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Univ. pushing students to get flu shots After influenza reached epidemic levels nationwide, Health Center sees high student demand for vaccines

By Savannah Doane-Malotte Staff writer With one of the most deadly flu seasons in recent history gripping the country this year — and the virus reaching epidemic levels this month after dozens of deaths nationwide — university officials are making a concerted push to get students vaccinated.

Unlike last year, which saw only a mild flu outbreak both on the campus and nationwide, this year, the flu has been more widespread, prompting university officials to actively encourage students to get vaccinated at the Health Center. Although the center is offering limited flu shots to students for $15, officials are ordering more to accommodate the long lines of students waiting for a shot and to help prevent a campus-wide outbreak.

“We are concerned that the university environment, which brings many people in close proximity, will promote easy spread of infection,” said Health Center director Sacared Bodison. “The flu vaccine is a great way to combat one of the major causes of illness, hence the push to vaccinate as many persons as possible.”

Several students on the campus over winter break came down with the flu, an unusual occur-

rence that shows the extremity of the flu season since most students were away, Health Center officials said. That prompted Linda Clement, vice president of student affairs, to send a campuswide email strongly urging students to get vaccinated along with their family members.

The state had high levels of flu activity as of Jan. 12, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Forty-eight states had widespread outbreaks, CDC data show, in the same time period — the only states that reported only regional or local outbreaks were Tennessee and Hawaii, along with Washington, D.C. There are no explanations as to why the flu is so prevalent this year.

The flu season began in October — relatively early compared to most years — but it’s difficult to predict when the season will end, according to the CDC. Though experts believe the peak of the flu season has passed, medical officials still recommend that people get vaccinated to protect themselves for the remainder of the season.

But some students, such as Courtney Glasser, said they get shots every year as a pre-emptive measure, no matter how mild or severe the outbreak is.

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THE FLU BY THE NUMBERS The above map shows flu activity levels as of Jan. 12.

Data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

High activity level Moderate activity level Low activity level Minimal activity level

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Facilities receiving more state funds than expected

By Dustin Levy Staff writer The university expects to receive about $25,700 next year for ongoing capital projects and much-needed upgrades to the campus’s aging infrastructure, according to the proposed capital budget for fiscal year 2014.

That total would give officials more support than anticipated, as the fiscal year 2013 capital budget projected the university would only see about $17,800. The funds will aid Facilities Management with a series of planned expansions, as well as making a dent in the university’s massive backlog of facilities renewal work.

For example, officials anticipate seeing $10,000 in state funding next year to put toward replacing and upgrading sprinkler systems, piping, HVAC equipment and buildings’ foundations — along with a slew of other projects — according to the most recent Capital Improvement Plan.

the gamer symphony orchestra honored former member David Scherr, who died last month in what police called a suicide. At last night’s memorial, group members performed a song to honor Scherr, as well as expressed grief and frustration over his death. christian jenkins/the diamondback

“Everything that we received will help in implementing those projects,” said Bill Olen, capital projects director.

While the state expects to contribute a total of $65,000 by fiscal year 2018 to building system and infrastructure improvements, the backlog is growing quickly — the cost of needed renewal work has increased from $600 million two years ago to $750 million, according to annual capital improvement plans.

“We could easily, effectively use double what we’re getting for facility renewal,” said Carlo Colella, Facilities Management associate vice president.

Many walkways and walls on McKeldin Mall are also deteriorating and are in need of improvement, he said, prompting Facilities Management to propose improving the area of the mall surrounding McKeldin Library.

“We’ve been working with landscape architecture, See Facilities, Page 3

A DIFFERENT ANIMAL

DAVID SCHERR, 1992-2012

To honor his memory Gamer Symphony Orchestra holds memorial for former member, David Scherr, who died last month pened] for me, and I think a lot of people, it’s ‘confusion,’” said GSO Vice President Joel Guttman, who sat a few seats from Scherr in the Members of the Gamer Symphony orchestra.

