August 16, 2012

THE RUN DOWN

CLOWNING AROUND

Ross impresses Edsall with consistent running style, earns top spot

The latest Insane Clown Posse is just as bad as expected

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Table games bill Brown injured, out for season passes in special legislative session C.J. Brown tears ACL during practice, leaving two freshmen as potential quarterbacks

BY CONNOR LETOURNEAU Senior staff writer

Measure now on November ballot; would legalize slots in Prince George’s County

BY JIM BACH Senior staff writer

State residents will have yet another issue to vote on this November — a bill legalizing table games in Prince George’s County will join the DREAM Act and same-sex marriage on the ballot.

The measure, which the state legislature approved Tuesday night, would allow Prince George’s County to build the sixth casino in the state as early as 2015, as well as legalize Las Vegas-style table games if voters approve the bill through a referendum. While it sailed through the Senate 32-14, it narrowly passed the House of Delegates 71-58, just

enough to reach Gov. Martin O’Malley, who promised to sign the legislation if passed.

The Education Trust Fund — which supports public schools and universities, school construction and capital projects for community colleges and universities — currently receives about 50 percent of casino revenue. But in 2015, some casino operators will assume ownership of slot machines from the state, meaning they will have additional expenses. As compensation, they will receive an additional 6 percent of gaming revenue, which translates to a projected $15 million

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Terrapins football coach Randy Edsall has spent the past five months championing quarterback C.J. Brown as his team’s unquestioned starter, as the leader of a new era of Terps football.

With one drill, those hopes are dead.

Brown suffered a torn ACL during practice Tuesday and will miss the entire upcoming season. Though less than three weeks remain before their Sept. 1 season opener against William & Mary, the Terps are without a quarterback who has taken a collegiate snap.

“I’m just very, very devastated for C.J. because I’ve watched him put in all this hard work to get this opportunity to be the starting quarterback at the University of Maryland,” Edsall said

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DOTS extends 113 route for at least one year After nearly cutting ride to Hyattsville, DOTS and Graduate Student Government negotiate deal to keep bus

BY NATE RABNER For The Diamondback

While Shuttle-UM 113 was slated to roll to a stop next week, students can now keep riding to Prince George’s Plaza, Graduate Hills and other Hyattsville locations for at least

one more year.

Following negotiations between the Graduate Student Government and the Department of Transportation Services, officials announced late last month they will extend the route farther into Hyattsville rather than cutting it, a move they had planned

on since July after Towers at University Town Center announced it would no longer sponsor the line.

While the department’s decision keeps students far from the campus from scrambling to find transportation, it will only pay for the route for one year, GSG President David

Colón-Cabrera said. If another outside sponsor doesn’t pick up the tab, the nearly $88,000 cost could fall to students, he said.

“It’s looking good in regards to potential partnerships, but nothing’s set in stone,” Colón-Cabrera said. “What we want to do is expand that to see if

we can find other business sponsorships, especially for that area ... just the arts district, to see if we can lessen the burden on students in terms of the fee.”

For the next year, though, DOTS

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COMING ALONG Ryan pick leaves FOR THE RIDE some worried about higher ed.

Students in Maryland Equestrian Club hope to build up program

GOP sees Ryan as answer to debt troubles, others question his proposed budget plan

BY KATIE WILHELM For The Diamondback

BY JIM BACH After weeks of patience and repetitive practice at the campus farm, Amber Wendland stepped back to enjoy the milestone she’d been waiting for — Taxi had cleared his first jump.

“He has come so far from when we first got him and it is a good feeling to know you had something to do with that,” Wendland, an architecture and planning graduate student, wrote in an email about her experience training the palomino, one of six horses owned by the university and cared for by the Maryland Equestrian Club.

Club members carry the responsibility of overseeing the well-being and training of the horses, which live at the campus farm and are leased by the club. Training six horses with diverse personalities and ability levels can be challenging, members said, but they take pride in the work, from

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When Mitt Romney announced Saturday that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) would be his vice presidential candidate, some students and university officials expressed renewed hope the country could be on the road to economic recovery.

But others worr y that if Romney and Ryan are elected, Ryan’s budget proposal, which suggests scaling back the number of Pell Grant recipients, cutting federal research grants to universities and overhauling the student lending program, could lead to more difficulty in paying for college.

Many political pundits have pointed to Ryan, who wrote a budget plan

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for fiscal year 2013 that proposes drastic cuts in government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, as a bold choice for the Republican presidential hopeful. University researchers and professors, however, worry how a Romney-Ryan administration would affect higher education.

As chairman of the House of Representatives’ Budget Committee, Ryan has spearheaded an effort to slash government spending to cut the country’s more than $1 trillion deficit.

Members of this university’s chapter of College Republicans said Ryan’s aggressive budget is just what the country needs.

“What hurts initially will put us on the path for better and more competitive

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Director David Allen said the bus will extend its service to reach Farragut Street rather than turning around at University Town Center. DOTS will also continue to run routes to The Enclave, Mazza Grandmarc, Franklin Park at Greenbelt Station, Seven Springs, The Varsity and University Club all on lines funded by outside sources.

Allen said while the 113 Shuttle-UM route had “pretty good ridership,” fewer students were moving into Towers.

“Over time the number of [Maryland] students that they actually had continued to go down because of the new development very close to campus,” he said.

