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City waits to announce solar decision Panel chooses bid, will finalize at later date

purchase of solar panels, but were unable to fi nalize their decision.

Though the deadline to sign up for the bulk purchase isn’t until June 7, bids from installers, whom project ofBy Eleanor Mueller ficial Anya Schoolman asked be kept @thedbk anonymous to preserve the bidding Staff writer process, were due April 28.

“We were surprised we only had A group of College Park residents and university faculty met Monday five bids,” said Schoolman, the executo select an installer for a group tive director for Community Power

Network. “But we know most of these companies well. We think the prices are really great and really competitive.”

Schoolman said the Washingtonbased renewable energy nonprofit took various factors into consideration before voting: the prices charged, the company’s track record, the quality and appearance of their panels and the various intricacies of each different system.

Coordination of the purchase has

been a joint effort by the university’s sustainability office and Community Power Network. The two parties were brought together by Bob Bartolo, a university research scientist who thought the area could benefit from such an action.

Community Power Network has coordinated 10 such purchases in See SOLAR, Page 3

A crowd of attendees check out TERPRIDE’s features on April 22. The luxury bus will be rented out for alumni and outreach use. james levin/the diamondback

TERPRIDE luxury bus introduced

LIFE’S A BEACH

DOTS, U relations build $120,000 outreach tool

By Joelle Lang @joelleRlang Staff writer What’s black and white and Maryland all over?

It’s TERPRIDE, the newest creation from the Department of Transportation Services and University Relations. Officials said they hope the renovated luxury bus, which features satellite TV, computers and interior wood accents, will bring in needed revenue, but critics contend the $120,000 project is wasteful.

The bus debuted April 22 and made an appearance at Maryland Day, when hundreds of students got the opportunity to win prizes and explore the bus’ features. TERPRIDE won’t join Shuttle-UM’s fleet of buses for daily student use, however — DOTS director David Allen said the university will market the bus for rental by alumni and other groups.

Junior biology major Janice Luo said she attended the Maryland Day exhibition.

Three students sit on the Byrd Stadium bleachers yesterday afternoon to celebrate the warm days of spring, continuing the decades-old university tradition of Byrd Beach. For the full story, visit diamondbackonline.com. kelsey hughes/the diamondback

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Celebrating the fallen

Maryland Reads Day draws 290 local children for literacy Annual event finishes year of school work

Israeli veteran reflects on memorial day

By Sarah Dean @sarahdeanjourn Staff writer

By Elana Dure @thedbk For The Diamondback Standing with a fellow solider in what is now Jerusalem’s Independence Park, Rabbi Amnon Haramati, awaited the attack of about 2,000 enemy soldiers as he stood post to protect the heart of Jerusalem during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. As a 17-year-old boy serving in the premature Israeli army, Haramati’s only forms of protection were a rifle, hand grenade and four bullets.

T he enemy approached, a nd cannons fi red. Days later, Haramati woke up in a morgue and learned he had suffered a major brain injury. He was told to give up his studies because

Rabbi Amnon Haramati speaks about his time serving in the Israeli Army during the Arab-Israeli War of 1948 at the Hillel’s annual Yom Hazikaron ceremony in Stamp Student Union yesterday. rachel george/the diamondback he would never retain information again, but he persevered and continued his education in Israel. Six years later, he moved to New York to teach. He shared his story with about 125 people last night in the Colony Ballroom of Stamp Student Union during Hillel’s annual Yom Hazikaron ceremony.

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“We live our life that whenever we do something for the Jewish nation, God will help us against any logical belief,” he said. “Because what is faith? Faith is illogical.”

After the war, Haramati taught at the Yeshiva of Flatbrush in Brooklyn, See Israel, Page 7

Students at this university cheered outside Cole Field House on Friday as about 290 fi rst- and second-graders exited school buses and arrived for Maryland Reads Day. The elementary school kids are part of the America Reads program, which allows students at this university and others to visit elementary schools in nearby communities such as Prince George’s County to mentor students in reading, said Ali Barlow, the program coordinator for both America Reads and America Counts — a partner organization focused on math — at this university.

The program partners with 12 schools in the county, and 11 attended Maryland Reads Day. Several of the participating elementary school students do not speak English as their fi rst language, said Jillian DiNardo, a senior English major and America Reads team leader.

“This is like the celebration at the end, where it’s like, ‘You guys did a great job, look at all the progress you’ve made,’” DiNardo said.

In 1997, this university became one of the country’s fi rst 20 universities to host the America Reads program, which has since become a nationwide initiative with more than 1,400 participating universities, according to the program’s website.

Former university President Brit Kirwan served on the White House’s America Reads College Presidents Steering Committee and started

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TERPRIDE From PAGE 1 “I didn’t understand at first what its purpose was,” Luo said.

“Then I learned it was to promote Maryland outside campus and it doesn’t impact students directly.

It bothers me a little.”

The renovation funds came from a pool of DOTS revenue, which included student fees, p a rk i n g m e t e r r e v e n u e , parking ticket costs and developer donations, Allen said.

While the cost is steep, he said estimates suggest TERPRIDE can be paid off in two years and could bring in $50,000 annually, which would be used to offset student and faculty parking fees.

“It’s a business venture,” Allen said. “The purpose was to make money for parkers and shuttle users. People who are renting the bus will pay it off.”

A lu m n i a nd i nterested parties will be able to rent the bus for events for $180 an

hour with a minimum reservation of three hours. Allen said DOTS has already received reservation requests and inquiries, totaling about $40,000 in expected business.

Aside from bringing money to the university, TERPRIDE will also serve as a community outreach tool, Allen said. The university’s academic departments can rent the bus for offcampus events, though Allen said officials haven’t done much advertising yet.

Some department deans and directors said they haven’t heard of TERPRIDE. Niya R a fa ri-Pea rson, a program management specialist and parking coordinator for the history department, and Monique Everette, marketing and communications director for the college of arts and humanities, were unfamiliar with the bus. Journalism Dean Lucy Dalglish also said she had not heard of it.

“I think its one of those things where, ‘If they built

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it, it will come,’” art department Chairman W.C. Richardson said. “That is, if they can hang on and not expect a full blown profit margin right from the start.”

Kelly Blake, the public health school’s spokeswoman, said assistant marketing and communications Vice President Brian Ullmann spoke with some university communications directors to explain TERPRIDE, though the public health school has not looked into using the service.

“It’s important [to advertise,] but it should not be priority,” junior economics major Sean Kaloy said. “It was a giant waste of money.”

Allen said he isn’t worried about the cost or the lack of advertising.

“It’s a platform to help expand the campus,” Allen said.

“When the cost of TERPRIDE is paid back into the pool, then it’ll start making money.” jlangdbk@gmail.com

Terpride, a $120,000 project funded by DOTS revenue, is introduced to students outside Stamp Student Union on April 22. The bus, which can be rented out for $180 an hour for a minimum of three hours, features satellite TV and computers. james levin/the diamondback

Solar From PAGE 1 the area since 2009. Its roles include building resident interest, researching local installers, seeking out bids from those companies and orga n i zi ng a vote a mong group members to select one.

T he Col le ge Pa rk C it y Council has shown support fo r t h e p roj e c t s i n c e it s beginning in March, said project manager Grant Klein. “ T hey’ve b e e n g re at,” K lei n sa id. “T hey’ve a nnounced meetings, invited us to com mu n ity gatherings and really embraced it.

The mayor’s onboard, the council voiced its approval, a nd t he Com m ittee for a Solar Panel Work Group Attendees for the Community Power Network project introduce themselves at a meeting last night. A bulk Better Environment actusolar panel purchase has garnered support from the city, including District 4 Councilman Alan Hew. kelsey hughes/the diamondback ally co-sponsored.”

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Di st r ict 4 Cou nci l m a n A l a n H e w, a m e m b e r o f the city’s Committee for a Better Environment, calls t he project “a g reat idea and a great service to our community.”

“It really takes the guesswork and research out of the challenges of pursuing solar power for your home,” he said.

“The ability to organize bulk buys can result in savings of 20 to 30 percent off the normal costs of the panels.”

Community members have started looking into the opportunity to use solar power, Schoolman said.

“Thirty-nine people have expressed interest in the purchase so far,” she said. “It’s been mostly University of Maryland staff with a sprinkling of College Park residents. We expect the number

of people signed up to double in the next two weeks.”

While some residents were concerned company representatives were not present to answer questions, others expressed confidence in CPN’s ability to guide them in the process.

“For the last yea r a nd a half, I’ve been attempting to purchase solar panels,” said one homeowner who requested anonymity because CPN affiliation could affect his job as an environmental engineer for a government a ge n c y. “ I ’m ve r y i nte rested in the bulk discount, because that’s the d i fference for me between a good payba c k a nd not. A l l t he questions I’ve had from my months searching, they’ve answered very specifically.” emuellerdbk@gmail.com

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his fall, candidates on both sides of the political spectrum will face off in competition for the Government House: the governor’s residence in Annapolis. As political pundits start discussing the potential of each candidate, from Democrat Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown to Republican businessman Charles Lollar, Gov. Martin O’Malley will reminisce on his two terms as governor of this state.

Students at this university have paid close attention to the legislation coming out of Annapolis — particularly legislation relating to student loans, the job market and education.

So, how has O’Malley met our expectations for the past eight years? We discuss some of the paramount legislation he signed into law and initiatives he’s put forward from the beginning of his governorship through the most recent session’s Sine Die. 1. It’s all about jobs The state’s Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation announced last month that the state’s unemployment rate for March was 5.6 percent, considerably lower than the national 6.7 percent unemployment rate at that time. Though our unemployment rate still trails behind the 5 percent March rate in Virginia and our job market could look better, this state’s performance in comparison to others’ is not too shabby — this state is one of only 10 that’s kept a AAA credit rating, according to the state’s website. This state’s job market has been improving, albeit slowly.

2. College affordability Trying to afford a college education is one of the most difficult tasks our generation faces. Unfortunately, for the fifth year in a row, the state General Assembly voted to maintain tuition increases at 3 percent for the coming fiscal year.

OUR VIEW

O’Malley’s two terms have been positive, but there is still room for improvement.

At public and private four-year institutions in this state, the average debt a student takes on is $25,951, and a 2012 report from the Project on Student Debt ranks us 26th among U.S. states in average debt. O’Malley and the General Assembly tell us they care about college affordability, but have their actions matched their words?

3. Raising the wage Just yesterday, O’Malley signed legislation to raise this state’s minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2018. We support this increase, as it strengthens state residents’ purchasing power and should reduce spending on those who rely on government assistance.

4. Same-sex marriage At the start of 2013, same-sex marriage in this state became legal.

Though this wouldn’t have been possible without voters’ approval in a referendum during the 2012 election, we have to remember that it was originally

O’Malley who led a campaign for the legalization of same-sex marriage — credit given where credit is due.

5. Taking high-er steps with marijuana decriminalization In a staff editorial on April 10, we supported O’Malley and the General Assembly’s decision to decriminalize marijuana. Though we want this state to take more steps in relaxing the war on drugs, decriminalization is a solid first step.

6. Having technology trouble In April, this state abandoned its original health care exchange infrastructure, which had been crashing and losing users’ information. Though this state contracted with Deloitte, the technology firm responsible for Connecticut’s successful exchange, to build a better system, we can’t forget the lost expense, $125 million, that went into crafting the original system. O’Malley might not be entirely to blame here, but he has stood behind the state’s decision to create its own exchange and must face the repercussions.

We think good legislation outweighed bad during O’Malley’s two terms. Though there are several steps this state can take to improve conditions such as college affordability and health care, the recent actions by O’Malley and the General Assembly are definitely moves in the right direction. It’s only a matter of time before we see what our future governor can do to address our problems that still need fixing.

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An open letter to my rapist CAROLINE CARLSON I always thought writing letters to people who bothered me was kind of silly. I’m not talking to them directly, and I’m not changing something they did, so what’s the point?

However, for my last column for The Diamondback this year, I wanted to write about you, not because I demand attention or want people to feel upset but because maybe, one day, this letter will find you. When it does, you’ll know that your efforts to reduce me or hurt me weren’t effective — in fact, everyone will know your efforts weren’t effective.

Let’s face it: You and I have had a pretty tough year. I had never experienced what it was like to go from feeling great one day to feeling like I had hit rock bottom the next until you dragged me there.

For the first few months, I blamed myself. During this time, I learned how to weed out the bad people from the good. Some joined me in blaming myself, but others stood by me every single day, helping me get through each week step by step, being miraculously capable of staying up late each night just to help me stay occupied.

“What are you going to do now?”

For the next few months, I couldn’t stop repeating this question to myself.

I asked this question — just like you constantly asked me one night — for days. It was the question that had no answer, but my mind kept acting as if it were something I had to solve. It was the only statement you made, so obviously I couldn’t let myself forget about it.

After I went through this period, winter came, and I had dreams about you. It wasn’t like you haunted me — by this point, I had built up enough courage to seek help and no longer questioned my integrity. I was talking to professionals, making sure I spoke to my friends consistently and allotting time each day to focus on myself.

But strangely, I dreamed that I hit you, yelled at you and hurt you. For the longest time, I thought I wouldn’t be able to get through this period, and I would be stuck in an angry stage until I sought revenge.

But this wasn’t the case. Each day, I worked on fortifying my mentality, opening up to people and focusing on my plans and goals, not on you. It turned out my dreams represented me coming to terms with what happened and realizing I can’t blame myself for things I can’t control.

My year was tough, but it was also

an experience that taught me how to become stronger and respect myself.

I’m not saying you did me a service by hurting me, but I was capable of taking the experience and turning it into a positive — using a tragedy to build up my armor.

All of the stages I went through — blame, desperation and anger — are things many men and women experience in this country. What you did was not unique or special, but something people experience all the time.

At the end of the day, I want those who have experienced what I went through to realize that they’re not alone, that there are so many survivors out there writing to their attackers and seeking their own forms of closure.

The marks you leave aren’t permanent. Survivors take them, mold them and use them to improve themselves in order to feel better. I haven’t forgotten what you’ve done, but I have stopped your actions from hurting me indefinitely, and I hope all survivors will be able to do this too someday.

So now, what are you going to do?

C a ro l i n e C a r l s o n i s a j u n i o r government and politics and information systems major. She can be reached at ccarlsondbk@gmail.com.

the door for the last time, not a real critique of the class. It implies the person who reads through the evaluations is going to use a computer to tally up a score and our comments are going to get thrown in the garbage.

That feeling of being silenced, compounded with the slow build-up of frustration over the semester, is released in a torrent of “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream”-esque hate through which constructive criticism could have flowed.

Using the same battery of “strongly agree/strongly disagree” questions for every class doesn’t come close to doing justice to the variety of issues that could come up. Are we really trying to describe how well a philosophy class is run to how well a Lamb Watch course is run using the same questions?

Instead, evaluations should be asking specific questions, such as: Was your lab environment safe? Were the films you watched outside of class easy to access? Did the foreign language placement test direct you to an appropriate course? How much hands-on experience did you have with the lambs? Was your professor’s use of Twitter a distraction? (I didn’t make that one up.)

The best plan is to ask departments to identify potentially problematic areas in each class and highlight them in course evaluations. Allow for more open-ended sections, and ask students for open-ended opinions on specific aspects of the class.

It doesn’t strike me as asking too much, just a bare-minimum understanding of the needs of each course and the expectations of the students.

A little research might be necessary, but the result will pay dividends in descriptive information.

If done correctly, CourseEvalUM can show students that professors care about how their courses run and show professors that students can be taken seriously. It just has to be a survey that cares and can be taken seriously first.

EMMA ATLAS

Going by popular truism, students aren’t the only ones who get bullied: Teachers do, too. It’s common knowledge that course evaluations, the ones we submit through CourseEvalUM and the ones distributed at almost every university in the country, have the potential to be negatively biased and hurtful.

I agree that when I have something negative to say, I feel obligated to report it on CourseEvalUM. I’ve never felt the same righteous pull to fill out the survey to say, “This class is OK,” as I do when I’m there to say, “This class is fundamentally broken.” I don’t feel the need to sermonize about filling out surveys more kindly or to ask professors to keep a stiffer upper lip. It’s not the student’s fault or the professor’s fault. Weirdly, it’s the survey’s fault.

Let me explain with an exercise.

Answer these questions: How was your day? How’s your mom doing?

How was work? Now, try these: How long was your commute today?

What did you eat for lunch? How do you feel about the finale of Breaking Bad? The difference between the sets of questions is obvious: Asking more specific questions returns more detailed answers.

“Additional comments” is not even close to a descriptive question. It’s not even a question.

It’s also the only place where I can explain the specifics of what I liked and disliked about the class.

It’s where I can say the professor often ran out of time; the professor didn’t understand how to use PowerPoint, but tried to use it anyway; the class size was too big or too small; ELMS didn’t work.

These things don’t come to mind with a prompt like “additional comments.” The name of the Emma Atlas is a junior government section stands for what students and politics major. She can be reached want to say as they’re walking out at eatlasdbk@gmail.com.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

There’s more room at the table

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ne of my very close friends is married to the idea of women in leadership — and rightfully so. She recently attended the Take the Lead women’s empowerment conference sponsored by the business school.

The conference was based on the emerging force women have propelled into the business world.

My friend listened to speakers who work for Under Armour, Bechtel, AT&T and others. I was enthralled by the motivation these speakers ignited in her, but what we both couldn’t quite comprehend was why none of these extraordinary women had been a woman of color.

I understand it was not their fault, but it was an obvious oversight that a room full of successful young women, brought together to note that men are not the only ones who can achieve success, could not also demonstrate that success is not limited to white people.

As a nation promised equal opportunity, we cannot express to women of color that they aren’t yet of the same caliber as not only men, but white men and women, too.

Instead, it is the duty of business heads, teachers, family and friends to instill the notion that women of color mustn’t just dream far beyond their reach, because belief in themselves is not enough on its own to turn a dream into reality.

There cannot be a gap based on gender, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation, for when there is, the world will continue to know suffering and inequality.

To my fellow minority women and women of color: Can we vow to become far greater than anyone’s preconceived notions, not only to prove those notions wrong but to prove ourselves right and capable?

Ja s m i n e P a l a e z i s a f re s h m a n journalism major. She can be reached at jasmine_palaez@yahoo.com.

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orn today, you are the kind of person other people often want to know about.

While you may not like it, you are almost certain to find you are a hot topic on the rumor mill. Indeed, there are times when you may actually wish you were as interesting in real life as others seem to think you are -- but then, they don’t know the real you, do they? Despite the fact that you have been endowed with a few remarkable talents that can bring you a great deal of fame and fortune, you are far more acquainted with the more common aspects of your own personality; you don’t really think you are all that special, and even if you did, you aren’t the kind to think that you deserve any special treatment!

You have a great deal of sex appeal; there are some who will want to get close to you simply to say they were able to do it.

You must guard against such fleeting connections, however; what you really want is something comfortable, lasting and mature.

Also born on this date are: George Clooney, actor and director; Tom Bergeron, TV host; Sigmund Freud, neurologist and psychoanalyst; Willie Mays, baseball player; Bob Seger, singer; Tony Blair, former British Prime Minister; Gabourey Sidibe, actress; Orson Welles, actor, writer and director; Robert E. Peary, explorer; Rudolph Valentino, actor; Stewart Granger, actor.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -What you are trying to accomplish may not be as easy as “one-twothree,” but it is not much more complicated than that!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You may be misinterpreting someone else’s attempts to reconnect with you. You’ll want to put yourself in his or her shoes for a moment.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You may be welcome to express yourself any way you see fit, but then again, you may not. Assess the situation with care.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Your dedication to a certain ideal will serve you well throughout the day -- though tension may arise between you and a rival as a result.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Someone you can usually count on for support may not be there for you today. Find out if this is an ideological problem.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You know how to deal with an awkward situation in just the right way -- but you may find that it takes something out of you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Someone who is used to getting his or her way may be surprised to learn that you’re not as willing as others to acquiesce.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You may be bending over backward to conform to another’s wishes, but it’s not having the effect you intended. It’s time to stand tall.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- How you approach someone in authority will make all the difference. You can submit to the rules without being submissive.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You’ve prepared carefully for what is in store, but there may be one or two surprises you haven’t anticipated.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- It’s time for you to answer a call of sorts, but you can do so in your own way, and according to your own personal schedule.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Your different approach to a familiar problem has the higher-ups wondering if you’re really on their side -- which, of course, you are.

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A Beacon Of light Maryland Jewish Beacon brings evening of art and poetry to Stamp

By Leo Traub @DBKDiversions Staff writer As the crowd trickled into the Charles Carroll Room in Stamp Student Union on Sunday night, junior English and government and politics major Joe Ehrenkrantz looked around the room, surveying the turnout.

Students of different backgrounds milled about, browsing the artwork on display along the room’s perimeter. Men wearing yarmulkes talked to those without. Students, drawn by a mutual interest in art, saved seats for friends and excitedly discussed the upcoming presentation.

The crowd of about 100 people was gathered for SermonSlam, a combined Jewish poetry and literature slam and art show, the first of its kind to be held at this university. During SermonSlam, student performers delivered religion-inspired poems, Torah lessons and personal narratives, all revolving around the night’s theme, “The Wandering Jew.” It was exactly as Ehrenkrantz had hoped: a diverse union of JewishAmerican students, all joined by art and culture.

The event, co-sponsored by the Student Government Association and Maryland Hillel, was organized pri-

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marily by Maryland Jewish Beacon, a student group dedicated to preserving Jewish-American culture. Beacon is “post-denominational,” embracing all forms of Judaism instead of abstaining from denominations altogether, said Ehrenkrantz, the group’s president and co-founder.

The night’s performances, each about five minutes long, made use of different interpretations of the theme.

Some students delivered poems discussing the wandering nature of Jewish people throughout history, from biblical times to modern-day Israel and the digital age. Others turned inward, focusing on their own journeys and touching on struggles with identity and religion.

Senior philosophy major and Beacon board member Ezra Ellenberg performed a poem about his own spiritual wandering and finding God. One line of his piece reflected on the last time he saw his dying grandfather, about 18 months ago.

“It was moving for me,” said Ellenberg, who had never performed in a poetry slam before. “It was very personal.”

Beacon wanted to hold a SermonSlam and art show to display “the vibrant artistic abilities of the Jewish community,” Ehrenkrantz said.

Ehrenkrantz and the other eight

members of Beacon’s executive board decided on “The Wandering Jew” as the theme for the event because of its capacity for individual interpretation, he said.

“We wanted it to be accessible to every Jew,” Ehrenkrantz said.

The phrase “Wandering Jew” can be used in a derogatory way, so the theme also served to reclaim the term, he said.

Master of ceremonies Jonah Potasznik, a senior philosophy major, kept the crowd engaged throughout the show with lively segments between performers. A Beacon board member, Potasznik encouraged audience members to respond to the question, “What is pluralism?” and to join in a rendition of “Tue Tue Barima,” a Ghanaian children’s song sung in a round like “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.”

“The audience was super into it, which is something you always want as a performer,” Potasznik said.

“The crowd was really digging it,” said senior Arabic studies and government and politics major Molly Bernstein, who attended the show to support her friends. “They were engaged. They were asking themselves questions. They were thinking in an entirely new way about what it means to be Jewish and what it means to be American.”

Ben Eichberg, a senior sociology major, was most intrigued by the diversity of the performers’ journeys through spirituality. “[Junior aerospace engineering major] Josh Leviton’s description of rebelling from God and then finding his place within Judaism … was really

Aaron Litz, a 2013 alumnus, performs a spoken word piece at SermonSlam, organized by Maryland Jewish Beacon. The event also featured the display of original works of student art. photo courtesy of meirav finn inspiring,” Eichberg said.

The student artwork, also revolving around the theme of “The Wandering Jew,” stood on easels and pedestals around the room, with exhibit labels positioned on the wall next to their respective pieces. For the first 20 minutes, before the performances began, SermonSlam attendees walked among the sculptures, photos and drawings, examining each piece and contemplating its meaning.

On display was senior Jewish studies major Melanie Oppenheimer’s portrait of Linor Abargil, an Israeli woman who, less than two months after being raped, won the 1998 Miss World beauty pageant.

“She set it out as her mission to spread awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault around the world,” Oppenheimer said. “She wandered around the world literally to spread the message against sexual assault.”

With the artists’ permission, Beacon hopes to continue display-

ing the artwork through a showcase in Hillel’s lobby, Ehrenkrantz said, to further the discussion of JewishAmerican culture.

Started in October by David Zvi Kalman, a doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania, SermonSlams are held every few weeks and will take place in about 20 cities across the country this year.

“The art show was amazing, and the performances themselves were consistently incredibly strong and remarkably personal,” said Kalman, who attended Sunday night’s performance at Stamp.

Beacon soon will resume its schedule of Saturday afternoon philosophical discussions on McKeldin Mall, and Ehrenkrantz hopes to organize more Jewish-American cultural events like the SermonSlam in the future, he said.

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israel From PAGE 1 New York. He said his personal miracle was a sign that God would protect all those who serve to protect Israel.

“I have family in Israel who fought in the wars, but what he was saying about it being a miracle of biblical proportions or a miracle in the biblical sense was a really incredible message that I hadn’t hea rd before,” f resh m a n physiology and neurobiology major Shir Kantor said.

Ha ra mati is the g ra ndfather of sen ior psycholo g y m a j o r N a t a n H a r amati. Natan Haramati said his grandfather’s story of bravery i nspi res h i m a nd instilled in him the belief that he can win and succeed despite any obstacles.

S e n i o r m a rk e t i n g a n d supply chain management major Jonathan Matz said he also was impressed by Haramati’s speech.

“W hen Rabbi Haramati spoke, that was really touching because so often there is so much politics involved with Israel,” Matz said. “As someone who was there to ta l k about Israel i h istory and Israeli politics from a firsthand experience, it was something that was real, and it was intimate and it was personal. And I feel privileged to have watched it.”

Last n ig ht’s ceremony, which occurred on Israel’s memorial day, honored Israel’s fa l len sold iers a nd victims of terror. Matz, who was born and raised in Israel, said he feels a close connection to the country and found the ceremony touching.

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“It’s really beautiful to me, and it’s really important to me to remember that we are one nation and we are one family and taking parts in ceremonies that mimic what goes on in Israel is a huge critical part of that,” he said.

Shuki Eisdorfer, a freshman mechanical engineering major, said he appreciates the celebration of Israel’s soldiers on a college level. His older sister and two cousins serve in the Israel Defense Fo rc e s , a n d h e h o p e s to join the Israeli army after graduation.

“College is really the place where you begin to define yourself, and when you define yourself, you have to keep in mind the reason you are able to keep being Jewish and not be afraid,” Eisdorfer said. newsumdbk@gmail.com

Attendees stand while a prayer is read at the Yom Hazikaron ceremony yesterday in Stamp Student Union. rachel george/the diamondback

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Reads From PAGE 1 the program here, which recruited more than 60 student mentors in its first semester.

This semester, 82 students at this university are America Reads mentors, Barlow said.

“We have mentors come in from the university who are tutoring our low-performing students to give them an extra boost to improve their reading skills, comprehension skills

and just to give our students a new friend to read with,” said Marjorie Martin, America Reads program director at Thomas S. Stone Elementary School in Mount Rainier.

Maryland Reads Day events consisted of readinginspired crafts, a sing-along puppet show and reading of Caps for Sale, a children’s book that the visiting students received as a gift. Over 230 volunteers helped with the activities.

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is not just about reading.

“We call ourselves mentors instead of tutors because it’s also like a role model thing,” DiNardo said. “It’s ‘cause we’re like, ‘This is college; this is exciting; you can go here too,’ … and they’re really excited about it.”

L orra i ne Ma ka na ma, a student mentor for America Reads, also said the program aims to expose the kids to a university setting.

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Makanama said interacting with the children is why she enjoys the program.

“At first, it was a volunteer opportunity, but as soon as I got into it, the kids … convinced me,” she said. “It was just somewhere to volunteer, and once I got to Reads, it was the kids that put me there. They were the reason I did it, I guess, after finding out about them.”

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It’s a very physical game. And it’s one I think that helps you get ready because you see how hard these guys play, and it gets you ready for some of the other games.”

Tillman spent 12 seasons in Annapolis with Navy and was promoted from assistant coach to offensive coordinator in 2002. He led the nation’s third-ranked offense and helped the Midshipmen reach the national championship in 2004.

S i n c e h e ’s a r r i v e d i n College Park, Tillman has played against his former team each season. But when the Terps join the Big Ten, they’ll play their final six games of the season against conference opponents. In order to continue the rivalry, Tillman said, the teams will have to organize a game to be played by the third week of March, so they can keep their schedules open for conference competition.

“Navy is in a tough spot because the Patriot League is so big,” Tillman said. “There are a lot of games they have to fill.”

Navy coach Rick Sowell also said he hoped the rivalry would continue, but he echoed Tillman’s concerns.

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“Whether it works out or not remains to be seen. But the commitment to play them is there on both sides.”

The Terps have dominated the Midshipmen lately by winning 17 of the previous 22 meetings and each one of the past five. The loss to the Terps concluded another disappointing season for Navy, which hasn’t had a winning campaign since it finished 11-5 in 2009.

But Tillman still appreciates the Navy program and the time he spent with the Midshipmen. He said he hopes to continue the Terps’ historic rivalry with his former team and a school that trains future military leaders.

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Reese sets sights on first matchup Terps eighth-year coach insists team won’t look past Canisius or Penn

By Ryan Baillargeon @RyanBaillargeon Staff writer With the No. 1-seed Terrapins women’s lacrosse team and No. 3-seed North Carolina on opposite sides of the NCAA tournament bracket, it’s easy to look ahead to a potential rematch of last season’s championship game.

Coach Cathy Reese, however, is only looking as far ahead as Sunday, when the Terps will host the winner of CanisiusPenn game at the Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex.

“We are focusing on our first opportunity to play,” Reese said, “and hoping that we can make the most of the opportunity that we have earned.”

Despite a two-week break since their last game, the Terps will have one day to create a game plan because the Golden Griffins and Quakers don’t play until Friday.

While the Terps did play Penn during the regular season, Reese doesn’t have a preference between the two teams. Instead, the team will prepare for both scenarios.

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drossner From PAGE 10 the sixth inning of a 3-2 win.

Drossner began the season as the Terps No. 1 midweek starter, and in five nonconference starts, he went 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA. That success has continued even as he’s pitched against more ACC teams.

“As a pitcher, you just want to go out and throw as many strikes as you can,” Drossner said. “The mentality is still the same. If I’m just going out there, doing my job and throwing strikes and giving my team a chance to win, then it’s just another ballgame.”

Right-hander Jared Price started the first four Sunday games for the Terps, but after giving up six runs (four earned) in three innings during a 7-0 loss to Florida State on March 9, he was removed from the rotation.

LEFT-Hander Jake Drossner gave up one run in four innings in an April 13 loss to Virginia Tech and has started the final game of each ACC series since. rebecca rainey/the diamondback Right-hander Kevin Mooney, the Terps closer, got a start the next weekend.

Left-handers Tayler Stiles and Zach Morris then received starts in consecutive weeks. But none of those pitchers got through more than five innings in their auditions for the final spot in the weekend rotation.

Drossner, though, allowed one run in four innings in a 6-4 loss to Virginia Tech on April 13 and has been the Sunday starter ever since.

Since Drossner joined the weekend rotation, the Terps have won two conference series. In the first five ACC series, the Terps clinched one series victory.

Two of the Terps’ three wins this weekend were by two runs or fewer and none of the starters pitched with more than a two-run lead. Despite the pressure of a slim lead, they allowed just two extrabase hits, and the Fighting Irish didn’t score a run after the fifth inning.

Because of that weekend s ta b i l i ty, Sze fc d o e s n ’t have to worry about finding the right mix of starters in midweek nonconference games. The solid pitching staff has kept games close, w h i c h h a s a l l o we d t h e offense to clinch victories late in games.

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OUTFIELDER Kylie Datil and the Terps won all three games against Pittsburgh this weekend to complete their first sweep of the season in their final series. rebecca rainey/the diamondback

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ADELE H. STAMP MEMORIAL AWARD Fang Cao CAMILLE K. RAJPAT MEMORIAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY STUDENT JUDICIARY Catherine Thompson CHRISTOPHER CAREY CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD Emilie Virgilio COL. J. LOGAN SCHUTZ LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP Abigail Malkin COL. J. LOGAN SCHUTZ OMICRON DELTA KAPPA LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD Christopher Riley DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS STUDENT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARDS Patrick Mullins Alyssa Thomas EMMA POWERS AWARD STUDENT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARD Sarah Goff JAMES H. KEHOE & ETHEL KESLER AWARD Michelle Ako Jorge Herrera

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into the left-center field gap to clear the bases and give the Terps the lead for good.

Datil, who finished fourth in total bases this season, went 3-for-4 with 5 RBIs. Watten praised the freshman for adapting quickly to softball at the college level while battling several injuries during the season.

“Kylie has really done a great job. The freshmen come in and they can’t really be prepared for the grueling schedule,” Watten said. “For her to come out and end this series the way she did and show what kind of player she really is was great. She’s really worked through a lot this season.”

For the first time in a series this season, the Terps scored more than five runs in each game. And with the help of Beards’ three-run bomb

Outfielder Kylie Datil had Sunday against Pittsburgh

5 RBIs Datil had Sunday against Pittsburgh

7 runs

the Terps scored Sunday against Pittsburgh early in Game 1 and Datil’s bases-clearing triple late in the series finale, the Terps generated enough offense to earn three wins in their last series of the season.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL | NOTEBOOK

Big Ten to hold tournament in Washington in 2017 Conference agrees to take part in Gavitt Tipoff Games; reports say Chiles will visit College Park next week

By Aaron Kasinitz @AaronKazreports Senior staff writer The Big Ten will hold its men’s basketball tournament at the Verizon Center in Washington in 2017, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed yesterday afternoon.

This university, which will move from the ACC to the Big Ten this summer, will be the only Big Ten school within 150 miles of the nation’s capital.

Still, the announcement fits Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany’s intentions of stretching the Midwest-based league’s footprint to the East Coast.

The 2014 Big Ten tournament was held in Indianapolis and the event will return there in 2016. In 2015, the Terrapins men’s basketball team will compete in its first Big Ten tournament in Chicago. And a year before the Terps’ new conference comes to Washington, the Verizon Center will host the 2016 ACC tournament.

Delany, Terps coach Mark Turgeon and athletic director Kevin Anderson are slated to speak at a news conference at the Verizon Center early this afternoon to address the league tournament’s move to Washington.

GAVITT TIPOFF GAMES The Big Ten also announced yesterday morning its partnership with the Big East to establish the Gavitt Tipoff Games, a series of eight contests that will pit teams from the two confer-

current Georgetown coach John Thompson III talked about playing a home-andhome series. No agreement was reached, however, and Anderson later declared the Terps would not schedule Georgetown in any sport until the men’s basketball teams played.

With national television networks and the conferences dictating the schedule for the Gavitt Tipoff Games, it’s likely that the Terps and Hoyas could face each other. The two teams played each year from 1947 to 1980, but their last meeting was in 2008 when Georgetown blew out the Terps in the Old Spice Classic.

REPORTS: CHILES TO VISIT

Coach Mark Turgeon (left) and Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany (right) will speak at a news conference at the Verizon Center in Washington this afternoon. file photos/the diamondback ences against one another in the first week of the season.

The new series will begin in the 2015-16 season.

Eight of the eventual 14 Big Ten teams will compete in the Gavitt Tipoff Games each year, and the event — named after Big East founder Dave Gavitt — will last for at least eight seasons, according to a contract. The games will span four days and will be played at teams’ home sites. ESPN, Fox Sports 1 and The Big Ten Network will

broadcast the event’s games.

“Dave was a friend and a mentor to me and often mentioned that college basketball should do a better job of tipping off the season, similar to opening day in baseball,” Delany said in a news release. “I think he would approve of our effort to start a new tipoff tradition, grow the game and serve the best interests of the student-athletes and coaches in these two great conferences.”

Yesterday afternoon, the Big Ten posted a video of former Terps coach Gary Williams, in which he expressed his thoughts on the Gavitt Tipoff Games. Williams also coached in the Big East with Boston College from 1982-86 and the Big Ten with Ohio State from 1986-89.

“Here’s the Big East and the Big Ten playing, two of the best basketball conferences in the country,” Williams said in the video. “It’s great for that time

SOFTBALL

IUPUI transfer guard Ian Chiles is expected to take a recruiting visit to College Park next week, according to ESPN basketball reporter Jeff Goodman.

The Terps have been linked to Chiles — who averaged 15.8 points and 1.8 assists per game last season — since he announced his intention to transfer after the season. When guard Seth Allen announced his intention to transfer last week, the Terps were left with three scholarship guards on their roster.

Goodman reported that Chiles, a graduate transfer who is eligible to play immediately, has already visited Auburn and will visit Tennessee later this week.

of year when you need something like this.”

The tipoff games open an avenue for the Terps to renew a former rivalry with Georgetown, a Big East school. The two prominent Washington-area programs have not scheduled games against each other in recent years because of friction that dates back to when John Thompson Jr. coached the Hoyas and Lefty Driesell helmed the Terps.

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Offense picks up slack to lead Terps to series sweep Bats produce at least seven runs in each win over Pitt

By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Staff writer In a nationally televised 9-1 loss at No. 22 Notre Dame on April 28, the Terrapins softball team was unable to produce runs, an issue that has plagued them throughout conference play.

When the Terps played the top two teams in the ACC, their offense was overmatched.

Against the Fighting Irish and then-No. 8 Florida State, the Terps went winless in six tries and were outscored 57-19.

Though the Terps’ offense fared better against the middle-tier teams of the conference standings, it took their hitters time to get accustomed to opposing pitching staffs. Third-place Virginia Tech and seventh-place Boston College held the Terps scoreless in their respective series openers.

But when the Terps played their final series of the season against Pittsburgh, which entered the series ninth in the ACC standings, they scored at least seven runs in each game to earn their first ACC series sweep of the season.

“It feels good that we finally put everything together and made things happen,” coach Laura Watten said. “That was the goal going into the weekend.”

Th e Terps bats d idn ’t take long to get going this weekend, either. Infielder Candice Beards’ three-run homer in the first inning provided early run production and a four-run fourth inning put the game out of reach in the Terps’ 8-0 win in Game 1 on Saturday.

Beards, who was second on the team coming into the series with a .325 batting ave ra ge , s a i d t h e Te r p s struggled to compile big innings. Despite having four players hit .300 or better, the Terps finished the season ninth in the ACC in runs scored.

But in that fourth inning, the Terps had four runs on five hits to extend their lead.

“That’s what our problem was,” Beards said. “We get hits as a team, but we never strung them back-to-back-to-back like we did this weekend.”

In the series finale Sunday, outfielder Kylie Datil provided much of the offense.

“WE CONSISTENTLY FOUGHT AND CAME BACK, AND WE CONSISTENTLY CONTROLLED THE GAME. ... WE REALLY MADE THE ADJUSTMENTS, AND WE HAD SOME GOOD CLUTCH HITTING.” LAURA WATTEN

Terrapins softball coach After back-to-back singles by outfielder Amanda McCann and catcher Shannon Bustillos in the bottom of the first inning, Datil hit a two-run double into right-center field and put the Terps ahead.

Datil came to the plate in another crucial spot in the sixth inning. With the game knotted at four and runners on second and third, Pittsburgh elected to intentionally walk Beards while Datil was on deck.

T h e i n te n t i o n a l wa l k loaded the bases for Datil, who was already 2-for-3 on the afternoon. She swung early and stroked a triple See offense, Page 9

OUTFIELDER Kylie Datil drove in five runs in the Terps’ win over Pittsburgh in Sunday’s regular-season finale. rebecca rainey/the diamondback

Left-HANDER Jake Drossner allowed two runs over five innings to help the Terps claim a 3-2 victory over Notre Dame on Sunday.

Drossner has started the Terps’ past four Sunday games and he’s posted a 2.41 ERA in ACC games this season. christian jenkins/the diamondback

Drossner finally settles in as reliable Sunday starter Lefty has made four straight starts in series finales to stabilize rotation entering midweek game against VCU

By Phillip Suitts @PhillipSuitts Staff writer After searching for a third reliable starter for much of the season, the Terrapins baseball team appears to have settled on left-hander Jake Drossner as its Sunday starter.

In a sweep of Notre Dame this weekend, the Terps trotted out the same three starters for the fourth straight weekend, the longest such stretch of the season. And Drossner gave up two runs in five innings to polish off a weekend of solid outings.

On the whole, the Terps starters held the Irish in check to 12 hits and four runs in a combined 20.2 innings this weekend.

Entering tonight’s game at Virginia Commonwealth, the

Terps’ cemented three-man rotation already has led to two of the Terps’ three ACC series victories.

“It feel great,” coach John Szefc said. “It feels absolutely awesome to be able to know who you are running out there.”

Last season, the Terps relied heavily on their consistent Friday starter lefthander Jimmy Reed, who now pitches in the St. Louis Cardinals farm system. Often the Terps would win the series opener behind Reed before losing the next two games.

This year, the Terps began the season with two consistent starters. Right-handers Jake Stinnett and Mike Shawaryn, who both had quality starts this weekend, have pitched the first two games of every series.

Both Stinnett and Shawaryn have ERAs of 3.12 or lower and anchor a pitching staff that has been key to the Terps’ success this season.

But four pitchers made Sunday starts before Drossner regularly took the hill on the weekends. Drossner has recently solidified himself as the team’s Sunday starter by posting a 2.41 ERA in conference games.

Drossner gave up his two runs on four hits and two walks in five innings Sunday while also striking out seven. His performance kept the game close — the score was knotted at two when he exited — before right fielder Anthony Papio hit a go-ahead solo home run in See DROSSNER, Page 9

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Steady RIVALS Tillman hopes Terps, Navy play annually after move to Big Ten

By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Staff writer

MIDFIELDER HENRY WEST makes a move in Saturday’s win over Navy, a team the Terps have faced every year since 1946.

The teams may have a hard time scheduling each other when the Terps leave the ACC. alik mcintosh/the diamondback

The future United States serviceman grabbed the American flag and prepared to lead his squad into competition.

Before the 88th game between the Terrapins men’s lacrosse team and Navy on Saturday, Midshipmen midfielder Matt Morrison and his 51 teammates sprinted onto the Byrd Stadium turf, threw their sticks in the air and converged in the middle of the field.

The Terps went on to earn a 12-6 win in the latest installment of the historic rivalry, which stretches back to 1924. But when Terps move to the Big Ten in July, it could become difficult for the two teams — which have played each other every year since 1946 — to schedule their annual game.

Terps coach John Tillman said he hopes to

continue playing the Midshipmen each season.

Tillman, who served as an assistant coach at Navy from 1996 to 2007, said he admires the Midshipmen’s relentless style of play and values the importance of the rivalry.

“I’m certainly open to dialogue to make something happen,” Tillman said. “It’s pretty important to a lot of people. It’s a special game to play. The game is bigger than all of us and all the people here. It’s been around a long time.”

The No. 6 Terps, who earned the seventh seed in the NCAA tournament and will host Cornell in a first-round matchup, had little trouble picking up the Senior Day victory. The Terps jumped on their Patriot League foe early, scoring on five of 12 shots in the first period.

But as the grueling rivalry game wore on, Tillman See rivalry, Page 8

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