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Our 102ND Year, No. 26THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPERThursday, October 6, 2011

Univ. debates UMB merger in forumFinal Board of Regents report due to General Assembly by Dec. 15

BY YASMEEN ABUTALEBSenior staff writer

Members of the university com-munity were presented yesterdaywith their first opportunity to weighin on a potential merger betweenthis campus and the University ofMaryland, Baltimore at a forumhosted by university administrators.

About 90 people — fewer than10 of which were university stu-dents — gathered in Stamp Stu-dent Union to ask questions andgive input to university officials onthe proposed merger. Officialsfrom both institutions will ulti-mately submit a summary of theirstudies to the Board of Regents,which will then be presented tothe state General Assembly inDecember. Officials said yester-day the input of students, facultyand staff will be vital in deciding tomove forward with a merger.

Comments and questionsranged from faculty pledging their

support to students questioningthe potential impact on their educa-tional experience and financialexpenses. University PresidentWallace Loh hosted and moderatedthe forum while Provost AnnWylie, Vice President for Univer-sity Relations Brodie Remingtonand Office of Technology Commer-cialization Director Gayatri Varma— all of whom chair merger taskforces — fielded questions posedthroughout the forum.

After University System of Mary-land officials developed a study,which was approved by the boardin June, the state’s top higher edu-cation officials created four taskforces to study the impact of amerger on areas such as educationand research, financial costs andbenefits for both universities, tech-nology transfer, promotingresearch commercialization and

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City Council voicesopposition to Rt. 1apartment complexBook Exchange high-rise will clashwith downtown area, officials say

BY LAUREN KIRKWOODStaff writer

The College Park CityCouncil voiced its oppositionTuesday night to a studentapartment complex proposedto be built over the MarylandBook Exchange, arguing thebuilding would not comple-ment the surrounding proper-ties and character of theneighborhood.

At Tuesday’s meeting,many council membersexpressed concern that thedevelopment — situated on2.71 acres on the corner ofRoute 1 and College Avenue— would not mesh with thecity’s vision for the future ofRoute 1, as outlined in theRoute 1 Sector Plan. Althoughthe proposed five-story build-ing would bring 341 units ofstudent housing — more than1,000 additional off-campusbeds — near the campus,

council members said it willnot match the Old Town Col-lege Park area.

“When you look at this ...building and compare it withthe surrounding residencesand the surrounding commu-nity, to say that this is not inviolation — in opposition — tothe intent of the sector plan is,quite frankly, ridiculous,” Dis-trict 4 Councilman MarcusAfzali said. “I think there’sbeen an absolute lack of a trueattempt to work with the com-munity on this.”

This proposal, put forth bylocal developer and univer-sity alumnus Ilya Zusin inJuly 2010, is the first to comeunder the new sector plan —a set of guidelines and stan-dards for development alongthe downtown College Parkroad — that the PrinceGeorge’s County Council

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With 11 bills, SGA still sees almost no debateLegislators unanimously approvedevery bill that came before body

BY LEAH VILLANUEVASenior staff writer

While last week’s 11 pro-posed SGA bills ended a three-week dry spell in the body’slegislation, last night’s meet-ing came and went withoutdebate, and legislators unani-mously approved every billthat went before the body.

There were only a fewslight differences of opinionduring the Student Govern-ment Association’s weeklymeeting yesterday. Whilesome legislators said thismeans the organization iseffectively hammering out anycontention during weeklymandated committee meet-ings, Speaker of the Legisla-ture Carson McDonald saidthis seeming indifference to

the voting is contrary to thebody’s duties as legislators;they were not elected intooffice to passively pass bills,he said.

“I think what the legislatorsneed to understand is thatwhen there are bills on thetable, you need to stick up foryour constituencies,” McDon-ald said. “If you’re not going tostick up for your constituen-cies and just pass and this andthis like it’s not a really bigdeal, then you need to con-sider whether you’re reallythe right person for the job.”

During last night’s meet-ing, there was one abstentionfrom the vote on a resolutionto support the College ParkBoys and Girls Club and two

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The Student Government Association held its first meetingchock-full of bills last night. GARY CHEN/THE DIAMONDBACK

Knox Box apartments burglarized in recent weeks

University President Wallace Loh spoke yesterday at aforum on merging this university and the University ofMaryland, Baltimore. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK

After several break-ins, management emails residents on safety issuesBY ERIN EGAN

Staff writer

After four or five Knox Boxes were bro-ken into during the past two weeks, resi-dents are doing everything from double-checking their doors are secure at night tobuying dogs to ward off unwanted visitors.

Although Prince George’s County PoliceDepartment District 1 Commander HectorVelez said burglaries such as these arefairly common, the incidents promptedproperty manager Gosia Sylla to send anemail to residents Monday entitled “Break-ins! URGENT!” It detailed safety tips and

procedures that residents should take —such as deadbolting doors at night andlocking windows — and Sylla wrote thatKnox management would like to organize ameeting during which residents meet withthe “City of College Park police depart-ment,” which does not exist.

Velez said while police are currentlyinvestigating each case, they do not haveany suspects and county police did not havemore information available on the incidents.Knox Box officials declined to comment.

“We’re in the process of investigatingand developing leads, but we don’t havemuch in the way of suspect information,”

Velez said. “At this point, we’re trying topiece things together and see if there’s atrend. All these break-ins may be linked,but they also may not be linked.”

Police said some break-ins have not beenanything out of the ordinary — stolen lap-tops and game consoles.

Camden Kent, a junior economics majorand Knox Box resident, said several of hisbelongings were stolen out of his apart-ment two weeks ago. His laptop, Xbox,power cables and backpack were reportedmissing after a party at his residence Sept.

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Serving up hopeColleges Against Cancer members cook

dinner for patients undergoing chemotherapy

BY LAUREN HICKSStaff writer

Donning pajama pantsand night shirts, membersof Colleges Against Cancercooked eggs, bacon,sausage and waffles yester-day evening for cancerpatients currently battlingchemotherapy.

