October 7, 2014

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Gubernatorial candidates to hold first debate Experts: First scheduled debate of the season a chance for Hogan, Brown to prove themselves

By Jon Banister @J_Banister Senior staff writer With the gubernatorial election less than a month away, state voters will get to watch candidates Anthony Brown and Larry Hogan debate for the fi rst time tonight.

A poll released Monday by this university in conjunction with The Washington Post gave Brown a 38 to

47 percent lead among likely voters.

Additionally, 28 percent of respondents who named a candidate said they could still change their minds in the fi nal month, putting a heavy significance on the three upcoming televised debates. “[The debate] is very important because it’s going to help set the tone for the rest of the campaign,” said Michael Hanmer, this university’s Center for American Politics

and Citizenship research director, who helped write the poll questions.

“There are still a fair number of people who are undecided or willing to lean in the other direction.”

UMD College Democrats spokesman Steven Palmer said he expects Brown to try to play it safe and avoid any “big gaffes” to hold his lead but acknowledged Hogan’s opportunity to make up ground.

“This is the biggest chance for Hogan to legitimize himself,” Palmer said. “If this goes really well for See DEBATE, Page 3

anthony brown (left), sitting lieutenant governor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, and Larry Hogan (right), a Howard County-based lawyer and Republican gubernatorial candidate, will debate. file photos/the diamondback

just out of control

Study: class with active learning is beneficial Despite studies, Univ Health Center lags behind in birth control offerings

When sophomore Connor Davies was on the birth control pill, she’d regularly forget to take it — to the point that her boyfriend made sure to check her pill pack before anything happened

between them.

So the progestin implant, a thin rod placed under the skin of a woman’s arm that prevents pregnancy for up to three years, seemed like the perfect solution for Davies.

“What I really liked about it was you can put it in and forget about it,” Davies, now a senior public health science major, said.

But the University Health Center doesn’t offer long-acting reversible contraceptives, also known as LARCs, like the implant, meaning Davies had to drive an hour and a half to her hometown gynecologist in Lusby for the procedure — and then rush back to campus in time See LARCS, Page 2

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Rutherford’s record key in lt gov race

Plan covers gender surgeries up to $100,000

By Sarah Dean @sarahdeanjourn Staff writer

Republican candidate cites fiscal responsibility boyd rutherford is a lawyer running for lieutenant governor on the Republican ticket. kai keefe/for the diamondback

W hen Boyd Rutherford f i rst arrived at the State Department of General Services as the acting secretary under Gov. Robert Ehrlich in 2003, his fi rst goal was simple: look at the budget.

He knew about the large construction projects, upcoming renovations and

personnel wages and benefits, he said.

But he wondered about overhead costs.

Eventually, he was given a list and noticed something strange. Both cellphones and pagers were given to employees, though in 2003, the latter were not exactly up-to-date technology. Yet here the state government was, spending taxpayer money on them, he said.

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ELECTION 2014

By Darcy Costello @dctello Senior staff writer

By Darcy Costello @dctello Senior staff writer As a freshman, biology major Maddie Lee enrolled in introductory-level science courses, held in 300-seat lecture halls that sharply contrasted to her private high school classes.

Rather than small classes with teachers that knew her by name, Lee, now a junior, found herself expected to pass on her own, with less involved teachers and more material to learn.

And, though Lee said she didn’t have a problem learning in the environment, it is one in which many students struggle.

“Most of the science classes I’ve taken are Power Point-based, with

birth control offerings at the University Health Center include condoms and the pill, but not long-acting reversible contraceptives such as IUDs and progestin implants.

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“The response I got was, ‘Well, that’s not a lot of money,’” Rutherford said. “And my point was, it is money, and it’s not your money, it’s what taxpayers are paying.”

Rutherford sent out a mandate that all employees justify their use of the state’s pagers and cellphones See RUTHERFORD, Page 3

T he Student Health Insurance Plan expanded in August to include more coverage for transgender students, but transgender senior Zak Mellen is “a little skeptical” about what that means.

Mellen, a Germanic studies major, has been utilizing the pl a n’s covera ge of hor mone therapy for about a yea r a nd wants to utilize the plan’s increased coverage for sexual reassignment surgery, specifically chest reconstruction surgery.

The plan states it will cover surgeries up to $100,000, but Mellen said that due to the vague language used, he is unclear on what kind of surgeries it will cover. And he’s been having trouble getting a defi nitive answer.

Mellen said a representative for UnitedHealthcare told him the transgender coverage at this university includes genital surgeries, but he doesn’t know if that includes other surgeries, such as mastectomies and breast augmentations.

One of Mellen’s main concerns is that “cosmetic procedures” are listed as an exclusion of the university’s plan, and he’s unsure if See health care, Page 2

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the university health center aims to provide more inclusive care for transgender students by expanding its Student Health Insurance Plan to cover surgeries up to $10,000, including genital surgeries but not necessarily mastectomies and breast augmentation. file photo/the diamondback

health care From PAGE 1 chest reconstruction surgery is included in transgender coverage. The overall plan excludes breast reduction, breast augmentation, breast implants and breast prosthetic devices “except as specifically provided in the Benefits for Reconstructive Breast Surgery Following a Mastectomy,” according to a university insurance plan flier.

Add itiona l ly, wh i le the UnitedHealthcare representative told Mellen the university plan covers various genital surgeries, the f lier states that sexual reassignment surgery is not included “except as specifically provided in the policy.”

“It’s really vague because it depends on what definition you’re going by with any specific procedure, so I’m just trying to get an answer on what exactly they cover because there are a lot of different procedures that people might want to get,” he said.

Mellen said he has yet to receive a definitive answer from the University Health Center or

the insurance company.

“At this point, I think I’m done talking to the health center. I think I’m just going to contact a couple surgeons and just see what the insurance says to them,” he said.

D e i rd re Yo u n ge r, t h e h e a l t h c e n t e r ’s a ss o c i a t e d i r e c t o r, s a i d t h i s y e a r ’s p l a n , w h i c h beca me ef fect ive Aug. 1, covers psychotherapy for gender identity disorders a nd associated comorbid psychiatric diagnoses, continuous hormone replacement therapy, su rger y to ch a n ge s p e c i f ic se condary sex characteristics, lab testi ng for mon itori ng of hormone therapy and other wrelated services.

Younger did not elaborate on which specific characteristics the surgery could include.

“We know that it’s something that our students have asked for in the past … and s o w e j u s t w a n te d to b e responsive to some of the needs of our students,” she said of the plan’s expansion.

Although there might be some confusion about the language of the plan, Nicholas Sakurai, associate director of the LGBT Equity

Center, said it was an important step for the university — one that many others have not taken yet.

“Maryland is still on the leading front here,” he said.

