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Prof creates mental health treatment Psychology researcher adapts depression help for victims of violence

By Rokia Hassanein @rokiahass Staff writer A university psychology professor has co-developed a method of mental health treatment that has helped university students, people nationwide and now victims of routine violence in Iraq.

Carl Lejuez developed the Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression to treat people who have experienced trauma. The treatment is unique because it’s constructed to be brief by utilizing practical questions and answers and involves no medications, said Lejuez, the founding director of this university’s Center for Addictions, Personality and Emotion Research.

Louise Dickson, a volunteer coordinator with the Safe Haven project, awarded the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity with designation as a safe haven for victims of human trafficking last night. Four members of this university’s chapter completed the training, making it the first fraternity in the country to do so. tom hausman/the diamondback

creating a safe space Alpha Sigma Phi becomes first fraternity certified in anti-human trafficking action

By Grace Toohey @grace_2e Senior staff writer This university’s Alpha Sigma Phi chapter gained official recognition as a Safe Haven last night, becoming the nation’s first fraternity to have members trained in taking an active stance against human trafficking.

The national grassroots movement Safe Haven Campaign: Interfaith Alliance to Abolish Human Trafficking trains volunteers to recognize the signs of human trafficking, guide survivors to seek help and educate communities on the issue.

Louise Dickson, the volunteer co-

ordinator for the organization in this state, presented the fraternity with a plaque that commemorates the work of the four members who completed a four-hour training program with her on behalf of the organization. “[Alpha Sigma Phi] is a stellar example of building the better man and taking initiative to address this public issue of great concern,” Dickson said. “My hope is that this initiative will spread and duplicate based on the efforts of these young men today.”

Though the house was officially named a Safe Haven last night, it doesn’t mean it will be a place for victims to stay or receive treat-

ment, Dickson said.

“A Safe Haven is a community of people who have the awareness, the information and the tools to help connect victims to those who can help them,” Dickson said. “And [it is people] who are actively promoting public awareness of the issue.”

Zack Anstett, Alpha Sigma Phi’s community service director, said he reached out to Dickson last semester because he thought the organization — part of the Global Peace Foundation — would be a valuable volunteer partnership for the fraternity.

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The rapid depletion of the Amazon rain forest sometimes seems to be an ecological problem without a solution, but recent research shows regulation on soy trade has been successful in reducing deforestation rates.

A team of researchers, including a university graduate student and a university alumnus, published a Doug Morton, a research assistant at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (left), and Praveen Noojipady, a doctoral candidate in geographical sciences, pose for a portrait. The pair are study co-authors. tom hausman/the diamondback

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Part-time Master of Science to launch in fall with additional patent, cybersecurity concentrations Designed for part-time students, the program targets working professionals looking to acquire a specialized understanding of law’s relationThe University of Maryland, Balti- ship to their field of study, said Jose more’s Francis King Carey School of Bahamonde-Gonzalez, associate Law announced last month that it will dean for professional education. be adding two new specializations to “We wanted to know if there was a its Master of Science in Law program: market for this kind of program where cybersecurity and patent law. a student would obtain a good level of The Master of Science in Law is a legal academic knowledge in various new program set to launch this fall areas,” he said. and already includes specializations The idea for the cybersecurity in crisis management, environmental degree specialization came as the law and health care law, which were announced last fall.

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“It’s about what’s important to them and what kind of person they want to be,” Lejuez said. “It’s designed to get them thinking about the kind of person they want to be and then making their actions consistent with their words.”

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An outbreak of measles in Disneyland and the yearly winter uptick in flu cases has elevated the debate over the use of vaccines.

The anti-vaccination movement has been gaining momentum with parents and citizens fighting traditional vaccination methods in the wake of the measles outbrea k i n Disneyland. There were 114 cases in the country reported from Jan. 1 to Fe b. 6, a c c o rd i n g to t h e Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“The extent of outbreaks we are having now is pointing to a problem in the system,” said Sandra Quinn, a family science professor in the public health school. Quinn has studied community reactions to vaccinations, particularly the flu vaccine, and said potential vaccination side effects are one reason parents choose to not vaccinate their children, Quinn said.

While measles was declared eradicated from the country in 2000, the CDC confirmed more than 600 measles cases last year, triple the number of any year since 2000.

T here have been no recent measles cases in this state, however, which had a 92.5 percent MMR vaccination rate in 2012 among children ages 19 to 35 months, according to the CDC. Vaccines, such as the

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haven From PAGE 1 Anstett, one of the four members who completed the training, said he thought this partnership could help change the stigma surrounding fraternities as well as fraternity members’ actions now and in the future.

“The lack of education is the issue,” said Anstett, a senior English major. “Students won’t stay in College Park [forever], and we’re going to be able to look out for signs of trafficked, abused women, men and children. We’ll be able to identify those signs and hopefully help those people.”

Junior neurobiology and physiology major Kodiak Carb became invested in the issue when Anstett presented the fraternity with the option to volunteer with Safe Haven.

Through conferences, research

and educating others, Carb volunteered for 50 hours with the Safe Haven Campaign.

“I didn’t know this was happening in my backyard; I always thought it’s something you see in a Third World country or something,” he said. “I had no idea the extent to where it occurred.”

The fraternity’s Safe Haven recognition means more to Carb than just the education — it is the chance to change a negative culture among fraternities, he said.

