August 9, 2012

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Our 102nd Year, No. 157

Student With fresh face, pleads football ready guilty for new season after threat Despite 13 transfers, Terps aren’t focusing on past; all smiles at first few preseason practices

The football team, hoping to improve upon its 2-10 season last year, began its preseason practices Monday. And Stefon Diggs, who was widely touted as the No. 2 wide receiver prospect in the country, is already impressing his teammates and coaches with his speed and versatility on the field.

Although the team will likely see lineup changes after losing star quarterback Danny O’Brien and 12 other players in recent months, the Terps aren’t harping on the past.

For more on the Terps’ preparation for the new season, check out the sports section on page 8.

two men inside, one of whom matched a suspect description, and the car drove south on Route 1 toward the campus before being pulled over by police at Campus Drive, Limansky said.

The passenger reportedly exited the car and fled before officers

see INCIDENT, page 2

see SONG, page 3

Police arrest two in reported shooting Prince George’s County Police were alerted of shots fired near McDonald’s on Route 1; two non-students arrested after fleeing scene toward university property Senior staff writer

Shortly after a broken-up house party made its way to Route 1 on Thursday night, police were called to respond again — this time, sending a helicopter and more than 15 cruisers to the scene.

Prince George’s County Police received a report of a fight near McDonald’s on Route 1 at about 12:50 a.m., as more than 200 people gathered in the restaurant’s parking lot, according to a police blog; while working to clear the area, officers reported shots were fired toward the crowd from multiple suspects,

including from a small SUV in the parking lot. Maj. Robert Brewer said the incident stemmed from the house party a few blocks away.

“All the kids from the house party started congregating around Route 1,” he said, adding that the events were not gang-related.

An officer approached a vehicle with

District Dumpling sees slow business in first weeks Japanese-style eatery offers six potsticker varieties

By Jeremy Barr For The Diamondback

One of the latest additions to Route 1, District Dumpling may face an uphill climb to distinguish itself from the restaurants flanking it.

But just like with dumplings, what counts is on the inside. Store manager Sinh Tran spent five years making his Japanese-style eatery a reality while honing his craft making noodles for local restaurants. Some students said they are weary of the storefront, originally slated to open in May and on a strip of Route 1 known for high rent and frequent turnover — but three

District Dumpling, a Japanese-style eatery that opened last month on Route 1, has seen slow business so far. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

weeks into business, Tran is confident the customers will come.

The 60-year-old restaurateur estimates about 80 patrons visited District Dumpling in the first two weeks after opening July 17.

“When school comes back, I’ll be

busy,” he said.

For a price of $6 to $9, patrons can choose from six different kinds of “gyoza” potstickers: Japanese-style pork, chicken or shrimp; spinach chickpea; and Texas-style spicy dill

WILLIAM RASPBERRY, 1935-2012

‘Lovely, genial, calm’

By Lily Hua For The Diamondback

William Raspberry wasn’t one to take shortcuts. Whether he was reaching out to readers in one of his columns or talking to a room full of college graduates, he always encouraged others to seek out the whole story.

“I would never ask that you abandon your principles or your commitment to stand up for what you believe,” the Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist told the University of Virginia’s class of 1995.

“But I do ask you to abandon the arrogance that says you are the only one with principles, the only one with beliefs worth standing up for.”

Raspberr y, a long-standing member of the journalism school’s Board of Visitors, passed away July 17 at his home in Washington at age 76 from prostate cancer.

As a member of the board since

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By Jim Bach Senior staff writer

A university sophomore who reportedly threatened a “shooting rampage” on the campus in March pleaded guilty to two of eight charges in district court Tuesday afternoon.

Alexander Song, a 19-year-old from FulAlexander ton, accepted a plea Song offer that found him guilty of disturbing school operations and telephone misuse after he allegedly posted threatening messages on various online chat rooms. Following his court appearance in Upper Marlboro, he was placed on supervised probation for three years and must report his mental health status once a month to the state’s mental health court, in addition to meeting a 9 p.m. curfew and completing 200 hours of community service. His sentencing date has yet to be set.

In March, Song allegedly posted on online chat sites Omegle and Reddit

Terps quarterback C.J. Brown will likely be one of the stars of this year’s football team, which began preseason practices Monday. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

By Rebecca Lurye

Alexander Song threatened ‘shooting rampage’ on campus

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1983, Raspberry would meet with 19 other prominent media and journalism professionals twice a year to advise and assist the journalism school’s dean and faculty and help in selecting and recruiting students for the school.

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pork, chicken or shrimp; spinach chickpea; and Texas-style spicy dill salmon or spicy beef.

“I made that flavor for American people,” Tran said.

He makes the dumplings every morning using his own recipes and pan sears them to order using a high-powered machine that’s ubiquitous in Japan. Tran also brought his expertise to his establishment, where sides include homemade durum wheat noodles with mixed vegetables and buckwheat noodles with spinach. Sweet and sour pickled vegetables are complimentary with meals.

“My food is ver y new,” he said.

However, several students said they were hesitant to stray from more familiar options, including two other Asian restaurants just feet away.

“I want to try it,” said Leah Rich, a junior kinesiology ma-

INCIDENT

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caught him and recovered a handgun nearby, Limansky said. Police arrested both suspects and searched the area for a third individual they believe fled the scene, but was not in the vehicle that drove down Route 1, he said.