It was not long after July 3, when DOTS announced it would cut the line, that the

department took notice of online protests from students in the bus’ service area, which includes Graduate Hills, Graduate Gardens, the Towers and Adelphi Road.

“Students were talking to David Allen a lot — they were just bombarding DOTS,” Colón-Cabrera said.

GSG Director of Operations Mike Spitz said he was glad to see the service continue because the shuttle had been one his deciding factors in moving to Graduate Hills.

“I’ve talked with other people as well that [have moved] down to where P.G. Plaza is ... and are dependent on the 113 to get to campus,” Spitz said.

“Hopefully something can be done in the future in regards to making sure that something like this doesn’t happen again.” news@umdbk.com

Digging up degrees

Chief the Labrador and five other dogs who graduated Friday from University Police’s training program will join the force’s new Explosive Detection K9 unit. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

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Girls experiment with physics in univ. initiative Physics department’s Summer Girls Program has encouraged high schoolers to explore science for 22 years

By Lily Hua Staff writer

From lessons on quantum mechanics and dark matter to constructing an AM radio, the university’s physics department has experience helping young women break into science.

For the past 22 years, dozens of high school-aged girls have carved out a week or two of their summers to participate in the university’s Summer Girls Program, a free outreach initiative offered by the physics department. Funded by the National Science Foundation, an independent government agency, the program encourages rising ninth, 11th and 12th graders to explore a path rarely traveled by women: becoming a physicist.

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cut in the education fund, according to a report by the state Department of Legislative Services.

“We hope to see that the primar y of purpose of commercial gaming continues to be to fund public education,” said Sean Johnson, the Mar yland State Education Association’s political and legislative affairs managing director.

“Over the coming years we will clearly be advocating that the new dollars to the trust fund means new dollars to addressing the needs of our public schools.”

The new law, however, also requires 20 percent of table games revenue go toward education, adding a

Sonali Shukla, the program’s coordinator, said the hands-on experiences give students an appreciation for what it means to study how the universe behaves.

“We want all the participants to leave our program with an appreciation for physics and a better understanding of physics, even if they don’t go on to become scientists,” Shukla said.

Since the one-session, twoweek program for ninth graders launched, it’s expanded to three sessions, including one targeted at high school upperclassmen. The program has also accepted qualified male applicants the past two years, said physics spokesperson Carole Cuaresma Kiger.

“It’s nice to have the opportunity to go further beyond the

projected nearly $50 million to the fund.

That translates to a net gain of $35 million in education, if revenues meet DLS estimates.

Legislators have been debating the table games bill for months and could not pass it before the end of the 90-day legislative session, prompting O’Malley to call a special session for lawmakers to reconvene and vote on the measure.

Much of the opposition came from lawmakers who opposed the idea of lowering tax rates on casino operators — especially as state residents faced higher taxes to balance the state’s operating budget.

They will likely see less business if Prince George’s County does open a venue.

high school standard,” said high school junior Elizabeth Onesti, of Dexter, Mich.

Physics professor Carter Hall said he has seen the impact of the department’s community outreach through the program by assisting with experiments for the past four or five years.

“If you’re not interested in physics, then you wouldn’t care,” Hall said. “But when you are and you’ve made something yourself and it’s the first time you’ve seen it work — it’s really fun to see.”

Ninth-grade participants spent their two-week session in July learning classical physics, while 11th and 12th graders took a program on the modern world of physics Aug. 10. The sessions allowed campers to perform hands-on laboratory

“We have just given primarily five large out-of-state businesses hundreds of millions of dollars of extra profits in the same summer that we raised taxes on hard-working Mar yland citizens,” said state Sen. Ed Reilly (R-Anne Arundel). “It staggers me.”

Reilly said special interest groups heavily influenced members’ deliberations.

“What happened was the governor, the special interests and House Speaker [Michael] Busch made sure that all of the special legislative interests were taken care of,” Reilly said, adding the bill’s passage came after an exhaustive effort by O’Malley’s team to convince delegates who were on the fence. bach@umdbk.com

experiments, listen to lectures given by university professors or other qualified physics teachers and work on projects based on what they were learning.

“It really changed my perspective on different fields in physics,” said rising high school junior Olivia Rowland, who traveled from Springfield, Mo., for the program.

Six camp assistants, physics graduate students, shared their experiences and advice on the camp’s second-to-last day.

“They’ve been great to work with,” said one assistant, graduate student Megan Marshall.

“They seem really interested in everything we’ve shown them.”

With this summer’s program over, Summer Girls teacher Cindy Hollies said she plans

The Summer Girls Program held three sessions over the past few months for high school-aged girls and several boys with an interest in studying physics. PHOTO COURTESY OF CAROLE KIGER

to take what she has learned back to her honors physics students in Montgomery County public schools.

“I hope they gain an appreci-

ation in physics and figure out that they are capable of doing physics,” Hollies said.

billion measure. Although Ryan from page 1 voted in favor of the bill, he criticized the structure of the fedstrength in the world economy,” eral lending policy in his budget said Executive Vice President plan and argued that increases in federal aid contribute to the Derek Zumstein.

Others, however, believe rising cost of tuition.

Public policy school Dean student needs will be ignored if Donald Kettl said the candidate’s Romney wins the presidency.

“A lot of times with these limited government approach Republican candidates, they’re may favor doing away with the out of touch with young people federal lending program.

“It’s a mixed message,” Kettl and college students who are struggling to pay for educa- said. “A huge part of it is a govtion,” said Tyler Grote, pres- ernment that’s smaller.”