“If you say something enough and if you get everyone involved in something bigger, it becomes tradition, it becomes culture, it becomes the way that we do things,” Carb said. “And the way that we do things is we treat people equally.”

Alpha Sigma Phi is planning a 12-hour sit-in in April on Fraternity Row, in which organizations from across the campus, notably Greek life organizations, will “sit down to stand up to sexual

assault,” Anstett said.

Dickson plans to bring this campaign to that event, as well as additional speakers and organizations invested in combating this issue.

The fraternity members also plan to bring the campa ig n to other i nterested Greek life chapters through the Safe Haven study series.

Ca rb is pla n n i ng to sta rt another education program for more members of t he c h a p t e r, a n d h e s a i d 10 members expressed interest after the organization’s recognition ceremony.

“It’s no secret that there’s been a lot of stories about fraternity men painted in a bad light,” said Angelo Bavaro, Alpha Sigma Phi’s president and a sophomore journalism major. “It’s one thing to stand up against something, but it’s another thing to take the initiative.” gtooheydbk@gmail.com

louise dickson (left), this state’s volunteer coordinator for Safe Haven, awards Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity members (left to right) Zack Anstett, Kodiak Carb, Adam Goldfarb and Samuel Sloate for their work with the human trafficking awareness program. tom hausman/the diamondback

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exemptions to this policy, nonimmunized students are barred from attending classes From PAGE 1 or school functions if an outM M R , p r o t e c t a g a i n s t break of any of these diseases m e a s l e s a t a n a l m o s t were to occur, according to 97 p ercent success rate, the policy.

Students living on the campus Quinn said.

“I think there’s a lot of rumors are also required to have the bacof what vaccinations do and do terial meningitis vaccine, but it not do, and you have to really go only protects against the more off what information is out there deadly bacterial meningitis, not and provided scientifically,” the viral meningitis that apsaid Mike Kitain, a sophomore peared on the campus during the fall semester. finance major.

Rene Alvarado, a junior Students at this university are required to provide proof of marketing and supply chain vaccination against measles, major, said he does not agree mumps, rubella and tetanus/ with “foreign substances” enof measles were diphtheria/pertussis. The tering his body, but complied reported nationally university began enforcing an with the university vaccination from Jan. 1 to Feb. 6 immunization policy in 1991 to requirements.

“I like the idea of prevention. reduce the frequency and risk of “vaccine-preventable dis- … With vaccines, you are preeases,” according to its vacci- venting, but you are also putting something into your body that nation policy. could, in the long term, harm Although this university students at this university are required to provide proof of vaccination for diseases, including measles, bacterial meningitis, mumps and rubella, before attending class. However, there are religious and medical exemptions to this policy. file photo/the diamondback provides religious and medical you,” Alvarado said. “I’m not all

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Family science professor against it; I’ve gotten vaccines, obviously, but I have never been crazy about getting a flu shot.”

Q u i n n sa id more t h a n 90 percent of the population is vaccinated against the flu, measles and other viruses, which can create a “herd immunity.” This can make it more difficult for people to share the virus and also more difficult for the most vulnerable to be exposed to it.

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South Campus Dining Hall introduces weekend Umami station Dining Services offers meals that use fresh, local ingredients for strong taste

By Jeremy Snow @JeremyM_Snow Senior staff writer Near the back of the South Campus Dining Hall kitchen this weekend, Judith Hernandez and Shemane Barker made hundreds of meals for university students, all on the order of fresh and healthy food.

T he two chefs prepared food for the Umami station, a three-week-old meal option only available weekend even i ngs i n t he South Campus Dining Hall.

To provide new alternatives at the diner, the two chefs prepare the meals in front of students with exclusively fresh and local ingredients.

The word umami means a “savory, pleasant taste,” Hernandez said, and junior mathematics and physics major Garrett Sutherland said Sunday’s meal fit that description. Sutherland said the dish’s quality surprised him and was tastier than other diner options. He said he is looking forward to ordering from the station again.

Each weekend from 4:30 to 8 p.m., the diner offers a meal from a rotation of six different ethnicities of food,

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including Indian, Tex-Mex or Spanish, said Hernandez, South Campus Dining Hall’s chef. On Sunday, Umami had an Italian flair, with turkey meatballs and pasta primavera served atop whole wheat pasta or quinoa, a soft grain high in protein.

“I’m trying to make the meals as pure as I can, with ingredients that come from nature,” Hernandez said. “The more we focus on freshness, the better it will be.”

A vegetarian herself, Hernandez said she values homegrown meals and found out students wanted the same thing. When she spoke with them for research, they specifically wanted healthier grains, so Hernandez made sure to include a variety of dishes with whole grain, such as quinoa or brown rice.

“Usually diner food either starts out or ends up not too good, but the pasta was much more flavorful,” he said.

To ma ke the mea ls, the chefs spend a h a nd f u l of hours cutting vegetables, boi l i ng qu i noa a nd other means of preparation. By the end of the weekend, they will have made 350 to 400 meals, Hernandez said.

monitoring period than those who followed government regulations.

Morton sa id it’s been known that decreases in fa rm i ng i n forest a reas would protect regional environments, but there had not been such widespread efforts between government a nd i ndustr y to enforce such restrictions. “ W h at’s ch a n g i n g i s the growing willingness on the part of industry to embrace the technology a nd u se it more proactively to safeguard their ow n ma rket sha re from the reputation risk that their products and their production is con nected to sig n i fica nt globa l problems,” Morton said.

