The Diamondback, November 19, 2015

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U could offer buffet-style dining by fall 2016 Dining Services also considering reducing takeout options, biometric scanning methods

By Michael Brice-Saddler @TheArtist_ MBS Staff writer Big changes could be on the way for the university’s dining halls, as Dining Services is considering phasing out dining points, reducing carryout options and introducing biometric scanning methods to

replace payment with student IDs. After addressing budgetary and planning concerns and pending approval from the Residence Hall Association and the Student Government Association, Dining Services could implement these changes as soon as fall 2016.

T he proposed changes would mark the end of the current a la

carte dining plan, replacing it with an all-access, “anytime-dining” system, said Colleen Wright-Riva, Dining Services director. This would allow students to eat as frequently as they’d please — with unlimited meals and no points to track throughout the semester.

“Students tell us they are unhappy with the dining plans, and a lot of that is the value of the dining point,” Wright-Riva said. “I’ve been very concerned about our dining plans in general and I don’t believe they meet

the needs of students — they are not robust enough.”

So far this semester, 50 students have run out of points, and nearly 1,200 will run out before the semester ends, she said.

She said she hopes a new system would prevent students from worrying about how much they can eat, which sometimes forces them to eat less.

Because students would be able to eat as much as they want with this new plan, Dining Services would

limit takeout opportunities, she said.

While takeout has become a popular option with the current system, she said it would be hard to manage how much food students take out of the dining halls if they don’t have to pay for each individual meal.

As part of this change, Dining Services is considering three new dining plans, each offering variations in Resident Bucks and takeout opportunities, she said.

See DINING, Page 6

U dedicates Frederick Douglass Square Student protesters urge university officials to rename Byrd Stadium before ceremony

By Hallie Miller @halliewrites Staff writer

— her uncle is currently living in Lebanon.

“When I see you all here today and how you all took the time out of your day to honor innocent victims who lost their lives — it restored my faith in humanity,” Abdul Wadood Butt, the vice

M i nute s b e fore t h e s t a r t of Wednesday’s Frederick Douglass Square dedication ceremony, about 10 student protesters urged university officials to remove Harry Clifton “Curley” Byrd’s name from the campus’s football stadium.

Led by senior sociology major Col i n By rd, who is not related to the stadium’s namesake, the g ro up to o k t h e s t a ge a n d d emanded that the university act quickly to remove the name of the former university president, who protesters said was a racist and segregationist, from the stadium.

In September, university President Wallace Loh created a work group of faculty, staff, students and alumni to help consider renaming the stadium.

The protest follows Georgetown

See VIGIL, Page 7

See DOUGLASS, Page 2

ABDUL BUTT (left), a senior computer science major and vice president of the Organization of Arab Students, holds a candle at last night’s vigil on McKeldin Mall.

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EN SOLIDARITÉ Students gather on McKeldin Mall to honor victims of global terrorism

By Rokia Hassanein @RokiaHass Staff writer Over the past few days, senior Vidya Thanvanthri has been bombarded with tragic news. A terrorist attack in Paris led by ISIS that killed at least 129. Bombings in Beirut that left at least 43 dead. A suicide

bomber in a Nigerian market who killed dozens of people.

The finance major from London attended a vigil on McKeldin Mall last night because she wanted to do something for the victims — even if it was just lighting a candle.

“It’s one way I could do something,” she said. “It’s like a nonviolent form of protest against violence.”

About 100 students gathered near the fountain for a “Vigil for Humanity,” sponsored by this university’s Organization of Arab Students. The group remembered recent victims of violence in France, Lebanon and Nigeria, among other countries.

For f resh m a n biolog y m ajor Alina Waince, the violence occurring around the world is personal

Governor’s brother named a system vice chancellor

SGA votes to call on Hoyer to endorse campaign reform bill

Patrick N. Hogan, former two-time state delegate, takes over governmental relations job Nov. 30

Bill would overturn Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling

By Taylor Swaak @tswaak27 Senior staff writer Patrick N. Hogan, Gov. Larry Hogan’s brother, will step in as the University System of Maryland’s new vice chancellor for government relations Nov. 30 after being appointed Nov. 10, according to a system news release.

“I do care a lot about colleges and universities in Maryland; I am a product of the system,” said Hogan, who graduated from this university in 2002. “It was just a job that allowed me to continue working with the legislature, continue to work with the administration and working to showcase how important colleges and universities are in Maryland.”

Hogan has served two terms in

the House of Delegates and was the deputy legislative officer for the Office of the Governor for the past 10 months. He is replacing Patrick J. Hogan, who is not related to the newly appointed officer or the governor and left the position Sept. 30 to join public affairs firm Cornerstone Government Affairs, according to the system.

System Chancellor Robert Caret appointed Hogan from a pool of about 70 applicants and said Hogan’s past experience in government relations made him a good fit for the position.

“What stood out in the case of Patrick was the fact that he had been an elected official himself,” Caret said. “Having served in that capacity by himself is a big plus.”

In his new position, Hogan will serve as the system’s lobbyist and spokesman with the legislature, the

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PATRICK N. HOGAN will begin working with the state legislature, the governor and state agencies in his new role Nov. 30. photo courtesy of the university system of maryland governor and other state agencies.

He will work with the congressional delegation on federal issues such as fi nancial aid and research funding, Caret said.

“When you’re in the kind of role he’s taking on, your role is to open up doors so that we can get our message, our explanation, our desires in front of the leadership of the executive and legislative branches,” Caret said.

Hogan said the relationships he’s established over the years — including during his two terms as a Republican See HOGAN, Page 7

By Katishi Maake @TheHavocRat Staff writer The SGA voted 22-1 Wednesday to sign a letter asking state U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer to co-sponsor an amendment reforming national campaign fi nance laws.

The Democracy for All Amendment is a resolution in Congress that would overturn the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The court held that the First Amendment prohibited the government from restricting political donations by corporations.

Student Government Association legislator Spencer Warkentin said he sponsored the bill because

he supports campaign finance reform and wants to see the SGA take a stance on the issue.

“Campaign finance reform is a pretty important thing, especially for our generation,” the junior government and politics major said.

Students’ voices and votes are drowned out by mega-donors and special interests, said Andrea Holtermann, the campaign coordinator of this university’s MaryPIRG chapter who helped construct the bill.

“Currently, with the way the system is set up, the size of your wallet often determines the strength of your voice,” the junior management major said. “One vote doesn’t add up to millions of dollars in campaign contributions.”

Warkentin said it is important for the SGA to take a stance on campaign fi nance, because money in politics directly affects other causes the SGA supports, including fossil fuel See SGA, Page 6

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THE DIAMONDBACK | NEWS | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015

a report of a fight on Friday at about 1:35 a.m., Hoaas said.

The officer tried to identify an intoxicated student, who lied about his information, Hoaas said. The officer later found out the student’s real identity, and he was released from the scene and refer re d to t he O f f ice of Student Conduct.

VANDALISM

On Nov. 10 at about 11:25 a.m., University Police responded to the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity house after egg residue was found on the house, Hoaas said.

The vandalism occurred between about 10 p.m. on Nov. 7 and Nov. 8 at 3:50 a.m. NotiBy Jessie Campisi approached a Department fication was made for cleanup, @jessiecampisi, of Transportation Services and police will check video @dbkcrime employee and asked her not TRESPASSING cameras in the area for more Staff writer to issue him a ticket, University Police spokeswoman Sgt. Officers met with a man information.

On Nov. 12 at 5:13 p.m., an University Police re- Rosanne Hoaas said. at the Memorial Chapel on The owner then left and Nov. 11 at 8:06 p.m. to check officer noticed a pair of bolt sponded to reports of disorcutters hanging from a cable derly conduct, trespassing came back with another in- on him, Hoaas said. and vandalism in the past dividual, who had also gotten It was reported that the lock on the north side of Uniweek, according to police a ticket. The employee told the ma n, who has no a f f i l ia- versity Police headquarters, owners how to dispute a ticket tion w ith this u n iversity, Hoaas said. reports.

The bolt cutters were taken during normal business hours. was standing on the chapel to be processed for evidence, A s t h e s e c o n d o w n e r steps and shouting, and that DISORDERLY and police will check video left, the man began to kick he was not dressed appropriCONDUCT cameras in the area for more a pickup truck and act out ately for the weather.

Hoaas sa id the officers information.

On Saturday at 7:55 a.m., against the employee by using University Police responded University Police respond- offensive language. Offi cers f o u n d o u t t h e m a n w a s ed to Lot N3 near La Plata located him and issued him homeless, and they tried to to Commons 2 on Nov. 12 at find him shelter but were 9:47 a.m. for a broken window, Beach for a report of disor- a denial to the campus.

An officer also responded u n a bl e to. T h e m a n w a s Hoaas said. derly conduct, according to An interior windowpane to the intersection of Norwich i ss u e d a n a dv i se me nt of police reports. was found broken inside the The owner of a vehicle Road and Princeton Avenue for trespass.

CRIME BLOTTER

stairwell between the first not to contact the ma n and second floor. There are and said she would speak no cameras in the area. with him.

HARASSMENT/ STALKING A female student met with an officer in the lobby of University Police headquarters on Nov. 15 at 12:13 p.m. and said she thought a male student was following her, Hoaas said.

The female student said she met the man about a year ago.

The interactions she mentioned occurred around that time and were outside University Police’s concurrent jurisdiction. The officer told her to contact police if she had any other information about the man and referred her to other resources.

On Nov. 17 at about 6:30 p.m., a n officer fol lowed up w it h t he wom a n , a nd a f te r s p e a k i n g to he r, it wa s u nclea r whet her t he man she reported had purposely harassed her. Hoaas said the woman told police

TELEPHONE/ EMAIL MISUSE University Police met with a university employee on Nov. 10 at 1:15 p.m. after she received an email from someone at the University of Nebraska, Hoaas said.

In the email, the sender ex pressed fr ustrations w it h events goi ng on across the nation regarding racial inequality and being oppressed because of ra c e a n d e x p re s s e d anger toward the employee who received the email.

