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ISSUE NO. 9 , OUR

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108th YEAR

Coming full circle

Monday, October 23, 2017

A three-part Diversions portrait of trap-rap god Gucci Mane, Diversions, p. 7

community

Twenty-six years after he first applied to coach at Maryland, Ray Leone looks to rebuild, Sports, p. 12

police

Hate charge for Urbanski

State adds hate crime count to ex-student’s murder charge in death of Richard Collins A Prince G e o rge ’s County grand jury has indicted a white former University of Maryland student on a hate crime charge in the stabbing death of a black Bowie State University student on this university’s campus.

Prosecutors sifted through “lots of digital evidence” from Sean Urbanski’s phone and computer and are “comfortable now” that they can file the hate crime charge, Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.

“What we found occurred on this unfortunate tragic night of May 20 is that we believe that Lt. [Richard] Collins was killed — that he was murdered — and that it was unjustified, it was premeditated and by

Natalie Schwartz @nmschwartz23 Senior staff writer

‘one unified group’ the BEN and esther rosenbloom hillel center For JEWISH LIFE is a center of the campus’s Jewish community. Some Jewish student leaders say despite the recent swath of incidents involving swastikas drawn on or in campus buildings, they still feel safe at the University of Maryland. file photo/the diamondback

Some Jewish student leaders say community must stick together despite spate of swastika incidents

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By Evan Silvera | @esilvera23 | Staff writer

fter University of Maryland Police responded to several drawings of swastikas on the campus this semester, some members of the school’s Jewish community said they still feel safe at this university.

Police responded to the first of these incidents on Sept. 13, when a swastika was found on the plant sciences building’s fifth floor balcony.

Two weeks later, police responded to a swastika spray-painted on a trash cart outside Hagerstown Hall. Former university employee Ronald Alford was charged with malicious destruction of property in the incident.

Between Sept. 28 and Oct. 9, police responded to three hate bias incidents — one of which was an illustration of a swastika — in the North Campus Dining Hall’s men’s bathroom.

“As someone who’s visited concentration camps and seen the horrors of the Holocaust, it’s really uncomfortable to see swastikas drawn on

my campus,” said Jonathan Allen, former president of Terps for Israel who serves on Hillel’s board of directors. “But at the same time, I don’t feel like it’s threatening my life or my safety.”

This university has one of the largest student Jewish populations in the country, Allen said, with 6,500 students, according to Hillel’s website.

Josh Goldstein, president of Jewish Student Union, said the incidents surprised him at first because of the large Jewish population and this university’s diversity.

Although Goldstein, a junior communication major, said he was initially scared, he’s “never felt unsafe to be a Jew on campus,” adding Jewish groups and organizations have come together in recent weeks to discuss the hate bias incidents.

“It’s very important that each Jewish body on campus stays together and supports each See jewish, p. 8

Suspect charged in gun incident Police identified and Lila Bromberg charged a @lilabbromberg suspect with Staff writer attempted murder in a shooting near the University of Maryland’s campus on Oct. 14.

Police identified 26-year-old Jenare Marriott — who is not a student at this university — as a suspect in the shooting, according to a news release. Marriott faces charges of attempted murder, robbery and assault, and he is in custody of the Department of Corrections.

Prince George’s County Police officers responded to 7506 Rhode Island Ave. at about 8:20 p.m. on Oct. 14 and found two men injured. The first man suffered from a gun shot wound, and the second man was assaulted, police said. by

JENARE MARRIOTT, below, has been charged with attempted murder, robbery and assault in a shooting incident at 7506 Rhode Island Ave., above. above: evan kramer/the diamondback. below: courtesy of pgpd Both men were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

An initial investigation shows two suspects and one of the victims getting into an argument during a drug transaction, which led to the shooting, according to the news release. The second victim was injured during the incident, and one of the victims was also robbed, according to police.

The two suspects fled the area after the shooting, and police are still working to identify this second suspect, according to the news release.

The 7500 block of Rhode Island Avenue is where some members of this university’s chapter of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity live, Corin Edwards, the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life’s programing and advising associate director, wrote in an email

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Man faces attempted murder charge in Old Town shooting

that it was as a result of his race,” Alsobrooks said.

Urbanski, 22, was indicted on one count of murder in July in Collins’ death. The jurors were given information from video evidence that captured the incident, said Joseph Ruddy, an assistant state’s attorney.

Collins, 23, was visiting this university on May 20, days before his graduation. While waiting for an Uber at about 3 a.m. near the Montgomery Hall bus stop with his friends, Urbanski approached and told him, “Step left, step left if you know what’s good for you,” according to police.

Collins, who looked confused, told Urbanski, “No,” police said.

Urbanski then allegedly stabbed Collins in the chest, police said. Collins was taken to

to campus Greek life presidents on Oct. 14.

Detectives are working to establish more details on the case and encourage anyone with information to contact their Crime Solvers unit. lbrombergdbk@gmail.com

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Charter vote req illegal, city says 6-vote threshold is against state law, but noncitizen voting still fails Days after the College Park City Council announced nonU.S. citizens could vote in municipal elections, officials announced the proposed charter amendment didn’t get the six votes it needed to be adopted. But the six-vote requirement to pass future charter changes does not comply with state law, although the non-U.S. citizens voting proposal still didn’t get enough votes to pass, according to a city news release sent Wednesday afternoon.

On Sept. 12, the city council voted 4-3, with one abstention, to adopt the proposed charter amendment allowing non-U.S. citizens to vote in College Park. But three days later, officials announced that the body — which usually requires a simple majority among its voting members to adopt council actions — needed a minimum of six affirmative votes to pass future charter changes, a policy that had been in effect since June.

Since mid-September, the mayor and council have worked with by

Leah Brennan @allhaeleah Senior staff writer

attorney Victoria Shearer to conduct an independent legal review of an April charter amendment, which included this six-vote policy, Mayor Patrick Wojahn said. The council unanimously approved the charter amendment April 25, and it went into effect 50 days later.

The legal review determined state law for a municipal charter amendment requires affirmative votes from a majority of a city’s legislative body to approve charter amendments, according to a city news release. Because the city has eight council members, this means that the city charter cannot require more than a minimum of five of their votes to approve charter amendments, the release read.

“It came to our attention after the news got out about the supermajority requirement … that the supermajority requirement itself may not have been legally valid,” Wojahn said.

The legal review process began after “news got out about the supermajority requirement” as it pertained to the non-U.S. citizens voting initiative, Wojahn said.

“Typically, we’ll pass a charter amendment, and we should conduct a legal review at that time,” he said. “However, in this See city, p. 6

monday, october 23, 2017

2 | news

CRIME BLOTTER

By Lila Bromberg | @lilabbromberg | Staff writer

University of Maryland Police responded to reports of Title I Xrelated incidents, diso rd e rl y c o n d u c t a n d theft over the past two weeks, accord i ng to police reports.

TITLE IX-REL ATED INCIDENTS University Police responded to multiple Title IX-related incidents over the past 10 days.

An officer received a report of harassment/ sta l k i ng on Oct. 17 at 6:49 p.m. for an incident that occurred on O c t . 9, a c c o rd i n g to p ol i c e s p o k e s wo m a n Sg t. R o s a n n e Ho a a s.

This case is active.

University Police received another harassment/stalking report on Oct. 13 at 1:40 a.m. The incident occurred on Oct. 12. This case is active.

O n O ct. 1 1 at 10:50 a.m., officers received a report for a non-criminal Title IX-related incident that happened on Oct. 10. This case is closed.

University Police wou ld n’t rele a se a ny more details on the incidents, Hoaas said.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT On Oct. 14 at about 5 p.m., University Police received a report that someone at Ma ryla nd Stadium was throwing condiment packets onto the field during the football game, Hoaas said.

An officer found the man who was throwing the packets and escorted h i m away from the s t a n d s. T h e m a n got

agitated and began to act out after the officer got his information and released him, Hoaas said.

T he officer told the man to stop using obscene lang uage and d i sr upt i ng t he ga me, but he reapproached the officer and continued in the same manner, Hoaas added.

Police arrested 2 1 - y e a r- o l d T a y l o r Matthew Hillman of Fallston on charges of disorderly conduct and disrupting commercial athletic contests, and he was sent to the Department of Cor rect ion s.

This case is closed.

THEFT University Police responded to a report of a suspicious person at the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center on Oct. 10 at 1:16 p.m., Hoaas said.

