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Wojahn defines mayoral-run platform District 1 councilman promotes partnership with university; local leader to run for vacated seat

By Katishi Maake @TheHavocRat Staff writer

COUNCILMAN Patrick Wojahn recently announced he will run for mayor. christian jenkins/the diamondback

W hen District 1 Councilman Patrick Wojahn won a heavily contested race for his seat in 2007, the

then-32-year-old lawyer had only recently moved to College Park and didn’t have much experience in municipal politics.

Now one of the City Council’s vetera n members, Woja h n a nnounced last week he will take on a

new challenge: a campaign for mayor.

If elected, he said he looks to guide the city to a more complete partnership with this university while revisiting issues that have long held the city back from reaching its full potential, including promoting diversity.

“I want to do more to promote the city and talk publicly about the importance of College Park and the region,” he said. “But we also need

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NEW name, new game

Grant gives funding to art projects $1.25 million goes to technology, research

Campus Recreation Services adopts new name in hope for broader appeal

By Jacob Bell @thedbk For The Diamondback A new $1. 25 m i l l ion g ra nt awarded to this university’s arts and humanities college this month will help expand its use of technology and research in AfricanAmerican studies.

The college received the grant from T he A ndrew W. Mellon Foundation, an arts and humanities nonprofit organization that has given more than 80 grants and $66 million this year to assorted schools and associations across the country. The grant became effective July 1, and this university has already received about half of the grant money, with the rest to come in the next year or so, a college spokeswoman said.

The grant — which this university’s Arts and Humanities Center for Synergy and the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities will co-direct — will See GRANT, Page 2

to recognize and understand the importance of the university. We have to understand — as one city — we need to all work together.”

Wojahn told The Diamondback in 2010 that there are “a lot of resources, community organizations and cultural groups that people might not be aware of,” and more recently,

By Darcy Costello @dctello Senior staff writer Say go o d b ye to t h e n a m e Campus Recreation Services, and hello to its new title, University Recreation & Wellness.

Beginning Aug. 1, the department that oversees the university’s gyms, club sports, intramurals, adventure programs and more, will go by a new name, or its abbreviation, RecWell. Officials said they hope the name change and the accompanying rebranding effort will encourage all students to check out the recreation services and wellness programs offered.

“People may not have connected with us as CRS. Maybe they had a preconceived notion that it was only for people who were really fit Computer science postdoctoral researcher Federico Luricich scales the climbing wall at Eppley Recreation Center as RecWell employees supervise. Campus Recreation Services is changing its name to RecWell, Recreation & Wellness, starting Aug. 1, in an effort to broaden appeal. christian jenkins/the diamondback

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Univ alumnus overcomes 2 teams place hardships with table tennis first in NASA Paralympic athlete plays with mechanical heart

By Jacob Orgel @thedbk For The Diamondback As a young boy in Utah, Navin Kumar would often sprint across his front yard and imagine himself as the Six Million Dollar Man, the star of a 1970s TV series who had bionic limbs that gave him superhuman speed and strength.

“God, I wish I was bionic,” Kumar would think to himself.

Back then, he never dreamed people would one day dub him the “Bionic Man.” Kumar, who graduated in 1997 with a degree in computer science, is a Paralympic table tennis athlete with a partially mechanical heart — the reason why people in the table tennis community gave him the nickname.

It, along with a pacemaker, comes as a result of Kumar’s five open-heart surgeries for Shone’s syndrome, a rare congenital heart disease.

The 41-year-old, who also has Parkinson’s disease, said he uses the sport as a lifeline. Beyond the joy it brings him to compete, table tennis helps him from “a cardiovascular

standpoint as well as a neurological standpoint.” It combats some effects of Parkinson’s by improving his reflexes and loosening his muscles, he said.

“Parkinson’s patients benefit from ‘random practice’ exercises, which challenge them to change tempo, activity or direction,” physical therapist Debbie Fuggini said. “Table tennis involves changes in both direction and tempo. Parkinson’s patients also have resting tremors which dissipate with movement.”

Kumar’s father, a former champion table tennis player in India, started teaching his son the sport when he was 4 years old. He played on and off throughout his life, though sometimes inhibited by his illness.

After seeing a screening of the film Ping Pong Summer about a year ago, Kumar decided to begin training for the Paralympics.

Although he said he had been away from the game for some time when he attended the screening, he chose to return after hearing the line: “What you bring to the table is who you are.”

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Students design rover, plans for settlement

By Hallie Miller @thedbk For The Diamondback T wo teams from this university’s engineering school won first place in NASA-sponsored compet it ions last mont h, work i ng toward advancements in the aerospace field.

Participation in the competitions provides students with the opportu n ity to showcase thei r work to potential NASA employers and other experts within the i ndust r y, as NA SA of ten h i res straight out of the senior classes of David Akin, an aerospace engineering professor and the faculty adviser for the teams.

“Our program at Maryland has long been considered in the top 10,” Akin said. “The unique capabilities of the aerospace program [at Maryland] aren’t replicated elsewhere at other universities.”

T he R ob o-O p s Comp et i-

A ROVER, designed by a team of university students, navigates over a rocky terrain using remote control.

Two university teams won first place in NASA-sponsored competitions last month. photo courtesy of david akin tion took place from June 2-4 in Houston and challenged students from eight universities, including MIT, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and Drexel University, to design a nd perform a pla neta r y rover prototype.

T h e R A S C-A L E n g i n e e r i n g Design Competition, the second of

the two contests, occurred on June 14-17 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and tasked students to plan a habitual settlement by 2054 within the NASA budget, Akin said.

T h i s u n iversity’s Rob o-O ps team created a rover called “Frigg” See NASA, Page 3

SPORTS

OPINION

TAYLOR MADE

DRAGONETTE: 2016 presidential election

Former Terrapins men’s soccer defender Taylor Kemp credits his success starting for D.C. United to his four seasons in College Park P. 8

What to watch for in the next presidential race P. 4 DIVERSIONS

MAKING ITS OWN NAME A review of Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman P. 6

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WOJAHN From PAGE 1 the council has supported the city’s minority groups through promoting inclusiveness.

The council voted 7-1 in March 2014 to send a letter to the state House of Delegates voicing support for the Fairness for All Marylanders Act, which prohibits discrimination based on gender identity with regard to public accommodations, housing and employment. “ We shou ld b e s u re to include policies and practices

recwell From PAGE 1 or into sports,” said Kate Maloney, RecWell spokeswom a n. “We wa nt to i ntroduce ourselves in a new light, so they see that we can help everyone work toward wellness.”

