October 29, 2014

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U officials report 19 meningitis cases Verified student cases double over weekend; viral strain not protected by required vaccine

Cars sit on College Avenue in the Old Town College Park neighborhood. tom hausman/the diamondback

Vandalism tests limits of cameras

The Diamondback. That statistic has at least doubled from Saturday when he stated that “there are less than 10 students with a diagnosis.”

But that number might not account

By Joe Antoshak university, director David McBride @mantoshak confirmed that the number of sick for every case at this university.

Taylor Moore, a sophomore elecSenior staff writer students has grown.

As of last night, doctors have trical engineering major, went home Less than a week after the Univer- confirmed 19 cases of viral men- this weekend after falling ill Satsity Health Center verified reports ingitis among university students, urday with a fever, headache and of multiple meningitis cases at this McBr ide w rote i n a n em a i l to intense sensitivity to light. Rather

than visiting the health center, he underwent treatment on Monday at Shady Grove Adventist in Rockville, where the attending doctor told him his symptoms strongly resembled those of viral meningitis. But a full diagnosis, he was told, would necessitate a spinal tap and fluid level monitoring.

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Surveillance cameras fail in unsolved cases

By Eleanor Mueller @eleanor_mueller Staff writer Tommy Carolin woke up at about 4:30 a.m. on Sept. 4 to a strange, bright light coming through the windows of his Dartmouth Avenue house.

In the driveway, his car was “engulfed in flames,” burning so hot it warped the house’s siding, he said.

“My car was completely incinerated,” the senior finance and government and politics major said.

Despite a four-year project to install security cameras in Old Town College Park, Carolin’s case and many of the other 32 reports of vandalism in the area in the last two months sit open.

While student victims expressed frustration, police said the cameras aren’t a panacea, with the open cases testing the limits of the technology.

The cameras cost about $1,000 each, not including the cost of maintenance and data storage, said University Police spokesman Maj. Marc Limansky. There are 16 total, spaced evenly in the Old Town neighborhood on streets including College Avenue, Knox Road and Dickinson Avenue, said Bob Ryan, College Park public services director.

“I would think it would be likely the people responsible for car vandalisms will be caught on video in that area,” Ryan said.

The City Council has approved a number of surveillance camera projects, with one of the largest in 2010, in the hopes that the cameras See cameraS, Page 2

a car stops for a man jaywalking on Knox Road. The stretch of road has a high level of pedestrian and car traffic, but officials have not installed a crosswalk as part of Route 1’s safety updates. josh loock/the diamondback

crossed signals Despite city’s Route 1 pedestrian safety upgrades, a high-traffic area still lacks crosswalks

By Talia Richman @talirichman Senior staff writer During her lunch break, 23-year-old Tanyel Armstrong walks from her job in College Park Shopping Center to the 7-Eleven on the other side of Knox Road to get a Slurpee.

Although there is heavy foot and car traffic at the intersection of Knox Road and Sterling Place — the section of street between 7-Eleven and Jason’s Deli — there is no crosswalk.

“They should really put in a crosswalk or

something,” Armstrong said. “Are you saying we should go all the way down to the corner [of Knox Road and Route 1] just to cross the street using a crosswalk and then walk all the way back up to where we want to go?”

In light of the three pedestrians killed while crossing Route 1 between January and July, city and state officials approved a slew of changes to protect pedestrians, including reducing the speed limit, increasing the number of speed cameras and expanding their hours of operation and building a median fence and pedestrianactivated traffic signal on Route 1.

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Conversation turns to meningitis outbreak dennis ting, a senior journalism major, asks a question during a panel focused on the Ebola outbreak last night. Officials said the illness is highly unlikely to pop up on the campus. stephanie natoli/the diamondback

While some students have expressed fear of Ebola on the campus, university health officials said it’s unlikely to reach the school. Instead, students should focus on keeping themselves safe from life’s other dangers.

A panel of experts spoke to an audience of about 100 in McKeldin Library yesterday regarding the fears surrounding Ebola as it plagues West Africa and has been documented in nine cases in this country.

But most of the fears about Ebola spreading across this country — or

reaching this campus — are irrational, said members on the universitysponsored panel, which included philosophy professor Susan Dwyer, public health school professor Linda Aldoory, public health school lecturer Gretchen De Silva and University Health Center Director David McBride.

“There’s a fear of the unknown in general,” McBride said in an interview after the panel discussion.

“People do tend to overestimate risk.”

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Some students and city residents said a crosswalk between the shopping center and the 7-Eleven area should be the city’s next step.

The idea was broached by Terry Schum, the city’s planning director, at an April 15 city council worksession, and although the city is working on contracting an engineering firm to design the crosswalk, progress on funding the project is unlikely until early next year, Assistant City Manager Bill Gardiner wrote in an email.

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themselves against more likely threats, like driving accidents, alcohol poisoning or even the flu, he said.

During the Q&A portion of the discussion, the conversation quickly turned to the recent outbreak of viral meningitis on the campus.

Senior journalism major Dennis Ting asked the panel how university students can trust the health center to warn them about a campus disease outbreak in a timely manner when See ebola, Page 3

With just six days left until this state’s voters elect their first new governor in eight years, this state is welcoming some of the nation’s most prominent political figures, indicating a closer race than expected.

President Obama last week paid Democratic candidate Anthony Brown a visit, and Hillary Clinton will visit this campus Thursday to rally support for Brown.

“National Democrats recognize we are a reliably progressive state, a state that sets the standard for what can be done in terms of promoting economic issues and important social issues that we face as a nation,” Brown said in an interview with The Diamondback. “I welcome

their presence, and I think it’s a sign they recognize that Maryland plays a leadership role in this country.”

Republican Larry Hogan’s campaign said Obama’s and the former secretary of state’s visits are a sign that the Democrats are afraid of Hogan’s momentum.

“They’re very worried,” Hogan campaign spokesman Adam Dubitsky said. “When [Democrats] have all these governors’ races to defend around the country, all these Senate races and control of the Senate, the fact that they have to spend any time and money in Maryland is an indication that they are very concerned.”

Michael Hanmer, a government and politics professor at this university, said it’s “hard to dismiss” the idea that the Brown campaign is concerned. “[Brown] is at risk in terms of people who support him just don’t show up to vote,” Hanmer said. “You would always want prominent figures See campaign, Page 2

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site is a challenging place to install a crosswalk because of the “numerous driveways, From PAGE 1 turning directions, and utiliPreliminary costs for the ties,” Gardiner wrote. Adproje ct a re e s t i m ate d to ditional research is necesbe between $40,000 a nd sary to make sure mid-block $50,000, Gardiner wrote, crossings are safe, he wrote.

“Mid-block crossings are partly because a storm drain would have to be relocated. normally discouraged due to “At this point we haven’t the additional safety issues pre sente d t he proje c t to they create,” Gardiner wrote. cou nci l,” Ga rd i ner sa id . “However, this location is also “Fifty thousand dollars is a a popular area for pedestrians big-ticket item, so it hasn’t to cross from the University to the shopping center.” been budgeted for yet.”

