Terp Fall, 2004 by University of Maryland

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THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COMMUNITY

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Brodie Remington Vice President, University Relations ADVISORY BOARD

J. Paul Carey ’82 M.B.A. CEO, Enumerate Terry Flannery ’83, ’87 M.Ed., ’95 Ph.D. Assistant Vice President, University Marketing and Communications John Girouard ’81 President and CEO, Capital Asset Management Group Anil Gupta Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Strategy and Organization, Robert H. Smith School of Business Danita D. Nias ’81 Executive Director, Alumni Relations Vicki Rymer ’61, ’66 M.B.A., ’83 Ph.D. Teaching Professor, Robert H. Smith School of Business Keith Scroggins ’79 Bureau Head of General Services, City of Baltimore, Dept. of Public Works Lee Thornton Professor and Eaton Chair, Philip Merrill College of Journalism MAGAZINE STAFF

Dianne Burch Executive Editor Beth A. Morgen Managing Editor John T. Consoli ’86 Creative Director Jason Quick Art Director Monette A. Bailey ’89 Tom Ventsias Writers Dave Ottalini Pamela Stone ’95 M.A. Ellen Ternes ’68 Neil Tickner Lee Tune Mark Walden ’96 Contributing Writers Mike D’Angelo Stacy L. Kaper Greg Smith ’04 Magazine Interns E-mail terp_alum@umail.umd.edu Terp magazine is published by the Division of University Relations. Letters to the editor are welcomed. Send correspondence to Beth Morgen, Managing Editor, Terp magazine, Alumni Association, Rossborough Inn, College Park, MD 20742. Or, send an email to terp_alum@umail.umd.edu. The University of Maryland, College Park, is an equal opportunity institution with respect to both education and employment. University policies, programs and activities are in conformance with pertinent federal and state laws and regulations on non-discrimination regarding race, color, religion, age, national origin, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation or disability.

Dear Alumni and Friends, THERE WAS MAJOR drama in the alumni association office a couple of years ago.The talk was of conspiracy, scandal. How could they have done this to Tamyra? Getting rid of her before Justin … before the redhead? Tamyra? “Tamyra Gray,” I was told by one of my staff. “Of American Idol.” I could not believe this person (who doesn’t even have cable and is known for her addiction to NPR) watched what I thought was just a talent show. Little did I know that the voting off of Tamyra Gray from American Idol was the talk around water coolers nationwide, that the reality TV show was making ratings records that summer. Since then, American Idol has had two more successful seasons, and reality TV is everywhere. In this issue of Terp we turn the dial to this new genre—to ponder its popularity and to lament the loss of the sit-com. (See page 26.) Even the alumni association has gotten into the act. Borrowing from reality TV, last spring we invited betrothed alumni to enter our Dream Wedding contest and compete for a complimentary wedding and reception to be held on campus. On page 8, we are happy to introduce the winners, Remy Shaeffer ’00 and Casey Gomes ’02. Very much in love and full of Terrapin Spirit, Remy and Casey are the real thing.They are the perfect couple to walk down the aisle of Memorial Chapel next June and to inaugurate the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, where

the reception will be held. We won’t televise this event, but we do invite you to help plan it.Throughout the fall, visit www.alumni.umd.edu to vote for flowers, cake, music and more. While online, check out the progress of the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center. Even better, see the center’s development firsthand on your next visit to campus.We hope you will return to Maryland on Homecoming, October 16, to celebrate with fellow Terp fans at the alumni association Homecoming Festival before heading into Byrd to watch the Terps take on the Wolfpack of N.C. State.Their last two matches were nail biters right down to the final seconds with the Terps winning. A great team rivalry, thousands of cheering fans and a down-to-the-buzzer victory … Now, that’s what I call reality.

Danita D. Nias ’81 Executive Director, Alumni Relations

P.S.:The alumni association Web site has a new link! Check it out at www.alumni.umd.edu. Shop at our new online store, activate your membership and more.

2 BIG PICTURE Sadat Chair’s The Stakes is First Year Book; Terp bragging rights; Your Words; Dining venues for every appetite; Campus is setting for Under Armour ad; Weather center in the forecast for research park 6 THE SOURCE Clinic offers speech therapy and hearing aids 7 ASK ANNE Haunted campus, archival advice and more 8 CLASS ACT Meet the wedding winners, new alumni board president and class reunion chairs; Tune in to TerpTV; Party under the members-only tent 12 M-FILE Blackouts mean blue skies; How to have “the talk” with your kids; Politics are choreographed; Persian Studies puts Maryland on the map; African American history in public schools; UM sensors probe Saturn 16 MARYLAND LIVE Homecoming 2004; Chinese opera and more 29 IN THE LOOP Maryland’s top tier 30 PLAY-BY-PLAY UM’s coaching couple 31 SPOTLGHT Fantasy art and sci-fi books 32 INTERPRETATIONS Securing U.S. scientific innovation a must

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18 AN INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE 22 A large international student population coincides with Maryland’s rankings among the top public research universities, but these students add more than academic talent—with them comes a cultural education. BY TOM VENTSIAS

CALCULATING SUCCESS

Meet Ruth Davis ’52, ’55 Ph.D. and Tasha Inniss ’00 Ph.D.—two Maryland mathematicians who have helped pave the way for females in the field. BY MONETTE A. BAILEY

WHOSE REALITY IS IT?

