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Breach accessed records back to 1992 Task force chair: Victimized population includes additional years; estimated affected totals 287,580

By Joe Antoshak @Mantoshak Senior staff writer Though initial reports indicated that the victims of February’s security breach did not include those

purging that records of 56,048 students who attended the university between 1992 and 1998 were i ncluded i n t he comproenrolled at this university before mised database. These students 1998, officia ls a n nou nced last have been contacted by phone or night that thousands of students email or will receive an official who attended as far back as 1992 letter in the next several days, according to a umd.edu/datasecurity were also affected.

Division of Information Technology post last night by former provost faculty members found during file A nn Wylie, chairwoman of the

President’s Task Force on Cybersecurity and the DIT chief information officer and interim vice president.

Officials also lowered the number of affected records to 287,580, down from the 309,079 figure reported to The Diamondback on Feb. 19.

The more in-depth look at the accessed database revealed that more See breach, Page 3

campus drive will close June 9 to accommodate construction work. kelsey hughes/the diamondback

Campus Drive lane set to close Edward St. John center construction to begin

By Jeremy Snow @thedbk Staff writer Summer construction near McKeldin Mall will shut down part of Campus Drive before any Purple Line work begins, Facilities Management officials said.

Workers will close the downhill traffic lane June 9 to build the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center, a $111 million project devoted solely to providing classroom space at the site of Shriver Laboratory and Holzapfel Hall.

Until the building’s completion in September 2016, downhill drivers will not be able to access the “M” traffic circle on Regents Drive and Campus Drive.

“How people get onto campus is not going to change,” said Bill Olen, Facilities Management capital projects director.

Facilities Management will install a fence around the construction site and close nearby sidewa l ks. Un iversity Pol ice spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas said other changes will occur to ensure easy pedestrian access. For example, the sidewalk west of the two buildings will be widened, and crosswalks will remain usable.

“We understand that saving time is a high priority among everyone, but when it comes to this,

the university’s greek life community might change the pledging process, said Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life Director Matt Supple, after Sigma Alpha Epsilon eliminated the practice. file photo/the diamondback

gentlemen within 96 hours Sigma Alpha Epsilon, including university’s chapter, ends pledging after national media criticism

By Darcy Costello @dctello Senior staff writer Sigma Alpha Epsilon, one of the country’s largest fraternities, eliminated pledging nationally this week after earning the title of “deadliest frat” from Bloomberg News and receiving other media criticism.

Of the more than 60 fraternityrelated deaths nationally since 2005, Bloomberg found at least 10 related to

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hazing, drugs and alcohol at Sigma Alpha Epsilon events — more than any other group, according to an article published this month.

Effective Sunday, the national organization eliminated new-member, or pledge, programming and classification.

The new guidelines, titled the “True Gentleman Experience,” require chapters to initiate members within 96 hours of their receiving a bid, to stop pledging in favor of member educa-

tion and to hold all chapter members accountable for meeting organization expectations and requirements.

Essentia l ly, the orga n i zation seeks to prevent hazing and hazing-related deaths by removing the pledging experience from the new membership process.

This university’s chapter held its formal initiation Sunday, after the national headquarters’ mandate See sae, Page 2

Non-tenure-track faculty framework sent to senate

State Senate recommends $10 million USM budget cut

Executive committee approves major changes

Proposal concerns system administrators

By Jon Banister @J_Banister Staff writer The Senate Executive Committee passed a proposal yesterday to create a unified framework for non-tenuretrack faculty and sent it to the full senate for a vote.

The proposal includes a series of recommendations from the Faculty Affairs Committee, which has been working on the issue since February 2013, that would significantly impact thousands of faculty members.

The new framework would create promotional ladders for more than a t hou sa nd non-tenu re-t ra c k faculty members who have been stuck in positions with no room for advancement.

Faculty research assistants and research associates would be most affected by the change; these positions would be removed and faculty members with those titles would transfer to newly created jobs that offer better opportunities for career advancement.

“I think this gets us out ahead of the game as far as addressing this issue,” senate Chairman Vincent Novara said. “It’s a national issue; it’s a considerable issue on this campus. There are thousands of people who will be affected by this.

It’s the right thing to do, and I think it’s very timely of us to turn our attention to this.”

While the issue impacts thousands of faculty members, undergraduate executive committee representative

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vincent novara, University Senate chairman, said the changes would put this university ahead of others regarding faculty tenure. james levin/the diamondback Josh Ratner said students should care about it too.

“The proposal does a very good job of ensuring equity for all faculty,” Ratner said. “I think that will trickle down to students because more faculty will be empowered to get promotions and to gain more permanent See committee, Page 3

Not long after a state agency’s proposed cuts to the University System of Maryland budget p ro m p te d s t u d e n t s to ra l ly outside the capitol building in Annapolis, the state Senate recommended a budget with cuts that go even further.

The Senate approved yesterday an operating budget that would reduce system funding by $10 million from Gov. Martin O’Malley’s initial budget announced in January. While relatively low in the context of a more than $1.2 billion investment, it goes

deeper than the $7.6 million in cuts the state’s Department of Legislative Services proposed last month.

System Chancellor Brit Kirwan, who has spoken before House and Senate committees to voice concern that any cuts would negatively impact university initiatives undertaken in the past year, said this development compounds his previous worries.

“This is just making what I thought was an unfortunate situation worse,” Kirwan said.

The Senate specified that the cuts should not reduce funds that prevent tuition from exceeding a 3 percent increase.

Each year, the operating budget is first taken up by one General Assembly chamber, alternating between the House of Delegates and the Senate.

See budget, Page 3

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by Tuesday. Logan Connor, this university’s chapter president, said the date came more quickly than anticipated but wasn’t much of a paradigm shift.

“It wasn’t a huge difference for us,” the senior government and politics major said. “Our process was already focused on bettering them and making them into men.

It’s just that now they’re not new members — they’re full brothers.”

