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WILL THE REAL TESTUDO PLEASE STAND UP?

Univ. first in the nation to offer inhouse registration

By Jenny Hottle Staff writer

Registering to vote is now as simple as having a university ID and password.

Students at this university are the first in the country to be able to register right on the campus through an in-house online voter

Three students alternate exciting crowds as Testudo at various university events

registration system. Rather than having to mail in a form and wait several weeks, students can simply use their directory IDs and passwords to register through a website launched yesterday.

“We’re in the year 2012, and it should be a lot easier,” said Student Government Association President Sam Zwerling. “Allowing students to just click a couple buttons will really encourage them to [register], and it shows the university is encouraging them to do See IDS, Page 2

commons 3 and 4 residents have experienced several water outages in connection with a more than $2 million infrastructure update. Officials said Monday’s outage was the last one. file photo/the diamondback

testudo’s identity is a mystery to nearly all students except for three — who alternate serving as the university’s prized mascot — and some of their closest friends. The students subtly enter venues to change into their costumes, which they say is 40 degrees hotter inside, without being recognized by anyone. file photo/the diamondback

By Savannah Doane-Malotte Staff writer EDITOR’S NOTE: The students who serve as Testudo have been given alternate names to protect their anonymity.

While Testudo may be the singular face of university athletics, three students commit their energy and school spirit to bringing the mascot to life.

Dragging the huge duffel bag containing the Testudo costume, these students sneakily enter venues, trying

“BEING THE MASCOT IS A WAY TO STAY INVOLVED ... AND BE MORE THAN JUST A FAN. YOU GET TO BE THE EMBODIMENT OF THE CHARACTER AND THE REPRESENTATIVE OF SCHOOL SPIRIT.” RICHARD

Prince George’s County Police are continuing their investigation of an armed robbery off the campus last week.

At 12:54 a.m. on Sept. 23, a student was reportedly walking on Dartmouth Avenue when a black Chevrolet Camaro carrying three individuals approached him. The driver remained in the car and two men, described as black males in their early to mid-20s, got out. One of the men allegedly displayed a sawed-off shotgun and demanded the student’s property, according to Prince George’s County Police spokeswoman Cpl. Maria McKinney, after which he complied and handed over his wallet and cell phone.

While the campus is one of the safest

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Outages part of $2 million renovations

Testudo actor to avoid revealing their human identities.

The mascot actors are required to keep their side job a secret, meaning they must change into their gear in hidden storage rooms and try to ensure no one sees their transformation before the big game.

“We want to keep Testudo’s identity distinct from the identities of those who

play him,” said Richard, a Testudo actor.

“In the suit, you get to emerge a completely different person.”

The senior mechanical engineering major has filled the plush Terrapin costume since the spring 2010 semester,

P.G. County Police still investigating robbery

By Fola Akinnibi Staff writer

Commons experiences more water outages

areas of the city, University Police spokesman Capt. Marc Limansky said, students should remember a major metropolitan area surrounds it.

“These are very rare occurrences,” Limansky said.

Jack Sartory, a sophomore business major, lives on Rhode Island Avenue near where the incident occurred. He said while there is ample police presence in the area, he still feels unsafe when walking home at night after witnessing several strange occurrences, such as three men going through his trash can.

“You really don’t expect this in a college town,” Sartory said. “It’s not like I live six miles down from campus. It’s a little unnerving sometimes walking home.” akinnibi@umdbk.com

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By Teddy Amenabar Staff writer So u t h C a m p u s C o m m o n s residents experienced their last planned water outage last night as work that began in the winter continues on an extensive renovation effort near Route 1.

The most recent work left students in Commons 3 and 4 without water between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Monday night, as crews from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission moved ahead with replacing water mains and renovating sewer lines near the 4300 block of Knox Road. Residents were also left without water Tuesday from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. The project, which costs more than $2 million, includes See outages, Page 3

More students default on federal loans Number inched up in 2010, most recent federal data shows

By Jim Bach Senior staff writer Students are finding it more difficult to pay back debt as default rates on student loans climbed higher in 2010, according to data released Friday by the Department of Education, further fueling concerns the government is overly involved in financing higher education.

About 9.1 percent of borrowers defaulted on their loans in 2010, compared to 8.8 percent in 2009 and 7 percent in 2008, according to the report. Since the job market for college graduates is the worst it’s been in more than a decade — more

than half of graduates are unemployed or underemployed, according to an Associated Press study — students simply aren’t earning the money they need to make loan repayments.

Although the nation pulled out of the recession and the economy began steadily growing in 2010, “all kinds of hiring didn’t take place,” said finance professor Elinda Kiss.

But even as graduates struggle to find jobs, President Obama and many federal lawmakers believe an increase in educational opportunities will help spur the economy because it will lead to a more educated and prepared workforce. The increase in lending, however, artificially pushes demand for higher education beyond what the market could sustain without government help.

“They wanted more than what was happening naturally because of the perception of societal benefits,” said univer-

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DEFAULT RATES The number of students defaulting on federal loans has climbed over the last few years, according to data from the Department of Education.

2010, 9.1 percent 2009, 8.8 percent 2008, 7.0 percent

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sity finance professor Mike Faulkender.

The government’s expanded role in the student loan market and relaxed lending standards have drastically increased the number of borrowers as the

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testudo stands with members of the university’s ROTC. Although the mascot is usually spotted on the sidelines at sporting events such as football and basketball games, he also makes appearances at events such as weddings and club sports games. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

TESTUDO From PAGE 1 after several members of the cheerleading team convinced him to audition.

“Being the mascot is a way to stay involved at the university and be more than just a fan,” Richard said. “You get to be the embodiment of the character and the representative of school spirit.”

Another Testudo, Aaron, got the job in May 2011, the second time he tried out. The senior biology major had “always wanted to be Testudo” after starting out as his high school’s mascot.

