The Diamondback, September 17, 2015

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U’s Shady Grove support nets $1M loss This university must re-evaluate its funding model for fast-growing campus, provost says

By Jeremy Snow @JeremyM_Snow Senior staff writer The university’s support for the Universities at Shady Grove last academic year led to about a million-

Ann Rankin, provost and senior vice president. The Shady Grove programs generated $6.2 million of revenue from tuition and application fees for dollar deficit, according to data from this university, but overt costs added up to about $6.7 million, leading to a the Office of the Provost.

As Shady Grove continued to grow, deficit of more than $520,000 for this rising enrollment and an increased university’s 2014-15 academic year.

This does not include an additional number of programs brought higher costs, and this university lacked a estimate of $400,000 of “hidden way to pay for all of it, said Mary- costs,” such as employee work time

that wasn’t measured or travel expenses, said Elizabeth Beise, the associate provost for academic planning and programs.

After accounting for expenses, government funds and funds from this university’s provost’s office, the Shady Grove undergraduate programs had $2.2 million in leftover See BUDGET, Page 2

CRANES loom over the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center, now under construction on Campus Drive. josh loock/the diamondback

State funds $82M in U building

A DAY AT THE FAIR

Majority will fund Cole renovations, St. John Center

By Taylor Swaak @tswaak27 Senior staff writer T his state allocated $81.65 million to this university this year — 27 percent of the $301.5 million the state doled out for the 12 University System of Maryland institutions’ capital improvement projects, according to a university system finance committee document.

The majority of the state funding is going toward two big-ticket projects: the $155 million Cole Field House renovations and the $112 million Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center.

General campus renovations will get a $10 million cut of the funding.

“This university has been fortunate that the state has supported new academic buildings,” university spokesman Brian Ullmann said. “They very much see the value in education, in research.

Students flock to the First Look Fair on McKeldin Mall, where hundreds of organizations set up tables to attract new members. The groups return today for the second and final day of the fair. tom hausman/the diamondback

See CAPITAL, Page 2

Byrd Stadium alcohol sales help fund alcohol-free group

Startup hosts campuswide scavenger hunt with app

Terps After Dark aims to aid univ freshmen

By Jess Nocera @jessnocera Staff writer

Prizes include gift cards, signed Manning jersey

By Michael Brice-Saddler @TheArtist_MBS Staff writer Somewhere on this university’s campus, there are hidden Chipotle gift cards, Kind Snacks and a signed Eli Manning jersey.

University students are taking part in a campuswide scavenger hunt that began Sept. 8, led by startup company Campus Pursuit.

Co-founded by Binghamton University graduates Scott Wisotsky and Shachar Avraham in January

Prizes for a campuswide scavenger hunt at this university, hosted by startup company Campus Pursuit, include gift cards, electronics and a signed football jersey, among other items. photo courtesy of esther oh 2014, the scavenger hunt aims to connect college students with brands, Avraham said.

“We were looking to connect brands with college students in a more meaningful, impactful way,” said Wisotsky, the company’s CEO. Students can join the treasure hunt by downloading the Campus Pursuit app on their iPhone or Android phone.

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Every Monday through Friday, users receive push notifications hinting where prizes have been hidden, Wisotsky said.

It’s then up to the student to follow the clues and claim their reward.

“A prize could literally be right under your seat,” Wisotsky said.

See HUNT, Page 3

A new initiative promoting nonalcoholic events for freshmen on the campus gets some of its funds from Byrd Stadium alcohol sales.

The Terps After Dark program includes alcohol-free events such as the Trevor Noah comedy show, the NextNow Fest and various bus trips.

“We are taking the money that is being raised through selling alcohol and we are investing it back into alcohol-prevention efforts on the campus,” said Brooke Supple, student affairs chief of staff.

The idea behind Terps After Dark is to provide opportunities and events on the campus other than drinking, said Mary Kate Sullivan, University Recreation and Wellness intramural sports director.

Each weekend for the first six weeks of school features about seven to 10 activities designed to go late into the night, Supple said. Every week’s activities begin Thursday night and end Saturday.

“Part of the reason this initiative was created was because we were trying to do some things to increase the awareness of students of all the great things to do on campus, and we were trying to address concerns about our pilot program to sell alcohol in the stadium,” Supple said.

Sullivan said the initiative gives alternatives to students who aren’t See ALCOHOL, Page 6

SPORTS

OPINION

‘MY BEST FRIEND’

STAFF EDITORIAL: Pursuing open-source texts

After both of their 2014 campaigns ended within 24 hours, Taivon and Levern Jacobs leaned on each other for support P. 16

This university should consider following UMUC’s lead P. 4 DIVERSIONS

‘DARK FIELDS’ AND A DIVIDED HOUSE Alexander Gardner at the National Portrait Gallery P. 11

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From PAGE 1 funding to allocate toward onetime costs, such as building a lab, student programming and other opportunities. These funds can also be used to cover costs if state budget cuts were to impact the Shady Grove campus, Rankin said.

This university’s provost’s office contributed $1.76 million for space rental, instructor salaries and other administrative costs for the Shady Grove programs, Rankin said.

“Shady Grove has been an important investment for us and has also seen a lot of growth and success over time,” Rankin said.

“Now, as we begin planning for additional programs, we need to review the way we approach the financial side of things.”

The provost’s office discovered the debt after a retired budget officer conducted a detailed audit on the provost’s office, going “well back” over

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the years of accounting and expenses, Rankin said.

The deficit comes during a time when Shady Grove is designing a $150 million building in Rockville for bioscience and engineering, with modern laboratories, Beise said. Shady Grove and the University System of Maryland are looking for government funding to cover the costs, she said.

University officials are thinking of ways to combat the deficit while still supporting Shady Grove’s programs and expansion, Rankin said, pointing toward the program’s academic success and high graduation rates.

“We need to create a new business model,” said Cynthia Hale, associate vice president for personnel and budget.

It is too early to be sure of any concrete plans, Hale said, but the provost’s office is rethinking its financial approach. This could include lowering various costs to either break even or chip away at the deficit. The

office is also hoping the state will provide a larger budget to support Shady Grove’s growth.

Currently, the state provides $2.9 m i l l ion, d istributed among three of the Shady Grove programs.

Shady Grove students pay the same tuition as students studying at this university, Rankin said. Raising tuition to lower the deficit is not an option because of the large number of Shady Grove students who also work or support families while studying, she said. The average age of Shady Grove undergraduate students is 29, according to Shady Grove’s website.

University President Wallace Loh said Shady Grove’s appeal to these “nontraditional students” is what makes it important and worth supporting.

“We’re absolutely committed to them, regardless of how much we pay,” Loh said. “We view it as part of our mission.

They’re our students, and we need to spend whatever money is necessary for them to get a

Juggling commitments

SHADY GROVE FUNDING, 2014-15 ACADEMIC YEAR Graphic by Evan Berkowitz/The Diamondback

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Millions of Dollars

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Revenue Overt costs very high-quality education that’s no different than if they came to College Park.”

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Cody Silva, a member of the campus juggling club,

Senior staff writer Ellie Silverman contributed to this report.

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STATE FUNDING FOR CAMPUS BUILDING PROJECTS Graphic by Evan Berkowitz/The Diamondback

From PAGE 1 They’ve done good by us.”

T he Cole Field House project, which was kick-started with a $25 million gift from Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank, will receive $5 million from the state this year. Ultimately, the state will pitch in $25 million for the renovations scheduled to begin in December, said Mark Beck, the university system’s capital planning director.

T he Cole Field House p roje c t i s “ u n i q u e” a s a donor-driven project, Beck said. “It’d be nice if we had that kind of donor support on a lot of projects.”

The St. John Center, which is currently under construct ion, w i l l receive $65 .65 million in state funding this year.

Two other major campus projects, the $142.55 million Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Innovation and the $173.9 million A. James Clark Hall, are lagging in fiscal 2016 funding — they will get $0 and $1 million, respectively. But these projects will amass increased funding in the coming fiscal years, according to state documents, with about $104 million allotted to the Iribe Center and $151 million to Clark Hall by fiscal year 2020.

The Board of Regents has already approved the projected total costs of all of the projects, Beck said, noting it is more efficient to distribute state money gradually rather than in one lump sum.

“What [the state] found is that if they split the funding … they could get two or three projects ongoing in a consistent way rather than just have one project each year,” Beck said. “The money is in the pipeline, but it will come to us in three or four increments.”

Each of the four projects is funded in part through a large

Portion of total cost not funded by the state Funding by the state this year Funding by the state in future years

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$112 million $65.65 million No data

A. James Clark Hall

$21.9 million $1 million $151 million

Iribe Center No rendering available.

donation from a single donor, and the university anticipates considerable donations from private donors to make up the difference after state funding, Ullmann said.

The state often prioritizes projects w ith substantial donor backing, he said.

“There’s a lot of buildings that are really worthy, and the state can’t fund all of them,” Ullmann said. “The ones that come with private philanthropy support built-in tend to get to the top of the list.”

Despite no guarantees with donor funding, university President Wallace Loh said the energy surrounding the projects, especially Cole Field House, will help keep the projects on track.

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Van Hollen, Edwards vie for Senate seat

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Mikulski’s retirement allows current state representatives to face off in election

By Darcy Costello @dctello Senior staff writer When longtime U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski announced in March she would not run for re-election in this state, she opened t he door to a head-to-head battle between two well-known Democratic state representatives.

T he 8th District’s Rep. Chris Van Hollen and the 4th District’s Rep. Donna Edwards announced their c a nd id a c ie s t h i s s pr i n g, a nd they have si nce been joined by two Republican candidates, Chrys Kefalas and Richard Douglas, in the campaign to replace Mikulski — no easy task, said government and politics professor Robert Koulish.

“Senator M i k u lsk i is someone who has really come to embody what people love about the state of Maryland,” Koulish said. “She’s a fighter.

She’s progressive. She knows how to pl ay t he ga me. …

Those are big shoes to fill, both in terms of the voice of the state and also representing change and a progressive voice in Congress.”

An August poll by Global Strategy Group, commissioned by Edwards’ campa ig n, fou nd that of 600 likely Democratic voters, 42 percent would cast their ballot for Edwards and 37 p e rc e n t fo r Va n H ol l e n .

Both representatives held a 45 percent favorability rating in the poll.

Congressman Elijah Cummings, who has not officially declared his intent to run, held a 65 percent favorability rating.

