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One shot near Greek life houses Another person assaulted in incident on 7500 block of Rhode Island Ave Saturday University o f M a r yl a n d Police responded to a report of a shooting on the 7500 block of Rhode by

Lila Bromberg @LilaBBromberg Staff writer

said during a news conference at the scene. The first victim was taken to the hospital after suffering from a gunshot wound, and his injuries appear to be non-life Island Avenue Saturday night.

At about 8:20 p.m., officers threatening, she said.

The second victim was assaulted responded to 7506 Rhode Island Ave. and found two men injured, and suffered non-life threatening Prince George’s County Police injuries, and he was also taken to spokeswoman Cpl. Nicole Hubbard the hospital, Hubbard said.

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Ex-staffer charged in swastika incident Symbol found on trash cart at Hagerstown Hall by

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o f M a r yl a n d Po l i c e Rosie Kean @rosie_kean identified and charged Senior staff writer w i t h m a l i c i o u s d e struction of property after a swastika was spray-painted on a campus trash cart last month is a former employee at this university.

Police issued Ronald Alford, 52, of Hyattsville, a criminal summons for one count of malicious destruction of property and one count of disturbing the operations of a school, according to a news release. He was served the summons on Oct. 5 and issued a denial of access to the campus.

On Sept. 27 at about 10:40 p.m., University Police responded to Hagerstown Hall for a hate bias incident, the See employee , p. 3

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PD: Scrawl invoking Arabic term isn’t bias Student says writing implied caution around those who use phrase by

The 7500 block of Rhode Island Avenue is where some members of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity live, wrote Corin Edwards, the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life’s programing and advising associate director, in an email to this university’s Greek life presidents Saturday night.

Prince George’s County Police

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faculty & staff

Lecturer gets racist message In the face of unthinkable hate, the university community must not grow numb

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After Fox appearance, instructor posts profane tirade he received by

n the past week, the University of Maryland community has seen news about a former employee being charged in a swastika incident, three hate bias reports in the North Campus Dining Hall, a black lecturer receiving racist voicemails, a derogatory phrase on a dorm whiteboard and an Arabic phrase written on a caution sign.

In the past year and a half, students have seen University of Maryland Police deploy pepper spray to disperse a party with predominantly black attendees, a president rise to power on a wave of bigotry, multiple white nationalist posters plastered on academic buildings, a noose found in a fraternity house and the fatal stabbing of 2nd Lt. Richard Collins, a visiting black student.

Although hate isn’t unique to our university, it’s impossible for many to walk across this campus every day and ignore the anxiety and exhaustion overtaking the community. Students have pleaded for aggressive administrative measures; university President Wallace Loh has released statements and emails; and task forces, vigils and town halls have been assembled to urge action and compassion.

It’s not enough, and this editorial board isn’t sure what would be. But we do know that what has become the norm cannot be seen as normal.

Amid the fear permeating our campus and country, it’s becoming

easier to save ourselves from lethargy and turn off the news, or close ourselves off to the hatred that may not directly affect us. But students should continue demanding immediate, robust action, and the administration must keep working for top-down change.

Intensifying hate and fear are not new to this university. The majority of this school’s founding trustees owned slaves, and a 2009 report suggested slave labor constructed our first buildings.

For decades, our football stadium bore the name of a racist who sought to bar black students from attending. There’s no idealistic past when students were free of hate. We have nothing to return to.

But as this university continues facing visible acts of bigotry and working to guarantee an equal and safe education to all students — something we have never achieved — we must not grow tired.

Let’s not just throw up our hands and chalk it up to our country’s president or political climate. Enough is enough.

We cannot let each heartbreaking news alert numb us to the fact that our fellow students need comfort and protection, that everyone deserves to feel safe while walking across campus.

Let us instead remain dissatisfied with the injustice overtaking our university and work, with compassion and clarity, to ensure this university fulfills its promises to our community’s most vulnerable.

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Natalie Schwartz l a n d l e c t u re r Ja so n @nmschwartz23 Nichols shared a FaceSenior staff writer b o o k L ive v i d e o o f profane racist voicemails he received after he made an appearance on Fox News.

“This message is for Jason [Nichols],” the woman said in one of her two fourminute messages. “I’ve been listening to him on Fox. You know, this f---ing n-----, you n-----s are not going to be satisfied until you change every f---ing piece of shit holiday to N----- Day.” Nichols, a lecturer in the African American studies department, appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight on Monday to discuss Columbus Day with the host.

He argued Christopher Columbus does not stand for American values, citing his enslavement and exploitation See nichols, p. 3

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Swastikas drawn in dining hall Univ police seek help in series of incidents in Diner men’s room by

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Rosie Kean land Police are seeking @rosie_kean information from the Senior staff writer university’s community

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Lila Bromberg phrase was written on @LilaBBromberg a caution sign in a University of Maryland Staff writer dorm, police are saying the incident is not one of hate bias.

A drawing on a “caution wet floor” sign in St. Mary’s Hall on Wednesday night showed a speech bubble coming from the figure in the sign, saying “Allahu Akbar” — a phrase commonly used in the Muslim community meaning “Allah,” or God, “is great” — in Arabic. The sign was in the Arabic Language House program cluster stack.

Sarah Eshera, Muslim Alliance for Social Change president and a senior mathematics and philosophy major, took to Twitter to share her thoughts on the incident.

“Someone wrote “Allahu Akbar” (God is the greatest) on a caution sign implying to be cautious of people who say that (Muslims),” she wrote in a series of tweets. “Or implying that the person

are investigating the incident.

Detectives are working to establish whether the shooting occurred inside or outside the house, and police don’t know how many shots were fired, Hubbard said.

Police are also also looking to establish a motive and whether

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regarding three separate hate bias incidents that occurred in the North Campus Dining Hall between Sept. 28 and Oct. 9.

Each incident occurred in the men’s bathroom, where offensive language or drawings were found drawn in black marker.

University Police are offering a $2,000 reward for anyone who has information that will lead to the identification of the individual who scrawled the language and drawings.

On Sept. 28 at about 10 a.m., police responded to the North Campus Dining Hall for offensive drawings and language on the wall in the men’s restroom, according to a press release. The language and drawings were not specified.

Police responded to another hate bias incident on Oct. 7 at about 5:43 p.m. in the men’s bathroom of the same dining See dining, p. 7

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By Lila Bromberg | @LilaBBromberg | Staff writer University of Maryland Police responded to reports of trespassing and identity fraud, damage to state property and theft, among other incidents this past week week, according to police reports.

TRESPASSING AND IDENTITY FRAUD University Police arrested a man on Oct. 8 after responding to Chapel Field at 3:24 p.m. to check on the welfare of a man, police spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas said.

Officers found a man lying in the middle of the field, and when they asked him his name, he gave a false identity, Hoaas said. Additional officers arrived at the scene, and one recognized the man from when he was issued an active denial to the campus in September 2016.

The man was arrested and charged with trespassing on school grounds and identity fraud and taken to the Department of Corrections, Hoaas said. This case is closed.

DAMAGE TO STATE PROPERTY University Police responded to the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute for a report of damage to state property on Oct. 8 at 3:19 p.m., Hoaas said. A university employee was entering the parking lot through the exit gate area when the gate started to close on a trailer attached to his car.

No charges or fines were issued. This case is closed.

THEFT On Oct. 9 at 4:13 p.m., Un iversity Pol ice responded to a report of a bike theft. A male student told officers he locked his mountain bike in front of the Microbiology Building on Oct. 5 at about 2 p.m., but when he came out of class later, the bike was gone.

Police are reviewing cameras in the area. This case is active.

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bias incident,” Hoaas said.

“Obviously, if there’s a swastika, that’s a hate bias incident.

If there’s some other form of drawing, verbiage, writing, words used, racist words, stuff like that, that’s a hate bias incident.”

Kiras said the writing on the sign was “impactful for some, and may be interpreted as insensitive, but not necessarily a bias incident.” Resident Life took down its letter to students in the stack once it was determined not to be a hate bias incident, Kiras said.

