September 23, 2013

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Hornbake honors WMUC’s history ‘Saving College Radio’ exhibit also looks to future

By Laura Blasey and Jenny Hottle @lblasey, @JennyHottle Senior staff writers It was a colorful display: dozens of handmade fl iers in a rainbow of colors, arranged in an organized but chaotic fashion on the back wall of the Maryland Room Exhibit Gallery.

To some, it’s only paper. But to the hundreds of alumni and university staff gathered in Hornbake Library Friday night, the fliers meant so much more: They were symbols of the past, inspiration for the future and a reminder of the year-long effort to put together the university archives’ latest special exhibit: “Saving College Radio:

wmuc’s past is celebrated in a Hornbake Library exhibit that opened Friday. rachel george/for the diamondback WMUC Past, Present and Future.”

The exhibit opened Friday evening with a reception in Hornbake’s lobby. Between reading old articles and looking back at photos, station alumni and current students shared memories of the hours spent playing See WMUC, Page 2

Local water alkalinity could impact river life The terrapins football defense swarms West Virginia running back Dreamius Smith in the Terps’ 37-0 win over the Mountaineers. christian jenkins/the diamondback

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blanked the Mountaineers, 37-0, on a nationally televised matchup at an NFL stadium in the state’s largest 0 0 0 0 WVU city. They unveiled flashy new uniforms. They ended a seven-game BALTIMORE – Shortly before the Ter- MARYLAND 14 16 0 7 losing streak against a border rival rapins football team took the field against West Virginia at M&T Bank rored the gloomy conditions. At one to post their best start since 2001.

And for coach Randy Edsall, in Stadium on Saturday, the sky opened point in the second half, four conup. The resulting rain relented on oc- secutive possessions ended with his singular focus, that was enough. casion, but by the second half, it was a fumbles, and both offenses endured T he weather? T hat was just an inconvenience. deluge, sending fans from their seats periods of ineptitude. to the concourses or even home.

But despite the conditions and At times, the play on the field mir- occasional struggles, the Terps still See WVU, Page 2

By Daniel Gallen @danieljtgallen Senior staff writer

Saturday night with the police Trespassers, partiers, more on a University Police ride-along

By Teddy Amenabar @teddyamen Senior staff writer For a Saturday night, it was quiet.

It was rainy, and the sidewalks of Old Town College Park were clear at 11:30 p.m., except for a few clusters of students.

Compared to last night, this was nothing, said Master Parole Officer John Hampton, driving his police cruiser down Route 1. It’s his sixth year on the University Police force, and he recognized that, at least for

now, it was a slow start to the night.

For the officers that staff the University Police force, the night patrol is one of the most unpredictable shifts. From rowdy students drinking to more serious crimes such as assaults and robberies, nocturnal crime is a mixed bag and even years of experience couldn’t tell Hampton what to expect.

One of Hampton’s first calls of the night came around 1 a.m. It was a fairly common call: students were breaking into Byrd Stadium.

The first step was to blare the siren as he passed the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Sometimes, the sound and flashing lights are enough to scare trespassers away. Hampton swiped into the empty stadium and switched on the floodlights to check the stands for unwanted visitors.

Sure enough, two silhouettes appeared at the top of the stadium.

“If you make me come up there, I am not going to be happy,” Hampton said over the public address system.

He said he knows students who See police, Page 3

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Univ research links human activity to chemical shifts that could harm regional drinking water

By Erin Serpico @erin_serpico Staff writer Alkalinity in local rivers is on the rise, and human activity could be to blame.

A recent study conducted by a university-led team of researchers links human activity to shifts in the chemical makeup of rivers. The study, published in the Environmental Science & Technology journal in July, shows increasing alkalinity in rivers — a trend happening in this state and across the eastern part of the United States, said geology professor Sujay Kaushal, the leading author of the study.

The increase in alkalinity, water’s ability to neutralize an acid, is alarming to scientists because it could affect drinking water and harm aquatic life.

The team collected and analyzed water data from 97 sites along streams and rivers in the eastern U.S. and found an increase in alkalinity at 62 of them, including a site in Washington on the Potomac River and another in Bowie on the Patuxent River. Using additional records from the U.S. Geological Survey, the team was able to draw conclusions by comparing the newest data to information collected over the past 25 to 60 years.

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Groups turn parking spaces to tiny park PARK(ing) Day event raises awareness of public green space

By Holly Cuozzo @emperor_cuozzco Staff writer On Friday, a group of students put the “park” in “parking.”

In celebration of the international environmental movement “PARK(ing) Day,” this university’s chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects and the UMD Arboretum and Botanical park(ing) day attendees raise awareness of green space, landscape architecture and public parks by Garden converted two parking converting two parking spaces in front of Cole Field House into a public park. james levin/the diamondback spaces in front of Cole Field House could happen,’” said Anna delos people smile for a day, according to into a public park. Every Sept. 20 Angeles, a senior landscape archi- the event’s website. Since its consince the movement began in San tecture major involved in ASLA. “Just ception, the event has spread around Francisco in 2005, artists, ar- seeing what could be done with this the world: As of 2011, supporters had chitects, landscapers and others amount of space.” created 975 “parks” in 162 cities in create temporary public parks out The goal of the movement is to raise 35 countries on six continents. of metered parking spaces. awareness of the importance of open, “It’s a display of, ‘Here’s what green spaces in urban places and make See park, Page 3

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wmuc From PAGE 1 music and hanging out in the radio station.

When Jay Kernis, NBC News producer and 1974 alumnus, looks back on his years as the station program director, he said he rarely remembers sitting in class or visiting the dorms. Instead, he recalls the turntables and tape machines in building FF, the temporary headquarters for the radio station.

