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Gov. Hogan OKs Sunday liquor sales in county

johanna deguzman, a junior communication major (left), and junior atmospheric science major Hassan Agyei read diversity tags at the SeeMe exhibit yesterday in Stamp Student Union’s Atrium. The project aimed to foster cross-cultural communication on the campus. rachel george/the diamondback

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100 licenses available for 160 eligible stores

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SeeMe exhibit aims to promote campus diversity discussions

Some Prince George’s County liquor stores now will be permitted to sell liquor on Sundays after Gov. Larry Hogan signed a bill April 14 ending Prohibition-era “blue laws” in the county.

Washington and a majority of this state’s surrounding counties already allow Sunday liquor sales, which forces consumers in this county to leave if they want to purchase liquor every day of the week.

“It seems to me it’s a bit antiquated to have just that one day of the week that alcohol sales aren’t permitted, and I’d hate to see our local businesses hurt by a seemingly antiquated law,” College Park District 1 Councilman Patrick Wojahn said.

The law allows the Prince George’s County liquor board to issue permits allowing for the sale of liquor on Sundays to no more than 100 liquor stores in the county out of an estimated 160 stores that could be eligible.

Eligibility is based on reinvesting at least $50,000 in the business within a year of obtaining the permit.

Under the current law, some liquor stores, such as College Park Liquors and #1 Liquors, have to remain closed on Sundays. Other stores, such as Town Hall Liquors, have a different license that allows them to sell just beer and wine on Sundays.

If these stores obtain the new permits — which include a $750 application fee and an annual permit fee of between $1,000 and $2,500 — they will be allowed to sell beer, wine and liquor on Sundays from 8 a.m. to midnight.

The legislative analysis of the bill concluded the county would receive more than $200,000 in revenue from permit fees alone.

At #1 Liquors, managers said they must weigh the permit cost with the expected bump in sales they would receive from the extra day of business.

“As long as it’s not prohibitively expensive, we will probably be applying for it,” said Jon Morgan, a #1 Liquors manager. “As far as we’re concerned, anything that gives consumers better choice and allows competition is good for everybody.”

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By Lexie Schapitl @lexieschapitl Staff writer Junior Johanna DeGuzman flipped through the dozens of red cards that hung from a clothesline spanning Stamp Student Union’s Atrium yesterday.

The back of each card read, “See Me,” while the front showed one of many ways students at this university wrote how they wished to be seen beyond their physical appearance.

“An equal.” “An ally 4 LGBTQ.” “Blonde AND smart.”

The art exhibit, “SeeMe: More Than How I Look,” was a collaboration between the graphic design concentration and the Student Government Association’s Diversity Committee and was on display yesterday.

Graphic design professor Audra Buck-Coleman said the event was designed to promote the com-

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City Council, U plan innovation district Draft plots housing, retail, offices, labs along Route 1

By Eleanor Mueller @eleanor_mueller Staff writer This university’s former East Campus is set to morph into an innovation district that integrates the city with the university to create an environment that inspires creativity.

A draft of the plans to transform College Park was presented to the City Council last night by Carlo Colella, this university’s administration and finance vice president; Brian Darmody, research and economic development associate vice president; Adam Gross of the architecture firm Ayers Saint Gross; and Ken Ulman, president of Margrave Strategies.

“My first thought is, ‘Wow,’” District 1 Councilman Patrick Wojahn said. “This could really transform our city.”

Created by the u n iversity and various consultants, the proposal looks to revamp land on both sides of Route 1 near Ritchie Coliseum into a mixture of market-rate apartments, university housing, retail, offices and laboratory buildings.

These amenities could replace buildings such as Old and New Leonardtow n, Reckord Armory and other structures along Route 1 in proximity to See district, Page 3

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MICA co-hosts Hoff Theater religious freedom panel Panelists include Islamic, Catholic officials

By Morgan Eichensehr @MEichensehr Staff writer As Nadia Hassan stood before an audience in Stamp Student Un ion last n ight reading the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, she couldn’t help but feel gratitude for America’s religious freedom.

“This is beautiful,” said Hassan,

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mittee and prompt discussion about diversity on this campus.

“UMD loves to tout itself as being one of the most diverse [universities]; it is the most diverse flagship, all these sort of statistics and numbers,” Buck-Coleman said. “But what does that really mean? What does that look like for students, and what does that look like for the rest of the population on campus?”

The exhibit featured eight posters that showed different images depending on the visitor’s viewpoint. From one angle, viewers could see a quote from a student about how others might perceive him or her, and from the other, the poster displayed a photo of a student and a phrase explaining how he or she wished to be seen.

The artwork represented students of different races, cultures, religions and genders.

A Montgomery County man was sentenced to 150 years in prison April 15 after a history of sexually assaulting several college-aged men.

Police arrested Joey Poindexter, 40, of Gaithersburg, on Oct. 9, 2013 after a male college student reported that Poindexter sexually assaulted him on Oct. 2 after the two met at Looney’s Pub on Route 1.

The next day, the student woke up in Poindexter’s residence with no recollection of the previous n ight, accord i ng to the Montgomery County state’s attorney’s office.

O n O ct. 9, t he st udent met with Poindexter at a Starbucks in College Park, and Montgomery County Police detectives took an audio recording of the meeting.

Poindexter admitted to sexually assaulting the student, and police subsequently arrested him that evening, according to state district court records.

Poindexter was found guilty of sexually assaulting five men who came forward with their cases, but prosecutors presented evidence that suggested he could have assaulted upward of 25 men, according to a Montgomery County state’s attorney’s of f ice news release.

Poindexter was found guilty in February on five counts of second-degree sex offense and three counts of third-degree sex offense, according to the release.

Computer files taken during a search of Poindexter’s house revealed he had a history of sexually assaulting men dating back almost 10 years, the release stated.

