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Italy study abroad program examines domestic, sexual violence in country

Government furloughs jobs, ends services amid congressional gridlock

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Italy has a lot to offer students looking to study abroad: fine art, classic food and — with a university-run program — valuable insight into handling domestic and sexual violence. In March, students will have a chance to study abroad in Italy to explore the way the country responds to domestic violence cases and cares for victims. It will be the second such trip run by the University Health Center’s CARE to Stop Violence program.

the workers’ contract had initially been written with the “best of intentions,” managers had found loopholes over the years that they used to “exploit people” and “take advantage of the workers.”

Jalisa Whitley pursued a career i n p u bl ic se r v ic e b e c au se she wanted to touch lives and help lowincome families, but it didn’t take long for her to realize how difficult it can be to work in a field beholden to federal funding. Whitley is one of 800,000 federal workers deemed “nonessential” and therefore absorbing large-scale furloughs as a result of the government shutdown, which began Tuesday. Her employer, the National Institutes of Health, has furloughed 73 percent of its staff, keeping on a skeletal staff to continue operations considered essential to the federal government. While that may seem high, the NIH’s furlough percentage pales in comparison to the 97 percent furloughed at NASA and the 94 percent at the Department of Education. “It’s my first introduction to the government, and in a little less than a month, I’m already furloughed,” said Whitley, a public policy master’s candidate at this university specializing in nonprofit management and leadership. Her human resources position at the NIH was furloughed almost as soon as she got it. The shutdown came as the climax of a long-standing divide in Congress over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. President Obama’s signature health care legislation, passed in 2010, has been highly divisive among lawmakers and has pitted

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stephanie rivero (left) and Fatima Burns (right) will lead a nine-day study abroad trip to Italy in March to study violence against women. james levin/the diamondback The trip, built around nine days in Italy, also helps to raise awareness among students about the services offered for victims of sexual violence at this university, said Fatima Burns, CARE coordinator. “We just wanted to build more awareness about domestic violence and reach out to students who didn’t have any idea about our office and what we do,” Burns said.

Italy is an interesting place for students to study this topic because it’s considered a modern country like the U.S., but it’s years behind in terms of its domestic violence policies, said Burns, a co-director for the trip. Between 2000 and 2012, 2,200 women were murdered in Italy, according to The New York Times, and 75 percent of those women were killed by partners or former partners. A

combination of factors, from lack of social services to inefficient law enforcement, contributes to the epidemic of violence against women in the European country, said Stephanie Rivero, assistant coordinator for CARE and codirector for the trip. “They’re still in the beginning See italy, Page 3

University workers rights contract moves forward By Annika McGinnis @annikam93 Senior staff writer After a summer of protests and back-and-forth between the university workers union and the university over negotiation logistics, the workers rights contract is moving forward with discussion of proposals to improve working conditions. A group from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union — which represents 3,000 maintenance and housekeeping workers at the university — presented a set of proposals to

the university in September designed to improve the language of workers’ contracts with their managers, said union spokesman Jeff Pittman. These proposals come after months of hashing out whether workers would have to take their own vacation days to attend negotiations. Workers led a series of demonstrations over what they called a lack of respect from the university, and now the parties are discussing substantive details. “Honestly, we expected that we would be further along than we are now,” Pittman said. “We’re kind of surprised that we were squabbling over who could use their own vacation

housekeepers protested in late June for higher wages and better work conditions. file photo/the diamondback time. … It’s unprecedented.” But after worker backlash and media coverage, managers let workers attend negotiations without penalty. Akilah Jackson, IT coordinator for the Division of Information Technology and a member of the union’s negotiation team, said while she thought

Criminology partners with county police By Teddy Amenabar @TeddyAmen Senior staff writer

Res Life to plan next 20 years Department analyzing renovations, housing By Dustin Levy @dustinblevy Staff writer

criminology and criminal justice majors in Lefrak Hall will soon have a new resource to help them learn: a partnership with Prince George’s County Police to study local crime and enforcement. james levin/the diamondback

Through a new partnership with Prince George’s County Police, university criminology and criminal justice students will be able to study crime and law enforcement as it happens in the local community. Officials signed a memorandum of understanding in September, in which police agreed to let students study the department’s policies and practices on an ongoing basis. The criminology and criminal justice department and police have collaborated on research in the past, but this agreement will cement an official and continual partnership. Developing details about the col-

laboration are in the preliminary stages, said the police department’s Inspector General Carlos Acosta, but the partnership will allow police to receive feedback and stay accountable, oversight the department welcomes. “We want to have an outside set of eyes look at what we’re doing and tell us if we are doing it correctly,” Acosta said. The university doesn’t offer many real-world educational opportunities that give students this level of insight into the field in a setting close to home, and criminology and criminal justice professor Charles Wellford said the experience is valuable. There is a part-

