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Univ. Police Pell grants saved in federal debt deal seek funds DEBT DEAL BREAKDOWN to expand mobile app Graduate students must pay back loan interest; incentives for paying on time cut ceiling — a cap on how much money the government can borrow — while preserving Pell Grants and most higher education funding. However, graduate students must soon pay back interest on federal loans, and the law will eliminate rewards for students who make consecutive on-time payments on some of those loans.

Under existing law, graduate students who take out federal Stafford loans are eligible for loan rebates for every 12 consec-

BY YASMEEN ABUTALEB Senior staff writer

Officials hope money will increase reports of off-campus crime

Although congressional leaders and President Barack Obama came to an agreement July 31 on a plan to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and avoid a likely government default, university students — and higher education funding — are not off the hook yet.

After weeks of partisan gridlock, Obama signed into law Tuesday an increase in the debt

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utive on-time payments made.

Those incentives are now gone, which officials estimate will generate about $22 billion in savings — $17 billion of which will be put toward the Pell Grant program, which grants up to $5,550 a year to low-income students.

If congressional leaders cannot agree on spending cuts in negotiations to come just a couple months from now, it would add $500 billion in defense cuts

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On Tuesday, President Barack Obama signed legislation mandating the following on higher education funding:

Graduate students are no longer eligible for incentives for paying loans on time Federal officials expect this will generate about $22 billion in savings $17 billion of those funds will be spent preserving Pell Grants

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A smartphone application that enables users to broadcast emergency situations in real-time to local police dispatchers will launch on-campus Sept. 1 — but University Police are seeking funding from the city council to expand the mobile application off-campus.

As most crimes occur off-campus, University Police Chief David Mitchell attended a College Park City Council work session Wednesday night to ask for more funding for the project, dubbed M-Urgency. If the project secures the $100,00 it needs, the city will be the first municipality in the world to employ this technology, according the the project’s manager Ashok Agrawala of the Institute for Advanced Computer Sciences.

“I can assure you there exists no place that has this kind of technology,” said Agrawala, a computer science professor.

The application will be available online to students as a download to their smartphones, where they will be required to authenticate their identity with their university identification number and password.

Using the GPS technology from smart phones, dispatchers will be able to pinpoint the exact location of an emergency on-campus through a live video stream.

For incidents off-campus, the information and video would be forwarded to the appropriate jurisdictions. Additionally, the video material will be recorded and archived for follow-up investigations and prosecutory purposes, Mitchell said.

However, students traversing downtown bars or their friends’ off-campus homes and apartments will not have access to this advanced technology come fall — a problem Mitchell is seeking to change.

Mitchell said he views this as “an opportunity for a partnership with the

University researchers explore how profiles relate to personality

BY MOLLY MARCOT Staff writer

A Facebook profile may reveal more than just a user’s favorite movies, books and quotes — according to university researchers, it can expose actual personality traits.

By analyzing words posted on a person’s Facebook page, three researchers from this university’s

Human-Computer Interaction Lab were able to pinpoint an individual’s score on a personality test to within 10 percentage points. Because potential employers and college admissions officials may be watching, students must be mindful of what they divulge on the Internet, according to researcher Jen Golbeck.

“The fact is, people are revealing a lot of personal information about them-

selves through social media and all sorts of people want to take advantage of that for all sorts of reasons,” said Golbeck, a computer science and information studies assistant professor.

For five months, the team studied about 250 public profiles — some of which belonged to students at this university. They discovered correlations

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Jen Golbeck and a team of university researchers found a person’s Facebook postings relate to their personality type by studying 250 public profiles — some of which were university students. PHOTOS BY MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

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Busboys and Poets eatery opens doors in Hyattsville

ANITA PAT EAMSUREYA, 1992-2011

‘Everything she said made you smile’

Café will host weekly open-mic nights

BY MARIAH COOPER For The Diamondback

Known as a hotspot for community artists, activists and thinkers, the Washington-based Busboys and Poets opened a new location last month just a few miles from the campus in Hyattsville.

Because the eatery provides weekly opportunities to perform onstage, Busboys and Poets spokesman Stephen Shaff said he hopes the restaurant will be a niche for creative students and residents.

After last semester’s shuttering of Berwyn Café — a local vegetarian restaurant — College Park was left devoid of a location for regular openmic nights.

“This is more than just a café. Busboys should become an anchor for

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the community,” Shaff said. “It has a different dynamic and builds bridges. Busboys wants to build a relationship with the community.”

Busboys and Poets draws inspiration from its namesake, Langston Hughes, who worked as a busboy before his poetry career took flight.

With its poetry slam events and open-mic nights — most of which are free and open to the public — the café serves as an outlet for creative expression, and some students said this is exactly what the area needs.

“The open-mic nights are great events to attend for those college students who simply want to get on-stage and have others listen or see their creativity and to be appreciated,” said Brandi Pressley, a longtime College

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Anita Pat Eamsureya enjoyed every moment of life, friends and family members said.

