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Loh’s task forces prepare to deliver reports Community input next step in turning College Park into No. 1 college town

BY YASMEEN ABUTALEB Senior staff writer

After university President Wallace Loh tasked five committees with developing plans to transform College Park into a first-rate college town, officials said they are preparing to submit their ideas and move on to the next phase — garnering community feedback.

In June, Loh announced the formation of five task forces —

focusing on transportation, education, housing and development, public safety and sustainability — that include university and local government officials.

Each task force must submit its vision plan to Loh by October, and as they wind down the three months spent drafting these reports, members said community input will be critical in seeing those visions through.

Although group members said they have progressed over the

summer in providing more concrete details for their visions, they have yet to meet with Loh and discuss implementation plans or budgeting for these various projects. The next step, which will occur in the coming months, will be gauging community support — both on and off the campus — for the different committee proposals.

“In a nutshell, it is an envisioning process,” Loh said. “It is a collaborative one that involves

the entire town and people from the university in these five areas. … The overall goal is to make this a top-20 college town — just like we’re a top-20 research university — and we will not continue to rise unless the surrounding area is attractive and vibrant.

We’re really looking for, ‘What is the blueprint, the vision, in these areas?’”

Although no timetable is in

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Comcast court named for Williams Former basketball icon third ACC coach to receive honor

BY CHRIS ECKARD Senior staff writer

Hornbake display showcases university’s Civil War history

BY MOLLY MARCOT Staff writer

Bordering the Mason-Dixon Line during the Civil War, the state of Maryland struggled with deep internal divisions that seeped onto the campus — a rivalry that is represented in two university exhibits commemorating the 150th anniversary of the war’s beginning.

The two exhibits, entitled “A College Divided: Maryland Agricultural College” and “The Civil War and Women on the Border: Maryland Perspectives of the Civil War,” opened Friday for a 10-month run in Hornbake Library, after a year of planning and $17,000 price tag. The overarching goal is to showcase how

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While Gary Williams will no longer patrol the Terrapins men’s basketball sidelines, dripping sweat and barking at his players, his legacy will live on inside Comcast Center.

The university announced yesterday it would honor the coaching icon by naming Comcast’s basketball court in his honor. The court-naming ceremony is set to take place Dec. 9, in between Terps games against Mount St. Mary’s (Dec. 7) and Florida International (Dec. 14).

“I’m honored and humbled to receive this recognition,” Williams said in a release. “It’s important to remember that the success we achieved at Maryland was a team effort and all the coaches, student athletes and staff who were here are a big part of this. I’m very

The University Archives’ Civil War display is open to the public in Hornbake Library for the next 10 months.

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Eco-friendly salad, yogurt shop will open in View II

Two new LGBTQ groups launched

Sustainability prioritized in Sweetgreen

Peer Pride, Queer Council seek to provide support network to community

BY JIM BACH Staff writer

A new eco-conscious restaurant will open its doors in the University View II and bring a healthy, organic alternative to the Route 1 dining scene next semester.

The restaurant, Sweetgreen, is a salad, wrap and yogurt parlor that highlights sustainable living in both design and products.

While the Georgetown-based chain’s cutlery and takeout bowls are compostable, some students said the pricey menu and less expensive options down the road

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will steer them away from frequenting the eatery.

Salads and wrap prices average around $9 to $10, and frozen yogurt ranges from $4 to $6, said Nathaniel Ru, the restaurant’s co-founder.

“Yogiberry is cheaper because you can make your own frozen yogurt cup, and the price is up to you because the price is based on the weight,” sophomore journalism major Samantha Piccirillo said.

However, Ru said patrons will receive a green-friendly bang for their buck as the organic restaurant attempts to minimize its car-

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bon footprint.

“There is no trash at Sweetgreen,” Ru said. “To be sustainable, it costs more. It’s super important, so we bite the bullet and just do it.”

Sweetgreen was chosen over other vendors to occupy the

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In an effort to pool resources and create a larger network of support, LGBTQ students and supporters are teaming up to launch two new groups founders said will increase unity across the campus.

This semester, students are launching Peer Pride and Queer Council to provide a tighter-knit community for the LGBTQ population. Queer Council, composed of leaders from on-campus LGBTQ student groups, will work to collaborate on projects and increase funding to provide greater support to students. Peer Pride,

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REPORTS from page 1 place, Loh said the reports will be released to the public after he meets with each task force. He will then hold some kind of public forum — such as a town hall or an email address to send feedback to — for community members to voice their opinions.

One of the loftiest goals is to revamp the K-12 education in College Park and Prince George’s County by using one of the university’s most valuable resources: the education college.

Donna Wiseman, education college dean and the chairwoman of the education work group, said while her task force has developed its main goals — which include creating and strengthening partnerships with local public schools and enriching educational opportunities on and off the campus — all of the task forces still need to receive input and support from the campus community.

