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Siemens gifts univ software Tech giant grants design, simulation program to engineering school By Annika McGinnis @annikam93 Senior staff writer
wallace loh, university president, discusses a partnership with Siemens Corp. rachel george/for the diamondback
It creates everything from golf clubs to a Mars rover. It might help reenvision the Purple Line. It’s worth more than $750 million — and now the university has it for free. On Tuesday, the university received
a gift of cutting-edge engineering design and simulation software from electronics and engineering giant Siemens Corporation that will help advance engineering students and staff in their coursework, projects, research and team competitions. University President Wallace Loh accepted the gift in front of an audience of faculty and students in the
Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building’s rotunda Tuesday morning. The “product lifecycle management software” was used to design the Mars Curiosity rover, along with some smartphones, light rail trains, wind turbines and medical equipment. Now, the university can use it in its See siemens, Page 3
Univ won’t join athletic coalition U Senate votes to keep presidential committee By Alex Kirshner @alex_kirshner Staff writer
tioned to be dependent on the Internet because of ELMS,” said Kent Norman, psychology professor. “How can you be a student at this university without an email address, without access to the Internet?” For the most part, Norman said,
The University Senate decided this fall not to join the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics, an ad hoc organization of collegiate legislatures that pushes for athletic policy reform across the country. The Campus Affairs Committee, the senate group behind much of the decision, issued its recommendation after deciding the university’s athletic council — a roughly 25-member presidential advisory committee — was already an adequate primary structure for athletic oversight. Thus, COIA membership was unneeded, especially as the university moves to the Big Ten athletic conference next summer. The Campus Affairs Committee voted on the proposal to join the COIA at the end of August, and its decision was
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internet dependent… or addicted? As nation’s first Internet rehab center opens, professors discuss technology reliance james levin/the diamondback
By Zoe Sagalow @thesagaofzoe Staff writer Walking down McKeldin Mall, it’s not unusual to bump into pedestrians glued to their phone screens. With earbuds in and eyes locked on games and social media apps, students are
tuned in to the digital world. Some experts are calling it an addiction, opening the country’s first Internet addiction rehab program at a Pennsylvania medical center. But amid the hype, university experts are questioning whether Internet dependency is anything more than a sign of the times. “Students at Maryland are condi-
Experts: Accreditation mars higher ed support Some say flawed approval process alters fed aid By Jim Bach @thedbk Senior staff writer Recent discussion about higher education reform has centered on using output metrics to allocate federal dollars, but experts said the approach only scratches the surface. The real culprit, they said, is a flawed accreditation system. Law ma kers have proposed a number of ways to reform higher education. Most recently, President Obama unveiled a plan that would determine the federal financial aid available to a school based on metrics including graduation rates, employment rates after college and advanced degree attainment rates. But some experts said the focus should target a more direct link between quality institutions and funding: the accreditation system, which has a long-standing tradition of defining prestige through superficial inputs such as enrollment numbers and acceptance rates. That goal is similar to Obama’s past proposals, said Anne Neal, president of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, and “mirrors in many respects” the White House’s concerns as they relate to higher education reform. Accreditation has long decided
which universities have access to federal financial aid dollars. It acts as a stamp of approval for a school’s quality, a signal to the government and private investors that a school is worthy of their investment. It’s also subjective, as it is determined by independent accrediting bodies that have varying standards. While basing federal funds on a school’s graduation rates could effect some change, it wouldn’t be nearly as effective or efficient at improving school quality as challenging accreditation standards, Neal said. Take away a school’s accreditation, and the flow of federal money can stop altogether — sending a stronger message than tapering funds later down the road, as Obama’s plan suggested. “The regulatory approach has failed to protect the taxpayer and failed to ensure educational quality in our colleges and universities,” Neal said. “Today, there are schools which graduate in the single digits, and yet they are still accredited, and federal dollars are still being poured into those institutions.” The government recognizes more than 50 accrediting organizations and is required by law See reform, Page 2
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Cumberland Hall will house the latest influx of students to College Park Scholars in fall 2014 for the upcoming Law and Society program. file photo/the diamondback
Law minor to start in program next fall MPowering the State partnership also adds College Park Scholars program By Darcy Costello @dctello Staff writer
Park Scholars program called Justice and Legal Thought. Participating students will take classes taught by law professors while pursuing their University pre-law students used undergraduate degrees. The program itself comes as a to have to go to law school to immerse themselves in the discipline, but start- partnership between the Univering next fall, officials will bring a taste sity of Maryland, Baltimore’s law school and this university made of law school to the campus. T h e n e w L a w a n d S o c i e t y possible by the MPowering the program, housed in the university’s State program. Robert Koulish, College of Behavioral and Social Sci- who will serve as director of the ences, will have two components: a Law and Society program, said the law and society minor and a College collaboration may be the first of its
kind in the country. “From what we know, there are no other programs that have actual law school professors teaching undergraduate programs,” Koulish said. “What we’re offering — the involvement of the law school and classes — is going to be a really unique opportunity.” The Law and Society program is not restricted to pre-law students, Koulish said, emphasizing that it will focus on the role of law in all aspects See law, Page 3
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reform From PAGE 1 to publish a list on the Education Department website. Some institutions accredit schools of specific disciplines, such as massage therapy, education and theater, while others only look at schools in the Midwest and still others are national institutions looking at schools of all kinds. This university received its accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, but so did Coppin State University, another University System of Maryland school, which has with a 4.6 percent fouryear graduation rate compared to this university’s 62 percent rate, according to a December 2012 report by the Maryland Higher Education Commission. “Very legitimate questions can be raised about ‘What have the accreditors been doing if they are allowing these institutions to do so poorly when it comes to student success?’” Neal said. While some accreditation institutions, such as the New England Association of Schools and Colleges’ Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, which accredits top schools including Brown, Yale and Harvard universities, include