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Whether playing tennis, perfecting her Chinese or participating in her business fraternity, Anita Pat Eamsureya always knew how to live life to the fullest.

“Pat lived and loved her life everyday,” senior computer science major Tam Nguyen wrote in an email. “There was never a moment she was not happy to be alive.”

Eamsureya, 19, a sophomore international student from Thailand, was found dead in her Commons 3 apartment the morning of July 7. University Police received preliminary information from the

medical examiner’s report speculating she died from a blood clot in her brain that led to a stroke.

Police are waiting for the medical examiner’s report for additional information, according to Lt. Robert Mueck.

Eamsureya journeyed to this side of the world to major in accounting at this university’s business school. In her first year, she joined a wide array of organizations — the tennis club, the business fraternity Phi Gamma Nu and the Chinese Student Association — but in her little spare time, she enjoyed traveling with friends

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FACEBOOK from page 1 between the “Big Five” personality traits — agreeableness, conscientiousness, extroversion, neuroticism and openness — and the information that is available on a user’s page.

Taking into account a variety of factors, the team determined where on the personality spectrum a person fell on.

An extrovert tends to have more Facebook friends, but the people on their list are less likely to know each other. And the frequent status updater’s page was combed for certain trigger words; for example, those who were considered to be neurotic used more anxiety and anger words in their profiles, the study shows.

“None of them would tell you about a person’s personality right off — you can’t just read their post and say ‘Oh, this is a neurotic person,’” Golbeck said. “It was only when you put all of it together when you start to get the ability to form a picture of their personality.”

Because it’s up to the user what they post online, several students said their Facebook profiles portrayed their personalities — at least to a certain degree.

“It’s not a full representation, … it’s only part of who I am,” said senior music major Robert Miller.

Many workplaces administer personality tests to gauge if potential employees are the right fit for the job. Yet, according to Golbeck, these lengthy quizzes may be a thing of the past.

While rumors of Facebook searches by admissions officials have circulated in academia, director Shannon Gundy said this university’s undergraduate admissions office does not look at social media profiles of potential applicants

“There’s a lot more to what a person is than how they score on a personality test.”

JEN GOLBECK COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION STUDIES ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

because of the large quantity of prospective students.

Because the university’s graduate admissions are done on a departmental basis, their processes may var y. The business and criminology schools both said they do not check Facebook profiles of applicants.

Some students — such as public policy and business graduate student Amos Cruz — said they’re not worried; their privacy settings will protect them from unwanted Facebook stalkers.

“Unless you’re my friend, you can’t really see anything,” he said.

Yet skeptics, such as other pyschology researchers, said Facebook isn’t a completely accurate portrayal of character. Because users have as much time as they want to craft their responses, they often try to appear smarter or cooler — and Golbeck said she agrees.

“There’s a lot more to what a person is than how they score on a personality test,” Golbeck said. “This kind of profiling, where we look at what you have that’s public online and people analyze it and come up with conclusions about you based on that, that sort of thing is happening all the time. But I think that it should sort of raise the idea of how much of this kind of profiling in general are you OK with?”

EAMSUREYA from page 1 and watching soccer and tennis.

“She had tons of friends, and everyone loved her,” sophomore accounting major Yishu Wang wrote in an email.

“She always smiled and tended to help others or to think for others.”

Eamsureya grew up in Bangkok, Thailand, where her family owned a restaurant that specialized in making one of her favorite dumplings called Shanghai Xiao Long Bao. Although she was a Thailand native, her father’s relatives were from China. To

BUDGET from page 1 in addition to those already made and make other cuts to discretionary spending, including education programs.

And as university students prepare to pay an increased tuition rate this fall, state and university officials said they are still worried about the future affordability of higher education. University System of Maryland Chancellor Brit Kirwan said no matter how difficult it becomes to balance the budget, the state has always had unwavering commitment to making higher education affordable. He pointed to students’ in-state tuition, which has only gone up 6 percent over the past five years cumulatively — far less than other increases nationwide.

“I feel somewhat relieved that in the short run the Pell Grant program will be sustained, but I do think the future is somewhat uncertain,” Kirwan said. “State

honor her heritage, she began learning Chinese before she went to elementary school and enrolled in elementary Chinese at this university.

And her love of the Chinese language and the country in general was one of her most defining traits, according to Nguyen.

“She always said she was Chinese, and she loved China, and that she was not Thai — jokingly, of course,” he wrote.

“That was part of her charm — everything she said made you smile.”

Senior public health major Nikko Khuc said Eamsureya’s smile and kindness set her apart.

“I would talk to her after having a really hard day and

[she would] tell me to look on the bright side and joke around with me,” he said.

