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Our 102ND Year, No. 151THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPERThursday, June 28, 2012

BY SARAH TINCHERFor The Diamondback

University officials are preparingfor another blow to higher educationfunding after state lawmakers failed tosecure millions in revenue from apotential casino site in this county.

A work group of legislators couldnot each an agreement June 20 on aproposal, which included adding tablegames to state casinos, to build a sixthcasino in the state. Some of the pro-jected $223 million a year in state rev-enue the proposal would have gener-ated would have provided much-needed funding to the state’s publicuniversities, according to state Sen.Douglas Peters (D-Prince George’s).

“That’s a significant amount ofmoney that can be used for educa-tion,” Peters said. “I think that mybiggest regret is that the voters didnot get to decide this issue. I’ve spo-

ken to a number of people — some arefor, some are against — but all werefor putting it on the ballot to vote on itin 2012, and I’m disappointed that they

were denied that right.”Casinos generate money for the

Studentsworry overloan rates,Pell GrantsInterest rates likelyto stay frozen, butmany lose grants

BY FOLA AKINNIBI AND LAURA BLASEYStaff writers

Although lawmakers announcedTuesday they had reached a tentativeagreement to prevent student loaninterest rates from doubling thisweekend, Congress has yet to pass afinal measure.

Legislators are still in the midst ofworking out how to fund the $6 billionextension — which would go intoeffect July 1 — that would preventrates from spiking from 3.4 to 6.8 per-cent for another year. But the news ofa potential compromise comes just asmore than 300,000 students preparefor reduced or lost Pell Grants, leav-ing many wondering whether theywill be able to fund their educationthrough graduation.

“It sends the message that you haveto be rich to go to college, and justthink if that were the case for all the

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With the end near, fighting for one last swim

see STUDENTS, page 3

Six swimmers from Terps squads likely last ones from university team to compete in Olympic trialsBY JENNY HOTTLE

For The Diamondback

From the time she started swim-ming at 7 years old, Addison Koelleknew her ultimate goal was to make itto the Olympics. This week, she hasher chance.

The senior government and politicsmajor and five other current and for-

mer swimmers from this universityare competing against the top swim-mers in the country at the 2012 U.S.Olympic team trials in Omaha, Neb.,which run from June 25 to July 2.

With the men’s and women’sswimming and diving programs onthe chopping block — the team hasraised only $184,716 of the $2.8 mil-lion needed to meet the team’s Satur-

day benchmark to continue on theuniversity’s roster — team memberssaid this is likely the last year a Terpsswimmer will represent this univer-sity at trials.

However, Koelle is trying not toapproach the meet as “the last timeI’m ever going to jump in the pool orthe last time I’m ever going to put asuit on,” she said.

Teammate Megan Lafferty, who istransferring to Arizona for her sen-ior year, has made the biggestsplash for the Terps so far, just miss-ing the semifinals after coming in20th place in the 100-meter butterflyMonday.

Today, junior John Hauser — a two-time ACC Men’s Performer of theWeek last season who is transferring

to Penn State — will swim in the 100-meter freestyle, and Koelle looks tobeat her personal record in the 200-meter fly, after swimming the 100-meter butterfly Tuesday. Recent grad-uate Alexa Hamilton will compete inthe 200-meter breastroke tomorrowand recent graduate Ginny Glover

A casino site in the county, similar to the new Maryland Live!, would havegenerated millions of additional dollars for state universities. State lawmakersfailed to reach an agreement on the proposal. PHOTO COURTESY OF CARMEN GONZALEZ

Univ. will not see added funds afterno agreement reached on gaming planAddition of countysite would havegenerated millions

HARRIET PRESSER, 1936-2012

‘She looked on thebetter side of life’BY MORGAN GILLIAM

For The Diamondback

Known for her honesty andexpertise, colleagues and studentsoften sought out Harriet Presser’sapproval as a marker of qualitywork.

“She was a tough critic when yougave her ideas … but always sym-pathetic,” sociology departmentChairman Reeve Vanneman said ofPresser, a former university sociol-ogy professor.

Presser, the founding director ofthe Maryland PopulationResearch Center, died of ovariancancer May 1 in Bethesda. Shewas 75.

A faculty member since 1976,Presser was a leader in the field ofdemography, transforming howscholars worked on genderinequality, colleagues said. Shereceived many accolades, includingbeing named a distinguished pro-fessor, but one of her greatestaccomplishments was creating thethen-Center on Population, Gender,and Social Inequality in 1988 as a

home for a “niche” collection ofsocial demographers.

The center has grown over thedecades to become a place for lead-ing scholars to promote population-based research in the scientificcommunity. Through the Harriet B.Presser Research Fellowship inSociology, she will continue to pro-vide annual support to graduate

PHOTO COURTESY OF REEVE VANNEMAN

see PRESSER, page 3see GROUP, page 2

see SWIMMERS, page 7

BY DANIEL GALLENSenior staff writer

Terrapins baseball coach ErikBakich accepted the head coachingposition at Michigan after three yearsin College Park, officials announcedyesterday.

Bakich led the Terps to their bestwinning percentage since 2002, asthey finished 32-24 and 10-20 in confer-ence play. He posted a 70-98 record,including a 20-70 mark in the ACC.This season’s 32 wins are the second-most in the team’s history. Bakich didnot return calls for comment Tuesdayand yesterday night.

“The University of Michigan repre-sents a standard of academic and ath-letic excellence which will be upheldby our coaches and players everyday,” Bakich said in a statementreleased by the Michigan athleticsdepartment. “Michigan baseball has astoried tradition and I am honored tolead this program back to winning

championships.”Deputy Ath-

letic DirectorNathan Pinewill lead a com-mittee on anationalsearch for theTerps’ next coach,the team’s third since 2001.

This year’s team garnered nationalattention after taking two of threegames from UCLA and an unexpected11-1 start to the season. The team,however, could not match its out-of-conference success in the ACC. TheTerps were on the NCAA Tournamentbubble and were ultimately left out ofthe 64-team field.

The loss of Bakich could have asignificant impact on the program’sfuture, as he was a widely knownrecruiter whose 2010 recruitingclass was ranked No. 25 by Baseball

Bakich accepts coachingjob at MichiganAfter three years at helm of Terpsteam and one of best seasons inprogram history, coach moving on

see BAKICH, page 8

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Univ., state launch program to address veterans’ mental healthMaryland Veterans Resilience Initiative to form peer network for veterans, Lt. Gov. Brown announced last week

BY MAX GROSSFELDFor The Diamondback

A coalition of university fac-ulty, student veterans and stateofficials has formed to improvethe mental health and peer sup-port of veterans in the state, Lt.Gov. Anthony Brown announcedlast week.

