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Students, officials testify on UMB partnership bill Act would create single univ with 2 campuses

— on the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act of 2016, which would create one University of Maryland with two presidents and two campuses in College Park

By Darcy Costello and Baltimore. @dctello University officials, students Senior staff writer and Baltimore business leaders annapolis — A state Senate committee praised the bill’s potential for ecoheard remarks Tuesday from more nomic development, better national UMB President Jay Perman (left), University System of Maryland Chancellor Robert Caret, university President than 25 stakeholders — limited to just two minutes of testimony each See ANNAPOLIS, Page 2 Wallace Loh and system Regent Barry Gossett speak in a Senate hearing Tuesday. tom hausman/the diamondback

By Darcy Costello and Grace Toohey @dctello, @grace_2e Senior staff writers The Department of Fraternity & Sorority Life revoked Tau Kappa Epsilon’s charter Tuesday, effectively removing it from the campus and rescinding its chapter’s university recognition.

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Resident Life forced to house freshmen in Leonardtown

Some labeled response to alleged drugging at party as victim-blaming

By Grace Toohey @grace_2e Senior staff writer Leonardtown apartments housed about 125 freshmen in the fall semester, in part because the university accommodated Freshmen Connection students in campus housing. claire harvey/the diamondback

The Department of Resident Life is promoting the Leonardtown Community as a viable housing option after vacancies and a surplus of freshmen led this university to place many new students in the apartments, typically reserved for older students.

When the university provided oncampus housing for Freshmen Connection students this past fall, Resident Life had to find housing beyond the North Hill dorms for the almost 900 additional students, said Scott Young, the department’s associate director of administrative and

business services. Given its high number of vacant rooms, Leonardtown apartments housed about 125 freshmen.

Ross Berman, a freshman living in Leonardtown this year, said the apartment is spacious compared with a traditional dorm room, but overall the living situation leaves much to be desired.

“It makes it very difficult for freshmen to meet people,” the finance and supply chain management major said. “It’s hard being placed here at a college where most people just stick with their halls.”

Berman said Leonardtown is better

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Tau Kappa Epsilon will impact the future of the fraternity in that we’ve said they can’t come back to campus until the fall of 2020, or until all of the current active undergraduate members have graduated — whichever is longer,” Supple said.

Representatives from the university’s Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter and the Interfraternity Council declined to comment for this article.

The chapter’s change in status was announced Tuesday evening in an email obtained by The Diamondback that the department sent to leaders of the Greek community. The decision, according to the email, “was not made lightly” and is the final

The Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity chapter house must be vacated by March 20 after the university’s Department of Fraternity & Sorority Life stripped the chapter of its charter.

Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter loses charter after hazing, risk-management violations

2 indecent exposure incidents prompt move

A University Police investigation of two indecent exposures that took place on McKeldin Library’s seventh floor in the past two weeks has led to a person of interest in the case and prompted heightened security.

The incidents, which took place on Feb. 17 and Feb. 23, both involved a man exposing himself to students in the library, according to police reports. The first occurred at a desk, and the second took place in the men’s bathroom.

In the first incident, a witness described the perpetrator as a 40-yearold man with facial hair wearing a red knit hat and black jacket. The victim of the second incident was not able to give a description. Though police are actively investigating each case, spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas said they can’t confirm whether the same perpetrator was responsible for both incidents.

A review of camera footage helped police identify a person of interest who matches the first description, Hoaas said. A detective is scheduled to speak with this person within the next few days.

In response to these two disturbances, University Police have increased the frequency of their walkthroughs in McKeldin, Hoaas said. The student Police Auxiliary, who are typically stationed at McKeldin during evening hours, have upped their number of walkthroughs as well.

Although police are doing what they can to maintain a safe environment, Hoaas said, they can understand why students may be wary of the seventh floor in the short run.

“Any time there is an incident like this, there is a little hesitation after

OFF THE ROW The decision, made in conjunction with the national fraternity and local alumni, came following hazing and risk-management violations, said Matt Supple, the department’s director.

The chapter had been on probationary status with the department for three years, added Corin Gioia Edwards, the department’s associate director.

In addition to stripping the fraternity chapter of its university recognition, the ruling means residents of 3 Fraternity Row, which the chapter leased from the university, will be forced to leave by March 20, Supple said.

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suited to sophomores and juniors who have already established friendships and connections at the university.

Resident Life is aware of the dilemma. Young said students get close with their roommates when living in apartments but have little to no interaction with their neighbors.

“There are some students who might say this is fine,” he said.

“But really, for new freshmen, we think that living in a traditional See HOUSING, Page 3

An email sent to the university’s Greek life community from Delta Tau Delta’s chapter president on Friday evening in response to drugging allegations garnered student backlash over its rhetoric, which some derided as victim-blaming.

In an effort to dispel an allegation of a drugging at a party on Feb. 13, chapter President Brian McFadden’s email used quotes around the word victim and asked that people not let “one freshman who got too drunk” stigmatize the fraternity. He also wrote that he made a “drastic effort” to find the woman, even though she wished to remain anonymous.

Many students on the campus said they found the message to be

damaging, not only for the woman but for any future victims coming forward. “ We s h o u l d s t a n d to ge t h e r aga i nst those who d ism iss the potential drugging of a sorority woman as behavior due to their own drinking habits,” said Samantha Bennett, Alpha Chi Omega president. “I will always do my best to ensure a victim is heard, never silenced and that her right to remain anonymous is respected.”

Delta Tau Delta issued a statement to The Diamondback on Monday night apologizing for any harm the email has caused. The chapter wrote that the email was “quickly drafted” and didn’t accurately represent the organization.

The use of quotes around the word victim was an “honest mistake in semantics” because the fraternity wasn’t sure how to address the situation, as nothing had been resolved, the statement said. It also addressed respecting victim anonymity and See DTD, Page 3

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he will be arrested if he steps onto the campus before successfully appealing.

University Police responded to reports of a suspicious person, vandalism and a fight, among other incidents this past week, according to police reports.

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On Friday at 10:56 a.m., University Police responded to 8000 Boteler Lane for a report of a suspicious person.

A female university student reDISORDERLY ported that, while she was on a CONDUCT Shuttle-UM bus, a man made On Friday at 1:45 a.m., sexual comments and gestures University Police responded toward her. When she got off to the 4500 block of College the bus, the man followed her.

T he v icti m went to the Ave. for a reported fight. Officers attempted to separate clubhouse near Courtyards to the two individuals, who were report the incident and notified shoving each other back and police. Officers searched the forth. In the process of being area but could not locate the split up, one of the fighters man, Hoaas said.

This case remains open, and resisted, yelling at officers and attempting to break free officers plan to review area cameras for more evidence. of restraint.

Police were eventually able to arrest and charge the VANDALISM unruly individual, whom they identified as 22-yearDuring a walkthrough of old Dylan Anthony Mallard of the engineering school on Lanham. He was intoxicated Saturday at 8:28 a.m., Univerat the time of the arrest, Uni- sity Police noticed a cable was versity Police spokeswoman hanging from the ceiling. They Rosanne Hoaas said. later determined someone University Police also re- had ripped this wire out of a sponded Saturday at 1:37 a.m. camera, Hoaas said. to South Campus Commons Police plan to follow up with 2 for a report of a disorderly building staff as the investigaindividual. The perpetrator, tion continues. a man who has no affiliation University Police responded with the university, entered to the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity a party in someone’s apart- on Tuesday at 12:20 a.m. for ment without permission, a vandalism report. The man then became confrontational, who reported it heard a noise Hoaas said. and discovered a broken exteThe man made threats rior window when he went to aga i nst other people i n investigate. the room and eventually Review of cameras in the area left. Police found him near did not yield any helpful results.

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ANNAPOLIS From PAGE 1 rankings and increased collaboration, but representatives from the University System of Maryland’s Board of Regents and the University of Maryland, Baltimore expressed concerns over a clause allowing for one president of both campuses and the possible harm this would cause Baltimore City.

Sen. Bill Ferguson (DBaltimore City), one of the bill’s sponsors, called the separation of the University of Maryland, Baltimore and College Park campuses a “self-imposed ceiling on our own potential in higher education” — a sentiment that university President Wallace Loh echoed.

Currently, Loh said, collaborations between the institutions depend on his personal relationship with UMB President Jay Perman.

To guarantee it in the future, he suggested it should be codified into law.

“Our mission is an anchor mission. We are anchor institutions,” Loh said, stressing the value of the strengthened partnership statewide, not just for each institution.

“Our contribution is not just to high-tech; it is also to im-

CRIME From PAGE 1 it happens,” Hoaas said.

“We’re here to protect our community, and that’s why we’re walking around to see if there is anything out of the ordinary.”

Freshman Lucas Thompson, who is en rol led i n letters and sciences, was with friends on the seventh floor when the second indecent exposure took place.

proving the lives of our citizens, of the state.”

Still, UMB officials expressed reservations about the impact such a move would have. Though Perman praised a “tight alliance” between the campuses, he asked that the bill be amended to ensure autonomy, particularly as the bill gives the Board of Regents the potential to choose one president for both campuses.

“As two partners working together, we need to decide the wisdom of combining operational functions, such as a common personnel system, distribution of enhancement monies,” he said. “I believe these actions should not be mandated in the law.”

Perman also added he was concerned about the effects the move could have on Baltimore City, with which UMB works closely. There is no substitute for proximity, he said, particularly with the marginalized communities the university has partnered with for years.

In a bill as large as the Strategic Partnership Act, “the devil is in the details,” cautioned James Brady, a Board of Regents member. He stressed that the bill must consider the impact on both UMB, which he said does crucial work in inner-city Baltimore to address systemic issues, and on the other schools in the university system not benefiting

from the partnership.

Student Government Association President Patrick Ronk also testified in favor of the bill, citing the potential for the creation of joint degree, medical, pre-law and pharmacy programs through the partnership.

Over the years, he said, the lack of these types of degree programs has harmed the undergraduate population.

“We see a real opportunity in this bill to create those kind of programs, to create that kind of cooperation and collaboration between these two institutions,” he said, “so that we will continue to attract the top talent in the state of Maryland … and from across the country.”

The SGA passed a resolution written by Ronk backing the state bill by a vote of 17-0 with no abstentions on Feb. 24.

Ronk explained he wanted the SGA to take an initial stance on the bill before his testimony in front of the committee Tuesday.

