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ANNAPOLIS 2013

Officials launch public health school, bioimaging center

By Jenny Hottle Senior staff writer In hindsight, collaborating with the University of Maryland, Baltimore, made perfect sense to university President Wallace Loh. When engineers at this university learned of a Baltimore neurosurgeon’s struggle to operate on sensitive parts of the brain, they designed a tiny robot to maneuver around more precisely than instruments held by a human hand during surgery — something Loh said never would have happened if the neurosurgeon and robotic engineers had not met. Now, one year into the partnership, the universities have launched a collaborative public health school, developed a joint biomedical informatics and bioimaging center and created a research and innovation program.

“When you have a formal structure for a partnership and encourage people to talk to each other, this is what the partnership between the universities is all about,” Loh said. “They have the problems; we have the solutions.”

State officials first proposed the University System of Maryland study a potential merger between this university and UMB in March 2011. The idea led Loh, UMB President Jay Perman and university system Chancellor Brit Kirwan to develop MPowering the State, an educational, research and entrepreneurial alliance between the two institutions.

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THE STATE LEGISLATURE failed to pass some bills, such as recreational marijuana legalization, in an overall productive year. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

The college park Farmers market will relaunch Sunday under new management, KSM Marketing, which the city council unanimously voted to hire. City officials invested $28,600 in the hopes that the market will become a bigger part of the community by hosting events each week, such as cooking demos. file photo/the diamondback

SWITCHING IT UP officials hope investing $28,600 will take it in a different direction this season. To make the market more of a community fixture, it will host weekly events ranging from discussions with nutritionists to cooking demos and live music, all under the guidance of the new market master, KSM Marketing, and the city’s farmers market committee.

Earlier this year, the College Park

As spring progresses, College Park officials are preparing to relaunch the downtown farmers market under new management Sunday.

Though the market has built a steady following among residents and off-campus students in its two years outside College Park City Hall,

City Council unanimously voted to hire KSM Marketing — a local firm with experience in building two Washington-area farmers markets.

“We want our farmers market to be as good, if not better, than farmers markets in the area,” College Park Mayor Andy Fellows said. “We’re developing a great market that’s going See market, Page 2

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State leaders hope gun control measures will propel national debate

For Sikhs, an Idol to look up to UMUC student first Sikh contestant on American Idol

By Jim Bach Senior staff writer

By Fatimah Waseem Staff writer

Gurpreet Singh Sarin advanced to the top 40 of this season’s American Idol competition. The 22-year-old UMUC student, famous for his turbans, was the show’s first Sikh American contestant. photo courtesy of gurpreet singh sarin

Gurpreet Singh Sarin stepped into American Idol auditions knowing his accessories — his long, flowing beard, purple Sikh turban and gray skinny pants — would be his defining features.

Nicki Minaj swiftly dubbed him “The Turbanator,” which prompted the Twitterverse to light up with the hashtags #Osama and #Turbanator.

But to the eyebrow-raising effect of many, Sarin — the first Sikh contestant in American Idol’s 12-year run — could sing. In fact, the University of Maryland

University College student advanced to the top 40, with judges giving props to what they called a “husky tenor” in his voice.

Though his Idol streak ended with what judges deemed a bad take on James Morrison’s “Nothing Ever Hurt Like You,” Sarin said his Idol journey has been everything but hurtful. Along with gaining an audience for his graceful vocal gymnastics, Sarin became “an ambassador for Sikhs.”

The 22-year-old is a Singher in two

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By Jim Bach Senior staff writer ANNAPOLIS — Bills that once seemed unlikely or far-reaching found their way to Gov. Martin O’Malley’s desk this year.

Lawmakers this session were able to pass a repeal of the death penalty, enact stricter gun control laws and establish a long-term wind energy project off the coast of Ocean City.

There was newfound support for bills that seemed dead on arrival year in and year out. But that doesn’t mean lawmakers don’t have their work cut out for them next year — several measures have been shelved until the next legislative session, including transgender

City officials invest $28,600 to make farmers market, relaunching Sunday, community fixture

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senses: He identifies as a Singh Sikh and he is a vocal performer, two roles he said worked together to create a colorful, memorable and rewarding American Idol experience.

His father, who often sings Indian classical music, said Gurpreet was able to make an impression from Day One in the competition, despite his abrupt jump from the world of Bollywood music to Hollywood.

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Amid the national debate for tighter gun control regulations, state lawmakers passed a bill last week that puts in place a slew of measures for next year — and they hope it’s only the first step toward tighter gun regulations nationwide.

Now that the Firearm Safety Act of 2013 will go into effect, state leaders hope to see Congress enact similar legislation. Supporters have touted the bill as one that will save lives, citing its licensing provisions as a measure to counteract straw purchases and keep guns away from the mentally ill. Additionally, it places a ban on assault weapons and limits higher capacity magazines,

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which are largely responses to recent shootings such as those in Tucson, Ariz., in 2011 and the Newtown, Conn., school shooting in December.

The measures come at a time when national leaders are debating ways to curb gun violence, which also include universal background checks and bans on certain assault weapons. Proponents of the state bill, which first came out of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s office, hope it can serve as a catalyst to put national laws in place.

“While what we’re doing is important in Maryland; our borders are porous,” Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown said Friday during a news conference call. “We believe it’s going to establish a trend, it’s going to inspire and motivate legislators

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market From PAGE 1 to be here for a long time.”

The farmers market will now offer producer-only fruits and vegetables to heavily emphasize locally grown food. And though the weekly event restarts Sunday, officials set a grand opening for May 5 to accommodate spring’s late start, said Kelly Morris, KSM Marketing president.

“We will not look as bountiful or beautiful as we would have wanted when we open this weekend,” she said. “Many things have just been put in the ground.”

Opening early should still help vendors, though, as they’ll have the potential to attract more clients while classes are in session, Morris added.

Products sold at the market will include organic produce, specialty cheese and baked goods, according to the Shop College Park website. Last year, the market

mpower From PAGE 1 quite remarkable,” Loh said.

“No university has enough people, enough resources, to do everything on their own.

You have to partner with others.

The world of the future is all about partnerships.”

