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U submits alcohol proposal PG County to consider plan to serve beer, wine By Ellie Silverman @esilverman11 Senior staff writer Fans might be able to have a beer while watching the Terps play in Byrd Stadium and Xfinity Center this fall

if the Prince George’s County Board of License Commissioners approves a university proposal submitted June 1. The university would transition to selling beer and eventually wine at athletic events while observing the first year as a trial, according to an email university President Wallace Loh sent to the university community today. During this trial period, alcohol sales will be restricted to beer at Byrd

Stadium for football and lacrosse games, and Xfinity Center for men’s and women’s basketball. Hawkers will not be going into the seating section selling alcohol and no alcohol will be served in the student seating area, said Joe Mullineaux, Dining Services senior associate director. Officials planned this strategy to beer could be sold at athletic games this fall if the Prince George’s County Board of License Commissioners See Alcohol, Page 3 approves the university’s proposal to sell alcohol at select sporting events. file photo/the diamondback

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Campus, city vision announced Greater College Park plan includes some short-term projects

Restaurants, retail struggle to find place in College Park’s saturated market

By Ellie Silverman @esilverman11 Senior staff writer During his first day working with the university, Omar Blaik heard complaints from administrators about PowerPoint presentations with lofty goals and no execution. He said he sensed cynicism within the university community toward any development projects and failed to see productive col laboration between the university and the city of College Park. Now, about three years later, Blaik, founder and co-CEO of U3 Advisors, said something fundamental has changed. The city and university have been collaborating on projects and plan to make a series of announcements in the coming weeks as part of the Greater College Park vision, according to a news release that will be sent out today. The vision

By Danielle Ohl @thedbk For The Diamondback It’s Saturday night in College Park, and something is missing. Ca rs wh i z pa s t t he g low i n g green light over Knox Road. Kids and cops hang out on the corner of Knox Road. Bright neon pierces the dark facades lining the Route 1 corridor that borders the university, but the sparkling nightlife is just a little dimmer. Where a comforting Terrapin eatery used to glow invitingly sits a construction site now vacated for the night. Every school year, another business closes its doors, another neon sign turns off for good and another space is open for a business to try to ratsie’s, regarded as a staple restaurant in the city by many alumni, closed April 4. More than five popular College Park restaurants shut down in the past two years, causing officials to examine why problems exist for businesses and how the climate could be improved. sung min kim/the diamondback

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Univ researchers try to limit water use by power plants

Loh pushes partnership with Asia

Dry cooling systems would conserve H2o

Chinese companies, global programs to come to College Park

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By Ellie Silverman @esilverman11 Senior staff writer After university President Wallace Loh’s 10-day trip to Asia, the university beefed up its collaborations with South Korean and Chinese universities and companies. Two Chinese biotechnology companies agreed to set up operations at the Maryland International Incubator, located off Route 1 near the University View. The university also established new exchange programs with South Korean and Chinese universities. All of these developments emphasize the university’s commitment to international research and impact, Loh said. The international incubator is home to about a dozen foreign companies that look to expand their products to the American marketplace, said Kai Duh, the incubator’s director. The incubator’s two newest companies, Shanghai Tongji Biological Product Co. Ltd and Ankang Shimao Bio-

office spaces inside the Maryland International Incubator host about 12 businesses from around the world. Two new Chinese biotechnology companies agreed to set up operations in the facility. stephanie natoli/the diamondback technology Co. Ltd, signed contracts with effective dates of June 1 and Aug. 1, respectively. “We are pleased to welcome two new Chinese companies to the Maryland International Incubator and help them connect with new opportunities in Maryland,” Gov. Larry Hogan said in a news release.

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Companies usually stay at the incubator for a few years before feeling comfortable enough to “graduate” and move to other parts of the state or country, Duh said. While the companies are based in College Park, the firms and their See asia, Page 3

Traditional power plants nationwide consume hundreds of billions of gallons of water per day, but two federally funded tea ms led by u n iversity professors aim to create a groundbreaking research study in dry cooling systems to conserve the natural resource. Cooling systems in standard power plants use turbine generators that rely on water sources for power, accounting for bill ions of ga l lons of water use each day. In 2005, electricityproducing power plants consumed about 201 billion gallons of water per day, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Aided by $5 million in funding from the U.S. Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, university mechanical engineering professors Bao Yang and Michael Ohadi hope to change that.

The university projects are two of 23 nationwide funded by ARPA-E’s Advanced Research in Dry Cooling program through a $60 million investment. ARID targets research in dry cooling systems, which use air rather than water to cool. States with limited access to fresh water sources, such as California and Nevada, create problems for power plants that rely on water to function, especially in the summer months, Yang said. To combat this, Yang hopes to use waste heat from the power plant to produce cooling to disperse the steam out of the turbine. “We want to cost-effectively and efficiently reduce waste heat with different cooling technologies,” Yang said. “Professor Ohadi and I both proposed a different approach, but we have the same goal: to save water in power plants.” Yang’s project, “Novel Microemu l sion Absor pt ion System s for Supplementa l Power Pl a nt Cooling,” uses a microemulsion liquid absorbent, which university researchers discovered after 10 years of research and thousands