T he decision to cha nge the name came out of 2012’s f ive-yea r st rateg ic pl a n, i n wh ich the depa r t ment conveyed a desire to better express its role at the university. It is just one piece of an overall rebranding effort, Maloney said.

A side from the na me c h a n ge, t h e d e p a r t m e nt w i l l advocate for hea lthy choices th rough a l l of its marketing channels: social media, signs in its facilities and its wellness publication, Student Health 101, while also working closely with the University Health Center, Maloney said. With this marketing technique, RecWel l pla ns to ex pla i n the benefits of participating in recreation and wellness programs, rather than just giving students the what, where and when. “ Wel l ness i s a l i felong

that are handed down from us at the state level,” he said.

“If the university wants to attract a diverse, quality range of student applicants, it’s important that those principles be followed.”

Josh Ratner, former Student G overn ment A ssociation student liaison and student affairs vice president, said he was particularly proud of Wojahn’s support of a charter that lowered the minimum age to take office as mayor or secure a seat on the council to 18.

“It was something really important to students in terms of having students on the same

playing field as residents,” said Ratner, a senior government and politics major.

Despite presiding over a district with a low student population, Wojahn said student concerns are always important. Ratner said he has worked closely with Wojahn and supports his candidacy for mayor.

“Patrick is one of the most impressive council members I’ve worked with,” Ratner said.

“He definitely has a vision going forward.”

Although he celebrates the city’s growing relationship with the university, Wojahn has had mixed feelings about some of its decisions, including the univer-

journey that ebbs and flows,” Sarah Wilson, University Health Center health and wellness coordinator, wrote in an email. “Through the emphasis on wellness at RecWel l a nd i ncreased partnerships between our departments … we’ll be able to elevate the value and importance of wellness.”

Jen Macko, group fitness instructor and brand ambassador with the new Active Terps group on the campus, said the department’s focus is not just about the gym. It’s more about helping everyone to be fit no matter what they enjoy.

“T he g y m isn’t just for weightlifters or people doing hour-long workouts,” the senior behavioral and community health and kinesiology major said. “It’s about being ‘well in your shell’ all over campus.”

Active Terps seek to “encourage students to move often and begin to see themselves as active hu ma n b e i n g s ,” a c c o rd i n g to a RecWell news release.

“We want to really highlight that connection between activity and wellbeing,” Maloney said. “We don’t just want to advertise

what we’re doing, we want to advertise what the university can do for students.”

The health center currently offers meditation sessions, sexual health consultations, alcohol and drug education programs, stress management services and smoking cessation programs through its Health Promotion Unit.

R e cWe l l a n d t h e h e a l t h center plan to promote each other’s existing programs, Maloney said.

Beginning in the fall semester, the health center and RecWell plan to run a wellness blog, written for students by students, Wilson wrote in an email.

For now, the name change better reflects the array of services the gym provides, sa id ju n ior computer eng i neeri ng m ajor A m a nd a L otw i n, a RecWel l g roup fitness instructor.

“Fitness is a big part of wellness. If wellness is this large circle, fitness is a little c i rc l e i n s i d e,” s h e s a i d .

“It contributes to overall well-being, mental wellbeing — feeling good, being happy, being healthy. It’s all connected.” dcostellodbk@gmail.com

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sity’s decision to serve beer at some sporting events.

“Providing access to alcohol during the games could be disruptive,” said Wojahn, who is in favor of the university permitting on-campus tailgating prior to football games. “Tailgating on-campus has shown to have an impact on the amount of partying that takes place in the neighborhood. I don’t see the same effect for drinking in the stadium.”

Cory Sa nders, Ca mden College Park Civic Association president, will run for Wojahn’s vacated seat this fall.

He said he does not take issue with Wojahn or anyone else on

GRANT From PAGE 1 provide the funding over three-and-a-half years for resources aimed at bringing together digital humanities and aspects of African-American history and culture, such as labor, migration and visual arts.

“What this project does is to bring people from the arts, people from the humanities, people from the libraries together to produce very specific outcomes,” said Sheri Parks, the college’s associate dean for research, interdisciplinary scholarship and programming. “That is a great innovation.”

These specific outcomes include digitizing materials from university archives — which contain the more than 50,000-piece collection at The David C. Driskell Center — for academic use both on and off the campus.

The hope is to also organize eight training sessions and hold an open meeting in fall 2016 for faculty and students, Neil Fraistat, MITH director, said.

the council but thinks things could be done differently.

Unlike Wojahn, Sanders does not prioritize the city’s relationship with the university.

“The decisions the university makes affect the city, but does the city have a say? I don’t think so,” he said. “There are two different cities in College Park.”

Sanders, who brought forth complaints from Camden College Park apartments residents to the council, said, if elected, he will place a greater emphasis on helping residents as opposed to solidifying a partnership with the university.

Without solely relying on the university’s help or raising

property taxes, Sanders said he wants to find a way to bring more revenue into the city.

“You can’t talk partnership if it’s not fair,” he said.

“Either you can have some power that can contest the university, or you’re not going to have any power.”

Although Wojahn said the university is a great influence, both entities’ successes are linked.

“It’s more important that the university understands the fate of the university and fate of the city are tied together,” he said.

“We’re almost taking like a data-first approach,” Fraistat said. “We’re saying, ‘Here’s the data. Those of you who have scholarly interests in working with it, let’s show you how you can.’”

Although the grant doesn’t fund existing projects within the arts and humanities college, “It provides a certain level of recognition of the work that we do, the importance of the work that we do and resources to really take that work to another level,” said Bonnie Thornton Dill, the college’s dean.

The new money comes at an opportune time, Thornton Dill added — for both fiscal and interest reasons.

The college has an extensive teaching load and list of responsibilities, she said. But, like most universities, it isn’t funded to the same degree as the sciences. Additionally, she noted the college has seen an increasing focus and number of programs and practices over the years that use digital tools to help answer humanities’ questions.

Recently, more than 40 faculty and graduate students attended a M I T H teaching series that looked at an

“WHAT THIS PROJECT DOES IS TO BRING PEOPLE FROM THE ARTS, PEOPLE FROM THE HUMANITIES, PEOPLE FROM THE LIBRARIES

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TOGETHER.” SHERI PARKS

Arts and humanities associate dean archive of 13 million Twitter posts surrounding the events that took place in Ferguson, Missouri, following the death of Michael Brown. That series was part of the #BlackLivesMatter movement that a community of university students and staff participated in last year, Fraistat said.

For t h e f a l l 2016 op e n meeting, MITH officials said they are expecting attendance to climb to at least 75 people.

“There’s perhaps no more pressing issue in American society right now than the issue of race,” Fraistat said.