The university held a public health event Thursday to showcase research projects developed by students and faculty from this university and UMB to display the potential of a collaborative public health school.

“Together, we seek to enhance the size and capacity of the state’s public health workforce, conduct innovative and interdisciplinary and cutting-edge research that translates directly into achievements in the science and practice of public health,” Jane Clark, this university’s public health school dean, told the audience.

The collaborative school enables students and faculty

had four vendors each Sunday, providing far fewer options than nearby Takoma Park’s weekly street market. However, the downtown College Park initiative will have eight vendors its opening week, and officials aspire to bring in 20 vendors by the end of the season, said Michael Stiefvater, the city’s economic development coordinator.

This may not be such a stretch, Morris said, as the market’s growth this season will largely depend on demand from residents and students.

“If things go well, it’s not impossible over a 30-week season,” she added.

Unlike some other markets, the city’s does not charge vendors for space because city officials want to attract as many vendors as possible for the relaunch, Stiefvater said.

“That’s something we will probably do next year,” he added.

“People aren’t 100 percent sure what the turnout’s going to be

or what type of money they’re going to make.”

Opening a fee for vendors could help pay for the increased cost to the city for hiring KSM Marketing each year, Stiefvater said. The $28,600 contract, raised by the city and local businesses, only covers a market master for this year.

To spread the word about the farmers market’s soft opening, KSM Marketing will be distributing posters around the campus to inform students. In addition, it will have its own active website, Facebook and Twitter accounts come opening day, Morris said.

Another farmers market is set to reopen soon, located on the campus. However, Josh Ratner, city council student liaison, said the downtown market is more convenient for students who reside in the city.

“It’s on Sundays. A lot of students have classes during the week, so they might not be able to get to the one during school,”

which is held on Wednesdays, Ratner said.

For many students, any access to fresh food is a welcome alternative to finding transportation to a grocery store.

“There’s a lot of eating places here, but there’s really not a lot of grocery shopping,” said Moriah Alston, a South Campus Commons 2 resident

who does not own a car.

But despite the market entering its third year, word hasn’t spread to all students. The junior communication major said she had never heard of the downtown fixture.

Chelsea Brown, a sophomore dance and psychology major, also didn’t know about the downtown farmers market, but

said she’s planning on scoping it out Sunday.

“It’s not the standard Route 1 restaurant, it’s not diner food,” said Brown, who would be making the trek from Denton Hall. “Students just need to know about it.

Maybe they can have better marketing or advertising for it.”

on both campuses to increase opportunities in public health education, research, service and workforce development, Clark said.

“It makes very little sense to have a school of medicine in Baltimore and a school of public health in College Park that don’t work together to magnify the impact of combining their resources,” Loh said. “Why go out and hire new faculty members when our students can simply commute to Baltimore to take those classes, or they can commute from Baltimore to College Park?”

The health care issues facing the country today are daunting, said Albert Reece, UMB’s medical school dean.

“Our ability to bring the diverse strengths over two campuses together to address the various complex biological, psychological, sociological problems is truly our best hope of solving these problems,” Reece said.

Perman, who practices medicine as a pediatric gastroenter-

ologist, added the collaboration could lead to a better overall approach to health care.

“There are many issues that are brought to bear on the patient and the patient’s family, which need public health research, which need public health scholarship, so that I can have a better impact at the individual level,” Perman told the audience. “That, to me, as I continue to have the privilege to deliver health care, is what is so important about your work and about this coming together to enrich the education that we offer and to better enable those of us at the individual level to be impactful.”

But while administrators and faculty from both institutions praised the collaboration’s accomplishments, some students said they have yet to notice an impact.

Kinesiology majors Danielle Kauffman and Brooks Leitner presented their research on the potential of exercise to prevent

future emotional stress at last week’s public health research fair.

While both said they were excited about the university’s collaboration with UMB, neither completely understood how it works.

“I wish we were made a little more aware of the opportunities,” Leitner said. “I’m not exactly sure how we’ll benefit from the collaboration.”

Through the partnership, Loh said, the universities have already integrated their technology commercialization efforts through UM Ventures, a research and innovation program, with the ultimate goal of converting research into commercial products or services.

“These advances show just how powerful this collaboration can be, and bodes well for the difference MPowering the State will make in the years to come,” Kirwan said in a statement.

With the launch of UM Ventures, the institutions have

already seen a drastic increase in inventions and the launch of university-based businesses, said Alex Likowski, UMB media relations director.

More research institutions are also offering grants for research conducted on the two campuses, Likowski said. The National Institutes of Health granted the surgical robot team about $2 million to develop the robot used in brain surgeries, and the joint Research and Innovation Seed Grant Program has resulted in about $6 million in grants.

Researchers from both institutions are using bioinformatics — sophisticated and large-scale computation — to solve medical problems. The future of medicine, Loh said, will involve treating an illness or disease based on an individual’s genes. Through genetic and biological research at the Baltimore campus and computational research on this campus, the

Center for Bioinformatics is bringing together this concept of personalized medicine.

“The whole idea is basically the marriage of computers with science,” Loh said. “The future of medicine is computers. You need the power of computers to diagnose these diseases.”

The partnership will expand further within the next year, officials from both universities said, as students and faculty from the two campuses engage in more joint research.

“The opportunity to bring our students together also serves a great catalyst — a catalyst for a research endeavor, as we’re seeing today, by bringing together so many people around public health research,” said Jay Magaziner, chairman of the epidemiology and preventative medicine department at UMB’s medical school.

the downtown farmers market, now in its third year, will hold cooking demonstrations and discussions with nutritionists, city officials said. The market will open Sunday with eight vendors, but officials hope to have 20 by the end of the season. file photo/the diamondback

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WTF UMD works to address complaints control

By Josh Logue Staff writer Students never have a shortage of suggestions for how to improve the campus, and with a new online forum in What to Fix UMD, the SGA hopes to make some of them happen.

Launched just two weeks ago as a space for students to raise issues about the university, WTF UMD has gained more than 2,070 likes on Facebook and about 350 followers on Twitter. While many students were quick to embrace the format for lodging complaints, Student Government Association members said they plan to follow through on students’ suggestions, even if they stretch past this semester.