Have sitcoms been voted off the island of TVLand? Maryland experts weigh in on why Americans can’t seem to get enough of reality shows. BY DIANNE BURCH

COVER ILLUSTRATION BY ED SCHNURR; PHOTOS THESE PAGES BY JOHN T. CONSOLI

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Terp Takes the Gold Launching a new magazine is never easy, but winning gold your first time out makes it all worth it. Terp magazine recently won a gold medal for best magazine publishing improvement in the 2004 CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) Circle of Excellence national competition. The university took home a total of five gold medals in the categories of video production, print design and magazine publishing, and won the coveted grand gold medal for its Fear the Turtle advertising campaign. No other university came close in the medals count. And, beginning with this issue of Terp look for an online version at www.terp.umd.edu.

Record-breaking Fund Raising Year!

UM’s Telhami Pens First Year Book FOR MORE THAN a decade, the First Year Book Program has encouraged members of the university community to question and clarify their beliefs on a variety of topics. This year, the program’s selection committee has chosen The Stakes: America and the Middle East by Maryland’s own Sadat Chair for Peace and Development, Shibley Telhami, as the foundation for a year-long discussion on the implications of American foreign policy decisions. A special Maryland edition of the book—including a reading guide by the author—will be available free of charge to students. It will be used in class lessons, speeches, colloquia and other campus-wide events. “I was flattered [by the selection],” says Telhami, whose work has received numerous national and international awards. “I have always believed that the nicest recognition is closest to home.” The Stakes germinated in Telhami’s countless writings and interviews following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Drawing on his expertise as a Middle East scholar at the Brookings Institution and member of the Council on Foreign Relations, he asks and answers a series of questions on the relationship between the United States and the world community. In this way, Telhami offers his opinions on the root causes and long-term solutions to America’s conflicts with Arab and Muslim nations. By beginning this cross-disciplinary conversation—seeking dialogue, not controversy— the university is living up to one of its highest callings, according to Telhami: creating a “vibrant place to discuss some of the most urgent issues facing America today.” —MW

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A Backward Glance at the First Year Book

he First Year Book Program, previously the Terrapin Reading Society, was the brainchild of John Pease, professor of sociology. Launched in 1994 in coordination with the Student Government Association, the program has developed an eclectic bibliography—one that balances the provocative and the contemplative.

Thanks to you, and you, and you, and you—we exceeded our previous fund raising record, bested our number of donors and topped our top alumni association membership. The numbers speak for themselves, but the credit goes to you.

Total Dollars Raised

$85.7M

Total Donors

42,037

Alumni Association Members

32,504

Alumni Donors

26,155

Fear the Turtle.

Previous readings include: ◗ 2003 Dead Man Walking by Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ ◗ 2002 The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman ◗ 2001 Blessing the Boats by Lucille Clifton ◗ 2000 Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson ◗ 1999 The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien ◗ 1998 The Control of Nature by John McPhee and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley ◗ 1997 The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells ◗ 1996 Einstein’s Dreams by Alan P. Lightman ◗ 1995 The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank ◗ 1994 The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln

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There’s Power in our Numbers When called upon to become advocates for higher education, Terps took action by joining the UM Grassroots Network. More than 15,000 alumni, students, parents, employees and friends signed an electronic petition or emailed their legislators to voice support for the university as our budget was being threatened. Legislators listened, and the university was spared serious budget cuts this year. We also received accelerated full funding from the state for the new biosciences research building—one of the university’s top priorities. Your continued support of higher education is imperative. Join the UM Grassroots Network at www.grassroots.umd.edu

I take exception to the presumptive and inaccurate nature of Shirin Ebadi’s words [Terp, spring 2004]. She is quoted from her May 12 [campus] address: “You who live in America cannot remain indifferent to violations of human rights in Afghanistan, Iraq, in Palestine, Iran or in other parts of the world. …” To make such a statement is telling enough but to include Afghanistan and Iraq is astonishing. Is she not aware that the people of both of those countries have been liberated by the United States from repressive governments which promulgated some of the worse human rights abuses since the Third Reich? I appreciate diversity in viewpoints but recognition of reality ought to be a part of the mix. —Michael Reid, M.Ed. 1997 I am not a Maryland alum (I went to— should I say it?—the University of Virginia), but my husband is a 1983 graduate, so we receive Terp magazine. When we got the first issue, we were surprised that there had not been such a thing before. The article, “What Do You Love About Maryland?” in your last issue was great! The way you presented the alumni awards recipients was very classy, and I really am enjoying your magazine! —Wendy Jaccard I was reading “Ask Anne” [Terp, spring 2004], and I saw a question from Rich Mannion ’72 regarding his serving in the National Guard, when [it] was placed on the campus for riot duty. Having been governor of Maryland from 1969 to 1979, I had to call up the National Guard. I must tell you that having to take that action was one of the most difficult decisions that I had to make during my years as governor. As a lifelong supporter of the University of Maryland … I can never forget being on Route 1 and watching the guard marching up the campus! —Gov. Marvin Mandel ’39

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Record-breaking Fund Raising Year!

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A Backward Glance at the First Year Book

Total Dollars Raised

$85.7M

Total Donors

42,037

Alumni Association Members

32,504

Alumni Donors

26,155

Fear the Turtle.