senate From PAGE 1 officially presented to the senate at its meeting yesterday. In choosing not to join the coalition, the university opted for a more internal course for faculty input on athletic issues. Had the university joined the 61-member COIA, composed of faculty senates from Football Bowl Subdivision schools, it would have designated a representative to the national coalition and helped construct its policy ideas. Though the coalition has no direct legislative power in NCAA policy, it speaks out on issues of regulation and organization in college sports. In deciding not to join the COIA, senate officials said strong oversight and policy mechanisms were already in place at the university. “It’s an example of the strong oversight that we already have present on campus,” said Vincent Novara, the senate chairman. “[Joining] not only would have been redundant; it just would have been unnecessary.” Instead, the university’s athletic council will remain administrators’ primary adviser on athletic policy, the senate decided. According to the athletic department’s website, the council supports “the best possible intercollegiate athletic program consistent with the academic integrity of the institution and the academic and social development of student-athletes.” William Walters, a faculty senator on the athletic council and former senate chairman, said the committee’s oversight was a “counterbalance” among various influences on university athletics, focusing on the “academic side of athletics.” “It’s a tussle between the coaches wanting performance, the athletic department wanting money and the faculty wanting academic performance,” he said. The council serves as a “watchdog” and focuses on issues of budgeting, admissions, testing and both on- and off-field performance, Walters said. In 2010, for instance, the council reviewed athletes’ academic requirements, mandatory sickle cell disease and concussion testing and a mandate for athletes to report any charged crimes to the department. COIA takes up similar policy areas in its advising. In making its recommendation to stay out of the COIA, the Campus Affairs Committee cited a 2011 survey on athletic oversight — conducted by COIA researchers at Penn State, where the coalition is based. The survey found this university was among the six best
“how can you be an educational institution if 1 percent of your students graduate?” DAVID BERGERON
Post secondary education vice president, Center for American Progress graduation rates in their evaluation criteria, the MSCHE website doesn’t list graduation rates in their criteria. Rather, MSCHE places an emphasis on financial stability and program quality. It’s this disparity in criteria that allows schools with very low graduation rates to maintain their accreditation status and education department recognition and thus receive federal dollars, said David Bergeron, postsecondary education vice president at the Center for American Progress. “How can you be an educational institution if 1 percent of your students graduate?” Bergeron said. “You’re not an educational institution. You pretend to be, but you’re not really delivering high-quality education.” Bergeron added that those institutions “should be thrown out,” but “accreditors don’t do that.” Further, accreditation information is difficult to find and use objectively. The accreditation process now comes as a disadvantage to the consumer because it only tells
“It’s an example of the strong oversight that we already have present on campus ... [Joining] not only would have been redundant; it just would have been unnecessary.” VINCENT NOVARA Senate chairman
in the nation in appropriately monitoring its athletic program and following “best practices.” “We have a really great relationship between the senate and the athletic department. [Athletic Director] Kevin Anderson is committed to that. We have stronger representation than in the past,” Novara said. “They have much more engagement.” The committee’s report expressed concern that injecting a third party into the university’s athletic decision-making would be unwise, as the department transitions into the Big Ten conference this summer. Others simply didn’t view the COIA as impactful enough to be worthwhile. “I don’t think [the COIA would have] one-hundredth of the influence on the university that the Big Ten does,” Walters said. He noted that the university already has collaborative opportunities with other institutions through the athletic conference and its adjoining academic consortium, the Committee on Institutional Cooperation. Eric Kasischke, a former senate chairman and geographical sciences professor, submitted the official proposal to explore joining the COIA a year ago. At the time, he anticipated membership might give the university more clout in national athletic policymaking. “I thought it might provide an avenue to become more involved in basically setting policies or guiding policies at the national scale,” he said. But upon reading the committee’s report to the senate, Kasischke said he appreciated the committee’s findings and eventual recommendation not to enter the COIA. “I knew what would happen if I submitted a proposal to the senate,” he said. “They would thoroughly investigate it — the pros and cons — and that’s exactly what they did.” Novara said the senate’s connection to university athletics was already as strong as it needs to be, and a COIA membership wouldn’t have been much help. “I feel like, as far as the senate’s role in any sort of oversight, from a governing standpoint, we’re in a very good place,” Novara said. akirshnerdbk@gmail.com
prospective students if the university passed the accreditor’s muster, Neal said, not whether it produces successful students or helps students to graduate. “There’s sort of a yes-orno system; you’re accredited or not,” Neal said. “That’s the only information that consumers would receive. You don’t know what it means.” And as Obama and policymakers have been looking to contain the ever-growing cost of higher education, Neal said a failed accreditation system has become one of the drivers. “It has, over years, measured quality on the basis of inputs: how many books, how many students, how many tenured professors, how many hours in the seat, as opposed to looking at whether or not schools were actually doing a good job of education,” Neal said. “It has, I think, forced prices up because of its focus on inputs.” The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity in the Education Department has brought forth proposals that Neal said address
some of the concerns with the current process. The best way to address the shortcomings of the accreditation process, Neal said, would be to provide better data on the success of institutions when it comes to graduation rates, tuition rates and student success postgraduation and also to require certification by an in-
dependent auditor that deems a school financially stable. Neal said policymakers are taking note of the status quo and may be more likely to challenge it as the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, a federal law governing federal financial aid, begins next week. However, Bergeron said there
is still a lot of support for the accreditation, no matter how unwarranted it may be. “Everybody thinks that accreditation is some sort of a sacred thing … that’s serving some magic purpose,” Bergeron said. “I just don’t see it.” jbachdbk@gmail.com
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Playboy-gate: viral list revealed to be student-organized hoax The Internet was abuzz Tuesday with the surprising news that Hugh Hefner had taken a stand against rape culture. Replacing his list of the top-10 party schools was the Ultimate Guide to a Consensual Good Time, listing 10 commandments for achieving sexual consent. And this university, coming in at No. 9, made the grade. Or did it? To read the rest of Madeleine List’s post and more student blogs, check out diamondbackonline.com.
