October 6, 2014

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Students add faith to prison

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38 univ Jewish students bring Yom Kippur prayers to East Coast inmates

By Rokia Hassanein @rokiahass Staff writer

runners “Zach” as they follow the course Sunday.

The pose was made famous by Zach Lederer, who died in March. stephanie natoli/the diamondback

Lederer fun run debuts on campus Phi Chi Theta-backed event against cancer honors late student

By Erin Serpico @erin_serpico Senior staff writer

Ohio State Quarterback Cardale Jones hurdles safety Anthony Nixon in the Terps’ loss to the Buckeyes on Saturday at Byrd Stadium.

A s m o re t h a n 8 0 r u n n e rs looped around the campus, they passed Hagerstown Hall, the dorm where former student Zach Lederer once lived.

W hen t he 5 K r u n ners a nd walkers came to the end of the course and approached Stamp Student Un ion, they were “Zaching” their way through the finish line of a dozen Terrapins men’s basketball players and managers cheering them yesterday.

“It was very special — the tour of the campus went past all the places that Zach was,” said John Lederer, Zach’s father. “It was like a little tour of Zachary’s time here.”

The Phi Chi Theta business fraternity hosted the fi rst annual Zaching Against Cancer 5K Run/ Walk to continue support for the former Terrapins men’s basketball

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‘ANOTHER LEVEL’ Ohio State torches overmatched Terps in Big Ten home opener

By Daniel Popper @danielrpopper Senior staff writer

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t was one meaningless play in the fourth quarter Saturday at Byrd Stadium, but it told the story of Ohio State’s 52-24 victory over the Terrapins football team.

Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett, who claimed the starting job after Braxton Miller underwent season-ending shoulder surgery in August, had already left the contest with a 28-point lead. So preseason third-string signal-caller Cardale Jones took over the offense for the final eight minutes of regulation.

Two plays into his first drive, Jones faced a thirdand-8 from the Terps’ 25-yard line. The sophomore took a shotgun snap, dropped back four steps and pump-faked

before recognizing a hole up the middle. He tucked the ball under his arm and took off running, picking up the fi rst down with ease.

The first defender who approached Jones was safety Anthony Nixon, who squared his shoulders and dipped his body in an attempt to tackle the quarterback low. But Jones saw it coming. He leapt and hurdled Nixon without making contact, leaving the junior defensive back grasping at air.

The run went for 17 yards and a fi rst down. But it meant so much more — a reserve player for then-No. 20 Buckeyes who had a combined seven rushing and passing attempts all season beating a starting defender for the Terps with pure athleticism. And it was the See Football, Page 3

Throughout the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the Al Chet prayer is recited 10 times. Lines of the prayer name a sin, and as they are sung, the congregation members strike their hearts in unison to show repentance.

For the 38 college students who traveled to nearby prisons and led Yom Kippur services for the inmates, the prayer had special meaning.

“It got so emotional because all of them were crying and sobbing,” said Shana Frankel, a senior social work major at the university’s Shady Grove campus. “You could tell they were remorseful.”

Groups of six to eight students spent Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in seven prisons: one women’s prison and six men’s prisons, located from this state to Connecticut. They rode and slept in rented RVs, each fi lled with prayer books and a Torah scroll.

Hillel, a university Jewish student group, worked in conjunction with the Aleph Institute, a Jewish outreach program based in Florida that goes into the prison systems on a regular basis, said Amy Weiss, the Repair the World director of service-learning initiatives at Hillel.

This marks the second year Hillel sent Jewish students to prisons to share the holiest day of the year with Jewish inmates.

“It’s an important and valuable experience to students,” said senior computer engineering major Max Cohen, who led the trip along with

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Study: Coal mining practices hurting water despite policies

ELECTION 2014

Ulman looks to roots in lt gov race

Univ researchers find contamination evidence

By Marissa Horn @MarissaL_Horn Staff writer

Brown running mate reflects on time at univ

By Jon Banister @J_Banister Senior staff writer

KEN ULMAN is running for lieutenant governor on the Democratic ticket.

When state residents fi ll out their election ballots Nov. 4 to decide who will govern the state for the next four years, they will see the name of university alumnus and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman for lieutenant governor as Anthony Brown’s running mate.

A YOUNG TERP DREAMS BIG Ulman was always interested in politics, but he said his time at this university solidified his passion and created his dream of running for office.

A graduate of a Howard County public school, Ulman spent his freshman year at the University of Richmond in Virginia before returning to his home state to attend this university.

It wasn’t long after moving into Charles Hall that he decided to get involved in Greek life. He pledged Theta Chi and balanced his time between serving as membership chair of the Interfraternity Council and working at the Adidas store on Route 1.

Ulman got his start in politics when he joined the Student Government Association as a legislator. It was there he met his wife, Jaki Harf, an Alpha Phi member who was the SGA treasurer. The two now live in Columbia with their daughters, Maddie, 13, and Lily, 9.

“We had a lot of things in common because we were both interested in government and politics,” Jaki Ulman said. “I was always impressed with his focus and passion for politics.”

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During his junior year, when Ulman got what he calls his big break: a White House internship with the Bill Clinton administration. Ulman made several connections within the administration, and at the beginning of his senior year, he took off a semester to travel to Iowa to work on Clinton’s re-election campaign.

“I really fell in love with the opportunities I had [during college] — both the coursework and the internships,” Ulman said.

DIVING INTO THE POLITICAL ARENA After working on political campaigns and in the Maryland State See ULMAN, Page 3

Surface mining and mountaintop removal companies are not doi ng enoug h to stop coa l byproducts and pollution from entering waterways, according to a new study from this university’s National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center.

After studying 434 mitigation projects in West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia, the scientists determined the restoration processes did not meet ecological or scientific standards, such as the Clean Water Act, said Kelly Hondula, SESYNC faculty research assistant.

Removing mountaintops to retrieve coal causes severe alterations to the landscape, as miners dump unconsolidated material into valleys, Hondula said.

The spring water coming from the top of the mountain is negatively affected when the “overburden,” or excess rock material, empties into

the headwater. From there, the rock, which naturally contains metals and other materials, turns into a toxic sludge that travels down the waterway and destroys most biological and ecological systems in its wake, Hondula said.

“T here is a loss of the forest ecosystem surrounding the area and everything else that is there,” Hondula said.

Although federal laws regulate the byproducts of coal companies, there are no consistent regulations for restoring the areas that are damaged after the mountaintops are removed, Hondula said.

“The only way to remedy the situation is to catch the water flowing downstream and run it through a water plant, which would be really expensive,” said Margaret Palmer, SESY NC executive director and university entomology professor.

With coal consumption increasing 5.5 percent each year since 2000, accord i ng to the Internationa l Energy Agency, fi nding a solution to regulation is more important now than ever, Palmer said.