Of t he two Democrat ic candidates, Van Hollen is seen as the party-driven, establishment candidate, while Edwards is more ideological. Van Hollen has the backing of many party elites and has out-fundraised the District 4 representative, according to Federal Election Commission reports.

Edwards’ campaign cites this difference as a positive; she is the “only progressive fighter in this race willing to stand up against special interests,” Edwards’ spokesman Benjamin Gerdes said.

S t i l l , t h i s c o u ld prove problematic for her moving forward, Koulish said, as Van Hollen is someone who has “played the game much more effectively” and has widespread support among this state’s delegation.

Republ ica n contenders have a difficult time campaigning in this state, where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1.

But this challenge is not impossible to overcome, College Republicans President Breyer Hillegas said, pointing to Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s 2014 victory as evidence of a statewide shift.

“The economy is going to be just as important in deciding who we send to Washington D.C., and Maryland voters proved how they felt o n t h a t i s s u e,” H i l l e g a s said. “The state will apply the same mentality to voting someone into D.C. as they did to Annapolis.”

A mon g c lu b m e m b e rs, t h e re’s b e e n e x c ite m e nt over Kefalas, an openly gay Republican candidate who would be the first openly gay

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March poll commissioned by Elijah Cummings campaign. Sample size = 700.

June rural straw poll conducted by Western Maryland Democratic PAC. Sample size = 123.

August poll commissioned by Edwards campaign. Sample size = 600.

Source for March and June polls: The Washington Post.

Republican to enter Congress, Hillegas said.

Kefa las, who ser ved as deputy legal counsel to Republican Gov. Bob Ehrlich a nd h a s ex p er ience w it h sm a l l bu si ness, sa id i n a statement t h at he wou ld focus on reinvigorating the job market and creating opportunities for students as senator.

“It’s not right that Washi ng ton is putti ng today’s obligations on the backs of future generations,” he said in a statement. “It’s not right that students are saddled with out-of-control college debt without enough ways to pay for it.”

Still, Kefalas and fellow Republican candidate Douglas would have a tough time in this state, Koulish said.

“These are federal issues, and Maryland is a Democratic state when it comes to national politics, period,” he said. “It is solidly blue for candidates running for president and Senate, and very difficult for Republicans.” dcostellodbk@gmail.com

SGA to vote on funding for annual Crab Feast

By Katishi Maake @TheHavocRat Staff writer In an effort to revitalize a decade-old university trad ition, the SGA w ill decide nex t week whether to allocate $5,000 of its legislative reserves toward this year’s annual Crab Feast.

While last year’s event brought in 650 attendees, 250 fewer than the year before, Bryan Farrell, a senior economics major and the Student Government Association tradition commission chairman, said he anticipates this year’s $19 tickets will attract more students. Last year, tickets were $22.50, up from $17.50 in 2013.

“T he cost of crab per barrel was pretty ridiculous” in 2014, Farrell said.

“It’s now a more reasonable cost, so we hope that helps to bring up our attendance a little bit.”

T he SGA is ty pica l ly Crab Feast’s la rgest fin a n c i a l b a c k e r, w i t h others including Pepsi,

HUNT From PAGE 1 Fou r to si x prizes a re hidden on any given day, s u ch a s pro du c t s f rom MeUndies, Neuro Drinks, Moon Cheese and Fiverr, Wisotsky said.

After winning a prize, users are asked to take a selfie with their reward a n d s h a re i t o n s o c i a l media through the app,

LAST YEAR’S CRAB FEAST saw low attendance. The Student Government Association will vote next week on whether to contribute funds to the event this year. file photo/the diamondback University Recreation and Wellness, which offers Cole Field House as a venue free of charge, and Dining Services, which handles food preparation.

T ic ke t sa le s w i l l s t a r t Monday, Di n i ng Serv ices spokesman Bart Hipple said, and students can use dining points to buy tickets.

“We charge as little as we can charge to cover minimal costs,” Hipple said. “We still have to figure out what our costs will be.”

Because of the upcoming renovations to Cole Field Ho u s e — t h e b u i ld i n g i s being converted into a $155 m i l l ion i ndoor footba l l practice faci l ity a nd w i l l include entrepreneurship a nd s p or t s m e d ic i ne research centers — the SGA also will start considering a new location for the event.

Farrell said Reckord Armory, though much smaller, is the best location.

“Moving it to a new lo-

cation is defi n itely goi ng to be a challenge,” he said.

The Armory “is not as large, open or accessible as Cole.

It’s definitely going to be a different experience next year.”

A university tradition that started in 2005, Crab Feast is not exclusive to freshmen or new students but is important for helping both groups acclimate to the university, said Chris Ricigliano, a member of the SGA’s tradition commission, which is sponsoring the bill to fund the event.

“I’m f rom New Jersey; I had never had a big crab experience like that,” the sophomore government and pol icy a nd h istor y m ajor said. “I’m not a big seafood guy, but I can encourage you i f you’re i nto tr y i ng new things; it’s a good way get out there and meet people who might be in similar shoes.”

Wisotsky said.

Campus Pursuit is planning to reach out to companies in the College Park area, Wisotsky said.

The startup will soon be cre at i n g a sta f f p osit ion responsible for connecting to lo c a l bu si nesses, sa id Esther Oh, a senior accounting major, this university’s leader for Campus Pursuit.

Oh acts as the pri m a r y l i a i son b etween Ca mpu s Pursuit headquarters and

the brand ambassadors on the campus.

“It’s a very engaging way to find free stuff,” Oh said.

“A nd we a l l know col lege students love free stuff.”

This university’s team has th ree bra nd a mbassadors who run the campus scavenger hunt by updating the app daily and hiding prizes, Oh said.

Ju n ior T i f fa ny K hon g, a bra nd a mbassador, sa id while hiding prizes and w r it i n g clues i s f u n, she particularly enjoys seeing students win free stuff.

“I really like the concept of the app,” said the finance and marketing major. “If I’m having a bad day, finding a prize would make things a lot better.”

Josh Sheldon, a junior mechanical engineering major, fou nd out about Ca mpu s Pursuit through an advert i se m e nt pl a c e d u nd e r a door and downloaded the app. He found a Chromecast, a Google device that allows users to stream content from their computers onto their televisions.

“That seems to be one of the bigger prizes they have, but I’ll keep searching for sure,” Sheldon said.

Other prize-winners, like Jess Huang, are not as eager to play again. The freshman, enrolled in letters and sciences, found a package with Kind Bars and razors. “ I ’ m n o t s u p e r i n t e rested in the sponsors that are giving out the prizes,” he said.

Campus Pursuit is active on 15 c a mp u se s i n seven states, accord i ng to its website. By nex t fa l l, the company plans to be active on 50 college campuses nationwide, Avraham said.

“We really think we can make a student’s day a little brig hter th roug h these prizes and scavenger hunts,” Wisotsky said.

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Carly Fiorina is not the answer

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major U.S. university’s undergraduate courses went 100 percent textbook-free this semester, generating millions in estimated savings for its more than 80,000 students worldwide — all with no drop-off in learning outcomes, to hear the university’s administrators tell it.

Among the institutions most likely to set the academic world on fire, the University of Maryland University College probably isn’t an immediate front-runner. All the same, the fastgrowing state university has crafted an unprecedented system of no-cost educational resources for its on-site students and those enrolled around the globe.

At first glance, UMUC might be better positioned than most schools to roll out universal open-source textbooks. The university offers more than 1,000 courses online, as well as 18 on-site locations in this state and others in more than 25 foreign nations. In fiscal year 2013, it enrolled the most students of all four-year degree-granting U.S. programs.

For UMUC’s digital-savvy instructors and their vast number of online pupils, free digital resources vetted by professors and administrators offered a means of eliminating a costly barrier to entry in UMUC courses while maintaining across-the-board quality controls.

Of course, introducing universal open-source textbooks proves much easier as a theoretical exercise than actual practice. UMUC officials performed exhaustive interdepartmental

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research and contended with all the backlash one might expect from stodgy traditionalists.

Venturing into mostly uncharted waters didn’t help, either. “We didn’t have a playbook to go by,” Acting UMUC Dean of Academic Affairs Thomas Bailey said in a news release. “We were flying the plane while putting it together.”

OUR VIEW

This university should explore following UMUC’s lead on developing opensource textbooks.

Inadvisable aerial maneuvers aside, a University System of Maryland institution headquartered less than a mile walk from McKeldin Mall has managed to provide free course materials to all of its undergraduates. What’s stopping this university — where officials estimate 65 percent of students have passed on buying a textbook — from doing the same?

In truth, the university and university system alike have made tentative strides toward mitigating textbook costs over the past several years.

The system has run a voluntary pilot program since spring 2014 that incorporates open-source course materials into intro-level classes. McKeldin Library offers two-hour textbook rentals for the 50 university courses with the most students enrolled.

The Student Government Associa-

tion, University Libraries and the Office of the Provost designed a website containing instructions on how to write open-source textbooks, money-saving tips for students and links to educational resources.

There’s no lack of administrative or student buy-in, it seems, but getting faculty on board can prove a different beast entirely — and for good reason.

When professor Scott Roberts was writing the first draft of his open-source PSYC100: Introduction to Psychology textbook, he told The Diamondback last year, he often burned the midnight oil well past 3 a.m.

That’s an expenditure of time and effort this editorial board doesn’t and won’t expect professors to commit to.

When UMUC undertook its digital venture, it brought together copyright experts, departmental heads, professors and information technology specialists.

This university, which staffs itself with comparable personnel and highlights its own entrepreneurial, innovative spirit, stands as fruitful ground for a similar collaborative venture.

Scrapping all traditional textbooks in the span of a year — even two or three — probably isn’t a viable option, but this university should take further steps where it can to develop and promote open-source materials, particularly among lower-level courses with high enrollment.

With the right institutional push, the other system school located along University Boulevard can join UMUC as a worldwide leader in easing students’ financial burden.

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DANIEL GALITSKY SENIOR

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s the only woman on the GOP debate stage, Carly Fiorina immediately stands out. This is nothing new, as she has stood out her entire career. As a business executive, technology leader and philanthropist, her achievements should be regarded proudly by our university. However, Fiorina simply doesn’t have the right background to be considered for the White House.

This university is lucky to call Fiorina an alumna. As a young secretary in the ’70s, Fiorina initially was rejected from the business school after her application arrived late from Italy. She called Ed Locke, who was then in charge of the MBA appeals committee for admissions, and persuaded him to accept her.

After delivering the keynote address at the business school’s 2006 master’s of business administration commencement, Fiorina partnered with Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank to establish a $175,000 entrepreneurship fund for the business school in 2007.