Orchestra gathered in Memorial Chapel Normally, on a night like this, the yesterday, as they do every semester to group would be holding their first welcome members new and old. But meeting of the semester, said Alexthis year, they did not look ahead to new ander Ryan, GSO president. Instead, arrangements and concerts just yet. It david scherr was time to honor one of their own. Former student and member they decided to devote that time to David Scherr was always smiling, of Gamer Symphony Orchestra remembering Scherr, who was the orchestra’s sole tuba player. Friends friends and family recalled at the memorial for the university student who died in and family took turns sharing stories, expressing December. The 20-year-old disappeared Dec. both their anguish over suddenly losing Scherr 19 and was found in his car about a week later by and their fond memories of his jovial, hardworkPrince George’s County Police. Officers believe ing nature. A passionate musician, Scherr was Scherr, who was taking medicine for depression, devoted to his music and often spent hours in the committed suicide.

“If there’s one word that describes [what hapSee SCHERR, Page 3

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“I think other people should get [the flu shot] because I really believe it helps prevent the flu, and any sort of prevention is good,”the freshman elementary education major said.

Freshman business major Isaac Appel, however, said he doesn’t think the vaccine is as effective as some medical officials claim.

“I think it’s a conspiracy,” he said. “I have stopped getting a flu shot for about five years now, and I haven’t gotten the flu since I’ve stopped, but every other year that I got the shot, I got the flu.”

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GSO’s office in Stamp Student Union composing and arranging music on the group’s old computer because it had the best software.

“We feel that the best way to cope is to honor his memory — not to dwell on the circumstances of his death but focus on his memory,” said Guttman, a junior marketing major.

Ben Scherr, David’s brother, took to the stage as well to share some of his favorite stories about his brother, a “fighter.”

“He was always down to compete, down to do what he needed to do,” Scherr said. “He was the kind of guy who would whoop my ass [at racquetball] and say ‘good game, man.’”

Since David’s death, his family had been overwhelmed by the number of people who came out to the funeral and visited their home during the traditional Jewish week of mourning, Ben Scherr said.

“I would do anything to have him back,” he told the intimate

“If students get the flu, they should get lots of rest, drink plenty of fluids and could possibly take painkillers.”

HOPE MCPHATTER

Health Center promotions assistant director getting vaccinated, said Hope McPhatter, Health Center promotions assistant director. They should also wash their hands after touching common surfaces, such as doorknobs and desks. Exercising, drinking water, eating well and managing stress in healthy ways are habits that can help prevent influenza.

Students should also be aware of how to identify flu symptoms compared to cold symptoms, McPhatter said.

“The biggest difference is that with the flu, there is typically a fever,” she said. “If students get the flu, they should get lots of rest, drink plenty of fluids and could possibly take painkillers for muscle aches.”

Other flu symptoms include coughing, sore throat, runny or stuffy noses, chills, fatigue and headache, according to the Mayo Clinic. newsumdbk@gmail.com

facilities From PAGE 1 the school of architecture, the iSchool and the anthropology department to help us help guide some recommendations that we’re going to bring to the campus leadership in March to propose a renewal and enhancement plan for areas of McKeldin Mall,” Colella said.

Officials should learn this summer whether the University System of Maryland Board of Regents has included additional funding for that renewal project in its allotments to the university.

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crowd seated inside the chapel.

“It motivates me to be positive and a better person, and I know he wouldn’t want me to be anything else.”

Friends said David Scherr was kind, smart and funny, with a knack for pulling pranks.

He never cursed, at least not around his brother. Scherr also had synesthesia — a condition in which an individual’s senses are linked, causing them to see numbers as colors, hear sounds when they see movement and even taste words. The condition is associated with highly creative people, so it’s no wonder, Ben Scherr said, that his brother was so talented musically and academically.

“He always had this really calm, contented air. He was incredibly friendly to be around,” added Ryan, a senior mechanical engineering major. “This is the most devastating event like this that the GSO has had to deal with.”

Many of those close to David said his death has made them rethink the way they look at depression. Scherr was not open about his depression, and for some it was a shock to learn their friend

had been struggling.

“What happened with David was the exact opposite of what I expected,” Ben Scherr said. “One of the most common things people would say to me is ‘I had no idea.’”

Despite his hidden struggles, David Scherr made a lasting impact on everyone around him.