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of life — something that could appeal to students of all majors. Already, he said, students have expressed interest in the program, emailing him and asking when applications will be available. “There’s been a lot of buzz among students, both last spring and this semester,” Koulish said. “I teach a Law and Society class, and those students are very excited about the prospect of the m i nor. We just wa nt to make sure that everything is squared away before we make it official.” He expects a formal announcement to the student body will come later this semester, and applications will be made available at that time. The minor will be ava i l able beg i n n i ng next school year, and applications will be examined during winter break. Greig Stewart, the executive director of College Park Scholars, is enthusiastic about the Justice and Legal Thought Scholars program and what it means for the Scholars community. “We have a n a rray of Scholars programs, but there has always been an absence of one that would examine legal and ethical issues or the role of law in society,” Stewart said. “Given our location and proximity to D.C., it seems that this is the perfect kind of opportunity for students.” Schola rs prog ra ms require students to complete a practicum during the spring semester of their second year in the program — either an internship, research paper or a creative service-learning project. For Justice a nd L ega l T hou g ht Schol a rs students, there will be a wide variety of paths available, Koulish said, including potential internships with the Supreme Court, the Department of Justice or university alumni in the law field. The new Scholars program means an additional cohort of roughly 75 students will be admitted into the fall 2014 class of College Park Scholars, Stewart said. T h e a d d i t i o n a l s t udents will be housed in the Cambridge Community, and the Justice and Legal Thought students will be living in Cumberland Hall for the 2014-15 school year, Stewart added. The plan for the curriculum includes discussions about the idea of justice, looking at it through the lens of law and society, as well as interdisciplinary examinations of the law and social issues. Koulish hopes to incorporate an international component to the program in later years, perhaps even including an alternative break program for students i n the Law a nd Society program to the U.S.-Mexico border to study immigration issues — an area he has spent time researching. Ben Esenstad, a member o f t h e P u b l i c L e a d e rsh ip prog ra m, sa id t he new Scholars program is likely filling a need in the community. “A ny t i me t here’s a n opportunity to expand to a new field or a different set of people, then that’s a good thing. It makes the overall scholars program more inclusive,” said Esenstad, a sophomore economics and government and politics major. “It sounds really exciting, especially for students who might be pre-law or even just people interested in that field. It definitely would have made my top three.”
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tenure [for conducting projects] — you would probably be kicked out of the university for that,” Loh said. The idea, instead, was, “You want to do practical application, you go to industry to do that.” But the country can’t afford to view universities as an “ivory tower” anymore, Loh said. As the once-dominant United States focused on ideas, more productbased nations such as Israel,China and India, slowly caught up. “They do this to have an impact on society. If you’re poor, you have to work now,” Loh said. “In some areas, they have surpassed us. And one day, the U.S. woke up and said ‘Oh, we’re falling behind.’” Engineering professors and students started using the primary version of the software this semester, though it will take 18 months to completely roll out, Schwartz said. The software will become a central resource through all aspects of the design process, from concept to implementation, making it easier and faster to create projects, students and faculty said. On Tuesday, engineering students stood with examples of their projects, including robots, a belt-mounted navigation system for blind people, and plans for energy efficient buildings and a wind tunnel. Liz Sauerbrunn, a mechanical engineering graduate student, stood with a robot that could emulate a beaver’s motion. Undergraduate students made it using computer design software and a 3-D printer, she said. The new software is more team-oriented, helping students working on group projects, she said. Three mechanical engineering graduate students and their mentor, Jacob Moschler, displaying a robot that could move around rooms and create 3-D maps, said the software’s versatility allows it to accomplish a range of tasks. “The biggest difference this software is going to bring is innovation of the various domains,” said Moschler, Institute of
Systems Research robotics lab manager. “The software we have is unattached together. We have one software for modeling the system and another for modeling the software and another for modeling the hardware … So PLM [does] the whole thing; that’s the big change for us.” The software will also be used in space science projects. Down the hall in the Space Systems Laboratory, large cylindrical structures stood amid silver worktables and a mass of tools and wires. “This is a deep sea electric manipulation that will cover 98 percent of the sea bottom,” said aerospace engineering professor Dave Akin, pointing to one of the structures. “All the design was by students, and it was built on campus.” Nick D’Amore, an aerospace engineering graduate student, showed two large space rangers designed to repair broken satellites so astronauts don’t have
to take on the dangerous task. The rangers were built mostly by students in the ’90s, he said. The new software could allow students to build more advanced projects, D’Amore said, as well as identify potential problems before building, which could save time and money. Eventually, the software could help students who compete in national and international competitions, such as members of Terps Racing — a group of mechanical engineering students who design and race vehicles — and teams that participated in NASA’s X-Hab Challenge in 2012 and Lunar Wheel Design Challenge. Beyond engineering, the Siemens partnership represents a shift in the generational culture, Loh said — a move toward self-creation and technological innovation that integrates all disciplines. The world’s culture is changing; for instance, he said, people
are choosing to watch sporting events and movies on smartphones and tablets instead of physically attending events. To move toward a successful future, Loh said, the university needs to fully embrace this evolution. Even in the humanities, students need to learn skills in marketing, technology and innovation, he said. The idea is to always keep moving forward like the terrapin, which represents the university’s commitment to success, Loh said. “[Terps] can only move forward; they can’t move backwards — that’s the can-do attitude that characterizes the University of Maryland,” Loh said. “We think big; we take risks; we persevere, and this extraordinary gift will enable us to keep moving forward in the areas of engineering and manufacturing.”
to watch videos. In 10th grade, she got a BlackBerry for texting friends, “And that’s when it all From PAGE 1 went downhill,” she said. In the South Campus Dining people’s behavior regarding the Internet and technology indi- Hall on Wednesday night, Sedghi talked about her Incates profound reliance. “There’s a dependency on ternet habits as she tapped on information,” he said. “It can her iPhone. “If I feel like I’m bored in be a dependency just like we class, I’ll take out my phone have a clock dependency.” The Internet can be a great to check the time,” she said. social tool, Norman said, “There’s a round of checks I because much of online so- have to do: Instagram, Facecialization is for the purpose of book, Twitter.” Sedghi said she doesn’t use planning in-person meetings. her computer in class anymore “It’s not replacing our social because she feels it’s too dislives,” he said. “It’s suppletracting. In many of her classes, menting or enhancing them.” she said of the people using a But as with drugs and computer, “Maybe one in 10 is alcohol, a dependency can turn into an addiction, Norman said. taking notes. Everyone else is Ariane Sedghi, a sophomore scrolling through Facebook.” Though he sees overuse of the finance major, tracked her InInternet as a potential problem, ternet habits back to the fourth grade, when she first started journalism professor Ronald using her parents’ computer Yaros, who has done research
on digital environments, said it doesn’t belong in the same category as a chemical dependency. One of the biggest issues with Internet usage, he said, is people often believe they can multitask while using technology without missing anything. Others might have trouble maintaining self control and limiting themselves to how often they use a digital device. “There are a lot of other factors, including the digital self-regulation issue, where individuals just have the convenience of instant information on their mobile phone and on their laptops, and it’s that convenience that is the issue right now,” Yaros said. “Ondemand information, for me, could lead someone to spend more time on their devices than they normally would or than others would, and that could be perceived as an addiction.”
