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By Darcy Costello For The Diamondback Growing up, self-taught skateboarder Ben Masters always found himself making things, so it was no surprise that a website’s how-to instructions for building a longboard immediately hooked him.

“How cool would it be to ride something that you made yourself?” thought Masters, a junior enrolled in letters and sciences. So he ordered some supplies and dove right into the project.

His first handmade board was “super ugly,” he said, but since then, he has perfected his skills and built more than 50 boards of different designs. And in 2012, he started a summer camp to teach kids how they can build their own boards, a job that combines his love of longboard building with his knack for interacting with children.

“Kids are generally more excited about everything, so it’s really fun teaching them how to build their own boards,” said Masters, who coached local recreational sports teams in high school.

“They get to see something that not every kid gets to see or do, and they get to

State prosecutors drop July 3 charges for suspended Terps RB Wes Brown

By Teddy Amenabar Staff writer Although prosecutors opted to drop all charges against Terrapins running back Wes Brown on Tuesday, he may still face university sanctions, school officials said.

B row n wa s s u s p e n d e d from the university after his arrest, and university officials still plan to pursue disciplinary action. Brown must now choose from three disciplinary processes as the next step in addressing those charges.

On July 3, Brown was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, theft and unlawful interception of oral communications, according to

ben masters, skateboarder and summer camp host, helps children such as brothers Elijah (left), 10, and See masters, Page 2 Nathan Goldberg (right), 6, build longboards using imagination and technology. photo courtesy of melissa goldberg

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Univ fends off steady cyber risks

Smartphones, laptops, tablets and wireless Internet may make life seem easier, but these modern devices have long posed challenges for university security officials, who say cyberattacks remain a constant problem.

Research institutions like this university thrive on open communication for a fluid exchange of ideas, but that openness and high volume of users leaves networks susceptible to computer break-ins. The University of Wisconsin and others report as many as 100,000 at-

University Police spokesman Sgt. Aaron Davis.

When students face university charges, Office of Student Conduct Director Andrea Goodwin said, they are allowed to resolve their case either through a disciplinary conference — a meeting with an administrator — or a disciplinary hearing, where a panel of students makes a decision based on the evidence provided. As a third option, Brown may also choose to accept the sanctions his disciplinary charges carry without contest, an athletic department spokesman said.

“Any student who is referred

the patuxent building, top left, is one of many university sites working to combat growing cyberattacks. christian jenkins/the diamondback (top left), photos courtesy of engineering school tempts a day from China alone, according to a July 16 New York Times article.

“Universities have been facing [cyberattacks] on a daily basis as long as I can remember,” said Gerry Sneeringer, the Division of Information Technology’s IT security officer.

Devices at this university reported about 100,000 attempted cyberattacks on July 25 by early afternoon. However,

officials maintain that number is not overwhelming, and they said with education and collaboration, the university community can continue to fight back the attacks.

Cybersecurity is complicated by a number of constantly changing factors. Vulnerabilities in networks are common, even for corporations that See cyber, Page 3

One of the nation’s leading journalism reviews will move solely online after 36 years in print.

American Journalism Review will cease print publication and launch a redesigned website this fall, the journalism college announced July 17. This summer, journalism faculty members and interim AJR editors Leslie Walker and Sean Mussenden are developing a more interactive website model for professional and student journalists.

The new website will feature more content about media innovation and entrepreneurship, along with tutorials on new storytelling techniques.

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american journalism review, owned by the journalism college since 2011, will develop a more interactive website this fall to replace its print edition. christian jenkins/the diamondback “It’s always been an adventure keeping [journalism reviews] going,” said Rem Rieder, who served as the AJR editor and senior vice president for more than 21 years. Rieder recently left AJR to work as a media editor at USA Today but will act as a consultant during the transition.

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at every step.”

The price of the camp varies based on the quality of supplies ordered, but it includes all needed components in order to make the the board. Costs typically run from $225 to $350.

In addition to running the summer camp, Masters sells longboards through email orders and has sold to several students from this university.

Nick Kinsley, a junior American studies and journalism major, purchased his first longboard from Masters after friends on the campus recommended him.

“We have a couple mutual friends and someone told me that Ben was the man to talk to about a longboard,” Kinsley said. “It’s a quality board, good for speed, but easy for a beginner. A couple of friends of mine

ride something that they made themselves. That’s awesome.”

When Masters launched his camp last summer, he hoped he could share his passion with his younger neighbors. Interest in the camp has since grown, and this summer, Masters said he’s held six to eight weeks of camp.

The camp is at his home in Millburn, N.J., where Masters hosts one to three elementary- or middle-school-aged campers at a time. Board creation takes about five to seven days on average, and each day the kids accomplish a different task in the creation process — including using a computer to design the shape of the board, creating a template, cutting and sanding the wood and adding artwork.

Nathan Goldberg, 6, attended the camp this summer with his 10-year-old brother, Elijah, said his favorite part of creating the board was sanding the wood, before adding that it’s “really different and cool” riding something he made himself.

