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Job market confidence highest in eight years

REVIEW | ART ATTACK

Poll: 30 percent asked believe in quality jobs

prince george’s county police arrive at the scene of a non fatal pedestrian collision at Route 1 and Knox Road on Saturday morning. mike king/for the diamondback

Man hit by car on Route 1

By Talia Richman @TaliRichman Senior staff writer A lthough senior Maritza Rodriguez doesn’t have a job lined up post-graduation, the government and politics major is optimistic about her prospects. Between her proximity to Washington and two previous internships, securing a position doesn’t worry her, she said. Rodriguez’s confidence is not out of the ordinary. An April Gallup p ol l fou nd t h at 30 p e rc e nt of Americans say now is a good time to find a quality job, which is the most positive Americans have felt about the job market since 2008 and a far cry from 2011, when only 8 percent of Americans felt that way. Among college students and recently graduates, that optimism is greater — 46 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds say now is a good time to find a job. “There’s so many options out there,” Rodriguez said. “I just need to look at the information out there because there are so many different opportunities. I’m confident in the job market; it’s more about me figuring out what I want to do.” Kelley Bishop, University Career Center and The President’s Promise director, said some college students’ confidence stems from their exposure to a variety of job offers on social media such as LinkedIn or Twitter. “You’re being courted all day long through a lot of avenues,” Bishop said. “When you’re bombarded with all of those job listings, even if you aren’t interested in the types of jobs being pitched to you, your general feeling is going to be, ‘Wow, yeah, there’s going to be jobs for me.’”

By Joe Antoshak and Laura Blasey @mantoshak, @lblasey Senior staff writers

big sean performs at Art Attack XXXI on Friday night. The event was the highest-attended in four years. stephanie natoli/for the diamondback

‘through the roof’ Big Sean, Wale headline highest-attended Art Attack since 2010 By Brianna Patterson @Anna__Son Staff writer In the highest-attended Art Attack since 2010, rappers Big Sean and Wale headlined SEE’s annual concert at Byrd Stadium on Friday with an energetic set and a nonstop party atmosphere. More than 10,000 people filled the stadium, making this year Art Attack’s best for ticket sales since Ben Folds and Weezer’s concert in 2010, said Shadia Weeks, Student Entertainment Events public relations director. It was a breath of fresh air compared to last year’s headliner MGMT, who played

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mostly obscure tracks and refused to play the song they were best known for — 2008 single “Kids.” Unlike last year’s concert, there were no long wait times for artists to get on stage and no anxiety hoping the artists would play their hit songs. Though last year’s show left many disappointed, this year, Wale and Big Sean restored faith in the concert series that has been around since 1984, keeping the crowd — filled with diehard fans and people just looking for a good time — excited and singing along until the very end. “Big Sean and Wale are popular, current and relevant names in the music industry today, and See ART ATTACK, Page 2

A male pedestrian was struck at the intersection of Route 1 and Knox Road early Saturday. The pedestrian, who is not a student at this university, was crossing Route 1 at about 2:25 a.m. when he was struck, according to Prince George’s County Police. He was conscious as first responders loaded him into an ambulance, and his injuries were considered minor, police said. The pedestrian was not walking in the crosswalk when he was hit by a Toyota Corolla, Prince George’s C o u n ty p o l i c e o f f i c e r N i c o l e Hubbard said. The driver and two passengers, none of whom are students at the university, stayed on the scene after the incident. “Alcohol appeared to be a factor,” Hubbard said of the pedestrian. He is the third to be struck in or near the intersection in the past month. On April 11, George Washington University student Carlos Pacanins was struck at the intersection and died of his injuries. A second pedestrian, who also was not a university student, was struck in a nonfatal collision on April 19. On Jan. 17, Cory Hubbard, a 22-year-old student at this university, died of injuries he suffered after being struck crossing the intersection. jantoshakdbk@gmail.com lblaseydbk@gmail.com

Inaugural TEDx packs 18 speakers Human experience focus of first univ event By Teddy Amenabar @TeddyAmen Senior staff writer

Ramon Depaula and Victoria Oldak, Bethesda residents who have been best buddies for 15 years, speak at the Best Buddies Maryland walk outside Ritchie Coliseum on Saturday. kelsey hughes/the diamondback

Annual Best Buddies charity walk draws 600 to campus Disability awareness org fosters new friendships

said. “I had already been in Best Buddies for a year … and I knew it was a really good organization.” Resnick attends Tilden Middle School in Rockville with his Best By Erin Serpico Buddy partner, D.J. Orino. The eighth @erin_serpico graders are in the middle school’s Best Staff writer Buddies program, which is part of the Best Buddies volunteer Andrew international group that pairs volunResnick celebrated his bar mitzvah in teers with people who have develop2013, but instead of asking for gifts, mental and intellectual disabilities. “He’s my best friend,” Orino said. he asked guests to donate to his Best About 600 participants gathBuddies team. ered Saturday at this university “I sent emails to everyone who had been invited to the bar mitzvah, and we asked them to donate,” Resnick See buddies, Page 3

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More than 100 students, alumni and professors attended this university’s first-ever TEDx event this weekend, which focused on understanding what it means to be human. TEDxUMD featured 18 speakers on Saturday, each trained in various fields and tasked with giving a presentation at University of Maryland University College on the human experience or the culmination of all that one experiences in a lifetime. Determining what one’s human experience has entailed requires selfreflection, a task some say is one of college’s social roles, said Hareem Mannan, a senior biology major and the event’s head organizer. When first looking into TED Talks, Mannan said she was shocked there had not been one at the university already, so she began applying for a license to hold the event last fall.

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ANDREW SHERMAN, a university business professor, speaks at TEDxUMD on Saturday. Sherman was one of 18 speakers at the event and advised attendees to focus on the road of life. james levin/the diamondback “Maryland has given me so much already,” Mannan said. “I wanted to leave them with something.” When the talks began, speaker Gerald Suarez, who spent 11 years counseling former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush in the White House,

told the audience that a person faces mostly internal obstacles on the journey to achieve his or her aspirations. “You choose what you spend your life on,” Suarez said. See TedX, Page 2

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STAFF ED: Slowing down Route 1 Speed cameras on Route 1 should operate 24/7 P. 4 DIVERSIONS

AN ILIAD AT CLARICE SMITH CENTER Denis O’Hare as Homer in a modern version of the epic P. 6

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Univ sets new records during RecycleMania By Grace Toohey @grace_2e Staff writer

JennifeR Golbeck talks about social media connections at the university-hosted TEDx event in the CP Marriott Hotel & Conference Center on Saturday . james levin/the diamondback

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community, people jumped at the opportunity. TED Talks show that education should never be limited to a strictly academic setting, Mannan said. There are already plans for another university TEDx event in the fall, she said. Meher Kachwala, a 2013 university alumna, said she has always been interested in TED Talks and wanted to see the conference brought to this university’s community. “Some of them really do inspire me,” Kachwala said of TED Talk speakers she’s seen in videos online. Every student who came to the event still has time to decide what to do with his or her life, junior Momina Mazhar said. Breaks between speakers allowed attendees to talk to presenters, in what she called a great networking opportunity. “[It] really helps you get on track and re-evaluate,” Mazhar said. Samuel Pinkava, a 2009 university alumnus, said he was fascinated by the human experience discussions on social media and considered it a sign of changing times in the Internet age. “You have to know who you are — now more than ever,” he said.

