April 21, 2015

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150 turn out Greek Week talk puts focus on diversity for human Following racist, sexist email scandal, discussion attendance exceeds university requirement trafficking discussion

By Jeremy Snow @JeremyM_Snow Senior staff writer

By Talia Richman @talirichman Senior staff writer Sophomore Sarah LeBarron said two of her closest friends were raped before they turned 18.

“It was the worst thing in the world,” said LeBarron, a psychology major. “I didn’t know what to say.

You can try and understand what that person is going through, but you’ll never really get it.”

A fter becom i ng a member of this university’s chapter of Stop the Silence, an advocacy group work i n g to f i g ht c h i ld s e x u a l a b u se, L e B a r ron le a r n e d t h at 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 4 boys will go through something similar by the time they turn 18.

A t S t o p t h e S i l e n c e ’s f i r s t Human Trafficking Symposium last night, a crowd of more than 150 gathered in the Art-Sociology Building to discuss the correlation between child sexual abuse and human trafficking.

“Human trafficking is a hotbutton issue and there’s a huge association between the two,” said Savannah Doane-Malotte, president of Stop the Silence: University Movement. “Ninety-five percent of teen prostitutes were sexually abused as children.”

Pamela Pine, the founder and CEO of Stop the Silence, said that of the people in the audience, it was likely that between 30 and 40 had been sexually abused in some form and most assaults are committed by someone the child knows.

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At the beginning of Maura Cullen’s speech for this university’s Greek Week diversity event, she asked for every member in the audience to make a fist and have the person beside them open it.

While some students attempted

to open one another’s hands using force, others asked their partner kindly to open their hands.

“Some of you had the wisdom to actually seek cooperation and ask,” the international diversity public spea ker a nd author sa id. “T he purpose of this was that we make things harder than they need to be.”

During her 90-minute speech at the Grand Ballroom at Stamp Student

Union, Cullen encouraged the more than 975 members of Greek life in attendance last night to try to be more mindful and inclusive with words and actions they use.

“You don’t know how if one decision you make could change the course of your destiny,” she said.

“Just be careful of the decisions you make and make them your own.”

A push for diversity awareness on

this campus ignited after an offensive email sent by a former member of this university’s Kappa Sigma chapter in January 2014 garnered attention. An investigation of the email found it did not violate any university policies.

Greek life officials required 20 percent of all Greek Week chapters to attend the event, said Kaley Smith, See diversity, Page 2

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lightning strikes near the campus during a storm last night. After a mostly clear day, a storm warning was in effect for parts of this state, Virginia and Washington until 10 p.m.

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Ronk reflects on past year, seeks Gutin vies for presidency re-election as SGA president with sustainability record

By Taylor Swaak @tswaak27 Staff writer

Junior seeks to develop student relationships

Patrick Ronk has spent the past couple of days doing outreach around campus, listening to student concerns and developing a modest sunburn.

“I’ve been out canvassing and tabling, talking to students every single day. … I have proof,” the Student Government Association president said, jokingly pointing to his sunburned arm.

As one of the SGA presidential candidates for the 2015-16 academic year, Ronk said he is seeking another patrick ronk, a junior and incumbent SGA president, term to continue passing legislation is running for re-election. tom hausman/the diamondback that enacts positive change at this as fulfilling or at all worth it.” university. Students will decide This year was monumental in whether he gets that second term by ter m s of t he SGA’s leg i sl at ive casting their votes online Wednes- clout, Ronk said. Successes include this state’s passage of the SGAday through Friday.

“I really liked working for students written intern protection bill, the [this year], as cliche as that sounds,” university Athletic Council’s apRonk said. “I realized in November proval of alcohol sales at athletic or December that there’s nothing I’d rather be doing senior year that’d be See ronk, Page 3

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Committee will help him create a more inclusive SGA. This year, the committee had more than 30 students attending meetJunior Ori Gutin wants to make ings regularly and about 125 total sure that every student’s voice is members, which has grown from the heard if they want someone to listen. five-person committee Gutin had And he hopes he can offer that ear when he took over as director two as this university’s SGA president. years ago, he said.

“I think I could do that on a larger “I think SGA is a very exclusive organization. … We don’t do much scale with the whole SGA and work to outreach; we don’t consult with other transform all the committees that we student organizations on a consistent have,” said Gutin, an environmental basis,” said Gutin, the Student Gov- science and policy major.

But becoming involved in politics ernment Association’s sustainability director. “If any student does have and the environment is something something they want their voice to that happened as he transitioned to be heard on, they need to know that college. During high school in RockSGA can be a resource and we can ville, Gutin said he was more of a jock and class clown — he spent most of work with students.”

Gutin, who is the Voice Party his time playing baseball and conSGA presidential candidate for sidered playing at the college level.

“People who know me in high the 2015-16 academic year, said his experience with the Sustainability school are shocked at who I am now,”

ori gutin is SGA’s sustainability director and running for 2015-16 SGA president. tom hausman/the diamondback Gutin said.

He spent three years living in Israel from eighth to 10th grade, which he said was challenging, especially being away from some family members and speaking Hebrew, a language he had only learned in school.

“Learning to acclimate to a new situation was pretty hard, but it was a really great experience that I’ve had,” Gutin said. “I learned to incorporate [myself] into different cultures, gave me a perspective on life that I can See gutin, Page 3

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Maura Cullen, author of 35 Dumb Things Well-Intended People Say, speaks to members of the Greek Life community about diversity and political correctness. tom hausman/the diamondback

diversity From PAGE 1 the Panhellenic Council vice president of external affairs.

The attendance numbers exceeded the requirement of about 800 Greek life members, she said.

“There is just not a lot of unity going along across the council, so we decided to bring in a speaker that would focus on inclusion and embrace the diversity across all four of our Greek councils,” she said.

Orig i na l ly, last n ig ht’s planned Greek Week event wa s goi n g to b e a g ro up studying event called “Academic Night,” but that event was postponed to make room for this diversity event.

For more than 20 years, Cullen has spoken about diversity at more than 40 universities, such as Johns Hopkins University and University of Delaware, and authored the book 35 Dumb Things WellIntended People Say. During the event, she shared some phrases from her book such as “Some of my best friends are,” “That’s so gay or retarded” and “I don’t see color” to show how they might not seem harmful but could still hurt people listening.