“Among institutions in the region … and the kind and level of inclusive insurance that we’re now providing, I think this definitely puts us out front.”

In July, this state reversed its health care policy and became the th ird state to of fe r ge nd e r t ra n s it ionrelated care under its employees’ insurance plans.

Sa k u ra i sa id covera ge of t ra n sgender resou rces i s something the plan needs to avoid discriminating.

But even the T ra ns Resources section on this university’s LGBT website noted t he con f u sion rega rd i n g health center information.

“Many questions about the availability of and insurance coverage for hormone therapy a nd other hea lth issues of particular concern to transgender people are not present,” the medical health care section of the LGBT website states. sdeandbk@gmail.com

for an afternoon test.

“I wou ld have had so much less stress had the school been able to get it done here,” she said.

On Sept. 29, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a set of recomm e n d at ion t h at s t ate d LARCs such as intrauterine devices and implants should be the “first-line contraceptive choices for adolescents,” given their “efficacy, safety and ease of use.”

“We have over a decade of data on the use of LARCs in adolescents that suggest t h a t t h e y a re s a fe a n d highly effective,” said Dr. Mary Ott, who helped write the recommendations.

An IUD is a small T-shaped device placed in the uterus that can last up to 10 years and has a failure rate of 0.8 percent, according to the Center for Disease Control, while the implant has a 0.05 percent failure rate.

Birth control methods offered at the hea lth center — pi l l s, va g i n a l rings, contraceptive patches, diaphragms and Depo Provera injections — all have a failure rate between 6 and 12 percent, according to the CDC. Deirdre Younger, University Health Center associated director, wrote in an email that the health center plans to get providers trained and certified for I U D i n s e r t ion , b ut a date has not been set.

There are no plans regarding implants.

Younger was not available to answer follow-up questions.

Other Big Ten schools, such as Indiana University,

The failure rate for long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) such as IUDs and implants

6%-12%

The failure rate for traditional types of birth control, such as birth control pills, diaphragms, contraceptive patches and vaginal rings

Ohio State University, the University of Illinois and the University of Nebraska, have been offering LARCs to students through their campus health centers, according to their websites.

“We always offer methods when they become available on the market,” said Kathryn Brown, a health and sexuality educator at Indiana University. “It’s very important to have this variety of methods because there are different needs for different women.”

Both nurse practitioners and doctors at the Indiana University Health Center are trained to insert IUDs and implants.

The process takes a matter of minutes, Brown said.

“Getting it done is really easy,” Davies said. “I asked my nurse when she was going to start and the other nurse said, ‘Honey, she’s been done for like five seconds.’ It was wham, bam, thank you ma’am and you’re done.”

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this university’s health center, said that when students come to her with questions about birth control, she discusses all of their options with them.

She even has models of the different contraceptives, including LARCs, which she can pull out from behind her desk to demonstrate. Beckwith said there haven’t been many requests from students for these alternate forms of birth control.

But if a student decides to move forward with getting an IUD or implant, Beckwith will currently have to refer them to a nearby clinic, such as Capital Women’s Care. The clinic is about seven miles away.

“It’s really too bad the University of Maryland campus is not offering that — it’s a big college, it’s a Big Ten school now,” Brown said. “We should make it as convenient as possible for women to access any type of contraceptive she feels she needs.” trichmandbk@gmail.com

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RUTHERFORD From PAGE 1 or have their service cut by the end of the week. All the pagers came back.

As the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, Rutherford hopes to bring that practicality and experience to the state office fol low i n g t he Novem b er general election. If elected, Rutherford and his running mate, gubernatorial candidate Larry Hogan, would be the state’s third Republican administration in the last 50 years.

TO RUN OR NOT TO RUN Hogan chose Rutherford as his running mate following the pair’s years working together in Ehrlich’s administration. In a speech, Hogan re fe r re d to R ut he r ford’s “real management experience,” calling him someone who has the “ability to be a partner in our administration and is actually qualified to be governor.”

The move to partner with Rutherford for the campaign m a d e se n se, sa id B reyer Hillegas, the president of UMD College Republicans, who pointed to Rutherford’s work in the public and private sectors and experience saving taxpayer money as signs he would be a good candidate for lieutenant governor.

Prior to the selection, the Maryland Reporter quoted Rutherford as saying he never planned to run for office – but “you can never say never, and I shouldn’t have said it then,” he said.

“Most p eople, at some point in their life, have said, ‘If I were in charge, I would do X,’ and so, like most people, I’ve said that,” Rutherford sa id. “But I d id n’t rea l ly consider running until after Larry asked me to join.”

At ti mes, a Republ ica n campaign in a predominantly Democratic state can seem like an uphill battle, he said, but recent numbers show the Hogan campaign closing the gap between the two tickets since the summer months.

In June, a Washington Post poll found the Democratic candidate Anthony Brown leading 51 percent to Hogan’s 33 percent. A poll released at the end of September by Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies, saw Brown leading 47 percent to 43 percent.

“A lot of that just comes

learning From PAGE 1 teachers going through slides and expecting students to answer clicker questions,” Lee said. “There’s so much information to cover that we don’t spend time interacting or discussing things, really.”

This lecture format, traditional on college campuses, de-emphasizes active learning, which has been touted by educational philosophers for years, said Solomon Com issiong, the Ny u mbu r u Cultural Center’s student involvement and public relations assistant director.

And a recent study of students at University of North C a ro l i n a a t C h a p e l H i l l suggests not incorporating active learning in curricula means missing out on tangible benefits for students.

In the study, publ ished in the journal CBE-Life Sciences Education, researchers studied six one-semester intro-level biology courses.

For three of the semesters, the lectures were traditional, and three semesters incorporated more in-class activities and online exercises.

T he study fou nd active learning components raised average test scores by more

f ro m n a m e re c o g n i t i o n .

There’s a tendency to select a party and an incumbent, essentially,” Rutherford said.

“Si nce Ju ne, people have been listening to what we’re saying. There’s a recognition of the state’s flaws and many are saying we can’t continue in this direction.”

Still, the pair has a histor ic a l a nd demog raph ic cha l lenge a head of them, said Christopher Foreman, a public policy school professor.

“Maryland is overwhelmingly Democratic, so really, Republicans tend to only do wel l when Democrats a re weakened, either by scandal, a divided party or a weak candidate,” Foreman said. “Areas like Baltimore or suburban Washington — Montgomery County, Prince George’s Cou nty a nd even beyond that — are strong blue areas.

It’s a great deal for a Republican running statewide to overcome.”

Brown, Hogan’s competition, is the state’s current lieutenant governor in the O’Malley administration.

Ken U l ma n, Rutherford’s direct opposition for Brown’s current seat, is the Howard County executive.

