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By Quinn Kelley Staff writer

QUARTERBACK PERRY HILLS celebrates his touchdown in the second quarter of Saturday’s game against Temple. Although the Terps almost lost a 23-point edge in the second half, they never relinquished their lead and ultimately won the game 36-27, bouncing back from last year’s crushing loss at Byrd Stadium. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

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EDITOR’S NOTE: An employee’s name was withheld in this article to protect his or her job.

Officials are putting the finishing touches on their second formal set of recommendations to address and prevent issues of alleged workplace abuses, amid students and staff’s continued claims they haven’t seen the results they were hoping for.

The work group behind the report is conducting a final review on their 44 recommendations, which expand upon the other initiatives launched over the past year, including English language and computer classes and leadership trainings. Administrative affairs Vice President Rob Specter said university President Wallace Loh will receive the report within the next few weeks, and many advocates for university workers should soon see additional concrete steps taken to foster a safe work environment on the campus.

University officials have carried out eight of the nine recommendations made by the Human Resources Working Group last year to address al-

legations of verbal and physical abuse, sexual harassment and mistreatment of university workers. Several initiatives put in place since last fall include identifying bilingual staff to assist employees, improving communication of promotional opportunities to Facilities Management staff and modifying how workers report grievances in order to avoid conflicts of interest.

One outlined goal is still in the works, as officials negotiate in private with a labor union to modify or eliminate Facilities Management’s Fair Treatment Guidelines, the department’s road map for discipline. In last year’s report, the Human Resources Working Group called the guidelines “unnecessary and dysfunctional,” and wrote they engendered “bad will” among workers.

Loh wrote in an email to the university community the new interdivisional work group on non-exempt, or hourly, staff has worked throughout the summer to craft steps that “go beyond the scope of those made earlier.”

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After nearly losing 23-point lead, Terps upset Temple, redeem themselves after last year’s 38-7 loss

By Josh Vitale Senior staff writer

PHILADELPHIA — It was beginning to look all too familiar for the Terrapins football team.

Just like they did nine months ago in a 56-41 loss to N.C. State, the Terps were letting a sizeable second-half lead slip through their fingers. Though they led Temple by 23 at halftime, their lead had shrunk

to just two midway through the fourth quarter.

In the final 7:04, though, the Terps showed they weren’t going to let what happened seemingly all too often last season happen again. This year was going to be different.

“We went to the sideline and [defensive end] Joe [Vellano] goes, ‘We’re still winning the game. Everybody pick your head up. We’re still winning the game. We’re up two.

We’re not losing,’” defensive end A.J. Francis said. “A lot of guys got in the mindset of, ‘We’re never out of the game.’

And we weren’t. We were winning.”

Those words proved enough for the Terps. After an Owls touchdown cut the Terps lead to two, quarterback Perry Hills and the Terps marched downfield.

A 38-yard completion to wide receiver Stefon Diggs brought the Terps into the See OWLS, Page 3

Candidates focus on education College affordability hot-button issue in this year’s conventions

By Jim Bach Senior staff writer Climbing student loan debt and the runaway cost of tuition may not have taken center stage at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions this year, but both sides gave a nod to young voters by mentioning college affordability and job prospects for recent graduates.

This is a shift from the 2008 conventions that largely shied away from the college affordability issue, with thencandidate Barack Obama giving it little mention in his DNC speech and thenRepublican nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) staying silent on it altogether.

But college affordability has come to the forefront of national lawmakers’ attention following Congress’ summer debate over how to fund a freeze on some federal student loans rates — just months after reports showed student loan debt approaching $1 trillion.

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“Student loans and the financing of higher education is a very important issue,” said Bill Rand, a business professor. “People are seeing the fact that higher education is costing more and more money and they’re wondering whether or not this is where their dollars should actually be spent.”

While Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s shout-out to young voters was brief, it illustrated a contrast to McCain’s approach. Obama took the issue of college affordability a step further, citing it as an important part of the country’s future and using it as one of his focal points.

“No family should have to set aside a college acceptance letter because they don’t have the money. No company should have to look for workers overseas because they couldn’t find any with the right skills here at home.

That’s not our future,” Obama said in his DNC speech Thursday.

He added: “I refuse to ask students

the new dining screens, which each cost $4,500, have not been working properly. alexis jenkins/the diamondback

to pay more for college,” touching on some of his previous statements that a Romney presidency would signal tax cuts for the rich at the expense of federal student loan programs and aid such as Pell Grants.

While Democrats had a strong grasp on the youth vote in 2008, Rand said a slow-growing economy that has been bearing down on young voters and recent graduates has given the GOP an opportunity to exploit that frustration among young voters.

“The GOP is definitely trying to use that to its advantage to try and reach out to younger voters and say ‘Hey look, the Democrats and President Obama haven’t done as well as you think they have,’” Rand said.

In Romney’s speech at the RNC two weeks ago, he took a shot at the ailing economy under Obama

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22 screens each cost $4,500 with software

By Bradleigh Chance Staff writer EDITOR’S NOTE: An employee’s name was withheld to protect his job.

Dining Services officials said they hope to make the dining halls more efficient and sustainable with the addition of digital menus, but technical difficulties have students and employees questioning the debut of the 22 screens.

While the TVs cost $1,200 each, the addition of software to display menus, and eventually interactive elements,

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increases the price tag of the 22 screens to $4,500 each, Dining Services spokesman Bart Hipple said. The project eliminates the printing of nearly 200 paper menus for the dining halls each day, but Hipple said the department is still working to fix issues with the company providing the screens’ program.