“She was the most caring person I’ve ever known, and she was always very happy, and the world should know that if there was anyone out there that can make someone smile, it’s Pat.” Eamsureya was the epitome of an international traveler, since she visited Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai dozens of times and was in France with her parents a month before she died, Wang said.

Eamsureya’s friends said they will always remember her zest for life and that more people should adopt this viva-

budgets are just as bad off as the federal government, and in some ways worse because states have to balance their budget, so I just don’t think there’s much hope that the states will be able to pick up any shortfall on financial aid.”

Students dependent on Pell Grants, such as junior government and politics major Bobby Taylor, said although government funding is protected for now, they are pessimistic about financial aid in the future.

In his proposed budget for fiscal year 2012, Obama recommended cutting the number of Pell Grants given to students each year. Nationally, more than 9 million students receive Pell Grants to fund their higher education. At this university, nearly 5,700 students used the financial aid last year.

Even though the program itself is saved for now, Taylor said his plans after graduation may have to be altered if it faces more cuts.

“Without any type of assis-

tance, I probably wouldn’t be able to go to graduate school,” Taylor said. “I wouldn’t say I’m worried, but I definitely am not hopeful that everything will be better. I don’t see anything too optimistic about financial stuff.”

University business and public policy professor Peter Morici said in addition to possible financial woes, students may face more difficulties in the job market after leaving the university.

“I think students have a real worry on their hands,” he said.

“The economy is not performing and we are in danger of another recession, and many statistics have been very discouraging over the past two months. …

Young people voted for Obama because he’s good-looking and charismatic, but unfortunately he doesn’t have a plan for the economy that’s working.”

State Sen. Jim Rosapepe (DAnne Arundel and Prince George’s) said he doesn’t expect the tooth-and-nail fighting on Capitol Hill to end anytime soon, noting that higher education

cious attitude.

“Pat was always just Pat. Smiling, warm, friendly and a well-rounded, wonderful person,” Nguyen wrote. “The world doesn’t have enough people like her. People should take a lesson from how she lived. She was never bogged down by the past, nor scared of the future. She lived every moment of her life happily and free.”

Eamsureya is survived by her parents, Orachorn Eamsureya and Arun Eamsureya, of Bangkok; and her brother, Part Akata Eamsureya, 21, who is studying in New Zealand. abutaleb@umdbk.com

“Without any type of assistance, I probably won’t be able to go to graduate school.”

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funding will likely soon be on the chopping block again.

“I think tea party Republicans are going to come after education every chance they get, so when the federal budget is considered, this fall they’ll come after support for college students,” said Rosapepe. “I think the other side really wants to cut federal support for college opportunity, so I think this fight is going to go on as long as the tea party has that kind of power in the House.” abutaleb@umdbk.com

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University Police responded to more than 140 incidents in July Reported incidents include alleged assault, stolen projector, vandalism to parked cars, off-campus burglaries

BY LEAH VILLANUEVA Senior staff writer

University Police responded to more than 140 crimes and other incidents in July, including a juvenile arrest for theft, several alleged assaults and a reported burglary at an offcampus apartment.

Theft — Police arrested a 17-year-old College Park resident July 1 and charged him with the alleged theft of a projector at University of Maryland University College.

A search of the suspect’s home July 5 uncovered another projector reported stolen from the Biology-Psychology building in May. University Police spokesman Capt. Marc Limansky said police searched the homes of other suspects and found a laptop reported stolen from the Stamp Student Union earlier this year and a laptop reported stolen from Howard County.

Assault — At about 5:30

p.m. on July 11, police responded to a report of an assault in front of the Animal Sciences building. The victim, a non-student female, told police she had been driving past the public health school when another driver tried to back his vehicle out into her lane. She reported that she exchanged words with the driver — who she described as a white male — and continued driving onto Farm Drive. As she tried to turn onto Regents Drive, the same driver allegedly pulled his vehicle in front of her car, which forced her to stop.

“He got out of the car and was yelling at her while he was eating a sandwich, which he spit in her face,” Limansky said. “The woman pushed him through the window and got out of the car, but he grabbed her and pushed her back into the car.”

The victim sustained minor injuries to her arms and neck, Limansky said. The assailant

reportedly returned to his car and drove away but not before the victim recorded his license plate number. Police have run the number and have issued a warrant for the owner’s arrest.

Assault — At about 11:49 a.m. on July 12, two contracted employees were fixing a metered pay station at Union Lane Parking Garage when a driver parked his car and tried to use the machine. An argument reportedly broke out between the driver and one of the contractors — who was a woman — and she allegedly struck the driver with a bag of coins. The driver is not pressing charges, according to Limansky.

Assault — On July 23 at about 12:21 p.m., officers responded to reports that a teenager attending an on-campus summer volleyball camp had been assaulted at Cambridge Hall. The victim told police she had gotten into an argument with another camper

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the night before over sleeping arrangements. At about noon the next day, she was reportedly told to step outside the building and was met by the other camper, the camper’s mother and a third woman, Limansky said.

