Zane Moses Profile Pictures

Jake Griffith, a freshman at the University of Maryland, is on the Club Tennis team despite being mostly blind in his right eye.

Griffith has learned to adapt given his lack of depth perception, and is quickly making his way up the ranks on the team.

Griffith was hit by a rock in the eye at a young age, it scratched his eyeball and scarred his cornea.

Despite the injury, Griffith played Tennis and Volleyball in high school, and he joined the Club Tennis team this year.

Griffith said his secret is tracking the ball as long as he possibly can, "the phrase, eye on the ball, is especially useful for me."

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Kate! -Myleah Lofland

Kate Delossantos, a sophomore Computer Science major, gazes out of her window with one of her favorite plushies, "Edamame" perched on her head. Kate's class ring has "Jude" engraved on it, her middle name. She always wears her ring because it's purple, has a dragon, and a small engraving of video games. These are some of Kate's favorite things.

Kate stands in front of her impressive collection of posters in her dorm room. Kate says she has over 30 different posters from different anime that she has collected over the years. Kate is an avid anime watcher and loves collecting art of her favorite shows.

Kate on her custom made anime rug reading a manga called "Rohan at the Louvre." Kate frequently reads manga when she isn't studying or in class.

Kate also loves playing video games. She's playing The World Ends With You, her favorite video game of all time. Kate loves that video games are art. Kate loves that you can be an active participant in appreciating something that someone spent hours working on. Video games can be art, which Kate also loves.

Kate is serious about her rhythm games. Kate has been playing rhythm games since elementary school. These range from Dance Dance Revolution, Pump It Up, Beat Mania, Guitar Hero, School Idol Festival, Rhythm Heaven, and many more. Kate once won 2nd place at a Dance Dance Revolution Tournament at the University of Maryland.

Portrait Assignment

Cameron Neimand, a sophomore broadcast journalism major, raps in his studio.  Cameron performs and releases music under the name Neem.  

Neem raps his song "What Up" that was released as a single on October 12.  The track will also be featured on his upcoming EP titled Cera Burns in Spring 2016.  

Neem plays a beat on his Akai MPK.  He is always trying to expand as a musician and wants to be able to make his own beats one day.  

Neem plays his harmonica outside of his dorm.  Even though he only started playing recently he said, "it's always been a lifelong dream to purchase one."

Neem plays a tune on his harmonica.  He is a versatile musician; he raps, plays the keyboard and the harmonica.  

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Bill Litsinger portraits --Layne Litsinger

Bill Litsinger, 54, enjoys exploring the outdoors and hiking. A hobby he enjoys in his free time with his dog, a Golden retriever named Cody.

When Bill goes on hikes, he usually puts aside branches that block the trails to keep the paths of the trails in tact.

He enjoys the woods for its scenery and tranquil atmosphere. 

Bill sometimes stretches or does yoga as he hikes because he enjoys just spending time outside.

Bill always has to keep an eye on his dog incase he tries to swim in the water or roll around in the mud.

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Portrait Photography: Jordan Acton & Aashima Gupta

Jordan Acton, 24, is a competitive track runner of eight years. He holds the indoor track record for the 800 meter dash at Boonsboro High School, and he placed third at the state championships at Hood College in 2009. Acton still runs in spare time and hopes to race again in the near future. 

Acton stands outside the trail nearby the Varsity apartments as he prepares for a leisurely run.

Acton is ready to beat his competitors within upcoming races.

Acton shows off his runner's pose before racing down the trail on a beautiful fall day.

Acton stretches his hamstrings before his midday run.

Action puts on his running shoes before heading out to the trail.

Portrait photos of Lorah - Chelsea Hanson

Lorah Norman, a senior, Family Science major, crochets "cozies" and sells them to raise money for the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

Norman sells each "cozy" for $5 and donates 100 percent of the proceeds to www.endhomelessness.org.

She has also added crocheted scarfs to her website, crochetawayhomelessness.weebly.com. She plans to donate all of the proceeds from those sales as well.

Norman has attracted a majority of her customers at IFC tailgates, where she shows off her "cozies." Her Maryland and USA colors are the most popular, however, customers can request colors of their choice.

It takes about 45 minutes for Norman to crochet a "cozy." She offers two styles, one for a bottle and one for a can.

Linnea Gonzales - Maryland Field Hockey

Linnea Gonzales, a freshman forward for the Maryland Field Hockey team from Bel Air, Md. 

 

She has great forehand and backhand (as shown here) shots 

that she is able to get off quickly.

Linnea has some of the quickest hands on the team, which she uses to 

dodge defenders in the offensive half of the field.

 Linnea showed off some of her stick-tricks. This is one of the most basic - 

simply balancing the ball on the face of the stick.

Linnea hopes the team's success continues as they move closer to post-season play.

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