In contrast to what Rutherford calls “career politicians,” both he and Hogan are running for elected office for the first time. Not on a state or county payroll, Rutherford has continued working as an attorney and consultant during the campaign to “make a living,” he said.

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WHAT DOES REPUBLICAN BOYD RUTHERFORD’S POLITICAL RESUME LOOK LIKE? YEAR

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Secretary, Maryland Department of General Services

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Chief Administrative Officer, Republican National Committee

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R ut h e r fo rd s a i d h e’s enjoyed traveling around the state and meeting people — even if it cuts into his European football Premier League viewing. A Manchester City fan, Rutherford said he often records games instead.

And while the Washington native said he would otherwise root for Terps football, he admitted he’s much more of a Un iversity of Southern California football fan, having attended the university for graduate school.

H e fol low s Te r p s b a sketba l l i n s te a d , he sa id , having watched ACC games growing up.

Rutherford, who lives in Howard County, put his children through Howard County Public Schools before they moved on to college. His two older children live in California, while his youngest

daughter is a junior at Salisbury University.

As a parent of college-aged children, Rutherford said he recognized the issue of rising tuition and student loans. He cited incentivizing efficiency at the university system level as a way of reducing costs through the governor’s office.

R ut he r ford s a id u n d e r a Hoga n ad m i n ist rat ion, t here’s “not much t h at’s going to change” in terms of social issues such as wom e n’s r i g ht s a n d g u n control, despite the negative campaign ads, unless his constituents feel something has been ignored.

In particular, Rutherford pointed toward this state’s heroin problem, which he said he would treat as a health concern rather than just a law enforcement issue should he and Hogan take office. He also suggested a need for more awareness and dialogue on mental illness, bringing resources in from both governmental agencies and nonprofits to address the problem and the stigma attached.

And, to the college-aged voter, Rutherford pointed to the economic issues plaguing this state and its job market.

“Maryland’s economy is i n bad sh ape r ig ht now,” Rutherford said. “Getting jobs on t he r ig ht t rack is i mportant to anyone who lives in the state.”

than 3 percentage points and reduced the number of exam failures across student test subjects.

T h at i nc re a se double d to more than 6 percentage points for black and firstg e n e r a t i o n c o l l e g e s t udents — eliminating the gap between fi rst-generation students and others.

“It’s not rocket science: We know that students from higher-poverty areas have schools that are not as well resourced as schools in affluent areas,” Comissiong said. “And a high prevalence of those students are black or brown or Latino.

When they come to college, often times they are coming from schools that were vastly underfunded.”

Entering this university might involve a new learning style for them, Comissiong said. A lack of engagement in lectures or with course m ateria l, combi ned w ith the isolation students may already feel, could result in withdrawal over time.

“If you go into the classroom a nd i nstructors a re talking at you, not talking to you, and not encouraging you to chime in, it’s easy to slowly but surely fall through the cracks,” he said.

Com issiong sa id he i ncorporates as much active

learning and class participat ion a s p ossi ble i n h i s cou rses at the u n iversity and encourages it through his outside consulting work.

“You can find experiential learning opportunities within virtually every discipline, everything from the sciences to social sciences, really,” he said. “It is incumbent upon the professor or instructor to use their imagination; there are almost an unlimited number of projects they could come up with.”

To encourage this creativity, Comissiong proposed instructors attend professional development workshops to develop new ideas that they can incorporate into lectures or course syllabuses.

This university currently has a cohort of faculty involved in redesigning courses around the incorporation of active learning, said Stephen Roth, the director of outreach and instructional innovation for the Teaching and Learning Transformation Center.

The active learning elements in their efforts vary, Roth said, including group projects, debates, peer ed iti ng, case stud ies a nd sma l l-g roup engagement during lecture.

They hope to continue the cohort’s efforts next year,

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A SHOT AT THE TOP If the Hogan-Rutherford campaign can continue to spread their clear pro-business, pro-economy message, Hillegas said they’ll likely see results at the polls.

“The economy is a really big thing right now, and as college students, we’re going to be graduating and entering a state economy that is unfriendly to businesses right now and has been for the past eight years,” he said. “Hogan and Rutherford really want to turn that around, and make it a state with lots of jobs and no penalizing tax code, hindering our ability to work hard and be successful.”

T hough it initially took Rutherford some convincing to join the Hogan campaign, should they win the election, he said he would be focused on trying not to cry from joy.

“It used to be little things didn’t bother me, but now I get real sentimental,” he said, adding that he teared up during a recent viewing of It’s A Wonderful Life.

A nd wh at w i l l he do i f his and Hogan’s campaign doesn’t win?

“I don’t th i n k about losing,” he said. “I haven’t even considered what I would do.” dcostellodbk@gmail.com

and over those two years, e x p e c t to to u c h “ n e a rly 50 cou rses on ca mpu s to improve student learning,” Roth wrote in an email.

He a d d e d t h at a l re a dy on campus, many I-series and scholarship in practice courses already hold active learning as a central theme for instruction.

For Lee, the lack of active learning in her classes is not something that has negatively affected her studies, she said, adding that not every student may be similar to her.

“It definitely puts the initiative on the student; they’re expected to pass on their own or seek out help in office hours themselves,” Lee said.

But for Com issiong, mundane courses or pedantic lectures mean missing out both on actively engaging students and bettering instructors.

“Students and times change, and no two students are ever exactly the same, like grains of sand,” he said.

“In an ideal learning environment, there’s quid pro quo, a give and take between professors and students, and they learn from each other.

That’s active, and that’s the best environment possible.” dcostellodbk@gmail.com

National News Engagement Day lands at university Journalism org plans media events for today

By Molly Podlesny @thedbk For The Diamondback

A tour of the C-SPAN bus originally was part of the day’s events, but it will no longer be available because of mechanical issues, according to a news release sent by C-SPAN marketing representative La’Shawna Saint-Preux.

C-SPAN will still interview university President Wallace Loh and air the conversation on its morning program, Washington Journal, according to the release.

The day also features a media participation survey that AEJMC administered throughout the country.

One hundred participants took a survey about their media habits at this university. About half of respondents were students in the communication department.

The results showed that 71 percent of those surveyed consumed their news from Twitter, Facebook or other on l i ne sou rces. A majority also spend less than 10 minutes getting the news each day. Results showed that print newspapers and radios are the least popular news sources among participants.

In contrast, only 9 percent of national survey respondents cited Twitter as a trustworthy news source.

“T h is defi n itely shows a trend that students want news convenient to them, accessible and written in a language they understand,” said Megan Landau, the event’s organizer and a junior communication major.

T h e A s s o c i a t i o n fo r Education in Journalism a nd Mass Com mu n ication is hoping to start a new tradition.

