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RIDING OUT makes IRENE goals for new year University well prepared for hurricane, officials said

Students swim in the fountain on McKeldin Mall during the torrential downpours Hurricane Irene brought over the weekend.

BY NICK FOLEY Staff writer

With eight new officials, Loh prepares for first full term

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As students holed up in their apartments and dorms over the weekend to weather out Hurricane Irene’s destructive path, several university departments banded together to create an emergency operations center that attempted to quickly solve problems as they arose.

The multiple departments, including Facilities Management, University Police, Resident Life and Dining Services, as well as the College Park Volunteer Fire Department, worked in the days leading up to the hurricane to prepare the campus for its potentially devastating aftermath.

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already in motion at this university, officials said, given the possible merger of this institution and the University of Maryland, Baltimore currently being studied by the Board of Regents.

These kinds of initiatives, Howard said, will encourage learning in new environments and

A lot has changed in the last year for university President Wallace Loh. This time last year, his presidential appointment had just been announced and he was preparing to move from Iowa to inside the Capital Beltway, not knowing he would soon be faced with one of the university’s largest administrative turnovers.

Now, Loh is surrounded by eight new administrators and several new coaches and deans, preparing to enter his first full year as president.

And with all eyes on his new administration, Loh said he will focus much of his energy on finding innovative ways to run the university in a tough economic climate.

“If we do things differently, it’s not because what was done in the past was not the right thing, it’s just that, well, we’re in a new environment,” Loh said.

“Instead of being in an age of plenty, we’re in an age of relative austerity …

The challenge and opportunity is to continue to increase the quality of the University of Maryland, to keep its upward rise and yet keep it affordable at a time when everybody is expecting federal cuts.”

While several members of the university community said they are

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O’Malley appoints new higher education official Howard set to foster in-state collaborations, continue college completion program

BY MOLLY MARCOT Staff writer

Although future federal funding for higher education remains uncertain, state officials said they are raising the bar for the quality of state universities by appointing a new senior education official.

Danette Howard, the newly appointed interim secretary for the

Maryland Higher Education Commission, is now tasked with facilitating statewide institutional partnerships and maintaining Gov. Martin O’Malley’s college completion program — initiatives state and university officials said will be key to moving forward in the coming months, despite possible federal budget cuts.

Howard, who earned her doctorate from this university, said one of the

keys to success in post-secondary education is schools working together to promote first-rate education standards that O’Malley has pledged to continue.

“I think that my job and the job of the staff at the commission is really to facilitate and coordinate that high level of collaboration across institutions throughout the state,” Howard said.

A key example of Howard’s goal is

County judge deems city The Barking Dog opens doors downtown Over-21 crowd speed cameras lawful drawn to eatery, Motorist prepares to challenge once again

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Although a Prince George’s County judge deemed five city speed cameras operating accurately, AAA Mid-Atlantic officials and local motorists are still questioning their legality and calling them speed traps.

Will Foreman, owner of Eastover Auto Supply in Oxon Hill, said his company’s drivers received more than 60 fines from five cameras around College Park, costing the business about $2,400 in fees — even though he says they weren’t speeding.

On Aug. 19, Foreman testified in county court against Optotraffic —

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the speed cameras’ private vendor — during a hearing for 15 speeding tickets issued by the cameras. Using software to analyze the pictures of his drivers taken by the speed cameras, Foreman said he determined they weren’t actually speeding based on how long it took his employees to drive a specific distance.

Despite his claims, District 5 Judge Gerard Devlin dismissed Foreman’s testimony on the grounds he was not an expert witness. Foreman is set to appear in court again Friday for other speeding tickets and said he plans to once again submit

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With a new coat of glossy green paint, The Barking Dog’s owner, John McManus, has washed his restaurant’s exterior of any remnant of its former tenant and is looking to give the building officials have dubbed “cursed” a fresh start.

After a three-month delay, the highly anticipated downtown eatery opened its doors Aug. 22 with little fanfare. Yet, the Route 1 establishment has drawn a steady stream of students over the age of 21 — many of whom said the new venue resembles a restaurant more than a bar.

“It seems like some place I’d contin-

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ually go,” said Alexandra Gurnee, a senior English major. “It can switch from restaurant to bar real quickly.”

McManus said the restaurant is a breath of fresh air for an area that is

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swimming in fast-food chains but lacking in high-quality eateries.

“It’s a real restaurant,” McManus

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HOWARD from page 1A improve the overall quality of education.

While details of a possible merger have not been released, Provost Ann Wylie said the university is committed to fostering partnerships with other state institutions.

“Partnerships among and between universities help broaden the intellectual base and expand the reach of each partner,” Wylie wrote in an email. “For partnerships to work, the partners must each bring something distinctive to the effort.”

Howard will also deal with financial stability in the coming months, although she said this state is in a much better position than others.

Within the state’s 2012 projections, post-secondary institutions will be seeing million-dollar increases, according to the General and Higher Education Investment Fund. This includes state-funded financial aid, totaling more than $100 million.

“I think that if students are concerned about whether or not higher education is in jeopardy, they should just really look at … the continued commitment and support even in dire economic times that has been given to the state colleges and universities,” Howard said, citing a previous statewide four-year tuition freeze that occurred nowhere else in the country.

And though state funding for higher education seems safe for the time being, Howard said there is no shortage of tasks to complete in the coming months.

O’Malley’s college completion goal — 55 percent of state residents obtaining post-secondary degrees by 2025 — requires innovative solutions to improving graduation rates throughout the state. Howard previously served as the commission’s director of research analysis and said she found that colleges are often unsuccessful in helping students fulfill the fundamental math requirement, which can directly contribute to not graduating on time.

“We’re really redividing and transforming the way that [fundamental math courses] are delivered so that more students can successfully get through those courses and then move on toward earning their degree,” Howard said.

Although her title lists her as an interim secretary, Howard said there is no active search underway to find a replacement and she will hold the position indefinitely. As Howard assumes her new multifaceted position at MHEC, some officials offered their support of her work in improving higher education experiences in the state.

“We’re very confident that she’s fully capable of meeting the expectations of overseeing all of the system colleges and universities particularly as we’re preparing students for a lot of the newer challenges that they’re going to have to meet in the new economy,” O’Malley spokesman Raquel Guillory said. marcot@umdbk.com

Most of downtown’s stores were left without power Sunday morning, including Domino’s Pizza. Some students took advantage of discounted food prices as the chain sold $5 pizzas from an alternate location. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

wouldn’t roll onto adjacent power lines.

“We just heard a thump and went out, from page 1A and there was a tree on our house,” said senior marketing and supply chain major And although the storm did little damage Eric Solomon. “ We didn’t really know what to the campus, university officials said Irene to think.”

Another resident, senior accounting and was a testament to how effectively different aspects of the university can collaborate on finance major Mike Varney, said the damage could have been much worse had the short notice. “[It] really came in handy as far as getting tree fallen on power lines located only feet information where it needed to be quickly,” away. He said he was glad firefighters came said University Police spokesman Capt. to help.

Facilities Management kept a running Marc Limansky. “It really was a trementab on the power outages, as Pepco — the dous benefit.”

Irene — a Category 1 storm that claimed company that delivers power to South Cammore than 40 lives and left nearly five million pus Commons and Courtyards apartments people on the East Coast without electricity — repaired wires. Both areas of on-campus — swept into the city much more quietly apartments were without power for several than originally expected. As the sun shined hours Saturday night and Sunday morning, Sunday morning, Facilities Management and the last Courtyards building without crews that had worked through the night power was restored yesterday afternoon.

Pepco representatives couldn’t be cleaned up fallen leaves and toppled trees.

Although a final tally of how much the reached for comment yesterday afternoon storm cleanup cost was not available as of about the current number of power outages yesterday afternoon, officials said the uni- in Prince George’s County. In the immediate versity’s insurance will cover the damages aftermath of the storm, more than 800,000 and funds will not be taken from the emer- people were without power across the state.

Dining Services opened the doors to ongency fund used in similar situations.

“Both in preparation for the events, during campus diners a day early, bringing in extra and certainly, the cleanup after, it was a very food and additional employees to accomwell-organized and well-executed effort,” modate the students who moved in a day said Jack Baker, Facilities Management’s di- earlier than their scheduled date, according to Dining Services spokesman Bart Hipple. rector of operations and maintenance.

Overall, Limansky said he was impressed University Police aimed to ensure student safety. Officers responded to numerous inci- with students’ behavior during the storm.

“Everybody took it seriously and stayed dences, including reports of fire alarms, students wading in the swelling waters of the inside,” Limansky said. “It really could have Paint Branch Creek, flooding throughout caused a problem.”

Several students said the hurricane was Knox Box apartment basements and trees fairly anticlimactic. falling near students’ houses.

“It wasn’t going to be as bad as everyone “It’s all about life safety and about preventing any situation from becoming thought it was going to be.” said Claudia Fess, a junior communication and marketworse,” Limansky said.

When a tree fell on a house along the ing major. “Like a hurricane in the center of 4000 block of Norwich Road, volunteer Col- Maryland, are you serious?” lege Park firefighters arrived to ensure the houses’ structure was sound and the tree foley@umdbk.com

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n some ways, the beginning of the school year never changes. The univer- long-delayed East Campus development that would revitalize the Route 1 corridor. sity welcomes its best-ever class of freshmen into the dorms; returning Over the last few months, though, negotiations with the developer, the Cordish students get together with old friends and party hard before classes Companies, have stalled.

No date to break ground has been set, no plans have been finalized. It seems begin; seniors pause for a moment, as they realize they are experiencing unlikely that even the class of 2015 will have the opportunity to enjoy the promised the beginning of the end. music venue and movie theater while they are students.

But if you look closer, you’ll realize that nothing is ever the same.

A study examining the proposed merger between the Hurricane Irene forced many of those freshmen to move University of Maryland, Baltimore and this institution will in earlier or later than planned; revelers have lost and gained be presented to the Board of Regents in November. several nightlife options in downtown College Park; seniors Although any merger would introduce a profound shift to dealing with a downtrodden economy are more likely than After taking a decidedly this university, the details could take years to work out. ever to choose attending graduate school over entering the methodical approach to the Talking groups have also been formed to discuss the workforce. transformation of College Park into a town more befitting This past year, especially, has been a period of extraordiproblems facing the university of this great university.

Loh appointed one group to nary transition for the university. In addition to a new presiin his first year, President address public safety issues, another to study possible dent, Wallace Loh, who’s approaching the one-year anniverwith local public school systems and yet sary of his tenure, we have welcomed more than a dozen Wallace Loh must take action. partnerships another to address public transportation and the gridlock new administrators, coaches and deans. It’s easily one of the along Route 1. largest administrative turnovers in the university’s history.

If all goes according to Loh’s plan, he will transform this school into the best uniThese defining changes reflect a larger national trend, as well. As our leaders in Washington struggle with the financial direction of the country, so too does the uni- versity in the best college town in the best state in the country.

But as the first week of school kicks off, this editorial board can’t help but wonder versity face the monumental task of maintaining the upward trajectory we have when all of this talk will turn into action. enjoyed over the past decade.

If there’s anything to be learned from this summer’s federal budget debacle, it’s But unlike the gridlock of our political system, Loh has almost an entirely new senior management team and largely enjoys the freedom to make decisions as he that talking doesn’t produce results. It remains to be seen if the Congressional “super committee” tasked with finding a compromise on the federal budget will sees fit. So far, his decision-making process has been systematic.

Even before stepping into his position as university president, Loh held listening accomplish anything, just as it remains to be seen whether any of Loh’s talking sessions with different on and off-campus constituencies to familiarize himself with groups will produce feasible recommendations.

In his guest column published in today’s issue of The Diamondback, Loh writes the problems facing our community. And after months of listening, Loh appointed that a turtle only advances by sticking its neck out. Indeed, President Loh, it’s time numerous talking groups to address the recurring issues he found.

When he first arrived on the campus, Loh reinvigorated the discussions over the for this turtle to stick its neck out. And maybe move a little bit faster.

Samaritan policy would remove any remaining hesitations students might have about calling for help and would serve as a preventative measure promoting responsible action in the first place (i.e., calling an ambulance in the event of an overdose) rather than a reactive policy that rewards responsible behavior afterward.

I’m not saying there isn’t a place and time for discipline, but a scenario involving a serious medical emergency and young people who are afraid to jeopardize their college careers and legal records is not one of those times. It all comes down to compassion — what does the university value more: protecting students’ lives or upholding regulations on illegal substances? My gut tells me it’s the former, but until the current policy is expanded, the latter still appears to be the answer.

Lauren Mendelsohn is a junior psychology major and President of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. She can be reached at mendelsohn@umdbk.com.

Lauren Redding is a junior journalism major and The Diamondback’s editor in chief. She can be reached at redding@umdbk.com.

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Washington is putting our future on the line

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GREG NASIF ing swimmer because he shouldn’t have been swimming in the deep end in the first place.

And sure, the U.S. government has indeed been swimming in the deep end. Roughly 40 percent of federal spending relies on borrowing from investors, businesses and other countries and eventually has to be paid back with interest. Of course that’s a large portion, but it’s the reality. If we had not raised the debt ceiling, as so many suggested, 40 percent of federal spending would vanished.

