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Task force hoping to end dangerous hazing Group plans to examine hazing policies, conduct survey, craft marketing campaign

By Sandra Müller Staff writer Most students abide by rules prohibiting the extremes of hazing — violent acts such as paddling and forced drinking that have resulted in more than 100 deaths nationwide since 1970.

But in the coming months, university officials are combating traditions

and practices that are as subtle within groups as they are tenacious, surviving semester after semester in part because some students don’t agree that they cause harm. The university’s Hazing Prevention Task Force, launched in December, has set out three new goals: examine policies on hazing, assess the scope of the problem and educate the university community.

The task force will soon launch a website, develop a marketing campaign and prepare a survey for the fall to gauge students’ attitudes toward hazing, said James Bond, assistant director of student conduct.

While the university wants to avoid any kind of hazing, groups may be more resistant to following rules if they don’t see their own actions as harmful, said Corin Gioia, assistant director of the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life and head of the assessment team.

“One problem is that people think [hazing] is OK, so they want to hide it,” she said.

However, Greg Waterworth, the Student Government Association’s See hazing, Page 2

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Alex Len will enter NBA draft Sophomore center projected to be lottery pick

By Connor Letourneau Senior staff writer Terrapins men’s basketball center Alex Len will forgo his final two years of eligibility and enter the NBA draft, a source with knowledge of the situation told The Diamondback last night.

Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the news via Twitter. He also reported Len will hold a midweek news conference at this university.

Len, who averaged 11.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore this season, is expected to be the Terps’ first lottery pick since Chris Wilcox went No. 8 overall to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2002. ESPN has him projected at No. 8 overall, DraftExpress.com has him at No. 11 and NBADraft.net has him going at No. 7.

The 7-foot-1, 255-pound Ukrainian has until tomorrow to enter while still

alex len, Terrapins men’s basketball center, will enter the NBA draft, a source said. file photo/the diamondback retaining the right to withdraw his name from the draft. The final date to declare eligibility for the 2013 NBA draft is April 28. sportsdbk@gmail.com

New program offers abroad experience from nation’s capital

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terpstocK, an annual outdoor music festival at Nyumburu Amphitheater hosted by Student Entertainment Events, saw hundreds of students yesterday and performances by Shwayze, Sid Sriram and others. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

Training studio to take place of ERC Pro Shop Officials seek to use open space efficiently

By Dustin Levy Staff writer Regular gym buffs may no longer have a store in Eppley Recreation Center dedicated to athletic gear, but the trade-off is a “cutting-edge” training studio.

A functional training studio seemed like a more efficient use of space than

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the Pro Shop, officials said, given the rising popularity of fitness programs such as CrossFit and P90X — of which U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), former vice presidential candidate, is a fan — and back-to-basics fitness including intervals of pushups, squats, sit-ups and other exercises. The $10,200 studio will feature foam rollers, stability balls, medicine balls, resistance bands, sus-

More students can soon experience what it’s like to study abroad — all without leaving the country.

Through Global Semester in Washington, which will launch in the fall, about 25 students can sign up for one of two seminars focused on global leadership and policy. Additionally, they can take part in an internship offering international exposure and enroll in two courses meant to supplement the experience.

The goal, said program director Joan Burton, is for students to learn how to impact the world without leaving the area — the “perfect marriage” of opportunities on the campus and in Washington.

Besides providing students with another avenue to access the Capitol,

the curriculum may also serve as the university’s first undergraduate course in science policy, Burton said.

It’s modeled after the Federal Semester program, which combines a fall federal policy seminar with a spring internship in Washington.

“Science is global, and we need to teach students how to become diplomats and policymakers in the world,” she said, adding the program is open to all majors. “We hope to attract all kinds of people interested in science and the way science and foreign policy are intertwined in our world today.”

To help offset the expense of traveling to Washington, the provost is providing a $500 scholarship to each participant. Students can choose between two seminars: one focusing on science diplomacy and the other See global, Page 2

pension trainers, ab coasters, PlyoRebounders and an open space in the middle of the room, said Brianne Rowh, assistant fitness director.

“Open space was a bit of a premium in our existing weight rooms, as well as room to store all of those independent tools,” Rowh said. “We wanted space that allowed for that type of program area.”

The decision to transform the space was not influenced by business at the Pro Shop, where students could buy Terps gear, health food and equipment.

Instead, Campus Recreation Services officials have discussed how to better

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psychology professor who teaches a class about “the power of persuasion.” The university should do more to support students’ development as young adults, he added.

“Healthy adults don’t abuse each other, and we need to hold students accountable to those standards,” Roberts said.

The Office of Student Conduct investigates four to six cases of alleged hazing each year, including alcohol-related abuse, humiliation and compulsory service, Bond said.

“We want to curb this trend before it gets out of control, before we become the cautionary tale for other schools,” Bond said.

Despite stereotypes, hazing is not limited to Greek life but rather “cuts across the campus,” he said.

The university categorizes hazing as “intentionally or recklessly subjecting any person to the risk of bodily harm, or severe emotional distress, or causing or encouraging any person to commit an act that would be a violation of the

“We say, ‘It is the best time you never want to have again.’”

“Studying abroad is simple: You leave the country,” said David Oliver, a junior journalism major — and former Diamondback columnist — who is studying abroad in London. “You can’t get the same study abroad experience staying at home.”