The University of Nebraska Police Department was notified of the incident, though the department was already aware of the email, as it had been sent to other u n iversities across the country, Hoaas said. jcampisidbk@gmail.com

DOUGLASS From PAGE 1 University’s T uesday announcement regarding the upcoming name change of two on-campus buildings currently named after slaveholders.

“The students that voiced their concerns prior to today’s dedication was not planned,” u n iversity spokeswoma n Crystal Brown said in a statement. “However, the expression of ideas and the pursuit of equity and social justice are exactly what Frederick Douglass represented and exemplify why the Square is so important for our entire campus community.”

Two of Douglass’ descendants — Nettie Washington Douglass and Kenneth Morris Jr. — addressed the crowd of about 200 and said the creation of Frederick Douglass Square shows that this university is recognizing an important person in its racial history.

“Momentum is building,” said Morris Jr., Douglass’ great-great-great grandson.

“Freedom’s torch has been passed down to us.”

“WE DEDICATE THIS SQUARE AS BOTH A CLASSROOM AND COMMEMORATION SPACE ... [FOR] ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MARYLANDERS OF ALL TIME.” BONNIE THORNTON DILL

Arts and humanities college dean Douglass, born a slave in Talbot County in 1818, began self-educating himself at age 9, later escaping bondage and campaigning on behalf of universal freedom and human rights. Bonnie Thornton Dill, arts and humanities college dean and chairwoman of the Byrd Stadium renaming work group, said at the dedication ceremony that the new Douglass statue represents society’s ongoing struggle for equality.

“We dedicate this square as both a classroom and commemoration space … [for] one of the most important Marylanders of all time,” Thornton Dill said.

“This is a place for gathering, expression of ideas and trying to change the world.”

The statue communicates the value of education and diversity, Loh said.

Kye Hodge, president of this university’s Phi Beta Sigma fraternity chapter and one of the students who protested onstage, said the new Frederick Douglass statue gives students something to rally behind.

“It’s good for the campus,” the senior civil engineering major said. “We finally have a black figure enshrined oncampus now.”

COLIN BYRD, a senior sociology major, takes the podium before the Frederick Douglass statue dedication ceremony yesterday.

Byrd and other protesters spoke out at the event in favor of changing the name of Byrd Stadium. ornelle chimi/for the diamondback Although Wednesday’s ceremony served as the official tribute to the square’s completion, Thornton Dill said a student-led protest on Nov. 12 in response to racial controversies at other universities was the true dedication.

“T he carved words and statue challenge us to recommit and breathe 21st-century mea n i ng” i nto Doug lass’ pursuit of justice, Thornton Dill said. The statue’s presence

at this university alludes to the “collective responsibility” to enact change, she added.

Del. Alonzo Washington, a Prince George’s County Democrat and university alumnus, also spoke at the ceremony and said the student protesters calling for the renaming were fighting for equality, just like Douglass.

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Responding to ISIS strategically

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ess than a week after terrorists opened fire and detonated suicide bombs in nightlife venues across Paris and outside France’s national stadium, killing at least 129, the ensuing outpouring of grief and goodwill has been undercut by a gnawing paranoia.

While millions mourned and raged in equal measure, in some circles, xenophobia and Islamophobia reared their ugly heads. Speculation ran rampant regarding the terrorists’ nationalities and affiliations; many rushed to paint the gunmen and bombers as ISIS operatives who slipped into France among Syrian refugees. A Syrian passport found near the body of one attacker was reported either stolen or fake, and authorities have suggested it might have been a false flag planted by ISIS, which has claimed responsibility for the attack.

In any case, as of yesterday, five known attackers have been named as French nationals, while police killed a Belgian of Moroccan descent believed to have masterminded the operation.

The fact that authorities haven’t proven the tenuous connection yet between the terror plot and Syrian refugees hasn’t stopped U.S. governors from linking the two themselves. Since the attacks, about 30 Republican governors and one Democrat have called on President Obama to halt his plan to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next year.

Gov. Larry Hogan is among them. So too, are the governors of Texas, Michigan, Arizona and Illinois, states that have helped absorb the majority of the United States’ Syrian refugee population to date.

The executives and other policymakers cite concerns with the existing vetting process, carried out by the Department of Homeland Security, the State Department, the Defense Department, the National Counterterrorism Center

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and the FBI, suggesting that ISIS-trained expatriates could bypass the government checks and pull off another 9/11.

One such opponent, U.S. Rep. Glen Casada of Tennessee, went so far as to suggest a course of action reminiscent of the state-sponsored roundup of Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor. “We need to activate the Tennessee National Guard and stop them from coming into the state by whatever means we can,” he said. “I’m not worried about what a bureaucrat in D.C. or an unelected judge thinks. … We need to gather [Syrian refugees] up and politely take them back to the ICE center and say, ‘They’re not coming to Tennessee.’”

OUR VIEW

The United States should welcome Syrian refugees.

That fierce opposition has few real policy implications, of course. Under a 1980 law, the federal government holds the authority to override states in admitting and resettling refugees. In addition, Obama has promised to veto a Republican-sponsored House of Representatives bill that would bolster the screening process for Syrians and Iraqis fleeing violence in their homelands.

“Apparently, they are scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America,” Obama said of Republican presidential hopefuls. “At first they were too scared of the press being too tough on them in the debates. Now they are scared of 3-year-old orphans.

That doesn’t seem so tough to me.”

He’s not far off the mark if one subscribes to the State Department’s figures, which paint just 2 percent of all Syrian refugees who have been admitted into

the U.S. so far as single men of fighting age. In contrast, about half are children.

And as with most of today’s large-scale diasporas, the overwhelming majority of Syrian refugees have escaped a country in which horrors like those witnessed in Paris occur with terrible — though hardly numbing — regularity. More than 4 million Syrians have flooded out of the nation since the inception of the Syrian Civil War in 2011.

Barring the United States’ comparatively small share of refugees — French President François Hollande has remained committed to welcoming 30,000 over the next two years — from entering the country only strengthens ISIS’s attempts to radicalize those the international community has abandoned.

The so-called caliphate, a perversion of Islam so profound that it’s difficult to classify its members among the religion’s billion-plus faithful, would love nothing more than for a coalition of nations to deny those it terrorizes a safe haven.

Here, the U.S. has an opportunity to undermine ISIS with a hand extended toward those the terrorist group persecutes and murders most often.

The United States’ refugee screening process isn’t perfect, but the screening process already has been overhauled since 2009, when two Iraqi bombmakers admitted as refugees turned up in Bowling Green, Kentucky. As officials have reiterated this week, the checks in place have never been stronger.

It’s time to eschew political posturing in favor of showing some humanity. This editorial board urges Hogan and others to reflect upon the poem inscribed within the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, once nicknamed the Mother of Exiles. “Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me.

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

Let’s hope they keep that door open.

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n the aftermath of 9/11, former President George Bush was determined not to let America look weak in the name of terror.

That mindset, devoted more to hegemony than to defending our national ideals and principles, led to more than half a million unnecessary deaths in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

The world was sent into a state of shock again this past Friday over the devastating terrorist attacks in Paris, coordinated and planned by three teams of Islamic State attackers. The terror took place in restaurants, a concert hall and outside a soccer stadium, resulting in a death toll of at least 129 and more than 352 wounded. This came only a day after two ISIS suicide bombers killed at least 43 people in Beirut.

Following French President François Hollande’s address to a joint committee at the Palace of Versailles in which he declared, “France is at war,” members of Parliament spontaneously started singing La Marseillaise. This is the second time the national anthem has been invoked to unite the country against acts of terror. The first came after the Charlie Hebdo attacks that left 12 dead in January.

The French Air Force responded by conducting airstrikes on ISIS targets in Raqqa, Syria, for the past two days. While the airstrikes were successful at striking various command centers, few militants were killed in the expected retaliation.

To add fuel to the fire, ISIS released a video Monday threatening Washington and swore that the city would suffer the same fate as Paris.

These attacks and threats should not be taken lightly, but it does not mean we need to clench our fists and engage in another tactless war in the name of baseless Islamophobia.

It seems that in the wake of such terror, Republican candidates resort to unbridled military action instead of calculated strategy. Many have pushed President Obama to dramatically escalate military ground forces in Syria, but that would be a mistake that would parallel those made in Iraq and Afghanistan, facilitated in large part to make America look “tough.” Instead, Obama has declared an intensification of his initial strategy, using more targeted airstrikes and assisting local ground forces to systematically dismantle ISIS’s infrastructure in a sustainable way. While this strategy will not score any short-term muscle points, it is a far better option than repeating the past.

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are among the candidates who have used this attack in Paris to advance their political agendas, claiming Syrian refugees should be blocked from entering the United States since some could be terrorists.

However, these refugees are not only screened extensively, but also are the very people who are fleeing from terrorism in the first place.

Rejecting them would contradict E Pluribus Unum, or “Out of many, one,” a founding value and principle of this country.

In the face of evil, strength and courage need to be exercised to the highest degree as we stand in solidarity with France and every nation tortured by senseless terror.

This, however, does not permit us to abuse that power and waste precious lives. Let’s honor those lives lost in Iraq and Afghanistan by strategically destroying ISIS instead of irrationally shooting at the shadows. As George Santayana famously said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

Ezra Solway is a junior Enlgish m a j o r. H e c a n b e re a c h e d a t esolwaydbk@gmail.com.

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PC culture defends personhood

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rivilege is a slippery thing. There are moments when it can clarify itself in front of you like a lightning strike illuminating some distant structure with beauty and horror, and there are moments when you push blindly through its murk, unsure if the direction you’re heading in is the right one.

But make no mistake, privilege is real.

It is easiest to see in statistics such as black incarceration rates, gender pay gaps and the continued lack of state and local action to stop discrimination against the LGBT community. Thankfully, many of these more visible and physical injustices are becoming widely discussed and acknowledged, with effective organization and protest leading to meaningful policy improvements.

Unfortunately, that is not the end of the story. In the same moment that finds Black Lives Matter and transgender activists gaining real mainstream attention, a different social movement is being widely decried — the supposed rise of “PC culture.”

