October 9, 2012

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By Alex Kirshner For The Diamondback After a grim summer, a jobs report released Friday showed the national unemployment rate had dropped below 8 percent for the first time in 43 months, indicating an upswing in the job market — but that doesn’t necessarily imply improved prospects for college graduates.

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the new president’s residence, funded entirely by private donors, cost $7.5 million to build over seven months. Aside from lacking some furniture and decor, the house is mostly done, as university President Wallace Loh has already hosted several events at the new home and has dozens planned for the next two months. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

NEW AND IMPROVED Guests to the president’s residence were used to an unwelcoming arrival — pulling up to the top of the hill, being greeted by the back of an aging home and, if they were joining a group of more than 100 people, being shepherded to a tent pitched in the backyard.

While many donors said it was a beautiful home, the atmosphere it created for large events was a far cry from the one university officials decided they would craft in designing a new president’s residence. Now open and already the location of dozens of planned events over the next two months, the building embodies the significant “power of the house” of a university community, said university President Wallace Loh. Staff are still carrying out some finishing touches on the $7.5 million facility, which president’s residence

visitors are more welcome at the new president’s residence since it faces out to North Campus, so people can pull up front. charlie deboyace/the diamondback manager Stephen Oetken said is a “work in progress” as it’s still missing some draperies, floor coverings and furniture. But after about seven months of construction, Loh has

opened the doors of the new residence and event center.

“Dr. Loh wants to include everyone, to provide access to everyone,” said president’s assistant Sapienza Barone.

“Every group on campus can have an opportunity to enjoy the house and Dr. Loh to host them.”

Loh said he will still keep his personal residence in a College Park neighborhood, both to maintain his privacy and to send a signal by paying taxes that he is committed to College Park. But there is something to be said for inviting people to a building that holds more prestige than the Riggs Alumni Center or a restaurant in Washington, which Loh often used to host prominent guests to a nice meal, he said. The event center overlooks some of the main areas where students find their own homes on the campus, from freshman high-rise dorms to the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, See HOUSE, Page 2

By Savannah Doane-Malotte Staff writer As the foundation of Prince Frederick Hall develops, the next phase of construction may bring increased noise and vibrations to North Hill and South Campus Commons residents, officials said.

It’s unlikely the vibrations will be disruptive to students, said Resident Life Associate Director Cindy Felice.

According to an email she sent residents of the potentially affected areas, “the noise involved in the process is not expected to be any noisier than what you are hearing now around the site.” After breaking ground in July, officials plan to wrap up construction and open the new dorm to residents in the fall 2014 semester.

This foundation process requires the installation of 500 structures called geopiers, which are “shafts that are filled with rammed stone or aggregate,” Felice said. Vibrations are a product of pushing stones into the geopiers, a practice commonly

prince frederick hall’s construction has been on target since it began in July. file photo/the diamondback used in construction projects such as Oakland Hall, said Capital Projects Director Bill Olen.

“Our hope is that by keeping students up to date with the construction, we See FREDERICK, Page 3

Long-term benefits outweigh potential costs

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Construction on new dorm on target so far

DREAM Act would help state economy, study finds

Res Life improving rooming survey Finding a perfect roommate match and avoiding unpleasant surprises after move-in day may be easier once the Department of Resident Life launches a new roommate compatibility survey this spring.

According to Resident Life Assistant Director Scott Young, the department has been working with independent company RoomSync since last semester to give students access to more advanced roommate-matching technology. Young said he anticipates about 500 students will try RoomSync, which develops matches using Facebook, when it’s made available for the first time next semester.

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Next phase will increase noise, vibrations

After seven months of construction, president’s residence open to host dozens of university events

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Statistics’s report showed several inconsistencies, said finance professor Michael Faulkender, meaning the economy may not be recovering as strongly as the numbers suggest. While it showed 114,000 more citizens had jobs in September than in the previous month, Faulkender said much of the growth could have stemmed from part-time positions in small businesses,

the department of resident life has been working with RoomSync, an independent company, since last semester to provide more advanced roommate-matching technology to students. file photo/the diamondback has been very interested in having a program like RoomSync for many years,” Resident Life Director Deb Grandner said. “I think we’re particularly excited about this program because it seems to be one that would be well suited to Maryland.”

Students who use the application will answer 10 questions about sleeping habits, views on having guests over and how social they are on the week-

ends, Young said. RHA President Sasha Azar said the program is similar to a dating site — the application will take information from users’ Facebook accounts, such as their listed interests, activities and “likes,” and work from those details along with the survey to find similar students.

“It’s kind of a new endeavor for us,”

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Enabling undocumented students to receive in-state tuition at state universities would provide long-term benefits for the state over several decades, according to a University of Maryland, Baltimore County study.

