090910

DOUBLE TROUBLE

NEXT STEP UP

Scott, Meggett split carries in Terps’ backfield vs. Navy

Vampire Weekend prepares for bigger venues

SPORTS | PAGE 8

Thursday, September 9, 2010

DIVERSIONS | PAGE 6

THE DIAMONDBACK

Police warn students of ‘Crime Time’ Some remain skeptical of new awareness efforts

BY BEN PRESENT Staff writer

It’s 1:30 a.m. on a Friday night in a packed College Park bar, which will turn its lights on for last call in one hour. But outside, the clock is ticking down toward Crime Time, and it’s not going to wait for anyone to get home.

Crime Time — Get Home Safely, a joint initiative by police and university organizations, has been in the works since the summer. Its message is simple: Between the hours of 2 and 4 a.m., students and residents of College Park are more likely to encounter crime.

The program, which left dorms plastered with posters and local bars with Crime Time coasters, hits the city amid a wave of robberies that has police amping up their patrols in and around downtown College Park.

Of at least five reported incidents this semester, however, only one has occurred in the two-hour window known as Crime Time.

Regardless, police and student leaders said the campaign is meant to increase awareness and get students in the right mindset to protect themselves.

“The focus of this campaign is to remind students that many documented assaults/robberies occur during the 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. window,” University Police spokesman Capt. Marc Limansky wrote in an email yesterday.

see AWARENESS, page 2

Our 101ST Year, No. 8

THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER

Purple line to proceed in E. Campus Despite new development plans, admins say light rail priorities remain intact gral component of East Campus, the area along Route 1 between Paint Branch Parkway and Fraternity Row that is slated to be transformed into a bustling town center.

Vice President for Administrative Affairs Ann Wylie said she alerted the MTA to the changes in the works for East Campus, but said the new plans should have “minimal impact” on the alignment they agreed on. Wylie said the Purple Line — a light rail system that would connect Metro

BY LEAH VILLANUEVA Staff writer

University and MTA officials said despite plans to start afresh on the East Campus development project, the Purple Line won’t be going anywhere.

Although the university and the Maryland Transit Administration continue to debate where to run the Purple Line through the main part of the campus, both are in firm agreement that the alignment should be an inte-

lines from Bethesda to New Carrollton — is integral to the university’s vision of a transit-oriented and pedestrian-friendly center, which will likely include a hotel, market-rate housing and a Birchmere music hall.

“I think they will be more successful because of mass transit,” she said.

The original developer for the East Campus project, FoulgerPratt/Argo, pulled out in November due to economic concerns, and in late July, the university

announced its new partnership with The Cordish Company.

Throughout the year, developers will redesign the original project and segment the building process into smaller phases.

Mike Madden, the MTA’s Purple Line project manager, said he is eager to discuss the alignment with The Cordish Company, with which he worked previously on the Metro’s Blue Line. He added he had already tried contacting

see PLANS, page 3

THE MIDDLEMAN Farvardin holds down the fort while new President Wallace Loh transitions

BY LAUREN REDDING Senior staff writer

Interim university President Nariman Farvardin has a lot on his plate in the next two months.

Charged with leading the university until president-designate Wallace Loh takes over Nov. 1, Farvardin has spent the last two weeks continuing his work as provost while beginning to facilitate Loh’s transition to the university after serving as the University of Iowa’s provost.

This hasn’t been an easy job — Farvardin has taken over what many consider the two most important administrative roles at the university, while still furthering initiatives left over from Dan Mote’s presidency, such as the merging of two colleges, the implementation of a new general education plan and the approval of a university diversity plan.

Busy as he is, Farvardin said juggling both roles is necessary to ensure the stability of the university.

“I think my most important goal is to make sure the transition from President Mote to President Loh goes as non-destructive to the university community as possible,” he said. “If I can achieve that goal, I will be very happy.”

Although Farvardin said he’s only met Loh in person a handful of times, having spent years working with Mote, he understands the importance of a

Hanami Japanese Restaurant is looking to receive a liquor license from Prince George’s County. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

see FARVARDIN, page 3 MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

Hanami seeks liquor license Restaurant makes case before city officials

BY ALICIA MCCARTY Staff writer

Hanami Japanese Restaurant may soon be serving alcohol, if its request to obtain a liquor license later this month is successful, allowing diners to enjoy a glass of wine with their California rolls.

Hanami’s lawyer discussed plans for the beer and wine license at Tuesday’s College Park City Council meeting, answering questions on whether serving alcohol would disrupt the tone of the restaurant and how servers would check IDs. But after discussing the possible implications of adding alcohol to the menu, city council members were largely in favor of the change.

Hanami’s hearing with the Prince George’s County Board of License Commissioners is scheduled for Sept. 28. Gaining the support of city council members is in Hanami’s best interest, since the city can issue a recommendation to the county, which will ultimately make the decision.

The restaurant, which is located on Route 1 across from The University View and does not have a bar area, seats 40 customers and was described by

Students want to bring more ‘real food’ to the univ.

Dining Services open to new sustainability initiatives, but budget may be an issue

BY ERIN EGAN Staff writer

Having grown up surrounded by tall trees, running rivers and verdant vegetation in her rural New England home, Michelle Kim was astounded when she moved to Maryland at 16 to find a less idyllic — and not always green — state.

“Environmentalism is in my blood; it was in my upbringing,” said Kim, a junior environmental science and policy major and the vice chairwoman of sustainability for the Student Government Association. “When I moved to Maryland, it became obvious that

see LICENSE, page 2 TOMORROW’S WEATHER:

Sunny/70s

INDEX

everyone wasn’t this way.”

But that doesn’t mean she’s given up quite yet. Kim and fellow environmental activist Jesse Yurow, who is also the SGA’s agriculture legislator, are trying to reinvent the way college students eat.

The pair went to a training session sponsored by the Real Food Challenge — a campaign started at the 2007 Food and Society Conference in Michigan — at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill last weekend to learn about how to incorporate more “real food” into universities.

“Real Food Challenge is basically an initiative to divert funds used by college campuses to supply local and sustainable food — real food,” Kim said. “They have criteria that the food needs to meet to be counted as real: It must be fair, ecologically sound, local and community-based NEWS . . . . . . . . . .2 OPINION . . . . . . . .4

and humane.”

The training session taught about 20 students from East Coast universities how to expand the “real food” movement to change the way universities serve and purchase food.

With assistance from the Rural Advancement Foundation International staff — a private nonprofit that promotes environmentally sound farming — Yurow and Kim learned “about the [U.S. Department of Agriculture] organic standards in an intimate environment and figur[ed] out how to hammer out issues our schools are facing,” Yurow said.

FEATURES . . . . . .5 CLASSIFIED . . . . .6

Yurow, a senior environmental science and technology major, explained the “real food” system like a traffic light: If the food meets none of the four criteria, it’s red; if it meets one, it’s yellow; if it meets two or more, it’s green.

“Say the food is local, that’s cool,” Yurow said. “But if the chickens are pumped with hormones and antibiotics and raised in cages, then it’s still red.”

Kim and Yurow are working to achieve the Real Food Challenge’s goal of selling 20 percent

see FOOD, page 2 DIVERSIONS . . . . .6 SPORTS . . . . . . . . .8

www.diamondbackonline.com

2

THE DIAMONDBACK | NEWS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

FOOD from page 1 “real food” in the university’s dining halls by the year 2020. Kim guessed the university is at about 3 percent now.

On Oct. 14, 2009, the university was awarded the title of America’s Greenest Campus, bringing in $5,000 for sustainability programs. The title was created through a joint effort from Climate Culture, a clean energy social-networking site, and Smart Power, a nonprofit, clean energy marketing company.

But Kim said there’s work to be done to really deser ve that title.

“It’s good to see how many students know how large their carbon footprint is,” Kim said. “We won that title, but we have a lot to do

to live up to it. Real food is something we can do to legitimize that.”

Dining Ser vices Assistant Director Bart Hipple said that while his department is tr ying to do its part with measures such as ser ving cage-free eggs and hormone-free dair y, the 20 percent goal is farther off than perhaps Kim and Yurow would like.

Because Dining Ser vices is revenue-neutral — meaning it may only spend as much money as it takes in — having more “real food” could be a challenge, unless students are charged more in fees or the department makes cuts in other places.

“Price is not necessarily the only driver, but we have to have enough of a good quality and a price that’s within the range in order to make a change,” Hipple said. “We have a bias toward

“We want to see how far we can push the envelope at the university. We want to see how many steps we can take.”

MICHELLE KIM SGA VICE CHAIRWOMAN OF SUSTAINABILITY

local and real foods, but we also are ser ving 22,000 meals a day.”

Kim and Yurow said they would like to see more events such as the farmers’ market that came to the campus last spring. Hipple agreed.

“Would we be happy to have more farmers’ markets

on campus? Absolutely. Will we do our part in helping them to come on campus?

Yeah. Are we willing to assume the full burden of the financial responsibility for those farmers’ markets?

We can’t do that,” he said.