PC culture is typically defined as a dominant group policing speech so that any terminology deemed offensive is scrubbed from popular dialogue. Those who fear the growing influence of political correctness say that communication is being deadened, obscured and ultimately censored by the apparently growing culture of misguided “social justice warriors” who would rather silence an opposing viewpoint than hear it out. Millennials are almost always the accused: We, college students, who mobilize to have controversial speakers banned from campuses, who boo and hiss at comedians trying risque or edgy jokes, who protest over a politically retrograde movie being screened in

Stamp Student Union.

Of course, uniformly accepting every student action when it comes to activism would be just as false as unfailingly condemning it. I, for example, find many of the recent methods engaged in by students at Yale University to be harsh, unhelpful and disappointing.

Still, I cannot help but bristle when I hear PC culture being blamed for an allegedly dulled modern discourse, and it’s because I don’t think PC culture has anything to do with what most of these students are doing. There’s nothing political about defending personhood, and it is only privilege that stands in the way of that comprehension.

A common response from those who feel as though they’re being restricted by arbitrary new rules on what kind of Halloween costumes should be worn, what kind of jokes can be made or what kind of terminology can be used, is that “Things aren’t like this in the real world.”

We college students, we millennials, are being pampered by our ability to avoid things we don’t want to confront, indulged in our desire to not hear things we find disagreeable. We need to toughen up. We need to “get real.”

The logic of this rhetorical ploy can be intoxicating at first blush, but with further reflection it is embarrassingly steeped in privilege. Are women, people of color, the LGBT community or any marginalized group supposed to believe it is now some sort of unearned entitlement to not have their identities reduced to stereotype? That it is now, according to white, male media members, a special thing to ask for to not be generalized away into individual erasure, to not have truly hateful speech and imagery that seeks to invalidate their identity

continually legitimized?

Personhood is not a political matter; it is fact. It is core. The term “politically correct” itself is an inherent contradiction in how it’s used here — how can mostly minority students be controlling a political process they are routinely marginalized from? Grouping student activism that seeks to remind us of and validate personhood with something as fleeting and superficial as politics and political correctness is an offensive, degrading tactic of the white men who are increasingly faced with the reality of not being able to say anything they feel like.

Even more telling is how truly dominant white, patriarchal institutions respond when they are similarly stereotyped. Movie director Quentin Tarantino was recently lambasted by police unions, conservative politicians and media members for suggesting that all cops were murderers. He said no such thing, but it should be striking how quickly the same groups who would assert they want acceptance of different ideas, rush to attack anyone who comes close to critiquing familiar systems. That is real political correctness: invention of controversy over a language dispute with the goal of protecting a societal custom that has almost exclusively been at the service of the actually privileged.

Censorship and the role of activism should not be a discussion that is shied away from, and certainly there are ways in which progressive discourse can be critiqued. But be wary of the PC culture war cry. Because it is true, words are important. But people are more so.

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hen the University of Missouri football team demanded the firing of Mizzou President Tim Wolfe, the financial risks of the boycott left no option except resignation for the disgraced leader. For better or for worse, Wolfe was tried, sentenced and executed on Twitter. While it has the power to organize people like never before, social media presents its own dangers.

The emotional firestorm that took place last week had elements of the senselessness of Shakespearean tragedy, with the unfortunate resignations and firings of nonadministrators reminiscent of the pile of bodies at the end of Hamlet. Faculty and staff who very well might have been accomplished and inclusive educators suffered in the collateral damage.

A communication professor resigned after infamously infringing on a student journalist’s right to cover events in a public space. The director of Greek life at the university was relieved of her duties for the same reason. Additionally, a nutrition professor resigned after receiving backlash for maintaining an exam on its scheduled date during the turmoil.

These individuals were placed in unusual emotional situations, and their responses became subject to the judgment of millions of outside observers on YouTube and elsewhere.

When these local matters are dealt with internally, a more amicable solution can be reached. However, when the reputation of the university becomes stained by viral reporting of these incidents, few alternatives to termination remain. While the country can learn from exposure to the Mizzou conflict, real people are left to bear the brunt of outcry against their mistakes.

Also of concern is the easy spread of misinformation through social media. The fast-paced and uncontrolled nature of the Internet allows falsehoods and facts to intermingle.

Jonathan Butler, whose hunger strike was at the center of the protests, claimed Wolfe’s car hit him during the homecoming parade. However, no report was filed and video showed no evidence of this.

Similarly, false claims about the KKK and National Guard were made by the Mizzou student body president that he later rescinded. One of the frustrating elements of systematic racism is its often insidious nature. Sensational claims draw reaction from social media users, but fabrication of a “boogeyman” narrative is counterproductive. Once something is posted and draws attention, it cannot be unsaid.

The use of the anonymity of Yik Yak to send violent threats that disrupted the campus is also alarming. The app enables people to spread messages they would never publicly declare with the ease of a few thumb swipes. The false threats played on an already emotional community to raise the level of panic.

The senseless actions of a small number of people who used technology caused the situation to escalate further.

Some movements for change have originated on social media, but we pay to go to a real college for a reason.

The chance to interact with those with opposing viewpoints is an opportunity afforded by the physical university campus. The confrontation between a student reporter and protesters’ “safe space” taught valuable lessons about the First Amendment and mutual respect.

Similarly, the viral video of a Yale professor debating with protesters about freedom of speech and offensiveness after a spat over Halloween costumes reveals a situation that could only have occurred in a university quad. In a digital world where it is all too easy to fall into an echo chamber of peers with similar views, in-person conflicts provide a valuable wake-up call to both sides.

Daniel Galitsky is a senior economics and finance major. He can be reached at dgalitskydbk@gmail.com.

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divestment, the reclassification of waste to energy sou rces a nd reduci ng the costs of textbooks.

The student loan industry has spent $50.1 million on lobbying since 2000 while the amount of money students spend on loans each yea r h a s doubled to $11 2 million in the past 10 years, according to a 2012 Public Campaign report.

T he Democracy for A l l Amendment would allow Congress and states to set overall limits on campaign spending, including prohibitions on corporate and union spending.

P r ior to b ei n g brou g ht forth to the legislature, the governmental affairs committee was tasked with analyzing the bill and making amendments to the SGA bill.

SGA Governmental Affairs Director Jake Kotler s a i d t h e c o m m i t te e w a s supportive of the bill and made very few substantive ch a nges. T he com m ittee passed it 4-0, with one abstention, last Thursday.

“The committee was supportive of the bill, because it really connected some issues we worked on in the past with the theme at large,” Kotler said. “Because the writers of the bill were able to connect textbook prices, environmental issues and student loans to money in politics, I think it made the bill a lot more palatable.”

Wa rkenti n sa id the bi l l was fairly uncontroversial, which is why it passed by a large margin. Campaign finance reform is a bipartisan issues, he said, and one that all students, regardless of political affiliation, should be in favor of.

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w it hout pay i n g for e a c h meal individually, Dining Services would implement a biometric system of identification, Wright-Riva said.

Some other universities use handprints or retina scans, but Dining Services is considering using “wave technology” that would scan the hand motions of students.

“We have to have a really tight way to make sure people are who they say they are,” she said. “There’s really no other way for us to move forward without something like this.”

Implementing these bio-

metrics would cost between $100,000 and $150,000, she sa id, but because Di n i ng Services has been budgeting and saving over the years, this could be a legitimate possibility.

O utside of the biometrics, the changes would not require any more funding than the current dining plan requires, she said.

Dining Services has sought approval from both the RHA and SGA regarding the proposal, she said. But many of these suggestions are still being talked about at an exploratory level.

BACKYARD SPORTS GRILL has had its liquor license suspended until Dec. 2 following a July 31 incident that resulted in the assault of four people.

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Prince George’s County Board suspends Backyard Sports Grill’s liquor license

By Joe Atmonavage @Fus_DBK Staff writer T h e P r i n c e G e o rge’s Cou nty Boa rd of L icense Commissioners voted last night to suspend Backyard Sports Grill’s liquor license until Dec. 2.

The sanctions are a result of a July 31 incident at the establishment, when an altercation outside of the bar spilled over to Slices Pizza Co., which resulted in the assault of four people. The incident revealed that the bar had violated its entertainment permit by hiring a promoter and failing to hire an off-duty police officer as security.

“The reason for the severity of the penalty is because I found a general disregard for what the rules were all the way back to April 2015, and this occurred in July 2015,” Anuj Sud, a commissioner on the board, said at the hearing.

DINING From PAGE 1 T he base plan, which would be equivalently priced to the current traditional plan, would grant anytime dining, eight carryout opportunities per semester and two guest passes that allow students to buy a meal for individuals without a plan, she said. This plan would not include Resident Bucks.

“It’s still really robust, because you can come and go as you please,” she said.

Additional plans would include everything in the base plan, as well as a speci fied nu mber of Resident Bucks per semester, while adding more guest passes and carryout chances, she said.

Anticipated restrictions on takeout options would require students to eat pri-

“THE REASON FOR THE SEVERITY OF THE PENALTY IS BECAUSE I FOUND A GENERAL DISREGARD FOR WHAT THE RULES WERE ALL THE WAY BACK TO APRIL.”

T h e C ol l e ge Pa rk C it y Council voted on Oct. 13 to send a letter to the board in support of a potential fine a nd /or suspension of the business’s liquor license.

Dana Lee, who owns t he restau ra nt w it h h is wife, Kristi, said they were unaware of how third parties such as disc jockeys advertise events with promoters and said this unawareness led to a breach in their special entertainment license, which prohibits the use of promoters.

“We were simply naive,” Da n a L e e te s t i f ie d . “ We didn’t understand the interaction between the DJs and promoters.”

Bob Ryan, the city’s public service director, and Suellen Ferguson, the city attorney, represented the city.

At the hearing, Ferguson said the city puts an emphasis on making sure that places that serve alcohol are safe and abiding by the rules of their property use agreement with

the city and their security plan with the Prince George’s County Police Department.

When the establishment opened in March, the owners told the city they were going to try to change the atmosphere of the previous bar, Big Play Sports Grill, which had various incidents, including serving a pedestrian who was struck by a car and killed in July 2014.