Camilla Yanushevsky, whoorganized the event, pushedto expand the program thissemester from a yearly eventto a bimonthly program toallow university students toforge stronger bonds withthe patients at the BaltimoreHope Lodge — a free placefor cancer patients to stay

while receiving treatmentfrom The Johns HopkinsHospital or other area med-ical facilities.

“The first time I went Ireally thought it would bedepressing and that therewould be people with no hair,but people were really opti-mistic and friendly,” saidYanushevsky, a sophomorefinance major who serves asthe university chapter of Col-leges Against Cancer’s advo-cacy chairwoman. “[TheHope Lodge] really means alot to me. I really want to tryand make sure everythingruns perfectly.”

Admittance into the HopeLodge is need-based, and

preference is given to thosewho are struggling finan-cially or who are living in alocation far from Johns Hop-kins. The home providesfree shuttle service to thehospital but does not servefree food — which is one ofthe many reasons why it’simportant to cook meals forthe lodge’s residents, Yanu-shevsky said.

“Everyone wants somecompany. They really likemeeting new people. Whenyou go through therapy yougo through the same routineand see the same people,”said Yanushevsky. “When

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Several Knox Boxes were broken into in the past two weeks, prompting a property manager to send an email to residents. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

Knox Box residents were reminded to keep their doorssafely locked at night. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

25, he said.In response, Kent and his

roommates said they bought adog for protection.

“Manny’s still a puppy,” Kentsaid of the new dog. “He’s notbig and scary yet like we wanthim to be.”

Two students, Alan and DanAiken, both seniors, camehome Sunday morning to theirKnox Box apartment to find anunknown Marine sleeping ontheir couch, the brothers toldNBC Washington. The 20-year-old Marine told police he hadbeen celebrating his birthdayand thought he had fallenasleep in his own home.

“I don’t think he even lived in

the area,” Velez said. “I thinkhe was just that intoxicated.”

Velez added police do notthink the Marine had intendedto steal any of the residents’belongings.

“It’s not unusual, especiallydealing with a college town,”Velez said. “A lot of times peo-ple have other people over, andthey see something they like orsomething they want, and theycome back two days later andtake it.”

Several residents said thebreak-ins have not causedthem any extra anxiety.

“We’re not scared, so much;it’s more worried,” Kent said.“I don’t think anyone wouldcome in with the intention ofharming us; they just want tosteal our stuff. I’m pretty sureit’s college students stealing

this stuff, but it is supercreepy.”

Other Knox Box residentssaid they will continue toensure their apartments aresecure at night.

“You just have to make sureyou leave everything locked,”said senior animal sciencemajor Eugene Skinner.

Skinner, who lives in a KnoxBox basement, that he wouldlike the incidents to be thor-oughly investigated and forKnox Box officials to do moreabout the incidents than justsending emails to residents.

“It would give me morepeace of mind, though, if therewas more being done to pre-vent more of the seriouscrimes, like these,” he said.

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approved in June 2010.City Planning Director Terry

Schum said this proposal hasbeen a challenge for Zusin underthe sector plan’s new guidelines.

“We’re in a position right nowwhere we’ve been unable to havea meeting of the minds, to reachagreement on some of the issuesof most concern to us,” she said.“We find that we can’t recom-mend approval or even approvalwith conditions.”

According to city documents,the plan will go before the PrinceGeorge’s County PlanningBoard on Nov. 3. Although thefinal decision will be left up to thecounty, the city council’s recom-mendation usually carriesweight. The council will formallyvote to either support or opposethe proposal at Oct. 11’s meeting.

Representatives from AxiomEngineering Design — whopresented the plan to the councilTuesday night — made theircase nonetheless, saying in addi-tion to complying with the sur-rounding architecture, thebuilding will also be environ-mentally friendly.

“For the building overall,we’re seeking, at a minimum,LEED Silver, and as it lookslike we’re close to LEED Goldcertification, we’ll do our verybest to get to that level as well,”said Adam Morman, an Axiomsenior landscape architect.

However, some city councilmembers maintained this is ex-actly what will set the buildingapart so drastically.

“I don’t see how you can lookat a place where people live, beit fraternity buildings, sororitybuildings or a building adjacentto a church where only five peo-ple live on the entire block, andnot call that residential,” Dis-trict 1 Councilman Patrick Wo-jahn said.

Senior City Planner ElisaVitale said during the meet-ing that Saint Andrew’s Epis-copal Church, the Old TownCivic Association and theEpiscopal Student Centerhave also voiced their opposi-tion to the proposal.

“The community expressedthat they were not in favor of un-dergraduate housing at that lo-cation as the primary use,”Schum said.

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A panel of university administrators takes questions from the university community on the potential merger of this cam-pus with the University of Maryland, Baltimore at a forum in Stamp Student Union yesterday. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK

you enter with food andeverything, it really means alot to them.”

At yesterday’s event, about10 students dined with thenearly 30 dinner guests,bonding over everythingfrom their majors to collegefootball to their involvementin Colleges Against Cancer.

“One of the girls came andsat with us, and we were talk-ing to her and her mom is abreast cancer survivor,” saidDolores Norton, a HopeLodge caretaker. “It’s nice totalk to the young people, andsee what they are doing.”

Colleges Against Cancerfunded the event through on-campus bake sales and otherfundraising events to purchasethe ingredients necessary tocook a complete breakfast inthe span of a few hours.

“People do get excitedabout it around here,” Norton

said. “The buzz was ‘heythere is a dinner tonight.”’

Many residents said theyenjoyed the students’ com-pany and are looking forwardto more frequent visits thisyear — except for one.

“I don’t like hanging aroundyoung people,” resident Kath-leen Norton said, jokingly. “Iwant to hang around old peo-ple so I look young.”

And many at the HopeLodge said they enjoyed eat-ing breakfast for dinner.

“The waffles were reallygood,” said Dolores Norton.“It’s what I would have madeif I were making breakfast fora group of people.”

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University of Maryland School of Medicine neurology professorRichard Macko addresses the panel; he was one of about 90attendees at yesterday’s forum. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK

national reputation and com-petitiveness.

