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On-campus violent crime decreases

By Fola Akinnibi Staff writer Violent crime on and off the campus is down substantially this year, according to recently released crime statistics.

There were 16 reports of violent crime in the city in 2011, down from 35 in 2010, according to

data released last week in compliance with the Clery Act, a federal mandate requiring institutions to release yearly security reports. University Police officials said they believe multiple factors contributed to the drop.

“It’s really a combination of things,” University Police Chief David Mitchell said. “It’s certainly something I hope will continue into the future.”

The City Multiagency Service Team, known as CMAST — a collaboration between University Police, Prince George’s County Police, the College Park Fire Department, the city, the county liquor board, the state’s attorney’s office and the Office of Student Conduct — played a large role in reducing crime, Mitchell said. The year-old collaboration allows agencies to pool resources

and figure out the best way to keep the community safe, he said.

“It plays a big part in reducing crime and improving quality of life,” Mitchell said.

University Police spokesman Capt. Marc Limansky said CMAST allows police to focus their See crime, Page 2

LGBT groups take diff. stances on referendum While some support it, others refrain from taking stance

By Jenny Hottle Staff writer Rain or shine, they’re out on the mall or in front of a dining hall, clipboard in hand, ready to promote voter awareness and discuss marriage equality.

And with just 13 days until the voter registration deadline, several campus organizations, including Terps for Marriage Equality, College Democrats and the One Project are rallying to educate students on same-sex marriage, hoping they vote to uphold it come November.

Although the state legislature passed a bill in February allowing same-sex couples to marry, Republican lawmakers garnered enough signatures to put the issue to a referendum, leaving the bill’s fate in the hands of state voters.

For many campus groups, the issue is clear and simple: same-sex couples should be given the same rights as heterosexual couples. But for UMD Pride Alliance, the issue gets more complicated, which is why the group has See marriage, Page 3

Senate, SGA spar over proposal

students often show UP to football and basketball games to cheer on the Terps, but athletic department officials hope to create a fan group comprised of students so that all sports teams receive support at both home and away games. file photo/the diamondback

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Senate opposes increased transparency legislation

By Lauren Kirkwood Senior staff writer A proposal calling for increased transparency in the University Senate was shot down by the senate’s most powerful committee Friday, with several senators claiming the proposed changes would have serious unintended consequences.

The Student Government Association submitted a revised proposal to the Senate Executive Committee on Friday with several recommendations geared toward increasing the body’s accountability: making senators’ voting records

Athletic dept. hopes to create student fan club as part of five-year strategic plan university senate director reka montfort and members of the SEC rejected an SGA proposal seeking to increase transparency and monitor attendance . file photo/the diamondback publicly available, posting committees’ minutes and agendas online and implementing a procedure for more strictly enforcing senators’ attendance.

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By Laura Blasey Staff writer Stanford has The Red Zone, Dartmouth has the Mean Green Machine and The College of William and Mary has The Tribal Fever. Now, this university is striving to develop its own student fan base into an organized club — but students don’t seem to be warming up to the idea.

As part of its strategy to “increase community participation,” detailed in a five-year plan released last Thursday, the athletic department hopes to create a student fan base to support all Terps sports. Many students, however, said such a group won’t work or be popular.

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DREAM Act gains support, recent polls find In three polls, average of 60 percent of voters support upholding legislation in state

VOTER SENTIMENT FOR DREAM ACT 58% support

49% support 49% support 48% oppose

By Jim Bach Senior staff writer DREAM Act supporters have gained momentum in their campaign to extend in-state tuition rates to undocumented students, according to three polls released in the past two weeks.

State voters overwhelmingly support the ballot initiative, the polls suggest — an average of 60

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percent of those asked favored the legislation while about 30 percent opposed it. In January, 48 percent supported the state DREAM Act and 49 percent opposed it, according to a poll by Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies. With the language for the ballot question fully fleshed out and ready to go, state voters are learning more about what the law will do as it builds a stronger base of support, said Educating Maryland Kids

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“We’re continuing to gain traction and shore up our support as people really learn more about it and understand what Question 4 is really about,” she said.

The DREAM Act would provide in-state tuition for the children of illegal immigrants if they meet

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one in a million.”

Although there is an informal marketing partnership between the Crew and the university, it is not an officially recognized club — “We just tell people to show up,” Lauer said.

Lauer said university officials have spoken to his group, but the Crew doesn’t want to comply with terms and conditions on university funding and paperwork that go with being an officially recognized club.

Additionally, Lauer said the Crew has been asked to support other sports in the past by coaches and teams, but when they brought their famous spirit and PG-rated cheers, they were asked to quiet down or leave.

“Everyone goes to the games to support the teams, but it’s a different atmosphere when you go with a group and know everyone is there for that sport,” Tran said.

efforts on specific problems.

“We do analysis as to why certain things are happening,” he said. “We take data from all institutions [in CMAST], and we can see hot spots. It gives us the ability to focus on a problem area.”

I n add ition, publ icizi ng arrests, especially those made with University Police technology — such as license plate scanners and video cameras — discourages individuals from committing crimes in the area, he said.

“We’re a little bit more vocal about arrests we made,” Limansky said.

The department also split the university into patrol sectors about 18 months ago, an approach Mitchell said gives officers a personal connection to their specific area of responsibility and has contributed to the drop in crime.

University Police have also felt the effects of a steady decline in violent crime across the country.

According to the FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Reports, national instances of violent crime have been decreasing for four years, with a 4 percent decrease in 2011. Because the university is so close to a major metropolitan area, Mitchell said, College Park tends to reflect these trends.