“There is very little information about what is going on,” Hondula See mining, Page 3

SPORTS

OPINION

A LONG WAY TO GO

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Columnist Aaron Kasinitz writes the Terrapins football team isn’t in the same class as Ohio State and isn’t close to becoming a similarly successful program P. 8

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Zaching

team and some of the team’s managers, including Colin Bennett, a former basketball From PAGE 1 student manager who worked with Lederer during his first student manager who died in March of brain cancer. year in the position.

Bennett, a junior manageIn 2012, Lederer had a photo ment major, said an event taken while flexing his biceps like this helps get Lederer’s in a hospital bed. This pose, message out and shows “his labeled “Zaching,” garnered impact and how much people national attention because of its portrayal of Lederer’s strength appreciated him.” during his struggle with cancer.

The 5K was another way to keep Lederer’s spirit alive, said The 5K began at 10:30 a.m. with a countdown from Danny Ben Eidelberg, a senior manageHen n iga n, Ph i Ch i T heta ment major and head student chapter president. Participants manager of the basketball team. traveled around McKeldin Mall, “He’s a special kid, and it’s Ludwig Field and Byrd Stadium nice that people still hold his and looped around Xfinity memory on by coming out to Center to end back at Stamp. something like this,” Eidel“We just want to share Zach’s berg said.

The 5K came to an end with story,” Hennigan said. “He was participants make the Zaching pose during the Zaching Against Cancer 5K. The race raised $1,500 dollars for the Zaching Against Cancer Foundation. stephanie natoli/the diamondback participants gathering in the so inspirational. … If we are has just been tremendous,” Nyumburu Amphitheater to join going through something tough, tered for the event, and this to bring that awareness to the those affected by cancer.

Lederer’s parents came to John Lederer said. “It just says in striking the Zaching pose in you can just think of Zach and 5K was the first of its kind the student body,” he said.

T he proceed s f rom t he participate in the 5K and said a lot about the University of his honor. what he’s done. It helps you get fraternity has hosted. But Henthrough the day — we just want nigan said its members plan to event — all $1,500 raised — they were delighted to see the Maryland as a whole.”

“It’s a nice way to come Also among the support- back — with a lot of support,” will go to the Zaching Against number of students and supto spread the word.” make this an annual event. ers, including more than 30 s a i d C h r i s t i n e L e d e r e r, “We want to make it bigger Cancer Foundation, an or- porters who came.

Hennigan, a senior operaunregistered runners, at the Zach’s mother.

“The fact that the busiganization that establishes and bigger each year.

We want tions management and supply chain management major, said to raise as much money for the a support system for cancer ness fraternity is doing this event were six members of the 86 runners and walkers regis- Zaching foundation, but also patients and scholarships for for him and his foundation Terrapins men’s basketball eserpicodbk@gmail.com

Prison From PAGE 1 junior behavioral and community health major Anna Koozmin. “It’s important to us, and it’s important to the inmates to practice their religion like this because they might not be able to experience it in prison.”

Weiss said this initiative is one of many Hillel programs aimed at promoting community service and social justice.

“The fabric of what Maryland Hillel is all about is to show students that giving back and helping the world to be a better place is a huge part of being Jewish,” Weiss said.

T h roug h th is prog ra m, Weiss said, Hillel wanted to

highlight the Jewish tenet “Everybody’s made in the image of God.” “I think that this is a population that’s very forgotten about, and that these students are going saying, ‘We’re recognizing you as a human being,’” Weiss said.

Although the inmates are at low points in their lives, Weiss said, Yom Kippur is about repentance, and the service gives them a chance to reflect on what has gone wrong.

“Obviously these people have made some decisions that have brought them into the prison system,” Weiss said. “It gives them that opportunity to reflect and to move forward.”

The students led discussions about repenting and

forgiving, and many said the experience was nothing like they expected, based on how prison is depicted on TV. “It was a lot less security than I expected, but then I met the prisoners, and I got more comfortable with them, and we started talking about really meaningful and personal things,” said Jonathan Nulman, a junior accounting and finance major. “It was just a really meaningful experience.”

Koozmin said a touching scene was when they concluded the service of Yom a group of students pose in front of their rented RV outside the Petersburg Federal Correctional Institution. photo courtesy of anna koozmin K ippu r w it h t he ph rase Weiss said the trip high- so we try to bring people into being completely selfless in “next year in Jerusalem.”

K o oz m i n d e sc r i b e d it a s l i g h t e d t h e c o m m u n i t y that community in differ- bringing someone else a Yom emot ion a l, w it h t he stu- aspect of Judaism. ent ways,” Weiss said. “This Kippur experience.”

“Judaism is not a solo reli- is a n aty pica l ex perience dents and inmates dancing gion; it’s a broad community, for students, a nd they’re rhassaneindbk@gmail.com and singing together.

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Office of Sustainability’s outreach team hopes to teach, recruit univ students

By Joelle Lang @joelleRlang Staff writer Joshua Hall is asking you to limit your shower time to five minutes. Or use a reusable bag.

Or compost at the North and South Campus dining halls. And he wants you to sign a pledge promising to do so.

The sophomore journalism major holds a for-credit internship with the Office of Sustainability as a member of the Lead Educate Act Facilitate Outreach Team. Hall got involved with LEAF in fall 2013, a semester after the team’s creation.

The outreach team, directed by the sustainability office’s project manager, Aynsley Toews, aims to educate stu-

Football From PAGE 1 type of play that characterized a humbling loss for coach Randy Edsall’s team.

“What we found out today is that Ohio State is a very good football team,” Edsall said. “That’s the standard that we’re going to have to reach here at Maryland.”

Saturday’s game marked the largest football crowd in College Park since 2011 and the first sellout since 2008, offering Edsall a tailor-made opportunity for his first win over a ranked opponent as Terps coach, one that could cement his program as a legitimate contender in the Big Ten. But his team was outmatched in all three phases of the game from the very first snap.

On the open i ng series, Ba rrett led the Buckeyes 75 yards on eight plays — seven runs — in just more than three minutes for the game’s first touchdown. Then on the team’s second possession, the redshirt freshman showcased another facet of his arsenal, completing four passes, including a 9-yard touchdown to Jalin Marshall as part of an eight-play, 73-yard scoring drive.

Ba rrett fi n ished w ith 267 yards and four touchdowns in the air and 71 yards and a score on the ground. In total, the Buckeyes compiled 533 yards of offense, including 269 rushing yards.

“They did a good job from the jump establishing the run,” cornerback Jeremiah Johnson said. “You get the run estab-

Ulman From PAGE 1 House, then-28-yea r-old Ulman launched his own political career with a run for Howard County Council.

“I never thought I would run myself,” Ulman said. “I just got to a point working for others where I said, ‘You know what?