That’s not responsible budget cutting — that’s total disaster. Default can never be an option because of the incredible damage it would inflict on Americans’ way of life, but unfortunately, most of them don’t

realize that.

There will always be legislators drawing lines in the sand and saying “my way or the highway,” so it’s imperative for American voters to know where exactly that highway would take us before allowing hardnosed politicians to gamble with our collective future.

For us students, in particular, default would have been catastrophic. Federal aid to state governments helps states pay their budgets, which include school funding. If Bachmann got her way and the government never raised the debt ceiling, forcing irreversible default, this university would probably have lost major federal funding for certain projects and may have been forced to substantially increase tuition. And with the problem would have been further compounded by the cessation of federal-aid programs such as Pell Grants, thousands of students would likely have been unable to return to school regardless.

Meanwhile, two million federal

employees would have stopped getting paid. That includes your trusty food inspectors, post-office workers, FBI agents and many more.

Though the government would still have some revenues to apportion, it would have had to prioritize paying back investors over shelling out for other discretionary spending to maintain a decent credit rating. And with the subsequent chaos that would then descend on the American (and indeed, global) economy, future revenues would be profoundly reduced.

In short, not raising the debt ceiling would have broken our nation and ruined our futures. As the so-called “super committee” of six senators and six congressmen prepares to compose a new debt-reduction plan, it is incredibly important that they know the American public understands the cost of their failure. If those in Congress continue to draw lines in the sand, we’ll all soon be buried in it.

Greg Nasif is a senior history major. He can be reached at nasif@umdbk.com.

It’s time to expand the Good Samaritan policy

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ast spring, after a years-long battle between student activists and university administrators, the University Senate approved a Good Samaritan policy for our university. The policy, which has been implemented in similar forms at nearly a hundred colleges and universities across the country, protects students from getting in trouble if they call for help for a friend who overdosed when illegal substances (including alcohol for minors) happened to be present.

Often, the moments spent worrying about whether to call for help and risk getting arrested can be the difference between life and death. A Good Samaritan policy is not a “get-out-ofjail-free card,” as some opponents have said. It’s a compassionate and understanding second chance for a student to live and for the friends who called to avoid serious disciplinary consequences in exchange for being, well, Good Samaritans.

It would seem a policy that protects students’ lives would be a no-brainer for administrators, yet it took this uni-

versity more than three years to change the original Promoting Responsible Action in Medical Emergencies protocol to an official policy, even though they could have done so at any time.

Throughout this time, an overwhelming majority of students and faculty members were in favor of making the policy official — after all, what good is a rule if it’s only applied occasionally? Students wanted to know for sure that they would be protected from punishment in these extreme circumstances, and 92 percent of those polled said they would be more inclined to call for help if an official Good Samaritan policy were in place.

Fortunately, the policy was finally adopted. Unfortunately, there are still two big problems.

First, not every student at the university is aware we even have a medical amnesty policy that could potentially save his or her life, and an unknown policy does little good. More troublesome, though, is the fact the current policy only covers situations involving alcohol.

LAUREN MENDELSOHN At more than half of the schools with Good Samaritan policies, students are protected in situations involving all other drugs, as well.

This is logical considering marijuana and other recreational drugs may be present at a party and could deter people from calling for help even if the overdose in question is only alcohol-related.

Thankfully, years of work by student activists has changed administrators’ and other officials’ attitudes toward the issue — the Senate approved switching from a protocol to an official policy almost unanimously.

Now is the time to push for a comprehensive Good Samaritan policy, one that would offer students protection in situations involving any illicit substance. A totally inclusive Good

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hange, I’ve always felt, is a funny thing. As I glance around The Diamondback’s newsroom, everything looks pretty much the same as it has over the last three years.

There’s the same dinosaur-era computers, the same tattered couches and the same dusty smell I’ve come to associate with home.

As I walk through the bustle of students working on this opening edition, it seems like nothing has changed since we finished the final paper of the spring semester.

But nothing on this campus is immune to change, including the student newspaper.

This year, by some miracle, I’m actually in charge of it all. Most of the editors I once went to with questions about layout or editing have graduated, replaced by fresh faces now looking to me for those answers. Many new students have joined our staff, and we’re looking to make every section of the paper more accessible to our readers.

In the coming weeks, we’ll be unveiling a new feature called Diamondback Discourse, where we’ll interview prominent members of the community using questions solicited from students. We’re increasing our Twitter interactions with readers and reaching out to as many groups as possible for guest columns and letters to the editor.

But even as we aim to boost our commitment to informing and entertaining the campus community, we’re adapting to having fewer resources at our disposal.

We’re kicking off the semester on the heels of major budget cuts from our parent company, Maryland Media Inc., that have translated to much smaller paychecks for the Diamondback studentemployees who still put in the same long hours.

I’ve learned in my few short months as editor in chief that it’s difficult to attract enthusiastic, qualified students to commit to fulltime work schedules — on top of their full-time student course loads — in exchange for an income that often works out to less than minimum wage.

But we’re not the only ones feeling the changes. The university is led by an administration that looks markedly different than it did only a year ago, and our Student Government Association now features a 50/50 split of new and old representatives. In ever y corner of the campus, it seems we’re all getting acclimated to a new system or new leaders.

So, what does this have to do with you? A great deal, because you are the very reason we show up to the newsroom day after day.

Across the university — and in the newsroom where I sit now, writing this column — change is happening. It’s unavoidable.

But during my time at The Diamondback, I’ve learned that it’s everyone’s right and responsibility to help determine where that change leads us. Question everything — especially the direction of whatever changes are personally affecting you the most — and you’ll help decide their eventual outcome.

The Diamondback is absolutely one of those things you should question. Are we effectively covering your community news and explaining the issues you care about? Besides the trusty sudoku on page five, are we providing enough interesting content to keep you entertained throughout your longest lectures? If not, help us get there.

Whether it’s contacting administrators about keeping tuition rates in check, or dropping in on The Diamondback’s editor in chief to ask a question about recent news coverage, please make your voice heard during these changing times.

Let us know how you’re being affected by the changes surrounding all of us. Submit letters and guest columns, leave comments on the website, participate in Diamondback Discourse and set the bar high for both your university and its newspaper.

My door is always open, and as we make our way through the coming year, don’t forget that this newspaper belongs to you, the reader. That, at least, isn’t changing any time soon. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

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nother year has begun — but this one is different. You may be surprised to learn this first day of classes might not have happened if a select few of our delightful politicians got their way. Here’s why: For better or worse, raising the debt ceiling has been a routine legislative action for decades. But this summer, a group of congressional Republicans vowed to bring the issue to a head. Such political brinkmanship — the willingness of politicians to embrace potential catastrophe to get their way — is unsettling. But even more alarming was the popularity of the nuclear option — choosing to not, under any circumstances, raise the debt ceiling, thus likely letting the nation default.

We shouldn’t be racking up more debt by writing checks that we can’t cash, argued Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.) and others. But reasoning like this is the moral equivalent of saying we shouldn’t rescue a drown-

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QUOTABLES: BEST OF THE SUMMER

Fall: A fresh start

“Personally, I think it lends College Park a bit of character to have this crappy liquor store.”

— City resident Jude Wang, in reference to the city’s idea to turn Number 1 Liquor into a park (Printed June 2)

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— University Police spokesman Capt. Marc Limansky, in reference to an alleged assault in July (Printed Aug. 4)

Staff editorials are the work of the editorial staff: Lauren Redding, editor in chief, is a junior journalism major. She has worked as a reporter, assistant news editor and news editor.

Alex Knobel, managing editor, is a junior economics and government and politics major. He has worked as a copy editor and assistant managing editor Mike King, deputy managing editor, is a sophomore journalism major. He has worked as a copy editor and assistant managing editor.

Alissa Gulin, opinion editor, is a senior journalism major. She has worked as a copy editor, reporter, assistant news editor and news editor.

Christopher Haxel, opinion editor, is a senior English major. He has worked as a columnist.

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Welcome back: Let’s get to it

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want to extend an enthusiastic welcome to all of you — students, faculty and staff — as we start a new academic year. What an eventful summer it has been.

Our nation came to the edge of financial default and political paralysis. Economic turmoil, social unrest and political strife flared across the globe. And last week, we survived an earthquake and a hurricane. I look forward to the possibilities of a new year.

This fall we welcome almost 4,000 freshmen and 1,400 transfer students. While most of the students are from this state, they also come from 32 different states and 20 countries. I am amazed at their credentials. They comprise one of the most talented entering classes we have ever had. I know their parents are proud of them. And we at the university are proud to embrace them as new members — for life — in our family of Terrapins.

And they are a diverse group. More than 37 percent identify themselves as students of color. This diversity is one of the great strengths of our university. Our academic community is enriched by living, learning and working together with many persons from many different backgrounds, thereby affirming our common humanity.

We welcome some 3,500 outstanding new graduate students who come from scores of different colleges. Nearly 700 of them have come from 80 different countries. As a premier public research university, among the top 20 in the nation, with more than 30 academic programs ranked among the 10 best nationally, we know how important graduate students are to our institutional mission. Great graduate students attract great faculty and vice versa. Graduate students perform an important role in undergraduate education and in working with faculty in research and creative work.

If there is one message I wish to convey to all 37,000 of our students — undergraduate and graduate, new and returning — it is this: The value of a university education is not just in the destination, but in the journey.

You are privileged to be educated in one of the finest universities in the country, rooted in its land-grant tradition of service to the state and the nation. An education here is not only about acquiring the skills that will land you a job upon graduation. It’s about taking responsibility for your own learning. It’s about treating others the way that you want to be treated, with respect and understanding. It’s about serving and giving back to your university, your community and your country.

We also welcome back some 13,000 faculty and staff.

Among them are about 100 new faculty members, twothirds of whom are tenured or tenure-track professors. No university is better than the quality of its faculty, and we are distinguished by outstanding and dedicated teachers and scholars. They are successful because they are supported

by exceptionally capable and committed staff.

New senior administrators this fall come from within and outside the university, and they are top flight: We welcome three vice presidents (of research, for administration and finance and of information technology) and two deans (of arts and humanities and of computer, mathematical and natural sciences). The new deans join a corps of seasoned deans who provide the leadership to their respective colleges that propels the university’s upward trajectory in excellence and impact. Finalists for the new position of chief diversity officer will be on-campus to interview this week and next.

Geography professor Eric Kasischke begins his service as University Senate chair, and physics professor Nicholas Hadley begins as the new faculty athletic representative.

We are also pleased to welcome our new coaches in football and men’s basketball. They bring winning records, but more importantly, they — and all of our other coaches — put first the academic and personal welfare of our studentathletes and compete successfully with integrity and by the rules. Terps sports teams are the front porch of our institution, and we are proud of them.

This year we commemorate two decennial events. One is a celebration of 10 years of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s transformation of lives through engagement with the arts and ideas. The center will present provocative and stirring programs with great artists. The other is the 10th anniversary of that day of infamy we now call, simply, Sept. 11. There will be a memorial service and other remembrance events.

Thus we begin a new academic year with a sense of renewal and opportunities. True, these are unsettled economic times.

Millions of our fellow citizens are out of work. Federal and state budgets are likely to be constrained for some time.

Therefore, our work has never been more important than now — educating the next generation of citizens and leaders, expanding knowledge and revitalizing our economy by innovation and entrepreneurship. What all of us do makes a difference in the success of our nation in the 21st century.

We are Terps. We define our own destiny. A turtle, as former university President Dan Mote taught us, only goes forward. I might add that a turtle only advances by sticking its neck out.

So let us continue to advance by dreaming big, working hard, taking risks and supporting each other in the spirit of shared commitment. And someday in the future, people may look back and say the challenges of our era fostered our innovation.

University President Wallace Loh can be reached at president@umd.edu.

DiamondBACKTALK

How did Irene treat you over the weekend?

“Irene pretty much forgot about Maryland. We had a hurricane party and did laps around Route 1. It was wet, but it was fun.”

Ashley Leigh, sophomore, letters and sciences

“We flew a kite outside when it was still pretty windy and then we took a stroll to Leonardtown and had a party and it was a pretty fun time.”

Joe Fonteneau, sophomore, electrical engineering

“Irene tried getting the best of us, but we got the best of Irene.”

Ross Marchand, sophomore, government and politics

“I thought it was kind of a joke. We walked from Easton to Kent in the hurricane, right in the heart of the storm, and it was not too bad.”

John Siemering, freshman, letters and sciences

“We basically just stuck around and watched movies and ate way more food than we normally would have because ‘Oh my gosh, it’s the hurricane!’”

Jocelyn Daniels, junior, government and politics

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

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JOSH BIRCH he end of August always means the same things on a university campus: new faces mingling with old ones, member initiations into student groups, shopping for textbooks. It’s the moment when freedom and beach days are exchanged for lecture halls and exams, but ironically, it’s also one of my favorite times of the year. It means a fresh start.

The beginning of the year is a unique opportunity, which may be why I like it so much and everyone else realizes how important it is, too.

We get to decide everything about what we hope to experience this time around — what to study, where to live, what to get involved with.

