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CALM & COLLECTEDRodriguez emerges as
steadying presence for Terps
SPORTS | PAGE 7
LOST LOVELooking back onLost, two years later
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Our 102ND Year, No. 144THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPERWednesday, May 9, 2012
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BY LAUREN KIRKWOODStaff writer
The university lowered its standards for find-ing students guilty of sexual misconduct earlierthis semester, in compliance with new federalrecommendations.
Officials modified the standard of evidenceneeded to find a student guilty from “clear andconvincing evidence” to “preponderance of the
evidence,” meaning the university can sanctionstudents for incidents of sexual misconduct ifmore than half the evidence points to guilt. Addi-tionally, both the accuser and accused studentshave the option to submit an appeal of the deci-sion; previously, only the defendant could appeal.
Officials charged a Sexual Violence PolicyWorking Group with proposing revisions to the
Univ. policy lowersstandards for sexualmisconduct chargesPolicy change is in compliance with federal law guides
SGA President Sam Zwerling and other student leaders traveled to Washington yesterday tolobby lawmakers to prevent student interest rates from doubling. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK
U.S. Senate fails to vote onstudent loan interest ratesStudents travel to Washington, pressure lawmakers
BY JIM BACHSenior staff writer
The U.S. Senate failed to pass a bill yester-day that would keep student loan interest ratesfrom doubling, leaving many students uncer-tain of their educational and financial futures.
Several student leaders from UniversitySystem of Maryland institutions — includingStudent Government Association PresidentSam Zwerling — and activist organizationstraveled to Washington yesterday to talk tolegislators and urge them to keep collegeaffordable. Although both Senate Democrats
and Republicans want to keep interest ratesdown, they cannot agree on how to fund the$6 billion bill, which prevented it from mak-ing it to a vote yesterday.
“The good news is that there seems to be abipartisan consensus that we should not allowstudent loans’ interest rates to increase,” Sen.Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said at a news conferenceyesterday, adding he hopes Republicans“come to the table with a serious plan.”
If lawmakers do not pass a bill that keepsinterest rates at their current 3.4 percent level —
Univ. officials to study rootof terrorism in Middle EastProfessors receive $4.5 million grant for research
BY QUINN KELLEYStaff writer
While this university is home to a nationalterrorism research center, two university pro-fessors are planning a study into the rootcauses of radicalization that will take themacross continents.
After receiving a $4.5 million grant from theU.S. Department of Defense, psychology pro-fessors Arie Kruglanski and Michele Gelfand
along with other members of a research teamare now finishing negotiations with foreigngovernments in order to conduct fieldresearch in the Middle East, North Africa andSouth and Southeast Asia to study the causesof terrorist radicalization in politically unstableregions, as well as ways to prevent it.
Kruglanski said he and Gelfand, the pro-ject’s principal investigators, and the other
Officials, residents spar over Cafritz development
Several city residents said they worry theproposed $226 million Cafritz propertydevelopment will negatively impact traffic patterns on Route 1. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK
BY CHAD SINCLAIRStaff writer
Even though it held its fifth contentious hear-ing on the proposed Cafritz development Mon-day, the Prince George’s County District Councilneeded more time to debate the issue.
On Friday, the council will hold what will likelybe its final day of public testimony regarding the$226 million development project, which would
bring close to 200,000 square feet of retail space,the county’s first Whole Foods Market and addi-tional housing to neighboring Riverdale Park.The heart of the controversy lies in the develop-ment’s zoning boundaries, an issue communitymembers are concerned would negativelyimpact the city.
The public hearings, which began in January,have been lengthy and combative, including ahearing in April that lasted nearly 12 hours.
Monday’s hearing, which lasted more than fourhours, featured testimony by officials fromRiverdale Park and College Park, as well as resi-dents from surrounding communities.
Council Chairwoman Andrea Harrison (Dis-trict 5) said at Monday’s hearing she expects Fri-day to be the final day of testimony. However, it isunclear when the council will decide on the
County council will hold sixth day of public testimony Friday; likely to be final day
see CAFRITZ, page 3
see GRANT, page 3
see STUDENTS, page 3
see POLICY, page 2
BY LAURA BLASEYStaff writer
For the first time since 2006,the University System ofMaryland has chosen a stu-dent regent from this college.
Senior government andpolitics major Steven Her-shkowitz will take on theposition in July. Eachyear, the USM goes
through a long and compli-cated process to select onerepresentative who will pro-
vide a student perspective tothe Board of Regents. Once he
replaces current Regent Collin Woj-ciechowski, Hershkowitz will repre-sent all 13 institutions of the system.
“I look forward to getting a better, morerounded perspective on the system fromevery angle,” Hershkowitz said.
Hershkowitz served as the StudentGovernment Association’s chief ofstaff this year and said his experience
SGA chief of staff to serveas USM studentregent next year
see REGENT, page 2
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student code of conduct after theDepartment of Education’s Office ofCivil Rights issued new requirementsfor federally funded universities about ayear ago, according to Office of StudentConduct Director Andrea Goodwin.