As chairwoman of Good360, Fiorina has run one of America’s largest charities and helped companies donate extra merchandise to people in need. As fund chairwoman of the One Woman Initiative, Fiorina has helped empower women across the globe. Her wide range of philanthropic efforts have helped the lives of many worldwide.

These achievements position her well to make an impact in Congress or in other public office but don’t demonstrate readiness to be the leader of the free world.

Fiorina’s tenure at Hewlett-Packard is full of questions. During her time as CEO, the company’s stock lost about half of its value and about 30,000 workers were laid off. The company has not returned to the level of prominence it enjoyed 15 years ago. When forced to resign in 2005, Fiorina col-

lected a golden parachute of more than $20 million and received more than $100 million in compensation during her unsuccessful tenure. Such a large reward for a dubious level of performance could alienate voters.

Fiorina has demonstrated more moderate stances than some of the more conservative GOP contenders. She has supported a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria and supported government benefits for same-sex couples.

Fiorina also accepts that human activity causes climate change. To this point, however, these views have no voting record to substantiate them.

After a strong performance among B-listers in the first Republican debate, she has battled her way to the main stage.

Like rival Donald Trump, Fiorina hasn’t shown she can make decisions under pressure, decisions on behalf of the American people. Also like Trump, she is mostly talk with little record to stand on and a less-than-sterling business history. Both candidates’ websites have little discussion of actual stances on issues, but Fiorina has thus far avoided the type of outrageous statements that Trump has relied on.

Fiorina’s lack of public-service experience means she would be better off seeking a lower office than the presidency. Her 2010 Senate campaign in California was respectable, but after losing to Barbara Boxer, she lost the chance to build a track record of votes that could establish her credibility. After an up-and-down decade, Fiorina must re-establish herself as a winner.

Congresswoman or Senator Fiorina would be a more appropriate title for Carly as she continues her standout career. Fiorina is someone we should be proud to call a Terp, but doesn’t yet have the right track record to be commander in chief.

Daniel Galitsky is a senior economics and finance major. He can be reached at dgalitskydbk@gmail.com.

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hile there’s no polling data I can find that specifically highlights the opinion of college students on a $15 minimum wage, my Facebook news feed makes it abundantly clear that many young adults wholeheartedly embrace the idea of the federal government doubling the minimum wage. The issue has become a central part of the campaigns of presidential candidates like Bernie Sanders, who has a very real chance of becoming the Democratic nominee for president.

Why in particular is the “Fight for $15” such an attractive idea for college students? The answer is probably twofold: One, college students tend to be a pretty caring bunch. We see the protesters of the “Fight for $15” movement as people who need a higher wage to support themselves and their families, and we feel an injustice is being done when someone works hard all week and still doesn’t have enough money.

Secondly, many college students perceive a personal benefit from a $15 minimum wage. For those of us who work a part-time job on the campus or at local stores, this proposal would surely lead to much larger paychecks and more spending money.

Both this genuine concern for the

well-being of others and our own rational self-interest are good motives for supporting any policy proposal. At the same time, they are good motives for not supporting policy proposals. Keeping in mind our concern for others and our own self-interest, we have good reason as college students to fight against a $15 minimum wage.

To begin, our wallets will clearly suffer with a $15 minimum wage.

When we think of where we, as college students, spend our money, most of it goes to places with minimum-wage (or slightly above minimum-wage) workers. Stores and restaurants such as TargetExpress, Chipotle, CVS, Starbucks and 7-Eleven are all paying their workers an hourly wage far below $15. Economics 101 would teach us that when these businesses are forced to raise the pay of all of their employees by nearly 100 percent, they will undoubtedly pass off a large share of this cost to the consumer (us).

There is, of course, another way these businesses could make up for nearly doubling wages, and that would be to slow or even cease hiring and/or rely on increased automation to reduce their number of employees. For students looking for parttime jobs, a drastic increase in the minimum wage will lead to reduced job opportunities.

Clearly an overnight doubling of the minimum wage would harm us as

college students. Surely, though, we could live with the negative impact of the minimum wage if it helped the poor? However, we have every reason to believe such a policy would have little impact on reducing poverty across the country.

A misplaced belief of the “Fight for $15” movement is that poverty exists because workers (presumably adults) are not paid enough in wages to take care of themselves and their children. The reality is that the lack of jobs is the chief economic cause of poverty (only 7 percent of families in poverty have a full-time worker).

With this information, a $15 minimum wage policy presents the danger of shutting out low-skilled, impoverished Americans from the job market through reduced hiring and a demand for higher-skilled workers. If we truly care about helping the poor, a more gradual series of increases to the minimum wage to a more reasonable level (say $10 an hour by 2020) and an increased focus on apprenticeships and job-training programs is a far better solution.

The “Fight for $15” sounds nice, but upon further examination, such a policy could not be further from what we want as college students.

Sam Wallace is a senior government and politics major. He can be reached at swallacedbk@gmail.

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ast fall,The Washington Post reported that this university had adopted a new interim sexual misconduct policy after debate on many details, and university President Wallace Loh called on the University Senate to pass a bill that would limit the definition of sexual assault. “Nonconsensual sexual contact,” including “any unwanted touching of the intimate body parts of another person,” would no longer constitute an offense labeled as “sexual assault.” The Post’s article stated Loh was “worried about what would happen if ‘Sexual Assault II’ [was] put on a student’s transcript after a finding of misconduct.”

When Loh failed to properly discipline a student who sent an email calling on his fraternity brothers to rape female students during Rush Week, concerns about the university’s approach to sexual assault grew. There was unrest on the campus, and some time later, Loh participated in a town hall in which suggestions were provided to him about improving safety and diversity.

As time passed, however, it became abundantly clear that the university had no intention of taking any of the suggestions provided into serious consideration. Underlying this dismissal of student concerns is the fact that there is an extraordinary imbalance of power on the campus, not just along gender lines, but also between students and their faculty and administrative counterparts. Power is concentrated in the Administration Building and the University Senate.

Last week, in welcoming remarks to the senate, Loh strongly emphasized the value that the inclusion of students on the senate is a “great thing.” By not just having a faculty senate, he said, the senate helps to transform the next generation that students will represent tomorrow. He also suggested students assist in the university’s shared governance, which he observed as the factor that gives universities in the United States the greatest competitive advan-

tage over those in other countries.

“To have a great university,” Loh said, “you have to have academic democracy.” He added that different voices play an important role in shaping the future of the university and that the university should not operate in a topdown fashion. He reiterated the value of the advice the senate provides to him and called for a new day in shared governance.

But actions speak louder than words.

There are 108 faculty members who serve on the senate, but there are only 26 undergraduate student senators.

While undergraduate students outnumber faculty 17 to 1, undergraduate student senators collectively have less than one-fourth of the influence that faculty members have on the senate.

Thus, the senate apportionment treats students very unequally. As a black student of inequality living in the year that marks the 50th anniversary of the Selma march for voting rights, I am keenly aware of the nature of attempts to suppress democratic participation, and while this particular situation is not based on race, it appears very similar to the Three-fifths Compromise, which counted slaves as three-fifths of a person for political purposes.

Based on the composition of the senate, undergraduate students are counted as one-26th of a person on this campus when compared with faculty.

When I asked the senate to address the issue, Willie Brown, the senate chairman, blocked the proposal from even being reviewed by a committee, saying that giving students more power in the senate was a nonstarter.

This is an outrage.

President Loh has spoken up for sex offenders and called for a new day in shared governance, but will he speak out against this abhorrent suppression of students’ democratic participation?

Colin Byrd is a senior sociology major. He can be reached at colinabyrd@gmail.com.

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BABY TALK CRIME BLOTTER property with the value of damages less than $500, as well as public intoxication.

He also received a civil ciVa n d a l i s m , a s t o l e n tation for possessing false veh icle a nd destruction documentation. of property are among the reports filed by University VANDALISM Police in the past 10 days, University Police spokesA n officer met w ith a w o m a n S g t . R o s a n n e female student at this uniHoaas said. versity at about 6:50 p.m. on B e t w e e n S e p t . 1 a t Sept. 9 to report a vandalism 1 2 a . m . a n d S e p t. 15 at of a vehicle in Lot 1B, Hoaas 1 1 :5 9 p. m . , U n i v e r s i t y said.

Police filed 100 reports.

T he veh icle susta i ned Officers responded to d a m a ge to t h e re a r p a st h e U n i v e r s i t y H o u s e , senger window on its left university President side, but nothing was Wallace Loh’s residence reported missing. on the ca mpus, for a Hoaas said the incident report of harassment on occurred between 8:40 a.m.

Sept. 8 at about 12:37 p.m., and 6:30 p.m., and the case Hoaas said. remains active.

T here was a d ispute between two people who VEHICLE THEFT were later identi f ied as university employees.

A Gator utility vehicle was B ot h i nd iv idu a l s d e- stolen from Lot 1B on Sept. cl i ned to pa r t icipate i n 12 at about 12:15 a.m., Hoaas a c r i m i n a l i n v e s t i g a- said. tion. Hoaas said UniverA man saw someone riding sity Police were involved on the vehicle away from its because the case was in- orig i na l location a nd recorrectly labeled. ported the theft. Officers The report should have re s p o n d e d to t h e re p o r t been labeled as an assault, and tried to track down the she said. vehicle, but eventually lost After speaking with both sight of it. parties, Hoaas said it was A n officer fou nd the an internal incident, as no v e h i c l e i n L o t G G 1 o n criminal investigation will Sept. 13, and it was returned be pursued. to its owner.

No injuries were An officer responded to reported.

Lot 1D on Sept. 7 at about 8:31 a.m. to find a vehicle placed on its left side, Hoaas MALICIOUS said. It had some damages to DESTRUCTION that side.

OF PROPERTY Hoaas said another On Sept. 11 at about 3:05 of f icer wa s on t he scene a.m., an officer responded at the time patrolling the to the parking lot of the p a rk i n g lot a nd t h at t he University Police station incident occurred between for a report of a possible 2 a.m. and 8:31 a.m.

The officers notified the malicious destruction of owner, who is unaffiliated property.

Cameras captured a male with the university, of the student ju mpi ng on the damages to the vehicle. The hood of a police cruiser, vehicle has been processed Hoaas said, and the officer for fingerprints, and Unilocated the individual and versity Pol ice w i l l check nea rby ca meras for more arrested him.

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language development, said Rochelle Newman, hearing and speech sciences department chairwoman.