“Kids don’t always learn how to use tools or work with their hands anymore, and this is a great opportunity for them to learn,” said Melissa Goldberg, the boys’ mother. “Ben does a great job of keeping them involved in the decision- Ben Masters, a junior enrolled in letters and sciences, is a self-taught longboarder making process for the boards who now teaches New Jersey kids to make their own boards. photo courtesy of ben masters

also board, and they always want to ride mine.”

Masters still keeps some of his longboards for personal use, including his very first self-designed board. The board sits in his room, despite its apparent need for improvement.

Masters is unsure of his future career path, but he said he plans to continue building longboards and might rent a

studio space and expand the size of his summer camp.

“This summer, it’s really blown up, and people are talking a lot more about it,” Masters said. “The more people that do it, the more word spreads, and the more kids I can have at the camp.”

With positive feedback from campers and parents alike, Masters said his favorite part

of camp is when the kids see — and ride — their final product.

“The best is definitely when the kids come at the end of the last day, when the paint is all dry and everything is ready, and they realize that they built it – took blank pieces of wood and made a professional longboard,” Masters said. newsumdbk@gmail.com

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CYBER From PAGE 1 invest large sums of money to counter cyberattacks, said Michael Hicks, the university’s cybersecurity center director.

“It’s not their fault — it’s the software they’re running,” he said, adding that vulnerabilities in common software such as Microsoft and Adobe can leave anyone at risk.

Se c u r i ty u p d a te s fo r Windows or Mac OS X can diminish known vulnerabilities, but the optimal window of opportunity for hackers is between the time an update is released and the time the update is applied.

Quantifying cyberattacks poses another challenge.

“Is the attack one entity jiggling on one door, or is it one entity jiggling on every door at the university? That can count as one or 60,000,” Sneeringer said.

Hackers’ motives aren’t always known, but there are generally two reasons to hack, Hicks said: to obtain information or launch a cyberattack.

For instance, a hacker can use a university computer to launch attacks that would

appear to come from the university, but in actuality originate elsewhere.

More commonly, hackers want “money rather than i n t e l l e c t u a l p r o p e r t y,” Sneeringer said.

A university is limited in how it intercepts break-ins because of its open lines of communication, meaning it can’t just shut down networks like private companies do.

Brian Voss, the IT vice president and chief information officer, raised the IT security budget this year to $2 million, up from $1 million last year.

That funding added engineers and analysts who specialize in IT security, as well as software and hardware to bolster university computer safety, according to Phyllis Dickerson Johnson, the IT communications and marketing director.

T h e I T s t ra te g i c p l a n , spearheaded by Voss, also includes campus changes to educate faculty and students on best practices to reduce digital threats.

In spring 2012, students could enroll in CMSC 498B: Secure Maryland, a threecredit course, and help boost campus cybersecurity with ethical hacking and penetra-

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“it is a constant cycle of identify, mitigate, look for more problems; identify, mitigate, look for problems. It’s always going to be that issue to deal with.”

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Division of Information Technology IT security officer tion testing to help pinpoint network vulnerabilities. Students, along with instructors Hicks and Robert Maxwell, security operations manager, helped resolve university network issues such as unsecured printers.

“The university does a good job at intrusion detection and prevention, but no network is secure,” said senior computer science major Josh Kamdjou, who took the class.

But for each door officials close to hackers, Sneeringer said, a new one opens.

“It is a constant cycle of identify, mitigate, look for more problems; identify, mitigate, look for problems,” he said. “It’s always going to be that issue to deal with.” newsumdbk@gmail.com

were dropped on Monday and the preliminary hearing scheduled for Wednesday was canceled because of a lack of evidence, said Leslie Graves, a Prince George’s County state’s attorney’s office spokeswoman.

The news initially broke in a Twitter post from @PGStAtty on Monday afternoon and was confirmed the next day.

“The sense from our side is that Brown was resisting an unlawful arrest and not assaulting a police officer,” Graves said.

The university process is separate from any criminal process, Goodwin said.

University officials plan for cases to take 45 days, Goodwin said, although it may take longer to get a full panel of students together if Brown chooses a disciplinary hearing because of the time of year.

In an ESPN Radio interview on Wednesday, coach Randy Edsall said he didn’t have details on Brown’s hearing, though he thought it would be in the near future.

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outlook on digital innovations in journalism, Dalglish said.

“By using more student product, we’re going to be covering these issues from the digital native’s perspective,” she said.

Jonathan Elbaz, an AJR intern and May graduate of the journalism school, said that the new AJR will appeal more to students.

“We’ve talked about innovation and new media, and I think these are topics that the students care about,” Elbaz said.

“There’ll be a lot about finding jobs, resume help, cover letters, tips and tricks.”

Adapting to a solely digital platform might be challenging, Walker said, but AJR seeks to uphold its reputation for media criticism.