“We will absolutely support this real food effort, and we will do what makes sense,” Hipple added. “Not always what’s cheapest, but what makes sense.”

While Kim said she understands the realistic limits, she’d like to see how far an initiative such as the Real Food Challenge can go.

“We want to see how far we can push the envelope at the university,” she said.

“We want to see how many steps we can take. Even if it’s only ‘real food’ once a week, we would consider that a great success.” egan@umdbk.com

LICENSE from page 1 council members as a quiet place to enjoy sushi.

At the meeting, Evan Meyers, Hanami’s lawyer, said the restaurant is requesting permission to sell pitchers of beer to make for a more enjoyable dining experience for customers. Because the small restaurant tables often get very crowded when large parties are seated for meals, additional beer and wine bottles would only add to the clutter, Meyers said.

“Clearly, there is no bar area; there isn’t any entertainment, it’s a restaurant,” he said, disputing the notion that selling pitchers of beer would change the atmosphere of Hanami from that of a respectable sit-down restaurant to a cheap establishment.

Public Services Director Bob Ryan said College Park has faced over-consumption problems with other local establishments that served pitchers of beer, but he noted that a higher price for the pitchers may deter customers from excessive drinking.

Meyers and council members amended the current version of the license to include a restriction on the sale of beer pitchers to parties with six or more people, which has been done at other restaurants in the past, such as the now-closed Varsity Grille, according to city officials.

The restaurant was also criticized for its plans to not use an ID scanner to ensure customers are using legitimate IDs. Because the alcohol would be sold in a restaurant setting — as opposed to a

liquor store where cashiers check ID at the time of purchase — Meyers said the only feasible option would be for the servers to use handheld devices, which is too expensive.

“It’d be kind of burdensome on staff not having a handheld device,” he said.

Although few restaurants or bars in the city use ID scanners to check patrons’ cards, the city attorney said the most recent businesses to request liquor licenses have been required to purchase and use an ID scanner.

District 2 Councilman Bob Catlin said he was a regular customer at the restaurant and is not fearful about its environment changing without an ID scanner.

“It’s overwhelmingly food, and I’m sure it’s going to stay overwhelmingly food. At this place it makes even less sense to have scanner,” he said.

Sophomore hearing and speech sciences major Varysa Williams didn’t think the restaurant would have a problem with college students using fake IDs. “You rarely get someone with a fake going to a restaurant,” Williams said. “There are other ways to get [alcohol], especially around here.”

As for the restaurant’s atmosphere, the council’s consensus was that serving alcohol would not change the feel of the place.

“It’s a quiet restaurant, and I think people might want to have beer and wine with their meal. I don’t see things getting out of hand,” District 3 Councilwoman Stephanie Stullich said. mccarty@umdbk.com

For more on the City Council’s last meeting,

go to www.diamondbackonline.com

AWARENESS from page 1

The elevator in the South Campus Dining Hall will be out of order until approximately Nov. 1 for “modernization” after a series of problems led maintenance officials to temporarily close it.JACLYN BOROWSKI/THE DIAMONDBACK

Elevator down, poses accessibility issues Disabled students, WMUC live acts escorted on alternate route

BY YASMEEN ABUTALEB Staff writer

Senior sociology major Sean Gray has stopped going to WMUC management meetings. He wasn’t demoted, and he didn’t quit. He just can’t access the second-floor WMUC radio station until someone fixes the elevator.

Facilities Management closed the notoriously rickety elevator in the South Campus Dining Hall — which houses university publications’ newsrooms, counseling services, Dining Services and the Help Center in addition to WMUC — on Aug. 26 after it malfunctioned repeatedly. The elevator is scheduled to be up and running again Nov. 1.

A long flight of stairs is the only other visible way to access the offices on the upper levels. For disabled students and those carrying large packages or equipment, that’s just

not going to cut it, said Gray, who has cerebral palsy and uses a walker.

The other option? Call one of five phone numbers listed on a sign that’s posted on the elevator doors and ask for an escort through the “alternate route,” which begins in the dishwashing station of the dining hall’s kitchen and ends in front of an antiquated freight elevator complete with two thick, black doors and a metal gate.

“It’s just been a hassle,” Gray said. “What I think is interesting is they could’ve done this during the summer when no one was using this building.”

But Facilities Management officials held off on repairing the elevator over the summer because of the high price tag attached to fixing it, and they were hoping to find a cheaper option, said Greg Thompson, assistant director for facilities and maintenance for Dining

Services.

“The cost for repairing the elevator is $110,000,” Thompson said. “It came as quite a shock. We want to save as much money as possible, so we were holding off, but all that did is cost us time getting it repaired during the summer.”

The signs posted on the elevator apologize for “any inconvenience,” give the date it should be repaired “for modernization” and reassure people they can call any of the phone numbers at all hours, day or night.

“I’m not saying this is a perfect solution,” Thompson said.

“I’m just trying to make an ugly situation less ugly.”

Gray said because WMUC operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and often features live music, the out-ofservice elevator is especially burdensome.

“We have live bands that

come in on Sunday nights, so they have a lot of heavy equipment, and that’s going to hinder what we can do with the station,” he said. “I think it’s going to be a deterrent for bands to come in and play.”

Even though Facilities Management officials said they are working to make the best of the situation, Gray said his inability to get through the building is just another unwelcome mobility challenge. “[The elevator] is a stark reminder that there’s nothing you can do and you’re helpless,” Gray said. “It reminds you that you’re helpless in a campus that is made for able-bodied people.

It’s just a reminder that I have a disability and that’s not going to go away, and it’s going to be a reminder pretty much ever y time I go to the radio station.” abutaleb@umdbk.com

Limansky could not provide exact statistics to support the message, but he said police and university representatives did research for the campaign over the summer.

“The beginning of the semester always poses a challenge with new students coming to area,” Limansky said. “You have to instill in them that personal safety has to be in the front of people’s minds.”

Student Government Association President Steve Glickman said he has been excited about the program since the SGA started working on it with police in July.

“It’s important because awareness needs to be the number one factor in keeping people safe in College Park,” Glickman said. “Most freshmen who come into this university don’t understand the potential dangers that places outside of campus hold.”

Glickman added the program shouldn’t give students a false sense of safety outside the twohour window.

“I don’t think students are going to look at their watches and be like ‘Oh, it’s 11:30, I probably don’t need to worry,’” he said. “If students are thinking about it … that’s what we’re aiming for.”

Students said although raising awareness about crime in College Park has its merits, designating a finite window of time as “Crime Time” would do little.

“I don’t think quoting Crime Time as 2 to 4 is that effective,” junior history major Alex Bauguess said. “Stuff even happens at like 8 p.m.”

Bauguess added she noticed a lot of officers breaking up parties during the first week of classes, when the robberies started to pile on. She said she had hoped officers would be doing more to prevent crime rather than cracking down on students drinking.

But police have said the two efforts go hand-in-hand, pointing out that if partying is kept to a minimum, students will be less likely to encounter crime when they are most vulnerable .

Some students said they would like to see more visible patrolling during these hours.

“I barely see any cops when I come home from the bar late at night,” senior information systems major James Button Hall said.

Prince George’s County Police District 1 Commander Maj. Robert Liberati said students will see an increased police presence around the campus, but he wouldn’t specify for how long, citing theneed for resources elsewhere and not wanting to tip criminals off.

He said police want to show the community “we’re obviously concerned.”

Button Hall said he liked the idea of the program but also questioned its scope.

“Any time after dark … it’s going to be dangerous,” Button Hall said.

“I don’t think [Crime Time] is the only time students are going to get mugged.”

The Crime Time program is being sponsored by University Police, Prince George’s County Police, the SGA, Stamp Student Union and other university organizations. present@umdbk.com

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 | NEWS | THE DIAMONDBACK

PLANS from page 1 one of the project’s engineers to touch base on its status.

“I am trying to reach out and would very much like to meet with them, to show them our alignment and go from there,” Madden said. “This is the time to get back together and see if our alignment needs any work.”

Wylie said the university, Madden and The Cordish Company will eventually work together, but she added that both the East Campus project and the Purple Line are still in their early concept stages and the first phase of construction on East Campus may begin before Purple Line plans are finalized.

“We don’t know when the Purple Line is going to be built, and we’re not going to wait on East Campus, to build East Campus, for the Purple Line,” Wylie said. “But in order to build it out fully — we have 38 acres to work with — I think we need the Purple Line.”

David Daddio, a university alumnus and the founder of the development blog Rethink College Park, said the original Purple Line alignment for East Campus was “central to the project,” and therefore the university would be wise to keep those plans intact.

“They can’t rely on the Purple Line, but I think it will connect the campus to the region in a way that’s not

“We don’t know when the Purple Line is going to be built, and we’re not going to wait on East Campus, to build East Campus, for the Purple Line.”

ANN WYLIE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS

going to make it just car-oriented,” he said. “The whole goal is to draw out this sort of regional shopping center, and people are probably thinking, ‘What’s going to happen to traffic?’ because there’s already a lot of traffic in College Park. I think the Purple Line can kind of moderate that problem.”