“We are feeling frustrated and a little disappointed with this particular transition,” Hipple said. “But anytime you’re introducing new technology, you’re going to run into some challenges … But we’re taking

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workplace From PAGE 1 i mplemented t hem,” sa id Specter, who co-chairs the interdivisional work group with Linda Clement, student affairs vice president. “We wanted to continue the work and broaden it … While it’s happening slower than all of us are comfortable with, we’re moving in the right direction.”

Clement said a key aspect of the report is creati ng a change in workplace culture and how supervisors and administrators view and interact with staff.

Residential Facilities employee Don Mitchell, a member of the Justice at Maryland coalition, said he was relieved to see the university taking positive steps last semester.

However, he said the administration had not gone fa r enough to create strict policies that deter mistreatment.

“I’m g ratefu l they’re looking at this situation,” Mitchell said. “I’m disappointed that we haven’t heard there will be zero tolerance for

SCREENs From PAGE 1 steps towa rds getti ng the issues resolved.”

While the new additions immediately caught students’ attent ion, some quest ion whether the nearly $100,000 initiative represents the best use of funds from the mandatory Dining Services facilities fee, which contributes to long-term renewal projects.

“It’s annoying to read from the screens because they’re constantly changing and you can’t see everything at once,”

“can we create an atmosphere of greater respect and friendliness … absolutely. We’ll certainly try very hard.”

WALLACE LOH

University president instances of abuse.”

“You have to wonder how these people get hired then, if they don’t understand what respect means,” Mitchell said of some supervisors.

Loh said although there are issues that must be addressed, reports of workplace abuse have been isolated incidents.

“I think we’ve made very good prog ress. We’ve just turned this place upside down … we just did not fi nd it,” Loh said. “But there were still, nonetheless, issues that we needed to improve.”

However, a Residential Facilities housekeeper who works on South Campus said mistreatment exists, and rather than listening, managers “tell you to calm down or just sweep things under the rug.”

“They try to treat us like dogs … It’s to the point where

“Right Now, they’re completely pointless.

Maybe once they get them working correctly they’ll be more useful.”

ERIC ARMSTRONG

Sophomore geography major freshman special education major Li ndsay U h r sa id. “ T hey’re c omple te ly u nnecessary. A non-electronic board that just has everything written out would work even better.”

However, Hipple said the screens will be more effective than traditional menus once they are fully operational.

The justice at maryland coalition held several forums over the past two years protesting alleged workplace abuse of non-exempt university employees. Within the next few weeks, an interdivisional work group charged by university President Wallace Loh plans to release a new report with 44 recommendations to foster a safe workplace environment. file photo/the diamondback I don’t even want to wake up and get up to come here in the morning,” said the employee, who asked to remain anonymous to protect his or her job.

“Don’t get me wrong, the students are beautiful — but it’s one of the worst places in the world I ever worked.”

Mitchell said he doesn’t think enough has been done, adding

he is skeptical of whether training would actually help if a supervisor is disrespectful.

“They’re excellent steps in the right direction, but there’s nothing tangible or strong enough to me,” Mitchell said.

Clement said there are signs to the contrary. For example, 250 Facilities Management and Residential Facilities supervi-

sors attended a kickoff training session in August.

“I think a lot has happened, just to the com m itment to train every supervisor in these two u n its,” Clement sa id.

“That’s major change. That’s big progress.”

Loh said he is optimistic the 44-recommendation report will help resolve any issues

that exist, and that the campus community can create a more welcoming and supportive environment for its employees.

“Can we create an atmosphere of greater respect and friendliness … absolutely,” Loh said. “We’ll certainly try very hard.”

“The information presented will be much more accessible to the students,” he said.

“We’ll be able to change the boards during the meal period and plan to add interactive elements in the future.”

One Dining Services employee, who requested to re m a i n a nony mo u s to protect his job, said he was unimpressed with the new technology, which Dining Services employees installed over the summer.

“Sometimes they’re on, sometimes they’re off,” he said. “They could’ve done something better with the money, like give me a raise.”

Hipple added this initiative plays an important role in the department’s continued efforts to promote sustainability. There were 26,000 uses of reusable plastic containers in the dining halls last spring, the second semester in which Dining Services sold the boxes for $5. When the program fi rst launched, Dining Services reported there were a few hundred

uses each week.

“That’s 26,000 boxes that won’t end up in a landfill,” Hipple said, adding the department is planning to post signs encouraging students to use g lass cups rather tha n paper. “At th is poi nt we’re ju s t t r y i n g to ra i se awareness.”

Several students said they appreciated the department’s

efforts to cut down on waste, but sophomore geog raphy major Eric A rmstrong said this initiative did not seem to be money well spent.

“Right now, they’re completely pointless,” he said.

“Maybe once they get them working correctly they’ll be more useful.”

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owls From PAGE 1 red zone, and running back J u s t u s P i c k e t t ’s 7-y a r d touchdown rush just three plays later capped off a 75yard, game-clinching drive and sealed the Terps’ 36-27 victory over Temple at Lincoln Financial Field.

“To have our guys come on the road, against a quality football team — which Temple is — and fi ght through all the adversity that we had in the second half and to put that l a st d r ive toget her rea l ly showed me something about the heart, the soul, the character and the belief these kids have in themselves,” coach Randy Edsall said. “We’re thrilled and happy to come up here and get the win.”

SPEEChes From PAGE 1 to appeal to the 18-to-29 year old voter bloc.

“Every new college graduate thought they’d have a good job by now,” Romney said. “A place of their own. They could start paying back some of their loans and build for the future.”

Some students, such a s junior government and politics major Alice Goldberg, said Romney has wavered on issues such as same-sex marriage and health care.

G oldberg sa id she fea rs Romney’s positions are empty rhetoric to help him get elected.

“He doesn’t care as much about his actual views,” she said. “He’s a fl ip-flopper.”