“Honestly, I haven’t had a single student really come up to me and say it’s a bad idea,” he said. “I always like when I testify on bills that the SGA supports it — it means that the student body supports it.”

Three business days prior to the SGA vote, university President Wallace Loh sent an email to the student body explaining the state legislation.

Former student Colin Byrd,

who also testified Tuesday, questioned the tight turnaround on the resolution, wondering whether it allowed for all voices to be heard and all opinions to be considered.

“T he [SGA’s] vote wa s about as routine as a motion to adjourn,” he said during the committee hearing. “I’ve been to SGA meetings where they had more rigorous debates about crab cakes, and that’s the truth.”

Byrd added that the bill could harm racial minorities in Baltimore City, as well as schools not involved in the partnership, particularly historically black colleges and universities.

The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee will now review the bill and produce a recommendation. It will also be made open to amendments before going to a final vote — a process that Perman and other concerned supporters welcomed.

“I strongly support the intention of this bill to materially strengthen UMB’s partnership with our sister university in College Park,” he said, “and I welcome the opportunity to collaborate on amendments that would accomplish this end without diluting the influence and impact of UMB.”

He typically spends four days a week studying in McKeldin.

“It’s really all I’ve been thinking of,” Thompson said.

“I keep on thinking about how, if I had chosen to go to the bathroom at that time, it could have happened to me.”

He did not find out about the incident until a friend told him the following day, T hompson said. W hile he has continued to study at McKeldin since then, he has avoided the bathrooms and seventh floor entirely.

“I haven’t gone to any of the bathrooms in the library since then,” Thompson said. “The whole thing is just so gross.”

Thompson said he has not noticed a difference in police walkthroughs or additional security since the incident.

Sara Kreshpanji, a senior biochemistry and economics major, typically studies on McKeldin’s lower floors but knows other students have a preference for upper-level study spaces.

Kreshpanji has continued to

study in the library since the exposures took place but stays away from the upper floors, she said. While she has not noticed an increase in police walkthroughs, she hopes that they pay more attention to the seventh floor.

“The higher floors give you a better opportunity to focus,” Kreshpanji said. “I think it will deter people from studying up there if they aren’t sure what’s going on.”

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zation, wrote in an email.

“We look forward to working with university leadership and once again being a positive contributor to the University of Maryland campus in the future.”

Tau Kappa Epsilon previously had its charter revoked by the university and was kicked out of its fraternity house in September 1995 for violating hazing and alcohol p ol i c i e s , a c c o rd i n g to a Diamondback report. The chapter returned in 2005 and gained a spot on Fraternity Row in 2008.

Ta u K ap p a E p s i lo n’s m ission is to “a id men i n t h e i r m e nt a l , mora l a n d social development for life,” according to the university’s OrgSync website. The national Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity was founded on Jan. 10, 1899, at Illinois Wesleyan University, and its website describes the fraternity as one of the largest collegiate men’s social fratern ities, w it h more t h a n 27 2 ,000 initiated members and 252 active chapters and colonies.

“The university is committed to helping Tau Kappa Epsilon restore a chapter on campus that will embrace both the university’s mission a n d t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n ’s purpose,” Edwards wrote. “It is our belief that the closure w i l l a l low the chapter to return a stronger, healthier organization.”

DTD avoiding victim-blaming.

“It was unfair and hurtful for our statement to assume that a n i nd iv idua l that claimed to be drugged was simply just too drunk,” the statement said. “We understand that actions speak louder than words, and in the coming months we hope to prove that the contents of one email do not defi ne our fraternity as a whole.”

This university’s Interfraternity Council Executive Board responded to the email on Saturday morning, writing that they “hope our Greek community is better than belittling the safety of women and participating in victim blaming.” They found many parts of Delta Tau Delta’s email alarming and made sure to explain the severity of v icti mblaming, board president Bryan Pfeffer said.

“We decided we had to issue a response to Greek Life and the entire community so they were aware the statement didn’t reflect our values,” Pfeffer said.

Their public statement said the IFC “hopes that progress will continually be made so that women can feel empowered and con f ident i n repor t i ng incidents.”

Bennett said her sorority has canceled all events it had planned with Delta

Tau Delta, and many sororit ies h ave done t he sa me, Pa n hel len ic A sso c i at ion P re s id e nt M a d dy B r u f f y wrote in an email.

“T here was a complete disregard for the well-being of the woman involved,” Bruffy wrote. “As Panhellenic President, I strive for women to feel empowered to stand out against anything that makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe.”

The Department of Fraternity & Sorority Life will be working with the Delta Tau Delta chapter and their national and local leaders to ensure all understand the expectations for their organization in the future, said Matt Supple, department director. However, he said he was proud of how students have responded thus far.

“The way that it’s playing out among the students is really positive in how they’re holding their peers accountable, their peers being Delta Tau Delta leadership,” Supple said. “I think the idea of peer accountability can motivate even greater change and more lasting change than any administration policy could.”

The IFC’s email recommended that in the future, when attempting to prove their innocence, “chapters focus on their own controls” and never discredit the victim because it “takes away from the capability of women to protect themselves by reporting when these heinous acts do occur.”

Delta Tau Delta’s Friday email explained that all of its alcoholic beverages during the party were served from a bar, where members monitored the bottles, and noted that the fraternity attempted to contact the victim the nex t morn i ng. McFadden also wrote that the fraternity offered to pay for a drug test to disprove the allegations.

When junior Hannah Stein read the email, she said she found it rude and insincere.

“He wa s rea l ly m a k i ng it sound like the fraternity was the victim,” the criminology and criminal justice and psychology major said. “ T h a t ’s t h e e p i t o m e o f victim blaming.”

Emails like this one create an environment that makes victims more hesitant to come forward, she added.

“From a societal standp oi nt, v i c t i m-bl a m i n g allows the perpetrator of the crime to continue perpetrating violence and not be held accountable for the crimes committed,” Fatima Taylor, assistant director of the University Health Center, wrote in an email. “It also isolates the victim-survivor, potentially making it difficult for them to come forward and heal.”

Delta Tau Delta returned to the campus in 2014 after losing its charter in 2008 amid allegations of hazing and “abusive alcohol consumption,” according to The Washington Post.

mosphere with elevators and shared bathrooms and common From PAGE 1 areas makes it easier to create connections.”

Resident Life would rather hall on a traditional floor is the best way to get exposure to a keep freshmen in traditional lot of students very quickly. dorms in the future, Young said.

To draw more upperclassWe think being in that big atmen to Leonardtown, Resident Life is hosting an event called “Explore Leonardtown Livin’,” after which it will raffle off a free semester of housing in the community.

The event, which will take place March 9 at the Leonardtown Community Center from 3 to 6 p.m., is designed to encourage returning residents to consider applying for housing in the apartment-style community. The winner will receive a free semester of housing and will get to select five roommates for the next year.

“It stemmed out of the roomselection process last year,” Young said. “After room selection, we noticed we had a lot of Actual Perdue Supplier vacancies in Leonardtown. We Photo by Mercy For Animals found out through some conversations we had that a lot of Dear Friend, students didn’t even know anything about Leonardtown. The By the time you read this, this chicken will be dead, after being only thing students knew was kicked and beaten and electrically shocked in his face, so I that it was across Route 1 and really far away.” speak for all the other chickens in the Perdue factory in my Resident Life will also raffle hope that you will not want to eat chickens anymore when you off smaller prizes and will be know how badly they are treated. An undercover investigator running shuttle buses to and from Mercy For Animals stated that: from the area.

Resident Life officials hope the event will highlight the benefits of Leonardtown and alleviate many of the concerns students have, particularly related to its location, Young said.

“We’re very far removed from campus,” Berman said.

“We don’t have any buses that come to us, minus the weekends.

It’s difficult having to walk 25 minutes to get to classes.”

While Leonardtown, which is behind Fraternity Row, is about a mile from some academic buildings, it is closer to buildings on the eastern side of the campus, such as Reckord Armory. It is also closer to Route 1 establishments than some other dorms are.

“I don’t really mind how far it is from classes,” said Leonardtown resident Dylan ClayDevlin, a sophomore psychology major. “Having a kitchen is nice. The fact that it has both singles and doubles is nice, and how close it is to Route 1 is great.”

Young said Leonardtown is perfect for students in Greek life who are looking for housing close to the chapter houses on Fraternity Row and the Graham Cracker. Old Leonardtown is also right next to a Paint Branch Parkway bus stop for the 104 College Park Metro shuttle, making it easy to travel to the Washington area, he said.

However, students have also

expressed concerns over the conditions of the rooms.

“The bathrooms are disgusting and nasty and gross and old,” Clay-Devlin said. “Parts of the ceiling sometimes fall off. The walls are thin. I know the people below me, and we text each other entire conversations that we’ve heard through the walls.”

R e s i d e n t i a l Fa c i l i t i e s has been working over the summers to update Leonardtown kitchens and bathrooms, Young said, and despite the concerns about the rooms themselves, he said the low demand this year was related to the room selection system.

“The way the room-selection rules worked is that if you didn’t have six people, you wouldn’t get placed in a room there,” he said.

“We asked ourselves, ‘Is there a way to allow smaller groups to live there?’”

As a result, Resident Life is considering bringing together smaller groups of students — such as a group of four with a group of two — to fill the larger spaces, he said.

Clay-Devlin said he is glad he did not live in Leonardtown last year.

“Living in a dorm sucked, but I am at least glad I did it,” he said. “I feel like it’s the freshman thing to do.”

From PAGE 1 step i n ongoi ng ef for ts to add re ss t he ch ap ter’s “deficiencies.”

“A lthoug h the pri ma r y responsibi l ity to add ress the u nacceptable cu ltu re w it h i n t he ch apter rests upon the members of Tau Kappa Epsilon, all of us in some way share the blame for this failure,” Edwards w rote. “O u r c om mu n it y must learn to help identify chapters who are in need of assistance and provide them with the necessary resources to turn things around.”

Edwards noted in the email that it was “unfortunate” that this was the second fraternity to lose university recognition in a one-year period. Delta Chi lost its charter in June, fol low i ng “u n acceptable patterns of behavior” that included $20,000 worth of damage to hotel rooms during an away weekend in 2014 and neighborhood complaints about a satellite house, according to a previous Diamondback story.

T he fi na l decision to revoke the chapter’s charter was made due to the chapter’s “i nabi l ity to ad here to both university and national organization policies,” Edwards wrote.

