violin Shop owner you smarter,” he said. “Music is a remarkably powerful part of the human race.”

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“I’m not a scientist, I’m a fiddle-fixer,” said Bill Gailes, who builds and repairs violins. His family has lived in College Park for generations, since the 1890s. james levin/the diamondback

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knox From PAGE 1 (90) days advance written notice. Tenant shall vacate the Premises upon the expiration of the ninety (90) day notice period.”

The development company will be demolishing all but four of the Knox Box residences. T he bu i ld i ngs at 4205, 4210, 4214 and 4218 Knox Rd. will remain, according to College Park Economic Development Coordinator Michael Stiefvater.

Jacob Butler, a senior astronomy and physics major, has signed a lease for the upcoming academic year for unit 4304B, one of the residences likely to be demolished, and he said he has not received any information from management regarding lease termination.

Butler said the last time K nox Box ma nagement contacted the renters was in January, to inform them that the Knox Boxes would be demol ished somet i me next year. He added that he

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would not be surprised if the management were planning to knock down the buildings soon, even though they haven’t informed tenants, based on his previous communication with the Knox Box property manager.

“Based on my past interactions w ith her, we w i l l have probably the minimum amount of legally required notice,” Butler said.

Property Manager Gosia Sylla refused to discuss the m atter i n deta i l, i nstead issuing a statement on behalf of the complex’s management: “Knox Management LLC is actively renting for 2014-2015 academic year. We still have a few apartments available, so anyone who would like to experience a Knox Box living should call us immediately at 301-776-0162! If Toll Brothers close on the deal, they are required to honor signed leases.”

That statement was released in April. Last week, Sylla said she stands by the statement and has nothing new to add.

Du ma resq con fi rmed Wednesday afternoon that it is very likely the sale will go

through in the coming weeks.

Stiefvater said he believes that if the tenants were displaced, the university’s Department of Resident Life would assist students in finding housing. Resident Life could not be reached for comment.

“We’re trying to help all t hese students who have signed leases for the new school yea r, we’re try i ng to get the word out there,” Dumaresq said. “We want to help make this an easy process for everybody.”

T he Col le ge Pa rk C it y Council approved a plan in October to redevelop the space, and the Prince George’s County Planning Board approved it in November.

Ter rapi n Row, t he new apartment complex, is scheduled to be open for leasing in fall 2016, and will contain 418 units spread over three buildings and two sets of townhouses, totaling about 1,493 beds. The Knox Boxes hold more than 400 beds, Stiefvater said.

Butler said he understands benefits of the new development, though he is going to

four knox boxes will stay: 4205 Knox Rd. (above), 4210 Knox Rd., 4214 Knox Rd. and 4218 Knox Rd.

ment were demolished, he would be angry with the management for the short notice.

“T hat would be a lot of extra work for me,” he said.

“Based on my ex perience looki ng for housi ng, that wou ld be a very d i fficu lt thing.”

and party affiliations.

Sixty-five percent of Democrats, 62 percent of Republicans and 51 percent of independents favored negotiating over increased sanctions. The more educated a participant was, 6 OUT OF EVERY 10 PEOPLE the more likely he or she was think the United States should negotiate with Iran to limit its nuclear program’s expansion, while 35 percent think to endorse negotiation. sanctions against the Middle Eastern country should be increased.

Saghi Modjtabai, the executive director of Public Affairs community, Gallagher said. include limiting its nuclear ca- stop all its uranium enrichment.

“It’s important for people Alliance of Iranian Americans, pacity and lifting some sanc“The respondents found tions in exchange for imple- both arguments convinc- worldwide to understand why the said the study’s findings are menting inspections. ing, but ultimately supported U.S. is doing what they’re doing supported by previous PAAIA The other side, which is negotiation,” Gallagher said. andwhetherAmericansagreewith surveys that also found that the views of Iranian-Americans supported by 35 percent of the “Six out of 10 respondents their decisions,” Gallagher said.

Both Gallagher and Kull said have tilted toward negotiation. participants, argued that nego- said they would recommend “Our most recent 2014 there was no significant statistiations should be discontinued negotiation.” and that sanctions should be inThe results of this study are tical difference among those results showed 66 percent of creased on Iran as an attempt to significant to the international with different religious beliefs Iranian-Americans would favor

“IT’S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE WORLDWIDE TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE U.S. IS DOING WHAT THEY’RE DOING AND WHETHER AMERICANS AGREE WITH THEIR DECISIONS.”