Un iversit y professor K ate T u l ly st ud ies t he interface between agriculture and environment.

The two areas often have unexpected effects on each other, she said, and careful consideration is always necessary before finding environmental solutions that also affect agriculture.

“This [paper] is a good example of the way that a policy can work,” said T u l ly, who was not i nvolved in this research.

“It looks at the stakeholders involved … and then comes up with ways that involve these stakeholders i n helpi ng to create sustainable management p ol icy. T he ef for ts a re very impressive, but also it’s going to expire. And in that case, it’s also fragile.”

The Soy Moratorium is set to end in 2016, but the authors of the paper advise extending it.

Tully said the results of the moratorium are a great example of a solution to an environmental problem but would not necessarily work in other tropical areas with very different economic realities.

Even if a similar regulation on trade might not h a v e t h e s a m e e f fe c t s elsewhere, Morton sa id the research was a positive example that showed how rea l ef fects were possible through largescale cooperation.

“It offers a pretty stra ightforwa rd way to replicate those successes if there’s the motivation there between companies and governments,” he said.

paper in Science magazine that used satellite data to analyze the effect of Braz i l’s S oy Morator iu m on local deforestation.

In 2006, industries across t he world ag reed to stop buying soy that came from deforested land. In the six y e a r s b e fo re t h a t , l o c a l soybean fields had expanded by more than 3,800 square miles — 30 percent of which came at the price of deforestation, according to the paper.

A fter implementing the restrictions on soy, soybean f ie ld s h ave e x p a nd e d b y m o re t h a n 5 ,0 0 0 s q u a re m i l e s i n t h e re g i o n . B u t most of that expansion came from already cleared land; only about 1 percent of the g row th ca me f rom deforested land.

Doug Morton, a research assistant at NASA and coauthor of the paper, said this s u cce ss wa s em blem at ic of ma ny d i fferent people working together for a collective solution.

“This represents what the combi nation of i ndustry, environmental watchdogs and public policy can do,” said Morton, who received a Ph.D. from this university in 2008. “And this triangle of environmental enforcement is all built on the ability to access and process what is available through NASA satellite data.”

For 15 years, U.S. and Brazil researchers monitored the area using NASA satellites, a process that made it possible to measure the effects of policy changes in real time, said Praveen Noojipady, coauthor of the paper.

“That’s the only way we can monitor such an effort,” said Noojipady, a geographical sciences doctoral candidate at this university. “If you want to monitor every year or every season, crop monitoring or forest monitoring, you need timely information and you need satellite data.”

Other findings include an increase of deforestation in a nearby region where the Soy Moratorium did not take effect and that there’s an abundance of land available for soy farming without the need for further deforestation.

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pavel piliptchak, a freshman electrical engineering major, receives his meal from Dining Services employees at the new Umami station that opened in the South Campus Dining Hall.

The new station only operates on weekends and is slated to offer a variety of meals that have been cooked with fresh ingredients for a different taste. tom hausman/the diamondback Hernandez man ned the s t at ion w it h B a rke r, t he station chef, creating each dish along with the help of a server. T hei r mea ls a re focused on simple creation and natural f lavor, Barker said, and she enjoys quinoa.

“Quinoa has a great natural flavor, and you don’t have to put anything into it to give t h at f l avor, u n l i ke ot her grains,” Barker said.

B e fore Um a m i , B a rke r worked at the grill section of the Dining Hall, but said she loves the oppor tu n i-

ties the new position brings her. Barker said Hernandez “mentored” her and taught her ways to handle preparing and cooking the large amount of meals, she said. With the station, she can socialize with the students about a passion she learned to love from her father, who is also a chef, she said.

The next dishes at Umami will become more complicated and challenging to make, Barker said, but she is excited to share them with students.

Next week, they will make

Asian stir fry with General Tso quinoa meatballs and then Indian curry over brown rice the next week.

“The options for healthy food are kind of limited here, especially on the weekend when there is no pasta or Mongolian station,” Barker said. “[Umami] gives students another option.”

Ca rley Ga l lon, a ju n ior animal sciences major, said she wanted more meat and vegetable options at the dining hall that promote healthy eating.

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them do not have the proper resources, methods or time to treat torture victims effectively, he said.

“Some of them [torture victims] haven’t seen therapists in 10 to 15 years since bei ng tortu red,” he sa id.

“We’re not necessarily picking the best therapy; we’re being honest and clear about the realities. This could work better than complicated treatments.”

Lejuez a lso has tra ined professionals in Cognitive Processing Therapy, a more intricate method of treatment, he said. People who received CPT did not see much improvement in their own depression, unlike people who received BATD, whose recipients did show an improvement in depression, Lejuez said.

However, Lejuez added, people with post-traumatic

stress disorder responded mo d e rate ly we l l to b ot h treatments.

As a behavioral intervention method for treating depression, BATD has “been proven to be highly effective,” said Hoda Mahmoudi, a Bahá’í Chair for World Peace who is familiar with Lejuez’s work. “ B AT D fo c u s e s o n t h e problem s t h at i nd iv idua ls face rather tha n thei r thinking or biology,” Mahmoudi said. “The strength of BATD is in its capacity to decrease the client’s sense of isolation or avoidance by gradually engaging them in activities that are rewarding and positive.”

