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NEW TEAM, NEW ERA Senate to reviewplus/minus GPAgrading systemSenators expect favorable voteat next month’s full body meeting

BY YASMEEN ABUTALEBSenior staff writer

University students are onestep closer to facing a gradingsystem that calculates gradepoint averages based on aplus-and-minus system after aUniversity Senate subcommit-tee voted in favor of such a pol-icy change yesterday.

Although the senate initiallyvoted to approve this legisla-tion in December 2005, theprovost’s office delayed itsimplementation because theuniversity was in the midst ofcompletely overhauling itsgeneral education program.But after a student asked thelegislation to be reviewedagain a year ago, the senate’sAcademic Procedures andStandards Committee revisedthe policy and approved it yes-terday. The senate’s most pow-erful committee will vote onthe legislation at its meetinglater this month and the fullbody will vote on the policynext month.

Senators said implementingsuch a policy would help make

this university more competi-tive with its peer institutions,since most colleges nation-wide adjust GPAs based onplus-and-minus grades. Thecurrent GPA scale gives stu-dents the same number ofpoints for each letter grade,regardless of whether it is aplus or minus.

“We felt [the change] wasconsistent with what mostmajor universities are doing,and we did do a rather exten-sive review of how other uni-versities have their GPAs cal-culated,” chair of the Acade-mic Procedures and Stan-dards Committee RobertBuchanan said. “This gets usmore in line with what else isgoing on in the United States.”

While the initial legislationstipulated an A+ be awarded a4.3, Provost Ann Wylie recom-mended an A+ be calculated asa 4.0, which is consistent withthe grading systems of thisuniversity’s peer institutions.The subcommittee responsi-ble for the legislation voted to

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New coffee shopsees few customersCool Beans struggles with businessas students flock to 251 North diner

BY SPENCER ISRAELStaff writer

While 251 North attractsdroves of students each night,the university’s newest on-campus shop has struggled togarner a solid customer base— and Dining Services offi-cials said the slow businesshas them worried.

Although officials said theythought Cool Beans, the coffeeand ice cream shop sand-wiched between 251 North andthe 24 Shop in the Denton Com-munity, would attract studentsjust leaving the diner, they haveseen little business since the

shop opened at the start of thesemester. While some studentssaid they often leave 251 North— an all-you-can-eat diner thatrecently garnered nationalattention in The WashingtonPost for its innovative spin onstudent dining — officials saidthey plan to host social eventssuch as open mic nights andextend the shop’s hours inhopes of luring more studentsstarting next week.

Cool Beans’ purpose is toprovide another option for stu-dents who cannot go to 251North — since North Campusresidents are only allotted onemeal there per week — and

Student Government Association President Kaiyi Xie gives hisState of the Campus address. MAYA MUNOZ/FOR THE DIAMONDBACK

BY LEAH VILLANUEVASenior staff writer

Rather than tout his organi-zation’s accomplishments,SGA President Kaiyi Xieturned his State of the Cam-pus address into a wakeup callfor members to stay true totheir campaign promises andreach out more vigorously tothe student body.

Xie introduced his speechlast night as more of a “state ofthe organization” addressthan a state of the campus andposed one overarching ques-tion to Student GovernmentAssociation members: Arethey engaging themselves asvisibly and as ardently withtheir constituencies as theyhad when they ran for theirpositions last semester?

In his speech last night, Xiesaid executives would soontake tangible steps towardtransforming the organizationinto a more “galvanizingbody.” He, along with Speaker

of the Legislature CarsonMcDonald, will soon charge acommittee to discuss internalreform in the organization.

“With little hard power, andin recent times, little funding,the organization needs tofocus more on being a catalystfor students instead of waitingfor them to join us in our plansfor change,” Xie said.

Thus far, Xie said, the bodyhas fallen short of its potential.After the organization wentthree weeks without propos-ing any bills, several membersvoiced frustration at the body’sslow start this semester.

“I think our constituentsdeserve more than promisesand self-praise,” Xie said.“These are not sufficient tojustify why people shouldtrust our organization. Wehave taken missteps this yearand have had challenging, butproductive, growing pains,and I am happy to admit it. If

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Student Affairs launches three new committeesOfficials work to make internships more accessible, community closer

BY REBECCA LURYEStaff writer

Student Affairs officials havetaken steps this semester toconnect students with top-notch internship opportunitiesand to create a tighter-knitcampus community.

To accomplish these goals,officials created three new com-mittees, each with a specifictask — enhancing the univer-sity’s internship tools, increas-

ing various departments’ socialmedia presence and fosteringcampus-wide diversity.

One of the committees aimsto create a one-stop, onlinelocation for students to browseavailable internships, accord-ing to Student Affairs VicePresident Linda Clement. Thenew website — which does notyet have a launch date becausethe project is just beginning —would link material from theCareer Center to information

from each academic programat the university, some ofwhich require students to havean internship under their beltbefore they graduate.

After speaking with employ-ers at this fall’s Career Fair,which garnered about 4,950attendees, up 16 percent fromthe past two years, Clementsaid she wanted to improve theuniversity’s internship net-working system year-round, asthese opportunities are essen-

tial to finding a job. “A lot of students have this

information and a lot don’t, sothis lays out the territory sostudents can see what they cando. It would be one place youcan go to navigate the campusfrom the internship perspec-tive,” said Student AffairsInternship Task Force co-chairDonna Hamilton.

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approve Wylie’s recommenda-tion at its meeting yesterday.

Although the legislationmust still go through twomore senate votes before itmakes its way to the presi-dent’s desk, members of thesubcommittee said theyexpect the full body to vote infavor of the legislation nextmonth. If approved, the policywill be in place for the fall of2012 and will affect all stu-dents still at the university.

