July 28, 2016

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Hogan skips Republican convention Governor steers clear of Cleveland, opting to attend Eastern Shore crab feast and clam bake

GOV. LARRY HOGAN, seen speaking at a November 2014 event, did not attend the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. file photo/the diamondback

that sits right in one of the arms of the Chesapeake Bay, according to Hogan’s press office.

“Hogan looks at what Republicanism means nationwide and

By Rebecca Rainey to Quicken Loans Arena in Cleve@thedbk land, but Maryland Gov. Larry in Maryland and right now those For The Diamondback Hogan was nowhere to be found. are different things,” said Stella Hoga n , i n ste ad , i n p ol it ic a l Rouse, director of the Center for The Republican National Con- maneuver, attended the J. Millard American Politics and Citizenship. vention last week drew a slew of Tawes Crab and Clam Bake in the “It is a smart strategic political press, politicians and protesters Eastern Shore town of Crisfield move.”

Government majors to support Clinton in Virginia, Ohio races

Student studying endangered Baltimore checkerspot butterfly

By Lexie Schapitl @lexieschapitl Senior staff writer With the 2016 elections approaching, four University of Maryland students will be taking off the fall semester to work as organizers for Democratic Party campaigns.

Senior government and politics majors Andrea Holtermann and Laurie Davis will be working as field organizers for the Democratic Party of Virginia to elect Democrats “up and down the ticket,” from presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to local candidates, Holtermann said.

As field organizers, their responsibilities will include running phone banks, holding voter registration events and going door-todoor to “get as many people out to the polls and engaged as possible,” Holtermann added.

Davis was interning with the See CLINTON, Page 2

By Hannah Lang @hannahdlang Staff writer Before she started working at the University of Maryland’s vanEngelsdorp Bee Lab, junior Emily Starobin had never gardened or reared butterflies.

T his summer, the environmental science and policy and Spanish major learned how to do just that as the head of the lab’s Baltimore checkerspot butterfly reintegration project, which aims to bring the endangered butterf ly to P ri nce G eorge’s County.

“For butterflies, I think the monarch is given a lot of attention … but I think that a lot of THE BALTIMORE CHECKERSPOT BUTTERFLY, an endangered insect, is being studied for reintroduction to Prince George’s County by a university student. photo courtesy of matt perry

Anti-hunger group teams with alumni association Student group, alum network package 42K meals for food bank

By Kimberly Escobar @kimescobarumd Staff writer Student group Terps Against Hu n ger a nd t he Un iversit y of M a r yla nd A lu m n i A ssociat ion came together for the first time inside the Samuel Riggs IV Center on July 17 to package 42,000 meals for the Capital Area Food Bank.

“People think that joy and hap-

pi ness comes from th i ngs that pleasure them like vacations and great meals — all of the things we enjoy,” sa id Wa nda A lexander, president of the board of governors for the alumni association.

“But there is a different kind of s a t i s f a c t i o n t h a t c o m e s f ro m knowing … someone else is going to benefit.”

A b o u t 19 0 fe l l o w s t u d e n t s, a lu m n i a nd thei r fa m i ly a nd f r ie nd s worke d for t wo hou rs to pack h ig h-nut r it ion mea l s, surpassing their goal of 20,000 meals, said Jonathan Fix, Terps A ga i n s t Hu n ger fou nd e r. T he

kinds of food packaged included rice, soy protein, dried vegetables and more.

“T h is event was orig i na l ly planned for 100,000 meals, but w it h t he shor t t i me f ra me we decided to make it an introductory event and to show [the alumni and university community] what we were doing,” Fix added.

T he a lu m n i a sso ci at ion h ad no trouble saying “yes” to Terps Against Hunger, as it often looks for opportunities to help fellow alumni reconnect with the university through service projects like this one, Alexander said.

“We team up with other networks and chapters and organizations to support their efforts,” she said.

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Suspect charged in Pokemon Go robberies

By Michael Brice-Saddler @TheArtist_MBS Senior staff writer University of Maryland Police have arrested and charged a suspect in connection with the Pokemon Go-related armed robberies that took place earlier this month, according to a press release from the department.

On July 12, University Police responded to three reports of armed robberies on the campus involving four victims in total — three of whom were playing Pokemon Go, according to a notice sent out the next day. The victims reported seeing a black handgun during the robberies, but no one was injured. All of their phones were taken.

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Investigations Unit has arrested and charged 22-year-old Javon Dominique Walker of Clinton, Maryland, in relation to this incident, according to the release.

Walker was charged with four counts of robbery, four counts of armed robbery, eight counts of assault and four counts of theft less than $1,000. mbricesaddlerdbk@gmail.com

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Alumna studying at natural history museum, New York Fishbeck intends to teach Earth science

By Hayoung Yoo @thedbk For The Diamondback It was in professor Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.’s GEOL204: The Fossil Record class spring semester of freshman year where Deborah Fishbeck found her calling in teaching Earth science at the secondary educational level.

I n p u rs u it o f t h a t c a re e r, Fishbeck, a University of M a r yla nd 2016 g radu ate, decided to continue her education not th roug h g radu ate school, but via the A merican Museum of Natural History in New York.

The museum is the first in the Western Hem isphere to host its own graduate programs for aspiring science teachers. The museum’s Richard Gilder Graduate School runs a philosophy doctoral program in comparative biology and a master of art in teaching, or MAT. Fishbeck was accepted into t he M AT prog ra m on M a rch

18 a nd is en rol led f rom Ju ne 6 to August 2017, she wrote in an email. “ O n ly 13 to 15 s t u d e n t s a re a c c e p t e d e a c h y e a r,” A M N H M a n ager of Med i a Rel at ions Michael Walker wrote in an email.

“It is a f u l ly pa id, competitive program.”

T he M AT u rba n resid ency p rog ra m a i m s to i mp rove t h e qu a l ity of New York’s science education, especially in the inner city. It “[breaks] the education and science divides” and produces the next generations of qualified educators such as Fishbeck, Maritza Macdonald, the museum’s senior education and policy director and the M AT prog ra m co-d i rector, wrote in an email.

“With this effort, we hope to be preparing the best science teachers for the need iest students,” Macdonald wrote.

T he prog ra m — f u nded by Kathryn W. Davis and the Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund, the National Science Foundation and the New York State Department of Education — will offer Fishbeck a channel to further her studies See SCIENCE, Page 3

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THE DIAMONDBACK | NEWS | THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2016

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By Mina Haq @dbkcrime For The Diamondback Un ive rs it y of M a r yland Police responded to repor ts of trespassi ng, weapon s v iol at ion a nd vandalism this past week, among other incidents, according to police reports.

STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLE Un iversity Pol ice res p ond e d to Un iversit y Boulevard on July 2 4 at 5:12 p.m. for a report of a stolen motor vehicle. The case was unfounded and is closed.

THEFT FROM AUTO On July 22 at 1:51 p.m., Un iversity Pol ice res p o n d e d to t h e p u b l i c health school for a report of theft from auto. This case is active.

TRESPASSING Un iversity Pol ice responded to McKeld i n Library for a report of trespassing on July 20 at 8:03 p.m. This case is closed.

On July 21 at 9:28 p.m., University Police responded to Xfinity Center for

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another report of trespassing. This case is closed.

WEAPON VIOLATION Un iversity Pol ice res p ond e d to R oute 1 on July 20 at about 5 a.m. for a report of a weapon violation. An individual was arrested in connection with this incident.

THEFT On July 20 at 10:49 a.m., University Police responded to H.J. Patterson Hall for a report of theft. This case is active.

University Police also responded to a report of theft at the Varsity Practice Field on Ju ly 20 at 10:2 2 p.m. T h is case is active.

Un iversity Pol ice responded to the Leonardtow n Com mu n ity on July 25 at 7:40 a.m. for a report of theft. This case is active.

VANDALISM Un iversity Pol ice responded to 5245 Greenbelt Road on July 26 at 12:34 p.m. for a report of vandalism. This case is active. newsumdbk@gmail.com

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concerned about different political issues than those of staunch Trump supporters of the Rust Belt.

“The party has passively given the okay for those up for reelection to separate themselves from the presidential candidate,” Rouse added.

And Hogan’s politicking seems to be working, as many Republican politicians from the Eastern Shore see Hogan’s appearance as a positive gesture.

“It was historic,” said Maryland delegate Johnny Mautz.

“The last governor to visit

Crisfield was Harry Hughes and I think [Hogan] was received very enthusiastically by the community and supporters of the event.”

Mautz, who attended the clambake, said that it was important for the governor to meet the people and experience the culture of one of the smaller counties in Maryland.

“I think it’s helpful for him making decisions from Annapolis that affect the people of the Eastern Shore,” he said. newsumdbk@gmail.com

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in 2018. If he hopes to win, he has to prove his worth to a constituency in which registered Democrats outnumber Republicans two to one.

“Hogan realizes that he has to be a real moderate, not just a pretend moderate, if he is to win re-election,” said Eric Uslaner, a government and politics professor at the University of Maryland. “And that means staying as far away from [Re-

publican presidential nomineee Donald] Trump as possible in a state with a very diverse and liberal electorate.”

And that is what Hogan has done.

“The governor has said that he would not endorse any candidate and continue to stay focused on Maryland,” Shareese Churchill, a spokeswoman for the governor, wrote in an email.

But Rouse said Hogan’s lack of endorsement will not prevent the Trump-Republicans from re-electing him and that Trump supporters in Maryland are

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Democratic Party of Virginia for the summer when she realized she only needed 21 more credits to graduate, she said. Once she figured out she could take the fall semester off and still graduate in four years — she plans to take six credits during the winter term and 15 in the spring semester — she decided to pursue an organizing position with the party, she said.

Davis, who had never worked on a campaign before, said she is “really happy” to be working on a campaign this fall, particularly in a swing state.

“It’s a really cool thing for a college student to get involved in,” she said. “You’re young and you have the energy, and it’s a job that requires a lot of energy.”

Holtermann had been interning with D.C. non-profit Issue One, which focuses on campaign finance reform, when she learned of opportunities to work with the party by attending a Young Professionals for Hillary event in Clarendon last summer.

Later, she volunteered with the party and spoke with a field organizer who helped motivate her decision.

“He was just talking about how everybody around the country was dropping everything they were doing to get on the campaign,” Holtermann said. “So that really swayed me to want to join.”

HILLARY CLINTON, seen speaking at an Anthony Brown rally at Ritchie Coliseum in October 2014, earned the support of multiple students who are working for the Virginia and Ohio Democratic parties this election cycle. Clinton will accept the Democratic presidential nomination today. file photo/the diamondback Swanson said.

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“I think they all have dreams Student G overern ment be living in a supporter house in Falls Church, Virginia, through Association President Kath- of working on campaigns after November, as some supporters erine Swanson — who knows they’re out of college, and I know get involved with campaigns by and has worked with Chas- they all really love Hillary, so … I allowing field organizers to stay sagne, Williams and Holt- was just really excited for them,” in their homes for free, Holter- ermann — said the three are Swanson said. “They’re doing “really hard workers” who really great work, and like i mann said.

Government and politics “don’t stop for anybody.” said, I’m sad to see them go but While is she sad to see them I think they’ll represent UMD majors Cassidy Chassagne and Jenna Williams will also be leave the campus for a semester, really well.” working with the Ohio Demo- she is also “happy to see them cratic Party, according to past doing something they love,” lschapitldbk@gmail.com

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HUNGER From PAGE 1 Partnering with the alu m n i association was also a step forward in how Terps Against Hunger wants to hold future events, Fix added. This event was the first of three events that the two organizations will be working on together, with the next one taking place during homecoming in September.

“One of the things that we really want to do moving forward is to make it more of a university-community event,” he said. “Instead of it just being students, faculty and staff, it would bring it up to parents, alumni and the local community.”

Mira Mehta, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program director for the nutrition and food science department, said she is very happy that organizations on the campus are coming together to try and help solve hunger.

“W hen they ca rry out

pla ns a nd i mplement activities … what is happening is that people are fulfilling an immediate need a nd a re reach i ng out a nd helping people who are under-served, impoverished or hu n g r y,” M e ht a s a id .

“However, there is a lso a benefit that allows an opportu n ity to ga i n a much b e t te r u n d e rs t a n d i n g of wh at c au s e s hu n ge r a n d what are the sort of the root causes and how to address these causes.”

In the Washington metro area alone, over 641,000 residents are at risk of or experiencing hunger. About 200,000

of them are children, according to the Capital Area Food Bank website. In Maryland, a 2012 survey found that 16.2 percent of households reported an inability to afford enough food, according to the state’s hunger solutions website.

T he root causes for h u n ge r o f t e n s t e m f ro m financial hardship, Mehta said, though perspectives on what qualifies as hunger c a n d i f fe r d e p e n d i n g on how an individual defines food insecurity.

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DIVERSIONS | REVIEW: BAD MOMS

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New Mila Kunis film no blockbuster, but a grown-up successor to Mean Girls that will make for an enjoyable Netflix night in

By Molly Podlesny @DBKDiversions For The Diamondback

Bad Moms is like if the cast of Mean Girls grew up, ma rried overg row n men-children, had a mess of kids and decided to live their high school drama again.

Although Tina Fey had noth i ng to do w ith th is movie, the basic plotline a nd even some speci fic scenes a re eeri ly rem iniscent of the 2004 teen drama millennials know and love.

Sta r r i ng M i l a Ku n i s, Kathryn Hahn and Kristen Bel l, Bad Moms fol lows three mothers fed up with

their normal routine lives.

It’s set aga i nst the backdrop of a PTA election and is complete with a set of “mean moms” that run the school.

Sou nd fa m i l ia r? It gets better.

A quick rundown of all the mom cliques? Check.

Mean moms led by a sassy blonde? Check.

An emotional climax scene that takes place in a school g y m, w ith women shouting out their confessions? At least one of them doesn’t even go there? Check and check.

For this reviewer, drawing those connections was what made the movie enjoyable, whether or not they were done on pu r pose — wel l,

t h o s e c o n n e c t i o n s , a n d Carla is the vehicle for most Ca rla, t he slutty mom to of t he l au g h s a nd H a h n , Kunis’ perfectly put-togeth- versatile in both drama and comedy, portrays the charer Amy Mitchell.