“One of the first things we have to do is begin sharing all of the visions about some of the plans we have for the community and the university to work on together, so we’ll be doing that in the next two or three months,” she said. “We have to identify people on campus that would be involved and then begin working on specific plans, because right now it’s just a vision.”

College Park Mayor Andy Fellows, chairman of the sustainability group, said while he could not release the specifics of his group’s report, many of the goals include furthering existing university projects, such as reducing storm water runoff, preser ving trees and lowering carbon footprints.

“We’re figuring out how to make College Park and the region one of the greenest communities in the state, the region and the world eventually,” Fellows said. “We’ve already made great strides because of the university’s commitment, and now the city’s moving in that direction.”

One of the most important goals, Loh said, is increasing safety on the campus and in the surrounding city — including possibly creating a College Park police force, separate from both University Police and Prince George’s County Police. He has tasked the safety group, chaired by University Police Chief David Mitchell, with creating a plan to implement these goals.

Mitchell said plans to address crime in the city include increasing the police presence and using technology to analyze crime data and develop better prevention mechanisms.

“Expanding our concurrent jurisdiction will allow us a greater opportunity to ser ve our students off campus,” Mitchell said. “What we’ve been working on is a way for us in the police department to improve the quality of life and reduce crime.”

Loh has also asked the housing group to conduct a study of the number of people living on and off the campus to determine whether the university needs to continue building dorms or the city should prioritize high-rise apartment complexes.

But because receiving public support is crucial in seeing these visions through, Loh said none of these goals can be seen through until the next phase of the process.

“The question is: Is there a shared vision?” Loh said. “If nobody else agrees with it, we may go back to the drawing board. … There may be town hall meetings, or some way for people to talk about them, and then we can start the implementation.” abutaleb@umdbk.com

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from page 1 option for food for the residents and the customers,” Ohlmacher said. “It offers a good complement to the other retailers in the building.”

Sweetgreen, the brainchild of three Georgetown University students, was born out of a desire to address a lack of healthy food near Georgetown’s campus.

And several View I residents said they were ready to have a healthy alternative to fast food just a few steps from their apartment building.

“McDonald’s is across the street,” said senior biology major Dana Silverstein, who lives in the View I. “With healthier options around, people will be less inclined to go get McDonald’s all the time.”

For Ru, opening another store close to a university is reminiscent of the restaurant’s humble beginnings.

“We really embrace college towns; it’s kind of nostalgic for us,” Ru said.

“It’s definitely a place I would not go [to] because we have Saladworks at Stamp and Yogiberry on Route 1.”

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Student group VegTerps has placed a large statue of a beaten, bloody chicken to protest how chickens are slaughtered, which may be news to some students who were not aware McDonald’s products were made of animals and not tan, gritty Jell-O. While it remains surprising that students are allowed to just set up objects on public sidewalks and leave them there, apparently it’s OK because it’s for “the welfare of the birds,” according to Marta Holmberg, a division manager for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which donated the avian aberration.

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However, some students said Sweetgreen has competition from restaurants boasting similar fare that are closer to the campus. Yogiberry managers could not be reached for comment.

“It is definitely a place I would not go [to] because we have Saladworks at Stamp and Yogiberry on Route 1,” sophomore business and psychology major Alison Levine said.

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DISPLAY from page 1 the state’s location affected the university and women’s roles during wartime, respectively — which hasn’t been done here before, according to university archivist Anne Turkos.

This university was chartered five years before the start of the Civil War as a farming school called the Maryland Agricultural College.

Through images, letters and documents, the archives’ exhibits — located in the Maryland Room gallery and the Audrey Armistead Ruckert Reception Foyer — illustrate the divided lives of important members of the campus community, including students, faculty and trustees.

A roster showed the breakdown of faculty and student soldiers who fought for either the Union or the Confederacy.

Turkos said the college’s involvement favored the South.

“Because [Prince George’s] County was a heavily slaveowning area, I think its sentiments were strongly toward the South and the Southern cause,” she said.

As students enlisted for battle, the university’s enroll-

ment numbers dropped dramatically, which affected the momentum of a newly-established college still struggling to stand on its own two feet, said Malissa Ruffner, primary researcher for the “College Divided” exhibit.

During the 1860-61 school year, 43 men enrolled in the college, but by the following fall, only about half remained, the roster shows.

“It was a much smaller community, so when people left to go enlist, it had an impact on everybody,” Ruffner said.

Additionally, the exhibit focused on humanizing the war through profiles of prominent college members. Henry Onderdonk — the college’s president during the war — favored the Confederate troops, which caused the federal government to look down on the college, Turkos said.

“I think that an accessible way to look at a bigger picture is to read about individuals, and not necessarily the big name individuals you might read about all the time … but to actually see and gain a little bit of understanding about what happened to individual people on a real small scale,” Ruffner said. “I think that deepens people’s understanding of what the major impact of

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the war was on everyone.”

“Women on the Border” uses books, letters and photographs to document the lives of Maryland women during the Civil War. Various displays explore the roles women played during wartime — including homemakers, writers, nurses,

spies and occasional soldiers.

