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Tawes Hall to receive $15.9 million renovation Despite previous upgrade, theater scheduled to become complex of multiuse classrooms By Rokia Hassanein @rokiahass Staff writer Tawes Hall is undergoing a “major” renovation that will bring more office space and five new general purpose classrooms for this university’s arts and humanities college, Facilities Management officials said.

The project, which involves renovating 29,000 square feet in Tawes Hall’s old theater, will cost about $15.9 million, said Bill Olen, capital projects director. Construction began in June and is scheduled to conclude in November 2015. Because the project is an adaptive reuse of the old theater, Olen said, the

renovation promotes sustainability within the university. “This scope is much more sustainable and cost effective than building new, which could be a third more expensive,” Olen said. “The reuse and repurposing of classrooms — that’s very sustainable and highly efficient.” The worst of the noise disruption that the project would bring is already over, he said, as the demolition of the original stage and balcony took place See tawes, Page 2 Tawes Hall will undergo a $15.9 million renovation in the building’s old theater.

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Univ health officials set Greek life liaison role Senior pilots outreach program geared toward stopping illness spread By Grace Toohey @Grace_2e Staff writer

Amy Parkhurst, research assistant and manager for the Jeffery Lab, observes cave fish, which do not have eyes, in the lab on the second floor of the Biology-Psychology Building. james levin/the diamondback

BLIND AS A CAVE FISH Eyeless cave fish provide researchers a glimpse into sight development and mechanics By Joe Zimmermann @JoeMacZim Staff writer Fish tanks line the walls of a second-floor lab in the BiologyPsychology Building. Swimming in some are little silver tetras that look fit for a common fishbowl. In others, there are creatures that appear more like a pet store’s Halloween special — pale and alien,

with slight streaks of translucent pink and, most notably, no eyes. While their looks don’t give it away, these two kinds of fish are actually the same species, biological cousins separated by only a few million years spent in different settings: one in surface streams and the other in the total dark of caves. In a study published in Nature Communications on Oct. 20, researchers from this university se-

quenced the genome of the blind cave fish variety of the Mexican tetra to determine what in their DNA m a kes tet ras so d i f ferent from their surface-dwelling counterparts. William Jeffery, a biology professor and co-author of this study, said the Mexican tetras provide a unique opportunity for researchers to study what genetic changes cause such drastic physical differences,

which evolved in such a short time period. By cross-breeding the cave and surface fish and studying hybrid fish with a particular trait, researchers are able to determine which areas of the genome are statistically associated with a particular trait, said Eric Haag, a university biology professor who See fish, Page 7

Campus livestock provide local meat for dining halls Officials: Sale for meat is a common practice By Joelle Lang @joelleRlang Staff writer The lambs born and raised on the Campus Farm last spring will have a new home in November — the plates of 251 North. Dining Services purchased 14 lambs in March from the agriculture and natural resources college and is serving 12 of the lambs — which went to slaughter in June and have been frozen since — in 251 North the week of Nov. 3. The remaining two lambs were sold and used last week by the Green Tidings food truck in braised lamb sandwiches. These lambs, 13 male and one female, were raised by last semester’s ANSC235: Applied Small Ruminant Partition class, otherwise known as “lamb watch,” in which

“All animals are wonderful and the fact is that you are always killing wonderful animals. Is it really terrible that you knew this one?” Caldwell said. “[Students] are eating burgers and steak. This lamb is no different, except that we know these animals have had wonderful lives.” Sophomore animal sciences m ajor Taylor B ega n i nter n s for Green Dining and said this project supports local food and reduces the negative impacts of A lamb, born in March, on the Campus Farm. Many are sold for their meat. josh loock/the diamondback transporting food. “So much lamb we eat in the U.S. students spend one-on-one time preparing us that some of our lambs is imported from other countries, would be sold for meat.” caring for lambs. Wooleyhand said because most but getting lamb produced on these Sophomore animal sciences major Jessica Wooleyhand, who took the of the lamb is being sold for meat farms reduces the carbon footcourse last semester and raised twin anyway, she is not upset that the print,” Began said. “We’re really lambs, said students were warned their lambs will be used for specials on just trying to emphasize that students should know where their the campus. lambs would be sold for their meat. Crystal Caldwell, Campus Farm food is coming from. It’s important “My lambs were adorable, almost like little puppy dogs. I knew it was coordinator, said that most of the to have food that is local and food coming, but it was still hard because male lambs on the Campus Farm are that is humane.” I formed a bond with them,” Wooley- sold for slaughter or auction and the hand said. “They did a pretty good job females are used or sold for breeding. See lamb, Page 3

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Senior Tal Lee had spent two yea rs a s a peer educator for the University Health Center’s HEALTH Works program when she decided last semester she needed to spread her knowledge to a new community. This fall, she is piloting the Greek Health Center Liaison program. “It’s pretty much a wellness training program for Greek members to become advocates for well-being in their community and gain important skills and learn how to address mental health issues that are pretty prevalent among college students,” said Lee, an individual studies major studying public health and structural inequalities. See greek, Page 7

Polling panel explores gov data impact Survey studies result in shifts in campaigns By Jon Banister @J_Banister Senior staff writer This university’s Center for American Politics and Citizenship recently began a partnership with The Washington Post to create in-depth public opinion polls. A crowd of more than 150 students Wednesday watched a panel of Post reporters and CAPC faculty discuss their first poll and the gubernatorial race. The poll, which was released on Oct. 14, showed Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown ahead by 9 percentage points and also revealed several trends about the most important issues for voters. Taxes were the top issue for 30 percent of respondents, and when the poll asked which candidate respondents trusted to better handle taxes, Hogan held an 11-point advantage. Post reporter Jenna Johnson said polling results often change the way See polling, Page 3

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tawes From PAGE 1 during the summer. “T hat work was ver y noisy,” Olen said. “Noisy work now has been limited to occur before 8 a.m.” The project will give the American studies department additional office space and state-of-the-art classrooms. “It will create space for a department that hasn’t had a home in years,” Olen said. The project construction will share similar features to what’s being built in the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center, such as classrooms that facilitate collaborative learning, said Terence McCann, academic facilities director. For that reason, this university’s Office of the Provost made the project a priority, Olen said. American studies department cha i rwoma n Na ncy Struna said she’s ready for the new space her department has never had. There will be four floors of offices, a tech room and a large seminar room on the fi rst floor, she said. “We are all very excited about it,” Struna said. “It looks l i ke there’s a lot of space, too.” Karen Castillo, a junior enrolled in letters and sciences,

said she’s “torn” about all of the recent construction projects occurring on the campus, including this one. “It’s going to be nice to see what they add to it — to see what new resources are available to us,” Castillo said. “I just think that maybe adding all these things at once might not be that necessary.” But junior Sandeep Bedi said he likes the idea, especially because he has noticed a lot of money being spent on research lately. Given the school’s recent expansions and a need for more classrooms, “it’s a fi ne plan” to spend money on upkeep, he said. “A lot of ou r money i s devoted to the UMD image, which this is a part of,” the kinesiology major said. Olen sa id there a re ad-

“IT’S GOING TO BE NICE TO SEE WHAT THEY ADD TO IT — TO SEE WHAT NEW RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO US. I JUST THINK THAT MAYBE ADDING ALL THESE THINGS AT ONCE MIGHT NOT BE THAT NECESSARY.”