Even if they’re just a few miles down the road,said Griffin Thompson — seminar co-instructor and the U.S. Department of State’s senior climate change program manager — students will hopefully gain a greater appreciation of

can no longer buy the Pro Shop’s merchandise. The training equipFrom PAGE 1 ment will be moved to other areas of the gym and the health food will use that space for about a year be available at Sneakers Cafe. Stunow, said Brent Flynn, CRS as- dents will only be losing a place to purchase Terps gear, like T-shirts, sociate business director.

But that doesn’t mean people shorts and bathing suits.

From PAGE 1 Greek life representative, said while brutal practices such as paddling or beating should be prevented, some traditions should not get students into trouble.

Hazing methods that are common on the campus are not harmful, but rather “challenging,” Waterworth said.

“We are talking about things like … letting students do 40 things within one week … testing their time management,” he said. “I know of people that were hazed, and they had a much stronger connection to their organization than those who have not been hazed. We say, ‘It is the best time you never want to have again.’”

However, even nonviolent practices could have short-term mental health effects by putting students under severe stress, potentially resulting in academic trouble or depression, said Scott Roberts, a

global From PAGE 1 centering on foreign policy and security in the developing world.

Those options complement the two tracks of Global Semester, Science Diplomacy and International Development.

However, some students are skeptical the yearlong program could adequately replace studying abroad and immersing oneself in another culture.

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Running Back Albert Reid rushed for 135 yards in Friday’s Red-White spring game, 115 of which came in the second half. The game ended in a 13-13 tie. christian jenkins/the diamondback

SPRING From PAGE 8 running game,” linebacker Cole Farrand said. “It’s usually a hard point for the offense. They’re usually more of a passing offense.

They’re definitely establishing a run game very well, and they were using it to their advantage.”

But with quarterbacks C.J. Brown, Perry Hills and Caleb Rowe all sidelined while they recover from torn ACLs, the Terps only had Ricardo Young and Dustin Dailey to lead those passing games. And the duo did it with mixed results.

Young, a transfer from New Mexico, started for the White team and completed 12-of-21 passes for 185 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

Coach Randy Edsall said the junior’s performance was inconsistent, as highlighted when cornerback Jeremiah Johnson intercepted Young early in the second half. Dailey, a transfer from Lewis & Clark College, was 8-for-17 for 81 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.

Wide receiver Stefon Diggs picked up where he left off at the end of last season, catching eight passes for 159 yards and one touchdown. Late in the third quarter, the Gaithersburg native caught a screen pass from Young and broke it out the right sideline for a 51-yard score.

“He’s better this spring,” Edsall said. “He’s more focused — not to say that he wasn’t before, but he wants to be better. He doesn’t want to stay the same. He doesn’t want to regress. He’s really understanding the effort that has to go into being a really good player.”

The Terps still showed room for improvement, though.

Kicker Brad Craddock made field goals of 24 and 40 yards, b u t a m i sco m m u n i ca t i o n between holder Michael Tart and long snapper Greg Parcher early in the fourth quarter led to a botched attempt. Brendan Magistro had his lone field goal attempt blocked by linebacker Avery Thompson as time expired, and he also missed an extra point earlier in the game.

Despite the inconsistencies and difficulties, the Terps showed there is reason for optimism after two years of struggles under Edsall. The offense returns explosive pieces, the defense is young and each side of the ball has a year in coordinators Mike Locksley and Brian Stewart’s systems.

So when Ross spoke of the running game, he may as well have been speaking of the Terps’ potential.

“It could be something special, really,” Ross said. “We’ve just got to keep working, and the big thing is just stay healthy.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

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Student Government Association’s Greek life representative law or a university regulation, for the purposes of fostering or confirming any form of affiliation with a student group or organization.”

Students face suspension or expulsion from the university if the Office of Student Conduct finds them guilty.

The task force, established by John Zacker, student affairs assistant vice president, will review university policies and consider proposing changes by spring 2014.

“Hazing is a scary topic no one really likes to talk about,” said junior government and politics major Gabrielle DeFranceschi, who serves on the initiative’s education team. “It’s important to provide enough resources to address the changes that need to

Tau Epsilon Phi was suspended and lost its national charter in 2010 after facing accusations of hazing and illegal drug and alcohol use. Officials hope new initiatives will change a university culture that accepts hazing, a practice that can occur in any group, they said. file photo/the diamondback be made in our community. We have to create an environment to start a conversation.”

Roberts agreed the university has to work on changing a culture that allows hazing prac-

tices to thrive.

“These rituals exist across the world, in tribes and organizations. It is a social process that has evolved to be exclusive and to develop cohesion within the

group,” Roberts said.“What makes hazing problematic is that groups believe that they have to operate that way to prove loyalty.”

the intertwined nature of science, technology and policy.

Top university officials, including university President Wallace Loh and Provost Mary Ann Rankin, often stress this philosophy and emphasize the need to invest in innovation, entrepreneurship and competition on a global scale. Ross Lewin, whom Loh appointed as international affairs vice president a year ago, helped spearhead the initiative, Burton said.

If Global Semester sees the same success as Federal Semes-

ter, which Burton estimated has served more than 300 students since it was founded in 2008, it will help create future job opportunities for students.

“Education is the bridge to professional life. I love making it happen for students,” Burton said.