The committee conductedstudies that show the newgrading system will mini-mally affect students’ GPAs— the average undergradu-ate GPA would only be

reduced by three one-hun-dredths of a GPA point, andthe study also showed thatthere are no dif ferencesbased on race or ethnicity.The main source of loweredGPAs results from an A-grade, which is calculated asa 3.7, rather than a 4.0,according to the legislation.

Student senators saidbecause GPAs will be mini-mally affected, there are nodrawbacks to implementingthe policy.

“It’s a more fair system,”biology graduate studentBrian Coyle said. “I think itwill be good for students. Allour peer institutions have hadthe same plus/minus systemfor a long time and we’re oneof the few schools thathaven’t had it.”

Because graduate schools,including medical schoolsand law schools, alreadyrecalculate each prospectivestudent’s GPA based onplus/minus grades, mem-bers of the subcommitteesaid they were comfortablevoting in favor of the legisla-tion, Buchanan said.

Undergraduate student sen-ator Alex Chafitz, who serveson the subcommittee, said thenew policy will allow studentsto have a better idea of howtheir GPAs stack up for gradu-ate school.

“We’re almost in a waylying to ourselves with ourGPAs because they’re not anaccurate representation ofhow graduate schools calcu-late it,” he said. “Studentsmay be annoyed about it, but

when you look at the issue,all of our peer institutionshave it and we’re putting our-selves at a disadvantage byhaving this archaic system.”

The new grading systemwill also better reflect studentachievement in a course, sen-ators said.

“Virtually all leading uni-versities use plus/minusgrading,” said Chelsea Ben-incasa, the subcommittee’ssenior coordinator. “Theprincipal benefit is that itprovides a more accuraterepresentation of studentachievement, so that’s animportant factor we lookedat. We are sort of unique inthat we have not imple-mented this system already.”

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we are being honest with our-selves, for too long, we havenot fully met our obligations.”

SGA Speaker Pro Tem-pore Andrea Marcin saidKaiyi’s message could not bemore timely.

“I think it was somethinglegislators really needed tohear,” she said. “There’s a lotof passion and talent in thelegislature and as a legisla-tive leader I’m always thrilledto hear about it, but we’vehad some growing pains asKaiyi said, and I think it’ssomething legislators reallytook to heart tonight.”

Additionally, Xie said theorganization has often beenviewed as closed off andinaccessible to students, aperception members canonly change if they reach outto their constituencies withthe same energy they hadduring their campaigns.

“If there is any standard ofsuccess that we may use tomeasure ourselves, let it bethe visibility of our organiza-tion, the urgency we show inengaging students on issuesthat are more often than nottime sensitive and the pas-sion we exude in how wecarry ourselves as represen-tatives first, and legislatorssecond,” Xie said. “If wedon’t represent studentsfirst, our legislation andactions will be out of touchand void of credibility, muchlike the administrations thatcame before us.”

SGA members must cre-ate a unified front in order toaccomplish its university-

wide and state-wide goals,according to Xie. Nextsemester, the organizationplans to lobby the state legis-lature in Annapolis and alsoplans to weigh in on key fed-eral issues, such as PellGrants and subsidizing loansfor higher education. Oneuniversity issue Xie saidneeds strong student input isthe ongoing study of a possi-ble merger between this uni-versity and the University ofMaryland, Baltimore.

“This is an incredibly excit-ing prospect, and studentsshould be an integral part ofthe discussion,” Xie said.

But that voice is only as

strong as the members’ effortsto actively reach out and listento the needs and opinions ofthe students they represent.

“We cannot expect them tocome to us with their ideas,and for too long this organi-zation has relied on the falsepremise that it is solely con-tingent on them to do so,”Xie said. “What appears asapathy could simply be thelack of an adequate forum toair their views, and it is ourultimate responsibility, overperhaps any other, to go tothem instead of sitting inwait for them to come to us.”

Leonardtown legislatorRobert DiMauro noted how

different Xie’s speech wasfrom his predecessor, SteveGlickman’s, state of the cam-pus address last year, whichfocused chiefly on the organi-zations’ accomplishments andhighlighted longterm goals.

“He wanted to speak a littlebit more of the responsibilitiesof legislators, and I think he’sabsolutely right,” he said. “Theresponsibility is on us to getout there and meet our con-stituents and address the con-cerns of the constituents andbe a bit more involved with thestudents’ interests rather thanhighlight our successes.”

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semester, the team will pres-ent recommendations toProvost Ann Wylie andClement, according to Hamil-ton, who is also the under-graduate studies dean.

And as social media contin-ues to be of increasing impor-tance to higher education, theStudent Affairs new socialmedia team is making stridesto help departments acrossthe campus improve theironline presences, according toAssistant Vice President forStudent Affairs Warren Kelley.

“We see how important socialmedia is to how students engageand are social with each other,and we also know large numbersof students still have difficultyfinding their place on this cam-pus and finding others to interactand engage with,” said Kelley,who created the team in July.

Student Affairs coordinatorZimri Diaz, who is now headingthe effort, said all the division’sdepartments should mimic theavid social presence of StampStudent Union, the Depart-ment of Transportation Ser-vices and Dining Services.

“We feel a lot of departmentsare doing a great job. … Theyhave a great social media pres-ence,” Diaz said. “And we recog-nize a lot of students are utiliz-ing those social media plat-forms, and we want to be reach-ing out to them where they are.”

And as the divisionfocuses on “setting goals” forvarious departments’ use ofFacebook, Twitter andYouTube, some studentssaid they are noticing socialmedia’s influence on theireducation.

Freshman letters and sci-ences major André Artis saidone of his professors opts touse Skype and ooVoo — freevideo messaging services —to communicate one-on-onewith students.

“If I have a question, youcan have a discussion [overSkype] instead of just send-ing emails back and forth,and with that, you can reallylearn more,” Artis said.

However, another student in

Artis’ class, letters and sciencesmajor RaVaughn Green, said hehasn’t quite gotten used to theidea of communicating withprofessors online.