Officers charged 18-yearold Melvyn Douglas Watson of Bladensburg with 10 counts and 20-year-old Dik-

RASPBERRY

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“He was always there as a lovely, genial, calm and extremely knowledgeable person,” said close friend and former journalism Dean Kevin Klose.

Raspberry worked at The Washington Post for about 40 years, starting in the early 1960s as a teletype operator before advancing to his position as a columnist, from which he tackled issues from civil rights to gun control. In 1994, he won a Pulitzer for Distinguished Commentary for his work.

“He really worked himself from the bottom of the loop to the very top of his profession,” said George Solomon, a jour-

“The diversity and selection is making this block much better.”

jor who dined near District Dumpling recently. “But my friend went there and said it wasn’t very good.”

The eight-space Terrapin Station strip of Route 1 has been an especially challenging home for past tenants. District Dumpling’s space has stood empty since Quizno’s opened and closed briefly in 2010, and the space next door, now occupied by Vietnamese and Thai restaurant Pho Thom, saw two businesses shutter in about a year — Chicken Rico in February 2010 and Street Tacos last March.

College Park Economic Development Coordinator Michael Stiefvater said “it’s undeniable” that business slows in the summer, and Terrapin Station has proven to be a difficult location. However, he added, District Dumpling has a solid business plan and said Tran seems knowledgeable about his business.

With Tran’s addition, the stretch between Knox and

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District Dumpling store manager Sinh Tran said he expects his three-week old restaurant to see more business once students return to the city for school. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

imbe Rasheed David-Brandon with nine counts, including multiple charges of reckless endangerment, weapons charges and theft of less than $1,000, according to court records.

Watson faced charges of armed car-jacking and first-degree assault, among others, in 2009 before they were dismissed, according to court records. David-Brandon was previously charged with armed robber y, second-degree assault and theft

less than $1,000 in 2010, but the charges were not pursued, records show.

County police are continuing their investigation to find a third suspect — according to the police blog, another officer reported seeing a man shooting toward the crowd in the parking lot and chased the suspect toward Pontiac Street, but did not apprehend the individual.

As police cruisers continued to respond to the area surrounding McDonald’s,

several officers — including one wearing a bulletproof vest — stood at the curb of the parking lot with three or four seated men.

A McDonald’s chair was overturned outside the front of the restaurant, which was closed to customers at about 1:15 a.m.

A McDonald’s manager declined to comment after an officer approached the front doors and motioned to the employees with a thumbs up.

The incident came about a

“Most of the people we were able to make contact with weren’t from College Park.”

nalism professor who was the Post’s assistant sports managing editor from 1975-2003.

Since he became a columnist in 1966, Raspberr y was seen as a trailblazer and role model, friends said, especially to black journalists struggling to make their voices heard in newly desegregated newsrooms.

Raspberry was known for challenging his readers to be open-minded, consider all sides to a story and seek out

practical steps forward to issues ranging from street violence to parenting.

“He had a real pulse for not only the city but the country and what people were thinking,” Solomon said.

After 39 years as a columnist, Raspberry retired in December 2005 with the intent to refocus his life and make a difference in a new way.

His last official column addressed his belief that education was the key to a better

future. He wanted to inspire his readers and the next generation to ask, “What’s next?”

Upon retirement, he established a nonprofit organization, Baby Steps, in Okolona, Miss., the small town where he was born in 1935. The organization worked to provide aid to low-income families, guid-

ing parents to secure an education for their children.

“The moral of Raspberry’s life is that where you are from is important, but it is only one part of you,” Klose said. “The bigger part of you is what you bring from that place.”

Raspberry’s survivors include his wife, Sondra Dodson Rasp-

ALEX LEBLANC SENIOR PHYSICS MAJOR

Hartwick roads is slowly filling up. Five of the retail spaces are now occupied, and Stiefvater said a sixth business, College Park Barber, plans to open within two weeks.

“The diversity and selection is making this block much better,” said senior physics major Alex LeBlanc.

With students returning in two weeks, junior fire protection engineering major Maria Theodori said she expects the specialty offerings will help the dumpling shop carve out a niche in the city.

“There’s never enough Asian places,” she said.

ROBERT BREWER DISTRICT 1 COMMANDER

month after another incident of gun violence ­— on July 4, a 21-year-old College Park man

was charged in an officer-involved shooting outside the same McDonald’s.

However, Brewer said shootings are rare in the city and most witnesses of Friday’s incident were not residents.

“Most of the people we were able to make contact with weren’t from College Park,” he said. “They were visiting different bars or coming to this party.” lurye@umdbk.com

berry of Washington; his mother, Willie Mae Tucker Raspberry of Indianapolis; his daughters, Patricia Raspberry of Washington and Angela Raspberry Jackson of Detroit; and his sons, Mark Raspberry of Washington and Reginald Harrison of Manassas, Va. news@umdbk.com

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With federal grant, county fire department to hire 18 responders for departments in need $2.6 million SAFER program grant to address understaffing at District Heights, Silver Hill, Largo-Kettering

By Sean Henderson For The Diamondback

After struggling with a dwindling budget and resources, the Prince George’s County Fire Department received a grant that will allow it to hire more firefighters to keep the area safer.

The $2.6 million federal grant from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program provides direct funding to increase the number of trained firefighters available. The department will hire 18 more full-time firefighters to better serve the community.

The new firefighters will most likely be assigned to the District Heights, Silver Hill and Largo-Kettering stations, which currently have the greatest need for additional staffing, fire department spokesman Mark Brady said.