Several universities, including theUniversity of Virginia and Duke Uni-versity, have also evaluated their poli-cies and made changes to complywith federal recommendations.
The university generally deals withno more than one case of sexual miscon-duct each year and none so far this year,she said. Goodwin said the senate votedin favor of the policy change in Decem-ber and university President WallaceLoh signed it in January.
Jill Santos, the vice president of thestudent group Feminists for SexualHealth, said the policy change willmake it easier for students who havebeen harassed or assaulted to telltheir story.
“It’s scary for victims of sexualassault to come forward,” she said.“Knowing your university supportsyou is really important.”
Some students said while the changemay be beneficial to victims, it could alsopotentially result in an innocent person’sconviction.
“There are two sides to it,” sopho-more biology major Leyan Deborjasaid. “It makes it easier for someoneto come forward, but then again, if
someone is innocent of a crime, it’s alot easier for them to be punished.”
According to the university’s sexualassault procedures, expulsion is thestandard sanction for any sexual assault.
However, freshman electrical engi-neering major Steph Winter said let-ting someone guilty of a serious crimego unpunished would be more harm-ful than finding an innocent personguilty.
“It’s obviously one of the big sideeffects, if it could result in an innocentperson being found guilty,” she said.“But I think sexual assault is such abig issue that it’s worth the risk.”
Santos said she feels if more than halfthe evidence points to a student’s guilt,that student should be held accountablefor his or her actions. Additionally, shesupports the new option for accusers toappeal because cases are often fraughtwith confusion.
“It gives them a second chance tolook things over, just to make sure theyhave everything right,” she said.
helped him make the decisionto run for the position lastSeptember.
“Applications [for nomina-tion] were going around and Ifigured since I want to go intoeducation policy and I enjoyedbeing a student leader and thatI had a good grasp of stateissues at hand, I felt like I coulddo a good job in the position,”he said.
“I am sure that he will be avigorous advocate of UniversitySystem of Maryland students,”former SGA President KaiyiXie said in a statement.
University President WallaceLoh said he was proud to seeHershkowitz, who he called“poised and articulate,” advanceto a new role after immersinghimself in campus issues.
“He represents the entiresystem, but there hasn’t been aUniversity of Maryland studentregent in many, many, manyyears,” Loh said. “The fact thathe’s a student here, he knowsthe issues in College Park,that’s a benefit.”
Each of the 11 schools inthe USM has the opportunityto nominate a student for theposition. The process for
nominating students variesby institution, but once cho-sen in the fall semester, nomi-nees go through three roundsof interviews before Gov.Martin O’Malley finallyselects one for the position inFebruary or March.
In January, USM ChancellorBrit Kirwan interviewed Her-shkowitz, who was a finalistalong with University of Mary-land Baltimore County studentHamza Siddiqui and TowsonUniversity student EmmanuelWelsh, and referred him to theO’Malley’s office to make thefinal decision.
In addition to Wojciechowski,a UMBC student also served asRegent in 2008.
However, this campus rarelyhosts a student in the position,which has full voting power.Loh said some attribute that tothis university being the flag-ship institution.
“One can ask whether otherstudent regents fairly repre-sented [this university],” hesaid. “We are 50 percent of thewhole system.”
USM spokesperson MikeLurie said a range of qualitiesfactor in to the selectionprocess.
“It’s nice when it works outthat way, like it has in the lastfive years, but whether or not
they’re from the flagshipschool is not considered,”Lurie said.
Hershkowitz said he doesnot think his alma mater shouldmatter because the system isdesigned to be fair and fosterdiversity.
“The process works the wayit should work — there’s a rota-tion,” he said. “The only waythe system is going to work is ifeveryone has a chance. I’m notjust representing College Park;I’m also representing the otherinstitutions.”
Hershkowitz added after sit-ting in on some of the councilmeetings, he recognized thatmany of the schools sharedcommon issues and the “chal-lenges of coming from the flag-ship institution are less thanthey may seem.”
“It’s really tempting to come
into the position with anagenda,” he said.
However, Hershkowitz added,“It’s hard to tell which issues Ireally want to make an effort onuntil I get a better perspective.”
Hershkowitz said he already
plans to continue Woj-ciechowski’s work on studentfees and explore severalissues, including nontradi-tional learning programs andsystem-wide open-source text-book initiatives.
“I’m looking forward to get-ting to know the issues of theother schools, getting a feel fortheir perspectives and gettingto know their student leaders.”
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“It’s scary forvictims of sexualassault to comeforward. Knowingyour universitysupports you isreally important.”
JILL SANTOSFEMINISTS FOR SEXUAL HEALTH VICE PRESIDENT
“The fact thathe’s a studenthere, he knowsthe issues inCollege Park,that’s a benefit.”
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REGENTfrom page 1
POLICYfrom page 1
younger Rodriguez most tookaway from his father’s playingdays had nothing to do withpositioning in the field or bat-ting tips.