“People are not used to olderpeople knowing too much aboutthis social Internet networking,”he said, adding, “It’s weird,cause [our professor] would justbe in his house, Skyping me.”

Corresponding withKumea Shorter-Gooden’sappointment as the newchief diversity officer, Kelleyalso charged a StudentAffairs Diversity Committeewith exploring ways for thedivision to help support uni-versity-wide community-building.

“What we want to do is …work harder to create connec-tions between communitiesand lower barriers and fosterconnections between studentswho are different,” he said.

“Most of us here are veryproud of where the campus hascome in terms of diversity,”Kelley said. “In some ways, it’sfabulous for people like me tobe here and see where it usedto be and where it is now.”

Several students, such assophomore English majorAnne Richard, said they areunsure what measures thiscommittee could talk to unitethe student population.

“Even if we have the diver-sity in numbers, we still havea lot of self-segregation onthe campus,” she said.“Maybe if they gave groupsmore opportunities to stepout of that, it’d be cool. But Idon’t know how they’d goabout doing that.”

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Robert H. Smith’s dying wish was for his donation to this university to be used for renovations to Rudy’s Cafe so thatstudents could enjoy an upscale dining experience. The cafe reopened last Monday. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

Rudy’s Cafe reopens in business schoolBY SPENCER ISRAEL

Staff writer

After providing the univer-sity with a sizable donation,Robert H. Smith had one finalwish for the building thatholds his namesake — forstudents to enjoy meals at agourmet-style cafe.

Dining Services of ficialswere able to renovate Rudy’sCafe, which sits in the busi-ness school, because of a pri-vate donation from Smithhimself, who insisted beforehis death in 2009 that themoney be used explicitly toimprove the cafe. Therevamped eatery — whichreopened last Monday —now boasts an expandedmenu, including pre-madesandwiches, snacks, made-to-order entrees and a saladbar, according to Dining Ser-

vices of ficials. “[The Smith family] really

wants things to be done prop-erly in the two Smith buildings,”said Dining ServicesSpokesman Bart Hipple. “Whenthey realized that Rudy’sneeded remodeling, they sup-ported that.”

Although the Smith familydeclined to disclose theamount of the donation, theytook charge of the renova-tions, which began lastspring. They consulted Din-ing Services officials on whatkinds of equipment to pur-chase, the cafe’s spatial limi-tations and necessary healthdepartment regulations.

While the project wasdelayed for a multitude of rea-sons, including late equip-ment, officials said they arepleased with the final prod-uct. Rudy’s is one of the cam-

pus’ largest and most popularcafes, according to DiningServices officials; studentscan use Terp Bucks, TerrapinExpress, cash or credit to payfor the food at the cafe.

“We certainly hope that[Rudy’s] will help change theimage of the cafes on cam-pus,” Hipple said. “Our goal isthat our service live up to thefacility, because it’s a beauti-ful facility.”

But some students saidthey are less than impressedand don’t see much of a differ-ence in the cafe before andafter renovations.

Chris Johnson, a businessgraduate student, said the foodisn’t worth the lines andcrowds customers have to faceduring the cafe’s busiest hours.

“It’s fine when it’s notcrowded, but at noon wheneveryone’s here, it’s a bit

crazy,” he said. “I’m not surewhat they were going for really;the food is similar quality.”

But other students said theredesigned cafe surpassedtheir expectations.

“There’s a lot more fresh foodthan I expected,” senior account-ing major Stephanie Vara said.“And if you want something,they’ll make it for you.”

Officials said they expectRudy’s to continue operatingsuccessfully and remain a popu-lar eating venue for students.

“It has been one of our moresuccessful shops because ofthe location, because of theconvenience and because ofthe size and organization ofthe physical space,” Hipplesaid. “We’re able to do thingsthere that we cannot do atother places.”

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“We see howimportant socialmedia is to howstudents engageand are socialwith each other.”

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Even though Cool Beans, a coffee and ice cream shop next to251 North, offers ice cream, 19 toppings and gourmet coffee, thestore has seen little business . MAYA MUNOZ/FOR THE DIAMONDBACK

want more than what the 24 Shophas to offer, according to DiningServices Director of Communica-tions Bart Hipple. Students can useTerp Bucks, Terrapin Express,cash or credit at the shop, but theycannot use their dining points.

Hipple said he thought studentswould enjoy the shop since itsmenu offers what the buffet lacks:gourmet coffee, ice cream, addi-tional desserts and six flavors ofice cream from The Dairy with 19topping options.

“We thought there would be anadditional demand in that commu-nity,” Hipple said. “But, so far, stu-dents just are not going.”

Though officials said they aren’tsure why Cool Beans hasn’t en-joyed a steady flow of business,they said students may see it as anunnecessary service.

“The experience at 251 North ispretty comprehensive,” Directorof Dining Services ColleenWright-Riva said. “[Students] arecoming out of there full and notwanting any ice cream.”

“If you don’t want to spend the$18 [for an extra 251 North trip]you can still get a sandwich for a rea-sonable price here,” Hipple said.

But because the location andexisting menu haven’t beenenough to attract students, offi-cials have revamped their ef-

forts by extending the shop’s op-erating hours and using it as avenue for social gatherings.

“I imagined it being more likethe coffee shop in ‘Friends,’ aplace where people can comeand hang out,” Wright-Riva said.“We probably need to surveysome students and get feedbackfrom them.”

Wright-Riva also said officialsmay have to spice up the menu tojumpstart the business.

“Sushi has been suggested,crepes have been suggested andso has adding more ice cream,”she said. “It may morph into some-thing else; we’ll just have to listen towhat students tell us.”

Some students said betweenthe 24-hour convenience store andall-you-can-eat buffet, they see lit-tle need for an additional shop.

“I think that it’s competing withthe buffet,” said junior English andFrench major Lauren Daly. “Morepeople want to go to that since ithas more options.”