In the case of my freshman year, I found out what I didn’t want to be involved in. It was a year plagued with question marks because I was living off-campus as a Freshman Connection student, and I decided to join the marching band because I had done it throughout high school. I didn’t last long in the band, however, because I soon realized — as surprising as it sounds — selling my soul to the band director wasn’t appealing.

For the rest of the year, I struggled to find something else to get involved in, but it became increasingly difficult as the months passed.

It wasn’t until my sophomore year that I really found my place at this university. I had heard a cappella singing groups were huge around the campus, which was very appealing to me as a singer. Little did I know, I would be accepted into the premier a cappella group on the campus, Faux Paz. Getting involved in this group has been the most rewarding experience I have had in college, but I wish I did it sooner.

As I enter my last year at this university, I reflect back on my days as a freshman — and even a sophomore — when the beginning of the year was filled with more question marks than certainties. Everyone always tells you to get involved, but as a senior, the best advice I could give anyone is to not wait to do so.

Get involved now, at the beginning of the year.

There is a clear difference between joining a group at the beginning and joining one halfway through. Maybe it is because everyone in the group already knows one another and bonds already exist. Perhaps it is because you are one of the few who is behind on the learning curve. Or maybe it is just because most groups go into the year expecting to take most new members at the beginning, not the middle.

Whatever the reason may be, getting involved in something now rather than halfway through the year is the way to go. Not only does it allow you to make close friends more quickly, but it also enables you to discover which groups are right for you and which aren’t.

You may be asking why I have any authority in this matter. My answer is simple: Getting involved early in my college career has transformed a bland, work-ridden experience into something I will never forget.

You have many days at the university, but you only have one beginning of the school year. Make the most of your fresh start and do something.

“He got out of the car and was yelling at her while he was eating a sandwich, which he spit in her face.”

iTunes doesn’t always mean Intern-Tunes

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y windows were down, my sunroof was open, and I loudly sang along to the radio as I rolled up to my office complex. At the gate to the parking lot, the attendant looked at me with raised eyebrows, but I was too busy scanning for available spots to think much of it. I was ready to go, and nobody could stop me.

But I should have kept my surroundings in mind. Kanye West can sure pump you up for a soccer game without anybody questioning your choice of music, but I can totally understand skepticism about his ability to provide you with proper motivation for a day of work. As you head into your fall internships, remember that your music choices are on display just like everything else.

At one past internship, I would play my iPod at my desk, just quietly enough so I could enjoy my favorite tunes as I sifted through article upon article looking for mentions of the organization.

But when LMFAO’s “Shots” came on as my supervisor leaned over my computer to see what I was working on, it sounded like it was blaring and I had to

EMILY KLEIMAN dive for the pause button. That night, I edited a “Work Appropriate” playlist for the future.

I also worked at a summer camp for three years, and the director made a point to tell us that we were role models for the young kids from the moment we arrived to the moment we left the premises. That meant that any inappropriate music got shut off as we turned into the parking lot from the main road. It got turned back up, of course, once we were back on the main road in the afternoon.

It made perfect sense. Once we entered the bubble of camp, we had to act differently. The same rule applies to student professionals.

A good jam can positively affect our work. It can motivate us and increase productivity. I don’t think there’s ever going to be a time when I won’t appreciate the lyrical masterpiece that is “Down

on Me” by Jeremih. But there is a time and place for that song and other songs like it. That time was not at 9 a.m., and that place was not in the parking lot of my summer internship.

Music is a form of expression, and I don’t think we should be judged on our tastes, whether we prefer classical, hiphop or country. To each his own, right?

But as a representative of an organization, we’re responsible for upholding that organization’s particular brand.

And if Wiz Khalifa doesn’t match that mold, then we’ve just got to deal with it and listen to him on our own time. If techno music and DJ Pauly D don’t fit with the company’s culture, then that’s the way it’s got to be.

Because quite honestly, there’s nothing more humiliating than having your boss know your guilty pleasure is listening to Lil Jon in the middle of the day.

Your boss may not understand the deepness of “If you ain’t getting’ drunk, get the f--- out the club,” and you might find yourself getting the f--- out the office.

Emily Kleiman is a junior communication major. She can be reached at kleiman@umdbk.com.

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eptember brings many things: class schedules, college football, departure flights to new lives away from home. This year, the change in weather brings another change: the official end of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

Former President Bill Clinton’s administration enacted the policy in 1993 to allow closeted gays and lesbians to ser ve in the militar y, but Congress repealed the measure late last year. Consequently, each branch of the militar y has begun to educate its members about the change to ensure they are adequately prepared.

The strange thing is that from the outside, it seems this will bring about some groundbreaking shift to the militar y, when in reality, most things on the inside will stay exactly as they were before. U.S. Marine Cpl. Vanessa Huff told the Associated Press, “We already ser ve with gays and bisexuals.” My thinking is that if “don’t ask, don’t tell” were doing its job at all, that statement should be 100 percent true.

People say the repeal of this policy will allow gay and lesbian ser vice members to truly be themselves and not hide who they are. But the militar y is a uniform unit. No one person is bigger than the whole of the ser vice or the appearance of the fleet or corps — and it shows.

Those who ser ve are told how to cut and style their hair. They are told what to wear. They are told when to show up, when to leave, where to move and what language they must use when addressing those of both higher and lower rank. Ways to truly be oneself are limited because the military is not about what one person can accomplish by being an individual but about how each individual’s contribution to the group can make an extreme difference.

Is your personal life something that can make a difference in a widespread effort for the good of the American people and the world? Perhaps you feel yours is, but I personally don’t think quite that much of myself. Consequently, it is difficult to see the difference this change in policy will truly make in the militar y. I suppose it’s nice if you think this means ser vice members will not have to hide who they are, but I don’t believe the inability to share your personal life with coworkers is necessarily deceptive, especially considering it’s inappropriate to discuss sexual habits at work in the first place.

This change in policy is viewed as a grand victor y for the gay community, but I have to say I’m not sure why. The militar y has probably always had gays and lesbians in its ranks, and ser vice members chose to either accept or reject these individuals based on personal assumptions of their peers’ sexuality. This acceptance or rejection will not change now that gays in the militar y are officially “allowed” to come out.

Troops are taught to prioritize the good of the group over individuality — the Army even refers to this core value as “selfless ser vice.” The men and women of the U.S. militar y have chosen to give up many of their freedoms to fight for our freedoms. That fight — not their ability to express themselves or share their personal lives — should be their main concern.

I can understand why some people might initially feel that this policy change will amount to massive practical change, but my guess is they aren’t the type of people who understand the fundamental idea behind selfless ser vice.

Laura Frost is a junior government and politics and journalism major.

She can be reached at frost@umdbk.com.

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THE DIAMONDBACK | NEWS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011

Scooter parking fee instituted Department of Transportation Services will begin charging scooter riders for parking spots this year

BY NICK FOLEY Staff writer

For DOTS officials, cracking down on scooters comes at a cost.

The Department of Transportation Services invested in expensive equipment this summer and instituted a new $109 mandatory parking fee for the academic year to better control scooter parking, according to DOTS Assistant Director Beverly Malone.

The fee — which can also be paid as $65 for a fall semester pass and $55 for spring — is aimed at defraying the cost of increased regulation and the creation of more designated slots for motorists to park their scooters.

Purchases include concrete pads designed especially for scooter parking, which range between $5,000 and $7,000 each, a golf-cart like vehicle called a Daihatsu used solely for scooter parking enforcement and 37 wheel boots — which the Daihatsu carries — that latch onto the wheels of illegally parked scooters and render them immobile.

The fee will also help pay for a redesign of the towing trailer that carries scooters and a departmental shift that assigned two DOTS employees to oversee only scooters instead of other vehicles.

This rise in enforcement caused the new lofty parking price tag that some scooter riders said they are refusing to pay.

Junior finance and information systems major Brandon Carrera said he, along with other riders, have already mapped out prime locations to park off-campus.

“As a community, the scooter owners are livid,” Carrera said.

“This is somewhere I’m going to have to put my foot down — the fact that it went from free to $109 blows my mind.”

However, Malone said without the new parking fee, the bill for the equipment would have come out of the university’s mandatory transportation fee — meaning those students who didn’t have scooters would essentially be paying the cost.

“It was always being paid for — the question was, was every-

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one paying for it or just the scooter rider?” Malone said.

“The expectation for students is that their fees go to Shuttle-UM, not a voluntary vehicle choice.”

Yet, Carrera said he doesn’t believe scooter riders are reaping the benefits from the new fee; it’s mainly used for enforcement, he said.

“Parking is absolute shit. I want to be able to park right next to the building I’m going into,” Carrera

said. “That doesn’t make any sense to me. We’re not getting any ‘service.’”

Another scooter rider, senior nutritional sciences major Alex Bogucki, said DOTS crafted the policy purely for monetary gain.

“I think you got to call a spade a spade — they’re just trying to make money,” Bogucki said. “It’s pretty plain and simple.”

Malone said there are other methods of speedy transportation around the campus — such as biking — if scooter riders don’t want to pay the new fee.

“No. I don’t want to be biking on a day when it’s 95 degrees out,” Carrera said. “I don’t want to get to class and be sweating.” foley@umdbk.com

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THE DIAMONDBACK | NEWS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011

Summer in review Summer sees string of administrative appointments, visit from Obama and city debate over speed cameras

BY RACHEL ROUBEIN Senior staff writer

Students and residents who crave locally grown, organic produce can now frequent a new farmers market held every Sunday in the City Hall parking lot. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

Although most students flee the campus after finals for vacations and home visits, College Park is anything but a sleepy summer town.

While the majority of students are away, the news doesn’t stop.

This summer, university officials were busy nominating a slew of administrative appointments that will usher in a new era for the university. State and city officials launched task forces to revamp the city, secured funds for a city makeover and redrew district lines.

But if your eyes have been closed during these happenings, The Diamondback’s annual summer review is a quick way to awaken from a College Park summer slumber. Welcome home, folks.

No. 1 Liquors is here to stay The city’s longstanding battle to seize Number 1 Liquors and convert the store into a small, green park ended after the College Park City Council voted 6-2

New CMNS dean Jayanth Banavar plans to promote collaborations across different disciplines. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

Bonnie Thornton Dill will serve as ARHU’s interim dean, the college’s first black female For years the College Park City Council has tried to convert Number 1 Liquors into a small to hold the post. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK park, but this summer, the council decided the store will stay. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

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to leave the store alone — for good. While some council members said the store and its “cartoonish” sign were an eyesore along Route 1, others believed the store should be allowed to prosper from its prime location sandwiched between the University View and The Varsity.

New vice president for research appointed University President Wallace Loh’s first administrative appointment of the summer was an inhouse faculty member. Patrick O’Shea — former chairman of the electrical and computer engineering department — took the helm as vice president for research July 1.

East Campus project revived The university’s long-delayed East Campus development project — which would create a bustling hub of eateries, shops and hotels downtown — has been lifted off the ground. The city council approved an additional $1.7 million in state funding at a May 24 council meeting.

ARHU appoints first black female dean Bonnie Thornton Dill will serve as interim dean for the arts and humanities college. While the search for a permanent candidate will be delayed another year, officials lauded her historic appointment as the college’s first black female dean.

Farmers market opens near City Hall The city council voted unanimously May 24 to bring a farmers market to the City Hall parking lot every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m, making on-campus residents a short walk away from locally grown organic fruits and vegetables.

New CMNS dean appointed Jayanth Banavar — the former physics department head at Penn State University — took the helm as dean of the newly integrated computer, mathematical and natural sciences college on Aug. 15. Because the computer, mathematical and physical sciences college merged with the chemical and life sciences college last October, Banavar will be in charge of more than 300 faculty members

and 10 different departments.

New leader of information technology appointed With more than 25 years of experience in similar posts at a variety of institutions, Brian Voss took the reins as this university’s vice president of information technology and chief information officer Aug. 1.

The Varsity to sport a wide array of fare The downtown apartment complex — located along Route 1, next to the University View — finalized its lineup of eateries this summer. A yogurt parlor, hot-dog joint and Tex-Mex restaurant will join a Looney’s Pub, Royal Farms convenience store and burger restaurant that were already set to grace the complex’s streetlevel floor.

Words of encouragement Known for her encouraging nature, Stamp Student Union Director Marsha GuenzlerStevens received a Woman of Distinction award from the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders for serving as a mentor and inspiration to collegeaged women.

“We believe we should be flawless,” she said at an on-campus NCCWSL conference. “But we all find out too soon that we fart, we fail, we have bad hair days.”

Board of Regents approves tuition hike Tuition officially climbed 3 percent for in-state residents and 5 percent for out-of-state residents after the proposal received approval from the Board of Regents at a June 17 meeting. In April, the state legislature passed the in-state hike, and the board’s approval was the last rung of the ladder to an official policy.

Student conduct director changes positions After 22 years as this university’s office of student conduct director, John Zacker switched roles to assume the vice president for student affairs post Aug. 1. He’s charged with overseeing Stamp Student Union, Campus Recreation Services, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority life and the golf course.

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A battle between AAA and local officials over the legality of the city’s speed cameras began in August. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

SUMMER from page 8A Zeta Phi Beta charges dropped in June Due to a lack of evidence, state prosecutors dropped charges against the seven Zeta Phi Beta members accused of hazing and assaulting a university student in October.