Cullen also shared multiple anecdotes from her own life with the crowd to explain the power of words. In one story, Cullen — who is married to a woman — detailed her experience dealing with gender stereotypes while shopping for a car.

At one dealership, she said employees didn’t help her. At another, a salesman asked, “Why don’t you bring back your husband?”

At a third, a salesman simply walked up to her and asked if she needed help, which Cullen said illustrated the importance of treating others with kindness.

When dealing with problematic or potentially hurtful conversations, Cullen told students to follow the acronym BAR: Breathe, acknowledge and respond. Usually, people tend to respond first and say something hurtful, she said.

“I’m just kind of excited that we have this new addition,” said sophomore marketing major and Sigma Delta Tau President Jennifer Franklin. “Given the climate on the campus right now, it was pretty beneficial, and hopefully we’ll see positive change.”

The Panhellenic Association plans to continue diversity discussions in more inclusive events to keep the conversation alive in the future, Smith said.

DFSL Director Matt Supple said the event is part of a continuing effort to start conversations on both diversity and inclusion and should raise awareness for multicultural competency.

“It’s a chance for the community, 800 to 900 of them, to come together and … have a shared common experience that would allow them to then go back to their own smaller conversations and discussions within the organizations,” Supple said. jsnowdbk@gmail.com

The “pandemic,” she said, results in about 50 million child sexual abuse survivors in the United States who face issues such as poor school performance, depression and a greater likelihood of getting involved with prostitution.

During the event, the group watched and discussed the documentary, Flesh: Bought and Sold in the U.S., which tells the story of trafficking survivors abused as children and whose pimps were people they believed they loved as teenagers.

“When you are abused by someone who is supposed to be taking care of you and loving you, your boundaries and sense of connection with people who later come into your life and say that they love you can be very skewed,” Pine said. “Your antenna may be very off because you’ve had someone mess up your whole view of your place in society.”

This state is a “hot spot” for human trafficking, according to the state Human Trafficking Task Force.

The state’s location “has facilitated its development as both a pass-th rough state a nd a desti nation for human traffickers,” according to its website.

“We have the money, we have the income disparity, and we have the mobility because of I-95,” said Denene Yates, the founder of Safe House of Hope, which provides support for human trafficking victims in Baltimore. “We have a large international airport, the casinos, the major sporting events.”

T he task force helped 217 victims of trafficking in 2013, and the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force has

Pamela Pine, founder of Stop the Silence, speaks about human trafficking in the Art-Sociology Building. james levin/the diamondback identified 46 child trafficking victims in this state since January 2013.

“There are few actual statistics out there, but when you talk to these women every day, you realize just how prevalent it is,” said Melissa Yao, the antitrafficking specialist for The Samaritan Women.

Pine said people are often uncomfortable discussing these issues. She recalled how, 15 years ago, when she’d make calls asking for contributions,

people would hush their voices and struggle to say “child sexual abuse.”

“But as each incident is reported, it becomes part of our sound — it’s awareness, it’s education, and it’s a recognition by our entire population that we have a problem, a public health problem, and we need to change it,” Pine said. “But it’s hard because it’s so personal.”

On their way out of the event, many students signed a petition in support of the

Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee aimed at strengthening human trafficking victims’ rights.

“T h is event was rea l ly eye-opening, and it made me wonder: What I can do to combat all these injustices?” senior communication major Brandon Katz said before he reached over to sign the petition. trichmandbk@gmail.com

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Univ researchers enter particle collider project

U, state police seek to end distracted driving

Large Hadron Collider draws thousands

Awareness month sparks safety measure

By Joe Zimmermann @JoeMacZim Senior staff writer

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As testing resumes at the Large Hadron Collider this year, several university researchers will take part in the next round of research at the world’s biggest particle collider.

Of the thousands of resea rchers working on the LHC — the la rgest si ng le machine ever built, spanning 17 miles through France and Switzerland — university professors, graduate researchers and undergraduate students play a role in the operation of the facilities of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, better known as CERN. Testing stopped at CERN’s LHC in 2013 for upgrades shortly after the Nobel Prizew in n ing discovery of the Higgs boson, and researchers said other significant findings could be in store, as the collider will now be able to operate at higher energy levels — up from eight teraelectronvolts to 13.

“It’s going to be interesting because we’re going to be looking at higher energy, meaning we can produce more particles,” said Alberto Belloni, a university physics professor.

B e l l o n i i s re s p o n s i b l e for several projects within the resea rch done on t he Compact Muon Solenoid detector, and he said one of his primary duties involves designing new detectors.

With the amount of radiation created in the collider, even robust detectors break down eventually, and the detectors he designs would be put in place in about 2025.

The upcoming research will deal with everything from how strong and weak forces interact to the limitations of

ronk From PAGE 1 events, the relocation of student groups who use Cole Field House, the creation of a police advisory board, increased voter registration and the resurrection of the Department of Transportation Services second appeals process for tickets.

“We didn’t just take stances on things this year; we actually got results for students,” Ronk said, noting that a state law is a first for the SGA. “When you’re in the SGA, most of what you do is advocacy, so it’s really cool to see that advocacy create tangible results.”

If students re-elect him for president, Ronk said the tangible results seen this year would keep coming. Next year’s agenda includes a grief bereavement policy that would allow students recovering from the death of a family member to miss and make up class assignments without punishment, a renewed push for sexual assault education at freshman orientation, the expansion of safe tailgating on the campus and lobbying in Annapolis for lower tuition rates and increased capital funding from the state.

Ronk’s presidency marked his third year with the SGA. While he’s an avid sports fan on the side — the New York Giants, New York Yankees and this university’s basketball program, especially — free time is rare for the New Jersey native since the SGA became his top priority.

Ronk has been drawn to government and history since middle school. He served as the SGA’s freshman representative, a member of the finance committee and the director of student groups before taking the reins as president last year when the organization declared lone presidential candidate Josh

Standard Model theory, which describes how subatomic particles operate, Belloni said.