Since the college was for men only, this display complements the other exhibit, said Elizabeth Novara, side curator for historical manuscripts.

“I wanted to look at our [Civil War] collections through that lens of women’s

history, and I don’t think anyone had ever done that before,” she said.

Some students said the exhibit allowed them to view the Civil War from a campus-centric perspective.

“I think this exhibit is particularly accessible and valuable

for students because it allows us to gain perspective on what life was like on campus during the early years of the college,” library sciences graduate student Amanda Hawk wrote in an email. marcot@umdbk.com

At a vigil last October, students mourn a nationwide string of LGBTQ suicides. Two groups formed this semester to serve as support for LGBTQ students. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

GROUPS from page 1

Gary Williams, former men’s basketball coach, announces his retirement at a May press conference; the university announced yesterday that the Comcast Center’s court would be named in his honor. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

WILLIAMS from page 1 appreciative of the effort by Kevin Anderson, President Loh, Chancellor Kirwan and everyone else who has been a part of making this happen.”

After meeting with the Board of Regents on Friday, University System of Mar yland Chancellor Brit Kir wan sent his final approval of the recommendation to Loh on Monday morning.

“The campus was very enthusiastic about this,” Kirwan, who helped lure Williams to College Park from Ohio State in 1989, said yesterday. “It seemed like a very appropriate thing to do for someone who’s been at the university for more than 20 years, has made an amazing contribution both to the athletic program and building and promoting the university.”

When Williams stepped down suddenly in May after 22 seasons as coach, Loh and Anderson publicly

announced they had made dedicating the Comcast floor to his name a top priority, and the two submitted a formal request.

Williams, who brought the program its lone national championship in 2002 and ranks as the third-winningest coach in conference history, will join Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins as ACC coaches honored with such distinctions.

“He definitely earned it, and I’m pretty happy for him,” former Terps guard Eric Hayes said yesterday.

“For all that he’s done for the university — the Final Fours, the national championship, the tradition of winning — it’s something that’s worthy of having a court named after.”

Williams now ser ves as special assistant to Athletic Director Kevin Anderson and is now working primarily as a fundraiser for the athletics department.

“Gar y has been a faithful alumnus, a highly success-

ful and iconic figure in men’s college basketball across the nation, a fierce competitor, and a tireless fundraiser on behalf of student scholarships,” Loh said in the release. “I can think of no better way to recognize his success.”

According to reports in, the court-naming process initially met some opposition, with a few supporters of former coach Lefty Driesell questioning whether Williams deser ved the recognition.

But with Driesell, who compiled 348 wins with the Terps from 1969-1986, reportedly set to be honored this season, yesterday’s announcement focused on Williams and what he meant to the university after taking over a scandal-ridden program more than two decades ago.

“There’s a degree of loyalty and allegiance to the university that was genuine and most uncommon,” Kir wan said. “That’s something everyone needs to have a full

“For all that he’s done for the university ... it’s something that’s worthy of having a court named after.”

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appreciation of. That shows his affection and commitment to the university.”

Now Williams’ name will be a permanent fixture on the court that he helped make possible.

“It’s seen by millions across the countr y,” Kir wan said. “It isn’t done all that often, and given the visibility of the floor, I think this is a ver y significant and appropriate recognition for someone who has given so much.”

a peer mentoring program that targets freshmen LGBTQ students, seeks to ensure new community members don’t feel lost on such an extensive campus.

Last fall, students across the campus rallied for and mourned with the community after a national string of teen LGBTQ suicides — largely stemming from online abuse — highlighted the need for more support and understanding on college campuses. After LGBTQ organizations held an on-campus candlelight vigil for these victims, they set out to create a more tolerant community at this university. These two new organizations were born out of the resulting discussions.

Mercedes “Myke” HatcherMclarin, a sophomore sociology major and one of the founders of Peer Pride, said this support will help ensure similar tragedies don’t occur on this campus.

“We can never actually know what is going on in people’s minds unless they tell us,” said Hatcher-Mclarin. “We will help students, with monitors watching over the relationships. We hope that if anything comes up, like if someone might be suicidal, we want that information to be known and to crack down on it and stay on top of all those feelings and emotions that can run rampant.”

The new group plans to pair up freshmen with upperclassmen mentors. Hatcher-Mclarin hopes students will create a foundation of support that is often hard to find on such a large campus.

Her co-founder, sophomore African-American studies and

psychology major Alani MasonCallaway, said she expects the friendships will help students become more sure of themselves, and that communication is key in making sure they don’t get lost in the shuffle.

“We absolutely support the Peer Pride mentoring program,” said Nick Sakurai, associate director at the Office of LGBT Equity.

“It sounds like an excellent opportunity for new students coming to a big campus to have someone to talk to. I can see it as immensely helpful, and will allow students to have a lifeline of sorts.”

Though the Office of LGBT Equity is not directly involved in the planning or organization of either program, Sakurai said members of the office are available to assist in launching the organizations this semester.

