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We look back on how last year’s news will drive today’s conversations, p. 6

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On ‘Flower Boy,’ Tyler the Creator grows up, p. 10

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Noose inquiry yields result

Band cuts pro-South state song

U police have person of interest in April incident at Phi Tau

groups traveled to places where there was a total eclipse. One faculty member and 25 students from this university’s Balloon Payload Program took a 10-hour car ride to Greenville, South Carolina — an area in the eclipse’s path of totality — to launch a weather balloon with

The University of Maryland’s marching band is no longer playing the pro-Confederate state song, “Maryland, My Maryland.” “As part of the university’s efforts to reaffirm our values as a campus community, we are assessing the songs that are played at Intercollegiate Athletic events. We are suspending the playing of ‘Maryland, My Maryland’ to evaluate if it is consistent with the values of our institution at this time,” university spokeswoman Katie Lawson said in a statement. The song is being cut from the marching band’s repertoire as a result of the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12 — when white supremacist protests turned violent and a woman died after a car plowed into a crowd of counterprotesters — band director Eli Osterloh said in a Facebook message to band members. “As a result of the turmoil we all witnessed in Charlottesville, myself, the Athletic Department, and President’s Office began a dialogue concerning our state song,” Osterloh’s message read. “After much discussion, we agreed that based on the history and lyrics of the song, it should be removed from the [Mighty Sound of Maryland] repertoire.” Dating back to 1861, the song has drawn widespread criticism for ties to the Confederacy and a call for the state to secede from the Union. The lyrics refer to President Abraham Lincoln as “the despot” and the

See eclipse, p. 3

See song, p. 3

‘Maryland, My Maryland’ has Confederate ties, won’t be played by

Christine Condon @cchristine19 Senior staff writer

University of Maryland Police have announced t h a t t h ere i s a person of interest in an April incident involving a noose found in a fraternity house. Police have not named the person of interest but referred them to university officials for disciplinary review, according to a University Police statement. No criminal charges have yet been filed. The noose was found on April 27 in the kitchen of the Phi Kappa Tau chapter house on Fraternity Row, spurring a hate bias investigation by University Police. Detectives spent more than 600 hours investigating and have interviewed more than 60 people about the incident, including reviewing nearby video cameras and swipe card access, the statement read. “UMPD is committed to creating a safe campus that is free from hate and discrimination,” said Police Chief David Mitchell. “As always, members of the UMD community are asked to reach out and report when they see hate, so we can protect our community and create a safer campus.” The noose incident came after several instances of white nationalist posters by

Jessie Campisi @jessiecampisi Senior staff writer

See noose, p. 3

the moment of totality of aug. 21’s solar eclipse, as observed by Diamondback News Photography Editor Tom Hausman at Guernsey State Park in Guernsey, Wyoming. Several university researchers studied the celestial phenomenon. tom hausman/the diamondback

sol searching Research groups take advantage of cosmic event to study our star as it rarely can be By Lindsey Feingold | @lindseyf96 | Staff writer

As the total solar eclipse spanned coast to coast last Monday, several University of Maryland groups conducted experiments to see its effects. College Park wasn’t in the eclipse’s path of totality — where the moon completely blocks the sun — but the D.C. area did see a partial eclipse of about 80 percent, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. However, the

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Congressman to tackle race, politics at Aug 31 discussion U. S Re p. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) will c o m e to t h e University of Maryland on Aug. 31, to speak about race, hate bias incidents and the atmosphere on the campus, according to a university news release. The event, called “Race, Politics and Reconciliation: A Conversation with Congressman Anthony G. Brown,” will be at 4 p.m. in the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center. Ja’Nya Banks, the Student Government Association’s diversity and inclusion director, will introduce Brown, who will later take questions from audience members. Brown called on the Trump administration in May to help end “a dangerous rising tide” of hatred on college campuses after the death of Richard Collins, a black Bowie State University student who was fatally stabbed at this university. Sean Urbanski, a then student at by

Rosie Kean @rosie_kean Senior staff writer

U.S. REP. ANTHONY BROWN (D-MD.) speaks at an October 2014 event for his unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign at Ritchie Coliseum. Brown will speak on the campus Aug. 31. file photo/the diamondback this university, was indicted on one count of murder. University Police and the FBI are investigating the incident as a potential hate crime, as Urbanski belonged to a racist Facebook group titled “Alt-Reich: Nation.” But as of July, officials said there was not enough evidence to add hate crime charges, though it’s possible they could come in the future. “I’m calling on the [Trump] administration – that has repeatedly failed to denounce the hate crimes directed at Jews, members of the LGBT community, or immigrants – to denounce the hate-fueled killing of a black soldier,” Brown said on the

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floor of the House of Representatives on May 24. “If this escalation of hate is going to end in Maryland and across the country, it’ll be because all of us take a stand.” The stabbing was one of multiple events on the campus last year being investigated as possible hate incidents. University Police receive five reports of white nationalist posters throughout the academic year, and a noose was found in the Phi Kappa Tau chapter house kitchen in April. newsumdbk@gmail.com

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system, which would span from Bethesda to New Carrollton and pass through College Park. But with this agreement, the state can access $325 million in already-appropriated funds, as well as $900 million through the by The Pur- agreement’s full duration, The Washple Line is ington Post reported. Jessie Campisi set to get @jessiecampisi Hogan met with Transportation full federal Secretary Elaine Chao last week to Senior staff writer f u n d i n g discuss the roughly $2 billion project, with an agreement signed “in the said Hogan’s spokesman, Doug Mayer. very near future,” a spokesman for Once the agreement hits the final Gov. Larry Hogan said. stages, construction can begin in a Without government money, matter of weeks. the state cannot afford to construct the 16.2-mile light-rail See funding, p. 2

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TITLE IX-RELATED INCIDENTS On Aug. 2 at 9:55 a.m., police responded to the 4300 block of Rowalt Drive for a domestic Title IX-related incident. This case is closed. On Aug. 17 at 11:07 a.m., police responded to a report of a non-criminal Title IX incident on the 7500 block of Baltimore Avenue. This case is closed.

BURGLARIES University Police have responded to three burglary incidents this month, according to police reports. Officers responded to the 6900 block of Preinkert Drive on Aug. 12 at 11:23 p.m. for a report of a burglary. The incident resulted in an arrest.

On Aug. 9 at 5:14 p.m., police responded to a burglary report on the 8000 block of Regents Drive. Officers responded to t he 4500 block of Campus Drive on Aug. 21 at 11:22 a.m. after a reported burglary on Aug. 17. Both of these cases are still active.

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“To be fearless, as our school encourages us to do, it helps to know From p. 1 that there’s someone always various experiments. The group there to lift you up when you fall.” Singam, a sophomore biology focuses on research ansd demajor in charge of the biologivelopment of high-altitude excal experiment on the balloon, periments that fly via helium said changes in the atmosphere weather balloons. during a solar eclipse have the “I have to say, the next time potential to affect organisms. She a total solar eclipse is happentested whether these changes in ing anywhere in the U.S., I will radiation might cause diseasedo anything in my power to be there,” said senior mechanical causing mutations in bacteria engineering major Luke John- that live in the air. While the samples haven’t ston, who helped with the experbeen tested yet, iments. “There Johnston said was nothing there were ice like it. The air formations on started to get the containers colder, crickafter the solar ets sang; it was eclipse, meaning beautiful and the bacteria had awe inspiring been exposed to to see so much a temperature power out of difference that human hands.” could cause The 8-foot mutations. helium-filled Junior aeroballoon rose senior, mechanical engineering s p a c e e n g i 104,000 feet during its two-hour flight on neering major Akshay Menon Monday, said Mary Bowden, a headed another experiment to university aerospace engineer- understand how much suning professor and the team’s light bent around the moon. leader. The balloon traveled Eight solar cells measured how 33 miles carrying about eight much solar power was given out experiments, with equipment during totality, which is when including GoPro cameras and the moon completely blocks the sun for a few minutes during a biological samples. “Dr. Bowden’s dedication solar eclipse. Menon still has to and commitment to the balloon analyze the data collected, program … has really made the but called the experiment program a transformative ex- “extremely successful.” Luke Renegar, a senior perience for me,” said Caitlyn aerospace engineering Singam, a member of the group.