“With Federal Semester, we have so many students that have excelled.”

Former Federal Semester students have gone on to jobs in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office, the FBI and the Department

of Health and Human Services.

“I feel like I’m being able to get my first taste of what policy is actually like,” said Federal Semester participant Margaret Doyle, a sophomore government and politics major interning with the Environmental Protection Agency.

And that introduction is a major element of the program,Lewin said. “[Students] need to make their voices heard with policy,” he said.

Applications for the program are available online and are due by May 1. While Global Semester will

start relatively small, Burton said, she hopes to acquire the needed resources and interest to expand it to other fields.

“Global Semester is really a dynamite initiative in that it enables students to have this internationalism, this growth, this understanding of the importance,” Burton said. “Everything is international now, and the more students know about how to interact, the better off they are.”

“I feel like there are tons of places on campus to buy Terps gear,” said sophomore biology major Nicole Rusconi.

The studio, which is scheduled to open this summer, CRS officials said, will improve students’ ability to more ef-

fectively train by providing them with weekly personal training programs.

“If you walk by the upper weight room at 5 now, you’ll see that there’s a ton of functional training already going on, and it’s very crowded,” Rowh said.

“So this will provide them an area to do that type of training with some more space.”

The studio will be the first of its kind on the campus, Rowh said, which will help set the ERC apart from other college gyms.

“We haven’t really done

something like this in our building,” said Rowh. “We’ve repurposed many spaces in the past 10 years, but this is really a center fixture in our building and in a high-traffic area.”

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Internet regulations: Intrusive or inevitable?

TOMMY CREEGAN INTRUSIVE — Cyberspace has become so large that governments stand to gain resources and power from its presence. With the increasing and continuing influence of the Internet comes an increased desire for nations to control the Web. As the first generation blessed enough to grow up with the Internet, we must stand vigilant against attempts to make less of the Internet free. Patterns of attempted Internet regulations should be monitored and objected to by those who advocate for freedom, or else we grant excessive powers to government. What makes the Internet so revolutionary is its free and open nature, and we have been the beneficiaries of this technological breakthrough.

Attempts to regulate the Internet have come from different levels of power in the past and present. I’m sure many of you remember the Stop Online Piracy and PROTECT IP acts Congress attempted to pass in 2012.

These powerful efforts to protect intellectual property were thwarted by a major backlash of businesses and citizens alike, who stood strong against these bills in defense of a freer Web. This was a great demonstration of the power citizens can have in the lawmaking process.

What’s truly frightening is that entities larger than our federal government are attempting to take control of the Internet. In December, the United Nations met in Dubai, where the International Telecommunications Union agreed to work toward an Internet standard that would make it much easier for telecom companies to uncover Web data. In light of this, Congress passed resolutions opposing any U.N. attempt to regulate the Internet.

Congress is smart enough to realize the harm of allowing an international agency to regulate the Internet in our country, but still doesn’t realize the inherent harm to the Internet that can come from regulation.

Congress is trying to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act. You wouldn’t be able to tell from

its name, but MFA is a taxing bill. Under the act, states are authorized to collect taxes from Internet sales from online businesses regardless of where the businesses are located. Basically, if you buy something in this state from an online retailer in California, the California business would collect an Internet tax from you, which would be forwarded to the California state government. Consumers and small businesses lose; big business, which can afford these extra taxes, and government gain.

In addition, Congress is working on a renewed version of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which gives a broad scope for various government agencies to obtain Internet users’ private browsing information. CISPA will be voted on this month.

Internet regulations come in different forms with different purposes. One: we see the government is interested in enforcing intellectual property laws. Two: government sees in the Internet untapped economic activity, from which taxes can be collected. Three: government wants the ability to collect data on citizens for “security” purposes, as demonstrated by the Patriot Act. TrapWire is another example of this that collects mass data and searches for potential terrorist threats.

Furthermore, the IRS has claimed agents do not need a warrant to read people’s private electronic communication. A recently released 2009 IRS handbook says the Fourth Amendment does not protect emails from IRS surveillance because Internet users “do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in such communications.”

IRS: I am right here, and I have reasonable expectations for privacy in my online communication. I think it’s reasonable that agencies need a warrant to obtain and search my private messages. I think it’s unreasonable for me to pay taxes in another state for an online purchase. And I think it’s unreasonable that free speech and freedom of information are placed on the back burner to “intellectual property” protections.

Tommy Creegan is a junior government and politics major. He can be reached at creegant@terpmail.umd.edu.

WILL DYESS INEVITABLE — The Internet, in the grand scheme of things, is a new advancement.

See, everyone born in the ’90s was born in a world without the World Wide Web we know today. Its place in society is arguably the biggest technological advancement since indoor plumbing, and its presence has already drastically and permanently changed our way of life.

We can’t even be certain of the extent this has reached, as advancements in recent years have brought the Internet to a plateau our parents could never have even imagined. That being said, the regulation of certain aspects of the Internet is inevitable on the merits of intellectual property.

Intellectual property is a legal framework that grants the originator of a concept, process or product an “exclusive right” to the work in the form of patents, trademarks, etc.

The purpose of this concept, according to the U.S. Constitution, is to “promote … Progress” and is one of the most fundamental tools for economic growth.

Without such institutions, innovators and creators would have nothing in place to protect them or their products. Any song you hear on the radio or any textbook you read likely has some sort of legal protection. The Internet and its proliferation has changed the way we view intellectual property — and sooner or later, laws will change to accommodate it.