In a national poll conducted by the Program for Public Consultation,

From PAGE 1 associate research director at CISSM.“As this study shows, the American people don’t agree.”

The study posed questions to the respondents after providing background information, which was evaluated by congressional staffers from both parties.

The information presented arguments for both sides of the issue to 748 American participants.

The side with the most support argued for negotiating a deal with Iran that would

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miss the K nox Box apart- “One of the coolest things ments. The new complex will about the Knox Boxes is that include a fitness center, self- because t hey a re i n such contained courtyards with close proximity, it provides outdoor recreational activi- a very communal, family-like ties and study rooms on every atmosphere.

“Coming in and building floor, Dumaresq said.

“When you live in a Knox this new apartment complex Box, you don’t live in it for the will change the dynamics of quality of living, but the loca- that field.”

Butler said that if his aparttion and the yard,” he said.

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CISSM associate research director continued diplomatic overtures and staying away from military actions,” Modjtabai said. newsumdbk@gmail.com

IMPORTANT NEW INFORMATION ABOUT SPEED CAMERAS AND SPEED LIMIT CHANGES IN COLLEGE PARK 1. Speed Cameras - State Mandated Changes

In compliance with the Speed Monitoring Reform Act of 2014, the City of College Park has appointed designated officials to investigate and respond to written questions or concerns about the City’s speed monitoring system program generally, to resend citations not delivered due to an administrative error, and to process administrative review of specific citations.

To report a speed camera citation you believe was issued in error, you may first call the help desk at 301-858-6212 to expedite a review of your ticket and deletion of a ticket confirmed to be issued in error, and may use the process set out below if you are not satisfied with the result.

Should you wish to contact the City official regarding the program in general, request that a citation be resent, or if you wish to request an administrative review of the citation before the deadline for contesting the citation in court, you may send your request by email to publicservices@collegeparkmd.gov; or by mail attention Speed Enforcement, 4601-A Calvert Road, College Park, MD, 20740; or call at 240-487-3570 for further information.

2. Pedestrian and Driver Safety Measures

In response to the several pedestrian accidents that have occurred in College Park in recent months, the following changes will be implemented: • Effective immediately, the posted speed limit on Baltimore Avenue between Guilford Road/Drive and Berwyn Road has been reduced from 30 MPH to 25 MPH. After a 15-day warning period, speed cameras will issue tickets in this area to vehicles exceeding 37 MPH. However, Police may issue speeding tickets at any speed above the posted 25 MPH limit now.

• Effective on or after Friday, August 15, 2014, the City of College Park will issue citations for speed enforcement camera violations in the Institution of Higher Education (IHE) Zone (½ mile from the perimeter of the University of Maryland ) 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.

This may include cameras located as authorized by the City Council in areas as follows: - Baltimore Avenue (Route 1), from Beechwood Road to University Boulevard - Metzerott Road within City boundaries from University Boulevard to Adelphi Road - Greenbelt Road from Route. 1, Baltimore Avenue, to Rhode Island Avenue - University Boulevard within the City boundaries from Adelphi Road to 49th Avenue - Paint Branch Pkwy. from Baltimore Avenue to the City boundary, at or about Old Calvert Road • On or after Friday, August 15, 2014, new speed cameras will be located as follows: - Baltimore Avenue, northbound between Guilford Road/Drive and Calvert Road - Baltimore Avenue, northbound between Pontiac Street and Berwyn Road - Baltimore Avenue, southbound between Rossborough Lane and Fraternity Drive (The City of College Park also uses speed-monitoring systems in the school zone on Rhode Island Avenue from Route 193 north to the City boundary. School zone cameras operate Monday-Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.)

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Silver Line-ing checkbook ast week’s debut of Metro’s Silver Line has conveniently drawn attention away from unpleasant news. Just when you thought riding the Metro was expensive enough, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority raised its fares, again, at the end of June.

A variety of hikes have increased prices by about 10 cents for most trips. While this might not seem like much, the transit agency has been nickel-and-diming customers for years on its way to becoming one of the world’s most expensive subway systems worldwide.

While New York University students can hop on to the MTA Subway for $2.50 and Chicagoans ride the “L” for $2.25, Terps now face peakhour fares of up to $5.90! Even offpeak round trips sometimes cost more than $3.00.

Public transit’s benefits to society are clear. Getting traffic off the road saves time and reduces pollution and stress. Transit-oriented development is sustainable and beneficial to quality of life. Pricing should encourage as many people to ride as possible, rather than charging as much as possible.