Ryan’s plan has been critiident of this university’s Colcized as catering to the wealthy lege Democrats.

Congressional Republicans by providing tax cuts to those and Democrats, as well as with the highest incomes.

Romney and Obama, all voiced Bill Longbrake, the business support this summer for legis- school’s executive-in-residence, lation, which eventually passed, said Ryan holds steady to ecothat froze the interest rate on nomic principles.

“There is not just blind ideolofederally subsidized student loans. However, a bitter debate gy driving him,” Longbrake said. arose over how to fund the $6.7 “There is pragmatism as well.”

The seven-term congressman’s budget proposal hasn’t specified to what extent it would cut research funding and exactly how federal lending would be restructured, if at all.

Adding Ryan to the Republican ticket reignites the Romney campaign, Kettl said, with a vice presidential nominee who has been one of the most outspoken critics of Obama’s fiscal policies. And it comes at a time when Romney has been trailing Obama in most national polls.

“This really does breathe an enormous amount of life and energy into a campaign that has been struggling,” Kettl said. “[Romney has] really made a big and bold move and it will be interesting to see how it’s going to play out from here.”

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Fill the ballot box

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f the tens of millions of dollars spent on disparaging ads this summer weren’t line after weeks of what seemed like impassable gridlock — a recurring theme enough to put this year’s election between President Barack Obama and of this congressional session. former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in full swing, Romney’s announceIn a recent USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll, 59 percent of eligible voters who ment of his vice presidential candidate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, certainly did. said they were unlikely to cast a ballot in November said they don’t pay attention to Many have simply been waiting to see how the tickets stack up against each other, and the politics because “it’s a bunch of empty promises,” and 41 percent said they wouldn’t speeches and rhetoric are angrier and more pointed than ever. be worried about not voting because they don’t think their vote makes a difference.

But Romney’s VP pick is a reminder it’s time for students to Students, however, literally can’t afford to buy into this mindset. We often complain lawmakers don’t care about us or start paying attention to the election. Ninety million Americans aren’t listening to our needs. But if we can’t take a few minutes to eligible to vote likely won’t, according to a USA TODAY article Young people cannot expect register and show up to the polls, then we really can’t complain. published yesterday.

Additionally, a July Gallup poll showed that only 58 percent School starts in less than two weeks, so any students who political leaders to cater to of voters aged 18 to 29 said they would definitely vote in this haven’t registered to vote should do so now, before the craze their needs if they won’t of classes and social lives kick in. Aside from the numerous year’s election — down 20 percent from their answer to the same question exactly four years ago. The 2008 election saw vote and let leaders know opportunities on the campus, there’s a new online voter the highest turnout among young voters since 1992, when registration system. It’s easier than ever to register to vote in what they believe in. then-46-year-old Bill Clinton won the presidency. Likewise, this state — just do so by the Oct. 16 deadline. last presidential election’s high turnout has been attributed to Americans showed immense pride during this year’s the presence of then-47-year-old Obama on the ballot. In the upcoming election, Olympics when rooting for U.S. athletes and boasting when the country won the there’s no reason the numbers should be going down — Obama is running again, gold medal and overall medal counts. Politics, especially the kind we’re left with today, usually don’t ignite that sort of passion, but citizens — students includand Ryan is the first Generation X-er to appear on a major party ticket. With the potential for candidates from both parties to relate to the younger demographic, ed — should take the same sort of pride in the fact they can elect the country’s students should be just as engaged in the outcome of this November’s election. leader. After all, millions of people around the world rose up, fought and sacrificed thousands of lives in the Arab Spring for that right.

What goes on in Washington may seem far removed from the life of a college student; the futures of Social Security and Medicare aren’t what most of us are It’s understandable that students are, frankly, bored, uninterested or even fruscurrently concerned about. But students sometimes have the most at stake. trated by what’s going on in the presidential campaign. There’s been a lot of rhetEarlier this year, legislators nearly couldn’t agree on how to prevent student oric and a lot of attacks on both ends. While it may sound cliche, every vote does loan interest rates from doubling, which would have meant an additional $1,000 matter, especially when the man who has control of the White House in January — in repayments, on average. Congress only passed the bill hours before its dead- along with the next Congress — holds students’ college futures in his hands.

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Why Workaholics is transcendent

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f, two months ago, you had asked me what my favorite show on television was, I would not have been able to give a solid answer. Now, the answer is Workaholics, and by a massive margin. To be fair, I don’t really watch anything else. But nothing else is so appealing.

Workaholics seems to be another comedy about slacking, incompetent stoner friends. That is 100 percent true. Remarkably, it has surpassed virtually everything else in this genre. Really, it’s a show about genuine best friends Adam, Anders and Blake. The magic of the show is all in their relationship. There has yet to be an episode in which I haven’t believed these three guys were going to best whatever absurd challenges they were facing and end up on their roof drinking beer, just as in love with one another as when the episode started and they were sitting on their roof, drinking beer.

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DEVIRGILIIS Like most comedies I’ve enjoyed since Kenan & Kel, it’s still set in a Hobbesian world where self-interested actors pursue outlandish schemes to somehow advance their personal finances, sex lives or bodybuilding careers. The difference is these characters always realize they won’t make it alone. This is largely because of their stupidity, but that doesn’t make their Great Bromance of the 21st Century any less heartwarming. Wisest is he who knows he is not.