Daddio added the university appears off to a good start with forming a new design to be built piecemeal, but he cautioned against allowing the center’s appearance to suffer during construction.

“I think they understand the finance side of it,” Daddio said. “I think they’re on the right track to succeed. But I think they need to think through the look of it and the feel of it.” villanueva@umdbk.com

3

DOTS reinstates New Carrollton Metro line

BY ALICIA MCCARTY Staff writer

After seven years, DOTS has brought back a Shuttle-UM bus to the New Carrollton Metro station this semester after a similar route was discontinued because of low ridership — a problem university officials say will not plague the line this time around.

In addition to the New Carrollton route, the Department of Transportation Services has combined two bus lines into a new Circulator shuttle that runs between North and South Campus and added a route that runs between the campus and the Mazza Grandmarc apartments on Route 1.

Although Shuttle-UM routes have been discontinued in the past because too few students used them, DOTS Director David Allen said having so many public transportation options will encourage more usage, thereby eliminating the problem.

“In 2003, we were not as pulled into the regional transportation system,” Allen said, referring to the New Carrollton Metro station being a transportation hub, offering commuters the option to take Amtrak and MARC trains in addition to Metro and Greyhound

FARVARDIN from page 1 provost-president relationship.

“These relationships affect the university in a very fundamental way,” said Farvardin, who was appointed by Mote four years ago following a national search.

“These are the No. 1 and No. 2 positions at the university,” he said. “If they work together nicely and smoothly then the university will benefit, and everything will happen in a straightforward and positive way. If the two of them don’t work together nicely, everything will slow down, and the rest of the university will notice after some time that things are not working well.”

Farvardin said he’s been keeping Loh up-to-date on time-sensitive issues at the university, espe-

buses. Transportation from the stop also runs to Baltimore-Washington International Airport.

“You can get to anywhere in the world now by starting with our buses,” Allen said.

Paid for by an increase in summer parking fees, the New Carrollton shuttle leaves from Stamp Student Union every 70 to 80 minutes during weekdays and runs south along Route 1 and east along Route 410.

Senior French literature major Greg Schlein has taken the New Carrollton bus each day so far this semester. Schlein commutes to the campus from Aberdeen, which he said amounts to four hours of travel time each day.

“Before this, I relied on friends to pick me up,” he said.

Schlein said he observed that ridership has not been high.

On Monday and yesterday at about 11:30 a.m., Schlein said three people were on the bus, and on Tuesday at about 2 p.m., Schlein said there were about 10 people riding the bus.

Allen said the department does not have a specific ridership goal, adding he believes the New Carrollton shuttle will be more successful this time around and that DOTS plans to keep the route in

service for several years.

“New bus route [ridership] traditionally starts off very low,” Allen said, noting that it often takes several years before a bus route becomes widely used.

DOTS also added a route called the Circulator, a combination of the North and South Campus Connector routes. Beverly Malone, assistant to the director of DOTS, said the Circulator was the department’s solution to a tight budget.

Junior aerospace engineering and studio art major Frange Abaraka used the South Campus Con-

cially those concerning the University Senate, which will be meeting for the first time Sept. 16 with an agenda chock full of significant university issues.

If any senate items are passed while Farvardin is serving as interim president, they will be sent directly to his desk for approval.

Farvardin said he plans on consulting Loh on all major decisions he makes over the next two months, such as approving the university’s Diversity Strategic Plan or the proposed merger of the chemical and life sciences college and the computer, mathematics and physical sciences college — both issues will be addressed at the Sept. 16 senate meeting after months of debate and revision.

“I tried to bring [Loh] up to speed on some of the more major issues that are time sensitive,” he said, noting he also briefed Loh on several vacant positions in the administration. “We can’t just wait

for him to come in two months and then say, ‘Oh, by the way, there are two vacancies in the cabinet that need to be filled now.’”

Since several items on the senate’s agenda this semester come directly from the university’s Strategic Plan, which was written

by Farvardin to guide the university through the next decade, members of the senate said they expect the interim president to support many of the items that reach his desk.

Martha Nell Smith, an English professor who serves on the Senate Executive Committee said she’s been impressed with the emphasis Farvardin has put on faculty input regarding the diversity plan.

“I think he will do a very good and thorough job of listening to how people respond to the diversity plan, and if any further changes need to be made, I’m sure they will,” Smith said. “I think we have leaders who are very conscien-

The New Carrollton Metro station route leaves Stamp Student Union every 70 to 80 minutes, running south along Route 1 and east along Route 410. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

nector last year. He had no complaints about the new route, which he took yesterday morning to beat the heat of walking across the campus from the student union to BookHolders.

The third new route is the Mazza Grandmarc shuttle, which runs weekdays from 7 a.m. until 2:30 a.m. along Route 1 on its way to the apartment complex. Malone said the shuttle is a sponsored route, meaning its costs are subsidized by the apartment complex. mccarty@umdbk.com

tious and want what’s best for us.

I’m confident they will keep us on track.”

In the meantime, Farvardin will be fulfilling other standard presidential duties, such as meeting with senators for monthly meetings over breakfast, a tradition started by Mote.

Senate Chair Linda Mabbs said the senate already has a positive, long-standing relationship with Farvardin from his role as provost.

“We have had a very constructive and positive relationship with Provost Farvardin,” she wrote in an e-mail. “The three chairs meet with him on a monthly basis to consult and review issues facing the campus. …With the excellent consultative relationship that we have with the Provost, I am sure that this will continue with Dr. Farvardin while he serves as Interim President.” redding@umdbk.com

4

THE DIAMONDBACK | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Opinion

THE DIAMONDBACK

MARISSA LANG EDITOR IN CHIEF

YOUR INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK PHONE: (301) 314-8200 | FAX: (301) 314-8358 3150 SOUTH CAMPUS DINING HALL | COLLEGE PARK, MD 20742 NEWS@UMDBK .COM | OPINION@UMDBK .COM

KATE RAFTERY

ANN SUN

MANAGING EDITOR

DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

JUSTIN SNOW

KEVIN TERVALA

OPINION EDITOR

OPINION EDITOR

Staff editorial

Guest Column

Terps will be Terps

Demand excellent education

I

f there’s anything that gets students, alumni and administrators fired and has made it clear one of his first impressions of students is that they are a up, it’s athletics. And no matter how many big wins the Terps rack up, it bunch of drunken, rowdy idiots. And for students, Loh has made himself out seems university athletics gets more attention for what happens off the to resemble a scolding stepfather imposing new and unwelcome rules. Neither are a good way to begin a new relationship. field rather than what happens on the field.

Granted, Terp fans can afford to clean up their act. But before the blame is First, it was the riots. Now, incoming university President Wallace Loh is condemning Terp fans for their crass behavior at Monday’s football game laid solely at the feet of students, the broader picture cannot be forgotten.

College sports revelr y holds no exclusivity to this university. At collegiate against Navy. and professional sporting events across the countr y, After the Terps’ victory in Baltimore, administrators said obscene chants fueled by hours of tailgating and fierce they were inundated with e-mails and phone calls from competition lead to behavior most wouldn’t write alumni, parents and others claiming Terp fans had embarhome to mom about. rassed the university with their belligerent behavior.

University administrators At Monday’s game in particular, Navy fans also And they did. Those in attendance at M&T Bank Staand the SGA should take a engaged in their fair share of ignorant taunts and dium witnessed Terp fans shouting obscenities at unidifferent approach to obscenities. Some swore at Terp fans. Others sang formed Naval Academy midshipmen, ranging from the classic “Hey, you suck!” to “f--- Navy!” These chants are addressing sportsmanship. “hom-o-sexuals” at the referees.

Loh said it reflected poorly on the university when not exclusive to the Navy game and have become a staple of most contentious sporting events at this university. They just seemed students yelled profanities at midshipmen marching into the stadium, as if to imply such obscenities were directed at the military itself. Certainly, the to carry more weight when hurled at those in uniform.

That being said, the outrage in the wake of Monday’s game has bordered chants were directed not at the U.S. military but a college sports rival. To label Terp fans as somehow unpatriotic is asinine. But if Loh and others wish to on absurd.

Student Government Association leaders and university officials have impose such a standard for sportsmanship, it can easily be said that Navy fans floated the idea of a student-run “sportsmanship committee” that would behaved in a way that did little to uphold the honor and dignity of the military.

As for the SGA’s proposed committee — good luck. Committees are a attempt to quell disrespectful behavior at games. Although this sounds like a good idea, it’s questionable how effective any committee — student-run or dime a dozen in the Student Government Association, and most prove to be largely ineffective. However, if student leaders can find a way to help clean otherwise — would be in changing fan behavior.

If student behavior has left a sour taste in Loh’s mouth, then administra- up Terp fans’ acts, we encourage them to do so. But as long as rival fans are tors’ response has done the same for students. Loh is new to the university bellowing insults, no one should expect Terp fans not to shout back.

Our View

Editorial cartoon: Ian McDermott

Taking notes: A technical education

I

’m the only person I know who still takes notes in class by hand.