“The grant will help us improve service delivery, and will increase the safety of our first responders by ensuring adequate staffing levels,” said Prince George’s County Fire Chief Marc S. Bashoor.

Because the department has been understaffed, firefighters have sustained injuries after being overworked, Brady said.

“They’re going out a lot of times undermanned.

During the day, we have four paid firefighters and we should have five.”

GEORGE MOORE

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY FIREFIGHTER

The grant is the second one the department has received in the last two years and is needed to provide crucial services to county residents, he added.

Firefighter George Moore, who has been a part of the Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department since 1961, said the money is sorely needed, as he has felt the strain of being understaffed.

“They’re going out a lot of times undermanned,” Moore said. “During the day, we have four paid firefighters and we should have five.”

Several stations don’t have enough staff members to respond in sufficient numbers if overlapping emergencies occurred, Brady said. The de-

The Prince George’s County Fire Department received a $2.6 million grant from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program to hire 18 full-time firefighters, who will help improve safety in the community. File Photo/THE DIAMONDBACK

partment will have 88 additional firefighters next year; it was already planning to add 70 more before the grant.

State Democratic leaders, including Sen. Barbara Mikulski, Sen. Ben Cardin, Rep. Steny Hoyer, Rep. Donna Edwards and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, ad-

vocated for the grant.

“First responders put their lives on the line every day to protect our families and our homes, and we owe it to them to provide all the resources necessary to do their jobs,” Van Hollen said in a statement.

The grant pays for all or part

of the 18 firefighters’ salaries for the first five years, after which the county will have to pay their full salaries. Until then, county officials expect the new hires to save the department money, because they won’t have to pay staff members overtime and will hopefully have fewer ex-

penses from injuries.

The College Park, Hyattsville and Greenbelt stations tend to be heavily staffed by volunteers, but may still receive additional firefighters if they need them, Brady said. news@umdbk.com

Law students to see new program on campus

Starting in fall, students from UMB will file patent applications directly in university’s legal resource center

By Fatimah Waseem Staff writer

New opportunities for legal work will soon be within reach on this campus, where students will be able to directly file and prosecute patent applications for the first time this fall.

The venture, the Law School Clinic Certification Pilot program, allows law students studying on this campus through the University of Maryland, Baltimore law school to practice intellectual property law before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. With a growing emphasis on creating commercial products from research, the enhanced client-student relationship will help jump-start businesses from this university, said Craig Dye, director of the VentureAccelerator program at

the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute.

“In my experience, too many startups forgo or delay [this] early stage legal counsel,” Dye said, adding that the Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center, which has a location on the campus, enhances services available to all university entrepreneurs. “Frankly, I couldn’t be more pleased.”

Officials said they expect cutting out the additional step of hiring an outside lawyer will also reduce costs for clients and shave years off the patent filing process.

Under the existing system, students draft applications for clients and send them for filing by an outside attorney, a time-consuming process that can cause clients to rack up be-

tween $15,000 and $45,000 or more in attorney fees, said MIPLRC director Patricia Campbell. Clients will soon pay filing fees between $100 and $1,200, depending on the type and size of the technology, said Campbell, a law school professor.

The program also allows clinics to designate a number of applications for accelerated review, allowing clients to file and receive patent applications at a faster pace, said Gayatri Varma, the executive director of the university’s Office of Technology Commercialization.

Other accelerated reviews have cut down waiting periods anywhere from three to six years to just one year, Campbell said.

Students will also be at the receiving end of these

cost-cutting and time-saving benefits, she said, calling the program a “great educational opportunity that would allow students to understand patent law in a way otherwise not offered by law schools.”

Other area law schools participating in the new patent and trademark program include American University, Howard University and George Washington University. Students will receive direct feedback from the Patent and Trademark Office through office actions — reviews by patent examiners that pinpoint weaknesses and areas of concern in applications.

“This is not traditional law school work, where problems are based on hypotheticals,” said Kyle Vallecillo, a UMB law school student. “Here, our

Univ. Police see fewer crimes

Police respond to 154 incidents on the campus, down from 172 in June; reports include weapons violation, disorderly conduct, pornography

By Fola Akinnibi Staff writer

While police officials said they expect to see a rise in crime on the campus once students return for the fall, University Police responded to just 154 incidents during July — down from 172 in June. The incidents, about the same number as last July, included a weapons violation, disorderly conduct, pornography and stalking. n WEAPONS VIOLATION — On the night of July 14, an officer stopped an individual who allegedly ran a red light at the intersection of College Avenue and Baltimore Avenue, according to University Police spokesman Capt. Marc Limansky.

Police reportedly discovered a can of “Police Magnum OC” — a type of pepper mace — and a four-inch knife with duct tape around the handle, he said.

Although the knife would

be legal, University Police arrested the individual and charged him with possession of an illegal weapon because the duct tape modification prevented the knife from closing, making it an illicit weapon, Limansky said.

Stopping individuals who ride with weapons is not an uncommon occurrence in the area, he added.

“We do the best we can at finding these types of things,” Limansky said. “Based on our aggressive traffic efforts, we do get a lot of handguns and knives, sometimes blunt objects, out of vehicles.” n DISORDERLY CONDUCT — On the morning of July 17, officers responded to a report of a student allegedly yelling and cursing at the driver and passengers of a Metrobus, according to police records.

