April 23, 2015

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Residents call for more taxes on univ at town hall 4 attend City Council budget forum, request taxes on event tickets, ‘inconvenience’

By Eleanor Mueller @eleanor_mueller Staff writer Some College Park residents expressed their desire that the city receive more money f rom t h is university at a town hall meeting l a s t n i g h t , t h o u g h o n l y fo u r people attended.

City Council members hosted the event, wh ich took place at 7 p.m. at the College Park Community Library, to create a forum for those interested in sharing their opinions on the city’s budget for the upcoming year.

Though no significant changes were made from last year’s budget — there were no increases in taxes

or fees, while provided services remain the same — four residents attended to ask quest ions a nd provide their input.

The low turnout is reflective of resident satisfaction with College Park’s budget, District 4 Councilman Alan Hew said.

“When there’s a problem, you get a big turnout,” Hew said. “Our residents are saying we’re doing something right.”

District 1 Councilman Patrick Wojahn speaks at a City Council meeting in February 2014. Last night, the See BUDGET, Page 3 City Council hosted a town hall meeting to discuss the city’s fiscal year 2016 budget. file photo/thediamondback

U boosts recycling, lowers use of landfills Landfill diversion rate improves to 89 percent in 2014, up by 10 percent

By Aisha Sharipzhan @aishasharipz Staff writer

Students paint a banner yesterday in Stamp Student Union’s Grand Ballroom as part of the Earth Day Festival hosted by the Student Government Association Sustainability Committee.

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Greening out SGA Sustainability Committee hosts annual Earth Day Festival in Stamp

By Aisha Sharipzhan @aishasharipz Staff writer Bruce James remembers celebrating the first Earth Day in 1970 as a college student. And last night, the environmental science and policy professor got to watch

his students celebrate the day’s 45th anniversary on this campus.

“We didn’t know it was the first; it was just Earth Day,” James said.

“We had no idea there was going to be a second one or a 45th one, so it was pretty cool for me to see that happen now and to see my own students involved in it.”

More than 200 people turned out for the annual Earth Day Festival yesterday. The event, hosted by the Student Government Association Sustainability Committee in Stamp Student Union’s Grand Ballroom, included 25 organizations and departments, said Ori Gutin, SGA sustainability director.

The SGA was hoping to attract more people this year, so it moved the event to the Grand Ballroom, said Annie Rice, a sophomore environmental science and policy major and director of city affairs for the Sustainability Committee.

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Health students to visit Ethiopia to foster nutrition Group has two weeks to raise about $3K for trip

By Morgan Eichensehr @MEichensehr Staff writer When Anthony Slaton visited Debre Berhan, Ethiopia, in January with this university’s Public Health Without Borders program, he said he was in awe of the state of malnutrition he saw in some of the young students there.

“We met with the principal [of a local primary school] to ask him questions about his students,” the junior public health science major said. “He began by telling us that yes, malnutrition was a problem in this school. … To help these students, teachers pooled their money together to buy cookies to give to students so that they at least had something in their belly when they came to class.”

faculty members from PHWB plans to return to Debre Berhan in June to start the intervention process.

The plan for the project is to introduce more nutritional education to the community and improve diets through gardening at schools, said Stephanie Grutzmacher, a family science professor and PHWB faculty adviser.

To help fund the project and send more students to Ethiopia, PHWB started a Launch UMD campaign with the goal of raising $6,000. With 15 days left in the campaign, they have raised about University students with the Public Health Without Borders program work with students in Debre half of that.

Berhan, Ethiopia, in January. A larger group of students plans to return in June. photo courtesy of anthony slaton Donations from the Launch UMD campaign will go directly days with three other university Forty-four percent of children in Ethiopia suffer from chronic students and two faculty members to university students who need undernutrition, according to the to brainstorm a community public help coveri ng a ny ex penses, U.S. A gency for I nter n at ion a l health project — in partnership Slaton said. The money will also with Debre Berhan University — to contribute to the supplies needed Development.

In response to this statistic, Slaton improve community nutrition.

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This university achieved a landfill diversion rate of 89 percent for 2014, bumping up the statistic more than 10 percent from the previous year, recycling and solid waste unit Terps Recycle said.

The landfill diversion rate — the portion of waste that is collected for recycling instead of sent to a landfill — has been increasing for the past five years both for individual diversion, the statistic for communitygenerated waste, and the all-inclusive institutional category.

The increasing institutional diversion rate is mostly due to the large volume of construction and renovation projects on the campus, said Adrienne Small, a Facilities Management recycling specialist. Dirt removed prior to construction as well See LANDFILL, Page 8

Hillel Day of Remembrance honors vets Riggs event pays tribute to fallen IDF soldiers

By Morgan Eichensehr @MEichensehr Staff writer Sophomore Jacob Magid said he and his friend Bnaya Rubel were the “misfits” of their platoon in the Israeli Defense Force. They were smaller than the other guys and had to carry ammunition that weighed almost half their body weight, he said.

But Rubel never complained.

“He loved his country and was incredibly proud to serve it in uniform,” said Magid, an Arabic and government and politics major.

Rubel was killed during the Gaza conflict last summer — one of more than 23,300 soldiers who have died for Israel.

Magid, along with about 180 other students, honored the memory of his See israel, Page 2

SPORTS

OPINION

STILL SLUMPING

CASSIDY: ‘American Sniper’ controversy

The Terrapins baseball team failed to score more than one run for the third straight contest last night and fell to VCU, 3-1, to extend its losing streak to three games P. 11

DIVERSIONS

SEE should have the right to show whatever movies it wants P. 4

WHERE HAVE ALL THE GAMERS GONE? On the popularity of Let’s Play videos and their impact P. 6

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earth From PAGE 1 “It gives students a look at the main environmental organizations on campus, shows them how they can get involved and allows them to appreciate our Earth while having fun,” said Jay Rao, a sophomore civil and environmental engineering major and the communications director for the Student Sustainability committee. “It’s fun to have a big celebration on Earth Day, but we need to make sure we’re caring about the Earth as much as possible, not just on the designated day.”

Guests were able to get their faces painted, make flower pots from recycled newspaper, donate their old clothes to H&M for recycling, sign a sustainability pledge and get more information on sustainability while local bands performed on stage.

israel From PAGE 1 friend and other fallen Israeli soldiers during Maryland Hillel’s Yom Hazikaron — Day of Remembrance — ceremony in the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center last night.

During the ceremony, students dressed mostly in the blue and white colors of the Israeli flag recited prayers and sang in Hebrew. Some spoke about their personal experiences in the IDF, or about losing someone they knew there.