“We have to engineer it smartly to incentivize participation and maintain the high standard of quality that the AJR is known for,” Walker said.

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MORE ONLINE While watching baseball games, nothing frustrated Jerry Spessard more than seeing fans argue with umpires about questionable calls.

As a local inventor and the father of former Terrapins baseball player Gerry Spessard, a 2008 alumnus, he thought today’s technology could lead to a better system. Two years later, Jerry Spessard and a team consisting of university researchers and a retired engineer have developed an electronic home plate prototype that could revolutionize the way baseball calls are made.

Using opto-electronic components, their invention, Eagle Eye, detects the speed and position of a baseball after it’s pitched.

When the baseball passes through invisible lights emitted from two slots on the home plate, the light scatters, according to Christopher Davis, an engineering professor on the team. The resulting shape of the light enables the plate to determine the correct call.

Read more of Brittany Cheng’s story at diamondbackonline.com.

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Davis said. In a statement filed through the Prince George’s County District Court, police From PAGE 1 said Brown’s vehicle was seen to our office gets those at the shooting scene.

B row n ’s l aw ye r, Ja so n options for resolutions,” Goodwin said. Because Shapiro, a 22-year criminal Brown’s case is a part of defense attorney with Columhis educational record, the bia-based Shapiro & Mack P.A., specific disciplinary charges said that his client was wanted as a witness to the shooting but had are confidential.

A s t u d e n t c a n b e no obligation to talk to police.

“My client is not a suspect charged by the university but not found responsible in Baltimore,” Shapiro said. by either the disciplin- “There is no evidence against ary conference or hearing him that he shot anyone, that panel, Goodwin said. If he was involved in a shooting Brown chooses a confer- — anything of that sort.”

Brown wanted either to ence, the decision made will be final, while dis- answer questions in public ciplinary hearings would or have his parents with him allow Brown the option to for questioning at the station, Shapiro said. The police then appeal a decision.

Any decision on the grabbed his client and an altercharges will not be made cation ensued, he said.

“I guess they forgot that they public by the university, were trying to grab one of the Goodwin said.

Before his arrest, Brown most elusive running backs was stopped by Baltimore in the ACC because he put a police officers working in move on them,” Shapiro said. conjunction with Univer- “Didn’t punch anyone. Didn’t sity Police to discuss a non- push anyone.”

All charges against Brown fatal Baltimore shooting,

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students provided students an opportunity to contribute by writing media criticism pieces for the website and occasionally for the print magazine.

The print magazine largely depended on philanthropic support that waned over the years. Production dropped from 10 issues a year to three, and most content, especially students’ content, went directly online, Rieder said.

The transition to an online platform seemed fitting, journalism dean Lucy Dalglish said. An online focus will give capstone students more opportunities to write stories for their portfolios, she said.

“This is going to give Merrill College a vehicle to demonstrate that it is thinking seriously not only about media criticism in general,

but where the digital news media are going in the future,” Dalglish said.

Until AJR hires a new editor, Walker will teach the capstone class. Editors plan to expand student involvement beyond the capstone class by including content produced in other journalism classes, such as the media law, ethics and business of journalism courses.

“A key part of the idea is that what the college is teaching in innovative storytelling, the students will be able to put into practice on AJR.org,” Mussenden said.

In addition to traditional media criticism, students will generate more interactive content for the website, including video, audio, infographics and slideshows. Many doctoral candidates also see AJR as an opportunity to publish accessible journalistic research for a wider audience, Dalglish said.

Increased student participation will offer AJR a fresher

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rewards. O’Malley should be lauded for the plan, which lawmakers in Annapolis will vote on in 2015.

Granted, the Democratic governor is likely supplementing his resume in anticipation of greener pastures and larger (potentially oval-shaped) offices in Washington in 2016, but his actions are beneficial for the state and the world. O’Malley also signed the

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Gov. Martin O’Malley’s new plan offers positive steps toward preventing potential climate change damage.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act into law in 2009, mandating that the governor reduce emissions, and that framework will be voted on again in 2015. This kind of policy infrastructure is innovative and offers surprising foresight.

Detractors have contended that this state’s emissions, 30th in the United States in 2010, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, are just a drop in the bucket compared to the mountainous problem of climate change. This argument is fundamentally flawed, as the failure to realize how every individual’s actions create overexploitation — the tragedy of the commons — has led to this problem in the first place.

And with the Chesapeake Bay and

the state’s intricate network of more than 3,000 miles of coastline sustaining it economically, this state is particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels and damaged marine ecosystems.

Regular flooding in Annapolis and the damage associated with it illustrate exactly that. The journalism college’s Capital News Service recently detailed how a 3- to 6-foot sea level rise would erase large portions of Baltimore, Ocean City and Annapolis, including virtually the entire Naval Academy. It is important that this state set an example, as it has so much at stake.