University professor Barbara Jacoby, who teaches a class on navigating futures after graduation, defined the human experience in college as the “quarter-life crisis.” More than ever, students have the difficult decision of finding what to do for a living, which can become overcomplicated by the influx of information available to them, Jacoby said. On stage, Jacoby shared her story of finding her career path while she attended this university decades ago. College is a time to be selfish, reflect on your core values and be open to change, she said. “I do know who holds the future,” Jacoby said. “You do.” Dyl a n Se l te r m a n , wh o spoke about the science of dreams and how they affect the human experience, said he saw TEDxUMD as a great way to showcase what goes on at the university. Selterman said it was easy to agree to present at the event because he was already a fan of TED Talks. “I use them in my teachings,” Selterman said. Mannan said she didn’t know most of the people helping her organize the event, but when she reached out to the university tamenabardbk@gmail.com

This university topped all participating ACC schools with its 39.77 percent recycling rate and beat each of its 2013 recycling records in this year’s RecycleMania Tournament. The eight-week nationwide recycling competition that ended March 29 engaged 461 colleges and universities in eight recycling categories to promote waste reduction in different campus communities. This university ranked No. 1 against ACC schools in the Grand Champion category, which determines the recycling rate compared to overall waste generation. It also ranked No. 1 among participating ACC schools in the Waste Minimization category, which compares the amount of recyclables and trash on a per-person basis. But Facilities Management isn’t too worried about the university’s success in the competition next year, as the school is also ranked No.1 against Big Ten schools in the Grand Champion and Food Service Organics categories, which tracks food waste and organic materials in pounds per person. “I was actually very pleased with results but not surprised; I expected to do well,” said Bill Guididas, this university’s recycling and solid waste program coordinator.“We did well again this year because of everyone’s commitment to recycling.”

Recycling specialist Adrienne Small said she is proud of the improvements this university makes. “Our goal was to have a strong finish in the final year in the ACC. I believe we did,” Small said. “We’re constantly improving our own collection rates, and as long as we’re continuously improving amongst ourselves, that was our main goal, which we definitely accomplished.” This university also ranked No. 1 in this state in the Gorilla Prize category, which recognizes the heaviest weight in tons of combined paper, cardboard, bottles and cans, regardless of campus population. Although the university improved from 2013 in the Per Capita Classic, which measures the amount of paper, cardboard, bottles and cans per person, its placements were the lowest in this category, ranking fourth in this state, sixth in the ACC and third in the Big Ten. “Everybody can minimize their personal waste; everybody can be mindful to use reusable Tupperwares, water bottles, bags to really minimize the overall waste that they generate on a daily basis,” Small said. “We still have a long way to go.” Throughout the competition, Facilities Management hosted shredding events for sensitive documents, a video contest for students and e-waste events to recycle old electronics. But to make lasting changes in campus culture, the organization worked all year making its presence and mission known from the First Look Fair to Maryland Day. Sophomore Shannon Cooper noticed one of the advertise-

TESTUDO stands next to a recycling bin on the campus. The university topped charts and beat its own records at this year’s RecycleMania Tournament. photo courtesy of the office of sustainability ments Facilities Management left on tables in the dining halls for RecycleMania’s video contest. Along with three friends, the communication major filmed the winning video using the message, “It doesn’t matter how the recycling gets in the bin, the earth still wins,” and the team won $500 in Terrapin Express points. “We thought it was a good opportunity to get involved with an environmental cause, and we thought we could make a video that was kind of funny and engaging that maybe our classmates would pay attention to,” Cooper said. Guididas said Facilities Management also hopes to capture the attention of incoming freshmen during their orientations so students can start thinking about sustainability early. “The overall awareness in the

campus just continues to grow,” Guididas said. “Wherever we can, we engage students and faculty and staff and talk about recycling.” Facilities Management is preparing for the upcoming years as well, Small said. The department aims to have a matching recycling bin next to every trash can and encourage more electronic recycling, she said. “It is all of our responsibility to focus on living sustainability and be very conscious of our actions,” Small said. “Recycling is a very basic first step, and if you can start becoming conscious of your waste patterns, it is that much easier to start implementing other aspects of sustainability into your daily life.” gtooheydbk@gmail.com

Rate of journalism, comm degrees rises By Morgan Eichensehr @MEichensehr Staff writer

ART ATTACK From PAGE 1 they put on an amazingly entertaining show,” Weeks said. “I know some people this year who said they weren’t going to Art Attack because it sucked last year,” said Erica Wang, a sophomore French and music major. “Everyone was dancing and bobbing their heads to the music.” It could have been the scene of any other Friday night college party — there was dancing, glow sticks and bonecrushing bass, and many in the crowd seemed intoxicated. After student rapper and Battle of the Bands winner D-Cal warmed up the audience, Wale hit the stage, then the pit — and the bleachers. Two songs in, he dashed into the crowd at the front of the stage and later went up to the stands, where he rapped nearly an entire verse sitting among starstruck fans. He performed all his hits, including crowd favorites such as “Slight Work” and “Bait,” and even some of his more poetic and R&B-influenced hits such as “Bad” and “Lotus Flower Bomb.” And when he turned his microphone to the audience during his verse on “No Hands,” the crowd was able to rap the entire half of his verse. Wale was a definite crowdpleaser — his calls and re-

sponses had the crowd pumped up, and as a Washington native, he showed love for the campus and referred to it and the rest of the Washington metropolitan area as home. But it was Big Sean who turned Byrd Stadium into an epic party arena. “They both had great energy, but the stage effects that went along with Big Sean and his showmanship stole the show,” said freshman kinesiology major Devin Thomas. From the second he stepped on the stage, it was a colorful spectacle full of strobe lights. He bounced around the stage performing well-known hits such as “Dance (A$$)” and “Beware” from his debut, Finally Famous, and most recent album, Hall of Fame, respectively, as well as verses from songs such as “All Me” featuring his G.O.O.D Music counterparts. The excitement only increased as the show went on. The 26-year-old Detroit ra p p e r, wh o s ta n d s a t a modest 5-foot-8, was a giant on stage. Big Sean was a ball of energy, as he expressively rapped and danced along to his music as if he were enjoying himself as much as the concertgoers. “There’s good and bad college shows, but this one was definitely a good one,” Big Sean said during a post-show interview. “The energy was