Researchers tracked children from 7 months to 2 years and evaluated interactions w ith thei r mothers, w ith results showing that traits in both parties could affect how babies learned language.

Some babies demonstrated an early ability to differentiate between words, Newman said, which helped them learn more quickly. And while parents have always been told that talking a lot to their babies and using many different words helps build language skills, Ratner said, they found that repetition of words is crucial.

It’s not necessarily helpful, for example, to just repeat the word “ball” over and over again, Ratner said. Instead, it i s more ef fect ive for a mother to repeat the word in different kinds of sentences so the child can get used to hearing the word in different contexts.

“So she could say something like, ‘Look at the ball.

It’s a blue ball. Do you want to play with the ball? Let’s play with the ball,’” she said.

Newman said the study showed that children with parents who repeated words in this way demonstrated better language outcomes at age 2. And children who demonstrated an ability to identify individual words in speech early on displayed better outcomes later on as

well, she said.

This is the fi rst study that has looked at, on a large scale, both what skills a child brings to language development and at the influence of a parent’s behaviors on their child’s progress, Newman said.

“We fi gured while we had these families, why not look at both the parents and the kids? … After all, babies aren’t going to drive themselves to the clinic,” Ratner said.

“It’s interesting because we can look at an 8-month-old and now make an educated guess about where they’ll be at 2 yea rs i n ter m s of language abilities.”

Colin Phillips, a linguistics professor not involved with this study, said this research could have practical uses, especially for parents and caregivers raising children.

“Research like this looks at what do kids actually do with what you say to them,” Phillips said. “The more detail and understanding we have of the link between parents and kids

in terms of language development, the more specific, practical advice we can give.”

Ratner said information from the study could be used to counsel parents on how to successfully develop their child’s language skills.

“We can tell parents they should continue to talk a lot around their children, but if they want them to learn, it’s not just about the number of words they’re saying, but the repetition of words that is really important,” she said.

This research could also be used to help predict whether children will need extra help developing language skills, Newman said.

“We could identify children at an earlier age who m i g ht b e at g re ate r r i s k for language development issues,” she said. “We could test them as infants and get a sense of whether they’re going to be a child that needs intervention or not.”

as a pool party and a s’more c a mpf i re at t he R e cWel l From PAGE 1 Climbing Wall, have been successes, Supple said.

“T here have been huge drinking anyway so they have options other than turnouts,” Supple said. “First staying in their dorms or week we had an outdoor pool party with the Greeks and over playing video games.

“We are also not trying 600 people came. We had two to advertise as sober-only bus trips, one to Ocean City events, because we know and one to Hershey Park, and sometimes those events those sold out as well.”

Freshman psychology major have stigmas that make them unappealing for stu- Natania Lipp has not attended dents, but rather just simply any of the Terps After Dark fun alternative things to do events, but said it seems like that are hopefully free or at “a pretty cool program.”

“For p eople who don’t a low cost,” Sullivan said.

So far, the events, such want to go out or don’t have

any other plans, it seems like a really fun alternative and a really good way to encourage people to do different things and I guess to not be pressured into leaving campus,” Lipp said.

Much of the advertisement for the activities has been geared toward underclassmen living on North Campus because they might not always know what is happening on the campus, Sullivan said. “ It’s a g re at p ro g ra m , a g reat way to i nt roduce freshmen to all the wonderful things on campus that I feel like you only fi nd about

t h roug h somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody,” Sullivan said.

O n F r i d a y, R e cWe l l i s putting together a Friday Night Lights flag football tournament. Preregistration for the event filled capacity within the first five hours, Sullivan said.

Sullivan said the initiative is a chance for students, especially new ones, to come together in one place.

“We are trying to set them off on the right foot now that they have arrived at College Park,” Supple said.

W hen listening to someone speak a foreign language, the words can seem to run together. To understand the language, a person must learn to identify the breaks between individual words in a stream of speech.

This is also how babies learn language.

Two researchers from this university’s hearing and speech sciences department studied more than 120 families to investigate how certain behaviors impact language development in young children. Their findings were published in a paper in the Journal of Child Language in August. “ P a re n t s a re a lw a y s looking for tips, looking around for advice on how to make their babies smarter,” said Nan Bernstein Ratner, a hearing and speech sciences professor and co-author of the study. “Now we can better advise these parents on the kinds of interactions they should try to have with their babies.”

T he goal of the study was to exa m i ne both how parents, specifically mothers, spoke to their children to see if certain behaviors had an impact on children’s language learning and to investigate the abilities children bring to

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hile some students spend their evenings finishing up homework and heading to bed, others post their last assignment and begin ironing their work uniforms to prepare for a busy workday.

University students have discovered ways to earn money and boost their resumes through various jobs on and off the campus, but these require balancing both a full course load and work.

Freshman Sean Brown, a computer science and mechanical engineering major, is a technical assistant for classroom technology support. He works various afternoon shifts throughout the week, as well as some shifts that start at 7:30 a.m., to help fix ELMS issues and hardware problems.

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landing the perfect internship University Career Center offers students tips for where to search, apply for internships

By Angela Jacob @thedbk For The Diamondback Trying to find an internship can be a daunting task. Tracking down the perfect company, perfecting the resume, meeting the deadline to apply and then — hopefully — landing the job.

To ease the process, the University Career Center regularly holds opportunities to help students find jobs, such as conducting mock interviews, advising appointments and on-campus interviews.

At this semester’s first “How to Find an Internship� seminar on Sept. 10, Erica Ely, the center’s internships program director, along with Theresa Hale, experiential education graduate assistant, gave tips to help students secure an internship.

Decide what kind of internship you are looking for before beginning a search, Ely said. “Before you start looking for internships, reflect on yourself,� Ely said.

Students should configure all aspects of their ideal internship before applying, such as their preferred field of work, location and starting date, she said.

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Another option, Ely said, is to shadow someone i n the chosen field of interest through the center’s Intern for a Day program, which pairs students with employers or alumni to get a closer look at a job for one day.

THE SEARCH PROCESS

When crafting a resume, Hale said to remember the importance of relevancy. It is vital to include and list any experience on a resume that relates to the desired internship position.

Fo c u s more on u n i q u e aspects of previous jobs, as opposed to menial tasks like retrieving coffee or making phone calls, Hale said.

Students looking for offcampus internships can consult websites such as Careers4Terps, Indeed, Idealist and GoGovernment.org.

Ely said there are several internship opportunities that tend to get overlooked on the campus, such as federal and global semesters, Work4Change and the

Excelling at a job interview with a few simple steps

By Naomi Grant @thedbk For The Diamondback When students land a job interview, it’s easy to stress out about what to say or do in the room. But job recruiters and professionals say the key to the perfect interview is rooted in preparation.

Researching the company, following them on social media and even planning exactly what to say when prompted with the hard questions can make the process go smoothly and hopefully land applicants their dream jobs.

Junior marketing major Kirk Morris spent his summer interning at Facebook. He said the best thing he did to succeed in his interview was researching the company beforehand and thinking about what to say to stand out. “I’d looked up a lot about the company as far as Mark Zuckerberg and his story, and I’d even watched ‘The Social Network,’� Morris said. I was “trying to learn as much about the company as possible to understand what they were wanting from an intern and what I could possibly offer to them.�

Before an interview, candidates should research the company and study the job description thoroughly, said Erica Ely, the internships program director at the University Career Center. This can be done by going to the company’s website or following them on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Candidates “should be prepared to talk about things that are current with that organization,� said Lindsay Runion, a Whole Foods Market metro field recruiter for the mid-Atlantic region.

Runion suggested that candidates do research pertaining to the company’s culture, so they have the right idea of how to dress when coming into the interview. A full business suit in a very casual workplace might not be wise, she said. “Don’t go into an interview just very stiff and thinking that you can’t connect with the person on a very personal level,� Morris said. “Make sure you really understand the company and type of people and the environment and culture they have.�

When stepping into an interview, candidates can also usually expect to hear the “tell me about yourself� conversation-starter from a recruiter, Runion said.

T he answer “should be focused ‌ on what’s relevant to the employer, because ulti-

mately you are interviewing for an internship [or] a job, so really trying to walk them through the experiences you’ve had that most relate,� Ely said.

Other common questions include those about prioritizing and multitasking, Runion said. “A lot of companies have downsized, and there’s maybe one person doing what two people used to do,� she said, “so being able to stay organized and prioritize is something that employers like to ask about.�

Besides “tell me about yourself,� one of the most difficult questions to answer can be about a candidate’s weaknesses, Ely said. Just like with the rest of the interview, it’s important to answer this question truthfully and discuss how to overcome it. “We all have weaknesses, and it’s OK to have weaknesses,� Ely said. “The worst thing you can do is not be authentic with it and say, ‘I am a perfectionist, and I just work so hard and sometimes I get overwhelmed.’� newsumdbk@gmail.com

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Sophomore physiolog y and neurobiology major Iris Zou is part of the university Civicus program, which requires students to complete an internship. Zou and dozens of

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Exploring full-time alternatives Univ students have several options for postgraduation success

By Sam Reilly @thedbk For The Diamondback While many students plan to pursue full-time jobs after graduation, some don’t find themselves compelled to land the typical 9-to-5 job.

Though about 60 percent of undergraduates in the United States plan to enter the workforce after graduation, the remaining 40 percent plan to graphic by summer bedard/the diamondback take time off, continue with their higher education or are Director Kelley Bishop said got to care about what you’re yourself a little bit.� just unsure what to do, accord- that soul-searching can also be doing, whatever it is,� Bishop Entering in a full-time ing to the National Association important for job applicants. said. “This exploratory piece “To be effective, you’ve that starts with understanding of Colleges and Employers’ See postgrad, Page 9 2014 Student Survey Report.

For many of those students, time off includes long-term CAREERS at the NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY service — such as participation in the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Teach for America or other fellowships.

Peace Corps reported that this university ranked No. 18 among large universities producing the most Peace Corps volunteers in 2014. “Many students see Peace Corps as a really valuable experience for the rest of their career ‌ or even just a good way to spend two years after graduation to do some exploration into what they want to do,â€? said Anna Holland, this university’s Peace Corps recruiter.

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Student makes 30-under-30 list for starting organization Doctoral candidate has goal to tackle national illiteracy

By Carrie Snurr @thedbk For The Diamondback While university doctoral candidate Jennifer Albro was working as a Missouri teacher in 2011, she realized her students needed additional help outside of the classroom.

She started visiting the homes of some of her students who were struggling i n class a nd noticed that when parents became more engaged and involved in their children’s learning, test scores improved.