Additionally, the argument that Maryland is already doing enough — with its 11th-lowest tonnage of carbon dioxide per capita in the country, according to the EPA — fails to realize the broader context of this state’s pollution. At 12.3 tons per capita in 2010, the state’s emissions would be the 16th highest in that category among nations throughout the entire world — ahead of industrialized nations such as Germany and Japan — on the World Bank’s 2009 data.

These initiatives will be positive for this state. With a major wind farm off the coast of Ocean City approved by both chambers in March, the plan’s goals, which might initially strike many as implausible, seem to be well on the way to becoming reality.

Repairing the damage we have caused will be an arduous task, but this is a good place to start.

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defend it, despite having taken oaths to defend the Constitution.

I direct you to the Fourth Amendment: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported

by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

Because the warrant process is practically worthless and Americans’ data are being collected in a nonparticular manner, it seems PRISM violates the Fourth Amendment.

I’m not justifying this argument based on a piece of parchment called the Constitution; I’m justifying it on the basis that the freedoms once recognized by our country are now being readily disposed of in the name of “counterterrorism.”

In that case, the terrorists have won. The terrorists have provoked us and have struck a fear so strong that it threatens to destroy us from within.

So, what now?

Democrats: Your party once despised the George W. Bush administration’s policies of war and wiretapping. President Obama’s administration and subsequent agencies should be feeling the pressure from all of us — don’t be pacified by a Democratic president.

Republicans: Once again, we see a rift between neoconservatives and libertarians.

The Republican Party throughout the 20th century advocated for noninterventionist policy. Former President Dwight Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex, and Bush ran in 2000 on a humble foreign policy of nonintervention. Where is that party today?

Libertarians: You were right on this one.

But is that even a good thing?

Massive, wide-scale surveillance on cellphones and the Internet has been confirmed.

Edward Snowden revealed that our federal government’s National Security Agency is running wide-scale surveillance of the American population through a program called PRISM. And with the recent convictions for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, it is clear the government is trying to crack down on whistle-blowers.

In an i nterv i ew w i t h T h e G u ard i an , Snowden said, “The reality is that, due to the FISA Amendments Act and its section 702 authorities, Americans’ communications are collected and viewed on a daily basis on the certification of an analyst rather than a warrant. They excuse this as ‘incidental’ collection, but at the end of the day, someone at NSA still has the content of your communications.”

In other words, the NSA collects both the records and actual content of these interactions and has a lax system for obtaining warrants.

This program information leak is arguably the most substantial in our country’s history.

I find the credibility of the federal government in deciding what is necessary to prevent “terrorism” questionable. First, terrorists with weapons of mass destruction that didn’t exist got us into Iraq. Second, I see no need to basically sweeping up all communication for storage; with the level of our technology, there has to be a more efficient way. Third, others in the past, such as NSA whistle-blower William Binney, have gone to their proper superiors to report their concerns about questionable practices but have only been ignored, and flagged by the NSA. Clearly, the NSA would have no interest Tommy Creegan is a senior government in ceasing PRISM. Unfortunately, we have a Congress that and politics major. He can be reached at would authorize this sort of behavior and creegant@terpmail.umd.edu.

Solutions to military sexual assault CAROLINE CARLSON Trigger warning: This column contains mention of sexual assault.

Imagine a rapist was convicted of sexual assault, only to see the decision overturned months later.

Unfortunately, because of our military’s chain of command system, cases of sexual assault can be completely ignored or overturned by military commanders who have sole authority of whether cases move forward for prosecution.

In 2012, Air Force Lt. Col. James Wilkerson, based in Italy, was convicted of sexually assaulting a female civilian contractor, and while a military jury sentenced him to be dismissed from the military, Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin dismissed the charges and kept him in the service.

The Defense Department released a survey that concluded there were 26,000 instances of sexual assault in the military in 2012 alone, while only about 3,400 were reported. This leaves the unreported sexual assault rate at about 87 percent in the military, while it stands at 54 percent nationally, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, an anti-sexual violence organization.

In May 2012, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced the Military Justice Improvement Act, which moves authority on decisions related to serious crimes from military commanders to professional military prosecutors. While the bill has gained bipartisan support and brings much-needed change to the chain of command in our military, there’s been limited discussion about the supplemental decisions that could be made to decrease sexual assault cases.

Though arguments for fixing our military’s sexual assault problem have mainly concerned the chain of command, it would only be responsible if we examined other forces of government power that constrain women involved in sexual assault cases.

One additional solution is to accept more women into combat roles — and the military in general

— to begin with. According to Robin Ely of the Harvard Business School, once at least one-third of a population consists of women, other members of the group stop looking at them as women and start evaluating them based on their capabilities. In no way is this an argument for imposing quotas in a field such as the military, but the military’s decision to lift its ban on women serving in combat, as well as a more accepting culture of women in the armed services, would clearly reduce cases of sexual assault and gender discrimination.

Outside of the Defense Department, other programs haven’t been up to par in assisting assaulted women. Recently, the Journal of Traumatic Stress concluded that female outpatients of Veterans Health Administration facilities who had been sexually assaulted were significantly more likely to be depressed and abuse alcohol. Even as patients, women who were sexually assaulted didn’t receive the treatment they deserved.

