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Beer sales approved for athletic events Prince George’s Board of License OKs trial year for sporting events at Byrd Stadium, Xfinity Center

By Jack Paciotti @thedbk For The Diamondback T he P r i nce G eorge’s Cou nty Board of License Commissioners voted 3-1 to approve this univer-

sity’s proposal to serve beer at Byrd Stadium and Xfinity Center during select sporting events for a one-year trial period starting this fall.

“We’re not selling beer, we’re selling responsibility,” said Joe

Mullineaux, Dining Services senior associate director, at the meeting.

University President Wallace Loh was one of the eight people who spoke favorably of the prop osa l at t he he a r i n g, S t u d ent Government Association President Patrick Ronk said. Loh projected the university would see $500,000 of net revenue per year from alcohol sales, but said that

“the University of Maryland is not being driven by revenue.”

Those funds will support student services, such as mental health counseling, sexual assault prevention and responsible drinki ng prog ra ms, accord i ng to a n em a i l L oh sent to t he c a mpu s June 11.

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PATRICK WOjahN, District 1 city councilman, sits at a meeting. The council is working to make the city a top college town. file photo/the diamondback

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New 5-year strategic plan out Goals presented aim to improve quality of life in college town

Hotel, CVS, restaurant to replace Koons Ford dealership on Route 1

By Jeremy Snow @JeremyM_Snow Senior staff writer College Park will work to become a top-20 college town in the country by 2020 by engaging the university community to help garner new resources to enhance the city, according to a new five-year strategic plan released June 25.

Divided into six goals, the plan outlines the city’s plan to improve quality of life by enhancing sustainability, infrastructure, services, leadership, community and development of College Park, District 1 Councilman Patrick Wojahn said.

“One thing that will help determine our success in other initiatives is how well we are working and functioning together in the city and how well we are utilizing all the different resources we have to enhance the quality of life for citizens,” he said.

To achieve this success, Wojahn said officials will work to connect

By Hallie Miller @thedbk For The Diamondback A 156-room hotel, a CVS and a restaurant will replace the Koons Ford dealership on Route 1, College Park officials announced Tuesday.

Demolition work began Tuesday morning at the site of the dealership, and officials expect the hotel will be completed in early 2017.

The hotel will join the forthcoming The Hotel at the University of Maryland, a nearly 300-room luxury hotel and conference center slated to open in January 2017.

This is the next step in the gradual and strategic redevelopment of the city, a process in the works since 2007, said Miriam Bader, the city’s city officials look on during the demolition of the Koons Ford dealership on Route 1. A 156-room hotel, a CVS store and a restaurant will replace the dealership.

Officials expect the hotel will be completed in early 2017. The construction is the next step in the strategic redevelopment of the city. sung min kim/for the diamondback

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On-campus drug violations up, university officials say

‘He poured his heart and soul into what he did’

Decrease in marijuana stigma contributed

By Katishi Maake and Scott Gelman @thedbk, @dbkcrime Staff writers

Adjunct prof Albert Calogero died Sunday

By Darcy Costello @dctello Senior staff Writer

albert calogero poses with his family. Calogero, 60, died Sunday after apparently collapsing during a morning run while on vacation in Ohio. He was an adjunct professor at this university. photo courtesy of bruce leshan

To his students, Albert Calogero was a tough professor. For almost eight years, he taught this university’s aspiring journalists how to produce, edit and report.

But he was more than just an adjunct professor at the journalism college at this university. He was a mentor, an

award-winning producer, a father and a friend. Calogero, 60, died Sunday after apparently collapsing during a morning run while on vacation with his family in Ohio.

Calogero worked as a media editor and producer at CBS affiliate WUSA9TV, but twice a week he traveled from

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He devoted his time to students, said CNS broadcast bureau chief Sue Kopen Katcef, in an effort to mold the next generation of journalists.

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With marijuana use becoming less stigmatized throughout the country, university officials said they are receiving more reports of on-campus drug violations, though they are issuing fewer citations, part of a trend that they said does not worry them.

In 2011, 261 students were referred to the Office of Student Conduct for drug-related violations, whereas 145 were referred in

2013. However, Keira Martone, the assistant director of the Department of Resident Life for Student Conduct, said more reports are filed but do not always result in citations for students.

Former Gov. Martin O’Malley approved a bill in April 2014 that decriminalized possession of fewer than 10 grams of marijuana in the state. The law went into effect this past October.

“We know students coming in to college a lot of times have more exposure or have tried marijuana,” Martone said. “A lot of the national trends with legalization in some states and decriminalization in other states has led some to view it as not so serious of an offense.”

Although marijuana possession is still prohibited on the campus, Martone See crime, Page 2

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2020 From PAGE 1 different cultural communities of the city to create “One College Park.” By encouraging cooperation and continuing to promote events such as Good Neighbor Day and College Park Day, he said the university and the city will strengthen their connection.

“The quality of life for people who live on-campus depends on whether we have a good quality in the downtown area, as well as the quality of life for residents who live in the neighborhood,” he said.

District 1 Councilman Fazlul Kabir said increasing community engagement will also improve local diversity.

“I still feel like [the city and the university] are not very wellconnected,” Kabir said. “They don’t really have a way to get to meet each other very often.

I think it is important to bring together these groups.”

The city will also try to cooperate with the university on certain programs to improve city life. While city officials are still working out the specifics, Wojahn said College Park will partner with the university to

CRIME From PAGE 1 said Resident Life is more lenient with students who are caught with small amounts and do not have a history of drug violations. The typical sanction for a drug violation is suspension from the university and removal from residence halls.

“If the drug is marijuana and students are cooperative… we allow students to remain in the residence hall on a probationary status and have them go through some e d u c a t i o n a l p ro g ra m s ,”

calogero From PAGE 1 “He poured his heart and soul into what he did as an adjunct,” Katcef said. “He put in hours so far above what you could expect or hope for, especially while balancing another very demanding full-time job.”

It wasn’t unusual for Calogero to “close down Knight Hall,” Katcef said, staying past midnight some nights after teaching his class. For several years, he organized a partnership between WUSA9 and this university for Maryland Day, using Knight Hall as a backdrop for the channel’s broadcast one year and showing a student’s package on the air.