“They threatened her verbally, and she tried to run, but the other camper grabbed her arms,” Limansky said. “[The victim] said she felt punches on her back. After that, she says she doesn’t remember anything.”

A friend of the victim alerted a counselor who intervened and told the assailants to stay until the police arrived, but all three fled the scene before police responded.

According to Limansky, police have issued criminal summons for both adults and a juvenile petition for the other camper involved; charges of assault are pending.

“I’m really shocked by the behavior of this parent,”

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Park resident and junior psychology major at University of Maryland University College.

“It’s also a great place for college students to just simply watch and enjoy local talent.”

However, Pressley said the eatery’s pricing may drive some hungry students in the other direction.

“The restaurant half simply is not for college students. The prices aren’t student friendly,” said Pressley.

Shaff said he’s confident the menu’s wide variety of items — such as pan-seared basil tofu for $13.95, vegan pizza for $10.95 and a hamburger for $10.95 — will appeal to many students.

But because the café strives to be more than just a place to eat, Carla Johnson — a server at the café — said Busboys and Poets will attract patrons

city of College Park.” “[The city] can benefit from the research that’s already been done, and the hours and hours of development put into the product,” Mitchell said.

The system could also function as a “virtual escort,” allowing police to remotely monitor students on their walk home, Mitchell said.

However, District 2 Councilman Jack Perr y said he

Busboys and Poets, which opened last month in Hyattsville, allows students and residents to perform on-stage at weekly open-mic nights. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

despite its prices.

“It was designed to be a place where people could gather to discuss issues and change,” she said. “It can inspire people.

It has inspired me.”

Billy Schultz, a frequent patron at the café’s Washington location, said he’ll be visiting this closer option.

“I think that a lot of the people who already go to Busboys and Poets will go to the new location in Hyattsville,” said the junior government and politics and international business major. “It makes it a more accessible option.” news@umdbk.com

Limansky said. “It’s appalling that an adult in our society would come onto campus and assault an attendee of a summer camp here.”

The victim sustained visible bruises and welts from the assault, Limansky said.

Burglary — On July 27 at 10:43 p.m., officers responded to reports of an in-progress burglary at an apartment at 4321 Rowalt Drive. The nonstudent residents told police they heard a noise and voices coming from the bedroom area of their apartment while they were in the living room. Officers found nothing was missing from the room, but the bedroom window was partially open and the screen had been removed and placed against the corner of the building.

Markings on the window frame and screen suggested a tool had been used to remove the screen, according to University Police Lt. Robert Mueck.

was concerned that the technology might be an invasion of privacy. But Mitchell maintained that the application’s use was optional.

“You opt in,” Mitchell said.

“It’s not Big Brother taking over your phone.”

Additionally, some councilmembers — such as District 3 Councilwoman Stephanie Stullich — raised concerns that students would abuse the technology and record situations that are not emergencies.

Mitchell said students who recorded fraudulent

Around the same time, officers responded to reports of a missing laptop at the 4333 apartment on Rowalt Drive. The window had also been opened, and the screen had been removed, police said. Police believe the two incidents to be related, Mueck said.

Vandalism — At about 3 a.m. on July 30, officers responded to reports that individuals were allegedly jumping on cars in Lot 11B. Police stopped two students and two non-students who were allegedly intoxicated. Joshua Zelefsky, 22, of Reisterstown, was cited for vandalism and denied access to the campus for damaging the hood of a Honda in the parking lot. The second non-student suspect, 21, of Owings Mills, was also denied access to the campus, and the two students were determined not to have participated in any destruction of property, according to police. villanueva@umdbk.com

emergencies would be subject to already-existing laws concerning repor ting false emergencies.

If the pilot-program succeeds come fall, Mitchell said its developers are looking to expand the program throughout the state.

University Police demoed the program with Gov. Martin O’Malley — with university President Wallace Loh in attendance — and “there’s a lot of interest,” according to Mitchell. news@umdbk.com

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Ensuring education for all

Partying: Beyond statistics

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n July 31 — with precious little time to spare until the United States appropriation of $17 billion over the next three years — allowing the maximum defaulted on its numerous loans — this country was brought back award to sit at $5,500 per year — other higher education assistance programs from the brink of financial disaster when federal lawmakers and Pres- paid for this expansion.

Federally subsidized tuition assistance for graduate and professional stuident Barack Obama agreed upon a deal to raise the country’s debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion, thus allowing the government to borrow more money to dents, for instance, was eliminated entirely in the compromise, meaning that loans to these types of students will accrue interest while they complete their pay its bills.

Yet, the bill Obama signed into law Tuesday is far from perfect. While it may degrees. Moreover, the Department of Education has been barred from offering have saved this nation from an immediate economic downturn, the measure’s certain types of rebates to students who pay off their loans on time.

