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WELCOMING WALLACE After six-month search, Board of Regents appoints University of Iowa Provost Wallace Loh president

BY RICHARD ABDILL AND LAUREN REDDING Senior staff writers

The search is over: University of Iowa Provost Wallace Loh will take the helm as president of this university Nov. 1, university system officials said at a welcome ceremony Wednesday afternoon.

At the end of the month, university President Dan Mote will retire from a 12-year tenure at this university, leaving Provost Nariman Farvardin to serve as interim president until Loh arrives, according to University System of Maryland Chancellor Brit Kirwan.

For many, Loh’s arrival signals a deliberate shift toward a more international focus for the school. Kirwan described Loh, who has a combination of experiences in both academia and public policy, as “an ideal individual to build upon [Mote’s] legacy. ... What has this man not done?”

The provost at Iowa since August 2008, Loh has also been the dean of the

University of Washington Law School and held administrative positions at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Seattle University. He also served as director of policy under Washington Gov. Gary Locke, according to Iowa’s website. He can now add “university president” to his resume.

Loh, who started his remarks by saying that he was “thrilled to be a Terp,” went on to say that he was eager to learn as much as he could about the environment he will soon be charged with running.

“My first priority is to listen,” Loh said, emphasizing the importance of communication with all community members, adding “if one really wants to know what’s happening one has to listen to the students.”

At least 500 people, including House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and important figures from across the university system, attended Wednesday’s event at Riggs Alumni Center. Many shared the sentiment that Loh’s hiring

is an important move in increasing the university’s global reach, including Board of Regents member Thomas C. McMillen, who said Loh’s appointment held “great symbolism for the internationalization of the university.”

In his remarks, Loh addressed broad goals about expanding not just “domestic diversity” but “global diversity.”

“There is no such thing as a great national university unless it is also a great global university, a university without borders,” Loh said. “The approach the University of Iowa would take in the middle of a cornfield would be different than the one the University of Maryland would take. ... Being 10 miles from the capital makes all the difference in the world.”

Loh, who speaks four languages, said he was born in Shanghai and emigrated as a child to Lima, Peru, arriving in the United States at age 15 with his parents’ life savings — about $200 — in his

see PRESIDENT, page 2

Wallace Loh, whose tenure will begin Nov. 1, addressed a crowd of about 500 people at a welcome ceremony Wednesday. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

Saris, samosas and celebration

Closure of Campus Dr. deemed a success

Student group unites variety of cultures for India’s 64th independence day

BY LEAH VILLANUEVA Staff writer

Warning signs, concrete road blocks and plastic barriers are gone from Campus Drive, and traffic is moving freely after the university reopened the street to all traffic over the weekend, following an eight-week trial closure that officials called a surprisingly successful experiment.

The university closed Campus Drive between Cole Field House and the “M” traffic circle in June — first just to private cars, then to most buses as well — to examine the feasibility of converting the space into a pedestrian plaza.

What comes next, according to Jack Baker, the university’s director of operations and maintenance, is “a month’s worth of number crunching” and analysis of the data collected during the trial.

These data — which include numbers from traffic counters, any changes in bus ridership and community feedback — will then be submitted to the Facilities

BY YASMEEN ABUTALEB Staff writer

The crowd of more than 100 students and other celebrants, many dressed in brightly colored saris, waited to observe India’s 64th independence day, milling around as Indian music blasted from the speakers set up at the Nyumburu Amphitheater outside the Stamp Student Union on Sunday evening.

The independence day celebration — sponsored by the Develop Empower and Synergize India student group — showcased different aspects of Indian culture, including music and food, said physics graduate student Kaushik Mitra, the group’s secretary.

Attendees were treated to a showcase of various performances, ranging from a guitar and violin duet to dance groups that demonstrated different styles of traditional Indian dance, as well as some traditional Indian snacks such as samosas and Indian sweets and juices. The event’s main purpose, however, was to unite the various

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University Police spokesman steps down Shoppers subjected Paul Dillon sent crime alerts, fielded interviews for three years

BY LEAH VILLANUEVA Staff writer

After serving for more than three years as effectively the public face of the University Police — a job that involved sending out numerous crime alerts and appearing regularly in media accounts of campus crime — Paul Dillon said yesterday he will be leaving the department and his position as its public information officer next week.

Dillon will leave the department Aug. 27 as he prepares to take over as the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Police Department’s assistant director Sept. 7, he said.

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“I’m going to miss the university, our agency and the people I’ve worked with,” Dillon said.

“I think the university has provided me with great opportuniPAUL DILLON ties throughout UNIVERSITY POLICE my career, and I SPOKESMAN am very excited to continue my career at this new agency.”

The department has not yet announced who will serve as Dillon’s re-

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placement when he steps down.

Dillon is a 1987 graduate of this university who has worked for the Department of Public Safety for 23 years; he has served as the department’s public information officer since May 2007.

He said he took pride in having served the university community through “challenging times,” such as the tornado in 2001, basketball riots and a variety of muggings and other crimes.

“I’ve helped to promote the university and, most importantly, to keep the campus safe,” Dillon said.

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BY RICHARD ABDILL Staff writer

Many people go to the grocery store with a few coupons — but few expect to leave with a money shot.

A 2006 university graduate turned himself in to police Aug. 11 in connection with a series of incidents — and two previous arrests — in which he is accused of squirting semen on women from a spray bottle at a Gaithersburg supermarket and craft store, The Washington Post reported.