“Everyone knows someone who has passed away because of the wars,” said sophomore communication major Rashel Maikhor. “Israel is small, and there’s a powerful feeling of being a part of the Jewish community. … There is a feeling of connection and family as we reflect and honor

“Raising awareness among the general student population is really the key part,” said environmental science and policy lecturer Joanna Goger. “It’s an opportunity to draw attention to ask people to take personal action and make change.”

Freshmen Rebecca Chapin and Barbara Cheakalos stood in line at the festival for free smoothies, which participants got to make themselves using a stationary bicycle-powered blender. They also each held a pot filled with soil and parsley and thyme seeds they planted themselves at another table.

Chapin, a bioengineering and computer science major, and Cheakalos, who is enrolled in letters and sciences, said the information they learned about the energy efficiency of LED lights was interesting, sparking a debate between the two about their effectiveness.

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those who have died.”

Yael Magid, a freshman enrolled in letters and sciences, spoke about her experiences in the Israeli Air Force. She said the other people in her unit didn’t understand why a young girl from America would volunteer to serve in the IDF. She said she believed in Israel and wanted to be part of making it stronger. She said there was nothing special about her as a soldier, but she was proud to be one.

“At the end of the d ay, that’s really all the Israeli army is,” Yael Magid said.

“Just normal boys and girls like you and me, just doing their best to help out.”

Junior English and secondary education major Julia Ring said she is used to hearing about men joining the IDF, but not often about female volunteers. Ring doesn’t know Yael

company Anheuser-Busch’s advocacy for clea n water at student advocacy group Ma r yPI RG’s table. Other organizations represented included the Terrpain Trail club, a local bhakti yoga club, the Public Health Garden, the Office of Sustainability’s LEAF Outreach Team, Terps Recycle and the environmental science and technology department.

James, who is also the env i ron menta l science a nd policy program director, said he enjoyed seeing how much the Earth Day celebration has changed. Earth Day has become more about collaboration and considering different points of view as environmental issues have become a mainstream topic, he said.

“One of the things we really like to push at [environmental science and policy] is internships of various kinds, whether it’s doing research or working at an agency,” he said.

Freshman environmental science major Sarah Lank and freshman studio art major Elise Nichols make tie-dye shirts at the Earth Day Festival hosted by SGA’s Sustainability Committee in Stamp Student Union’s Grand Ballroom yesterday. stephanie natoli/the diamondback “That’s kind of what Earth Day is promoting — community involvement, working

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rok shalom, a Jewish a capella group, performs at Maryland Hillel’s Yom Hazikaron ceremony last night.

Magid but said that as another young Jewish girl, she felt a connection to her story.

Ja c o b M a g i d a n d Ya e l Magid were both “lone soldiers” — soldiers without fa m i ly i n Israel a nd who are not Israeli citizens, but choose to serve despite the lack of obligation. “ T h a t’s w h y t h e y a r e called ‘lone,’” Maikhor said.

“They are not residents of the country, they usually have no family or friends there, and they enlist voluntarily.”

Two American lone soldiers, Max Steinberg, 24, from California, and Sean Ca rmel i, 21, f rom Texas, were killed during the Gaza confl ict last summer. Hillel honored them with a video tribute during the ceremony.

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Carmeli, Eitan said she joined thousands of other Israelis at his funeral to show gratitude and pay respect.

“I have never seen or felt anything like that night,” Eitan said. “When a soldier dies, whether you knew them or not, you feel a part of your family is taken away from you.”

The Yom Hazikaron ceremony u lti mately tu rned fest ive a s students celebrated Israeli Independence Day — Yom Ha’atzmaut — at sundown with food, laughter and music.

“It’s like a circle-of-life type of thing,” Maikhor said.

“We go from this sad, dark time of remembering to this joyous time of celebration. …

We honor what these soldiers have fallen for by immediately celebrating what they fell for: Israeli independence.”

Nurit Eitan, the Hillel Israel Fellow, attended Carmeli’s funeral in July. She spoke during last night’s ceremony about the impact of his service and the service of other lone soldiers in the IDF. Eitan worked with many lone soldiers in the IDF and said she is amazed by their resolution and perseverance.

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Rev. Griffin discusses religious discrimination In light of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Catholic Student Center hosts talk on religious freedom

By Jessica Campisi @jessiecampisi Staff writer The debate about religious freedom versus religious discrimination can be traced back to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Rev. Carter Griffi n said.

“We all know about that experience of people being denied service in the South,” Griffi n said. “It started with a small restaurant outside Birmingham, Alabama. And I’m not going to get into the particulars, but more the underlying question: Can a business owner refuse to serve a customer as a form of religious freedom?”

Griffin led a discussion last night in light of Indiana’s controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which opponents say allows businesses to refuse service to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people on the

budget From PAGE 1 O ne of t he f i rst topics broached was the revenue the city receives from this university.

Though the city acquires about $16 million in revenue annually, just $800,000 of that comes from this university, District 1 city councilman Patrick Wojahn said.

basis of religion. More than 100 members of the university community gathered at the Catholic Student Center to explore the tension between religious freedom and religious discrimination.

“With the laws that have been passed and the things that are going on, there has been a lot of strong reaction to it,” senior marketing major Holly Klenkel said. “It’s a really important issue to know.”

Gri ffi n sa id busi nesses choosing whom they serve should not be the debate’s main focus.

“It’s not really about the pizza places or bakeries or photographers,” Griffi n said.

“It’s about religious liberty.”

Public places such as restaurants should be obligated to serve people of all sexualities, he said. But when it comes to doing something that cou ld be i nterpreted as an endorsement, like ca-

tering a same-sex wedding party, he said, individuals have a right to choose whom they want to serve.

“With the First Amendment, every person has the obligation to seek the truth, a nd t he gover n ment h a s placed very stringent restrictions on that,” Griffin said.

“We’re all in this country together, and we all have a right to be heard.”

During the event, Griffin stressed the importance of maintaining the “traditional definition” of marriage. He said only a man and woman can have children together, and changing the defi nition of marriage would have social and cultural repercussions.

T he meaning of marriage would be diluted, he said.

“What’s at stake here is really the universe,” he said.

“Male and female bodies were made for each other and governments recognize that. And when we ignore the purpose of things, they start to fall apart. … Other relationships can be beautiful, but there’s a reason why the government

This university’s contribution comes from a combination of fees on off-campus bu i ld i n gs t he u n iversity owns, such as the Center for Advanced Study of Language, and surcharges on athletic event tickets.

“The surcharge is printed on the ticket,” Wojahn said. “Everyone that buys a ticket to a sporting event has to pay that.”

However, residents at the meeting said the city should

benefit more from hosting such a large school. “ T h i s s h o u ld b e a ddressed,” resident Judy Blumenthal said. “There’s a lot that impacts the citizens.”