Over the last four years, tuition has gone up and college graduates are still struggling to find jobs. A 2012 Associated Press study determined that 1.5 million recent gradu-

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The Terps’ (2-0) defense stymied a vaunted Owls (1-1) rushing attack in the first half, holding them to just 28 yards on the ground and forcing four fumbles. And the offense capitalized, scoring 26 points behind a much-improved performance from Hills.

But the win almost never came. The Terps gave Temple every opportunity to get back into the game in the second half, suffering through coverage lapses in the seconda r y a s O wl s q u a r te rb a c k Chris Coyer gashed them for 172 of his 178 passing yards and two touchdowns in the s e c on d h a l f. A f te r D i g g s muffed a punt in the fourth quarter and running back Wes Brown fumbled less than two minutes later, Coyer hit wide receiver Jalen Fitzpatrick for a 35-yard score to cut the Terps’

“every new college graduate thought they’d have a good job by now ... they could start paying back their loans and build for the future.”

MITT ROMNEY

Republican presidential nominee ates are either unemployed or underemployed.

Under Obama’s 2008 campaign theme of “change,” he made many promises to move forward from the previous administration.

However, senior government and politics major Matt Parsons said he didn’t hear anything in Obama’s speech Thursday that convinced him he would take the country in the right direction.

“It just seemed like empty fluff to appeal to the masses,” Parsons said.

lead to 29-27.

“It really was a tale of two halves,” Edsall said. “T he first half, we went out and we capitalized on big plays and turnovers. And then it was reversed in the second half, where we tu rned the ball over and they made some big plays.”

The Terps held on when it mattered most, though. The Hills-led touchdown drive gave his team a nine-point lead it would never relinquish.

“I k new we needed to score, but you have to stay calm out there,” said Hills, who fi nished the game 11-of21 passing for 190 yards and three touchdowns. “We knew we had to eat up some time, because we were still up. But we had to score on the drive to fi nish them off.”

The offense won the game,

but the defense sealed it. Linebacker Demetrius Hartsfi eld intercepted Coyer on Temple’s fi nal drive, capping off a nearflawless performance from the front seven. And while the Terps showed some holes in the secondary, the defensive line and linebackers were dominant. They held the Owls — a team that rushed for more than 300 yards in a win over Villanova last week — to just 52 yards on the ground, and they forced five fumbles in the game.

It was a far cry from last season’s 38-7 loss to Temple in College Park, where the Owls rushed for 285 yards and five touchdowns.

“We knew after last year — the way they ran the ball on us last year — that they were going to come out trying to run the ball down our throat.

“it really was a tale of two halves ... we went out and we capitalized on big plays and turnovers. and then it was reversed in the second half.”

road win in Edsall’s tenure gives the Terps a 2-0 start that ma ny thoug ht wou ld never happen in what was supposed to be a rebuilding year. The defense was strong, the offense was improved and Edsall’s Terps are undefeated.

Last season, the Terps likely would have folded late in the game. On Saturday, they did enough to win.

“There’s plenty of things to work on, that’s for sure, a nd we’l l do that,” Edsa l l said. “But I thought we made st r ides f rom week one to week two, and I think we’ll be making strides each and every week. I’m just very, very proud of these guys in terms of how they persevered — they hung in there — how they fought.”

RANDY EDSALL

Terps football coach So all week our goal was to stop the run,” Francis said.

“We wa nted to ma ke su re the same kind of mistakes we made last year we wouldn’t make again. We stopped the run, they adjusted, started going to more play-action pass. You know, more power to them. T hey had a good game plan in the second half.

They came back, but we were able to fi nish.”

That fi nish was crucial for a young Terps team. Their fi rst

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Over the summer, a group of friends and I took the Metro from College Park to Nationals Park to see a baseball game. As a lifelong Orioles fan, I was able to keep my gaze controlled while we walked through the vast sea of vendors selling blue and red Nationals gear.

However, there was one large tent that caught my eye. A group of men in their thirties and forties were holding up shirts with big bold letters circling an image of Pete Rose doing his trademark headfirst slide. The letters read, “LIFT THE BAN.” Rose was one of the best baseball players in the country from the ’60s through the ’80s, holding the Major League records for the most hits, the most singles, the most at-bats and the most games played of any player in baseball history.

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Opinion

Reject redistricting plan while we still can

Just shy of a year ago, Democrats in the General Assembly pushed a congressional redistricting map that not only made this state a “true blue” state, but completely redefined what the word “democracy” means to voters.

Every 10 years, states redraw their district lines to accommodate any population changes reported by the U.S. Census. Although redistricting is necessary at times, it can also be used as a partisan weapon to control outcomes of elections — which state legislators are guilty of this year.

Google the state’s new map and you’ll find districts that look more like puddles than actual congressional lines. Congressional District 8 — which I was formerly a constituent of — stretches from northern Frederick County to random neighborhoods outside of the Capital Beltway.

It hovers over northern Montgomery County and is west of Carroll County, ultimately mixing rural voters from the boondocks with dissimilar, urbanite ones.

The problem with the state’s redistricting plan goes beyond one congressman representing people from opposite sides of the state. The plan seems insistent on ensuring Democratic victories in almost all of the state’s districts.

Take District 6, which is run by 86-year-old Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (RMd.). For the past 20 years, he has dominated western Maryland — one of the state’s only Republican strongholds. Due to the new redistricting plan, he now has additional 350,000 leftleaning voters in his district. No election in this state is a sure Republican win.

Even the new District 8 — which has gained some Republican voters — still

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seems inclined to vote for the Democrat, Chris Van Hollen, this fall.