Alexandra Gebbia, a junior cr i m i nolog y a nd cr i m i n a l justice and psychology major, said crime alerts for armed robberies make the campus seem more dangerous.

However, junior animal sciences major Patrick Creighton said he does not feel unsafe on the campus. When police resolve crime incidents quickly, they seem more like freak accidents, he said.

“I remember the end of last year was kind of crazy, so it’s nice to see [crime rates] come back down,” he said.

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ATHLETIC OFFICIALS hope to develop an official student fan club that would support all Terps sports, with a primary focus on football and basketball because those are the most popular with student spectators. file photo/the diamondback

CLUB From PAGE 1 The group would be modeled off existing, informal fan clubs, such as the UMD Crew — which suppor ts men’s soccer by showing up to all games in full gear and loudly cheering — and the Maryland Mob, which supports the volleyball team. The enthusiasm and devotion the groups have for their respective teams are what officials hope to organize and spread to other teams, said Carrie Blankenship, assistant athletic director of marketing and sponsor services.

“We’re not looking to get rid of the Crew or anything,” she said.

“The primary focus of this group

would be football and basketball because that’s where most of the student interest lies, but also providing support for some of the smaller sports.”

Even though Blankenship said officials have been working with students to get input on new traditions and explore other possibilities for a student group, several students said the success of the smaller fan clubs is every member’s devotion and passion for one particular team, and that spirit won’t transcend the entire athletic department.

“I don’t like that. People have certain interests, so soccer fans might not like football or field hockey,” sophomore business major Melanie Tran said, adding she would not join a club

if it was offered.

“It’s easier to support one team wholeheartedly than support a whole bunch,” she said.

The group would be advised by athletic department staff members but comprised of students, Blankenship said. Through the group, officials hope to offer students resources they wouldn’t normally have easy access to, including help organizing road trips for away games.

“We’re listening to our students and the desire to form a student fan club or a student support g roup as a way to enhance the student experience,” Blankenship said.

The club is still in its infant stage, but Blankenship said the department hopes to make prog-

MORE ONLINE Immersed in Israeli economics Danna Koren had zero business experience when she first learned about the TAMID Israel Investment Group last November.

While attending the Jewish Federation of North America’s General Assembly conference, the senior government and politics major met a group of students who ran the University of Michigan’s chapter of TAMID – a program that allows student entrepreneurs to connect with business professionals in the Israeli economy.

Less than a year later, Koren and a group of other students successfully launched this university’s chapter of TAMID and accepted their first class of 33 students this semester.

“We really just want to give everyone a wholesome foundation from which they can build their connection to Israel and build their business application skills,” said junior economics and finance major Ira Rickman, one of the chapter’s founders.

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ress in time for basketball season.

“I definitely think all athletes would appreciate that,” women’s basketball guard Sequoia Austin wrote in a message. “I’m fortunate to be on a team that gets lots of support, but not particularly from students. I think all athletes would love to see more of their friends and peers supporting them at local and home games.”

Senior computer science major and Crew President Adam “Stripes” Lauer said he doesn’t support the idea. The success of the Crew is based on the size and atmosphere of Ludwig Field, a small group dynamic and a collective devotion to soccer, he said, and he doesn’t see that translating well to a large, general group.

“About 40 percent go for soccer and 60 percent for the experience of the Crew,” he said. “They love the fact that we’re close with the team. It’s a completely different environment than a basketball game or a football game where you’re just

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Same-Sex marriage being put before voters on the November referendum has prompted several advocacy groups on the campus to amp up their efforts in spreading awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, including through meetings at the LGBT Equity Center (pictured above). However, the Pride Alliance has decided not to take a stance on the issue. file photo/the diamondback

marriage

fected by the fact that they couldn’t marry their partner,” From PAGE 1 Lowe said. “Just to think that that could happen to anyone refrained from taking a stance close to me, or like myself on the issue. The organization even, that is heartbreaking. does not actively support mar- So I’m trying to change the riage equality, but members world a little bit.”

Even if same-sex marriage have plenty of opportunities to get involved with or- does get upheld, there are still ga n izations that do, sa id couples whowould not be able Connor Voss, Pride Alliance to marry, Voss said, so there is no way to ensure complete co-president.

“We th i n k it’s a n issue equality.

“One of the complications because it affects our community, and we want students ... is that there are other types to be engaged,” said Voss, a of relationships that are still senior dance major. “But there not recognized. Queer relaare differing opinions on mar- tionships are not recognized riage, and we don’t want to in- even if gay marriage does validate one person’s stance.” become legalized,” he said.

But sophomore Kelly Lowe, “It’s a question of who do we who is enrolled in letters and want to include in the marsciences, said the issue is close riage club.”

Instead of trying to conto home because of her personal ties to the queer com- vince students to take a parmunity. It’s why she canvasses ticular side, Pride Alliance about twice a week — often seeks to educate and let people up to three or four hours a make their own decisions day — encouraging students about the issue.

“I don’t feel like it’s helpful to register to vote and pledge to support marriage equality for me to come out and say that this whole group of people is on the ballot.

“I’ve seen a lot of people in support of this or takes one who have had their lives af- simple political stance because

“We’re a pretty representative body. if there was widespread opposition [to same-sex marriage], it would have shown up.”

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SGA communications director none of these things are quite that simple,” Voss said. “Our stance is that we encourage discussion and participation, not that we encourage people to share our individual views.”

Last month, however, the Student Govern ment Association and the Graduate Student Government passed resolutions in favor of marriage equality, a decision SGA Communications Director Matt Arnstine said came from the body’s overall support for the referendum.