Other students said longer busi-ness hours may increase the cus-tomer base since students willhave more time to go.

“It just never occurred to me tocome here,” sophomore govern-ment and politics major LindyBernhardt said while passingthrough to enter 251 North. “If peo-ple come here at night and see theyhave ice cream, that might help.”

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SPEECHfrom page 1

In addition to voting on bills, the Student Government Associationi listened to President KaiyiXie’s State of the Campus address. MAYA MUNOZ/FOR THE DIAMONDBACK

GRADINGfrom page 1

Newly renovated cafe offers gourmet-style food, dining for students

COFFEEfrom page 1

I t is that time of year again. Thehype of the new school yearhas finally started to diminish.Replacing it is the growing

angst toward a series of midtermstaking place over the next twoweeks. Leading up to the midterms,an overload of homework has takenover students’ free time, or should Isay “time” in general.

Like many of you striving for adecent grade in a class, I have takentime away from relaxing, sleepingand working out to fulfill thedemands of the pending assign-ments. In addition, I have begun toskip class simply because I need tofinish the homework I did not haveenough time to do the previousevening.

But is not doing homework worsethan missing sleep or stuffing yourmouth with junk food and caffeine tostay up those extra hours? Studieshave shown that stress from workoverload can induce depression,

sleep deprivation and, last but notleast, weight gain. Would you sacri-fice these facets of your health for aWebAssign? I’m not saying that youshould not do your homework, I justbelieve that there should be alterna-tives to homework.

The idea is admittedly a bit radi-cal, but the university should con-sider changing class lengths toaccommodate the work we end updoing on the second floor of McK-eldin Library during the early hoursof the morning. The extra timecould be effectively utilized byincorporating homework into class-work.

Most of you can agree that youare more efficient when beingforced to do work. It is due to thenegative side effects of homework-related stress that I propose length-ening 50 minute classes to 90 min-utes each as a solution. Although itsounds unappealing at first glance,adding 40 minutes to each class

beats spending three hours per sub-ject on homework.

Another seemingly extremeproposition is to increase the fre-quency of discussion sections.There seems to be a consensus thatstudents can concentrate better andget more work done in smallerclasses, which is why discussionsections exist in the first place. Rais-ing the frequency of discussion sec-tions per course to at least two timesa week would further that goal.Moreover, it could reduce stress-related depression, binge eating,etc. After all, shouldn’t the maingoal be effectively learning classmaterial?

So even if these ideas seem a bitout-of-the-box, they shouldn’t be dis-carded, because pedagogy shouldalways be evolving. Burnt-out stu-dents with overwhelming amountsof homework don’t learn as muchand make professors’ jobs muchharder. Implementing changes thatimprove learning would also reflectpositively on our university as awhole.

Homework overload is a commonvirus that too frequently plaguescollege campuses like this one. Toreduce its negative effects on stu-dents, changes such as lengtheningclass periods or adding discussionsections are necessary to increaseefficiency in learning and improvethe college atmosphere in a way thatisn’t detrimental to students’ healthand well-being.

Jessica Jimenez is a freshmanjournalism major. She can be reachedat [email protected].

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“Do we even needmen?” This was thequestion posed in aCNN article last

week, “Why Men Are in Trouble.”Both the presumptuous article

and its primary reference, HannaRosin’s “The End of Men,” found inThe Atlantic, forcefully predict thedawn of a new age: the rise of theplanet of the women. The two arti-cles’ major premise is that jobs ofthe 21st century will require skillsand natural qualities that men dra-matically lack compared to women.

Jobs requiring nurturing instinctsand more open communication,such as home health aides, cus-tomer service representatives andnurses, already make up the threelargest growing job sectors in thecountry. Meanwhile, the articlesaccurately point out that the clearmale advantage in the workplace —physical strength — has becomeincreasingly irrelevant in our post-industrial society.

Yet the articles suggest, or ratherinsist, that men will be utterly unableto adapt in the competitive marketfor jobs, and women will dominate.

Now, I was a bit aggravated bythis claim.

It’s true a decent amount of evi-dence supports the theory of afemale-dominated future: Men lostthree-quarters of the 8 million jobsclaimed by the recent recession.Plus, for every two men who earntheir bachelor’s degree this year,three women will earn theirs. Look-ing only at those statistics, prospectscertainly look brighter for women.

But the undertone of these twoarticles creates the impression thatmen are brutes who are incapable ofadapting and competing in a moresophisticated and advanced world. Itput my Y chromosome on edge. Justbecause men have lost jobs in therecession does not mean we cannotfind new paths to employment. Wejust need a new outlook.

So what should men do? What

outlook should we adopt? I’d say inthis service-driven economy, onething in particular could help bringmen out of their slump. We needmore “murses.”

Women have broken into theworkforce by tearing down genderstereotypes and embracing tradition-ally male roles. For men to reboundand adjust to a shifting workplace,we will need to follow suit andembrace traditionally female roles.

Yes, male nurses — and other pro-fessions of that mold — hold the key.

The baby boomer retirementonslaught has already begun, andthe need for people to take care ofthe elderly will only continue to sky-rocket. Home health aides andnurses will thrive in the shiftingdemographic landscape. Currently,men make up only 5.8 percent of allregistered nurses.

Despite the untapped potential forjob growth in this field and others,men have generally failed to pursuecareers in “unmanly” industries.According to The Bureau of LaborStatistics, jobs that highlightstrengths traditionally attributed towomen will only continue to boom.

To keep up, men need to begin high-lighting their nurturing side.

But obviously, it’s more than justmale nurses; it’s a broader shift inperspective on what a man’s jobshould look like. In “The End ofMen,” Rosin points to three attributesthat will allow women to establish anew socioeconomic order: “socialintelligence, open communication,the ability to sit still and focus.”