On Oct. 2, “REEEEE” — a derogatory slur used to either express outrage or represent socalled autistic screeching, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center — was written on a student’s whiteboard in Anne Arundel Hall. Police did not classify this as a hate bias incident, as Hoaas said the person who wrote the phrase meant it as a joke.

Following the incident in St. Mary’s Hall, Resident Life staff has had “ongoing discussions” with residents within the

community, who later agreed it wasn’t a hate bias incident, Kiras said.

“Initially, I think students were feeling one way, and then after really having a chance to talk with other members within the community, and hearing different perspectives about it, that I think pretty much everyone landed on the same page that this wasn’t a bias incident,” she said.

“We quickly discovered that there were factual errors in the letter, and so we removed it,” she said. The letter had called the writing a racial slur as well as deeming the act a hate bias incident.

The department has not identified who wrote on the sign and is not conducting any further investigation, Kiras said.

“We’re just working with the residents to ensure that they feel safe in their environment [and] that they feel respected,” Kiras said.

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An all-clear was issued at the suspect or suspects knew t h e v i c t i m s b e fo re h a n d , about 9:50 p.m., and University Police officers have Hubbard said.

Two forensic trucks arrived cleared the scene, a UMD at the scene, and an officer Alert read. c a r r i e d o u t a n ev i d e n c e bag, but Hubbard would not Senior staff writer Jessie comment on its contents.

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ST. MARY’s HALL, right, is home to the language house, where a caution wet floor sign, above, was defaced with a speech bubble containing the Arabic phrase “Allahu Akbar,” which translates to “God is great” and is used as a religious expression in Islam.

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the incident was “unacceptable,” “deplorable” and “extremely concerning.”

“Hateful incidents such as this are appalling and hurt all of us in the community,” the letter read. “As students living in the residence halls, you deserve to be respected and we will continue to work collaboratively with you and with University Police to foster a safe and respectful community.”

University Police determined the act wasn’t a hate bias incident, spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas said. “‘God is great’ is not a hate

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nichols From p. 1 of the native peoples.

Nichols received the voicemails from an unidentified caller at about 11:45 a.m. Tuesday.

The video post, which he shared Tuesday, has received more than 1.5 million views.

Nichols plays the voicemails in full as he silently glances between the camera and the wall.

“You people cannot live in a civilized society because you’re f---ing primates and you’re uncivilized,” the caller continued.

“You know, you people are disgusting. You don’t belong here.”

The post has also been shared more than 26,000 times on Facebook. Nichols, whose profile is public, has received an outpouring of support on his posts.

“I’m not even going to lie and say that it didn’t affect me,” N ichols told The Diamondback. “When you’ve been called

JASON NICHOLS, a university lecturer seen speaking at a Feb. 18, 2016, event, received a pair of racist, profane voicemails after appearing on Fox News to discuss the legacy of Christopher Columbus. Nichols said he will continue to go on Fox if invited. photo courtesy of the writer’s bloc a n-----, you know, 150 times in one day [and] it feels like at every turn you’re being called a n----- for 24 hours, and an idiot, and a moron, and now a primate and an ape — I don’t care how strong you are, it’s

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This university has created a d ive rs i ty ta s k fo rce to review policies with the goal of making the campus more inclusive and is developing a rapid-response team for hate bias incidents.

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nings wrote in a statement.

“Diversity and inclusion From p. 1 are core values of our inrelease said. A swastika was stitution, and these values found on a trash cart at about will and must be upheld,” the statement read. “We are 1 p.m. that afternoon.

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The lecturer has appeared on Carlson’s show before to discuss other topics, including the removal of Confederate statues.

Nichols said he typically receives some “abusive emails”

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In each incident, “offensive drawings and/or language” were found in the bathroom, according to a release. One of the incidents included a swastika drawn on the bathroom wall. Police are offering a $2,000 reward for information that will lead to

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after his appearances. Generally, he asks the front office to delete any voicemails he receives but decided to take a listen after they were forwarded to his line this time, he added.

He decided to share this voicemail

because of the positions the woman said she has held, which included working as a probation officer.

“I wanted to let people know that these people are bankers and law enforcement and parole officers and in many positions of power that can affect people’s lives and in some cases destroy them,” Nichols said.

University President Wallace Loh condemned the voicemail via Twitter on Friday.

“If you have seen the despicable verbal attack on #UMD Professor Nichols, please join our community in showing support for him,” Loh wrote.

Nichols said he will continue to go on Fox if invited, adding that he and Carlson have a cordial relationship.

“If you go on MSNBC, you’re kind of preaching to the choir,” Nichols said. “We need to go in and disrupt some of those narratives on networks like Fox.”

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Hate speech is not a joke JOHNNA SCHMIDT Director of JiménezPorter Writers’ House Guest columnist

When someone makes always be consequences for this kind of behavior.

People who claim to be joking in such situations a “joke” capitalizing on negative stereotypes about seem to imply they were pretending to hold such people who are somehow views. But pretending to have racist, genderist, different from them, they ableist or homophobic views has the same effect are reinforcing the notion these joked-about- as actually holding those views by perpetuating others are separate and inferior from their own them. The absurd idea someone didn’t intend to hurt another with a slur is unfair to the rest of us. category.

Free speech does not equal consequence-free It’s a rhetorical device that displays weakness or insecurity in the one perpetuating it. The person speech. If you circulate hate speech, you should spreading the slur is unable to use real humor or be called to account, not let off the hook with the “joke” defense. viable human connection to get I was astonished to read in attention and build social power, so they must rely on old stereo- “If you circulate hate The Diamondback that the same types perpetuated within white speech, you should be student who wrote an ableist slur another student’s whiteboard, male supremacist ideologies and called to account, not on which had the definition of hoinsider/outsidership to build let off the mophobia on it, also displayed a social power.

Although the slur is a pathetic hook with the ‘joke’ white nationalist symbol on his own whiteboard. But University bid for power, it evokes real fear defense.” of Maryland Police spokeswominto others, either because they an Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas said the themselves are the target or because they suddenly realize they are not in a ableist slur incident was an attempt at a “joke.”

Can you imagine anyone really feels safe in that safe social space. In the historical context of institutionally supported slavery, public lynchings and hall? Why should students of color and other tarongoing failings of the justice system and police to geted individuals bear the stress of these incidents? protect many citizens, such jokes should be seen Don’t they deserve to feel safe in their own dorms?

This blatant bid to seize power in a social space as real threats. They have the effect of an attack.

Especially when posted on social media, in public should not be tolerated by any university adminisor on someone else’s whiteboard, these incidences trator or police officer. To do so absolves this young must not be in any way supported by legal or ad- man and supports him in his circulation of supremministrative authorities as merely jokes, but seen acist ideology, threatening the community at large. for what they are, and how they are corrosively affecting the entire community. There should jmschmid@umd.edu

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College Park is built on trash Sona Chaudhary @OpinionDBK Opinion editor

College Park is practically always under construction, always enacting plans to expand and urbanize the city.

While it brings ever-growing opportunity and myriad pizza places, construction almost always puts people in opposition to their environment. And it just so happens that College Park is uniquely unsuited for building in the long term.

The University of Maryland itself is built on four closed landfills. Though this university has taken care to monitor groundwater for contamination and restrict its use, long-term construction can easily harm the delicate environmental equilibrium that keeps toxic substances, such as arsenic and methane gas, from leaking into adjacent bodies of water.

The problem arises because all four of these landfills are unlined, meaning there is no barrier between garbage rot and the ground, allowing contaminants to filter into groundwater. They’re also all more than 40 years old. If the upper barrier on the landfill breaks down at all — such as through pavement cracking or dirt filling washing away — water will meet trash to generate polluted water and potentially explosive gases. These sites pose a perpetual risk to human health, and there are similar sites in the surrounding area.

The underground biohazards don’t stop there, either. Deteriorating sewage systems are a nationwide problem; last month, a massive “fatberg” of fat, wet wipes and other globs of gunk was found in a Baltimore sewer main. The pipe it was caught in was about 100 years old. The D.C. area has pipes that are closer to 200 years, and they often can’t manage their loads.

