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Our 101ST Year, No. 156THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPERThursday, August 4, 2011
Pell grants saved in federal debt dealGraduate students must pay back loan interest; incentives for paying on time cut
Univ. Policeseek fundsto expandmobile appOfficials hope moneywill increase reportsof off-campus crime
BY YASMEEN ABUTALEBSenior staff writer
Although congressional lead-ers and President BarackObama came to an agreementJuly 31 on a plan to raise thenation’s debt ceiling and avoid alikely government default, uni-versity students — and highereducation funding — are not offthe hook yet.
After weeks of partisan grid-lock, Obama signed into lawTuesday an increase in the debt
ceiling — a cap on how muchmoney the government can bor-row — while preserving PellGrants and most higher educa-tion funding. However, gradu-ate students must soon payback interest on federal loans,and the law will eliminaterewards for students who makeconsecutive on-time paymentson some of those loans.
Under existing law, graduatestudents who take out federalStafford loans are eligible forloan rebates for every 12 consec-
utive on-time payments made.Those incentives are now gone,which officials estimate will gen-erate about $22 billion in savings— $17 billion of which will be puttoward the Pell Grant program,which grants up to $5,550 a yearto low-income students.
If congressional leaders can-not agree on spending cuts innegotiations to come just a cou-ple months from now, it wouldadd $500 billion in defense cuts
DEBT DEAL BREAKDOWNOn Tuesday, President Barack Obama signedlegislation mandating the following on highereducation funding:
Graduate students are no longer eligible forincentives for paying loans on time
Federal officials expect this will generateabout $22 billion in savings
$17 billion of those funds will be spent preserving Pell Grants
FIGURING OUT FACEBOOK FRIENDS
University researchers explore how profiles relate to personality
BY MARIAH COOPERFor The Diamondback
Known as a hotspot for commu-nity artists, activists and thinkers,the Washington-based Busboys andPoets opened a new location lastmonth just a few miles from the cam-pus in Hyattsville.
Because the eatery providesweekly opportunities to perform on-stage, Busboys and Poetsspokesman Stephen Shaff said hehopes the restaurant will be a nichefor creative students and residents.After last semester’s shuttering ofBerwyn Café — a local vegetarianrestaurant — College Park was leftdevoid of a location for regular open-mic nights.
“This is more than just a café. Bus-boys should become an anchor for
the community,” Shaff said. “It has adifferent dynamic and buildsbridges. Busboys wants to build arelationship with the community.”
Busboys and Poets draws inspira-tion from its namesake, LangstonHughes, who worked as a busboybefore his poetry career took flight.With its poetry slam events andopen-mic nights — most of whichare free and open to the public — thecafé serves as an outlet for creativeexpression, and some students saidthis is exactly what the area needs.
“The open-mic nights are greatevents to attend for those college stu-dents who simply want to get on-stageand have others listen or see theircreativity and to be appreciated,” saidBrandi Pressley, a longtime College
Busboys and Poets eateryopens doors in HyattsvilleCafé will host weekly open-mic nights
ANITA PAT EAMSUREYA,1992-2011
‘Everything she saidmade you smile’
Anita Pat Eamsureya enjoyed every momentof life, friends and family members said.PHOTO COURTESY OF TIN TRUONG
BY YASMEEN ABUTALEBSenior staff writer
Whether playing tennis, per-fecting her Chinese or participat-ing in her business fraternity,Anita Pat Eamsureya alwaysknew how to live life to the fullest.
“Pat lived and loved her lifeeveryday,” senior computer sciencemajor Tam Nguyen wrote in anemail. “There was never a momentshe was not happy to be alive.”
Eamsureya, 19, a sophomoreinternational student from Thai-land, was found dead in her Com-mons 3 apartment the morning ofJuly 7. University Police receivedpreliminary information from the
medical examiner’s report specu-lating she died from a blood clotin her brain that led to a stroke.
Police are waiting for the med-ical examiner’s report for addi-tional information, according toLt. Robert Mueck.
Eamsureya journeyed to thisside of the world to major inaccounting at this university’s busi-ness school. In her first year, shejoined a wide array of organiza-tions — the tennis club, the busi-ness fraternity Phi Gamma Nuand the Chinese Student Associa-tion — but in her little spare time,she enjoyed traveling with friends
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BY JIM BACHFor The Diamondback
A smartphone application thatenables users to broadcast emergencysituations in real-time to local police dis-patchers will launch on-campus Sept. 1— but University Police are seekingfunding from the city council to expandthe mobile application off-campus.
As most crimes occur off-campus,University Police Chief David Mitchellattended a College Park City Councilwork session Wednesday night to askfor more funding for the project,dubbed M-Urgency. If the projectsecures the $100,00 it needs, the citywill be the first municipality in theworld to employ this technology,according the the project’s managerAshok Agrawala of the Institute forAdvanced Computer Sciences.
“I can assure you there exists noplace that has this kind of technol-ogy,” said Agrawala, a computer sci-ence professor.
The application will be availableonline to students as a download totheir smartphones, where they will berequired to authenticate their identitywith their university identificationnumber and password.
Using the GPS technology fromsmart phones, dispatchers will be ableto pinpoint the exact location of anemergency on-campus through a livevideo stream.
For incidents off-campus, the infor-mation and video would be forwardedto the appropriate jurisdictions. Addi-tionally, the video material will berecorded and archived for follow-upinvestigations and prosecutory pur-poses, Mitchell said.
However, students traversing down-town bars or their friends’ off-campushomes and apartments will not haveaccess to this advanced technologycome fall — a problem Mitchell isseeking to change.
Mitchell said he views this as “anopportunity for a partnership with the
BY MOLLY MARCOTStaff writer
A Facebook profile may revealmore than just a user’s favoritemovies, books and quotes — accord-ing to university researchers, it canexpose actual personality traits.