Men do possess all of these char-acteristics and have the capacity tothrive as “murses.” We are notsocially inept, mute buffoons whoneed tranquilizers to sit still, likeRosin implies. We just need to stoppretending that in order to work likea man you either need to wear bootsand a hard cap or a suit and tie. Withsome creativity and the toppling oftraditional gender roles, men willhave their jobs back.

Women in suits changed the 20thcentury; men in scrubs shouldchange the 21st.

Nadav Karasov is a sophomoreeconomics and psychology major. Hecan be reached [email protected].

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Homework: Making time to make time

A s the university launches its search for a new journalism collegedean, Student Government Association representatives and stu-dents enrolled in the school are calling for increased transparencyin the process. Given the perceived lack of openness and student

input in past decisions, this editorial board stands behind that request.While administrators frequently assert their commitment to keeping deci-

sion-making processes open and accessible, severalchanges in the journalism school in particular havetested that claim. As the college moves into a new era ofleadership — and away from that of Dean Kevin Klose,who announced his resignation last month — journal-ism administrators need to ensure more than ever thatthe school is as transparent as Knight Hall’s glass wallswould make it seem.

Over his three years as dean, Klose presided over acollege that enjoyed great progress — including a moveinto its state-of-the-art new facility and an overhaul of itscurriculum — yet was plagued by a handful of controver-sies that diminished its reputation among both currentstudents and alumni.

In his former position as president of National Public Radio, Klose raised$400 million for the station. University administrators had hoped he wouldbring that knack for fundraising to the college, which was struggling finan-cially. But faculty members and students have accused him of being tootightlipped about budgetary and fundraising details, causing some to specu-late that figures are lower than they hoped.

Last August, Klose also laid off four employees in the department — dis-missals that sparked an outcry from those in the journalism community, whoaccused the dean of making rash personnel decisions as a remedy for budg-

etary shortfalls. And without a satisfactory explanation or visible monetaryfigures showing why the layoffs were necessary, community members saidthey still remain unconvinced.

In light of those discrepancies, administrators need to go above and beyond inmaking the search process as transparent and inclusive as possible. The college’sconduct now will set the tone for how effectively it will address transparency con-

cerns in the future. In a field fundamentally based on opencommunication and access to information, officials in thedepartment must conduct themselves accordingly; any-thing less would be disingenuous and a mockery of theprinciples taught in journalism classes every day.

Provost Ann Wylie said the search committee willinclude student representatives, but we anticipate it willbe up to the other committee members to ensure thisvoice is given adequate weight in deliberations. At thispoint of transition for the college, journalism commu-nity members need to hold administrators and collegeofficials accountable for the promises they make. Andonce a new dean is selected, a high expectation should

be set that his or her tenure will meet standards that Klose’s did not.The journalism school has made great strides in recent years toward

preparing its students for the evolving demands and challenges of a field influx. And although some of the issues that surfaced under Klose were notresolved, they don’t have to permanently taint the school’s image among itsstudents or potential donors.

If, however, the issues persist under new leadership, student and facultymorale will continue to plunge. Additionally, the department could lose favorwith alumni and fundraising could take a further hit. With those stakes inmind, let the search begin — and leave the door open.

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Our ViewAs journalism college officialsprepare to search for a newdean, they should prioritizetransparency to ensure the

next era of leadership beginsthe right way.

The rise of the ‘murse’

H aving read up on thecandidates involvedin the upcoming 2012presidential election,

I could not help but be struck byan overwhelming disconnectbetween their social stances andtheir political philosophies — adiscrepancy I had noticed beforebut had not stopped to thinkabout.

While I understand there is no“one size fits all” representationof the two major political partiesin this country today, I alsobelieve no one would argue withme if I said that generally, when itcomes to social issues, Republi-cans subscribe to the pro-life,anti-homosexual marriage view-point and that more often thannot, Democrats are pro-choiceand support homosexual rights.

That is common knowledge,though, or at least it’s the com-mon perception. The interestingpart is when one contrasts thosemoral ideals with the candidates’actual political platforms. Repub-licans support lower taxes andspending cuts and oppose socialwelfare programs. They essen-tially support the idea that thefederal government should be assmall and unobtrusive into ourlives as possible.

Democrats, on the other hand,favor higher tax rates, federalspending, social welfare pro-grams and essentially everythingthat will make the government asbig and useful as possible.

Republicans want to be leftalone. Democrats want to behelped. (Political fanatics, forgivemy generalizations; I have to besuccinct).

What I honestly do not under-stand is why those in favor of lessgovernment involvement in per-sonal life (Republicans) are gen-erally in favor of passing anti-gaymarriage and anti-abortion lawsthat invade people’s personallives, virtually kicking down thefront doors of Americans.

And meanwhile, “let’s getinvolved in every part of theirlives” Democrats support ahands-off approach to the abovesocial issues, essentially lettingthe people run amok.

The answer I am always givenfor this is that Republicans areJesus freaks and Democrats areblasphemous devils (purposefulexaggerations, everybody, let’scalm down), and that is wherethese moral stances come from— their faith, or lack thereof.

However, as anyone who iseven mildly knowledgeable ofChristianity knows, Jesus taughthis followers to help those inneed as much as possible; to beincredibly involved in making theworld a better place. This is therole Democrats, the blasphemousdevils, would like the govern-ment to embrace, but it’s an ideathat seems repulsively “socialist”to the Christian Republicans.

I just don’t get it; there is a fun-damental dissidence between thevalues that our political partieshold and the practices their mem-bers preach. It occurs on bothsides of the aisle, and it bothersme, as it would be nice for consis-tency and rationality to be a partof our political system.

But — surprise, surprise — it’snot.

Samuel Gaffigan is a freshmanEnglish major. He can be reachedat [email protected].

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lead at one point in the match.In four of them, they were aset win away from victory. Andon an extreme level, they helda 2-0 lead over Ohio, Ten-nessee and Virginia Tech inmatches earlier this seasonbefore faltering.