Loh creates vision for the city In an effort to revamp the city, Loh created five different task forces charged with heading a College Park revitalization that will make the city more appealing for both students and residents alike. State, local and university officials are collaborating to improve safety, housing and development, transportation, sustainability and education.

University alumna competes in Miss USA pageant Allyn Rose garnered eighth place in this summer’s Miss USA pageant as Miss Maryland while honoring her mother, who died of breast cancer when she was 16 years old.

Football player charged with assault Justin Lewis, a Terp starting offensive lineman, was dismissed from the team after a night out took a turn for the worse. Lewis turned himself in to authorities 10 days after allegedly assaulting an R.J. Bentley’s manager.

University partners with local areas to promote sustainability The university launched Sustainable Maryland Certified, a program aimed at helping more than 150 cities promote an affordable, eco-conscious lifestyle. The group’s officials have their eyes on College Park, which city officials said needs a

green makeover.

Route 1 to receive overhaul A 14-year-old plan to add new sidewalks, curbs and medians to the major university thoroughfare secured its first allocation of funding — nearly $9 million of federal money to revamp Route 1.

New vice president for administrative affairs chosen Robert Specter — former vice president of finance at the University of Delaware — will assume the position tasked with serving as this university’s chief fiscal and administrative officer Sept. 1.

Council approves new redistricting plan The city’s new redistricting plan unites a previously divided North Campus into one district. However, most boundary lines remained relatively similar to eliminate confusion before November’s city council elections.

DREAM Act to be on next year’s referendum Republican delegates garnered enough signatures to put the DREAM Act — the bill allowing undocumented students to qualify for in-state tuition — to a public vote next fall.

Athletic Department sees financial woes Because the Athletic Department spent $1.2 million more than its earnings this year, Loh created a task force to help solve the budgeting problems of supporting 27 different sports teams.

First system chancellor dies John Toll, former university president and first-ever University System of Maryland chancellor, died July 15 from respiratory failure. Many officials credited this university’s recent decadelong academic improvement to

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The university’s nationally recognized arboretum created weekly walking tours of the campus this summer to show off the campus’ beauty and garner more attention for the program. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

his ideas 20 years prior.

University refocuses arboretum efforts To expand its outreach program, officials at the university’s nationally recognized arboretum established walking tours this summer to showcase the campus’ flowers and trees.

Obama visits the campus In the midst of the debt ceiling debate, President Barack Obama talked with students and local residents at this university on July 22, using a Ritchie Coliseum town hall to answer questions from students and locals alike on the nation’s declining fiscal situation.

Pell grant funds saved Congressional leaders compromised on a deal to raise the debt ceiling July 31, preserving Pell grants and higher education funding. Starting next year, graduate students will face the brunt of the budgetary problems, as they must pay back their loans quicker and without incentives for timely payments.

Breakthrough safety app seeks more funding M-Urgency — a smart-phone application that allows users to broadcast videos of emergency situations to police dispatchers in real time — will be the first of its kind on any campus this fall. University Police Chief David Mitchell asked the city council for $100,000 to expand the apps’ technology to off-campus jurisdictions, where the majority of crimes occur.

University receives $27.5M grant for environmental center Students will now have a leg up on tackling environmental issues with the latest technologies due to a $27.5 million National Science Foundation grant that allows the university to construct

With the debt-ceiling deadline looming, President Barack Obama told students he would fight to protect higher education at an on-campus forum July 22. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

a National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center. Set to be constructed in Annapolis, the center will work on creating “actionable science” — which SeSynC Director Margaret Palmer said is a combination of both physical and social sciences that makes science apply to everyday life.

USM merger plans continue The blueprint for analyzing the possible merger of this university with the University of Maryland, Baltimore has been set. Highranking officials from both universities will collaborate to create

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New student conduct director appointed Andrea Goodwin has worked in the office of student conduct for 10 years and Sept. 6, she’ll officially be the department’s director. She’s charged with overseeing its policies and the student judicial office.

GRE difficulty increases The new GRE launched Aug. 1, and this university is just one of many attempting to prepare methods for students to tackle the more difficult and lengthy test.

Speed camera debate begins AAA Mid-Atlantic officials said a speed camera on Metzerott Road that has ensnared more than 110,000 drivers has some speed bumps. It lacks proper signage and has technological flaws, AAA officials said. roubein@umdbk.com

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Students sit at the bar on the first floor of The Barking Dog, which opened Aug. 22, in the space that once housed Thirsty Turtle.

Restaurant owner John McManus said underage drinking will not be tolerated at his establishment. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK

OPENING from page 1A said. “It’s not a bar posing as a restaurant.”

The Barking Dog opened its doors in the 17,000-square foot location that saw its last tenant mired in legal quandaries.

Thirsty Turtle closed last fall shortly after the Prince George’s County Board of License Commissioners voted to revoke its liquor license following an incident in which two student police aides were admitted into the bar with underage, vertical IDs. “You are not getting in here if you are under 21,” McManus said. “End of discussion.”

And the bar is already establishing a reputation for diligently checking IDs and refusing alcohol to underage patrons, according to Univer-

sity Police spokesman Capt.

Marc Limansky.

The night of Aug. 25, The Barking Dog turned down more than 20 customers attempting to drink underage, McManus said.

McManus noted he previously worked for restaurants near college campuses and is used to the crowd. He will use ID scanners and random ID checks to ensure bar patrons are of age.

While some students have criticized The Barking Dog for its high-priced alcoholic drinks — including $9 beer pitchers, differing drastically from its predecessor’s popular $1 pitcher nights — senior Spanish major Carlos Melendez said “you get what you pay for.”

“They charge a good price for the amount of alcohol in your drink,” Melendez said. “You ask for a Long Island iced tea, you

get a Long Island iced tea.”

These prices encourage students to drink responsibly, manager Brian Forristal said.

“Those days of $15 blackouts are over,” he said.

However, McManus said he still wants the establishment to become a nighttime hot spot in the city.

The upstairs will provide a club-like atmosphere — complete with a DJ, cover charge and running drink specials on some nights, according to Forristal. The grand opening of the top floor is set for tomorrow night.

Yet striking the balance between being a familyfriendly venue and a place for students to go out at night is crucial, said security guard Antoine Barber. The restaurant opens during the day for customers to eat, and security checks IDs at the door at

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Motorists and AAA officials are questioning the legality of the city’s five speed cameras and believe court proceedings have been unfair. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

CAMERAS from page 1A his previous findings.

“What concerns me is that it steals,” Foreman said in an interview with The Diamondback earlier this month. “It is not accurate, and it falsely accuses people of speeding that are not.”

AAA officials have thrown themselves into the thick of the contention as well, holding an Aug. 17 press conference that called the cameras illegal.

Since it became operational a year ago, one camera on Metzerott Avenue has given more than 110,000 $40 fines. According to AAA, the cameras lack proper signage and have technological flaws. AAA representatives are also taking issue with the circumstances of Foreman’s court appearance, which they said were improper.

AAA spokesman John Townsend said Optotraffic was given the chance to handpick its court date, which gave the company an unfair advantage because it was able to pick the judge it wanted.

Mickey Shepherd, Optotraffic’s senior account manager, said the company complies with the law “a thousand percent” and did not receive any favored treatment in court.

“We are given court dates according to the spot that the district court makes available to us,” Shepherd said. “We don’t control the court dates; we fill the spots that the district court has.”

Shepherd says speeding violations have decreased 83 percent since the cameras’ installation last year and all ticketing has been lawful.

Some motorists aren’t satisfied with the county judge’s decision and plan to continue to fight until the cameras are taken down. Although some students said they believe the cameras unfairly snag drivers, they lack the funds to contest their $40 fines in court.

“The day I got caught I was just keeping up with traffic in the morning,” said Derek Aucoin, a university alumnus. “[The cameras] feel more like traps to me.”

Rachel Davidson, a junior communication and sociology major, said she has received two speeding tickets, prompting her to drive more slowly along city roads.

“If you don’t know the cameras are there, you can rack up tickets,” Davidson said.

College Park Mayor Andy Fellows said members of the community believe the cameras have increased safety in the city.

“There were a lot of people that were grateful that we were working to protect the safety of pedestrians. They are happy that people are slowing down,” Fellows said.

He noted the College Park City Council does not have any set plans to discuss the issue, believing the equipment is accurate and the locations are legal. bach@umdbk.com

mostly satisfied with Loh’s leadership thus far as president, some noted the stakes are higher this fall for Loh and his new administrative team.

Since his arrival nearly a year ago, several key positions — such as provost, vice president for administrative affairs, vice president of research, athletic director and several high-profile coaches — have been filled by a mix of new faces and existing members of the university community.

Now that the search committees and decisions are complete, Loh’s next important task, many said, will be dealing with looming federal and state budget cuts to higher education.

“The state of Maryland still faces a significant budget shortfall, and so we will continue to face those sorts of issues as we are moving toward a recovery and out of a recession,” said John Zacker, who assumed the assistant vice president for administrative affairs role Aug. 1. “But that certainly is a fiscal reality we all are aware of and need to confront.”

And while most agree Loh has a “great vision” for the future, some said there are other university issues he must also address.

University Senate Chair Eric Kasischke said one of the concerns Loh has yet to adequately address is fixing workplace environments across the campus — especially after hundreds of staff complaints about office abuse were raised last semester.

“One of the things [Loh] missed is basically the university community itself,” Kasischke said. “Why isn’t Maryland ‘the place I want to be’? If you have a happy, content workforce, then you’re more productive, and that should be a goal.”

University senator and English professor Martha Nell Smith said a key aspect of any new administration is transparency in its decision-making process. And with a year ahead packed with initiatives that could impact the university for decades — such as the

night, he said.

“We’ve gotten to the point where we don’t want anyone under 21 here,” Barber said. “We want people to act civilized.”

College Park City Council District 2 Councilman Bob Catlin attended the restaurant the night of its opening, and said despite the quiet debut, it drew a large crowd. The staff was attentive, he added, and the crowd seemed over the age of 21.

McManus has more than 25 years of experience as a restaurateur, and Catlin said he’s confident The Barking Dog won’t suffer the same fate as Thirsty Turtle and Terrapin Station — which closed in 2001.

“Given his experience and his investment in the place, I suspect if he can’t make it work, nobody can,” Catlin said. bach@umdbk.com

“One of the things [Loh] missed is basically the university community itself.”

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proposed merger, which will be reviewed by four task forces this semester, between this institution and the University of Maryland, Baltimore — Smith said this value is more important than ever.

“I am a strong advocate of being as transparent and clear about decision making as I possibly can be, and I think we can constantly improve on those things,” she said. “You have to be perpetually selfconscious about assuming that there’s something new to learn with every new year. …

I think the danger to administrators is when they become entrenched in things they know best.”

Kaiyi Xie, Student Government Association president, echoed this sentiment, noting new administrators need to focus on better addressing student needs and concerns, especially with rising tuition costs.

“I think additional avenues of participation and involvement is definitely an area that needs to be developed more,” Xie said. “We’re a research university, so we put faculty engaging with students as a priority, but I think the extracurricular side may be secondary to those concerns.”

But Loh said students remain his top priority, just as they did when he first arrived a year ago. He chose his administrative team, he said, based on those shared values.

“We have to work as a team — no lone rangers,” he said.

“And I think all the people who were hired are team players.

They’re committed to excellence, they’re committed to diversity, and they’re committed to the welfare of students.” abutaleb@umdbk.com

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Terps add 7-1 center to roster Ukrainian bolsters team’s frontcourt

BY CHRIS ECKARD Senior staff writer

Coach Randy Edsall, center, speaks at an Aug. 22 ceremony in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center unveiling the Terps’ new Under Armour uniforms. The team opens its season Monday at Byrd Stadium against a Miami squad reeling from scandal. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

A WHOLE NEW LOOK Clothes don’t make the men JEREMY SCHNEIDER ll speculation that the Terrapins football team would become the preeminent collegiate testing ground for Under Armour became an obvious reality just more than a week ago as the Terps’ long-awaited new uniforms debuted at an on-campus fashion show.

There was a catwalk for linemen to strut their stuff.

There were enough uniform combinations to satisfy any fashion snob. There was also a seeming confirmation of what has long been presumed: The Terps want to be the Oregon of the East.

As the favored son of Nike, Oregon is showered with the flashiest and finest gear from the clothing behemoth. Naturally, the Ducks and Terps have been lumped together as college football fashionistas, mere showpieces for their corporate overlords. But there is one major difference separating the two.

The Ducks win. A lot.

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Booster scandal could hurt Hurricanes’ lineup Monday

BY CONOR WALSH Senior staff writer

WHAT: Terps vs. Miami WHEN: 8 p.m. Monday WHERE: Byrd Stadium TV: ESPN LAST MEETING: Hurricanes def. Terps, 26-20, at Sun Life Stadium on Nov. 6, 2010.

— VIDEO PODCAST — Get the latest insights on the Terps’ new football season from beat writer Conor Walsh and columnist Jeremy Schneider by checking out the first installment of their video podcast on our Terps sports blog at TerrapinTrail.com.