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aryland’s food options are much more robust than standard cafeteria fare. Whether you crave your morning Starbucks, an afternoon chow mein in the food court or a swanky sit-down dinner, Maryland’s Dining Services* continues to expand, offering food to fit your appetite and schedule.

Footnotes Café

Souffle Glace a l’Orange

Status: Opened January 2004. What: Newest café

on campus, featuring a Starbucks coffee menu complete with Frappucinos and “no whipped” mochas. Footnotes also offers bakery fare, prepared sandwiches and salads, snacks and bottled beverages. Where: McKeldin Library, first floor at the eat-in study lounge. Special Feature: Borrow a book, on your honor, from the bookshelf at Footnotes and return it when you are finished, without ever having to check it out. Seating Capacity: Seating is limited (about 50) in the study lounge since many tables are elbow height for standing and don’t have chairs.

Stamp Student Union Food Court Status: First phase completed fall 2003, second phase just completed this fall. What: New food court in the renovated Stamp Student Union. Where: Ground floor. Special Feature: Doubled in size, now offering eight restaurants: Chick-fil-A, Freshens, Taco Bell, Panda Express, Steak Escape, Sbarro, Marketplace Delicatessen and McDonald’s. Seating Capacity: 900

Recipe provided by head pastry chef Jeff Russo, who administers bakery and ice cream production. Before coming to Maryland, Russo was the pastry chef at the Plaza and Waldorf Astoria hotels in New York City. Ingredients:

IT LOOKED LIKE a typical day on the

8 egg yolks 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin (dissolved in hot water) 1 1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice 2 Tbs. Cointreau 4 egg whites 1 1/2 cup heavy cream 2 Tbs. Dutch cocoa powder 5-cup freezer-proof soufflé dish with a fourinch high paper collar wrapped around the side. (This will extend the lip of the dish by three inches.)

Terp’s football practice field.The team, in red and white, ran drills. Coaches shouted directions. Sweat ran from under helmets in the unseasonably warm May weather. But something was a little off.The head man on the field was more interested in how the action was choreographed than whether the defense hit hard. As if it weren’t hot enough, a movable sun beamed an extra 12,000 watts of light and heat down on the players, and the young women with the water spritzer bottles were a little more skimpily clad than the usual

• Transfer to another bowl and chill for 30-40 minutes.

Adele’s What: Full-service fine-dining restaurant offering

lunch service Monday through Friday and dinner service Monday through Thursday Where: North side of Stamp Student Union on the first floor. Special Feature: Adele’s was named in honor of Adele Hagner Stamp ’24 M.A., the first appointed dean of women at the University of Maryland. The restaurant has a grand view of Shipley Field and the menu includes gastronomic delicacies such as coconut-crusted shrimp and Maryland crab cakes. Seating Capacity: 160

• Beat egg whites and slowly add granulated sugar to make a simple meringue (soft peak). • Whip the heavy cream also to a medium soft peak. • Fold the meringue into the egg yolk mixture, then fold in the whipped heavy cream. Pour into container and place in the freezer for five to eight hours. Remove paper collar, dust top with cocoa powder. • Serves 10 to 12.

*For hours and menus contact www.dining.umd.edu

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Maryland trainers. And when the team finally played a game that night, the crowd saw the same play over and over and over. The Terp football look-alike scene was actually the filming of a commercial for Under Armour, the Baltimore athletic apparel company started by Maryland alumnus Kevin Plank ’97, and creator of the actual Terp football team’s new uniforms. The ad debuted in July on the ESPY awards and will run during NFL games this fall. The “players” on Team Under Armour were a collection of pro, semi-pro and for-

Lights. Camera. Action! Maryland’s practice field was the setting for the filming of a commercial for Under Armour, the sports apparel company founded by alumnus Kevin Plank.

mer college players who may be hard to identify under their helmets, but some of the coaches should look familiar. Look for Dave Sollazo, in real life the Terps defensive line coach. James Franklin,Terps wide receiver coach, and Tom Deahn, usually Maryland’s director of football operations, were on the field. Even the Fridge (head coach, Ralph Friedgen ’70, ’72) makes an appearance. —ET

Method:

• In a stainless steel bowl, beat yolks with 1/2 cup sugar, add in dissolved gelatin. Place bowl over a double boiler, stir constantly. When the mixture is thick enough to lightly coat a spoon, remove from heat, stir in strained orange juice and Cointreau.

Status: Opened in new location April 2002.

Who Were Those Guys?

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National Weather and Climate Prediction Center Joins M-Square THE NATIONAL OCEANIC and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is one of the newest tenants to sign on with the University of Maryland Enterprise Campus, also known as M Square, a 128-acre research park adjacent to the university near the College Park-University of Maryland Metro station. NOAA plans to build a new multi-million dollar state-of-theart facility that is specifically designed for climate and weather operational forecasts and related research. “We are excited about the potential in front of us and are expecting great things to happen with the participation of the academic community, specifically the University of Maryland, to improve all weather and climate forecasts,” says Louis W. Uccellini, director of the new NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction.

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Brian Darmody, the university’s assistant vice president for research and economic development, says that M Square offers the opportunity for the University of Maryland to effectively connect the intellectual capacity of its faculty and graduate students with large and small companies, government laboratories and other specialized centers. The research park already has 128,000 sq. ft. leased, Darmody says, including the new Center for the Advanced Study of Language, a joint university-Department of Defense project that conducts research in support of the nation’s critical need for increased capabilities to understand and translate languages. At full build-out, it is expected that more than 2.5 million sq. ft. of research space and 6,500 workers will occupy the M Square site. —TV TERP FALL

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ask Anne Questions for Anne Turkos, University Archivist, may be sent to terp_alum@umail.umd.edu.

