Upload
jos-uma
View
50
Download
2
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
thall guard logan Aronhalt
continue his careerabroad in Europe p. B
ISSUEN11S2THE
A COUNTRY'S BODY IMAGE BIG MONSTERS, BIG ROBOTS, BIG FUNAmericans need to tackle emotionatheatthifwe Beatdown blockbuster Pacific Rimmanagesto
ever want to improve our physical health p. 4 make cinematic sense amid carnage p, 6
The Univenity ofMaryland't Independent Student Nev•paper
DIAMONDBACK
ONLINE AT
Worker rightscontract stalls
MANY HANDS, MANY BRANCHESCommunity comes together to create 'Tree of life' for Memorial Chapel
Union, university negotiations maygo on for months before agreement
ny Um.•n•For
and employeesto rex.h an
on a workers' rights contr•ct.md saøtutSons caAd tab
A
keeping employees expiredJune 30. but representativestrom the American Fed-eration of State. County and
Emplø•ees workersunion said negotiations tor •new contract have hit
blocks.
cm
J.oooand
Ing employees, tofor .ddltional •oripl•c.
Including •
nated lunch and break areas.but have •tilledamid
rwptiatingThe housekeepers were
origina.ny permitted totwo representatives.would not be penalized formissin' work to negotiate.said AFSCMEF'ttrwlal housekeeFrs toattaxi
By Emily SchweichFor The
They were seasoned artists
and novices, bringing withthem a variety of faiths andb&fs. They came tog•ther for
of hours of and
aner years, t heir creation Is
complete.
The •Tree Of Life.' a hand-
crafted sculpture featuringneedlepoint foliage, will be
installed in the Memoria) Cha •
Fl's West Chapel starting July
more than members of theunjvrrsity community.
Standing feet and '8feet wide. the tree features a
trunk and branches made ofwood and volunteer •em-broidered tapestriev It's part
of the transformation of the
West Chas*' into the •Garden
which alsoa new altar and piano.
Two years ago, the Rev.
Elizabet h Platl , then a univer-
sity Lutheran chaplain.
working with Stamp StudentGuen-
tier - Stevens to conceptualize
chapel utwc:ñ.•It •s the sort of where
we see students coming.having quiet time," Plati said.
•We wanted to make it wel-
coming for a variety of faithcommunities."
They decided on a treeit Is a symbol
for many faiths.
•The idea of growth. the
idea Of deep roots, the Idea of
the idea of
the idea of the tree as a place of
Platz sakL •AD of
thino •e prom;ted ttrot We symboL•
Platt envisioned com-munity so she
contacted local artist and
unhrrsity alumnaKapikjan. who specializes
In community •based art. to
design tree. She
the wooden base , and al) the
pieces have been deliveredto the to be installed.
'Her passionwas dancing'
Sophomore, 19,remembered forfriendly attitude
By Darry Q•tenoFor
Tb many. Talaya Jones was
the woman on the catwalk.dancing her heart out and
in front of
But to close to
an her natural dancing ability time. her cousin
ard hzd they gy Stokes said.
talent lay elsewhere. They say m Much 8, 1994,
her real talent was in being a attended theCarm Center
friend. Arts
Jones. 19, drowned July 6 where she was In the dance
while on a family vacation in prime, a that
Virginia Beach, Va. Her tamny
was at a -
sylvania County. Va., at the29, showcasing the efforts of Director Marsha
Miss Marylandschools competition
Alumna, teacher Christina Denny
wins state pageant in stride
One Stop Shop aims to snag
student convenience sales
By Darcy Costello
For DiamondbacE
the designer pwns.
from a family of anti-beauty
cmtest feminists, Coopersmith
wasn •t too thrilled by the news.
But less than a year after
meeting her coworker, Coo •
persmith found herself driving
ny Holly CuotzoFoy The
It's any entrepreneur's
dream for a friendship to
become a business relation •
ship, so opening up a con-
is what drew
nerS to City. SEh in
retail. V*m4'Mng
vices to the owner of the now-
defunct convenience store.
When the university alumna a rented van full of students
yas looking online for schol•
arship opportunities during compete in the Miss Western
her undergraduate years, she Marylandpageant.•Sure. a lot of the pageant
happened to stumble upon
the Miss America Organiza- was cliche and funny,- Coo •
tion. The pageant appealed to persmith said. "But Christina
ihe former gymnast's love of wasn't. honest.
She and
was she brought
sincere andthe
local titles later, entire competition up to a les-elofintelllgenceandctass.
venlence store in a college
town was a great opportu to retire more than year aO,
nity for the founders of the Sach his friends a
nearb five •month old One in
Stop Shop. "There a college demand
(for stores].• Tè•
i,tl»cmw• said. "An mortunltypresented itself, and seized
cratedt' the moment." yet more necessary for
As recent couep graduates,
the feel However, Saeh said t
store works to emphasnectrdtothùpatrons.
Virginia commonwealth "Weunderstandtbeneeds its
University,andco-founder ofconepstndeats.'lè.xxy. supplies andother
îo„earuerthlsyearandwfll TheMissMarylandpapant, MirxleNetwork,aNieachhas
her own charity.
