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THE UNIVERSITY OP MARYLAND FACULTY AND STAFF WEEKLY NEWSPAPER

V0 turn e tS • Number ii • Not' ember 19, zoo 2

Rich Academic
Setting Linked
to Success

With graduation rates of non-
white students up an average 8
percent, it is imperative that fac-
ulty and administi^tors find
ways to sustain individual suc-
cess, and in turn, the universi-
ty's success, said President Dan
Mote at a conference last week,

"Success 2002: Rethinking
Strategies to Promote Student
Achievement," sponsored by the
Office of Multi-Ethnic Education
(OMSEi.was held in the Stamp
Student Union. It viras a chance
for faculty and staff to gather
and discuss ideas for improving
student success at their respec-
tive colleges. Organizer Dottle
Bass, OMSE's director of out-
reach and programming, said
approximately 300 people regis-
tered for the day, which fea-
tured interest sessions on topics
such as early intervention, inter-
university cooperation, defming
and practicing multiculturalism
and athletes and academics.
1 Keynote speakers were Chan-
cellor William Kirwan and
author Ronald Tkkaki, professor
of ethnic studies at the Unlwrsi-
ty of California-Berkeley. Kir-
wan, who spoke in the morn-
ing, delivered an energetic
speech urging conference atten-
dees to combat the new ortho-
doxy "infecting" education.

"It says that race and gender
don't matter," said Kirwan,
adding that not otily does it
matter, diversifying education

See SUCCESS, page 5

Peace Will Come Through Coiirage

PHOTO BY CVNTHIA MITCHEL

Kofi Annan (second fronri right) is welcomed to Cole Student Activitifis Center bv (i to r) Maryland Gov.
Parris Glendening, Sadat Chair for Peace and Development Shibley Telhamt and University Marshal
Ralph Bennett, along with a large campus audience.

At a time when President George
Bush contemplates war and Middle
Eastern leaders try to establish
peace, United Nations Secretaty-
General Kofi Annan delivered a speech to the
campus community calling for world leaders
- and individuals - to have the courage of for-
mer Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.

The occasion for his remarks was the fifth
Anwar Sadat Lecture for Peace, presented by
Professor Shibley Telhami who holds the uni-
versity's Sadat Chair for Peace and Develop-

ment. Established by Sadat's widow,Jehan
Sadat, a senior fellow at Maryland's Center for
International Development and Conflict Man-
agement, the position seeks to further dia-
logue toward peace in tlie Middle East.

Annan recalled President Sadat's historic
trip to Jerusalem 25 years ago, saying that it
showed "decisiveness and extraordinary polit-
ical insight when he did what until then had
seemed unthinkable for any Arab leader: He

See SADAT LECTURE, page 6

Study Explores Welfare Reform's
Effect on Rural Poverty

Many times when peo-
ple think of poverty,
urban poverty comes
to mind, and the foct that rural
poverty even exists comes as
something of a shock to many,
says Elonnie Braun, a Coopera-
tive Extension family life spe-
cialist in the Department of
Family Studies.

She is one of the researchers
in a program studying rural
poverty, where she is in charge
of the Maryland component
while there are almost identical
parts of the same study going
on across the country. "People
felt that someone needed to
examine the conditions of rural
poverty in the context of wel-
bre reform," Braun said.

The study, which began in
1998, is taking place across 1 5
states and involves 433 rural
families. The 35 Maryland &ml-
lies were chosen from Dorch-

ester County on the Eastern
Shore and in the Motmtains of
Garrett County, Md.

The statistics of the families
are as follows: The average age
of the mothei^ is 28. Fifty-seven
percent of them live with a part-
ner, and, on average, they have
two children. Thirty-one per-
cent of these women have not
completed their high school
educations, 20 percent have
graduated high school or the
GED, and a further 49 percent
have achieved schooling beyond
the secondary level. Fifty-four
percent of the women studied
were white, 34 percent were
black, 9 percent were Native
American, and 2.9 percent were
identified as multiracial.

The fomilies provided demo-
graphic, economic, mental and
physical heath, housing, chlld-

See POVERTY, page 4

Online Library Brings
New Worlds to Children

The world's lai^est inter-
national digital library for
children will be launched
tomorrow, Wednesday, led
by the University of Mary-
land and the Internet
Archive working with a
partnership of government,
non-profit, industry and aca-
demic oiganizations.

The Intemadonal Child-
ren's Digital Library (www.
Icdlbooks.otg) is designed
to provide children ages 3
to 1 3 with an tmparalleled
opportunity to experience
different cultures through
literature and an unequaled
ease in accessing online
books. The new digital
library will begin with 200
books in 1 5 languages rep-
resenting 27 cultures, with
a five-year plan to grow to
10,000 books representing
100 different cultures.

Access to the library initial-
ly will require a direct Inter-
net connection, such as a
cable modem or DSL line.
Access for those who con-
nect to the Internet via
phone modems will come
online next summer (2003)-
The launch will occur at
the United States Library of
Congress.

"We believe that the
International Children's
Digital Library can provide
an important new digital
avenue and exciting new
software tools through
which children can experi-
ence new books and
explore other cultures,
while having a great deal of
fun," said Allison Druin,
leader of Maryland's design
team and an assistant pro-

See LIBRARY, pt^ 5

Ritter Speaks
about Regime
Removal and
Sanctions in Iraq

Scott Ritter, a former United
Nations chief weapons
inspector in Iraq, sptjke
about his anti-war sentiments, his
experiences as a weapons inspec-
tor and his reasons for not sup-
porting a war. He spoke last Mon-
day in the Stamp Student Union to
a laige, enthusiastic audience filled
with students and faculty.

The point of disarmament, said
Ritter, is to compel Iraq to cooper-
ate. Sanctions are coercive meas-

PHOTO BY DIANE ARNDT

Scott Ritler

ures adopted usually by several
nations acting together against a
nation violating international law.
He said sanctions should have
been lifted after Iraq cooperated
with weapons inspectors.

"The deal was that if Iraq coop-
erated with the weapons inspec-
tors and did everything they were
supposed to do, sanctions would
be lifted," Ritter said. According to
Ritter, this did not happen despite
Iraq's cooperation,

Ritter said sanctions deny a
nation the ability to feed itself, to
have adequate medical care, to
exist as a modem state. The bombs
the United States dropped on Iraq
fell on water purification centers,
power plants and other vital loca-
tions.

"Everything about weapons
inspections has t)cen just a force.
We have no intention of allowing
weapons inspections to woric in
Iraq. . .because our policy is regime
removal. We want Hussein out of
power,"

According to Ritter, weapons
inspections help facilitate the U.S.
policy of regime removal by justi-
fying the continuation of econom-
ic sanctions. As long as Iraq Is

See RTTJER, p^ge 5

NOVEMBER I g , 2002

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YOUR GUIDE TO UNIVERSITY EVENTS: NOVEMBER 19-25

november 19

9 a.m.-12:15 p.m.. The Mid-
dle East in Crisis ftoom 6137

McKeldin Library. As part of
International Education Week,
the Office of International Pro-
grams will be hosting this sem-
inar, part of OIP's Regional
Seminar Series and held in
cooperation mth the Anwar
Sadat Chair for Peace. For more
information, contact Christine
Moritz at cm227@umail.umd.
edu or visit www.intprog.umd.
edii/regionalsem. html.

9 a.m.-4 p.m.. Team Build-
ing for Managers See For

Your Interest, page 8.

12:30-1:45 p.m.. Memory
and Oblivion in Don
Quixote's Final Chapter

0135 Taliaferro Hall. Presented
l^y Heman Sanchez M. de Pinil-
los, Department of Spanish and
Portugese, as part of the Works-
in-Progress Seminar Series at
the Center for Renaissance &
Baroque Studies .-The series,
begun in 1998, enables schol-
ars who study the early mod-
em period to share their latest
research. To facilitate discus-
sion, participating fiicuity cir-
culate woridng drafts one
week before their colloquitmi.
For more information, contact
Karen Nelson at kn 1 5@umail.
umd.edu or visit http://inform.
umd .ed u/c rbs/cal endar.