Blumenthal said the city should request an “inconvenience tax” to compensate the city for the traffic and other negative side effects the university brings.

O t h e rs at t h e m e e t i n g wondered why there are no

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rev. Carter Griffin talks about religious discrimination and freedom to a group of more than 100 students and community members in the Catholic Student Center last night. The talk was inspired by Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. james levin/the diamondback doesn’t recognize those. Marriages are unique.”

Freshman Alisa Zacharia, a member of the Catholic Student Center, said it’s important for people of all religious backgrounds to have a voice.

“The main issue is if people can disagree and not be shut out,” said Zacharia, who is enrolled in letters and sciences.

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“IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE’VE ASKED FOR MORE MONEY. ... THEY’RE NOT INCLINED TO GIVE IT TO US.” PATRICK WOJAHN District 1 city councilman taxes on tickets to non-athletic events, which can attract just as many people.

“The university collects tax from tickets and football games but nothing at the Stamp Student Union,” resident and former city councilman Mark Cook said. “The city has tended not to push that.”

The law determining how much the university must pay was written in the mid-1940s when the city was first incorporated, Wojahn said.

Since then, no major changes have been made.

“It’s been a while since we’ve asked for more money,” Wojahn said. “They’re not inclined to give it to us.”

Despite this, residents said asking wouldn’t hurt.

“I would wager that no one’s even thought about it,” Blumenthal said. “No harm, no foul in asking.”

One of the reasons the city hasn’t brought this topic forward is because of concern the university could take such a request to court, Wojahn said.

However, he said the topic could be worth exploring.

“I imagine the answer will be no,” Wojahn said. “But we can always ask.” emuellerdbk@gmail.com

Griffin said, Christians are subject to government coercion because they’re mandated to serve people with beliefs that directly contradict their own.

“There are many rational reasons and objective realities, but we can disagree without one group coercing others to con form to someth i ng that they see as contrary to reality,” Griffin said. “Because

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that is unjust. Always.”

Griffin said he believes his religion’s viewpoint will eventually be accepted as the right one.

“Event u a l ly, t he t r ut h always wins,” he said. “It may take a long time, but ultimately, at the end of the day, the truth about all of these things will win.” jcampisidbk@gmail.com

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for the project, such as seed packets and teaching materials.

Priya Parikh, president of PHWB, plans to travel to Ethiopia this summer.

The junior, who completed the College Park Scholars Global Public Health program, said she is excited about the project’s potentia l for both u n iversity participants and the community’s residents.

“If our work in Debre Berhan can make even a minute difference in the nutrient intake of the kids and their families at these s c h o o l s , t h a t’s h u ge ,” Parikh said. “We also are giving our members a realistic, practical experience in public health work and global interaction.”

Teachers i n Et h iopi a often use their ow n resources to help students — some buy shoe shining kits so students can make m o n e y i n t h e c it y a n d even open up their homes to the poorest children — and Slaton said university students have a duty to help these communities.

“All around the world, people are doing incredible things to make the world a better place,” Slaton said.

“As students who have an education and the potential to make a difference, we have a responsibility to help.”

One of the key elements of the project is the collaboration with Ethiopian community members and Debre Berhan University

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I WANT THEM TO SEE HOW DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND GAIN SKILLS IN COMMUNITYBASED PLANNING.” STEPHANIE GRUTZMACHER Family science professor students, Slaton said.

“These students offer a different prospective of living and working in Ethiopia that we don’t have,” Slaton said.

“Malnutrition is a complex issue, beyond just limited access to food. … Having multiple perspectives working towards one goal strengthens our intervention and improves our chances of reducing the rate of malnutrition in the community.”

T he prog ra m w i l l offer PHWB students the chance to pract ice “re s p on si ble community intervention,” Grutzmacher said. She said development programs are of ten u nsuccessf u l when those involved do not understand the community they are working in.

Creating a bridge between A mer ic a n a nd Et h iopi a n students so they can teach and learn from each other is crucial to the project’s ongoing success, she said.

“We wa nt to be able to provide high-impact experiences to undergraduate students,” Grutzmacher said.

“I want them to see how development works and gain skills in community-based planning.” meichensehrdbk@gmail.com

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American Sniper Construct reality, not dreams controversy STAFF EDITORIAL

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hen we look at College Park, we see so much potential.

There’s a long list of things that we as a community could have — public transportation, stores, restaurants, apartment buildings, the list goes on.

And the list of developments to come is just as long: A universitybacked art house. A dizzying array of housing options, including Terrapin Row, Landmark apartments, The Boulevard at 9091 and Riverdale Station. A Target Express, Insomnia Cookies and Whole Foods. A hotel.

Year after year, developer after developer has dazzled us with elaborate visions and artful illustrations of a futuristic utopian College Park, a city planning daydream sprinkled with buzzy idioms such as “walka b l e ,” “ t ra n s i t - o r i e n te d ” a n d “smart growth.”

However, few of these grand ideas have progressed as planned.

Though construction is set to begin this summer, the Purple Line is currently at the mercy of Gov. Larry Hogan, who could still decide to scrap it if he deems it too expensive. Plans for a bikesharing system, stymied by financial problems, only recently began moving again.

Then there’s the proposed golf course development. In fall 2013, local backlash was so fierce that developer Brian Gibbons retracted his idea to turn the university golf course into a car-oriented shop-

ping center and academic village before he had even submitted a formal proposal.

So forgive us if we’re more than a little skeptical of the “innovation district” that Carlo Colella, university administration and finance vice president, and a group of developers presented to the City Council on Tuesday night.

OUR VIEW

Future construction plans for the university and College Park should be rooted in reality and not fantasy.

Their proposal would transform land on both sides of Route 1 near Ritchie Coliseum into “market rate” apartments, student housing, offices and laboratories with pedestrian walkways and bike paths.

T h e n ew d eve l o p m e n ts co u l d replace some of the surrounding university buildings.

This editorial board agrees with council members — that sounds like a lovely vision for College Park. It’s also almost too ambitious, and we question how feasible this project is.

During the presentation, Adam Gross, from the architecture firm Ayers Saint Gross, cited the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s University Park as a real example

of a college-supported urban development. That project similarly includes a variety of academic, local and retail elements.

But just because it worked for MIT and Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the 1980s doesn’t mean it will work for College Park.

In fact, similar plans here have floundered for more than a decade.

The “innovation district” would sit on a parcel of land sometimes referred to as East Campus.

The original plans were for a single development that would have included a hotel, movie theater, student housing, restaurants and more, but the project’s ambition was its downfall. The plans were revised several times and a slew of developers couldn’t get the project moving, prompting the university to scrap the plans in 2013 in favor of what officials at the time called a “parcel-by-parcel” approach.