“Responding to everything on the site is really important,” said Ryan Heisinger, academic affairs vice president, who oversees the initiative with SGA President Samantha Zwerling. “We want to show that we really do care about anything a student brings up.”

The program has two parts: Students use social media to bring attention to various issues, from broken elevators and water fountains to campus safety.

Then, Heisinger and Zwerling add the issues to a public Google Doc in which students can find details and updates on progress toward a resolution.

Of the 236 issues listed in the document as of last night, the SGA has completed one — helping a student who couldn’t access the Bursar office’s website — and has begun work on more than 50.

Members also add updates as they make progress, primarily reporting emails or meetings with the relevant authorities in the administration.

“We were not expecting this much response and feedback from students,” Zwerling said, noting the WTF UMD Facebook page garnered about 1,400 likes in 24 hours. “I think there was an initial frenzy, but it’s definitely slowed down.”

Zwerling assigned each of the tasks to different members of the SGA to oversee, which left some with dozens of issues to handle. But in many cases, Zwerling said, SGA members will partner with other members and officials or even delegate the issues further.

“We have a large organization, and I think delegating a lot of these things and pushing them through the organization is going to make a lot of these things doable,” she said.

Before Aisya Aziz found the new page, she said, she was hesitant to speak up about problems she had with the university. But she was glad to have the forum after having to walk alone late at night several times because the Police Auxiliary wouldn’t pick her up from McKeldin Library and Nite Ride wouldn’t

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“I see what I wear as an accessory. The real deal is when you’re able to get past those exercises and focus on what really matters: the person.”

From PAGE 1 “He’s friendly, outgoing, and he’s got a loving personality,” Paramjit Sarin said, recounting moments when his son gave anxious contestants traditional Indian dance lessons in the Idol waiting room, throwing his hands in the air as though he were installing invisible light bulbs.

“After Gurpreet’s appearance on Idol, youth from our community came up to our family and said they felt confident to be proud of their culture and identity in public,” his father said.

“Identity is really who you are, and Gurpreet was able to maintain his, even in the spotlight.”

With a heavy emphasis on mysticism, Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded by Guru Nanak of northwest India. It urges all to unite in devotion to one God. Devout men generally use the Sikh turban — the dastar — as an expression of spirituality and piety by tying their long, uncut hair in a peaked turban atop their heads.

“By showcasing my passion for singing and music as a Sikh American, I could show the world that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover,” Sarin said. “I think I was able to prove that.”

Still, Sarin heard that passersby often stopped Sikh men on buses, airplanes and streets, asking if they were the Sikh on American Idol.

“I see what I wear as an accessory. The real deal is when you’re able to get past those exercises and focus on what really matters: the person,” Sarin said.

His childhood friend, Harleen Singh, a sophomore at Montgomery College, agreed, saying his Idol appearance helped put a face and a name to a religious minority that many

bring her all the way to her apartment, she said.

“Whether or not it will happen, I really don’t know,” Aziz said. “They responded quickly, like they really care and will really do something about it, so I ’m p re t ty the Student Government Association launched What To Fix UMD about two weeks ago to serve as a forum for students to report optimistic university-related suggestions and complaints. image courtesy of sga about that.”

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Center or bad network connectiv“It does have 1,400 likes on ity, are already on the administra- Facebook, which is awesome,” tion’s radar. Facilities Management Zwerling said last week. “But and the Division of Information there are 27,000 undergraduates Technology, respectively, are on campus, so we’re definitely working to address those issues, not hitting all areas.” officials said.

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American Idol competitor and UMUC student

Gurpreet Singh Sarin, a UMUC student, embraced his Sikh identity while on American Idol. photo courtesy of gurpreet singh sarin

As he saw each video garner more views, he felt inspired to take the next big step by auditioning for American Idol.

Days spent gathered around the family table cultivated his passion and eagerness to learn music. His father plays the sitar, an acoustic string instrument with multiple frets; his mother sings; his sister sings and plays the dilruba, a string instrument similar to the sitar; and his brother plays the flute and tabla, a pair of wooden drums.

The combination of vocal and musical talents has made for interesting family gatherings, Sarin said.

“When we sit at home and jam, we express ourselves in a way that’s difficult to put into words,” he added.

Though his elimination was disappointing, Sarin said he was blessed to have gone to Las Vegas and claimed a spot in American Idol’s top 40, even if he may be remembered as “that one Sikh contestant.”

The North Potomac native aims to graduate with a degree in computer and information science from the University of Maryland University College in May. After that, he hopes to continue melding turban with talent by releasing an album soon.

“I’m a colorful person,” Sarin said. “There’s no stopping that.”

people do not understand.

“For the Sikh community and especially little kids, his appearance really proved that anyone is capable of doing anything,” Singh said. “I’ve experienced this personally. The Sikh community needs positive exposure, especially with so much lack of understanding about who we are.”

In line with the Sikh traditional belief of maintaining one’s true identity, Sarin adopted the practice of priests who matched their turbans with their kameezes — their shirts — with a modern twist: He matched every turban with his outfit in all of his Idol appearances, a routine that began as a challenge from a colleague at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where Sarin initially studied.

“I kept up that challenge for 60 days, and ever since then, it’s been my way of fusing my religion with my personality,” Sarin said.

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From PAGE 1 and governors around the country to do the same thing.”

State Sen. Brian Frosh (DMontgomery), who was heralded by gun control advocates — including Vincent DeMarco, Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence president and a public health lobbyist — as a “hero” in the debate, said he is hopeful stricter gun control measures will resonate outside state borders.

“Obviously, the optimal situation would be if we had a law similar to ours across the country,” Frosh said.

Supporters of the bill maintain it’s a necessary step in cracking down on gun violence, but also acknowledge that these regulations are not a remedy to the larger problem.

“This bill is not going to rid all of the communities of every act of violence that may occur, but it’s going to go a very long way,” Brown said.

Opponents, however, said they worry the bill was reactive to recent shootings and doesn’t eliminate the root of gun violence. Instead, the legislation put forth measures that ultimately abridge gun rights, they said, and enable criminals.