— PHOTO GALLERY — For a look at the new uniform combinations the Terps unveiled last week, make sure to view a collection of photos from the Under Armour event at umdbk.com/fbuniforms.

As it emerges from preseason camp and prepares for its season opener Monday night, questions surrounding the Terrapins football team still abound.

Whatever uncertainties the Terps will face this Labor Day, though, pale in comparison to those surrounding their opponent, Miami.

In the wake of a scandal that continues to swirl around former Miami booster Nevin Shapiro, who allegedly provided benefits to Miami recruits and players from 2002 to 2010, the school last week reportedly declared 12 Hurricanes ineligible.

Whether those players, including quarterback Jacory Harris and preseason All-ACC picks safety Ray Ray Armstrong and linebacker Sean Spence, will play in Monday’s game remains unclear.

But as the NCAA’s investigation into Shapiro’s alleged beneficiaries continues, first-year coach Randy Edsall said the Terps’ preparation will go unchanged.

“I don’t think it’s a distraction for us at all because it’s not guys on the University of Maryland that this is maybe happening to,” Edsall said in a teleconference Saturday. “It doesn’t really affect us whatsoever.

“We had to go prepare to play a game. Regardless of if they do have players that were supposed to be playing that aren’t going to play, our job is to go out and play to the best of our ability ... regardless of who we

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With a frontcourt largely devoid of experience and bodies, first-year Terrapins men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon took an unusual route in landing a big man just in time for the 2011-12 season.

After scouring the country for a prospect worth signing, Turgeon turned his attention overseas, where he found 7-foot-1, 225-pound center Olexiy Len. The 18-year-old Ukrainian officially joined the team Monday, only two days before the start of classes, according to a release.

“We are very excited about the addition of Alex to our basketball team,” Turgeon said in a statement. “To be able to add a player with his ability so late in the recruiting calendar is good for us.”

With the loss of forward Jordan Williams to the NBA, the graduation of forward Dino Gregory and the departure of forward Haukur Palsson to Europe, the Terps were set to enter this year desperately lacking in frontcourt depth.

The addition of Len, which should provide Turgeon a decent option in the paint for his first season in College Park, comes as a surprise given the former Texas A&M coach’s late arrival.

By the time Turgeon had been hired to succeed former coach Gary Williams, most high-school and junior-college recruits had made college decisions, leaving him to look elsewhere.

In Len, he found a promising talent who averaged 16 points, 11.4 rebounds and 4.3 blocks during the U-18 European Championships last year for the Ukrainian national team.

Turgeon said in the release that the former Terps coaching staff had pursued Len, making it easier for the new coach to land the late signee.

“It’s been a dream of mine to come to the United States to play college basketball,” Len said in a

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Center Olexiy Len, right, an 18year-old from Ukraine, joined the Terps’ recruiting class Monday.

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After losing seven starters, team will rely on newcomers, veterans in title pursuit

BY CONNOR LETOURNEAU Staff writer

All of the pieces were in place for the Terrapins men’s soccer program to capture its fourth national championship last season.

It boasted a seemingly tailormade squad, one replete with a deep bench, a seasoned backline, a dominant goalkeeper and a potent for ward tandem. It had a 15-game winning streak, a program record for shutouts and an offense that led the nation in scoring.

But for a program that expects nothing less than national titles, none of that ultimately mattered.

When the No. 2-seed Terps suffered a stunning 3-2 double-overtime loss to an upstart Michigan squad in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals last November, their dreams of hoisting another golden

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FIELD HOCKEY Attacker Katie O’Donnell’s star turn in College Park is over, but coach Missy Meharg’s team still figures to have a legitimate shot at defending its national title. | 7B

Forward Jordan Cyrus battles with a St. John’s defender during the Terps’ season-opening 3-0 win on Friday.

The team also defeated West Virginia, 3-1, at home on Monday night. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

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VOLLEYBALL | SEASON PREVIEW

With Horsmon’s help, Terps aim to continue conference climb Team has increased win total each season since coach’s arrival in ’08

BY NICHOLAS MUNSON Staff writer

Not long ago, the Terrapins volleyball program was an obvious force. But after reigning as ACC champions in 2003 and 2004 and earning NCAA Tournament appearances from 2003 to 2005, the Terps began to slide downward — and fast.

A quick decline culminated with a dismal 6-26 mark in 2008, the first season of Tim Horsmon’s coaching career in College Park.

He quickly ensured it wouldn’t get any worse.

Since taking over, the former Frostburg State standout has presided over season-to-season improvements on both the court and the recruiting trail that he hopes will reap rewards in 2011 and beyond.

If his upward trajectory continues — the Terps have improved their win total each season under Horsmon — this season could be another step toward their former glory.

“For three years, each year we have played a more competitive schedule and our program has taken that step each year,” Horsmon said. “I expect for us to do that [this season]. ... I’ve really enjoyed the group that we have in the gym.”

It’s a group that includes several newcomers, including five true freshmen and a redshirt freshman who will make their college debuts this year. Adreene Elliott and Ashleigh Crutcher were 2010 Under Armour AllAmericans in high school, and despite their age, Horsmon has no qualms about handing them immediate playing time.

“I think each one of them has a chance to earn time,” he said.

“I think before it’s all said and done, you’re going to see a couple of them on the floor starting. I think a couple of others will have major roles. It’s a good group.”

Horsmon will call on his veteran players, though, to lead the Terps through the season. Senior Maddi Lee, who had 219 kills last year and has started games for the Terps in each of her three seasons, will be the main opposite hitter on the squad. Junior Remy McBain, a two-year starter, will be the go-to setter for the Terps and is ninth in school history with 1,441 assists.

With Horsmon’s talented group of sophomores, this year’s freshman class already has a model to take after. Second-year outside hitter Mary Cushman again figures to contribute heavily after earning an ACC All-Freshman team selection and leading the Terps with 343 kills in 2010.

Defensive specialist Sarah Harper, also a sophomore, will also look to replicate a strong rookie year that saw her finish second on the team with digs and rank fifth in the conference with 0.29 aces per set. Harper will be valuable in a rotation that welcomes back redshirt sophomore Sam Rosario, who was sidelined last year with an ACL injury.

The mix of veterans and newcomers, the majority of whom Horsmon recruited, should make the intrasquad battles as competitive as those they’ll face in the ACC. “We have some special talent

Setter Remy McBain figures to be one of the key contributors on a Terps team looking to improve on last year’s seventhplace ACC finish. The team was picked to finish eighth in the conference this season. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

in the gym,” Horsmon said.

“It’s just a matter of trying to mix that youth with our veteran leadership.”

The Terps’ talent will be put to the test on a regular basis throughout the season. The

team will face three top-25 teams and 10 teams that played in last year’s NCAA Tournament.

The Terps (0-3), picked to finish eighth in the ACC, haven’t had the best start to their season. The squad went winless in

Knoxville, Tenn., at the Comcast Lady Vol Classic, falling to Villanova, 3-1, on Aug. 26 and then losing to both Ohio and No. 24 Tennessee, 3-2, on Saturday.

The Terps return to College Park for a slate of six straight

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SCHNEIDER from page 1B sideshow to their status as a perennial contender: The Ducks have three Pac-10 championships under their fancy green belts in the past decade.

The Terps might now have the threads to match, but with their last league title having come in 2001, certainly not the success.

While some athletic department officials have in the past preferred to downplay any link between the two programs, coach Randy Edsall didn’t shy away from the comparison in a Saturday teleconference.

“If we can have that partnership to have our kids play at the highest level they can based on the technology and the materials that they’re going to use ... that’s great if people want to compare us to Oregon,” Edsall said.

Could new uniforms bring top recruits to College Park in the same way Eugene, Ore., saw an influx of blue-chippers coincide with their increasingly crazy uniforms? It’s doubtful, but perhaps an eyecatching look is what the Terps need to stand out among Division I’s mediocre, where they have languished since the latter years of former coach Ralph Friedgen’s tenure.

“A lot of this now is not if we like the uniforms, but if the young people that we are

recruiting like the uniforms,” Athletic Director Kevin Anderson said at the Aug. 22 unveiling. “And recruiting is everything. If we don’t recruit great athletes, then we’re not going to be competitive.”

Stylish, modern uniforms may appeal to recruits, but what you wear isn’t nearly as important as how often you win. Players beg for the chance to play in simple crimson uniforms at Alabama. Penn State has worn its plain, navy-and-white uniforms for decades, and top prospects head to Happy Valley every year.

Cool uniforms can be a recruiting tool, but they’ll almost always never be the basis for a prospect’s college decision. At best, they’re the icing on the cake for an impressionable high school senior.

Oregon has its cake, and it’s a sweet one. The Terps’, meanwhile, is still in the oven.

So no matter how often Edsall says he “loves” his squad’s new jerseys, he knows they won’t mean a thing until the Terps have done something meaningful in them. Win games in an eye-catching getup, and your successes tend to get more attention. Lose, and you run the risk of becoming a joke.

Yes, fans and recruits might like a good-looking team. But not nearly as much as they like a good team. schneider@umdbk.com

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Surging Terps look to crack upper crust After breakthrough season, team eyes return to limelight with bevy of returning starters

BY MATT CASTELLO Staff writer

Coach Brenda Frese is set to lead the Terps through 2017.

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Frese signs extension

BY JOSH VITALE Staff writer

Already entering her 10th season as Terrapins women’s basketball coach, Brenda Frese has agreed to a multi-year extension that will keep her with the Terps through at least the 2017 season, Athletic Director Kevin Anderson announced yesterday.

“Coach Frese has been the driving force in putting Maryland women’s basketball in a position of national prominence during her time here in College Park,” Anderson said in a statement.

Frese, who could earn an additional four years on her contract for meeting athletic and academic benchmarks, was named National Coach of the Year in 2002 while at Minnesota and led the Terps to their first national championship in 2006.

She has also signed seven top-10 recruiting classes as Terps coach.

“There’s no place that has a better combination of where to live, where to get a great education and where to have a great basketball experience,” Frese said in a statement. “I’m really looking forward to a terrific future.” vitale@umdbk.com

Jasmyne Spencer stood on the edge of Ludwig Field on Friday night with her hands on her hips shortly after the Terrapins women’s soccer team’s scoreless tie against No. 2 Stanford.

The Cardinal’s last regular-season loss had come back in 2008, but Spencer, the Terps’ pint-sized attacker, wasn’t entirely satisfied with a tie against one of the sport’s giants.

“My gut [feeling] is — and I know a lot of people’s gut is — a little disappointed we didn’t come out with a win, but we’re real proud,” she said after the game.

“I think we came out a little timid in the first half, but then once we realized we could hang with them, then we just took control from there and ran with it.”

That’s been norm recently in College Park, where seventh-year coach Brian Pensky will lead a veteran-laden lineup that includes eight returning starters from last year’s squad. As the Stanford result showed, it could be the most talented side he’s fielded during his tenure, and the pollsters agree: The Terps were ranked No. 6 in the NSCAA’s preseason poll, the highest preseason ranking in program history.

The Terps have come a long way from wrapping up one-win conference campaigns, as they did during Pensky’s second and third seasons in College Park. Last season, they became the first squad in program history to earn a No. 1 seed in the College Cup, and their second-

Defender Megan Gibbons, right, slides for the ball during the Terps’ 0-0 tie with No. 2 Stanford on Friday. The Terps are 3-0-1 this season. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

round loss to Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament only blunted some of the significance of their breakthrough.

Slowly, the No. 3 Terps (30-1) have begun to mold an identity under Pensky.

Already just five wins short of tying former coach Shannon Higgins-Cirovksi’s program record of 62, Pensky believes his squad has all the makings of a team that’s capable of another College Cup run.

Still, despite the attention and accolades the Terps received both last season and this one, they aren’t yet considered in the top echelon of their own confer-

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ence, according to one preseason poll.

Despite returning eight starters from an 18-2-3 side that set a program record for fewest losses, the Terps were picked to finish fifth in the ACC by the league’s coaches, behind North Carolina (ranked No. 3 in the preseason national poll), Florida State (No. 5) and Boston College (No. 4). Virginia, ranked at No. 10 to start the year, was picked to finish fourth.

“Quite honestly, we were a little disappointed,” Pensky said of the vote. “I thought we might garner a bit more respect. I think we can knock some teams off.”

Perhaps the biggest onfield shift for the team has been its transition to a new formation. It might not mark the most dramatic change from their standard 4-4-2, but

for the first time since 2008, the Terps have opted to trot out a 4-3-3 lineup, which features an extra attacker.

It just made sense, Pensky said, given his team’s personnel and his depth at forward.

Though Spencer has yet to find the back of the net this season, scoring has not been a problem for the Terps in their early action.

Senior forward Ashley Grove, who along with midfielders Becky Kaplan and Olivia Wagner has a team-high seven points, starts at forward alongside Spencer and Danielle Hubka. Sade Ayinde, Hayley Brock, Alex Reed and Cory Ryan are also in the mix at the position for the team.

The biggest question mark before the start of the season was the defense, from which two starters departed. But the veteran backline — a trio of

seniors and a junior are the starters — has been stellar, not allowing a goal in its first four games. Lydia Hastings and Megan Gibbons play left and right back, respectively, while Mallory Baker and Skyy Anderson patrol the middle of the defense. All four played 110 minutes against Stanford.