The VHA, which receives funding based on how Congress budgets it rather than directly on the demand for services, lacks the resources to fulfill these mental health needs in our military. In addition, this government program’s limited resources result in the rationing of more-efficient drugs — meaning fewer servicewomen can get access to care needed to recover from cases of sexual assault.

Before we protest that the chain of command is at the root of sexual assault in the military, it’s important to recognize other sources that feed into this problem. When we restrict women’s choices — whether that be the decision to join certain branches of the military or the option to choose alternative health care programs — we perpetuate misconduct and fails to solve enduring problems.

Whether we’re talking about women on the campus or women who serve in the military, sexual assault stems from the mentality that we lack options, and simply identifying one cause, such as a chain of command, may not be enough. True progress results from a comprehensive perspective, not just putting a Band-Aid over what seems to be the overarching problem.

Caroline Carlson is a junior government and politics and information systems major. She can be reached at caroline.crlsn@gmail.com.

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e’re hurting ourselves. Whether it’s monstrous superstorms causing billions in damage and more than 250 deaths, the increasing number of species vanishing into extinction or erratic weather patterns disrupting the entire world, climate change is very real and very harmful.

And with the National Research Council’s conclusion in 2012 that the “overwhelming majority of climate scientists agree that human activities … are responsible for most of the climate change currently being observed,” we need to stop arguing about this undeniable problem and start doing something about it.

On Thursday, Gov. Martin O’Malley did exactly that. His administration’s vision for combating climate change features surprisingly ambitious goals, including reducing the state’s solid waste — or anything in landfills, which create greenhouse gases — by 85 percent by 2030 and using renewable sources such as solar and wind power to constitute 25 percent of the state’s energy output by 2020.

The 265-page report is stunning in its scope, addressing topics from deforestation and transportation to green architecture and agriculture.

The administration also asserts the plan will result in $1.6 billion in revenue and 37,000 jobs in the state.

Residents and businesses will face higher bills for energy use in an effort to reach those lofty goals, but the sacrifices should be well worth the

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The apathetic republic

BO seems to be getting very creative in its show lineup, making the cable network a staple of this century’s popular culture.

The second season of Aaron Sorkin’s (best known for The West Wing and The Social Network) scripted news drama The Newsroom premiered in June. The show often features themes about the relationship between corporations and the cable news networks they own while highlighting the rise of American apathy to journalism’s political significance.

Smartly written and irresistibly witty, the main character, Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels; Quad) aspires to use his cable news program to produce news that forces hard truths on an unsuspecting audience and exposes the absurdities and secrets of our government and its representatives. However, the show touches on a deeper issue in American society.

As an art form, the show plays on the current attitudes and moods of our country; it communicates a dark image of the breakdown of the American dream.

We, as young adults, are not to blame; we are a product of the times. Along with our iPhones, 300-channel cable boxes and incessant need for instant gratification, there is a perception that our institutions have lost their “good ol’ American shine.”

For instance, the education system seems to be rapidly turning into a business arrangement, rather than a place to learn and develop; our cultural traditions (such as going to the movie theater) have become ridiculously expensive; even TV channels have become outlets for tanned, Real World wannabes to use 30 minutes of our time for idle banter and unrealistic partying.

Conversely, we hear stories from our elders about a time when you could walk in the streets at night safely or a time when seeing innovative special effects in Star Wars was nothing less than mind-bending. Nowadays, there are dozens of Star Wars each year, and the streets become increasingly criminalized the further the sun falls. In this disillusionment, factions and groups form for the sole purpose of finding

the enemies of the American dream and fighting them until the dream is realized again. Thus, the cultural wars begin.

No matter where someone aligns politically, racially, sexually or socially, the cultural wars we all fight at the dinner table, in the classroom or on Anderson Cooper 360 seem to be a tragic reaction to a feeling of insignificance and emptiness when it comes to the American dream. In this mediainflamed circus, the NSA leaks about unregistered wiretaps and the rise of radical right-wing or leftwing groups are topics our generation doesn’t want to think about or deal with.

Instead, boys and girls born in the ’90s and experiencing young adulthood in the post-9/11 world want to retreat to their natural peace, around the types of people they are familiar with and the cultural customs they grow up to know best. Through this retreat to what’s comfortable, many young people have a disturbing realization: The current state of American affairs is anything but comforting. Thus, apathy builds, acting as a soothing agent to contrast this grim worldview.

A lot of people confuse a young person’s hatred for President Obama or his left-wing policy as an indication of racism. Yet a lot of the same young people will still say they believe in tolerance and understanding of other cultures. Most of the time, apathy sparks the discontent. These young people are really saying they don’t believe in the office of the United States’ president and its ability to enact change. (However, I’m not discounting that there are still many racists seeking the end of Obama’s presidency and progressive administrations.)