T h e re s e a rc h w i l l a l so look for new pa r t icles, s u c h a s s up ers y m m et r ical particles, which could contribute to a unification between general relativity and quantum mechanics.

“We found the Higgs; now we’re looking for new stuff,” said Andrew Baden, a professor and physics department chairman. Baden also performs several roles with the LHC, including the building of high-speed electronics for the detectors.

These discoveries are possible because of the extreme energy in the hadron collider tests, Baden said. For these e x p e r i m e nt s, s u batom ic particles are shot into one another at close to the speed of light.

With 100 mega-Jou les, that’s enough power to instantaneously melt through 35 meters of copper, Belloni said. It’s close to the power of a small nuclear explosion, Baden said.

“When they collide, they form an energy density that hasn’t been seen since the first nanosecond after the Big Bang,” Baden said.

If you want to do an experiment to see the very beginning of the universe, Baden said those energy densities are possible to replicate in a lab using the LHC. Baden sa id the new experiments could also aid in the understanding of dark matter, which makes up 80 percent of the galaxy but of which little is known.

Sarah Eno, also a university physics professor, runs three subgroups of research at the hadron collider, including work involving jet emissions, dark matter and exotic physics.

Ratner ineligible due to his GPA. Ronk said taking on the task of being president — something he hadn’t prepared for — was a tough transition in the beginning, especially because his two-term predecessor, Sam Zwerling, had graduated. But he said that being president for a year puts him at an advantage.

“Experience is really important, and I’ll be honest in that,” Ronk said. “It takes two months just to get to know everything about this university and get to know the people to talk to. There’s a lot of learning on the job that I’ve already done. I’ve already gone through that process.”

State Sen. Richard Madaleno Jr., whom Ronk interned for in Annapolis for the past two legislative sessions, said Ronk’s drive, passion and connections have helped him thrive as a student leader.

“He cares about the university, he is passionate about it, and he is well-versed in Annapolis — he’s been down to talk to the Senate president, who is potentially the university’s most important and influential alumni elected official,” Madaleno said. “And he is incredibly comfortable dealing with [university President Wallace] Loh and the administration. …

He doesn’t just toe the line for the administration; he’s more than happy to speak out when he feels there’s the need.”

The year, although successful, didn’t come without challenges. Ronk said next year brings an opportunity to improve weaker areas of the SGA, such as communication and transparency, which several members addressed at the executive candidate debate Thursday.

Ronk acknowledged the organization could be doing more direct student outreach to ensure the SGA is serving

Alberto Belloni, a physics professor, stands in front of an image of one component of the CERN Large Hadron Collider he helped build. tom hausman/the diamondback Eno has traveled to CERN facilities as many as nine times a year since 1999 to work on t he col l ider a nd said she has enjoyed her experience as part of a global community of researchers that includes scientists from around the world.

“The only part that’s challenging is the travel and the jet lag,” Eno said. “I really do like being able to bring a taste of that physics back here to Maryland.”

Eno said an important part of her work is bringing undergraduate and graduate students to the hadron collider, which she and other professors do every summer.

You ng Sh i n, a doctora l student studying physics at this university, went to CERN last summer, where he spent half his time working on operational matters such as calibration monitoring and electronics and the other half on data analysis.

“It’s like one of the rare opportunities you get to work on that could really affect our un-

students’ needs to the highest capacity. He added that a possible solution is increased campuswide polling and advertising of What to Fix UMD, an online forum where students can cite grievances.

“If each person [on the SGA] talks to 25 students, you’re talking to 1,000 students a week,” Ronk said. “We did that three years ago. … I really want to bring that back so we can be a lot more data-driven and we can reach a lot more students.”

Jewish Student Union president and senior kinesiology major Hailey Siller said Ronk was proactive this year in responding to the concerns of students as well as student groups struggling to stay afloat after recent budget cuts.

“Patrick pretty much dropped everything to help us,” Siller said. “He really was able to go above and beyond and reach out to other student groups, reach out to different grants on campus for us. … We were able to make ends meet with our budget.”

Ronk’s mother, Mary Anne Ronk, said her son is an active listener and wants to help students and improve the university any way he can.

“When I see Patrick, I see somebody who just really wants to make University of Maryland a better place for all students,” Mary Anne Ronk said. “He doesn’t have a personal agenda; he really wants to work hard for all. I’m very proud of him.”

Ronk also wants to grab a cup of coffee and chat sometime.

“I can have pretty real conversations with people; I’m not out of my mind, I’m not radical about anything; I try to be outgoing,” he said, laughing. “I’m more than happy to get lunch, get coffee, talk about my feelings.” tswaakdbk@gmail.com

derstanding of the universe,” Shin said. “Just being a small part of that is the opportunity of a lifetime.”

Maya Amouzegar, a senior astronomy and physics major, will be working at the hadron collider through the university this summer, and said she looked forward to being involved with this huge research project.

“I d id n’t th i n k I wou ld have the opportunity to go to CERN this early,” Amouzegar said. “I’m very happy to be working with such a large collaboration.”

Belloni will be spending a few semesters in France as experiments resume.

T hou g h he sa id he h a s ta ken on too much work, doesn’t sleep much, doesn’t eat much and must always s p e a k F re n c h w h e n h e’s there, he always feels excited about his work.

“There’s always something new,” he said, smiling. “It’s very fun.” jzimmermanndbk@gmail.com

“It’s very much on our mind because it’s just not the driver who’s being distracted where their attention is being taken all over the place; it’s the pedestrians,” she said. “A lot of things have taken place to alleviate that problem, but it’s still something we look at.”

T he state’s pena lty for writing, sending or reading a text message while operating a vehicle is anywhere up to a $70 fine and one point toward the driver’s license. If police prove that a crash resulted from texting, the fine could increase to $110 and three points toward the license, according to the MVA. Police also can issue a fine up to $160 for operating a vehicle with a cellphone in hand, depending on the number of offenses committed, Hoaas said.

Earlier this month, Gov. Larry Hogan also declared April as Work Zone Safety Month.

State Highway Administration spokeswoman Lora Rakowski said people should be cautious while driving in work zones in College Park due to continual construction in the area.