Not only does this plan suggest some state legislators seek monopolistic power, but it also shows they don’t mind being a bit segregationist. The new map creates both “white” and “black” districts. The state is currently 30 percent black and 8 percent Hispanic, but some districts have black populations as low as 11 percent while others are as high as 55 percent. The new District 1 is expected to have a Hispanic population as low as 3 percent. These odd percentages are bound to decrease the power of the black and Hispanic vote in several regions.

When people think about political decisions, the first things that come to mind are typically unemployment, debt, education or healthcare, yet one of the biggest threats to democracy in this state seems to be the simple drawing of a map.

The U.S. Constitution infers how to choose the number of representatives, basically leaving the specifics up to the states and making it pretty simple for legislators to slice and dice the state map for political gain.

Although there are solutions to this problem, such as releasing preliminary maps to voters prior to adopting them, the only practical solution now seems to be to vote against the map.

This November will be the first time in half a century that Census-driven congressional redistricting will be on a state ballot.

As much as Marylanders care about the DREAM Act or marriage equality, voting against this map will be the only way to ensure constituents are choosing their congressmen and not the other way around.

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Not just a national election

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oliticians often wonder why younger voters don’t actively participate in government.

But outlandish comments, such as those from Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (RMd.), provide an obvious answer.

Bartlett, who has been one of this state’s representatives for 20 years, compared federal student loans — which he called unconstitutional — to the Holocaust.

He said he read through the Constitution and couldn’t find any evidence the government should be involved in education. He said: “Not that it’s not a good idea to give students loans; it certainly is a good idea to give them loans. But if you can ignore the Constitution to do something good today, tomorrow you will be ignoring the Constitution to do something bad...

The Holocaust that occurred in Germany — how in the heck could that happen? And when you start down the wrong road, it can be a very slippery slope.”

College students have been at the center of this year’s election issues, but that hasn’t seemed to reignite interest among young voters. Eighteen to 30-year-old voters care much less about the contest between Republican nominee Mitt Romney and Democratic incumbent Barack Obama than they did about the 2008 election, polls show, and that’s the national election — it’s doubtful more than a handful of people feel strongly about House and Senate

elections. But Bartlett’s words should show students why state elections are just as important as the national election, if not more so.

For the first time in two decades, Bartlett actually faces a tough reelection battle. Democrats redrew his district so it includes more of liberal Montgomery County. It looks like he could be unseated for the first time, which would be a relief to many. But

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Students should learn about the House and Senate because they are just as important to education as the president. that can only happen if enough people take the initiative to read up on political issues and vote for more than the next president.

Bartlett’s comments aren’t the only reason students should be worried.

The last two years in Congress give students more than enough reason to care about their state representatives.

National leaders have gridlocked on almost every issue, putting the 112th Congress on track to be the least productive since 1947, according to a USA TODAY analysis.

Out of the 3,914 bills lawmakers introduced in 2012, as of August 14, only 61 had passed — less than 2 percent. Students were most affected

when leaders nearly failed to agree on how to fund a $6 billion measure that would prevent student loan interest rates from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Even though both Republicans and Democrats agreed they wanted the bill passed, endless months of bickering kept them from doing so until just hours before the July 1 deadline.

Bob Woodward’s latest book, The Price of Politics, chronicles Obama’s debt ceiling talks with congressional leaders last summer. While everyone knew the talks were a mess because of the political backlash on both ends, the book shows how Congress ultimately took control over the final negotiation — Obama wasn’t even a part of it.

Woodward found top congressional leaders wanted to talk without Obama and let him decide later if he wanted to sign the bill they wrote.

And even though Obama was furious, he conceded.

This editorial board has continuously encouraged students to register and vote because our futures — which are in serious jeopardy if the economy doesn’t begin to make a significant recovery — are on the line. Now, we’re urging you not only to read up on the issues and differences between Obama and Romney, but also between your state’s House and Senate leaders. Do you want a man who throws around inappropriate statements representing your state? And can we really afford another Congress like the one we’ve had to grapple with for the last two years? The choice is ultimately yours.

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Caroline Carlson is a sophomore government and politics and marketing major. She can be reached at carlson@umdbk.com.

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Students need to be able to depend on an alert system in case of a real emergency

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aturday, at 3:53 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for College Park for a storm that had some signs of rotation in it.

Fortunately, no tornado was reported.

College Park and this university only got whacked with a powerful thunderstorm that contained gusty winds. However, something went wrong with the university’s alerting system, and students were not alerted of the tornado threat through the campus alert system until nearly five minutes after the NWS warning. The campus warning was issued at 3:57, and some are asking, “Why?” Why were the tornado sirens not sounded? More importantly, why did students not receive a text message until the storm was upon them? I was outside at the time on the Washington Quad, watching the thunderstorm approach, and was only alerted to the tornado warning from various applications on my phone. However, those who did not have access to these sources were left unaware of the impending storm’s danger. The text message students received made no mention of the fact that the tornado warning was valid for College Park; even if the central campus wasn’t included, it was still way too close for comfort.

In the event of an actual tornado, a minute or two is generally not enough time to make critical decisions regarding one’s safety, especially when facing a storm moving at 30 mph.

Fortunately, the tornado threat never manifested, but what if it had? As mentioned in the warning text, “THIS TORNADO MAY BE WRAPPED IN RAIN AND HARD TO SEE. TAKE COVER

NOW.” Rain-wrapped tornadoes are really difficult to see unless you know what you are trying to find. When the storm did actually hit the campus, it looked like a tornado to me, and a severe thunderstorm warning for hurricaneforce winds should set off the sirens — or at least warrant a student alert. The initial severe thunderstorm warning predicted winds of 70 mph or greater, wind speeds similar to the derecho of June.

Administrators, I am not asking for anything other than an explanation.