Most of us were Internet-savvy by the time peer-to-peer networks — such as Napster and Kazaa — allowed us to share files from one computer to the next. Much like the Internet, these systems have advanced to a point that downloading content is second nature.

Growing up in this generation, I under-

That counts as a real breakfast? diner would probably not deter the most desperate among us from finding a quick method of waking up (that doesn’t involve altering sleep patterns or making responsible decisions), it would send a message to people who know the risks and choose to ignore them.

It would be insulting to recite the consequences of excessive sugar consumption. The dangers are wellknown to anyone who hasn’t lived under a rock for the past several years. However, despite this common knowledge, many of us continue to trust impulse and convenience over good judgment and sound science.

It’s not always easy to eat healthily, especially when it comes to breakfast. To most of us, squeezing in that last bit of sleep is more preferable than waking up a few minutes earlier to make room for a hearty meal.

Popping open a bag of chips is much easier than peeling a banana, and when it comes to that needed pick-me-up, soda offers a quick burst of energy that few healthy beverages can provide. However, if we’re serious about living past 40, we may need to adopt changes that are not terribly life-altering and require just a bit of restraint.

The lasting question, I suppose, is whether we want the government telling us what to eat when we could just put in the effort and exert some self-control. The next time you reach for that Coke in the morning, imagine an FBI agent standing over your shoulder. If that fails, imagine a fellow classmate judging you from behind, and with that lingering teenage insecurity activated, grab an apple instead.

Aa ro n A b e r i s a f resh m a n e n v i ro n m e n t a l science and policy major. He can be reached at ajab423@verizon.net.

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Seeing past the harmful haze

AARON ABER Many news outlets have been adamant that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed soda ban will backfire, saying it could potentially get New Yorkers to drink more sugary drinks instead of discouraging unhealthy drinks.

Reaction to the proposal has ranged from defensive to derisive — and that’s just not what we need.

Perhaps, instead of mocking Bloomberg’s attempts to improve the health of his fellow citizens, people should feel shame. It’s no laughing matter when government officials feel compelled to protect their constituents’ health because the citizens are apparently unwilling to protect it themselves.

Given the poor eating habits I’ve witnessed all over the campus, it’s clear the city of College Park and the entire nation would benefit from embracing Bloomberg’s idea, rather than discounting it.

One of the greatest abuses of soda consumption to catch my eye occurs during my 8 a.m. lecture.

Although I sympathize with my sleep-craving classmates, I can only feel repugnance when the person in front of me pops open a can of Coke to wash down a bag of dry cereal.

As a breakfast traditionalist, I was raised on orange juice, milk and bagels. A sip of soda before noon was sacrilege, not to mention extremely unhealthy. My recent sighting of a breakfast Pringle-eater in this same 8 a.m. left me wondering whether years of Eggo and “Got Milk?” advertising were lost on an entire generation.

Although limiting the size of a double-tripleultra-mega-cappuccino from Starbucks or the amount of soda available in a single cup from the

stand the disconnect between downloading and intellectual property, but that isn’t grounds to justify a lack of action.

Intellectual property laws are meant to be enforced for the betterment of society.

To date, illegal downloading has already cost the music industry billions of dollars, and e-books are beginning to make physical books a thing of the past.

Simply put, if people can’t protect their ideas to make money from them, no one will continue to follow through on their inventions, leaving us with a deficit of new innovations.

T h e p ro b l e m h e re i s t h e I n te r n e t belongs to no one — it is a free expanse that cannot be regulated well.

I personally view this argument as the equivalent of running into a local Barnes & Noble, shoving your book bag full of CDs and books, then walking out with the excuse: “Oh, it’s a free country, is it not? Let the author come after me if he really cares.”

We can all see how such a society would run, and it wouldn’t be beneficial for anyone.

Protecting the value behind songs and books will be an uphill battle, but there is a development that can bring this debate front and center: 3-D printing. It can create a tangible, workable product, such as a functioning firearm, with a simple click of a mouse.

I don’t mean to undermine the complexity of what regulating the Internet would entail, but if the music and publishing industries have taught us anything, we know there is substantive damage that can be done to an industry.

As the Internet will surely continue to advance throughout our lives, we have to consider the implications and come up with a comprehensive regulatory system to protect innovators’ fundamental rights.

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oogle “hazing.” The first few pages of results consist of numerous stories of fraternities and sororities abusing pledges until they get caught and are kicked off campus. More extreme cases end in death or serious injury — in fact, a student at this university died in 2001 from what many believed was a hazing incident.

It’s been a persistent problem, one that has come up year after year no matter how much certain Greek life members try to debunk the negative image that comes with being part of the Panhellenic Association or Interfraternity Council. But the university began taking preventative measures in December against this practice by creating a hazing prevention task force. The group is set to launch its website soon and begin reaching out to students to gauge attitudes toward hazing and hopefully prevent future incidents.

The goal is to help improve Greek life’s reputation and maybe even increase student participation (which already rose this year by 3 percent).

These efforts could become even more successful by including hazing as a prohibited behavior in the Code of Student Conduct, one of the task force’s initiatives. It would allow the university to suspend or dismiss students or organizations that psychologically, physically or emotionally harm other students trying to become members of their group. The Office of Student Conduct investigates four to six cases of hazing each year, including alcohol-related abuse, humiliation and compulsory servitude, said James Bond, Student Conduct assistant director.