Michael Wayne Edwards Jr., 28, who graduated with a degree in criminology

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and criminal justice, is accused of spritzing five different women with human semen between November 2009 and July of this year, said M o n t g o m e r y MICHAEL W. County Police EDWARDS JR. s p o k e s w o m a n UNIVERSITY ALUMNUS Melanie Brenner, who added the case against Edwards was

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PRESIDENT from page 1 pocket. He went on to earn several Ivy League degrees, graduating from both Cornell University and Yale Law School before going on to teach law and social science at schools including the University of Texas at Austin, Vanderbilt University and Emor y University.

David Segal, now a sociology professor at this university, was on the Cornell faculty when Loh was there.

Segal said Loh stood out even in the 1960s.

“Even back then, the faculty regarded him as someone who was going places,” Segal said. “But back then, he was ‘Wally.’”

With his myriad of accomplishments, Loh also brings with him a reputation for combating the status quo, which The Daily — the University of Washington’s student paper — heralded as one of Loh’s best qualities.

“Loh’s ability to make tough decisions in the face of opposition can be thought of as his greatest strength. It is also his greatest liability,” said an editorial recommending Loh as Washington’s provost, a position he ultimately did not get.

The editorial also notes

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer attended Wednesday’s ceremony welcoming incoming university President Wallace Loh (right). MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

that Loh left Washington “with a reputation as a troublemaker. His willingness to speak his mind about controversial issues like diversity rubbed some on the faculty the wrong way.”

But Loh acknowledged that a university relies on its teaching power for success.

“No university is better than the quality of its faculty; that’s a major reason why this is a great university,” he said.

“I’m committed to the recruitment and retention of the best faculty in the countr y.”

Loh said although he does not officially start work at the

university until November, he plans to make several trips to College Park as presidentdesignate to get acclimated to the area and touch base with as many people as he can.

Loh said he wants to keep in close contact with student groups, and University Senate Chair Linda Mabbs said Loh had already met with the Senate Executive Committee on Wednesday morning.

Deborah Ann Toll, the wife of John S. Toll, a former university president and the first university system chancellor, said Loh’s first steps should be to build relationships with the

state and federal governments.

“A lot of it is social,” Toll said. “Getting to know the legislature and getting people here to work on national policy. ... College Park is just perfect to do it.”

Loh acknowledged the importance of a positive relationship with the community, made more difficult by the tenuous economic times.

“The University of Mar yland is the university of and for the people of Mar yland,” Loh said. “We need to be efficient and effective in using ever y state dollar. It’s not a call to do more with less. It’s a call to be better by doing things in new ways.”

Far vardin’s appointment as interim president is a move Kir wan said was business as usual. Kir wan, who was then this university’s provost, ser ved as interim president between the terms of Robert Gluckstern and John Slaughter in 1982.

“The campus sur vived,” he said.

But Loh feels he has had plenty of help already — he described Mote and Kirwan as “two rocket boosters” and himself as “a little space capsule.”

“It’s time to launch the space capsule,” he said. “The Wallace Loh capsule.” rabdill@umdbk.com, redding@umdbk.com

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POLICE RETURN TO ROUTE 1 CHECKPOINT Annual program designed to thwart drunk driving COLLEGE PARK ADOPTS STRATEGIC PLAN Document calls for collaboration with university UNIVERSITY PSYCHIATRIST REMEMBERED Kathy Zamostny, 59, died after a stroke last month FRATERNITY AWARDED FOR GOOD GRADES Phi Kappa Tau’s grade point average wins accolades RESEARCHERS TO GET POWERFUL MAGNET Nuclear Magnetic Resonance will study proteins STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR A PRIZE FINALIST Accounting major founded e-prescription firm ECONOMY DOESN’T HELP INTERNSHIPS Despite predictions, layoffs don’t mean more interns

CORRECTION In the Aug. 12 staff editorial “Ousting Outrage,” Capital News Service was misspelled.

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CAMPUS DRIVE from page 1 Master Plan Steering Committee, whose members will spend another year determining how the concept of a “pedestrianfriendly” campus can best be implemented, he said.

Baker said he was “pleasantly surprised” by how well the trial had gone, especially in terms of traffic flow. He said while pedestrian traffic caused some backups on Regents Drive, traffic overall moved very smoothly throughout the closure.

Despite initial concerns, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority spokesman Reggie Woodruff said the closure did not present a major problem for Metrobuses either.

The bus lines were rerouted around Comcast Center for four weeks.

“It worked out, I guess,” Woodruff said. “If the university had decided that they needed to close that area, well, they had their reasons. So, we adjusted and tried to serve the people in that area.”

Woodruff added that WMATA will conduct an analy-

Klose said admins let go for financial reasons, others doubt his account

BY SOHAYL VAFAI Staff writer

Headlights from passing cars once again stream past the Stamp Student Union on Campus Drive after the central campus road was reopened over the weekend. The road was closed for an eightweek trial period to test the possibility of a permanent closure. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

sis to determine how much money the rerouting cost and whether ridership decreased during the trial.

Students expressed varied reactions to the trial closure of Campus Drive. Some pedestrians, such as junior business major Heather Glovinsky, said they liked having the road free of cars during the summer.

“I think it was pretty cool,” Glovinsky said. “It just makes it a lot easier to cross the street

because there’s no need to look both ways first.”