T he nationa l orga n i zation c ite d a “nu m b e r of i nc id e nt s and deaths” and hazing-related chapter closings as motivations for the change. Chiefly, the move came after complaints to national headquarters about damage to the fraternity’s reputation, the fraternity’s website said.

“It was crystal clear to them that chapters were doing things antithetical to their founding values,” said Matt Supple, director of the university’s Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life. “They recognized that they needed to have

a radical change.”

The fraternity is not the first to ban the pledging process nationally, Supple said, adding that Phi Sigma Kappa, Zeta Beta Tau and Sigma Phi Epsilon — all of which have chapters at this university — exclude it from their membership process.

As one of the larger national organizations, Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s move could warrant more attention than previous chapters’ pledging bans, Supple said.

“With SAE’s size, it could have an impact. Lots of other Greek groups who were on the fence, maybe, might look at SAE and say, ‘If they can do it, we can,’ and decide now is a good time to make a change,” Supple said. “It would be a nice national movement, if there were more organizations willing to come forward and do that.”

The fraternity, which celebrated its 158th birthday this month, has 226 chapters at universities across the country comprising more than 14,000 undergraduates and an estimated 190,000 living alumni.

In the past three years, universities have suspended or shut down at least 15 chapters, Bloomberg reported. And in December, Bloomberg

campus drive will shut down on June 9 for Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center construction. Drivers won’t be able to access the “M Circle.” kelsey hughes/the diamondback

drive From PAGE 1 safety is our No. 1 priority,” she said. “We ask for everyone’s patience while we still figure out the best way to deal with this.”

Facilities Ma nagement re c o m m e n d s d r ive rs go around Byrd Stadium and dow n Regents Drive as a detour to leave the campus, Olen said. Once the closure sta r ts, si g n s w i l l d i rect drivers to alternative routes.

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described hazing incidents at the Salisbury University chapter that included forcing new members to drink until almost passing out, d re s s i n g pl e d ge s i n wom e n’s clothing and diapers and ordering them to stand for hours in trash cans filled waist-high with ice.

The fraternity returned to this university in fall 2010 after the national organization revoked its charter and the university ceased to recognize the chapter in 2004 as a result of hazing and alcohol v iolations. T he fratern ity had been recognized on the campus since 1943.

The violations were discovered after a member filed a complaint, triggering an investigation by the national organization. The hazing process included pledges lining up in dark rooms with loud music playing, T he Baltimore Sun reported. Fraternity members would shout at the pledges, shove them and require them to hold physically demanding positions.

In 2001, then-junior Alexander Klochkoff was found dead on the front porch of this university’s chapter. The fraternity was not kicked off the campus, and his

physiology and neurobiology major Seyi Ogundana, who uses Campus Drive to drive to church every Sunday, said she isn’t looking forward to the closure.

“It’s going to be such an annoyance to try to find the easiest alternate route,” she said. “There might be denser traffic too, which means it will take even more time to get where I need.”

Junior accounting major T i na Ch ma ndy d rives to classes but does not use Ca mpu s D r ive. She sa id she understood why people might be angry but recognized the closure’s necessity.

“It’s for a good cause,” she said. “There’s a lot of ways to get out of campus too, like University Boulevard.”

Former university president Dr. C.D. Mote Jr. addresses assembled reporters and photographers in 2001 after Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity brother Alexander Klochkoff died. file photo/the diamondback death was later attributed to party drug GHB. The fraternity has been “fantastic” since its return, Supple said, adding that it is probably “atypical” from the more established chapters that have drawn national attention.

“This group just came back and

Emergency veh icles will still be able to access the road and the University Health Center during construction, Olen sa id.

Construction vehicles on Campus Drive would also be alerted if police or ambulances need to use Campus Drive, he said, and workers could easily clear the road for them to go through.

However, university shuttles and other buses that service the area will not have access to Campus Drive, said Valerie Goubeau, Department of T ra n s p or t at ion Service marketing, communications and demand management assistant director.

“We are very much affected by the closing and will need to design completely

was colonized by idealists looking for a true values-based fraternity experience,” Supple said. “The question would be, in 20 years when they’re established again, would they still have that same kind of unabashed idealism?” dcostellodbk@gmail.com

new routes that go along with closing,” she said.

Without two lanes in use on Campus Drive, the university community will be unable to use the bus station across from Stamp Student Union.

While DOTS is still planning alternatives, Steven Chen, Residence Hall Association Transportation Advisory Committee chairman, said transportation officials are considering having shuttles bound for the College Park Metro station make one on-campus stop by the Mathematics Building and then turn around and go to the Metro station.

DOTS will rethink parking as well, officials said. Access to Lot HH1, the employee-only parking lot

next to the Stamp bus stop, will only be accessible while going uphill. DOTS workers are planning more convenient areas for those who park in that lot to use during the construction but have not reached a conclusion yet.

T he M a r yl a nd T ra n sit Ad m i n ist rat ion has a lso planned a similar closure of Ca mp u s D r ive for it s five-year construction of the Purple Line starting in 2015, a new light rail line to go through the university by 2020. Olen said the two construction projects might overlap but he is u nsu re because he has not received confirmation from the MTA about its schedule. jsnowdbk@gmail.com

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committee From PAGE 1 status at the university. At the end of the day, happy faculty means happy students.”

The proposal would also i mprove t he met ho d s of evaluating faculty members.

The Faculty Affairs Committee charged the faculty affairs office with developi ng consistent sta nda rds and methods of measuring faculty performance that go beyond student feedback through the CourseEvalUM website.

The members of the executive committee unanimously voted to move the proposal to the senate f loor, where it w i l l be voted on at the April 2 senate meeting.

“I hope the level of support expressed at today’s SEC meeting is an indicator of a growing awareness about the need to improve the professional career opportunities for faculty off the tenure track,” said Mark Arnold, faculty initiatives director.