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nership with New Orleans police, in which students and professors from the university work in tandem with officers to track how criminals get access to firearms, but this new partnership could provide opportunities locally. Relationships with police agencies give university faculty members a chance to research trends and allow students to see how agencies really work. “The only laboratories we have are police departments, correctional agencies, etc.,” Wellford said. “In order to really see and practice how many of the things we can teach

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This semester, the Department of Resident Life will analyze the scope of the university’s housing options and recommend improvements as part of a wide range of issues the department plans to tackle over the coming months. The department’s goals include a strategic housing plan, an activitybased program for international students and a new presence in social media, Resident Life Director Deborah Grandner said. The strategic housing plan, which will be unveiled in a presentation later in the semester, is the most far-reaching and impactful of the department’s plans. “This will look at the entire program — student life and resi-

dential facilities — and it will put together a plan for the next 20 years of renovations and housing and programmatic emphasis and really our major agendas for the future,” Grandner said. “Quite a bit of my energy is invested in that.” The department hired consultants from campus architecture firm Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company for the project and is also collaborating with Student Affairs Assistant Vice President Mary Hummel, Residential Facilities Director Jon Dooley and Residence Hall Association student members. “It’s really an exciting project that the university is undertaking, and the RHA is happy and proud to be a part of that conversation so that the resident voice is at the forefront,” RHA President Omer Kaufman said. See housing, Page 2

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campaigns. The department will continue promoting the Inclusive Language Campaign, which aims to help students understand the effect of their words on others in an attempt to minimize language that offends others based on their identities, Grandner said. Issues that put students at significant risk, such as sexual behav ior, sex ua l assau lt, drinking, drugs and other dangers, will continue to get attention, Grandner said. The department is also beefing up its social media outreach after the launch of its Facebook and Twitter accounts late in 2012. “I think this is the first year we’re using Twitter and Facebook in bigger ways,” Grandner said. Prince Frederick Hall’s opening next fall is another priority, as Resident Life plans to open the hall to students in

From PAGE 1 R H A m e m b e rs re c o mmended renovating existing buildings to eliminate triples and quads and make room for living-learning programs, Kaufman said. “If there are no students to give that feedback, then that conversation will not be as worthwhile as it should be,” he said. This semester, Resident Life plans to evaluate several new programs, such as the genderinclusive housing options. It will also continue promoting RoomSync, a software program that asks students a series of questions to match them with potential roommates that debuted this semester. Several of Resident Life’s fall initiatives involve education

“IT’S REALLY AN EXCITING PROJECT THAT THE UNIVERSITY IS UNDERTAKING, AND THE RHA IS HAPPY AND PROUD TO BE A PART OF THAT CONVERSATION SO THAT THE RESIDENT VOICE IS AT THE FOREFRONT.” OMER KAUFMAN

Residence Hall Association president programs such as the new living-learning Honors program, Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students. One student concern is g roups’ i nclu sion on t he campus. Lyndon Baltazar, a junior aerospace engineering major, said he thought Resident Life could help freshmen feel more connected. “When I was a freshman, my RA just checked in with stuff, and that was it,” he said. The department hopes to make strides fostering inclusiveness, particularly with international students. A new activity-based program connecting international students with domestic student

“buddies” launched in August, and 50 to 60 students signed up, Grandner said. “I’m very excited ... we’ll try [to] do it again in the spring and see if we can really get a lot of participation from the students,” Grandner said. Wit h a st r i ng of w idereaching goals and big events ahead the department officials said they will keep working to satisfy campus residents. “We’re always working to create an inclusive environment where all students feel safe on campus,” Grandner said. “We want all students to feel important in our community.” dlevydbk@gmail.com

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he’s taking it to the next level.” The next step is for university and police officials to identify specific research projects, such as audits on the agency’s crime data. “We’re anxious to discuss that with them and to be involved in those projects,” Wellford said. Will Weston, a sophomore c r i m i n ol o g y a n d c r i m inal justice major, said he is looking forward to the opportunities the partnership will bring. “It really gives a picture of what you’re getting into,” Weston said. Weston is interested in federal law enforcement, and being able to explore the field could help him choose a career path. “You can talk about it in a textbook all you want,” Weston said, “But this is something that is actually happening in the real world.”

in the classroom operate, we need access to agencies like the Prince George’s Police Department.” Officials from the police department came to the university with the proposition, and criminology and criminal justice administrators jumped at the opportunity, Wellford said. “It’s the win-win that makes this so attractive,” Wellford said. The push from police for a collaboration stems from the progressive ideals of Chief Mark Magaw, Acosta said. The chief recently set to work updating the department’s policing approach, making it the best time to ask the university to research how it operates, he added. “He’s got the reorganization set,” Acosta said. “Now tamenabardbk@gmail.com