Dian Squire, assistant director of orientation and coordinator of the One Project — a special UNIV100 course especially for LGBTQ students and their allies — is a member of Queer Council and said he expects the group to take off this year after meeting last spring.

“It brings the leaders in organizations to see what to do to advocate for students, which is something we really need.”

Some university officials said that’s exactly what is needed to move forward after last year’s suicides affected the LGBTQ community so deeply.

“I’m sad about what happened, but have been really encouraged at the rallying around the issue,” assistant professor for counseling psychology Pepper Phillips said.

“People have begun to realize social media has really changed the way people can do harm.” romas@umdbk.com

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Giving us the finger

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fter the Terrapins football team made national headlines last week of teams in the Big Ten have long been known to wear “Muck Fichigan” shirts thanks to a prime-time victory over Miami and a very unexpected set during games against the University of Michigan.

In a country where vulgarity is practically a part of the fan experience in of new uniforms, Athletic Director Kevin Anderson seemed determajor college and professional athletics, parents should know what to expect mined to keep people talking about the university.

But instead of celebrating the first sellout at Byrd Stadium since 2009 or laud- when they bring their children to an event — especially such a highly-anticiing the impressive performance of first-year coach Randy Edsall’s team, Ander- pated contest.

That said, screaming obscenities at a child is unconson elected Monday to revisit a familiar foe: poor sportsscionable. But the author of the letter — whose name manship at athletic events.

Anderson redacted — admits he and his son weren’t sitIn an email to students, Anderson forwarded a “trouting in the student section. How, then, can Anderson even bling message” from a man disappointed that his 11-yearAthletic Director Kevin confirm that the foul-mouthed man seated in front of old son was subjected to coarse language and behavior at Anderson’s hasty and public them was a student? the Sept. 5 season opener. His son — rooting for the Terps officials may not care who the offender was, — mistakenly cheered after a play benefited Miami. reprimand of students did butUniversity this plea for sportsmanship falls on student ears According to the email’s author, “a U of MD student more harm than good. already ringing from condemnation: Last September, turned around and screamed, ‘F— You’ and flicked him Anderson claimed bad fan behavior contributed to lagthe middle finger and almost hit him with it.”

“Is this the impression you want the nation to have of us?” Anderson implores. ging season ticket sales and even before university President Wallace Loh had That’s a curious question to ask, especially on the heels of unprecedented officially taken the helm, he publicly stated that the atmosphere of athletic national exposure and coming from a man writing to thousands of students in an events needed to be reformed.

Despite the dubious assertion that a student ruined the child’s gameday, and email that would soon be posted on popular websites such as Deadspin, the Los despite the awkward timing and questionable efficacy of Anderson’s message, Angeles Times and the Washington Post’s DC Sports Bog. Despite the university’s reputation for bad behavior after men’s basketball he’s right: Whether we care to admit it or not, student behavior has a direct games, Anderson’s critique is specifically directed toward student behavior at impact on the success of the program and the university’s reputation. If alumni football games. While this editorial board doesn’t support obscene chants and and boosters are concerned they can’t bring their children to athletic events gestures, we question the wisdom of complaining — especially now — about because of unruly fans, they likely won’t continue supporting an athletics department desperately in need of financial assistance. behavior that is hardly unique.

But a public reprimand did little more than further the stereotype of obnoxStudents at West Virginia University — this Saturday’s football opponent — received their own email this week, after Athletic Director Oliver Luck spotted a ious Terp fans. If Anderson truly cares about the university’s national reputation, football fan adorned in a shirt with the words “West F—in’ Virginia” during an he’ll realize that this institution’s student behavior is not unique — just ask the ESPN telecast. Last September, the University of Arizona’s athletic director com- athletic directors at West Virginia and Arizona. Instead of giving students the finmunicated a similar message to his school after YouTube videos surfaced of ger, Anderson should wait for fans themselves to realize what’s best for the unruly Wildcat fans during a game against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Meanwhile, fans teams they so desperately want to succeed.

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Israel: A racist’s paradox

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he name of the event speaks for itself — or so one might think. Because actually, the 2009 United Nations World Conference Against Racism was anything but.

Also known as the Durban Review Conference or Durban II, the event hoped to review, reiterate and reestablish the comments and justifications made at the 2001 World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa — an event whose title was, like Durban II, a façade hiding its true agenda.

Talk about irony: The country most condemned by Durban II participants is not a theocratic dictatorship. This country’s laws — pertaining to free speech, women’s rights and minorities — don’t reveal an unprogressive police state. Rather, the country with the most condemnations is a liberal democracy whose citizens — regardless of race, color or creed — enjoy a level of freedom unmatched by any of its neighboring countries: Israel.

ARIEL DOSETAREH In both 2001 and 2009, members of the international community took to the world stage and created an ambiance of prejudice rooted in the purest forms of racism possible. At Durban I, “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,” an anti-Semitic Czarist forgery, was on sale. At Durban II, groups associated with the conference scattered propaganda fliers asking “What if Hitler had won?” as a form of attack, and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad again questioned details of the Holocaust — a cataclysmic event that targeted Jews for their race and religion, not their political adherence — by calling it an “ambiguous and dubious question.”