“We want to — as scholars — further investigate that history and understand our own cultural condition.” newsumdbk@gmail.com

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NASA From PAGE 1 for the competition, which could collect terrain samples and could be tele-operated from remote controls by the university team.

“West Virginia [University] was our biggest competitor this year,” said Joshua Drubin, a senior computer engineering major and member of the 2015 RoboOps team. “They won last year, so they were the one to beat.”

Three students from the u n iversity tea m t raveled to H o u s to n to c o m p l e t e the on-site testing for the rovers, while two other participants maneuvered the rover from their respective campuses, Drubin said.

The judges awarded points for the type and amount of objects lifted by the rover during simulation. Several cameras installed into the rover allowed its controllers to manipulate the system from this university’s headquarters, Drubin said, and the team won first place.

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“[The rovers] have to be able to traverse difficult terrains that include things like craters, sand and rocks and pick up geological samples,” Akin said. “They have to be both easily manipulated and mobile.”

In addition, for the design comp et it ion , a d i f ferent group of students enrolled in Akin’s senior capstone class devoted the whole year to the project, preparing since the first lecture, he said.

“This is a project that has befuddled NASA for years,” Akin said. “It’s interesting that they would come to the students for fresh ideas.”

Pa r t of the cou rsework entails a 500-page design report to be completed by the whole class, sa id Samantha Walters, an aerospace eng i neer i ng m ajor who co-presented the work at t he compet it ion. T hat repor t wa s subsequent ly trimmed down to 15 pages to be presented at the contest, she said.

“There were 33 people in our class, which was a lot to keep track of,” Walters said. “Especially since we

“THIS IS A PROJECT THAT HAS BEFUDDLED NASA FOR YEARS. IT’S INTERESTING THAT THEY WOULD COME TO THE STUDENTS FOR FRESH IDEAS.” DAVID AKIN

Aerospace engineering professor were all at the same level — there were no leaders.”

A kin said students from this university have won the aerospace design competition severa l times in the past, so this win was no surprise. “ I t ’s v e r y r i g o r o u s work,” A kin said. “We tr y to m a ke [students] aware of the expectations early on, which might be why we do quite well.” newsumdbk@gmail.com

TENNIS From PAGE 1 “T hat quote l it a fi re within me,” Kumar said.

This month, Kumar competed at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas, and in June , he competed in his first international table tennis tournament in Spain. While he didn’t medal in Spain, he did upset a Norwegian player during the tournament.

“I’m playing for survival and to inspire others,” he said. “Being able to represent my country … that is the true gold medal for me.”

H i s goa l i s to qu a l i f y fo r t h e U. S . P a ra l y m p i c tea m t hat is goi ng to R io de Janeiro, right after the 2016 S u m mer Oly mpic s.

However, the 2020 Tokyo games might be a more attainable goal, considering he has just one year of competitive experience.

“The odds are against me since this is only my first year competing internationally, but my whole life has been about … defying the odds a nd overcom i ng my

Navin kumar, a university alumnus, plays competitive table tennis, despite medical conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease and a partially mechanical heart. photo courtesy of navin kumar obstacles,” he said.

Kumar, who works as an IT specialist with the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, sa id talking about his experience “gives [him] the strength to persevere.” He participates in speaking engagements and has started writing a book.

Ku ma r, who is ma rried with two daughters, is the first athlete with Parkinson’s to represent the United States as part of the Paralympic Program.

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people who do not go outside, who stay at home, who allow society to define who they are and what they can accomplish,” said Tahl Leibovitz, a Paralympic gold medalist widely regarded as one of the best at the sport in the country. “He has a positive impact on these people, and maybe as a result of his travels the average person just might see themselves as more than just being defined by their disability.” newsumdbk@gmail.com

DIVERSIONS

Stamp Gallery displays artwork on social issues in its newest exhibit

By Josh Magness @thedbk For the Diamondback

gathered piles of newspapers that covered the riots, which were prompted by the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old As peaceful demonstra- black man who died on April 19, tions turned to violence during a week after he suffered injuries April’s Baltimore protests, the while in police custody.

Ortiz gathered an assortnation looked on in shock, and John Ortiz saw an opportunity ment of newspapers to show to create a powerful message how the coverage differed from one publication to the next. He through his art.

D u ri ng the u n rest, t he also collected stories that highsenior studio art major trav- lighted how people throughout eled throughout the state and the city were affected, he cut

up the papers until he was left with a large stack of clippings.

In front of a crowd of students, Ortiz brought his idea to life during Art Attack on May 1. First, he laid the clippings down as a base. Then, using a stencil, he spraypainted a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. with stylistic accents on top of the articles.

Within four hours, students witnessed his piece, a 6-by-4-foot mural titled Still

Dreaming, go from a vision to a completed reality.

Still Dreaming is just one of the 11 student works that can be viewed in the Stamp Gallery’s “In Response” art exhibit, a student-curated collection of student and professional art that touches on social issues, race, identity and politics.

The works in the gallery range from photography to mixed media and include pieces that address issues such as the perception of Muslim women in Western society, being torn between two cultures and how the physical space one inhabits affects identity.

Ortiz placed King on top of the clippings in his piece to make a statement on the

similarity of the struggle for civil rights in the 1960s and the recent civil unrest in Baltimore.

“Ironically, the last time there were riots in Baltimore was when MLK was assassinated, so I felt like there was a bit of a connection there,” he said.

Each student gained inspiration from the work of an established artist, student curator Korey Richardson said. Students were given a list of art pieces to choose from and used their selected piece to help shape the aesthetic and message of their own artwork.

“They could choose works that they were connected to and respond to them however they felt,” R icha rdson, a

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senior studio art major, said.

“There was no limitations from me or anything like that.

They had the freedom and full creativity to respond however they wished.”

It wa s possible to pa i r student works with the works of accomplished artists, thanks to Stamp’s Union Contemporary Art Purchasing Program, which allows a group of students chosen biennially to help select different pieces of art for the program to purchase.

Displaying that collection alongside student works made sense, because it represents the goals of the purchasing program and helps celebrate its 10th year in existence, Student Activities Assistant Director Joseph Calizo said.

“It really represents one of the best things about the program: Students really being able to see parts of who they are in the work,” Calizo said.

Ortiz found inspiration in Hunter Reynolds’ piece Fear on Their Faces, which used newspaper clippings about the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, as well as AIDS-infected blood on the work, to make a statement about the fatal disease — and subsequent fear of it — that swept this nation more than three decades ago.

“I definitely appreciated [Reynolds’ work], and I felt that my piece could relate to that, just in its own field, because it’s a topic in itself,” Ortiz said. “It’s nice to see the two side-by-side.”