Alcohol Sales T he executive committee was presented w ith a proposal to allow the sale of alcohol at athletic events on the campus, but members determined the issue was not the senate’s to handle.

Instead, it referred the proposal to the University At h let ic Cou nci l, wh ich oversees issues involving university athletic teams and events.

“They’re really the most appropriate body to dea l with this,” said Ratner, who sponsored the proposal. “It w i l l be able to come i nto play much sooner if it goes through that body. I think there is a lot of university support for the proposal, so I look forward to seeing the

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athletic council approve it.”

The Residence Hall Association, the Student Government Association and the Graduate Student Government have all voiced their support for the proposal.

Ratner said he proposed the idea to discourage students from binge drinking before games and create a sa fer atmosphere du ri ng athletic contests.

According to the proposal, at least 30 percent of the money raised from alcohol sales would go to university scholarship fund Keep Me Maryland, university mental health funding and on-campus tailgates for students.

DOTS SECOND APPEALS PROCESS

BREACH From PAGE 1 than 21,000 of the copied records were fragmented or contained false data, Wylie wrote in the post.

“The complexities and issues underlying the structure of our campus-wide information systems are significant,” she wrote. “The scope and importance of work is paramount. Since the attack on UMD, several other universities have reported breaches of their own, affi rming the case that there is perhaps no more compelling issue today than the sanctity of our financial, academic,

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The proposal to reinstate the second appeals process for tickets issued by the Department of Transportation Services was also referred to a separate body: the Campus T ransportation Advisory Committee.

The executive committee decided that this proposal did not fall under its scope of influence.

“It’s fa ntastic that it’s com i n g back i nto pl ay,” Ratner said.

Since the second appeals process was eliminated last s u m m e r, s t u d e n t s h a v e been able to appeal only to the Student Ticket Review S e c t ion , wh ic h c on si s ts of students who work for DOTS. If their appeals are denied, the decisions are final.

If the previous policy is reinstated, students will be given additional opportunities to appeal decisions by sending their tickets to the Office of Student Conduct, where the University Appellate Board would review them.

This year, it originated in the Senate, traditionally the chamber that does more to minimize reductions to university system funding.

The House proposed last year $4 million in up-front cuts a nd va rious tra nsfers from the system’s fund balance — essentially, the system’s savings account — that amounted to about $10 m i l l ion. T he Senate proposed its own cuts a few weeks later, which totaled about $600,000 in transfers from the fund balance. From there, conference committees reconciled the discrepancy in the numbers, and the system ultimately faced no substantial reductions to its budget.

The House will review the budget and make reductions over the next few weeks that

personal, and research data.”

T he university has purged 225,023 records since beginning the process last week. About 30,000 affected people had signed up for Experian’s free credit monitoring service as of yesterday, a number that Wylie considered “well ahead of projections.”

The 18 members of the president’s cybersecurity task force were also announced in the post, with Christian Johnson, the student board president for the Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students honors program, l isted a s t he sole u nderg radu ate member. The task force had its first official meeting last night, kicking off

will then be reconciled by joint committees. Recent history suggests the House is unlikely to propose budget cuts lower than $10 million, but Kirwan said this year could prove an exception.

“It hasn’t been lost on me that the House has traditionally taken a larger cut,” Kirwan said, “But that doesn’t mean there’s any reason they have to always do that.”

The state’s budget process allows the General Assembly to make cuts to the governor’s initial budget proposal, but they can’t add to it.

In coming weeks, Kirwan said, the system will have to lobby aggressively with its allies in the House to minimize cuts that have now been recommended by both the Department of Legislative Services and the Senate.

“We consider this only the first step in a process that will play out over the next

“THERE IS PERHAPS NO MORE COMPELLING ISSUE TODAY THAN THE SANCTITY OF OUR FINANCIAL, ACADEMIC, PERSONAL, AND RESEARCH DATA.” ANNE WYLIE

President’s Task Force on Cybersecurity chairwoman what Wylie referred to as “the hard work ahead.”

“To the Maryland community, I thank you again for your patience as we work together on this important issue,” she wrote. jantoshakdbk@gmail.com

two or three weeks,” he said.

“So we got a lot of work to do, and we will mount the maximum effort to make whatever cut we ultimately get as small as possible.”

This year’s budget is tight, a response to revelations in the fall that the state was running a structural deficit after the Board of Revenue Estimates revised its revenue figures. But Greg Fitzgerald, Maryland Higher Education Commission chief of staff, said he’d like to see reductions kept to a minimum. “ We’d l i ke to se e t he money stay there because [it is] supporting very important initiatives. But there is a difficult fiscal environment to deal with, so we’re keeping an eye on it,” Fitzgerald said.

Student Govern ment Association President Sam Zwerling said that in difficult fiscal times, the state can begin to show it has

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$1.2 billion

in funds granted to the university system from the state

$10 million Senate-proposed cuts to system funding

$7.6 million Department of Legislative Services’ proposed cuts to system funding a strong comm itment to higher education.

“We shouldn’t be balancing the state’s budget on the backs of students,” Zwerling said. “I think this is actually somewhat of an opportunity to show that not only do we want to see college affordable, we’re willing to make that decision in the tough times.” jbachdbk@gmail.com

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Finding the best way to make textbooks cheaper

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s college students, we understand the unnecessary burden of having to buy expensive textbooks each semester. This burden raises many questions and concerns. Sometimes, before courses are in session, we wonder whether it’s beneficial to buy the “recommended” textbooks in addition to the required ones. Does it really matter if we buy the 15th edition of Database Systems: Design, Implementation and Management when the cheaper 14th edition is available?

This month, state Sen. Joan Conway (D-Baltimore City) introduced SB-1098: Public Institutions of Higher Education – Sale of Textbooks – Audits to the state General Assembly. As the first hearing of this bill approaches on March 19, University System of Maryland faculty, staff and students are left

wondering about the potential efficacy of the bill.

