January 28, 2014

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University gains $30 mil in budget Governor’s proposal would help with various projects, but officials say more funds needed

By Jim Bach @thedbk Senior staff writer Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposed capital budget, funded by bonds in part for the purpose of construction and facilities management of state infrastructure, puts a great deal of money into the University System of Maryland.

But some higher education offi cials said they would like to see more state dollars directed toward expediting important oncampus projects.

emily evangelista (top), a freshman psychology major, embraces a Honduran girl at the Students Helping Honduras work site in the village of La Democracia. More than 100 university students volunteered in the village to help build a new school for local children (bottom) during winter break. rebecca rainey/the diamondback

‘IT’S NOT JUST A TRIP’ University students volunteer with Students Helping Honduras to build school

By Erin Serpico @erin_serpico Staff writer Before sophomore Nikki Waxman started packing for her first international community service trip, the State Department issued an official travel warning.

The department urged any U.S. citizens traveling to Honduras to beware of its high crime and violence levels, making it clear that the

Central American country wouldn’t be a safe place to go.

Despite the wa rn i ng a nd her parents’ concerns, Waxman went to Honduras to help a village.

Escaping the snow and frigid temperature this month, more than 100 university students traveled to Central America to help build a new school for children in Honduras.

The service-based university organization leading the trip, Students Helping Honduras, is a part of the

large national organization that aims to combat violence and promote education for the youth in Honduran villages.

“We take responsibility for a majority of the funds that are needed for construction and upkeep of the school,” said Matthew Cuozzo, a senior psychology major who went on the trip.

Children who advance from elementary school in La Democracia, a village in the city of El Progreso, See HONDURAS, Page 3

the physical sciences complex, which cost $128 million, is opening for research soon. james levin/the diamondback Tom McMullen said.

Located across from the Regents Drive Garage, the building features a large, oval-shaped cutout at its center with several large window panes above a garden and outdoor seating area.

“Standing underneath gives students an incredible view, and the design lets light shaft in throughout the building,” McMullen said. “It’s really an invigorating, one-of-a-kind place for physics and astronomy.”

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Terps sports attendance increases vs past season

By Kofie Yeboah @kofiekofie Staff writer Despite a rocky start to the basketball season and a downward trend in attendance numbers in recent years, fan support seems to be turning around for the Terrapins’ fi nal season in the ACC. Terps football saw a 15 percent increase in overall attendance over the 2012 season — up by about 5,000 attendees per game, athletic department spokesman Zack Bolno

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said. Student attendance was also up 18 percent for football games, said Bolno, who attributed some of the success to new marketing initiatives.

Fan attendance numbers for men’s basketball show a slight increase from the 2012-13 season, with averages of 11,700 per game this season compared to 11,499 per game for the previous season.

Still, this university doesn’t have the best record when it comes to consistently drawing fans, and some See FANS, Page 2

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Physical Sci Complex will open shortly

After almost four years of construction, the Physical Sciences Complex will begin opening its offices and laboratories to researchers based both on and off the campus this month.

In its 160,000 square feet, the $128 million complex will house stateof-the-art laboratories and offices for the university’s physics and astronomy departments.

Federal agencies, such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, will also use the facility, Assistant Dean for Facilties

As it stands, the proposed capital budget for fiscal year 2015 brings about $30 million to projects at this university, with the largest portion of funds going toward renovating the second, third and fourth floors of a wing of H.J. Patterson Hall.

The allotted $11.7 million will go toward creating more office space for eight international programs on floors that are “largely vacant, dilapidated, and obsolete and cannot be assigned to new occupants until renovated,” as they stand, according

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building, the complex presents an improved space for experiments that allows researchers to have more control over variables, McMullen said.

“The labs greatly help research for physics,” he explained. “The temperature changes by plus or minus a degree and humidity only moves by plus or minus 1 percent. It’s all very stringent.”

There will also be labs in the basement, which will limit electromagnetic interference from cellphones See complex, Page 3

Although the recession derailed JPI Development Services’ original plans to bring new apartments, townhomes and retail to College Park in 2008, the Metropolitan Development Group is ready to break ground on Metropolitan, a mixed-use project a mile from the campus on Route 1, just north of Route 193. “[JPI] didn’t proceed with construction because they couldn’t fi nd the fi nancing,” said Michael Stiefvater, College Park economic development coordinator. “But in late 2012, Metropolitan Development came into the picture and

picked up the project.”

The developer changed the original site plan to “fit the current market scheme,” Stiefvater said. It increased the number of apartments to 238 and decreased the retail space to 4,800 square feet — now just enough for a coffee shop, dry cleaners and possibly a convenience store. Forty-five town houses will be built instead of 55.

Despite its scaled-down size, the community still means big things for the city, District 1 Councilman Patrick Wojahn said.

“It’ll bring a diversity in housing and new residents that I’m really looking forward to,” Wojahn said. “It shows a thaw in development since the recession that’s really promising. I think it’ll be a really good thing for the community, and I’m looking forward to seeing it come together.”

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City establishments make changes over slower winter season College Park bars, restaurants modify hours, marketing during univ winter term

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as we thought it would be,” she said. “It was a lesson learned.

Now we know how to utilize the upcoming slower seasons.”

Students who remained on the campus during the break noticed that typically popular businesses, such as Terrapin’s Turf and Bagel Place, were not as busy as they are during the academic year.

“On the nights I went out, there were lines at Bentley’s and Cornerstone, but I barely saw people at Turf,” said Tish Bruce, a senior English major.

“Usually you can hear the music pumping from Turf, but it was quiet and the bouncer was standing there by himself.”

Afshar said the ownership marketed differently during the break to appeal to different crowds. During the fall semester, students looked to party, promoting a louder environment. Over the winter, the atmosphere was tamer and those who held events at the venue desired a calmer crowd.

“It’s definitely an opportunity for local businesses to reach another audience if they choose to do so,” Stiefvater wrote. “By nature, some places are geared towards students and do rely heavily on that traffic in the spring and fall to get by during other times.”