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shutdown From PAGE 1 Republicans, who want to see the law repealed to some level, against Democrats and Obama, who want to see the law through to the end. Coming down to the 11th hour Monday, Democrats refused to support a Republican-led effort to delay for a year the implementation of the health care law and repeal a medical device tax, calling it an effort to gut a law that survived an electoral test when Obama won reelection in November. Likewise, Republicans refused to pass a continuing resolution to fund a government that doesn’t make some cuts to the Affordable Care Act. This unwillingness to budge on both sides

lived past the midnight deadline and continues to as the federal government remains shut down. It’s disheartening for Whitley to be a victim to the politics in Washington. The Affordable Care Act shouldn’t be used as a “political ploy” in the process to the fund the government, she said. “Congress is reinforcing the public belief that it’s ineffective,” Whitley said. The process didn’t have to unfold in the manner that it did, public policy professor Philip Joyce said. There could have been a “clean” continuing resolution to fund the government independent of any efforts to gut the health care law. However, fearful that any stir among the Republicans could cost him to lose his position, House Speaker John

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and says, ‘Oh my God, what happened to the floor?’” Wo rk e r s a l s o w a n t to From PAGE 1 mandate that management The workers’ proposals, must inform them of any which 25 employees in the non-exempt or temporary union presented to the uni- jobs created — which workers versity in September, include wa nt to m i n i m ize — a nd codifying language to ensure give them a 30-day notice of housekeepers won’t have to eat schedule changes. Last-minlunch in janitorial closets with ute changes were an issue in chemicals and other cleaning the past, Pittman said. “You shouldn’t just say, supplies. If the closest break room is more than a 10-minute ‘OK, all the housekeepers — walk away, workers are pro- you’re going to start showing posing an extra 15 minutes for up at 3 a.m.,’” he said. When employees retire or lunch, Pittman said. resign, workers proposed that The union also proposed the most senior members have providing a wider range of English for speakers of other the first shot at getting prolanguages classes, especially motions. They also requested advanced level classes, Pittman receiving an official listing of said. And if workers haven’t yet their specific assignments so been trained for a task, employ- workers could compare their ees want employers to clarify tasks to make sure assignthat it will not be held against ments were fair. “If you have to clean the them on evaluations. entire Stamp Student Union “If you get a new f loor and I have to clean the admin buffer, it’s a little bit difoffice, our work assignments are ferent — this is stronger,” Pittman said. “I should know not comparable,” Pittman said. The union also proposed that before I damage a floor. If there’s something new, let creating a joint worker-manme know. Let’s not find out ager team to deal with future after the manager walks in issues as they arise.

Boehner (R-Ohio) has been reluctant to bring such a resolution to the table. “There’s no reason in the world why these two things have to be tied together,” Joyce said. Letting the government shut down, Joyce said, “gives irresponsibility a bad name.” “This takes it to a whole new extreme,” Joyce said. “The most basic responsibility of the Congress and the president is to provide funding for the federal government, and clearly, they have abdicated that responsibility.” Aside from national parks closing down and some operations being halted, Joyce said there are more profound effects on the broader economy when 800,000 federal workers are furloughed and have been considering this possibility for

Jackson said she wanted compensation for overtime to be clearly defined. “I’m still at work now — it’s almost 9 [p.m.] — trying to bring up one of the websites that’s not working, and this is definitely past an eight-hour work day,” she said. “I don’t think a lot of students and faculty know how much work has to put in to maintain our enterprise level system. … A lot of the work I’m doing, you never would have known there’s a person pushing buttons and typing things to keep all the systems up and going.” At the union’s last meeting with the university on Sept. 26, the 10 members of the team representing exempt workers presented their proposals. T hough the initial meetings to hash out ground rules were “pretty rough,” Jackson said, management responded to the proposals with “more good faith and a willingness to cooperate.” Time periods to negotiate ground rules are unique to each case, Director of University Human Resources Dale Anderson wrote in an email.

a while. The mere prospect of not getting paid is enough to keep a large part of the government workforce sidelined as consumers act as a drag on the broader economy. Economic consulting firm IHS Global Insight estimates the shutdown costs the economy $300 million a day. Joyce said it’s unclear when the shutdown will end, but the current nature of the debate doesn’t lend itself to a standard compromise th roug h wh ich both sides ca n concede something. “It’s very hard to imagine how it is that you repeal Obamacare a little bit, how you repeal it halfway,” Joyce said. The last government shutdown occurred 17 years ago and lasted 21 days — the longest in history. Joyce said a resolution is not going to come