We appreciate any initiatives to make college textbooks more affordable. College students spend an astounding average of $1,200 per year on textbooks, with book prices rising more than four times faster than the rate of inflation over the past two decades, according to College Board.

The bill would add additional oversight to textbook requirements established in the 2009 Maryland Textbook Law. That law requires the university system to run informational campaigns to make faculty aware of textbook-related issues such as content differences in textbook editions and usage of used books. Conway’s proposal takes these beneficial actions a step further by creating an annual auditing cam-

paign to ensure compliance with these requirements.

OUR VIEW

Lowering textbook costs should be a priority, but annual audits might not be the best approach.

Though we support the effort to reduce textbook prices, neither the bill nor the sponsor addresses how the auditor from the Office of Legislative Audits would be chosen or how much these new campaigns would cost.

Many of the proposed provisions for these audits, such as ensuring bundled textbook materials can be sold separately, are already in the original law. Conway’s provision simply

adds an auditing arm to monitor the success of existing initiatives.

Though this policy is well-intentioned, the auditing function of the bill seems unnecessary because universities already satisfy many of these provisions. In 2009, the university system released a report on steps taken to reduce textbook costs — all of which satisfied the original 2008 requirements of the bill. The report addressed how all the university system’s institutions are in compliance with the legal requirements.

Further, the university system established initiatives such as “ book buyback” and provided prompters for faculty to ensure all books are legitimately contentrelated and were offered in lessexpensive alternative editions.

All of these initiatives sought to

decrease the prices of textbooks and increase the market for used books.

Though we agree the textbook market needs improvements, additional questions must be answered to measure the bill’s effectiveness before we can support it. If an auditing arm is found to be cost-ineffective, a cheaper method might be to mandate all university system institutions to conduct internal audits and send reports to the state Office of Legislative Audits for review. This alternative could still measure textbook prices at universities without having legislative auditors from Annapolis individually manage and review institutions’ progress.

Almost no one wants to obstruct the path toward cheaper textbooks. It’s just a matter of finding the best, least expensive way to make that possible.

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SAT changes: A step forward The SAT is one of the most dreaded standardized tests. It is the veritable gatekeeper of college acceptance. It is meant to be the ultimate assessment of what a student is capable of — but does it fulfill this role?

Not by a long shot.

The SAT’s structure is utterly unrelated to the modern classroom and skills students need to succeed in both the academic and professional worlds. The recently announced overhaul is one of the most welcome changes in the world of standardized tests because it tests students on knowledge they actually learn in school.

Columnist Maggie Cassidy’s response to the recent changes (which make the writing section optional) is one many parents and even some students will invariably have. However, the writing section was only added in 2005 — the SAT was administered for

decades before that with no writing section at all. The fact that the writing section has been demoted to an option less than 10 years later reflects its failure as a valid form of assessment.

In an article published last week in The New York Times, College Board President David Coleman quotes former Massachusetts Institute of Technology writing director Les Perelman’s assertion that writing an extemporaneous essay about a subject a student may have never encountered is absurd. A document is written and rewritten many times before it is submitted as a final draft in any professional setting.

Even in college, students only are asked to write essays about topics they have studied for weeks, or an entire semester.

Furthermore, those assigned the task of scoring the writing section cannot possibly read every essay in its entirety.

The scorers look for telltale signs of a

good essay: a good introduction, at least three paragraphs and correct usage of punctuation. As long as students create the appearance of a well-written essay, they can receive high marks for something that would earn a “D” from any self-respecting English teacher.

But most of all, writing on demand is not an accurate measure of a student’s writing ability. The SAT writing prompts are often so abstract that students do not know where to begin. The pressure of the situation alone is enough to impair anyone’s writing ability.

The business of standardized tests is broken, and the newest model of the SAT is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. However, it is important to acknowledge it as a step in the right direction.

CORINNE GALANKO Senior, English and secondary education

Have we actually learned anything?

ROBERT COBB We do lots of things in college, but the assumption is that we are here to learn. And we do — I know new things at the end of each day, things I did not start the day knowing. If we kept a list of what we learned every day of college, the size of that list after four years would be impressive.

However, I fear that I don’t retain all that I learn, and that far too much of what I learn each day slips from my mind over time. Today I was looking at my transcript and thinking about the classes I have taken since freshman year.

There are lots of classes listed: introductions to fields, distributive studies and the classes that make up my major.

What do I remember from that sophomore year seminar or that elective?

I couldn’t tell you the trends in global film theory, or remember what the hell I did in chemistry or find a Thevenin equivalent circuit (apparently I used to be smart). If I took a few minutes to review, maybe it would come flooding back to me, but if I took the final exams today, I would flunk, no matter how well I did originally. I suspect the same is true for my classmates and all the more so for alumni,

further removed from the courses they took in college.

We are here to learn, and it is good to remind ourselves that we are learning every day. But learning is more than accumulating days of new knowledge.

It takes weeks to work up to insight and months for understanding, and over the years, learning changes who we are and how we see the world.

When I reflect on my weeks and months and years, I find that I have learned. But my accumulated learning is not in the form of more facts memorized or even more theories understood. I have become better at critical thinking, better at analysis and explanation, better at planning and better at executing ideas. I have formed a worldview, informed by countless lingering impressions and themes of classes that resonated with me.

Most of those things I learned on the side, tangential to class material.

A great part of it I learned outside of class entirely, through writing for The Diamondback or working with student groups or talking with friends. A few classes have stuck with me; the brief time I spent in those classrooms, for one reason or another, changed who I was. Most classes were not this way.

What does this mean? For one, it tells me the facts and figures I memo-

rize for my exams probably don’t mean much in the long run. GPA matters to some people, so maybe it is worth the work. When I am planning how to spend my time, however, it is better to focus on things that will actually change how I think. It also means that in the classroom, I ought to be focusing on the bigger themes that will stick with me for five or 10 years.

Even if the facts fall away, I can re m e m b e r l a rge co n ce p ts a n d frameworks of thought and see how they play out in the world. I can focus on the connections from my classes to my life, so pieces of what I learn will float back up when I see their applications.