Maybe I’ll take a shot at this.’”

Ulman won the election with 58 percent of the vote and faced his first serious political challenge shortly afterward.

The city of Columbia announced in 2003 that it was going to close Merriweather Post Pavilion, a concert venue Ulman attended in his teenage years. Ulman, who described himself as a “brash, headstrong new councilmember,” said he couldn’t stand to see the venue demolished, and he successfully led a campaign to save it.

“Quality of life is really important,” Ulman said. “We talk about business climate, schools, but there’s this other piece that is the intangibles of quality of life.

I think that’s what Merriweather means to lots of people. Everyone’s got their story of their first date, their best concert. Those things are really important in this world.”

This early victory brought Ulman favor with Howard County residents, giving a welcome boost to his 2006

dents about the different ways to promote a sustainable campus.

The team’s major goal this semester is to get students to sign the Small Footprint Pledge — a list of 12 actions to choose from and accept in order to make this campus more sustainable.

“We think that anybody, regardless of whether they are interested in sustainability or not, can change the environment,” Toews said.

The team debuted its initiative at this year’s First Look Fair and plans to get more signatures by bringing the pledge to dorms and on-campus events.

“With the Small Footprint Pledge, you can take a small action for a small period of time, and it can make a big difference,” said Morgan Folger,

LEAF Outreach Team intern and junior English and environmental science and policy major. “When people ask LEAF to come to their event, [signing the pledge] is definitely one of the options you can pick.”

Aside from tabling at oncampus events such as Maryland Day and the Denton Community GreenFest, LEAF is focusing on running events in dorms, which became popular last spring, Folger said.

“Usually people understand the message once they come,” Folger said. “The biggest issue in resident halls is getting people to come. That’s up to the [resident assistants].”

Last year, the LEAF team taught Ellicott Hall residents about up-cycled bracelets,

lished, and it opens up a lot of other things. Obviously, those first two drives, they were able to establish the run and caught us off guard.”

The standard Edsall spoke of was also exemplified in the Buckeyes’ defensive play.

Ohio State’s unit allowed just 66 rushing yards and stifled Terps dual-threat quarterback C.J. Brown, who started Saturday despite suffering a sprained left wrist in last week’s victory over Indiana. For the first time in his six-year career, Brown failed to break 70 total yards in a game he started, and the signal-caller was replaced at halftime after he threw a costly interception late in the first half.

Pinned deep in his own territory with just more than a minute remaining in the first half, Brown threw an pick that resulted in a Buckeyes touchdown on the ensuing play, turning what could have been a 14-point halftime deficit into 21 points.

In the final two quarters, backup Caleb Rowe also struggled against the Buckeyes’ defense, going 13 of 22 passing for 173 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions.

Whether it was Brown or Rowe under center, the Buckeyes’ superiority was evident.

While it only surrendered three sacks, the Terps offensive line was manhandled on many snaps, providing both quarterbacks with limited time in the pocket. Not to mention, nearly every offensive sequence ended with a punishing Buckeyes hit.

Even when wide receiver Jacquille Veii exploited a coverage breakdown from the Ohio State

“IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THAT WE KNOW AS A TEAM THERE’S ANOTHER LEVEL WE

campaign for county executive. At 32, he became the youngest county executive elected in state history, with 52 percent of the vote.

“A lot of people thought that [saving Merriweather] spoke to my values, that I would stand up and fight for something,” Ulman said. “Certainly citizens are looking for leaders who will stand up and fight for their shared values, so I took a shot and ran for county executive.”

As county executive, Ulman led a push for environmental sustainability at a time when evidence of global warming was shifting the national discussion. His initiatives included creating the county’s Office of Environmental Sustainability in 2007, setting green building standards and encouraging the use of hybrid transit buses.

“It’s a big priority, especially when it comes to innovation tied to sustainability,” Ulman said.

Education was also a top priority during Ulman’s eight years as county executive. In addition to keeping Howard County public schools ranked as some of the best in the state, he also worked to allow greater access to higher education, including setting aside $2.5 million for a scholarship grant to Howard County Community College.

“I believe strongly, as does Anthony Brown, that it is incumbent for us to remove as

CAN HIT.” BRANDON ROSS

Terps running back secondary early in the fourth quarter, defensive back Cam Burrows chased him down, despite 10 yards of initial separation, to prevent a touchdown.

“It was tough,” running back Brandon Ross said of the Buckeyes’ athleticism. “It was good to see that we know as a team there’s another level we can hit seeing as how they’re already up there, and they’re one of the top teams.”

Saturday’s blowout drops Edsall to 0-9 against ranked opponents during his tenure in College Park. But this defeat — at home, in the first Big Ten game on this campus — stung a little bit more for the fourth-year coach and his players.

Not so much because of the final score, but the way in which the Buckeyes dominated the Terps for 60 minutes using starters and reserves alike.

“This is the standard-bearer,” Edsall said. “If we want to win the eastern division of the Big Ten, we’re going to have to go through these other places for us to be able to see what stands in front of us.

We’ve been working before, but we’re going to continue to keep working even more to get to that point and be able to achieve that standard that we set for ourselves.” dpopperdbk@gmail.com

many barriers as we can for people climbing that ladder of opportunity; higher education being affordable is critical to that,” Ulman said. “We’ve got to make it as easy as possible for folks to continue their education past 12th grade.”

ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL Ulman has known Brown since 1998, when Brown was a state delegate. He attended Brown’s wedding with Harf in 2012. It was in March 2013 when the two began discussing a gubernatorial campaign.

“Once it became 100 percent clear that we were absolutely aligned in our vision and values, it was an easy choice to say ‘yes’ when he asked me to join the team,” Ulman said.

Though he admits it has been tiring, Ulman calls the campaign the best experience of his life.

“It’s been an amazing experience to further my belief that folks in every corner of the state really want the same things,” he said, naming issues such as job opportunities and public safety. “How we get there, that is a discussion we are having in this campaign.”

In June, Brown and Ulman won the Democratic primary with 51 percent of the vote, while Attorney General Doug Gansler and Del. Heather

which are bracelets made from repurposed material, and last month, it held an event about green multipurpose cleaners for sixth-floor residents of Commons 6 after receiving a request from the floor’s RA, Folger said.

“We’re teaching people to make their own products and to be sensitive,” Toews said. “The students really loved it.”

Aside from reaching out to dorms, Hall says the team has shown improvement over the past year by learning what appeals to students.

“The first semester, everything was new, so all the activities were still being tried out,” Hall said. “Now it’s pretty much routine; the uncertainly isn’t there anymore.”

“WE’RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPER-MOTIVATED … AND HAVE A GENERAL POSITIVE

staging area, Hall said student reactions still vary.

“Some people are really excited about it, and other people get very confused,” he said.

When Hall started in fall 2013, there were seven team members, and the number since has shrunk to five interns. Toews said with interviews ending this week and the team’s first training session on Wednesday, LEAF hopes to see 10 members this semester.

“We’re looking for people who are super-motivated, comfortable reaching out to students and have a general positive attitude around sustainability,” Folger said.

ATTITUDE.” MORGAN FOLGER

LEAF Outreach Team intern Hall said the team has figured out that the best place to catch people “green handed,” rewarding students who practice sustainability with stickers and posting their pictures on the SustainableUMD Facebook page, is outside Stamp Student Union, where there are opportunities for students to compost, use reusable containers or park their bikes.

Although the team found a

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mining From PAGE 1 said of the mining companyowned property that is inaccessible to most scientists.

The scientists studying the restoration of the land affected by surface mining and mountaintop removal gathered their information through the Army Corps of Engineers.

“Because I am an expert i n mou nta i ntop restoration, I was allowed to go onto the mine site with lawyers there,” Palmer said.

Mining companies own the properties, meaning the scientists ca n on ly enter with the corporations’ permission, which companies are frequently unwilling to give. Using the Freedom of I n formation Act, m i n i ng companies have applied to obtain Palmer’s study- and case-related emails more than once, she said, though without success.

Palmer, who appeared on The Colbert Report in 2010 to discuss surface mining, often appears in court, including trials on Capitol Hill, to provide expert testimony in cases involving mining companies and pollution mitigation.

Hondula calls this “actionable in formation” for the mining community.

A lthough a mou ntain range does not run through the College Park area, the A p p a l a c h i a n M o u nt a i n s running parallel to the majority of the East Coast are among the highest-producing coal beds in the United

Mizeur each amassed less than 25 percent.

“First off, you’ve got to be a team player, and [Ulman] is,” said Del. Guy Guzzone (D — Howard County), who worked with Ulman on the Howard County Council.

“He recognizes that working together, you can accomplish more so as a team.”

In a race many have criticized for being overly combative with not enough emphasis placed on the issues on both sides, Ulman said he wants the media to focus more on the positives.

On Sept. 24, opponent Larry Hogan’s running mate, Boyd Rutherford, and Ulman agreed to schedule a debate, but the date has not yet been finalized.

Ulman has met with university President Wallace Loh on several occasions, and said if he is elected they will work together to improve development in College Park. Loh said Ulman can serve as a model for students to follow. “[He’s a] really nice guy; I like him a lot, just as a person,” Loh said of Ulman. “He’s very approachable, very open, has the interest of students at heart, the interest of the University of Maryland, and I think he’s a great politician.”

While on the campaign trail, Ulman says he has kept close ties with his alma mater, and appreciates all that the univer-

Kelly Hondula, SESYNC faculty research assistant.

photo courtesy of kelly hondula

“THE UNIVERSITY IS DOING A LOT, BUT THEY COULD BE DOING SOMETHING MORE.” MAYA SPAUR

Student Government Association sustainability committee member States, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

“The university is doing a lot, but they could be doing s o m e t h i n g m o r e ,” s a i d Maya Spaur, a member of t he Student G over n ment Association’s sustainability committee. “As of now, most of our energy comes in the form of natural gas a n d f ro m n o n re n e w a b l e re s o u rc e s. B a s e d o n o u r size as a university and the amount of people here, it’s not a viable option.”

To improve the university’s renewable energy port-

folio and help end the use of nonrenewable resources such as coal, the university uses solar panels and cisterns and is looking to use recycled water for flushing toilets, said Michael Carmichael, stormwater management coordinator.

“We a re i n a cou ntry who l i ke s to adver t i se that there is no net loss when using nonrenewable resources, but that’s not true,” Palmer said. “We need to change that.” mhorndbk@gmail.com

WHAT DOES DEMOCRAT KEN ULMAN’S POLITICAL RESUME LOOK LIKE? YEAR

POSITION

2002-2006

Howard County Council, District 4 — Defeated Republican candidate Joan C. Lancos, 58 percent to 42 percent in general election.

2006-2010

Howard County Executive, 1st term — Defeated Republican candidate Christopher J. Merdon and Independent candidate C. Stephen Wallis, 52.1 percent to 43.3 percent and 4.6 percent, respectively.

2010-2014

Howard County Executive, 2nd term — Defeated Republican candidate Trent Kittleman, 62.9 percent to 37.1 percent.

Source: Maryland.gov/The State Board of Elections

sity gave him.

“I really owe my experiences and my opportunities in public service almost entirely to my experience at College Park,” Ulman said.

Senior staff writer Ellie Silverman cont r i b u t e d t o t h i s re p o r t . jbanisterdbk@gmail.com

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n hopes of bettering the lives of those working for the lowest pay permissible by law, this state has passed several initiatives and pieces of legislation, including one that will raise the state minimum wage to a livable pay floor.

Currently, this state’s minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, hardly enough to get by.

However, Gov. Martin O’Malley signed legislation on May 5 that will gradually raise this state’s minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2018. Similarly, on Wednesday, Prince George’s County Council Bill 94-2013, which raises the minimum wage in Prince George’s County, went into effect. With this legislation, the county’s minimum wage has increased from $7.25 per hour to $8.40 per hour. The minimum wage will increase every year on Oct. 1 until 2017, capping the county’s minimum wage at $11.50 per hour.

The issue of minimum wage has become prominent at this university with the presence of the Student Labor Action Project. The group, dedicated to ending student debt and undesirable workplace conditions, wrote an open letter to university President Wallace Loh asking him to set a livable minimum wage of $15 per hour for all on-campus workers.

In line with O’Malley’s goal of making the minimum wage livable, t h e Co u n ty Co u n c i l a cce p te d Bill 94-2013 on Nov. 26 to collaborate with Montgomery County and Washington to create a “regional minimum wage” to keep up with

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the growing costs of living in the metropolitan area. At a celebration of the $1.15 hourly minimum wage increase in both Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, activists gathered in Silver Spring and said the increases should come at a quicker pace.

OUR VIEW

For the best results, minimum wage increases need to occur gradually over time.

Opponents of raising the minimum wage in this county and the rest of the state worry the increase would hurt small business trying to re-establish themselves after the recession.

However, raising the minimum wage will provide exponential benefits to the economy and working class.

According to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute released in January, when the proposed state bill would have hiked the minimum wage to $10.10 by 2016, raising the minimum wage would have resulted in $456 million in new economic activity and created or supported roughly 1,600 jobs.

Though the version of the bill that passed delays the full increase until 2018, the analysis holds true — raising the minimum wage increases quality of life, but not at the expense of consumer spending and job creation. Despite

opponents’ reservations, raising the minimum wage is necessary, especially in a region that has to deal with the growing costs of living.