It was beautiful and awe inspiring to see so much power out of human hands. luke johnston

skywatchers in the path of totality at Guernsey State Park in Guernsey, Wyoming, observe Aug. 21’s solar eclipse, which swept westward from coast to coast . tom hausman/the diamondback major, worked on measuring the amount of ultraviolet and infrared light during the eclipse using light sensors. While he doesn’t have exact figures yet, he said there is an observable drop in those two types of light during the eclipse based on data collected. The group attached 360degree cameras to document the event and instruments to measure weather during the eclipse to the weather balloon. Johnston said he hopes to create a 10-minute documentary of

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noose From p. 1 were seen around the campus. Police are investigating these incidents as hate bias incidents. Police and the FBI are also investigating the fatal stabbing of Bowie State University student Richard Collins as a potential hate crime.

Sean Urbanski, then a student at this university, was indicted on one count of murder in the killing. Collins, 23, was black, and Urbanski – who belonged to a racist Facebook group titled “AltReich: Nation” – is white. jcampisidbk@gmail.com

Union as “Northern scum.” The marching band used to feature the song in its football pregame show. In one instance, it will be replaced by this university’s Fight Song. Another piece of the show including the song has been removed, according to the message. This university’s Memorial Chapel bell used to toll “Maryland, My Maryland,” before it was changed to the alma mater in 1999.

the trip and present it at the new engineering building, A. James Clark Hall, once it opens. Two other teams from this university’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site, a research and operations facility, launched experiments from South Carolina and Wyoming — which had areas of totality — with one team member at each location. Each group used two drones recording 360-degree video from altitudes of 100 to 400 feet during the total solar eclipse, said Matt Scassero,

director of the test site. One of the Wyoming aircrafts hosted weather sensors to see how the eclipse would impact wind conditions. The sensors tested wind speed and direction of velocity before, during and after the eclipse at four different altitudes from 100 to 400 feet. Before the eclipse, winds were “very strong and steady,” but during the eclipse there was a “dramatic shift and the velocity of the wind came down,” Scassero said. After the eclipse,

there was no wind at all. Scassero said he is looking forward to the next North American total solar eclipse in 2024. “This was a rehearsal for the 2024 eclipse, basically,” Scassero said. “It might be years from now, but we will have an even more intense program next time with different sensors and better idea of what information we can get. I’m excited to see what we can achieve.”

Sophomore marching band member Ben Parrish said he agreed with the decision to stop playing the song. “I think it’s incredible that we’ve been playing it for so long,” said Parrish, a physiology and neurobiology major. “I can’t come up with a single reason for why the band should continue to play a song whose history is aligned with secession.” Sophomore band member and mechanical engineering major AJ Stair said that while the move is a good gesture in the wake of Charlottesville, it may be lost on

many Maryland football fans. “A lot of people are from out of state like I was, but people in the state don’t even know the words to ‘Maryland, My Maryland,’ so we’re basically just standing in the field playing ‘O Christmas Tree,’” he said, referencing the song to the same tune as the state song. Maryland Del. Kumar Barve suggested Friday that the song’s lyrics be changed to remove Confederate ties. All four of Baltimore’s Confederate statues were removed on Aug. 16, along with an Annapolis

statue of former Supreme Court Justice Roger Taney, who penned the Dred Scott decision that declared black people could not become U.S. citizens. Confederate monuments around the nation, including ones in California, Louisiana and New York, have been removed since the events of Charlottesville, where a white supremacist rally was planned after a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was slated for removal.

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Marching band is right to stop playing state anthem State lawmakers have long debated what to Earlier this month, hundreds of Ku Klux Klan members, neo-Nazis and other white supremacists do with an anthem that so fiercely sides with the marched down the streets of Charlottesville, wreak- pro-slavery South. Gov. Larry Hogan, who in 2015 ing havoc at the University of Virginia campus to called efforts to adjust the song “political correctprotest the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. ness run amok,” recently supported removing the Taney statue. Robert E. Lee in Emancipation Park. This editorial board applauds the Mighty Sound The rallygoers chanted Nazi-era slogans and “Jews will not replace us” as brawls broke out, ending in of Maryland for doing what so many lawmakers are the death of 32-year-old Heather Heyer when a car, too afraid to do in 2017: denouncing any celebraallegedly driven by a white supremacist, plowed into tion, no matter how slight, of racism, slavery and the Confederacy. a group of counter-protesters. We know the argument: “What about the hisIn Charlottesville’s aftermath, politicians began ordering the swift removal of Confederate statues. tory? How will people remember slavery and the civil rights movement if we stop Four were taken down in Balerecting statues honoring segtimore overnight, and a statue our view regationists or Confederates?” of Roger Taney — the Supreme Marginalized people don’t Court Chief Justice who wrote need a reminder or a histthe majority opinion in the Dred ory lesson. People rarely sing Scott case — no longer sits in the entire state song, and its this state’s capital. pro-Confederacy lyrics aren’t The violence sent shock common knowledge, either. waves through a nation grapCheerily humming along to pling with its identity — a it at football games serves no nation that followed its first purpose besides sweeping its black president with one who refused to immediately condemn white suprema- racist origins under the rug. Not doing so is a step cists, and equated racists with those brave enough in the right direction. For people who want to learn more about the probto fight back. But racism is embedded in this country’s DNA, lematic nature of the state song — as well as the state and it didn’t come as a surprise to communities of flag and the namesake what used to be Byrd Stadium color that KKK members who previously hid their — there are classes and countless library resources faces felt emboldened to chant “blood and soil” dedicated to this university’s history. Honoring a state song while silently ignoring its unmasked in broad daylight. At the University of Maryland, the marching band Confederate ties is not education, just like forcing will no longer play the state song, “Maryland, My black people to walk by a statue of Robert E. Lee Maryland.” The song, based on a poem by James every day isn’t about free speech. The Mighty Sound Ryder Randall, is a pro-Confederate tune that calls of Maryland knew that and resolutely fought back. Abraham Lincoln a tyrant and includes lyrics like Leaders across the country should take note. “she spurns the Northern scum.”

Maryland’s state song deserves no place on this campus.

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Unfortunately, he is my president Moshe Klein @moshe_klein Columnist

T h e se pa s t m o n t h s h ave been difficult, to say the least. The president has eroded the legitimacy of important democratic institutions, empowered groups promoting bigotry, racism and anti-Semitism and even endangered America’s national security by escalating tensions with North Korea. It would seem this is the time for mass revolution pushing for change in the White House. And, in the short term, that might be the best option. We could reject President Trump’s presidential authority and refuse to accept him as our leader. We could post #notmypresident on social media, or join anti-fascist groups who combat racism and try to promote Trump’s impeachment, as Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin has done. Yet, there is a huge long-term cost to every one of those decisions. Refusing to accept the legitimacy of the president means we contribute to the degradation of the presidency itself. We are privileged not to have experienced the fragility of democracy, but if we don’t respect the office of a democratically elected leader — no matter how dangerous that leader is — we create dangerous precedent for the treatment of future leaders. We could create a system that essentially states it is tolerable to refuse to accept the outcome of an election if we feel the elected leader will not do an adequate job. What may begin as a fight against autocracy and fascism is a slippery slope to anarchy. The rise of the violent extremes on the right and the left best exemplifies this possibility. Now, let me be very clear: There is zero moral equivalence between Nazis and Antifa (or between the violent right and left, for that matter).

Nazi ideology promoted the systematic murders of 11 m i l l i o n people 80 years ago, and just recently, a peaceful protester was killed at an anti-racism rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. For our president to suggest they belong in the same conversation is shameful and sickening. Yet, that is not to say the right h a s a m o n o p o ly o n v i o l e n ce . Some individuals on the left have engaged in politically motivated violence too. Only a few months ago, a leftist activist attempted to shoot a congressman and ended up killing someone else. If we use violence to promote our political ideology, we corrode the sovereignty of the state. And if we attempt to impeach a president who has not committed high crimes or misdemeanors, we again erode the democratic institutions that give the office its power. We cannot turn impeachment into a political tool to circumvent democracy. When President Obama was inaugurated in 2009, many people, including the current president, attempted to undermine the legitimacy of the presidential office by claiming Obama was not born in the United States. W h i l e t h i s wa s a n a bso l u te farce, the incident foreshadowed the legitimacy issue Trump would be facing right now. For the sake of democratic stability, we cannot do what he did and attempt to delegitimize the presidency. However, we can and should participate in peaceful protests that promote tolerance and understanding, hold the president accountable for his actions and rhetoric and begin planning for the 2020 election, when we hopefully can remove this blemish on U.S. history while maintaining the integrity of the office. mosheylklein@gmail.com

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College students aren’t snowflakes The morning Max Foley-Keene after white @maxfoleykeene supremaOpinion editor cists and Nazis marched on an American campus, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni had an opinion about some of America’s college students. “I’m a white man, so you should listen to absolutely nothing I say, at least on matters of social justice,” he began. He’s being sarcastic, you see. In his column, he takes on student activists and other “guardians of purity on the left” who he thinks have gone too far in trying to protect the marginalized. Aside from the irony of using the pages of the most important newspaper in the country to complain about being silenced, Bruni’s column is bizarre. It raises a number of questions: Why has Bruni criticized largely powerless college students trying to combat racism when a white nationalist occupies the White House? Why does Bruni think he should arbitrate what conduct is bigoted against minority groups he doesn’t belong to? Why, after all these years, is Bruni still employed by The New York Times? Bruni’s column matters because it shares a prejudice common among opinionators. This prejudice holds that students these days are far too focused on their feelings. Folks spanning the political spectrum — from liberal “thought leaders” to conservative internet trolls — agree college students are weepy

and wimpy. In their viral Atlantic essay “The Coddling of the American Mind,” Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt argue that trigger warnings, microaggressions and safe spaces reveal a studentry afraid of rational argument. A separate Times column instructed college kids to stop saying “I feel like,” arguing that the prominence of the phrase reveals a campus culture that “may have eroded students’ inclination to assert or argue.” People on the right have a powerful word for the trigger-happy, overemotional college student: snowflake. Most of this whining about students and their feelings is silly. Feelings are a valuable component of argument, and bullying students into using logic exclusively is shortsighted. When a university makes policies, its primary objective is to facilitate an exchange of ideas. However, it also must avoid inflicting unnecessary pain onto students. So, in discussions of campus policy, students must share their feelings. How else would an administration know whether it’s hurting its students without cause? For example, Yale University recently removed the name of John C. Calhoun, former senator and avowed white supremacist, from one of its colleges. Feelings were a locus of the debate leading up to this decision. Black students shared valuable insight into how it felt to learn in a building that honors a man whose life’s work was the op-

pression of black Americans. The logic behind removing Calhoun’s name is simple: The legacy of the name hurt many students, and Yale shouldn’t hurt its students without good reason, so Yale renamed the building. It’s not wimpy, nor is it the end of rational discourse; it’s clearheaded compassion. Of course, there’s a counter-argument to all this. In their Atlantic essay, Lukianoff and Haidt argue that students actually do damage to their mental health when they focus on their feelings and experiences. Lukianoff and Haidt claim our campus culture discourages toughness and grit. When you’re a snowflake, the slightest adversity will make you melt. But the rally in Charlottesville, Virginia supplied mountains of evidence that this argument is bunk. Because when Nazis, neoConfederates and all manner of monsters stormed the University of Virginia, Haidt, Lukianoff and Bruni were nowhere to be found. Instead, the front line of defense was populated by progressive student activists who endured flying fists and flaming torches. These college kids, who some might call snowflakes, showed toughness and grit unlike any well-paid thought leader or tut-tutting pundit. So, next time a smarmy commentator is triggered by campus activists, let’s hope they’ll zip their lips and melt in silence. opinionumdbk@gmail.com

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Cole funding coming from a single day of DOTS tickets Leaked documents obtained by The Diamonback i n d i ca te t h e recent renovation of the Cole Field House athletic complex was funded almost entirely via parking tickets accrued by The University of Maryland’s Department of Transportation over the course of a single Friday afternoon. The project, which cost $155 million to complete, received a multi-million dollar contribution from the Under Armour Corporation, as well as several hundred thousand individual donations from freshmen who were just leaving their cars in 24-hour restricted parking lots “for a minute, I swear.” “Usually it would take us a whole weekend to raise enough money for a project this ambitious,” boasted DOTS Executive Director David Allen. “But thanks to our crack squadrons of parking enforcement officers, we secured the necessary funding within a couple of hours.” Allen specifically praised the department’s new Preventative Tar-

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A YEAR IN REVIEW In a year of constant ups, downs, developments and changes, staying up-to-date on current events has never been more important. From the assembly of a student coalition designed to protect vulnerable groups on the campus to the discovery of a noose in a fraternity chapter house, the culture of College Park has irrevocably changed. Despite the summer break, the pain, anger and triumphs remain as tangible as ever. At The Diamondback, we seek to share your narratives and tell your stories, moment-to-moment. In case you missed it, these are the highlights from last year in College Park. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY TOM HAUSMAN AND EVAN BERKOWITZ

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june-july 2016

University of Maryland Police used pepper spray at a graduation party of predominantly black students, prompting outrage on social media and the twoweek suspension of an officer. A five-week internal investigation did not discover evidence the incident was racially motivated, but some students disagreed. Pictured: University Police headquarters.

university’s Phi Kappa Tau chapter house. Though limited people possess access to the house, the mystery of who hung it remains unsolved. Police are inviestigating the event as a hate bias incident, and University President Wallace Loh condemned the incident as a “craven expression of bigotry.” Police announced in August they have a person of interest in the case. Pictured: Phi Kappa Tau chapter house.

sept.-oct. 2016

Under the leadership of current Student Government Association President A.J. Pruitt, who was the student affairs vice president at the time, the SGA proposed a plan to charge all undergraduate and graduate students a mandatory fee that would help support this university’s underfunded Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct. The SGA ultimately withdrew the proposal in October but pledged to continue advocating and raising funds for the office.

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Farhad Siddique, a junior at this university, was found dead in a parking lot near Parkside apartments. Police and investigators believe he was shot and killed by his father, who then shot and killed himself.

oct. 1, 2016

Hoping to strengthen the University System of Maryland, the strategic partnership of this university and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, formally went into effect. The move provides opportunities to increase funding initiatives on both campuses and makes it easier for students to transition between some academic programs on both campuses. Pictured: University of Maryland, Batimore, President Jay Perman, left, with USM Chancellor Rob Caret and university President Wallace Loh at a state legislative hearing.

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oct. 21, 2016

Days after Maryland football cornerback Will Likely suffered an injury in the Terps’ loss to Minnesota, the team announced he was diagnosed with a torn right ACL and would be sidelined for the remainder of his senior season. At the time of the injury, Likely led the Terps with three pass breakups and three passes defended. Pictured: Will Likely.

oct. 21-23, 2016

After a meeting between university administration officials and SGA leadership, the SGA voted to withdraw the $34 mandatory fee proposal that would help fund the Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct. A week earlier, the university announced it would add six more positions across two offices — Title IX and CARE to Stop Violence — to help combat sexual misconduct on the campus.

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nov. 9-10, 2016

The morning after Donald Trump was elected president, emotions swirled as the campus reacted to the news some had hoped for and others had feared. Students gathered in front of McKeldin Mall the night after Trump’s victory to protest his attitude toward minorities. In the crowd, one of our writers realized that his fears went beyond just what it meant for him as a member of the LGBTQ community. And throughout campus, feminists of all genders shuddered recalling Trump’s comments about sexually assaulting woman. On a primarily liberal campus, many were shaken by the news, with some professors canceling tests, while others saw Trump’s victory as a move in the right direction.

nov. 15, 2016

Maryland football wide receiver DJ Turner

and running back Lorenzo Harrison were charged with three counts of second-degree assault and reckless endangerment for their involvement in an on-campus BB gun incident. Pellets struck three university students during the incident, which occurred Nov. 6.