Potential new members of Tau Kappa Epsilon were informed of an investigation in a Feb. 19 letter from the Office of Student Conduct obtained

by The Diamondback.

“Chapter operations, includ i ng t he new member program, social activities, programming and chapter meetings” had been suspended indefi nitely, as the chapter also had been suspended indefinitely, wrote Vanessa Taft, assistant director of student conduct. “ We h a v e re a s o n to bel ieve members of the c h a p t e r h a v e b e e n c o nducting activities that have threatened your safety and well-being,” Taft wrote.

To address the possibility of the fraternity going “underground” — continuing to operate without the university’s recognition or sanction — Supple recently spoke directly with the current fraternity members. “ T he e x p e c t at ion t h at we’ve set is that they can’t continue to operate as an organization or reconstitute themselves w ith the same men in another form,” he said, “or they would face potential disciplinary action through the Office of Student Conduct, or certainly through thei r nationa l fratern ity, if they continued to try to operate with the same name.”

Tau Kappa Epsilon’s national organization released a statement in support of the university’s decision to revoke the chapter’s charter.

“We stand with the university in seeing that this is a ti me for the g roup to take a pause,” Alex Baker, a spokesman for the organi-

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s a top-flight research institution in a college town quite publicly on the rise, this university has found itself strengthening its reach and branching out into quite a few new ventures over the past several years.

Big-name donors have gifted the university millions to establish the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center and the Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Innovation and renovate Cole Field House.

Off the campus, administrators have worked in tandem with the City Council to develop a joint vision for College Park’s downtown and business climate.

In short, the university has reaffirmed its commitment to providing a top-tier education while sponsoring economic development both locally and statewide.

Some obstacles to improving the university’s national profile still exist, though — ones the university can’t finagle its way out of with the help of a generous roster of financial backers and an entrepreneurial spirit alone.

Among the country’s flagship research programs of a similar caliber, this university falls among only a handful unaffiliated with a medical school and law school.

Of the five Big Ten schools that beat out this university in U.S. News & World Report’s public university rankings, all have associated law and medical schools.

In comparison, the University System of Maryland’s law and medical schools

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are located at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, also home to five other professional schools.

Last month, the state’s General Assembly unveiled a plan to address the anomaly in its University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act of 2016, which would unify this university and UMB as one institution with two campuses and two presidents.

OUR VIEW

This university and UMB should partner to form a bigger, better, more cutting-edge research institution.

The two have tested the waters of such a partnership before under the MPower initiative, which since 2012 has linked this university with UMB’s medical and law programs. And if the widespread success of MPower is any indication, officials and students are right to jump at the chance to formalize a connection with UMB. Joint research awards reached about $79 million over the three–year period since MPower first launched, good for an increase of 60 percent, according to the bill. Plus, if the universities pooled their total research expenditures, they would rank 12th in the nation in that category of spending.

The mutual benefits wouldn’t stop

there, of course.

The bill includes plans for a Center for Maryland Advanced Ventures, which would pursue grant funding and handle the transfer of technology developed by the university to the private sector, and a Center for Economic Entrepreneurship Development, which would develop programs in virtual reality, neuroscience, data analytics and cybersecurity.

These cutting-edge facilities would offer the university another opportunity to create jobs and grow the state economy while preparing students for high-demand fields, fulfilling both facets of its mandate as a flagship institution.

Detractors have questioned whether the bill would reduce UMB’s autonomy and suggested that the College Park campus would be less equipped to tackle systemic issues in inner-city Baltimore.

The legislation addresses the former qualm by dispersing the centers it would create across both campuses and setting up a joint steering committee, though, and if the committee performs as advertised, it will work around the latter concern.

To the bill’s sponsors, university officials and the Student Government Association — as well as this editorial board — the move comes as a nobrainer. With the Strategic Partnership Act, the General Assembly has crafted legislation that’s a win for this university, UMB and the state alike.

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Riches to rags

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he concept of “rags to riches” characterizes the American dream — encouraging us to marry our jobs, make sacrifices and even sweat blood all in the name of achieving upward social mobility.

It’s the average American’s hope of attaining this dream that drives him to work hard.

Many like to think that the U.S. is a meritocracy, in which one’s efforts determines his success. There’s this mentality that working hard pays off and that our system rewards those who work hard. This seems to be a fair system, until one considers that perhaps such a system does not actually exist here.

It’s not far-fetched to think of the idea of an American meritocracy as an illusion. The saddest thing to see is someone running in place — someone who’s spent his entire life working hard only for it to amount to nothing.

In this great nation, not all of us can succeed, and even worse, not all of us are expected to succeed. Arguably, it’s the nature of capitalism to encourage ingenuity and progress, while simultaneously encouraging self-sacrifice and masochism in the form of 40-plus-hour work weeks. In an economic system that’s rooted in exploitation, it’s expected that there are some who will exploit while others will be exploited. In short, not everyone will be able to achieve the American dream, and that’s the only way to perpetuate capitalism.

Those who staunchly believe that the U.S. is a true meritocracy — faulting the needy for their poverty and the disenfranchised for their own marginalization — fail to see that individuals don’t have the same life outcomes, even in a land that prides itself on equal opportunity. In other words, not everyone starts off on the same

playing field, and as a result, some individuals are more likely to be successful while others are less likely. It goes without saying that your life outcomes depend on aspects of your identity that either work in or against your favor when you’re seeking certain opportunities. This might mean that you must have the right skin color, be the right gender and have the right socioeconomic background if you want to land that executive position.

Furthermore, some individuals get ahead in this country because of who they are rather than what they can do.

Nepotism is the natural enemy of a meritocracy, and nepotism abounds in America, even more so in our university acceptance system. There’s nothing wrong with fostering networks and building social capital, but it’s important to note that some of us have family or friends who hold high positions in high places, while some of us do not.

Nevertheless, America is the land of opportunity. One can even venture as far as to say that all 50 states mean 50 different opportunities. The country is a relative meritocracy, but some of us have to work harder than others to reach a similar level of success. This is why it’s important for one to capitalize on his strengths, build networks, forge meaningful alliances and leverage surrounding resources to realize one’s full potential. It’s important to keep in mind that there’s an element of luck attributable to success. Those who go from dire poverty to extreme wealth are living embodiments of American exceptionalism.

Interestingly, people associate the American dream with a reversal of fortune for the better. However, it isn’t unlikely for some to go from “riches to rags.”

Mariyam Sheidu is a senior physiology and neurobiology major. She can be reached at sheidum@gmail.com.

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Investing in divestment

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t’s time for the University System of Maryland Foundation to put its money where its mouth is.

It’s time for us to heed the calls of our world leaders and 97 percent of our scientists in building a future defined not by climate injustice and corporate greed, but instead by sustainable clean-energy policies.

It’s time for us to reward companies with low carbon footprints, better the future of humanity and promote social justice. The system foundation has shown its capacity to achieve and excel in prioritizing low carbon companies; now, it’s time we take serious and immediate action to fully divest from dirty energy companies and seize an equitable future.

The system encompasses 11 colleges and universities. Of its $979 million endowment fund, about $50 to $70 million is invested in the energy sector, primarily oil and natural gas. As universities train the next generation of engineers, scientists, doctors, lawyers and public health officials to find solutions to the challenges posed by climate change, they are simultaneously perpetuating a system that threatens future progress.

This fall, the Student Government Association at the University of Baltimore passed a resolution calling for an immediate freeze on fossil fuel investments and complete divestment of dirty energy companies over five years. At the state’s flagship university, this one, the SGA unanimously passed a similar resolution and garnered more than 600 student signatures in support. Following the COP21 Paris climate conference, we are inspired by the words of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-

moon, who said it was time for investors and fund managers to move from “aspiration to action.”

Fossil Free MD joins a nationwide movement seeking to create a just transition to a clean energy economy so that we may definitively halt our ability to profit off the institutions that contribute to social and racial injustice. Around the world, more than 500 institutions have already pledged to divest $3.4 trillion from fossil fuel companies. If we seek to continue being a green model for the nation, we must act swiftly or erode our legitimacy to teach about sustainability. By investing in dirty energy companies, we also profit from the industry most responsible for climate change. As climate change disproportionately affects minority, low-income communities and developing nations, this issue is not relegated to the realm of environmental activism; it’s very much at the forefront of social justice, and its proponents highlight the importance of funding companies that seek to bolster those who live sustainably and act justly.

On Feb. 2, members of this university’s SGA and the SGA president of the University of Baltimore (also the vice president of the University System of Maryland Student Council) met with the USMF. USMF entered with a commitment to open dialogue and pursuing a solution we could all agree upon. The foundation responded to our calls for action with news of a low carbon index that weights companies based on their carbon footprint, ideally leading to a market shift away from fossil fuels. They cited Fossil Free MD’s first meeting with the USMF almost three years ago

as the driving force behind crafting this index.

Though we applaud the CRBN index as an important step forward and recognize its potential to shift markets away from the dirty energy sector, we nevertheless emphasize the importance of removing our portfolio completely from dirty energy over five or 10 years: whichever minimizes the loss in returns. As one of the top 13 green schools in the nation, the system bets against the success of its students to solve the challenges posed by climate change by continuing to invest in fossil fuels.

We have found that it is increasingly less risky for clean energy companies, which also face increased return prospects from just a few years ago. MSCI’s fossil-free index prospectus implied no tradeoff between values and performance for divestment proponents.

350.org, an environmental activist group, has tracked money lost by not divesting from fossil indexes; the amount lost to pension funds and universities alike is staggering.

Let’s work together in making sure we divest responsibly to provide for future generations. Shall they remember the moment their university decided to be a leader in pursuing climate justice and a clean energy economy, or shall they resent the moment we rejected our responsibility to act for the future interests of humanity, our planet and an economy founded on declining dirty energy stocks?

Maya Spaur, director of the SGA sustainability committee, is a junior environmental science and government and politics major. She can be reached at mspaur@terpmail.umd.edu.

he Amazon rainforest serves as the planet’s largest biodiversity hotspot, greatest source of flowing fresh water and principal natural air filter. The exotic plants and animals contained within its seemingly impenetrable jungle are responsible for at least 25 percent of the prescription drugs and antibiotics we use every day.

The mighty Amazon River basin drains one-fifth of the fresh water on Earth to the oceans, providing the lifeblood of the majority of South America’s agricultural industry. Its massive forests absorb and transform 1.4 billion tons of carbon dioxide into oxygen every year. And yet the international community stands idly by as 80,000 acres of tropical rainforest are cleared every day, generating about 6 percent to 17 percent of the world’s humaninduced greenhouse gas emissions and driving thousands of plants and animals every year to the brink of extinction.