By analyzing words posted on aperson’s Facebook page, threeresearchers from this university’s
Human-Computer Interaction Labwere able to pinpoint an individual’sscore on a personality test to within10 percentage points. Because poten-tial employers and college admis-sions officials may be watching, stu-dents must be mindful of what theydivulge on the Internet, according toresearcher Jen Golbeck.
“The fact is, people are revealing a lotof personal information about them-
selves through social media and allsorts of people want to take advantageof that for all sorts of reasons,” said Gol-beck, a computer science and informa-tion studies assistant professor.
For five months, the team studiedabout 250 public profiles — some ofwhich belonged to students at this uni-versity. They discovered correlations
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Jen Golbeck and a team of university researchers found a person’s Facebook postings relate to their personality typeby studying 250 public profiles — some of which were university students. PHOTOS BY MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK
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in addition to those alreadymade and make other cuts todiscretionary spending, includ-ing education programs.
And as university studentsprepare to pay an increasedtuition rate this fall, state anduniversity officials said they arestill worried about the futureaffordability of higher educa-tion. University System of Mary-land Chancellor Brit Kirwansaid no matter how difficult itbecomes to balance the budget,the state has always had unwa-vering commitment to makinghigher education affordable. Hepointed to students’ in-statetuition, which has only gone up6 percent over the past five yearscumulatively — far less thanother increases nationwide.
“I feel somewhat relieved thatin the short run the Pell Grantprogram will be sustained, but Ido think the future is somewhatuncertain,” Kirwan said. “State
budgets are just as bad off as thefederal government, and insome ways worse becausestates have to balance theirbudget, so I just don’t thinkthere’s much hope that thestates will be able to pick up anyshortfall on financial aid.”
Students dependent on PellGrants, such as junior govern-ment and politics major BobbyTaylor, said although govern-ment funding is protected fornow, they are pessimistic aboutfinancial aid in the future.
In his proposed budget for fis-cal year 2012, Obama recom-mended cutting the number ofPell Grants given to studentseach year. Nationally, more than9 million students receive PellGrants to fund their higher edu-cation. At this university, nearly5,700 students used the financialaid last year.
Even though the programitself is saved for now, Taylorsaid his plans after graduationmay have to be altered if it facesmore cuts.
“Without any type of assis-
tance, I probably wouldn’t beable to go to graduate school,”Taylor said. “I wouldn’t say I’mworried, but I definitely am nothopeful that everything will bebetter. I don’t see anything toooptimistic about financial stuff.”
University business and pub-lic policy professor Peter Moricisaid in addition to possible finan-cial woes, students may facemore difficulties in the job mar-ket after leaving the university.
“I think students have a realworry on their hands,” he said.“The economy is not performingand we are in danger of anotherrecession, and many statisticshave been very discouragingover the past two months. …Young people voted for Obamabecause he’s good-looking andcharismatic, but unfortunatelyhe doesn’t have a plan for theeconomy that’s working.”
State Sen. Jim Rosapepe (D-Anne Arundel and PrinceGeorge’s) said he doesn’t expectthe tooth-and-nail fighting onCapitol Hill to end anytime soon,noting that higher education
funding will likely soon be on thechopping block again.
“I think tea party Republicansare going to come after educa-tion every chance they get, sowhen the federal budget is con-sidered, this fall they’ll comeafter support for college stu-dents,” said Rosapepe. “I thinkthe other side really wants to cutfederal support for collegeopportunity, so I think this fightis going to go on as long as thetea party has that kind of powerin the House.”
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and watching soccer and tennis.“She had tons of friends,
and everyone loved her,”sophomore accounting majorYishu Wang wrote in an email.“She always smiled andtended to help others or tothink for others.”
Eamsureya grew up inBangkok, Thailand, where herfamily owned a restaurant thatspecialized in making one ofher favorite dumplings calledShanghai Xiao Long Bao.
Although she was a Thai-land native, her father’s rela-tives were from China. To
honor her heritage, she beganlearning Chinese before shewent to elementary schooland enrolled in elementaryChinese at this university.
And her love of the Chineselanguage and the country in gen-eral was one of her most definingtraits, according to Nguyen.
“She always said she wasChinese, and she loved China,and that she was not Thai —jokingly, of course,” he wrote.“That was part of her charm— everything she said madeyou smile.”
Senior public health majorNikko Khuc said Eamsureya’ssmile and kindness set her apart.
“I would talk to her afterhaving a really hard day and
[she would] tell me to look onthe bright side and jokearound with me,” he said.“She was the most caring per-son I’ve ever known, and shewas always very happy, andthe world should know that ifthere was anyone out therethat can make someone smile,it’s Pat.”
Eamsureya was the epitomeof an international traveler,since she visited Beijing, HongKong and Shanghai dozens oftimes and was in France withher parents a month beforeshe died, Wang said.
Eamsureya’s friends saidthey will always rememberher zest for life and that morepeople should adopt this viva-
cious attitude.“Pat was always just Pat.
Smiling, warm, friendly and awell-rounded, wonderful per-son,” Nguyen wrote. “Theworld doesn’t have enoughpeople like her. People shouldtake a lesson from how shelived. She was never boggeddown by the past, nor scared ofthe future. She lived everymoment of her life happily andfree.”
Eamsureya is survived byher parents, Orachorn Eam-sureya and Arun Eamsureya,of Bangkok; and her brother,Part Akata Eamsureya, 21, whois studying in New Zealand.
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between the “Big Five” person-ality traits — agreeableness,conscientiousness, extrover-sion, neuroticism and openness— and the information that isavailable on a user’s page.
Taking into account a vari-ety of factors, the team deter-mined where on the personal-ity spectrum a person fell on.