And for the leaders of this country to take these actions and spout this sort of specifics have left partisans on both sides of the aisle displeased with the final outcome. Democrats, for instance, were enraged that the so-called compromise rhetoric all while speaking forcefully about the power of education in their cammeasure did not contain an end to the Bush-era tax cuts on the wealthiest citi- paign platforms and speeches is not only highly hypocritical but also incredibly damaging to the future of this nation. Indeed, coming in zens, and Republicans felt that it did not trim enough from the midst of Obama’s American Graduation Initiative, entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. which seeks to ensure that the United States has the Meanwhile, in the world beyond the Capital Beltway — in family kitchens and office breakrooms around the coun- Although tough decisions have highest college graduation rate in the world, these actions are perverse. try, places where practicality means more than politics — to be made in times of To be sure, in times of financial uncertainty, common citizens of all political affiliations worried about the realworld impact of a deal that cut many of the services that economic hardship, education sense says sacrifices must be made and the budgets of almost every program must be cut. But one fact remains have become staples of life in the United States. is too important to be cut. even more evident: Education is not one of those proUnfortunately, one of those services seems to have grams. been support for education.

Education, as philosophers, social theorists and, yes, even politicians have Throughout the weeks of political maneuvering that led up to the Tuesday deal, financial support for higher education, it seemed, was almost always on noted over the centuries, is transformative. It allows people to understand the the chopping block. Indeed, Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.), chairman of the world around them and gives them the opportunity to dream. More important House Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services and still, education in many instances directly leads to success, both for individual Education, called Pell Grants — gifts of money to low-income students seeking students and for societies.

Thus, to cut funding for financial aid is an action that not only consigns many an undergraduate degree — the “welfare of the 21st century,” and several Republicans expressed reservations about a proposal to increase spending on poor students to a less productive and perhaps less fulfilling life but is also one that irreparably damages the future of this country. the program.

This is not the last budget battle that will occur on Capitol Hill. In the coming At this university and others across the country, students rely on these grants to complete their education. At this university alone, nearly 5,700 students were months, there are sure to be many more. As lawmakers’ negotiations take place, they should ask themselves one question: Would we be where we are today withawarded Pell Grants totaling more than $21.5 million last academic year.

And while Pell Grants were saved in the budget deal and even given an extra out education?

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Debt ceiling: Proof voting matters

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ook in the U.S. Constitution and you will see evidence that the Founding Fathers believed politicians should serve their constituents. But lately, politicians in this country have failed to do that well. The constant tug-ofwar that has inundated Washington has led many people to become fed up with the political bullshit. And yes, I am one of those people.

Yet in all of this political discussion, a small part of me begins to wonder how many of the people bitching today about the debt-ceiling fiasco actually voted in the previous election? Even with the spike of younger voters in 2008, voter turnout was just 64 percent. In a time when a recession had begun and job loss was significant, more than a third of the voting-age population didn’t think it was important enough to show up and vote.

Why is it that in a country that is supposed to be a world power and a beacon of freedom, people don’t view voting as important? Great Britain,

JOSH BIRCH France and Russia are just a few countries that boast better voter turnout percentages than the United States. Hell, in Turkey nearly 84 percent of people voted in the country’s 2007 election.

For me, voting was something I looked forward to doing as soon as I turned 18. Luckily for me, not only was 2008 the year of my 18th birthday, but it was also a presidential election year. In the election, I voted for candidates on both sides of the aisle. I voted for Barack Obama for president, but I also voted for some state representatives who were Republican. I really am independent, mostly because I like to see things from both sides of the aisle and place my vote where I most agree.

Yet in the recent weeks, disapproval rates have increased not only for the president, but also for members of Congress. The people of this country aren’t happy with how Washington is doing business. There is a desperate need for change, and unfortunately, we aren’t seeing it. Yet America cannot see that change without electing officials who will embody it. And officials who embody it cannot be elected unless people show up to vote.

This lack of voter turnout seems to be an ugly, repeating cycle. Elections come and go with more than a third of Americans who can actually vote not doing so. In the years that follow, things in the country start going downhill, and everyone joins together to complain. However, the best way to get complaints heard is by voting only for candidates who exemplify what you desire to see. If you don’t like what the president or your state officials are doing, help remove them by voting for another candidate in the next election. If you don’t vote, you

shouldn’t have a right to complain, you had your opportunity, and you blew it.

The recent occurrences in Washington have led many in the country to question how these politicians got there in the first place. As Obama and other Democrats point the finger at stubborn Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner and other Republicans point the finger at stubborn Democrats.

These stalemates on important issues, such as the national debt, have hurt politicians’ approval rates. We need officials who will get things done in a responsible manner. For those who didn’t vote and now are unhappy, put on a muzzle and shut up until the next election. As for me, a voter, I stand up to applaud both parties for being comprising irresponsible and immature assholes.