To our professors, lecturers and administrators: What goals do you have for your students’ learning beyond the semester? Is the fleeting moment on final exam day when the class knew the material worth it in itself, or are your goals to teach things that last?

How can you change your teaching and the way the institution works so that we retain the important pieces in the long run?

I am learning, more slowly than it sometimes appears. I hope you are too.

Robert Cobb is a senior computer engineering major. He can be reached at rcobbdbk@gmail.com

freshments by charging men either for entry or for a cup. But in the interest of securing the right guy-to-girl ratio, women frequently drink for free.

It’s true that if any individual host discarded the carve-out for women, fewer would attend. But is there any good reason all parties don’t keep the same entry requirements for women?

Any kind of difference in treatment is bound to reinforce the social differences between sexes. Consider the consequences of not questioning men’s monopoly on buying drinks for their romantic prospects at bars. Some women feel they’re entitled to free drinks, and some men think they’re entitled to something from a woman who accepts a beverage.

Borrowing or preserving seemingly benign gendered customs from the past can reproduce old prejudices.

Regardless of intent, the social norm that only men buy drinks reflects the archaic assumption that women are financial dependents. Certainly, many women appreciate the free drinks.

But are they worth the cost of having people think a woman can’t buy them herself?

In a recent interview with The Telegraph, neuroscientist Gina Rippon of Aston University questioned the differences between male and female brains, claiming there is “pretty compelling evidence that any differences are tiny and are the result of environment not biology.” Her research is another reminder of the need to approach any purported gender differences with a healthy dose of skepticism.

As women climb in the ranks of formerly male-dominated fields and researchers continue to unmask theories of sex and gender, our social norms and practices deserve re-examination as well. So before you treat people a certain way because of their gender, reflect on the real utility of the double standard.

Fox News host Bill O’Reilly’s recent assertion that “there’s got to be some downside to having a woman president” has thrust the topic of gender differences back into the national conversation.

In addition to speculating about a “gender deficiency” that would hamper prospective female heads of state, O’Reilly cited a possible lack of respect for women in the Muslim world as a disadvantage with which the first madam president would have to contend.

Watching O’Reilly speak with two women on his program and talk himself into circles attempting to justify his sexist instincts makes for great television — just ask Stephen Colbert. More importantly, however, O’Reilly’s remark about the “Muslim world” offers a good example of a destructive logic that shapes much of our social life.

Through the years, countless hypotheses have circulated explaining how and why men and women differ. Generating binary gender universalities has become a preferred hobby of many bloggers. Just scroll through your Facebook feed or turn to Total Frat Move to learn about the thousands of characteristics everyone in your gender is supposedly endowed with.

Some people, such as O’Reilly, have rationalized perpetuating sexist practices by invoking the prejudiced beliefs of others. Other people claim women are soft and unworthy of respect and therefore we shouldn’t elect a female president, so the logic goes. So instead of mirroring sexists’ behaviors to accommodate their backwardness, we should confront the problem head-on.

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orn today, you are one of those seemingly softspoken individuals who can, in fact, make quite a stir simply by doing or saying the simplest thing. The truth is that you have been endowed with such an attractive personality that others pay attention to you even when there seems to be no reason to do so. Because of this, you have only to lift a finger to have a major impact and make things happen around you. You don’t always like to be the center of attention -- or at the center of the maelstrom -- but you can be just as effective from the periphery.

You know how to argue both sides of an issue, though you know well enough never to try to do so simultaneously, for this can only lead to confusion and mistrust. You know how you feel about things, but you don’t always want to share your feelings with others. You often keep your deep, honest emotions to yourself.

Also born on this date are: Dana Delany, actress; Neil Sedaka, composer and songwriter; Emile Hirsch, actor; William H. Macy, actor; L. Ron Hubbard, author and Scientology founder; Will Clark, baseball player; Glenne Headly, actress.

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FEATURE | PREINKERT FIELD HOUSE

THE PREINKERT MYSTERY The long and fascinating history of Preinkert Field House, an easily overlooked building with ties to an unsolved murder almost 60 years ago to the day — the Board of Regents voted to name what was then called the Women’s Field House after Alma Preinkert.

Alma’s murder in the early hours of Feb. 28, 1954, was dramatic. According to a story in the Sunday Star published on March 21, 1954, an intruder forced his way into the house Alma shared with her sister, Alvina, and attacked Alma. Alvina defended herself from the man, who slashed her with a knife or ice pick in retaliation.

Alma’s brother-in-law, Charles Simper Heine, who lived adjacent to Alma with her sister Margaret, rushed over, only to find her close to death.

The Sunday Star reported the following conversation: “‘Simper, they are killing us,’ Miss Alma cried.

She reached out a hand.

‘Kiss me and hug me, I’m dying,’ she said.

She collapsed in his arms, murmuring, ‘Goodbye.’”

Alvina survived the attack, but Alma didn’t. Alma was 58, The Diamondback reported on March 1, 1954.

The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun then reported on Alma’s killing because of her position at this university, said university archivist Anne Turkos.

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By Beena Raghavendran @thebeenster Senior staff writer Sometimes in the evening, Preinkert Field House lights up and fills with music as people exercise in its studio. The building blends into the landscape of South Campus, nearly indistinguishable from the other red brick buildings nestled in the campus’ southwest corner. The adjacent street, Preinkert Drive, shares its name.

Inside are a few academic spaces, including sites for the public policy school, the theatre, dance and performance studies school and the arts and humanities college, as well as the main office of The National Center for Smart Growth. The second-floor dance studio belongs to the dance program, according to a sign on its wooden door, with instructions to remove shoes before entering.

Preinkert Field House sits quiet most of the time, rarely drawing attention to itself. But its history is colorful and mysterious. The field house was named for Alma Preinkert, a university registrar who was brutally murdered 60 years ago. Her killer was never found.