And let’s not forgot Ahmadinejad is

consistently associated with Hamas, whose leaders indeed praised his speech at Durban and whose charter calls on eradicating not only Zionists but, more precisely, Jews (articles 7, 17, 20, 22 and 28). It’s clear the connotations of racism against Israel and the Jews were deeply implanted at Durban.

And thus, the context of these events transformed from a baseless anti-Zionist, political tone into an even more baseless anti-Semitic, racist tone. It only goes to show that at its true core, anti-Zionism is often just a front for antiSemitism, which is a front for racism.

Beyond this, there still seems to be an imbalance present. Israel called for peace with its neighbors in its declaration of independence, offers freedoms to its citizens unparalleled by any other Middle Eastern country, took in Darfurian refugees when others wouldn’t, made land concessions in hopes of attaining peace and has been on the defensive in a military and public relations war since 1948. How can this country be condemned as the aggressor?

It’s an unfortunate reality that’s only possible because countries of the Arab League and their partnering voting blocs — who, at times, dominate platforms such as Durban — continually gang up on Israel. These platforms spread words of abhorrence and hatred that work to establish, influence and create a certain hateful perception among the international community toward this one country and, consequently, Jews.

On Sept. 22, Durban III is set to take place in New York. And as understood, an event that was originally formed to dispel the world of racism has, on the contrary, been an event embodied by racism in its entirety. To all those who believe in exposing a lie for what it really is: Stand up and voice your protest against Durban III, because, to quote the poet Adrienne Rich, “lying is done with words and also with silence.”

Ariel Dosetareh is a freshman Jewish studies major. He can be reached at dosetareh@umdbk.com.

Engineering a new balance

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ast semester, a friend of mine raised his hand in one of our engineering classes to ask the professor a question about the lesson.

“What is entropy?” my friend asked.

The professor turned to his student and responded, “Well, what is anything, really?” and continued the lecture.

The prior semester, another professor shared with my class the story behind how he got “stuck” teaching that course. These classroom experiences are not exactly what you’d expect from a world-class engineering school.

The 2011 rankings of international engineering programs by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranked this university’s engineering school 11th in the world. But the inconvenient truth that undergraduates quickly discover is that these rankings mean very little relative to their actual experience at the school.

What we find is many of our professors would rather devote their time to research and have little to no investment in our success as students.

Most do not take the time to explain complex subjects in understandable

terms, instead leaving us to teach ourselves by reading lengthy textbooks or watching Khan Academy videos. Although my classroom experiences have left much to be desired, the issue is not professors’ teaching abilities or qualifications but their priorities and incentives.

Being a public research institution, the engineering school prioritizes research above all else. And to some extent, this research is what provides its prestige. But the school also has a responsibility to deliver high-quality teaching. A balanced focus on teaching and research optimizes the success of the school.

During my two years here, it seems an almost exclusive prioritization of research has upset this balance at the expense of undergraduates. Professors are more likely to be recruited for their ability to research than for their ability to teach. This imbalance manifests in a professor’s incentive matrix.

Professors can make more money by winning lucrative research grants than by being proficient instructors.

So, when faced with that tradeoff, professors tend to choose their research

OSAMA ESHERA over their students.

What the engineering school needs to remember is having devoted professors yields more informed undergraduates, who become better graduate students, who make better researchers — and that leads to a better team of employees overall. Employer satisfaction with recent graduates would increase, which translates into increased corporate investments.

If the engineering school wants to improve the quality of its undergraduate education, professors and officials need to favor high-quality teaching as much as high-quality research and create an incentive matrix that reflects this principle. Professors who are passionate and effective at teaching should be able to maximize their own utility by focusing on teaching rather than having to be distracted by

research because “that’s where the money is.”

Additionally, the engineering school should pioneer new teaching methods and lead other engineering schools by exploring innovative approaches to education that yield better prepared students. An example of such pursuits on our own campus can be found in the cell biology and molecular genetics department, whose Teaching and Learning Center has implemented curriculum innovations and developments and has tracked their success by measuring student learning differentials.

The engineering school ought to follow suit with its own such programs, reinforcing this imperative for other research-driven departments at the university. We need to inspire professors to start investing in the success of their students. The only way to do that is to reward them for their excellence in the classroom — a metric that is a function of student progress and satisfaction.

Osama Eshera is a junior bioengineering major. He can be reached at eshera@umdbk.com.

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ne of my least favorite motivational clichés is “if you can dream it, you can do it,” mostly because it neglects to emphasize that an achievement usually depends a great deal on hard work. But this attitude is currently being tested by some recent American experiences.

We are a group of 20 teachers from different parts of the world, spending four months at the university on Fulbright scholarships.