The driver exited the bus at the main entrance to the campus and asked an officer

to remove the student from the bus, Limansky said. The officer removed the student from the bus, but she reportedly continued to scream and ignored several warnings; at about 11:15 a.m., officers arrested and charged the suspect with disorderly conduct and failure to obey a police officer’s reasonable and lawful order.

The student did not seem to be under the influence, Limansky said; she will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct. n PORNOGRAPHY — On July 22 at about 11:45 p.m., an officer was conducting a walkthrough of the Regents Drive Parking Garage Computer Lab when he noticed an individual with a towel over his crotch area, police said. Upon further investigation, the officer reportedly noticed a pornographic movie on the computer and the individual’s pants disheveled and unzipped.

Officers cited the man for

trespassing, according to police reports.

“It happens on occasion,” Limansky said. “The university likes to have an open access to the Internet, and I guess that’s part of the downside of [the open Internet policy].” n STALKING — On July 16, a female student reported being harassed by another student. According to the report, the suspect — who is currently out of the state — continues to make unwanted advances through emails, text messages, phone calls and attempted access of the victim’s personal accounts.

Limansky said police are currently investigating the victim’s claims, adding that he advises students to be clear about how they feel in any situation, and if harassment continues, students should document the behavior. akinnibi@umdbk.com

clients are real people with real problems and the consequences are just as real. Our clients come to us for help, they trust us, and it is our duty as their advocate to provide counsel and produce the best work possible.”

The intellectual property center has had more than 300 clients since its inception in 2002. It was not initially selected for the patent pilot program when it began in 2008, but on July 18 the Patent and Trademark Office expanded the venture to include 11 additional law school clinics.

The office evaluated schools for “exemplary intellectual property curricula, their effective outreach to inventor communities, and their comprehensive client services,” according

SONG from page 1 that he would go on a “shooting rampage,” adding, “hopefully I kill enough people to make it to national news.” University Police arrested him 12 hours later outside Cumberland Hall after “a variety of people who read online,” Chief David Mitchell said following the incident.

Because Song did not have a criminal record and investigations did not suggest that he was in possession of a weapon or had intended to get one, he was only found guilty on two charges while the other six will not be pursued, said John Erzen, a spokesman from the county state’s attorney’s office.

While Song did not have a firearm, State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks said the work of University Police and the response to the threats kept the situation from escalating.

“I think that this behavior was the beginning,” she said.

District Judge Patrice Lewis said Song complied with requests to take medication and monitor his mental health.

“You’ve been accountable,” she told Song in district court in Upper Marlboro. “There have been no further issues at

to a news release.

The MIPLRC is also looking forward to expanding its presence in trademark counterfeiting and cyber security, two fronts the university’s engineering department and cyber security expertise will likely play a key role in, Campbell said. In addition, members will be examining concerns sprouted by last September’s national patent law reform.

The new system, effective in March, grants patents on a first-to-file basis, not a first-toinvent one, raising concerns that start-up companies with limited resources may be at a disadvantage.

“This is all a work in progress,” Campbell said. news@umdbk.com

“You look like you’re feeling a lot better than when I first saw you.”

PATRICE LEWIS DISTRICT JUDGE

this time.”

“You look like you’re feeling a lot better than when I first saw you,” she added.

The hearing came four months after Lewis deemed Song fit for trial.

Alsobrooks said the misuse of telephone facilities and equipment charge is a “disqualifying crime,” which means he will not be able to obtain a handgun under state law.

“We don’t regard him, currently, as the threat he was in April,” she said, adding that she remains “concerned about his mental state.”

Song’s threats by themselves were not a crime in the state, though Alsobrooks said she will work to change that by supporting a bill that would criminalize such threats.

“We never know whether the threats are serious or not,” she said. bach@umdbk.com

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Police the emotions, too

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t’s been an unusually violent summer, both in College Park and across the SHOOTING AT COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL, 1999: Twelve students and one teacher country. Last month, a man allegedly high on PCP got into a gunfight with police were murdered, and 21 were injured before the two shooters killed themselves. Shortly after the officers before crashing a police cruiser into a wall outside of the McDonald’s on incident, the Secret Service compiled a report that said schools placed too much hope in physical Route 1. Last week, two men were arrested after shots were reported near the security, and instead, officials should focus on students’ behavior.

SHOOTING AT VIRGINIA TECH, 2007: The shooting left 33 campus. And the gun violence has been a nationwide trend. people dead. The university informed students two hours after the first This summer saw one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history shooting, giving the gunman plenty of time to reload and go on a second when a gunman in Aurora, Colo., opened fire in a movie theater, leaving Students may physically shooting spree. After the university grappled with a lawsuit, in which it many dead and wounded. Then, less than a week ago, seven, including feel safe in College Park, but was found guilty of negligence for waiting to inform the campus of the the gunman, were killed in a shooting at a Wisconsin Sikh temple.

The incidents have naturally reminded people of some of the nation’s administrators and officials incident, it instituted a new, high-tech alert system. When there was worst mass-shooting tragedies in recent years, including those at Columneed to pay attention to another shooting in 2011, two died, but the campus was quickly put on lockdown — the university clearly learned from its past. bine High School and Virginia Tech, which don’t even begin to cover failed students’ mental health.

AURORA,COLO.,SHOOTING,2012:JamesHolmes,thealleged attempts or less-publicized incidents. Even though there has been ample gunman,killed 12and injured 58others;heiscurrentlyawaitingtrial.Hereopportunity to draft guides to better prepare for such events — especially portedlyopened fireon amidnightpremiereofThe Dark Knight Rises.Holmes’mentalstatehasbeen those on school campuses — there doesn’t seem to be a clear cut way for schools to respond.