Any objective view of these facts would necessitate both a sense of indignation and moral responsibility to stem the problem. So why don’t we fix it? The obvious answer remains corporate exploitation. Many businesses employ unsustainable practices in pursuit of short-sighted profits to the detriment of natural ecosystems. Cattle ranching, for example, shoulders the blame for up to 70 percent of Amazonian deforestation, as the growing worldwide demand for beef and other meat products has skyrocketed in recent years. As a result, Brazilians now cut down more than 6.1 million acres of rainforest a year and converting it to grazing land for cows.

Such insatiable international stipulation poses a grave threat to the Amazon’s remaining jungle, especially since the byproducts of cattle farming, including manure and pesticides, are difficult to contain and often leak into the surrounding forest.

But how do these corporations get away with such brazen crimes against nature? A closer look at Brazilian geopolitics reveals not only the bribes, intimidation, extortion, etc., but also a broader system of economic dependency on the very industries that are destroying this crucial rainforest

environment. Due to the systemic problems of poverty and overpopulation in developing countries, fiscally challenged governments cannot devote time and capital toward conservation and sustainable farming.

Brazil contains one-third of the world’s rainforests, including the vast majority of the internationally renowned Amazon. However, about 21 percent of the Brazilian people live in poverty, with direct correlations between economic desperation and geographical proximity to the Amazon. Because of environmental and logistical limitations in these areas, agriculture remains the only viable method of employment, with many of the indigent villagers maintaining modest agrarian outposts, supplying the resources for the corporations mentioned above.

To clear large swaths of land to support the natural resource of developing countries, farmers have turned to slash-and-burn techniques. Employed by between 200 million and 500 million people worldwide, this process involves the cutting and burning of forests to establish cheap makeshift fields for livestock and crop cultivation. Because of the intrinsically shoddy nature of such enterprises, they offer only an ephemeral financial incentive. Furthermore, slashand-burn agriculture permanently damages the land on which it is conducted, forcing these farmers to venture farther and farther into the rainforest, ultimately yielding diminishing returns.

As a result, developing nations often indirectly force their most insolvent citizens to conduct deforestation for industrial gain, so these same poor farmers are not only the perpetrators of this dangerous trend, but also the victims.

Because of this vicious cycle of dependency, millions of impoverished citizens rely on destructive economic practices, which ultimately harm both the environment and themselves. They have no effective way of fighting against the system that perpetually pushes them further into poverty. Factor in the political influence of multinational corporations and the distractions of the many other pressing needs of the Brazilian government, and it’s a wonder there’s any Amazon left to exploit.

Reuven Bank is a freshman enrolled in letters and sciences. He can be reached at rbankdbk@gmail.com.

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SO MUCH MORE THAN U researchers help develop algorithm to solve game theory problem

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“BUT THAT’S THE BEAUTY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE: WE DON’T CARE ABOUT THE CASE.” MOHAMMAD HAJIAGHAYI Computer science professor

By Morgan Eichensehr @MEichensehr Senior staff writer A team of researchers, including three from this university, have developed the first all-encompassing algorithm to conquer a classic game-theory scenario.

T he game, called the Colonel Blotto ga me, i nvolves battlefields that can be literal, as in a war scenario, or figurative, with any situation involving two or more competing forces, said Mohammad Hajiaghayi, a computer science professor and lead researcher on the project. In this case, the algorithm accounts for just two competing forces.

The team reported their findings at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Conference in Phoenix in February.

Sina Dehghani, a graduate student, is a member of the university team that successfully developed an algorithm to solve a century-old game theory puzzle. rachel george/the diamondback “These battlefields can be real or virtual … and for different battlefields, you can invest different amounts of money or spend resources differently,” Hajiaghayi said.

For example, in a Microsoftversus-Google scenario, both companies would be competing against each other in different product areas, such as email, search engines and computer prog ra ms, sa id Saeed Seddighin, a computer science graduate student and member of the research team.

“Both will be willing to spend some amount of their budget on these products,” Seddighin said. “The question is how best they can

manage their products to reach customers.”

One of the most famous battlefield scenarios is the presidential election, Hajiaghayi said. Each state would be a battlefield, and the candidates need to play differently in each, spending different amounts of money and utilizing resources to try to gain more voters.

“And just like on a regular battlefield, somebody wins,” he said. “With Microsoft and Google, someone wins by getting the attention of the most customers, or in the election, someone wins by getting the most votes.”

In the Colonel Blotto game,

players spend their resources, having no idea what the strategy of the other player might be. Even a player with fewer resources can win if they can assign their resources in a more important battlefield.

That’s what the researchers were trying to analyze, Hajiaghayi said.

“In practice, our algorithm provides optimal strategies for resource management in competitions or conflict situations,” said Sina Dehghani, a computer science doctoral student and team member.

T he point is to prov ide helpful tools for predicting competition outcomes, he said.

“We take the total resources

an algorithm that can consider any case and give the best solution,” Hajiaghayi said.

“Previously, each scenario had to be specifically evaluated. … We just say, ‘This is the algorithm. Take it and solve it yourself.’”

Looking ahead, Hajiaghayi said, they plan to continue to try and expand the algorithm to work in scenarios involving multiple battlefields and more than two rivals.

In the meantime, the upcoming election might be a good test of the algorithm’s usefulness. Hajiaghayi said he actually started thinking about the problem during the previous election.

“If somebody asks us, it can be applied to this election,” Hajiaghayi said, “but so far nobody has asked us.”

you have and then for each of these battlefields, you need to allocate some amount of each resource,” Hajiaghayi said.

“We [provide] what would be your best strategy.”

Seddighin said they created the algorithm so anyone could use it on virtually any problem.

Other resea rchers have worked with this game scenario in the past, Hajiaghayi said, but mostly focusing on very specific scenarios that would yield a very singular solution. Before now, no one had considered the general case, he said.

“But that’s the beauty of computer science: We don’t care about the case. We give meichensehrdbk@gmail.com

Few students vote for univ senators, realize what University Senate does

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The Student Government Association voted unanimously to pass a resolution yesterday encouraging the athletic department to establish prioritypoint nights for nonrevenuegenerating sports.

The vote was 18-0 with no abstentions.

The priority-point nights would encourage students to attend sports events with lower audience turnouts by awarding priority points to attendees that give them an advantage when entering the lotteries for football and men’s basketball game tickets.

“It is important for our culture,” said Ian Moritz, a senior finance and management major and SGA athletic liaison. “Being a Maryland fan means supporting all sports.”

The idea originated in the Athletic Department Student Advisory Council, where Moritz serves as council chairman.

Moritz said other universities, including most schools in the Southeastern Conference, already have a priority-point system in place that rewards students for attending sports events. T h is u n iversity’s system only rewards students for attending football and men’s basketball games.

Under this point system, attendance at football and men’s basketball games only helps students secure football and men’s basketball tickets, respectively. The system does not reward students for attend- Staff w r ite r Z a ch Melv in ing other games, including field contributed to this report. hockey, lacrosse and volleyball.

In 2014, attendance at foot- sreillydbk@gmail.com

1,677

ball and men’s basketball games averaged 46,981 and 12,557, respectively, while women’s basketball averaged 5,236.

Chris Ricigliano, SGA arts and humanities representative and speaker pro tempore, sponsored the bill. The sophomore history major said he is excited about the potential for sports teams to receive some well-deserved attention.

“I think that we have some really great sporting teams that don’t draw as big of a crowd as they should,” Ricigliano said.

This university’s student attendance began to grow in its inaugural year in the Big Ten Conference. Game attendance in the 2014 football season increased by 13.8 percent from 2013’s numbers, the biggest increase of all Big Ten schools that year. The proposed priority-night system would aim to extend that attendance boost to other sports.

The Residence Hall Association Senate voted in support of a similar resolution Tuesday. “ We feel t h at students shou ld be attend i ng a l l sporting events, regardless of whether or not it’s a men’s basketball or football game,” said Tyler Boyles, a senior accounting and finance major and the author of the RHA Senate resolution. “We feel that by implementing a system where we give priority points out to students, they will start to attend these games more often and give these student-athletes the recognition they deserve.”

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SGA urges change to game priority points

The University Senate can create academic programs and courses, draft policies and alter procedures — and is one of just four Big Ten schools to employ a shared governance system that includes students, faculty and staff in one combined decision-making body.

But, according to last year’s data, only about 5 percent of full-time undergraduate students and 5 percent of graduate students participated in the 2015 election.

Most other Big Ten senates — aside from Rutgers University, the University of Minnesota and the University of Illinois, which also have a similar shared governance systems, according to their websites — have separate bodies for faculty and students, which sometimes include staff.

Often, universities have only faculty senates.

Un iversity P resident Wallace Loh called this university’s shared governance structure “distinctive,” as it combines all three constituencies into one body.

“The beauty of a combined [senate] is that we are one university,” he said. “The faculty cannot do their work without the support of staff and educating students would not happen without faculty and staff working to support the educational mission of the school — so it makes sense that all three would be together.”

The university has a total of 222 senators, made up of 27 undergraduate students, 10 graduate students, 139 faculty members and 24 staff members. The senate underwent a restructuring process in 2015, apportioning representation and increasing the total number of senators from 182 to 222.

As a governing body, the senate is responsible for advising the university president on policies and con-

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Senator elections are open, though past years have seen low turnout

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Graphics by Evan Berkowitz/The Diamondback Sources: Reka Montfort/University Senate; university websites cerns dealing with education, budget, personnel, campus community, long-range plans, facilities and faculty, staff and student affairs, according to its website.

The senate is working to polish the sexual misconduct policy, modify policies on gender markers and discrimination and approve new university programs, such as a master’s degree in business analytics.

Despite these initiatives and efforts, though, many students are unfamiliar with the governing body and its role in the university community, said Reka Montfort, senate director.

“Students especially don’t understand what it means to vote for [someone who is] their voice to the administration, voting on policy that could affect them in the future,” Montfort said.

Even Oluwaseyi Ogundana, a junior running to be an undergraduate representative for the computer, mathematical and natural sciences college for next year, said in the past she hadn’t really heard of the senate.

Now, she’s pushing for students to vote and understand the role it plays at the university.

