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EDITORIAL: Terrapin Express expansion a good idea, p. 4 Men’s lacrosse seniors look back on contributions, p. 12

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Cultural appropriation claims on Drake’s latest album unfounded,

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police

Former U professor found dead Good Neighbor Day group finds body near Lake Artemesia weeks after disappearance

Fromovitz, a former associate professor in this university’s business school, had been missing since March 13, said Sammy Patel, the deputy chief by The body re- Stan Fromovitz, said officer Tyler of PGPD’s Bureau of Investigation.

He had been living on Westchescovered along Hunter, a Prince George’s County Carly Kempler ter Park Drive in this city, and an t h e I n d i a n Police spokesman. @CarlyKempler employee of his apartment complex C r e e k T r a i l A group of students found his body Senior staff writer o n S a t u rd a y near Lake Artemesia at 9:30 a.m. Sat- noticed his mail piling up on March morning has been identified as former urday during an annual College Park 8, Patel added.

Fromovitz had no known medical University of Maryland professor community cleanup event.

conditions, said Jennifer Donelan, the director of PGPD media relations.

PGPD has not determined the cause of death, but does not suspect any foul play, Patel said.

“This is a tragic conclusion to an exhaustive search,” Donelan said.

“This is a very sad ending. Nobody wants it to end like this. Officers worked countless hours trying to find this individual.”

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Individuals volunteering near where the body was found met with University Police to discuss campus resources related to this type of event.

“We are making sure that those who were involved know of the resources available to them that the campus has to offer,” University Police spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas said.

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police

Student faces drug charges in house raid County police seize 375 THC cartridges from Dickinson Ave house, arrest student Prince G e o r g e ’s Christine Condon C o unty @CChristine19 P o l i c e Staff writer arrested a University of Maryland student and charged him with possession and intent to distribute illegal drugs after seizing 375 cartridges of THC from his College Park home last week.

The THC oil seized in the March 28 raid of a home in the 7500 block of Dickinson Avenue was in the form of cartridges meant to be used with vaping instruments, according to a police statement released Wednesday morning.

Police charged senior communication major Brandon Kraut in connection with the drugs. If convicted, he could face up to a five-year sentence.

Police conducted a contents search with permission of a resident in the house after police by

women’s basketball GUARD destiny slocum, who announced Tuesday she will transfer from this university, stares into the crowd during an and-one play in Maryland’s 83-56 victory over West Virginia University in the second round of the NCAA tournament on March 19 at Xfinity Center. marquise mckine/the diamondback

a new destiny

Freshman starter Slocum to transfer, Jenna Staiti, Kiah Gillespie will also leave univ

By James Crabtree-Hannigan | @JamesCrabtreeH | Staff writer Guard Destiny Slocum will transfer from the Maryland women’s basketball team along with two other players, the school announced on Tuesday.

Coach Brenda Frese also granted freshman center Jenna Staiti and sophomore forward Kiah Gillespie permission to transfer.

“We would like to thank these three studentathletes for their hard work during their careers at Maryland,” Frese said in a release. “We appreciate their contributions to our program.”

Slocum started at point guard in all but one See slocum, p. 10

With departure of Destiny Slocum, Brenda Frese faces her toughest offseason yet

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@CAlliecaplan basketball COLUMNIST

n the aftermath of Maryland women’s basketball’s not-so-Sweet 16 loss almost two weeks ago, the team lamented the upset for its two seniors, guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and center Brionna Jones.

The Terps knew the two deserved more than a disjointed letdown against a No. 10-seed.

The regret soon became hope as attention turned to Destiny Slocum, the bright-eyed, National Freshman of the Year point guard, poised to become one of the program’s central figures over the next three years.

At that time, almost no one expected that

See drugs, p. 2

stan fromovitz | 1936-2017

‘He was absolutely brilliant’ S t a n Fromovitz, a former University o f M a r yland professor, was found dead at the Indian Creek Trail on April 1, when students recovered his body during a community cleanup event. He was 80 years old.

Fromovitz started teaching at this university in September 1971 and retired in June 2001, said Katie Lawson, a university spokeswoman. He was a statistics and quantitative methods professor in the business school.

Born in Poland in 1936, Fromovitz and his mother were both Holocaust survivors. After the Holocaust, they relocated to Ontario, Canada.

Fro m ov i tz g rew u p n ea r Toronto and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1960. He later moved to California and earned his doctorate by

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CALLIE CAPLAN

dogs alerted them of a controlled dangerous substance in a package at the post office, addressed to the Dickinson Avenue home. THC, the chemical compound found in marijuana, is illegal to possess in the state of Maryland.

Cartridges and vape pens can mask the smell of marijuana, giving the appearance users are vaping with legal substances, Major Timothy Muldoon, commander of the Narcotics Enforcement Division, said in a statement.

“As law enforcement and as a parent, I find it concerning because they could basically be using marijuana right under your nose,” Muldoon said.

Muldoon said the drugs were likely produced and shipped from a state where they are legal, such as Colorado.

Use, possession and distribution of illegal drugs are prohibited in the university’s Code of Student

program would be located somewhere other than College Park.

The Terps endured a massive blow Tuesday when Slocum, forward Kiah Gillespie and center Jenna Staiti announced their intents to transfer. In what was already an important stretch for coach Brenda Frese to fill her seniors’ voids, her 16th Maryland offseason is now her toughest rebuilding task yet.

“It is always difficult to see young people leave your program,” Frese said in a release, “but after many years in coaching and life experiences, I have a much broader perspective on life and the challenges that come along the way.”

That’s true — Frese has lost a star point guard before.

NEWS 2 OPINION 4 FEATURES 5 city 7 diversions 8 SPORTS 12

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former professor stan fromovitz, who taught in the business school for nearly 30 years, was found dead Saturday. photo courtesy of prince george’s county police at Stanford University in statistics.

Before teaching at this university, Fromovitz worked for the Shell Development Company in Emeryville, California, said Howard Weiner, Fromovitz’s friend and peer at Stanford. His work there was highly and widely regarded, Weiner added.

See fromovitz , p. 3

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CRIME BLOTTER

By Michael Brice-Saddler | @TheArtist_MBS | Senior staff writer Un iversity of M a r yl a nd Pol ice responded to reports of theft, fraud and va nda l ism, a mong other incidents this past week, according to police reports.

THEFT University Police resp ond ed to t he p ubl ic health school at 1:44 p.m. on March 29 for a theft of a combi nation lock, University Police spokeswoma n Sg t. Rosa n ne Hoaas said.

A male student reported that he had placed his belongings in the locker at 10 a.m. that day, secu ri ng the locker w ith the lock.

W hen he returned to his locker at 11:35 a.m., the combination lock was gone, Hoaas said, but the s t u d e n t’s b e l o n g i n g s were still there. This case is open and active.

At 2:14 p.m. the same d ay, a fe m a l e s t u d e nt reported her belongings had been stolen from a locker i n the M icrobiolog y Bu i ld i ng, Hoa as sa id. T he student sa id she placed her belongings inside the locker at 9:55 a.m. that day, and at 11:38 a.m. she returned to the locker but was unable

to remove the lock, Hoaas said.

A f ter get t i n g a ssi sta nce to remove the lock, she d iscovered her backpack was gone, Hoaas said. This case is suspended.

University Police responded to H.J. Patterson H a l l on M a rc h 30 at 3:23 p.m. for another t h e f t re p o r t. L a p to p s were stolen from a n office inside the buildi ng between M a rch 28 at noon and March 30 at noon, Hoaas said. T his case is active.

FRAUD University Police responded to a repor t of fraud on Saturday at 3:35 p.m. T he incident took place on March 15 at noon in 4300 block of Rowalt Drive. This case remains active.

VANDALISM University Police res p o n d e d to a v a n d a lism report that came in Monday at 8:35 a.m. The vandalism took place at noon in the 4100 block of Campus Drive. This case is active. newsumdbk@gmail.com

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40K umd.edu emails for sale on dark web Hackers buy, sell, steal and fake .edu addresses faster than before More Jack Roscoe t h a n @Jack_Micky 40,000 University Staff writer of Maryland email addresses have been identified for sale on dark web sites, designed for cybercriminals to use without law enforcement being able to track them.

Data collected by the Digital Citizens Alliance suggests cybercriminals are buying, selling, stealing and faking .edu email addresses from institutions of higher education faster than ever before. Cybercriminals can use student emails to more effectively “phish” for information by disguising a malicious email as genuine in order to gain the recipient’s trust, said David Maimon, a professor in the criminology and criminal justice department at this university.

A .edu address also makes it hard for spam filters to detect harmful emails, he said.

“If I get an email from a university account …

I will click on it, and that’s the assumption the by

bad guys are working with,” Maimon said.

The Digital Citizens Alliance report also said some students were not tricked into giving others access to their .edu emails, but sold them online for a fee in exchange for giving the recipient of their email access to student discounts to common services, from Apple to Amazon.

Universities are common targets for cybercriminals because of the large amount of information they store in their systems, including student and faculty names, birth dates, social security numbers and health records, Maimon added.

More than 300,000 student and faculty records — including names, birthdates, university ID numbers and social security numbers — were compromised at this university in a data breach in February 2014.

Once hackers get access to that data they can sell it on the dark web for use in identity theft. Stolen email addresses and hacked passwords can also be used to obtain more personal information, Maimon said.