The Maryland VeteransResilience Initiative is a four-pronged program to better trainmental health professionals, pri-mary care physicians and com-munity leaders, such as clergy,to care for veterans returninghome. It will focus on setting uppeer-support networks for stu-dent veterans across the regionand creating an online, statewidesurvey to assess veterans’needs. The initiative seeks to

address the prevalence of men-tal health complaints amongreturning servicemen andwomen.

Family science professorSally Koblinsky, who is helpinglead the initiative, wrote in anemail that six student veteranson the team will help create newgroups at universities, establishbuddy mentoring programs andconnect students with academic,mental health and employmentresources on their campusesand in their communities.

Although the university hasa student-run group, Ter-pVets, senior Persian studiesmajor Shawn Grove, whoserved in the army. said hewas looking forward to thepeer-to-peer network.

“When I came here, I feel

like I would have benefitedfrom [the network], adjustingto university life and civilianlife in general,” Grove said.

As thousands of troops returnhome from recent conflicts over-seas — more than 28,000 havereturned to this state from Iraqand Afghanistan, according to apress release — many are expe-riencing difficulty adjustingback into civilian life.

One in five veterans returningfrom those countries suffersfrom post-traumatic stress disor-der or traumatic brain injury,according to the release.

“This is going to promotethe success of the students bynormalizing that it’s OK toseek help for personal chal-lenges,” said Tasha Vanter-pool, the university’s veteran

student life coordinator.She has found that one of the

most important factors for stu-dent veterans succeeding is thesupport of their peers. The uni-versity’s Veterans Center islaunching its own peer-supportsystem and one day hopes towork with the Maryland Veter-ans Resilience Initiative.

In a recent Pew Research Cen-ter survey of 1,853 veterans, 27percent of all veterans said theyhad a difficult reentry into soci-ety. However, among those whohave served since Sept. 11, thatnumber increases to 44 percent.

The Pew survey also shows37 percent of veterans in thistime believe they have post-trau-matic stress disorder.

“A major goal of our project isto ensure that our State’s mental

health community, primaryhealth care practitioners, clergy,and other professionals are pre-pared to deliver services that are

sensitive to military culture andthe unique needs of veteransand their families,” Koblinskywrote. “We hope our efforts will

make veterans’ mental healthservices more accessible andless stigmatized.”

The initiative hopes to havepeer-support networks for veter-ans returning to college, espe-cially community colleges, run-ning within the next two years.

“Maryland’s veterans andtheir families have sacrificed somuch for our country,” Brownsaid. “The demands of multipledeployments have placed signifi-cant stress on veterans and theirfamilies and contributed to thesignature wounds of the Iraqand Afghanistan wars … Toooften, health professionals arenot adequately trained to treatthese and other health issuesthat veterans face.”

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A casino opened at Arundel Mills Mall this month, but a state work group shot down plans for a casino inthis county that would have provided additional education funding. PHOTO COURTESY OF CARMEN GONZALEZ

state’s general fund, whichlegislators draw on toaddress higher educationneeds ranging from keepingtuition rates low or fundingfacility maintenance and con-struction, said Sean Johnson,political and legislativeaffairs managing director atthe Maryland State Educa-tion Association. About halfthe revenues generated bystate casinos are allotted tothe Maryland EducationTrust Fund.

However, lawmakers inthe work group said it waspremature to approveanother venture beforeother casinos in the statehave launched. MGMResorts International,which proposed opening an$800 million casino-hotelcomplex at National Har-bor, may still receive legis-lators’ stamp of approvalthrough a special session inJuly, but Peters said thatwould be unlikely.

Del. Sheila Hixson (D-Montgomery), a member ofthe working group, said she

opposed the expansionbecause the group wants tofirst judge the success ofthe other approved casinosin the state — located inBaltimore City, Allegany,Anne Arundel, Cecil andWorcester counties.

Maryland Live! casino,developed and owned byCordish Cos., opened ear-lier this month in AnneArundel County.

Managing partner JoeWeinberg said in a state-ment that he thoughtexpanding gaming furtherwould be unwise, consider-ing other developers areprojected to open casinosby the end of 2013.

Hixson said the groupalso opposed grantingcasino owners a tax cut ongaming revenues, from 67percent to 50 percent.

“We find it hard to justifythat we can’t take care of thepeople in Maryland, but wecould take care of the casinoowners,” she added.

Junior government andpolitics and journalism majorAlex Glass, however, said acasino in the county couldhelp compensate for the uni-versity’s tightening budget.

In May, the University Sys-tem of Maryland absorbed$5.3 million in cuts.

“I think overall the state’sfiscal policy is unrealistic,”Glass added.

Peters said although therevenue would have helpedkeep the state a leader inpublic education, hedoubted an agreementwould be possible.

“I think we can reconvenein January, and I think we’restill going to have the sameissues,” he said. “Until theydecide they’re ready to moveforward with it, it’s dead.”

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“Maryland’sveterans andtheir familieshave sacrificedso much for ourcountry.”

ANTHONY BROWNLIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

“We find it hardto justify that wecan’t take careof the people inMaryland, butwe could takecare of thecasino owners.”

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highly qualified people whohave given so much to ourcountry,” Rep. Dutch Rup-persberger (D-Md.) said,adding higher education isn’tsomething the United Statescan cut funding toward.

The Senate agreed onfunding the extension byreducing federal subsidies onloans and requiring compa-nies to pay more for federalinsurance on pension plans.But the changes in PellGrants about to go into effect,which are expected to save$11 billion over 10 years, willeliminate 87 of the 5,550undergraduate students fromthe program, according toDirector of Student FinancialAid Sarah Bauder.

“A number of students areat the tipping point,” Baudersaid, adding that many moremay see reduced loans. “I’mnot going to know the totalimpact until next year.”

Sophomore governmentand politics major Char-maine Wilson-Jones said shethinks several students arecaught in the middle of elec-tion-year tensions.

“It was pretty unnerving,”Wilson-Jones said. “I justrealized how much of it iscontrolled by partisan poli-tics — it got very real and feltlike they were just wanting tomake each other look bad.”

Wilson-Jones said herbiggest concern is what willhappen going forward — shehopes to go to law school, anambition that may not be pos-sible if she can’t accessaffordable loans.

University System ofMaryland Chancellor BritKirwan said while it’s reliev-ing interest rates will likelyremain at their current rate

next year, legislators need tofind more efficient ways tohelp students finance theireducation.