The plot of land isn’t doomed — The Hotel at the University of Maryland’s construction is the first real sign of progress (though we question the decision to add yet another pizza restaurant).

We proudly support positive development and careful planning. As members of the community and as students, we’re invested in College Park’s future and the idea of living in a top-20 college town. But if officials aren’t careful, history could repeat itself, and College Park can’t wait another 15 years for disappointment.

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MAGGIE CASSIDY JUNIOR

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few weeks ago, Student Entertainment Events decided to change the lineup of its spring movie series. Originally, the organization planned to screen Jupiter Ascending, a poorly received sci-fi film, on May 6, but replaced it with American Sniper, the highest-grossing film of 2014, which depicts Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and his struggle with post-traumatic stress.

According to a blog post by SEE in response to social media outcry against the change, the decision to replace Jupiter Ascending was due to the film’s poor reviews and box-office failure. However, SEE’s logical reason sparked a fierce controversy among certain individuals and groups at this university.

I remember scrolling down my Facebook news feed the afternoon of SEE’s announcement of the change and stumbling across one of those online arguments that’s like a horrifying car crash because you can’t look away. This time, the fight was between an old friend from middle school fighting with her weird relative about SEE’s decision to screen American Sniper.

Having seen the film and read the autobiography of Chris Kyle, I knew the film and its themes were controversial depending on how you look at them. However, I didn’t chalk it up to the same level as something like The Birth of a Nation.

Some people commenting on Facebook said the film promotes Islamophobia and SEE was doing the same by deciding to screen it.

I even read a comment that compared SEE to Nazi Germany. Some commenters were less miffed, and others staunchly defended SEE’s decision.

Those condemning SEE should

not go completely unnoticed, considering that Islamic relations within university communities have been appalling, most notably at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, near which three Muslims were shot and killed. However, accusing a university organization for promoting Islamophobia solely based on a film choice is ludicrous.

Yes, American Sniper discusses and portrays uncomfortable and upsetting themes of war. In fact, the film is doing its job if it makes you reflect on its issues in the deepest way. But demanding that SEE re-replace American Sniper with another film is like the backward thinking of this country’s sullied past.

If you have a problem with Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper, or any other film for that matter, simply don’t go and see it. It’s not as if SEE is mandating that everyone at this university sit down and watch the film and sing its praises. As SEE said in its blog post, the organization chooses films based on their boxoffice success and critical acclaim — not ones that seek to anger and isolate a large group of people.

If SEE members had chosen to listen to the demands of those offended by the selection of American Sniper, they would have been censoring issues that affect a certain group.

I am in no way affiliated with SEE, but I admire its decision to maintain its choice. Is American Sniper unsettling? Yes. However, it also examines a man dealing with PTSD and its crippling repercussions.

Discussing popular culture and how it relates to the plights of the common person is necessary, but demanding an organization to censor pop culture because of its controversy is a little too close for comfort to the backward thinking of the past.

Maggie Cassidy, former opinion editor, is a junior English major. She can be reached at mcassidydbk@gmail.com.

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Marriage isn’t parenthood CHARLIE BULMAN JUNIOR

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pposition to same-sex marriage has often focused on the disastrous consequences predicted for the institution in the event that gay people are allowed to marry. Likewise, proponents of same-sex marriage have argued extending the right to marry to same-sex couples wouldn’t fundamentally change marriage. But could the old model of marriage and the public policies tied to it benefit from a change? As long as civil marriage exists, it should be an option for same-sex couples. The best argument is simple: Excluding gay people makes marriage a heterosexual privilege and harms same-sex couples socially and materially.

Self-styled defenders of “traditional marriage” have long claimed that marriage is in essence a procreative institution. But it’s easy to see this hasn’t been the case for a while. In states without legal same-sex marriage, heterosexual couples unable to reproduce because of sterility, medical operations or age are free to wed. Many heterosexual spouses also use birth control. Defending “traditional marriage” is clearly more about exclusion than zealously safeguarding marriage’s procreative function.

Extending marriage to same-sex couples in states without it would remove one layer of inequality, but in its current form, marriage is a major

driver of other disparities. A study by economists Jeremy Greenwood, Nezih Guner, Georgi Kocharkov and Cezar Santos found that the United States’ Gini coefficient — a measure of income inequality — would be significantly lower if couples had been matched up randomly for marriage.

Predictably, people often marry spouses with the same education level, and now that there are significantly more well-educated, high-earning women in the workforce, individuals’ autonomous choices to shack up with partners of a similar educational background have become a major source of inequality. Regardless of his or her education or income level, a married individual can save by filing taxes jointly, capitalizing on advantageous health care policies and benefiting from a spouse’s Social Security benefits. In an article for The Atlantic, Lisa Arnold and Christina Campbell found that after plugging in all the savings, a married woman earning $40,000 a year could make $480,000 more than an unmarried woman with the same salary over the course of her life.

Increasingly, these benefits have become more concentrated among the wealthy. According to Census Bureau data, for men aged 25 to 39, there is a strong relationship between income and marriage. Men earning $15,000 or less were the least likely to have ever married, and men aged 30 to 39 were more likely to have married the wealthier they were.

It’s impossible to fault people’s in-

dividual choices, but public policies should be designed to complement marriage and make equal opportunity a greater possibility for children. A study by the Pew Research Center estimated that in 2011, single mothers were the sole income providers for about 25 percent of families with children under 18. And according to a National Women’s Law Center report, 39.6 percent of female-headed families lived below the poverty line in 2013.

Marriage provides substantial benefits to a privileged slice of the population, but that formula no longer strengthens families.

Instead of privileges for married couples, tax benefits and day-care subsidies could more directly aid parents, many of whom are not married. There’s no reason to think that encouraging parents to enter or remain in dysfunctional marriages will help children.

By legalizing same-sex marriage, states such as this one have abandoned the fiction that marriage is an inherently procreative institution and shaken an unhealthy attachment to the “traditional” nuclear family. Taking into account the scope of single motherhood and distinguishing parenthood from marriage would benefit children rather than spouses.

Charlie Bulman is a junior government and politics and history m a j o r. H e c a n b e re a c h e d a t cbulmandbk@gmail.com.

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t happens every time I go to a bar on Route 1 with my best friend: A (usually attractive) ge n t l e m a n a p p ro a c h e s m e , smiles, then gently whispers in my ear, “Would you mind introducing me to your friend?”

I’ll admit, most times I introduce them to my bar companion (she’s thin and “well-endowed,” if you know what I mean). One night, however, I’d had enough — I believe I told the John Cena look-alike to muster up some courage and introduce himself if he was really interested in her.