“Distractions are dangerous when driving anytime, but clearly work zones, where there is limited margin for error — it’s particularly more of a concern, and we are asking drivers to be their most alert,” Rakowski said.

You n g, Hoa a s a nd R akowski each said educational programs could emphasize the importance of driving without distractions.

“With anything that requires a behavioral change, a lot of the time it comes back to education,” Hoaas said. “It’s definitely something that we can get to — it becoming more ingrained that it can wait until you get to your destination.”

University Police and law enforcement officials across the state have been on the lookout for more distracted drivers this month as part of a statewide initiative to curb dangerous driving habits.

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and this state’s Motor Vehicle Administration hopes to spread the word to younger drivers who might be susceptible to driving while distracted.

“Working in partnership with our highway safety office, law enforcement has been able to increase detail out looking for distracted driving,” said Buel Young, an MVA spokesman. “The ban on cellphone use, texting and driving — those are things the state has taken issue with.”

Young describes distracted driving as anything that takes your attention away from operating a vehicle.

There are more than 53,000 crashes resulting from distracted driving in the state each year, and more than 28,000 people are injured in those crashes.

“Nothing is more important than your life or the life of another individual operating a vehicle on the roadways,” he said. “Remaining focused on what you’re doing … can prevent a crash and ultimately save yours or someone else’s life.”

University Police spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas said police are extremely vigilant of behavior that could lead to accidents, especially near Route 1, which has a high concentration of vehicles and pedestrians every day. kmaakedbk@gmail.com

gutin

“I’VE LEARNED TO MANEUVER MY WAY THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY. ... I KNOW From PAGE 1 HOW TO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT jump into very different BRING CHANGE IN THAT WAY, BUT I ALSO groups.”

KNOW HOW TO INSPIRE STUDENTS TO However, he credits a senior-year trip to Fiji, Australia and New Zealand with helping him discover his passion for the environment and conservation.

“This experience of being in places that are so beautiful, and I felt so connected to and also discussing how they were being influenced and manipulated. … It radically changed who I was; it got me inspired around environmentalism and environmental action,” Gutin said.

He said he was disheartened when he didn’t find a large community based around environmentalism when he arrived at this university and considered transferring before he decided to take it upon himself to build such a group.

Now in his second year as sustainability director, Gutin said his proudest accomplishment is creating that community for people invested in green thinking and living.

He has helped lead initiatives such as a student-led push for the university to purchase all energy from clean and renewable sources by 2020, which university President Wallace Loh adopted in April 2014.

If elected, Gutin also hopes to create in-person training for sexual assault prevention and a sexual assau lt su r v ivor bi l l of rights and allocate SGA fu nds toward hosting a multicultural group event each month.

Gutin serves as the undergraduate representative on

WANT TO GET INVOLVED.” ORI GUTIN

SGA sustainability director the University Sustainability Council and is a sustainability adviser for the Office of Sustainability. He also interns with the College Park CityUniversity Partnership, is a member of co-op housing and sits on College Park’s Diversity of Student Housing Options Subcommittee.

“I’ve learned to maneuver my way through the university,” Gutin said. “I know how to have the conversations that bring change in that way, but I also know how to inspire students to want to get involved.”

Sophomore Maya Spaur worked with Gutin on the Sustainability Committee and said she thinks he can help make the SGA more inclusive and involve more students.

“Ori has always been open and transparent; no secrets, no closed doors with Ori,” the environmental science and technology and government and politics major said. “He really tries to get every student involved, and he really wants to empower every student to make a difference.”

One of Gutin’s more controversial pieces of legislation was to allocate $5,000 — 10 percent of the SGA’s legislative budget — toward Campus Creek restoration efforts. The SGA’s contribution amounted to about 1 percent of the project’s funding.

T he impact it had went beyond the financial contributions by spurring more

donations from university departments as well as the Friends of the Golf Course group, Gutin said.

Although Gutin is aware that sustainability has been the focus of his experiences, he said it wouldn’t hinder his success if elected.

“I do have a lot to learn about how the campus works and what issues need the most attention,” he said. “But I can say I will commit 150 percent of my t i me to become so well-versed.”

M a rk Stewa r t, Of f ice o f S u s t a i n a b i l it y s e n i o r project m a n ager, sa id he has worked with Gutin on several issues, such as allocat i ng t he u n iversity’s sustainability fund toward different campus projects.

“He has always stood out to me as one of the most impressive student leaders,” Stewart said. “His ability to motivate others and be humble and fun has been really effective in gaining support.”

The past four days have been tiring, Gutin said, but he’s enjoyed talking to students around the campus to hear everyone’s voice — as his party’s name suggests.

“It’s not about getting them to support us; it’s about establishing a connection,” he said. “We want to make sure the students’ voice is united a nd a mpl i f ied a nd hea rd across campus.” gtooheydbk@gmail.com

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THE DIAMONDBACK | TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015

OPINION

EDITORIAL BOARD

Laura Blasey Editor in Chief

NATE RABNER

MATT SCHNABEL

Deputy Managing Editor

Managing Editor

affected groups, Office of Diversity & Inclusion and anyone else that is determined relevant.” Perpetrators also would be asked to reconsider their enrollment at this university temporarily as well as “work with the administration to write a public apology to the targeted communities and the campus.”

OUR VIEW

The recent SGA proposal to eliminate hate speech through education and understanding has worthwhile potential.

Furthermore, the SGA has revealed that many of this university’s colleges have not established rules on what constitutes as hate speech or recourses to respond to people who engage in hate speech.

The SGA proposes implementing such systems as well as granting individual colleges the ability to “dismiss or suspend the student from the major or department” if the language used infringes upon the safety of others. The SGA mentions the Department of Resident Life has a similar policy in place that can be used as a reference for individual colleges to create their own policies.

Establishing a system that identifies what kind of language is inappropriate would allow potential perpetrators to be wary of what they say and prevent further inflammatory incidents. Instead of outright censoring and condemning certain language from being used on the campus, the SGA has proposed a plan to cultivate an understanding about “free speech.” This is perhaps the most ideal approach, as it provides students the ability to understand the impact of their words and, through maturity and not coercion, what kind of things should and should not be said.