Richardson said although he hopes the Stamp Gallery w i l l encou rage people to ponder the messages they see in the displayed works, his main aspiration for the show is to prove there is a thriving art community at this university.

“T hat’s one big th i ng I always hope that people get from art, because a lot of art has a lot of meaning,” he said.

“It has infinite meaning for whoever looks at it. But it’s more to show that we have an art community, and just trying to show that the community is active in their art.”

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studies through digitalization

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mong the nation’s colleges and universities, research funding can prove to be a big-budget power struggle involving an alphabet-soup network of government bodies, nonprofit organizations and prominent corporations.

It’s also an environment in which smaller academic programs can easily get lost in the shuffle, falling short in a yearly sweepstakes of grants and partnerships.

It shouldn’t particularly surprise, then, when this university’s mechanical engineering department reels in more research dollars than its African-American studies department. After all, the former enrolled the third-most students of any major in 2014, while the latter counted a mere 18 undergraduates the previous year, awarding just four degrees.

That’s not to suggest the work performed by those enrolled in diversity programs is any less viable or important. On the contrary, as metaphor-prone university President Wallace Loh often has stated, the arts and cultural studies are the flower of this institution, anchored by a strong foundation in STEM studies.

With racial tensions heightened throughout the country and racebased activism at a high arguably not seen since the days of our grandparents’ civil rights movement, there’s

also a renewed interest in critical thought about the history of race and race relations — both our sordid history, checkered present and how to move forward.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s recent $1.25 million grant to fund the exploration of the intersection of African-American studies and digital humanities, then, comes at a crucial juncture for this university.

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The university’s African-American studies grant comes at a crucial time and promotes valuable digital research methods.

The arts and humanities college, the grant’s recipient, will now have the means to support work by postdoctorates, graduate students and college and University Libraries staff.

It will digitize archived collections, a push all the more significant considering the declining emphasis on traditional physical archive spaces.

It will also provide public programming and integrate its digital projects into the university’s recently debuted First-Year Innovation & Research Experience, which already counted

a number of STEM initiatives among its research opportunities.

The research and training strategy, overseen in part by the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, will benefit from the institute’s digital humanities incubator model.

Detractors of the humanities — and, often enough, old-timers within its fields — frequently neglect the importance of integrating cutting-edge research methods into established practices. The grant-sponsored infusion of digital research strategies into the university’s African-American studies should foster a young community of technologically adept researchers, investigating the past with the tools of the future.

Today’s most popular scholars tackling race and African-American history — Ta-Nehisi Coates and Roxane Gay, among others — though not precisely digital natives, have built a home for themselves within the discourse of the Web. This university’s scholars and scholars-in-training now have the opportunity to go a step further, digitizing our knowledge of black history and sourcing new understanding using digital tools, all the while promoting the interdisciplinary model this institution so prides itself on.

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e might be seven months away from the Iowa caucuses, but don’t tell that to the 2016 presidential candidates. Candidates have already hit the campaign trail with varying degrees of success and controversy.

For those interested in politics, the 2016 campaign season will be a particularly fascinating combination of money, cringe-worthy moments and political strategy that will more closely resemble a circus than the selection of the nation’s most powerful leader. But because many college students don’t have the time or interest in following an election eons away, I’ve created a “What to Watch for” guide for the rest of 2015.

The Trump Card: I don’t think anyone has missed this storyline.

Business mogul Donald Trump says passionate, honest and crazy things that fire up a socially conservative Republican base. The media might hate on him, but they love him for the ratings. Trump might not be able to sway a majority of the Republican base, but he just has to outlast the dozens of candidates with his name recognition, impassioned speeches and personal wealth. Look for Trump to continue his focus on immigration while also trumpeting his business experience.

There still remains a chance of a third-party candidacy, much like Ross Perot in 1992. If Trump is willing to commit the money and feels significantly disrespected by the Republican establishment, I believe he would attempt to run as an independent, which would most likely hand the Democratic nominee a free pass to the White House.

Right now, I’m just waiting for Trump’s version of the “Howard Dean scream.”

The Republican Civil War(s): Republicans have so many candidates, some cannot even participate in the first prime-time debate, instead appearing in an earlier time slot. While some candidates’ resumes and ideologies seem identical, the party is clearly being pulled in several directions, from fire-and-brimstone social conservatives to libertarianleaning senators. If the campaign gets too hot, look for fault lines to appear in the Republicans’ alliance.

Conversely, an orderly campaign — and more concrete political strate-

gies — could launch the party into full control of Washington for the first time in a decade. Can the party have a coherent strategy moving forward?

Can Hillary Clinton win this time?: No presidential candidate has higher expectations for success.

With the Republican Party in duress, Clinton should be able to walk into the White House, right? Wrong.

Her email scandal (sending classified data on a personal email account and potentially lying about it) is just the latest test. The Clinton Foundation’s corporate and international ties might be the next. With Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders running to her left, Clinton needs to walk a careful line to maintain her “moderate Democrat” image. If her primary opponents are daring, Clinton’s political vulnerabilities could emerge. And don’t forget, she was a shoe-in for the 2008 nomination, too.

The Unwilling Dark Horse Contender, Gov. Susana Martinez (R-N.M.): Martinez, cautiously identified as a potential vice presidential candidate, would herself make an excellent presidential candidate, should she choose to run. A former Democrat, Martinez has been a popular two-term Republican governor of New Mexico, a typically blue state. A strong (and successful) fiscal conservative and former district attorney, Martinez has shown restraint on social issues – making her more viable in a general election, but vulnerable in the primaries.

My Way-Too-Early Predictions: In April, I made predictions for the Democratic and Republican primaries, which I’ll stand by today.

For the Democrats, Sanders with vice presidential candidate Gov. Christine Gregoire (D-Wash.).

Clinton’s demise hands Sanders the nomination, and he picks a successful West Coast governor to balance his ticket (in several ways).

For the Republicans, presidential nominee Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) with vice presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). Kasich’s experience, reasonableness and quiet appeal emerges from a cluttered field, while rising star Marco Rubio joins the ticket as the most “ordinary” American in either party.

Remember, the general elections aren’t for another fifteen months.

So if you like comedy, drama and chaos, grab some popcorn and get ready for the greatest reality show of the century.

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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n Saturday, an 8 ½-foot bronze statue of Satan was unveiled privately in Detroit to much controversy by religious groups.

Naturally, the conflict turned into one focused on the freedom of speech. However, truly understanding the devil’s role in our lives would have been a much more enlightening enterprise.

