September 11, 2012

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Grads fight for parental leave

By Teddy Amenabar Staff writer Graduate teaching assistants plan to renew their efforts to establish a standard for paid parental leave this semester, a measure GSG members say is necessary in order to begin a family life while balancing work at this university.

Recent legislation from the University System of Maryland Board of Regents that gives faculty and staff members guaranteed parental leave spurred Graduate Student Government President David Colon-Cabrera to begin work on a similar plan for all teaching assistants, which he plans to present to university officials in the coming weeks. While graduate students can apply to postpone academics for up to six weeks if they have a child, many teaching assistants said they see inconsistent results when requesting paid leave from assistantships.

“I want to make this as public as it can be because it is just an oppressing issue,” said Colon-Cabrera, adding “Every semester there’s graduate students becoming parents.”

Under the parental leave policy approved by university President Wallace Loh in October, “departments are encouraged to continue their custom of offering reasonable accommodation to graduate assistants,” and a students’ college or department can determine whether to grant leave based on their individual circumstances.

Colon-Cabrera said he wants teaching assistants to instead count on receiving six weeks of leave if they have a child, rather than a “reasonable accomodation,” which varies across the campus based on the resources available to each academic program.

“You have to discuss it with your supervisor, and you have to negotiate it in a sense,” Colon-Cabrera said. “It’s not guaranteed that you’ll get the leave, and another thing that’s not guaranteed is that you’re going to get paid during

terrapin turf was supposed to open in May but has delayed its opening. City officials said it should open in October. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

Terp Turf to delay debut Exterior done; bar still needs sprinklers

By Nick Foley Staff writer

rosanne hoaas is University Police’s first-ever female motorcycle officer. Hoaas, who’s from Oklahoma, rides around on a more-than-1,000-pound HarleyDavidson every day, but she had to go through a rigorous mental and physical training course first that few people pass. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

BREAKING BARRIERS For first time in their history, University Police have a female motorcycle officer

By Fola Akinnibi Staff writer Rosanne Hoaas rides around College Park on a more-than-thousand-pound Harley-Davidson FLHTP every day — but she still struggles to get rid of her first and only personal motorcycle, a small Harley-Davidson Sportster nearly half the size of

her current bike.

“It’s something I go back and forth with,” Hoaas said of her dilemma regarding upgrading her personal motorcycle. “In a way I want to [keep it] because it’s a different riding style from what I ride at work.”

And just like her desire to hold on to that small bike, See MOTORCYCLE, Page 2

See POLICY, Page 3

Chick-fil-A sees sales increase after protest Although 878 students, alumni and community members had signed a petition, as of yesterday, to remove Chick-fil-A from Stamp Student Union in protest of the company president’s stance on same-sex marriage, the restaurant has seen an increase in sales this year, officials said.

More than a month after the petition’s inception, it was still 122 signatures short of its 1,000-signature

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New dorm will be gender neutral While the university has renovated some buildings in recent years to expand gender-neutral housing options, more students will be able to choose a dorm specially designed to meet their needs by 2014, Department of Resident Life officials said.

Prince Frederick Hall will be genderneutral, Resident Life Associate Director Cindy Felice said during a South Campus community meeting last week, an accommodation that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community on the campus said

goal. Although those who signed are still hoping it kicks the decade-long food-court fixture from Stamp, officials said removing a restaurant is less a function of signatures than it is a game of business contracts and numbers.

According to Stamp Director Marsha Guenzler-Stevens, there’s little else the university can do as long as the restaurant is bringing in money, and Chick-fil-A is one of the most succesful fast-food sellers in the student union.

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By Teddy Amenabar Staff writer

Officials say restaurant is staying in Stamp

By Laura Blasey Staff writer

EDITOR’S NOTE: A student’s last name was withheld because she discusses drinking and is underage.

Although students worried about how the nightlife scene would change after the old Sante Fe Cafe closed in May 2010, a small white piece of paper on the doors requesting a liquor license alleviated some of those fears.

But the scheduled May opening date came and went, and despite a flurry of city and county meetings to acquire necessary permits and alleviate underage drinking

although several hundred students protested to have Chick-fil-A removed from Stamp Student Union, officials said the restaurant has seen increased sales and isn’t going anywhere. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

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the department’s history.

She got her start by working at the university golf course — a job that served as a sort of holdover until she was old enough to join the police force, she said.

She saw her dreams come true after talking to University Police officials, and before she knew it, she was hopping on top of a Harley every day.

Now, rain or shine, Hoaas, who stands at less than 5 foot 8 inches tall and has a slight figure, rarely leaves her motorcycle seat. Whether she’s attending special events, parades or funerals,

her bike is her most dependable companion through every duty she has to perform as part of the 10-member University Police motorcycle unit.

But getting to where she is now wasn’t easy; in fact, few people have made it out of the rigorous mental and physical training process successfully. Most officers, male or female, aren’t able to complete the certification process, said University Police spokesman Capt. Marc Limansky.

“It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done,” said Limansky, who completed the process in 1992. He

added that only half of the officers who attempt the test pass.

It wasn’t all smooth sailing for Hoaas.

She failed the course once but refused to let that deter her. Instead, she spent nearly two years training in preparation for her second time around.

Since motorcycle officers have to be able to pick up the 1,360-pound bike, Hoaas flipped monstrous construction tires to build up her strength and did thousands of squats with chains and deadlifts with a trainer. This time, she decided, she would conquer the test, no matter what it took.

“I was doing all of these exercises that you wouldn’t expect a person my size to be doing,” she said. “It helped my physical game and my mental game too. Just by having that going into it, I felt 10 times better than my first trial.”

Her second attempt, however, was hardly easier than her first try, even though she was better prepared physically. She went into the two-week training course with another University Police officer, who was sent home after the first week. After struggling — but making it through — the first few days, Hoaas remembers being bombarded with numerous written and physical tests.

The second week of the course began on a rainy Monday, Hoaas said, with a written exam. Officers had to pass the exam with at least 80 percent or else they’d have to take the course over again.

The arduous process wasn’t over after that morning exam. Later that night, Hoaas and the other officers had

who added a city-mandated sprinkler must still be installed before opening.