In his memory, a voice coming from the speakers tells the radio audience that the featured album of the week is Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

“College radio turned out to be a great place to get most of the nonsense out of our systems — a place to experiment, to try things when the stakes were pretty low,” Kernis told the audience.

“Some of us were making

1964: Station DJs convince John Lennon to record promotional spots for WMUC. 1948: WMUC makes first broadcast. radio for the audience we imagined in the dining hall or tuned to 650 on their dorm room stereos or transistor radios. Mostly, I think we were performing for each other.”

The exhibit featured old photos and equipment, as well as yearbooks, T-shirts and trophies in glass cases.

Attendees could also view material that didn’t make it into the exhibit in the Maryland Room library with the music of artists who had been interviewed by WMUC hosts playing in the background.

University sound archivist and current WMUC DJ Laura Schnitker spent a year collecting and curating the exhibit with the help of the

1979: WMUC gets FM license and begins broadcasting at 88.1 FM.

1972: WMUC launches Yesternow, a program geared toward black students. archives staff. She’s become passionate about the station a n d i t s f u t u re , a n d s h e enjoyed seeing the project come to fruition.

“I’m just really happy, mostly with how well-received it’s been,” Schnitker said. “Alumni started to come in and tell their story or say, ‘There’s stuff in there I’ve never seen before’ — that was the best part.”

For Wallace Kleid, a 1967 graduate, the amount of memorabilia was one of the most impressive parts of the exhibit.

“We were in such a throwaway generation. How much did anyone save?” Kleid said.

“That kind of stuff could so easily end up in the trash bin.”

T h ro u g h o u t t h e yea rs,

WMUC has fallen on hard times financially. Part of the exhibit’s goal was to raise awareness, though there is still work to be done, said Marsha Guenzler-Stevens, Stamp Student Union director.

Guenzler-Stevens said a work group has been meeting to find a sustainable solution to the radio station’s money woes and the group will continue to meet through January 2014. The WMUC Legacy Fund is also now accepting donations, which will support the station’s costs, including equipment and licensing fees.

In the spring of 2011, the Student Government Association cut the station’s funding in half when student officials

2013: 65th anniversary of WMUC.

2006: Baltimore station WYPR expansion threatens to take over WMUC signal. realized groups had asked for more funding than SGA actually had. Without funding, WMUC wouldn’t have been able to afford Federal Communications Commission license or pay for other operating costs. Supporters of the station lobbied late into the night and were awarded some additional money, though they were forced to collect donations to make up for the rest of the lost funding.

“College radio is expensive and SGA just can’t do it,” Guenzler-Stevens said. “[The fund] will help ensure there is an MUC family for people today and for the future.”

The WMUC experience is one cherished by current and

former DJs and they can’t let it fade away, said Kernis, who helped develop the station’s freeform format.

“There’s a part of my brain that wants WMUC to go on forever to validate our memories,” he said. “If the station stopped, would part of us also disappear?

“But more importantly, I think there should always be an opportunity on a college campus for the storytellers and the music lovers and the misfits to have this kind of life-changing experience, to have a place to go, to find each other and to be themselves.” lblaseydbk@gmail.com, jhottledbk@gmail.com

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wvu From PAGE 1 “I don’t think the day could have gone any better,” Edsall said. “We couldn’t have scripted it any better in terms of what happened here today.”

Facing a West Virginia team renowned for its offense under coach Dana Holgorsen, the Terps defense handed the Mountaineers their first shutout since October 2001.

Quarterback Ford Childress looked every bit the redshirt freshman making his second career start, throwing for 62 yards along with two interceptions on 11-of-22 passing.

West Virginia’s rushing attack couldn’t get going in an attempt to bail out Childress, either. Outside of a 30-yard rush by running back Wendell Smallwood and a 51-yard run in the fourth quarter by running back Dreamius Smith, the Mountaineers were largely ineffective, and a cluster of red jerseys surrounded the ball

nearly every play. West Virginia mustered six first downs while turning the ball over six times.

“Offensively, we’re as inept as we can possibly be in college football,” Holgorsen said.

In building a 30-0 halftime lead, the Terps scored three touchdowns off of West Virginia turnovers. First, punt returner Ronald Carswell misjudged a boot from punter Nate Renfro, and the Terps recovered the loose ball at the West Virginia 24-yard line. After wide receiver Deon Long rushed for 18 yards, quarterback C.J. Brown hit tight end Dave Stinebaugh in the back of the end zone from six yards out for his first career touchdown catch.

On the next possession, Childress tried to force a thirddown throw on the outside, but safety A.J. Hendy jumped the route, intercepted the pass and returned it 28 yards for his second career pick-six. On the strength of two turnovers, the Terps suddenly had a 14-0 lead.

“Quarterback is a tough position when you got guys flying

at you from all from all cylinders,” inside linebacker L.A. Goree said. “You’re not having the game you want to because you’re getting hit all day and you’re scared to get hit.”

Three field goals from kicker Brad Craddock, including a 50yarder, put the Terps ahead 23-0 before the defense struck once again before halftime. With West Virginia pinned deep in its own territory, outside linebacker Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil tipped a pass from Childress into the air and cradled it as he fell to the turf for an interception. Three plays later, Brown pushed through the Mountaineers defensive line for the touchdown from a yard out.

The defense posted its first shutout since October 2008 and allowed fewer than 200 yards of total offense for the second time this season. The six turnovers were the most the Terps have forced since 2001. Hendy also had two fumble recoveries in addition to his interception.

“A.J. was a beast out there today, man,” cornerback Will

Likely said. “Congrats to him. He made plays. He’s one of the many reasons that we had turnovers.”

For the fourth straight game, the Terps have scored more than 30 points, something they hadn’t accomplished since 2002, when they did it six consecutive times. And they did it mostly without the contributions of wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who had five touches for 17 all-purpose yards. He took a number of significant hits from West Virginia defenders and was looked at by trainers on the sideline.