When the sewers can’t transport water away, floods transport ground litter di-

rectly into bodies of water. Because our campus’ drainage system is undersized, Paint Branch Creek takes the brunt of the trash lying around the university. As we try to bring more people to this densely populated area, we need the infrastructure to sustain them.

However, we already overload and pollute the rivers and lakes in our area every time it rains. Adding loosened debris from construction certainly won’t help, and neither will adding more people dependent on these ailing pipes. Current plans to replace them are slow, aiming to deliver 1 percent of new piping a year, and complications from building plans and new construction won’t get us to sustainability any sooner.

Even completed construction shows the folly of building in College Park, which is cut throughout by the Paint Branch tributary. The Varsity garage brings needed parking space to the area, but it’s situated on the river’s cut bank — that is, it’s on the edge of the river that’s eroding away and expanding outward. Though rock barriers have been set up to stem its force, you can’t defeat its flow. Eventually, the waters will overcome the rocks and carve out to flood the garage.

Though we try to enact sustainability measures and construct with low environmental impact, College Park is a pollution time bomb. It’s not reasonable to expend so many resources in an area that must take so many precautions to be habitable.

We must embraces our city’s gross and dangerous character and tread more carefully than we have been. chauds@umd.edu

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Wisconsin’s new speech policy is wrong Caitlin McCann @OpinionDBK Columnist

University of Maryland students should be wary of the new push to restrict free speech on college campuses. On Oct. 6, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents announced its plan to write rules that limit student behavior deemed “violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, obscene [or] unreasonably loud.” The rules are in part designed to punish students who disrupt speeches on campus.

Students and employees could face suspension, expulsion or firing for violating these rules, which will not take effect until the board specifies its language and the state legislature approves them.

While the stated motivation behind this new policy is to promote free speech, in practice, it would do the opposite. A ban on “indecent,” “boisterous,” “obscene” or “unreasonably loud” behavior is too gray to be OK. That gray area is where freedom of speech will eventually be abused, where freedom of speech will be second priority to the real thing these rules are trying to protect: controversial speakers.

Speakers have a right to make controversial statements, and that right is itself protected under the First Amendment. Nobody

is trying to take that away from campus speakers, least of all protesters who engage in free expression themselves. Instead, they are merely doing what the discontent in America do: protest.

While deliberating the Wisconsin policy, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said, “Campuses across the country are under attack as intolerance and physical aggression have replaced healthy debate and a free marketplace of ideas.” This type of logic is faulty at best and utterly detrimental to the sanctity of free speech at worst.

By conflating dissenting protest with outright aggression and violence, Vos has painted all protesters with a broad brush. Sometimes protests go too far, such as the violent incidents at the University of California, Berkeley during the past year, but most do not. What’s really under attack aren’t campuses themselves, as Vos alleges, but the institution of free speech, which he mistakenly believes can be protected only by careful regulation.

Violence is never OK, and I certainly don’t support violent protest on any campus, least of all my own.

But by using broad terms like “indecent” or “boisterous” to describe unwanted forms of protest, the University of Wisconsin System is leaving too much to be interpreted.

They are taking it upon themselves

not only to persecute violence but to persecute any form of protest they disapprove of. By regulating protest that merely annoys or bothers them, system officials are using discretion they have no right to.

And while certain practices must be heavily regulated, freedom of speech is not such a practice. It should not now, nor ever, be regulated in the haphazard, poorly considered manner the University of Wisconsin System is adopting. Attempting to write rules curtailing protected speech in the name of protecting “a free marketplace of ideas” is a bastardization of free expression itself, and runs counter to the civic principles each of us learned in grade school. It’s appalling that those running an entire university system could so easily cast aside a core tenet of American freedom.

What makes the whole thing worse — from my position in College Park — is that Wisconsin, Madison, isn’t much different than its Big Ten colleague, the University of Maryland. This university is susceptible to the same madness plaguing Wisconsin. We need to be constantly aware of those who would seek to strip us of our rights and our voices, lest we find ourselves in a similar position at this university. caitlinmccann32@gmail.com

High school seniors all over the country are bracing against the foreboding stress of college application season. This season, 20.4 million students are expected to attend American colleges and universities, a 5.1 million increase since the fall of 2000. At the University of Maryland alone, admissions received nearly 33,000 applications from prospective students across the country.

With this explosive growth in applicants coupled with an increasingly diverse applicant pool, policymakers and educators focus on making education more accessible to marginalized groups of young Americans. A particular marginalized group that continues to remain invisible, however, is the youth within America’s foster care system.

According to Maryland’s Human Services Department, foster care is “a temporary service that provides short-term care and supportive services.” The young individuals placed in this program come from homes of abuse or neglect — homes clearly not conducive to academic success. As of May, there are 4,636 children placed in this state’s foster care system.

The foster care system is an achingly temporary fix — if you can call it a fix at all — to the psychological and physical damage these children endure.

Only about half of the children raised in the foster care system make it through high school to graduation. In fact, foster kids drop out of high school at a rate three times higher than low-income students at large. More alarmingly, fewer than 3 percent of those raised in foster care graduate from a four-year college.

Foster kids also struggle with constantly switching schools and homes. Noel Anaya, a junior at Laney College in California, was only a year old when he and his five siblings were taken away from their home, according to The New York Times. By the time he was 8, Anaya had lived in four foster homes and one shelter in California, before being sent to a family in Michigan and another in Idaho.

On average, foster kids like Anaya change schools at least once or twice a year, and by the time they are too old to remain in the program, more than one-third will have experienced five or more school changes.

These constant moves create devastating cracks in a child’s education. Anaya writes that his multiple jumps from home to home tugged at his morale and discouraged him from learning.

“For a while, I did well in school, but I began to notice serious gaps in my learning from changing schools so often,” Anaya wrote. “I became exhausted by the effort it took just to keep up. I stopped raising my hand in class and just focused on trying to pass.”

These interruptions worsen existing developmental issues. While adults can cope with impermanence by focusing on their developed sense of self, children don’t have the same developed coping mechanisms, leading to compounded stress.

The neglect foster kids face — whether with their foster or biological families — makes it difficult for them to “develop the brain connections that facilitate language and vocabulary development, and therefore may impair communication skills,” according to a journal article in the American Academy of Pediatrics.

At this university, there are resources for former foster kids to get the help they need. Students who have aged out of foster care can apply for the Maryland Tuition Waiver for Foster Care Recipients, a financial aid package specific to foster care youth who are enrolled in a Maryland public institution of higher education. The award amount applies to Maryland tuition and fees — a huge help to foster care kids within the state.

Especially in this critical application season, universities across America need to make education more accessible for those who age out of foster care, by offering tuition waivers, scholarships and increased mental-health support. After a lifetime of inequity, neglect and abuse, foster children should be afforded the opportunity to attain a quality education. maris.medina29@gmail.com

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City lowers homeowner tax burden The College Park Jack Roscoe City Council unani@jack_micky m o u s l y v o t e d t o adopt an ordinance Staff writer to reduce the city’s homestead tax credit rate from 102 percent to 100 percent.

District 1 Councilwoman Christine Nagle moved to adopt the ordinance to reduce the city’s homestead tax, and two residents spoke during a public hearing about the proposed tax credit rate.

The homestead tax credit provides homeowners with property tax relief by limiting the increase in taxable assessments each year to a given percentage. If the property value goes up by more than the credit percentage, the homeowner will pay taxes only on the increase up to the credit percentage.

State law says every county and municipality must limit taxable assessment increases to 10 percent or less each year. Before the ordinance, the city’s tax credit rate was 102 percent and was 104 percent before that, City Finance Director Gary Fields said.

After two residents spoke about the proposed homestead tax credit rate at a public hearing, the council unanimously voted to adopt the ordinance and make the credit rate 100 percent.

“Part of the reason that we are able to do this this year is because of increasing tax base in the city on real estate property,” said District 3 Councilwoman Stephanie Stullich.

Due to new taxable developments by

in the city, less tax revenue is n e e d e d f ro m h o m e ow n e rs, so there are more resources to assist residents and lower their property taxes, Stullich said.

“That’s great we’re able to take this new money and offset the cost to the various homeowners,” resident David Dorsch said.

Helping homeowners deal with increases in their assessed property value is a “step in the right direction” for the city, resident Oscar Gregory said. Homeowners are “the ones that do hard work to keep the lights on in city hall” and should receive more help like the lowering of the tax credit rate, he said.

There is a one-time application required to be eligible for the homestead tax credit, Fields said, as well as other conditions that make sure the increase in assessed property value was due to inflation and not substantial changes to the property.

“I am pleased that the city is doing well enough that we are able to provide this tax relief for our owner-occupied properties in College Park,” Nagle said.

The council also unanimously voted to approve the preliminary plan of subdivision for the development of two new apartment buildings next to the College Park Metro Station, as long as the developer works to address concerns regarding the effect the development might have on noise levels and pedestrian safety. jroscoedbk@gmail.com

joseph solomon, gesturing, a Hyattsville councilman and president of the Prince George’s County Municipal Association, speaks before the Hyattsville City Council about the need to support DACA recipients and TPS holders. photo courtesy of brian adrian photography

‘unwrap the stigma’ Leaders of 27 localities to vote on resolution supporting DACA program

By Evan Silvera | @esilvera23 | Staff writer

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u n i c i p a l l e a d e rs i n P r i n c e George’s County will vote on a resolution that calls on Congress to protect the DACA and Temporary Protected Status programs following the Trump administration’s “radical increase of anti-immigration enforcement,” according to the resolution.

The Prince George’s County Municipal Association, made up of various city officials that represents 27 county municipalities, will vote on the resolution on Oct. 19 in Laurel.

“It’s time that we, as city councils across Prince George’s County, take a strong stance against this idea that we’re just going to begin deporting, en masse, the members of our communities who are immigrants and who were promised sanctuary and security by the federal government,” said Joseph Solomon, president of the association and a Hyattsville councilman.

DACA is an Obama-era administrative See daca , p. 8

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city election 2017

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By Leah Brennan | @allhaeleah | Staff writer | All photos courtesy of respective candidates This year’s College Park election marks the second time in more than 20 years that all races are contested.

Mayor Patrick Wojahn is running for reelection, and with three other candidates

vying for his seat, the mayoral election is the most contested in city history.

Seventeen candidates are running for eight council seats. In each district, at least one incumbent is campaigning to

hold on to one of two available seats.

The elections will take place on Nov. 7 between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. Residents of Districts 1 and 4 can vote at Davis Hall (9217 51st Ave), and residents of Dis-

district one

“Being a councilperson has nothing to do with me and everything that has to do with the residents of District 1.”

DeBosky has been a District 1 resident for about 14 years, and brings 22 years of federal government contracting experience to the table. She has also been on the North College Park Community Association and involved with city volunteering.

“Being a councilperson has nothing to do with me and everything that has to do with the residents of District 1,” DeBosky said. “[My platform] depends on what the residents of District 1 are interested in.”

Her priorities center on providing the city’s elderly population with services, pursuing “practical and needed” development, implementing family activities and improving community unity.

One of her unity-building ideas includes introducing an event called “World Weekend,” which would allow a group of residents to come together to celebrate their culture, with DeBosky’s own personal financial investment.

FAZLUL KABIR

“We have made quite a bit of progress in District 1, but there’s still quite [a few] other things I’d like to see happening.”

resident for: 14 years day job: Federal government contractor

service: Serves on City Council (2011-present) accomplishments: Hollywood Farmers Market

Kabir is a current District 1 councilman running for his fourth term on the council. He also served four terms as the North College Park Citizens Association secretary and works as a senior project leader for the U.S. Security Exchange Commission.

“We have made quite a bit of progress in District 1, but there’s still quite [a few] other things I’d like to see happening,” Kabir said.

He’d like to accelerate the design and construction of the Hollywood Streetscape project, he said, which aims to revitalize College Park’s Hollywood Commercial District, and bring more activities for youth and senior citizens to the city. He’d also like to develop a dog park, a community center and an affordable childcare facility in North College Park.

He lists starting the Hollywood Community Garden and the Hollywood Farmers Market, as well as co-founding College Park Day, as some of his accomplishments.

DANIEL BLASBERG

“[Government] should work for its residents — but apparently in College Park, that’s not happening.”

MONROE DENNIS

“There are some things that we have on the table that we’re undergoing that I’d like to see move further.”

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“My vision is to help the town attract more people like me, and to become a place where people want to stay.”

Police website.

The reports follow previous hate bias incidents on the campus.

University Police responded to a swastika, accompanied by an offensive phrase, found in the plant sciences building.

Police also identified and charged a university employee with malicious destruction of property after a swastika was spray-painted on a campus trash cart last month. rkeandbk@gmail.com

resident for: 7.5 years experience: Advisory Planning Comm.

Gill, who has lived in District 1 for about five years, has served on the Advisory Planning Commission for about four years and has been chairman since the end of 2015. He also held a fellowship on Capitol Hill in the summer and fall of 2009.

“People are honestly pretty positive about the city, and so am I,” Gill said.

“Ultimately what I’m about is I want to fix the things that need fixing. … I think it’s a job that I can do, and it’s something I want to do.”

His campaign priorities center on improving and maintaining streets, parks and public facilities and pursuing traffic calming measures. Gill stressed his plan to implement and build on the Aging in Place Task Force recommendations.

He would also pursue maintaining a transparent government with initiatives such as revisiting the “dense legal language” of city regulations.

“I’ve been politically active and involved most of my life,” Gill said. “This is my community, I’m raising my kids here.”

KATE KENNEDY

resident for: 3 years day job: Chief Dev. Officer, League of Women Voters

Kennedy, a District 1 resident, has been involved with the College Park Community Foundation board, North College Park Community Association and the Advisory Planning Commission since she moved to the city about three years ago.

She said she is running for council to attract people who want to become longterm residents. Her campaign has three core priorities: Advocating for North College Park residents, promoting smart spending and building a more welcoming community.

“My vision is to help the town attract more people like me, and to become a place where people want to stay,” Kennedy said.

Kennedy has a master’s of business administration from Georgetown University. She said her business background makes her stand out as a candidate.

“I’m a fundraiser by training, so I think one of my big differentials is that I can help get grant funds to do a lot of these projects,” Kennedy said, noting she supports developments such as the Duvall Field project and the Hollywood Streetscape Project .

district two CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBERS: P.J. Brennan, Monroe Dennis VOTES AT: City Hall, 4500 Knox Road NEIGHBORHOODS: Branchville, Berwyn, Lakeland, Oak Springs STUDENT HOUSING AREAS INCLUDE: University View, The Varsity, Parkside, University Club, North and South Hill communities, Commons 3 and 4

P.J. BRENNAN

“This investment kind of warrants my continued effort in driving a lot of the initiatives that we’ve put forward over the last few years.”

service: Serves on City Council (2014-present) experience: Neighborhood Quality of Life cmte.

Brennan, a current District 2 councilman running for his third term on council, is a University of Maryland alumnus who has served as co-chairman of the Neighborhood Quality of Life Committee for about two years, co-chairman of the seniors’ committee since this summer and the chairman of the College Park City-University Partnership Housing and Development subcommittee for just more than a year.

Brennan said he has invested a lot of time in understanding city operations and getting to know residents so that he can be an effective leader.

“I feel that this investment kind of warrants my continued effort in driving a lot of the initiatives that we’ve put forward over the last few years,” Brennan said.

He would like to see a new City Hall constructed at its current location to meet city needs, but is ultimately interested in “having a safe, clean and prosperous community” like any other resident, he said. His platform focuses on three pillars: Community engagement, smart growth and quality-of-life issues.

RICHARD DOUGLAS

service: Serves on Council (2011-present), Mayor Pro-Tempore (2015-present)

Dennis, a current District 2 councilman running for his fourth term, has lived in College Park since 1995. He was involved in both the Lakeland Civic Association and the Berwyn District Civic Association since the early 2000s, the former of which he served on as president for more than six years.

“There are some things that we have on the table that we’re undergoing that I’d like to see move further, so I think another term would certainly enable myself and the council to work on some of those things and to help the City of College Park along,” Dennis said.

His priorities center on enhancing relationships with council and constituents, tackling quality-of-life issues and addressing public safety and day-to-day issues the city faces.

“The objective of us all should be to try to work together, to work to amicable solutions,” Dennis said.

woman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas declined to comment on adFrom p. 1 ditional details surrounding hall. An offensive phrase ac- the incidents.

“We take all of these [incompanied by a swastika was cidents] very seriously,” she drawn on the wall.

On Oct. 9 at about 3:50 said. “We need our commup.m. police responded again nity’s help. If someone does to the men’s bathroom in see something, report to us the dining hall for another right away. The sooner, the hate bias incident. Offen- better.”

Police encourage anyone sive writing was found on the walls, according to a news with information about these incidents to call 301-405release.

Po l i ce h ave co n d u c te d 3555 or e-mail investigainterviews for all three of tions@umpd.umd.edu.

Anonymous tips can be the incidents. submitted on the University University Police spokes-

“College Park has a lot of good assets but also clearly has some issues and challenges.

I think I can help make a difference.”

resident for: 18 years priority: Government transparency

Blasberg, a College Park resident since 1999, has been director of the Berwyn District Civic Association, as well as a member of the College Park Fire Department’s Community Emergency Response Team and the city’s Citizens Corps Council.

With experience as a senior adviser and deputy chief of staff to a state delegate in Annapolis, Blasberg said he understands how legislation should work. “[Government] should work for its residents — but apparently in College Park, that’s not happening,” he said.

Blasberg also ran in 2015, and said he’s running again for the same reason: A lack of government transparency to the residents of College Park.

“Very rarely do our current city council members keep their residents up-to-date on things that are going on in regards to what the city council is doing,” Blasberg said.

Blasberg also served eight years in the U.S. Army and worked in the telecommunications industry for 12 years.

lbrennandbk@gmail.com

CHRISTOPHER GILL

CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBERS: Fazlul Kabir, Christine Nagle VOTES AT: Davis Hall, 9217 51st Ave. NEIGHBORHOODS: Sunnyside, Hollywood, Daniels Park, Camden STUDENT HOUSING AREAS INCLUDE: Camden College Park, Mazza GrandMarc

BETH DeBOSKY

tricts 2 and 3 can vote at City Hall (4500 Knox Road). Look for information on the mayoral candidates next week.

“I don’t feel that responsiveness is there that we need — I feel the way to do that is to change out the people.”

Douglas, a District 2 resident, is an Iraq War veteran who has experience working for two municipalities — Baltimore City as a third-party mediator in its public works department, and Washington, D.C., in contract review. He has a private law practice and has been a member of the Maryland bar since the early 1990s.

“The way I look at it, we need to keep council focused on the basics. And the basics are, let’s make sure our municipality is being run correctly, frugally with contracting and other kind of typical municipal duties are being carried out correctly — the rest of it is optional,” Douglas said.

Douglas wants the council to focus on listening to its constituents, holding fewer closed meetings and getting local residents employed on city projects.

Douglas said the noncitizen voting initiative was among the issues that prompted him to run. He said people in his district were interested in putting the issue to referendum, a pathway he didn’t see pursued by his district council members.

ALEX TOBIN

“If we can ... start a dialogue with neighbors we might not have talked to before, then this campaign has won.”

resident for: 7 years day job: Lawyer

day job: University of Maryland student experience: Neighborhood Quality of Life Committee

Tobin, a junior government and politics major at the University of Maryland, serves on the Neighborhood Quality of Life Committee and helped the Student Government Association organize a safety walk in the city last fall. He also interned for various political campaigns.

“I decided to run for city council to start dialogue, promote positive change and to show what we can achieve if we’re in this together,” Tobin said.

Tobin supports “smart and safe development,” absentee voting reform, environmental efforts — such as the city’s mBike program — and improved city-university communication.

“If we can come together with an open mind to start a dialogue with neighbors we might not have talked to before, then this campaign has won,” Tobin said.

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district three

CINDY GUIJOSA

CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBERS: Robert Day, Stephanie Stullich VOTES AT: City Hall, 4500 Knox Road NEIGHBORHOODS: Old Town, Calvert Hills, Yarrow, College Park Estates STUDENT HOUSING AREAS INCLUDE: The Domain, Commons 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7, Terrapin Row, College Park Towers, Graduate Gardens, Landmark, Fraternity Row, the Graham Cracker, Old and New Leonardtown communities

ROBERT DAY

“We have a lot of growth that is going to be coming our way, and we need to do it in a smart way.”

Day, a current District 3 councilman running for his fourth term, has been College Park Estates Civic Association president, Rent Stabilization Board chairman, Noise Control Board member and Advisory Planning Commission chairman.

He has also been involved on other boards and commissions.

He said he is running due to a need to “continue being a leader in the community.”

“If I am re-elected, I will just say that I’d really push to continue the strong communication between the students, the residents, the university — all the major stakeholders in the city, really, not just my district,” Day said. “I’d like to see that continue to grow and not become stagnant.”

His priorities include efforts to rebuild City Hall and the child daycare center on Calvert Road, as well as promoting sustainable growth in the city.

“We have a lot of growth that is going to be coming our way, and we need to do it in a smart way,” Day said.

JOHN RIGG

“I would love the opportunity to participate even more directly in the governance of the city.”

experience: Advisory planning commission service: Serves on City Council (2011-present)

resident for: 10 years day job: Policy director, U.S. Health & Human Services Dept.

Rigg is a 10-year District 3 resident who served for five years as the Calvert Hills Citizens Association president. He has also served on the Advisory Planning Commission for the past two years.

“I’m passionate about city issues, and I’m passionate about the city of College Park,” Rigg said.

When he was president, the association found a use for the Calvert Road school site. The council voted to establish a childcare center there on March 28.

The association also negotiated with developers on a number of sites — such as the location of Whole Foods — and worked to foster a closer relationship with this university.

“It’s been a lot of exciting work — it’s been a lot of hard exciting work,” Rigg said.

His campaign is centered on continuing collaborations with this university, tackling quality-of-life issues and fostering a greater sense of community.

OSCAR GREGORY

“I bring a very customer-centered focus to addressing constituents.”

“I still have things to do. There’s still a lot of progress in the hopper ... that I’d like to see through.”

daca From p. 6 program that allows undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children and meet certain guidelines to stay in the country in two-year blocks.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Se ss i o n s a n n o u n ce d t h e ending of DACA Sept. 5, but gave Congress a six-month window to pass alternative legislation.

The Immigration Act of 1990 created TPS, lawful immigration status granted by the Department of Homeland Security to natives of countries that experience environmental disasters, ongoing armed conflict or an epidemic, among other “extraordinary and temporary conditions,” according to the DHS website. In the coming months, the DHS will decide whether to extend TPS to other countries.

Seve ra l m u n i c i pa l i t i e s t h ro u g h o u t t h e c o u n t y,

“[There is] a huge population of students within District 3 that really has a voice that isn’t being currently heard.”

s u c h a s Hya t tsv i l l e a n d Mount Rainier, have passed noncitizen voting laws in an effort to support local immigrant communities, and Solomon said he wants the association to “go beyond” these measures. Some of these extra protections could include more noncitizen voting laws and more sanctuary cities, Solomon s a i d . A d d i t i o n a l l y, t h e resolution proposes support for a permanent pathway to citizenship for immigrants.

T h e C o l l e ge P a rk C i ty Co u n c i l vo te d 4 - 3 , w i t h one abstention, in favor of granting non-U.S. citizens municipal voting rights last month, but the amendment never passed because the council failed to meet the six-vote majority requirement that was added to the city’s charter in June.

If the resolution passes, the association will hold discussions with DHS officials and put letters on t h e d e s ks o f M a ryl a n d ’s

c o n g re s s m e n , i n c l u d i n g Democratic lawmakers Rep. Steny Hoyer, Rep. Anthony B r o w n , S e n . C h r i s Va n Hollen and Sen. Ben Cardin, Solomon said.

“The decision continues to echo the racist dog whistle that Trump is sending not just to immigrant communities, but to communities of color across the country, and we’re going to do everything we can to fight this,” Solomon said.

Maryland has more than 9,000 residents eligible for DACA . Acco rd i n g to t h e Center for Migration Studies, Maryland has 22,500 TPS holders. About 11.7 percent of College Park’s residents are not U.S. citizens, according to Census Bureau data.

The town of Morningside, which had 2,015 residents as of the 2010 U.S. Census, favors the resolution because Trump’s decision disrupts the town’s immigrant population and county community at large, said Mayor

day job: University of Maryland student priority: Public safety

Miller, a three-year District 3 resident and a senior family science major at this university, is the social chairman and historian for Tau Epsilon Phi. He is running with council candidate Cindy Guijosa and mayoral candidate Tom Chen. “[There is] a huge population of students within District 3 that really has a voice that isn’t being currently heard, and I really think that I’m able to, along with Cindy [Guijosa]. take that voice and really make that heard and make College Park great for residents, as well as with students, for students,” Miller said.

Miller said his number-one concern is improving public safety. He’d also like to prioritize increasing commerce by incorporating more green areas, especially in Old Town. His other priorities include working on traffic issues and pedestrian crossings on Route 1, as well as improving communication between residents and university students.

district four CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mary Cook, Dustyn Kujawa VOTES AT: Davis Hall, 9217 51st Ave. NEIGHBORHOODS: College Park Woods, Crystal Springs, Cherry Hill, Autoville STUDENT HOUSING AREAS INCLUDE: The Courtyards, Denton, Ellicott and Cambridge communities, The Enclave, Monument Village

ALAN HEW

“I’m a Hawaii boy at heart. I will come and talk to my constituents and listen to their concerns to find the best way to fix [them].”

resident for: 12 years service: Served on City Council (2013-2015)

Hew served on the council from 2013 to 2015 and has been a District 4 resident for about 12 years. He graduated from this university in 1994 and has worked in computer consulting for the past 10 years. He has served on the Animal Welfare Committee and the 2011 College Park Redistricting Commission and continues to serve on the Committee for a Better Environment and the College Park Day committee.

“I’m running for District 4 because there are continuing development issues facing the city,” Hew said. “As development happens, I want to ensure the development is focused on the city’s long-term goals and that it is sustainable.”

Hew, who is from Hawaii, wants to improve pedestrian safety and public transportation while introducing edible gardening, finding ways to help with the high cost of living for city seniors on fixed budgets and working to improve the quality of life for all residents.

“I’m a Hawaii boy at heart,” Hew said. “I will come and talk to my constituents and listen to their concerns to find the best way to fix an issue.”

DENISE MITCHELL

experience: CPCUP Sustainability Cmte. service: Serves on City Council (2015-present)

Kujawa, a current District 4 council member running for her second term, has served as a member of the College Park Redistricting Commission and College Park Woods Pool board, as well as co-coordinator of the Neighborhood Watch. She is currently the co-chairwoman of the Sustainability Committee for the College Park City-University Partnership.

“I still have things to do. There’s still a lot of progress in the hopper — transportation, safety — there’s just a lot of things that are still going on that I’d like to see through,” Kujawa said.

She said she prioritizes having open availability to meet with residents and dealing with her needs. In addition, she said she’d like to focus on neighborhood safety measures, transportation and getting a larger bike-share presence.

“I think that everything I’ve done speaks for itself,” Kujawa said. “I was very humbled to be elected by my residents, neighbors and peers, and I hope that happens again.”

Guijosa is a senior computer science and criminology major at this university and a three-year District 3 resident. She has been a Landmark community assistant for about three years. She is running with council candidate Zack Miller and mayoral candidate Tom Chen. “[A lot] of the constituents here are college students and I believe that they should be heard,” Guijosa said.

She said public safety is a “huge concern.” Guijosa would like to see College Park become greener through possible city gardens and soccer fields.

She wants to pursue city-funded University of Maryland scholarships for residents and their children, and better parking regulations.

ZACK MILLER

resident for: 10 years priority: Neighborhood infrastructure

Gregory, a District 4 resident, has worked in corporate business for 35 years.

His priorities include neighborhood infrastructure and advocating for lower tuition rates for University of Maryland students.

This university’s tuition rates are determined by the University System of Maryland Board of Regents. Gregory said he’d like to see the council hold conversations about lowering the rates.

“I don’t like the direction the council is going in, so we’d like to bring the focus back to the neighborhoods priority-wise, and once we take care of that, then we can take care of everything else,” Gregory said.

Gregory would like to see the end of some city tax credits, such as College Park’s Revitalization Tax Credit, with the money going toward a fund for residents to fix problems with neighborhood infrastructure, including issues with water, gas and sewer lines.

dustyn kujawa

“[A lot] of the constituents here are college students and I believe that they should be heard.”

day job: University of Maryland student priority: Public safety

“I wanted to ensure that we as a District 4 community had someone who can be a viable voice for the residents.”

Bennard Cann.

“I would easily say immigrants are about 3 percent to 7 percent of our population [and] would be directly impacted by this,” Cann said.

“But when you’re talking 3 to 7 percent of a small town, it’s significant and it will affect not just your community, but the attitude of your community as it relates to the government.”

The association will work with NAACP Prince George’s County and CASA de Maryland, organizations that have both filed lawsuits against the Trump administration due to its decision to end DACA. NAACP Prince George’s County President Bob Ross said he is willing to work with the association, adding that support may come in the forms of demonstrations and community organizing.

“It’s not a Hispanic community, and it’s not a black community; it’s a community of people,” Ross said.

service: Served on City Council (2009-2015), mayor pro-tempore (2013-2015)

Mitchell, a former District 4 councilwoman, served on the council for six years and served as mayor pro-tem from 2013 to 2015. She’s also worked in the education field for about 30 years.

“I’m very active in the community and I wanted to ... provide transparency for them, as well as being a stakeholder at the table when significant discussions were occurring that can impact our community,” Mitchell said.

Her biggest focus is to maintain One College Park, an organization of residents, property-owners, students and university community members who work together on diversity and inclusion efforts. She’d like to see more funding for seniors, pursue city collaboration with local schools and ensure development is in line with what residents see fit.

Mitchell ran for mayor in 2015 but did not win.

“Being a council member means you’re accountable to your residents,” Mitchell said. “I take that very seriously.”

“[DACA participants] came here for no reason of their own and it’s really the only home they know.”

CASA de Maryland will hold rallies and marches, go to courts and put pressure on Congress alongside the association, said Rommel Sandino, a lead CASA de Maryland community organizer.

“Instead of deporting, the government should be figuring out a way to pass legislation that includes a permanent pathway to citizenship to these community members,” Sandino said. “There should be not a dollar more invested into boots on the ground for agents at detention centers to deport our immigrant brothers and sisters.”

Sandino said a roadblock the association may confront is that many people, even elected officials, are unfamiliar with TPS. “We had an action when we visited and took over more than 55 congressional

offices in, and we lifted up stories of DACA and TPS holders,” Sandino said. “The majority of the congressional staff and elected officials that we spoke with knew a b o u t DACA , b u t a go o d numb er o f th em weren’t aware of TPS.” The idea that immigrants do not contribute to society is a problem that needs to be addressed to successfully execute the goals of the resolution, Solomon said, adding that many DACA recipients and TPS holders work, pay taxes and pursue educational opportunities.

“We need to unwrap the stigma surrounding immigrants and put a face to some of these individuals that they plan on deporting,” Solomon said. “They need to know these are members of your community that you see in the grocery store every day or that you send your kids to school with every day.” esilveradbk@gmail.com

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The dark film is shrouded in Blade Runner controversy in its ending and 2049 the number of cuts that were denis willeneuve released. Any sequel could possibly dismantle and ruin the end of the original.

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always have a landscape to appreciate.

The film focuses mostly on Ryan Gosling’s K, a biorobotic being called a replicant, who holds the same title as Harrison Ford’s character in the first film. Much like its predecessor, 2049 categorizes itself as a film noir. Most every scene follows Gosling’s character as he picks apart a curious case involving a replicant he encounters at the film’s beginning.

Villeneuve paints the vast cityscapes and ruins of modern civilization beautifully, mixing colors in backgrounds so that each lingering take evokes the right kind of emotion. Gosling fits into the world perfectly. His interactions with his boss (Robin Wright), his A.I. wife (Ana de Armas) and his technological environment show a reserved loneliness and desire for something greater. Gosling becomes a part of the

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volleyball

the terps relied on Big Ten digs per set leader Kelsey Wicinski for defensive protection until this past weekend, when she sat out with an upper body injury. Sam Burgio made her first two career starts in Wicinski’s place. matt regan/thediamondback

Freshman defensive specialist comes up big Burgio helps Terps split games in Illinois with Wicinski out injured Maryland volleyball libero Kelsey Wicins k i s u f fe re d an upper body injury last week, preventing her from traveling to her home state for weekend matches against Northwestern and Illinois.

That opened the door for freshman libero Sam Burgio to make her first career start Friday against the Wildcats.

Wicinski texted Burgio before the matchup to offer advice, continuing her mentorship of the underclassman. by

Andy Kostka @afkostka Staff writer

WISCONSIN From p. 12 what you can do,’” Williamson said. “‘Just pick up the game a little bit more,’ knowing I could produce more.”

Throughout the week, the Alexandria, Virginia, native worked on being more precise in the attacking-third, a request of Cirovski’s.

He entered Friday with three goals on 26 shots, less than 40 percent of which were on target.

In the 69th minute, midfielder Jake Rozhansky drew Schilling off his line and slipped a pass to Williamson.

Instead of going for goal im-

Burgio, charged with filling the void left by the Big Ten’s leader in digs per set, posted a career-best 19 digs at Northwestern to help the Terps earn a five-set victory.

“She’s going to be a really fantastic player in this conference,” coach Steve Aird said. “When your role shifts like that quickly you want a player to be brave and confident and play hard, and she does all those things. … Certainly, we don’t win the match [against Northwestern] unless she plays pretty well.”

Burgio played as an outside

mediately, Williamson took a touch and watched as Wisconsin forward Isaac Schlenker slid past him, trying to block his shot.

Then, facing a goal guarded by two defenders, Williamson deftly lofted the ball into the top netting, out of the Badgers’ reach.

Seventy seconds after his first score, Williamson curled a 19-yard shot inside the left post to put Maryland up two goals.

“You can tell when he’s on the ball, something good is always going to happen,” Sejdic said.“His second goal is something that you won’t really see from too many college players at this level.”

The duo combined to earn Williamson his hat trick in the

hitter throughout high school, but Aird saw a different future for her. He approached the 5-foot10 Burgio in her sophomore year of high school and told her he wanted her to become a defensive specialist for the Terps.

After Burgio committed to Maryland her sophomore year, she spent extra time practicing the passing and receiving skills she would need as a libero. The Eden, New York, native still earned her state’s Gatorade Player of the Year award in 2015 with 646 kills from the left side, though she also notched 510 digs.

As a pin hitter, she had experience receiving serves before setting up for an attack, but she

maintained focus on hitting.

“If I messed up a pass, I was always like, ‘Oh, set me the ball, let me get a kill,’” Burgio said of her high school mindset. “But now I can’t mess up a pass because that’s not my job.”

She arrived in College Park last spring knowing she needed to improve in order to be a starter, so she stayed after practices to hone her game.

Two days before playing Northwestern, Burgio learned Wicinski wouldn’t make the road trip. The freshman had made 17 prior appearances off the bench, but she was poised to start on back-to-back nights against Northwestern and Illinois.

She was so amped up that she struggled to sleep the night before facing the Wildcats.

“In general, I always get really excited,” Burgio said. “But I was, like, 10 times more excited than I usually am.”

Following her 19-dig effort Friday, she tallied 10 more against the Illini in a straightsets defeat. Burgio said her teammates helped her stay calm in the two Big Ten road matches, reminding her she knows the game well.

“We’ve all been in her ear,” middle blocker Hailey Murray said.“I’m really proud she went in, got the start. She did a really good job and I think she’s just grown so much since I’ve known her.”

During Saturday’s loss, Burgio had a serve deflect too hard off her arms and sail back to the Illini side of the net. An Illinois player took advantage of the overpass to slam home a kill.

But freshman outside hitter Erika Pritchard told Burgio to “just reset.” Pritchard’s encouragement helped Burgio recover from her miscue, and on the next volley, Burgio dug a ball to help create a Maryland point.

“The experience for Sammy Burgio is obviously awesome,” Aird said. “We know she can play that position and play it in the Big Ten and play it well.” akostkadbk@gmail.com

85th minute. Sejdic hit Williamson making a run behind the defense, and Williamson cleanly finished the one-on-one chance to Schilling’s left, giving Maryland a 5-2 lead and just enough cushion to withstand a furious Badgers comeback in the final five minutes.

The Terps hope to see more plays like that from their star midfielders as they attempt to avenge their second-round NCAA tournament loss.

“We’ve been asking Eryk to get more production,” Cirovski said, “and boy did he come through tonight.” jcrabtreedbk@gmail.com

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Terps seal second top10 victory Carrie Hanks nets game-winner against Penn State on Senior Day Maryland Scott Gelman field hockey @Gelman_Scott defender Senior staff writer Carrie Hanks heard her teammates cheering around her, but she couldn’t tell what happened.

Hanks couldn’t find the ball after receiving it on the left side of the circle in the second overtime period against Penn State on Sunday afternoon. By the time she spotted the ball, it was in the back of the net from her no-look strike.

The Terps rushed the field soon after, celebrating No. 16 Maryland’s 2-1 win over No. 6 Penn State. Defender Marissa Cutry held the Maryland flag and ran in the direction of the Terps’ band and fans. The Terps alternated who held the flag while screaming.

It was a season-defining by

WILDCATS From p. 12 that. … Then I think we just started clicking.”

Like at Ohio State, Maryland’s offense didn’t turn takeaways into points on Saturday, punting after interceptions from safety Darnell Savage and cornerback JC Jackson.

win for coach M issy Meharg’s squad after the Terps l os t t h re e o f fo u r ga m e s towa rd t h e e n d o f S e p tember. The veteran coach said this particular team is fun because she never knows what will happen.

On Sunday, it escaped with its second victory against a top-10 foe this season. “ I d o n ’t t h i n k I h ave words,” said Hanks, a senior midfielder lein holsboer scored the Terps’ first goal against Penn State. The senior leads the team with 27 points this season, powering the Terps to four straight wins. marquise mckine/the diamondback playing her final regularseason home game. “To go more than three goals per more aggressive minutes Abby Myers tied the game, at forward while Holsboer off this way, it’s incredible.” game — off the board for into the second half. In the b u t M a r y l a n d ’s d e fe n s e prioritized defense.

Maryland’s fourth straight much of the first half. Penn 41st minute, midfielder Lein didn’t panic.

The decision paid off, as Holsboer said the con- Hanks earned enough free space win shows the Terps match State’s defense also limited Holsboer took a deflected up with the best of the Big the Terps. shot and turned it into a sistency in their defensive for the game-winning score.

Ten. That came into question Maryland’s offense didn’t score to give Maryland a structure was an impressive “This is a breakthrough during a last-second loss to let up, though. The Terps one-goal lead. However, as element in the backline’s o u tc o m e fo r o u r te a m ,” M ichigan, also in double outshot the Nittany Lions, Meharg has warned the Terps performance on Sunday.

Meharg said. “There was great “It’s so stable,” she said. intensity. There were great overtime, on Sept. 29.

10-3 in the first half and is often the case with opposMinutes into the second segments of hockey together.

T h e Te r p s ’ a g g re s s ive 21-16 overall. ing attacks after scoring, press kept the N ittany Still, the Terps entered the Penn State responded just overtime, Meharg wanted We gained a lot of control.”

Hanks on the field, so L i o n s ’ a t t a c k — w h i c h intermission in a scoreless tie. three minutes later. entered Sunday averaging Nittany Lions midfielder much so she placed Hanks But both attacks appeared sgelmandbk@gmail.com

Bortenschlager completed less than half of his passes, while running backs Ty Johnson and Lorenzo Harrison rushed for a combined 51 yards.

But while offensive coordinator Walt Bell’s unit struggled to capitalize on good field position, the defense shouldered the responsibility of giving up 531 total yards to a group that came

in with a losing record.

“When we’re on the field, we’re expected to make a stop,” linebacker Jermaine Carter said. “We didn’t do a very good job tackling today. That led to big plays. … We just have to be better.” dbernsteindbk@gmail.com

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attack. Northwestern linebacker Brett Walsh added From p. 12 that the Wildcats defense a n e f f e c t i ve r u n n i n g anticipated outside runs, helping it limit Johnson and game.

Center Brendan Moore Harrison’s explosiveness.

Four of the Terps’ final six said the Wildcats, who entered Saturday surren- foes are ranked, meaning it dering 135 rushing yards will be difficult to get the per game, used blitzes to offense back on track. But halt Maryland’s rushing beginning next weekend at

No. 7 Wisconsin, they’ll need to find a way to pave running lanes for their tailbacks.

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midfielders amar sejdic and eryk williamson have been two of the Terps’ most valuable players this season as the team’s forwards have struggled to score. The duo has combined for 27 points this season.

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midfield magic Sejdic and Williamson combine for five goals in win over Wisconsin

By James Crabtree-Hannigan | @JamesCrabtreeH | Senior staff writer

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ntering Maryland men’s soccer’s game at Wisconsin on Friday, coach Sasho Cirovski singled out midfielders Amar Sejdic and Eryk Williamson, signaling that they needed to produce more.

Sejdic responded with a pair of first-half goals and Williamson scored a second-half hat trick, providing just enough offense for the Terps to hold on for a 5-4 win despite a late Badgers comeback on a rainy night in Madison, Wisconsin.

“In conditions like that, sometimes the

cream has to rise to the top,” Cirovski said.

“Both Amar and Eryk were just fantastic.”

In Maryland’s previous game, Williamson and forward Gordon Wild missed penalty kicks that would’ve given the Terps a lead over Ohio State.

After beating the Buckeyes with an 85thminute score, the team explained Wild and Sejdic are the primary penalty kick takers, but if a player like Williamson is feeling confident, he can ask to take the spot kick.

Against the Badgers, however, Cirovski took that decision out of his player’s hands,

not wanting to take any chances with an offense that has been inconsistent in front of net this season.

“Before the game, Sasho kind of came to the group huddle and he told me that I was taking the first one for sure,” Sejdic said. “It was good to have his confidence on my side.”

Trailing 1-0, Maryland earned a penalty in the 20th minute. Sejdic looked Wisconsin goalkeeper Philipp Schilling in his eyes and shot to the opposite direction of his dive, moving his career mark on penalty kicks to 5-for-5.

Sejdic then put Maryland up 2-1 in the 36th minute after a cross fell to him in the box. He smashed it into the top corner with the help of a deflection off a defender and a skip off the wet turf.

Williamson, meanwhile, didn’t have his best start. He committed some uncharacteristic turnovers in the first half, he said, and had a prime opportunity in the 13th minute that a defender blocked.

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By Daniel Bernstein | @danbernsteinUMD | Senior staff writer Entering Saturday’s showdown with Northwestern, the Maryland football team responded to each of its setbacks with conviction.

After losing starting quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome to an ACL tear at Texas, the Terps held on to defeat the Longhorns before crushing Towson with their highest point total since 195 4. T h e n , whe n seco n d -s t r i n g quarterback Kasim Hill suffered the same injury as Pigrome — leading to a blowout defeat against Central Florida — Maryland bounced back with a road win over Minnesota.

Following the squad’s 62-14 loss at Ohio State on Oct. 7, coach DJ Durkin anticipated a positive performance against the Wildcats. Instead, he witnessed a 37-21 letdown that cast doubt over the Terps’ chance at a bowl game appearance.

Durkin delivered a terse opening postgame statement that lasted 35 words.

“We didn’t take advantage of field position enough times,” Durkin said.

“There were definitely some good individual performances, but we’ll have to go back and look at the tape and take a look at it. Any questions?”

Durkin’s frustration perhaps stemmed from a repeat of the issues that plagued Maryland in Columbus, such as a faulty rushing attack, inconsistent passing game and inability to finish drives.

Even more concerning, though, was the Terps’ continued defensive problems.

N o r t h we s te r n h a d i t s wa y o n offense, throwing for 293 yards and

rushing for 238. The Wildcats went 10-for-21 on third down and 3-for-4 on fourth down.

Aside from two interceptions from quarterback Clayton Thorson — both the result of careless overthrows — the Terps hardly unsettled the Wildcats.

They recorded one sack and no quarterback hits.

“We’ve got to win a matchup or get pressure with a four-man rush,” Durkin said. “They were running crossing routes and rubbing guys off of [coverage] in man. In zone, they were doing a good job finding the holes.”

The lack of defensive pressure made it difficult for Maryland’s offense, guided by its third-string quarterback, to keep up. Despite three touchdown passes from Max Bortenschlager, the offense lagged behind Northwestern’s explosive attack and was outscored, 34-14, over the final three quarters.

Northwestern came into the game expecting a quick start from Maryland, given its tendency to rebound from bad losses, but the Wildcats also felt confident they could break down the Terps’ lackluster defense, which has now allowed more than 30 points in four of its six outings.

“We knew we were going to have to weather Maryland’s storm,” Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “In that first 10 minutes there was going to be a push from them and we saw See wildcats, p. 11

DJ Durkin’s squad must revitalize running game to compete with remaining Big Ten foes

KYLE MELNICK @kyle _ melnick FOOTBALL COLUMNIST The Maryland football team has followed a similar formula through its three wins this season: hand the ball to its elusive running backs and let them do the rest.

The Terps ran for 263 yards against then-No. 23 Texas, 367 against Towson and 262 in their lone Big Ten win against Minnesota. But the strategy that drove Maryland’s early success has doomed the team in its past two games.

Ohio State gobbled up whoever was in Maryland’s backfield last Saturday, limiting coach DJ Durkin’s squad to 50 rushing yards. Against a weaker Northwestern defense on Saturday, the Terps racked up just 85 yards on the ground in a 37-21 loss.

If Maryland wants to win three more games and become bowl eligible, it’ll need its running game to return to top form.

“They were taking the running backs out of the game with what they were doing defensively,” Durkin said. “If you can do that in a game, you have to be able to throw the ball and execute.

At times we did, but we didn’t do it consistently. There were chances for some big plays with third downs that we didn’t convert.”

Last season, Maryland started three different quarterbacks and never established a rhythm through the air. But the Terps’ ground game led the team to a bowl game, as Maryland ran for the fourth-most yards in the Big Ten behind Ty Johnson and Lorenzo Harrison.

Those two are back in the fold this

season, but the results haven’t been the same lately.

While Johnson ran for at least 120 yards in three of the Terps’ first four games, he has combined for 77 rushing yards over the past two weeks.

H a r r i so n , wh o wo u l d ’ve l i ke ly broken Maryland’s freshman rushing yards record last season if he didn’t get suspended in November after an airsoft gun incident, hasn’t looked like himself this season. He’s averaging 40 rushing yards per game, and his yards per carry is half of what it was in 2016.

Of course, the Terps’ uncertainty under center hinders the running game.

Maryland relied on dual-threat quarterbacks Tyrrell Pigrome and Kasim Hill in its first two contests before both signal-callers tore their ACLs. Thirdstring quarterback Max Bortenschlager appeared sharp against Minnesota, but he’s since completed 40 percent of his passes.

“You do better when you’re flowing in a drive instead of having choppedup drives,” wide receiver DJ Moore said. “When you go out three-andout, it takes you off track what you plan on calling. If you have eight- to 10-play drives, that means you’re actually doing something to move the ball down the field.”

Moore was the catalyst when the Terps did move the ball against Northwestern, as the junior recorded career highs in receptions (12) and receiving yards (210) while reeling in two touchdowns. But even one of the best individual performances in recent Terps history wasn’t enough without See football , p. 11

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