In the future, however, Stiefvater said he believes the city will attract more nonstudents.

“We have several development projects that are going to begin construction this year that will bring housing units not geared toward students,” he said.

W hen students pack up their belongings to return home during winter term, the campus and surrounding area tend to snuggle up under a blanket of snow, ready to hibernate for several weeks.

With the campus nearly empty, bars and restaurants usually staffed by and catering to students had to brace themselves for a slower season.

Some, such as Yogiberry, closed their doors until classes started again.

“It makes more financial sense for them to do so,” Michael Stiefvater, the economic development coordinator for College Park, wrote in an email.

Others, such as Terrapin’s Turf, changed their hours for the same reason.

“College students are a critical part of our business,” said Terrapin’s Turf co-owner Yasmine Afshar. “We made the best of the situation; we kind of braced ourselves.”

A fsh a r, a long w it h her sister and business partner, Salomeh, decided to change Terrapin’s Turf’s hours during the break to accommodate a different crowd. Instead of catering to students, who go out throughout the week, the owners focused on year-round College Park residents. The restaurant and bar held events for local artists and company gatherings on the weekends, using the downtime as an opportunity to reach out to the hcuozzodbk@gmail.com community, Afshar said.

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TERRAPINS FANS filled out about 70 percent of Comcast Center for basketball games in 2013, compared to 97 percent of Cole Field House in 2002.

FANS From PAGE 1 devoted fans said it takes more than marketing to build a strong fan base.

The men’s basketball team entered this semester with an 11-9 record, disappointing some fans.

“If you know they’re going to lose, then going will end up being a waste of your time,” freshman computer science major Aaron Wong said.

Freshman journalism major Michael Stern said he often sees fans leaving early when the men’s basketball team plays poorly.

Based on numbers, Bolno said the number of wins and losses doesn’t seem to be affecting attendance so far this season. Previous years did see a decline, however. An NCAA report showed that in 2002, when the Terps won the national championship, the average attenda nce wou ld have been able to fi ll 97 percent of Cole Field House. The average attendance in 2013 could only fill 70 percent of Comcast Center. Even though Comcast Center

HOUSING From PAGE 1 Metropol ita n ta rgets young professionals and families as potential residents instead of students, Stiefvater said. With apartments priced by the unit, not bedroom, he said he hopes the development will attract homeowners who work with the university, government or other local employers.

Metropolitan Development Group could not be reached for comment.

F resh m a n E l i Tobi a s said he thinks the development will make College Pa rk feel more l i ke a typical college town.

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holds about 3,000 more people than Cole, the 2013 average contained about 1,600 fewer people than the 2002 average.

Senior special education major Jamie Morris said the overall fan reaction to the men’s basketball team’s performance is less quantifiable. As a member of the Turgeonites, the group of students that attends a l most every home ga me dressed as coach Mark Turgeon, Morris said he has watched fan enthusiasm dwindle.

“You can see a noticeable difference in the team’s attitude and body language based on crowd’s excitement, and you can see it in the coaching staff too,” he said. “I’m a little disappointed by the student body this year. ... It makes me sad that Maryland basketball doesn’t have the same appeal it used to in my childhood.”

Adam “Stripes” Lauer, a 2013 graduate of this university, noticed similar trends in attendance during his years helming The Crew, a passionate group of fans that primarily supports the men’s soccer team.

“Attendance is directly proportional to performance.

When you have a mediocre team, it’s hard to get people to show up,” said Lauer, who also

owns Terps basketball season tickets. “We noticed in soccer that the first game dictates the rest of the year’s attendance.”

The fi rst step in building a strong fan base is getting fans to show up, and while Lauer said some attendees will inevitably leave during the game, fans will stay and come back if they’re having a good time. He attributes part of The Crew’s success to its smaller size, through which new and longtime fans can feel like they’re participating.

“When there’s only 1,000 people there, you can do tons of cheers because it’s so easy to spread them in a small group,” Lauer said. “A lot of people came to games because they loved The Crew, not because they necessarily loved soccer.”

From a new program that rewards loyal fans to giving away cars and Terps merchandise, Bolno said officials are doing their best to increase fan interest. They are optimistic about the rest of the 2013-14 season.

The university has focused efforts in recent months to boost interest in athletics, including several football scrimmages at high schools throughout the state. Officials

announced a commitment to improving the fan experience in a five-year strategic plan released in 2012 that included a recommendation to formalize a Crew-like student fan club for other university sports teams.

The men’s basketball team still has some of the highest attendance numbers in the nation, despite a d rop i n average attendance ranking from No. 6 in the nation in 2008 to No. 25 in 2013. “ We ex pect ou r attendance numbers to increase with students returning back to campus for the start of the spring semester,” Bolno wrote in an email. “We continue to review our best practices and are proactive in our efforts to better serve and strategically engage all of our fans during their visit to Maryland athletic events.”

The fans aren’t gone forever, Morris said. Some, such as Wong, said the giveaways help, but Morris said fans need wins to revitalize their passion.

“When students see that we’re making progress and we can hang with the best of the best, they’ll come back,” Morris said.

to keep alumni in the area and really promote a college-town atmosphere similar to that of Ann Arbor [Mich.],” said Tobias, an engineering major.

Such an atmosphere has b e en l ack i n g, w it h most housing in the area targeted toward students, Stiefvater said. Apartment complexes marketed toward families and other residents who would promote a suburban culture are uncommon, and those that do exist can be pricey.

“There are no real studios in College Park, and these homes are defi nitely cheaper than other apartments for sale,” Stiefvater said. “The townhomes, for example, are nothing like anything we’ve seen for sale in a while.”

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the revamped project in December on conditions that Metropolitan would address civilian and lawmaker concerns over “spillover” parking. In response, the developer created a parking program that is intended to provide residents with SmarTrip cards and access to a bike share, car share and shuttle.

But not all conflicts were resolved, w ith some students voicing concerns that the influx of new residents so close to the campus will negatively impact student life.