D i s t r ict 3 Cou nci l m a n Additionally, the proposed

campaign From PAGE 1 to come, but they only have so much time. If they’re choosing to come, there must be some sense that it’s necessary to help make that fi nal push.”

The Hogan campaign has also received high-profile v isits, notably from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. The chairman of the Republican Governors Association made his third stop in this state Tuesday, rallying support for Hogan in Glen Burnie. He will come again on Sunday. “[The RGA] don’t participate in landslides,” Dubitsky said.

“They only fight in the states where they think they can win.

This is a dead even race, and the Democrats are struggling.”

A G onza les Resea rch & Marketing Strategies poll released Monday indicated that Brown is ahead of Hogan by just 2 percentage points. The “Maryland, My Maryland” PAC, whose leaders support Hogan, commissioned the poll. Hanmer, who helped commission the Washington Post/UMD poll showing a 9-point lead for Brown, said the disparity could stem from the type of sample Gonzales drew or its question wording.

Both campaigns have emphasized early voting, which ends Thursday, but turnout numbers show a Democratic advantage.

As of yesterday, the sixth day of early voting, 2,036,274 registered Democrats and 949,562 Republicans had cast an early ballot, according to the Maryland Board of Elections.

These numbers show the registered party of the voter, not the candidate for whom he or she voted. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1 in the state.

“I’m really excited about it; it’s a competitive race,” Brown said. “You don’t want to get lulled into a sense of complacency because of the party registration in Maryland; they are competitive races. The stakes are high, but we’re excited about the momentum we’ve got.”

In a fu nd ra ising report Friday, Brown’s campaign announced it had $900,000 remaining for the final stretch.

Hogan’s campaign reported about $442,000 in the bank.

Dubitsky said they expected to be outspent in the heavily Democratic state, but he said he’s confident the undecided voters are leaning toward Hogan, that Brown’s television ads “aren’t really making it.”

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Robert Day said the discussion among council members is not over and he supports adding a crosswalk to that area once funds are secured.

“We hope that we can do it sooner rather than later,” he said. “We’ve been lucky at that crossing but we don’t want to take any chances.”

For Kathleen Branthover, a sophomore e n rol le d i n letters and sciences, it’s a safety issue.

“There is a lot of traffic this way and not all cars are going slow. It’s dangerous to cross

because a lot of cars don’t stop for pedestrians,” she said, after walking across the stretch of Knox Road during a mid-morning Starbucks run.

“A crosswalk would help that.”

Un iversity Pol ice h ave become more active in giving out warnings and tickets for jaywalking after the fatal accidents earlier this year. In September, police spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas told The Diamondback that officers had already given out 25 verbal warnings, 50 written warnings and 70 ci-

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completed an early ballot after the first six days of early voting opened.

949,562 Republicans

completed an early ballot after the first six days of early voting opened.

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remains in Democratic candidate Anthony Brown’s campaign fund for the rest of the race, according to a fundraising report.

$442,000

remains in Republican candidate Larry Hogan’s campaign fund for the rest of the race, according to a fundraising report.

Clinton’s rally on Thursday will be the third Brown event on the campus in eight days. Brown’s running mate Ken Ulman greeted students outside Stamp Student Union on Thursday, and Gov. Martin O’Malley visited on Saturday.

“I love the fact they’re send i ng a l l these prom inent figures to our area or on campus,” Student Government Association President Patrick Ronk said. “I think it’s them trying to show a commitment to college students and people who care about education, that this is a priority for them.”

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affordable for this state’s public schools, and he added that he hopes these visits will inspire students in their own future endeavors.

“We see on ou r col lege campuses the future leaders,” Brown said. “It’s not just about this campaign, but it’s about young men and women whether they go into business, whether they go into politics or academia. You’re going to be leaders in our state and in our nation, and we think it’s important that we involve you early on in the work that we do.” jbanisterdbk@gmail.com

tations for jaywalking.

She said the area between Jason’s Deli and 7-Eleven is one that police have discussed because of the high number of jaywalkers there.

Sophomore Danny Fulton said many of his friends have received tickets for crossing Knox Road in that area. But Fulton said he continues to do so because it’s a faster and more direct path when he’s walking to the shopping center from the campus.

Jaywalking in that specific area is widespread among stu-

cameras From PAGE 1 would reduce crime, though the recent vandalism has ta ken place outside the cameras’ scope.

Carolin said he and his roommates filed a report with Prince George’s County Police, which covers their house in its jurisdiction, and investigators told them it was too dark for the cameras to offer meaningful leads or positive identifications.

“There’s nothing to quell my fears or my roommates’ fears,” Carolin said, about two months after the incident. “They said the footage w a s p ro b a b ly n o t h i g h enough defi nition.”

Limansky said the quality of footage deteriorates at night, when most of the vandalism cases occurred.

“You lose a lot of quality and detail,” he said.

Though the city owns the cameras, University Police monitor the footage. County police can access it at any time; they just have to give University Police details about what footage segment they’re looking for, Limansky said.

S o p h o m o re b u s i n e s s student Kacy Stein’s car

dents and residents alike. Even a man affiliated with the Board of Public Works, wearing a neon College Park vest, jaywalked across the stretch of road earlier this week while picking up trash on duty.

“It’s the logical place to cross, and you shouldn’t get in trouble for it,” said Fulton, who is en rol led i n letters and sciences. “If they had a crosswalk there it’d be legal and safe for people to do what they already do.” trichmandbk@gmail.com

also was parked on Dickinson Avenue when it was vandalized overnight twice in the same week. She said a neighbor reported seeing three men gathered around the car. The group allegedly scattered when one man climbed on the hood and then fell into the windshield. “ T he w i nd sh ield h ad been completely shattered,” Stein said.

Stein said police told her there were no cameras covering the area where her car was parked. According to previous Diamondback reports, grants and funding have constrained the city’s choices of camera location and the number they can buy.

County police spokesman Lt. Bill Alexander said the cameras are focused on high pedestrian traffic areas rather than cars, which limits their use in vandalism cases.

“As much as we would like to catch the people who are doing these things that way, that’s not reality,” Alexander said. “You need a lead, for someone to come forward or for some video showing who’s responsible for that va nda l ism, a nd that’s incredibly tough.” emuellerdbk@gmail.com

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Grant worth $425,000 will aid STEM studies, may jolt female participation

By Joe Zimmermann @JoeMacZim Staff writer A recent gift to this university will help bring more students to the school and could help bring more women into the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, university representatives said.

The Bethesda chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, a nonprofit organization that funds academic institutions and other groups, granted $425,000 to this university, according to an Oct. 17 news release.

O f t h i s f ive-ye a r g i f t, $200,000 will support scholarships for engineering undergraduates, $100,000 will go toward computer science scholarships and $125,000 will fund the Computer Science Connect girls’ summer camp program, said Jan Plane, a computer science professor and the director of Computer Science Connect.