State Senate President MikeMiller, who originally proposedmerging the two institutions inJanuary, said because the uni-versities have complimentaryand non-competing programs, amerger could propel this univer-sity to another level of researchand education.

“The students will benefit interms of stature, for onething,” Miller said. “It’s a mat-ter of prestige, but it’s also amatter of obtaining federaldollars because many of theseresearch grants require col-laborative work between [dif-ferent departments].”

But Donald Langenberg, aformer university system chan-cellor who also served as chan-cellor of the University of Illinoisafter two of its campusesmerged in 1982, warned univer-sity officials that complicationscan arise from bringing togethertwo large institutions.

“It is possible to merge two

such different institutions, but itain’t easy and there are a lot ofquestions you probably can’tthink of right now that will comeup,” he said. “The cultures ofthose institutions are enor-mously different. I would guessto accomplish a true merger insuch a situation, it will takesomething between one andtwo decades. This is a lifetimeproject for a lot of people atthese institutions.”

Many of the university’s topadministrators — includingSchool of Public Health DeanRobert Gold, kinesiologyChairman Brad Hatfield andpublic policy school Dean DonKettl — threw their supportbehind the proposal, notingtheir respective departmentswould greatly benefit from col-laboration with graduate pro-grams at UMB.

“If you look at strategic loca-tions of both campuses, criticalissues lie in boundaries of disci-plines we both work in,” Kettlsaid. “The combined institutionshave the potential to be an in-credible research powerhouse.Merging would be a vast benefitto both of our campuses.”

Students at the forum said itwas important for both under-graduate and graduate studentsto engage in discussions sur-rounding the merger, given howgreatly it could impact both re-search and education.

“I’m a little disappointed[with the student turnout] be-cause I do feel like it’s a bigissue affecting the campus, so Iwould think a lot of studentswould definitely be more inter-ested in what’s going on,” soph-omore biology major DavidLieb said. “There’s so much tobe gained from potential re-search opportunities, pre-pro-fessional programs and collabo-rations between various depart-ments. There are challenges,but potential gains would makeit worthwhile.”

While Langenberg declinedto say whether he favored amerger, he said it’s importantfor the university to considermultiple options to advance in-novation and research.

“It’s striking how rapidchange has become; the pace isgoing very, very quickly,” hesaid after the forum. “There’s aneed to prepare students for

lives and careers that will be re-markably different 10 yearsfrom now than they are now.”

Although Loh has yet to takea public stance on the merger,he said investment in higher ed-ucation could do more than justexpand educational opportuni-ties for students and faculty — itcould also lift the state out of aneconomic recession.

“I don’t think there’s anyproject worth undertaking un-less it’s big, dramatic and com-plex,” Loh said at the forum.“This is a very significant issuefor the state regardless of howit comes out. These are diffi-cult, challenging times, and yet,what’s going to pull this stateout of a recession and this na-tion out of economic downturnis more investment in researchand education.”

The Board of Regents willhost forums both on this cam-pus and in Baltimore at the endof the month. Once it compiles afinal report, which will includefeedback from these forums,the board will submit it to theGeneral Assembly by Dec. 15.

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Provost Ann Wylie answers merger inquiries from the audience,which consisted of few students. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK

“It’s nice to talkto the youngpeople, and seewhat they aredoing.”

DOLORES NORTONHOPE LODGE CARETAKER

W e all own cell phones,maybe even two. We buyappliances and gadgets tostay constantly “plugged

in.” We buy cars, jewelry and musicalinstruments. What do all these thingshave in common? They are all made ofcopper. But to most people, that little factdoesn’t mean much.

I am a consumer, but, like almosteveryone else, I am rarely a consciousconsumer. I do not usually know how myfood is grown, where my clothes aresewn or what materials go into the prod-ucts I buy. I am aware of my consumeroblivion, but too often I am unaware ofthe greater impact my purchases haveon the environment, the land and thegreater world population.

However, last semester, while study-ing abroad in Thailand, I became awareof what I now call “the consumer’s con-flict.” I stayed in a village called HuayMuang, located in the northeast region.Villagers have been living in the area formore than 130 years, primarily farmingcassava, fruit trees and rice. The land-

scape is beautifully green with fertilefarmland and rolling hills in the back-ground.

Huay Muang lies at the base of amountain containing one of the richestcopper reserves on the globe, andPuthep Mining Company is trying toopen the first copper mine in Thailand onthis untapped source. However, villagershave been fighting against opening themine for more than 15 years, becausethis mountain not only provides food andfarmland for the villagers but is also tiedto their religious and cultural life.

While in Huay Muang, I learned theconsequences a mine would have on thenatural environment, both in terms of itsbeauty and resourcefulness. Mines dam-age land surfaces and pollute water

sources. The disposal of mine waste andthe processing of the extracted mineralalso have destructive environmentalimpacts that are felt many miles awayfrom the mine site. If a copper mineopened next to Huay Muang, many largeholes would be dug into the mountainand subsequent consequences woulddestroy the villagers’ physical health,livelihoods and way of life.

However, as I stood in solidarity withthe villagers’ fight against the coppermine, I realized the ironic contradictions.Even as villagers fought against themine, each family owned at least one cellphone partially made out of copper.Beyond the village, my own consumerdemands for electronics and so manyother goods created this need for a cop-per mine in the first place.

Huay Muang is just one example of avillage whose people are threatened bythe consumer habits that many of thempartake in themselves. Copper is justone example of a natural resource weuse every day while hardly consideringthe wider implications on people and the

environment. The reality is that thisoccurs around the world impacting peo-ple we don’t even know exist.

I became sympathetic to villagers’fight in Huay Muang because I formedpersonal relationships while staying intheir homes. I still hope for the preserva-tion of their health and way of life. But Iwonder, do I feel the same sympathy forpeople affected by mining if I have notmet them? I don’t always, but I should.

When we become aware of the eco-logical consequences our purchaseshave thousands of miles away, ourchoices as consumers become moredifficult. How do we reconcile our con-sumer demands as humans with ourconcern and care for our fellowhumans’ well-being? I still have troublebeing a conscious consumer, but I knowthat if I keep this consumer’s conflict inmind, it forces me to think about mychoices with every purchase I make.