“I guess it’s good for development — just as long as it doesn’t increase the crime rate or traffic,” said junior Ryan Connolly, an accounting and fi nance major.

Caroline Finnell, a freshman journalism major, said

she thinks the property could have been put to better use.

“I wish the space would have been used for off-campus housi ng for students instead,” Finnell said.

Yu Li n, the ma nager of nea rby Ch i na Bu ffet, has d i f ferent hopes for t he development.

“It’ll raise our business, sure, but the best thing it cou ld do is make the city install a light at that intersection,” Lin said. “Without anything to monitor traffic, it can get quite hectic.”

Stiefvater confi rmed that installation of a traffi c light is “being worked out” among the city, developers and state highway administration.

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Honduras From PAGE 1 must walk “many miles” to get to the existing middle sc ho ol , r i s k i n g v iole nc e along the way, Cuozzo said.

“Every year, we’re trying to get bigger a nd to ra ise more money,” said Anderson Sloan, president of the university’s Students Helping Hon du ra s c h ap te r a n d a senior finance major.

The national organization began in 2007, and this university’s chapter formed in 2009. The university group aims to raise about $25,000, Sloan said. If it meets that goal, it will be able to fully f u nd the m idd le school’s construction, Sloan said.

With 107 volunteers from this university on this year’s trip, Sloan said the number of students nearly tripled f rom 2013 . T hey worke d a longside g roups from American University, George Mason University and Virginia Tech.

“We try to stress that it’s not just a trip — the trip changes people’s perspectives,” he said.

The trip was a last-minute decision for Waxman, who

complex From PAGE 1 and help cancel other unwanted vibrations.

The department will start moving in this month as renovations conclude, while researchers will trickle in throughout the year to begin new experiments in the complex.

“Researchers will be coming in throughout the year, once they’re ready,” McMullen said. “They have their other experiments set up in another building and some of them just can’t move so easily.”

Undergraduate students also have a new building to look forward to with Prince Frederick Hall, a dorm between Mowatt Lane Garage and Wicomico Hall, nearing the end of its construction.

While the exterior is mostly finished, construction workers are finishing up the interior: adding doors, windows, tiling,

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said it was a life-changing experience.

“T he whole poi nt i s to build 1,000 schools in Honduras,” the government and politics major said. “We’re a l l re a l l y d e d i c a te d ; w e can put a face on where the money’s going.”

The week before the university chapter’s trip, students from Clemson University laid down the school’s fo u n d a t i o n , S l o a n s a i d .

Students from this university t hen bega n bu i ld i ng walls and putting up a fence around the school’s perimeter. Group members expect the middle school to be “up and functioning” within a few months, Sloan said.

Some local residents helped with the construction project, which Sloan said made the trip feel more personal and gave the experience a community feel. Volunteers also worked w ith v i l lage construction workers, resulting in a total of about 250 workers on the site, Cuozzo said.

Despite a language barrier, Wa x m a n s a i d t h e l o c a l children seemed eager and excited about the project.

“Some of them even chipped in and carried some buckets of cement,” she said.

Hondu ras is one of t he most cri me-ridden a reas i n C e nt ra l A m e r i c a — it has had the highest murder rate in the world since 2010 — and the national Students Helping Honduras organization is trying to reduce the poverty and violence residents face, volunteers said.

“Ga ng v iolence is ver y prom inent in Hondu ras,” Waxman said. “It’s really important because these kids have to walk miles to their middle school, and [they] run a risk getting kidnapped by gang members.”

To ra i se money for t he project, the u n iversity chapter began considering a musical fundraiser called “Hondu ROCK” — sim ilar to the spring semester’s Art Attack — that SHH chapters from other schools have done, Waxman said.

The trip was the hardest manual labor Waxman has ever done, she said, but the goal of finishing the project made her persevere.

“It was really meaningful to see the way that these p e o p l e l i v e ,” Wa x m a n said. You don’t understand poverty until you see it.”

paint and other small details.

Once complete, the building will house 462 students in singles, doubles and semisuites, and also will feature gender-neutral bathrooms on each floor, said North Hill Community Director Genevieve Conway.

“We’re excited to bring the hall to students,” she said.

“And it should be a great option for on-campus housing.”

The Department of Building and Landscape Services will also receive a new workplace Wednesday with the completion of the $5.7 million Wye Oak building near Comcast Center, said interim Capital Projects Executive Director Bill Olen.

The new building will bring together the old organization, which was originally split between two buildings that suffered from mold and other unfit working conditions.

The Pocomoke Building, next to Fraternity Row, also received

major renovations in preparation for the University Police station to move to the building in late February or early March. Completed at the end of December, the building’s $9.5 million renovations will give police access to more space and improved technology that will strengthen security, Olen said.

“Pocomoke has new technology for the police, more locker facilities, new holding cells,” he said. “It will give police more secure ways and options.”

In the future, management’s eyes are set on the construction of the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center.

Workers will begin building in June after a groundbreaking ceremony scheduled during Maryland Day on April 26.

The center, which is expected to be completed in 2016, will have nine new teaching labs and 11 classrooms, Olen said.

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CORRECTION Due to a reporting error, in Monday’s story, “Junior files to run for District 13 delegate seat,” Jimmy Williams was misquoted in the third and final paragraphs. Williams should have been quoted as saying, “You have to take steps to make sure the people who can’t vote can voice their opinions,” and, “And now, I’m ready to serve the people of District 13,” respectively.

Due to an editing error, in Monday’s story, “Going along for the ride,” Generate was described as a talent agency and production company. For the purposes of Stefanie Williams, United Talent Agency is the talent agency and Generate is the production agency.

A group of more than 100 university students traveled to Honduras over winter break to help build a middle school at a site in La Democracia (top). The students also visited a previously inaugurated school (bottom) that was built in honor of Kayla Libby, a Students Helping Honduras volunteer from this university who died before she was able to go to Honduras. rebecca rainey/the diamondback

budget From PAGE 1 to the Depa r tment of Budget and Management’s capital budget.

T he u n iversity a lso will receive $10 million to address aging infrastructure problems and fire protection systems.