Wagner, who laced the Terps’ first goal on a perfectly placed shot from 24 yards out in 3-0 win against Navy on Monday, and Kaplan provide offense from the midfield.

Junior Domenica Hodak, meantime, plays more of a defensive position in the midfield and helps control the pace and direction of the game with her field vision and passing skills.

“We haven’t always been in the top of the rankings,” Wagner said after the draw against Stanford. “I think we proved that we deserve to be here and we can run with the best of the teams. Stanford’s a great program and they always have been, but I think people are starting to realize that so is Maryland.”

It might be that way for a while. Brock, a sophomore, and freshman attacker Alex Doody each scored goals in the shutout win against Navy, just the most recent examples of the talent — and potential — the Terps possess.

“Everyone can’t even really remember Maryland five years ago. And now, in the last couple years, we’ve been making a name for ourselves, and I think today is another example,” Spencer said after the Stanford match. “Our rank in the country is great, but in the ACC we were still only [picked to finish] fifth and [our performance] is just another statement.

“We just came out here and ran with arguably the best team in the country. We’re Maryland, we’re here. We’re not flakes, you know.” castello@umdbk.com

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NOTEBOOK from page 1B line up against.”

Still, there’s little doubt the Terps are keeping a close eye on the NCAA’s investigation.

The centerpiece of Miami’s question marks comes under center. And while Harris told the Associated Press on Saturday that he expects to play in the opener, the senior’s absence might not be especially impactful.

Harris’ backup, sophomore Stephen Morris, appeared in six games for the Hurricanes last season, including four starts against ACC teams. He threw for 286 yards and a touchdown in a 26-20 victory over the Terps last November.

Edsall knows Miami’s personnel likely won’t matter if the Terps can’t string together a 60-minute effort in the coach’s first game on the Byrd Stadium sidelines.

“We’ve already started on Miami,” Edsall said. “We look at what we have to do, and we have to do it regardless of who we’re going up against.”

DEPTH CHARGES While there were few surprises in the depth chart released Monday for the Terps’ season opener, one thing was clear: This year’s freshman class is expected to contribute.

Thirteen freshmen appear in the two-deep, and two — true

freshman fullback Tyler Cierski and redshirt freshman cornerback Jeremiah Johnson — find themselves in starting spots.

Johnson is listed as one of two possible starters opposite cornerback Cameron Chism, a slot Johnson shares with sophomore Dexter McDougle.

Running back D.J. Adams, in perhaps the biggest surprise of the new two-deep, wasn’t listed behind starter Davin Meggett. In his place are running backs Jeremiah Wilson and Justus Pickett, another true freshman. Edsall was unavailable to comment on Adams, who scored 11 rushing touchdowns last year.

LOGAN PUSHING UP Tony Logan spiced up the Terps’ highlight reels last season with his big-play ability as a punt returner, earning All-ACC honors with the nation’s thirdbest punt-return average (18.1 yards) and two touchdowns.

This season, the fan favorite is pushing to expand his role beyond special teams, Edsall said Saturday.

A reserve wide receiver last season — the senior made his first career reception in the Terps’ Military Bowl victory over East Carolina — Logan seems intent on bringing his explosive open-field ability to the offensive side of the ball, even if he hasn’t yet cracked the team’s two-deep at the position. “[A] guy that I think made a lot of improvements in terms of

showing me and everybody else that he just doesn’t want to be a punt returner: That’s Tony Logan,” Edsall said Saturday. “I had a conversation with Tony at the end of the spring and again when he got back here about feeling that he could be more productive as a wide receiver, and he’s a guy that really went out and worked.”

DESOUZA LIKELY OUT Nearly a year after he broke both his legs in an on-campus scooter accident, it appears offensive tackle Pete DeSouza’s return will have to wait until 2012.

Although DeSouza was cleared for full contact heading into preseason camp, Edsall said Saturday that the sophomore is unlikely to see the field this season.

“I don’t think that would happen this year,” Edsall said.

“Pete just has a long way to go, and I don’t see that probably taking place for Pete this year.”

Max Garcia will start at left tackle opposite R.J. Dill, and given DeSouza’s absence and Justin Gilbert’s continuing recovery from ACL surgery, the Terps appear thin at tackle in the event of an injury.

Only reserve Nick Klemm, who appeared in 11 games last season, has seen any notable playing time among those behind Dill and Garcia on the depth chart.

Defensive end Keith Bowers is one of 13 freshmen in the Terps’ new two-deep. Two others, Tyler Cierski and Jeremiah Johnson, could start Monday. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

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DEPTH CHART WR 12 Kevin Dorsey 6-2 205 Jr. 4 Ronnie Tyler 5-9 185 Sr.

RE/LE 11 David Mackall 6-3 240 So. 58 Bradley Johnson 6-1 220 So.

17 Quintin McCree 6-1 190 Sr. 13 Kerry Boykins 6-0 200 Jr

56 Isaiah Ross 6-1 255 Jr. 91 Keith Bowers 6-2 260 Fr.

LT/RT 73 Max Garcia 6-4 290 So. 74 Nick Klemm 6-5 290 So.

DT 72 Joe Vellano 6-2 285 Jr. 93 Andre Monroe 6-0 275 Fr.

76 R.J. Dill 6-7 300 Jr. 61 Jake Wheeler 6-7 275 Fr.

96 A.J. Francis 6-4 295 Jr. 90 Maurice Hampton 6-2 295 Sr.

LG/RG 77 Andrew Gonnella 6-5 295 Sr. 70 De’Onte Arnett 6-4 275 So.

STAR 6 Kenny Tate 6-4 220 Sr. 15 Mario Rowson 6-3 190 Fr.

68 Josh Cary 6-5 290 So. 67 Pete White 6-4 330 So.

MIKE 9 Demetrius Hartsfield 6-2 235 Jr. 53 Lorne Goree 6-1 230 Fr.

C 63 Bennett Fulper 6-4 295 So. 65 Sal Conaboy 6-3 270 Fr. TE 89 Matt Furstenburg 6-4 245 Jr. 34 Devonte Campbell 6-2 255 Jr.

WILL 52 Darin Drakeford 6-0 240 Jr. 35 Alex Twine 6-0 220 Fr. CB 14 Jeremiah Johnson 5-11 170 Fr.-RS OR 25 Dexter McDougle 5-10 190 So.

QB 5 Danny O’Brien 6-3 215 So. 16 C.J. Brown 6-3 200 So.

22 Cameron Chism 5-10 190 Sr. 21 Trenton Hughes 5-11 190 Sr.

RB/FB 8 Davin Meggett 5-9 215 Sr. 31 Jeremiah Wilson 5-10 185 Fr. OR 44 Justus Pickett 5-10 175 Fr.

FS/SS 48 Eric Franklin 6-2 205 Jr. 27 Titus Till 6-2 195 Fr. OR 16 Anthony Green 5-11 190 Sr.

49 Tyler Cierski 6-0 255 Fr. 30 Rahsaan Moore 6-2 230 Fr.

40 Matt Robinson 6-3 220 So. 29 Austin Walker 6-0 195 Sr.

Quarterback Danny O’Brien could face a Miami secondary without starting safeties Ray Ray Armstrong and Vaughn Telemaque on Monday night. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

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“This was probably the most gutwrenching and heartbreaking loss at Ludwig [Field] in my career,” coach Sasho Cirovski said in the wake of what was just his squad’s third defeat all season. “At no point did I feel like we were going to lose this game.”

The sting from that loss will serve as motivation for the No. 4 Terps’ 16 returning letterwinners as they pursue what has become an expectation: winning an ACC Championship and competing for the program’s fourth national championship.

“I think we found last year that too much complacency might’ve set in at times when we needed to be at our sharpest points,” said sophomore forward Patrick Mullins, who earned ACC Freshman of the Year honors last season. “I think a lot of guys on the team last year learned from that.”

Establishing that sense of urgency will be key for a squad that lost five players to the pros this offseason, including defender Ethan White and forward Jason Herrick.

Chief among the positions in need of replenishment, though, is goalkeeper. With former All-American Zac MacMath off to MLS, redshirt senior Will Swaim, who opted to return to the squad and enroll in graduate school this year, is set to take over in goal. Swaim started 20 games over his first three seasons before redshirting his senior season to maintain eligibility after MacMath’s expected exit.

“The journey the past four years has definitely been a roller coaster.

It’s been up, and it’s been down,” Swaim said. “All the trials have definitely prepared me for what we plan to do this season and I’m ready as ever.”

Although Cirovski has named Swaim the starter for the foreseeable future, two highly touted freshmen — Keith Cardona and Jordan Tatum — have also taken reps in practice and should be ready to play if he struggles.

The two are part of a talented, seven-member recruiting class headlined by midfielder Alex Shinsky, a member of the Under-17 U.S. Men’s National Team and www.topdrawersoccer.com’s top-rated recruit for 2011.

Cirovski plans to ease his prized freshman into the starting lineup, bringing him off the bench until he fully recovers from a knee injury.

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from last year, with no regular starters returning this season.

Cirovski plans to utilize the Terps’ depth by rotating seven or eight players, including veterans Kaoru Forbess and John Stertzer, at the four midfield positions.

At either end of the field are senior co-captains Alex Lee and Casey Townsend, mainstays at the team’s camp this summer and veterans who have made a point to lead the underclassmen by example.

Lee, who has started at defender since switching from for ward after his freshman year, will anchor a backline that helped secure the highest shutout percentage (65 percent) in the NCAA last season.

He’ll join returning starter Taylor Kemp and London Woodberr y, who also played significant minutes last season.

White’s decision to turn pro left the fourth slot open, and Cirovski said he is still auditioning two freshmen — Marquez Fernandez and Parker Seymour — and veteran Widner Saint Cyr for the final spot.

“We have a lot of experience [on the backline], and everyone knows what their role is,” Lee said. “We just have to help whoever wins that fourth spot and make it an easy transition for him. Communication is going to be key.”

With Townsend opting to delay his professional career to pursue a second national championship, the team’s frontline also finds itself in quite good shape.

Townsend tallied nine goals and five assists last season, and Cirovski said he expects those numbers to improve with a little luck this year.

“Casey could’ve easily doubled his goal total last season,” Cirovski said. “You know, he was just so close on so many shots. At times, he looked snakebit. He did almost everything right and the ball would hit the goal post.”

Mullins will assist Townsend up front after transitioning from the midfield this offseason, while veterans Matt Oduaran and Jordan Cyrus could see significant minutes on the frontline, as well. Cyrus redshirted last season with medical issues but is now healthy and seemingly ready to contribute.

While they may not possess the star power of last season’s squad, the Terps nonetheless feel they are capable of achieving what they ultimately could not last year.

“We’re not afraid of the challenge we set for ourselves,” Cirovski said. letourneau@umdbk.com

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Terps have talent, but no star, in repeat bid For champs, losing O’Donnell poses new challenge

BY JOSH VITALE Staff writer

Attacker Katie O’Donnell, right, helped lead the Terps to their second title in the past four years last season, totaling 32 goals and 34 assists in 24 games en route to 2010-11 ACC Female Athlete of the Year honors. The Terps opened their 2011 season with two straight wins. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

LEN from page 1B statement. “In Ukraine we do not get to watch much NCAA basketball, but the first time I saw Maryland was a memorable one. ... I could not believe the atmosphere.”

Len joins another foreign-born player, senior center Berend Weijs, as well as junior forward James Padgett and redshirt

freshman forward Ashton Pankey in the Terps’ frontcourt this season. Team officials did not immediately know how many years of eligibility Len would have in college.

“I can see myself coming in and contributing right away and helping our team compete in a great league,” Len said. “I’m extremely excited to be a Terp.” ceckard@umdbk.com

It’s not often you see a defending national champion enter a season facing an identity crisis of sorts. But for a Terrapins field hockey team that spent its last four seasons built around star attacker Katie O’Donnell, this year’s quest to repeat last year’s triumph will hinge on the search for a new star.

Without O’Donnell, the Terps will have a decidedly different look in 2011, even as they find themselves in the all-too-familiar position of being a championship favorite. O’Donnell, the 2010-11 ACC Female Athlete of the Year, led the Terps to their seventh national title in program history with 32 goals and 34 assists, 10 and 23 more than the next-highest mark on the team, respectively.

As the Terps enter the season with the pressures of a national-championship defense but without last year’s top player, coach Missy Meharg said it will be up to the entire team to help replace her production.

“Being the reigning national champ, if we want to stay as present as we can, the reality is we have a pretty big target on our back,” said Meharg, now in her 24th year as Terps coach. “It was important for us to start and create our own new identity.”

That process started Friday in Philadelphia when the top-ranked Terps (2-0) took on No. 19 Boston in their season opener. In their first game of the post-O’Donnell era, the Terps hardly seemed to struggle, defeating the Terriers, 3-1. They also topped Temple, 6-0, on Monday.

The victories were an important early step for the Terps, Meharg said, showing they could learn how to win games without having the benefit of a go-to player on the field.

“No one on this team has ever had to be ‘it,’ so I wasn’t very sure how they would come out,” Meharg said. “What I loved is that they really played equally. Everyone contributed the same amount, which was really neat.”