Jennifer Schwarz is a senior environmen-tal science and policy major. She can bereached at schwarz@umdbk.com.

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Andrew McMahon (of Jack’sMannequin and SomethingCorporate) sings: “I wannahear some music, now that

they’re driving us all underground,” soI’m here to offer some music while wedo just that. The lyrics of many indie popsongs illustrate a disturbing problemamong young adults — our failure toseparate ourselves from a collectivemindset formed during these four years.

College is this intense island wherepriorities are skewed for better or forworse — frequently the latter. We startoff as bright-eyed freshmen ready tobegin a new chapter of our lives filledwith hopes, dreams and awe at our new-found independence. Pretty soon, wedevolve into sleep-deprived, consistentlyhungover creatures who, at best, arestressed to the max, and at worst, areactually a little insane. Not exactly theisland in the sun Weezer promised us.

It’s easy to forget that in the real world,we will not spend Tuesday nights pray-ing our glasses won’t shatter from vibrat-ing off the shelves because of the deafen-

ing music coming from the party on thefloor above. It’s easy to believe we’llnever get more than four hours of sleepbecause of the five-page paper dueWednesday, the friend of a friend’s 21stbirthday we just couldn’t miss or theracket from the screeching of three firealarms that all decided to break at 3 a.m.on the same night.

We quickly forget anything outsidethe four years and battered walls of uni-versity life even exists. We have valuesand beliefs when we arrive here — theymay not be the ones we want to, or evenshould, hang onto for the rest of ourlives, but we have them. Then, as soon aswe enter these beer-stained halls weembrace … nothing.

Sure, in 1960s student-activist fashion,we take up various causes: boycottingMcDonald’s for its cruelty to animals,pushing to change our janitorial suppli-ers, requesting healtheir food in the din-ing halls. But what exactly do we standfor? It’s much more popular to stand fornothing than for something, to merelygo with the flow and agree with every-

one, rather than actually stand out. Wego with what keeps us with the crowdbecause it’s easier that way. “Band-wagon’s full,” Patrick Stump of Fall OutBoy sings to us. “Please catch another.”

Newsflash: In the general population,it is not normal to drink your way into theground any given night you can do so.People don’t actually sleep with what-ever moving being is closest to them.Socialism isn’t going to work — the9,000th time is not the charm (as theEuropean Union can explain to you rightabout now). Legalizing marijuana is not a“sensible drug policy.” Atheism is not abelief system, it is a lack of one.

These “beliefs” illustrate one of themost ridiculous trends of college life —choosing to throw your support behind

an idea because it’s considered the “it”position. Following a religion (or a lack ofone) is something you do because youtruly believe in it, not because yourfriends are doing it or because it is toohard to stand up for the morals, laws andvalues that religion requires of us.

“I was trying so hard to fit in, fit in” JonForeman of Switchfoot sings. “Until Ifound out I don’t belong here.” Maybebeliefs and value systems forged on ourown don’t actually belong in college;maybe we aren’t that advanced yet. Ormaybe more people need to take it uponthemselves to change the culture of col-lege so they do belong.

Hopefully, this elusive real worldreally does exist, and its inhabitants areable to form their own opinions. Butmaybe, as John Mayer sings, “there’s nosuch thing as the real world,” and we’llbe stuck here in this whirlwind of moralrelativism forever.

Laura Frost is a junior government andpolitics and journalism major. She can bereached at frost@umdbk.com.

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Addressing the consumer’s conflict

As University President Wallace Loh sees it, his administration’s recentrelease of a report investigating alleged workplace abuse should beenough to extinguish the complaints of disgruntled employees that haveemerged across the campus during the last several months.

But to a bevy of others — employees and their representative organizations, stu-dent groups and this editorial board — Loh’s acceptance and implementation of thegroup’s report constitutes a disingenuous attempt toaddress the workers’ concerns.

Instead of acknowledging that systemic shortcomingshave led to hostile work environments in which universityemployees are consistently mistreated, Loh’s administra-tion has compiled a laundry list of tangential changes thatfail to address the most basic complaint: Supervisors mis-treat their employees without consequence.

Provost Ann Wylie’s investigation began this summer inresponse to three anonymous letters, purportedly submit-ted by Facilities Management employees, which com-plained of sexual harassment, discrimination, a lack of pro-motional opportunities and an inability to register complaints without fear of retri-bution. One letter even alleged that Facilities Management managers have createda workplace similar to a “Nazi camp” and a “plantation.”

Wylie’s resulting report highlights nine recommendations to be implemented intwo university departments — Facilities Management and Resident Life. A few ofthese suggestions, such as expansion of work-related ESL program classes and areexamination of the department’s Fair Treatment Guidelines, will perhapsimprove the day-to-day experience of employees.

But other recommendations seem difficult to enforce, and one proposal — theimplementation of “Pillars (Building Great Supervisors)” — is downright ridicu-lous. The program, a four-day training event, is expected to cost nearly $437,000over the course of two years and will teach supervisors and managers importantlessons. Perhaps managers will be taught that it’s not acceptable to call a subordi-nate “boy,” or that referring to a translator as “a hot little thing” doesn’t foster a pos-itive work environment — real complaints made by university employees.

People in leadership positions who mistreat their employees to this degreeshould be fired, not sent to “staff relations” class. By its very nature, continuing to

employ such supervisors enables a fear of retribution to permeate the workplace.Already, at least one member of Loh’s administration knows too well what can hap-pen when supervisors retaliate against their employees.

Robert Specter, appointed this summer as vice president of administrativeaffairs, is in charge of implementing the report’s recommendations. But in 2003,Specter — then a VP at Oregon State University — was a co-defendant in a lawsuit

filed by a former employee, who said OSU officials didn’trenew his contract in retaliation for his claims of racial dis-crimination.

According to The Seattle Times, an all-white jury agreed,and the plaintiff was awarded $332,251 in damages. Specterwas long gone when the jury reached its verdict — he took aposition with Baruch College nearly four months before theAugust 2003 decision was reached.