“I’ve been trying to get people in my college to vote,” the physiology and neurobiology major said. “You’re getting represented, right? You would think people care. … I want them to know they do have a voice in your environment.”

Voting opened online on Feb. 22 to elect next year’s senate representatives and will remain open until midnight on Friday.

Undergraduate students can vote for a senator to rep-

resent their college, graduate students vote for a representative at-large and staff vote for someone within their distinction and their department.

Faculty are chosen through a separate process.

Despite struggles in awareness and voting rates, though, the senate’s structure allows for everyone’s voice to be heard in the decision-making process, said Stacey Locke, the senior director of development and corporate relations for the computer, mathematical and natural sciences college, who represents exempt staff on the senate.

Locke, who serves as the senate’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee chairwoman, said that despite working in higher education for many years, she’d never sat in a meeting where her opinion was valued enough to allow her the opportunity to vote a new major into policy — until her role at this university.

“The organizational model does create an equity, in many institutions staff are like second-class citizens,” she said.

“In other places where I’ve been, there hasn’t actually been a constituency group that I felt represented me.”

Graduate student Kevin Fitzgerald, who sits on the Senate Executive Committee, said he has been impressed by how much his role is valued.

His committee is responsible for recommending legislation and policies to committees onto the senate floor or to Loh. “It’s unique that we’re a part of the process. There are things that directly affect students and, as a

key

Voting members Voting members, only some represented Voting members across separate Ex-officio, nonvoting membership

student, there’s an opportunity to bring forth things that matter to us,” said Fitzgerald, who is studying real estate development. “My vote counts as much as [a faculty member’s] does.”

And, though Locke said there may be some stakeholders left out of the process — such as alumni or parents — she believes the system still positively benefits the policies that move forward from the senate.

“I think [the policies] are much more reflective of the community’s will and the policy itself has a lot more vetting before it actually goes into effect,” Locke said. “You have people sitting around the room from every constituency group.”

As much as senators do to try to represent their constituents, Fitzgerald said it’s important to bring up important issues your representative. That, and vote.

“I absolutely think people should vote, reach out to their current senators,” he said. “It’s been eye opening, in a good way, knowing there is an appropriate place to talk about pretty much every policy at the university. …

Senior staff writer Darcy Costello contributed to this report. gtooheydbk@gmail.com

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VIce ’s next endeavor This week’s unveiling of Viceland, the news magazine’s own television channel, widens the company’s reach and impact

By Patrick Basler @pmbasler Staff writer “It’s a TV channel,” Viceland’s Facebook page explained Monday, for those who were apparently still confused.

The following day, culturemagazine-turned-alternative-news-superpower Vice launched Viceland, a new television network that brings the popular documentary features and reality-styled offerings of the multimedia giant’s online content to the small screen.

Vice isn’t the first online publication to take to television recently: last month, The New Yorker launched a newsmagazine-style original series on Amazon. In fact, Viceland isn’t even Vice ’s first foray into television — the Emmywinning HBO news series Vice first aired in 2013. But Viceland is an entirely new beast — an actual television network (like, it’s a real thing

a trend continued by you can watch on your TV) entirely composed Flophouse, a documenof shows about weed, tary series about comesex and skinny hipster dians living together in reporters exploring a house in Los Angeles, cultures different directed by filmmaker from their own.

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So, for better or “I’m so happy you’re worse, Vice is still all here, welcome to my beautiful, beautiVi ce . By n ow, i ts ful home!” comedian signature blend of Solomon Georgio says journalism and ento the audience of a tertainment is an stand-up show in the Internet force to be house’s garage, graffitireckoned with, but ed penises and a large with Viceland (avail“COSBY” scrawled on a b l e i n a b o u t 70 its white walls (classic million homes — and on campus), they’ll viceland has already rolled out episodes from several shows, including the music series Noisey (above). photo via youtube comedy!). The show is a consistently enhave the opportunity to become a household name.

“We rap, we eat. We eat, Washington, D.C. (anyone tertaining blend of stand-up The network’s best chance we rap,” the rapper and self- else surprised he didn’t stop comedy and stand-up cometo do that? Probably not proclaimed “human highlight by Pizza Kingdom?) during a dians talking about stand-up “F---, That’s Delicious,” the reel” explains just minutes into tour for his 2015 album Mr. comedy — which can easily be Action Bronson-hosted food the show’s premiere. “It’s really Wonderful. It’s full of color- just as fun to watch.

From rap battles to keg and travel show laced with that simple.” ful dishes, people and lanAnd it really is that simple guage — a great showcase of s ta n d s, F l o p h o u se s u c a surplus of blunts and bad words. While it might not — but all the more enjoy- how entertainingly addictive ceeds based solely on its be the network’s best shot at able for it. In possibly the Vice can be when it’s stripped ability to make you laugh. mainstream success, it is, as fastest 22 minutes of all time, of the seriousness that often B u t eve n so m e o f Vi ce Bronson might say, a f--- ton Bronson explores the cuisines weighs it down. land’s more serious shows of Miami, Atlanta and nearby of fun to watch.

The lighthearted humor is — especially the hourlong

music documentary series Noisey , which this week showcased life in Kendrick Lamar’s gang-riddled home of Compton — could easily grab the attention of both dedicated Vice fans and channel-flippers alike.

This will likely be key to Viceland’s success. After all, the question remains: can a company built almost entirely on the Internet get people to trade their laptops for flatscreens and pick up a (gasp) remote control (or one of those remote-control apps)? It’s clearly something the company considered: most of the debut episodes of these shows premiered on YouTube before the channel’s launch. But just a few days into its life, it’s clear that Viceland has the content to challenge its cable competitors — so if it can turn those YouTube views into television ratings, it might just get to keep saying “it’s a TV channel” for a while longer. pbaslerdbk@gmail.com

REVIEW | NORTHWEST CHINESE FOOD

TREAsURE HUNT Hidden beneath the wrong sign on Route 1, Northwest Chinese Food is an achievement in authenticity

By Cameron Neimand @kneemund Staff writer College Park is known for many things: bars populated by suspiciously cherubic 21-yearolds, pizza restaurants that thrive off the aforementioned crowd and the most 7-Elevens per square mile in the world (not an official statistic). Unfortunately, quality Chinese food has never been a Terptown staple, as made evident by the fact that no restaurant serving Chinese in the College Park area has higher than a 3.5-star rating on Yelp. (The

three restaurants holding this rank of high acclaim? Kiyoko Express and … both Panda Express locations.) However, a newly opened hidden gem lies below the signage for the nowdefunct OVO Simply Veggie on Route 1. Its name? Northwest Chinese Food. Its game? Authentic Chinese cuisine that makes Panda Express look as foreign as a McDonald’s.

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“s.” Instead, start off with the various spiced skewers equipped with delicious and savory lamb, chicken or pork perfectly seasoned with a mouthwatering cumin flavor.

Next, try one of the eight different knife-cut noodle options offered by the restaurant. For $8, the hot oil-seared knife-cut noodles are a delectable lunch or dinner treat that will do minimal harm to your already barren wallet. Also, I highly recommend splurging the additional dollar charge for a minced pork topping with the noodles, providing a flavorful, tender source of

always-needed protein.

Yelp reviewers seem to have scathing opinions of Northwest Chinese Food’s service, but I personally saw the staff treat customers with nothing but the utmost respect. The waitress explained how to go about the menu and didn’t pressure me into ordering more food than I desired. The only true negative element of the experience — a minor one at that — was that the hot tea I ordered was warm at best, with uncomfortably room-temperature a more accurate description. However, when you can sneak out of any restaurant as

a college student with a quality meal for two that only sets you back $17 (not counting a tip — and please tip, people), tea can be brought out at any temperature above freezing.

I really do hope that Northwest Chinese Food is able to make it in the ever-so-monotonous landscape of College Park restaurants. The food is excellent and original yet, most importantly, ridiculously affordable. It’s puzzling that the owners of Northwest Chinese have yet to remove the sign for what was formerly OVO Simply Veggie, and even more peculiar that the only way

to know that the restaurant exists whatsoever is by the little sign bearing its name in the window. If you’re looking for classic sloppy chicken prepared with some mysterious sauce and accompanying noodles and vegetables that microwave suspiciously well the next day, Northwest Chinese Food is not for you.

However, if you seek a satisfying meal in a town full of extraordinarily average bites, go and make sure Northwest Chinese Food gets the business that it deserves. cneimanddbk@gmail.com

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THE DIAMONDBACK | Diversions | THURSDAY, march 3, 2016 ESSAY | SNL AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

politics and parody Saturday Night Live is at its best when taking jabs at politicians and this election cycle has been no different

recent impersonations include (clockwise from top left) Larry David as Sanders, Jay Pharoah as Obama, Will Ferrell as George W. Bush, Tina Fey as Palin, Darrell Hammond as Trump, Beck Bennett as Jeb Bush, Kate McKinnon as Clinton and Taran Killam as O’Malley.

By Josh Magness @josh_mag Staff writer Sarah Palin can see Russia f ro m h e r h o u s e . B e r n i e Sanders wants your vacuum pennies. H illary Clinton thinks she gets to be the “cool black guy” this election cycle.

Luckily, none of these statements are from the actual candidates themselves.

Instead, they originated from the highly anticipated political impersonations that dominate Saturday Night Live during every election season.

Political humor has always been ingrained in SNL. In the 1970s, there was Dan Aykroyd’s overly considerate President Jimmy Carter. At about the same time, Chevy Chase played a bumbling Gerald Ford during his time as president from 1974 to 1977. And after his 2000 election, George W. Bush was depicted as a well-intentioned but childish bumpkin

by Will Ferrell, who was followed by three other Bush impersonators after his 2002 departure.

But only since the 2008 e l e c t i o n cyc l e h a s S N L seemed to really tap into the minds of American voters, crafting political comedy

that’s as controversial as it is influential and as hyperbolic as it is rooted in truth.

In other words, SNL’s political sketches have quickly become a centerpiece and a n c h o r o f t h e s h ow, a s they not only poke fun at the most notable political players, but also dramatically shift public perception of candidates as well.

It all started with T ina Fey’s portrayal of Palin.

Almost immediately after John McCain announced Palin as his choice for vice p re s i d e n t i n 2 0 0 8 , t h e Alaskan governor became a comedic gold mine.

In an interview with Katie Couric, Palin couldn’t name one newspaper she reads.