4 p.m.. Why Einstein Would
Love Spaghetti in Funda-
mental Physics 1412 Physics
Building. Lecture by S.James
Gate followed by a reception.
For more information, visit
www.inform.umd.ediJ/Facul-
ty/FacAwards/Iectureinfo.html.

4-5 p.m.. Insider Tips on
Becoming a Published
Author 3237 Benjamin Bldg.
Come hear Maryland alumnus
Jan Pottker, Ph.D. CM.A. Educa-
tion, 71) discuss how she
became a successftil published
author of trade and popular
books. Pottker will share
insights on the ins and outs of
getting published. She will also
talk about her recent highly-
acclaimed book,"Janet and
Jackie: The Story of a Mother
and her Daughter, Jacqueline
Kennedy Onassis." This pro-
gram is part of the celebration
of American Education Week,
sponsored by the College of
Education and the Education

Commencement Regalia Deadline

Today is the deadline to rent your regalia for the
December commencement. The University Book
Center Web site now has the link set up at
wvtfw.ubc.umd.edu. At the top of the page, click on
'graduation" and then follow the instructions. For more
information, e-mail caps&gowns@ubcmail. umd.edu,
or contact Meghan Cadden at (301) 314-7839 or
megeals@hotmaiLcom, or visit www.ubc.umd.edu.

I

Alumni Chapter. For more
information, contaa Judy
Deshotels at 50904 or
deshotel® wam . umd . edu .

4-6 p.m. Drishell Center
Calloquium 6137 McKeldin
Ubrary. Tlie David C. Driskell
Center CoUoquium Series fea-
tures innovative research on
Africa and the African diaspora
by scholars and practitioners
of distinction. Virtor Ekpuk,
independent Washington,
D.C.-area artist, wiO discuss
"Ancient Scripts/Contempo-
rary Forms." For more informa-
tion, contact Daryie Williams
at 4-2615 or driskellccnter®
umail.umd.edu, or visit www.
driskellcenter. umd .edu.

6-8 p.m., JSU Presents
Jews in the Mafia Hillel. A
look at Jewish involvement in
the mafia, followed by a
Kosher Italian dinner and "The
Sopranos," Admission is free
with reservations. For more
information, contaa JSU at 4-
9444 or info@jsumd.org, or
visit www.jsumd.org.

6-9 p.m., Macromedia
Flash: Creating Animation
for Web Sites 4404 Comput-
er & Space Science. This class
uses the Macromedia Flash
software program to create ani-
mations for Web sites. This is
not an in-depth tutorial of pro-
gramming. Prerequisite: HTML
11 & III. For more information,
contact Carol Warrington (301)
405-2938 or cwpost@umd5.
imid.edu, or visit www.oit.
umd.edu/pt.

UVEDNESOAV

november 20

8:45 a.m.-4 p.m., OIT Short-
course Training: Introduc-
tion to MS Word 4404 Com-
puter & Space Science. Partici-
pants will learn to: create and
save a document; open an
existing document; use simple
editing techniques; copy text

within a document and
between documents and more.
Prerequisite: experience work-
ing in the Windows operating
system (which includes famil-
iarity with such terms as mem-
ory, files, and storage devices
and so on). Training received
through the Electronic Work-
place Readiness Training Pro-
gram is sufficient. The class fee
is $90. To register for the class,
visit www.oit.umd.edu/sc. For
more information, contact Jane
S.Wieboldt at 50443 or •"-.
oit-training@umail . umd, edu ; br
visit www.oit.imid.edu/sc,

10 a.m.-5 p.m., GIS Day
Open House McKeldin
Library and LeFrak Hall. See
For Your Interest, page 8.

noon-1 p.m.. Client's Per-
ception of Seeking Coun-
seling as a Function of
Counseor Gender and
Client Gender 01 14 Shoe-
maker Building. Scott liu, psy-
chological intern at the coun-
seling center, will be speaking.
Part of the Counseling Center's
Brown Bag Lunch Series. For
more information, contact
Vivian S. Boyd at 4-7675 or
vb 1 4@umail. umd ,edu.

2-4 p.m.. From Mao's Sup-
porters to Mao's Enemies:
Student Activism during
China's Cultural Revolution

1243 Biology/Psychology.A
leading researcher of China's
Cultural Revolution, Dr.Yongyi
Song wiU talk about student
activism during that period
(1966-1976). He did intensive
field work on the Cultural Rev-
olution obtaining much "sensi-
tive material" the Chinese gov-
ernment did not want known,
which resulted in his arrest in
1999.Thanks to the work of
the international conamunity,
he was released after a six-
month imprisonment. A Senior
Librarian in Foreign Languages
and Area Studies at Dickinson
College, Song has published on
the Cultural Revolution, stu-

dent movements, academic
freedom and human rights in
China. For more information
contact Aijun Zhu at 5-2855 or
aij unzhu@yahoo .com.

3:30-5p.m., Office of Inter-
national Programs, Ambas-
sadorial Lecture Series

6137 McKeldin Library. Ambas-
sador of Afghanistan to the
United States Ishaq Shahryar
will be speaking. Refreshments
will be provided at the event.
For more information, visit
www. intprog.umd.edu.

4-5:30 p.m.. Are you Inter-
ested in Developing Your
Leadership Skills? 0105

Jimenez. For more information,
contact ckelly® wam.umd.edu.

6:30 p.m., American
Democracy In the War on
Terrorism 0200 Skinner. See
ForYour Interest, page 8.

1 H U R S DA V

november 21

8:45 a.m.-4 p.m., OIT Short-
course Training: Introduc-
tion to MS Access 4404

Computer & Space Science.
This woricshop is intended for
those with some experience
using spreadsheets, but with
no experience creating or
manipulating databases. Partici-
pants wiU learn to; understand
database concepts and termi-
nology in AcceSvS; design and
create tables; use Access
queries to select and analyze
information in a table; create
data forms for viewing and
inputting data; create reports
that summarize and group data
and more. The class fee is $90.
For more information, contact
Jane S.Wicboldt at 5-0443 or
oit-training@umail.umd.edu, or
to register visit www.oit. umd.
edu/sc.

4:30 p.m., Ben Jonson and
the Politics of Roman
(Catholic) Virtue 1 1 17 Suse-
quehanna. Presented by Peter
Lake of Princeton University,
For additional information,
contact William Sherman of
the English Department at
ws76@ umail . umd .edu.

8-10 p.m.. Distinguished
Guest Lecture by Professor
Marimba Ani Multipurpose
Room, Nyimiburu Cultural
Center. The Black Graduate
Student Association, the Black
Student Union, and the David
C. Driskell Center present
Marimba Ani, noted scholar
and author of "Yurugu: An
African Centered Critique of
European Cultural Thought
and Behavior." For more infor-

or additional event list-
ings, visit www.cottege
publishercom/outlook.

mation, contact Cameron Poles

at 5-4743 or cpoles@umd.edu.

r It IDAV

november 22

5 p.m.. Deadline to nomi-
nate a student (graduate or
undergraduate) for inclu-
sion in Who's Who Among
Students in American Col-
leges and Universities Nom-
inees should have high grades,
contribute to the campus
commimity and the surround-
ing community, and exhibit
leadership among his or her
peers. Who's Who is the
nation's longest standing and
highly regarded honor pro-
grams. For nomination forms
and more information, contact
Katy Casserly at 5-0838 or
kcasse rly@ tmion. umd .edu.

november 25

6:30-7 p.m.. Terrapin Trail
Club Meeting Campus Recre-
ation Center, Outdoor Recre-
ation Center. The Terrapin Trail
Club is a student organization
that .sponsors various outdoor
recreational activities, such as
hiking, backpacking, camping,
moimtain biking, caving,
canoeing, rock climbing, and
kayaking. The organization is
student run; activities are open
to all registered students, facul-
ty and staff. The object is to
meet fellow outdoor enthusi-
asts and share a love for the
outdoors. For more informa-
tion, contact the TTC Officers
at (301) 2264453 or officers®
ttc.umd.edu, or visit www.ttc.
umd, edu.

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Tokyo String Quartet Creates Musical Synergy

THE CLARICE SMITH ^ ^^ J!