There is a vast number of studies supporting the notion that any sort of hazing can have adverse physical, mental and emotional effects.

Scott Roberts, a psychology professor at this university, said even nonviolent hazing practices could result in mental health problems by putting students under severe stress.

Fifty-five percent of students nationwide who join fraternities, sororities, sports teams or other

student groups experience some form of hazing, according to a 2008 University of Maine study. It doesn’t seem to matter much that many schools have explicit rules against the act.

The problem, then, lies with students who believe hazing is acceptable or justified because it’s a way to induct and break in new members.

Greg Waterworth, the Student Government Association’s Greek life representative, said brutal practices such as paddling or beating aren’t OK, but some types of hazing on the campus are simply “challenging” and shouldn’t be prohibited.

But how can 18- to 21-year-old students be the best judges of what qualifies as “harmful” behavior? Seven Zeta Phi Beta sorority sisters from this university were charged in March 2011 with assaulting and hazing a pledge during initiation. Maybe they didn’t think their practices were especially harmful, but it was enough to get the sorority suspended from the university indefinitely after all of the allegations surfaced.

Although criminal charges are rare for Greek organizations at this university, said Matt Supple, Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life director — noting he only encountered hazing allegations that led to criminal investigations a handful of times in his 19 years here — one harmed student is enough to warrant an explicit ban on hazing.

The entire practice simply needs to be put to rest without room for ambiguity.

And by no means are the sororities and fraternities at this university the only groups that haze new members. They are just most prevalent in the news because they get caught, but students are enduring unnecessary behavior all over the campus.

Hazing is a strange, convoluted way to demonstrate to students that they belong. Instead of allowing others to force students to take part in crazy, potentially harmful activities to prove their loyalty or to officially become a member of an organization, we should be striving to protect one another.

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night at the opera Maryland Opera Studio hopes to promote opera’s appeal to students with upcoming shows

By Beena Raghavendran Staff writer Gran Wilson sat in his office in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on a bright March day, ruminating. Wilson has dark curly hair and an articulate, professorial voice with just a hint of a Southern twang. His eyes light up every time he speaks about his passion: opera.

He grew up watching the Birmingham Civic Opera in Alabama and caught the opera bug when he was 5 years old. Now, he’s a voice faculty member in the School of Music who sings tenor.

Although he’s involved in an art where applicability and appeal are often questioned, Wilson is confident about the future of opera.

“We deal with time-tested gifts to the planet,” he said. “We sing Mozart, Verdi, Puccini. We’re quite confident that what we’re presenting is going to make your life happier and more thought-provoking and beautiful, and we’re confident that if we get you there, you’re going to come back.”

The key phrase is, “if we get you there.”

CSPAC borders Byrd Stadium, but the opera program would be lucky to see half the attendance of a home football game.

“We’ve tried to make it abundantly clear this opera company belongs to you, as much as the basketball team or football team,” Wilson said.

T he M a r yl a nd O pera Stud io m aster’s program features what Wilson calls a “boutique program,” with fewer than 100 master’s students who receive intensive training and are guaranteed lead roles in university operas, unlike programs at other schools that determine roles with an open casting call.

The chosen repertoire is tailored to specific students based on vocal parts; La Bohème, one of the most-performed operas in the country, was selected for this year’s group of students, as well as Mozart’s Idomeneo.

While the leads are reserved for master’s students, undergraduate vocal performance majors typically fill the chorus roles. Every year, two operas play in overlapping weeks — this year, La Bohème and Idomeneo run alternating days in the same week. Sometimes students are cast in two different shows. Wilson calls it exhausting.

He said opera at this university has made a shift to a more fluid and believable acting style to try to form a balance between natural emotion and breaking into song. It’s all in the hopes that the audience will be more engaged with the content.

Harnessing the initial appeal of opera is difficult. Wilson and the Maryland Opera Studio have tried. The studio planned an event to grab hold of the Greek community, titling it “Greek Night at the Opera.” It featured a reception for students in Greek life before the dress rehearsal of La Bohème on April 11, but when ticket sales lagged, it was canceled.

“I really don’t know if it could be effective, just because our generation isn’t as into opera as it could be, or past generations have been,” said Matt Owings, a senior journalism major in the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Singers defend opera’s relevancy. Matt Moeller, a second-year master’s student, is double-cast as Marcello and Schaunard, who are both characters in La Bohème. He said the show, which heavily influenced the musical Rent, is the perfect production to attract nonopera-goers to Maryland Opera Studio.

“The story is about a guy who meets a girl and immediately they have a connection, and he introduces her to all of his friends,” Moeller said. “This is very real, lifelike — not a story about kings and queens and duchesses.”

Jazmin Grollemund, a second-year master’s student who plays Mimi, said enjoying opera is all about having an open mind. The emotions expressed in opera are the same ones humans experience every day. La Bohème

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centers around young people, making it even more college-relevant.

Operas are associated with a more expensive and classier atmosphere than other art forms.

They’re pricey compared to other arts: Ticket prices usually can’t even cover half of the high production costs, Wilson said.

Yet the real barrier is a generational one. Students still identify their parents’ and grandparents’ generations as the ones that go to the opera, the ballet and the symphony, Wilson said.