Once inside the terrapin costume, students are not able to speak, but must use body language to make jokes and communicate with the crowd. According to the mascot actors, it is an additional 40 degrees hotter in the suit than it is outside, making physical activity even more difficult. Though they agree the suit is comfortable, they usually leave games drenched in sweat.

Some students have even passed out from the heat before events have ended.

“We are allowed to take breaks whenever we need to, but I usually leave feeling pretty sore,”

Richard said. “Sometimes, after a game, you have to say ‘no’ to people wanting pictures because of it. We aren’t being rude; we’re just exhausted.”

Cheerleading coach Jamie Little said spreading school spirit and pumping up the crowd is no easy feat for the students who fill the costume, and it requires both physical endurance and acting.

“The person who plays Testudo has to be very physically fit and have the ability to improvise,” said Little. “They have to be fun and creative, and be willing to totally commit to the character.”

The mascot is obligated to be at every football and basketball game, along with all of the Olympic sporting competitions, and also makes other requested appearances on and off the campus, including weddings and club events.

There are currently three students who commit to being Testudo, but ideally, the athletic department likes to have four to six students in order to further split the responsibilities, Aaron said. Little, other cheerleading coaches and the current Testudos extended video tryouts for the position until Friday.

“There are so many demands and events that Testudo has to meet, so the student must be

willing to make this a No. 1 priority,” Little said.

Video tryouts are relatively new; the NCAA now requires all sports participants, including mascots, to have physical and sickle cell testing before live tryouts. This hurt the turnout for Testudo tryouts, so the cheerleading coaches changed the tryouts to a video format, and participants do not need these forms before auditioning. However, this change has not successfully increased student interest in being Testudo.

“I think that the video tryouts have been less popular because of the lack of publicity,” Aaron said.

“We definitely have not gotten the word out about tryouts as much as we used to.”

Though being Testudo takes commitment and hard work, those who play him get many opportunities most non-costumed students wouldn’t receive; for example, Richard starred as Testudo in an ESPN commercial last year. Both students also agreed the rush of being Testudo gives them a sense of accomplishment.

“It’s still crazy to me that I get to dance in a spotlight in the middle of Comcast Center in front of 20,000 people,” Aaron said. doanemalotte@umdbk.com

it as well.”

Now, all students have to do is log in through the Terrapin Electronic Voter Registration System, which several university departments and organizations created with the state elections board. The initiative comes on the heels of the General Assembly’s decision to pass HB 173, which enables agencies to create an in-house voter registration system using electronic signatures on file, said Zach Cohen, University System of Maryland Student Council chairman. Cohen, along with then-SGA President Kaiyi Xie, lobbied the legislature in May 2011 to pass the bill.

The SGA quickly mobilized after the decision and began brainstorming and developing ideas to create such a system with the help of the elections board, the Division of Information Technology, the Division of Student Affairs, Terps Vote and other interested university departments, Cohen said.

T h ro u g h t h e s u m m e r mont hs a nd f i rst mont h of school, DIT worked to develop and implement the system, Cohen said. The SGA paid $6,000 for system labor costs and other expenses after Zwerling signed a contract with DIT and Student Affairs in September.

The online system will help eliminate problems the elections board has had with paper ballots, said Shane Bryan, a

Stamp Student Union Leadership and Community Service Learning liaison.

“The problem with paper registration is that it’s easy to mess up,” Bryan said. “So if the person at the county elections board can’t read the handwriting, or if the person just missed a box or didn’t fill something out, that registration is invalid. It’s something they’ve been having issues with.”

Paper registration ballots will still be available, Bryan said, but campus groups will be pushing online registration because it’s simpler and quicker.

“It’s a much more streamlined system,” Bryan said. “It should be much easier than having to fill out a paper [ballot] and worry about typos and all that.”

While voting is becoming more accessible in this state, other states, such as Pennsylvania, are re-examining laws in court that would prevent or hinder out-of-state students’ ability to vote by banning student IDs and non-state driver’s licenses for registration and voter identification purposes.

“I hope that this same kind of initiative doesn’t happen in the state of Maryland,” said John Zacker, Student Affairs assistant vice president. “It’s certainly beneficial for students to be able to register at the institution in which they’re enrolled in order for them to participate in their civic responsibility, which includes voting.”

A nd with the youth vote playing a critical role in elections for the last few years, Zwerling said such legislation would backpedal on progress students have

made in influencing change.

“I think it’s really exciting that Maryland is taking a lead on this issue and saying that we’re going to be a leader in making sure our students are civically engaged,” Zwerling said.

“We’re going to be taking over this country soon — our generation — and we need to able to be involved in that process.”

The online system will encourage voter participation among college students, junior government and politics major Katie Clarke said.

“I think a lot of students choose not to vote because it’s inconvenient to get an absentee ballot mailed or to go home to vote,” Clarke said. “If there is an easy option to change your registration to vote in College Park, students will be more likely to participate in the election.”

The online system is currently only available for students, but faculty, staff and other state residents can use their Maryland state-issued driver’s license to register on the state elections board website.

Cohen said system collaborators do not have specific estimates on the number of students they expect to register online, but he expects it to drastically improve voter participation for years to come.

“It’s going to be revolutionary in registering students to vote,” he said.

Students can register to vote in this state using their directory ID and password at sga. umd.edu/umdvotes. hottle@umdbk.com

MORE ONLINE LIVING WITH A GLUTEN ALLERGY Family Weekend is rapidly approaching, and what better opportunity is there to go out for a really good meal with your parents? Even if you have a food allergy, there are still plenty of high-end restaurants you can eat at, courtesy of mom and dad’s wallet.

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Thefts, vandalism among 306 September incidents

By Fola Akinnibi Staff writer University Police responded to 306 incidents in September, down from 352 incidents in September 2011, according to police incident logs.

This comes as a spike from August’s 194 incidents, which University Police spokesman Capt. Marc Limansky attributed to students adjusting to their return to the campus. September’s reports included two thefts, vandalism and injury.

THEFT — At about 11 p.m., on Sept. 1, an officer responded to an intoxicated man on Lehigh

DEFAULT From PAGE 1 government attempts to increase the number of college graduates.

Those standards could be a factor in bloated tuition prices and graduates flooding the workforce with degrees in fields that don’t lead to high-paying jobs, said Cliff Rossi, a business school executive-in-residence.

“We’re putting students into schools and majors that, at the end of the day, don’t give good jobs,” Rossi said, adding, “Now that’s being amplified by a poor economy.”

With student debt levels rising to about $1 trillion, while all other forms of debt have fallen since the financial crisis, students have become more susceptible to the weak job market, said Cristian de Ritis, an economic data analyzer and forecaster at Moody’s Analytics.

“The elephant in the room is obviously the economy — a weak recovery, especially for recent college graduates,” de Ritis said.

Students who are dropping out are only exacerbating the problem, de Ritis said, as they have a harder time finding

Road by Panda restaurant. The 21-year-old was allegedly yelling obscenities at another man before he walked into the building.

T he officer continued to watch the man, who allegedly walked inside Panda, grabbed two pieces of chicken and ate the food without paying. The suspect reportedly yelled obscenities at the responding officer who removed him from the restaurant.

Emergency Medical Services responded for the man’s alleged extreme intoxication. After he refused treatment, Limansky said, police issued the man a criminal citation for theft less than $100.

“We’re putting students into schools and majors that, at the end of the day, don’t give good jobs.”

CLIFF ROSSI

Business school executive-in-residence jobs without a degree while simultaneously having to shoulder debt repayments.

“Students who incur a lot of debt, who don’t actually graduate; their income potential is better than a high school graduate, but it doesn’t reach the level of a college graduate,” de Ritis said. “That’s really the worst position — to have a lot of debt but you don’t have the income potential to pay back that debt.”

But making loans more accessible could pay off for graduates with debt when the economy does rebound and hiring picks back up, Kiss said.

“This is what takes people out of poverty, so when there are jobs they can take them,” Kiss said. “If you can’t afford it, there needs to be a student loan program and the rates shouldn’t be exorbitant.”

Limansky said the man’s behavior and overintoxication led to the police intervention.

“He was creating problems that required our officers to take action,” he said.

VANDALISM — At 3:23 a.m., Sept. 3, police responded to an injured student in Queen Anne’s Hall.

A shirtless male student was bleeding in the lobby of Queen Anne’s Hall with several cuts on his hand and arm, Limansky said. The student, who was intoxicated, said he was chased from Stamp Student Union to Anne Arundel Hall, where he is a resident, according to police.

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THEFT — Early in the afternoon, Sept. 6, an officer responded to a cell phone theft in Stamp Student Union.

A fema le student placed MARC LIMANSKY her iPhone 4S on the counter University Police spokesman i n t h e Un io n Sh o p s o s h e cou ld ret r ieve her wa l let, much,” Limansky said.

He added he did not un- police said; after paying for derstand why the student fi rst her items, she left the shop punched the window and then without her cell phone.

T he student retu rned to decided to get a replacement key.

“G ot to be ca ref u l when the shop after a few minutes, you’re breaking windows with a nd the clerk had not seen t he phone on t he cou nter, your hands,” Limansky said.

University Police plan to fi le according to Limansky. Incharges against the student for vestigators were eventually malicious property destruction, he added.

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By Austin Tumas For The Diamondback At 4:33 a.m. on Sept. 23, residents of Cumberland Hall trudged outside for the second time in less than two hours.

Some were dressed in going-out clothes and others in pajamas and sweatshirts, but seemingly all were annoyed by the fire alarms going off for the sixth time since the beginning of this semester, many said.

In an email to Cumberland residents that evening, Resident Life Associate Director Amy Martin reported only one of those six alarms was an “actual alarm, properly activated,” listing the others as “unwanted activations” or “of unknown causes.” However, severa l residents said they were more frustrated by this email than the alarms themselves, complaining that Department of Resident Life never explained why exactly the alarms were going off.

“Definitely the fire alarms going off that late sucks, but [the

Cumberland hall residents experienced multiple false fire alarms so far this semester, many early in the morning. Several have said they were frustrated Resident Life officials did not explain why the “unwanted activations” and alarms “of unknown causes” occured. file photo/the diamondback university] should be telling us what’s going on when there is no actual fi re,” said Ben Silber, a sophomore enrolled in letters and sciences. “In order to be more prepared, they should tell us what is going on. By not telling us what is going on, we can’t be prepared.”

The incidents on Aug. 28

at 11:07 a.m. and Sept. 16 at 2:03 a.m. were both caused by someone pulling the manual alarms on different floors, according to Life Safety Systems Assistant Director Jim Robinson.

On Sept. 20, the smoke detector in the southern elevator pit activated the alarm. The three alarms on the morning of Sept.

23 came from the northern elevator pit smoke detector at 3:08 a.m., a manual station pulled at 3:27 a.m., and the same smoke detector reactivating at 4:33 a.m., Robinson said.

Facilities Management staff investigated the elevator pit

weeks may cause more outages for students, as Riggins said a scheduled shutdown on Hartwick Road is a few weeks away.

“Obviously we will give prior notice to doing anything like that,” she said.

Though the water outages created an inconvenience for many students who were unable to do laundry, shower or cook with water, they said Capstone, the real-estate company that manages South Campus Commons, had given an “adequate” amount of warning to allow residents to make prior arrangements.

South Campus Commons staff do everything they can to make

sure residents know of outages as soon as possible, facilities coordinator Deanna Williams said, because “the only thing we can do is prepare.”