Although the third season has finished, I won’t have to miss it too much because the episodes have endless replay value. And because they don’t follow a linear narrative, you can start

watching wherever you want. There are plenty of other reasons to watch, though: Adam’s man-child faces, Blake’s puns, Ders failing to be corporate, the truly infectious slang the group uses, legendary musical moments (Catherine Zeta Jooooones), Jillian’s unpredictable emotions and everything Montez does.

All of those qualities, at least in my mind, add up to a best-friendship that glues the show together. Yeah, these dudes waste their day working for a telemarketer, but they share a cubicle with their best friends! That’s constant hang-out time. How could you not love that? They hang out on their roof and in their pool, they have a wizard rap group — these are universally cool things.

It’s the stuff dreams are made of, or at least the stuff college experiences are made of. Workaholics reminds me of spending time with my best friends and the shared weirdness that gives life meaning. The show is silly, but it does a great job of representing what’s

awesome about having friends. It encompasses what I’ll miss most when I leave, both next semester when I’m in Europe and after I graduate.

The brilliant characters on the show are in part so believable — as both individuals and one-third of a ragtag team of lackluster heroes — because they’re based on the actors’ real-life personas and real-life friendship. So while the characters seem to have lives that are part cool, part pathetic, I can’t help but think of the men behind it all. You could call them professional comedians, filmmakers or writers, but (and I don’t mean to shortchange their work in creating the show when I say this) I think they’re just getting paid because they’re awesome friends, which is the best job anyone could ask for, ever.

Jake DeVirgiliis is a senior government and politics major. He can be reached at devirgiliis@umdbk.com.

Time for a change: Teenage sleep deprivation

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s college students, we’re given the flexibility to design class schedules that fit our needs and preferences. If you know you’re not a morning person, then don’t take any classes before 10 a.m. If you tend to fizzle out in the afternoon, you can choose to work in the mornings and evenings. However, as you can probably recall, K-12 students have no say in the matter. Classes often start at 8 a.m. or even 7:30 a.m. — and that’s that.

Eight in the morning is pretty early to wake up, let alone to be expected to be alert and perform mentally taxing work. This is especially true for teenagers, who need more than nine hours of sleep each night to function at their best but only get about seven hours per night on average. In response to poor performance and low interest in classes, some high schools around the country want to push back their starting time so students get more rest.

The traditional school hours of about 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. have historical roots; children were needed to help around the house or farm

after school, and there needed to be enough daylight after they got home to do so. However, America’s industrial focus has shifted away from the homestead and toward the office, and, as a result, parents have jobs that do not require their children’s help. Furthermore, before the past century, people went to bed earlier (and thus woke up feeling more rested), as light bulbs, which allow us to work through the night, didn’t exist.

The debate about whether school should start later is not new.

Several districts across the countr y have investigated and discussed the possibility of giving high school students — the students most affected by early school hours — an extra half or full hour of sleep in the morning, in exchange for adding that time to the end of the school day. Sleep psychologists and neuroscientists have published research in leading journals about the cognitive benefit of adequate sleep and later school openings. A

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MENDELSOHN few high schools have even made the change, and they’ve reported dramatic improvements in overall student performance, attendance and physical health simply by pushing back classes an hour.

Adolescents require more sleep not because they’re “lazy,” but because their circadian rhythms — their “biological clock” — aren’t in sync with those of adults (or of young children). The pineal gland inside the brain releases a chemical called melatonin around a certain time each day, making us feel tired and helping us fall asleep. In adults, this happens just around dinnertime, so they’re sleepy and often in bed well before midnight and thus get more hours of rest before they awake in the morning.

In younger children, melatonin is released early in the night, so they fall asleep sooner. For growing teens, though, melatonin is not released until later in the night. As a result, high school students are usually wide awake at about 11 p.m. and aren’t able to fall asleep until later than they should to get their full nine hours.

While parents often worry a change in school times would interfere with their work schedules, the change would likely only affect high school students, who are old enough to walk, ride the bus or catch a ride with a friend anyway. After-school activities may also get pushed back, but since the focus of school should be on academics, there’s nothing wrong with pushing things back and giving teens a chance to learn. We ought to cooperate with our biological rhythms, not fight them.

Lauren Mendelsohn is a senior psychology major. She can be reached at mendelsohn@umdbk.com.

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Equality for all

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he subtitle of the university’s Diversity Strategic Plan reads, “Expectations for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion.” I am proud to serve on the University Senate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Diversity Advisory Council, which was formed to help implement the plan. Two of the plan’s stated goals mention striving to recruit and retain students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds.

Would a new student or employee, mindful of the LGBT movement, feel like working or studying here when he or she walks into the food court of the Stamp Student Union and sees Chick-fil-A? In July, company President Dan Cathy said, “We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit.” He went on to imply proponents of same-sex marriage are “prideful and arrogant.”

The company is also known to donate to such anti-gay organizations as the Family Research Council.

The Chick-fil-A outlet in Stamp is essentially a drop-off point for donations to these organizations. By allowing the restaurant to remain in operation at Stamp, the university is facilitating the company’s hateful donations to conservative campaigns aimed at stopping same-sex marriage. I can’t think of anything more inappropriate, particularly in a year when Marylanders will vote on a referendum on marriage equality.