T hough A nderson sa id he couldn’t comment on the status of negotiations because of ground rules not to negotiate through the media, he wrote that the discussions were underway and the university was “very much committed” to negotiating successfully with the union. Pittman said he anticipated negotiations taking six months or longer, although there was no schedule for upcoming meetings. To Ja c k s o n , r e d u c i n g time between meetings is important because of the issue’s critical nature — fair treatment of thousands of members of this university, people working tirelessly to keep the university running. “Students shou ld ca re because your money is going to pay for this,” she said. “The quality of education isn’t just in curriculum; it’s also how well are your faculty and staff being treated. If they can’t take off an extra day or two because management is putting extra pressure on them, how good is your education, anyway?” amcginnisdbk@gmail.com

about quickly this time, and “this one looks to me like we might be measuring it in weeks as opposed to days.” It could take until the Columbus Day weekend — Oct. 12 to 14 — which Joyce sa id cou ld prompt tou rists looking to take advantage of the closed national parks to pressure Congress. Republicans have discussed plans to pass piecemeal bills that would fund some operations, but Joyce said they should be looking to “fund the entire government — not just the pieces people are screaming about.” Whitley said she hopes she will be able to get back to work within the week, but Joyce said that would be a tall order given that “we’re still at the finger-pointing stage.” jbachdbk@gmail.com

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the legal front to prevent the dangerous side effects of these cultural ideas, said Natalia Mier, a senior criminology and criminal justice major who went on the trip last year. Very few laws deal specifically with domestic violence, she said. “When [the police] get a call about domestic violence, they treat it as they would any other case,” Mier said. “They treat the victims just like other victims of assault and violence.” Though the U.S. seems to do a better job of hand l i ng domestic v iolence cases than some countries, Rivero said, students on the last trip returned with the realization that there’s more work to be done. “Both the U.S. and Italy have a long way to go in providing services for victims of domestic and relationship violence. acknowledging that it’s something real, and that relationship violence is the perpetrator’s fault, not the victim’s,” Rivero said.

stages of recognizing it as a n i ss ue,” sa id Cat her i ne Sayikanmi, a senior community health major who went on the trip last year. Many men in Italy deny that sexual violence is a problem, Sayikanmi said, while many women consider it a private issue and don’t seek help. And for the women who do seek help, many services and shelters are underfunded and understaffed, and some are almost entirely volunteerbased, Rivero said. “The services there are very limited compared to what we have here,” she said. The oppressive culture and over-sexualization of women in the media also stood out to Sayikanmi. “They have very set gender roles; the women are supposed to stay home and basically be a wife and a mother and nothing else,” she said. “There’s this idea that women exist only to please men.” Not much is being done on mlistdbk@gmail.com

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A devastating, unnecessary shutdown John Boehner and House Republicans must end this travesty immediately

ith the government shutdown in its third day, already reaping its toll on the Washington area and the nation, it’s easy to get cynical and instinctively blame our politicians on Capitol Hill for failing to come together to fix this situation. But that would be a disingenuous case of false equivalence. Because this shutdown isn’t the fault of our 535 elected officials in Congress. It’s the fault of a small minority in the House of Representatives — about 30 radical conservatives willing to hold our country hostage in exchange for cuts to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, a law that is now legally and structurally in place. One of CNN’s headlines just after midnight Tuesday was “AMERICA SHUTS DOWN.” It seemed melodramatic to us in the newsroom at the time, but looking at the many circulating lists of the shutdown’s damaging effects, it’s hard to deny the country is struggling.

The National Institutes of Health has already started turning away about 200 patients who receive weekly treatment, including children with cancer. The Environmental Protection Agency has shut down almost entirely. Seventy percent of intelligence agency employees have been furloughed, leaving gaping holes in our national intelligence operations. If the shutdown lasts more than two weeks, the Department of Veterans Affairs will be unable to provide veterans with disability claims and pension payments. And members of this editorial board are personally affected by the government shutdown. One editor’s brother goes to the Naval Academy, and the now-furloughed civilian teachers — who once ran his classes — have been left to fend for themselves. Another editor’s brother is in the Army Reserve, and his planned drill for this coming weekend was canceled, taking away money his family has come to rely on over the years. His wife was able to

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The irresponsibility of House Republicans is taking a toll on the financial well-being of Washington and harming the nation as a whole. with the assistance later this month. Many more of us likely don’t have to look far to find a damaging effect of the government shutdown on our lives. These results are unacceptable and unfair. They leave millions of Americans with financial uncertainty and will harm businesses across the country. Moreover, the impact of a lengthy shutdown is damaging not only for

working Americans, but also for the health of our political process in Washington. “We cannot be a country that is lurching every two months or three months from crisis to crisis to crisis,” President Obama said in an interview with NPR on Monday. The crises keep piling up in Washington — fiscal cliffs, debt ceilings and the ever-present threat of a government shutdown. This should not be the way our country operates. Republican opposition to one law should not lead to mass dysfunction and economic uncertainty. While our government shut down Tuesday at midnight, Obamacare officially opened for business. HealthCare.gov went live online and the site had a busy first day. According to Reuters, more than 2.8 million Americans accessed the website to learn more about potential insurance plans and to apply. Statewide exchanges opened to the public as well — this state’s

exchange crashed because of an “unexpected bottleneck,” and more than 90,000 visitors in its first day, according to USA Today. New York State of Health, that state’s marketplace, had 7.5 million visitors to its website on Tuesday. In short, Obamacare is the law of the land. It’s being implemented, and millions of Americans are interested in signing up. Meanwhile, John Boehner won’t allow a vote in the House on any budget that doesn’t cut funding from the new health care program or delay it — even though any temporary spending bill without those demands would pass both the House and the Senate. Instead, Americans are losing jobs, the economy is losing strength and welfare programs are losing funding. House Republicans, you have made your point very clear: You don’t like Obamacare. But is it worth it to shut down the entire government and harm so many Americans just because you disapprove of a