Since the SGA has passed similar resolutions before — last year, members voted to advocate in favor of marriage equality to state representatives — Arnstine said there was no real backlash from anyone who opposed same-

sex marriage.

“We’re a pretty representative body,” Arnstine said. “If there was widespread opposition, it would have shown up.”

Now, the SGA is joining forces with groups like Terps for Marriage Equality and the College Democrats to plan action-oriented events.

Next T hursday, various student groups will be demonstrating support for marriage equality, with events on Hornbake Plaza and in the Nyumburu Amphitheater and Cultural Center during the day followed by a marriage equality rally featuring U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and state senators and delegates.

While Terps for Marriage Equality and affi liated groups focus on advocating for marriage equality, Lowe said the organizations’ members ultimately hope to simply get students to the polls.

“There are about 40,000 students on this campus,” Lowe said. “If all of them voted, imagine how much that could swing the election.” hottle@umdbk.com

However, senators expressed concern with the SGA’s language and claimed the proposal would require a drastic reworking of the body’s procedures, before ultimately voting not to send the proposal forward for review.

Some of the recommendations’ wording was offensive, several senators said, in particular a provision that called for votes to be recorded so students can inquire if senators “know what’s going on or if they’re fooling around” by voting in an unacceptable manner.

“What is an unacceptable vote?” faculty senator William Walters asked several times.

SGA Speaker of the Legislature Matthew Popkin, who is a member of the Senate Executive Committee, said the SGA plans to resubmit each element of the proposal to the senate for consideration, one at a time, to ensure senators’ concerns with each are addressed. For example, the proposal states that it would not be difficult to record senators’ votes and track their voting records online with the current clicker voting system.

“I was a little disappointed that we couldn’t separate substance from the context of the proposal — that was frustrating,” Popkin said.

While senate Chairwoman Martha Nell Smith said there were merits to parts of the proposal, such as putting senate agendas and minutes online, s h e p oi nte d o ut t h e SG A should serve as a model for its requests. While the organization is updating its website, its minutes and agendas are not currently available online.

She said other recommendations would amount to a “huge change-up,” such as creating an “enforcement mechanism,” as the proposal states, to keep track of senators’ absences from committee and general body meetings. That recommendation aims to increase accountability and improve the efficiency of senate deliberations, Popkin said.

“It’s a broad fly swatter for a narrow set of fl ies,” faculty senator Steve Petkas said.

Because committee meetings only last for about an hour once a month, SGA members said catching senators up on what

Updated mobile app helps students DREAM find available parking on campus Parker app includes pricing, hours, ratings, handicap space availability

By Bradleigh Chance Staff writer The Department of Transportation Services has expanded a mobile app to include more information about available parking spots on the campus, officials said.

Parker, a mobile parking appl ication for i Phone or Android, allows users to see available parking meters by receiving information from underground sensors near McKeldin Library and in Lot DD, as well as locations near the campus and across the country. However, DOTS officials said the free app also now includes pricing, hours, ratings and handicap space availability.

“The app is a great time saver,” DOTS Assistant Director Beverly Malone said.

“The information you need to

MORE ONLINE DOTS pays for mobile app Parker to allow students to see available parking spots around the campus from their iPhones or Androids. To see students weigh in, visit diamondbackonline.com. park is right there.”

Parker also allows users to set reminders for when their meter is getting ready to run out, and drivers can use voicedirected guidance to take them directly to an open spot. Parker users can also use the app in tandem with DOTS’s PayBy-Phone app, which allows individuals to pay for parking on the go. Once users register, they can pay for parking from anywhere on the campus.

According to Malone, the

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Moreover, it’ll be Romney’s first time on the same stage with the president, which means it’s very important that he makes himself come across as Obama’s peer, not just a challenger.

The nation’s political, ahem, dialogue, has been more a proxy war than anything this election season, as external interest groups and bundlers have spent millions tearing down their opposition.

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Parker app costs DOTS approximately $9,500 per year, covering the expenses of the technology used to provide the app with usable data, including the sensors under the meter spots. Also included in the bill is the cost of founding company Streetline’s services.

There is no way to tell exactly who is using the app — whether it be students, faculty or parents — but it has already been downloaded by thousands of individuals with smartphones since it was created.

“Let’s say you’re in Stamp waiting in line to order food and the wait ends up being longer than you expected; you can just fi ll the meter on your phone,” Malone said.

At this point, not every meter space is equipped with the sensors, Malone said.

Communications and Special Projects Coordinator Valerie Goubeau said the app will be especially useful for people looking for handicap parking spots on the campus.

“One of the main reasons this app is so useful is its ability to display handicap parking availability,” she said.

“Disabled users can limit their search so that it will show handicap spaces only.”

For freshman Audrey Groux, who is enrolled in letters and sciences, the mobile app will help her family find parking on a campus they’re not very

“It’s really nice to not have to stop what you’re doing to go pay the meter.

It takes the fear of getting a ticket away.”

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familiar with.

“My parents are defi nitely going to use this app when they’re visiting me,” Groux said. “They don’t know their way around just yet either, so this is perfect.”

Sophomore l i n g u i st ics major Allison Heuber agreed the app will be useful for visitors and said DOTS has done well with other applications in the past.

“There’s already a great app for the bus system,” Heuber said. “So it’s great that they’re acknowledging parking.”

Students agreed that using both the Parker and Pay-ByPhone apps would save time and eliminate fears of parking fines.

“It’s really nice to not have to stop what you’re doing to go pay the meter,” Groux said.

“It takes the fear of getting a ticket away when you’re not able to get back to your car.”

“Pa rk i ng on ca mpu s i s m a d n e s s,” H e u b e r s a i d .

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certain criteria: earning 60 community college credits, attending a state high school and providing proof they or their parents paid instate taxes for at least three years.

But state Del. Patrick McDonough (R-Baltimore and Harford), who was behind the effort to petition the original state bill to a referendum, said the poll results may not accurately reflect voter sentiment. Pollsters’ language may have skewed the results by painting the measure in a favorable light, he said.

“The polls to me are meaningless,” McDonough said. “The question of how the poll was presented, using ‘undocumented immigrants,’ ‘DREAM Act,’ I think was misleading.”

Many who oppose the bill are wary of the increasing costs to state colleges, due to the possibility schools would see an influx of DREAM Act-eligible students who may also effectively crowd out opportunities for students who live in the state and are in the country legally.

The state’s Department of Legislative Services estimates the bill will cost the state $3.5 million annually by 2016 in funds going to state colleges. However, Ford estimates the DREAM Act would lead to fewer than 1,000 students entering a two- or fouryear college or university next fall.

Though those new enrollments still carry a cost, university economist Jeffrey Werling said the creation of more productive workers and future taxpayers is a longterm payoff for the state.

In addition, he said, the state is already obligated to educate these students from the K-12 level.

“You can’t police everybody and make sure they come to every meeting.”

REKA MONTFORT

University Senate executive secretary and director they missed takes too much time away from discussing the issues at hand. Currently, senate attendance gets reviewed annually and those who consistently miss meetings receive the option to end their term early, senate Executive Secretary and Director Reka Montfort said, but the choice is theirs.

Those who serve in the body do not join the organization on a wh i m, senators sa id, but rather out of the desire to improve the university as a whole, so there is not a need to prove they take their senate responsibilities seriously.

“My own presumption when people volunteer the time to come out is that whatever number of people who are being frivolous or capricious is very small,” faculty senator Frank Alt said.

Enforcing strict attendance policies would put an unnecessary burden on the body, Montfort said, adding she did not understand “to what end goal” the SGA was seeking increased accountability.

“You can’t police everybody and make sure they come to every meeting,” Montfort said. “There has to be some personal sense of responsibility. ... They’re not my children; I can’t look over their shoulder and say, ‘You have to read this.’ There has to be some boundaries.”

Popkin acknowledged the flaws in the proposal’s wording but said its underlying goals are valid.

“It’s not intended to offend or insult anyone in any way,” he said. “There is a difference between the SGA and the senate ... but I’m not disputing we should practice what we preach.”

Several senators said some components of the proposal are valid, but the measures are too far-reaching for the problems they are intended to fi x.

“If you can tailor this to get at [transparency] without implying the vast majority of people here are just being capricious, I think there would be value in that,” Alt added. kirkwood@umdbk.com

“I think we look at these folks as somebody we already invested in,” Werling said. “We’re taking the same bet we do [as on] somebody who is authorized.”

The DREAM Act joins six other statewide referendum items on the ballot this year. Ford said the depth of the ballot could pose a challenge for supporters if their message gets lost amid other hotbutton issues such as same-sex marriage and gaming expansion.

“There’s going to be a crowded ballot,” she said. “Part of our challenge is making sure there is that level of commitment among our supporters.”

The polls surprised some experts. With issues involving minorities, government and politics professor Robert Koulish said, people may tell pollsters one thing but vote another way in a phenomenon known as the “social desirability” bias.

“People kind of tell a pollster that they’re undecided or they’re voting in favor of an issue just because they don’t want to be judged or perceived on some level that they are responding with some kind of a racial motivation,” Koulish said. “But then once they get in the privacy of the voting booth, they would vote their conscience.”

However, Koulish said many experts anticipated this same phenomenon in the 2008 election before then-candidate Barack Obama won the presidency.

These latest polls suggest a continuing cultural shift, Koulish said.

“People are more accepting and less fearful of this generation of young people that really want to do nothing more than go to college and succeed and live the American dream,” Koulish said. bach@umdbk.com

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i! My name is Lianne Berne, and I’m the president of MaryPIRG here on the campus. For those of you who may not have heard of us, MaryPIRG is a student-directed social advocacy group that works on issues such as hunger and homelessness, clean energy and civic engagement. I’d like to take this chance to respond to Ezra Fishman’s Oct. 2 column, “Get off of fracking, MaryPIRG.” Every semester, the students in our chapter vote on the issues and initiatives we feel affect students the most, so we choose the best campaigns to work on the following semester. This fall, we are working on three issues: getting out the vote for the November election, hunger and homelessness and stopping fracking and its harmful side effects.

These campaigns are spearheaded by student leaders and supported by numerous volunteers. Additionally, we have professional staff who run our forcredit internship, train our students and advocate for our chosen issues in Annapolis and Washington, giving us a chance to expand our work outside our own campus.

One of our top goals is to continue to reach out to the student body and work with other student groups throughout the year. In the past, we have had successful coalitions with the Student Government Association, Food Recovery Network, UMD for Clean Energy and many other campus organizations, faculty and administrators. Through these connections, we have been able to get some great work done. Last year, we got a $9,000 grant to get more reusable bottle refilling stations on campus. In the spring, we co-hosted a 400-person rally in Annapolis, busing in 60 students from this university to rally for wind energy. And this fall, we are working with Terps Vote to register more than 2,500 new voters from this campus.

So for those of you who haven’t heard of us, never worked with us or maybe just never stopped to see what was on our clipboards when we waved at you outside of Stamp Student Union, we invite you to share your ideas with us.

Stop by a table or meeting, or better yet, get involved as a volunteer or an intern and help shape the future of our organization. If you want to learn more, go to www.marylandpirgstudents.org.

Lianne Berne is a senior government and politics major and the MaryPIRG Chapter chair. She can be reached at lberne@terpmail.umd.edu.

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ny time we have a question, want to remember that random trivia fact or simply pull up a picture from Facebook, the answer is almost always right at our fingertips. With our smartphones, tablets and laptops, we’re rarely without a means of communication. Technology has transformed our culture to one of instant gratification, so tasks our parents would have considered simple we suddenly find arduous. Mailing a form, for example, has become such a feat that it prevents us from accomplishing small tasks — even if it means registering to vote.

However, thanks to several university departments and organizations, along with the State Board of Elections, students can register to vote on the campus simply by having a university ID. Never again will students be burdened by having to mail in their voter registration; it can all be done with a few clicks on the Terrapin Electronic Voter Registration System.

We’re the first set of students in

the country that can register on the this is exactly the kind of initiative this campus through an in-house online country needs to move into the future system. All you need is your student and improve voter participation.

But such a simple registration ID and password to register through sys te m c o m e s w i t h www.sga.umd. its risks, of which ofedu/umdvotes, OUR VIEW ficials should be wary p u t toge t h e r as they help transform by the Student the nature of voter regGovernment istration. It’s certainly Association, the a positive that online State Board of voting options expand, Elections, the but while they do, so Division of Indoes the propensity for formation Techvoter fraud. It’s easy for nology, the Divihackers to crack secusion of Student rity systems on various Affairs, Terps Vote and other interested university websites already in place. The univerdepartments. The SGA forked over sity should exercise extra caution as $6,000 to make it possible in hopes this new system is used to ensure it’s that the accessibility will encourage only used by those who truly want to students to register — one of the SGA’s exercise their right to vote.

Nationwide, people have been dismain initiatives thus far this year.

Implementing such a system was no paraging of voter apathy — especially easy task, and this editorial board is im- among young voters (meaning those pressed with the university’s initiative between 18 and 29 years old). President in taking it on. In light of the highlight- Obama raked in a relatively large pered importance of the “youth vote” in centage of the youth vote compared to recent presidential elections, we believe past presidents, which seemed to make

With innovations in electronic voting, more expansive security measures need to be put into place to protect the democratic process.

politicians gear their stances more to win over that demographic. With that increased attention, it may be possible to entice our so-called “lazy generation” into some political activity.

We’re fortunate to be part of a university that has bucked the trend of some states making registering more difficult. Just yesterday, a judge in Pennsylvania halted a voter ID law that would have made it more difficult for many citizens to vote without a provisional ballot. Other parts of that law included provisions that would have hindered out-of-state students’ ability to vote by banning student IDs and non-state driver’s licenses for registration purposes. Measures like these are counterproductive and could reduce voter participation even more.

The revolutionary idea that voting can move into the future with technology needs to continue pushing forward. As long as the proper security measures are put into place, this university could lead the way in innovative voter registration — and that’s an accomplishment that shouldn’t be taken lightly.

A queen among sports: ultimate Frisbee View: The unique sport allows for a mix of skills and encourages camaraderie.

MADELEINE LIST At the Frisbie Pie Company in Bridgeport, Conn., in the late 1800s, some people started throwing around empty pie tins. And so the Frisbee was born.

Since then, the Frisbee has become more high-tech, and the fun game of catch that we are all familiar with has evolved into a sport of epic proportions — ultimate Frisbee. Last Sunday, I had the pleasure of participating in my first ultimate Frisbee tournament with this university’s amazing women’s ultimate club team, Helpful Corn.

In this daylong event, the wonderful ladies of Helpful Corn competed against ultimate teams from five other schools around the area.

After a day of playing, I realized why ultimate Frisbee is undoubtedly the greatest sport on earth.

Ultimate Frisbee is certainly not the most popular sport, and a majority of schools, including this university, don’t offer it at the varsity level. Many people don’t even know what it is, and those who don’t know much about it often joke that it’s “not a real sport.” But it is absolutely a real sport, and one with worldwide influence.

Ultimate was invented by a group of students at Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J., in the politically-charged atmosphere of 1968.

The growing counterculture of the time made it popular, and has since spread around the world. It recently gained popularity in India, especially in poorer regions, because it requires little equipment, can be played any-

where there is space and promotes cooperation and conflict resolution.

What makes ultimate such a unique and wonderful sport is that the players completely control the games — and having a good spirit is just as important as having good skills. There are no referees, and the responsibility for fair play lies with the players themselves.

Every call is discussed and resolved diplomatically on the field. The goal is not to gain an advantage or cheat the other team out of a point, but to play the game with utmost fairness. This requires an amazing level of sportsmanship, respect and honesty — qualities that are standard among ultimate players.

Ultimate is played seven-versusseven on a field, with two end zones.

The purpose is to score by getting the disc into the opposing team’s end zone, not unlike a touchdown in football.

Players cannot run with the disc and must move down the field by passing it off to teammates. Players must be ready to shift quickly from offense to defense, and turnovers occur every time there is a dropped pass or interception, a throw goes out of bounds or the player in possession of the disc holds on to it for more than 10 seconds. It is fast-paced, involves many different techniques and requires quick thinking.

The best part of ultimate is the spirit

of the game. It can certainly be a very competitive sport played by serious athletes, but in ultimate, competitiveness does not get in the way of character. It isn’t about the score of the game, but the fun time all the players have.

Some describe it as a mix of elements of various sports like soccer, basketball and football. To me, it is a mix of what’s important in life. It brings the values of respect, camaraderie, good humor and love together to create the ultimate sport.