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By Erin Serpico @erin_serpico Senior staff writer

ven on a campus as diverse as this university’s, race is not something that’s often discussed. But racism is present in every society, and is therefore present on this campus, said Hoda Mahmoudi, a professor and chairwoman of the university’s Baha’i Chair for World Peace program. And the only way to confront or change it is to have a

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Letters and Sciences junior ditional smaller renovation projects underway across the campus, though not as significant as this one. The smaller renovations are for offices, such as the office space renovations ta ki ng place in H.J. Patterson Hall, McCann said.

discussion about it, she said. That opportunity for conversation came to the campus yesterday afternoon when about 100 students, visitors and staff gathered in Stamp Student Union’s Colony Ballroom to hear scholars discuss structural racism and the root causes of prejudice. For more of Erin Serpico’s story, visit dbknews.com

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Sustainability celebration held on campus No Impact Man, sometimes known as Colin Beavan, lived in New York City without power, a car or a regular grocery store for a year. When Beavan gave the keynote address at the SustainableUMD celebration on Wednesday afternoon, he emphasized that sustainability is about improving your life, not just doing without. “It was about sacrifice,” Beavan said of his experience. “But I baked my own bread, I rode my own bicycle, and I spent time with my own daughter.” stephanie natoli/the diamondback

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National campaign against conversion therapy hits home at university LGBT Center director notes that students at univ have been subjected to practice By Sarah Dean @sarahdeanjourn Staff writer Junior Josh Deese’s life changed in 2010 when the man he was dating at the time, Kyle, committed suicide after being forced to undergo conversion therapy to change his sexual orientation. The Human Rights Campaign, a national advocacy organization that pushes for LGBT rights, is supporting one Washington bill trying to prevent incidents like this from happening — the Conversion Therapy for Minors Prohibition Amendment Act of 2013. C o n v e r s i o n t h e r a p y, which the HRC defines as “a range of dangerous and discredited practices aimed at changing one’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or

expression,” is highly controversial among the LGBT community, according to an HRC news release. The HRC and the National Center for Lesbian R ights have been leaders in supporting the bill, which would ban licensed health care providers in Washington from conducting conversion therapy on patients under 18 years old. The bill would not affect religious or nonlicensed counseling. T he bi l l i s ex pected to move to the Committee of the Whole in early November, according to the release. Deese said Kyle underwent extreme treatments including hearing negative verbal statements, taking naked ice baths and undergoing electroshock therapy on his genitalia when stimulation was sensed while watching homoerotic material.

Lu ke Jensen, the LGBT Equity Center director, said he has known about a few u n iversity st udents who had to undergo conversion therapy treatments. “O f t he few students I have known here on-campus whose parents subjected them to such practices, they experienced difficulty along their path to graduation,” he said. “In one case, the student had to drop out of school completely to get his life together.” Sen ior sociolog y major Richard Stevens Jr. said this treatment to minors “adds stress to an already stressful situation.” “Here you have this kid who is already dealing with a host of prejud ices a nd doubts and insecurities and challenges with the fact that they are LGBT, and then they choose to come out with that to someone that’s close to them,” he said. “The reaction that they get is ‘Not only are

Sheep graze in the north field of the Campus Farm. Dining Services purchased 14 sheep from the farm in the spring, 12 of which will be used in meal specials at 251 North next week. Green Tidings used two in braised lamb sandwiches last week. josh loock/the diamondback

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you wrong for being LGBT or are you wrong for choosing this lifestyle … but we’re going to correct your wrongness.’” Both Deese and Jensen said this therapy not only negatively harms participants emotionally, but it also is not medically sound. While some might view this as a private issue, it’s still a concern — for those who endure the therapy, the treatment does more harm than good, Stevens said. “It either forces people to suppress themselves in some way, or it drives people actually crazy,” Stevens said. “It makes the perceived problem that much worse for them to deal with.” Del. Jon Cardin (D-Baltimore County) introduced a similar bill in this state’s General Assembly earlier this year but later withdrew it. “We don’t want there to even be one person in the state of Maryland that has been negatively impacted from these kinds of treatments,”

for Green Dining, said Dining Services purchased the lamb a f ter Sa ra h Ba lcom, who teaches the lecture portion of ANSC235, suggested the idea in March. T he lambs were sent to slaughter early in the summer, and together with Executive Chef John Gray, Lilly said they decided November would be a good month to feature the heavy dishes planned for the meat. “We’re trying to shift the conversation about where our food comes from,” Lilly said. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to celebrate wonderful food and it enhances the dialog.” Gray said the lamb special would test how students feel about eating campus-raised food. “Do they mind eating that lamb that they passed by at the farm and that other students have raised? That what we’re looking to find out,” Gray said. Ju n ior a n i m a l sciences major A manda Gillis said she supports Di n i ng Services’ purchase of locally produced food. “As animal science majors, we are conditioned that the a n i m a ls t h at we m ay get close to are made to provide food,” Gillis said. “You can now see the different steps of making your food and where the food comes from.” Lilly said purchasing the lambs from the university also allows Dining Services to contribute back to the campus community. Dining Services can also save up to $3.20 per pound on meat by buying campus livestock, according to Gray. “We are definitely excited to see how the event goes, and if it all goes well, we are certainly hoping to do it again,” Lilly said. “We have the potential to purchase cows. Once we have done this once, we will have the opportunity to expand the program a little bit.” jlangdbk@gmail.com

Cardin said. He received a lot of pressure to withdraw the bill, he said. Equality Maryland, the state’s largest LGBT civil rights nonprofit organization, wanted him to withdraw it because they did not want it to interfere with the passing of its transgender bill. The International Healing Foundation, a gay conversion nonprofit, also wrote him a letter expressing concern with the bill. Cardin replied with an open letter that received a great deal of media attention. The state health department, the Board of Physician Quality Assurance and many other medical regulatory boards in the state met with Cardin shortly after and agreed to put the policy in place without going through the legislative process, he said, which would have cost the state roughly $100,000. The boards then issued a public statement to confirm that conversion therapy pro-

cedures are not within the standard of care of licensed practitioners. “ T h i s ba sic a l ly me a n s that if somebody tries to do that [conversion therapy], they will lose their license,” he said. “For all intents and pu rposes, we got the bi l l done, and we were able to do it without having to go through the legislative process.” Cardin, who said he has since met some people who u nder went such therapy, s a i d t h e t re a t m e n t s c a n cause severe psychological damage among participants and introducing this kind of policy in any other area would be beneficial. “I bel ieve that you ca n create a lifetime of psychological and emotional damage unnecessarily in people if you try to change who they are,” he said. “These are developing minds, and they deserve to be treated with great care.” sdeandbk@gmail.com

Washington Post reporters and university faculty participated in a panel to discuss the Washington Post-University of Maryland Poll and its results. jon banister/for the diamondback

polling From PAGE 1 ca nd id ates focus t hei r campaigns. “Ta xes i s a p er fect example of that coming up in the poll and suddenly becoming a dominant issue,” Johnson said. “Larry Hogan had been r u n n i ng on a one-issue platform of just talking about the economy and taxes. Anthony Brown started making taxes and jobs a top focus.” Hogan, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, is much closer in the polls than many had expected in a state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 2 to 1. Post polling analyst Scott Clement compared this race to Robert Ehrlich’s victory in 2002, the only time a Republican has been elected in this state since Spiro Agnew in 1966. “Ehrlich had two things going for him to help him overcome that big party registration advantage,” Clement said. “One was winning independent voters by over 20 points, and the other was peeling off almost 1 in 5 Democrats.” Clement said Hogan has a big lead among independent voters but noted that turnout among this group is historically low. Post reporter John Wagner said Hogan is focusing on taxes to sway the voters in the middle, while Brown emphasizes social issues to