10 nov. 2016-present In fall, it was announced that The Hotel at the University of Maryland was officially set to open this summer. It comes four new restaurants as well as a Red Door Spa. Two of these restaurants, Old Maryland Grill and Kapnos Taverna, are expected to have an upscale dining ambiance that many believe College Park currently lacks. The Hotel will bring about 500 jobs for staff and other personnel, not including those provided by and the restaurants

and spa. Pictured: The Hotel.

nov. 2016

A coalition of 25 student groups on campus sent a letter to university President Wallace Loh outlining a list of 64 demands and recommendations meant to support marginalized student populations. The Diamondback spoke with members both in and outside the coalition in an effort to gauge how each demand would affect campus life and published an online special project outlining each in-depth.

jan. 28, 2017

Under President Trump’s original travel ban that affected citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries, airport security at Washington Dulles

Airport detained one UMD junior, Maryam “Aida” Mohammadi. She was eventually released after five hours of uncertainty. Pictured: Maryam “Aida”

feb. 2017

Lupe Fiasco took to Twitter to review his own album. Then we reviewed his review, which prompted the rapper to review our review on Twitter. What fun!

march 1, 2017

The 2015 election was a competitive race that ended in Patrick Wojahn’s victory over Denise Mitchell. Wojahn is the city’s first openly gay mayor. One of his biggest goals was to bring the council closer together and unite the district. Wojahn has been a left-leaning mayor, advocating for refugee

rights, sanctuary city policies and sustainability in the city. At this time he is running unopposed.

march 29, 2017

Melo Trimble, who revitalized a skidding basketball program and led the Terps to three consecutive NCAA tournaments, declared for the NBA draft. Despite concerns about his athleticism and outside shooting, Trimble hired an agent, forgoing his senior season after testing the waters the previous year. In 2016, he led the Terps to their first Sweet 16 since 2003. Trimble was Maryland’s scoring leader for three years, and the team was 30-8 in games decided by six or fewer points during his tenure. Pictured: Former Maryland men’s basketball player Melo Trimble.

april 13, 2017

The entire Unity Party ticket withdrew from the University of Maryland’s Student Government Association election following a Diamondback report exposing the group’s failure to disclose campaign contributions in required preliminary financial reports. The party received pro-bono assistance from an affiliate of Turning Point USA, a nonprofit that encourages conservative students to run for campus office positions.

april 12, 2017

The first Whole Foods in Prince George’s County opened up in April in Riverdale Park. It’s located in a $250 million mixed-use complex, which also houses various restaurants and town homes as part of the same development

project. Its arrival signified higher-end developments coming to the area, though others worry it’s an example of gentrification. Pictured: Whole Foods Market in Riverdale Park.

april 17-18, 2017

Terps for Trump chalked several messages outside Stamp Student Union. Many messages advocated for building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico and deporting DREAMers. Others criticized CNN and praised President Trump. When Stamp officials upheld the chalkings as within campus guidelines, students used water to wash the messages away or chalked their own thoughts overtop or next to Terps for Trump’s . This university currently covers 20 students under Maryland’s DREAM Act, which grants in-state tuition to undocumented students.

april 24, 2017

A five-alarm fire tore through the under-construction Fuse 47 apartment complex, causing nearly $40 million in damages. The building was going to open in July as a market-rate apartment building; in other words, it wasn’t necessarily geared toward students. The building was supposed to be “high tech” with keyless entry to apartments and other upgrades. It took hundreds of firefighters to contain the flames. The fire was ruled accidental. Workers began demolition in June, but the building’s developer said there are plans to rebuild.

april 24, 2017

As a result of Unity Party’s withdrawal from the Student Government Association election, the One Party ticket ran essentially unopposed and won 85 percent of the campus-wide vote. SGA veteran and former student

The murder of newly commissioned 2nd Lt. Richard Collins, 23, on this university’s campus shocked the nation. Collins, a black Bowie State student visiting friends in College Park, was fatally stabbed early morning on May 20 outside Montgomery Hall. Sean Urbanski, 22, a white University of Maryland student at the time, was charged with first- and second-degree murder, as well as first-degree assault. University Police are working with the FBI to investigate whether this was a hate crime. Urbanski was found to be a member of the racist Facebook group “Alt-Reich: Nation.” Although he was formally indicted on murder charges on July 13, police are still investigating a motive. University President Wallace Loh pledged the administration will work with the SGA and University Senate in designing harsher sanctions for hate and bias incidents in the Code of Student Conduct. He also announced a task force that will review and evaluate this university’s hate bias policies and diversity programming. The administrative action came after students demanded more from this university’s leaders following a year of hate bias incidents, culminating in the death of Collins.Pictured: A portrait of 2nd Lt. Richard Collins, center, stands during a memorial service at Bowie State University, where Collins was a student.

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To determine what circumstances compelled students to file federal complaints against this university for possible Title IX violations, a group of Diamondback reporters spent four months speaking with more than 100 people, including students, campus officials, lawyers and sexual assault survivors. The seven-part series chronicles how sexual assault is handled at this university.

For the second year in a row, this university expelled a record number of students for sexual assault. In the 2015-16 school year, this university expelled four students, the most for one year in its history, after expelling three the year before. At a University Senate meeting, Title IX Officer Catherine Carroll said the office was overwhelmed with reports and did not possess sufficient infrastructure to handle the complaints in a time-sensitive manner. She addressed the need for more funding.

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may 10, 2017

After a noose was found in a fraternity house, ProtectUMD organized a sit-in protest on the steps of the administration building. The protesters called for immediate administrative responses to hate speech, diversity training for all SGA-recognized and Greek organizations and the creation of an external review board to investigate hate bias incidents on the campus. Pictured: Demonstrators gather outside the University House, university President Wallace Loh’s residence.

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may 5, 2017

Maryland students were excited to see Los Angeles-based singer Ty Dolla $ign and Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz at this university’s yearly spring concert. Unfortunately, just hours before the show, Ty Dolla $ign canceled, leaving 2 Chainz as the sole big name to bless the stage. Luckily for us, he put on quite the show. 2 Chaaaaaainz! Pictured: 2 Chainz performs at Art Attack in Maryland Stadium.

affairs vice president A.J. Pruitt defeated unaffiliated freshman candidate Chris Boretti in the presidential race.

may 2, 2017

MilkBoy ArtHouse is a collaboration between the University of Maryland’s Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and MilkBoy, a Philadelphia-based music and entertainment company, as well as other community partners. Opened after more than a year of construction, the two-story building has two stages and a full bar and restaurant. The project celebrates the arts in College Park and is a big part of the Greater College Park initiative to revitalize the area. Pictured: MilkBoy ArtHouse. 22

may 3, 2017

Authorities responded to a report of a noose hanging in this

more online This photo collage represents only the tip of the iceberg of news from this year. Using The Diamondback’s online Year in Review website, accssible at yearinreview.diamondbacklab.com, you can click through even more stories and read them for yourself. From new parking garages to athletic triumphs to a false report of an armed person on campus, there are more stories from the past year to discover, plus a wealth of stories that broke over the summer. Since The Diamondback’s last print edition, this university appointed a new chief diversity officer and both Maryland lacrosse teams won national championships. There’s so much to discover.

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niversity of Maryland student groups are pushing for increased diversity initiatives following violence in recent months that has spanned from the campus to the national level. Student Government Association President A.J. Pruitt, among other student leaders, said the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white supremacists rallied against the removal of a Confederate statue, resurface diversity and inclusion issues that have affected this university in recent years. And citing the fatal stabbing of Richard Collins, a black Bowie State University student, on this university’s campus in May — an incident that is being investigated as a possible hate crime — Pruitt, a senior economics and government and politics major, said he hopes the campus community “can finally get on the front line of this issue and start to make some progress that we really need.” The violent white supremacist protests in Charlottesville, as well as multiple race-related incidents at this university, have prompted student groups to speak out against racism and bigotry, and have spurred campus leaders to examine how to address them. This university’s College Republicans President Steven Clark, a junior government and politics major, issued a statement days after the event, declaring “the United States is a great country because of our diversity.” “Every American has the right to free speech, but we must send a message loud and clear to those who support white supremacy that the vast majority of Americans find their views repugnant and will not condone violence,” the statement read. This university’s College Democrats President Jake Polce described the Charlottesville events as “incredibly heartbreaking,” saying they showed “racism and bigotry

‘WE ARE A FAMILY’ In wake of Charlottesville, student governments push diversity initiatives By Natalie Schwartz, Naomi Grant, Julia Heimlich and Carly Taylor | @thedbk | Senior staff writers

PROTESTORS gather near the White House on Aug. 14 to condemn white supremacy and protest events in Charlottesville, Virginia. natalie schwartz/for the diamondback are still very much alive” in the U.S. The group plans to collaborate more with cultural groups on the campus, such as the Political Latinxs United for Movement and Action in Society and this university’s NAACP chapter, he added. The Graduate Student Government echoed similar sentiments, pledging to fight against white supremacy, terrorism and injustice in Charlottesville. “Here at the University of Maryland, we know all too well the pervasiveness of white supremacy and its horrific consequences,” GSG public relations vice president Katie Brown wrote in a statement. “GSG remains committed to naming injustice and working to transform the structures, policies, and cultures that enable white supremacy, particularly on this campus and in our state.” GSG’s executive committee had been discussing diversity initiatives throughout the summer, even

before meeting in August, Brown said, adding that the group is ready to put pressure on this university’s administration if it doesn’t follow through with their commitments in a “meaningful way.” University President Wallace Loh released a statement speaking out against the “supremacist ideology of hate, bigotry and violence” he said occurred in Charlottesville. That followed another statement he released in response to Collins’ death, announcing that the administration would create a rapid response team to provide support to victims of hate incidents, along with an allocation of $100,000 to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to support its education efforts. He also announced in June that this university would work with the SGA and the University Senate to consider stricter sanctions in the Code of Student Conduct for hate and bias incidents. “We are cautiously optimistic to

