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Study Links Size
to Suburbia
Caught up 1 11 a
whirlwind of
interviews,
meetings and con-
gressional briefings,
researcher
Reid Ewing, of the
Center for Smart Growth Research
and Education, has been here a
litde less than two months, but
his research precedes him.
Days before his land use and
transportation class started, a study
he co-authored linking the effects
of suburban sprawl and obesity
debuted. "Relationship Between
Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity,
Obesity and Morbidity" was the
first national study to show that
people who live in spread-out
developments are more likely to
walk less, weigh more and suffer
from hypertension than people
living in denser communities.
As sprawl increases so do the
chances for obesity, which health
experts claim to occur in nearly
one in three adults.
The study used Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) data to look at health
characteristics of over 200,000
individuals living in 448 U.S. coun-
ties in major metropolitan areas.
The degree of sprawl measuring
population density and community
design in each county using cen-
sus and other federal data was
calculated by sprawl indices.
In the Washington Metropolitan
Area the average county sprawl
index is 100. Prince George's
County, Montgomery County and
Arlington County/Fairfax County
and Alexandria City scored similar-
ly, at a litde over 100, indicating
a low degree of sprawl. Frederick
County got a score of 87, the
lowest score in the area, indicating
a higher degree of sprawl. In the
country the most sprawling coun-
ty measured was Geauga County
in Ohio, near Cleveland, which
earned a 63- New York City rated
at 352, proved to be the densest
county in the nation.
Ewing was commuting between
New Jersey and Florida teaching
and directing the Alan. M. Voorhees
Transportation Center, when the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,
a leading campaign against tobac-
co, contacted him in 1999. "They
wanted me to be apart of a nation-
al group pf public health officials
and urban planners.They wanted
to build bridges between the
fields."
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The newly hatched Terp magazine is being delivered to the mailboxes of alumni and
friends this week. Its first issue will reach 190,000 alumni, friends, faculty and staff.
Two more issues are scheduled for late winter and early summer. Terp replaces the
university's College Park magazine and the alumni association's Maryland Alumni magazine.
"The advantage this single publication has over the two former publications is our ability
to reach a much broader audience by combining existing resources," says Dianne Burch,
executive editor. The 32-page publication will connect the university with the Maryland
community through coverage on university achievements and initiatives, alumni success
stories, faculty expertise and research, arts and athletics, university and alumni association
events, as well as campus resources and history.
The publication features more, although shorter, articles to fit into the busy lives of its
primary audience. "About 67 percent of our alumni are between the ages of 30 and 55, so
they are likely to have careers, families and many interests competing for their attention.
We want Terp to be both a quick and a quality read," says Beth Morgen, managing editor.
The premiere issue highlights Maryland faculty who are leading research on voter tech-
nology, a former football player turned clothing designer, the new equine studies program
in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and more. A standing column in each
issue, "Ask Anne," lets readers test their knowledge of university history as AnneTurkos,
university archivist, answers questions about campus lore.
Bring it on! Campus Successfully Weathers Storm
Floating around in
their tanks, the terra-
pins probably knew
nothing of the storm raging
around them, tearing up
their laboratory home.
When staff returned to
their research station in
Grasonville.Md., they found
a few feet of water on the
floor, lots of damage and
several large female turtles
still in their holding tanks.
Hurricane Isabel wreaked
havoc all over the Eastern
seaboard last month, so
Maryland wasn't spared.
Stories abound about how
people prepared for the
storm and coped with the
aftermath. For die universi-
ty, few stories can compare
with that of Marguerite
Whilden, the "terrapin lady"
and Department of Natural
Resources volunteer. For
years she has been the point
person for the department's
terrapin conservation
efforts, though she was
laid off in July.
Whilden sent a note to
friends and colleagues on
Sept. 20 letting them know
that while the Wildfowl
Trust-Horsehead Wetlands
Center grounds where
her Terrapin Station East
is housed in a garage looked
like a hurricane had hit it,
the treasured terrapins sur-
vived. It's as if, she wrote,
the turtles decided to hang
around for their planned
tagging and release.
"All the turtles are safe
and out in the ponds," said
Whilden a few days later.
"There were
no turtle casualties.
"In preparation for the
hurricane, on the Wednes-
day before the storm, I
packed up all the hatchlings
and the hero of the famous
roaring terrapin advertise-
ment from Terrapin Station
and moved them to my
home inAnnapolis,"she
said, speaking of the Fear
the Turtle! campaign. Uni-
versity photographer John
Consoli was hoping to
photograph one emerging
from its shell, so Whilden
then brought the hatchlings
See HURRICANE, page 7
NIH Project to
Study Maternal
And Child
Health in India
Sociology professors Sonalde
Desai and Reeve Vanne man
will study the influence of
poverty, gender and public policy
oh health outcomes and access
to quality health care in India.
The project, which is being con-
ducted with the National Council
of Applied Economic Research
(NCAER) in New Delhi, is funded
at $1 .9 million by the National
Institutes of Health. It argues that
poverty, gender and public policy
are three principal dimensions
along which maternal and child
health rise and fall in most devel-
oping countries. According to
Professor Desai, "Research which
empirically examines these links
has been limited in scope. India is
a perfect location to investigate
these issues."
Approximately 40,000 house-
holds will be surveyed. In 1994, a
similar survey by NCAER collected
data on immunizations, antenatal
care, health expenditures and type
of maternity care. The 2004 survey
will return to some of these same
households to replicate these and
other earlier measures of health
outcomes. "Survival or cause of
death of all household members
from the first wave wiU permit
more reliable mortality analyses
in the survey" explains Desai.
Among new information to be
gathered is more detailed accounts
of household income, consump-
tion, assets, employment and edu-
cation. This survey will pay partic-
ular attention to gender inequality
within the household. Gender
inequality remains a concern
throughout India, but the variabili-
ty of gender stratification across
the country enables Desai and
Vanneman to study how economic
and policy changes have differen-
tial impacts depending on the
very different cultural contexts
in which they occur.
Since the first survey, health ser-
vices in India have been decentral-
ized, leading to substantial changes
in medical care in several Indian
states. In addition, some parts of
India have experienced rapid
economic growth. These regional
factors, coupled with household
effects, will present a comprehen-
sive look at causes of change
in maternal and child health.
The surveys will be publicly
available to Indian as well as
international scholars.
According to Vanne man, "They
will become a premiere data source
for studying fertility and family
planning, school enrollment, labor
force behavior, family demography
and aging. The cultural, social and
economic variations in India, cap-
tured during this period of rapid
social change, will allow scholars
to test a variety of theories."
OCTOBER 14, 2003
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YOUR GUIDE TO UNIVERSITY EVENTS : OCTOBER 14 - 28
October 14
4:30-6 p.m and 6-7:30
p.m. Turkish Belly Dance/
Fitness. Activities Room,
Stamp Student Union, For
more information, call 4-ARTS.
5:30 p.m. Take Five:
University's Jazz Combo.
Kogod Theatre. Listen to this
jazz ensemble for free. For
more information, call 5-ARTS.
6 p.m. African -American
Studies Meet & Greet. 0100
Cole. Interested in whatAAST
faculty is up to? For more
information, contact
cupid4vida@aol . com .