NEWS FROM THE CLARICE SMITH

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

FEELING THE RHYTHM WITH THE WILD ZAPPERS

'eiighting audiences
for more than 30
years, the masterftil
Tokyo String Quar-
tet takes the stage
at the Clarice Smith Ftrforming
Arts Center, Friday, Nov. 22, at 8
p.m. at the Dekelboimi Concert
Hall. Legendary pianist and Gram-
my winner Alicia dc Laroccha will
join die quartet, showcasing a per-
formance featuring Mozart's Piano
Concerto inAMajor, D.414, in
addition to works by Schubert and
Beethoven.

With its roots based in Tokyo's
Toho School of Music, the Tokyo
String Quartet began in 1969 at
the Juilliard School of Music and is
today regarded as one of the
world's premier chamber ensem-
bles. Its members include founding
member and violist Kazuhidc Iso-
mura; second violinist Kikuei
Ikeda, who joined the group in
1974; cellist Clive Greensmith, for-
merly principal cellist of London's
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,
who joined in 1 999; and iirst vio-
linist Martin Beaver, who joined
the ensemble this year.

In a July 2001 interview with
Strings Magazine, Isomura and
Ikeda reflected on their early inspi-
rations. Isomura, who first played
the violin at the age of 5, began his
love aAair with chamber music at
the Toho School, where the school's
director. Professor Hideo Saito, pro-
foundly influenced him. It was
under Saito's tutelage that Isomura
discovered the Beethoven quartets
and began to nurture his dreams
of playing quartets. According to
co-performer Ikeda, Saito stroi^y
believed that chamber music —
especially string quartet litera-
ture—was the essence of whatev-
er you played, solo or orchestra.

The group's commitment to
chamlier music is reflected in their
dedication to music education and
participation in master classes at

universities around the country.
Since 1976, the quartet has served
as quartet-in-residence at the Yale
School of Music and pariicipated
in the prestigious Norfolk Cham-
ber Music Festival in the summer.

The quartet's broad repertoire
spans classic works for string quar-
tets by Mozart, Beethoven, Schu-
bert and Mendelssohn to works by
Shostakovich, We bem, Ravel and
others. They have released more
than 30 landmark recordings,
including the complete quartets
of Beethoven, Schubert and Bar-
tok. For the last several years, the
quartet has performed on a set of
renowned Stradivari us instru-
ments played by legendary virtu-
oso Niccolo Paganini diuing the
19th century. i;

Alicia de Laroccha has per-
formed for more than 70 years,
since she made her concert debut
at the age of 6 in her native
Barcelona. She made her American
debut in 1955 with the Los Ange-
les Philharmonic, with the New^
York Philharmonic in 1965 and
went on to receive critical acclaim
for her performances and record-
ings. She continues to amaze audi-
ences with her technical artistry.

Tickets for the performances are
$2O-$40, $5 for students. For ticket
information, caU (301) 405-ARTS.

Take

They've got the beat, the rhythm, the
coolest of moves and can Hp-sync the
words, yet they've never
heard the musk. For
the Wild Zappers, an
all-male deaf dance
troupe, interpreting the
power of music comes
from within.
If you're looking for an upbeat
evening that celebrates the deaf experi-
ence, take in the Wild Zappers on
Tuesday, Nov. 19, part of the Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center's Take
Five Series held on selected Tuesdays
from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Founded by
Irvine Stewart,
the Wild
Zappers
was cre-
ated to
give
deaf
male
dancers
a chance
to dance
together and to
promote cultural
and educational aware-
ness through entertainment
within the deaf and hearing communi-
ties. It is today part of the National
Deaf Dance Theater founded in 1988.
Fred Beam, director; Warren Snipe,
assistant director; and member Ronnie
Bradley head a troupe that brings audi-
ences a powerhouse of jazz, pop, hip
hop andfiink routines.

Georgia native Beam, who lost his

hearing at the age of three, discovered a
love of dance after a dance professor's
insistence that he join a dance class
while attending the Rochester Institute
of Technology's National Technical
Institute for the Deaf Beam continued
his education, at the Tampa Technical
Institute in Florida, and hasn't stopped
dancing since. In addition to performing,
Beam is a producer, director, choreogra-
pher and sign language educator

Members of the Wild Zappers have
performed to critical acclaim in the
United States and around the tvorld,

from Harlem's Apollo Theatre
and Walt Disney
World in

Orlando, to
Gallaudet Univer-

M.- ii -.1..

sity and the Kamedy Center in
Washington, D.C. Deeply committed to
enriching professional arts for the deaf,
the Wild Zappers are actively involved
in educational dance and theatre tvork-
shops in many states.

For more information, call (301)
405-ARTS, or visit ivunv.claricesmith
center.unid.edu.

TAKE FIVE events are every other Tuesday.
Performances are informal and free!

World-Renowned Vocalists Present An Evening of Duets & Solos

They're long-time friends
and gifted world-class
vocalists. Soprano Linda
Maabs and mezzo-soprano
Delores Ziegler are joining
forces in "Bosom Buddies: An
Evening of Duets and Solos,'

For tteKet infonnadon or to
request a season brochure,
contact the Ticket Office at
301. 405. ARTS or visit www.
claricesmitlicenter. umd.edu .

Clarice Smith
PerfobmngAkts

Centerat Maryiand

part of the School of Music's
Scholarship Benefit Series, at
the Clarice Smith Performing
Arts Center, Friday, Nov 22 at 8
p.m. in the Gildenhom Recital
Hall. Maabs and Ziegler will be
accompanied by pianist John
Greer in an evening of vocal
magic.

The program will feature a
repertoire of chamber works
by Britten, Purcell, Rossini,
Mendelssohn and others, to
selections from Noel Coward's
"The Girl Who Came to Din-
ner," antl Leonard Bernstein's
"West Side Story" and "Can-
dide." Proceeds benefit schol-
arship support for students of
the School of Music.

Mabbs is recognized inter-
nationally for her perform-

ances of Mahler's "Symphony
No. 8" with symphonies
including the Royal Concert-
gebouw, Vancouver, Bilbao
and Columbus Symphonies.
She has performed recitals
worldwide and has sung with
the orchestras of Chicago,
Baltimore, St. Louis, Dallas and
Washington, D.C, collaborat-
ing with such esteemed con-
ductors as Sir Neville Mar-
riner, Mstislav Rostropovich,
Robert Shaw and Leonard
Slatkin. Her chamber music
performances have included
appearances with the
Guarneri String Quartet, the
Twentieth Century Consort
and the Smithsonian Cham-
ber Orchestra.

Geotfjia native Ziegler has

performed in the world's
greatest opera houses includ-
ing the Vienna Staatsoper,
Teatro alia Scala and the
Bastille in Paris. In America
she has sang with virtuaUy
every major U.S. opera compa-
ny including the Metropolitan
Opera, Chicago's Lyric Opera
and the San Francisco Opera.
She has made more than 20
recordings with orchestras
including the Berlin Philhar-
monic, the Philadelpliia
Orchestra and the Atlanta Sym-
phony and was also featured
in the PBS television special,
"Pavarotti, Plus! Live from Lin-
coln Center."

An honored music graduate
of the University of Manitoba
and the University of South-

em California, John Greer is
an active vocal coach, accom-
panist, conductor, arranger
and composer and is heard
throughout Canada and
abroad. As a visiting faculty
member of the University of
Toronto's opera division,
Greer has conducted numer-
ous operas there, as well as
works for Victoria's Opera Pic-
cola, Ottawa's Opera Lyra and
the Toronto Gilbert and Sulli-
van Society. Greer is a profes-
sor and member of the Col-
laborative Piano Faculty at the
School of Music.

Tickets for an Evening of
Duets and Solos are $20 and
$5 for students. For more
information, call (301) 405-
ARTS.

NOVEMBER 19, 2002

Fellows Share Love of Science, Engineering with Children

Poverty

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care, transportation, food security,
family support information, and
mental and physical heath support
information. For three years after
the study started, until 2003, the
researchers will interview the
same fomllies to track their welt
being over time.

The criteria for the lamilies in
the study were that they had to be
low income, measured by tJieir
need for food stamps and their
dependency on the Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants and Children CWIC). Also,
there had to be a child in the
home under the age of 12 because
child care issues were important
in the study.

The intent of the research is to
provide current information to citi-
zens, public policy makers and
program directors ai a basis for
decision making about the well-
being of these families.

According to the study, many
mothers arc working two or three
jobs. Despite this, they live at or
below the poverty level. There
were 15 sources of public assis-
tance used by the various femilies.
School lunch, food stamps and the
WIC program topped the list.

For assistance, most of the peo-
ple in the study turn to their fami-
lies fi^^khtlH^^e co'mihunity.
However, even with programs
such as these, 43 percent of the
Maryland families in the study
were food insecure — lacking the
ability to access at aU times
enough food to meet the nutrition-
al requirements of a healthy life.
This figure is based in a standard-
ized USDA food insecurity scale.

Wiffitoiit pmjsa nutrflStfo, it is
difficult to maintain good heath,
says Braun. The study showed that
mothers reported having five
health problems while their part-
ners and children had three. Half
the mothers show depressive
symptoms, which is well beyond
the numbers found in the general
popufation. The most significant
finding was, "the reladonship
between the adequacy of food and
mental and physical health of the
families," Braun said. The more food
itisccure families are, the more de-
pressed they are and that is critical
to their performance as employees.

Other than Maryland, other
states in the study include: Califor-
nia, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, Mimiesota, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Ore-
gon and Wyoming.

There is constant contact
between the researchers to ensure
there is consistency acroK the
board in terras of their research
methods and the questions that
are asked. The specifics of the
study are discussed on a regular
basis.

As a result of the study, acdons
are being taken. Findings are
shared with Congress and other
organizations. People in the com-
munities where the studies are tak-
ing place are asking for details
about the study and what can be
done to help their families.

— Jenni Chew,
jumor, journalism

The Materials Research Sci-
ence and Engineering
Center (MRSEQ is sending
Maryland math, science and
engineering students back to
high school. Through its Grad-
uate Teaching Fellows in K-12
Education Program (GK-12),
graduate and advanced under-
graduate students arc going to
public schools to give demon-
strations designed to get kids
excited about science.

The Maryland program is
one of several GK-12 programs
funded by the National Sci-
ence Foundation (NSF) in its
effort to stimulate interest in
science and technology in
American public schools.
Refining the commimicadon
and teaching skills of college
students is anotlter part of the
program's mission. Last year
the Maryland program sent its
first batch of fellows to schools
in Montgomery and Prince
George's counties.

"I wanted to start in the
backyard of the university. I
really wanted to start with our
commimity," says Donna Ham-
mer, MRSEC assistant director

GK-12 recruits juniors, sen-
iors and graduate students
studying mathemaUcs, physics,
chemistry and engineering.
Students submit applications
with recommendadons from
their advisors. The fellowship
is for an academic year and
provides a compctidve stipend
and tuidon remission.

Fellows spend 20 hours per
week planning, developing
and presenting classroom
demonstrations. Hammer says
fellows usually divide their
time evenly between planning
and the classroom. They also
attend a weekly seminar to
brainstorm presenution ideas
and receive pointers and feed-
back on their technique. To
help them manage the demands
of course and fellowship worif ,
Hammer says she tries to pair
fellows — an undergraduate
with a graduate student.

PHOTO COURTESY OF LVNDA GREeH

The current class of fellows are: Front row (I to r): Anita Bhushan, David Saranchak, IVIarcia Golub, Violeta
Prieto-Gortcfieva, Lynda Graen (coordinator). Back row (I to r): Jimmy McErlain, Kevin McCarthy, Chris
Fleming, Corey Gonzalez, Sid Muthtah, Jeff Simpson,

"They're all taking classes
and doing all these other
things; there needs to be a bal-
ance," she says.

In choosing fellows, Hammer
says a certain level of subject
mastery and interest in teach-
ing is sought. She says former
teaching experience does not
weigh heavily in the decision.

"Some of the fellows who
have vdry little background [in
education] , who weren't
tutors or had teaching experi-
ence, turn out to be wonderful
in the classroom," she says.

Fellows keep a journal, a
portfolio of their work and a
calendar to help MRSEC in the
evaluation process; Hammer
says evaluation is a difficult,
highly subjective process
because fellows do not test
the students' knowledge of the
presented material." [The fel-
lows] are there to augment
the teachers, enhance the pro-
gram and support what's
already there," says Hammer.

As part of the evaluation
process she sends Lynda

Gift from Unlikely Donor Awarded

A university can nomi-
nate only one student
for a major national
schotarship from the Jack
Kent Cooke Foundation.

Raymond L Flandez, a jun-
ior journalism major, Is Mary-
land's one, and one of 79
undergraduates nationwide to
receive a scholarship that will
cover alt tuition, room and
board up to $30,000 a year.
The awards go to juniors and
seniors at four-year colfeges
and to students transferring
from community colleges.

Flandez, of West Orange,
N.J., Is in Annapolis this
semester as a statehouse cor-
respondent for the college's
Capital News Service public
affairs reporting program. He
spent last summer as an
Intern business reporter at

The Tennessean in Nashville
and has served as editor in
chief of The Public Asian, a
campus newspaper.

"Raymund nurtures his
curiosity," said Greig Stew-
art, associate dean of the
Philip Merrill College of Jour-
nalism. 'As he recently
explained to rne, a career in
journalism allows hirn to be a
life-long learner. Each story
he reports and writes pro-
vides him the opportunity to
learn about history, people,
their lives and experiences."

Flandez plans to graduate
in May 2004. The Cooke
scholarship wilt cover both
his junior and senior years.
The foundation was endowed
by Jack Kent Cooke, the
owner of the Washington
Redskins, who died in 1997.

Green, coordinator of GK-12,
to observe the fcUow in the
classroom, get student feed-
back, and give the teachers
written evaluation forms.
Green says it's all to help the
fellow refine his or her presen-
tation style and to see if the
kids understand the material.

"The main thing is for the
students in elementary and
high school to have an appre-
ciation for science... and I feel
it's my job to make the fellows
spark that appreciation," says
Green.

Anita Bhushan, a second
year master's student in elec-
trioal engineering, had an
unusual journey to her eighth
grade class at Ernest Everett
Just Middle School in Prince
George's County. As a Univer-
siry of Virginia undergraduate
she studied French literature
for two years before switching
to engineering. She says she
had always done well in math
and science classes, but didn't
realize the material moved her
until she got to college. This is
her first year as a fellow and she
says the most rewarding aspect
of the program is nurturing a
love of math science in kids.

"It really distresses me that
so many young people are
afraid of and deficient in. . .
science and math, and don't
even consider pursuing pro-
fessions like [electrical engi-
neering] . I approach science,
math and engineering with
the idea that if I can do it, any-
one can," she says.

Bhushan and her partner
Kevin McCarthy, a materials
science and engineering mas-
ter's candidate, have designed
a series of demonstrations
introducing aeronautics to the
class and have given a demon-
stration on aerodynamics.
Future demonstrations will
introduce Newton's third law
of mechanics and Bernoulli's
principle of fluid flow. The
curriculum will conclude with
the students applying what
they've learned in designing
simple paper airplanes and
then tackling more complicat-

ed designs.

Bhushan has enjoyed her
experience and is planning to
change her graduation date to
continue with the program.

"I have been extraordinarily
pleased with the program, and
am even going to postpone my
graduation from this Decem-
ber to next May so that I may
work with it one more semes-
ter," she says.

In its second year of a thrce*> ^
year renewable grant, GK-1 2
recently added a high school
in Howard County to the Est
of participating schools. "When
she was trying to get schools .^^
involved at the program's 'T
inception. Hammer says it
wasn't easy.

"There was no network in
place. I went to the school
and I knocked on the door,"
she says.

Through meeting with prin-
cipals, teachers and county
officials. Hammer got schools
in Prince George's and Mont-
gomery Counties involved.
She says she believes her rc>le
in this process was to get peo-
ple excited about the
resources she had available at
the university.