Before his death, the orchestra held a fundraising campaign to buy a tuba for Scherr to use.

Scherr had been paying hundreds of dollars out of pocket to

rent the expensive instrument.

Through the campaign site Indiegogo, members of the orchestra were halfway to their $4,000 goal when Scherr died. The campaign received a flood of donations after Scherr’s body was found.

The group dedicated the tuba and its spring 2013 concert to Scherr. They plan to play his compositions and have the tuba engraved in his honor.

“We will have people play David’s tuba for years to come. It

will have his name on it. It will be David’s tuba,” Guttman said.

After stories had been shared and it was time to leave the chapel, the orchestra members stood up to sing “I Am Bound For The Promised Land,” — one final piece of music for David.

“O’er all those wide extended plains/ Shines one eternal day/ There God the Son forever reigns/ And scatters night away.”

away at those upgrades, officials are making more immediate progress on large-scale expansions, including a $125.6 million bioengineering building to be funded primarily by the state.

The department is carrying out a selection process for the building’s design team and expects to award a contract for the building

by March — it is to be located just north of the Kim Engineering Building.

Once the building opens — anticipated for summer 2017 — it will help alleviate the university’s shortage of classroom, lab and research space. And by leveraging $20 million in private funds over two years, according to the capital budget, officials are able to forge

ahead with planning without any anticipated state funding in fiscal year 2014.

The $128 million Physical Science Complex, which has been under construction since spring of 2010, is slated to be completed

by September, Colella said. More walkways are now available surrounding the site to minimize the inconvenience of construction for students.

“We’ve just reopened some walkways and made some pedestrian and traffic intersection improvements that hopefully will make it easier for the students to traverse the site,” Colella said.

As part of a lighting retrofit and renewal program, the department will be installing more energy-

efficient lighting and lighting control systems in order to reduce energy consumption. This semester, those upgrades should make their way to the architecture building, Colella said.

Additionally, the department is planning a $300,000 pilot project to improve pedestrian site lighting along Valley Drive, between the Denton and Ellicott communities.

“That’s an area where lighting at night is not as well lit as we would like,” said Colella, adding this project would potentially improve lighting for pedestrians as well as motorists going through areas with pedestrian crossings.

While a date has not been set, Colella said he is also hopeful a $9 million renovation of the Po-

comoke Building will get off the ground this year. The old firehouse between Fraternity Row and Old Town College Park will serve as a new home for the public safety department and University Police.

“We’re very excited to be able to modernize that building and accommodate public safety, which is now scattered across several buildings,” he said.

University Police spokesman Capt. Marc Limansky agreed consolidating the department’s units will be a significant improvement from being spread out across five buildings.

“It will enable better communication between the units,” he said.

Friends and family attend a memorial yesterday for university student David Scherr, who died in December. Members of the Gamer Symphony Orchestra, friends and family — including Scherr’s brother, Ben, (right) — shared memories and stories. christian jenkins/the diamondback

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epression. It’s a scary word, an ugly word. It’s a word so many avoid saying or accepting because of its overwhelmingly negative social implications. And it’s just one of many mental health disorders college students struggle with on a daily basis — more students than society often likes to acknowledge.

During winter break, police found the body of 20-year-old David Scherr and investigated the incident as a suicide. This editorial board would like to take this opportunity to send our heartfelt condolences to David’s family and friends. But we would also like to take this chance to address a serious issue that’s often swept under the rug — mental health.

Police reported Scherr was suffering from depression and was not open about it. Scherr is one more student we can add to the queue of young people who struggle with a mental health disorder and try to hide it; and his, it seems, got the better of him.

But we need to make him more than just a number — more than just an addition to the pool of students feeling helpless, feeling like there’s nowhere to turn. About 30 percent of college students reported feeling “so depressed that it was difficult to function” in a nationwide survey in 2009 by the American College Health Association-National College Health. Additionally, the same survey reported about 6 percent of college students confessed seriously consid-

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ering suicide, with almost 1 percent actually attempting to commit suicide in the previous year.

Suicide is the third leading cause of death for teens and young adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And mental illness is one of the contributing factors of a person’s suicide.