Plane, who is also the director of the new Maryland

Center for Women in Computing, started Computer Science Connect as a chance to introduce female middle schoolers to computer science and show how it can apply to their other interests, she said.

“Research shows that in elementary school, the distribution of people interested in STEM is even across genders and across ethnic groups, but by the time they get to high school, it’s not,” Plane said.

T here rem a i n s a sh a r p divide in the ratio of women to men in computer science as well as in engineering.

According to this university’s Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment website, women represented only 22 percent of undergraduate engineering students at this university in fall 2013.

In computer science, that number is even lower; just under 15 percent of undergraduates in the major at this university were women.

T he Computer Science Con nect prog ra m, wh ich teaches girls coding skills in

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JavaScript and Python, aims to counteract this institutional bias, Plane said. Camp instructors teach girls these skills early on so they don’t feel behind by the time they go to college.

“This lack of experience as they come into high school or college will tend to prevent these groups from going into computing,” Plane said. “And so we need to both get them the experience but also break the stereotype of what computing is.”

The grant funding will help her plan ahead to reach out to more female students, she said.

“Having the funding ahead of time is going to make the advertising and everything so much easier, and now I can reach the population I need to,” she said.

Izzy Coronado, a junior computer science major who has worked as a teaching assistant with Computer Science Connect, said the increased exposure to coding is beneficial to girls, who are not necessarily taught that computer science is a career option.

“Computer science really

MENINGITIS From PAGE 1 “I talked to the doctor, and he goes, ‘Yeah, if you had bacterial [meningitis], you’d probably be dead right now,’” Moore said.

McBride has maintained that all diagnoses have been for viral meningitis, rather tha n the more da ngerous bacterial form. But because this strain of the infection is viral, the meningococcal vaccine required for all oncampus residents and offered by the health center will not protect against it.

“T he word ‘meningitis’ often strikes fear, but the m o re d a n ge ro u s t y p e of men i ng it is is bacteria l,” McBride wrote in a statement last week. “This is not what we are currently encountering in our community. Cases of viral meningitis, which have been confirmed here at UMD, involve severe headaches, fevers, nausea, vomiting and can involve dehydration.”

Moore, who speculated

Computer Science Connect participants pose for a group photo at this year’s summer camp. The Bethesda chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association awarded the program $125,000 as part of a larger grant. photo courtesy of jennifer leed schwartz isn’t a core class that gets taught to elementary school students.

There’s math, science, English, history, but computer science isn’t really highlighted and there isn’t much exposure to it,” Coronado said.

She hadn’t strongly considered studying computer science herself until her dad suggested it, she said, but the Computer Science Connect program helps introduce other girls to this unfamiliar field.

“Comp sci can seem really intimidating,” she said. “Girls are told this is really, really hard math, and it’s really not. And so many girls are capable of doing

that he could have caught the infection from a fellow member of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity, said he has not contacted anyone from the university other than his professors. He has not contacted the health center.

He said he is now recovering and is able to return to College Park.

Sarah Lebovitz, an EMT for the Branchville Volunteer Fire Company and a junior biolog y a nd psycholog y major at this university, said she assisted in transporting two university students with meningitis from the health center last week. She has heard of four students who have received pre-hospital care from the Branchville station, she added.

W h i le v i ra l men i ng itis is less severe than bacterial meningitis, the former is still serious, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It can require patients to be hospitalized, depending on the case’s severity.

“A really good indicator that you have meningitis is

this that it’s not something to be afraid of.”

Earlier this month, this university received a grant of $30,000 per year for three years from the Building Recruiting And Inclusion for Diversity initiative, which is led by the Anita Borg Institute and Harvey Mudd College. With the money, this university will seek to increase the gender and racial diversity of its computer science program.

Darryll Pines, dean of the engineering school, said the grant is important not only for helpi n g more women enter STEM fields, but also

for increasing other kinds of diversity.

The scholarships for eng i n e e r i n g a nd c omp ute r science, he said, would benefit s t u d e nt s who o t h e r w i s e might not be able to afford to attend this university.

“It’s always important to have diversity across all kinds of areas — by geography, where people come from, by gender, by nationality,” Pines said.

“It’s always the case that when you bring ideas in from all parts of a population, you get a better solution.” jzimmermanndbk@gmail.com

The University Health Center has confirmed a jump in reported cases of meningitis, but officials have not shown concern over a potential outbreak. file photo/the diamondback

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reported cases on Oct. 28 that if you try to touch your chin to your chest and you can’t because it hurts too much,” Lebovitz said. “Other than that, it can pretty much mimic the flu.”

Lebovitz recommended t h at st ud ents ta ke e x t ra precautionary measures to

avoid infection. The situation likely will get worse before it gets better, she said.

Senior staff writers Madeleine List and Grace Toohey contributed to this report. jantoshakdbk@gmail.com

ebola From PAGE 1 i t h a d n’ t k e p t s t u d e n t s well-informed during this most recent incident. Many students h ad to f i nd out about the outbreak through T w itter or other med ia outlets, he said.

“There is a balance of communicating risk appropriately to the most affected population with the appropriate level of actionable detail,” McBride said. “When you’re dealing with a disease, you communicate with the folks who are immediately affected and as the situation progresses, you broaden your communication to the whole community.”

Students should still cho ose wh at t hey wor r y about wisely, he said.

“You’re more likely to die in a car crash by alcohol consumption than you are likely to die from Ebola or meningitis,” McBride said.

The journalism school’s director of assessments, Chris Harvey, asked the panel whether the university would be prepared in the unlikely event Ebola does reach this campus.

T he health center is working on acquiring multiple sets of “personal protective equipment,” which health workers would wear to fully cover their bodies and protect them from any contact with patients’ bodily fluids, McBride said.

Linda Aldoory, a professor in the public health school, speaks at yesterday night’s panel on Ebola. Health officials assured that the risk of contracting the deadly disease is very low — even less likely than dying in an automobile accident. stephanie natoli/the diamondback “Because we’re in a health care setting, we’re trying to prepare for the worst-case scenario,” he said.

McBride said he noticed a spike in fear after a nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for an infected man at a Dallas hospital was flown to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda for treatment.

“People tend to get more scared when they feel the risk is closer to home,” he said.

But for some, the Ebola hits close to the heart. In June, before Ebola became an international crisis, Lis Maring, director of the Global Public Health College Park Scholars Program, and students from Public Health Without Borders, Engineers Without Borders and Maryland Sustainability

Engineering traveled to Sierra Leone for more than two weeks to build a rainwater catchment and disinfectant system and teach seminars about public health, Maring said.

Now Sierra Leone is one of the hardest-hit countries with 3,896 cases of Ebola and 1,281 deaths reported as of Oct. 24, according to the World Health Organization.