"1 sec [GK-12] as us acting
as a Eaison between the uni-
versity, with all its resources,
and the K-12 schools," she says.

Hanmier says there are
many intangible benefits in
addition to the stipend and
tuition remission for the grad-
uate fellows going into the
classrooms.

"When you coimect w^ith
kids, there is just something
you cannot really explain. ..it's
in your heart," she says. "You say
'OK, I made it. I got through!'"

GK-12 is currentiy accept-
ing applications for Spring
2003, Graduate students and
junior and senior imdergradu-
ates in the sciences, mathe-
matics or engineering with an
interest in teaching are
encouraged to apply. For more
information, contact Lynda
Green at (301) 405^349 or
visit http://mrsec.umd.edu/ .qi
GK-12/GK-12.htinl. ilti

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Ritter: War is Not the Answer

Continued from page 1

found to be noo-compliant, right-
fully so or not, sanctions will be
maintained.

"It is the United States and the
United States alone that has said
from the very beginning 'we don't
give a damn for international law,
we want Saddam gone or we are
going to contain him through the
vehicle of economic sanctions
until which time he is removed
from power,'" said Ritter

People expected Saddam Hus-
sein to be out of power within six
months after Desert Storm. How-
ever, he was not. So the United
States used "containment" to keep
him under control, said RJtcer.
Containment is the government
stalling until what really needs to
be done can be figured out, he
said.

The elected representatives real-
ize that there is a policy failure
that results not only in the deaths
of hundreds of thousands of inno-
cent Iraqis, but the potential
deaths of thousands of Americans.
But, Rjtter said, they are not doing
anything about it because they are
scared the American people are
not going to re-elect them.

Congress voted to abandon the
system of checks and balances and
allow President George Bush (and
Bush alone) war power. We are not
a democracy anymore when it
comes to Iraq, we arc a 'dictator-
ship of one," Ritter said.

Americans do not understand
what wsr is, Ritter said, this gener-
ation thinks it's "like a Nintendo
game."

Ritter stressed that war is real.
He wants people to think long and
hard about the consequences of
sending people to war. He wants
people to realize there will be
causalities on both sides,

"The only reason to go to war
against Iraq, ladies and gendemen,
is if Iraq presented a threat to the
United Sates, worthy of war," Ritter

said. Throughout his speech, Ritter
made clear that there was no
threat. Instead, America seemed to
almost want to pick a figlit. There
were times when America ignored
that Iraq was willing to comply
and publicized that they were
resisting and needed to be dealt
with.

Ritter, who was in the Marine
Corps, has obviously not always
been against war. He believes
there are times that call for war, he
just said this is not one of them.

"Marines don't kill kids," Ritter
said after giving the example that
if a Marine was given an order to
shoot kids (even if it was an order
that was intended to make Saddam
Hussein cooperate, the Marines
would not fire on children.)

However, Ritter added," [but] we
do kill kids. We just don't shoot
them; we starve them to death,
make them die of treatable dis-
eases, Tve let them waste away,
silendy, over there, beyond the
range of the TV camera, beyond
the range of American heart-
strings."

The deaths of these children are
a "collective responsibility," Ritter
said. "We are the goverrmient, what
are we doing to hold our elective
representatives responsible?"

Bush said that Iraq has weapons
of mass destruction : chernjcal ■-j\ i > n
weapons, biological weapons,
nuclear weapons and long range
ballistic missiles. He says we are
going to lead a coalition to go to
Iraq and disarm them by force.
"Well, Mr, President," said Ritter,
"why don't you just call it what it.
is? War." ■"■■ Tjfn|t

Disarming Iraq is not the
answer, Ritter said. Optimally, it
would take two years to deter-
mine the seriousness of the
weapons inside of Iraq and Bush
wants it done in two months,

— Jenni Chew,
jutiior. journalism

: Students first

Cotilinued from page 1

PHOTO BY HONETTE AUST(N BAILEV

Chancellor Wiliiam KIrwan delivered the morning keynote
address at the Success 2002 conference last week.

and ultimately the workforce affects the nation's future
economic weUfjeing and global competitiveness. Diver;
ifiity won't be a goal, he said, it would soon be a reality,
especially among those of college age.

"Unless things change, we will have greater numbers
of African Americans and Latinos unprepared for col-
lege," he said.

Kirwan pointed out several examples of how educa-
tional disparities affect the success of students, includ-
ing several reports on the reduction of need-based finan-
cial aid-and Georgia's HOPE scholarship program that is
funded for the most part by lottery money coming from
those in the state's lowest income level.

University faculty, staff and administrators should
focus on the value diversity adds to each student's edu-
cational experience, said Kirwan, especially those
who've lived mainly in a homogenous "cultural orbit "

"Our diversity is our strength and our differences can
be the essence of our excellence," said Kirwan.

Library- *'Exciting" Tool Created With and For Children

Continued fivm page 1

fessor in the College of bifbrma-
don Studies and its Institute for
Advanced Computer Studies.

Druin and her unique tech-
nology design team created the
graphic search mterface tools
and iimo\^tive book readers
that the new digital library's
young visitors will use. Since
1998, this team has included
children as equal technology
design partners with feculty
and student researchers in the
university's Human<;omputer
Intetaction Lab.

"Children should construct
their own paths to knowledge,
and computer tools should
support, and be a product of,
children's worif as builders,
designers and researchers,"
Dniin said. "Through the cre-
ation of the International Chil-
dren 's Digital library we want
to expand access to world liter-
ature, white also pushmg devel-
opment of better software for
children's digital libraries and

helping to change the para-
digm of how software for chil-
dren is developed."

The library is being built
principally by the university
and by Internet Archive, the
largest library of the Internet.
The Library of Congress and
the American Library Associa-
tion are also participants. The
National Science Foundation
(NSF) provides primary fund-
ing, with added suppon from
the Institute of Museimi and
library Services, the KahJe/
Austin Foundadon, Adobe Sys-
tems Inc. and the Markle Foun-
dation.

Principal investigator Druin
is joined on the project by co-
principals Ann Carlson Weeks,
professor of practice in the
College of Information Studies,
and Benjamin Bederson, direc-
tor of the Human-Computer
Interaction Lab.

"This is the bcgirming of a
long-term project to provide

children aroimd the world with
access to literature from differ-
ent cultures in a way that is
intuidve and accessible," said
Jane White, director of the new
library. "This collaborative
effort by government, commer-
cial, academic and non-profit
organizations will change the
way children learn about other
cultures and strengthen
libraries worldwide."

Maryland's work on the new
library is an outgrowth of earli-
er NSF-supported research by
Druin and her team into the
unique needs of children in
digital library environments.
For that precursor project, the
Maryland team worked with
elementary school teachers
and children aged 5-10 from
Yorktown Elementary School
in Bowie. Together, they con-
sidered the luiique ways that
children access, explore and
organize digital learning mate-
rials. One of the results of their

work that has been applied to
the design of the library is the
finding that children under the
age of 9 do much better with a
visually based computer inter-
face than with one that relies
on text.

Other products produced
by Drain's Intergenerational
Design Team include story-
telling robots, collaborative
zooming software for author-
ing stories and kits for design-
hig room-size storytelling envi-
ronments. One of the team's
other current projects is "Class-
room of the Future," a five-year
NSF-fimded project to foster
innovation m the development
and use of new educational
technologies. Druin and other
members of her design team,
including its 1 1 children ages 7
to 11, will demonstrate the
interface they designed for the
new International Children's
Digital Library during the kick-
off at the Library of Congress.

Notable

Michael Olmert, a lecturer in the
English Department, who won
an Emmy Award last year, has
won a second Award this year.
The show was called "Walking
with Prehistoric Beasts," a tliree-
hour special that was broadcast
last December on the Discovery
Channel and which turned out
to be the third-most-watched
program in Discovery history. It
was a BBC/Discovery co-pro-
duction. Olmert received his
statuette for co-writing, with
Jasper James and Kate Bartlett
of the BBC.

Harrist Prausr, distinguished
imiversity professor of sociolo-
gy, has been elected a fellow of
the American Association for
the Advancement of Science.
She is one of oniy seven new
fellows in the social, economics
and political sciences section.