Without a doubt, if there was ever a hegemon of evil in Western society, it would be Satan, as mentioned in the Bible, or ha-Satan and Iblis in Judaic and Islamic Scripture, respectively. In Abrahamic religions, the story within scripture tells of the story of an angel who falls from grace for defying God. After being cast out of heaven, Satan vows to corrupt man.

To many, religious or not, this story successfully indoctrinates

c h i l d re n i n i d e n t i f y i n g go o d and evil; it also teaches them to never question a larger entity.

The problem with maintaining this axiom, though, is that it has made us helpless creatures, always caught in the tug of war between the devil and angel that sit on our shoulders, but no matter which one wins, we never have to take responsibility in the end.

Indeed, victimizing ourselves as servants to divine and unseen forces perfectly explains our extraordinary ability to accept the perpetuation of morally reprehensible acts. It is much easier to stomach decades worth of displacing and killing Palestinians when one believes God has chosen and entitled one to do so. Al-Qaida similarly uses its conscienceless and twisted devotion to Allah to justify acts of terror; in the U.S., we now scroll past stories of violent gun murders, pray for their salvation and believe that only those who are affected in some way are

capable of these crimes.

Herein lies the issue of a society taught to recognize symbols of inherent good and evil in Scripture.

The symbols ultimately manifest themselves in the form of political parties, countries, ethnic groups and people. It provides the justification to condemn without reason, and it turns the blame away from us.

The solution, however, is not to abandon the concept of God or Satan. Instead, another interpretation of Satan’s fall is needed to better understand who he really was and the story’s significance to us.

In the Quran, the fall of Satan, or Iblis, as he is referred to, occurred when God made Adam and commanded all the angels prostrate to him, “but not so Iblis, he refused to be of those who prostrate,” saying to God, “I am better than [Adam].”

As such, God expelled Iblis from heaven, but not before promising him a respite so Iblis could tempt man and show to God that they are unworthy.

To a small sect of Islam, mainly Sufism, this story is interpreted differently — controversially — but most pertinently to our purposes.

The book Early Islamic Mysticism, by University of Chicago professor Michael Sells, translates the story of a 10th century Sufi and writer, Mansur Al-Hallaj, who interprets Iblis’ defiance as not from hatred but from his love for God. According to Sells, when Iblis spoke to Moses about bowing to Adam, Iblis said, “Even if [God] torments me with his fire forever and beyond, I will not bow to any other than [God] … My proclamation is … to those who are sincere, and in love I am triumphant.”

Here is the Satan we can all learn from. Faced with disobeying the God he loved but not wanting to betray his worship, Iblis surrendered to neither God nor Adam but stayed true to himself and took responsibility for the consequences that came. He could have conveniently bowed to Adam like the

other angels, but his conviction of the immorality of the act forbade him. Even after his fall, Iblis tells Moses, “Formerly I served [God] out of concern for my own lot; now I serve out of concern for his.” Even in damnation, Iblis does what he believes is right.

In reality, the devil should not be objectified, nor should it exclusively be a religious construct; this exercise will not benefit us morally. The devil is indifference; it is to neglect responsibility and refuse to fight; it is the choice to do right only when it suits us. The real battle against Satan is not in Detroit but within, and when we are again tempted by the devil, we should remember the words of religious leader Edwin Cole: “Your best friend and worst enemy are both in this room right now … and it’s not God or the devil — it’s you.”

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

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he coming week will see the past and the present merge together in unexpected but valuable ways for many individuals. Those who are eager to learn from what has gone before in order to secure the best for themselves in the time ahead will benefit greatly from all that transpires. Those who have little connection with tradition or heritage, or who think that anything old is merely old-fashioned and therefore of little use, are sure to have a hard time of it -- or, at the very least, they will miss the boat when it comes to combining the best of what was with the best of what is and building for themselves a bright future.

Attention to every conceivable detail is required. Those who are willing to let things slide -- for whatever reason -- are going to hear about it from someone, at some point, and the result of such an encounter is not likely to be pleasant. There’s no excuse for doing less than one can; only the best will reap the best.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) -- You and your team have got to know who is really in charge, or the week is sure to be a confusing disappointment. Get in the game! (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) -- You may find that you are doing a certain thing for all the wrong reasons. You have a chance to change course.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) -- You know where to turn to get the proper perspective on what you think is going wrong. Don’t hide anything! (Sept.

8-Sept. 22) -- You have much more going on than you think, and any attempt to sidestep certain issues will backfire on you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) -- You may take something just a bit too far and send everyone over the edge at some point. A quick fix is out of reach. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) -- You’re eager to hear from someone who has been out of touch for a while. Even a simple “hello” can turn you around.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) -- Now is no time for you to recede into the shadows. You must be willing to step front and center and take on a leading role. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) -- You’re waiting for someone close to you to cross the line, but he or she knows your limits and is on good behavior.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) -- A breakdown in communication must not be blamed on another; you are responsible for those within your inner circle.

(Dec. 8-Dec. 21) -- You know who is trying to get the better of you, but you have a few tricks up your sleeve and can come out on top.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) -You’re eager to show someone just what you know and what you can do with that knowledge. Don’t get carried away, however. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) -- The behavior of another may have you seeing red at some point, but take care you don’t sacrifice a pet project as a result.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) -- Someone is trying to help you, but it’s not going to work if you allow yourself to get defensive -- or worse, act high and mighty. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) -- You’re ready to do something special for someone who is by your side almost all the time.

Give him or her your full attention.

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(May 6-May 20) -- You must be ready to stop what you are doing and move in another direction quickly should the opportunity arise.

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CANCER (June 21-July 7) -- You may have trouble getting used to some of the changes that are happening all around you. Keep your wits about you at all times. (July 8-July 22) -- If things become tense early on, you must be willing to relinquish control and listen to another.

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REVIEW | HARPER LEE’S GO SET A WATCHMAN

TO FOLLOW A MASTERPIECE Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman, published 55 years after the classic To Kill a Mockingbird, creates its own distinct success

By Miranda Jackson @DBKDiversions For The Diamondback The 1950s brought America the colored TV, polio vaccines, Disneyland, NASA and — most unfortunate for the 21st century activist — a new age of racism.

The culture of that time has been captured in literature and art for decades, which pleads us to ask: How many more books can you read in school before realizing they all say the same thing in the same eloquent way?

P u l i tze r P r i ze -w i n n e r Harper Lee recently published the liberation your mind needs. Her newest release, Go Set a Watchman, centers around the beloved c h a ra c te r Jea n L o u i s e “Scout” Finch in adult hood as her world is turned upside down by racism. It’s both the sequel of To Kill a Mockingbird and its first original draft.