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.

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To eat or not to eat? The eternally influential question View: We should strive to understand the effects of the food we eat on the world around us.

OSAMA ESHERA You are what you eat. It’s a phrase we hear tossed around quite a bit. But how often do we make a conscious decision about our food so it is consistent with the vision we have for ourselves? How often do we even think twice about the food we eat?

I recently decided it would be important for me to develop a personal philosophy about food. The food I choose to purchase has a direct impact on the people, animals and environment that produce, cultivate and provide that food. Furthermore, the food I choose to eat has a direct impact on my health, productivity and general wellbeing. So there are two

sides of the coin here — the impact on others and the impact on yourself.

Many of the foods we consume so easily and casually have unbearable costs elsewhere. Take chocolate, for instance. According to the World Cocoa Foundation, something between 70 and 75 percent of the world’s cocoa beans are grown on farms in the Ivory Coast — a country notorious for pervasive use of slaves in agriculture. Specifically, the International Labor Rights Forum estimates more than 200,000 child laborers are used against their will in the cocoa industry. All so we can go to our local shop and purchase a Kit Kat for $1.

Alternatively, consider the cost our consumption of meat has on animals.

To keep up with our exorbitantly high demand for meat, livestock farmers have had to employ very mechanistic

approaches to raising animals. According to the Humane Society of the United States, the majority of meat, eggs and dairy products sold in our grocery stores and served in our restaurants are produced from animals raised in intensive confinement systems that treat them more like machines than like living beings.

It is cruel to the animals and it undermines the healthiness and nutritional value in the food they produce for us.

Here’s my take: If I stand for justice for oppressed Syrians fighting for a freedom that I can’t directly impact or for subordinated women fighting for opportunities that I can’t directly offer, then I ought to stand for justice for those whose lives I do impact. In a capitalist system, I can vote with my dollar and, quite literally, put my money where my mouth is. The irony

and inconsistency of advocating for rights of people on one hand while enabling the oppression of others on the other has been one of the key driving forces in my philosophy of food.

The great poet Rumi once wrote, “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” I can’t change all the bad things happening around the world, but I can change how I contribute to them. So, in principle, I try my best to purchase fair trade or locally grown food that I can, to the best of my knowledge, be certain is not coming to me at the suffering of others — human or otherwise.

Furthermore, much of the food we source from companies motivated entirely by profit and efficiency is prepared and processed in ways that evaporate all of its nutritional benefit

— rendering it nothing more than empty calories. This isn’t even about junk or fast food alone. It’s a problem that exists in many of the foods we consider healthy or at least neutral.

In principle, I take a very functional view: I eat to build energy and sustain my health. If a food item does not support that goal, I do not consume it. Sounds simple, but it requires quite a bit of discipline in practice. I end up eating a lot of raw or unprocessed foods and drinking plenty of water.

It turns out, we really are what we eat. If we stand for social justice and aim to be productive people, then we need to make sure our food reflects those motives.

Osama Eshera is a senior bioengineering major. He can be reached at eshera@umdbk.com.

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By Kelsey Hughes For The Diamondback

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Madonna. Clint Eastwood. With all the buzz circling around the public political endorsements made by these celebrities, it can be hard to determine whether their opinions actually carry any weight in politics.

The answer can be somewhat complicated.

According to Patrick Warfield, professor of musicology at this university, celebrity endorsements and songs about political ideology rarely change voters’ minds because they typically “reinforce bodies of movement already in place.”

This phenomenon, Warfield said, is true even of musicians during the 1960s. While people often believe musicians led the charge for politics in their fan base, it was usually the will of the listeners that inspired the artists.

“Take the Vietnam War,” Warfield said.

“Very few musicians were singing in opposition to the Vietnam War until public opinion had swung way against the war. Public opinion

and politics go one way and then the music industry comes along and says, ‘Well, we need some songs that do that.’”

Warfield said the music candidates play at campaign rallies is what can sometimes matter most during the election season. In these cases, it’s less about the message of the song and more about how it makes the crowd feel.

Look at Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, for example. He made waves when Mitt Romney chose him as a running mate and when he publicly revealed his surprising musical taste, which included rebellious rock tunes by AC/DC and Rage Against the Machine. Warfield said these songs are used at campaign rallies like workout music — it doesn’t matter what the message is, as long as the music gets the listener’s adrenaline going.

“They’re gonna get pumped up, and then they’re gonna go vote,” he said.

But this is not to say celebrity endorsements are totally without merit. While celebrities’ views

don’t necessarily change minds, they can still play a role in the voting process.

According to Kathleen E. Kendall, a research professor in the communication department, celebrities serve two functions during the election season: to make people pay attention to politics and to help voters identify with the candidate.

“A quick way to identify with an audience is by appearing with a popular actor or athlete,” Kendall said. “We feel good about the fact that the candidate likes the actor and the actor likes the candidate, because now we know that we have something in common.”

Clint Eastwood’s appearance in support of Romney at the Republican National Convention is a good example of this phenomenon, Kendall said. His appearance drew countless viewers to the convention and was widely discussed in the days afterward.

The use of music in politics has changed from the way it used to be in American history, Warfield said. Candidates used to have official campaign

Candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will face off in their first presidential debate tonight at 9 p.m. photo courtesy of vpr.net

songs that the crowds would sing at rallies. These songs were typically rewrites of songs that were already popular, so it was easier for people to learn the words.