Ma h moud i added that based on professional diagnosis, BATD can provide an alternative to both drugs a nd cog n it ive t herapy i n

treatment of depression.

Paul Bolton, an associate scientist at Johns Hopkins University, said after having worked on this study with Lejuez and analyzing treatments similar to it, he finds BATD to be useful.

“In Iraq, it improved the mental health symptoms and overall functioning of people who had survived prison and/ or torture,” Bolton said.

Lejuez said he plans to travel to China and Chile to continue his work while training mental health workers in BATD and CPT. The treatments currently are being used in Iraq, Greece, Turkey, Argentina, China and the U.K. “T h is opens up whole new avenues of therapy,” Lejuez said.

The Master of Science in Law cybersecurity specialization, as opposed to most graduate-level cybersecurity programs, will not be as technical and will focus mainly on law and policy within the field.

“Just u ndersta nd i ng technically how to prevent hacking or how to use it affirmatively as a weapon does not take you far enough in being able to give guidance to whoever you are working with or for,” Greenberger said.

The patent law specialization intends to provide training to engineers, software developers and inventors in becoming patent agents.

Patricia Campbell, director of the Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource

Center, oversees the patent law track and said professionals in the technical industry and the sciences might have an economic interest in understanding patents and other forms of intellectual property.

“As opposed to going to law school for three years, it seems like it would be much more attractive to someone who has just finished a master’s degree or even a Ph.D. and is interested in getting some training in the area of patent law,” she said.

In the first semester, all students in every specialization will take background classes about the legal system, Campbell said. The patent-related courses will cover areas about intellectual

property such as copyrights and trade secrets.

I n the second semester of the second yea r of the program, students must complete a three-credit facultysupervised capstone project. “ T he c ap s tone proje ct will give the master’s students experience in practical problem solving with a real life problem,” Greenberger said.

T he prog ra m w i l l b e a two-year, 30-credit mast e r ’s p r o g r a m t h a t w i l l accept about 30 students in each track. The law school is currently accepting applications until April 15, and the classes will be taught at this university’s campus.

From PAGE 1 Lejuez said he often sees sel f-st r ugg le i n pat ients because their actions are inconsistent with whom they want to be. So he spent time developing the BATD method and then training 20 mental health workers in rural health clinics in Iraq. These workers then were able to use the treatment with victims of torture there, he said.

Specifically, professionals used it with Kurdish people, who had been tortured under former Iraq President Saddam Hussein’s regime.

This project aims to train therapists i n how to best treat their patients, Lejuez said. Despite most therapists’ best efforts, many of

law From PAGE 1 cu rricu lu m for the crisis management specialization was being developed, said Michael Greenberger, director of the Center for Health a nd Homel a nd Secu r it y.

Cybersecurity emerged as a much a more complicated issue among other types of crisis management.

“The importance of cyber just became so predominant that we felt we should make the track in and of itself,” he sa id. “T here is a huge demand for understanding laws, regulations, best practices and operating procedures that cover this area.”

ferent meats and vegetables at the diner, but I just don’t think they’re prepared as well [as Umami],” she said.

Lizzy Lancat, a senior art education major, also said she would like to see more healthy options like Umami.

“I feel like the only real healthy options are the salad bar or the sandwich station,” she said. “I would like to see more areas focus on filling meals with more vegetables and light foods.” jsnowdbk@gmail.com

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Innovation derived Fixing friction in Annapolis from discussion In fact, it must. Because of the lecture nature of some of these courses in mathematics and engineering, students seem to lose the significance and power of the material. They see it as another formula or theory to memorize for an exam. Unfortunately, when it does come into action during a future engineering class or internship, students are left in the dark.

I n e sse n ce , t h i s c rea te s a severe disconnect in the learning process and can make a STEM education inefficient. If we are constantly forced to relearn previous material, we are impeding our intellectual development.

But if instructors get students to discuss possible applications of these concepts, the understanding of the material could surpass the current state.

Think about a class in which i n s t r u c to rs a s k s t u d e n ts to design possible products or methods of applying a particular idea and then ask the students to justify their models to their peers. This assignment automatically demands creativity and intelligence, which in turn inspires innovation.

In the real world, this is what engineers are expected to do. We have to collaborate perspectives and work together as a team to find solutions.

There are some STEM classes like this in place at this university, but it is important to spread this methodology. In the long run, this form of learning, even in small doses, will undoubtedly open minds and diversify our training.

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s a chemical engineering major, I have many classes that follow a similar structure: lecture, homework and exams. While there are discussion components to these STEM classes, they stray from discourse and tend to be an additional lecture covering homework questions or repeating lecture notes.

While this is helpful, there should be an increased effort to utilize discussion class time for its intended purpose in STEM courses. Because if done correctly, students can get firsthand training with applying the lecture concepts. And what’s more important for an engineering or science major than getting practice at his or her trade?

Before this semester, I would have been indifferent to any suggestion for change. However, after only about two weeks of my first I-Series course, I am already appreciating the value of a discussion-based class. Even though it might have been uncomfortable for me at first, I am beginning to find my voice and think critically about class material.

And most importantly, I am having fun learning.

This is excellent training during which students can receive feedback from their peers and build on their perspectives from others. Essentially, in these discussion-based classrooms, students are replicating the real world.

Some might argue that the subject of the class might make it inherently easier to converse. Understandably, we have been conditioned to think about an English class as filled with Sauradeep Sinha is a sophomore discussion and debate.