An extrovert tends to havemore Facebook friends, butthe people on their list areless likely to know eachother. And the frequent sta-tus updater’s page wascombed for certain triggerwords; for example, thosewho were considered to beneurotic used more anxietyand anger words in their pro-files, the study shows.
“None of them would tellyou about a person’s person-ality right off — you can’t justread their post and say ‘Oh,this is a neurotic person,’”Golbeck said. “It was onlywhen you put all of ittogether when you start toget the ability to form a pic-ture of their personality.”
Because it’s up to the userwhat they post online, severalstudents said their Facebookprofiles portrayed their per-sonalities — at least to a cer-tain degree.
“It’s not a full representa-tion, … it’s only part of who Iam,” said senior music majorRobert Miller.
Many workplaces adminis-ter personality tests to gaugeif potential employees are theright fit for the job. Yet,according to Golbeck, theselengthy quizzes may be athing of the past.
While rumors of Facebooksearches by admissions offi-cials have circulated in acade-mia, director Shannon Gundysaid this university’s under-graduate admissions officedoes not look at social mediaprofiles of potential applicants
because of the large quantityof prospective students.
Because the university’sgraduate admissions aredone on a departmentalbasis, their processes mayvary. The business and crimi-nology schools both said theydo not check Facebook pro-files of applicants.
Some students — such as pub-lic policy and business graduatestudent Amos Cruz — saidthey’re not worried; their privacysettings will protect them fromunwanted Facebook stalkers.
“Unless you’re my friend,you can’t really see any-thing,” he said.
Yet skeptics, such as otherpyschology researchers, saidFacebook isn’t a completelyaccurate portrayal of charac-ter. Because users have asmuch time as they want tocraft their responses, theyoften try to appear smarter orcooler — and Golbeck saidshe agrees.
“There’s a lot more to whata person is than how theyscore on a personality test,”Golbeck said. “This kind ofprofiling, where we look atwhat you have that’s publiconline and people analyze itand come up with conclu-sions about you based onthat, that sort of thing is hap-pening all the time. But Ithink that it should sort ofraise the idea of how much ofthis kind of profiling in gen-eral are you OK with?”
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“There’s a lotmore to what aperson is thanhow they scoreon a personalitytest.”
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BY LEAH VILLANUEVASenior staff writer
University Police respondedto more than 140 crimes andother incidents in July, includ-ing a juvenile arrest for theft,several alleged assaults and areported burglary at an off-campus apartment.
Theft — Police arrested a17-year-old College Park resi-dent July 1 and charged himwith the alleged theft of a projec-tor at University of MarylandUniversity College.
A search of the suspect’s homeJuly 5 uncovered another projec-tor reported stolen from the Biol-ogy-Psychology building in May.University Police spokesmanCapt. Marc Limansky said policesearched the homes of other sus-pects and found a laptop reportedstolen from the Stamp StudentUnion earlier this year and a lap-top reported stolen from HowardCounty.
Assault — At about 5:30
p.m. on July 11, policeresponded to a report of anassault in front of the Animal Sci-ences building. The victim, anon-student female, told policeshe had been driving past thepublic health school whenanother driver tried to back hisvehicle out into her lane. Shereported that she exchangedwords with the driver — whoshe described as a white male —and continued driving ontoFarm Drive. As she tried to turnonto Regents Drive, the samedriver allegedly pulled his vehi-cle in front of her car, whichforced her to stop.
“He got out of the car and wasyelling at her while he was eat-ing a sandwich, which he spit inher face,” Limansky said. “Thewoman pushed him through thewindow and got out of the car,but he grabbed her and pushedher back into the car.”
The victim sustained minorinjuries to her arms and neck,Limansky said. The assailant
reportedly returned to his carand drove away but not beforethe victim recorded his licenseplate number. Police have runthe number and have issued awarrant for the owner’s arrest.
Assault — At about 11:49a.m. on July 12, two contractedemployees were fixing ametered pay station at UnionLane Parking Garage when adriver parked his car and tried touse the machine. An argumentreportedly broke out betweenthe driver and one of the con-tractors — who was a woman —and she allegedly struck thedriver with a bag of coins. Thedriver is not pressing charges,according to Limansky.
Assault — On July 23 atabout 12:21 p.m., officersresponded to reports that ateenager attending an on-cam-pus summer volleyball camphad been assaulted at Cam-bridge Hall. The victim toldpolice she had gotten into anargument with another camper
the night before over sleepingarrangements. At about noonthe next day, she was report-edly told to step outside thebuilding and was met by theother camper, the camper’smother and a third woman,Limansky said.
“They threatened her ver-bally, and she tried to run, butthe other camper grabbed herarms,” Limansky said. “[The vic-tim] said she felt punches on herback. After that, she says shedoesn’t remember anything.”
A friend of the victim alerteda counselor who intervenedand told the assailants to stayuntil the police arrived, but allthree fled the scene beforepolice responded.
According to Limansky,police have issued criminal sum-mons for both adults and a juve-nile petition for the othercamper involved; charges ofassault are pending.
“I’m really shocked by thebehavior of this parent,”
Limansky said. “It’s appallingthat an adult in our societywould come onto campus andassault an attendee of a sum-mer camp here.”
The victim sustained visiblebruises and welts from theassault, Limansky said.
Burglary — On July 27 at10:43 p.m., officers respondedto reports of an in-progressburglary at an apartment at4321 Rowalt Drive. The non-student residents told policethey heard a noise and voicescoming from the bedroom areaof their apartment while theywere in the living room. Offi-cers found nothing was miss-ing from the room, but the bed-room window was partiallyopen and the screen had beenremoved and placed againstthe corner of the building.Markings on the window frameand screen suggested a toolhad been used to remove thescreen, according to UniversityPolice Lt. Robert Mueck.