Still, the Terps offense rolled on, thanks to Brown (16-of-25, 217 yards, one touchdown), running back Brandon Ross (20 rushes, 67 yards, one touchdown) and Long, who caught six passes for 98 yards against his former program and took

“I don’t think the day could have gone any better ... we couldn’t have scripted it any better in terms of what happened here today.”

RANDY EDSALL

Terps football coach a number of big hits from defenders as well.

“Our offense, it’s just not one person,” Stinebaugh said. “We got a lot of dudes. You’ve got Stef, you got Deon, you’ve got the running backs, our O-line’s playing incredible. That’s the scary thing. You shut one person down, we got three or four more options that we can go to, so it doesn’t surprise me that we’re able to click when they shut one person down or another person down. We’re just that multitalented out there.”

The Terps have now matched last season’s win total one-third of the way through the season

and have broken a significant losing streak to a rival. It’s the type of win that could help define the program’s season, a marquee win in the season’s first month.

But soon it’ll be old news for the Terps. They’re looking beyond the first month of the season, beyond four wins. In two weeks, they’ll be right back out there in Tallahassee, Fla. “Not for a couple weeks, but maybe for a couple days,” Goree said. “Florida State, they’re a tough team. They’re one of the top teams in the division, so we definitely have to be focused.” dgallendbk@gmail.com

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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS MEMBERS hoped to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining open green spaces in urban areas by converting two metered parking spaces in front of Cole Field House into a temporary public park. james levin/the diamondback

park From PAGE 1 At this university, ASLA students started planning the event before the semester started, obtaining permission from the Department of Transportation Services to use two parking spaces for the day.

They designed a park plan for the small space and received a donation of landscaping materials from Ruppert Landscape, a local company based in Laytonsville, delos Angeles said.

Friday at 7 a.m., the students and Ruppert Landscape workers started setting up their park outside Cole Field House. It took two hours, said Taylor Becker, a senior landscape architecture major and ASLA member.

“The setup and the event couldn’t have gone any smoother,” Becker said. “We were fortunate to have such great weather, as well.”

On Friday, students passing Cole Field House saw a patch of short, green grass against the familiar asphalt. Benches lined a blue pebble “stream” amid sections of tall grass and plants.

Students gathered in the area,

talking to the ASLA students and one another as they relaxed on benches and ate food from the Green Tidings food truck, which DOTS had scheduled to come by the event.

“I’m excited to see that our group here took it upon themselves [to create the park],” Becker said, adding he hoped the park would be a “cool place to hang out” for the day.

More than 200 students s to p p e d by b e twe e n 1 0 a.m. and 4 p.m. to see the park, relax and learn about PARK(ing) Day, Becker said.

“I think the event was a great success. The event allowed people to see an example of an alternative to traditional parking spaces in cities,” he said, adding it got the attention of the Office of Sustainability and other university organizations.

It was “an opportunity to educate others on what we do as landscape architects, as well as get involved in [the] school community,” Becker said.

At about midday on Friday, DOTS Director David Allen stopped by for what was supposed to be a two-hour “Sound Your Horn!” forum-style event to answer questions about

parking and transportation on the campus. Each year, DOTS hosts about three or four of these events to “get input from students about their parking and transportation experiences on campus,” Allen said.

The informational event was scheduled to be part of PARK(ing) Day festivities, but Allen cut the event short after 45 minutes, feeling it was not the “right venue.”

“It was more of the students’ day,” Allen said, adding he wanted the day to be more about ASLA students’ work designing the park than about DOTS. There will be other opportunities this year, at more appropriate times, for students and faculty to voice their concerns to DOTS, Allen said.

In the future, ASLA hopes to continue the event, using more parking spaces and including other campus organizations, Becker said. To him, PARK(ing) Day is an important demonstration of the significance of parks in urban places and cities.

“Parks offer many benefits for the environment as well as human health,” he said. hcuozzodbk@gmail.com

break in aren’t looking to cause trouble, which is why he let the students go with a trespassing warning.

After the Byrd Stadium incident, Hampton surveyed McKeldin Mall.

“Nothing out of the ordinary,” he said.

With slow nights like this, Hampton said he does a lot of routine patrols. Sometimes he’ll stop and chat with another officer out doing rounds or drive around the campus listening to “98 Rock,” but no matter what he’s doing, he always has one ear on the scanner.

It’s a skill Hampton and his colleagues had to develop, and it’s not easy for him to pick out reports while performing his other duties. Still, when a voice radioed in a noise complaint in South Campus Commons 2, Hampton was ready to investigate.

river From PAGE 1 Researchers attributed the increase in alkalinity to acid rain, which could cause rocks in watershed regions to weather, said Michael Pace, environmental sciences professor at the University of Virginia and co-author of the paper. When these rocks corrode, Pace said, alkaline particles wash into the streams and rivers.

As a result, the waters are becoming “harder,” Kaushal said, meaning they contain more minerals like calcium and magnesium. The added minerals make hard water difficult to clean and could complicate drinking-water safety, he said.

“One consequence of this process is that it increases the salinity of the water,” Kaushal

On foot, Hampton met up with Officer Eddie Man to check it out, surveying the outside of the building to pinpoint the apartment.

“Effective community policing,” Man said.

Bam . Bam . Bam . Three slams on the door and the party stopped; nothing was said above a whisper. After a few seconds, Man reminded the students he can hear their hushed voices, and the door opened. Again, just a warning, and the officers began walking down the corridor back to their cars.

It was then back to patrolling the city, passing the relatively peaceful bars and venturing into Old Town to look for anything out of the ordinary.

As the cop car passed a group walking, some students stared and others took an extra step to ensure they were out of the road. Hampton said students often look unsettled when they see his uniform and car and he’ll get nervous glances

even while eating at Chipotle.

A call came in over the scanner about an unconscious victim found with cuts on his or her head, and Hampton turned on his sirens, speeding to the scene near the Potomac Building on the campus. It could be one of two things, Hampton said: a drunk victim who fell and hit his or her head or an assault victim.

Hampton was third on the scene and soon, half a dozen officers and EMT personnel had gathered to help.

“Get a collar and a backboard,” an EMT called out as officers explained what was happening to the victim, who was just beginning to regain consciousness.

And barely 50 feet away was one of the decorated trash dumpsters that dot the campus.

The receptacle featured a state flag-laden globe above the words “Protect this House,” lit up by the flashing lights of the emergency vehicles.

said. “You’re dissolving all of these rocks with salt … so that water can affect drinking-water quality.”

This change in water chemistry could also have dangerous consequences for aquatic life, he added. Increased alkalinity could lead to accelerated algae growth, he said, harming living organisms and bodies of water.

Other reports suggest acid rain is less of an issue and the air is cleaner than in past years. But researchers believe their study’s results suggest a c i d ra i n h a s l o n g - te r m effects on the chemistry of the studied bodies of water.

“People think that the problem went away,” Kaushal said. “But it didn’t.”

Former university research assistant Melissa Grese — who now works at AKRF, an environmental consulting firm — was one of the two research

assistants who collaborated with Kaushal on this study.

She worked on data collection and organization of the study.

It’s important for people to practice sustainable planning and consider the potentially harmful effects of their actions, Grese said.

By l o o k i n g a t p oss i b l e issues such as acid rain, she said, people could gain more insight into the root of water problems.

“It’s undeniable that we, as humans, are often the root cause for many environmental problems,” said Aastha Kaul, a sophomore cell biology and genetics major. The issue is especially important now, she said, because of its potential effects on living organisms.

Among the paper’s other authors were ecologist Gene Likens from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and Ryan Utz from the National Ecological Observatory Network.

Likens, part of the effort that originally discovered acid rain in North America, contributed greatly to the report. “[The study findings] show how much humans are impacting what you would think is a relatively natural process,” Pace said. “We humans are causing that to change in substantial and significant ways.”

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The elephant in Under the (Armour) influence the university STAFF EDITORIAL

cation opportunities for all — are not detestable, the means are.

The problem arises here: a monetary system that relies on debt. A regular person cannot continue to rack up debt without eventual consequences, and the same principle applies to the nation’s monetary system; eventually, there will be a point at which these outrageous debts become too much for the system to sustain. To me, this is simple, common sense.

Debt-based money has evolved and become so engrossed in our way of life; immediate solutions to try to reverse these policies will have negative consequences of their own. As it seems, we have really gotten ourselves in a tough situation.

When it comes down to it, we shouldn’t allow political motivation to overtake economic sanity. Student loans can be a great talking point for politicians: Who isn’t for more people attending college?

When politicians are able to change the markets based on their political will, such as with student loan rates, central planners inadvertently create bubbles. The Federal Reserve was sold to the public on the idea that it would help create a more stable market with fewer booms and busts. As it turns out, it is now just easier to predict when and where these bubbles will occur in the markets.

It doesn’t seem as if we have any intention to take a hard re-evaluation of our economic behavior. Student loans will continue to rise and create debt slaves out of fresh graduates; the number of defaulted loans will continue to rise as well. This sort of policy and behavior cannot go on forever. I don’t know when it will stop or what will happen when it does, but the reliance on student loans in this country could very well prove to be highly problematic for our economy.

TOMMY CREEGAN

It’s really tough to talk about the student loan problem in this country as a college student. It’s almost taboo to discuss, but I believe present trends have something to tell us about future consequences.

The reality is, nearly 75 percent of us are here at the university on borrowed money. According to American Student Assistance, a nonprofit organization that aims to help college students and alumni successfully repay their student loan debt, about 60 percent of students borrow annually for college. I now fall into this category, as I recently took out my first loan.

However, as many of us are aware, there are a lot of people out there who struggle to pay back student loans.

The ASA reports there is roughly between $902 billion and $1 trillion in outstanding student loan debt in the U.S. today. Also, as of 2012, there was more than $8 billion in defaulted private student loans.

I understand the importance of education and the opportunities and experiences it brings, but this sort of economic phenomenon is undeniably destructive to our future. It’s not that we have made it too easy to get these loans, or just that some are more “privileged borrowers” than others, but that it exposes a deeper problem with our monetary system at hand.

While some advocate for opening the floodgates for student loans with good intentions, these actions will have negative effects on the economy, and thus we must be wary of the loan markets.

Recent history should teach us why. Many of you will remember the bursting of the housing bubble and the subsequent financial crisis.

Does lax lending, massive debt and rising prices for a commodity high Tommy Creegan is a senior government in demand sound familiar? While the and politics major. He can be reached ends of these efforts — providing edu- at tcreegandbk@gmail.com.

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aryland football: Always unpredictable, sometimes successful but never dull, the Terps have long been a source of equal parts heartbreak and elation throughout the program’s tenure.

For many, it’s a tradition defined by one word: pride. And over the past few years, whether the team is contending for a bowl bid or trying to salvage a near-winless season — and we’ve witnessed both — the Terps have managed to grab national headlines with surprising frequency. The reason?

Their uniforms.

On Thursday, the trend continued as Under Armour unveiled its Maryland Pride 2.0 uniforms, a snazzy all-red ensemble with hand-painted helmets. The move all but overshadowed the Terps’ 37-0 win over West Virginia later on Saturday.

The big reveal was the result of the latest fruits of the university’s long-standing relationship with Under Armour, whose founder, Kev i n P l a n k , i s a u n ive rs i ty alumnus and former Terps special teams captain.

The partnership, born in the early 2000s and cemented by a fiveyear, $17.5 million deal in 2008, has since outfitted every varsity team, sparked national debate over both fashion and business and arguably been a major recruiting factor for many of the university’s current and prospective athletes.

“From the very beginning, working with Under Armour and

[Plank], he was very clear on his message, what he wanted us to be and what we wanted to be,” Athletic Director Kevin Anderson told The Diamondback on Thursday. “Quite frankly, that’s why I came to the University of Maryland. With that kind of partnership, I knew we were going to be successful. The sky’s the limit with what we can do with this kind of support.”

With the university’s contract up for renewal at the end of the year, the possibilities certainly do seem limitless. But therein lies the problem.

OUR VIEW

Our partnership with Under Armour is fantastic, but we can’t let it grow so large that it one day defines our university and dictates its actions.

In an era of college sports when corporations play kingmakers and the NCAA struggles to maintain its authority, an institution’s single misstep could mean far more than just a dip in the stat sheets.

In such a climate, this university must tread lightly, keep its books balanced and take care to follow standards to the letter.

We’ve all seen what happens when football trumps morality. And while nobody would compare the gravity of other institutions’ financial transgressions to the Penn State, Notre Dame or Naval Academy sexual

assault scandals, accountability needs to be fostered in all facets of college sports.

This university has avoided such scandal in the past, and it’s important that its reputation remains untarnished. A 2011 Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics study named this university among the six best in the nation at policing its athletic program, an impressive mark it would do well to uphold.

Nearly 3,000 miles away, another institution finds itself in a similar predicament. At the University of Oregon, Nike turned a struggling football program into a national powerhouse in little more than a decade.

This year alone, the company will offer Oregon $2.8 million.

“We are the University of Nike,” Jeff Hawkins, the senior associate athletic director of football administration and operations, told The New York Times in August. “We embrace it. We tell that to our recruits.”

At this university, the financial stakes are even higher, with $3.4 million from Under Armour lined up in 2013. With our athletic program’s stellar reputation, we must be careful not to let our relationship become overly influenced by the corporation.

The partnership with Under Armour certainly has been a blessing for the athletic department. But as the five-year contract draws to a close, this university must ask itself if it wants to be merely “the University of Under Armour” or something more.

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ormer President Bill Clinton, once known for his love of fast food, has been making headlines for his recent dietary change. He’s swapped Big Macs, chicken nuggets and fried shrimp for veggie burgers, beans and fresh fruits and vegetables. After years of battling heart problems — even undergoing quadruple bypass surgery — Clinton took his doctor’s advice to reduce his meat consumption and increase his intake of plant-based foods.

He reports that the results have been tremendous: losing 24 pounds, feeling more energetic and seeing a welcome drop in cholesterol levels.

Clinton isn’t the only one turning over a new leaf however. From Usher to Oprah Winfrey to Ellen DeGeneres to Kristen Bell, celebrities everywhere are eating less meat. Even Mike Tyson, once known for biting off a human ear, is now limiting his ear consumption to those of the corn variety.

The movement toward eating more plant-based meals is also taking root on campuses, with more than 150 universities leading the charge with “Meatless Monday” campaigns.

Nationally acclaimed food writers, such as The New York Times’ Mark Bittman and The Washington Post’s Joe Yonan are helping the nation discover meat-free dishes that will leave you impatient for the next meal. Eating your vegetables? If you don’t know the possibilities that phrase encompasses in 2013, you are missing out.

There has never been a more exciting time to expand our dining horizons.

Skipping meat one day a week is not a sacrifice but an adventure, and this is reflected in the choices students are making. According to a study conducted

by Technomic, more than 20 percent of college students are reducing their meat consumption, and for good reasons.

One of those reasons is concern for the 9 billion chickens, pigs and other livestock raised for food each year, most of which suffer in factory farms. For example, mother pigs in the pork industry are typically confined in tiny crates

barely larger than their bodies for their entire lives. Unable to even turn around, these sensitive, intelligent animals — all of which have their own personalities and preferences — experience tremendous physical and psychological pain.

Most egg-laying hens suffer a similar fate. Crammed into tiny cages, each bird is granted less space than an iPad screen to live for its entire life.

By choosing meat-free options just one day a week, we can all help prevent an enormous amount of cruelty to animals.

Human and planetary health both benefit. A report issued by Environmental Working Group put it simply: “Producing all this meat and dairy requires large amounts of pesticides, chemical fertilizer, fuel, feed and water. It also generates greenhouse gases and large amounts of toxic manure and wastewater that pollute groundwater, rivers, streams and, ultimately, the ocean.”

Increasing numbers of family farmers are also voicing their support for “Meatless Monday” as a means to achieve a more sustainable, community-based agricultural system before it’s too late.

Our current rate of meat consumption is simply unsustainable. By reducing the total number of animals raised for food, we place greater value on humane, sustainable agriculture in which animal welfare is a priority.

Thankfully, eating meatless doesn’t mean “less” at all. It means “more,” as in more choices. It means “better,” as in better living — both for us and for animals. From chain restaurants such as Chipotle and Denny’s serving up hearty vegetarian fare to Indian, Thai, Chinese and Mexican cuisine, which regularly incorporate delicious meat-free items, the options are endless.

Bon appetit! Visit HumaneSociety. org/MeatFree for easy and delicious meat-free recipes and meal tips.

Kenny Torrella is the food policy coordinator for the Humane Society of the United States and can be reached at KTorrella@HumaneSociety.org.

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Learn to code: It’s valuable ANAND GUPTA I’m an energy guy who likes economics, politics and history. For the past three years, I’ve focused on and developed these aspects of my professional personality. For whatever reason, I didn’t give much attention to computer programming — I thought that field was too saturated and overhyped.