“WSSC is going to shut it off.

I mean, there’s nothing that we can really do,” she said.

Williams added she tries to give residents one to two days notice so they are well aware of the time frame and can make arrangements.

Junior bioengineering major Regina Keane said she chose to study in Commons 1 during last week’s water outage in Commons 4.

“Mostly, it’s just an incon-

venience because you can’t go to the bathroom, especially if you’re up late at night studying,” she added. “Most people go to bed after 11 o’clock.”

Junior government and politics major Pete Sullivan agreed the apartment building’s management handled the situation as well as possible. However, he said it was still frustrating to come home from working out and have to shower at a friend’s apartment.

“I’m kind of glad they’re getting it out of the way now early in the school year before it gets too late,” Sullivan added.

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A f ter a rriv i ng at A n ne Arundel, the student realized he did not have his university ID, Limansky said, and allegedly punched the window on the right side of the doorway and received several cuts. He then reportedly walked to Queen Anne’s in order to check out a temporary key for his dorm.

O f f icers quest ioned t he student to determ i ne who chased him, but the suspect was unable to identify anyone.

After reviewing video footage, officers determined the student was not chased by anyone.

When police asked how much he had to drink, he replied, “too

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a string of renovations on Rossburg Drive, Rowalt Drive and eventually Hartwick Road dating back to December 2011.

Several city officials said the updates are necessary for the aging infrastructure — a section of the water main that crews were replacing dated back to the 1940s, according to Lyn Riggins, a WSSC spokeswoman.

Weather permitting, all of the road work should be completed

by February, Riggins added.

Future work in the coming

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Opinion

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Respect should go more than one way

It is the most fundamental principle of how we treat others and how we expect to be treated ourselves: Everyone we encounter in our daily lives should receive an equal level of respect, no matter his or her position within the status quo.

On the campus, I have seen a shocking disparity between who is treated with respect and who isn’t. When it comes to this most basic level of courtesy, equality does not seem to matter.

Rarely have I seen students disrespecting one another. So far, I have had great experiences with my fellow students. In general, they are friendly, kind and willing to help one another.

When I have asked other students for directions to buildings on the campus or help with homework assignments, they have almost always been gracious and eager to lend a hand.

I have hardly ever witnessed a student disrespecting a professor. On the rare occasion it has happened, the student was reprimanded harshly.

But there is a huge group of people on the campus who I see receiving the brunt of student disrespect — the workers. On a serious level, they are the ones suffering from alleged employer abuse and neglect from top university officials.

I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen students snap at the people making food behind the counter in the dining halls, rudely complaining their orders didn’t come out exactly how they wanted or expressing aggravation at the servers for long lines. On a daily basis I hear students completely omitting “please” and “thank you” from their vocabularies when speaking to Dining Services staff.

In the dorms, some students have

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complete disregard for the cleaning staff. I’ve seen students refuse to pick up trash from their lounges or clean hair out of their shower drains. When asked to clean up after themselves, they shrug and insist, “the cleaning lady will do it ‘cause that’s what she’s getting paid for.”

Recently in The Diamondback, there have been articles addressing efforts made by campus groups to end alleged workplace abuse that has reportedly been going on for years. These cases often go widely unreported because the victims fear losing their jobs. It is horrifying to hear such injustice is tolerated at this university. “They try to treat us like dogs. … It’s to the point where I don’t even want to wake up and get up to come here in the morning,” said one university employee who asked to remain anonymous in a Sept.

10 Diamondback article, “Second work group report to address alleged workplace abuse.”

Imagine if the situation were different. What if professors were the ones being abused? It would be national news. And if students were being mistreated? There would be uproars and lawsuits. The perpetrators would be brought to justice immediately.

So why hasn’t the abuse of workers at this university become national news or sparked a massive uproar? And why do students feel they can disrespect the staff in Dining Services or Residential Facilities, but not faculty members?

It is a sickening mentality to place a greater importance on individuals in powerful positions, and that it exists on this campus is an outrage. I am outraged.

All human beings are equal and deserve equal treatment regardless of status, salary or position at this university.

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t’s 2 a.m., early on a Sunday morning. Your friend left you to hook up with someone from the party, and you’re left alone outside of The Towers at University Town Center, trying to figure out how to get home. You vaguely remember something about a bus service you can call, and phone 301-314-NITE (which you luckily had saved in your phone from freshman orientation). The dispatcher, however, simply tells you you’re out of the service’s range, and if you can just walk a few blocks — more than a mile — to Graduate Gardens, you can get picked up.

Many students at this university have had just this kind of experience with the Department of Transportation Services’ NITE Ride, in which they either had to wait three hours for a bus or had to walk home and pray they weren’t mugged, according to yesterday’s Diamondback article. Students can supposedly call the service from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. to get picked up from areas not covered by other DOTS operating routes. Story after story, year after year, many students have unique (but generally negative) perspectives on the university-provided, late-night bus service.

Now, we’re not saying students have never had a good experience with NITE Ride. But in a city like College Park — riddled with crime this university is committed to stopping — this editorial board feels the service meant to help students

out of tricky situations should be more reliable and flexible. NITE Ride costs DOTS $366,000 each year; students should have more positive stories to tell about it — or better yet, no stories at all. It should just be accepted that students can rely on NITE Ride.

Service during weekdays is apparently exemplary. Why can’t that translate to the weekends, when university officials know many more students will be out, in potentially dangerous areas? If DOTS

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The Department of Transportation Services needs to adjust its policies to better address student needs and concerns. really wants a service students can feel safe relying on, officials need to make sure they set it up to fit students’ needs.

This is just one of a series of problems students have faced with DOTS this year.

It overbooked Lot 19 and Lot 5 in Regents Drive Garage, with accompanying construction confusing many drivers into tickets. The department cut three routes: the Bowie, Burtonsville and Laurel Park and Rides, to provide the popular Shady Grove bus with more money. So far, DOTS has not been popular.

But this really isn’t new — the department has been a source of contempt for many students over the years.

Being what it is, DOTS doesn’t really

stand a chance with students; it gives out far too many tickets.

But this doesn’t mean officials should just give up. Yes, students frequently complain about how much money they hand over in tickets or the red tape they have to cut through to talk to a department official, but these are things that can’t necessarily be fixed. That doesn’t mean they shouldn’t try to remedy the things that can be. This editorial board has come up with just a few specific ways DOTS can improve.

Solution one: Don’t overbook parking lots. It’s a lot more trouble than it’s worth. Count the number of spaces you have available, then only allow that many people to register. There are enough lots on this campus; if someone has to walk a bit farther to have a registered spot in a different lot, it’s better than being slapped with a $75 parking ticket for not finding a spot in his or her registered lot.

Solution two: Give everyone fair notice before drastically changing bus routes. Students and faculty alike rely on buses to get to the campus daily. It is simply unfair to let them know well into the semester their means of transportation are disappearing with only days or weeks notice.

Solution three: Figure out how to get students safely back to the campus late at night. Realize these are students asking for help, and try to accommodate rather than berate.

Implementing any of these strategies — even just one — could drastically change the role of DOTS on this campus for the better.

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Ma d e l e i n e L i s t i s a so p h o m o re journalism major. She can be reached at list@umdbk.com.

Environmentalism beyond ideals

A moderate perspective on a contentious issue

ANAND KUMAR GUPTA When vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s abs receive three times more media coverage than climate change, you know it’s time to contemplate philosophical questions, such as: Where are we as a society?

What kind of path lies ahead of us?

I’m an environmental economics major. It’s easy to assume someone with my background would share the political views of Democrats on the left, who tend to be supportive of “save the planet” initiatives. I don’t.

In fact, I feel nauseated around leftleaning environmentalists who curse and bemoan corporations for propagating unsustainable living standards.

They are too idealistic, righteous and, as a result, just too extreme.

True, the environmental problems we face today are daunting. Forest cover has been reduced significantly; ice sheets have melted rapidly; average temperatures have risen considerably, and, all in all, we’ve pretty much screwed things up terribly. Environmental activists like to call this the art of “unsustainability.”

But fundamentally, have our actions as humans consuming resources been morally wrong or unjustified? Not really. Maybe us screwing with the environment is part of a natural evolutionary process. Who knows? This planet has been around for billions of years; to think we humans can come around and destroy the entire place is akin to having a big attitude problem. Humans are here today and may not be here tomorrow; even if that’s the case, what’s the big deal?

On another note, modern day scholars and editorial writers tout that we can eventually marry environmental conservation and capitalism if we invest in new, clean energy and

efficiency-driven technology. That is, in all likelihood, a lie. These innovations will certainly help mint money in the billions — and I hope to rake in some of the moolah myself — but to think they will help deliver the environment into perpetual balance is unwise and maybe even stupid.

History reveals some interesting facts. Concerns about the environment have existed for a long time. One such case is documented in the diary of an English scholar, John Evelyn: In the mid-17th century, the British were terrified by the rate at which they had cleared the forests. Shipbuilding required wood, and folks there used too much of it. One technological innovation — building ships using iron instead of wood — changed that entire equation. Temporarily, it solved the problem and eased environmental concerns in Britain. But by the mid-18th century, this innovation gave birth to the Industrial Revolution, which, as we know, has been responsible for magnifying the amount of environmental damage.

An entirely different case can also be made for the market immaturity of “cleaner” technologies. Production of solar power costs 25 cents per unit of standard energy, while the production of natural gas costs 4.51 cents. Certainly, clean technology will take time to be competitive. Once it is, we won’t need to promote it in the markets under the pretext of the environment.

The other day, I was on the College Park Metro Station bus and bumped into an environmentalist friend. He was clearly unhappy with my views on the issue. But all I’m saying is this: Try not to get bogged down by the ephemeral ideologies of environmentalism. Keep an open mind when it comes to our environment and embrace different perspectives on the issues.

Anand Kumar Gupta is an environmental economics major. He can be reached at kumargupta@umdbk.com.

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Get off of fracking, MaryPIRG EZRA FISHMAN This week, MaryPIRG, a student lobbying group on the campus, launched its latest campaign: An opposition to fracking, an oildrilling process.

This campaign, featuring a slew of public officials and student organizers, is the latest in a series relating to the environment and other social issues. The work it does is incredible.

Environmental work is key in this new era of development: Corporations and other large interests need to be tempered by other, socialminded views. People shouldn’t need to worry about how to pay for health care or whether their toys contain toxic chemicals, and teaching kids about sustainable choices will lead to a happier and healthier future for our country. For all this, I laud MaryPIRG and its dedicated workers, student or otherwise.

My issue with the organization, however, is in how it presents

itself. Its website gives little indication of heavy student involvement, yet ever since I have been a student at this university, MaryPIRG posters, representatives and friends have made it very clear the organization is considered the student lobby in Annapolis and Washington.

More importantly, why should it feel entitled to treat each passing student as though he or she obviously supports MaryPIRG’s body of work? I was never asked what MaryPIRG’s opinions should be; I don’t expect it to answer to me personally. Why, then, if it is truly an independent organization, is MaryPIRG treated as some sort of elite student group with more of a voice and special status not granted to other organizations?

What makes it that much better?

On the other hand, let’s say MaryPIRG truly represents students at this university. Why aren’t its issues put up to a referendum among students?

Why is it assumed all students agree with its takes on social issues? Has there ever been a poll? If so, when?

How was it decided obesity and health care are fundamental student issues on the same level as tuition affordability

and student job creation?