Around the same time, offi-cers responded to reports of amissing laptop at the 4333 apart-ment on Rowalt Drive. The win-dow had also been opened, andthe screen had been removed,police said. Police believe thetwo incidents to be related,Mueck said.
Vandalism — At about 3 a.m.on July 30, officers responded toreports that individuals wereallegedly jumping on cars in Lot11B. Police stopped two studentsand two non-students who wereallegedly intoxicated. JoshuaZelefsky, 22, of Reisterstown, wascited for vandalism and deniedaccess to the campus for damag-ing the hood of a Honda in theparking lot. The second non-stu-dent suspect, 21, of Owings Mills,was also denied access to thecampus, and the two studentswere determined not to have par-ticipated in any destruction ofproperty, according to police.
University Police responded to more than 140 incidents in JulyReported incidents include alleged assault, stolen projector, vandalism to parked cars, off-campus burglaries
Park resident and junior psy-chology major at University ofMaryland University College.“It’s also a great place for col-lege students to just simplywatch and enjoy local talent.”
However, Pressley said theeatery’s pricing may drivesome hungry students in theother direction.
“The restaurant half simply isnot for college students. Theprices aren’t student friendly,”said Pressley.
Shaff said he’s confident themenu’s wide variety of items —such as pan-seared basil tofufor $13.95, vegan pizza for$10.95 and a hamburger for$10.95 — will appeal to manystudents.
But because the café strivesto be more than just a place toeat, Carla Johnson — a serverat the café — said Busboys andPoets will attract patrons
despite its prices.“It was designed to be a place
where people could gather todiscuss issues and change,”she said. “It can inspire people.It has inspired me.”
Billy Schultz, a frequentpatron at the café’s Washingtonlocation, said he’ll be visitingthis closer option.
“I think that a lot of the peo-ple who already go to Busboysand Poets will go to the newlocation in Hyattsville,” said thejunior government and politicsand international businessmajor. “It makes it a moreaccessible option.”
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Busboys and Poets, which opened last month in Hyattsville,allows students and residents to perform on-stage at weekly open-mic nights. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK
city of College Park.” “[The city] can benefit
from the research that’salready been done, and thehours and hours of develop-ment put into the product,”Mitchell said.
The system could alsofunction as a “virtual escort,”allowing police to remotelymonitor students on theirwalk home, Mitchell said.
However, District 2 Coun-cilman Jack Perry said he
was concerned that the tech-nology might be an invasionof privacy. But Mitchellmaintained that the applica-tion’s use was optional.
“You opt in,” Mitchell said.“It’s not Big Brother takingover your phone.”
Additionally, some coun-cilmembers — such as Dis-trict 3 CouncilwomanStephanie Stullich — raisedconcerns that studentswould abuse the technologyand record situations thatare not emergencies.
Mitchell said studentswho recorded fraudulent
emergencies would be sub-ject to already-existing lawsconcerning reporting falseemergencies.
If the pilot-program suc-ceeds come fall, Mitchellsaid its developers are look-ing to expand the programthroughout the state.
University Police demoedthe program with Gov. Mar-tin O’Malley — with univer-sity President Wallace Lohin attendance — and“there’s a lot of interest,”according to Mitchell.
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Look in the U.S. Constitutionand you will see evidencethat the Founding Fathersbelieved politicians should
serve their constituents. But lately,politicians in this country have failedto do that well. The constant tug-of-war that has inundated Washingtonhas led many people to become fed upwith the political bullshit. And yes, Iam one of those people.
Yet in all of this political discussion,a small part of me begins to wonderhow many of the people bitching todayabout the debt-ceiling fiasco actuallyvoted in the previous election? Evenwith the spike of younger voters in2008, voter turnout was just 64 per-cent. In a time when a recession hadbegun and job loss was significant,more than a third of the voting-agepopulation didn’t think it was impor-tant enough to show up and vote.
Why is it that in a country that issupposed to be a world power and abeacon of freedom, people don’t viewvoting as important? Great Britain,
France and Russia are just a fewcountries that boast better voterturnout percentages than the UnitedStates. Hell, in Turkey nearly 84 per-cent of people voted in the country’s2007 election.
For me, voting was something Ilooked forward to doing as soon as Iturned 18. Luckily for me, not onlywas 2008 the year of my 18th birthday,but it was also a presidential electionyear. In the election, I voted for candi-dates on both sides of the aisle. I votedfor Barack Obama for president, but Ialso voted for some state representa-tives who were Republican. I really amindependent, mostly because I like tosee things from both sides of the aisleand place my vote where I most agree.
Yet in the recent weeks, disapprovalrates have increased not only for thepresident, but also for members ofCongress. The people of this countryaren’t happy with how Washington isdoing business. There is a desperateneed for change, and unfortunately,we aren’t seeing it. Yet America cannotsee that change without electing offi-cials who will embody it. And officialswho embody it cannot be electedunless people show up to vote.
This lack of voter turnout seems tobe an ugly, repeating cycle. Electionscome and go with more than a third ofAmericans who can actually vote notdoing so. In the years that follow,things in the country start goingdownhill, and everyone joins togetherto complain. However, the best way toget complaints heard is by voting onlyfor candidates who exemplify whatyou desire to see. If you don’t likewhat the president or your state offi-cials are doing, help remove them byvoting for another candidate in thenext election. If you don’t vote, you
shouldn’t have a right to complain,you had your opportunity, and youblew it.
The recent occurrences in Wash-ington have led many in the countryto question how these politicians gotthere in the first place. As Obama andother Democrats point the finger atstubborn Republicans, HouseSpeaker John Boehner and otherRepublicans point the finger at stub-born Democrats.
These stalemates on importantissues, such as the national debt, havehurt politicians’ approval rates. Weneed officials who will get things donein a responsible manner. For thosewho didn’t vote and now are unhappy,put on a muzzle and shut up until thenext election. As for me, a voter, Istand up to applaud both parties forbeing comprising irresponsible andimmature assholes.