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ver since Gov. Larry Hogan was sworn in on Jan. 22 as the second Republican governor in this state since the 1960s, there is no doubt that things have been changing.

Elected into office because of his desire to repair the state’s “antibusiness attitude” and “onerous tax and regulatory policies”, Hogan revealed his plans for proving his campaign platform. At his State of the State address Wednesday, Hogan said he would introduce legislation to repeal the rain tax, push for a tax relief plan for small business and attempt to repeal the automatic gas-tax increase.

For a state in which registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 2 to 1, Hogan’s Republican attitude seems to be heightening tensions in the capital with this state’s now two-party rule. While he did not explicitly condemn the Democrats for the condition of this state’s economy, reading between the lines of Hogan’s address reveals his frustration with the state’s former blue leadership for letting the economy fall into its current poor shape.

It appears that both sides of this state’s political power spectrum are not playing nicely with each other, with the state Senate delaying conformation of the five nominees to Hogan’s Cabinet Friday. The five nominations passed the committee garnered by Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-Montgomery), chairman of the

Executive Nominations Committee, but after Hogan’s address, the passing of the nominations has slowed down.

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Gov. Hogan and Democratic legislators need to be proactive about collaboration to ensure successful bipartisanship.

It’s safe to say that bipartisanship has not been going well these past three weeks of Hogan’s governorship. The hopes of a successful collaboration are fading, and they’re fading fast.

It’s understandable that opposing political views can create some roadblocks, but if better cooperation between Hogan and Democrats is not achieved, then this state could suffer and its economy could plummet.

During former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich’s tenure, similar occurrences transpired, where relationships between the two parties became ragged. In the 2006 election, Ehrlich lost to Martin O’Malley, former mayor of Baltimore. The faltering relationships during Ehrlich’s tenure are not directly linked to his loss to O’Malley, but it is a possible correlation of which Hogan should be mindful. If EDITORIAL CARTOON

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

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

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She has worked as an assistant opinion editor and columnist.

Hogan and the Democratic majorities in the legislature cannot learn to play nicely, then the extent of Hogan’s success in office could be severely limited.

Spokespeople for Hogan have said that the governor sincerely wants bipartisanship. Hogan even went as far as meeting with Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller on Sunday.

These attempts at collaboration are necessary and mildly relieving.

They show that Hogan is making the effort but only a shallow one. Hogan needs to continue his outreach but should concentrate on collaborations that can yield success.

For bipartisanship to work in this state, lawmakers, legislators and Hogan himself must be proactive in attempting to achieve successful collaboration for the remainder of Hogan’s term. For both parties to be happy, there cannot be passive aggressive remarks in speeches or petty, bureaucratic holdups enacted in retaliation.

While both Hogan and the state Senate have acted poorly in the past few weeks, these childish and unprofessional actions only hurt the residents and voters of this state.

The two parties are bordering on the line of abusing their political power to play infantile mind games with each other, and it needs to stop before tensions in Annapolis explode, leaving innocent Marylanders in its wake.

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n the past week, veteran NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has come under fire for allegedly exaggerating or fabricating his personal experience covering of the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina.

U.S. military publication Stars and Stripes discovered the evolution of Williams’ comments about an incident during the Iraq War, and Williams apologized to the veterans involved. With this scandal, the credibility of mainstream journalism could be dealt a critical blow, giving citizens all the more reason to diversify their media selection.

Williams, who embedded with the Army during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, was aboard a helicopter that was stranded in the desert for

a few days with three other helicopters after one of the three was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade and a sandstorm struck. Williams’ recounting of the event evolved from being under enemy fire, to his chopper being hit with small arms fire and finally to the RPG actually hitting the helicopter.

In reality, the other three helicopters were about an hour ahead of Williams’ chopper, which did not take fire in the incident. Though Williams apologized for “misremembering,” he claimed that he was on the helicopter behind the one that got hit — a claim that veterans of the incident dispute.

Whether he altered the Hurricane Katrina stories is less clear.

Williams’ most signature reporting occurred during the disaster, as Americans heard his firsthand accounts of water shortages, lootings and deaths. He claimed to have seen

“a man float by face down” past his hotel in the French Quarter, gotten dysentery from drinking floodwater and seen a man commit suicide in the Superdome, among many other shocking accounts.

After Williams’ Iraq story was exposed, many began to question his Katrina stories, citing that much of the French Quarter did not flood.

Though it appears there may have been some flooding, Williams said in his famous Katrina documentary that he had only heard of the suicide in the Superdome.

Though it remains to be seen whether Williams has exaggerated or fabricated other stories, this shocking breach of journalistic integrity is rocking the profession to the core.

One of the hallmarks of journalism is integrity, and when one of the profession’s most famous anchors is found to have lied about

his experiences, it casts a shadow of doubt across the profession.

We value mainline reporters and anchors because they can investigate and report on government, business and society truthfully.

Journalists who inflate stories for personal prestige and gain deceive the public and abuse their esteemed positions in society.

As still impressionable college students, we can take an important lesson from this unfolding scandal.

We need to be more vigilant about the sources of information we use to form our societal and political beliefs that shape our voting habits.

Not only should we be wary of the information’s veracity, but we need to be mindful of what information is presented to us and any possible editorializing. Smart consumers can differentiate between news reporting, commentary and the combination of the two.