If MaryPIRG truly represents students, I would like clear data that proves MaryPIRG considers the full student body in its mission. And if it does really represent the student body, why couldn’t it get a majority of students to support it in the past SGA election? If MaryPIRG spent all that time marketing, why did so many students, including myself, feel it doesn’t deserve our money? How could a student organization claiming to represent this university’s students not even garner the support of half of us?

Again, this is not to say MaryPIRG’s work is less than outstanding. It does great things and offers great opportunities to student workers wanting to make a difference. I’m just uncomfortable with a political organization espousing an agenda that doesn’t necessarily align with student concerns. No one has a right to represent me unless I give that right to them, and I certainly haven’t given that right to MaryPIRG. Ezra Fishman is a junior accounting and finance major. He can be reached at fishman@umdbk.com.

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REVIEW | SWEETGREEN

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If you love salads, be they fruity, spicy, exotic or anything in between, Sweetgreen is the place for you, offering a variety of toppings that could excite even the biggest salad connoisseur

By Jennifer Himmelstein For The Diamondback I am a big fan of salads — the crazier, the better. My friends constantly ask me to bring salad to potlucks because they know I’m not going to show up with something straight out of a bag — there are going to be nuts, expensive cheeses, different kinds of dried and fresh fruits and a ton of veggies. So, it seemed natural I would like Sweetgreen — one of the many new restaurants now on Route 1 near the University View.

The best way to approach Sweetgreen is by constructing your own salad or wrap, instead of trying to

figure out which of the choices listed on the menu suits you. In a sad instance, one of my friends decided to walk out of Sweetgreen without ordering anything because she didn’t like any of the listed salad combinations. Her big mistake was not looking at the sheer number of food items on the other side of the counter, sitting pristine and fresh, just begging to be added to a salad bowl or wrap.

My own salad-making guru was extremely patient with all the questions I had for him about the many fixings.

Yes, those are really pieces of cooked sweet potato. That is not chicken, it is tofu. Those are hearts of palm, and of

course you don’t have to have just one kind of salad green, you can have all four. Salad-making heaven.

The highlight of my dish was the candied pecans. I found myself digging through my greens trying to find yet another giant, sweet, caramelized nut that I could pop into my mouth. The bright red, crunchy beets were clearly fresh. Just by glancing at the menu, I could find exactly which local farm each ingredient in my bowl came from.

This keep-it-fresh, keep-it-local strategy does mean the menu changes as supply does and it can come with an extra price. The make-your-own salad is $6.35 — but let’s not kid ourselves,

you’re not going to stop with the salad greens, four veggies, a crunchy topping and dressing. You’re going to want to add some protein ($1-3), cheese ($1) and maybe a few extra vegetables as well ($0.50 each). Be aware that the enticingly spicy free-range, hormonefree roast chicken is $2.25 and avocado is $1.25.

Overall, your meal will end up costing about the same as a salad at Saladworks but with a fresher, more creative flair. These salads come in compostable bowls (or recycled bamboo bowls, as seemingly everything in Sweetgreen is environmentally friendly) and are big

enough to last you two meals.

Dressings are playful (such as carrot chili vinaigrette and curry pineapple yogurt) and free samples are offered before anything is drizzled on your salad or put in a side container. I did eye the organic plain tart froyo which could be piled with fresh fruit (berries or roasted apples), granola or candy toppings, but I decided to save that for next time.

Sweetgreen is a great place to get a delicious, feel-good salad — not just for your health but also for the environment — any day of the week. diversions@umdbk.com

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INJURY — At 11:42 p.m. on Sept. 9, an officer received a report of an injured man on the 7300 block of Route 1.

The officer found the man, a student, lying unconscious with blood coming from his mouth.

The student had a compound fracture on his left wrist and swelling on the left side of his face. His left ankle was disfigured, Limansky said.

Police notified the student’s parents, and transported him to an area hospital. Limansky said the injuries appeared to be the result of a drunken fall.

From PAGE 3 able to use cameras and locate the phone.

Police filed charges against 24-year-old Oscar Javier Gonzalez of Silver Spring on Sept. 10.

He has since been denied access to the campus, Limansky said.

Limansky warned against leaving personal electronics unattended, citing unattended property theft as the most frequent crime on the campus — “most of which can be prevented by holding onto your property,” he added.

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ALARMS From PAGE 3 smoke detectors, which were part of a newer fire alarm system installed in 2007. Each system is checked twice a year in every dorm and there were no problems with the smoke detectors during summer testing, according to Robinson.

“These smoke detectors were dirty and needed to be replaced, and we did Monday morning,” he said, adding that alarm systems across the campus are currently up to date.

Several residents said some students had stopped evacuating the building because they are no longer taking the alarms seriously.

“It’s having an adverse effect,” sophomore criminology and criminal justice and psychology major Ma rissa Gates sa id. “It’s deter r i ng students f rom leaving the building.”

Martin’s email reiterated to residents that refusing to evacuate is a safety risk and also violates campus and Resident Life policies.

“My m a i n concer n is that my residents continue

to respect and oblige the alarms,” Cumberland Resident Assistant Reed Bjorntvedt wrote in an email.

Cambridge Community Director Hannah Wu said she was unaware residents were frustrated over the email regarding the alarms, noting the department did not send out any follow-up emails because residents constantly complain they receive too many.

She said her department staff would gladly answer any questions residents may have about the incidents.

“If residents have any issues I can help them with, they can

“It’s having an adverse effect. It’s deterring students from leaving the building.”

MARISSA GATES

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email me anytime,” Wu said.

“If [residents] want an email to talk about the fire alarms, we can do so.”

Gates said she hopes residents will be better informed if another incident occurs.

“I wish [Resident Life] would communicate better,” she said. news@umdbk.com

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DEPTH From PAGE 8 option last season. Midfielder John Stertzer was second with 14, and forward Patrick Mullins fi nished third with six.