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scare Democrats away from considering Hogan. “You’re hearing so much ab out ta xes w it h Hoga n because he needs Democrats to win,” Wagner said. “There are a number of disaffected Democrats out there; people who are anxious about the economy generally are going to be more open to a message than they would be otherwise.” Stella Rouse, assistant director of the Center of American Politics and Citizenship, said she was interested in looking at the issue of race, given that Brown has a chance to be the state’s first black governor and just the third in the country. Rouse was surprised to fi nd that black people polled did not think electing a black governor would make a difference for this state’s black population. “This plays into the fact that Brown has not really made race a huge issue in this election; he’s downplayed it considerably,” Rouse said. “Only until recently, when the polls have gotten closer, the Democrats and his headquarters have started trying to get out the African-American vote.” The panel was held during a GVPT170: American Government lecture in Tydings Hall. Sophomore government and politics major Meredith Lightstone said she is excited about the college’s partnership with The Post and found the discussion enlightening. “This particular race is really interesting because a lot of people think it’s going to be really certain in favor of Brown, but because of that, there might be a reduced turnout and it could be the other way around,” Lightstone said. jbanisterdbk@gmail.com

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A campus for everyone

Yik Yak has the police by the horns

More can be done to make this university disability-friendly

ometimes it’s hard to experience what people who live with different conditions go through every day. For most of us, walking to class is a simple task, one we do with ease each day. We might even complain about long walks that require us to hike from Denton Community to the business school, for instance, when that’s just one of many struggles experienced by students with disabilities all the time. Ableism, often defined as a prejudice against those with disabilities, isn’t something new, but some would say the campus’s recent actions treat it as though it is. This month is Disability Awareness Month, the first the university has officially acknowledged since 2007, and so far it has hosted forums, disability tours of the campus and group discussions. Though these events are nothing we can complain about, it’s a bit surprising that these types of events don’t occur yearround, rather than just a way to recognize students with disabilities one month a year. Accessibility-wise, this university doesn’t lag behind many others: ramps, buttons to open doors and grab bars can be found in many of the libraries and other academic buildings on the campus. However, just because this university has performed moderately in this case doesn’t mean there’s no room for improvement. Many of the dorms are not labeled as having “some rooms equipped

and accessible for persons with disabilities.” Wicomico, Frederick, Easton, Denton, Calvert and Allegany halls, among others, are not labeled as such. The Department of Transportation Services does provide Paratransit services, but its website could be improved by displaying a map exclusively for showing buildings that are wheelchair-accessible, as well as parking areas for students with disabilities. OUR VIEW

This university should be communicating with students with disabilities to address any additional concerns. And some conflicts are almost impossible to avoid: During an Oct. 27 disability tour of the campus, tour guides pointed out the difficulties of traveling through narrow passageways, construction areas and wheelchair-accessible pathways that only lead to stairs. This university isn’t the only one facing complaints from students with disabilities. In the spring, Boston College formed a committee to address services for disabled persons after one student filed a federal complaint to the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights over lack of administrative response to accessibility issues. Duke University’s student government felt compelled to pass a resolution in

2012 to make the university’s West Campus 100 percent handicap accessible by 2022. Some buildings at the University of Texas at Austin are only handicap-accessible during the day, with handicap entrances unavailable after hours. We admit that requesting major construction changes to buildings on the campus is a lot to ask (and pay) for, but that doesn’t mean we should be doing nothing. Because the problem seems to be a structural issue, this university should enhance its communication with disabled students: more signage in front of dorms and marketing disability support groups year-round, for example, could help. For many individuals with disabilities, talking about their needs — both physical and mental — is hard to do. In a world where people strive to fit in with the crowd, addressing issues can be a difficult task if it means they’ll have to fear being categorized as “weird” or “different.” This is why we shouldn’t have to wait for one to speak up to address serious problems he or she is facing. We should be looking for these apparent problems and addressing them immediately with the capabilities we have. T h e ca m p u s w i l l n eve r b e a “perfect” place for disabled students. Unfortunately, that’s a fact we have to face. With a little more attention and effort, though, we can make a disabled student’s dream of living on a more disability-friendly campus a reality.

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misinformation that Yik Yak did, they’d get flak for it. But no news is not always good news. If I’d shown up bleary-eyed to a crime scene at 3 a.m. to find out University Police had failed to tell me there was a shooting there five minutes ago, I’d swear off advisory messages for good. Then there was a recent issue of police trying to work too fast. Picture this: You’re walking past Ledo’s and you get this message: “Advisory: pg/um resp to 7313 bal for man w/gun. sus blk m, 6’ gr sw/shrt, jeans 40’s.fled in unk dir.not believe to be in area.” You better think fast. Yik Yak eventually crowdsourced the meaning: Police were responding to 7313 Baltimore Ave. to find a 6-foottall black man in his 40s with a gun wearing a gray sweatshirt and jeans who fled in an unknown direction. In that imaginary trip past Ledo’s I’d read the address, not understand the rest and panic. I understand University Police wanted to work on their priorities this time. Within minutes of an incident the police are being dispatched, people are being coordinated and the last thing the police are thinking of is how to translate their work jargon. The police’s job is extremely hard. If we hear about an incident before police are ready to announce it with vowels, we get mad. If the community hears about an incident only after it has stopped being a threat, we get mad. I just don’t want to feel safer relying on a goofy platform like Yik Yak than I do relying on University Police. Or maybe not. Maybe that goofy Yak mascot will be the McGruff of the future. I wouldn’t charge University Police to keep pace with crazy social media, so I think students should be aware of the side benefit of becoming a Yakker.

It’s almost 3 a.m., and I’m at a crossroads most college students understand. I could go to bed, or I could go out. I could eat, I think. I’m not crazy enough to eat a burger, but a shake and some fries sound OK. As I run down what’s open in my mind, I hear a wild parade of sirens shrieking down Route 1. When an unfriendly UMD Safety Notice from University Police pops up on my phone, I turn to Yik Yak. “I have never been so f-----scared in my entire life. Just watched a kid get shot…” one Yakker wrote anonymously. “There was a fight at McDonald’s.” “It was a brawl that got out of hand. They tried to use tear gas but that didn’t go well. Reportedly a security guard was assaulted and shot the girl to defend himself.” According to the official police report, which surfaced about seven hours later, the woman who was shot was unaffiliated with the university and the security guard used pepper spray, not tear gas. But at its core, the message from Yik Yak was clear: Don’t go to McDonald’s. Yaks are all anonymous, and Yakkers can’t be held accountable for misinformation. But when I hear a chorus of 10 voices on Yik Yak telling me not to go to McDonald’s because a gun was fired, I tend to believe them. In this case, University Police tried to score points by taking their time. There was no need, according to the department’s judgment, to get the message out right away. The full story wasn’t told, or maybe Emma Atlas is a junior government and police knew the security guard was politics major. She can be reached at cooperating. If they spilled the same eatlasdbk@gmail.com.

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No excuses for not voting SAM WALLACE Every season has its special saying. Over winter break, it’s “Merry Christmas.” On the Fourth of July, it’s “Happy Independence Day” or “’MURICA!” As we approach the end of election season, it seems time to break out another traditional saying: “My vote doesn’t matter.” If I had a dollar for every time someone has expressed that their vote means absolutely nothing, I probably could afford to pay off my student loans. It’s the election season spirit: “Who cares about government? The whole process is out of my hands anyway.” As of Tuesday, this state’s gubernatorial race is within 2 percentage points. Yet the people who could make up that 2-point gap dozens of times over will stay home this fall. Overwhelmingly, people don’t feel as if their vote matters. If you’re one of those folks, keep reading. I’m not offering some preachy, philosophical argument for you to vote in this election or any other. I’m not even going to recommend who you should vote for. Let’s review

why so many nonvoters feel as if they shouldn’t vote, and offer some blunt, albeit helpful, responses. Complaint: “I only have one vote, and there are a lot of people.” Response: Congratulations, you can count. You are in fact one person, and you do only get one vote. That’s how democratic government works, so you’d better go ahead and use your vote. What’s the problem with this outlook? If everyone felt that way, we wouldn’t have government that is even remotely representative. So if you choose not to vote, and your peers choose not to vote, how do you expect to make an impact or be represented? Complaint: “Neither candidate says everything I want to hear.” Response: Tough. As our parents told us growing up: “You don’t get everything you want in life.” Whether they were talking about fruit snacks or politicians, I’m not sure. We can be sure that not every election will give us a choice of good leaders or even morally sound candidates. But we can be sure that by pouting about candidates rather than voting for them, asking questions and doing some elementary research, we are wasting an opportunity to influence the decisions made on our behalf.