A nother $6.7 m i l l ion will go toward construction of the Edward St. John Learn ing and Teaching Center, a project more than 20 years in the works that will be carved out of Holzapfel Hall.

W h e n t h e p ro j e c t i s finished, it will include classrooms, some seminar rooms, technology support faci l ities a nd student lounge space, according to the budget.

T h i s c a p i t a l b u d ge t also will put another $1.6 million toward expandi ng the center to add labs and classrooms that “meet some instructional needs of the Chemistry Department.”

One wing in this university’s chemistry building hasn’t seen renovations since 1952, and this will mark the first phase in a larger project to upgrade

t h e o u td a t e d c h e m i s t r y building, which ultimately is expected to have a total cost of $182.8 million.

University system officials are supportive of this budget, and system Capital Pl a n n i n g D i re c to r M a rk Beck said it demonstrates a “phenomenal gesture of confidence on the part of the governor in support of the system capital program.”

“It’s a great level of funding and a show of strong support on the part of state,” Beck said. “T he actual level of funding is quite positive.”

However, some officials from this university would l i ke to see more f u nd i ng for the construction costs related to the Edwa rd St. John Learning and Teaching Center, said university lobbyist Ross Stern.

“We’re gratified that the constr uction is sta r ti ng; we’re just a little concerned about how the fu nd i ng is laid out,” Stern said. “We t h i n k t h at we c o u l d u s e more construction this year and get the project moving a little faster than the way the budget lays out.”

For this university, lobbying efforts will be geared toward securing more funding for the teaching center’s construction. Unlike the

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$30 million State funding allotted for university capital projects

$6.7 million Funding in the capital budget for the construction of the Edward St. John Center

$10 million Funding to update campus infrastructure and outdated fire protection systems

operating budget proposed

by O’Ma l ley, the leg islature has more authority in moving dollars and adding more funds to certain projects. Some legislators have said the General Assembly is committed to helping this university secure funding for its construction projects.

“I see the legislature being very responsive to College Pa rk i n ma k i ng su re that they have improvements in the construction of buildings that are necessary,” said Sen. Ed Kasemeyer (D-Baltimore and Howard). “We’re very concerned about College Park and College Park does very well by us.” jbachdbk@gmail.com

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SAMANTHA ZWERLING

We’ve made it to the spring semester! That means warmer weather, Art Attack and Maryland Day. But it also means the Maryland General Assembly is in session. I’m going to be commuting back and forth between College Park and Annapolis advocating for students, but I need your help!

I need your stories and experiences to ensure college can stay affordable in this state. The men and women in Annapolis are making decisions regarding our budget — and they’re deciding how much they want to invest in your future. The less money they allocate toward higher education, the bigger the hit to your wallet. I know all of this can seem so far off and distant from day-to-day life, but at the end of the day, it all comes down to stories and how the assembly’s decisions affect you.

So the Student Government Association is running the second annual Maryland Invests Essay Contest: ter.ps/mdinvest. This is your chance to make sure decision-makers hear what you have to say about the cost of a college education. Are you the first person in your family to go to college?

Tell them! Are you paying for college

on your own? Tell them! Do you think college should be accessible for all Marylanders? Tell them!

Thirty finalists will be chosen and their essays compiled into a book to be hand-delivered to representatives in Annapolis. All we need from you is a 400- to 500-word essay — that’s less than one page — telling us what college affordability means to you.

Whether it’s a personal story or a policy analysis, we need to hear what you have to say.

Last year, we delivered the essays to top representatives in Annapolis.

As a result, we only had a modest tuition increase of 3 percent — not the possible 10-percent increase some administrators had feared — and we even got extra funding to help improve STEM education. That’s the power your words have. Please join me in this fight.

Clearly, your stories have the ability to make a big impact. And if you enter our essay contest, you can also win some awesome prizes! Don’t want to fight for seats at a basketball game? You could win box seats at a men’s basketball game plus a ball signed by coaches Mark Turgeon and Brenda Frese. An iPad mini and a semester’s worth of textbooks are also up for grabs. Each student who submits will be entered to win a $100 Amazon gift card.

Our voices are stronger if we speak together. We need to represent ourselves as a student body before our political leaders. Go to ter.ps/mdinvest to become a voice for students in Annapolis.

The SGA is also fighting for you in Annapolis on some other issues, such as protecting you while you’re at an internship. We all know that internships are vital to eventually securing a job. But did you know there are no legal protections for interns against discrimination while at work? It’s 2014 — isn’t that kind of crazy? We’ve worked with lawmakers in Annapolis to introduce legislation that will help make sure you feel safe while you’re interning.

There’s a hearing for this bill, SB 237, on Feb. 4 in Annapolis. I’ll be there testifying to make sure decisionmakers know how important it is. If you have a story to share that shows the importance of protections for interns, please contact me.

There are many important issues at stake this year in Annapolis, and we can only make an impact if we speak together! I hope to see you there as we speak with one voice.

Samantha Zwerling is the SGA president and a senior environmental science and policy major. She can be reached at sgapresident@umd.edu.

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s do many parents of children on the threshold of middle school in Prince George’s County Public Schools, I did a great deal of research on the school my child would attend. Because my child was coming from an elementary school in a high-performing county, I needed my child to be in a rigorous school environment. I have found this environment in College Park Academy, a public charter school for middle and high school students that is a partnership between the city of College Park and this university.

I attended many of the informational meetings and decided to enroll my child at the academy.

The school is temporarily housed at the former St. Mark the Evangelist School location in Hyattsville, just southwest of the campus, while officials look for a permanent home in College Park. My child has attended the school since its inception in the fall, when there were about 150 students in the sixth and seventh grades. It is an extremely diverse school with some students traveling more than an hour each way to get there. This particular school also educates many children of this university’s faculty and staff members.

The academy has developed its curriculum through partnerships with several university departments. The education college has provided interns who work with the school’s students daily.