To tell the stories of the opera to more people and to boost opera’s numbers, Wilson knows the mindset is the first thing that must change.

The number of theater companies increased in the mid-20th century when World War II soldiers went to Europe and heard opera, Wilson said. Exposure is key.

“We’re winning,” he said. “It’s just, we take our lops any time the economy hits.”

Wilson rationalizes opera in several pieces.

It’s survived for centuries, and that won’t change. It’s adapting, including multimedia elements to keep up with its changing audiences — the Washington National Opera offers live broadcasts of shows at Nationals Park. And opera showcases what may be the last human sound untouched by Auto-Tune.

“We’re the last part of culture, really, that you can just hear the human voice in its purity,” Wilson said.

Maryland Opera Studio’s La Bohème runs April 17 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. and April 21 at 3 p.m.; performances of Idomeneo run April 18 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. All will be in CSPAC’s Kay Theatre. Student tickets are $10 and adult tickets are $35. For more information, visit claricesmithcenter.umd.edu. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

the maryland opera studio features second-year master’s students Jazmin Grollemund and Yoni Rose as Mimi and Rodolfo, among others, in La Bohème, the opera that inspired the musical Rent. They believe the show will prove relatable to college audiences. photo courtesy of ashley pollard

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GREEN From PAGE 8 rushing Camilla Hayes, who fired a shot past goalkeeper Kristen Giovanniello with 34 seconds left in the game. It marked the 120th assist of Aust’s career, placing her alone in third place on the Terps’ all-time list.

“That was awesome,” Aust said of the assist. “Especially to be to another senior.

It was amazing. Such an honor.”

Just as they have all season, the Terps got off to a quick start. Before Dartmouth scored its first goal with 17:31 left in the first period, the Terps (16-0) had already netted three quick goals.

The Big Green (8-5) was able to maintain possession with a strong effort in the draw circle, though. With 5-foot-10 midfielder Courtney Bennett matching up against 5-foot-7 midfielder Taylor Cummings, Dartmouth was able to win six of the first period’s 13 attempts.

“We need to dig down deep and fight on the circle,” Reese said. “They’re not going straight up in the middle. They are 50-50 balls, and they are going to different

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spots. I think it’s everybody [not] being checked in mentally.”

Even after winning the draw, the Big Green struggled to find opportunities. The Terps’ defense employed a half-field trap, and even when the Big Green eluded the pressure, the Terps got back on transition and clogged up the holes on the other end.

After the teams traded 2-0 runs about midway through the period, the Terps rattled off a 5-0 rally to take a 9-3 lead into the half.

Reese swapped the 5-foot-11 Hayes in for Cummings in the circle to begin the second period. The change worked, as the Terps won the draw control battle, 9-5, in the second half.

Those extra possessions led to more scoring opportunities, and the Terps took advantage of them. Less than three minutes into the half, Schwarzmann found the back of the net.

She finished the day upping her career total to 216 goals, just three behind midfielder Kelly Coppedge for third in program history. After four stellar years in College Park, the Tewaaraton Award winner said the emotion of Senior Day was almost overwhelming.

“During the national anthem, I was just trying to take a deep breath,” Schwarzmann said. “I didn’t want any of these extra things to get in the way of the game. …

We wanted to come out strong and avenge that loss from two years ago.”

With many of the Terps’ starters on the bench, the squads traded goals for the start of the second period. With 23:02 left, a Dartmouth tally cut the deficit to five, the smallest it had been since before the beginning of the period.

But the Terps outscored the Big Green, 6-2, the rest of the way, and Aust’s helper to Hayes capped the scoring.

Sixteen games into the 2013 campaign, the Terps are one win shy — a victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday — of their first undefeated regular season since 2009.

And Reese realizes she owes that possibility to her senior class — the same group that endured a letdown against Dartmouth as sophomores.

“Those seniors are going to be the ones to lead the way,” Reese said. “We have something special.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

Midfielder Mike Chanenchuk scored two of the Terps’ season-low four goals Saturday in a 7-4 loss to Johns Hopkins in front of 10,233 fans at Byrd Stadium. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

JAYS From PAGE 8 that included New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who is a friend of Blue Jays coach Dave Pietramala — watched the Terps stumble in arguably the sport’s fiercest rivalry.

Terps midfielder Mike Chanenchuk wasn’t concerned with the attendance or the opponents after the game, though. He just wanted the offense to play better.

“Throughout the game, we had some very good possessions and then didn’t shoot it as well as we wanted to,” said Chanenchuk, who finished with a teamhigh three points. “There [were] also times when we didn’t make the best decision available.”

Much of the problem was the team’s shooting. Coach John Tillman pointed out that Bassett was stellar — he saved 12 of 16 shots on goal — but the thirdyear coach was disappointed with his squad’s shot selection.

“At t i m e s, we r u s h e d ,” Tillman said. “It felt like we were taking the first shot, maybe not the best shot.”

Johns Hopkins, meanwhile, didn’t have any offensive troubles early. Midfielder John Ranagan got the scoring started with a pair of goals in the game’s first 10 minutes to give the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead.

Attackman Owen Blye — who tallied his 100th career point — and Chanenchuk both added goals before the end of the first frame for the Terps, but Hopkins still led, 3-2.