No Terp has replaced Townsend’s production following his graduation, but that hardly means the team’s numbers have suffered this year. It’s averaging a Division I-leading 3.33 goals per game.

Mullins’ team-leading five goals pace four Terps who have scored at least four already.

Five of the Terps’ nine true freshmen have notched goals this year, with forward Schillo Tshuma’s four tying Stertzer and reserve forward Jake Pace for second on the team.

Two Terps scored their fi rst goals of the year in Saturday’s comeback win at College of Charleston. Defender London Woodberry scored twice — his fi rst goals since 2010 — and reserve forward David Kabelik tallied his fi rst collegiate goal.

“I’ve been really high on [Kabelik], but [he] hasn’t had the chance to play much,”

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Cirovski said of the Budapest, Hungary, native. “He came in and really provided a big spark, not only with his goal, but with his play.”

Despite leading the country in goals per game, the Terps don’t have a scorer who ranks in the top 50 nationally in goals per game. Mullins is tied for No. 55 in the nation in goals per game (0.56), while the nation’s next three offenses — High Point, Old Dominion and Cornell — boast the No. 6, No. 3 and No. 1 scorers in the country, respectively.

“I think we have a lot of players with skill,” Cirovski said after the Terps beat Virginia Tech, 2-0, on Sept. 21. “The goals aren’t coming just from the forwards. Today, outside backs and midfielders. I think that makes us kind of hard to deal with.”

Even if there isn’t one player racking up multiple goals per game, the Terps are confident their depth will continue to wear down opponents.

“We know we’ve got depth all over the place,” Mullins said in early September. dgallen@umdbk.com

Freshman Forward Schillo Tshuma (right) has scored four goals this season, tied for the second-highest total on the Terps. file photo/the diamondback

TIGERS From PAGE 8

Midfielder Olivia Wagner (left) and defender Shannon Collins (right) will share the Terps’ corner kicking duties for the rest of the season. file photos/the diamondback

CORNERS From PAGE 8 that was blocked by the Hokies in the 82nd minute.

And by taking the 5-foot-8 Wagner off kicking duties, the Terps were able to add some much-needed height to their attacking line.

“There was just a lot on the line and it was a really competitive match,” Morgan said. “It was a physical game and we needed some height in there.”

Wagner will still be involved with corner kicks, though. She’ll serve all of the opportunities from the left

side of the field, and the left-footed Collins will take every kick from the right side.

“Because she’s lef t-footed,” Morgan said, “she can really curve that ball in there from that side.”

Defender Shade Pratt doesn’t play in the offensive box during the Terps’ corner chances, but she was able to see the benefits of the move from her spot on the backline Sunday.

“It’s a great change,” Pratt said.

“Most teams know that Olivia wins almost all of the headers on the field, so why not get her in front of the net to win some headers and hopefully score some goals? It was

a smart decision.”

The Terps will have a chance to perfect their new strategy tomorrow night when they host Francis Marion in their fi nal nonconference game of the season.

A nd a lt houg h it d id n’t qu ite work out against Virginia Tech on Sunday, the move looks like it’s a permanent one.

“This is going to be a good change,” Morgan said. “We’re going to win more balls in front of the net now that we have Olivia and her height in there.”

then-No. 3 Old Dominion.

If the Terps lose tonight, it will mark their third consecutive loss to a top-10 team. The odds of winning their third straight national title could take a significant hit.

“It’s a long season, but if we can continue to play at this high level, then that kind of outcome will come,” Meharg said of winning another national title. “The good thing is that we have teams like Princeton and North Carolina coming up, and we can prove ourselves then.”

They will also have a chance to prove Friday’s loss to the Cavaliers was simply a fluke. The Terps were done in by two Olympians – Michelle Vittese and Paige Selenski – who scored all three goals for Virginia. Princeton, meanwhile, has two London veterans as well – midfielders Julia Reinprecht and Katie Reinprecht.

T he sisters took ti me off last yea r to tra i n w ith the U.S. Na-

“It’s a long season, but if we can continue to play at this high level then that kind of outcome will come. ... we have teams like Princeton and North Carolina coming up, and we can prove ourselves then.”

MISSY MEHARG

Terrapins field hockey coach

tional Team and have made significant impacts in their returns this season. Katie has scored four goals and notched 11 assists, while Julia has tallied six assists.

Those stats are a far cry from those of Tigers striker Kathleen Sharkey, who leads the team with 19 goals and 43 points. In comparison, forward Katie Gerzabek and defender Ali McEvoy lead the Terps with just seven goals, and forward Jill Witmer has a team-high 20 points.

“It’s definitely going to be a tough game,” Gerzabek said. “But we’re ready; believing that we can do it is key.” munson@umdbk.com

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Coach Missy Meharg and the Terps will face No. 3 Princeton on the road tonight. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

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Freshman Outside hitter Emily Fraik totaled a career-high eight kills in the Terps’ 3-1 rout of Virginia at Comcast Pavilion on Sunday. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

INJURies From PAGE 8 from an unlikely supporting cast.

M idd le blocker Cat ie Coyle, outside hitter Emily Fraik and defensive specialist Dani Bozzini had played limited minutes entering the weekend, but all provided timely contributions against the Hokies and Cavaliers.

Friday, Coyle recorded a gamehigh six blocks as the Terps stifled a vicious Hokies offense. Late in the match’s fi fth set, Bozzini slammed home a critical service ace to tie the score at 12-12.

In the next game, Fraik, who was moved to the outside after the injuries, notched a career-high eight kills

as the Terps routed the Cavaliers.

“It shows that we’re very deep.

You know, we do have 16 girls on the team,” setter Remy McBain said. “It shows that girls stepped up.”