Dining Jfifyicc^ 'S'^Pfltfy Pf9^ —n
moted several employees: Curtis
Lockarmsn was promoted to
food service specialist of central
stores; Mallssa Banjamin
became unit adminstrator of
Hillel; Taresa Dya was promoted
to business service specialist;
Joseph Undae was promoted to
operations manager bi mainte-
nance; Twrence Panv Vfas ps^w
moted to cook; Virginia
Alburquaqua became a class HI
account cletic; and Pam Maoro
was promoted to food court
administrator.

IRIS welcomes a few new faces:

John Andrew Bonama is the
chief of party for IRIS's Bosnia-
Herzegovir^ Administrative Law
Project. Boname comes to IRIS
from the United Nations Mis-
sion in Bosnia-Herzegovina
(UNMEBH) where he wbs the
Special Projects/Strategic Plan-
ning Officer for the Criminal
Jusdcc Advisory Unit.

Alice Thomas is the deputy
chief of party for IRIS's Bosnia-
Herzegovina Administtadve Law
Project. Thomas is a lawyer
with 10 years' experience woric-
hig in both the public and pri-
vate sectore. She designed and
implemented a project to
enhance the implementation of
recently enacted freedom of
information legislation among
mimicipalities for USAID's Mis-
sion to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Lori Hill is events planner for
die PPC IDEAS project. Hill is a
graduate of the University of
Maryland's Robert H, Smith
School of Business and the
Event Management Program at
The George Washington Univer-
sity. She previously served as
the university Alumni Associa-
tion's director of alimuii special
events.

NOVEMBER 19, 2002

Book Bag

Welcome to Outlook's newest feature, Book Bag, Every
third issue of tlie month, we'll feature new works by
faculty and staff. Here is this month's offering:

"Images & Empires:
VisualitY in Colonial and
Postcolonial Africa'

Paul S. Landau,
Department of History, and
Deborah D. Kaspin, inde-
pendent scholar

(University of Califorrtia
Press, 2002)

Summary; Visual images
in colonized Africa — car-
toons, cinema, tombstones,
photographs and body art -
as modes by which people
{misjcommunicated with
each other

'Leadership the Eleanor
Rooseveft Way"

Robin Gerber, senior
scholar. Academy of
Leadership

(Penguin-Putnam,
October 2002)

Summary; This engaging
book draws critical lessons
from the remarkable life
and leadership legacy of
Eleanor Roosevelt,

'Constructing Clinton:
Hyperreaiity and
Presidential Image-
Making in Postmodern
Politics"

Shawn J, Party-GflfeS,'^^
assistant professor,
Department of Communi-
cation, affiliate assistant
professor of Women's
Studies; director, Center for
Political Communication &
Civic Leadership and Trevor
Parry-Giles, assistant pro-
fessor, Department of
Communication, affiliate
faculty member. Center for
Political Communication &
Civic Leadership

(Peter Lang, April 2002)
Summary; Constructing
Clinton examines compe-
ting images of President Bill
Clinton occurring in politi-
cal, fictional and journalistic
texts.

'Acoustic
Communications, Vol. 16"

Arthur N. Popper,
Department of Biology, and
Richard R, Fay, Loyola
University of Chicago
(Springer-Verlag, 2003)
Summary: A strong
emphasis is placed on the
neuroethological basis for
acoustic communication in
a wide range of species.

"Breach of Faith: A Crisis
of Coverage in the Age of
Corporate Journalism"

Gene Roberts and
Thomas Kunkel, Philip
Merrill College of
Journalism

(University of Arkansas
Press, 2002)

Summary: An attempt to
document the impact of a
profit-driven mindset on
good journalism,

'The Friendship Factor"

Kenneth H. Rubin,
Department of Human
Development

(hardcover release,
Viking, April 2002; paper-
back release, Penquin, June
2003)

Summary: A book to help
parents, teachers and pro-
fessionals understand and
guide children's social and
emotional intelligence.

To submit your book to Book Bag, send an e-mail In the above
format to outlook@accmati.umd,edu. Cover images can be
accepted as scanned jpeg files, which can be sent to cmitchel@
accfflail.umd,edu. The next Book Bag will appear Dec. 17.

Sadat Lecture: Annan Pushes Land for Peace

Continued from page 1

went to Jerusalem and declared,
directly to the Israeli parliament
and people, that we welcome you
among us with full security and
safety.'"

It is this kind of openness and
trust the secretary-general said is
necessary for a peaceful resolution
between Israelis and Palestinians.
"Land for peace" was the term he
used to describe the process.

"The only way to settle titis con-
flict remains the solution envi-
sioned by the United Nations Secu-
rity Council, and indeed by Anwar
Sadat in that historic speech to the
Knesset 25 years ago: two states,
Israel and Palestine, living side by
side within secure and recognized
borders."

Protestors representing both
sides of the conflict demonstrated
quietly outside Cole Field House.
Others inside wore flags or arm-
bands representing their countries
and causes.

Annan was even-handed in his
remarks concerning how Israel
and Palestine are affected by the
region's civil unrest. He talked of
the "horrible toll of civilian life"
Israelis suffered during terrorist
attacks and the more than one mil-
lion Palestinians living below the
poverty' line because of "draconian
security measures." He said,"the
majority of Palestinians accept the
continued existence of Israel, and
are ready to live alongside it in
their own state. And the majority
of Israelis accept that peace
requires the establishment of a
Palestinian state in nearly all of the
territory' occupied in 1967." But a
lack of trust prevents this from
happening, he said.

"And without that trust, the
hope of peace becomes hard to
sustain."

He went on to say that without
a clear promise of an end and visi-
ble political progress, "neither side
is likely to summon the will to
take the risks that each must take
. . .to improve the security and liv-
ing conditions of the other. That is
why we say that the process must
be hope-driven as well as perform-
ance-driven."

It is this belief in hope as an
impetus for change that President
Sadat practiced, said Annan, and it
is his example all parties should
follow. The international commu-
nity is ready to help, he said, but
can only do so for those willing to
receive it. "True leadership" is
needed, said Aiman." Let us pray
they find it before it is too late."

After his speech, Annan

The first four Sadat Lec-
tures for Peace were
delivered by Israeli Presi-
dent Ezer Weizman (1997), for-
mer President Jimmy Carter
(1998), former Secy, of State
Henry Kissinger (2000) and
South African President Nelson
Mandela (2001). U.N. Secretary-
General Kofi Annan's speech can
be heard and seen at www.dis-
covery.umd,edu/sadat_!ecture.
Also, the text of his speech and
the event program are available.

PHOTOS 8V CYNTMI* MITCHEL

Top; President Dan Mote applauds after U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan
received his honorary doctorate of public service. Universitv Marshal Ralph
Bennett, in back, placed the academic collar on Annan. Above: Annan receives
from Shibley Telhami "First Stone," the first-place vuinner in sculpture of the
Sadat Art for Peace competition. The work is by Marilee Schumann.

announced the winners of the
Sadat Essay for Peace Competition,
which is open to all state high
school students. He was followed
by Telhami who presented Annan
with the works of the first place
winners in the Sadat Art for Peace
competition sponsored in part by
the art department. First prize in
sculpture was won by Marilee
Schumann for her work "First
Stone ."Second prize in sculpture
went to Jin-Nefer-Lee for "War's
Bounty." First prize for work on

paper went to Ruth Bowler for
"Overlap" and second went to Jef-
ferson Finder for "Peaceable King-
dom."

Earlier in the program, Annan
was awarded a Maryland Distin-
guished Citizen Award from Gov.
Parris Glendening and later
received an honorary doctorate of
public service. Annan joked that
after experiencing Maryland's gen-
erousity, he would come back
every month.

OUTLOOK

Creating Foods to Improve Health

Iqbal Hamza hopes
tliat one day his
work will lead to
treatments for dis-
ease that include "nutra-
ccuticals"— food that
has been genetically
developed to improve
health.

Hamza, who recently
joined the Department
of Animal and Avian Sci-
ences, is studying cop-
per and iron deficiency.
Several weeks ago the
United Nations listed
dietary iron deficiency
among tlie world's top
10 preventable health
risks.