Hahn plays Carla to the acter perfectly.

Bell is fullest. The BAD MOMS IS LIKE cute as Kiki, audience t h e o v e rwatche s a s IF THE CAST OF wrought she teaches MEAN GIRLS GREW stay-atA m y t o UP, MARRIED OVERhome loosen up a GROWN MEN-CHILmother of bit, whether fo u r. S h e it’s th reatDREN, HAD A MESS gamely ening to OF KIDS AND DEfollows sleep with CIDED TO LIVE THEIR Kunis the husHIGH SCHOOL DRAand Hahn bands of through ot her P TA MA AGAIN. their members, giving Amy a free spa day hijinks, all the while sporto r t r y i n g to u n d e rs t a n d i n g a h a n d m a d e b e a d e d her teenage son who sti l l necklace proclaiming her w a tc h e s S e s a m e S t re e t . official job title, “MOM.”

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UNIVERSITY ALUMNA DEBBIE FISHBECk, bottom row, far right, is pursuing graduate work at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City en route to her hopeful career teaching Earth science. photo courtesy of the american museum of natural history/m. shanley

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After graduating from the MAT program, Fishbeck is guaranteed a teaching job at a public school for four years in New York, she wrote, though she added she hopes for a longer stay.

Before even enrolling in the program, Fishbeck wrote that she reaped fi rst-hand exposure to the importance of science education by tutoring physical geology at this university, as well as tutoring through a non-profit Washington organization called For

to be completely fu ll of mom s. T ho u g h it i s n’t clear whether their verbal exclamations and raucous laughter was due to the complimentary drinks or pure mirth at the expense of Ku n is a nd co., there were plenty of them.

Moms a nd t hose who were i n thei r late teens to early 20s when Mean Girls had its heyday will love this movie. Everyone else will at least crack a few smiles.

It isn’t a summer blockb u s t e r, b u t B a d M o m s w ill make for an enjoyable evening when it hits Netflix in a few months.

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SCIENCE with academic courses that are co-taught between educators and scientists, Macdonald wrote.

During two summers, the program’s Davis Fellows — named after the founding donors — work in clinical residency and youth programs at AMNH and teach children, Preeti Gupta, AMNH youth learning and research director, wrote in an email. The combination of in-person and online learning provides those enrolled with team-based experience in diverse settings.

“Throughout, Debbie is bringing in theoretical understandings of how to teach and getting a chance to apply and refine her technique daily,” Gupta wrote.

During the remaining classroom residency, four secondary schools partner each Davis Fellow with principal- and MAT staff-appointed science teachers to forge an interactive and one-on-one mentorship on teaching Earth science.

Kunis however, seems to be a victim of poor casting.

T he role is overdone. She seems to be reprisi ng her role as Jack ie from “T hat ‘70s Show,” only now it’s 15 years down the line and she’s stuck ma rried to M ichael Kelso — the character, not you, Ashton.

Mu ltiple lines poke fun at Kunis’ age — 32, same as her character. The plot was written so that she had her ch i ld ren you ng, but even at 32 she doesn’t seem old enough to be the parent of two middle school students.

T he plot is straightforward and predictable, and the jokes are too. However, this reviewer went during a sc re en i n g t h at se eme d

Love of Children.

The MAT program aligns with her passion for serving disadvantaged communities, Fishbeck wrote, and drew her in because it mirrored her ambitions.

“I want my future students to know they can pursue a career in science and that science allows us to gain knowledge and solve problems, both locally and globally,” Fishbeck wrote. newsumdbk@gmail.com

BUTTERFLY From PAGE 1 people don’t know that the Baltimore checkerspot is the state insect,” she said.

The Baltimore checkerspot butterfly is rare in Maryland, existing in just seven counties, Starobin said. Its population is difficult to maintain because the larvae and caterpillars feed only on the white turtlehead — a plant that thrives in marshy areas.

Deer are also particularly fond of the white turtlehead, meaning they regularly chew through the Baltimore checkerspot’s habitat, Starobin said.

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July has been a hot month for weather and music. Today’s Push Play Monday is a list of songs that I stumbled upon this past month and could not keep to myself. Luckily, this playlist is one of the very few things you will not need sunblock to enjoy this summer.

1) “C O O L – DJ Sliink Remix”

by Le Youth In the early summer of 2013, Ohio native Le Youth released this song, which in turn was so positively received on Soundcloud that Ultra Records picked the track up and released it under the Cool EP the following month. DJ Sliink’s remix is one of many that were later released, but it’s surely the best.

It is a club-oriented track that draws images of dancing in a big, open, dark room with hundreds

of people.

2) “Tired of Talking – A-Trak & Cory Enemy Remix” by LÉON Brot her to one-h a l f of Chromeo, A-Trak comes from a line of the musically talented. His nearly 20 years in the industry have included feats such as being Kanye West’s personal tour DJ, founding Fool’s Gold Records and becoming the youngest ever DMC World DJ Champion at just 15 years old. With the help of Los Angeles producer Cory Enemy, A-Trak turned the soft and elegant original song of Swedish pop star LÉON into an insanely catchy and saxophoneridden house track.

3) “Say It Again” by Frances Sophie Frances Cooke took her middle name as a stage name for her debut song, “Fire May Save You” back in 2014. Prior to joining the industry, she studied music in her home country of England at the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts.

Last November, she was nominated for BBC’s “Best Sound of 2016,” shortly preceded by a nomination for the BRIT Awards’ Critics Choice Award.

If she continues to release music as good as this new track, those awards are sure to be hers.

4) “Technically Single” by Tayler Buono In the vein of Justin Bieber, this 22-year-old pop star rose to fame through the YouTube videos she posted over several years. In 2014, the Orlandobased singer-songwriter won Florida’s Grammy Showcase.

She began releasing singles shortly thereafter. As for this track’s inspiration, Buono told Teen Vogue, “It’s about being stuck in that gray, awkward stage of being more than friends but not really in a relationship …

I basically just read my text messages and put them in the song.” mjacksondbk@gmail.com

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is important because we are trying to remove our state butterfly from the endangered species list,” said Laura Tiffany, a sophomore biology major, in an email. “The turtlehead gardens are another way that we are showing our Maryland pride.”

The vanEngelsdorp Bee Lab, the university arboretum and a group called PollinaTerps were able to raise $5,080 last spring through a Launch UMD campaign. They used the funds to purchase white turtleheads, as well as enclosures to protect the plants from deer.

“Our goal for the end of the summer is to have 500 square feet of turtleheads,” Starobin said. “Some of us in the lab,

myself included, have never reared butterflies before, so that’s something we’ll have to do once we have the turtlehead plants healthy and in a sustainable place.”

Starobin, along with other students in the lab, has already planted one plot of 350 plants behind the Xfinity Center and is planning another in a meadow close to the first plot.

Judy Joklik, a lab tech who graduated from this university in Spring 2016 with a degree in anthropology, said she has helped to clear and prepare the fields for planting — a labor-intensive process to accommodate the white turtlehead’s propensity for marshes and swamps.