A m a n , l a te r i d e nt i f ie d a s 25-ye a r-old Bryce Cheroy Campbell of L a n h a m , kep t approaching and trying to start conversations with people in the building.

The person who reported the incident said they recog n i z ed h i m f rom being previously denied access to the campus, Hoaas said.

Officers found Campbell and verified he wa s d en ie d access to the campus. He was arrested on charges of trespassi ng on school grounds and was taken to t he Depa r t ment of Corrections. This case is closed. lbrombergdbk@gmail.com

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SGA unveils travel stipend Funds can go to students who need transit for off-campus internships The SGA launched a Carly Taylor @carly_taylor97 program that would provide Staff writer a t ra n s p o r tation stipend for students whose majors require them to pursue an off-campus internship for credit.

The application for the funds, which will be managed by the University Career Center, was scheduled to be available as of Wednesday, said Christine Hagan, Student Government Association academic affairs vice president.

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stipend will be considered for monetary award through the program, Hagan said.

The career center will review applications and decide the amount of money that it will provide based on SGA-approved criteria, which include number of hours and days each week that students are interning off the campus, said SGA Speaker of the Legislature Jonathan Allen.

The program could help students who have difficulty affording transportation, said Kellan Reinikka, a sophomore enrolled in letters and sciences.

“Especially for majors that require it, if you’re going to make someone do that, you should also provide them means of being able to do that, which not all students have,” Reinikka said.

Hagan said the money that an individual spends to travel for an internship should be a concern for university programs that mandate the internship credit requirement.

“To get into D.C. or Arlington or wherever it is you need to go is going to be expensive,”

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Hagan said. “So for the school to say you must spend these hours off campus, you’re losing hours where you could be working or paying for all of that transportation.”

The program will be helpful because college students often do not have extra money to spend on transportation, especially if they’re taking out loans to pay for college, said Gisell Ramírez, a freshman enrolled in letters and sciences.

If students have an internship, then it’s a good idea to reimburse the money spent on getting there, said Ramírez, who said she plans to b e c o m e a j o u r n a l i s m major. The journalism college requires students to complete an internship for credit.

The SGA has a total of $40,000 — $20,000 for this semester and $20,000 for the spring semester — to fund the stipend program. The SGA obtained funds through a surplus in the Student Activities Fee after this university underestimated the number of students that would enroll.

The SGA had planned its budget around the estimated number of students and ended up having more money to use.

Hagan and Allen said they pursued the stipend in hopes of finding an effective program to alleviate transportation costs for students.

The idea came after SGA members found a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority proposal last semester to implement a transportation discount program at this university to be too expensive for students, Allen said.

Allen met with several colleges at this university, including the public health school, the public policy school and the journalism college, to request statements of support for the program. Allen also requested financial support from the colleges to make the program sustainable in the future.

Allen said requiring an internship can be valuable to students, but added that “if it’s mandatory and they physically don’t have the means to get off campus, then it’s a little difficult, so hopefully [the stipend] addresses the issue.”

The Career Center offers the Bright Futures Internship Scholarship Fund, a need-based scholarship for students pursuing unpaid summer internships with a nonprofit organization or government agency, according to the Career Center’s website. However, the center does not offer this scholarship or a similar program during the fall and spring semesters, said Erica Ely, the center’s internships program director.

“We value students having internship experience and getting real-world experience as they approach graduation,” Ely said. “We’re happy to facilitate students especially for those taking on internships that need help traveling to them.”

The application will close on Nov. 13, and the SGA expects students will see their monetary award posted to their student accounts by Nov. 21, Allen said. ctaylordbk@gmail.com

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By Leah Brennan | @allhaeleah | Senior staff writer | All photos courtesy of respective candidates

“I see student[s] treat[ed] very unfairly by the city and this community, and they should treat [them] better.”

TOM CHEN

MARY COOK

Chen has been a restaurant owner and landlord for students since he moved to College Park 22 years ago, which he said lends him experience in balancing student and resident interests.

The current absentee system contributes to student disenfranchisement, said his campaign manager, Jacob Orgel, a junior government and politics and journalism major, because it doesn’t allow students in class during election day to file an absentee ballot.

Chen’s campaign slogan is to put “The college back in College Park.” His platform focuses on increasing student lines of communication to the city, promoting sexual assault prevention discussions and pursuing public safety, which includes seeking to establish a citysponsored NITE Ride service.

“I like the current mayor, and he do[es] [a] good job, but he should focus [on] all the community, not just in Old Town area,” Chen said regarding public safety. “All the community should be treated equally [in safety efforts].”

Chen is running with District 3 council candidates Cindy Guijosa and Zack Miller.

Cook, a current District 4 council member who has served for nearly five years on the council, is running for mayor to be a “strong voice for the residents.”

“I would like us to go back to basics. I would like to refocus our attentions on the needs of the residents because, although College Park takes care of its residents, to an extent, I think there’s so much need by some of our individuals in the community and we’re missing it,” she said, highlighting the needs of children, families, senior citizens and immigrant populations.

Cook has served on the Advisory Planning Commission, Veterans Memorial Improvement Committee, North College Park Civic Association, Committee for a Better Environment, Cherry Hill Neighborhood Watch, North Autoville Cherry Hill Organization and the Committee for Transit Alternative. She has held leadership positions in all but the last organization, she said.

“I’m aware of many aspects of the issues that are important to the residents and important to the city,” Cook said.

PATRICK WOJAHN

ZARI MALSAWMA

“The vision he’s given me is to help make College Park a place where no evil can thrive.”

Wojahn currently serves as the city’s mayor, and previously served four terms Malsawma, a District 4 resident who moved to as a District 1 councilman. the city in November 1973, was a co-coordinator for “I think we’ve made a lot of progress in the College Park Woods Neighborhood Watch and Lightened areas are the university campus. the last couple years in terms of building a serves as a block captain. She’s been a civic assostrong partnership with the university and ciation member since the mid-1990s, and is a lead really accomplishing things that benefit for the College Park Woods North neighborhood College Park residents as a result of that partnership,” Wojahn said. “It network on Nextdoor, a private social network for neighbors and their community. would be a real shame if we turned our ship around now and stopped “It’s something that God has led me out on,” Malsawma said about her deciworking toward a better, higher-quality college town.” sion to run. “It’s an adventure of faith. The vision he’s given me is to help make His campaign centers on issues such as transportation, sustainability, College Park a place where no evil can thrive, to see it become a city where development in downtown College Park and addressing diversity challenges.

God’s name is hallowed, his kingdom come and his will is done.”

He said his proudest accomplishments over the past two years include Malsawma would like to work on creating a stronger city identity, developthe progress with the mBike program, in addition to his work supporting ing infrastructure and bridging racial and political divides. She is in favor of a local businesses and spearheading the establishment of the One College new City Hall that would have more space for city departments and cultural Park Coalition in 2016, which he wants to continue working with to hold programs, such as one to help residents throughout the citizenship process. discussions about diversity in the city.

“College Park is really diverse in terms of the different cultural backgrounds of “There’s a lot of promise here, and we’re only now starting to really realize our the residents — we’re like a microcosm of the world here,” Malsawma said. “It’s potential as a true college town, so I want to keep that momentum going,” he said. so rich, and I think we have yet to find ways to draw strength from that diversity.”

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Employee parking fees are unacceptable Jack Lewis @OpinionDBK Columnist

fighting to get rid of the parking fees completely.

“NO Parking Fee!” This simple message was But so far the administration has not budged, printed on stickers across and has even indicated it wants to remove the campus last week. Union current cap on cost increases, which would allow leaders distributed them as part of a campaign parking fees to rise by more than 7 percent, The to change the University of Maryland’s parking Diamondback reported. This university is trying policy for employees, who are required to buy to jack up costs at a time when it should be doing permits. This policy is deeply unfair to workers, more for its workers.

Unfortunately, this exploitation is systemic. especially the economically vulnerable.

Last year, Prince George’s County’s minimum Employees earning less than $30,000 annually wage increased to $10.75 an hour. But even are required to pay $427 a year for the privilege to park at their job location. As yearly income though this university is within the county limits, it is not legally bound by the law increases, so does the parking and can defer to the Maryland cost; the upper limit is $853, for minimum wage of $8.75. The ademployees who make more than “This university ministration’s failure to pay all $80,000. Some workers may not workers a living wage, combined come into contact with parking is trying to jack with charging them hundreds of fees if they take public transporup costs at a time dollars a month in parking fees, tation, out of choice or necessity, but it creates an unfair penalty when it should be demonstrates a serious misstep.