Through collaborations with the university and the Smithsonian Institution, students and the school are developing projects for National History Day. This project entails facilitation of digital learning using Smithsonian digital resources, available at the academy because of its university partnership. Students from the journalism college are also working with academy students on a digital news site. In the future, the academy plans to expand upon its relationships with university departments.

The school’s curriculum is aligned with the Common Core curriculum used in other county schools. Every child is assigned a computer and the curriculum is available online. It differs from

other public schools in its pacing; for example, children are able to move from one math course to another as slowly or as quickly as they are able.

There are also multiple language choices offered as part of students’ electives. The electives offered span from Introduction to Entrepreneurship to Art History — many more than a traditional public school typically offers. The curriculum is rigorous and the students typically are required to do a few hours of work at home most days to stay on task. There are face-toface teachers in the three core subjects and one for physical education. Each child is also assigned a success coach who keeps the students on schedule in lesson completion.

The school plans to add one grade per year until it has students from sixth through 12th grade. Once in high school, students will gain access to courses taught by this university’s professors and the ability to accrue college credits before graduation.

However, like any other entrepreneurial startup venture, there have been teething troubles. In the beginning weeks, the Internet could not handle the load of all 300 students being online at the same time, but that issue was addressed quickly and wonderfully. The academy’s staff is among the most receptive to comments and willing to adapt and address issues as soon as they arise. They communicate via email and respond at all times.

If you are a parent of a rising sixth grader in the county and are considering College Park Academy, I highly recommend you attend the information sessions and visit the school. You can see how middle-schoolers are able to focus and get their work done in a very different classroom setting. I am excited about the opportunities offered through the university, and I am even happier that the school is located right by the campus, making it very convenient. Overall, I am excited to have chosen a school that is evidently catering to my child’s individual strengths and weaknesses, and I look forward to participating in its continued expansion.

Gayatri Varma is the executive director of the Office of Technology Commercialization at this university. She can be reached at gayatri@umd.edu.

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Big Ten move: Will students pay?

MATT DRAGONETTE Like any other institution, this university has its share of nickeland-dime schemes. Mandatory fees, one-time fees and parking tickets all help bring in revenue. Of course, these aren’t the only ways this university has conspired to make money. Our upcoming Big Ten move in July was made almost entirely to bring more revenue to the school, specifically the struggling athletic department.

While the debate about moving to the Big Ten has been over for a year, there remains a serious concern that the administration should address.

My concern is that the university will begin to charge students for football and men’s basketball tickets in addition to the existing athletic fee. This may sound ridiculous (because this may be the first speculation), but 11 of the Big Ten’s 12 current schools require students to pay for sporting events, with Northwestern — a private school — the only exception. This, as well as the possibility of increased revenue, might encourage the administration to charge students for tickets. These tickets, which can cost hundreds of dollars over the course of a season, would be a horrible public relations strategy and a betrayal of the students.

Charging students for game ad-

mission — even for Big Ten matchups — would be devastating for attendance and student morale.

Current student attendance is subdued in both number and passion. Introducing an additional cost for attendance would certainly not induce more students to go and would actually reduce attendance for those who are reluctant to go to games or trying to save money. Let’s be honest: Not enough students look forward to and plan around Saturday football games, unless it’s a ranked opponent — and we still don’t sell out those games. The sad fact of the matter is that the schools with much larger stadiums in the Big Ten will continue to draw more fans, even if it means paying higher prices.

To avoid the embarrassment of an empty student section in Byrd Stadium (and a reduced Comcast Center crowd), the administration must not charge students to see games. We need students to give our athletes a true home-field advantage.

But even more importantly than ensuring home-field advantage, a university promise to not charge students for tickets would cement trust between university officials and students. The move to the Big Ten was made primarily to secure financial stability for athletic programs and eventually the university itself.

Instead of the state raising taxes, the university raising the athletic fee or

starting a capital campaign, we chose to move to the Big Ten, which was an excellent opportunity. However, an implicit result of this bargain was this notion of financial stability at the cost of athletic tradition.

But if the university were to put a price on game admission, it would be doing so for only two reasons: The Big Ten move ending up as a financial failure or the university succumbing to greed. Neither option is acceptable to students. The Big Ten move was sold primarily as a financial boost, so more student money should not be necessary; otherwise, students and donors should have had influence on the decision to move.

Even a minuscule charge to students — whether an increase in the fee or a ticket charge — would betray our trust, because this move was supposed to solve our financial woes.

Let me state again that there has been no announced intention to introduce a plan to charge students for tickets. For our sake, I hope my speculation is dead wrong. But don’t forget that we had no warning for the Big Ten move, so we really don’t know what the university’s plans are for students.

For now, let’s just keep supporting our athletes by giving them a true homefield advantage this season.

Matt Dragonette is a sophomore accounting major. He can be reached at mdragonettedbk@gmail.com.

Don’t over-diet

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ith new diet trends constantly cycling through the media, it can be difficult to sort through the many health claims, fads and scams. The diet industry, a multibillion-dollar market, makes much of its profits by promoting diets promising instant results and fast weight loss. An estimated $50 billion is spent on diet products each year in a market that capitalizes on our diet-obsessed culture. While it might be tempting to follow popular diet scams, many of these trendy diets are not only ineffective but also dangerous to one’s physical health.

Juice cleanses, diet pills, metabolism-boosting ingredients, lists of good foods versus bad foods — all of these things are the recipe for a vicious dieting cycle and dangerous health risks. Regardless of methodology, diet trends cannot offer the tools for maintaining physical health over a long period of time. Jumping on the bandwagon of popular diet fads can also be a gateway to eating disorder habits and behaviors. What may begin as a seemingly harmless attempt to lose a few pounds or to get “healthier” can quickly escalate to an all-consuming eating disorder, such as anorexia, bulimia or bingeeating disorder.

College students are particularly vulnerable to the gimmicks and fads flaunted by the diet industry. A 2010 survey conducted by the American College Health Association of about 95,000 students found that 44 percent of college-aged women and 27 percent of college-aged men are dieting to lose weight. Research has also shown that body image concerns are extremely prevalent on college campuses, with at least 75 percent of college students reporting dissatisfaction with their weight, according to a survey pub-

lished in a 2006 edition of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Journal. Dieting or following a new diet trend that promises some degree of weight loss may seem like a temporary solution to body insecurities or low self-esteem. What are the signs that a diet has gone too far?