The journalism school and communication depa r t ment col l aborated to o r g a n i z e t h e f i r s tever “Ma r yla nd Ma kes H i stor y” event, wh ich will take place on McKeldin Mall from 12 to 3 p.m. today in honor of National News Engagement Day. Students can participate by stopping by the four media engagement tables on the mall, tweeting with the hashtag “#MakeNewsUMD” and taking part in a “freeze mob photo-op” on the mall at 2:30 p.m.

The Diamondback, ca mpus rad io station WMUC and a representative from C-SPAN will all be manning tables. A fourth table will have a photo opportunity in which students can have their pictures taken in “front-page frames” of major national newspapers, including The Washington Post and The New York Times.

Students who stop by all four tables will be entered for a chance to win a $100 gift card to the University Book Center. newsumdbk@gmail.com

debate From PAGE 1 Hogan it can have a lot of momentum. But if it goes really well for Brown, it has the ability to kill a lot of momentum.”

Many have criticized this gubernatorial campaign for being overly negative, which a recent study from the Wesleyan Media Project found to be true.

The study reported that 82.1 percent of campaign ads were negative, meaning they only mention the opponent, which has made this state’s gubernatorial race the most negative in the country. UMD College Republ ica n s P resident Breyer Hillegas said tonight’s debate will allow for more honest discourse.

“If they’re by themselves they can say anything they want about the other person, but now you can’t do that because the person’s right there and they’ll be able to refute everything,” Hillegas said. “It will truly show what each person stands for, what they’re going to do to help the state and why they’d be the best choice.”

The poll showed that taxes are the most important issue among likely voters, with 30 percent naming it as their top choice. Additionally, 47 percent said they believe Hogan will handle taxes better, compared to 36 percent for Brown.

H i l le g a s sa id Hog a n holds the upper hand regarding taxes because he represents a depa r tu re from the O’Malley administration policies.

“T his administration has taxed everything so bad,” Hillegas said. “Their spending is absolutely out of control.”

In a news release Monday, Hogan criticized Brown for his “radio silence” regarding this state’s economy.

“Marylanders are fed up; they want answers on how Lt. Gov. Brown will fix the mess he m ade,” Hoga n’s statement read. “Now is the time for him to give Maryla nders the a nswers they deserve. I look forward to debating him tomorrow.”

Palmer said he also expects this to be a debate topic but said Hogan is ignoring the positive impact taxes can have. “[Brown] will say the same thing as most people who defend taxes: We can tax our highest earners or our big businesses in order to create more ways to give citizens the services they need,” Palmer said.

Public education was the second highest priority among likely voters at 20 percent.

Hanmer said universal preschool education is a divisive issue between the candidates but noted that higher education issues play a big role, too.

“Funding for public education … is a huge issue for any student in state universities across the country,” he said.

“Funding levels for public universities have been going down, putting a lot of pressure on tuition and potential loss of academic programs and changes in quality of education.”

Fifty-three percent of poll respondents believed Brown would do a better job with public education, compared to 28 percent for Hogan.

The debate will be filmed Tuesday morning and will air at 7 p.m. on the CBS affiliate in Balitmore and on Maryland Public Television. There will be two other televised debates on Oct. 14 and 18.

Palmer said students are generally “apathetic” to politics, but he hopes they will take the time to watch the debate.

“It is important and whoever wins will have a pretty big i mpact on ou r lives as students and on our bank account,” he said. “So it’s very important to at least watch the debate.” jbanisterdbk@gmail.com

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fter making two major rulings in June 2013 — striking down the Defense of Marriage Act and rejecting California’s same-sex marriage ban — the U.S. Supreme Court made a memorable move yesterday that furthered support for gay marriage: It did nothing.

An event that comes as a major surprise given the controversy of same-sex marriage bans throughout the country, the court decided to let appellate court rulings stand rather than provide legal opinions on them. This means that five states — Virginia, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Indiana and Utah — can now allow gay marriages, given that their appellate court rulings in favor of these unions have been affirmed by the nation’s highest court.

Though this state was not involved in today’s Supreme Court decision — it legalized gay marriage by referendum in November 2012 — this decision indirectly affects the Washington Metropolitan area and students at this university.

Gay residents of our southern neighbor, Virginia, can now access marriage licenses, meaning the plethora of young college graduates and professionals who move to the Northern Virginia area will have similar marriage rights as those who stay in this state after graduation.

It’s no exaggeration to say that our generation has been instrumental in the fight for gay marriage for years. Among all age demographics, 18- to 29-year-olds have shown

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the strongest support for the cause throughout the past 18 years, according to Gallup. Not only have we been the most supportive, but we’ve shown the largest increase in support — from 41 percent in favor of legalizing gay marriage in 1996 to an astounding 78 percent this year.

OUR VIEW

We are proud the Supreme Court dismissed challenges to gay rights in five states, but we shouldn’t drop out of the fight yet.

Yesterday’s surprise should bring excitement to students at this university who may decide to move to a different state in the future or have loved ones in states that formerly banned gay marriage. Though this excitement should be welcomed, it doesn’t mean the fight for equality is over.

When actions are legalized, it’s easy to think the debate has ended.

Gay marriage is now legal in 24 states and the District of Columbia, but the issue isn’t so binary: Just because more of these unions are legalized doesn’t mean our support for them should dwindle.

Legally, the Supreme Court has not placed a definitive, binding opinion on gay marriage in these states. In fact, the court did not explain its dismissal of gay marriage appellate cases in the states.

In the future, key constitutional questions concerning gay marriage might still appear before the court.

With this in mind, we shouldn’t assume the Supreme Court’s silence on the issue equates to constitutional support for gay marriage.

We’ve never seen such a sudden change impacting so many people in the gay marriage fight until yesterday’s decision. As an generation that speaks out in support of gay rights, we should maintain a positive yet cautious attitude about this event.

Many of the states bordering this one have already legalized gay marriage, but some states to which we might have little connection — such as Louisiana, Texas, Wyoming and 23 others — have yet to allow it.

Just because we aren’t suffering from the same legal problems doesn’t mean we should ignore what’s happening in other corners of the country. This editorial board is excited about the progress the samesex marriage movement has made, but we advise readers to be aware that the fight is long from over.

To those who support this cause, victories shouldn’t prevent us from moving forward. If anything, it should make us shift our legal focus on states that still need to change their policies on marriage. Perhaps one day gay marriage bans will only be a part of American history, but for now, our dedication to the movement should remain strong and unstoppable.

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What football says about who we are

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know the danger of assumptions, but I can safely assume that anybody who saw the surveillance video of Ray Rice brutalizing his then-fiancee was both unsettled and enraged. After all, violence is never pleasant. It might be an unavoidable aspect of our lives, but is never something we seek out. But isn’t it also true that the man we are condemning for his violence is simultaneously beloved for his participation in a sport that is all about violence?