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town From PAGE 1 make it in College Park. Ratsie’s Terrapin Eatery closed April 4, joining the ranks of the dozens of restaurants that took a crack at the College Park market, only to quickly pack up and go home. T hough R atsie’s closed because owner Mike Falamoun was ready to retire, its exit indicates that even the most beloved spots aren’t immune to College Park’s challenging economic climate. In the past two years, more than five popular College Park eateries have closed. The former site of Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill is still looking for a new tenant, Lime Fresh Mexican Grill (which replaced California Tortilla) has already been replaced by Blaze Pizza and Roti Mediterranean Grill is now The Board and Brew, a board game cafe. Even city bars have called it quits: The Barking Dog ceased operations in November 2013 and could house a new university-sponsored art house. Big Play Sports Grill, one of several restaurants to occupy the corner of Route 1 and Hartwick Road, closed in the fall. Is there any cohesion to these closings? Is this normal? Yes, and at the same time, no, said Michael Stiefvater, College Park’s economic development coordinator. “It’s kind of just the nature of retail,” Stiefvater said. “It changes often. People are into different types of cuisine.” In an urban retail climate, the average restaurant takes a few months to stabilize, and many restaurants don’t make it to a year, Stiefvater said. A number of things cause restaurants to fail: bad food, bad management or unpreparedness for a competitive market. Many owners don’t have enough funds to fall back on when business slows or students leave for break, Stiefvater said. Even the tastiest products or most popular ideas can falter if the eatery’s management can’t correctly price a menu or budget for supplies. So what sets College Park apart from other college towns? For one thing, it’s retail- and restaurant-saturated. “The university was more a commuter school back in the day,” Stiefvater said. “Students weren’t really here, and the population wasn’t nearly as high.” For years, the city catered to commuting students’ interests in the most gastronomic sense of the word. College Park, namely the stretch of Route 1 that borders the university, is also home to more than 80 restaurants, ranging from fastcasual Mexican to VietnameseThai fusion to modern vegan to, of course, pizza. The focus wasn’t on the long term, Stiefvater said, and now,

the city is playing catch-up. The downtown area of College Park is an expensive market for a startup. In the most lucrative sections, annual rent is between $30 and $60 per square foot, not including utilities. West Lafayette, Indiana, home of Purdue University and a city similar in size and urban positioning to College Park, charges a maximum of $18 per square foot. Madison, Wisconsin, another college town and major metropolis, sees rates reach $47. “College Park rents aren’t cheap,” Stievfater said, “so you have to have a good product in order to compete in business.” The key to failure, however, might lie with the academic calendar, said Michael Myers of Curtis Investment Group Inc., a firm that owns the properties between College Avenue and Lehigh Road. These include Wasabi, Bagel Place and Blaze. This university has one of the longest winter breaks of any Division I school in the country, Myers said. This past school year, it lasted from Dec. 20 to Jan. 26. “There’s no planning,” he said, “so when it gets to the time the kids leave and the school shuts down, unless they build a clientele like the Bagel Place, they haven’t done enough resea rch, business-wise.” University dining plans also hinder College Park from tapping the student body’s enormous buying power. About a qu a r ter of t he student population is required to pay more than $2,000 a semester to receive more than 1,000 d i n i ng poi nts that cannot be rolled over, exchanged or returned if unused at university dining halls. “[Owners] don’t understand that ... the freshmen have to have a meal plan,” Myers said. “Wipe out the freshmen and you’ve only got three classes.” Though not required, many sophomores have meal plans too, therefore restaurants have a largely reduced portion of the student population to attract and sell to. Gabriel Metzger, a junior communication and theatre major, said having a dining plan deters him from traveling into the city for meals. “I don’t want to waste the money,” said Metzger, who this past year paid for a partial dining plan at Hillel, a Jewish student group that offers kosher meals. “If I’m paying for a meal plan, I should use that entire plan.” Many establishments also get caught in an alcohol trap, going through expensive processes to obtain a liquor license that doesn’t often yield benefits, Myers said. “[Lime Fresh Mexican Grill] was banking a portion of their revenue on their liquor sales,” Myers said. “Only a small portion of the students are old

enough to drink, and everyone else is underage. “It just never took off.” T he on ly Big Ten tow n smaller than College Park by 2013 U.S. Census numbers, West Lafayette, doesn’t have an Urban Outfitters and it only has six bars. Those are problems, said Economic Planner Chandler Poole. While there is plenty to eat, compared to other schools in the Big Ten, College Park is lagging in other areas. There a re two cloth i ng outlets, Rugged Wearhouse and the University Shop. For entertainment purposes, students and residents can pick between bowling at AMF College Park Lanes or bowling at TerpZone. While the retail, food and service industries compose the majority of businesses here, in other towns, the focus is elsewhere. West Lafayette is a “knowledge industry” town, Poole said. It struggles to land big retailers but seldom feels the effects of financial downturn because of its number of small high-tech research companies. In addition, the town recently annexed Purdue University, creating a lucrative partnership that has allowed Poole to attract bigger retailers and fund an expensive roaddevelopment project. “My economic climate is very solid, because my industry is the university,” Poole said. “My mayor put the directive, ‘[The university and the city] will get along, and if we don’t, we will find someone to take your job.’” While College Park residents might flock to adjacent towns or Washington for entertainment or higher-end clothing not embroidered with the Terps logo, residents of other college towns have options not afforded to locals near this university. “We try to do programming to bring people,” said Courtney Hayden, communication and special projects coordinator for the borough of State College, home of Pennsylvania State University. “Residents that wouldn’t be here when students are here come back.” The borough, which features multiple museums, a movie theater and a book and coffee cafe, hosts festivals and community events throughout winter and summer breaks. On New Year’s Day, it hosts a large celebration called First Night that invites residents to the downtown area for a nonalcoholic party. This attracts customers to their city, shops and most of all, dining, Hayden said. “You’ll see a slowdown [in the winter and summer], but that’s the time when the long-term residents reappear,” Hayden said. Un iversity President Wallace Loh meets frequently with College Park Mayor Andy