I had never heard the term “DUFF” before I saw a trailer for a film with the acronym as its title. It stands for “designated ugly fat friend.” The idea is that attractive girls typically befriend a less attractive woman(the D U F F ) to m a ke t h e m s e lve s feel better and increase their chances of getting hit on, as comparatively, they are the more attractive option.

I have enough confidence to assume I’m neither ugly nor fat, and I really do believe my friends enjoy my company because of my personality, not my looks, but every once in a while, sadly, I do in fact feel like I’m the DUFF. Let me be clear: To me, DUFF isn’t just a label one gets when he or she is viewed as the “uglier” friend. I believe being a DUFF is more like a role you play: You’re the third wheel, the friend who just doesn’t have enough luck on the dating scene and who is seen as more approachable — the casual girl who’s viewed as just not quite dateable.

It’s a pretty lonely position to

be in, but throughout college, I’ve learned how to overcome being this “middleman” whom guys use to connect them to my more “attractive” friends. To those who feel like they’re in this role, here are some ways to overcome that and realize your true value: Stand your ground. You want to know what I respect? Having confidence and being independent. If guys ask you to introduce them to your friend, perhaps you should realize that they aren’t worth your or your friend’s time if they can’t even approach someone on their own, not to mention the fact that they have to basically use you as a tool to get what they want.

Learn how to separate yourself from your “group.” I’m not saying you need to build a wedge in the relationship that you have with your current friends, but sometimes it’s nice to branch out and not always be recognized by the group that you hang out with.

Change the game. Part of the reason why the DUFF acronym exists is because it mainly assumes women just wait for men to approach us (hence the need for a DUFF to be the “uglier” counterpart).

If we stop relying on this idea and believe we’re not afraid to make the first move, maybe the “DUFF” will cease to exist.

I’ll be honest, I usually don’t write columns on such silly topics (like you, I’m worried about important things, like student debt, unemployment rates and the university’s budget). With that said, the DUFF title won’t go away on its own — it takes effort and realizing, cheesily enough, that you are worth more than a silly acronym used to describe your supposed attractiveness compared to your friends, and you deserve more than being the middleman.

Caroline Carlson, opinion editor, is a senior government and polit i cs a n d i n fo r m a t i o n s y s t e m s m a j o r. S h e c a n b e re a c h e d a t ccarlsondbk@gmail.com.

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Let’s Play videos feature recordings of people as they play video games. Their popularity is indicative of the solo Internet gaming culture that keeps growing. photo courtesy of youtube.com.

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LEAVING THE LIVING ROOM YouTube videos and the rise of online competition have replaced the traditional feel of gaming

By Zoë DiGiorgio @zozoembie Staff writer There was a time when children would play video games together. I remember many long afternoons spent gathered around old TVs in various basements across my neighborhood. Even if I didn’t have a controller of my own, I’d watch as my friends sought desperately to complete the hero’s quest or solve the puzzle or collect the last banana. Even if I didn’t get a turn, I was engrossed in my companions’ progress. We played until our hands hurt from the bulky airplane-shaped controller or we were called for dinner.

It’s hard to believe that those simple days are mostly foreign to kids now. My youngest cousins are now in elementary school, and they play games like Minecraft online with their friends each night rather than gathering at one another’s houses. Arcades across the country have been shutting down as more gamers opt to stay home to play. Beyond the drastic technological changes occurring in gaming over the past decade, the social dynamic of video games has changed as well.

In some ways, it’s understandable. Heck, the ability to play many games together

online has reduced the need for people of all ages to play together or for one person to “backseat game” until his or her friend gets tired of slaying monsters. Now both of you can play online from the comfort of your own homes without any actual contact!

However, if the popularity of Web celebrities like PewDiePie and Markiplier is any indication, this decline in cooperative play is about more than simply playing together.

YouTubers create “Let’s Play” videos that feature players showing off their skills (or lack thereof) at a variety of video games. Often, a small portion of the screen shows a webcam view of the player, while the rest of the screen is a capture of the game. The player reacts to the game in real time, often giving witty or frantic commentary as he or she plays.

These videos have become wildly popular; there are now quite a few Let’s Play stars who command as much as or more attention than the games themselves. At gaming conventions across the country, fans line up for hours to get a chance to meet their heroes beyond the screen. One of the most popular panels at MAGFest in National Harbor in January was spearheaded by Arin Hanson and Dan Avidan, known as Game Grumps.

These video-game personalities have changed the conversations about gaming through their celebration of games both popular and obscure.

But what does this mean for the nature of gaming itself?

The last season finale of South Park addressed the concept of Let’s Plays with a fatalist attitude. In the episode “#REHASH,” Kyle is distraught that Ike, his younger brother, rejected him when he offered to play a new video game with him. Instead, Ike and all his kindergarten-aged friends prefer to bury their faces in tablets and smartphones and watch strangers like PewDiePie play the same games.

The two-part season finale explored Kyle’s attempts to bring families back together and “save the living room,” a place where families used to play games together and provide their own comments on what was happening onscreen. The episode took a biased stance against Let’s Plays, raising many of the downsides their critics frequently mention.

One of the most cherished parts of gaming’s first several decades has been the shared experience of playing with a friend or, at the very least, an audience. Lately, this experience has been increasingly difficult to recreate, as fewer

games are developed with multiplayer modes that allow for split-screen competitive or cooperative play. While it’s undoubtedly sad that this is trickling away as the industry shifts to make better use of the many benefits of Internet connectivity, it is unfair to consider Let’s Plays as the death of gaming as many of us knew it.

Let’s Plays not only provide entertainment for lazy gamers; they also adopt the function of the expired G4 television video game review show X-Play .

Though few Let’s Play videos are shot exclusively with the purpose of reviewing games, they provide an advantage South Park overlooked: They allow gamers to experience a wide variety of games before even spending a dime.

Let’s Plays are especially important for college students, who are strapped for both cash and time. Let’s Plays allow gamers to preview and sort through the countless mainstream and indie releases before committing to purchase any of them.

The industry is constantly in flux, and while Let’s Plays aren’t for everyone, at least they create new subcommunities and allow gamers new insights into the medium. zdigiorgiodbk@gmail.com

Thirty minutes before the door opened, the blocks in front of the Black Cat in Washington were already showered with gold glitter.

Some of those entering the venue had plenty more to share during the show.

Kesha could have easily sold out big-name venues like DAR Constitution Hall, 9:30 Club or Echostage in an hour — heck, she could be a Super Bowl halftime act — but Tuesday night, she performed at the smaller Black Cat instead. Tickets went on sale at noon last Thursday after a surprise announcement that morning.

As the crowd waited, the venue — or Kesha’s crew — deejayed calming songs from albums Moon Safari and Talkie Walkie by Air. At about 9:15, the trip-hop duo’s tunes faded and the crowd grew louder. They were about to see what they surely imagined was a hoax a mere week ago: Kesha was about to take the stage in a 700-person venue.