To capitalize on this trend, A lbro created Pa ges a nd Chapters, a nonprofit organization that helps provide tools for parents to better understand their children’s schoolwork and resources for teachers, all to improve national literacy.

“I wanted to create a model so [other teachers] could do the same thing,” she said.

With her orga n ization, Albro, who is working toward a doctoral degree in literacy education at this university, was named on the International Literacy Association’s 30-under-30 list released Sept.

1 in ILA’s bimonthly magazine.

The ILA is an organization dedicated to bringing literacy all over the world, and this particular list recognizes young people who are making strides in an effort to end global illiteracy.

“I am proud to recognize Jennifer, who is part of a new generation of cha mpions playing a critical role in the future of literacy around the world,” Marcie Craig Post, ILA executive director, said in a news release.

Jennifer albro, a university doctoral candidate, made the International Literacy Association’s 30-under-30 list for her literacy efforts and original organization. photo courtesy of olivia wold Rachael Yeager, a firstgrade teacher in the District of Columbia Public Schools system, coordinates the Pages and Chapters curriculum at her school. “[Pages and Chapters] gives parents a real opportunity to see their child’s strengths and weaknesses; it gives parents tools to go home and help their child,” Yeager said. “I haven’t seen anything like this in D.C. I love that the focus is on both parents and students.”

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well as online resources for those not partnered with it, Albro said.

As for her own success, Albro said she treats running the organization as though it’s a fun hobby. Balancing running an organization and working toward a doctoral degree can be challenging but rewarding, she said, and she looks forward to being able to run the organization full time.

“I enjoy doing it — it’s like a part-time job. It’s something I’m passionate about,” Albro said. “Find something you’re passionate about.”

In the future, Albro said she hopes to expand the organization’s reach to help more families across the country, with an ultimate goal to decrease illiteracy rates and improve overall reading test scores.

“I’d love to see illiteracy eliminated all over the world,” Albro said, “but for now, I’ll stick to the United States.”

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possible, she said.

“Don’t put anything that could stand to compromise your future,” said A mber Instead of spicing up a Frazier, a graduate assistant traditional resume before with Transfer and Off-Campus looking for a job, university Student Life. “If you want to students these days might impress a potential employbe better off displaying er, don’t post unprofessional their social media profiles photos. It would send them the wrong message, even if your at career fairs.

“The most popular site for intentions were not bad.”

Screen all profiles for profanfinding jobs is LinkedIn,” said Michelle Lopez-Mull- ity, misspellings and inapproins, a marketing coordina- priate comments, too, Lopeztor at the University Career Mullins said.

“If a company sees that you Center. “LinkedIn allows us to post more of an in-depth complain a lot on your proresume instead of a one-paper files, they might think that you resume. The recruiters can would do the same for their job look at your profile and see and not take the job seriously,” exactly what you have done Lopez-Mullins said.

But that doesn’t mean stuand how much experience you dents can’t have a little fun on actually have.”

If potential employers want their social profiles, as long as to check social media plat- they maintain respect for the job forms before hiring an ap- and for the company, she said.

“As long as those fun posts plicant, it’s important that students keep their profiles on are appropriate, the company sites such as LinkedIn, Face- that is interested in you will book and Twitter as clean as still consider you even if you

are not posting about their job 24/7,” she said.

Making personal connections with people and adding them to social media profiles is also a must, said Keya Burks, Transfer and Off-Campus Student Life program coordinator.

“Make sure that you add as many people as you can on your profiles, because these connections can potentially help if they are in the field that you want to go into one day,” Burks said.

Lopez-Mullins also said using search engine optimization techniques in profiles is a good rule of thumb. The more field-friendly words students include in their profiles, the more attention the profiles will attract.

The most important Web practice for students seeking a job or internship is to make sure every profile is up to date, Lopez-Mullins said.

“The more up-to-date your profiles are, the better,” she said.

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Heading out of school to go back into school is also a popular, viable option. About one-third of law school applicants start the curriculum directly after obtaining their undergraduate degree, said Greg Shaffer, this university’s pre-law advising coordinator.

These students often want to keep up academic momentum by continuing to attend school without any interruptions, he said. “ I f you’re r i g ht out of school … you’re largely not much more, in most cases, than a GPA,” Shaffer said.

“You don’t have a whole lot of life experience yet.”

From PAGE 8 service program or sidestepping career fair tables doesn’t necessarily transl ate to sta l l i n g a lon gterm career for everyone, however.

For 2015 alumna Meghan Murphy, a yearlong Princeton in Africa fellowship in Botswana teaching junior science seemed l i ke the perfect way to fill the gap between the end of her undergraduate career and the start of medical school. “ T h e re’s n o h a r m i n taking a year, taking two years, to kind of do something that not everyone

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Holland said working in the Peace Corps changed her entire career path. Though she planned to attend law school, she instead enrolled in a dual master’s program at this university to study international development while earning her MBA. “It took that two years of being in Peace Corps, living a broa d , tot a l ly i m m e rsi n g mysel f i n a d i f ferent country, culture, language, to really understand myself a nd develop my i nterests a nd wh at I’m pa ssion ate

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DresS to impress U professionals, students weigh in on what to wear to make an impression

By Racquel Royer @thedbk For The Diamondback T h e u n i v e r s i t y ’s Fa l l Career and Internship Fair has already hit the campus, and job opportunities are always available. You feel prepared, but what are you going to wear?

W hile every person has a d i f ferent style a nd t he weather is always changi ng, there a re a few ru les of t h u m b to d re s s i n g to impress. Understand that e mploye rs w i l l s e e yo u r o ut f it b e fo re t h e y l e a r n about your experience.

For the women Ladies — save the highhe el st rappy sa nd a l s for your post-career fair hours.

Shoes should be closed-toed f lats or heels no h igher than 3 inches. Consider the length and size of an outfit when picking the right one.

A dress or skirt too short or too tight cou ld ref lect poor judgment or a lack of professionalism.

“A r u l e of t hu m b i s to

always dress like you have the job already,” said Karen L a m b, a c om mu n ic at ion professor. “Ladies should w e a r a m a tc h i n g s u it o r dress with a jacket.”

It’s also safe to stick with neutral or dark conservative colors when it comes to both shoes and clothing. “ L a s t y e a r, t h e y w e r e really strict on dress code and had sta ff at the front d o or of t he c a re e r fa i r,” senior information systems and marketing major Isabel Wu said. “My friend wore a f l o r a l A-l i n e p r o f e s sion a l d ress, but she got turned away because it was patterned.”

Lastly, be comfortable — it can get hot, and you’ll be on your feet for a while. “ We a r s o m e t h i n g a p propriate and sleeveless so sweat marks aren’t showing when you arrive, but have a cover-up with you,” graduate student Rebecca Voyce said.

For the men Men shou ld wea r a su it or dress pants paired with

an appropriate blazer or a light sweater to make the most profession a l f i rst impression.

“Make sure the top and bottom match, and go for black, navy blue or gray,” said Patrick Shan, a sophomore finance and mathematics major who works at the University Career Center. “Wear any tie you want, but keep a simple pattern.”

W h i te s h i r t s a re t h e safest, but formal patterns are acceptable, Shan said.

Shirts should be ironed, b u t t o n e d s t ra i g h t a n d tucked in, and a belt is also necessa ry to ensu re the pants don’t sag and drag.

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balance From PAGE 7 “You have to be willing to work hard,” Brown said.

“If you’re going to do it, do something that you love, so that you won’t hate it.”

Brown said he has found enou g h t i me to fo cu s on h o m e wo rk a n d re a d i n g s during lulls in his shifts when he’s waiting for calls to help.

This job works well for him, considering it fits in with his interests.

“If you’re interested in one subject, go walk into a class in your spare time,” Brown said. “You can probably fi nd somet h i n g i n t he scho ol where they need somebody.”

For ju n ior Bi rh a ne Alemayehu, the key to success in working two jobs while juggling school is using the right planning techniques. “ I h a v e a s c h e d u l e ,” Alemayehu said. “I have a planner and I stick to it. If I compromise one thing, it’s literally all out of balance.”

T he com mu n ity hea lt h major works at TargetExpress a n d Fo o t n o t e s C a fe i n McKeldin Library, working about five hours a week at Footnotes and 30 hours a week at TargetExpress.

“It kind of gets e x h a u s t i n g ,” s h e s a i d . “ T he t i me s t h at I wou ld h ave i n between cl asses, where usually I would just hang out w ith my friends or whatever, I would have to use that time to do a little bit of homework.”

While Alemayehu said she has been able to find a balance by doing homework in the morn i ngs a nd consta ntly planning her next steps, she advised those interested in a part-time job to start small by only working a few hours a week on the ca mpus, i f possible.

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REVIEW | ALEXANDER GARDNER AT THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

“what man has done to man” Washington exhibit featuring Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner’s work is a collection of lasting good and evil

By Evan Berkowitz @DBKDiversions For The Diamondback In a news release for the National Portrait Gallery’s new Alexander Gardner exhibition, director Kim Sajet calls the civil war photographer’s crackedplate portrait of Abraham Lincoln the museum’s Mona Lisa.

Gardner took the photo just two months before Lincoln’s assassination. When the negative’s glass plate fractured during development, Gardner simply threw it away, having made just one print, fuzzy and marred by the dark crack. He likely thought nothing more of it.

Little did he know the solitary copy of the botched portrait (seen for real in the NPG in place of the replica the gallery usually hangs) would become so important.

“We read back into the past what we know will happen, but

that Lincoln didn’t,” NPG Senior Historian David Ward said at a press preview. The fuzziness and striking break reinforce our nation’s brokenness and confusion throughout the Civil War era and after Lincoln’s death.

“This is Lincoln on the cross,” Ward said.“The pivotal moment of what was and what was to be.”

That undercurrent of past intersecting drastically with present is a strong force in the enormous exhibition, which will open Friday.

While the 140-plus-piece show is undoubtedly the NPG’s marquee event of the year, Sajet stressed the exhibition’s grave context.

“We have to be careful,” she said at the preview. “We’re not jubilant about this exhibition; this is not in any way a celebration. There’s a great deal of sorrow in this exhibition.”

“Gardner was deeply sorrowful … and in the impact of the pictures it shines through: that

innate sadness on behalf of what man has done to man,” Sajet said. “I think Gardner, perhaps more than any other American artist in the mid-19th century, was at the center of … profound cultural change.”