Calogero frequently offered driven students opportunities in the industry, including internships, experience and, on occasion, a part-time job.

Marissa Parra, who works as a video editor at WUSA9, took Calogero’s course in spring 2013 before working as his teaching assistant the next semester and eventually getting hired by him.

“If there was ever a student who looked like they really wanted it, he would do whatever he could to make it work out, and he did that for a huge number of people,” Parra said. “His passion for inspiring the new generation of journalists was so evident in everything that he did.”

After earning a bachelor’s degree in radio, television and film from this university in 1976, Calogero went on to work at WTOP-TV and WDVM-TV before settling at WUSA9-TV. He served as adjunct professor both at this university and Georgetown University.

Calogero was recognized with numerous awards throughout his career, including 25 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Washington Region Emmy Awards, three Best of Gannett Awards, three Edward R. Murrow awards and five James E. Scripps Distinguished Journalism Awards.

If you had asked what he was most proud of, though, you were

improve local public schools and invest in nearby areas such as the College Park Metro station and downtown College Park.

City officials will also monitor the usage of land near the upcoming The Hotel at the University of Maryland known as the Innovation District, which will be used for housing, offices and retail.

College Park will also continue working with the Partnership in Active Learning for Sustainability, a university-administered initiative that helps communities across the state become more environmentally friendly, said Uri Avin, the program’s director.

Over the past year, PALS worked with the city to figure out ways to add public art to College Park, encourage recycling and develop nearby office buildings through pilot courses offered on the campus.

“Our hope is that moving forward over the coming semesters and years, we will be able to build an ongoing relationship with the city to help them address issues that they see a need for help from the student body and faculty,” Avin said.

PALS plans to continue offering courses in the spring semester, but has not decided what it will be working on yet, Avin said.

“THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON CAMPUS DEPENDS ON WHETHER WE HAVE A GOOD QUALITY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.”

Martone said.

Historically, on-campus drug violation arrests are more common than liquor l aw v iol at ion a r rests. I n 2013, 160 drug-related violations arrests were made as opposed to zero l iquor law a rrests, accord i ng to University Police’s annual security report.

T h i s i s b ec au se a n onca mpus l iquor v iol at ion, such as an open container, is a civil offense, as opposed to ma rijua na possession, which used to be a criminal offense under all circumsta nces prior to decrim in a l i z at io n , s a i d u n ive r-

sity pol ice spokeswoma n Sg t. Rosan ne Hoaas, who added that students do not account for all on-campus violations.

Civil offenses violate the Code of Conduct, whereas criminal offenses additionally violate the law.

“With the decriminalization of ma rijua na, sometimes there can be an uptick i n v i ol a t i o n s t h a t o c c u r because students are under the m isperception that it’s legal when it’s still not legal,” said Vanessa Taft, the student conduct office coordinator.

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likely to get an earful about his children, said co-worker Bruce Leshan, a media correspondent for WUSA9.

“You couldn’t walk by his edit bay, practically, without him bringing out his picture of [his daughter] Cate as a l i feg ua rd dow n at Ocea n City — he was so proud she’d completed the training. And his son had just gotten into Gonzaga, Al was just beside himself that he got in,” Leshan said. “He loved his family so much.”

At the station, co-workers knew Calogero was always willing to put together a story package, help with an information technology problem or even just chat about how things were going.

“That’s the kind of person he was; he would drop any-

t h i n g to he lp yo u ,” sa id Leshan, adding that on one occasion, he called Calogero from home with a computer issue and Calogero showed up at his house minutes later to help.

Katcef said, “His legacy will live on with all the lives that he’s touched.”

Calogero is survived by his wife Valerie; his children, Cate and Joseph; his sister Mary Lou Calogero; and his parents, Pat and Joe Calogero.

A funeral service will take place at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 10, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 3513 N St. NW in Washington. In lieu of flowers, the family asks contributions be made in his name to Catholic Charities of Washington.

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District 1 councilman Along with PALS, the city plans to focus more on environmental efforts and will develop sustainability plans, build community gardens and improve stormwater management. By 2020, officials also plan to build a new City Hall, expand parks and add a bikesharing program.

“It’s easy to write a plan; it’s even fun to write a plan,” Kabir said. “But it is very important we work together to execute it.” jsnowdbk@gmail.com

beer From PAGE 1 “I support it because I believe that ... we all believe in safely and responsibly drinking,” Loh said at the meeting.

University Police Chief David Mitchell said the university tailgate on the campus before football games has been successful in curbing excessive drinking and has reduced disruptive behavior in city neighborhoods. He said allowing fans to purchase a beer while watching football would mirror this success.

“150, 200 [people], I’ve seen it, you’ve seen it, in a backya rd ... it’s out of control, the neighbors who are living there are upset and are calling the police,” Mitchell said at the meeting.

T he Col lege Pa rk City Council took a 5-3 stance in support of the proposal at Tuesday night’s work session.

Increasing alcohol availability could create a culture that encourages more drinking, District 2 Councilman P.J. Brennan said at the work session. Brennan voted against the proposal.

“It’s not going to stop any

underage drinking or binge drinking in our city,” Brennan said. “It’s not going to stop noise or litter or vandalism within our communities.“ Amelia Arria and David Jernigan, the co-directors of the Maryland Collaborative to Reduce College Drinking and Related Problems who spoke in opposition at the county board of commissioner’s meeting, shared a similar view. Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D-Anne Arundel and Prince George’s) also spoke in opposition at the meeting.

“Why do you want to experiment with the young?” PeñaMelnyk said to the board. “It is absolutely wrong.”

Ronk said expanding alcohol sales at athletic events would be the most realistic approach to addressing binge drinking on the campus.

“It’s a case of acknowledging students drink ... versus being afraid of alcohol,” Ronk said at the meeting. “I think the opposition, while well intentioned, is kind of unrealistic about a lot of things.”

Employees checking IDs at games will use black lights and scanners to ensure authenticity, Mullineaux said. The university will also promote a designated driver and cab program to encourage safe and responsible drinking, according to the proposal.