Isn’t that strange? Violence is bad, but it is also good. It is something to be ashamed of, but it is also something to celebrate.

Now, don’t get me wrong; I’m not equating domestic violence to football violence. Obviously, Janay Rice didn’t sign a multimillion-dollar contract agreeing to be bashed around by her husband.

Honestly, what baffles me about this whole debacle has nothing to do with the participants and everything to do with the audience.

As a culture, we cringe when a man punches his wife, but we cheer when a player does far more violent things on the field. I guess what amazes me is how much context changes our perception of violence. In any other scenario, if a man were to tackle another man to the ground using all his weight, society would generally disapprove. But put on some padding and set up a scoreboard, and all of a sudden, what was violent is now incredibly fun.

At the end of the day, whether these men agreed to do this or not, we are still cheering for people to hurt other people, and I think that

is something quite bizarre.

Do you know what’s really crazy about the Roman Colosseum? It’s not that slaves were forced to fight to their deaths for the amusement of a crowd; it is that there was a crowd at all. How does something so fundamentally sick attract so many people? Again, gladiatorial combat is a whole other level of violence compared to football, but the principle remains the same: Given the proper presentation, people don’t so much mind violence.

What am I trying to say by pointing all this out? Well, if you think I’m condemning contact sports, you are wrong. As someone who watches violent movies, plays violent video games and reads violent books, I understand why people like violence.

It appeals to that visceral, primal feeling inside of all of us, and I don’t think anybody is wrong for indulging it in an escapist capacity.

What I’m rallying against is this idea that violence is something we as a culture detest—because it is demonstrably not. If that were true, the NFL’s viewership would be limited entirely to maladjusted sociopaths.

With a viewership in the hundreds of millions, it clearly is not.

Violence is — and I know this sounds crazy — not inherently evil.

Like everything else in this world, it is subject to context and perception. I think we, as a culture, need to be honest with ourselves: We love violence, and it shows in everything from our Hollywood blockbusters to our national obsession.

Tristan Madden is a freshman journalism major. He can be reached at trmadden@terpmail.umd.edu.

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Good, but not good enough SAMANTHA REILLY CVS announced in February that it would discontinue tobacco sales in all locations, which include more than 7,600 CVS Pharmacy stores and 800 MinuteClinics, by Oct. 1. That’s right: The announcement was months ago and the shelves since have been cleared, and yet no one really knows about it.

When I heard that CVS was ditching cigarette sales, I was incredibly proud. It’s a revival of the anti-tobacco campaigns that somehow became dormant over the past few years.

There was a ton of hype when we slowly stopped hearing “Smoking or nonsmoking?” from restaurant hosts and hostesses. Since then, it seems as though legislators and anti-tobacco advocates adopted the sit-back-andwait approach to an issue in dire need of outspoken activism.

Cigarette smoking leads to more than 480,000 U.S. deaths each year and is the leading preventable cause of death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That says it all: preventable death.

Yeah, the idea of sitting around, cigarette in hand, talking about the ticker-tape parade is classy and all, but that casual feel is long gone. We are part of a generation that knows about the dangers and health effects of smoking. We grew up with the lessons drilled into our heads by programs such as D.A.R.E. and scary, emotional anti-tobacco commercials.

My dad would always ask me, “If it hurts when I poke myself, what should I do?” and I would laugh and respond, “Just stop!” I know that giving up smoking isn’t nearly as easy, but it should be, and CVS is helping it get there.

Some people may say that CVS is just trying to help its image and benefit its business. But CVS estimates the company will lose $2 billion per year by discontinuing tobacco sales, CNN reported. I wouldn’t call that benefiting its business.

I have countless memories of going to my local CVS on summer bike rides, buying some candy and staring down an army of cigarette packs just a few feet away. Somehow, cigarettes became necessary and had to be readily available. Sorry, smokers, but my neon sour gummy worms should be more accessible than a pack

of Marlboros.

So, I have to say, CVS deserves a round of applause, or at least some acknowledgment. Better yet, they deserve to have other companies follow suit.

Though they might not care to admit it, CVS is not the end-all-beall of convenient tobacco sales. For this movement to become — well, an actual, visible movement — other vendors need to do their part. Until then, it doesn’t seem as though anything will change.

An estimated 18.1 percent of adults in the U.S. are smokers, according to the CDC. That’s 42.1 million people who most likely will respond to an empty CVS shelf by walking a few hundred feet in any direction for their tobacco products.

It’s a step, but unfortunately it’s a baby one. And knowing that we live in a country where a $2 billion annual loss for a company is just a baby step says a lot about the magnitude of this problem.

Good job, CVS. All that remains is for other vendors to follow its lead.

Samantha Reilly is a freshman journalism major. She can be reached at sreillydbk@gmail.com.

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ovember begins with an unprecedented opportunity for students at this university to make their voices heard.

WMUC, our campus radio station that broadcasts on 88.1 FM, will begin playing in the North and South Campus dining halls starting Nov. 1, broadcasting public service announcements to thousands of listeners each week. The campus community has reason to be excited: Students will be able to record these 30-second PSAs, which WMUC then will integrate into its normal programming.

This is a great opportunity for the university. For example, to educate undergraduate students about healthy living, the Student Government Association’s Health and Wellness Committee is producing messages promoting positive eating habits, mental health awareness and active lifestyles.

And that is just one type of information students can share with their community. Anyone passionate about a given issue should make PSAs to air in the dining halls.

Making a PSA is easy — all it takes is 30 seconds of content conveying a message. Students have no reason to worry if they do not have the technical knowledge or expensive tools required to produce a high-quality recording. WMUC has a studio furnished with the latest industry-standard audio equipment, which can be used free of charge. Even better, once a PSA is recorded, no further work is required. Radio hosts will integrate the announcements into

their weekly shows.

PSAs are exciting opportunities for students who want to reach a large audience. Hundreds, if not thousands, of students have the potential to hear these messages each week.

Around lunchtime and dinnertime, hungry students wait in long lines — especially at the dining halls’ more popular stations. PSAs broadcast during these peak hours will reach a large audience.

My hope is that the university community as a whole will benefit from the production of PSAs. At a school as large and diverse as this one, it is easy to remain completely unaware of the issues that affect our peers. Despite many differences, however, we still eat at the same dining halls. That is why it will be so thrilling to see a widespread interest in the PSA campaign. If the PSAs reflect our student body’s diversity, we will become educated about issues that affect all of us, gaining a greater sense of understanding and empathy in the process.

I urge students to take advantage of this opportunity to make a PSA. It is an easy and effective way to reach out to your fellow undergraduates while bringing the university closer together.