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Sophomore biology major, via email The process is “a task that is much more rewarding when I think about what we are doing it for,” she said.

At the end of the summer, the lab’s goal is to have the white turtleheads ready to host Baltimore checkerspot larvae, which will fi rst be delivered to the lab and checked for disease. hlangdbk@gmail.com

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t’s time we face the truth: Summer is ending. Break out that Florence + The Machine record buried in the crap pile you promised to sort through since finals ended because the dogs days are over. Time is not on your side any longer — the summer is more than halfway finished. And that means you need to stop wasting time and seize what limited time you have left of this summer. But how do you make good use of your time when you’re still feeling burnt out from the end of last semester?

Stress has its way of hanging around, especially post-finals. If you search “post-finals depression” on the Internet, you’ll get thousands of hits.

This depression manifests itself via insomnia, extreme procrastination, a lack of motivation, general depression and feeling pressure weeks and months after taking exams. Combine post-finals depression with August’s daunting approach and it’s easy to see why some students feel goal paralysis well into the summer. Those who created a summer bucket list or had three-month goals in mind are even more susceptible to this paralysis; after finals, many wait for the burnout to pass before tackling their personal goals. But when it doesn’t, it’s easy to fall off the wagon or lose sight of the things they wanted to do because time is running out, and

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that’s enough of a stressor to deter them from achievement.

These negative, self-sabotaging behaviors are the result of finals topping off an already stressful school year, which is why the University of Maryland needs to change its finals policy.

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This university needs to change its finals policy to give students a chance at more productive summers.

There is no reason why the stress of finals should be lingering through the summer months. If finals are striking this much panic and anxiety in students, the university owes it to them to adopt less stressful methods of administering exams or do away with exams for good. Top universities in the U.S. and around the world are cutting the exams, or mitigating the terror of finals week. Connecticut College allows students to schedule their finals so they are fully prepared heading into the exam room. In 2010, only about 4 percent of Harvard University undergraduate courses required students to take a final. Canadian universities are well on their way to doing away with

finals because “high-stress exams give a false picture of a student’s abilities,” according to a 2015 National Post article.

While August signifies summer’s end, the four weeks before school starts is enough time to carry some long-term goals to completion, or at least bring some to fruition. Just be proactive and efficient with your time.

It may mean sacrificing sleeping in to hike that mountain by your house, but crossing that goal off your bucket list will be immensely rewarding and may help you break your burnout streak. If you know something will take longer than four weeks to finish, print your schedule for this upcoming semester and set aside time between classes to work on your goals. However, be mindful of goals that can only be completed within August’s timespan. Put these things at the top of your to-do list; chances are these are the most grueling and mundane tasks that you’ve been putting off since finals ended. Procrastinating is not going to make them any less annoying to do.

Summer should be a productive and enriching period for students. If finals and the depression that follows is holding students back from potential achievement, this university needs to disregard tradition, re-evaluate its finals policies and do the right thing for its students.

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still remember the morning after the 2008 election when President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden claimed victory. My family and I stayed up late the night before, huddled around the screen, watching closely as the results poured in.

I was in middle school then and our townhouse was just across the street. That morning, I stepped outside, looked up at the sky, and wondered if things were the same. I was anxious walking to school that day.

Of course, this was all soon forgotten once the bell rang and the day began. Awkward 12-yearolds continued to be just that.

Life went on.

Now, nearly eight years later and eight years older, I find myself nostalgic for something that’s still happening. That, of course, being this administration and the leaders I grew up with.

For those my age, we experienced our adolescent years with the voice of Obama spilling into our living rooms. From exclusively owning political views that mirror those who raised us, as the years went by, we began to discover our own. (Or not.)

At times, things got ugly. But it was okay, because we were so young, and besides, prom was tomorrow. We would talk to our friends about sound bites we’d overhear on television without realizing our opinions could be painted red or blue.

In the past eight years, we’ve grown up. And with the inevitable passing of time, we’ve entered, as they say, the real

world. Along the way, some of our views may have hardened. Cynicism may have crept in. It now may be difficult to recall a time when elephants and donkeys were nothing more than animals.

I still remember grappling with the first election I was old enough to consider — wondering what it meant for the country — and being jarred at the sight of someone who looked like my brothers soon taking the Oath of Office.

Stepping outside my home that Nove m b e r m o r n i n g , a ny t h i n g seemed within reach.

We don’t get to choose which leaders we grow up with, nor do we get to choose the times and circumstances in which we‘re born. In fact, in many ways, we live through some of our most formative years with the decisions about our future being made for us.

This November, that changes.

With our vote, we decide who our next leaders will be. With our vote, we’ll be making decisions that affect the futures of those who cannot yet decide for themselves — a great American duty and a great cycle, grounded in trust, continued. And this time, when our next president is elected, we won’t be returning to a middle school lunchroom.

As for me, years from now, the first political message I’ll remember hearing from a candidate will be one of hope, of change, of a belief that “in no other country on Earth” could his story even be possible.

Fa s i k a D e l e s s a i s a j u n i o r management m a j o r .

She can be reached at fasikadelessa@gmail.com.

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Beauty of being abroad

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riving in from Iceland’s Keiflavik International Airport, I looked at the scenery and wondered if this is what Mars looks like. Treeless landscapes, glacier and mountain vistas, broad lava filled plateaus.

You could film a Syfy movie here, and many have.

Upon arrival in Reykjavik, my father made his way to our apartment and slumbered his jet lag away. Too keyed up to sleep, I roamed toward Laugavegur Street, the commercial heart of the capital. I was mesmerized by the cobblestone streets, quaint ambiance and the comely Nordic women. I would soon discover however, that the women here ignored me with the same aplomb as those in College Park. Some things are constant.

Starved, I scampered into Bonus, a popular local grocery store. I walked out with a large container of Pringles.

Standing there, gawking at the stunning Danish influenced architecture, I noticed locals gawking right back.

My ungracious eating juxtaposed against the sophisticated street scene instantly labeled me as the “uncivilized American.” The looks were formidable. Hence, it was then in my best interest to conform.

Other than Pringles, an outlandish variety of food is present on this often opaque island. I ate whale and I ate shark. I even indulged on an adorable puffin bird. I am not proud. This three course meal was served at Hereford, our favorite restaurant during our stay. With every bite of Whale, I envisioned “Save the Whales” bumper stickers. The taste overpowered the conservationist’s

campaign. I couldn’t resist. Shark, in contrast, a native delicacy, was not money well spent.

Conversely, all-terrain vehicle touring was. Riding atop molten rocked surfaces through the otherworldly landscape, I felt cast in a science fiction film. It’s clear why many blockbusters were filmed here Prometheus, Star Wars and Star Trek to name a few. I passed black sandy beaches, frosted tipped mountains and lustrous waterfalls separated only by a parapet.

The dreamlike ride was followed by an arduous hike on the Hevrgardi trail. The main selling point was the geothermal springs at the peak. The ascent was brutal but well worth it.