For senior English and history major Thomas McGath, who drives to school, the reopening of Campus Drive to traffic came as a relief.

“I think it was annoying,” he said. “It just sort of split the campus in half, and there’s really no easy way to go around it.”

Baker said the university had received a tremendous amount of feedback on the closure

through surveys and the Facilities Management website.

The university will continue to send out surveys and collect feedback about the closure over the next few weeks, Baker said.

“I just really appreciate everyone’s indulgence and input during the summer,” Baker said. “It really was an interesting project.” villanueva@umdbk.com

University to investigate flashing incident Student denies exposing himself to cleaning woman in La Plata hall bathroom

BY LEAH VILLANUEVA Staff writer

The university is investigating an allegation that a student exposed himself to a cleaning woman outside a LaPlata Hall bathroom Friday , police said.

The cleaning woman, whom police would only say was 32 years old, called police after the student allegedly came up behind her with his penis out of his shorts, an account the student denied.

In another incident, police banned an Adelphi man from the campus Saturday morning after a student employee at McKeldin Library accused him of following her around the building three

times this summer.

The student, whom police would not identify, first reported the man to police as a “suspicious person” July 26 after she said he had been following her around and trying to talk to her twice that week, University Police spokesman Paul Dillon said.

The student said the man — whom she did not know and whom Dillon wouldn’t identify — first followed her as she was walking out of McKeldin and asked about her work hours and where she lived, but she refused to talk to him, Dillon said.

When the student saw him in the library for the second time on July 26, he continued to harass

her while she was trying to work, telling her she was gorgeous and asking for her phone number, Dillon said. When she called police, they asked her to call again if the man continued , he added.

She called back at about 10 a.m.

Saturday and led officers to the man on the fourth floor of McKeldin, Dillon said. The officers told him not to bother her again, Dillon said; the man could be charged with harassment if he continues to contact her and with trespassing if he returns to the campus.

Dillon said the student had responded well to the harassment by alerting police.

In the exposure incident, the cleaning woman said she first en-

countered the student in a LaPlata elevator, Dillon said.

A few minutes later, at about 8:30 a.m., the woman told police she was emptying a trash can outside the bathroom entrance when she turned around to see the student exposing himself.

When police questioned the student, he said the cleaning woman only saw him come out of a shower stall to get a towel, Dillon said. Police lacked sufficient evidence to charge him with indecent exposure, but the department referred the incident to the Office of Student Conduct for review and possible discipline. villanueva@umdbk.com

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As students continue to protest the dismissals of four journalism college employees, new documents obtained by The Diamondback suggest the college’s dean may have hoped to see a different style in the school’s administration.

In an e-mail sent Sept. 15, 2009, Journalism Dean Kevin Klose requested the names and résumés of possible replacements for existing employees.

“Meanwhile back on center court im looking for the pick of the very best young (yes that word) smart swift loyal savvy exec wanna-bees who could fill two slots i’ll gladly empty to accommodate them,” Klose wrote to Emily Hartz, who was the incoming assistant dean for business operations at the journalism college.

In interviews this week, Hartz and Klose both said they could not recall the e-mail.

Klose has said the layoffs — those of assistant deans Steve Crane, 51, and Marchelle Payne-Gassaway, 38; public affairs director Matt Sheehan, 29; and Lucinda Fleeson, who directs a fellowship program at the college — were due to “financial issues.”

In October, Provost Nariman Farvardin wrote to Klose to recommend cutting administrative positions in the tough budget climate, “preserving the quality of our academic programs.” Farvardin has been out of the office this week and could not be reached for comment.

But journalism students have rallied in support of the dismissed employees, particularly Crane, who is teaching a graduate course this summer and who advises graduate students. A group of those students, including multimedia journalism graduate student Kerry Davis, met with Klose last week.

“After talking to the dean, we realize he had no plan to appoint anyone else as a graduate-student-only adviser,” Davis said.

Crane has “such a wealth of knowledge, and he runs so much that I don’t want to imagine what the school would be like without him,” Davis said.

Davis also created a Facebook group, “Reinstate Steve Crane at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism,” which had 15 members as of Wednesday night.

While many in the journalism college have declined to speak publicly about the layoffs, some faculty members — including January Payne, an adjunct professor in journalism and alumna of the college — have announced their support for those dismissed.

“It’s important to realize that Marchelle serves a lot of roles,” Payne said of PayneGassaway. “She’s kind of, like, a second mom to a lot of students.”

Payne also said she “could not imagine the University of Maryland journalism college without Steve Crane.”

Crane, himself, said he respects Klose’s decision.

“Budget cuts needed to be made. I understand that; there were no other options that were any better,” Crane said.

“I’m obviously not happy to lose my job, but none of the other options was particularly palatable.”

Crane, who is still teaching his summer class, said he doesn’t yet have plans for the future.

“I’ll start thinking about what I’ll do when I grow up next week,” he said.

Sheehan has not spoken publicly about his dismissal except to wish his former colleagues well; Payne-Gassaway and Fleeson could not be reached for comment. vafai@umdbk.com

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he members of the presidential search committee tasked with finding tics, an arena he will need to deftly navigate to secure funding and support as unithe university’s next leader were tight-lipped these past six months versity president. Speaking of the state budget, Loh’s time at Iowa was marked by a about when they would finish the job, and even more secretive about 22 percent cut in the university’s budget allocation in only slightly more than a year. whom they were considering. But now that the haze surrounding the The unpleasant experience will surely help him make the difficult decisions he will issue has cleared with Tuesday’s naming of Wallace Loh, the well-respected face during his tenure.

In other ways, Loh seems positioned to correct some of the criticisms that provost of the University of Iowa, the committee should be lauded for its quick plagued Mote’s years at the university. work and insightful decision.

While Mote often seemed cut off from students, a reputaThe fact Loh was chosen before university President Dan tion he earned by rarely speaking with student leaders or Mote officially steps down Aug. 31 allays many concerns weighing student concerns before developing long-term about how the university will function with the fall semester plans, Loh has already reached out to Student Government fast approaching. Loh himself was said he was pleasantly The presidential search Association President Steve Glickman and stated he consurprised by the recruitment’s efficiency and speed, a rarity committee seems to have siders listening to students a top priority. Mote recently in the world of academia. Until this point, it had seemed the made an intelligent choice in moved to Annapolis, as the dilapidated President’s Resiuniversity would be without a president for the indefinite future. Now faculty, staff and students can rest assured the new President Wallace Loh dence will soon undergo renovations. Loh, with his $450,000 salary, could certainly afford to live in a swankier university will in the interim be left in the capable hands of neighborhood in the metropolitan area, but has said he plans to live in the city limits Provost Nariman Farvadin, with a president-designate waiting in the wings.

As for Loh, it is hard to gauge the impact he will have on the university’s upward even before the President’s Residence is completed — marking a long-term investtrajectory, but in many aspects, he is uncannily well-suited for the task at hand. ment in the community.

At his welcome ceremony Wednesday, many in attendance described him as posMote, who elevated the university’s rankings, research funding and reputation, leaves behind a number of priorities that seem to fit naturally with Loh’s resume, sessing a quiet energy. Loh charmed the University System of Maryland officials gathered there with a profusion of jokes delivered in a soft-spoken manner and told which includes key executive positions at numerous universities.

His international background — a Chinese citizen who grew up in Peru and later the crowd he is proud to now be a Terp. Although he will have a plethora of grueling immigrated to the United States, moving to Iowa — gives him keen insight into the decisions to make — which include naming a new Athletics Director, taking a university’s global goals. His time working as chief policy adviser to former Gov. stance on the Purple Line and spurring East Campus development — the commuGary Locke in Washington has undoubtedly clued him in to the world of state poli- nity seems ready to embrace him in turn.

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Editorial cartoon: Shai Goller

Letters to the editor Community spirit lives on I read with interest the recent article entitled, “An extraordinary woman” (Aug. 5). This article truly captured the love and dedication the late Michelle Humanick had for her friends and neighbors.

For nearly 10 years, in my capacity as the chairman of the College Park Recreation Board, I had the honor of working with Michelle. For much of that time, she served as the vicechairwoman for the board, which coordinates community events and recreational programs for the city of College Park. She was always available to help out, and she shared her time and efforts for the benefit of all.

I can’t think of an event that went by — be it a holiday event for children, a major festival or a community concert — that Michelle didn’t attend and help to plan. Her enthusiasm for both College Park, and the university community, knew no bounds.

Former College Park Mayor Joseph Page was often known to share the quotation, “What a person does for himself dies with them, but what they do for their community lives forever.” I can think of no better tribute for Michelle Humanick than to say she will live on for so many of us, by virtue of her true spirit of community.

Jeffrey Smith Chairman, College Park Recreation Board (1999 – 2007) jeffwsmith@verizon.net

Harassment is not a joke

Cartoon men: Top boyfriend possibilities

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ust in case you haven’t noticed, it is summer. And in between my flying lessons and cliff diving excursions, a girl has to do something. That’s why I watch TV and surf the Internet, which is how I learned about the exploits of ex-possible-future-son-in-law of the ex-governor and first man of Alaska, Levi Johnston.

Here’s a good way to know a guy is bad news bears — he’s a fame whore whose only superpower to is impregnate girls. He’s posed in Playgirl and is trying for a reality show to document his surprise bid for the Wasilla, Alaska, mayoral seat. Also, rumor is he also is the father of ex-girlfriend Lanesia Garcia’s baby, though she denies it.

So since Bristol Palin — and, really, a lot of girls — isn’t doing so well with her real-life man, I thought it might be better to look into fictional options.

SHRUTI

RASTOGI Here is my list of the top-five male cartoon characters who would make better boyfriends than Johnston.

5. Bugs Bunny from Looney Tunes — the prankster rabbit who is only listed as last because he’s a rabbit, and, well, that’s bestiality. He is able to use his wits to defeat the bumbling Elmer Fudd or Yosemite Sam. Also, he gets a lot of carotene from carrots, and he gets exercise from running away from attackers.

4. Mosquito “Skeeter” Valentine from Doug — who is only fourth because he’s about 12 years old and therefore a little bit illegal. However,

he’s blue, kind, funny, highly intelligent and has the alter ego of Silver Skeeter, who is on par with Quailman.

3. Ash Ketchum from Pokémon — the guy who’s “gotta catch ’em all” (Pokémon, not STDs). He’s got a close bond with Pikachu, which probably means he’ll be a good dad for Tripp. Also, you know he’s too busy with his hobby to be as much of a philanderer as Johnston.