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see the university for once being a little proactive,” Brown said. Loh’s actions came after a noose was found in the kitchen of the Phi Kappa Tau chapter house in April, which University Police are investigating as a hate bias incident. In earlier months, white nationalist posters were reported throughout the campus and were also labeled as hate bias incidents. While some have criticized the administration’s delayed response to these events, student leaders like Pruitt are taking matters into their own hands. Pruitt said he plans to talk about diversity and inclusion during upcoming legislative sessions, and he wants to propose that all student group leaders go through cultural competency training, as well as develop a response plan in case something like events in Charlottesville happen on the campus. Pruitt, along with more than 50 other student body presidents across

the United States, signed a letter supporting the University of Virginia — where the white nationalists began their protest — and condemning “violence, racism, white supremacy, bigotry, and acts of terrorism.” “What’s important is we don’t stop there, we don’t just end with a message, but we really start taking some action on our campus, and that’s what I’m excited to do over the next year,” Pruitt said. Residence Hall Association National Communications Coordinator Valerie Kologrivov said that after the Charlottesville violence, she wants to educate RHA executive board members on holding diversity-related dialogue. RHA President Dana Rodriguez said the organization is focusing on creating groups of people in every residence hall that know how to “lead constructive conversations” on diversity to make sure students are being educated on campus inclusivity. “RHA has had a long history of trying to encourage diversity, but I think that after the events of this summer, both on this campus and nationally, we have had a renewed need to really re-evaluate those efforts and need to figure out how we can strengthen them to better serve the residents and better serve the entire campus,” Rodriguez said. Training internal leaders and members in “cultural competency” has been one of RHA’s top priorities, but this year it plans to “have a different type of training for our residents and students,” Rodriguez said. For RHA Vice President Tzvi Glazer, promoting general safety on the campus is the best course of action. “We will not abandon our people on campus,” said the senior government and politics and sociology major. “We are together, we are a community, we are a family … and we will do our best to create that atmosphere and remind people of that.” newsumdbk@gmail.com

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Council weighs rule changes ahead of election Over summer, city considered non-citizen, absentee voting While many University of Maryland students left College Park for the summer, the City Council tackled multiple initiatives and proposals. Here are the main takeaways. by

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PROPOSAL FOR NON-CITIZENS TO VOTE IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS At a June 13 meeting, the council introduced a poss i b l e a m e n d m e n t to t h e city’s charter to eliminate U.S. citizenship as a voter registration requirement for local elections and authorize a supplementary city voter registration list, which would enable non-citizens to vote in municipal elections. Re s i d e n ts c l a s h e d a t a July 11 public hearing for the amendment, with supporters of the proposal claiming citizens who pay local taxes should be allowed to cast a vote, while others said this privilege should be reserved for those who have earned U.S. citizenship. The final vote was schedu l e d fo r A u g . 8 b u t wa s removed from the agenda a f te r o f f i c i a l s s a i d t h ey needed more time. Prince George’s County Police were asked to attend the meeting after council members received harassing calls and emails from people angry about the amendment, Mayor Patrick Wojahn said. The council will revisit the proposal at the Sept. 12 meeting after discussing it at a Sept. 5 work session. “I think they’re going to be talking about a couple of different things,” City Clerk Janeen M iller said of the work session. “I believe one of them will be whether to put the question to a referendum, and I think the other will be possible amendments to the charter amendment as it is currently written.” The referendum would be a non-binding advisory question used to inform the council in their deliberations and help them gauge voter opinions, Miller said. There are currently no planned future actions. District 2 Councilman P.J. Brennan said he personally does “not agree with bringing a civil rights issue to a referendum.” “When the majority have asked to make a decision for a minority group, civil rights referendums routinely tend to fail,” Brennan said. “The people at issue, the non-citizens, they can’t even vote on this particular issue if it’s to be brought to referendum … so, I do not support [it], a n d I d o s u p p o r t a l l owing non-citizens — people who have non-citizenship status but who are, for all intents and purposes, residents of the College Park — [to] participate in our local elections.” After the public hearing, the council decided to keep the record open for additional public comment. Written comment on the proposal may be submitted to the council no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017.

ELECTION-RELATED CONSIDERATIONS At a July 11 work session, the council discussed cons i d e ra t i o n s s u r ro u n d i n g at-large members, as well as longer and staggered terms. District 4 Councilwoman Dustyn Kujawa suggested that each district have two council members: one atl a rge re p re se n ta t ive a n d one dedicated representative of their district. She also suggested that the at-large councilmembers and the mayor serve four-year terms, while the dedicated district representatives continue to serve two-year terms. “Still, you have your dedicated representative to your district, so you get that oneon-one attention that you might need, and then you a l so h ave so m e b o dy yo u can reach out to that is atlarge and you can have other discussions with, because a lot of our residents don’t reach out to other districts’ council members as it is now,” Kujawa said at the work session. District 1 Councilwoman Christine Nagle said at the work session that she liked the proposal. “I think it does a good job of bringing in the balance,” Na g l e sa i d . “A n d h av i n g staggered terms, with also allowing some longer terms for the folks, as [District 3 Councilwoman Stephanie] Stullich pointed out, that are going to have to do more work, because they’re going to be going to a larger area for voters.” An ad hoc subcommittee — which is made up of Kujawa, the chair, as well as Wojahn, Nagle, District 4 Councilwoman Mary Cook and Student Liaison Chris Keosian — was organized to study the considerations surrounding at-large council members, longer terms and staggered terms, Miller said. The subcommittee plans to go back and report to the council with some proposals to discuss, though it’s

the college park city council weighed several electoral issues this year, including whether to add absentee ballots and whether non-citizen residents should have a vote. file photo/the diamondback Alex Tobin, a junior gov- academic institution not in unknown when that will be Opponents say it is a right now, Miller said. The ernment and politics major College Park,” Tobin said. misuse of the purpose of abcouncil wants to hold two at this university who an- “This leaves out voters who sentee voting — that a voter public forums — one at City nounced he is running for are not technically leaving should be unable to get to the Hall, and one at Davis Hall — a District 2 seat earlier this the city, but whose work poll on election day — and on whatever the recommen- month, thinks the city needs makes it hard to get to the that the extra expense is not dations are to “explain to to “seriously reassess” its polls, so this affects low-in- justified. Opponents also cite residents what the proposals election policy, including come residents who cannot potential for fraud and doubt are that are being consid- the absentee ballot system, take a break from their jobs, it would increase voter parered, and why they’re being which he believes “may acci- [and] it also affects students ticipation, generally speakconsidered,” Miller added. dentally disenfranchise large that may have classes on ing, according to the memo. A f te r t h e fo r u m s , t h e portions of the population.” Election Day.” H oweve r, t h e b o a rd i s The Board of Election Su- u n a n i m o u s ly i n favo r o f “To receive an absentee council will regroup and decide how they want to ballot, a voter must either pervisors does not recom- early voting, and believes it move forward, and any de- be absent on election day, mend moving to no-excuse could be accommodated, but cision would not be effective be sick, be confined to an absentee voting for several perhaps not for this year, the for the coming election on institution, have a death reasons, they wrote in an memo said. o r se r i o u s i l l n e ss i n t h e Aug. 2 memo to the mayor Nov. 7, she said. The subcommittee has not family or attend a full-time and council. newsumdbk@gmail.com met yet, Wojahn said Friday.

ABSENTEE VOTING Absentee voting, and the potential of “no-excuse” absentee voting — where people can request an absentee ballot for any reason — also came up in the July 11 work session. “ We ’ r e s t i l l l o o k i n g a t o p t i o n s fo r [ a bse n te e voting]. We’re exploring a couple different things, and there will be further discussions on that,” Wojahn said. “I don’t know if we’re going forward with anything before this year’s election. It certainly won’t be in place for this year’s election, but we are having ongoing discussions about it.” It will be brought up again in the next “month or so,” Wojahn said, noting that he doesn’t think there’s a specific date set.