Although Specter was not directly penalized, this editorialboard is left to question the wisdom of directing him to see areport that is all smoke and mirrors. While it spends a greatdeal of effort refuting the allegations in those letters, it

seems to ignore other complaints that point to widespread problems in FacilitiesManagement and other parts of the university.

Specter, Wylie and Loh shouldn’t have to look far to see this problem is more wide-spread than the report admits. The Black Faculty and Staff Association has hostedseveral forums for employees to discuss grievances. It conducted an anonymoussurvey of Facilities Management employees that uncovered a broad array of com-plaints, which the group compiled into a “Worker’s Rights Report” and submitted toLoh in May. The Diamondback published a guest column on Sept. 27 by a disgrun-tled former facility coordinator in the languages, literatures and cultures school; oth-ers have contacted us alleging problems at the College of Computers, Math and Nat-ural Sciences and calling for a campus-wide forum to discuss staff issues.

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. The quantity and sincerity of complaints indi-cates there are many more workplace problems on the campus than those outlinedin the three anonymous letters addressed by Wylie’s report. If the administrationwants to make small changes to stamp out small fires, perhaps every disgruntledworker should submit an anonymous letter.

That would really give Loh, Wylie and Specter something to sweat over.

Staff editorial

Our ViewThe administration’s report

on the alleged workplaceabuse is an inadequate

response that will do little tosolve the root problems.

A soundtrack for conformity

Yesterday’s staff editorial“Redesigning McKeldin” is right onthe mark. As you correctly state, agoal of the project is to determinehow McKeldin Library can be moreinviting to the entire universitycommunity. Although some aspectsof the needs assessment will targetthe needs of undergraduate stu-dents (the heaviest users of thebuilding), we’re also involving grad-uate students and faculty, who alsoneed and value library spaces andservices. Additionally, our inter-view samples will include individu-als beyond the walls of the library.We’ll observe students’ studyhabits in non-library locations.We’ll ask what they need to succeed— whether inside a library or not.This broad-based input will helpinform a better redesign.

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I can only imagine how African-American studies students felt whenthe Osama Eshera’s Sept. 28 column“Remember, remember the Irvine11” compared the 1960s civil rightsmovement to the ridiculous interrup-tions of Israeli Ambassador MichaelOren at the University of California,Irvine. Perhaps the jury did go toofar in their punishments of these stu-dents — who could endure adreaded probation — but thosechildish and nonproductive methodsof protest cannot compare to whathappened here in the 1960s.

As a liberal Jew, I am split betweenensuring the safety of a homeland formy people and securing a true statefor Palestinians. Many actions takenby the Israeli government — particu-larly those by current Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu — have beenborderline outrageous. Israel wasformed following human rights atroc-ities against the Jewish people, andnow it seems Israel condones the vio-lation of Palestinians’ rights, albeit ona much smaller scale. I supportpeaceful protests in favor of a Pales-tinian state, and I would stand along-side Palestinians in such a protest.But what happened at Irvine wasjuvenile, if not counterproductive.

Let us not forget when IranianPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejadspoke at Columbia University in 2007.I don’t think I need to elaborate on thecontroversies of every single thingthis man has said or done. Yet, asidefrom occasional boos, the students atColumbia were calm and profes-sional, if not laughing in their seats.

The bottom line is, if we are tomake any progress on anything —Middle East peace, tax reform orimmigration law — we need to avoidhyperbole and false comparisons. Weneed to avoid isolating demographicgroups and increasing tension. Mygrandfather didn’t get incarceratedwith Martin Luther King Jr. for heck-ling Strom Thurmond during aspeech; they were reciting Psalm 23in a public space. This is what I’d liketo see from Palestinian activists —peaceful readings of the Quran, oneof the most beautiful pieces of litera-ture ever written. What the “Irvine11” did was not unorthodox, unlessthe methods of a fifth grader could beconsidered unorthodox. Those stu-dents were no John Lewis, but I suredo wish we could soon see a Palestin-ian John Lewis.

JOHN SALTZMANJUNIOR

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) —You have much to look forwardto, but take care that you’re notso focused on the future thatyou ignore what is going onright now.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —Many do what you are doingmerely for their own short-term enjoyment — but you’redoing it for someone else, andfor long-term gains.

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Unlike most events in thearea, the AFI Latin AmericanFilm Festival has its fingers onthe pulse of Latin Americanculture. Now midway throughits 22nd iteration, festival plan-ner Todd Hitchcock sharedsome of his favorite films inthis year’s lineup and screenedthe movies for this writer.

Country MusicCountry Music, a collabora-

tion between writer/directorAlberto Fuguet (Se arrienda)and film students from Van-derbilt University, has its fairshare of problems. The film’slow budget often bleeds overinto its aesthetic — scenesare poorly lit and the jitteri-ness in the camera feels morelike poor mounting than any-thing intentional.

The low production values,however, don’t diminish PabloCerda’s (Velodromo) great per-formance as Alejandro. Coun-try Music revolves around Ale-jandro, a down-on-his-luckChilean immigrant, as he triesto find a home and asource of income inNashville.

Cerda addspathos and rich-ness to Alejan-dro. Watchinghim despon-dently wanderaround Nashvilleis both genuinelyaffecting and drylycomedic. As Alejandro’sbackstory gets furtherfleshed out, the moviereaches a satisfying emo-tional conclusion — one thatdoesn’t pander to the audi-ence, yet delivers a gracefuland upbeat end.

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The highlights of the movieare the child actors: All ofthem deliver effortlesslyauthentic and moving per-formances and have a convinc-ing rapport. The adults, whilegenerally relegated to thebackground, are mostly good,though not revelatory.

The Colors of the Mountainwill be shown tonight at 5:30p.m. at AFI Silver Theatre.The AFI Latin American FilmFestival runs through October12. For a full listing of moviesand showtimes, go towww.afi.com/silver.

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abstentions from the vote on aresolution supporting newstandards for course syllabi.

Five other bills — includ-ing a resolution supportingthe campaign for affordabletextbooks and another reso-lution endorsing this year’sFacilities Master Plan —passed unanimously.