Complaint: “The country is really run by communists/Wall Street/the Illuminati/basically any other disliked group.” Response: Where were you in ninth grade government class? Yes, there are a lot of groups that influence government policies. Whether it’s big business, labor unions or Super PACs, our government has its fair share of outside influences. But these groups never get a vote for who represents us. Fun fact: If you vote, you can help change who is part of the government. In the world outside of our comfortable lives here in College Park, there are people who sacrifice everything for the right and responsibility of voting that we so casually discard every other November. See Hong Kong, Ukraine, Egypt or the thousands of Americans who have bravely served our country overseas. Why have people been willing to die for the right to vote? Do they realize something that perhaps many of us forget on Election Day? Yes. Our votes, and our lives, matter in the way our government operates. Seriously, go vote. Sam Wallace is a junior government and politics major. He can be reached at swallacedbk@gmail.com.

for favoring certain groups or covering irrelevant material. If multiple choice questions are informally written, these problems are worsened. If a single professor is creating questions, the wording might make sense in his or her mind, but be confusing to others. Additionally, certain questions could be easy for most students but hard for others. This could lead to a grade distribution that approaches a targeted average, which appears desirable but is really due to chance because of the nature of multiple choice. A free-response prompt could have a wide variety of relevant answers. This allows a student to spill all the knowledge that he or she has onto the page, rather than getting caught off-guard by a random detail that a multiple choice question asks for. While it is true that free response can result in ambiguity about the correctness of an answer, the possibility for partial credit makes it better than the all-or-nothing nature of multiple choice. The feedback given when grading free response questions helps point students toward learning the exact material they might have missed. While free response might cause students to discuss or debate answers with faculty, this dialogue contributes to the learning process. To some extent, college education intends to prepare students for the real world and future careers. Imagine a surgeon guessing on a multiple choice question when removing a patient’s organ. Careers and life don’t always present a set of clear options the way multiple choice tests do. If this university really wants to promote “fearless ideas,” they will remove multiple choice tests whenever it is possible to do so.

“Choices ‘B’ and ‘D’ seem to be the same! So it must be ‘E?’ When in doubt, guess ‘C.’ It couldn’t possibly be ‘A.’” This type of dialogue is universal among American students any time they are taking a test or a quiz. And too often, it is the voice in the minds of Terps, where “fearless ideas” and “quantum advances” are sometimes replaced with “Scantron angst.” Multiple choice tests have a time and place, particularly in the largest of lecture halls, where their ruthless efficiency is needed. But unless professors create these tests with the utmost care and precision, they should not be used. If technical knowledge and skills form the basis of a course, then guessing bubbles isn’t the best way to demonstrate that. Those skills should be demonstrated in practice. If a certain perspective on the world is the main idea, a well-constructed written response is appropriate. Language and math classes generally avoid the multiple choice trap, but too many other classes rely on the bubble. If a professor can’t find another way to assess knowledge in other ways, then it probably isn’t a class that will be useful to students in the long run. Even if multiple choice is appropriate to use in a certain case, the development of the questions is very important. Major nationwide tests, such as the SAT and GRE, are made by teams of teachers, professors and doctorate holders, who ensure that each question is clear, Daniel Galitsky is a junior economics concise, fair and valid. Even then, and finance major. He can be reached these tests are frequently criticized at dgalitskydbk@gmail.com.

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orn today, you are never one to confuse being well-known with being liked. Much of your life will be spent balancing these two very different states of being. If you had to choose, you would certainly choose being well-known over being popular. Like so many Scorpio natives, you insist on being allowed to grow and thrive in your own way, and popularity often involves a kind of sacrifice that you are loath to make. You are confident that if you are allowed to follow your own path in your own unique way, you will become renowned. Such a reward is valuable to you, and worth pursuing. You like to be present at the beginning of a thing, rather than joining later, after everything has been decided upon. This is partially a result of your desire to be original -- but more, perhaps, the product of a desire to make a difference. You want everything you do to matter. Also born on this date are: Ruth Gordon, actress; Grace Slick, singer; Henry Winkler, actor, director and producer; Harry Hamlin, actor; Ezra Pound, poet; John Adams, U.S. president. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You may be called upon to make a choice very quickly. Someone

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Hyattsville resident Mark Dean is a fixture at the College Park Applebee’s, where he has a reputation for crushing at karaoke By Leo Traub @LeoTraub Staff writer If you’ve ever been to the College Park Applebee’s for karaoke on Thursday nights, you might have noticed Mark Dean. Many students who frequent “Karaoke Night” might recognize Dean by his age — at 63, Dean is older than most of the other karaoke participants — or his taste for songs from the ’50s and ’60s. But if they came any other night of the week, they’d probably still see Dean in the Route 1 restaurant. That’s because Dean, a Hyattsville resident, has eaten nearly every dinner there since the Applebee’s opened in 1996. Five to seven nights a week, the high school teacher is in Applebee’s, sitting in his usual seat — high-top table number 32 next to the bar. Dean — or “Mr. Dean,” as most of the restaurant staff insists on calling him — began eating regularly at Applebee’s a couple of years after it opened in the mid-1990s. Now, having been at the restaurant longer than anyone on staff, he’s seen employees come and go and watched the restaurant’s remodelings over the years. “I started coming out here because it was convenient,” Dean said. “It became familiar, like a community

Mark dean poses for a portrait inside the Applebee’s restaurant on Route 1. Dean is a well-known for his karaoke performances. rachel george/the diamondback for me.” Since he moved into his Hyattsville apartment in 1973, he’s eaten nearly every meal out. He takes his lunches at a Washington Subway restaurant near St. Anselm’s Abbey School, where he teaches physical education. And when he’s not at Applebee’s for dinner, he might eat at Plato’s Diner, also on Route 1, or at a local fast food joint. “I don’t know how to cook; I don’t like to cook. And if I didn’t come out to eat, I’d be alone in my apartment the whole time,” he said. Nearly two decades after his first Applebee’s visit, he’s developed a

routine. He requests his usual table, if it’s available. Then he always places the same drink order: Pepsi in a beer glass with a little bit of ice. Not needing a menu, he chooses from a couple different entrees — the cheeseburger sliders are his favorite — and always gets a side of fries and broccoli. “I try to eat a balanced meal, so I get a little bit of vegetable in my diet,” Dean said, laughing. Most nights he sits at his table doing a USA Today crossword while he eats, going relatively unnoticed by other customers. But on karaoke nights, Dean joins the crowd of stu-

dents and locals waiting for their turn at the microphone. The majority of people at karaoke sing pop and hip-hop songs from the ’90s and 2000s, said Gregg Moses, the DJ at Applebee’s. But Dean’s song choices are from a different era of music: radio hits by Elvis Presley, Tom Jones and Frank Sinatra. “We got a veteran in the house,” Moses announces into the mic as Dean takes to the stage. “Give it up for my man, Mark.” Dean’s modesty belies his not-inconsiderable singing talent, some said. “When he gets up there, he acts

like he’s a terrible singer. But when he starts, everyone’s like, ‘What!’” bartender and key manager Stephanie Lundi said. “He always gets the most claps.” Dean will usually sing between three and six songs every karaoke night. Sometimes people will come up to him afterward to compliment him on his song choice or his deep vocals. He’s even gotten requests. One karaoke night, a customer, impressed with Dean’s performance, asked him to sing Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” for the man’s girlfriend. “That was not too long ago … five years?” Dean said. Megan Diggs, a senior criminology and criminal justice major, works at the restaurant as a server and bartender. Diggs got to know Dean pretty quickly and now comes in on her days off just to say hello. Kitchen manager Tiffany Miles met Dean in 1995, when she played for the freshmen basketball team at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney and he was coaching the school’s junior varsity team. When she began working at Applebee’s in 2005, she still remembered him, she said. “I recognized Mr. Dean right when I walked in,” Miles said. “He hasn’t changed a bit.” ltraubdbk@gmail.com