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On Tyler, the Creator’s latest album, a ‘bastard’ reaches maturity By Cameron Neimand | @kneemund | Senior staff writer With his face guarded by the black-and-yellow body of a chihuahua-sized bumblebee, Tyler, the Creator Flower Boy i s h e re to re i n t ro d u c e tyler the creator himself. No longer opting for ominosity, he stands up straight in a patch of blossomed sunflowers, several other Steelers-colored stinger-bearers buzzing by the white clouds of a burnt-orange Okaga sky. It took a little more than 45 minutes to walk to this point, but he’d circled his foot in the dirt at the path’s trailhead for years. On Flower Boy, a 14-track odyssey of self-acceptance, Tyler, the Creator reaches full bloom. California’s Bastard son is now its brightest star, his shine permeating through the Frank Ocean-featured “Where This Flower Blooms.” “I rock, I roll, I bloom, I glow,” chants Tyler confidently. “I rock, I roll, I bloom, I grow.” While the album’s second track oozes optimism, “Foreword” opens the show contemplating the precarious nature of success. “I’m gone and I’m finished. And I ain’t seen my friends in a minute,” sings Rex Orange County, channeling Tyler’s most harrowing fear. “Guessing nothing lasts forever. Yeah, nothing lasts forever.” Flower Boy serves as a road map for elements of Tyler’s life he feels could have/will lead to his demise. In the closing moments of “Pothole,” he lets out an expletive as a pothole snags his McLaren tires. Referencing real-life elements that almost brought his own drive

to a screeching halt, Tyler raps, “I pull up, get out, what up? I wanna help/ But what you want for some, some n----really don’t want for themselves.” It’s easy to speculate that he’s somewhat subtweeting Odd Future here, the ragtag group of Los Angeles beatnik youth that Tyler once frontman’d to superstardom. As the collective’s cultlike popularity waned after increased exposure and fans adjusting to OF’s shock value, Tyler found himself asking the same question The Clash had on Combat Rock in 1982: “Should I Stay or Should I Go.” His answer is revealed through a co-chorus with Jaden Smith. “I had to sw i tc h t h e ge a rs o n ‘em,” raps Smith with an effortlessly smooth tone. “Fishtail in the rearview mirror on ‘em.” Establishing himself with what for many may be an all-too-relatable suffering, Tyler u se s s ta n d o u t t ra c ks “ 9 1 1 / M r. L o n e ly ” a n d “Boredom” to provide a view of his struggles with depression. On the former, hip-hop’s Howard Stern takes a shot at his own need to be in focus. “They say

the loudest in the room is weak,” says Tyle r in re f le ctive co nte mplatio n. “That’s what they assume, but I disagree/ I say the loudest in the room/ is prolly the loneliest in the room (that’s me).” However, even if his friends truly are few and far between, Tyler now surrounds himself only with like-minded people — windshield wipers giving his road clear vision. A$AP Rocky, a fellow rapper/fashion mogul, is Tyler’s newest partner in lyrical crime (a figure with interests more akin to Tyler’s own than onetime little brother Earl Sweatshirt). Lil Wayne (“Droppin’ Seeds”) is another recurring collaborator, a 34-year-old rapper who shares Tyler’s Peter Pan mold, attempting just about anything (skateboarding, Zumiez-featured clothing lines, promethazine) besides turning in his youth. Tyler’s sexuality is t h e a l b u m ’s m o s t co n s ta n t m o t i f, with one of ra p ’s m o s t accused homophobes seemingly revealing his preference for men. Allusions a r e s c a t te r e d throughout the album.

“Foreword” finds Tyler shouting-out the girls who once gave him company and oral sex while attempting to keep his “head on straight.” On “Sometimes…,” a male caller dials up Golf Radio to request to hear the song about him. Immediately after comes “See You Again,” a gorgeous jam where Tyler inquires, “Can I get a kiss? And can you make it last forever?” On songs such as “Who Dat Boy” (“currently looking for ’95 Leo”) and “I Ain’t Got Time!” (“Passenger a white boy, look like River Phoenix”), Tyler appears to reveal his type. A captivatingly real tune about the search for comfort, “November” illuminates Tyler’s gravest worry. “And I’m only known for tweets more than beats or,” confesses Tyler. “All my day ones turn to three, fours … ‘cause of track seven.” The album’s seventh track is “Garden Shed,” an open diary of sorts where Tyler touches upon his lack of interest in women and what appears to be his desire for “pale tan/polka dot nose” guys that he long masked from even those closest to him. “You don’t have to hide,” sings Tyler after the song’s Estelle opening. “I can smell it in your eyes/ that there’s something more to say.” Looking down upon a winding road graced only by a single, winged McLaren, Tyler still stands under the burnt orange sky and its fluffy white clouds. If this isn’t him at his full bloom, the army of bees that continue to buzz will bring him there eventually. cneimanddbk@gmail.com

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FOOTBALL From p. 16 progression, the Terps will take the program’s biggest step toward becoming what coach DJ Durkin has envisioned since being named head coach in December 2015 — a contender in one of the country’s toughest conferences. “It’s natural for us to take our next step as a program,” Durkin said. “There’s a lot that’s been made that we’re a young team and all that. Yeah we are, I don’t know, but I think we’re pretty good. … This whole thing is a process. It’s building.” Maryland fans have used football as a bridge to basketball season since the 1970s. Hype around football often dies when conference season rolls around and Maryland can’t stick with the country’s national powerhouses. The Terps have one conference title since 1985. So, why will this year be the last time Maryland rolls over against the best of the best? It starts with one of the top recruiters in the country. Durkin brought in the best recruiting class in program history in his first full attempt with the Terps. He’s followed that up with a strong Class of 2018, which 247Sports currently ranked 16th, above USC and Alabama. While defensive lineman Jesse Aniebonam said the influx of talent matters only if players learn to work together, cohesion should not be an issue. Many of the Terps’ top signings received interest from traditionally strong programs, such as Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Georgia and Penn State. Yet they bought into a program that finished with a combined 9-16 record in the past two seasons. They came here to help Maryland win Big Ten championships — not to set personal records or up their draft stock. That leadership begins with the quarterback of Maryland’s future — Kasim Hill. After the four-star gunslinger committed to the Terps’ 2017 class, he helped them seal big-time recruits, including seven other four-star 2017 prospects, according to 247Sports. Hill may not start Maryland’s season opener at Texas on Saturday, but he could serve under center by midseason given mixed showings from quarterbacks Tyrrell Pigrome and Max Bortenschlager. Even if Hill takes time to acclimate to the college game, he possesses the athleticism, instincts and poise to become a household name by his sophomore year.

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The rest of Maryland fans’ dreams go like this: Anthony McFarland becomes one of the nation’s best running backs, Jordan McNair and Marcus Minor protect Hill in the pocket, Deon Jones and Markquese Bell drive receivers crazy with their NFLready bodies and Cam Spence and twins Breyon and Brandon Gaddy torture some of the best quarterbacks in the country. For the first time in years, those are realistic hopes. And that’s just some of the Terps’ future outlined. Twenty recruits, including three four-stars, have verbally committed to Maryland for 2018. “I have no problem playing freshmen,” Durkin said. “Some guys are ready to do it, and even if some aren’t, it’s not indicative of how their whole careers are going to go. We’re not going to say, ‘I think this guy can do it, but it’s a freshman.’ No. If he can do it, we’re going to put him out there to do it.” Maryland still doesn’t have the national recruiting presence of other top Big Ten teams. But from a reliance on local recruits, the Terps are building a group that could yield the next wave of NFL players from College Park. The Terps have recently featured stars who developed into formidable professional players, such as Stefon Diggs, Vernon Davis, Shawne Merriman and Torrey Smith. But this will be the first time since their 2002 Orange Bowl appearance the Terps have had this much skill on one team. That talent may or may not blossom this year. But it will eventually. This is the last campaign spectators will diminish the Big Ten for adding Maryland due to its lack of football success. It’s the last year people will laugh at Maryland’s box scores against Ohio State and Michigan. Soon, victories against teams like Illinois, Minnesota and Indiana will become more certain. It’s not crazy to think Maryland will become a Big Ten contender soon. Washington made the College Football Playoff last year after failing to win at least six conference games in 14 consecutive seasons. Chris Petersen rejuvenated that program when he became coach in 2014. Durkin can do the same. “We’re getting closer and closer every day,” Durkin said. “We’re here to win championships.” The Terps’ most challenging schedule in years can perhaps spur that leap.