And that makes me the last of a dying breed. The last person left standing. The last … of the Mohicans.

But all of that changed just a few short days ago.

Let me explain. In class, I’m used to taking notes “the old-fashioned way.”

And when I say “the old-fashioned way,” I mean with pen and paper. I don’t mean with stone tablets and nails. I’m sure that method worked just fine for Moses, but it seems a bit impractical in the 21st century.

Besides, Moses had to take notes from God. And God hates paper.

Hey, speaking of God, let’s get back to me. As you recall, I was explaining how I always take notes by hand. Then I went on a long and hilarious tangent.

Now it’s time to refocus.

I’ve spent the better part of my college career writing endless notes on

MIKE SANDERS endless sheets of paper. But a few days ago, completely on a whim, I decided to abandon my pen-and-paper-only routine and bring my laptop with me to class.

Holy shit.

Bringing your laptop to class is the best thing ever. I can’t recommend it enough. For starters, having your laptop means you won’t have to listen to your teachers anymore, which is awesome. Instead of spending an entire semester listening to Professor McBoring, why not plug in your headphones and spend an entire semester listening to “Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry? Sure, you’ll probably end up

failing the class, but who cares? At least you got your heart racing. In your skin-tight jeans. Because you’re a teenage dream tonight.

I can’t believe I didn’t think of this sooner. Outside of class, I mainly use my laptop for research purposes (searching for Guiding Light spoilers online). But now I can do my research in class, too. And that, my friends, is called the American Dream. Thanks, laptop.

It’s always fun to watch your fellow students “take notes” on their laptops, because there are so many different variations. There’s the kid who takes all his notes on Facebook. What a good idea. And there’s the girl who takes notes using AOL Instant Messenger — that’s really convenient!

And there’s the kid who looks up everything his professor says on Wikipedia. That kid is a douche. He doesn’t even have time to take notes

because he literally searches for everything his teacher says. Right now he’s searching for “let’s go over the syllabus.” Oops — there were no results matching that query. This kid desperately needs to get laid.

I’m that kid.

Teachers think we’re distracted. To them, I say only this: Shut up. I’m trying to watch funny YouTube videos.

For the longest time, I thought students who brought their laptops to class with them were lazy and disrespectful. But I was wrong. They have it all figured out. Instead of taking notes with pen and paper, they spend their time surfing the web and not taking notes.

And that’s probably for the best.

After all, God hates paper.

Mike Sanders is a senior history major.

He can be reached at sanders@umdbk.com.

Freshman mistakes: Cute, but annoying

O

K, so here’s the thing: I love freshmen. You guys are so cute and innocent.

You’re “undecided” and excited about everything. You even make me laugh sometimes. Like the boy who told me he was majoring in sophomores. Or the girl, already fully dressed to go out, who was crazily shaving in the bathroom sink. I get a special kick out of the guy from my hometown who, whenever he sees me, says, “Wait, I didn’t know you went here!”

But not all students at this university are like me, and they may be neither as amused nor as forgiving as I am. So I’m going to give you a few tips, my cute, innocent, undecided kids.

1. Continue to exclaim how cool everything here is and ask us questions for which the answer is literally right in front of you. Everything really is cool here, and your excitement and confusion give us a laugh.

2. You are not the only people head-

ing to class in the morning. So when you and 15 of your newest friends block the sidewalk, no one is amused. The sidewalks are made to accommodate more than one person, but “more than one” does not mean your entire floor.

By blocking the sidewalk, you and your enormous group of friends force the rest of us onto the soggy, disgusting grass. And I know that if you were off to Tydings Hall to sleep through a twohour lecture on game theory, you’d want to do it with dry feet, too.

3. You know how when you walk into the North Campus Diner, it seems like all the lines are so long? Well, first of all, that’s the Diner for you. But secondly — and this is of course just an option — maybe you should glance at the other cashiers, soda machines and milk dispensers and give them a shot.

Just like when you found the absolutely perfect comforter for your bed and then heard that the girl/guy/creature that you hate on your hall actually had the nerve to buy

LAURA FROST the exact same bedspread, there is more than one of everything. Try them sometimes. Doing this might even make it so the line you create from the cashiers to the value-meal section is actually able to be conquered by human means. And some of us might even get to class on time.

4. Maps are great. They tell you where you are and where you’re going, and they make crinkly noises when you unfold them so you can pretend you’re Indiana Jones unfolding a map to the Lost Ark. Who doesn’t love maps?

Let me tell you who: everyone who is standing behind you while you unfold what appears to be at least

three campuses on paper. These people are further irritated if you then insist on walking into things while you attempt to read your gargantuan map. And when I say things, I mean people. And when I say people, I mean me.

Really, who wants to be in the midst of booking it to class only to be bludgeoned by a map-wielding freshman? And even if he avoids hitting you, that freshman will still create a roving roadblock with his enormous map that absolutely must be held from one unfolded edge to the other.

Look, like I said, I love you guys. I find the above errors understandable and occasionally amusing. But others are not as kind as me. So please, for the sake of you, me and my hopefully dry napping-feet come game theory, heed my advice.

Laura Frost is a sophomore government and politics major. She can be reached at frost@umdbk.com.

he Diamondback’s Sept. 1 article, “To skip, or not to skip?” concerned the phenomenon of skipping class.

This is without a doubt, and without regard to any personal opinion on the topic, a troubling issue. Do we, as a student body that believes in academic excellence and school spirit, actually question whether any class is worth skipping? Do we actually believe that because a professor is unappealing, unattractive or uninteresting, the course material would follow suit?

Many philosophers have discussed the notion of the public rising up to change the course of order.

Two of these philosophers were Greek political orator Pericles (circa 495-429 BCE) and Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921), a Russian theorist.

Pericles once stated in a speech defending democratic action that, “We Athenians do not call a man who takes no part in public life quiet or unambitious; we call such a man useless.” Kropotkin addressed his countrymen and asked, “What kind of world do you want to live in? Demand that your teachers teach you what you need to know to build it.”

While the men had different audiences, different politics and different languages, they had a similar message: The world is yours for the making, and it is up to you to make the world.

If a professor is simply a monotonous lump standing at the head of a lecture hall wearing a striped polo shirt and a feedback-ridden microphone, tell him that. If the professor is so cheesy she’d be more appealing to 2-year-olds than to 20-yearolds, tell her that. If the syllabus covers only the mere basics of your amazing course topic and you know there will be the time, energy and support to alter the syllabus to include some of the more intriguing concepts, ask your professor to change the schedule.

Professors at this university are not here to teach us what they believe will benefit us in the long run. They are here to mold us in accordance with the stencils we provide for them. There are more students, with more opinions about current events and future goals, than professors. If not by might, if not by power, then it should be by spirit that the student body rises up to make a change in how and what we are taught.

Go to office hours and talk with your professors. Log onto ELMS and e-mail your teaching assistants. Let them know that you are bored with Tydings Hall, tired of Van Munching Hall and finished with the J.M. Patterson Building.

Ask them whether there is a reason for you to stay. Tell them you demand that this university fulfill its intended purpose: to assist the student body in maturing into the next wave, the greatest wave and the most influential wave of local, national and global actors.

T

Jeremy Krones is a sophomore environmental science and policy major. He can be reached at jdkrones@gmail.com.

AIR YOUR VIEWS Address your letters or guest columns to the Opinion Desk at opinion@umdbk.com.

All letters and guest columns must be signed. Include your full name, year, major and dayand night-time phone numbers. Please limit letters to 250 words. Please limit guest columns to 550 words. Submission of a letter or guest column constitutes an exclusive, worldwide, transferable license to The Diamondback of the copyright in the material in any media. The Diamondback retains the right to edit submissions for content and length.

CARTOONISTS WANTED The Diamondback is currently seeking paid editorial cartoonists for the 2010-2011 school year. If you are interested in applying please e-mail opinion@umdbk.com to request an application.

POLICY: Signed letters, columns and cartoons represent the opinions of the authors. The staff editorial represents the opinion of The Diamondback’s editorial board and is the responsibility of the editor in chief..

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 | THE DIAMONDBACK

5

Features HOROSCOPESTELLA WILDER

ACROSS 60 Right away 62 Camel relative 1 Has on 63 Marie’s friend 6 Pants feature 64 Disentangle 10 Hairy humanoid 65 Soothes 14 Dustup (hyph.)

66 Membership dues 15 — of Wight 67 Clap of thunder 16 City in Russia 68 Keaton or Cilento 17 Start the day 18 Fixed the table DOWN 19 Authentic 1 Bubble — 20 Lively dances 2 Mark replacer 22 Kitchen gadgets 3 Indigo plant (2 wds.)