An intern living in College Park and working at Farragut North pays $4.15 each way during peak hours, averaging $166 a month. That doesn’t even include weekend trips to U Street or the Verizon Center.

This becomes a hefty drain on a student’s budget.

Is there any way to make rides more affordable?

It is true that the Washington area does not match the density of New York, so it is reasonable for fares to be somewhat higher. Additionally, due to WMATA’s status as an interstate partnership between this state, Virginia and Washington, it is not

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backed by consistent public funding.

Various jurisdictions fund it based on formulas that vary from year to year. This causes the customer to pay a higher percentage of the costs than in most other transit systems.

Additionally, ridership is very inelastic. Because people have to travel into the city at a certain time whatever the fare may be, Metro can charge higher prices. The number of riders will not drop significantly, but revenues will increase. This is why unsuspecting tourists are charged a dollar for their paper fare cards.

Despite this, inefficiencies within WMATA cause spiraling costs, which are then passed on to customers.

The vast majority of costs are laborrelated, and the transit union enforces several inflexible policies. For example, Metrorail workers receive an antiquated pension so massive it dwarfs other agencies’ and is one of Metro’s costliest issues. Both sides must negotiate a balance that is fair to workers and riders.

Even pricey transit systems like Oslo’s have good options for commuters. A single ticket there can cost nearly $8, but a monthly pass goes for about $104. A 28-day Metrorail pass, meanwhile, costs an exorbitant $237. Washington needs a more affordable option for commuters. A monthly charge of $150 for unlimited travel would require cost reductions but could be reasonable.

As the first phase of the Silver Line connects hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses to the transit network, existing commuters must not be forgotten. Daily riders need a more affordable choice as prices continue to skyrocket.

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The high cost of housing

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inding affordable housing can be a key factor when it comes to prospective students’ decision to attend a particular university. Not only do they have to consider the costs of on-campus housing their freshman year, but they’ll also need to determine whether the potential prices of off-campus housing will be relatively affordable throughout the duration of their college career.

Unfortunately, finding affordable housing in College Park could become an even harder process. A new Prince George’s County bill proposed by County Councilman Eric Olson, “Single Family Neighborhood Stabilization Overlay Zone,” would allow College Park and any neighborhood within a two-mile radius of a higher education institute to request an overlay zone that prohibits new housing rentals. The overlay zone will prohibit the distribution of rental permits but won’t prevent existing rental relationships unless the property switches owners.

Aimed to protect age diversity and the balance between rental properties and owner-occupied properties in neighborhoods, the bill fails to protect individuals who make up significant portions of the College Park community — students, faculty and low-income tenants.

In early July, the Student Government Association Executive Board spoke before the Prince George’s

County Council Committee on Planning, Zoning and Economic Development. Highlighting the negative impacts the bill imposes on students, they urged the committee to oppose the bill. We agree with the arguments brought forth by the SGA — namely that the decrease in housing supply will only inflate the prices of available housing, therefore making College Park an unattractive housing option for current and prospective students.

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Limiting rental permits would make College Park a more expensive and undesirable place for students to live.

In a July 24 Diamondback article, Councilman Olson said students should not be concerned about inflating housing prices, as student housing units are expected to increase over the next several years.

Though this might be true, it does not address the fact that the construction of new student housing in College Park will be a long-term process, and limiting any housing options regardless will prevent students from finding cheaper housing options in the city.

Though the bill seeks to help preserve single-family neighborhoods, limiting the capability to rent

housing may actually hurt families seeking housing.

According to a 2013 Harvard University study, families with children actually rent housing at similar rates as single people. Roughly 35 percent of single people rent homes, while about 32 percent of families with children do. As single families seem to make up a sizable portion of the rental market, we shouldn’t presume this bill wouldn’t hurt them either.

Besides its students, this university’s faculty and staff are essential to the performance of this university, and staff or faculty members who live with their families might need to look elsewhere for jobs if they can’t afford the housing.

Proponents of this bill seem to build their arguments based on diversity — renting out neighborhood homes will only bring in local, rowdy students, so there won’t be any diversity in age, family size or income, right?

In all reality, the bill will do the reverse of what it aims to. Using a government mechanism to limit the supply of rental housing will only increase the price of housing in College Park, thus steering away prospective residents of lower income brackets, different races and different age groups.

This city’s diverse community makes it unique. Preserving it requires expanding options for everyone, not using a bill to protect some and exclude others.

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Daniel Galitsky is a junior economics and finance major. He can be reached at dgalitskydbk@gmail.com.