While two-step verification and password updates can help safeguard information from hackers, Maimon said the best

way to avoid phishing attempts is to exercise caution. Do not click on links from suspicious email accounts, he said, and verify any dubious messages that require you to give your information separately.

“You would expect that [the younger] generation will be more tech-savvy,” Maimon said. “They’re not.”

The university’s Division of Information Technology has many safeguards against various threats to student and faculty information, said Jonathan Katz, director of the Maryland Cybersecurity Center and a computer science professor. Since the 2014 data breach, there have been no large- or small-scale data breaches, he said.

Katz said the university’s division of information technology monitors student emails for suspiciously large amounts of activity, which would indicate the account is being used to send spam.

“They are running a topnotch operation, they have all the relevant tools … and people working around the clock to prevent the bad guys from getting access to our information,” Maimon said of the Division of Information Technology. “They comply with all the policies and regulations they need to.”

The cybersecurity center has

been developing more secure programming languages and put “honeypots” — computers designed to attract and block hackers — into place, Katz said.

Michael Reininger, president of the university cybersecurity club, said university students need to be especially vigilant in the case of phishing attempts.

“It’s easy to be susceptible to an email that says, ‘We’re interested in hiring you for a summer job, all you have to do is send us your information over this link,’” he said.

The sophomore computer science major also said sites such as LinkedIn, which students may have signed up for with their .edu emails, might have been breached.

This exposes information to hackers, especially if users protect their profiles with the same passwords.

Switching the university’s official student email provider to Gmail in 2011, Reininger said, has provided students with more security. The Gmail client informs users of emails sent through unsafe channels with a red padlock, and also offers two-step verification, which Reininger says is one of the easiest and most effective ways of protecting personal information. newsumdbk@gmail.com

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body From p. 1 “We’re making sure everyone is OK.” One of the students involved in the cleanup, freshman architecture major Abigail Peters, located the body after she spotted a jacket in the water and sought to remove it.

“I tried to pick the jacket up out of the water, but it was stuck on something so I asked someone to help me to get it out and it was extremely heavy,” Peters said. “I peeled back some of the fabric to see what was underneath, what it was stuck on, and so I saw this very stark white material — I wasn’t sure what it was.”

After realizing the figure

represented a body-like shape, Peters informed the park ranger working on the project, who told her to call the police.

“I was kind of shocked,” Peters said. “Things like that don’t freak or gross me out at first, but I think it hasn’t really hit me yet that it’s a person and not just something in the water. It’s very scary.”

“I know we don’t know much about what exactly happened, but anytime something like this happens it’s sad,” College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn said. “My heart goes out to the family and the person, and hopefully the police can investigate and find out what happened.” ckemplerdbk@gmail.com

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DOTS to offer shuttle, parking during Metro station closure T h e Julia Heimlich C o l l e g e @JuliaHeimlich Park Metro Station Staff writer will close April 15 through April 29 to continue the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s long-standing SafeTrack Surge 14 construction plan.

During this two-week closure, the University of Maryland’s Department of Transportation Services will be offering the following services to this university’s students, staff and faculty: by

Shuttle

minimize some of the inconvenience,” DOTS Senior Associate Director Armand Scala said. “This is something we normally don’t do.”

This service isn’t something DOTS had planned for financially, Scala noted, adding that the department will have to “figure that out” in the coming days.

“With all of this happening so quickly, our focus was mostly on making sure we came up with a solution for the university community, and the rest of the details will work themselves out,” he said.

Senior communication major Breion Goodson said he isn’t too concerned with the closure because of this accommodation.

“As long as there’s some sort of transportation from PG Plaza to campus … I don’t think [the closure] should be too much of a big deal,” Goodson said. “I think it’ll end up being cheaper for me as well.”

the campus, valid throughout the station’s closure.

Students, staff and faculty will be able to park on the campus for $5 a day or $50 for the entire two-week period, compared to the usual cost of $15 per day for visitors. These permits will be available for purchase beginning April 10.

Junior government and politics major Ashwin Suryavanshi said he believes the plan is generally good given the circumstances, but does not think the parking option would be of much help.

“If people had cars at their disposal, they would be taking the metro less often,” Suryavanshi said. “Parking on campus doesn’t help as much either, because driving in D.C. is often hectic, and paying for parking there is expensive.”

Students with these permits will be allowed to park in Lots 4 or 6, and faculty and staff will be assigned to several others, including Z or any numbered lot, according to an official statement released by DOTS.

DOTS will offer a special shuttle during the weekdays that will run from Prince George’s Plaza Metro Station to nine different bus stops on the campus, including Stamp Student Union. Buses are expected to run between the locations every six to Parking 12 minutes, from 7 a.m. to mBike 8 p.m. The shuttle will not Metrogoers who decide to run on the weekends. commute by car will be offered The bike-sharing program “ H o p e f u l ly t h a t’ l l a discounted parking permit for between this university and

drugs From p. 1 Conduct. The code of conduct extends to students off the campus, and police reports involving students may be forward-

ed to the university, according to the student conduct website.

Violations of the code of conduct could lead to a variety of punishments, such as expulsion or suspension.

Muldoon said PGPD is no

longer investigating the crime’s connection to university fraternities. Kraut is a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity.

While PGPD believes this is an isolated incident, the investigation is ongoing, Muldoon said.

the city, mBike, will offer a free month-long membership for commuters who need a ride from the Greenbelt Metro Station to College Park. Though the College Park Metro Station opens April 30, Greenbelt will remain closed until May 14. The ride from Greenbelt to the campus takes 15 to 20 minutes, said Anna McLaughlin, DOTS assistant director for communications and public relations.

“We also have a bicycle coordinator who will be doing individualized route trip planning for anyone who needs help planning a trip, or trying to connect people if they want to have a bike buddy,” McLaughlin said.

There are 120 cruiser bikes and five handicap-accessible bikes at 14 stations through the university campus and the city, such as Regents Drive Garage, McKeldin Mall, Guilford Drive and the College Park Metro Station. Anyone interested can email bike@umd.edu to become an mBike member or request help for creating a route. newsumdbk@gmail.com

Kraut was released on bond March 29 and will have a preliminary hearing in Prince George’s County Circuit Court on April 21, according to court documents. newsumdbk@gmail.com

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New H.J. Patterson cafe serves Ramen, sushi, tea

By Angela Jacob | @angela_jacob13 | Staff writer A new University of Maryland cafe featuring specialty teas, sushi and a Ramen noodle bar opened in the renovated wing of H.J. Patterson Hall last week.

Dining Services originally planned to offer deli

and coffee selections in a typical cafe in the renovated wing, but faculty and students in the building said they “wanted something unique,” said Bart Hipple, Dining Services spokesman.

Read the rest at dbknews.com the new samovar cafe in H.J. Patterson opened recently. tom hausman/the diamondback

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2017 SGA CANDIDATES

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SGA advocates for Terrapin Express use off univ campus The SGA Carly Taylor Student Affairs @carly_taylor97 Committee is working on a Staff writer p ro je c t t h a t would allow University of Maryland students to use Terrapin Express or a similar university debit account at participating businesses in College Park.

The SGA has noticed some parents with undergraduate students at this university are reluctant to give their children access to a debit or credit card, but are more willing to use Terrapin Express, said A.J. Pruitt, student affairs vice president in the SGA. “We’ve had a successful program with students being able to use their ID to pay at locations in Stamp,” Pruitt said.

“Why can’t we continue that off campus?”

After surveying students a few years ago about their main sources of food and what they wish could be expanded within Dining Services, the SGA found that students living on the campus felt restricted to dining halls and other on-campus locations, Pruitt said.

If implemented, the project would give students the opportunity to use Terrapin Express by

fromovitz From p. 1 During his time with the company, Fromovitz and a colleague produced a data analysis tool called “Mangasarian-Fromovitz Constraint in Sequential Linear Programming.”

“He was absolutely brilliant,” said Robert Wilson, Fromovitz’s friend and a resident of the building he lived in. After teaching at Santa Clara University for two years, Fromovitz moved to the College Park area to teach at this university in 1971. He lived in the Towers in

or a different type of university debit account to go out for a meal in College Park, Pruitt said.

“This program is not meant to replace or overhaul Dining Services,” Pruitt said. “We would work in partnership with them to give students this opportunity.”

The Student Affairs Committee is emailing locally owned businesses this week, including Bagel Place and Bread N Greens, to gauge their interest in working with the SGA on this project, Pruitt said. The committee will also visit local businesses in person over the next couple of weeks, he added.

Bagel Place manager Sean McQuiston said students have asked in the past if they can use their meal plan at the restaurant. “[The project] sounds like something we can talk to them about,” McQuiston said. “It would benefit both of us and we’re always looking to expand customer base.”

The committee also plans to reach out to corporately owned businesses such as Chipotle and Noodles & Company, Pruitt said. They are hoping to set up conversations with Uber officials about allowing students

at this university to pay for the ride-sharing application using their student accounts, he added.

The committee is analyzing schools that have partnerships with Uber — such as the University of Louisville and Loyola University Maryland — to learn more about their systems, Pruitt said. Other universities, like the University of Alabama, have served as both a model and resource for this project, Pruitt said.

Alexis Ojeda-Brown, a junior English major, said she thinks this initiative would be helpful for students who rely on their parents or other family members for spending money. “ T h e fa c t t h a t fa m i ly members could add to your account isn’t something I thought about,” Ojeda-Brown said. “If family members go online and add the amount you don’t really have to worry about it, whereas with your credit card you can’t really do that.”