The homicide made headlines throughout the area and struck a chord with many in the university community. On March 12, 1954 —

could attend, according to a Diamondback article from March 3, 1954. Turkos said that the chapel couldn’t fit all the students who wanted to attend though, so they stood in the rain and listened to the ceremony through loudspeakers.

S t u d e n ts c a l l e d h e r “ M i s s Preink,” according to an article from this university’s news desk.

The same article cites a former female student who called Alma an “enormous influence for good.”

Alma had worked as registrar since 1936, attended this university and was president of the Maryland Federation of Women’s Clubs.

“Even at that time, there were thousands of students here,” Turkos said. “To indicate that the registrar had an impact on so many lives indicates she must have been a very special person.”

The Women’s Field House was dedicated in 1931. Construction happened on the Women’s Field House and Ritchie Coliseum simultaneously, Turkos said.

Before more modern amenities such as Cole Field House and Eppley Recreation Center allowed women and men in the same facilities, men and women were separate, according to Turkos. Administrators decided the Women’s Field House was needed because of the growing population of

ALMA PREINKERT, a beloved university registrar, was killed in 1954. Preinkert was an inspiration to many students and the Women’s Field House was renamed in her honor after her death. photo courtesy of university archives female students on the campus. It was steps, the air is stuffy. Many students Adele Stamp, then dean of women, have never even been inside. who helped champion the growth of But the Preinkert Field House athletic opportunities for female stu- remains a time-tested landmark. It dents on the campus. has seen decades of the struggle for The field house was filled with women’s rights. And some nights, basketball, badminton and possibly with the music booming on South archery, Turkos said.

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ESPN’s Creme provides insight on seeding possibilities Free-throw shooting problems persist in recent weeks; three freshmen provide late-season contributions

By Paul Pierre-Louis @PaulPierreLouis Staff writer Despite winning eight of its prior nine games, the Terrapins women’s basketball team’s loss against North Carolina in the ACC quarterfinals Friday brought its record against ranked opponents to 1-4.

The conference tournament presented the No. 11 Terps with a final chance to strengthen their resume before the NCAA tournament selection committee announces the bracket next week.

Despite the Terps’ struggles against top competition, ESPN bracketologist Charlie Creme said in a teleconference yesterday that he still expects the Terps to receive a high seed.

The team had a No. 4 seed in Creme’s latest bracketology, which predicted a first-round matchup against No. 13-seed Hampton. The prediction simulates possible seeding and regional placement while taking NCAA rules into account.

“I have them as the 14th overall team on the board,” Creme said. “So

COOPER From PAGE 8 as a short-stick defensive midfielder, Cooper made the transition to defenseman as a sophomore. Cooper said he was likely going to be third on the depth chart for defensive midfielers that year, and the position switch would p rov i d e h i m w i t h m o re playing time.

He started all 18 games on defense in 2012, collecting 36 ground balls while forcing 20 turnovers. The following season, he began preseason practices in the fall with a long pole. But the return of defenseman Casey Ikeda from injury and the addition of then-freshman d e fe n se m a n M a t t D u n n meant Cooper would again be challenged for his spot.

Not to mention, beyond midfielder Landon Carr, the Terps lacked depth at defensive midfield.

So after several recommendations from coaches,

convissar From PAGE 8 was hit by a pitch as the Terps dropped two of three.

Szefc gave Convissar his first start in Game 2 of a doubleheader against Massachusetts on March 1. Convissar started the series finale the next day as well, and he ended the series 1-for-6 was hit by three pitches.

While Convissar, a senior, was the Terps’ starting second

that puts them in the second No. 4 seed, North Carolina being the team that’s one slot ahead of them.”

As the second-highest No. 4 seed, the Terps would typically be placed in the second-closest regional, which would be in South Bend, Ind., Creme said. But that location is home to ACC foe Notre Dame, which is expected to be a No. 1 seed, and could set up a Sweet 16 meeting between the two teams. Conference opponents aren’t allowed to face each other before the Elite Eight, so instead, the Terps could end up in the Lincoln, Neb., regional, where Connecticut is expected to be the No. 1 seed.

The Terps lost to both teams during the regular season — UConn also bounced the Terps from last season’s postseason in the Sweet 16 — but proved they could compete against Notre Dame during their slim 87-83 loss on Jan. 27.

“This will give you some insight on how I think and what the committee has to think,” Creme said.

“Notre Dame’s the No. 1 seed, same conference. They would meet before the regional final. It’s not allowed to

happen, so then Maryland has to move 84-63 defeat against Duke on Feb. 17; to the next closest region.” the team was 12-of-18, while the Blue Devils shot 16-of-21 with 15 of their makes coming in the second half.

FREE-THROW WOES Despite shooting 37.5 and 61.5 percent With the Terps leading Drexel 64-59 from the line against Georgia Tech and in the final minutes of their Nov. 25 Virginia Tech, respectively, the Terps matchup, forward Alyssa Thomas ap- won both games. But another poor freeproached the free-throw line and sank throw display resulted in an early exit two foul shots. Guard Brene Moseley from the ACC tournament.

Thomas — who shoots 80.1 percent did the same 15 seconds later. And with 1:14 left in the game, the Terps from the line — missed a pair of free had built a near insurmountable 68-59 throws that would’ve cut the Tar Heels’ lead as their timely free-throw shoot- lead to two with six minutes remaining ing helped avoid an embarrassing loss in the first half. But her misses halted the Terps’ momentum, and the deficit at Comcast Center.

The Terps’ 73.9 percent mark at ballooned to 37-26 by halftime.

During the Terps’ 79-70 victory the free-throw line ranks third in the ACC and has played a significant role against North Carolina in January, in the team’s ability to maintain leads. their only win over a ranked oppoBut recently, shots that routinely fell nent this season, they hit 87 percent through the net earlier this season are of their free throws. They will look to now clanging off the rim. The Terps return to that form to avoid another have shot 66.7 percent or less from early tournament exit. the line in four of their past six games, a trend that has led to two losses in STRONG FRESHMAN UNIT that span.