I don’t see how any human, in good conscience, could eat at Chick-fil-A. I certainly don’t see how the university, in good conscience, can endorse the presence of a private corporation that donates significant amounts of money to causes that contradict its publicly stated goals for diversity and acceptance. Out of respect to the many LGBT members of our vibrant community, university officials should take steps immediately to remove Chick-fil-A from Stamp.

The university shouldn’t take a political stance on issues like this; however, it must ensure that every member of its community remains welcome.

DIEGO HERNANDEZ LECTURER EDUCATION COLLEGE

Open to alumni I reject Mike Sarzo’s July 26 assertion in The Diamondback that the University Libraries don’t want alumni around. On the contrary, we offer alumni — and all citizens of the state — access to the rich online and print resources that are the hallmark of a top-tier academic research library. Access to this information, for which we pay millions annually, is not only a service, it’s a bargain.

Licensing agreements with database publishers and vendors preclude us from offering unlimited access anywhere, but alumni and other guests can access subscriber-based online information within McKeldin Library and the other libraries on the campus.

We shortened the length of time guest accounts remained open to reduce the potential for security breaches, which could previously occur when accounts remain open past their utility and proprietary login information was lost or shared. The shorter time frame not only protects the account holder but also complies with state audit recommendations and safety protocols recommended by the Division of Information Technology. We’re in line with other institutions which offer similar or, in some cases, less generous account periods.

Because databases must be accessed from within a library anyway, it’s an easy process for guests to reestablish a guest account to extend access.

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HOROSCOPE STELLA WILDER

he coming week is likely to be a busy time for everyone, requiring a great deal of preparation as skills of all kinds are called upon.

Situations develop which require many to do things in new ways -- or do new things in ways that have never been imagined. Those who begin the week with guns blazing -- figuratively, of course -- will surely take the lead and have an advantage for a time, but later on, situations may require a more subtle, sensitive touch. Those who are able to combine their own needs and desires with a genuine care for others will have the most success where teamwork is required -- or other social situations.

Perhaps the worst of bad habits this week is the willingness to let a job remain undone, be it long and complicated or short and simple. He or she who leaves dishes in the sink, laundry unfolded or that letter or email half-written risks a kind of failure in the long run that may be hard to live down.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) -- You’ll recognize yourself in another’s unproductive behavior -- and you’ll be able to help him or her break those bad habits. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) -- Speed is of the essence this week, but you have to know where you are going in order to make it pay off.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) -- You may be able to give a project more time than originally scheduled, and get more bang for your buck as a result. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) -- What happens when you turn your back on a pressing situation will stick with you longer than desired.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) -- You don’t want to let messages go unanswered this week. Technological tools can come in handy for you in ways you had not anticipated. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) -- You’ll want to put your best foot forward and make the best possible first impression.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) -- A scheduling snafu takes up some of your time; make sure you haven’t

overlooked anyone else’s non-negotiable commitments. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) -- You may get a slow start, but things can pick up when you hit your stride toward midweek.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) -- You may have to have your calendar by your side all week long; you can’t afford to miss out on anything that will affect you directly. (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) -- You’ll have an important announcement to make as the week comes to a close. Choose your words with care.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) -Certain persistent behavior is likely to work against you, so you’ll want to do what you can to break the pattern.

(Jan. 7-Jan. 19) -- By the end of the week, you’ll be looking forward to something that seemed daunting and formidable to you as the week began.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) -- You’ll be able to see things in a new way this week, allowing you to maneuver with more flexibility and effectiveness. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) -- You aren’t likely to see things develop in the same old way; novelty is the name of the game in most things.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) -- You’ll come upon evidence that things are on the upswing at this time -- but your own success depends in part on another’s work. (March 6-March 20) -Though you may struggle as the week opens, you’ll be able to recover your

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ARIES (March 21-April 4) -- It’s all about preparation this week, and you can’t afford to underestimate the competition. You have the skills; let them shine. (April 5-April 19) -- You don’t want someone else to score all the shots -- but are you really ready to be in charge?

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) -- Confuse the possible and the impossible and you’ll be spinning your wheels and accomplishing little. You know what you can do! (May 6-May 20) -Once you put pen to paper this week you’ll be able to bring many good ideas to fruition. Don’t hesitate.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) -- You’re ready to make a change that you’ve been planning for some time. You can take full advantage of the element of surprise. (June 7-June 20) -- Sure, your past glories are worth remembering -but you mustn’t let nostalgia hold you back.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) -- Don’t think you’re any better than the competition -- but neither must you think you are worse! You’re in it for the duration. (July 8-July 22) -- You’ll find yourself in many situations in which you can call upon what you learned at this time last year.

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By Dean Essner Staff writer

I like to bottle up and throw away my preconceptions when I listen to a new album. It’s tricky, crafting a clean slate, but it helps me foster the most rewarding listening experience possible.

That said, it was nearly impossible to escape any already unfavorable thoughts regarding the new album from Insane Clown Posse, a Detroit hip-hop duo featuring the stylings of Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope: two “wicked clowns” moonlighting as rappers who are, by many standards, America’s worst musical act. They may walk the fine line between satire and utter seriousness, but most of their shtick comes across as genuinely insipid. If it’s a joke, I don’t get it. If it’s an earnest mantra, I don’t get it either. What are these nut jobs trying to prove?

We don’t get an answer on The Mighty Death Pop!, the group’s 12th studio record. It’s a messy pastiche of street-rap threats and hair-metal choruses that sag with sloppy production and even sloppier songwriting. Everything sounds phony and cartoony, as if each song were ripped from one of those violent, mid-’80s arcade games that cost two tokens and came with plastic guns.