In an ABC News interview, Charles Gibson caught Palin in a web of uncertainty as she couldn’t answer what the Bush Doctrine was. During campaign stops, she gained nationwide attention for her famous one-liner about the difference between a pitbull and a hockey mom. (The answer, for the painfully clueless, is lipstick.)

Fey basically had all her material from the get-go.

Sure, she added some funny quotes that exaggerated Palin’s eccentricities, but a

sizable portion of her skits were ripped nearly wordfor-word from the candidate herself.

The true dagger was Fey’s iconic “I can see Russia from my house” line. Although never uttered by Palin, there were rumblings that the joke adversely impacted the viability of the McCain-Palin ticket.

One study quantifies how Fey — instead of just eliciting laughter — actually altered the public’s perception of Palin.

More than 45 percent of young Republicans and independents who watched Fey’s impersonation of Palin said Palin’s nomination lessened the likelihood that they would vote for McCain, according to a 2012 study published in the Public Opinion Quarterly journal. Just 34 percent of young Republicans and independents who viewed election coverage that wasn’t SNL said the same thing.

By the time the 2012 election rolled around, the oh-so-cool Barack Obama of 2008 was a bit older, a bit more reserved and a bit more grey-haired. And Jay Pharoah’s 2012 SNL portrayal highlighted that. The new Obama often stopped mid-sentence to let out an

excruciatingly long “uh” and faced encounters in which he tried to sway disgruntled voters that supported him four years prior. On the other hand, Jason Sudeikis’ Mitt Romney reveled in the Republican presidential candidate’s perceived lack of connection with lowerincome voters, painting him as a out-of-touch plutocrat.

And sure enough, according to exit polls, Obama won 81 percent to 18 percent among the 21 percent of voters who said the most important trait of a presidential candidate is whether he “cares about people like me.” It’s the conundrum of the chicken and the egg — did Sudeikis actually make Romney appear a less empathetic figure, or did he merely just tap into existing public sentiment? But the fact that the question can be legitimately pondered shows SNL has the wide-reaching influence to make either option a possibility.

Now, as we stand on the cusp of what could be the most unpredictable and bombastic presidential election ever, SNL seems to have hit its stride.

P l aye d by f i f t h -yea r cast member Taran Killam and SNL veteran Darrell

H a m m o n d , t h e s h o w ’s Do n a l d Tr u m p ex p e r t ly matches the hubris and antagonistic attitude toward fellow Republican candidates exuded in real life by the billionaire. Kate McKinnon’s Clinton effortlessly reeks of self-entitlement, an incessant drive for success and a desperate yearning for youth votes — even to the point of yelling “Yas, queen!” in one skit. Larry David’s Sanders, just as crotchety as he is ridiculously frugal, is so spot-on that David seems ta i l o r- m a d e to p l ay t h e democratic socialist from Vermont.

Add in an often-ignored Martin O’Malley, a lackadaisical Ben Carson ready to doze off at any second and a pitifully awkward Jeb Bush, and you have the most dynamic assortment of political satire the show has ever seen.

Yet imaginative skits from SNL’s writing team are what truly makes this year’s political humor stand among the best. One skit shows McKinnon’s Clinton struggling to record a “personable” campaign announcement video for social media, instead screaming, “CITIZENS! YOU WILL ELECT ME. I WILL BE

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YOUR LEADER.” Another s k i t s h ows t h e rea l - l i fe Clinton playing a bartender named Val as she gives political advice to McKinnon’s portrayal of her, with the two exchanging quips about Clinton’s stances on marriage equality and the Keystone Pipeline. But the best scene has to be the return of Amy Poehler’s Clinton and Fey’s Palin from 2008, when different eras collided and both ran into McKinnon’s present-day Clinton through time travel.

Each skit obviously strives for the utmost humor. But just like all political SNL skits, they also serve another important role: to make you reconsider the candidate by making light of the common narratives that dog his or her campaign.

We still have roughly eight months before the general election, which means a lot of campaign revelations and subsequent political sketches are still on the way. But if SNL can keep harvesting laughter and encouraging critical thinking throughout the 2016 election cycle — as it has done so far — this cast is one for the history books. jmagnessdbk@gmail.com

ESSAY | FACEBOOK CHANGES

SIGN OF THE TIMES Facebook’s most recent video and emoji updates are indicative of its slipping position in the landscape of what’s cool

By Maeve Dunigan @maevedunigan Staff writer Fa ce b o o k h a s a d d e d a va r i e ty o f n ew fea t u re s in the past month, and in true Facebook fashion these features seem a little nonsensical.

For those wishing there was a way to express dislike f o r a s t a t u s , Fa c e b o o k granted its army of users that and more by giving them the ability to respond in a language linguists have barely begun to deeply decipher: emoji.

Now, reacting to a status can involve a heart emoji labeled “love,” a laughing face emoji labeled “haha,” a surprised face emoji labeled

Like the

“wow,” a crying face emoji labeled “sad” and an angry face emoji fittingly labeled “angry.”

For so long, people of the Internet have been confined to a simple “like” and now, given a veritable plethora of reactions, it is difficult to decide whether a status is funny in a “haha” way or funny in a “wow” way. It’s more than we could have ever expected, but a cross that all Facebook users must bear as we make use of the social networking site trying tirelessly to stay relevant in 2016.

It seems Mark Zuckerberg is set on ensuring his brainchild remains fun for the hip, mobile-obsessed youth of today. In an interview with

Wired , Facebook product designer Julie Zhuo spoke about Zuckerberg’s decision to add emotive icons. According to Wired , “In December of 2015, 1.44 billion people accessed Facebook on mobile. Of people who access it on both a monthly and daily basis, 90 percent of them do so via a mobile device. Commenting might afford nuanced responses, but composing those responses on a keypad takes too much time.” Thus, the emoji response was born.

The emoji responses aren’t the only new digital toy Facebook has added. The site also added a Periscopel i ke fea t u re t h a t a l l ows users to “go live” and post live streams of whatever

their heart desires. It’s not surprising that Facebook is trying to convince users to turn to video. According to the Silicon Valley Business Journal, “The more the site can generate interest in watching video within the app, the more likely it is that users will stick around for ad-supported content.” The publication goes on to write that, “There has been a 400 percent increase in video published by people and brands over the past year on the platform.”

With Instagram and Snapchat dominating the social networking scenes, it’s hard for a site like Facebook to stay hip in a world in which likes on an Instagram post are worth more than likes on

a Facebook profile picture.

It’s lucky that Facebook decided to buy Instagram back in 2012. If Instagram was the baby, it seems that now it’s old enough to pay fo r Fa c e b o o k ’s n u rs i n g home. Fitting, considering Facebook has slowly become home to an older demographic.

According to Forbes, Facebook was the only network that saw use decline per month in 2014. If things go Zuckerberg’s way, the new features will help Facebook rise from the ashes, something I’m sure he would respond to with a heart emoji. mdunigandbk@gmail.com

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THURSDAY, March 3, 2016 | sports |The Diamondback

GRADINGER From PAGE 12 Gradinger’s college career has been marred by injuries, but 2016 is a fresh slate.

During a campaign in which Gradinger hopes to jump-start his Terps production, the third stop — a battle against No. 1 Notre Dame on Saturday in the Pacific Coast Shootout — marks a second-chance homecoming.

An opportunity to ease some of the pain.

‘LUCAS IS COMING’ Growing up, Gradinger seldom went without a lacrosse stick in hand.

He adored his two older brothers, Nick and Max, who starred locally before playing at Cornell and Vermont, respectively.

Gradinger watched their club games, enthralled with the

were more advanced than his peers’. They weren’t ready for his passes.

But Gradinger’s niche as a freshman on Torrey Pines’ varsity team in 2010 was feeding from the X behind the goal, setting the foundation for the two-time U.S. Lacrosse High School AllAmerican’s 291 career points on 144 goals and 147 assists.

His production drew double- and sometimes triple-teams.

It opened up his teammates for scoring opportunities, while he doubled his efforts to crack the face guarding.

He’d practice his shooting.

Play wall-ball. Lift. Watch film.

Record games for future study.

Gradinger was also a threeyear assistant coach for the middle-school Rancho Santa ‘THE GUY’ Fe Eagles, elevating him to Gradinger sometimes re- celebrity status.

His players wanted “to be like frained from passing when he was younger. His stick skills Lucas.” At Torrey Pines’ Fridayaction. He started playing at about age 5, soon a star attackman in a family of defenders.

With Nick eight years and Max five years older than Lucas — he was the ball boy for their high school team in fifth grade — the Gradinger boys didn’t usually roughhouse while playing together.

Instead, they taught Lucas defensive intricacies, fostering their young protege’s ability to exploit opponents.

That helped Gradinger storm through the club lacrosse circuit, garnering news coverage and buzz from parents on both sidelines.

“They were excited and waiting for him to come join the high school team,” said Gradinger’s father, Leo. “A sense of ‘Hey, Lucas is coming.’”

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night games, Gradinger had his own cheering section filled with kids and decorated signs.

“Some guys are just like, ‘Oh, that kid’s really good, but he’s an asshole,’ or ‘That kid’s selfish,’ but everyone just liked being around him and playing with him,” Torrey Pines coach Jono Zissi said. “It made guys just kind of want to work harder, like, ‘I don’t want to let that guy down.’

“ANYONE WEST OF MISSOURI KNOWS LUCAS AND HIS NAME. HE WAS ‘THE GUY.’” JONO ZISSI

Torrey Pines lacrosse coach “I don’t know. He literally is so rare that I can’t say it enough. There aren’t enough Lucases in the world. There are just not.”

Gradinger finished his career with four section championship appearances,

including titles as a sophomore and senior.

Today, Torrey Pines has 12 Division I-bound players, but Zissi reminds his squad they “haven’t really done anything.

It’s guys like Lucas and his brothers that made this name so cool.”

So none of the current Falcons wear a No. 6 jersey — the one all three Gradingers donned, the only number retired at Torrey Pines.

“Anyone west of Missouri knows Lucas and his name,” Zissi said. “He was ‘the guy.’”

‘A SMALL FISH’ When Gradinger committed to the Terps, his mom’s alma mater, “we knew he was going to become a small fish in a big pond,” Leo said.

Gradinger played in five games as a rookie, his only goal coming on a diving backhanded shot against UMBC. Midway through the year, Gradinger made a cut in practice, and his right knee gave out. He hobbled to the training room, and an MRI a few days later confirmed he tore his right ACL. His freshman season was over.