“O’Malley’s gun control bill is overkill,” said Derek Zumstein, a member of this university’s chapter of College Republicans.

“This bill is not going to rid all of the communities of every act of violence that may occur, but it’s going to go a very long way.”

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“It does not actually help the problem of gun violence. I feel the people who want to commit violence with guns will find ways to get guns.”

The licensing requirements and provisions aimed at making it more difficult to get a gun are “draconian,” Zumstein said. And while the law won’t directly take away guns, he added, it will deter lawful ownership of firearms.

The licensing requirements, which include digital fingerprinting and stricter registration for gun owners, are in place to go after straw purchasers who could pass off the guns to someone else and ultimately put them in the hands of criminals.

State faith leaders were strongly in favor of such measures.

“Our hearts have been broken too often in the last several years,” said retired pastor Rev. Eugene Sutton, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. “Broken from the lives of people, especially young people, cut down early because of the easy availability of guns in the hands of the wrong people.” newsumdbk@gmail.com

bills From PAGE 1 anti-discrimination, recreational marijuana legalization and eliminating legislative scholarships.

Transgender anti-discrimination

The LGBT community secured a crucial victory last year when same-sex marriage narrowly passed the General Assembly.

But advocates are worried after a Senate committee killed a transgender anti-discrimination bill.

The legislation would prohibit transgender discrimination in housing, applying for credit and public accommodations. Transgender individuals already have difficulty finding housing, supporters said, and without legal protections, it’s only more challenging.

A similar bill introduced in 2011 passed the House of Delegates but never got to the Senate floor for a vote. This year, Sen. Richard Madaleno (D-Montgomery) introduced it in the Senate in the hopes that it would clear its most daunting hurdle before going to the House.

However, it remained stuck in the committee process.

“Unfortunately, there is enough fear and ignorance that it scared people away,” Madaleno said.

The bill’s use of the phrase “public accommodations” has tripped lawmakers up in the past, he said.

“I think, for the most part, people don’t understand public accommodations are theaters,restaurants, hotels,” Madaleno said.

“There’s this sense of public accommodations are bathrooms and locker rooms, and I think there’s confusion among many as to what that would mean in terms of gender identity.”

Madaleno plans to sponsor and

In Annapolis Monday, several bills failed to pass the General Assembly on the last day of its legislative session, including transgender anti-discrimination. charlie deboyace/the diamondback introduce the bill again next year — money to constituents, providing it’s not going away anytime soon, few guidelines as to how that money he said. should be distributed. Instead, the Recreational marijuana measure proposes turning that money over to the Office of legalization The General Assembly autho- Student Financial Assistance in rized marijuana for medical pur- the Maryland Higher Education poses on the last day of the legisla- Commission.

“From my point of view, I don’t tive session, but the debate rages on over legalizing recreational use know what qualifies a legislaafter both Washington state and tor to be any better determining Colorado legalized it in November. who should get a scholarship than As expected, even by the law- someone from the Higher Edumakers who sponsored such a bill, cation Commission,” Sen. Allan it died in committee. If passed, the Kittleman (R-Carroll and Howard) measure would legalize and tax the said in an interview with The Diadrug — but it may still be a while mondback in January.

Supporters of the bill have said before the political consensus in Annapolis is more receptive to the current program gives legislators too much power and could such a measure.

“I support that 100 percent,” Del. be used to unfairly woo voters and Cheryl Glenn (D-Baltimore City) curry favor with constituents. The told The Diamondback in February. new measure would largely take “I would love to have full legaliza- those politics out of the scholartion, but we know the difficulties ship and put it in the hands of a with getting that done because of third-party organization.

Kittleman said he isn’t explicitly what we’ve been going through aware of any lawmakers doling out with the medical marijuana.”

But just passing medical mari- questionable scholarships, but the juana is a victory in itself. It was a broad criteria in the law doesn’t help year ago when O’Malley pledged to assuage fears that it could happen.

“People could give scholarships veto any medical marijuana bill if it crossed his desk for fear that federal to their best friend’s daughter, regulators would step in and shut they could give scholarships to down state dispensaries. Many said their biggest contributor’s son, they could give scholarships for such fears were unfounded.

This year, O’Malley’s lack of out- any possible reason,” Kittleman right opposition could be a positive said. “The only criteria is they sign for marijuana bills in the future live in your district.”

Opponents, however, said the and may send the state down the measure is a misguided attempt path to recreational legalization.

“It’s good to start the con- at “good government,” targeting a versation,” Glenn said, adding program that isn’t as fraught with that she’s “sure it will happen” government corruption as some might think. in the future.

“I’ve never seen any example Eliminating legislative of that, nor am I expecting any scholarships example of that,” Del. Doyle In what has become a perennial attempt to undo the General Niemann (D-Prince George’s) Assembly’s scholarship program, said in a January interview with a measure that would eliminate The Diamondback.

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ow many of us have heard a story of a student being sexually assaulted off the campus, only to be left with insubstantial evidence for the court system, allowing his or her assailant to get off scot-free? There often isn’t enough evidence to convict someone of assault, which makes prosecutors shy away from taking on these battles.

That means survivors are left to deal with the assaults on their own, and may potentially have to face their attackers, who do not suffer any consequences.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. A proposal to expand the current Code of Student Conduct is being put to a full senate vote on April 17. The expansion would allow the university to evaluate and penalize student actions off the campus that could negatively affect the school, according to the Senate Student Conduct Committee’s report.

Similar to how the Code of Student Conduct addresses many incidents on the campus — without automatically reporting them to the police — crimes off the campus that may not have enough proof for the court systems should be handled in the same way.

For instance, if a student is caught drinking or smoking marijuana on the campus, the university can bring the student before an honor council, rather than immediately sending the student to the police. While that measure is seen as protecting students’ records for minor infractions that many college students commit, the current proposal to expand the Code of Student Conduct’s jurisdiction could substantially help students who fall victim to crimes committed by other students.

While police officers are able to easily investigate several types of crimes, sexual assault cases often consist of ambiguity and rely on victim and witness accounts of the incident. The investigation is invasive and embarrassing, leaving police with few ways to make definitive conclusions about the case. There needs to be another step to hold those who commit these violent crimes accountable — and consequenc-

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es from the university could certainly help achieve that end. If the proposal passes the senate, students could potentially face university sanctions for misdemeanors or crimes committed off the campus.

District 1 Councilman Patrick Wojahn, one of the leading members of the Neighborhood Stabilization and Quality of Life Workgroup, said university penalties could make students fear for their futures, should the crime warrant severe academic actions — a much more powerful deterrent than the potential slap on the wrist that could come from an empty police charge or fruitless investigation.

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Expanding the Student Conduct Code can provide students with more benefits than consequences.

Some objections to the legislation are founded on worries that students could be severely penalized for underage drinking off the campus or other widespread violations. But officials have addressed this concern — Andrea Goodwin, Office of Student Conduct director; Samantha Zwerling, SGA president; and police and council members have all said these misdemeanors will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, noting the expansion aims to deal with more serious cases than an underage student caught drinking at a house party.

The motivation behind the proposal came from some student senators’ perceptions that the university neglects its responsibility to some students. Mace Phillips, one of the proposal’s founders who worked with Goodwin last year, said the university is in direct violation of Title IX, which requires an investigation into any student-on-student sexual harassment or sexual violence. The legislation is an attempt to undermine the university’s current excuse that the crime is out of its jurisdiction, he said.

Jason Speck, the Senate Student Conduct Committee’s chairman, said the expansion “mirrors a reality that we’re already living under.” This editorial board believes that, in an atmosphere of students committing crimes off the campus, it is unreasonable for the university to completely ignore the issue.

Other major institutions have already discovered this problem and taken steps to remedy it. This university is one of the last schools in the University System of Maryland to attempt to extend a student conduct code into the surrounding area, and several Big Ten schools already have similar legislation in place.

The University of Michigan has one of the most comprehensive codes of conduct, and as the code is a “living document,” students feel officials are more willing to cater to their needs.

Only 37 of the about 190 senators in this university’s senate represent students — an underwhelming number.

So this university needs to find a way to include more students in the legislative process.

The proposal’s current language mandates the Student Conduct director and others have discretion over which referred cases merit disciplinary action, and that these directors base their judgments on three factors: whether a student’s conduct poses a threat to someone’s safety or well-being, if the action substantially disrupts university operations and if the action is “repeated” behavior that “negatively impacts the institution.”

These standards outline a fairly comprehensive method of analyzing potential issues. Yet some officials are concerned that the “vagueness” of the wording could lead to unfair judgment of a student.

But that supposedly vague wording could be the first step toward creating a more open, adaptive system of addressing student concerns with the Code of Student Conduct. It’s time to consider what we need to do to protect students — even if it’s from themselves.

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Fighting cancer: A college student’s lesson

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his time of year has an extra special meaning for me. I’m not going to write about the trees blooming or the fact that summer is just around the corner — I’m writing about Relay For Life on the campus. The event has always held a special place in my heart, especially after seeing family and friends battle cancer. This year’s Relay For Life will be even more important to my life than ever before.

On Dec. 26, I heard the three words I never thought I would: “You have cancer.” The realization that I had cancer wasn’t just scary because I was only 23, or because I thought I was invincible and even had big plans for my life. It was scary because the news completely blindsided me.

You see, somewhere along life’s journey, we forget we aren’t immune to diseases, accidents and tragedies.

Just like you don’t think you will be the next teen driver to be killed in a car crash while texting, you never think you will have to battle cancer.

The news stung, and for the first few days, I didn’t feel like doing anything. But eventually it sunk in that I was given a situation that self-pity and anger wouldn’t fix.

I had two choices: Deal with it or give in to it.

Those who know me know that giving in isn’t something I do. After having the first of my surgeries to remove the cancer, I sat at home thinking, “How could I turn this terrible news into a positive?”

Three words popped into my mind: Make a difference.

Make a difference in others’ lives.

Make a difference in the world; shed light on the darkness. Make a difference in the fight against cancer so that one day no one has to experience what millions like me have to each year.

Everyone can make a difference in the world, especially in the fight against cancer. Even college stu-

dents, who are so strapped for cash that Ramen noodles seem like a gourmet meal, can make a difference.

This Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel, there will be a benefit concert called “Singing for a Cure.”

Admission to the concert is free, but donations of any amount are greatly encouraged. All money raised will go directly to the American Cancer Society. Six a cappella groups will take the stage, five of which are from this university — DaCadence, Faux Paz, The Generics, Pandemonium and the Treblemakers. Any amount donated at this event can make a huge difference, no matter how big or small.

Many people see the holiday season as the only time of year to really give back to others. These upcoming weeks are an opportunity for all of us to make a difference. Whether it is “Singing for a Cure” on Saturday or Relay For Life on April 20, we can do something to positively impact the fight against cancer.

Being diagnosed with cancer is scary, but it also shows you the disease’s limitations. Cancer can’t break friendships. It can’t erase memories. It can’t take away aspirations or dreams.

And it can’t extinguish hope.

Cancer doesn’t care about race, gender, sexuality or income level.

It can affect everyone, whether directly or indirectly. It is a disease that strikes fear in the hearts of millions each year — but it doesn’t have to.

Cancer can, and will, be defeated.

I use my diagnosis as motivation to fight back even harder so a cure can be found in my lifetime.

There are few things that can unite all students on the campus for a common cause. Defeating cancer is one of them.

So in these upcoming weeks, leave your mark. Make a difference.

Josh Birch is a former Diamondback opinion columnist and a graduate student at this university. He can be reached at josh.birch12@gmail.com.

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Accepting the role of online education NEAL FREYMAN At 9 a.m. Saturday, while most of you undoubtedly slumbered after a night of revelry, my research team and I were busy giving our Gemstone thesis presentation to friends, family and a number of scrutinizing but ultimately supportive experts in the emerging field of online education.

For those unfamiliar with Gemstone, it is a four-year undergraduate research program affiliated with the Honors College and composed of about a dozen teams per class with quirky acronym names such as RODENT (Reducing Obesity and Disease with Effective Nutritional Therapies), SWAMP (Superior Wetlands Against Malicious Pollutants) and ours, ONLINE (Observing the Nuances of Learning in Non-traditional Environments). Clever, no?

