October 13, 2014

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City seeks top-20 college town status by 2020 Second city think-a-thon encourages discussion about area’s cultural, artistic image reinvention

By Taylor Swaak @tswaak27 Staff writer Members of the university and city community came together Saturday to offer ideas for the cultural and artistic redesign of Route 1 as part of a collaborative effort that aims to turn the city into a top-20 college town

by 2020.

A group of about 40 people, consisting of university administrators, city officials, local artists, residents and students, gathered at the College Park Community Center for the afternoon to brainstorm ways the arts can be used to improve the city’s aesthetic appeal.

Popular ideas included open gal-

leries and spaces for artists to display visual and verbal art, performance spaces and theaters, more parks and greenery and designated paths for bikers and pedestrians.

“We want to make life better for people who live here and work here and play here,” Mayor Andy Fellows said. “In doing that, we’ll end up attracting people from different places, because with any cool community that has things to do, people from City residents, students and officials broke into small groups at the College Park Community Center on See think, Page 3 Saturday to brainstorm how the city can improve its arts and cultural offerings. stephanie natoli/the diamondback

Study: Print materials a better choice for learning Comprehension higher for students who read physical article copies

By Brittany Britto @thedbk For The Diamondback Whether you read your course material in a textbook or on your laptop might impact your grade, according to studies from this university’s human development and quantitative methodology department.

The preliminary studies in doctoral candidate Lauren Singer’s project revealed that people might have a false sense of their comprehension levels when they read with e-readers, mobile devices and other electronic tools.

The study asked a sample of undergraduate students about their use of print and digital mediums and their preference, then surveyed See media, Page 3

Creek cleanup pushes bottle bill gains

By Marissa Horn @MarissaL_Horn Staff writer

Comedian joel mchale, known for his roles in Community and The Soup, headlined the homecoming comedy show. The audience was smaller than in years past but responded well to McHale.

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community comedy Joel McHale headlines SEE’s annual homecoming comedy show; SEE announces Kevin Hart appearance Nov. 1 Michael Errigo @DBKDiversions Senior staff writer As students filed out of Cole Field House on Saturday night with the laughter from Joel McHale’s final joke ringing in their ears, they were handed a figurative cherry on top of

a sundae in the form of a flier announcing that Kevin Hart would be Student Entertainment Events’ next featured comedian on Nov. 1.

“We didn’t want it to overshadow the event, so that’s why we did it after when people were leaving, but it was still mayhem for a while. He’s been a name that’s been requested

by students for such a long time,” said Ben Stryker, SEE comedy director. “At the end of the day, students want the best talent on campus for an affordable price, and when you think of the big names in comedy, I can’t think of many that are bigger than Kevin Hart.”

The announcement followed

McHale’s set that touched on everything from this state’s official sport of jousting to Tyra Banks’ fear of dolphins. The 42-year-old star of Community and The Soup had laughter rippling constantly throughout the crowd of about 3,000.

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Homecoming drive prepares 100,000 meals for poor

University students volunteered their time Saturday afternoon to collect trash and clean the Paint Branch Campus Creek to raise awareness for the proposed state “bottle bill,” which would offer residents a 5-cent redeemable deposit for each bottle or can they recycle.

The Maryland Public Interest Research Group and environmental science and technology department’s RESTORE society sponsored the semiannual event, which attracted more than 40 volunteers despite the rainy weather.

“In the past, what we’ve done is gone and collected everything we See bottle, Page 3

Terps Against Hunger event draws 500

By Grace Toohey @grace_2e Staff writer To kick off homecoming, more than 500 students worked together to prepare about 100,000 meals for people in need — mostly from the local area, but also around the world — at an annual service event Saturday in Stamp Student Union.

This university’s homecoming committee teamed up with new student group Terps Against Hunger to plan the event that used

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volunteers Michael D’Antonio, a senior electrical engineering major, Patrick Hopkins, a junior psychology major and Lauren Farrel, a senior criminal justice major, prepare meals on Saturday. sung-min kim/the diamondback the national nonprofit Kids Against Hunger’s three-step process to feed the hungry. Volunteers participated

in one of three steps: combining four key ingredients — soy, dehydrated vegetables, rice and vitamin and

mineral powder — weighing the bags to ensure accurate nutritional facts or sealing and packing the bags for shipment.

Each bag contains six nutritious meals that avoid dietary restrictions such as meat, said Jonathan Fix, president of Terps Against Hunger.

“We try to keep it as basic as possible because we want to be able to ship to anywhere,” said Fix, a senior individual studies major.

Students Helping Honduras will take its meals to Honduras during its annual service trip this winter. The majority of the meals will stay in the local area, including this university’s See service, Page 2

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mchale From PAGE 1 “They were great,” McHale said after the show of the crowd. “Col lege i s l i ke a theater show but everyone is young and happy. I always enjoy i ng doi ng col lege shows. In fact, I’d like to come back next year and do the exact same set.”

The crowd was particularly delighted early in the show when McHale walked over to the sign-language interpreter seated in front of the stage and said obscene things so she would have to sign them.

“T he th i ng he d id w ith the sign-language lady was downright hilarious,” freshman computer engineering major Wi l l ia m Bermudez said. “I was tearing.”

T he first half of the set featured a lot of pop culture references and stories, something fans of McHale recognized from The Soup. McHale warmed up the crowd with

service From PAGE 1 C a m p u s P a n t r y, P r i n c e George’s County, Montgomery County and Washington.

“We’re trying to find different groups to work with, especially ones that work with children and give meals to malnourished children in the area,” said Fix, who is a board member of the Kids Against Hunger’s DC Metro chapter.

Ju n ior A n ku r Na i k, the homecoming undergraduate programming assistant who ran the event, said this service project is different from past events because volunteers hope to make it an annual project.

“We’re changing to a model where we hope to have this

easy go-to material about the Kardashian family and longtime target Ryan Seacrest.

“He is my best friend,” M c H a l e jo k e d a b o ut t h e American Idol host whom he roasts so often. “I call him ‘little Ellen.’”

The second half of the set was more person a l, w it h McHale telling the crowd ab out h i s Costco-lov i n g father and blueberry-despising son. A lot of the material he produced strayed from the quick wit and quips that made him famous on Community and stuck with more of a storytelling style.

“I grew up listening to Bill Cosby, so I enjoyed the story comedy, the way he did it: to tell a story with a through-line and then weave jokes around it; so that’s me,” McHale said.

“I’ve just compared myself to Bill Cosby. I’m a d---.”

T he n ight bega n w ith a well-received set by opener J.F. Harris, a New York-based com ic a nd w riter. Ha rris wa r med up t he crowd by

proached nearly every topic with the same ruthless, satirical approach.

“T h at’s h i m , t hou g h,” Bermudez said of McHale.

“He is essentially a jerk. But that’s what we love about him, because he points out things that most people wouldn’t point out in person.”

Even if it makes him seem like a jerk, McHale said he thinks that satire is key in mainstream media.

“Humor is a great way for commentary to be said about very serious issues, and it also often points things out that people were not thinking of,” he said.

The attendance was about 2,000 lower than last year’s show featuring Jim Gaffigan.

The disparity was punctuated

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service event every year and grow the amount of meals we make,” said Naik, a marketing and supply chain management major. “[The service project] is a very integral part of homecoming; it’s a great event that allows the UMD community to give back. It’s also the kickoff of the whole homecoming week.”

Senior Gabrielle Taylor came to volunteer with her roommate for an hour. They worked to fill the bags with the ingredients.

“We did a lot so far, and the hour went by really quickly,” said Taylor, a nutrition and food sciences major. “We were moving pretty fast.”

Taylor came on her own, but many groups, such as Greek life, service organizations and professional fraternities, also

showed up to volunteer.

“The students have been awesome, very hardworking, very motivated,” Fix said.

“They stayed for longer than they were required to by their organizations. It’s a much faster rate of packaging than we usually have.”

Junior Pat Hopains came with members of his fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta. They participated in Terps Against Hunger’s event last spring, which only involved members of Greek life.

“Everyone said they wanted to do this again,” the psychology major said. “It’s a great cause, and we had no problem getting volunteers; everyone was really excited.”

Professor Robert Grimm, director of the Center for P h i l a n t h r o p y a n d N o n-

profit Leadership, came out to volunteer. It was during Grimm’s class on social innovation that Fi x sta rted Terps Against Hunger.

“It’s exciting to see them develop a high-impact philanthropy event that gets a lot of students across campus involved and is on track to get bigger in impact and reach,” Grimm said.

And that is where Fix hopes his organization is headed: growing bigger and better.

“For next year’s event, [we hope to] get a wide range of students, have as diverse a group of students volunteering

of audience, but I think his stuff is brilliant,” said senior economics major Tedi Llaguri, who has made it a tradition to go to the homecoming comedy show every year with his sister Xheni, who is now a graduate student. The siblings estimate that McHale marked their fourth or fifth show together.

The event provided students like the Llaguri siblings with an exciting Saturday night option, whether they were McHale fans or not.

They’ll have the chance to make it a sixth show in November when Hart headlines SEE’s show. The star of Ride Along and Think Like a Man will be breaking out new material in an 8 p.m. show only available to University ID holders. The show will be in Cole Field House, and tickets — which are $25 — will go on sale Tuesday at midnight.

T hey can be purchased at umdtickets.com or the Stamp Ticket Office. merrigodbk@gmail.com

The terps against hunger student group worked with this year’s homecoming committee to combine, weigh and package foods to help feed the hungry. sung-min kim/the diamondback as possible so that we can raise ingrained in the culture here awareness of hunger issues and keep it sustainable for locally and abroad, but also years to come.” mobilize the entire campus,” Fix said. “Really get the event gtooheydbk@gmail.com

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sheri parks leads the College Park Think-A-Thon at the city’s Community Center on Saturday.

Think From PAGE 1 outside are going to want to come.”

Major revitalization efforts are already either planned or taking place along Route 1 — new safety signs, demol ition of the K nox Boxes, construction of a four-star hotel and tree canopies to break up miles of pavement — but Sheri Parks, the associate dean for research of interdisciplinary scholarship and programming for the arts and humanities college, said there is a lot of space for additional ideas.

This type of event, which took place at the u n iversity level on Sept. 12 at the C l a r i c e S m i t h P e r fo r ming Arts Center, is a way of gaging what the university and local community want those ideas to be, Parks said.

Students and city residents seem to want the same thing: a vibrant, social and stimulating town. “ [ P e o p l e] w a n t p l a c e s where they can sit, where they can talk, where they can hear live music or they can hear spoken word or they can exchange ideas … a friendly, pretty, safe, walkable but intellectually interesting space,” Parks said. “Nobody wants there to be a strip mall

down Baltimore Avenue.”

During the event, attendees broke into specialized groups to brainstorm projects that could improve the city through art and culture.

Those who discussed ideas for children and families said they sought projects such as weekly rotating arts programs — music, robotics, drawing and other art forms — that would help link the community.

“It could be rotating around to different parts of the city at different times,” said Mary Sies, an American studies professor. “There would be a product produced every week, and visiting artists from the city could come in and help sort of lead instruction.”

T hose tasked w ith d iscussing business development and compatibility expressed a need for a diversity of businesses and shops to appeal to people of all ages, not just college students.

Those in the scale a nd i n f rastr uctu re a nd “streetscape” groups focused heavily on aesthetics. The fi rst group suggested breaking Route 1 into sections with recognizable themes, while the second d iscussed not only adding more trees to help prevent local flooding, but also making things such as streetlights and garbage cans works of art rather than simply utilitarian objects.

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“T here are artists that create art on public objects, like a garbage can, to make art accessible to everyone,” said Mariko Terasaki, a public policy graduate student who attended the event. “It’s not like art should be seen in museums only.”

Omar Blaik, the founder and CEO of advisory firm U3 Ventures, which is collaborating with the university and city on projects such as the Route 1 hotel, said the city will thrive on these unique ideas.

“We th i n k that g reat cities are not made of big projects; they’re made of small, kind of unique projects,” Blaik said. “We don’t want to create Main Street — a ny where, A mer ica.

We want to create something in College Park that is much more of College Park and the University of Maryland.”

Because many of these ideas are new, sources of funding have yet to be determined, Fellows said. He said state and local money, whether through investors in the private sector or the city itself, along with city a nd cou nt y ta x payers, often help fund these types of projects. tswaakdbk@gmail.com

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their comprehension skills.

In the experiment, students looked at print and digital forms of a newspaper and book.

Seventy-si x percent of surveyed students preferred reading in digital formats, 16 percent preferred print and 6 percent said they had no preference.

Although digital content was the preferred medium for most students, the study found that about 60 percent of students retained more information when they read the printed passages.

Singer found that 100 percent of students incorrectly predicted which medium helped t hem reta i n i n for m at ion better.

“Students not only picked that they performed better in digital, but they did so with such conv iction,” Si nger said. “That to me has bigger educational implications. If we think we do better [in one medium] and we are studying that way, but that’s not really the most productive or useful to us personally, imagine how that’s affecting our classroom success. We need to learn how to be more aware of our learning styles.”

T he overa l l preference to read digitally is a shift S i n ge r a t t r i b u te s to t h e allure of technology.

“Dig ita l is sex ier r ig ht n o w,” S i n ge r s a i d . “ It’s easier, cheaper, faster and lighter on your back, so I understand why people prefer digital, but faster doesn’t mean that you’ll understand it better.”

Mike Tart, a journalism graduate student and Terrapins football holder, said he prefers to read digitally, a shift he said was prompted by the university’s decision to supply athletes with iPads in February 2013.

“I’ve ch a nged over t he past two years after I started getting used to the iPad and gett i ng a l l my tex tbooks as e-books,” Tart said. “I love being able to quickly switch over to an Internet browser and be able to look up something.”

Tart said he prefers the convenience of reading digitally but doesn’t see a difference in the actual reading in either medium.

Senior English major Alia Badawi, however, said she reads digitally only when doi ng resea rch or when fo cu si n g on one sp eci f ic pa ssa ge. O t her w i se, she prefers having her hands on a physical copy.

“The best word to use is ‘i nteract,’” Bad aw i sa id.

“It’s ha rd to rea lly intern a l i z e s o m e t h i n g i f yo u don’t interact with it. With a screen, it’s too easy to gloss over things and not establish a good physical presence of memory for certain ideas.”

Singer’s mentor, Patricia Alexander, a education psychology professor and senior editor for the Contemporary Educational Psychology journal, stands by the idea that physically engaging with text in print is essential to optimizing reading comprehension.

“Students tod ay have spent so much of their time accessing information online that they assume they must be better at reading digi-

tally,” Alexander said. “But when we want to deeply understand something, some of us go to print, or we print off from the Internet. We take the ti me to play w ith the idea, to weigh it. There’s a permanency to the document sitting in front of you sometimes. That’s not necessarily the case with digital.”

But don’t abandon your e-readers just yet, Singer said. She said her research shows there is a time and a place for digital information consumption.

“If I’m just browsing the morning news to see what t h e b i g s t o r i e s a r e , i t’s OK , because a l l you need is the ma i n idea,” Si nger said. “But if I’m reading an article for class later and I want to thoroughly understand this article, I’m going to remember more and be able to connect those ideas better when I read it i n print. As classrooms change so rapidly, we need to look more at these tasks deliberately, and then pick [our medium] based on that.”

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bottle From PAGE 1 can and throw the bottles and cans that would be covered under a bottle bill into a big, huge pile so that everyone who walks by can see how many we collected,” said Rob Swam, president of MaryPIRG and a senior environmental science and technology major. “At the end we total it all up to see how much money we would have had if the bottle bill was in effect.”

State Sen. Brian Frosh (DMontgomery) proposed the bottle bill under the name Statewide Container Recycling Refund Program in 2013.

After it was read in committee, it died without a vote, but Frosh is reintroducing the bill.

Sim ilar bills have been enacted in 10 states. Frosh’s bill would introduce a new element to recycling: a monetary incentive for people to return cans, bottles and other containers.

Last year, the group could h ave m ad e $70 f rom t he number of cans and bottles they collected from the creek’s edge if a bottle bill was in place, Swam said. In addition to containers, the volunteers gathered trash and paper and even a hubcap and a Jimmy Choo purse.

“It’s ridiculous that the bottle bi l l isn’t i n Ma ryland,” said Sofia D’Ambrosio, president of RESTORE and a junior environmental science

Rob swam, Demi Riley, and Mohamed Nassif (left to right), of Maryland Public Interest Research Group, carry a coffee table that was abandoned near Lot 11. stephanie natoli/the diamondback and technology major. “It’s such an easy way to encourage people to recycle and an easy way to get money.”

According to the Department of the Environment and the Office of Sustainability, this state maintains a recycling rate of 45.4 percent, much lower than this university’s 78 percent rate.

This state’s recycling rate is also lower than those of states with a bottle collection bill enacted.

In states with a bottle collection bill enacted, such as New York, redemption rates are more than 20 percent higher than this state’s recycling rates.

In addition to improving recycling rates, a bottle bill could prevent litter, help the environment, create jobs, complement curbside recycling, produce high-quality recyclable materials and encourage producer and consumer responsibility, according to

the Bottle Bill Resource Guide.

Before the creation of the can in the 1930s, the beverage industry crafted a depositrefund system to guarantee customers would return their glass bottles so they could be washed, refilled and resold, according to the Bottle Bill Resource Guide.

The deposit-refund system is associated with a small payment to the redeemer and a charge of 1 to 3 cents to help cover the cost of handling the bottles and cans, according to the Bottle Bill Resource Guide.

“I think it’s really stupid that we don’t have it, and I think it’s stupid that people are against it,” said Grace Davis, MaryPIRG university sustainability campaign cocoordinator and a junior environmental and science policy major. “It has a lot of benefits, and it’s been proven to work in the 10 other states that use it.” mhorndbk@gmail.com

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New partnership, Keeping up with the tenured still the news STAFF EDITORIAL

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he term “tenured” is like a collective sigh of relief in the realm of academia. However, the path to becoming a tenured faculty member at this university isn’t something that’s been easy or even accessible for every faculty member.

On Thursday, the University Senate made an advancement on the policies and procedures that affect nontenure-track faculty. Instead of being considered non-tenure-track faculty by this university, they will be considered professional track faculty. This initiative was passed with the hopes of creating an umbrella term for faculty members who are not working toward tenure but still provide for the university in ways that are similar or even identical to how tenured faculty do.

The amendment to refer to nontenure-track faculty members as professional track faculty will be sent to Provost Mary Ann Rankin and university President Wallace Loh for approval.

The decision came several months after the University Senate passed a non-tenure-track faculty proposal that aimed to devise new promotional ladders with distinctly defined ranks that would give more opportunities for non-tenure-track faculty to advance their careers. The new framework that

was suggested in the April proposal would restructure a jumble of faculty titles that were not the same throughout this university. The framework also would allow non-tenure faculty to be eligible for more promotions, thus providing them with better career advancement opportunities.

OUR VIEW

This university should continue to grant career advancement opportunities to non-tenured faculty members.

It is important that faculty members who are not on the path to becoming tenured are still valued by the campus community. Just as tenured faculty members do, non-tenure-track faculty need to be recognized for their contributions to this university.

While these changes for non-tenure-track faculty, soon to be known as professional track faculty, do not overwhelmingly affect the lives of university students, they nonetheless will be beneficial to student education and should be considered a notable advancement by all.

Non-tenure-track faculty contrib-

ute to this university in ways similar to tenured or tenure-track faculty.

For example, just as these professors research their areas of study, living by the phrase “publish or perish,” non-tenure-track faculty members contribute to research in their fields of study. Also, non-tenure-track faculty are responsible for roughly 40 percent of undergraduate credits received by university students.

With non-tenure-track faculty educating students as much as they do, giving them the professional track faculty title and clearly defined promotional opportunities will better the education of the student body.

There will be more standardization of qualifications and standards for these faculty members. Students will be able to see how qualified their nontenure-track professors are compared with the rest of the professional track faculty members.

Faculty members who are not on the path to reaching tenure should be held to high standards for the benefit of their own careers and the benefit of their students. Through these professional frameworks and a new title to match them, these initiatives hopefully will better this university while providing non-tenure-track faculty with the respect they deserve.

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Maximize wage, minimize logic PATRICK AN Last Monday, the staff editorial “Maximizing the minimum wage” applauded the legislation enacted in this state for increasing the minimum wage gradually to $10.10 per hour on the basis that the current rate cannot support the livelihood of a working family. Of course, the recent actions of our state are part of the larger national dialogue on increasing the minimum wage, in which keeping it at $7.25 per hour is depicted as nothing short of promoting plutocratic oppression.

When distorted to this degree, it is difficult not to invite the visceral outrage of the masses; however, I am not convinced, on any logical basis, that increasing the minimum wage carries with it positive prospects for the future of our state and country.

It seems the leftist supporters once again are trying to promote economic policies through the justification that doing things that feel right is right.

Despite the amount of sympathy already engendered toward increasing the minimum wage, a policy change could cause unwanted consequences.

According to an estimate by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office in February, increasing the minimum wage to the proposed $10.10 per hour will cost an estimated 500,000 jobs nationwide. Although shocking,

this finding is not a novel one. A 2012 study done by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, concluded that “the main finding of economic theory and empirical research over the past 70 years is that minimum wage increases tend to reduce employment.”

In an analysis done by the American Action Network, all of the 19 states that increased their minimum wage above that of the federal rate in 2013 suffered a decrease in employment.

Washington, which had the highest minimum wage at $9.19 per hour, saw the largest increase in unemployment: 2.87 percentage points.

The image of minimum-wage workers being full-time working breadwinners is also grossly exaggerated, as exploiting the poor for sympathy is utilized regularly to further leftist agendas. In reality, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 1.1 percent of workers age 25 and older make the minimum wage, and only 0.8 percent of full-time workers make that much.

In fact, about 49 percent of workers earning minimum wage or less are inexperienced workers aged 24 or under.

According to the Cato Institute, 68.5 percent of Americans in poverty do not work, and “in the recent federal minimum wage increase from $5.15 to $7.25, only 15.8 percent of the workers who were expected to gain from it lived in poor households. … Wage increases between 2003 and 2007 had no effect on state poverty rates.”

Unfortunately, many activists and students of this university with whom I have spoken are quick to denounce the findings of these scientific studies by referring to them as “myths” and imprudently affirm that raising even a few families out of poverty is enough to justify the minimum wage increase and its consequences.

I have no respect for people who will so illogically sacrifice the economic welfare of the nation to marginally benefit the few. If they really place so much value on raising families out of poverty no matter the cost, then they should have no concerns over analyzing the statistics.

As students of a research institution, we work to find solutions to benefit our world. This necessitates the courage to look past the needs of the few for the advancement of our society, the courage not to be mired by extrinsic pressures for acceptance and the courage to discard our visceral apprehensions for the search and promotion of truth — a courage I feel this university has lost to groupthink and liberal indoctrination. But eventually, the truth will prevail, as it always does; and with what is already available, raising the minimum wage is much too reckless for me to support, no matter how good it feels.

Patrick An is a junior biolog y m a j o r. H e c a n b e re a c h e d a t patandbk@gmail.com.

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n 2003, former university student and Diamondback editor in chief Jayson Blair, who left college without graduating, took a job at The New York Times and shook the journalism world to its core when he was found to have fabricated and plagiarized years’ worth of work. After long and storied careers at the nation’s top paper, two top Times editors resigned just weeks after the scandal.

This university’s journalism school (and The Diamondback) spent years repairing an image tarnished by a single student.

On March 11, 2011, Japan was hit with a 9.0 magnitude earthquake. At the time, Terrapins men’s soccer midfielder Tsubasa Endoh was at an afternoon practice with his high school soccer team in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture, one of the most devastated areas.

In the ensuing chaos and nuclear plant meltdown, Endoh and his community lost everything, but he soon found a new home on this university’s soccer team.

Between January and July, three pedestrians died attempting to cross Route 1 near the Knox Road intersection. Though only one was a student at this university, the deaths and several nonfatal collisions involving pedestrians in the same spot were a sobering call for public safety improvements that brought together students, school officials and city residents.

At The Diamondback, we’re proud to be a part of this community and to tell your stories. And we’re even prouder to continue bringing you, our readers, that content in engaging and innovative ways.

Today marks the debut of a partnership with The Washington Post.

For the past four months, we’ve been collaborating on a new online format for The Diamondback’s biggest stories, both past and present. These story templates are sleek, flexible and visual, with an

emphasis on multimedia and photos.

The modern design also makes long profiles, features and investigative pieces easier to read.

We’re giving you the chance to test the new technology this week — each day, we’ll be republishing one of our best stories from the past year and a half.

The stories you’ll revisit were carefully selected. We felt all five, which will be drawn from the news, sports and diversions sections, told tales of the diverse personalities, backgrounds, challenges and experiences of this campus community.

We’re starting today with former Diamondbacker Yasmeen Abutaleb’s series on Blair, which ran in April 2013 on the 10-year anniversary of Blair’s resignation from The Times.

Tomorrow, you can catch up on the city’s pedestrian safety crisis with “The Deadliest Stretch,” updated to reflect the progress made since the story ran in May. Endoh’s journey from disasterstricken Japan to College Park, written by senior staff writer Daniel Popper, is slated for Wednesday. Thursday, it’s “A New Awakening,” staff writer Beena Raghavendran’s February look at this university’s production of Spring Awakening and its themes of youth and sexuality. And we’ll end the week with Abutaleb’s November 2013 profile of university President Wallace Loh. This is a new and exciting direction for us, and we hope you enjoy the fruits of this project as much as we do.

As always, our readers are our main priority, and we not only welcome, but also encourage your feedback and criticism. Is there something you think we should add or change?

A story you think is worth expanding? Let us know in the comments, tweet to @thedbk or send us an email at newsumdbk@gmail.com.

Laura Blasey is a senior journalism major and editor in chief of The Diamondback. She can be reached at diamondbackeditor@gmail.com.

Lessons learned from a love coach MARGARET ZELENSKI Out of complete boredom and slight curiosity, I discovered a cornucopia of podcasts from “love gurus” last month. These podcasts can last anywhere from a three-minute tip to an hourlong crying session with a female caller. I narrowed it down to one particular love expert: Matthew Hussey, a 20-something self-proclaimed love guru from England. Does everything he says sound perfect because of his accent? Obviously. But he may have some legitimate advice — extending past sending flirty texts — that could apply to any of us.

Lesson one: Contribute to the conversation.

If you want to sound interesting to anybody, whether it’s a somebody you just started texting or a new boss you want to impress, you have to contribute to the conversation. We all know that person who responds to everything with “Not much, hbu?” And we all know what kind of filler crap that is.

There’s no incentive to engage with that person because he or she gives you nothing to go on.

Hussey advises that instead of being that person, be the one who always adds to the conversation.

So instead of “Not much, hbu?,” you can say, “Watching this terrible TV show but so loving it, how about you?”

Lesson two: You are a selfish person if you think you can o n ly b e f r i e n d s w i t h o n e gender.

I know many girls (myself included) who are self-proclaimed “guys’ girls” and insist they just don’t get along with other females. Hussey lovingly advises that you hop off your pedestal and get over yourself.

How can you possibly eliminate an entire gender from your list of interesting people? What makes you so special that half of the population can’t sympathize with you? Usually, you can’t get along with certain types of people, and “female” is not a character trait.

Lesson three: You are simply a better person if you read.

Now this one might be a hard pill to swallow, because even I, a fervent English major, don’t find a lot of time to read for pleasure. I find no time, actually. But Hussey suggests that the reason you say things like “Not much, hbu?” and can’t stop talking about cats is because you don’t have any other ideas in your head.

Reading not only makes you aware of the world, it also adds to your repertoire of conversation. My favorite book to talk about is a parody novel called Lighter Shades of Grey by Cassandra Parkins because it can make just about anyone laugh. (I also really suggest reading that book if you are into books that humorously criticize every line of Fifty Shades of Grey.)

There are hundreds of other episodes on Hussey’s channel that you can apply to both your love life and your regular life. I found his podcasts on his “Love Life” channel on the iHeartRadio app. You can experiment with this advice in little ways throughout the day to see if it really works for you.

Margaret Zelenski is a senior criminology and criminal justice and English major. She can be reached at mzelenskidbk@gmail.com.

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orn today, you are a rather unusual, unconventional, unpredictable individual -- especially for a Libra native!

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Success, for you, will result from being very much yourself in all things -- work, play, domestic affairs and love.

You aren’t the kind to make promises you can’t keep. If someone has your word on something, he or she can take it to the bank. You honor your commitments, and you insist that others honor theirs. Nothing can get in the way of a friendship as quickly -- or as dangerously -- as a promise unkept.

Also born on this date are: Sacha Baron Cohen, actor and comedian; Nancy Kerrigan, Olympic skater; Kelly Preston, actress; Jerry Rice, football player; Marie Osmond, singer; Paul Simon, singer-songwriter; Lenny Bruce, comedian; Margaret Thatcher, British prime minister; Yves Montand, actor; Cornel Wilde, actor; L.L. Bean, outdoorsman, entrepreneur.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -Some downtime gives you just the kind of breather you need to think through a problem that has been slowly sneaking up on you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -The more you think about the situation you are currently in, the more likely you will be to realize that you can surely remain in control.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Take care that you don’t wait too long to do what must be done. It’s best to get an early start; you don’t want to come up wanting.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -You’re likely to encounter someone who provides you with an alternative point of view -- one that proves valuable to you almost immediately.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- It’s important for you to connect one thing to the next throughout what may prove a rather complicated day.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You’re not likely to engage in the kind of selfish activity that a few Scorpio or Sagittarius natives are into. Steer clear!

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LASTING IMPACT | COMMUNITY

one more season Community’s last season will kick off on Yahoo! Screen next year, and one fan of the cult show is happy it’s staying alive

By Jonathan Raeder @jonraeder Staff writer Six seasons and a movie. Community’s breakout character Abed Nadir — a young man with an obsessive knowledge of pop culture, a penchant for breaking the fourth wall and referring to the show as a show — gives that response to the question of a series’ ideal duration. Six seasons, allowing for every possible good plot idea and then a movie to wrap things up.

Few shows manage to hit that sweet spot, as most die out before their times (Firefly, Carnivale, Deadwood) or linger on long after they’ve hit their peaks (Dexter, The Office, Lost). It’s not a done deal, but against all odds, it looks as though Community might reach Nadir’s ideal.

From humble beginnings as a clever NBC sitcom, Community quietly impressed critics and a cult fan following

with its first season, but it really came into its own in its second and third seasons, to continue starting hopefully next year on Yahoo! Screen, its creator Dan Harmon has said.

Ostensibly a show about a study group of community college students from different backgrounds, Community is unique because of its intense knowledge of the tropes and elements of most fiction.

The show goes off the rails of normal narrative storytelling starting in season two, finding interesting ways to tackle multiple story genres through the context of a strange community college. Post-apocalyptic paintball matches, the cast playing Dungeons & Dragons through narration (and without a game board), a video game episode with a villain played by Gus Fring from Breaking Bad, an homage to My Dinner with Andre centered around a Pulp Fiction-inspired birthday party, a claymation Christmas episode and

community isn’t gone. photo courtesy of screenrant.com a war documentary of an intense pillow fight are just a small sample of the bizarre and hilariously awesome episodes this show has to offer.

The core characters of the show are smooth-talking ex-lawyer Jeff Winger (Joel McHale), high school dropout Britta Perry (Gillian Jacobs), pop culture aficionado Nadir (Danny Pudi), former football star-turned-hilarious nerd Troy Barnes (Donald Glover), divorced single mother Shirley Bennett (Yvette Nicole Brown), young go-getter Annie Edison (Alison Brie) and curmudgeony old millionaire Pierce Hawthorne (Chevy Chase). The gang often is joined by its flamboyant dean, Craig

Pelton (Jim Rash), and its literally insane teacher/rival, Ben Chang (Ken Jeong).

More so than any other show, Community leaves fans wondering what genre the latest episode is going to be. The show has only loose ties with reality, but it rarely loses touch with its heart. The characters aren’t always great people, but they grow to care for one another over the course of the series. No matter what costumes and weird worlds they’re in, they remain distinctly themselves.

In one of the series’ best episodes, the gang is at Annie’s apartment when their pizza order arrives. They decide to roll a die to determine who goes to get the pizza, but before doing so, Abed warns them that this will inevitably create six alternative timelines. Ignoring him, they do so, and the show proceeds to show us what happens with the group when each of them is off getting the pizza. Each series of events plays out differently, showing

that without each member, the group just isn’t the same. It’s an episode audacious with its premise, and it also showcases how each friend group is composed of important elements brought by each individual.

Community isn’t for everyone, as many might prefer a more grounded sense of reality for their sitcoms. But for those of us who immerse ourselves in pop culture on an almost constant basis, it’s refreshing to watch a show that acknowledges all the story elements and plot twists that we’ve seen over and over. Western, crime saga, ’80s cartoon, scary story montage, space opera; there’s hardly a type of narrative Community hasn’t tried. It doesn’t always succeed, but the highs of Community are some of the best television has ever had to offer. jraederdbk@gmail.com READ THE REST ONLINE AT DBKNEWS.COM

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LIONS From PAGE 8 hollered at his previously dominant backline, the 22nd-year coach gave his team a thumbs-up.

The score gave the Terps a threegoal lead over a No. 3-ranked Nittany Lions squad that had allowed just three goals all year. Midfielder Tsubasa Endoh added to the convincing performance with a goal in the 82nd minute, and the Terps defeated Penn State, 4-0.

“Today was our best performance of the year,” Cirovski said. “The adversity we’ve dealt with this year — [there were] signs today that it’s making us stronger. It’s a transformational game for us. The belief and the confidence that you’re going to see [is] going to keep coming through in future games.”

Midfielder Mael Corboz led the Terps with two goals. He opened scoring in the 13th minute with a leftfooted strike off a cross from defender Mikey Ambrose, and he netted his fourth penalty kick of the year in the 32nd minute to give the team a 2-0 lead.

The Terps (5-5-2, 2-2-1 Big Ten) also benefited from a veteran starting lineup. Endoh, who hadn’t played

MIDFIELDER MIKIAS ETICHA works to control the ball during the Terps’ dominant 4-0 win over No. 3 Penn State yesterday at Ludwig Field. james levin/the diamondback since September, started alongside Shinsky for the first time since the Terps’ season-opening loss to

Louisville on Aug. 29.

Penn State (10-1-1, 4-1-0) came into the game allowing just o.27 goals per

game, but the Terps still managed to test Wolverton, the reigning Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year, early and often.

execution From PAGE 8

Defender Sarah Sprink rips a goal in the Terps’ 9-0 win over Penn yesterday that capped a two-win weekend. alexander jonesi/the diamondback

all game but found the back of the net four times against Penn State goalkeeper Kylie Licata, who entered the game with the third-best save percentage in the NCAA. Friday’s efficient offense wa s eve n b e t te r a ga i n s t Penn. Eight Terps recorded goals in the game, which resulted in their highest scoring effort on the season by three goals.

“We don’t rely on just one person,” said forward Alyssa Parker, who recorded a goal in both games. “Anybody can [score], and that makes it hard for the defense to

“We’ve hit a lot of goalposts, a lot of crossbars, a lot of near misses all year long,” Cirovski said. “Today, we got a goal on our first chance. Not sure we’ve had that all year. It’s nice to see. When you work hard and you do things the right way, things come back around.”

Cirovski opted to start midfielders Mikias Eticha and Michael Sauers up top, and it worked. Sauers, who is tied for second on the team with two goals, assisted on Corboz’s goal. And Eticha played with energy, constantly tussling with the Penn State backline for possession.

“We’re playing with a chip on our shoulder,” Corboz said. “After Northwestern, we were really pissed off. There’s a good mindset right now.”

After beginning the year with high expectations, the Terps have struggled. But with a dominant showing against a previously unbeaten team, they displayed their potential on both sides of the ball.

But the Terps aren’t declaring themselves postseason-ready yet.

They remember everything they’ve endured.

“It’s a do-or-die situation now for us,” Shinsky said. jneedelmandbk@gmail.com

defend against us.”

It was off the penalty corners that the Terps were so dangerous Sunday. The Terps scored six goals on their eight penalty corners.

One stood out to Meharg.

“The one from freshman to freshman — Carrie Hanks diagonally across to Moira Putsch — that’s a world-class goal,” she said. “Very neat to see that one work for us in competition.”

Meanwhile, Cabrera held Penn without a goal less than 48 hours after she expressed frustration with her play against Penn State. With the Terps up 5-0 at the break, Meharg opted to start backup goalkeeper Jill Genovese for the final 35 minutes.

Despite all the offensive success and the defense combining for a shutout, once again the Terps were unhappy with how many penalty corners they allowed.

In a 16-minute span in the first half, the Terps gave up seven penalty corners.

Still, the Terps corner defense didn’t surrender any goals Sunday, and the 19 penalty corners allowed this past weekend provide an area for the Terps to key in on moving forward.

“We wanted to start different,” defender Sarah Sprink said. “That’s something we are going to work on for the next games.” rbaillargeondbk@gmail.com

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FIELD HOCKEY

Execution leads to weekend wins over Penn State, Penn Despite edge in penalty corners, opponents can’t top Terps

By Ryan Baillargeon @RyanBaillargeon Staff writer

Midfielder Tsubasa Endoh leaps to challenge Penn State midfielder Drew Klingenberg for possession during the Terps’ win Sunday. Endoh scored his first goal of the season in the second half of the blowout. alexander jonesi/the diamondback

BACK ON TRACK Cirovski’s team earns first win over ranked foe in rout of PSU

By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Staff writer It was a basic gesture, but it meant so much in the context of the Terrapins men’s soccer team’s season.

As injuries to key players have translated to uneven play and crushing losses, coach Sasho Cirovski’s frustration has mounted. He earned a one-game sus-

pension after he had to be restrained from officials when a controversial call led to Northwestern’s game-winning goal against last week.

So yesterday against Penn State, while the Terps celebrated Alex Shinsky’s 53rd-minute goal, the announced 2,502 at Ludwig Field cheered and Nittany Lions goalkeeper Andrew Wolverton See LIONS, Page 7

Entering this past weekend, the Terrapins field hockey team had relied heavily on out-cornering its opponents to win games.

Before Friday, the Terps held an 86-39 edge in penalty corners.

The trend ended this weekend when the Terps’ defense surrendered 19 corners while taking 11. But coach Missy Meharg’s team overcame the discrepancy, as the Terps relied on strong corner defense and efficient execution on the offensive end to extend their winning streak to six games.

The No. 2 Terps edged thenNo. 4 Penn State, 4-3, on Friday before posting a season-high goal total in a 9-0 rout of Penn yesterday at the Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex.

“Fundamental skills were slow, gave up some penalty corners, but all in all, what a great weekend,” Meharg said.

In a Big Ten showdown with the N ittany Lions, penalty corners were expected to play a factor with the two teams ranked first and second in total penalty corners in the conference. Still, the Terps (11-2, 4-1 Big Ten) had excelled in limiting opponent’s opportunities before the contest.

But Friday, the Terps committed several penalties in their defensive end, which allowed Penn State 12 penalty corners and put heavy pressure on goal-

The No. 2 Terps celebrate after a 9-0 victory over Penn yesterday. alexander jonesi/the diamondback

“FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS WERE SLOW, GAVE UP SOME PENALTY CORNERS, BUT ALL IN ALL, WHAT A GREAT WEEKEND.” MISSY MEHARG

Terrapins field hockey coach keeper Brooke Cabrera.

The redshirt senior responded well, though, and recorded a career-high 10 saves to keep the Terps in front. Still, she was upset she allowed three goals on the corners.

“They unfortunately capitalized off my rebounds,” Cabrera said. “We are going to look at video and work off of that.”

The Terps corner defense was good enough to earn the victory Friday, but Meharg

wasn’t pleased with the number the Terps gave up or how they did so.

“Maryland needs to take a look at the footage and see what our footwork and reaction to free hits coming in right outside that hash mark,” Meharg said. “Half of those corners were outside the circle.”

On the offensive end, the Terps capitalized on their limited changes. The Terps took 11 shots See execution, Page 7