While his teammates prepared for a postseason run, Gradinger did “prehab” exercises to strengthen the muscles around his knee.

From the bench, Gradinger looked on as the Terps fell in the NCAA semifinals. From the stands of M&T Bank Stadium, Leo watched his son’s disappointment.

The two then flew back to California, and Gradinger had surgery the next week.

“Going through an ACL injury,” Gradinger said. “That’s as bad as it gets for an athlete.”

Or so he thought.

‘ON THE SIDELINES’

feel as though he had to overcome another injury. While Gradinger rehabbed after shoulder surgery, Leo listed Gradinger’s options.

He could come home, switch schools, stop lacrosse.

“Parents are always the ones who are going to be lovey-dovey, kind of, talking to you like that,” Gradinger said. “That was never a thought that even came close to entering my mind.”

‘A PRIDEFUL DAY’ Now Gradinger’s conversations with his family center around school and his future.

He interned with a California commercial real estate company last summer. He wants to do the same in a few months.

Still, their talks never looked too far ahead in lacrosse — until now.

Hotel rooms? Booked.

Gradinger’s brothers’ flights?

Reserved.

The whole Gradinger clan, including numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents, will be in Costa Mesa, California, this weekend for the top-10 matchup.

“IT’S SO HARD TO WATCH HIM ON THE SIDELINES. I TOLD HIM, ‘NEXT YEAR, I’LL COME WHEN YOU’RE PLAYING.’” LEO GRADINGER

Terrapins men’s lacrosse midfielder’s father Zissi is “making it as mandatory as you can make something” for the Torrey Pines team to trek to LeBard Stadium to watch Gradinger and Notre Dame defender Chris Carter, who also played for the Falcons.

Yet Gradinger said this year’s trip west might not be as fun as the last.

The 2015 event fell during spring break, allowing the Terps to spend all week in California.

One morning, they bussed to Coronado Island for a Navy SEALs presentation. Then they went to Del Mar, California, Gradinger’s hometown, and spent time on the beach. The Gradingers rented a taco truck.

Gradinger brought about 10 teammates to Torrey Pines to lead a free clinic with the Terps coaches. Hundreds of kids from second through eighth grade participated. Coach John Tillman also talked to the Torrey Pines varsity team in the locker room.

“That was really a prideful day for Lucas,” his dad said.

This year, the Terps are only in California from Thursday to Monday. Practice, meetings and rest will limit beach and family time.

But as Gradinger thought about the itinerary, he backtracked.

Last year, Tillman asked Gradinger to lead the Terps out of the tunnel with the state flag. Then he was a spectator for the rest of the contest.

This year, Gradinger’s healthy and ready to play. That might be even more fun.

After a summer and fall filled with physical therapy, Gradinger was itching to start a new season.

He didn’t record any stats as a reserve during the 2015 opener, so Gradinger wanted to make a difference as he dove for the sideline in New Haven, Connecticut.

But when his shoulder popped, so too did his expectations for his sophomore campaign.

Four weeks later, the Terps spent spring break in California, capping their West Coast week with a victory over thenNo. 2 North Carolina.

Gradinger’s parents again watched Lucas watch the game.

Leo then followed the Terps east for his son’s second major surgery in as many seasons.

As his teammates worked toward another championship weekend appearance, Gradinger grimaced as the Terps medical staff stretched his shoulder, forcing the joint to regain its range of motion.

He was there for the Terps’ national championship loss in Philadelphia. His parents, though, stayed home.

“It’s so hard to watch him on the sidelines,” Leo said. “I told him, ‘Next year, I’ll come when you’re playing.’”

But he didn’t want his son to ccaplandbk@gmail.com

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THE DIAMONDBACK | SPORTS | THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016

MOSELEY From PAGE 12 But Moseley kept smashing through the obstacles. She came back stronger.

The memories of those hardships help her realize what it means to chase an NCAA title with her home-state team.

“I’ve always wanted to bring a championship back home, and to be able to [try to] do it in my home state is like, it’s a dream come true,” Moseley said as a tear trickled down her left cheek. “I’m just thankful I’m able to be in this position. It’s a blessing to be able to do this.” *** As a preteen, Moseley would sit in the back seat of her father’s car as he drove her brother, Esheance, to various sporting events.

She quickly grew tired of the role.

“One day she came up to me and said, ‘Daddy, this isn’t fair. You always put him into things, but you don’t put me in anything,’” Moseley’s father, Eugene, said. “I really wasn’t thinking about putting her into sports or anything, but she approached me.”

She later came to Eugene asking to join an AAU team, which kicked off her basketball career and showed at a young age her potential to play at a high level.

In the last minute of an allstar game, Moseley began to take over. She drained a few 3-pointers. She made all her foul shots. Eugene scratched his head as he watched his daughter’s dominant performance. Later on, he made sure to make a note in his journal: “I got to keep an eye on her.”

When Moseley was 13, she caught the eye of Paint Branch High School women’s basketball coach Heather Podosek.

During the team’s summer league games in 2007, Podosek realized she had a unique player.

She was scrawny yet determined, goofy yet productive.

And by the time Moseley was set to start high school, Podosek knew she could be a major contributor going forward.

“She definitely had game,” Podosek said. “I think it is still a compliment and I know some people might not think of it that way, but she handled the ball like a dude. She played with guys all growing up, and she had mad handles, and that was when … you knew there was something special about her coming into her freshman year.” *** It was in April 2010 when Podosek received an unexpected phone call from Terps coach Brenda Frese. “[Frese] was sitting in the bleachers, and [Moseley] was still on the court,” Podosek recalled. “Brenda called me and said, ‘I’ve got some bad news.’”

Playing one of her first games with the Boo Williams AAU team, Moseley went up for an

uncontested layup but fell to the floor afterward. With the teen lying on the court, Frese called Moseley’s high school coach.

“She goes, ‘We’re hoping for the best, but I don’t know,’” Podosek said.

Moseley’s first thought was that she’d be able to play the next day, but she couldn’t even walk 24 hours after the injury.

About a week later, the doctor revealed she had torn her right ACL, ending Moseley’s high school career before her senior campaign started.

“She plays a physical game even though she’s normally the smallest on the court, so I was so used to seeing her bounce back up after she fell,” Eugene said. “This time, she didn’t get back up.”

The injury came after a stellar junior season, one in which Moseley led the DMV area in scoring at 26.2 points per game. The Washington Post named her First Team All-Met, though many around the Paint Branch program thought she should have been Player of the Year.

But after falling short of a championship, Moseley was more concerned with finishing her high school career with a state title.

She prepared by joining Boo Williams to play against some of the best players in the country. After a few games, that opportunity vanished.

“That hit me hard. You’re bringing back these bad memories,” Moseley said after practice at Xfinity Center on Feb. 24. “I put so much time into it. … I wanted to be able to play against the best.” *** The Terps never wavered in their pursuit of the point guard, something Moseley said “sealed the deal” for her.

But Podosek said a lot of people locally thought she wouldn’t be able to make it at a high-major Division I program. They thought the Terps were too big for “Bones,” who earned that nickname as a kid because of her wiry frame.

Bones just kept working.

In the months that followed, Eugene would drive from his job in Virginia to take his daughter to physical therapy in Silver Spring. Moseley committed to the Terps in October, becoming

guard brene moseley earned the Big Ten’s Sixth Player of the Year award Monday. She also sits 15 points away from reaching the 1,000-point mark. the only member of the 2011 recruiting class, but the recovery process wasn’t over.

Moseley returned to the court the summer before her first season in College Park, yet she wasn’t fully healthy until around Christmastime.

Even so, the spark plug from down the road played in all 36 games as a freshman — she averaged 6.9 points in 17.4 minutes — for a team that won the ACC Championship and advanced to the Elite Eight.

When a reporter asked what stood out the most during her career, Moseley immediately referenced that season. It was a thrill to contribute for the program she grew up rooting for.

“It was kind of surreal,” Moseley said. “Usually that stuff is like a dream come true, but it’s like I never saw it happening.”

Podosek always had faith in her former player because of her work ethic and mentality. She said Moseley loves the game more than kids playing today do, which helped Moseley bounce back from her first major injury and silence the doubters.

“There’s a level of, like, ‘I will go through that wall to beat you,’ kind of thing, and then, ‘Eh, maybe I’ll figure out how to get around the wall,’” Podosek said. “She just wanted to destroy you and your entire team, and this is how [she’s] going to do it. And that’s been really fun to watch.” *** Moseley looked on from the bench her redshirt sophomore season as former guard Lexie Brown took over the starting point guard job five games into her freshman campaign. The No. 3 point guard according

to ESPN’s HoopGurlz would become a first-team All-Big Ten performer and lead the Terps to back-to-back Final Fours.

For Moseley, having to accept a smaller role compared to her first year in College Park was tough.

Tougher than the torn ACL that deprived her of her final year at Paint Branch, and tougher than her sophomore season, which she missed after tearing her other ACL going up for layup in a team scrimmage on Oct. 21, 2012.

She struggled to adapt, which began affecting her demeanor.

“I had to have a daddydaughter talk with her about her attitude,” said Eugene, who chuckled afterward. “Initially, the attitude was not healthy.”

But over time, she realized she needed to make sacrifices for the good of the team.

She began helping her squad in other ways while playing 12.5 minutes per game over those two seasons. She talked to players when they were struggling. She ensured the team stuck together during tough times.

It was no longer about her.

“That’s just who Bones is,”

center Malina Howard said.

“She’s one of the kindest, sweetest, hardest-working people I’ve met in my life.

Her heart is just always in it.” *** Brown transferred to Duke the summer before this season to be closer to her family in Suwanee, Georgia, leaving the door open for Moseley and fellow senior Chloe Pavlech to run the Terps offense.

Pavlech has taken over as the starter — the only time Moseley cracked the starting lineup this season was Senior Night on Feb. 28 — but Moseley has commanded the attention of opponents thanks to her offensive efficiency off the bench.

In 22.4 minutes per game, Moseley ranks third on the team in scoring and leads the Terps in assists. Her assist-to-turnover ratio, meanwhile,leads the Big Ten and ranks 13th-best in the nation.

Guard Shatori WalkerKimbrough, the team’s leading scorer, called it a “blessing” to have Moseley as a point guard.

Walker-Kimbrough said some-

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times her attempts feel like practice shots because she’s so open.

“Everything she does embodies what it means to put on the Maryland uniform,” Frese said.