“O’Donnell played a massive part both on and off the field for the team, so it’s big shoes to fill,” senior midfielder Jemma Buckley said. “We need to play the best field hockey we can play so we can fill the shoes that Katie left.”

Helping the Terps will be the addition of a talented freshman class, three members of which played a role in their victory Friday.

Attacker Maxine Fluharty and midfielders Steffi Schneid and Katie Gerzabek all played meaningful minutes against the Terriers, showing the depth and talent the Terps have to possibly one day replace O’Donnell.

“We had three freshmen play at once,” Meharg said. “That was very impactful, and that’s not typical of this level.”

Defending a national title is never an easy task, but it’s especially difficult when done without one of the program’s brightest stars.

Asked what would key a return to another championship game, Meharg said: “Identifying ourselves; whatever this new team is, having a real strong identity. And I saw it [Friday]. Outside of the win, I’m really pleased with that sense of identity for the 2011 team.” vitale@umdbk.com

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After a summer that would just not stop throwing undercooked superhero flicks at American moviegoers, it’s time for Hollywood to slow down and crank out some quiet, intense character studies. Just kidding!

Although we won’t be subjected to quite as many Ryan Reynolds-patented smirks this autumn, there are still plenty of familiar faces and franchises soon to grace the silver screen. And, if you dig a bit deeper, you might find a few unsuspecting gems. Fire up your boxing robot and turn the page for Diversions’ fall 2011 movie preview.

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Diversions fall 2011 movie preview: From diseases to De Niro MOVIES from page 1C Contagion (Sept. 9) Also known as “that movie with all of those famous people,” Contagion tracks a lethal, airborne virus that would send you to the University Health Center faster than the bird flu. As the virus turns into a full-blown worldwide epidemic, people struggle to retain normalcy while the medical community attempts to find a cure. The thriller’s starstudded cast includes Marion Cotillard (Midnight in Paris), Matt Damon (The Adjustment Bureau), Laurence Fishburne (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), Jude Law (Repo Men), Gwyneth Paltrow (Country Strong) and Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road). — Andrew Freedman What’s Your Number?

(Sept. 30) Though Anna Faris (Take Me Home Tonight) may be best known for her unfortunate roles in the Scary Movie series and her busty, vapid turn as The House Bunny, she’s actually a vastly underrated, gifted comic actress. Her new, wide-release star vehicle, What’s Your Number?, follows her as she pieces through her previous 20 lovers to find which one was The One.

Why does she look into the past? Because a magazine tells her to. This movie will do Faris no favors. — Jon Wolper Real Steel (Oct. 7) Real Steel has slipped past all the blogosphere hoopla about board games being adapted into movies — the upcoming Battleship and in-development Candy Land seem to be getting the most e-ink — but c’mon, this is obviously a movie based on Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots. In the near future, down-on-his-luck boxer Hugh Jackman (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and a precocious kid with a bowl cut get to fight vicariously through a robot. It’s like The Fighter meets Transformers, except with much, much less Marky Mark. — J.W. The Ides of March (Oct. 7) George Clooney (The American) directs George Clooney in a George Clooney production starring George Clooney in a film written by George Clooney. The Ides of March focuses on Clooney’s character’s bid for presidency as a senior campaign worker (Ryan Gosling, Drive) engages in backstabbing and political intrigue. The cast, including supporting players Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt), Marisa Tomei (Crazy, Stupid, Love.) and Paul Giamatti (Win Win), is fantastic, and the script is based off a

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celebrated off-Broadway production (Farragut North). Government and politics majors, take note. And oh, did I mention George Clooney is involved? — Warren Zhang In Time (Oct. 28) In the near future, time has become the predominant form of currency to prevent overpopulation. Everyone stops aging at 25 and has to work for more time to live. The rich stay alive, and the poor have to scrap and scrounge for every minute. After Will Salas (Justin Timberlake, Friends With Benefits) is falsely accused of murder, he goes on the run and meets Sylvia (Amanda Seyfried, Red Riding Hood), the daughter of a rich power broker. Together, they attempt to bring down a system laced with corruption just to live another day. — A.F. Anonymous (Oct. 28) If there is any truth to the idea William Shakespeare didn’t write his own plays, then who did?

Likely to be a controversial film, Roland Emmerich’s Anonymous goes back to Elizabethan England to find out. As Queen Elizabeth I (Vanessa Redgrave, Cars 2) faces the Essex Rebellion, the Earl of Oxford (Rhys Ifans, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1) is in the center of political intrigue and incestuous romance. Among all of that, he may have penned the famous plays credited to Shakespeare (Rafe Spall, One Day). It will all unravel, appropriately, on the stage. It may possibly upset English majors, conspiracy theorists and hacktivist groups of the same name. — A.F.

Harold Lee (John Cho, left) and Kumar Patel (Kal Penn, right) pull off their best nutcracker poses while Neil Patrick Harris stares directly into your soul. A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, the third entry in the stoner-friendly franchise, hits theaters Nov. 4. PHOTO COURTESY OF COLLIDER.COM

buddies aren’t as chummy as they used to be. When Kumar (Kal Penn, House, M.D.) shows up on Harold’s (John Cho, Star Trek) doorstep and accidentally blows up Harold’s father-in-law’s Christmas tree, they embark on a new adventure to replace it. Expect marijuana references, hooker jokes and Neil Patrick Harris. — A.F. Puss in Boots (Nov. 4) For the young and young at heart, this is the story of feline swashbuckler Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas, Spy Kids:

All the Time in the World 4D) before he ever met Shrek. Puss teams up with Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis, The Hangover Part II) and Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek, Grown Ups) — apparently the cat equivalent of a Bond girl — to take down nasty outlaws Jack (Billy Bob Thornton, Faster) and Jill (Amy Sedaris, Hot in Cleveland) and steal the Goose That Lays The Golden Eggs. It was originally intended to go directly to DVD, so cross your fingers. — A.F.

J. Edgar (Nov. 9) Say what you will about Clint Eastwood (Hereafter) as a director; at least he’s efficient. J. Edgar is set to continue Eastwood’s annual tradition of releasing autumn Oscar bait. The movie tells the story of J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio, Inception) during the formation and early years of the FBI. As these things go, expect a solid but unspectacular biopic from this worsening director, along with a whole slew of Oscar nominations. — W.Z.

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SPOTLIGHT | JOHNNY GRAHAM

The Renaissance man

BY MARY CLARE FISCHER ✦ FOR THE DIAMONDBACK

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hen Johnny Graham tells people he plays music, many assume he raps. Granted, he’s a young, up-and-coming black musician, so stereotypes do point to the fast-talking genre of gangstas and swag. But Graham doesn’t have the arrogance. He doesn’t have the playa reputation. And he can’t rap to save his life. ¶ “It’s the one thing I don’t do,” he said, laughing.

Fresh off an Aug. 21 concert at the Kennedy Center, at which he performed jazz, R&B, rock and even spoken word pieces with his band The Groove, Graham is also in the middle of recording his second album, working toward his masters of business at this university and running his new consulting firm, Graham and Peters, which assists small businesses and nonprofits with marketing and even acts as his unofficial record label.

“I live a pretty atypical life,”

he said. “It’s not made for everybody. A lot of people don’t understand what it takes — to schedule a concert, to record an album — and trying to balance all that is really hard sometimes. But I’m accomplishing everything I want to, and I’m still happy.”

A former Banneker/Key scholar at this university, Graham got his foot in the door of the music world by performing at Juke Joint, a monthly open mic night held at the Nyumburu Cultural Center, during

his freshman year.

In the next few years, Graham went on to form his first college band, the hip-hop/jazz crossover group Black Diamond, which served as the house band at Juke Joint and traveled the east coast on a regional tour, playing more than 100 shows at different colleges.

Graham’s sophomore album, Summer Falls, will come out in early 2012 and follows Coming of Age, which received rave reviews from major media outlets such as The Baltimore Sun.

The album will include images Graham’s team took while putting the music together so listeners can visualize the story.

Storytelling seems to take up a significant portion of Graham’s days. He spends his small amount of free time visiting elementary schools without instrumental music programs.

There, he plays music and speaks about how his craft has impacted his life.

Graham is also extending that impact past music to his other passion: business. With only one year of graduate school left, his fledgling company is in full production mode. He’s considering teaching business classes to share his experience with budding entrepreneurs, and he spent the summer doing research on social media and its relation to solving problems in a business environment.

“I never wanted to limit myself to being just a musician,” Graham said. “There are people in my MBA program that are like, ‘Why are you here? Why are you an MBA student when you’re doing all these great shows?’ And it’s like, no, it’s great to be a fulltime musician, but I’m interested in reading books and writing books and doing research. I never wanted to limit myself to just playing an instrument because I knew I was capable of so much more.”

But no matter what other fields Graham crosses into, music will always have a special place in his heart. As a second grader, when his parents forced him to play the trumpet — he

wanted to play the saxophone instead — his music teacher told him, “Music soothes the savage beast.” He still hasn’t forgotten those words.

“It evokes emotion,” Graham

said. “And everyone can enjoy it. Because it’s not a young, old, black, white person thing. It’s a human thing.” diversions@umdbk.com

Johnny Graham, a masters of business student at the university, will release his sophomore album, Summer Falls, early next year. PHOTO COURTESY OF GABE ACEVES

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Diversions fall 2011 movie preview: The year’s end MOVIES from page 2C Jack and Jill (Nov. 11) Adam Sandler continues his all-out assault on comedy with this movie, where he doesn’t only play a normal Joe Schmoe, but — record scratch! — also plays said Schmoe’s sister, who looks and sounds a lot like Sandler, mostly because she is Sandler. At this point, the former comedian is pretty much daring us to see his movies. If you throw down $11 for this movie, you’re the one who will have to live a life of guilt and shame. Just warning you. — J.W. Melancholia (Nov. 11) Danish auteur Lars von Trier (Antichrist) is perhaps modern cinema’s greatest troll. So, expectations for Melancholia, a movie about two sisters preparing for the end of the world, must be suitably tweaked. Still, the promotional material released so far suggests Melancholia may be von Trier’s most sincere work to date. Advance word out of the Cannes Film Festival praised both von Trier’s poignant portrayal of debilitating mental depression and lead actress Kirsten Dunst (All Good Things) for her best performance to date. — W.Z. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Nov. 18) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is one of those movies designed to entice film buffs and movie critics. Take several hotshot actors — in this case, Gary Oldman (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2), Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), Tom Hardy (Inception), Ciarán Hinds (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2) and Benedict Cumberbatch (The Whistleblower) — add a well-regarded but underappreciated director (Tomas Alfredson, Let the Right One In) and finally set it to a wonderfully realized Cold War spy-thriller backdrop. If the trailer and the pedigree are any indications, expect Tinker to stun critics and audiences this November. — W.Z. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I (Nov. 18) Stalwart Twilight fans will be eagerly anticipating Breaking Dawn - Part I for three reasons. First, this is the installment where chastity and abstinence get thrown out the window (if you ever had any doubts about Twilight being a self-insert fanfic, you’re wrong.) Second, the wedding … squee! Third, this is the film where hideous Vampire Fetus McGee wrecks crap up. The lip-biting, dead-eyed main cast returns, with acclaimed director Bill Condon (Dreamgirls) at the helm. With a more competent director taking the reins, maybe this installment won’t be cinematic tripe. As for nonTwilight fans, why are you reading this? — W.Z. The Muppets (Nov. 23) After a disappointing few decades in Muppet land, Judd Apatow power player Jason Segel takes the reins on what he considers his passion project — a Muppets movie to return the Muppets to their former, Jim Henson-curated glory. The trailer looks to bring back the fun, anarchic spirit of the best Muppets offerings, and a glut of celebrity guest stars — plus songs written by Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie — bode well for the puppet resurrection. — J.W. A Dangerous Method (Nov. 23) Director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence) is best known as the maker of mindblowing and mindboggling films, so it’ll be interesting to see whether he can apply his charm to stuffy period dramas. Or maybe this will turn into another The King’s Speech, who knows. A Dangerous Method, based off the stage play The Talking Cure, follows the real-life tale of Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender, XMen: First Class) as he develops a theor y of psychoanalysis with mentor Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen, The Road). Expect early buzz for this awards contender to arrive following its premiere in September at the Venice Film Festival. — W.Z. New Year’s Eve (Dec. 9) This spiritual successor to Valentine’s Day crams a huge number of respectable actors and Zac Efron (Charlie St. Cloud) into a sprawling ensemble piece, likely without a sense of cohesion, but hey, look at Sarah Jessica Parker’s (Sex and the City 2) hat! Expect

people to fall in love at first sight and Robert De Niro (Limitless) to rue the day he signed onto this schlocky mess, which might actually be worse than that one time Ben Stiller junk-stabbed him with a syringe. — J.W. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (Dec. 16) You know what? As high and grating as their voices got, Alvin and the Chipmunks were still always kind of cute and endearing. But that was in the past, and now they’re on a cruise ship causing mayhem, helping Jason Lee (My Name Is Earl) and David Cross (Running Wilde) pay their mortgages and performing Lady Gaga tributes so awful it kind of makes you wish Hurricane Irene took a short detour to wipe them all out. If you take your child to this movie and he or she enjoys it, you’re a bad parent and I’m calling social services. — J.W.

Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (Dec. 21) Coming in at the tail end of the semester, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol will provide more than its fair share of stunts and action set pieces, not to mention that irresistibly catchy theme song. After terrorists bomb the Kremlin, the Impossible Missions Force, including agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise, Knight and Day), receives the blame and is disowned by the United States government. Through the titular “ghost protocol,” they can work in secret, should they be able to escape. Alongside the shady agent Brandt (Jeremy Renner, The Town), the force will either successfully complete a new mission or be branded as terrorists. — A.F. jwolper@umdbk.com, afreedman@umdbk.com, chzhang@umdbk.com

FILMING IN THE STREETS: HOW THE DARK KNIGHT RISES SPOILED ITSELF There is a massive brawl on the steps of every last detail of it? The Internet generation Gotham’s police headquarters: Hundreds of has an insatiable hunger for information, and, police officers are engaged in hand-to-hand with paparazzi eager to oblige, these combat with a never-ending horde of hench- denizens of the information age are used to men, and in the middle, Batman is brawling having their ravenous appetites satisfied quickly and efficiently. with Bane.

Anne Hathaway, who plays Catwoman This sounds like cinematic gold, doesn’t alter-ego Selina Kyle it? It’s one of the in the movie, comscenes in Christopher plained about the Nolan’s The Dark media attention while Knight Rises, and it’s on Conan O’Brien’s all over the Internet. late-night talk show One problem: Not and impersonated a only does the movie nosy photographer in not come out until a Lil Wayne-style rap. next summer, but it “Pop pop pop pop hasn’t even finished pop pop pop!,” she filming. How is it that sort of sang. “Scream this seemingly imporall you want, won’t tant scene is already PHOTO COURTESY OF COMICVINE.COM make me stop!” available for ever yHathaway would clearly appreciate it if one to view?

Blame whoever is in charge of security on the everyone would put down their cameras and film’s recently departed Pittsburgh set. Media trust that their favorite directors and actors outlets and passersby with camera phones know what they’re doing. Patience is a virtue. filmed this scene and put it on the web, and it has Live a spoiler-free life, avoid being the Internet equivalent of a peeping Tom and immerse become a veritable bonanza of spoilers.

What happened to waiting until the movie yourself in the movie-going experience.

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REVIEWS | SUMMER MOVIE WRAP-UP

Those OTHER flicks Although we haven’t published in the past two weeks, the movie industry didn’t wait up for us. Below, a few movies fresh off the celluloid presses.

The Debt

BY ROBERT GIFFORD Staff writer

In Fright Night, Anton Yelchin’s Charley must do battle with Colin Farrell’s Jerry, a vampire preying on his neighborhood. The movie is an enjoyable remake of the 1985 film of the same name. PHOTO COURTESY OF MOVIEWEB.COM

Fright Night

BY ROBERT GIFFORD Staff writer

Fright Night, the surprisingly successful remake of the 1985 bloodsucker horror-comedy, opens with a helicopter shot of a small suburban island dwarfed by a sea of desert wasteland around it. It’s an unnatural, spooky image — a little geometric island of civilization surrounded and threatened by the formless darkness of the larger world.

And a little bit of that darkness has found its way inside. His name is Jerry, and he’s a vampire.

Played with irresistible, devil-maycare charm by Colin Farrell (Horrible Bosses), he radiates danger and fascination in equal measure, exactly like a good villain should. He lives in a home with boarded-up windows and only goes out at night, but this is Las Vegas, and such behavior is hardly worth noting.

That is, except by his next-door

neighbor, Charley (Anton Yelchin, David Tennant (Dr. Who). And all the The Beaver), and his vampire- while, the disappearances continue, obsessed best friend, Ed (Kick Ass’s and Jerry’s presence grows more and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, still play- more ominous.

The film falls into the old horroring McLovin), who take an interest in Jerry (yes, they acknowledge this is a comedy trap of being only a little bit horrible name for a centuries-old funny and a little bit scary; it’s more demon) when it appears their class- nervousness-inducing than nervewracking (although some later scenes mates are vanishing.

Or, rather, Ed takes an interest. are plenty suspenseful), and there aren’t jokes so Charley is too busy much as there is an with his new gang of V E R D I C T : aura of humor. popular friends and But the cast is his attractive girlFright Night is not exactly frightenfriend (Imogen ing nor gut-bustingly hilarious, but it likable, it’s plenty Poots, Jane Eyre), is an enjoyable film, with enough sus- atmospheric (although the 3D who reads Wuther- pense and humor to please. takes the already ing Heights and dim lighting to declares it “kind of hot,” to indulge in Ed’s regressive (and such extremes that it’s nearly blackand-white), and it uses Farrell’s libidideeply uncool) fantasies.

That changes once Ed goes missing. nous allure to tap into the vein of sexSuddenly, Jerry’s casual flirtations ual insecurity that’s been at the heart with Charley’s mom (Toni Collete, of the genre since the work of Bram United States of Tara) seem a lot more Stoker — a winning formula that sinister, and Charley begins investigat- effortlessly elevates the film above a ing his neighbor and seeking the help genre crowded with mediocrity. of magician and “vampire expert” Peter Vincent, played by an excellent rgifford@umdbk.com

online exclusives If Fright Night and The Debt don’t appeal to you, there are plenty of other options at the multiplex. Attack the Block follows an unruly group of London youths pitted against murderous aliens.

Colombiana stars Zoe Saldana (Takers) as a sexy assassin with a tormented past. Brighton Rock is a film-noir update of Graham Greene’s 1938 novel. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is a remake of a made-for-TV horror film, revolving around human-eating fairies in a mysterious house. Reviews of all those films can be found online — just click the Diversions tab at: WWW.DIAMONDBACKONLINE.COM

Rightly or wrongly, director John Madden’s Shakespeare in Love isn’t remembered as a Best Picture winner, or even an enjoyable little historical romance. It is remembered as that damn film that beat out Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line at the 1999 Academy Awards.

Its success was its undoing. Nothing engenders backlash like an adequate film elevated beyond its station, and all of Madden’s subsequent efforts have floundered under the pressure of being from the guy who stole Steven Spielberg’s Oscar (though it’s not as if he needed another).

The Debt, a historical thriller about Israel’s attempts to capture a Nazi known as “The Surgeon of Birkenau,” feels like an attempt to bring Madden back into the critical community’s good pated. The interim is spent in 1960s graces. It’s got plenty of attention-grab- East Berlin with the team, now played bers: a nonlinear timeline, a Holocaust- by Sam Worthington (Last Night), centric plot, awards-bait actors such as Marton Csokas (Alice in Wonderland) Helen Mirren (Arthur) and Tom Wilkin- and Jessica Chastain (The Help), purson (The Green Hornet) and, most inter- suing the Surgeon, who is working, estingly, thematic and narrative echoes disconcertingly, as a gynecologist.

The stakes are low (or at least poorly of Spielberg’s Munich.

Despite (or perhaps due to) cramming enumerated), the characters broadly in every gimmick he could think of, Mad- sketched, and the action inert. But the den’s effort at reconciliation falls flat. The film springs to life whenever Chastain is Debt is a film that concerns itself with on-screen. She was ethereal in The Tree weighty subject matter yet feels strangely of Life and charming, if ditzy, in The Help; here, she makes her weightless. Madcase as an action den swings for the V E R D I C T : heroine.

She’s fences but ends up grounding out.

The Debt is a good-looking film steely yet human, The film starts with some high-quality actors, but able to suggest vulnerability in one out with promise, little else. scene and strangle a the opening credits scrolling over a tense long-take Nazi with her bare legs in the next. In a that ends with a man (Ciarán Hinds, role she shares with Mirren, she more Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: than holds her own.

If only the film deserved its actors.

Part 2) shockingly throwing himself in front of a truck. That scene sets up It’s well-photographed and wella mystery: What’s haunting the designed, but it’s all just window dressMossad agents (played by Hinds, ing to hide the emptiness at the core.

Wilkinson and Mirren) who hunted The film suggests depth, but ultimately it’s as light as a feather. down the Surgeon?

The answer arrives late into the film, and by then, any energy has dissi- rgifford@umdbk.com

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FACE-OFF | ANDY SERKIS’ OSCAR CHANCES

The great motion capture debate Due to his work in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Andy Serkis is drumming up Oscar buzz. Is motion capture worthy of an Academy nod?

BY JOSHUA AXELROD For The Diamondback

It’s not easy being blue.

Just ask Zoe Saldana during the 2009-10 Oscar season.

Though some called her performance as the warrior Neytiri in Avatar deserving of a nomination, others scoffed at the idea of giving an award to an actress whose real face was hidden behind a layer of computer-generated effects.

There is a school of thought that believes no matter how amazing her performance was, using all that CG gloss is akin to using steroids to enhance athletic ability. These people probably want to put an asterisk next to the box-office gross of films such as Avatar.

There seems to be an unjustified stigma surrounding the merits of performance-capture technology as a legitimate acting medium.

It’s understandable, as ethical standards in this area vary from pro-

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fession to profession. Athletes caught using performanceenhancing drugs are often labeled cheaters and have their achievements questioned.

But here is where that analogy falters: Whereas steroids can turn an average player into an muscle-bulging beast, motion-capture cannot turn a bad actor into the next Meryl Streep. All it can do is add an extra dimension to a performance. It breaks boundaries limited by, well, reality.

How else could Saldana convincingly play a blue 10foot-tall blue-alien catwoman? Or how else could Pirates of the Caribbean’s Bill Nighy make Davy Jones — a tentacle-bearded monster — seem believable?

It isn’t like Oscar-nominated actors have never had their performances aided by special effects.

Brad Pitt earned a nod from the Academy for his work in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, in

which he plays a backwardaging man, shifting from a senior citizen to an infant. But if the aging effects the movie employed had not been up to par, would his overall performance have been as successful?

Even if Pitt acted his heart out, his efforts would have been ridiculed if he did not have a little CG polish to complement his talent.

Performance capture still has yet to be perfected. Anyone who saw Polar Express remembers Tom Hanks’ vacant zombie-like stare, a prime example of a phenomenon called the uncanny valley.

Hanks’ conductor sounded, looked and acted human, but there was something slightly off about him that made the audience think he was hun-

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gry for its brains.

Actors such as Andy Serkis and movies such as the upcoming Steven Spielberg-Peter Jackson collaboration The Adventures of Tintin are trying to solve this problem and put performancecapture acting on the awards map. Serkis is best known for portraying Gollum in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and hopefully he will receive an Academy Award nomination for his performance as the ape Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Besides, Sharon Stone can say she is an Oscar-nominated actress. Why can’t a giant Smurf-colored woman get to say that, too? diversions@umdbk.com

BY WARREN ZHANG Staff writer

Andy Serkis’ performance as Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes is, perhaps, the unqualified success of the summer. Critics and audiences alike have been bowled over by Caesar’s soulful eyes and endearing chimp laugh.

In fact, the entire cast of motion-captured apes in Rise is impressive, especially relative to previous efforts. But are they worthy of traditional acting nominations? Hardly. The issue at hand is that the performances featured in the film are not representative of the actors’ prowess.

Motion capture is as the name implies: Movements from the actors are captured (by cameras tracking the motion of colored dots) and then interpreted to animate digital objects.

Through the development of movies such as Avatar and A Christmas Carol, motion-capture technology was also able to capture and convert facial movements.

These movies spurred the question of awards consideration.

Moviegoers moved by these performances unabashedly shouted, “yes!” and argued motion capture is simply another tool in an actor’s arsenal, like makeup or costuming.

But motion capture is not the same as makeup or costuming. It doesn’t translate an actor’s performance one-to-one onto a digital creation. Imagine if the apes in Rise were actually animated to move exactly the same way Serkis and cast did on a soundstage. Yeah, not so great.

Instead, motion capture provides data for animators and computer modelers to use to create these believable and charismatic beings. They have to map these muscle movements to the muscles in the ape model, in the process digitally tweaking the

captured performances.

Remember, they’re animators — the same kind of folks responsible for Pixar’s animated films.

The data from the motion-capture process is just that, data.

The director doesn’t point a gun at their heads and demand oneto-one performance translation.

We have no idea how accurately or faithfully the effects wizards at Weta Workshop translated Serkis’ work onto Caesar and how much of Caesar’s likability is Weta’s doing.

As far as enjoying a film or, even, evaluating a film, that’s fine. I, as a reviewer of the movie, don’t particularly care whether Caesar’s amazingly emotive eyes were thanks to Serkis or thanks to Weta.

By all means, give Serkis and company a special technical achievement award. But comparing motioncaptured performances to the performances entirely rendered by a single actor would be a disservice to traditional actors and to motion-capture effects teams.

The Oscars are not about evaluating or meaningfully talking about films; they’re about recognizing the hard work put forth while making a film.

The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor recognizes the work of an actor, not the effects team. The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is too broad, and it doesn’t properly acknowledge the superlative work of the animators, Serkis’ performance and the more lackluster quality of the other effects work.

Caesar, the stunning end product of a complicated digital workflow, is intrinsically tied to both the crew and Serkis, and giving them separate awards for this feat fails to recognize their joining of the hips at birth.

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