Remember that the major networks, cable news channels, newspapers and Internet sites can only cover so many topics at once, so absorbing a variety of sources news will expose you to more stories. This allows you to see a variety of perspectives, but also a broad spectrum of stories as each company will prioritize certain types of stories.

Seek out opinions from all sides and try to get your news from as many sources as possible, both in terms of format and political slant.

Undoubtedly, more details will emerge about the veracity of Williams’ reporting. But the fact remains that media consumers need to actively seek out alternative sources of news.

M a t t D ra g o n e t t e i s a j u n i o r accounting and government and politics major. He can be reached at mdragonettedbk@gmail.com.

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THERE’S NO CRYING IN FOOTBALL Reality show following Texas youth football league highlights some of the ugly realities of training young kids — and how we depict it on TV

By Maeve Dunigan @maevedunigan Staff writer “You have the opportunity today to rip their freakin’ head off and let them bleed.”

That statement was not uttered by a power-hungry king to his warriors on the latest episode of Game of Thrones nor was it the tactic of a character fighting zombies on The Walking Dead.

That exact quote is what a coach said to his team of 8- and 9-year-old football players, captured on tape for Esquire Network’s Friday Night Tykes.

Friday Night Tykes, currently in its second season, is a reality show following a handful of football teams in the Texas Youth Football & Cheer Association, which some consider to be the most competitive youth football program in the U.S. I n s e a s o n t wo ’s p re m i e re , “Welcome to the Juniors,” the viewer is brought up to speed on many of the changes that have been made in the league since the first season ended.

Two coaches have been suspended — one after he encouraged his players to use illegal and dangerous plays and

the other after he allowed his players to scream expletives in team chants.

Spend any time in this tiny football world, and one thing becomes incredibly clear: Many grown men who coach youth sports have embarrassingly fragile egos. Not only that, the number of female coaches is also pretty dismal. And that, sadly, makes sense, considering that in season one, a man gets mad at a small boy, who obviously is in some sort of pain, and tells him that “emotions is [sic] a female trait.”

This male-dominated league of football, dirt and dirty footballs leads me to believe that I was in for an aggravating first episode. But then came Zoe Robinson.

The 11-year-old girl, whose doctor recently diagnosed her with obesity, decides to join the youth football league to lose weight and adopt a healthier lifestyle.

Although one would think that a team of preteen boys wouldn’t be the kindest souls to a larger girl, Zoe’s teammates treat her incredibly well.

At one point, when Zoe can’t finish running laps around the field, the entire team follows her, providing encouragement along the way. (I

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By Anna Muckerman @DBKDiversions For The Diamondback When Jon Stewart took over The Daily Show in 1999, he created a brand of comedy news that was practically unheard of in the television landscape. He quickly became a staple in late-night TV, and for years now, Americans have tuned in for a few laughs and hot takes on the biggest political stories that are still hard to find anywhere else.

At his peak, Stewart was more than just a comedian, and viewers

trusted his style of carefully crafted satire to fill in the gaps left by larger networks and to hold those in power accountable.

In 2005, Daily Show correspondent Stephen Colbert left to start The Colbert Report. This past December, Colbert announced he would be leaving the show to take over David Letterman’s spot on Late Show, stepping out of comedy news and into one of the most coveted roles in latenight television.

For years, Colbert and Stewart were the dynamic duo of comedy news. Colbert’s departure felt like a

would like to think that this situation would have gone exactly the same way had there not been a camera crew around, but who’s to say?)

Regardless, the way Zoe’s mother treats her compared to the way the football team treats her is a stark contrast. Her mom and other adults are seen at many points harshly chastising her for not doing well enough, even though Zoe is new to playing the sport. At one point, a man on the field checking to verify the identities of the players comments loud enough for Zoe to clearly hear: “I looked at her and I thought it was the team mom.”

Unfortunately, this isn’t the only time the children on the show are treated poorly by the adults around them. For every heartwarming moment wherein a coach or parent would congratulate the children on a job well done, there is a complete opposite situation in which their guardians yelled at kids for reasons that seemed fairly unimportant.

Televised images of adults screaming at children certainly aren’t exclusive to Friday Night Tykes. Lifetime’s Dance Moms, which is in its fifth season, also heavily relies on the shock factor of little kids being

twin getting married, leaving Stewart lonely and contemplating his own future. Naturally, questions arose: How much longer is Stewart going to stay? And at this point, might The Daily Show be a little past its prime?

Stewart’s contract with Comedy Central expires in the fall of this year.

Since Colbert’s departure, he’s often hinted at the possibility that it might be time for him to move on.

“You can’t just stay in the same place because you feel like you’ve built a nice house there,” Stewart said in an interview with NPR’s Terry Gross in November. “That’s really the thing that I struggle with and it is unclear to me.”

During summer 2013, Stewart handed over his desk to correspondent John Oliver to direct the film Rosewater. His time away from New York seemed to indicate that he’s looking to broaden his horizons.

FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES, currently airing its second season on Esquire Network, features both tender moments of team building and shocking moments of verbal abuse. photo courtesy of ftw.usatoday.com chastised by the harsh adults (arguably) teaching and raising them.

Shows such as these raise a variety of questions. Is it wrong to broadcast children’s emotional breakdowns and scoldings when they’re too young to decide whether they even wanted to be part of the show? If shows such as these are doing so well, what does this say about viewers?