Online education, and the study thereof, has exploded in popularity the past few years. Massive open online courses, called MOOCs, and other platforms such as Coursera and Khan Academy offer ways to supplement students’ education for free and could conceivably replace traditional brick-and-mortar universities one day.

The implications of these emerging

educational websites are tremendous, so my team decided to start here at this university to determine whether students would learn as much, or think they learned as much, in an online setting as they did in a traditional classroom.

Thanks to a few intrepid professors willing to guinea pig their students for a single lecture period, our team was able to conduct an experimental study in which we split up a class into several groups: One would stay in class while the others would watch a video of the lecture in a variety of online settings.

All of the students would then return the following class period to take a test designed to measure retention and recollection of the material and to fill out a survey intended to measure their attitudes toward the lecture they viewed.

The results we obtained from three years of this experiment were interesting, and in many ways they contradicted what we researchers had thought (or in my case, hoped) we would find.

I am very much a traditionalist, often struggling to find the beauty in change, while focusing on the wonderful yet inevitably diminished charms of the past.

From the onset of the experiment, I expected to see data supporting my prevailing notion that there was no way students would learn just as effectively from watching a video than sitting in a physical classroom with a

teacher only feet away.

However, based on our research, even I am willing to concede that perhaps online education should have a role in the future of higher learning and learning at all levels.

Our data indicate students retain just as much information in an online setting as they do in a traditional classroom. Interestingly, though, students feel they don’t learn as much in online settings; in technical terms, the online students’ perceived learning scores based on survey responses were significantly lower.

Our results speak to the stigma of online classes in our society: We love the idea of their vast capabilities but are not quite ready to accept their sudden explosion on the educational scene. Team ONLINE encourages college administrators, professors and students alike to give serious thought to how online courses can and will play a role in this university’s future, especially as enrollment increases and teachers are faced with overcrowded classrooms and tight budgets. In order to secure its future, the university must assert itself as a leader in this educational revolution and learn how to implement online courses in the manner most beneficial to its students.

Neal Freyman is a senior history major. He can be reached at nfreyman3@gmail.com.

It’s hard to believe my time in College Park is coming to an end.

The past four years have taught me many things about myself, other people and the world as a whole. My undergraduate career was filled with ups and downs, but each experience influenced my development as an individual and decisions about the future. Certain events were so poignant, disturbing or out of the ordinary that I’ll remember them for the rest of my life; thus, I wish to share with you some of my most memorable experiences at this university.

I’ll start with the negatives, so as to not leave you on a sour note. During my freshman year, I remember witnessing firsthand the utter chaos that was the infamous “Route 1 Riot” after the victory over Duke. I walked out of my friend’s apartment in Allegany Hall and saw students running for their lives, screaming and crying, eyes burning red from the pepper spray the riot police were spraying.

Mounted police herded people, many of whom were heavily inebriated, away from the area; confusion and injury ensued. As a starry-eyed freshman who’d explicitly not wanted to go to a “party school” for college, I was shocked by the whole spectacle — the students’ behavior but mostly the disproportionately harsh response on the law enforcement side.

I learned a few things that night: If possible, avoid Route 1 during big sporting events; Maryland is a “party school” despite its prestige, and I’d have to accept that; and take seriously the next person who says the police are becoming overly militarized.

Now, I’ll unfortunately remember this university for the ongoing construction, as it’s been constant throughout my years here and made me want to get away from such a loud environment. Through not one

single experience, but an aggregate of frustrated moments such as waking up to the sound of jackhammers and changing my routes to avoid exposed pipelines, I’ve discovered newer isn’t always better. Nature and history should be preserved, and although this university strives to improve each year, it is sometimes to the disadvantage of current students.

The Department of Transportation Services has been the source of two negative experiences that also taught me life lessons. I got a parking ticket junior year, but I actually had a permit for that lot. Instead of honoring the ticket, I went to the office the next day to sort things out; it turned out to be DOTS’ error. Lesson: Don’t blindly do what you’re told, especially if you think the other party is in the wrong.

Earlier this year I received another ticket, and the fine was ludicrous considering the seriousness of my parking violation. I followed the appeal procedures, filing a second appeal when the first wasn’t granted — I just couldn’t shell out $75 without negotiating. As a result of my persistence, all fines were dropped. Lesson: Be relentless and don’t settle without trying to defend your case.

Now for some of my more positive, memorable experiences at this university. I was among one of the first people in line to see President Obama when he came to the campus in 2009; I excitedly arrived at the Comcast Center lot before 5 a.m. That early experience gave me a taste of the vast resources and opportunities available through this large and strategically located university. I also remember performing with the women’s choir in a massive concert hall in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and learning the feeling of being humble yet proud. And I’ll always remember the piles of sacrifices to Testudo, knowing that fate is the product of actions, effort and a bit of luck.

L aure n Me nde lsohn is a se nior psychology major. She can be reached at lmendel1@terpmail.umd.edu.

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orn today, you are a creative individual who still knows how to keep your feet squarely on the ground; not for you the kind of flighty, rootless lifestyle that many may associate the artistic temperament! You have a rare kind of pragmatism that you apply to virtually every endeavor, and for this reason you are able, nine times out of 10, to turn even the most far-fetched idea into a hard-and-fast reality. You enjoy taking on a challenge, and you are known for taking on the kinds of things that others are only too quick to pass on. You do not have a fear of failure; you have an abiding appreciation for the lessons that come from having to work hard to succeed!

You are able to come up with all manner of plans to achieve your goals; you never seem bound by only one idea, but will combine the best of many ideas and assemble an overall strategy that is best for you. You have a way of making things turn out right -- even when they start wrong!

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IT’S ONLY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL

The Beatles or the Stones? For one music fan, it’s all about the nasty, druggie, sexy vibe of the Rolling Stones — the band that defined rock ‘n’ roll.

By Eric Bricker Staff writer It’s such a common point of contention among music lovers that it has almost become a cliche, but there’s no denying the power and the importance of the immortal (well, since 1962, at least) question: Beatles or Stones?