So what exactly is plaguingthe Terps when they get out infront? Outside hitter Mary Cush-man pointed to a lack of mentaltoughness as a possibility.

“We need to go into that fifthset with a strong mentality,”Cushman said. “We work hardenough in the gym to be physi-cally prepared for these five-setmatches, but our focus needs tobe high. Right now we’re just

making too many mental errors.”What could also be behind

their mental errors is the lackof experience on the roster.With just one senior, outsidehitter Maddi Lee, and two jun-iors, primary setter RemyMcBain and middle blockerCaitlin Adams, regularly play-ing for the Terps, the Terps’underclassmen are strugglingto acquire the killer instinct nec-

essary to finish off opponents.“I think it is a product of

youth, and most of this seasonhas been about them learninghow to win,” Horsmon said.“They need to become com-fortable and get used to beingin those situations. We needto find go-to hitters late inthese matches.”

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of two players that didn’tplay in the N.C. State gameand I didn’t realize that. Ithink she was, in a goodway, inspired, not pleased,but inspired by it.”

Pensky, as he described it,“threw her into the fire” in theTerps’ Sept. 29 win, playingKriz for the full 90 minutes.While pleased with her indi-vidual play, he was disap-pointed overall with thedefense’s play, which hadbecome fatigued from its earlyschedule and had not had anopportunity to train together.

But the game against anACC bottom feeder was justthe warm-up to Kriz’s secondstart against then-No. 5 WakeForest, one of the best teamsin the ACC featuring one ofthe best players in the nation.

“Petrified. I was absolutelypetrified,” she said. “Thosegirls are so good and theyhave such a good rep andthey play at such high levels. Iwas really, really nervous. Ithink it showed the first 15minutes. But playing with ourteam, they’re so supportiveand so encouraging that onceI got settled in and settleddown, it felt natural again.”

Pensky later applaudedKriz, who played all 110 min-utes in the scoreless tie andhelped prevent a would-begame winner late into over-time. In the 103rd minute,Demon Deacons star for-ward Katie Stengel made arun at the goal before Krizslid in deep inside the box tostop Wake Forest’s last seri-ous scoring chance.

“We’re really pleased withher, but now she’s got tomaintain that consistency,”Pensky said. “That can’t be aone-game wonder. She’s gotto be that good all the time.”

Until recently, Kriz’s mostsubstantial playing time forthe Terps came Sept. 7against American, when sheplayed 53 minutes, mostly atleft back. Pensky originallyconsidered starting Kriz atthat position and moving fel-low defender Lydia Hastingsto midfield, but injuries tostarter Mallory Baker andbackup Kristen McAfeeforced Pensky to turn to Kriz.

“I think that was a bit of aturning point for me, know-ing there’s Remi,” Penskysaid. “That’s the kind ofplayer she can be for us.”

As Kriz accumulates moretime in the starting lineup andout on the field, Pensky saidhe’ll look to incorporate hermore into offensive sets, har-nessing her ability to attack

balls in the air and using herlong-range passing on freekicks and restarts.

Kriz’s eventual role in theoffense could play a crucialpart for a team that hasscored only six goals in sixACC games this season.Florida State (9-5-0, 2-4-0),the Terps’ opponent tonight,has averaged almost twogoals per game in ACC play.

While Pensky is excitedfor Kriz’s immediate impacton his team, he also knowsshe can help the team in thefuture, long after her time asa Terp is over.

“Literally everyone knowsRemi,” Pensky said. “Shejust kind of has that outgo-ing personality, kind of bois-terous, gregarious personal-ity with a big smile on herface. Over the years, she’shelped train some localteams. Everyone knowsRemi, and now everyoneknows Remi’s back home.”

Kriz’s presence in the soc-cer-rich Washington areacould help boost Pensky’srecruiting efforts, especiallyas prospective players seethat she transferred to beclose to home after initiallywanting to get away.

“As a junior in highschool, I was just crazy andstupid,” Kriz said. “I wantedto get away from home, and Ididn’t realize how close Iwas to my brothers and soclose to my mom.”

And now Kriz is backhome, both geographicallyand on the soccer field, asthe Terps look to reboundfrom a rough stretch earlierin the season. The Terpshope that Saturday’s resultagainst Wake Forest was astep in the right direction,and Kriz hopes to expand onwhat she’s been able to doduring her first year in aTerps uniform.

“I’m obviously not maxi-mizing my potential yet, butI feel like I’m working forsomething, whereas before Inever had to do that becauseI was just getting away withthings,” Kriz said. “It feels sogood to be on a team wherenot only do I have to workfor it, but it’s a great team.”

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“That can’t be aone-gamewonder. She’s gotto be that goodall the time.”

BRIAN PENSKYTERRAPINS WOMEN’S SOCCER COACH

that winning mentality to a pro-gram that hadn’t made theNCAA Tournament since 1971.

“While recruiting Tim, welearned a lot of things under thesurface about him that sepa-rated him from a lot of players,”said Dan Burton, the Terps’recruiting coordinator. “It wassort of like it was in Timmy’sblood to come to a program likeMaryland in a power confer-ence, to help us turn this placeinto a national powerhouse.”

Unfortunately for the Terps,Kiene’s arrival didn’t triggeran immediate increase in winslast season. Despite notchingwins over several elite pro-grams, the Terps ended theyear in an all-too-familiar posi-tion: last place in the ACC.

And it hadn’t helped thatKiene, a player Bakich hopedcould fill the fourth slot in thelineup, struggled to produceearly on. Kiene’s batting aver-

age was well below .200 dur-ing the opening weeks of theseason, and Bakich soondropped his starting firstbaseman to seventh in thebatting order.

“His statistics were worsethan his performance [at thestart of the season],” Bakichsaid. “He was hitting the balland putting the ball in playfairly regularly, he just wasn’tgetting the hits to fall. So wekept playing him and contin-ued to put him in the lineupbecause we knew there was alot of potential there.”