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Separating personal beliefs from professional responsibilities MATT DRAGONETTE A few weeks ago, I came across this statement that was sent in an email to Honors College students, promoting a symposium on civil rights: “This year, we learned that it is legal to hunt down and kill American children in Florida. This year, the most activist Supreme Court in the history of the United States and radical factions of gun owners, gun manufacturers, and marijuana users are challenging the very fabric of the nation by reopening questions of nullification, states’ rights, personhood and more, long considered settled.” In case you were wondering, it is not legal to hunt down children in Florida. As for the most activist Supreme Court in history? You can find people who agree and disagree on both sides of the aisle. Just remember, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, but not the Defense of Marriage Act or a major provision of the Voting Rights Act. According to the email, if you dare to exercise your constitutional right to own a gun, you might be challenging the very fabric of our nation. Seems like an unbiased statement, right? But the best part is, if you have ever used marijuana and believe it should be legal, you are “radical” because you dare to challenge the federal government.

The email was clearly written with the intent of manipulating student opinion. Perhaps the most surprising thing is that professor William Dorland, director of the Honors College, sent the email directly. Dorland later defended his email, saying he was trying to start a conversation. The saddest thing is that originally, I and most others barely noticed. Sure, I probably rolled my eyes, but I mostly just ignored it as business as usual. A few others did complain, and these complaints led to a report by Fox News, among other news sources. Only after I read these stories did I realize what I had overlooked. The moral of this story for us is that we need to filter everything we hear, even opinions from our professors. Professors are no less likely to have an opinion and share that opinion. It is sad that even on a college campus, we have to deal with social and political bias on an intellectual level. It is one thing to expect it from the likes of Fox News, MSNBC or various columnists, but it is a much worse thing to see bias being institutionalized. We are a campus that proudly promotes diversity — and rightly so — but it seems we cannot tolerate diversity of ideas. There are multiple political views on every issue, yet it seems only one view is promoted while the others are mocked or abandoned.

In this case, it was gun owners and marijuana users. A professor in a leadership position was trying to criticize these people for daring to challenge authority. Students are part of both these groups, yet I do not see them starting a second Civil War. In fact, gun owners are protected constitutionally and, in some parts of the country, marijuana users are protected by those same “states’ rights.” The biggest concern for me, however, is that the leader of the Honors College used university resources to promote a personal, political opinion. It is not an issue of free speech, but of understanding one’s position of authority. This is a grave abuse of power by a university official, regardless of ideology or message. So if you vote or participate at all in public affairs, you need to be proactive in identifying this kind of bias. If we listen only to the biased sources rather than hearing a diverse set of opinions, then institutions will shape our opinions, not our assessments. Here at this university, that means challenging the opinions of our professors. It does not mean they are always wrong or right, but it does mean we need to think for ourselves. Ma t t D ra go n e t t e i s a j u n i o r accounting major. He can be reached at mdragonettedbk@gmail.com.

ERIK SHELL Ohio. A strange, corn-laden land full of roller coasters and college football. That’s where I am from, and for a hundred reasons, I decided not to stay there when going to college. I went to Marymount Manhattan College in New York City for a few years and then transferred to this university, ready to see what the Mid-Atlantic had to offer. Since I moved in with family, worked in the state and was paying state taxes, it dawned on me that I could pay less than one-third of my tuition by applying as an in-state resident. After all, that’s the point, right? My Maryland tax dollars should go to this university, and this university should let me embrace my new state with relieved financial burden. Not so much. The university bureaucracy ran me in circles and had me going from one office to the next, piecing together the strange conglomeration of list items that make up the in-state tuition requirements. After a four-month period of writing applications and meeting with staff, I finally had everything exactly in place, and every member of the bursar’s office gave me the thumbs up. The thumbs down came not a week later in the mail. And with it, a laundry list of reasons why and examples of where I’d gone wrong. I’ll spare you the details and just tell you that I’m now going on my fourth year of paying this state’s taxes and living at an in-state address, and yet I continue to pay more than three times as much as someone lucky enough to be born here. I’m by no means the only one out there with this problem, yet this university forces us to pay into the system twice: Once in taxes and

again in higher tuition. They have set up the in-state tuition application so thick with ways to wiggle out of tuition decreases so they can put their hands in students’ pockets twice, and they expect you to thank them each time they do it. Keep in mind that these applications are no simple matter. Factors that can instantly deem you ineligible for in-state tuition include a parent living out of state, even if they don’t support you; not owning and paying for property; not working for at least two nonuniversity volunteer organizations; and not making a single dollar outside of this state. And if you have questions as to what disqualifies you, try asking three people in the bursar’s office, and you’ll get no fewer than five different answers! Because who at this university would want an internship somewhere like Washington? It can’t be that important of a city. And all of us take our parents wherever we go; they don’t have lives or jobs. And they always have something to do with us. And it’s a glorious catch-22 that you must work to pay rent and high tuition, but you must also volunteer to get the reduced tuition. A student’s life is busy enough with school, let alone with three jobs — two of which don’t pay — and all of them within this tiny state’s borders. The entire practice is an injustice. It is an endless loop of red tape set up to discourage and prevent well-meaning taxpayers from getting their due relief. The financial and time costs on students are criminal. I would call for reform, but it will not come. This small minority of students will continue to be sucked dry long after I graduate, and the university coffers will be better off for it. Enjoy the expensive new buildings, University of Maryland. Erik Shell is a junior classical languages and literatures and history major. He can be reached at eshelldbk@gmail.com.

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By Zoe di Giorgio @DBKDiversions For The Diamondback In 2005, Nickelodeon premiered Avatar: The Last Airbender, an ambitious cartoon series that stood apart from the rest of the network’s lineup. Drawing its inspiration from a variety of Asian cultures, Avatar adopted the Japanese anime art style to create a fantastic world and gripping story that was extremely popular both in and beyond its target demographic. Avatar followed the adventures of the Avatar Aang, a boy with the unique ability to control the four elements of water, earth, fire and air. The show dealt with themes of friendship, honor and morality as Aang traveled around the world trying to master the elements and stop the Fire Nation’s destructive reign. Early in 2012, Nickelodeon debuted a sequel series to Aang’s original adventures, titled The Legend of Korra. The show is set 70 years after the original series and follows the new Avatar, a brash teenage waterbender named Korra, as she learns airbending in Republic City, an Asian-inspired metropolis reminiscent of New York in the early 20th century. The new show deals with different themes from the original series but gives bountiful nods and overt tributes to the original saga. The show has proven to be popular with some students at this university, many of whom grew up watching the original Last Airbender series. It is a frequent topic of conversation for members of the English Undergraduate Association who debate the show at meetings.

George LaValle, a senior English major, is a member of the EUA and followed the original Avatar from the beginning. The plot of the show was originally weak, he conceded, but in the second and third seasons, the show “hit its stride” with new storylines and deeper characterization. LaValle explained how despite the humorous tone of many episodes, the show still managed to have serious plot lines and a lot of “crossover appeal.” “Kids can watch it for the goofiness and speculate about which characters are going to kiss, and adults can watch for the epic battles and philosophical plotlines,” he said. Sarah Feeney, a junior English major, noted how the original show matured over the course of its three seasons. “By the time the show finishes, it’s not a show just for kids anymore,” she said. The conclusion to The Last Airbender was generally well received, and many students, including senior computer science and electrical engineering major Kevin Mok, were excited for the new Avatar series when it was announced. Mok, like many Avatar fans at this university, has been a fan of Avatar since middle school. He believes that growing up with The Last Airbender has contributed to the popularity of The Legend of Korra, both among college students and younger fans. Mok also noted that the new series is much darker and more emotional than its predecessor, and while The Legend of Korra still retains most of the humor from The Last Airbender,

the dangers are more tangible in Korra’s world. Mok also explained that Korra and Aang are very different protagonists, who each have positive and negative attributes that create different plotlines in the shows. The first season of Korra drew a wide audience and good reviews, though it did have its detractors. The 12-episode season felt very rushed, senior English major Charlotte Johnson said. She said the show tried to conquer a wide variety of topics but never went into any particular depth with many of the themes. Mok agreed that the story could have been fleshed out more but also conceded that many of these issues were caused by the brevity of the first season. However, these drawbacks have not stopped students from tuning in to the second season, which premiered Sept. 13. Mok hosted a viewing party for the premiere at his apartment for his many friends, who were also eager to see the next season of Korra. Despite his misgivings with the first season of Korra, LaValle is more optimistic for the second. The new season, titled “Book Two: Spirits,” was almost two years in the making and features a new animation style and new conflicts, which have emerged as the characters relocated to the South Pole. Mok said he wasn’t sure what plot this season was going to have when he watched the premiere, but he is faithfully going along on Korra’s adventures. “I don’t know where they’re taking it, and I guess that’s a good thing,” he said. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

They had begun to sing. The group’s sound didn’t glow like it does when singers hit the same pitch in unison. The sustained notes were awkward, as not every member could hit them. It wasn’t pitch perfect. And it didn’t matter. Outside the Juan Ramon Jiménez Room in Stamp Student Union on Monday evening hung a blue piece of paper with purple handwritten letters that read, “You Have Reached AWKAPELLA!” Inside was a substantial spread: bottles of off-brand orange soda and cola, Lay’s potato chips, brownies, and cookies. New members were scattered on chairs and on the floor. “We started this group for anybody who likes to sing, regardless of how good you are,” said Shefali Shah, a junior biology and computer science major and one of Awkapella’s founders. She and co-founders Danielle Wilkin, a junior biology and secondary education major, and Maria Koelbel, a junior economics and mathematics major, stood at the front of the Jiménez Room to introduce themselves. “We just get together,” Wilkin said to the group. “We sing badly.” One day last year, while listening to music and singing along together, Shah, Wilkin and Koelbel — all roommates — thought it could be fun to extend the idea to a big group. They cite Graham Welch, professor and chair of music education at the University of London, who said on Heart Research UK’s website that the benefits of singing include bloodstream oxygenation, exercise of muscle groups and stress reduction. A study published in April from researchers at Abant Izzet Baysal University in Turkey reported that those who sing in a choir could have lower anxiety levels.

Shah said after the meeting that many singing groups are highly competitive at the college level, and the group wanted a place for just-for-fun singing. Awkapella’s first meeting was a sing-along — a surprisingly rare format in college singing settings. The founders projected words onto a karaoke screen with speakers blasting the original recording of the song with vocals. The first song was Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.” The group started singing, chatting and giggling during the instrumental parts but held out the dramatic endnote in the line, “Hiding, somewhere in the night.” The group wasn’t self-conscious about singing in front of strangers, Koelbel later reflected. Bernie Kramer, a junior fire protection engineering major, said he loved Awkapella’s environment. “People get too caught up with the singing and the mechanics,” Kramer said. “People lose a lot of the fun.” The founders said the group will take any direction its singers desire. Possibilities include themed meetings — such as The Beatles and Disney, Shah said — and a riff-off, a la Pitch Perfect. Dylan Gleadall, a sophomore criminology and criminal justice major, said he had envisioned the group would involve more formal singing — he would have never thought of a sing-along format. “It’s such an odd concept but such a good concept at the same time,” he said. A crowd of more than 30 students belted the lyrics of “Hakuna Matata” to one another. Timon and Pumbaa danced on the lyric video on the projected screen. Wilkin, Koelbel and Shah bobbed happily in the corner of the room. And though the singing wasn’t completely in tune or in sync, the walls of the Jiménez Room undoubtedly echoed with music. braghavendrandbk@gmail.com

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“[RALEY IS] ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE PLAYERS I’VE EVER PLAYED WITH. HE CAN PLAY From PAGE 8 ALMOST ANY POSITION ON THE FIELD.” PATRICK MULLINS

during the team’s opening slate primarily because of injuries. Despite Raley’s versatility, the redshirt junior had to fill a spot on the right side of the midfield. The return of several players — including the rise of midfielders Michael Sauers, David Kabelik and Mikias Eticha over the past three games — has given Cirovski options. As a result, he was able to move Raley back while still maintaining solid two-way play in the midfield. And the converted midfielder’s presence has been integral to the Terps’ improved possession play. Because his primary position is midfield, Raley can facilitate passing sequences on the right side of the field that didn’t occur with Odoi-Atsem.

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“He’s very comfortable on the ball, and it allows us to be able to be a much better possession team,” Cirovski said. “He’s shown his experience back there on both sides of the ball.” The positive effects of the improved possession play are not limited to the backline, though. The Terps’ forwards have also noticed the team has a far more dangerous attack with Raley in the lineup. “He’s one of the most versatile players I’ve ever played with,” forward Patrick Mullins said. “He can play almost any position on the field. He’s got great feet and just balls coming in from that side of the field into my feet or the other forwards’

feet or to the outside mid — it’s great distribution out there.” The Terps have won consecutive games for the first time this season and will conclude their four-game home stand Friday against Boston College. Fans should expect to see Raley at right back once again because, with Raley, the defense looks solid and composed. And what the Terps once considered a glaring weakness now appears to be neutralized. “[Cirovski] thought that Raley provided a little extra dimension going forward,” Mullins said. “And it’s worked well for us the past couple of games.” dpopperdbk@gmail.com

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Kasinitz From PAGE 8 display his progress against a national power like the Seminoles. “It’s just another game,” Cudjoe-Virgil said. “Another chance to do something special.” Let’s not lose sight of the Terps’ slim chances this week, though. The team has never won in Tallahassee, Fla., has lost six straight games to ranked opponents and will struggle to match Florida State’s size and athleticism at certain positions. Plus, the Terps have developed a reputation over the past decade as a team that shrinks when the stage grows. But this year’s Terps have taken on a theme of disregarding perception. They’ve been driven to show the past won’t define them. Arnett summed it up

QUARTERBACK C.J. Brown has completed 66.7 percent of his passes this year for 1,043 yards and seven touchdowns after sitting out last season with a torn ACL. file photo/the diamondback Tuesday when asked if he knew the Terps were 0-11 in program history at Doak Campbell Stadium. “Starting off this year, we haven’t won at Florida State yet, either,” he said. “We’re just looking to put one up for this year.” Concern over expectations doesn’t fit the script of this year’s Terps. Saturday will provide them an opportunity to deliver their biggest stunner yet and vault

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Raley’s presence stabilizes backline Midfielder’s move to right back helps solidify defense in two straight victories By Daniel Popper @danielrpopper Staff writer Before this season, Sasho Cirovski knew there were going to be severe growing pains along his young backline. Incumbent starter Dakota Edwards — a poised presence at center back who started 23 games for the Terrapins men’s soccer team last season — entered 2013 sidelined with a

nagging hernia, and the 21styear head coach was forced to start three freshmen on defense, along with freshman goalkeeper Zack Steffen. The inexperience resulted in 10 goals allowed and two losses in the Terps’ first four games. Edwards’ return against North Carolina on Sept. 13 provided some stability, but a disappointing draw at home against Old Dominion on Sept. 24 prompted

Cirovski to make another change: replacing defender Chris Odoi-Atsem, a freshman, with midfielder Jereme Raley at right back. The impact was immediate. In Raley’s first start on the backline Sept. 27, the Terps earned their first shutout since Oct. 19, 2012, and the first of Steffen’s career, in a 2-0 victory over conference foe Pittsburgh. Initially, Cirovski said the change was merely to provide

some relief for Odoi-Atsem, who had played every minute up to that point, but Raley started again Tuesday night in a 2-1 win over No. 23 Tulsa, the team’s first nonconference victory of the season. “So far, so good,” Cirovski said. “But we’re going to take it game by game.” The Terps’ depth at midfield was severely limited See Raley, Page 7

wide receiver Deon Long and the No. 25 Terps are 4-0 for the first time since the 2001 season. They travel to play No. 8 Florida State in Tallahasse, Fla., on Saturday. file photo/the diamondback

Why the Terps’ future is now With attention put on program’s rise, don’t overlook this year’s team AARON KASINITZ If the Terrapins football team’s 37-0 victory over West Virginia on Sept. 21 was about changing the perception of the program as a whole, the focus of Saturday’s matchup at Florida State should be on this year’s team and its ceiling. Sure, a win against the No. 8 Seminoles would pay dividends for the No. 25 Terps’ recruiting efforts and energize their fan base, but the more relevant storyline this week revolves around the team’s first 4-0 start since 2001. Saturday should be about players like quarterback C.J. Brown, who is building a solid reputation after missing all of last season with a torn ACL, or outside linebacker Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil, an unheralded recruit who has taken a winding path to find success in College Park. The unassuming Terps proved they were legitimate the last time they hit the field, and a positive result Saturday would help the Terps build on that. More specifically, it would prove the Terps have the ability to contend on a national scale this season. “People are still kind of wondering about us, if we were lucky or this, that or the other,” left guard De’onte Arnett said. “So yes, we are out to make a statement.” If they do make that statement — and yes, it would be a shocker — nobody in College Park would be able to look past this season. The Terps would be 5-0 with only one ranked team, No. 3 Clemson, left on the schedule. They’d start to creep into the national title conversation. Then the focus could shift to players like Brown, who aptly embodies this year’s moti-

vated Terps team. Entering the season, many pundits believed coach Randy Edsall was leading a sputtering program, and they also criticized Brown for being a speedy signal-caller without an accurate arm. But just as the Terps have s h a t te re d e x p e c t a t i o n s through their first four games this year, Brown has started to convince the masses that he’s a well-rounded quarterback. H is numbers certainly speak to that: He’s completed 66.7 percent of his passes for 1,043 yards and has seven touchdowns against one interception. Despite the hot start, Brown, like the Terps as a whole, seems to be overshadowed by Saturday’s counterpart. Florida State redshirt freshman quarterback Jameis Winston has stolen headlines after a brilliant start to the season. “Judging by C.J.’s numbers and his performance and his leadership and everything he does for the offense, I think that C.J. Brown is better,” CudjoeVirgil said. “But we’ll let everybody else speak on that.” Cudjoe-Virgil knows a bit about being underestimated. The Trinidad native didn’t attract much attention from top-tier programs during his prep career at Baltimore County’s Towson High School and ended up at Division II Seton Hill. After two years there, Cudjoe-Virgil gave up his scholarship to walk on with the Terps, and now he’s a key component on a surprisingly stifling defense. The redshirt junior has racked up three sacks and 16 tackles and has helped the Terps rank second in the nation with 4.25 sacks per game. Cudjoe-Virgil, along with the Terps, has a chance to

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See Kasinitz, Page 7

THE MATCHUP

No. 25 MARYLAND TERRAPINS

No. 8 Florida State Seminoles

4-0

WHEN Saturday, 12 p.m. WHERE Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla. TV ESPN LINE Seminoles by 16 DATA The Terps are 0-11 all-time at Florida State.

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