6-9 p.m. HTML I: Learn to
Create a Basic Web Page
with HTML Code 4404
Computer and Space Science.
For more information, contact
Carol Warrington at 5-2938.
WEDNESDAY
October 15
5-6 p.m. Kickboxirtg.
Activities Room, Stamp Student
Union. For more information,
call 4-ARTS.
6-9 p.m. Adobe InDesign:
Making a Page Layout with
Text and Graphics 3332
Computer and Space Science.
For more information, contact
Carol Warrington at 5-2938-
Noon Counseling Center
Research and Development
presentation: "Psychiatric
Disability" 0114 Shoemaker
Bid- . Ellen Fabian, associate
professor and co-director of
rehabilitation counseling in
the Department of Counseling
and Personnel Services, will
speak. Meetings are held over
bag lunch. Speakers are asked
to end their presentations by
12:30 to allow for questions.
For more information, contact
Catherine Sullivan at 4-7690.
7 p.m. Writers Here and
Now series: George
Pelecanos Ulrich Recital
Hall.Tawes Fine Arts Bldg-The
screenwriter, independent film
producer, award-winning jour-
nalist, author ofl2 crime
novels, and alumnus will speak.
For more information, call
5-3820, or go to
www.english.umd.edu.
October 16
6-8 p.m. Fox Trot, Swing,
Tango Ritchie Coliseum. For
more information, call 4-ARTS.
6:30-8 p.m. Yoga for
Stress Management Acti-
vities Room, Stamp Student
Union. For more information,
call 4-ARTS.
7 p.m. Men's Soccer: Penn.
St. vs. Terps. For more infor-
mation, visit umtcrps.com.
7 p.m. "Life and Debt"
A film and discussion
about Globalization in
the Caribbean 2203 Art/Soci-
ology Bldg. Discussion led by
Prof. Grant-Wisdom. For
more information, contact
sharshare@wam . umd . edu ,
or Simon at simonen26@
yahoo.com, or go to www.
lifeanddebt.org.
8 p.m. Chamber Music
Society Dekeiboum Hall.
Students pay $5. For more
information, call 5-ARTS.
3-6 p.m. Chinese Rim
Festival 4205 Hornbake
Library. This festival, designed
to show the human drama
experienced by youth in Asia,
features "Fallen Angel; a 1999
Hong Kong film. For more
information, contact J ianmei
Liu at 5-7376.
3:30- 5 p.m. Distinguished
Scholar-Teacher Lecture
Series: James Lesher,
Department of Philosophy
2203 Art/Sociology Bldg.
He will present "Thinking
like Greeks:The Legacy of
Ancfent Philosophy for Modern
Thought." For more informa-
tion, contact Rhonda Malone at
5-2509, or rmalone@umd.edu,
or go to www.iaculty.umd.edu/
FacAwards/DSTIec tu res . pdf
October 17
1 p.m. Erasable Inc.
McKeldin Library steps. Free
improv theater. For more
information, visit
www. erasableinc.org.
7 p.m. Anne Scott MacLeod
Children's Literature Lec-
ture: Ava Weiss Kogod
Theatre, Clarice Smith Per-
forming Arts Center. Weiss, a
retired art director for Green-
wUlow Books, will speak on
"The Changing World of Illus-
tration in Children's Books."
For more information, contact
Roberta Shaffer at 5-1260.
8 p.m. Sophisticated Ladies
Kay Theatre. Students pay $5.
For more information, call
5-ARTS
1 p.m. Department of
Materials Science and
Engineering lecture series -
"Nanofabri cation with
Lithography: Quantifying
Material Factors Limiting
the Production of Sub-1 00
nm Structures" 2110 Chemi-
cal and Nuclear Engineering
Bldg. Presented by Eric K. Lin,
with NIST For more informa-
tion, contact Ramamoorthy
Ramesh at 5-7364.
10:30 p.m. Midnight
Madness Comcast Center.
Festivities include Men's and
Women's Intros, laser and light
show, Gymkana, Maryland Spirit
Squad and Dance Team and
Men's alumni basketball game.
A maximum of six tickets per
customer are available at the
Terrapin Ticket office, free
tickets for faculty and staff.
For more information, go to
umterps.com
Noon Entomology Depart-
ment Colloquium: "Molecu-
lar and Physiological Events
Associated with Seasonal
Changes in Poplar" 1130
Plant Science Bldg. Presented
by Gary Coleman, Department
of Natural Resource Sciences
and Landscape Architecture.
For more information, contact
Michael Raupp at 5-8478.
Noon Maryland Population
Research Center series:
"The New American Time
Use Survey" 1101 Art/Sociol-
ogy Bldg. Presented by Diane
Herz, project manager, Ameri-
can Time Use Survey, Bureau
of Labor Statistics. For more
information, contact
Hoda Makar at hmakar@
popcenter. umd.edu, or go to
www, popcenter. umd.edu.
Noon-1 p.m. WebCT
Brown Bag: Connecting
the Library and WebCT 4400
Computer and Space Science.
Hear about new electronic
services as well as those on the
horizon. Librarians will speak
about these services and how
they can be used with WebCT.
Registration is not necessary.
Refreshments will be provid-
ed. For more information
contact Sharon Roushdy at
5-8820 or sroushdy@umd.edu.
SATURDAY
October 18
1 p.m. Maryland Field
Hockey: Old Dominion vs.
Terps. For more information,
visit umterps.com.
8 p.m. James Stern and
Friends Gildenhorn Hall. Stu-
dents pay $5. For more infor-
mation, call 5-ARTS.
October 19
9-12 p.m. Circle K Interna-
tional: "Help the Home-
less" Hornbake Mall. Join this
walk/run around campus. For
more information, call (301)
226O043.
2 p.m. Maryland Field
Hockey: Delaware vs.
Terps. For more information,
visitumterps.com.
7:30 p.m. "Miracles of
Al-Andalus" Dekeiboum
Hall. Students pay $5. For
more information, call 5-ARTS.
9 p.m. Clerks Hoff Theater.
SEE presents this free movie.
For more information, visit
www. see . umd .edu.
October 21
6-9 p.m. HTML II: Using
Tables and Formatting for
Web Page Layout 4404
Computer and Space Science.
For more information, contact
Carol Warrington at 5-2938.
WEDNESDAY
October 22
1-3 p.m. China's Rural
Development and the Food
Security Challenge 0105
St. Mary's Hall. William Rivera,
Institute of Applied Agricul-
ture, College of Agriculture and
Natural Resources, will speak.
Followed by a panel discus-
sion. The event is free. For
more information, contact
Rebecca McGinnis, China pro-
grams coordinator, at 5-02 1 3 •
Noon-1 p.m. Counseling
Center Research and
Development presentation:
"Problem Patterns and
Counseling Needs of
Students Who Seek Help
at a University Counseling
Center" 01 14 Counseling
Center. Presented by Mar-
garetha Lucas, staff psycholo-
gist. For more information,
contact Catherine Sullivan at
4-7690, or cmsl 3@umd.edu.
October 23
4-6 p.m. Chinese Film Festi-
val 4205 Hornbake Library.