If you have frequently turned to the latest diet fads in attempt to control your weight, be aware of the following signs. These red flags may indicate that dieting behaviors are leading toward the slippery slope of an eating disorder: •Weight loss, exercise, dieting and body image become an obsession •Purging methods are utilized in attempts to lose weight, including selfinduced vomiting, laxatives or diet pills •Restrictive calorie levels or limited foods on a diet lead to episodes of binge eating •For women, loss of menstrual periods •Intense fear of weight gain or being “fat” •Feeling out of control during a binge or eating beyond the point of comfortable fullness •Refraining from social activities and seeing friends to avoid situations involving food If you or someone you care about has been struggling with extreme dieting behaviors, low self-esteem or poor body image, know that there is help available and hope for freedom.

Eating Disorder Hope offers several resources for eating disorder prevention, treatment and recovery as well as self-help tips and information on connecting with support groups.

Having adequate help and support can serve as a crucial tool for eating disorder prevention.

C r y s t a l K a rge s i s t h e s p e c i a l projects coordinator for Eating Disorder Hope. She can be reached at crystal@eatingdisorderhope.com.

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REVIEW | MIND OVER MATTER

EVEN more welcoming Hospitality’s second full-length fleshes out its cool-kid sound

By Eric Bricker @EricCBricker Senior staff writer Hospitality’s self-titled debut closed out January 2012 on a note of indie-pop sweetness: All fourfour drums, noodling guitars and sharply observed postgrad ennui (check out “Liberal Arts”), Hospitality seemed to have emerged fully formed, the laidback, scarf-sporting climax of second-generation Brooklyn cool.

The group’s second full-length album, Trouble, refines the band’s winning formula even further.

Here, the guitars are sharper, the drums are tighter and singer and guitarist Amber Papini’s airy vocals are more ethereal. But there are also signs of restlessness and growth; whereas Hospitality felt at times like an overly calculated experiment in twee minimalism, Trouble feels less polished and more freewheeling, giving Papini and drummer Nathan Michel (her husband) the chance to alternately beef up or strip down their sonic template.

On the beefy side, album opener “Nightingale” launches with a bang of crashing percussion and Pete Townshend power chords before ultimately coming to re s t so m ewh e re b e twe e n leather-jacket cool and Jenny Lewis earnestness; lead single “I Miss Your Bones,” meanwhile, is a pleasantly jagged mess of classic rock solos pitched just below Papini’s plaintive, snotty refrain to a faraway lover.

Elsewhere, the band dives headlong into its New Wave influences: “Rockets and Jets” is a wash of synths and reverb-soaked vocals, while “Inauguration” layers kissoff lyrics (“Valentino, I don’t need you/ Leave a message, leave it out to dry”) over a pulsing synth line that wouldn’t sound out of place on an early LCD Soundsystem record.

Still, the harder-rocking Hospitality of 2014 isn’t totally divorced from the argyle-pop of its debut.

Though it never manages to really coalesce or build to a satisfying conclusion, “Sullivan” is still a gorgeous preppy tone poem, the sound of walking hand in hand on a moonlit Cape Cod beach, hoodie strings blowing in the breeze, while “It’s Not Serious” is a tongue-in-cheek, piano-tinged ode to a relationship that almost happened.

The album closes with a pair of acoustic numbers (the very pretty “Sunship” and “Call Me After”) that color inside all the lines drawn by Hospitality — immensely entertaining and wellconstructed indie pop that doesn’t quite match the coolly messy ambition on display elsewhere.

While its debut felt hamstrung at times by the need to fit in at the Urban Outfitters record bin, Trouble feels at once angrier and more self-aware, showcasing a Hospitality that isn’t afraid to get messy in the pursuit of indie-pop perfection. ebrickerdbk@gmail.com

young the giant, a Southern California indie-pop band known for emotive simplicity, is growing up fast with its latest album. photo courtesy of young the giant/facebook

Moving On

Indie-rock band Young the Giant explores new sounds in its sophomore album

By Danielle Ohl @DTOhl Staff writer For fledgling indie rockers, the sophomore slump is a scary phenomenon. Even though it’s a wellknown foe, it often takes the best bands by surprise. Coddled, carefully crafted second albums flop when thrust into the general public’s cruel, critical hands. Such is the case with California indie-pop band Young the Giant — kind of.

The quintet’s sophomore edition, Mind Over Matter, is vastly different from its self-titled debut album because it has complex layers of synthetic wizardry. Young the Giant has transformed its sound from raw and simple alternative rock to glossy, shimmering stadium-ready production. Taken separately, each version offers something unique and pleasant to the musical mind, but comparatively, fans of Young the Giant’s emotive simplicity will be left wanting.

Original fan base aside, Young the Giant is a relatively new band, having

dropped its first installment in 2010.

Less than four years later, Mind Over Matter is a testament to the band’s evolution as well as the painstaking intricacy involved in producing a solid second album. From an objective standpoint, the new collection of songs is impressive.

Encompassing the 13-song compilation is the theme of recognizing and cooperating with obstacles — an appropriate motif for lead singer-songwriter Sameer Gadhia, who fought the sophomore slump arduously when writing his lyrics.

“Anagram,” a boppy, tambourine-tinted tune, immediately informs the listener this is not the same Young the Giant. Airy strings play with Gadhia’s impressive falsetto, adding a layer of complex harmony. “Crystallized” features the same distorted synthy sound yet also introduces an electronic organ that buoys the lyrics.

“It’s About Time” is the first single off the album and a throwback to the rougher-hewn Young the Giant. The muscly track features far more powerful riffs, reminiscent of

the pop power of “My Body.”