What has really surprised us is the efficiency and extent of the technology in this countr y. OK, we all have access to the Internet back home, and we use email, Google and Skype. But the speed and quality of the Internet here is something else.

Apply to attend a conference or try to book a ticket online and the results are astounding. Not only do you receive an instant response, but you’re sure to receive useful attachments with maps, directions or further suggestions (without having to search for them).

We have also been elated with the efficiency of the university librar y system and how Internet links allow students to order books and articles from 16 libraries across the state that arrive in just a few days. The university librar y offers all this, along with so many smiling staff members eager to assist.

Another surprise has been the extent to which diversity is celebrated on the campus. This is obviously a considered policy decision, and it is impressive to see how this objective is supported by access to so many multicultural courses. It has been heartening to see the range of different ethnic groups represented here and how popular the study abroad course offerings are at the university.

On the other hand, it has been disappointing to discover this emphasis on diversity does not extend to our fellow students living at The Varsity. Leaving the comfort of our homes, adjusting to a new country and returning to academia for our Fulbright semester has been a huge challenge, so it is upsetting when our cheerful greetings to the students (about the same age as our own children) who we encounter in the elevator, at the gym or on the shuttles are met with stony indifference or looks of horror (what are these grannies doing on my turf?)

Another discouraging cultural experience has been the giant carbon footprint at the university.

There is plenty of lip ser vice to the importance of the environment and encouragement to recycle. But everything is packaged in plastic, and the air conditioning and lighting pound away in ever y apartment 24/7 as alarming reminders of the United States’ contribution to global warming.

On the subject of plastic and paper, let’s talk about food. The general consensus among the visitors is that there is certainly lots of it, and the portions are enormous, but does all the food have to be so safe and tasteless? I was assured the burrito I ordered last week was spicy and, if not, I should take the fier y sauce. I did — but even that was not very hot.

I’ll admit, however, the ice cream is great, especially “Fear the Turtle” at the Dairy.

Our sampling of the media here has also been a warm topic of disappointment and debate. There is clearly freedom of speech and some strong local stories, but the lack of overseas news is bewildering, even numbing. The only other country that has been mentioned in any depth on TV news recently is Libya. What about the rest of the world and the troops in Afghanistan? Many of us also feel the advertising on TV is ver y unimaginative compared to our countries, such as Argentina, India and South Africa, where advertisements provide entertainment with clever humor and creativity.

In the meantime, as The Varsity motto goes — I play, I live, I am (with perhaps some work, if the noise level allows). See you on Shuttle-UM. Sue Morrell Stewart is a visiting teacher from South Africa who is part of the Fulbright Teachers Program. She can be reached at smorrellstewart@gmail.com.

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orn today, you are likely to experience the kind of conflicting pull in two very different directions that can inspire you to achieve much — and in a short time, too — or drive you to a kind of existential despair that, in turn, can keep you from fulfilling yourself in any significant way. Which way your life goes is, of course, up to you — and the stars — but much will spring from one or two decisions made early in life, decisions that may, at the time, seem rather insignificant if not trivial. Ultimately, you will be able to look back and trace your life’s journey to these singular moments, and assign them the significance they deserve.

You have a certain depth, a certain gravitas, which lends your every endeavor with meaning. You’re not one to take things lightly, and you will take advantage of any opportunity to explore the meaning of life — and of your place in it.

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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.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You may have to wait on one or two of your own private pursuits as you help someone close to you sort out his or her priorities.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Much is likely to be required of you, but you should be able to pace yourself in such a way that your energy remains high.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You may not have complete trust in someone else, but that is no reason to not follow along — carefully, using common sense.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Someone in charge is waiting for you to deliver the goods — and you can do so, in style.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Taking things one step at a time is not only the safest way, but it will allow you to assess your own progress accurately as you go.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — There are certain things assigned to you, but you cannot consider the job done until you have gone above and beyond in a certain way.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — One or two recent decisions may have to be reviewed carefully before they begin to have certain effects you do not really want.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — When financial issues come to the foreground you’ll be ready

to address them with a renewed level of confidence.

Others look to you as an example.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You can’t escape certain realities, yet if you are clever you can certainly make them work for you in unusual ways.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Don’t get mixed up with those who insist on overcomplicating matters. You’ll want to take an uncluttered, streamlined approach.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You may not have as many choices available to you as you had hoped, but one or two in particular may be all you need to progress rapidly.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Think twice before you decide that a situation is beyond your control. The truth is, you know very well how to handle it, given a little space.

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REVIEW | GOD OF WAR: ORIGINS COLLECTION

BIG MYTHS ON THE BIG SCREEN

BY ANDREW FREEDMAN Senior staff writer

Some stories are meant to be told over and over again. Sony is hoping the origins of its infuriated Spartan, Kratos, are among them.

The God of War series has been immensely popular among owners of the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable; its combination of puzzles, over-the-top action and brutal retellings of Greek mythology have been well-received by critics and fans.