Overall, Friday Night Tykes isn’t completely aggravating. Watching the players be berated by their elders isn’t exactly enjoyable, but the show

does at least try to showcase some perks of youth sports, such as team bonding and exercise.

It is certainly enjoyable to watch incredibly talented children do what they love. However, as Friday Night Tykes reiterates, it seems that — on TV, at least — behind every talented kid is an overbearing adult, waiting on the sidelines or in the audience with some words of praise for their child. And even more criticism.

“There are moments when you realize that that’s not enough anymore, or that maybe it’s time for some discomfort,” he said to Gross, referencing his 16 years on the show.

Watching the show now, it’s hard to deny that Stewart seems tired.

His show has lost some of its most beloved and hilarious correspondents, including John Oliver and Wyatt Cenac, and the writing quality has suffered in recent years. The Daily Show has become far too hit-ormiss, often relying more on funny facial expressions than funny jokes.

Part of the problem is predictability, which Stewart himself recognizes.

“It’s hard to retain that first blush of love that you have when you first find something that takes you,” he said.

And the truth is, the show has become rather stale, caught between cringeworthy puns and correspondent segments that are so ridiculous

they’re only worth a pity smile. The Daily Show used to represent a standard of satire and comedy news that was deserving of its 20 Emmys. Now it seems as exhausted as the viewers who turn it on before bed.

The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, the successor in Colbert’s old timeslot, is still in its infancy, so Comedy Central probably isn’t looking for another newbie to fill the shoes of a seasoned pro. The impending drama of the 2016 election also helps to give Stewart some leverage with the network.

But even Stewart admits that while he’s proud of his work, the show might have run its course. He seems to be looking forward to the potential that awaits on the other side of the desk. At this point, viewers should be, too.

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By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Staff writer Throughout his time in College Park, Terrapins 285-pound wrestler Spencer Myers has accomplished plenty of milestones in the heavyweight division.

In 2011, he became the first true freshman All-American in school history after placing sixth at the NCAA Championships. As a sophomore, he followed that feat with his second straight ACC title. And last season, he finished fourth on the team in wins and qualified for the NCAA tournament for the third time in four seasons.

After his decision Sunday afternoon, Myers added another achievement to his resume when he earned “wrestler of the match” for the first time.

In a weekend that included blowout losses to No. 1 Iowa and No. 3 Minnesota, Myers’ win in his final regular-season home dual provided an emotionally positive moment for a struggling team.

“It’s awesome on Senior Day, coming out here and being able to secure a victory,” Myers said.

But Myers’ potential senior moment came with a few obstacles.

With his team trailing 30-0, Myers faced No. 12 Michael Kroells, who entered the bout with 18 wins. Before moving into the starting role this season, Kroells had the luxury of wrestling under then-285-pound starter

slobodin From PAGE 8 her beam routine, teammates standing to the side were moving along with Slobodon’s routine, mimicking her dance movements and bracing themselves during every skill.

285-pound Spencer myers grapples with Minnesota’s Michael Kroells on Sunday. Myers, a senior, earned a win in his final home match. christian jenkins/the diamondback Tony Nelson, a four-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion.

And Myers, who began the season 4-0 after returning from the football team, had lost his past two matches entering Sunday. In the Terps’ 33-3 loss to the Hawkeyes on Friday night, Myers failed to score in a 3-0 loss to No. 2 Bobby Telford.

I n Su n d ay’s match, Kroe lls earned a two-point reversal in the second period to open the scoring.

And when she finished both her vault and beam routines, each Terps gymnast frantically ran to her to envelop her in hugs and high fives.

“It’s all a team thing,” Slobodin said. “We’re individually on the events, but it’s all about the team. It’s amazing.”

Perhaps no Terps gymnast is

Myers responded with a pair of takedowns, however, and took a 5-4 lead into the final frame.

The Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, native talked last week about making more of an effort to score points, and Myers had scored more points in two periods than his past three matches combined.

“With Spencer, we go from not shooting at all, and then Friday night, he took a couple shots,” coach Kerry McCoy said. “And today, he got a

more aware of the difficulties in Slobodin’s path to recovery than senior Katy Dodds, who suffered the same Achilles injury and endured the same surgery and rehabilitation program last season. Dodds said she and Slobodin have used each other as support during the grueling process.

couple of takedowns, so things are moving in the right direction.”

After starting the third period on the bottom, Myers extended his lead further with a one-point escape. His advantage was short-lived, though, as Kroells responded with a twopoint takedown to tie the match.

Myers fought to earn an escape that would’ve won the match, but his attempt failed, and the match continued into a sudden-victory period.

“We definitely bond over the Achilles just because it was such a tough injury to go through,” Dodds said. “We’re kind of the Achilles girls, and the comeback from it’s huge, so it’s a big injury to come back from, so we definitely bond over that.”

Nelligan didn’t say when

And before a packed crowd at Xfinity Pavilion, Myers earned the winning takedown and the Terps’ first points of the dual.

“That was definitely a really good match for him to win,” said 141pound Shyheim Brown, who also won his bout in the team’s eventual 34-12 loss to the Golden Gophers. “He’s getting back in the swing of things.”

Myers’ two-point decision was the fourth time this season he has won a match by two points or fewer. The redshirt senior said his mentality in tight matches has helped his performance late in regulation.