Unlike the band’s self-titled first album, Mind Over Matter explores multiple facets of indie rock. Songs “Mind Over Matter” and “Waves” veer into New Age psychedelic sounds, while the simple, touching “Firelight” evokes the tenderness of an acoustic performance. Young the Giant demonstrates its versatility while managing to link the varied tracks with all-encompassing motifs and Ghadia’s incredible vocal range.

The beauty of this recent release is its ability to let go of the past.

Oftentimes, a first album, no matter how successful, can remain just that: the first album. It is a first attempt, not to be adjusted and retransmitted, but left alone to shine distinctly and separately from a band’s next creative work.

Through Mind Over Matter, Young the Giant is not afraid to explore new sounds. Though old fans see a sophomore slump, those just discovering Young the Giant might see a new beginning. dohldbk@gmail.com

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IRISH From PAGE 8 they carried the momentum into the second half to storm back and have a chance to win the game.

With the Fighting Irish (19-0, 6-0) leading by two with less than 15 seconds remaining, though, McBride dealt the final blow to the Terps’ upset hopes. She sank a jumper from just inside the three-point line on the left side — part of her 13 second-half points — to seal the result.

“We actually wanted to foul their post players,” Frese said. “Obviously, that didn’t get done, so then it became a situation of just straight-up man.”

Though they were more aggressive from the game’s outset, the Terps misfired on their first four shots. The Fighting Irish was selective with its shot attempts, finding spaces just inside the perimeter for open jumpers.

Notre Dame developed an offensive rhythm from there, helping it take control of the contest. By the 10-minute mark, Notre Dame was shooting 10-of-15 from the field, while the Terps were 4-of-16. The

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Fighting Irish’s offensive dominance continued for the next six-and-a-half minutes, going on a 16-7 run before the media timeout.

Fighting Irish guard Jewell Loyd scored 20 points in the first half on 7-of-10 shooting and finished with a game-high 31 points. Alyssa Thomas and center Alicia DeVaughn finished the half with 10 points each, and they combined for 10 of 16 points during a Terps outburst before halftime.

“Just trying to come out with energy,” Thomas said. “We ended the half strong and we knew we had to come out with a strong start, so it was all about bringing the energy.”

The Terps’ run continued into the second half, with guard Lexie Brown scoring the first four points before Thomas took over. The national player of the year candidate scored the Terps’ next 10 points, cutting Notre Dame’s lead to five.

Her jumper with 9:59 left gave the Terps their first lead of the game at 64-63, and she finished the game with 29 points and 12 rebounds for her nation-high 17th double-double in 19 games this season.

“If we would’ve came out with the

“IF WE WOULD’VE CAME OUT WITH THE INTENSITY THAT WE STARTED IN THE FIRST HALF AT THE END, I THINK IT WOULD’VE BEEN A DIFFERENT GAME.” ALYSSA THOMAS

Terrapins women’s basketball forward intensity that we started in the first half at the end, I think it would’ve been a different game,” Thomas said.

“But credit to them, they came ready to play and took us out early.”

Notre Dame responded quickly with a 7-0 run, and the Terps would never lead again. McBride’s deep 2-point shot put the game out of reach and sent the Terps to their first losing streak of the season.

Despite the sluggish first half and second straight ACC loss, Frese looked to the Terps’ second half performance as a bright takeaway.

“Like I told them in the locker room, I loved their fight,” Frese said.

“Especially when we were down by the deficit; we were down.” ppierrelouisdbk@gmail.com

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PITT FORWARD LAMAR PATTERSON (21) scored 28 points as the Panthers shot 51 percent from the field in the Terps’ 83-79 loss to the No. 18 Panthers. alik mcintosh/the diamondback

made his way into the lane past Mitchell and finished a layup to score two of his game-high 28 points and give his team a 40-33 lead.

And after the Terps’ late comeback attempt sputtered to seal a fourth loss in five games, those sorts of defensive lapses stuck with coach Mark Turgeon.

“We just make so many breakdowns defensively,” he said.

Behind Patterson’s effort, Pitt shot 51 percent from the field to earn a road win and spoil the Terps’ improved offensive performance, which had pleased Turgeon.

The Terps were more patient offensively than they had been in recent weeks, helping them shoot 48.1 percent from the field. They also didn’t falter when Pitt built a 13-point lead

FORWARD ALYSSA THOMAS drives to the basket in the No. 8 Terps’ 87-83 loss to No. 2 Notre Dame last night at Comcast Center. The Terps have lost two straight games for the first time this season. rebecca rainey/the diamondback

midway through the second half. And Turgeon lauded his team’s intensity against one of the ACC’s top contenders.

But the Terps never led in the second half because they consistently struggled to prevent Patterson and the Panthers from scoring. Pitt finished the game with 40 points in the paint and shot 32-of-47 from the free-throw line.

“Our defense wasn’t as good, and our ball-screen defense wasn’t as good as it should have been,” Wells said. “That comes back to communicating.”

Turgeon was also displeased with his team’s efforts against the ball-screen, and many of the Terps’ 29 fouls came after Pitt ran pick and rolls.

“It’s just understanding and getting underneath [screens],” Turgeon said. “It was really just one play. Our big guys couldn’t get a hold of it.”

Even beyond those issues, the Terps made some sloppy mistakes that led to the 13-

point deficit in the second half. Several Terps tried to jump passes and got out of position, leading to openings for the Panthers.

Other times, the Terps would waste otherwise solid defensive possessions by committing an unnecessary fouls.

“That goes back to us playing better on defense,” Wells said.

“Knowing situations, like we can’t foul when the shot clock is going down. That’s stuff that an immature team does, and that’s not us.”

Despite their displeasure with the Terps’ defensive performance, Turgeon and Wells made sure to credit the Panthers’ prolific offense. Patterson, considered among the nation’s most versatile threats, averages 17.9 points per game, and Pitt point guard James Robinson leads the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio.

That duo has helped the Panthers shoot 48.8 percent from the field on the season,

a mark that ranks 13th in the nation. The Terps, despite mixing in zones and pressure defenses, couldn’t faze Pitt’s efficient attack.