A common misconception among older generations is that our generation’s missteps come from our short attention spans and spoiled upbringing. I will admit that the rise of faster media and the increasingly expedient pace of life have made modern living less contemplative and more superficial, yet a breakdown in political and cultural institutions has disillusioned and disinterested my generation from finding meaning in the American dream.

Steward Beckham is a sophomore journalism major.

He can be reached at sdbeckhamjr@gmail.com.

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he coming week, many who are used to being front-andcenter will assume supporting roles, while those who are used to being content in the background step up and take a more prominent position. Some may take this the wrong way, feeling as though they are being taken advantage of or somehow forced into doing things they feel unsuited or unprepared for, but such is not the case. This week, the needs of the many surely outweigh the needs of the few -- or the one. Everyone must get used to the notion that personal sacrifices, or at least adjustments in attitudes and expectations, can work wonders for all.

Those who choose to be helpful to those who suddenly and unexpectedly find themselves in positions of authority may discover that there is, indeed, much to learn from people who are new on the scene. Surely, such “new blood” can prove beneficial to all manner of projects, both personally and professionally.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) -- You’ll have the opportunity to look back at past involvements and assess them quite carefully. What means most to you?

(Aug. 8-Aug. 22) -- Now is the time for you to take a bold and confident stance.

What you do this week can stand the test of time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) -- You may not trust a new trend at this time, but the events of the week are likely to change your mind, at least to some degree. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) -- You’ll hear from someone who has been only indirectly involved, and he or she wants a more prominent role.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) -- You can keep another moving at a steady pace, but take care you don’t sacrifice your own progress. Strike a healthy balance.

(Oct. 8-Oct. 22) -- You’re confident that someone else can see a key project to completion, but don’t wash your hands of it completely.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) -- You have what it takes to wow your critics this week, but take care not to go over-

board and overtax your own resources.

(Nov. 8-Nov. 21) -- Don’t push yourself so hard this week that you forget the enjoyment that your endeavors bring you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) -- Your reaction to some unexpected developments will actually teach others how they must or must not react to similar events. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) -- You’re in no mood for crowding of any kind this week, socially or professionally. You want to be very much on your own.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) -- You know what it takes to get the job done, and you are able to do that and more.

Others notice that you’re one of a kind.

(Jan. 7-Jan. 19) -- You can approach situations with a bit more sensitivity this week. Others react well to this softer touch.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) -- You have given fair warning, and now it’s time to do what you have promised from the beginning. You’ll win mixed reactions, surely. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) -- It’s time for you to invest more heavily in endeavors that really make you feel confident and capable.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) -- You know how to set things up in such a way that you maximize rewards for yourself and others who have come along for the ride. (March 6-March 20) -- Give yourself the credit you deserve for doing what was required on time and in fine style.

ARIES (March 21-April 4) -- Your progress may be thwarted for a short time by circumstances that are, in part, a result of your own mixed feelings.

(April 5-April 19) -- Despite your best efforts, some of the things you do are likely to be considered noble failures.

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) -- Are you ready to follow orders? This week, you’ll find yourself in a position that compels you to do precisely what you are told!

(May 6-May 20) -- Now is the time for you to make your desires very plain; any attempt at disguising the truth may well backfire on you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) -- You can shake things up a bit and win the gratitude of others who are in need of exactly that kind of excitement.

(June 7-June 20) -- It’s not going to be a cakewalk, but you can accomplish something you’ve been looking forward to for some time.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) -- What you see taking shape before you will surely prove inspiring, but there are certain challenges you will face as a result. (July 8-July 22) -- You may be wondering whatever happened to the “old days” -- until you realize, this week, that “now” affords you a great deal of pleasure.

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REVIEW | THE WOLVERINE

LOST IN MUTATION

The Wolverine indulges in all manner of cliches about Japan but is redeemed by adequate action scenes and Hugh Jackman’s reliably tortured screen presence

By Matt Schnabel For The Diamondback At first glance, James Mangold’s (Knight and Day) The Wolverine hardly seems to have the spark required to revitalize Marvel’s loved but struggling mutant franchise. The film finds the titular hero squaring off overseas against ninjas, Yakuza and an oversized robotic samurai. There’s an honor debt, seppuku and the Nagasaki atomic bombing (all within the opening minutes). Though Mangold thankfully stops short of a J-pop soundtrack, the film neatly combines nearly all the Western (mis)conceptions of Japanese culture. On paper, it’s the cheesiest collection of tropes since Cowboys & Aliens. On-screen, it’s surprisingly good.

The Wolverine picks up where 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand left off, with a guilt-stricken Logan/Wolverine (Hugh Jackman, Movie 43) in selfimposed exile after being forced to kill Jean Grey (Famke Janssen, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters), a fellow X-Man and love interest. It’s here, in the Yukon wilderness, that Mangold succeeds mightily.