This editorial board is left evaluating how our university and county police respond to these called intoquestion sincehereceived psychiatrictreatment.Hispsychiatrist reportedlywarnedothers hewaspotentiallydangerous,according toABCNews,butauthoritiesdidn’t taketheproper action. sorts of incidents — and how safe we would feel if a more serious incident were to happen According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, universities have seen an during the year. All of the campus incidents have a similar theme: Police quickly responded to increase in students seeking services for anxiety disorders. While it’s never feasible to predict who’s the situation, but delayed informing students. When 21-year-old Andre McKoy was shooting capable of what, universities should make a concerted effort to increase literacy about mental health at police officers last month, a student’s video of the incident reached Facebook well before disorders and more actively advertise their services so students can get help before it’s too late. students received any sort of crime alert. With last week’s shooting, a crime alert went out Fortunately, University Police have, for the most part, made this a physically safe about an hour and a half after the incident occurred. environment. But the real issue is paying attention to students’ needs and improving There’s something to be gleaned from many of these shootings about how this university communication amongst the university community. There have been major improvements and this city can be better prepared, and how they can more effectively communicate to students in post-tragedy responses, but now it’s time to adequately prepare so these tragedies never and residents when there is imminent danger. We’ve highlighted several incidents to see what happen in the first place. police, university and city officials can learn to ensure this campus and surrounding area is safe.

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Tangled Terrapins: The future of the digital age Two columnists tackle young people’s attitude toward technology. Visit diamondbackonline.com to join the conversation.

Lazy. Dispassionate. Impatient. Anti-social. These accusations have been aimed at young people for years — undeservingly, in my opinion.

Growing up in the digital age, I have noticed a sharp disconnect between the older and younger generations, and also an incredible amount of hostility directed at us by our elders. They see us as technology addicts, always glued to our phones and computers, constantly absorbed in our social media and losing our ability Techto really connect with other human beings. It seems to me that the older generation is divided between those who accept and use new media and those who nolcondemn it, along with an entire generation of young people who couldn’t imagine their lives without it. ogy and The resisters of technology are worried, and justifiably so. They can’t keep up with the rapidly changing world around them and see the future modernity are spinning in a depressing downward spiral toward a day when robots will rule the earth. To some extent, they’re right. not innately bad.

In a Pew Research Center survey this year on the future of the Internet and technology, There is no doubt our adults were asked whether the younger generation’s hyper-connectivity through technology generation owes so much would turn out to be a positive or negative development by 2020. Of those polled, 42 perto the widespread use and ADELEINE cent responded they feel it is negative. They feel young people will grow up spending development of technology. From IST time communicating through short messages and entertaining themselves — and resolving public health challenges that assume they will lack deep-thinking capabilities and face-to-face social skills. But have plagued our societies for centuries to 55 percent responded that young people’s use of technology is positive, and driving the Industrial Revolution, the advent that they will be well-equipped to multitask and make connections with of many modern technologies has been of imother people. Many of these respondents admitted it is more their hope than their best guess. measurable benefit. Such development is necessary I don’t feel the future can be evaluated as strictly positive or negative. Inevitably, there will be a little of both. for the continuity of society, and much of it was done by But I am optimistic. I do sometimes worry our generation is becoming too dependent on and absorbed in well-intentioned scientists, engineers, policy makers and othour technological devices, but there are so many great aspects of the digital age to appreciate. ers.Though there is certainly room to scrutinize the large-scale We are more connected than ever before. Communication is instant and far-reaching, giving impact of technology, I want to focus on the (sometimes) harmful us the capability to share news and ideas across continents in seconds. We can find answers application of these technologies at a personal level, in our daily lives. and information almost anywhere with the touch of a button. We can educate, organize and The challenge we face regarding technology is not some sort of mobilize in real time over vast distances without ever having to meet. feud between the old and new generation in which grandparents naively Change is always scary. Every generation has brought something new to chastise their grandchildren, telling them how things “used to be.” To think the world, and each time it is met with resistance by an older generation through this lens is to create a false that wants things to stay the same — familiar and comfortable. Each dichotomy that fails to consider the change comes with negative aspects that must be addressed, but reality that older people have experienced SAMA change is necessary for society to progress. The weaving of techsignificant benefit from technology just as we SHERA have. The real question we must answer is how nology into the fabric of our lives is just another of the many tumultuous changes that have occurred in history, like the much we are willing to allow technology to dominate invention of the automobile. our lives — and at what cost?

To those who are pessimistic about the future of the younger In my view, Henry David Thoreau’s statement that generation: Don’t be afraid of change. Young people aren’t given “men have become the tools of their tools” is as relevant today as it was 150 years ago at Walden enough credit in today’s society. We are not lazy, dispasPond. Many read Thoreau as a preservationist protesting development — and in some sense he was. sionate or anti-social. We were born into a world that is But if we take a broader reading, we can view Thoreau as an example of someone who utilized the techchanging so fast that it is difficult to keep up, but I benology of his time period as a tool to better experience life. But he never let the tool use him. lieve we have the brains, power and motivation to Unfortunately, many of us use our technology in such a way that we become the tools of our tools. Take, for instance, adapt. As technology begins to embed itself the improved communication technology offers that can in many ways, prove very meaningful. But when we use social media, deeper into our lives, we will learn how to text messaging or email to create an alternate, virtual world in which we concoct a second personality, then the technology has use it for progress and not let it take forced us into a self-imposed identity crisis — driving the user to be used by his tools. away our humanity.