Ward elaborated on one such transformative moment. Early in the exhibition is a photograph of the Marshall House, an Alexandria establishment from which the secessionist owner hung a large Confederate flag about a month after Fort Sumter. When Union Col. Elmer Ellsworth took down the flag, the owner, James Jackson, killed Ellsworth before being shot and killed by Union Cpl. Francis Brownell, according to a 2013 report by WTOP. Ellsworth’s body lay for public viewing at the White House, Ward said, with thought that he might be one of few casualties of the crisis.

“The notion that you could have an individual soldier lie

in state like a medieval knight is certainly ironic, if not actually sort of tragic, showing the naivete of the war,” Ward said.

Weeks later, the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single day of battle on American soil, would dispel any remaining innocence. Today is the 153rd anniversary of that battle, which ended with 23,000 casualties and began a new era in American warfare. “[Gardner] took his camera to the battlefield two days afterwards, and it was when the dead were still lying around,” Sajet said. “It was the first time that … the press really understood the cost of war.”

Added Ward: “This was the moment in American history.

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Instead, it was on that bloody field in Pennsylvania that Gardner found infamy. No Gardner retrospective would be complete without the harrowing photographs he made there, but no review of that exhibition would be complete without discussing the immoral way he made them.

According to Ward, forensic analysis confirms Gardner exhumed, moved, posed and misrepresented a Confederate corpse to create Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter and Sharpshooter’s Last Sleep, both on view. In another work, Gardner removed corpses’ shoes, turned out their pockets to simulate looting and misstated the corpses’ locations to create notoriety.

“At the very dawn of photography, the question is, ‘Can you trust photography?’” Ward said. He stopped short of justifying Gardner’s actions, but explained the photographer was trying to make the war more familiar to viewers through narrative.

Ward believes Lincoln backed Gardner’s message strongly. Gardner was Lincoln’s favorite photographer, and in sitting for an 1863 portrait, the president likely saw Gardner’s images from Gettysburg. Ward believes these tableaux influenced how Lincoln approached his Gettysburg Address just weeks later.

Gardner’s bond with Lincoln continued through the second inauguration and eventually to the cracked-plate portrait.

In Gardner’s photograph of the inauguration, John Wilkes Booth is visible in the crowd. It’s a solemn reminder that these two figures, divided hugely as

assassin and victim, as unionist as confederate, as exalted and shunned, were two surprisingly close characters in the play of history.

The exhibition bridges so many of these divides: between Northern and Southern geography, between Victorian sensibilities and modern realities, between life and death on the battlefield, and between truth and fiction in documentary.

The past and present collide in Washington, D.C., where so much of American history has been decided. The Capitol Dome, under construction in the first inauguration’s photos, floats blocks away once more draped in scaffolding.

The Old Patent Office Building — the architect of which Gardner photographed and which was, for three years, a Civil War hospital — now houses the Portrait Gallery, including this expansive, immersive exhibition.

Coming when it does, just more than 150 years since the war and on the edge of a new sectional crisis in American race and party politics, the exhibition demands we take stock of our surprisingly recent failings.

It might seem far away when Booth yelled “sic semper tyrannis” (“thus always to tyrants”) from the stage at Ford’s Theater, or when national controversy erupted after the removal of a Confederate flag.

But “sic semper tyrannis” still adorns the flag of Virginia, and in many Southern cities the Stars and Bars still fly.

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Edsall discusses reason for naming Rowe starter Quarterback to make first start since 2013; Secondary seeks improvement after allowing nearly 500 passing yards

By Phillip Suitts @PhillipSuitts Senior staff writer Tuesday marked the first time Terrapins football coach Randy Edsall spoke to the media since naming Caleb Rowe the new starting quarterback. At his weekly news conference, Edsall explained the reasoning behind the move under center.

“By making the switch, it’s going to allow us to be more versatile and do some of the things we’d like to do,” Edsall said. “Be able to put more pressure on the defense.”

Rowe has played sparingly at the end of the first two games this season, but the redshirt junior will make his first start since 2013 when he takes the field Saturday against South Florida.

In his three-year career, Rowe has had two seasons cut short by a torn left ACL, one of which he suffered last year during an October practice.

While Rowe recovered in time for fall camp, Edsall said the Landrum, South Carolina, native didn’t appear to trust his knee during preseason practices.

It has been a tough transition back into the game for Rowe, too.

He is 1-for-4 with two interceptions this season, both of which came Saturday after he replaced quarterback Perry Hills late in the fourth quarter of the Terps’ 48-27

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Davis wasn’t the only Terps defensive back who struggled, though, as eight players had a reception for Bowling Green, and three Falcons had more than 75 receiving yards.

The Terps will face another spread offense this weekend when the Bulls come to College Park.

“We need to just go back to the basics,” safety A.J. Hendy said.

“When things aren’t going our way, sometimes we strain and try to do something extra that’s outside of ourselves.”

TERPS HOPE TO AVOID BACK-TO-BACK LOSSES

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In recent weeks, though, the fifthyear coach has seen improvement from his newly named starter.

“When you have an ACL injury and you come back from that, it takes some time,” Edsall said. “Not only physically, but also mentally, to overcome the questions you might have as an athlete.”

SECONDARY LOOKS TO REBOUND In their 21-point loss Saturday, the Terps secondary struggled to stop Bowling Green’s high-octane attack, allowing Falcons quarterback Matt Johnson to throw for nearly 500 yards and six touchdowns.

Johnson specifically targeted cor-

nerback Sean Davis, who has primarily played safety for the past two seasons.

For much of the game, Davis matched up with wide receiver Roger Lewis, who finished with 15 receptions, 200 receiving yards and two scores.

“If you don’t want to get picked on, then don’t put things on film that the other team can see,” Edsall said Tuesday. “If you do your job

While the Terps suffered a disappointing loss at home Saturday, they can take solace in a trend from last year’s squad.

The Terps didn’t lose back-to-back games during the regular season — they did lose their regular-season finale and the bowl game — en route to a 7-6 finish.

So instead of looking at past results, they’ll look to continue the pattern Saturday and for the rest of the year.

“We make mistakes,” senior kicker Brad Craddock said. “But we need to put that behind us and move on.” psuittsdbk@gmail.com

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attempts after he had 29 on 75 tries in 2014.

While kickers often go unnoticed, Craddock’s work ethic has drawn praise from Edsall. And Saturday, Craddock debuted his newest skill to the Terps’ faithful.

“That was well-executed.”

Edsall said Sunday. “That’s just one example of executing the proper way.”

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Meharg agreed with her former player. She said the piling losses caught the attention of her players, motivating them to work on improving various areas of their games.

“Losing is an opportunity to grow,” Meharg said. “What I think is more of an opportunity to grow is we haven’t been in a situation where we’ve lost a number of games in a row.”

After falling, 2-1, to Albany on Friday, the Terps took a break from field hockey to attend the Terrapins football game at Byrd Stadium on Saturday. The 2005 champions braved the rainy weather with them.

On Sunday, the two squads re u n i te d a ga i n a f te r t h e Terps rolled over the Eagles, a n d b o t h gen era t i o ns of Terps shared stories about the program’s success and locker-room antics at the postgame tailgate.

This year’s Terps hope to be in the same spot 10 years from now.

Seeing them, “reminds you that’s our main goal,” Rissinger said. “That’s our focus.”

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that puts Duke in the conversation of possible final four teams come November.

Me h a rg h o p e s to h ave another shot at the Blue Dev i l s t h e n . He r tea m d ro p p e d a 2 -1 ove r t i m e contest to its former conference foe Sept. 6, but the Terps have looked to the example of Sunday’s honorees as proof they can prevail in a potential postseason rematch.

In 2005, the Terps fell to Wake Forest and Old Dominion in the regular season. They beat the Demon Deacons in the ACC tournament, though, and downed the Monarchs in the NCAA final four en route to their fourth national title.

“Different teams peak at different times,” Rissinger said.

“It’s exciting to know that we can see these teams again that just beat us, and we can come after them.”

After struggling to convert their scoring chances in recent games, the Terps’ offensive success against American — they outshot the Eagles 27-7 — restored their confidence.

The national champions in attendance took notice, too.

“Every team goes through a p e r i o d o f t i m e w h e re there’s weaker moments or these little struggles,” said Ellen Ott, a midfielder from the 2005 squad. “It’s how you come back and coming to ge t h e r a s a te a m a n d working for the person next to you, not the people you’re playing against.”

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“DIFFERENT TEAMS PEAK AT DIFFERENT TIMES. ... IT’S EXCITING TO KNOW THAT WE CAN SEE THESE TEAMS AGAIN THAT JUST BEAT US, AND WE CAN COME AFTER THEM.”

He struggled with his consistency over his first two seasons but developed into the nation’s premier placekicker a year ago, connecting on 18 of 19 field goal attempts. Plus, he smashed a school record 57-yard field goal through the uprights Oct. 4 against Ohio State. This summer, Craddock worked to redefine his kick-off technique. So far, he has 11 touchbacks on 16

said it reminded everyone the kicker was human.

“I got a little bit too excited and keen to be out there and put a lot of pressure on myself to perform,” Craddock said Tuesday. “I just need to sit back and relax and trust what I do.”

Since arriving in College Park, Craddock has a history of showing substantial improvement in various areas of special teams.

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during practice. It wasn’t until two weeks ago that C ra d d o c k b e ga n p o o c h punting, albeit sporadically.

And while Bowling Green responded with a 99-yard touchdown drive, Edsall said Craddock did his job of putting the Terps defense in a position to succeed.

The pooch punt capped off a bounce-back performance from Craddock, who made both field goals and went 3-for-3 on extra points. In the season opener against Richmond a week earlier, Craddock shanked an extra point and a 28-yard field goal.

Last season, Craddock missed one field goal and was perfect on extra points en route to winning the Lou Groza Award, an honor given to the country’s best kicker.

So in response to Craddock’s unfamiliar outing against Richmond, Edsall

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Galanti breaks long scoreless drought Redshirt junior gets first goal since 2013

By Kyle Melnick @kyle_melnick Staff writer When Terrapins women’s soccer coach Jonathan Morgan wants to boost forward Gabby Galanti’s confidence, he references her past.

“Jon [Morgan] definitely has little words to encourage me,” Galanti said.

“Like, ‘Hey, we recruited you for a reason. You’re one of the best forwards in the country; act like it.’ That always kind of sticks in the back of my head. If he believes in me, I need to believe in myself.”

But entering the Terps’ matchup with Yale on Sunday, the redshirt junior hadn’t scored since her sophomore year. She changed that in the 35th minute against the Bulldogs.