Although College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn said this is the first he’d heard about the project, he said allowing students to use their student accounts at local restaurants could be beneficial for the city.

“It would allow students more flexibility in terms of where they could spend money a n d a l l ow t h e m to support local businesses in College Park,” Wojahn said.

Student Affairs Committee members met with Ken Ulman, chief strategy officer for economic development for this university’s College Park Foundation, in February to discuss ideas about how to best implement this program, said Sam O’Neil, assistant chief strategy officer at this university.

But Ulman does not feel prepared to comment on the initiative at this time, O’Neil said.

Pruitt has been committed to this idea since his campaign for the student affairs vice president position last spring, he said. He added hopes to have a pilot program off the ground in some locations by spring 2018.

Westchester Park for more than 40 years, Wilson said.

Some described Fromovitz as a quiet man and an extremely generous individual.

“He would get up, get out the door, walk down the street [and] go to the 7-11,” said Maria Cordone, treasurer of the building’s board of directors. “People were there waiting to get money from him … he wouldn’t even speak to them. He was a very, very generous person.”

Fromovitz was known to walk everywhere, including to the nearby McDonald’s on Greenbelt Road, as well as to

this university, Cordone said.

“I still go out in the street, and I’m still looking for him — I keep on waiting to see him,” Cordone said. “It really hasn’t sunk in that he’s gone and that he’s passed. It’s just very sad.”

Fromovitz was known to visit the local McDonald’s often, Wilson said, especially in the mornings.

“He enjoyed eating out, mostly at McDonald’s,” Wilson chuckled. “His favorite place for breakfast was McDonald’s. I took him to the hospital for cataract surgery, and he hadn’t been able to eat before. He took me to McDonald’s for breakfast.”

Wilson added that “When we got to know [Fromovitz], he had a good sense of humor.

A lot of people didn’t see that.”

A spokesman for the Prince George’s County Police said investigators do not suspect foul play. Fromovitz’s cause of death has yet to be determined, according to the public information officer for the

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The building ’s board of d i re c to rs i s a r ra n g i n g a service for Fromovitz at his former apartment building within the next two to three weeks, Cordone said. They are contacting local rabbis to conduct the service, as Fromovitz was Jewish.

The board will name the building’s third-floor library after Fromovitz and place a plaque there in his memory, Cordone said.

Fromovitz is survived by his two first cousins and two second cousins, all of whom live in Ontario. newsumdbk@gmail.com

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The SGA’s Terrapin Express plan is good for College Park A freshman-to-be follows a tour guide on a program into a more robust payment option that sunny day, excited to be alive, out of high school benefits both the university and the city.

This editorial board thinks it’s about time. and roaming the place she’ll spend the next four Penn State’s LionCash+ permits students to years. She strains her ears to catch more details about a program the tour guide is discussing near make purchases with their university ID cards at hundreds of vendors throughout Pennsylvania, the front of the pack.

“With our ID card partnership, you will be able sometimes at a discounted rate. At Michigan State to eat and shop at more than 20 local vendors with University, students can opt into a DineOn-theonly their [insert cutesy name of ID card here],” the Go plan with flexibility for off-campus spending.

Indiana University’s CrimsonCard gives students tour guide shouts.

Excellent, thinks the new freshman, I can’t wait access to dozens of stores, restaurants and eateries.

These plans offer students flexibility, as well to go here. as a safer and more reasonable It’s a scene University of alternative to carrying large Maryland students have likely our view amounts of cash or opening a been a part of before, but it’s a credit card account. They inscene playing out at another troduce students to the local university, maybe in Michigan, economy and small businesses Indiana or Pennsylvania. This which might not register with university lags behind in ofa student population but for a fering students off-campus university partnership. dining options they can pay for And while one Diamondback conveniently, a vexing problem Facebook commenter noted the Student Government Asthe plan might allow her go to sociation hopes to remedy by Noodles & Co. three times a day, other universities’ 2018.

The members of this editorial board can remember programs include yoga studios, tutoring services, touring other schools in the Big Ten and beyond, printing and paper supply stores and supermarkets.

Expanding into College Park is a natural progreswhere key selling points were flexible dining plans and reloadable ID cards that could be used to pur- sion of the Terrapin Express program, which is chase food and essentials in the nearby college towns. already active at libraries, in Stamp Student Union’s The SGA’s plan, championed by student affairs food court and at concession stands. Allowing stuvice president AJ Pruitt, hopes to court local busi- dents to use their university ID beyond campus nesses and ridesharing giant Uber to turn this uni- would be a boon to the local economy and a relief versity’s useful but largely limited Terrapin Express when diner pizza just isn’t cutting it.

Expanding into College Park is a natural progression for Terrapin Express.

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Unplug from social media Maris Medina @marisgmedina Columnist

Every night, I lie in bed sporting sweats, reveling in a fresh and makeup-free face and blasting music while I scroll through my social media feeds. On Snapchat, I run into the occasional friend out partying and I get to live through every single moment of Kylie Jenner’s day if I’m lucky, which I usually am because when is Kylie Jenner not on Snapchat? I scroll through Instagram to view the latest aesthetically-perfect travel photos from my favorite makeup guru’s most recent escapade. And on Twitter, I stomach the latest tweets from President Trump and chuckle at the most recent meme to surface in the last hour.

Long story short, my nights are spent glaring at the blindingly luminous worlds that I hold in the palm of my hand. And while I can spend hours “unwinding” and “relaxing” from my stressful day by going on these platforms, I unintentionally end up adding to the stress I attempt to alleviate.

For one thing, while we traverse through these social networks, we tend to leave the ones we’re physically in. A scholarly article, published by the NIH, titled “Online Social Networking and Mental Health” explores the effects of the reduction in interpersonal communication because of social media. While I have the ability to contribute my occasionally funny and occasionally interesting thoughts on Twitter, the study argues that “these interactions are shallow and cannot adequately replace everyday face-to-face communication.” Social networks are even potential catalysts for feelings of loneliness and depression. One study featured in the journal “found a statistically significant positive correlation between depressive symptoms and time spent on [social networks].”

At a personal level, my ability to live vicariously through my favorite icon’s lavish vacations and even my

closest friends’ well-deserved spring break trips doesn’t necessarily make me happy for them. Rather, I find myself comparing the mundaneness of my boring nights to their beautiful moments on private beaches. In the same capacity, these individuals aren’t always having the times of their lives either, so where exactly do our real, genuine selves fit in?

On top of potentially contributing to depressive symptoms, social media can even affect how we view ourselves.

A study done on 100 Facebook users at York University showed that certain activities on Facebook, like the profile picture feature, were negatively correlated with self-esteem, according to measurements done with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. And because we can pick and choose what to emphasize on our platforms, we portray ourselves in the best light, which can be positive or negative practice depending on your perspective.

One final study notes that those who use seven to 10 social media platforms are three times more likely to be depressed or anxious, as opposed to those who use no more than two. Some of the contributing factors include feeling overwhelmed to “manage their profiles” and that “the more profiles they had, the more the pressure added up.”

It’s difficult to distinguish the point at which social media becomes harmful. In my junior year of high school, I had to give up all forms of social media for a week for a project.

I felt significantly less pressured and overwhelmed to keep up with my profiles and my friends’ lives and didn’t feel compelled to document every waking moment of my day. While it’s safe to say that social media will definitely be around for awhile, we all need to make a conscious effort to unplug every now and then, giving our minds the peace they need from Kylie Jenner’s latest flashy Snapchat stories. marismedina29@gmail.com

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Should liberals root for Trump’s incompetency?

Max Foley-Keene The failure @maxfoleykeene of the American Health Columnist Care Act is a triumph for progressives, poor people and everyone who interacts with the American health care system. Liberals are rightly giddy: 24 million people will hold on to their health insurance, Medicaid will remain intact and insurance companies must still cover maternity care. Although “resistance” activism contributed to this win, for the most part, progressives only had to sit back and relax while the Republican party had a nervous breakdown.

The incompetence of the Republican health reform effort — from AHCA’s drafting, to its rollout, to President Trump’s legislative strategy — is breathtaking. The intellectual voice of the conservative movement, House Speaker Paul Ryan, fashioned a bill that could only muster a 17 percent approval rating. In an effort to boost AHCA’s popularity with his Republican caucus, Ryan revised the bill so that it would rob health insurance from the same number of people and cost the government more money.

Trump, who promised a “terrific” bill guaranteeing universal coverage, regularly asked his advisers, “Is this really a good bill?”

Incompetence has defined this young administration. Trump’s other policy priority, the travel and refugee ban, is tied up in the courts partly because his advisers keep undermining it on television.

The president’s energy secretary, Rick Perry, malfunctioned on a presidential debate stage when

he forgot he wanted to eliminate the Department of Energy. Today, liberals delight in the incompetence of Trump’s administration.

But this ineptitude has a dark side.

Sometimes, the opposition party wants a president to be actively incompetent when advancing a policy goal. Most Trump priorities thus far have fallen into this group. When Trump’s health care strategy backfired, Democrats and progressives cheered.

But with regard to other presidential duties, everyone demands competence. For example, Democrats and Republicans both want the president to respond competently to a natural disaster. Indeed, there are pursuits opposing party members would want the president to operate competently, even if they disapprove of the president himself. If a Republican president waged an unjustified war, Democrats would likely oppose it. But Democrats wouldn’t want the Republican president to needlessly endanger American soldiers by adopting a foolish battle plan.