Then the Terps’ offense went silent. Tillman’s squad struggled to penetrate the Johns Hopkins defense, and couldn’t find many good looks at the net. And when it did fire quality shots toward Bassett, the senior netminder was there to stop them.

The Terps couldn’t score a single goal in the second quarter and faced a 4-2 deficit at halftime.

HURRICANES From PAGE 8 advanced Hagel to second, catcher Jack Cleary flew out to right field to end the threat.

The Terps (19-17, 5-13 ACC) stranded another runner in the 12th inning, and the Hurricanes (24-15, 8-10) capitalized in the top of the 13th. Right-hander Brandon Casas, who threw 3.1 scoreless innings, surrendered a stand-up double to Thompson with one out in the 13th inning, and Szefc replaced him with right-hander Kevin Mooney.

The freshman then walked center fielder Dale Carey and forced Kennedy to fly out before conceding the eventual gamewinning RBI single to shortstop Brandon Lopez.

“That’s been the story of the year,” Reed said. “We’ll have a good start or our pitching will do really well, and then the offense won’t show up on one day. Or it will be the opposite.”

K irkpatrick suffered his fifth loss of the season Saturday night. Thompson hit a solo home run in the second inning to give the Hurricanes a lead they never relinquished.

The Terps tallied two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh.

But it wasn’t enough as they fell, 5-3, sealing their sixth straight conference series defeat.

The offense finally provided some run support in Sunday’s five-run victory. Shortstop Blake Schmit led the way, batting 3-for-4 with two RBIs, tied for the game-high. Center

A gutsy effort from the Terps defense was likely the lone reason the Blue Jays didn’t pull away.

Johns Hopkins got a boost from the return of midfielder Rob Guida, who played in his first game after missing nearly two months with a collarbone injury. Yet the Terps’ defense adjusted to the junior’s presence and kept the score within reach.

“We prepared like Guida was going to play all week,” Terps long pole Jesse Bernhardt said.

“We don’t try to worry about matchups too much; we just try to stick with our system.”

But the offense never gave the defense any help. After Chanenchuk’s first-quarter tally, the Terps endured 22 scoreless minutes before the junior scored again in the third quarter.

The struggles wouldn’t subside in the fourth quarter, either. The Terps pressed a bit too hard in an effort to make up a three-goal deficit, Chanenchuk said, and that may have derailed their focus. “ T h e re ’s t h a t se n se o f urgency [when playing from behind],” Chanenchuk said.

“You want to make the shot perfect instead of shooting your regular shot.”

Bassett made three saves, including the demoralizing one on Carr, in the final period to seal the Blue Jays victory.

The Terps remain in good position for the postseason and will likely stay near the top of most national rankings. But a sobering defeat at the hands of their rival shows they have work to do before the playoffs begin.

And if the Terps hope to make a serious run in the NCAA tournament, they’ll probably need to score many more than four goals each game.

“I’d just like to see us execute for 60 minutes on the offensive end at a little higher level,” Tillman said. “And just make some better decisions on offense.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

fielder Charlie White notched his 49th and 50th hits of the season in four at-bats, and tied the Terps’ single-season record with his 33rd stolen base.

The squad continued its success on the mound in the series finale, too. Stinnett earned his fourth win of the season, allowing one earned run on three hits in seven innings. In 12 innings over two starts this past week, the junior surrendered only one run, seven hits and four walks.

“We were in a position after losing the first two games to come out and not play very well today,” Szefc said after Sunday’s win. “I have to hand it to our guys. They did a nice job.”

The Terps sit in 10th place in the conference, two games behind Virginia Tech and three games behind Miami and Duke.

Still, postseason play remains a realistic goal. The top eight tea m s i n t h e c o n fe re n c e reach the ACC tournament in Durham, N.C., and Szefc’s squad still has opportunities to make up ground in the standings with a three-game set at home against the Hokies and another at the Blue Devils.

But the rotation must consistently perform like it did this weekend if the Terps hope to compete late into May. “We’ve got a choice,” Szefc said. “We can get real negative over [our losses] or we can stay positive and keep coming to work. It’s a humbling game, and if you don’t keep working at it to beat it, it’s going to beat you.“ sportsdbk@gmail.com

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FOOTBALL | SPRING GAME

Running backs shine in spring game Red, White teams tie, 13-13, as quarterbacks, kickers struggle

By Daniel Gallen Senior staff writer In October, the Terrapins football team posted a rushing line at Virginia that’s hard to forget.

In a 27-20 win over the Cavaliers, the Terps rushed 29 times for minus-2 yards. Former running back Justus Pickett carried 15 times for minus-8 yards. Quarterback Perry Hills was the team’s leading rusher, and he mustered just 7 yards.

But at their annual Red-White spring game Friday night, the Terps showed

those lackluster performances could be long gone. Though the game ultimately ended in a 13-13 tie, running backs Brandon Ross and Albert Reid showed that come fall, the Terps’ running game has the potential to be a force.

Ross, who started for the first-team offense on the White team, ran for 122 yards on 19 carries against the firstteam defense on the Red team, totaling 100 yards in the first half alone. Reid, running for the second-team offense on the Red team, carried 23 times for 135 yards, including 115 in the second half before 8,200 at Byrd Stadium.

“We just kept pounding the ball,” Reid said. “It was working, so we kept pounding the ball down their throats.”