"The Little Chinese Seamstress,"
a 2002 Chinese film. For more
information, contact Jianmei
Uu at 5-7376.
October 24
Noon Entomology Depart-
ment Colloquium: "Use
of Multivariate Analysis
in Community Ecology and
Ecotoxicology" Presented
by Paul Van der Brink. For
more information, contact
Galen Dively at 5-3913-
1 p.m. Department of
Materials Science and
Engineering lecture series:
"Multiferroics with Polar-
ization'' 2110 Chemical and
Nuclear Engineering Bldg. Pre-
sented by Dwight D.Viehland,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute &
State University. For more infor-
mation, contact Ramamoorthy
Ramesh at 5-7364.
October 28
6-9 p.m. Macromedia
FLASH: Creating Animation
for Web sites 4404 Computer
and Space Science. For more
information, contact Carol
Warrington at 5-2938.
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OUTLOOK
Waiting for Godowsky
NEWS FROM THE CLARICE SMITH
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Inside Outsiders
he Polish
Philharmon-
ic Resovia
makes its
American debut tour this
month, showcasing a soloist
with a University of Mary-
land connection and music
of great Polish composers.
Pianist Leopold
Godowsky III will perform
with the 49-member cham-
ber orchestra in the Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Cen-
ter's Dekelboum Concert
Hall. Heir to two great musi-
cal traditions, he is the
nephew of George Gersh-
win and grandson of the
legendary pianist/composer
Leopold Godowsky. He will
perform in the hall right
next door to the Interna-
tional Piano Archives at
Maryland (LPAM), which
houses a collection of musi-
cal scores, recordings and
correspondence related to
his grandfather.
In fact, Godowsky III
donated many important
materials to the collection
himself. Among the more
significant materials in the
collection are some rare
test pressings of record-
ings Godowsky made,
which were not released
and therefore stand as
unique representations of
his playing.
Godowsky m, widely
praised for his beautiful
tone and his touching and
powerful interpretations,
will perform Chopin's
Piano Concerto in F minor
with the ensemble.AIso a
composer and teacher, he is
currently a member of the
faculty at Ham College of
Music. Donald Manildi,
curator of IPAM , will give
an informal talk prior to the
concert, including musical
examples from Chopin's
Piano Concerto No. 2, a
work that Manildi notes
"has long been a staple item
in the repertoire of works
for piano and orchestra."
In addition to the
Chopin, the program will
also include "Orawa for
String Orchestra," one of
composer Wojclech Kilar's
compositions inspired by
theTatra Mountains in
southern Poland, which
serve as a type of spiritual
homeland for many Poles.
KUar is well-known for his
symphony, oratorio and film
music, including scores for
"Dracula" by Francis Ford
Coppola for which he was
awarded the prize of the
American Composers Asso-
ciation, "The Portrait of a
Lady" by Jane Campion, and
"The Ninth Door" and "The
Pianist" by Roman Polanski.
Also featured on the pro-
gram are the overture to
°Kalmora,"an opera by
Karol Kurpinski who served
as principal conductor at
the Warsaw Opera for 30
years, and Beethoven's Sym-
phony No. 2 in D Major, Op.
36.Tadeusz Wojciechowski,
one of Poland's most
renowned conductors, will
lead the ensemble in the
Tuesday, Oct. 28 concert at
8 p.m. This event is present-
ed in collaboration with the
Michelle Smith Performing
Arts Library. Tickets are
$45, $35 and $20; $5 for
students. For tickets, call
(301)405-ARTSorfor
more information, visit
www.claricesmithcenter.
umd.edu.
See Jane Sing
he s young,
she's great
looking, she's
the hottest thing in jazz
since the Ken Burns series
ended...," Time magazine's
Daniel Okrent wrote of
vocalist Jane Monheit. 1
24-year-old, who alreac'
draws comparisons to
Sarah vaughan and her
Ella Fitzgerald, has earn
herself a reputation as <
of the strongest and mc
accomplished new voic
around.
After catapulting to fame
at age 20 when she won second place in
the Thelonious Monk Institute Vocal Com-
petition, Monheit went on to release three
albums. Her first, "Never Never Land."
spent over a year in Billboard's top 10 jazz
albums and was named "Best Recording
Debut" by the Jazz Journalists Association.
The follow-up album. "Come Dream With
Me," debuted at number one on the Bill-
board Jazz Chart. Her latest endeavor, "In
the Sun," represents more of her versatile
repertoire of classic jazz, standards and re-
interpreted pop and folk, as well as her
growing interest in Brazilian music.
Music has always been a vital part of
Monheit's life: "I began singing as soon as I
learned to talk," she recalls. Growing up on
Long Island, she listened to music inces-
santly with her parents and with her grand-
mother who was a professional singer.
"Come Dream With Me"
even features a rendition of
the first song Monheit ever
learned, "Somewhere Over
the Rainbow," recorded
when she was just 3 years
old.
Monheit attended the
Manhattan School of Music
and went on to perform and
record with some of the
world's greatest jazz stars,
including bassist Ron
Carter, drummer Kenny
Washington, trumpeter Tom
Harrell and percussionist
Don Alias, She has head-
lined at both the Village Vanguard and The
Algonquin in Manhattan in addition to her
performances at Carnegie Haft and Lincoln
Center.
With her grace, seductive charm and
silken mezzo-soprano voice, she has
wooed audiences and established herself
as "the real thing" (The New York Times).
The Jane Monheit Quintet, including Joel
Frahm, tenor Saxophone; Mike Kanan,
piano; Joe Martin, bass; and Rick Montal-
bano, drums; will perform at the Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center's Dekelboum
Concert Hall on Sunday. Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are S45, S35, and S20; 55 for stu-
dents. Audience members are invited to
participate in an informal question-and-
answer session with Monheit immediately
following the performance, moderated by
Rusty Hassan of WPFW.
Choreographer Doug
Nielsen loves disorder. He
doesn't want his dancers
to perform every movement in
exactly the same way. Instead, he
relishes the nuances of each
individual's interpretation to
show his dancers how to per-
form something, so as not to
unduly influence their interpre-
tation.
"If I tell 10 people what to do,
they will each do it differently. I
prefer to tell rather than show,
and allow room for interpreta-
tion."
Our inherent human differ-
ences are at the crux of his new
work,"Run Ruben Run "which
premieres as part of the Mary-
land Dance Ensemble's perform-
ances on Nov. 14, 15, 17 and 18
at the Clarice Smith Performing
Arts Center's Dance Theatre. In
it, a male character wears a skirt,
and interacts with members of
his community. The work offers
audiences a chance to identify
with the outsider, as Nielsen
explains:"We are all 'outsiders.'
Everyone is different the second
we are bom. Every fingerprint is
unique. We only make ourselves
'fit in' and not stand out. Out-
ward appearance provides the
first indication of being differ-
ent. And we're not always com-
fortable around someone who
blurs those lines."