And as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts prepare to launch another North American tour this May (and with most tickets already bought out or priced in the hundreds), I find myself once again pondering the question that so many before me — from Metric’s Emily Haines to Paul Rudd in I Love You, Man — have tackled.

Ultimately, it doesn’t matter. the Beatles are no more, and the Rolling Stones that sell out arenas today are — at least on the surface — a different beast entirely than the scrawny British kids who cut their teeth covering Muddy Waters in dingy London joints. And once you move past the general — and ineffective — “British Invasion” label and a certain predilection for illicit substances, the Stones and Beatles don’t have much in common.

For all their brilliance, the Beatles were pop artists through and through: melodic, catchy, cute and endlessly lovable. The Stones, on the other hand, were dirty, sexual and more

than a little bit threatening. If the Beatles were LSD, the Stones were heroin. If the Beatles were a fine wine, the Stones were a shot of cheap whiskey. If the Beatles made love to you, the Stones hired you for the night, took you to the bathroom of a pub and then left without paying.

That is to say: The Beatles were pop, while the Stones were — and remain — only rock ‘n’ roll. And I like it.

Few discographies in rock are as consistent and as relentlessly solid as that of the Rolling Stones. From the band’s early self-titled albums of R&B and blues covers (see “Under the Boardwalk,” off of The Rolling Stones No. 2, or The Rolling Stones, Now!’s driving rendition of “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love”) to its first forays into songwriting (Aftermath, the band’s first album of entirely original material, graced us with the ethereal hits “Paint It Black,” “Under My Thumb” and “High and Dry” — all on one album!) to the slithering, skittering classics (Sticky Fingers, Beggars Banquet), the Rolling Stones always seemed like a band on a mission.

1972’s Exile on Main St. — arguably one of the greatest rock records of all time — may be the epitome of that ethos. It’s the soundtrack to being young and reckless, a rousing, bittersweet chronicle of a night on the town. From the kinetic, life-affirming opening (“Rocks Off,” “Rip This

Joint”) to the lackadaisical groove of “Tumbling Dice,” to the aching, end-of-the-night balladry of “Shine a Light,” Exile is everything that makes the Stones the Stones: brash yet sweet, classic yet modern, loud and wild and deceptively simple.

Though members came and went and their contemporaries experimented all around them, Richards and Jagger have admirably stuck to their guns: sneering, pulsing rock ‘n’ roll at once both timely and deeply indebted to the bluesmen of old. They do it so well that, at times, the band can almost feel like a parody of itself: Even now, as septuagenarians, Jagger smirks and struts and screws everything that moves, while Richards pushes the limits of his distinct guitar sound and snorts everything he can find.

But rather than feeling tired or spent, the Stones still feel vital; the group still bursts with the same anarchic, sexy energy that propelled them to fame. They may be elder statesmen who effortlessly sell out the biggest venues in the country, but Richards and Jagger still seem hungry.

And as long as they stay relevant, the question will linger: Beatles or Stones? And even if I can’t afford tickets to the Rolling Stones’ latest (though almost certainly not last) tour, I’ve made my choice. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

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rams From PAGE 8 during his three midweek starts. “[Robinson] is getting better and better,” Szefc said. “He’s cutting his walks down and he’s doing a better job of holding runners. But it’s just a gradual process. Sometimes you can’t speed things up.”

After right-hander Bobby Ruse replaced Robinson with a 5-2 lead in the seventh inning, the Terps still needed a solid performance from a bullpen that let up 11 runs on 12 hits and nine walks in 11.2 innings this weekend against No. 1 North Carolina.

And the Terps’ relievers initially seemed on track to deliver yet another letdown.

Ruse surrendered a two-RBI single to center fielder Bill Cullen that brought VCU to within one run.

Then, right-hander Brandon Casas followed suit on the mound in the ninth inning with a 5-4 lead, letting up two singles to put runners on the corners. Cullen came through again for the Rams and grounded out to second baseman Kyle Convissar for his third RBI of the game.

The freshman didn’t panic, though.

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Casas returned to pitch two scoreless innings in the 10th and 11th innings, giving the Terps their opportunity to strike.

Left fielder Greg Olenski was the only Terp besides Papio to record a multi-hit game, and he went 2-for-2 with a double, run and walk in his fifth start of the year. Center fielder Charlie White continued his solid play at the top of the order, going 1-for-5 with an RBI and run scored. He stole two bases and has 30 steals on the season, good for the third-highest single-season total in program history.

Shortstop Blake Schmit went 1-for-3 with a run scored, while injured right fielder Jordan Hagel and injured third baseman K.J. Hockaday each made appearances late as a pinch runner and pinch hitter, respectively.

But despite any heroics at the plate, the game still came down to Casas’ poise on the mound after allowing the tying run to score.

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Howard likely won’t get a chance to rest against a Princeton (7-3) team riding a four-game winning streak.

The Tigers rank second in the Ivy League with 12.3 goals per game, and they boast eight players with at least six goals this season. Expect Schwarzmann to guard attacker Erin McMunn, who has found the back of the net a team-high 26 times this season.

“We’ve been working on forcing players to take the low-angle shot instead of the shot down the middle,” Howard said. “It’s easy for me to make saves. The defense did most of the hard work.”

game … and she was just sitting there focusing on the pitcher, asking me, ‘What’s she throwing?’” infielder Melissa Mancuso said. “When she came in to bat the next two games, she was prepared.”

Preparation has been the key for Carroll this year. The utility player said she — as well as other players who are replacing starters — needs to be prepared to perform in whatever position they are called upon to play.

It all comes back to her character, Mancuso said.

Though Carroll doesn’t enjoy the continuity of consistently playing one position, she comes in with the same positive demeanor no matter where she is put. Her playing time has dwindled — she started 39 games as a sophomore, 27 as a junior and just 10 this season — but her morale hasn’t.

“Seeing how she has [built] on herself the past four years, I would say — again — it’s confidence,” Mancuso said. “The way she’s grown as a player is amazing. Her confidence level has risen to the top.”