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Giving up the summer to better our future

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chool is exacting, arduous and routine, while summer is full of creativity, repose and autonomy.

In simpler terms, school is work while summer is fun. Nothing can compare to a student’s romantic fascination with summer. It is a love that will forever excite us.

Last weekend, I went canoeing on the Patapsco River with a close high-school friend. The cool water surrounded by lush green scenery set the hot and humid Maryland weather at ease. Not even the mosquitoes nor our uncoordinated rowing could disrupt this manifest ideal of a summer day. We could not help but imagine ourselves as Huck and Jim on an adventure, drifting along the Mississippi River.

Days like this typify and reinforce our generation’s romanticized view of summer. Our minds are away from work; all that is important is the moment. But as we grow older, it seems our idyllic summer days are beginning to vanish, like so many other vestiges of childhood, into the indefinite ether of adulthood.

As college students, we are constantly preparing ourselves for the future. This means we are beginning to use the summer to engage ourselves in internships and jobs. While this might not be school, it is still work and time away from our beloved summer vacation — not always by choice.

In fact, many of us might feel forced into undertaking internships and jobs over the summer. Parents, peers and

professors push us to find such opportunities. There is no doubt that we would rather be out and about, enjoying the sun.

So why do we work so hard during the school year if we can’t get some time to ourselves?

The reality is that our summer is becoming a great opportunity for us to apply what we learned in school to the real world. All that studying and hard work that we put in during the school year is useless if we don’t get a chance to see any of it in action.

H ow e l s e wo u l d a p re - m e d student understand what it means to be a doctor but by getting some exposure in a hospital? How will a pre-law student learn how to think like a lawyer unless she spends some time in a courtroom?

Summers during college are when we can find out what our fields are like and what we’re truly passionate about. We do not want to be questioning our career choices 20 years from now, and to that end, the summer is a perfect pilot for finding the profession that excites us.

If we can find what makes us truly happy, going to work every day can be akin to a perfect summer day. The romance of summer will be no longer a fascination, but a reality. That is the goal. This is the new meaning of our summers.

Sauradeep Sinha is a sophomore chemical engineering major. He can be reached at ssinhadbk@gmail.com.

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Blurred lines of justice and vengeance

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ante Alighieri once said in his Inferno “the darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.” He called this the “great refusal.”

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is clearly a moral crisis, yet I find a significant portion of my peers avoiding actively supporting a side.

I do not blame them.

I highly doubt the reason behind this neutrality is because, as Dante put it, they are “hateful to God and to His enemies.” Rather, the proPalestinian chapters functioning on American campuses breed an attitude that makes involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian issue morally deterring for the student body. This is primarily carried out by the rampant antagonization and intimidation of not only Israel supporters but also Jewish students. Even as an avid Palestinian supporter myself, I cannot participate in such activities that strain the fabric of our society.

Pro-Palestinian organizations in universities such as the University of California’s Riverside and Santa Barbara campuses and Vassar College, among others, have already called on their schools to pass sanctions against businesses with Israeli ties. This movement, called Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions was spawned from the larger Palestinian BDS movement that called for

international boycotts against Israel.

The key difference is the latter initiative places the pressure on the Israeli government, the occupiers themselves.

The former promotes eroding key business connections with universities, which is financially detrimental to American institutions.

Other pro-Palestinian university chapters such as those of New Yo and Rutgers have resorted to more immoral means of “activism” by slipping mock eviction notices into student dorm rooms or holding mock “Israeli military checkpoint” demonstrations in a distasteful attempt to simulate the actions of the Israeli government in Palestine.

This has led many Jewish students to voice concerns for their safety.

I can’t help but think that despite these pro-Palestinian chapters preaching “justice” and “freedom” on their Facebook pages, their actions and toxic rhetoric suggest they seek a more insidious commodity: vengeance.

It is not difficult for me to see how these organizations got to this place; after all, Dante describes wrath as a “love of justice perverted to revenge and spite.” Perhaps they are justified in their anger; Middle Eastern students have felt alienated and even unsafe in America for more than a decade.

I also think their venomous rhetoric holds some truth, and their actions are lawfully carried out and deserve to be called activism, yet, they are axiomatically unproductive.

I do not think the Palestinian refugees currently fearing for their lives need their overseas supporters to advocate that the Palestinians are on the right side of this bloodshed.

Right now, they need aid that the U.N. is trying to provide, which can only occur if the Israeli government lifts its roadblocks and a cease-fire is agreed upon by both sides. This is a problem that needs to be solved diplomatically, and according to the staff of The Wall Street Journal, “real diplomatic leverage comes with trust.” We are now seeing the manifestation of a lack of trust that has been perpetuated for decades in Gaza.