“He always instilled that youcan outwork people,”Rodriguez said. “When you getto the higher levels, everyone ispretty much the same, and theguy that works hardest is theguy that comes out on top. I’vealways believed that you canoutwork someone. That’s whatI’ve gone by.”
Bakich could see Rodriguez’s
work ethic right away. But in histhree years at the helm, he’sseen a distinct change indemeanor from the player thathe called the “glue” of the Terps.
“He’s really evolved intomore of the leader I was hopinghe would evolve into,” Bakichsaid. “It’s easy to lead by exam-ple when you’re a good playerbecause all you have to do is letyour physical talents take over,but he got more vocal and hegot more inspirational.”
Rodriguez’s play shined inthe month of April, batting .382for the month, raising his bat-ting average on the year from.234 to .30 — good for secondon the team. He leads the Terpswith 33 RBI while batting any-where from leadoff to seventhin the Terps’ order.
“Just playing shortstop, Ialways thought that was a posi-tion of leadership, so in highschool, I thought of myself as aleader, and in college, I thoughtI could be a leader no matter if Iwas a freshman, sophomore,”
Rodriguez said. “But this yearin particular, being a senior,knowing that this is my teamalmost, just taking that respon-sibility to lead the guys to a pos-itive direction. I really takepride in the fact that I’m consid-ered a leader on this team.”
Rodriguez, one of threeTerps to start all 52 gamesthis year, has a ceiling beyondcollege baseball as well. A32nd-round draft pick of theMilwaukee Brewers in 2011,Rodriguez faced a tough deci-sion: realize a childhood goalor return to College Park andhelp lead the Terps.
“Ever since I was three yearsold, I wanted to play profes-sional baseball and make it tothe major leagues,” Rodriguezsaid. “Not many people get thatopportunity so you want totake advantage. In my head, Ithought, ‘You can come back,have a better year. You cancome back and end on a win-ning note.’”
So far, Rodriguez’s reasons
for returning to College Parkhave rung true. The Terpshave won 30 games for justthe third time in program his-tory and their nine confer-ence wins are the most inBakich’s tenure. They’re inthe race for an ACC Tourna-ment berth and have a shot atending a four-decade longNCAA Tournament drought.
But even if the Terps can’trally, Rodriguez can be seen asa player at the forefront of theculture change under Bakich.
When he makes a mistake, hesimply regroups. He knows thatin the end, he — and the Terps —are capable of bigger things.
“You just know that we canbeat anyone in the country,”Rodriguez said. “That’s huge. Inthe past few years, we haven’treally had any success tied toour belief, and I think this yearwe’ve shown that what webelieve we can achieve. It’sreally been something special.”
team’s best option on the face-off wing.
But as much as Bernhardt’spresence could have helped theTerps down the stretch this sea-son, redshirting should ulti-mately prove the most sensiblemove for both parties. Tillman’ssquad will now be able to use theLongwood, Fla., native inroughly 15 games, instead of justa handful at the end of this year.
Bernhardt will also have theopportunity to share his finalseason with his youngerbrother Jesse, a junior longpole who leads the Terps ingroundballs (53) and causedturnovers (29).
“It’s unfortunate for himthat this was his senior yearand he kind of lost that withthe guys that he came in withand stuff,” Jesse Bernhardtsaid. “But it’s nice to have himback [next year].”
Part of the reason for thedelayed announcement wasfinancial. With a limited num-ber of scholarships available fornext year’s roster, Tillman hadto shuffle scholarship money tohelp make Jake Bernhardt’sreturn possible.
In the end, though, Tillmanlet Bernhardt make the deci-sion to come back. He will takea fifth year and graduate withhis brother next spring.
“We just got so far into theseason, and I just didn’t wantthis to be my senior season andonly play one or two games andthen I move on,” Bernhardtsaid. “I want to have the wholeseason, and that was basicallythe main factor that played inthe whole thing.”
Of course, Bernhardt isn’tready to completely shift hisfocus to next season just yet.He’s participated at practice in
recent weeks even though he’sstill recovering from a Feb. 8shoulder surgery, and he hasdone his best to contribute anyway he knows how — travelingto all road games, motivatinghis teammates and advising theyounger players.
“I’m happy for these guys andthey’ve played awesome so far,”Bernhardt said. “But we all knowwe’ve still got a couple moregames until Memorial Day.”
With a first-round game atNo. 7 seed Lehigh on Sundayand a potential rematch with No.
2 seed Johns Hopkins the follow-ing weekend, the Terps’ roadback to the national title gamewill be a difficult one — with orwithout their senior captain.
Still, Tillman understands thathaving a healthy Bernhardt onthe field would likely make thosematchups a little less daunting.
“We joked about it at the staffmeeting today,” Tillman said.“We’re like, ‘Man, it’d be nice tohave Jake inserted right now.Fresh and ready to roll.’”
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development’s boundaries.Prince George’s County
code requires the DistrictCouncil provide a decision onany case within 30 days of thepublic record being closed,but no later than 150 daysafter it’s received, which inthe Cafritz case means nolater than mid-July.