To K i l l a Mo c k i n g b i rd was first finished in 1957 and was composed of a text that later became Go Set a Watchman . However, this first manuscript was still sold to J.B. Lippincott & Co., who thought the book was too much like a disconnected string of anecdotes and advised Lee to write a new story around the draft’s strongest parts: the flashbacks to Jean Louise’s childhood. This new story became the classic novel we know

today as To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960.

Go Set a Watchman is set about 20 years after To Kill a Mockingbird , and it’s incredible to see what those ye a rs h a ve d o n e to t h e beloved characters we grew up adoring in school. First of all, 26-year-old Jean Louise dropped her childhood nickname, Scout, and moved to New York. Scout’s childhood friend Dill hasn’t been heard from since he left for the Army many years ago, and Jem — well, good gracious, that’s something you need to discover on your own.

T h e w o r s t a l t e ra t i o n occurs to Jean Louise over a period of a few days, during her annual two-week visit to her fictional hometown of Maycomb, Alabama; Aunt Alexandra and Atticus are graying, decaying and div i d i n g t h e m se lve s f ro m who they once were, just like the rest of the town.

The book is set in the time of the brimming civil rights era. In fact, it’s just begun, and Lee offers up an intriguing perspective of what it is like to witness that change through the eyes of a girl who’s grown up, as she puts it, color-blind.

As history has shown, one pamphlet can change the direction of a nation — take Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” for example; in this case, one titled “The Black Plague” was the catalyst of Jean Louise’s world shift.

After running in on a town meeting and sitting through a racist speech that both her biggest suitor and her father condone, she quickly comes to understand the changes that have occurred i n t h e t i m e s h e ’s b e e n living in a city of “answers and slogans,” so unlike her changing hometown.

A s a wh i te g i rl f ro m a p ro m i n e n t fa m i l y, J e a n L o u i se h a s b e e n a b l e to ignore the effects of rising tension in the South between whites and blacks. In turn, Lee does an incredible job at slowly yet powerfully revealing the signs that Jean Louise has overlooked. With a fantastic combination of humor, biting wit and tragic realizations, Lee creates one of the most realistic perspectives on racism since Mark Twain’s 1885 novel Huckleberry Finn.

For To Kill a Mockingbird fans, Lee’s newest release will feel so familiar — the lemonade on hot summer days after playing outside, the sass that Jean Louise couldn’t lose even in New York, the spontaneity, the courthouse and slow, sticky days at church. It will feel like coming home. With Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee has once again, for the first time in more than 50 years, grace d the world with a beautifully timeless novel that will enchant audiences for years to come. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

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Jews, however, are not granted similar rights, so Jewish Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after farming on unsurveyed land does not entitle Jews to World War I, the Allied Powers, which were the only private ownership. Nonetheless, Jews own about 5% of parties with the right or power to resolve ownership of all private land in Judea and Samaria. vast tracts of the Middle East, allotted to the Jewish Israel offers land for peace. Israel has a clear, people the land west of the Jordan River, including millennia-old historical claim to Judea and Samaria, Judea and Samaria. This resolution, made at the San and it reacquired the territories defending itself against Remo Conference, was effected through the Mandate an aggressive war. In addition, Israel has an irrefutable for Palestine, which was adopted by the League of legal claim to these territories backed by the 95-yearNations in 1922 and assumed by the United Nations in old San Remo Resolution. Nonetheless, recognizing 1948. This document, based on “the historical that its claims are disputed by Arab neighbors, the connection of the Jewish people with Palestine,” Jewish state has shown uncommon willingness to secured “the establishment of the Jewish national share the land. home.” Nothing since Starting in 1967, 1922 has changed the legal status of those “Israel has an irrefutable legal claim to following the Six-Day War, Israel has offered to internationally binding these territories backed by the give up almost all the documents.

Much of the land 93-year-old Mandate for Palestine.” land it controls in the “West Bank”—plus a allocated to the Jews, Palestinian capital in the including most of Judea eastern part of Jerusalem—in exchange for peace. and Samaria, was taken from them by Egypt, Iraq, Unfortunately, despite numerous such land-for-peace Jordan and Syria following Israel’s War of overtures by Israel, including two most recently in Independence in 1948, when the Jewish state was 2000 and 2008, the Arabs have consistently rejected attacked by those Arab nations—the latter three of them. which were also established by the Mandate for Not only do the Arabs reject any Jewish claims to Palestine. Jordan illegally seized the “West Bank” and land in Judea and Samaria, they have also insisted east Jerusalem, and expelled all Jews from these during peace negotiations that the territory be made Biblical homelands. judenrein—free of Jews. Worse, many Palestinian In fact, the territories of Judea and Samaria have Arabs, such as the terror group Hamas, maintain that never been part of any nation except the Jewish state. the entire land of Palestine—from the Jordan River to In 1967, when it was again attacked by Arab armies, the Mediterranean Sea, including all of Israel and the Israel defeated the invaders and recovered the occupied “West Bank”—belongs only to Arabs. Today, official “West Bank” from Jordan. It should be noted that Palestinian maps do not depict the state of Israel. during Jordan’s occupation of the “West Bank,” no How will the dispute over Judea and Samaria be Arab Palestinian movement emerged in favor of resolved? Over Israel’s 67 years, it has become a worldindependence. Indeed, it wasn’t until Israel reclaimed class cultural, economic and military power. Its the land and Jews returned to their ancestral home standard of living is among the highest in the Middle that claims of Jewish “occupation” were raised.

East. Clearly the Jewish state is here to stay. Yet despite Today, most land in present-day Judea and Samaria is its strength, Israel has shown willingness to negotiate not privately owned, but rather is unsurveyed— and exchange land for peace. Sadly, this willingness has without proven ownership. Israel claims about 30% of not been matched by Palestinian leadership. Until such the public land in the territory. However, the Supreme negotiations are consummated, the “West Bank” will Court of Israel has ruled that unsurveyed land in Judea remain in dispute—a no-man’s land in which claims of and Samaria can be acquired by Arabs who cultivate it ownership remain cloudy and contested. consistently. Arabs, through deed and cultivation While Israel has clear rights to ownership of Judea and Samaria—also known as the “West Bank”—it has taken a practical position, offering to trade those rights and that land for peace with its Arab neighbors. As of yet, however, tragically, no Palestinian leader has been willing to compromise his people’s unrealistic expectation that all of Palestine—from the river to the sea—belongs only to Arabs.

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elney From PAGE 8 PROVING HIMSELF

TAYLOR KEMP played four seasons with the Terps from 2009-12 before being selected by D.C. United in the MLS SuperDraft.