Josh Birch is a senior communication and history major. He can be reached at birch@umdbk.com.

Dear Congress: It’s not a game

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n the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause, there is a “chicken” scene in which two men (James Dean and some other guy) drive cars full-speed toward a precipice to see how long they can stay in their vehicles before jumping out. The game’s purpose is to prove how daring one is by seeing how reckless — or even stupid — he or she is willing to act.

After seeing and reading about the debt-ceiling debacle over the past few days, I can’t help but think of Dean’s luscious locks and the other guy, whose coat gets caught in the door handle, causing him to drive off the cliff and die in an inferno.

The 112th Congress’ actions have been reckless, disgusting and typically political, resembling the other guy in its stupidity and hastiness.

With a looming global financial apocalypse and years of high interest rates, you’d assume they’d jump out of the car earlier — or better yet, not get in it in the first place.

No matter how differently eco-

nomic analysts and pundits explain or spin the situation, one thing about the debt-ceiling crisis was always clear: Something needed to be done to avert defaulting on our debt and sending the world economy into financial chaos.

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama signed into law a bill that would raise the debt ceiling, cut $2.1 trillion over the next decade and create a committee responsible for coming up with ways to cut an additional $1.2 trillion in spending over the next 10 years. The compromise doesn’t contain provisions for raising new revenues like getting rid of former President George W. Bush’s tax cuts, raising taxes on the wealthy or eliminating corporate loopholes.

No one seemed pleased with the deal.

Obama said, “Is this the deal I would have preferred? No.” On its listserv, the Tea Party Patriots rallied against the compromise, exhorting its members to call Republican senators and urge them to filibuster and vote

MICHAEL CASIANO against the bill, calling it “bad for America.” Ratings agencies, such as Standard and Poor’s, have been vocal about potentially lowering the United States’ triple-A bond rating.

I’m not an economist, and thus I don’t know what would have been the perfect solution. Also, I’m fairly certain that most economists’ answers would not satisfy either side of the debate anyway. The question, however, ceases to be financial and begins to hinge on ethics when political posturing and re-election stifle the government’s ability to do anything about a situation so grave.

These partisan politics often lead to dull conversations in which you can predict what the other person is going to say based on their political orienta-

tion. The long-haired, Toms-wearing, M.I.A.-loving hipster says, “They capped discretionary spending, which means they can appropriate less money to the national defense.

War is bad, and they’re spending too much money on it. Peace and stuff.”

The wealthy, financially secure, bibliophobic conservative weeps, “They should reform entitlement programs because the government shouldn’t be supporting all these sick poor people.

Earmarks suck.”

I would like to see congressmen and women whose level of discourse surpasses an archetype, who procrastinate less than your average college student and who prioritize the welfare of the country and the world over reelection and petty bickering.

You can’t please all the people all the time, but maybe you can try pleasing some of the people every once in a while.

Michael Casiano is a senior American studies and English major. He can be reached at casiano@umdbk.com.

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s students at one of the premier public universities in the nation, we are always proud to hear of this institution’s many accomplishments. Green advocates take pride in the university winning an award as the nation’s greenest campus in 2009.

As an astronomy minor, I cherish the university’s heavy involvement with NASA. And when students in dorms across the campus watch an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, many remember Larry David was also once a student here. And now, this university has been bestowed with a new honor ... drum roll, please.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to (re)announce that this university has, for the second consecutive year, landed on The Princeton Review’s list of the top 20 “party schools” in the nation, at No. 18. And while I am honored by this award — God knows I tried my hardest to put us in this elite group — I know many people will call shenanigans.

Some will say the rankings are bogus. And maybe they are. According to The Princeton Review, the ratings were determined by student answers to survey questions concerning the use of alcohol and drugs, hours of study each day and the popularity of the Greek system.

But alcohol and drug use don’t make a party by themselves, and a popular Greek system doesn’t mean much when we have an Interfraternity Council that suspends fraternities from socials (parties) for two months for having their pledges wear bowties to class. And the notion that hours of study must conflict with hours of partying is simply false, and the proof is in another stereotype: Members of fraternities and sororities, who allegedly partake in the most revelry, consistently outstrip the schoolwide average GPA for both men and women — a fact that can be checked at the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life’s website, www.greek.umd.edu.

Others will say that this award has no place in College Park, that the party school atmosphere has been crushed in the past year.

And to be sure, this university’s party scene struggled last year. We have lost more than half of the school’s commercial nightlife; Santa Fe Café, the Mark and Thirsty Turtle closed down, a list that includes two of the largest bars. Meanwhile, fraternities and sororities are being shaken down and suspended for minor infractions (or, in Pi Kappa Alpha’s case, no particular reason at all).

Moreover, local citizens seem to think the presence of college students is a problem. Local residents, law enforcement and university administrators have repeatedly shown hostility to the prospect of students having fun on their own terms.