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VOLLEYBALL From p. 16 patient and teaching.” The Terps rallied through errors to defeat UMBC,Northeastern and Temple at the Maryland Invite this past weekend. Aird admitted there’s plenty to work on, but the young team passed the first of its tests this season. There will be more with a schedule including 15 teams that played in the tournament last year. At times, it looked as if the Terps could do no wrong during their season-opening tournament. In the first set against UMBC on Friday, Maryland jumped out to an 8-2 lead. But errors stymied the progression as the Retrievers made up the

deficit to win, 28-26. Midway through that first set, Maryland had a chance to separate from UMBC once more. Opposite hitter Angel Gaskin hit a kill to put the Terps up by three. Then, outside hitter Erika Pritchard’s serve missed. Middle blocker Katie Myers killed to increase the Terps’ lead to three before Myers’ serve also missed. An attacking error from sophomore outside hitter Gia Milana forced Aird to call for a timeout, and the Retrievers maintained the pressure after the stoppage to win the set. “They’re just young,” Aird said. “So, they’re afraid to say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing. I told them in practice if they’re in our gym now, it’s because they belong here. ... And it’s funny, when you have really good control of your game, you can start helping others. But a lot of them are still in the ‘I don’t want to mess up’ stage of their career. The best ones don’t spend

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a lot of time thinking about negative things at all.” Shrinking away from mistakes also still affects veteran players. At times, senior middle blocker Hailey Murray reverts to her past mistakes, but she’s gained comfort through her experience. “[Aird] always says it’s from the shoulders up, so it’s all like a mind game,” Myers said. “You have to tell yourself, ‘I’m going to nail this pass, nail this serve.’” After Drechsel hit -.071 against Northeastern,she came back with 15 kills and a .300 hitting percentage against Temple. Drechsel and Pritchard combined for six kills in the fifth set against Temple, good for six of Maryland’s final seven points scored. Drechsel said she’s never played in an atmosphere like the Xfinity Center pavilion. The Terps were timid at times in their preseason Red-White scrimmage, and it carried over into early parts of the Maryland Invite, too.

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Digs and sets careened off players into the stands. Despite those miscues, Aird predicts ball control will improve as the newcomers get comfortable. “Coming from club and high school to a group like this,” Aird said, “the speed is really the biggest difference.” That heightened pace requires better communication as players develop chemistry on the fly, such as calling for a ball on a broken play to avoid a collision. “Not even on the court, but off the court as well,” Milana said. “I know last year I had a really tough time with the whole communicating thing, because I was like, ‘Oh, why can’t I come in the gym by myself and serve some balls?’ You need to tell your team where you are, communicate all that stuff. And on the court, it’s super special because we’re all new to each other.” akostkadbk@gmail.com

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Sean Whooley p o s i t i o n i n freshman or a fifth-year @swhooley27 n e t , M a r y - senior, we have it all. We land women’s want to win and it doesn’t Staff writer soccer goalkeeper Rachel Egyed sees the whole field. So far this season, one of her biggest takeaways is better on-field chemistry. For a roster with 14 true freshmen, that might come as a surprise. The Terps’ squad grew from 20 players last season to 33 this year. But early on, the fusion of newcomers and returnees has been almost seamless. “It’s just great to see how well everyone works together,” Egyed said following the Terps’ 3-0 victory over Navy on Aug. 20. “How they can just figure it out in the run of play after a couple weeks together.” The Terps, at 3-0-1, have already equaled last season’s win total. The influx of fresh faces in second-year coach R ay L e o n e ’s re b u i l d h a s powered them to their best start through four games since 2013. Not only has the roster grown, many newcomers are contributing. Maryland scored eight goals, four of which were delivered by two freshmen — forward Mikayla Dayes and midfielder Hope Lewandoski. L a s t sea so n ’s to p - two leading scorers, senior forward Chelsea Jackson and junior forward Jarena Harmon, have chipped in a combined three goals. “A goal is a goal,” Jackson said after the Navy win. “It

matter who scores.” The onus has fallen on the likes of Jackson, senior captain Hope Gouterman and others to nurture the new players, and they have responded. After the team’s first two games, Leone spoke glowingly about

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how its leaders have assisted the rookies. Gouterman believes everyone is on the same page and the freshmen “want the same thing that we do.” She pointed to the results on the field as proof, and believes the early success can continue. “I’m really proud of the returning players because they recruited [the freshmen]. They welcomed them on the team,” Leone said. “They know we’re rebuilding the Maryland program, so they’ve embraced these kids, not only in the recruiting but now when they’ve come in together.” Still, Egyed said the Terps have taken a realistic approach

to their growth. After all, Maryland lost its final nine games last year. So, Gouterman maintained constant improvement — rather than results — is at the heart of the rebuild and at the center of what the Terps are doing this season. “You have things to look forward to, but the main goal for us is just kind of that next game,” Gouterman said prior to the Terps’ weekend trip to GardnerWebb and Furman. “We just want to really focus on that next practice, whatever is coming up, whatever we have to do in order to get ourselves prepared.” The Terps have also referred to a winning attitude as a key component of their development. After scoring the winning goal in the team’s season-opening win over Drexel, Lewandoski described the freshman class’s desire to “create a new culture.” Gouterman explained the efforts to mix the mindsets of the returning players and the new ones, allowing the Terps to set the standard of what the team should be moving forward. Re m a i n i n g u n b ea te n through four games is a good start. “To get to feel the kind of energy, kind of momentum building up, it’s huge,” Gouterman said. “It sets a good example for what we want the culture of this team to be.” swhooleydbk@gmail.com

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Terps win opener

Sabrina Rhodes scored crucial goal vs. Saint Joseph’s MaryScott Gelman land field @Gelman_Scott hockey Senior staff writer forward Sabrina Rhodes arrived in College Park unsure of her role. She tallied four career goals as a midfielder with Delaware, last season’s national champion. But coach Missy Meharg has had Rhodes alternate between forward and defender, and in Sunday’s 2-1 win against Saint Joseph’s, Rhodes was tasked with contributing to Maryland’s attack. In the 65th minute, the decision proved beneficial. Midfielder Brooke Adler sent a pass toward Rhodes, who scored to give the Terps a lead they wouldn’t relinquish in their first home opener since 2000. “There’s always opportunities,” said Meharg, now in her 30th season leading Maryland field by

hockey. “I’m always believing we’re going to win the game. I’m not surprised.” The No. 6 Terps, who started four freshmen, outshot the Hawks, 7-2, in the first half. Meharg routinely turned to her bench, but Maryland struggled to generate opportunities, overrunning plays and missing targeted teammates with passes. As a result, the No. 6 Terps entered the intermission in a scoreless tie. Saint Joseph’s forward Anna Willocks scored the game’s first goal in the 41st minute. She converted on a penalty stroke to give the Hawks a one-goal lead they seemed poised to maintain. “I don’t think [we were frustrated],” defender Bodil Keus said. Minutes into the second half, Meharg sent several attacking midfielders to the forward line, which helped spark Maryland’s late offensive rally. Midfielder Lein

Holsboer and Rhodes were both moved. In a span of about 12 minutes, Keus received three penalty corner opportunities. She converted the third chance to tie the game at one. The strategy remained effective when Adler connected with Rhodes for the go-ahead goal. “We had a tremendous amount of attack up there,” Meharg said. “We put all our powers up front. That’s what you get.” Despite the initial woes, Meharg said she remained calm at the intermission and didn’t pressure the Terps, who have now won 22 straight openers, to score immediately in the second half. That resonated with Rhodes, who quickly established a role. “One thing about Maryland and its history of excellence is you find a way to win,” Meharg said. “What an amazing outcome.” sgelmandbk@gmail.com

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coach sasho cirovski has all new starters on his backline, but he prides his championship teams on defense. file photo/the diamondback

Terps are seeking defensive cohesion After losing one game last season, Terps are building new backline After his James Crabtree team’s 4-2 win @JamesCrabtreeH at Santa Clara Senior staff writer i n F r i d a y ’s season opener, Maryland men’s soccer coach Sasho Cirovski laid out what he was hoping to gain from the trip. “Get a win,” Cirovski said, “and harden our backline.” It took the Broncos three minutes to score on Maryland’s inexperienced defense, but the unit felt it improved as the game progressed and will look to continue to jell in Monday’s home opener against Hofstra. “There was some learning throughout the game,” Cirovski said. “We got better defensively … in the second half.” Early, the Terps felt they by

weren’t playing with enough urgency. Defender Chase Gasper failed to pass out of pressure and lost possession, leading to a free kick that midfielder Eryk Williamson deflected, but the team couldn’t clear. The ball ended up in the back of the net and the Broncos had an early lead against the Terps, who finished the regular season undefeated last year. “Definitely playing with a new backline had something to do with it,” goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair said. St. Clair entered Friday with two Maryland starts under his belt. He’s one of the defense’s most experienced players. O f t h e fo u r d e fe n d e rs starting in front of him, Miles