Back on American campuses, this lack of trust, which erupted mostly after the aggressive actions of proPalestinian organizations, has pitted us against our classmates by promoting a “be an enemy or make an enemy” mentality, introducing fear into our schools and sabotaging university business partnerships.

We do not need a “pro-Israeli/proPalestinian conflict” in our country, and the attempt to create one, for any reason, is a betrayal to our nation, a betrayal to our peace.

The darkest places in hell may be reserved for the great refusers, but it is the traitors who are punished inside the jaws of Satan.

Patrick An is a junior biology major. He can be reached at patandbk@gmail.com.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) -- You are spending a great deal of time worrying about how things look, when you should instead be focusing on how effective they are. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) -You must avoid coming across as one who doesn’t care. Maintain distance, but display some emotion on occasion.

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INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN Reflecting on the rockers’ cross-generational appeal in honor of their latest album, Hypnotic Eye, released earlier this week

By Danielle Ohl @dtohl Staff writer Last week, during a family vacation, I sat on a beach in Longport, New Jersey, idly reading, scrolling through my various social media timelines and listening to the sun-sweetened gab of my parents and their friends.

A snatch of conversation made its way into my consciousness.

“I heard you have to write a paper about Tom Petty,” spurted one excited voice.

After explaining the finer differentials between a paper and an article (and the totally voluntary nature of this one), I listened as the handful of now-grown college friends chattered as if it were 1976 and Gainesville, Florida’s greatest had just released its eponymous first album and not its 13th, Hypnotic Eye, on Tuesday.

Each in attendance had seen Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at least once. Brandishing a wrist, my mother’s friend Maria showed off a pale scar at least an inch long.

“I got this climbing a fence at a Petty concert,” she proudly proclaimed before launching into a backstory that made the craziest frat

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their 13th studio album, Hypnotic Eye, on Tuesday, and are in the middle of a North American tour. Petty has an intergenerational appeal rooted in his heartland charms, anthemic lyricism and gift for crafting simple but powerfully melodic tunes. photo courtesy of bighassle.com parties seem tame.

Not even five minutes later, a tweet caught my eye: “She was an American girl, raised on promises…”

There are increasingly fewer cultural phenomena that bridge generations. Though college life is still fundamentally college life — there aren’t really many properties of alcohol and studying that lend themselves to transformation — the millennial culture that we now find so familiar is a strange and foreign planet to the

parents that spawned its creators.

Really, it’s not too hard to see how Tinder would disconcert even the most understanding of baby boomers.

Though the world we grew up in is intrinsically different than the world our parents did, there is a magical mainstay upon which unity can be built: music.

One might say that music, though a constant, is possibly the most metamorphic aspect of culture between decades.

That might be true. Its changes

ESSAY | BAD AT BINGE-WATCHING

CONFESSIONS OF A BAD NETFLIX USER Coming to terms with not loving the biggest streaming service in the world

By Beena Raghavendran @thebeenster Senior staff writer Ove r t h e yea rs, I ’ve b e e n prodded, poked, wheedled and sometimes even coerced by forces of word of mouth and the advent of social media until I can do nothing but plop myself in front of my computer and kick-start watching a new Netflix series.

But just as soon as I’ve started watching, I find myself pausing, hitting “Back to Browse” and crawling back to an episode of Parks and Recreation I’ve seen a million times. So it’s out with the new and in with the old, and I never look back.

from 2014 could have immediate relevance.

Though their brand of heartland rock fizzled out in the ’90s, Petty and his Heartbreakers maintain popularity even now, playing sold-out shows and releasing records. The band’s greatest hits album, released in 1993, achieved the RIAA’s Diamond award in 2003 for selling more than 10 million units.

Its music has spanned almost four decades and all the tumultuous shifts in between without losing significance.

Why? Petty’s music is defined by an unabashed American flair, a throaty, unpolished authenticity and a narrative style that lends itself to anthemic accord. In other words, there’s nothing highbrow about this music.

There’s no need to avoid it for fear of complicated themes or snarky, elitist fans. It’s not controversial, nor is it boring. It’s simple, it’s heartfelt, and for the most part, it’s about chasing something that is almost — but not quite — within reach.

Sure, we don’t all live blue-collar lives or pine for nights in Indiana, but no matter what age or generation, there’s something to be said for runnin’ down a dream.