The owners are waiting to receive a useand-occupancy permit and a permit for the sprinkler system from the county.

Once these permits are handed over, city officials will meet with the Afshars to determine the status of their permit applications and renovations, said Bob Ryan, College Park’s public services director.

“I don’t know why it has taken so long,” Ryan said.

In July, Mohammed Afshar called the county permit office the “slowest

government office that I have ever seen in my life.”

Construction crews worked on the building’s exterior through the summer and into the school year, crafting a county-approved entryway on what used to be Santa Fe Cafe’s front patio. The owners are not permitted to perform any maintenance inside the building.

But Stiefvater maintains that despite the hiccup, the owners will soon tie up loose ends on the remaining permits and open up the bar.

“They had a pretty long delay, but

they’re back on track,” Stiefvater said.

“It looks pretty nice from what I’ve seen, so I think it’ll be exciting once it opens.”

Several students, such as junior mathematics education major Mallory McDonald, said she hopes the new bar will attract an upperclassmen crowd.

“I would hope that it’s strict with people regarding fake IDs,” said McDonald, who turns 21 in December. “Looney’s [Pub] is a lot more classier because they’re strict with letting people in.”

Other students, including sophomore bioengineering major Alec Simon, said he would frequent the bar. “I’ll definitely

Rosanne hoaAs, who got her start on the university golf course, went through various physical and written tests to complete the certification process to become University Police’s first female motorcycle officer. Spokesman Capt. Marc Limansky said only half the officers who attempt motorcycle certification pass the test. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

MOTORCyCLE From PAGE 1 Hoaas’ work day is anything but typical.

Rather than walking into an office at 9 a.m., Hoaas often begins her days by cleaning her motorcycle as University Police’s first female motorcyle officer.

When Hoaas came to the state from her native Oklahoma after graduating high school, she knew she wanted to be part of the police force one day — but had no idea she would make a mark in

Turf From PAGE 1 concerns, Terrapin Turf co-owners Mohammed, Salomeh and Yasmine Afshar have struggled to score several permits they still need before the establishment can open its doors.

The Afshars did not respond to numerous requests for comment.

Terrapin Turf is slated to open on the former site of Santa Fe Cafe in October, according to city Economic Development Coordinator Michael Stiefvater,

three tries to complete a cone course time trial on a motorcycle. She failed her first two times and was afraid she’d blown her shot. And even though she was afraid her nerves would get the best of her on her third and fi nal try, she made it through successfully.

While much of the training was intense, Hoaas still recalls some lighthearted moments. She remembers falling into the grass during a braking exercise because she ran out of room on the course.

During her final test, only one step away from becoming the first female in the University Police force to complete the course, she was so focused on a single maneuver that she forgot to turn her motorcycle and drove straight into the cones.

Joining the police force was no simple task, but Hoaas now calls the officers her second family.

“I was very impressed with how she set her mind to getting through the class,” Capt. Laura Dyer said of Hoaas’ work ethic and determination. “We have a very good motorcycle unit and she’s fitting in great.”

But without the support from her fellow officers, Hoaas said she’s not sure she would have made it through that brutal training process.

“Definitely having the support from the agency, the community, people I knew — it helped me out a lot,” she said. “I’m very thankful for what has been done for our motorcycle program to get us where we’re at now.”

be into the live music — that’s definitely something I’m going to check out,” Simon said. “It’s nice to have a new place, and it brings business to the city.”

Some stressed the importance of a fresher option amidst a crowded, monotonous downtown scene.

“People get bored of all the other bars,” said junior mechanical engineering major Michelle. “Now, they can finally go somewhere else.”

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May Wildman contributed to this report for The Diamondback. foley@umdbk.com

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Senior in running for BET award Student recognized for creating children’s transplant foundation

By Austin Tumas For The Diamondback Three years ago, Odunola “Ola” Ojewumi set out to give hope to the thousands of children awaiting organ transplants nationwide.

Now, her public service efforts have made her eligible to appear on BET and accept a $2,500 public service grant.

BET Networks and the nonprofit Black Girls Rock! Inc. named Ojewumi as one of 10 nominees for this year’s Making a Difference Award, which honors young women of color who

make positive contributions to their communities. The senior government and politics major was recognized for founding the Sacred Hearts Children’s Transplant Foundation — which aids children living with organ transplants — and Project A.S.C.E.N.D., a grant which allowed local charity LLOL Mentoring to create a summer camp for low-income teenage girls in the Washington area.

On Monday, the candidates’ photos and biographies were posted on BET.com so users could nominate their favorites online through Sept. 18. The three candidates with the most votes will receive a $2,500 grant and be featured on the third annual Black Girls Rock! Inc. Awards Special, which will air inter-

Senior Government and politics major Odunola “Ola” Ojewumi is a nominee for BET’s Making a Difference Award, which includes a $2,500 grant for her work creating an organ transplant foundation. file photo/the diamondback

policy From PAGE 1 that leave.”

In an email, Graduate School Dean Charles Caramello said the current policy seems to be working for teaching assistants, and no one has filed a formal grievance about discrepancies between different departments.

“Departments regularly make accommodations for graduate assistants who are becoming parents,” he wrote.

“The guidelines provide for an appeal process if a student is denied a reasonable parental accommodation, and no appeals have been filed.”

Colon-Cabrera said that may be because teaching assistants are hesitant to make their grievances public. While the graduate school implemented a procedure for reporting grievances in 2009, only about one in 10 students who present issues to the office choose to file a formal complaint.

“Students have been also wary to file grievances procedures against their supervisors,” Colon-Cabrera said. “You don’t want to lose your place. You don’t want to burn your bridges.”

A teaching assistant, who spoke under anonymity to protect his fellowship, said it has been difficult working toward graduation in the spring while raising a child.

“In this day and age, you wouldn’t think that retaliation really would be sought out against not just students but anybody working in higher education,”

HOUSING From PAGE 1 is necessary to give students safe and comfortable living environments. The dorm will include arrangements first featured on the campus in Oakland Hall, while also offering gender-neutral bathrooms on every floor.

“It just gives you some different options that we went into from the onset,” Felice said.

“These efforts have been spurred by an effort in recent years to make the campus community more accepting to students with alternative housing needs,” Resident Life Director Deb Grandner wrote in an email.