“This is a very important step forward in terms of enhancing responsible and safe drinking for students,” Loh said. “It’s not about money, it’s not about a ‘victory,’ as somebody asked me; it’s about a commitment to the safety of students.”

t y p ol ice c a n not pre d ict whether or not the number of a rrests made a f ter decr i m i n a l i zat ion w i l l decrease. T h is u n iversity’s rates a re d i fferent due to many factors, she said, including location, policing tactics and population fluctuations, among others.

T his university had the highest rate of on-campus drug related arrests among a l l Un iversit y System of M a r yla nd i nst itut ions i n 2013 , 4 . 29 i nc id e nt s p e r 10 0 0 s t u d e n t s , a n d t h e second h ighest rate of s t u d e n t c o n d u c t r e f e rrals, 3.89, behind Univer-

sity of Maryland, Baltimore County at 4.82.

But Hoaas said not to draw conclusions from just the numbers.

“Where we are located is very different than the other institutions and really any other institutions across the board,” she said. “There are too many variables out there just to compare institution to institution.”

She added that the Clery Act, a federal statute that requires colleges and unive rs it i e s to d i s c lo s e i nfor m at ion on cr i me nea r campus, is location specific and does not account for the

entirety of College Park.

Ta f t b el ieves more i ncidents a re repor ted on campus because of the mechanisms in place that m a k e i t e a s i e r to d o s o.

Because fewer l iquor law violation arrests are made, many students are referred to t he O f f ic e of S t u d e nt Conduct, 637 in 2013. “ It m ay b e a m at ter of m o re p e o pl e a re ge t t i n g caught on-campus,” Taft sa id. “It may not have as much to do with the number of students engaging in that misconduct.”

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Community garden keeps up growth

By Naomi Harris @thedbk For The Diamondback A few months after opening in May, the College Park community garden continues to grow as more residents sign up for plots of land in the onceabandoned volleyball court in the Old Town neighborhood.

After becoming a Sustainable Maryland Certified community in October 2013, the city signed a three-year plan with the community garden as one of the projects, said Steve Beavers, the city’s community development coordinator.

“We thought a few people wou ld b e i nte re s te d a nd s i g n u p ,” B e a v e r s s a i d , noting that the list of gardeners keeps increasing as p e opl e b e c o m e aw a re of the land. “If anything, the more people who stop by it

will most likely sign up for a plot.”

The garden layout currently has 20 plots built — each plot costing $15 — and 16 residents are using 19 of them, Beavers said. He added the garden cou ld ex pa nd to up to 40 plots, each of which is 5-by-10 feet, and could accommodate many more gardeners.

The city doesn’t plan to stop at just one community garden, District 3 Cou ncilwoma n Stephanie Stullich said.

“The idea is to have not just one community garden but multiple throughout the city that will be easily accessible,” Stullich said.

For now, the Old Tow n garden is open to any resident, and it especially benefits those who live in apartments or in a house with too much shade, she said. The land was once used as a vol-

leyball court, but the location and amount of sunlight made it a good place for a garden, Beavers said.

Residents like John Bender from Calvert Hills have used this opportunity to grow their own vegetables.

“The neighborhood I live in has a lot of oak trees, so it’s not rea l ly possible to plant vegetables,” Bender said. “If you are willing to put in the work, it is a very satisf y i ng way of getti ng fresh vegetables.”

Bender and his wife signed up for two plots in May and p l a n t e d v e ge t a b l e s , i ncluding tomatoes, lettuce, p epp ers, cucu mb ers a nd yellow squash. Bender said he is grateful to the city, as he previously enjoyed planting in a community garden back in Chicago while he was in graduate school.

A not her benef it of t he ga rden is that it not on ly offers residents the chance to plant a fresh selection of fruits and vegetables, but also gives them a chance to meet more people in the city, Beavers said.

“In an area like Old Town with a wide variety of renters, you don’t find any place to bring them all together to socialize and meet,” he said.

“This gives them a chance to come together. They meet people from the area and other parts of the city.”

Together, city residents h ave helped one a not her i mprove the soi l th roug h sessions called work nights, Beavers said. They swap tools and pitch in to make sure the plots are ready to be used.

So fa r t here h ave b e en five work nights, with about eight to 15 people attending

PATRICIA BOWDEN, a College Park resident, tends to her personal flower bed at the local community garden, which opened in May. josh loock/the diamondback each, Bender said.

“It has a good impact on the environment,” Stullich said. “It’s also really good community-building that I hope will happen between students and residents.”

Overall, Stullich said the community garden is a positive step toward creating a

more eco-friendly area for the city’s residents.

“I think many people care about the environment, and we want to live in a green, sustainable community, and a com mu n ity that va lues that,” she said.

Launch UMD prepares for its second year with new goals

“I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR LAUNCH UMD TO BECOME A REALLY WELLKNOWN RESOURCE ONCAMPUS.”

Increasing publicity, alumni gifts part of strategy to increase crowdfunding

By Nate Kresh @thedbk For The Diamondback WMUC Sports struggled to fi nd f u nds to travel to away games, so they started a Launch UMD campaign at the end of this past semester to raise money.

Notable alumni such as Scott Van Pelt and Bonnie Bernstein were critical in helping the group boost awareness, said Brad Kronthal, WMUC Sports station director.

“Alumni in the business

were able to retweet us and send out tweets to support our campaign, getting the word out to all their thousands of followers to get us trending and make us a big deal,” Kronthal said.

Initiatives that increase publicity and alumni contributions are part of Launch UMD’s goals in its second y e a r o f o p e ra t i o n , N o ra Pittmann, Launch UMD’s program administrator and manager, said. This university’s crowdfunding platform has raised nearly $400,000

to support more than 40 initiatives on the campus so far, Pittmann said.

A lthough the monetary ga i ns show a f u nd ra isi ng resource is needed on the campus, Pittmann, who is also the new donor strategies manager in the annual giving department, said she would like the program to become the primary place for campus groups seeking funding.

“I wou ld rea l ly l i ke for Launch UMD to become a really well-known resource o n- c a m p u s ,” P i t t m a n n sa id. “I’d l i ke for g roups of all kinds to immediately think of Launch UMD when

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they identi f y they have a financial need within their group.”

Pittmann said part of her effort to increase publicity is through personal outreach to a lu m n i a nd u n iversity student groups.

“A lot of people just don’t th i n k about bei ng able to raise money in this capacity,” Pittmann said. “Part of that is helping project teams think about how to communicate with alumni, think about people who participated in that club or group while they were on-campus and devising strategies for reaching out to them.”

One way to help outreach could be to address potential donor concerns about the secu rity of on l i ne financial transactions, said Br i a n Frey, t he f i n a nci a l

liaison for Team MORALS, a research group in the Gemstone program and head of its Launch UMD campaign to raise funds for research on political polarization.

“Some potential donors are wary of using an online pl at for m to don ate l a rge sums of money,” Frey said.

“Some of t h i s, s u rely, i s generational and due to different generations’ level of comfort with the Internet.”

To a d d re s s t h e s e c oncerns, Frey said the program shou ld ma ke the secu rity a nd privacy of the on l i ne platform a more prominent part of the website.

With more outreach, Pittmann said she hopes students become more aware and use the resources available to them.

“We’ve really put a lot of

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“The proof is there that this is a resource that’s needed, so we want people to know that it’s really there for them.” newsumdbk@gmail.com

KOONS From PAGE 1 senior planner. A declining economy stalled those plans for a number of years, Bader said. But now, with sufficient funding, major changes are underway.

“This is the start of a new era of construction,” Bader said.

She described the destruction of the Koons Ford building as a significant leap in the direction of the city’s “longterm vision” for long-awaited revitalization.

The demolition also marks an important milestone for the College Park City-University Partnership, a nonprofit local development corporation composed of board members from both the city government and this university, said Cole Holocker, the council’s student liaison.

“It’s indicative of the level of cooperation taking place between the city, university and city-university partnership,” Holocker said.

Guiding this partnership is the 2020 University District Vision, the cohort’s development plan to transform College Park into a vibrant, sustainable top-20 college town by 2020, said Eric Olson, the partnership’s executive director. The partnership seeks to implement “a lot of employment opportunities, arts and cultural developments, local stores and a lot of activity year-round,” Olson said.

“It’s going to be transformed more for residents, more for

ANDY FELLOWs, College Park mayor, speaks Tuesday in front of the former Koons Ford car dealership, which will be replaced by a hotel and a CVS. sung min kim/for the diamondback visitors, more for students and more for the community,” Olson said. “This is a really great day in College Park, and we have a nice redevelopment coming.”

Olson said he hopes College Park will rise to equal college town such as Berkeley, California; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Madison, Wisconsin; and Cambridge, Massachusetts, among others, and not only attract more visitors, but also draw the university’s faculty and staff to inhabit the area with their families, he said.

“Developers are taking notice of the improving housing and more diverse options,” Holocker said. “By bringing in multifamily housing options and making them affordable, we’re clearing the next step to getting higher-income people to live there.”

A number of other projects — some to be announced later this summer — will soon span most

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“A whole bunch of construction is leading to a new phase,” Bader said. “College Park will be more walkable, more bikeable with wider sidewalks and more of them. It will increase pedestrian friendliness and provide for better, more accessible public transportation.”

City officials and planners eagerly anticipate the addition of the Purple Line, a 16-mile light-rail line, Olson said. It would connect parts of Prince George’s County to New Carrollton, Silver Spring and Bethesda and would draw more visitors to the latest additions up and down Route 1, Olson said.

“We’re definitely looking at it to be more of an arts space,” Olson said. “It will be a nice transformation for the community to see.”

Though still in its early stages, the city’s redevelopment process is quickly gaining traction, Bader said.

“Things are looking good.

We’re working with [the university], and they’re on board with us,” Bader said. “People should stay tuned.” newsumdbk@gmail.com

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Democratic dreams Univ fails to show for minorities fulfilled, what’s next STAFF EDITORIAL

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ver the past two semesters, this university has witnessed some of its most outspoken and cohesive minority leadership and activism in years.

The UMD Social Justice Coalition’s call for police demilitarization, the Muslim Students Association’s charge to toss out stereotypes about those who practice Islam in the run-up to a campus showing of American Sniper and the large-scale march on Fraternity Row to protest racism and sexism showcased the organizing power of a diverse student body.

The community’s willingness to promote self-advocacy by minority students reflected the hard-line approach to academic inclusiveness often cited by university administrators. Beyond simply condoning such action, officials often encouraged and participated in it themselves.

University President Wallace Loh convened a town hall meeting and held a Twitter chat to address student concerns after a misogynistic, racist email sent by a former fraternity member surfaced, and University Police attended several meetings with student activists to address policing methods and military-grade equipment received under a controversial Defense of Department program.

In the university’s 2015 diversity report to the University System of Maryland, it touts a number of academic assistance programs targeting minority students and recruitment strategies to attract underrepresented yet college-ready high schoolers.

It comes as a surprise, then, that

the same report shows a decline in the percentage of undergraduates, graduate students, staff and tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty identifying as black from 2008 to fall 2014.

The drop in percentages isn’t overt; in nearly every case, it’s a fraction of a percentage point. All the same, the breadth and totality of the decline in representation is unquestionable and worrisome — often, it’s downright shameful.

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Increased minority activism does not compensate for the university’s failure to attract minority students and educators.

By way of comparison, the university boosted the percentages of students, staff and faculty identifying as Hispanic in every category, as well as those identifying as “foreign” in all but the tenuretrack and non-tenure-track categories.

That’s not to say the university’s white student and faculty haven’t faced percentage declines as well; they certainly have (though the number of white employees has grown significantly since 2008). Nonetheless, even as the university’s enrollment and employee ranks have grown, black representation hasn’t kept pace.

The phenomenon is best — or worst — illustrated when it comes to black women. The number of female black stu-

dents, faculty and staff fell in every category since 2008, including a decline of almost 100 female black undergraduates.

Moreover, the number of black faculty and staff decreased in every category except male non-tenuretrack faculty, which gained just nine employees, hardly enough to offset the drops witnessed elsewhere.

When minority students lose the academic role models best equipped to identify with them, it becomes increasingly difficult for the university to stimulate minority achievement, address achievement gaps and attract top-notch minority students.