“They are getting a lot of the same clientele that put Big Play out of business,” said Cpl. Tami Cicale, who is pa r t of t he cou nty department’s Internal Affairs Office of Seconda r y Employment, which helps create the secu rity pla ns for special entertainment licenses. “It is not a sports

marily in dining halls, she said. To compensate, Dining Services would provide more seating in dining halls and open 251 North for lunch to provide another alternative for students.

T h e d e s i re fo r c h a n ge stems primarily from student feedback on the current a la carte system, she said. Numerous focus g roups a nd surveys have been conducted to gauge student opinion.

W h ile students enjoy not being limited to a certain nu mber of mea ls a week, many dislike the transaction-oriented atmosphere of the dining halls. “ We ’ v e a l w a y s t a l k e d a b o ut h ow we’d l i ke t he dining halls to be a student’s kitchen or like a home away from home,” said Dining Services spokesman Bart Hipple.

“This change could get us much closer to that.”

While some students have expressed excitement about the potential change, others see a potential reduction in ta keout oppor tu n ities as cause for concern.

Cassidy Chassagne, a s o p h o m o r e go v e r n m e n t and politics major, said the remova l of ta keout containers could be an inconvenience, as she rarely has time to eat there.

“Me a nd my g roup of friends a re a lways on the go,” Chassagne said. “I can count on one hand how many ti mes I’ve actu a l ly eaten inside the diner.”

T he prop o se d c h a n ge s would align this university with other Big Ten schools, Wright-Riva said. Out of the 14 Big Ten schools, 11 offer an anytime-dining option for their students.

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That is why there continues to be issues.”

Ferguson said what has transpired is not what the owners promised the city when they opened.

“That is very disturbing to the city,” she said at the hearing.

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Backyard Sports Grill requested a continuance regarding a Sept. 26 inc id e nt du r i n g wh ic h a cou nty of f icer was assaulted. They will appear before the board again on Dec. 2 and could face more sanctions.

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“A huge majority of people in this country agree that the amount of money in politics is out of control,” Warkentin said. “This is the first step in trying to make it easier for us to influence politics the way we see fit.”

Earlier this month, with t h e h e l p o f M a r y P I RG ’s parent organization, U.S. PIRG, two clean-election ballot initiatives passed by referendum in Maine and S e at t l e, of fe r i n g c a n d idates i n Ma i ne i ncreased public funding after raising a certain amount of smaller contributions and giving registered voters in Seattle “democracy vouchers,” which can be given to candidates.

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“There’s a lot of pieces that have to be set into motion and a lot of processes that need to be completed in order for this to work,” Hipple said. “A lot will be determined by what we believe we really can do.”

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University students studying abroad in France are safe after Paris attacks

By Scott Gelman @Gelman_Scott Staff writer No u n iversity students studying abroad were harmed in Friday night’s terrorist attacks in Paris, and the university’s Education Abroad office does not plan to make any changes to its programs for the winter and spring terms.

T he series of attacks, which ISIS claimed responsibility for, occurred in Paris and its northern suburb of S a i n t-D e n i s , w i t h m a s s shootings and suicide bombings that killed 129 people.

Although this university does not offer a program for students in Paris, there is a Maryland-in-Nice studyabroad option. There are currently 11 students studying in France and one specifically in Paris, Education Abroad Executive Director Moira Rogers said. The one student in Paris registered through the Institute for the International Education of Students, an outside organization.

“France has never been considered a dangerous lo-

HOGAN From PAGE 1 in the House of Delegates from 2003 to 2007 and 2011 to 2015 — will allow him to do just that.

“I’ve been involved in politics just about my entire life,” Hogan said. “I think that’s a big part of my value. … I have relationships with all the committee chairs, and I’ve worked very well with both sides of the legislature, both

cation,” Rogers said. “The University of Maryland will carry out all study-abroad prog ra m s du r i ng w i nter, s p r i n g b re a k a n d s pr i n g terms, as planned. There is no need to change anything because of what happened.”

Students studying in Western Europe typically travel to Paris on the weekends, Rogers said, but the university was able to stop two students who were preparing to board a train from London to Paris.

I m med i ately fol low i ng the attacks, the Education Abroad office directly contacted every student studyi ng i n Fra nce a nd t hei r parents, Rogers said. In an email sent to all students abroad, the office recommended stay i ng “abreast o f c u r re n t p ol i t i c a l a n d social issues reported in the media,” dressing and behaving “as inconspicuously as possible” and avoiding “A merica n logos on you r clothing and property.”

When news of the attack broke, Rogers said, Education Abroad relied on information provided by the U.S.

State Department to determine the best way to keep students safe.

In an email sent to stud e n t s , f a c u lt y a n d s t a f f Monday night, university President Wallace Loh wrote that the university’s Office o f I nte r n at i o n a l A f f a i rs would also reach out to students abroad.

“Our Office of International Affairs is attempting to contact all University students, faculty, and staff who are now in Paris to offer them a ny a ssi sta nce t hey m ay need,” Loh wrote. “In an institution of higher learning, we believe that free and open discourse can promote better understanding among people of different races, religions, and backgrounds.”

Ju n ior French a nd government and politics major Pat r ick Co ch ra n , who i s study i ng abroad i n Nice, said he has seen an increased military presence where he is studying, which is about five and a half hours from Paris by train.

“There’s increased milita r y presence, but that d o e s n’t re a l ly i n te r r u p t

anyone’s day,” Cochran said.

“Universities in Paris are open, as are all the museums and monuments except for t he E i f fe l Towe r. P u bl ic transit is operating.”

He said the attacks will not stop him from visiting Paris, and that he would have traveled to Nice “even if it was after the attacks took place.”

“Cha ng i ng you r pla ns, changing your daily life and just letting yourself be afraid generally is giving the terrorists what they want, and I’m determined not to do that,” Cochran said. “In fact, I’m going to Paris in a couple weekends. I’ve never been, and I really want to see the city. Terrorists aren’t going to ruin that for me.”

R oge rs s a id E du c at ion Abroad will create specific presentations aimed at enhancing awareness for both students a nd pa rents but will not change the way it operates.

“We are moving forward a s u s u a l ,” R o g e r s s a i d .

“We want to keep things as normal as possible.”

sides of the aisle.”

Hoga n noted one of his main areas of focus as vice chancellor of government relations will be the budget.

In May, the system Board of Regents voted to increase tuition systemwide by up to 5 percent after a challenging fiscal year.

“I’l l work w ith my new USM colleag ues and then make the case to showcase the system and show why it’s important for the administration and the legislature to

continue investing in colleges and universities in Maryland,” Hogan said.

Michael Busch, speaker of the House of Delegates, said Hogan was an asset to the General Assembly during his two terms, adding he also served as a key member on the Environmental Matters Committee for eight years.

“Patrick was open-minded on all of the issues,” Busch said. “He was concerned about the environment and the education system in the state.”

Hogan’s new role is integral to ensuring the prosperity of the university system, Busch added.

“We’ve continued to invest numerous dollars,” Busch said. “We’re proud of the fact that the university system has started to get recognition. … I don’t think there’s anything that can be more influential, if you will, at all different levels than a vibrant university system.”

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portant that the vigil emphasized equality.

“I specifically came to this vigil because it’s a vigil for humanity, and not just the people who died in Paris,” Spiliadis said. “It’s just kind of crazy that the U.S. is just more reactive to the events in Paris than anywhere else.

This vigil brings to light that this is for all of humanity and not just Paris.”

Thanvanthri said recent events also open the door to debate about controversial issues, such as the current Syrian refugee crisis.

After the attack in Paris, Gov. Larry Hogan asked the Obama Administration to keep Syrian refugees from resettling in this state until it can provide “appropriate assu ra nces that ref ugees from Syria pose no threat to public safety.” Although governors do not have the power to legally ban the resettlement of international refugees, Hogan joins 30 other governors who also want to block Syrian refugees from their states.

“A lot of people are affected by these events,” Thanvanthri said. “We have to be able to come up with solutions to help refugees.”

president of the g roup, said to the crowd. “It’s not just for Paris, but it’s for everybody.”

Z a i n a b S h e ra n i s a i d there is a hierarchy to how the United States mourns victims. Facebook activated its Safety Check feature for the attack in Paris but did not do so for the bombings in Beirut. There was also an option for users to add a temporary profile picture feature that overlaid their photos with the French flag.

“Some victims are certainly underrepresented when it comes to sy mpathy,” Sherani, a freshman bioengineering major said. “Because France is a Western cou ntry, some A mericans seem to feel more sympathy for them i n a way. I f somet h i ng h app en s i n a n E a s ter n country, where conflict has been going on for so long, people seem to have that ‘Oh, that’s just another thing going on’ attitude.”

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By Morgan Eichensehr @MEichensehr Senior staff writer What started as an engineering challenge for two university alumni has developed into a budding business with more than $200,000 in funding.

Ryan Fisher and Taylor Myers, who were both fire protection engineering majors, are the founders of MF Fire, a company with one product: a really clean wood stove.

Traditional wood stoves produce a lot of soot, which is released into the air, said Myers, now a doctoral student studying mechanical engineering. Especially in areas where wood stoves are heavily used, this dirty air can cause health issues, such as respiratory problems, he said.

But Fisher and Myers designed their wood stove, the Mulciber, to use combustion techniques that eliminate the production of soot. The

stove produces extremely low particulate emissions, much lower than levels dictated by Environmental Protection Agency regulations, and less smoke than a single cigarette gives off, Myers said.

Their stove’s story began in 2013, Fisher said, when the pair helped form a team to compete in the Wood Stove Decathlon. The Washington competition, sponsored by The Alliance for Green Heat, pitted 11 teams against one another to design and build the most high-tech, efficient and clean wood stove.

Though Fisher and Myers were members of the only team of college students, their stove won the Low Emissions Prize in November 2013. The next year, after making some upgrades, they took home the Grand Prize.

“We kind of realized, ‘Wow, we might be onto something here,’” Fisher said.

But as engineers, Myers and Fisher said they weren’t equipped to convert their idea

Two university alumni design wood stoves to use combustion techniques that eliminate soot production

to realize this is a really into a viable business. cool idea.”