4 Take a flier 24 Boastful knight 26 Removes a renter 5 Canvas shoe 6 Part of RSVP 27 Wide-angle lens 7 Morales of 31 Invite “La Bamba” 32 Aloof one 8 “Tiny —” 33 Chew 9 Rescue 36 Splash against helicopters 39 PC system 10 “Alas! poor —” 40 Poms’ 11 Upright acquaintances 12 Salad bowl woods 41 Ice-cream treat 13 Troubles 42 Parapsychology 21 Put into words topic 23 Cry of disdain 43 Copier supply 25 Gulf nation 44 Ipso — 27 Smoke outlet 45 Pie container 28 Charged 46 Intelligent particles mammal 48 Vampire repellent 29 Fabric sample 30 Whammy 51 RR terminal 34 Luau strummer 52 Doubtful 35 Geeks 54 Glittery 36 Highland lake adornments 37 Not pro 59 Auction shout

© 2010 UNITED FEATURES SYNDICATE

Previous Day’s Puzzle Solved:

TODAY’S CROSSWORD SPONSORED BY:

C A P P

OMP C L AS R I T Y E OACHE HA L APH I DS REACT AR I OF B I T E R S L I MME OUR OM I T T E RAD I I GL ENN S T AGY

38 Drudge 40 Pays (2 wds.)

41 Mushroom morsel 43 Chat 44 Thrashed about 1

2

3

45 47 48 49 50 4

Lion families Slugger Mel — Dwarf cousin Kate’s TV partner Exact replica

5

6

7

52 Colo. academy 53 The Force was with him 55 Tien Shan mountains 8

9

56 57 58 61

10

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 24

27

28

29

22 25

33

39

34

35

40

37

38

56

57

58

44 46

49

50

47

51 53

54 61

55

59

60

63

64

65

66

67

68

NEW CARTOONIST WANTED

36 41

43

52

ER ASHEN L E THOL E I D R I NSE SW I NGE R S HUD CR I M I NA L URA L G I NO F I C E R MGR OPE EBBED S T SPO I L S S POOK D H I TCHED E T A L HYDE BOSE OPEN TOED YENS

13

26

45

B U N D T

12

31

32

48

11

23

30

42

Tabula — Famous last word Return env.

Cambodia’s Lon —

62

orn today, you are one of those who seems to be always looking for your niche and a place to fit in, which occasionally brings you down. But the truth is that you often cannot appreciate fully what you have, for you are the center of a world that is full of good things, good opportunities, good people and good deeds. All you have to do is look around and acknowledge the gifts that you have been given to be truly happy. True, you will take your knocks as everyone does, but you can bounce back quickly if you will only let yourself. Sometimes, though, you tend to be a little self-pitying and unable to smile when everyone else is smiling around you. You are perhaps most content when you are putting your talents to good use — and the stars have seen to it to bestow upon you a stellar set of abilities that can result in tremendous accomplishment and reward.

You tend to gravitate toward those who share your talents and your outlook; you may at times find yourself commiserating with others — when in fact you should be celebrating. You are physically able, mentally sharp, and you are able to see things from a unique perspective.

Outlook is key for you; the more positive you are, the more positive your life, certainly.

Also born on this date are Henry Thomas, actor; Adam Sandler, actor and comedian; Michael Keaton, actor; Otis Redding, singer; Hugh Grant, actor.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’re likely to find it much easier than expected to get through the obstacle course that lies before you.

Certain key skills will enable you to make progress quickly.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You have only a certain amount of time in which to do a certain number of things, and the stars are not likely

B

to favor a random approach. Be organized, prioritized, and thorough.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Why go to great lengths to communicate a certain message when you are confident that only a few choice words will get it across? Be concise, but not flat or unexpressive.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You and only you know what it takes to do what is required of you at this time. Others will be free with advice and counsel, but it may only seem like guesswork to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You’re sure to be attracted to that which only comes around once in the proverbial blue moon, but are you prepared to make the sacrifice that a commitment will demand of you?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Interaction with younger people is likely to teach you a thing or two about yourself that you had never imagined. Take care, however, that issues don’t become clouded for any reason.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — Now is the time to come to the aid of one who has been waiting patiently for you to become available — for only you can provide what is

truly needed.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — A sacrifice comes easily if you really know what it is for, who will benefit, and why. If there are any such questions left unanswered, however, you may want to call a halt.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’re playing a dangerous game — and you know it. Don’t do or say anything to someone who is unusually vulnerable and unable to make the right decisions at this time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Progress is measured in small increments, and you may become frustrated by the slow pace. What is important, however, is that you never take a single step backward.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You can’t accomplish very much on your own; you’ll require a crack team to see the job done effectively — and on time. You’re the leader, but others have some good ideas.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’re going to want to listen to the advice you’re getting from a family member who has been there, done that. It may seem like a cliche, but there’s no substitute for experience.

Copyright 2010 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.

TODAY’S HOROSCOPE SPONSORED BY:

R.J. BENTLEY’S RESTAURANT • DOWNTOWN COLLEGE PARK

LADIES NIGHT

50% Off

Rails & Domestics Happy Hour 4-7 pm: $2.50 Bud & Bud Light 16 oz.

Drafts, 1/2 Price Appetizers

$1 Cover Every Thursday!

R.J. BENTLEY’S RESTAURANT • DOWNTOWN COLLEGE PARK

CROSSWORD

YOUR NAME HERE BEAR ON CAMPUS

TUNG PHAM

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 grid contains the digits 1 through 9.

Previous Day’s Puzzle Solved:

4429 Lehigh Road 301-927-6717

Degree of Difficulty: HARD

TODAY’S SUDOKU PUZZLE SPONSORED BY:

Now accepting Visa, MasterCard & Discover

$1 OFF

Any $5 Purchase

Offer Details: One coupon per party.

Coupon void if altered.

China Cafe 4370 Knox Rd. • College Park

301-277-3737 M–F Open 11:00am–10:30pm Sat–Sun Open 11:30am–11:00pm

Lunch Box Style Chinese Fast Food ALL DAY PRICE RANGE $5.50-$7.75 Dine In & Carry Out

FREE CLASSIFIEDS Run your classified for 4 consecutive days and receive the 5th day FREE! Call 314-8000 for more information.

FREE

ENGLISH CLASSES (ESL) Berwyn Baptist Church 4720 Cherokee Street College Park, MD 20740

Thursdays $20 textbook charge 7 p.m. – 8:30p.m.

Sept. 9, 2010-April 28, 2011 Novice-Advanced Classes

Call 301-474-7117 Free childcare available during classes

READ IT.

RECYCLE IT.

6

THE DIAMONDBACK | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE:

Diversions

INTERVIEW WITH CLEVELAND’S CLOUD NOTHINGS Cloud Nothings is Dylan Baldi, a 19-year-old who dropped out of college to pursue a career in music. In a few months, he’ll be touring with his band through Europe. Senior staff writer Reese Higgins talks to Baldi about his music and sudden rise to prominence.

For the full story, just click the Diversions tab at: WWW.DIAMONDBACKONLINE.COM

arts. music. living. movies. weekend.

INTERVIEW | VAMPIRE WEEKEND

PHOTO COURTESY OF SØREN SOLKÆR STARBIRD

These kids stand a chance Vampire Weekend prepares for bigger venues in support of a bigger album

BY REESE HIGGINS Senior staff writer

The music industry has fallen on hard times with the advent of illegal downloading and a seeming lack of interest from fans to support many of their favorite artists.

But New York’s afro-popinfluenced Vampire Weekend hasn’t seemed to have been too affected by the apocalyptic reports of declining music sales and a faltering concert business. In fact, the indie-rock superstars scored their first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 in January with Contra, their sophomore full-length.

Contra not only gave the band an increase in sales — it sold 96,000 more copies in its first week than the band’s 2008 debut — but it also became “only the 12th independently distributed album to top the Billboard 200 chart since [Nielsen] SoundScan began powering the list in May of 1991,” according to Billboard.com.

A No. 1 album is an impressive feat for any artist, but particularly for an independent group such as Vampire Weekend, which is signed to XL

Recordings.

To top it off, the band recently began a world tour during which it has played some of the largest venues it has seen so far. Vampire Weekend will play the 19,000-plus-capacity Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia on Saturday.

Merriweather is a big step up from the group’s last show in the Washington area, which was this past April at DAR Constitution Hall — a venue that seats 3,700.

But according to drummer Chris Tomson, little will change about the band as its profile continues to rise, despite the pressures of selling thousands of concert tickets each night on tour.

“I think a lot of it is the idea that we’re stepping up and playing these bigger venues, and we’re gonna play some more songs and hopefully put on a more complete show,” Tomson said. “A lot of the dates we played in the spring, they sold out pretty quickly, and we’re just trying to make sure people that got excited about Contra, or even our first album or whatever, have a chance to see us play and play these songs.

[We’ll] come around and do a

Vampire Weekend will play at Merriweather Post Pavilion this Saturday. PHOTO COURTESY OF REMOTECONTROLRECORDS.COM.AU

different set and hopefully people are excited.”

Washington audiences have always treated the band well in the past — multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij grew up in the city — and Tomson said he hopes Merriweather will be no different.

“Being an East Coast band, we’ve always had good shows in D.C.,” Tomson said. “Even our first tour, we played there. I think our first ever show on our first ever national tour was in D.C. at this place called The Red & The Black, which I remember

being really tiny, and we actually sold it out.