The sad fact is this: I’m a horrible Netflix watcher.

I’ve done my best to stay upto-date with television culture a n d m y h i p p e e r s . B re a k i n g Bad? Episode two ended with the biggest cliffhanger ever. I just never started episode three.

Orange is the New Black? I’ll let you know when I finish season one. Scandal? Well, I got through the pilot, so there’s something.

If there are any Netflix doctors in the house, I’d love a second opinion, but here are my sympto m s : I s ta r t a s h ow b u t f i n d myself bored in the first few episodes, and then I have neither the motivation nor patience to continue.

I’m picky with my media. I have a problem with almost everything I watch. House of Cards is too pessimistic for me. Sherlock’s episodes are too long. Mad Men is too dramatic.

My s e l f- d i a g n o s i s : I c a n ’t binge-watch certain shows on Netflix because I lose motivation for continuing when I know the entire series is on demand. Part of the reason I loved old-school television was so I could wait a week to see the next episode, process and analyze for myself what happened and still be spurred on by the show calendar to keep watching. Anticipation over time — that’s what’s missing in the new Netflix formula, and

are seismic and often unexpected.

I, however, happen to be among the (what I hope to be large) population of millennials that regard our parents’ music as important, vital and — dare I say it — cool.

What does all this have to do with Tom Petty? The man and his band are living legends with multiple charttopping hits and platinum albums.

What proves it further, however, is that in the span of 10 minutes, both Maria’s scar from 1989 and a tweet

what kills Netflix for me.

K n ow i n g my te l ev i s i o n i s a click away has killed my drive to keep watching. I get busy and tell myself, “I’ll watch it later,” just because I know it’ll always be there. And then I procrastinate.

And then later never comes, and I forget the plotline and no one’s talking about the first episodes of the show anymore because everyone is already on season three by this point, so I wonder why I even bother.

There is a glimmer of hope: Using this method of sampling a platter of television shows, I (infrequently) stumble upon a show I love. It happened with Arrested Development, and I knew it was true love because I was able to get through a cripplingly boring start to the fourth season because binge-watching turned me into a committed fan.

It appears the binge-watchers of the world outnumber me, but

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I’ll keep my head high and continue to search. Because if my history with Netflix has proved anything, it’s that for every six shows I begin and halt in the first few episodes, there’s one show that’ll hook me.

And hey, considering everything, one out of seven isn’t so bad. braghavendrandbk@gmail.com

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Former standout rejoins staff as volunteer assistant A decade after opting to pursue a professional career instead of coaching, Emily Janss returns to College Park

By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Staff writer Emily Janss sat in thencoach Brian Pensky’s office in May 2005 as a volunteer assistant for the Terrapins women’s soccer team. Pensky, who had replaced former coach Shannon HigginsCirovski just months earlier, asked Janss to make a decision of which she was unsure.

Pe n sky tol d Ja n ss — a former player for the New York Power of the Women’s United Soccer Association — if she still wanted to keep playing professionally, she should do so. If she chose to continue her career as a coach, however, she had to be fully dedicated, which meant ending her career

MEDIA From PAGE 8 Nonetheless, Edsall said his approach has not changed regarding the type of players he wants to bring into his program.

“We’re already seeing those benefits from a recruiting standpoint, but we’re not going to change the model that we have based on maybe what everybody else does,” Edsall said.

More than anything else, though, Edsall conveyed how enthralled he is that the season is close to beginning.

After all, when the opening whistle blows to start the

as a player. Janss, a threetime All-ACC selection as a player with the Terps, decided there was still more to play for.

“At the time, I still had the playing bug, and I still felt like I needed to check off a few boxes,” Janss said. “I still remember sitting in his office that day and crying it out knowing that I’d be leaving my alma mater.”

But after a career as a player for the Power and the Washington Freedom and as an assistant coach at St. John’s College High School and Loyola University, Janss returned to College Park this season as a volunteer assistant, the same role she held 10 years earlier, to aid current coach Jonathan Morgan as the Terps begin their inau-

Terps’ season opener against James Madison on Aug. 30, talk of new conferences and realignment will quiet. Then, Edsall can concentrate on what’s important.

And that’s playing football.

“I’m just glad that we’re finally to the point now where we can go and play games,” Edsall said. “It has been a long time, it seems, to get to this point. But I’m glad we’re here, and I’m glad it’s getting close to August and starting practice and getting the opportunity to compete against these outstanding programs and institutions.” dpopperdbk@gmail.com

gural season in the Big Ten. “I’ve had really fond memories in my four years at Maryland,” Janss said. “There’s a part of me that wants to give back to the program that afforded me so many opportunities, not just playing during and beyond college, but then coaching in the world of soccer as we know it.”