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the Greek life community, said Matt Supple, director of the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life. “We don’t do a ny th i ng specifically connected to menta l hea lth at the moment, aside from chapters that may do programming in that area,” Supple said. “The number of students com i ng to the u n iversity with mental health needs seems to be growing, and that is clearly reflected within fraternity and sorority life, as it is all other student organizations.” L ee is not a member of Greek life but chose to start the program there because of the organization and infrastructure already in place. T h is semester, there w i l l not be a representative from every chapter, Lee said. “I certa i n ly th i n k we are heading into this pilot program with the hope of being able to develop something that would grow and become something that all of the 56 [chapters] would participate in,” Supple said. “We hope that chapters will see this as a valuable addition to the resources they already provide, and we’d be able to identify someone from each chapter to fill that role.” Lee worked closely with the coordinator of health and wellness at the health center, Sarah Wilson, to bring her project to life. “I think truly anyone could benefit from this program,” Wilson wrote in an email. “Mental health conditions are no one’s fault and can happen to anyone. 75% of lifetime mental illnesses are diagnosed before the age of 24, so it is particularly important to discuss amongst college students.”

Launching the program is her senior project, but by collaborating with the health center and the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life, she said the program should continue even after she graduates. “I’m hopi ng to ma ke the prog ra m susta i nable, because I think it is going to be ver y i mpactf u l to the Greek community and community of Maryland as a whole,” Lee said. “When somebody is struggling with mental health issues, t h e re a re n’t n e c e s s a r i ly physical signs, so it’s something that’s important to be trained in, to recognize.” Lee is accepting applications to joi n the prog ra m u nt i l Satu rd ay, a nd once she chooses the l ia isons, training will begin. Liaisons will attend three seminars throughout November and December and then receive a cer t i f ic ate t h at c a n b e displayed in their chapter houses, Lee said. After the initial training semester, they will be liaisons for the rest of their college careers, which will require them to go to two hea lth center-sponsored events each semester, Lee said. “They will be trained to recognize signs of mental health issues, reach out to community members in a respectful way and direct them to on-campus resources,” Lee said. “They are also raising awareness by attending events.” Lee said this program is one of the first in the nation’s university system, and the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life has recognized the need to create mental health initiatives aimed at gtooheydbk@gmail.com

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fish From PAGE 1 was not involved in the study. Each of these sections of the genome has many genes, but this study, Jeffery said, helps narrow down the possibilities of genes that produce the change. By looking at the areas they know are associated with the changes in the eye and pigmentation, the researchers were able to find the genes likely responsible for the differences. Not only can this show the genetic basis for the eye degeneration in these fish, but it also can give scientists insight into degenerative eye conditions affecting humans, including vacuolar degeneration, cataracts and myopia, Jeffery said. “It gives us this opportu-

nity to see the entire repertoire of genes that may be affected in the degeneration of an eye, and those are the genes that are actually the substance for many diseases in humans,” he said. Though the cave fishes’ loss of eyes may seem like devolution, eyelessness is not a problem for them; they actually benefit from the evolutionary quirk. The same genes that cause eye loss might help the fish in other ways, such as an increased sense of smell and a greater ability to sense vibrations in the water because of an increased number of hair cells on their lateral line, Jeffery said. A my Parkhurst, a postdoctoral research assistant and manager of the Jeffery Lab, demonstrated the fishes’ sensory ability by dropping a flake of food into a tank in the lab. The eyeless fish flocked to

the point where they sensed the vibration. They needed to adapt to the caves quickly, and such traits helped them do so. Several strains of these cave fish actually evolved independently of one another, Jeffery said, and cross-breeding them reveals how different genes account for the blindness even among other populations of fi sh. “If you take one eyeless cave fish strain and cross it with another eyeless cave fish strain, the outcome of that is the progeny has eyes,” he said. “So that means that different genes were lost in the two different cave fish strains, resulting in the loss of the eye but for two different reasons.” For this study, the actual genetic sequencing occurred at the University of Minnesota and other locations, but Jeffery

and his lab provided the sample DNA f rom t hei r sto ck of fi sh. They have about 1,800, Parkhurst said, but they can hold a maximum of 3,000 in their lab. To collect the fish, Jeffery, Parkhurst and others have made many trips to Mexico, where they go to isolated villages and valleys in search of caves filled with fish to bring back. Finding their habitats is hard work that sometimes involves negotiating with locals to visit caves in their backyards or spelunking down 300-foot drops, she said. But catching the cave fish is easy, Parkhurst said: All they need are corn tortillas. The fish apparently have a taste for the regional cuisine, and when the net approaches, they never see it coming. jzimmermanndbk@gmail.com

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#ITooAmMaryland On October 20, 2014, a forum entitled #ITooAmMaryland opened the University’s 2nd annual Rise Above “-isms” weeklong series of events, sponsored by the Office of Diversity & Inclusion. Over 200 participants gathered at this event to discuss their experiences with racial microaggressions on and off campus. A microaggression is a slight or often subtle verbal or behavioral insult toward a marginalized person or group that maintains exclusion (Sue et al., 2007). Although microaggressions may appear subtle, their cumulative impact on students is significant and often negative. Students reported a host of reactions to microaggressions including feeling hurt, sad, upset, angry, offended, disrespected, insulted, disregarded, embarrassed, uncomfortable, irritated, annoyed, alienated, isolated, inferior, self-doubt, pain, shocked, and even confused. As an ongoing effort, #ITooAmMaryland seeks to increase campus awareness of microaggressions. The list below reflects just some of the types of and responses to microaggressions that students shared at the October 20th event. As you read these, we encourage you to consider how you might “rise above” racial and other microaggressions to help create a more inclusive and socially aware campus community.

“It’s unfair that you took the spot of a better-qualified student.”

Yes, I am 6’5”. Yes, I’m Black. Yes, I played basketball. But, my brain got me here. No, I didn’t get into Maryland because I’m Hispanic! I’m on a full scholarship... No, it’s not an athletic one. “Hey, you don’t act black.” “Do all Black people do that?” I belong on this campus. I got here on my own merit, not through affirmative action.

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I did not come from the “struggle.” I came from hard work and faith!

“Are you in engineering? Really?? Are you in the school?” “You speak properly for a Black girl.”

Speaking proper English is not speaking like a White person. No, I’m not taking anything from your convenience store. “Is your hair real??” “You’re from Baltimore? City or county? You don’t seem like you grew up in the city. “You’re Latina, you MUST be spicy.”

Don’t ask me if I know how to twerk. “Random” security checks are NOT random. “You know your father?!” “You’re pretty for a Black girl.” Please do not try to talk “black” to me. I’m not a terrorist People think I am not smart enough because I am African-American. No, I don’t sell drugs!! because I wear a turban. Is it like ‘The Wire’? Were you on ‘The Wire’?”