The state’s DREAM Act will help 163 more students attend state universities each year, the study found, because more students will be financially able to pursue higher education. Residents who would not otherwise have been able to go to college could receive higher-paying jobs, which the study concluded will help the economy because more people will have a source of income and will pay property and sales taxes. Each new wave of students benefitting from this law has the potential to contribute an eventual

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$66 million to the nation’s economy, $7.8 million of which would go toward the state.

“Will it make a big difference in the impact on the economy? No, not really,” said university economist Jeffrey Werling, adding the “benefits far outweigh the cost.”

While opponents have argued passing the act — which undocumented students qualify for if they graduate from a state high school, receive 60 community college credits and prove they or their parents have filed state taxes for at least three years — will place the burden of financing the bill on state residents, supporters believe the benefits would more than offset the costs of accommodating the influx of students to community colleges and public universities.

“The more people are educated, the less of a fiscal burden they are,” Werling said.

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HOUSE From PAGE 1 to Byrd Stadium and academic buildings — “if you crane your neck,” Loh said.

Based off an idea from Loh’s wife, student artwork will provide pops of color against the home’s light tan walls and golden accents.

While the home serves as a private residence upstairs, nearly every room on the main floor will serve as a work space away from the Main Administration Building to help Loh recruit new administrators, donors, athletes and coaches, he said, from the dining room to the living room lined with the words of the Maryland alma mater, to small private offices.

“There is an aura to being in University House that just cannot be captured by having lunch or an event in the Stamp Union or in a conference room in the library,” he said. “If I’m trying to recruit somebody … it is quite different to say I’d like to welcome the parents and recruit and have coffee and tea in the president’s house as opposed to, ‘I’ll meet you at Comcast.’”

The University of Maryland College Park Foundation, a private fundraising organization led by the university’s vice president of university relations, raised the total cost of the project in pledges by the end of May, according to Marketing Director Brian Ullmann.

The foundation had about $2 million in hand and should see

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the remaining pledges in cash within five years. Additionally, several modifications were made to the house to make it more costeffective; for example, the lightweight faux slate roof was less expensive than real slate and has a 50-year warranty, said former Vice President of University Relations Brodie Remington.

Officials are also working toward Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certification, Oetken said.

The building includes ecofriendly features such as a geothermal heating and cooling system, energy-efficient light bulbs and domestic water heated by solar panels. The facility will also be handicap-accessible — unlike the previous president’s residence — pending a permit for the house’s elevator, he said.

“I was really excited about all the sustainability initiatives there,” said Student Government Association President Samantha Zwerling, who attended an event for student leaders. “It showed that our university’s commitment to sustainability also transferred over to the University House.”

While visitors would pull up to the previous home from the back, the rebuilt home faces North Campus so they can pull up to the front, and the floor plan is open and conducive to holding large events, Oetken said. For example, once visitors enter the front doors, they can walk straight through to the back onto the courtyard. The reception room, which holds about 200 to 250 people standing, has

“If you don’t feel comfortable at home, then where are you going to feel comfortable?” Azar said.

By starting this program in the spring, Resident Life officials will be able to gauge its popularity among a smaller group of students before more than 7,000 freshman potentially use the application next fall. Resident Life officials will send an email to students accepted in the spring with an access code for RoomSync on Nov. 16, the day after the freshman confirmation deadline for undergraduate admission.

“Students will feel that they have a little more control over who they are going to live with, and for many freshmen, they are worried about that,” Grandner said.

Junior communication major Bria James said the application could limit people from meeting other students who are different from themselves.

“One of the things people say about going to college is you meet a whole bunch of diverse people and Maryland is a diverse school,” she said, adding rooming with someone who has identical interests discourages people from stepping out of their comfort zones and meeting new people.

But when it comes to living with someone, similar interests are important, said senior communication major Jennifer Nakavuma.

If she were choosing a freshman year roommate next fall, she said she would leave it to RoomSync.

“It helps you do the job already,” she said. “It kind of helps you find similarities with people that you can live with.”

Young said. “It gives people a little more depth and detail — not a tremendous amount.”

Using RoomSync will be optional, and students who don’t have a Facebook account or who choose not to use it will still answer the five questions Resident Life currently uses to pair students with random roommates, officials said. If the RoomSync Facebook application matches students, they will be able to request each other through the application rather than by submitting a separate request to Resident Life.

Additionally, students can use RoomSync to meet new friends, Azar said. Though students of the opposite sex cannot room together in dorms, they can befriend each other after seeing similar characteristics on the application.

More than 35 colleges already use RoomSync, including the University of Florida, East Carolina University and Temple University, according to the company’s website. Resident Life has a contract to pay RoomSync $4,900 each year until 2015 for the service, Young said.