If you are interested in making a PSA, please send an email to wmucpsadirector@gmail.com. You will receive a form to fill out and then be given a list of dates during which you may use the recording studio.

Nathan Chai is the chairman of the SGA’s Health and Wellness Committee and a senior biochemistry and government and politics major. He can be reached at nchai@terpmail.umd.edu.

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REVIEW | WEEZER, EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT IN THE END

more than just alright Rocking new album is a revealing return to form for the divisive alternative rock band and its enigmatic front man, Rivers Cuomo

By Leo Traub @LeoTraub Staff writer Don’t read too much into the title of alternative rock band Weezer’s new album, Everything Will Be Alright in the End. It’s more than just all right, and it’s definitely not the end.

As Weezer’s lyricist and frontman, Rivers Cuomo best endears himself to his audience with sincere and personal honesty. And on Everything Will Be Alright in the End, Cuomo brandishes a pure intimacy not seen since Weezer’s early years.

Singing about his deeply complicated relationship with his father, Cuomo bared his angst-filled, geeky soul on the band’s self-titled debut album (referred to as The Blue Album, to distinguish between later green and red self-titled albums). Then on Pinkerton, the band’s second album, Cuomo grew introspective and lamented his personal struggles, ingratiating himself to listeners.

But since Pinkerton, Weezer has seen some falling out among its fan base as the band’s music distanced itself from its brooding first two albums.

Many listeners doubted they’d ever hear Cuomo as brutally sincere as before, with one person even starting a fundraising campaign to persuade the band to break up.

WEEZER both embraces its complicated and divisive past and looks to its musical future on new album Everything Will Be Alright in the End, which is the group’s most cohesive record in recent memory, largely thanks to singer Rivers Cuomo’s confrontational yet open songwriting. photo courtesy of weezer.com Now, 20 years later, Cuomo is just as honest and candid as he was in Weezer’s early years. Listening to The End is like having a long-overdue personal conversation with Cuomo. But whereas Cuomo was an angst-filled 20-something on The Blue Album, the Weezer frontman now speaks as a person with experience, having been through a roller-coaster run of nine studio albums.

Cuomo swivels the spotlight directly toward the audience, addressing fans’ concerns that he had come off track as an artist. Indeed, gone is the lamenting and at times bitter voice from The Blue Album. Cuomo is still plenty frustrat-

ed, but now it comes in tandem with the promise of things to come as well as an almost-but-not-quite apology to his fans.

In The End’s first single, “Back To the Shack,” Cuomo owns up to the past 20 years he spent distancing himself from the candidness that originally made him so endearing. Cuomo even directly references some of the strange musical choices he made: “Sorry guys, I didn’t realize that I needed you so much/ I thought I’d get a new audience; I forgot that disco sucks,” he sings over punchy power chords.

Other songs on the album directly address his hot-and-cold relationship

with his audience. “Ain’t Got Nobody” starts the album off with defiant guitars plowing through radio feedback audible in the background, and Cuomo calls out to anyone who will listen to be “the one to really love me.” Conversely, “I’ve Had It Up To Here” is unapologetic and brash, defending the band’s integrity despite what fans might think: “I tried to give my best to you/ But you plugged up your ears,” Cuomo seethes.

In interviews, Cuomo has noted that in addition to addressing his relationship with his audience, The End also touches on his relationships with women and with his father. Though less thematic than the album’s clear

message to fans, songs such as “Foolish Father” and “Lonely Girl” weave all three relationships together with Cuomo’s introspective honesty.

Despite its name, The End is not truly the end for Weezer. Though “Eulogy For A Rock Band” comes off as a defeatist concession of glory days gone, beneath the surface, it also reflects on Cuomo’s paternal sentiments and elder statesman status in rock music.

And, of course, there’s the album’s fairy tale-like three-part finale, Weezer’s own sort of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” representing the eras of the band’s history. Part one, “The Waste Land,” drips with the brooding gloom of Weezer’s early years, with shrieking guitar solos throughout. In part two, “Anonymous,” Cuomo mourns his band’s wayward past as it became lost to both fans and itself.

But it’s part three, “Return to Ithaka,” that speaks for the band’s future: The song is a triumphant two-minute instrumental run of squealing guitars and pianos, climaxing with the most upbeat and positive-sounding music on the album. Such a bright finisher serves not as Weezer’s ride into the sunset, but as a sign that the band has once again found its way. ltraubdbk@gmail.com

REVIEW | HOZIER, HOZIER

the TROUBLED TROUBADOR Debut album from Irish singer-songwriter Hozier showcases the 20-something’s knack for crafting Old-World angst

By Danielle Ohl @DTOhl Staff writer Hozier must be aging backward.

At 24, the Irish singer-songwriter sounds like both an unpolished talent and a seasoned professional. His powerful, pristine vocals tell tales rife with passion, love and loss. Subtle in instrumentation and strong in emotion, Hozier’s self-titled debut album offers a bluesy brand of folk music that intimately portrays the struggle between lust and love, realism and religion.

Hozier , which bears half of the singer’s surname, features a couple of overarching themes. The most obvious is morality in the church — evident in “Take Me To Church,” the song that dragged Andrew Hozier-

Byrne out of his parents’ attic and into the international spotlight.

Second, but related, is the timeless motif of love, lust and what it does to relationships. Most of the songs are delicious delusion, their alternately sweet or sultry melodies masking the raw, and at times disturbing, tales Hozier tells.

Hazy and hot with sunken guitar scratches, “Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene” features a clapping refrain, tambourine shakes and organ strains worthy of the altar — though the lyrics might be better suited for the bedroom.

The interesting juxtaposition of lyrics that seem both Sunday-inspired and sordid carries into “From Eden,” a surprisingly light tribute to dark desire, and “Foreigner’s God.” “Someone New” also follows this

theme: It is tender, sweet and lilting and offers no deviation from Hozier’s blatantly stated moral position: He has none. Rather, he does what feels right. The song’s protagonist ignores what is considered conventional, instead falling in love each day with someone new.

Hozier feels vastly personal and often offers a look into the man behind the voice. “Jackie and Wilson” is a mellow, rollicking tribute to Jackie Wilson, the rhythm and blues icon of the early ’60s. The personal nod to his musical idol is just one of many ways that Hozier keeps his album intimate.

“To Be Alone” — soul-crushing, beautifully minimalist — and “Like Real People Do” — soft, bluegrassy and hopeful — suggest that successful romances have led to the

tender caress in Hozier’s voice. At the same time, “Cherry Wine” and “It Will Come Back” are dark, shocking stories that lead the listener to understand the anguish in that very same wail.