But I was wrong. And I’m here to tell you two things: First, I’m making amends. Second, if you’re in a situation like mine, you should make amends, too.

Why is computer programming so critical, and why should everyone learn something about it? Computers do things humans can’t — or do things in ways humans can’t — which is why most human functions are increasingly being taken over by computer systems. From purchasing a cup of coffee to trading billions of dollars on Wall Street, every transaction is done using some kind of computer code.

You watch movies on Netflix, purchase anything man-made there is to purchase on Amazon, bank

using web or mobile applications — heck, you even do your schoolwork on cloud softwares like ELMS. And, of course, you spend a bulk of your time browsing the Internet on Facebook, Twitter and the like. That’s a rough picture of where we are right now. The future is going to be even more tech-oriented, from driverless cars to brain-implanted microchips.

In Japan, scientists are developing robots you can have sex with.

Let me pause here and emphasize that I’m not making the case for quitting traditional career paths or your area of interest for a career in the tech industry. No, definitely not.

But knowing the language of computers is going to be an essential skill no matter where you go or what you do.

Combine your expertise — biology, math, music, psychology, whatever it may be — with skills in computer coding, and you’ll do very well for yourself. It’s similar to how English is a prerequisite to whatever you do today. Without English, it’s difficult to communicate and you have very little to no value in the market. Similarly, you’ll be left wondering and wandering if you can’t communicate in tomorrow’s language, computer code.

All right, so that’s making the case for the importance and value of com-

puter programming. But how can you get on track if you don’t have any tech or math background whatsoever?

Self-learning. Really, that’s the answer.

There are dozens of websites that offer free tutorials, and many of them are really effective. To get you started, I’m going to recommend signing up for a course on Coursera.org or doing the entire “Learn Python The Hard Way” course. Both are free and well regarded by the tech community. Honestly, there are dozens of top-quality tutorial forums online. You’ll be fine regardless what you use, so long as you put in the time and effort.

A few pointers: I’d recommend you first learn the basics of Command Prompt (on Windows) and Terminal (on Mac). Command Prompt and Terminal are like the alphabet of programming. You’ll also get a taste of what the language of computers is like.

A good friend of mine who selftaught himself programming put it this way: Coding is very French.

There is humor in it if you shovel deep enough.

Anand Gupta is a senior environmental science and policy major. He can be reached at aguptadbk@gmail.com.

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But that was nothing new, said club president Liz Williams, a senior microbiology major. The tango club typically doesn’t see The draw of social dancing keeps the Argentine Tango Club growing veteran dancers.

“Most people here hadn’t done it before — ever, ” Williams said.

By Beena Raghavendran The Argentine Tango Club was founded in @thebeenster 2006 but saw its biggest first lesson turnout Senior staff writer ever on Friday — more than 100 people Fiery music began to blare from a set of speak- showed up to dance.

David Chorvinsky, a junior mechanical engiers in the Atrium Room in Stamp Student Union on Friday. The attendees of this university’s first neering major who coordinated the club’s annual Argentine Tango Club lesson of the school year festival earlier this year, said the club has been knew it was their cue. So slowly, hesitantly, they growing; its previous attendance record was about 60 people at one lesson in the spring. started to dance.

“Something good has happened,” he said, grinTheir feet were cautious, taking awkward ning, as couples danced around him. steps this way and that. Partnered guys and The Atrium smelled like fresh wood. Club girls leaned into unfamiliar motions. Some members — sporting black T-shirts that read had never danced before.

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windows just before the dance lesson. Cookies were laid out on the table.

Some new pairs picked it up more quickly than others.

“Try not to dance with furniture!” instructor Jake Spatz called to the crowd amid the chaos of movement and chatter. Spatz has taught at Eastern Market Tango in Washington since 2006. This is his fourth year teaching at the university’s tango club.

Tango dancing requires understanding three steps, Spatz instructed: a step to the side, a step forward and a step backward. He chanted the sequence several times throughout the lesson.

The mob oscillated in rhythm in a circle around Spatz, slithering up and back and up and back. He then told the participants to partner up.

“Every year, the club gets more enthusiastic and more friendly,” Spatz said.

Alex Chao, a freshman biology major, had never tangoed before.

“I’m not very coordinated,” he said. But he was determined to dance to “be more social” and “meet the ladies.” The male-to-female ratio was almost equal on Friday, and Chorvinsky said it is usually in good balance throughout the year.

Milly Gu, a sophomore accounting major, accompanied her friend Mojan Najmabadi, a sophomore enrolled in

letters and sciences, to the lesson. Gu had never danced in her life.

“Tango is inherently sexy,” Gu said. “It’s very elegant — a different kind of recreational activity.”

I’d never tangoed before, except once, clumsily, in a musical when I was 14. William WestonDawkes, a club regular and a junior mechanical engineering major, showed me the steps.

The steps are easy enough and in their most basic form require just stepping and sliding in motion. But it’s not as easy as it looks. My performance wasn’t at all like the fluid tango the club members had done. The magnetism, passion and strength in tangoing come from trust between partners and hours of practice.

Halfway through the lesson, Spatz hovered by the speakers, watching the new dancers pick up the steps.

“I think this presents an opportunity to learn something that’s a real art form,” Spatz said. “It’s hard to find nowadays because all of our technology keeps us connected to each other.”

“With this, you have to physically show up, and you have to do the art with your body itself,” he continued. “It’s the kind of thing that’s a very disciplined dance, a very beautiful dance, a very unique experience for people when they make something beautiful with their own legs.” braghavendrandbk@gmail.com

the argentine tango club offers lessons every Friday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the semester. On Friday, the club saw its biggest turnout ever for its first lesson, drawing more than 100 students who wanted to learn to tango. Above left, students navigate the Argentine tango for the first time; above center, club president Liz Williams and instructor Jake Spatz demonstrate moves; above right, junior fire protection engineering major Raquel Hakes works with members to improve their technique. photos by christian jenkins/the diamondback

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KASINITZ From PAGE 8 in a position to compete, they can enter a positive cycle. They can be a team highly touted prospects want to play for.