Fellows and the City Council, as the university must seek city approval for all development plans. “The bottom line to all of this is, all the things we are doing, we are doing jointly with the city and the county for a simple reason: We have to get their approval,” Loh said. “We have to get whatever city approval we need for any construction, any renovation, any project.” Some of those projects include the upcoming TargetExpress store, The Hotel at the University of Maryland and a new innovation district, located on the former East Campus. While the hotel will capita l ize on a modern reta i l market all about proximity to housing, Hayden said, the innovation district is a page out of Purdue’s playbook. It will combine contributions from the M Square Research Park partnership with new ideas from faculty and students, said Brian Darmody, this university’s research and economic development associate vice president. The new district is intended to attract a different breed of College Park customers: corporations with big ideas and big needs for development space. In the meantime, students have ideas about how to work with what College Park does best. W h i le Metzger wa nts a grocery store, junior Ryan Pillai would welcome food with a more authentic flavor — and an attractive vibe. “Ambiance is really important,” said the aerospace engineering major. “[It would] be nice to have a fresh chill area with good music and interesting food.”

Senior mechanical engineering major Ann Savage rejects the idea that College Park students and residents dislike everything that isn’t pizza. “I would make the argument of ‘Have you ever been to Bagel Place on a Saturday morning?’” she said. She said a late-night sweet spot, like the soon-to-open Insomnia Cookies location, fills a need for not only diversity, but novelty. In addition, she’d like to see a restaurant with a more aggressive marketing campaign. “Bagel Place also has a kind of brand,” she said. “They’ve marketed themselves well and are also very college affordable, unlike rivals like Starbucks. ... Bagel Place is really one of a kind in College Park.” While large-scale redevelopment plans are in the works, some savvy business owners have already taken heed of students and residents’ dissatisfaction with current offerings. Brian McClimens and Ben Epstein love board games. They love board games so much that they decided to open a restaurant. “We thought a board game retail shop was too niche,” McClimens said. “We felt that College Park didn’t have a place to hang out with a unique atmosphere.” The two university alumni and former roommates recalled a long-gone coffeehouse on Route 1. Seeing a void to fill, the two set out to smash the “coffeehouse ceiling” while providing College Park with some long-overdue entertainment. “The main thing that sets us apart is that we are a recreational spot as well,” McClimens said. “If we were just a

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Curtis Investment Group Inc. restaurant, we wouldn’t have picked College Park as a place to open up.” The cafe boasts more than 500 board games that, for a nominal fee, customers are welcome to play while grabbing something to eat or meeting friends for coffee. A few miles down the road from The Board and Brew, Kristi Lee opened the Southern-inspired Backyard Sports Grill. She envisioned it as a place where College Park residents could come together and feel at home. “I really want it to be the local watering hole where people, not only students, but people in the community, feel comfortable coming in because they feel like we’re also a part of the community,” she said. The new bar and grill already has some regulars, Lee said. “The key is having a good product and filling a gap,” Stiefvater said. Whether providing a place to sit, talk and throw a few dice or somewhere to chow down on Southern cooking among friends and neighbors, restaurants have to reinvent themselves to stay relevant in any college town, Myers said. “If you don’t reinvent yourself, you don’t make it,” he said. newsumdbk@gmail.com Senior staff writer Ellie Silverman contributed to this report.

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College From PAGE 1 ha s a t h ree-pron ged approach, focusing on developments on the campus, such as the Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Innovation, public-private research collaborations such as the research park and innovation district and downtown projects such as The Hotel at the University of Maryland. F ut u re development a nnouncements will fit into one of these categories. T he university and city have both been criticized for

alcohol From PAGE 1 minimize the potential of underage drinking, Mullineaux said. Students who are age 21 or older might still walk to a concession stand outside of the student section, buy a beer and walk back. “In year one, we are going to have some more stringent regulations,” Mullineaux said. “We are easing our way into this, and responsible service is our first and foremost responsibility and goal.” A designated driver and a cab program will be promoted to help keep those who drink alcohol at the games safe, according to the proposal. “T here a re goi ng to be some people who had a little too much to drink. They may not be passed out, but they shouldn’t be driving,” Loh said. “What we’re saying is we’ve already planned for that contingency. We’re realistic.” Student Affairs Vice President Linda Clement would do

a lackluster college town with failed businesses and great plans without execution. But Bla i k’s mu ltid isciplinary firm with expertise in college town development has been collaborating with this university on projects such as The Hotel at the University of Maryland to prove that visions and plans can become reality. The University of Maryland College Park Foundation employed Margrave Strategies LLC, with Ken Ulman as the economic development strategist, to recruit businesses to the area. Blaik’s real estate development knowledge and Ulman’s

expertise in business development are the reasons why “things are starting to roll,” Loh said. Breaking ground at The Hotel at the Un iversity of Maryland served as an “anchor” to attract other businesses to the area, Loh said. There have been numerous announcements over the past six months, such as a TargetExpress opening under the new Landmark apartments, a physical therapy clinic in the city, the u n iversity’s partnership with Uber, the art house project where The Barking Dog used to be and Loh chairing local charter

an assessment at the end of the trial year to provide data to university officials so they can decide whether to continue selling alcohol at athletic events, according to the email. Dining Services has about 300 employees trained to serve alcohol and hopes to raise that number to 500 by Aug. 1 with a summer training program, Mullineaux said. About 85 percent of attendees at university athletic events are older than 21, and the net revenue from projected alcohol sales is estimated at about $500,000 a year, according to the email. All revenue will support student serv ices, such as mental health counseling, sexual assault prevention and responsible drinking programs, Loh said. “I’m hopeful that this makes game day a little more safer, a little more controlled and generates some money for mental health funding,” Student Government Association President Patrick Ronk said. During the trial period, only