“It’s a mixed message,” Kir-wan said. “There is the verypositive continuation of lowStafford loan interest rates, butlooking out across to thefuture, I am very, very trou-bled by the inability of Con-gress to provide better loan cir-cumstances for both under-graduates and graduates.”

University officials worrythat without adequate aidoptions available, minoritystudents may be dissuadedfrom attending the univer-sity. Chief Diversity OfficerKumea Shorter-Gooden saidPell Grants and financial aidare “absolutely critical forstudents from underrepre-sented groups.”

Even students who may beable to rely on low interestrates aren’t out of the clear.The potential compromise tokeep loan interest rates at 3.4percent comes with a trade-off: Repayments must beginwith graduation, rather thanallowing students a six-month grace period to findemployment. Additionally,

graduate students will nolonger be eligible for subsi-dized loans starting this fall.

Even if passed, the proposedsolution will only freeze theinterest rates for one year, andthat, business teaching fellowCliff Rossi said, is the agree-ment’s fatal flaw.

“By declaring they’ve cometo an agreement, they’ve basi-cally agreed to postpone thedecision,” Rossi said. “We’ll beright back at this again inanother year … it’s no solu-tion in my mind.”

Earlier this month, systemofficials met with Vice Presi-dent Joe Biden to discuss acommitment to educatingstudents about financial aidoptions and keeping highereducation affordable.

That vision may be fading,however, as federal con-straints will make it harderfor students to manage loans,even with the right education.

“I think I always under-stood that there were a lot ofrisks associated with takingthe loans out,” said RachelPacella, a senior journalismmajor who uses federal loansto pay for her housing.

“I’m still cautious, but Ithink finding a way to financeeducation is one of thebiggest challenges for peoplemy age,” she added.

Kirwan said those who willbe most affected in the sys-tem will be graduate stu-dents. Graduate degrees arebecoming increasinglyessential in the workingworld and he worries thatstudents won’t be willing topursue the degrees thatsome professions requirebecause they can’t afford it.

“I’m very worried aboutwhat will happen a year fromnow,” Kirwan said.

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CHANGES TO PELL GRANT AND LOAN REQUIREMENTSFollowing these changes to Pell Grant requirements, 87 undergraduate universitystudents will lose the federally funded grants.

Students must have a high school diploma or GED certificationStudents can receive grants for only six years, down from nine

Grants are limited to $4,860, down from $5,550 Families making $23,000, rather than $30,000, are expected to contribute to

their students’ tuition Graduate students are no longer eligible for federally subsidized loans

students in the sociologydepartment.

Vanneman said Presserpushed gender equality to theforefront at a time when it wasoften missing from discussionsof sociological issues.

“She brought a hard-nose,rigorous feminist perspectiveto everything she did, alwaystempered with a good senseof humor,” Vanneman said.

She also made an impres-sion in the classroom, Vanne-man added. Former studentswrote in to show theirrespect before her memorialservice June 10. Many ofthem mentioned Presser’ssharp sense of humor that,while entertaining, alwayshad an underlying point.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., andraised in Miami, she receivedher bachelor’s degree fromGeorge Washington Universityin 1959 and her master’s insociology in 1962 from the Uni-versity of North Carolina atChapel Hill. She earned herdoctorate in sociology in 1969from the University of Califor-nia, Berkeley.

Sheryl Presser, her daugh-ter, said one of her fondest

memories of her mother wastheir trip to Barcelona, Spaina year after she was diag-nosed with ovarian cancer.

It was the 2008 men’s final atWimbledon and Rafael Nadal,a Spaniard, was one set awayfrom beating Roger Federer;the sports bars in Barcelonawere teeming with fans.

Between rain delays,Presser and her daughter hur-ried from the sports bar to thehotel and eventually to theirroom to watch the match, thelongest men’s final in Wimble-don history, and eventually cel-ebrate the win.

Sheryl Presser said hermother taught her to perse-vere and show strength,whether under pressurefrom society or illness.

“What I think of most … ishow she did not let the lowprobability of success in anyendeavor ever stop her fromtrying to achieve a goal,” SherylPresser said. “She forged aheaddespite the odds.”

Philip Corfman, HarrietPresser’s partner of 32 years,noted she worked hard tosupport herself and wasalways upbeat and positive.

“She looked on the betterside of life,” Corfman said.“She was not a sourpuss.”

Presser and Corfman

would often travel togetherwhen she was speaking invarious countries for work.One of her favorite trips,Corfman said, was to Aus-tralia to work with the coun-try’s national university.

Although she balanced abusy schedule, Presser madetime for friends and family;she especially enjoyed play-ing a version of the gameRummy, “May I?” and remi-niscing with friends from hergrade school years.

Presser is survived by herpartner Philip Corfman ofBethesda and her daughter,from a previous marriage,Sheryl Presser of New York.

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Wait, let me Instagramthis.” That’s prettymuch all I’ve heard thissummer since I’ve been

home. Whether I’m out with friends,family or even just by myself, it’s allabout Instagram.

Instagram is a photo-sharing serv-ice only available on mobile devices,letting users experiment with differ-ent filters to make their photos appearartsy to their friends. But why has itbecome such a phenomenon? Whyisn’t sharing pictures on Facebookand Twitter with friends enough?

For me, I like being creative. I liketo doodle. I like to write. I like feel-ing relatively artsy. Instagram canmake that happen. What would justbe a normal picture turns into a can-vas to mix colors or focus, some-thing that Facebook and Twitterapplications do not let you do.

Ever since social media became “a

thing,” if someone isn’t up to datewith it, he or she is consideredbehind. Or at least, I consider thembehind. I’m a person who checksFacebook, Twitter, my email andInstagram multiple times daily. Whatcan I say, I like to be in the know.

I guess it’s my journalism majorneed-to-know-all-the-news-at-oncetype of personality that makes methat way, but at what point will socialmedia outlets get too out of hand?

Think about reality shows for aminute and how they started: Can-did Camera began in 1948. Whereare we now? We’re Keeping Up withthe Kardashians. The same goes forsocial media: Computers were onlyjust developing in the 1950s, and 60years later people are “liking” pho-tos of their friends on a website.

These changes happened over anumber of decades, but since the cre-ation of Facebook in 2004, social media

has skyrocketed in its popularity. Social media, because of its

intense use in today’s society, isalways going to change. People arealways going to want to check out anew app, a new website or a newblog. In that sense, social media willonly get out of hand if the world con-tinues to get more out of hand.