Accord i n g t he U.S. Ce ns u s Bureau, as of 2012, 8.7 percent of this county’s population was below the poverty line, and 9.4 percent of state residents live below the poverty level.

Raising the minimum wage hopefully would lower the number of people in this county and state struggling to get by below the poverty level.

However, despite the desire to see a faster wage rise, astronomical increases of the minimum wage cannot occur in a rapid-fire succession. This state’s economy would go into a fiscal tailspin. Instead, the community, labor officials and the government need to work together to ensure that the minimum wage increases occur on schedule and provide the benefits they have promised. With the increase to $8.40 per hour, minimum wage employees in Prince George’s County will have an extra $45 per week in their wallets before taxes, and roughly $2,340 more per year.

While this state and Prince George’s County cannot perform a fiscal miracle overnight, it is mildly reassuring that there will be wage increases across the county and state that boost minimum-wage earners.

It is time for opponents of raising the minimum wage to acknowledge that $7.25 per hour simply doesn’t provide enough income anymore, if it ever did.

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ast year, this university implemented a new “great idea” to control student drinking before football games by letting the Interfraternity Council sponsor tailgates before football games.

These tailgates are discriminatory against students who are not involved in Greek life and further divide students based on whether they are affiliated with Greek life.

With the tailgate system, each IFC chapter that sponsors the tailgate gets a certain number of wristbands, which seems to be about twice as many as there are members in that IFC chapter. So any man in an IFC organization already has access to the tailgate.

Anyone else who wants to get a wristband would have to get one from an IFC chapter member.

Those who get the wristbands tend to be girls who are members of sororities. This turns the oncampus tailgate into an on-campus Greek life tailgate. Practically anyone who attends the IFC tailgate is part of Greek life.

The IFC tailgates have strict rules about what types of alcohol are allowed at the tailgate, which is also monitored by security.

However, overall, they seem similar to off-campus tailgates in that attendees get to enjoy a few beers before the game while listening to music and having a good time.

My question for this university and University Police is: What is wrong with students doing this off the campus? Not only are the

on-campus tailgates exclusive, but they are also far away and pretty inconvenient to get to.

With off-campus tailgates, the city police, ready to dole out citations, threaten us, and they also shut down the tailgates. I understand the purpose of security at the on-campus tailgates is to make sure that nothing gets out of hand, but why can’t the police do the same for off-campus tailgates? The police can drive by houses to make sure students are being safe with their drinking the same way they would at the on-campus tailgates.

I have friends who are not in Greek life, and they say they feel like this university does not appreciate them as students because there is no event held for them to attend before football games. As a student in Greek life, I think the on-campus tailgates are ridiculous if we are just going to keep the attendees to other students in Greek life.

This university is supposed to be a diverse school that supports all of its students fairly, and I believe the way the IFC tailgates are held shows university favoritism toward Greek life students.

Students want to support their football team, especially with the recent move to the Big Ten, but this university and the city of College Park are making that difficult by trying to take away years of tailgating tradition.

Shakira Richardson is a sophomore enrolled in letters and sciences. She can be reached at srichardson1995@live.com.

EDITORIAL BOARD Laura Blasey, editor in chief, is a junior journalism major.

She has worked as a reporter, assistant news editor and news editor.

MATT SCHNABEL, managing editor, is a sophomore journalism major.

He has worked as a copy editor, deputy managing editor and diversions writer.

CAROLINE CARLSON, opinion editor, is a junior government and politics and information systems major. She has worked as an assistant opinion editor and columnist.

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Less meat, less global warming IAN LACY Over the past couple of years, the correlation between carbon dioxide and manmade climate change has been discussed widely. In fact, 97 percent of climate scientists agree that climate-warming trends are a result of human activities.

In response to these proclamations, people appear to be becoming more aware of their carbon footprints. In the U.S., electric car sales increased by about 230 percent from 2012 to 2013. The U.S. has been making strides in recycling various materials, and the use of public transit rose by 37 percent from 1995 to 2013.

Despite the positive strides Americans have taken concerning their carbon emissions, carbon does not tell the whole story of climate change. Methane, a gas that frequently is associated with fecal matter, is also a massive contributor to manmade climate change.

Apart from smelling bad, methane is also 20 times more effective as carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere. While some methane production from di-

gestion is unavoidable, there are simple ways to reduce the amount of methane being produced in other facets of human life.

I n d iv i d u a l s c a n re d u c e t h e amount of meat they consume each week, cut down on natural gas use and decrease the amount of waste going into landfills.

According to the Department of Agriculture, each person in the U.S. consumed an average of 195 pounds of meat during the year 2000.

Although Americans consume a large amount of meat, I do not believe people are aware how much methane livestock produce.

Ruminant animals, such as cows, account for 20 percent of U.S. methane emissions. Humans can reduce the amount of methane released into the atmosphere simply by lessening their meat intakes.

While sitting down to a perfectly cooked sirloin is possibly one of the greatest experiences of my lifetime, I would rather reduce the amount of meat I am consuming than deal with the effects of global climate change.

The use of natural gas in the United States is a large part of electricity production. Thirtyone percent of natural gas use goes toward energy production, 29 percent is used in industrial

practices, and 19 percent is used in residential areas. Vehicle fuel uses less than 1 percent.

Simply put, natural gas use needs to be reduced. There are other energy alternatives that need to be explored. But for the average person who uses natural gas power, it is best to use efficient light bulbs and be mindful of energy use in one’s home.

While Americans as a whole have gotten better about reducing, reusing and recycling, we still have a long way to go. Americans still produce large amounts of waste that go directly into landfills.

These landfills in turn generate 18 percent of the total methane emissions in the United States.

By following the simple mantra of reduce, reuse, recycle, Americans can reduce this source of methane production.

Through an integrated approach of reducing meat consumption, controlling natural gas power and being mindful of what gets thrown into our trash — and consequently into landfills — we can reduce United States methane output drastically.

Ian Lacy is a senior kinesiology major. He can be reached at ilacydbk@gmail.com.

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this sense, there is almost nothing wrong with what is being reported, and the issue of fear mongering instead lies not with the quality of the work being produced but rather with the quantity of material.

Wi t h C N N a n d o t h e r n ews sources spouting 24-hour updates on Ebola, and with newspapers, magazines and online articles providing constant streams of Ebola information, it is no wonder that Americans are so frightened by the prospect of a true domestic Ebola outbreak.

However, there are also inherent problems with news sources that exist as profit-driven corporations.

By over-covering stories that will sell better to audiences, these news sources contribute directly to the fears of Americans who in turn gobble up more news as their fear heightens. The oversaturation and ubiquity of “Ebola news” thus feeds our fear in a continual cycle in which our need to know more about Ebola contributes to even higher quantities of coverage.

Throw all that media exposure in with unsubstantiated “Ebola zombie” rumors that spread on Twitter and other websites, and what do you get? You get a mix of pure ignorance, irrational fears and unjustified hatred.

The reality is that Ebola most likely will not spread outside of Dallas. The virus travels via bodily fluids, and given the U.S.’s outstanding medical facilities, current fears regarding Ebola are completely unjustified. In the end, perhaps it’s best just to follow the British way — keeping calm and carrying on.

When I was walking back to my dorm the other day, I overheard a conversation that truly disgusted me. Two people were discussing the Ebola virus case in Dallas, and one of the students said, “Why do people even go to help those sick Africans? Now they’re going to get us all infected, too!”

Looking back at the moment, perhaps I had overheard the conversation at just the wrong time, but I could see no reason why anyone would joke about something as terrible as that.

Yes, a patient has Ebola in Dallas, and he might have transmitted the disease to maybe a couple other people once he arrived in the U.S., but that in no way warrants the amount of fearmongering that has become ubiquitous on social media sites and news stations. It’s disappointing that even though we live in the so-called Information Age, people remain so woefully misinformed.

Perhaps it was Yoda who summarized it best when he noted how fear could lead to hate and suffering. And indeed, people’s fear of change and the unknown often leads to future cycles of hatred and violence. A possible Ebola outbreak in the U.S. essentially has exposed the resurfacing of today’s fearmongering culture.

To begin with, it’s important to look at news sources tasked with providing Americans ac- Max An is a sophomore physiology and curate updates regarding new de- neurobiology major. He can be reached velopments around the world. In at maxandbk@gmail.com.

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aLL tHe GONE GIRL MAKES WAVES CRAP yOu Psychological thriller gone girl topped the box office at $38 million for its opening weekend, beating horror flick CaRe aBOut annabelle. Critics gave gone girl, which stars Ben affleck, mostly positive ratings, according to Rotten tomatoes.

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ESSAYS | FEMINISM IN POP CULTURE

WHO RUN THE WORLD? GIRLS Beyoncé’s lyrics, attitude and superstardom have pushed feminism to the forefront of her music

By Maeve Dunigan @DBKDiversions For The Diamondback Two summers ago, I witnessed something that would ultimately change my view of concerts forever. I had been anticipating it for months, and it met — if not exceeded — every one of my expectations. What musical artist could put on a show this incredible, you ask?

None other than my personal hero, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.

At the concert, the entire arena erupted in noise the moment Beyoncé stepped onstage. The show involved a small army of talented dancers who backed Beyoncé throughout most of the performance. At one point, Beyoncé was lifted up and flew above the crowd to another stage closer to the center of the arena.

Beyoncé’s show seemed a testament to her independence and unique place in the music world.

The concert showcased not only her singing and dancing abilities, but also her brand as an artist.

I couldn’t have known this at the time, but this concert, in its uniqueness and artistry, would foreshadow Beyoncé’s messages later in her music career.

Lately, with the release of her self-titled album and her spectacle of a VMA performance, Beyoncé’s feminist views have been questioned. Beyoncé is an integral part of the modern feminist movement, whether she intended to be or not. Not only that, Beyoncé has taken control of her career and turned her dreams into realities, showcasing what it means to be a businesswoman in the music industry. She is undoubtedly one of the most popular performers today, which makes her platform all the more important.

With the December release of her self-titled album, Beyoncé was able to show the world her nuanced view of female sexuality, express opinions about the objectification of women and define feminism.

beyoncé has been flaunting her femininity and sexuality for years in her lyrics and her Instagram photos. photos courtesy of tony duran - parkwood pictures entertainment llc (top), beyoncé’s instagram (bottom) In a YouTube mini art feature, women are under and the pressure “Self-Titled,” Beyoncé speaks about they feel every day to conform to her own obvious sexuality in the societal standards.

The third and most blatant newer music videos.

“I don’t at all have any shame example of feminist ideas in the about being sexual, and I’m not latest Beyoncé album is in the song embarrassed about it, and I don’t “Flawless,” in which feminism is feel like I have to protect that side of defined in an audio clip from a TED me because I do believe that sexual- talk given by activist Chimamanda ity is a power that we all have,” she Ngozi Adicihie.

Following Beyoncé’s VMA perforsaid in the YouTube feature.

In a world in which women mance in August, she received some in music videos are treated as flak because she dressed scantobjects, it’s refreshing to see a ily while still promoting a feminist woman who knows she’s sexual message. In an article for The Indeand uses it to her advantage rather pendent, Milo Yiannopoulos wrote than using it to appeal strictly to that Beyoncé “is what men demand men. In the music video and song, of her, less than the sum of her body “Pretty Hurts,” Beyoncé exposes parts. Living art, but art that says the faults of pageantry. She brings nothing.” to light the constant scrutiny He states later in the article,

“Beyoncé doesn’t appear to believe in anything and she isn’t wrestling with anything either.”

Yiannopoulos even goes so far as to say that Beyoncé’s message of gender equality is a new endeavor that’s “simply another way for her to scream: ‘Please love me.’”

However, Yiannopoulos couldn’t be further from the truth.

Yiannopoulos fails to recognize that Beyoncé’s messages about gender equality and ownership of sexuality aren’t things she started broadcasting recently to garner more attention. Beyoncé has been preaching these messages to her fans for a long time.

The 2011 documentary Beyoncé: Year of 4 showcases Beyoncé’s abilities as a businesswoman and follows her journey through being in charge of the album 4.

In the documentary, Beyoncé states, “Being a young woman, I want to set the example that it’s possible for us to own our own businesses and own our own record labels.”

Year of 4 is a testament to Beyoncé’s constant search for gender equality within the music industry.

The documentary reveals the fact that she is and has been at the creative helm of everything with her name on it.

Of course, Beyoncé isn’t the only woman in the industry trying to spread a message. Other artists, such as Lauryn Hill and Janelle Monáe, also strive to communicate messages regarding inequality and society’s faults. These female artists are important role models for listeners. With Beyoncé’s reign over the music industry, however, she is able to broadcast these messages on a much larger scale than others.

Beyoncé may not be spreading feminist ideas in a conventional way, but that doesn’t make her messages any less important. She has shown that feminism is multidimensional and helped (at least in a small way) blaze the path to a more accepting future. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

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“WE FLAWLESS, LADIES TELL ‘EM Say I LOOk SO gOOD tOnIgHt” Song: “Flawless” Album: Beyoncé

“SOMe OF tHeM Men tHInk tHey FReak tHIS LIke we DO But nO tHey DOn’t Make yOuR CHeCk COMe at tHey neCk, DISReSpeCt uS nO tHey wOn’t”

Song: “Run the World (Girls)” Album: 4

“yOu tOO DaMn OLD tO Be SO IMMATURE I HOpe yOu LeaRn yOu SaID I MOve tOO SLOw I SHOweD yOu tO tHe DOOR yOu SaID yOu’D CaLL Me LateR I SaID DOn’t CaLL nO MORe”

Song: “Yes” Album: Dangerously in Love

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Several cartoon women promote feministic ideas and general awesomeness, ranging from Lisa Simpson to Kim Possible

By Maeve Dunigan @DBKDiversions For The Diamondback There are a plethora of important women on television. Some of these women are actual living, breathing human beings, and others are cartoons. With Bob’s Burgers beginning its fifth season, it’s time to chronicle 10 cartoon women who are near and dear to many viewers’ hearts. Here are five of the greatest cartoon women ever to grace the TV screen. Check online for more!