Moseley, who has accumulated 985 career points, likely will become the 32nd player in Terps history to eclipse 1,000 this weekend when her team travels to Indianapolis for the conference tournament. Plus, she recently earned secondteam All-Big Ten honors by the coaches.

She’s achieved success close to where her basketball career began despite going through two major injuries and adjusting to a limited role.

Sitting in Xfinity a day before the final regular season-game of her career, Moseley tried to describe what she’s been able to accomplish throughout her time in the red, white, black and gold.

She could only come up with two words.

“It’s special. It’s special,” Moseley said before taking a long pause.

“It’s special.” kstackpoledbk@gmail.com

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NEEDELMAN From PAGE 12 “He was a [three-point] specialist when he came here,” coach Mark Turgeon said.

“Now he’s a basketball player.”

Less than 48 hours before his final Terps home game, Layman’s entrance to the Xfinity Center pressroom sparked a feeding frenzy for reporters. Guard Trevor Anzmann chuckled and bent his head around a sea of cameras and microphones to catch a glimpse of Layman.

“It’s kind of fun to see, especially guys like Jake, when people just flock to him,” Anzmann said with a grin. “I love to see it. … He’s not a guy who needs a lot of attention to play his game.

He’s a super humble guy.”

By now, you’ve heard the narrative the Terps have sold this season: On a team with this much talent, Layman

doesn’t need to be a superstar scorer — his role is to play defense and take shots within the flow of the offense.

But the Terps would be wise to give Layman a larger offensive role down the stretch.

Despite the Terps slogging through their worst run of the season — three losses in four games — Layman has been as efficient as ever. While star guard Melo Trimble has done his best impression of former forward Evan Smotrycz, going 11-for-47 during the stretch, Layman has made 20 of 28 in that same period.

This isn’t a call for Layman to be more aggressive — the senior long ago proved that argument moot. There’s only so much he can do when forward Robert Carter Jr. or center Diamond Stone dominate down low.

This is a call for Turgeon to put the ball in Layman’s hands more.

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What’s the worst that could happen?

The Terps are in the midst of an embarrassing stretch.

A couple months ago, they were a Final Four contender.

Now some pundits doubt the Terps will have the resume to enter the NCAA Tournament as a top-three seed.

ESPN’s Joe Lunardi listed the Terps as a No. 4 seed in his latest Bracketology.

Layman is still a deadeye three-point shooter, as his 37.1 percent mark from long range ranks second only to guard Rasheed Sulaimon among rotational players.

That much hasn’t changed from his freshman year, when he was interchangeable with former guard Logan Aronhalt as a sharpshooter who dances around the arc.

But last year, he showed how deadly he could be when used as a post scorer against slower defenders.

Layman couldn’t pinpoint

a specific turning point in his evolution as a player, though.

“It was definitely a gradual thing over the last four years,” Layman said.

“Putting in extra work with the assistants, with [graduate assistant] John Auslander, Coach Turgeon, just watching film.”

Before Turgeon fielded questions from reporters yesterday, he praised each of the four Terps being honored tonight on Senior Night. He saved Layman for last, a tribute to everything the forward has done for the program.

But now, with a oncecharmed season at risk of barreling toward an unsettling conclusion, the Terps need Layman more than ever.

He’s already broken out of his shell. Now he needs to help the Terps break out of their slump. jneedelmandbk@gmail.com

FORWARD JAKE LAYMAN swats a shot at the rim during the Terps’ 91-55 exhibition victory over Southern New Hampshire on Nov. 6 at Xfinity Center. christian jenkins/the diamondback

Layman From PAGE 12

“He’s playing his way into maybe the first round of the NBA draft,” Turgeon said.

“He’s really playing well right now.”

It’s all been part of Layman’s growth in four years at this university. He ranks ninth all-time in games played, 24th all-time in points scored and 23rd in rebounds.

But the once “wide-eyed” freshman-turned-veteran leader has made strides off the court, too.

“He’s on pace to graduate,” Turgeon said. “When he was a freshman, I didn’t think there was any way we could get that done.”

Layman joked about how much he’s put his academic adviser through during that span. But likely nothing will compare to the offseason he endured when five of his friends left him to play elsewhere.

Tonight, when Layman walks to the center of Gary Williams Court to be honored before his final game in College Park, Allen, Mitchell and Cleare won’t be there.

His long, flowing hair will be missing, too.

But his coach will be there.

“Jake’s been here with me obviously since the beginning,” Turgeon said.

They’re excited to see how it ends.

Layman arrived in College Park in Turgeon’s second season alongside guard Seth Allen, forward Charles Mitchell and center Shaquille Cleare.

They lived together their first two years with the program, but by the end of their sophomore years, everyone headed elsewhere, except Layman.

Looking back now, Layman said “it is kind of weird” they won’t be out on the court with him tonight. They’ve remained friends, he said, but he never wanted to follow in their footsteps.

“I didn’t want to leave,” Layman said. “There wasn’t any reason that would make me want to leave. I told coach Turgeon, ‘I’m staying here. I want to be a Terp.’”

In the two seasons since, Layman has helped lead the Terps to 51 wins, including a program-record 26 regularseason victories last year, and thrust the team back into national prominence.

While Layman’s numbers have dipped slightly in his final campaign with more talent around him, Turgeon has lauded him for evolving into a complete player. He’s second on the team in rebounds, second in steals and third in blocks. rbaillargeondbk@gmail.com

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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016 MEN’S LACROSSE

A California homecoming Oft-injured Gradinger returns to home state

By Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan Senior staff writer

midfielder lucas gradinger shields the ball from a defender during the Terps’ 14-3 win over UMBC on Feb. 15, 2014 at Maryland Stadium. photo courtesy of maryland athletics

Early in the third quarter of the Terrapins men’s lacrosse team’s game against Yale on Feb. 21, 2015, Lucas Gradinger had one thing on his mind.

Not the tie score. Not the ACL tear that wiped out the back half of the midfielder’s freshman campaign a year prior.

Gradinger’s only focus was diving toward the end line for possession.

He was so focused he paid almost no attention to the pop in his left shoulder upon landing.

But the Bulldogs earned possession, so the sophomore climbed to his feet for the counterattack. As he ran, only his right arm swung in stride. He couldn’t lift his left one.

He jogged off the field to the trainer.

The Yale medical staff came over, too.

Before Gradinger knew it, he was in the locker room having his shoulder popped back into its socket.

On the field, meanwhile, the Terps suffered their first loss of the season. That made the bus ride home pretty painful.

Gradinger learned soon after that he tore his labrum and needed seasonending surgery. That hurt even worse.

It meant Gradinger was stuck on the sidelines one month later when the Terps played in California — his home state, where the Gradinger name is synonymous with lacrosse success.

T h a t m i g h t h ave b e e n m os t painful of all.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Terps in need of Layman’s offense JOSHUA NEEDELMAN

MEN’S BASKETBALL COLUMNIST It was December 2012, and hardly anyone on campus knew who Jake Layman was.

I was waiting for my MATH111: Introduction to Probability final exam to start when the Terrapins men’s basketball forward strolled into the classroom, a sly grin on his face and blond locks flowing from the back of his hat. Nobody batted an eye.

The soft-spoken freshman’s popularity soon grew, as did the legend of his wild hair — until he chopped it off before his sophomore year. It was around that time Layman shed his role-player tag and cemented himself as a program stalwart.

The swingman played himself into the starting lineup midway through his freshman year, then onto professional draft boards. And on a 2014-15 Terps team overcoming an offseason roster overhaul, Layman took control.

He commanded the ball. He took bigtime shots. He dunked. He roared. He became Jake Layman.

But before any of that, when he walked into my classroom a little more than three years ago, Layman felt every bit a freshman. From his demeanor — reporters took note of his severe shyness — to his playing style.

See NEEDELMAN, Page 11

guard brene moseley dribbles the ball up the court during the Terps’ 83-77 victory over Wisconsin on Feb. 25 at Xfinity Center. The redshirt senior went to high school just down the road.

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unbreakable bones

Brene Moseley has overcome two ACL tears during her career to become major contributor in final season

By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Senior staff writer The Paint Branch High School coaches had a plan for their top reserve in the 2008 girls’ basketball state championship game.

Let scrawny 14-year-old Brene Moseley get her feet wet before quickly taking her out. Then, two minutes later, put her back on the floor and

watch her make an impact.

It worked. She scored off the break and with her jumper. Soon, the Panthers were hoisting the trophy.

Years later, Moseley assumed a similar role with the Terrapins women’s basketball team, her homestate program. Moseley, who grew up about 20 minutes away from College Park in Burtonsville, won the Big Ten coaches’ Sixth Player of the Year award while contributing to a No. 5 Terps team

looking to win its second straight Big Ten tournament title this weekend.

Her path from talented teenager to a veteran leader of a top-five squad didn’t come without roadblocks, though. Two major knee injuries set Moseley back when she tried so hard to move forward. And when she was healthy, at least in college, playing time sometimes proved hard to come by.

See MOSELEY, Page 10

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Senior prepares for final game at Xfinity

By Ryan Baillargeon @RyanBaillargeon Senior staff writer

Forward jake layman drives into the paint for a dunk during the Terps’ 72-61 victory over then-No. 18 Purdue on Feb. 6 at Xfinity Center. daniel jenkins/the diamondback

He’s traded the long, floppy hair for a scraggly beard. He’s transformed from the skinny, three-point specialist to a multi-faceted bruiser in the post. And he lost the entire class he came to College Park with.

But he’s still Jake Layman, the lone four-year contributor on the Terrapins men’s basketball team.

He stayed with the Terps when five players, including his three roommates, transferred away from the program.

“Maryland has made him a man,” guard Varun Ram said.

Layman and Ram will be honored tonight at Xfinity Center before their game against Illinois alongside guards Rasheed Sulaimon and

Trevor Anzmann as the four veterans honored on Senior Night.

Ram is a former walk-on and a fan favorite who Turgeon joked will be the only guy in history to have two Senior Days.

Sulaimon, a graduate transfer from Duke, said it felt like just yesterday he entered college. And Anzmann, a two-year player, has left his mark on the scout team.

But for Layman, who has played 134 games in a Terps uniform and scored 1,329 points, the night will likely carry more weight. Though Wednesday, the Wrentham, Massachusetts, native said he hasn’t given it much thought.

“I’m not the most emotional person,” Layman said. “Maybe when I walk out there on Senior Night, it’ll hit me.”

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