“What are you?” I’m from Columbia, the city, not the country. Africa is a continent, not a country. “You speak really good English.” “Human.”

hard to get good grades. If you want to know my ethnicity, ask me what my ethnicity is. I work It’s not just because I’m Asian. Do not ask me, “What are you?” or “Where are you from?” I’ve never been to prison. “Where are you from?” “I’m from (U.S. city or state name).” “No, where are you REALLY from?”

“You’re going to love this film/book/song ‘cause it’s by (insert Black person).”

“Are you really in the Scholars program?”

“You can’t be Muslim. You’re White.”

“You’re tall. You’re Black. You MUST play basketball.”

I’m serious. That’s my name. I am NOT an ANGRY BLACK woman. I am being ASSERTIVE!! Yes,“Is there another name I can call you?”

I was accepted into the school and the Scholars program on my own merit and NOT because of the color of my skin. Why am I perceived as a threat? Microaggressions give me P.A.U.S.E. - pain, anger, understanding, sorrow, emptiness. People ask me if I work at 7 Eleven. “You don’t look Mexican.” People seem to have a problem with me being dark-skinned and having natural hair.

I know that I am articulate. No, that does not make me an exception to my race.

Don’t say to me, “What’s up my nigga?” “It sucks that you guys have to lotion up before you go outside.” I don’t smoke marijuana. “But you’re not Black.” “Yes, I am.”

“Do you speak English?”

I am not a nigger.

I am not a criminal.

I don’t have to steal in order to have expensive things.

I am Black and I’m a vegan. And no, I don’t eat fried chicken. Don’t make assumptions about the quality of my high school just because of how I look.

Do you realize how racist your comment was?

“Oh, you go to Maryland? Really??”

Just because I am a strong-willed female who wants to be treated equally does not mean that I am a “bitch.” “Can I touch your hair?” Not all Black women are loud, angry, with fake everything.

Yes, I am Mexican & I am proud.

I earned my scholarship.

“No.” “But, I asked.” “Were you born here?” “And??”

Let me decide how I want to identify.

“Hey guys!” I am not a guy.

swim team?” “Is she your daughter?” “Are you really on the UMD clubYes, I’m Black. “No, OUR mom is right next to us.” My family came here legally. Yes, this is my hair. All Black women don’t curse, fight, or flip their weave. Being Latina does not mean being a young mom. My eyes are beautiful. “Oh, you’re black? But your skin is white/pale.”

“All you want to do is to have a bunch of kids.” My name is my name. Please address me as such. “Your hair is so pretty for a Black girl.” Minority women do not exist to fulfill the purpose of being an alternative, an other, your “White girl vacation.” We are not “exotic.” We are humans. in our lab group, I do notice that you ignore me when I speak. Just because I’m honest doesn’t mean I’m “feisty.” As the only African-American You recheck all my work but not each other’s, and you laugh at my lab results.

Regardless of how I may look, I DESERVE to be here. Saying you don’t see my color doesn’t stop me from feeling it everyday.

Just because you hear me talking in Spanish, doesn’t mean I don’t understand what you say about me in English. Yes, I am from Baltimore City. stop taking pics of me. No, I am not “ghetto.” I can use your help as my TA/professor just as much as my White peers in this class. PleaseI am not an exhibit.

Please do not overlook me when I request your assistance. “Ok, ok, ok, ok, ok. I know, I know. Sorry. Whatever.”

Black people can excel in classical music too, not just jazz and R&B.

The term is Hispanic not “Mexican.” “Urgh. The college application must’ve been so much easier for you.”

When I approach your table at a fair, please treat me like you would other people who look like you.

I do NOT need an accent to prove that I am a LATINA!

Just because she speaks Spanish doesn’t mean she doesn’t speak English.

amongst themselves, I can hear you when you say, “Don’t be such a GIRL!” “But that’s such a double standard! YOU guys all say it!”ATogirlguys crossed the street to avoid me last week. I am not from the “hood.” I am not dumb Just because my skin is pale, it does not mean I have no culture. Jewish Latina and proud.

or less capable than anyone else.

not overly sensitive. Just because I am the only Black female in this STEM class, I’mYou’re just insensitive. do not treat me like I’m dumb. “You’d make a pretty BROWN house girl.” * Do not assume that I was not born in this state or country just because I am a Latin@.

*A female slave who worked in the slave owner’s home

Yes, I’m the only person of my race in this class. But do not look at me like I’m the spokesperson for my race.

I’m here (and I’m Black). I’m noticing that you’re ignoring me.

I will no longer be afraid to speak up.

You won’t make me feel inferior with your words.

I earned my way here and I know

You will not make me feel inferior! I am smart. I am beautiful. I belong.

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THE DIAMONDBACK | THURSDAY, October 30, 20149 MEN’S BASKETBALL

Turgeon expects improved defense Fourth-year coach says Terps renewed commitment should help unit By Aaron Kasinitz @AaronKazreports Senior staff writer

The Terps earned their way into the league tournament in their final game last season. They’ll aim to accomplish a similar feat tonight at Penn State. alexander jonesi/the diamondback

LIONS From PAGE 10 which is three more than both Ohio State and Northwe s te r n . So eve n i f t h e Buckeyes and Wildcats win their matches Friday, the Terps would still be part of a three-way tie for eighth place, forcing the conference to implement a tiebreaker. Even a loss won’t shatter their tournament aspirations. Losses by Ohio State and Northwestern, in addition to a Nebraska loss or tie, would likely keep the Terps as the eighth seed. And though the Terps might finish in the top eight with all of these scenarios, Morgan doesn’t want to deal with the uncertainty. “As Jon puts it, if we win, we have our fate in our own hands,” Beanlands said. “We don’t have to rely on other people’s results to get us through.”

When the Terps step onto Jeffrey Field, they’ll be without one of their senior leaders. Midfielder Cory Ryan, who has made 71 appearances in her career, suffered a stress fracture in her foot against Illinois on Oct. 19 and is out for the season. Midfielder Lauren Berman is also done for the year with a concussion. Morgan tabbed Berman, who was the Terps’ leading returning scorer from the 2013 squad, as an impact player entering the season. Nevertheless, the rest of the team will suit up with the hopes of earning their first win against a ranked foe this year while extending their inaugural season in the Big Ten. “Along the way we haven’t gotten the results we wanted,” midfielder Riley Barger said. “So, basically, going into this game, it’s all or nothing. We need to win.” kstackpoledbk@gmail.com

Mark Turgeon wanted to make sure his four Terrapins men’s basketball freshmen didn’t have any misconceptions about the program. Each member of the highly touted recruiting class has the talent to score and will have the opportunity to pile up points this season, but the fourth-year coach values what happens on the other side of the court even more. So Turgeon took the freshmen aside during three practices earlier this month to put the rookies through workouts targeted at improving their individual and team defense. “ C o a c h T u rg e o n h a s preached, preached, preached that defense is going to be our main objective the whole year,” said point guard Melo Trimble, ESPN’s 29th-ranked recruit for the class of 2014. “At first, we were like, ‘We’re all scorers and we just want to score and defense comes last,’ but now defense is a priority to us. Now defense comes first.” The freshman class’s willingness to fine-tune its defending represents a teamwide shift in focus, Turgeon said. After the Terps lost five transfers in the offseason and

brought in the four rookies along with fifth-year senior Richaud Pack, Turgeon believes the team has become more invested in guarding opponents and working together to protect the rim in preseason practice. He hopes the effort will help a unit that ranked 82nd in the country in field-goal percentage defense last season. “We’ve had a great commitment to defense,” said Turgeon, whose team will play its first exhibition Saturday against San Francisco State. “Our guys have worked really hard. Once again, smart players learn quickly, do it right. They might not be as talented, might not be as fast, but they’re in the right position, and that makes up for a lot of things.” Last season, an inability to slow mediocre offenses cost the Terps in several unsightly losses that played a part in keeping the team out of the NCAA tournament for the fourth consecutive season. In home defeats to Oregon State and Boston University, the Terps gave up 90 and 83 points, respectively. Turgeon thinks this season will be different because the Terps have added length in the interior. After spending much of the season sitting on the bench while learning the