Why were the sirens not sounded even though you sounded them in October for a non-existent threat? A recommendation by AccuWeather is one thing, but this came from The National Weather Service, the only authority in the country with the ability to issue these high-level, urgent warnings.

You lucked out this time, but what if this happens again with another tornado threat? One that actually does include the campus and involves an actual tornado, as was the case in 2001?

Nobody wants to repeat that scenario.

The administration set a dangerous precedent with their actions Saturday.

Tornadoes in Maryland are rare, but they do hit. Will the administration ignore weather alerts from the National Weather Service and only rely on AccuWeather’s recommendations? Who takes precedent in this situation? The student body deserves answers as to why they were not alerted to an imminent threat to their safety.

Jordan Tessler is a junior geography major. He can be reached at jordanztessler@gmail.com.

The new age of stuff Technology has already taken on a life of its own in today’s society

RICHARD ZIPPER It’s hard to keep up with how dramatically technology has advanced in the past decade. After recently sending my first text message, I decided to do some research to see what lies ahead. The answer can be summarized by one word: Stuff.

In the future, you will be communicating with your stuff and other peoples’ stuff. Some stuff will be communicating with other stuff — and most stuff (appliances, gadgets, accessories, etc.) will be a lot smarter than it is today.

You may not have experienced it yet, but the technology and products already exist. Make no mistake: This will be in your future, and it will be kind of cool. You will be able to check the status of your stuff remotely: “Did I leave the stove on?” “What’s in my fridge?” You’ll receive messages from your stuff: “Another 50 miles and you should change your oil.”

“The strawberry yogurt you bought

at Giant is about to spoil.” And of course, send your stuff messages: “Change the thermostat to 65 degrees.” “Preheat the oven to 350 degrees in 15 minutes.”

For the past couple of years, companies at the Consumer Electronics Show have already demonstrated refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers and bathroom scales that can communicate with users. This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the University of Michigan will kick off an experiment in which cars and trucks will send messages to each other on the road to facilitate the movement of traffic and help avoid accidents.

And talk about stuff getting smarter: There is already a toilet available — the Intelligence Toilet II — which, for merely $6,000, will diagnose your urine for temperature, sugar levels, hormones, weight and body mass index and transmit this information to your computer.

So you will immediately know when “urine” trouble — sorry, I couldn’t hold that one in.

So where are we going with all of this? I certainly can envision life at the grocery store as items are scanned at checkout while your refrigerator automatically receives a list of the foods.

The refrigerator, which will be talking to your bathroom scale and toilet, may then prevent you from purchasing certain foods, until your treadmill says it is OK. If you are lucky, your parents’ refrigerator will accept you as a friend on its Facebook page so you can get messages when your favorite foods are being made.

Your Roomba may trash you on its blog and post YouTube videos of you leaving your socks on the floor.

Although I am having a bit of fun here, this next evolution — which will allow us to communicate with things as well as people on the Internet— will make our world more convenient and efficient.

But I also fear Henry David Thoreau may have been right when he said our inventions distract our attention from serious things — “they are but improved means to an unimproved end.”

One can only hope some of the time we save will be spent out in the woods, sitting around a campfire under the stars, talking to each other face to face about the important things in our lives.

Richard Zipper is a Golden ID student taking classes in biology. He can be reached at zipper@umdbk.com.

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LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS In the campus production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the technical and remote collaborative aspects are some of the most challenging

By Beena Raghavendran It’s taken several trips back and Staff writer forth between China and the U.S. Skype sessions were coordinated around a 12-hour time difference. For two years, interpreters and emails linked overseas rehearsals and collaborations.

And now, the real task has begun.

Fairies perform aerial tricks in LED-lit costumes, swinging on long purple and blue sashes. The Rude Mechanicals — a group composed of two alumni — add their voices to the mix.

Set pieces fly.

“We have a lot of technical elements coming together that alone would make this show a challenge without an ocean dividing half the cast,” said Ruth Anne Watkins, stage manager for A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Watkins, a senior theater and marketing major, is no stranger to Chinese culture. She is half-Chinese — she spent part of her childhood in Hong Kong and spoke both Chinese and English at home growing up. So when Watkins heard that the show she’d be stage-managing her senior year would be performed in partnership with the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, she said it seemed too good to be true.

“A lot of things kind of fell into place at the right time,” she said. “A show came along that was kind of perfect in terms of my upbringing and background.”

The show tries to nod to Chinese design and culture, Watkins said. The costumes, for example, are inspired by the free-flowing Chinese Peking Opera’s wear. Adding to the challenge is the fact that everything must be transportable, said production manager

Cary Gillett; after the show’s run at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center finishes at the end of September, it’s moving to NACTA in Beijing to perform there.

The NACTA members arrived Saturday to start the rehearsal process in the two weeks before the show, Watkins said. As opening night draws closer and the clock runs down in her head, Watkins said many of her experiences working on a collaborative piece are just beginning.

“Part of the collaborative art is learning to trust the support of people around you,” she said. “It’s just been growing steadily clearer and clearer to me just the passion that people pour into theater and just how invested everyone is in the project.” raghavendran@umdbk.com

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By Zoe Di Giorgio When people talk about “Comic-Con,” For The Diamondback a majority of them mean San Diego Comic-Con International, the largest convention of its kind in the country. Held every July, it’s also one of the biggest pop culture events of the year, where actors, producers, directors and industry heads come to push their upcoming films and TV shows and to announce the blockbusters for the following year at massive panels for fans of all kinds of entertainment. It has almost transcended the “comic” part of its name.