I see social media as a way forpeople to express themselves. Peo-ple vent about their days, talk totheir friends and comment on theworld’s problems. As financial crisescontinue to escalate, as people con-tinue to rebel, as violence continues

to wreak havoc, people want toshare their opinions.

I follow people on Twitter and Insta-gram ranging from my friends tocelebrities to organizations and newsagencies, among other resources.Social media helps connect me to theworld that I cannot see in front of me.Particularly for college students, wehave a tendency to get so enmeshed inour own little bubble that we forgetabout the rest of the world. Instagramdoes more than Facebook and Twitter— it lets us see the world through oth-ers’ eyes, which was the next logicalstep in social media technology.

So, the next time people want toInstagram you, just let it happen.And if you say no, they’ll probablydo it anyway.

David Oliver is a junior journalismmajor. He can be reached [email protected].

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S tudents have little reason to be optimistic these days. We’re repeatedlytold we’re entering one of the worst job markets in history; national andstate leaders seem to be in perpetual gridlock on every issue; and stu-dent loan debt has reached an all-time high, exceeding credit card debt.

It’d be nice to say things will get better, but political leaders and recent eventshave given us little reason to believe they will. Although congressional leadersannounced Tuesday they had reached a tentative deal toprevent student loan interest rates from doubling, it onlycame after months of petty debates on how to fund the $6billion bill. The news arrived on the heels of a slew ofchanges to the Pell Grant program — changes that willeffectively reduce or eliminate the grant for hundreds ofthousands of students on July 1.

Additionally, the freeze on student loan interest ratesis only good for one year, meaning the same debates willmost certainly resurface in only a few months. There areno long-term solutions in the works (at least that we canclearly see), so students are left with several stopgapmeasures, hoping each year they’ll find a way to financethat coveted college degree.

Any promises at this point are empty words, and stu-dents should accept the unfortunate truth that it’s point-less to count on political leaders to help fund their education or, at the least, evenease the burden. This editorial board feels there’s no use in calling on legislatorsto come to some sort of agreement. That’s why it’s time for students and univer-sity leaders to take matters into their own hands.

To prepare for the impending changes, the university should provide morescholarship opportunities for students so they don’t have to rely so heavily onfederal loans to finance their education. Private donors have stepped up to fund astate-of-the-art turf field and a new multi-million dollar president’s residence inthe last year — now that these projects are nearly complete, officials should redi-rect their efforts toward raising the same sort of money to pour into studentscholarships and financial aid.

But university leaders aren’t the only ones who now have an added responsi-bility. Students should be prepared to speak up, write letters and travel to Wash-ington and/or Annapolis to send the message that this lack of leadership is detri-mental and ultimately puts the country at risk by not adequately preparing thenext generation for the job market.

According to U.S. Census Bureau data, those with college degrees can expectto earn nearly twice that of high school graduates. Eventhough a college degree’s importance is reiterated timeand time again, legislators aren’t providing students withthe tools they need to graduate.

While these sorts of efforts may sound trite, studentshave already proven that their voices matter. In April, afterthe state General Assembly failed to agree on a budget pack-age, a “doomsday” budget went into effect, which wouldhave triggered millions of dollars of statewide cuts, includ-ing $50 million to the University System of Maryland. Gov.Martin O’Malley berated legislators for their failure to com-promise and provided no indication he would recall them toAnnapolis to work out an alternate budget package withoutalready having reached an agreement. However, studentsstill voiced their discontent, including staging a rally onMcKeldin Mall. On May 7, O’Malley announced lawmakers

would soon meet again in Annapolis, and at a special session the next week, theyagreed on a budget with modest cuts to state institutions. Students have a power-ful voice — especially in an election year — they just need to use it more often.

University leaders and students have proven they’re capable of changingthings for themselves. Politicians have continuously disappointed their con-stituents, and likely will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Eventhough this is a state university, it does not need to remain entirely dependent onlegislators working out squabbles. Students have far more influence than theyrealize, and university leaders can certainly raise money when it’s needed. Afterall, what’s the point in fundraising for new projects if there aren’t students whocan reap the benefits?

Staff editorial

On June 14, The Dia-mondback publishedthe guest column “Find-ing a lasting solution.”

The author, Emily Carroll,described a conversation she had at4:30 a.m. on October 28, 2011 inHornbake Library with a house-keeper who said she was sexuallyassaulted and physically injuredduring an early-morning shift a fewweeks earlier.

Immediately upon reading thiscolumn — which was when I firstheard of the aforementioned inci-dent — I initiated an investigationthat included engaging Univer-sity Police. As part of the investi-gation, all housekeeping staffmembers who worked in Horn-bake Library last October wereinterviewed. Inquiries were alsomade to representatives ofHousekeeping Services, Facili-ties Management, and theHuman Resources department.No one we spoke with indicatedany knowledge of such an inci-dent; to date we have found noother evidence to corroborate theincident described in the guestcolumn. University Police areholding their inquiry as closedpending further information.

I also took the reported incidentas an opportunity to clearly restateto everyone in Facilities Manage-ment that sexual assault, sexualharassment or any other form ofsexual misconduct will not be toler-ated; such unconscionable behavioris prohibited by university policy, aswell as state and federal law; thestandard university sanction for sex-ual misconduct or assault is termina-tion from university employment,and timely reporting is vitally impor-tant to preventing future incidents.

We are deeply committed toensuring all employees in FacilitiesManagement work in a safe, sup-portive and respectful environ-ment. We currently are engaged ina number of steps designed to helpus better ensure that all units inFacilities Management providesuch a work environment. Criticalto that goal is that our employeesfeel confident they can safely andsecurely report sexual assault orother abuse or misconduct, thatsuch reports will be thoroughly andfairly investigated and appropriatedisciplinary action will be taken ifwrongdoing is discovered.

In the Facilities Management-wide communication that this inci-dent prompted, I emphasized to ourstaff then, and reiterate now, thattheir health and safety is our para-mount concern. Furthermore, any-one who is a victim of, or witness to,sexual assault, misconduct or sex-ual harassment is strongly encour-aged to immediately report the inci-dent. I reminded our supervisorsthat they have a legal requirementto report any such incident andnoted to all that this universitystrictly prohibits retaliation againstany person filing a complaint orcooperating in the investigation ofsuch a complaint.

Finally, I reminded our staff, andwould like to remind everyone inour university community, of thevarious resources for reportingsexual assault misconduct orharassment or obtaining counsel-ing for victims, such as UniversityPolice, the Sexual AssaultResponse and Prevention Programand the Sexual Assault Center atPrince George’s County Hospital,among other resources.