As the set opener, “Warrior,” started, the backup dancers marched onto the stage with swords and performed choreographed moves. The dancers, two chiseled men, provided a wide range of acting and dancing, from being ruthless warriors to dressing in drag and acting as Kesha’s gossipy female companions.

Kesha embraced her iconic “ratchet” persona on stage.

Those who were lucky enough to be in the front rows were greeted with whipped cream and water spat out directly from the performer’s mouth.

She also flashed her cleavage during the chorus to “Take It

Off,” lifting her cutoff T-shirt as the crowd chanted, “Take it off!” She frequently performed risque dance moves with backup dancers and glared seductively into the crowd. Concertgoers and fans got what they expected and a little more.

The setlist comprised of songs many may refer to as “Kesha Kla$$ics.” She did not shy away from her hit singles “Blow,” “T iK ToK,” “Die Young” and “We R Who We R.” In the later portion of the show, she performed an acoustic tune — a mashup of “Jealous” by Nick Jonas, “I Don’t F--- With You” by Big Sean and “Loyal”

by Chris Brown.

The cherry on top was the Pitbull collaboration track “Timber.” After performing “Die Young” for the first encore, Kesha brought out a horde of dancers — most of them male performers in drag — and they jumped around the stage, like a rendition of “We Are the World” except more “turnt-up” and dance-y.

A major distraction of the show did not come from the stage. The crowd, filling a limited-capacity venue, was understandably loud. An ample amount of screaming, shouting and cheering was expected, and boy, they delivered. In an outdoor venue like Merriweather Post Pavillion, the sound would evaporate skyward. But in the Black Cat, the noise lives longer.

The stage sound ended up muddled by cheers, and at times it was hard to decipher Kesha’s lyrics and banter. In these moments, it was easy to pretend to be at a Keshathemed dance party — one the singer herself happened to be at as well. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

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Student movie prompts conversation on Islam

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Zack Kelleher, a junior psychology major (left), Nicholas Joyce, a communication professor (center), and Sanna Darwish, a freshman hearing and speech sciences major (right), talk to each other at the premiere of the documentary Islam Rooted. tommy piantone/for the diamondback

By Jocelyn Brocato @thedbk For The Diamondback Hoping to shed a positive light on Islam and its influence on Western education, a class of communication students premiered their documentary Islam Rooted last night.

“We went into this project with a genuine curiosity,” communication professor Nicholas Joyce sa id. “We wanted to use this project as a bridge for communitybuilding with other cultural organizations on campus.”

The documentary, created by students in COMM498A: Applied Social Campaigns: Anti-Extremism Messages, denounces the conflation of Islam with extremist groups — specifically Boko Haram, which translates to “Western education is forbidden,” according to the National Counterterrorism Center.

The film includes interviews from students, professors and community members, a majority of whom are Muslim.

The class decided to focus the film on Boko Haram — which was founded in 2002 a nd seeks to establ ish a n Islamic State in Nigeria — because it targets education and would resonate with students on a college campus, Joyce said.

The documentary screening took place at McKeldin Library in an environment that encouraged audience involvement. Attendees sat at tables and discussed ques-

tions that were projected on the screen during breaks in the four-part documentary.

“A lot of advancements in education are faith-based b e c au se t hey were m ad e i n a n ef for t to get closer with the Creator,” College Park’s Al-Huda School Vice P r i n c i p a l A b d u l- Q a a d i r Abdul-Khaaliq said in the documentary. “The lack of education is what leads to ex trem ism, not the other way around.”

Senior Julie Himelstein, an anthropology and communication major, said she and her class wanted to show the separation between extremist groups and Islam.

“We just want to credit Islam [communities] for what they’ve done for education and make people aware of the contributions they’ve made,” she said.

“Islamic extremism does not define the religion as a whole.”

Some students and teachers in the fi lm blamed the media for an inaccurate depiction of Islam and for creating a negative stigma toward the religion. The fi lm points out that the media do not predominantly report on Muslim condemnation of Boko Haram in the United States, especially after some expressed disapproval after the group kidnapped more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls.

Naliyah Kaya, the Multicultural Student Involvement & Advocacy coordinator, teaches a course on multiracial identities and attended the screening after hearing about it from

a graduate student.

“T he med ia focuses on what’s sensational, and that’s the negative,” Kaya said.

“That portrayal becomes what people know to be reality.”

T he do cu menta r y a l so focused on the integration of Islam into American culture.

Islam Rooted portrayed a potential struggle for Muslims in finding an appropriate identity in a diverse culture.

F resh m a n he a r i n g a nd speech sciences major Sanna Darwish attended the screening and said she was able to relate to the adversity some students who were featured in the film mentioned.

“I was once asked by a lady where I was from. I told her, ‘I am American,’ and she said, ‘But where are you really from?’” Darwish said. “When I told her I was from Maryland, she still persisted.”

Da r w i sh , who we a rs a hijab, said sometimes when she notices people staring at her, she does not think it is out of hate, but curiosity.

She said she feels everyone at this university, no matter their background, is supported and minorities are welcome.

The documentary’s central message is that Islam is an important part of American culture and should receive credit for that, Joyce said.

“We wanted to create an alternate narrative on Islam,” Joyce said, “in contrast to the narrative that the mainstream media creates.”

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“T he past two yea rs, we’ve had a lot of construction and renovation projects on ca mpus, so that really contributed to the increased diversion rate,” Small said.

Recyclable materia ls that contribute to the institutional diversion rate also include scrap metal, m o to r o i l , f r y g re a s e , mattresses, carpets, tires and batteries recycled as sepa rate com mod ities, Small said.

T he i nd iv idua l recycling rate at this university consists of the items the campus community directly influences, such as compost and single-stream recycling materials including paper, cardboard and organic materials, as well as the composting bins in dining halls and Stamp Student Union. “ T h e [i n s t it ut ion a l] d iversion i s def i n itely

more influenced by things that are out of control from the ca mpus com mu n ity,” said Morgan Bachman, Facilities Management’s recycling program associate.

“Whereas the [individual] recycl i ng rate is d i rectly related to individual participation and our educational outreach program.”

Facilities Management has reported a general increase in the collective diversion rate at this university since 2004, from 22 percent that year to 89 percent in 2014. There was a decrease from about 55 percent in 2007 to 46 percent in 2008, but the rate increased the following year by about 12 percentage points.

“We had a very small increase [in individual recycling] from 2013 to 2014 — it went from 55.1 percent to 55.6 percent, so that’s not a notable increase, but it’s not a decrease,” Small said.

Faci l it ies M a n agement pla ns to work on its peer education prog ra m for the 2015-16 academic year during the summer as a way to sustain the recycling rate.

The goal is to teach not only the importance of recycling, but also how to recycle cor-

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Some existing education programs are collaborating with the sustainability office’s LEAF Outreach Team program, which has completed waste-sorting education in many places, such as football games this past season, Bachman said. “ T h e re’s b e e n a l o t o f campus clean-ups recently,” Muir said. “And while it’s great people are going out there and cleaning this stuff up, the hope is that the recyclables end up in the proper place in the first place and that they’re not even making it to the point where they’re out l ay i n g a rou nd i n t he ground.” asharipzhandbk@gmail.com

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neufeldt From PAGE 10 Neufeldt has emerged as an integral part of the Terps’ faceoff unit. He’s helped faceoff specialists Charlie Raffa and Jon Garino Jr. and midfielder Andrew Walsh compile the Big Ten’s thirdbest percentage at the X (.547).

The Terps entered the second quarter of their 10-9 win at Ohio State trailing by three goals, but Neufeldt recovered two key ground balls before the half to keep them within striking distance.

First, he snatched the ball out of midair on the opening faceoff of the second quarter, and attackman Jay Carlson scored seconds later. Neufeldt then recovered the ensuing faceoff, which led to attackman Matt Rambo’s goal less than a minute later to cut their deficit to one.

“He’s just the fastest guy I’ve seen — probably that I’ve ever played with,” goalkeeper Kyle Bernlohr said. “The ability with him coming off the wings, with that speed, we knew it was going to be special with him.”

Neufeldt’s quickness isn’t why h i s tea m m a te s a n d coaches compare him to Ehrhardt, who outmuscled opponents with his 6-foot-5, 210-pound frame. The two No. 28s are similar in other areas.

“[Ehrhardt and Neufeldt] had a lot of those intangible qualities that you want in any player, and of the players that we like to have at Maryland, especially on the defensive end,” coach John Tillman said. “Play hard, relentless, good on ground balls, good athlete, mentally and physically tough, high standards.”

Through the first half of the season, Ehrhardt would text Neufeldt after almost every game to offer tips and encouragement.

With his natural athletic ability, Neufeldt was named the No. 2 freshman long pole, according to Inside Lacrosse.

But Ehrhardt saw room for improvement; Neufeldt needed to work on his stick placement on beginning dodges.

“That’s really been helpful,” Neufeldt said. “Sometimes I’m out there and I’ve made a mistake but I don’t know how to fix it.”

The Major League Lacrosse season started earlier this month, and Ehrhardt has been less of a presence in Neufeldt’s life.

That’s not a problem for Neufeldt. He understands the expectations the Terps have for him. He just has to look at the digits on the back of his jersey.

“I was like, ‘Wow, they really do believe in me,’” Neufeldt said. “It’s not really so much the number, it’s the reputation that comes with it.” jneedelmandbk@gmail.com

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BY THE NUMBERS From PAGE 10

The Nittany Lions (12-3, 4-0 Big Ten) upended No. 9 Northwestern last weekend, 14-10, to extend their winning streak to seven games. The Terps (16-0, 4-0) defeated the Wildcats, 16-5, about a month ago.

“Yes, we’re 16-0, which is great. But at the same time, we haven’t played our best lacrosse yet,” Reese said.

To cap an unbeaten run in the regular season, the Terps will need to contend with Penn State’s high-powered attack. Seven Nittany Lions have scored at least 20 goals on the season.

Plus, Penn State midfielder Steph Lazo earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors after n o tc h i n g t h re e goa l s and one assist against Northwestern.

The Terps counter with a n o f fe n s e t h a t ra n k s eighth in the country with 14.5 goals per game. Star freshman attacker Megan Whittle has scored at least three goals in each of the Terps’ past 11 games. “[Penn State has] just h a d h u ge s u cce ss t h i s year,” Stukenberg said. “ We ’re d e f i n i te ly j u s t

16 games the Terps have won this season without dropping a contest

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go i n g to h ave to m a ke sure we control the tempo, push the ball and work on finishing our shots.”

So as the Terps battle the Nittany Lions tonight in a game televised on t h e B i g Te n Ne two rk , they won’t be thinking about their unblemished record or any of their past accomplishments.

“What’s done is done,” Reese said. “[Now] we have something to play for. It’s really exciting to get to this point in the season, but that’s where all of our focus is. It’s not in the past.

It’s on what we’re looking to do on Thursday.” ccaplandbk@gmail.com

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“GUYS ARE JUST GOING UP THERE WITHOUT AN APPROACH.”

From PAGE 11 five of their past seven games, the Terps have scored two runs or less, and they’ve plated two total runs during their current three-game losing streak.

Terps coach John Szefc struggled to explain the recent offensive woes yesterday. The team entered the day first in the Big Ten in runs scored, largely because of its earlyseason performances.

“I really don’t [know what’s changed],” Szefc said. “I couldn’t tell you.”

The Terps offense has been inconsistent in recent weeks.

The Terps scored 10 runs April 10 in a victory over No. 18 Iowa, but followed that with one run in each of the next two games, both losses.

And the Terps’ bats exploded in a 9-5 win over Cal State Fullerton on Saturday.

The next day, they were shut out for the first time all season.

Tuesday, the Terps’ offense struggled against VCU in a 2-1, 10-inning loss.

Szefc tinkered with the lineup Wednesday. Second baseman Brandon Lowe, typically the Terps’ leadoff hitter, batted in the No. 3 spot while center fielder LaMonte Wade took over at the top of the lineup.

“We’re just trying to figure something out,” Szefc said.

“Trying to create something.”

But the changes didn’t spark the group out of its slump.

Lowe and Wade combined to bat 4-for-6 with two walks and the sole RBI and run. But the rest of the Terps could muster only three hits.

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“Guys are just going up there without an approach,” said Martir, who had two hits to provide another bright spot for the struggling offense. “If you can’t put a bat on the ball, you’ve got to choke up on the bat.”

Martir led off the fourth with a single, but he was caught stealing. The next two batters reached base before two fly outs ended the inning.

The Terps squandered another chance the next inning. After Wade ripped a one-out single, designated hitter Kevin Smith hit into an inning-ending double play.

After the game, assistant h ea d coa c h Ro b Va u g h n talked to the Terps’ position players for longer than usual.

Vaughn, who works with the batters, gave the group advice similar to the tips doled out during the in-game meeting, Martir said.

And though Szefc doesn’t have an answer for the Terps’ woes, Wade has a theory. “ We ’re j u s t n o t b e i n g as aggressive as we were earlier in the year,” Wade said. “We’re working on it, and we know this season is a long season.” psuittsdbk@gmail.com

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Terps try to stay unbeaten Reese’s squad plays for Big Ten regular-season title

By Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan Staff writer

long pole matt neufeldt runs downfield during the Terps’ 12-3 win over Drexel on Feb. 28 at Byrd Stadium.

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Long pole fills in big shoes Neufeldt succeeds in place of former All-American

By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Senior staff writer Matt Neufeldt had just finished a pick-up basketball game at a YMCA in his home state of Illinois last summer and was hanging out at his buddy’s house. They were talking about which number Neufeldt would wear when he joined the Terrapins men’s lacrosse team.

The long pole wanted to don No. 23 in honor of Cleveland

Cavaliers forward LeBron James, but the decision was out of his hands. He soon learned the team had assigned him No. 28.

“28? Nobody famous is 28,” Neufeldt recalled his friend saying.

Neufeldt saw it a bit differently. Michael Ehrhardt, who earned All-American honors after switching to long pole last season, wore the number for the Terps the past four years. Neufeldt said wearing the number hasn’t caused him

right-hander taylor bloom stands on the mound during the No. 21 Terps’ 3-1 loss to VCU yesterday. The freshman allowed two runs over four innings. alexander jonesi/the diamondback

rams From PAGE 11 Although the Terps entered the game leading the Big Ten with 258 runs scored, they plated one run or fewer for the third straight contest.

Second baseman Brandon Lowe was the lone bright spot in the lineup yesterday as he went 3-for-4 and drove in the team’s only run.

“Offensively, we just got to continue to run off our approach like we were in the beginning of the year,” said center fielder LaMonte Wade, who went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks batting in the leadoff spot for the first time this season. “We just got to get that fight back in us.”

After a 2-1 loss to the Rams (24-16) on Tuesday, the Terps (27-13) had an opportunity to take an early lead last night.

Wade led off the game with a walk and then stole second.

Lowe recorded a one-out single to put runners at the corners.

Neither Wade nor Lowe came around to score, however, as first baseman Kevin Martir and third baseman Jose Cuas struck out swinging to end the scoring threat.

Martir said the team lacked intensity at the plate in its third straight defeat. Rams starter Ben Stine, who entered the game with a 4.91 ERA, held the Terps scoreless on three hits in five innings of work.

The Terps left eight runners on base in the game.

Trailing 3-0 in the eighth inning, Lowe drove in the

team’s first run with an RBI single. The Terps couldn’t draw any closer with two men on, however, as Cuas grounded into a fielder’s choice to end the frame.

“Guys didn’t play hard,” Martir said. “Guys were just going as the innings went on.”

While the offense searched for production, the pitching staff kept the Terps within striking distance.

Right-hander Taylor Bloom — making his first start of the season and his first appearance since pitching two relief innings against West Virginia on April 7 — limited the Rams to two runs (one earned) in four innings in his first loss of the year. In total, six pitchers combined to hold the Rams to three runs.

“What you’re looking for as a staff is efficient pitching and efficient defense, and three runs over nine innings at home should certainly be good enough to win any baseball game,” Szefc said. “As far as what we’re doing on the other side of the ball, I really couldn’t tell you. It’s pretty sad to watch right now.”

With the mistakes on the mound and in the field, the Terps’ slumping offense couldn’t pull them out of their skid.

“As we move on and on and [get] closer to the postseason, every little thing matters,” Wade said. “We just got to make sure we do the little things right because those things can cost [us] ball games. kstackpoledbk@gmail.com

to feel added pressure, but it’s served as a motivating force during a freshman campaign in which he’s recovered a teamhigh 40 ground balls.

“If I’m not producing to at least the standard that he set, I need to definitely pick it up,” Neufeldt said. “It’s more of a pride thing — that he’s done such a great job, I don’t want to be the one to ruin it.”

See NEUFELDT, Page 9

Last season, the Terrapins women’s lacrosse team didn’t lose until the 14th game of its season, when it fell to North Carolina, 17-15, on April 5, 2014, before eve n t u a l ly w i n n i n g t h e national title. This season, with one contest remaining before the Big Ten tournament, coach Cathy Reese’s team is undefeated.

Through all that success, Reese urges the No. 1 Terps to keep their focus on the present. And she hopes they will maintain that mindset when they host No. 8 Penn State tonight at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex in their regularseason finale. “ C a t hy d o e s s u c h a n awesome job of never kind of big-picturing it or looking down the road or overlooking anyone,” midfielder Zoe Stukenberg said. “It’s awesome we’re undefeated, and I’m proud, and I think

Coach cathy reese yells out to the field during the Terps’ 14-9 win over Michigan on Saturday. The Terps haven’t lost since April 5, 2014. christian jenkins/the diamondback we’ve earned it. But there’s more for us to do.”

The Terps’ attitude didn’t waver when pundits ranked them the top team in the country this preseason. Penn

State, meanwhile, was predicted to finish in a third-place tie with Ohio State in the Big Ten preseason coaches’ poll.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015

BASEBALL | RAMS 3, No. 21 TERPS 1

‘PRETTY SAD TO WATCH’

second baseman brandon Lowe swings at a pitch during the Terps’ 3-1 loss to VCU yesterday at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium. The sophomore went 3-for-4 at the plate in the Terps’ third straight loss while the rest of the team combined for four hits. alexander jonesi/the diamondback

Miscues, inept bats cost Terps third straight contest

By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Staff writer With two outs and no runners on base in the fourth inning of the Terrapins baseball team’s game against VCU last night, the Terps seemed poised to carry their one-run deficit into the bottom half of the inning.

But after shortstop Patrick Hisle committed an error, right-hander Taylor Bloom issued a walk and the Terps allowed the next batter to reach on an infield single

after Bloom was late covering first base, the bases were loaded.

Moments later, Bloom threw a wild pitch, and the Rams scored their second run in what could have been a 1-2-3 inning. Blunders like those in the fourth inning cost the No. 21 Terps in a 3-1 loss to VCU at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium.

“When you’re playing so poorly offensively, every miscue you make is magnified,” coach John Szefc said. “A one-run inning seems like a three-run inning.”

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By Phillip Suitts @PhillipSuitts Staff writer Terrapins first baseman Kevin Martir stepped to the plate yesterday afternoon in the sixth inning with a runner on first and no outs.

With the Terps trailing 2-0, Martir chopped a 2-1 pitch down the third-base line, and VCU turned a double play. Two pitches later, the inning was over.

That rally-killing double play epitomized the Terps’ struggles at the plate in a 3-1 loss to the Rams. While they did manage seven hits, they scored one run and went 3-for-15 with runners on base. A failed stolen base attempt, four strikeouts and two double plays hurt the Terps, as well.

It was just the latest in a string of poor performances from the No. 21 Terps’ lineup. In See slump, Page 9

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