one beer will be sold per transaction, said Brian Ullmann, university marketing and communications assistant vice president. Alcohol sales will end when the event is three quarters completed, according to the proposal. Although many groups, including the SGA, Graduate Student Government, University Police and Division of Student Affairs, endorsed the recommendation, most faculty and staff who responded to a survey were opposed, according to the email. Loh said providing alcohol in a safe and regulated environment could help curb the binge drinking concerns from those opposed. “There is no way you can prevent people from drinking or gaining access to it,” Loh said. “Rather than have this mentality ‘Let’s restrict alcohol, let’s not let young people have access,’ … Why not have a culture of moderate, responsible, safe drinking?” esilvermandbk@gmail.com

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school College Park Academy. The announcement is the result of collaboration with Prince George’s County, the city, the University of Maryland College Park Foundation, the College Park City-University Partnership, alumni, local developers and other groups, according to the news release. “It’s an incredible sense of not only can-do spirit, but a sense that we are going to do it with the community, not against the community or force the community to do it,” Blaik said. “All of that just ushers a very different set of dynamics and ushers in a new era of possibilities within

power From PAGE 1 of samples, Yang said. Using microemulsion liquid as the absorbent increases the system’s efficiency, Yang said, potentially up to three times as much as typical power plant absorption refrigeration systems. Ohadi’s project, “Novel Polymer Composite Heat Exchanger for Dry Cooling of Power Plants,” also hopes to improve power plant technologies through new heat exchangers. In his proposal, he uses a new polymer composite for cooling, which would replace current metallic heat exchangers. The team’s new composite heat exchangers use a polymeric material that is durable, cost-efficient and has a high resistance to corrosion, Ohadi said. Both teams’ researchers have partnered with outside research institutions and corporations, including Stony Brook University, the Electric Power Research Institute, WorleyParsons Group, Rocky Research, Boeing Research and Technology and Michigan Technological University. The project funding reflects ARPA-E’s desire to develop new technology in the energy and sustainability fields, ARPA-E Director Ellen D. Williams

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employees bring capital into the area through investment money, bank accounts, payrolls, purchasing cars and shopping at local businesses. Since the incubator’s inception in 2009, 42 compa n ies h ave been ad m itted, bringing in more than $10 million, Duh said. The incubator is self-sustaini ng, u si ng money ea r ned from contracts signed with companies and education courses that companies pay to take once they move in. In addition to boosting the local economy, the incubator encourages companies and university faculty to collaborate on projects and research, and its companies also offer internship opportunities for students, Duh said. “They can do world-class international joint research w it h o ut l e av i n g Col l e ge Park,” Duh said. “Without going to the airport, they meet people from overseas here on-campus.” The university also agreed to establ ish a new g loba l entrepreneurship semester program, which it plans to launch in Tel Aviv, Israel; Istanbul and Seoul, South Korea, this fall, said Ross Lewin, international affairs associate vice president. T h is prog ra m w i l l ta ke place over two semesters, starting in College Park in the fall and abroad in the spring. The first semester, s t u d ents i n t he prog ra m will take a normal course load for their majors with one additional class in international innovation and

Omar Blaik, founder and co-CEO of U3 Advisors, works with the university to create plans, which are part of the Greater College Park vision, for the city’s development. file photo/the diamondback College Park.” it with some rapid developT h e a n n o u n c e m e n t s ments,” Ulman said. “We want coming up will focus more on more people to work here, to short-term efforts to indicate live here and to study here and where the university and city to be entertained and dine and are headed, Ulman said. shop here, and it’s all part of “This is a long-term vision creating the university town.” that will not be accomplished overnight, but we can kick-start esilvermandbk@gmail.com

said in a news release. “Investing in innovating dry cooling technologies for power plants as well as intermediate density fusion illustrates ARPAE’s role in accelerating energy research and development,” Williams said. University engineering researchers have received more than $10 million through ARPA-E funding in the past six months, said Jennifer Rooks, spokeswoman for the aerospace and mechanical engineering department. In December, Yang and Reinhard Radermacher, a univeersity mechanical engineering professor, were awarded money from ARPA-E for two separate projects focused on designing and creating technology that keeps people cool or warm, thus lowering the energy burden placed on buildings — what Yang calls a “smart clothing” project. The university currently uses a relatively energy-efficient electricity source, former Student Government Association Sustainability Director Ori Gutin said, but there is an opportunity in the field for the university to be innovative and look at solutions “beyond just the power plant,” located just off the campus. Gutin cited biofuel and biogas research being conducted at other universities and the University of California’s pledge to be carbon-neutral by 2025 as enviable goals and acknowledged the university teams’ efforts to increase campus sustainability. “In terms of energy pro-

entrepreneurship and will pa r ticipate i n workshops about business etiquette in different countries. I n the spri ng, students w i l l travel to a pa r tner university and take half of their courses as an exchange student and intern 15 to 20 hours a week at a company. T he u n iversity’s globa l classrooms prog ra m, established this past semester, will expand to include more universities, such as Yonsei University and Hanyang University, according to Loh’s email sent to the university community June 5. Last semester, the program offered courses with Tel Aviv University, American University of Afghanistan, the University of Birmingham in England and The Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg, where students video chatted and collaborated on projects. “ We’ l l g ive [s t u d e nt s] hopefully a leg up when they graduate,” Lewin said. “They can tell a prospective employer that they know how to work on international teams, that they know how to work through technology, through mediated projects, that they know how to deliver and that they know how to create end products that really matter.” Lewin said he is unsure when the new courses with the Asian universities will begin but hopes to have them established by spring or fall 2016. The university also signed a n ag reement w ith the Beijing University of Technology, in which students will come to this university to study during their sophomore and junior years before retu rn i ng to Ch i na. T h is