Trump hasn’t faced a challenge in either of those two latter categories. When progressives root for executive incompetence, they are rooting for Trump to clumsily tackle partisan priorities. That’s fine. But incompetence in one area infects all others. And very often, it’s those less partisan duties that alter people’s lives.

Take, for example, former President George W. Bush’s response to Hurricane Katrina. His delayed response to the disaster and his administration’s failure to coordinate local recovery efforts was devastat-

ing to the people of New Orleans.

Of course, no one was rooting for Bush to fail. His team simply lacked competence. Compare that outcome to former President Barack Obama’s response to the Ebola outbreak. After some initial setbacks, Obama appointed an Ebola czar, pushed a multi-billion dollar aid package through Congress and sent 3,000 troops to West Africa. Despite public hysteria, the Obama administration coolly crafted a competent strategy. Due to the efforts of the United States, international organizations and African governments, Ebola has been eradicated in West Africa.

It’s difficult to imagine Trump responding to Ebola or Katrina better than either of our last two presidents. We’ve learned something profound from the first two months of the Trump administration: There are no adults in the room. The effort to pass AHCA was spearheaded by congressional Republicans, the folks who were supposed to reign during Trump’s foolish impulses. Neither Gary Cohn, Trump’s chief economic adviser, nor Reince Priebus, his chief of staff, could competently execute a health care strategy.

The Washington Generals, the longtime foil to the Harlem Globetrotters, play basketball like the Trump administration governs — so clumsily that it’s almost endearing. But if a natural disaster strikes or if Trump has to execute a battle strategy, we will long for the days when we could root for Trump’s incompetence. maxfkcap2016@gmail.com

Understanding aid to Israel Moshe Klein @moshe_klein Columnist

March 28 marked the f i n a l d ay o f the American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference. Thousands of people from around the country came to the event, and AIPAC again proved to be one of the most powerful interest groups on Capitol Hill. One of the markers of the strong U.S.-Israel relationship AIPAC has helped cultivate is the more than $3 billion in military aid the United States gives to Israel annually.

However, there were also hundreds of people, mostly young Jews, protesting the three-day AIPAC conference because of settlement expansion in the West Bank and the conditions of Palestinians living under Israeli rule. While some claim the alliance is a natural or moral one, what both the protesters and supporters forget is that foreign policy is rarely about morals; it’s almost always driven by self-interest and this relationship is no exception.

The real reason the United States is so heavily invested in this relationship is because such a partnership increases U.S. political influence, enhances its military capability and helps stimulate its defense sector. Yet, for Israel, it makes them militarily, politically and economically dependent on a foreign power. Of the more than $3 billion in aid, almost three-fourths of it has to be spent on U.S. goods and services; under the new agreement, Israel must spend all the aid with U.S. contractors. This means spending money purchasing defense equipment abroad, which also debilitates Israel’s defense sector and its ability to make its own weapons.

In fact, some experts saw the most recent aid deal as a huge win for U.S. defense contractors, but noted it “could deprive Israel’s security firms of roughly $10 billion over the next decade, a vast sum for a crucial sector of the country’s economy.” Because of this, Israel’s ability to make independent decisions is also hindered. This was especially true

during the 2014 Gaza war when President Obama withheld hellfire missiles Israel had ordered in an attempt to force Israel to end the fighting.

Other than short-term defense benefits, the biggest advantage Israel receives from this relationship is in the political arena. The U.S. has defended Israel on the world stage and often used its veto power on the United Nations Security Council to protect the Jewish state. However, for the U.S., that is a small price to pay for having a strong, stable ally in the Middle East that assists in counterterrorism measures and contributes to new defense tactics and technology.

Therefore, the U.S. is not doing Israel a favor when it gives aid. Giving aid is a tactical decision, one that might be harmful to Israel in the long run. Even when relations are icy, as they were between Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the U.S. still continued to give Israel more aid than it gives to any other country in the world.

If protesters are calling on the U.S. to change the dynamic of the relationship and apply political pressure on Israel, they need to stop talking about it in moral terms and begin asking how changing the dynamic with Israel would benefit the self-interest of the U.S. Currently, for every dollar Israel spends on its military, the U.S. defense industry makes 74 cents. In a relationship with a dynamic like that, the U.S. has little impetus to change or risk pushing Israel away. And if supporters want to encourage a positive U.S.Israel relationship, then they should be pushing Israel to bargain for a healthier one — one that is beneficial for both the United States and Israel in the long term. Because of the imbalanced nature of this relationship, both supporters and protesters will need to reevaluate their strategy if they want to accomplish their goals in a Darwinist world of international relations. mosheylklein@gmail.com

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‘reclaim this campus’ Occupy McKeldin sit-in takes on sexual assault

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arah Stephens first started college at age 18 in 1994 “optimistic, full of life and full of opportunity,” she said. But at age 20, she ended up in a relationship that turned toxic and sexually violent.

“The experience of being in a mentally, physically, emotionally and sexually abusive relationship completely robbed me of my ego,” said Stephens, speaking before a group of peers at the second annual Occupy McKeldin sit-in on Monday. “I had no idea who I was anymore. I spent several years just surviving.”

The effects of the abuse caused her GPA to plummet to 1.58 and she moved back home at age 21 feeling like a “complete and total failure,” she said. She’d end up coming to the University of Maryland in 2016 to complete her degree.

“Sexual assault is not an event that happens and is over for people who experience it,” she said. “There are far-reaching consequences, and survivors of sexual violence and intimate partner violence live with those scars for the rest of their lives.”

Occupy McKeldin, which the student organization Preventing Sexual Assault hosted for 10 hours at the center of McKeldin Mall, aimed to educate students about sexual assault and provide survivors with an outlet to heal with the support of the campus community. Dozens of students, including Stephens, shared their personal experiences of sexual assault, either in-person or read aloud through anonymously collected notecards. More than 750 people signed in during the day, and most Greek life chapters and nearly 600 sorority and fraternity members signed up to attend.

“We had more students who reached out to me [this year] prior to the event to speak, which is amazing,” said Alanna DeLeon, PSA president and a senior community health major. “Last year it was more open mic and students did come, but it was really difficult to get survivors to speak about this. This culture is really starting to shift on this campus to allow survivors to feel like they can have that voice.”

Scheduled speakers — including Lili Bernard, Victoria Valen-

LILI BERNARD, who has accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault, is a victims’ rights advocate and spoke at the Occupy McKeldin event Monday. tino and Charlotte Fox, who have all publicly alleged that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them — shared stories at a podium, encircled by sit-in participants. And campus groups and organizations that provide resources for victims of sexual assault, such as CARE to Stop Violence, had booths set up on either side of the mall’s fountain. PSA also provided yoga, acupuncture and moon bounce stations to help anyone triggered by the speeches to relax.

“By using the sit-in, we’re showing the administration and the rest of the campus at large that students are willing to sit down, take this time out of their schedule on a Monday and listen to the speakers to educate themselves,” DeLeon said. “And that’s really the point, making students understand and everyone understand that education starts with yourself.”

Bridget Connolly, a senior government and politics major and PSA member, said the event was geared toward showing this university’s administration that students want officials to take more action on sexual assault.

“It can be discouraging … to see we are under investigation and that investigations are

taking far longer than 60 days,” Connolly said.

This university’s policy recommends the Title IX office resolve sexual misconduct cases in 60 business days, but many have taken at least twice as long. This university and 223 others are currently under investigation by the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights for their handling of sexual violence issues as of late January. This university was one of five added in the final weeks of former President Barack Obama’s administration.

“Our community deserves better, and we should hold them to a higher standard,” Connolly said.

McLaine Rich, a university alumna, founded PSA in 2015 after being sexually assaulted in October 2014 by another student. During her own Title IX investigation, Rich said she found it difficult to get in touch with the Title IX officers for an update on her case. It took her attacker nine months to be expelled from this university.

“There’s no perfect solution obviously,” Rich said. “But I think there’s a certain degree of compassion that needs to improve within the [Title IX] office. …

They are struggling with the fact

that they have limited resources, so then they fail to communicate with the students because they don’t really have much new things to tell you.”

Rich noted that she had still wanted a reassurance that they hadn’t forgotten about her case, even if there was no update.

For Jeffrey Patterson, a junior economics major and Sigma Nu fraternity member, the administration is doing enough to prevent sexual assault on the campus.

“We have a lot of resources on campus and we’re consistently getting educated,” Patterson said. “One of the most important factors in stopping sexual assault is the education of everyone and understanding boundaries and consent. We are getting enough, especially with presentations like this that show us how to help stop it.”

The university added six new positions last semester between the Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct and CARE after the Student Government Association proposed a $34 annual student fee to increase funding for the Title IX office. And as of last semester,CARE began to incorporate bystander intervention training into all sections of UNIV100: The Student in the University.

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assault, she said, such as a rope or a knife. On the other side, she wrote, “I did not kill myself.”

People broke into groups and tied their hearts together to represent how survivors can draw on each other for strength before reading aloud what others wrote on their hearts to practice being empathetic to one another’s feelings.

Jocelyn Nolasco, a sophomore government and politics major, said she didn’t stay for very long last year when she came because she had noticed the majority of people attending were white women. She added that it’s important for the university in general to have “more representations of the cultures the university does have and also [to make] sure that those resources for people of different backgrounds is well-known.”