Blustering winds and roaring rain accompanied our trek over barren and rugged surfaces. But I forgot all about that once we entered the hot spring. Wading in the hot water, offsetting the cold air, was like wading in a fountain of youth. After an hour in the spring we began our descent from the mountain. It was rough, real rough. Iceland was once controlled

by Vikings and we disregarded their proverb, “better weight than wisdom a traveler cannot carry.” Experienced, well clothed Nordic hikers passed us as we walked down soaking wet and towel-less, reinforcing a regrettable “clueless American” stereotype.

While you may not gain the same historical perspective as you would in London, Paris or Birmingham, Alabama, these unparalleled wonders are within a short driving distance from Reykjavik.

Nightlife in Reykjavik is not in short supply. Happy hour often begins at

9 p.m. and is welcomed due to high drink prices. Yes, do not anticipate to pay $2.50 for a bottle of beer like you would at R.J. Bentley’s on Wednesdays.

Here, $5 will get you about a quarter of a glass. Iceland’s seclusion calls for most goods being imported and thus, heavily taxed. Strolling down the narrow nightlife hub of Reykjavik, Laugavegur Street, we were greeted by cafes, pubs, nightclubs and wool shops. After spending $70 total at the Icelandic Bar for beers and burgers, we went to Solon Bistro, a popular bar.

There, we made like the locals and took shots of Brennivin , the native liquor otherwise known as “Black Death.” A crude but accurate description.

I spent just five days in Iceland.

I had fun, but I couldn’t help but learn from the surroundings. For instance, the volcanic landscape dispenses geothermal energy to power homes across the country. Iceland is energy efficient and employs their resources wisely. A practice which America, among other countries, should follow.

Regrettably, I didn’t study abroad.

However, I stress to the audience of this article to take that opportunity.

I learned many interesting things in less than a week. I can’t imagine the depth of knowledge one could obtain by immersing themselves with an entire semester. Students would be able to expand their horizons while re-evaluating the values and beliefs manifested in their own culture.

Matt Carden is a quantitative economics major at the University of Alabama . He can be reached at mncarden@crimson.ua.edu.

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wo things that are often hard for people to talk about, and that many refrain from talking about, are race and politics. But if you’ve read any of my past columns, most of which are political, you’d understand why I find it okay to talk about race. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, and although people might present inaccurate accounts of many issues we face today, the issue of race is something that indeed must be discussed. A “race war” of sorts has always existed in our country because we have never fully ended racial tensions. That is why I find it important and appropriate to offer my take on today’s racial climate, especially when it comes to police brutality, Black Lives Matter and institutional racism.

What I find problematic about all of these issues and with people bringing racism back into the spotlight is that they escalatesrather than alleviate racism. The Black Lives Matter movement is absolutely justified in the sense that certain incidents have shown incredible intolerance by law enforcement against minorities.

My issue is that I don’t understand exactly what they hope to achieve.

Actual laws and policies that promote racism or discrimination have long vanished, and unfortunately, the movement isn’t going to solve the root and sole cause of racism, which is culture. Rather, the movement has caused more conflicts between African Americans and law enforcement, and ultimately, it will continue to do so because what the movement teaches young black children is that they should fear and fight the police and that every issue they ever face in their lives will be because of racism.

And although I believe the intent of the movement is in good faith and justified, the results are counteractive.

The falsified concept of “institutional racism” only promotes this way of thinking. When people point to institutional racism as the cause of certain issues, I fail to see what they are actually pointing at. Are they pointing at discriminatory laws that no longer exist? Are they pointing at law enforcement agencies such as those in Baltimore and Dallas, where the departments are made up of 44 percent and 25 percent African American officers, respectively? Are they pointing at our black president, who has arguably the worst record on law enforcement issues out of all recent presidents in his sevenand-a-half-years in the White House?

The fact of the matter is that when conflicts like these arise, everyone tries to find the scapegoat. The problem with this is that you can’t just point to certain people or groups and accuse them all of imposing fabricated injustices.

A typical response to those who at least bear some credit to my argument may be, “well if the issue isn’t political but rather cultural, then how do we end this race war?” If I, or anyone else, knew the answer to that question, this fight would be deescalating. My main point is that these movements and protests and violence only instigate racial tension instead of mitigating it. Of course, a race war wouldn’t be a war if there wasn’t more than one side. There are certainly those out there who impose incredible mistreatment on others because of their race, and there’s no place for that in the 21st century. My hope is that people of all races can find some sort of common ground toward solving these issues amicably, but I believe the multitude of races across America are about as divided as they’ve been since the mid-1900s.

Kyle Campbell is a junior government and politics m a j o r. H e c a n b e re a c h e d a t kcampbelldbk@gmail.com.

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THE GAME HAS CHANGED Lil Yachty’s Summer Songs 2 draws frustration through its simplicity

Once an innovator, Gucci Mane sounds a lot like his clones on Everybody Looking

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By Patrick Basler @pmbasler Staff writer As a title, Everybody Looking is more than an allusion to 2Pac’s 1996 post-prison album All Eyez on Me or a reference to the fame that thousands of “Free Gucci” T-shirts and memes can bring when that freedom is finally gained. Instead, it’s a name that recognizes the purpose behind Gucci Mane’s first album since being released from prison — now that everybody’s looking, Gucci has some stuff to show us.

Not that the trap king of Atlanta never had nothing to say — his myriad of mixtapes were filled to the brim with clever brags, menacing threats and barebones-yet-effective street narratives. You know the story, even if you’ve never listened to The Burrprint (The Movie 3D) or East Atlanta Santa, Gucci and friends sold a couple bricks, made a couple dollars and lived to rap about it.

But in both scope and execution, Everybody Looking is a much more focused, sharper record, likely due to Gucci’s recent and unlikely sobriety - something he mentions on opening scene-setter “No Sleep (Intro).”

“I can’t even sleep I got so much to say/ Recovering drug addict, I used to drink a pint a day,” the 36-year-old trap icon raps over rolling thunder and chest-rattling bass designed to grab and hold attention.

And with everybody now looking, the album’s remaining 13 tracks have messages for, well, just about everybody. Gucci uses tightly rapped, concise hooks to call out rap rivals on “Out Do Ya” (“How you let a n---- in the feds out do ya?”) and strapped-for-cash wannabes on “At Least a M” (“I don’t even associate with n----s who associates don’t have at least a M”). And when the lyrics aren’t sharply crafted outward barbs, they often take the form of self-reflective musings — a rarity in the heyday of mixtape-Gucci.

On “Waybach,” a fairly traditional slice of Atlanta street rap, Gucci’s new attitude is delivered with the casual confidence he used to reserve for discussions of his drug selling prowess. “They thought that Gucci Mane was soft now they don’t think that/ Please get that devilish juice away from me, I don’t

drink that,” he says, swearing of the lean that previously drenched his music.

Of course, while the dichotomy between “Old Gucci” and “New Gucci” is notable and, at this point, unique to Everybody Looking, it shouldn’t be overstated as the record’s most obvious feature. The album is still full of lines about his drug-fueled past and flexes about money and women — rap’s standards.

But what really grounds the record is the vintage Atlanta production of Zaytoven and Mike WiLL Made-It, a double-edged sword that makes Everybody Looking immediately recognizable as a Gucci Mane album and prevents it from reaching the heights it clearly strives for.