Ross averaged 6.4 yards per carry with a long of 19 while Reid posted 5.9 yards per carry with a long of 39.

The duo mostly stayed between the tackles against a revamped defensive line missing longtime stalwarts Joe Vellano and A.J. Francis and rarely tried to stretch the defense to the corner.

“Today, [the offense] was doing a really good job of establishing the See SPRING, Page 2

Running back brandon ross ran for 100 yards in the first half of the Red-White spring game Friday at Byrd Stadium, finishing the game with 122. He needed only 19 carries to reach that mark. christian jenkins/the diamondback

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Terps earn Senior Day win, 17-8 Team avenges May 2011 loss against Dartmouth

By Joshua Needelman Staff writer

36-31, the Terps notched their lowest goal total of the year as the nation’s third-ranked scoring offense couldn’t muster the firepower to seriously challenge their rivals.

The Terps’ (8-2) most stagnant performance of the year came in their most highly anticipated regularseason game. A season-high 10,233 fans — a group

The Terrapins women’s lacrosse team’s class of 2013 made its collegiate debut with a 17-7 rout of Richmond on Feb. 14, 2010.

The then-freshmen — a group including midfielder Katie Schwarzmann, attacker Alex Aust and goalkeeper Kasey Howard, among others — didn’t make a huge impact, but the day still marked the beginning of a dominant four-year stretch. This season’s senior class has compiled a 78-7 overall record, won three straight ACC championships and captured a national title its freshman season.

One of those seven losses came against then-No. 14 Dartmouth. The then-top-ranked Terps fell, 9-8, in a double-overtime thriller on May 1, 2011, halting a 28-game winning streak.

On Senior Day yesterday, the No. 14 Big Green got another opportunity to end the No. 1 Terps’ winning streak.

This time, though, coach Cathy Reese’s team overpowered Dartmouth en route to a 17-8 win before 1,143 fans at Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.

“We’ve got great senior leadership this year,” Reese said moments after the Terps extended their winning streak to 16 games. “With a lot of them that see significant playing time on a regular basis, it was special for them to all start the game together and then finish the game together.”

Aust entered the contest tied for third in program history with 119 assists. Given the senior leads the ACC with 2.7 per game, she rarely takes long during games to secure a helper.

But with less than a minute remaining and the Terps holding an eightpoint edge, she still hadn’t notched a single assist. And after a few streaking teammates failed to corral Aust’s feeds, the Sterling, Va., native finally found a

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Attackman Owen Blye (top) and the Terps solemnly walk off the field after their 7-4 loss to rival Johns Hopkins on Saturday. The Blue Jays (bottom) celebrated at Byrd Stadium after the game. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

A sobering defeat

Terps set season-low scoring mark in 7-4 loss to longtime rival Johns Hopkins on Saturday

By Aaron Kasinitz Staff writer Landon Carr was streaking down the middle of Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium on Saturday afternoon with a chance to score a crucial goal for his Terrapins men’s lacrosse team. The Terps trailed rival Johns Hopkins, 6-4, with 10 minutes left, and a goal would’ve seemingly handed them the momentum.

So as the defensive midfielder raced toward the Blue Jays net unguarded, he rifled a shot from about 15 yards out. But like many of the Terps’ shots Saturday, the ball flew directly into Pierce Bassett’s stick. The Johns Hopkins goalkeeper had stifled another Terps scoring chance.

The No. 1 Terps experienced such frustrations throughout Saturday’s 7-4 loss to No. 15 Johns Hopkins. Despite outshooting the Blue Jays,

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Terps don’t capitalize on pitching Bats don’t support strong weekend from starters in series loss to Miami

By Daniel Popper Staff writer The Terrapins baseball team’s starting pitching, for once, was a positive this weekend during a 2-1 home series loss to Miami.

Left-hander Jimmy Reed, righthander Brady Kirkpatrick and converted closer Jake Stinnett combined to allow only five earned runs on 13 hits in 22 innings of work. The group also tallied 19 strikeouts and just eight walks during their three starts.

For the first time in a conference series this season, coach John Szefc’s

weekend rotation gave him three productive starts. As a result, the Terps had three chances to win.

“That’s what you hope your pitching staff can do,” Szefc said. “You can’t ask for much more than that, especially against a decent team. Those guys work hard at it, and I’m happy for them.”

The bats, though, couldn’t provide the pitchers enough to pull off a series victory.

In two losses — 1-0 on Friday night in 13 innings, and 5-3 on Saturday — the Terps hit a pedestrian 13-for-77 (.169 average), left 18 runners on base and stranded the bases loaded twice before rebounding with a 7-2 victory Sunday.

Reed threw nine scoreless innings Friday, yet the offense couldn’t capitalize on late-game opportunities.

In the 11th inning, right fielder Jordan Hagel — who was making his first start since injuring his thumb against Florida State on March 15 — reached base on third baseman David Thompson’s throwing error. Second baseman Kyle Convissar attempted a sacrifice bunt in the ensuing at-bat, but popped it up to catcher Garret Kennedy for the first out. After designated hitter Kevin Martir’s groundout See HURRICANES, Page 7

Pitcher Brandon Casas threw 3.1 scoreless innings in relief of starter Jimmy Reed on Friday, but it wasn’t enough to avoid a 1-0 loss to Miami in the 13th inning. The Terps dropped two of three in the series. charlie deboyace/the diamondback