Two prequels to the original trilogy, Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta, were limited to the PlayStation Portable system. Now, with God of War: Origins Collection, Sony Computer Entertainment and developer Ready at Dawn are re-releasing them on the PlayStation 3.

The games are nearly the same on the PS3. They’re fluid and make titles released on the PSP, but with Kratos’ violent combination attacks many of the added perks of a home easy to pull off. The DualShock 3’s console — including better graph- second analog stick works wonders, ics, rumble feedback, surround replacing some awkward button sound and the ability to earn tro- combinations. Additionally, the conphies on the PlayStation Network. troller’s rumble feature works approThe game is also the first God of War priately and doesn’t feel tacked on.

Some polish title to support 3-D is needed, televisions, though V E R D I C T : though. Some The Diamondback was not able to test God of War: Origins Collection instructions that feature. Sim- is a solid remastering of two and text appear different ply put, this is the PSP titles and makes good use on parts of the version to own. of the PS3’s features. screen in each The upscaled game, and disgraphics are nicer, though in some spots they play items such as the health bar appear a bit dark or bland. There and the combination meter are very are still points where you can’t plain. And despite the extra analog shake the fact that these were orig- stick, the PSP’s lack of camera control remains in the remastered titles. inally handheld titles.

If there’s anything a fan would The controls, however, are great

love, it’s more content. While the games are essentially the same, the collection also includes downloadable bonus content and a lengthy interview with various directors of the series that can be found on the Blu-ray disc. The small extras may make it worthwhile for fans considering purchasing these games for the second time.

For those who didn’t play Ghost of Sparta and Chains of Olympus the first time, Origins Collection is a pretty good deal. For only $40, you get two impressive games — they were hits on the PSP for a reason — but with all the benefits of playing on a more powerful device.

It seems that Kratos, as another famous Spartan once put it, is prepared for glory. afreedman@umdbk.com

Nintendo’s stealth reveal FANS SHOULDN’T LET THIS SLIDE Nintendo, you’re a sly one — passive aggressively releasing the worst news of Monday night online.

Nintendo held a press conference Monday evening, a few days prior to the Tokyo Game Show. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata unveiled a barrage of new titles coming in 2012. A lack of quality titles may not be a problem for the Nintendo 3DS much longer.

What is a problem is the news Nintendo quietly released onto its hardware page after the press conference, but of which they made no actual mention. The 3DS expansion slide pad adds a second analog stick to the device and more shoulder buttons. It fits the 3DS much like its charging cradle and will run on a AAA battery.

On one hand, Nintendo’s use of a second analog pad will probably help build relationships with third-party developers.

On the other hand, Nintendo just screwed its consumers. While pricing and release information isn’t available for Western countries just yet, it will run for 1500 yen — about $20 — and release in December in Japan.

The loyal fans who bought before the August price drop received some free downloadable games, but they should still be livid about this.

Regardless of whether you bought the 3DS before its recent price drop — or even if you did — that’s another $20 to add to your total cost. No wonder Nintendo didn’t say anything during the press conference.

Nintendo lists big titles such as Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and Monster Hunter 3G among games that will use the peripheral.

Not everyone will have this peripheral at launch, though.

If I were a betting man, I would put good money on the second analog pad being integrated into the inevitable redesign of the 3DS. Those who purchased the 3DS at launch will have to buy what may become a fundamental part of the 3DS hardware — almost as if they were field-testing the 3DS before a final design is decided upon.

The expansion slide pad might be the best thing to ever happen to the 3DS. It might mean better games and more developers making them. It also divides the platform between those who have the expansion and those who don’t.

Developers will need to decide who to support.

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More on Williams’ honor Read senior staff writer Jeremy Schneider’s take on Comcast Center’s court being named in honor of Gary Williams at TerrapinTrail.com.

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Edsall’s Big East days could loom large vs. WVU Coach has experience facing ’Eers; Adams expected to contribute Sat.

BY CONOR WALSH Senior staff writer

Randy Edsall is no stranger to West Virginia.

In his seven seasons in the Big East, he learned just how difficult an opponent the Mountaineers can be. Connecticut was 1-6 against West Virginia during Edsall’s tenure, with the lone victory coming in overtime last season to help propel Connecticut to a conference championship and first-ever BCS berth.

And while Edsall likely doesn’t remember those games fondly — many of them were resounding West Virginia victories — they do offer him a sense of familiarity as his Terrapins football team prepares to welcome the No. 18 Mountaineers to Byrd Stadium on Saturday.

With West Virginia’s unique schemes on both sides of the ball, including a 3-3-5 stack defense, that experience could play in the Terps’ favor as they look to open the season 2-0.

“I’ve played against them for seven years,” Edsall said yesterday. “The bigger problem I have is the people playing the 3-3 stack that you’ve got to deal with.

“That’s always the thing with

the scheme that you play against. The schemes are good, but a lot of the time … it’s the guys playing those schemes that you have the issue with most of the time.”

There are no longer conference implications to the game for Edsall, but that hasn’t stopped him from recognizing the importance of what has grown into a fierce regional rivalry.