As a volunteer assistant, Janss will focus primarily on player development, though she will also help with other duties such as practices and game preparation. Janss said she looks forward to working with the players to help them improve not only on a game-by-game basis, but also cumulatively as the season progresses.

The Brandon, Florida, native is also excited for the competitiveness of the Big

Ten, which features teams like Michigan, Nebraska and Penn State — all of whom finished in the top 10 of the RPI last season. In addition, the Terps put together a tough nonconference schedule, with games against reigning national champion UCLA, Pepperdine, and former ACC foe N.C. State.

“I’m excited about both of those ideas: the competition idea as well as helping the players achieve those goals,” Janss said. “That will help the bigger picture of helping the team achieve our goals of NCAA tournaments and beyond.”

In her three seasons at Loyola University, the Greyhounds made the NCAA College Cup once. But they finished last season 2-11-4 before former head coach

SOCCER From PAGE 8 the U.S. qualified for the next round, and Cirovski sent him a congratulatory text.

“Omar texted back something to the effect of ‘excellence on display,’” Cirovski said. “Omar clearly remembered that in the locker room of the U.S. national team in Brazil.”

When the U.S. faced Belgium in the round of 16, Cirovski invited his current players over to his house. Both Gonzalez and Zusi started that match. Cirovski and his players paid special attention to their contributions, clapping and cheering a little louder when the former Terps made a good play, Cirovski said.

Throughout the U.S.’s World Cup run, Gonzalez and Zusi hung out and reminisced about their time in college, Zusi said. They were college teammates from 2006-2008. No other college had more than one former player on the U.S.’s World Cup roster.

“It was a cool feeling,” Zusi said. “We had a lot of pride for our school.”

Katherine Remy Vettori’s contract was not renewed, giving Janss the opportunity to apply to take over the program.

Janss applied for the position, but Loyola chose a candidate with more exp e r i e n ce , h i r i n g fo r m e r Georgetown coach Naomi Meiburger. And though she planned to remain an assistant under the new coach, Meiburger wanted to form her own staff, forcing Janss to find work elsewhere.

During her search, she kept in touch with Morgan, who advised her of any leads or openings on staffs in the area. Eventually, a position on his staff needed to be filled, and he viewed Janss as an ideal candidate.

“He had interviewed a lot of people,” Janss said. “I guess

In the 2010 World Cup, two former Terps — Clarence Goodson and Maurice Edu — played for the U.S. Both were among the final cuts this time around.

“It strengthens our status as the country’s top program,” Cirovski said. “To have two again here in this World Cup is a great statement to the commitment of the players while they’re at Maryland.”

Though the World Cup ended more than two weeks ago, Zusi and Gonzalez are still making headlines. Zusi signed a contract extension with Sporting Kansas City on July 19. And Monday, Gonzalez played for the Los Angeles Galaxy for the first time since May 3. Two days earlier, Zusi scored his first MLS goal since returning from the World Cup. Wednesday, they’ll face German powerhouse Bayern Munich in the MLS All-Star Game, which Cirovski plans to watch.

“This is kind of a spectacle for the fans,” Zusi said. “Playing with the likes of some of the best players in our league’s history along with the world is something you don’t get to do very often.”

Zusi’s and Gonzalez’s success this

it just came down to having had some great experiences to bring to the table, so he decided on me being a really good candidate for it.”

Leaving the Terps’ coaching staff a decade ago allowed Janss to realize when it was time to turn in her uniform.

And now, holding the same position she held in 2004, Janss is focused on her players’ development, helping the team just as coaches helped her during her career.

“I hope we can give some of these teams a run for their money and make a solid impact in the playoffs,” Janss said. “It seems like the girls are capable and they’ve got some great personalities to help us do it.” kstackpoledbk@gmail.com

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summer propelled Terps soccer into the spotlight. Less than six years after they won a national title, they are still helping their former coach. Cirovski played a crucial role in their careers, and now he’s reaping the rewards.

“It certainly helps in recruiting when you can point to guys who played here and then went on to the highest levels of the game, domestically and internationally,” Cirovski said.