Within a month of returni ng to the U.S., students began hearing news of the worsening crisis.

“My fi rst thoughts were on the community we traveled to,” said Hannah Asmail, a junior kinesiology major. “Wondering if they were OK, what effect this was having on the people we were interacting with on a daily basis we grew really close to.”

At the time, there were a few known cases of Ebola in the country, Maring said, but it hadn’t yet reached the outbreak stage. There were also no cases in Calaba Town, a section of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, where the group stayed.

Watching the news unfold from afar is shocking and worrisome, M a ri ng sa id, especia l ly si nce com munication is spotty and long periods of time pass with no news from friends.

“All of us have been trying to ma i nta i n contact w ith p e opl e t h e re,” s h e s a i d .

“W henever I do get a response, it’s just, ‘Pray for us, keep us in your thoughts.’

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An end to conversion therapy Homosexuality should not be treated as a mental illness

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he Human Rights Campaign is currently imploring Washington to pass DC B20-0501, also known as the “Conversion Therapy for Minors Prohibition Amendment Act of 2013.”

According to the American Psychological Association, conversion therapy, or reparative therapy, is a method of psychotherapy believed to change the sexual orientation of gay and lesbian individuals. While numerous medical and mental health authorities publicly denounce conversion therapy and its practices, there are several institutions across the country that still offer the therapy.

A 2009 APA report on therapeutic responses to sexual orientation indicates that “there is insufficient evidence to support the use of psychological interventions to change sexual orientation.” Conversion therapy can actually put homosexual individuals in danger, as conversion therapy puts them at greater risks for suicide, depression and substance abuse.

In the past, homosexuality was defined as a mental illness that could be “cured” through therapeutic techniques. Now, mental health and medical officials do not consider homosexuality a mental disorder.

The APA has objected to prejudice and discrimination toward gay and lesbian individuals since 1974.

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If Washington passes the bill, it would prohibit licensed mental health care providers in the district from engaging in therapy aimed at changing the sexual orientation of anyone under the age of 18. The bill would also prevent minors from being coerced into these therapies and help ensure LGBTQ youth receive ethical mental health care.

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Washington should ban conversion therapy for minors, as it is proven to be a harmful and unethical practice.

While it is often assumed that parents and guardians know what is best for their children, it is because of movements like conversion therapy that minors might need to be protected from their supposedly protective parents. Washington should pass this bill to ensure the safety of LGBTQ young people.

The International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses states that conversion and reparative therapy threaten the well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual people.

The ISPN also reports that conversion therapy might include isolation, group therapy, behavioral therapy

involving electrical shocks to the genitals and exorcisms. These findings illustrate how dehumanizing and unethical conversion therapy is, and that it should not be forced upon minors.

The idea and practices of conversion therapy are incredibly archaic and need to be put to an end, not forced upon likely confused and conflicted youths who are trying to identify their sexual orientations.

If Washington were to pass the bill, it would join states, including New Jersey and California, that ban conversion therapy for children.

Minors need to be protected and comforted, especially when they are trying to understand who they are and what makes them happy.

The Conversion Therapy for Minors Prohibition Amendment Act of 2013 would help protect youths from the ineffective and harmful results of conversation therapy and aid in educating guardians that homosexuality is not a mental illness that needs to be cured.

Washington will change for the better and provide an example to other parts of the country if the act passes. As we share borders with the nation’s capital, there’s no doubt we will feel this change in this state as well.

We owe the LGBTQ community a level of protection from the harmful effects of conversion therapy.

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When liberalism and I disagree A case against gun control regulations GONZALO MOLINOLO

and I certainly don’t buy the “only bad guys will have guns” argument against gun regulations.

Beginning in 2008, my position on gun politics was not unlike that of liberals: I opposed possession of automatic weapons and concealed permits, and I didn’t buy the whole “guard against tyranny” argument on the grounds that guns allegedly had almost never been used in actual rebellions against tyranny since the American Revolution.

The more I read and educated myself, however, the more I came to understand why my opponents believed what they did. In fact, some time ago, I came to read about an armed civil rights-era group known as the Deacons for Defense and Justice. These everyday AfricanAmerican citizens decided to use guns to defend themselves and civil rights protesters against the police, white mobs or both (there is a great movie starring Forest Whitaker for anyone who is interested).

Their struggle contrasted greatly with Martin Luther King Jr.’s lovethine-enemy approach, and the more I thought about it, the more it made sense: They did it because they had to fight people who were not so peaceful, and they simply had an inalienable right to defend their lives.

Nowadays, I find myself sympathetic to those who, under oppression, give oppressors a taste of their own medicine. I understand that not all armed groups are justified in what they say or believe, but in the aforementioned case, can we not say we’re OK with the Deacons having guns?

As I was writing this column and gathering my thoughts, I came to realize I am still a liberal because the core beliefs of center leftists still apply to me. I am a supporter of more government regulation of the markets, not a supporter of the free market. I have little problem with smoking bans in businesses, which libertarians might object to.

All in all, I’m simply a liberal who has changed his viewpoint somewhat, but I will hug trees from time to time nevertheless.

I ’ ve a p p l i e d t h e l a b e l o f “liberal” to myself since about 2007-2009. It was at that time that I was developing a coherent political philosophy after years of lacking one, partially thanks to following the upcoming presidential campaign and partially because of discussing political affairs with friends and family.

I see myself as liberal simply b e ca u se I h o l d ce r ta i n co re beliefs compatible with modern, left-wing liberalism: I oppose imperialism, despise the death penalty, support public education and other public services, have little tolerance for religious meddling in secular affairs and demand that our environment be kept safe from pollution and wanton destruction.

Beginning about late 2013, however, a divergence between my political viewpoint and the core beliefs of liberalism began to show. An important point of contention that comes to mind is gun control. There are others, such as feminism and affirmative action, but I wish to focus on gun control in this column.

Gun control has been a difficult and often a flip-flop issue because it is more complex than how liberals, conservatives, libertarians or radicals present it to be.

Overall, I side with libertarians when it comes to this issue, with a few adjustments of my own. I believe the Second Amendment was formed genuinely to safeguard against tyranny, not merely to give gun owners shotguns for hunting and handguns for selfdefense. Furthermore, I do not believe in any sort of handgun ban like the one Washington had before it was struck down in July, and I am not necessarily against carrying concealed weapons with a permit or even possessing automatic weapons. However, I also am not against imposing a G o n z a l o M o l i n o l o i s a j u n i o r gun registry for every weapon history major. He can be reached at that exists in the United States, gmolinolodbk@gmail.com.

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Our obsession with opening Pandora’s box Finding joy in mystery: It’s time to stop fighting an unknowable fate DANIELLE WILKIN A few weeks ago in my science education methods course, my teacher placed a numbered cube in front of the class. She instructed us to look at it and, without touching or moving the cube, predict what the side touching the table would read. Seeing as the cube resembled a six-sided die, we quickly figured out the pattern and decided that the side we couldn’t see would be a five, because all the other numbers from one through six were accounted for.