Since 2000, Baltimore Comic-Con has treated Maryland comic fans to a more subdued version of the San Diego convention. Using only a portion of the massive Baltimore Convention Center this past weekend, this year’s Baltimore Comic-Con was a small event compared to San Diego’s, but the long line for tickets at the door and the constant traffic in the exhibition hall might have given visitors a different impression of the convention’s size. James Townsend, a convention-goer and recent graduate from Salisbury University, went to Baltimore Comic-Con last year, making this his second Comic-Con and sixth fan convention overall. “[The convention] has definitely grown a bit, due to the Avengers movie’s popularity,” Townsend said. “But once you walk into the exhibition hall, you can tell it’s more for the comic books’ fans.”

The exhibition hall, with its numerous purveyors of both recent and retro comics, vintage toys, geeky T-shirts and even original art and comics sold by the creators themselves, was a major draw of the convention. Stands displayed hundreds of comic book titles on the walls and in large boxes for customers to browse at their leisure. Some retailers sold older, less popular issues for 50 cents, while others showcased issues of titles such as The Walking Dead that went for about $175 apiece. The more commercial section of the exhibition hall also had miscellaneous booths that sold Halloween costumes from series such as Star Wars, vintage posters of characters such as Popeye and Betty Boop, men’s cologne designed after the characters from the Avengers movie (Apparently, the scent “Mischief,” based off of Loki, villain of The Avengers, was the

most popular), and the hard-to-miss tower of pop culture T-shirts that almost reached the ceiling of the exhibition hall.

The opposite end of the hall had less foot traffic as guests stopped frequently to admire artwork posted by the visiting artists. Big names from the industry were situated in booths next to up-and-coming comic artists and series creators, and fans were given the opportunity to interact with these artists. For casual con-goers, browsing artwork featuring familiar characters or even original art by the talented artists provided a pleasant Both rare and recent comics were available for sale at the convention, ranging in price from 50 cents to $175 experience, regardless of one’s experience with each. Vendors also sold T-shirts, posters, Halloween costumes and even cologne. zoe di giorgio/for the diamondback comics. Some of the more invested comic book fans formed lines snaking through the aisles of the exhibition hall, The biggest celebrity headliner was Stan Lee, co-creator of many eager to get autographs from their favorite artists. These artists of Marvel Comics’ most famous characters, including Spider-Man, may not have been the big movie stars of San Diego Comic-Con, the Hulk and the Avengers. Lee returned to Baltimore Comicbut fans didn’t mind lining up well in advance for a chance to Con for the second year in a row with artist John Romita Jr., who meet their heroes. discussed working for Marvel and their successes and struggles “The benefit of smaller conventions is that the fans get closer to in building what have become some of today’s most popular franartists … [they] actually interact with them,” said Jerry Gaylord, chises. Fans who desired to get up close to Stan Lee could buy VIP illustrator of the series Fanboys vs. Zombies. passes to get photos with him or have special autographs made.

Gaylord also noted that while bigger conventions like San Diego’s “The difference between this and San Diego is that the celebriare beneficial because other big-name creators learn your name, ties here are comic book writers and artists,” Townsend said, “not smaller conventions enable artists to better connect with fans and big name celebs from movies. This is for the comic book fan, not help “grow [their] brand.” a general pop culture exhibition.”

Another large lure of the Con was the numerous panels, including Artist and convention-goer Norman Lee would disagree with some that helped aspiring comic creators learn how to get pub- this assertion. While drawing Iron Man at his booth, Lee noted lished or hone their craft. Some of these panels even packed star that whether you are interested in comics, cosplay, comic-inspired power with artists and industry insiders, such as voice actor Phil films, video games, manga or cartoons, comic conventions provide LaMarr, who answered fan questions about his roles in cartoons a sort of “nerd buffet.” At Baltimore Comic-Con, he said, “There’s such as Justice League, Futurama and Static Shock, and Dan DiDio, something for everyone.” co-publisher of DC Comics, who spoke about the success of The New 52, the total reboot of all DC Comics story lines. diversions@umdbk.com

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INVITATIONAL From PAGE 8

Tight End Matt Furstenburg hauls in a 22-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Perry Hills in the second quarter of the Terps’ 37-26 win over Temple on Saturday. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

LETOURNEAU From PAGE 8 last week’s shortcomings, played hard all 60 minutes and redeemed last September’s shellacking.

Anyone on hand at Lincoln Financial Field could sense something different about

EAGLES From PAGE 8 a leaping save on a shot to the upper corner of the goal by Boston College midfielder Kyle Bekker for one of three saves.

“Keit h’s b een pl ay i ng really well back there for us,” defender Taylor Kemp said.

“It’s just the more games we get, the better we feel. I think if we keep working to get better, we’ll keep posting shutouts and keep playing better and better together.”

“Keith looked very confident and comfortable,” Cirovski said. “It just looks like he’s gaining confidence every day. He’s done a very good job.”

But the story for the Terps yet again was the offense.

The Terps have scored 11 unanswered goals, dating back to midfielder John Stertzer’s penalty kick in the 68th minute of the draw with UCLA. This season, the Terps have outscored opponents, 15-2, and

this year’s Terps. Gone are the egos. Gone is the pessimism.

Gone is the fi nger-pointing.

This group is united. It understands it will rarely be the most talented team on the field, and realizes it must outwork opponents to ensure wins.

Does that mean it will parlay Saturday’s showing into a run at a bowl appearance? Doubt it. Will

have outshot teams, 62-29.

Forward Christiano Francois scored his first collegiate goal in the 39th minute of play, beating Eagles goalkeeper Justin Luthy to the left side of the net from 10 yards out.

In the second half, forward Schillo Tshuma matched Stertzer for the team high with his third goal of the season, and forward Jake Pace and midfielder Widner Saint Cyr tallied their first goals of the season.