After receiving the ball outside the box, Galanti noticed an opening near the right goalpost. So she took four dribbles and chipped a shot over goalkeeper Rachel Ames into the bottom-right corner of the net, scoring the team’s third goal in an eventual 5-1 win.

Morgan said Galanti’s strike was one a lot of professional players can’t execute. And he’s hoping her goal Sunday was a sign Galanti is in the process of returning to being the scoring threat she was when she first arrived in College Park.

“If we can get her back, she can be one of the best forwards in the

“IF WE CAN GET HER BACK, SHE CAN BE ONE OF THE BEST FORWARDS IN THE BIG TEN. ...TO THINK OF HER AND [FORWARD] ALEX [ANTHONY] TOGETHER WHEN THEY’RE BOTH AT FULL HEALTH, THEY’LL BE A REAL HANDFUL TO DEAL WITH. JONATHAN MORGAN

Terrapins women’s soccer coach Big Ten,” Morgan said. “To think of her and [forward] Alex [Anthony] together when they’re both at full health, they’ll be a real handful to deal with. Hopefully her scoring starts building her confidence so she continues scoring goals.”

Ranked as the No. 19 recruit out of high school by TopDrawerSoccer. com, Galanti scored two goals and tallied five assists in 20 games as a freshman. But after missing just three matches in her first year, the Howell, New Jersey, native suffered a torn ACL that ended her season five games into the 2013 campaign.

Galanti eased her way back onto the field a year later — she saw time in 13 games — but was limited to 20 to 30 minutes per contest based on the request of the sports

forward gabby galanti sprints past a defender during the Terps’ 5-1 win over Yale on Sunday. She scored a goal in the blowout victory. medicine team. She’s played in all eight matches this season, though, allowing her to look back on her injury-riddled career and laugh.

“We joke about it now, like, ‘Hey, is this the most you’ve played in years?’” Galanti said. “It’s probably the most I’ve played in six years. I really couldn’t ask for much more right now. I’m really, really happy with where I am and where I’m going.

There’s a lot more to give.”

Morgan said Galanti’s speed, knowledge of defensive schemes and ability to separate from defenders using her first step made her an attractive recruit out of high school. And while Galanti’s speed has been hampered by injuries, the ninth-year coach said her pace is

says, ‘I want to get back out here and I want to prove myself to the team, prove that I was missed when I was out.’ She’s really about to do that this year.”

Galanti’s first game back from injury came last September against Rutgers, as she logged 22 minutes off the bench. But when the Terps take on the Scarlet Knights on Friday, Galanti is determined to show how much she’s improved.

“I didn’t come this far to give up or not give everything I have,” Galanti said. “I have a chip on my shoulder, and I’m coming back with vengeance.

[Rutgers] is definitely going to see a different Gabby.”

and exchange stories. For Taivon and Levern III, it served as an enriching experience in a time marred by self-doubt.

It was one of the ways Taivon and Levern III helped each other cope during a year spent off the field. Perhaps more tha n a nyt h i n g, t hou g h, t hey rel ied on each other.

“Some games when he felt as though he could have helped the team out to make a big play, he would get down,” Taivon said. “I would just be like, ‘It’s OK, your time’s coming.

In due time you shall prosper.’ I tell him that all the time.”

That Biblical paraphrase was one of many guiding principles for the brothers.

But there were still dark times.

Taivon said there were instances he didn’t feel like eating. Levern III forced him to eat.

“At one point in time when I wanted to give up,” Taivon said, “he wouldn’t let me.”

tion alongside your brother is very special. They’ll never get these years back again.”

Levern III supported his brother when Taivon became a teen dad; Taivon stood by Levern III when his relationship with Marshall soured.

It’s a bond that was built through years of trudging through runs together in the snow. Last year, with both relegated to the sidelines, the relationship took on an indispensable role.

“We pretty much helped each other hand in hand,” Taivon said.

In their first game starting together, they will look to stretch the field for a passing attack held to 323 yards through the first two games.

Yet L evern Jr. m a i nta i ns he doesn’t care how many balls his sons catch or how many touchdowns they haul in. He’s just grateful they have the opportunity to play Division I football.

When he was about their age, he sa c r i f ic e d h i s d re a m s a nd entered the workforce to support them. The season opener against James Madison in 2014 was supposed to be the culmination of all that work.

Saturday’s game will mark 386 days since Levern III’s and Taivon’s seasons ended in less than a 24-hour span. Levern Jr. will watch from his seat with Rosalind and Bailey as his sons stream out of the Gossett tunnel and run onto the field.

“It’s definitely been a long road for them, to say the least,” Levern Jr. said. “But we made it.”

‘HAND IN HAND’ The jacobs family poses for a photo clad in their Terps gear. The two brothers will start together in college for the first time ever Saturday. photo courtesy of the jacobs family

Jacobs From PAGE 16 would mean being away from his baby daughter for much of Bailey’s formative years. It would mean less time playing dress-up, less time for Bailey to paint her dad’s nails and less time for Taivon to read his daughter stories.

“She’s really a daddy’s girl,” Tinch said. “I really adore their relationship a lot because sometimes he’s not able to see her because of football. So the moments that he do get, they are cherishable. Sometimes I wish I can record them.”

On Feb. 6, 2013, Taivon sat behind a table in Suitland’s library with a white Terps cap and a black Buckeyes cap positioned in front of him.

He said Ohio State was his “dream school” but mentioned that he recently “got into reality” before plopping the Terps hat on.

“If you seen my wife’s face on national signing day, that is a pretty funny sight,” Levern Jr. said. “It totally caught her off guard.”

Levern III was sitting at the end of the table when Taivon announced his decision. About 13 months earlier, the older brother had joined the Terps after a commitment to Marshall didn’t go according to plan.

T he Marshall coaches urged Levern III to grayshirt the 2011 campaign and spend a season at Milford Academy in New York. He compiled a program-record eight touchdowns in eight games.

But Levern III decided he didn’t want to return to Marshall. He committed to the Terps on Jan. 4, 2012.

After Taivon spent his first year on the campus in a dorm, he moved into an apartment with his older brother in 2014. It was just like old times.

Except now, the brothers were teammates on a Division-I roster.

“I feel what he feels. He feel what I feel,” Taivon said. “If he’s down and he don’t tell nobody, I know that because I’ve been around him for so long that I know the things he won’t tell others. For me, it’s just kind of crazy, actually, because I really feel as though we’re twins, even though we’re not.”

‘I WAS DEPRESSED’ Levern Jr. had just gotten home from work Aug. 29, 2014, when his phone started to ring.

His oldest son was calling. Levern Jr. listened in shock as Levern III explained the situation: This university had decided to suspend Levern III for the 2014 campaign, deeming a July 19 incident that resulted in a seconddegree assault charge a violation of the Code of Student Conduct.

Levern III passed the phone to Randy Edsall, who maintained that the Terps were behind their wide receiver.

But the coach’s words weren’t enough to soften the blow for the family.

“I work for the court system, so even that coming into play was very scary for me because I know what that can do to a young man’s life,” Rosalind said.

On Dec. 1, 2014, Levern III was found not guilty, according to court documents. Aside from a Dec. 30 game against Stanford in the Foster Farms Bowl, though, the Terps’ season was over. Levern III spent it on the scout team.

Taivon, meanwhile, would see the field in 2014 for less than five minutes.

Before he realized he had torn his meniscus, Taivon tried to get up and walk it off. He urged the trainers to hurry up and send him back out to the field. He’d been through this before, a year ago rehabbing his torn ACL. But when they brought him inside for X-rays, he knew he was in trouble.

Within 24 hours, both Taivon’s and Levern III’s seasons had been prematurely cut short.

“My head was foggy. I was depressed,” Levern Jr. said. “We had it planned in your head. You figured how you had everything working out. They were both going to be awesome, and it was going to be the Jacobs brothers. And then that fell apart in a hurry.”

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as quick as it was since before her surgery.

Plus, Galanti’s presence up top has forced defenses to take notice, allowing her to set up scoring opportunities for her teammates.

Against Kent State on Aug. 21, Galanti had one defender on her when she carried the ball into the Golden Flashes’ box. Suddenly, one of the center backs came over to cover her too, and Galanti was able to draw a foul. Anthony knocked home a penalty kick moments later to provide the Terps’ lone goal in a 1-0 win.

“Anybody who comes back off an injury, you just want to get back on the field,” Anthony said. “When you finally have the opportunity, you have to be in the right mindset. She

Though neither of their sons caught any passes in 2014, Levern Jr. and Rosalind made sure to attend every Terps game at Byrd Stadium.

It was hard, Rosalind conceded, but the team is a family.

They were back in the Byrd parent section Sept. 5 when the Terps opened the 2015 season against Richmond. On one play, Levern III and Taivon lined up next to each other.

“My husband and I kind of looked at each other and just kind of had a smile on our face[s],” Rosalind said. “There’s not a lot of brothers on teams across the country. So to be able to play the same posi-

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‘IN DUE TIME YOU SHALL PROSPER’ Taivon and Levern III suddenly had a lot of free time on their hands.

So they began attending the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at the University of Maryland, run by Bryce Bevill, the Terps’ new director of player development.

Participants engage in Bible study

wide receiver taivon jacobs poses with his baby daughter, Bailey Jacobs-Tinch, in the summer of 2012.

The redshirt sophomore was 16 years old when Bailey was born Dec. 26, 2011. photo courtesy of the jacobs family

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Junior leads Terps in blocks MacGregor anchors defense heading into invitational

By Josh Schmidt @joshj_s Staff writer When Terrapins volleyball middle blocker Ashlyn MacGregor was named to the all-tournament team earlier this year at the DC Classic, it marked her first honor in nearly two years.

Since she had won ACC Freshman of the Week on Sept. 7, 2013, MacGregor’s play had gone mostly unnoticed by those outside of her fellow Terps. That changed when sh e wa s n a m e d to the all-tournament team the second weekend of the season, and she added the same recognition again this past weekend at the Kristen Dickmann Invitational.

Despite the lack of outside recognition, the Terps value MacGregor’s contributions.

And she will be an instrumental part of the Terps when

they travel west for the Oklahoma Invitational to play topnotch competition Thursday and Friday.

“She’s always steady, and we can always count on her,” senior captain Emily Fraik said. “She’s an amazing component of this team.”

MacGregor’s talents were on display on the final day of the most recent invitational, when she tallied 17 kills and eight blocks in the two Saturday matches. The 6-foot-2 blocker’s biggest play came in the final set of the weekend against Navy, as her final kill clinched the Terps’ win in the decisive fifth set.