wale runs off the stage and into the stands at Art Attack on Friday in Byrd Stadium. The rapper headlined the annual concert with Big Sean. stephanie natoli/for the diamondback all the way through the roof.” It was an audience he could relate to, Big Sean said. Though he chose fame over college, he has had his fair share of college party experiences. “I got a different college experience than anybody because I’m one of the few people who’s been to pretty much 50 percent of college campuses in the country,” he said. “I’ve seen the different types of colleges and partied with all of them.” The two artists complemented each other. As some

of the most popular rap artists of the moment, Big Sean and Wale — definite musical staples of college parties — were familiar and well-received by the audience. “We were dancing with random people; it was peaceful, it was hype and there were girls,” said Arturo Henriquez, a freshman engineering major. “People just wanted to have fun.” bpattersondbk@gmail.com

Journalism professor Elaine Povich agreed journalism students might not be responsible for the increase in awarded degrees. She said she expected it was because journalism and communication degrees were lumped together in the data. “There has been a tremendous and growing interest in the communications field,” Povich said. “The need for people who can take information and present it in a way that’s interesting and informative has never been greater.” Povich said this trend likely is caused by the increasingly prominent roles of online media and social media. But journalism still plays a large role in the communication major, said sophomore Natasha Paulmeno, a teaching assistant for a public relations class that teaches students how to write news stories and use proper grammar and Associated Press style. “If you plan on going into a career in communications, you better be able to write,” Paulmeno said. “In order to be a good writer dealing with the media, you should know how media professionals write. We stress journalistic writing because public relations, especially, is a profession in which there are close media relations and one should be able to deal with media professionals.” Paulmeno said it seems as if public relations careers have grown in popularity among students. She said compared to the journalism job market, communication professions are in a growing field with greater job options than ever. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median 2012 salary for a public relations specialist was $54,170, while for reporters, correspondents and broadcast news analysts, that number was $37,090. “The market for PR professionals out of college is more profitable,” Paulmeno said.

The number of journalism and communication degreeearners has increased on a national level, but journalism college faculty are unsure if that major actually is becoming more popular at this university. A 2013 study by the National Center for Education Statistics published in The Washington Post on April 25 compared the distribution of bachelor’s degrees between 1970-71 and 2011-12 and found decreases in degrees for majors such as education, English and math and statistics, and steady increases in both business and journalism and communication degrees. Nearly 4.7 percent of bachelor’s degrees earned in 2011-12 were in communication or journalism, up from 1.2 percent in 1970-71. But journalism college Dean Lucy Dalglish said the trend was more likely because communication degrees have grown in popularity rather than journalism degrees. Jobs in the communication field, such as positions in public relations or campaign work, have “exploded” over the past several years, Dalglish said, “because we’re all communicating with each other now in many more diverse ways.” Enrollment at this university’s journalism college has decreased over the past several years. An average of about 616 undergraduate students enrolled in the major each year from 1992 to 1999, according to this university’s Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment. The college’s enrollment peaked at 668 students in 1994. Dalglish said when the journalism college separated from the public relations major in the 1990s, it cut the size of the college’s student body in half. Since 2003, the college’s enrollment has hovered at about 523 students, with a low of 499 in 2003. meichensehrdbk@gmail.com

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Health professor brings passion to behavioral studies By Holly Cuozzo @emperorcuozzco Staff Writer From smok i ng tobacco products to driving under the influence, Kenneth Beck finds it hard to understand why people engage in risky behaviors and even more difficult to persuade people not to do so. The professor, who works in this university’s behavioral and community health department, has evaluated these types of actions in his research about how people perceive and take risks, which he has presented at several national and international conferences. Beck graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a psychology degree and got his doctorate in social psychology from Syracuse University. He then worked at

jobs From PAGE 1 The fact that many companies are now looking to hire new college graduates often va l id ates you ng people’s confidence, according to an Apri l study from Ca reerBuilder. Fifty-seven percent of employers said they plan to hire recent college graduates, the study states, up from 44 percent in 2010. “As the economy recovers from the recent recession, employers are more willing to expand their operations and add head count, which includes college graduates,” Matt Tarpey, a career advisor with CareerBuilder, wrote in an email. Bishop said there are many benefits to hiring workers fresh out of school — they don’t yet have many bad habits to break,

the University of Connecticut Health Center for two years as a post-doctorate fellow studying health behaviors, such as brushing and flossing to prevent disease, at the dental school. Beck came to this university in 1979 to focus on traffic safety, he said. W h i le he teaches community and public health courses at this university and his students are impressed by his passion and teaching methods, he does not mention his research much in class, sophomore community health major A lexandra Robbins wrote in an email. “He taught us in class that when conducting an interview or focus group, you should always wait five seconds before you move onto another question or topic so people can

and they are cheaper to hire than someone with years of experience. “Fluidity is also a big part of it,” he sa id. “Students that come out of a good institution these days expect to have a career shift. You have an adaptability factor w ith a trad itiona l ly aged college grad.” T hou g h w i l l i n g ness to hire recent college graduates has increased, 24 percent of employers sa id i n t he CareerBuilder survey that academic institutions aren’t adequately preparing students for the workforce. The most common worry about hiring recent graduates, according to 53 percent of employers, is that there is too much emphasis on book learning instead of real-world learning. In addition, 16 percent of employers said there is not enough focus on internships.

respond,” she wrote. “At the end of each class, he always waits five seconds after he finishes talking before dismissing us. … He is also an engaging professor and will sometimes [lower] the pitch of his voice to emphasize certain words.” Beck worked with other researchers to conduct one of the first randomized tests of alcohol ignition interlocks, a Breathalyzer-like device installed under vehicle dashboa rds that prevents the driver from starting the car if it detects any alcohol. Researchers randomly selected 1,387 people who had several alcohol-related driving offenses and were eligible to regain their licenses. The experimental group members had ignition interlocks installed in their cars for one year, while the control group

participated in the conventional treatment for the same amount of time but reported regularly to a probation monitor, according to Beck’s study published in the American Journal of Public Health in 1999. The study found the ignition interlock lowered the subjects’ risk of drunken driving by about 65 percent during the year. If people believe there is a higher risk associated with unsafe behavior, they are far less likely to engage in it, Beck said. This has also been shown with compulsory sobriety checkpoints. When testing the results of police stopping every car that passes a certain point, researchers found about a 20 to 25 percent reduction in drunken driving, Beck said.