WHILE THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND’S HEARING AND SPEECH CLINIC MAY NOT BE EASILY RECOGNIZABLE — IT’S TUCKED AWAY IN THE BOTTOM OF LEFRAK HALL — IT HAS BEEN A MAINSTAY AT MARYLAND FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, HELPING PATIENTS OF ALL AGES DIAGNOSE AND TREAT SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING DISORDERS.

history, does the University of Maryland have any stories about ghosts haunting the campus? Q. With such a long

Voice It Service: Speech Treatment.

Education Starts Early Service: LEAP (LanguageLearning Early Advantage Program).

Don’t Stress; Assess Service: Diagnostic Testing. How It Helps: The clinic’s team of licensed speech-language pathologists and audiologists stress proper assessment as the first step toward effective intervention. According to Margaret McCabe, director of audiological services, there are procedures to identify the presence and severity of hearing loss and/or speech/language impairment. Targets: Anyone who is experiencing difficulty with hearing or speech/language development or function—from newborn to the most senior of citizens.

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How It Helps: LEAP offers a small student-to-teacher ratio with an emphasis on early literacy acquisition. All children receive individual therapy sessions as part of their enrollment. Targets: Three-to-five-year-olds with primary speech/language impairment.

Hearing Aids Service: Hearing Aid Dispensing program. How It Helps: The clinic fits patients with state-of-the-art instrumentation, including digital and programmable hearing aids with directional microphone and noise reduction features. Patients learn to adjust to their hearing aids, ensuring that they are functioning properly and meeting their needs.

How It Helps: The clinic treats impairments in articulation, fluency (stuttering), voice and learning disabilities; assists with language development; helps with aphasia and can work with non-native speakers on accent modification, says Colleen Worthington, the clinic’s speech-language director Targets: Patients of all ages.

A. Indeed, faculty, staff and students have reported ghostly encounters in several places around campus.The ghost of Marie Mount allegedly plays the piano on stormy nights in the hall named for her, and members of the Maryland Ghosts and Spirits Association detected the presence of several other spirits in Marie Mount Hall during an investigation in October 2002. Larry Donnelly, a former Dining Services employee, spotted a female ghost in the Rossborough Inn in 1981, during renovations to the building. Several weeks later, a waiter at the inn saw the same woman, dressed in yellow as Donnelly had described. Spirits have also been detected in Morrill Hall, and ghosts are rumored to inhabit Easton Hall, the Stamp Student Union, H. J. Patterson Hall, and the Alpha Omicron Pi and Kappa Delta sorority houses.

Q. My wife and I have recently discovered volumes of letters, ledgers and pictures that date as early as 1832. They had been stored in a steamer trunk since the late 1940s and have never been touched. How do I best preserve them? —Robert A. Byrd and Ann Miller ’68 Byrd

Q. I remember during my orientation in 1995 that I was told of Maryland’s first mascot (before the Terrapin). I can’t remember what it was and I was hoping you could help me. —Joshua Bird ’99 A. The University of Maryland did not

A. It is difficult to give you precise answers

Targets: Patients of all ages.

H OT L I N E THE HEARING AND SPEECH CLINIC OFFERS ITS DIAGNOSTIC, THERAPEUTIC AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR REASONABLE FEES. Phone: 301.405.4218 Fax: 301.314.2023 Web: www.bsos.umd.edu/hesp/clinic.html Hours: Audiology: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Speech-Language Pathology: 9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

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without seeing the documents in person, so I offer this general advice: First, remove the documents from the steamer trunk and store them in acid-free folders and boxes and inert plastic sleeves. (We use the brand name Mylar™ to protect our documents here at the university.) Avoid handling the photos with your bare hands, since the oils on your hands, if left on the photos, will ultimately damage them. Instead, handle the pictures wearing white cotton gloves.All the documents should be unfolded and flattened very gently before they are rehoused in the acid-free containers.

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have a mascot until 1933, when the statue of Testudo was unveiled.We did have various nicknames for our sports teams before that time, such as Old Liners and Aggies.The Old Liners nickname was around off and on for

quite a long time, and sometimes you would see our teams referred to by both nicknames in the same yearbook. Both “Aggies” and “Old Liners” have a very historical feel to them, for the history of our state and our campus, but “Terps” is a much more appealing term in my book, so I am very grateful to the Class of 1933 for its role in creating our mascot. Before there were Terps, the Old Liners made the plays on Maryland’s football field.

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Status: Opened January 2004. What: Newest café

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• Transfer to another bowl and chill for 30-40 minutes.

Adele’s What: Full-service fine-dining restaurant offering

*For hours and menus contact www.dining.umd.edu

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Lights. Camera. Action! Maryland’s practice field was the setting for the filming of a commercial for Under Armour, the sports apparel company founded by alumnus Kevin Plank.

Method:

Status: Opened in new location April 2002.

Who Were Those Guys?

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history, does the University of Maryland have any stories about ghosts haunting the campus? Q. With such a long

Voice It Service: Speech Treatment.

Education Starts Early Service: LEAP (LanguageLearning Early Advantage Program).