Sometimes, though, the Posse flirts with cultural relevancy, like on “Shooting Stars,” where the duo

projectile-vomits its sadistic plans of murdering Chris Brown at the Grammy Awards, or on “Hate Her To Death,” where the two dabble in lush, down beat emo-rap — a sound that has been a modern pop mainstay — but end up sounding as if they’re mocking Frank Ocean.

Occasionally the duo produce something almost forgivable, such as the big, chanty chorus on “Juggalo Juice,” or the album closer “Forever,” which is almost beautiful in a sweet, juvenile way. But nearly ever ything here is punishingly amateur.

It remains to be seen whether the artists behind Insane Clown Posse are secret geniuses or earnest morons. Some love them, some hate them and some just don’t understand what they’re trying to say in the first place. I fall in the third camp. Maybe over time they’ll reveal the true motivation behind their “operation.” Then again, maybe there isn’t one to begin with.

Take a song like “Ghetto Rainbows.” The first 10 seconds are magical, but then the rapping starts. “How the f--- could this be/ up in the sky/ there is a rainbow,” two voices chant.

In one, swift motion, whatever credibility and interest the opening bars generated has evaporated into thin air.

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Univ. aims to ease Baltimore students’ path to universities them or the family support system, there are a lot of barriers that come with the college application process.”

This university’s admissions office chose to hold a one-year pilot for the Maryland Ascent Program, funded by a $15,000 grant from the Diversity Education and Compliance Office.

The program, which was one of 11 out of 42 proposals to gain pilot funding, is aimed at giving additional aid to the college application process to high school seniors from Baltimore city and county.

The university has continually received limited applications from these areas and wanted to diversify the student population as well as help college-bound students.

“It’s very important that as the university works to be diverse and inclusive that we support programs like MAP,” said Chief Diversity Officer Kumea

Shorter-Gooden. “We want to give these students a better chance of admittance.”

Through extensive outreach and partnerships with state and community colleges, prospects have improved for Baltimore County high schoolers. In 2010, 62 percent of graduates enrolled in college, compared to 54 percent in 2002, according to the school system’s records. But Derrick Davis, one of the program’s coordinators, said many high school guidance counselors are still stretched too thin to provide one-on-one advising, and he saw a way to help.

“As the flagship institution of Maryland, it’s in our best interest to the community and to the entire state to provide opportunities to students who find the application process daunting,” he said.

The students enrolled in MAP attend seminars month-

Hills and Caleb Rowe. Hills, from page 1 a three-star recruit out of Pittsburgh’s Central Cathoin a teleconference with re- lic High School, separated porters yesterday afternoon. himself in preseason and will “To see it go away is just begin working with the starters, while Rowe will take heartbreaking.”

Brown suffered the in- snaps with the second unit.

Devin Burns — a reser ve jur y during a non-contact two-minute drill; after burst- wide receiver last season — ing through the pocket, he will play behind center for made a cut that triggered the third string.

The redshirt sophomore, the tear. Edsall said the team captain still has some swell- who Scout.com rated the ing and is expected to under- 56th-best high school quargo surger y within the next terback in the nation in 2009, approached Edsall after two weeks.

Now, the only two schol- Brown’s injur y and said he arship quarterbacks remain- felt he could best ser ve the ing on the team’s roster team as a signal caller.

“I was ver y pleased with are true freshmen Perr y

that because it just showed me that guys were concerned about the team and how they could help the team,” Edsall said.

Brown, a junior, became the team’s unquestioned starter after former ACC Rookie of the Year Danny O’Brien decided to transfer in Februar y.

The Cranberr y Township, Pa., native started five games last season, setting a Terps quarterback record with 574 rushing yards.

He also had nearly as many interceptions (6) as touchdowns (7), and completed just 49.4 percent of his passes.

By Savannah Doane-Mallote For The Diamondback

The daunting task of applying to college can be even more intimidating to first-generation applicants, as Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Warren Kelley knows well.

Kelley remembers navigating the choppy waters of college admissions without guidance from family members who had been through the process themselves — it’s that kind of anxious experience he hopes will be alleviated for students participating in a new university program to help Baltimore-area high school seniors apply to college.

“My parents loved me and wanted me to go to college, but they couldn’t help me because they hadn’t experienced it for themselves,” said Kelley. “For an 18-year-old who doesn’t have the environment around

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ly, learn how to write college essays, apply for financial aid and finish their applications in time. Admissions office staff also teach parents some necessary skills and knowledge to smooth the college application process.

“An opportunity like this provides a straightforward application for navigating this process,” said James Massey, freshman and undergraduate admissions assistant director.

Thirty students are currently enrolled in the program, with 20 more spots still open to high school seniors, someone said.

“College is extremely important in today’s society, and will continue to grow in importance,” Kelley said. “I hope that these students will continue to have the perseverance and fortitude to keep trying — you’ll always make it if you keep trying.” news@umdbk.com

Still, Brown’s strengths seemed a nice fit in new offensive coordinator Mike Locksley’s multi-set offense.

Hills and Rowe must now prove they can handle the scheme if the Terps hope to improve upon last season’s 2-10 mark.

“We’re excited about it,” said Edsall, whose Terps are 0-6 all-time starting true freshmen at quarterback.

“We’ve seen a lot of good things from them early on, and it’s up to us as coaches to get them ready and get them to do the things that they need to do.” letourneau@umdbk.com

Members of the Maryland Equestrian Club care for and train six horses at the campus farm. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

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tending to the herd around the clock to instilling onground and mounted training. The club brings together about 80 students each year and hopes to continue growing and enhancing its training program for these six “sweethearts,” as they’re referred to by sophomore animal science major Isabella Newton, the herd health director.

“It’s sometimes hard to get the horses desensitized, but he doesn’t care if there’s a jackhammer going off next to his stall,” Newton said of Chico, the 18-year-old dominant leader and longest resident of the farm.

Ivan, on the other hand, is an ex-police horse, but club members said people are often confused at how he ever served in the line of duty, as he’s skittish around new objects, or even familiar ones like hoses. The formerly overweight horse has lost more than 220 pounds and continues to build his muscles, Newton said.

Another police force veteran, Taxi, gained a reputation of being a “dumb blonde” shortly after his arrival in summer 2010, she said. After intensive training, he is now considered a

beginner-friendly horse.

Training and caring for the animals requires each member to commit a minimum of two hours to farm chores a week.

The club also holds student-run riding lessons and frequent clinics on subjects ranging from nutrition to dressage. The first monthly organizational meeting takes place Sept. 6.

Managing chore duties, training and care schedules may prove demanding at times, especially as the herd has no shortage of characters.

Merlot, a Thoroughbred with fast gaits, used to be hard to control, especially over jumps; a mouthy Appaloosa named Kid has a history of throwing off beginners and a habit of pretending to bite people, snaking his head around as they ready his saddle.

But the responsibilities are worth it for this passionate group, said club president Hanum Wensil-Strow.

“It is simply amazing to start your day with walking a horse through campus,” said the senior animal science and environmental science and policy major. “It represents what the club is about — hard work, but a lot of fun at the same time.” news@umdbk.com

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BASEBALL

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Panova named head coach

By Rhiannon Walker Staff writer

John Szefc, who was named the Terps’ head coach last month, has made two key hires. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARYLAND ATHLETICS

Szefc adds two assistants

Terps’ new baseball coach names former colleague recruiting coordinator

By Daniel Gallen Senior staff writer

Almost one month after being named coach of the Terrapins baseball team, John Szefc has found his right-hand men.

The athletics department announced the hiring of Rob Vaughn as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Aug. 9, and the addition of Jim Belanger as pitching coach Monday.

Vaughn comes to College Park from Kansas State, where Szefc was an assistant before taking over the Terps.

During the past two seasons, Vaughn served as a volunteer assistant, working with catchers and helping with base-running instruction.

“Rob is an outstanding young coach,” Szefc said in a news release. “He’s very good at coaching catchers and hitters.”

Vaughn wrapped up a solid career as a Kansas State catcher in 2009. A three-

year starter, Vaughn batted .263 and caught for some of the most decorated pitchers in Wildcats history. In his final collegiate season, Kansas State advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever.

While Vaughn will work with returning catchers Jack Clear y and Alex Ramsay, Belanger will assist their batter y mates.

Belanger joins Szefc’s staff from Monmouth, where he oversaw one of the top pitching staffs in the Northeast Conference. Last season, Belanger coached Pat Light, who was named New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association Pitcher of the Year and was drafted 37th overall by the Boston Red Sox. “Jim is a ver y accomplished, young pitching coach,” Szefc said in another release. “Jim came highly recommended. He is a native New Yorker

and is familiar with the northeast recruiting area.”

Belanger coached his most accomplished staff in 2011, as Monmouth won the NEC regular-season title. He helped the Hawks record a 3.34 ERA, which ranked 36th nationally.

Belanger takes over the Terps pitching staff from Sean Kenny, who followed former coach Erik Bakich to Michigan. The 2012 Terps pitchers posted a 3.21 ERA, their lowest ERA since at least 1999, as the Terps finished with their second-highest win total in histor y.

Belanger will have the opportunity to work with the Terps’ top returning pitcher, left-hander Jimmy Reed, but the team did lose five key contributors to graduation and the MLB Draft. .gallen@umdbk.com

Minnesota assistant coach Daria Panova has been named the new coach of the Terrapins women’s tennis team, Athletic Director Kevin Anderson announced Monday.

Panova, who became the program’s ninth head coach in its 35-year history, spent the past five seasons with the Golden Gophers and helped them to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in nine years last season.

“Everybody here is extremely friendly and open-minded, and I think that’s the kind of environment I always wanted to work in,” Panova said Tuesday. “[I was attracted to] the fact Maryland is a part of the ACC, one of the best and the most competitive conferences in the country, and I’m a competitor first and I really want to be somewhere I can improve.”

The Moscow native will replace Dianne Matias, who fell short of the NCAA Tournament in her lone year as inter-

im coach last season. She took over for Howard Joffe, who is now the coach at Texas A&M. Panova enjoyed a successful singles career at Oregon. In four years, she was a two-time All-American, a three-time AllPac-10 selection and the 2003 Pac-10 Player of the Year. She was the winningest singles player in Ducks history, and also holds the program record for most singles wins in a season (32).

She graduated from Oregon in 2005, proceeding to serve as a volunteer assistant coach with the Ducks and a club coach at Maidstone Club in East Hampton, N.Y., before spending a year as a private coach in Moscow.