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“A friend from high school had similar SAT scores but didn’t get in. It’s a good thing you’re Latino.” “You’re really smart! You don’t seem Black.” “You speak really good English.” “Where are you from?”“Southern Maryland.” “No, I mean, where are you from originally?”“Southern Maryland.” “You’re pretty for a dark-skinned girl.” These are comments from students, staff and faculty to students of color on our campus. These are microaggressions – small, everyday invalidating comments or slights based on one’s group membership. Often they are verbal, but sometimes microaggressions are non-verbal or behavioral, for example, when a woman in an elevator grabs her bag more tightly when the Black male walks in or when the instructor fails to “see” the Asian student whose hand is raised. Last week, at #ITooAmMaryland: Responses to Racial Microaggressions, dozens and dozens of students shared microaggressions that they’ve experienced on and off campus as well as their strategies for dealing with them. (See the page-long list in this issue of The Diamondback.) Microaggressions are tricky. They’re not egregious acts of racism, like calling someone the “N” word. Instead their racially biased message is subtle, muted, understated. Sometimes microaggressions even take the form of presumed compliments (as in, “You’re pretty for a dark-skinned girl”). Microaggressions are almost always uttered or enacted by a person who has no prejudicial intent – someone who believes him/herself to be free of racial bias or stereotypes. Yet the impact can be quite different than the intent. For the person of color, the impact is cumulative – the repeated subtle message that I’m not valued or that I don’t belong. Or the periodic gentle reminder that I’m not seen as an individual; instead, I represent a negatively stereotyped group or, conversely, the exception to the stereotyped group. Individually, each microaggression does limited harm. But the steady drumbeat of them can be emotionally taxing and lead students to doubt themselves and their capacity, detach from University life, and/or question whether UMD is the place for them. Thus, the consequences can be far from “micro”. Of course, microaggressions are not unique to our campus. They’re a manifestation of Racism 2.0. The old-fashioned, in-your-face, intentional bias and discrimination has morphed into a modern, less obvious form. And modern racism is challenging to rout out. Because we tend to believe that well-meaning people don’t have racial biases, that we’re better than that, that we’re post-racial, it can be particularly difficult for us to acknowledge our prejudicial assumptions, our areas of ignorance, our gaffes and missteps.

system his freshman season, 6-foot-11 Damonte Dodd is the likely starter at center for the Terps. And 7-foot-1 freshman Michal Cekovsky can also block shots, Turgeon said. Plus, Turgeon expects the Terps to improve on last season’s plus-3.3 average rebounding margin, which ranked 70th in the nation. Dodd and senior Jon Graham figure to shoulder the load in the category once the season begins with a Nov. 14 bout against Wagner. “Jon Graham, his motor never stops,” Dodd said. “So one thing I know I had to work on was boxing out, because he always goes to the boards.” Beyond the lengthy big men and committed rebounders, Turgeon’s confidence in the Terps defense is rooted in the individual improvements his perimeter players have made. Turgeon said Pack, a combo guard, will play significant minutes because he’s an established defender. He also lauded veteran forward Jake Layman, who led the team in minutes and ranked second in points per game last season, for reshaping the way he defends. “It’s phenomenal how far he’s come defensively since last season,” Turgeon said. “It started to show late last year, he really started to guard, but he’s at a much higher level

right now, really confident on the defensive end.” Arguably the Terps’ two most important offensive players, leading returning scorer Dez Wells and Trimble, touched on their intent to play improved defense at the team’s media day Oct. 21. Turgeon said he’s always pushing the 6-foot-5 Wells to use his athleticism on the defensive end and that Trimble has impressed on that side of the floor in practice. “He’s one of our best team defenders,” Turgeon said. “That says a lot for a young guy to do that.” Much has changed for the Terps since they bowed out of the ACC tournament last season and ended a disappointing 17-15 campaign. They’ve added five rotational players, lost five others and moved to the Big Ten. It’s unclear if the defense will also morph from a shaky unit into a stingy one. But according to their sideline general, the Terps have developed an understanding of how important it will be to stifle their opponents. “No matter what conference or country you play in, you still got to put the ball in the hoop,” Wells said, “and you still got to defend to win.” akasinitzdbk@gmail.com

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But the wonderful thing about a campus as diverse as ours is that we have a golden opportunity to forge relationships and communities where we can become aware of our microaggressions and learn how not to offend others, where we can give and receive honest feedback, and where we can strive to develop our cultural competence. A great place to start is to read through and reflect on the list of microaggressions on the page-long spread in this issue. Racism is not all or none – with people divided into good guys and bad guys. Instead, we’re all in this together. People of color sometimes commit microaggressions against people from their own or other groups. And microaggressions aren’t only about race. They are often based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, nationality, religion, ability, or age. My hope is that we will work collectively to “rise above” racial and other microaggressions in order to create a campus that is truly equitable, diverse and inclusive for all. As fearless Terps, we can do this! #TerpsRiseAbove

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Postseason fate remains uncertain entering finale Terps would clinch Big Ten tournament berth with win at Nittany Lions By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Staff writer Moments after the Terrapins women’s soccer team defeated Pittsburgh, 3-1, in last year’s regular-season finale, it received some uplifting news. Because N.C. State knocked off Wake Forest, the Terps, who entered the match ninth in the ACC standings, slid into the eighth position and qualified for the conference tournament. “It was a big celebration after the game,” goalkeeper Rachelle Beanlands said. “We were really happy to get in.” This season, the Terps, who are eighth in the Big Ten standings, face a similar situation entering their last regular-season game. But if they go into State College, Pennsylvania, and defeat No. 6 Penn State tonight,

they’ll clinch a conference tournament berth and get a chance to relive the excitement and jubilation from last season’s victory over the Panthers. “ We c o n t ro l o u r ow n destiny to get to the Big Te n to u r n a m e n t w i t h a result here,” coach Jonathan Morgan said. “Our future really kind of hangs in the balance of this match.” While the Terps (5-6-6, 3-4-5 Big Ten) beat up on a struggling Pittsburgh squad last season — the Panthers were winless in conference play — they’ll likely have a tougher time against Penn State (16-2-0, 11-1-0). The Nittany Lions already clinched the Big Ten regularseason title and the top seed in the conference tournament. They profited from a prolific offense, which has scored a conference-

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“ALONG THE WAY WE HAVEN’T GOTTEN THE RESULTS WE WANTED. SO, BASICALLY, GOING INTO THIS GAME, IT’S ALL OR NOTHING. WE NEED TO WIN.” RILEY BARGER

Terrapins women’s soccer midfielder leading 45 goals, and from a solid defense, which has allowed 13. Morgan expressed concern about the Nittany Lions’ balanced attack. Though forward Frannie Crouse paces the team with eight goals, five players have scored at least five times. “We’re going to have to defend well,” Morgan said. “They have lightning pace up top. They have three really fast kids that we’re going to have to deal with.”