“It becomes a problem when the other narratives aren’t mentioned at all,” Nolasco added.

Stephens noted that it is important that people don’t limit the issue of sexual assault to cisgender males and females or heterosexual relationships, adding that not enough research and attention has been focused on LGBTQ communities. Members of the LGBTQ community face higher rates of stigma and marginalization and are therefore at greater risk of experiencing sexual assault, according to the Human Rights Campaign.

“When we’re not represented in research, when we’re not represented in the media, our existences becomes erased,” Stephens told the audience.

PSA Secretary Jillian McGrath said she was happy with the event’s turnout despite her better hopes for the weather. The event ended at 8 p.m. instead of 10 p.m. because of the rain.

“We’re occupying the most public green space on our campus and making a statement that we aren’t going to be silent,” McGrath said. “We believe all of the survivors, and we’re going to work as hard as we can to reclaim this campus for them.”

Zach Ferrante, a junior economics and psychology major, said it can be difficult to assess whether the university is doing enough because it can be hard to call attention to something that can be very private to people.

“Having events like these where people can come out … and making it known that it is at least an issue is very important,” Ferrante said. “Maybe the administration as a whole could do a little better in calling more attention to the issue.”

Bernard, one of the speakers, shared her personal story before urging the attendees to actively fight against rape culture.

“Whether you are another survivor, or an ally, or a bystander, [I want you] to do something that we victims do involuntarily,” Bernard said.“We are drafted into this war on rape. … Enlist yourself on the war on rape. It takes the whole community to stop this.”

Bernard later held a workshop where she asked the audience to draw or write negative things on one side of a small red heart and positive things on the other. Ber- Staff writer Alex Carolan nard’s heart included pictures of contributed to this report. items she tried or wanted to use to commit suicide after her alleged nschwartzdbk@gmail.com

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Good Neighbor Day sees 600 volunteers College Park’s sixth annual Good Neighbor Day saw record-breaking attendance on Saturday, with more than 600 volunteers teaming up on service projects that ranged from meal packaging to environmental protection.

The start of the event took on a somber tone when a student volunteer discovered the body of former university professor Stan Fromovitz during a cleanup project along Indian Creek Trail. Prince George’s County Police have not determined the cause of death, but do not suspect any foul play, said Sammy Patel, the deputy chief of PGPD’s Bureau of Investigation. Fromovitz had been missing since March 13.

“Anytime something like this happens, it’s sad,” College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn said Saturday.

“My heart goes out to the family.”

Despite the circumstances, volunteers persisted and completed projects well into the afternoon. The volunteer turnout at Good Neighbor Day — a partnership between the University of Maryland and the city of College Park — well surpassed last year’s turnout of about 400 participants. More than 700 volunteers had registered for the event, including more than 450 students.

Sarah D’Alexander, community engagement coordinator for the Office of Community Engagement, said she was pleased with the day’s turnout.

“We never expected that we would get this many volunteers,” D’Alexander said. “We’re glad that we had this opportunity to have an event that meshes the community together from their different home bases.”

Volunteers gathered at 9 a.m.

Saturday at the College Park Community Center before going to one of 11 project sites. Those who volunteered with Terps Against Hunger packaged 22,000 meals for families that experience hunger in the Washington metro area, exceeding their goal of 15,000. Volunteers also collected 3,500 pounds of food for the food drive leading up to the event and delivered the donations to the College Park Community Food Bank on Saturday.

Some participants, including junior family science major Traise Carson, lent a hand toward more environmentally focused initiatives. Carson spent the day near Xfinity Center helping plant white turtleheads, a plant meant to help revive the population of Baltimore checkerspot butterflies, Maryland’s state insect.

Carson said she planted the flowers, put up protective fencing and planted mint around the fencing to prevent deers from eating it.

While she volunteered as part of

a requirement for the University of Maryland Incentive Awards Program, she said she enjoyed the day.

“It’s a good opportunity to give back to the community that’s given so much to us,” Carson said.

Hannah Clark, a junior physiology and neurobiology major, said she volunteered at the UMD Community Learning Garden next to Eppley Recreation Center on behalf of her sorority, Sigma Kappa.

Volunteers at the site helped put down mulch and clear out old plants.

“It’s a great experience,” Clark said.

“There was so many different options, so there was something for everyone.”

Wojahn also participated in the community service day. Wojahn ran a 5k with ParkRun, one of Good Neighbor Day’s sponsors that hosts a weekly run in this city. After the run, he joined in picking up litter and removing invasive plants by the Paint Branch Trail.

“I love this event because it brings people together from the community, people from the university, and folks who may not be as aware of the community around the university,” Wojahn said.“You get to know the people that live here and the neighborhoods and do something to have an impact here.”

Along with the scheduled site visits throughout the day, the community center also hosted a community organization expo including tables from the College Park Rotary Club, University of Maryland Police Department, the College Park Committee for a Better Environment and Prince George’s County Crime Solvers. Good Neighbor Day also featured a bike rodeo outside the community center for about 25 children to practice riding a bike and learn about bike safety.

The bike rodeo has been in place for several years, said Tedd Russell, the bike rodeo coordinator for the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Volunteer Association, adding that Good Neighbor Day was a good opportunity for kids to take part in the larger community.

“We set up obstacle courses for them to ride, teach them bike safety and provide interaction with the park police,” Russell said. “It gives them exposure to see the volume of volunteers that come out to participate in Good Neighbor Day and see that there is a responsibility of giving back to the community.”

University Police Chief David Mitchell called Good Neighbor Day an “investment” in College Park.

“You get out of the community what you put in,” Mitchell said. “We’re all working toward a common goal, and that is improving life, beautifying our neighborhoods and working with students.”

Police officers ensured the students who found Fromovitz’s body knew there were resources available to help them move forward.

“We’re making sure everyone is OK,” University Police spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas said.

Space for meetings has been in short supply since the Old Parish House closed for renovations, she added.

“We have a partner who’s contributing $4.5 million, possibly more, and we’re contributing a building that has been a blight on the community for the past 10 years,” Stullich said.

While the building has been mostly unused, the Public Services department is currently housed in the building’s east wing and will have to move, Wojahn said. This university is providing an office space for the department on Route 1.

The proposal became a reality March 28 when Wojahn broke a 4-4 tie to approve it. Thirty-one of the 37 people who spoke at that meeting expressed support of the project, which works to fill a need for child care in the city and at this university. College Park has a limited number of child care facilities, which include the Center for Young Children at this university and the College Park Nursery School on College Avenue.

“We’ve compared ourselves to peer institutions … and we are really just lacking in the amount of child care service that we have available,” Colella said.

Some at the meeting had expressed concerns with the endeavor, with one resident telling councilmembers the project’s cost was too high for 17 seats.

District 1 Councilman Fazlul Kabir, who voted against the proposal, had also proposed an amendment to put development on hold for an undetermined amount time to research more possible options.

Despite the discourse at last week’s meeting, Colella said he hopes the entire city comes to embrace the facility.

“I certainly hope that the action of the city council to vote and support puts this issue to rest,” Colella said. “[The child care facility] takes a somewhat dilapidated, unused facility and brings it to new life.”

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whole new store the whole foods market on Route 1 in Riverdale Park is Prince George’s County’s first such supermarket, set to open April 12.

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Market will open April 12 as part of Riverdale Park complex set to house Starbucks, District Taco, others

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rince George’s County’s first Whole Foods Market will open in Riverdale Park on Route 1 on April 12, becoming the first property to open within a new $250 million mixed-use development complex.

The 40,000 square foot supermarket is located at 6621 Baltimore Ave. within Riverdale Park Station, about 1.5 miles from the University of Maryland campus. The property will not only expand grocery options for university students, faculty and nearby residents, but also act as a “community partner” within the county, said Prince George’s County District 3 Councilwoman Dannielle Glaros.

The U.S. Agriculture Department has previously designated parts of College Park and other areas of Prince George’s County as food deserts, or regions that lack easy access to fresh food, largely due to a shortage of grocery stores.

“It’s a huge deal to have a quality supermarket like Whole Foods come into the community,” Glaros said. “Residents across the county are excited. The majority of employees at their store here in Prince George’s County will be county residents.”

Many of the store’s employees are transfers from other Whole Foods locations in Washington and Montgomery County, and are excited to be closer to home, said Pia daSilva, the store’s team leader and 2002 alumna of this university.

The new store will also sell products from various Maryland companies, including local businesses such as Honey Glow, a line of skincare products made from beeswax and other natural materials, which will launch in this store.

“I was so excited when Whole Foods posted that they wanted somebody local,” said College Park resident Therese Forbes, a Honey Glow co-owner. “Beekeeping has become [the] new thing to do … so when Whole Foods was looking for local vendors I felt like this was my door and that this was it — I was ready.”

The Whole Foods essentially anchors this development complex, Glaros said, but it’s “really just the beginning of a lot [of] openings and new businesses coming over there.”

Confirmed tenants of the shopping center include District Taco, Starbucks, Jersey Mikes and a Gold’s Gym. Along with retail spaces, the center will include a Hyatt House — a boutique hotel designed for extended stays — along with 119 townhouses that were developed by Stanley Martin Homes.

“The first step was to get the Whole Foods open and running,” Glaros said. “We have townhouses being built, those are actually rapidly selling … I think you’ll see more tenants over the rest of this year, definitely into next year.”

This development will also be directly connected to this university’s Discovery District — a 150-acre area surrounding The Hotel for business and research — as construction for a bridge designed for pedestrians, bicyclists and cars is underway, Glaros said. The bridge will run from Rivertech Court, near the new site of the College Park Academy, to the new development complex, and is anticipated to open late fall, she added. “[It’s] a pretty exciting connection to be able to connect the University of Maryland’s Discovery District [and] the College Park Metro station to this project, and for our people to be able to flow back and forth, east and west,” Glaros said.

These connections, new retail space and increased walkability are making College Park a more attractive place for people to live, said Ken Ulman, the chief economic development strategist for the university’s College Park Foundation.

“We see Riverdale Park Station as an integral part of the Greater College Park initiative,” Ulman said. “Having a Whole Foods sends a message to the outside world that this is a place on the move; this is a place worth looking at, worth investing in.” ckemplerdbk@gmail.com

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City prepares for child care center The City of College Park and the University Alex Carolan of Maryland are prep@alexhcarolan ping to turn the dilapiStaff writer dated former school site on Calvert Road into a child care facility after the city council approved the proposal between the two entities on Tuesday.

The next step is for three project leaders — university vice president for administration and finance Carlo Colella, assistant vice president for administration and finance Anne Martens and real estate assistant vice president Ed Maginnis — to meet with potential construction partners to turn the site into a child care center by day and a community space at night and on weekends, Colella said.

The child care center will offer 120 spots for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old, and this university last year by

sought out Bright Horizons, a child care provider, to run the facility. The center is slated to open in fall 2018, Colella said.

“I’m looking forward to transforming this vacant and disrepaired space that hasn’t been maintained, to be an amenity,” said Mayor Patrick Wojahn.

The site has been nearly vacant for a decade since the Friends Community School ended its lease in 2007.

The allocation of seats within the facility will be based on financial contributions. The city’s projected contribution of $788,500 — based on estimated costs of the school site and its parking lot — reserves about 17 of the 120 seats available for city residents not employed by this university. The university is expected to cover $4.5 million of the total $5.5 million cost and allocate the remaining seats for university employees.

Though “nothing is set in stone right

now,” the council may choose to buy additional seats for College Park residents based on an additional investment, or offer a subsidy for low-income residents ahead of the city’s 2019 fiscal year budget, Wojahn said. The city has the chance to obtain up to 30 seats based on further financial contribution, District 3 Councilwoman Stephanie Stullich said.

“Given that there’s a lot of interest in having more seats available for city residents, I think that makes a lot of sense,” Stullich said. She added the city could implement the subsidy in the same way it offers scholarships for the city’s students to attend academic summer camps, though she clarified there’s a lot to explore on the matter.

In addition to the estimated 17 seats city residents would receive at the center, the space will allow residents to hold meetings or community events when the center is closed, Stullich said.

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DRAKE rapped with a Jamaican accent on his latest release ‘More Life,’ leading some to argue that the emcee engaged in a form of cultural appropriation. photo via the come up show

CULTURE VULTURE? Drake toyed around with a Jamaican accent on his playlist More Life.

Not everyone was happy.

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I still remember how annoyed I was when my older brother interrupted my after-school Degrassi binge ritual to show me a new mixtape by some rapper under Lil Wayne’s wing. Like many other awkward sixth graders, I found solace watching Degrassi: The Next Generation on TeenNick. With disinterest, I listened to the surprisingly decent rhymes before glancing over at the music’s artwork. Lo and behold, it was Aubrey Graham — or Drake, as we now know him.

Since his time playing a slicktalking, wheelchair-bound former basketball player on a teen drama to an even cockier rap-star with his fair share of dramatic moments, Drake has played around with his voice. As

More Life continues to rack up streams, the amount of credit the singer deserves for the coastal grooves on the album remains a hot topic for debate.

On Degrassi and in interviews, Graham speaks without inflection or poor grammar, while Drake raps with an unfamiliar accent, likely a reflection of the diverse city from which he hails. Drake has avoided criticism for his code-switching, as this linguistic process is common among leading black public figures, making accusations of inauthenticity expected and easily ignored.

Now, suddenly rapping with a Jamaican accent, the widely successful singer-rapper has received accusations of being a

“culture vulture.” But like Post Malone and other most problematic artists show us, releasing “culturally responsible” hip-hop is ultimately irrelevant to predicting a rapper’s success.

Drake’s past two musical projects, both heavily influenced by dancehall music, have been his most commercially successful releases to date. Both Views and More Life have broken music records despite drawing criticism in some social justice circles.

Most people would consider Drake’s identity as black, though he is the son of a Canadian mother and a black American father. Society, after all, largely still functions on the “one-drop rule,” which refers to society’s tendency to place mixed-race

persons into an indiscriminate mass group. Perhaps unconsciously, race is compartmentalized into monolithic groups, erasing individual experiences.

For black Americans who cannot trace their ancestry, sharing culture on the basis of shared complexion can provide a sense of identity to promote productivity.

Drake’s sudden embrace of Afro-Caribbean culture can be attributed to the idea of PanAfricanism, which aims to solidify a robust base amongst the African diaspora. This movement, which grew in popularity in the 20th century, is attractive for those who cannot trace their ancestry due to slavery’s part in their genetic narrative. As J.

Cole invokes in his music and tweets, his mother’s ethnicity does little to protect him from police brutality, as there is no uniform sense of blackness.

Drake’s creative combination of afrobeats and hip-hop rhythms is not a symptom of a musical identity crisis, but rather a desire to expose an inspiring subculture to a wider audience.

Before imitating other dancehall artists like Beenie Man and Popcaan, Drake paid homage to the Caribbean culture through his social media. Before More Life dropped, the rapper cited influences for his new sound, while speaking about the changes in musical production in interviews.

As Drake garners criticism

for banking on the mainstream music industry’s newfound interest in dancehall music, this label itself has turned into a blanket genre for music infused with afrobeats. Major Lazer already hopped on the bandwagon in 2015, receiving attention for creating unorthodox EDM on his 2015 smash single “Lean On,” which fused house music and reggaeton.

It’s not invalid for Afro-Caribbean people to feel frustration as they watch insular communities embrace their culture.

But Drake’s respectful attempt to embrace African culture is not wrong at its core, and, in turn, deserves a level of appreciation. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

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beads From p. 12 Fighting Irish, he concluded with a new statement.

Szefc announced “like he’s on American Idol,” Costes said, that first baseman Brandon Gum, who went 3-for-3 and reached base in each of his five at-bats against the Fighting Irish, would receive the beads for that night. The Terps clapped as Swope handed Gum the black-and-red beads with a large Maryland logo dangling from the bottom.

Gum took a picture for the team’s Instagram page and handed the beads back to Swope. The following night, after the Terps topped thenNo. 6 North Carolina State, they went through the same routine, only with righthander Taylor Bloom posing for the photograph. And as Maryland topped Dayton in the Classic’s finale, second baseman Nick Dunn received the extra attention.

“I think it caught on and it was definitely a good fit, too,” Costes said. “It seems like every game now the pictures we take with them are awesome.”

Nickens, a Gonzales, Louisiana, native, was amused by the ritual because the beads were found in his home state.

On March 8, he was positioned to be honored after his eighthinning home run against Saint Joseph’s broke a late tie. Instead, the home run sparked a six-run inning and Szefc gave the beads to the entire lineup.

Costes received the beads Sunday against Rutgers after a 3-for-5, two-RBI outing in the second game of a doubleheader. AJ Lee was recognized for a three-RBI performance against Princeton on March 18.

“I was pretty pumped to get them, because it was the first time I had ever gotten the beads, and I never got the bow,” Lee said. “It’s a

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pretty special thing to show everyone you played well that day.”

The Terps joke about which player’s performance will be good enough to receive the beads. On Fridays, it’s often right-hander Brian Shaffer, who leads Maryland’s starters with a 1.70 ERA. That irks Lee, who feels the dominance of Maryland’s weekend starters sometimes overshadows the offense’s contributions. All three weekend starters have sub-4.00 ERAs this year.

Still, Lee enjoys the tradition, saying it’s “up there” among the best celebratory methods he’s encountered.

“Everybody is trying to get them, and nobody really knows who is going to get them that day,” Lee said. “I think it’s pretty funny to see guys’ reactions … when there’s other guys who performed that well too.”

Catcher Nick Cieri is the most recent recipient. His eighth-inning three-run homer tied Tuesday’s game with Richmond, and the No. 24 Terps knew he’d receive the honor as soon as he hit the long ball in the team’s eventual 12-11 win.

As usual, Cieri’s moment was short-lived. That’s because Swope takes the beads back after each celebration, fearing they will get lost.

Given Maryland’s success since the beads left New Orleans, the Terps believe the ritual has contributed to the team’s turnaround.

“Having a different guy have the spotlight each day shows we have a deep roster and have guys that can contribute each day,” Costes said. “…Playing LSU early in the season like that made us ready for other competition. I don’t think it’s a coincidence [we’ve played well since]. I think we’re ready to go.” sgelmandbk@gmail.com

The Terps’ younger players have looked to their veteran counterparts for leadership throughout the season. Saturday, they’ll honor their senior teammates. reid poluhovich/the diamondback

seniors From p. 12 articulate what his oldest players mean to the program. He briefly lauded their academic and community service achievements, discussed their leadership skills and mentioned their on-field contributions.

Then, he settled on their unwavering commitment to Maryland.