"The two major nutri- |qt,ai
tional problems in the
world are vitamin A deficien-
cy and iron deficiency, espe-
cially in developing coun-
tries," said Hamza. "Even in the
United States, iron deficiency
is a huge problem. Although
iron is one of the most abun-
dant metals in the Earth's
crust, it does not get absorbed
in the intestines because it
competes with other metals."

Hamza, who has previously
researched how human cells
handle copper, will be study-
ing how iron is absorbed by
the human body. "We don't
know how iron is transported
^to the intestine."

Iron contained in hemoglo-
bin — heme-iron— is a major
dietary source of the metal
and comes primarily from red
meat. Hamza explained that in
tf^e typical western diet about
one-third of the iron we eat
comes from heme-iron; how-
ever, two-thirds of the iron
our bodies are able to absorb

PHOTO BY MONETTE AUSTIN SAHEV

Hamza

is from heme-iron. Hamza said
this indicates that Iron from
red meat is more easily
absorbed than from other
sources. This might seem like
bad news to vegetarians, but
Hamza's research may lead to
vegetables with iron that is
easier for our bodies to
absorb and therefore help
people that don't get enough
iron in their diets.

Hamza plans to find tlie
gene responsible for the pro-
tein tliat transports heme-iron
in mutants of Caenorhabditis
elegans, a microscopic worm
that has about 74 percent of '
all himian genes. Researchers
use the worm for rapid genet-
ic screening, because thou-
sands of them can be studied
at once. The tiny worms are
also inexpensive and easy to
work with. It would be Jp;-

impractical to keep the same
number of mice.

When the gene encoding

the protein that trans-
ports iron is found, it
may be possible to
develop more effect
treatments for anemia
caused by improper
functioning of the gene.
It may also be possible
to genetically engineer
vegetables that give us
more iron.

Previous work by
Hamza and other
researchers at Washing-
ton University School of
Medicine in St. Louis has
shed light on how cells
transport copper The
research show^ed that
copper is vital to early
development of fetuses
and helped explain what
happens at a molecular level
to patients suffering from Wil-
son's disease and Menkes dis-
ease. Patients suffering from
these diseases do not metabo-
lize copper correctly. Faulty
copper metabolism has been
implicated in other diseases
such as Alzheimer's, Paricin-
son's Lou Gehrig's and Prion
or mad cow disease,
"Dr. Hamza's work is a terrific
illustration of the modern
trend in cell biology toward
integrated approaches at all
levels, from molecule to man,"
said Jason Kahn in the Depart-
ment of Chemistry and Bio-
chemistry. "He will be a val-
ued member of the UMCP
cell biology community."
Hamza will be teaching
genetics in the spring of 2004
and hopes to inspire the next
generation of cell biology
researchers. ^ '

— Stephen Mather,
— , journalism

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Dear University of Maryland Faculty and Staff,

What an exciting time to be a part of such a
wonderful University and athletic department.
I am honored to be the new head women's
basketball coach here and am looking forward
to the beginning of a new era with our team.
With an entirely new staff and a lot of new-
comers to our team, we are all working many
hours to get the word out on the street that
this University is one of the best in the coun-
try. There is no better time to be a Terrapin
than the pre sent I

We have been practicing for almost 8
month in the #1 facility in the country, the
Comcast Center. If you haven't had the
chance to see this magnificent building, we
hope you'll be out soon to see it for yourself
first hand. We have been bringing potential
student-athletes in all summer and they have
been very impressed with our new facility.
With the great success that Coach Williams
and the men's team have had and a state-of-
the art facility, it's no wonder that everyone
wants to be a part of this excitement. I person-
ally want to invite all of you to come and see a
game. We would love to have you come be a
part of our women's basketball program as it
starts to take off.

This season's team will feature three sen-
iors: Renneika Razor, Terri Daniels and Brie
Jackson. These three young ladies have
worked very hard over the past three years
and plan on making this one their best yet.
To go along with those three seniors, we have

juniors Crystal Washington and Vicki Brick;
sophomore Anesia Smith; and five newcom-
ers: freshmen Chrissy Fisher, Angel Ross,
Charmaine Carr and Vanessa Ruffin, and one
junior college transfer, Delvona Oliver. This
group of young tadies has been putting great
effort out every day at practice and can't wait
to get the season under way. In addition, we
have a very tough non-conference schedule
with road games at Penn State and Miami, Fl,
We will be playing the likes of Virginia Tech,
Rhode Island, Rider and Richmond in the
Comcast Center. Come see these young ladies
in action and show them that great Terrapin
pride.

1 am excited to be apart of this great Mary-
land tradition and can't wait to see everyone
at the various athletic events. Thanks for
being such an important part of our program.
We look forward to seeing you this season in
the Comcast Center.

Brenda Frese

Head Women's Sasketball Coach

P,S. Faculty and staff can receive four free tick-
ets per ID for the Loyola game on Fri, tiov. 22,
opening night for bur women's hoops team.

When a Turtle is More than a Tbrtle

Conservationist Talks About Preserving Testudo

"Never call a terrapin a turtle,"
said Harry Hasslinger, a 1933 Uni-
versity of Maryland graduate and
the last surviving member of the
committee that helped to finance
and donate the bronze repUca of
the school mascot that now sits
in front of McKeldin Library.

Hasslinger, along with four
classmates, gathered on Nov. 7, at
Hornbake Library for the library's
fourth showcase event~''Con-
serving Testudo"— where conser-
vator Cathy Hawks discussed her
analysis and treatment of the '
original Testudo, the diamond-
back terrapin that served as a
model for the bronze statue
donated by the Class of
1933.

Charles Lowry, dean of
libraries, opened the dis-
cussion by thanking the
alumni tot their contribu-
tions. . " -f

Hawks, who has 20
years of experience in
natural history conserva-
tion, said her goal with
any project she works on
is to extend the life of a
specimen, but sdll allow-
ing it to serve its viewing
and research purposes.

"1 can't say our efforts
have outwitted time, but
we greatly enhanced
potential for future view-
ing," Haw^ks said.

Concerned about the condi-
tion of the once-hving Testudo,
AnneT\irkos, university archivist,
and Yvonne Carignan, head of the
university preservation depart-
ment, hired Hawks in 1999 to
_help preserve the 69-year-old ter-
tapin.

Hawks said she had many
things to consider before treating
the specimen, including identifi-
cation of the species, the damage
Testudo sustained in life and after
the original taxidermy, and the
need for long-term care.

As a surprise to many, the uni-
versity's Testudo is actually a
female. Hawks said. Testudo is of
the genljs Malaclemys, a species
native to Maryland's western and
eastern shores. This specimen
was collected in Crisfield, Md.
around 1933.

Hawks explained she did not
want to interfere with any dam-
age sustained during either Testu-
do's life or the original taxidermy.
Instead, she said she only treated
the damage to Testudo that had
occurred over the years after the
original taxidermy The treatment
included cleaning, repairing dam-
age and long-term care and pro-
tection.

Dust engrained in the terrapin's
skin, feet and shell were cleaned
with a HEPA low-suction vacutmi,
a soft brush, lint-free wipes and
95 percent undenatured ethanol
swabs. A small void in the left
side of the head and large cracks
caused by himiidity and handling
were repaired using plaster and a
synthetic cellulose gel. Acrylic
paints were used for tinting and
color repairs on the shell.

While Hawks said the actual
repairs were "fairly easy," she said
the hardest part was dealing with

Testudo "s long-term protection.
Small Corp., a company specializ-
ing in conservation display cases,
was hired to design a cus-
tomized, sealed display case for
the mascot.

"Rirkos and Hawks chose the
aluminum display case together.
Its design allows it to maintain a
constant 55 percent humidity
level and accommodate changes
in barometric pressure. The dis-
play case also has security fea-
tures.

After the slide show presenta-
tion on the conservation project,
' the event turned to honor the
five members of the Class of

m^^^t

1933. When l\irkos asked the
panel to discuss with the audi-
ence the experiences they had at
the university in 1933, the discus-
sion became light-hearted and
friendly as tlic five reminisced
about their own life at the imiver-
sity. It was extremely, import^t
to have the Class of 1933 in
attendance at the event to recog-
nize their contributions, said
"nifkos.