Named for a male dancer in
the cast, Ruben Gracianl,
Nielsen's work is set to music by
Charlemagne Palestine, music
chosen more for its mood than
meter. "The CD has ritual, tribal
aspects. Even though it's new
music, It feels ancient," Nielsen
said. The cast consists of 10
dancers — seven women, three
men.The dance was then creat-
ed this past August, as Nielsen
served as a visiting artLst/chore-
ographer with the Department
of Dance. The work was
spawned from the simple con-
cept of conformity vs. noncon-
formity and obedience vs. Dis-
obedience, It involves text,
including whispering, and some
directional instructions as Gra-
cianl tells the group what to do.
An internationally recognized
teacher, choreogra-
pher, performer and
director, Nielsen is a
former member of the
Batsheva Dance Com-
pany in Israel and the
Pearl Lang, Paul
Sanasardo and Gus
Solomons dance com-
panies in New York.
His choreography has
been produced in Aus-
tralia, Canada, Cltina,
Denmark, England,
France, Israel, Korea,
Scotland, Taiwan and
throughout the Unit-
ed States. He has been
creating dances for
his own company,
Douglas Nielsen
Dances, since 1979.
He is on the faculty of
the Department of
Dance at California State Univer-
sity, Long Beach,
His background in psychology
(bachelor's from Augsburg Col-
lege) constantly comes into play
as he creates dances and works
with fellow dancers. "Dance Is
such a human art form — not like
painting or writing, which you
could do by yourself. Dance
requires other people. And the
minute you are with other peo-
ple, you're in a relationship," he
observes.
And those resultant onstage
relationships have been lauded
by critics. Dance Magazine has
dubbed his work "deft, delicious,
and heartbreaking," while The
New York Times called it,"aston-
ishingly beautiful" and has
admired his style's "irresistible
look of madness."
Tickets for the 8 p.m. per-
formances are $15, $5 for stu-
dents. The program will also
include Dan Wagoner's "Shadow
Beliind the Sun," and selected
new faculty works, directed by
Department of Dance Chair
Alcine Wiltz. For tickets, call
(301) 405-ARTS or for more
information, visit www.clarice-
smithcenter. umd. edu.
For ticket information or to
request a season brochure,
contact the Ticket Office at
301. 405, ARTS or visit www.
claricesmithcenter.unid.edu.
Qarjce Smith
Performing Arts
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Conference Looks at Renaissance-era Women
Ralph Vendemia Jr., a four-year volunteer with the Slawsky Physics
Clinic, helps Claude Muresan, a second year cell biology and molecular
genetics major, with some classwork.
Looking for Physics Volunteers
Each month, this column
features some aspect of
the Retired Volunteer
Service Corps. In this issue, we
will focus on the services to
the undergraduate students in
the Physics Department.
The Slawsky Physics Clinic
was founded in 1 975 by iden-
tical twin brothers, Milton
(Mitch) and Zaka (Zak) Slawsky
as a memorial to their parents,
Mollie and Simon. Both sons
have passed away, but their
legacy lives on through the
services of volunteers who
staff the clinic five days a
week for up to five hours a
day. The current roster con-
sists of Joe Goodman, Irving
Korobkin, Philip Mange, Thun-
ga Saryapal, Ralph Vendemia
and Harvey Perritt, who
recently joined the group.
Since its inception, the
Slawsky Physics Clinic had
helped thousands of under-
graduates. The assistance is
designed to improve a stu-
dent's skill and understanding
in solving physics problems.
Experience has shown that
the student's success rate is
much higher If the clinic is
used regularly for about two
hours a week during the first
part of a course. Knowledge of
a subject is necessary, but it is
not enough.
Success in the study of
physics also depends on one's
ability to solve complex prob-
lems within reasonable period
of time— usually about 1 5 min-
utes per problem in an exam
or a quiz. A successful student
must adopt a systematic and
efficient strategy that couples
knowledge with speed and
accuracy. The clinic helps
them develop such a strategy
and, with supportive supervi-
sion, trains the students to
improve their ability and con-
fidence.
The Slawsky Physics Clinic's
volunteer staff is currently
below optimum strength and
is seeking additional volun-
teers from people with a
physics background and a
desire to help students. Inter-
ested persons may contact
either Philip Mange at (301)
593-2535 or Ralph Vendemia
at (301) 322-9257.
— -Jed Collard,
RVSC Coordinator
Looking for Provocative Thoughts
This is a call for papers, critical essays and commentaries
for the Community Commentary on African Diaspora Affairs.
The commentary is a compilation of scholarly writings con-
cerning topics of the African Diaspora and black college stu-
dent development.
The work might be a personal reflection on a relevant
issue; the sharing of a programmatic initiative diat proved
successful; a present day reflection on the visions of past
academic scholars; or a critical essay on higher education.
Word limit is 2, 000. All submissions should be sent by Nov. 18
to: Toby Jenkins, Assistant Director of Campus/Community
Outreach, Nyumburu Cultural Center, University of Maryland,
College Park MD 20742, or tjenkins@deans.umd.edu
For more information, contact Toby Jenkins at (301)
314-8439.
Attending to Early Mod-
ern Women: Structures
and Subjectivities,
hosted by the Center
for Renaissance & Baroque
Studies, is the fifth symposium
in this series.These conferences
are recognized as the major
scholarly event in the field.
Scholars refer to both the
conference and the proceedings
volumes (published by the Uni-
versity of Delaware Press) in
and Change: Attending to Early
Modern Women," will be avail-
able at the conference.
The following highlights that
may be of particular interest to
the wider campus community:
At 7 p.m. on Nov. 6, the
Keynote Address, "Dangerous
Enchantments: Music, Magic,
and the Perilous Allure of Con-
vent Singing," will be presented
by Craig Monson,Washington
University in St. Louis.
and a pre-performance intro-
duction by Carole Levin, Univer-
sity of Nebraska-Lincoin. It is
free and open to the public.
On Saturday, Nov. 8 at 10:45
a.m., Patricia Allerston, Universi-
ty of Edinburgh and Evelyn
Welch, University of Sussex, will
offer a video
presentation/panel,' 1 Possessing
Women: Investigating Italian
Renaissance Material Culture."
This particular session is sup-
Collectie Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Objectnummer: SK-C-148, Pieter de Hooch, 1658-1660
such journals as "Renaissance
Quarterly" and "Sixteenth Cen-
tury Journal." Barbara Hodgdon,
in the essay "Transforming
Shakespeare: Contemporary
Women's Re-Visions in Litera-
ture and Performance (2000) *
noted [this] "notable University
of Maryland conference" in her
discussion of "attending to
women."
Graduate students experi-
ence these conferences as occa-
sions for developing the schol-
arly networks that lead to
nationally referenced fellow-
ships and other professional
opportunities.The meetings
offer opportunities for graduate
student mentoring and training.
Many of Maryland graduate stu-
dents are on the program as
workshop conveners. Because
workshop summaries are
included in the conference pro-
ceedings volume, many gradu-
ate students gamer their first
publication in this way.
There are 1 1 volumes of the
conference proceedings in
print. The most recent, "Culture
Former Maryland professor
and Founder/Chair of the
Department of Comparative Lit-
erature Susan Lanser, now at
Bran de is University, returns to
present "Sapphic Subjects and
the Economies of Desire" on Fri-
day, Nov. 7 at a 10:45 a.m. ses-
sion.