A Michigan State University study from last year, cited on the RoomSync website, found roommate conflicts can be one of the contributing factors to students dropping out of school.

Having a compatible roommate can determine how a year goes for a student, Azar said, and she encouraged students to take adnewsumdbk@gmail.com vantage of the free service.

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large windows overlooking North Campus, he said.

“The house is situated in a way that is much more welcoming to campus,” he said. “We feel that that presents a much more welcoming facade. The flow really improved, and logistically, for events that’s really helpful.”

Student Entertainment Events President Seth Backer, who also attended an event at the house, said it should work well for serving both a family and the thousands of people who will pass through it each semester.

“I thought the house was definitely welcoming and pristine,” he said. “I do like what it stands for … It’s definitely a good representation of the progress Maryland is willing to make.”

There are 25 events scheduled this semester, Barone wrote in an email, but others are in the works, and she predicted there would be 40 events in the house by the end of the year. The former university president Wallace Loh hosted an open house on Friday at the president’s residence. Although the house still needs additional president’s residence, demol- drapes, floor coverings and furniture, Loh has begun holding events at the new house, located on North Campus. charlie deboyace/the diamondback ished last winter, had not been the site of an event since June 1, 2010, she wrote.

Zwerling said she appreciated Loh hosting student groups at the house, and that she also hoped it would help draw attention and funding to the university.

“I think it shows that we are a top research institution and a lot of the times, the university house will be used for prospective donors,” she said. “It’s a place where the whole campus can feel proud, and it’s really helping get resources on our campus.” newsumdbk@gmail.com

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JOBs From PAGE 1 which largely won’t help graduates’ prospects after earning a degree.

“There are too many institutions, in my view, that offer pieces of paper that don’t correspond to skill sets that are valued in the workplace,” Faulkender said. “For those people, their investment is not realized.”

Although Faulkender said a majority of this university’s students obtain degrees that give them a viable chance at finding jobs, 45 percent of last May’s computer, mathematical, and natural sciences school graduates had accepted full-time employment by the summer — relatively in line with the national employment average — according to Career Center data released last month. Nationwide, a Rutgers University survey found that, over five years, about half of graduates could not secure full-time work.

Additionally, the two surveys the BLS uses to calculate job growth — the employment su r vey, wh ich bu si nesses respond to, and the household survey, which asks citizens whether they are employed — showed wide discrepancies.

While the employer survey

showed 114,000 more people found jobs, the household survey showed 873,000 additional jobs.

The disparity may come from uncounted new small businesses, which create additional part-time positions, though the government isn’t always aware of them, Faulkender said. Such hires could still be included on the household survey, though, which would explain the 759,000-job gap between the two data sets.

“That’s not a great number,” Faulkender said of the 114,000 new jobs. “That barely covers population growth. That’s generally not indicative of a strong, healthy labor market.”

True job growth might lie somewhere in the middle — or unemployment could creep back up — Faulkender said, but conclusions can’t be drawn until future months’ data are available.

Part-time, rather than fulltime, jobs are likely behind the unemployment rate drop, Faulkender said, leaving little solace for students looking for full-time jobs.

Senior communication major Lexie Neaman said finding the right work — not just any work — is a daunting task.

“The competition is so high right now that people are taking any job they can get,” Neaman said, “even if it’s not exactly what they want to do.”

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College Graduates may not be seeing an improved job market, though the national unemployment rate dropped below 8 percent for the first time in 43 months, according to a jobs report released Friday. Most of the growth may reflect an increase in part-time positions in small businesses, said finance professor Michael Faulkender. photo courtesy of maureen david many fields, students graduating from business, science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields may have more luck finding a full-time position, Faulkender said.

“There is a great deal of unmet

demand,” Faulkender said of the STEM, business and finance fields. “It’s that rigorous education that’s going to allow [university students] to take advantage of the kinds of technical jobs that are available in the workplace.”

For alumni dissatisfied with their work situation after leaving the university, the Career Center allows graduates struggling to find full-time work to come back and receive free help.

“If you’re underemployed…

you can still try to find something within your general career,” said Career Center Associate Director William Jones. “You never know what door may open up.”

DREAM

the biggest paychecks — and the higher tax revenues that would follow — wouldn’t be there for students without the proper federal mechanisms allowing them to fill those positions.

That would mean the students wouldn’t provide a return on investment to cover the state costs, Reilly said.

“It would be detrimental to the taxpayers because their investment in a child’s education won’t pay any benefits because [the undocumented students] can’t get a real job,” Reilly said.