Although McDonald saidmost of the bills were notvery controversial, he saidhe was perturbed that noteven one legislatoraddressed the syllabi resolu-tion, which was a plank inboth parties’ platforms dur-ing the spring elections.

The bill supports a Univer-sity Senate bill that SGA Pres-ident Kaiyi Xie proposed. Ifthe senate passes the bill, itwill mandate professors pro-

vide detailed outlines ofcourse content and set a“hard deadline” for them topost their syllabi prior to thestart of each semester.

Cambridge Community leg-islator Christopher Harris saidhe abstained from voting onthe bill because he felt the cur-rent syllabi requirements arefine as is.

“As for putting [a syllabus]out earlier, I already feel likeit’s early enough that you get aweek to get your thingstogether,” Harris said in aninterview after the meeting.

The other abstainer, artsand humanities legislatorMace Phillips, said he did notfeel informed enough toapprove the bill because lastnight was his first meeting; hewas just recently appointed.

Nonetheless, the bill waspassed without any remarksfrom the body.

But several legislators said

the bills were not controversialenough to warrant discussion.

“I feel like a lot of the billsweren’t really contentious,”arts and humanities legislatorJulie France said. “I was read-ing a lot of these bills on mycomputer before the meetingand I didn’t really see any rea-son to debate.”

Outlying commuter legisla-tor Chuk Agubokwu said SGAcommittees, which debate andedit bills before they’re pre-sented to the entire legisla-ture, likely discussed the billsin depth first.

“I have a strong feeling thata lot of the debating wasalready happening outside ofthe session,” he said. “So Ithink this is a positive symp-tom that we are engaging inthe legislation before it comesto debate on the floor.”

Xie said while debates arevital to the body’s role, debat-ing simply for the sake of

debating is a waste of time.“We can’t have the six-

hour meetings of last yearbecause that’s not efficient,”Xie said. “But I do hopeevery legislator who hadquestions asked them.”

Several SGA committeesput the remaining four bills —some of which were contro-versial — on hold for revisionsand future debates. Thesetabled bills include support forreforming the university’sprocess for setting mandatorystudent fees, urging theDepartment of TransportationServices to enforce a helmetpolicy for scooter riders,requiring all SGA members tovolunteer at the annualCrabfest and displaying theorganization’s agenda in theStamp Student Union.

The SGA will revisit thesebills next week.

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SGAfrom page 1

NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete in high school.“She was drawn to this university

and this area because of the ability towork in diplomacy,” coach TimHorsmon said. “She’s artistic, and shehas so many neat parts to her beyondbeing extremely athletic.”

For evidence, just look at her com-munity-service record. She’s volun-teered with Arbor Acres, SamaritanMinistries and the Special Olympics,but her enthusiasm was most obviousin her work with middle-school girls atthe YMCA.

“I become their mentor, and Ibelieve it’s important because I knowthat if I had that kind of influence I canoffer them now when I was younger, Iwould’ve made different decisions,”Elliott said. “It’s just great for them tobe empowered, and it’s satisfying forme to make a change in their lives.”

“She’s always willing to go out of herway for others, even strangers,” hermother, Avis Williams-Smith, said.“And she doesn’t fake it.”

She is also making a change for theTerps, and a positive one. Now reliedon as one of the Terps’ regular sixstarters, Elliott is adjusting her expec-tations of herself.

“I just recently started setting goalsfor myself, such as getting five kills asgame and a block a game,” said Elliott,who said she used to only shoot forthree kills a game.

Although she’s just a freshman,Elliott holds the kind of presence anupperclassman might on the Terps.And whether it’s volunteering backhome in Winston-Salem, N.C., orexcelling on the court, she’s doing itthe way she was raised to.

“It’s important for me to tell myselfto not be afraid of anything or any-one,” she said. “And I play in thehonor of my mom, because she’sdone everything for me.”

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ELLIOTTfrom page 8

since 1997. On paper, Brock suc-

ceeded. As a part-timestarter and season-long con-tributor, she scored six goalsand finished the year with 15points, marks that rankedfourth on the team.

But the Nittany Lions’playing style and teamchemistry didn’t quite suitBrock, and she decided tolook elsewhere. After visit-ing the Terps in early May,Brock canceled the rest ofher recruiting visits andended up where she couldhave been all along.

“These girls are makingdecisions as sophomores andjuniors and they won’t knowwhere they will be in anotheryear,” Laura Brock said. “Aschool that seems like itwould be perfect ends up notbeing perfect two years in forwhatever reason.”

Unlike higher-profilesports such as football andbasketball, soccer playerswho transfer do not have tosit out for a year underNCAA bylaws. The rule,which Pensky said he sup-ports wholeheartedly, hasallowed not only Brock tocontribute immediately thisseason, but also transfersKristin Schimdbauer (UNC-Greensboro)and Remi Kriz(Purdue).

“They’re making theseearly decisions, so now, at18, 19, they’re second-guess-ing the decisions theymade,” Pensky said. “Theyshould have an opportunityto almost re-think thatchoice, as so long as they’reresponsible and smart and

honest and up-front with allthe respective individuals inthat transferring process, Ithink it makes sense.”

Brock said her transitionto life as a Terp has beensmooth, and she’s made herpresence felt on the field,scoring four goals andrecording 12 points, goodfor second on the team. Shealso leads the team inassists with four.

In her first start Sept. 22against Boston College,Brock scored a goal in the

ninth minute, and at Clem-son on Sept. 29, she helpedset up a goal by DanielleHubka in the second minuteof play.

“She’s just so athletic,” for-ward Jasmyne Spencer said.“She’s a workhorse. Shenever stops running. Sheputs pressure on backlinesthat we haven’t really had ina couple years.”

Pensky started Spencerand Brock as the Terps’ twoforwards against Clemson, acombination he could return

to in future games, espe-cially as Spencer returnsfrom injuries that sidelinedher for two weeks.

“[Brock is] anotherweapon in our arsenal,”Spencer said. “Now teamshave to worry about three orfour of our attackers insteadof one or two in the past. It’sdefinitely keeping backlineson their toes.”