“We have a lot of fun playing in the area,” he added.

Performing at Merriweather will be especially thrilling for Tomson because of his last — and only — experience at the venue.

“Whether it’s in Bangkok or Salt Lake City or whatever, [concerts are] all fun, to be honest with you,” Tomson said. “I love playing shows. And not to blow smoke up your region’s ass, but I am really excited to play Merriweather Post Pavilion ... because

that’s where I saw my first ever Phish show. So that place has history for me and I haven’t been back since then, so I’m very excited about that.”

Tomson grew up in New Jersey listening to Phish in high school, but he said the jam band’s Sept. 17, 2000, show in Columbia was the only one he could get tickets for at the time.

The story of the band’s second album takes place more recently, at the beginning of 2008, after Vampire Weekend’s self-titled debut LP was released.

The four-piece had its share of fans and more than enough detractors — so goes the buildthem-up, tear-them-down mindset of the Internet blogosphere.

“As we put our first album out there and saw the reaction to it, there was a very prevalent way that people reacted to it,” Tomson said. “Like, us versus them, or black and white. There were two opposing groups — like we represent this one thing and they represented some other thing. And as we kind of saw these things, even looking at ourselves, we could see that we thought that way about some things as well.

“I think that we realized that

that isn’t necessarily the best way to go about evaluating things or judging people because, in reality, it’s never really quite so black and white or A and B; there’s a lot of gray area,” he continued. “I think that Contra, the idea of that — the song as well [“I Think Ur A Contra”] — maybe gets a little more into it. The concept of Contra is the conflict of against, and I think that that was something that is definitely throughout the record.”

But for now, Vampire Weekend will have to let the haters hate. Tomson isn’t worried about winning over any closeminded listeners and is instead more focused on having fun performing and reveling in his nostalgia while at Merriweather.

“Performing for people and having people get excited when you’re performing for them, it’s f---ing fun,” Tomson said. “That’s my favorite part, probably.”

Vampire Weekend will play at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday. Gates open at 6 p.m.

Tickets cost $45 for pavilion seats and the general admission floor and $30 for the lawn. rhiggins@umdbk.com

----------------

Classified CALL

CLASSIFIED DISPLAY ADS

RATES

• Larger Type • Sold In 1” Increments • One Column Wide • $33.00 Per Column Inch

35¢ per word $3.50 minimum ALL CAPITAL LETTERS........35¢ extra per word Bold letters..............................70¢ extra per word vmA All ads must be prepaid

OFFICE HOURS

DEADLINES

9:30AM – 4:30PM Monday – Friday 3136 South Campus Dining Hall

The deadline for all ads is 2PM, two business days in advance of publication.

SPECIAL Run the same classified or classified display ad 4 consecutive days and get 5th day FREE!

DIAMONDBACKONLINE.COM All Classifieds & Classified Display ads will run online at no additional charge.

301-314-8000 TO PLACE YOUR AD, OR BY EMAIL: ADVERTISING@DBK.UMD.EDU

BY FAX: 301-314-8358

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

CHILD CARE

FOR RENT

SERVICES

“PERFECT”

Bartending! $250/day potential. No experience necessary.

Training provided.

1-800-965-6520 x116.

Part time store clerk/stockperson needed at beer and wine store near campus. Flexible hours. Call Jim or Ted at 301-277-9271.

ONE ROOM LEFT!

Mad Scientists!

CUSTOMER RELATIONS REP.

Up to $35/Class Hr.

Great Pay, Flexible Hours!

AFTER SCHOOL BABYSITTER NEEDED. 2 children (girl, 11, boy, 7). Chevy Chase, MD. 3 days per week (Tuesday, Thursday, plus an additional day which is flexible). 3-7 pm.

Responsibilities include picking up from school, helping with homework, driving to and from activities, and getting dinner going (basic stuff). Must have car and clean driving record. If interested/available, please contact Christina_Jacobs@verizon.net.

Male student to be 5th person in 5 BR/ 2 BA home. All appliances, washer/ dryer, dishwasher, CAC, rec room, off-street parking, lawn service. Available immediately. $350/mo. on annual lease. Call 301-455-1731.

FAX SERVICE

JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT Local company is looking for outgoing students to help with marketing.

Schedules are flexible. No experience necessary, will train.

Call Rene, 301-486-0101.

Part Time Physical Therapy Aide Physical Therapy Aide for an outpatient clinic in Rockville, MD. Morning, afternoon and evening hours available. Fax resume to 301-770-3015 or email tsichelman@clarkept.com.

Help Wanted Looking for motivated, enthusiastic student for data entry/admin. assistant. Excellent organizational skills.

Proficient in Excel. P/T 15-20 hrs./wk., very flexible. Call Cap’n Dave: 301-352-5817 or email resume to capndave@verizon.net.

Part Time WORK

Instructors needed to lead fun after-school science clubs for kids in Metro area elementary schools. Experience working with kids a plus and MUST HAVE A CAR. Flexible PT opportunity. Must be available at least 2 days/ week (M-F) by 2 p.m. Paid training. Science background NOT required. $25-$35 per program hour.

Mad Science 301-593-4777 www.madscience.org/DC

Vet Tech Seeking intelligent, motivated part-time veterinary technicians for immediate opening with excellent pay at friendly neighborhood clinic.

Excellent opportunity for pre-vet students.

Contact Silver Spring Animal Hospital – 301-587-6099. MUST have current references.

Near Bethesda Metro. $13/hour. PT or FT. Email resume: bethesdafinancialfirm@gmail.com.

HELP WANTED- $8.50/HR- UM STUDENTS ONLY. The University of Maryland’s Surplus Property Operation (TERRAPIN TRADER) has openings for warehouse & delivery personnel. Hours of operation are 7:30 am - 4:30 pm. For more information, call Mike Painter at 301-405-5008/ 5267 or stop by the Terrapin Trader located in the Physical Distribution Center, Bldg. #383 on Paint Branch Parkway near the College Park Metro Station. “NO WHINERS ALLOWED”.

INTERNSHIP/PAID Wanted: Aggressive, outgoing go-getter to work with Senior Vice President at Wells Fargo Advisors. Call Bill Flanigan, Senior Vice President: 301-961-0131.

Excellent Pay * Flexible schedules * Evenings and weekends avail. * Customer sales/service * No experience necessary * All majors welcome All ages 18+, conditions apply

CALL 301-545-1750 www.workforstudents.com

Utility Clerk (Intern) Wells Fargo is currently hiring p/t paid interns for fall/spring. Call Kris Wappaus at 703-827-7629 or apply online at wellsfargo.com/careers. Wells Fargo is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. REDSKINS STADIUM LOOKING FOR VENDORS for Redskins games and two college games. Great part time job. Call Erik at 301-370-9998.

Admin. Asst./ Recept. – PT Agency in Laurel seeks a responsible person to answer phones & perform admin. duties MWF 8:30-5:00 & TuTh 8:30-12:30. Office exp. & excel. comm. req. Long term career oppty. for right person. See website for details & pay (www.htbinsurance.com).

Send resume & cover letter to hrinfo@htbinsurance.com or fax to 301-490-4192.

-

NEED MONEY FOR RENT? Find a job in The Diamondback Classifieds!

STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM. Paid survey takers needed in College Park. 100% free to join! Click on surveys.

CHILD CARE Experienced Sitter. Candidates MUST love to PLAY, okay with diapers and understand toddler-appropriate activities, safety. Either W or F mornings, occasional weekend dates.

Hiring for schoolyear. Resume/description of experience – staggerpaw@aol.com.

Special Needs Tutor Be trained to educate an autistic 17 year old boy Friday 2:30-7:30 pm, Saturday 11 am-1:30 pm. Potomac.

Need car. $14 per hour.

240-372-5446, rbobroff@verizon.net

AFTERSCHOOL CARE. University Park family seeks responsible person(s) to pick up daughters (6 and 8) from school, drive home, and help with homework. $12/hour (plus gas). 3 days per week (flexible) 3:30-6:30 (also flexible). Contact Gisela at 845-4012990 or ltgisela@yahoo.com.

FOR SALE

OLD GREENBELT HOME Quiet 1 bedroom, $122,000.

Co-op handles most maintenance.

www.39hRidge.com

FOR RENT

Beltsville Condo 2 bedroom/2 bathroom condo available in Beltsville. 10303 45th Place just off Rt. 1. $1400/month. Parking and utilities included. Newly renovated. Washer and dryer in the building. Available immediately. Teamupllc@hotmail.com or call Ari at 301-602-2009.

House for rent — 5 beds, 2 baths, $2700/negotiable. Washer, dryer, central air. Fenced yard. Lots of parking. Great house and safe location in College Park. Please call 301-529-5274. Know someone looking? Refer them and earn $500 cash.

House – College Park. 5110 Berwyn Road: 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths. Carpeted, washer/ dryer, dishwasher, disposal, cac, large screened back porch. No pets. $2200/ month. 571-221-6039.