College Park residentKathy Bryant is one of manywho are concerned abouthow the proposed develop-ment would impact traffic pat-terns on Route 1.
“This whole [development]feels more like it’s going to bein College Park,” Bryant said.“Traffic is just going to beoverwhelming. I can’t fathomwhat it’s going to be like,because it’s already a grid-lock on Route 1.”
Bryant said while she has-n’t attended any of the hear-ings, she thought other Col-lege Park residents whooppose the development areusing the open forums totheir advantage.
“I know a lot of residents ofCollege Park are against it,and they have done a goodjob speaking out at thosehearings,” Bryant said.
Despite residents’ con-cerns, some students saidthey approved of the develop-ment, which would add morethan 900 beds in several newhousing options, includinghigh-rise apartments and asenior living community.
“From a student’s perspec-tive, it’s a good thing,” senioraccounting and finance majorDrew Carroll said. “This willbring more businesses to thearea and it will give studentsmore options on where to shop.”
Carroll said the projectcould cause potential trafficjams, but the problem couldbe alleviated by additionalpublic transportation routes.
“Shuttle-UM will have to stepup the routes, because I’m surestudents will start living in thatarea,” Carroll said.
Junior journalism majorChristina Mele said althoughshe has never shopped atWhole Foods before, a closelocation would probablyprompt her to try it.
“I would definitely check itout, at least, and I know myroommates would shop there,”Mele said. “Right now therearen’t many places [on Route 1]for students to eat and shopclose by, so it would definitelybuild up the area a bit more.”
Some community memberssaid they were concerned the
Cafritz development couldpresent a problem due to itsproximity to the proposedEast Campus development,which is slated to include ahotel and conference center,a book store, three subsi-dized graduate student hous-ing high-rise apartment build-ings and 58,000 square feet ofretail space.
However, College ParkEconomic DevelopmentCoordinator Michael Stief-vater said from an economicperspective, both projectswould benefit the area.
“They both are going tobring a higher standard ofdevelopment to the [Route 1]
corridor,” Stiefvater said. “Interms of attracting other busi-nesses they are both a win.”
Despite student support, forresidents like Bryant , theCafritz project comes down totraffic congestion.
“I have a regular job whereI have to be on time, and I’vebeen late before because Icouldn’t get out of CollegePark,” Bryant said. “Anyonewho is in support of theCafritz development must beforced to drive up Route 1everyday at 3 p.m. for twoweeks straight to see howthey like it.”
the provision is set to expireJuly 1 — students will have topay a 6.8 percent interest rate,which could cost the averageborrower $1,000 on interestrepayments.
Many students said thestandstill between both ends ofthe political aisle has left themworrying about their futures.Clarise McCants, a junior fromHoward University who was inWashington yesterday, saidshe has already borrowedabout $13,500 in federal loans,which would carry a heavierprice tag should the interestrate increase.
“I know I’m not the only onewith dreams,” she said. “I’mhere today to ask Congress:Don’t double my rates.”
Because the eligibilityrequirements for such loanstarget most students, they aregoing to hurt most if Congressdoes not act to keep interestrates down, said Rory O’Sulli-van, policy and research direc-
tor of Young Invincibles — agroup that represents theinterests of 18-to 34-year-olds,according to its website.
“There’s not a whole lot ofroom in middle-income andlow-income families to affordincreases of the cost of col-lege,” O’Sullivan said. “It’sgoing to have real economicimpacts.”
A bill sponsored by SenateMajority Leader Harry Reid(D-Nev.), called “Stop theStudent Loan Interest RateHike Act of 2012” wouldextend the deadline a year,and would fund the $6 bil-lion measure by closing taxloopholes on high-earningprofessionals.
However, Democrats failedto pass a measure to motionthe bill to the floor after facingstrong opposition from Repub-licans, who have lookedtoward alternative methods topay for the rate freezes.
On the Senate floor yester-day, Minority Leader MitchMcConnell (R-Ky.) said Sen-ate Democrats’ resolutiononly further disadvantages
recent graduates, paying forthe bill by “raising taxes onthe very businesses we’recounting on to hire theseyoung people.”
Despite a consensus by law-makers to keep rates down,Zwerling said it’s important forCongress to act now, especiallywhen the state is already strug-gling to continue fundinghigher education and keepingtuition rates down.
“All of that compounded isgoing to hit students in thestate really hard,” she said.“Making sure that our stu-dents not only attend collegebut also stay in college isimportant.”
researchers will study the psycho-logical and social triggers that mo-tivate people to choose violence toadvocate for a cause.
Kruglanski said the re-searchers will primarily focus onyoung people, citing that peoplebetween ages 17 and 27 are mostlikely to adopt radicalism.
“We are going to look at howthis theory, this process, plays outin different cultural circum-stances,” he said.
The study will involve a varietyof research methods, includingconducting interviews, Kruglans-ki said. However, before embark-ing on the project, they must finishnegotiating with the countries’governments.
Although terrorism and radical-ization are sensitive issues anddiplomacy is required, Kruglanskisaid all countries involved are hop-ing for the same outcome.
“These are all friendly countriesto the United States, and theyshare the goal of understandingradicalization,” he said.
The researchers will focus oncountries in these areas of theworld because the regions are po-litically unstable.
Kruglanski said he hopes theinformation they gather willprove to be valuable in reversingand mitigating radicalization inorder to gain ground against ter-rorists, rather than simply react-ing to their actions.
“We need to get to the root of theproblem and think strategically asopposed to only tactically,” he said.
The National Consortium forthe Study of Terrorism and Re-sponses to Terrorism’s Execu-tive Director, Bill Braniff, saidhe thinks the research will shedlight on the success of deradical-ization programs and help im-prove such programs. He addedthat the “capture, kill” method ofcounterterrorism is not a com-prehensive strategy,
“How do you provide or fosterderadicalization as opposed tojust capture and kill individualswho have gone down this road?”he said.
Sophomore marketing majorJeremy Horowitz said he thoughtresearching the causes of radical
terrorism would help fill a gap interrorism research.
“The best way to solve a prob-lem and eradicate it is to under-stand where it comes from, and tofind as many ways to solve it aspossible,” Horowitz said.
START and the universityhave made a push to engage stu-dents in terrorism studies, Bran-iff said. He has seen an increasein student interest and said hecould foresee students studyingterrorism seeking involvementwith research similar to the workKruglanski is involved with.
As terrorism and political insta-bility remain pressing issues,Kruglanski said he hopes theteam’s findings will help developglobal deradicalization tactics thattoday’s students will put in place.
“The students who are takingcourses on terrorism and the ap-proaches to terrorism ... aregoing to be the next cadre of re-searchers and officials whowould carry out anti-radicaliza-tion programs,” he said. “Theywould probably be best equippedto deal with these issues.”
CAFRITZfrom page 1
“I’m here todayto ask Congress:Don’t double myrates.”
CLARISE MCCANTSHOWARD UNIVERSITY STUDENT
GRANTfrom page 1
RODRIGUEZfrom page 7
BERNHARDTfrom page 7
SPORTS
After undergoing shoulder surgery in the preseason, midfielderJake Bernhardt will redshirt this year. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK
Shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez and the Terps will host Penn Statetonight at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK
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Once upon a midnightdreary, while I pondered,weak and weary, over manya boring textbook I
explored, as someone came knockingat my door. I cautiously peered throughthe peephole, not expecting any visi-tors. Nothing. Perhaps a figment of myimagination had tricked me into want-ing company — finals are approaching,and I suppose I felt lonely.
I drifted to sleep over the notessplayed across the floor, hoping thenew day would bring time to studymore; the thoughts always dominatingmy mind had intentions to ensure Iremain preoccupied. I feel hopeless —as though my solitude may haunt myattention forevermore.
The new day arrives, and classespass monotonously. Each time I let mymind wander, the bitter boredomforces me to wrench it back to reality.Eagerly, I dive into my studies, hopingthey would bring a reprieve for just alittle while. But my brain was simplyfilled to the brim with utter disdain forthe absurdity around me, which willcertainly annoy me forevermore.
But the day brightens as I enter thenewsroom. My friends and I settle in,preparing to write and edit, working toput out a product people will appreci-ate. Suddenly, the netted screen onthe outside of the window began torustle and the frame began to clatter.Low and behold, a bird was pulling atthe mesh, presumably collectingpieces for a nest. It yanked and tuggeduntil finally, it flew away, forevermoreowning a piece of the newsroom.
After much conversation andGoogle-ing, we decided the bird wasin fact a stately raven. We crackedthe window, willing it to come back— hoping, beyond hope, that thelovely bird would grace us with itspresence once again.
Unfortunately, it did not return. Yetit made me reflect, both upon itsappearance and significance. Theraven’s presence, which happened tocoincide with this semester coming toa close, symbolized something fasci-nating for me. While it representedthe long nights I’ve spent working,lonely and tired, it also epitomizedsomething much, much happier.
Work has been my safe haven. Anytime I was having trouble with peopleor classes, my group at this newspaperhave made me happy. Through stress-ful breaking news and adversity fromstudents and administrators, we bandtogether and present a united frontagainst all that challenges us. Thoughthis group is a sturdy one, those enter-ing and exiting remain a part of themagic forevermore.
Perhaps most importantly, theseare some of my best friends, whohave gotten me through everything.I don’t wish to make myself out to beworse off than any other student,considering the stress and workloadwe all deal with. But I count myselflucky for the support system that hassomehow found me and sticks withme through it all.
Along with my coworkers — andaside from my family — my room-mates and best friend have beensome of the most influential peoplein my life. They support me when Iact as though I am crazy, haveadvice for when I’m perplexed andcelebrate with me when we are satis-fied. They are all graduating, andwill soon be off in the world, start-ing their lives. I couldn’t be happierfor them all, and can’t express howmuch I will miss them. I only hopethat distance won’t separate us, andthat the brightness they haveinstilled on my life will endure.
I only hope others have such a posi-tive influence on their lives, andmaybe I can be that person for some-one. When you find people you enjoythe company of, don’t let them go.Find people who can have a powerfulimpact and stay still. Let them helpshape your soul, and the light anddark can be balanced forevermore.
Maria Romas is a sophomore Englishand journalism major. She can bereached at [email protected].
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THE DIAMONDBACK YASMEEN ABUTALEBEDITOR IN CHIEF
Maryland residents will be faced with several important deci-sions come election time in November. Not only will they becasting votes for either President Barack Obama or formerMassachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, but they will also be decid-
ing whether to uphold the state DREAM Act and will likely vote on thesame-sex marriage law, which is scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1.
Gov. Martin O’Malley threw his support behindsame-sex marriage in July and, after he urged lawmak-ers to push the law through, this state became theeighth to pass the legislation. Opponents quickly mobi-lized to put the issue to a referendum, knowing fullwell that same-sex marriage has failed every time ithas gone to a statewide ballot vote. They’re well ontheir way to collecting the 55,736 signatures needed tosee the referendum make the ballot.
This editorial board is confident that state voters willultimately see the legislation through; a WashingtonPost poll earlier this year showed 50 percent of adultssupported the law and 44 percent opposed it, poisingMaryland to become the first state in history to uphold the law on a ballot vote.
But the fact remains that every time the law has been left in voters’ hands,it has failed, which draws attention to a much larger issue at hand: There isstill a long battle ahead until there is nationwide support for same-sex mar-riage. The fight is far from over.
Vice President Joe Biden nearly became the highest-ranking official inthe Obama administration to publicly support same-sex marriage Sunday.On a Meet the Press interview, he said, “I am absolutely comfortable with thefact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexualmen and women marrying one another are entitled to the same exact rights,all the civil rights, all the civil liberties.” Education Secretary Arne Duncanfollowed suit and supported the measure Monday.
While Obama has yet to firmly support the measure — and campaign officialsinsist Biden’s comments were in line with Obama’s views, which is that same-sex
couples are “entitled to the same rights and the civil rights and civil liberties asother Americans,” according to a campaign manager — other Democratic lead-ers are rapidly supporting same-sex marriage.
The Washington Post poll shows the strongest support in the state comes fromyounger residents, which is in line with the national trend and a promising signthat the nation will move toward accepting all marriages.
O’Malley, who is a lifelong Catholic, said in a Februarynews conference his upbringing influenced his initialviews on the legislation; until July, he had always main-tained he supported civil unions. But as he realized howpassionate state residents were on the issue, he said hewas forced to change his stance.
The push is going to have to come from younger genera-tions — namely, college-aged students. Support for same-sex marriage is growing, largely because younger citizenshave so strongly advocated for it.
At both a state and national level, people need to realizethis issue is not going away. Citizens should try to under-stand that regardless of their personal feelings on the mat-
ter, lobbyists have convinced lawmakers to start up a revolution — one people areso passionate about that it won’t simply disappear. Not getting on board with thefuture will merely allow you to sit idly as others of this generation make history.
While the vote may not come up for another six months, supporters need tomobilize and keep up with the opponents spearheading the referendum toensure the law is upheld. The state can’t afford to battle over the law in anotherlegislative session, and voting in favor of the measure in the year of an electioncycle would send a message to Washington lawmakers that they’re fallingbehind the trends of the nation.
Same-sex marriage is a hot-button issue and will likely remain one for years tocome. But Maryland residents could be the driving force needed to push the high-est-ranking officials — like Obama — to support the measure. Casting a vote touphold same-sex marriage is bigger than just supporting marriage equality in thestate; it’s about being the needed catalyst for a national law.
Staff editorial
Caroline Carlson’s col-umn “The hypocrisy ofaffirmative action”begins by discussing
her experiences in applying tocollege. She was awarded a$20,000 scholarship to Smith Col-lege for being a “minority of aca-demic merit.” The award clearlybothered her, as it seeminglysuggested that “minoritiesweren’t supposed to be worthy ofacademic merit.”
This story raises an interestingquestion — namely, how can wecritique or attempt to changesocial injustices without victimiz-ing the oppressed group, withoutdenying them agency? Unfortu-nately, this more interestingquestion is lost on Carlson, andshe instead takes her own storyas evidence for the existence ofso-called “reverse racism,” whichshe sees at the heart of affirma-tive action programs.
The “reverse racism” argu-ment is not a new one; it hasexisted nearly as long as affirma-tive action itself. It is, however, aparticularly exigent argument, asthe Supreme Court prepares tohear Fisher v. University ofTexas, a case which will decidethe constitutionality of affirma-tive action programs. It is also aproblematic argument, one thatrests on some troubling abusesof the terms “racism,” “equality”and “fairness.”
Those arguing for this positionseem to think racism is only amatter of isolated incidents andindividual actions. Racial bias issomething which occurs only inthe minds of people and not inthe structure of society. This ideatypically coincides with a ratherempty notion of equality in whichequality can only be conceived ofbetween individuals, not betweengroups, and “equal opportunity”is just the abstract idea that posi-tions should be open to all.
What the “reverse racism”position fails to acknowledge isthat racism is not just about indi-vidual instances of racial bias butalso about structural and institu-tional disadvantages. Much ofthe worst racism today is aboutcertain groups of people beingsystematically denied the sameopportunities based on a charac-teristic not under their control.
To appreciate this fact requiresa more robust notion of equality.This is real, substantial equality,not equality in the abstract.Resources and power are distrib-uted evenly among all groups.“Equal opportunity” meanseveryone in society has a realis-tic opportunity to attain the goodlife, and nobody is denied thischance because of circumstancesof birth.
The “reverse racism” campalso fails to understand the sig-nificance of history and contextin thinking about racism. Other-wise, their appeals to fairnesswould make no sense. The prin-ciple of fairness is typicallystated as “similarly situated per-sons should be treated simi-larly.” If we divorce people fromthe historical contexts they aresituated in, it is easy to see howaffirmative action could beviewed as an affront to this prin-ciple. In reality, such a move isimpossible, and to think that twopeople of different races are sim-ilarly situated in the historicalcontext of the United States isnaïve. We might add as a corol-lary to the fairness principle,“differently situated personsshould be treated differently inthe relevant respects,” in whichthe idea of affirmative actionbecomes an integral part of fair-ness rather than an affront to it.
Of course, it is difficult for peo-ple to hear that the power theyhave traditionally enjoyed will betaken away from them and redis-tributed. It is also necessary if wewant to be serious about equality.
Affirmative action isn’t theonly step necessary toward creat-ing a more equal society, but it isan important one. As such animportant issue, it is worthy of amore sophisticated level ofdebate than the “reverse racism”argument offers.
Derek Jackson is a juniorgovernment and politics andphilosophy major. He can be reachedat [email protected].
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MARIA ROMASOPINION EDITOR
Two odd things happened to melast week: I permanently delet-ed my Facebook account and Ibroke my laptop. The first was
by my own choosing and was met withheavy ridicule by my friends, but I wasadamant on making that change. The sec-ond happened by accident, but afterspending the past three years in the con-stant presence of my laptop, I decided tosee how long I could go without it.
At first, this whole setup was a bitinconvenient — I had to rely on Gmail asmy primary means of communicationand had to spend quite a bit of time at thelibrary. But after the first day or two, thatall became normal and I started to learnfrom the experience. Ultimately, Ibecame a lot more productive. I don’tneed to explain the amount of time wespend doing useless (and sometimesharmful) things on the Internet. Butwithout a computer constantly at my fin-
gertips, the time I did spend behind thescreen became far more constructive.
Beyond that, I found real meaning innot being quite as connected with theworld — my brain was not as occupiedwith all the unnecessary informationabout my friends’ lives that Facebookwas constantly feeding me. That, alongwith an inability to watch Hulu, allowedme to organize my mind so that I could,for once, indulge in my own thoughtsand think clearly.
I quickly filled this newly found timewith something I hadn’t done in quitesome time — reading. Yes, I have read
for school and work recently, but I can’tremember the last time I picked up agood book and read for pleasure. And letme tell you, it was awesome. I foundmyself rushing to finish my studyingeach night so I could go home and read— I was captivated.
My mind felt liberated because, asthe great Indian poet Iqbal wrote,“The moment you recognize what isbeautiful in this world, you stop beinga slave.” Last week, I recognized thebeauty of literature and stopped beinga slave to technology.
Then I wondered why I hadn’t recog-nized this earlier in college. And why domany of my peers still view reading assuch a burdensome task? If you askMortimer Adler, author of How to Reada Book, he’d probably tell you peopledon’t read because their reading skillsare stunted and they have yet to learnhow to extract meaning from and chal-
lenge themselves with books. Adlerhimself had received a doctorate beforehe realized the deficiencies in his ownanalytical reading abilities.
I agree with Adler, but I think we cur-rently face an additional hurdle to over-come: breaking our addiction to instantstimulation. The Internet, social media,television and movies all provide the userwith quick, easy stimulation — whilereading is, comparatively, quite dull. Butthere is certainly a tradeoff. Reading isfar more fulfilling because it exercisesyour mind and deepens your under-standing of the world around you. Toreap that benefit requires training andhard work. I, for one, still have a ways togo, but I hope this summer will be full ofreading and lacking in technology.
Osama Eshera is a juniorbioengineering major. He can bereached at [email protected].
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Born today, you are a creativeindividual with the potentialto do lasting and important
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There are likely to be two orthree individuals throughout yourlife from whom you are able tolearn important lessons, and it willalways be important for you tokeep these individuals close to you,no matter how easy or difficultthings may be.
Also born on this date are:Audri-na Patridge, actress; Rosario Daw-son, actress; Tony Gwynn, baseballplayer;Billy Joel, singer,songwriter,musician; Candice Bergen, actress;James L. Brooks, producer; AlbertFinney, actor; Glenda Jackson, ac-tress; Mike Wallace, investigativereporter; John Brown,abolitionist.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Oth-ers may not understand just whatyou are trying to accomplish atthis time, but if you continue un-daunted, you’ll surely win memo-rable results.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) —Keep spending in check today.Do what you can to communicateyour deepest concerns to some-one who can really help.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —You can learn a great deal todaysimply by listening to the storiestold by those who have more ex-perience than you have.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)— You can afford to let someoneclose to you have a little more sayin what happens today. He or shecan contribute new ideas.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)— You’re not likely to get anyguarantees today, but with a littlehelp you can further your causeand position yourself more fa-vorably.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —You must be willing to let othershave a say today; yours is not theonly opinion that matters — andyou can learn much by listening.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) —You will have a chance to judgeyour own strengths and weak-nesses today; do so with an openmind, and know that lessons canbe learned quickly.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) —You can expect some to be sup-portive today, but others are like-ly to come at you with objectionsthat are more personal than pro-fessional.
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If you can’t tell, I reallymiss Lost. I miss a show thatfelt like a cinematic thrillerevery week, that felt like areal event, week in and weekout, with episodes that toldrich, absurd stories. I misshaving a show that playedwith television conventionsand made science fiction ac-cessible and endlessly fun —not just for nerds. I just missthe island. I have to go back.
Or maybe I should juststart watching Game ofThrones. I hear there’s asmoke monster on thatshow, too.
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BY CONNOR LETOURNEAUSenior staff writer
John Tillman hasn’t made anyexcuses for his Terrapins men’slacrosse team this season.
Whether it was falling at UMBC inearly March or going unseeded in theupcoming NCAA Tournament, thesecond-year coach has held his squadaccountable. He has been candidabout the Terps’ shortcomings whileremaining positive about their chancesto make a deep postseason run.
But when the subject turns to sen-ior midfielder Jake Bernhardt —who hasn’t played a game since suf-fering a shoulder injury during a pre-season scrimmage against Loyola(Md.) — even Tillman admits theTerps haven’t exactly been at fullstrength this year.
“I look and go like, ‘Man, right now,down the stretch, to have a fresh set oflegs go in there, I’d be pumped,’ ” Till-man said last Tuesday, just a day beforethe team officially announced thatBernhardt is taking a medical hardshipand will return to College Park nextseason. “It would be great because he’dhelp us in so many different ways.”
When healthy, Bernhardt can runon the team’s first midfield line, playdefensive midfield and offer an alter-native faceoff specialist to midfielderCurtis Holmes. The senior captain, atwo-year starter with 32 goals andseven assists in his career, is also the
BY DANIEL GALLENStaff writer
Alfredo Rodriguez wasn’tgoing to panic.
Four years into his career asthe Terrapins baseball short-stop, why would he?
No. 1 Florida State had justtied the Terps at five in the sev-enth inning Monday night, therun set up by a potential double-play ball that skittered underRodriguez’s glove and subse-quent error when he misplayedthe throw back into the infield.
A lesser player may havebuckled under the stress inthat situation.
But not Rodriguez. The short-stop singled in his next at-bat inthe ninth and came around toscore, pushing his team’s lead tothree runs over the Seminoles.
In Florida State’s half of theninth, Rodriguez fielded aground ball off the bat of starfirst baseman Jayce Boyd,stepped on second base andthrew to first to record the finaltwo outs of the Terps’ fifth win in69 tries against the Seminoles.
“It was an unfortunate hop,”Rodriguez said yesterday.“Sometimes the ball will do that.Unfortunately, I didn’t stay inthe moment the best way Icould in that second mishap, butI had confidence that we wouldget another opportunity to get itback. It was unfortunate that ithappened, but I was optimisticlooking forward in the game.”
It wasn’t the first timeRodriguez’s composure hasanchored the Terps. In his fouryears in College Park — onlyfifth-year senior Brett Harmanhas been a Terp longer — coachErik Bakich has seen Rodrigueztransform from a hardworkingyet soft-spoken contributor tothe Terps’ catalyst, a player thatknows exactly what the teamneeds and when.
Rodriguez is expected tomake his 174th consecutivestart tonight when the Terps(30-22) host Penn State (24-23)in their final nonconferencematchup of the season.
“He’s got the ‘it’ factor, andhowever you choose to define it,he’s got it,” Bakich said. “He’s atalented player physically. He’s atalented player mentally. He’s aleader on the field. He’s a leaderoff the field. He’s a good stu-dent. He’s just got the ‘it’ factor.He’s just one of those guys thatyou know is going to be suc-cessful in baseball.”
Rodriguez’s baseball aptituderuns in his bloodlines. Hisfather, Alfredo Rodriguez Sr.,played at Miami in college andthen professionally in the SanDiego Padres organization. Hisgreat-uncle, Julian Acosta, was amember of the MilwaukeeBrewers organization.
But even with so much pro-fessional baseball experience inhis family, the lesson the
Bernhardt’s redshirtleaves void for team
A steadyingpresence
see BERNHARDT, page 3 see RODRIGUEZ, page 3
8 THE DIAMONDBACK | WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012