“I think the world of them,” Tillman said.

“They take a lot of pride in playing for Maryland, and playing for our school and our state and our alums. … That’s pretty special.”

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graduating class has made sadness as he rushes onto a memorable impact, the the field Saturday through seniors said playing lacrosse a tunnel created by his teamin College Park has influ- mates’ arms. After countless h o u rs s p e n t enced them, with them at too. m ea l s, l a te Rambo night study is about to hall sessions become the and in-game second person b a t t l e s ove r i n h i s fa m i ly the past four to complete seasons, he c o l l e ge . H e ’s feels a lasting excited to parconnection. ticipate in the And when Senior Day fesDavis-Allen tivities with his graduates, aunts, uncles, he knows his parents and tight-knit reolder brother lationship with in attendance. men’s lacrosse coach other players Davis-Allen will endure. anticipates to “We’ve really built friendships feel a mixture of joy and

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Back when Rambo battled jitters before his first college c o n te s t , h e s a i d h e wa s “anxious to get [the game] over with.” Since then, he’s gained a new perspective.

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slocum From p. 1 game her rookie campaign, averaging 11.5 points (thirdhighest on the team) and dishing six assists per game, the most of any freshman in the country.

The Meridian, Idaho, native set freshman team records in 3-pointers (71) and assists (204), earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year and was named National Freshman of the Year on Saturday by the Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association.

Slocum’s departure, along with the graduation of guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and center Brionna Jones, means Maryland is losing three starters and its top three scorers from this season.

“I’m grateful for my time at Maryland and the opportunity,” Slocum said in a release. “I want to thank my teammates and coaches and all the fans for their

support this season. I’ve put a lot of thought and prayer into this decision. I’ve talked with my family and Coach B a great deal and have decided to continue my college career elsewhere.”

Tuesday night, Slocum tweeted about her “unforgettable experience” this past year but added it was best for her to leave Maryland.

Staiti, meanwhile, is a 6-foot6 center out of Cumming, Georgia, who was a five-star recruit according to ESPN and joined Slocum in last year’s No. 1-ranked recruiting class.

Staiti played in just nine conference games as a freshman and averaged 5.6 minutes.

She scored 3.0 points per game.

“I would like to thank Coach B for the opportunity to get to play for a great coach like she is,” Staiti said in a release. “I have made a decision, due to personal family issues, that being closer to home is in the best interests of our family.”

Guard Destiny slocum won National Freshman of the Year after leading all first-year players with six assists per game. Now, she’ll play elsewhere. marquise mckine/the diamondback Gillespie’s playing time decreased as a sophomore.

The Meriden, Connecticut, native didn’t play in three of the Terps’ 35 games and never

started after doing so nine times last year. She played just nine minutes per game this year and averaged 4.1 points.

“During these past two years,

I have learned so much and have developed great bonds that go beyond basketball,” Gillespie said in a release. “I truly feel blessed to have had this oppor-

tunity. It pains me to leave, but I feel that it is best for me and my future to do so at this time.” jcrabtreehdbk@gmail.com

caplan From p. 1 In summer 2015, firstteam All-Big Ten guard Lexie Brown bolted to Duke. She was a mainstay in the lineup with 66 total starts and 13.3 points a game as a sophomore.

Guard Laurin Mincy, the team’s leading scorer, graduated, too.

The Terps, however, weathered the departures to repeat as Big Ten regular-season and tournament champions. After all, they still had Jones, Walker-Kimbrough and a veteran lineup intact.

So, this instance feels different.

Slocum had become a national phenomenon.

Her deep buzzer-beaters made for instant social media hype — none more so than her 70-foot overhead heave in the second round of the NCAA tournament, the day’s No. 1 play on SportsCenter.

It highlighted a campaign when she set team rookie records for 3-pointers (71) and assists (204). She was third on the team in scoring (11.5 points a game) and averaged 6.0 assists, the nation’s best mark for a freshman.

She headlined the best 2016 recruiting class to complement Jones, the nation’s most efficient shooter, and WalkerKimbrough, the program’s best 3-point shooter ever.

The trio accounted for 56 percent of the team’s scoring during the 32-3 campaign, but the leading role on a perennial top-10 team wasn’t enough to keep the Meridian, Idaho, native in College Park.

“Unfortunately,” Slocum wrote in a note on Twitter, “Maryland just wasn’t the right fit for me.”

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guard destiny slocum (left) and Brenda Frese teamed up for one season, which ended in the Sweet 16. marquise mckine/the diamondback For now, the Terps don’t seem worried despite their lack of any 2017 commits. Maybe they should be, because neither of Slocum’s probable replacements — Ieshia Small (5.1 points a game) and Sarah Myers (1.4) — warranted an extended role.

Guard Kristen Confroy tweeted Tuesday night: “So excited [to] see where Coach B’s fearless leadership takes us. We surely have a lot of hungry and talented Terps ready to compete with her.”

Guard Kaila Charles, Maryland’s other freshman starter, echoed that: “Playing at UMD is a blessing! I take pride in representing my state. Coach B is a great coach. We are ready to get after it next season!”

Myers, spoke out, too: “the first time I visited UMD in the summer of ’13, I knew It was the school for me … blessed to still feel this way almost 4 yrs later”.

Frese and the team’s official account retweeted all three.

Now, the veteran coach hopes she can mold that support into a cohesive bunch in the seven months before tipping off a new season without their bona fide star. ccaplandbk@gmail.com

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spot against Buffalo, the second-year coach told her, “your From p. 12 role doesn’t change. It’s just a worked five walks. Eleven different spot in the lineup.” of her team-high 18 base “In all of my walks this on balls have been from the weekend, I think with the leadoff spot. exception of one, I fouled off “ I w a s r e a l l y p l e a s e d a few pitches to get there,” with how Strange said. s h e b o u n ce d “I’m trying to back,” Wright put the ball in said. “[She] play, and put started taking it in play hard. p i tc h e s t h a t … If they throw she was strikme four balls ing out on, before that ta k i n g t h ose happens then pitches for that’s just the balls, and way it rolls.” really getting Strange herself on.” keeps the Strange lineup rolling, was more agleading the gressive early t e a m i n i n t h e co u n t on-base peri n t h e l a t te r centage. She maryland softball coach two contests. also leads the Instead of team in runs looking for walks, she wanted scored despite hitting one to prompt the pitcher into home run. making a mistake.

But for that, she has her It’s the same approach teammates to thank.

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gymnastics

Terps miss postseason Nelligan’s squad falters in final stretch A f t e r t h e about the late slide from

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postseason contention drive Conner Hoyt Maryland gymnastics the Terps in the offseason. @ConnerHoyt27 t e a m c o m “To experience the adStaff writer p e te d i n t h e Big Ten Championships last month, coach Brett Nelligan asked the Terps to write letters to themselves.

The Terps had just endured a tough competition, dropping them one spot from qualifying to NCAA Regionals, and the coach wanted his squad to reflect. The team’s three seniors — Emily Brauckmuller, Leah Slobodin a n d Sa ra h Fa l l e r — ea c h wrote a letter to their teammates, too.

The notes were a tactic Nelligan relied on earlier t h i s s ea s o n to s p a rk h i s team’s seven-meet run when it scored at least a 195.00.

He hopes the reflections

versity has made a lot of us, including myself, better gymnasts,” freshman Kirsten Peterman said.

The Terps faced several challenges throughout the season, falling to 44th in the national rankings in late January. At the beginning of March, however, Maryland had climbed to No. 26.

That resulted from the Te r p s ’ b e s t s t r e t c h o f the season. Their 195.00 streak, which Nelligan called his fondest memory of the season, started Feb. 5 a ga i n s t M i c h i ga n . T h e seventh competition was a March 1 contest when the Terps posted a 195.80 in a quad meet with Temple, New

The Terps climbed as high as No. 26, but after a poor showing at the Big Ten Championships , the team fell short of the NCAA Regionals for the second straight year. marquise mckine /the diamondback Hampshire, William & Mary and West Chester.

“Just when I thought they couldn’t do it again — they’re tired, they’re young, they’re hurting, they’re sore — they had their best meet of the year,” Nelligan said. “This is challenging for a really young team like this that’s still finding themselves. The way they handled it really

blew me away. It made me feel like we got something here for the future.”

The Terps were in position for a regionals team berth entering the final two competitions of the season. Instead, they declined at the Big Five Meet, posting their worst score since the middle of January, and were relegated to the afternoon session of the Big

Ten Championship the next weekend, when they posted a 193.625 and ultimately missed a regional team berth by .01.

Nelligan maintained those meets were flukes, not indicative of the team’s ability.

Brauckmuller, who told the Terps to remember why they’re gymnasts in her most recent letter, feels the program has a promising future, too.

“This year, I think I learned to just accept the way that things fall into play,” Brauckmuller said. “I know in previous years, we would always get mad about judges or scores or things like that and this year, I learned that you have to let those things go and everything’s going to work out the way it should work out.” choytdbk@gmail.com

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Steele leads team past Virginia, 16-11 Sophomore attacker scores 5 goals in road victory The Mary-

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The No. 18 Cavaliers took with 16 minutes remaining.

M a r y l a n d d i d n ’ t t ra i l Sean Whooley land women’s the lead 39 seconds in, and lacrosse team again. the Terps needed almost 27 @swhooley27 was in an un- minutes to even the score at “Virginia was a really good Staff writer familiar situation on Wednesday night.