Josh Birch is a senior communicationand history major. He can be reached [email protected].
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In the 1955 film Rebel Without aCause, there is a “chicken”scene in which two men (JamesDean and some other guy)
drive cars full-speed toward aprecipice to see how long they canstay in their vehicles before jumpingout. The game’s purpose is to provehow daring one is by seeing how reck-less — or even stupid — he or she iswilling to act.
After seeing and reading about thedebt-ceiling debacle over the past fewdays, I can’t help but think of Dean’sluscious locks and the other guy,whose coat gets caught in the doorhandle, causing him to drive off thecliff and die in an inferno.
The 112th Congress’ actions havebeen reckless, disgusting and typi-cally political, resembling the otherguy in its stupidity and hastiness.With a looming global financial apoca-lypse and years of high interest rates,you’d assume they’d jump out of thecar earlier — or better yet, not get in itin the first place.
No matter how differently eco-
nomic analysts and pundits explain orspin the situation, one thing about thedebt-ceiling crisis was always clear:Something needed to be done toavert defaulting on our debt andsending the world economy intofinancial chaos.
On Tuesday, President BarackObama signed into law a bill thatwould raise the debt ceiling, cut $2.1trillion over the next decade and cre-ate a committee responsible for com-ing up with ways to cut an additional$1.2 trillion in spending over the next10 years. The compromise doesn’tcontain provisions for raising new rev-enues like getting rid of former Presi-dent George W. Bush’s tax cuts, rais-ing taxes on the wealthy or eliminat-ing corporate loopholes.
No one seemed pleased with thedeal.
Obama said, “Is this the deal Iwould have preferred? No.” On its list-serv, the Tea Party Patriots ralliedagainst the compromise, exhorting itsmembers to call Republican senatorsand urge them to filibuster and vote
against the bill, calling it “bad forAmerica.” Ratings agencies, such asStandard and Poor’s, have been vocalabout potentially lowering the UnitedStates’ triple-A bond rating.
I’m not an economist, and thus Idon’t know what would have been theperfect solution. Also, I’m fairly cer-tain that most economists’ answerswould not satisfy either side of thedebate anyway. The question, how-ever, ceases to be financial and beginsto hinge on ethics when political pos-turing and re-election stifle the gov-ernment’s ability to do anything abouta situation so grave.
These partisan politics often lead todull conversations in which you canpredict what the other person is goingto say based on their political orienta-
tion. The long-haired, Toms-wearing,M.I.A.-loving hipster says, “Theycapped discretionary spending,which means they can appropriateless money to the national defense.War is bad, and they’re spending toomuch money on it. Peace and stuff.”The wealthy, financially secure, biblio-phobic conservative weeps, “Theyshould reform entitlement programsbecause the government shouldn’t besupporting all these sick poor people.Earmarks suck.”
I would like to see congressmenand women whose level of discoursesurpasses an archetype, who procras-tinate less than your average collegestudent and who prioritize the welfareof the country and the world over re-election and petty bickering.
You can’t please all the people allthe time, but maybe you can trypleasing some of the people everyonce in a while.
Michael Casiano is a senior Americanstudies and English major. He can bereached at [email protected].
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Debt ceiling: Proof voting matters
On July 31 — with precious little time to spare until the United Statesdefaulted on its numerous loans — this country was brought backfrom the brink of financial disaster when federal lawmakers and Pres-ident Barack Obama agreed upon a deal to raise the country’s debt
ceiling by $2.4 trillion, thus allowing the government to borrow more money topay its bills.
Yet, the bill Obama signed into law Tuesday is far from perfect. While it mayhave saved this nation from an immediate economic downturn, the measure’sspecifics have left partisans on both sides of the aisle displeased with the finaloutcome. Democrats, for instance, were enraged that the so-called compromisemeasure did not contain an end to the Bush-era tax cuts on the wealthiest citi-zens, and Republicans felt that it did not trim enough fromentitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Meanwhile, in the world beyond the Capital Beltway —in family kitchens and office breakrooms around the coun-try, places where practicality means more than politics —citizens of all political affiliations worried about the real-world impact of a deal that cut many of the services thathave become staples of life in the United States.
Unfortunately, one of those services seems to havebeen support for education.
Throughout the weeks of political maneuvering that led up to the Tuesdaydeal, financial support for higher education, it seemed, was almost always onthe chopping block. Indeed, Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.), chairman of theHouse Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services andEducation, called Pell Grants — gifts of money to low-income students seekingan undergraduate degree — the “welfare of the 21st century,” and severalRepublicans expressed reservations about a proposal to increase spending onthe program.
At this university and others across the country, students rely on these grantsto complete their education. At this university alone, nearly 5,700 students wereawarded Pell Grants totaling more than $21.5 million last academic year.
And while Pell Grants were saved in the budget deal and even given an extra
appropriation of $17 billion over the next three years — allowing the maximumaward to sit at $5,500 per year — other higher education assistance programspaid for this expansion.
Federally subsidized tuition assistance for graduate and professional stu-dents, for instance, was eliminated entirely in the compromise, meaning thatloans to these types of students will accrue interest while they complete theirdegrees. Moreover, the Department of Education has been barred from offeringcertain types of rebates to students who pay off their loans on time.
And for the leaders of this country to take these actions and spout this sort ofrhetoric all while speaking forcefully about the power of education in their cam-paign platforms and speeches is not only highly hypocritical but also incredibly
damaging to the future of this nation. Indeed, coming inthe midst of Obama’s American Graduation Initiative,which seeks to ensure that the United States has thehighest college graduation rate in the world, theseactions are perverse.
To be sure, in times of financial uncertainty, commonsense says sacrifices must be made and the budgets ofalmost every program must be cut. But one fact remainseven more evident: Education is not one of those pro-grams.