Both somber and sweet, melancholy and hopeful, Hozier is a laudable first installment in what promises to be a rich and rewarding discography. The album’s poignant portrayals of humanity present Hozier as a gifted raconteur first and an incredible balladeer second.

If he continues to harbor this much 20-something angst but express it with seemingly time-tested craftsmanship, Hozier and his irresistible voice will be a musical tour de force to watch out for. dohldbk@gmail.com

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Terps relish atmosphere over weekend despite defeats Fraik calls Friday’s announced crowd of 1,238 ‘amazing’ after 3-1 loss to Indiana in first Big Ten home match Jacob Walker @JacobW_DBK Staff writer The Terrapins volleyball team was trailing Indiana 2-0 entering the third set Friday night, but the tone of the match changed after intermission.

After falling behind early in the third set, the Terps battled back and tied the score at 24.

From there, neither team could pull ahead as the Terps aimed to keep the match alive. And the announced 1,238 spectators at Xfinity Pavilion roared with each point.

“I’d be lying if I didn’t say there was a little nervousness in there,” libero Amy Dion said. “But it’s excitement. I could barely hear myself think it was so loud in that gym.”

On the 63rd point of the set, outside hitter Emily Fraik and middle blocker Chavi St. Hill blocked a Hoosiers attack to seal a set win for the Terps. Indiana captured the fourth set to hand the Terps their

third conference loss, but the team relished the atmosphere of its first Big Ten home game.

“It was unbelievable,” Dion said of the crowd late in the third set. “I have zero problem with giving that [set] win to the fans.”

Though the Terps still haven’t won a conference game — they dropped to 0-4 in the Big Ten with a loss to No. 15 Purdue on Sunday — the fans in attendance seemed involved Saturday. Particularly when they erupted after Fraik and St. Hill sent the match into fourth set as Steve Aoki, Laidback Luke and Lil John’s “Turbulence” blared from the speakers. “[The crowd] was fantastic,” Fraik said. “They did a great job getting everything hyped up. … It was amazing to have all of these people here.”

Coach Steve Aird put effort into summoning that crowd. The Terps held an open practice last Tuesday to promote the team before matches against Indiana and Purdue.

At the open practice, Aird taught

those who attended how to cheer at volleyball matches. According to him, applauding isn’t the correct way to cheer in the Big Ten: Audiences need to get loud. In the match against Indiana, it was clear they listened.

During that third set, Aird said there was “no question” the crowd helped the Terps win.

“That’s the importance of a home crowd,” Aird said. “If you play on a neutral court or you play on the road, you probably roll over in three games.”

University President Wallace Loh, the university’s band and cheerleaders, members of the men’s basketball team and coach Mark Turgeon were all in attendance.

“Sometimes you get involved in the environment around you,” Dion said. “Sometimes it just gets to you.”

Sunday, the Terps were again pleasantly surprised by the turnout.

It wasn’t the first-ever Big Ten home game anymore, and the team was competing for attention with the NFL, but an announced 751 fans showed up.

The Terps Volleyball team failed to draw more than 1,000 fans to a home game last year. Friday night, an announced 1,238 spectators attended the Terps’ home opener at Xfinity Pavilion. rebecca rainey/the diamondback Last season, the average attendance of home matches was 336 people, and the Terps never drew more than 1,000 at a single match.

Aird admitted that based on what he heard of the Terps’ history with

attendance, he was only expecting about 100 to show up.

“It’s more than we could ever ask for,” Dion said. jmwalkerdbk@gmail.com

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Joab takes advantage of playing time in draw with IU Morgan praises junior midfielder’s performance as Terps, Hoosiers play to scoreless tie Sunday at Ludwig Field

By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Staff writer Early in Big Ten play, Terrapins women’s soccer midfielder Erika Joab spent most of her time on the bench.

Joab made three appearances in her team’s first three matches of the season, but since entering as a substitute in the Terps’ 4-0 thrashing of William & Mary on Aug. 28, the 5-foot-6 junior fell out of the rotation and did not play in the next eight games.

Joab’s extended absence from the lineup ended Sunday against Indiana, though, as she made her first start of the season, playing 86 minutes in the Terps’ scoreless draw at Ludwig Field.

“She [has] just been really good in training and that was a position that we needed a little bit more from,” coach

Jonathan Morgan said. “It was probably time to give Erika a shot.”

To start the season, midfielder Cory Ryan held the center midfield position on the left side. In the second match of the season against No. 11 Pepperdine, however, Ryan broke her arm. And though she came off the bench in the Terps’ following two games, she missed two more after undergoing surgery.

W i t h Rya n s i d e l i n e d , Morgan opted to start midfielder Maisie McCune, who was a fixture in that role for the next nine games.

B u t M o rga n re p l a c e d McCune with Joab against the Hoosiers, and the Monclair, New Jersey, native’s performance got the attention of her teammates.

“She was sliding, she was defending her heart out and making plays and having

Midfielder Erika JOab maneuvers around Indiana midfielder Bekah White on Sunday in the teams’ scoreless tie. The match was Joab’s first start this year. marquise mckine/the diamondback shots on goal,” goalkeeper Rachelle Beanlands said. “She played fantastic.”

In a game in which Morgan said the Terps played unenthusiastically and without

motivation, he acknowledged Joab for her energy and aggression.

After the Terps failed to attempt a shot in the first 15 m i n u te s o f t h e ga m e , Joab ripped one from the to p o f t h e b ox . T h o u g h t h e s t r i ke f l ew ove r t h e crossbar, she instilled confidence in an attack that was nonexistent early on.

Late in the first half, Joab put a shot near the net, but this time, the ball skirted past the side of the goal. She finished with four shots, while starting forwards Shade Pratt and Alex Doody combined to take two shots.

“She came out and played great and we didn’t bring the same type of energy that she brought,” Morgan said. “She was dangerous, she played balls in behind, she played balls into our forwards. She did a really good job today.”

Added midfielder Riley Barger: “She always has a positive attitude; she’s always willing to make players better; she’s willing to make herself better. … I’m really proud of the way she performed today.”

It’s taken time for Joab to reach the field, though. Upon arriving with the team, Joab slowly adapted to college soccer, making four appearances as a freshman. Her playing time increased during her sophomore season as she saw time in nine games and made five starts.

And though Joab’s role had been limited early this year, she used her opportunity Sunday to show Morgan she’s another player capable of excelling in the midfield.

“She deserved it,” Morgan said. “Today, she proved that she deserved it.”

MEefout

toward the goal, and Meefout stopped the ball with his body, stepped around the defender to his left and finished past the goalkeeper from a couple feet away.

The Terps eventually lost the game in the 92nd minute when Wildcats midfielder Cole Missimo slotted a shot into an empty net. But if it weren’t for Meefout’s goal, the Terps wouldn’t have made it to overtime.