A performance of "The Tri-
umphs of Oriana"on Friday,
Nov, 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Clarice Smith Performing Arts
Center. This event will feature
Linda Mabbs and Christopher
Kendall, director of the School
of Music, with the University of
Maryland Chamber Singers,
directed by Edward Maclary,
ported by funds from the
Samuel H. Kress Foundation, an
organization that promotes the
dissemination of expertise in art
history and material culture.
Electronic resources work-
shops will be presented by the
librarians of the Arts and
Humanities Team, University of
Maryland Libraries.
Julia Marciari Alexander, Yale
Uni versify, Center for British
Art, willl present "The Early
Modern Woman and the Twenty-
First-Century Museum."
Abstracts for workshops and
plenary sessions are archived at
www.crbs.umd.edu/atw5.
Attending to Early Modern Women: Structures 6t Subjectivities
Symposium will be held Nov. 6-8 at the Stamp Student Union.
For more information and a registration form, go to the conference
Web site, www.crbs.umd.edu/atw5/index.html. Send email queries to
crbs@umail.umd.edu or call the center office at (301) 405-6830. The
registration fee is waived for all University System of Maryland stu-
dents. However, students who wish to attend must fill out 3 registra-
tion form and include a photocopy of their student ID.
OUTLOOK
STUDY
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By 2000, Ewing had attended
several public health forums
and was familiar enough with
the field to help propose a
study measuring the health
effects of sprawl. Ewing said
the process unfolded very
slowly after two rounds of
reviews and two total rewrites
before the study was finally
published this August.
After the first wave of publi-
city the associate professor of
urban studies and planning said
he could do nothing but discuss
the study. Ewing said he is now
interested in pursuing the poli-
cy side of the issue, while study-
ing subsequent research on the
study and similar trends in child
obesity for a new study, like the
National Institutes of Health,
the Robert Wood Johnson Foun-
dation and the CDC, he said he
believes that by changing policy
and the physical environment,
they can change the effects of
obesity.
Last week, Ewing participa-
ted in a congressional briefing
addressing public health in
transportation and land use
policy, where he learned health
issues concerning obesity could
be costing the country an
estimated $ 1 17 billion a year.
"This is getting policy atten-
tion because its costing us a
fortune. Out of all the obesity
problems growing international-
ly, we happen to be the nation
that wins the prize,"
Although the study makes
no direct recommendations
Ewing suggests compacting
communities into connecting
cul-de-sacs, similar to his home-
town, Lighthouse Point, in
south Florida, where shopping
is within walking distance.
When Ewing isn't in Florida
on the weekends, he manages
his weight by walking liis bea-
gle or walking around campus.
"1 was even more active at
Rutgers. I probably am a litde
more active than most Ameri-
cans,'' he said calculating his
body mass index to make sure.
To calculate your body mass
index visit www.cdc.gov/
needphp/dnpa/bmi or for
more information on the "Rela-
tionship Between Urban Sprawl
and Physical Activity, Obesity
and Morbidity" study visit
www. smartgrowthamerica. org .
Non-exempt Employees Get a Morale Boost
Students and staff feasted on
music, magic and karate during
their lunch hour at the First
Annual Office of Human Rela-
tions Program's (OHRP) Talent
Show last Thursday at the Hoff
Theatre.
overbite, Moore was also the
event's surprise dance act, "Mr.
Fabulous; the dance machine."
Associate Vice President for
Academic Affairs and Special
Assistant to the President
Robert Waters also welcomed
OHRP program coordinator
Angela Bass, one of the eight
talent show committee mem-
bers, said she thought a talent
show would help brighten
up things around campus.
"This was to boost morale
for non-exempt staff and die
entire campus, but to focus
on honoring the non-exempt
staff." After Hurricane Isabel,
Bass said she thought "this is
a time for staff to get together
to have fun."
Later in the show while
Bass belted out "Stormy Mon-
day Blues," her sister, Valerie
Moore, masqueraded as the
song's "handsome man" in a
not so handsome get up that
included an exaggerated beer
belly, thick bifocals and fake
die audience, apologizing on
behalf of President Mote for
his absence and thanking the
committee for acknowledging
the university's non-exempt
staff. He then returned to the
stage later to perform a jazzy
"Too Close for Comfort."
Motivational speaker
Margaret Dureke, from JAHS
Enterprises, was the show's
opening and closing act.
Decked in a hot pink, blue
and ivory Nigerian dress and
matching pink headwrap, she
asked the audience to chant
"oui, oui," if they were having
a good time and not feeling
sorry for themselves.
"It is simply service that
measures success, and gives
you an opportunity for new
growth. If you change your
thinking, you change your
life," she admonished.
By the end of the show she
had the audience chanting "I
am a winner, I am successful,
I am a victor."
Dj EZ Street from WPGC
95.5, the show's master of cere-
monies, said he appreciated
Dureke's message and used her
first chant to introduce the rest
of the acts. But for the first few
acts he gready exaggerated the
staff's credentials.
"I don't know any of these •
people, so I have to pour it
on, cause that's what I do
professionally''
EZ Street introduced Ryan
Holmes, a graduate assistant in
the Office of Campus Programs
and who sang an a capella ver-
sion of Donnie Hatiiaway's "A
Song For You," as a University
of Maryland idol. United Cam-
pus Ministries Chaplain Holly
Ulmer.who sang to piano
accompaniment Steven Sond-
heim's"Not a Day Go's By,"
was introduced as a guest on
"Survivor," and as someone
who had performed at the
White House last year. Of
Marlene Schlichlig, an adminis-
trative assistant in Residential
Services, who performed a
freestyle dance with each of
her dogs, Sailor and Magic,
Street said she had been fea-
tured in several hip-hop videos.
Other musical acts included
Mark Brimhall, assistant direc-
tor of human relations pro-
grams, who played Enya and
Nick Ryan's "Tea House Moon"
on his harp; freshman Kelly
O'Neal, who sang Christina
Aguil era's "Beautiful;" and staff
member Ida Siebert, who sang
Sylvia's "Nobody," and Crystal
Gayle's "Don't it Make Your
Brown Eyes Blue."
Lillian Rollins, an executive
administrative assistant in
the biology department and
a member of the talent show
committee, sang "For Every
Mountain."
After a string of musical acts,
Chen Chin, a work controller
with Facilities Management
performed magic by making a
bright red handkerchief disap-
pear in his fist and reappear in
his mouth. He popped two
balloons trying to stick a wand
through them, although he
was almost successful with the
second one. Next he poured a
glass of water into a rolled up
newspaper, which appeared to
stay dry but dripped water.
Chin then volunteered in
the next act, as William "Leon"
Swain, a steamfitter in the pipe
services shop, demonstrated
how to block an attack using
Goju-Ryu karate.Two of Swain's
black-belt assistant instructors,
Mervin Yap and Yvette Nicker-
son.from the Goju-Ryu Karate
Club performed several katas, a
series of karate moves. Yap also
broke boards and Nickcrson.a
collections specialist with the
bursar's office, lightly demon-
strated another move on Swain
that ended with a swift kick to
the crotch.
"You can imagine what
would have happened if she
had high heel pumps on," said
Swain, who has been training
for 25 years and teaches Goju-
Ryu karate three times a week.