The Terps have trailed early in games before but not to the extent they experienced against Virginia. For the first time this season, they were behind in the second half.

B u t d ow n 9 - 8 w i t h 2 5 minutes left, the Terps found a rhythm and overcame Virginia’s threat for a 16-11 win.

“We knew coming down t h e d a y o f , m i d we e k , i t wa s go i n g to b e a c h a l lenge because it always is,” coach Cathy Reese said. “We started off kind of slow, went down a couple of goals, and we needed to get our composure, poise and figure stuff out, and I think we started to do that.”

Klöckner Stadium. The No. 1 Terps finished the first half on a 4-1 run and went into the locker room ahead 7-6, but Virginia regained a second-frame lead.

The game changed soon after.

Trailing by one seven minutes into the second half, midfielder Jen Giles stretched across the middle of Maryland’s defensive end to intercept a Virginia pass.

Her caused turnover led to a goal from attacker Taylor Hensh.

Giles’ play sparked a sequence of stops for the Terps, including two saves from goalkeeper Megan Taylor and a caused turnover from midfielder Lizzie Colson. After Colson’s play, Giles scored to give the Terps a 10-9 lead

team at throwing it in the middle, and unfortunately, they were able to score a few goals on us by doing that,” Giles said.

“So I just tried to read that pass.

Luckily, I came up with it.”

The Terps also stifled Virginia’s offense, allowing one goal in the final 14 minutes.

Taylor started slow but finished with 10 saves.

Virginia goalkeeper Rachel Vander Kolk gave the Terps trouble, too. The junior made 12 saves, denying Maryland several times from close range.

Vander Kolk’s performance drew praise from the Terps, including attacker Caroline Steele, who went to school at Severn, down the road from Vander Kolk’s alma mater, Severna Park.

attacker caroline steele (middle) tallied seven points as the Terps overcame a second-half deficit last night. marquise mckine/the diamondback “I’ve known her for forever and she’s great, she’s amazing, and, yeah, she’s tough,” Steele said. “She made some really great saves today.”

Despite their troubles, the Terps developed a scoring touch down the stretch. Caroline Steele led with five goals

and added two assists. Attacker Megan Whittle chipped in a hat trick and an assist, while three players had two goals and two added one apiece. Virginia posed perhaps the Terps’ toughest clash this season, but the team said its mindset never changed.

“They fought hard and for

us it was that we needed to focus on our game and stay confident in us and getting back to how we play,” Giles s a i d . “ W h e n we c a r r i e d through with that, we were able to come up with it.”

p l aye r ove r 6 0 p e rc e n t .

She’s fifth in saves per game (10.8), sixth in goals-against average (7.91) and has 108 saves through 10 games.

Stukenberg, meanwhile, led the team with five goals against Florida. Despite not scoring against Michigan, the senior captain tallied three assists for an eight-point week. The accolade is the first this season for Stukenberg, who is on the Tewaaraton Award watch list with Taylor and two other Terps.

Griffin touted hat tricks in each game last week, securing the Big Ten honor for the second time in three weeks. She and midfielder Kali Hartshorn have combined to win the past four Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards.

Last night, the trio helped t h e Te r p s n o tc h a 1 6 -1 1 road win at No. 18 Virginia.

Stukenberg and Griffin combined to tally six points.

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3 players earn conference awards Taylor, Stukenberg, Griffin secure Big Ten Player of the Week honors The MarySean Whooley land women’s @swhooley27 lacrosse team continued its Staff writer award-laden season after posting two wins last week, including an 18-8 victory over No. 3 Florida on Wednesday.

Goalkeeper Megan Taylor received the Big Ten’s and by

Inside Lacrosse’s National Defensive Player of the Week honors on Tuesday.

Midfielder Zoe Stukenberg earned Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week, while attacker Brindi Griffin is the conference’s Freshman of the Week.

Taylor earned the conference accolade for the fifth

t i m e t h i s s ea s o n t h a n k s to a career-high 20 saves a ga i n s t t h e G a to rs. S h e added six stops in one half of action against Michigan on Saturday.

Taylor’s 20 saves, including 15 in the first half, stonewalled the nation’s top scoring offense.

The save total topped Taylor’s previous career-best (18) she set

against Syracuse on March 11.

Last year’s Big Ten Goaltender of the Year allowed just two goals in 30 minutes against the Wolverines before the No. 1 Terps (11-0) spelled her in the second half of their 20-7 win.

The Glenelg native leads t h e co u n t ry w i t h a .6 0 3 save percentage, the lone

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men’s lacrosse

The Seniors have been to the final four in each of their three years, and are seeking their first national title this season. The fourth-year players account for more than half of the team’s points this season, with senior attackman Matt Rambo leading the way. file photo/the diamondback

A CLASS TO REMEMBER Terps will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday to honor their cornerstone group

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s Maryland men’s lacrosse attackman Matt Rambo and defensive midfielder Isaiah Davis-Allen took the field for their firstever college game in 2014 against Mount St. Mary’s, seniors Brian Cooper, Mike Chanenchuk and Michael Ehrhardt advised them to keep calm.

Instead, Davis-Allen was “starstruck” by his veteran teammates, who he watched play at Maryland Stadium when he was a

junior in high school. During that visit, Davis-Allen remembered thinking, “Oh man, I don’t know if I can play this fast. I don’t know if I can play this game.” Rambo, whose emotions don’t usually affect him on the field, also admitted he was nervous for his Terps debut.

Rambo and Davis-Allen, along with the rest of their class, soon acclimated to College Park, helping Maryland reach the final four in each of their first three seasons.

On Saturday, they’ll move closer to the end

of their careers during Senior Day against No. 1 Penn State.

“This is going to be one of my last times stepping foot out there at Maryland Stadium,” Davis-Allen said. “It’s going to be tough.”

Through 64 career games, Rambo ranks fifth in Maryland history with 206 points and fourth with 132 goals. Meanwhile, Davis-Allen was a preseason first-team All-American entering this campaign.

Fellow seniors Tim Muller and Colin

Heacock also made the 2017 preseason AllAmerican squad, while attackman Dylan Maltz is second on the Terps with 17 goals.

Three of the Terps’ top four scorers this year are seniors, and fourth-year players account for more than half (51.2 percent) of the team’s points. Defensively, the squad views Muller and Davis-Allen as veteran leaders.

So, coach John Tillman struggled to See seniors, p. 9

baseball

Mardi Gras-themed beads spark Terps’ winning streak After 1-5 start, coach Szefc’s squad returns to rankings by winning 18 of past 21 contests A day before the MaryScott Gelman land baseball @Gelman_Scott team’s series Staff writer against thenNo. 5 LSU in Baton Rouge, Matt Swope, the director of baseball operations, called the squad into a store in downtown New Orleans.

Swope pointed out the variety of Mardi Gras beads in the shop, and minutes later, right fielder Marty Costes and team assistant Meghan Kane noticed Maryland-themed beads. by

The Terps award the beads to the most valuable player from each victory. photo courtesy of maryland athletics

Swope purchased a pair.

After Swope brought the beads back to College Park, they became the reward for being the Terps’ most productive player in each win, replacing a rope from 2015 and bow and wig from 2016. Since LSU swept Maryland, the Terps have won 18 of their past 21 contests, adding to the meaning of the beads.

“We always have something every year that the player who does the best in the game [or] contributes the most usually gets,” left fielder Madison

Nickens said. “The coaches kind of picked [the beads up] for fun … It keeps everything fun. That’s what we do.”

When the Terps prepared to leave for Cary, North Carolina, and the USA Baseball Irish Classic in early March, Swope packed the beads with the intention of incentivizing productive outings.

Maryland opened the Classic with a 4-3 come-from-behind win over Notre Dame. As coach John Szefc moved through his typical postgame routine, discussing the highlights and what stood out from the win over the See beads, p. 9

softball

Strange’s recent success cements spot atop lineup Redshirt senior leads team in multiple offensive categories Infielder Ju l i S t ra n ge singled and then stole second base in the sixth inning against Buffalo on March 18 during the Maryland Invitational. In the redshirt senior’s first game in the leadoff spot this season, she came around to score on infielder Anna Kufta’s double in the 6-3 victory.

After 10 games of consistent production, Strange seems like an ideal fit to start the offense. She leads Maryland softball in batting average (.326), on-base percentage (.441), walks (18) and runs scored (20).

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leadoff does,” coach Julie Wright said. “They work walks, their on-base percentage is great and they get themselves on for the people behind them.”

Freshman outfielder Kassidy Cross, who usually bats in the bottom third of the order, hit first at Northern High School in Owings, and she sees similarities between the way she approached the role and the way Strange does.

“It sets the tone,” Cross said. “She draws walks and then she smashes doubles off the fence. And I think that’s really productive, not only to get your leadoff batter on base first, but for everyone to know what the pitcher has thrown and knowing what we can hit.”

Strange works deep into counts, allowing her teammates to know what to expect during their first at-bat. Cross picks up on where and how much the ball moves when the pitcher throws off-speed pitches.

Michigan State’s pitchers threw the most changeups Maryland has seen from any team this year, Strange said. The Valencia, California, native struggled adjusting to the changing speeds in the series opener. She took more strikes than usual and chased pitches with two strikes, which led to three strikeouts.

But in the next two games, Strange See Strange, p. 10

INFIELDER JULI STRANGe’s success comes from staying aggressive early in the count. file photo/the diamondback