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“SASHO DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB OF GETTING YOU READY FOR THE From PAGE 8 ENVIRONMENT YOU’RE “Sasho does a really good job of getting you ready for the environment you’re GOING TO BE IN WHERE going to be in where you have to perform YOU HAVE TO PERFORM every day,” Kemp said. “He holds everyone to a high standard, so when you are below the standard or aren’t playing well enough, he’ll let you know and tell you to turn around and pick it up.”

Kemp, who was named to the All-ACC second team twice, helped the Terps to two ACC championships before United selected him in the first round of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.

While dealing with injuries, Kemp was sent down to USL PRO affiliate Richmond Kickers when he arrived in Washington, where he played five games. The Highlands Ranch, Colorado, native made a return to United late in the season, but he started just six games and failed to record any points.

The biggest challenge in Kemp’s transition was the increased level of talent between college and the pros. The way he defended in college didn’t always work against more skilled opponents, forcing him to learn how to stop offensive schemes he hadn’t seen before. But the 5-foot-11, 153-pound defender gained trust from his teammates as United coach Ben Olsen stayed patient with him.

“One of Taylor’s better gifts going forward is he can clean up the ball very well, which adds an offensive threat,” United goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra said.

“He’s got some thick skin.”

While struggling to settle in with United, playing close to College Park

EVERY DAY.” TAYLOR KEMP

Former Terrapins men’s soccer defender eased Kemp’s transition. When things weren’t going well with soccer, Kemp had friends about 20 minutes away from United’s facilities with whom he could hang out. Plus, former Terps defender Ethan White and forward Casey Townsend were on United’s roster when Kemp was drafted and gave him tips.

This past August, Kemp was thrown into the starting lineup after playing just three minutes up to that point. Left back Cristian Fernandez terminated his contract with the team in July 2014, and in August, defender Chris Korb injured his hamstring.

Cirvoski, who led the Terps to NCAA titles in 2005 and 2008, had prepared Kemp for the moment. The Terps are a premier recruiting program, so Kemp had to play through injuries and compete against top recruits each season for the starting job.

“You always see it as an opportunity when anything happens to a guy at your position,” Kemp said. “No matter what, you want to always be ready to be put in that position when a guy goes down or if a guy leaves.”

In his first start last season, Kemp headed the ball into United’s box, and Houston Dynamo forward Will Bruin took advantage of the lapse by netting

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That was part of Kemp transitioning his offensive game into the pros, which he said was a gradual process. Kemp, whose four assists this season is tied for the second most on the team, recorded six assists as a senior with the Terps.

“He gets up the field and he serves a very, very dangerous ball,” United midfielder Nick DeLeon said. “When I know he’s putting in a ball, I trust that it’s usually going to get there. It’s another element of danger for us.”

In the 84th minute of a 3-2 win against the Philadelphia Union on Sunday, Union midfielder Maurice Edu — also a former Terp — appeared to be in a position to fire a open shot at Dykstra, but Kemp sprinted from a few feet away to position himself in front of Edu and block the shot.

The play showcased Kemp’s improvement in reading offenses and making defensive stops since he arrived in Washington more than two years ago. His ability to shut down the left side of the field and create opportunities for his teammates has helped United reach first place in the Eastern Conference this season. With an MLS championship in mind, Kemp credits his college experience for being in this position. “[Cirovski] brings in a lot of good players and he has a good coaching staff who know what they’re talking about,” Kemp said. “He considers the program as pro level as much as he can. Maryland prepares you as well as any school.” kmelnickdbk@gmail.com

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It didn’t take lo ng fo r Elney to settle in against premiere competition. In the season opener against Baltimore Bays Chelsea on Sept. 6, 2014, Elney scored the team’s first goal in the 12th minute, and the Union cruised to a 4-1 victory.

But a week later against Player Development Academy, the Terps recruit left the game at halftime with a knee injury he suffered while making a tackle. The injury, which forced him to miss nearly two months, didn’t affect his college plans — he verbally committed to the Terps in November — but it stripped Elney of valuable experience at the academy level.

“I don’t think he scored as much as he would have l i ke d o r we wo u l d h a ve liked,” Union coach Peter Fuller said. “He was injured a lot this last year, and it cut down the number of goals he scored, but it really put him behind the eight ball in terms of his development.”

Still, Elney finished the year as one of the Union’s top offensive options. He tied for second on the team with seven goals despite missing six games and displayed the characteristics of a pure goal scorer.

“He added quality in terms of he’s a big, strong kid, very good playing with his back to goal,” Fuller said. “Having somebody of that quality, it

not only makes us better as a team, it makes the players around him better as well.”

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT While Fuller had high praise for Elney — he used words such as “excellent” and “terrific” to describe his forward’s performance during the final month of the academy season — the former college coach pinpointed areas that Elney needs to further develop.

To score more, Fuller said Elney needs to position himself better. At times throughout last season, Elney drifted wide, which put him in a spot to create scoring chances rather than convert them.

Fuller remains confident Elney will succeed with the Terps, especially under Cirovski, who Fuller acknowledged for taking incoming players and molding them into consistent performers. “ H i s wo rk e t h i c a n d getting himself in really good shape, he did a phenomenal job with that,” Fuller said. “If he can continue that type of a work ethic at Maryland, it will put him in really good stead in terms of his development.”

And Cirovski is optimistic his five-star recruit will do just that.

“I have no doubt that he will have an impact,” Cirovski said.

“But how quickly and how much? That’s only up to him.

But my suspicion is that he’s going to have a major impact this year.” kstackpoledbk@gmail.com

guard shatori walker-kimbrough celebrates during the Terps’ 58-48 win over Tennessee on March 30. She earned a silver medal at the Pan American Games. file photo/the diamondback

U.S. From PAGE 8 to beat Hungary, 84-43. She also added two blocks and two steals.

“That was the game that everything clicked for our team,” Jones said. “It was at that point I knew we could win the gold medal.”

Shortly after Jones arrived home from South Korea, Walker-Kimbrough and the U.S. Pan American team opened play in Toronto. She averaged 10.2 points and 2.6 rebounds as the U.S. took home the silver medal.

The 5-foot-11 guard earned a starting spot in the final three contests of the tournament, and her top performance came in the Americans’ 65-64 semifinal victory against Cuba. WalkerKimbrough’s 15 points, four rebounds, four steals and two assists helped the U.S. overcome an 11-point halftime deficit.

“Shatori is a success story in and of its own,” said Frese, who attended Walker-Kimbrough’s game against Puerto Rico. “She wasn’t recruited at a high level, wasn’t viewed as an All-American and now she’s starting in the backcourt with two UConn players.”