The album’s instrumentals are heavilysynthesized and aggressive, thanks to Mike WiLL’s murky and menacing synths, tinged with flutes, organs and plinking keyboards for much needed, occasionally forced variety.

And Zaytoven’s drums are messy and exciting as always, 808 bass lines running into each other with no sense of subtlety but enough energy to have the club going up or down, situation dependent. But while the beats consistently bang, very few stand out within the context of the album, and especially not in a rap game populated by the work of talented, young trap-mainstays like Metro Boomin and Southside.

A quick glance at the album’s features — Drake, Kanye West and Young Thug - could easily inspire the idea that Everybody Looking is a move into the rap royalty stratosphere, a transition that Gucci deserves perhaps more than anyone. But the dated production and bloated tracklist (the three song stretch of “Gucci Please,” “Robbed,” and “Richest N---- In The Room” could easily be cut) keep Gucci from surpassing modern Atlanta heroes like Future, Thugger and Waka Flocka: the children he fondly brags about on late album highlight “All My Children.” The track’s message is clear - Gucci Mane is ingrained in the DNA of modern rap music, and even if Everybody Looking isn’t a groundbreaking album, it’s a fitting celebration of Gucci’s life and an optimistic glance into the future of one of rap’s biggest inspirations. pbaslerdbk@gmail.com

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By Cameron Neimand @kneemund Staff writer Art is subjective. It always has been, and it always will be. Eighteen-year-old Atlanta native Miles McCollum knows and thrives off of this reality. McCollum, better known by his stage name Lil Yachty (and by his various alter-egos including Lil Boat, RD and Darnell Boat), makes a type of music that fuses trap rap, bubblegum pop and enough auto-tune to comfortably blanket T-Pain’s entire discography. His biggest influences? Soulja Boy and Lil B. His hairstyle?

Ketchup red braids that look like something your buddy added when he or she got a little bit carried away while creating their NBA 2K MyPlayer. His posse? The Sailing Team: a mix of rappers, producers and close friends rocking equally unparalleled aesthetics.

And let’s make this clear: If you’re going into a Yachty album expecting Shakespearean lyricism, conventional rhyme structure or universal appeal, you’re going to f---ing hate it. However, approach the work of Mr. Boat, a product of the same age of viral fame, memes and internet mania that turned Lil B into a household name, with a fun-seeking, open mind and there is a chance you just might really like the guy.

Summer Songs 2, Yachty’s second mixtape of 2016 following his Lil Boat debut, is 14 tracks and 45 minutes of Yachty being Yachty. Following an introduction by his Darnell Boat alter ego on the album’s opener, “Intro (First Day of Summer),” Yachty begins in his classic sortof-rhyming form: “That’s right, That’s right, That’s right/ N----s Kawasaki bike riding on a N---- wave.” It’s the perfect introduction in terms of showing why Lil Yachty is rap’s most polarizing figure. On one end, he’s ignoring the aspect of rap that most hold dearest — the rhyme. The flip side of the argument is exactly what Yachty’s speaking on, that this is his wave, his sound and his own fully unadulterated style.

On “Why? (Interlude),” Yachty achingly croons an auto-tuned question and response for those who stay far from joining the Lil Boat boat: “Why do they hate on me?/ You should want me to be great, homie.” Perhaps a large degree of the hatred is from those who feel he has no potential to ever be “great, homie.” Later on, Yachty proposes an answer to the source of

his skeptics: “Why do they hate on me? Walk around with all this bank on me/ I’m a walkin’ bank, homie.” His point is valid, as people may indeed dislike Yachty for his cash flow. Ultimately though, it’s more of the fact that Yachty acting as a human embodiment of Wells Fargo is a result of lyrics like, well, “Walk around with all this bank on me/ I’m a walkin’ bank, homie.” Listeners feel they themselves could put minimal effort in, maybe even freestyle, and come up with that exact line or perhaps one slightly more impressive. The issue? They didn’t, and Yachty did.

Recently, a video of Yachty struggling to freestyle during an appearance on the massively popular New York-based “Hot 97” radio program, earned Yachty a brand new influx of those hoping for his demise. Intelligently, Yachty drops his hardest hitting verse on “For Hot 97,” a direct response to the aforementioned incident: “Stop all that flexin’/ Woke up all my n----s like stop all that restin’/ Might have my OG come and do a little pressin’/You n----s is pussy/ I see it I feel it, I know it, I smell it.”

While he may not be a freestyle god, he definitely isn’t the first rapper to struggle with the non-writtens. Yachty can in fact rap, but why should he bother when his distinct anti-classic hip-hop formula earned him his established cult following.

There’s a little bit of everything on Summer Songs 2. Those seeking aux cord material shall look no farther than the gritty, G Herbo-featured “Up Next 3,” a reference to past Yachty tracks “Up Next” and “Up Next 2”. If you need your daily dose of Migos, group member Offset offers a guest appearance over a holy, speaker-knocking beat on “DipSet.” Also, for all those struggling in this cruel, cruel world, Yachty brings forth “Life Goes On,” an ode to those suffering from either unemployment or backstabbers.

So give Yachty and Summer Songs 2 a play and determine whether you belong to the Lil Boat bandwagon or the anti-Boat mob. For me, Yachty brings an irresistible level of energy to each track, the same sort of life-loving vibe that his role model Soulja Boy introduced to the scene way back when we all knew every goddamn step to the Superman dance. cneimanddbk@gmail.com

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Slocum, Charles impress Top-ranked freshman class prepares for Italy trip

By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Senior staff writer Maryland women’s basketball guard Shatori WalkerKimbrough remembers sitting in the film room last year when a series of unfamiliar slides came onto the screen.

They were pictures of various tourist attractions across Italy, all of which the Terps coaching staff said the team would see when they played two games there next summer.

“I’ve been out of the country to Toronto,” Walker-Kimbrough said. “But yeah, I’m excited.”

The main purpose of their trip to Italy, though, doesn’t have to do with Walker-Kimbrough or any of the other players in the room that day.

The move was geared toward the Terps’ top-ranked recruiting class, and they’ve impressed their coach and older teammates during their short stints in College Park.

“I always say, the biggest compliment is when you don’t present like a freshman, and these guys are mature beyond their years,” coach Brenda Frese said. “They handle their business in the classroom. On the court, they come ready to work. They pick things up at a really high rate.”

Per NCAA regulations, coaches can hold two hours of practice per week for eight weeks during the summer.

But if a team is going on a foreign trip, which the NCAA allows programs to do every four years, it is granted 10 additional practices to prepare. The Terps last traveled outside the country in

the summer of 2006 when they went to Europe.

And with seven newcomers joining Maryland’s lineup — guard Ieshia Small sat out last season after transferring from Baylor — Frese and her staff decided it was the right time to take advantage of this rare opportunity. So from Aug. 5 to 13, the Terps will travel Lake Como, Florence and Rome.

“We’re throwing kind of a lot right now at the freshmen, so then when we come back to it in the fall, they’ll be like ‘Oh, I know this drill,’” Frese said.

“It’ll be a comfort level for them when we come back to it. So it’s been a tremendous advantage.”

All six freshmen — Destiny Slocum, Kaila Charles, Blair Watson, Stephanie Jones, Sarah Myers, Jenna Staiti — were McDonald’s All-American nominees, while Slocum, Charles and Watson played in the All-American game.