So, with all this in mind, perhaps these rankings are not as representative of the party experience at a school as they are of its celebratory spirit — something this university is certainly not lacking, but is being challenged to maintain. Conceivably, our borderline honorable mention is an acknowledgment.

The Princeton Review has either realized this and rewarded this school’s tenacity in the face of adversity, or it has no idea what’s really going on in College Park. Regardless, we accept this award with pride and humility. Party on.

Greg Nasif is a senior history major.

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Despite critical and fan accolades and the approval of iconic independent artists including Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr., psychedelic indie-rocker Kurt Vile recently lost a bit of confidence on the performance stage.

“The last two days, I’ve been feeling kind of numb onstage,” Vile said near the end of a tour as the supporting act for Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. “It’s like sub-stage fright or something where I’m not freaking out, but I’m a little numb.”

Aside from this recent development, Vile said the tour has been going “great.” He and his band The Violators will bring their Philadel-

Just getting started phia-brewed mix of spacey folk music and psychedelic rock to the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington on Wednesday.

The band is on tour in support of Vile’s March-released LP, Smoke Ring For My Halo, which garnered new attention for the hard-working Vile. Before the CD release of his first proper record, Constant Hitmaker, on tiny independent label Gulcher Records, Vile toiled away with self-released material.

“The whole thing I realized early on, before I learned how to get anyone to get anything out: I was playing

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shows in Philly, randomly in New York, I was putting things out myself that whole time. I wasn’t waiting around for someone,” Vile said. “A friend of mine hipped me to the really [do-it-yourself] or super underground, or punk rock aesthetic of putting things out super small.”

Constant Hitmaker is the sound of an experimental musician crafting pop songs structured around great guitar work. Alongside drum machine beats and other worldly sounds, Vile’s guitar and voice sometimes sound as if they were recorded under water.

Smoke Ring For My Halo expands on the mysterious sounds, as Vile’s acoustic fretwork is bathed in the bleeps and boops of an outer space expedition.

After a higher profile vinyl reissue of Constant Hitmaker with Woodsist Records, Vile fielded offers from a number of record labels until he settled on a deal with the important and long-lasting independent label Matador Records.

Well before that deal, Vile says he had most of his first album for Matador, Childish Prodigy, completed.

“It did take a lot of work, and I am proud,” Vile said of his move from

obscurity to Matador recording artist.

While the Smoke Ring For My Halo LP and the song of the same name speak to Vile’s more introspective nature, both Constant Hitmaker and Childish Prodigy were named for the humor and cockiness the titles evoke.

Vile admits the title of Constant Hitmaker was not only a boast and a joke, but also an ambition.

“It was a challenge,” he said. “I liked the idea of making hit songs, but it’s obviously funny because [the album] came out on the smallest label of all time, even before Woodsist picked it up. … It’s also, like, coming out swinging.

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PALSSON from page 8 have some good guards in the program. We just don’t have the depth we need.”

Without Palsson, the Terps will likely look to rely on a fourguard lineup for much of the 2011-12 season dependent on veterans Pe’Shon Howard, Sean Mosley and Terrell Stoglin and incoming freshman Nick Faust.

The Terps have just one true center in senior Berend Weijs, who totaled 120 minutes of playing time last year, and three largely unproven forwards in James Padgett, Ashton Pankey and Mychal Parker.

Palsson, a native of Reykjavik, Iceland, became a fan favorite in his rookie year with the Terps, playing in 32 games and starting in three, including the team’s final two games of the season in the ACC Tournament. The 6-foot-6, 190-pound swingman averaged 2.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game, but flashed considerable potential at times, including a 13-point outing against Longwood on Feb. 9.

He also turned some heads this summer with his play in the FIBA U20 European Championship, averaging 22.7 points and 10 rebounds per game for Iceland. According to a report in The Washington Times, though, Palsson considered leaving the Terps before his stellar play overseas this summer.

With the Terps’ thinned-out roster, Turgeon plans on holding open tryouts in the early fall to bring the roster up to 13 or 14 players.

“Just so we can practice,” he said.

With the sudden departure of forward Haukur Palsson, the Terps have only three forwards on scholarship for the upcoming season. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

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Center Lynetta Kizer, far right, averaged 13.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game for the Terps last season. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

KIZER from page 8 Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., to prepare for the games. After being one of 14 players invited to return for a final training period in late July, Kizer was officially named to the final roster Wednesday.

It will be Kizer’s first international competition since the 2008 FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Argentina, where she helped Team USA to a gold medal.

“It’s a tremendous honor for her to be selected,” Terrapin women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese said.

“When you’re going against different competition, teams from different countries, different styles of play, hostile environments, you name it, it can do nothing but help you improve as a player.”