It’s another fast start for the Terps, who are one year removed from their best start in 43 years. But Cirovski refuses to compare his squad to past teams, even if the early offensive fireworks may seem familiar.

“I think it’s too early to do that, to be honest,” Cirovski said. “We got off to a good start last year, and I think you judge teams year-to-year by the end of the year, not by the beginning of the year.” dgallen@umdbk.com

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it hold its own at West Virginia in two weeks? Probably not.

But at least it won’t give up like it did last year. At least it won’t go down without a fight.

And even if that doesn’t translate to a win every week, that still deserves support.

“Byrd Stadium needs to be jumping next week when UConn rolls into town and

RAMS From PAGE 8 capitalize on one of their four shots and three corner kicks over the fi nal 20 minutes, but to no avail. One ball hit the crossbar, another flew into the hands of goalkeeper Rachel Suther and several others sailed over the net.

“That goal, it was a terrific shot,” Morgan said. “But in the same breath, we had similar opportunities probably even easier than that one and we didn’t take advantage of them.

It’s definitely disappointing.

T his is a huge, huge, huge bummer for our group.”

The defense held for much of the afternoon, as the Rams’ five shot opportunities matched the lowest number the Terps have allowed this season. But those five chances were enough, as the lack of pressure affected Beanlands in the net.

“It’s hard to stay focused when you’re not getting peppered like that, but we needed to stay on the ball and we

we can go 3-0,” Francis said.

“We’ve got some of the best fans in the world and I hope they come out and get ready to see another victory next week.”

They should. After all, basketball doesn’t start for seven more weeks. Until then, give football a chance. It earned one Saturday. letourneau@umdbk.com

didn’t,” she said. “Communication is huge because it keeps me in the game, it keeps me focused, keeps me connected to my defenders especially when I’m not getting too many shots. … I may have done not as well as I wanted to.”

On the other side of the pitch, Fordham’s Suther stood up to every challenge she faced in her first complete game in the cage.

Goalkeeper Ally White was the team’s starter in net in each of the past three games, but Suther took over yesterday, recording 12 saves while seeing a seasonhigh number of shots.

“Credit to the Fordham goalkeeper because she played an outstanding game,” Beanlands said. “It’s really a credit to all those guys for defending for their lives.”

Terps forward Hayley Brock — who missed part of the game after taking a cleat to the shin in the 31st minute — did test Suther, though, taking a teamhigh six shots, three of which were on goal. But no matter what the Terps tried on offense,

the game with six shots on goal, one score and one assist — was just a snapshot of all the triumph the No. 3 Terps (5-1) experienced at the Terrapin Invitational this weekend. With a 5-0 victory over No. 19 UMass (3-3) on Saturday and their thrashing of Dartmouth (1-3) yesterday, the Terps continued to dominate their opponents.

Against the Minutewomen, the Terps allowed just two shots in the entire contest, while generating 28 shots of their own. One day later, it was more of the same — Dartmouth got five shots off while the Terps accumulated 34.

In the team’s last three games, the Terps have not surrendered a single goal. The goalkeeper tandem of starter Natalie Hunter and backup Brooke Cabrera have had to make just four saves in that span.

“We made some adjustments in the system that have worked out very positively for us,” coach Missy Meharg said. “So in that regard, I think the women are very in sync. They’re very willing to do the running together, and the synergy among the girls is very positive.”

Midfielder Anna Dessoye

scored two goals less than a minute apart against UMass, and midfielder Megan Frazer notched two goals against Dartmouth. But not even those two could match the production of defender Ali McEvoy, who notched her fi rst career hat trick — and the Terps’ first of the season — yesterday.

“Everyone’s intensity and capability to get the ball in the circle really fi red me up,” McEvoy said. “And as soon as we score, we just want to get the ball right back, so we just press and press until we do.

We’re never satisfied, and we just keep pushing it.”

T heir dom ination over Dartmouth came without help from forward Katie Gerzabek and midfielder Maxine Fluharty, who will miss two more games as they compete for the U.S. Under-21 Team in the Pan American Games.

But even without those players, the Terps will likely still excel. Like Sprink showed yesterday, anyone on the roster can perform at a high level.

“It’s pretty neat to see how the rest of the team just stands up and does what needs to be done,” Meharg said. “We’re really fortunate to have the depth that we do.” munson@umdbk.com

Forward Haley Brock (left) led the Terps with six shots, but she and her team failed to get any of their 29 shot opportunities past Fordham goalkeeper Rachel Suther. charlie deboyace/the diamondback they couldn’t finish against the Rams’ backline.

“It was frustrating for everyone,” Brock said. “We had the momentum, but just couldn’t finish our chances, so it’s really hard. We had the chances to put this team away and we didn’t capitalize on them.”

It is a disheartening result for the Terps, but one they won’t dwell on for long. They host No. 18 North Carolina in their

first ACC contest Thursday, so there’s little time to think about opportunities lost.

“Coaches are going to have to do a good job of putting it behind us, and our captains and leadership are going to have to do a good job of putting it behind us,” Morgan said. “There definitely won’t be any mention of this game beyond today.” egan@umdbk.com

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MEN’S SOCCER

Terps coast to 4-0 win over Eagles Lengthy weather delay has little effect on team

By Daniel Gallen Senior staff writer

Last year, the Terps would’ve crumbled under the pressure of nursing a lead on the road.

Much like they did last season against Clemson and N.C. State — when they squandered leads of 18 and 27 points, respectively — the Terps would’ve allowed their 26-3 halftime edge to devolve into yet another disappointing defeat.

They would’ve become overwhelmed when they looked at the scoreboard midway through the fourth quarter and saw a slim 29-27 advantage. And they defi nitely wouldn’t have found the fortitude to craft a 75-yard touchdown drive to clinch the win.