Quite pleased with ourselves and ready for the teacher to show us we were right, my classmates and

I waited for our instructor to flip the cube and give us the answer. But she didn’t. She took the cube away.

I was furious! How could she not let us know whether we were right?

I mean, we already did all the work in recognizing the pattern, so what was the harm? What if the hidden side didn’t follow the pattern? What if it was a picture of a rubber duck holding a sign that read “Suckers!”?

There could be anything on that hidden side, and I needed to know!

Eventually, I calmed down enough to recognize how irrationally I’d reacted to a three-minute warm-up activity. So I took a step back to consider the reason behind my lashing out and, upon reflection, realized how uncomfortable I was with the idea of not knowing things.

My next thought was one my eighth-grade English teacher would have been proud of: Pandora’s box.

This Greek myth shows the thorny side of unquenchable curiosity by attributing the ills of the world to our dear protagonist, Pandora, who opened a box she was instructed not to touch.

Decrying curiosity is foolish, as the desire to learn has led to the world’s greatest discoveries. But it would also be foolish to describe a near-obsessive need for instantaneous answers as genuine curiosity. An immediate reward doesn’t foster the self-sustaining level of inquisitiveness that drives innovation.

Rather, it draws focus to minute details, ignoring overarching themes and the process of problem-solving.

We have been conditioned to expect answers and to be privy to knowledge that was previously unknowable. Our teachers give out homework keys. There are 10-day weather forecasts. We even know the time of the sunset, down to the minute.

And though you never will find me complaining about access to exam keys, it is important to recognize that some situations can accomodate a little mystery. It can even be freeing.

A big contributor to our discomfort with the unknown is the factproducing power of the Internet, which placates us by providing answers to small and detail-oriented queries. Casual ponderings about which actor was in that one movie

or the proper spelling of “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” turn into fact-finding missions that send us running to Google. We are experts in finding solutions to easily answered questions, but are these questions truly worth answering?

Our entire future is completely unknown, and the obsessive need to know things concretely and immediately pulls our focus to the inane details of a much bigger picture. We cannot open every box or flip every cube we encounter in life. Instead of fighting an unknowable fate, perhaps we should just try to find a little joy in the mystery of it all.

Danielle Wilkin is a senior biology and science education major. She can be reached at dwilkindbk@gmail.com.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -Even if you don’t take part directly, you can certainly involve yourself on the periphery. Your enthusiasm is contagious.

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ESSAY | “ANIMALS” BY MAROON 5

“Animals”: a second-by-second analysis One writer dissects how Maroon 5’s bloodbath of a music video has been sparking YouTube controversy and views

By Maeve Dunigan @DBKDiversions For The Diamondback Maroon 5 released its music video for “Animals” in late September, and people are talking. In the past few weeks, some have been bashing the dark song, saying it glorifies stalking. The YouTube video has more than 34 million views, and it is still getting almost one million views daily.

I decided it was about time I watched this controversial viral video, and I recorded my thoughts.

0:06 — A shot of Adam Levine chopping meat and wearing a hairnet.

I would have preferred Levine in a different setting (actually, any other setting), but I guess you can’t always get what you want.

0:12 — Suddenly, a model (Behati Prinsloo, who’s Adam Levine’s wife) approaches the counter and orders some meat! A model in a music video!

What a crazy idea!

0:36 — Model lady receives her meat, all wrapped up in white paper.

I imagine she’s going home to make a roast and maybe freeze some of it to save it for later. She looks content with her meat. Adam Levine is giving

her a look and it’s making me uncomfortable. Levine is still wearing a hairnet, which is also making me uncomfortable.

0:43 — The song has started! Levine is in the rain! Adam! Get out of the rain!

0:50 — A new scene. Levine is strolling in the streets. It’s much sunnier — no more rain. He’s following hot model girl (I’ll just refer to her as “HMG” from now on). I don’t think HMG knows she’s being followed. I’m worried about her. I’m also still wondering what she did with that meat she ordered.

1:14 through 1:18 — Shots of Levine cutting photographs of HMG and analyzing them, looking pensive.

Another shot of Levine walking through a meat locker where — wait for it — meat is hanging from the ceiling. We’re barely past minute one and there have already been absurd amounts of raw meat.

1:46 — Levine is taking his shirt off and rubbing what I’m assuming is the blood from the raw meat all over his body. He definitely is violating every health code concerning the distribution of raw meat. HMG is also taking her clothes off, at a different room with no meat.

2:22 — HMG heading to a club.

She’s carefree, just hanging with friends — classic HMG. 2:25 — Levine arrives outside the club, meatless.

2:42 — Well, would you look at that.

The other members of Maroon 5 are playing at the club! Huey, Dewey, Louie, Sasha and Phoenix (those may or may not be the actual names of the other five members of Maroon 5; it’s fine, though, because they’re pretty irrelevant) are jamming up on stage!

2:53 — Adam meets HMG at the club; his smile reminds me a bit of that creepy cat in Alice In Wonderland.

3:25 — Close your eyes, children.

3:45 — OH. NO. 3:48 — Suddenly, I miss the raw meat and I even sort of miss the hairnet. This naked make-out bloodbath is so much worse.

4:27 through 4:33 — Ending shot of Levine in the rain. He looks like a sad wet towel. I am left with so many questions. Did HMG enjoy her meat?

Is Levine getting fired from his job at the meat shop? How much money do the other members of Maroon 5 make compared to Levine?

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ESSAY | TAYLOR SWIFT

Shaking it off Taylor Swift’s album 1989 is her first that’s just pop music, she said, marking her transition from country girl to pop star

By Mel DeCandia @melephant11 Staff writer I’m not a Taylor Swift fan per se. I haven’t bought one of her albums since around freshman year of high school and I haven’t kept track of whom she’s dated since Joe Jonas.

But damn it, I can’t help but sing along every time I hear “Shake It Off” on the radio.

The song comes from Swift’s fifth studio album, 1989, which was released Monday. The album marks a major turning point for Swift, as it’s the first on which she completely abandons her country music roots for pop. It’s a bold career move, but ultimately a smart one.

A lengthy career in the

music industry will nearly always lead to the same dilemma: Either evolve and risk accusations of being a sellout,or stick to your guns and get flak because “all your songs sound the same.” Even greats like The Beatles have faced the problem. Swift has chosen the former, and far better, route — with the result that eight years after her selftitled debut album, her material is fresh and still getting frequent radio play.

It’s true that 1989 is the first album Swift has openly acknowledged as being purely pop, but the transition has been a long time coming. The hits from her last album, 2012’s Red, can hardly be called country.

Hell, “I Knew You Were

Taylor Swift has ditched her country twang as she’s risen in the pop music industry, saying her new album is her first that’s 100 percent pop music. photo courtesy of youtube Trouble” featured dubstep in its chorus. Now, Swift has officially traded in her loose curls for blunt bangs, cowboy boots for hipster wear; even her longtime love affair with Nashville, Tennessee, is replaced by a new fondness for the Big Apple, as evinced by the track “Welcome to New York.”