Minority-targeted achievement programs are all well and good, and this university offers them in spades.

But without tapping into the pool of qualified minority high schoolers and educators, the university’s tide that raises all boats seems little more than a life raft for a select few.

Faced with the latest diversity numbers, the university’s trumpeted closing of various six-year graduation gaps — 5.2 percentage points here for Hispanic students, 1.3 percentage points there among black students — rings particularly hollow.

For a university that takes every opportunity to give itself a hand for its diversity and inclusiveness, you’d think university administrators would have more to show for it. But as always, the numbers don’t lie, and here they’re worth much more than lackluster words.

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prevent Americans who identify as gay from being denied jobs or from being fired simply because of their sexual orientation, and the passage JUNIOR of the Employment Non-Discrimis an unaffiliated voter with nation Act surely must follow.

Furthermore, our country must socially liberal tendencies, the Supreme Court’s same- do more to combat gender inequalsex marriage ruling seems abso- ity both in the workplace and cullutely unbelievable. It ushered turally. It is absolutely ridiculous in new reasons to be proud of that still, in 2015, women earn 78 being an American, and was just cents to a man’s dollar, according in time for those classic Fourth to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Altogether, this leads to our first of July celebrations, too.

The Supreme Court came to and foremost need to address our a landmark 5-4 ruling on June nation’s substantial wealth gap.

Upper-income families in the 26 to uphold same-sex marriage as constitutionally legal in all 50 United States have almost seven states. And this was preceded by a times as much wealth as middle6-3 Supreme Court ruling the day income families and 70 times as before that allowed the federal much wealth as lower-income government to provide nation- families, according to the nonparwide healthcare tax subsidies tisan Pew Research Center. With for President Obama’s contro- rising racial and ethnic wealth versial Affordable Care Act. All gaps coupled with rising income together, both Supreme Court inequality, it is no wonder that in rulings marked major victories this past year alone we have had for Democratic ideals and finally numerous incidents of racial riot delivered on promises made long and unrest across the country.

By first addressing these vast ago by the president and other sociocultural and financial inprogressive politicians.

Perhaps it was Obama who equalities between the haves and summed up the results best when have nots of our country, we can talking about the same-sex mar- then more easily solve our looming riage ruling, mentioning how it Social Security and entitlement was the “consequence of the troubles. In this sense, ensurcountless small acts of courage ing affordable health care and of millions of people across fair wages for all would essendecades who stood up … and tially allow a healthier working slowly made an entire country population that could generate a greater national wealth. And while realize that love is love.”

The past couple of weeks have it is easy to simply point out facts not only cemented Obama’s legacy and figures, we as a nation must but have also shown how concrete- work together and understand one ly American ideals have changed. another so we can move forward.

In the end — after decades of Even more transparent now is our nation’s cultural and politi- work — our country finally has cal evolution. Undoubtedly, the marriage equality, and who’s to recent events have displayed how say we cannot have more progress our country’s opinion has swung and success? At U.S. soccer games, more toward the progressive side of fans often begin with a simple the perennial political pendulum. chant, and it is a message of hope And yet, while the judicial I think should encompass us all. rulings certainly merit celebra- “I believe that we will win,” and tion, there is still much work to together with open minds, perhaps be done, with many issues still we truly can. looming large.

While legalizing same-sex Max An is a junior physiology and marriage is certainly a fantas- neurobiology major. He can be reached tic start, more must be done to at maxandbk@gmail.com.

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Understanding Greece’s situation for our future MATT DRAGONETTE

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reece is the canary in the coal mine. It might be the first to fall, but its financial struggles are reflected in nations around the world — including the United States. Burdened by unreasonable pension obligations, poor economics and a tangled web of international relationships, Greece’s slow financial collapse was inevitable. Greece and its creditors have merely delayed the inevitable over the past few years, throwing borrowed money and limited austerity at a problem that was birthed decades ago and has now spiraled out of control. But now, with the European Central Bank waiting to collect a payment that will never be made, Greece has run out of time.

Unfortunately for Greece, the unlikelihood of debt repayment could mean a withdrawal from the European Union or eurozone, limited

future prospects of borrowing and a decimated economy. Politically, the result will only be extremism — from all sides — as the ruling Syriza party and opposing Golden Dawn demonstrate. Solving Greece’s financial problems is essential for its national stability, but understanding their roots can prevent other nations from suffocating.

Greece’s financial woes stem from a variety of factors, not the least of which include runaway government spending, a structurally weak economy and generally incompetent tax collecting. Greece saw major credit downgrades, even higher deficit spending and a recession at the end of 2009, but the collapse’s groundwork was laid years earlier.

Prior to its entrance into the EU (and eurozone), the Greek government racked up massive deficits and pension obligations by promising strong retirement programs with extremely early retirement dates. Even when Greece’s economy was roaring in the early 2000s, the

government failed to cut back its deficit spending. Thus, when global recession struck, Greece’s borrowing ability was stretched thin, and its economy was too weak to cover the payments.

Greeks – and others – have complained about the austerity measures imposed by the loans. But the Greeks’ own government brought these budget cuts and tax hikes upon its own people with its fiscal irresponsibility, spending far more than it could afford. Now it faces the prospect of further economic hardship, political chaos or unholy alliances — not to mention the loss of any future borrowing power.

Americans, particularly the youngest generations, should take note of the Greek crisis. The federal government has run up massive deficits since the beginning of the 21st century in Republican, Democratic and mixed governments.

Furthermore, government obligations such as Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare are approaching unsustainable levels.

For instance, the Social Security trust fund is expected to run out of money by 2033. Government obligations, mainly the aforementioned programs, totaled $2.45 trillion in fiscal year 2015. The military accounts added up to more than $600 billion, almost 16 percent of the government’s budget. Interest on our current debt totaled $229 billion, or 6 percent. To put these numbers in perspective, Greece’s total economy is worth $238 billion.

As young voters, we have to ensure that our leaders spend responsibly. We can disagree on how that money should be spent (or on the level and distribution of taxation), but we need to force our leaders to be fiscally responsible.

Even with recent budget-cutting measures, the U.S. deficit is still more than $300 billion larger than Greece’s economy this fiscal year.

The government ought to save its debt-carrying capacity for serious financial emergencies, such as a vital war or crippling recession.

Instead, administration after ad-

ministration has spent more than it collected in tax revenue, kicking the can down the road for us to pick up. Just like the Greek government’s fiscal partying, politicians have and continue to spend with only limited regard for who actually is paying the bill. By leaving the burden of $18 trillion in debt to the rising American generations, politicians have literally robbed the cradle.

Fortunately, the U.S. economy is the largest in the world, blessed with natural resources, expertise and a resourceful citizenry. Our “ G re e k ” m o m e n t wo n ’t co m e tomorrow. But we need to start showing more fiscal responsibility today if we want to avoid a debt crisis down the road. We must ensure that politicians do not continue to spend irresponsibly and then pass the bill to future generations.

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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By Josh Magness @DBKDiversions For The Diamondback From the beginning of Wyatt Cenac’s intimate 2014 standup special Brooklyn, it becomes apparent that the 39-year-old comedian is different than many others in his profession.

Starting with a puppet version of himself — curly hair and scraggly beard included — turning on a projector screen, Cenac’s zany sense of humor shines through. As Cenac’s pint-sized clone hops off screen, the projector gives way to shots of daily life in Brooklyn.

The daytime clips soon meld into night, honing in on Union Hall, a restaurant and music venue in the borough. There are shots of visibly excited audience members waiting in their seats, close-ups of bartenders pouring beer and then, at last, we see Cenac, arms crossed and head down in a display of introversion before he takes the stage. His reflective demeanor foreshadows the dry humor and subtle deliveries that are to come throughout the hour special.

With the aid of puppets acting out some jokes, Cenac reflects on his life since childhood while making remarks about social issues, including a few about gentrification of city areas.

While that approach worked well for Brooklyn, attendees of Cenac’s upcoming show at the Ottobar on July 11 shouldn’t expect a rerun of the entertaining special.

For starters, there won’t be any puppets within sight when he arrives at the Baltimore venue. The puppets were intended just for the special to make sure there was a compel-

ling visual component that differentiated the audio and visual versions, Cenac said.

Comedy on TV “is not that different from listening to it unless you can add some other visual element,” Cenac said.

“For me, adding the puppets was a thing to make that visual element stand out and unique on its own.”

But audience members at the Ottobar can still expect plenty of humor about political and social issues from Cenac. He said it’s something that he’s always been interested in and it’s a passion that continued to grow during his time on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 2008 to 2012. The fast-paced nature of the show, with new content needed night after night, also strengthened Cenac’s ability to write quickly and move on to the next project.

“I probably became a bit more of a faster writer but also realized with The Daily Show you write a show that day and then that show is done,” Cenac said. “There is a certain acceptance you have to have with doing something that is topical and being willing and able to let it go.”

Another similarity between the special and Cenac’s upcoming show in Baltimore is the nature of the venues. Both primarily host musical acts.

Being able to perform in venues like the Ottobar is the “biggest change” Cenac has witnessed during his career and is something he said allows a comedian to have a more intimate connection with the audience.

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some level it allows the comedians to go directly to their audience because most of the people who are going to a show like that are people who know you and are familiar with you,” Cenac said.

T h a t ’s n o t t h e o n l y c h a n ge C e n a c h a s w i t n e s s e d t h ro u g h o u t h i s career. When asked about claims that comedy is becoming politically correct, Cenac said while the types of jokes considered appropriate continually change over time, he doesn’t believe it is a bad thing.

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“We can’t talk openly about women and minorities the way that we used to, and I don’t think that kills comedy,” Cenac said. “If anything, it sort of challenges comedians to be a bit more emphatic in what they are doing, but some still do what they want to do.”

Cenac said comedy is something to be left to the eye of the beholder, and that, like music, comedy is strange because “people see it how they want to see it.” Instead of trying to describe or categorize his comedic style, he just makes jokes out of whatever he finds funny, which has always been his approach.

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alicia silverstone shined as the larger-than-life, ultimately-clueless material girl Cher Horowitz.

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20 years later, Clueless remains quotable and quintessential

By Maeve Dunigan @maevedunigan Staff writer The year was 2007. I was living out the beginning of sixth grade in a way that seemed as if I was making a conscious effort to embarrass my future self. I sported a questionable haircut, invested all of my money in patterned Converse sneakers and danced so absurdly to the pop hits of the time I could have made Rihanna herself question releasing the song “Shut Up and Drive.”

Around this time, just as I was at the height of impressionability, my friend and I discovered a VHS tape of the 1995 cult classic, Clueless.

Suffice it to say, the film changed my entire perspective of the way I was living my life. Clueless is bright and vibrant, full of bright yellow plaid, perfect hair, plentiful drama and largerthan-life personalities all packaged under a bright Los Angeles sun. When I first viewed the movie, it was a glimpse into a teenage world that I would never inhabit yet would expect to

be my reality for years to come.

The sleeper hit, which is turning 20 this month, follows Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone), a fabulously wealthy teenager living in L.A. who wears designer clothes and zooms recklessly around in her brand-new white Jeep. Clueless has everything that a teenage cult classic needs: scenes of crazy high school parties that would never happen outside of a movie, a giant makeover, music-filled shopping montages and it’s loosely based on a classic novel (Jane Austen’s Emma). Plus, it features a young Paul Rudd playing a character who wears flannel shirts, enjoys current events and reads Friedrich Nietzsche by a swimming pool, who to my young self (and my current self and probably my future self) was (is and will be) the holy grail of movie men.

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clueless reaches its 20th anniversary of the film’s release later this month.

clueless From PAGE 6 “totally buggin’” are commonplace.

The film was written so that brandnew sayings and catchphrases seem as if they could exist outside of the movie itself (and eventually, after the film’s success, they did). Girls on their period are “surfing the crimson wave,” the classic “hot or not” is replaced by referring to someone as a “Betty” or a “Barney” and, of course, the worst possible combination of character traits is being a “virgin who can’t drive.”

Clueless also brims with actual pop culture references: Cher loves watching the cartoon The Ren & Stimpy Show, a student complains about accidentally leaving his Cranberries CD on the quad and speakers blasting Coolio’s “Rollin’ With My Homies” accompany parties in the film.

Does Clueless teach valuable life lessons? Well, sort of. After giving her friend Tai (Brittany Murphy) a makeover, Cher eventually realizes she can’t mold people into something they’re not. Initially, Cher believes that Tai is the clueless one

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when, in reality, Cher had been clueless all along. She hadn’t seen what was right in front of her, which is that she had to let Tai be herself and also that she should date her ex-stepbrother Josh (Rudd).

But what’s more important than the hazy lessons is the brilliant package that encases it. What has made Clueless a classic is not a heartfelt storyline, but the bright, exciting and dramatic world that the characters live in. Clueless garnered a cult following because it sculpted a world so similar to our own, yet unlike any other. A world in which rich girls have computers hooked up to their closets to help them pick out clothes, a world in which people have absurd catchphrases, a world in which someone can offhandedly say their mother died “during a routine liposuction.”

Clueless is simultaneously exactly like every other classic teenage movie and wholly original. It spawned a short-lived TV series in the ‘90s and inspired Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” music video from 2014.

Will it ever completely slip away into irrelevancy? As if. mdunigandbk@gmail.com

CORRECTION Due to a reporting error, last Thursday’s article, “Sweeter escape, sweeter embrace” incorrectly stated that 2016 recruit Dwayne Haskins Jr. had signed with the Terrapins football team. He has only verbally committed to the program.

From PAGE 8 the Avalon School in Gaithersburg would stay in his home state and follow in his brother’s footsteps to join the Terps. 247Sports lists it as a 79 percent chance he commits to the Terps.

Powerhouse Alabama is considered the next closest team, but LSU, Penn State and Tennessee are all in the mix.

Wide receiver Tino Ellis, another four-star recruit from this state in the 2016 class, narrowed his list of potential schools down to six via Twitter on Saturday. The Terps made the cut with Rutgers, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Nebraska and Kentucky rounding out the six programs.

Virginia Tech is listed as a favorite over the Terps in 247Sports’ predictions.

BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE The Big Ten ranked first in the country in men’s basketball attendance this season with the Terps as the 25th best in the nation at 12,695 per game. The conference had a total of 3,195,137 fans this season, which was the second-highest total for any conference in NCAA history.

baillargeon From PAGE 8 You can either look at what Edsall has done in his four years with a glass-half-empty or a glass-halffull approach.

The pessimist would point out that Edsall hasn’t won a bowl game, is 0-7 against ranked teams and hasn’t won more than seven games in a season.

But at the same time, an optimist could point to facts that might warrant a tentative deal. He led the Terps to road victories over traditional marquee programs Penn State and Michigan last season and has received a verbal commitment from four-star quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. (2016).

Terps fans cheer on the men’s basketball team during its 59-53 upset win over Wisconsin before a sellout crowd at Xfinity Center on Feb. 24. The men’s team ranked 25th in the country in attendance. file photo/the diamondback T h e Te r p s h a d s e l l o u ts o f 17,950 in their final two games of the season against Wisconsin and Michigan. They went 18-1 at Xfinity Center and 9-0 at home during conference play.

On the women’s side, the Big Ten set a new conference record, drawing 948,935 fans over the

course of the season. En route to their second straight Final Four appearance, the Terps averaged 5,236 fans, which was good for 15th best in the country.

The women’s team was unbeaten at Xfinity Center, boasting a 17-0 record.

Edsall handled the move to the Big Ten, a far better football conference than the ACC, better than most people expected with a 4-4 record.

Sure, Florida State and Clemson were top-notch programs in the ACC, but the bottom half of it was weak. Scan up and down this year’s conference slate and there isn’t a single game you can be confident putting a “W” next to besides maybe Indiana.

The Big Ten East, the Terps’ division, features four teams — Ohio State (3), Michigan (6), Penn State (7) and Michigan State (8) — ranked in the top 10 for the 2016 recruiting class, according to 247Sports.

Edsall has done a strong job recruiting, but even still, the Terps rank 31st for 2016.

The fact is, Edsall is now forced to be compared with some of the best coaches in the country, such as Urban Meyer and Jim Harbaugh, in his new conference. He still makes less than half as much as those guys and is trying to lead a program against them that doesn’t have the rich history to tell recruits about.

Given what he is up against moving forward, I would be surprised if Edsall is still around for the 2019 season.

The Terps have guaranteed to pay him as much that season as they have you and me.

Regardless, he can tell recruits he will be with the Terps for the next five years. And for now, that’s all that matters.

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THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015

BASEBALL

Szefc gets raise in contract extension through 2020 Coach will make $251,000 per year over next 5 seasons with Terps

By Phillip Suitts @PhillipSuitts Senior staff writer John Szefc has taken the Terrapins baseball program to a new level during his first three years at the helm. And to ensure he stays with the Terps moving forward, the athletic department opted to give him a pay raise this summer.

Last week, the school announced Szefc signed a five-year contract extension that began June 19 and runs through the 2020 season. The third-year coach earns a guaranteed base salary of $251,000 per year, which is an $87,800 increase over his base salary during this past school year, according to figures published in The Diamondback’s 2015 Salary Guide. Szefc’s previous contract, which was signed last summer, ran through the 2019 season.

Amid the Terps’ NCAA tournament run in early June, various reports linked Szefc’s name with the open head coaching position at Clemson.

The Tigers ended up hiring Monte Lee, and the Terps opted to give Szefc more money to lock him down.

Under Szefc, the Terps have made two straight Super Regionals appearances, a stage they had never reached before, and reached the NCAA tournament in consecutive years for the first time since 1970-71. The Terps won 30 games or more in all three seasons under Szefc and set a school record with 42 wins this past season. Szefc reached 100 wins faster than any other previous Terps coach.

“John has done an outstanding job establishing a winning culture during his three seasons at the University of Maryland,” Athletic Director Kevin Anderson said in a news release. “He has led the Maryland baseball program to new heights and brought a renewed energy and excitement to our program.

John is a tremendous instructor, leader and motivator. We’re excited that he will lead our program for years to come.”

The announcement came shortly after the athletic department granted football coach Randy Edsall a threeyear extension. He received a raise of $71,000, although he makes about $2 million per year.

If the Terps make the NCAA tournament during Szefc’s new contract, he

will receive a one-year extension and an 8 percent increase in his guaranteed base salary, according to a copy of the contract obtained by The Diamondback.

Another $175,000 will be available annually in performance bonuses, such as $50,000 if the Terps win a national championship or $15,000 if he wins the American Baseball Coaches Association National Coach of the Year award.

The Terps have also earned numerous individual accolades under Szefc.

This past season, rising junior righthander Mike Shawaryn broke the career win record, and Kevin Mooney set a new career saves record. This summer, eight Terps were drafted, the most in program history.

“I’m excited about the opportunity to continue to lead this program,” Szefc said in a news release. “I’ve had the pleasure of working with a talented coaching staff, a great group of student-athletes and a committed athletics department. We are encouraged about the strides we have made and look forward to continued success.” psuittsdbk@gmail.com

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Coach john szefc argues with an umpire during the Terps’ 3-1 loss to Iowa on April 11 at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium. Szefc will have a base salary of $251,000 per year in his new contract. file photo/the diamondback

ROUNDUP

Cirovski adds pair of recruits to 2015 class Likely named to two preseason watch lists; 2016 recruit T. Diggs delays commitment

By Ryan Baillargeon and Kyle Stackpole @RyanBaillargeon, @kylefstackpole Senior staff writers

Coach randy edsall talks with a referee during the Terps’ 34-20 victory over Syracuse on Sept. 20 at the Carrier Dome.

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A tentative deal

Edsall extension gives him stability recruiting but doesn’t determine future RYAN BAILLARGEON

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This university had to make a decision on Randy Edsall. It seems like an odd thing to have to do for a coach with two years remaining on his contract, but for the Terrapins football coach to continue recruiting at a high level, this university needed to lock Edsall up for the foreseeable future.

Or at least make it seem like they did.

Without the details, it would seem like the Terps made a long-term investment in the fifth-year coach.

But really, the contract extension wasn’t an extension at all. Sure, it could be, but all the Terps guaranteed was that he will make at least $500,000 regardless of whether he is still at the helm of the program after the 2016 season.

That isn’t to say it wasn’t a smart deal for both parties. The Terps didn’t make a big investment in Edsall, which gives them more time to evaluate whether he is the best option years down the line.

Edsall, meanwhile, has the opportunity to advertise to recruits that he will be with the team until at least

2019, and it also gives him the chance to make about $7.5 million in the final three years if he proves he can be successful.

Edsall was already guaranteed through the 2016 season in his old contract, so the department honored that while granting him a $71,000 raise to make his contract worth about $2.1 million a year. For the three years added on, Edsall would make approximately $7.5 million if he isn’t fired. But while the $4 million or so the department has invested in Edsall for the next two years will be owed to him regardless of if he is fired before then, the final three years have an important clause.

Before the 2017 or 2018 season, the department can fire Edsall and pay him $500,000 rather than the $2.5 million it would owe him if he stayed. And for the 2019 season, this university can let him go without having to pay him anything.

Still, most fans just see the university agreeing to keep Edsall here through the 2019 season. And it’s hard to get excited over a contract extension for a coach who holds a 20-30 record in his four seasons with the program, even if he has led the Terps to back-to-back bowl games.

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Terrapins men’s soccer coach Sasho Cirovski added two more players to the 2015 recruiting class, the university announced Wednesday. Midfielder Cody Albrecht and attacker Paul Bin will join the Terps as they look to repeat being Big Ten regular-season and tournament champions.

“I am delighted to welcome Cody and Paul to the Maryland men’s soccer program,” Cirovski said in a news release. “Our great class just got even better and we are very excited to begin the season.”

Bin previously played for Real Salt Lake AZ, a full-time residential development academy affiliated with Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake.

He’s also been a part of the South Korean Youth National Team.

“Paul is a dynamic attacking player with very good technical skills and great speed,” Cirovski said in the release. “He can play any of the forward or wide midfield positions. He has been an integral part of the RSL U-18 Academy and will do the same for our program.”

Albrecht, meanwhile, joins the Terps as a graduate transfer after playing at St. John’s. After injuries sidelined Albrecht during his first two seasons with the Red Storm, he appeared in 38 games over the past two seasons and started all 18 matches last year.

Before his time at St. John’s, Albrecht was a coveted local recruit out of DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville. The Calverton native was named the Gatorade Maryland Boys Soccer Player of the Year and Washington Post All-Met Player of the Year in 2010 after totaling a school record 31 assists and helping lead the Stags to an undefeated season and a WCAC Championship title.

“He is a tremendous competitor and leader,” Cirovski said in the release. “As a grad student, his experience and quality will be of great value for our 2015 season.”

Bin and Albrecht join this year’s 11-man recruiting class, which includes seven players ranked in the top 100, according to Top Drawer Soccer.

The Terps open the regular season at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic against Notre Dame in Bloomington, Indiana, on Aug. 28.

Cornerback will likely defends a pass during the Terps’ loss to Ohio State on Oct. 4. file photo/the diamondback LIKELY GARNERS RECOGNITION Terrapins football cornerback Will Likely was added to the watch list for the Paul Hornung Award on Monday.

The honor is presented to the most versatile college football player each year.

On Tuesday, Likely was named to another watch list. The junior is among 80 listed for the Chuck Bednarik Award, which is given to the top collegiate defensive player.

The 2014 First Team All-Big Ten selection led the conference with six interceptions and took two back for touchdowns, which was tied for the most in the FBS. The junior was also explosive on both kick and punt returns. He ranked fourth in the country by averaging 31 yards per kickoff return and took one the distance in the Foster Farms Bowl. His 11.1 yards per punt return ranked third in the Big Ten. WR RECRUIT UPDATES Trevon Diggs, Stefon Diggs’ younger brother in the class of 2016, had previously said he would announce his college commitment this past Saturday. On July 2, though, he posted on Twitter that “after reviewing all of the options with my family, I have decided that it is best that I postpone my decision to commit to a college.”

Most outlets have predicted the 247Sports four-star recruit out of See roundup, Page 7