Frese referred to them as “sponges,” citing their ability to take in a lot of information at once, and praised their tireless work ethic.

Walker-Kimbrough doesn’t even refer to the freshmen as such, instead calling them “new players” out of respect for their maturity.

Still, the freshmen admit there’s plenty to learn, both on and off the court.

Slocum, ESPN’s No. 7 overall recruit for the class of 2016, is adapting to living on her own. She’s taking college-level courses, specifically “English 101” and “Race and Sports,” while receiving college-level coaching from those who “really care about our development and getting better.”

Charles has been adjusting to the game’s pace and intensity, both of which she said are higher than in high school.

“It’s a whole different atmosphere,” Slocum said.

Frese referred to Slocum as the “full package,” equipped to run a play, score or set up open shots for her teammates. WalkerKimbrough noted Slocum’s aggressiveness and leadership, while also adding she’s made passes “I’ve never seen somebody at her age make.”

Walker-Kimbrough earned Big Ten All-Defensive team honors, but Frese said Charles has emerged as the Terps’ best defender. She’s strong, quick and competitive, according to Frese, and she’s caused problems for Walker-Kimbrough, who averaged 19.5 points per game last season.

That squad fell short of the program’s third straight Final Four, falling to Washington on their home floor in the Round of 32.

But this is a new team, filled with veteran stars and determined freshmen, and they’ve had a chance to mesh earlier than usual.

And while their trip to Italy will provide the Terps with a once-in-a-lifetime experience, they’re just as excited about the road ahead.

“Their talent level is taking our team to different levels,” Walker-Kimbrough said. “And the way they’re playing now, I mean I’m just excited to see what the future holds in February, March, April.” kstackpoledbk@gmail.com

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Sheets saw Blohm’s pitching ability for years as the baseball coach at Gilman in Baltimore. His scouting report for the Archbishop Spalding product was a “plus” fastball, one Blohm threw between 87 and 90 miles per hour, and a “plus, plus” off-speed pitch.

“His breaking ball is a college curveball already from what I’ve been able to see,” Sheets said. “Our approach against him was, ‘You can’t hit it, so let’s try to hit the fast ball first and see what happens.’”

Blohm said playing in the Cal Ripken League has been beneficial because he’s had to pitch against college players.

MiLana From PAGE 8 “All of them were the same,” Milana explained.

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I watched practice and it didn’t feel that they really wanted to go somewhere.

They were content with where they were.”

Plus, she felt that joining a powerhouse program wasn’t the right fit for her. She wanted to help build something new.

Milana wasn’t even swayed by Penn State, which holds the NCAA record for national championships, during a visit early in her high school career. But Aird, then a Nittany Lions assistant who led her around the campus, made a personal impression on her.

“He was just so cool and goofy and real,” Milana remembered.

After Aird took the head coaching position at Maryland in 2014, he emailed Milana to check in with her. Then, over the phone, he asked her to consider a visit to College Park.

Again, she turned to her mother.

“Mom, who is Maryland?” Milana asked. “I’ve never heard of their volleyball team, and I’ve never really heard of their school.

There’s no way I’m visiting.”

“Gia, just do it,” her mother replied.

The moment she stepped on this campus, Milana said she felt a connection with Maryland and “didn’t want to leave.”

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started when he was in first or second.”

After coaching Jared and his teammates at these camps during elementary school, Jake has also served as Lake Brantley’s varsity coach the past two seasons. He admitted it was special to watch his

His fastball doesn’t blow by as many hitters as it did in high school, so Blohm has worked intricacies such as throwing off-speed pitches in hitters’ counts and trusting his secondary options.

“You got to learn to pitch,” Blohm said. “Really think about what they would be expecting and throw the complete opposite to keep them off balance.”

And throughout the entire process, the Terps have supported Blohm.

Szefc began to follow Blohm between his sophomore and junior year in high school, and he saw the lefty turn himself into a “major guy” the second half of his senior year.

The fourth-year coach said during a phone interview July 15 he probably watched Blohm

pitch for the Redbirds at least five times. When Blohm was deciding between joining the Terps and going professional, he said Szefc called him almost every day, reaffirming how much the program wanted to retain its top recruit.

Szefc isn’t sure how Blohm will fit into the Maryland rotation, though he said Blohm’s physical attributes would allow him to play a “significant role” as a freshman. His observations from Blohm’s Cal Ripken League performance have validated his proposition.

“He’s getting over a high school career, yet he’s been able to function in that league,” Szefc said. “His personality and approach are just as important to his success as his physical tools.”

The Terps, who had just joined the Big Ten, were the underdogs of their new conference. But she sensed how excited they were to build a team they hoped would challenge the country’s more established squads.

At the end of her visit, Aird acknowledged it would be difficult to make Maryland competitive again. Her commitment, he claimed, would be another step in the process.

for all you’ve done for me and for recruiting me all of these years,” Milana said. “You’ve been a really cool guy in person and I’m sorry but—” She paused.

“You’re going to have to deal with me for the next four years,” she finished.

Aird, who preaches the importance of trust, said it was meaningful to have a player like Milana have faith in his vision for success.

“When you find a young athlete who believes in you as a coach, that’s an awesome thing,” he said.

Milana arrived in College Park last semester to get a head start on preparing for her first season with Maryland. Right away, she had a similar feel to her freshman year in high school when “no one took us seriously.”

“It just gets me that much more excited because I know what this program will be like in four years,” she said.

“I’m certain that we’ll have respect, we’ll compete with these [Big Ten] teams, we’ll make it to the Sweet 16 and even to the Final Four.”

For now, though, Milana must deal with the expectation that she, along with the rest of Maryland’s nationally ranked freshman class, will produce on the court right away. Aird said he expects the team’s underclassmen to play a lot this season.

“I’m in awe of this opportunity and how not many people in the world get to experience this,” Milana said.

“So I’m just taking it one day at a time.”

“WE KNEW THAT NO ONE EXPECTED US TO REALLY DO MUCH, SO IT WAS REALLY COOL TO … WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.” “THAT EVENTUALLY MADE ME WANT TO DO IT AGAIN AND THAT’S WHY I PICKED MARYLAND.” GIA MILANA

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“Gia, it’s going to take a lot,” Aird said. “You’re going to have to really work and try to help me change this program.

You just need to trust me.”

Milana was hooked. She visited Wisconsin soon after but said it didn’t have the same emotional appeal as Maryland.

Aird remained worried she would decide to play for the Badgers, so when Milana called him to commit to Maryland, she took on a somber tone to scare him.

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brother’s class graduate this past spring, and he’s excited for the start of Jared’s college career.

Despite having a chance to play football at Navy, Jared turned it down and committed to coach John Tillman’s group early in high school.

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than Maryland’s, so Bernhardt could travel to many of his brother’s games, either alone or with his parents.

When the Terps played on Saturdays, Bernhardt would fly to Maryland on Friday and spend the day with the team. He would watch practice while listening to the coaches’ instruction, hang out in the locker room and sometimes sit in on meetings.

Afterward, he would tag along for the team dinners on Route 1 and spend time in his brothers’ apartment with their teammates.

“I remember when I was younger just nagging my b ro t h e rs,” Ja re d sa i d . “ I always wanted to hang out with them and the players.”

And in the fall, when Jared joins Maryland as a rookie, he’ll be able to form the same types of bonds his brothers did during their tenures with the Terps.

“He can definitely see and sense our passion for Maryland because of our friends that we’ve made that are his friends now,” Jesse said.

“It’s exciting, and it’s a little bitter sweet. He hasn’t even started yet, but at the end of the road there for him, he will be the last Bernhardt to go through.” ccaplandbk@gmail.com

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BASEBALL

Toward the Future

Coach John Szefc has seen Tyler Blohm pitch for the Baltimore Redbirds at least five times this summer. Even with a weekend rotation that returns two starters, Szefc believes the 6-foot-3 left-hander can be a contributor as a freshman. file photo/the diamondback

Szefc holds high expectations for left-hander Tyler Blohm Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Senior staff writer When explaining the composure of incoming Maryland baseball left-hander Tyler Blohm, Baltimore Redbirds coach Larry Sheets highlights the night of July 15.

The Redbirds played Bethesda Big Train in a battle between the two best teams in the Cal Ripken League, and Sheets said Blohm “probably didn’t have his best stuff.” The Millersville

native allowed two runs in the first inning and loaded the bases in the next frame. The Big Train then strung together two hits in the fourth.

The Redbirds lost, 4-3, but Blohm worked through his struggles, allowing two earned runs on four hits over six innings.

It’s Blohm’s mental approach on mound, along with his physical attributes, that Sheets said puts the 2016 Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year in contention to make an immediate impact with the Terps in his rookie campaign.

“He could come in and probably be a Sunday

starter. He has that ability,” Sheets said. “That’s my opinion. I’m not putting words in coach [John] Szefc’s mouth. I’m just saying from what I see.”

As the Redbirds’ lone rising freshman, Blohm, a Cal Ripken League All-Star, has a 2.07 ERA and 26 strikeouts through 26 innings.

His performance with the Redbirds, who start a best-of-three championship series with the Big Train tonight, is the latest accomplishment in what’s been an impressive summer.

In early June, the Baltimore Orioles selected

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Blohm in the 17th round of the 2016 MLB Draft.

But on July 15, the deadline for amateur draft picks to sign a contract, the 6-foot-3 southpaw chose to continue his development at the college ranks.

“I knew that [the Terps] were going to stay strong for my development and everything,” Blohm said. “In my junior year, I think, I’ll be able to get drafted again, hopefully. That’s my goal. And then maybe go for a higher amount See Blohm, Page 7

VOLLEYBALL

Third Bernhardt set to join Terps in fall Older two brothers served as team captains Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan Senior staff writer Jake, Jesse and Jared Bernhardt d i d n ’t h ave m a ny o p t i o n s fo r playing lacrosse as elementary school kids living in central Florida.

Unlike the sport’s hotbed areas in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Long Island, the Bernhardt’s Orlando home had few organized leagues and little coaching experience.

Former Maryland men’s lacrosse coach Dave Cottle, however, started a lacrosse camp about 15 minutes from the brothers’ home when Jake was 9 years old and Jesse was 8. Their dad, Jim, who played two years of lacrosse at Hofstra and two years at Towson, signed the kids up each year.

“Our lacrosse season consisted of those three days of camp,” Jake said.

While the brothers later joined a league and rocketed up the sport’s ranks, they never lost touch with Cottle, who recruited them to the Maryland program. Meanwhile, the youngest Bernhardt, Jared, mirrored his brother’s ascent and will continue the family’s Terp tradition as a freshman on the team this season.

“It’s literally the meaning of coming full circle,” Jake said.

The third Bernhardt career will begin when Jared moves to College Park during the last week in August.

He admitted he’s anxious to start adjusting to his new home and program, but he got a head start connecting with one teammate earlier this month.

Bernhardt was member of Team

USA in the FIL U-19 World Championships — helping his team win gold as the tournament’s MVP — and played with rising sophomore faceoff specialist Austin Henningsen. The two spent time together on the field, during bus rides and at team dinners.

“Jared is a very, very good athlete.

He runs like a deer and can really fire the ball,” Henningsen said in a release.

“I just can’t wait for him to come to Maryland and play with us because he’s a phenomenal player and athlete.”

But the Bernhardt lineage dates back to 2009, when Jake arrived in College Park as a midfielder. Jesse, a longstick midfielder, joined him a season later. Jake stayed for a fifth year after suffering an injury as a senior, and the duo served as captains in 2012 and 2013.

After they left Lake Brantley High School, their father started the Bernhardt Lacrosse camps to grow the community’s involvement in the sport.

The program hosts a camp each summer and a preseason clinic in the winter for kids in third through 12th grade. The workouts focus on fundamental skills, such as throwing, catching and ground balls, and technical instruction for coaches.

While Jake, who now serves as the director, and Jesse would come back for each session, Jared grew up participating in the camps.

“We always kind of made him play up,” Jesse said. “So if the age limit was like third grade to start, he probably See Bernhardt Page 7

Outside hitter Gia Milana is ranked No. 15 according to PrepVolleyball, making her the highest-rated recruit in program history. (photo courtesy of gia milana)

Milana enjoying underdog role Program’s highest-rated recruit spurns other big-time offers Dan Bernstein @danbernsteinUMD Staff writer Maryland volleyball outside hitter Gia Milana remembers how people ridiculed her small hometown of Romeo, Michigan, when she was growing up.

People mocked her high school for being “full of farmers,” and opposing fans would show up to sports games donning overalls and straw hats.

When Milana walked into the Romeo High School gym during her freshman year, she said no one expected her volleyball team to be successful.

Two seasons later, she guided the Bulldogs to their first-ever Class A state championship.

That experience, paired with an upbringing in a town she described as “just a bunch of cornfields,” led her to embrace an underdog role. It’s why she joined the Terps — who haven’t

had a winning record since 2012 — despite having offers from some of the best programs in the country.

“We knew that no one expected us to really do much, so it was really cool to … win the state championship,” Milana said. “That eventually made me want to do it again and that’s why I picked Maryland.”

Ranked No. 15 in this year’s freshman class by PrepVolleyball, Milana is the highest-rated recruit to ever play for the Terps.

Coach Steve Aird called Milana’s decision to come to College Park a “huge deal.” He said it sent a message to other schools and recruits around the country that Terps were capable of attracting some of the top young talent.

“She was on everyone’s radar from early on in her high school career,” Aird said. “She’s got a really good feel for the game and a really good feel for how to score.”

But Milana, who went from being

an unknown high school freshman in a small town to the coveted recruit that won the 2015 Gatorade Michigan Player of the Year Award, still has a hard time believing how far she has come.

When she received her first two recruiting letters in the mail from Florida and Arkansas as a 13-yearold, she ran inside her house to tell her mother.

When her mother came to the door and saw the letters, she started screaming with excitement.

“We both were running around the house,” Milana said. “It was just a crazy moment.”

Soon after, she started receiving letters from programs such as Michigan, Wisconsin and Purdue.

But as she visited schools across the country, she grew frustrated.

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