Sometimes the misuse isn’t quite so clear. Television and film have some intrinsic value as art forms and creative media. But when they function as mental escapes from the challenges of our own lives, the technology serves to mute the user’s consciousness. The minute we forgo our self-awareness is the minute we become no different from our physical tools.

Madeleine List is a The examples are many, and they differ for each person. But when we allow ourselves to become tools of our own technology, we develop a sophomore enrolled in letmechanistic view of the world and other people — one that is devoid of spirit and purpose, seeing only form and function. We forget common courteters and sciences. She sies and value others only for their value added and not merely for our shared humanity. can be reached Thoreau went to the woods because he “wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if [he] could not learn what it had to at opinion@ teach.” When used appropriately, technology can be an intermediary to help us live deliberately. But to do so, we need to be deliberate about our use of technoloumdbk. gy and be very conscious not to let ourselves become its tool. Something most of us — myself included — have yet to fully grasp. com.

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ast semester, a friend of mine mentioned he held open the door for 50 of his classmates after lecture, yet only two thanked him. No, this is not the end of the world. But it got me thinking.

I, too, have noticed that common courtesy has become, well, uncommon. I always go out of my way to thank people and be a good citizen, but I feel this once-expected behavior is now gone. Not to sound like a broken record, but the things that are publicly acceptable now would never have been so 50 years ago.

What’s even worse is that I notice most of this behavior (or lack thereof) occurs among people under 30, even on this campus.

Students are less likely to perform everyday acts of kindness.

For example, “please” and “thank you” aren’t on duty as often, and waiting that extra second to hold a door is like breaking a limb.

I don’t think many would disagree with me when I say there is an unwritten code of conduct to abide by while in public; clearly sometimes we just forget about it. Here is my rendition of the bare minimum: One: Swear less in public.

There is a time and a place for an expletive, but a public area doesn’t necessarily satisfy the latter requirement. Just last week I was walking through an office building with my brother and he dropped the good-old f-bomb while telling a stor y. The high ceilings and acoustics really weren’t in his favor, or conducive to a private conversation. Needless to say it was extremely embarrassing. This also happened to be my dad’s office building, and this is probably the first he’s hearing about it — sorr y, Dad. Two: Swear less in private.

This will keep you from swearing in public.

Three: Please don’t consciously butcher the English language. Deliberately speaking to others without at least tr ying to use proper grammar does not do our language any justice.

Four: Communicate well. If you are sending an email, use the proper introduction and signature, and do not write in all lowercase letters. A professor once told me his biggest pet peeve is when students send poorly written emails, or don’t even address him as a professor. It took a lot for our professors to earn their titles; recognize that.

Five: Use your phone wisely.

Constantly texting or calling while with others is rude, and it makes the other person feel neglected and unimportant. Furthermore, do not take a lengthy phone call in a room of many people — or even just one.

Six: Respect other people’s space. Don’t listen to music so loudly on public transportation that someone can hear you.

Don’t vigorously tap your pencil against a desk during an exam.

And whether it be in a librar y or a train, do not think that constant whispering in the quiet area will avert upsetting others.

Seven: Be kind.

Don’t be a d-bag (note my appropriate abbreviation). Use your manners and be polite. I am not Mother Teresa, but I am a big believer in karma. I often wonder when poor behavior will come back to bite someone in the rear end, if you will.

You just never know. Common courtesy could land you something as simple as a drink at the bar, or your next job.

Brittany Campbell is a senior government and politics and philosophy major. She can be reached at campbell@umdbk.com.

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Certain individuals may find themselves caught by a growing obsession at this time; it will start small, and grow slowly, ultimately becoming consuming and, in some cases, even dangerous. For others, however, this can lead to a resounding success -- but only after a period of hard work.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) -- You want more than anything to be understood this week -- and you’ll have more than one opportunity to explain yourself to others. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) -- You may come to feel that there is no way out, but this is an overreaction and can be reversed.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) -- What you do to secure your own way this week may actually turn someone against you in the long run; use care, and tread lightly. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) -You’ll have the chance to take center stage for a while, so you’ll want to know your role inside and out.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) -- You may find it more difficult than expected to get started this week. An accident results in something that stands in your way. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) -- You know the truth about a situation that is being misunderstood by many; share what you know.

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(Dec. 8-Dec. 21) -- Others may doubt your sincerity, but you know that you are being true to yourself in a deep and lasting way.

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ARIES (March 21-April 4) -- Take care that the competition doesn’t make a faster start than you do this week. Tend to personal affairs after hours. (April 5-April 19) -- Signs of all kinds are likely to explain the inexplicable; paradoxes abound at this time.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 6) -- You’ll be facing more than one obstacle this week, but you know how to approach all of them in a productive, positive way. (June 7-June 20) -- You’re waiting to play your part, but someone else may be trying to steer you away from the center of activity.

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If you’ve seen it, then it’s doubtful you’ve forgotten the unintentionally hilarious brilliance of director Paul Verhoeven’s (Black Book) 1990 film Total Recall — branded

by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s trademark blockheaded charisma, gonzo practical effects and a puzzling science fiction concept, the film earned its place in pop culture.