Staff writer Josh Needelman contributed to this report. psuittsdbk@gmail.com

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Edsall, Terps participate in first Big Ten Media Days Coach voices excitement at moving on from ACC

By Daniel Popper @danielrpopper Senior staff writer Before each of his first three seasons as coach of the Terrapins football team, Randy Edsall attended ACC Media Days. In his 2011 inaugural campaign, Edsall traveled to Pinehurst, North Carolina. And for the past two seasons, the former Connecticut coach made pilgrimages to Greensboro, North Carolina, to field a barrage of questions from reporters.

This year, though, Edsall had nothing to do with the preseason ACC extravaganza because of this university’s move to a different conference, the Big Ten. In fact, Edsall was on a beach during the ACC Media Days last week, enjoying the sunshine with his mind far removed from the long-tenured conference the Terps officially departed from earlier this summer.

“I was enjoying the heck out of St. Thomas,” Edsall said.

When he returned from the tropics, Edsall headed west to Chicago for the program’s first Big Ten Media Days, which took place on Monday and Tuesday. And the fourthyear coach made it clear that his disinterest in the ACC is a result of his refusal to live in the past, though the vacation certainly helped as a distraction.

“Change is inevitable in life, and what you do is you embrace change,” Edsall said during his news conference Monday. “At the end of last season, we pretty much put it forward that this is where we’re going and this is what we have to concentrate on. And this is what our future is.”

Edsall touched on a number of topics while taking to reporters, from recruiting and seeking advice from other coaches to which

OMAR GONZALEZ (left) and Graham zusi (right) led the Terps to a national championship in 2008 during their final season in College Park. Zusi scored the game-winning goals in the semifinal against St. Johns and the final against UNC. file photos/the diamondback

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Gonzalez, Zusi represented U.S. at World Cup in Brazil but haven’t forgotten roots

By Phillip Suitts @PhillipSuitts Staff writer The score was knotted at 1-1 between the U.S. men’s national soccer team and Ghana late in regulation when Graham Zusi placed the ball on the white line in preparation for a corner kick. He took a few angled backward steps and paused for a moment. The former Terrapin soccer player was competing in a World Cup match, something he hadn’t imagined in his wildest dreams as a child.

Seconds later, Zusi added another achievement to his list of unthinkable feats: an assist on a game-winning goal in the World Cup. Thousands of miles away, Terps coach Sasho Cirovski unleashed a euphoric scream as John Brooks headed home the improbable goal that led the U.S. to a win in its tournament opener.

Less than six years earlier, Cirovski, Zusi and Omar Gonzalez, who also played for the

U.S. during the World Cup, led the Terps to a national title, and Zusi scored the gamewinning goal in the final. Gonzalez and Zusi will be teammates once more when they play in the MLS All-Star Game on Wednesday.

And while much has changed since the Terps hoisted the 2008 national championship trophy, Zusi hasn’t forgotten Cirovski’s effect on his development.

“Sasho obviously is very proud of his former players,” Zusi said. “So many of us have gone to have very good professional careers as well, and a lot of that is because of Sasho the coach, the environment he put us in and the kind of players he molded us to be.”

Gonzalez still remembers the Terps’ mantra of extolling high standards. After every game, when the Terps huddle up, they yell “excellence,” not fight, goal or win, Cirovski said. Gonzalez referenced that slogan when

games he is most looking forward to on the Terps’ 2014 Big Ten slate. He said the home game against Ohio State could ignite an “electric” atmosphere at Byrd Stadium.

But perhaps most noteworthy was Edsall discussing his involvement in this university’s move to a new conference. Edsall said Athletic Director Kevin Anderson approached him early in the process to ask about the possibility of making the move to the Big Ten. “I just told him I was all for it,” Edsall said. “[That I thought] it would be a really good move for us and one that I would embrace, and I’m sure that I know our players would embrace, to be part of the history and the tradition and what the Big Ten stands for.”

Quarterback C.J. Brown, wide receiver Stefon Diggs and cornerback Jeremiah Johnson accompanied Edsall to Chicago. Johnson missed much of the 2013 season with a broken toe and was limited in spring practices because of a hamstring. Likewise, Diggs was sidelined with a broken leg for most of last season.

Edsall confirmed that both players are fully recovered and ready to go for the Terps’ 2014 campaign. Johnson is listed as a backup corner behind sophomore Will Likely on the preseason depth chart, but Edsall said that is simply because of the amount of time Johnson missed since his injury last fall.

As for recruiting, Edsall said the move to the Big Ten has had a positive effect on his ability to get athletes excited about playing in College Park. The coach said he’s expanded from his previous foothold because of the exposure from the Big Ten Network along with the possibility of playing bowl games in Texas, Florida, New York and Detroit, among other places.

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