“Keeping my composure,” Myers said. “That’s the key factor. Guys come out here, and they get all flustered when they’re down one, two points.

You still have the rest of the match.”

In the Terps’ final regular-season dual against No. 25 Northwestern this Friday, Myers will wrestle No. 4 Mike McMullan. Then in three weeks, Myers will be in Columbus, Ohio, wrestling some of the nation’s premier competitors at the Big Ten Championships.

After Sunday’s win, Myers made sure to soak in his most recent performance and cherish his first-time accolade.

“I heard my name getting announced as the wrestler of the match, and that was the first time I’d ever gotten it,” Myers said. “Senior year, last match, why not?” kstackpoledbk@gmail.com

Slobodin would be able to get rid of the walking boot or when she’ll break into the lineup on the other three events. But Slobodin’s ree m e rge n ce o n b ea m h a s provided the Terps with a consistently high score and a burst of positive energy, especially on a night when the

team failed to keep up with Michigan’s dominance.

“It was hard last year for us to watch her,” Nelligan said.

“She had that ruptured Achilles, and it was really tough on the whole team, and to see her come back [is exciting].” ccaplandbk@gmail.com

Guard LExie Brown dribbles the ball up the court during the Terps’ victory over the Cornhuskers on Sunday. marquise mckine/the diamondback

knights From PAGE 8 after one day’s rest tonight against No. 18 Rutgers, a team with the second-best scoring defense in the conference.

“Mentally, we were not the same team we typically are,” Frese said after Sunday’s win. “I don’t know if that’s a fatigue factor, but … we have to be able to lock in for a better 40 minutes.”

The Terps’ 40.4 percent shooting against Nebraska was their second worst mark in Big Ten play. The result was not only their lowest point total of the season, but also a scoring output was 12 points fewer than they scored in any other conference game.

Throughout the season and during their winning streak, the Terps (21-2, 12-0 Big Ten) have relied on each of four players who average double figures to have the hot hand in any game. It’s that balanced attack Nebraska coach Connie Yori thinks makes the Terps a dangerous team come March.

“Their starting lineup is clearly the best in the Big Ten,” Yori said. “Maryland has a chance to make a really, really deep run in the NCAA tournament. Any time you can put four scorers on the floor with an inside-outside game, I think that makes you a tough out in the NCAA tournament.”

But the Cornhuskers were able to limit the Terps’ prolific scorers better than anyone else in the conference. Guard Lexie Brown was the Terps’ leading scorer with 14 points.

In nine of 11 conference games before Sunday, the Terps’ top scorer reached at least 20 points. And the two times they didn’t, the Terps still managed to score at least 85 points.

“Our biggest points come from transition,” Brown said after the Terps scored two fast-break points, their lowest total during Big Ten play. “I mean, our whole offense depends on how good our defense is.”

Tonight’s circumstances won’t make it easy for the Terps to come out at their

usual high energy to help the transition game. Frese’s squad will be playing their first contest on less than two day’s rest since they played back-to-back games in November at the San Juan Shootout.

The second contest during the tournament didn’t end well for the Terps, either.

Washington State held them to 64 points, their second lowest scoring output behind S u n d ay ’s ga m e , i n wh a t turned out to be one of their two losses this season.

Tonight, center Malina Howard expects a physical game against the Scarlet Knights (18-5, 9-3). When the teams met Jan. 15, there were a total of 36 fouls and 41 free-throw attempts.

Now two days after their lowest scoring output of the season, the Terps will put their perfect conference record on the line against another stout defense in a top-20 matchup.

“We just have to be ready for the physicality,” Howard said. rbaillargeondbk@gmail.com

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coach Brenda Frese high-fives guard Kristen Confroy during the No. 5 Terps’ win over No. 19 Nebraska at Xfinity Center on Sunday. alik mcintosh/the diamondback

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By Ryan Baillargeon @RyanBaillargeon Senior staff writer The Terrapins women’s basketball team has followed a formula of efficient shooting and balanced scoring during most of its 12-0 start in Big Ten play.

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Later in the bout, after she stuck the landing on her beam dismount in the third rotation and walked through a sea of excited teammates’ high-fives, Slobodin, once again, stepped aside to put on the protective shoe.

Coach Brett Nelligan said the Alexandria, Virginia, native is not significantly injured, but wearing the boot helps Slobodin eliminate irritation on her Achilles tendon as she attempts to return from last year’s seasonending injury, a comeback that hasn’t been seamless. Slobodin missed two straight competitions after participating in the season opener Jan. 9 before returning to action at Iowa on Jan. 30.

Still, even while battling discomfort, Slobodin provided a bright spot for her team in the Terps’ 197.125194.575 drubbing at the hands of the Wolverines on Saturday night at Xfinity Center.

A week removed from a 9.80 outing that brought senior teammate Karen Tang to tears, Slobodin turned in one of the Terps’ most fluid, controlled beam routines of the night to the delight of her teammates and the record-setting 2,207 fans in attendance.

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Slobodin’s 9.775 performance against the Wolverines concluded when she stuck a one-and-a-halftwist dismount, setting the stage for senior Stephanie Giameo to score a 9.825 in the anchor position.

Slobodin also vaulted in an exhibition role to help her gain strength and experience on multiple events, Nelligan said. “[Slobodin] is doing great on beam, and we tried to add some vault this week in exhibition,” Nelligan said.

“She’s doing a great job and we’re really proud of her.”

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