Walk to campus. 2 bedroom Knox Box Apartment. 301-918-0203.

ROOMS FOR RENT NEAR CAMPUS 3 rooms within biking dist./shuttle rt., available immediately. Central AC/ heat, wash/dryer. $450 and up, share util. & internet $50. 240-426-4355 or mentana5811@yahoo.com.

Send / Receive Local / Long-Distance (international not available)

ROOM FOR RENT in 5 bedroom house. $400/month. Washer/dryer, central air conditioning, rear deck. Close to campus. Call Brit at 301-806-0790.

ROOM FOR RENT. Close to main gate. $500/month, includes all utilities.

Washer/dryer. Easy walking distance. Call Walt at 301-937-9500.

ROOMMATES

Diamondback Business Office 3136 South Campus Dining Hall PHONE: 301-314-8000 Mon.-Fri. 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Women to share great house with same. 5 bedroom, 3 bath, walk to campus.

301-918-0203.

MISCELLANEOUS

SERVICES

CHURCH OF CHRIST

GUITAR LESSONS – Blues, Jazz, Rock, Classical. Former university instructor. Beginning/advanced. All ages welcome.

301-445-7726.

University Park 6420 Adelphi Road 301-927-7277 www.upcoc.com

Tutors on Campus Professional luxury tutoring service in any subject matter and level.

Monthly and Semester packages available at a discounted rate!

www.tutorsoncampus.com

GOT EXTRA STUFF? THE DIAMONDBACK CLASSIFIEDS ARE THE PERFECT PLACE TO SELL YOUR EXTRA STUFF. CALL 301-314-8000 MON.-FRI. 9:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M. TO PLACE YOUR AD WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD.

ADOPTION

ADOPTION Loving childless couple wishing to adopt an infant. Willing to pay legal and medical expenses. Call 1-888-898-9648.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 | SPORTS | THE DIAMONDBACK

7

YOUNG from page 8

Defender Greg Young, right, has started both of the Terps’ games this season, equaling the number of starts he had during his first three seasons with the team. JACLYN BOROWSKI/THE DIAMONDBACK

RUSHING from page 8 But after slogging through a rough 2009 season and unfortunate circumstances, the Terps find themselves much improved.

Scott said having to sit out and watch Meggett run as the No. 1 back reinforced his confidence in his teammate and made him more assured in the team’s ground attack heading into this season.

“It definitely feels good to have him have my back and know I can tap out any time when I need some rest and not really have to worry about who’s in and who’s not,” Scott said.

Determined to avoid a repeat of last season’s disappointing performance, Scott remade himself. He got faster as he got bigger, parlaying his experience with the Terp indoor track and field team this winter into an even more explosive set of wheels.

“I think he’s improved on his weaknesses,” Friedgen said. “I think he’s a better pass protector than he was last year, I think he’s a better route runner, I think he’s a better receiver. He thinks better. He’s doing all the little things.”

Meggett, meanwhile, added considerable speed and strength to his already solid

frame in the offseason, drawing frequent praise from Friedgen during the preseason.

Against Navy, Meggett took the lead for the tandem, running for a career-high 105 yards on eight carries. Scott finished with 58 yards on 10 carries.

“We needed this,” Meggett said. “It allowed us to see our potential. It allowed us to see what we could do.”

It also afforded the Terp coaching staff a chance to see just what the duo could do. If anything, their performances reinforced the coaches’ decision to split carries between the two running backs.

“I’m not sure how it’s all going to eventually turn out in the end,” Donovan said. “I think it’s almost a game-bygame deal, who’s hotter, who’s breaking more tackles, who’s running harder, who’s in the groove more. I’m going to try to keep them even and keep them fresh.”

For their part, Scott and Meggett said they didn’t mind the shared workload.

“It just depends on the coaches, what type of game plan they have,” Scott said.

“We just have to trust them and see what they have in mind. We backs will just do what we’ve got to do, no matter what.”

Before long, there might be

the back has been Greg Young,” Cirovski said at the team’s Media Day on Aug. 31. “[He] has always had a great maturity about him, but it’s the first time he’s had a sustained level of health.”

During his first three seasons in College Park, Young never cracked the rotation, let alone made an impact. Injuries plagued the Ballston Lake, N.Y., native, and the team’s enormous depth never helped much, either.

Before transferring to the Terps in 2007, Young showed promise in his freshman year at Siena, starting 10 games. But after a lengthy club and high school career free of injury, Young sustained two concussions in 2006 with the Saints, broke his foot in 2007 with the Terps and then suffered a high ankle sprain in 2008.

In his first three years in College Park, Young appeared in only nine games.

It’s a different situation these days.

Should Young hold his spot on the Terp backline for another month, the senior will have more starts this season than he had appearances in his previous three.

“As soon as I got healthy, I told myself that I’d get a shot,” Young said, “whether it would be coming off the bench or in the starting lineup.”

At 5-foot-9, Young isn’t a prototypical center back, lacking the ideal size and strength. But he has made up for it with surprising athleticism.

“He’s just a ridiculous athlete,” defender Alex Lee said. “He’s great in the air.”

Young said he tries to model his game after former standout Terp defenders A.J. DeLaGarza and Spencer Allen, both of whom had similarly small builds.

“He’s realized his role,” defender Ethan White said. “I’m more of a physical center back, and he’s more

“When you see a guy like that emerging from the starting lineup ... you know we’re doing a good job of caring about all the players on our team.”

SASHO CIROVSKI TERRAPIN MEN’S SOCCER COACH

of a guy that just wins balls. He plays very hard, and he has to show his strength on the field.”

“You take what you have because you can’t change how tall you are,” Young said. “My job is to be an active, vocal leader out there and help the younger guys on both sides of me.”

His opening-night nerves helped make his opening start far from perfect. He was part of a defense that allowed four goals, and at one point he even launched a clearance into the chest of White, who was just feet away. Cirovski labeled his performance as “a little bit gun-shy.”

Two days later, Young rebounded to help pitch a shutout against Northeastern, further solidifying his unlikely spot on the backline.

Young wasn’t an All-American in high school — he hasn’t come close in college and probably never will — but he has carved out his own niche in the starting lineup of a top-10 team looking to go far this year.

“When you see a guy like that emerging from the starting lineup after barely playing three of his first years, you know we’re doing a good job of caring about all the players on our team,” Cirovski said at Media Day. “If they’re good enough, they’ll play. Greg’s been a very positive surprise for us.” ceckard@umdbk.com

Running back Da’Rel Scott entered this season as the Terps’ starter but received just two more carries and ran for less yardage than backup Davin Meggett during the team’s 17-14 season-opening win against Navy. MATTEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

also be a third option in the mix. Freshman D.J. Adams and sophomore Gary Douglas sit behind Scott and Meggett on the depth chart but have no shortage of potential.

Adams is young but versa-

tile, and while Donovan said he isn’t yet ready for every ingame situation, he will start to see increased time on the field.

Douglas, who had 81 yards on 16 carries as a backup last season, is still recovering from a

sprained ankle but likely will play as the season progresses.

“You have what I bring to the table, you have what Meggett brings to the table, obviously you have D.J. [and] what he brings to the table,

and Gar y,” Scott said. “All four of us can take reps in any type of game. So just with the depth we have, we can take on any defense.”

GOALIES

the Terp goalkeeper stopped another shot with a kick save, keeping the game tied and preventing momentum from swinging decisively in favor of Old Dominion.

Vassalotti said it’s important for her to stay focused, in both games and practices.

“Just always staying ready,” she said. “It’s fun to get out there in a game situation, and that’s what we work on every day in practice.”

Players said they agree with Meharg’s decision and support the system of rotating goalies, believing the competition can only benefit the team as a whole.

“Competition is healthy. It’s good to push each other. So I’m excited to see what comes out of it,” defender Alicia Morawski said. “Both of them are so reliable, and it’s great that we do have that depth and the ability to exchange goalies.”

from page 8

❖ APARTMENTS

❖ LAUNDRY

EMPIRIAN VILLAGE

DEDICATED UM SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE

1 Bedroom Apt. Homes as low as $699 2 Bedroom Apt. Homes as low as $799 * Free WiFi * Walking distance to Metro and Beltway Plaza

866-990-5446

6220 Springhill Drive Greenbelt, MD 20770

www.epmapartments.com

Heritage Park Apartments Now Leasing!

• UMD Student Discounts • University of MD Shuttle • 2 Miles from Campus

Call 1-877-273-2458 1818 Metzerott Road

– 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartment Homes – Roommate Style Doubles – Controlled Access Building

❖ RECREATION

Physical Therapy on Campus PHYSICAL THERAPY • SPORTS MEDICINE 4321 Hartwick Rd. • College Park, MD

www.Heritage-Park-Apts.com

301-277-6616 Call now for your appointment!

❖ AUTOMOTIVE

www.prosportscare.com

SKYDIVE!

[against New Hampshire] and Melissa’s going to play on Sunday [against Rutgers], and I think we’ll be in a better place for it when we get into November.”