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A. It is difficult to give you precise answers

Targets: Patients of all ages.

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Maryland grads Remy Shaffer (pictured left in first photo from left) and Casey Gomes will come full circle when they marry on campus—the place where it all began—next June.

Terps Head to the South Pole

travel 2004 India’s Golden Triangle February 3–17 Explore the classic Golden Triangle: Delhi, the bustling capital; Agra,

SOME TERRAPINS DON’T hibernate in the winter,

especially if those Terps are Brian ’69 and Susan Bayly. In January the Baylys traveled to Antarctica where Brian displayed his school spirit sensibly in a cozy Terps sweater. A rookery of penguins gathered for an icy welcome—perhaps their first encounter with Terrapins?

home of the sublime Taj Mahal; and Jaipur, one of the great cities of the Rajput. Alumni College in the Yucatán February 24–March 2

Dream Wedding Winners to Say “I Do” in College Park Remy Shaffer ’00 was visiting Casey Gomes ’02, her fiancé, when she received a very important phone call. “We are calling to congratulate you … ,” said the voice on the line. “Oh, my God!” Shaffer responded. They had won. The caller was Linda Roth ’84, director of corporate and community events for the Maryland Alumni Association, letting the couple know that they won the alumni association’s Dream Wedding contest. On June 25, 2005, Shaffer and Gomes will walk down the aisle of Memorial Chapel and then celebrate with friends and family at a reception in the new Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center—compliments of the Maryland Alumni Association and many participating sponsors. As the couple says in their winning essay, “Our journeys have taken us to many places, but we can’t imagine a better way to come full circle and celebrate our Terp union than a red tie affair!” Their courtship began in the fall of 1999 when they were students at Maryland. Gomes asked Shaffer to a Halloween Hayride (their first

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date). Their relationship grew, even when Shaffer graduated and moved to work in Boston, and Gomes completed his last two years at the university. In 2002, they reunited in Ohio where he was working for General Fraternity Headquarters of Beta Theta Pi (his fraternity) and she was pursuing a master’s at Miami of Ohio. This past year, they began making plans to get married. They knew they wanted to be married in 2005; the problem was where. Home for Shaffer is Baltimore, and for Gomes, it is Rhode Island’s coastline. When they saw the announcement about the Dream Wedding contest in the winter issue of Terp magazine, a solution presented itself: “College Park is us,” says Shaffer. “It’s the only place that we both share, and we both love, love, College Park. We’re really proud to be alumni. It felt right.” It felt right, too, for the committee judging the contestants. In May, Gomes and Shaffer were selected the winners out of 24 couples. Contestants wrote a 500-word essay and were interviewed by the committee. Today, Shaffer and Gomes are back in

Maryland. She works for the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore, and he is in his first semester of graduate school at Johns Hopkins University. Next June, they will return to College Park, where it all began, to marry in Memorial Chapel, a favorite stop on tours they led as campus tour guides; to inaugurate a new landmark on campus, the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center; and most of all, to start a new chapter in their lives. “We are humbled, excited and honored,” says Gomes. “There’s a reason this happened to us, and we need to make the most of this.”—BAM

Travel to Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula and the ancient cities of Uxmal and Chichén Itzá. The “Gateway to the Mayan Heartland,” is abundant with anthropological treasures and

Village Life on the Dutch Waterways April 8–16 Experience everyday life in perfectly preserved Bruges, the porcelain the Sea Beggars’ haunt of Middelburg and Holland’s beautiful Keukenhof Gardens. Alumni College in Cortona May 4–12

Cast Your Vote

Visit Italy’s Tuscany region, including, Siena, Florence and Assisi.

Be a part of planning Remy Shaffer and Casey Gomes’ Dream Wedding! Over the next few months, visit www.alumni.umd.edu to help them choose their caterer, wedding cake, band and flowers.

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pristine natural wonders.

town of Delft,

Read the couple’s entire essay and learn more about the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center at www.alumni.umd.edu. For information about Memorial Chapel, visit www.weddings.umd.edu.

How do you show your Terp pride? Send us your samples of Terp pride so that we can share them with fellow Maryland fans. Simply mail a photo and description to TERP magazine, Alumni Association, Rossborough Inn, College Park, MD 20742. Include your full name, class year and how we can reach you.

Delight in a presentation of Tuscan cooking by an award-winning chef.

Explore the Travel 2005 catalog at www.alumni.umd.edu. Or contact 301.403.2728 ext. 14 or 800.336.8627.

Carr Urges Alumni to Connect Chuck Carr graduated from Maryland in 1985, but he has never really left his alma mater. Since graduation, the Robert H. Smith School of Business alumnus has served on the advisory boards of the school’s Dingman Center and Department of Accounting and led the school’s alumni board as its president.Today he is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board. In July, Carr added president of the Alumni Association Board of Governors to his Maryland résumé. As president, he aims to increase membership in the alumni association, ensure the successful opening of the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center and generate a greater level of activism among alumni. “When you look at the strengths of the best schools in this country, including the Ivy Leagues, one of those strengths is the activity of the alumni network,” he says. “Alumni have the responsibility to make this a better university. They need to be proud, they need The alumni association welcomes these new members to be vocal and they need to be active.” to the board of governors. For a list of the entire board’s Carr says there are many ways for alumni membership, visit www.alumni.umd.edu. to reconnect with the university: mentoring students, assisting fellow and future alumni Ellen Chiogioji ’72, ’81 Ph.D. Steven Rotter ’82 with job leads, giving money to the extent David Eisner ’90 Keith Scroggins ’79 Ronald Paul ’78 Chip Sollins ’82 they can and joining the alumni association. When not volunteering for Maryland, Carr is working as an audit partner with Deloitte & Touche (he has worked for the firm for 19 years). Back at home, he is busy building the Terrapin spirit in his four children (ages 2 to 8) with his wife, Stacy, an “adopted Terp fan” who graduated from James Madison University. —BAM

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Maryland grads Remy Shaffer (pictured left in first photo from left) and Casey Gomes will come full circle when they marry on campus—the place where it all began—next June.