While playing for Team USA is an honor, it’s also a valuable opportunity for Kizer to develop and improve as a basketball player. After playing with the nation’s top players and compet-

ing against some of the top athletes in the world, her upcoming senior season with the Terps might not seem quite as difficult.

“My coach told me my season starts now,” Kizer said. “Making this team and having the opportunity to play against this level of competition in China is going to be a great experience for me.”

Kizer is the ACC’s lone representative on the team, which also features some of the sport’s biggest amateur stars, such as Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins, Stanford’s Nnemkadi Ogwumike and Delaware’s Elena Delle Donne, on its final roster.

The U.S. will look to defend its 2009 gold medal when the tournament begins this month. It’s been three years since Kizer donned a USA jersey, but now that she’s back on the team, her goals for Team USA are simple.

“Represent our country,” Kizer said. “Do everything we can to bring back the gold.” vitale@umdbk.com

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VILE from page 6 all about,” Vile said about the record’s name. “And either, they’ll be like, ‘Bullshit, these aren’t real hits. This guy is full of shit.’ Or they’ll be like, ‘Oh, man, these are hits. But they’re super underground secret.’ So either way, they’re talking about me.”

Last month, fans and critics were still talking about Vile —

not about a record, but about a music video.

“Baby’s Arms,” the lead track from Smoke Ring For My Halo, received the video treatment from music video and commercial director Todd Cole. The video was filmed entirely on the camera of Microsoft’s Windows Phone, and it is tied to the product promotionally online.

While one might have heard cries of “sellout” as little as 10 years ago, the most intriguing

aspect of the video today is how it was filmed. With the video for “Baby’s Arms,” Vile got a free music video, and he said he is happy to be offered such deals in today’s music landscape.

“I remember, back in the day, there was some potential that [Constant Hitmaker song] ‘Freeway’ would be in a Toyota commercial,” Vile said. “I was still working a day job and still paranoid about what people may think, or all my friends and

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their punk rock values. ... I think you gotta pick and choose what you would do.

“I don’t think I would do a McDonald’s commercial, I would feel like a total tool,” he added. “I know also, Neil Young, he was all against putting your songs on commercials for corporate things, but at the same time, he was a millionaire. ... Those were different times. People were buying his records, and he was touring the world. So I think in these different

times, something like that, it’s really helpful to an artist so they can make music, keep doing it.”

Thanks to help from opportunities such as the “Baby’s Arms” video, Vile is able to continue to write, record and tour. The songwriter said he will begin preparing for his next full-length album in the winter.

“I feel like my whole life, I’ve been rushing,” Vile said. “I think I want to take my time a little bit more, but not too much. I also

want to make [the next album] with everything I’ve learned; I want to make it the best record so far, at least. Experimental and electric and definitely some acoustic, too. The best possible record I can make.”

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Palsson leaves to turn pro Would-be sophomore’s decision gives Terps eight scholarship players

BY JAKOB ENGELKE Senior staff writer

The Terrapin men’s basketball team’s already depleted roster suffered another loss late Monday night, when coach Mark Turgeon announced forward Haukur Palsson would be leaving the program to pursue a professional career in Europe.

“He wants to be closer to home and to be able to start providing for his family,” Turgeon said in a prepared statement. “We appreciate Hawk’s contributions to Maryland basketball and we will always wish him the best in his professional basketball career.”

Since the team’s last game, an 81-71 loss to Duke in the ACC Tournament in early March, the Terps have undergone a radical transformation with the retirement of longtime coach Gary Williams, the hiring of Turgeon and the departures of forward Jordan Williams and now Palsson to pursue professional careers.

With Palsson’s exit, the Terps are down to just eight scholarship players, only three of whom have starting experience. Wouldbe freshman recruits Sterling Gibbs (Texas) and Martin Breunig (Washington) also parted ways with the program after Williams’ retirement.

“I’m not saying we’re going to lose next year, because we’re going to try to win every game,” Turgeon told The Washington Post. “I don’t know what lies ahead. I don’t know how good our players are. ... We Forward Haukur Palsson, center, averaged 2.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in his freshman season with the Terps. He will not return this year. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

Center Lynetta Kizer, center, was one of 12 players to make the World University Games roster. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

Kizer’s summer job: Grab gold for USA Senior makes national-team roster

BY JOSH VITALE Staff writer

After nearly three months of waiting to see whether she would be a part of USA Basketball’s World University Team, Terrapin women’s basketball center Lynetta Kizer learned her fate Wednesday afternoon.

Kizer was one of 12 players named to the final Team USA roster yesterday, which will travel to China to compete in the 2011 World University Games beginning Aug. 14.

“It’s just an honor to finally put the USA jersey back on,” Kizer said. “With the level of competition out here, to be able to hear my name called and to have my coach tell me that I made the team with great athletes and great players … it’s an honor.”

Kizer began training for the games in early May, when she was one of 35 college players from across the nation to convene at the U.S. Olympic

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