“I think I can transfer into coaching because I’ve been there. I can share my own stories, I know what it takes and I know how hard it can be,” Panova said. “I don’t expect it to be easy, but I’m welcoming the challenge, I like the challenge actually.” walker@umdbk.com

Daria Panova will become the Terps’ ninth head coach in the program’s 35-year history. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARYLAND ATHLETICS

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VITALE

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that finally seemed to be trending up. No one expected a major leap, but with a more experienced roster and the addition of Edsall’s first real recruiting class, an improvement upon last year’s two-win season seemed all but certain. Now, two wins may be optimistic.

But does it really matter?

After last season, it’s clear Edsall is building for the future. He’s not about making a nondescript bowl appearance. He’s about developing something special, something worth cherishing.

Brown’s injury doesn’t change that. Sure, the Terps probably won’t reach the .500 mark for the third time in four years. And sure, Edsall’s squad will likely finish at the bottom of the ACC. But what’s the difference

between a four-win season and a two-win season? Losing is losing. Not to mention, Brown’s injury could actually help the Terps in the long run.

Two true freshmen — Perry Hills and Caleb Rowe — will now battle for reps behind center. Even though they’re sure to have plenty of growing pains this season, they’ll be experienced when it matters.

They’ll know how to make the right play when they’re playing games that count, games with long-term significance.

And Edsall will be there to watch it happen. From a purely football standpoint, an injury like Brown’s is simply an unavoidable setback. Athletic Director Kevin Anderson has long supported Edsall, and the two share the same philosophies when it comes to how the team should represent the university. Edsall is only in the second season of a six-year

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to work with [Ross] on, but he really did some really good things,” Edsall said. “I thought that Wes and Albert did some good things there too, though.” n NO SCALING BACK

Since arriving in College Park 19 months ago, Randy Edsall has had 13 players transfer.

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contract, and he’ll be given enough time to build the program he wants to build.

Brown’s injury is just the latest in a long list of setbacks Edsall and the Terps have been forced to struggle through. It might take a win or two off the

Terps’ projected total this season, but the Terps’ future outlook remains positive.

Provided, of course, that Edsall finally catches a break. vitale@umdbk.com

After unquestioned starter C.J. Brown suffered a season-ending ACL tear Tuesday, Edsall was forced to hand the keys to his offense over to true freshmen Perry Hills and Caleb Rowe.

But that hardly means he plans to scale back the playbook.

“We really don’t have to do anything,” Edsall said.

“With the style of offense that we’re running, C.J., Per-

ry and Caleb all fit into what we were looking for.” n DIGGS IMPRESSES It didn’t take Stefon Diggs long to make an impression on the Terps’ coaching staff.

Just a week after going unlisted on the special teams’ depth chart, the freshman wide receiver is the Terps’ primary return man on punts and kickoffs.

“He’s a quick learner, and I’ve been very pleased with his poise,” Edsall said.

If Diggs remains the team’s top option in the return game, he will likely be first true freshman — aside from Hills — to see the field this season, which isn’t surprising considering he’s the Terps’ first top10 recruit in five years. letourneau@umdbk.com

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GEORGETOWN HIRES WARNE Former Terrapins men’s lacrosse assistant Kevin Warne was named the Hoyas’ head coach Tuesday. For more, visit TerrapinTrail.com

FOOTBALL | NOTEBOOK

Ross takes No. 1 spot in crowded, young backfield Edsall won’t scale back playbook for Rowe, Hills

BY CONNOR LETOURNEAU Senior staff writer

The Terrapins football team opened preseason practice last week with plenty of question marks. There were few clear starters, and plenty of young bodies jostling for playing time.

Running back was no different. Sophomore Justus Pickett topped the preseason depth chart, but it seemed likely the Terps’ backfield wouldn’t be a one-man show this year.

Pickett rushed for 294 yards last season and easily has the most experience. True freshmen Wes Brown and Albert Reid are highly touted. And redshirt freshman Brandon Ross drew rave reviews during the spring.

After six practices, though, one player has separated himself.

“If we had to start today, Brandon would be the starter,” Edsall said Tuesday. “There are just some things that he’s done. He’s been very consistent.”

Of course, that hardly means the Terps aren’t still planning to regularly use several running backs this season. Ross and Pickett are both working with the first string in practice, and Brown and Reid are each seeing plenty of opportunities with the second unit.

“There’s still a lot of things that we’ve got

see NOTEBOOK, page 9

After starter C.J. Brown tore his ACL on Tuesday, coach Randy Edsall has just two scholarship quarterbacks — true freshmen Caleb Rowe (left) and Perry Hills (right) — on roster. Hills practices with the first string.

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Edsall’s curse

Terps coach has had string of setbacks since arriving in College Park

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andy Edsall can’t catch a break.

He’s only been at the helm of the Terrapins football team for 19 months, yet has had enough setbacks and catastrophes to fill a storied career. His team finished 2-10 in his debut season. Thirteen of his players — including for

JOSH VITALE mer ACC Rookie of the Year Danny O’Brien — transferred to other schools. He’s been

questioned by his players, criticized by the media and chastised by the fans.

But it finally seemed like things could start improving.

After all, they couldn’t possibly get any worse, right?

Apparently they can.

Edsall announced yesterday that junior quarterback

C.J. Brown — the man with the only (relatively) proven arm in College Park — would miss the entire season after suffering a torn ACL in a non-contact drill Tuesday night.

It’s a step back for a team

see VITALE, page 9