“We didn’t know anyTamboli said he helped thing about the business Myers and Fisher secure involved in taking a piece about $200,000 in initial of technology and making funding and grants and into a product,” Myers helped said. guide Satish them Tamboli, through a a v e n t u re s customeradv i ser for discovery the Maryland process, Technology during Enterprise which they Institute, ta l ked to helped them more than with that.

100 poten“ W h e n I THE MULCIBER STOVE, designed by two f i r s t h e a r d university alumni, eliminates the produc- tial customabout them, tion of soot. photo courtesy of laura perrotta e r s t o g e t I was somewh at skep t ic a l b e c au se, h av i n g never u sed woo d stoves in the past, I wasn’t really familiar. … I didn’t necessarily see wood stoves as a marketable clean-energy product,” Tamboli said. “But the more I understood what they were doing and the more I learned about the technology and the product, I began

feedback on whether their product fills a need, what features customers would like to see and what a good price point might be. “[Tamboli] has been an incredible help and adviser,” Fisher said. “He still helps with things all the time.”

Fisher and Myers have spent the past year optimizing the wood stove, Fisher sa id,

trying to make it more userfriendly and give it greater aesthetic appeal.

While their original prototype might not have been something people would put in their homes, they want to improve it into a product people actually can and will use, Myers said.

The two have worked with a local design firm and some mech a n ica l eng i neers to ensure the stove is inexpensive and practical, Myers said.

In January, in-home beta testing of the Mulciber is set to begin. Myers said the wood stoves will be installed in three homes — two in this state and one in West Virginia — to see how workable it is.

Hopefully, the stove will be ready for commercial sale by next summer, Fisher said.

After beta testing, Myers and Fisher will have to figure out what needs fixing before the stoves will be ready to go on the market. MF Fire might still have a long way to go, Tamboli said, but he is

proud of how far it has come. “[Myers and Fisher] are extremely dedicated. I’ve watched them blossom from engineers to entrepreneurs,” Tamboli said. “I know that they struggled a lot along the way, but that’s part of the joy of working with a team like that. They’ve kind of gone through the fire, but I’ve really watched them grow.”

Myers said he is proud of what he and Fisher have accomplished as well. He said he thinks MF Fire could allow a lot more people to participate in clean, renewable energy.

Wood is a great fuel source in terms of being an inexpensive local resource, he said, but making the burning of wood a clean energy endeavor is a huge accomplishment.

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Yellow Ribbon Program helps student veterans pay tuition

By Lexie Schapitl @lexieschapitl Staff writer Unlike most traditional u nderg radu ate students, veterans in college are often married with families and struggle with financial obligations that people often face in the professional realm, said Brian Bertges, coordinator for Veteran Student Life.

“I know veterans that had newborn children,” Bertges said. “They’re in engineering, and it’s finals week, and … they have a brand-new baby.”

Other vetera n students have “rusty academic skills” after several years away from education, said Marsha Guenzler-Stevens, Stamp Student Union director.

“A lot of them again may have gone to h ig h school and joined the service after high school or had a little bit of college and joined the service,” she said. “Suddenly, they’re back in a math class or in a chem lab or wherever they are and it’s been a long time.”

To help remedy some of the challenges, this semester this university became a part of the Yellow Ribbon Program, which is designed to make up costs of out-of-state or private university tuition that GI Bill benefits do not cover.

Guenzler-Stevens, who serves as chair of the Veterans Services Steering Committee, said while many of the about 1,000 veteran students at this university qualify for in-state tuition, there was still unmet need for graduate studies and other expenses.

“Even though students get federal monies through the veteran administration via the GI Bill to attend, it doesn’t cover all the costs,” she said. “What we began to discover, and particularly because of our colleagues over in the business school, is that you had folks that had GI Bill benefits but weren’t going to use them all during their undergraduate experience who might benefit from

Yellow Ribbon scholarships — or grad students who might benefit from Yellow Ribbon scholarships.”

Each college at this university has pledged to provide Yellow Ribbon scholarships that vary in size and number, Guenzler-Stevens said. In addition, when a college or university participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program, the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department matches the amount the school contributes to the scholarships, she added.

Participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program might also help the university recruit more veteran students, Guenzler-Stevens said. Many veterans might have chosen not to apply to this university or chosen to attend elsewhere, because this university was not a Yellow Ribbon school, she said.

Terp Vets, a university veterans student organization, is also raising money for the Veterans Crisis Fund, which “supports veteran students when the chips are down for whatever reason,” GuenzlerStevens said.

T h is f u nd was established by a private donor last year and provides money to veteran students who are facing financial emergencies, said Aaron Bricco, a former Terp Vets president.

“They just basically can’t do it anymore,” Bricco said.

“They either … are about to drop out of school to focus on their priorities, or they just have a complete meltdown, and you know they can’t handle what’s going on around them.”

I n a n on l i ne testi mony v i d e o fo r t h e f u n d , o n e veteran explained he was goi n g t h ro u g h a d ivorc e w h e n o n e o f h i s fo r m e r Marines died, so he did not have the money to travel from Maryland from Texas to pay his respects.

A nother student i n the video said she was planning to live in her car for t he su m mer b ec au se she

could not afford to pay for housing.

Bricco, who served in the Army for seven years before attending this university, said most vetera ns tend to be “k i nd of h a rd-nosed” a nd hesitant to ask for help. Terp Vets is striving to reach enough money to provide help when it is needed, he said. The group started a Launch UMD campaign and is accepting donations until Nov. 22, with a goal of raising $8,500.

“We don’t really know what type of emergencies are going to arise, whether it be small or large or many or few,” he said. “So we’re trying to prepare for the worst.”

B r icco sa id vete ra n s receive about four years of GI Bill benefits. Those benefits cover just enough time to earn a four-year degree but can “run out ve r y q u ic k ly” b e c au se veterans often have to take additional classes to catch up after years away from education.

Bricco said this university has provided “a very hospitable learning environment” for him, and university staff and faculty have been helpful in his e x p e r ie nc e, b ut a d d e d t h at pr ior it y reg i s t ration for veteran students might help them take these add it ion a l cl a sses i n a timely manner.

Guenzler-Stevens said recruiting and supporting veteran students makes this u n iversity a better place and is also “the right thing to do.”

“These are individuals who served in harms way to protect all of us and so its kind of like paying a debt,” she said. “But I don’t think you do it just altruistically … veteran students bring gifts and talents that you won’t find anywhere else.” lschapitldbk@gmail.com

About 85 people attend as part of the UMD’s Social Justice Coalition’s Unity Week

By Sydney Tonic @thedbk For The Diamondback F i r s t- y e a r g r a d u a t e student Azzizah Abdullah, who identifies as black and M u s l i m , s a i d s h e a b a ndoned her headscarf when she started in the business school at this university to avoid any intolerance of her religion and to appear more professional. “ I n i t i a l l y, I w a s n ’ t wea ri ng h ijab … people d id n’t k now that I was Mu sl i m,” Abdu l l a h sa id.

“Over the course of time, I just sta rted to question why I had to change who I am and take my scarf off to be more professional.”

Abdullah, along with about 85 students, gathered in the Juan Ramon Jimenez Room in Stamp Student Union to join five panelists in a discussion about what it means to be both black and Muslim. “ I d o n’ t t h i n k t h e r e ’s a lo t of s a fe s p a c e s t h at a l low u s to con nect w it h both sides, being AfricanAmerican and being Muslim at the same time,” Abdullah said. “T here’s that intersectionality that’s usually dichotomized into AfricanAmerican or Muslim.”

The event, “Being Black and Muslim: Forging Solid a r it ies,” wa s hosted by the Office of Multicultural I nvolve m e nt & Com m un ity Advocacy a s pa r t of t h i s u n i v e r s i t y ’s S o c i a l Justice Coa l ition’s Un ity Week. This initiative aims to ra ise awa reness about different social groups and the i njustices they m ight face, said Jennifer Olson, I nter fa it h P rog ra m s a nd Spiritual Diversity graduate coordinator.

Olson said the goal of the event was “to give voice to t he e x p er iences of bl ack Muslims, their role in building solidarity between black and Muslim communities in social justice movements and how the larger Muslim community can better support black Muslims.”

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ABOUT 85 STUDENTS and five panelists gather in the Juan Ramon Jimenéz Room in Stamp Student Union to discuss what it means to be both black and Muslim. The event is part of this university’s Social Justice Coalition’s Unity Week. sydney tonic/for the diamondback student intern, organized the event and said the idea to discuss racism within the Muslim community arose t h i s p a s t y e a r, a n d s h e decided that she wanted to hold an event to address it this semester.

“It really increased awareness … so that we can be more inclusive toward our brothers and sisters,” the junior biology major said.

Sadiyah Bashir, one of the panelists at the event and a Pri nce George’s Com munity College student, said a big challenge that she faces is t he i ncor rect a ssu mpt i o n s p e o pl e h ave a b o u t what being black and being Muslim means.

“It’s rea l ly h a rd to i ntegrate that within yoursel f when so ma ny ex ternal sources are telling you wh at you’re supp osed to b e a s t hose t wo t h i n gs,” the fresh ma n busi ness major said.

Shahrazad Hired, a ju n ior gover n ment a nd politics major at this university, also spoke on the panel and mentioned that s h e h a s a lw ay s fe lt a s i f she faced stereotypes from her Musl i m peers about being black.

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Junior biology major m a rg i n a l i z e d a s a bl a c k Muslim within the Muslim community itself,” Hired said.

A nother pa nelist at the event, Tariq Touré, a graduate student at Howard University and a Muslim public speaker, stressed the importance of people educating themselves about racism to minimize its impact.

“Some people are going to be racist and just not even know they’re being racist,” Touré said. “The crux of the situation is just education.”

Bash ir encouraged students to address prejudices or inaccuracies that people m ight believe about the black identity intersecting with the Muslim identity.

“Challenge your family, challenge your friends on microaggressions. … Ask, ‘Where did you get that idea from?’” Bashir said. newsumdbk@gmail.com

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FEATURE | EMPORIYUM

TASTE OF THE CITY The second annual Emporiyum in Washington was a showcase of the city’s abilities to cook and eat

By Erica Bonelli @EricaBonelli Staff writer Local gourmands and all things artisan gathered in the buzzing arena of Union Market for Washington’s second annual Emporiyum, a food festival full of vendors from around the country and foodies eager to get a taste.