Negotiations between this for those who need to drive to doing more for its university and the union are the campus. workers.” ongoing. In the meantime, we For the workers in the lowest s h o u l d p u t p re ss u re o n o u r income category, $427 can be a school’s leaders to do right by significant burden. Depending on their household size, those making under their workers, especially those making the $30,000 may be Medicaid eligible or even fall minimum wage.

This university cannot be allowed to ignore its below the federal poverty line. For workers making the Maryland state minimum wage of employees and dismiss their union, especially as $8.75 an hour, $427 works out to almost 50 hours university President Wallace Loh’s salary recentworth of pay. More than a whole week of their ly increased by $75,000. Increasing pay for the salary goes back into the hands of their employer. highest earner instead of removing parking fees It is unjust that the university would pay these for some of the lowest earners is unacceptable. minimum wage employees so little and then And I doubt he struggled to pay for a permit. charge them to park on the campus.

The union representing this university’s employees is jlewis20@umd.edu

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Excusing bigotry leads to inaction Sona Chaudhary @OpinionDBK Opinion editor

There have been big strides in justice the past two days: Sean Urbanski was indicted on a hate crime charge in the death of Richard Collins, and a Maryland federal judge just blocked President Trump’s latest travel ban. We should celebrate the establishment recognizing and pushing back against acts of hate, but the overall anxiety these and similar events brought to the campus won’t go away because the legal system has reacted.

It took four months for Urbanski to receive this charge, and the courts are fighting Trump’s third travel ban. It’s not enough to wait for justice; the University of Maryland needs more participative ways to address societal sources of hate.

We’re seeing mounting hate bias incidents on the campus, but the lag between when they happen and when institutions, such as courts or this university’s administration, address them leaves communities uncertain and vulnerable. And when official decisions do come, they’re never as ubiquitous as the crime.

It’s created a visible culture of fear on our campus, because it doesn’t feel like there’s a plan. We’re not seeing strong precedents set for how we deal with bigotry at this university. After the stabbing of Collins, university President Wallace Loh established a diversity task force that hasn’t stemmed the upward trend in campus hate bias incidents; several recent malicious messages haven’t been ruled hate bias; and our mental health resources are underfunded despite mounting student need in the wake of these acts.

The community clearly isn’t encouraged by what it’s seeing. Attendance at the diversity task force’s second open forum decreased from the first event, suggesting weakening faith in the university’s approach to hate on campus. The system is still too reactive to effectively address hate crime, so it’s hard to believe that this is our framework for preventing it.

And we’ve been talked to death about the

importance of inclusion and diversity.

It’s the theme of so many emails and statements from Loh, but what’s the effect of telling us the way things should be when the reality is nowhere close?

While groups of students have been proactive about voicing their opinions, the key is to focus on meaningful campus-wide participation. We have to uncompromisingly strike at the societal sources of prejudice to keep it from becoming violence.

Watching videos about acceptance and saying that’s what this university values doesn’t help students. It’s performative, too canned and blanketed to be internalized; people need to be actively educated by being challenged.

Hate bias incidents should be discussed in classes and dorms from a variety of perspectives, not quietly individually lamented as tragic and unavoidable.

Cross-cultural dialogues should fill public spaces, not be confined to constructed lectures and panels.

Moreover, there shouldn’t be an excuse for holding prejudiced views.

We can’t hesitate when an individual claims history, culture, age or their individual experience justifies an exclusionary opinion. If we let these things go, hateful activity falls through the cracks and groups based on supremacy and racism agglutinate. Even if people don’t change their beliefs, it works to actively change this university’s culture.

The law doesn’t have to be the only determinant of what’s acceptable and what isn’t. Even if hate bias isn’t determined to have caused an incident, its effect on the campus body needs to be addressed when it happens. The community needs to have a clearly defined culture opposing bigotry, and we can’t just accept that solutions are in the works. sonachaud@gmail.com

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Univ must expand STEM influence Nate Rogers @naterogersdev Columnist

One hundred thirty million years ago, two neutron stars collapsed into each other after an orbital dance of death lasting billions of years. Jets of gamma rayemitting debris erupted from the wreckage in a glorious radioactive fountain. The astonishing mass of the two bodies sent ripples through the fabric of space-time.

Those ripples, called gravitational waves, traveled across the void of outer space at the speed of light.

Heavy elements — gold, silver — formed in the aftermath of the stellar cataclysm.

In the far future, gravity may bind the dust cloud together into a new planet. If that planet captures an atmosphere and the warmth of a calm star, perhaps some primitive form of life will take root. That life may even evolve so it can look up at the stars and wonder about its violent origin. Our ability to observe this event and examine its profound implications is the direct result of the efforts of countless scientists and engineers. A robust STEM education is not a way for nerds to make money. It is a window into the universe.

My editor and fellow columnist, Max Foley-Keene, recently wrote a reaction to the Clark Foundation’s $220 million donation to the university. He argues that if this university continues to focus on STEM education, students will be ill-equipped for an “economy

defined by instability.” A STEM degree, he argues, offers a false promise of employment while a broader liberal arts education is a “lifeboat” on the uncertain economic seas. Foley-Keene fails to realize that STEM is, at its core, the study of adaptability.

New technology does not come in leaps and bounds. It comes from the slow process of thousands of scientists and engineers all inching forward in tandem. There can be no cart without the wheel, no airplane without the glider, no computer without the circuit board. Scientists must be able to adapt to new technology since their job is to create it. The only way to prepare for the science of tomorrow is to understand the technology of today and appreciate the advancements of the past.

STEM fields, despite their reputation, are more than endless equations. A good STEM education equips students with the tools to approach any problem. Twenty years from now, petroleum engineers may not be pumping oil anymore. But they will have a more detailed understanding of the consequences of producing energy than anyone else. They will be able to anticipate the problems future generations will face when they have to fuel their societies. It is their familiarity with the mistakes of the past that will prevent us from repeating them.

Similarly, software developers won’t be in high demand forever.

But their deep understanding of

mathematics and complex systems will make them among the swiftest to adapt. While the world won’t run on code forever, it will always be dictated by logic, which is at the core of computer science. STEM isn’t about easy money. It’s a way of approaching the unknown.

Foley-Keene is right about one thing: This university has a major STEM bias. But it may not go far enough. A well-rounded education today must be far more technical than in the past. The intersection of law, policy and philosophy with technology has never been so pronounced. In the near future, a good lawyer will need to understand the fundamentals of computer science. If we want to fight global warming, politicians will need at least a basic understanding of engineering. And even artists will surely find something of value by examining physics.

This university would have to be wildly irresponsible to cut STEM funding in favor of other disciplines. It is senseless to attack this university’s technical programs as if they are a threat to more traditional fields.

Instead of trying to stop the flood of generous STEM funding, this university should focus on expanding its influence. STEM has the potential to enhance every student’s education. It is the university’s responsibility to make sure it does. nrogers2@terpmail.umd.edu

Alex Tobin College Park City Council candidate Guest columnist

A mentor of mine once told me decisions are always made by those who show up. The power of self-governance lies in the “I voted” stickers adorning the shirts of citizens who are determined to have their voices heard.

We must maintain an active voting base that keeps its representatives accountable. Our government, even at the municipal level, should represent who we are. It should represent our hopes, our needs, our grievances and our aspirations as a community. Yet, to do this well, everyone needs a chance to show up. Everyone needs a chance to vote.

Nationwide, certain citizens have a hard time getting to the polls on Election Day. Because of this, all states and many cities employ some form of absentee voting. This has been crucial to bolstering voter turnout.

In 2012, about 23.3 million voters cast some form of absentee ballot. In 2016, around 41 million Americans voted either by absentee or through early voting. Since 2006, alternative voting practices have become more popular among all demographics. The military uses absentee ballots, as do the elderly and those who are unable to leave jobs or school to go to the polls.

Maryland is a no-excuse absentee ballot state, meaning that a voter may request a ballot without having to provide a specific reason. Maryland’s State Board of Elections website clearly states, “You don’t need a reason to vote by absentee ballot.”

Hyattsville, a close neighbor to College Park, has a no-excuse absentee ballot system. Its website states, “any registered voter may vote by mail.” In Annapolis, “A registered voter may vote by absentee ballot.”