Stray was the only one who’d started a game on Maryland’s backline. “ T h a t c o n n e c t ive n e s s takes some time,” Cirovski said. “Preseason’s one thing, regular season’s another.” In the opening moments of the season opener, Cirovski said the team didn’t adjust to Santa Clara’s pace. That cost the Terps when Gasper failed to advance the ball up the field in the third minute, and nearly hurt them again later when Stray played a sloppy pass to midfielder Jake Rozhansky as a Santa Clara attacker charged toward them. The Broncos again won possession, but this time their shot was high. Still, Rozhansky tossed his hands in the air in frustration. From there, the defense tightened up. “ We g o t b e t t e r. O u r s p a c i n g wa s b e t te r, o u r

tempo of play was better,” Cirovski said. “We cleaned it up a lot more.” For all the inexperience and question marks surrounding the defense, the attack makes up for the uncertainty in returning playmakers, meaning the early deficit was hardly daunting for the Terps. Maryland returns all its starting forwards and midfielders from last season. After Rozhansky and the offense opened up a 3-1 lead that carried most of the way through a sleepy second half, the Broncos pulled back within a goal in the 78th minute. That also came off a free kick, prompting Cirovski to note his team needs to be more disciplined and cut down on fouling in its defensive third. The score also meant the Terps defense would face pressure as the time ticked down and the Broncos pushed forward for an equalizer, an experience St. Clair said was valuable. “These are the moments that the backline lives for,” the Pickering, Ontario, native said. “We want to do things in the beginning of the season to prepare us for the end of the season.” After the defense snuffed out a couple of Santa Clara attacks, Rozhansky extended Maryland’s lead back to two with three minutes left, letting Cirovski and the team breathe a bit easier. The Terps got their win, a n d t h e d e fe n s e wo rke d through an up-and-down p e r fo r m a n ce i t’ l l u se to improve the rest of the year as the team contends for a national championship. “ Two goa l s i s two to o many,” Cirovski said. “We’re going to have to get better, and that’s something that we’re going to address going into Monday’s game.” jcrabtreehdbk@gmail.com

running back ty johnson struggled vs. Big Ten foes. marquise mckine/the diamondback

JOHNSON From p. 16

caught 16 passes for 206 yards, a number he wishes to improve upon. He said he’s worked on his route running in recent months, hoping to make a bigger difference in a crowded backfield. Johnson, Harrison, McFarland and Funk will all likely receive touches. Johnson’s fellow running backs have noticed the time he’s dedicated to getting better. They say his attention to detail on the field, in meeting rooms and even in the kitchen has elevated the group. On Tuesday, as Johnson spoke with reporters after practice, players showered him with cooking requests. He smiled at the recognition of his off-field passion, honed from the countless hours he spent as a kid watching Rachael Ray and Bobby Flay on The Food Network. Fu n k , w h o m J o h n s o n hosted during a 2015 campus visit, said the starting running back’s perfectionism is nothing new. Only now, Johnson’s production has brought increased attention to his craft.

against Nebraska, Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State. He combined to rush for just 64 yards on 29 carries in those contests. The running back must navigate another wave of difficult opponents this season. Maryland will face five teams ranked in the top 25. Quarterback play remains a question mark for the Terps, with Kasim Hill, Max Bortenschlager and Tyrrell Pigrome vying for the starting role, and teams could continue to load the box to limit Johnson’s effectiveness. So the Terps expect to use short screen p a s s e s to f i n d o ffensive balance and give Johnson room to operate. “The pass game is huge for us,” said r u n n i n g b a c k Ja ke Fu n k . “ I f o u r pa ss game is successful, our run game can be even Staff writer Andy Kostka conmore successful. They tributed to this report. go hand-in-hand.” Last year, Johnson dbernsteindbk@gmail.com

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football

Running back ty johnson led the Terps with 1,004 rushing yards last season and will return this year as the leader of a strong running unit. Off the field, he cooks for his teammates, lessons he’s learned from watching The Food Network as a kid. matt regan/the diamondback

hungry for more Running back Ty Johnson’s cooking skills match his running ability By Daniel Bernstein | @danbernsteinUMD | Senior staff writer

aryland football running back Ty Johnson averaged nearly a first down each time he carried the ball last year. He racked up 1,004 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on 110 attempts. But as the junior embraced a veteran role this offseason, he boasted another skill. Johnson prepared meals for the team’s running backs before three spring scrimmages. He claimed his best dish is surf and turf with a combination of steak, shrimp and lobster. His second-best is steak and potatoes. He fed players fighting for his playing

time, such as running back Lorenzo Harrison, who ran for 633 yards and five touchdowns last year. Four-star running back Anthony McFarland from Dematha Catholic High School also joined the feasts. “I did it to keep carbs in, keep the energy up and everything,” Johnson explained. “I got them all together just to make sure everyone got some good food in them.” Johnson’s leadership, along with his onfield explosiveness, makes him the cornerstone of Maryland’s offense entering the 2017 season. The Terps play their first game at No. 23 Texas on Sept. 2. Though Johnson faces competition at running back, coach DJ Durkin said he brings a unique, all-around presence to

the backfield. The 5-foot-10, 208-pound tailback continues to lead the unit this season. “All the attributes you can name, that’s Ty,” Durkin said. “He’s extremely talented, and he’s going to get the ball.” When Maryland’s season starts against the Longhorns, Johnson can add to the impressive list of highlights he’s posted since joining the Terps in 2015. There was the game against Purdue last season when Johnson accumulated 204 yards on seven touches. He ran for 168 yards in the regular-season finale against Rutgers. And in the Quick Lane Bowl, he helped the Terps push Boston College after an overwhelming early deficit. His savvy

was especially crucial with Harrison suspended indefinitely. With the Terps trailing 16-0 in the second quarter against the Eagles, Johnson received a handoff from the shotgun formation. The Cumberland native burst through a hole on the right side. He cut upfield and sprinted past the flailing arms of four defenders. Once he reached open field, he was gone for a 62-yard score. Maryland lost the game, 36-30, but Johnson finished with 174 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns. However, Johnson struggled to find space during tough Big Ten matchups See johnson, p. 15

football

Terps close to contending

DJ Durkin’s squad will take its biggest step toward beating top teams this season by

COACH DJ DURkin is securing the best recruiting classes in program history. The Terps are a few years away from featuring one of the most talented teams in school history. matt regan/the diamondback

Two yea rs f r o m n o w, Kyle Melnick when the @kyle_melnick m e m b e rs o f Football columnist Maryland football’s best recruiting class to date enter their junior years, they might still talk about the 2017 season. They may not brag about the team’s record, which will probably be worse than last season’s, or discuss trips to Ohio State and Wisconsin

— likely defeats the youngsters will aim to forget. But they may discuss how the 2017 campaign was the stepping stone toward becoming a conference contender. After years of getting blown out by ranked teams, whether in the Big Ten or ACC, Maryland is headed for competitiveness. Fresh off a 6-7 season that ended in a bowl game loss to Boston College, Maryland will face arguably the

toughest schedule in the country. No. 23 Texas, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 9 Wisconsin, No. 11 Michigan and No. 6 Penn State highlight the Terps’ daunting foes. Boosted by the 18th-best recruiting class in the country, the on-field talent should be better. But given the daunting slate of games, the results will likely be worse. Maryland will probably win around five games and finish on the bubble of making a bowl game. Even if their record doesn’t imply See football , p. 11

volleyball

With 12 underclassmen, Terps are seeking improved communication Steve Aird’s team is 3-0 with a bevy of young talent, but tougher foes await During Maryland volleyball’s first set loss to Northeastern on Saturday, libero Samantha Burgio and outside/opposite hitter Samantha Drechsel looked at each other with wry smiles. One of them needed to by

Andy Kostka @afkostka Staff writer

hit the ball over to Northeastern to reset their defense. Instead, the freshmen collided and the ball dropped for a point. Coach Steve Aird lowered his gaze to the floor for a second. Improving communication is crucial for the Terps after finishing 12-20 last year and bringing in talented recruits.

With 12 underclassmen as the team’s core, there will be growing pains. “I’m trying really hard [to stay calm],” Aird said. “It’s a really hard team for me to coach right now because I’m typically a really firedup, emotional guy. I take a pretty good rip into some people for not performing. But these kids don’t know any better. Before I go to the match I talk to myself about staying See VOLLEYBALL , p. 11

The terps have finished in the bottom three of the Big Ten the past two years, but they’re building toward becoming a conference contender with the help of talented recruits. reid poluhovich/the diamondback

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