At the event on Nov. 14-15, vendors shucked oysters, torched s’mores and skillfully wrapped sushi burritos, hoping to grab the attention of the DMV’s most illustrious foodie crowd. From big names like Graffiato, Momofuku and Blue Hill to smaller hyperlocal vendors like ‘Chups, Kate Bakes Bars and Whisked, the Emporiyum brought together creators of high-quality gourmet products with about 7,000 energetic epicureans for a weekend full of gastronomic greatness.

The Emporiyum happens twice a year: once in the spring in Baltimore, and once in the fall in D.C. This fall the Emporiyum boasted 83 vendors, most of whom are central to the D.C. food scene — a newer, yet burgeoning forum for chefs, restaurants, companies and the food community.

“I think [the D.C. food scene] is budding, and I also think it’s untapped,” said Emporiyum social media manager Georgia Tollin. “You look at cities like New York, L.A., Boston and the foodie scene is so oversaturated.

Already in the last year I’ve seen the D.C. food scene blow up. More and more chefs are coming here, opening restaurants in the Baltimore and the DMV area, because I think they’re seeing a real need for it.”

The Emporiyum, said Tollin, is a way to bring all these entities together to not only share a love for food, but to discover new faces in the growing food community and exchange stories. The event gives the general public unprecedented access to vendors and allows them to share the personal stories behind their brands.

For D.C. resident Kate Dylewsky,

this vendor-to-customer interaction was what stood out to her.

“I love how enthusiastic all the vendors are,” she said. “A lot of these people this is their own personal business and some of these things are handmade, clearly by the people handing them out so it’s really cool to talk to people about what made them do it.”

This personal access to customers is a huge boost for companies trying to get their names out there. For Dave Burton, owner of The Capital Candy Jar, the best parts of the event were the energy that reverberated throughout the venue and everyone’s excitement about food and their desire to try new things. Burton opened The Capital Candy Jar about two years ago but has been making his famous lollipops since he was 14, when he sold them at his junior high school.

“I was the richest kid in school for four months, and then the principal shut me down because I was taking too much money from the vending machine,” Burton said.

Personal stories like these were common at the event, where the sense of community and authenticity was undeniable.

“We have a lot of other friends that are also running booths here like ‘Chups, Runningbyrd Tea and Timber Pizza,” Burton said. “They’re all friends of ours, so it’s kind of fun to see everybody here, together and succeeding and getting the word out about their businesses.”

While at typical food festivals a ticket only gains you entrance, a ticket to the Emporiyum gave you entrance as well as access to samples, live music and some free products.

Most vendors had food not only for consumption at the event, but packaged and prepared foods to take home and try later.

“A lot of food festivals, you go around and your eyes are always bigger than your stomach, you’re not able to taste everything you want to taste and it leaves you wanting more and feeling regretful that you couldn’t have this or that,” Tollin said. “At the

Emporiyum you can walk away with so many products that you can taste later, you can take home, you can give as gifts to other people, so it’s kind of the gift that keeps on giving.”

Coordinating all 83 vendors, however, was no easy feat. Accommodating the specific needs of each vendor as well as arranging a layout that made everyone happy was extremely difficult, said Tollin, who spent a week setting up the space and changing the layout five times. The outreach and followup that goes into coordinating so many vendors and getting the right permits for the space also requires months of preparation.

“Since we wiped our hands off of the April event we got started on this one,” Tollin said.

Ensuring that the vendors know how much product to prepare was also a challenge, as it depends on customer preferences. Tollin said coordinating the vendors was difficult but the largest test was dealing with the huge volume of people who swarmed the booths eager for tastes of each vendor’s samples.

To ensure that everyone was fed and wasn’t waiting too long, the Emporiyum team implemented a tiered ticketing system, in which different waves of customers came at different times. Despite this, the crowds were oppressive and barely thinned out by the time the next wave started to arrive.

Although the crowds were thick, the energy was positive as eager customers moved from one booth to the next, hungry for the next thing. It was a place packed with life. D.C. resident Alex Tzavellas said he wouldn’t change a thing about the event.

“I love supporting local businesses, I love the artisanal aspect of the entire event here, and it’s great to come out to support the local food scene … and I’m trying to impress her,” he said, pointing to a girl smiling in the corner. ebonellidbk@gmail.com

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ESSAY | THE RELATABLE PRESIDENT

WANNA BE COOL Obama’s 2008 election spurred a trend in election strategies: make the candidate seem fun

By Josh Magness @josh_mag Staff writer There is a strange occurrence happening in U.S. politics, and I’m not talking about Donald Trump’s position at the top of the polls or some Democratic voters’ enthusiastic support for a self-identified Democratic Socialist.

Here are few examples of what I am talking about: Trump awkwardly gyrating his body to Drake’s “Hotline Bling” on Saturday Night Live. John Kasich dropping a Taylor Swift reference during a Virginia rally. Former Gov. Martin O’Malley’s strange d e c i s i o n to p e r fo r m a n acoustic version of “Bad Blood” by Taylor Swift on The View.

In one of the more recent developments in our political landscape, relatability has become a key component in how our nation vets presidential candidates. A lack of relatability, after all, has afflicted Hillary Clinton throughout her campaign.

It’s made her a comedy goldmine for Kate McKinnon on SNL and an easy target for The Onion.

So many perceive Clinton as out of touch with everyday Americans that, in an attempt to dispel those rumors, she performed the

“nae nae” on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in September and brought out Katy Perry for a rally in Iowa.

Nowadays, it seems that being quirky and cognizant of modern pop culture is a necessary trait for our future presidents.

Of course, likability has always played a role in who becomes our next commander in chief. In 2004, a Zogby/ Williams Identity Poll found that 57 percent of undecided voters would rather have a beer with George W. Bush than then-Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry.

Although seemingly frivolous, the poll underlined one important fact: most Americans felt Bush could kick back. This, among other aspects of the race, handed Bush a second term.

Eleven years later, one could argue that relatability is more important than ever. It all started when President Obama — riding a wave of energy that culminated in a landslide victory over Sen. John McCain (RAriz.) — ascended to office in 2008. The pain of the ongoing recession played a huge role in that victory, but the same could be said for Obama’s suave personality, connection to young voters and bevy of Hollywood supporters. For example, Obama also busted a move on Ellen’s

President obama started the trend of average Joe habits with basketball. photo via wikipedia show in 2007.

After his election, h o w e v e r, t h e e c o n o m y dredged on with a recovery that was modest at best. Unemployment hovered over eight percent for most of the 2012 presidential campaign, a fact that then-Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee pointed

out at every turn.

Yet, just like in 2008, Obama won convincingly with 332 electoral votes and 51.1 percent of the popular vote.

Again, it was because of his relatability. A 2012 USA Today /Gallup poll found that 60 percent of registered voters said Obama was more likable than Romney,

who 31 percent of those s u rveye d sa i d wa s m o re likable. This was in sharp contrast to the question of who could manage the government more effectively, which found Romney leading Obama 46 percent to 43 percent.

But effectiveness didn’t seem to matter when voters cast their ballots in November. When it came down to the stiff yet successful businessman versus the charismatic politician with mixed results, voters chose the latter.

Now, we’re seeing the Obama effect in full force for the 2016 election. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is praised by many for boasting a relatively low net worth for a politician — about $ 70 0,0 0 0 — a n d re ce n t campaign ads have focused on his role as a grandfather.

Neurosurgeon Ben Carson has no experience as a politician but finds himself popular among the GOP electorate because he comes across as a normal and intelligent person who isn’t playing the game of politics. And of course, there’s Trump, who many appreciate for his willingness to go against political correctness.

Authenticity is in, and the prototypical establishment candidate, artificial yet polished, could be on the way

out — or at least drastically altered.

Part of the responsibility for this change can be p l a ce d o n O ba m a , wh o, after all, posed with a selfie stick for Buzzfeed and recently compared the 2016 Republican field to Grumpy Cat. He’s given Americans a leader who’s not afraid to occasionally shed the veneer of a politician and show a more relatable side. Others can debate whether that air of likability is genuine or merely for show, but it seems clear that Obama has changed our perception of what a president can be.

A s Tr u m p a n d C a rso n continue their unprecedented campaigns, they’re sure to criticize a host of policies under the Obama administration. What they won’t say, however, is how they likely benefited from Obama’s campaign, as it proved a candidate doesn’t need decades of experience in office to win.

All candidates require are relatable personas to separate themselves from the established politicians they’re up against. Perhaps the tide will change, but for now, the 2016 presidential campaign is shaping up to be a popularity contest, plain and simple. jmagnessdbk@gmail.com

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THE DIAMONDBACK | SPORTS | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | No. 8 TERPS 105, PANTHERS 50

Walker-Kimbrough powers Terps over High Point Junior guard drops career-high 26 points, snags 10 rebounds as Frese’s squad eclipses 100 points in blowout

By Kyle Melnick @kyle_melnick Staff writer W h i l e g u a rd S h a to r i Walker-Kimbrough scored 20 points in the first half of the Terrapins women’s basketball team’s win over UMass Lowell on Saturday, guard Brene Moseley notched 24 points to complement the junior in the Terps’ 49-point rout.

Yesterday against High Point, Walker-Kimbrough led the Terps in the first half again. She scored a careerhigh 26 points and added 10 rebounds in the contest.

But it was forward Kiah Gillespie who provided balance for Walker-Kimbrough in the Terps’ second regularseason game.

Gillespie scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds to support Walker-Kimbrough’s dominant performance as the Terps rolled to a 105-50 shellacking of the Panthers at Xfinity Center.

“Shatori leads by example, so I try to follow that,” Gillespie said. “I came out more confident in the second half.

Coach told us we got to play harder and do a lot of things better, so it was important that we show we’re trying to get

guard shatori walker-kimbrough drills one of her three 3-pointers from behind the arc as the Terps torched High Point, 105-50, last night at Xfinity Center. better every time we step onto the floor.”

The Terps (2-0) got out to a 10-point lead less than three minutes into the game, with all five starters scoring. WalkerKimbrough then scored two straight 3-pointers to extend the lead to 13.

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Meanwhile, in College Park, Turgeon kept receiving good news. Forward Jake Layman elected to stay with the Terps and forgo the 2015 NBA draft.

So did guard Melo Trimble.

A co n s e n s u s f ive - s ta r recruit, Sulaimon’s production and playing time steadily declined each season at Duke before his dismissal. But Turgeon knew the talent was still there.

Then on May 11, the news broke: Sulaimon was transferring to the program that gave Krzyzewski headaches with two upset wins during the 2012-13 season.

The move elicited mixed reactions from Terps fans.

They remembered his talent that helped him average 20.5 points over two regular-season games against the Terps as a freshman. But what about those allegations?

Amid a team loaded with ta l e n t a n d w i t h h i s ow n murky past, Sulaimon was hardly cast as the team’s star during the offseason. He was to serve a complementary role, a lockdown defender with a reliable jumper and big-game experience.

Sulaimon crushed that narrative last night. When Trimble labored in the first half, Sulaimon controlled the tempo of the contest, pouring in seven points and adding six assists. He finished with 10 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:18 left.

Terps fans showered him with love.

Before Sulaimon’s 3-pointer sunk through the net, former Terps guard and current Milwaukee Buck Greivis Vasquez was introduced to a resounding ovation. After the game, Trimble, the current face of the team, was interviewed by Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter.

Sulaimon’s star might never shine as bright as Trimble’s or Vasquez’s. He’s not a homegrown Terp.

But for a few moments, with his face broadcast on the Jumbotron for all to see, he raised his palms skyward and all 17,950 fans roared, the former enemy now the conductor of a masterfully orchestrated night.

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On Tuesday night, the graduate transfer sparked coach Mark Turgeon’s team to a heart-pounding 75-71 win over Georgetown in a culmination of months of built-up excitement that was broadcast before a national audience.

Sulaimon is a long way from Tobacco Road, in terms of distance and basketball allegiance.

But against the Hoyas, he ingratiated himself with his new home in resounding fashion.

“Now I’m on this side, I can officially say,” Sulaimon said with a grin, “they are the best fans in the world.”

The guard’s path to College Park was complicated, one dotted with important questions about society that supersede the world of sports.

We m i g h t n e ve r h a v e answers to those questions, but we do know that Sulaimon’s dismissal from Duke crushed him. After watching the Blue Devils win the national title on television with fellow Duke students in April, he called his father.

“I didn’t expect it, but I cried,” Sulaimon said on media day Oct. 20. “A ton of emotions and thoughts ran through my head and I had to call my dad, and I just had a great conversation with him. I just — more than anything, besides all the national championship — I wanted to be there with those guys.”

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The Terps outscored High Point 23-6 in the second quarter and held a 48-20 lead entering the second h a l f. De s p i te t h e Te r ps ’ height advantage, though, Frese’s squad grabbed just three more rebounds than its foe heading into the locker room.

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Frese was discouraged by her team’s effort on defense in the opening period. The 14thyear coach said High Point was a perimeter-oriented team, attributing their struggles in the paint to their lack of size, not the Terps defense. “ We s h o u l d ta ke t h a t personal in terms of how we ’re d e fe n d i n g ,” Fre se said. “We’re going to play better competition in terms of matching size. We got to

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In the third quarter, Gillespie carried the burden for the Terps. She recorded 12 points, three rebounds and two assists in the period, which included 3-pointers on consecutive possessions.

At o n e j u n c t u re , G i l lespie grabbed a rebound off a High Point’s player’s miss and used an outlet pass to find a streaking Walker-

Kimbrough for a layup. The freshman finished with 19 points on 8-for-11 shooting and seven rebounds. “ M a ryl a n d ba s ke tba l l starts with defend, rebound and run,” Walker-Kimbrough said. “A big thing that Coach told us is just being disciplined … and staying true to who we are.”

While Gillespie stepped up and the Terps outrebounded their foe by more than 20 in the second half, Frese said the Terps needed more balanced scoring production.

While four Terps scored in double figures in the team’s second consecutive contest eclipsing 100 points, Frese hopes to see more players get involved offensively. Frese knows the team can’t rely exclusively on Walker-Kimbrough if they want to defend the Big Ten title.

“I’ve challenged Shatori that she’s going to need to put up that production until her teammates come along,” Frese said. “Anytime we can go down the stat sheet and have four or five guys in double figures, it makes us that much more difficult to be able to defend. It’s kind of finding that blend right now.” kmelnickdbk@gmail.com

midfielder mael corboz takes a shot during the Terps’ 2-1 loss to Delaware at Ludwig Field on Oct. 20.

corboz From PAGE 14 to claim their fourth straight conference title, Corboz took off his jersey to reveal his undershirt, which featured the design he drew the day before.

The Terps were victorious, but the senior wanted to convey a more important message.

“I just wanted to kind of make a gesture for the game and kind of whether we won or lost,” Corboz said. “For me, it was a way of manifesting that there are more important things in life than just a Big Ten Championship.”

While most of Corboz’s extended family lives in the French Alps — close to the borders of Italy and Switzerland — he said his aunt and cousins live in Paris. His older sister, Daphne, a member of Manchester City’s women’s team, had the weekend off and boarded a flight from England to France’s capital Friday night.

When news of the tragedy broke, Corboz was at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. He had no idea that his family was in danger.

“So right away, I was like, ‘Oh s---. What’s the deal with that?’” Corboz said. “But quickly, my parents had already been texting throughout my game saying like, ‘No [Daphne’s] fine. She’s at [your] aunt’s house and everything.’ So that was a huge relief.”

The midfielder had more personal ties to the attacks.

His cousin and her boyfriend attended a soccer match between France and Germany

when two explosions went off outside the stadium. He learned later that night they were safe, too.

“It could have happened to anyone, and it did happen to a pretty random group of people,” Corboz said. “So selfishly I say thankfully everyone in my family was safe.”

“I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF MAKE A GESTURE FOR THE GAME AND KIND OF WHETHER WE WON OR LOST. FOR ME, IT WAS A WAY OF MANIFESTING THAT THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE THAN JUST A BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP.” MAEL CORBOZ

Terrapins men’s soccer midfielder But Corboz wanted to take his French pride a step further.

He created the symbolic undershirt in secret, though, as the first-team All-Big Ten midfielder didn’t want to draw attention to himself. Midfielder Tsubasa Endoh, Corboz’s roommate on the trip, was the only player to see his teammate’s handiwork.

Win or lose, Corboz planned to divulge it a day later.

“It was a perfect opportunity to express his show of support,” coach Sasho Cirovski said. “It’s pure Mael.

He’s just a very thoughtful young man.”

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Co rb oz p l aye d a l l 9 0 minutes and attempted two shots in the Terps’ 2-0 win against the Buckeyes on Sunday. After the game, he surprised his teammates by taking off his gold jersey to reveal the undershirt.

After Corboz settled into his seat for the nearly sevenhour ride back to College Park, his coach called the senior leader to the front of the bus. Cirovski, who didn’t realize Corboz had family in Paris until Sunday, wanted to make sure Corboz’s loved ones were safe.

Corboz ensured Cirovski that everyone was safe, and the pair began talking about terrorist attacks and why they happen.

“He’s someone who knows how to take a step back and kind of see the big picture and understand that there are more important things in life,” Corboz said. “It’s not a lifeor-death situation. At the end of the day, it’s just a game, and you kind of have to put everything into perspective.”

Corboz won’t be with his family in the aftermath of the attacks. But he’ll have them on his mind as he gears up for the second round of the NCAA tournament about 3,800 miles away.

“He’s just a classy kid, and that was his own volition,” Cirovski said. “It came right from the heart, and I think it symbolized the way the whole world is feeling about horrific tragedy, senseless act of terrorism.” kstackpoledbk@gmail.com

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Secondary showing improvement Terps have held 2 teams to less than 200 passing yards in consecutive games

By Phillip Suitts @PhillipSuitts Senior staff writer guard rasheed sulaimon buries the go-ahead 3-pointer during the Terps’ 75-71 win over Georgetown on Tuesday before a sellout at Xfinity Center. christian jenkins/the diamondback

sulaimon From PAGE 14 with 1:18 left in the game was, so too was his leadership and reassuring presence throughout the No. 3 Terps’ 75-71 win over Georgetown.

“We never really relaxed offensively,” Turgeon said. “I don’t know how many times I made a call and four guys got it and one didn’t. … Rasheed’s leadership was terrific.”

With Melo Trimble, Jake Layman and Jared Nickens, the squad’s sharpshooters, starting the contest 0-for-9, the Terps needed production elsewhere.

Sulaimon provided it.

After the Terps missed their first three shots of the night and fell into a 9-0 hole, Sulaimon took control at the top of the key.

He crossed over his defender and nailed a long jumper over guard L.J. Peak to halt the bleeding.

“Rasheed really picked us up,” Trimble said. “He started the game really well.”

But his on-court production was only part of what his teammates commended him for. When Trimble, the Big Ten preseason Player of the Year, failed to score through the first 15 minutes, Sulaimon offered words of encouragement.

“He turned to me and said how he believed in me,” Trimble said.

In the first half, Sulaimon was 3-for-3 from the floor and dished out six assists while commit-

ting just one turnover. Plus, the Houston native hit a 3-pointer with 23 seconds left to knot the game at 33 entering the break.

While he let Trimble and Layman shoulder the offensive load in the final 20 minutes, Sulaimon continued to keep his teammates at ease, whether it was motioning for the Terps to slow down or talking to the players in the huddle.

“Me, [forward] Robert Carter [Jr.], Jake and those senior leaders, as far as experienced guys, had to bring everybody together and calm down,” Sulaimon said. “Once we got in a groove, we kind of took off, especially in the latter parts of the game when it meant the most.

We just believed in each other and we made every play that we needed to win this game, and we showed a lot of poise tonight.”

With the Terps trailing by seven with 5:41 remaining, Turgeon called a timeout.

Sulaimon and the veteran leaders turned to the team with a message: They were going to win the game.