"Next year we'll come on and
do something better. Next year
J hope we have more time."
For the finale all the per-
formers held hands and swayed
in a semi-circle behind Bass,
Rollins and Siebert singing Hal
David and Burt Bachrach's
"What the World Needs Now
is Love"
"I thought we did a good
job, even with die attendance;
next year the word will be out
there to support the show," said
Audrey Stewart, an executive
administrative assistant in Facil-
ities Management. As one of die
show's committee members,
Stewart stayed busy helping
sell tickets and run two rounds
of door prizes.
Walter Booker, a Dining Ser-
vices plumber, who sang Carol
Cymbala and Christian World
Inc.'s "You're my Praise," said he
would consider joining the tal-
ent roster next year. "If they
invite me back, I'll come "
Delores Carter, an accountant
clerk in Residential Facilities,
said she loved the show"! think
there's a lot of talent on cam-
pus," she said. Carter, who has
worked on campus for 28
years, helped usher and pass
out fryers."! don't have that
much talent, but I was thinking
maybe [next year] I could sing."
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Angie Bass, program coordinator with the Office of Human Relations Programs and an organizer of the show, welcomes the audience. For the show's
finale, all of the performers joined Bass onstage to sing "What the World Needs Now is Love."
OCTOBER 14, 2003
Working to Live,
Not Living to Work
Americans work too much, putting their health and families in
jeopardy, say organizers of a national movement to help people
realign their priorities.
Take Back Your TimeDay, being observed on Oct. 24, is not anti-
work, though . Research Associate Jerome Segal, a co-organizer of
the day and author of "Graceful Simplicity: The Philosophy and
Politics of the Alternative American Dream, 1 ' says the focus is on
getting people just to look how much time they're putting into
their jobs - time that could be spent on creating more balanced
lives.
He says the daylong observance emerged from a session at
The Simplicity Forum, which promotes "simple, just and sustain-
able ways of life." Segal, with the School of Public Affairs' Institute
for Philosophy and Public Policy, and co-chair John de Graaf select-
ed the date based on a comparison with European workweeks,
de Graaf also edited "Take Back Your Timer the official handbook
of the event. By their calculations, if Americans worked the same
hours and had the same vacation time, "we would 've completed
our work for the year by Oct. 24," says Segal.
"The main goal of TAKE BACK YOUR TIME DAY is to call atten-
tion to the problem and begin the public conversation about what
to do about it," states the organization s Web site.www.timeday.org.
The Senate also passed a resolution declaring October National
Work and Family Month. So with increased federal attention being
given to the issue, Segal and his fellow organizers hope Americans
on all socioeconomic levels also focus on their time.
"The labor movement is interested in this, universitiesjewish
communities."
Between 70 and 100 teach-ins will be held around the country.
Segal also mentions that several states already support efforts to
educate people about maintaining a healthy life-work balance.
Segal realizes that many people, such as academics like himself,
may need less "escapist time" because their schedules allow for
breaks. Those who have to work a lot of overtime, or who need to
hold down two jobs, may need better balance, but can't achieve it.
The choice to work in academia, Segal says, usually comes when
people seek quality of work over income."What they chose is
inherently rewarding."
Segal comes naturally to the movement, having penned "Grace-
ful Simplicity" in 1999 to help him solve "the work, time, money
conundrum." He plans to spend Oct. 24 just doing "small things.
The day falls on Friday, so we may have a Shabbat dinner with
friends over."
'or information about Take Back Your Time Day, go to
w ww.ti med a y. o r g.
Smith School Hosts
High-Profile Guest
Carry Fiorina, Chairman & CEO of Hewlett-Packard, spoke to
a standing room-only crowd in the Howard Frank Auditorium
in Van Munching Hall last week as part of the Smith School
of Business' CIO Forum. The daylong event, sponsored by the
Center for Electronic Markets and Enterprises at the Smith
School and the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Society for
Information, is an opportunity for executives to network,
share ideas and explore "innovative solutions to technology
management problems." Fiorina, Smith School '80, spoke on
the state of the IT industry and the responsibilities of senior
managment.
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Sparking Discussion on the Death Penalty
Eight prison inmates tell their stories in the hopes of preventing other young people from
following their self-destructive paths. By the time Maryland students read them, however, most
of the death row inmates will have been executed.
For this year's First Year Book project, university freshmen are being asked to read "Dead Man
Walking" by Sister Helen Prejean.The nun became the spiritual advisor of a death row inmate,
Patrick Sonnier, and then wrote a national bestseller that explores the death penalty, faith, vic-
tims' rights and redemption. In 1995, Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn starred in a motion picture
version of the book.
Along with their reading of the book, students arc being encouraged to read supplemental
material and participate in discussions available on WebCT. It is where the death row inmates'
stories can be found. Lisa Kiely, assistant dean of undergraduate studies and coordinator of First
Year Book, is excited about how this electronic portion of the program can facilitate deeper
conversations.The dynamic site was created by ethnomusicology graduate student Isa Argulo.
"It's a good resource. There's no other thing like it in the country for a first year book," says
Kiely.
There are polls and new discussion topics posted every week. An extensive Est of resources
and activities offers even more opportunities for exploration. For example, it references the
study done by Ray Paternoster, with the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, on
how and for whom the death penally is administered in Maryland. Kiely says that confronting
complex subjects is part of the project's purpose. "Our community is stronger when we are
free to challenge each other and Est en respectfuUy" she wrote on the First Year Book WebCT
site. "The university does not shy away from challenging or controversial issues; on the contrary,
free and spirited speech should be at the very heart of an academic community." She also
emphasizes that choosing this book does not reflect the university's stance on capital
punishment.
Each week Kiely sends email to campus professors encouraging them to talk with their stu-
dents about issues raised in "Dead Man." She knows that professors in several discipUnes, such
as criminal justice, sociology, government and politics and philosophy use the book. Students at
Legacy CoUege, a lifelong learning initiative of the university's Center on Aging, are also using
the book.
"You could get it to work into almost anything. The disciplines are related to each other,"
says Kiely.
Each year a diverse campus-wide committee comes together to select the university's
first year book. Chosen with a thorough review of the issues it will generate, the book
provides a shared intellectual experience for faculty, staff and aU first year students.
Please send your suggestions to: Lisa Kiely, Undergraduate Studies, 2130 MitcheU Build-
ing, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Or email them to Lkiely@umd.edu.
For more information, call Kiely at (301) 405-9363-
First Year Book Events:
Oct. 14, 7 p.m., Showing of "Dead Man Walking," followed by a discussion led by the
university chaplains. Hoff Theatre.
Oct. 29, 6:30 p.m. , Maryland State's Attorneys Douglas Gansler (Mont. Co.) and Glenn
Ivey (Prince George's Co.) will discuss how the decision is made to recommend the death
penalty in capital cases. Charles Wellford, chair of the Department of Criminology and
Criminal Justice, will be the moderator for the event. 2203 Art/Sociology Bldg.
Nov. 13. noon, Sister Helen Prejean, author, "Dead Man Walking." Tawes Theatre.