As the Terps move on fromtheir first leg of their ACCschedule to looming high-stakes matchups with No. 5

Wake Forest, No. 4 Duke andNo. 10 North Carolina,Brock’s contributions will beneeded more than ever.

But as seemingly smoothas Brock’s transition fromPenn State to the Terps hasbeen, she knows thereremains room to grow.

“You have to get used toplaying with people, but it’sstill developing,” Brocksaid. “And, hopefully, it’ll bethere soon.”

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BROCKfrom page 8

Forward Hayley Brock, center, has four goals and 12 points for the Terps this season. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK

starting the season at middlelinebacker, he’s shifted back toweakside linebacker — wherehe played during his first twoseasons — while linebackerDarin Drakeford recovers froma nagging ankle injury.

Regardless of where he’splayed, Hartsfield’s been con-sistent. His 11.8 tackles pergame rank third in the ACC,and he’s been one of the Terps’few sure tacklers.

“He’s a guy that needs toplay well for us because he’sbeen a guy that’s been on thefield,” coach Randy Edsall saidTuesday. “You start to take alook at that defense, there’s nota lot of experience out thereright now.”

While Hartsfield, linebackerKenny Tate and cornerbackCameron Chism have eachstarted since 2009, the Terpswill start three freshmenagainst No. 13 Georgia Tech onSaturday. Now it’s Hartsfieldwho finds himself serving as amentor to one of those new-comers, middle linebackerLorne Goree.

“I’ve always been there forhim, kind of like being a bigbrother to him. Me and himare pretty close,” Hartsfieldsaid. “I know the situation he’sin, being that he’s a young guy,he’s a freshman playing. I wasin that situation a couple yearsago, so I just try to encouragehim as much as I can.”

Not far removed fromGoree’s position himself,Hartsfield is following in Wuj-ciak and Moten’s footsteps,guiding him through the upsand downs of his freshmancampaign.

“He actually lives in mysuite, so we go over stuff a lot,”Goree said after the Terps’ winover Towson on Saturday.“Even when I’m on the field, Ijust holler at him, ‘Mete, whatdo I got?’

“I know from being in the

linebacker room with him, he’svery smart. He always knowswhat to do, and he just does it. Ilook up to him for that. I’m try-ing to get on that level of intelli-gence that he’s on.”

Hartsfield’s versatility hashelped keep the Terps’ defenseoperating smoothly despite arash of injuries. He’s madeseamless transitions in bounc-ing back and forth from mid-dle, or Mike, to weakside, orWill, linebacker, and althoughhe said yesterday he prefers tobe in the middle, he’s more

than willing to play either.“I like playing Mike. It’s pretty

fun, and if I had to choose, I’dprobably choose Mike rightnow,” Hartsfield said. “But that’sone good thing about myself. Ican play Mike, Will, whateverthey want me to play.”

“Having him in our defenseis critical,” Tate said. “He’sreally versatile. He can cover,he’s big enough to play Mike,he plays Will. He knows thewhole defense.”

Hartsfield will become evenmore essential for the Terps’

defense over the next threegames. After playing the YellowJackets, who boast the nation’ssecond-best scoring offense,the Terps will have to deal withsimilarly prolific offenses inNo. 8 Clemson and No. 23Florida State.

But even as Hartsfield’sbeen among the team’s bestand most consistent players ondefense, Edsall said he expectsmore from the veteran downthe road.

And with a defense that’s sur-rendered an ACC-worst 412.5

yards per game, the more out-put from Hartsfield, the better.

“You expect him to makesure that everything staysunder control, that he takescare of his responsibilities, andwhen he sees things, that hecan point some things out tothose younger guys,” Edsallsaid. “We expect him to evenplay better than what he’s beenplaying because I think he hasthat in him to do that.

“I don’t think he’s maxed out.”

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honors in recent days. In addition to being

tabbed ACC Player of theWeek on Tuesday, the Tra-verse City, Mich., native wasnamed the NSCAA and Soc-cer America Player of theWeek yesterday.

Townsend tallied a goal inthe 22nd minute of theTerps’ 3-1 win over then-No. 12 Charlotte on Tues-day and notched the lonegoal in a 1-0 win over then-No. 2 Creighton on Friday.

A candidate for the MACHermann Trophy, givenannually to the sport’s bestplayer, Townsend ranks sec-ond in Division I with 11goals this season.

“This season has been alot of fun,” Townsend saidlast week. “I’m just playingas free as I’ve ever played. Imean, I don’t have any wor-ries in the world.”

CAVS COMING

After Tuesday night’s nailbiter against Rutgers, theTerps are readying foranother test at ACC rivalVirginia tomorrow.

A mainstay in the NCAATournament, the Cavaliershave dropped four gamesthis season, all to qualityopponents, and aren’t cur-rently ranked in the Top 25of the NSCAA Coaches Poll.

But that may not be sucha good thing for Cirovski’ssquad. The Terps haveoutscored ranked oppo-nents 14-2 this season.Against unranked teams,their margin is just 17-6.

“Virginia’s a much betterteam than their record,”Cirovski said. “They’re goingto give us their best effort, sowe’ll have to be ready to givethem our best.”

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NOTEBOOKfrom page 8

Linebacker Demetrius Hartsfield, right, has been one of the few constants on a linebacking corps ravaged by injuries andinconsistency. Hartsfield and the Terps face No. 13 Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

HARTSFIELDfrom page 8

SGA legislators voted last night to endorse the university’sFacilities Master Plan. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK

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SportsFrese, drugs and Congress

Why did Terps women’s basketball coach BrendaFrese reach out to Congress recently? Make sure tocheck out TerrapinTrail.com for the heartfelt answer.

MEN’S SOCCER |NOTEBOOK

Fatigueevidentin Terps

The Terps will wear black helmets, black jerseys and goldpants Saturday at Georgia Tech. For more on the new look,visit TerrapinTrail.com. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

BLACK AND BOLD Flying high,dreaming big

BY NICHOLAS MUNSONStaff writer

Too often in college athletics,student-athletes become any-thing but, transforming intoperformance-driven machinesfocused entirely on their per-formances in their sport with-out a care in the world towardtheir classes and future outsidethe arena or off the field.