While Carroll’s position on the field has constantly changed throughout her four years, her role on and off the field has grown more prominent. When fellow utility player Bridget Hawvermale made a diving grab in the outfield during practice Tuesday, Carroll was the first and loudest to compliment her.

During the moments before t h e Te r p s ’ d o u b l e h ea d e r today, she will do the same: Encourage her teammates and provide support.

“I just try to hype people up,” Carroll said. “I’m definitely a positive energy, and I’m one of the more positive people on the team.”

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pitcher alex robinson allowed four runs (three earned) in six innings yesterday against VCU. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

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midfielder katie schwarzmann and the Terps will host Princeton tonight at Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. christian jenkins/the diamondback

exce p tional he lp d e fense on Cannizzaro and attacker Abbey Friend — who’s tallied 21 goals this season — throughout the contest. Though Friend netted three goals, Mercer excelled in transition and in clearing the ball. “[Mercer] was awesome,” Reese said. “She played excellent one-on-one defense.”

A n d go a l k e e p e r K a s e y Howard carried the Terps (14-0) at times when the Tar Heels cut through the defense.

The senior notched 11 saves, allowing her to maintain her undefeated mark as a starter.

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BASEBALL

holding on

Terps overcome late VCU rally, win on walk-off wild pitch

By Daniel Popper Staff writer The Terrapins baseball team will be hard-pressed to ever finish another game like it did last night.

With runners on second and third and one out in the bottom of the 11th inning, Virginia Commonwealth coach Shawn Stiffler decided to intentionally walk pinch hitter Andrew Amaro to load the bases and have a force out at every base in the 5-5 game.

Fans seemed to relax in their seats.

An exciting, back-and-forth game was reaching a brief respite.

Or so they thought.

Rams right-hander Hunter Absher’s third pitch of the at-bat tipped off the glove of catcher Walker Haymaker and trickled to the wall. First baseman LaMonte Wade took off from third and slid head-first into home to seal a 6-5 Terps victory.

“I can honestly say I’ve never seen that in my whole life as long as I’ve been playing,” said left fielder Anthony Papio, who batted 2-for-5 with a double, home run and a team-high three RBIs. Coach John Szefc and the Terps finally caught a break in a season filled with letdowns in close games.

The Terps (17-15) have won just four of their 11 one-run games this season, including only two of seven in ACC play.

Last night they were just barely good enough against VCU (15-15).

In the continued search for a solid third starter, left-hander Alex Robinson notched another strong start.

The freshman went six innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits with only three walks.

He has now surrendered just four earned runs in 16 innings of work See RAMS, Page 7

Center Fielder Charlie White (No. 4) celebrates with shortstop Blake Schmit (No. 1) during the Terps’ 6-5 extra-inning win over VCU yesterday. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

SOFTBALL

Defense stymies UNC star

Despite dwindling playing time, Carroll’s presence felt After rash of injuries, senior utility player returns to starting role entering doubleheader at George Mason

Terps play host to Princeton tonight

By Paul Pierre-Louis Staff writer

By Joshua Needelman Staff writer With less than nine minutes remaining in the Terrapins women’s lacrosse team’s 14-13 win over North Carolina on Saturday, Kara Cannizzaro strode past midfield in pursuit of the ball and inadvertently knocked over Terps defender Megan Douty, whose goggles fell to the turf.

The hit earned Cannizzaro her second yellow card of the contest, meaning she’d be ejected for the rest of the game.

She could only watch as midfielder Taylor Cummings rifled a shot into the back of the net to give the Terps a 14-11 lead with 7:18 remaining in the contest.

Cannizzaro’s ejection was a significant setback for the Tar Heels. After all, Cannizzaro looked every bit the threetime reigning ACC Player of the Week through the contest’s first 51 minutes, burning the

defenders megan douty (left) and Iliana Sanza (right) held North Carolina midfielder Kara Cannizzaro to just three goals in the Terps’ 14-13 win Saturday. christian jenkins/the diamondback Terps’ defense for three goals and an assist.

“We respect [Cannizzaro] a lot as a player,” said coach Cathy Reese, whose No. 1 Terps will face No. 13 Princeton tonight at Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. “She goes hard to the goal, she’s a leader on their team and we tried to do our best to eliminate her opportunities.”

Midfielder Katie Schwarzmann defended Cannizzaro for the majority of Saturday’s game, a task hardly new for t h e re i g n i n g Tewa a ra to n Award winner.

Schwarzmann earned ACC

Defensive Player of the Week three weeks ago after holding Boston College midfielder Mikaela Rix to one shot in a March 16 win and Stony Brook midfielder Demmianne Cook to no shots the following day.

“It’s definitely fun,” Schwarzmann said of matching up against Cannizzaro. “Knowing that it’s Carolina, huge ACC rival, we know this was going to be a tough game.”

Defender Alice Mercer also helped against North Carolina’s potent offense, providing See TIGERS, Page 7

Lexi Carroll hasn’t been in the Terrapins softball team’s starting lineup many times this season, but she still plays a vital role before each game.

As the starters are announced, Carroll greets her teammates with hip bumps, high-fives and secret handshakes when they enter the field.

“She’s always supporting her teammates,” coach Laura Watten said. “She’s definitely a constant, constant positive energy.”

For a player who has filled in

as designated hitter and in the infield, it’s the only position she has consistently occupied throughout the season.

When the Terps (20-20) face George Mason (9-26) in a doubleheader today, however, she will have an impact on the field as well.

The team has been battered by injuries recently. Infielder Mandy Gardner is out for the season after hurting her nonthrowing shoulder during practice nearly two weeks ago, while outfielder Nikki Maier and pitcher Brenna Nation caught mononucleosis, which has sidelined them indefinitely.

The abrupt subtractions to the lineup left the team with a lot of “mental baggage” entering its series at N.C. State, Watten said. The Terps lost two of three games against the Wolfpack, but Carroll was the bright spot in an otherwise frustrating weekend for the Terps.

She notched four hits in her six at-bats and started the final two games of the series at designated hitter, proving she can provide more to the Terps than her celebratory handshake skills.

“She didn’t play the first See PATRIOTS, Page 7