The junior is known on the team for her durability. She has started all 11 matches for the Terps this season and has played in all 41 sets. In her previous two campaigns, MacGregor played in 214 of total 238 sets.

“Coaches always say that the best ability is availability,” coach Steve Aird said. “She brings that to this team.”

While it takes a bit of good fortune to stay healthy, her teammates credit her mindset each day as a reason why she has been able to remain a staple in the Terps’ lineup.

“She’s someone that just comes in every day and works,” senior libero Amy Dion said.

“There’s no excuses.”

It’s something her parents instilled in her while she was growing up in Tarpon Springs, Florida.

“Just how my parents raised me,” MacGregor said. “It was a lot of being responsible for your actions.”

With three games left before conference play, MacGregor leads the Terps with 51 blocks, averaging 1.24 blocks per set.

Her teammates say her defensive effort is infectious.

“She’s so hard working, and

Middle blocker ashlyn macgregor goes up for a kill during the Terps’ win over George Mason on Sept. 6. she’s been that way since I met her,” said Fraik. “You want to work as hard for her as she does for everyone else.”

T h i s we e ke n d , M a c Gregor and the Terps travel to Oklahoma to battle their toughest competition yet.

The Oklahoma Invitational begins with the Terps taking on No. 7 Washington on T h u rsd ay, b e fo re fa c i n g Oklahoma and No. 3 Southern California on Friday.

While Aird said they can’t match the talent of their foes this weekend, he’s looking forward to the learning experience for his players.

“If you’re asking if we have the skill level and consistency, then no,” Aird said. “But the only way to get there is to play these teams. My intent is that we’re hopping on the plane to face the No. 3 team in the country, and that speaks to me.”

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For MacGregor, she said she’s ready to take on two top-10 teams. It will serve as a barometer for the Terps, and it will be another chance for MacGregor to build on her recent recognition.

“We’re all really excited because we get to play some great competition,” MacGregor said. “It’s a good measurement of where we can be.” jschmidtdbk@gmail.com

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FOOTBALL

THEIR COMEBACK ROUTE

Jacobs brothers set to start just more than a year after heartbreaking 24-hour span

By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Senior staff writer L e v e r n Ja c o b s Jr. couldn’t sit in his Byrd Stadium seat any longer.

Aug. 30, 2014 was supposed to be one the proudest days of his life, but it quickly turned into a nightmare.

The day was expected to bring nearly two decades of work to fruition. For his son Taivon. For his son Levern III. And for Levern Jr., a father of two at age 20, who

raised his two sons with the dream of them playing Division I football.

“Seei n g t hem ab out to play together for the first time,” Levern Jr. said. “Oh man, you couldn’t tell me any th ing. I was on top of the world.”

T he Terrapi ns footba l l tea m was on its way to a 52-7 season-opening shellacking of James Madison. But L e v e r n J r. couldn’t focus on the ga me.

Not after peering just beyond the end zone through the Gossett Team House glass and seeing his two sons. He needed a breather.

Levern III, one day removed from learning he’d been suspended for a year because of second-degree assault charges, stood next to his you nger brother in the tra nspa rent bu i ld i ng that looks over Capital One Field. Taivon was leaning on crutches. He’d already missed his true freshman campaign after tearing the ACL in his right knee in high school, and now a nasty hit in the first quarter left him with a torn meniscus in the same knee.

The brothers approached the door to go outside. Then Taivon stopped.

“I didn’t want to go back out there and see everybody lo ok i n g at m e,” Ta ivon sa id . “ I was just ask i ng God, like, ‘Why? Why again? What do you want me to do?’”

Saturday, Levern III and Taivon will start together for the first time ever as members of the Terps when they host South Florida. The brothers never planned on going to college together. Yet when they both lost the opportunity to play in less than a 24-hour span last summer, they leaned on each other.

“He’s my brother, and he’s my best friend,” Levern III said.

“I don’t know how to explain it.

That’s my best friend.”

RUNNING THE HILLS

Illustration by Brittany Cheng/For The Diamondback Levern Jacobs III photo by Alexander Jonesi/The Diamondback Taivon Jacobs photo by Christian Jenkins/The Diamondback Layout by Evan Berkowitz/The Diamondback

Levern Jr. had a special fan in the crowd at his Gwynn

Park High School basketball games his senior year: his infant son, Levern III. Two years later, Rosalind Jacobs gave birth to the couple’s second son, Taivon.

After a five-year split, Rosalind and Levern Jr. got back together and moved into a tiny two-bedroom apartment with their sons.

snow and mud, which Levern Jr. said creates friction akin to running in the sand.

L eve r n I I I , who s e d a d called him “my workhorse,” devoured the rigorous exercises. Taivon didn’t always respond as gamely.

“I’m going to tell Mom!” Levern Jr. recalled Taivon screaming with a tear in his eye.

“I DIDN’T WANT TO GO BACK OUT THERE AND SEE EVERYBODY LOOKING AT ME. ... I WAS JUST ASKING GOD, LIKE, ‘WHY? WHY AGAIN? WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?’” TAIVON JACOBS

Terrapins wide receiver Money might have been t ig ht, but L ever n Jr. h ad a d re a m for h i s b oys. So during the summer, starting when Levern III was 9 and Taivon was 7, he’d wake them up at 7 a.m. and bring them to a local park in Hillcrest Heights for training.

Levern Jr. would attach a harness to the boys’ backs and instruct them to drag him halfway up the hill at the park; they’d sprint the rest of the way up.

He wasn’t done. Levern Jr. had Taivon and Levern III run with parachutes strapped a rou nd thei r waists. They’d run ladders.

T hey’d catch passes. A nd at the end of the sessions, Rosa l i nd welcomed them home with a fresh meal of meat and potatoes.

“I a lways thoug ht they were too young for it,” Rosalind said. “But he used to tell me, ‘This is what it takes to be great. You have to instill a great work ethic in them very young.’”

Som et i m e s du r i n g t he winter, Levern Jr. took his sons to a park near Rosalind’s mother’s house. He’d have the boys run through a mixture of

FOOTBALL

“I’ve taken pride in preparing them to be successful at this level,” Levern Jr. sa id . “B ei n g at t he level t hey’re at, a D-I u n iversit y h a s a lway s b e en my v ision. I wou ld never tell them, ‘You’re a D-II player.’

Those words never parted my lips.”

‘INTO REALITY’

Tinch, who met Taivon as a sophomore. “And then it moved on to a relationship.”

The relationship eventually ended, leaving Tinch in a difficult situation when she learned she was pregnant.

Tinch couldn’t bring herself to break the news to Taivon.

I n ste ad , T i nch’s mot her told him he was going to be a father.

“What am I going to do?

Is my life over?” Taivon recalled thinking. “I can’t play football no more. I can’t go to college.”

On Dec. 26, 2011, Tinch gave birth to Bailey Tinch-Jacobs.

Taivon was 16.

A fou r-sta r recr u it according to ESPN.com, Ta ivon had a slew of n ational powerhouses jockeying to sign him. Rosalind was convinced Taivon would accept an offer from legendary coach Urban Meyer and commit to Ohio State.

But catch i ng passes i n Colu mbus, Oh io, See jacobs, Page 13

T he brothers loved footba l l, but they also had a passion for t ra c k a n d field.

Taivon, a 2011 AAU national champion in the 400 meters, took h is cra f t seriously. But during a meet h i s sophomore year at Suitland, a girl from Dr. Henry A . W i s e Jr. H i g h School cau g ht h i s eye.

“We started off as friends,” said Jada

FIELD HOCKEY

Terps celebrate ’05 team at half Despite slow start to year, Meharg’s squad gets boost from past champs

By Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan Staff writer

Kicker brad craddock drills a field goal during the Terps’ 48-27 loss to Bowling Green on Saturday. He also attempted his second-ever punt in the contest.

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Craddock adds punting to toolbox Reigning Lou Groza Award-winner pinned Falcons at 1-yard line Saturday

By Phillip Suitts @PhillipSuitts Senior staff writer B ra d C ra d d o c k fo u n d himself in an unusual position halfway through the third quarter Saturday as he stood 5 yards behind the midfield stripe.

The Terrapins football team kicker was preparing to punt for just the second time in his career despite rarely working

on it in practice. In warmups, Craddock didn’t even attempt a punt.

But seconds later, Craddock exchanged high fives with his teammates after pinning Bowling Green at the one-yard line with a 39-yard pooch punt. It marked yet another weapon in Craddock’s arsenal, which includes kickoffs, extra points and field goals, and forced the Falcons to start the drive deep in their

own territory.

“We knew that he could always do that,” coach Randy Edsall said. “As we watched [punter Nicolas Pritchard], we just felt, ‘Brad’s better at that, so Brad’s going to do that for us.’”

While Craddock wasn’t accustomed to the punting formation, the kicking motion came naturally to the former Australian rules football player. The senior has been

practicing that end-overend punt, which is part of the Australian game, since he was 4.

“It’s what I grew up doing,” Craddock said Tuesday. “I guess that’s why I got put in.”

Craddock has constantly worked on his kicking motion since arriving on the campus three years ago, but he’s largely refrained from punting See craddock, Page 12

While the Terrapins field hockey team convened in the locker room during halftime of Sunday afternoon’s game, a group of women who claimed that spot a decade earlier stood on the field.

Members of the 2005 NCAA national champion Terps squad held hands and swung their arms back and forth while the crowd cheered and recognized the 10-year anniversary of the squad’s triumph.

The No. 10 Terps missed the announcement, but the program’s celebration last weekend added to their motivation to claim a crown of their own this season.

“Right now, we’re kind of focusing on game to game, like we’re not really thinking about that end product,” forward Emma Rissinger said.

“But seeing them all together and being back and just loving it and celebrating such a great achievement, it kind of puts it into the forefront.”

“SEEING THEM ALL TOGETHER AND BEING BACK AND JUST LOVING IT AND CELEBRATING SUCH A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT, IT KIND OF PUTS IT INTO THE FOREFRONT.” EMMA RISSINGER

Terrapins field hockey forward With the alumnae in the stands, the Terps (3-3) put on an offensive showcase against American. Three goals in each half, including a hat trick from defender Sarah Sprink, propelled the Terps past the Eagles, 6-1.

Before Sunday, the Terps endured their first three-game losing streak since 1998 after dropping games against No. 5 Albany, No. 7 Duke and No. 11 Boston College. Coach Missy Meharg pointed to the Blue Devils’ combination of speed and stout defense as qualities See champs, Page 12