About four minutes later with the score knotted at 68, the Terps turned to the former Blue Devil to lift them to victory. And he delivered, nailing the decisive 3-pointer that sent Xfinity into euphoria.

“He’s been around the block and back,” Turgeon said.

“He’s going to be fine in these big games.” rbaillargeondbk@gmail.com

When interim coach Mike Locksley took over the Terrapins football team on Oct. 11, he wanted to take chances. So he told defensive coordinator Keith Dudzinski to dial up the pressure despite the secondary’s struggles.

This unit was viewed as a strength for the Terps before the season, as all four starters were upperclassmen and entered the season with a combined 87 starts. But the pass defense struggled early, giving up at least 297 passing yards in four of the first seven games.

While the new blitz-heavy defense put the defensive backs in more one-on-one coverage, Locksley’s aggressive mindset has paid off. The secondary has held two of the top four passing offenses in the Big Ten to less than 200 yards in consecutive games.

This Saturday, the spotlight will again be on the secondary as it faces Indiana on Senior Day. Against the conference’s second-best aerial attack, the three seniors — A.J. Hendy, Anthony Nixon and Sean Davis — and junior Will Likely expect to be pressed into more highpressure situations.

But the defensive backs welcome the challenge.

“Our defense loves playing aggressive,” Locksley said.

“We feel like we have good corners and our secondary’s one of our strengths. They’ve been playing pretty well for the past few weeks.”

Despite the Terps’ solid performances in the past three games — holding each opponent to 188 passing ya rd s o r l e ss — t h ey ’re still 10th in the Big Ten in passing yards allowed with a 237.2 average.

That statistic reflects the early-season struggles.

Bowling Green quarterback Matt Johnson, who’s second in the nation with 384.5 passing yards per game, had 491 yards through the air and six touchdowns Sept. 12 in the Terps’ 48-27 loss.

And even after Locksley replaced Randy Edsall, the secondary issues continued.

In a 31-30 loss to Penn State on Oct. 24, Nittany Lions quarterback Christian Hackenberg threw for 315 yards and three scores.

But the secondary never lost focus, and Locksley, a former cornerback, kept his faith in the blitz-heavy packages.

“We had to iron some things out,” Likely said. “It’s part of some bad communication that went on, but we got all that straightened out.”

The turnaround started against Iowa, as the Hawkeyes’ run-heavy offense completed half its passes for 183 yards.

The Terps then held Wisconsin, the fourth-best passing offense in the Big Ten, to 188 yards the following Saturday, well under the Badgers’ average of 244.3.

And last week, the Terps caught a break when Michig a n S t a te q u a r te r b a c k Connor Cook injured his throwing shoulder on the Spartans’ third series of

Cornerback Sean davis intercepts a pass during the Terps’ 35-17 victory over South Florida on Sept. 19, which is the last time the Terps won. marquise mckine/the diamondback the game. Locksley’s squad took advantage, holding the Spartans to 121 yards through the air. Nixon also added two interceptions in the eventual 24-7 defeat.

“You don’t want to give up a big play,” Dudzinski said.

“But if they’re playing with a lot of confidence and they feel good about the matchups, you feel a lot more confident about calling some of those pressures.”

Whil defensive end Ya n n i c k Nga ko u e ra n ks second in the country with 12.5 sacks, the Terps plan to continue to send pressure if necessary.

Locksley hopes the secondary will keep its string of quality outings in his squad’s final home game of the season. Indiana has a balanced attack — it’s the third-best rushing team in the conference — so the Terps can’t concentrate solely on one facet of the Hoosiers’ offense.

Still, after the secondary’s recent strong showing, their teammates have faith in the veteran group.

“Those guys are clicking as a unit,” Ngakoue said. “That’s all you can ask for.” psuittsdbk@gmail.com

trimble From PAGE 14 Trimble credited Duke transfer Rasheed Sulaimon for picking him up when he struggled early.

“My head was down and I wasn’t making any shots,” Trimble said. “Rasheed came up to me and told me, ‘I still believe in you. We all do.’ That was very important.”

Aside from a missed 3-pointer on the Terps’ first guard melo trimble hoists one of his 18 free throw attempts during the No. 3 Terps’ 75-71 possession out of the break, victory over Georgetown on Tuesday night at Xfinity Center. christian jenkins/the diamondback Trimble resembled the shifty guard from last season that at“THE BARN” tempted the sevent- most free throws in the country.

The Upper Marlboro native scored eight of the Terps’ first 15 second-half points, all of ON which came at the rim or the free-throw line. He kept crashing down to the hardwood, and his teammates kept lifting him back up.

“He’s going to get hit,” coach Mark Turgeon said.

“Melo is a tough kid. We will rest him in between games and get him right. If I think it is not the right kind of hits, people are going to hear about it.”

As the Terps clawed at the deficit throughout the second half, Trimble continued to penetrate. With 4:11 left, he hit a pair of free throws to trim Georgetown’s lead to three. At the time, the Terps hadn’t drawn even since his free throws at the 17:44 mark. So on the next possession, he drilled a 3-pointer to knot the score.

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COOL UNDER PRESSURE

Guard rasheed Sulaimon begged the crowd to get louder at times Tuesday night while lowering his arms to calm his teammates during other moments of the No. 3 Terps’ 75-71 win over Georgetown.

Former Duke guard ingratiates himself to Terps faithful JOSHUA NEEDELMAN

MEN’S BASKETBALL COLUMNIST The former Duke guard’s face flashed onto the Jumbotron, and the Xfinity Center crowd erupted. “Let’s go!” Rasheed Sulaimon exclaimed, flailing his arms. The cheers intensified to a thunderous roar.

Less than two minutes later, Sulaimon

backpedaled down the court, watching as his game-deciding 3-pointer swished through the net. On an electric November night with an atmosphere befitting March, the crowd noise reached an apex.

Some fans weren’t sure what to think when Sulaimon transferred to this university in May. The former Blue Devil, after all, became the first player ever dismissed during See NEEDELMAN, Page 11

left: christian jenkins/the diamondback; right: marquise mckine/the diamondback

Sulaimon provides calming presence in back-and-forth contest

By Ryan Baillargeon @RyanBaillargeon Senior staff writer Rasheed Sulaimon often raised his arms toward the sky Tuesday, begging Xfinity Center to get louder — even when it seemed it couldn’t.

But it was when he would lower his arms toward the floor, attempting to calm his Terrapins men’s basketball teammates down,

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that proved so vital in a game that saw nine lead changes and 10 ties.

The Terps seemed rushed at times, and coach Mark Turgeon conceded they played tight at first. But Sulaimon, a graduate transfer from Duke, appeared unfazed by the sellout crowd and historical matchup. He provided an extension of Turgeon on the floor.

As important as his go-ahead 3-pointer See sulaimon, Page 13

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Trimble attempts 18 free throws in victory Guard relies on drawing fouls against Hoyas

By Ryan Baillargeon @RyanBaillargeon Senior staff writer

Midfielder mael corboz (left) poses in his homemade French shirt with the Big Ten championship trophy after the Terps topped No. 1-seed Ohio State, 2-0, on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. The senior’s extended family lives in France, where the terrorist attacks occurred in Paris on Friday. photo courtesy of maryland athletics

Corboz reveals sincere gesture after claiming conference title Senior represents extended family’s home country after attacks

By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Senior staff writer As Terrapins men’s soccer midfielder Mael Corboz walked onto the team bus Friday night, his attention quickly shifted away from the team’s Big Ten semifinal victory minutes earlier.

His team had just used penalty k i c k s to d e fea t I n d i a n a a n d advance to the conference tournament final. But Corboz was glued

to his cellphone, reading the text messages from his family. He first read a message from his younger sister, Rachel.

“Oh no, 18 dead in Paris.”

Corboz, who has family in France, was shocked and confused, unaware of who or what caused the tragedy.

So he kept searching. He scrolled through his Twitter timeline. He looked on CNN. Eventually, he learned of the terrorist attacks that killed 129 people and injured hundreds of others.

The Big Ten tournament final was less than 48 hours away, but the co-captain wanted to pay respect to the victims lost in the attacks. So in his hotel room Saturday, Corboz grabbed a white shirt, found a few markers and began drawing. In the middle of the shirt he sketched the Eiffel Tower peace sign. Underneath, he outlined the French flag.

After the Terps downed top-seeded Ohio State on Sunday afternoon See corboz, Page 11

Melo Trimble smiled and breathed a sigh of relief after watching his free throw roll off the right side of the rim and fall through the net late Tuesday night.

It had been an uncharacteristic night for the Terrapins men’s basketball team’s star guard at the charity stripe against Georgetown.

After shooting 86.3 percent in his rookie campaign, the sophomore had missed both attempts at the line on two occasions.

So when he watched the ball b o u n c e t h e r i g h t way o n h i s free throw that gave the Terps a 72-68 edge — their largest lead of the night at the time — with 12.8 seconds left, he had to take a second to enjoy himself.

Trimble attacked the basket time and time again in the second half.

He got to the line 18 times on the night — six more than Georgetown’s entire team. His shot wasn’t falling on a night during which he went 4-for-11 from the floor, but he was able to draw fouls en route to scoring a game-high 24 points in the No. 3 Terps’ 75-71 win.

“Melo is one of the best guards in the country,” Hoyas forward Isaac Copeland said. “He’s really quick, so when you switch on to him, you just have to try to keep him out of the

lane. It’s really tough, but you just have to stay in front of him as best as you can.”

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24 points

Trimble scored against Georgetown, which were the most of any player in the contest

18 attempts

Trimble had at the free-throw line, six more than the entire Georgetown squad

86.3 percent Trimble shot from the charity stripe during his rookie campaign

Fifteen minutes into the game, though, it would’ve been hard to imagine that Trimble would finish the night as the leading scorer. He came up empty on his first three shots from the floor. He missed both free throw attempts. And he had three stints on the bench.

Then a 3-pointer fell with 4:14 left in the half. Then another long ball just over a minute later. By the time the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year knocked down a free throw with 1:48 to go in the opening period, he was already tied for second on the team in points.

See TRIMBLE, Page 13