President Obama’s summer directive allowing DREAM Acteligible individuals to apply for a work permit helped further the supporters’ cause, but it has fallen short of substantial immigration reform. Opponents and supporters of the law typically agree the federal government is slow to act on immigration issues, said Kristin Ford, a spokeswoman for Educating Maryland Kids, but that doesn’t mean the state should also be dragging its feet. “ We cer ta i n ly wa nt t he federal government to tackle this problem as soon as possible,” Ford said. “I think there’s no reason to suggest that we should stop educating these students or put our plans on hold until the federal government acts.”

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However, without a permanent federal law to ensure undocumented graduates can secu re docu mentation for higher-paying jobs, passage of the state DREAM Act would fall short of long-term economic expectations, said state Sen. Ed Reilly (R-Anne Arundel).

“Until the federal government steps up and does the right thing, all we’re doing is giving out hollow promises,” Reilly said.

“This is not the time or the place until the federal government gets their act together.”

The study works to quell the opposition’s narrative that the law would bring an overwhelming influx of students, to the detriment of the state budget.

Because the additional number of students transferring from community colleges to public universities would be about 102 students — about 0.1 percent of the total student population in state public universities — all of the state’s university budgets will lose about $1.8 million a year, which constitutes about 0.1 percent of the total tuition and fees for 12 state universities, according to the UMBC study.

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freshmen and sophomores in living-learning communities, with two offices for such proFrom PAGE 1 grams already integrated into will make students feel better the design.

The seven-f loor building about the process,” Felice said.

“Yes, there are always incon- will replace the aging Caroline, veniences with construction, Carroll and Wicomico halls, but at least we can help them which will be demolished once Prince Frederick is completed understand the project.”

Creating a foundation with in April 2014.

“We really need housing, and this method also allows workers to avoid making too much noise, we wanted bigger and different types of rooms than the ones Olen said.

“It can sound like a thump- provided in other dorms,” Felice ing bass sound, but we never said. “I think that this building had a complaint when we used will be really nice, and that stuthis with Oakland,” he said. dents will really like it.”

Prince Frederick is set to “No one really seems to feel it house 462 students in a comthat much.”

In addition, Facilities Man- bination of singles, doubles agement is using recycled ma- and four-person suites, with terial to help garner Prince 40 percent of students living Frederick a high Leadership in those suites, according to the in Energy and Environmental building’s website.

T he dorm w i l l a lso have Design certification.

T h is u n iversity a i ms for other features students may a gold rati ng, the second- enjoy, including lounge and highest status, which Oakland study spaces on each f loor, Hall and Commons 7 received, air conditioning and carpeted hallways. Additionally, there Felice said.

“In such a large university, we will be laundry facilities and use a lot of energy,” freshman gender-neutral bathrooms.

“I would defi nitely consider international business major Lucia Rizzo said. “I think that living there in future years,” any way that we can conserve Rizzo says. “The features of will be beneficial to students.” this building sound ideal.”

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Opinion

Embrace outsiders and set free thought free

For those of us who had the privilege of growing up in a country that parades free speech as one of its crowning achievements, it’s easy to take words and thoughts for granted.

As a result of our upbringings, which encouraged us to think freely and speak our minds, it’s not uncommon for us to lose sight of what free speech represents and why it has been such an integral part of our nation’s history.

While there is no clear legal affront to our freedom of speech, the existing threat is perhaps far worse; it is substantively less noticeable and equally destructive to the quality of dialogue of which we’re capable. The threat is one born out of our complacency and an all-too-wrong sense of intellectual elitism that allows many to feel superior as they chide the beliefs of others with no more of an explanation than “you’re wrong, and I’m right.”

This mentality has become increasingly prevalent across our campus as we find ourselves in the midst of election season. Many people I interact with, when presented with ideologies in which they find fault, find it far easier to affix a label to those with whom they disagree than to respectfully accept differences or engage in any level of meaningful conversation. The labels assigned are often given in order to convey the notion that the assignees

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have little ability to actually think on their own or are somehow worse off because of their beliefs. Undoubtedly, whether intentional or unintentional, such behaviors amount to a soft suppression of thought and word which prompts a growing discomfort of many to express their beliefs for fear of peer-initiated taunts.

For those who think they find themselves on the “right side of history” on any given issue, there is often a sense of quiet pride as vocal opposition begins to disappear, regardless of the cause.

However, as a community, ostracizing those with certain beliefs or simply scoffing at remarks does nothing to advance the trajectory of society as a whole. Instead, it severely diminishes the cultivation of new ideas or the development of better arguments, thus limiting the possibilities for future advancement. This is a heavy task for some: realizing our convictions may have flaws or our opponents may have opinions of merit.

When we encounter beliefs or ideologies with which we take issue, we should keep in mind that as we silence others, we are no better than those who have silenced in the past the ideas we might hold firmly today. As we allow silence to grow for what we might see as our best interests, we allow for the creation of a culture wherein thoughts that may advance us can similarly be silenced and never come to light.

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Communication at its best

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very year, the Student Government Association seems to take up issues other students on the campus don’t have much interest in, whether it’s transparency in the University Senate or voting in favor of or against state measures entirely in the hands of legislators.

Week after week, most students, frankly, seem disinterested in what the SGA has done or has vowed to do and stop paying attention to the body’s work altogether.

This year’s SGA legislators, however, seem motivated to change that. The SGA recently began implementing a new polling initiative, which requires legislators to go around the campus and poll students on various university issues. Representatives must poll 25 students a week within their constituencies on campus issues and issues specific to their constituents — a method that will result in about 1,000 students being polled a week.

If executed and used properly, it seems the initiative will truly help the SGA become a body that serves its constituencies. Students have complained over the years that the SGA takes on self-fulfilling issues or ones students simply don’t care about, but if the body has a method in place to actively reach out to students — and acts according to student responses — it seems this

body is poised to aid students better than ever before.

The polling will certainly help close the gap between the body and the rest of the campus community — or at least let students know the SGA exists. In a Monday Diamondback article, senior computer engineering major Patrick Benton said, “I have never talked to anyone in the SGA. I don’t really know what they do,” adding, “I’m completely uninformed.”

Additionally, if the SGA also takes

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Using a polling system will allow the SGA to stay better attuned to student interests and will likely broaden campus engagement. the initiative in garnering student input for various university administrators, staff members and departments, it could help officials craft university policy or make decisions more in line with what students are willing to support. At the very least, student opinion will become more of a consideration. Last year’s debacles surrounding a stricter smoking policy — which required smokers to stand at least 25 feet, rather than 15 feet, from campus buildings — and a plus-minus

grading policy were prime examples of students finding out about potential policies too late.

So far, it seems this year will see its fair share of policies and projects that could change the scope of the university and surrounding area for years to come. Officials have said they hope to break ground on East Campus — a proposed 38-acre development that would ramp up College Park by bringing a hotel, upscale restaurants, improved graduate student housing, a movie theater and other amenities — which has been in the works for more than a dozen years.

With the developing strategic alliance between this university and University of Maryland, Baltimore, faculty members from both universities have vowed to create programs to increase opportunities for students.

There are also many students fighting to expand a Good Samaritan policy — which would allow students to call 911 for a dangerously drunk friend or themselves without university sanctions — to include drugs. And that’s just naming a few.

If SGA representatives use the polling initiative to its full capabilities, they could come a long way in helping students influence university policy more. The effort doesn’t need to just be for the body’s benefit or to bring the SGA and students closer together — it could also help better connect the entire university community.

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Justin Dent is a sophomore finance and government and politics major and the Director of Student Groups for the Student Government Association. He can be reached at jdent1@terpmail.umd.edu.

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Counseling with a reasonable wait

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ecent concerns regarding the waiting period before students can receive services at the Counseling Center indicate a need to clarify the center’s wide range of available services. I’d like to take this time to describe how counselors work to match each student with the most appropriate service.

The Counseling Center, which is composed of the counseling service, learning assistance service, disability support service and testing and research unit, places a high priority on student support and success. We have a team of highly trained, hardworking and dedicated professionals who support academic, emotional, psychological and career developmental needs of students on the campus.

Psychologists and counselors in the counseling service division provide individual, group and couples counseling; respond to walk-in emergencies; consult with parents, faculty and staff; provide outreach and consultation services to student organizations; and employ crisis intervention services following critical incidents on the campus.

As is common with most university counseling centers, the counseling students receive at the center is time-limited and targeted at problems typical of most college-aged individuals. Most clients benefit from four to five sessions before ending treatment.

Demand is high for this free and confidential service and, similar to counseling centers across the country, more students are now seeking these services for a variety of emotional, psychological and career-related concerns. During times of especially high demand, part-time counselors are hired to assist.

The wait time for an initial appointment is brief — depending on their

class schedules, most students can be seen within a week or two of contacting the Counseling Center. Students may wait longer to be matched with an available therapist if they cannot schedule weekly appointments, prefer a particular counselor or would rather not work with a supervised graduatelevel trainee.

The time from the initial appointment to the first counseling session may be longer during periods of peak demand, but provisions are in place for students seeking help in emergency situations. These students are seen immediately or within a few hours of contacting the Counseling Center.

Also, referrals to community practitioners are provided to students who wish to start counseling immediately or who are dealing with issues requiring long-term treatment. In addition to individual counseling, the center provides a variety of psychotherapy and support groups for students. Following the initial assessment, these small therapeutic groups are frequently the treatment of choice for many of our clients.

Our goal as part of the university community is to work in collaboration with the student affairs vice president and campus partners to maximize overall student success and the healthy development of future scholars and leaders.

The Counseling Center, located in Shoemaker Building, is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Extended hours are offered on Wednesdays during summer months and over winter break.

Sharon Kirkland is the Counseling Center director. She can be reached at skirklan@umd.edu.

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Discovering a new love The charm of monuments and museums might wear off after a while, but the ‘real’ D.C. has more to offer than you realize

NEAL FREYMAN Lately, when I tell people my college career is coming to an end, they always respond: “Oh, you’re a senior? That’s so sad!” But I’m not so sure. Yes, I’ll have to be a real person next year, but that’s … next year. For now, I feel like a freshman again, experiencing everything as though it were my first time. Take last Saturday night, for example, when I finally discovered the real city of Washington.

I often wonder why I haven’t visited more often. Washington is only a 25-minute Metro ride away from College Park. It is the home of the most powerful government in the world. Top-notch museums, iconic memorials and stately buildings line the National Mall. By God, it has a 100-foot statue of Abraham Lincoln.

It seems I should be in Washington every weekend, soaking in great American traditions as much as any NASCAR fan.

But some things about the city just don’t sit right with me. The wide

streets, designed after the famous Parisian avenues, seem deserted and lifeless. Buildings in Washington are not allowed to be taller than 130 feet, so the scenery sorely lacks the striking contours that define so many classic urban skylines. Where is the grit of New York, the charm of Boston or the soul of Chicago? And where can I eat? The best food option near the National Mall is a $15 bison burger from the National Museum of the American Indian, but I gave up eating endangered species as part of my new diet.

Then, sometime around my 21st birthday, I came to the significant realization that Washington comprises a bit more area than the National Mall and two surrounding blocks. There’s Georgetown, with gourmet cupcakes.

There’s Dupont Circle and the new exhibit on 19th century Chesapeake Bay moss specimens at the Natural History Museum — this was a revelation.

So a few friends and I bid adieu to the monuments and decided to see what the rest of Washington had to offer. One Saturday night, we ventured to Adams Morgan, a hip neighborhood only five stops down the Metro with plenty of restaurants and bars to explore. We then conducted an intricate procedure

known as “bar hopping,” when the five of us went from place to place talking, people-watching and attempting to dance. Late night food came by way of Jumbo Slice — a chunk of pizza large enough to give the Man vs. Food guy the shivers.

So this is Washington. It’s as vibrant as any city I’ve been to and 400 steps up from the College Park nightlife scene.

One bar, Madam’s Organ, stood out from the rest with eccentric decor, three floors (each with a different theme), live music and a crowd as diverse as the cover of this university’s brochure.

But soon it was time to go home.

Having long since missed the last run of the Metro, we hopped in a cab belonging to a nice guy named Mohammed from Mauritania for what turned out to be a roller coaster of a ride home. I’m sure Mauritania is a lovely country, but might I suggest it promote speed limits? I don’t think you’re supposed to be going 70 past the president’s front lawn. And in that moment, I understood the magic of Washington. I was going 70 past the president’s front lawn.

Neal Freyman is a senior history major. He can be reached at nfreyman3@gmail.com.

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REVIEW | SHUT DOWN THE STREETS

adventures in boredom The latest album from A.C. Newman of The New Pornographers is pleasant but so insubstantial that it’s useless as anything other than background music

the latest from INDIE ROCKER A.C. Newman (also known as Carl Newman, member of The New Pornographers) is affable but forgettable, too lightweight to warrant a second thought, much less a second listen. photos courtesy of acnewman.net and assets.flavorwire.com

By Dean Essner Staff writer Carl Newman’s third solo record under the name A.C. Newman, Shut Down The Streets, is a pleasant exercise in subdued indie pop. Like much of his work with The New Pornographers, it lacks the substance to spur repeated listens. This is celery-chopping music: atmospheric enough to fill headspace while you’re cooking dinner, but so slightly it barely registers as more than pleasurable background noise.

It’s immediately apparent, as generic synth bubbles open first track “ I ’m Not Ta l k i n g,” t h at Newman lacks a genuine inspiration for Shut Down The Streets.

Instead, it flops all over the place in search of a concise direction, with odes to divergent musical concepts such as laptop pop and early ’90s twee.

Sometimes he pens a solid folk song, such as “There’s Money In New Wave,” which is rendered more robust and lively by Neko Case’s always-welcome vocals. Yet it remains, with an unfortunate effortlessness, within the garden variety. You could even make a case

that with a track such as the airy, baroque “You Could Get Lost Out Here,” Newman is actually sleepwalking through this record.

And when he’s not, he’s trying to convince us otherwise through goofy and contrived instrumental touches that permeate the back end of the album, such as the banjo on “Strings,” the flute on “Hostages” and the accordion on “Wasted English.” Instead of sprucing up these tracks, which meander and slog like most of side A, they stand out in glaring, unintended ways that are often more memorable than the songs themselves.

O n l y “ T h e T ro u b adou r” sta nds out a mong the album-long funk. It’s still marred by questionable sonic decisions, but Newman’s “Stop me at the door” vocal refrain is as beautiful as anything he’s ever done. It’ll linger in your head like the best pop songs tend to.

Unfortunately, the rest of Newman’s new record is middling background fodder: pleasant, but devoid of the cohesion or flare to keep you coming back. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

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ACCURACY From PAGE 8 game, a mark much higher than they had posted in any other game this season.

Prior to Sunday, the most shots the Terps had put on cage was 14, a mark they reached just once in a 5-0 win over Towson on Sept. 2. They also totaled 13 twice — once in a 1-0 loss to Fordham on Sept. 9 and again in a 5-1 victory over Francis Marion on Wednesday.

But those were the only three games in which the Terps’ shots on goal have reached double digits. And even in those contests, they accounted for less than 60 percent of the Terps’ total number of shots.

“I think that definitely shows that we have been preparing for this,” defender Erika Nelson said. “T hings are winding down to the end and we just want to keep pushing.”

Before Sunday, the Terps had placed just 97 of their 216

shots on goal — a clip of 45 percent. After Sunday’s game, the team raised that number to 49 percent.

It’s a trend Morgan would like to see continue, but it’s not going to be easy. The Terps have only three games remaining in the regular season, and they come against No. 13 Boston College, Miami and No. 1 Florida State — three teams allowing less than 1.3 goals per game.

But Morgan’s not worried about where the Terps’ competitors rank statistically. He knows if his team continues to focus its shots on frame and challenge opposing goalkeepers, the Terps have a chance to replicate the lofty numbers they posted against N.C. State.

“We were good and we were dangerous and we made their goalkeeper make saves,” he said. “We were creative and made a lot of opportunities, and if we keep playing like this, we’ll be in control.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

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OFFENSE From PAGE 8 advantage (17-4), but put just one ball past Cavaliers goalkeeper Spencer LaCivita, who made six saves.

“They were a tough, stout defense, and they’re physical,” said forward Patrick Mullins, who scored the Terps’ lone goal.

“It’s a typical ACC game. We were expecting that a little bit, but obviously we would have liked to put the ball in the net a couple more times.”

Despite not netting a second-half goal — 19 of the Terps’ 31 goals this season have come in the latter 45 minutes — the Terps were buoyed by a player whose presence wasn’t necessarily evident on the stat sheet. Forward Sunny Jane reemerged Friday, setting up teammates and frustrating Virginia midfielders with his defensive pressure.

“I challenged Sunny at halftime,” Cirovski said. “He got off to a slow start in the first half. Second half, that’s what I want from Sunny Jane. … He played with tremendous tenacity, and I want to see more of that from Sunny. He makes us better when he does that.”

Jane notched two assists in the Terps’

Forward Sunny Jane played a pivotal role in the Terps’ 1-0 victory over Virginia on Friday. charlie deboyace/the diamondback first four games but hasn’t recorded a point since a 4-0 win at Boston College on Sept. 7. He led the team with eight assists last season.

“He’s obviously a very important player for us,” Mullins said. “He creates a lot of chances and — probably my own fault — I haven’t finished a lot of them for him. He should probably have four or five more assists on the sheet. It’s coming into the tough part of the season, so I think he’s ready to go into it.”

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Wide receiver Stefon Diggs has emerged as a top playmaker this season, but he also has four turnovers.

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a first down — a miscue ultimately negated by a Demon Deacons penalty.

But just as he did in a 36-27 win at Temple on Sept. 8 — when he recorded a key 38-yard reception less than six minutes after muffing a punt — Diggs rebounded when it counted.

Late in the fourth quarter, he took an underneath route 63 yards, dodging and twisting past myriad white jerseys. The fourth-quarter sprint set up running back Justus Pickett’s game-winning, 1-yard touchdown run and energized a stagnant Terps offense.

“I had a couple catches in the beginning, but that dropped pass is still in my mind, that punt is still in my mind,” said

On a team in which 12 players have scored goals and 18 have recorded points, Cirovski knows he has options. Having an established player such as Jane return to a high level of play can only bode well for his Terps.

“Whoever has to step in at the given moment,” Mullins said, “it’s their job to step in and be ready to contribute to the team.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

Diggs, who earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors yesterday.