A few years ago, Yaros said he thought students would learn more in classes if they could use a laptop during class. Keeping the potential issues in mind, Yaros is working on a model to use limited technology in the classroom. His idea is to create a system in which instructors could control what’s displayed on iPads given to students, and students wouldn’t be able to navigate to another page. Ultimately, he hopes to determine how to best engage students with technology while minimizing potential distractions. In most situations, Yaros said, people ultimately just need prompts to orient them to their environment and remind them to take a break from their glowing screens. Andrew Consoletti, a junior chemical engineering major, tested his dependency on tech-
“There’s a dependency on information. It can be a dependency just like we have a clock dependency.”
From PAGE 1 own projects, helping merge the gap between theory and application to spur economic growth in manufacturing and bring the university up to par with the world’s top innovators, Loh said. “In the old days, you used a paper and pencil [for design]. Now you do everything on computers,” Loh said. “[This software] will help regain American supremacy in manufacturing and create jobs for our students, state and economy.” The idea for the partnership was born upon Siemens CEO Eric Spiegel’s initial visit to the university in February 2012, the year the company moved to Washington, said Jennifer Schwartz, the engineering department’s director of development for corporations and foundations. Chuck Grindstaff, CEO of Siemens’ PLM software division, said the company hopes to combine technical understanding with the entrepreneurial spirit needed to succeed in America. From a university standpoint, the partnership could help students get jobs — the challenge of their generation, Loh said. “Months ago, there was this Occupy Wall Street movement, and there was a photo on the front page of the New York Times of this young woman with a sign that said ‘young, educated, unemployed,’” Loh said during the event. “And I think that captures the moment. Because the greatest issue of our century is jobs, jobs, jobs … And how will those jobs be produced? By manufacturing.” In the past, America prospered as a manufacturer — once, the largest steel mill in the world was situated just outside of Baltimore, said Patrick O’Shea, university vice president and chief research officer. But over the years, manufacturing lagged as the country focused solely on generating “ideas” rather than implementation, Loh said. “Even at this university, until five, 10 years ago, you didn’t get
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ENGINEERING STUDENTS, top, demonstrated the project they created through the use of design and simulation software from Siemens Corporation. University Vice President Patrick O’Shea, bottom, and other officials hope a partnership with the electronics and engineering company will boost research opportunities and help students develop more advanced projects. photos by rachel george/for the diamondback
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Associate psychology professor nology when he went on a twoweek trip to Mexico. Though he had limited access to Wi-Fi, Consoletti never found himself craving his phone or wanting to go online. During the semester, he said he keeps his phone off even during what he calls “the most monotonous classes.” “In today’s society, [technology] is a staple, ” he said, “but I don’t think it’s an addiction.”
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here’s an intruder in our state. Wielding a despicable display of partisanship and publicity-stunt machismo, Rick Perry is out to poach businesses from this state. The latest in a string of tours — including in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri and New York — the Texas governor’s efforts started with advertisements in our media markets and have culminated in a heavily criticized visit to some businesses in this state to promote the economic conditions in Texas. From Gov. Martin O’Malley to The Frederick News-Post’s editorial board and Center Maryland — one of the state’s major political news websites — Perry’s visit has been panned. Touting Texas’ low tax rates and conducive commercial atmosphere, Perry has been urging businesses — many of which likely employ this university’s students and alumni, plus their families — to pack their bags and hit the Lone Star State. In an age of national gridlock and partisan games, it’s sad to see the nation’s governors bringing such political muck to this state’s government, which is something of a bastion of effective government. Our General
Assembly managed to get capital punishment repealed, legalize same-sex marriage even after referendum and pass gun control legislation — all within the past year. This state isn’t interested in games and stalemates, and legislators should keep it that way — even with Perry’s meddling.
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Rick Perry’s state-to-state campaign is a shameful display of attention-seeking partisan politics. Knee-jerk outrage to such a shameless campaign aside, the students, voters and representatives of this state’s flagship educational institution need to look at this situation the way California Gov. Jerry Brown did when Perry used the same antics on the West Coast. This trip? “It’s not a burp. It’s barely a fart,” Brown said. And we concur. Perry is a publicity sponge, as illustrated by his 2012 presidential campaign. Without our attention, hopefully
the unwelcome governor shrivels and retreats. If one of the state’s most conservative counties, as represented by The Frederick News-Post, can brush off such a pitiful performance, hopefully so too can the state’s businesses and voters — including this student body. That said, the temptation is too great to ignore. So we’d like to point out to Perry, as well as all who might lend his argument some credence, the larger picture. Perry is right that this state has generally higher tax rates than his. Texas doesn’t have an income tax; meanwhile, this state’s highest incometax bracket charges millionaires 6.25 percent of their income. Additionally, Texas doesn’t have a capital gains tax. Investments in this state, meanwhile, are taxed at a base rate of 5.8 percent, with possible additional local taxes. These are financial realities, but they are small smudges in the larger portrait that displays why this state is a better place to live than Texas. Employers and workers alike share an American dream to raise families and see children achieve greater success than their predecessors. Education is a major
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RICK PERRY, governor of Texas, pictured here at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans in June 2011, is urging businesses in Maryland to move to Texas as part of a nationwide tour. Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr facet of this dream. This state invested $15,528 per K-12 student in 2011-12, good for ninth in the country, according to the National Education Association. Texas spent $9,128. It was 43rd. Texas is tied for dead last in the country in high school graduation rates with just 81.1 percent of its population having a high school degree. Meanwhile, this state is 21st, at 88.9 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A middling number, sure, but it’s hard to see why anyone would want to put their children in Texas’ lagging educational system. And once those Texans do get their high school diplomas — if they do — they can expect tuition rates to rise. Where O’Malley has kept in-state tuition at four-year institutions from
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Punking Playboy for a cause MARIA ROMAS A few months ago, I got a phone call. The first words I heard were, “I know you don’t know me, but…” And so began my involvement in the Playboy prank with a program called FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture. For those of you who didn’t see it all over social media these past few days, FORCE joined up with feminists throughout the nation to create a fake page titled “Top Ten Party Commandments: The Ultimate Guide for a Consensual Good Time,” accurately mimicking Playboy’s website. It’s the same group that created the fake Victoria’s Secret consent-themed lingerie line. This time, the prank tricked a ton of people with its aggressive promotion of “consent culture,” touting the homepage slogan, “A good college party is all about everyone having a good time. Consent is all about everyone having a good time. Rape is only a good time if you’re a rapist. And f--- those people.” Then, FORCE and its cohorts created
fake pages for sites such as BroBible and The Huffington Post with the buzzy headline “Hugh Hefner Says Rape Is Not Bro.” All in all, it was an incredibly impressive show of talent and passion to put a stop to rape culture. Now Playboy is trying to make FORCE take the site down. Which begs the question: Why won’t Playboy come out with a statement along the same lines? Wouldn’t it be good for such a universal, sex-positive organization to endorse the fact that consent is a vital part of a fun time? I’m immensely proud to have played even a small part in making this prank happen. The sheer volume of responses from those who thought the prank was real — responses that were overwhelmingly in favor of Playboy coming out with a pro-consent message — was incredibly promising. As for my part, it was so much fun to get this university’s share of the prank together. I scheduled a “consent party,” interviewed students, shared information about CARE to Stop Violence (formerly SARPP) and talked about the new pilot program that could eventually teach all freshmen entering this univer-
sity about sexual assault prevention. I had the best time secretly collaborating with FORCE and students at other universities to put this hoax together. And keeping it a secret was difficult, especially on Tuesday. When it went viral, I could not have been happier. Hearing people talk about how wonderful consent is — and how exciting it was to see Playboy promoting it — gave me hope that rape culture can be demolished. Rape isn’t about sex; it’s about one person taking power away from the other. So, in order for sex to be a rewarding experience for all, consent is key. So remember: “No means hail no!” and yes means yes. Get consent before having sex if you want to have sex. And don’t feel pressured to even have sex in the first place. If you say no, your partner should respect that. It’s OK to stay within your comfort zone — and whoever isn’t comfortable with that isn’t worth your time. Maria Romas is a senior English major. She can be reached at mromasdbk@gmail.com.
rising more than 2 percent in the past five years, Texas’ rates have risen by 18 percent, according to College Board. While education is one of many facets in the broader question of where to live and do business, it is an integrally important one. Perry needs to step out of his economically driven myopia of seeing a complex world as mere profit margins and tax rates. He also needs to step out of our state. It’s sad that Perry has led editorial boards, pundits and others to compare and decry the merits of two unique and valuable states. Both have problems to solve and assets to contribute to our nation. The lone blame rests with Perry and his shortsighted, politicized “fart” of a campaign. And we — Texans and Marylanders — shouldn’t forget that.
We millennials constitute a unique group of people. While future generations will be born into a tech-saturated world, we got to grow up alongside this new technology, experiencing the change from flip phones to smartphones firsthand. It’s no wonder, then, that we can’t put down those smartphones. Whether we’re at home, in cars or – I can confirm – driving a golf cart across the campus, the need to be plugged in to an endless stream of new information is as addictive as it is instructive. But this column is not about those common venues. Instead, by far the most intrusive and illmannered cellphone arena is at the dinner table. Of course, I don’t mean dinner with yourself because if you don’t read BuzzFeed while sucking down ramen, who will? No, I’m talking about pulling out your cellphone at the most important kind of meal: dinner with friends. It’s an all too familiar scenario — you go to the diner or to Bagel Place, and all of the sudden, you have a perfect view of all of your friends’ bald spots as they stare down at their Facebook pages. The need to socialize while you’re already socializing is, to be sure, the definition of a sociopathic gesture. It is an anti-social retreat to a virtual mock-up that was designed to imitate the feelings you get from having dinner with friends — an event you ironically miss by shoving your face into your phone (while your nontexting friends might be more pleased if they could actually push your face into your phone).
Like I said, smartphones are a novelty of our generation, and what is America if not a place to enjoy all the personally harmful things you desire? That’s what the founders were committing treason for, right? But I’ll give you an out. There’s a game you can play to break this habit, and it might end up benefiting you in more ways than one. It goes like this: Next time you and your friends go out to dinner, turn up the volume on your phones, place them screen-side down in the middle of the table and then have your meal. If, during the course of the meal, anyone at the table picks up his or her phone, that person pays the bill. All of it. So it is on record, this means no text messaging, talking, Googling, tweeting, Snapchatting and, for the benefit of all, no Instagramming the meal. With that final rule alone, the social implications of this game reach much further than the dinner table, as throngs of us will rejoice for not knowing what you just ate for once. Of course, if the game’s losers say they are unable to pay, worry not: Clearly they have other friends important enough to lend them money for having ignored your company. Hopefully, however, the gravity of this game will sink in early on, and everyone will take it so seriously that they, through the archaic art of dialogue, will find themselves taken away by the stimulating effects of person-to-person interaction. I’m no enemy of the digital world. But I, along with potential employers, significant others and people interested in your well-being, have forgotten what your face looks like. Instead, we talk to phone covers and, frankly, we could do that without you there. Erik Shell is a junior classical languages and literatures and history major. He can be reached at eshelldbk@gmail.com.
Traffic cameras installed for profits — not safety MATT DRAGONETTE If you have ever driven in Prince George’s County, Montgomery County or Washington, you have seen the extensive array of speed and red-light cameras. College Park is no different, with several speed cameras on such student-trafficked roads as Metzerott Road and Route 1. As one of many commuter students, I am not alone in having to worry about these cameras each day. The $40 (or more) fine is bad enough, but driving becomes more hazardous around the cameras. Governments and advocacy groups claim the cameras prevent accidents, are not intended as just a
revenue source and do not infringe on citizens’ rights. But are these claims true? The government says the cameras reduce accidents and bad driving, but a New Jersey Department of Transportation report shows otherwise: major intersections were seeing as much as a 20 percent increase in the number of rearend collisions after red-light cameras were installed. Drivers were choosing to speed through unsafely or brake too early for fear of getting ticketed. What about speed cameras? In Great Britain, a four-and-a-half-year study showed that putting speed cameras in work zones did not affect the rate of injury of construction workers. In Arizona, a drivers’ rights group showed that cameras did not affect the average speed of drivers on highways after
cameras were installed. On Interstate 95, which has several speed cameras, I have narrowly avoided being hit by cars braking hard and swerving to avoid the cameras. During rush hour, the cameras cause a huge bottleneck, which adds about 10 minutes to my commute. Route 1 is the same way — I have had to pull off the road to avoid rear-ending a car braking too hard to avoid a camera. Proponents of the cameras also say they are not intended as a revenue source but rather as a way to protect “children and schools,” as Howard County has emphasized. If that is the case, why do they always seem to put the cameras immediately after the speed limit drops? (I am looking at you, Metzerott.) Look at the example of Elmwood Place, Ohio, a town of about 2,100
residents that raked in $1.5 million in one month from speed cameras after the government failed to notify the residents about the cameras or their rights. In Washington, where the cameras earn about $80 million annually, the fear of declining revenue has encouraged the mayor’s office to plan on installing 90 new cameras next year. Clearly, the speed camera is a highstakes game. But in this game, ordinary Americans are needlessly hurt. To a worker earning $10 an hour, a $60 fine represents more than half a day’s wage. Yet a lawyer might laugh off the fine or even successfully argue his or her way out of it. If the government wants to make money, there are definitely more fair ways to do so. Perhaps the most worrisome aspect of speed cameras is their infringement
on civil liberties. First, private companies often run the cameras, making them de facto police officers who profit from ticketing. Second, the cameras give off the eerie impression of a 1984-esque surveillance state in which the government can remotely keep us in order without even needing a court system to try and convict us. I am not saying to speed on our roads or to avoid paying any fines you are charged with. We need to drive safely, and there has to be an enforcement system. But before you ignore the news about new speed cameras, remember there are real-life consequences for you and your neighbors. Matt Dragonette is a sophomore accounting major. He can be reached at mdragonettedbk@gmail.com.
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Bored with tempting fate by falling from high places while Chris Tucker makes contractually obligated wisecracks, Jackie Chan is opening a Beijing theme park called JC World. There, attendees will tempt fate by falling from high places while strapped into rides that have met the high standards of Chinese safety inspections.
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The worst case: Catwoman, a spinoff from the ’90s Batman franchise
By Warren Zhang @auberginecow Senior staff writer The recent news that J.K. Rowling is writing a spinoff of the Harry Potter film franchise — based on her book Fantastic Beats and Where to Find Them — was both shocking and depressingly routine. While revisiting the Harry Potter series was almost a given considering Hollywood’s obsession with franchises and sequels, few expected something this soon. Does that mean we’ll be looking at Twilight and The Hunger Games spinoffs a few years down the line? More importantly, can a spinoff from such a beloved series actually work? Fortunately and unfortunately, Hollywood has produced a number of spinoffs in recent memory that provide cause for both hope and utter despair.
More people probably know of Catwoman and its cataclysmic failure than have actually seen the movie. Yes, Catwoman, originally slated to kick off a series of planned Catwoman/ Batman films, has joined Manos: The Hands of Fate and Birdemic: Shock and Terror in the legions of unspeakable cinematic atrocities. This is the absolute worst possi-
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One would hope Rowling’s presumed direct involvement and Harry Potter’s cultural stature can prevent such a fate, but then again, Batman wasn’t exactly bargain basement movie fodder.
The mixed blessing: X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Wolverine, spinoffs from the main X-Men franchise
weren’t very good. The Wolverine was especially disappointing because it came about with the best of creative intentions; it was based on a wellregarded Wolverine comic, with talented writers and directors signing on. Neither Wolverine film was atrocious — each had its own merits — but neither lived up to expectations. Fantastic Beasts will most likely perform similarly. If we’re being honest, the Harry Potter films, divorced from fondness for the books and the novelty of watching the leads grow up with the films, were never particularly great. They were entertaining, sure, but nothing truly special. The idea does sound neat on paper. However, because Warner Bros. will probably reassemble the same creative team to tackle this spinoff, expecting something as good with fewer notable merits going in would be foolish.
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be a good movie, far surpassing low expectations with its feline charm. It remained true to the formula of mixing child-pleasing physical comedy with more adult-focused cultural references and allusions, but it injected enough heart and fresh material to keep the experience lively. Fantastic Beasts, like Puss in Boots, will retain some of the same creative team behind the Harry Potter films. Most importantly, Rowling will be writing the screenplay. It’s possible that working on such a markedly different project will help Rowling get back on track after The Casual Vacancy, like the leap from Shrek to Puss in Boots helped out the DreamWorks team. She did, after all, write the Harry Potter books. That’s got to be worth something, even in Hollywood.
The best case: Shrek spinoff Puss in Boots
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ble outcome for Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them flick: a movie so utterly undone by misguided stabs at product placement and edgy, zeitgeist-catching grit that it ends up being less a film than an expensive S&M perfume commercial.
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
Terps host Hokies after OT win snaps road woes
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Team hasn’t played in six days after three-game road trip By Nicholas Munson @nickmunson1 Staff writer With the blow of a whistle, the No. 21 Terrapins women’s soccer team appeared in danger of giving up another chance at a win. While coach Jonathan Morgan questioned whether the handball call on defender Shade Pratt should have happened, Clemson scored on the ensuing penalty kick in the 50th minute anyway. It tied the game and put the Terps in position of losing their thirdstraight game and finishing out their first road trip of the season 0-3, while also stumbling in their first ACC game. In the team’s first overtime period of the year, though, midfielder Ashley Spivey kicked in the game-winning goal with about five minutes left and the Terps recovered from their dismal two-game trip to California. “We talk about after a goal — whether we score or the opponent scores — we need to just respond and attack their heart, and I thought we did,”
KASINITZ From PAGE 8 surprised that the Belle Glade, Fla., native has played well in games. And Likely doesn’t appear bound for a drop-off after he followed up his dominant effort against the Monarchs with another solid outing against UConn. Serving as the nickel back against the Huskies, Likely had two tackles and no noticeable lapses in coverage. L i k e l y ra r e l y s h o w s emotion when speaking with the media, using a low, serious voice. He always opts to discuss the importance of the upcoming game, and his mind never seems to stray from his role on the field. If anything from a game bothers him, it never seems to stay with him. It’s like he’s not even a freshman. Asking defensive players about the Terps’ secondary situation without McDougle and Johnson has become a pointless practice. Each one brings up Likely’s name and mentions how confidently he plays and how mature he seems. “I’m not worried at all,” outside linebacker Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil said Tuesday. “Will Likely — I’m 100 percent confident that he’s going to do his job. He showed that against Old Dominion.”
tshuma From PAGE 8 couple players play to their level, it gives your team a chance to be dangerous and put them on their heels, so to speak.” It hasn’t been an easy task for opponents to reach the back of the net against North Carolina, though. Since the start of 2012, the Tar Heels have surrendered seven regular-season goals in 22 games. Tshuma has scored three of those. In other words, the forward has personally accounted for just less than 43 percent of the regular-season goals scored against the topranked Tar Heels over the past two seasons. “Obviously, it’s a big deal to score that many goals against UNC,” Tshuma said. “UNC is the No. 1 team right now, and
Morgan said. “I thought we didn’t feel sorry for ourselves and we just went for it.” Now, the Terps (5-2, 1-0 ACC) will continue conference play by welcoming No. 23 Virginia Tech to Ludwig Field tonight. They got a muchneeded six-day break after their victory over Clemson, which came on the heels of their trip to California, where the players had little time to rejuvenate due to strict travel schedules. Not only that, but two players who were sidelined last week due to injuries — forward Gabby Galanti and defender Erika Nelson — are still out. However, Morgan hopes this turns into a positive as midfielder Sarah Fichtner and defender Amanda Gerlitz, who have started a combined four games this season, have opportunities to shine. “What we’ve been talking about with our team is just having some guts and toughness all season,” Morgan said. “We’re going to be hit with adversity, and it’s going to be hard at times, but we need to be tough.” The Terps are hoping Vir-
ginia Tech becomes their first ranked victim this season. The Hokies (6-1-1, 1-1-0) opened their campaign with five wins and a tie before falling to fifthranked North Carolina, 2-1, last week. They rebounded Sunday to defeat ACC newcomer Syracuse, 3-0. Senior forward Jazmine Reeves, who has scored six goals (tied for second in the ACC) and 16 points (tied for third in the ACC) thus far, leads the Hokies. Reeves is the only Virginia Tech player close to the caliber of the Terps’ Hayley Brock, who leads the ACC with seven goals and is tied for the lead with 17 points. They also have young standouts, such as sophomore midfielder Ashley Meier and freshman forward Murielle Tiernan, who both have five goals. “You go with the challenge regardless of who the opponent is, so I think we were ready for it and we’re excited to see how things go,” Spivey said. “I think so far we look pretty good.”
The stoic Likely was a quick learner well before he came to College Park. After all, his dominant day against Old Dominion’s spread offense wasn’t the first time he’s had double-digit tackles as a young player at a new level. “My freshman year in states against Cocoa [(Fla.) High School],” Likely said after the Old Dominion game, thinking back to his days at Glades Central High School, “I had like 12 tackles.” And that’s rather impressive, considering Likely’s high school competition in Florida was a bit stiffer than what prep players face in this state. There was one point this season, though, at which Likely actually looked the part of a first-year player. In the season opener against Florida International, Likely was mistakenly sent onto the field to return the game’s first punt, while All-ACC returner Stefon Diggs remained on the sideline. Likely misplayed the punt, and the Panthers recovered the ensuing fumble, a possession they turned into their first three points of the game. It was Likely’s first chance to make an impact play on a college game, and he instead gave the opponents an edge. But so often with freshmen, it’s not about the first mistake they make — it’s about how they respond. In the Terps’ next game, against
the Monarchs, Edsall gave Likely another shot. He returned a punt 27 yards and a kick 43 yards in that game and hasn’t fumbled since. “Will he make mistakes? Yes, just like every player, but it’s not a surprise how he’s playing,” Edsall said. “That’s just how the kid practices. If we had everybody practice the way he practices and the way he competes, we’d be even better.” He bounces back from m u f fe d p u n ts w i t h b i g returns, and he’s begun his career on the defensive side of the ball by recording two pass breakups and 16 tackles in three games. It’s been a relatively remarkable start for Likely, but ask him why he’s been so good or why he stays so confident, and he has a simple answer. “I’ve been playing the game since I was 5, so it’s the same football, just against different people,” Likely said earlier this month. “It don’t make sense to get rattled up. Just go out there and do you.” Likely will face a new challenge this week as he moves into the No. 2 cornerback spot against a talented Mountaineers team that uses an air-raid offense. But it’s the same football, so I wouldn’t bet against him.
to go there and get two goals and score against them last year, it’s just a great feeling.” Tshuma is currently tied for 13th in the nation in total goals with four, and a large reason for his success is the attention opposing teams are giving to 2012 MAC Hermann Trophy winner Patrick Mullins, his counterpart up front. A perfect example was Tshuma’s first goal on Friday night. Mullins approached a bouncing ball on the left side of the field and headed a pass to streaking midfielder Tsubasa Endoh down the line. With all the attention on Mullins to the left, Tshuma found himself wide open in the middle of the field. Endoh crossed to Tshuma in space, who attempted a slip pass to midfielder Dan Metzger. Although it was poorly placed, the ball deflected back out after
SEPT. 22, 2012: Mountaineers 31, Terps 21
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Metzger’s shot, and Tshuma still had the space to finish. “Most of the teams in the ACC are teams that scare you,” Tshuma said.“They are all good teams, and it’s always hard to break their defenses. Pat gets a lot of attention because of the things he accomplished last year. We try to work through those things together.” Luckily for the Tar Heels, the Terps — and Tshuma — are moving to the Big Ten Conference, and the programs’ annual contest could cease to exist. If by chance the Heels and Terps meet again before Tshuma’s college career is over, though, the Zimbabwean will be ready. “He deserves credit,” Cirovski said. “He’s a good player. He works extremely hard and, through his work ethic, he’s hard to keep up with.” dpopperdbk@gmail.com
SEPT. 18, 2010: Mountaineers 31, Terps 17
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21-26-2 1-8 7 6 31 Terps’ all-time record against West Virginia
Number of consecutive losses to West Virginia
rivalry From PAGE 8 opponent as we treated the ones before. Treat every opponent equal, not so much as more or less. Just try to go out there and get the ‘W.’” Last season, the Terps traveled to Morgantown, W. Va., as 28-point underdogs to face a team averaging more than 55 points per game and ultimately exited with a 31-21 loss. This year, with a transition to a new quarterback and some tweaks to account for their new talent, the Mountaineers are 2-1. Still, playing in Baltimore on ESPNU and wearing reportedly flashy new uniforms, it’s the opportunity to make a statement — even if Edsall won’t say so. “I just know West Virginia is a really good team,” coach Randy Edsall said. “We’re going to have to play really, really well in order to win, and we expect to play really well
Coach Randy Edsall’s career record vs. West Virginia
Number of consecutive Terps wins from 1949-1966
Margin of victory in Terps’ worst loss in series (1988)
because of how we’re going to prepare this week. “But as far as putting anything more on this game than we had in any of the first three games, no, we’ll never do that and I’ll never say that to our kids. At the end of the day, they all count the same because you take a look and some people that can go and maybe upset somebody and then the next week you lose to someone maybe they’re not supposed to lose to.” Edsall’s rhetoric has trickled down to the rest of the team, as expected. There’s no more stock in this game than in any other game. Outside linebacker Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil doesn’t point to a single memory of any matchup between the teams that particularly stands out. He had his first real dose of the rivalry last season when he traveled to watch the Terps and Mountaineers in Morgantown. While he continued to downplay any significance, he still acknowledged that the
game’s stage could give it a little extra meaning. “This is going to be my first West Virginia game and stuff, so I don’t really know too much about it,” Cudjoe-Virgil said. “All I’ve really heard is just ‘battle of the border,’ that’s all I’ve been hearing. Actually, from last year, when I traveled myself to see the game on my own, it got a little heated, I saw on the field. So I think this is going to be a big game.” The Terps have the chance to make a statement and record a marquee win early in the season. They could end a seven-game losing streak to a geographic rival. But the opportunity to go 4-0 and match last season’s win total before the end of the season’s first month is just as alluring. “We just treat every week like a new week, clean slate,” Cudjoe-Virgil said. “Out there to prove ourselves to everybody else again.” dgallendbk@gmail.com
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West Virginia rivalry not a focal point for Terps Players, coaches to treat Saturday’s game like any other By Daniel Gallen @danieljtgallen Senior staff writer The rivalry between West Virginia and the Terrapins football team has had many storylines over the years. Former Terps defensive lineman A.J. Francis had his stories about his greatgrandfather, Shaky, who hailed from deep within coal-mining country in West Virginia. He also said
an 85-year-old woman spit on him the Terps played in Morgantown, W. Va., in 2010. There was the stretch in the early 2000s when the Terps defeated West Virginia four straight times — including twice in 2003 — by an average score of 39-13. But in recent years, things have changed. The Mountaineers have topped the Terps seven straight times since 2004, driven by the star power of players like Geno
Smith and Tavon Austin. For this year’s Terps, though, the one-sidedness of the border rivalry is merely a footnote. In fact, they’re barely even treating Saturday’s matchup at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore differently than any other game. “Really, we just don’t think about that stuff,” outside linebacker Marcus Whitfield said. “Just treat every See rivalry, Page 7
MEN’S SOCCER Cornerback Will Likely will start Saturday’s game against West Virginia in place of injured veterans Dexter McDougle and Jeremiah Johnson. Likely, a freshman, is tied for fourth on the team with 16 tackles and recorded a game-high 11 tackles against Old Dominion. file photo/the diamondback
In the likeliest place Despite his youth, Will Likely’s maturity bodes well for Terps as he steps into expanded role AARON KASINITZ Will Likely doesn’t take long to get going. In a literal sense, the Terrapins football cornerback has exceptional acceleration, which he displayed on a 45-yard kick return in Saturday’s 32-21 win at Connecticut. Likely uses that talent on defense, too, often quickly changing direction to shadow opposing receivers and make up for his slight 5-foot-7, 175-pound frame. Likely has been just as quick in his assimilation to the college game. The true freshman has impressed coaches with his knowledge and
competitiveness since arriving on the campus in the spring, and in his second career game he earned the defensive game ball for his 11-tackle performance against Old Dominion on Sept. 7. So when Likely steps in as a starting cornerback this week against West Virginia to replace injured veterans Dexter McDougle and Jeremiah Johnson, there is no reason to think he won’t produce in his new role. “He plays like he’s a seasoned veteran,” coach Randy Edsall said Tuesday. “He’s very knowledgeable; he’s a great listener; he understands it.” Edsall also said that because of Likely’s performance and attitude in practice, he wasn’t See kasinitz, Page 7
Tshuma posts top games in matchups vs rival Tar Heels
Sophomore has scored four goals in three career games By Daniel Popper @danielrpopper Staff writer It was no surprise when Schillo Tshuma scored both goals in the Terrapins men’s soccer team’s 2-2 draw at North Carolina on Friday. After all, the forward has a special place in his heart for Carolina blue. As a freshman last season, Tshuma scored a game-win-
ning goal in overtime in a No. 1 vs. No. 2, rain-soaked epic between the two teams at Ludwig Field. Then he scored the second goal of the Terps’ 2-1 win over the Tar Heels in the ACC championship. Tshuma tried his hand at heroics again this season at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, N.C. He scored the game’s opening goal in the 11th minute — ripping a rightfooted strike into a top corner
— and then tallied the gametying goal in the 37th minute. In all three of his matchups against the Tar Heels, Tshuma has performed well against one of the Terps’ top ACC rivals. “He likes to score against UNC,” coach Sasho Cirovski said. “I thought Schillo and [midfielder] Sunny [Jane] were both fantastic in the game, and when you have a See tshuma, Page 7