2. Trent Lane from Daria — the best friend’s “wise” older brother who is also in a band. Trent, unlike Johnston, does not possess the cognitive ability to be a fame whore. Instead, he is more concerned with his music and is a little bit too lazy to be malicious and conniving. I had a total crush on him when I was younger.

1. Philip J. Fry from Futurama — a sweet yet dumb 25-year-old delivery boy who gets frozen and wakes up 1,000 years into the future. What he

lacks in smarts and physique he makes up for with humor and sincerity. I have a total crush on him now.

Bristol has had it tough, I’ll give her that. Having a baby scandal that young is hard but must be impossible while your mother is trying to enhance her political career. Plus, it doesn’t help that your baby daddy has a repulsive attitude. I mean if even a Fry — an idiot, albeit a sweetheart — would make a better baby daddy than a real-life, breathing human like Johnston, something has got to be wrong. I encourage her and all women to run through this list of cartoon men to see if their own partner is a better catch than all of the above. If he isn’t, then ditch him. If he is, congrats.

Shruti Rastogi graduated in May with a degree in journalism. She can be reached at rastogi@umdbk.com.

Regret: So long, sweet summer

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s the fall semester draws near and my last final exam looms, I’m going to procrastinate by reminiscing about how awesome this summer was. I accomplished many things: I tried the new pretzel M&Ms, I single-handedly kept the College Park bars and liquor stores in business, I freed Rob Gindes from neverending opinion-editor purgatory — thereby stopping him from burning the newsroom to the ground — and I visited Ocean City for the first time ever. Classy is my middle name.

There are several things I did not do this summer, however.

1. I did not get arrested. This is despite my drinking in public outdoor spaces (totally legal in London). This is lucky for me, because I think if I get arrested I might be deported. This isn’t Arizona, but y’all don’t look too kindly on immigrants. Also, my green card was stolen. Don’t tell anyone.

2. I did not get banned from Ratsie’s Pizza and Subs or Vito’s Pizzeria. This is despite my blatant attempts to steal other people’s pizza at Ratsie’s, and my participation in “Always Sunny and Vito’s Monday” where my friends and I pick up pizza from Vito’s wearing leprechaun hats and sombreros. I should probably just ban myself, because 30 minutes on the elliptical in the morning just doesn’t cut it after eating an entire pizza in bed while watching Entourage at 3 a.m.

3. I did not enjoy my summer class.

Seriously, who knew a sociology major required so many math classes? If I wanted to take math classes, I would’ve been an astrophysics major or tried in high school or something.

4. I did not spend one night in my new apartment. This is because I don’t have a way to transport my bed from its current location. My friend attempted to help me out by providing his Suburban,

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WYNN and the bed wouldn’t fit. Seriously? That car is a monstrosity. Riding in it was like riding in a boat. I’m not Shaq, I’m just a normal person with a normal-sized bed.

Way to be useless and kill the environment, Surburbans. Luckily I have nice friends who visit their families a lot and let me borrow their rooms when they’re away. One commented, “After you slept in my bed, it actually smelt good for the first time ever.” Creepy, but you are so welcome.

5. I did not get run over on Route 1.

This is genuinely surprising, as I have been backed into more than once by a car in the surrounding parking lots. I

feel like I have a guardian angel, watching over me as I attempt to find Chinese food (who knew Panda was ever closed?) with a ravenous posse in the wee hours of the morning, by crossing Route 1 about 50 times with a complete disregard for traffic laws. It’s really beautiful, if you think about it.

6. I did not get kidnapped. I did, however, almost get kidnapped. Word to the wise: After spending several hours at Seacrets in Ocean City, don’t run away from your friends and attempt to be some kind of hero by finding everyone a taxi. You won’t find a taxi, you will find a random minivan, get in, and then be dragged free by your concerned friends as they yell, “Bethany, this man is trying to rape you!” Said man, the driver, will just smile mysteriously.

Ah, well. There’s always winter break.

I was invited to join three of my friends on an excursion to the National Museum of African Art to witness a new exhibit. As I walked to catch the Metro, I was hailed with a series of whistles and honks. Men stared at me as they passed; a few made lewd gestures.

As I headed out of the Metro station and walked to the museum, a man pulled over. I could hear him screaming at me, demanding that I stop and talk to him, but I used the fact I was wearing headphones as an excuse to ignore him. After tracking me for a full block, he finally gave up and pulled away.

I am sick and tired of feeling as though, every time I leave my house in the morning, I am opening myself up to attack. I am sick and tired of men who feel it is within their rights to whistle, catcall, honk, shout or wave me down. You are not entitled to my attention. I don’t care that you think I’m “sexy,” “cute,” “nice,” “attractive” or “wifey material.”

But do you know what I’m most sick of?

I’m sick of talking to friends and family about what’s going on and being told that maybe I should stop smiling so much, stop talking or stop generally looking friendly. I’m tired of suggestions that I purchase a bicycle, calm down or take it as a joke and move on. It is not a joke, and I am not laughing.

What I do want is honest conversation about the possibilities of changing our society for the better. I don’t want tired platitudes and offers for prayer (though I will take those).

I want concerted action. I came to this country to study masculinity. I am interested in positive, progressive and responsible forms of it. And please, I do not hate men.

I have a friend who has spoken to me about street harassment in the past. I know she would not tell me it is my fault I experience this ridiculousness day in and day out. I also know she would offer to help fight a problem so pervasive that most women smile and feel flattered they are paid any attention at all.

But I wonder, who else is out there willing to fight the good fight?

Michelé Prince is a women’s studies graduate student.

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cultures within India, Mitra said, as independence affected a diverse group.

“If you look at Indians studying at the university, we are from all parts of India and speak different languages, so the independence day is a good way for us to come together and celebrate. It’s something we all connect with,” he said.

The celebrations began with a flag-hoisting ceremony and this year, the organization randomly selected computer science graduate student Arijit Biswas from the crowd to do the honors.

“It was a very wonderful experience,” he said. “I don’t think I’ll ever get to hoist a flag again, and I’m very proud to be able to do this for my country today.”

The flag hoisting, which traditionally opens Indian independence day celebrations, is significant in the ceremony as it instills a sense of national pride and also signifies the beginning of the celebrations, attendees said.

After the ceremony, the crowd of Indian-Americans stood and sang the Indian national anthem, which was followed by a recording of the U.S. national anthem as the two countries’ flags stood side-by-side.

Shirani Pandey, a high school dance student who performed at the event, said she was impressed by the celebration.

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strengthened by video of the incidents found on his cell phone, which suggest a bigger case than police can make without witnesses.

“There was information on this phone that suggests there might be victims that might not have known it happened,” Brenner said, adding Edwards is only being charged in cases in which witnesses have come forward.

Police were originally called July 15 to a Giant grocery store where a woman said a man had thrown a liquid — later discovered to be semen — onto her back, according to a statement from Montgomery County Police.

Gaithersburg Police detectives eventually found Edwards to be a suspect in both that attack and one from last November at a Michaels craft store. He was arrested July 30 but released on a $4,000 bond later that day.

Gaithersburg Police could not be reached for comment.

He was arrested again Aug. 2, though the reason is unclear, and Brenner said the situation is “convoluted.” Edwards again posted bail — this time set at $25,000 — and was released the next day.

Police then charged Edwards in connection to three other sperm attacks at the Giant on July 2 and 8; he turned himself in last week and is still being held on $50,000 bail, according to the Post.

Police are asking people who believe they may have been squirted by Edwards to call the Fifth District Investigative Section at (240) 773-6237.

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to perform for an Indian cultural day and Indian crowd,” Pandey said. “We didn’t even know [the university] celebrated India’s independence day. It felt great to be able to perform in front of everyone on such a special day for our country.”

Although members of DESI and the Indian community composed the majority of the crowd, other students turned up hoping to gain a better understanding of Indian culture in general.

“I heard about this event through the TV in Stamp,” sophomore computer science major Adrian Francisco said. “I have a lot of Indian friends but don’t know much about the food or culture, so I figured I’d come check it out.”

While DESI normally hosts serious discussions and lectures, the group lets its hair down on India’s

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Thanks to this university’s researchers, soldiers in combat zones may be able to get help from an unlikely source: bees.

The insects won’t be helping directly on the battlefield, but researchers at the engineering school are studying how bees move. The researchers are working to develop small robotic systems that could assist in surveillance and search and rescue missions, according to Sean Humbert, an assistant professor who directs the school’s autonomous vehicle laboratory.

The researchers release honey bees into a small wind tunnel and videotape them with cameras recording 8,000 frames per second as the bees avoid being thrown off course, Humbert said.

“We introduce gust perturbations in the tunnel, and we try to extract out how the insects are changing their kinematics or their wing motions in response to the wind gust,” he said.

The researchers are studying the bees’ responses to the wind to develop robotic systems robust enough to tolerate gusts and quickly adapt to environmental disturbances on the battlefield. If the study is successful, it will give micro air vehicles solutions for mobility and autonomous flight control in complicated environments, Humbert said.

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so that soldiers don’t have to do that,” Humbert said. “It’s that last 100 yards where a lot of the casualties occur.”

The university recently collected a $1.48 million grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research and also has a five-year $10 million grant from the Army.

The University of Washington is taking the lead on the Navy grant as part of the overall effort to develop “agile autonomous aerial vehicles that can operate in harsh environments, whether it’s disaster areas or on the battlefield,” Humbert said.

This university’s portion of the research focuses on the study of organisms that will “characterize the principles that allow us to build the robots so they’ll be able to do things like that,” he added.

The researchers chose to study honey bees because they believe

them to be relatively understudied in the biomechanics world, and they borrowed a partial bee colony from the university’s entomology department, Humbert said.

Humbert said many of the studies are still in their infancy, as there is still a significant level of basic research that needs to be completed to create the autonomous robots. So far, he said, the researchers have discovered strategies for gust mitigation that can be employed on small flappingwing robotic systems.

“We have worked on the aeromechanics that will enable small vehicle mobility,” Humbert wrote. “Next we need to work on insect brains to uncover how they think so we can make them autonomous.” news@umdbk.com

August ushered in a new leasing period for the South Campus Commons, which uprooted many students who had gone unnoticed while illegally subletting in the apartment complex throughout the summer.

Whether crashing on a friend’s couch for weeks at a time or living in a room under someone else’s name, students frequently share room keys during the summer break without going through Commons’ formal subletting system.

“Students see that it’s easier to hand somebody their keys than going through the few steps that are involved in the releasing process,” said Erika Poindexter, associate director of Commons.

Illegal subletting costs Commons the $100 fee charged to students who sublease a room conventionally, but Poindexter said it also raises security concerns in the buildings.