In 1932, football coach Harry
'Curley" Byrd recommended that
the diamond back terrapin be the
university mascot. Before, athletic
teams at Maryland were called
the Old Liners. Student Govern-
ment Association President Ralph
L Williams suggested the Class of
1933 donate a bronze replica of
Testudo as a graduation gift. The
class raised money for the sculp-
ture by holding its senior prom
on campus instead of at a ritzy
hotel and by saving money from
the school yearbook, the Reveille.
The 300-pound Testudo was
unveiled to the university on May
23, 1933, where it sat in ftnntof
Ritchie Coliseum.

After numerous rival imiversi-
ties' pranks, the bronze Testudo
was filled with cement and relo-
cated to the front of McKeldin
Library overlooking the mall.
Today, the school mascot is con-
sidered a symbol of good luck.
Students often rub the statue's
nose when walking past and
leave "peace offerings" during
exam times.

Testudo will be on display
beginning in January in the
exhibit "Treasures of Special Col-
lections" in the Hornbake Library
Exhibition Gallery.

— Meglian Hirst,
junior, journalism

8

NOVEMBER 19, 2002

Crisp, Sunny Days of Autumn

PHOTO Sy CVNTHIA MITCMEL

hose fortunate enough to have the time enjoyed a beautiful, warm November day on McKeldin Mall last
m Thursday. After a rainy month that made significant headway in reducing our region s drought, the clear blue
-M^ sky and sunshine were a welcome sight.

T^

Postw Contest

The University of Maryland
Research Facility Security Com-
mittee announces a contest for
design of posters incorporating
laboratory security tips, which
will be used to prt^mote labora-
tocy security on campus. Sam-
ple security tips that might be
used include:

• Keep the laboratory locked
when unoccupied

• Do not prop exterior doors

• Report all losses immediately

• Keep keys and access cards
in your possession

The contest is open to Uni-
versity of Maryland faculty, staff
and students. Submit entries as
.pdf or .jpeg files, 3 MB or
smaller, to safety ©accmail.umd.
edu before Dec. 15. Winners
will be announced Jan. 1 5. First
prize: $ 100, runners up: $50.
Entries become the property of
the committee.

GIS Day OiMn House

McKeldin Library and the
Geography Department will
each host a GIS CGcographic
Information System) Day 20O2
open house as part of a global
event that celebrates GIS, ao
evoling technology that uses
geography to change the world.
GIS Day is a grass roots event
aimed at making people aware
of GIS applications and their
important contributions to the
fields of science, technology,
business, information and the
hiunanities. The following are
the scheduled activities:

• 10 a.m.-l p.m., Govern-
ment Documents and Maps
room fourth floor McKeldin
Library

• 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Geography
Department, 1 124 LeFrak Hall

For more information about
McKeldin Library activities,
contact Kathy Stroud at (301)
405-9167 or kstroud@wam.
umd.edu. For more information
about the Geography Depart-

ment's activities, contact
Jochen Albrecht at (301) 405-
8541 orjochen@umd.edu.

Teddy Bear Drive

For the past twelve years, the
Department of Dining Services
has participated in the Bormie
Johns Children's FuhtlTed^
Bear Drive. Last year Dining Ser-
vices collected over 1 ,000 new
teddy bears of the 1,400 bears
donated from the imiversity.
Joann Mouzon is the chairper-
son for Dining Services bear
drive, Mouzon encourages all
Dining Services employees to
donate at least one bear to help
build the teddy bear tree in the
lobby of the Greenbelt Mar-
riott. The teddy bear tree will
be on display beginning Nov.
23. These bears are then donat-
ed to the Bonnie Johns Chil-
dren's Fund and are given to
children entering homeless
shelters, foster care or other at-
risk youth programs through-
out the entire year.

Teddy bear donations will be
accepted through Nov. 21.
Teddy bears donated afterward
wiil still make their way to the
Bonnie Johns Children's Fund.
Anyone interested in participat-
ing, may bring new teddy bears
to 1 150 South Campus Dining
Hall, Monday throi^ Friday, 9
a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, con-
tact Jennifer Pfciffer at (301)
314-8042 or Pfeiffer®dining.
umd.edu.

Breakfast wtHh Santa

Have you been naughty or
nice? Let Santa know at our
annual Breakfast with Santa at
the University of Maryland Golf
Course on Sunday, Dec. 8. Bring
your camera and enjoy a break-
fest buffet featuring French
toast with maple syrup, hash
browns, Moo Moos Breaker
Bake and Santa's favorite: hot
chocolate.

The cost is $ 10.95 per person
for university Golf Club mem-
bers and their guests; $8.25 for
feculty and staff; $4.25 for chil-
dren 6 to 14; and $1.99 for chil-
dren 1 to 5. Tax and gratuity is
not included. Two seatings are
available: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Reservations are required; call

(301) 314-6631.
:ui[f , ... T-- I

The School of Music is giving
concerts throughout Nov. All
events are held in the Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center at
Maryland and unless noted oth-
erwise, are free.

• Wednesday, Nov. 20, 8 p.m.,
Virtuoso Brass: University of
Maryland Brass Ensemble at
Dekelboum Concert Hall The
ensemble will be playing music
spanning the Renaissance, 20th
century and Big Band Jazz. Fea-
turing guest percussionists and
hosted by Milton Stevens, prin-
cipal trombonist of the Nation-
al Symphony Orchestra.

• Thursday Nov 21,7:30
p.m., University of Maryland
African Drum Orchestra at
Dekelboum Concert Hall. Diali
Djimo Kouyate leads this
ensemble of the School of
Music's Ethnomusicology pro-
gram, showcasing the popular
West African djcmbc drum.

• Thursday, Nov. 21,8 p.m..
An Evening in Fritz Kretsler's
Vienna at Gildenhom Recital
Hall. Outstanding students of
the School of Music celebrate
the art and genius of the great
violin master, Fritz Kreisler,
with performances of his most
charming arrangements, tran-
scriptions and original compo-
sitions.

• Friday, Nov. 22, 8 p.m.,
Bosom Buddies: An Evening of
Duets and Solos at Gildenhom
Recital Hall. Linda Mabbs,
soprano, Delores Zieglcr,
mezzo-soprano, John Greer,
piano. (See article page 3)

• Sunday, Nov. 24, 3 p.m., Uni-
versity of Maryland Men's and

Women's Choruses at Dekel-
boum Concert Hall, These pop-
ular en.sembles sing Biebl's "Ave
Maria," Rodgers and Hammer-
stein's "There's Nothing Like a
Dame, "American and English
folk songs, hymns from Hoist's
Rig Veda, and songs of Shakes-
peare texts. Patrick Walders and
PoUy Edmonds, conductors.

• TXiesday, Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. c
University of Maryland Perciis-
sion Ensemble at Dekelboum
Concert Hall. Faculty member
John Tafoya, principal timpanist
of the National Symphony
Orchestra, leads undergraduate
and graduate percussionists in
concert.

For more information, contact
Amy Harbison at (301) 405^169
or harbison@wam.umd.edu, or
visit www.umd.edu/music. For
ticket information, call (301)
405-ARTS.

Anieri«»n Democracy In
the War on Tarrorism

History Honor Society Phi
Alpha Theta and Government
Honor Society Pi Sigma Alpha
present a moderated discussion
featuring David Grimsted and
Keith Olson of the History
Department, and Martin
Heisler, George Quester and
Joe Oppenheimer of the
Department of Government
and Politics,

This moderated discussion
^vilt cover questions such as are
the ends worth the means in
today's war on terrorism? What
are the effects on civil liberties,
the press, the electoral process,
immigration law, and the rela-
tionship berween the president
and Congress?

Co-sponsored by the Center
for Historical Studies, J ANUS—
the Undergraduate History Web
Journal, History Undergraduate
Association, and the History
Department.

For more information, e-mail
PAT_BetaOmega@yahoo.com
or visit www.inform. umd.edu/
StudentOig/pat.