“Anything we did in the first four games makes you want to come here,” tight end Dave Stinebaugh said.

“Coach Edsall’s building a great program. The guys are behind it. [Under Armour founder] Kevin Plank’s doing some crazy stuff with the uniforms and everything like that, so I think everything so far this season should make you want to come to Maryland.”

Certainly the crazy uniforms and other off-the-field attractions are important, but the four mostly resounding wins are the key difference.

A Sports Illustrated piece on the publication’s Campus Union blog reacting to several

key college football games Saturday mentioned the Terps’ win over West Virginia as a prime example of two programs heading in opposite directions. The Terps didn’t get that recognition because of their Pride 2.0 uniforms but because “Maryland looks like it’s steadily getting better, and the offense appears sharp u n d e r q u a r te r b a c k C . J .

Brown.”

West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen might agree that the Terps are trending upward.

“Give Maryland a lot of credit,” Holgorsen said Saturday. “They whipped us on all three sides of the ball.”

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“WE GOT NICE UNIS. THE DEFENSE BALLED OUT. THE OFFENSE BALLED OUT, TOO. EVEN THE SPECIAL TEAMS — ALL THREE PHASES.” WILL LIKELY

Terrapins football cornerback giving Likely, prospective recruits and a long-frustrated fanbase tangible evidence that it can compete on a national level.

Likely took a chance on a middling program, but he thinks Byrd Stadium is becoming a place the best players want to be.

“Of course,” Likely said.

“We got nice unis. The defense balled out. The offense balled out, too. Even the special teams — All three phases.”

Nice unis and balling out.

It sounds simple, but that’s a formula for a program on the rise. akasinitzdbk@gmail.com

deacons From PAGE 8 save, one of six on the day.

“I give [the defense] a huge amount of credit,” Beanlands said. “Katie Stengel is probably one of the most dangerous strikers in the ACC. We pretty much shut her down.”

Wake Forest’s Stengel, a forward, entered the match tied for second on the team with seven shots on goal, but the Terps defense stifled her, allowing her zero shots on frame.

After a disappointing 2-0 loss to Virginia Tech o n T h u rsd ay, Mo rga n sw i tc h e d t h e l i n e u p around, starting five midfielders and only Brock at forward, where she was blanketed by multiple defenders for much of the match.

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While Morgan wants to see increased effectiveness from the midfield, he’s still looking for another boost up front. He is thankful to have a goal-scoring presence like Brock, but he’s eager to find a second scorer who can take pressure and defenders off the senior from Acton, Mass.

“We are still looking for that second piece,” Morgan said. “We need a second person to step up.” psuittsdbk@gmail.com

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weekend From PAGE 8 McEvoy on the top left corner of the circle, and the senior flung a shot that hit the top corner of the goal cage.

In the second period, the Terps were forced to withstand a 10-minute spell of pressure from Michigan. Gerzabek received a yellow card in the 49th minute, and Sydnor also had to sit out after receiving hers in the 54th minute.

“You have to pull away,” Meharg said. “We just fell back to the middle of the field, and it does slow things down.”

With the team focused on defense during that time span, the Terps offense suffered. They had five shots in the second period, a stark contrast from the team’s attack in the second half against Wake Forest (6-2, 0-1).

The Terps outshot the Demon Deacons, 12-4, in the second half of Friday’s ACC opener, as the team found momentum offensively following a fairly evenly matched first period. Against Wake Forest, individual performances like Gerzabek’s (one goal) and Dessoye’s (one goal, one assist) made the difference in the game.

Unlike in their past games, the Terps faced two opponents this weekend who looked to impose their own style of play rather than allow the Terps to get comfortable. Although the Demon Deacons and Wolverines did that successfully, the Terps clawed their way to both wins, something that could bode well for them as ACC play continues.

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“Lots of jerseys, they’re real tight, so we can’t really move. It takes some time to get around.

But they were loose in the stomach area so we could breathe a lot with our lungs.”

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OUTSIDE LINEBACKER MARCUS WHITFIELD celebrates with fans at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium after the Terps’ 37-0 victory against West Virginia on Saturday, two days after the team unveiled flashy new Maryland Pride 2.0 uniforms. christian jenkins/the diamondback

climbing mountains

Terps take advantage of golden opportunity with uniform hype, big stage and wide audience in 37-0 thrashing of rival West Virginia AARON KASINITZ BALTIMORE — You can unveil countless outlandish uniform combinations and show off each one in a spectacular fashion. You can generate new logos and advertise all across the region. You can even switch conferences after 60 years in the same league.

But if you’re trying to brand your football program as one that deserves national attention, nothing is as important as winning. And the Terrapins football team finally appears to be matching the buzz it has created off the field with some legitimate success on it.

Saturday’s 37-0 shellacking of West Virginia

proved that the Terps are making hefty strides.

Their dominance of a respectable Mountaineers team — they forced six turnovers while holding their rivals to six first downs and 175 yards of total offense — implied that they are, in fact, a team that deserves respect.

The Terps are 4-0 for the first time since 2001, have beaten the Mountaineers for the first time since the 2004 Gator Bowl and are just two wins away from gaining bowl eligibility for the first time since 2010.

Plus, the plastering of the Mountaineers came at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, a fertile recruiting area and the state’s biggest city. It was a win that could expand the fan base, draw interest from recruits and set a positive tone for an entire program.

“I just thought it was a great experience,

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and we all won today,” coach Randy Edsall said. “The state of Maryland won, the city of Baltimore won, we all won today, and that’s really what it’s all about.”