“It’s really not about the money; it’s about us needing to know who’s in that space at any given point,” said Poindexter.

Because these occupants have not signed a lease agreement with Commons, there is no guarantee that the apartments will remain safe and intact, Poindexter said. By leasing to another student through Commons’ process, she said, previous residents are absolved of the responsibility they would bear by subletting

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dents take by letting someone else live in their room could reflect negatively on them if their property is damaged or stolen.

“If someone is found responsible, they could potentially face housing termination, housing probation or community service,” Crenshaw said.

According to Keira Martone, manager for resident student conduct, students found responsible for subleasing their spaces typically face housing termination. Students who share or duplicate their room key or access card are generally placed on housing probation, and sometimes they are required to complete an education sanction or community service as well, she said.

“It’s not something I would encourage people to do,” the student sublettor said, adding the stress of sharing a common living room with other roommates was overwhelming and eventually caused her to move out and commute to Washington from her home in Baltimore.

Crenshaw said she thought the best way to cut down on illegal subletting would be to continue educating students on the leasing process and the responsibilities of residents.

But the student sublettor thinks Commons management could make a better effort to fit students’ budgets, rather than assuming that all of their residents have parents who will pick up the tab at the beginning of each month.

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The Resident Life Department usually finds out about people who are subletting illegally from other roommates who are uncomfortable living with them, Commons Community Director Kenyatta Crenshaw said. Few cases are reported, however, and Poindexter said Capstone Management, the company that oversees Commons, cannot estimate how many students live in the apartments illegally over the summer.

One student, a 20-year-old junior international business and marketing major who wished to remain anonymous, said when she slept on a couch in her friend’s Commons 7 apartment for a few weeks while working at an unpaid internship in Washington, it was a last resort to avoid the expense of living in the area.

“It’s a place for me to eat and sleep and go to work,” she said.

“We don’t want to spend the money for three months when we don’t even get our money’s worth out of it.”

Though $715 per month for a bedroom in a shared apartment may seem like a high price to pay for summer rent, Poindexter said the consequences of being caught illegally subletting could be much higher.

If the Capstone staff suspect that someone is sharing a room key, they immediately refer the person to Resident Life. Illegal subletting can place these students in poor standing with the university and affect their future housing status. The risk stu-

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REVIEW | SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

A lover and a fighter

BY ANDREW FREEDMAN Staff writer

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is advertised as a combination of action-adventure and quirky romance. At its barest level, that is true. But on a grand scale, it is about more than that. Despite its summer comic book movie status, this film is a testament to the culture of its target audience.

Based on the series of graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley, 23-year-old Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera, Youth in Revolt) lives an average life in Toronto.

He is between jobs, is in the band Sex Bob-omb with his friends and is dating high-schooler Knives Chau (newcomer Ellen Wong).

But when Pilgrim comes across the girl of his dreams, Amazon.ca delivery girl Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Live Free or Die Hard), he falls instantly in love, forcing him to reprioritize his life.

To win her over, Pilgrim has to defeat Flowers’s seven evil exes who

aim to control her love life.

The concept is peculiar, which is something director Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz) embraces with open arms. The film never takes itself too seriously but shows off its quirkiness in style. The visual effects in Scott Pilgrim make it appear as though the pages from the comic books jumped onto the screen — as nametags introduce the characters, sound effects are matched with onomatopoeia text (words like “THWOMP” flash on the screen in time with the action, just like in many a classic comic book), and text with snarky comments is peppered throughout. Pilgrim’s battles are like futuristic rounds of the Street Fighter video game, with combo meters and health bars filling the screen.

To fit the content of six books (the graphic novel series’s length) into less than two hours, the movie progresses

at breakneck speed. This produces some of the most innovative camera tricks seen in a long time, as characters start a conversation in one location and finish it in another to move the story along and convey the young adults’ perception of time and place. This keeps the audience on its toes and plays extremely well into the comic timing of many jokes.

Yet, the pace does not hide the shallow narrative.

While drawing faithfully from its source material, there is too much going on for a fully developed plot. This makes for an action-packed and hilarious movie but a story that does not get a chance to completely unfold. Once Pilgrim starts his journey to defeat the League of Evil Exes, there is not any downtime for relationships to develop between characters.

That being said, the adaptation gets some things very right. Cera shows

some range as the titular character, both as an awkward young adult and a confident fighter. Kieran Culkin (Paper Man) is fantastic as Pilgrim’s eccentric roommate, Wallace Wells, and Wong’s breakout performance as the jilted and jealous Knives is one of the best in the film. Winstead manages to strike a perfect balance of mystery and emotion as Pilgrim’s newfound love interest, keeping the film emotionally grounded.

The special effects are extraordinary, producing some amazing visuals like energy swords and the high-flying superpowers of some of Flowers’s exes. They also give credibility to the fantastical video game feel Wright is going for, as defeated exes burst into coins and the fighters use power-ups (particularly ingenious is Pilgrim picking up a 1-Up and “getting a life”).

Also incorporated are tons of pop culture references. Shout outs to video games are frequent in dialogue (“I learned the bass line from Final Fantasy II!”), music and sound effects.

Audiences should listen for a sound cue from Seinfeld and pay attention to plays on how today’s youth communicates via texting.

Multiple viewings might be necessary to take in all the jokes and refer-

ences as they fly by with the story.