Of course, Hollywood thinks it knows what’s better for movie fans than the fans know themselves, as the current wave of remakes and reboots has made clear. Not content to leave any piece of cinema history untarnished, Sony Pictures and director Len Wiseman’s (Live Free or Die Hard) Total Recall remake is nothing more than another attempt at name recognition cash-in with nostalgic audiences.

Once fans are in the theater, they’ll the discover the

new Total Recall is just another deservedly maligned gritty reboot that does no justice to the first film or to author Philip K. Dick’s short story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale.”

The basic plot is broadly similar — in a semi-dystopian future, factory worker Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell, Fright Night) is bored with his life and his obnoxiously beautiful wife Lori (Kate Beckinsale, Underworld: Awakening), so he goes to Rekall, which implants memories into customers’ brains.

After ordering a secret-agent memory package, Quaid is suddenly mixed up in what seems to be a very real and very violent conspiracy.

The story is driven by the mystery of what’s real and what’s fantasy — both previous versions maintain the ambiguity from beginning to end, forcing the audience to question everything. The remake glosses over that whole

storyline, sticking instead with the concrete reality that Quaid really is a spy.

By stripping the film of its central mystery, Wiseman and company have left the audiences with nothing more than a standard sci-fi actioner.

There are new ideas attached to the film — chemical warfare has left only two habitable sectors of the planet that are connected by a train that passes through the center of the earth — but the consequences of these new technologies are handled in the most unrealistic way possible.

This isn’t an argument for more realism in a movie like Total Recall, however. The science fiction concepts simply aren’t fleshed out enough, and the characters have even less depth, especially Bryan Cranston’s (Rock of Ages) criminally underused villain, Cohaagen. Audiences won’t find any reason to care about what’s going on onscreen.

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integral part of offensive coordinator Mike Locksley’s multiset offense this season. Only two of Maryland’s wide receivers have more than a dozen career catches, after all, and Edsall plans to rotate at least five wideouts.

He could also be a lethal threat in a revamped special teams. The Terps lost their primary punt returner (Tony Logan) to graduation, and last season’s top kickoff returner (Justus Pickett) will likely be used exclusively as a running back this year.

But with the Sept. 1 season opener against William & Mary more than three weeks away, Diggs isn’t fretting over playing time. He’s just trying to adjust to college, to establish himself as a dependable teammate.

“My goal is to just be a good teammate and work hard,” Diggs said. “Basically that’s it, that’s all I can do.” n BROWN UNFAZED John Tillman’s Terrapins men’s lacrosse team may have to play with a 30-second shot clock next season. It could also grapple with changes to sticks and restarts. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

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the shot hits the cage or a goalkeeper saves it, the stall warning is nullified.

It’s a rule meant to keep teams from holding the ball and slowing down the flow of the game. For Terrapins men’s lacrosse coach John Tillman, the shot clock signifies a commitment to making the game “as good as it can be.”

“I think the committee is a good group of people. They have all the right connections to the game,” Tillman said.

“But as to the stalling rule, we’ll have to see. There are a couple of things that need to be worked out.”

Within the game’s current guidelines, a stall warning — which the rules committee says is issued to a team “not moving with offensive purpose

by controlling the ball” — forces the offense to keep the ball inside the restraining box for the duration of its possession.

But even with the warning, there’s still nothing to force the attack to speed up its play.

“The way the rule is now, if you get called for stalling, your instinct is actually to go slower rather than going faster,” Tillman said. “So the intent of the rule is good. OK, you’re playing slow, so you need to play faster. Now you got to do something.”

The change could also help alleviate the sport’s recent attendance concerns, something that’s been seen as a priority this offseason.

May’s Final Four weekend at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., had the sport’s lowest fan turnout at a final weekend since 2002. Only 79,595 people made their way through the gates May

26-28, and Final Four attendance has declined ever y year since 2007.

The rules committee certainly took those numbers into account when making its recommendations. The addition of a shot clock, along with proposed changes to stick specifications and restarts, should increase the game’s pace of play — something that could lead to higher-scoring games and more spectators in the seats.

At least, that’s what the committee hopes the Playing Rules Oversight Panel, which convenes in September and must approve the recommendation for it to take effect, will do.

“People want to see a little bit more up-and-down lacrosse,” Tillman said. “It’s something that you want to see for spectators and fans in general.” vitale@umdbk.com

Brown had one of the more lopsided statistical performances in the history of Terps quarterbacks last season.

He set the program’s single-season quarterback rushing record, scrambling

for 574 yards. He also had nearly as many interceptions (6) as touchdowns (7), and completed less than 50 percent of his passes.

Still, there is little doubt the junior is the Terps’ most important player this season.

He is the unquestioned starter behind center, the leader of a revamped offense that lost several key options to transfers in the offseason.

So does that mean Edsall plans to use the junior more conservatively this season?

After all, two unproven freshmen — Perry Hills and Caleb Rowe — are the only other signal callers listed on the Terps’ depth chart.

“I told the coaches that we have to do whatever it takes to win,” Edsall said. “Some games that might be using C.J. more in the rushing game and then there will be games we don’t do that. We can’t sit here and be afraid to do the things C.J. can do to make us better.”

And according to Brown, who ran for an eye-popping 162 yards against Clemson last October, playing it safe is hardly his chief concern at the start of preseason.