Education, as philosophers, social theorists and, yes, even politicians havenoted over the centuries, is transformative. It allows people to understand theworld around them and gives them the opportunity to dream. More importantstill, education in many instances directly leads to success, both for individualstudents and for societies.
Thus, to cut funding for financial aid is an action that not only consigns manypoor students to a less productive and perhaps less fulfilling life but is also onethat irreparably damages the future of this country.
This is not the last budget battle that will occur on Capitol Hill. In the comingmonths, there are sure to be many more. As lawmakers’ negotiations take place,they should ask themselves one question: Would we be where we are today with-out education?
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Our ViewAlthough tough decisions have
to be made in times of economic hardship, education
is too important to be cut.
Dear Congress: It’s not a game
A s students at one of thepremier public universitiesin the nation, we arealways proud to hear of
this institution’s many accomplish-ments. Green advocates take pride inthe university winning an award asthe nation’s greenest campus in 2009.As an astronomy minor, I cherish theuniversity’s heavy involvement withNASA. And when students in dormsacross the campus watch an episodeof Curb Your Enthusiasm, manyremember Larry David was alsoonce a student here. And now, thisuniversity has been bestowed with anew honor ... drum roll, please.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is mypleasure to (re)announce that thisuniversity has, for the second consec-utive year, landed on The PrincetonReview’s list of the top 20 “partyschools” in the nation, at No. 18. Andwhile I am honored by this award —God knows I tried my hardest to putus in this elite group — I know manypeople will call shenanigans.
Some will say the rankings arebogus. And maybe they are. Accord-ing to The Princeton Review, the rat-ings were determined by studentanswers to survey questions con-cerning the use of alcohol and drugs,hours of study each day and the pop-ularity of the Greek system.
But alcohol and drug use don’tmake a party by themselves, and apopular Greek system doesn’t meanmuch when we have an Interfrater-nity Council that suspends fraterni-ties from socials (parties) for twomonths for having their pledges wearbowties to class. And the notion thathours of study must conflict withhours of partying is simply false, andthe proof is in another stereotype:Members of fraternities and sorori-ties, who allegedly partake in themost revelry, consistently outstripthe schoolwide average GPA for bothmen and women — a fact that can bechecked at the Department of Frater-nity and Sorority Life’s website,www.greek.umd.edu.
Others will say that this award hasno place in College Park, that theparty school atmosphere has beencrushed in the past year.
And to be sure, this university’sparty scene struggled last year. Wehave lost more than half of theschool’s commercial nightlife; SantaFe Café, the Mark and Thirsty Turtleclosed down, a list that includes twoof the largest bars. Meanwhile, frater-nities and sororities are being shakendown and suspended for minorinfractions (or, in Pi Kappa Alpha’scase, no particular reason at all).
Moreover, local citizens seem tothink the presence of college stu-dents is a problem. Local residents,law enforcement and universityadministrators have repeatedlyshown hostility to the prospect of stu-dents having fun on their own terms.
So, with all this in mind, perhapsthese rankings are not as representa-tive of the party experience at aschool as they are of its celebratoryspirit — something this university iscertainly not lacking, but is beingchallenged to maintain. Conceivably,our borderline honorable mention isan acknowledgment.
The Princeton Review has eitherrealized this and rewarded thisschool’s tenacity in the face of adver-sity, or it has no idea what’s reallygoing on in College Park. Regard-less, we accept this award with prideand humility. Party on.
Greg Nasif is a senior history major.He can be reached [email protected].
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The coming week is likely to de-mand of every individual a meas-ure of foresight and preparedness
not required for some time — if ever,in some circumstances — and he whothinks he knows best is likely to dis-cover very soon that his knowledge isnot what he thought it was, and that asituation can indeed be more thanwhat is bargained for in many ways.Now is not the time for boasting, butfor doing that which is best in a man-ner that minimizes the chance of fail-ure — and success, when and if itcomes, may have to be measured insmall increments. It may be an unusu-ally difficult week for many, if not all.
Some will have to dig deeply intotheir bags of tricks if they are to deliv-er a top-notch performance whentheir cue comes. This week, there ismuch to be said for bravery, but thisdoesn’t mean throwing caution to thewind. On the contrary, a cautious confi-dence is called for.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) — As theweek opens, you are likely to be un-dervalued and misunderstood;later, surely, others will know yourtrue worth. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) — Asthe planning progresses, you’llwant to be sure that you’re havingan influence and making an impact.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) — It’s agood week for putting aside pettyrivalries and setting to work on aplan that involves teammates fromall sides. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) — Onething that you’re not about to acceptis less than you deserve — and youmust be up front in your manner.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) — You and afriend may find each other at cross-purposes early in the week, butyou’ll come to a helpful under-standing very soon. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22)— You’ve been putting aside thosethings that are, in actuality, mostimportant. Focus on them.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) — Thework you do on your own can fur-ther a group effort when the timecomes, but trying to work as a teamprematurely is dangerous. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) — You can say quite a lotwith just a few words. Symbols areeverywhere, and matter much.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) — Ifyou aren’t working with another,you’re working against him or her.You must realize what your al-liances really mean. (Dec. 8-Dec.21) — You may be putting the cartbefore the horse; instead, start atthe beginning and work in order.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) — Youmay be able to arrange a narrow es-cape, but it may take longer to putthe pieces in place than you expect.(Jan. 7-Jan. 19) — You may realizeearly in the week that your part in agroup effort may have to changedue to unforeseen scheduling is-sues.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) — Youmay feel the wind leave your sailsearly in the week, but you will bene-fit from unexpected inspirationwhen you need it most. (Feb. 4-Feb.18) — Are you sure you know whatis expected of you? This week, ful-filling expectations is a high priori-ty.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) — Youmay have to deliver your most im-portant messages yourself — andindeed, that will surely guaranteethat they are received. (March 6-March 20) — You may have to jug-gle certain unexpected inconven-iences throughout this complicatedweek.