1
VirginiaTèch.Botbgr•du•ate" with business-related
said."Ourùnistobeuper-
sells typical vertlses a free hookah
øscrownedM1ssMary1and
: wyen,enrdcoopersmith.a Organization, uses scoting Denny's Deeds charityofcholce.
for special
starterWtgi•reaway.The
based on each respondent" •special on-stageinterviewrtsr.onses, Needs-stetnsfromberpassson did not attendconege. mdsŒneschootsuppUes.The nontob•cco producti
forteachingatE.chelon,dotng MehraandTè•wodrosmet .tcreaboenscerealandott*t employees aredistr
through their multicultural items legs to four*'aspiring Miss America. and lifestyle and fitness in a
storehear much else. Coming
INDEX Ntws»æ OMRSIONS> ttASStftto»s
ENNY
•o. • with
•A lot of tim••,sort
èf of out of mind,'thinn
day, but
it people
'duc•tion, •rts. inth'ng.• t»nny •aid, •t try to
tb•t100. W' Should b'
Ovine •v •
in loc•i•tuay•lng haring
A' more in•totted, she •aid. she •p•
the Amoic•ptoo•m ev.n mote.
• it •n •matingchance to perform onstage.
gain confidence.• Dennysaid. • I •performer onstage untilstarted competing In
and now have •voc•l co•ch and sing incompetit ions
Denny's mother. SherylDenny. said she has seen herdaughter 'rcr• substantianysince she tint bron com•Fting in pageants — •uluty in her in 'erview •kills_
• She's learned how toclearly and
questionsShe incredfbly •óo•.• Sheryl Denny •aid.
IURN[O
ANSWER QUESTIONS
NOW ...
but it••"id•nt. op tn of
Though Christina Dennydedic•t• not
Ml" comm't •and preparing the
competition.
•00 •t forget b" teach •
O•nny thanin with
method.music
pt•n• •hen•v•and she often
••ng •ith student' •ndparticipated in their
•inter concert .When university's
popular Styie•parody came Denny•bowed it to her students onthe classroom" interactivewhitebo•rd.
•You've • offans. thinn to
said. laughing.
O•nny. •ho graduated in2012. that After
the pageant fun sheto return 10' •
master •s In pathologyAs Coop•gsmi'h
• She •s no dumb beautyqueen •
com
WORKERS
no web
earn it
•ad told
to
In supplyNo
forcedto in and •
sent to universityIn tun.ioung•• •nd rooms
eat 00their lunch thoughwori•rs still say • of
t remainsProtested •hat
they of•t June rally but some
•traid to attend theout in favor Of the
t Ions•Ten means
that cm the negotiations,•HOUSEKEEPERS, Altbut can
•t outset of UMO
TO RESPEC1fOthat uni•
UuO
interested '"ting •a JOB 00
TO HIGHER
toWilliam Pugh.
director far •tiffpro-grams. declined to •A FSCME
on •8th negotiat'ngCol•lla substantive 'top
tor the the Pittmant boas .nd co on •tote in an email. •W. feellong the two con •t inue to • "empted to move negotu•
CORRECTION
to vtxitstitrd •
schedued Jut'
•No' one otheruniversity hadtb• to •t •university I hey totheir o.nto Pittm•n
other O•ant to b'
ma.n•gment for thedo to
university Of •
Ocials contend th•t•• miscommunication. •ndthey to tarts
touse their •cation to"tend the negotiations:Permission to theadditional in thenegotiations grantedon a day beton the
orWu.Dyto
• When no im -
reaction to ('herequest'. that's •hat thenr•omp'ed thethat the universitytrying to their v•c••tion touniversity Administr•tionand finance Vic.
from
to •to
w'..n..c.tot
and tions forwardAna • •
rather bop*'• end uv benefiting
than tn gust.cost. deducted
Including .11 •
t h •t theyfarced 'o e.t lunch.' WashinOon s Krm • tuns. If 'h.
1/2 ?ßlceCLOSe-OUT!!!
The 2013
TerrapinYearbookIs StillAvailable...
NOT
FogLONG!
Only copy of the 2013 Terrapin isstill available at $37.50 (reg. $75) on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Come to the Diamondback Business Office,3136 South Campus Dining Hall.
Monday - Thursday, 10:00AM -4.00mPhone for mote information.
raining Ldeclined
are now on the tablefor discussion
•I don't 'hint It
A F SC ME represent. - them a uttJe more because ofthey to their hard
to •bout the 'terns
MULTIMEDIOURNALISM
GRADUATECERTIFICATE
Pittman
12.CRE01T PROGRAM CREATEDFOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS
// 'Ol.•rnhsts "dto stay relevant •n an
ever th2ngvng c' technology
clzsses held on Saturnys
no CRES recu•rec
TERPS/CERTIFICATEAPPLY ONLINE FOR FALL ENROLLMENT
QUESTIONS?lil L O"'te c' Ettertdeø Studtes OES2umd edu
Watson // dcw'.•songvndedu
Chns Harvey //
ADVANCE TICKET SALES
$5 TICKETS
ID on Ivesdoys.
. J MH your UMP
Academy Stadium Theatreno • 201-22•ttS5 • • on
FORMOVlE:TtMtS