“Any time you think about getting hurt or playing a different way than you’re used to, you’re going to be more prone to injury,” he said. “Maybe I’ll

be smarter in terms of not taking a big hit and getting down, but I’m not going to change my playing style. I’m not going to change how I play because that’s part of the game.” n POOR CONDITIONING

Edsall told members of the media Monday there were a few players who didn’t pass the start-of-camp conditioning test who would be “dealt with.”

On Tuesday, it became clear exactly what that statement meant.

Three Terps — junior defensive lineman Justin Anderson, freshman wide receiver Levern Jacobs and walk-on defensive lineman Azubuike Ukandu — were held out of practice for not finishing the test, which involved running 24 widths of the field in a set amount of time. They handled various tasks on the sideline Tuesday.

Seven other players didn’t complete the sprints in the allotted time frame, and had to redo parts of the conditioning test.

“They will have to do a little more running and some won’t be able to practice until they are in the kind of shape that we feel they need to be in,” Edsall said. letourneau@umdbk.com

DEPTH CHART WR 12 Kevin Dorsey Sr. 13 Kerry Boykins Sr. 82 Marcus Leak So. LT/RT 74 Nick Klemm Jr. 55 Ryan Doyle Fr. 75 Justin Gilbert Sr. 66 Andrew Zeller Fr.

DE 72 Joe Vellano Sr. 56 Isaiah Ross Jr.

FB 49 Tyler Cierski So. 39 Jeff Hernandez Sr. FS/SS 48 Eric Franklin Sr. 26 Undray Clark Fr.

93 Andre Monroe So. OR 95 Justin Anderson Jr. NT 96 A.J. Francis Sr. 97 Darius Kilgo 6-3 300 So. MO 9 Demetrius Hartsfield Sr. 58 Bradley Johnson Jr.

LG/RG 63 Bennett Fulper Sr. 67 Peter White Jr.

40 Matt Robinson So. 38 Clarence Claiborne Sr.

70 De’Onte Arnett Jr. OR 68 Josh Cary Jr.

PK 43 Nick Ferrara Sr.

SAM 6 Kenny Tate Sr. 35 Alex Twine So.

C 65 Sal Conaboy So. 50 Evan Mulrooney Fr.

P 43 Nick Ferrara Sr. OR 18 Nathan Renfro Fr.

MIKE 53 L.A. Goree So. 47 Cole Farrand So.

TE 89 Matt Furstenburg Sr. 34 Devonte Campbell Sr.

LS 59 Greg Parcher Jr.

WILL 52 Darin Drakeford Sr. 41 Marcus Whitfield Jr.

KR 45 Brandon Ross Fr.

CB 14 Jeremiah Johnson So. 17 Isaac Goins Jr.

QB 16 C.J. Brown Jr. 11 Perry Hills Fr. OR 7 Caleb Rowe Fr.

RB 44 Justus Pickett So. 45 Brandon Ross Fr.

PR 25 Dexter McDougle Jr.

25 Dexter McDougle Jr. 19 A.J. Hendy So.

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Parker lands at NAIA school

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By Josh Vitale Senior staff writer

be enough to earn him time.

“We’ve seen him in open space and we know what he can do,” quarterback C.J. Brown said. “Once you get the pads on, that’s when players are going to separate themselves.

We’ll have to wait a couple days, but we all know he’s going to be a special talent.”

Given the necessary time to develop, Diggs could emerge as an

Lacrosse has long been called the fastest sport on two feet. The NCAA is trying to make it even faster.

After its four-day meeting in Indianapolis last week, the men’s lacrosse rules committee recommended implementing a 30-second shot clock after a referee has issued a stall warning, a rule change it hopes will increase the pace of play.

“By creating this procedure, it puts a timing component into the game,” committee chair and Hamilton Athletic Director Jon Hind said in a news release.

“But only when it is necessary.”

The proposed rule calls for a 20-second timer to begin counting down once a stall warning is given. When the clock reaches zero, the official closest to the ball would initiate a 10-second hand count.

If the offense takes a shot that goes out of bounds before the hand count begins, the timer continues to run and the procedure continues. If the shot goes out of bounds during the hand count, that count continues on the restart. If

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Freshman Stefon Diggs gets ready to pose for a team picture on Monday. Diggs, the nation’s No. 2 wide receiver out of Good Counsel High School (Olney), could become a key part of new offensive coordinator Mike Locksley’s multi-set offense this season. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

Diggs’ role unclear as practice begins Terps’ C.J. Brown says he won’t change playing style to avoid injuries this season

By Connor Letourneau Senior staff writer

In February, Stefon Diggs stood before a jam-packed crowd at Looney’s Pub and delivered the words every Terrapins football fan was desperate to hear.

“I want to win championships, I want to win ball games,” said Diggs, a then-senior at nearby Good Counsel High School (Olney) who was widely considered the No. 2 wide

receiver prospect in the country.

“Where else is a better place to do it than your city?”

The announcement triggered a ground-shaking er uption. For the first time in more than five years, the Terps had landed a top-10 recr uit.

But as coach Randy Edsall’s team opened preseason practices Monday, it’s still unclear exactly what role Diggs will fill his freshman season. He isn’t listed as a kick returner

on the preseason depth chart, and he is fourth at one of the wide-receiver spots.

“The depth chart was based on how the players did in the springtime,” Edsall said. “When we add the freshmen to the list, we just plug them in at the bottom.”

Don’t expect Diggs to stay there for long, though. The Gaithersburg native has already impressed teammates in seven-on-seven work this summer, and his speed alone should