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Mechanical engineering professor duction, we should always be looking to increase the efficiency of the power plants, their fuel transmissions and the electronics in buildings that are using the energy,” he said. “There’s always room to improve and explore.” Though their current research is focused on power plants, Yang sees a potential for additional applications, perhaps even in people’s residential buildings. “Right now, in homes we use compressor-based air conditioners, which need electricity. Our system, though, is heatdriven, or thermal-driven, and uses heat to produce cooling,” Yang said. “Compressor-based systems just consume electricity — our system could potentially save a lot of people a lot of money one day.” dcostellodbk@gmail.com

program will begin in 2016, Lewin said. “It’s a n effort i n rea l ly internationalizing our campus,” Lewin said, “which is really one of our priorities in making sure that our students are really well-prepared for the global society that they’re entering into.” University faculty and students also have more shared research opportunities after Loh signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ch i nese Academy of Sciences President Bai Chunli, according to a news release. The memorandum creates a cl i m ate of coop erat ion among this university and t he C A S net work, wh ich w i l l a l low resea rchers to pursue and brainstorm ideas together and find projects w o r t h w o rk i n g o n , s a i d Wolfgang Losert, computer, mathematical and natural sciences college associate dean for research. “It allows us to come up with ideas that we couldn’t come up with before,” Losert said. “T he university can sort of set the conditions and then individual groups of researchers can take over, hold workshops and then pursue their ideas together.” L o h s a i d t h e s e e f fo r t s are in line with the university’s priority of increasing its international presence and becoming a “university without borders.” “In addition to being a research university, we are an innovation university,” Loh said. “Innovation is basically another term for applying knowledge and skills to making a difference.” esilvermandbk@gmail.com

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ike most young adults attending institutes of higher learning nationwide, students at this university often struggle with getting sloshed in a responsible fashion. Mos t u n d e rg ra d u a te s co u l d recount at least one instance in which emergency personnel carted an overly inebriated freshman or sophomore from their dorms. Long-term city residents bemoan the noise levels, littered red cups and public urination that accompany sizable off-campus parties. Though they’ve certainly been long aware of what law enforcement and guidance counselors alike would probably term “problem drinking,” (and what students would deem an average Friday) university administrators have only recently stepped up efforts to curb the ill effects of binge drinking off the campus. Beyond an increased University Police presence on weekend nights on Route 1 and the off-campus expansion of the Code of Student Conduct, the bulk of this initiative is best witnessed on Saturday mornings and afternoons from August through November. University officials first piloted on-campus Greek life tailgates for home football games in 2013, a measure to cut down on raucous early-morning gatherings in the Old Town neighborhood and elsewhere.

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Drunken carousing on university President Wallace Loh’s front lawn, which enjoyed widespread success and a bit of subterfuge on the official wristband front, went on to run throughout the 2014 season. Now, as the Terrapins football team gears up for a series of ho-hum bludgeonings during its sophomore Big Ten tilt, students could also score beer inside Byrd Stadium if the county liquor board approves a university proposal. OUR VIEW

The proposed alcohol sales at athletic events will promote safety and generate revenue toward health initiatives. For almost a year, the Student Government Association has promoted alcohol sales at university athletic venues as a means of controlling binge drinking, and university officials seemed to agree; the University Athletic Council voted to recommend beer sales on a provisional basis earlier in the spring, with just one dissenting vote. The university proposal, announced today by Loh in a campuswide email, aims “to ‘normalize’ student drinking behavior, so that

it occurs safely and responsibly in a monitored environment,” Loh wrote. Other institutions selling alcohol at athletic events reported no significant increase in game day binge drinking, according to the email, a statistic the SGA and other supporters of alcohol sales have cited throughout the university’s consideration process. Moreover, about 85 percent of attendees at university athletic events are 21 or older, Loh wrote, providing a viable target demographic at the taps. The impact on the bottom line doesn’t hurt either; the university estimates alcohol sales will generate about $500,000 in additional revenue, which will funnel toward mental health counseling, sexual assault prevention and responsible drinking programs. The Prince George’s County Board of License Commissioners is slated to examine the proposal at an upcoming meeting, and this editorial board joins the university and the SGA in urging the board to pass this common sense, wellcrafted health initiative. Given the university and city’s united push to promote responsible drinking, the chance to grab a few brews in a safe space, with the proceeds funding services students have demanded more of for years, is a win for students, officials and sports fans alike.