1 . T I N A B E L C H E R , B O B ’S BURGERS Obviously, this list had to begin with the adolescent girl who helped

make Bob’s Burgers the success that it is. Whether she’s kissing boys in a milk fridge or obsessing over horses, Tina is sure to make you laugh. It’s great to see a teenage girl on TV who is OK with embracing her sexuality — even when it makes her siblings and parents uncomfortable. However, it would be unfair to put Tina on too high of a pedestal, for, as she once said, she puts her bra on “one boob at a time, just like everyone else.”

2. LISA SIMPSON, THE SIMPSONS Lisa’s intellect, wit and amazing judgment have stood the test of time. Lisa is the perfect foil to her oafish father and annoying brother.

She might be small in stature, but her brains greatly outweigh her brawn. Lisa Simpson isn’t afraid to tell it like it is, even if no one is necessarily listening. She often ends up being the one who connects the silly cartoon with events happening in real life. Her nuanced liberal viewpoints are juxtaposed with her age and size, enabling her to be the spiky-headed, rebellious little girl everyone knows and loves.

3. DARIA MORGENDORFFER, DARIA Admittedly, Daria was a bit before my time. But I feel she is an important female cartoon who deserves to be on the list. There might not be anyone in the cartoon world that is as cynical and

critical. Daria is stuck in an exaggerated high school in suburbia, and her opinions are always relevant and funny.

Along with her best friend, Jane Lane, Daria critiques middle class teenage life in its entirety.

4. LUCY VAN PELT, PEANUTS As a kid, it wasn’t the holiday season unless you watched the Peanuts holiday special. And whether it’s A Charlie Brown Christmas, It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown or A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, Lucy is always up to something. Lucy van Pelt’s ability to make a mockery of poor Charlie Brown and criticize her younger brother, Linus, somehow makes her all the more lovable. Who else

can offer psychiatric help for the low price of 5 cents?

5. KIM POSSIBLE, KIM POSSIBLE Kim Possible basically is living my 8-year-old self’s dreams. I was a little disappointed when I got to high school and there weren’t any evil villains for me to fight or adorably animated naked mole rats with whom to partner. Kim is able to defeat her enemies while still getting her homework done.

The show gave girls an independent, hardworking cartoon hero to admire. All you had to do was call her or beep her if you happened to want to reach her. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

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WOMEN’S SOCCER | TERPS 0, HOOSIERS 0

Morgan says Terps lack motivation in scoreless draw Offense fires two shots on goal as struggling Hoosiers escape College Park with a tie in pivotal Big Ten match

By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Staff Writer The Terrapins women’s soccer team held a meeting before it faced off with Indiana yesterday afternoon.

The Terps addressed the fact that the season is more than halfway over — they play six more regular-season games — and discussed their desire to earn an NCAA tournament berth after failing to qualify last year.

The team confronted these issues, but it couldn’t bolster its play enough to secure a victory against the Hoosiers.

After the teams battled for 110 minutes at Ludwig Field, the game ended in a scoreless draw.

KASINITZ From PAGE 8 said. “You hear it, you don’t like it, but you just got to keep going.”

But the Terps keep going without improving. Ohio State was too athletic and too prepared for the Terps to make a dent in their deficit.

The Buckeyes threw for 264 yards and rushed for 269.

They picked off Brown once and snagged three interceptions off backup Caleb Rowe.

And they limited the Terps to 66 rushing yards.

But the stats only hint at the disappointment Saturday provided.

The Terps were physically and schematically outmatched, so much so that in the space of one afternoon, their hopes of competing for a Big Ten title went from realistic to laughable.

“Not a good result,” coach Jonathan Morgan said. “I don’t think we came out motivated and inspired. We didn’t represent the brand or the jersey very well today, so it’s disappointing.”

That lack of emotion led to a mediocre performance in which the Terps mustered just two shots on goal despite 11 attempts.

“We were just missing that little spark, that little push of mentality to push through the pain and just grind and get that goal,” goalkeeper Rachelle Beanlands said. “We didn’t have that winning mentality.”

In the two games leading up to their match with the Hoosiers (5-8-1, 1-6-1 Big Ten), though,

At this point, the Terps are destined to win five to eight games a year, finish in the middle of the pack in the Big Ten and go to a meaningless bowl game with a humorous sponsor.

Ohio State is the kind of team that wins 10 games most seasons and often competes for championships. Saturday, the Terps couldn’t keep up with the perennial powerhouse. In the fourth quarter alone, the Buckeyes had a backup quarterback hurdle a safety and defensive backs pick off two of Rowe’s passes in a span of three offensive plays.

It was brutal. It was ugly.

And it was telling. The Terps haven’t beaten a ranked team since 2010, and Edsall is 1-25 in his career against opponents in the Top 25. The Terps just aren’t a top-25 program — or anywhere close to it.

So h ow d o t h e Te r p s

“I DON’T THINK WE CAME OUT MOTIVATED AND INSPIRED. WE DIDN’T REPRESENT THE BRAND OR THE JERSEY VERY WELL TODAY.” JONATHAN MORGAN

Terrapins women’s soccer coach the Terps (5-4-2, 3-2-1) seemed to find their scoring touch.

They suffered an overtime defeat at the hands of Nebraska on Sept. 28 but netted three goals, their highest scoring output since a four-goal performance against William & Mary on Aug. 28.

And against Purdue on Thursday night, the Terps scored two goals to secure their third conference victory.

But the Terps’ recent offensive success didn’t translate into goals when they

become a team like Ohio State, one that’s consistently successful and nationally relevant? Edsall has an idea.

“What we’ve got to do is continue to build the program; we’ve got to get facilities. We got to continue to recruit at the level that we’ve been recruiting at,” Edsall said.

But the Terps haven’t had a recruiting class ESPN has ranked in the nation’s top 25 since Edsall’s been in College Park. If you don’t have the best players entering your program, you won’t crack the Top 25.

Plus, this Terps team is a veteran group, not one full of underclassmen with several years to improve together.

Maybe one day Edsall will have a team that can carve an imprint on the national stage.

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hosted the Hoosiers yesterday, playing to their second scoreless draw of the season.