“That’s one of the best teams I’ve ever coached against,” Turgeon said. “They were terrific. It seemed like they made every shot when they had to.”

Still, the Terps allowed Pitt to post its highest-scoring total in ACC play and committed some blatant defensive miscues. So afterward, Wells praised his team’s effort, but he was also quick to point out its shortcomings.

He knows the defensive gaffes that littered Saturday’s performance won’t help the Terps resurrect an underachieving season.

“We have to do a better job of talking and knowing situations like shot clock and what’s going to happen,” Wells said. “Those are things that you can’t teach.” akasinitzdbk@gmail.com

coach kerry mccoy (left) congratulates 125-pound Billy Rappo after a match against Kutztown on Nov. 3. Rappo won his first ACC match at North Carolina on Friday. file photo/the diamondback

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But if Rappo can capitalize on his newfound momentum, the Terps could have a stable, reliable option in his weight class.

“It makes me feel a lot better about myself going into matches,” Rappo said. “Being more confident … I’m going in thinking I will win every match now.”

Before the Terps boarded the bus home to College Park, they converged for a meeting in the visitors’ locker room. While addressing the team, McCoy congratulated Rappo, praising him as an example of what the Terps are capable of.

And with that, Rappo took his seat on the bus, with a highprofile victory to his name after early-season struggles.

“It could be a defining moment if he takes it the right way,” McCoy said. “[But] if he doesn’t use it as a springboard for momentum, it doesn’t really mean a whole lot.”

scramble near the end of the period, rolling Kraisser up for a cradle and nearly pinning him.

The series of moves gave Rappo a 5-0 advantage after the first period. He allowed one point in the second period and a takedown in the third, but he was able to hang on for the comfortable 9-4 decision.

“I was just focused on getting the team off to a good start,” Rappo said. “We’ve been struggling this year. We really needed a push out of the lightweights.”

Rappo and 125-pound Paul O’Neill have been the only Terps to compete at the weight class this season with much success. McCoy originally planned to have Shane Gentry and Goodwin competing at the weight as well, but those plans changed when Gentry left the program after last season and Goodwin couldn’t make weight. jneedelmandbk@gmail.com

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By Aaron Kasinitz @AaronKazreports Senior staff writer Late in the first half of the Terrapins men’s basketball team’s 83-79 loss to then-No. 20 Pittsburgh on Saturday night, sharpshooting Panthers forward Lamar Patterson found himself wide open on the left wing about a step behind the three-point line at Comcast Center.

But rather than launch a three, the three-time ACC Player of the Week pumpfaked and completely fooled the Terps. Guard Dez Wells leapt to contest the shot, so Patterson drove right by him.

And though forward Charles Mitchell was in position to impede Patterson’s path to the hoop, he had already turned toward the basket assuming Patterson had released the ball.

So the redshirt senior easily GUARD DEZ WELLS said some of the Terps’ mistakes in Saturday’s loss to then-No. 20 Pitt See defense, Page 7 were “stuff that an immature team does, and that’s not us.” alik mcintosh/the diamondback

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Terps can’t capitalize late after overcoming 22-point deficit

By Paul Pierre-Louis @PaulPierreLouis Staff writer Entering a media timeout with three-anda-half minutes remaining in the first half, the Terrapins women’s basketball team had a brief escape from a trying opening period as it gathered around the coaching staff in a tight circle.

But when the horn sounded, the Terps still had to return to the court and face a 22-point deficit against No. 2 Notre Dame with few answers on how to slow down one of the nation’s top offenses.

The daunting task didn’t stop the No. 8 Terps from mounting their biggest comeback attempt of the season, but their response was not enough to pull out a memorable victory before an announced 7,668 at Comcast Center

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as a jumper from Fighting Irish guard Kayla McBride solidified an 87-83 defeat in a wild contest Monday night.

“I don’t know what it was in terms of our slow start,” coach Brenda Frese said. “But give them credit when credit is due.”

Notre Dame shot better than 66 percent in the first half, and the Fighting Irish were on pace to hold the Terps (16-3, 4-2 ACC) to their lowest point total of the season entering halftime. But the Terps went on a run before the break to cut a 41-19 deficit to 47-35, and See IRISH, Page 7

WRESTLING

Rappo’s early win sets tone at UNC Victory at 125 pounds was redshirt freshman’s first since early November

By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Staff writer The Terrapins wrestling team’s bus hadn’t been a place for celebration for the majority of the season. A series of frustrating losses had given way to sullen road trips home. Disappointed wrestlers sat in stoic silence.

The five-hour trek home from Chapel Hill, N.C., on Friday night was a bit more jovial than recent trips had been, though. Laughter and joking replaced the still atmosphere as the Terps celebrated their first victory in six matches.

In the middle of the celebratory atmosphere was 125-pound Billy Rappo and for good reason.

The redshirt freshman started the night off by handily defeating reigning ACC Freshman of the Year Nathan Kraisser, 9-4.

The victory was Rappo’s first dual win since Nov. 3, and the fact that it came against the then-No. 20 wrestler in that weight class made it that much sweeter.

“It’s a huge win,” coach Kerry McCoy said. “No matter what

it says on paper, you can go out there and you can win. Hopefully that sticks in with him.”

Rappo’s early victory was a distinct departure for a team that has struggled to establish itself in the lower classes. The Terps hadn’t recorded a victory in the 125-pound or 133-pound classes since Nov. 22, when 133-pound Tyler Goodwin defeated Penn’s Ken Bade, 9-0.

Before Friday, Rappo had recorded just two dual victories this season and was 0-2 in ACC competition, entering Friday night’s bout under the radar.

“In all of Billy’s matches this year that he’s lost, they’ve all been relatively close,” McCoy said.

Rappo competed against Kraisser in the 2012-13 season at the Wolfpack Open, falling 8-3 in the first round. Rappo learned that Kraisser, who went on to win the Wolfpack Open, likes to scramble and take position on the ground.

With that knowledge in mind, Rappo entered Friday’s match with a game plan in mind. He took advantage of a See rappo, Page 7

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