College Park has an absentee ballot system. However, an application for an absentee ballot will be accepted only under five scenarios. For a voter to receive an application, he or she must be absent from the city, be ill or have a disability, be confined to an institution, have a death or serious illness in the immediate family or be a full-time student outside the city. But there’s a glaring

hole in this policy. For lots of people — people with employment, school or child-care constraints — voting in College Park can be difficult.

Leaving a job or class or being late to pick up children from daycare may result in firing, poor grades or late fees from child-care centers. Many citizens of College Park cannot make it to the polls without negative consequences.

Jordan Malter from CNN Money observed this problem, writing, “Elections are held on a work day, when time often equals money — especially if you get paid by the hour. And having a car or paying extra for public transportation to get to the polls can just add to that expense.”

This highlights the importance of expanding College Park’s absentee rules. No-excuse absentee voting may be the ideal solution, but it is imperative that, at the very least, College Park expand their five reasons to six. Those who find themselves unable to get to the polls on Election Day through work, school or a combination of both should be able to request an absentee ballot.

College Park is a wonderful city full of great neighbors, leaders and citizens. Yet, municipal election turnout is low. In 2015, only 12.9 percent of registered voters made it to the polls.

In 2013 that number was 9.1 percent.

To some extent, this is natural for an odd-year election. Still, if we can help more voters have their voices heard, it would benefit us all.

My mentor told me that decisions are always made by those who show up. I’d like to amend that. Decisions are made by those who can show up.

If we empower each other by establishing new and diverse voting methods, then we can continue to create a stronger sense of selfgovernance and accountability. We will all be able to wear the “I voted” sticker together. contact@alextobin.com

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City weighs how to use Duvall Field by

community that someone is going to profit off of this,” Mudd said.

The council voted to submit an offer to purchase the property last month, but the swim club’s board of directors rejected it because they favored a different buyer’s offer, which was later withdrawn.

The city and swim club entered into negotiations nearly two years ago, but an offer was only recently submitted because of uncertainty over who owned the property. The pool board offered to cover the closing costs so the purchase would be made quicker, Mudd added.

The contract of sale the city approved Tuesday night is an amended version of the one submitted in September.

It now includes a $10,000 nonrefundable deposit to the swim club, city attorney Suellen Ferguson said. The swim club will use this deposit to pay for a survey of the property, as well as its property real estate tax bill to avoid foreclosure, Mudd said.

It also reduces the due diligence period — the period in which the city surveys the land and performs environmental studies — from 45 to 30 days, and it starts the period Friday, rather than whenever the county circuit court approves the sale, Mudd said.

“About a year and a half, almost two years ago, when I was running for office … I brought up this very issue,” District 4 Councilwoman Mary Cook said. “I said we could make this happen, and we did make this happen.”

The council will vote on an ordinance to approve the property for public use on Oct. 24. jroscoedbk@gmail.com

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Jack Roscoe Maryland has taken the @jack_micky first steps to transfer 10 Senior staff writer of its previously owned properties to the Terrapin Development Company.

Maryland’s Board of Public Works unanimously voted on Wednesday to declare the properties as surplus. This is a legally required step before it can transfer the properties to the Terrapin Development Company, which was created in July and is owned by this university and the University of Maryland College Park Foundation.

The 10 surplus university properties amount to nearly 30 acres and eight of the parcels surround The Hotel at the University of Maryland, said Ken Ulman, Terrapin Development Company president.

The three-member board will likely vote again in early December to transfer three of the properties to the Terrapin Development Company. The university will give the company exclusive rights to acquire the other seven properties over the next 10 years.

Once the three parcels of land are transferred, the Terrapin Development Company will be worth $47.5 million, according to the University System of Maryland Board of Regents.

“It’s not a lot of land but it’s in important locations,” said Carlo Colella, the university vice president for administration and finance and a Terrapin Development Company board member, adding that businesses have indicated their interest in the parcels of land the university owns.

Ulman said transferring the properties to the company is necessary to continue the transformation of Greater College Park into a top-college town.

While the foundation and this university have been successful in managing real estate in an “ad hoc” way, neither are organized or structured to do this, Colella said. The Terrapin Development Company will carry out the work the two parties have done in the past four to five years to continue developing their land, he added.

The foundation’s core mission is to manage the endowment fund and the university’s is to provide an education, Ulman said. The Terrapin Development Company’s core mission is to acquire, develop and lease real estate — such as MilkBoy ArtHouse or Little Tavern Park — that will help the city become a successful college town.

“I go to bed thinking about these things,” Ulman said. “I wake up thinking about these things.”

Mayor Patrick Wojahn said that

new concession stand and restroom facilities debuted Oct. 13.

There is an approval process in place for using the fields, which lends priority to the College Park Boys and Girls Club and other College Park-based groups, according to this week’s mayoral update.

The council may consider separate criteria for the concession stand and restroom facilities for events when the field is not in use, the update read.

The council discussed the city’s Recreation Board and the staff’s recommendations on field rules and regulations, which included suggestions to switch to all electronic applications and to explore ways to make the concession building available either with the field or on its own.

“Actions of the Recreation Board have to be conducted at a public meeting. I’m not sure what we’d need to allow board approval electronically,” said Bob Ryan, the director of public services. “That would certainly expedite the process.”

For current facility access, the different sections of Duvall Field, including the fields, the concession stand and the parking lot, are lumped under one field use application, Ryan said, but some events don’t use every part at the same time.

Food service in the concession stand has also been “very, very limited” due to Prince George’s County Health Department regulations and the stand’s permit to operate a low-hazard facility, said Terry Schum, the city’s planning director. Prepackaged foods and baked goods, for instance, can be sold at the facility, but foods that must be kept at certain temperatures are deemed “potentially hazardous,” she added.

“As soon as you get into any kind of preparation or cooking of potentially hazardous food — these are foods that need to be kept at a certain temperature, either high or low — then you have to file a very detailed food service handling plan with the health department and have a certified food manager named in order to get a different kind of permit,” she said.

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THE COLLEGE PARK WOODS SWIM CLUB may have a future as city meeting space after the council voted to purchase it Tuesday. tom hausman/the diamondback

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Leah Brennan City Council discussed @allhaeleah Duvall Field’s current Senior staff writer and future uses after its

In special session, council votes to purchase College Park Woods swim club for meeting space

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he College Park City Council unanimously voted to approve purchasing a local swim club during a special session Tuesday night.

College Park Woods residents, including the neighborhood watch, civic association and local sports leagues, use the property’s clubhouse as a meeting space, said Steven Mudd, an attorney for the swim club.

Purchasing the property allows the city to preserve it as a community meeting space in an area that doesn’t have many other choices, said Scott Somers, the city manager.

Mudd said Mayor Patrick Wojahn and state Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D-Anne Arundel and Prince George’s) have said they wanted the swim club to remain a community space.

Acquiring the property and carrying out any necessary improvements will likely cost between $500,000 and $750,000, Somers said.

The city could purchase the property with state funds from Project Open Space, but would have to use its general fund to finance further improvements, he said.

After the swim club’s membership declined in recent years, the pool board wasn’t able to maintain the property. The clubhouse will need to become compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the city will need to improve the parking lot and demolish and decommission the pool, Somers said.

As the pool board’s debts grew, it was at risk of declaring bankruptcy within six months if the property wasn’t sold, Mudd said, adding anybody could buy the club if that happened. “ T h e re ’s a l o t o f c o n c e r n i n t h e

transferring the land from this university to the company benefits the city in several ways.

University developments are not on the city’s tax roll, which means they aren’t subject to the city’s property taxes. Developments carried out by the university also do not have to follow the county’s planning and zoning process, so the city and its residents don’t have the legal opportunity to give feedback on the projects.

Although this has not been an issue in recent years, the university

tried to redevelop a golf course a few years ago that would have negatively impacted the community, Wojahn said.

“The history of the relationship between the city and the university has not always been so collaborative,” Wojahn said.

The city and the Terrapin Development Company have reached an agreement in which the company will go above the normal requirements for developers in the city by consulting with the city before it wants to buy new property or redevelop any of the land, Wojahn said.

The university’s involvement in the company ensures the future real estate development won’t just maximize developer profit in the short run, but is “consistent with what best serves the community” in the long term, Colella said.

The foundation transferred ownership of seven parcels of land to the company effectively the day it was founded, Ulman said. The process for transferring the university’s land has taken longer.

The company had to get support from not only the Board of Public

Works, but the University System of Maryland Board of Regents, State Clearinghouse, Prince George’s County and the city of College Park.

