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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Terps fall in title defense to Northwestern
X-Men: First Class is an entertaining, if forgettable, return to the comic franchise
SPORTS | PAGE 10
DIVERSIONS | PAGE 7
THE DIAMONDBACK
New Vice Pres. of Research appointed OâShea planning to foster research between disciplines
Our 101ST Year, No. 147
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDâS INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Council votes against buying No. 1 Liquor store Officials had considered turning the Route 1 site into park BY NICK FOLEY For The Diamondback
For the owners and patrons of Number 1 Liquor, years of uncertainty have drawn to a close â the store has escaped the threat of a city-mandated makeover into a small park after the College Park City Council voted to abandon its effort to convert its location. The possibility of demolition
The city has long sought to turn Number 1 Liquor into a green space to go with the new surrounding buildings. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK
has loomed over the store since 2005, as several city council members previously referred to the small, aged building as an âeyesoreâ along a stretch of Route 1 increasingly dominated by large, new apartment buildings. But in the councilâs meeting on May 24, council members voted 6-2 not to buy the property at 8200 Baltimore Ave., with officials deciding against forcing out
a popular local business. âWeâre happy itâs been resolved. Theyâre not allowed to touch us now,â said Lance Williams, a manager at the store. âI mean, putting a park right here would be the dumbest thing theyâve ever done; it would attract homeless people.â In the cityâs 2012 budget, officials cited the liquor store as the
see PROPERTY, page 6
BY LEAH VILLANUEVA Senior staff writer
When Patrick OâShea takes the helm as the universityâs vice president for research next month, he will aim to bring together the entire academic community â PATRICK from the sci- OâSHEA ences to the VP OF RESEARCH humanities â in fostering new innovations and broadening the universityâs impact on the world around it. Following a seven-month national search, university President Wallace Loh announced Friday he had selected OâShea â who has served as chairman of the electrical and computer engineering department for the past six years and is the co-director of the Maryland Cybersecurity Center â to fill a position aimed at increasing the universityâs growth as a premier research institution while bolstering its funding. On July 1, OâShea will take the reins from interim Vice President for Research Norma Allewell, who has held the position since last June, when Mel Bernstein stepped down after four years on the job. âPatrick brings that rare blend of academic expertise, vision, administrative excellence and entrepreneurial spirit to this pursuit,â Loh said in a press release. âHe is well-equipped to increase the Universityâs research and educational impact internationally and within this region.â When the Cork, Ireland-born OâShea first stepped out from a taxi
9 7 THEYâRE HISTORY Loss denies Terps first national title since 1975 BY JAKOB ENGELKE Senior staff writer
BALTIMORE â With 1:50 remaining in Mondayâs national championship, fans of the Terrapin menâs lacrosse team began to file out of M&T Bank Stadium. Virginia midfielder Colin Briggs had just rifled a shot past goalkeeper Niko Amato for his fifth goal of the game, putting the seventh-seeded Cavaliers up by three and all but ending the Terpsâ hopes
Report detailing workplace abuse sent to Loh for review
JOHN HOOVER, 1991-2011
âHe was everythingâ Senior staff writer
Whether playing soccer, heading to the gym or going out with friends, John Hoover always seemed to be on the move, and wherever he went, he had a smile on his face. âHe loved friends, loved his family and loved life,â said Carolyn Hoover, his mother. âHow can you sum up a person? He was everything.â Hoover, 20, of Derwood, died May 15 after the 2007 Toyota Corolla he was riding in left the road and struck two trees and a telephone pole at 3:15 a.m., killing him and two other passengers in the car. Hoover was pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver of the vehicle was allegedly intoxicated. Born April 9, 1991, Hoover â
TOMORROWâS WEATHER:
see VIRGINIA, page 8
Left: Three Terps embrace after the teamâs 9-7 loss to Virginia at M&T Bank Stadium on Monday. Above: Attackman Ryan Young, who endured a trying season marred by the death of his mother, walks off the field. PHOTOS BY MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK
see OâSHEA, page 3
BY LEAH VILLANUEVA
of winning the programâs first championship since 1975. With Briggsâ final goal, a majority of the pro-Terp crowd of 35,661 had seen enough. Red-clad fans walked toward the exits so they wouldnât have to see the inevitable conclusion. A garbage-time goal from midfielder Jake Bernhardt brought the unseeded Terpsâ deficit to just two goals, but, with only 16 seconds left on the clock,
Administrative investigation to take place
who was known as Johnny by friends and family â attended Magruder High School in Gaithersburg, before coming to this university as a psychology major. Around the time he died, Carolyn Hoover said her son had just finished his last final and was excited about starting intramural wrestling and moving into a house with three friends from high school next year. âHe always wanted to go to the University of Maryland and be a University of Maryland student,â Carolyn Hoover said, noting he was interested in psychology and communications because he wanted to help others. And it was that caring nature his friends said they will remember
see HOOVER, page 6
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BY LEAH VILLANUEVA Senior staff writer
John Hoover was known as a fun-loving friend. PHOTO COURTESY OF GIRISH CHASKAR
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University President Wallace Loh is calling for an administrative investigation into claims of university employeesâ workplace mistreatment after officials sent him a detailed report of such allegations Friday. The 56-page report compiled more than 70 surveys filled out by staff members across the campus, highlighting testimonials of alleged sexual harassment, racial discrimination, verbal abuse, lack of opportunity for promotion and oppressive climates in the workplace. These issues were brought to the forefront of administratorsâ attention at two forums held last month where about two dozen employees â from housekeepers to grounds workers to office staff â came forward to voice their griev-
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ances before acting Vice President for Administrative Affairs and Facilities Management Director Frank Brewer. When members of the universityâs chapter of the Black Faculty and Staff Association â which compiled the report and hosted the forums â presented copies to Loh and other administrators in Fridayâs meeting, Loh, who could not be reached for comment, was reportedly stunned by the extent of the report. âHe expressed surprise,â said Brewer, who attended Fridayâs meeting. âHe wasnât anticipating a 56-page report. I think he was expecting something smaller.â BFSA President Solomon Commisiong said when he described the alleged abuse and disrespect that had
see REPORT, page 3
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