Nov. 18, 1 p.m., Discussion on the death penalty with Lt. Governor Michael Steele. Place to
be determined. For information on all of the above events, contact Lisa Kiely at (301)405-
9363, or Lkicly@umd.edu, or go to http://www.ugst.umd.edu/.
Nov. 18, 6-8 p.m., Coffee & Politics - Capital Punishment. 1 102 South Campus Commons.
To RSVP for this event, or if you have any questions, please contact Heidi Bludau at (301)
3 14-6620, hbludau@hormail.com.
OUTLOOK
Continued from page 1
There are only a few signs of Hurricane Isabel's trail left. One of them is
this pile of dirt, which marks where Isabel uprooted a tree in front of
Francis Scott Key Hall. The tree fell forward, landing inches away from
the sidewalk.
and their incubater to Turner
Hall on campus. He was able to
photograph a turtle being
hatched, while unknowingly
saving them from harm.
A self-proclaimed amateur
storm chaser, Whilden found the
storm to be "a wonderful oppor-
tunity to evaluate the habitat we
built. It's doing really well." In her
email note, she said that, "Isabel
could be the perfect storm.The
shoreline restoration project on
site appears to be enhanced."
She does regret one loss.
"We get Fear the Turtle prod-
ucts at cost from the University
Bookstore. We had a bunch of
terrapin Beanie Babies and
transforming terrapins that
turned into basketballs or foot-
balls. They floated away and
we're finding them scattered
throughout the woods."
Back on the Mainland
Jack Baker, director if opera-
tions and maintenance with
Faculties Management, and his
crew didn't have much damage
to contend with in Isabels after-
math. He credits his employees
with the "resounding success"
of their preparation plan.The
heating, ventilation and air con-
ditioning shop brought the uni-
versity's electricity load down
below normal operating level
so that it was off of Pepco's
grid and free of the company's
problems. Grounds people start-
ing sandbagging all vulnerable
spots on campus. Building
services workers prepped
the water vacuums for work.
"We had a good plan and we
knew what needed to be done,"
he said, "People pulled out all
the stops for this institution "
Many of his employees
worked this plan, voluntarily,
on back-to-back 12- and 14-hour
shifts. When urged to go home
and tend to their own prob-
lems, many said they couldn't
until they were sure their
responsibilities on campus
were fulfilled and co-workers
could leave as well.
"There are one or two people
a litde older than I am," Baker
said. "Filling sand bags and
throwing them around is
something you don't want to
do long. But they just kept at it."
Employees went around cam-
pus turning off lights and com-
puters.After getting calls from
crews finding architecture and
engineering students still work-
ing, Baker said just to leave
them there. "At least they
were inside."
They were able to keep work-
ing, he said, because of campus
employees' efforts in coopera-
tion withTrigen Energy Corpo-
ration, the university's power
supplier.
"I almost swear the lights were
on before they went out," said
Baker."! bad a lot of empathy
for the [public utilities'] line
crews."
While he's pleased at how
well Facilities Management
employees responded, he's
not sure it's all a good thing.
"It's kind of crazy, but we're
getting good at this."
Keeping People Fed
Dining Services employees are
very grateful for how hard Facil-
ities Management people
worked. It made it possible
for them to do their jobs; many
even spent the night on cam-
pus or in nearby hotels so
that they could get to work.
"We had 25 employees stay
over, 19 in hotels," said Jean
Bennett, the Diner's assistant
director. "I slept in a chair."
Power interruptions did
affect transactions, but Bennett
said that overall people's spirits
were good and none of the food
stations had to be shut down.
President Dan Mote, Vice Presi-
dent for Student Affairs Linda
Clement and Assistant Vice
President for Student Affairs
Dick Stimpson all stopped by
to thank employees.
"That meant a lot to people,"
said Bennett.
A two-day supply of food is
kept on hand for all dining halls
and disposable eating ware was
used to save manpower. "We did
operate very well, considering,"
said Jennifer Pfeiffer, marketing
and public relations manager
for Dining Services. She men-
tioned that Hillel student center
did lose power, but was still
able to serve kosher meals.
Protecting Papers
Books
Because McKeldin Library is
known to take in water now
and then, Director of Public Ser-
vices Lori Goetsch agreed with
her colleagues' assessment that
materials in the old structure
could be in trouble. A Labor
Day power outage caused the
humidity to build up so much
that condensation could be
seen on some floors and
materials began to mold.
Library staff was particularly
concerned about the valuable
Gordon W Prange Collection
housed in the basement. So
Goetsch went home to check
in with her husband, pack a
small cooler, a sleeping bag
and a radio and headed back
to her office,
"Rauf Ahmad, our information
technology director, stayed, too,
with the servers," said Goetsch.
The library administration
group had met Thursday after-
noon before the storm hit to
discuss how to handle the
situation.
"Everyone felt a little better
knowing that someone was
here," she said. "I walked the
building through the night and
Rauf and I called each other to
check in. Everything was great.
We're so fortunate here. Every-
one helped. Facilities were able
to keep the power on."
So how did she get picked to
stay? "It was not totally selfless-
ness on my part," confessed
Goetsch. "Once everything
looked good, I left Friday morn-
ing so 1 could leave Saturday
morning for a cruise of the
eastern Caribbean. I figured I
might as well do what I can
now because I wouldn't be
here if anything did happen.
"It was kind of fun to be
here."
UNION GALLERY
The Union Gallery celebrated its re-opening last Thursday, Oct. 9 on the first floor of the Stamp Student Union, above the food
court. Its current exhibit, "Re-site: Super Depth Mapping," probes into how the campus interacts with the geographic landscape of
the campus.The work of the five participating artists - David First, Patricia Smith, Norma Meckely, Thomas Broadbent and Richard
Humann - taps into the fundamental experiences of community members and their relationship with the landscape by exploring
their similar patterns, and rhythms of campus life. The exhibit will be on display until Oct. 31- For more information, contact Gallery
Director Alicia Simon at (301) 314-8492 or asimon@union.umd.edu.
The Football Stadium (above) is characterized as a strong and sexy
power point of energy on campus and is mostly green and orange.
Union Gallery curator Patricia Smith coded the results of a 2003
campuswide survey on emotional experiences by color on a map of
campus energy. McKeldin Mall (above) is mostly green and yellow.
The lime green means mental breakthrough, the darker green means
partying, the yellows mean happiness, and the orange means
romance.
Campus Greening
(From left) Michael Leubecker,
a range manager at Floral
Plant Growers; Interim College
of Agriculture and Natural
Resources Dean Bruce
Gardner; President Dan Mote;
and natural resources sciences
and landscape architecture
graduate student Cari Peters
snipped the ribbon on the new
research greenhouse complex
last Friday, ft is described as
the most cutting edge facility
of its kind in North America.
The SI 6 million facility, funded
by the college and the USDA,
houses research projects on
phytoremediation, transgenic
plants, plant propogation,
weed and insect/ pest control,
classrooms and laboratory
"This facility is what I call an
unfair ad vantage... which will
have a great impact on the rise
of the College of Agriculture
and Natural Resources,"
President Mote said.
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Guide for Academic
Administrators
The Fall 2003 Guide for Academic
Administrators is now available on
the Web at www.laculty.umd.edu.