In July, Swift wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal on

the future of the music industry.

“These days, nothing great you hear on the radio seems to come from just one musical influence,” Swift wrote. “The wild, unpredictable fun in making music today is that anything goes. Pop sounds like hip hop; country sounds like rock; rock sounds like soul; and folk sounds like country — and to me, that’s incredible progress.”

Of course, one can interpret what Swift writes as a mere cover-up for her own departure from country — but I think there’s truth in her statement.

After all, how does one classify other popular female musicians today, such as Lorde, Miley Cyrus or Katy Perry? Has anyone tried, and moreover, does anyone care?

A musician’s primary goal should always be producing quality music, with aesthetics secondary at best. At the end of the day, who cares if Swift’s hair is curly or straight, if she lives in Nashville or New York or if her music is classified as country or pop, so long as the music is good?

And just because 1989 doesn’t fall into the country

music genre doesn’t mean it isn’t still signature Swift. In fact, the album is chock-full of Swift’s trademark brand of love (and breakup) songs.

Will 1989 be eligible for nomination when the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Country Music Television Music Awards (both of which Swift has been a staple at for at least the past five years) roll around? Probably not. But does it have the potential to win Swift her first Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammys? Absolutely.

It’s time to give up the ghost of country music past, dry the teardrops on our guitar and usher in this new and improved era of Swift. mdecandiadbk@gmail.com

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FORWARD DAVID KABELIK (left) celebrates one of his goals last night with midfielder Tsubasa Endoh (right). christian jenkins/the diamondback

Hawks From PAGE 8 good movement,” Terps coach Sasho Cirovski said.

“To score five goals is always a great thing. To give up two goals is something I’m not happy about.”

The Terps haven’t allowed more than one goal in a game since falling at Northwestern, 3-2, on Oct. 5, and the team had held opponents to a combined two goals in the previous five games.

H a r tw i c k ’s l a te s u rge

forced the Terps to adjust their mindset. “ We h a d so m e l a pse s tonight,” Cirovski said. “We’ll learn from that, but we’ve already talked about filing that away.”

The Hawks’ two goals came after defender Suli Dainkeh entered the game for defender Alex Crognale in the 20th minute. A trainer tended to Crognale’s back in the first half, and he didn’t return.

Still, the Terps defense stymied Hartwick before the final 20 minutes. The Hawks had just one shot at the half,

and only four players recorded attempts all game.

The Terps, whose five goals marked a season high, boasted a balanced offensive attack, as Kabelik, Metzger and midfielder Mael Corboz notched four shots each. Corboz, who now paces the team with seven goals, scored the game’s first goal in the 30th minute after slicing past a few Hawks defenders near the left side of the box.

Kabelik found the back of the net five minutes later to put the Terps ahead, 2-0, while midfielder Tsubasa Endoh scored his second goal of the

season in the 67th minute to build a three-goal advantage.

“We have a lot of weapons that are starting to find their game,” Cirovski said.“We have a bunch of different guys that can score, and right now that’s becoming a strength of our team.”

Shortly after Hartwick cut the lead to 3-2, Cirovski inserted forward Mikias Eticha and midfielder Alex Shinsky into the game. Shinsky came off the bench for the first time since a 1-0 loss to Georgetown on Sept. 30 and played 16 minutes. The senior captain has battled injuries all season, and Cirovski, who used 18 players against Hartwick, might have been resting Shinsky with the postseason in mind.

The victory likely won’t push the Terps’ ranking much higher from No. 23, as Hartwick came into the game with just three wins. But with the postseason looming, the Terps fended off a potential comeback while setting a season-high scoring mark.

“The backs were open, and they left us a lot of space,” Kabelik said. “We could’ve scored a couple more goals.

But five is not too bad.” jneedelmandbk@gmail.com

BROWN From PAGE 8 and started at least 15 contests.

“Lexie has an advantage, just because she has that experience,” guard Chloe Pavlech said.

Brown also comes from a basketball-centric family, which has contributed to her basketball IQ and strong sense of the game, Howard said.

Brown’s father, Dee, was a shooting guard in the NBA from 1990 to 2002, playing for the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic.

He is now an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings.

Brown’s mother, Tammy, played college basketball.

Although the season officially doesn’t start until a Nov. 1 4 h o m e o p e n e r against Mount St. Mary’s, L ex i e B row n i s a l rea dy making an impact. Whether pulling teammates aside to give them advice one-onone or encouraging players who are struggling with a drill during preseason practices, Brown knows how to give people what they need, teammates said.

Freshman guard Kristen Confroy said it helps that Brown can lead by example, too, which helps her feel “so much more comfortable” when the two play together.

CEKOVSKY From PAGE 8 confidence level is a little shaky with their English and all, but Cheko is way a h ea d o f A l ex ,” Tu rge o n said. “Alex said ‘Gatorade’ and ‘chicken wings’ when he got here. Cheko you can have a conversation with, so he’s much further along.

Alex was 18, Cheko’s 20. It’s a big difference.”

Cekovsky’s ability to communicate with his teammates about things beyond sports drinks and bar food has helped him feel comfortable stepping into an important role.

After forwards Shaquille Cleare and Charles Mitchell transferred in the offseason and forward Evan Smotrycz fractured a bone in his foot, Cekovsky sits as one of the Terps’ top options in the frontcourt as a Nov. 14 season opener with Wagner approaches. Cekovsky said he’s had to adjust to a new tempo of basketball with the Terps but hasn’t changed his individual style much.

“It’s a little bit faster than I played Europe,” Cekovsky said. “The game’s really up and

COACH BRENDA FRESE (center) pegged senior guard Laurin Mincy (left) and sophomore Lexie Brown (right) as two of her steadiest leaders entering the season. The Terps open the season with a Nov. 14 home game against Mount St. Mary’s. file photo/the diamondback “If you need a bucket, Lexie Brown is the girl to go to,” Pavlech said.

Everyone also seems to expect Brown, who finished second on the team last season with 10.1 points per game, to help alleviate the loss of Thomas, the program’s alltime leading scorer who averaged 19 points per contest in 2013-14.

Even Frese has called Brown the leader of the team, who has the right amount of “confidence and that swagger that you would expect from your leader and your point guard,” during media day last week.

Still, Brown said she sees leadership as a “team effort.”

down, up and down. I have to think fast on the court.”

Cekovsky also has been challenged while settling in off the court. He’s adapting to a new culture, eating unfamiliar food and making friends who speak a different language.

And though his English is better than Len’s initially was, he’s using a trick to ease his transition to the United States that the current Phoenix Suns center once employed.

“I try to watch movies with English subtitles … to learn grammar and the accent,” said Cekovsky, whose favorite film is Inception. “It’s really helpful.”

It also helps that Cekovsky is accustomed to living away from home. He spent last year at a basketball academy in the Canary Islands and the two previous years living at a boarding school and playing hoops in Serbia.

The United States prese n ts a u n i q u e c h a l l e n ge because the culture is drastically different, and he’s the only European on the Terps roster. But Cekovsky said he’s glad to be in College Park because it’s a step toward his greatest goal.

“So many players from Europe

“I’ve already had conversations with coaches that I’m probably going to have to be more of a threat offensively,” she said. “But like, I’m not going to be the only one who has to step up offensively. We have a team that could fill up the stat sheet, and I feel like we can do that.”

Brown said her main goal is to make sure younger players stay confident and that they don’t get down on themselves.

“You can’t avoid mistakes,” Brown said. “The biggest thing I learned is the quicker you get over them, the quicker good things will come to you. And we’re trying really hard to instill that in [the freshmen]

“IT’S A LITTLE BIT TOUGH, BUT MARYLAND BASKETBALL, EVERYBODY TRY TO HELP ME, SO I FEEL LIKE THIS IS MY SECOND FAMILY.” MICHAL CEKOVSKY

Terrapins men’s basketball forward who did a great job in college and now they are pro in the NBA or they go back [to] Europe to play,” Cekovsky said. “I want to do exactly the same thing.”

Cekovsky did, after all, come to this university in part because he wanted to replicate Len’s success.

If the Slovakian big man does follow the same path and reach the professional ranks, he’ll have plenty to discuss on his phone calls home. Until then, as he deals with his mom’s early bedtime and adjusts to American life, Cekovsky has another source of support.

“It’s a little bit tough,” Cekovsky said, “but Maryland basketball, everybody try to help me, so I feel like this is my second family.” akasinitzdbk@gmail.com

early so they don’t hit that wall they can’t get over.”

It’s that mature outlook t h a t m a k e s te a m m a te s comfortable with leaning o n B row n , a n d h a s h e r gradually adjusting to new pressures and expectations imposed upon her.

“It doesn’t matter what year you are, how old you are — it’s about your knowledge of the game, what you know,” Howard said. “She’s just a natural leader. She’s a person who when she speaks, everyone just listens. She has great things to say, and everyone listens to her.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

COACH RANDY EDSALL called Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg, a sophomore, the best leader and thrower the Terps will have faced this year. alexander jonesi/the diamondback

KASINITZ From PAGE 8 question that he’s going to be the best quarterback we’ve played thus far.”

Despite K ilgo’s praise, Hackenberg has struggled at times this season and has thrown six touchdowns to nine interceptions.

But Hackenberg threw 20 touchdowns to 10 interceptions last season, and this year he has displayed his potential at times under new coach James Franklin. Hackenberg’s completed at least 20 passes in all but one game under Franklin and threw for at least 300 yards in each of his first three contests.

“From a throwing standpoint and a leadership standpoint and all those things, I think he’ll be the best [we’ve played] at both,” coach Randy Edsall said. “He’s big, he’s strong, and he can make every throw that you want a quarterback to make.”

“From what I’ve seen one TV, he’s a very good quarterback,” Terps signal-caller C.J. Brown said. “He’s really distributing the ball to his receivers, and I think he’ll be a great quarterback and it’ll be a challenge for our defense.”

Hackenberg differs from Barrett and several other quarterbacks the Terps have faced this season because he’s more comfortable sitting in the pocket than scrambling. He has negative net rushing yards this season and averages 39.4 pass attempts per game.

Those tendencies will allow the Terps to rush the 6-foot-4, 234-pound Hackenberg more aggressively than they would pressure a mobile quarterback like Barrett. That might allow two of the Terps’ best players — defensive end Andre Monroe and outside linebacker Yannick

Ngakoue — to experience success getting after the passer.

“Most quarterbacks we’ve played so far run to scramble, but he’s going to run to throw,” Kilgo said. “With running quarterbacks you have to be aware of the rush pockets and lanes he can escape through.

This is going to allow us to get up the field and put pressure on the quarterback.”

But don’t expect the Terps to have an easy afternoon in Happy Valley simply because Hackenberg won’t beat them with his legs. Trickett’s a onedimensional quarterback, and the Terps made him look like a Heisman candidate earlier this season.

Plus, the secondary’s paltry performance against Trickett came before starting cornerback Alvin Hill suffered his seasonending knee injury. This week, senior cornerback Jeremiah Johnson, along with star sophomore Will Likely, will be tasked with covering Penn State’s wide receivers and keeping Hackenberg’s air attack grounded.

On passing downs, the depth of the Terps’ thinned secondary will be tested even more. The team will turn to inexperienced cornerbacks like sophomore Jarrett Ross and freshman Josh Woods to make plays in those situations.

So clearly, the Terps have a tall task ahead of them. They aren’t likely to hold Hackenberg to less than 200 yards passing or entirely eliminate the Nittany Lions’ big plays through the air.

How well the Terps contain Hackenberg, though, will probably determine whether the Terps leave State College, Pennsylvania, with a sixth win and bowl eligibility or with a second consecutive conference loss. akasinitzdbk@gmail.com

EAGLES From PAGE 8 the ball in from the end line to the stopper, or sometimes directly to a player in shooting position.

She picked up an assist against the Hoosiers when she sent the ball to the top of the circle, where forward Katie Gerzabek settled it for Sprink. And as she has many times this season, Sprink took the straight shot and buried it in the corner of the cage.

“Anna is definitely a player that we know when we put her on that spot, she will provide us with the best ball possible to play that corner,” Sprink said.

However, Dessoye’s role on the penalty corner unit isn’t her only unique responsibility for the Terps. Prior to Friday’s bout, the Terps had earned two penalty strokes in the season, and Dessoye had slotted both of them into the back of the net.

And when the Terps earned their third at Indiana, Dessoye calmly approached the ball placed 6.4 meters from the goal line. But this time would be different.

Both of Dessoye’s previous shots had been to the

Midfielder anna dessoye whips a pass in a matchup earlier this season with Penn State.

The junior leads the Terps with 33 points through 16 games. christian jenkins/the diamondback top left corner of the goal.

She decided to switch it up against Hoosiers goalkeeper Maggie Olson.

With Olson taking a step to her right, Dessoye sent to ball in the opposite direction, and it sailed into the right corner of the net for the Terps’ first goal of the day.

“I’ve never seen her stroke there, so that was very good on her part,” Meharg said.

The shot and Dessoye’s onthe-spot decision proved why she is the one lining up to take penalty strokes for the Terps.

Plus, all three penalty stroke shots have been no-doubters, thanks to the power and accuracy behind her shot.

“The moment her stick touches it, she rifles it,” Meharg said. “She has got

great hands and wrists.”

Dessoye showed off her scoring ability again during live play less than 12 minutes later. She carried the ball across the circle and sent a strong backhanded shot into the back right corner to become the only player with two goals in the blowout win.

T h e f ive - p o i n t p e rformance was one of the most productive outings of Dessoye’s career. But multipoint performances have become commonplace during her past two seasons.

“It was a really fast-paced game from Anna,” Sprink said. “That was something that made her the best player on the field for Maryland.” rbaillargeondbk@gmail.com

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shot past Hawks goalkeeper Tom Buckner for his second goal of the game.

Kabelik approached the Ludwig Field bleachers, where he embraced a couple members of the announced crowd of 801. Midfielder Dan Metzger scored on a penalty kick three minutes later, and the Terps picked up the 5-2 win.

“We scored some great goals. We had some

The Terrapins football defense disintegrated against the two most talented quarterbacks it has faced this season.

West Virginia senior Clint Trickett threw for 511 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Mountaineers to a 40-37 win over the Terps in Week 3. A couple weeks later, Ohio State freshman J.T. Barrett compiled 267 yards through the air and 71 on the ground as the Buckeyes rolled to a 52-24 victory.

The Terps get their next test against a stalwart signal-caller Saturday when they travel to Penn State to face gunslinger Christian Hackenberg. Though the Nittany Lions sophomore’s numbers don’t compare to Trickett’s or Barrett’s, the Terps are still keying in on Hackenberg entering a crucial conference matchup.

That’s the right thing to do, too, considering the Terps are 5-0 this season when holding opponents to less than 8 yards per pass attempt and are 0-3 in all other contests.

If the defense doesn’t clamp down Saturday, Hackenberg could become the latest opponent to light up the Terps through the air.

“He’s a great quarterback,” nose guard Darius Kilgo said. “There’s no

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MIDFIELDER TsuBASA ENDOH celebrates after his goal in the Terps’ victory over Hartwick last night. Endoh was one of four Terps to score as the team secured its sixth straight win. christian jenkins/the diamondback

KEEPING IT ROLLING Terps extend winning streak to six matches by holding off Hartwick

By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Staff writer With less than 20 minutes remaining in its contest against Hartwick last night, the Terrapins men’s soccer team held a three-goal lead and appeared close to capturing its sixth consecutive victory.

Twelve minutes later, though, the Terps’

once-convincing advantage had diminished to one goal. Hawks midfielder Marc Berry beat goalkeeper Zack Steffen in transition in the 73rd minute, and defender Ross MacKinnon converted on a free kick shortly after.

So with the game clock ticking down, the Terps pushed the pace, attacking the goal in hopes of fending off a comeback. Finally, in the 87th minute, forward David Kabelik recovered a ball from a scrum near the net and slotted a

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Brown takes on leadership role in sophomore season Point guard, leading returning scorer sets example for teammates

By Brittany Cheng @dbksports For The Diamondback Teary-eyed, Lexie Brown knew it was over.

The then-freshman watched helplessly from the bench, subbed out just moments earlier, as the Terrapins women’s basketball team trailed by 26 points with 37 seconds left in April’s NCAA Final Four game against No. 1-seed Notre Dame.

It was an awful feeling — the opposite of the jubilation the team had felt after upsetting No. 1-seed Tennessee and No. 3-seed Louisville en route to their first Final Four appearance since

2006. The No. 4-seed Terps fell to the Fighting Irish, 87-61.

“The better team won tonight,” Terps coach Brenda Frese said during the postgame news conference. Brown added: “They just wanted it more.”

But the season-ending loss soon became a learning experience, one that Brown is taking with her as the Terps enter their first season of Big Ten play. And after logging big minutes in the 2014 NCAA tournament — including a team-high 38 against Notre Dame — the sophomore guard has emerged as what teammates call “a natural leader.”

“She just understands what things to say when we’re going through

adversity, and how to get out of it,” center Malina Howard said.

This year’s Terps need that kind of presence. With the loss of mainstays Alicia DeVaughn, Katie Rutan and three-time All-American Alyssa Thomas to graduation, the program is left with a young and relatively inexperienced roster on which guard Laurin Mincy is the only senior.

But unlike Mincy, whom players view as another leader on the team, Brown started 30 games last season.

She also is the one player remaining from the last year’s squad who averaged more than 18 minutes per game See BROWN, Page 7 GUARD LEXIE BROWN scored 10.1 points per game and started 30 contests last season. file photo/the diamondback

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Cekovsky continues transition with Terps

Dessoye spearheads high-octane attack

Slovak prepares to play significant minutes

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By Ryan Baillargeon @RyanBaillargeon Staff writer

Michal Cekovsky tries to speak with his mom every day, but that’s not always an easy task.

The Terrapins men’s basketball forward continues to learn English in classes each weekday until about 3 p.m., and he often slips in a call home before he heads to Xfinity Center for practice and weightlifting. But Cekovsky’s native Slovakia is six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time, and his mom usually goes to sleep before the phone rings.

“I don’t have too much time to talk with her,” Cekovsky said at last week’s media day, “but I’m trying.”

As the 7-foot-1 Cekovsky adjusts to life on a new continent and strug-

gles to reach his mom before bedtime, he’s also working to become an impactful player in the Terps’ lineup.

He’s likely to play significant minutes this season as a 20-year-old freshman, and he figures to be a key component on a team looking to return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010.

C o a c h M a r k T u rg e o n s a i d Cekovsky has a chance to be a “great player,” and that he was ready to play immediately upon joining the Terps.

That wasn’t the case with the last Eastern European 7-footer Turgeon lured to College Park, 2013 NBA lottery pick Alex Len. In fact, Turgeon said Cekovsky was different from Len, a Ukraine native, in several regards. Len is the more naturally gifted player, the fourth-year coach said, but because

FORWARD MICHAL CEKOVSKY slams home a dunk at Maryland Madness. christian jenkins/the diamondback Cekovsky is older and more experienced upon his arrival, the coach expects the Slovak to put up better numbers in his freshman year.

“They’re both similar because their See cekovsky, Page 7

The Terrapins field hockey team’s points leader with two games remaining in the regular season isn’t a senior or a captain. But her success hasn’t come as a surprise to her teammates or coach Missy Meharg.

Anna Dessoye, a junior midfielder who leads the Terps with 33 points through 16 games this year, was a force for the Terps last season. She led the team in assists with 15 and finished second with 13 goals, behind only former AllAmerican forward Jill Witmer.

Dessoye will look to continue her success against American (8-7) tonight in the Terps’ only home midweek game. Her skills were on full display

“THE MOMENT HER STICK TOUCHES IT, SHE RIFLES IT. ... SHE HAS GOT GREAT HANDS AND WRISTS.” MISSY MEHARG

Terrapins field hockey coach Friday when she made two goals and one assist to power the No. 2 Terps (14-2) to an 8-2 rout of No. 19 Indiana.

“She was incredible,” defender Sarah Sprink said. “Her ability to put people in a position to score is something that was outstanding at that game.”

Dessoye is most productive when setting up teammates on penalty corners. The Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, native launches See eagles, Page 7