“If I ever get impatient or wish it would go more smoothly, today I’m able to sort of look back at The Hotel and reflect and recall the many steps along the way where it seemed like things were too hard or maybe it wasn’t going to happen,” Colella said. “That process started probably four and half years or so ago.”

problems, we decided to conduct a more thorough legal review of From p. 1 the charter amendment that was case, we didn’t become aware passed earlier in the year and make of the fact that there were legal sure everything is legally valid.

“We were not aware at the time concerns with the supermajority requirement. That’s why … [that it was passed] that it would once we heard about the potential violate state law,” he added.

This determination does not impact the outcome of the non-U.S. citizen voting measure, which did not pass because it did not receive five affirmative votes.

The council is working with independent legal counsel to review recent changes to the city’s charter

to ensure it complies with state law, the release read.

“We’re going to take a look at the charter amendments that were passed earlier this year to make sure that they’re fully in compliance with state law and then making whatever changes are necessary to make sure

that they are in compliance,” Wojahn said, adding it would likely be early next year that they “would work with our attorney and Ms. Shearer to come up with whatever changes are necessary.”

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By Ayana Archie | @ayconic | Staff writer sneak peeks. The sleeve embroidered, crystal-enwas hosted by Karclips gave viewers a look into the crusted dress, equipped with a long brought his wife and was casket-sharp rueche Tran and social media influencer Kendall Kyndall, with the pair in his all-white, with a Chanel brooch planning process, which was met with feather train. She walked down the conducting a series of “white carpet” in place of a bow tie. He had some wise clashing between Ka’oir and wedding aisle to the rhythm of Patti Labelle’s “If Only You Knew.” The first time interviews with celebrity guests. Lil words for the couple: “Trust is the planner Kathy Romero.

The Jamaica native also introduced viewers heard Gucci speak during the Yachty, clad in a luxurious white common denominator.”

The program cut away to other ce- her bridal party, which included her special was when the couple repeated and tan animal print fur, brought his mother to the ceremony and praised lebrities congratulating the couple, best friend from high school, a close their vows after the pastor.

Gucci and Ka’oir’s love as as “fresh” including Big Sean and Jhené Aiko, friend of Gucci Mane’s and rapper The officiate characterized their former Real Housewives of Atlanta star Trina. A scene from the wedding relationship as “inconvenient love.” and “original.”

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By Cameron Neimand | @kneemund | Senior staff writer down to similarly underwhelming song the pastor said. choices — Kelly Clarkson’s “A Moment “To all whom this may concern,” The couple was crowned Mr. and Like This,” Charlie Puth’s “One Call Mrs. Radric Davis, and made an elegant Gucci Mane tweeted two days after Away” and John Legend’s “All exit with beautiful smiles on their faces the release of his latest album, “I of Me” (a beautiful to the tune of the Monica-featured would take my hip honors or legend song, but over- “We Ride,” off Gucci Mane’s latest award now why I’m young active and Mr. Davis played). attractive #MrDavis brrrr. ” album Mr. Davis. gucci mane Mr. Davis is the 11th studio album from Gucci, 12 years removed from aarchiedbk@gmail.com the 2005 single “Icy” featuring Young Jeezy, Lil’ Will and Boo that first established the hit-making prowess of trap-rap’s godfather. Real name Radric Davis, Gucci Mane’s 17-track, 61Malcolm minute Mr. Davis is a mixture of grit, love, Gladwell pain and unrivaled charisma that adds and even penning another notch of success to the belt of an autobiography that is a man whose career is now old enough currently the number one best to be a freshman in high school. seller on Amazon in the seemingly On “Work in Progress”, the narrow “Rap & Hip-Hop Musician album’s raw, self-reflective Biographies” category. His face, opening, Gucci bestows a note once bloated by longtime chronic of sympathy and understanding lean and marijuana abuse, is now on those like him who strayed lean with a chiseled jawline, an toward sin. “I think these killers outward reflection of internal need a hug, I need a hug too,” raps metamorphosis.

Mane in his iconic southern style, The Kanye West of Atlanta by “But I forgive, I been forgiven, I way of Alabama, Gucci Mane is and hold grudges too/ I’m just a work always has been a master curator in progress, I’m not even through.” of featured artists for his projects.

Just four years ago, in September Uncanny energy and prodigious ad2013, Atlanta Police arrested Gucci. libbing from the men of Migos propelled The rapper was sentenced to about three “I Get The Bag” to the 24th spot on the years and eventually released early for a Billboard Hot 100. A star-studded line-up federal firearms charge. unfolds throughout the course of Mr. Davis, A rare prison system success story, postincluding appearances from ScHoolboy Q, Chris prison Gucci will be a first-ballot hall of Brown, The Weeknd, Nicki Minaj and A$AP Rocky. famer in the field of life resurrection.

Rico Love, a lesser-known but nonetheless extremely He’s sober now, ditching his accomplished name, steals the show with the powgang ties for frienderful and gorgeous hook to “Miss My Woe,” a song ships with the about fallen friends. likes of “Took a shot of D’usse, now I’m missin’ my woe,” sings Love with his soft, sultry tone. “Always stay on “mr. davis” cover art via gucci mane ripped paper texture by john ott/ via flickr 10 like the six and the four/ I still can’t believe you won’t be hitting my phone.”

Life is fragile, and Gucci Mane is well aware.

Several of his acquaintances and close friends, including Atlanta rappers Shawty Lo and Bankroll Part III Fresh, left this world too young, in violent fashion.

One stray bullet, one too many pills or double cups, Gucci’s ‘Autobiography’ explores and Gucci Mane could have met the same fate, ending recent changes to the rapper’s lifestyle his inspirational transformation before it ever began.

Still “young active and attractive,” it’s no wonder

By Allison O’Reilly | @allisonoreilly | Staff writer why Gucci wants an advance on his lifetime achievement honors.

I love Gucci Mane. If I ever get T h e a u to b i o g ra p hy fo u n d a Though a tattoo, it’ll probably be a replica beautiful balance between touting the East Atlanta cneimanddbk@gmail.com of the iconic ice cream cone tattoo Gucci’s many accomplishments Santa didn’t mess around on his cheek. I walk to class on my a n d t a l e n t s , s h a r i n g fa c t u a l with drugs until he was older, darker days to “St. Brick Intro” to p o i n ts a b o u t h i s b u sine ss life Gucci’s adolescence was still full brighten myself up. This love is no and criminal record and taking of addicts, dealers, gangs, guns ships, secret to my closest friends and, readers through his journey with and little to no authority figures. t h o u g h s o m e Eventually he made connections in did not stand the test of lucky for you all, somebody bought his mental health.

Growing up in the small, impov- the music world and started creat- time. He also put out dozens of me The Autobiography of Gucci Mane erished town of Bessemer, Alabama, ing smash hits with (then amateur mixtapes to keep himself relevant. for my birthday.

The lives of rappers are often This book Already well-versed on Gucci’s and the crime-ridden streets of East but now superstar) sound engiglamorized and romanticized but pa i n ts G u cc i Atlanta, Gucci learned the reality of neers like Zaytoven and Mike WiLL struggles with the law, I assumed The Autobiography of Gucci Mane as a person, not just this book would be an easy read with being poor in America at a young Made It. Early in the book, Gucci notes, is a cautionary tale about the role another rich celebrity unsome interesting insights on the rap- age. His parents weren’t together per’s personal relationships. Instead, and rarely had a steady income, so “As far back as I can remember, I of drugs and violence in achieving equipped for fame, wasting their I was met with a coming-of-age he and his brother, Victor “Duke” just really wanted to get me some lavish lifestyles. life away.

His book was not judgmental story that started with a traumatic Davis, turned to dealing drugs at a money,” which he did through selling Gucci is now open about his addrugs and making popular music. of his past or his social circles. He diction to lean and the repercussions childhood and ended with an empty young age.

Gucci started selling marijuana Unfortunately, he often spent that was critical of himself and his own of his past way of life. He flaunts his canvas for the future of a young artist recently risen from the ashes. with his brother in elementary money lavishly on guns and drugs actions, but still recognized issues new physique and healthy lifestyle.

Gucci wrote down pieces of his school but moved on to selling that would end up getting him in in the criminal justice system that He has new projects and a wedding made his experience harder. on the way. His social media is full history during his most recent cocaine on his own after a disap- trouble.

We l l -w r i t te n a n d p e rso n a l , of posts showcasing his new love for Violent tendencies, money and prison sentence, which began in pointing eighth grade Christmas left 2014 and ended in May of last year. him with $50 cash and a drive to turn mental illness also often landed The Autobiography of Gucci Mane life and the world.

Gucci in custody or under proba- allowed the rapper to mold his own Using slang and conversational that into a profit.

I th ink Gucci explained the His anecdotes about navigating the tion for years of his young adult life. narrative. His screw ups — consis- message of his book best this past English and with help from writer Neil Martinez-Belkin, the rapper Zone 6 drug scene gave some back- During this time, he also battled an tently failing drug tests, purchasing Monday with a tweet that read “I not masterfully explained his difficult ground to his demeanor: He made opiate addiction from heavy use of guns despite previous gun charges, only changed I improved!” upbringing and journey to the top of music and put up walls to reflect the cough syrup. In and out of prison, threatening people, etc. — were exhe maintained professional relation- plained with reason and narrative. the music industry in only 270 pages. tough scene in which he lived. aoreillydbk@gmail.com Beloved trap god Gucci Mane, whose real name is Radric Davis, tied the knot Tuesday night with his girlfriend of seven years, fitness and beauty entrepreneur Keyshia Ka’oir, on a live broadcast, “The Mane Event.”

If you’ve ever wondered what heaven might look like, the couple’s $1.7 million all-white ceremony, donned with lavish roses, curtains and jewels, is probably a good start.

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urbanski From p. 1 the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 4 a.m.

Witnesses identified Urbanski as the attacker, and a folding knife was found in his pocket. Urbanski’s attorney, William Brennan, said drugs and alcohol may have played a role in the incident.

Brennan did not respond to a request for comment regarding the hate crime charge.

The FBI began investigating whether the stabbing was

jewish From p. 1 other as one unified group,” Goldstein said.

Marsha Rozenblit, a professor of modern Jewish history, said painting a swastika is a “clear sign of an affinity with Nazism.”

“People do this knowing full well that the swastika is a symbol of bigotry and they’re not shying away from it,” Rozenblit said.

“However, I don’t think it’s a sign the University of Maryland is hopelessly infected with anti-Semitism.”

Rozenblit would have been

duvall From p. 6 can prepare food only with a different permit, she said. The current low-hazard permit is set to expire next June.

D i s t r i c t 1 Co u n c i l m a n Fazlul Kabir suggested establishing a key system similar to the Old Parish House’s current arrangement.

The Old Parish House uses an electronic lock system that can be locked with a code or electronically from

a possible hate crime after police found out Urbanski was a member of the sinced e l e te d ra c i s t Fa c e b o o k group “Alt-Reich: Nation.”

Alsobrooks said she planned to pursue life without parole for Urbanski. He is being held without bond and his trial is scheduled to begin in January.

With the added hate crime c h a rge , A l s o b ro o k s s a i d Tuesday that Urbanski will have 20 years added to the life sentence if convicted.

“The Bowie State

University community continues to mourn the loss of 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III, whose life was taken in a senseless act of violence,” read a Bowie State University statement released Tuesday a f te r n o o n . “ W h i l e i t i s encouraging to see progress being made in the criminal case, we continue to reflect on the precious life lost.”

Collins’ death followed a year rattled by racial tension on this campus. A noose was found in this university’s Phi Kappa Tau fraternity chapter

house in April, and there were five reports of white nationalist posters found t h ro u g h o u t t h e c a m p u s since December. “ T h e Co l l i n s fa m i ly remains in our thoughts, following their tragic loss last May. This is especially true today as the prosecution of this senseless crime moves through the criminal justice system,” read a university statement released Tuesday afternoon.

Following the stabbing, university President Wallace

Loh announced a wave of campus initiatives, including a rapid-response team that would provide support to victims of hate incidents, a diversity task force that will review courses and training on cultural competency and an annual report on hate incidents from the Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct.

The 18-member President’s and University Senate’s Joint Task Force on Inclusion and Respect has also been reviewing policies and programming, including

the Code of Student Conduct and its treatment of hate bias incidents and free speech issues on the campus, to determine whether changes are needed to foster inclusion.

It has held two open forums on the campus, where some students have expressed frustration and doubts about whether the task force would be able to implement significant changes. The task force plans to report its findings in April.

more upset if there was an organized, large-scale demonstration of hate instead of these isolated incidents, she said.

Rozenblit added that “the forces of right-wing bigotry” are directed toward not only the Jewish population, but also the black, immigrant and other marginalized communities.

“It’s upsetting when it’s directed against any group,” Rozenblit said. “It all comes out of the same source, which is the animosity against the other — the fear of being overwhelmed by people who are different.”

Addressing this problem of

hate can be hard, Rozenblit said. It’s easy to rely on educational programs to teach students how to confront these issues, but she said these programs might not work because “the people who need them the most are the people who pay attention the least.”

Instead, Rozenblit said we need to make it clear that this hatred is unacceptable in a decent society.

“What we have to do is not look the other way and pretend it’s trivial,” she said.

“We shouldn’t overreact but we shouldn’t ignore it either.”

Students may lack knowledge on how to properly report hate bias incidents, Allen said. He suggested that this university’s administration work on developing a clear reporting mechanism

that offers the choice to report incidents anonymously.

“The last I was told was to call the 911 non-emergency number,” said Allen, a junior government and politics major. “I don’t think most students feel comfortable going out of their way to do that.

They might just walk by but they’re probably not going to call 911 if they see something drawn.”

In addition to the recent hate

bias incidents involving swastikas, this university also saw white nationalist posters across the campus, a noose in a fraternity house and anti-immigrant demonstrations last semester.

In May, black Bowie State University student 2nd Lt. Richard Collins was killed on this university’s campus.

Sean Urbanski, a white former student at this university, was indicted on one count of murder in July and on a hate crime charge Tuesday.

“We’re seeing an uptick in violent incidents,” Allen said.

“While these incidents might

be isolated individually, I think collectively they’re taking a toll on students … to see so much happening at once while we’re going on with our classes and our daily lives.”

Allen said it’s important to not grow apathetic or allow these acts to become normalized on the campus.

“We need to continue to remain vigilant, stand united as a community,” Allen said, “and make sure that when we see these acts we call them out, whether they’re anti-Semitic or not.”

City Hall, City Clerk Janeen Miller said after the meeting.

“It’s a one-time improvement that’s not very expensive,” Kabir said.

T h e b a t h ro o m s a re n ’t being used, said Alan Bradford, the co-chairman of the Recreation Board.

He noted it’s a “dangerous situation,” as there is no one around to monitor them and they are at the back of the facility.

“I would hate for one of my kids to go back there and use them. You don’t know who’s

there,” Bradford said.

City Manager Scott Somers said the city realizes “there’s a situation with the restrooms,” adding they’ve discussed a potential locking mechanism for the doors so they unlock at dawn and lock again at dusk.

Somers said city staff also discussed installing cameras i n t h e a rea w i t h s i g n a ge saying the area is under surveillance, which he thinks will help the situation.

There was a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 13 for

the newly-renovated concession stand and plaza — a $1.3 million project — at Duvall Field, the largest city-owned recreational facility.

The city had been planning to renovate the space for more than a decade, but after years of funding from the state’s Program Open Space, it had enough money to fund the project without delving into too many taxpayer dollars.

The new concession stand and plaza mark the first phase of Duvall Field’s

renovations, and its sports fields should see updates soon.

“I speak for staff here, I think we’ve heard everything that you’ve said,” Somers said, noting the community and field use has changed drastically since a master plan was made 10 years ago.

Somers added he’d like to see actions such as a discussion between the community and staff, or to “develop an action plan so that we can actually move those things forward and redevelop the park, so that it’s current with

today’s youths.”

The next step is to pull together staff discussion, reach out to the community and potentially form a task force of community members which could be in the spring, he said.

The approved field use regulations could possibly be brought before the council again for approval as soon as next week if the changes are straightforward enough, Somers said.

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MADISON, Wisconsin — Ty Durkin said. “That’s not the way they’re there, and we’re not doing Johnson wasn’t the intended receiver when quarterback Max Bortenschlager’s second pass of the game wobbled a few feet beyond the line of scrimmage and into the grasp of Wisconsin linebacker T.J. Edwards.

But because Johnson was the only Maryland football player within a five-yard radius of the throw, he tried to tackle the 244pound defender in the open field.

He ended up on his butt, helpless as Edwards took the interception 54 yards for a touchdown. It was the third time this season the Terps’ opening drive resulted in a score for the other team.

“It’s frustrating,” coach DJ

you want to start the game.”

Maryland teetered on the edge of disaster throughout its 38-13 defeat at No. 5 Wisconsin, committing two turnovers and barely avoiding a third when it recovered its own fumble in the third quarter. The Terps have now lost four of their past five contests.

But much like in Maryland’s 62-14 setback at Ohio State two weeks earlier, there were chances to build confidence in a hostile road environment. Again, Durkin’s offense failed to deliver.

“Our margin for error is much smaller right now,” Durkin said.

“Everybody knows that it is. So we’ve got to make the plays when

that all the time.”

The Terps (3-4, 1-3 Big Ten) punted after defensive back Josh Woods intercepted a deep ball about six minutes into the game. They only managed a field goal after Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor fumbled on his own five-yard line later in the quarter.

“We took it as a challenge,” Wisconsin linebacker Garrett Dooley said. “They had five yards to go, we did not let them in the end zone and they ended up with three points. I think that was a huge momentum swing.”

Even Maryland’s first drive, which ended in the interception

coach dj durkin is in danger of missing a bowl game in his second year as the Terps’ coach after a set of injuries. marquise mckine/the diamondback return, began with three Johnson carries for 28 yards, a welcome sight after the junior struggled in his previous two games. The Cumberland native finished with 83 yards against the Badgers (7-0, 4-0).

Taylor, meanwhile, wore down Maryland’s defense as he continued his dominant freshman campaign. After gaining just 18 yards on the ground in the first quarter, he rushed for 108 over the next three periods, gashing a unit defensive coordinator Andy Buh insisted this past week was not allowing “fairly easy” ball movement.

The Terps have let opponents exceed 200 rushing yards in three straight games. “[Taylor] is a very good running back,” linebacker Jermaine Carter said. “He kind of reminds me of [Penn State running back] Saquon Barkley. I played against [Barkley] when he was a freshman. … [Taylor] has a nice little one cut and go, so he’s a nice player and he’s gonna be good for some time.”

Maryland scored 10 unanswered points in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 15, showing what Johnson called “a new fire” after an intense

locker room talk at halftime.

But the Badgers responded with a grueling 11-play, 76-yard drive that ended in a game-sealing touchdown run from fullback Austin Ramesh. Despite signs of life from the offense in the second half, the Terps left Camp Randall disappointed at their third consecutive double-digit defeat.

“No progress,” Carter said.

“We lost the game. We don’t believe in moral victories.

When we go out there to play, we expect to win. We’re not into pats on the back.” dbernsteindbk@gmail.com

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‘We just wish the best’: Coaches respond to Anderson’s absence Damon Evans is interim athletic director during six-month sabbatical The University of Maryland announced Oct. 16 athletic director Kevin Anderson would go on a six-month sabbatical, with Damon Evans handling his duties on an interim basis.

Anderson, who took over at this university in 2010, had reportedly not been in his office for several weeks, according to The Washington Post.

Eva n s ca m e to Co l l e ge Park in 2014 and served as the executive director, chief financial officer and chief operating officer of athletics.

Here’s a look into how Anderson’s absence is impacting Maryland’s teams. by

Diamondback sports staff @DBKSports

VOLLEYBALL Anderson showed he cared

about the Maryland volleyball team by attending practices and matches. He’s forged personal connections through his interactions with staff and players.

But coach Steve Aird doesn’t think the move will affect his team’s day-to-day operations.

“I think Kevin’s a really good guy. I think he did a great job.

I think Damon’s more than capable,” Aird said. “Whoever is in that position I think is going to look out for us and give us everything we need to be successful.”

While the athletic director leads the department, Aird said the entire administrative staff cares for his program.

Anderson was crucial in Maryland’s move from the ACC to the Big Ten, and that shift is what brought Aird from Penn State to start his head coaching career in

College Park. Since arriving in 2014, Aird has guided a rebuilding effort, backed by two consecutive ranked recruiting classes — the first in program history.

His program has gotten more exposure by playing five matches on the Xfinity Center main court this year. Plus, there are plans to build a new volleyball locker room and team suite connected to Xfinity Pavilion, a project Aird said the staff worked to raise funds for.

“Women’s volleyball in the Big Ten is one of, if not the, premier women’s [sports] when you look at the crowds and the quality of teams and whatnot,” Aird said. “They knew they needed to invest.

And I think every year we’ve b e e n i n t h e c o n fe re n c e , they’ve taken another step forward to really help.”

FOOTBALL Coach DJ Durkin said

before Anderson arrived in College Park. “ I ’ve b e e n t h ro u g h i t , fortunately,” Tillman said.

“Kevin Anderson came in and it was kind of a seamless transition. I foresee the same thing [here].”

Because Tillman experienced the shift in leadership from former athletic director Debbie Yow to Anderson, he wasn’t fazed by Anderson’s sabbatical.

“Damon has done a tremendous job over the past couple of years,” T illman said. “He’s got a lot of exMEN’S LACROSSE perience, so we’re looking Since Anderson took over forward to working with the athletic department in him and are thankful for his 2010, the Maryland men’s support.” lacrosse team has reached five national championship games and won the title for the first time in 42 years.

But Anderson wasn’t responsible for hiring coach John T illman, who was brought on three months

because Evans oversaw the M a r y l a n d fo o t b a l l te a m before Anderson’s sabbatical, his program does not anticipate much change in its operations.

D u r k i n , w h o ’s i n h i s second season in charge of the Terps, said Evans and A n d e rs o n m a i n t a i n e d a close working relationship, which could help smooth t h e t ra n s i t i o n b e t w e e n administrators.

“It’s not anything drastic,” Durkin added.

FIELD HOCKEY Anderson’s six-month sabbatical will not directly impact the Maryland field hockey program, coach Missy Meharg said.

Meharg, who is in her 30th season at this university, praised Evans.

“Every AD is different,” Meharg said. “I’ve been through a lot of ADs. In this situation, I know Damon has been in charge of a lot of things. Kevin has had a lot of faith in him. It would make sense that he’s doing this right now in the time of [Anderson’s] sabbatical.

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As Maryland attempted to get to know Leone, the search committee asked him how he would run practice.

Leone reached into his suit pocket and pulled out a stack of miniature orange cones, arranging them on the table to demonstrate his training methods.

“I’m an abstract thinker,” Leone said. “I just basically said to them, ‘It’s not what’s in the cones that’s going to make this team special, it’s outside, not just on the field.’ That’s what we’re working on.”

Terps midfielder and captain Hope Gouterman, on hand for the interview, was taken aback by his response.

Gouterman said Leone’s unusual interview signaled his preparedness to facilitate change right away. Maryland soon hired him to rebuild the program.

Leone brings the cones to every practice, a gesture that has amused and impressed Gouterman.

“They’re like, his cones, you know?” Gouterman said. “He

doesn’t like to use other ones.

I almost like it more because of the fact that he brought them from when he started and continues to use them. It’s like, that’s his thing.”

Even though the Terps were coming off back-to-back losing seasons, Leone was confident he could turn around the school that turned him down more than 20 years before. Pulling out all the stops by bringing his own cones to an interview showed how much he wanted the position.

He knew he could recruit to College Park, likening the academic recruiting pitch to that of Harvard. He praised Maryland’s reputable athletic department, viewing the school as a destination players would ultimately flock to.

Leone said at the team’s media day Aug. 29 that rebuilding programs was his thing. He knew Maryland was the project for him.

“I wouldn’t have just gone anywhere,” Leone said.

DAUNTING REBUILD Leone knew finding success at Maryland would be difficult, even as he maintained confidence in his abilities.

“In terms of just being able to put a team together here, we came in and it was fractured in many ways,” Leone said.

After an influx of transfers, the Terps could hardly assemble an 11-person team in the spring Leone arrived. They had to ask seniors who had already finished their last season to play in spring games just to get enough

players on the field.

In his first full season in charge, Leone led a roster of 20 players, including former team manager Sarah Kovalchick and women’s lacrosse goalkeeper Emily Kift. Maryland went 3-15-1.

But following the season, Leone brought in the nation’s No. 25 recruiting class, expanding the roster from 20 to more than 30. Midfielder Madison Turner said Leone’s upbeat demeanor helped the struggling squad remain on track.

“From the beginning … he had this crazy positive attitude that we didn’t really know what to do with and we were all kind of freaking out,” Turner said.

“It never wavered in my mind that he was invested. I always knew that he was all in.”