Though the underclassmen were critical, the team also needed its only two seniors — McBain and middle blocker Caitlin Adams — to help fill the void left by Cushman and Gold.

“Those kids are a little different,” Horsmon said earlier this year.

“Remy is probably a three-year or four-year starter for us, and she keeps us together with how she approaches the matches. I think Caitlin’s been big for us, adding more maturity from being around the game and around the program.”

Adams notched seven kills and

three blocks over the weekend, and McBain showcased her versatility Sunday, narrowly missing a triple double with 13 kills, 14 assists and eight digs.

“I wasn’t doing too well these past few games,” McBain said. “So I kind of just wanted to get back into it and put the ball away, and I was happy that I did.”

Cu sh m a n a nd G old a re each expected to miss at least another few weeks, but the Terps can find com fort in their replacements’ weekend performances.

“We’re getting better, and all we’re trying to do is get better every day,” Horsmon said. “I think we’re seeing that.” kasinitz@umdbk.com

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FIELD HOCKEY

MEN’S SOCCER

WOMEN’S SOCCER

New plan on corners for Terps

Tough road test awaits No. 4 Terps Signature victory possible vs. Tigers

Wagner, Collins to split kicking duties

By Nicholas Munson Staff writer

By Erin Egan Senior staff writer

The Terrapins field hockey team likely forgot its upcoming road test Sunday when it scored five fi rst-half goals in a 6-0 rout of Temple.

Tonight’s game at No. 3 Princeton should jog the Terps’ memory.

They will face a squad that sits alone atop the Ivy League, a team that is 8-1 with its lone loss coming against top-ranked Syracuse.

But coach Missy Meharg likes her team’s chances.

“I think our series of games leading up to this matchup lend very well in our preparation for this one,” she said.

“Player for player, we match up very well. Fortunately, our schedule gives us an opportunity to get a crack at all the top teams.”

Tonight’s game will go a long way in determining where the No. 4 Terps stand among the nation’s top field hockey teams midway through the regular season.

If they win, they will get arguably their first signature victory of the year. Although the team has beaten six of the eight ranked squads they’ve faced this season, their two top-25 losses came against teams ranked in the top 10 — No. 7 Virginia and See TIGERS, Page 7

“There’s a lot of great players who are not starting,” Cirovski said after the Terps’ 3-2 win at N.C. State on Sept. 14. “When they get their minutes, they’re really coming through and really helping the team.”

Unlike past years, the Terps don’t have one key scorer. Forward Casey Townsend led the team with 17 goals and was the clear-cut No. 1 offensive

Before the Terrapi ns women’s soccer team went to Blacksburg, Va., coach Jonathan Morgan decided to make a change.

For the past two seasons, it’s been midfielder Olivia Wagner who has taken all of the team’s corner and free kicks. But Sunday, the senior split those duties with defender Shannon Collins, who took nearly half of the No. 18 Terps’ corner opportunities.

“Olivia is one of our best headers of the ball and she gives us good size in front of the net, and Shannon serves a good ball,” Morgan said Sunday.

“We’re a fairly short team so we needed to get some height in there.”

Morgan informed Collins of the change just before the start of Sunday’s 1-0 loss to No. 16 Virginia Tech.

“I just found out [Sunday] that I’d be taking them,” Collins said. “I was a little surprised, but the reasoning behind it really makes sense. And it worked out, I think.”

Collins took four of the team’s nine corner kick opportunities against the Hokies. None of them led to goals, but several were close calls, including an effort from forward Alex Reed

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Forward Patrick Mullins is one of 12 Terps who has scored this season. He leads the team’s top-ranked offense with five goals. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

Depth key for No. 1 offense 12 different players have netted goals for Terps this season

By Daniel Gallen Senior staff writer Terrapins men’s soccer is a results-oriented program.

Entering each game, the Terps expect to add to the win column.

The defense expects to notch a shutout — no matter the opponent.

And coach Sasho Cirovski expects every Terp who steps on the field to produce.

That’s exactly what has hap-

pened. Undefeated through their first nine games this season, 12 different players have scored for the No. 1 Terps. That’s the most in the ACC and the most in the NSCAA top-25 poll. The only other ranked teams with more than 10 scorers are No. 3 UC-Santa Barbara, No. 16 Wake Forest, No. 17 Coastal Carolina, No. 21 Brown and No. 24 UC-Riverside.

The simple reason? The Terps’ unparalleled depth.

VOLLEYBALL

Injuries weaken Terps’ frontline Underclassmen playing key roles for team early

By Aaron Kasinitz Staff writer The Terrapins volleyball team was without two of its most potent offensive threats when it stepped on the Comcast Pavilion floor Friday to face Virginia Tech.

Outside hitters Mary Cushman (undisclosed) and Kamrin Gold (ankle) — who rank third and fourth, respectively, on the team in kills — were sidelined with injuries this past weekend, forcing a young Terps squad to move forward with a makeshift lineup.

“It’s really tough, especially with Kam getting hurt just a couple of days before,” outside hitter Ashleigh Crutcher said. “We had to play while changing things around.”

Those changes hardly proved detrimental for an inexperienced team that had won four of its past five matches.

With multiple Terps playing out of position and inexperienced underclassmen

Middle Blocker Catie Coyle is just one of the Terps’ underclassmen who coach Tim Horsmon counted on to fill in for the injured Mary Cushman and Kamrin Gold this weekend. The sophomore totaled eight kills over the weekend. charlie deboyace/the diamondback forced to play more minutes, the team was competitive all weekend. It fell, 3-2, to a surging Hokies squad Friday before handling Virginia, 3-1, on Sunday.

“We had to adjust everything and we only had two days to do that,” coach Tim Horsmon said. “So I’m really proud of them

for competing the way they did, considering all the shakeup.”

Although Crutcher led the way with 44 kills, the Terps would have struggled mightily over the weekend without help See Injuries, Page 7