“It was just a matter of having the will to just drive at them and go to goal and take every half opportunity you get,” midfielder Riley Barger said. “I don’t think we took those chances today.”

Despite their inability to create opportunities in the attacking third, the Terps flirted with a goal in overtime that would have ended the match.

Three minutes into the second

cabrera From PAGE 8 side of the field, and forward Moira Putsch sent a cross to forward Katie Gerzabek, who was running unguarded to the back post. She laid out for the pass and directed the ball into the back of the net for a sliding goal, her first of the season.

“It’s kind of been a long time coming,” Gerzabek said after Friday’s game. “I have been getting the shots off but not the goals, so it felt really good to get one in the back of the net.”

Cabrera’s kick save and Gerzabek’s tally sealed a two-goal swing late in the first half. And it set the Terps up to pile on four more goals in an eventual 6-0 rout of the Buckeyes.

But Cabrera saved her best play for longtime rival Old Dominion, which had won three consecutive games on the Terps’

extra-time period, only Hoosiers goalkeeper Sarah Stone separated forward Shade Pratt from netting the game-winning goal.

After chasing down a pass from forward Alex Doody, Pratt outran the final Hoosiers’ defender to create a 1-on-1 opportunity. But the senior’s powerful shot was right at Stone, who made a sliding save to keep the match deadlocked.

Before the Terps could produce another threatening scoring chance, the final whistle blew.

“It’s a 1-v-1 with the goalkeeper, and you’re supposed to make those,” Morgan said. “So it’s a letdown because not only do we miss, but we miss because we don’t make the right deci-

sion of how to play that.”

The draw keeps the Terps in the middle of the Big Ten standings. And though they have time to execute what they discussed in their meeting and start moving up the conference rankings, the Terps are at risk of finishing another season without an NCAA tournament appearance.

“We just talked about having the willingness to go for it,” Barger said. “We want to be successful. We want to get into the NCAA tournament; we want to get into the Big Ten tournament; we want to make an impact; we want to have success in the later half of the season.”

turf. The Monarchs managed only 9 shots in the game, but they were high-quality opportunities and forced Cabrera to make tough decisions on whether to leave the cage.

She chose to charge out of the net, and it paid off.

“It’s definitely an attitude I took on,” Cabrera said. “Just being aggressive and dominating the circle felt really good.”

First it was a diving save 10 yards out of the cage when Monarchs forward Victoria Rezette had snuck past the Terps defense. She then made a sprawling save to her right with her stick later in the half. Cabrera nearly left the 16-yard circle on one play when she ran out to kick a ball away.

Perhaps the toughest test came in the second half, though, when a long pass left forward Katy Fuhrman with nothing but 25 yards of turf between her and Cabrera in net. As she did

all afternoon, the Connecticut native played aggressively, and she forced Fuhrman wide and made the save.

Meharg wasn’t pleased with the Terps defense allowing multiple breakaways, however.

“More importantly than her making the save or not is how does it get there,” Meharg said. “That’s what we have to clean up.”

The defense did eventually cost the Terps with three minutes left when the Monarchs finally beat Cabrera on a breakaway attempt.

Still, Cabrera came within one save of her career high just a week after her shaky outing at Northwestern.

“Brooke always plays hard,” midfielder Anna Dessoye said.

“She always gives it all she’s got, and I think [yesterday] just proves how well she can do.”

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FIELD HOCKEY

Cabrera shuts down Buckeyes, Monarchs Fifth-year goalkeeper limits opponents to one goal combined in pair of victories

By Ryan Baillargeon @RyanBaillargeon Staff writer

OHIO STATE WIDE RECEIVER MICHAEL THOMAS sprints by cornerback Jeremiah Johnson in the Terps’ 52-24 loss Saturday afternoon. marquise mckine/the diamondback

OUT OF THEIR LEAGUE Blowout loss to then-No. 20 Ohio State proves Terps aren’t a top-tier program

AARON KASINITZ The crowd in the student section at Byrd Stadium thinned throughout the third quarter of the Terrapins football team’s 52-24 loss to then-No. 20 Ohio State on Saturday, and by the start of the final period, Buckeyes fans outnumbered the Terps faithful.

You couldn’t tell by looking around the stadium, though. Most of both teams’ fans were clad in red, so you had to listen to know

which way the remaining spectators were leaning.

A soft chant of “O-H-I-O” spread through the afternoon air early in the fourth quarter. Then as the massacre wore on and the clock dwindled down, the shouts grew more substantial and clear.

“O-H-I-O.” And when the chant filled the stadium, one thing became stunningly clear: The Terps are not one of the nation’s better programs, and they aren’t close to where coach Randy Edsall wants them to be.

Teams constantly ranked in the

top 25 don’t lose by 38 points at home. Quarterbacks who help their squads compete for conference championships don’t get replaced at halftime after making terrible decisions the way C.J. Brown did Saturday. And programs that draw national attention don’t hear opposing fans chanting throughout fourth quarters of home games.

“You don’t want an opposing team’s fan base to come in chanting their name,” defensive end Andre Monroe See KASINITZ, Page 7

Three weekends ago, Terrapins field hockey goalkeeper Brooke Cabrera returned to College Park after a 3-2 loss to Northwestern. The redshirt senior had allowed three goals while making just one save in the Terps’ first Big Ten game.

At the time, Cabrera had allowed 10 goals while making 11 saves on the season. But coach Missy Meharg was confident Cabrera would improve with time.

T h i s we e ke n d , t h e f i f t h year senior validated Meharg’s confidence.

Cabrera shut out Ohio State on Friday as the No. 2 Terps won their first conference home game, 6-0, and she made five saves in a 3-1 win against No. 18 Old Dominion on Sunday.

“I’ve found a better rhythm, and I’m more comfortable on the field,” Cabrera said. “I always was, but I

think I’ve just been able to dominate a lot more, and the communication from the backfield has really helped.”

This year has been Cabrera’s first season as a starter for the Terps (9-2, 3-1 Big Ten). While Cabrera had success filling in as a backup, Meharg acknowledged this is a different, more critical role for the netminder. Still, Meharg wasn’t worried about Cabrera even after the loss to Northwestern.

Cabrera seems to have settled into her new role, and her abilities were on display at the Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex this past weekend. It started Friday when she made a crucial save on a penalty corner with the Terps up one goal.

Ohio State shot a rocket headed for the right corner, but Cabrera sent it away with her left pad — one of four saves on the day — and it sparked a fast break for the Terps.

After Cabrera’s save, the Terps quickly pushed the ball up the left See CABRERA, Page 7

GOALKEEPER BROOKE CABRERA dives to make one of her five saves in the No. 2 Terps’ 3-1 victory over No. 18 Old Dominion on Sunday at Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex. alexander jonesi/for the diamondback