Terps Head to the South Pole

travel 2004 India’s Golden Triangle February 3–17 Explore the classic Golden Triangle: Delhi, the bustling capital; Agra,

SOME TERRAPINS DON’T hibernate in the winter,

home of the sublime Taj Mahal; and Jaipur, one of the great cities of the Rajput. Alumni College in the Yucatán February 24–March 2

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Travel to Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula and the ancient cities of Uxmal and Chichén Itzá. The “Gateway to the Mayan Heartland,” is abundant with anthropological treasures and

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Visit Italy’s Tuscany region, including, Siena, Florence and Assisi.

Be a part of planning Remy Shaffer and Casey Gomes’ Dream Wedding! Over the next few months, visit www.alumni.umd.edu to help them choose their caterer, wedding cake, band and flowers.

TOP PHOTOS COURTESY OF REMY SHAFFER AND CASEY GOMES; BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO BY JOHN T. CONSOLI

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pristine natural wonders.

town of Delft,

Read the couple’s entire essay and learn more about the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center at www.alumni.umd.edu. For information about Memorial Chapel, visit www.weddings.umd.edu.

Delight in a presentation of Tuscan cooking by an award-winning chef.

Explore the Travel 2005 catalog at www.alumni.umd.edu. Or contact 301.403.2728 ext. 14 or 800.336.8627.

LEFT PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION; CARR PHOTO BY MIKE MORGAN

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Class Members Return to Lead Reunions Love for the Black and Gold, deep in their hearts they hold—love that has brought these five loyal alumni back to Maryland to coordinate their classes’ reunion activities. Here, then and now, are the 1954, 1964 and 1979 Reunion Committee Chairs. —MW Class Reunions will be held over Homecoming Weekend, October 15–16. For more information contact 301.405.4678, 800.336.8627 or visit www.alumni.umd.edu

For Association Members, It’s the “Big Tent Party” Donald M. Goldstein ’54, ’63 M.A. The alumni association’s members-only tent is located on Ludwig Field, next to Lot 1. Not a member? You can sign up today by visiting www.alumni.umd.edu.

Then: “Glip” Goldstein

College of Arts and Humanities, B.A., M.A. History; Omicron Delta Kappa; “M” Club, Secretary; Men’s League, President. Now: Donald M. Goldstein, Ph.D.

Lt. Colonel (Ret.), United States Air Force; professor of public and international affairs, University of Pittsburgh; co-author of more than 21 books; consultant to ABC, NBC, The History Channel and more. IT’S GAME DAY and you’re

Woodrow Wilson Hancock ’64 Then: “Woody” Hancock

College of Business and Management, B.S., Accounting; Omicron Delta Kappa; Senior Class, President; SGA, Treasurer. Now: Woodrow Hancock

Sales representative, IBM; sales and sales management for Memorex, PacificCorp Capital and Hitachi Data Systems; outdoor enthusiast; owner of H&R Block Franchise in Evergreen, Colo.

Leah Dawson Thayer ’64 Then: Leah Dawson

College of Arts and Humanities, B.A., Spanish; SGA Cultural Committee; Central Student Court Justice. Now: Leah Dawson Thayer

Former Defense Department linguist; former assistant dean of students, Chatham College, Pittsburgh; promotions director for Marilyn Dover Advertising; commercial real estate developer.

Dr. Philip and Mrs. Joyce Hendler Schneider ’79 Then: Phil Schneider

College of Life Sciences, B.S., Biochemistry; SGA, Treasurer; Omicron Delta Kappa; undergraduate teaching assistant and tutor, Department of English.

rushing out of the house. No time for a meal—you’ve got to make it to campus early if you’re going to find that elusive parking space.

Once here, safely parked in Lot 1, you’re wishing you had grabbed a Twinkie.The smell wafting from tailgaters’ barbecues is driving you crazy and it sounds like a capacity crowd is roaring in your stomach. Thankfully, you are carrying your Maryland Alumni Association membership card. In the past, it has brought you discounts on services and merchandise. Today, it is your free pass into the association’s exclusive members-only tent, where

Then: Joyce Hendler

College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, B.A., Criminology; HELP Center phone counselor; St. Mary’s Hall Residence Assistant; Campus Police loss-prevention educator.

My TerpTV TERPTV IS ON the air! Maryland is the first university in the nation to take the concept of streaming video to the next level. TerpTV is an Internet TV channel devoted solely to the people, traditions and spirit of University of Maryland alumni. TerpTV is a joint venture produced by TV Worldwide and former NFL and Maryland kicker Jess Atkinson ’85 of Atkinson and Co.—the team that also produces FridgeTV.com. “We’re excited about the TerpTV pilot. This innovative Web site streams Terp pride right onto the screens of Maryland alumni,” says Danita D. Nias ’81, executive director of alumni relations. Get to know our most accomplished alumni, journey with well-known graduates to the places on campus that were meaningful to their lives, reminisce with couples who met as students in College Park, and stay up-to-date on the development of the new alumni center. The alumni association is bringing the vibrancy of your alma mater to you, no matter where you live. Tune in today at www.TerpTV.com. —GS

Now: Philip Schneider, M.D.

Orthopedic surgeon; president, Montgomery Orthopedics; hospital chief of staff and director of the Spine Center, Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Md.; Colonnade Society Council member, and Gridiron Network member, University of Maryland.

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you’ll find a full buffet, beverages and a place to relax with fellow university graduates. “It’s our way of bringing alumni together for some Terrapin spirit—and buffalo wings—before kickoff,” says Sonia Huntley, the association’s director of membership. Visit the tent on Homecoming (October 16) for even more fun, including an open bar and live entertainment. If you have family or friends with you on game day, bring them in with you for a nominal fee. So relax, enjoy, then cheer the Terps to victory. —MW

Now: Joyce Hendler Schneider

Former security clearance specialist for defense contractor TRW; sales executive, Digital Equipment Corporation, later Compaq; founder, Imagine That Children’s Museum of Rockville, Md.

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TOP LEFT PHOTO BY MIKE MORGAN; TOP RIGHT ART BY MARGARET HALL; RIGHT PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOIL

In Abraham: The Last Jew (Authorhouse), a new novel that depicts resurrection of horrific events, Mark Carp ’69 opens the door to a futuristic world where a global holocaust takes place in 2250. Throughout Carp’s depiction of the future, the surviving Jews’ ability to confront horrific wrongs, their personal loyalty and their faith are put to the test. Eileen Warburton ’69 provides a richly detailed, authoritative portrait of John Fowles, the troubled and triumphant man who became one of the 20th century’s most important writers. John Fowles: A Life In Two Worlds (Penguin Group) is a biography of a man who was as much a mystery as the twists and turns of his most famous novels. In Shifting: The Double Lives of Black Women in America (Harper Collins), Kumea Shorter-Gooden ’75, ’78 and Charisse Jones attempt to shine a light on the ways African American women have, at times, altered their speech, appearance and behavior to cope with racial and gender discrimination. As African American women talk openly about their lives, they will come to understand how important it is to be aware of “shifting.”

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Then: “Glip” Goldstein

College of Arts and Humanities, B.A., M.A. History; Omicron Delta Kappa; “M” Club, Secretary; Men’s League, President. Now: Donald M. Goldstein, Ph.D.

Woodrow Wilson Hancock ’64 Then: “Woody” Hancock

College of Business and Management, B.S., Accounting; Omicron Delta Kappa; Senior Class, President; SGA, Treasurer. Now: Woodrow Hancock

Sales representative, IBM; sales and sales management for Memorex, PacificCorp Capital and Hitachi Data Systems; outdoor enthusiast; owner of H&R Block Franchise in Evergreen, Colo.

Leah Dawson Thayer ’64 Then: Leah Dawson

College of Arts and Humanities, B.A., Spanish; SGA Cultural Committee; Central Student Court Justice. Now: Leah Dawson Thayer

Former Defense Department linguist; former assistant dean of students, Chatham College, Pittsburgh; promotions director for Marilyn Dover Advertising; commercial real estate developer.

Dr. Philip and Mrs. Joyce Hendler Schneider ’79 Then: Phil Schneider

College of Life Sciences, B.S., Biochemistry; SGA, Treasurer; Omicron Delta Kappa; undergraduate teaching assistant and tutor, Department of English.

rushing out of the house. No time for a meal—you’ve got to make it to campus early if you’re going to find that elusive parking space.

Then: Joyce Hendler

College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, B.A., Criminology; HELP Center phone counselor; St. Mary’s Hall Residence Assistant; Campus Police loss-prevention educator.

Now: Philip Schneider, M.D.

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Now: Joyce Hendler Schneider

Former security clearance specialist for defense contractor TRW; sales executive, Digital Equipment Corporation, later Compaq; founder, Imagine That Children’s Museum of Rockville, Md.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

TOP LEFT PHOTO BY MIKE MORGAN; TOP RIGHT ART BY MARGARET HALL; RIGHT PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOIL

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m-file NEWSdesk UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FACULTY ARE THE SOURCE NEWS MEDIA TURN TO FOR EXPERTISE—FROM POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY TO SOCIETY AND CULTURE TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

Blackout Yields Blue Skies A NEW STUDY by researchers at the University of

“There are only a small number of publishers and printers … in the world who are capable of producing such a book.” CHARLES LOWRY, DEAN OF LIBRARIES, ANNOUNCING THIS COMPENDIUM OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’ WORKS AS THE 3 MILLIONTH VOLUME TO BE ADDED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND’S COLLECTION, WASHINGTON TIMES, JUNE 15

“I worry that amid the din of recrimination, a major point is being lost: Our cherished higher education system, once a source of national pride and international envy, is now threatened with what I call ‘graceful decline.’ Unless this threat is addressed, we face the likely prospect that our leadership in the knowledge based economy will erode.”