As both a movie and as a comic book adaptation, Scott Pilgrim has the potential to leave moviegoers conflicted. The references and over-thetop fight scenes are fantastic, and the editing, effects and excellent use of the camera to change scenes are all top notch. It is also filled to the brim with humor and will have audiences smiling and laughing the whole time.

Unfortunately, all the fun is held together by a thin, formulaic plot — meet an ex, learn why Flowers dated them, fight, then rinse and repeat with some young adult antics thrown in for good measure. Less than two hours is not enough time to fully flesh out the meaningful events of the books that could drive the narrative to its full potential.

Despite that flaw, Scott Pilgrim is a fun time at the movies for those who want to let loose and simply enjoy action, humor and amazing effects. It may not be the movie of our generation, but it is a movie for our generation, marking a fascinating step for movie adaptations. afreedman@umdbk.com

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Cornerback Cameron Chism is out one to two weeks with a hamstring injury. The junior is the team’s top cornerback, and his absence should give redshirt freshman Avery Graham more action in practice.

Wide receiver Emani Lee-Odai, one of the team’s fastest players and top special teams performers, suffered a compound dislocation of his pinkie finger. Initially feared to be a fracture, the injury is expected to shelve Lee-Odai for the next two weeks.

“We caught a break there,” Friedgen said.

Staff writer Chris Eckard contributed to this story.

When asked about the importance of athletics to the university, Loh likened a school’s athletics department to a house’s front porch — an important veneer of the university whose upkeep and appearance is critical.

“What happens on that front porch has a big impact on what happens with the rest of the academic house, and vice versa,” Loh said. “I guess what I’m saying is you have to view it as a totality.”

After former Athletics Director Debbie Yow stepped down from her post to take the same one at N.C. State in late June, the university formed a search committee chaired by Vice President for Student Affairs Linda Clement and comprising Terp luminaries such as men’s basketball coach Gary Williams and Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank.

Randy Eaton, the Athletics Department’s chief financial officer, has served as interim athletics director since Yow’s departure and is also being considered for the permanent job.

While no timetable has been set for a decision, Loh told the Baltimore Business Journal on Tuesday he thought it was “very important that the key position be filled as soon as possible.”

A handful of Terp coaches attended Loh’s introductory press conference and seemed optimistic about his appointment.

“Everyone’s really excited,” women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese said.

“It’s an exciting hire.”

In addition to his academic and fundraising responsibilities, Loh could also have a say in the future of football coach Ralph Friedgen, whose job security is uncertain after a 2-10 season last year. “[Loh] understands the importance of athletics,” men’s soccer coach Sasho Cirovski said. “He has a lot of respect for it.”

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Men’s lacrosse star Will Yeatman, left, suffered a broken finger last week while practicing with the football team, which he joined this year. Yeatman is expected to be out for six weeks. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

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AWARD CIRCUIT The Terps’ vaunted linebacking corps hasn’t played a down yet this season but it’s already getting noticed.

Seniors Adrian Moten and Alex Wujciak were among 51 players named Monday to the watch list for the Butkus Award, given annually to the top linebacker in the country.

In his first season as a full-time starter last year, Moten led the Terps in sacks (6) and was second in tackles (68).

Wujciak, a preseason first-team All-

Atlantic Coast Conference honoree, leads all active conference players with 264 career tackles.

Only Connecticut and North Carolina had more players nominated than the Terps’ two. The watch list will be pared down to semifinalists Oct. 21 and finalists Nov. 23 before a winner is named by Dec. 8.

Tuesday, wide receiver Torrey Smith was named a candidate for the inaugural Paul Hornung Award, which recognizes the nation’s most versatile player. Smith, also a preseason first-team All-ACC pick, caught five touchdowns last season, returned two kickoffs for scores and added another rushing.

The Hornung selection committee will narrow the field at the end of the regular season and then select a winner in early January.

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Incoming university President Wallace Loh told the Baltimore Business Journal he hopes the school will be able to name a permanent athletics director “as soon as possible.”

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Terps’ options at tight end thinning out

BY JONAS SHAFFER Senior staff writer

At the start of summer camp, the Terrapin football team had almost too many options at tight end to count.

One week and several injuries later, the Terps’ once-promising depth at the position has become unexpectedly muddled.

Tight end Will Yeatman, who played for the university’s lacrosse team, broke a finger on his left hand in last Thursday’s practice, had surgery the next day and could be out for six weeks.

“It’s going to be tough on him,” coach Ralph Friedgen said. “He missed spring practice, and now he’s going to miss training camp. The positive thing is that he was here for the summer, but it’s not quite the same.”

Tight end Lansford Watson has not practiced since suffering a slightly torn MCL late last week that could require knee surger y. Last season, Watson caught seven passes for 66 yards.

Tight end Devonte Campbell, meanwhile,

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Loh will advise AD search committee

BY RICHARD ABDILL AND JONAS SHAFFER Senior staff writers

Incoming university President Wallace Loh said Wednesday he will help oversee the Athletics Department’s search for a new athletics director, even though he won’t officially take over his new post for several months.

“One has to move ver y quickly,” said Loh, who assumes his of ficial responsibilities Nov. 1. “One can’t say, ‘Well, we’ll wait until the new president arrives.’ So if they do have finalists before I come, I will cer tainly want to meet with them and of fer my input to the interim president, because I do not have formal authority.”

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