Similar to this summer’s other big superhero blockbuster, Man of Steel, several of The Wolverine’s best moments occur not in the adrenaline rush of battle scenes, but in

the introspective moments that find its protagonist alone with his troubled thoughts.

Jackman’s reprised portrayal of Logan offers glimpses into the darker recesses of the superhuman’s soul, as he grapples with the loss of Grey and his own immortality. While there are far too many Japanese mobsters to disembowel to waste time meditating for very long, The Wolverine manages to dip beneath the surface in ways the overcrowded X-Men and slipshod X-Men Origins: Wolverine never permitted.

Nonetheless, fight sequences —

not philosophy — sell tickets, and Jackman proves just as game for the former. Flown to Japan at the dying request of Ichir Yashida (Hal Yamanouchi, Niente può fermarci), a technology mogul whose life Logan saved during World War II, he ultimately loses his healing abilities in an insidious plot to prolong Yashida’s life.

Factor in a son hell-bent on acquiring Yashida’s inheritance, the Black Ninja Clan and the mutant Viper (Svetlana Khodchenkova, Metro), and there’s a great deal of opportunities for bloodshed. Logan resolutely tears a swathe of destruction through Tokyo, gutting

hordes of Yakuza and shaking down family members to protect Yashida’s granddaughter and regain his powers.

There are pulsing veins and bulging pectorals aplenty, but the real joy comes from witnessing Jackman play the roguish Wolverine to near perfection. There’s a murkier side to all the violence than in the series’ previous installments, from Logan stabbing a hunter with his own illegal poisoned arrow to tossing the corrupt Tokyo justice minister out of a high-rise window after interrogating him. All the same, the majority of the film’s fight scenes are fairly vanilla, though no less enjoyable. Mangold’s crown

jewel comes in the form of a highflying brawl atop a moving bullet train that breathes life into the tired cliche of locomotive rooftop battles.

Perhaps the film’s greatest triumph lays in its ability to arouse concern for Logan’s survival. With the loss of his healing abilities, the bullet wounds, knife slices and — in one instance — nuclear explosions that once failed to even slow Wolverine reduce him to a mere mortal. Compound that with the removal (however briefly) of his adamantine claws at the film’s climax, and Mangold cripples the bewhiskered hero, leaving him nothing save his superheroic sideburns. None too surprisingly, the film — and Jackman — are better off for it.

Overall, Mangold ties both the action and intrigue together far more skillfully than director Gavin Hood managed in the atrocious Origins, avoiding the lack of creativity and foreseeable plot twists that doomed his predecessor’s take on the franchise. Ultimately, Jackman’s acting chops, helped in part by fresh directorial wisdom, manage to turn around a saga that not long ago seemed on the brink of collapse. Maybe that shouldn’t come as a surprise: After all, in the words of Wolverine, he’s the best at what he does. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

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terps depth chart OFFENSE

QUARTERBACK 16 C.J. Brown* 6-3 210 Sr. 9 Ricardo Young 6-0 195 Jr. RUNNING BACK 45 Brandon Ross* 5-10 210 So. OR 5 Albert Reid* 5-9 205 So. OR 4 Wes Brown** 6-0 210 So. FULLBACK 49 Tyler Cierski 5-11 255 Jr.* WIDE RECEIVER 1 Stefon Diggs* 6-0 195 So. 3 Nigel King* 6-3 210 So. 6 Deon Long* 6-0 190 Jr. TIGHT END 86 Dave Stinebaugh 6-3 250 Sr.* 88 P.J. Gallo 6-2 250 RS Fr.

LEFT TACKLE 77 Mike Madaras* 6-5 295 So. 55 Ryan Doyle 6-4 300 So. LEFT GUARD 70 De’Onte Arnett* 6-4 295 Sr. 68 Silvano Altamirano 6-2 290 Jr. CENTER 65 Sal Conaboy* 6-3 290 Jr. 50 Evan Mulrooney 6-4 295 So. RIGHT GUARD 66 Andrew Zeller* 6-4 300 So. 69 Gary Harraka 6-4 305 Jr. RIGHT TACKLE 74 Nick Klemm* 6-5 305 Sr. 76 Michael Dunn 6-5 295 RS Fr. OR 61 Jake Wheeler 6-7 300 Jr.

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE END 99 Quinton Jefferson* 6-3 275 So. NOSE TACKLE 97 Darius Kilgo* 6-3 310 Jr.

CORNERBACK 25 Dexter McDougle* 5-10 195 Sr. 27 Alvin Hill 5-11 195 So.

DEFENSIVE END 91 Keith Bowers* 6-1 275 Jr.

SAFETY 21 Sean Davis* 6-1 190 So. OR 19 A.J. Hendy* 6-0 205 Jr. 20 Elvis Dennah 6-2 205 Fr.

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 40 Matt Robinson* 6-3 240 Jr. 35 Ale Twine 6-0 235 Jr.

SAFETY 20 Anthony Nixon* 6-1 205 So. 22 Zach Dancel 6-0 195 RS So.