“Any news outlet—or any private individual, for that matter— who makes available footage of the actual beheadings is, to my mind, an accessory to the crime itself.Those are the individuals who are essentially finishing the work of the terrorists, by delivering their grisly ‘message.’ ” THOMAS KUNKEL, DEAN OF THE PHILIP MERRILL COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, JUNE 30

C.D. MOTE JR., UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND PRESIDENT, WASHINGTON POST EDITORIAL, JUNE 20

“I think what’s going on is like an old spiritual. Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.” ERIC USLANER, GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS, ON

“The FBI has never had a culture which rewarded analysis; they’re far more focused on reacting to crime, but that’s got to change.”

Maryland shows that skies were dramatically bluer and the air was much cleaner during the August 2003 blackout that hit the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. The findings demonstrate that power plants in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania play a big role in our region’s air pollution. Aircraft measurements showed a 90 percent reduction in sulfur dioxide, a gas that leads to haze and acid rain, and a 50 percent reduction in smog. Visibility increased by some 20 miles. “The clean air benefit was realized over much of the eastern United States,” says research scientist Lackson Marufu, who directed the aircraft measurements. “The improvement in air quality provides dramatic evidence that transported emissions from power plants hundreds of kilometers upwind play a dominant role in our haze and smog. “What surprised us was not that air quality improved during the blackout, but the magnitude of the improvement,” says Marufu. Fellow researcher Russell Dickerson, professor and chair of the Department of Meteorology, says, “Scientists long have speculated about what would happen to air quality if all the power plants suddenly disappeared. The blackout performed for us an otherwise impossible experiment.” —LT

Talking to Your Kids About Sex WHEN IT COMES to talking to your kids about sex, do it early and often,

says University of Maryland sexuality expert Robin Sawyer. Sawyer, associate professor and chair of the Department of Public and Community Health, teaches undergraduate classes in human sexuality, and, with his wife Anne, who lectures at Howard Community College, also makes presentations to parents from area schools about how to talk to kids about sex. From his experience in academia and raising four daughters—ages 25, 22, 14 and 10—Sawyer offers the following advice for parents on communicating with kids about sex.

Start Now ◗ Do talk. Parents fear that if they talk about sex, they will

introduce the idea of having sex. Kids will discover sex, whether you like it or not. Research shows that parents who talk openly to their kids about sex are less likely to have kids who get pregnant. ◗ Start young. The notion that you wait until kids are 13 and have the big talk is not going to work. If you haven’t been building blocks along the way and make talking about sexuality normal, children are not going to listen to you when they’re teenagers. ●

Different talks for different ages. ◗ Toddlers: When they’re on the potty, call body parts by their proper

name. It’s okay to say “vagina” and “penis.” If you don’t start using the right vocabulary, communication about sexuality will be difficult. ◗ Early elementary school: This is the time mainly for answering questions. You don’t have to give children all the information in the world. At 6, 7, 8, most kids will be happy with a small bit of information. Always be honest with them. ◗ Late elementary and middle school: Before puberty strikes, talk to them about what is going to happen to them, the body changes, the emotions they might experience. ◗ High school: This is the nitty gritty—dating, contraception, date rape. Teenagers always profess to knowing more than they do. To some

extent you may have to force the issue. My wife took our daughter for a ride in the car and talked about [these issues] while they drove around, not letting her out until she’d finished! When you talk about alcohol and drugs, you need to include sex. Alcohol use can lead to huge problems with sex. Know what kids are watching on television and what they’re seeing on the computer. It gives you the perspective of what their world looks like.

LEE STRICKLAND, INFORMATION STUDIES (AND FORMER CIA OFFICER), BUSINESS WEEK, JUNE 28

POLITICIANS CATERING TO THE PUBLIC’S DESIRE FOR BI-PARTISANSHIP, LOS ANGELES TIMES, JULY 5

“I challenge anyone to show me any major prison system where the primary goal is rehabilitation rather than punishment.”

A GOOD BOOK CAN HELP. SAWYER RECOMMENDS:

“Five billion dollars for an F-22 will not help us in the battle against terrorism. Language that helps us understand why they’re trying to harm us will.”

◗ Body Changes, Carey, Barron’s Educational Series, 2002. ●

◗ It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex & Sexual Health, Penguin Putnam Incorporated, 1996. ◗ My Body, My Self for Girls: For Preteens and Teens, Madaras & Madaras, Newmarket Press, 2000.

RICHARD BRECHT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER

ARNETT GASTON, CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

FOR THE ADVANCED STUDY OF LANGUAGE (A JOINT

(AND FORMER HEAD OF CORRECTIONS IN PRINCE

PROJECT OF THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT AND THE

GEORGE’S COUNTY, MD., AND AT RIKERS ISLAND IN

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND), NEW YORK TIMES, JUNE 16

◗ My Body, My Self for Boys: For Preteens and Teens, Madaras & Madaras, Newmarket Press, 2000.

N.Y.), THE [BALTIMORE] SUN, JUNE 20

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ILLUSTRATION BY CYNTHIA MITCHEL

Starting the conversation at any age. ◗ Create an atmosphere in the home that is honest and open with

regard to sexuality issues. Make the home a safe place for children to ask questions. —ET Robin Sawyer works with college athletes in the area of sexual violence. He received his Ph.D. at Maryland in 1990. His wife, Anne AndersonSawyer, received her B.S. from Maryland in 1982 and her M.S. in 1990.