Carlo Colella is the associate vicepresident of Facilities Management.He can be reached [email protected].

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Out of all the things humanbeings are making thesedays — computers, cars,trash, war, 3-D printers,

dubstep — nature documentariesdeserve mention in any conversa-tion about which is the best.

Top documentaries such as PlanetEarth and Blue Planet use the besttechnology available, capturingnature’s rarest and most secludedevents, sometimes placing camera-men in life-threatening situations.When all the editing is said anddone and voiceovers and score areadded, the final product is the high-est form of art anyone is making,blowing literature, music, paintingand other film out of the water interms of quality.

The high-definition close-ups ofbizarre bugs, rare birds and obscurespecies on the brink of extinction vir-tually erase the distinction betweentangible reality and 2-D imagery.These documentaries turn exoticbeetles into glossy pieces of candyand otherwise unimaginable specta-

cles — hidden in the depths ofimpossibly gigantic oceans — intoreal-life mythical creatures.

But even more radiant than thepicture is the intricacy, efficiencyand perfection of the action. The on-screen events — from the micro-scopic world of insects to the seas ofmassive marine mammals — are,quite literally, perfect. There is nowasted motion, no unsolvable prob-lem. Sometimes these events takeplace beyond human understand-ing, and even the narration marvelsat these mysteries either too com-plex or too simple for us to grasp.

Despite the best people have tooffer in the world of art, nature doc-umentaries reveal that, while in theworld of humans life may imitate

art, when it comes to nature, all imi-tation pales in comparison. The real-ity is far more interesting than anyother representation of it.

When I think of the art that con-sistently pleases me the most —French impressionism, classicAmerican literature, world-classbasketball, solo acoustic folk music— none of it has the impact of whatreally goes on all the time all aroundus. With macroscopic photographytechniques, dedicated crews andhigh-definition screens, the worldI’m missing while sitting at a com-puter and typing this is brought intomy home.

And like the best art, nature docu-mentaries carry a powerful mes-sage, too. Without saying much,these films have us walking awaywith a feeling that perhaps some-thing is wrong with our view ofnature, our view of conservation,our view of the environment.

This world was here before us,with myriad life forms intersectingin beautiful harmony. Tampering

could skew the balance of somethingperfect, but blatant disregard for allthe life that shares this planet withus seems impossibly arrogant. Justas, in my eyes, we humans havefailed to best the earth, whether interms of aesthetics or efficiency, weare at a critical point in our historywhere we need to seriously rethinkhow we act on the earth. And we aretotally blowing it.

We’re at a point where there is anon-trivial chance Manhattan couldbe underwater in the next 100 years.And it’s hard enough to convince any-one to reduce carbon emissions. Howcan we convince anyone that killingbugs could bring on a world we don’twant to live in? I suppose we can’t(because I’m simply speculating), butMicrocosmos certainly made me thinktwice before swatting flies. There’s aperfect cycle that, once gone, we can’tput back together.

Jake DeVirgiliis is a senior governmentand politics major. He can be reached [email protected].

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The coming week is likely to seethings shaken up a bit, and as thedust begins to settle, those who

have a natural ability to see things be-fore they are clear to others will ob-serve certain rare but valuable oppor-tunities coming to the fore.Those whoknow a good thing when they see itwill have much to appreciate at thistime, as good things may well beeverywhere after the tumult subsides.

That which works for someonecharging ahead on his or her own thisweek is likely to be far more effectiveif a loved one — or good friend — isinvited to come along and take part inthe excitement. Indeed, a shared ex-perience is far more enjoyable in somany ways at this time.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) — Youmay enjoy a homecoming of sortsthat opens many doors for youwhile also giving you an increasedsense of security. (July 8-July 22)— You should be able to impress abig shot with what you accomplishon limited resources.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) — You’relikely to come up with one or twoideas that others are able to runwith. You’ll get the credit you de-serve. (Aug. 8-Aug. 22) — Excite-ment comes to you in many forms;when you least expect it, in fact,you are sure to be fired up.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) — Youshould be able to close the gap be-tween you and a rival this week. Heor she will have to learn somethingnew about you. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) —You may not know at first just howto include another in a very person-al project, but ultimately it will allwork out.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) — Some-one in charge is worried that you’renot working as quickly or efficient-ly as possible. You’re working on aplan that can pay off. (Oct. 8-Oct.22) — A period of dormancy isabout to begin, but it shouldn’t lastlong. You’ll be back in the swing ofthings soon.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) — Whyanyone should get preferential

treatment from you this week maybe a mystery, but a certain someonewill be in your good graces. (Nov. 8-Nov. 21) — You know how to say theright things at the right time — andyou’ll use this to your advantagemany times.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) —An unexpected challenge comesyour way. Make sure you know justwhat is being asked of you! (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) — You may be thinking toomuch about something that simplycannot be done; focus instead onthat which can and must be done!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) —You’ll get a taste of something thatsuits you very well, and you’ll wantto have more of it very soon. Seekopportunities this week. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) — You’ll have the chance toprove that you can play with the bigboys this week. A dream may cometrue.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) — Thequality of your work must not suf-fer because you are not enthusias-tic about the work you are as-signed. (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) — Takecare that you don’t expect others todo things in only one way; you canlearn from diversity and variety.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) —You’re learning from someone whois considered an expert in the field

— but very soon your accomplish-ments will rival his. (March 6-March 20) — Someone who hascaptured your attention will insiston deeper involvement before theweek is over.

ARIES (March 21-April 4) — Get-ting things done in the right orderthis week is as simple as “one, two,three,” and you know just where tostart — and when. (April 5-April19) — You’re looking far and widefor the answers that are, in actuali-ty, very close at hand. Let themcome to you!

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) —You’ll want to free yourself fromthe kinds of restraints that areholding others back. You feel thatyou are ready for something big!(May 6-May 20) — You have beenworking hard to avoid somethingthat can only lead to trouble — butsomeone else is working againstyou.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) — Youcan expect to feel less involved thisweek, for a number of reasons. Inthe end, you’ll realize you’re justwaiting your turn. (June 7-June 20)— You may not understand themessage that someone is trying tosend you; don’t get impatient!

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It’s fitting that the new record by SanFrancisco garage-rock artist Ty Segall isnamed Slaughterhouse because it’s unlikelyyou’ll hear an album this start-to-finishmeaty all year. It’s a four-course meal forpunk carnivores, along the lines of swim-ming in a delicious, piping-hot tub of extrachunky chili. It’s a feast for our famishedrock-and-roll souls.

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“Diddy Wah Diddy,” on the other hand,sputters and spirals past its boogie realmlike blues-rock on cocaine. And nearly two

minutes into the song, Segall decides tocrash the freight train into the water. “Whocares?” he shouts, before kicking up thefeedback and ending the tune, ratherabruptly. It feels spontaneous and raw, thesound of a group that still screws around inthe garage, drinking cheap beer and blast-ing punk rock through busted speakers.

It’s not a perfect record. “Fuzz War,” thefinal track, is noisy nothingness; it’s 10 min-utes of ponderous guitar noodling. Butoverall, Slaughterhouse contains barely anyfiller. Segall, the intrepid butcher, cuts us afine, juicy Porterhouse with only thefaintest traces of gristle. It’s a lean, raremeal that leaves you wanting more.

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The absolute end of the worldis a topic very rarely dealt with inmovies, mostly limited to ob-scure art-house flicks or austereSoviet science fiction films.

Mainstream apocalyptic cine-ma generally deals in storiesabout survivors grasping onto afaint, desperate hope, a reprievefrom the impending deaths or away to prevent the extinction

event altogether. Yet Seeking aFriend for the End of the World,the new end-of-the-world come-dy starring Steve Carell (CrazyStupid Love), has none of that.

Writer-director Lorene Sca-faria (Childrens Hospital), re-sponsible for writing the overlycutesy Nick and Norah’s Infi-nite Playlist, should be com-mended, then, for being ballsyenough to make the most main-stream movie about a very defi-nite apocalypse ever.

An opening montage estab-lishes Dodge (Carell) as a manwho has already given up hope.Hope that his runaway wife willever come back, hope that he’llfind love any time soon andhope that there’s salvation instore from a large asteroid on acollision course with earth.

In the midst of his final, mo-rose days, a young, emotionallyaddled neighbor Penny (KeiraKnightley, A DangerousMethod) stumbles into Dodge’slife, bringing with her a misfiledlove letter from Dodge’s highschool sweetheart.

When an uncontrollable riotbreaks out in the city, Dodge

decides to go off and reconnectwith his first love, draggingPenny along on the pretense offinding her a pilot to take herback to her parents in England.

The story then shifts, as youmay assume, into your standardroad trip yarn, albeit one tingedwith apocalyptic despair andspectacularly morbid humor. It’sunfortunate, then, that the tripdeflates the wickedly entertain-ing momentum of the first act.

Seeking a Friend for the Endof the World opens with such astunning assault of horrificgags that the shift into slower,more introspective filmmakingis quite jarring.

The slower second and thirdacts of the film aren’t helped byScafaria’s disappointingly rotedirection. The bland visual styleisn’t noticeable during the joke-a-minute opening, but it be-comes distracting during thelengthy road trip part of the film.

There’s something terriblydisheartening about the waythe movie was put together, as ifScafaria simply went alongchecking off story beats andyour standard rom-com tropesand cliches. Scenes have noreal rhythm or flow, just jump-ing from one conversation tothe next as the story dictates.

I have no doubt that the

screenplay for the movie ismagnificent — you can stillsee the brilliance and elo-quence of character beats de-spite the poor, hasty execu-tion — but this material iscrying out for a better inter-pretation, one with a fresher,more exciting and more dan-gerous spin on the story.

As it stands, Seeking a Friendfor the End of the World workslike gangbusters when it’sgoing for comedy. As a drama,the film falls flat, never quitepresenting its heart in a sincereor convincing way.

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City officials hope toexpand efforts to encouragebusiness growth beyondRoute 1 by renewing the city’sstatus as a sustainable com-munity next month.

While the state planningdepartment is still reviewingapplications to the SustainableCommunity program, astatewide community revitaliza-tion initiative, officials said theyare confident in their plan tostrengthen the city’s communi-

ties and attract and retain busi-ness in College Park.

Through membership in theprogram, the city can continueto apply for state grant moneyfor renewal projects, and cityofficials said they hope to pur-sue projects at the College ParkMetro Station and commercialareas beyond Route 1.

“The goal of the program isgenerally focused on creating asustainable community thatenables people to work near theirhomes, shop locally and so on,”Economic Development Coordi-nator Michael Stiefvater said.

Over the last decade, Stief-vater said the city has receivedabout eight grants throughthe program, which has about$4.5 million in funding to allo-cate each year.

Several students said they areexcited to see more areas of thecity receiving makeovers.

“It will be nice to see Col-lege Park look better aestheti-cally,” sophomore finance andinformation systems majorStanley Li said.

The city won a grant mostrecently in February for$75,000 to demolish three

vacant buildings on Route 1.Stiefvater said that projectshould take place within thenext six months to a year, buthe hopes to secure additionalfunding to begin projects in keyareas of the city, including theCollege Park Metro Station, theHollywood commercial districtand industrial areas near theCollege Park Airport.

Stiefvater said Route 1, asthe “main artery” of the city,would still be a priority inapplying for grants.

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their plan for housing, economicdevelopment and economic sus-tainability in the city and out-lined their focus for future fund-ing opportunities.

“We are most interested inproperty acquisition at this time,but there are a few other optionson the table,” Stiefvater said.

By carrying out this year’s ini-tiatives — demolition of vacantbuildings — officials said theyhope to make the city moreattractive to new business own-ers and build a strong foundationfor growth.

“[The buildings have] been

sitting there vacant, in somecases for quite a few years, sothere’s been issues having themdeveloped for a few reasons,”Stiefvater said. “We hope tomake it more appealing.”

Freshman Olin Akisoglu, whois enrolled in letters and sci-ences, said the city should con-tinue pushing economic sustain-ability, as he believes there ishigh demand for jobs in the area.

“Any expansion in the com-mercial sector would be great forthe community,” Akisoglu said.

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SWEET (WEB) REDEMPTION Alex MacRae knows a lot about pick-

ing up women. He may not lead with, “I studied engi-

neering at the University of Maryland,”always a winning line, but he doesknow that many things adults say canbe taken the wrong way if they are notconveyed with “energy and fun.”

MacRae, who gained YouTube famein 2007 after he made an informativeweb video on impressing the ladies foraskromeo.com, had a chance at re-demption Tuesday night on Tosh.0,but not before viewers had a chance tohear more of his advice.

Read more of Rashee RajKumar’s post on The Diamond-back’s news blog, Campus Drive.

This week, six current and former members of the Terps swimming and diving team may be thelast to represent the university in swimming at the Olympic trials. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

swam in the 100-meter back-stroke yesterday.

For Annie Fittin, a 2011alumnus who swam in the2008 trials and took this yearto train in between studentteaching, this year’s trials are“the final step in my swim-ming career.”

Like Koelle, Fittin beganswimming at about 7 years old,practicing twice a week until shegot acclimated to the sport.

“My parents made me tryall different sports,” Fittinsaid. “But I wasn’t very goodat anything else. I was clumsyand afraid of the ball. So Ichose swimming.”

As she grew up and trieddifferent sports, as well astheater, Fittin realized herpassion was swimming, andshe knew she wanted to be anOlympic swimmer.

Now, Fittin and her team-mates’ practice schedule ismuch more intense, with two-a-day practices three times aweek, in addition to liftingweights four times a week,dry land practices and a two-or three-hour practice on Sat-urdays, Fittin said.

“I’ve been training for as longas I can remember for Olympictrials, trying to accomplish thatone goal I set when I was reallylittle,” Fittin said.

More than 1,800 swimmerswho met the qualifying timesreleased by USA Swimmingare vying to make their ownOlympic goals come true thisyear. Up to 26 men and 26women — the top two swim-mers in each event, plus fourmore in the 100- and 400-meterevents — will go to London.

It won’t be easy. Americanswimmers hold more than aquarter of all world records,according to USA Swimming,and the person in a nearby

lane just might be MichaelPhelps or Natalie Coughlin.

“It’s going to be prettycrazy, but it’s just anothermeet,” Koelle said before tri-als. “We’re all there to swim.You don’t want to get dis-tracted by who’s in the lanenext to you or it will reallypsych you out. But it’s a greathonor to share the same poolwith some of the fastest swim-mers in the world.”

Instead of focusing on theswimmers in the pool, Koelleis challenging herself to stayout of her own way. It wouldbe easy to overthink things,with Saturday’s athleticsdeadline looming.

“For me, this is going to bemy last meet, and I could havehad another year,” Koelleadded. “So it’s kind of bitter-sweet, but it’s a great way togo out. We’re going to try togo out with a bang at trials.”

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Since joining the Terrapins in2008, Profit has been named tothree All-America teams andhas broken numerous programrecords. And although eachrecord was unique, assistanttrack and field coach RolandDesonier vividly remembersone in particular.

“At the NCAA Indoor Champi-onship, Kiani went into the 800 inseventh place,” Desonier said.“That girl came out of the pen-tathlon in second place. It was justamazing. She broke the schoolrecord for the pentathlon.”

Profit is perhaps best knownfor finishing the pentathlon 800meters in 2:09.67, a collegiaterecord.

But such marks were hardlyProfit’s proudest moments dur-ing her days in College Park.She said her greatest accom-plishment was coming backfrom a torn hamstring last year— an injury that kept her side-lined for the 2011 outdoor trackseason.

“Ever since she was little,she was never a quitter,” You-vet Profit said. “If she’sbehind, she’ll do all she can toget to the top.”

The difference betweenProfit and her competition? Anunrelenting focus and determi-nation. She said she never getsanxious or emotional about hermeets and takes everythingone day at a time.

Profit hasn’t always had such

a calm outlook, however.When she was a junior in

high school, she was preparingfor a race in which one of hercompetitors was dubbed thefavorite. Profit let the hypeaffect her nerves, and she fellover the first hurdle.

Her mother still has thevideotape, but Profit refuses towatch it.

“I don’t buy into the hypeanymore,” Profit said. “I don’tdwell on what other people aresaying.”

Profit does not believe indowntime. Desonier, who alsoserves as her throws coach,often has to force her to take aday off.

“Although she is small in size,Kiani is colossal in her heart,mind, strength and abilities,”said Assata Cowart, a Templealumna who is training daily withProfit in preparation for theOlympic trials.

If Profit achieves her long-time dream, she won’t simplybe known as a great collegeathlete. She’ll be anOlympian. She’ll be in thesame company as the greats:Gail Devers, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and, yes, even JoannaHayes.

“She’ll be sorely missed,”said Andrew Valmon, Profit’scollege coach and the 2012 U.S.Olympic track and field team’smen’s coach. “But she’s goingto move on to another chapterof her life. The sky is the limitwith her.”

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On April 29 — the last dayunderclassmen can declare forthe NBA Draft — Stoglinentered his name into the draftpool. A day later, the teamannounced that he, along withteammate Mychal Parker, hadbeen suspended one year for aviolation of the university’s stu-dent-athlete code of conduct.

Those events ended an up-and-down Terps career forStoglin. Though the explosiveguard averaged an ACC-best21.6 points per game — nearly12 points more than any otherplayer on the team — he wassometimes criticized, and evenbenched, for poor shot selec-tion and inadequate defense.

But even without the extrayear or two in college to honehis skills, Stoglin doesn’t thinkthe suspension will affect hisdraft stock.

“That’s what I initiallythought,” Stoglin said. “But Ibelieve that everything hap-pens for a reason, and I’mhappy in the situation I’m inright now.”

Aran Smith, the presidentand founder of NBADraft.net,said he hasn’t heard much buzzabout the former Terps guardpotentially being draftedtonight.

“If he returned [to theTerps], he would’ve had achance to better his stock,”Smith said. “But I don’t reallythink that much hurt his draftstock. I don’t think his draftstock was all that high to

begin with.”The reasons for the per-

ceived lack of interest fromNBA teams, Smith said, areconcerns about his size andinability to play the point guardposition. Though he’s listed at6-foot-1, Stoglin spent most ofhis Terps career off the ball,serving more as a scorer thanfacilitator.

Last season, Stoglin aver-aged more than 16 shotattempts and fewer than twoassists per game.

“He’s more of a scoringthreat than he is a lead guard.He’s not viewed as that big-timetalent that you can allow to takeover the scoring load,” Smithsaid. “He’s not viewed as beinga complete guard at this point.”

Stoglin, though, does notbuy into those concerns. He

believes that his penchant forvolume scoring and low assisttotals were simply products ofhis team last season, not anoverall representation of him asa player.

“I’m a point guard, to thefullest,” Stoglin said. “It makesme upset that people try tolabel me as a 2-guard when I’mbarely 6-foot. I can score, but Ialso can pass; I just never hadthe opportunity in college toshow my passing abilitybecause of the situation wewere in last year. I wasrecruited as a point guard, andI’ve been a point guard mywhole life.”

He said teams have takennotice, too. Stoglin has workedout for 10 NBA franchises —the New Orleans Hornets, Mil-waukee Bucks, Philadelphia

76ers and Utah Jazz, amongothers — and he said he’sreceived “positive feedback”from each of them.

“The teams that worked meout, they brought me in for areason,” Stoglin said. “Theytell me that they see my versa-tility, see how my first year[with the Terps] I could passand how I had to score my sec-ond year, so I did that. They saythey want to see my game, andthat’s why they want to bringme in because they want to seewhat kind of person I am.”

Of course, Stoglin under-stands there’s still a strongchance he won’t get draftedtonight. Most industry projec-tions, including Smith’s latestmock draft, don’t have theguard going anywhere in thedraft’s two rounds.

Either way, though, Stoglinwill have options. If he goesundrafted, he’ll have theopportunity to play in a sum-mer league with hopes oflatching on to a roster beforethe start of the season. Hecould also play overseas for afew years and try to come backto the NBA later.

But right now, Stoglin isn’tthinking about what could hap-pen if he doesn’t get picked,and he’s hardly concerned withwhat could’ve happened had henot been suspended.

He’s just patiently waiting tohear his name called.

“I bring playmaking to ateam, passion, I play my rolewell and I bring a lot of heart,”Stoglin said. “That’s all I got.”

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America — something thathad never been accomplishedbefore for the Terps.

“I would like to congratulateErik and thank him for the jobhe has done in laying a foun-dation for success over thepast three years,” AthleticDirector Kevin Anderson saidin a release.

Michigan mutually partedways with former coach RichMaloney on May 22 after Mal-oney’s 10th season in AnnArbor, Mich. He led theWolverines to the Big TenTournament seven times and

the NCAA Tournament fourconsecutive times, but theirlast appearance came in 2008.

“Coach Bakich is regardedas one of the top recruitersand developers of talent in col-legiate baseball,” MichiganAthletic Director Dave Bran-don said in the release. “Hisleadership and enthusiasmwill be critical in restoring ourbaseball program to a champi-onship level.”

Bakich was also instru-mental in numerousupgrades to Bob “Turtle”Smith Stadium, obtainingnew uniforms, renovating thelocker room and an indoorpitching and hitting facilitylocated beyond left field.

But seemingly the mostimportant aspect of Bakich asthe Terps’ coach was the mind-set he instilled in his players.He led with a mantra of“believe” and had “Omaha” —the site of the College WorldSeries — stitched into the backof all the players’ hats. TheTerps repeatedly said theythought they had the talent andattitude to advance deep intothe NCAA Tournamentdespite a 40-year absence.

Some of his players took toTwitter yesterday to expresstheir disappointment.

“Don’t know what to thinksince Coach Bakich just leftMaryland…” utility infielderAndrew Amaro tweeted less

than 10 minutes after theannouncement.

Former Terp and currentBaltimore Orioles minorleague pitcher Sander Beckwrote on his account: “Lovemy teammates. Hope to seeyou all back in the fall. Now isthe time to stick together.Just another challenge toconquer.”

“While we’re sorry to seeErik go, we are confident wecan bring in someone who willrepresent our values at Mary-land and who can continue thepositive momentum we havebuilt in our program,” Ander-son said.

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Erik Bakich (left) accepted the head coaching position at Michigan yesterday. He built a reputation as a strong recruiterduring his three years in College Park, and helped the Terps to an 11-1 start last season. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

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Academic teams announced Three Terrapins baseball players and five Terrapins

men’s lacrosse players garnered All-ACC Academichonors this week. To read more, visit TerrapinTrail.com.Sports

TRACK AND FIELD

After breaking records,Profit aims for London

BY JENNY PAULSONFor The Diamondback

When Kiani Profit was 14years old, her uncle, Junior,gave her a newspaper clippingwith a photo of an overjoyedJoanna Hayes. Hayes had justwon the 100-meter hurdlesand was about to take homethe gold medal at the 2004Summer Olympics in Athens,Greece. Junior crossed outHayes’ name and wrote,“Kiani Profit.”

Profit has had that pictureon her wall ever since. It’sserved as a constant reminderof where she hopes to be, ofthe Olympic success she aimsto achieve.

“That newspaper articlewas her inspiration,” said You-vet Profit, Kiani’s mother.“Kiani wanted to be like her.”

Profit, who enjoyed arecord-breaking Terrapins

track and field career the pastfour seasons, will get thatchance this weekend whenshe competes in the hep-tathlon at the 2012 Olympictrials in Eugene, Ore.

Of course, the Pasadena,Calif., native is no stranger toOlympic competition. She vis-ited Russia with the USAJunior Youth World team as ateenager, and was named Ath-lete of the Year as a senior atJohn Muir High School. Profitalso finished third at the Cali-fornia state high school meetin the 300-meter hurdles — animpressive mark consideringCalifornia is widely consid-ered a hotbed for sprinters.

“She’s a legend out here inPasadena, but she doesn’t letthat get to her head,” YouvetProfit said. “She’s very hum-ble and down to earth.”

Heptathlete set for Olympic trials

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Heptathlete Kiani Profit will compete at the Olympic trials inEugene, Ore., this weekend. JENNY PAULSON/FOR THE DIAMONDBACK

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Stoglin awaits NBA DraftDespite projections, former Terps guard says he expects to get drafted

BY JOSH VITALESenior staff writer

On March 21, TerrellStoglin posted 35 characters tohis Twitter account that surelyexcited a Terrapins men’s bas-ketball fanbase desperate foran NCAA Tournament berth.

“Back for another seasonTerpnation!”

After a rough season underfirst-year coach Mark Tur-geon, Stoglin — and a nation-ally ranked recruiting class —seemed poised to help endthe Terps’ two-year postsea-son drought.

But three months later,Stoglin isn’t in College Parkgetting workouts in at Com-cast Center. He isn’t preparingfor his junior season with theTerps in his hometown of Tuc-son, Ariz., either.

Instead, Stoglin is at theImpact Basketball Academyin Los Angeles, trainingalongside other NBA Draftprospects in the hopes ofhearing his name called at thePrudential Center in Newark,N.J., tonight.

“My expectations are veryhigh,” Stoglin told The Dia-mondback Monday. “I’vebeen getting great feedbackfrom the teams, and I expectto get drafted.”

While it was clear Stoglinhad planned throughout hisTerps career to one day enterthe NBA Draft, few could haveexpected it would come thisearly. Though he flirted withthe idea following last sea-son’s 17-15 finish, Stoglin ulti-mately decided he wouldreturn for another seasonunder Turgeon.

That soon changed.

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Guard Terrell Stoglin has worked out for 10 NBA teams and said he feels confident he’ll be selectedduring the NBA Draft tonight. He led the ACC in scoring last season. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK