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Dalai Lama to speak at Comcast in May

World-renowned peace leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner will deliver lecture as part of Anwar Sadat series

By Fatimah Waseem Staff writer The Dalai Lama, head monk of Tibetan Buddhism and Nobel Peace Prize winner known worldwide for his activism for an autonomous Tibet and a more peaceful world, will speak at Comcast Center May 7 in a free campuswide lecture officials hope will lay out a compassionate path to peace.

The Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development lecture series has been sending out invitations to global leaders from its small university office since 1997. The chair’s goal is to provide a platform for world peace advocacy leaders to reflect on divisions and paths

to peace, said Shibley Telhami, lecture organizing chair.

“He is an inspiration and a new voice for the campus community, sending a message of nonviolence and compassion from a revered world leader with millions of followers,” Telhami said. “The campus community has much to learn from this extraordinary figure.”

The Dalai Lama is the latest in a long line of world-renowned peace leaders to take the stage at the university, including former South African President Nelson Mandela, former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, former President Jimmy Carter and – in 2010 – former U.S. Secretary of State

Madeleine Albright.

“In this day and age, when there’s so much conflict between different faiths and ethnic groups and strife, he represents what we all aspire to as a civilized society, and I think that’s why he is recognized around the world,” university President Wallace Loh said. “It’s quite different reading about his speeches and actually seeing and hearing him in person, so to have him on campus is, I think, a very special opportunity that I think we are honored to have him.”

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the dalai lama will come to the campus on May 7 as part of the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development lecture series. Tickets to see the world-renowed figure will be free, officials said. photo courtesy of dalailama.com

O’Malley’s capital budget plan promising Proposal still contingent on national budget

By Jim Bach Senior staff writer

fraternities and sororities at the university emphasized their chapters’ values and desire to be more of a community, rather than focusing on balloons and flowers.

The changes in the rush process helped the Panhellenic Association increase its members from 13 percent of the student body to 16 percent. file photo/the diamondback

a growing family Number of Greek life students increases to 16 percent; chapters emphasize values, community

By Annika McGinnis Staff writer It was the first night of rush, like that of any other semester, but everything was different this time.

No one stood at the door dressed in extravagant outfits, chanting in unison.

Houses were free of flashy balloons and flowers. Each visitor dressed the same: in a T-shirt.

This semester, the Panhellenic Association’s recruitment season began without the usual frills in an effort to emphasize each Greek chapter’s values and to strive to be more of a united community. And the strategy worked: The association, as well as the Interfraternity Council, gained dozens

more new members than it did last year, increasing the percentage of Greek students on the campus from 13 to 16.

Along with the addition of a new organization, Alpha Xi Delta, the PHA attracted 576 new members this semester — 61 more than last year. The IFC also saw an increase, adding 381 members to boost the average chapter size by 15 members, said Brian Golden, the IFC advisor. Representatives from both councils attributed the membership spike to new initiatives centered on the larger community and a shift away from negative stereotypes.

“Sometimes women get called up because, ‘Oh, this woman had really cute boots on — I really liked her because of that,’” said senior marketing

and supply chain management major Leanne Hug, PHA vice president of recruitment. “Now it’s directed more about what the values are, why they want to go Greek.”

Typically, many interested students don’t find what they’re looking for and drop out of rush early, Hug said.

But this year, the PHA and IFC held low-key, conversation-based events designed to help students find their best fit. Unlike in previous years, very few people dropped out after the first weekend, Hug said.

With the rise in membership — 10 IFC organizations now have between 95 and 132 members — management may

Gov. Martin O’Malley has made his commitment to higher education clear by proposing to invest more in the state’s universities — and he hopes to do the same for infrastructure projects as well, which university officials said is sorely needed.

O’Malley has proposed a $1.1 billion state capital budget, which allows the state to take out debt to fund larger projects including University System of Maryland infrastructure, such as fixing water main lines and electrical services.

The university system requested $1.5 billion for the capital budget over a five-year period, so O’Malley’s proposal to deliver $1.4 billion on that amount demonstrates his com-

mitment to higher education, state and university officials said.

But sequestration has become a seemingly ever-present theme in state budget talks. If lawmakers on Capitol Hill don’t propose an alternative budget plan before March 1, a slew of automatic national spending cuts is set to kick in.

If Washington doesn’t bring the hammer down hard on higher education spending or state appropriations, however, then the university stands to gain state money to help fund existing infrastructure projects and new undertakings. The largest injection of money would come from two bond bills that fund about $10 million worth of facilities upkeep and improvement, including fixing leaky See budget, Page 2

See greek, Page 3 gardening and growing food is now more accessible to students through a series of university workshops, called Gardening 101, which teach students the skills they need to grow their own food. photo courtesy of diana daisey

Health Center offers free STI testing Center still has eight upcoming testing events, including one today

By Savannah Doane-Malotte Staff writer The intimacy of a college campus puts students at high risk for sexually transmitted infections, a problem the Health Center hopes to alleviate by offering free STI and HIV testing events this semester.

Although human papillomavirus, gonorrhea and chlamydia are the most common infections among 15to 24-year-olds nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, many students aren’t aware they have an STI. But with eight

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testing opportunities still available this semester, including one today, Health Center officials hope students become more proactive about their health.

“We want to get rid of any barriers for students to access being tested,” said Jenna Beckwith, sexual health education programs coordinator. “Providing free walk-in events helps students who wouldn’t normally do it; cost definitely deters students from getting tested.”

Much of the danger lies in the fact that many people who contract STIs do not exhibit any symptoms, Beckwith said.

“The most common symptom of an

STI is nothing,” she said, adding the Health Center offers risk reduction sessions that teach students how to identify and prevent STIs. “Every step you can take to reduce your risk is helpful, and that first step may be getting tested.

We want to help students figure out what will work best for them in risk reduction and be logical and realistic when they’re facing these issues.”

One student, who asked to be anonymous to protect her privacy, found out she had an STI after getting tested at the Health Center. She said she would

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From the ground up Students can learn to garden, grow own food in series of university-hosted workshops

By Madeleine List Staff writer Most students have to rely on the dining halls or fast food options for food, but some will soon learn how to grow their own.

All it takes are the right tools and techniques and a little bit of guidance. And that’s where Melissa Avery steps in.

Last Tuesday, nearly 20 students gathered at the Apiary for the first in a series of winter workshops about

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gardening. The Arboretum and Botanical Garden and a collaboration of the university’s Community Gardens hosted the workshop, called Gardening 101. Avery, master gardener in training, instructed attendees on the basics of gardening, and answered questions from students about how to raise their own plants.

Because winter isn’t the season for planting, people interested in gardening have a few weeks before spring to learn the basics, said Yixin Chen, communications

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WORKSHOP From PAGE 1 manager for the public health garden and sophomore nutritional science major.

“It’s a great way for people who are interested in gardening to realize, ‘Oh yeah, I can do this.’ Having that knowledge is a big first step,” she said.

Georgia Handforth, a comanager at the Rooftop Community Garden and a senior communications and sociology major, said it’s beneficial for students to learn how to grow their own plants on the campus.

“Fresh herbs are fantastic,” she said. “But living on campus, people don’t really have space to plant a garden in their backyard because they don’t have a backyard.”

Students can grow certain types of plants even if they live in dorms or apartments, Avery said. Tomatoes grow well in this area and can even be grown in pots off a balcony, she said. And herbs such as basil and oregano can be grown in windowsills.

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“I think it’s really, really important, especially nowadays, to know how to grow your own food, even if it’s just a little pot on your balcony or windowsill,” she said. “As time progresses, it will become more important to understand how to retain resources and take care of yourself.”

She also discussed the difference between warm and cool weather plants, and when to plant each type. Heartier vegetables like broccoli, chard and cauliflower can be planted sooner, she said, whereas warm-weather vegetables like eggplants, tomatoes and green peppers should be planted later.

Other themes in the workshop included composting, temperature zones, organic pest control and rain barrels, a topic that may be the focus of the next workshop, Avery said.

Rain barrels are an efficient and inexpensive way to water a garden without wasting resources, she said. She hopes to spend the next workshop constructing actual rain barrels with students and teaching them how to use them effectively.

was 2 years old, he was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, his site states, and he began his monastic education at 6 years old.

After China’s invasion of Tibet in 1949, he assumed full political power and has since worked to peacefully advocate for a free state. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 and has traveled to more than 62 countries in six continents, according to his website.

Lisa Mar, Asian American studies and history professor, hopes the Dalai Lama will use his experience fighting for religious rights for Tibetans to address other challenges in peace and conflict resolution.

“The question of peaceful, nonviolent resolution to ethnic and religious strife stands as a critical issue both for citizens of China’s diverse society, and for many comparable conflicts around the globe,” Mar said.

The Dalai Lama will travel from India to the University of Maryland and will head straight to the West Coast, Telhami said.

And Telhami hopes the lecture will lead to another topic of discussion: “How does he see a compassionate path to peace in a world with so many different faiths?”

it’s former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s 2000 speech or former Israeli President Ezer Weizman’s in 1997 — the Sadat lectures have never charged for tickets or lecturers because the events are a service to the campus community, Telhami said.

“Leaders come to provide a service,” he said. “Even the most prestigious and in-demand leaders come to our platform just to speak.”

Telhami’s office crafted the Dalai Lama’s invitation letter three years before the speaker’s confirmation. But like a majority of all letters — including Mandela’s invitation more than a decade ago — a spokesperson originally responded with a warm, appreciative but regretful response.

The office has used years of cultivating personal connections in the peace and civil rights world as what Telhami calls a reputation for providing leaders with a local platform to advocate to its advantage.

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, was born on July 6, 1935, in northeastern Tibet, according to his official website. When he newsumdbk@gmail.com

A date has not yet been set for the next workshop, Chen said, but she hopes to make them biweekly events.

Avery is a volunteer and has taught other workshops in the past, said Carin Celebuski, coordinator of volunteers for the Arboretum and Botanical Garden. She also has a table at the campus farmer’s market, where she answers questions about plants and gardening, Celebuski said.

Avery said she is studying to become a master gardener through the Extension Office at the university. Volunteering is part of the credit needed to receive her certification, and she must complete 20 volunteer hours each year to maintain her status as master gardener. Avery said she plans to continue teaching the workshops even after she has completed her volunteer hours.

There are four studentled vegetable gardens on the campus: the Public Health Garden between the Eppley Recreation Center and the p u b l i c h ea l t h sc h o o l ; t h e Rooftop Garden South located

budget From PAGE 1 pipes and crumbling infrastructure at this university. Such bills would fund “all the pipes under the ground, all the electrical problems; things that just are very expensive and need to be addressed in an orderly and systematic manner,” university lobbyist Ross Stern said, referring to the so-called “invisible crisis.”

The university will also see $5.3 million to finance the last leg of funding for the physical sciences complex, which will provide laboratories and office space for the astronomy and physics departments, as well as the Institute for Physical Sciences and Technology.

“That’s a big and important

THE UNIVERSITY’S COMMUNITY GARDENS provide students with an opportunity to grow their own plants on the campus. Some new gardeners are spending the winter months learning the basics of gardening so they can be ready to plant when spring comes. photo courtesy of diana daisey on the third-floor roof of the South Campus Dining Hall; Am Ha’Aretz Garden, a Jewish environmental club that has a garden on Hillel property; and the St. Mary’s Garden on the east side of St. Mary’s Language House, Celebuski said.

building to the campus, so we’re happy to finish that up,” Stern said.

“It’s starting to come together.”

The university would also receive another $3.4 million to finish the two-year planning and design for the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center, which will be carved out of Holzapfel Hall and the Shriver Laboratory.

This will mark the second year of funding for a project the university has been trying to secure for more than 20 years.

To accommodate for personnel that will be displaced from Holzapfel, the capital budget also includes $878,000 for renovations in a wing of H.J. Patterson Hall.

To address a “deficiency of storage” space for library materials, Stern said, the university would also receive $6.1 million

Though the clubs are separate, they are working to collaborate on more events and projects such as seed exchanges, she said.

Not only is gardening beneficial for students’ health, but food and herbs that are hand-

grown provide an added kick, Chen said.

“It makes everything taste better when you grow it yourself,” she said. “It cannot get any more local than your own garden.”

for remote storage at the Severn Building, the old site of The Washington Post printing facilities.

O’Malley’s capital budget presents the planned funding for a five-year period — from fiscal year 2014 to fiscal year 2018 — in what is called the capital improvement program. The proposal is the largest five-year allotment Mark Beck, director of capital planning for the university system, said he has ever seen.

“It is significant — it is also strategic,” Beck said. “Just in terms of what was requested, which was significant, and what was supported by the governor … we were quite pleased with what we saw.”

Despite the promising news coming out of this year’s budget season, however, the specter of looming federal cuts and par-

tisan gridlock in the nation’s capital could have a dampening effect on future capital projects.

If national lawmakers negotiate a budget plan that includes across-the-board cuts to the state, it will be more difficult for state officials to invest in the capital budget, which could mean the university would grapple even more with keeping up on its backlog of maintenance projects.

While the federal government’s actions could trickle down to the state, Stern said O’Malley and the General Assembly have been consistent on funding capital projects regardless of the background noise in Washington.

“I am not worried about it,” Stern said, “but I take nothing for granted.”

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testing From PAGE 1 have gotten tested much earlier if she had known about the resources available, especially the confidentiality policy, which stipulates that the reason for the charge will not show up on a billing statement.

“I definitely feel more comfortable getting tested at one of these events because if I had to get it somewhere else, it’d be charged to my account,” she said. “That’s not something that you want your parents to see on a billing statement.”

She encouraged other students to take care of their sexual health and get tested, adding that with the free testing days coming up, there’s no excuse not to take the extra step.

“Getting tested is essential, especially in a huge university such as this one,” she said. “It being free is absolutely an added bonus, because it’s easy to use the cost as an excuse not to go, and therefore also convince yourself that you don’t have an STD.”

Students don’t need an appointment to come in on the scheduled free testing days and all results are confidential. With blood and urine samples, health center officials can test students for one or multiple STIs for free. All of the testing at these events is funded through grants from the Prince George’s County Health Department and Heart to Hand Inc., nonprofit organizations that work to improve sexual health and sexual health education.

For simple HIV testing, students can find out the results that day, while test results for gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis in addition to HIV can take up to two weeks.

While the scheduled testing days are meant to encourage students, the health center allows students to get tested any time for $49, which is the minimum the university can charge, Beckwith said.

“This is the bare-boned price; we are not making any money off of it,” she said. “This is still not low enough for some stu-

dents, which is understandable.

There are lots of other things they can do with that money that may seem more important than an STD test.”

Even though the tests are expensive, shelling out the cash is worth it because regular STI testing is essential for establishing a mentally and physically healthy life, said Hope McPhatter, health promotion director.

“I think it’s very important from a public health standpoint — the way to prevent the spread of STIs, if you are sexually active, is to get tested regularly and seek treatment if needed,” she said. “I also think it’s emotionally important to get tested. It gives you peace of mind to know that you are taking a proactive role in your own sexual health.”

Stu d e nts can che ck the event website at health.umd. edu /STItesting for the dates and times free testing is available or contact one of the center’s health educators at 301-314-8128. newsumdbk@gmail.com

greek From PAGE 1 become more difficult, Golden said. One fraternity, he said, can’t even fit all its members in its house for meetings. The council will explore downsizing as members graduate in the spring and possibly adding more chapters in the future to make chapter sizes more manageable, he added.

But both PHA and IFC members said the rising numbers were much more of a benefit than a limitation.

After the success of the PHA’s “no frills” rush, Griffith said the council hopes to continue emphasizing the deeper themes of its sororities.

“People should not be going because of the balloons and flowers and chocolate-covered strawberries,” Griffith said.

“They should be joining because of the diversity and community.

That’s why we call it a home away from home. You get to choose a family for yourself.”

At the IFC’s new Meet the Greeks event, where each fraternity set up a table in the mathematics building so potential members could walk around and learn about each organization, freshman finance major Ben Wills said he felt a community atmosphere.

“No one was talking down to the other fraternities,” Wills said. “They were stressing any

one you join will be a great experience — find the one that’s best for you.”

Normally, individual sororities are usually wrapped up in their own activities, said PHA President Taylor Griffith, a senior history and journalism major.

“But the end of the day, we are a community and couldn’t exist without each other,” she said.

“When a non-Greek student sees you wearing chapter letters, they just see Greek letters; they don’t know the difference.”

Last semester, the PHA began building relationships between sororities by randomly pairing organizations together for mandated cross-chapter events. On the assigned day and time, the sororities met to make tie-dye, bake cookies or watch movies, among other activities, Griffith said. The program will continue this semester with joint philanthropy events.

The council also began another program this fall focusing on social justice within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Representatives from the councils are also looking at creating a cross-sorority mentor program and a “Greek Ambassadors” program, in which students would talk at events about positive aspects such as community service and leadership.

“Say I’m in Terp Thon, and the guy in Terp Thon I’m friends with, I realize he’s in a fraternity,” Golden said. “And I say, ‘Oh, I never thought a fraternity guy would be interested in Terp

Thon — maybe I would be more interested in joining a fraternity.’”

Nationwide, Greek life is being viewed more positively, Griffith said, an outlook Golden seeks to bring to College Park, where IFC organizations have been trying to improve relationships with city residents.

Relations between residents and off-campus Greek students have often been strained, with residents complaining of neighborhood disturbances such as excessive partying. But this fall, each IFC fraternity “adopted” a street in Old Town and volunteers by cleaning up trash every other week, Golden said.

Hoping to further a positive image, the IFC has also been cracking down on “underground” fraternities, organizations that have been removed from the campus for violations such as hazing but still continue to operate on their own, Golden said.

In high school, Wills said he was always opposed to the idea of Greek life, but his mindset changed when a friend convinced him to attend a few rush events this semester.

“A lot of my friends are shocked I am in it,” Wills said. “In the media, it’s portrayed as a lot of jerks who all they care about is partying. I think there’s definitely been a push for a community service aspect and social growth aspect. It’s really a multifaceted organization that has a lot more to offer.” newsumdbk@gmail.com

MORE ONLINE my experience waiting in line for the duke game Because Maryland will be joining the Big Ten Conference in 2014, it’s likely that this past Saturday’s home game against Duke will be its last. Sure, there’s one more year of ACC play left for the school, but the conference is more than likely to schedule the Duke-Maryland game as a home one for the school staying in the ACC. So it’s appropriate to treat this year’s “rivalry” game as the last one ever to take place in the state of Maryland.

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Expecting more than Great Expectations I

n what officials consider a “remarkable feat,” the university raised more than $1 billion in its Great Expectations campaign, a nearly decade-long fundraising drive.

Before going any further, we applaud and thank the almost 130,000 generous contributors whose donations have helped shape our college experience and will continue to improve the university in the coming years. Among other things, the newly infused donations will provide a much-needed $250 million in scholarship and financial aid funding for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as more than $300 million for high-tech buildings and renovations across the campus.

We also congratulate the university and the University Relations staff for accomplishing its goal — albeit a year late. Initiated privately in 2004 and made public

in 2006, this most recent drive intended to reach the $1 billion mark by December 2011, but due to unfortunate timing, (i.e., the economic downturn) officials were only able to raise $900 million by January 2012. So the deadline was moved back to this past December and officials could celebrate duly when they finally reached the magic number.

And yet as much as we’d like to bask in our $1 billion, it would be dishonest to overhype what this campaign means for the university’s present and future. When it comes to this “remarkable feat,” it’s time to put things into perspective.

Despite the university’s impassioned and concerted efforts, in the past four years of campaigning, not once did it rank in the nation’s top 20 fundraising universities, according to the Council for Aid to Education’s annual reports. Looking at the

list, it’s impossible to ignore the familiar names that managed to crack the list: The University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Michigan, Indiana University

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Raising $1 billion was a nice start, but it’s not enough to surpass the competition. and University of Minnesota all received well over $250 million worth of donations in a single year. As this university looks to consider itself a top-tier research institution on par with these future Big Ten counterparts, one thing is clear: Our expectations must go beyond $1 billion.

This latest campaign helps the university maintain its position amid the

brutally competitive currents of major university fundraising — but it’s merely a necessary move that does little to shift our current position in higher education.

We’re running in place when we need to leap forward past our current peers. Syracuse University, the University of Cincinnati and Boston College all recently completed fundraising campaigns surpassing $1 billion as well. These are fine universities, but for better or worse, they currently appear more realistic contemporaries than the fundraising heavyweights in Ann Arbor, Mich. or Madison, Wis. In terms of elite universities, we’re not even close: Stanford University raised more than $1 billion in 2012 alone. Now, no one would confuse College Park for Palo Alto, Calif., but if we ever want to match the resources and academic prestige of the major research institutions

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we’ll be joining in the Big Ten, the next campaign drive must be more successful.

(To all those donors out there, you know as well as anyone university fundraising isn’t disappearing anytime soon.)

Until we fundraise like a powerhouse research institution, we will never surpass our academic competitors. We can’t afford to push back deadlines by a year like we did for Great Expectations, and we can’t afford to set our sights low.

Fortunately, Great Expectations may yet be a harbinger of change. This university’s last fundraising drive, Bold Vision, Bright Future, required six years of work before raising $476 million. It looks like this university has the wherewithal to put together a major donor campaign and features a rapidly improving fundraising infrastructure. Let’s continue to look forward, and let’s continue to do better.

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The great debate: Radio or not From Wallace Loh: VIEW: Despite what you may think, don’t toss out your radio yet — it continues to thrive in the digital age.

ERIK SHELL In this age of technological advancement, it is helpful to constantly re-evaluate the things we need and, by contrast, the things we can throw away. The VCR, for instance, aside from housing some of our favorite and embarrassing childhood memories, has long outlived its usefulness and has failed to reinvent itself to stay current.

But there are some “archaic” inventions that might not be tossed aside so easily. One is something we’ve all heard at least once and has ingrained itself in our culture so much that it’s almost habit to turn it on every time we enter a car. I’m referring, of course, to the radio.

The radio has evolved many times in its long history. Early on, it was a staple of the American living room, bringing everything from cheesy detective radio dramas to the president’s voice.

This variety has only expanded into our modern era, with air radio bringing music and talk, Internet radio connecting people around the world and satellite radio catering to the more specialized listener. In this way, the radio offers a little something for everyone — so long

as you avoid the commercial stations that play the same five songs over and over again.

Should local air radio be your preference, you have access to much more than just a few music stations and one National Public Radio affiliate. Because the disc jockeys cater to people within their listening area, you get tons of information about your community. Everything is covered, from local concerts, art openings and theater shows to professional talks and seminars. These are things you just can’t get from plugging in your iPod headphones — unsafe and illegal as it is — while you drive. Also, until local municipalities become more adept in the digital age, the radio will remain the top purveyor of such information.

Sure, it’s likely the vast majority of readers wouldn’t even consider turning on a radio if they weren’t in a car. Television and news feeds on the Internet have become the cultural center of attention, pandering for our short attention spans and need for overly made-up faces to tell us the news every morning. But radio is something that functions with or without your subscription to it. If you can buy yourself a boom box — maybe five bucks at a thrift store — then you have the breadth of radio at your fingertips. No subscription fees, no buffering.

Then there’s the issue of jobs. While this country recovers, jobs are seeping back into the market slowly. This makes things difficult for everyone, most of all those groups who are regularly and systematically less likely to get a job over a white male. But take a look at our local NPR affiliate, WAMU, and count the number of male journalists to female journalists. You’ll find a majority of women, and each semester brings in more aspiring female journalism interns, who sometimes even go on to produce show segments in their time there.

Radio offers a wide range of programming for the old and young among us.

Personally, I go out of my way every Sunday for the Dragnet show, a crime drama on WAMU. It’s free, it’s entertaining and, in the grand scheme of things, it’s continuing to expand on the outskirts of a recession. Radio enriches and informs the lives of its listeners, and it teaches journalists important technical and digital skills in a time when those skill sets are becoming more and more important. In an age of increased education, radio has us and its journalists covered on all fronts.

Erik Shell is a sophomore classical languages and literatures and history major. He can be reached at erik1434@gmail.com.

VIEW: Given the current media alternatives, radio lacks the relevance or intimacy listeners used to crave.

MARIA ROMAS On a personal level, the radio has never really appealed to me. It was a point of contention in the car when I was younger — we never knew who was going to get to listen to the music he or she liked — and was known mostly as what my grandfather likes to listen to when the Redskins game is on because “the TV guys are just awful.”

Sure, radio is potentially a source for some good music, but back in the day I preferred CDs, and now I can just listen to what I have on iTunes, YouTube or any number of resources that can give me music sans commercials and awful celebrity commentary. I would much rather pick up a book or watch a TV show than be subjected to a corny disc jockey, droning newscaster or overexcited sports broadcaster.

I k n ow I ’m n o t a l o n e i n t h i s respect. Many people are forgoing

traditional radio for newer, more enticing options.

When I turn on my radio in the car, I immediately switch to my iPod component, which I bought specifically so I could avoid the messier parts of radio I simply dislike. And because I have this option — music without advertisements or annoying voices assaulting me in between — it’s much preferred. I get to choose what I want to listen, instead of having the same five songs played on a loop.

And maybe it’s because I don’t care to learn what’s going on in the world — from celebrities’ lives to actual news — from another person. When I read the news, I get to choose the stories I read, generally based on looking at headlines and skimming the beginning. I don’t watch the TV news for specifically this reason: I don’t like to hear or watch things I don’t care about. So I’m not knocking specific stations others enjoy; it’s simply not my cup of tea. And contrary to the television, there just don’t seem to be many other options beside

music (with aggravating interruptions) on the radio.

To add fuel to the fire, there are many other ways to hear the things on radio; people have started to turn away from the medium. It’s yet another facet of the good old days that’s losing to new technology. That doesn’t mean I think it should go away — I just think radio needs to find a way to reappeal to either its old demographic or an entirely new one. Now, I don’t have the answer to how to do that, but I’m not entirely set on keeping it around.

Personally, I go out of my way to avoid listening to the radio in its current form — and I know many others who do the same. It’s the reason so many different Apple products are flying off the shelves and why so many indie bands are getting attention (via the Internet). In an age of technological advancement, if radio wants to stick around, it needs to find a better way to do so.

Maria Romas is a junior English major. She can be reached at mromas3@gmail.com.

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WALLACE LOH The phone call shattered the early morning stillness when I learned one of our students had shot a housemate to death, severely injured another and then taken his own life on Feb. 12.

The shooter fired a pistol, but a submachine gun, multiple rounds of ammunition and a machete were found near his body. Apparently, he bought the fatal weapon legally.

Police later reported he had a history of mental illness — something we had not known, and that privacy regulations would have kept us from finding out. All this happened in a house off the campus.

About 16 hours later, hundreds of us came together in the Memorial Chapel to mourn our loss. Many wept; all were stunned. The tragic events pierced our community’s emotional armor and awakened our vulnerability.

We are a campus family of some 37,000 students and 13,000 faculty and staff. We must take thoughtful action together.

Safety is priority No. 1 . The crime rate on the campus has declined over the past five years. Robberies are down by more than 50 percent and burglaries by an even larger margin. There were two cases of aggravated assault last year — less than one-fourth the number five years earlier. Even one criminal act is too many, but we are moving in the right direction.

As a community, we must constantly work to strengthen security through all available means. Our approach must be comprehensive.

Across the country, college students’ mental health needs continue to grow. In a recent national survey of college counseling services, 88 percent reported a rise on their campuses in the number of students with significant psychological problems. More than one-fifth reported a marked increase in student-to-student violence over the past five years.

The growing demand for psychological counseling taxes campus resources nationwide. Even before our recent tragedy, we had allocated funds for additional mental health professionals to meet growing demand here.

We will find the money to increase our staff even further.

Dangerous behavior may be preceded by some subtle signs. “See something, say something” is important, but it may be awkward or uncomfortable to speak out. We have in place a special unit composed of mental health professionals and police — the BETA Team — to assess signs of unusual behavior. This is a best practice adopted at many universities. We

will develop additional channels to make sure any troubling signals can be reported safely and confidentially.

All of us applaud the University Senate for its recent vote to expand the Good Samaritan policy. Students should not have to hesitate to call for help for fear of possible disciplinary sanctions if they or a fellow student have a medical emergency due to drug or alcohol use, whatever the circumstances. Caring for each other’s safety is always our primary concern.

We have a large and outstanding University Police Department under the leadership of Chief David Mitchell that provides sophisticated security.

We have flexible patrol routes that put officers where they are most needed.

We have a network of security cameras, monitored 24/7.

Our goal this semester is to expand campus police coverage to city neighborhoods that are not currently within their jurisdiction, but where many students live, such as the area where the shooting occurred. We want them to patrol these areas together with the county police. Also, we want to extend the reach of our student conduct code into areas of expanded campus police jurisdiction. These concurrent actions will increase the welfare and security of our students.

We will invest in more campus police officers, patrol cars and increased patrols. Our university is not an oasis. To be successful, there will have to be close collaboration with the city, the county and the state.

The shooting of our students so close to the campus was a tragedy.

Given the circumstances, it could have been a mass tragedy. We must address gun safety in our state.

Gov. Martin O’Malley has proposed a legislative package that limits the availability of weapons for those with serious mental health issues who may pose a threat to others, improves information-sharing concerning such conditions and sets a minimum age for gun ownership. The bill also bans assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips.

I respect the constitutional right of gun ownership. Strengthening regulations will save lives and need not strangle this right. As part of our university’s comprehensive approach to safety, I urge the General Assembly to enact the governor’s gun safety legislation.

On the night of the shooting, we mourned together, we supported each other and I pledged to enhance the safety of our university community. Now is the time to follow through together. The work has already begun.

Wallace Loh is President of the University of Maryland. He may be reached at president@umd.edu and @presidentloh on Twitter.

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According to The AV Club, the first film Ben Affleck directed back in 1993 was titled I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meathook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney. The success of Argo shows that Affleck has certainly come a long way since then, but still — Jennifer Garner better keep her wits about her.

LASTING IMPACT | BELLE AND SEBASTIAN’S IF YOU’RE FEELING SINISTER

good things come in small packages The record Rolling Stone called one of the “100 Best Albums of the ’90s,” If You’re Feeling Sinister presents graceful, “small” music while still embracing the pop genre

By Dean Essner Senior staff writer

BELLE and SEBASTIAN’s If You’re Feeling Sinister was the subject of a Pitchfork.tv documentary released this week, following in the footsteps of albums by Modest Mouse and the Flaming Lips. The band will play at Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival in July. photo courtesy of pitchfork.tv

ESSAY | SHOWRUNNERS

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Television showrunners should not be as disposable as they are now

By Warren Zhang Senior staff writer Can a television show survive the departure of its dominant creative voice? That’s a question facing Community as it begins without showrunner Dan Harmon. Already, the new episodes have pulled in considerably worse reviews than before, and last Thursday’s out-of-season Halloween special hit a series low for viewership.

The practice of firing expensive or uncooperative showrunners isn’t anything new in the world of sitcoms or even television drama.

After all, you’re far less likely to notice if someone whacked and replaced the old puppet master than if they changed the puppets.

Actors, the ostensible faces of a show, must be preserved at all costs, unless they go full-on Charlie Sheen. Writers and directors, on the other hand, are disposable.

Unlike in films, the director and writer of individual episodes have less room to place their creative stamps.

Yet on a show as idiosyncratic as Community, the loss of Harmon dealt a heavy blow to the quality of the show, and viewers responded.

Swapping out the man in charge turned

Belle and Sebastian’s If You’re Feeling Sinister is the closest thing we’ll ever get to a pocket record. There’s something indescribably small about it, but not in a puny or slight way. If the best music sets out to console and comfort, then this may be indie rock’s finest and most hushed “I love you” message — something the Pitchfork Media documentary released this week captures with confidence.

Sonically, it’s an album punctuated by moments of beauty and grace: the trumpet phrases on “The Stars of Track and Field”; t he sh i m mer i ng elect r ic g u ita r nest led w ithin the echoes of children at play on “If You’re Feeling Sinister”; the untuned violin that weeps along with singer Stuart Murdoch as he laments the cold, hungry and nature-worn beast on “The Fox In The

Snow”; the final minute on “Like Dylan in the Movies” in which the strings build and swell over sparse, tinkly piano.

It’s also a record refreshingly at ease with pop music. One can trace its roots directly back to the third, self-titled Velvet Underground record — when famous curmudgeon Lou Reed a xed the noise of W hite Light/ White Heat and set out to make lush, simpl istic songs of ad m i rable u n iversa l ity.

T houg h Mu rdoch a nd compa ny have no scuzzy musical backstory, If You’re Feeling Sinister is gorgeously safe. It embraces pop and reminds us how vital and wonderful a pop song can make us feel.

At this point the album has grown to be an icon in indie music, perhaps even a relic from an era of true, uncontrived lo-fi. But for me and most of the record’s fans, it will always be infinitely, enduringly small. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

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Middle was able to settle We as a culture should do into a functional groove. more to value showrunners The problem isn’t so the way directors are celmuch that showrunners ebrated in cinema or playcannot be replaced, but that wrights in theater. Not all networks often replace them showrunners are the right fit for the wrong reasons. Harmon for a show, but when one does tap and Darabont were both released into something special, we should photo courtesy of flavorwire.com from their shows because of firecognize that achievement. Hopenancial considerations — Harmon for not making fully, we can communicate to the networks Community as broadly appealing as possible and that we care about the people running the Darabont for wanting a bigger budget. show, not just the folks in them.

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THURSDAY, February 21, 2013

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Almost over

Limiting BC offense key focus in rematch

Fifth-year senior Aronhalt plays role of elder statesman in final season of eligibility

By Connor Letourneau Senior staff writer

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Logan Aronhalt is no longer the athletic stud who could slam down dunks with ease and occasionally posterize an unsuspecting defender. Nearly a year removed from his days starring for Albany, the senior transfer is a weary veteran on a youthful Terrapins men’s basketball team.

He fights through daily back, knee and ankle pain, and always makes sure to spend extra time stretching out his many kinks before games. So Mark Turgeon had a blunt response when Aronhalt sat in his office earlier this month and told the second-year coach his ailments should be completely healed in the coming weeks.

“Well, you better get there quick,” Turgeon said. “It’s almost over.”

Aronhalt’s name isn’t listed on any NBA mock drafts, and Euroleague teams likely won’t clamor for his services when his one-year Terps stint expires. But Aronhalt put on a show for the half dozen or so professional scouts on hand for Tuesday night’s 69-58 loss at Boston College.

T h e g u a rd h i t 7 - o f-1 2 3-pointers to finish with 26 points. It was the Terps’ highest individual output all season, and Aronhalt’s gaudiest stat

line since he dropped 28 against UMBC while playing for the Great Danes on Jan. 26, 2011.

Aronhalt has fit a niche role for the Terps this season. He’s been called upon for brief stretches throughout games for a singular purpose: stretch opposing defenses with made threes. Only nine of his 56 field goals this season have been of the twopoint variety, and only a handful of those were within 15 feet.

But when the Terps struggled to score early Tuesday, Aronhalt was happy to take on a heavier load. He logged 31 minutes against the Eagles, his first time topping the 20minute mark this season.

Turgeon subbed Aronhalt into the game after the Terps missed their first five shots, and the former All-America East Conference performer soon provided an offensive spark. He netted a layup and a 3-pointer on consecutive possessions midway through the first half and erupted minutes before intermission.

Aronhalt hit three straight 3-pointers over a 50-second span to give Turgeon’s squad a nine-point lead and he entered halftime with 15 points — just two shy of his previous Terps career-high. No other Terp topped four by the break.

He continued to pour it on in the second half, netting three 3-pointers and hitting both of

By Daniel Gallen Senior staff writer

Guard Logan Aronhalt put on the best performance of his Terps career Tuesday, hitting 7-of-12 3-pointers to score a team-high 26 points in a loss at Boston College. file photo/the diamondback his free throws.

But it hardly mattered.

Aronhalt’s teammates shot 4-of-23 from the field — including 1-of-7 from beyond the arc — in the final 20 minutes.

T h e o f fe n s ive m e l td ow n allowed Boston College to nearly double the Terps’ second-half point total and turn a seven-point halftime deficit into an 11-point Eagles victory.

“I don’t think any one guy has to carry this team,” Aronhalt said. “We have to have several guys step up every night.”

Aronhalt doesn’t consider himself a vocal leader of this inexperienced Terps bunch.

He’s a quiet guy who appreciates his alone time and leads by example on and off the court.

So Aronhalt doesn’t believe Tuesday’s outburst was anything special. He was just doing his job, fulfilling his duty as the elder statesman to step up when no one else will. “ I t’s a b o u t t h e tea m ,” Aronhalt said. “If that means playing five to 10 minutes and not scoring at all, or coming out like I did tonight and putting up a lot of points. Whatever your role, you just have to come out and do it every day.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

The last time the Terrapins women’s basketball team took the court against Boston College, it struggled to pull away from the sharpshoting Eagles before eventually overmatching them down the stretch.

So when the No. 8 Terps face Boston College tonight in Chestnut Hill, Mass., their focus won’t change. No matter what happens, they reason, the Eagles will never be out of a game.

“Looking back, we let them get a lot of 3-pointers, and that really got them going,” forward Alyssa Thomas said. “This time, we’ve got to lock in on defense on them.”

Forward Kristen Doherty scored 18 points, shooting 4-of-7 from three-point range, and paced the Eagles in the Feb. 3 matchup. As a team, the Eagles shot 39.1 percent from behind the arc, including 45.5 percent in the first half. They frequently put four players on the perimeter, meaning that one of the Terps’ main post players had to leave the paint.

“It’s so frustrating because when we switch off, you know you always have to be in their face,” forward Tianna Hawkins said. “You always have to have your hand in their face no matter where they are because they can shoot from anywhere.”

While Boston College (10-14, 4-9 ACC) is the fourth-best

three-point shooting team in the ACC, the Terps (21-4, 12-2) still own the league’s third-highest scoring offense and second-best defense in points allowed. The last time these two teams met, Hawkins and Thomas combined to score 50 points and shoot 60 percent from the field.

This time, though, the Terps will be on the road, where all of their four losses have come this year. Their average margin of victory on the road is still more than 26 points per game, but there have been notable cold stretches and struggles against the likes of St. Joseph’s and Duke.

“You don’t have a lot of your fans, especially up in Boston,” coach Brenda Frese said. “You’ve got to generate more of your energy and passion when you’re on the road by yourselves.”

It all necessitates a complete performance from the Terps tonight. They’ve had their share of large runs — most recently a 30-5 stretch at Virginia on Sunday — but Thomas admitted the immense margins have made the team complacent at times. And she and the Terps know that can’t happen tonight.

“I think a lot of times we look at the score when we’re up like that and just come out kind of flat,” Thomas said. “In order to be successful toward the end of the season, we’ve got to put it together and come out from the start just killing people.” sportsdbk@gmail.com