ARIES (March 21-April 4) — A smallrisk can yield a large reward, butonly if you are sure to minimize thedangers as planned. Leave nothingto chance. (April 5-April 19) — Youhave put your trust in another atthis time, but will he or she recipro-cate?
TAURUS (April 20-May 5) — Areyou using the time you have avail-able to your fullest advantage? Thisweek, you’re likely to have littlewiggle room. (May 6-May 20) —You may have a difficult time ar-ranging a getaway with certainfriends due to pressing responsibil-ities.
GEMINI (May 21-June 6) — You’llhave a chance to demonstrate cer-tain abilities, but take care that youdon’t cross the line and show offneedlessly. (June 7-June 20) — Youmay not be fully aware of how yourbehavior is affecting others. Reac-tions take you by surprise.
CANCER (June 21-July 7) — Youcan score a major victory, but youmustn’t expect it to mean as muchto others as it does to you. (July 8-July 22) — Now is no time to risksomething on that which is not de-tailed and explicit. Place onlysmart bets.
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Despite critical and fan accoladesand the approval of iconic independentartists including Sonic Youth andDinosaur Jr., psychedelic indie-rockerKurt Vile recently lost a bit of confi-dence on the performance stage.
“The last two days, I’ve been feel-ing kind of numb onstage,” Vile saidnear the end of a tour as the support-ing act for Thurston Moore of SonicYouth. “It’s like sub-stage fright orsomething where I’m not freakingout, but I’m a little numb.”
Aside from this recent develop-ment, Vile said the tour has beengoing “great.” He and his band TheViolators will bring their Philadel-
phia-brewed mix of spacey folkmusic and psychedelic rock to theRock and Roll Hotel in Washingtonon Wednesday.
The band is on tour in support ofVile’s March-released LP, SmokeRing For My Halo, which garnerednew attention for the hard-workingVile. Before the CD release of hisfirst proper record, Constant Hit-maker, on tiny independent labelGulcher Records, Vile toiled awaywith self-released material.
“The whole thing I realized earlyon, before I learned how to get any-one to get anything out: I was playing
shows in Philly, randomly in NewYork, I was putting things out myselfthat whole time. I wasn’t waitingaround for someone,” Vile said. “Afriend of mine hipped me to the really[do-it-yourself] or super under-ground, or punk rock aesthetic ofputting things out super small.”
Constant Hitmaker is the sound ofan experimental musician craftingpop songs structured around greatguitar work. Alongside drummachine beats and otherworldlysounds, Vile’s guitar and voicesometimes sound as if they wererecorded underwater.
Smoke Ring For My Halo expands onthe mysterious sounds, as Vile’s acousticfretwork is bathed in the bleeps andboops of an outer space expedition.
After a higher profile vinyl re-issue of Constant Hitmaker withWoodsist Records, Vile fieldedoffers from a number of recordlabels until he settled on a deal withthe important and long-lasting inde-pendent label Matador Records.Well before that deal, Vile says hehad most of his first album for Mata-dor, Childish Prodigy, completed.
“It did take a lot of work, and I amproud,” Vile said of his move from
obscurity to Matador recording artist. While the Smoke Ring For My Halo
LP and the song of the same namespeak to Vile’s more introspectivenature, both Constant Hitmaker andChildish Prodigy were named for thehumor and cockiness the titles evoke.Vile admits the title of Constant Hit-maker was not only a boast and a joke,but also an ambition.
“It was a challenge,” he said. “Iliked the idea of making hit songs,but it’s obviously funny because [thealbum] came out on the smallestlabel of all time, even before Wood-sist picked it up. … It’s also, like,coming out swinging.
“Most people wanna hear what it’s
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all about,” Vile said about therecord’s name. “And either,they’ll be like, ‘Bullshit, thesearen’t real hits. This guy is full ofshit.’ Or they’ll be like, ‘Oh, man,these are hits. But they’re superunderground secret.’ So eitherway, they’re talking about me.”
Last month, fans and criticswere still talking about Vile —
not about a record, but about amusic video.
“Baby’s Arms,” the lead trackfrom Smoke Ring For My Halo,received the video treatmentfrom music video and commer-cial director Todd Cole. Thevideo was filmed entirely on thecamera of Microsoft’s WindowsPhone, and it is tied to the prod-uct promotionally online.
While one might have heardcries of “sellout” as little as 10years ago, the most intriguing
aspect of the video today is howit was filmed. With the video for“Baby’s Arms,” Vile got a freemusic video, and he said he ishappy to be offered such dealsin today’s music landscape.
“I remember, back in the day,there was some potential that[Constant Hitmaker song]‘Freeway’ would be in a Toyotacommercial,” Vile said. “I wasstill working a day job and stillparanoid about what peoplemay think, or all my friends and
their punk rock values. ... I thinkyou gotta pick and choose whatyou would do.
“I don’t think I would do a Mc-Donald’s commercial, I would feellike a total tool,” he added. “I knowalso, Neil Young, he was allagainst putting your songs oncommercials for corporate things,but at the same time, he was a mil-lionaire. ... Those were differenttimes. People were buying hisrecords, and he was touring theworld. So I think in these different
times, something like that, it’s real-ly helpful to an artist so they canmake music, keep doing it.”
Thanks to help from opportuni-ties such as the “Baby’s Arms”video, Vile is able to continue towrite, record and tour. The song-writer said he will begin preparingfor his next full-length album inthe winter.
“I feel like my whole life, I’vebeen rushing,” Vile said. “I think Iwant to take my time a little bitmore, but not too much. I also
want to make [the next album]with everything I’ve learned; Iwant to make it the best record sofar, at least. Experimental andelectric and definitely someacoustic, too. The best possiblerecord I can make.”