Then there’s Terrapins volley-ball freshman Adreene Elliott.

Elliott, named the ACC Fresh-man of the Week after the firstthree conference matches of theseason, is an obvious force on thecourt for the Terps. On a thin ros-ter, Elliott has provided a much-needed boost for the Terps.Blessed with a 6-foot-3 frame,Elliott uses her height to heradvantage as the team’s middleblocker, leading the team inblocks and ranking fourth in kills.

But Elliott plans on doingmuch more than starring at Com-cast Pavilion during her time inCollege Park and beyond.

“I want to be involved ininternational diplomacy,” saidElliott, whose mother internedwith the State Department dur-ing the George H.W. Bushadministration, “and maybebecome an ambassador to theUnited Nations.”

They may be lofty goals, butfrom all signs, Elliotthas the guid-ance and motivation to one daymake them reality. In the class-room, she’s double majoring ingovernment and politics andromance languages. Before shehad her first college class, shehad won the President’s Acade-mic Excellence Award andNational Achievement Scholar-ship, in addition to being named a

Cirovski blameshimself for issue

VOLLEYBALL

Middle blocker Adreene Elliott ranks fourth on theTerps in kills this season. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK

BY CONNOR LETOURNEAUStaff writer

During Tuesday night’s 2-1overtime win over Rutgers, theTerrapins men’s soccer teamshowed all the trademarksigns of exhaustion.

For much of the 97 minutesleading up to midfielder JohnStertzer’s game-winningheader, the No. 2 Terps wereouthustled, out-thought anddownright outworked by anunranked Scarlet Knightssquad in front of 2,246 at Lud-wig Field.

“Fatigue definitely played afactor,” goalkeeper Will Swaimsaid. “Especially when youhave such a counter-attackingteam like Rutgers and the waythey play, it really became diffi-cult for our guys.”

But given their recent work-load, the Terps’ tired legs wereunderstandable.

The Terps have played moregames (12) than any otherteam ranked in the top 25 ofthe NSCAA Coaches Poll, andthey were coming off two winsagainst top-15 teams last week.

Though he’s never beenreluctant to address his team’sshortcomings, coach SashoCirovski took the majority ofthe blame for his players’ per-formance Tuesday.

“I take responsibilitybecause I’ve overscheduledour team right now,” he said.“We haven’t had a midweekbreak. So I’ve overscheduledprobably, and that’s myresponsibility.”

The Terps will continue thatrough stretch when they playat ACC rival Virginia on Friday.But after playing Division IIschool Adelphi Tuesday, theywon’t play another early mid-week game for the remainderof the regular season.

“Hopefully we can getthrough it,” Cirovski said, “andwe can end up getting re-ener-gized.”

TROPHY CASE

After leading the Terps to apair of critical wins last week,forward Casey Townsend hasearned several prestigious

WOMEN’S SOCCER

BY DANIEL GALLENStaff writer

Sitting outside Stamp StudentUnion back in May as shewaited for her daughter, Hayley,to finish visiting with the Terrap-ins women’s soccer team, LauraBrock was taken aback by whatshe saw.

The diversity of the campuswas unlike any place she’d everseen before, not in Hayley’shometown of Acton, Mass., andnot at Penn State, where shewas finishing her freshman year.Laura pined for a place like thisuniversity for her daughter.

Then she looked at herphone. It was a text messagefrom Hayley: “I think I want tocome here.”

By the end of the month,she’d made it official. It was acircuitous path for the youngerBrock, one that took her fromthe brink of College Park toState College, Pa., and back toCollege Park, where she nowfinds herself as a starting for-ward for the No. 17 Terps.

And yet, it almost never hap-pened in the first place.

The Terps, who heavilyrecruited her out of Acton-Boxborough Regional HighSchool, had Brock down formultiple visits and worked theirway into her list of top schoolsalong with Penn State and ACCrival Boston College. Brock saidcoach Brian Pensky and theTerps made an early impressionon her, just not one that wouldlast through the process.

“To be honest, I thought thather heart then was really withMaryland,” Pensky said. “We’ddeveloped a good relationshipwith her and she with our entirecoaching staff. I think her andher whole family really lovedeverything about Maryland. Iwas surprised we didn’t get herthe first go-round.”

When Brock made the deci-sion to become a Nittany Lion, itseemed like a natural fit for her.She had played with many of theplayers at the club level and hada relationship with the coach,Erica Walsh, from her time play-ing on regional teams.

But despite capturing a shareof its 13th straight Big Ten title,Penn State finished with an 11-9-1 record, its most losses

Brock’slongrouteback

FOOTBALL

see BROCK, page 7see NOTEBOOK, page 7

Ex-Penn Stateforward fittingin with Terps

NEW Linebacker Demetrius Hartsfield, a junior who has started since his redshirt freshman season, leads theTerps and ranks third in the ACC with 11.8 tackles per game this season. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

BY CONOR WALSHSenior staff writer

Demetrius Hartsfield wasalways the kid of the group.

He earned a starting spot inthe first game of his redshirtfreshman season in 2009 along-side veteran linebackers AlexWujciak and Adrian Moten. Forhis first two seasons, he had theluxury of working through hisyouthful hiccups knowing allalong that two of the Terrapinsfootball team’s most depend-able players in recent memorywere there to cover for him.

Since their graduation lastspring, that’s all changed for

Hartsfield. He’s gone from thelittle brother to the big brother,and with a scuffling Terpsdefense depleted by injury,Hartsfield’s experience hasbecome even more pivotal.

“It’s really different,” Harts-field said. “The spotlight wasn’ton me a couple years ago, andnow it’s more like everybodylooks at me to make the bigplays, to be a leader and just tostep up.”

On a defense that’s beenlargely disappointing this sea-son, Hartsfield has been one ofthe lone bright spots. AfterJunior linebacker leading

depleted Terps defense see HARTSFIELD, page 7

HART

see ELLIOTT, page 7

Elliott has dreams beyond court