Edsall seemed pretty cheerful for a guy who was still wet from standing out in the rain for three hours. But Saturday’s win signaled great progress, so why would the third-year coach let damp hair dampen his mood?

A pair of losing seasons in Edsall’s first two years didn’t help him attract many fans, and though the Terps held their own on the recruiting trail, the poor results kept the team from hauling in classes that ranked in the top 20 nationally. A 4-0 start and a big win in slick jerseys should change things, though.

“All we’re trying to do is we’re trying to grow our brand,” Edsall said. “Trying to get

more people behind us and be a part of what we’re doing. I think there’s enough room for us with the Orioles and the Ravens.”

It’s unlikely that the Terps are going to contend for a national title this season, and no one expected them to, either. Still, for the first time since Edsall arrived, they are moving in a positive direction and are giving fans a reason to take a peek at the Terps’ box scores on Sunday mornings.

College football can be cyclical. When a program isn’t winning, its recruiting efforts often suffer, fans lose interest and the team’s struggles persist.

That’s why the Terps’ blazing start this season is so important. By putting themselves See KASINITZ, Page 7

WOMEN’S SOCCER | TERPS 1, DEMON DEACONS 0

Michigan, Wake provide toughest challenges so far Terps sweep weekend at home despite multiple tests

By Paul Pierre-Louis @PaulPierreLouis Staff writer T h e Te r ra p i n s f i e l d hockey team was struggling offensively against Michigan yesterday, so when forward Shelby Sydnor saw a chance to force a turnover in the second period, she didn’t want to let the opportunity pass.

But in her attempt to take the ball, Sydnor committed a foul that resulted in a yellow card, which put her out of the game for five minutes. It was the second yellow card in five minutes for the Terps, forcing them to decrease their pressure and fend off the Wolverines’ attack.

The challenges the No. 2 Terps faced against the Wolverines capped a difficult weekend. But the team still finished its five-game home stand with a pair of wins, beating No. 15 Wake Forest and Michigan, 4-1 and 2-0, respectively, at the Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex to keep its undefeated record.

“It’s a good showing of our brand of hockey,” defender

Ali McEvoy said. “Knowing that when we face adversity, we’re able to come out on top and being able to grow off each situation is positive.”

Both games featured cagey, physical play that disrupted the Terps’ flowing offense.

Though the team eventually found a way to penetrate Wake Forest’s defense, it couldn’t do the same against Michigan.

The Terps (8-0, 1-0 ACC) and the Wolverines (4-4) struggled to string together passes on offense, as both teams played solid defense for the majority of the game.

When the Terps had opportunities to attack, their execution was lacking. Players weren’t finding open spaces, g iv i n g t h e tea m s pa rse options offensively.

“I think we were choppy,” coach Missy Meharg said. “It was a hedgy kind of game.

We were static — versus dynamic — at times.”

Michigan forward Rachael Mack had the first significant chance of the game when she found a way behind the Terps’ defense in the 10th minute, but as she reeled in the pass at the top of the circle, goal-

“I think we were choppy. It was a hedgy kind of game. We were static — versus dynamic — at times.”

MISSY MEHARG

Terrapins field hockey coach

keeper Natalie Hunter was there to make the save.

In the end, the best scoring opportunities for both teams came from penalty corners, but the Terps made the most of their set plays. Defender Sarah Sprink gave the team the lead in the 14th minute on the game’s first penalty corner, firing a shot that slid past Wolverines goalkeeper Haley Jones.

“We’re always working on our penalty corners.

Always,” midfielder Anna Dessoye said. “To know that we scored on them today is good because we’ve been working on them.”

Seve n m i n u te s l a te r, McEvoy doubled the Terps’ lead on another penalty corner. Midfielder Katie Gerzabek swept the ball to See weekend, Page 7

defender megan gibbons (16) challenges Wake Forest midfielder Taylor Waters (14) during the Terps’ 1-0 win. rebecca rainey/for the diamondback

Terps shut out No. 6 Wake Brock scores game’s lone goal in opening moments

By Phillip Suitts @PhillipSuitts Staff writer After being named to the All-ACC second team and the ACC All-Tournament team last season, forward Hayley Brock emerged as the Terps women’s soccer team’s top offensive threat this fall.

She delivered in games earlier in the season, but the Terps hadn’t yet faced a matchup as big as yesterday’s with undefeated Wake Forest.

But Brock once again lived up to her billing, scoring the lone goal in the fourth minute of the No. 21 Terps’ 1-0 victory over the No. 6 Demon Deacons.

“We are still trying to find ourselves. Again, we lost some players; we lost some attack-

ing players,” coach Jonathan Morgan said. “Hayley is everything for us right now.”

Midfielder Lauren Berman’s pass slipped through the Demon Deacons defense and put Brock in a one-onone situation with goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe. Brock calmly slotted the ball into the left side of the goal to give the Terps (6-3, 2-1 ACC) an early lead they wouldn’t relinquish. It was Brock’s eighth goal of the season, giving her four more than Ashley Spivey, the squad’s second-leading scorer. Those two are also the only Terps to score in ACC play.

Wake Forest (7-1-1, 2-1-1), which started the game pressuring the Terps all over the field, had 17 shots. But because

of the swarming presence of the Terps defenders and midfielders around the penalty box, they rarely got a good look at goal. On the other side of the field, shots were few and far between for Brock and the offense, which managed six. When a shot did come, though, it was usually a goalscoring opportunity.

Brock nearly doubled the lead in the 32nd minute, but Bledsoe tipped the shot wide.

The Demon Deacons’ best chance to score came in the 62nd minute when a cross found midfielder Annick McBryar wide open in front of goal. She failed to get enough on the shot, and goalkeeper Rachelle Beanlands made the See DEACONS, Page 7