At this point, Meefout has adjusted well to the college game and lifestyle, but it took time. Defender Mikey Ambrose said Meefout initially missed his family and needed time to get used to the new environment.

“It was tough at first,” Ambrose said. “But now he loves it here.”

Meefout’s transition to the U.S. is nothing new for young international soccer players.

Cirovski said “more and more players from around the world” are playing NCAA soccer, and the Terps have five other players on this year’s roster born outside of this country.

After Sunday, Cirovski wouldn’t commit to guaranteeing Meefout more minutes or even a starting spot. Yet on a team on which offensive production has been scarce, Meefout has show the ability to score.

“He’s got a good skill set,” Cirovski said. “He’s scored a couple nice goals for us already this year, and we hope to see a lot more.”

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Quarterback C.J. Brown looks downfield in the first half of the Terps’ 52-24 loss to No. 20 Ohio State on Saturday in their first Big Ten home game. marquise mckine/the diamondback

BROWN From PAGE 8 quarterback had led the Terps on a 14-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to bring his team back within 14 points. The scoring drive marked the unit’s first possession moving the ball more than 26 yards, and the defense responded by forcing the Buckeyes into their first punt of the game.

Finally, the Terps had harnessed some momentum.

Brown and the offense took over on their own 7-yard line with one minute, 12 seconds left in the second quarter.

Barring disaster, the Terps would enter halftime down two touchdowns at the most,

and they would receive the ball to start the third quarter.

On the first play of the drive, Brown took a shotgun snap and dropped back, never breaking his line of vision from the left side of the field. He stepped up in the pocket and fired a throw intended for receiver Marcus Leak 10 yards downfield, but Darron Lee had the route covered. Brown’s throw went right into Lee’s chest, and the Buckeye returned the interception to the 1-yard line.

On the next snap, Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett found tight end Nick Vannett for a touchdown reception to give the Buckeyes a 31-10 lead entering the break.

“The young man made

a poor decision. He made a poor decision,” Edsall said of Brown’s throw. “You don’t like to see those things happen, but it did.”

Facing a hefty deficit against one of the fiercest front sevens in the country, Edsall opted to bring in Rowe, a gunslinger with better arm strength and accuracy than Brown. The junior went 13 of 22 for 173 yards and a touchdown but threw three interceptions, one of which was brought back for six points.

“It came down to just execution,” said Rowe, who was 12-for-18 against the Hoosiers for 198 yards and two touchdowns. “Ohio State’s a very good football team, and when you don’t execute, it shows.

And they definitely took advantage of it.”

After the loss, Rowe said he doesn’t have any expectations as far as his playing time or whether he will have a chance to compete with Brown for the starting job.

“Whenever I get my opportunity, I try to be the best quarterback I can be for my team,” Rowe said. “Whatever Coach Edsall decides is the decision we’re going to go with.”

That decision was made abundantly clear over the weekend.

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with two scores, he’s received fewer opportunities than some of his fellow attackers. He’s started in just two games, playing 317 total minutes — less time than forwards George Campbell, David Kabelik and Emmanuel Korvah, who have combined for one goal.

Meefout had received scarce playing time since scoring in the Terps’ 2-1 loss at Navy on Sept. 8. With Campbell unavailable to play Sunday, though, Cirovski inserted Meefout into the starting lineup.

“He’s shown moments where he’s capable of scoring goals,” Cirovski said. “And he’s a very good player. We just need more of those moments more consistently.”

The decision paid dividends as the freshman paced the team with three shots, and his final attempt temporarily kept the game alive. As the game clock wound down, it seemed the Terps, trailing 2-1, were headed toward their fifth loss despite outshooting the Wildcats 15-7.

At 4:50 on the clock, goalkeeper Zack Steffen booted a towering ball downfield right to the 6-foot-4 Meefout, who headed the ball into the scoring third. Midfielder Mael Corboz collected the ball and sent the ball into the box before a Wildcats defender inadvertently chipped the ball to midfielder Michael Sauers along the left corner of the box.

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When asked whether he’s considered starting Rowe, Edsall answered “Not at all.” “ C .J.’s ou r qu arte rba ck . Caleb ’s o ur backup,” Edsall said. “I can’t make it any clearer than that.”

And yet with the Terps trailing by 21 points at home in arguably the biggest game of his career in College Park, Edsall pulled Brown at halftime in favor of Rowe.

The move came after Brown committed a crippling turnover with just more than a minute remaining in the first half. Before that, the

It was late January, and Terrapins men’s soccer coach Sasho Cirovski knew he needed to bolster his offense for the coming season.

The Terps had just learned that then-forwards Schillo Tshuma and Christiano Francois would forgo the rest of their college eligibility and become Major League Soccer players, leaving the Terps without two of their more reliable scoring options.

For more than a year, Cirovski and the Terps had been scouting Jeroen Meefout, a forward from Houten, Netherlands. So with Tshuma and Francois gone, Cirovski brought Meefout to College Park.

By spring, Meefout was a Terp and practicing with the team. And while others have struggled offensively this fall, Meefout — whose goal tied the game in the 85th minute of the Terps’ 3-2 loss at Northwestern on Sunday — has proven to be a quality scoring option while receiving limited minutes.

“As soon as [Tshuma and Francois] became clear, we jumped quickly to get [Meefout] here for the spring,” Cirovski said. “And it’s served him well. He’s a really talented kid. He’s just starting to get his mojo.”

Though Meefout leads Terps forwards

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QUARTERBACK C.J. Brown lies on the turf during the Terps’ loss to Ohio State on Saturday. Brown was replaced at halftime after throwing a costly interception late in the second quarter. chester lam/the diamondback

‘No Controversy HERE’ Edsall reaffirms faith in Brown despite benching in Saturday’s 52-24 loss to then-No. 20 Ohio State

By Daniel Popper @danielrpopper Senior staff writer Terrapins football coach Randy Edsall quashed any questions about his quarterback situation after a 52-24 home loss to then-No. 20 Ohio State on Saturday.

Edsall had pulled starter C.J. Brown after an abysmal first half in which the sixth-year signal-caller compiled just 68 total yards as the Buckeyes built a commanding lead. Junior backup Caleb Rowe, who played the final half of last week’s win at Indiana after Brown left

with a sprained wrist, replaced the senior for the final two quarters, but the game was already out of reach.

Sitting at the podium in Glazer Auditorium, Edsall was questioned about his switch under center.

“I felt that we needed to be able to throw the football a little bit more in the second half, if we’re going to have an opportunity to win. So that’s why I ended up making the decision that I made to go with Caleb,” Edsall said. “C.J.’s our quarterback.”

The fourth-year coach reiterated that sentiment during his weekly conference call Sunday.