Although everyone is and should be protected by the First Amendment, it does not mean that we can say anything we want with impunity, nor does it mean that others cannot educate us on what is appropriate.

The current proposal approved by the SGA is only in the nascent stages of potentially becoming university policy. It also includes suggestions for Greek life that are not mentioned in this editorial, and many changes to this proposal can also be made along the way, but this editorial board commends the SGA for its approach to eliminating hate speech through education and preventative measures rather than censorships and draconian punishments. This university will be a much better place when we all choose to not engage in hate speech than be told.

EDITORIAL CARTOON

SAM WALLACE

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s all of my friends know all too well, I proudly claim the title of self-professed political junkie. I watch Fox News, MSNBC, C-SPAN and even what CNN tries to pass off as news coverage. I read The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and any article anyone ever puts up on his or her Facebook wall. I’m the first person to launch into a tirade on social media or debate a random person at a party (I don’t have too many friends — go figure). In short, I’m obnoxious.

Yet for the first time, I’m finding myself annoyed by politics. Really, really annoyed.

In the past several weeks, Sens.

Ted Cruz and Rand Paul and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have all declared their entrance into the race for president, an election that won’t take place for another year and a half. At the same time, there’s another half-dozen less well-known politicians, from this state’s former Gov. Martin O’Malley to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who are expected to jump into this slow-motion race we call the electoral cycle. How can a campaign season last longer than two seasons of Major League Baseball?

Before we know who our next president is, the MLB will have played 4,860 games (not including playoff games) and will have crowned two World Series champions.

As comical as that comparison is, it highlights just how exhaustingly long the campaigning season is. With campaigning seemingly starting earlier every presidential election cycle, it causes serious problems.

One major issue with our election marathons is that having so many candidates running around the country campaigning and making

EDITORIAL BOARD

Laura Blasey, editor in chief, is a senior journalism major.

She has worked as a reporter, assistant news editor and news editor.

MATT SCHNABEL, managing editor, is a junior journalism major.

He has worked as a copy editor, deputy managing editor and diversions writer.

NATE RABNER, deputy managing editor, is a junior journalism major. He has worked as a copy editor.

CAROLINE CARLSON, opinion editor, is a senior government and politics and information systems major.

She has worked as an assistant opinion editor and columnist.

SAuraDEEP SINHA, opinion editor, is a sophomore chemical engineering major.

He has worked as a deputy opinion editor and columnist.

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The university graduate school heard the student complaints and in February sent an email to the graduate student body providing some clarification. This message was the first time many graduate students had heard of this non-tuition, non-fee category of financial obligation and the first time many realized that they would have to pay this non-tuition, non-fee financial obligation out of pocket.

In the GSG office, concerns continued as we heard talks of protests, class-action lawsuits, financial hardships and a sense of betrayal by someone “reaching into our pockets.”

In response to these student requests, the Graduate Assistant Advisory Council and the GSG hosted an educational budget town hall Thursday night so students could voice their concerns, frustrations and hurt by the recent actions of the administration. It was apparent that emotions are still raw.

It was also apparent at the town hall that the delay of six weeks, after announcing the plan, to assess a nontuition, non-fee financial obligation

that is misleadingly termed a tuition surcharge has not proven to be conducive to constructive dialogue and shared governance in this case. Nor has it reflected a transparent decision making process in which students are able to understand and participate in the governance of this institution.

Graduate students understand and appreciate that this university must make hard decisions to move forward and to continue growing and thriving. However, graduate students are part of the governance of this institution, and the administration should commit to understanding how its policies are understood by the graduate student community, how those policies impact us and most importantly, how to include us in the creation of the policies.

Let’s promote unity on the campus and move forward with open, frank dialogue and transparency.

Deborah Hemingway, Graduate Student Government president, is a doctoral student studying biophysics. She can be reached at dheming@umd.edu.

speeches steals the media’s attention from important current events and policy issues. Why should anyone care about Clinton touring the country in a Chevy van, talking to small-town Iowans in coffee shops, when our nuclear deal with Iran is teetering on the edge of breakdown? Does it really matter that Sen. Marco Rubio listens to electronic dance music and Nicki Minaj with a ongoing civil war in Yemen and hundreds of African refugees drowning in the Mediterranean Sea? When our media outlets, especially cable news, focus more on Clinton’s coffee orders than real issues, the quality of discussion on crucial topics suffers.

With all of this news coverage predictably comes voter fatigue. I already hear people bemoan this election cycle: “Why are we even talking about this?”

I couldn’t agree more. The last thing America needs is more politics. All of the debate is partisan and heated, and it doesn’t do much to make any of us feel good about our country. Can’t Cruz pack all of his anti-Clinton sentiments into a six-month span? Everyone who is “Ready for Hillary” would still be ready next April if she waited to go out and pretend to want to hear the opinions of everyday people. And Rand Paul would still turn beet-red in his tirades against the “tyranny” of the federal government if he took a few months to actually do his job as one of Kentucky’s senators rather than tour the country making speeches.

Unfortunately for all of us, there doesn’t seem as though there’s too much that can be done to get through campaign season with our sanity intact. A constitutional amendment to shorten the whole process likely would never pass, and states such as New Hampshire and Iowa have a lot to gain economically through drawing out the process. So what can we all do on a personal level to make it through this 2016 campaigning cycle? Just start focusing on the 2020 elections.

Sam Wallace is a junior government and politics major. He can be reached at swallacedbk@gmail.com.

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ard times call for hard decisions, and while this university faces budget restrictions from the state, there is no doubt hard decisions have been and still need to be made here in College Park. But as those decisions are made, we must make sure they are made with transparency and respect for all the parties involved. In the recent case of the graduate student tuition surcharge, many graduate students feel that this hasn’t been the case.

Many are familiar with the happenings surrounding the tuition surcharge which, from the student’s perspective, began Jan. 16, with an email from university President Wallace Loh stating that this university had received a substantial midyear budget cut from the state, requiring immediate measures to address the university’s limited resources. For graduate students, this meant a tuition surcharge, a term unfamiliar and misleading to many.

The confusion escalated as charges began appearing on student’s accounts, and soon frustration and complaints poured into the Graduate Student Government office.

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he Student Government Association drafted and passed a proposal Thursday to make changes to the current Student Code of Conduct.

This resolution follows fallout from the forum on A.J. Hurwitz’s email that occurred about three weeks ago.

At the forum, many audience members, especially those representing minority organizations on the campus, suggested that this university implement speech codes and other processes of administering punishment for hate speech that detracted from the rights listed in the Constitution. However, this editorial board applauds the new SGA resolution, which deals with the problem of hate speech with a more reasonable and legal approach.

Although hate speech and other variants of it are protected by the Constitution, it should be abundantly clear to all of us that such immature and ignorant words written in Hurwitz’s email are not befitting of our institution. However, because this university is in the business of education, such is the approach the SGA has proposed to prevent further instances of offensive language from tainting the image of our school again.

The SGA proposes that future perpetrators who use offensive language to spread racist and misogynistic ideas would be “shown the harm they have caused through talks with

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I, too, am sometimes guilty of embodying this hobophobic problem by sometimes consciously and unconsciously seeming to zone out the homeless and pretend they’re not even there. The problem with this phobia lies not only in our gross negligence but also with its possible future consequences: Could we possibly reach a point in which ignoring the poor and unfortunate becomes the new norm?

Thankfully, in this country, our religious beliefs and constitutional amendments prevent this societal categorization and economic segregation, but we are increasingly establishing an unwritten rule in regard to the treatment of homeless people.

Instead of shunning them, we should all collectively try to do more to help those in need. Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau published that more than 48 million Americans live in poverty, with 16 percent of children living in poverty. While it might be easier to act selfishly, our taxes still ultimately funnel into supporting these impoverished citizens, so why not try to help them before they need these financial safety nets?

In the end, we all have to become more cognizant of our actions and tendencies. While it is impossible to blame everyone broadly for being disrespectful toward and scared of the homeless, it is still important to remember they are just like us and could be us had the scenarios and random chances of life turned out differently. There are a lot of things to fear in this world, but the homeless should not play a part in any of our irrational fears.

was waiting for a Metro train the other day to go to Washington, and I saw a woman and her son cautiously walk around a sleeping man, who appeared to be homeless, at the stop. It seemed as though I was watching a scene from The Pink Panther as the two carefully weaved their way around the man. Curiously, I heard the mother tell her son to “try to avoid” people like that man and to “be careful around them.”

While this was an isolated event, it evoked a rather visceral response from me, as I felt angered by her degradation of this individual into some sort of second-class citizen.

Sure, while some homeless people might be dangerous or violent, this mom and the message she was sending to her son seemed to go too far, to the point of establishing a rather dangerous precedent for future generations.

When you first think of fears or phobias that might exist crossculturally, you generally think of some of the more irrational ones, such as transphobia or homophobia. But one that people often completely ignore is fear of the homeless — a “hobophobia” of sorts. Believe it or not, hobophobia is a societal perception that seems to be growing in our country. The problem with it lies with its rather tacit and rampant growth that allows it to slip from our radar. Essentially, its evolution has grown with our increas- Max An is a sophomore physiology and ing tendency to neglect and forget neurobiology major. He can be reached at maxandbk@gmail.com. the homeless.

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SADIE DUPUIS, the lead singer and songwriter for Boston indie rock act Speedy Ortiz, has an degree in poetry. Her knack for words comes across throughout the band’s latest album, Foil Deer, which layers cuttingly insightful feminist lyrics over catchy rock rhythms and Dupuis’ skillful guitar-playing. photo courtesy of oregonlive.com

By Jonathan Raeder @jonraeder Staff writer Knives, poison, bullets, dead bodies, failed relationships, broken friendships and some deliciously noisy guitar solos make up the bulk of Speedy Ortiz’s second LP, Foil Deer.

The project of former te a c h e r S a d i e D u p u i s , Speedy Ortiz was birthed in the indie music scene of Boston as an intentional throwback to ’90s era garage rock, back when the biggest acts were grimy, angry and disenchanted. The band’s 2013 release Major Arcana — recorded in a four-day frenzy — saw enormous critical acclaim, sending the roving eye of the hype machine shipping up to Boston.

Fo i l D e e r , t h e b a n d ’s second album, takes its sound in a decidedly new direction, keeping the explosive guitar sound and the witty lyrics (Dupuis just earned an Master of Fine Arts in poetry, and it shows), while also cranking up the noise.

Foil Deer begins with the cacophonic discordance of “Good Neck,” followed by Dupuis all but whispering the thesis of the entire

album: “I’ve known you not so very long/ But watch your back, because baby’s so good with a blade.”

Dupuis’ words are her weapons, poisonous knives being tossed in the directions of everyone who’s hurt her. “Don’t ever touch my blade, you fool/ You’ll be cursed for a lifetime,” she sings in the hypnotic “Dot X.” Maybe vengeance i s b e s t s e r ve d t h ro u g h music — Dupuis lashes out through songs, immortalizing her enemies, each person becoming a stand-in for any listener’s past demons.

Standout post-relationship elegy “My Dead Girl” features the most beautiful chorus of the bunch proclaiming, “I go riding in cars/ But I’m not the driver/ Riding in cars/ Now I’m the dead girl you wanted.”

Dupuis’ vocals float high over a wall of guitar fuzz, embracing pop hooks while also feeling so achingly sad.

“Mister Difficult” is in a similar vein, blending the atonal and enchanting while describing the wounds of a past love (“But I never hit for your benefit/ Thought I’d always be a benefit to you”).

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SADIE DUPUIS HAS STEPPED, BLEEDING AND SNARLING, UP ON THE STAGE OF ROCK’S NEWEST LEADERS, FLINGING DAGGERS AT EVERYONE FOOLISH ENOUGH TO HURT HER. Dupuis hasn’t just wallowed in past pains but l ea r n e d f ro m t h e m a n d gai ned a sh ot o f con fi dence. Dupuis repeatedly rails against the misogynistic tendency for men to get praised with words like “a great leader” and “self-assured” while any woman with a hint of aggressive or dominant behavior is decried as shrill or self–centered. She revels in the mix of swaggering b rava d o a n d e m o t i o n a l vulnerability that makes up the best artists and writers, singing of her “brain like a sphinx, but nails like a prom queen.”

D u p u i s ta ke s a s ta n d against a world routinely hostile to wome n, particularly in the phenomenal lead single “Raising the Skate.” A noisy guitar climbs and falls as Dupuis triumphantly sings “I’m not bossy; I’m the boss/ Shooter not the shot” in a chorus that totally exemplifies the band’s new sound

direction by being angry, noisy and insanely catchy.

T h e ba n d ta ke s a few steps outside of its usual soundscapes with the seductive and poisonous, m e c h a n i z e d g r o o ve o f “Puffer,” in which Dupuis fades in and out of the R&B beat with breathy lines such as “I’m the god of the liars.” It definitely feels out of place but more like a jolt of something strange, a sample of the different tendrils of sound Speedy O r t i z co u l d p o te n t i a l choose to follow down in future releases.

Foi l Deer finds one of indie rock’s most talented new bands continuing its evolution while still staying true to the garage ro o ts o f i ts i n f l u e n ce s.

Sadie Dupuis has stepped, b l e e d i n g a n d s n a rl i n g , up on the stage of rock’s newest leaders, flinging daggers at everyone foolish enough to hurt her.

Michael Angelakos, the face and voice of Passion Pit, has a lot to say on Kindred, the band’s third studio album.

Much of it is personal stuff that shines in its sleek sentence formation and clever wordplay. It’s quality songwriting.

The problem, then, is that it’s easy to lose that quality in the mediocrity and repetition that plagues Kindred.

The album has a pop problem.

Passion Pit’s fun, electric sound lends itself well to the label “pop,” and Kindred does nothing to shake that. Much of the work is simplistic and catchy, but seemingly empty.

The words blend together quickly under the synth beats, soon going unheard.

In this sense, much of the album feels like a waste of good writing.

On “Ten Feet Tall (II)”, Angelakos takes some swings, singing “These motherf----s and their godd--roasts/ Praying what they say is what goes, pretending no one knows.” But you wouldn’t realize he sings those words because the synthesizer covers his voice, and soon the song sounds like him singing

the chorus, “It’s all I’ve ever known,” over and over and over again. You can see how that would become annoying.

Tracks such as “Looks Like Rain” and “Lifted Up (1985)” fall into the same trap. Their overpowering pop sound deems the (interesting) verses irrelevant, leaning on the simple, silly chorus to carry the song. This is often a bad thing, and even in the case that the chorus does work, its repetition does not bode well for repeat listens.

Passion Pit has the ability to make a perfect song; the music on Kindred just doesn’t consistently reach that level.

The only exception may be the silky smooth jazz beat on “Where the Sky Hangs.” It’s experimental, and, unlike much of the fizzly pop on the radio now, it’s quite distant from top 40’s electro sound.

For those seeking some fun pop, something to play aloud as you do other things, Kindred will do. But even in that background task music category, there are better options. Kindred’s inability to really come together into something that at least matches the quality of Passion Pit’s old work makes it acceptable in many categories but exceptional in none. merrigodbk@gmail.com

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Bernlohr plays in front of family, friends at Ohio State Terps prepare for Saturday night game against rival Johns Hopkins with Big Ten regular-season title at stake

By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Senior staff writer Mark Bernlohr travels to most Terrapins men’s lacrosse team’s games to cheer on his son Kyle. Saturday’s contest was special, though.

This time, Mark Bernlohr brought a cheering section of about 40 friends, neighbors and his son’s former coaches to Ohio Stadium.

The group watched as goalkeeper Kyle Bernlohr rebounded from a tough first quarter to make eight saves and help the Terps clinch a share of the Big Ten regular-season title with a 10-9 win over Ohio State.

For the goalkeeper, it was exhilarating to capture the victory in front of his friends and family.

“It’s obviously great to be back.

Definitely pretty emotional,” Kyle Bernlohr said. “The atmosphere in there was ridiculous.”

The junior joined his father and the group for a tailgate after the game.

They joked around, ate food and snapped photos.

“We all just kind of hung out together,” Mark Bernlohr said, “and enjoyed one another.”

The contest marked the first time Kyle Bernlohr played in his home state since coming to College Park in 2012. Mark Bernlohr said his son initially committed to the Buckeyes

play Saturday night, however, coach John Tillman’s squad could clinch the top seed in the conference tournament with a win.

“Hopkins-Maryland is a huge rivalry. I don’t care what their record is,” attackman Jay Carlson said. “I don’t care how good they are, or how bad we are or anything like that. It’s a Hopkins-Maryland game.”

Carlson said he would talk with some of his younger teammates to prepare them for the 8 p.m. game at Byrd Stadium.

After enduring a pair of close losses early in the season, the Blue Jays have won two consecutive conference games and also could clinch a share of the conference title with a win.

“Every year, if you were going to pick one game, I think you’d want to play in that game,” Tillman said.

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GOALKEEPER KYLE BERNLOHR attempts to make a save during the Terps’ 11-10 win over Loyola on April 8. He stopped eight shots Saturday. early in his junior year of high school but switched to the Terps by spring of that year.

Kyle Bernlohr struggled to settle into the game and allowed four consecutive goals. But the netminder found his rhythm and held the Buckeyes to five scores over the final three

quarters and overtime period that allowed the Terps a chance to mount the comeback.

The Akron, Ohio, native didn’t have much time to spend at the postgame tailgate or get a chance to visit his childhood home. But he was able to help the Terps to a victory over his

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CHANCE TO CLINCH In both of the last two seasons, the Terps have dropped games to archrival Johns Hopkins. When the teams

Carlson earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors after his fourpoint performance Saturday. The senior scored three goals, including the gamewinner in overtime and added an assist.

The distinction marks Carlson’s first conference award this year.

He ranks second on the Terps with 23 goals and paces all offensive starters with a .434 shot percentage. jneedelmandbk@gmail.com

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A ga i n s t t h e N i t t a n y L i o n s , Schmeiser finished the series 5-for11 with two homers and four RBIs. In the Terps’ 7-6 win Saturday afternoon, she belted her 10th home run of the season, joining infielder Corey Schwartz and outfielder Erin Pronobis as the only Terps with double-digit home runs.

The Terps have followed Schmeiser’s lead in Big Ten competition.

In 15 conference games, the team is hitting .359 and averaging 8.7 runs per contest.

“It’s kind of just on them and their mindset to be aggressive,” Scott Deifel said. “When you’re aggressive and you go for the ball, good things are going to happen.”

With eight games remaining in the regular season, the Terps are tied with Rutgers in sixth place.

And as the season draws to a close, each game carries more importance for a Terps team hoping to continue its offensive tear.

“Going into Rutgers and even throughout the rest of the regular season, right now we’re in the state of mind where every game counts,” outfielder Hannah Dewey said. “We’re trying to win as many games as we can at this point.” aflumdbk@gmail.com

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Saturday’s performance marked Galligan’s second straight appearance in which he impressed on the mound.

Szefc turned to Galligan early in the Terps’ loss against Iowa on April 12 after right-hander Kevin Mooney lost control of the strike zone during the second inning.

Mooney walked four batters, and one of the free passes resulted in the Hawkeyes’ first run, prompting Szefc to use his bullpen earlier than anticipated.

The third-year coach thrust Galligan into the game with runners on second and third and one out, but the Syosset, New York, native escaped the inning without allowing a run.

For the next five innings, Galligan allowed one run to keep the Terps within striking distance. But the offense, which produced one run, didn’t give Galligan enough support in a 2-1 defeat.

The 6-foot-4, 218-pound reliever was put in a similar situation a day earlier. In the Terps’ 3-1 loss to Iowa on April 11, Galligan entered the game in the seventh inning with the bases loaded and no outs and limited the Hawkeyes to one run.

“I’ve been in that spot all year,” Galligan said April 12. “I told myself, ‘I’m going to figure it out and find a way to get out of this and minimize the damage as much as possible.’”

In his fourth year with the team, Galligan has emerged as a valuable asset in the Terps’ bullpen after barely pitching his first three seasons in College Park. As a redshirt fresh-

left-hander robert galligan winds up during the Terps’ 2-1 loss to Iowa on April 12 at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium. His 14 appearances this season are second most on the team. karen tang/the diamondback man, Galligan posted a 6.23 ERA in eight relief appearances, and he pitched just six times the following season and had a 9.95 ERA. This season, Galligan’s 14 appearances are the second most on the team, and his pitching has helped the Terps record the second-lowest opposing batting average in the Big Ten. “He’s been getting better and better and better as the season goes on,” Szefc said. “He’s clearly one of our toughest players. You’re talking about a guy who’s a walk-on that’s

turned himself into a guy. How can you not be happy and respect that?”

Stiles had emerged as the Terps’ No. 2 starter, so he’ll leave a hole in the Terps’ rotation while recovering from face surgery. But Galligan isn’t concerned about his role going forward.

“I’m just trying to give the team the best chance to win,” Galligan said.

“Until [pitching] coach [Jim] Belanger tells me, ‘You’re out,’ I’m going to stay locked in as long as I can.” kmelnickdbk@gmail.com

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Galligan leads Terps into contest at Rams Lefty steadies pitching after Stiles’ injury

By Kyle Melnick @kyle_melnick Staff writer Entering Saturday afternoon’s game against Cal State Fullerton, Terrapins baseball left-hander Robert Galligan was expected to throw one inning.

But two pitches into the contest, the circumstances changed.

Galligan, who hasn’t started yet this season, entered the game during the first inning after lefthander Tayler Stiles took a line drive to the face and was carted off the field.

Confronted with an unexpected situation, Galligan responded by throwing six innings of one-run ball en route to his first win of the season.

And when the No. 21 Terps (27-11)

take on VCU (22-16) this evening, Galligan will provide head coach John Szefc’s squad with a reliable pitching option, whether as a starter or a reliever.

“It’s just kind of endurance and just preparing well,” Galligan said Saturday. “If it’s one batter, or if it’s however many batters I’ve faced today, it doesn’t really matter to me.”

Galligan, who entered the game with a 1.21 ERA over 22.1 innings, gave up six hits Saturday. And when righthander Ryan Selmer relieved Galligan in the seventh inning, the Terps held a two-run lead.

“It was big for him to step up right there,” said catcher Kevin Martir, who led the offense with three hits and two RBIs. “He knew what he had to do.”

See rams, Page 7 LEFT-HANDER ROBERT GALLIGAN throws a pitch during the Terps’ 3-1 loss to Iowa on April 11. He allowed one run over six innings Saturday.

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Hitting improves before RU games Offense ranks third in conference after scoring 20 runs over weekend

By Alex Flum @alex_Flum Staff writer With a 5-0 lead in the fourth inning Sunday against Penn State, the Terrapins softball team appeared headed to its first-ever Big Ten sweep.

In the dugout, outfielder Kylie Datil picked up a light green Swiffer Sweeper and used it to high-five her teammates, a sign that the offense was clicking.

“It’s more an inside joke with the team,” coach Courtney Scott Deifel said. “When they’re talking about bringing the ‘swiffas,’ it’s bringing their bats and hitting the ball.”

The Terps, who scored 20 runs in their three-game sweep of the Nittany Lions, hope to continue such offensive success when they travel to Piscataway, New Jersey, to play a doubleheader with Rutgers this afternoon.

After rolling past Penn State, the Terps rank third in the conference with 310 runs scored. The potent offense has helped the team post 26 wins through 45 games after finishing last season with 11 wins.

“As long as we come out and play defense like we know

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8.7 runs

the Terps have averaged per game through 15 conference contests this season

26 wins

the Terps have through 45 games this season after winning 11 last year

10 homers Lindsey Schmeiser has hit this season to join two other Terps in double digits

how to, I think our bats will always take care of the job,” shortstop Lindsey Schmeiser said. “We score a lot of runs in a game, [and] that’s just how our team is.”

The Terps (26-19, 8-7 Big Ten) hit .269 last season and finished with the worst winning percentage in program history. This year, t h e Te r ps ’ tea m ba t t i n g average is .314.

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