The relationships Jones and Walker-Kimbrough formed with their teammates and coaching staffs on the national teams proved valuable, too.

With no TV access in South Korea, Jones formed close bonds with her teammates off the court. Plus, getting to know rivals, such as Michigan State forward Aerial Powers, has given Jones added motivation for conference and postseason play.

Likewise, Walker-Kimbrough was one of six players on the U.S. Pan American roster

to play in the 2015 Final Four.

Despite their competition in school, Walker-Kimbrough and her team still talk in their group message, a testament to the relationships they built in their short time together.

“We went against national grown women who have been playing for a month or two months and have a lot more chemistry and experience,” Walker-Kimbrough said. “If I can take anything back, it would definitely be that just building a relationship with my teammates at Maryland and just getting to know them even better.”

Walker-Kimbrough’s and Jones’ coaches also came from other Big Ten programs — Iowa’s Lisa Bluder and Northwestern’s Joe McKeown, respectively.

Hearing fresh voices approach a scheme in a new manner helped the players develop a better sense of the game.

“There were some teams that the game was tougher than I thought it would be,” Jones said. “I learned how to look at things from different perspectives, like how our coaches that we had there saw it as opposed to how coach [Frese] would see it.”

This summer was both players’ first time playing internationally, and they said the experience they gained from their new coaches, teammates and surroundings prepared them for leadership roles with the Terps moving forward.

“Playing not only with the United States of America, for the United States of America, just playing alongside the great players the country has to offer,” Walker-Kimbrough said. “It was an honor.” ccaplandbk@gmail.com

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Former Terp Taylor Kemp cuts left against an opponent during D.C. United’s 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Sunday at RFK Stadium.

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By Kyle Melnick @kyle_melnick Staff writer Whenever Taylor Kemp missed a defensive assignment, botched a pass or let an opponent beat him downfield, Terrapins men’s soccer coach Sasho Cirovski pointed out Kemp’s mistakes.

“He’s a guy who will critique you,” said Kemp, who started for the Terps from 2009-12. “But he’ll also pick you back up after.”

Though Cirovski’s criticism could be frustrating for the left back, it motivated him to improve.

Despite battling injuries and struggling to make D.C. United’s roster, Kemp has become a consistent starter in his third season with the team after learning from Cirovski for four years at this university. He’s manning a defense that has allowed just 0.96 goals per game this season.

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Shatori Walker-Kimbrough returned to College Park last week, and her Terrapins women’s basketball teammates were eager to hear about her trip to Toronto. The same went for Brionna Jones, who traveled to Gwangju, South Korea, earlier in the month.

Both of the juniors had what Walker-Kimbrough called an “experience of a lifetime,” but it wasn’t a summer vacation.

Walker-Kimbrough competed for the U.S. women’s basketball team in the Pan American Games from July 16-20, and Jones represented the U.S. at the World University Games from July 4-13.

The Terps’ top two returning scorers gained international experience to bring to the Terps this season.

“When you come back into the states, you’ve already been through those kind of extreme experiences, so you just get layered with great experience,” coach Brenda Frese said. “We’re going to be leaning on Bri and Shatori to play even a bigger role for us this year,

“WHEN YOU COME BACK INTO THE STATES, YOU’VE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THOSE KIND OF EXTREME EXPERIENCES, SO YOU JUST GET LAYERED WITH GREAT EXPERIENCE.” BRENDA FRESE

Terrapins women’s basketball coach and they’ve shown that they’re more than capable of it.”

Jones and the U.S. team took home gold in South Korea after posting a 6-0 record, capped by an 82-64 victory against Canada in the championship. The 6-foot-3 center averaged 7.7 points and 4.8 rebounds in the tournament.

Perhaps Jones’ best stretch came in the Americans’ third and fourth contests. She posted 13 points and 13 rebounds in the 92-54 win over the Czech Republic.

Three days later, Jones led the U.S. in the quarterfinals with 15 points on a perfect 6-for-6 from the field and seven rebounds See U.S., Page 7

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With the graduation of forward Patrick Mullins, the Terrapins men’s soccer team entered last season without an established goal scorer. Over his four-year career, Mullins was a twotime recipient of the MAC Hermann Trophy, awarded to the nation’s top player and finished second in program history with 47 goals.

Despite winning the Big Te n re g u l a r s ea s o n a n d tournament titles this past season, the Terps lacked a dangerous attacking presence. Mael Corboz lead the team with 10 goals from the midfield position, while forward Alex Shinsky and midfielder Mikias Eticha combined to score five times.

Enter Sebastian Elney, a 6-foot, 167-pound freshman striker who will suit up for the Terps in the fall. As a strong, physical competitor, a top-ranked recruit out of high school and a current member of the U-18 U.S. Men’s National Team, coach Sasho Cirovski said he believes Elney might be the player to bring back that scoring mentality as the Terps search for their first national championship since 2008.

“He can help create go a l s, a n d h e c a n s c o re them,” Cirovski said. “It’s something that we lacked on our team last year, so I think he’s one of the missing pieces that I think will help us bring back the Maryland attacking identity back to the field.”

forward sebastian elney dribbles upfield in a game with the national team. Terps coach Sasho Cirovski said he hopes the recruit can lift the offense. photo courtesy of sebastian elney MAKING THE SWITCH Years before Elney flashed his scoring potential as a forward, he primarily played another position. His father, Milher, who coached Sebastian until his U-14 team, played his son at center midfield because of his versatility.

“I always used him as a center midfield player because of his strength and his ability to defend and control the game,” Milher said. “Playing at that level, he used to carry so much of the team on him.

He’d be defending, and he’d be scoring goals.”

But when Elney participated in his first Olympic Development Program at 13, coach George Moyssidis made a worthwhile recommendation. “[Moyssidis] said, ‘If you want to make it to the next level, you have to become a forward because there’s not many forwards out there,’” Elney said. “He thought I had what it takes to become a forward. At the time, I didn’t

really think too much of it and decided to go with it and it paid off.”

The Boca Raton, Florida, native, thrived in his new role.

He played on Boca United, a local club team, and on the Boca Raton Community High School team, where he scored 18 goals and had 20 assists as a junior.

Despite his success on these squads, Elney wanted to develop further and compete at a higher level, which would better prepare him for the future. And after talking with Philadelphia Union Academy chief scout Mark Prizant, Elney left his family in August 2014 and moved to Philadelphia, where he played his senior season on the U-18 squad.

“The level of soccer in the academy program like that [would] just really develop my skills more than I could even begin to ask for,” Elney said. “I just decided to take that next step into the academy level.”

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