“There was never any panic,” Edsall said of his team’s second-half performance. “They found a way. They persevered.”

It was a sight to behold. They learned from

No team has been able to shut down the Terrapins men’s soccer team this season.

UCL A ca me the closest Aug. 31, forcing the Terps into a 2-2 tie, but the likes of Louisville and California were far less successful.

Friday night at Boston College, Mother Nature got into the act, too. A strong thunderstorm rolled through Chestnut Hill, Mass., about 30 minutes before game time, forcing an hour-long delay.

It was only a matter of time, though, before the No. 4 Terps broke through with a deluge all their own, routing the No. 24 Eagles, 4-0.

“For us to go in there and get a good victory I think speaks well of our team for this year,” coach Sasho Cirovski said Saturday.

The win marks the second consecutive season the Terps (3-0-1, 1-0-0 ACC) opened ACC play with a 4-0 win over Boston College (2-2-0, 0-1-0). Last year, the Terps used three second-half goals to distance themselves from the Eagles, and they did the same Friday night.

“We play a very physically demanding game,” Cirovski said. “We put teams under a lot of pressure, and I think you’ve seen our depth pay dividends in the second half of games, when we can bring quality fresh guys into the game and many teams are still left to contend with their starters.”

The Terps, who are undefeated in ACC openers since 2007, haven’t allowed a goal since the 14th minute of the Aug. 31 matchup with UCLA. That means goalkeeper Keith Cardona has been perfect for 276 straight minutes, a span that has included two shutouts.

The Terps’ backline has left Cardona largely untested this season, but he’s proven his worth when given the opportunity. About 30 minutes into the first half Friday, the sophomore made

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Wide receiver Stefon Diggs celebrates with fans at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia after the Terps’ 37-26 win over Temple on Saturday. The team now boasts a 2-0 record this season. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

Don’t give up just yet

In unexpected win vs. Temple, Terps give fans reason to keep caring CONNOR LETOURNEAU PHILADELPHIA — A beleaguered fan base was nearing its breaking point last week.

After watching its Terrapins football team narrowly survive an FCS opponent in its opener, Terp Nation was running out of reasons to care about this season. Coach Randy Edsall’s squad was starting five true freshmen, had major question marks at key skill positions and didn’t have a clear win left on its schedule.

Time to begin counting the days until the start of basketball season, right?

Not so fast. Just as the reality of their desperate circumstances seemed destined to set in, the Terps delivered a shocking 36-27 win over Temple — the same team that embarrassed

them by 31 points at home last year.

They built a 23-point halftime lead, weathered a flurry of second-half miscues and emerged with their first road victory since Nov. 13, 2010. A team many feared could go winless was suddenly unscathed after the season’s fi rst two weeks.

“Coming out of last year, you sit there and you see all the games you should’ve pulled out, and I think that’s what stuck with a lot of guys in the offseason,” defensive end A.J. Francis said.

“Instead of looking back and saying, ‘What ifs,’ we were able to pull it out and get the W.” It was a landmark day for a team short on pedigree and experience. For one of the fi rst times in the Edsall era, the Terps proved they’re a team with heart. They proved they’re not the same group they were a year ago, the one with the divided locker room and the lack of will.

FIELD HOCKEY

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Missed opportunities hurt Terps Despite outshooting Fordham, Terps fail to convert in 1-0 loss

By Erin Egan Senior staff writer

appearance in a Terps uniform, converted the chance.

Miley Cyrus’ hit song “Party in the U.S.A.” blared from the speakers as Sprink jumped up and down in joy. After just arriving in College Park this week after leaving her home country, everything had come together perfectly.

“I was saying to myself, ‘Sarah — you have to score right now. You want to score now,’” she said after the eventual 6-0 win over the Big Green. “And then I did, and it felt really good.”

Sprink’s strong debut — she finished

Jonathan Morgan stood on the sideline yesterday, hands on his hips and head bowed. His team had just played one of its best games of the season, and had nothing to show for it.

The Terrapins women’s soccer team totaled 29 shots against Fordham Sunday, rocketing 13 on goal and managing another 13 corner kicks.

The defense played well, too, holding the Rams to zero fi rst-half shots and just five in the game.

But despite their dominance on the stat sheet, the Terps walked away empty-handed. The fi rst-year coach could only watch as his team fell to Fordham, 1-0.

“It’s such a cliche when people talk about this game being really cruel, but I think this is evident of how cruel it can be,” Morgan said. “On the surface, it looks like it should have been a pretty easy game.”

The game was scoreless until the Rams (2-4-0) took advantage of one of their few opportunities in the 69th minute. Fordham defender Kaitlyn Carballeira slid the ball to forward Kristina Maksuti, who launched a shot from 28 yards out. The ball sailed into the top right corner of the net, just out of the reach of Terps’ goalkeeper Rachelle Beanlands.

The Terps (4-2-1) scrambled to

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Defender Ali McEvoy got her first career hat trick in the Terps’ 6-0 win over Dartmouth at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex yesterday. It was the Terps’ first hat trick of the season. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

Terps sweep competition in Terrapin Invitational McEvoy notches first career hat trick

By Nicholas Munson Staff writer The Terrapins field hockey team lined up for yet another penalty corner with just more than a minute and a half remaining in the first half. It had been converting those chances all afternoon, and already had a commanding 4-0 lead over Dartmouth.

But they weren’t done celebrating yet.

The ball began with co-captain Janessa Pope on the goal line, went to the stick of defender Harriet Tibble and finally came to defender Sarah Sprink. Sprink, a freshman from Germany making her second career

Coach Jonathan Morgan’S Terps struggled to capitalize on their scoring chances in a 1-0 loss to Fordham yesterday.

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