Though upsetting Penn State would guarantee the Terps a spot in the conference tournament, it isn’t a dire necessity. Unlike last season — when Morgan’s squad needed a victory and some help to squeeze into the ACC tournament field — the Terps can still qualify with a draw or loss. In the event of a draw, the Terps would have 15 points, MIDFIELDER RILEY BARGER and the Terps would need outside help to make the Big Ten See lions, Page 9 tournament if they can’t defeat No. 6 Penn State tonight. marquise mckine/the diamondback

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forward moira Putsch (left) battles an American defender for the ball in last night’s 8-1 Terps victory. rebecca rainey/the diamondback

eagles From PAGE 12 Defender Sarah Sprink passed to forward Katie Gerzabek, who quickly sent a return ball that Sprink bounced off a defender into the corner of the goal. “It was a little something we have been working on at practice,” forward Alyssa Parker said. “It looked good at practice, but it’s all about executing in the game, and they did.” The Terps added a pair o f go a l s i n t h e n ex t 1 0 minutes. First it was Parker, who slotted home her fifth goal of the season after a cross from midfielder Maxine Fluharty left the net open. Then midfielder Anna Dessoye, who leads the team in points, cracked a shot from the top of the circle that also found the back of the net. The first-half offensive rout wasn’t over, though. Fo r w a r d M o i ra P u t s c h tallied two goals before the end of the half to mark the second consecutive game the Terps scored five times

i n t h e f i rs t p e r i o d . He r second came on a strong individual effort, when she ran into the circle in a oneon-one situation, stopped, spun and buried a shot past goalkeeper Kate McBeath. “We have been putting what we’ve been practicing a lot into the game,” said Putsch, who became the fourth Terp to compile double-digit goals on the season. Despite the high-scoring half, McBeath managed to make 12 saves. The sophomore netminder was constantly under pressure as the Terps outshot the Eagles 21-1 in the period and outcornered them 10-0. In the second half, the pace slowed, and the Terps took seven shots in the final 35 minutes of play. Still, they managed to extend the lead with accurate shooting on the limited opportunities. “We talked about just keeping our intensity up,” Putsch said. “That was nice that we could do that.” The Terps continued to dominate possession and it resulted in a quick score. Sprink, who finished with 10 shots, finished her second

goal off a corner, this time on a straight shot. Then about five minutes later, Parker also tallied up her second of the night. She dribbled through multiple defenders before lifting it over McBeath. Forward Emma Rissinger scored the Terps’ final goal of the night on a diving effort, but the Terps couldn’t hold on for the shutout at the other end. Backup goalkeeper Jill Genovese, who entered the game at halftime, allowed the Eagles’ first shot on goal of the game to find the back of the net with 15 minutes remaining in the contest. While American had a brief moment to celebrate, it was the Terps leaving the field as winners for the 10th straight time, a streak in which the Terps have outscored their opponents, 56-10. And Meharg thinks yesterday was the most dominant victory of all. “Maryland, probably for 70 minutes, played their best game,” Meharg said. “Their best game of team attack.” rbaillargeondbk@gmail.com

between us and C.J. and the running backs and the wide receivers,” Conaboy said Wednesday. “I’ve been impressed yesterday and today how bad people want it and how good everyone’s clicking.” According to offensive coordinator Mike Locksley, Wisconsin’s defensive scheme played a major part in its ability to shut down the Terps rushing attack. The Badgers brought pressure all game, sacking Brown twice while adding seven tackles for losses. But it wasn’t the pressure itself that resulted in the Terps’ pitfalls. It was also the coverage. Wisconsin played manto-man behind its blitzes — a scheme Locksley said can usually be exploited with perimeter option plays. However, Brown and the offense failed to execute, and whether it was the sixthyear signal-caller, running backs Brandon Ross and Wes Brown or wide receiver Stefon Diggs, the Terps’ runners simply couldn’t beat the Wisconsin linebackers and perimeter defenders to the outside. Granted, the best way to overcome pressure and blitzes is to throw the football. But the man coverage gave Brown tighter windows to fit passes to his receivers, which resulted in a 13 of 29 passing day from the quarterback. Penn State has a similarly aggressive defense. However, it differs from Wisconsin in that the unit plays zone behind its blitzes, which Locksley said provides Brown with easier opportunities to complete passes. “The big thing is that it comes down to our ability to execute under fire,” Locksley said. The weather forecast for Saturday in University Park, Pennsylvania, though, projects wet conditions and sub50-degree temperatures,

Quarterback C.J. BRown holds the ball out in front of running back Brandon Ross on a zone-read play in the Terps’ 38-31 win over Iowa on Oct. 17. alexander jonesi/the diamondback which could likely stymie the passing games of both squads. “ I l i k e t h o s e ga m e s ,” Conaboy said. “If it is rainy and snowy … then we’ve just got to come out and do our thing up front and get after it.” After last week’s loss to Wisconsin, the Terps rushing attack dropped to No. 11 in the Big Ten at 137.5 yards per game. The Terps’ 3.9 yards per carry average, meanwhile, ranks 10th in the conference. Statistic rankings aside, though, the Terps have shown flashes of brilliance with their rushing attack — they compiled 212 yards on the ground in a win over Iowa two weeks ago — and it often correlates with wins. In the Terps’ five victories this season, they’ve averaged 165 rushing yards per game and more than four yards per carry. In losses, they’ve averaged 91.7 yards per game and less than 3.5 yards per carry. Take away the close defeat at the hands of West Virginia on Sept. 13, and those figures become 56 yards per game and 2.67 yards per carry. And while it’s true the Terps have been forced to

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The Terps have rushed for on average in their past two losses. throw significantly more in losses, especially considering the massive early-game deficits against Ohio State, the Badgers and the Mountaineers, the difference of more than 0.5 yards per carry between wins and losses speaks to the importance of the team’s rushing attack. “I don’t know why some ga m e s we co m e o u t a n d have a strong focus and do well, and then other games come out and not really [execute],” Conaboy said. “It’s something that we’ve been working on — being consistent.” dpopperdbk@gmail.com

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Terps top American at home 8-1 victory extends winning streak to 10 By Ryan Baillargeon @RyanBaillargeon Staff writer There were plenty of moments for high fives and fist bumps for the Terrapins field hockey team last night. Eight times the Terps trotted back toward their own half congratulating a goal-scorer. T h e re s u l t wa s ye t a n o t h e r blowout victory, which extended the squad’s winning streak to 10 games. Three players scored twice to power the No. 2 Terps to an 8-1 win over American in the only midweek contest of the season at the Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex. The game marked the fourth time in the team’s past five matches it scored eight or more goals. The Terps have outscored opponents 37-4 during the stretch. “In 27 years it’s probably happened,” coach Missy Meharg said. “Can I remember it? No.” During the Terps’ recent offensive surge, they have frequently jumped out to early leads and last night’s bout against the Eagles (8-8) wasn’t an exception. Within the first nine minutes of the game, the Terps (15-2) earned five penalty corners. On the second corner, assistant coach Joppe de Vries opted for a new variation he hadn’t used through the Terps’ first 131 corners of the season. See eagles, Page 11

Running back Wes Brown flips over a pile of Iowa defenders for a touchdown in a 38-31 win Oct. 18. The Terps struggled to establish the run game the next week in a loss to Wisconsin. alexander jonesi/the diamondback

GRINDING ON THE GROUND Terps run game proves crucial to success entering matchup with Penn State this weekend

By Daniel Popper @danielrpopper Senior staff writer The success of the Terrapins football offense has been predicated largely on one thing: establishing the running game. Yes, quarterback C.J. Brown avoiding turnovers and delivering accurate throws is crucial. Coach Randy Edsall likes to discuss

the importance of pass protection. And the team struggled last week at Wisconsin when it committed untimely penalties. But above all else, the offense’s effectiveness this season has relied on cementing a consistent ground attack. And look no further than Saturday’s 52-7 loss to the Badgers as proof. The Terps compiled 46 rushing yards on 28 carries as part of their worst performance on the ground this season.

So entering this weekend’s bout at Penn State, which boasts the Big Ten’s best run defense at 83.4 yards allowed per game, the Terps have made a point in practice to increase focus — something center Sal Conaboy said was lacking substantially against the Badgers. “This week has been probably the best that I’ve seen everyone gelling with the communication See rushing, Page 11

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