Weak free-throw shooting proved Thomas’ power when driving to detrimental during their lopsided the hoop often overwhelms oppos-

Cooper once again returned to his natural position with a short stick, collecting 10 ground balls and forcing 10 turnovers in 11 games.

E n te r i n g t h i s sea so n , though, there were fewer questions regarding Cooper’s playing time. He is now the leader of the defensive midfield and a consistent presence for coach John Tillman’s No. 3 defense in the nation.

“There are a lot of cool things about it,” said Cooper, who has collected 14 ground balls, forced five turnovers and notched one assist so far this year. “You just get dodged more. You get to play the wings on faceoffs. You get ground balls and push it offensively. It’s just a fun position to play.”

Aside from games, Tillman said Cooper also makes massive contributions in practice. He never takes a day off, and he brings a unique intensity to the training field, fostering a culture of competition that has helped the

“HE’S THE KIND OF THE GUY THAT IF HE’S NOT PRACTICING, YOU JUST KNOW HE’S NOT THERE. THE ENERGY THAT HE BRINGS, JUST THE LEADERSHIP, THE TOUGHNESS, THE HEART

program’s younger players flourish in the first five games this year.

“He’s the kind of guy that if he’s not practicing, you just know he’s not there,” Tillman said. “The energy that he brings, just the leadership, the toughness, the heart — he’s a guy that’s critical for us.”

Cooper said he has modeled his practice style after those of older players, including his brother Kevin, who was on the team when Cooper arrived in College Park as a freshman in 2010.

“I remember those guys as seniors just coming out every day, and they just brought energy,” Cooper said.

“And when a senior leader does that, it kind of spreads throughout the team.”

Growing up in Crofton, Cooper always envisioned playing as a Terp at Byrd Stadium.

And whenever he doesn’t feel 100 percent and thinks he can’t bring his characteristic passion to practice that day, he remembers back to his days as a kid when playing college lacrosse was just a dream.

That’s often the motivation he needs to stay on the practice field and make plays like the one that staved off Stony Brook’s late comeback.

“You kind of take it for granted sometimes,” Cooper said. “But it’s a really cool thing to put on the Maryland jersey every day.”

baseman for the past two years, he has experience playing other positions. As a freshman, Convissar split time between second, shortstop, third and left field while also making a few appearances as designated hitter.

With Brandon Lowe, whose .302 average ranks second on the team, at second, Convissar will compete for playing time with Amaro in left field, Jose Cuas and Mike Rescigno at third and a host of Terps at designated hitter.

Cuas started with a .138 average in 12 appearances,

and while Rescigno has been impressive in recent weeks, Szefc said a couple weeks ago the freshman was still adjusting to college pitching.

And after Lowe tweaked his hamstring in the fifth inning Tuesday, Convissar may even see some time at second in a home series against No. 19 North Carolina this weekend.

As the season progresses and injuries pile up, Convissar’s offensive production could provide a boost at the plate in addition to his versa-

tility in the field.

Szefc isn’t worried about a dropoff, either. The secondyear coach didn’t have to calm down Convissar as he might have had to with a younger player before he took the field.

Despite not playing a competitive college game in the field in more than nine months, the senior was prepared.

“He knows what’s he doing,” Szefc said. “He just goes out and does what he does.”

— HE’S A GUY THAT’S CRITICAL FOR US.” JOHN TILLMAN

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The team’s freshmen — guards Lexie Brown and Shatori WalkerKimbrough and center Brionna Jones — have become critical pieces of the offense, providing additional support with their scoring.

B row n , Wa l ke r- K i m b ro u g h and Jones are three of the team’s top five scorers, each averaging more than seven points per game.

However, Jones and Walker-Kimbrough got into foul trouble in the first half against North Carolina, and Brown struggled to operate the Terps’ offense.

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SEMINOLES From PAGE 8 heartbreakers to national powerhouses and falling in double overtime at Clemson, the overtime win that sent fans pouring onto the Comcast Center floor proved the team could remain c o m p o s e d i n l a te - ga m e situations.

Even after the Cavaliers tied the game with less than a second left in regulation when forward Anthony Gill finished a lob pass with a short floater, the Terps responded to control the game in overtime.

“We definitely knew we could play with everybody in the league,” forward Jake Layman said. “But I think this shows other teams that we’re not just a team that can get there and not get a win, but that we are right there and can get a win.”

Two months ago, the Terps were in the opposite situation, just hoping to prove they could compete after consecutive 20point losses at Pittsburgh and Florida State. Turgeon has referenced the Florida State game as a low point of the season, as the Seminoles shot 16-of-24 on 3-pointers in a lopsided win.

The Terps, though, had a convincing victory of their own over Florida State in College Park while guard Ian Miller, the Seminoles second-leading scorer, sat out with an ankle injury.

With Miller back in the lineup and the Terps (17-14, 9-9 ACC) hitting their stride b e h i n d A l l e n a n d We l l s, Tu rge o n i s n ’t ex p e c t i n g another blowout when his team meets Florida State (18-12, 9-9) for a third time.

“Thursday’s game should

forward evan smotrycz and the Terps begin ACC tournament play today against Florida State. chester lam/the diamondback be different than the first two,” Turgeon said in a conference call Monday. “Both teams are further along. I think we understand each other. It should be a heck of a game.”

If the Terps do end up in a close game at Greensboro Coliseum, Turgeon doesn’t expect his team to panic.

The third-year coach has witnessed the Terps’ progress since their discouraging defeat at Florida State, and the victory over Virginia finally provided tangible evidence of their development.

To d ay, t h e Te r ps h ave another chance — with their season on the line — to test how far they’ve come against a team that handed them a humbling defeat more than two months ago.

“Going into the tournament, we feel like we can really, really make a lot of noise,” Wells said, “and get a chance to go to the NCAA tournament.” akasinitzdbk@gmail.com

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THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014

MEN’S BASKETBALL | ACC TOURNAMENT

THE TERPS begin the ACC tournament today against No. 9-seed Florida State in Greensboro, N.C. The Terps will likely need to win the tournament title — which means winning four games in four days — to clinch an NCAA tournament berth. rebecca rainey/the diamondback

A DIFFERENT TEAM

Much has changed since first two meetings between Terps, Florida State as two teams face off today in ACC tournament second round

By Aaron Kasinitz @AaronKazreports Senior staff writer He hasn’t tried to sugarcoat the 85-61 plastering Florida State dealt the Terrapins men’s basketball team Jan. 12, but coach Mark Turgeon often gushes about how much the Terps have improved since that woeful performance in Tallahassee, Fla. The Terps earned revenge with an 83-71 victory over the Seminoles in College Park on Feb. 8 and came within one bounce of knocking off then-No. 8 Duke and then-No. 4 Syracuse in the following weeks. Sunday afternoon, the Terps

finally polished off a marquee win with a 75-69 overtime triumph over then-No. 5 Virginia.

Though they’ve posted a modest 7-7 record since that defeat at Florida State, the No. 8-seed Terps believe they’re peaking as they enter their third contest this season against the No. 9-seed Seminoles in this afternoon’s ACC tournament second-round matchup in Greensboro, N.C. “Last time we embarrassed ourselves was Florida State,” Turgeon said after the Terps’ victory over the Cavaliers on Sunday. “We were in every game, home or away. At home, we were pretty good at times. So we felt like we could play with anybody in our league. After

today, we feel like we could play with anybody in our league and beat them.”

The Terps likely need to capture an ACC title by winning four games in four days to avoid missing the NCAA tournament for the fourth consecutive season. Still, the Terps point to their recent play as a reason the task might not be too daunting.

Guard Seth Allen has found his form after missing the season’s opening 12 games with a fracture in his left foot, and he’s directed the offense adequately while averaging 13.2 points per game. Allen’s presence has also helped third team All-ACC selection Dez Wells, who has moved into a more comfortable role as a

BASEBALL

scorer on the wing and leads the team with 14.8 points per game.

The two guards combined for 38 points in the victory over the Cavaliers, which gave the Terps their lone win against a top-25 team this season.

“It gives us confidence,” Allen said. “We’re going into the ACC tournament with some momentum, with some swagger.”

The Terps said they’ve gained confidence over the past month, as they nearly knocked off the Orange and the Blue Devils, but Sunday provided an extra boost. After losing two See seminoles, Page 7

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Midfielder Brian cooper switched positions to play defense as a sophomore but has returned to his natural spot as a defensive midfielder and flourished on the nation’s top-ranked team. christian jenkins/the diamondback

Cooper finally settles in as defensive leader LEFT FIELDER KYLE CONVISSAR attempts to avoid an inside pitch during the Terps’ 10-1 win over Delaware on Tuesday. He went 3-for-3. rebecca rainey/the diamondback

Convissar contributes in return Senior makes first start in field Tuesday, goes 3-for-3 with walk, HBP

By Phillip Suitts @PhillipSuitts Staff writer Sunlight bathed Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium in a warm glow and music blared over the loudspeaker Tuesday afternoon as the Terrapins baseball team took the field, and the nine defensive starters carried out their pregame routine before the first inning against Delaware.

For the first time this season, left fielder Kyle Convissar was part of the pregame ritual. After suffering a severely sprained right ankle, he returned to the lineup March 1 as a designated hitter, and Tuesday, he

started in left field for the first time.

He’s started five of six games since his return, going 7-for-16, including Tuesday’s 3-for-3 performance, in which he was walked and hit by a pitch in the Terps’ 10-1 win over the Blue Hens.

“His bat is a much-need bat in our lineup, especially being a righthanded bat,” coach John Szefc said.

“He breaks up our lefties pretty good. You’re talking about a guy that probably has over 400 at-bats in his college career, so he’s a disciplined guy, and he gets it.”

Convissar had three singles, scored the Terps’ first run and then picked up an RBI when he was hit by a pitch

in the fifth inning against Delaware.

Convissar, who started 35 games at second last season, started in place of Andrew Amaro on Tuesday. Amaro, the Terps’ regular left fielder, was the designated hitter.

“I felt pretty good,” Convissar said.

“I was just happy to play at home again and actually get my first start on the field after sitting on the bench and DHing for a while.”

Although Convissar had his season high in hits against Delaware, he showed signs of improvement this weekend at No. 2 Florida State. He went 3-for-7 with a home run and See convissar, Page 7

Senior midfielder enjoys steady role on Terps after several position changes in recent years

By Daniel Popper @danielrpopper Senior staff writer The Terrapins men’s lacrosse team led Stony Brook by two goals with just more than eight minutes remaining in regulation Saturday when midfielder Mike Andreassi tried to dodge Terps defensive midfielder Brian Cooper in front of the cage.

The Seawolves had scored four unanswered goals during the opening seven minutes of the fourth quarter, threatening to complete an improbable comeback against the No. 1 Terps at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, N.Y. But Cooper knocked the ball loose from Andreassi’s stick, picked up the ground ball and started a fast break the other way. After crossing midfield,

he dished to midfielder Henry West, who eventually found midfielder Bryan Cole for his second goal of the contest, ending the Seawolves’ scoring run.

Midfielder Mike Chanenchuk added a goal two minutes later, and the Terps escaped with an 11-8 victory to remain undefeated. But Cooper’s forced turnover prevented a collapse on the road. It was the kind of gamechanging play coaches and players in the program have come to expect from the senior.

“We just know every time he’s on the field, he’s going to impact our team for the better,” goalkeeper Niko Amato said. “He demands a lot out of himself, and he demands a lot out of the rest of our teammates.”

After spending his freshman season See cooper, Page 7