As the Terps warmed up to play then-No. 12 Ohio State earlier this year on a raindrenched field, Turner recalled Leone ordering the team to line up. Leone asked the players to sprint to the end line and slide.

But before they followed the instructions, he showed them the proper technique.

“Now, this man, he can’t really run very well — like, his knee is shot, so I’m thinking he’s not going to do it,” Turner said. “He does it … but that’s just something he always does, random stuff like that to try and get us ready and keep us going.”

Leone’s enthusiasm has garnered attention from highcaliber recruits.

This season’s freshman class included Canadian youth national team players Mikayla and Malikae Dayes. Freshman

forward Alyssa Poarch is part of the U.S. youth setup.

“Ray has a lot of experience in rebuilding programs and taking nothing to something,” freshman midfielder Hope Lewandoski said. “He kind of presented a challenge that I definitely was looking for in my college experience.”

FULL CIRCLE The Terps have already seen improvement from Leone’s first season. More than doubling their win total from last year, the Terps are 7-7-3 with one game remaining, and have a chance to finish .500 for the first time since 2013.

Despite that growth, Leone admits there’s a long way to go before the rebuild is complete.

His first measurable goal is to

JACKSON From p. 12 Trimble gone, the Terps will likely use one point guard, allowing Jackson to play more small forward.

Jackson said he’s happy playing either small or power forward, as Turgeon’s offense gives him freedom to attack from the wing, regardless of his role.

However, Jackson’s three-point attempts declined as he played in the post last season.

“He’s an amazing

qualify for the Big Ten tournament, which the Terps won’t achieve this year.

Rebuilding is a slow, arduous process. But Leone waited more than 20 years for this position, and he’s willing to take the lumps to direct the program the right way.

“It’s like you’re raising a child and then you’re letting it grow,” Leone said. “When a team and a program is really going, it’s running itself. The captains are leading, the players are playing and you’re just kind of there steering it a little bit.”

Leone took a chance on his dream job in 1991 and didn’t get it. His hopes of leading Maryland faded as he continued through the college coaching ranks.

“I just never thought it would happen,” Leone said. “At some

point you just let it go.”

When another opportunity arose, he used every trick up his sleeve to gain Maryland’s admiration, whether it was pulling cones out of his suit pocket in an interview or sliding on a wet field and coating himself in grass to show his dedication to his team.

While the Terps’ future is uncertain, Leone is thrilled to return to his home state for the job he always wanted.

“To come full-circle back to Maryland, where it all started for me, playing soccer, Severna Park High School, I never expected it,” Leone said. “For it to happen and to really, truly go for it, I would have been really disappointed if I didn’t get it. I know that.”

scorer,” Turgeon said. “He can shoot the three, he’s got midrange game, he’s got postup, he can score around the rim … he can really pass the ball.”

Turgeon said Jackson didn’t prepare the right way as he adjusted to Maryland. So after last season, Turgeon discussed work ethic with Jackson, encouraging him to hoist extra shots outside of practice and spend more time in the weight room.

That training has paid off.

Jackson was named to the preseason Julius Erving Award watch list for college basketball’s best small forward and the preseason All-Big Ten team. Multiple publications project the 6-foot-7,

225-pound swingman to be a first round pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.

For Maryland to qualify for its fourth consecutive NCAA tournament, Jackson must take on the leadership role Trimble occupied last season. Trimble led Maryland while averaging 16.8 points per game, while Jackson finished second on the team in scoring.

After a year with the program, Jackson appears more capable of providing that impact.

“I always feel like he had a lot of skills with him,” Nickens said.

“Him getting more comfortable and getting confident will help his game a lot.”

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coach ray leone applied to the Terps coaching position in 1991 but didn’t get the job. He applied again in 2016 after building his resume with a number of other college programs and was hired. Now, he’s trying to lead a rebuild in College Park.

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Coach Ray Leone cherishes role 26 years after Terps passed him over for position

By Sean Whooley | @swhooley27 | Staff writer

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here are several pictures on a shelf in Maryland women’s soccer coach Ray Leone’s office. Some of the shots include Leone with American soccer legend Landon Donovan and his daughter with Premier League great Kolo Toure.

On the wall opposite that shelf is a Maryland scarf from The Crew. It hangs alone.

Leone has traversed the U.S. college soccer landscape, starting out as a head coach at Berry College in Georgia, making his way through Creighton, Clemson, Arizona State and Harvard before settling with the Terps early last year.

A native of nearby Severna Park, Leone played soccer at Severna Park High School before embarking on his 31-year coaching journey around the country. Now he’s back in Maryland, the place he always wanted to be.

“The longer I coached, the more I

wanted to do it,” Leone said. “I really wanted to immerse myself in the highest level I can.”

When Leone arrived in College Park, he took over a downtrodden team that went 6-12-1 the previous season. The Terps have taken a step forward under his leadership, winning seven games so far this year as he tries to rebuild the program.

CHASING A DREAM Leone applied to coach at Maryland prior to the 1991 season. He was in charge of Creighton at the time, but he jumped at the chance to interview with the Terps.

He didn’t get the job.

Maryland instead hired April Heinrichs, who took the Terps to their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in 1995.

Heinrichs later became the coach of the United States Women’s National Team.

Leone said he believed his inexperience might have cost him the position.

“I wasn’t ready for that job, but when those jobs come up, you can’t pick the time,” Leone said. “I went for it and it was a good experience just interviewing at a school like this — my school.”

So, Leone continued to build his coaching resume.

He continued at Creighton for three more years before serving as an assistant at Clemson for one season, then head coach for six more seasons.

Leone moved on to Arizona State in 2001 to be closer to his wife, Tracey Leone, who coached the U-19 Women’s National Team on the West Coast at the time. He brought the Sun Devils to a program-best No. 9 national ranking in 2004 before leaving for Harvard in 2007.

Leone took the Crimson to five NCAA tournaments in nine years, finishing his five-school odyssey before reaching Maryland.

“They all kind of took me somewhere for a reason,” Leone said.

One thing remained constant for Leone at all those schools: He only left when the time was right.

The Maryland job opened a few times as he moved from school to school, but Leone didn’t reapply in fear of leaving his teams in bad shape. There was a period during which he abandoned his dream of coaching the Terps altogether.

“I never want to just leave a program and they’re in disarray afterwards,” Leone said. “I always wanted to kind of complete a job. Build it, make it strong and build the culture.”

However, with Harvard in stable condition and his daughter nearing college age, Leone was ready to move on.

When he saw the Maryland job open again, he didn’t hesitate.

“It’s like, man, I’ve got this in me,” Leone said. “I’ve got this desire in me and I still have the energy to go for it. That’s See leone, p. 10

men’s basketball

Terps expect Jackson to take on leadership role in second season Forward will attempt to fill scoring void left by former All-Big Ten guard Melo Trimble At this point last year, Maryland men’s basketball fo rwa rd Justin Jackson was still adjusting to the U.S. after playing his final high school season in Ontario, Canada. He didn’t know what his role would be as a freshman as he adapted to the physicality of the college game.

One year later, Jackson, fresh off making the Preseason All-Big Ten Team, is expected to star for the Terps after former All-Big Ten guard Melo Trimble’s departure. by

Kyle Melnick @kyle_melnick Senior staff writer

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Between last fall and this October, Jackson has participated in the NBA Draft Combine and bolstered the Terps’ frontcourt through an NCAA tournament run.

Those experiences have raised Jackson’s confidence, helping h i m m a n a ge t h e h e i g h te n e d expectations.

“Justin, he’s a really good player, one of the better players I’ve seen in a while,” guard Jared Nickens said. “He’s gotten a lot better at attacking the basket, and he’s improved his three-point shooting a lot.”

Jackson averaged 10.5 points and

a team-high six rebounds per game last season while shooting 43.8 percent from the 3-point line. He was the best player on the court during a stretch in late January, combining for 50 points and 22 rebounds in wins over Minnesota and Ohio State.

But Jackson struggled at other points. As Maryland’s frontcourt battled injuries, he played more in the post, limiting his versatility from the perimeter.

C o a c h M a r k T u rg e o n s a i d Jackson will play through more isolation and ball screens this season, schemes that take advantage of the sophomore’s athleticism and passing ability. With See jackson, p. 10

forward justin jackson finished second on the Terps in scoring last season. His offensive load is expected to increase this year after former guard Melo Trimble left for the NBA Draft. sammi silber/the diamondback

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