“T his case encompasses five i nd iv idu a ls who were brave enough to come forward and be a part of this prosecution,” said Ramon Korionoff, public affairs d i re c tor for t he Montgom e r y County state’s attorney’s office.

“He assau lted them w ithout their knowledge, without their consent; 150 years behind bars is an appropriate sentence.”

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the government and interfaith relations coordinator for the Islamic Society of North America. “Our forefathers were able to witness and observe what didn’t work in Europe.

And they came here and were able to develop laws that worked to benefit of everyone.”

Hassan and Virginia Loo Faris, the foreign policy adviser for the See freedom, Page 2

nadia hassan (left), an Islamic Society of North America coordinator, and Virginia Loo Faris, a U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops adviser, speak yesterday in Hoff Theater. stephanie natoli/the diamondback

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elana duré, above, browses the SeeMe art exhibit yesterday in Stamp Student Union’s Atrium. The project included various posters and tags, below, to help foster cross-cultural communication and awareness on the campus. rachel george/the diamondback

exhibit From PAGE 1 One piece showed a black s t u d e n t w h o w ro te t h a t she wished to be seen as an individual.

“Some people believe that because I behave differently than what they expect, I am not ‘actually black,’ but black is a race, not a pattern of behavior,” the other side of the poster read.

Senior studio art major Steffanie Espat, the event’s creative director, said the pieces “play with visual illusions in order to further portray the idea of seeing someone as more than” his or her physical appearance.

Senior American studies major Alexander Pryor, who was featured on a poster, said the event was powerful because it was interactive, allowing visitors to share their own experiences by writing and hanging up one of the “See Me” cards.

“Seeing these physical displays, having the audience come in and interact with the display and contribute their own comments to it, it’s really powerful,” Pryor said.

DeGuzman, the SGA diversity d i rector, sa id she hopes this event and other efforts by the committee can teach students to become more inclusive by avoiding

u si n g m icroa g g ression s, wh ich a re m i nor, i nva l idating comments based on someone’s identity in a marginalized population.

“Especially on such a diverse campus like this, microaggressions and stereotypes and everything like that is something that students shouldn’t have to go through, especially being surrounded by people from different cultures and backgrounds,” said DeGuzman, a communication major.

About 20 graphic design s t u d e nt s b e g a n work i n g on t h i s proje c t i n B u c kColem a n’s so c i a l d e si g n c l a s s l a s t s e m e s te r. T he class conducted surveys on the ca mpus, i nter v iewed students and created posters to reflect their findings.

While the bulk of the planning and preparation was completed last semester, Buck-Coleman said recent events on this campus and other college campuses make the “SeeMe” event timely and relevant.

The event was originally planned to be on McKeldin Mall but was moved to the Atrium to avoid the risk of inclement weather. Pryor said this made the exhibit less open and accessible, but he said he hoped people would still hear about the event and come see it.

“There’s a lot of potential for better understanding, for Terps to be known as those types of college graduates who are hip and who know how to navigate diverse spaces,” he said.

Sophomore Keyona Islar said she wants events like this to help people understand different perspectives and cultures on this campus.

“People can’t change the way that they act if they aren’t aware of it in the first place,” the marketing and studio art major said. “I definitely think spreading that awareness can help people think about their actions.” lschapitldbk@gmail.com

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, discussed issues of religious freedom in America and around the world to about 35 students and community members during the “Preserving Religious Freedom in the U.S. and Beyond” panel in Hoff Theater.

The office of Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy, Memorial Chapel, Catholic Student Center and the Hoff Grant sponsored the event.

In today’s society, Hassan said the Islamic faith is often “hijacked” and misrepresented.

False media interpretations and the actions of hate groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State have shifted societal views about what it means to be Muslim, she said.

But Hassan said even verses from the Qu ra n — wh ich Muslims view as the authentic word of God — promote religious tolerance. “[According to the Quran], when it comes to matters of religion, no one can be forced to practice any religion,” Hassan said. “People can choose to believe or not to believe.”

Hassan said she has faced discrimination and bigotry, especially after 9/11. Having never experienced this growing up, she said the challenges helped her strive to educate others about religion and religious diversity, and continue to promote acceptance. Diversity and the freedom to be different is what makes the U.S. great, she said.

“I’m proud to call myself an American, to be a citizen of a country that awards all of its citizens the freedom to practice their faith and the freedom to not practice any faith,” Hassan said. “Many other people in different parts of the world don’t have those freedoms.”

While about 80 percent of the world’s population practices some kind of religion, many are

AUDIENCE MEMBERS listen as two speakers discuss rights and oppression during a religious freedom panel in Stamp Student Union last night. stephanie natoli/the diamondback “harassed, attacked and killed for their faith,” Faris said.

Severa l cou ntries have “high” or “very high” restrictions on religion. China and India, for example, have the highest restriction and hostility rates, according to Pew Research Center data.

These restrictions come in various forms: giving preferential treatment to a certain religion, limiting which religious groups can legally operate in the country, banning certain religious groups or practices or destroying places of worship, Faris said.

“We see abuses of international religious freedom globally,” Faris said. “It is hard for us in the U.S. to fully comprehend it … the lack of freedom to practice our own faith, especially in a public space.”

Groups such as the Islamic State, which is known to target people of other religious backgrounds, like Christians in Libya, offer “a brutal reminder” of people who suffer under religious restrictions, Faris said.

She said her organization partners with other groups on the national and international scale to combat these restrictions and ensure people’s rights to their own faith.

Junior government and politics major Chisato Kario grew

up in Japan, where many people do not practice any religion. She said she thought it was interesting to hear about religious diversity in America and how religious intolerance affects so many internationally.

Although she isn’t familiar with many religions, Kario said she feels religious freedom is important to address.

“People should have that right, to believe whatever they want. No one should be able to force them to do anything,” Kario said. “It’s just a basic human dignity.”

Faris encouraged students such as Kario to lend their voices and efforts to the cause of religious freedom domestically and internationally by promoting tolerance and outreach through their own congregations and organizations. She said progress is being made, but more work must be done to further combat religious oppression.

“When we come together across religious lines or racial lines, we are so much stronger,” Hassan said. “The haters will be haters and what I have learned is I can’t change people … but if we all stand together on the right side, eventually their voice will be minimized and will disappear.” meichensehrdbk@gmail.com

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PhD candidate will compete as coder Andrew Ruef to participate in the first Cyber Grand Challenge this summer

By Carly Kempler @CarlyKempler Staff writer Ever since he read about World War II code-breakers as a h ig h school student, A ndrew Ruef knew he wanted to learn to code and eventually use it to protect information.

“It’s sort of cl iche, but it’s the truth,” the doctoral candidate studying computer science said. “Reading about being able to control information and how to protect it — that’s always had a deep interest to me.”

Now, Ruef i s u si n g h i s i n te re s t i n c o d i n g a s h e continues research at this university and prepares to participate in a national cybersecurity competition.

Ruef will compete in the f i rs t C yb er G ra nd Ch a llenge in June, a competition sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of the U.S. Defense Department. He will be competing as an employee for the consulting company Trail of Bits, which employs programmers to come up with new techniques to expose vulnerabilities, he said.

“When this program was announced, we knew we had good programmers,” Ruef said. “We wondered if we could teach a robot to hack — the intellectual aspect also sounded interesting.”

For the competition, each tea m is requ i red to bu i ld a robot or a machine that can detect vulnerabilities or errors i n va rious sof tware systems. The agency has granted several teams, including the Trail of Bits team, $1.5 million each over the course of two years to complete the project. There a re seven f u nded tea m s,

which each submitted a proposal to receive the grant, a nd 90 u n f u nded tea m s, who pay their own way to compete in the challenge, Ruef said.

All teams will be tested in a qualifying event in June and will be scored on how many vulnerabilities they can identify. T he top seven teams move on to the finals, which will take place in 2016, Ruef said. The competition will select a winner who creates the most efficient system for preventing attacks for a $2 million prize.

“It’s difficult to know when we’ve written a program correctly,” Ruef said. “It’s difficult to know if we’ve written a program that is secure. We’re trying to make automatic systems that can determine if a program is secure or not.”

Michael Hicks, a computer science professor at this university, said Ruef’s prior experience in cybersecurity enhanced his opportunities at this university and Trail of Bits.

“Andrew was an unusual case because he’d worked a lot in the industry of cybersecurity before he was a n u nd erg ra du ate,” sa id Hicks, Ruef’s adviser. “He’s a bright guy, and he had a lot of ideas on how to make things better.”

Hicks, who is peripherally involved with Trail of Bits, works with Ruef on this security contest, but much of Ruef’s research is focused on how to build secure software systems the right way, Hicks said.

Similar to his work with this competition, Ruef focuses his graduate research on writing secure computer programs and software to protect from cyberattacks.

H icks referenced the university’s data breach in

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ANDREW RUEF, a doctoral candidate studying computer science, will compete in the Cyber Grand Challenge sponsored by the Defense Department in June. photo courtesy of andrew ruef February 2014 as an example of how Ruef’s work could benefit the campus.

“There are vulnerabilities in the software [of this university], which are coding m i s t a k e s ,” H i c k s s a i d .

“Those errors allow clever adversaries to manipulate the system. A l l of us had ou r ident ity i n form at ion potentially compromised as a result. Andrew is trying to prevent this; he’s making sure we don’t have vulnerable coding, that we build things right the first time.”

Sophomore Elliot Hazzard agrees cybersecurity is a paramount issue, especially for this university.

“T he v u l nerabi l ities that were discovered in the system last year were a real wa ke up ca l l for how t he university has operated,”

the geographic information systems major said. “Compromising all that sensitive information like social security numbers and student records really put cybersecurity in the spotlight for the university community as well as the larger society.”

Ruef said this competition is somet h i ng DA R PA has been planning for a while to improve cybersecurity, which aligns with his own views.

“Recently, in the last three to four years, DA R PA has been funding a lot of areas in cybersecurity,” Ruef said. “[At the challenge,] you build a robot and teach it how to hack, and then the advantage of that is you can use it find vulnerabilities in your own company’s software to fix.” ckemplerdbk@gmail.com

DISTRICT From PAGE 1 the University of Maryland, which is under construction.

“The university [has been] trying to distribute those amenities throughout the city, but this area was essentially excluded,” Colella said.

“We recognize that we have a bit of a hole in the donut.”

T h e a re a d e ve lop m e nt would also include renovating bike and pedestrian pathways to encourage greater community connectivity. The idea is to create an environment that fosters creativity by allowing faculty, students and residents to interact freely, Gross said.

“You need to have an ecosystem t h at b u i ld s up on itself,” Gross said. “The innovation district is taking those basic research ideas and applying that research in a commercial way to put those ideas into practice.”

By combining the assets offered by the M Square Research Park with innovation from the university’s faculty and students, the area is expected to draw corporations looking to develop new ideas,

brian darmody (left), this university’s research and economic development assistant vice president (left), and Adam Gross, with Ayers Saint Gross, listen at last night’s City Council meeting about the plans for the College Park innovation district. josh loock/the diamondback Darmody said.

The draft, which has been in the works for about nine months, was produced by a committee composed of faculty, staff and students from this university, as well as professional consultants.

“We’ve come up w ith a pretty creative pla n w ith a lot of input,” Gross said.

“W hen we’re done, we’re going to add the coolness factor to College Park. It will be ‘Cool-age Park.’”

T he com m it te e lo oke d at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s University Park, which began undergoing construction in 1985, for inspiration, Gross said.

MIT’s University Park hosts

a mix of office and laboratory buildings that are home to various biotech companies as well as housing, retail and g reen spaces. A mong the buildings is the Cambridge Innovation Center, a mixeduse building open to professionals and students, which has produced 1,700 startups since its inception in 1999.

Gross said he hopes the Innovation District creates spaces like that.

T hough different plans for the site were developed in 2008 and 2010, this draft comes out on top after taking more people’s i nput i nto account, District 3 Councilman Robert Day said.

“This is a long time

com i ng,” Day sa id. “It is amazing to see what we have in front of us, given where we started.”

Similar to The Hotel, the innovation district is a sign of the university and the city working more closely together, Day said, which creates a national appeal.

“One of the catalysts we have is shareholders sitting at the table together working to create bridges,” Day said.

“Other people outside the county and outside the state are starting to take notice and will be more willing to invest more time and money in this place.” emuellerdbk@gmail.com

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Students who believe DOTS unfairly gave them a parking ticket will be able to appeal to the Office of Student Conduct for a second decision beginning this fall.

The only way students can utilize this option is if they include new information about the circumstances of the ticket when they apply for a second appeal, said Mary Hummel, the Campus Transportation Advisory Committee chairwoman and student affairs assistant vice president.

The Office of Student Conduct is planning to h ave a s t u d e nt ap p e llate board made up of a student leader, eight to 12 student board members and a graduate student who would select, train and advise the board, said Andrea Goodwin, Office of Student Conduct director. The board will review the ticket and first appeal decision before ruling to uphold, reduce or remove the fine, Goodwin said.

“The appeal process is for students, and to have our students manage that makes sense because our office does a lot of stuff dealing with students,” she said.

Under the first appeal process, students have the option to submit a complaint to a Department of Transportation Services student employee or an independent judge at district court, DOTS Director David Allen said.

The first appeal system, which was “designed for and by other students,” is conducted by DOTS student employees who read appeals and use the available information to judge the situation and make a decision, Allen said.

“It’s one student, and the decision is final,” Allen said. “A student might get advice from other students, but generally it’s one ticket, one student.”

DOTS and the advisory c o m m i t te e re m o v e d t h e second appeal process — which cost $10,000 to operate — in summer 2013 to offset an expected 7 percent rise in parking fees as officials reallocated funds to expand Shuttle-UM services and other services, Hummel said.

Additionally, some students were trying to appeal tickets just because they didn’t want a ticket, and not because they had a new valid argument for why the ticket was unjust, Hummel said.

“There was a feeling that people didn’t like the first decision, but had no new information to present, so it got away from the point of the second appeal,” she said.

In response to student concerns, the advisory voted 7-4 in October to reinstate the second appeal with approval from Linda Clement, student affairs vice president.

The student conduct office can operate the secondary appea l process for about $2,000, which made its reinstatement feasible, Allen said. Hiring a student rather than a professional to chair the board made the process c h e a p e r, G o o d w i n s a i d , and officials also streamlined it to make appeals less time-consuming.

The first appeals process will be getting some updates as well, Allen said. DOTS officials hope to develop video appeals, in which the student and reviewer could speak online for five to eight minutes before a decision is made.

Junior kinesiology major Jessica Brown said the second appeal is a great idea because it involves a board of students who don’t work for DOTS, unlike the first appeal, in which a single student DOTS employee makes the final decision.

“It’s always going to be more fair when there are more than just one person,” Brown said.

“When it’s one person, they can have biases, but if multiple people work on it they can combine points of view and make a better decision.” jmagnessdbk@gmail.com

liquor From PAGE 1 p l a c e n a t i o n a l ly a f te r Prohibition ended in the 1930s. A recent wave of refor m led most states to c h a n ge t h o s e l a w s , a nd now 38 states cu rrently allow some form of liquor sales on Sunday.

This state is one of 19 that allows local governments to decide for themselves, and Montgomery County began allowing Sunday liquor sales in 2010.

While the bill failed in this county during the two previous legislative sessions, it gained momentum this year after supporters focused on the revenue it would bring to the area, bill sponsor Del. Michael Vaughn (D-Prince George’s) said.

Vaughn cited a 2013 task force report that estimated $1 million in county tax revenue is lost each year from prohibiting Sunday alcohol sales.

“Certainly, when you

LIQUOR bottles sit on a shelf in a College Park liquor store. josh loock/the diamondback look at the fiscal challenges we have in Prince George’s County, I don’t think we are in a position to lose any revenues to neighboring jurisdictions,” Vaughn said.

Vaug h n sa id the report also included a survey that showed 7 3 percent of respondents supported Sunday liquor sales.

“This is a moving trend that’s sweeping across the country,” he said. “I think more than anything it was t h e re v e n u e a s p e c t t h a t finally pushed it over the hump this time.” jbanisterdbk@gmail.com

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Ronk: A tested president

ast year, the Student Government Association treated university students to a groan-inducing single-candidate presidential election, as the governing body ruled uncontested candidate Josh Ratner ineligible to run because of his GPA just one day shy of the original candidate registration period’s closing.

The electoral twist ultimately threw then-sophomore Patrick Ronk into the race — not quite at the very last minute but certainly near enough to it to generate significant alarm — with a limited platform and little experience. It proved a testament to the general political apathy on the campus and the sorry state of top SGA leadership; after all, what government struggles to produce a single eligible candidate to head its executive body?

One year later, however, Ronk has far exceeded this editorial board’s modest (frankly, almost nonexistent) expectations. His levelheadedness in the face of severe University System of Maryland budget cuts, willingness to cooperate and compromise with administrators, and meticulous approach to lobbying in Annapolis have molded one of the strongest SGA presidencies in recent memory.

Similarly, this year’s election itself far surpasses that of yesteryear. Two self-driven candidates — the incumbent Ronk of the Next Party and SGA Sustainability Director Ori Gutin of the Voice Party — have emerged with distinct platforms, prompted not out of mere necessity but out of a sincere desire to enact change and govern the student body. And while both touch upon this academic year’s hot-button issues, such as the sexual misconduct policy, diversity and the elimination of student parking, these platforms also present enough disparities to

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make a vote in this year’s presidential election a real choice rather than a foregone conclusion.

Under Ronk, the SGA has moved beyond a broad, often nebulous approach to lobbying in Annapolis. Where in past years, the SGA has focused its efforts on simply calling for comprehensive increases in education funding and slowing the growth of tuition rates, Ronk’s SGA has taken measured action on specific bills that affect students in this state.

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This year’s SGA election presents two driven candidates, but this university needs Patrick Ronk — a proven, practical leader.

This legislative session, the state General Assembly passed bills limiting system institutions’ access to students’ private social media accounts and protecting interns from harassment and discrimination, two pieces of legislation lobbied for by the SGA. Ronk has pledged to continue that sensible approach next year, citing specific bills on which he’d focus the SGA’s lobbying efforts. As an Annapolis insider — he’s interned with state Sen. Richard Madaleno Jr. for the past two legislative sessions — with a proven track record, Ronk hasn’t given students reason to doubt him on that front.

On the campus, Ronk’s SGA has called successfully for the University Athletic Council’s approval of alcohol sales at school athletic events, the creation of a police advisory board and the reinstatement of the Department of Trans-

portation Services’ second appeals process for tickets. Though some have criticized Ronk’s closeness with university administrators, saying it comes at the expense of student voices, it’s clear Ronk recognizes the limits of the SGA’s political clout and has worked within the system to achieve logical goals.

Gutin’s Voice Party platform, with its overwhelming emphasis on fostering student input, is admirable yet flawed, lacking some of the Next Party’s clearly articulated plans.

While there’s something to be said for bringing students into the decision-making fold, most members of this university’s community don’t engage with the SGA because they simply don’t care. Reaching out to students likely won’t solve the problem of budget cuts or increase lobbying efficiency, and boosting the SGA’s level of interaction with students will require an attitude shift at every level, not just at the presidency.

Moreover, Gutin’s push to allocate $5,000 of the SGA’s $50,000 yearly legislative funds toward the Campus Creek restoration, a $2 million effort that received the rest of its funding entirely from university departments and a state grant, suggests a lack of attention to the bottom line. Ronk, for his part, repeatedly has worked responsibly within this state’s and university’s fiscal climates.

Both candidates bring valid ideas to the table, but with the university facing some of its most trying financial times this decade, Ronk has proven himself an arbiter of responsible change. His tried-and-true approaches to lobbying and university policy have set a new precedent for the often-embattled SGA. University students deserve a leader they can lean on, and Ronk has proven himself more than capable of shouldering the load.

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ve r t h e pa s t we e k , I ’ve spoken to hundreds of students on the campus and asked them all the same question: If you had an issue you wanted to speak with the SGA about, would you know how to?

The resounding answer was: “No, should I?” Yes, you should. That is why I’m running for student body president with the Voice Party.

The fundamental purpose of the Student Government Association is to connect with students — to learn what they care about, what they’re passionate about, what their needs are, and then boldly advocate those needs. I realize not every student on this campus has a blaring issue that they need solved; in fact, I hope most don’t. But for those who do, whether be the problem big or small, the SGA needs to be a resource they can go to. The Voice Party will make that happen.

For two years, I’ve been the SGA Director of Sustainability and have dedicated myself to progressing environmental action in our community. I’ve fought tirelessly to get this university to commit to purchasing only clean energy by the year 2020, pilot composting in dorms this fall, secure $500,000 to restore Campus Creek and persuade two bars in College Park to begin recycling programs.

Most importantly, I have prioritized engaging other students on sustainability and empowering them to take action. I brought 60 students to a weekend-long environmental youth conference for free, sent 95 students to the largest climate protest in U.S. history and coordinated two student environmental lobbying nights in Annapolis.

So, why would I switch to run for president rather than continuing with sustainability?

Because throughout the past year, I’ve seen a fundamental disconnect between students and the SGA. We are meant to advocate for students, yet we

make a minimal effort to connect with the student body. That needs to change.

Also, it’s the SGA’s job not only to advocate for students, but also to empower others to become active citizens of the campus. I want to see an SGA that facilitates the expression of any student’s voice on the campus, not just one that that can speak loudly alone.

Many voices speaking in unison will always be more powerful than one speaking alone, no matter how loud you shout.

I’ve dedicated the past few years to sustainability — and that will remain a top priority — but I am eager to expand my horizons to all issues.

If the Voice Party is in office, we will fight rape culture on the campus by not only ensuring that every incoming student receives sexual assault prevention training, but also that sexual assault survivors have the accommodations they need by passing a comprehensive survivor bill of rights.

We will support inclusivity by providing expanded funding to multicultural organizations and establishing an SGA liaison to the Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy Office.

We will ensure students cannot be ignored in Annapolis by engaging the entire campus community in advocating for higher education affordability and fighting future tuition increases. Most importantly, we will consult with students every step of the way, ensuring we are truly meeting student needs and constantly working with the dedicated and passionate members of our campus.

Yes, I do not have the experience of already being SGA president, but I promise you that, if elected, I will dedicate every moment of my year to learning all there is to know about our campus, truly connecting with students, and ultimately creating a better university.

Learn more about the Voice P a r ty by v i s i t i n g w w w . u m d voiceparty.org, and please make sure to vote, Voice or Next, in this year’s SGA election.

Ori Gutin is a SGA presidential candidate, a Voice Party member and a junior environmental science and policy major. He can be reached at omgutin@gmail.com.

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Here’s what’s next and who can provide it

t’s hard to believe we’re at the end of another year. For me, the end of the semester also will be the end of my tenure as the SGA’s vice president of academic affairs. I’m so proud of everything we’ve accomplished this year, particularly when it comes to academic affairs. In September, I wrote a guest column for The Diamondback, making some big promises for the school year, and I’m excited to say the SGA has fulfilled every single one.

In response to the nationwide epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses, we worked with the Office of Civil Rights & Sexual Misconduct to develop language for syllabi outlining the process for reporting an incident and/or receiving an academic accommodation. Next year, the SGA hopefully will work to ensure the University Senate requires all professors to include this in their syllabi.

To combat outrageous costs of textbooks, we worked with University Libraries to stock all the textbooks for the 50 courses with the highest enrollment. Under my leadership, the SGA Academic Affairs Committee developed an open-source textbook website with resources for professors and students. We presented a comprehensive proposal for innovative financial literacy education to Provost Mary Ann Rankin. We also worked with the Office of Student Conduct to amend the Code of Academic Integrity to ensure more access to legal representatives and due process for students.

Although we’ve accomplished a lot, there’s still work to be done.

We need to pass a grief bereavement policy to ensure that students who suffer the loss of a loved one can be given time to mourn without sacri-

ficing their academics. We need to implement in-person sexual assault trainings that enable all students to intervene to prevent an assault.

As Terps, we should all be deeply invested in electing people that can continue to advocate for students and produce tangible results.

Patrick Ronk and the Next Party have led the way in effective, results-oriented advocacy. During the last year, members of the Next Party have worked to institute a Department of Transportation Services ticket second-appeal process, successfully lobbied to pass a law protecting interns from sexual harassment and discrimination, established a Police Chief’s Advisory Board, pushed for the sale of alcohol at athletic events to reduce binge drinking and much more.

Patrick Ronk also has been a true voice for students. When that un-

speakable viral email came to light, he immediately reached out to university President Wallace Loh to schedule a town hall so students could voice their concerns. Disappointed by the university’s refusal to punish A.J. Hurwitz, Patrick Ronk presented the administration with a comprehensive proposal to change our Code of Student Conduct to include punishments for hate speech.

The attacks the other party is levying at him are a desperate attempt at trying to malign the legacy of a tireless student advocate.

The Next Party deserves the chance to build on their record of success.

Some of the plans outlined in their platform include passing a grief bereavement policy, mandating sexual assault resources in syllabi, continuing to lobby in Annapolis for lower tuition and fighting for student

parking for on-campus residents.

These ideas are specific, achievableand include detailed action-plans.

On the other hand, the Voice Party’s goals are vague and rather simple. They can’t seem to offer any specifics or plans besides increasing student outreach. Ori Gutin is a passionate leader, but he has experience working on only sustainability issues. Though sustainability is important, it’s not the only issue that students care about. Being an expert in this one area does not make him qualified to be SGA president, especially when competing against an experienced, tested candidate like Patrick Ronk.

Charmaine Wilson-Jones is the SGA vice president of academic affairs and a senior government and politics major.

She can be reached at cwilsonj@terpmail. umd.edu.

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ESSAY | YOGURT

GETTING TO THE GREEK

With the inexplicable and meteoric rise of yogurt — both Greek and otherwise — the tasty dairy snack has become the new go-to fad food

Greek yogurt might have originated in a land far away, but fairly recently, the dairy product has taken hold of the hearts of Americans who’ve made it their own.

By Anna Muckerman @DBKDiversions For The Diamondback Ah, Greek yogurt. There’s nothing more delicious than a little cup of fruit-flavored, fermented milk. Think back — what did you even eat before 2007? You probably can’t remember, and it doesn’t matter. After the rise of Greek yogurt, nothing was the same.

Walk down the dairy aisle of any grocery store, and it’s hard to miss the rows of brightly colored little cups. Beyond Greek yogurt, there are probiotic varieties, ones with candy on top and liquefied “drinkable yogurt.” Healthier chains even offer yogurt made from sheep’s milk.

But ask your parents how many

types of yogurt they ate growing up, and you might be surprised. The yogurt trend is relatively recent in the U.S., and yogurt gained much of its popularity within the past decade.

Dannon Co. introduced yogurt to the masses during the mid-20th century, but there were hardly many varieties until 1991, when the company introduced blended fruit flavors. Yogurt became the latest food trend, and companies began to experiment with everything from nutrition to packaging.

Before Greek yogurt was a breakfast necessity, companies tried out other versions. Go-Gurt. Dannon Drinkables. Dannon introduced Activia probiotic yogurt in 2006, claiming it would help reduce diges-

tive issues. In 2009, Dylan and Cole Sprouse (or Zack and Cody, respectively) of Disney fame starred in an ad for Danimals Crush Cups. Apparently, spoons were out that year, and it was more attractive to squeeze yogurt up into your mouth. Needless to say, the trend was short-lived.

And now — cue angel choir — the invention of Greek yogurt.

Chobani was the first company to own the market when Hamdi Ulukaya, a Turkey native, bought a closed yogurt factory in 2005. The product quickly took off, and by 2009, it was in major chains such as Costco Wholesale and ShopRite.

Dannon and Yoplait, which had controlled the U.S. yogurt market for decades, scrambled to develop

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spin-offs of the strained delicacy.

And the trend just keeps growing.

Chobani introduced Greek yogurt with oats this past year — a product that is entirely unnecessary and frankly quite disgusting in both texture and appearance. However, it does boast 10 grams of protein and an equal amount of whole grains.

With yogurt, we can have our cake and eat it … in liquid form.

There are whole lines of sickeningly sweet creations, including lemon meringue and cafe mocha.

And if just the flavor of dessert wasn’t enough, Dannon’s Oikos introduced chocolate on top and caramel on top for more ooey goodness. Chobani Flips have a topping on one side you can dump

into creatively named yogurts such as Nutty for ‘Nana and Chocolate Haze Craze.

The rise of Greek yogurt is rather remarkable — from hardly heardof to the newest fad food in just a few years. The demand has spurred bizarre flavors (like green tea and grape) and interesting partnerships (Oikos Triple Zero is the official yogurt of the NFL).

Yogurt is thought to have originated in Central Asia during the Neolithic Era, so the U.S. is a little late to the party. But in true American style, we’ve embraced it with enough fervor that you wouldn’t even know it wasn’t our invention. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

ESSAY | BUYING MUSIC VIDEOS

who buys music videos anymore?

Now that smartphones and YouTube have paired up, buying music videos seems out-of-date and pointless

By Maeve Dunigan @maevedunigan Staff writer I can remember the first music video I ever purchased. I was in seventh grade and had just gotten a purple fifth-generation iPod Nano, which I thought was the single coolest piece of technology ever to grace the earth. Having graduated from my old first-generation iPod Shuffle — which had no screen and basically looked like a white Lego brick with some buttons — I wanted to take advantage of all my new video-playing device had to offer

by buying a music video that was conceptually intriguing and artfully made. So, naturally, I bought the music video to Katy Perry’s “Hot N Cold.”

I can’t estimate the number of times I watched that video. Having very little money and a very limited and terrible taste in music meant that my iPod was home to few songs.

Throughout long car rides, I would eventually get tired of listening to my Glee: The Music, The Complete Season One album and I would decide to watch the “Hot N Cold” music video, and 10 minutes later I would watch it again and again and again.

Back then, buying music videos barely made sense. I bought the video because I owned a device that could do a fairly limited number of things. In fact, the main selling points of the iPod itself were its music storage, its size and its ability to play videos (music or otherwise).

We live in a world today in which our phones can do anything — well, most things. If you want to see a music video, you can search it on YouTube. There is no practical reason to spend money on something that you can watch for free anytime without owning it.

Buying a music video isn’t like

buying a song or a movie. I’ve never heard people brag that they have an extensive collection of music videos.

Yet there they are on iTunes, for sale.

The simple fact that these videos are still for sale means people are still buying them (“Sonic Highways” is No. 1 on Billboard’s list of top music video sales, followed by Miley Cyrus’ “Bangerz”). But who are these buyers? Who is willing to spend $2 on something so accessible and free?

Not only can you buy music videos on iTunes, but the musicpurchasing site also gives you the option to “gift” them to a friend,

a gift that instead of continuing to give, seems not to really give anything at all.

Music videos are important and let artists experiment with their craft by allowing fans to see visual representations of their songs. Music videos are compelling, fresh and sometimes shocking. That being said, purchasing a music video just doesn’t make sense anymore. Video may have killed the radio star, but maybe smartphones are about to kill the music video salesman. mdunigandbk@gmail,com

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Dunn provides veteran voice on top-ranked defense Junior impresses with leadership after return from injury; grabs key ground ball in comeback win over Ohio State

By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Senior staff writer After two months of games in six different cities, the Terrapins men’s lacrosse team’s 10-game winning streak was in serious danger late in its contest against Ohio State on Saturday.

The Buckeyes held a three-goal lead with five minutes remaining and were closing in on a win that would give them a share of the Big Ten regular-season title.

But when the Terps huddled on the sideline during a media timeout, defender Matt Dunn refocused his team. “[Dunn] looked at me with a really serious face and said, ‘All right, this isn’t over,’” goalkeeper Kyle Bernlohr said. “When a guy like him speaks, it really sends a message to everybody.”

The Terps responded with three goals to force overtime, and though attackman Jay Carlson’s goal secured the victory, it was Dunn’s leadership amid adversity that ignited the Terps’ furious comeback.

“When he said, ‘We’re coming back and winning this game,’ all around, everyone thought, ‘Yeah, we are going to win this game,’” Bernlohr said.

Along with defenders Casey Ikeda and Mac Pons, Dunn serves on a starting backline that has helped the Terps post the best goals-against average in the country. And Saturday,

Defender matt dunn looks to pass during the Terps’ 11-4 win over Princeton on March 7. The junior is a key starter on the Terps defense.

Dunn began the sequence that led to Carlson’s game-clinching goal.

On the first overtime possession, defensive midfielder Isaiah DavisAllen stripped Buckeyes midfielder David Planning before Dunn recovered the ground ball and carried it

into open space. Later in the possession, Carlson ended the contest with his third goal of the game.

Plays like that make Dunn a force on defense and allow his on-field play to mirror the impact he makes on the sideline and in the locker room.

Dunn missed four games in late March and early April with an injury, but that didn’t stop him from “directing traffic” from the sideline, Bernlohr said. “ B e i n g i n j u re d , i t ’s to u g h because you can’t do much phys-

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By Aaron Kasinitz @AaronKazreports Senior staff writer The Terrapins football team has granted running back Jacquille Veii a release to transfer, an athletic department spokesman said Tuesday.

Veii, a Gaithersburg native, split time at running back and slot wide receiver during his two years in College Park. He finished the 2014 season with 16 catches for 230 yards and gained 105 yards on 19 carries.

Veii totaled three touchdowns his sophomore season.

T h e tea m a n n o u n c e d Friday that running back Albert Reid and safety Zach Da n c e l wo u l d t ra n s fe r, making Veii the third contributor to depart from coach Randy Edsall’s program this spring. Like Reid and Dancel, Veii is hoping to earn more playing time elsewhere.

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ically in the game, so I’m just trying to contribute everything I can to help our team be successful,” Dunn said. “I know what it’s like to be on the field and hearing people from the sideline, from the crowd, supporting you. It makes a big difference.”

When the Terps hold player-only meetings, Dunn is one of several players capable of grabbing his teammates’ attention, Bernlohr said.

“Our team, the way it works, is there’s more than one leader,” Dunn said. “I try to be, but there are many guys who also fill that role.”

Throughout the season, Terps coach John Tillman has lauded his squad’s depth on defense, attributing its success to the system rather than one individual player.

After all-American defender Goran Murray was ruled ineligible before the season, Dunn and Ikeda were tasked with mentoring Pons, a sophomore, while stabilizing the Terps’ backline. Next year, Ikeda will graduate, leaving Dunn with even more responsibility.

But that shouldn’t be an issue for the junior, who has shown the ability to take charge and has earned the respect of his teammates.

“When Dunn, with his presence, starts to talk in the room, you just lock in,” long pole Matt Neufeldt said. “He just has such a connecting voice and presence. … I could see him being the president.” jneedelmandbk@gmail.com

rams From PAGE 8 He went six innings while allowing one run on five hits and one walk against a Rams lineup that boasted five hitters batting better than .300, including Farrar.

While the Terps often had to overcome subpar pitching performances earlier in the season, Shaffer’s solid outing was the latest quality start. Three of the last four starters have pitched six innings or more and given up one or no runs.

The only starter who didn’t was left-hander Tayler Stiles, who was carted off the field after two pitches when he took a line drive to the face. Stiles since has returned home from the hospital after having surgery on a fractured orbital bone.

Center fielder LaMonte Wade (sore hand) and left fielder Tim Lewis (stomach virus), meanwhile, returned to the starting lineup after missing the threegame series against the Titans this past weekend.

In the second inning Tuesday, Wade produced the Terps’ lone run. After right fielder Anthony Papio drew a leadoff walk, Lewis was hit by a pitch. Two batters later, Wade drove in Papio with a single, his first RBI since his return to action.

The Rams struggled to generate offense, too. Rams shortstop Vimael Machin notched

three of the team’s 10 hits, while the Terps had six hits and stranded nine runners.

“We got ourselves in a lot of bad counts and just couldn’t put good at-bats together,” Szefc said. “Everybody shut us down.”

While the Terps relied on Shaffer and Morris to silence the Rams’ bats, VCU leaned on its relievers after starter Sean Thompson exited before the fourth inning. Three relievers came on to combine for seven shutout innings.

Shaffer started the seventh on the mound, but he exited the game after surrendering two straight singles with the last hit striking him in the leg.

Szefc said Shaffer probably won’t miss any time.

With the tying run on third and no outs, Morris induced a double play, but first baseman Darian Carpenter scored to tie the game.

The Terps threatened to take the lead in the 10th inning when pinch hitter Kevin Biondic drew a leadoff walk and the go-ahead run reached second base with one out. But they couldn’t drive in the crucial run.

It cost them in the bottom of the inning when the Rams hit three singles to load the bases with one out, setting the stage for Farrar’s game-winning single.

“Just a very frustrating night,” Szefc said. “It’s tough when we can’t get anything going offensively.” psuittsdbk@gmail.com

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Reports: Terps to play Georgetown Old rivals haven’t played in Washington area since early in 1993 season

By Ryan Baillargeon @RyanBaillargeon Senior staff writer The Terrapins men’s basketball team is set to meet G e o rge tow n i n t h e f i rs t annual Gavitt Tipoff Games next season, according to multiple reports.

The Terps and Hoyas, two prominent programs with campuses located about 17 miles from each other, haven’t played in a scheduled regular-season game since 1993, when the Terps eked out an 84-83 win in overtime. That was the only time the two programs have scheduled a contest against each other in more than three decades.

The teams, once rivals, stopped playing each other

after an argument between former Terps coach Lefty Driesell and former Hoyas coach John Thompson in 1980. That feud between the schools continued during Gary Williams’ tenure.

In February 2012, university Athletic Director Kevin Anderson announced he would stop scheduling contests against Georgetown in all sports until it agreed to a men’s basketball matchup.

T h e sc h o o l s h ave m e t twice in tournaments since the 1993 game. The Te r ps b ea t t h e Hoya s i n the Sweet 16 of the 2001 NCAA tournament en route to a Final Four appearance, and Georgetown exacted reve n ge Nov. 3 0, 2 0 0 8, with a blowout win in the Old Spice Classic.

BASEBALL | RAMS 2, No. 21 TERPS 1

Extra-inning hit lifts VCU to win Rams hand Terps another loss in 10

By Phillip Suitts @PhillipSuitts Staff writer Through the first 37 games this season, the Terrapins baseball team hadn’t played an extrainning game. But for the second straight contest last night, the Terps were tied with their opponent after nine innings.

A n d a ga i n , t h e Te r p s couldn’t pull out a victory.

Two days after the No. 21 Terps fell to Cal State Fullerton on a 10th inning homer, they lost on a walk-off single to VCU, 2-1, at The Diamond in Richmond, Virginia.

With the bases loaded in the extra frame, Rams center fielder Logan Farrar drove in the winning run with a single

through the middle of the infield. Terps left-hander Zach Morris took the loss after pitching three scoreless innings in relief before allowing the game-winning run.

“We can’t go on the road and score one run and expect to win a game,” coach John Szefc said.

“Our pitching and defense was pretty good. But until we find some kind of consistency, this is what we’ll have.”

Terps right-hander Brian Shaffer made his fifth start this season Tuesday and his first appearance since April 1, after Szefc said he had saved the freshman, who was experiencing elbow soreness, for precautionary reasons.

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They have played a total of 62 times over the years, with the Terps holding a 36-26 edge.

T h e Wa s h i n g t o n P o s t reports the schools will head to Verizon Center for a matchup in the 2016-17 season. The Post could not immediately confirm that a game between the teams will take place next season at Xfinity Center. The last homeand-home series in consecutive seasons was during the 1974 and 1975 seasons.

The Gavitt Tipoff Games, named after Dave Gavitt, the Big East’s first commissioner, is a new annual series of eight games between Big Ten and Big East opponents set to run from 2015 to 2022. rbaillargeondbk@gmail.com

BY THE NUMBERS

22 years

since the Terps have played Georgetown in the Washington area

7 years

since the Terps and Georgetown have played a game

36-26

advantage the Terps hold in the all-time series between the programs

14 months passed between the Terps’ last meeting with the Hoyas in the Washington area and guard Melo Trimble’s birth

guard melo trimble dribbles up the floor during the Terps’ 80-56 loss at Ohio State in January.

The Terps hold a 36-26 edge over Georgetown in the all-time series. alik mcintosh/the diamondback

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