April 27, 2015 by The Diamondback

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SEE postpones Sniper screenings to fall By Michael Errigo @M_Errigo Senior staff writer Controversy struck this campus last week when SEE decided to postpone two screenings of the film American Sniper as part of its spring movie series as a result of concern from student organizations. Student Entertainment Events announced Wednesday that it had

decided to postpone the screenings and that it hoped to organize “a thoughtful, respectful program and discussion surrounding the screening” to take place next fall. In a statement posted on the organization’s website that same day, SEE President Isha Aggarwal wrote: “SEE supports freedom of expression and hopes to create space for the airing of opposing viewpoints and differing perceptions. ... While not

easy, we want to start having these hard conversations.” The situation began April 8, when SEE announced on its Facebook page it would be replacing Jupiter Ascending with American Sniper as the last film in its spring movie series, to run in Hoff Theater on May 6 and 7. A Change.org petition sponsored by the Muslim Students Association, one of several student groups that voiced concern against the

mov i e, s t ate d t h at t h e f i l m “dehu ma n i zes Musl i m i nd ividuals, promotes the idea of sen seless m a ss mu rder, a nd portrays negative and inaccurate stereotypes.” In response to the backlash, SEE posted a statement standing by the choice. In it, the organization’s public relations director, See sniper, Page 2 The Board and Brew gained financial assistance with a retail grant. tommy piantone/for the diamondback

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ryan stepney, 10, of Catonsville extinguishes a fire Saturday at the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute technology booth on Maryland Day. Students, alumni and other visitors from the university community celebrated Maryland Day with activities and events around the campus, including those at Stamp Student Union, Campus Farm and on McKeldin Mall. rachel george/the diamondback

For Brian McClimens, opening a new business came with unexpected costs. But with the help of the College Park Retail Attraction & Expansion Fund, the co-owner of The Board and Brew avoided major monetary struggles as he started the endeavor. “There are a lot of unexpected costs that come up along the way,” McClimens said. “Without the fund, we would have been in some trouble.” The Board and Brew, a coffee shop with more than 500 board games for patrons, and Laser Essential, a specialized cosmetic center with skintreatment services, are the only two College Park businesses that have taken advantage of the fund since it was created in February 2013, said Michael Stiefvater, the city’s economic development coordinator. New or expanding businesses can apply for matching grants of up to $25,000 to help cover their improvement costs and extensions of 1,000 square feet or more. They designed the fund to attract independent, locally owned businesses to vacant retail spaces in the city, according to city documents. See Retail, Page 3

LGBT students take to Stamp in drag for Pride Prom Event features drag, burlesque performers By Jess Nocera @jessmnocera Staff writer Will Soergel attended his high school prom without a date. He felt insecure about identifying as bisexual and the stigma attached to asking a date who was also part of the LGBTQ community. But Saturday night, Soergel was able to go to the prom he couldn’t fully enjoy back in high school. “[Pride Prom] is the most inclusive place especially for what it is trying to do, an exciting place with people that are LGBT and that are reliving prom,” said Soergel, a sophomore

classical languages and literatures and history major. About 50 students were dressed in traditional prom clothing as well as corsets and drag attire for Pride Alliance’s annual Pride Prom in Stamp Student Union’s Atrium. The prom is held at the end of Pride Month as a cumulative celebration, said Pride Alliance President Camille Veselka, and this year was the first time there was a theme: Drag and Dragons. Pride Alliance’s mission is to provide a safe and supportive environment for LGBTQ students within the university community, Veselka said. “Pride Prom is the chance for a lot of queer people to go to prom in a way that they weren’t allowed to or couldn’t for safety reasons in high school,” said Veselka, a sophomore economics major who identifies as bisexual. The prom featured performances by drag king Goldie Peacock and burlesque dancer Glam Gamz. With neon-blue hair, Peacock performed — as what they like to call — very flamboyant performances.

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Univ architecture class uses kindergartners’ advice for project By Jeremy Snow @jeremyM_snow Senior staff writer Kindergartners at the Center for Young Children asked for new playground equipment. One wanted a rocket ship to fly to space. Another asked for a dress-up stage. And though not all the requests were realistic, a university architecture class is using the kids’ suggestions to build new playground equipment for the CYC. Over the past two weeks, the playground received a new vegetable garden, a performance stage and a play teepee, said plant science and landscape architecture professor Steven Cohan. The class carved a slide from an industrial pipe and curved

A child slides down a carved industrial pipe at the Center for Young Children’s playground. A university architecture class is using children’s suggestions to build new equipment. rachel george/the diamondback willows around the top, and on Maryland Day, they added a drawbridge between two trees. Continued funding will allow the CYC to begin a second phase of renovations by May, Cohan said. The CYC will build a “secret stage” near some of the plants and install a weather station on a playhouse. For the performance stage, they

also hope to build a pergola — an outdoor roof-like feature — and set up amphitheater-style seating around the stage. “Children learn through play,” said CYC Director Francine Favretto. “They experiment and develop id e a s t h rou g h e x plorat ion . …

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sniper From PAGE 1 Andi Hubbell, clarified that the movie series choices do not reflect the group’s values as an organization and that American Sniper was chosen in part because of its commercial and critical success. Two weeks later, in light of a similar instance at the Un iversity of M ich iga n and growing concern from students, SEE announced t he postponement of t he screening . The group said it faced too many time constraints to successfully organize a panel or program to accompany the movie and decided a postponement to the fall would facilitate an open and productive dialogue about the issues presented in the film. The story went national last week when Fox News and other outlets ran stories about SEE’s decision. The Muslim Students Association, one of the groups that opposed the screening and met with SEE to discuss concerns, has received the br u nt of on l i ne back l ash resulting from the decision to p o s t p on e t h e s c re e ni ngs. Sophomore fi na nce and marketing major Naeem B a i g, t he orga n i z at ion’s public relations d irector, said that MSA has received a n t i -I s l a m i c m e s s a g e s a nd th reats as a resu lt of its involvement. “It was us amongst other student groups [in opposition], but I think it’s easiest to point the finger and put

the blame on our community simply because it’s the most expedient,” he said. “If anything, the overwhelming and truly shocking backlash has validated the concerns we expressed prior to the film.” Ju n ior biolog y major Breyer Hillegas, head of this university’s College Republicans chapter, has been a leading voice of opposition to SEE’s decision. He said that the threats against MSA are unacceptable. “All the anger should be centered on SEE and the bad decision they made,” he said. T he t h reats a re most ly coming from nonstudents, Baig said. “In the wake of this event, I will say that, frankly, our cause for concern, our alarm and awareness, has gone way up. There are fears, very real fears, in our community,” Baig said. In the two weeks after the decision, Laura McGrath, SEE’s adviser, said the group met w ith representatives from the Office of Community Engagement, the Office of Vetera n St udent L i fe, student leaders in MSA and other directors of campus organizations to assess their options. On Wednesday, SEE officials made their decision. Earlier in the month, soon after SEE landed on American Sniper as a replacement, the University of Michigan made headlines for canceling a campus screening of the film. After much backlash, Michigan reversed its decision. McGrath said after this event, SEE realized it might be headed for a lose-lose sit-

CORRECTION Due to a reporting error, Thursday’s story “SGA Sustainability Committee hosts annual Earth Day Festival in Stamp” incorrectly stated that attendees could sign a petition supporting Anheuser-Busch’s advocacy for clean water. The attendees could sign a petition at student advocacy group MaryPIRG’s table for a movement to persuade Anheuser-Busch to support a rule for clean water.

uation and sought the best way to proceed. “I felt l i ke [the postponement decision] repre sse d t he com mu n ication of ideas and open d ia log ue a nd it rea l ly considered one view of the situation,” said sophomore government and politics major Susan Price. On Thursday afternoon, this university posted a statement saying it was not involved in the decision in any way. On Friday a f ternoon, SEE posted a fol low-up message assu ri ng t he public that American Sniper will be shown in the fall and thanking them for voicing their concerns. The group said it intends to have a moderated d i s c u s s ion a c c ompa ny the film. “It cou ld be a good thing in the fall framing [the movie] as something to be discussed and to be understood as a specific historical moment — that’s a good first step,” senior E n g l i s h m ajor A n d re w Mayton said. “But it still has the potential to spiral wildly out of control.” merrigodbk@gmail.com

playground From PAGE 1 New equipment also enhances physical development and keeps children away from ha nd-held dev ices. T hey become engaged in learning.” T he new add it ion s a re focused on relating nature to play, Cohan said. Each new piece of equipment lets the students interact and explore their environment using their imagination, he said. “Our objective primarily here was not only engaging the kids in physical activities, but have them create learning opportunities with the things we were building,” Cohan said. A team of graduate students from a structural architecture class, ARCH411: Technology II, helped design the bridge and slide, architecture professor Powell Draper said. Cohan approached Draper to brainstorm ideas, and then Draper used the class to build the two items. “The students got a tremendous lesson about the difference between actually designing something on paper and then getting into the field and finding the conditions don’t exactly meet your expectations,” Draper said.

four children dance together on the new patio stage in the playground of the Center for Young Children located on North Campus. rachel george/the diamondback They also plan to grow more plants that attract certain insects, as well as a grass maze, Cohan said. “Children are naturally curious about nature, plants, insects, birds, weather and its impact, growing food, etc.,” Favretto wrote in an email. “So for children to first desig n a playg rou nd, see it i mplemented a nd thei r ideas respected a nd then having natural equipment to o b s e r ve a n d pl ay i s a positive outcome.” The second phase will be funded by a Launch UMD initiative, which has already

raised about $11,000 — $4,000 more than its goal. The installations are much cheaper than typical playground equipment, which can cost thousands of dollars, Cohan said. So far, the children have shown excitement about their new equipment. Kindergartner Murilo dos Santos loves watering the plants and the tunnel-like shape of the slide. “My favorite part of the slide is when I go down on the mats,” dos Santos said. “I put my feet [together] and it goes super fast.” jsnowdbk@gmail.com

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Not your average rodeo University bus drivers across the region compete Thirty student bus drivers steered through 11 obstacle courses set up in Lot 11B on Saturday for the “Bus Roadeo” competition. To test which university boasts the best student drivers, East Carolina University and University of Virginia each sent a 10-person team to challenge Shuttle-UM drivers

in a Maryland Day tradition that resumed this year after a three-year hiatus. About 100 people looked on as this university placed first with an average score of 538.1 points out of a possible 625. To read more of staff writer Josh Magness’ story, visit mark wrathall, a senior mathematics major, sits in front of a Shuttle-UM bus dbknews.com. holding the “Bus Roadeo” first-place trophy. josh magness/for the diamondback

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130 graduate students Prof wins fellowship for writing mingle at prom event Guggenheim recognizes Maud Casey By Alana Pedalino @thedbk For The Diamondback

Annual Grad Prom draws crowd from many departments By Carly Kempler @carlykempler Staff writer Mo s t d ay s, Mu l l i g a n’s Grill and Pub offers clubhouse food for university golf course patrons and the local community. But Friday night, tuxedoand gown-clad graduate students stepped through the restaurant’s doors and into a swanky Montenegro casino for dinner, dancing and martinis (shaken, not stirred) at the third annual Grad Prom. About 130 students showed up for the Graduate Student Governmentsponsored event, which was themed after the 2006 James Bond fi l m Casino Royale. T he attend a nce nu mbers topped last year’s, said Dirk Pa rh a m, G SG leg i sl at ive affairs vice president, furthering the event mission of encouraging cross-campus communication. “I n g radu ate school, i f you’re in a research lab, you on ly meet people i n you r lab,” GSG President Deborah Hemingway said. “You only meet people in your program and in your class, so we’re trying to give people a chance to make friends throughout campus to promote a community across campus.” T he d o ors op ene d at 8 p.m., and slowly but surely, graduate students arrived in their gowns and tuxedos. Students purchased tickets for $10 in advance but were able to buy them at the door for $15. The event gave students a chance to mingle and discuss research with people outside of their departments. The first hour consisted mostly of students chatting near the cash bar or by the light buffet, but after 9 p.m., the lights dimmed and students headed to the dance floor. T he event also included a photo booth. Roozbeh Bakhshi, a firstyear doctoral student studying mechanical engineering, said he came to interact with his peers in a casual setting.

VENKTESH KURA, a structural engineering graduate student, grabs food at Grad Prom on Friday night. stephanie natoli/the diamondback “I’m a representative of my department in the GSG,” he said. “I wanted to come to check it out, and my fellow representatives convinced me it was fun and to come check it out, and so here I am.” For other students, like P reeti La k hole, the prom was a chance to take part in a tradition they didn’t get to experience in high school. “I haven’t been to a prom personally myself because I was never in the culture of having a prom in high school or in college,” said Lakhole, who is also the GSG’s community development vice president and helped plan the prom. “It’s really exciting to see everyone dress up and see the theme.” Jessica Bennett, a third-year doctoral student studying higher education, said the opportunity to take a break from her studies and get dressed up was a welcome one. “It’s great to get snazzy for a night,” she said. G ra d P ro m l a c k e d t h e socia l pressu res that accompany high school proms, Bennett said. Students were able to enjoy the event’s fun riding solo or accompanied by a date. Though the term “prom” might seem a bit “high school” for some students, Bennett believes the term is meant more in a “joking way.” “For a lot of graduate students, it’s been a long time since they’ve attended anything like prom, and it’s fun to kind of convey what the event is without the pressures of, like, a high-school prom,” she said. “I didn’t feel any pressure to come here with a date, whereas it would be completely d i fferent at a high-school prom.” ckemplerdbk@gmail.com

The roughly 5 percent acceptance rate for John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship winners is about as selective as Harvard University’s — and one creative writing professor at this university falls within that percentage. Maud Casey will join writers, scholars, artists, historians, scientists and university faculty members after being selected last week for a 2015 Guggenheim Fellowship. She is one of 175 chosen from more than 3,100 applicants. “Delighted would be a huge understatement,” Casey said. As part of the fellowship, Casey will receive funding to work on her fiction writing. The grant is awa rded a n nua l ly to scholars, generally midway through their careers, who have “demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts,” according to the foundation’s website.

RETAIL From PAGE 1 “For yea rs, ou r residents have ex pressed a demand for higher-quality retail, so we conducted research on programs from around the country and found that tenant improvement programs were successful in similar cities at attracting businesses,” Stiefvater said. Laser Essential owner and manager Keith Bouchelion said he applied for the fund to help his business get on its feet by offsetting startup and construction costs. Bouchelion said he likes the idea of the city trying to foster a more diverse b u s i n e s s s c e n e ra t h e r than supporting national franchises. “It allows you to attract new businesses here, along

Casey is working on a collection of stories — preliminarily called Iconographies — which focuses on the patients of 19th-century neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot, who worked at a Parisian hospital called the Salpêtrière and is most famous for his work on the diagnosis of hysteria. With her writing recently gravitating toward the history of psychiatry, she plans to visit Paris to conduct archival research at the hospital using the fellowship money. “There’s a lot of photographic images of these women performing the various stages of hysteria,” Casey said. “So I got really interested in this idea of the performance of pain. … What was the nature of these women’s anguish? What are their stories that brought them to the hospital in the first place?” Casey has had some of her work published in The New York Times and is an author of three novels: The Shape of Things to Come, Genealogy and The Man Who Walked Away, which was published in 2014. “The award means that you can take a year’s leave,” Joshua Weiner, a creative writing professor at this university and

2013 Guggenheim Fellow, wrote in an email. “The most important kind of time for a writer comes in contiguous blocks; that’s the only way you really get anything done. And as great teaching is, finding those blocks of time is made more difficult by a full time teaching load.” While Casey is unsure of the timeline for her upcoming plans, she said she is looking forward to visiting the hospital and getting her project off the ground. Ca rlea Hol l-Jensen, a n English professor and 2014 master’s alumna, said she had Casey as a professor and has admired her writing. Casey includes a sensitivity to characters, developing them all in depth and from a unique perspective, which makes her writing unusual and deserving of the fellowship, Holl-Jensen said. “What really amazes me about [Casey’s] writing is just how close she is able to bring us to characters,” Holl-Jensen said. “She is very able to suspend an outside judgment of a character and bring the reader close to their experience of the world.” The writing process requires time and work, Casey said, and she emphasized the importance of making and

with new technology, concepts and demographics,” he said. “College Park is a multiethnical part of Prince George’s County, and I think the more diverse the businesses are, the stronger the area will be.” However, not all businesses are eligible. Coffee shops, grocery stores, fine-dining restaurants, music venues and theaters may apply for the fund, while businesses such as liquor stores, dry cleaners, fast-food chains and banks are not eligible, according to city documents. The types of businesses the city has deemed eligible are a indicative of surveys taken by College Park residents, Stiefvater said. Business owners must also demonstrate that they own their spaces or have leases for at least three more years; at least half of the business must be owned by someone in the Baltimore-Washing-

ton metropolitan area; and the business must have 20 locations or fewer, with no more than five outside the local area. The fund can be used to repair, replace or upgrade d r y wa l l, l ig ht i ng, pa i nt, windows, doors and plumbing, among other things, according to city documents. McClimens said he wonders why few businesses participate, as he doesn’t see a downside to the fund. “There is not really any kind of negatives to it from our end,” he said. “It certainly helped us.” Stiefvater said officials want to be sure that an eligible store or restaurant will succeed, and businesses are often disqualified because they can’t obtain additional f u nd i ng or f i n a l i ze t hei r leases. He said other businesses have applied for the grant and opened shop in College Park, but they were

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MAUD CASEY, an English professor, stands inside Tawes Hall. josh loock/the diamondback correcting errors before one has a work published or wins a fellowship. Casey said she’s currently reading books such as Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine, There’s Something I Want You To Do by Charles Baxter, River House by Sally Keith and Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Alexandra Horowitz for inspiration, and looks forward to using her fellowship money in the coming year. “[Casey] is one of the real brilliant lights in contemporary American fiction,” Weiner wrote. “Her imagination goes where no one else’s will go; and what she finds there is news about the human condition that, paradoxically, is sometimes of a historical nature. Great writers live in such parodoxy.” newsumdbk@gmail.com

rejected after city officials reviewed their business plans and finances. “While we want to support businesses, we are also responsible to the taxpayers for not giving out grant funds to businesses that are less likely to succeed,” he said. Stiefvater said city officials are currently reviewing a few other business applicants for the fund. T he fund helped T he Board and Brew deal with a struggle local businesses often encounter: having the money to start or improve their enterprise. “ We re a l i z e t h at lo c a l businesses face many challenges, including finding capital to open their doors,” Stiefvater said. “They do not have the support of a national team behind them, so we want to provide assistance specifically to them.” jatmonavagedbk@gmail.com

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“SEEING PEOPLE ... ENJOYING From PAGE 1 THEMSELVES ON STAGE ENCOURAGES THEM Peacock dressed in a kimono TO DO THE SAME.” and patterned green dress for the first performance and then performed Britney Spears’ “Stronger” i n A merica nthemed attire. Peacock started performing in drag 10 years ago as a student at Oberlin College in the college’s annual drag show and decided to continue doing drag. Although it might prove difficult for people to feel included within their own identities, Peacock said, having people of all different shapes, sizes and identities performing in drag could help. “Seei ng people bei ng really powerful and enjoying themselves on stage encourages them to do the same,” Peacock said. Burlesque dancer Gamz, known as “the legs of D.C.,” has been performing for more than three years and presents in traditional 1950s burlesque fashion. “I think that burlesque drag teaches body positivity and gender inclusivity, encouraging people to find comfort with their body and identity,” Gamz said. Ga m z per for med two numbers, one featuring the song “That Girl Is Poison” by Bell Biv Davoe. She wore a mermaid-style blue jeweled dress for her first performance, and her second featured a black corset dress and red gloves.

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DC Kings, the third act, gave a Spanish music performance and brought up two students to dance during the routine. Rachel Twombly, a Pride Alliance small groups coordinator, said that people attending this prom do not need to feel like they are outcasts. “No judgment, a place where students can wear whatever they want and just have fun and be happy,” the sophomore psychology major, who identifies as queer, said of the event. This was junior Jacqui Maranville’s second time attending Pride Prom. Sticking to the theme of Drag and Dragons, Maranville wore her senioryear prom dress and adorned herself with scales. “I like it because everyone can wear whatever they wa nt,” sa id t he l i n g u i stic major, who identities as female and bisexual. Before the event, Maranville and some friends went out to a fancy dinner and got ready together, just as they would have for high-school prom. “[It] gives people the prom they could never really have,” Veselka said. jnoceradbk@gmail.com

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MATT SCHNABEL Managing Editor

Sniper decision draws hatred

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SAURADEEP SINHA Opinion Editor

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ast week, student groups’ reactions to a film about war incited an ugly war of words on social media. The fuse was lit April 8, when Student Entertainment Events announced it had swapped critical flop Jupiter Ascending out of its spring movie series, substituting American Sniper, the top domestic-grossing film of 2014. This university’s Muslim Students Association created a petition against the screening of American Sniper, which, as of yesterday, had garnered about 350 signatures opposing the controversial film as promoting “a not-so-discreet Islamaphobic [sic], violent, and racist nationalist ideology.” Open hostilities commenced Wednesday, when SEE postponed the May 6-7 American Sniper screenings “after meeting with concerned student organizations,” according to a Facebook post. What followed was a storm of vitriol aimed at SEE and MSA, accusing them of quashing free speech and hating America and even telling Muslim students to leave the country. A counter-petition in support of American Sniper gained more than 1,600 signatures, and SEE announced Friday that it will show the film early in the fall semester. SEE said in a blog post that it was considering holding “an event where students can engage in constructive and moderated dialogues about the controversial topics proposed in the film.” This editorial board supports the screening of American Sniper, and we feel that accompanying it with a constructive discussion is the best way to mitigate students’ concerns on all sides. What we do not approve of are

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hateful, facile comments directed at members of our community from within and without. The social media discussion around this controversy has been defined by logical fallacies that we want disposed of in favor of a respectful, empathetic debate. First of all: Those accusing the MSA of hating the military and even of enabling the Islamic State should be ashamed of themselves. MSA is opposing a film. Criticizing a dramatized portrayal of the military, a single soldier or even a war is not the same as disparaging the U.S. military, whose members risk and lose their lives for our nation. OUR VIEW

Attacking members of the MSA for SEE’s decision to withdraw showing American Sniper this semester is distasteful. MSA has been respectful. Its Facebook post thanking SEE for postponing the film implores readers to “forgive us for any intentional and unintentional offense.” While none of us are obligated to accept that apology or agree with MSA, there is a world of difference between that sentiment and the disgusting, invective-laden screeds that now litter that and other posts on MSA’s Facebook page. This sort of hate is why MSA was worried about American Sniper in the first place. No German students protested when SEE screened the World War II film Fury in January; that’s because no one is insulting or threatening all Germans because

of Nazis’ actions. Unfortunately, Muslims in the United States often don’t get the same respect. Whether or not you support American Sniper, at least acknowledge the challenges Muslim Americans face because many Americans view people of Middle Eastern descent as outsiders and don’t distinguish between terrorists and regular people. Second: Those who are accusing MSA and SEE of censoring free speech misunderstand the concept. For its part, MSA has not censored anything. Its members have exercised their right to free speech by advocating against American Sniper, and if anyone should be accused of censorship, it’s SEE, for accommodating MSA’s demand. Censorship occurs when authority figures remove a film, book or other work from the public sphere. But no one accused SEE of censoring American Sniper before it first decided to screen the film, and SEE is not stopping anyone from watching the film now. Now that the film is on the table, though, SEE should not back away from it, as it is widely admired and deals with important themes such as post-traumatic stress disorder. This editorial board would like to believe that students on this campus are decent enough to watch American Sniper without railing against Muslims afterward. The best solution is for SEE to screen the film and then hold a discussion; that way, students can enjoy a popular cinematic work but also gain a better understanding of how it affects members of our community. Of course, anyone who has likened MSA to the Islamic State probably wouldn’t stick around for a discussion. But a civil face-to-face talk is a much healthier option than what we’ve seen on Facebook the past week.

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n Wednesday, SEE postponed its planned showing of American Sniper. To be clear, Student Entertainment Events has no obligation to show the movie, so the action was not “university censorship” or a restriction of free speech. SEE can choose to show whatever movies it wants, regardless of content. B u t i n t h i s i n s ta n ce , S E E should show American Sniper instead of cowering before the misguided complaints of some students. The movie provides a single perspective of a man’s deployments in the Iraq War, and it does not deserve to be removed to cries of “war propaganda” and “intolerance.” To start, SEE has generally chosen to screen for students movies that were popular at the box office or critically acclaimed. American Sniper, the top domestic-grossing film of 2014 and nominated for six Academy Awards, easily meets these criteria. The movie is a logical choice that would have been attractive to many students interested in a perspective of the Iraq War, how soldiers deal with combat or the life of Chris Kyle. In addition, this university has many programs and recognitions for veterans, so this movie might appeal to many in that demographic. Students are by no means fo rc e d to wa tc h t h e m ov i e in question. Proponents of the movie ban have referred to Sniper as “war propaganda.” Most people who actually saw the movie would disagree with this statement. The movie makes no attempt to justify the Iraq War — director Clint Eastwood has said he opposed the Iraq War from the outset — but focuses on the toll it took on one man. The brutality of war, deaths of friends and emotional trauma are all at the forefront (and the purpose) of the movie. Even a letter from a fellow Navy SEAL is read, expressing doubt regarding the purpose of fighting in Iraq. Far from being “war propaganda,” American Sniper shows how four deployments emotionally drain Kyle, alienate him from his family and force him to struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder. He convinces himself he needs to keep going to Iraq to fight, seemingly oblivious to the toll it takes on himself and those he loves. Even when

he overcomes his need for combat and much of the PTSD, Kyle is killed by a fellow veteran struggling with some of the same issues. That’s not war propaganda. That’s a movie about how war impacts the people who fight. Not every “war” movie must discuss the justification or themes of a war. Politicians argue over wars, but soldiers fight them. A more controversial and difficult-to-answer objection is whether American Sniper encourages intolerance toward Muslims. I have no dispute with Salon’s Laura Miller when she states that, “In Kyle’s version of the Iraq war, the parties consisted of Americans, who are good by virtue of being American, and fanatic Muslims whose ‘savage, despicable evil’ led them to want to kill Americans simply because they are Christians.” But SEE did not require (or even offer) a reading of Kyle’s autobiography; rather, it gave students the option to watch a perspective on his life. The movie makes no value judgments against Islam as a whole. It portrays combatants in Iraq as Middle Eastern and Muslim because that was the composition of the fighting force. The movie does not aim to discuss Islam, so it makes no effort to point out the fact that the vast majority of Muslims were noncombatants (and victims of the fighting). It briefly touches on the soldiers’ perspectives and attitudes toward Muslims because it seeks to portray the experience of American soldiers. This university seeks to be a place of dialogue and diversity. By advocating the removal of a single perspective, students have shown their intolerance toward diversity of opinion and their unwillingness to consider alternative perspectives. Instead, students could have held a forum or advocated another movie to show a different perspective on the Iraq War. Free speech and dialogue allow us to understand other perspectives and see all facets of a particular issue. But by asking SEE to remove this movie, students have shown an unwillingness to respect other viewpoints. If SEE bows to pressure now, will it ever show a movie that raises controversial questions and viewpoints? Should students petition campus organizations to ban speakers from events they have no obligation to attend? For a student body that claims to embrace tolerance, it seems hypocritical to remove an alternative perspective; thus, SEE should stick with its decision to show American Sniper. Matt Dragonette is a junior accounting and government and politics major. He can be reached at mdragonettedbk@gmail.com.

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t is a tale of two films. Back in 2009, this university and the state Senate were embroiled in a controversy regarding the planned on-campus showing of a pornographic film titled Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge. This small event on this university’s property quickly attracted the ire of state senators, who threatened to withdraw university funding unless the screening was canceled. Critics of the senators’ ultimatum believed any possible action from the state Senate would violate their right to freedom of speech, which is protected by the First Amendment. But this university relented under the pressure from the Senate and canceled the showing. However, the film was still screened on the campus by a group of students. The event attracted about 200 people, including lawyers a n d A m e r i ca n C iv i l L i b e r t i e s Union representatives. Some say history repeats itself, and they might be correct. However, facts and circumstances always tend

to change. On April 22, Student Entertainment Events, a studentled organization, announced that it had canceled its showing of the film American Sniper. Directed by Clint Eastwood, American Sniper follows the story of Chris Kyle, an accomplished Navy SEAL sniper who served four tours during the Iraq War. Many have praised the film for its realism — that war is always fought on two fronts, one abroad and one domestically. Kyle struggled to find peace at home while raising children with his wife until he began volunteering for an organization that aimed to help veterans with physical injuries and PTSD acclimate back into society. Unfortunately, Kyle’s life was cut short by a man who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia during an outing at a shooting range. Critics of the film argue thatit is American propaganda that racially antagonizes and dehumanizes Muslims. Chris Kyle described in

his memoir that he did not “give a flying f--- about the Iraqis” and that he “hate[d] the damn savages.” Despite the controversy surrounding the film, American Sniper was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards and has grossed more than $500 million globally, becoming the most successful war-themed film of all time. Likely in recognition of the popularity of the film and the relevancy of the issues it addresses, SEE scheduled two screenings of the film in May. However, these screenings have been postponed until the fall semester. The Muslim Student Association, backed by more than 300 petition signatures, protested to have SEE pull its planned screenings of American Sniper. They called the film “war propaganda guised as art” that is “Islamaphobic [sic], violent, and racist.” They believe the movie makes a “mockery” of negative stereotypes that permeate many communities and that its showing would only reinforce

those sentiments. In its cancellation notice, SEE wrote that it “supports freedom of expression and hopes to create space for the airing of opposing viewpoints and differing perceptions.” How exactly is freedom of expression supported when a film screening is censored? Silencing expression was one of the main criticisms of the university’s 2009 funding hostage crisis. Then, the state Senate’s threat to withhold this university’s funding if this university did not cancel the screening of Pirates II likely would have been met with a First Amendment constitutional challenge in the courts. However, because SEE is a student-led organization, it is allowed to show and cancel screenings whenever it pleases. Despite this, SEE’s decision not to screen American Sniper runs counter to the guiding principles underlying the First Amendment. These principles include the free flow and exchange of ideas.

Forums that allow for public discourse are coveted and endorsed by the Supreme Court, especially on college campuses, where many students experience their first dose of diversity. Here, that principle has been curbed and silenced, likely out of fear of demonstration and protest. However, such protest is also part of the democratic process. SEE should have shown it truly supports freedom of expression by screening American Sniper as it originally intended. It could have followed these screenings with a discussion “to start having these hard conversations” regarding racial stereotypes. Instead, these conversations have been kicked down the road in favor of placating members of the student body. This does little to solve the problem of racial stereotyping that the Muslim Student Association wishes to address. J u s t i n G re e r i s a s e c o n d year law student at the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore. He can be reached at justin.greer@umaryland.edu

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FIRST-PERSON | THE FISTULATED COW

Finding THE HOLEY COW After seven years of speculation, one writer gets to meet the agriculture school’s mysterious bovine on Maryland Day By Zoë DiGiorgio @zozoembie Staff writer Since the day my older brother moved into Centreville Hall his freshman year, there has been a mystery hanging over my head. There is a creature living on the campus that was as enigmatic and legendary to me as the Loch Ness Monster is to people all over the world. For seven years, I believed but never actually saw it. Its identity was told to me in passing, and it had gripped my imagination since. A s we d rove p a s t t h e seemingly out-of-place farm nestled among highrise dorms and the basketball arena, my brother casually mentioned that one of the residents of the farm was a cow with a hole in its side. It didn’t make sense to me. Why would they let a cow have a giant hole in its side? However, my parents both corroborated my brother’s tale, which they had heard on a tour. They said the cow walked around and lived its normal life with a giant plug in its side so the animal sciences majors could learn about its digestion process. Though I could clearly s m e l l t h e ea r t hy sce n ts of the farm as we moved my brother’s stuff into his room, I couldn’t wrap my mind around the idea of a cow with a gaping hole in its flank living at the sleepy little farm just beyond his window. After seven years of pondering the mystery of the holey cow, it had grown to urban legend status for me.

the fistulated cow has long been a source of mystery. Senior French major Brandon Schatt sticks his hand into the cow’s side. left: tom hausman/the diamondback , right: photo courtesy of jasmine cruz I knew this year I had to settle this mystery once and for all and see the fabled cow for myself. This past weekend, when the farm opened up to the public as a part of Maryland Day, I knew I’d have my chance. My interest in the cow h a s a lways b e e n a n u n assuming quandary that n i b b l e s a t my ea r eve ry time the farm or animal and avian sciences department comes up in conversation. It’s been a while since I stopped craning my neck over the fence every time I walked past the farm, but I have asked my roommate, an animal sciences major, about the cow before.

A few days ago, she gave me a brief introduction. My own Nessie was actually named Chai, my roommate said, and Chai was, in her experience, a very sweet cow. I was afraid that in the u t te r m a d n e ss t h a t wa s M a r y l a n d D a y, I wo u l d miss the chance to make it to the farm. But after cutting through an unusually crowded campus, I made it to the entrance to the farm. The earthy smells were familiar; after several years of horseback riding, I actually found the scents of the animals quite comforting. A sign posted near the entrance to the farm announced the special events for the day,

including milking demonstrations. There was an event at 3 p.m. labeled “Fistulated cow.” It was only 2 p.m., so I hadn’t missed Chai. As I was an outsider to the grounds, the farm felt like a labyrinth. It was definitely much bigger inside the fence than it had appeared from Regents Drive. I wandered in and out of the open barns, encountering numerous sheep and some smaller cows, but there was no sign of a rubber stopper in any of them. Fi n a l ly, a f te r wa l k i n g t h ro u g h a n a r row a l l ey between a fence and another building, I arrived at the farthest point back on the farm.

The sheep were feeding on hay. Several smaller cows were scratching their itches with their hooves or getting drinks of water. One larger cow stood out in their midst. It was Chai. For all the wonder surrounding her, Chai seemed like a normal cow you might pass when driving by farms on a country road. She was very large; she loomed over t h e o t h e r a n i m a l s, a n d though I couldn’t get too close to her, it seemed as though she would even tower over me. Despite the number of people buzzing through the farm and gaping at her, Chai chewed contentedly.

She was, of course, oblivious to the rubber plug that made her so fascinating to those gathered nearby. The hole seemed far smaller than I had expected; the whole rubber contraption seemed no bigger than a dinner plate, which was nothing on a cow of her size. It was just big enough to fit an arm in. It almost blended into her beige fur. After gazing upon the wonder that was Chai, I f i n a l l y a p p ro a c h e d t h e student guide and asked the question everyone had asked me when I shared my eagerness to meet the holey cow: Isn’t it bad for a cow to have a hole cut out of its side? As the student explained it, the fistula is just like a piercing in the skin on cow’s side; when the hole was made, it was monitored to make sure it healed properly, but with the plug in place, there is no danger to the cow. Chai certainly didn’t seem to notice or mind. While I haven’t had enough experience with cows to judge their temperament, she certainly seemed pleasant enough to me. I couldn’t stick around to stick my arm inside the fistula (though my roommate assured me it would be pleasantly warm on such a cool day), but I was pleased to have put the mystery to rest. Maybe in another seven years I’ll be able to find out what it’s like inside of the fistula, but I’ll admit that’s a mystery I’m happy to leave unsolved. zdigiorgio@gmail.com

FEATURE | K-POP CLUB AT MARYLAND DAY

Passion for pop Korean pop culture club demonstrates dedication to cultural education and a love of the popular South Korean music industry By Dustin Levy @dustinblevy Staff writer C h i l d re n a n d p a re n ts alike flocked to a table in the Stamp Student Union Grand Ballroom at which the guides wore brightly colored hanboks, traditional Korean attire. As part of the Maryland Day kids’ carnival, Marence Edu, a junior sociology major and the acting president of this university’s Korean Pop Culture Appreciation club, and her fellow club members entertained a diverse audience with games and treats. A group of students taking

a Korean class formed the club last year after discovering their mutual passion for everything relating to the South Korean musical genre. Ganji, the club’s K-pop dance group, has 32 members listed on Facebook. “There was no club on c a m p u s t h a t c a te re d to K-pop,” said Edu, one of the founding members. “There was the Korean students’ association, but I do not believe they do anything Kpop-related, and we all had interest in K-pop before we knew each other.” So o n a f te r t h e c l u b ’s formation, the members created a Facebook page

and voted for officers. They also established a schedule of twice-weekly club meetings. Mond ays foc u s on dance practice, and the club votes for songs to learn and perform. Every Wednesday is a group discussion of topics in Korean culture based on ideas members bring up on the Facebook page. “[The discussions] can be anything from a new law that they just passed in Korea to, like, a celebrity and another celebrity getting into a scandal,” said Edu. “It’s pretty much anything that is happening in Korea.” And on Maryland Day, the group decided to impart

Ko rea n c u l t u re t h ro u g h educational activities. Edu taught a crowd of young children how to play the Korean version of rock, paper, scissors, while parents came to the station to learn how to say Korean words and phrases such as “Thank you,” “I love you” and “friend.” The table was covered with posters featuring Korean phrases, their English translations and their pronunciations, such as “ahn-nyoung” for the Korean word for “hello.” “I’m surprised how well people can pronounce the words,” said Rebekah Williams, a junior film studies major and one of the club’s

founding members. T h e c l u b a l so h a n d e d out stickers and traditional Korean candy after attendants rolled a die adorned with Korean numbers. Edu said she was surprised that t h e s ta t i o n d re w m a n y parents who were willing to learn about Korean culture. Going into Maryland Day, the Korean Pop Culture Appreciation club was fresh off a performance during Korean Culture Day on Thursday at the Language House. The festivities included Korean street food, games and the club’s musical performance. Williams, who said she got involved with the club

because of her interest in Korean music and shows, urges others to see what it is all about. “It’s a way to get a closer look at Korean culture,” she said. “And it’s a good way to learn Korean.” Edu noted that wearing the Korean apparel wasn’t exactly comfortable for her and Williams, as another club member waved a Korean fan at her. But as curious attendants approached the table, the club’s founders greeted them with eager smiles, prepared to familiarize guests with a little bit of Korean knowledge. dlevydbk@gmail.com

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Moreland with a one-minute cross-checking penalty. The Blue Jays’ physical style appeared to take a toll on Raffa, who left the game in the fourth quarter as the Blue Jays put together a six-goal run that propelled them to a 15-12 win at Byrd Stadium. “Charlie Raffa is a heck of a faceoff guy. And I’m sure he’s still banged up,” Johns Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala said. “But as a leader of their team, he played. He played when it mattered.” Raffa has endured numerous hits this season. Before Saturday night, he hadn’t played since sustaining a brutal collision with a Penn State player April 4. Without him in the lineup, the Terps grinded out three consecutive one-goal victories, relying on clutch shooting and late defensive stands to top Loyola, Rutgers and Ohio State. In Raffa’s return to the starting lineup, the effects of Moreland’s hit didn’t slow him for most of the game. He won 12 of the first 16 faceoffs he took, but after Johns Hopkins attackman Ryan Brown scored with 6:38 left in the third to tie the contest at nine, Raffa went 0-for-4. The Blue Jays won the first faceoff of the fourth quarter, and Brown tied the game at 10 with a

goals to lift the Blue Jays to a 15-12 win over the Terps at Byrd Stadium before an announced 9,343 fans. After Brown gave the Blue Jays their first lead of the contest early in the fourth quarter, they never looked back. “I get into a rhythm and I can find my places easier,” Brown said. “It just starts rattling off.” The Terps weren’t the first team to struggle containing the Blue Jays’ star. The junior extended his scoring streak to 29 games Saturday, and his seventh goal of the contest gave him 50 goals on the season, making him just the fourth player in Johns Hopkins’ history to reach the milestone. Coach John T illman’s defense did limit Brown in the first half, though. The Terps held him scoreless in the first quarter before he scored twice in the second period. But as the shootout continued after halftime, Brown wore down the Terps’ defense. “A big thing for [offensive coordinator] Bobby Benson was to generate quality shots and not just come down and take the first one,” Johns Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala said. “We knew we

faceoff specialist charlie raffa takes a hit during the Terps’ 15-12 loss to Johns Hopkins on Saturday. The senior sat out most of the fourth quarter. alexander jonesi/the diamondback rocket from the left wing. Raffa then lost the ensuing faceoff, and Brown scored from nearly the same spot in transition. “Those goals are critical, because they’re momentum goals,” coach John Tillman said. “Faceoff goals you love to get.” From there, Raffa didn’t see the field again, as Tillman turned to faceoff specialist Jon Garino and midfielder Andrew Walsh the rest of the way. Moreland went 5-for-6 against the Terps backups. In turn, Brown scored two more of his game-high eight goals in the last 12 minutes, and the Blue Jays cruised to an upset win over their biggest rival. “They did a better job at the X, and the wings too,” Tillman said. “Your coordination of the wings. I think we really got to go back and look and make sure we’re organized.” Raffa battled through a knee injury last season but

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were going to have to have extended possessions. That was the only way you were going to be able to find a crack in the defense. After the fourth or fifth time, you found a mismatch that was in your favor and then you can try and crack it. We had good shot selections from the right guys.” To knot the game at 8-8 in the third quarter, Brown received a pass adjacent to the Terps’ goal in the far side alley. Instead of throwing a pass to escape the bad field position, Brown sprinted up the field, turned his body toward the Terps’ goal and fired the ball into the bottomright corner. And in the fourth quarter, Brown exploded for half his goals on the day. Brown scored twice in the first 43 seconds of the second quarter and added a third with 11:27 remaining, pushing Johns Hopkins’ lead to 13-10. His final goal with 2:01 left capped a six-goal run that put the game out of reach for the Terps. “You have to give credit to Ryan tonight,” Terps defender Matt Dunn said. “He had an outstanding game and shot the ball very well. With a team that’s that talented, you have to focus on the bigger

“YOU HAVE TO GIVE CREDIT TO RYAN TONIGHT. HE HAD AN OUTSTANDING GAME AND SHOT THE BALL VERY WELL. WITH A TEAM THAT’S THAT TALENTED, YOU HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE BIGGER PICTURE AND EXECUTE BETTER THAN WE DID TONIGHT.” MATT DUNN

Terrapins men’s lacrosse defender picture and execute better than we did tonight.” Against a Terps squad that had won 11 straight games behind a stout defense, Brown was able to find openings other teams hadn’t. And his eight-goal outing was enough to hand the Terps their first loss since February. “His teammates do a really good job of looking for him,” Tillman said. “He’s got a great release, and he changes things up. Bobby Benson does a great job of putting him in spots. He’s a pretty darn good offensive player and a player that certainly stuck his shots tonight.” kmelnickdbk@gmail.com

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pitcher kaitlyn schmeiser prepares to throw in the circle during the Terps’ 1-0 loss to No. 4 Michigan yesterday at Maryland Softball Stadium. alexander jonesi/the diamondback

michigan From PAGE 8 “We really were just kind of keeping them off-balance,” Bustillos said. “Her changeup was working well, too. We weren’t afraid to throw that back-to-back, and just really making sure we weren’t throwing the same pitches to the same people each at-bat.” The Terps offense, which scored its only two runs of the series in a 10-2 loss Saturday, couldn’t figure out pitcher Megan Betsa, though. Betsa struck out 15 Terps in her nohitter Sunday, including each member of the lineup at least once during the outing. “ S h e h a d eve ry t h i n g working for her,” Scott Deifel said. “She had an exceptional day; she had a great curveb a l l ; h e r o f f- s p e e d wa s working; her rise had a great jump on it. She just really was

purdue From PAGE 8 his final five innings. Third baseman Jose Caus broke open a 2-2 tie with a two-RBI triple in the third frame, and the Terps cruised to the win. “They ran their offensive plan much better than they had the three games previous,” Szefc said of the Terps’ lineup. “We’re still kind of a work in progress.” After jumping out to early leads Friday and Saturday, the Terps trailed the Boilermakers 3-1 after eight innings in the series finale, as left-hander Jake Drossner gave up two runs (one earned) over 4.1 innings.

working all her pitches and working them well.” Betsa also shut down the Terps on Friday when she threw five shutout innings to help the Wolverines earn an 8-0 victory. D e s p i te b e i n g swe p t , though, the Terps have accomplished a significant turnaround in Scott Deifel’s first year after winning 11 games last year. Schmeiser’s ability to limit a top offense was another step in the right direction. And as they move forward, they’ll look to Michigan’s program for inspiration. “Everything they do, they strive for excellence, and they do that every day,” Scott Deifel said. “They play the game the right way; they’re really hard-nosed; they fight it out. So there’s tons to learn from Michigan. That’s what we’re striving to get to.” aflumdbk@gmail.com

But the Terps loaded the bases and rallied back. Cuas earned an RBI walk, left fielder Tim Lewis drove in a run on a fielder’s choice, and Kevin Biondic came off the bench to bunt in the winning run. The comeback capped a successful weekend for the Terps, who captured their first sweep since handing Nebraska three losses in early April. Purdue entered the series with only one win in Big Ten play, but the Terps were still happy to get back to their winning ways after a rough patch. “It doesn’t matter how we win,” Shawaryn said. “We just want to win.” psuittsdbk@gmail.com

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Attackman Ryan Brown (left) mimicks the Superman gesture after his goal early in the fourth quarter that helped Johns Hopkins top the Terps, 15-12, on Saturday night at Byrd Stadium. The Blue Jays’ star scored eight times in the contest.

Johns Hopkins dominates faceoff X after Raffa exits in fourth By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Senior staff writer With less than 10 minutes remaining in the first half of the Terrapins men’s lacrosse team’s Saturday night game against Johns Hopkins, faceoff specialist Charlie Raffa sprinted toward the sideline for a ground ball. Attackman Wells Stanwick had just scored an unassisted goal to cut the Terps’ lead to 5-4, and Raffa looked to gain possession and swing the momentum in a game

that would determine the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament. The senior beat midfielder Derrick Kihembo to the ball, and Raffa fell to his knees as he zipped a pass to a teammate. But as Raffa released the ball, Blue Jays faceoff specialist Hunter Moreland stopped in his tracks and smashed him to the ground. Raffa has battled injury troubles throughout the season, but he rose to his feet and stayed in the game after the officials charged See faceoffs, Page 7

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Blue Jays’ Brown scores eight goals against top-ranked defense By Kyle Melnick @kyle_melnick Staff writer With 14 minutes, 17 seconds remaining in the Terrapins men’s lacrosse game against John Hopkins on Saturday night, Blue Jays long pole Michael Pellegrino passed to attackman Ryan Brown on the left side of the goal. With the game knotted at 10, Brown ripped a shot into the top-right corner of the net to give the Blue Jays their first lead of the contest. The Sykesville native turned to the Johns Hopkins

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bench after the goal, put his hands over his chest and pulled them apart, mimicking Superman’s costume-revealing gesture as his teammates on the field sprinted to him to celebrate. Through the first two months of the season, the No. 2 Terps had only once allowed more than eight goals in a game. And before Saturday night, the most they had surrendered in a contest was 10. But the Terps’ top-ranked defense didn’t have an answer for Brown, who scored eight See brown, Page 7

BASEBALL

Ace sets career wins record during sweep Shawaryn earns 21st victory in first contest to set stage for three-game series victory By Phillip Suitts @PhillipSuitts Staff writer

pitcher kaitlyn schmeiser throws a pitch during the Terps’ 1-0 loss to Michigan yesterday. The senior allowed one run in seven innings.

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Schmeiser strong in series loss Senior allows one run in finale but can’t match Betsa’s no-hitter By Alex Flum @alex_flum Staff writer Despite not registering a hit in the final game of a three-game sweep, the Terrapins softball team was quick to point out a positive after Game 3 against No. 4 Michigan yesterday. After losing the first two games by mercy rule, pitcher Kaitlyn Schmeiser threw seven innings of one-run ball against a Wolverines squad that leads the Big Ten in several hitting categories. “It’s not a win in the scorebook or on the stat sheet, but it’s defi-

nitely a win for our program,” coach Courtney Scott Deifel said. “They really competed. Michigan’s No. 4 for a reason. For us to play in that tide and keep them off balance, it’s definitely good for us.” The Wolverines have the most runs (412) and walks (248) in the conference, so Schmeiser was pleased to limit them to no walks and one run in the series finale. “It’s a win for us today,” Schmeiser said. “We just held the No. 4 team in the country to one run, so they’re a lot more frustrated right now than we are.”

The senior struck out three while allowing six hits and one unearned run against a team that averages eight runs per game. While Schmeiser’s strong outing wasn’t enough to lift the Terps to an upset on her Senior Day, it was an encouraging performance for a team that had surrendered 18 runs in the first two games of the series. Catcher Shannon Bustillos, who recently started calling pitches behind the plate, developed a good rapport yesterday with Schmeiser, too. See michigan, Page 7

The Terrapins baseball team began its three-game weekend series at Purdue with a recordsetting performance and ended it with a ninth-inning comeback. Terps right-hander Mike Shawaryn earned his 21st career win Friday to set a program record, and the Terps scored three runs in the final frame two days later to emerge with a one-run victory and complete the sweep. Those two highlights bookended a successful weekend for the No. 21 Terps, who broke out of an offensive slump and snapped a three-game losing streak on a weekend during which John Szefc reached 100 wins faster than any coach in school history. “It’s hard to win three games,” Szefc said. “Hard to sweep a series on the road; I don’t care who you’re playing.” Before this weekend, the Terps (30-13, 11-4 Big Ten) had scored two runs in their previous three games. But in Friday’s doubleheader, they tallied 19 total runs against the Boilermakers (13-31, 1-14). In Game 1, Shawaryn recorded the record-breaking win while totaling 10 strikeouts over seven scoreless innings. The Terps offense, meanwhile, scored eight runs during the first five innings in the 12-3 victory.

“WHEN HE’S ON THE MOUND, HE’S A MONSTER. HE’S ALWAYS AGGRESSIVE AND TOUGH, AND HE WANTS TO GO RIGHT AT GUYS.” KEVIN MARTIR

Terrapins baseball catcher “[Setting the record is] something I personally didn’t really think I would ever achieve,” Shawaryn said.“Coming into last year as a freshman, all I really wanted to do was help out the team.” Shawaryn has the most career wins of any active sophomore in the country, and he has earned victories in 10 of 11 starts this season. Plus, he’s thrown 20 straight scoreless innings. “When he’s on the mound, he’s a monster,” catcher Kevin Martir said. “He’s always aggressive and tough, and he wants to go right at guys.” While Shawaryn has regularly turned in quality starts throughout the season, the Terps’ other starting pitchers have struggled at times. Yet in the Terps’ 7-3 victory in Game 2, left-hander Robert Galligan allowed two runs in seven innings. Galligan, who earned the win in his first career start, surrendered both runs in the first inning but didn’t allow another score over See purdue, Page 7