Kendall and Warfield agree that in more recent history, only one candidate has been truly successful at using a campaign song to brand himself and identify with the audience: Bill Clinton. Clinton used the song “Don’t Stop”

by Fleetwood Mac as the theme song for his 1992 campaign.

During his presidential campaign, Clinton also played his saxophone on The Arsenio Hall Show and appeared on MTV, thus effectively using music culture to reach a younger audience through these media, Kendall said.

It is still unclear whether celebrity endorsements will have any effect on voters in November.

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NOTEBOOK From PAGE 8 And when he makes a mistake, he’s unfazed.

“He’s been a leader on the field and off the field as well,” Edsall said. “You have to be there to really see it. … He really gets the notion of just go out and do everything you can on any given play, and when that play’s over, let it go and move on to the next play.”

And yet Diggs only tallied three catches in the Terps’ Sept. 22 loss at No. 8 West Virginia. Edsall said he understands his team needs to get its star rookie the ball more often, and he hopes to find him more opportunities this weekend against Wake Forest.

“Stefon is a guy who has the ability to make plays,” he said. “There’s things we’ve looked at to try and get him a little bit more involved.”

And if that happens? Francis may have to reserve a spot for Diggs at the top of his list.

“I’m just a freshman,” Diggs said, smiling. “I’m surprised about it a lot myself.”

FERRARA TO REDSHIRT? Kicker Nick Ferrara will miss the Terps’ next two games, and Edsall said he is unsure if the senior will return at all this season.

Ferrara, sidelined since the preseason with a hip injury, received an MRI in New York on Sept. 21 and

TIGERS From PAGE 8 Maida notched four saves in the last 35 minutes, finishing with seven on the day.

The frustration was obvious for midfielder Megan Frazer. Playing on her birthday, the co-captain had two shots saved and another one blocked as it headed toward the net.

But what concerned her most was how the team reacted to Princeton’s successes.

“I think we need to keep our focus better when a goal gets scored against

KICKER BRAD CRADDOCK has made two of four field goal attempts and is 11 for 11 on extra points. He’s starting in place of injured kicker Nick Ferrara. charlie deboyace/the diamondback learned shortly after he would miss all football-related activities for the next three weeks, which include games against Wake Forest and Virginia.

Edsall said he’ll continue to check in with doctors about Ferrara’s status and is in no hurry to decide whether or not he should pursue a medical red-

us, and it’s something we have to work on,” Frazer said. “When they get momentum when they score, we have to break that down immediately.”

The letdown was eerily similar to the Terps’ 3-2 loss at Virginia last week. Both defeats were against a top-10 opponent. Both were on the road. Both included comebacks.

And perhaps most importantly, penalties played a key role in both defeats. When defender Ali McEvoy exited yesterday’s game at the 43minute mark with a green card, Sharkey scored the leveling goal nine seconds later. And with the clock ticking down in the fi nal five

shirt for the senior.

“I’m just really more concerned with what we’ve got to do week-toweek to try and get wins,” Edsall said, “and with what we’ve got to do against Wake Forest.”

Freshman Brad Craddock has made two of four field goal attempts and is

“We definitely missed some great scoring opportunities.”

MISSY MEHARG

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minutes, defender Colleen Gulick earned a card and left the team a player down once again.

“We definitely missed some great scoring opportunities,” Meharg said. “We found ourselves with players down a couple of times in the game today, and goals were scored in those situations. We need to address that.” munson@umdbk.com

a perfect 11 for 11 on extra points in place of Ferrara.

CAMPANARO OUT The Terps’ pursuit of their first ACC win in more than a year was made a bit easier Saturday.

PATRIOTS From PAGE 8 that program.” Morgan said. “But it doesn’t matter if it’s a conference game or not. It’s just like any other game.”

The opponent isn’t the only element of the game unfamiliar to the Terps, though. Tonight’s game will also be the only one in their regular season played before a Thursday coming off a game the previous Sunday.

And coming off a hard-fought Sunday night road loss to No. 16 Virginia Tech, there’s a chance the Terps could be a little worn down.

Wake Forest wide receiver Michael Campanaro, who ranks second in the ACC with 36 catches, broke his hand during the first half of the Demon Deacons’ 34-27 loss to Duke and expects to miss the next three to four weeks.

T he i nju r y ended a cha nce at revenge for Campanaro. Despite earning Washington Post All-Met Offensive Player of the Year honors at nearby River Hill High School, the Clarksville native never received a Terps scholarship offer.

Saturday would’ve been his first appearance back in College Park since suffering a 62-14 blowout loss in October 2010.

“I kind of feel for the kid,” Francis said. “I mean, it helps us, but he’s from Maryland, he’s coming back to Maryland. He probably feels like Maryland never gave him a fair shot and went down to Wake Forest. Then the week he was going to play us, he breaks his hand.”

Though it’s an untimely setback for Campanaro, Wake Forest should be able to move forward without the redshirt junior. Wide receiver Terence Davis caught six passes for a career-high 100 yards in Campanaro’s absence Saturday and expects to start against the Terps.

“After the first quarter when he got hurt, they had some other guys step up,” Edsall said. “So we’ve got to be concerned with all those guys as well.” letourneau@umdbk.com

“It will be a little tight coming off this Sunday night game,” Morgan sa id. “ We’re goi ng to h ave some tired legs, but we’re going to have to adjust to it. The majority of the country plays every three days, so we just need to adjust.”

T h e y ’ l l h ave no o t h e r c h oic e.

Another Fordham-like loss to the Patriots could dampen the spirits of a team that’s nationally ranked, fi rst in the ACC standings and on the verge of making a name for itself.