The guide contains an updated
directory of deans, chairs and aca-
demic directors, as well as informa-
tion on "Whom to Call for What,"
a college organizational chart and
much more. For more information
contact Rhonda M alone at (301)
405-2509 or rmalone@umd.edu.
Working on Financial
Wellness
The University of Maryland Coop-
erative Extension Service, in con-
junction with University Human
Resources, is offering a series of
four workshops designed to
increase the current level of finan-
cial knowledge and empower par-
ticipants to make informed finan-
cial choices, These workshops,
beginning Oct. 15, will provide
participants with an opportunity
to check up on personal finances,
get out of debt, prepare for retire-
ment and start saving for financial
security. The first will be held
in 1101U, Chesapeake Building
and the series is free. For more
information, contact Natalie
Torres at (301) 405-5651, or
traindev@umd.edu, or go to
http://uhr.umd.edu.
Schedule of Classes
Starting with the 2003-04 school
year, there will be no second edi-
tion of the Spring Schedule of
Classes. Please checkTestudo for
updates and changes.The Spring
2004 Edition is expected to be on
campus by Oct. 17 and will remain
on campus through March 16.
The Summer 2004 edition of the
Schedule of Classes is expected to
by delivered by Jan. 30 and will
remain on campus through August
2004, For more information,
contact the Schedule of Classes
Office at (301) 405-6777,
schedmd@umaU . umd . edu .
Alumni Center Comes into View
PHOTO BY USA HELFERT
Architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen ('51, '93. third from left), designer of the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, raises his
glass in toast at the virtual groundbreaking of the building. He is joined by (far left) Gordy Keys, nephew of Riggs and
Anne Keys, Riggs' great- niece.
It was a night full of possibilities and promise. Alumni and friends of the university gathered at Cole Field
House recently for the virtual groundbreaking of the facility that Executive" Director of Alumni Relations Dani-
ta Nias ('81) called the guests'Tuture home."
Riggs ('50) took the lead on the center in 1998 with a gift to construct a building in his name dedicated to
Maryland alumni. Jacobsen was chosen three years ago to design the building.Thougli ground was officially
broken this past summer, attendees were treated to vignettes, each introduced by a toast, showing how the
center could be used. People caught up on some reading in the Mary Charlotte and Robert J. Chaney Library.
The Dessie M. Moxety Garden featured a working fountain. Alumni Hall hosted a mock wedding and recep-
tion.The center's completion is scheduled for the winter of 2005.
Commuter Welcome
Beginning Wednesday, Oct. 15,
Commuter Student Involvement
and University Commuters Associ-
ation presents the Commuter Hot
Spot! From 1 1 a.m.-l p.m. in the
Stamp Student Union west end
food court area (near Chevy Chase
Bank).The program gives depart-
ments and student organizations
the opportunity to market their
services, activities and events to
commuter students, just as in the
in past at "Good Morning, Com-
muters!"
The intent of the Hot Spot will
be to provide extensive informa-
tion from offices, departments
and groups across campus to
commuter students. Each week,
a different campus department,
office, or student group can serve
Diversity in Verses
The Libraries' Diversity Com-
mittee is sponsoring a poetry
contest as part of its first
annual disability event, "Secret Blos-
soms: The Art of Ability 2003,"
which will be held Nov 25. The poet-
ry contest will be open to all those
affiliated with campus. Winners will
be awarded cash prizes and plaques.
The top four poems will be recited at
the event and then published.
Dan Newsome, the event's key
liaison, said he advised the commit-
tee and was in charge of thinking up
the contest's theme "Unique Abili-
ties & Excellence" and rules.
Each participant can submit one
unpublished original entry, no
longer than 30 lines, no later than 7
p.m. Monday, Oct. 20 to Newsome
either at wn2@umeil.umd.edu,
phone (301) 314-7958, 1 103 McKel-
din Library or fax {301 ) 405-9191.
The panel of distinguished judges
includes Ralph Bennett, chair of the
President's Commission on Disabili-
ty, award-winning poet Barbara
Goldberg and publisher Merrill Lef-
fler, who is also a senior science
writer in the Sea Grant College Pro-
gram.
'This program is for awareness,
for honoring this community and to
encourage cross-communication
between different groups," said
Newsome, who as the coordinator
of adaptive technology at McKeldin
Library provides technology tools to
disabled individuals. "The disabled
population is often an overlooked
diversity end yes they are a bonified
minority; they have their own
issues,"
For more information, contact
Dan Newsome at (301) 3U-7958 or
wn2@umail.umd.edu.
as a host(s) for the event for free.
Avalailable dates are Oct. 1 5, 29,
Nov. 5, Nov. 12, 19, Dec. 3, 10 ( last
day of classes is Dec. 1 2). The avail-
ability of dates are on a first come,
first-served basis. In addition, more
than one department/student
organization can be the Hot Spot
hosts for the week. For more infor-
mation, contact Leslie L. Perkins at
(301) 314-7250.
Caring Crafters
All university members are invited
to make crafts that will be donated
to a local non-profit (e.g. a chil-
dren's hospital) every Friday from
1 1 a.m.-l p.m.This is a fun, hands-
on activity and a great way to take
a 30-minute break from office
work or studying. Located in the
Art and Learning Center (base-
ment of the Union). For more
information, contact John Lynch
(301) 3 14-981 4, or
J Lyn ch@ union . umd .edu
Awards Nominations
Sought
Each year the university makes
two $5,000 awards:The Kirwan
Faculty Research and Scholarship
prize recognizes a faculty member
for a highly significant work of
research, scholarship or artistic
creativity completed within the
last three years. The Kirwan Under-
graduate Education award recog-
nizes faculty or staff who have
made exceptional contributions to
the quality of undergraduate edu-
cation at the university. Nomina-
tions are due by Feb. 14. For
more information, go to www.
faculry.umd.edu/FacAwards/
cpawards.html. Look under the
heading Kirwan. For more infor-
mation, contact Ellin Scholnick
at (301) 4054252, or
es8@umail.umd.edu, or go
to www.faculty.umd.edu.
SLA Research Workshop
The Mini-Center on the Teaching
and Learning of Foreign Languages
and the School of Languages,
Literatures, and Cultures invites
the campus community to attend
a Distinguished Speaker Series
Workshop titled "Designing
Fsycholinguistically Valid Instruct-
ed SLA Research." The workshop
will be led by Catherine Doughty
of the National Foreign Language
Center/ Center for the Advanced
Study of Language.
The event will take place
Tuesday, Oct. 28 from 5 to 7 p.m.
in St. Mary's Hall, Multi-Purpose
Boom. Reception to follow.
RSVP to Alene Moyer at
m aye ra ©warn . umd . edu .
Charles Fowler
Colloquium
Join internationally renowned
political theorist and author
Benjamin a Barber on Monday*
Oct. 20 as lit- lectures about
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Colloquium OU Innovation in
Arts Education in the stamp stu-
deni Ballroom .The e veal runs
from Oct. 19-21. Monday after-
noon, former president of the
American Educational Research
Asset tattoo, James A. Banks « til
speak about "leaching for Multi-
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