“You’ve got to push through.

When you go through adversity, you don’t harp on the bad stuff. You just keep pushing.”

On that muffed punt, Diggs said he glanced at the onrushing Demon Deacons and took his eye off the ball. He was desperate to make the big play and lost sight of what mattered most: securing possession.

It was a mature statement, but hardly a surprising one. In Diggs’ first five college games, he demonstrated a desire to pursue a highlight-caliber play whenever he gets an opportunity. That has been especially notable on special teams, with the rookie regularly forgoing the fair catch for a chance to test his speed.

“I think one of the things Stefon has to understand now that he is here is that he cannot

make a big play all the time,” coach Randy Edsall said. “He has the ability to make the big plays, but sometimes he hurts himself more than he helps himself.”

Diggs got the message Saturday. He called his Wake Forest performance “probably the worst game” of his life, adding he made mistakes he doesn’t normally make.

But when the fi nal whistle sounded at Byrd Stadium, the Terps had their first conference win in more than a year, and Diggs had yet another impressive stat line — five catches for 105 yards.

Not too bad for what Diggs thought was a forgettable showing.

“It’s exciting,” wide receiver Kevin Dorsey said. “You never know what he’s going to do.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Accuracy keys Terps in victory

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One-score output not concerning

Team sets season best with 20 shots on goal

Even after slim 1-0 win, Cirovski stays confident

By Erin Egan Senior staff writer

By Daniel Gallen Senior staff writer

The Terrapins women’s soccer team has built up an impressive statistical resume so far this season.

Its 240 shots rank fourth in the ACC. Its 34 goals through 15 games place the team third in the conference. And Duke is the only team in the league with more assists than the Terps’ 43.

But arguably no number they have posted this year was more impressive than what they did Sunday. By the time the No. 12 Terps walked off Dail Soccer Field after defeating N.C. State, 3-0, their stat sheet was stronger than in any other game this season.

Through their first 14 games, the Terps averaged fewer than seven shots on goal. Against the Wolfpack, they had 20.

“That’s a really high number,” coach Jonathan Morgan said. “We’ve been working on taking shots on frame.

We always say you have to make the goalkeeper make a save, make them be special, make them make a play. Shots on frame are great opportunities for second chances, too.”

It was a surprising number for a team not accustomed to being that accurate on the offensive end. The 20 shots on goal accounted for more than 83 percent of the Terps’ 24 shots in the

Forest showcased as much.

Diggs fumbled a punt return in the third quarter, setting up Demon Deacons quarterback Tanner Price for a 7-yard touchdown pass to fullback Tommy Bohanon, which gave Wake Forest a 14-13 lead. The Gaithersburg native also dropped a wide-open catch early in the third quarter that would have resulted in

Sasho Cirovski could have been discouraged Friday night.

His Terrapins men’s soccer team had just scored its fewest number of goals this season in a 1-0 win over Virginia at Ludwig Field. It squandered a number of chances near the Cavaliers’ net. Some of the shots the team had converted earlier in the year flew wide or over the goal.

Still, the 20th-year coach was upbeat. Halfway through their ACC schedule, the Terps remain undefeated, passing another stiff conference test. They now have the opportunity to continue their 10-game unbeaten streak tonight against Rutgers.

“I think this is ty pically what happens once you get to the second half of the season,” Cirovski said.

“It’s hard to average three-and-ahalf goals per game. I think teams, they scout you and things get a little more tighter defensively.”

Cirovski’s logic is sound. Before Friday night, the Terps had only scored fewer than three goals in two games this season — a 2-2 tie with then-No. 11 UCLA on Aug. 31 and a 2-0 win over Virginia Tech on Sept. 21. Keeping up that torrid pace was perhaps an unrealistic expectation.

The Terps owned a substantial shot

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Wide receiver Stefon Diggs finished Saturday’s 19-14 win over Wake Forest with 105 yards on five catches, but he also fumbled a punt. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

Trial and error

Diggs providing Terps potent mix of highlight-caliber plays, costly mistakes

By Connor Letourneau Senior staff writer Stefon Diggs rarely plays it safe.

It’s not in the Terrapins football wide receiver’s nature.

He thrives in the spotlight, believes he can score a touchdown every time he touches the ball and almost never signals for a fair catch on punt returns.

Most of the time, the freshman’s

boldness is among the Terps’ top assets. Diggs, after all, has already earned a reputation as the team’s most talented playmaker. He’s amassed 218 yards on just eight catches over the past two games, and his 364 receiving yards, three receiving touchdowns and 774 allpurpose yards easily pace the Terps.

Occasionally, though, Diggs’ supreme confidence is a liability.

Saturday’s 19-14 win over Wake