“We just have to play like we always do,” Collins said. “That’s all we have to do.” egan@umdbk.com

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“Right now [injured kicker Nick Ferrara is] on a three-week cruise ship. You know, the Love Boat.”

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Wide receiver Stefon Diggs has made a significant impact for the Terps early in his rookie season. His 259 receiving yards and three touchdown catches through four games are the best marks on the team, and his 642 all-purpose yards rank second in the ACC. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

freshman diggs making his mark

Edsall in no hurry to consider redshirting Ferrara; Wake Forest’s star wide receiver to miss opportunity at revenge in Saturday’s homecoming

By Connor Letourneau Senior staff writer A.J. Francis knows talent when he sees it.

The senior Terrapins football defensive end has appeared in 41 college games, faced numerous All-Americans and practiced with former Terps greats Torrey Smith and Darrius Heyward-Bey. So it’s hardly difficult for Francis to list jawdropping playmakers. He considers Clemson’s

Sammy Watkins and West Virginia’s Tavon Austin two of the best players with whom he’s ever shared a gridiron.

As for a third? He names Terps wide receiver Stefon Diggs.

“Stefon is unbelievable,” Francis said yesterday. “He does things on the field not a lot of other people can do.”

It’s quite a statement considering the freshman wasn’t listed as a starting wide receiver on the Terps’ two-deep depth chart until this week.

Still, highlights don’t lie. Diggs, who became the Terps’ first five-star recruit since 2005 when he committed in February, seems to play in fastforward. He dodges past defenders with ease, never calls fair catches on punts and shows off his Superman dive whenever he gets the opportunity.

The display has translated to the stat sheet.

Through four games this season, Diggs is second in the ACC in all-purpose yardage and ranks ninth nationally with 21.6 yards per catch. He also leads an inexperienced Terps

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offense with three touchdown catches and 259 receiving yards.

But the numbers aren’t what impress coach Randy Edsall most about Diggs. It’s not even the SportsCenter-caliber plays that resonate with him the most.

It’s Diggs’ maturity. When the offense isn’t on the field, Diggs cheers on his teammates.

When it comes to practice, Diggs arrives early.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Who is Francis Marion?

Terps to find out tonight Team hosts Patriots in final nonconference game

By Erin Egan Senior staff writer

Midfielder Megan Frazer (right) and the Terps couldn’t hold onto a halftime lead in a 3-2 loss at Princeton yesterday. photo courtesy of beverly schaefer/princeton athletics

Late comeback stymies Terps Princeton scores two second-half goals to capture 3-2 victory

By Nicholas Munson Staff writer It was a dreary, rainy afternoon in Princeton, N.J., yesterday — a fitting backdrop for a critical second-half letdown.

The Terrapins field hockey team struggled down the stretch against No. 4 Princeton, falling, 3-2, to notch their third consecutive loss to a top-10 team.

After the No. 5 Terps scored two

straight goals to claim a 2-1 lead over the Tigers, Princeton striker Kathleen Sharkey tied the score in the 44th minute. Tigers striker Sydney Kirby notched the game-winning goal just six minutes later.

“For us, the focus has to be on keeping the win when you’re up 2-1,” said coach Missy Meharg, whose Terps also lost a 2-1 lead to then-No. 7 Virginia Friday night.

“You wa nt to be up by th ree goals, and we’re going to work very

hard on finishing. We need to be accountable for that.”

The scoring chances were there — the Terps (8-3) tallied 11 shots and six penalty corners. But Princeton (9-1) goalkeeper Christina Maida proved nearly unbeatable. Although she allowed forwards Alyssa Parker and Katie Gerzabek to score firsthalf goals, the Terps struggled to find the back of the net in the latter half.

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W hen the Terrapins women’s soccer team stepped off the field after Sunday’s loss at Virginia Tech, it knew it had to rebound quickly. The Terps have four pivotal conference matchups looming over the next three weeks, and the ACC Tournament begins in less than a month.

But they can’t worry about what’s next in their league schedule quite yet.

First, the Terps will have to answer one question: Who is Francis Marion?

It’s the name of American Revolutionary War hero Brig. Gen. Francis Marion. It’s a university of nearly 4,000 students in Florence, S.C. And it’s the No. 12 Terps’ final nonconference opponent of the season.

“We don’t know a whole lot about them right now,” coach Jonathan Morgan said Sunday night, “but we’re putting together a scouting report and going to watch video and focus on the details of that team. We’ll prepare for them just like any other opponent.”

Even if the Patriots are simply another opponent, their resume looks much different than those of many of the Terps’ other opponents. Though most of their teams are members of the Division II Peach Belt Confer-

ence, their women’s soccer program plays as a Division I independent.

Francis Marion boasts wins against the likes of Presbyterian, South Carolina Upstate and Prairie View and have shutout losses against lowly Coastal Carolina, Maine, Winthrop, Elon and Charlotte.

It’s a slate far different from the challenging major conference schedule the Terps (8-3-2) have faced this season. But despite the seemingly low level of competition the Patriots (5-5-1) offer, the Terps know not to take them lightly.

“I don’t know much about Francis Marion, but I know we can’t overlook any team,” defender Shannon Collins said. “I think we learned that the hard way from our loss to Fordham.”

Collins and her teammates still look at that loss with astonishment.

The same team that has beaten No. 13 North Carolina, No. 15 Wake Forest and No. 7 Virginia, and tied No. 4 Duke, fell to the Rams in embarrassing fashion Sept. 9, losing 1-0 despite outshooting Fordham, 29-5.

Morgan wants that game to serve as a reminder to the Terps.

“We’ve never played Francis Marion, and I don’t have any experience with See PATRIOTS, Page 7