Kurt Vile & The Violatorswill play at the Rock and RollHotel on Wednesday. Doorsopen at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $16in advance and $18 at the door.
have some good guards in theprogram. We just don’t have thedepth we need.”
Without Palsson, the Terpswill likely look to rely on a four-guard lineup for much of the2011-12 season dependent onveterans Pe’Shon Howard, SeanMosley and Terrell Stoglin andincoming freshman Nick Faust.The Terps have just one truecenter in senior Berend Weijs,who totaled 120 minutes of play-ing time last year, and threelargely unproven forwards inJames Padgett, Ashton Pankeyand Mychal Parker.
Palsson, a native of Reyk-javik, Iceland, became a fanfavorite in his rookie year withthe Terps, playing in 32 gamesand starting in three, includingthe team’s final two games ofthe season in the ACC Tourna-ment. The 6-foot-6, 190-poundswingman averaged 2.8 pointsand 2.1 rebounds per game, butflashed considerable potentialat times, including a 13-pointouting against Longwood onFeb. 9.
He also turned some headsthis summer with his play in theFIBA U20 European Champi-onship, averaging 22.7 pointsand 10 rebounds per game forIceland. According to a report inThe Washington Times, though,Palsson considered leaving theTerps before his stellar playoverseas this summer.
With the Terps’ thinned-outroster, Turgeon plans on hold-ing open tryouts in the earlyfall to bring the roster up to 13or 14 players.
“Just so we can practice,” hesaid.
PALSSONfrom page 8
With the sudden departure of forward Haukur Palsson, the Terps have only threeforwards on scholarship for the upcoming season. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK
Training Center in Colorado Springs,Colo., to prepare for the games. Afterbeing one of 14 players invited toreturn for a final training period inlate July, Kizer was officially namedto the final roster Wednesday.
It will be Kizer’s first internationalcompetition since the 2008 FIBAAmericas U18 Championship inArgentina, where she helped TeamUSA to a gold medal.
“It’s a tremendous honor for her tobe selected,” Terrapin women’s bas-ketball coach Brenda Frese said.“When you’re going against differentcompetition, teams from differentcountries, different styles of play,hostile environments, you name it, itcan do nothing but help you improveas a player.”
While playing for Team USA is anhonor, it’s also a valuable opportunityfor Kizer to develop and improve as abasketball player. After playing withthe nation’s top players and compet-
ing against some of the top athletesin the world, her upcoming seniorseason with the Terps might notseem quite as difficult.
“My coach told me my seasonstarts now,” Kizer said. “Making thisteam and having the opportunity toplay against this level of competitionin China is going to be a great experi-ence for me.”
Kizer is the ACC’s lone representa-tive on the team, which also featuressome of the sport’s biggest amateurstars, such as Notre Dame’s SkylarDiggins, Stanford’s Nnemkadi Ogwu-mike and Delaware’s Elena DelleDonne, on its final roster.
The U.S. will look to defend its2009 gold medal when the tourna-ment begins this month. It’s beenthree years since Kizer donned aUSA jersey, but now that she’s backon the team, her goals for Team USAare simple.
“Represent our country,” Kizersaid. “Do everything we can to bringback the gold.”
KIZERfrom page 8
Center Lynetta Kizer, far right, averaged 13.2 points and 7.8 reboundsper game for the Terps last season. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK
VILEfrom page 6
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Forward Haukur Palsson, center, averaged 2.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in hisfreshman season with the Terps. He will not return this year. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK
BY JAKOB ENGELKESenior staff writer
The Terrapin men’s basketballteam’s already depleted roster suf-fered another loss late Mondaynight, when coach Mark Turgeonannounced forward Haukur Pals-son would be leaving the programto pursue a professional career inEurope.
“He wants to be closer to homeand to be able to start providing forhis family,” Turgeon said in a pre-pared statement. “We appreciateHawk’s contributions to Marylandbasketball and we will always wishhim the best in his professionalbasketball career.”
Since the team’s last game, an81-71 loss to Duke in the ACCTournament in early March, theTerps have undergone a radicaltransformation with the retirementof longtime coach Gary Williams,the hiring of Turgeon and thedepartures of forward JordanWilliams and now Palsson to pur-sue professional careers.
With Palsson’s exit, the Terpsare down to just eight scholar-ship players, only three of whomhave starting experience. Would-be freshman recruits SterlingGibbs (Texas) and Martin Bre-unig (Washington) also partedways with the program afterWilliams’ retirement.
“I’m not saying we’re going tolose next year, because we’re goingto try to win every game,” Turgeontold The Washington Post. “I don’tknow what lies ahead. I don’t knowhow good our players are. ... We
Palsson leaves to turn pro
BY JOSH VITALEStaff writer
After nearly three months ofwaiting to see whether shewould be a part of USA Basket-ball’s World University Team,Terrapin women’s basketballcenter Lynetta Kizer learnedher fate Wednesday afternoon.
Kizer was one of 12 playersnamed to the final Team USAroster yesterday, which willtravel to China to compete inthe 2011 World UniversityGames beginning Aug. 14.
“It’s just an honor to finallyput the USA jersey back on,”Kizer said. “With the level ofcompetition out here, to beable to hear my name calledand to have my coach tell methat I made the team withgreat athletes and great play-ers … it’s an honor.”
Kizer began training for thegames in early May, when shewas one of 35 college playersfrom across the nation to con-vene at the U.S. Olympic
Kizer’s summer job:Grab gold for USA
Center Lynetta Kizer, center, was one of 12 players to makethe World University Games roster. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK
Would-be sophomore’s decision gives Terps eight scholarship players
see PALSSON, page 7
see KIZER, page 7
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Senior makes national-team roster