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MAGGIE CASSIDY SENIOR

he monthly bill. Aunt Flo. Menses. The Crimson Wave. Your period. Whatever you want to call it, women experience menstrual cycles and have to combat them with feminine hygiene products. However, dealing with your period doesn’t come cheap. Purchasing pads and tampons every month adds up, and it’s an expense women can’t avoid. According to Jezebel, a woman, on average, will use more than 11,000 disposable sanitary products such as pads and tampons during her lifetime and spend about $5,600 on her period needs — an expense and hassle that no man will ever experience. It’s expensive being a woman, and yet, economies and governments around the world — and in many of our states — are taxing products such as tampons and pads as nonessential items. Currently, in the United Kingdom, a Change.org campaign titled “Stop taxing periods. Period.” was drafted for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to eliminate the 5 percent tax on period products. Pads and tampons are taxed in the U.K. as “nonessential, luxury items.” Please allow me to speak for all women: There is nothing luxurious about bleeding from your genitals several days every month for about 50 years of your life. And if there is a woman out there who believes her period is a magnificent and splendid experience, then she has been invaded by a mansplaining body snatcher. Even parts of the U.S. wrongfully tax pads and tampons, with some states taxing them more than they tax soda and candy. Thankfully, this state does not tax those sanitary products, but an overwhelming majority of states do. Only five states actively choose not to tax feminine hygiene products,

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including this state, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and New Jersey. While it might be difficult for some people (men) to understand why the taxation on feminine hygiene products around the world is inherently wrong, the unnecessary taxation and general expensiveness of pads and tampons must stop. If women who can afford to pay for their period needs feel the struggle of the taxation on feminine hygiene products, can you imagine the burden on women who are homeless, trying to raise a family while dealing with the monthly burden of being a woman? When people think of donating to the less fortunate, more often than not they do not think to donate a box of tampons in lieu of a can of soup. Every woman deserves the right to be clean during her period and avoid risks of infection that come from unsanitary practices. Every woman should have the ability to access a feminine hygiene product no matter what, and if you think otherwise, you have obviously never experienced a menstrual cycle or purchased a $10 box of tampons. Fortunately, the discussion of ending period taxes is being raised globally, and Canada recently announced it will remove the tax on feminine hygiene products effective July 1. However, there are parts of the world that will continue to tax feminine hygiene products. A woman’s period is not taboo, despite women hiding tampons up their sleeves en route to the bathroom and men grimacing at the thought of a woman’s uterine wall shedding. As the battle continues to make governments realize feminine hygiene products are necessary to women’s health, so does the battle for gender equality and female understanding. Because if men bled out of their genitals every month, a box of “man-pons” would most likely arrive on their doorsteps each month, courtesy of the government.

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Millennials should take political action MATT DRAGONETTE

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hen it comes to political participation, young people are surprisingly absent. Sure, we’re “hashtactivists” and “social media warriors,” but when it comes to directly affecting the political process (i.e. voting), we withdraw into our shells. National election studies have shown that people age 18-29 have voted at a rate 15 to 20 percent less than those 30 years and older since 1972. Only about 40 percent of young voters will vote each presidential election; that number declines to about 20 percent during midterm elections. These numbers are disturbing, particularly in the context of the cynical and ambivalent political attitudes often expressed by today’s young people.

The typical millennial cries of “I don’t have time,” “one vote won’t matter” and “politicians don’t care about me” anecdotally hint at this lack of trust and interest among young people. A Harvard University survey found that young people’s trust in a variety of government institutions has recently declined dramatically. For instance, trust in the presidency dropped from 44 to 32 percent from 2010 to 2014, while trust in Congress decreased from 25 to 14 percent. While trust in most major institutions was low, media was the lowest at a paltry 11 percent. The evidence is clear: Young people don’t trust major societal institutions, and they don’t vote at high rates, especially compared to the population at large. Another disturbing trend is the lack of political knowledge and news consumption of young voters. Millennials often display surprising unaware-

ness during political campaigns. A Pew Research Center survey found that millennial voters from age 18 to 33 scored lower than baby boomer voters from ages 50 to 68 – at nearly every question concerning political leadership and campaign beliefs. As for news consumption, 61 percent of young voters report getting political news from Facebook. While there has obviously been a digital shift in news consumption, the millennials’ shift also meant a change in their preferred news sources. Millennials were less likely than older generations to recognize most news outlets, with the exception of BuzzFeed and Google News. Few programs and sources surveyed were trusted, but those that were mostly included opinionated programs like The Daily Show and sources like talk radio. Historically, young people are less interested and engaged in the politi-

cal process – and millennials are no exception. Another Pew study found that just 26 percent of millennials listed politics and government as one of their top interests, compared to 34 and 45 percent for Generation Xers and baby boomers, respectively. The study also reported millennials were less likely to discuss politics than their elders. With stark ideological divides and two competitive presidential primaries, these millennial attitudes toward the political system are relevant to the political process. In a strong twoparty system like ours, the primaries are especially important. They allow voters to choose between a more diverse set of ideologies and priorities than in the general election. In a presidential primary, it is less likely that a voter has to choose between the lesser of two evils than a candidate who shares the voter’s beliefs. The primary process is far from

perfect. The two-party system is in desperate need of reorganization or division. But for the time being, they are the tools for selecting elected officials. The presidential primary is the perfect place for young people to make their voices heard. Unhappy with the current state of your party? Choose a candidate more representative of your beliefs and priorities. Frustrated with career politicians? Pick outsider candidates who show willingness to fight the system. By not voting, you only contribute to the problem — and let other people choose your elected leaders. Removing yourself from the political process, for whatever reason, means you enable the very leaders you complain so much about. M a t t D ra g o n e t t e i s a s e n i o r accounting and government and politics major. He can be reached at mdragonettedbk@gmail.com.

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REVIEW | NEWSIES AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE

CARRYING THE BANNER Broadway hit Newsies makes some noise at The National Theatre with the help of a killer soundtrack and a former Terp By Michael Errigo @M_Errigo Senior staff writer Approximations are often hard to make, but if you had to pinpoint the moment the opening-night crowd of Disney’s Newsies at The National Theatre realized they were in for something special Tuesday, 15 minutes in — as the actors froze at the conclusion of the second song, “Carrying the Banner,” — would be a good place to look. Sure, there were the dedicated few in the audience who screamed with joy even as the lights dimmed, but it was here, after the first real display of the show’s shining choreography, slick lyricism and overall exceptional professionalism, that just about eve r yo n e i n a t te n d a n c e happily buckled in for what was sure to be a ton of fun. Arriving in Washington after a Broadway run of more than 1,000 performances since 2012, Newsies is inspired by the real-life strike of New York City newsboys in 1899. A 1992 film starring Christian Bale as strike leader Jack “Cowboy” Kelly started growing a fan base t h a t wo u l d t u r n i n to a n all-out cult following the story’s success in the Big Apple 20 years later. The story follows Jack and his fellow Newsies after Joseph Pulitzer, owner of The New York World , raises prices that makes the papers unaffordable. With the help of an ambitious young reporter, the Newsies fight to make their voices heard and earn a spot at the table. It’s a simple story of hope, one that teaches you to take control of tomorrow and not be afraid to dream in the face of destitution. Such lessons, in combination with the impeccable skill in which they are told, make Newsies a thorough crowd-pleaser. “Everyone loves a good David and Goliath story,” said Steve Blanchard, a uni-

The cast shines in just about every scene of the musical. From ensemble songs such as “Carrying the Banner” (top) or “Seize the Day” (left) to intimate dialogue between Jack and Katherine (right), Newsies is a sight to behold. What becomes quickly evident is that few other shows could contain its mix of acting, singing and athletic ability. photos courtesy of the national theatre versity alumnus who plays Pulitzer in the show. “And the choreography is just off the charts. These guys up there are all athletes. It’s just 20 athletes telling a story and it’s so beautiful.” Blanchard grew up in the southern part of this state and was drawn to College Park by this university’s theatre program. He said his time on the campus taught him to approach his craft with a new

sense of professionalism and discipline. “I had some great, great professors there at Maryland,” he said. “I took everything I possibly could and got a sense of our art and our craft and all that goes with it. That’s the biggest thing I took away from campus and here I am 40 years later and it’s fantastic.” In those 40 years, Blanchard has taken on many big Broadway roles, includ-

ing the Beast in Beauty & the Beast , Lancelot in Camelot and Aramis in The Three Musketeers. But there’s something about playing someone like Pulitzer, someone who has his name etched in our nation’s history, that he said he particularly enjoys. “There’s something about portraying real people who achieved so much and contributed to our world that is fascinating,” he said. “You try

to fill in the blanks and make this historical person have life and have breath and have a personality and not just what we read in books.” Blanchard did just that Tuesday night, turning in a strong and sturdy performance. He’s joined by a cast that seems to have no weaknesses — each player seemingly tries to top the other’s energy and emotion. Dan DeLuca is strong in the

ambitious role of Jack and Stephanie Styles brings a lot of humor and charm as Katherine, the young journalist. As good as the individual acting gets — and it gets impressive — this is a play about community and family, so it makes its money in the group numbers. Each song involving a large ensemble of Newsies is a sight to behold, starting with the jaw-dropping “Carrying the Banner” and ending with the undeniable earworm “Seize the Day.” The upbeat energy of such numbers is matched by the skill and subtle beauty of songs such as “Santa Fe” and “Letter from the Refuge.” The latter will come as a surprise to fans of the movie or the Broadway show as composer Alan Menken and lyricist Jack Feldman added it before this national tour. It’s a great showcase for Zachary Sayle as Crutchie and die-hards will find it makes an unbeatable soundtrack even better. Each rousing number was often matched by some great set work, the city backdrop becoming a key prop to stage such fluid, agile motion. So m e a n i m a te d p ro je c tion also provided a nice creative dimension to the background, amplifying what would have otherwise been overlooked details. It should be said: The time in which Newsies takes place wasn’t the best era for journalism. There was a lot of hyperbole, a lot of sensation and a lot outright lies cluttering the headlines. But I’d like to go back to such a time to end this review, because an over-the-top sentence seems fitting. Except, in this case, this enthusiasm is more than just a ploy to sell papers. So trust me when I say: Newsies at The National Theatre is a superb production, an absolute must-see. Newsies will be at the The National Theatre until June 21. Tickets can be bought at thenationaldc.org. merrigodbk@gmail.com

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clock From PAGE 8 “We play a very fast style of lacrosse at Maryland,” Reese said. “Everyone’s so opinionated on what they think are good rules and what’s bad for the sport, but I think that group … [is] really looking in the best interest of women’s lacrosse and what we need to do to continue to move our sport forward.” Terps’ opponents have resorted to stalling techniques in recent seasons in an effort to slow the national powerhouse’s diverse attack. In multiple instances during the Terps’ 2015 championship season, goalies would carry the ball out to near midfield or opposing offenses would string together possessions that lasted far longer than 90 seconds. “They’ll be up and running from the get-go and not stop the entire game because they

are such a fast team,” Glaros said of the Terps’ dominant strategies. “If you limit their possessions, then the ball is in your hands.” But the Terps have also garnered attention for stalling recently, most notably in their semifinals victory against Syracuse on May 22. The Terps held possession for nearly the final eight minutes to close out the contest. “I’m sure it was a point that was obviously talked about,” Reese said. “If that was the reason it [changes], I would have held the ball five years ago.” The committee also proposed a few rules that, if passed, would take effect this upcoming season. R e e s e p o i n te d to s e l frestarts as a factor that could further increase her team’s up-tempo approach. Similar to field hockey, the players, not the referee’s whistle, would control play after a foul.

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Reese and her assistant coaches said the new style and time constraints would give them more avenues to experiment with their game plans. Despite the game’s offensive-centric structure, assistant coach Lauri Kenis said there are more defensive benefits to the rule changes than in the past. “We’ll look at it as a positive and have all the confidence in the world to know we can hold them for 90 seconds,” said Kenis, who coaches defense. While the new facets of the game would require adjustment, Reese is happy officials are addressing the game’s shortcomings. “It’s hard to imagine basketball without a shot clock now,” Reese said. “Just a matter of time, and it will be hard to remember the way lacrosse was before we had a shot clock.” ccaplandbk@gmail.com

all the sacrifices paid off,” said Robinson, whose mother broke into tears when his name appeared. “It was a special moment.” Robinson watched the draft in his College Park apartment Tuesday surrounded by his parents and teammates. His dad, Peter, streamed the draft for everyone on a computer and connected it to a TV. “To have my family there and to have my teammates there made it that much more special,” Robinson said. Robinson credited his father, who was his first throwing partner as a kid, with helping him overcome obstacles along the way. Third baseman Jose Cuas, meanwhile, was in New York City, where he also watched the draft alongside family members. When the Milwaukee Brewers selected Cuas in the 11th round Wednesday, the texts and calls poured in from former coaches, teammates and friends. Terps left-hander Jake Drossner was among those who reached out, but his message was different from the rest. Tuesday, a day before Cuas was drafted, the Brewers selected Drossner in the 10th round. “We’re going to be teammates again,” Drossner told Cuas. “I’m so excited. I’m pumped.” Cuas added: “We’re going to be in a new environment where things are going to be a lot different than College Park, so it’s good that we have somebody that we know we can trust.” The lanky third baseman won’t continue playing with Terps catcher Kevin Martir, though, who he grew up with in Brooklyn. The Houston Astros selected Martir in

Left-hander alex robinson prepares to throw a pitch during the Terps’ 7-6 loss to Liberty on May 12. The Minnesota Twins selected him in the fifth round. reid poluhovich/the diamondback the 18th round yesterday, meaning he and Cuas won’t be on the same team for the first time since they were 10, unless they both return for their senior season. All eight Terps draftees — seven juniors and one redshirt sophomore — have to sign a contract before July 17; otherwise they’ll return to College Park. While Cuas had a feeling the Brewers would select him — they called him Tuesday night — Robinson, the No. 74 prospect in Baseball America’s top 500 prospects, was surprised and thrilled when he heard his name called. “He just looks the part

of a big bullpen arm from the build to even his long g o a t e e ,” s a i d J h e r e m y Brown, Perfect Game’s national scouting coordinator. “He’s going to come out and attack you.” Both Robinson and Cuas said the draft-day moments were some they will never forget. But they know this is just the first step in the process. “It was something I’ll never forget,” Cuas said. “Hopefully in the nearby future we’ll be celebrating when I play my first game in the big leagues.” psuittsdbk@gmail.com

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NCAA considers 90-second clock Reese reacts to potential rule change By Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan Staff writer Even after winning backto-back national championships, Terrapins women’s lacrosse coach Cathy Reese vividly remembers the sting of her team’s title loss to Northwestern in 2011. In the finals, the Wildcats held the ball and stalled for the majority of the last 15 minutes of the game. The Terps were unable to swing momentum in time, and Reese watched Northwestern escape with the crown in an 8-7 victory. But that methodical tempo could soon become an afterthought. T h e N C A A Wo m e n ’s Lacrosse Rules Committee recommended adding a 90-second shot clock to the game last week by the 2017 season. Reese and the Terps program said it will benefit both the team’s strategy and the game’s growth. “That’s a really good step in the right direction,” said former Terps midfielder Beth Glaros, who scored four goals in the 2011 championship loss. “It’s always frustrating being the team without the ball — just playing defense for that long, you’re bound

“IT’S ALWAYS FRUSTRATING BEING THE TEAM WITHOUT THE BALL — JUST PLAYING DEFENSE FOR THAT LONG, YOU’RE BOUND TO HAVE LAPSES AND YOU DON’T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER WHAT’S GOING ON.” BETH GLAROS

Former Terps women’s lacrosse midfielder to have lapses and you don’t have any control over what’s going on.” The proposal will be brought to the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on July 16 to decide whether it will be implemented. The suggestion calls for the clock to reset on all changes of possession, when a shot deflects off the goalkeeper or cage or when a defender is carded. If the team doesn’t register a shot or the attempt misses the goal frame, the opponent would take over at the spot of the ball when the 90-second clock expires. Thus, teams wouldn’t be able to stall for extended periods late in games. See clock, Page 7

left-hander alex robinson winds up during the Terps’ 6-5 win over Nebraska on April 5. The junior was selected in the fifth round of the MLB draft.

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big-league bound Record eight Terps selected in this year’s MLB draft

By Phillip Suitts @PhillipSuitts Senior staff writer Just hours after the happy tears had subsided in Alex Robinson’s apartment, he received a one-word text message from a former teammate. Blake Schmit, now a member of the Minnesota Twins organization, sent “LaMonte” to the Terrapins base-

ball left-hander. He couldn’t believe it, so he rushed down the hall to the apartment where Terps center fielder LaMonte Wade was. Robinson walked in to Wade talking on the phone, and after he hung up, he turned to Robinson sporting a huge grin. He had just gotten off the phone with the Twins. About three hours after the organization selected Robinson in the fifth

round of the MLB draft, the Twins took Wade in the ninth round. The college teammates and former roommates will likely play in the same professional organization, and they were two of a record eight Terps taken in this year’s draft, a three-day event that concluded yesterday. “It was a really great feeling to have See draft, Page 7

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