Both goalies have started the season well. Hunter stopped one shot during her lone start against Villanova in a 5-0 drubbing in Philadelphia. Vassalotti, meanwhile, has stopped nine of 12 shots on goal and is allowing 1.50 goals per game.

Against Old Dominion, Vassalotti recorded a career-high five saves en route to what Meharg said was “her best game at the University of Maryland.”

Early in the first half of the Terps’ 3-1 victory, the Monarchs took a slap shot off a penalty corner that Vassalotti stopped with a diving save.

After a rebound popped loose,

kyanchulis@umdbk.com

jengelke@umdbk.com

Easy one-day first jumps year round from 22-Jumper twin-engine airplane at over 13,500 feet! (877) 348-3759. We offer GIFT CERTIFICATES & complete courses of skydiving instruction for Skydiving certification & instructors ratings too!

And don’t worry if you wet your pants.They’ll dry on the way down.

WWW.SKYDIVEORANGE.COM

❖ DELIVERY

❖ RELIGION 8127-G Baltimore Ave., College Park

301-474-1313 Open Late: Sun.-Thurs. 10:30am-1:30am Fri.-Sat. 10:30am-3am

3.99

$

Small Cheese Pizza 9pm until Close.

With coupon. Pick-up only.

Stay connected Visit us online www.diamondbackonline.com

8

THE DIAMONDBACK | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Sports

Defensive tackle leaves team Once-highly touted defensive tackle recruit Masengo Kabongo has left the Terp football team.

Check out TerrapinTrail.com for more coverage.

MEN’S SOCCER

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Hurting for a chance, Young begins anew

Terps stay undefeated with 3-2 win

Defender overcomes injuries to start for Terps

BY CHRIS ECKARD Senior staff writer

Moments before the start of Friday night’s season-opening match against Michigan State, Greg Young walked to his position at center back on Ludwig Field, soaking up the atmosphere around him.

The Terrapin men’s soccer senior hugged a couple of his teammates, slapped a few others on the back and then

jumped around, anxiously awaiting the start of the match.

Only then did it finally hit him: Everything he had worked for during the past three years had paid off. For the first time, Young found himself nestled in the starting lineup on opening night.

“You get the butterflies before every game, but especially then,” Young said. “You hear your name called, and every hair on your body raises,

and you just get a feeling that you’ve really never felt before.”

After losing only one starting defender to graduation, coach Sasho Cirovski tapped Young as the final piece for the No. 9 Terps’ backline, beating out redshirt freshman Jake Pace and true freshmen Gordon Murie and Marques Fernandez.

“Probably the big surprise in

see YOUNG, page 7

Ayinde’s late goal vs. Pirates pushes record to 6-0

BY CONOR WALSH Staff writer

Defender Greg Young, left, is the senior presence in the Terps’ backline. JACLYN BOROWSKI/THE DIAMONDBACK

FOOTBALL

Running backs Davin Meggett, left, and Da’Rel Scott, right, combined to rush 18 times for 163 yards Monday.

PHOTOS BY JACLYN BOROWSKI/THE DIAMONDBACK

Terps’ multiple-choice answer Improved Meggett, healthy Scott saw near-equal time in productive outings vs. Navy

BY KATE YANCHULIS

(RUNNING) BACK-TO-BACK

Senior staff writer

Da’Rel Scott and Davin Meggett both have the skills and resumés to start at running back for the Terrapin football team. So rather than choose one, the Terps have decided to feature both.

In the season opener against Navy on Monday, Scott picked up 36 yards on five carries on the first drive. The senior capped the Terps’ opening possession by taking a pitch into the left side of the end zone from five yards out less than five minutes into the game.

On their next drive, Meggett jumpstarted the offense with a 67-yard run, the longest of his career. Six plays later, the junior scored on a 3yard touchdown run.

Less than 11 minutes into the in-

DA’REL SCOTT Carries vs. Navy: 10 Yards rushing: 58 Longest run: 11 yards Touchdowns: 1

DAVIN MEGGETT

—VS.—

state showdown, the Terps had a 14-0 lead due in large part to their tailback tag team.

“It’s phenomenal, just phenomenal,” running backs coach John Donovan said. “It’s just nice to know that you can have either one of those guys in, and no matter what play is called, you’re feeling pretty good about it.”

Carries vs. Navy: 8 Yards rushing: 105 Longest run: 67 yards Touchdowns: 1

“At this point in time, I would say Scott and Meggett are 1A and 1B,” coach Ralph Friedgen said.

Scott has been the Terps’ leading rusher for the past two seasons, with Meggett finishing just behind him.

During his sophomore season, Scott, a perpetual threat to opposing defenses with his potential for breakaway plays, was the definitive starter

and finished as the second-leading rusher in the ACC after a 1,133-yard, eight-touchdown season. Meggett, the burly bruiser of the two, served as a valuable backup during his true freshman season, racking up 457 yards of his own.

But last year, after Scott suffered a knee injury in the preseason, he and Meggett came in as equals. And when Scott broke his wrist against Clemson five weeks into the season, Meggett found the starting job resting solely on his shoulders for the next four games.

Behind an injur y-riddled of fensive line, neither amounted to much. In seven games, Scott compiled a team-best 425 rushing yards, while Meggett finished with 338 in 12 games.

see RUSHING, page 7

As Sade Ayinde strode to the penalty spot in the 81st minute last night, all fellow Terrapin women’s soccer forward Jasmyne Spencer could do was watch.

Only seconds earlier, Spencer had been dragged down inside the penalty box, earning a penalty kick that could put the No. 8 Terps back ahead after desperately fighting to regain the lead they had squandered to host Seton Hall.

“I just had to take a deep breath and have all faith in Sade,” Spencer said following the game. “I knew she definitely would put it in.”

When she did, the Terps all but clinched a sixth straight victory and preserved their unbeaten record — even if it had taken a little more work than they might have expected.

Though the Terps were far from perfect, scoring only three times despite 25 shots on goal and allowing the Pirates to claw back from a 20 deficit, coach Brian Pensky saw a vastly improved will to win from the sloppy Terp team that slogged through a 2-0 victory over Stony Brook on Sunday.

“We played with much more of a bite today and created much more quality chances,” Pensky said. “We responded pretty well.”

The Terps’ (6-0) inability to maintain a comfortable cushion again manifested against Seton Hall.

While yesterday marked the first time they had blown a two-goal lead in a game this season, it was the third time in six games they had allowed an opponent to at least halve a two-goal deficit.

The Terps were nonetheless able to overcome a rowdy crowd, windy conditions and their own mental lapses to eventually take down the Pirates (1-3), a program that has won just two games in the past two regular seasons of Big East play.

“In some ways, I fear that our team is already thinking about the ACC games,” Pensky said. “We’ve got to take one game at a time because tonight we almost got bitten.”

Midfielder Olivia Wagner got the scoring started for the Terps late in the first half when she gathered a pass from Ayinde and slipped it past Pirate goalkeeper Jennifer Pettigrew. Early in the second half, forward Ashley Grove provided what appeared to be the backbreaker, taking a looping pass from defender Caitlin McDowell and burying her fifth goal of the year.

But the Pirates weren’t done, capitalizing twice on a Terp defense seemingly lulled to sleep by their teammates’ constant possession on attack.

“We had complete control of the game, but maybe we did relax,” Pensky said. “When you’re [an attacking] team like this, you can lose discipline defensively.”

Though the Terps head back to College Park with some remaining execution problems to sort out, their drive is no longer under the same scrutiny it was after Sunday’s unaesthetic win.

“Bottom line is we’re getting out of here with a win,” Pensky said, “and that feels good.” cwalsh@umdbk.com

FIELD HOCKEY

Two options for one place in goal

BY JAKOB ENGELKE Senior staff writer

Terrapin field hockey coach Missy Meharg knew replacing goalkeeper Alicia Grater was going to be a challenge.

Grater, who graduated after last season, won three national championships with the Terps during her career and played in all 24 of the team’s games last season while amassing 105 saves and posting a 1.19 goals against average. The former Terp also notched eight shutouts in her final two seasons.

Meharg figured replacing her

backline staple was going to be difficult. But she also knew she had options available at the position. This season, the No. 2 Terps (3-0) are using a twogoalie rotation involving junior Melissa Vassalotti and freshman Natalie Hunter, and Meharg believes the two have filled the void left by Grater.

“Both of them are playing very well,” Meharg said. “We’re in a position where we need both of these women to get quality Division I experience. Minutes are everything, and they’re both playing well and are confident.”

Meharg wants both to get in-

game experience, something she believes will be invaluable come playoff time. As of now, the two have been rotating games: Vassalotti started the season opener against No. 13 Drexel and Sept. 3 against No. 17 Old Dominion, while Hunter got the nod against Villanova and will start Saturday against New Hampshire.

“We’re going to give both Melissa and Natalie an opportunity to get some real quality minutes,” Meharg said. “Natalie’s going to play on Saturday

see GOALIES, page 7

Goalkeeper Melissa Vassalotti, right, has split time with teammate Natalie Hunter for the Terps, who need to replace a two-year starter. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK