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Courtyards probe still underway Investigation taking longer than estimated

By Sam Reilly @manthahontas Staff writer On May 21, University of Maryland Police arrested two people and used pepper spray to break up a gradua-

tion party at Courtyards, prompting a formal investigation into whether this use of force was justified, according to a University Police release from later that day.

The investigation was expected to take up to 30 days, University Police spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas wrote in an email on June 1. Despite this initial estimate, the investigation is ongoing.

“The investigation is still underway,” Hoaas wrote in an email Wednesday.

She did not comment on why the investigation’s duration has surpassed the previous 30-day time frame.

University Police will provide more information when the investigation is complete, Hoaas said.

Student Government Association President Katherine Swanson spoke with University Police Chief David

Mitchell via email on June 13, she said.

Mitchell said he was still waiting to hear statements from students.

“I don’t think [University Police are] purposely trying to hide anything,” Swanson said. “I think they’re trying to do a thorough investigation, but I am a little worried about how long it’s taking.” sreillydbk@gmail.com

CHANCELLOR ROBERT CARET of the University System of Maryland addresses to the University Senate on March 9. file photo/thediamondback

USM gives $1.5M to U programs Enhancement funds will boost transfer resources, STEM

By Kimberly Escobar @kimescobarumd Staff writer

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State enhancement funding provided by the University System of Maryland will be used to bolster resources for transfer students at this university, system Chancellor Robert Caret said.

In January, Gov. Larry Hogan requested $6.8 million in enhancement funding for colleges in the state of Maryland. The f u nds were d iv ided between 17 d i f fe re n t u n i v e r s i t i e s i n this state, Caret said, and $1.5 m illion was a l located to th is university to enhance its programs for transfer students.

“W hen we worked with the governor’s office, we went back and forth on how to best use the funds and we gave him several ideas,” Caret said. “The governor chose to fund the college completion agenda.”

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Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity attempting to return in fall

Dining Halls prepare for plan change in Fall term

After 10 years gone, alumni spread awareness through SAM gear, interest meetings, releases

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Renovations underway to accommodate new ‘anytime dining’ plan

By Carly Kempler @CarlyKempler Senior staff writer With students on summer break, the University of Maryland Department of Dining Services is working on renovations for the new anytime-dining program.

The South Campus and North Campus dining halls and 251 North all closed at the end of the spring semester for renovations to accommodate the new meal plan, which offers unlimited entries per day, week, month, etc., for those with a meal plan, said Bart Hipple, a spokesman for Dining Services.

“It’s an unlimited sort of plan. … It’s like your kids in your home,” he said. “If you want something to eat, you can come in. … If nothing looks good, you can just leave. You

ADIT SABNIS, a sophomore physiology and neurobiology major, grabs food at the North Campus Dining Hall on April 5.

Campus dining halls are currently undergoing renovations ahead of dining plan changes this fall. file photo/the diamondback don’t lose anything.”

But individuals without a meal plan will have to pay a set price when they enter the dining halls, Hipple said. Customers without m e a l p l a n s w i l l p ay $7.95 fo r breakfast, $12.95 for lunch and $15.95 for dinner; all meals include beverage(s) and still follow the unlimited, all-you-can-eat style.

Renovations are mostly completed in the North Campus Dining Hall, Hipple said, and attention is now turning to the South Campus Dining Hall.

“South Campus Dining Hall is in a construction phase,” he said.

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“We’re doing our best to take care of summer groups, but we know it’s confusing there now.”

In addition to relocating various food stations and reconfiguring s t at ion s to a sel f-ser ve s t yle, Dining Services is also installing new food temperature equipment, which will heat food, Hipple said.

“In a lot of places, there’s heat com i ng from above a nd below, and we’ve had older equipment so we’ve updated to improve food quality,” he said.

Dining Services is also installSee DINING, Page 3

A lumni of Sigma A lpha Mu fraternity at the University of Maryland are working to reinstate the group ten years after it lost recognition due to direct violations of university and Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life policies, Interfraternity Council Advisor Christine Licata said.

T he for mer members a re trying to restore the fraternity’s reputation by seeking out new members to uphold the fraternity and the university’s values.

Br uce H a r r i s, who g raduated f rom t h i s u n iversity i n 1977 and was the president of Sigma Alpha Mu — also known as Sammy — in 1974, is one of a dozen alumni promoting and encouraging new membership.

T he alumni have also started a Facebook and T w itter page to attract students to rush the fraternity in the fall.

“We’re starting from scratch to build a new membership,” Harris said. “We’re looking for student leaders. We want students who are academically inclined and not the type of students who got kicked off campus.”

A lu m n i members of t he f raternity are planning to hold local interest meetings, send out press releases to local papers and design Sigma A lpha Mu gear to spread interest, he said.

After being banned in 2006 from the campus, a new group called T he Old Sammy, also known as THEOS, formed with a combination of previous Sigma Alpha Mu members and new members. The group registered as a student organization but operated similarly to other fraternities on the campus, said Matt Supple, director of the department.

THEOS later got in trouble for reports of hazing and other violations of school policies, Supple said.

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OPINION

JUAN THE ROAD AGAIN

TRANSFERRING OUR WEALTH

Former Terps star, no longer on the coaching staff, looking to become full-time coach elsewhere. P. 8

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‘ICEBERGS’ SINKS ITSELF Building Museum horror is D.C.’s worst exhibition P. 6

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CRIME BLOTTER

By Mina Haq @DBKCrime For The Diamondback

FEATURE ART Fireworks lit up the skies over McKeldin Mall on July 5 in a rain-delayed celebration of Independence Day in College Park.

p.m. on the 7700 block of Adelphi Road. This case was suspended.

TRESPASSING

Un iversity of M a r yl a nd Pol ice responded to reports of theft, trespassing and a fire, among other incidents this past week, according to police reports.

On July 1 at about 9 p.m., University Police responded to a report of trespassing at Marie Mount Hall. This case is closed.

THEFT

FIRE

University Police res p ond e d to f ive separate reports of theft this past week, according to reports.

On June 28 at about 6:40 p.m., police responded to the public health school for a report of theft. This case is active.

Police also responded to a report of theft on July 4 at about 5 a.m. on College Avenue. The report led to an arrest.

University police responded to a repor t of theft on July 3 at about 8 p.m. at Commons 5. This case is active. On July 2 at about 4:40 a.m., police responded to a report of theft at the Landmark.

This case is active.

Pol ice a lso responded to a repor t of t hef t on July 2 at about 10:20

University Police responded to a report of a fire at La Plata Hall on July 5 at about 8:30 a.m. This case is closed.

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CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE VIOLATION On Ju ly 4 at about 1:40 p.m., University Police responded to a report of a controlled dangerous substance violation on Route 1.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/AUTO University Police arrested an individual in connection with a report of a suspicious person/automobile on June 28 at about 3:40 p.m. on Route 1. newsumdbk@gmail.com

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Paint Branch Parkway renamed Now known as Campus Drive, road to better connect U, city

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Though it won’t have a house on frat row like this one quite yet, Sigma Alpha Mu is attempting to reorganize through DFSL in the fall after existing in unofficial capacities since 2006. file photo/the diamondback new members a nd Sig m a Alpha Mu’s national headFrom PAGE 1 quarters set up resources and preventative measures I n 2011, a nother reg is- to avoid hazing and underte re d s t u d e nt o rg a n i z a- age drinking.

“We have a list of names tion, SAM, was formed. The group’s goal was to get rid from those previous groups of its previous reputation [who took part in these acand prove they “were a good tivities], and they are pergroup” by not repeating the manently banned from the f rater n it y,” H a r r i s sa id . same mistakes, he said.

B u t a f t e r h a z i n g a l - “We are making sure that legat ion s i n 2011 for u n- they do not show up.”

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“I was “We all had a great time,” definitely shocked when my national gave me a call and H a r r i s s a i d . “ We m a d e told me we were going to be friends and did service. We disbanded,” Adam Fried- all want to share that and m a n, t he g roup’s for mer transfer it to the younger president, told T he D i a- generation.” mondback in 2011. “There were no talks.” newsumdbk@gmail.com The university responded by extending the fraternity’s sanctions from 2010 to 2016, Supple said. “ We h ave s i n c e a d d e d language to our disciplinary letter that would not allow reconstitution of a banned 4429 LEHIGH ROAD • 301-927-6717 ACCEPTING:VISA/MASTERCARD/DISCOVER group [under the false pretense of a new student organization],” Supple said.

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Local officials renamed Paint Branch Parkway as Campus Drive du ring a ceremony Ju ne 30 i n a move they said will better connect the community w it h t he Un iversity of Maryland’s campus.

“We want to tie the innovation district with the campus, with downtown Col lege Pa rk, a nd a lso provide some wayfinding methods for vehicular traffic,” District 2 councilman Monroe Dennis said.

T here were about 20 p e o p l e i n a t te n d a n c e , i nclud i ng city, u n iversity and Prince George’s Cou nty officia ls such as for mer M ayor Steve Brayman, city manager Scott Summers and Eric Olson, the College Park City-University Partnership executive director.

The university no longer thinks of Route 1 as a separation point for the campus, said Carlo Colella, vice president for administration and finance. The 1.7-m i le road b et we en Route 1 and Kenilworth Av e n u e i s t h e e a s te r n gateway to the university’s campus, and the surround-

District 2 Councilman MONROE DENNIS speaks about the significance of renaming of Paint Branch Parkway to Campus Drive on June 30. Dennis said officials “want to tie the innovation district with the campus with downtown College Park.” photo courtesy of stephanie natoli ing area houses multiple university facilities, including M Square Research Park and its 4,000 employees.

“With the hotel and the i n novation d istrict, then b e y o n d w i t h t h e M e t ro, the research park and now the P urple Line com ing th roug h… we see a much more seamless connection between both sides of [Route 1],” said Colella, who also attended the event.

T h e n e w l y-re n a m e d C a m p u s D r i v e — p re v iously named for the A nacostia River tributary that flows nearby — will also be more recognizable, helping to eliminate confusion for d r ivers t ravel i n g to t h i s university from the Capital Beltway, he noted.

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“So it’s a much more natural way for them to know their way to campus.”

Dennis said the move will tighten and strengthen the Greater College Park community as the innovation district, which provides office and research space for students and faculty start-ups to grow, continues to expand.

“The innovation district i s somet h i ng we’ve been talking about for more than 10 years,” Dennis said. “Now it’s beginning to come to fruition, and I think that’s one reason why it’s a good time to make this transition.”

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such as the FDA and College Pa rk A i r p or t, s up p or te d t he cha nge, Colel la sa id, adding that it allowed the College Park City-University Partnership to “reconnect” with them.

“It was a great way to have a conversation and update folks on what’s going on, and also to get input from them as to what they’d like to see coming about,” Colella said.

“They were very enthusiastic and supportive of this.”

The city originally voted for the name change April 25 in a 7-0 vote, with one abstention, after initially considering the idea at a Feb. 2 work session. newsumdbk@gmail.com

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DIVERSIONS | FOOD WORD BY ERICA BONELLI

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A plant (Allium tricoccum) of the eastern United States having small bulbs and young leaves that are edible and have a pungent onion-like flavor. Also called wild leek.

–american heritage dictionary

In early April, chefs, foodies and mortals alike emerge from root vegetable hibernation to hear the first bird song of spring announced not by the changing temperatures nor by Punxsutawney Phil failing to see his shadow (does this ever happen?), but by the first tender leafy shoots of green just barely poking out of the warm Georgia soil: the ramp.

The ramp, commonly mistaken for the rotting piece of wood sitting in your garage from your skater days, is in fact a wild onion native to North America that is like a mix of a leek and garlic. It is sweet and pungent at the same time, but its flavor is far more pronounced than either of its oniony cousins. It has the shape of a leek with a slender white bulb that gives way to a deep red stem and two emerald green leaves. The ramp, while still maybe unfamiliar to most, has taken the culinary world by storm in the past five years, even inciting riots in some farmer’s markets and creating a black market for ramps in Quebec. Bon Appetit compares searching for ramps at the farmer’s market to shopping on Black Friday.

Ramps are found from Georgia all the way up to Canada, and even as far west as Oklahoma, but nowhere is as amped for ramps

as Richwood, West Virginia, the self-proclaimed ramp capital of the world. This town hosts a ramp festival and has even named a “King of the Ramps.” So why all the hype?

Though ramps have been around in Appalachian cuisine for decades, the rise of farm-to-table movements, foraging and an obsession with seasonal cooking have driven a ramp craze that can’t be controlled. Each spring, chefs around the country, like chef Marc Forgione of Michelin, starred New York City restaurant Marc Forgione, try to create the next best dish using this aromatic favorite.

Part of the ramp’s allure is its scarcity. Once mid-May comes around, the once ramp-filled kitchens would be lucky to have a few bulbs left.

“It’s like that elusive thing — the bad boyfriend, the jazzy car of the vegetable world,” Dana Cowin, former editor-in-chief of Food & Wine magazine, told AP. So how can you jump on the ramp bandwagon?

Ramps pair well with pastas when made into a pesto, with mushrooms, in stir fry and with pork dishes when pickled. Start by trying this 15-minute recipe that sneaks ramps into everyone’s favorite carb-and-cheese combo: the quesadilla.

RECIPE: RAMP AND CHORIZO QUESADILLAS 1. Heat 2 ounces fresh or cured, diced or crumbled chorizo in a 10-inch nonstick or cast iron skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until fat has rendered and chorizo is browned and crisp, about 4 minutes. Transfer chorizo to a large bowl, leaving rendered fat in skillet.

smok i ng. Add 16 washed and trimmed ramps (whites chopped finely, greens chopped roughly), season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl with chorizo and wipe out skillet.

3. Add 4 ounces (about 1 cup) grated Jack, Cheddar or 2 . Retu rn to med iu m- Oaxacan string cheese to bowl high heat until fat is lightly with chorizo and ramps and

DINING From PAGE 1 i ng ha nd sca n ners at t he entrances of all three locations. These scanners will replace ID cards, which were formerly used as payment.

But these “high-tech” adva ncements a re ra isi ng some concerns from sophomore Katie Manders.

“I h ave m i xed feel i ngs about it,” the biology major said. “The hand scanner — it’s cool that it’s high tech, but are they scanning our handprints or our fingerpri nts? W hy does it need to be this personal? What’s wrong with our swipe and our IDs?” Manders and sophomore gover n ment a nd pol it ics major Audrey Anderle both

toss with hands to combine.

Spread half of cheese mixture over one half of one 10-inch flour tortilla, leaving a small border around the edge. Fold tortilla firmly in half to enclose the cheese. Repeat with remaining tortilla.

to skillet and cook, shaking pan gently until first side is golden brown and puffed, 1 to 2 minutes. Carefully flip tortillas with a flexible slotted spatula, sprinkle with salt, and cook on second side until golden brown and puffed, 1 to 2 minutes longer. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and allow to rest 1 minutes. Cut each into four pieces and serve.

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said they were disappoint- because they’re changing ed the diners will no longer it that everyone is making offer a carry-out option. a fuss about it.”

“It’s n ice t h at you c a n Dining Services expects go i n a t a n y t i m e , [ b u t] to complete renovations t h e d r a w b a c k s [a r e] n o b e f o r e Fa l l We l c o m e , t a k e o u t ,” A n d e rl e s a i d . Hipple said. T he goal is “With classes, it can be hard to have dining halls open to have to eat in the diner, the first week of August having been in the fresh- to test new equipment and m a n [cl a ss], I ra rely saw serve campus groups such the diner filled up. We’re as Resident Assistants. missing out on being able “It’s i ncred ible; it’s a to take it on the go when we huge a mou nt of work,” have stressful classes.”

H i p p l e s a i d . “ We ’re Despite these i nconve- f i r m i n g u p t h e m e n u s niences, Manders said she f o r t h e d i f f e r e n t s t aunderstands the change, but tions; we’re hav i ng ou r said it will ultimately be a n u t r i t i o n i s t s a n d h e r difficult adjustment. interns reviewing aller“I understand why they’re g i e s a n d n u t r it i o n a cdoing it, but it’s hard that curacies. We’re moving it’s a change,” Manders said. forwa rd on a lot of d i f“If this is how it was going ferent fronts.” i nto col lege, then no one would bat an eye. … It’s just ckemplerdbk@gmail.com

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U cholera vaccine gets FDA approval

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analyze Vaxchora in humans as they sought FDA approval.

Because so few U.S. citizens contract cholera naturally, the researchers used an unprecedented method: infecting willing participants.

A lthough Vaxchora can prevent countless travelers from contracting cholera, it may not work in all cases. It has been found to be about 90 percent effective at 10 days and close to 80 percent effective at three months, according to The Sun. Still, the vaccine is an improvement over typical saltwater and IV treatments.

“Until now, U.S. travelers have not had access to a vaccine to help protect against this potentially deadly pathogen,” said Lisa Danzig, PaxVax’s vice president of clinical development and medical affairs, according to The Sun. The vaccine requires further testing in other countries before being administered, as well as for long-term efficacy.

There is no confirmed date when the medication will enter the market and be available for any U.S. traveler, but it could be available this year. It is likely that researchers will continue to improve Vaxchora to reach a higher rate of efficacy.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new cholera vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Maryland.

T he vaccine, called Vaxchora, may be available for public use in the f a l l , a c c o rd i n g to T h e Baltimore Sun. The creators a nd d i s t r i b utors hope that the vaccine will protect travelers in the U.S. from cholera, which causes millions of people to become ill each year, though few reside in the United States.

“Vaxchora represents a significant addition to the cholera-prevention measures currently recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and P reve nt ion for t rave lers to cholera-a ffected regions,” Dr. Peter Marks, the director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, told The Sun. Though researchers first created the vaccine in the 1980s, it has yet to arrive on the market in the United States. This university’s Danielle Ohl contributed to this Center for Vaccine Develop- report. ment and PaxVax, a vaccine distributor, partnered to newsumdbk@gmail.com

GOV. LARRY HOGAN requested $6.8 million in February in state enhancement funding for USM institutions, of which $1.5 million will be allocated to this university for use in STEM, transfer student and other programs. file photo/the diamondback

USM From PAGE 1 T he college completion agenda is to i ncrease the number of graduates coming out of the colleges by focusing on two agendas, which are taking programs that are already successful but providing more resources to enhance the program and taking institutions that are not producing at the level the system would like and help them, he added.

For this university in particular, the money that was given will focus on four different projects. All of these programs will start these new changes this coming fall.

The first of these projects is expanding the university’s pre-transfer advising program by having two advisers from this university permanently at community colleges such as Montgomery, Prince George’s, Howard and Anne Arundel to assist those students, said Lisa Kiely, assistant dean of undergraduate studies.

“The advisers would get to work even closer to the students to make sure that they are taking the classes they need to that are used to earn the degree are the lower level classes needed for the students intended major,” she said.

Advancing this initiative will allow the students to save money and time while completing their education, Kiely added.

“We want the students to be able to save their time and money by allowing them to take as many courses that they can while at the community college, so that when

they come [to this university] they will enter prepared to take upper level courses,” she said.

T he engineering school will use some of the funds to provide summer fellowships for students coming from community colleges, said William Fourney, the school’s associate dean. The department received $250,000 to sta rt th is new i n itiative, which is already in effect, Fourney added.

“This would help them take summer courses, the immediate summer before they get to the university...” he added.

“Half of our departments only offer the courses once a year and therefore when a student comes from a community college and they have to take a very specific course at the sophomore level before they get to the junior level … they will come in as a junior and hopefully finish their degree in two more years.”

STEM departments on the campus also plan to send their advisers to community colleges once a semester to talk to prospective students about what they need to complete before they transfer, Fourney said.

“We will send our advisers to the community colleges and that adviser — we will make known to the students that that adviser is for a specific field — is going to be there to meet and try to help the students plan out their curriculum to finish their degree faster,” he said.

STEM departments will also explore having the professors that teach the same class at both the community college and this university meet so the

curriculum between the two can be seamless, he added.

A s a re s u lt o f t h e n e w f u nd i n g, t h i s u n ive rsit y d eve lop e d t he M a r yl a nd T ra n s fe r S c h ol a rs h i p to provide students with add it ion a l mer it a nd needbased scholarsh ip opport u n it ies, Mon iqu e B oyd , t he d i re ctor of f i n a nci a l a id, w rote i n a n em a i l.

E a c h ye a r, 20 0 s t u d e nt s will be selected to receive this scholarship, she added.

“T h i s one to t wo-ye a r scholarship is available to outstanding students transferring from Maryland community colleges,” she wrote.

“The annual award is up to $5,000 and is determined through a competitive process based on academic talent and financial need.”

While not familiar with the $1.5 million figure that was given to the campus, Boyd wrote that the office of financial aid received $900,000 for the Maryland Transfer Scholarship program.

A program like this would a l low t h i s i n st it ut ion to remain committed to recruiting, admitting and enrolling talented transfer students from Maryland community colleges, she added.

Although there was no one to talk with about providing transfer students with financial assistance so that they can partake in enrichment opportunities, this project has been approved as one of the four focus points for the funding at this campus, according to the system’s website. kescobardbk@gmail.com

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hile most college s t u d e n ts s t i c k w i t h o n e c o l l e ge o r u n i versity for the entirety of four years, many undergraduates, for a variety of reasons, choose to leave the school they initially enrolled in for a better-suited option on another campus. The University of Maryland is no stranger to these transfer students.

As the flagship university of this state, the University of Maryland receives numerous transfer applications each year from hopefuls seeking a different educational experience. In fall 2015, more than 2,000 transfer students enrolled in this university.

In January, Gov. Larry Hogan requested a budget of $6.8 million to i n c r e a s e c o l l e g e c o m p l e tion and help achieve the state’s goal of raising the percentage of college-educated adults in the state of Maryland. While the autonomous institutions in this state were given the freedom to make their own proposals, this university has elected to use much of the additional funding to aid its transfer students.

Details of this university’s en-

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hancement projects include improving the school’s pre-transfer advising services, helping transfer students in STEM fields gain access to fellowships and summer classes and increasing overall financial aid for transfer students.

Transfer students add to the OUR VIEW

The university made the correct decision to allocate new funds for the benefit of transfer students. vitality of our college campus by bringing diversity and knowledge of a comparative experiences to our school. Yet, attending a different university after spending one or two years at another creates many challenges for the student, which is why this editorial board believes that the this university’s promise to spend its funds to aid the transition and integration of transfer students will be money well spent.

A 2010 report from the National Association for College Admission

Counseling showed that a third of college students enrolled in a twoor four-year program will transfer to another institution at some point.

Transition alone can be rough.

Transition that comes with all the trappings of the college application process can seem monumental, and even insurmountable. In some cases, students that dedicated two years of their lives — and bank accounts — to credits, can lose progress and money when credits and scholarships don’t transfer. They risk graduating later than expected, along with reintegrating into an unfamiliar culture and environment.

And yet, the transfer process is an important tool for students seeking a different educational experience or diverse opportunity.

The University System of Maryland granted “more than 71 percent of all bachelor’s degrees awarded in Maryland,” according to a USM press release. With a vast majority of students transferring to Maryland coming from within the state, it makes sense that the system and school dedicate the financial infrastructure to students that seek the resources of Maryland’s academic powerhouse.

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Why GMOs are the way to go

gnoring all of the various associations linked to GMOs and looking directly at the acronym itself, you’re left with plain old “genetically modified organisms,” which altogether sound like terrifying entities straight out of the depths of science fiction horror.

It’s no surprise then that in 2014, only 37 percent of adults in the United States believed genetically modified foods were safe for consumption, according to a Pew Research Center study. And if you listen to some proponents for organic, all-natural products, it’s easy to assume that these GMOs are harbingers of doom; symbols of humankind’s overextension into the manipulation of natural forces that ought to be untouchable.

From alleged increased risks of poisoning and allergic reactions to increased risks of cancer and other diseases, GMOs have been linked to almost every worst-case scenario and then some. However, the seemingly catastrophic environmental and health effects that have been assumed to accompany GMO use and consumption have been thoroughly debunked in recent years.

As recently as May, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine — which are private, nonprofit organizations set up by Congress to give advice on issues related to science, technology and medicine — published an almost 400-page report on GMOs. In total, the study details how genetically modified organisms don’t harm the environment and are safe for public consumption. In all these years, there has never been a single confirmed case of a negative human health outcome resulting from GMO consumption, and GMOs may help to sustain biodiversity.

The truth is that every year, 3.1

million children die due to malnutrition or starvation, according to the World Food Programme. And right now, we have an opportunity to profoundly decrease the incidence of those deaths.

Ethically, we have a responsibility to use our agricultural and technological prowess to help those in need. Considering the heaps of scientific data and health statistics detailing the safety of GMO consumption, we should be mobilizing toward increasing their proliferation not just as foods for the needy, but as crop products generalized for mass consumption.

For a millennium, humans have manipulated agricultural reproduction, and today’s genetic modification of crops is no different; these newfound gene sequence-editing techniques are simply expansions and accelerations of preexisting agricultural practices.

While I believe that GMOs should be more readily accepted into consumer diets, that is not to say that their production should not be subjected to the same Food and Drug Administration regulations over product safety and quality control.

These GMOs, like their sometimes erroneously proclaimed“organic”brethren, deserve unique regulations befitting their gene-editing process of production. But they should not be unnecessarily impeded from entering consumer marketplaces.

Further GMO labeling should be present forconsumerprotectionsotheymayknow what they’re purchasing.

In the end, a change of culture for food preservation and GMO perception, accelerated by a growth in understanding genetically modified foods, may save millions of lives and could help rectify our ever-looming backyard Malthusian catastrophe.

Max An is a senior physiology and neurobiology major. He can be reached at maxandbk@gmail.com.

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arlier this week, FBI Director James Comey announced the conclusion of the bureau’s lengthy investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server (now known to be multiple servers) during her service as Secretary of State. The FBI concluded that while Clinton and her staff did not take actions that would lead to a criminal prosecution, she and her colleagues “were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information.”

While I’m one of many people who have a hard time understanding how the Justice Department will not file charges against Clinton, it would be fruitless for someone like me who is not a lawyer to attempt to make a legal argument that she should be charged.

What I do understand, and what we should all understand, is that according to the FBI, Clinton willingly and knowingly misused a private email server to communicate classified information.

Most importantly, she repeatedly and publicly lied about doing so.

To review: In a press conference on March 10, Clinton claimed “there is no classified material” on her private email servers. The FBI report stated: “FBI investigators have also read all of the approximately 30,000 e-mails provided by Secretary Clinton to the State Department in December 2014. … From the group of 30,000 e-mails returned to the State Department, 110 e-mails in 52 e-mail chains have been determined by the owning agency to contain classified information at the time they were sent or received. Eight of those chains contained information that was Top Secret at the time they were sent; 36 chains contained Secret information at the time; and eight contained Confidential information, which is the lowest level of classification.”

The FBI also found several thousand emails not provided by Clinton’s attorneys: “… agencies have concluded that three of those were classified at the time they were sent or received, one at the Secret level and two at the Confidential level,” per Comey’s statement.

Not long after the March 10 press conference, Clinton’s campaign released a new statement: “No information in Clinton’s emails was marked classified at the time she sent or received them.”

Here’s the FBI’s take: “There is evidence to support a conclusion that any reasonable person in Secretary Clinton’s position, or in the position of those government employees with whom she was corresponding about these matters, should have known that an unclassified system was no place for that conversation. In addition to this highly sensitive information, we also found information that was properly classified as Secret by the U.S. Intelligence Community at the time it was discussed on e-mail. …

“Only a very small number of the e-mails containing classified information bore markings indicating the presence of classified information. But even if information is not marked ‘classified’ in an e-mail, participants who know or should know that the subject matter is classified are still obligated to protect it.”

Additionally, from a report to Congress from the Inspector Generals of the State Department and the Intelligence Community: “These emails were not retroactively classified by the State Department” (as Clinton had claimed they were). “Rather these emails contained classified information when they were generated and, according to IC classification officials, that information remains classified today. This classified information should never have been transmitted via an unclassified personal system.”

This past August, Clinton’s lawyers

attempted to make the timeless 5-yearold legal argument: He did it, so I should be able to do it too (nobody directly said this), suggesting that Colin Powell — Secretary of State under George W. Bush — also used private email during his tenure, and communicated classified information through it.

This however, is not true. As The Washington Post reported: “Powell conducted virtually all of his classified communications on paper or over a State Department computer installed on his desk that was reserved for classified information, according to interviews.

Clinton never had such a desktop or a classified email account, according to the State Department.”

So here’s my argument, in a nutshell: Clinton lied about her actions. And then changed her lie. Which was still a lie. She attempted to argue that she was just doing what other people in her position did. Which was again, a lie.

There is obviously relief from Democrats who wish to move on from this, and the decision not to press charges assures that she will move forward to win the presidency (if she weren’t facing Donald Trump, maybe this would be a different story). But we shouldn’t move on so easily. If the FBI had taken longer with their report, how many more times would Clinton have lied about her actions? Why, if there was no criminal wrongdoing, did she lie in the first place? And finally, how many lies does it take for us to recognize that Clinton is simply a dishonest person?

These are questions our next president, and her supporters, will have to answer if she wants to be trusted in office.

Sam Wallace is a public policy graduate student. He can be reached at samhwallace@gmail.com.

South Africa’s Youth Day: a symbol of steady progress

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very year on June 16, South Africans across the country celebrate Youth Day. A public holiday dedicated to the education and energy of the young, Youth Day memorializes the students who lost their lives in the 1976 Soweto Uprising. While South Africa’s history is fraught with racial tension, Youth Day serves as a reminder of how far the country has come.

First colonized by the Dutch in the 1600s, South Africa rapidly became a valuable commodity due to its control of shipping lanes around the southern tip of the African continent. English settlers followed and soon began warring with the Dutch, while the native black Africans were pushed away and marginalized. The victorious English governed the country, which was more or less divided into a white upper class and a black lower one. Thus began apartheid, the system of oppression that lasted until 1994.

In 1974, the government mandated that all school instruction must be in at least 50 percent Afrikaans. Spoken natively by the descendants of the Dutch colonizers, Afrikaans, for many, was a language of oppression. To mandate instruction in the language of apartheid was a step too far, and students rallied in protest.

On June 16, 1976, rather than attend morning prayer, thousands of secondary school students marched on Orlando Stadium in Soweto. What began as a peaceful protest turned violent when police released their dogs on the crowds and opened fire.

The violence escalated, buildings burned and hundreds were killed. It’s estimated that more than a thousand

were wounded. A photograph of a young man carrying the body of 13-year-old Hector Pieterson, shot and killed during the chaos, made international news.

The Soweto Uprising was perhaps the first domino to fall in the long collapse of apartheid. From the violence arose the African National Congress, or ANC, which channeled the efforts of thousands of South Africans into ending apartheid. The party of Mandela, the ANC has governed the country since the first democratic election in 1994. The uprising also focused an international spotlight on the injustices and played a part in the invocation of a series of economic sanctions placed on South Africa by other nations.

This year, I was in South Africa on June 16. Our contact in the country, whose name has been withheld from this article at his request, participated in Soweto Uprising himself as a sprightly 20-year-old. An ANC affiliate, he found himself in exile for the next 14 years.

Forty years after the Soweto Uprising, he is now much less of a fiery revolutionary and instead a sage, thoughtful man tempered with the perspective of many years of slow progress. To him, Youth Day is important.

While South Africa still has problems to iron out, the events of June 16, 1976 speak to how far the country has come and to the power of organized youth.

Today, the country has 11 official languages and students may elect for instruction in their home languages when possible. Language has power, and on Youth Day, South Africans recognize the voice of the young generation.

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

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REVIEW | “ICEBERGS” AT THE BUILDING MUSEUM

A TITANIC DISAPpOINTMENT “ICEBERGS” at the National Building Museum is the worst show in Washington

By Evan Berkowitz @TheEndOfMyWitz For The Diamondback It may have been an iceberg that sunk the Titanic, but in a ghastly new installation at the National Building Museum that opened July 2, it is “ICEBERGS” itself that fatally capsizes.

If you’re an adult with a hankering for shaved ice and a willingness to drop $16 for the privilege of eating it in an ugly blue “undersea” world, perhaps “ICEBERGS” is for you. If not, you’re better off just going to Rita’s and burning the change.

This exhibition, the latest in the National Building Museum’s relentless “Summer Block Party” series, attempts to transport visitors to an arctic ice field below the waterline and educate them about the horrors of climate change and the wonders of these mysterious, frozen elephants of the sea. Instead, it is a poorly executed show marred by intrusion of foreign substances that break what could have been — with the right artist and the right budget — a spectacular illusion.

The banal, blue mesh that surrounds the installation (a cavernous cube in the museum’s great hall) is littered with runs and piles forlornly at the hems, not to mention joining in horribly stitched vertical seams.

The bergs themselves are dotted with highly visible screwheads and their corners are lined with haphazardly applied clear packing tape bursting

this rendering shows what could have been if “ICEBERGS” at the National Building Museum hadn’t been thrown together so poorly. with air bubbles and creases.

The exposed corrugated plastic edges are simply messy, and by press preview day June 30, some apexes were already starting to fray.

The about 100 beanbags that will populate the show (in some inscrutable attempt to evoke ice shards with squishiness) are understuffed, and the entire exhibition smells not of polar coolness but of freshlysawn wood.

That said, there are a few redeeming qualities. The down hanging “bergy bits” are intriguing, and the signature enormous crystal that ends the show and gives it a logo casts an imposing, grandiose, highly Instagram-able shadow.

The twin slides were a fan favorite even at the preview, much as the dirty metal carnival scaffolding that leads to them is ugly as anything.

The Daikaya restaurant kakigori shaved ice stand is sure to be a big hit, but the in-berg booth’s entire aesthetic — bodega food freezers, a solitary cooler, a random Japanese penguin poster and a menu sign that misspelled “condensed milk” — is just plain wrong.

It tries to be a crowd pleaser, but with ingredients like red bean, the palate it aims for is a little too sophisticated considering the other main attraction is literally a playground slide.

This has been the era of the museum phenomenon,

from the Building Museum’s “BEACH” show (which drew 183,000 visitors, according to a museum curator) to the Renwick Gallery’s “WONDER,” which drew 700,000 per a Smithsonian American Art Museum news release. The Building Museum’s “Big Maze” drew 50,000 visitors, according to The Washington Post.

“ICEBERGS” attempts to follow in this legacy, but lacks any of the quality that made the other two shine. “BEACH,” with its panoply of plastic play balls, may have been a gimmick, but it was undeniably fun and by most accounts well-executed.

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for the fine arts, but it was staggeringly beautiful — and did a hell of a lot for the fine arts anyway!

“ICEBERGS” is neither fun nor beautiful, and is executed so poorly as to the point of looking thrown together. It seems as though the summer show was hastily built from whatever Home Depot had in stock. It does comparatively little to spur visitors to action on climate change, and as one Facebook commenter pointed out, the creations themselves resemble actual bergs very little. None in the real world sit on the sea floor, and this along with other failings puts off any scientific redemption of the show.

This is in part so painful because the show’s idea is a good one that could have been done so much better by an institution with more concern for art and less concern for visitors and their pocketbooks.

All one foresees in the show’s summertime run are long lines for slides and shaved ice with slight, fought back disappointment on the Metro ride home — all, of course, at a $16 adult ticket price.

If “ICEBERGS” turns out half of “BEACH”’s visitorship in adult ticketholders, it still stands to make more than $1 million past its $250,000 cost to build, as quoted by a museum curator — a hearty payday for one of Washington’s three main admission-charging museums.

Let’s deny them that windfall then, and send the clear message that District museumgoers cannot be bought with glitzy, all-caps logos and inspiring words alone.

Those help, surely, but like the horrid plastic ice shards of this horrendous installation, they need something (in this case, unpainted, splintering plywood) to hold them up.

Icebergs’ underwater foundations make up 90 percent of their total mass, but in “ICEBERGS”’s case, there simply isn’t any foundation.

In fact, there isn’t any substance at all.

“ICEBERGS” runs at the National Building Museum, with adult admission price of $16, through Sept. 5. diversionsbk@gmail.com

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JUNE JAMS Push Play is back to give you the very best tracks you may have overlooked in the start of summer

By Miranda Jackson @mirandanjackson Staff writer School may not be in session, but the music industry is as crazy as ever. While you have been on the beach, Kanye West sold out a tour, Vic Mensa dropped a viciously outspoken EP and some great crossgenre collaborations found their way to the surface. Push Play is back with a playlist of discoveries I made in June, so enjoy my month in rewind.

1) “I Can Tell” by Eric Bellinger Bellinger is a veteran of the industry these days. The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter has worked with the likes of Usher, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber over the last few years. He started releasing his own mixtapes back in 2013, but his newest studio album is by far his strongest.

2) “16 Shots” by Vic Mensa This Chicago native is famously known as the founder of the Savemoney hip-hop collective, home to Towkio, Joey Purp and Donnie Trumpet, as well as Chance the Rapper and his younger brother, Taylor Bennett. Naturally, their music has noticeable ties to their Chicago roots and they often collaborate on projects together.

Mensa’s newest EP, There’s A Lot Going On, is a bold reintroduction into the limelight of the hip-hop scene. This track is a shameless piece about police brutality that’s well worth a listening ear.

3) “Good Grief” by Bastille It has been three years since Bad Blood. Finally, the indiepop band returns with its first single ahead of a new album, which is set to release later

this summer. Just last week at the Glastonbury Festival, the album’s title track, “Wild World” premiered. “Good Grief” is a classically fun track featuring samples of scenes from John Hughes’ Weird Science that give it the perfect touch of retro.

4) “Location” by Khalid In less than two months, this track by 18-year-old Texas native has gained over 1.3 million plays on Soundcloud.

While it is not his debut track, it certainly is a bold introduction to his sound. The track was produced by a number of people, but most notably received help from Tunji Ige, who is currently a rising artist himself. Whether it is on Kylie Jenner’s Snapchat or someone’s Twitter feed, this song is everywhere and worth every play.

5) “A Single Thing” by Graciela Chin A Loi feat. Gustav Orphée Noah Graciela Chin A Loi has the kind of voice genetically crafted for smooth jazz. The Swedish singer has been working on developing her debut EP for a few years now.

Fans are anticipating a futuristic gospel and neo soul vibe from the project, which has yet to receive a release date.

6) “Stranger” by MOTHXR Who knew that Dan Humphrey from Gossip Girl could not only sing, but also set a mood a la Astronomyy? It is no surprise that this newly debuted indie band lead by Baltimore’s own Penn Badgley just got off tour with The Neighbourhood. Now that they have released their first studio album to a very positive criticism, the band is heading on tour to spread their electrorock vibes across the country.

7) “Disappointed” by Julius feat. 4e This song first premiered eight months ago on Julius’ Soundcloud. Julius started receiving a lot of attention recently when fellow collaborator Gnash began soaring on charts. The track was produced by 4e, a production duo who has worked with The Neighbourhood and Blackbear in the past. This song is a masterful collaboration between the two artists.

8) “Altar of the Sun” by Bahari These Manhattan Beach teens met at auditions for a new band to sign with Rock Mafia Studios, which has worked with the likes of Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus. After winning and becoming a group, they named themselves Bahari after the Swahili word for “ocean.” Ruby Carr, one of the three members, is a Kenyan native and fluent in Swahili. They then wrote their smash hit debut song, “Wild Ones,” in a matter of 20 minutes, and it now has over 25 million streams on Spotify. Their debut EP was so strong that indie star Birdy caught wind of it and had them jump on tour with her this summer.

9) “In Colour” by Fyfe Previously making music under the name of “David’s Lyre” until 2012, Fyfe is the new project for singersongwriter Paul Dixon.

Fyfe creates a beautifully eerie sound that resonates long after the tracks have stopped. This track is his first single since his album Control from 2015.

10) “End of the Summer”

by Alec Benjamin This songwriter threw his debut song “Paper Crowns” together in his dorm room at the University of Southern California a few years ago. The success of the track landed him a deal with Columbia Records back in 2014. The 22-year-old now returns with a cheery track to carry listeners through this hot season.

11) “Alaska” by Maggie Rogers At the beginning of June, a video was released of Pharell Williams listening to this song in his masterclass at New York University’s Clive Davis Institute

of Recorded Music, where he was critiquing students’ work.

With a smile, he sent her career soaring. Fans found her bandcamp profile and began streaming her albums from high school as if they could not get enough of her humbly mesmerizing vibe.

It is still unclear as to where her career is going to go from here, but it is assuredly a bright path.

12) “Sucker for Pain” by Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons feat. Logic, Ty Dolla $ign and X Ambassadors I know. I had to read the artist list twice, too. It is quite a loaded track, featuring artists

from a wide range of genres.

The song was recorded to be included in the Suicide Squad soundtrack, which has a roster that is arguably more anticipated than the actual film. The verses laid down by each rapper tie in surprisingly well with the chorus delivered by the alternative bands and the guitar lines.

This time next month I’ll be back to recap July for you, which has a new Frank Ocean project rumor tacked to it. We will just have to wait and see if it comes through this time. mjacksondbk@gmail.com

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Jones commits to Terps for 2017 Four-star cornerback latest local product to remain close to home

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backs in Jones and threestar cornerback Fofie Bazzie.

Jones wa s between t he Terps and the Clemson Tigers according to 247Sports, but the No. 3 recruit in Maryla nd a lso had offers from school s such a s Aubu r n, Florida, Stanford and Ohio State. Jones is the 12th- and 13th-ranked cornerback in the country per Rivals and 247sports, respectively.

Despite having 34 offers, Jones chose to stay home, further strengthening the “DMV to UMD” movement Durkin has been preaching.

Jones, who plays at Potomac, is now the seventh player in the class from Washington, D.C., Maryland or Virginia.

Jones joins quarterback Kasim Hill, offensive lineman Jordan McNair and defensive lineman Cam Spence as the four-star recruits in the 2017 class so far. With Jones’ commitment, the Terps have the No. 19 class in the country a nd f i f t h b est i n t he Bi g Ten. Their current national ranking would be the best fi nish in program history.

Four-star cornerback and Oxon Hill, Maryland, native Deon Jones com m itted to Maryland via a live stream on SENTelevision.com on Wednesday night, giving the Terps their second-highestrated recruit for the class of 2017 behind five-star defensive end Joshua Kaindoh.

A t 6 - f o o t- 1 a n d 1 8 0 pounds, Jones could be in the m i x for some play i ng time when he arrives on the campus in fall 2017.

T he Ter ps lost t h ree sta r t i n g defen sive back s a f t e r l a s t y e a r, a n d A l l Big-Ten cor nerback Wi l l Likely is graduating after this season.

Jones was mainly recruited by defensive backs coach Aazaar Abdul-Rahim and coach DJ Durkin, according to Rivals.com. Since arriving in College Park in December, Abdul-Rahim and Durkin have received comm itments from two stout defensive lineman and now a pair of strong defensive jschmidtdbk@gmail.com

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By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Senior staff writer The Maryland football t e a m ’s s e a s o n o p e n e r against Howard is about two months away, but two of its players are already being recognized among the best at their respective positions.

T uesd ay, cor nerback William Likely made the Bed na ri k Awa rd Watch L ist, g iven a n nua l ly to the nation’s top defensive player. Offensive lineman Brendan Moore was named to the Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List a day later.

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season to the best center in college football.

Likely, one of 90 players on the l ist, is a two-ti me All-Big Ten defensive back who combined to start 24 ga mes at cor nerback t he past two seasons. He helped stabilize the Terps defensive backfield in 2015, finishing with 44 tackles (35 solo) and breaking up 11 passes.

Athlon Sports named the 5-foot-7, 175-pound senior to its preseason All-Big Ten second-team defense June 15.

Likely’s success extended to special teams, as he was an AllAmerican return specialist last season and won the RodgersDwight Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year Award.

In 2015, he ranked third in the country in combined return yards (1,197) and punt return average (17.7 yards per return).

He also returned two punts for touchdowns.

Likely has 3,132 career allpurpose yards, making him the only defensive player in Maryland history to break the 3,000-yard mark.

On the offensive side of the ball, Moore has made one career start but earned praise from coach DJ Durkin for his performance in the spring.

He also made the Rimington Trophy Spring Watch List less than two months ago.

After redshirting in 2014, Moore saw action at both guard spots during his seven

app e a ra nce s i n 2015 a nd served as a backup for former center Evan Mulrooney.

Mulrooney is slated to be the starter this season, but Durkin hasn’t decided who will be under center.

Quarterbacks Perry Hills and Caleb Rowe both saw action in at least nine games a year ago, but Durkin said the competition would cont i nue t h roug hout t he s u m m e r. T h e f i r s t-y e a r coach also wanted to give incoming freshmen quarterba c k s T y rel l P i g rome and Max Bortenschlager a chance to compete for the starting job. kstackpoledbk@gmail.com

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Terps announce schedule

By Jordan Katz @Jordan_KatzUMD Staff writer T h e M a ryl a n d m e n ’s basketball team announced its full non-conference schedule for the upcoming season June 30.

The Terps’ visit to the Verizon Center to play Georgetown on Nov. 15 highlights the slate. The game against the Hoyas will mark the second straight season

these teams have played.

Maryland will host Pittsburgh on Nov. 29 as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Terps will get to host another power conference opponent just a few days later when they play Oklahoma State on Dec. 3.

Coach Mark Turgeon’s team will also play three games at neutral sites. It will play Richmond and then either Kansas State or Boston College on Nov. 25 and Nov. 26 in the Barclays Classic in Brooklyn, New York.

The Terps will also play at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore for the second consecutive year. They play Charlotte there on Dec. 20.

In addition to Georgetown, Maryland has four other games scheduled against local teams.

TheywillhostAmericanUniversity on Nov. 11, Division III St. Mary’s College of Maryland on Nov. 17, Towson on Nov. 20 and Howard on Dec. 7.

The full schedule is below. jkatzdbk@gmail.com

former defender greg Danseglio, whom the Atlanta Blaze drafted, made his MLL debut June 4. reid poluhovich/the diamondback

pros From PAGE 8 “A n d v i ce ve rsa ,” sa i d Young, who’s tallied two goals in five games this season. “I know Greg’s tendencies pretty well, so when dodging against him or when I see something out on the field, I can kind of call out what he’s doing.”

Their acclimation of the style of the professional level, though, hasn’t been as familiar.

The 60-second shot clock forces teams to at a play faster tempo than in college, where referees implement a 30-second stall warning a t t h e i r d i s c re t i o n . T h e chance for a two-point goal, awarded if a player shoots from behind the 16-yard arc, keeps outcomes closer.

“You can be down a goal and all of the sudden take the lead late in the game,” Danseglio said. “No team is really out of the game.”

Former defender Matt Dunn, the No. 7 overall pick who has played four games for the Rochester Rattlers, said the league also emphasizes transitions as a way to increase the pace of the game.

In the Terps’ system, Dunn almost never left the defensive zone. But when the Rattlers played the Chesapeake Bayhawks in Dunn’s debut June 11, Dunn was part of a trio of defenders who relayed the ball forward for a score.

“I was used to defending these three-minute possessions with a very methodical offense,” Dunn said. “There’s a shorter possessions, so it’s more fun, and you always have to be ready.”

The time commitment has also been a change from the college schedule. Each team plays most on Saturdays, holding a practice the day before a game and a walkthrough that morning.

Young has coached at lacrosse clinics and Danseglio has traveled for finance job interviews during the week, but the players are expected to carve out individual practice time.

Dunn has also been traveling and coaching before he starts a full-time position Monday with an Annapolis consulting service.

“They’re going to be lenient with me … as long as I’m proactive with letting them know my schedule,” Dunn said of

balancing work with using vacation days to travel with the Rattlers.

Former midfielder Bryan Cole and goalkeeper Kyle Bernlohr, meanwhile, suited up for their first game with the Ohio Machine last week.

Former midfielder Henry West rounds out the group of professional Terps but has yet to play for the Florida Launch.

The program’s six selections in the 2016 draft set an MLL record. In total, coach John Tillman has had 26 players earn spots on professional teams since joining the Terps in 2010.

Though Dunn is the lone Terp in Rochester, Young and Danseglio each have former Maryland players on their squads. The duo said they’ve relied on the veterans in adjusting to their new surroundings.

“Being a Terp is just something you feel,” Young said. “You just know that guy’s got your back regardless of what happens, whether it’s off the field or on the field. You know that guy, although he’s already your teammate and he’s got your back, he’s going to have it a little bit extra.” ccaplandbk@gmail.com

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Former guard Juan Dixon, who led Maryland to its lone national title in 2002, returned to the Terps in 2013 to serve as a special assistant to coach Mark Turgeon. After three seasons in the position, Dixon aspires to be a full-time coach at a Division I program. keith allison/flickr

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Dixon no longer part of Terps coaching staff after three seasons as special assistant

By Jason Dobkin @DBKSports ForThe Diamondback

has served as a special assistant to coach Mark Turgeon for the past three seasons. He’s looking to join another Division I school as a full-time assisJuan Dixon, a former two-time tant coach, according to reports.

“In my discussions with Juan, he All-American guard with the Maryland basketball team, is no has always expressed his desire to longer a part of the Terps coaching become a coach at the Division I or professional level,” Turgeon said staff, according to reports.

After leading the Terps to their in a statement. “While there is not lone national title in 2002, Dixon re- an opening on the staff currently, turned to this university in 2013 and I know Juan will be a highly suc-

cessful coach once given the opportunity. Juan is one of the most accomplished players in Maryland history and I appreciate his contributions as a special assistant with our basketball program the past three seasons.”

Only three assistant coaches and the head coach can help recruit and develop players, according to NCAA rules, and Dustin Clark, Bino Ranson and Cliff Warren serve those roles for the Terps.

In 2013, Turgeon created the special assistant position specifically for Dixon, the program’s alltime leading scorer, to help him transition from player to coach.

But Dixon’s responsibilities were limited to “scouting and film breakdown, academic support and mentorship and additional administrative duties,” according to his biography on the athletic department website.

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A standout player at Calvert Hall in Baltimore, Dixon played four years at Maryland before the Washington Wizards drafted him with the 17th pick of the 2002 draft. He played seven seasons in the NBA for four different teams.

Senior staff writer Kyle Stackpole contributed to this report. sportsdbk@gmail.com

FIELD HOCKEY

Two players secure title with U-21 national team 10 current athletes, two alumni participate at event

By James CrabtreeHannigan @JamesCrabtreeH Staff writer

former midfielder pat young has scored twice in five games this season with the Charlotte Hounds. daniel jenkins/the diamondback

Terps adjust to pro ranks Five players begin careers in Major League Lacrosse

By Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan Senior staff writer In the Charlotte Hounds’ game against the Atlanta Blaze this past weekend, former Maryland men’s lacrosse midfielder Pat Young carried the ball up the zone, tripping as he tried to dodge a defender.

Two months ago in a Terps uniform, Young would have stood up, perhaps after absorbing a slight knock from a defender, and continued to play. If his opponent slashed him while he recovered his footing, the referees would have immediately called a foul.

Major League Lacrosse officials, however, allow more physicality. When Young stumbled Friday, a group of three defenders swarmed him, “whacking at me, like,

with no regard of the ball,” for what he estimated was five to 10 seconds before an official blew the whistle.

Young is one of the Terps’ six players drafted into the MLL this season. And as they’ve started their professional careers, the rookies have worked on adjusting to the changes in speed, aggression and level of preparation at the next level. “ I t ’s a g r o w n m e n ’s league,” Young said. “We’re n o t i n c o l l e ge a ny m o re .

They’re not going to baby us. But it’s definitely been really, really exciting.”

Fo r m e r d e fe n d e r G re g Danseglio was the first Terp to debut in the MLL this season. He joined the Blaze — which elected him in the third round of the draft in January — on June 4.

He has suited up for the Blaze in consecutive weekends against the Hounds, meaning Danseglio and Young, teammates about six weeks ago as the Terps made a run to the national championship game, have battled against each other since.

While they admit it has been fun to catch up and take pictures in their new uniforms after games, Young noticed the Blaze relied on insight from Danseglio when guarding him.

W h e n Yo u n g t r i e d t o move to his left in the first m e e t i n g , h i s d e f e n d e rs stayed toward his dominant right hand. Danseglio said he helped his teammates understand Young’s preferences.

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The U.S U-21 women’s field hockey team won the 2016 Young Women’s National Championship last week in an event that included 10 current Maryland players.

Sophomore Linnea Gonzales and junior Carrie Hanks are part of the U-21 team, and the other eight Terps were spread across five of the remaining seven teams.

The U-21 squad was hardly challenged during their four games, recording shutouts and scoring at least five goals in each of them. Winning wasn’t the main objective, though, as Gonzalez said the team focused on improving its performance throughout the tournament. “ O u r coache s talke d about adding a layer each game and trying to build off of that,” Gonzales said.

Hanks and Gonzales agreed the strategy worked.

“You could see it in our gameplay that we were applying things from our training,” Hanks said.

The team won their first two games 11-0 and finished the week with 6-0

and 5-0 victories. USA Gold, which is not affiliated with the country’s national team, finished in second place and had four Terps on the roster.

In addition to the 10 current athletes, former Terps midfielders Alyssa Parker and Kasey Tapman also took part in the event. It was a somewhat of a reunion for the players, most of whom hadn’t seen each other play since May. “It was good to see everyone’s putting in the work in the summer,” Hanks said.

“You could tell that those representing Maryland really wanted to be there and show what they could do.”

Gonzales said the Terps didn’t let up when playing each other. If anything, they played harder. “[Maryland coach Missy Meharg] is always about being competitive and coming out on top, so we definitely played aggressive against each other,” Gonzales said. “It was competitive which I think was good.”

For now, the players returned to their homes to continue their summer workouts described in the packets the Maryland coaching staff gave them. Hanks said that the intensive weeks of practice and games for the YNWC served as quality preparation for Maryland’s preseason schedule.

Gonzalez said this national team experience also helped bring Gonzales and Hanks closer together on and off the field.

“IT WAS GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE’S PUTTING IN THE WORK IN THE SUMMER. YOU COULD TELL THAT THOSE REPRESENTING MARYLAND REALLY WANTED TO BE THERE AND SHOW WHAT THEY COULD DO.” CARRIE HANKS

Maryland field hockey midfielder The U-21 squad will finish the 2015-16-calendar season at the Junior World Cup in November. It earned a berth to the tournament after finishing second at the Pan American Championship in April.

Last week’s YWNC was the final tune-up before the event.

“We’re all training and vying for spots on the Junior World Cup roster so we try and treat every game like we’re at the World Cup,” Hanks said. “We can’t take a game off or have lulls in our game. We know everybody needs to be representing the team well.” jcrabtreehdbk@gmail.com