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Council to honor city’s immigrant heritage

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By Kimberly Escobar @kimescobarumd Staff writer The city of College Park is honoring its immigrant community by naming June Immigrant Heritage Month this year and moving forward, Mayor Patrick Wojahn said.

“As a city we wanted to recognize that a lot of members of our community are immigrants and descendants of immigrants,” said Wojahn, who introduced the proclamation at the May 24 city council meeting without a vote. “We wanted to recognize the contribution that immigrants make to our community.”

Recognizing immigrants speaks to the community’s goal to embrace diversity, District 2 Councilman P.J. Brennan said.

“There are diverse communities in the city of College Park that should be recognized from time to time,” Brennan said. “I think that we should do what is in our power to recognize the diversity, and that recognition, whether it be through a banner or proclamation, … doesn’t take a lot of time on the part of the city to make such an expression.”

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates 18.7 percent of the city’s population is foreign-born as of 2014. The council passed a resolution in March welcoming all refugees with a 7-0 vote, according to a previous Diamondback article.

Having immigrants involved with businesses in the area and stepping into community leadership roles helps make the decision easier to recognize immigrants, said Jackie Pearce Garrett, a District 1 resident who attended the May 24 meeting.

“While talking about this resolution, District 1 council member Christine Nagle noted that refugees and immigrants in general bring a See HERITAGE, Page 2

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‘ANGUISH, ANGER, FEAR AND TRAUMA’ –University President Wallace Loh in a May 26 email

Two weeks after Courtyards incident involving pepper spray, University Police yet to release further information, video

City Council votes to fly pride flag

U researchers study student effects of Affordable Care Act Program drops costs, expands coverage

City Hall hoists LGBT banner for one week

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By Carly Kempler @CarlyKempler Senior staff writer As national discussions of gender identity and sexual orientation continue to emerge, the city of College Park has decided to express its continued support of LGBT inclusivity.

During a May 24 meeting, the City Council voted 5-0 with three abstentions to display a pride flag — a rainbow flag symbolizing the LGBT movement — at City Hall in June, which is National Pride Month.

City Hall will hang the flag as a banner for one week starting June 6.

A few months ago, Nick Brennan, a city resident and husband of District 2 Councilman P.J. Brennan, circulated a change.org petition to present the flag at City Hall. After the petition collected about 180 signatures,

COLLEGE PARK CITY HALL will display a rainbow flag symbolizing the LGBT movement during June, which is National Pride Month. The City Council voted 5-0 in favor of the display on May 24. marquise mckine/the diamondback P.J. Brennan brought the item up for discussion during a May 17 council work session, prompting District 3 Councilwoman Stephanie Stullich to move for a formal vote.

“The display of the pride flag is really important because our government plays a role in supporting our communities and expressing the [tenets] of our government that are captured in the charter,” P.J. Brennan said.

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Police received a 911 call at about 1:46 a.m. on May 21 from a male caller regarding a fight and underage drinking on the 8500 block of Boteler Lane, according to a police department release.

The fi rst two officers who arrived were told someone inside the party was seen with a bat.

The officers told the partygoers to leave the apartment “numerous times,” though some did not comply, according to another release.

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Almost two weeks after University of Maryland Police arrested two people and used pepper spray to disperse a crowd at a Courtyards party, officials said they will not release further information until the investigation is closed.

“We won’t have any further comment or answer media questions until the conclusion of the full investigation,” police spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas wrote in an email June 1.

The investigation is expected to take up to 30

‘Class A Spec’ offices county’s first in decade

Various government agencies and new retailers will be relocating to the city of College Park with the construction of a Class A Spec office building, or a structure created for unspecified tenants.

The 75,000-square-f00t building in University Research Park will be built by Corporate Office Properties Trust in partnership with the University of Marlyand, the first such project in Prince George’s County in more than a decade.

The building, located at 5801 University Research Court, is part of a larger project of developing the Venture District, which will extend from The Hotel at the University of Maryland to Kenilworth Avenue, said Patrick O’Shea, this university’s vice president and chief research officer.

In coming years, more businesses, housing and student-related activities or academics will also hopefully enter this market, O’Shea added.

“We’re elated that COPT is moving forward with this building,” said Dannielle Glaros, this county’s Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee vice chairwoman.

“It speaks volumes to the positive economic outlook both at the university and [in] Prince George’s County.”

This project’s groundbreaking date is not yet set, but the project is slated for completion by the end of summer 2017, O’Shea said.

The three-story building will primarily house office space, some of which will be occupied by government agencies, said Ken Ulman, the chief economic development strategist for the university’s College Park Foundation. These agencies have not been decided, O’Shea said, but he

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“a number of diverse groups that are … residents in the city of College Park, and two of those groups dealt with sexual orientation and gender identity,” P.J. Brennan added.

Nick Brennan said while the city has already shown its acceptance of the LGBT community, this flag offers “an opportunity for the city to visibly put it out there that it’s a value that the city has.”

Although the majority of council See FLAG, Page 3

Two University of Maryland researchers helped work on a study released May 16 that examined the effects of the Affordable Care Act’s extended coverage for college and post-college students, and found the program lifted a large financial burden off people in this age demographic, especially those suffering from mental health issues.

Under the ACA, which started on a limited basis in 2010 and was fully extended in 2014, young adults can remain on their parents’ health insurance plans until they turn 26. Before the ACA, health insurers could remove young adults from their parents’ plans solely because of their age, according to the U.S. Labor Department.

“The age group of 22 to 26 was

a vulnerability for the previous system,” said Alex Tobin, a sophomore government and politics major.

“Lots of times, college kids and those who have just graduated aren’t going to have immediate access to employment and insurance provided by employers. They’re kind of in this in-between area.”

Jie Chen, one of the study’s lead researchers along with doctoral student Priscilla Novak, said she used the study to identify the ACA’s financial impact on the 19- to 26-year-old age group, specifically focusing on access to mental health and substance abuse treatment. She noted there are 2.5 million young adults ages in this age group with behavioral health disorders who are eligible for “dependents’ coverage.”

The old health care system completely separated mental health and physical health, said Chen, who is also a professor at this university’s public health school. Despite mental health disorders topping the list in See STUDY, Page 3

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By Mina Haq @dbkcrime For The Diamondback University of Maryland Police responded to reports of a burglary, damage to state property and theft among other incidents this past week, according to police reports.

BURGLARY On May 31 at about 4 p.m., University Police responded to the Regents Drive Garage for a burglary report. This case is still active.

CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE VIOLATIONS University Police responded to five instances of controlled dangerous substance violations between May 25 and June 1.

Two of the three incidents that took place on Route 1 occurred on May 25 at 8:41 p.m., according to the report, while the third occurred on May 30 at 8:32 p.m. Each incident led to an arrest.

The fourth controlled dangerous substance violation occurred at the 6800 block of Preinkert Drive on May 27 at 10:07 p.m., and another took place at Easton Hall on June 1 at 12:30 a.m.

DUI/DWI On May 27 at about 2 a.m., University Police responded to an instance of

driving under the influence on Route 1. An individual was arrested in connection with this incident, according to the report.

THEFT University Police responded to two t hef t reports at Denton Hall on May 27 around 8 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Both of these cases are active.

Police also responded to a theft report at Commons 7 on May 26 at about 10:15 a.m.

This case was suspended, according to the report.

On May 25, University Police responded to a report of theft at the public health school at 1:21 p.m. This case is active.

DAMAGE TO STATE PROPERTY University police responded to a report of state property damage on May 30 at 10:45 p.m. in Lot 9b.

Police also responded to two incidents of department property damage on May 27 at about 7:30 p.m. on Route 50, and on May 28 at 10 p.m. at University Police headquarters. Both cases are closed.

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BUILDING From PAGE 1 noted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association is a strong possibility because of its current proximity to this new building. In addition to more retail, there will also be a cafe with outdoor seating, and the building will be located near a Purple Line Metro station, Ulman said.

This building will benefit this county’s entire tax base, Glaros said. The property and its occupants will help to diversify the economy and increase the feasibility of locals working within the county and students working close to the campus, she added.

“It’s environmentally sound to have people closer to where they work,” said Brian Darmody, Corporate and Foundation Rela-

POLICE From PAGE 1 when “an officer was surrounded by a crowd in the hallway.” Police used pepper spray a second time during a confrontation in the parking lo t wh i l e f i rs t re s p on ders tended to those initially sprayed, according to that release.

The police department is conducting a formal review to determine whether use of force was justified.

T he con f rontat ion a nd arrests followed a gathering of about 30 people who were celebrating graduation, said David Garrett, the former Black Student Union president who just graduated.

The partygoers heard a loud banging on the door, “which was kind of weird because usually it’s the RAs fi rst,” he said. Once the police arrived, attendees began to leave and

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gather in the hallway, Garrett said.

“The next thing you know, pepper spray went off,” Garrett said. “And it kind of just went downhill from there.

“In my four years at Maryland, … it was probably the most disgusting thing that I’ve ever seen at the university. … Even for those people t h at weren’t necessa r i ly there, there may not be physical scars, but there are most likely emotional scars that take much longer to heal.”

The event received backlash on Twitter, where many users said the police officers’ use of force was a case of racism.

University Police responded on Twitter on May 21 that they were reviewing police body camera footage and neighboring footage to find out what happened. They are “in the process of preparing the 9-1-1 audio recording for release as well as footage from a body worn camera,” according to

UNIVERSITY POLICE CHIEF DAVID MITCHELL, seen in this 2014 file photo, has agreed to release body camera footage as well as investigation details. file photo/the diamondback a May 22 department release.

Before footage is released from body cameras, faces must be redacted from the videos.

Un iversity President Wallace Loh on Twitter called for a “swift and transparent” review of the May 21 incident.

Student Government Association President Katherine Swanson said she met with University Police Chief David Mitchell that Saturday

afternoon and said he agreed to release the footage from the body cameras, as well as details from the investigation. The SGA has reached out to students for additional information via Facebook.

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From PAGE 1 lot of great qualities in leadership, and the example she cited was that of District 1 council member S.M. Fazlul Kabir,” she said. “[Kabir] is not originally from the U.S. He is a leader. … I think he is a great example of what i m m ig ra nts do for the community.”

Because the city has always tried to be inclusive, respecting different groups would help create a more cohesive community, District 2 Councilman Monroe Dennis sa id, add i ng t h at “doi ng this was one of our goals as a council.”

Recognizing June as Imm i g ra nt Her ita ge Mont h brings back memories from when Pearce Garrett and her husband were first looking for a new home in northern College Park, she said.

“We really liked College Pa rk becau se it wa s ver y

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THE COLLEGE PARK CITY COUNCIL, seen in this 2015 file photo, voted to name June Immigrant Heritage Month in College Park this year and moving forward. file photo/the diamondback diverse,” she said. “You can just drive around or walk around and you see lots of different kinds of people … age, country of origin, race … that was a pretty important factor for us to live in a diverse community.”

Having community events such as more com mu n ity picnics where people get to know one another is a great way for the community to continue showing their s upp or t for i m m i g ra nts,

Pearce Garrett said.

“A lot of times when you are a member of a community like ours … you see a lot of diversity but don’t really know about people’s backgrounds,” she said. “I think it’s really interesting to find a space and take the time to really get to know folks and where they come from. …

[It] shows different stories of these people.”

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tant in this particular case; it’s timely, there are things hapFrom PAGE 1 pening nationally and on a local level that requires us to members approved the motion, draw people’s attention.” some expressed hesitation and I HAVEN’T concerns during discussion.

EXPERIENCED A LOT District 1 Councilman Fazlul Kabir, one of the three council OF DISCRIMINATION members who abstained in IN MY LIFE, BUT THE the vote, suggested adopting MESSAGE STILL a policy to create a process in which requests from specific RESONATES WITH ME groups would be approved VERY STRONGLY. IT’S before displaying a banner or REFLECTIVE OF flag.

PERSONAL VALUES This policy “would have addressed many concerns THAT I HOLD ... DEEPLY. residents have about accomJACKIE PEARCE GARRETT modating and being inclusive College Park resident of all diverse groups, who might want to display a flag Jackie Pearce Garrett, a sixor a banner at City Hall — it year resident of the city’s Holfelt like we put the cart before lywood neighborhood, said she the horse,” he wrote. is “excited to get on board with District 1 Councilwoman this.” As one of the petition’s Christine Nagle and District first signers, Pearce Garrett 4 Councilwoman Mary Cook said displaying the flag is a also abstained from the vote. “great idea” and “one of the “The answers that were not many ways that we, as a city, ‘yes,’ I was disappointed in,” can express our values of being P.J. Brennan said. “It is impor- a diverse community.”

STUDY From PAGE 1 2013 of the most costly cond it ion s w it h $201 bi l l ion in spending, prior general hea lt h i nsu ra nce ra rely covered any type of mental health treatment. Because of the higher costs, many people typically don’t have access to mental health care, Chen said.

“T his study focused on people with mental and behavioral disorders,” Chen sa id. “We actua l ly fou nd that that [19 to 26-year-old population] has been protected, and there is a significant reduction in young adults who have to pay 100 percent or over 75 percent of their health expenditures.”

Chen noted a 46 percent reduction in the likelihood o f h av i n g “c a t a s t ro p h i c costs” for young adults aged 19- to 25 who benefited from this expansion, compared to adults in the 17- to 29-yearold age group.

T he ex tended coverage helps bring the conversation of increasing financial aid for those with mental health issues problems to the forefront, said James Mott, a senior anthropology and government and politics major. “ W hen you h ave m a ny

individuals who don’t have treatment for mental health issues and then you introduce the dependency part of the ACA, that helps put a springboard on the issue so that law makers can go further and … make it more comprehensive,” Mott said.

A lthoug h Cong ress is d iv id e d on t he AC A a s a whole, this step in the right direction shouldn’t be overlooked, Chen said.

“T he Republican and Democratic politicians all try to work together to fight against the mental health cr i si s. … It’s a pr ior ity,” said Chen, citing the recent Senate Summit on Mental He a lt h: A Ca l l to A ct ion for Comprehensive Mental Health Reform, which took place in late May. While progress has been made in giving more people health care access through this extended coverage, Tobin acknowledged: “The Affordable Care Act put a Band-Aid on a gushing wound.”

T he ACA “doesn’t do enough and that health care should be a right, and we’re goi n g to cont i nu e to se e health care problems, even for our age group, until we get a si ng le-payer hea lth care system,” she said.

T he prog ra m has ta ken steps to ensure that people

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“I haven’t experienced a lot of discrimination in my life, but the message still resonates w ith me very strongly,” Pearce Garrett said. “It’s reflective of personal values that I hold very deeply, by my parents and my community, about inclusion and acceptance. … It’s part of how you treat people with respect and as human beings.”

The council has not yet voted or completely discussed the flag’s display as an annual event, P.J. Brennan said. However, for this year, Mayor Patrick Wojahn said flying the flag “sends a message that we are doing everything we can to be inclusive here in College Park.

“It will be a good example for the other communities; they might consider flying it as well,” Wojahn said. “We welcome people … we celebrate our diversity here.” ckemplerdbk@gmail.com

SOPHOMORE GUARD MELO TRIMBLE’S decision to return to the Terps men’s basketball team for his junior season, the only returning starter from the 2015-16 season, propelled the squad to top-25 way-too-early rankings from ESPN and other sources. file photo/the diamondback

Terps earn high marks in way-too-early rankings PRISCILLA NOVAK, a doctoral student at this university, is one of two university researchers who studied the impact of the Affordable Care Act’s extended health care coverage on the young adult demographic. photo courtesy of jie chen have more access to mental health care, Chen said, but she emphasized t h e n e e d fo r a s y s t e m where both mental health and physical health can be integrated. Until that happens, Chen is calling for more advertisement about the facilities that a re cu r rent ly ava i lable to t hose who m i g ht b e struggling from a mental illness.

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Melo Trimble’s return for junior season propels men’s squad to top-25 position on many preseason hoops rankings

By Jordan Katz @Jordan_KatzUMD Staff writer With Melo Trimble's return to College Park and Justin Jackson's commitment, Maryland basketball is in better shape for the 2016-17 season than it was a week ago.

However, the Terps are still losing four starters from last year's Sweet 16 team. Are the additions of Jackson, Kevin Huerter, Anthony Cowan, L.G. Gill, Micah Thomas and the return of Trimble enough for basketball writers to believe they'll be back in the Top 25 this season? It depends on who you ask.

JOE LUNARDI’S BRACKETOLOGY ESPN's Joe Lunardi has the Terps as a No. 6 seed in his way-too-early 2017 NCAA Tournament bracket. Maryland was a No. 5 seed this past season and a No. 4 seed in the 2015 tournament.

rankings. McIntyre justifies Maryland's position based on the return of its point guard.

"Trimble's good enough to keep this team in the Top 25."

ESPN Ea mon n Bren na n has Maryland sitting at No. 18 in his latest rankings. Brennan noted that it'd be easier to rank Maryland in his top 25 if Robert Carter had stayed.

However, he believes for now that Trimble coming back does enough to put the Terps in his top 25.

“The idea of a fully healthy Trimble rediscovering his shot and operating in a more guardoriented system is persuasive enough for now,” Brennan said.

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Rob Dauster slots Maryland at No. 22 in his most recent ra n k i ngs. W h i le Dauster has Maryland in his top 25, he admits that he thinks the ranking “may still be somewhat high.” It's worth noting THE BIG LEAD that these rankings came out Maryland comes in at No. before the Jackson news, so 16 in Jason McIntyre's newest Dauster might be higher on

COACH MARK TURGEON led the Maryland men’s basketball team to its first Sweet 16 berth in more than a decade, and with the return of Melo Trimble (the only returning starter), some internet commentators have forecasted another top-25 season for the Terps . file photo/the diamondback the Terps the next time a poll comes around.

247SPORTS Maryland didn't quite make the cut according to Kevin Flaherty's top 25. The Terps were included in the category of “ten others considered,” putting their ranking at approximately No. 32.

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s the school year drew to a close network remains only a microcosm two short weeks ago, the Uni- of this university’s national and versity of Maryland’s parking global reach. lots were once again buzzing with a disarray of suitcases, moving OUR VIEW carts, illegally parked minivans and thousands of weary undergraduates longing to return home after a strenuous semester. However, while the throngs of students and parents crisscrossing each other to give last minute hugs and goodbyes may have seem muddled and disjointed from afar, a closer look reveals the true This is no accident. This univerwonder of our campus’s diversity.

Many freshmen and seniors alike sity prides itself on incorporating have returned to their old neighbor- individuals from all walks of life hoods to hang out with their old into our student body, and rightfriends and relive many of their fully so. But it is also important to past experiences as if they had remember that our diversity extends never left. But while each of our far beyond our past, and into each backgrounds may feel familiar to of our futures. The immense grid ourselves, when compared to our of professional, geographic and college peers, they become remark- disciplinary connectivity among ably unique. Our in-state students the graduates of our more than 90 alone span a vast spectrum of race, majors and 11 undergraduate colethnicity, gender and socioeconom- leges spans even wider than the ics, with our 23 counties support- network of experiences created ing an intricate web of distinctive from those graduates’ backgrounds. communities, each represented at From journalists reporting from College Park. Zoom out on the map distant continents, to entrepreneurs of our diversity, and this elaborate investing in the very communities

This university’s diversity stems not only from our pasts, but also from our futures.

they grew up in, the effects of our alumni can all be traced back to this campus.

So to the incoming class of 2020: As you are welcomed to the University of Maryland this summer, remember that you are now a part of this elaborate network of individuals. The emotions of wonder and excitement will greet you as you meet those who once led lives unimaginably different than yours. Take the time to expand your social circles and you will without a doubt discover the experiences and friendships that will change you over these next four years.

But do not forget that while the diversity and community this university offers is exceptional, it is also fleeting. Like a powerful magnet, this university attracts remarkable people from countless different backgrounds and pulls them to this campus, only to ship them off to an equally varied set of experiences in the professional world a few short years later. And so, in our brief time here, we are gifted with a remarkable opportunity at the eye of this diversity hurricane. Do not waste it.

EDITORIAL CARTOON

Doctors cost money There isn’t another profession with a salary track quite like practicing medicine. Four years of medical school leave newly-minted doctors with an average of $167,000 in debt.

Beginning one’s professional career with debt that could take decades to pay off seems inauspicious. To attend medical school for four years also supersedes four years during which graduates would otherwise be working — assuming an average entry salary with a bachelor’s degree in biology, those four years of medical school amount to more than $200,000 in forfeited earnings. Subsequently, medical school graduates embark on a four-year residency during which they work up to 80-hour weeks for a relative pittance (average salary: $50,000 per year). And then, a miracle: after four years of medical school, four years of residency, and presumably countless headaches, a doctor’s salary quadruples.

According to Medscape, pediatricians in 2016 make an average of $204,000 per year — the lowest of any medical specialty. At the top of the totem pole sit orthopedic surgeons, with a $443,000 annual salary.

That’s comparable, for those keeping track at home, to the salary of University of Maryland President Wallace Loh. Remember that medical school debt? With interest having accrued, it’s estimated that the average physician is almost half a million dollars in the hole by their early 30s. Maybe, then, it’s necessary for doctors to hit such a windfall following residency.

Maybe a doctor’s top-tier salary is a kickback for years of the scrounging

during training. But perhaps it doesn’t need to be that way.

The Baylor College of Medicine, a top-20 school, ascribes to a somewhat different model of medical education.

For starters, both in-state and out-ofstate tuition check in among the lowest in the nation ($17,000 and $31,000 annually, respectively). Some 72 percent of students receive financial aid, and average graduate indebtedness ranks with the lowest nationwide. Perhaps most interesting, tuition hasn’t increased since 2000. With inflation (estimated at some 25 percent since 2000), that means that attending medical school at Baylor is getting relatively cheaper over the years. While by no means a walk in the park, affordability is paramount, at least for medical school.

Philosophically, medicine is (and has always been) about far more than money. It is, first and foremost, a service profession. Those who embark upon the process of becoming a doctor are overwhelmingly motivated by a want to help others and a commitment to serve.

The associated costs seem to fly counter to the ideological basis for becoming a doctor in the first place. High doctor salaries themselves might not be so necessary were the costs of education not so high. Lowering the barriers to entry into medicine by reducing debt, and perhaps smoothing salaries across the board (upping resident pay, toning down doctor pay) would help showcase those entering the field for the “right reasons.”

Baylor seems to have the right idea and should be lauded.

Jack Siglin is a senior physiology and neurobiology major. He can be reached at jsiglindbk@gmail.com.

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The arts are practically worthless

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or the longest time in my life, I used to think music was stupid.

Maybe it was because the Baha Men rubbed me the wrong way when I first immigrated to this country at the beginning of the century. At the age of six, I couldn’t understand why these people, on every radio station, were singing about their inability to domesticate canines. And that pissed me off.

When I reached high school, my distaste spread toward the arts in general. In the era of the old SATs, students had to write essays in less than 45 minutes and we were told to be concise with our words, “get to the point” and “cut down the fluff.”

As someone who was already dead set in pursuing a career in medicine, I practiced writing like this methodically and got it into my head that this was what it meant to write with purpose. I had no time for frivolities like composing prose or poetry, paintings or music. As someone whose life revolved around textbooks and scientific journals, as someone who read The Great Gatsby and Shakespeare through CliffsNotes, I had convinced myself that art might as well be another word for bullshit.

It wasn’t that I thought the arts weren’t important, just that it couldn’t be important to me. I used to believe that only certain kinds of people had the privilege to command the pen and the brush, to use metaphor and simile, to write so ekphrastically that it could lift one off the ground, to live each moment, consider each thought and observe each detail like it was a big deal.

They were enlightened, chosen, rich and flawless. They had no responsibilities beyond themselves.

No goals but to risk it all, to achieve beauty, to live and die by their will.

They were people like Mozart,

Hemingway or John Magee Jr. who with their art could “break the surly bonds of Earth and touch the face of God.” And for the rest of us, well, I think we told ourselves that we had the benefit of being rooted to the ground because at least that was a sure thing.

When I first started writing columns, each word I typed, each minute I ruminated, each afterthought I had was accompanied by a sense of fear. I wasn’t afraid that my work was going to be bad. I was afraid that as a pre-med student, writing columns, no matter how meaningful or how much research I put into it, would amount to nothing and would only derail me from my path to entering medical school.

After all, each hour I spent writing meant an hour away from the laboratory or studying for my next exam.

I still get this feeling every time I write now. But maybe I had always known that I was wrong.

As intricate and ingenious as the systems that we have created to save a life, as profound as the countless biochemical reactions that occur every second in our bodies that keep us alive, I sometimes wonder what use is our gift of ingenuity and existence if we do not use it to understand what it means to live?

I used to think the arts might as well be a euphemism for bullshit, but as ridiculous as that sounds, our society has slowly adopted this mindset.

You don’t need me to tell you that enrollment in the liberal arts have plummeted across the nation because we started believing that these fields, by not being as lucrative as others, have no practical worth. This is largely why courses like creative writing are seen to be less legitimate than professional, scientific or business writing. What

is the purpose of prose if you cannot draft a contract, describe research or land a job? What is the purpose of drawing if it is not for schematics, diagrams, or blueprints?

After reading a draft of the last column I wrote, a friend of mine told me how I should have thrown out a lot of my metaphors because it muddled my thesis, and that I should just get to the point. I listened to her even though it killed me a bit because it was my prose I was deleting. But why must good writing always deliver messages in the most comprehensible way?

Why must it be directive driven? We teach our students that good writing has a thesis, a purpose. Concise.

Professional. Erudite. Structured.

Practical. But why can’t it just make you feel?

T h e Mo n d ay a f te r t h e Pa r i s bombings, my art history professor wondered aloud about what art could do to prevent atrocities like this. The class grew silent. I never thought the arts had any practical purpose, and I still don’t, but those who have studied it, experienced it, felt it, will agree that it can fulfill the soul; it can help us communicate with one another in the most powerful ways. It can transport us into another world and enable us to live another life long after the music stops playing or the book has closed.

And it can teach us to be good.

The arts have no inherent material value, it’s an impractical career choice. It cannot save the world and it cannot even save the life of another, but it can save ourselves.

And sometimes, that is enough.

Patrick An ’16, former opinion editor, is an Intramural Research Training Award Fellow at the National Institutes of Health . He can be reached at patandbk@gmail.com.

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he inevitable is here. Donald Trump has secured the Republican nomination for the president of the United States. Meanwhile, the Democratic primary race still goes on.

With 2,383 delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton has 2,312 delegates and Bernie Sanders has 1,545. Even if Clinton does not win California’s Democratic primary June 7, she can secure the nomination by accumulating 71 more delegates. For the past couple of months, Sanders has claimed that Clinton is leading because the system is “rigged” against him. However, on Sunday, Sanders changed his tune and is now claiming that the system isn’t rigged but “dumb.”

While it is true that the electoral process is unfair, Sanders has benefited from the system because he has won more states with caucuses.

However, Sanders has had difficulty in states with primaries, winning only 10 of the 34 contests. This is why Clinton is leading Sanders in delegates. A central complaint by the Sanders campaign is the difference between open and closed primaries. In an open primary, any registered voter can vote for a candidate regardless of party affiliation. Conversely, voters in closed primaries can only pick a candidate in their political party. While this is certainly unfair and undemocratic, it is hard to believe how a career politician was not aware of the different states that have open and closed primaries. In running for office, it is absolutely imperative that one knows the rules of the game. If a candidate doesn’t, it can lead to doom, as in the case of Sanders.

This was made evident when chaos erupted at the Nevada Democratic State Convention. In February, Clinton won the Nevada Caucus.

Nevada has 43 delegates, but due to Nevada’s complicated rules of allocating delegates, Clinton was awarded 13 and Sanders 10 based on caucus results in four congressional districts. The remaining 12 are delivered at the state party convention; five are ‘party leader and elected official’ delegates and seven ‘at-large’ delegates awarded proportionally,” according to Politifact. Prior to the

convention, the Sanders campaign elected more people to the convention than Clinton, thus it became more likely that Sanders would gain more delegates than Clinton. However, in the final vote, Clinton was awarded 1,695 and Sanders 1,662 primarily because 56 of Sanders’ delegates were unable to cast their votes because they weren’t registered as Democrats by the May 1 deadline.

In addition to complaining about the rules in the electoral process, Sanders has effectively declared war on the Democratic Party. This is not the most politically astute strategy when one is seeking the nomination for the Democratic Party or, at the very least, if one hopes to make the platform of the Democratic Party more progressive. Sanders has openly criticized the Democratic National Convention and its chair, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Sanders claims that the DNC and Schultz have disproportionately favored Clinton. He said, if he were president, he would not reappoint Schultz and instead endorse her opponent for her congressional seat. In addition, Sanders requested the removal of former Rep. Barney Frank and Connecticut Gov. Daniel Malloy, the co-chairs of the DNC’s standing committee on rules, because they are Clinton’s “aggressive attack surrogates,” whose criticism has “gone beyond dispassionate ideological disagreement and have exposed a deeper professional, political and personal hostility toward the senator and his campaign,” according to The Washington Post.

While it is highly unlikely that Sanders will secure the Democratic nomination, he has a legitimate chance of influencing the Democratic Party’s platform for the convention in Philadelphia.

The DNC allowed Sanders to pick five members for the platform committee of the DNC. Sanders selected James Zogby, a Pro-Palestinian rights activist, as well as Cornel West, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), environmentalist Bill McKibben and Native American activist Deborah Parker. If Sanders truly wants to change the Democratic Party, he must be politically astute and utilize the system for his gain.

Leslie McNamara is a public policy graduate student specializing in health policy. She can be reached at lamcnamar@gmail.com.

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REVIEW | CHANCE THE RAPPER’S COLORING BOOK

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On Coloring Book, Chance the Rapper rides his wave of popularity to someplace spiritual

By Anna Muckerman @annamuckerman Staff writer It’s been three years since Chance the Rapper jubilantly released Acid Rap and a lot has changed. The kid now has a daughter of his own and his popularity only grows as he crowd-surfs a wave of college-aged adoration. His personal life, including the religious fervor hinted at on Surf standout “Sunday Candy,” takes center stage on his long-awaited third mixtape, Coloring Book.

Leading off the collection of interwoven pop, gospel and ballad tracks is “All We Got”, the album’s big band opener.

Chance comes clean about his baby mama, daughter and love for both in his classic, candied style. Trumpets usher in an early victory lap

as if he knows he’ll be hardpressed to disappoint the fans salivating over the prospect of this album. But some things haven’t changed for the 23-year-old: Grandma is still his No. 1 fan, he’s still the savior of Chicago (affirmed by his windy city-themed features) and he’s still his own boss.

“If one more label tries to stop me/ It’s gon’ be some d read hea d n ----- i n ya lobby,” he proclaims on “No Problem.”

Chance is unbound and proud, indulging in his own independence. He’s also thunderously religious, a trait that is both admirable and beaten to death in the most ungodly manner. Gospel music provides the basis for the album’s sound, two of the album’s 14 tracks are titled “Blessings” and three

minutes are dedicated to his cousin’s rendition of “How Great is Our God.” But if his faith so clearly defines him, then it belongs in his music no less than purple drank belongs in Future’s.

“I speak to God in public,” he repeats in “Blessings.” “He keep my rhymes in couplets/ He think the new shit jam, I think we mutual fans.”

Once the thrill of the first track’s “Chance is back, bitches” attitude wears off, the album wearily reaches into a grab bag of “Chance sounds” for the next three songs. The rapper creeps through track after track of reminiscing on his younger days until you want to shake him back into the reality of being 23 and having perhaps the best days of his career ahead. But the excitement of listening to the long-awaited

mixtape is enough to permit the overlooking of this blasé beginning and cherish the change of pace in “Mixtape.”

Chance takes a break from faith and family to imitate trap’s weirdo sweetheart Young Thug, while the real thing is reduced to incomprehensible yips in the background. Lil Yachty’s verse, dripping with auto-tune, is perhaps the best part of the song, changing the conversation to drugs and money while still reminiscing on his childhood.

After the mini trap vacation in “Mixtape,” Chance is rejuvenated, finally finding his quick-fire, rapturous verses punctuated by the squeals that can only signify a happy rapper being happy. The previously released “Angels” sounds so much better in the context of the album, after the

former tracks starve Acid Rap fans of its achingly gratifying rhymes. “Angels” abruptly turns to “Juke Jam,” which meanders through cloying lines.

“Then we hit the floor, all the kiddies start skating, to see what grown folks do, what grown folks do when they grown and they dating.”

“Juke Jam” is the perfect fit for the album’s best used feature as Justin Bieber channels his “Love Yourself ” ballad persona that seems to suit the pop star remarkably well. Coloring Book should be a delightful mix of fast and slow – if the songs weren’t ordered in a way that feels like a 15-year-old permit holder is driving the minivan.

The light suddenly turns green again as “All Night’s” infectiously fun dance beat takes center stage. Thank-

fully, Chance doesn’t overcomplicate the simple pop appeal, stepping out of his church boy act to instruct the hos to start dancing.

The Coloring Book Chance brags as if he’s reached the summit, and while his ascent to mainstream popularity is certainly a victory, Coloring Book is far from the pinnacle of a storied discography. Nonetheless, it’s clear Chance the Rapper has entered a new era. He’s no longer singing about burn holes in his hoodie but the drugs he used to do. As he reminisces on the exuberance that’s carried him thus far, one can only hope Coloring Book doesn’t lead him away from all the eager youthfulness a 23-year-old has left to explore. amuckermandbk@gmail.com

ESSAY | SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE YEAR IN REVIEW

SCATTERED LAUGHTER The best and worst sketches and trends from this season of Saturday Night Live

By Michael Errigo @M_Errigo Senior staff writer In its 41st year, Saturday Night Live faces a harsh reality. The show has been around so long and has such a proud history that there’s no way it will ever get canceled. It is still the crown jewel of comedy on television and probably always will be. However, that same rich history looms over every episode. Each golden season of the past, filled with familiar faces and beloved characters, stands as the measuring stick for its contemporary counterparts, a measuring stick that almost always produces disappointing results. In 2016, the cast of Saturday Night Live has reached what many young comics see as the pinnacle of their industry and yet every week they produce 90 minutes of television that is sure to have its fair share of critics. Simultaneously, they live the dream and the nightmare.

This season was a clear indicator of that paradox and the effect it can have. Season 41 was, in a word, inconsistent. There were few truly great episodes and even in an election cycle (often a time when the show shines), the material was too often weak or toothless. Having said that, there were some flashes of signature SNL brilliance. To show some of the trends from this year, here are some of the best and worst sketches of the season.

Three Best Sketches of the Year “Farewell, Mr. Bunting” - The season finale with Fred Armisen as host was one of the few thoroughly strong episodes of the year.

This Dead Poets Society sketch felt like vintage SNL: some good, simple writing with one solid joke in the middle serving as the pedestal for great reaction acting by the cast. Fred Armisen’s “all right, I’m gonna take off” made me yearn for the days when he was a regular and sketches of this quality weren’t so rare.

“High School Theater Show” - Often, I get sick of recurring sketches on SNL very quickly. To go back to the well so many times just feels lazy. But this satire of millennial “awareness” and black box theater somehow manages to feel fresh every time.

This rendition from the Elizabeth Banks episode is especially good. Banks feels like a perfect fit here and the ensemble work from the rest of the cast (on the stage and in the crowd) is superb.

“Santa Baby” - Since the advent of the Lonely Island digital shorts in the mid-2000s, the pre-recorded and skillfully shot sketch has become a staple of just about every episode and is often one of the most reliably funny segments. Giving the writers more time to come up with a plot as crazy and dark as “Santa Baby” and giving hosts such as Ryan Gosling more takes to do some legitimately fine acting just makes sense. Like political

fodder, SNL always has its fair share of Christmas material in every season and this year “Santa Baby” was far and away the best of that bunch.

Honorable Mention: “Pirate Ship”, “Kids’ Choice Awards”, “Yo! Where Jackie Chan At Right Now?,”“Golden Globes,” “Pogie Pepperoni’s,” “Miley Wedding Tape” and anything with Bruce Chandling.

Three Worst Sketches of the Year “Tidal” - There’s just nothing really funny about this musical sketch from the Ariana Grande episode. The young pop star doing impressions of other acts is interesting for a second but not exactly golden comedy. The impressions are all that this sketch has to offer though and the result is five minutes that feel interminable. However, the video has more YouTube views (12 million) than most other sketches from this year. And therein lies the issue. In this digital age, even Saturday Night Live has had to bow to the importance of things like view numbers and going viral. Unfortunately, that means the rise of sketches like this that are sure to be popular online but aren’t funny.

“Cold Open: Donald and Melania Trump” - Political material is a necessary part of Saturday Night Live. But I can’t look back on one political sketch from this season and truthfully say it elicited anything more than a chuckle from me. It just seems the topical comedy has such a ceiling on how funny it can get.

Still, SNL kept going with political cold openings like this awful one from the Gosling episode and they consistently started the show off on a weak note.

“White House 2018” - Inviting Donald Trump to host the show was one of the more bizarre jokes SNL has ever made. This season was filled with shots at the Donald so to craft a whole episode around the man himself was just supremely uncomfortable and strange. This nonsensical, dumb sketch that even features a cameo from Trump’s daughter is nowhere near funny and is representative of how the entire night went.

Honorable Mention: “Cinema Classics,”“Interactive Museum Exhibit,” “American Voices,” “School Auction,” Jonah Hill’s Monologue, and pretty much the entire Trump episode BONUS: Three Best Musical Performances of the Year “Ultralight Beam” by Kanye West and friends “Sunday Candy” by Chance the Rapper “When We Were Young” by Adele Honorable Mention: “River” by Leon Bridges, “Hallelujah”

by Alicia Keys and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” by Bruce Springsteen and friends. merrigodbk@gmail.com

Saturday night live in 2016 was similar to any other year in that it had its ups and downs. Among the highlights were “Farewell Mr. Bunting” (top) and “High School Theater Show” (middle). Everything about Trump was the worst. all photos via youtube

THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2016 | sports | The Diamondback

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SZEFC From PAGE 8 Fifteen freshmen filled the roster this year, and it appeared to take time for the inexperienced Terps to get comfortable. Maryland didn’t get two wins over .500 until April 8.

“We should be scoring seven, eight runs a game with the offense that we have,” shortstop Kevin Smith said May 7. “In the beginning of the year, we were kind of putting pressure on ourselves.”

Outfielder Anthony Papio and Smith were the lone returning offensive players who started at least 40 contests last season. Still, the pair managed to hit just .261 and .259, respectively.

Two freshmen accounted for a lot of the production at the plate. Second baseman Nick Dunn held Maryland’s best batting average (.300), while outfielder Marty Costes led the squad in RBIs (37) and home runs (nine).

“Sometimes we’ll come out here, and we’re flat,” designated hitter Madison Nickens said April 23. “It’s a mental thing.

We have to want to come to the ballpark and beat up on somebody. Sometimes we’re a little too passive instead of having an aggressive mindset.”

Despite having the thirdworst batting average in the Big Ten (.256), the Terps had the luxury of quality starting pitching. Right-handers Taylor Bloom, Brian Shaffer and Mike Shawaryn held respective ERA’s of 2.46, 2.60 and 3.18 while throwing a combined 11 complete games. Aside from the trio, which doubled as Maryland’s

REVIEW From PAGE 8 Midfielder Bryan Cole, a 2016 first-team All-American, kept the string of wins intact with two straight game-winning goals. First he scored in the final minute of regulation at Michigan on April 2 before putting home a goal in the final minute of overtime against Penn State on April 10. The wins were the first two of the team’s seven Big Ten wins in an undefeated conference slate.

Cole and goalkeeper Kyle Bernlohr, both redshirt seniors this season, were the team’s longest-tenured players leading a group of seniors who won a programbest 55 games in four years.

Six of the Terps veterans were selected in the Major League Lacrosse draft before the season, the most ever from one school.

“For what these seniors have done,” Tillman said, “I don’t think we could ask too much more.”

Even though these players won’t return to the program next season, the Terps believe

right-handers Andrew Green (Left) and mike rescigno (Middle left) were part of a bullpen that struggled throughout the year. The unit had nine saves, the third-lowest mark in the conference. matt regan/the diamondback “College baseball is so much about starting pitching and so much about strike throwers,” Szefc said. “It’s hard to beat a team if the pitcher is constantly charging you and is consistently in the zone. If you have a good start, you have a good chance to win. If you get a poor start, you got a pretty good chance to lose.”

Maryland was on the bubble to make the Field of 64 entering May but lost two of its final three conference series, This meant the team had to go deep into the Big Ten Tournament to earn a NCAA tournament berth.

Instead, the Terps finished 2-2 in the conference tournament and ended their season with an 11-0 loss to Iowa.

in overtime against Brown in the semifinals.

The Terps also return starting defenders Mac Pons and Tim Muller, the latter of whom caused a team-high 24 turnovers. Junior midfielder Isaiah Davis-Allen earned first-team All America honors as a shortstick defender.

As the team’s only sophomore starter, midfielder Connor Kelly tallied four scores in the “WHEN THINGS title game. Redshirt sophomore AREN’T GOING midfielders Tim Rotanz and WELL, YOU WANT TO Lucas Gradinger, meanwhile, MAKE IT BETTER, AND emerged as rotation players on the Terps’ second line.

THAT’S THE HARDEST The Terps won’t face the THING. RIGHT NOW, s a m e u n c e r t a i n t y a t t h e faceoff X they did entering WE JUST HAVE TO this year, either. Despite batDEAL WITH THE tling injuries, faceoff specialDISAPPOINTMENT, ist Austin Henningsen finAND I TOLD THEM ished the season with a .590 THAT EVENTUALLY IT winning percentage.

But as focused and comGETS A LITTLE LESS petitive as the Terps were SEVERE.” about trying to win a national JOHN TILLMAN championship, the team said Maryland men’s lacrosse coach one of the most important After moving to the front accomplishments was adoptl i n e t w o g a m e s i n t o t h e ing 6-year-old Fionn Crimseason, attackman Colin mins, who is battling cancer, Heacock also eclipsed the through Team Impact.

Fionn became a rallying 40-goal mark, his 40th serving as the game-winner point on and off the field.

After downing Brown on Saturday afternoon, the players sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to their youngest teammate so loudly the sound traveled through the walls and into the Bears’ press conference.

“Fionn has touched our team in a special way,” Davis-Allen said. “We all realize that it’s not as important playing a sport, and Fionn’s taught us a lesson of life, how life’s short and you have to do the best you can to have an impact on as many people’s lives as possible.”

That’s part of the reason Tillman said he was emotional at the end of the season. After beating Syracuse in the quarterfinals, the coach said he loved this year’s team “to death.” He ended his opening statements mentioning his excitement to have more time with his players each time they advanced.

“It’s been such a good group on so many levels,” Tillman said. “School, community service and on the field, so I’m super proud of them, and I’m sad to see them go.”

weekend rotation, two pitchers held a sub-four ERA. Maryland lost five relievers last offseason, leaving the Terps with just three healthy relievers who had experience throwing in the postseason. So Maryland struggled to maintain leads late in games, as the Terps had the third-fewest saves in the conference (nine).

that they have the foundation for another quality squad.

Five starters this season were juniors, including all three attackmen who finished the season with career-high statistics. Attackman Matt Rambo led the team with 43 goals, 32 assists and 75 points. Rambo set the Maryland record by tallying 23 points in the NCAA Tournament.

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On the offensive side of the ball, Ross led the Terps in rushing last season with 958 yards but was cut three weeks after signing with the Vikings.

Craddock, the winner of the 2014 Lou Groza Award, given annually to the nation’s best kicker, did not last on the Browns roster after signing with the team May 13. The Browns claimed former TCU kicker Jaden Oberkrom via waivers from the Jacksonville Jaguars and cut Craddock.

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ETTA-TAWO, ZIMMERMAN TRANSFER Two former Maryland players have pledged to schools north of College Park in the past week.

Wide receiver Amba EttaTawo will continue his college career with Syracuse as a graduate transfer, while freshman offensive lineman Mason Zimmerman landed at Stony Brook two days after announcing his decision to leave the Terps.

Etta-Tawo saw time at wideout the past three seasons after redshirting in 2012 and was the Terps’ fourth-leading receiver in yards in 2015.

The 6-foot-2, 200-pound receiver appeared in all 12 games, catching 20 balls for 216 yards. He’s eligible to play with the Orange immediately.

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Though Maryland didn’t meet its goals this season, Szefc is optimistic about the young talent the Terps have in the program. They are losing just two players, Papio and left-hander Robert Galligan, to graduation, and Szefc believes most of Maryland’s top players will return next year with

the aspirations of getting the program back in the NCAA Tournament field.

“As frustrating as it’s been at times, our guys have finished the season very strong,” Szefc said. “Our future is in good hands with a lot of good young players.” kmelnickdbk@gmail.com

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Stukenberg and Hadnagy to provide leadership for this program. They’ll also have several talented sophomores who know what it feels like for their team to falter on the sport’s largest stage.

“This team’s in good hands,” said Cummings, part of a senior class that ended its career 88-4. “They came into a team that’s known for playing in championships and winning them and they stepped up. As a senior, they did everything I could have asked of them.”

From PAGE 8 In the past, the Terps have responded from past tournament failures. Cummings said the triple-overtime loss to North Carolina in the 2013 NCAA final fueled the Terps’ championship run the next season, Winning the 2014 title was the favorite moment of her Maryland career.

Now without Cummings and Mercer, the Terps will turn to midfielder Zoe sgelmandbk@gmail.com

star recruit out of Anthony Wayne High School in Ohio, did not see the field as a rookie. He’s eligible to compete right away at Stony Brook, though, since the Seawolves play in the Football Championship Subdivision.

“The addition of Mason solidifies our offensive line for the 2016 season,” Stony Brook coach Chuck Priore said in a release. “He will add a physical presence to our group and allow us to get back to the dominant running game that is needed to compete for championships.”

one of 57 players named to the Rimington Trophy S p r i n g W a t c h L i s t , p r esented to the nation’s best center each year.

Moore, who played at Westwood High School in Austin, Texas, redshirted his first season in 2014 before taking a reserve role last fall.

He started the season finale against Rutgers when the Terps rushed for 401 yards — their highest-single-game mark since 1999 — in a 46-41 win over the Scarlet Knights.

Coach DJ Durkin said the 6-foot-3, 295-pound Moore was a player who “stood out” in the spring. Moore has been competing for the MOORE MAKES starting center job, which WATCH LIST former offensive lineman After starting one game Evan Mulrooney held for the and making seven appear- majority of 2015. ances last season, offensive lineman Brendan Moore was kstackpoledbk@gmail.com

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THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2016 FOOTBALL

Davis signs deal with Steelers Etta-Tawo, Zimmerman transfer; Moore makes award watch list

By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Senior staff writer

defensive back sean Davis was a second-round selection in the 2016 NFL Draft. File photo/the diamondback

Maryland football had three players picked in the 2016 NFL draft, the most selections from the program in one year since 2009, and a few other players joined teams as undrafted free agents, too. Since then, the former Terps

have experienced the highs and the lows of pursuing professional football careers.

Defensive back Sean Davis, drafted in the second round with the 58th overall pick, signed a four-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers on May 20.

Running back Brandon Ross and kicker Brad Craddock, meanwhile, were cut from the Minnesota Vikings and the Cleveland Browns, respectively, after

signing as undrafted free agents.

Davis, one of three Terps drafted, along with defensive linemen Yannick Ngakoue and Quinton Jefferson, made 40 career starts at Maryland. The Washington, D.C., native started all 12 games in 2015 at cornerback and made a team-high 70 solo tackles See notebook, Page 7

MEN’S LACROSSE | SEASON IN REVIEW

BASEBALL

Terps fail to qualify for postseason

By Kyle Melnick @kyle_melnick Staff writer After the Maryland baseball team’s two wins against Ohio State in a doubleheader April 8, coach John Szefc hoped the victories signaled the Terps were turning the corner on their season. Two weeks later, the fourthyear coach said his squad experienced one of its lowest points of the season after a loss to Purdue.

That type of inconsistency, which dragged on throughout the year, came as a result of a struggling offense and a shaky bullpen.

After qualifying for the Super Regionals the past two seasons, the Terps failed to make the NCAA Tournament this year, therefore falling short of their goal of qualifying for the program’s first-ever College World Series.

“We had a lot of ups and downs,” Szefc said. “Our numbers reflect that. Our starting pitching has been good. Our issue at times has been not giving them enough run support.”

Maryland (30-27, 13-11 Big Ten), which was projected to finish second in the Big Ten by conference coaches, lost 10 players between the MLB draft and graduation last offseason.

See Szefc, Page 7

Attackmen Colin Heacock (Left) and Dylan Maltz (right) were the driving forces offensively for a team that won 16 straight games and finished the season with a program-high 17 victories. photo courtesy of maryland athletics

a reason to smile

Despite falling in national championship, Terps cap off historic season

By Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan Staff writer The Maryland men’s lacrosse team endured six ties in Monday’s national championship against North Carolina, but it couldn’t pull ahead with the game deadlocked in overtime.

After surrendering a two-goal lead late in the fourth quarter, coach John Tillman’s squad fell to the Tar Heels, 14-13, to leave championship weekend as runners-up for the second straight year. The Terps have not won a title since 1975 despite going to 19 Final Fours.

Tillman broke down in the postgame press conference at the thought of his players’ disappointment in the locker room, but the Terps had a reason to smile the previous 16 games. After a slow start, the Terps rebounded during the rest of the season to finish the campaign with multiple program-best marks.

“When things aren’t going well, you want to make it better, and that’s the hardest thing,” Tillman said. “Right now, we just have to deal with the disappointment, and I told them that eventually it gets a little less severe. It dulls a little bit, and we have to reflect back on the journey.”

This season’s journey featured a 16-game winning streak, a mark the program hadn’t reached in its first 91 years. After losing two of their first three games, the Terps rattled off 16 wins in an 82-day stretch, winning the Big Ten regular-season and tournament championships and becoming the NCAA Tournament’s No. 1 seed in the process.

The run also helped the Terps set a program high with 17 wins, besting last season when Maryland won 15 games.

See REVIEW, Page 7

WOMEN’S LACROSSE | SEASON IN REVIEW

Reese’s squad falls short of perfect season North Carolina hands Terps only loss in NCAA championship

By Scott Gelman @Gelman_Scott Staff writer Coming off two consecutive national titles entering this season, Maryland women’s lacrosse midfielder Taylor Cummings could not believe what happened to her team in a fall scrimmage. The Terps lost to Notre Dame by 13.

Yet once the season began, Cummings’ squad played as it had the past two years. Despite returning five starters, the Terps ran through the regular season undefeated, picking up a Big Ten regular season title along the way.

Two more wins gave them their first Big Ten Conference Tournament championship, while another three victories landed coach Cathy Reese’s team in the national final.

They ended the season with the top-ranked scoring offense and the eighth-best scoring defense.

The Terps, however, could not achieve their first perfect season since 2001 and left Philadelphia without a national title after their 13-7 loss to North Carolina on May

29. In a dominating year, they fell short of their ultimate goal.

“It stings right now, but this has been a great team,” Reese said.

“They’ll rebound, and hopefully, this will fuel their fire for next year just to get back and do our best again and return to the Final Four.”

Reese didn’t know how Maryland would perform in 2016, and neither did Cummings. The team entered the season needing to replace the scoring production of Kelly McPartland and Brooke Griffin and the stability of Alex Fitzpatrick in goal.

But with Cummings, the twotime Tewaaraton Award winner, anchoring the unit, Maryland also benefited from the nation’s second-best recruiting class. The blowout loss to the Fighting Irish initially concerned Cummings about how much success the Terps would have in her final season in College Park, but the group of older and younger players came together as the season wore on.

“The four captains and returners did a good job of easing people into it and not getting frustrated,”

Cummings said. “I’m really proud of the way we let them figure it out because they have been able to figure it out.”

Freshman midfielder Carolina Steele ended the season as the Terps’ fourth-leading scorer, while first-year goalkeeper Megan Taylor started all but one game and was named the Big Ten Goaltender of the Year. Defender Julia Braig, who played alongside All-American defender Alice Mercer and defender Nadine Hadnagy, recorded 15 ground balls and forced nine turnovers. Freshman midfielder Jen Giles contributed 27 goals and appeared in every contest.

Combined with the group’s veterans, these players helped lead the Terps to their 20th national championship appearance.

Ahead of the title game, Reese reiterated what she had said multiple times as the No. 1 Terps played their final few regular season games. This year’s freshman class, she said, exceeded her expectations.

“It’s all about goal setting and then doing everything we can to

The Terps finished the season with the top-ranked scoring offense in the nation. reid poluhovich/the diamondback get there,” Mercer said ahead of for the Terps to finish undefeated. For Maryland’s trip to the final four. the only time all season, they couldn’t “That’s what keeps us on a roll.” catch up after playing from behind.

But neither Steele’s two goals nor Taylor’s six saves was enough See REESE, Page 7

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