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30 percent

Americans who say now is a good time in the workplace to find a job

8 percent

Americans who answered this way about the job market in 2011

60 percent

Students at this university who have had worked an internship by the time they graduate

57 percent

Employers who say they plan to hire recent graduates, up from 44 percent in 2010

A t t h i s u n i v e rs i t y, 6 0 percent of graduates have had an internship, with 49 percent participating in one, 33 percent doing two and 18 percent acquiring three, ac-

cording to the winter 2013 graduation survey. Senior Diamond Joseph has seen the benefits of securing internships. She’s spent the past two years interning at the

Beck is now investigating the psycho-social factors that contribute to distracted driving, he said. These types of principles can apply to this university, Beck said, in light of the recent deaths and injuries resulting from jaywalking along Route 1. “I see great similarities b et we en jay wa l k i n g a nd drinking and driving. In both cases, the people doing those activities are unaware of the risks,” he wrote in an email. “In both cases, drivers/jaywalkers suffer from an overestimation of their personal capability of safely drinking and driving/jay walking. Programs are needed to realistically realign these perceptions of risk and personal capability.” Amid these incidents, junior com mu n ity hea lth major

Megan Keane’s Change.org petition to build a brick wall along the Route 1 stretch has about 2,700 signatures. Although this wall might solve the problem in the short term, “you can’t put a brick wall everywhere,” Beck said. In hopes of reducing these problems, University Police have been increasing their presence on foot and in cars, giving out jaywalking warnings and closing one of the two lanes each way to control traffic on dangerous nights, such as weekends, University Police Chief David Mitchell said at a news conference last week. “If we enforce some of these laws that are already on the book, that will have an effect,” Beck said. “We know enforcement works.”

Department of Homeland Security and was offered a job there three weeks ago. “ It a l lev i ate s so mu c h stress because I finally know what I’m doing after college,” she said. Joseph will work in the IT department and on project m a n a ge m e nt, n e it h e r of which directly corresponds with her community health major. This reflects another hiring trend, Bishop said. “A lot of companies are looking at all majors,” he said. “They’re not necessarily looking to tap the content of your discipline on the job. It’s more about if you have the right skill set, motivation and attitude.” Some majors, however, a re more soug ht a f ter by employers. Twenty-eight percent of employers are looking for

computer and information sciences majors, according to the CareerBuilder survey. Richie Casto, a senior computer engineering major, has secured a job as a developer with Microsoft. “I can’t speak for every field, but I think in my field, the job ma rket is looking good,” he said. Bishop said in some fields, it isn’t the norm to have jobs locked down well before graduation, and students in those areas of study shouldn’t be discouraged. “There’s a bridge you have to cross, and you may be constructing a good part of that bridge, whereas with other fields, the employer constructed the bridge for you and is throwing bait at you to lure you over the bridge and into their domain,” he said.

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Phunktions members perform at the Best Buddies Maryland Friendship Walk inside Ritchie Coliseum on Saturday. The Best Buddies program at this university helps form bonds with adult community members in College Park and surrounding cities. kelsey hughes/the diamondback

buddies From PAGE 1 to take part in the sixth annual Best Buddies Maryland Friendship Walk and 19th annual Friendship Games. The statewide organization is comprised of 94 high school, middle school and college chapters, including one at this university, with more than 4,400 members, said Vince Fiduccia, the Best Buddies Maryland director. “It’s to create one-to-one friendships, leadership development and integrated employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities,” Fiduccia said. “It ends isolation, it allows people to see people … for who they are, not for the perceived stereotype.” The Best Buddies program at this university forms friendships with adult community members in College Park and surrounding cities. The buddies and volunteers are matched based on personality traits and interests, and they see each other at least twice a month, said Jennifer Pratt, a junior special education major and Best Buddies program coordinator. Pratt has a 60-year-old buddy whom she talks to at least once a week and occasionally eats meals and does activities with, she said.

“We just really want it to be a positive, fun place,” Pratt said. “We want everyone to want to be there. … [Buddies] love to be there just as much as we do.” This university has been hosting the Friendship Walk for six years. The walk is followed by the Friendship Games — a carnival with games and food — and both are open to all Best Buddies participants and community members throughout the state. The pairs and families gathered at Ritchie Coliseum to walk around McKeldin Mall to music, dancing and cheering. By raising money and awareness for the program, participants could help build more chapters throughout the state. Together, the chapters raised more than $120,000 this year, and Resnick and Orino raised more than $4,000 for their school’s team. The state organization named Resnick and Orino the honorary buddy pair for this year’s walk. They also cut the ribbon at the walk’s opening ceremony Saturday morning, after speeches honoring the hundreds of pairs present. One pair has been best buddies for 15 years. Best Buddies Honorary Chairman and Terrapins football coach Randy Edsall came out to the walk with about 20 of his players to support the event and speak to the crowd.

Megan Dougherty, a senior at Quince Orchard High School who will attend this university in the fall, said she has grown passionate about Best Buddies since joining her sophomore year. “One of my biggest things in doing a college search was finding a school that had a Best Buddies chapter,” she said. “Maryland’s chapter is amazing, and I never considered Maryland because it’s in my backyard.” Fiduccia said a major goal of the program is to help people with disabilities integrate into school systems. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibited discrimination against students with intellectual and developmentaldisabilitiesinpublicschool systems, but the act didn’t protect them from bullying, taunting and exclusion, he said. Cailyne Skym, this university’s Best Buddies chapter president, joined the organization when she got to this university. The senior biology and philosophy major has an 8-year-old sister with Down syndrome and wanted to bring more awareness to the group. “In the end, I’d hope there wouldn’t need to be a club like this,” Skym said. “It’d just be a common thing for people to just be friends with people who have disabilities.” eserpicodbk@gmail.com

THE DIAMONDBACK | MONDAY, MAY 5, 2014

OPINION

LAURA BLASEY

EDITORIAL BOARD

Editor in Chief

MATT SCHNABEL Managing Editor

CAROLINE CARLSON Opinion Editor

MAGGIE CASSIDY Opinion Editor

Loss of excitement Slowing down on Route 1 in sports culture STAFF EDITORIAL

Speed cameras keep pedestrians and drivers safe

oute 1 is a place for this unive rs i ty ’s s t u d e n ts to ea t , work and play. However, the highway has recently transformed from this university’s backyard into a hazardous stretch of road that’s increasingly led to injury — and in two cases, death — for pedestrians. Over the past 11 months, there have been five incidents in which pedestrians were struck by vehicles in or near the Route 1 and Knox Road intersection. Two of these incidents were fatal, taking the lives of 22-year old university student Cory Hubbard and George Washington University senior Carlos Pacanins. Because of these recent incidents, College Park community members and university officials have spoken up, raising awareness of pedestrian safety on Route 1. A Change.org petition has collected nearly 2,700 signatures in hopes of building a sidewalk barrier outside Cornerstone Grill and Loft and R.J. Bentley’s to prevent jaywalking. People have asked State Highway Administration to lower the speed limit. Even university President Wallace Loh encouraged the university community to exercise caution while navigating Route 1. T h a n ks to t h e co m m u n i ty ’s outcry, city officials have begun to re-evaluate current Route 1 safety measures, including the city’s speed cameras. The city’s speed cameras operate Monday through Friday

from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. All five collisions involving pedestrians in the past 11 months occurred outside of the speed cameras’ hours of operation. OUR VIEW

Speed cameras along Route 1 should operate for longer hours to slow down drivers at all times — especially at night. The string of incidents raises the question of whether the cameras should operate 24/7 as opposed to the current schedule. The purpose of speed cameras is to encourage drivers to slow down, especially in areas with high pedestrian traffic, such as the intersection of Route 1 and Knox Road. However, the cameras’ current hours of operation fail to help ensure responsible driving and protect pedestrians when they have proven most likely to be struck. This stretch of Route 1 is busiest on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights — all times when the speed cameras are not operating, according to University Police Chief David Mitchell. There’s a clear correlation between this density of traffic and accidents involving pedestrians. There is a not a strong likelihood of a vehicle striking a pedestrian

during the standard workweek from midmorning to the evening. There is simply not as much foot traffic from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Robert Ryan, the city’s public services director, said in a previous interview with The Diamondback that from his association with speed cameras, they are effective in reducing the speed of vehicles on the road. However, it seems the cameras aren’t operational when it really matters. Of course, incidents can happen anytime and anywhere, but five collisions after 8 p.m. can’t be construed as coincidence — they represent an obvious trend. How many pedestrians have to be struck before the speed cameras can be kept on 24/7? The editorial board realizes responsibility for pedestrian safety doesn’t rest solely with drivers; those on foot cannot expect to flout traffic laws and remain safe from injury. Pedestrians should cross the street with caution while staying inside the crosswalk and walking only when the flashing signs indicate it is safe to do so. If the city decided to operate the speed cameras all the time, then drivers would be encouraged to slow down whenever they are traveling on Route 1, not just during 14-hour stretches of primarily daylight. Keeping the speed cameras on all the time may just be one small step in increasing Route 1 safety, but that one small step might save a life.

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Murdoch is known for having no personal interest in sports. Instead, he uses sports as a “battering ram” into the markets he wishes to access. This is a somewhat parasitic approach. Using people’s love of sports while subversively employing that sport as a means of introducing advertising for profit simply demeans all sports. This has lead to Murdoch increasing the amount of sports programming. On the surface, this appears to be a dream come true for sports fans, but for me, this makes sports no longer special. It is analogous to having ice cream as a special treat. If you have ice cream every day, ice cream simply becomes part of your routine. Looking forward to something is half of the excitement of sports, and Murdoch is reducing that excitement. One sport in particular that is experiencing a massive dilution of cultural meaning is American football. Fox has historically carried a great deal of football coverage, and Murdoch’s dogma of increased sports programming has bled into o t h e r A m e r i ca n b roa d ca s t i n g networks. The NFL is planning to expand their programming to Thursday and Saturday nights on CBS. While the Saturday night games will be aired as a Week 16 doubleheader, that means football will be available on TV four of the seven days a week. At least for me, this will kill my interest in football. There will no longer be much anticipation, and American football, known as being of cultural importance, will become meaningless to me. With Murdoch increasing the availability of viewing American football, the sport will lose an edge of excitement that comes with a limited availability.

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Sports culture varies around the globe. If you look at countries such as New Zealand and Australia, you see rugby dominates those nations’ sports cultures. In most European countries you see soccer, or football, as they call it, is an integral part of their sports culture. The U.S. is obsessed with American football, and Canadians love hockey almost as much as they love coffee and doughnuts. Fifty years ago, these sports practices were generally isolated to their respective regions because of the lack of international broadcasting networks. Now, in the 21st century, you have access to all sports through t h e I n te r n e t o r p u rc h a s i n g premium cable or satellite television channels. One of the architects of this d i a s p o ra o f s p o r t i s R u p e r t Murdoch — the founder and CEO of international media company News Corp. This company has allowed Murdoch to become one of the most powerful men in the world of sports. Some of Murdoch’s power comes from his ownership of teams such as Chelsea F.C., the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Rangers and the New York Knicks. On top of his impressive ownership stakes in these teams, Murdoch owns various venues and sports leagues. Most importantly, he is the owner of Sky Sports, a British broadcasting company, and Twentieth Century Fox. Murdoch’s ownership in these two broadcasting networks serves as a means of diluting sports culture Ian Lacy is a senior kinesiology through the mass availability of m a j o r. H e c a n b e re a c h e d a t ilacydbk@gmail.com. sports programming.

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Six activities to better College Park DAVE STROH With the weather getting nice again and finals looming in the distance, weekends are now time to enjoy the outdoors, participate in new activities with your friends and blow off some steam. But in College Park, the options are limited. One can only go to TerpZone for bowling and pool so many times. Don’t get me wrong; I could go to the golf course every day of my life, but my fellow students might not enjoy golf the way I do. With those people in mind, here are six suggestions for activities that could enhance the recreational lives of students at this university. Laser Tag It may sound childish at first, but think about how much fun it would be to get your friends together and spend a night shooting one another with lasers. Running around in a fog-filled room with music and strobe lights is like a rave, and laser tag adds friendly competition. Go-karts Who doesn’t love go-karts? Driving

fast, racing against your friends — it’s the perfect sunny-day activity. Think about how many arguments could be settled Fast & Furious-style on the track. I know my friends would love an opportunity to prove who’s the best racecar driver in a safe and fun setting. Movie theater While Hoff Theater in Stamp Student Union is great for free movies, the schedule and selection is limited. Having a traditional — or, dare I say, IMAX — theater within walking distance would provide quality entertainment and date options for any day of the week. It would be a great option for rainy days, providing a chance to avoid cabin fever and do something despite the weather. Miniature golf You already know I love golf, but I know everyone loves mini golf. Little castles, windmills and dragons add that whimsical entertainment that make putt-putt so much fun. The a classic activity would take up little space and provide hours of fun time and time again. A legitimate shopping mall By legitimate shopping mall, I don’t mean the mediocre Mall at Prince

Georges. A large shopping mall may be a lot to ask for, but it would be greatly appreciated by the shopaholics in College Park. A mall with lots of retail options would add employment opportunities for students who are looking for entertainment as well as job opportunities. More restaurants Sure, there are a lot of restaurants in the area, but who would complain if there were more? More competition would cause the restaurants here to step up their game and possibly even lower prices. Sounds like a win-win if you ask me. If there are any entrepreneurs out there looking for that next startup, feel free to take these ideas and adapt them. All I ask is a 15 percent finder’s fee in return. Money can be made with all of these ideas, all of which would drastically improve the appeal of the city and the university. It could be well after I graduate that any of these places could be built, but suggesting enhancements to College Park is a start. Dave Stroh is a senior English m a j o r. H e c a n b e re a c h e d a t dstrohdbk@gmail.com.

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Praise for campus sexual assault services

was pleased to see that The Diamondback prominently highlighted the newest recommendations from The White House’s Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault for reducing sexual assault on campuses across the United States in the May 1 article “Sex assault prevention campaign announced.” As a recent alumna still in the area, I still feel deeply connected to my time at the university, with the fondest memories. As the White House findings point out, 1 in 5 women are victims of sexual assault, and I find myself a part of that 20 percent. No school is immune to the epidemic of sexual assault and rape, but as far as horrible experiences go, I’m deeply humbled by this university’s progressive approach. I hope the women and

men on this campus are aware of Campus Advocates Respond and Educate to Stop Violence, which appears to be in tandem with the Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Program advocate I met with during my time as an undergraduate. While I do not aim to diminish my experience or those of any other survivors, I cannot speak more highly of my interactions with these offices and services on the campus. It is a testament to this university’s great value on each individual in this educational system that can turn a dark moment into an opportunity for hope and healing within the community. Sincerely, Sharon Rosenblatt Sharon Rosenblatt is a 2010 university alumna . She can be reached at sharon.y.rosenblatt@gmail.com.

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MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR Tony Award-winning actor Denis O’Hare gave a classic saga a modern twist in An Iliad at the Clarice Smith Center, presenting issues of modern warfare By Danielle Ohl @dtohl Staff writer It happened all at once. The lights in the Kay Theatre dimmed slowly, then extinguished. The darkness was encompassing and disorienting. A rush of sound filled the air, brutal and pulse-quickening, and suddenly he was there: Homer, dressed in an old traveler’s hat and coat. Wearily, he began his beleaguered tale. “Every time I sing the song, I hope it’s the last time,” he said in the play. On Friday and Saturday

night, Denis O’Hare — a Tony Award winner known for roles in True Blood and American Horror Story — visited this university to bring An Iliad, a one-man show that evokes the violence and conflict of the Trojan War through the musings of one man. That one man is O’Hare, who plays the epic poet Homer. Homer — in this play at least — is not a pillar of Greek academia by any means. Rather, he is a haggard, burden-ridden traveler, doomed to tell this glorious story of love and war until he no longer needs to. An Iliad is one of the final events tied to the Clarice Smith Performing Arts

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Center’s 2013-14 season theme, Civil War to Civil Rights: The WellBeing of a Nation. “It’s a good story,” he told the audience, whom he informed is only one group among many he has sung for in the past 2,800 years or so. And a good story it is, composed of the testosterone-filled drama between Agamemnon and Achilles; the valor and sense of duty that plagues the enigmatic Prince Hector; Andromache’s devotion and Helen’s blase crooning; the brutal death of brave Patroclus; blood, sorrow, death, carnage and violence; and men and gods locked in a grim struggle among themselves and among one another. All this is conjured by one actor’s larger-than-life character with the help of bassist Brian Ellingsen, who serves as Homer’s muse. O’Hare and Lisa Peterson, the play’s director, formulated the idea for the play in 2005. She approached O’Hare with the idea of putting on stage what countries were already carrying out with soldiers instead of thespians. After searching world literature, Peterson found a theater adaptation of The Iliad. She asked O’Hare if he’d like to sit down, read it and figure out how to turn it into a play. The resulting script is a blend of text from Robert Fagles’ translation and Peterson and O’Hare’s own improvisation. “We spent time reading The

Iliad, and we would respond to it by getting up and putting it into our bodies, our own mouths, our own vernacular,” O’Hare said. “Those improvs became the basis of our play. We then transcribed those takes word for word, pause for pause, ‘um’ for ‘um,’ and made that part of the script.” The resulting play is pub talk and prose, with dashes of crude humor and the original Greek. It is gripping, not only because of its subject matter but also its accessibility. Before Homer ends his stutter, he invites the audience to finish his sentences and aid in the introduction to The Iliad’s epic conflict. He brings the seemingly insurmountable more than 15,000-line poem down to one very simple case of “grocery-store courage.” The Greeks and Trojans remained locked in a 10-year battle for the same reason people might stay in a grocery store checkout line even though another would be more efficient. “You’ve been there 20 minutes, and the other line is moving faster. Do you switch lines now?” Homer challenged the audience during the play. “No, goddamn it, I’ve been here for 20 minutes, I’m gonna wait in this line!” Though reproduced across the country, O’Hare’s production is the only one that uses live music. The score, written by Mark Bennett and performed by Ellingsen, is personified in the silent muse, with whom Homer

interacts and from whom he draws inspiration. The astounding variety of sounds that Ellingsen elicits decorated a stark stage with ephemeral underscores for O’Hare’s various imitations. Though the play comes off as a cautionary tale, O’Hare said his and Peterson’s stances on war didn’t drive the play entirely. “When we started writing the play, we certainly had very strong points of view of war and about war culture, and we certainly write with that in mind. But even our opinions, our points of view don’t dominate the piece,” he said. In a saga so horrifying, however, it’s hard to ignore the blatant signs: lamenting loved ones, dying innocents and O’Hare’s se e m i n g ly e n d l e ss l i s t o f almost every war that’s gripped mankind. Homer begins to retell a memory that occurred during one war or another and slips into this recitation while searching for an answer. Though morbid, the message is powerful. The audience erupted in choked gasps when O’Hare uttered the last country in the list of conflicts: Ukraine. “We feel like sometimes in this country, people become so entrenched in their point of view to the point that they can’t hear,” O’Hare said. “We’re hoping to let the younger audience with fresher ears listen to our play.” dohldbk@gmail.com

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ALLEN From PAGE 8 home to Woodbridge. Allen didn’t explain his reasoning behind transferring, but he told his prep coach he was optimistic about the future. Berkley said the conversation was upbeat, but he believes Allen will miss his teammates and coaches in College Park. “I think anytime you’re around people all the time, you develop those relationships,” Berkley said. “That’d be hard on anybody. Seth cares about people.” Allen, originally recruited as a shooting guard, often flashed his ability to score this season and posted a careerhigh 32 points in an 83-71 victory over Florida State on Feb. 8. The sophomore also scored 18 points in a secondround ACC tournament game against Florida State, but the

Terps lost 67-65 on a lastsecond dunk that ended the team’s season. “That’s kind of the story of our season,” Allen said after the loss in Greensboro, North Carolina. “Things just didn’t bounce our way.” With Allen departing, the Terps are left with 10 scholarship players next season, three of whom are guards: rising senior Dez Wells and incoming freshmen Melo Trimble and Dion Wiley. The Terps have also been rumored to be in the running to land IUPUI transfer guard Ian Chiles. Turgeon took to social media Friday night to comment on the rash of transfers from his team this offseason by tweeting : “I’ll miss the guys leaving, but I love the commitment of our returning players and the class we have coming in #TerpNation.” akasinitzdbk@gmail.com

his 32-point outburst against Florida State on Feb. 8. But he scored the first five points in overtime to lift the Terps to a 75-69 win over then-No. 5 Virginia in the final ACC game at Comcast Center as part of a game-high 20 points. And a few days later, his 13 first-half points against Florida State in the ACC tournament helped keep the Terps in the game after a sluggish 20 minutes in their heartbreaking season-ending loss. Allen, along with guard Dez Wells, had the rare ability to take over a game, and his outside shooting gave the Terps another threat to stretch opposing defenses. When Allen was at the top of his game, the Terps were more dangerous. So from a strictly Xs and Os standpoint, the transfer hurts. The Terps, though, appear to have circled the wagons before moving on. Numerous players took to Twitter to voice their support for the program moving forward. Turgeon, who tweeted once during the season (congratulating Brenda Frese, Terps women’s basketball coach, on her 300th win in College Park) posted “‘Adversity only visits the strong but takes up residency with the weak’” Friday evening, a variation of a quote from motivational speaker and former LSU men’s basketball coach Dale Brown. Forward Jake Layman, another sparse tweeter who didn’t post at all during the regular season, wrote, “Excited for whats to come next. Surrounded by a bunch of guys and a great staff that want to work hard to reach 1 common goal” and “-This program cares so much about all of the players and i know were going to have a great

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rebounds per game Allen averaged last season season coming up.” Other players more active on Twitter, such as Wells (“Stay strong & committed Terp fans, Maryland basketball will rise”), forward Evan Smotrycz (“Thanks to all the fans for sticking with us - we are most definitely on the right track!”), guard Varun Ram (“I love my team!!”) and incoming guards Melo Trimble and Dion Wiley also chimed in. Tweets can be seen as meaningless, empty gestures, but silence would be more uncomfortable. It’s been a tumultuous seven months for the Terps, and any reason for optimism is something to hold on to moving forward. Allen’s transfer is another unexpected twist in a year that’s featured plenty of them. There’s no denying the Terps are worse off without Allen, and even with the highly touted Trimble entering the mix, there’s quite a void to fill. When one of the top returning options on a team transfers, it’s never good. Next season’s Terps are going to be far different what fans expected, and the level of attrition is unprecedented in College Park. It’s discouraging, but as with most things surrounding the Terps right now, time will tell the real impact of Allen’s decision. dgallendbk@gmail.com

MIDS From PAGE 8 even with the Terps’ extra possessions, Navy’s grueling style began to wear on Tillman’s team in the second half. “Coming out in the third, I felt like they had the ball forever,” Tillman said. “And that makes it hard on the offense because you know you have to be aggressive, but you also realize our defense needs a little bit of a break.” The Navy offense exploded for 18 shots in the third period. Amato didn’t wither under pressure, though, and he stopped five shots to ensure the Terps remained ahead by at least three goals the whole game. With the Terps nursing a 9-6 lead with less than four minutes left in the game, midfielder Joe Locascio found his way into the crease and

IRISH From PAGE 8 two-out single through the right side of the infield. “We came up clutch,” shortstop Blake Schmit said Saturday. “We did our jobs and our pitchers beared down. And in the top of the seventh, they did their job.” In Sunday’s series finale, right fielder Anthony Papio hit the go-ahead solo home run in the sixth inning to lift the Terps to a 3-2 win. The Fighting Irish again took the early lead, but the Terps tied the game in the fifth with two unearned runs. The inning started with a throwing error before first baseman LaMonte Wade and Schmit picked up RBI hits to tie the game at two. “We always want to put the ball in play and make

faked high before sneaking a shot into the bottom half of the net. The goal was LoCascio’s second of the game and put the contest out of reach for good. Attackmen Matt Rambo and Jay Carlson added two scores each as well. After the contest, Tillman sat in a small press room with Amato, Carlson and midfielder Brian Cooper. As Tillman lauded Amato for his achievements and durability, the senior kept his head down, picking at a loose piece of plastic from the table. Eventually, though, Tillman spoke of how much Amato has valued and cherished his teammates over the past few years. Finally, a slight grin spread across Amato’s face. “The guys play very hard for N iko,” T illman said. “Because of the type of guy he is.” jneedelmandbk@gmail.com

their defense work rather than striking out,” said Schmit, who went 4-for-11 in the series with a double, two RBIs and a run scored. “Coach Szefc was talking about striking out less than five times per game, and we only struck out [eight] times all weekend.” The Terps’ goal entering this weekend was a series victory, and they achieved that against the Fighting Irish. But they know they’ll need to continue the consistent play if they want to make the ACC tournament for the first time in nine years. “We went for the sweep and we got it,” Schmit said yesterday. “We needed that right now; especially down the stretch, we needed that. So it’s a good weekend for us.” psuittsdbk@gmail.com

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MONDAY, MAY 5, 2014

MEN’S BASKETBALL

ANOTHER GOODBYE

Guard Seth Allen becomes fourth rotational player to transfer this offseason

The sky still isn’t falling, but Allen’s departure hurts a team that struggled last season

By Aaron Kasinitz @AaronKazreports Senior staff writer

DANIEL GALLEN

Guard Seth Allen became the fourth member of the Terrapins men’s basketball team in the past month to ask for a release to transfer, the team announced Friday afternoon. Allen finished second on the Terps this season, scoring 13.4 points per game, and led the team with three assists per game as a sophomore. The Woodbridge, Virginia, native joins guards Nick Faust and Roddy Peters and center Shaquille Cleare as Terps who have been granted a released to transfer this offseason. “I’ve grown close to Seth and his family over the past few years, so I am disappointed he has decided to leave Maryland,” coach Mark Turgeon said in a release. “I wish Seth the best.” Faust committed to transfer to Oregon State last week, and Cleare announced on his Facebook page April 24 he was headed to Texas. After missing the first 12 games of the 2013-14 campaign with a fractured bone in his foot, Allen took over as the Terps’ starting point guard Jan. 15 and started the final 15 games of a 17-15 season. Darren Berkley, who coached Allen at Fredericksburg Christian School, said his former player will benefit from a new team with two years of eligibility left rather than transferring after his junior year, as Faust did. “Especially coming off the surgery, it’ll be good for him to have that extra year,” Berkley said. “I still don’t think he’s 100 percent, but he’ll get there. He’ll have a fresh perspective, and he’ll be able to grow.” Berkley spoke with Allen on Saturday afternoon while the guard was heading See ALLEN, Page 7

Attrition and change were to be expected after the Terrapins men’s basketball team’s season. A plodding 17-15 record, another NCAA tournament absence and all-around disappointment called for it. So when guard Nick Faust, center Shaquille Cleare and guard Roddy Peters all received releases to transfer last month — in addition to assistant coach Scott Spinelli taking a job at Boston College — it seemed like the change the Terps needed. With the incoming recruiting class boasting a wealth of talent, the Terps appeared to be swapping out illfitting parts for better ones. Anytime a large number of players leave a team, it’s a tough pill to swallow, but still, things felt OK in College Park. After guard Seth Allen was given his release to transfer Friday, though, things took on a different tone, and it’s concerning. The impact of Allen’s transfer behind the scenes is tough to judge. We don’t know what exactly is happening in the locker room, and we don’t know the exact sequence of events that led to Allen’s transfer. All we know for sure is coach Mark Turgeon’s first commit — one who relished that label — is leaving the program for good, and in any fashion, that’s not a good look. But what is clear is Allen’s impact on the court will be sorely missed. After he returned from a broken foot that sidelined him through the season’s first 12 games, Allen was arguably the Terps’ most fun player to watch and one of their most dynamic threats. It seemed as though it would be hard for him to top Guard Seth Allen averaged 13.4 points and three assists per game last season after missing the first 12 games due to injury. file photo/the diamondback

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BASEBALL

Solid pitching helps end four-game slide Terps earn much-needed sweep over Irish By Phillip Suitts @PhillipSuitts Staff writer

Attackman Jay Carlson (left) midfielder Joe LoCascio (center) and attackman Matt Rambo (right) celebrate a goal in the Terps’ win over Navy. alik mcintosh/the diamondback

Terps sink Navy on Senior Day

Team earns No. 7 seed in NCAA tournament, will host Cornell By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Staff writer Before the Terrapins men’s lacrosse team took to the Byrd Stadium field for its Senior Day contest against Navy on Saturday, goalkeeper Niko Amato sat in the locker room. The ACC Defensive Player of the Year said he was bombarded with an array of emotions: sadness, anxiety and excitement. But by the time the 5-foot-8 Amato was honored along with the team’s eight other seniors in a pregame ceremony, he was focused on one thing. “I probably should have been a little more talkative to my mom and my granddad and whoever,” Amato said, chuckling. “All I really wanted to do was get back in the crease and get another good warm-up.” And in his final regular-season contest at Byrd Stadium, Amato didn’t disappoint. He saved 10 shots

to help the No. 7 Terps defeat the Midshipmen, 12-6, before an announced 4,538 in their regular-season finale. The Terps learned yesterday they’d be the No. 7 seed in the NCAA tournament and will face Cornell in the first round for the second straight season. Amato didn’t record the bulk of his saves until the second half Saturday because the Terps (11-3) held the Midshipmen (4-10) to three shots in the first period. The suffocating defense led to easy opportunities on offense. The Terps wasted little time applying the pressure, barraging Navy goalkeeper John Connors with 12 shots in the opening period, five of which slipped past him for scores. And the Terps did most of their damage without midfielder Mike Chanenchuk, their leading scorer, who was announced as a starter but wasn’t on the field to begin the game. Chanenchuk played limited minutes after he injured

his ankle in an ACC tournament semifinal loss to Notre Dame on April 25. “It was an opportunity for other guys to create that leadership role,” coach John Tillman said. After the two teams traded goals early in the first quarter, Terps attackman Connor Cannizzaro lost his defender with a quick jab step to his left and sprinted toward the crease, where he netted his 20th goal of the season. The score marked the beginning of a 5-0 Terps run that bled into the beginning of the second period. Navy cobbled together a short run in the frame by amassing three goals on 11 shots to cut the deficit to 7-4 at the half. To start the second half, midfielder Charlie Raffa recovered his own faceoff and sped down the field, weaving through the Navy defense for a quick score. Raffa won 16 of 21 faceoffs, but See Mids, Page 7

The Terrapins baseball team entered this weekend on a four-game losing streak during a particularly grueling two-week stretch of its 2014 schedule. It started when West Virginia thrashed the Terps by 12 runs on April 22. A blowout win over George Mason the next day provided a brief respite, but the Terps then dropped three games the next weekend at Boston College, which had the second-worst record in the ACC at the time. A three-run home loss to James Madison on Tuesday only added to the team’s struggles. But the Terps responded with a sweep over Notre Dame this weekend at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium that catapulted them back into contention for the ACC tournament. They now lead N.C. State by 1.5 games for the final tournament spot with one conference series remaining: a three games at Pittsburgh this weekend. “Obviously we had the worst weekend of our season last weekend, but you know, man, it’s how you bounce back from it, and I respect our guys,” coach John Szefc said. “We had a really bad 10-day stretch, clearly, but it’s how you bounce back from that 10-day stretch. We’ve bounced back very well this weekend.” On Friday evening, right-hander Jake Stinnett pitched a completegame shutout and struck out 13 batters — one below his career high — in a 2-0 win. He now leads the ACC in innings pitched and strikeouts. Stinnett’s fourth complete game of the season overshadowed Fighting

Irish right-hander Pat Connaughton, who allowed two runs in eight innings. The Terps took advantage of Connaughton’s early struggles and scored both runs in the first inning on a two-out single from third baseman Jose Cuas. “We probably had the toughest 10-day period of our season that we’re coming off, and really, that hit knocked in two, [but] mentally it felt like it knocked in six,” Szefc said Friday. “It gives Jake some runs to work with.” Right-hander Mike Shawaryn picked up his eighth win — tying a Terps single-season record — in a 6-2 victory Saturday. Shawaryn, a freshman, allowed two runs in 6.2 innings. Both came on a two-run home run off the bat of left fielder Ryan Bull in the second inning. The Terps took advantage of Fighting Irish defensive mistakes in the fourth inning and scored three times to take a lead they never relinquished. Second baseman Brandon Lowe contributed one of those runs and finished the weekend 5-for-8 at the plate with four walks, an RBI and three runs scored. After another run in the fifth inning gave the Terps (28-19, 12-14 ACC) a 4-2 lead, the Fighting Irish (17-30, 4-20) loaded the bases in the seventh inning. But the threat ended when designated hitter Forrest Johnson was thrown out at home after a pitch got away from catcher Kevin Martir. The Terps capitalized on their own bases-loaded opportunity in the seventh inning when left fielder Tim Lewis drove in two runs with a See irish, Page 7