Saturday’s matchup marks the 48th installment of a series the Mountaineers lead, 24-21-3.

“I can remember when I was in here being announced as the head coach that day, I had people tell me, ‘You’ve got to beat West Virginia,’” Edsall said.

“Even though they’re not in the ACC, it’s still a bordering state that’s developed a great rivalry.”

ADAMS BACK … SORT OF Running back D.J. Adams will make his return to the field Saturday after being suspended for the Terps’ season opener for violating team rules.

The bruising short-yardage back’s actual role on the field, though, may be limited.

After entering the preseason as running back Davin Meggett’s clear backup, Adams remained behind true freshman Justus Pickett on the depth

Coach Randy Edsall will face No. 18 West Virginia for the first time as Terps coach Saturday.

chart for the Terps’ matchup against the Mountaineers. Pickett ran for 23 yards on six carries in the team’s win over Miami on Labor Day. Adams didn’t appear on the two-deep released Monday, but Edsall made it clear he will see the field Saturday.

“We have some things in the game plan that we think that D.J. will be able to do,” Edsall said of the sophomore, who finished with 11 rushing touchdowns last season. “We’ll see

MEN’S SOCCER

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Terps’ header ends thriller Stertzer’s sudden-death goal caps 4-3 win at UMBC

BY CONNOR LETOURNEAU Staff writer

BALTIMORE — When the Terrapins men’s soccer team arrived here at Retriever Soccer Park yesterday, it wore more than a scarlet “M” on its chest: It bore a target.

The Terps earned their first No. 1 ranking since September 2009 when the NCSAA top-25 poll was released just hours before kickoff, and local rival UMBC was determined to make that a short-lived distinction.

“I wanted to bring our team into a hornet’s nest,” coach Sasho Cirovski said after the game. “I knew this team was capable of pushing us.”

Playing with the gusto of a grade-schooler desperate to one-up his older brother, the unranked Retrievers clawed and scratched at the in-state power for 103 minutes last night.

But when the final whistle blew last night, the Terps had their sixth win in six games.

With two minutes remaining in the second sudden-death overtime period, midfielder John Stertzer rose above two UMBC defenders and headed

a cross past Retrievers goalkeeper Dan Louisignau. The score secured a 4-3 Terps win and sent Stertzer running into the outstretched arms of his teammates.

Stertzer’s fourth goal of the season, which secured the Terps’ first 6-0 start since 2003, surely brought him considerable solace. Less than three minutes earlier, he missed a penalty kick that could’ve ended the match in the first overtime period.

“As soon as I missed that penalty kick, I just thought, ‘God, I hope I didn’t just blow the game,’” Stertzer said. “I needed to do something to redeem myself.”

After entering halftime without a goal for the first time in three games, the Terps turned to forward Casey Townsend to set an aggressive tone early in the second half.

Catching a looping pass from midfielder Sunny Jane,the senior co-captain netted an 8-yard rocket to give the Terps the lead in the 45th minute.

After UMBC answered six minutes later with a headed goal from forward Pete Caringi, Townsend responded with two more. He scored off a corner kick from midfielder

Kaoru Forbess from just inside the penalty box in the 56th minute and then capped off his first hat trick of the season with a header inside the penalty box off a late Jordan Cyrus corner kick.

“I was just in the right places,” Townsend said. “Some guys were making some really good passes, and I was lucky enough to get three in.”

Boosted by their leading scorer and up 3-1, the Terps’ command of the game withered in the game’s waning minutes. UMBC defender Sean Rothe took advantage, netting two goals within four minutes of Townsend’s 81stminute final score.

Rothe’s second goal, a 13yard rocket that caromed off the bottom of the upper goalpost and behind goalkeeper Will Swaim, sent UMBC’s record crowd into an uproar the revamped Retriever Soccer Park had never before heard.

But when Stertzer scored in the 103rd minute, that scene was a distant memory. The topranked Terps, by the nearest of margins, were still unbeaten.

“It’s all a blur,” Stertzer said. letourneau@umdbk.com

him out on the field as long as he progresses the way we think he will during the week. He’s back in good graces, he served his penance.”

FRESHMAN FILL-INS With starting defensive end Isaiah Ross out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury, the Terps will lean on two freshmen to take over Ross’ responsibilities.

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Murphy and true freshman Keith Bowers will split the role against the Mountaineers. After Ross went down in the third quarter against Miami with an apparent leg injury, the two were in on a combined three tackles, and they will be charged with a share of the duty in containing the Mountaineers’ gifted dual-threat quarterback, Geno Smith.

“I think they’re ready to play against West Virginia,” linebacker Demetrius Hartsfield

said. “They played in the Miami game, so it’s not going to be too much different.”

Edsall conceded the pair will likely be less reliable than Ross, at least in the short term.

“Will they make mistakes?

Of course they’re going to make probably some mistakes,” Edsall said. “But I know this will get their best effort when they’re on the field.” cwalsh@umdbk.com