INSIDE LINEBACKER 47 Cole Farrand* 6-3 245 Jr. 52 L.A. Goree 6-2 240 Jr.

CORNERBACK 14 Jeremiah Johnson* 5-11 190 Jr. 17 Isaac Goins 5-11 190 Sr.

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 41 Marcus Whitfield* 6-3 250 Sr. 51 Yannick Cudjoe-Virgil 6-2 250 Jr.

* listed starter ** suspension Source: umterps.com

With the Terrapins football team training camp opening next week, here’s a look at the Terps’ starters and some key backups entering practice.

SPECIALISTS KICKER 15 Brad Craddock* 6-0 180 So. 12 Brendan Magistro 5-10 180 So. OR 3 Adam Greene 5-11 185 Fr. PUNTER 18 Nathan Renfro* 6-1 205 So. 29 Michael Tart 6-2 195 Jr.

LONG SNAPPER 59 Greg Parcher* 6-3 205 Sr. 59 Christian Carpenter 5-11 215 RS Fr. OR 64 Will Rosenblum 5-9 150 Jr. OR 56 Joe Marchese 6-2 235 Fr. KICK/PUNT RETURNER 1 Stefon Diggs* 6-0 195 So.

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When players report for training camp Sunday, the Terps will begin to find answers to several key questions

By Daniel Gallen Senior staff writer The Terrapins football team reports for training camp Sunday to begin the 2013 season. The coaches and players will have media day Monday from 10 a.m. to about 1 p.m. before taking the field that night for their first practice. The Terps will have an open scrimmage Aug. 17, and everything leads up to their season opener against Florida International at Byrd Stadium on Aug. 31.

But the 30 days until that game mean it’s a long time away. Plenty can happen, and there’s still much to be decided. The Terps experienced just how quickly things can change during camp last year, when they lost quarterback C.J. Brown for the season with a torn ACL. The team hopes to avoid the same fate this season, but there are still multiple questions and storylines as camp opens.

QUARTERBACKS Brown’s saga has been well documented. He hasn’t played since Nov. 26, 2011. He tore his ACL in August 2012. He was granted an extra year of eligibility earlier this year. He enters the year as the Terps’ unquestioned starter.

But there are obviously questions.

Is he the same player he was in 2011?

Will there be any rust? Has he improved as a passer?

And while those questions won’t be

answered until he takes the field, there are plenty of reasons to be confident in him, especially after cycling through the quarterback revolving door of 2012.

Brown had a year to learn offensive coordinator Mike Locksley’s system.

While Gary Crowton’s system in 2011 didn’t seem suited to Brown or former quarterback Danny O’Brien, the Terps were geared to Brown’s skill set last season before the injury and will be again this year. He’s had a year to learn, and that should pay off on the field.

Additionally, all the freshmen who earned playing time on offense last season — wide receivers Stefon Diggs, Nigel King and Levern Jacobs and running backs Brandon Ross and Albert Reid — have had a year to get acclimated to the college game and should be prepared for anything THE TERRAPINS FOOTBALL TEAM opens its 2013 regular season Aug. 31 when Conference USA opponent Florida International visits Byrd Stadium. file photo/the diamondback thrown at them this season.

But above all, Brown just needs to freshman Joe Riddle could provide it.

FRONT SEVEN There are only five years of varsity be back on the field. It’s been a while. With a reliable running game, the experience among the 13 players pressure on C.J. Brown lessens, and The defense had significant losses listed at defensive end or nose tackle, the fi eld opens up for the Terps’ myriad in the departures of defensive ends so there could be some growing pains.

RUNNING BACKS perimeter threats.

Joe Vellano and A.J. Francis and But there are options there, and some Ross came on strong at the end of linebacker Demetrius Hartsfield, young talent as well.

There was heavy competition for the starting job before Wes Brown’s last season, rushing for 141 yards in and only one starter in the front The linebacking corps gets an suspension, and there will be more the season finale at North Carolina, seven on the preseason depth chart interesting boost with the converafter. Ross and Reid both had strong but he battled injuries during the — linebacker Marcus Whitfield — is sion of Matt Robinson to linebacker showings in the spring, and the Terps year. Reid was the starter, along with a senior. from safety. After two injuryThe Terps quietly had one of the marred years in which he showed seem poised to have a much better the now-transferred Justus Pickett, running game than in 2012. It’s hard for the season opener, but he strug- best defenses in the nation for most flashes of tackling prowess, Robto forget the minus-2 rushing line gled through the freshman campaign. of 2012 before injuries took their toll. inson has the potential to emerge Wes Brown rushed for more than 100 The defense held West Virginia to 31 on the outside, opposite Whitfield, from the win at Virginia.

What the Terps need from their yards in the loss to N.C. State. The points when quarterback Geno Smith as an impact player. running game the most is consistency, potential is there — it just needs to and the Mountaineers were rolling through everyone they played. and Ross, Reid, Brown or even redshirt be tapped. sportsdbk@gmail.com