That decision ultimatelypaid of f for Bakich. Abouthalfway through the season,Kiene started proving whypro scouts left his highschool games drooling. Hehit .352 against ACC competi-tion and finished the seasonwith the sixth-highest inter-league batting average.Between April 2 and theTerps’ last game on May 21,Kiene raised his average 161points — from .118 to .279.

And while Bakich and hisstaff attribute Kiene’s suddenemergence to their favoritetrait, toughness, Kiene said heowed the turnaround to histeammates.

“Everybody was just therefor me,” he said. “We’re ateam, and if one guy’s hurtingor something’s wrong withhim, then we all pick him up.So that’s what happened withme, and it paid off.”

And it has continued to payoff. This summer, Kienestarred for the Newport Gullsof the New England CollegiateBaseball League, widely con-sidered one of the premiersummer collegiate baseballconferences in the country.

Through 37 games with theGulls, including playoffs,Kiene hit .318 with 10 homeruns and 31 RBIs. Those num-bers earned him spots on theAll-NECBL first team and Per-fect Game USA’s Summer-Col-legiate All-American Team.

But perhaps most impor-tantly, Newport provided Kiene

with something he’d misseddearly since arriving in CollegePark: wins. The Gulls finishedatop the NECBL’s Eastern Divi-sion with a 29-13 record, andKiene will draw upon that suc-cess as he tries to lead theTerps to their first postseasonappearance in four decades.

“People are winners or non-winners,” Kiene said. “But mebeing a winner, and our teambeing a whole bunch of win-ners, we’re going to makesure we win this season.”

The first major step in thatprocess will come during theTerps’ annual Red-BlackWorld Series in two weeks.

If Kiene can once again staytrue to his word this spring,he’ll likely receive anotherphone call from an MLB clubthis June.

“As cool as it was for Timmyto get drafted,” Burton saidwith a chuckle, “I don’t thinkhe’ll have any problems get-ting drafted again.”

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of people think,” Pankey said.“I’m excited to prove whatwe’re able to do.”

“My bigs aren’t as bad aseveryone thought,” Turgeonsaid, “and my guards aren’t asgood as everyone thought.”

Still, if the team is to returnto the postseason this year,Turgeon will have to rely onthose guards — namelyMosley, sophomores TerrellStoglin and Pe’Shon Howardand prized freshman recruitNick Faust.

Mosley, who didn’t have thetype of season he expected ayear ago, vowed yesterday hewould be “a new Sean Mosleythis year.” Stoglin and Howardquickly became mainstays inWilliams’ lineup last season,and the two sophomoresshould make for an up-tempobackcourt under Turgeon.

“At the core, we’re going tobe really good,” Howard said.“It’s going to take time. At theend of the day, we’re stillsophomores. We’re still learn-ing how to play. A lot of peo-ple expect great things rightaway. We’re going to be fine,but we’re still going to makemistakes.”

Despite the questions sur-rounding the program,Howard and the Terps saidthey’re ready to move onfrom last season’s disappoint-ments and reach the postsea-son once more.

“The bar is the usual bar atMaryland,” Howard said.“Just because it’s a new pro-gram, a younger team, does-n’t mean we’re going to settlefor anything less than usual.

We’re trying to get to thetournament, we’re trying tobe one of the top teams in theACC and we’re trying to com-pete for championships.

“This is a new team. A newera.”TERPS NOTE: Len is still wait-ing to hear from the NCAAClearinghouse regarding hisstatus for this season. TheUkranian freshman, who wasunavailable to comment

Wednesday, will likely bedeemed ineligible Friday,according to Turgeon. Regard-less, the Clearinghouse com-mittee will re-examine the deci-sion within the next week anddetermine how many gamesLen would sit out to start theyear. Still, Turgeon seemedconfident the 7-foot-1 centerwould play this season.

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Freshman center Alex Len, second from left, jokes with teammates during the Terps’ MediaDay yesterday. Len’s eligibility for the season is not yet clear. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK


SportsTerps go with all-red look

The Terps football team will enter Saturday’shomecoming game against Clemson painting thetown red. Read more online at TerrapinTrail.com.

WOMEN’S SOCCERMEN’S BASKETBALL

Freshman guard Nick Faust was just one of several new faces on hand at the Terps’ Media Day yesterday. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

As good as newBY CHRIS ECKARD

Senior staff writer

As they spoke with reporters fol-lowing a loss to Duke in the quarterfi-nals of the ACC Tournament lastMarch, members of the Terrapinsmen’s basketball team sat with theirheads to the ground, shoulders visi-bly slumped and words short andfilled with disappointment.

There would be no next game. Forthe first time in 18 years, after failing toreceive an NCAA Tournament bid andgetting snubbed by the NIT, the pro-gram was absent from postseason play.

Afterward, guard Sean Mosleyexpressed confidence, or at least hope,in the year to come.

He had no idea what would hap-pen next.

Within months, star sophomore for-ward Jordan Williams bolted to theNBA, longtime coach Gary Williamsretired, two of the team’s threerecruits left for other schools and theprogram had a new face in formerTexas A&M coach Mark Turgeon.

Recalling the roller-coaster off-season Wednesday on the floor ofComcast Center, Mosley exhaled along sigh.

“It was extremely hard,” the seniorsaid at the team’s annual Media Day.“I just want to play a game and get itoff my shoulders.”

Mosley isn’t alone in the sentiment.While the team faces low expectationsas it returns a roster barren of front-court depth and with just eight total

scholarship players, the Terps areready to put the past year behind themand move on under Turgeon.

Standing at a podium in HeritageHall in Comcast Center yesterday,the first-year coach made it clear he’sjust as ready to start, too.

“I have eight players on scholar-ship … but all eight think they’regoing to start,” Turgeon said. “Theyare all working their tails off for me.… These next four or five weeks areexciting for me.”

The biggest issue facing Turgeonis his lightly regarded and reworkedfrontcourt, which lost two starters inWilliams and Dino Gregory (gradua-tion). Powered by Williams’ routinedouble-doubles, the pair averaged acombined 26 points per game andhad nearly half of the team’s totalrebounds per game.

With both gone — and the depar-ture of forward Hawk Palsson backhome to Iceland in August — Turgeonwill rely on junior forward James Pad-gett, senior center Berend Weijs andredshirt freshman Ashton Pankey.The murky future of freshman centerAlex Len, who Turgeon said couldknow Friday about his eligibility forthis season, has added only anothervariable to a frontcourt that last sea-son averaged a combined 5.1 pointsand 3.0 rebounds per game.

“A lot of people don’t think ourfrontcourt is very good, but I thinkwe’re definitely better than what a lot

Coach Mark Turgeon addressed the media at Comcast Centeryesterday for the first time since he was hired to replacecoach Gary Williams. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

BASEBALL

BY CONNOR LETOURNEAUStaff writer

As the Terrapins baseball teamheads into the heart of fall practicethis week, much of its hopes for theseason to come will rest upon thebroad shoulders of Tim Kiene.

Those hopes sprouted morethan 16 months ago when Kiene,now a sophomore first baseman,proved he’s a man of his word.

Kiene had the rare opportunityto sign with his favorite MLB fran-chise when the phone rang at hisConnecticut home in June 2010.

It was the Boston Red Sox. Theywanted to pick Kiene, a three-time

high school All-American, in the sev-enth round of the 2010 MLB Draft.

But Kiene had already verballycommitted to play at this univer-sity, and he was set on keepinghis promise. He turned down theRed Sox’s offer, and his 30th-round selection by the Washing-ton Nationals didn’t change hismind either.

“Right when I turned down theRed Sox, I made my decision tocome to Maryland,” Kiene said. “Iwanted to come here and make adifference. I wanted to make thisprogram another winning programlike it used to be.”

Kiene’s decision that summer

afternoon was a pivotal moment fora program desperate to contend inthe highly competitive ACC. Hewas the centerpiece of then-secondyear coach Erik Bakich’s 2010recruiting class, the first in pro-gram history to be ranked in thetop 25 by Baseball America.

Bakich hoped Kiene — the sonof former NHL player Chris Kiene— could bring a much-neededtoughness to a team trying to learnhow to win. Kiene had led his highschool to three league champi-onships and a regional champi-onship, and was intent on bringing

With Terps, a higher calling

Kriz backin actionfor Terps

BY DANIEL GALLENStaff writer

Remi Kriz was a natural. That much was obvious as she dom-

inated competition while at St. John’sCollege High School in Washington,earning All-Met Player of the Yearhonors from The Washington Post afterher senior year in 2008. When shewent to Purdue, where she started 11games as a freshman in 2009 andscored a goal for the Boilermakers, itseemed not much had changed.

But after not playing in 2010, andthen transferring back home tobecome a member of the Terrapinswomen’s soccer team, she found her-self in a strange new place: buried onthe depth chart.

Soon enough, something clicked.“I got away with a lot growing up,”

said Kriz, who’s expected to start herthird straight game tonight for theNo. 16 Terps (8-2-4, 2-2-2 ACC) atNo. 17 Florida State after playing onlysparingly earlier this season. “I gotaway with relying on just being ath-letic and being talented, and for thefirst time in my life I was challengedto work hard here and it’s really,really paying off.”

The results of her hard work cameto fruition two weeks ago, when coachBrian Pensky took the junior asidebefore the team’s game at Clemsonand told her she would be starting atcenter back against the Tigers.

“I just pulled her in the day beforewe left for Clemson in and said,‘We’re going to go with you,’” saidPensky, who’d seen his two previousstarters at the position sufferinjuries. “At the time, she was nothappy with me because she was one

VOLLEYBALL

In five sets,issues arise

BY NICHOLAS MUNSONStaff writer

A loss to Clemson on Saturday wasenough to finish off the Terrapins vol-leyball team’s first winless weekend inmore than a month, but it was thecrushing and hauntingly familiar man-ner in which the Terps fell that stoodout afterward.

The team’s third straight lossmarked another setback to the Terpsin finishing off five-set matches. Theteam is now 2-5 when pushed to a finaland decisive set, and hasn’t won a five-set match away from College Park.With another road trip to Wake Forestand Duke ahead this weekend, coachTim Horsmon is stressing the impor-tance of execution to reverse the trendas quickly as possible.

“We’ve shown how we can competein those matches,” Horsmon said. “Butthe cleaner you play, the less errorsyou make. If we had more playmakingand less errors up to this point, wewould be at the top of the ACC.”

After losing an early 2-1 lead atClemson, the Terps were looking foranswers for yet another late-match fail-ure. But instead of being overpowered,it was attack errors, service errors,ball-handling errors and block errorsthat spelled the Terps’ demise. The lasttwo sets featured 11 in total, and theirmistakes certainly swung the balance.In the final set, an attack error by out-side hitter Ashleigh Crutcher gave theTigers a lead they would not relinquishuntil the Terps came back to tie it at 14-14. Then, down 15-14 at match point,an attack error by outside hitterCarlisle Abele ended the match.

The Terps (9-10, 3-4 ACC) havebeen prone to late-match errors. In allfive of their five-set losses, they held a

Youth could explainteam’s 3-2 defeats

see SETS, page 7

see KRIZ, page 7

Ex-Purdue defenderemerges in ACC play

At Terps’ Media Day, both team and Turgeon anxious to move on from last season

After rejecting professional offers, Kiene lookingto continue scorching play in team’s preseason

see KIENE, page 7

First baseman Tim Kiene earned severalhonors for his play this summer with theNewport Gulls. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

see MEDIA, page 7For more shots from yesterday’s Media Day, checkout our photo gallery at umdbk.com/mediaday2011.

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