“Our transgender students do not identify as easily with these separate identities and our residence hall students state on our survey research that they would prefer to live on floors where gender is not separated by wings of a hallway,” Grandner wrote. “We are taking the opportunity in our new construction to create new options for living in our residence halls that address these issues and student preferences.”

Prince Frederick Hall, which is undergoing construction and should open by fall 2014, will have a variety of

he said. “But the world is a political place and the university is unfortunately not above that.”

The teaching assistant said some departments are very flexible, while others seem to have their hands tied by the nature of the work that needs to be done. His primary concern, the student added, is for the future.

“Hypothetically we would say, ‘If I were to plan on having another child soon while a graduate student, I would be hesitant to do so because I would not want to necessarily go through what I went through the first time,’” he said.

“I would recommend any … graduate student looking to raise a family at the same time look somewhere else because the policies are not clear enough across the campus.”

At some other universities, including the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, teaching assistants receive guaranteed maternity leave with opportunities for funding during the time off.

“Whereas maternity leave arrangements should be made to fit the individual circumstances, all arrangements must include a six-week minimum post-birth recovery period,”as stated in UMBC’s 2010 Graduate Assistant Handbook. “A central pool of funding will be available to reimburse, upon request from the department, the cost of stipends of GAs on maternity leave.”

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Minnesota and University of California Berkeley, also provide some form of at least six

living arrangements for students that support “a less gender binary approach to housing,” according to Grandner. In following with the template used in Oakland, the halls will alternate men’s and women’s rooms. Additionally, there will be a bathroom on each floor that can be used by either gender, as well as traditional restrooms for men or women and private bathrooms in some rooms.

LGBT Equity Center Director Luke Jensen said he was pleased with how responsive Resident Life has been over the past year in making residence halls hospitable, particularly since the President’s Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues held a town hall meeting on the campus last February, in which transgender students reported difficulties navigating housing options.

“The Department of Resident Life is doing a terrific job in extending the options for all students, including our transgender students — but also other students who simply want to live in a more mixed-gender way without having to always be segregated by sex,” Jensen said. “From my perspective, it is all about options. Every student should be able to have the option to live the way that they want to live and this simply increases the kind of options that are available.”

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nationally later this year. “[Being nominated] is a validation of the work I’m doing,” Ojewumi said. “It’s really scary but an amazing feeling.”

This is not the first time a major television network has recognized Ojewumi for her public service. Last year, MTV featured her as one of three recipients of mtvU’s Top of the Class Awards and a $5,000 grant toward her nonprofit work.

Ojewumi said her goal was to aid those facing the same struggles she experienced growing up. Since its founding, SHCTF collected hundreds of teddy bears and books for children with serious medical conditions, including patients at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh – the very hospital where Ojewumi underwent double transplant surgery to receive a new heart and kidney at age 12. “[Surgery] makes you an adult before you’re ready,” Ojewumi said. “[You’re] sitting there, analyzing your life.”

Lu Morrissey, who was Ojewumi’s student government adviser at High Point High School, said she continues to be inspired by her former student’s achievements.

“I watch her transform everything to an ‘up,’” Morrissey said. “She sees the world as potential.”

And while Ojewumi said she is trying to balance public service with “being a student and enjoying life,” she said her nonprofit work will continue long after graduation.

“We have a short time to make a difference,” Ojewumi said. news@umdbk.com

PARENTAL LEAVE POLICIES For faculty and staff The University System of Maryland guarantees up to eight weeks of paid parental leave during the sixmonth period after a childbirth or adoption of a child younger than six years old.

For graduate assistants Advisers determine accommodations based on individual circumstances.

Departments are encouraged to offer reasonable accommodations.

Students can appeal their parental leave decision

For graduate students The graduate school can approve a leave of absence, up to two semesters.

The school can postpone academic requirements for a period of up to six weeks. weeks of leave.

Teaching assistant Barrett Dillow, the webmaster for GSG, said he was lucky to have had a positive experience. When he told his adviser at the beginning of the year that he would soon need more time off to care for his new family, he was able to cut his assistantship schedule down to two days a week. However, Dillow, who is pursuing a doctorate in aerospace engineering, said he was concerned advisers have no obligation to keep new parents.

“It would have been a completely legal thing for him to do, to say, ‘If you can’t work 20 hours a week during the semester and 40 hours a week during the summer for me in this time frame, just because of the kid, I can’t fund you,’” Dillow said. amenabar@umdbk.com

Stamp officials said Chick-fil-A will remain in the food court despite a petition for its removal. Sales have increased by about 18 percent this year and spiked in the first weeks of school. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

protest From PAGE 1 On July 16, Chick-fil-A’s Chief Operating Officer and President Dan Cathy told the Biblical Recorder, weekly Baptist publication based in North Carolina, he supported “the biblical definition of the family unit” and opposed same-sex marriage. The statement prompted some students at this university to create their petition on change.org.

In the last several years, Chick-fil-A sales have risen on the campus, according to Guenzler-Stevens. Dining Services Senior Associate Director Joe Mullineaux said the restaurant’s sales have increased about 18 percent since last year. And although officials expected the trend to continue into this year, sales rose dramatically during the first two weeks of school following the controversy around Cathy’s statement, according to Mullineaux.

Guenzler-Stevens said the process for adding a new restaurant to the food court is lengthy but relatively easy. However, removing a restaurant is more difficult. Only a handful of businesses have ever left Stamp, she said, and never for political reasons.

“It is typically a fairly objective business decision,” Guenzler-Stevens said. “Basically, this particular venue is not making money, or it’s underperforming so we’re going to pull it, and that’s typically the rationale that we use.”

Chick-fil-A’s spot in Stamp is a licensed location, meaning the university operates the franchise location.

The contract is automatically renewed on a yearly basis, Mullineaux said.

The only way it can be terminated is if either Chick-fil-A or the university issues a notice of intent not to renew.

However, students created the petition after the renewal period, so the earliest Mullineaux said any changes could happen is next year.

By terminating a contract, the university could face a number of legal consequences.

“What will we lose if we vacate a contract? If we vacated Chick-fil-A, we would be unable to provide another chicken option for a certain number of years, contractually,” Guenzler-Stevens said, noting that officials added the restaurant to the food court after students expressed a high level of interest in having such an option.

“If we vacated chick-fil-a, we would be unable to provide another chicken option for a certain number of years, contractually .”

MARSHA GUENZLER-STEVENS

Stamp Student Union director

While officials said student opinion is important, their decisions are dictated by business and legal obligations. In an interview with The Diamondback in August, Guenzler-Stevens cited McDonald’s as an example of a restaurant that faced numerous petitions and protests, but still remains in Stamp.

“We haven’t had protests in the sense that we’ve had sign-bearing folks here in the building, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t people with really valid opinions counter to what’s going on,” GuenzlerStevens said.

Sophomore Jewish studies and theatre major Jessica Story wrote in an email she signed the petition as soon as she heard about it.

“I know what people are saying about them being under contract — it makes sense,” she wrote. “But it’s unacceptable for an anti-LGBT company to have such a presence on this campus.”

According to Mullineaux, the only reported incident of offensive behavior toward a Chick-fil-A employee occurred Sept. 1, when someone allegedly walked by and flashed a middle finger at the person working behind the cash register.

Some students said they are not necessarily making a statement agreeing with Cathy’s views on same-sex marriage when they order from the restaurant.

“I support the right of everyone to marry, but that’s not going to change my liking Chick-fil-A,” freshman hearing and speech sciences major Uzochi Okoronkwu said.

“I’ve gotten it twice this year,” said freshman finance major John Dillon. “It just doesn’t affect my choice of where I want to eat.”

However, others said they were disappointed the restaurant has continued to see support on the campus.

“I am personally offended by the company’s stance on LGBT Americans, but I support their right to say that,” said Cory Hibbetts, the Denton Hall resident director. “I am more offended by the people who still choose to give their money to Chick-fil-A.” blasey@umdbk.com

Prince frederick hall, a dorm being constructed near Van Munching Hall, will build on gender-neutral housing options featured elsewhere on the campus. Each floor will offer a separate bathroom open to all residents, regardless of their gender, and halls will alternate between rooms for men and women. charlie deboyace/the diamondback Voss wrote in an email he believes Resident Life is doing “an outstanding job” at incorporating transgender students’ needs into the design stage of new dorms.

However, he wrote he was worried students may not notice the impact at first.

“It will be more convenient and private for students who may not identify as gender non-normative as well, and it will affect the whole culture of gender

in campus residential life,” Voss wrote.

“All that said, there are still many communities unaffected, and some changes which are not as wide reaching or effective as many hoped.”

Residence Hall Association President Sasha Azar said she is confident housing options will continue expanding every year.

While there were about 60 students

living in gender-neutral spaces last year, a number Resident Life Assistant Director Dennis Passarella-George then called typical, Azar wrote there are 75 such spaces available on the campus this year.

“Eventually, the majority of residence halls on campus will have a [gender-neutral housing] option,” Azar wrote. amenabar@umdbk.com

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Opinion

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Emotionless hookups should remain just that

Toward the end of middle school through the formative years of high school, friends often bestowed upon me the moniker “Ph-Oprah.” While the true origin of the name remains widely unknown, its meaning has always been clear: To many of my friends I represented a convenient merger of the advice dream team, Dr. Phil and Oprah. Today, I still act as “Ph-Oprah,” although the issues I deal with have grown substantively more mature in nature.

Recent nights’ conversations have manifested this mature change; nights at R.J. Bentley’s, Cornerstone Grill and Loft or Looney’s Pub (choose your poison) transform themselves into late-night romps with relative strangers. The longing for a hazily spotted bedfellow can last for nights, if not weeks.

The nature of temporary college relationships should come as no surprise to anyone who has ever lived in College Park or a similarly rowdy environment. The hookup culture that has come to define our generation (and the college experiences of many) has been the subject of vast and continual discussion in the media and, yes, even in scientific research.

Many people seem to take offense to these casual hookups — three Yale students wrote a divisive column on their campus’ sex culture last fall, going so far as to say, “hook-up culture is fertile ground for acts of sexual selfishness, insensitivity, cruelty and malice.” Yet for most people, responsible, consen-

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sual and casual intercourse presents an opportunity to satisfy certain pleasures while causing little to no harm. Still, harm seems to have progressively infiltrated this culture based purely on fulfilling mutual needs — a harm that lies in the second part of the story.

I have spoken to many who have violated the implicit contract of hookups — don’t pursue a previous hookup again with deeper desires. The attempt to find a meaningful relationship in what begins as something purely physical is often a futile one, and for good reason. There’s little to no guarantee emotional connections detected after the hookup(s) are anything more than a reaction to physical intimacy. And, if there actually happens to be a true emotional connection, it’s often onesided or fleeting, given the physical expression of emotional intimacy has been exhausted on other, more immediate, purposes.

It’s odd to imagine the sexual liberation movement that has freed our most basic instincts has often done more to imprison than it has to emancipate.

Men and women alike have experienced the same dilemma regardless of sexual orientation, creating a serious societal problem.

The easiest way to avoid these situations isn’t necessarily to abstain from casual hookups, but to challenge yourself to truly recognize what you’re looking for. Or, in terms that resonate more with the hookup culture itself, if you’re going to hit it and quit it, remember to quit it.

STAFF EDITORIAL

The Sept. 11 generation

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emories of elementary and middle school are distant and fuzzy for most of us. But Sept.

11, 2001 was an exception.

We all have a story. Your mom was supposed to be in the World Trade Center. Your dad happened to leave his meeting in the Pentagon early. Your aunt in New York called in sick that day. You were pulled out of elementary school, and for the first time, you really watched the news. For others, it may be a different, sadder story.

O n e way o r a n o t h e r, ea c h and every one of us was forever changed by Sept. 11.

Most students were young when this country was devastated by the terrorist attacks. We were old enough to get the basics, but not mature enough to understand the gravity of what happened.

Vice President Joe Biden said in a campaign speech Sunday, “This is going to go down, when we record this 9/11 generation, as the second greatest generation in the history of this country.”

We’re the 9/11 generation.

While it’s not exactly clear why Biden decided this would be the second greatest generation, it’s funny to think back on how that one day defines us. The day we vividly remember has caused an outpouring of security and foreign affairs reactions — the concept was new to our parents, but a world with such heightened

precautions has become the norm for us. Going through extensive airport security is a given, so we account for extra travel time. The most conspicuous aspect of the New York City skyline is the lack of the twin towers.

And we’ve grown up in this country while it was in the midst of two wars — many of us have brothers, sisters, cousins and friends who have died fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

OUR VIEW

Sept. 11 transformed our childhoods and ignited nationalism. That feeling should be directed to better today’s society.

When President Obama came on TV in May to announce Osama bin Laden, America’s most wanted, was dead, it was college-aged students who lined the streets in celebration.

No, we didn’t think all of our problems were solved because one man was dead. But when the man who had so greatly impacted our childhoods met his end, it was more symbolic than anything else. The man who helped mobilize the attacks and brought national security to the forefront of everyone’s mind was gone.

That, too, has helped shape us.

We’re a generation that has grown up in fear of attack, not unlike the World

War II generation Biden spoke of. The attack on American soil on 9/11 forced us to expand our knowledge beyond the country’s borders and, for many of us, learn to practice acceptance and not give in to stereotypes.

Most of us probably heard about the attacks through TV reports or school announcements. But technology has changed how we’ve responded and united through tragedy. Since 2001, we’ve become hyper-aware of any catastrophic national and world event. We followed everything from the Arab Spring to the Aurora, Colo., mass shooting on Twitter, hoping to constantly stay in the know. We know what’s going on all around the world because we have to — and if we don’t, we run the risk of hearing about tragedy too late. But we’re better for it.

The greatest generation was defined by its willingness to fight in World War II even after growing up in the midst of the Great Depression. Sept.

11 brought about strong feelings of nationalism and patriotism, but the question remains as to how those feelings will be channeled to better today’s society — something we should all consider as we remember the 11th anniversary of the attacks. Hopefully, the 9/11 generation — the generation Biden so strongly believes in — can use that unforgettable day to protect the country, improve foreign relations and keep this nation on top in such a competitive world. After all, this generation is the future of America.

EDITORIAL CARTOON

Justin Dent is a sophomore finance and government and politics major and the Director of Student Groups for the student government association. He can be reached at dent@umdbk.com.

GUEST COLUMN

Despite concerns, the system worked Saturday’s storm did not pose a great enough threat to warrant further alerts, police say

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am writing in response to Jordan Te s s l e r ’s c o l u m n , “ P o s s i b l e tornado alert system failure,” in yesterday’s Diamondback explaining why the Department of Public Safety did not sound the early-warning siren during a storm that hit campus Saturday. At 3:22 p.m. that day, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for several nearby counties. At 3:53 p.m., the NWS then issued a tornado warning for our region, specifically mentioning College Park as possibly being affected. A severe thunderstorm warning was then issued at 3:58 p.m. for other parts of Prince George’s County to our east and north.

In 2003, University Police contracted a weather service known as WeatherData (now part of AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions), specifically to watch over the campus.

For the past nine years AccuWeather has provided consistently accurate information to our agency, allowing us to alert the university community when appropriate.

After the 3:53 p.m. NWS warning, I immediately contacted meteorologists at AccuWeather. While they did see tornado-related activity in parts of our region, they informed me the campus was not threatened. Furthermore, they advised me the brunt of the storm had already passed through and was in the Landover area. Based on this information, I chose not to activate our early warning sirens.

A year ago there was a similar situation. The region experienced severe storms quickly moving toward us from the south. As the storm approached, I contacted AccuWeather.

The information I received from the meteorologists that day was ominous — as was the sky. They informed me

there was a storm, including some rotational activity, heading north directly toward the campus, and conditions were extremely conducive for a tornado. There was a comedy show about to take place at Cole Field House, and many people were outside waiting in line. Having only seconds to decide, I directed my staff to sound the siren and begin a series of text alerts. Our officers and event staff at Cole Field House ushered everyone inside for safety. No tornado touched down on the campus that day, thankfully.

Saturday’s storm did not pose the same threat as last year’s potential tornado. While the NWS provides excellent information about storm activity in the region, I am extremely confident in the service provided by AccuWeather and have been for many years. Saturday, after the 3:53 p.m. warning, AccuWeather informed me that the campus would not be affected, and indeed, it was not.

Our alert system (alert.umd.edu) forwards weather warnings to those subscribed to our notification group.

These alerts are what Tessler was referring to in his column. Users may opt into this group to receive routine weather notifications. Please go to the alert system website to register for these notifications.

Rest assured, had there been any sign of impending danger to this campus, like there was a year ago, I would certainly have directed our staff to activate the early-warning siren system and follow with text alerts to all alerts users.

Marc Limansky is the spokesman for the University of Maryland Department of Public Safety. He can be reached at limansky@umd.edu.

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Conversations on religion With such a loaded past, talking about faith is all the more valuable

ALEX LESTON When I was 11, I was baptized into a non denominational Christian church. I am not religious and never have been; my father is a forcefully proclaimed atheist and my mother will assert nothing more than she believes in “something.” I was baptized because my mother felt I ought to be exposed to religion in order to make an informed choice about it on my own.

I was grateful for this freedom, but after a year of Sunday services, I decided organized religion was not for me.

Two years after I was baptized, my parents and I moved from a white, conservative, Christian town in Texas (yes, Texas) to Brooklyn, N.Y. I was happy about this change for reasons that anyone who has ever been to Texas can probably infer. (Although those who haven’t could probably guess them, too.)

In Texas, my lack of religious faith had greatly ostracized me from my classmates. I hadn’t announced it, but I had no answer to

the question, “What church do you go to?” So they knew. It was not uncommon for a friend, neighbor or peer to try to convert me — dragging me to youth groups, Bible studies or even (once) a Christian rock concert. From the time I moved there to the time I left, it was made clear to me that my personal belief system was unacceptable.

After leaving Texas for Brooklyn, the contrast made me impatient with any form of religious dialogue. In my school, in my neighborhood, with my friends and at parties, religion was not discussed. I knew many people who were religious and many people who were not in any traditional sense, but faith was practiced quietly and privately. We were not transcending religion — we were simply not addressing it.

In this more diverse environment, I grew to associate all religious conversation with the sort of invasiveness I had experienced as a kid in Texas and saw it as an inherently unproductive thing.

I held this view for several years — up until a few weeks ago.

This semester, I’m taking a class with Suheil Bushrui called HONR 249W: The Spiritual Heritage of the Human Race. Focusing on peacemaking through interfaith dialogue, the class aims at “transforming the ‘tolerant’ approach many religious believers have toward religions … other

than their own to an attitude of deep respect.” In other words, it maintains that productive religious dialogue is an essential answer to both intrapersonal and international conflict — not discussing it is not enough.

Off the top of my head I could list probably two dozen violent crimes or wars that have been perpetrated in the name of God or because of religious conflict and misunderstanding. I’m sure you could name plenty more, but that’s not what I want to talk about today.

In his class, Bushrui asserts that there are overarching commonalities that unite all religions, and even all non religious forms of spirituality and faith.

He maintains the similarities between different spiritualities are more abundant and more powerful than the things dividing them.

So I want to talk about what unites us — shared practices, traditions, texts and beliefs. I have shared my personal history with you because I want to talk about religion rather than ignore it, and because I finally do believe these conversations (when respectful) are necessary. Especially between those of different or dissenting faiths — and especially today.

Alex Leston is a sophomore English major.

She can be reached at leston@umdbk.com.

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REVIEW | TEMPEST

ENDING IS DESPAIR

Tempest may — or may not — be Bob Dylan’s final album. Regardless, it’s a beautiful, sad and deeply moving reminder of just how powerful his music can be

By Eric Bricker Staff writer

end of days Dylan sounds gorgeously mournful on his latest album. photo courtesy of theplace2.ru

Critics have been speculating about Bob Dylan finally stepping aside since his remastered 2003 album Oh Mercy, but retirement, old age or illness has yet to silence the musical force of nature. Tempest, his latest, is no exception — it’s been surrounded by rumors it may be his last.

But Dylan refuses to go quietly, and American music continues to be better for it. Tempest is a backward-looking album that sounds at once timeless and modern, a darkly gorgeous exploration of an artist’s past and future.

Clocking in at more than 86 minutes, it’s Dylan’s longest LP; it may also be his darkest, seemingly obsessed with death. He approaches the subject from every angle, telling the tale of a grisly murder-suicide on “Tin Angel,” ruminating on the people caught in the Titanic disaster in the title track and mourning John Lennon’s senseless murder on “Roll On John.”

Even the album’s lighter tracks can’t escape Dylan’s somber, reflective mood. Album opener “Duquesne Whistle” is a jaunty southwestern train ride that wouldn’t sound out of place on 2009’s Together Through Life, but its lyrics are full of the uncertainty and doubt that come with aging. Dylan is stuck in his romantic past (“I wonder if that old oak tree’s still standing?” he muses), while his craggy, weathered growl reminds him — and us — of the inescapable march of time (“I wonder

By Zachary Berman Senior staff writer Twenty-one years after the group first jammed together, Dave Matthews Band has nothing left to prove. One of the biggest touring acts in the world — lifted by a smattering of hit singles that remain alt-rock radio staples — the band has risen so high there simply isn’t anywhere left for it to go.

Granted, the true fans don’t really care. The band has brought them countless hours of enjoyment over the years, mostly in the form of the group’s exhaustive heap of live recordings. This, in turn, is what makes Dave Matthews Band’s seventh studio album, Away From the World, a quaint reminder of both the group’s ubiquity and the hopeless irrelevance of any new recordings.

Much in the way Grateful Dead’s last dozen albums were simply an exercise in making a commercial product for non-concert-goers, Dave Matthews Band is, for better or worse, the premier live jam act for nostalgic yuppies — Phish be damned — and any studio release will never hold a candle to its live performances.

To be clear, this isn’t a knock against the group. In fact, it truly is a fantastic band that has made it so far mostly due to its frontman’s charming bohemian attitude and the incredible skill of his backing band.

Between Away From the World and 2009’s Big Whiskey & The GrooGrux King, the band has expanded its lineup to permanently include longtime collaborator Tim Reynolds on electric guitar, as well as trumpeter Rashawn Ross and saxophonist Jeff Coffin (of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones fame).

These lineup additions were meant to replace saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who passed away in

2008. The band explored his loss in great detail on Big Whiskey & The GrooGrux King, which leaves no built-in emotional underpinning for the latest album.

That said, Away From the World still sounds a hell of a lot like the group’s last effort, in that it’s almost indecipherably similar. Herein lies the other half of the new record’s irrelevance.

While tracks such as “Belly Belly Nice” have solid grooves and bankable melodies, they could just have easily come from any of the band’s lackluster studio albums since 2005’s Stand Up. So what’s the point of listening to Away From The World? If nothing else, the band’s enormous financial resources have bought what is arguably the best-produced album of the year.

Given the complex arrangements and the sheer number of instruments stuffed into every track — listen to the absolutely huge backyard barbecue jam “Rooftop” or the elating climax on “Snow Outside” — it’s stunning from a technical perspective just how clear everything sounds. Indeed, it’s a triumphant return for producer Steve Lillywhite, who produced the band’s first three records.

If you absolutely have to have a new Dave Matthews Band record, then by all means buy Away From the World. Just remember, this isn’t the 1990s anymore — the sounds the band produces are no longer the exciting jazz-funk-pop fusion that seemed so original just before the turn of the millennium.

Away From the World is nothing more than a Dave Matthews Band studio album — it will most likely hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, but that’s nothing more than a courtesy from the fans. In truth, they probably just want to see Dave Matthews live.

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REVIEW | COEXIST

REVIEW | AWAY FROM THE WORLD

don’t drink the kool-aid, bro

if they’ll know me next time round”).

Not all of Tempest is so subtle. The title track is a nearly 14-minute story in the vein of “Hurricane,” imagining the final minutes of the Titanic from the perspective of a doomed artist named Leo. All sweeping strings and balladic guitar, it’s a grandly tragic drinking song. Bloated?

Yes. Beautiful? Absolutely.

If nothing else, the album reaffirms Dylan as one of the preeminent songwriters of his — and any other — generation. Whether dabbling in the grandiose imagery of the Titanic or indulging in bittersweet pop-culture references (“I heard the news today, oh boy,” he sighs on “Roll On John”), the album is endlessly evocative, with tracks that are at times humorous (the harmonica and guitar blues stomp of “Early Roman Kings,” an ode to the early days of hip-hop) and haunting (the creepy acoustic shuffle of “Scarlet Town,” which calls to mind Oh Mercy’s “Man in the Long Black Coat”).

“My day has just begun,” Dylan sings softly on wistful ballad “Soon After Midnight.” We can only hope so. Curtain call or not, Tempest is an instant classic. Strange and new, yet instantly familiar, it is a bold work that further fixes Dylan’s place in history while subtly moving his sound into the future.

It is a portrait of an artist who, after half a century of music, still has important and beautiful things to say.

NIGHT MUSIC

By Dean Essner Staff writer It’s the elusive duality between confinement and solitude that makes The xx, a critically acclaimed indie-pop trio from London, such a special band. Its 2009 debut, xx, was a gorgeous evocation of subtle aching, the sound of three moody teenagers road-tripping by night through the desolate American landscape in a busted up ’86 Ford Taurus.

Its sophomore effort, Coexist, hardly diverts from the fundamental concepts of the first record. Everything is still buoyed by Jamie Smith’s minimalist, club-ready production, along with Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim’s call-and-response vocals that resemble sullen whispering more than emotive singing.

Where the album really succeeds is its textural flourishes. Coexist is a great deal more multidimensional than xx — the songs are less immediate and not as deeply layered. And while it may take some time to reveal itself to be better than just the sum of its sparse parts, there are many revelatory aspects to this definitively low-key record.

Take the opening track “Angels,” for instance. Except for Smith’s beats, which stutter step in short, effective bursts, the song is basically all Croft on guitar and

vocals. On xx, it’d be difficult not to find this underwhelming. But on Coexist, the band has a subtle trick up its sleeve: space.

Listen closely to the stunning steel drums that pepper the melody on “Reunion:” The luminous swirl of sound is so ethereal and spacious it nearly threatens to float away into the next galaxy. The same goes for “Missing,” which features Sim’s most gut-wrenching vocal to date, showered in a ghostly hue of reverb. Balancing out such airiness, though, is Smith’s percussion, which pins down the weightless tune and molds it into a banger of a groove, as on “Tides.”

On occasion, the band meanders into fullthrottled dance music, such as on the overly lengthy track “Swept Away.” At other times, it strays toward over-simplicity, such as on “Fiction,” which doesn’t carry an interesting enough melody to overcome its lack of substance.

But Coexist is a more mature step for an already precocious musical mainstay. They may be young, but Smith, Croft and Sim sound like seasoned veterans of internal suffering.

Luckily for us, they’re brilliant when it comes to verbalizing what makes them sad and putting it to beautiful music with which we can all identify. essner@umdbk.com

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By Erin Egan Senior staff writer There were six crutches, several knee braces and a seemingly unlimited amount of medical tape along the sideline at Ludwig Field on Sunday. They are usually there as a precaution, used to treat any injuries that might happen on the pitch.

But against Fordham, they weren’t a precaution anymore — all the supplies were already in use.

One Terrapins women’s soccer player was trying to heal fast enough to get back into the game. Some others were just resting in an attempt to recover from minor wounds.

And one other was suffering from a fresh, potentially career-ending injury.

Standout senior defender Megan Gibbons suffered what could be a torn ACL in Thursday’s win at Alabama, falling to the ground in the 88th minute. Gibbons got up and finished the game after lying on the ground for a few seconds, but she spent all of Sunday’s 1-0 loss to the Rams wearing a knee brace on the sideline.

The team has not yet elaborated on the extent of the injury.

“Just from an inspiration [standpoint] of how hard she works and gets herself up and down the field, I felt like we missed that today,” coach Jonathan Morgan said Sunday.

“But injuries happen so we’re going to have to figure that piece out.”

Senior forward Danielle Hubka joined Gibbons on the bench Sunday. Going into the match, Hubka had started all six games.

“That was just a kid that needed to rest,” Morgan said, “so I give her an opportunity to heal a little bit.”

Although the Terps were able to fi re off 29 shots against the Rams on Sunday, they felt Gibbons’ and Hubka’s absences on the field, as the team wasn’t able to capitalize on any of its chances.

They weren’t the only Terps who were banged up, either. Starting defender Sarah Molina suffered an ankle sprain against Ohio State on Aug. 26 and hasn’t played since. Her replacement, Erika Nelson, suffered a bone bruise in the team’s 3-1 win over George

Forward Hayley Brock missed 14 minutes of Sunday’s loss after taking a cleat to the shin. charlie deboyace/the diamondback Mason on Aug. 31, causing her to miss the following game against Towson. Nelson did play in both the past two games, though.

But even with all the injuries, the Terps’ 30player roster is capable of filling those gaps.

“We’ve got players here,” Morgan said.

“We’ve got a lot of depth and a lot of talent.

Now it’s just a matter of one of those kids grabbing it and making it theirs.”

The Terps weren’t able to fi nish Sunday unscathed, either. Junior forward Hayley Brock took a cleat to the shin that forced her to miss the fi nal 14 minutes of the fi rst half, and Morgan had to carry midfielder Riley Barger off the field after she collided with a Fordham defender in the 58th minute.

“A lot of people have gone down, but we have a team of 30 and we have depth so we should be fi ne,” Brock said. “We lost some big people but I believe in all my teammates, so hopefully it will be fi ne.”

That’s all the Terps can hope to do. With No. 18 North Carolina visiting College Park on Thursday, staying healthy will be key.

And if they aren’t completely healed by then? It will be up to the team’s depth to replace all the sidelined production.

“Moving forward, we just need new players to step up and be better for us,” Morgan said. “They’re going to get the opportunity, which is awesome. Everybody wants an opportunity. Now it’s just a matter of grabbing that opportunity.” egan@umdbk.com

contributions from each freshman if it hopes to compete in a crowded ACC. “We’re fresh men. Freshmen do make mistakes,” Diggs said after the game. “I made a mistake, took my eye off the ball.

It was a lack of concentration.”

Diggs wasn’t the only one.

Reid didn’t play a single snap against Temple after fumbling in the team’s season-opening win over William & Mary, and Brown — who replaced Reid in the offense on Saturday — let two balls slip through his fi ngers.

Brown was effective with the ball in his hands — he finished the afternoon with 50 yards on seven carries — but the fumbles made it hard for him to stay on the field.

“I tell him to put two hands on the ball in the hitting zone,” coach Randy Edsall said. “This is

RETRIEVERS From PAGE 8 place. A strong defense has countered a low-scoring offense, helping the team go undefeated through its fi rst four games.

But this time, the Terps (3-0-1) are even more wary of a Retrievers program that has only made two NCAA Tournament appearances.

“We had a heck of a match with them last year. They made a tremendous comeback and could have walked away with a victory last year,” coach Sasho Cirovski said Saturday. “We know they can beat anybody on a given day.”

That deference to opponents is something the Terps plan to take through their entire schedule.

Three of their first four games featured a ranked opponent, and the fourth was receiving top-25 votes at the beginning of the season. So a mid-major opponent

college football. This isn’t Good Counsel [High School] football anymore. Wes knows that he made a mistake, but we’re not going to be down on Wes.” Like Brown, Hills also struggled with ball security against the Owls. T hough h is twotouchdown, no-interception performance Saturday was a vast improvement upon his threepick showing the previous week, Hills’ first-quarter fumble did lead to Temple’s fi rst field goal.

The miscue didn’t seem to affect him, though. Rather than making a similar mistake when he botched a snap late in the second quarter, Hills simply gathered the ball, looked downfield and rushed 11 yards into the end zone.

“I knew they had man coverage, so no one had me,” Hills said.

“So I rolled out, and as soon as I saw something open, I took off.”

Diggs didn’t panic after his fumble, either. Less than six minutes after the muffed punt, he

reeled in a drive-saving, 38-yard pass on 3rd-and-11, a play that set up the Terps’ game-winning touchdown three plays later.

“Stefon took his eye off the ball. You could just see it. He wants to make a play,” Edsall said. “Then he comes up and makes the big play there at the end. You’re going to have that sometimes with young kids. But there was never any panic.”

Edsall knows the true freshmen will continue to make mistakes. But with a stable of rookies playing significant minutes at all the skill positions, he also knows how important they’ll continue to be for his offense.

They just have to keep picking each other up.

“We just got each other,” Diggs said. “Let’s try to break that mold. Let’s try to keep things cleaner. Let’s try not to make a mistake.”

like UMBC is the perfect recipe for a letdown.

“I think UMBC earned our respect last year,” Cirovski said.

“We had respect for them before, but they proved they’re a quality team. That was a fun game.”

U M B C e n t e r s t o n i g h t ’s matchup on the heels of a 1-0 win at Mount St. Mary’s on Friday night. Forward Pete Caringi has been the Retrievers’ most reliable scoring option so far, tallying three of the team’s four goals this season. In goal, Phil Saunders has posted two shutouts and allowed two goals through the team’s fi rst four games.

The Terps notched a 4-0 win at No. 24 Boston College on Friday night, and have scored at least two goals in every game this season.

Even sloppy conditions haven’t slowed the Terps’ attack, as inclement weather has been a factor in three of their four games.

“We just approach it like we

have every game,” Kemp said.

“We go out there and try to do all the little things right and try to focus on the process and not necessarily the result. Typically, if we all tune in and are working hard and have a good week of training leading up to it, then it’ll pay dividends for us in the game.”

Like they do every year, the Terps aim to capture a national title. Any stumble could prove costly down the road, especially one to a member of the America East Conference.

The Terps realize that. Especially after narrowly surviving the Retrievers a year ago.

“For the players that were here last year, I’m sure it’ll be on the back of our minds as we play them,” Kemp said. “Like I said, we just try to take it as a new game every year.”

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“No matter how many shots we have, we just need to put away our chances.”

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

FOOTBALL

MEN’S SOCCER

Terps ready for rematch with UMBC Team beat Retrievers in double OT last year

By Daniel Gallen Senior staff writer

Reid and Wes Brown — have accounted for all eight of the Terps’ giveaways this season (five fumbles and three interceptions). It’s a troubling trend, especially considering how much the team will need

The Terrapins men’s soccer team still recalls its 4-3 double-overtime win at UMBC last fall.

The Terps remember the record crowd packing the grassy hill inside Retriever Soccer Park. They remember their late lead evaporating in the fi nal seven minutes of play. They remember embracing midfielder John Stertzer moments after he headed home the game winner in the 104th minute.

And while the Terps are 363 days removed from that night in Catonsville, and the game’s two leading scorers — Terps forward Casey Townsend (three goals) and UMBC defender Sean Rothe (two goals) — are gone, last year’s matchup still resonates with a team preparing for tonight’s rematch at Ludwig Field.

“It’s certainly in the back of my mind,” defender Taylor Kemp said Sunday. “I remember it was a tough game last year.”

The No. 4 Terps resemble the squad that nearly lost its first matchup with the Retrievers in 11 years: They’re undefeated through the early part of their schedule, are ranked in the top five of the NSCAA Top-25 poll and possess a humming offense and a stingy team defense.

In fact, even UMBC is in a similar

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Wide Receiver Stefon Diggs had 135 all-purpose yards in Saturday’s 36-27 win over Temple, but his muffed punt in the fourth quarter was one of four turnovers Terps freshmen made in the game. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

Turnovers standing in freshmen’s way Rookies responsible for all eight of team’s giveaways through two games this season

By Josh Vitale Senior staff writer Stefon Diggs jogged onto Lincoln Financial Field in the fourth quarter Saturday, setting up to receive a punt at his own 14-yard line. The Terrapins football team held a nine-point

lead over Temple with just more than nine minutes remaining on the game clock, and one possession could have been all it needed to seal a victory.

But after excelling through more than three quarters, the true freshman made a potentially game-changing mistake: He muffed the punt.

T hat f u mble d id n’t cost the Terps the game — they blocked the ensuing field goal attempt and held on to beat the Owls, 36-27 — but it was another example of a freshman making a key error.

Diggs — along with quarterback Perry Hills and running backs Albert