OUR VIEW

Taking care of your mental health should be a priority as you start this new semester.

We as individuals need to get proactive. Depression, anxiety and schizophrenia, among others, should not be bad words. As many have said before, and many will say again, a person with diabetes doesn’t apologize for having the disease. Mental health disorders and diseases need to start being treated the same way.

Maintaining our mental health is just as important as upholding our physical health. People cannot be whole and well if they have a mental health problem looming over them. A lot of times, the only person who can help you with your situation is you.

So get started.

It’s a new year and a new semester. Make it a point to be healthy. The University Health Center has mental health services. The Counseling

Center has mental health services.

The Help Center has mental health services. The Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Program has mental health services. Hell, even Eppley Recreation Center has some — do some yoga or get a good workout in, not to mention the excellent resources in the Center for Health and Wellbeing.

Make some time for you to just relax.

College is stressful, and when it comes to mental health, the odds are against us.

That being said, some students can’t accept their own mental health problems at this stage of their healing process. That doesn’t mean they can’t have help. It’s not your responsibility to regulate a friend’s mental wellbeing, but you can help them move toward a healthy place with just some simple consideration. Be available to talk; tell them about the different resources you know of at this university; tell them it’s going to be OK. You can’t always have the answers for someone, but you can make yourself available to be an ally.

Our generation needs to be the one to stop the trend of young adults giving in to mental health disorders and suicide.

The reality is that, yes, people have depression. People have eating disorders.

People have a plethora of other mental health problems. People have thoughts of killing themselves. But there is a way to get through it. Let’s be the generation to combat these mental health problems, not bow down to them. Let’s make mental health a part of the conversation.

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Forty years after Roe As the March for Life goes on, we must consider abortion with gentle humility MATT RICE This morning, you may have noticed more buses on the campus than normal, since the Comcast Center — along with the Verizon Center in Washington — is hosting the annual Youth Rally and Mass for Life today. Almost 30,000 young people from around the country typically come to this to pregame the annual March for Life, which protests the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion 40 years ago.

Many Americans see abortion as a settled issue and are closed to any further discussions about it. This is especially the case for many men who, whether as a method for supporting the status quo or out of cowardice, often write abortion off as a women’s issue in which we shouldn’t have much say. I know I sometimes avoid the issue rather than risk a controversial, and at times heated, debate.

Yet with increasing crowds gathering each year at the March for Life, it is clear that abortion is not a settled issue in the hearts of many Americans, nor is it an issue we can afford to ignore, though it may not affect us directly. As Martin Luther King Jr. said, “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Whether you think the injustice is that some states erect barriers around a necessary part of women’s health care or that, according to March for Life’s website, “55 million of our fellow human beings have lost their lives to abortion,” we cannot continue to sidestep abortion with arguments that avoid the crux of the issue.

Obviously emotions run high over the abortion debate; there would be something wrong with us if they didn’t, considering both sides’ claims. But we must try to understand one another. No one is neces-

sarily a “better person” for being on either side of this or any issue, whichever side that may be. In fact, if we are content to write our opponents off as hopeless misogynists or killers, it is we who are in the wrong, because if they are indeed misinformed, we should be compelled by compassion to gently bring them to the truth.

We must judge ideas and actions, not people. Though it may seem a silly concern, pro-choice activists must understand that most pro-lifers are acting out of genuine care for the unborn.

Similarly, most pro-lifers don’t know the pressures and fears of a woman considering abortion and are therefore in no position to judge them.

Next week, many of us will tell our television what a player in the Super Bowl ought to have done during a given play — and we may be right — but I doubt that any of us could do better.

Though I believe abortion is wrong, I can’t be sure I’d have the strength to stick to that if I found myself pregnant and alone.

Yet this does not mean we can remain silent. If we wish to live in a society in which people have rights, we must define what constitutes a “person.” Ignoring the possibility of the soul, the most obvious requirements for personhood are conception, birth or some degree of self-awareness.

Someone in a coma, who we consider a person, may be less active and aware than a fetus.

Likewise, it seems amiss that one twin should be a person while her identical sister, lingering in her mother’s womb, is not. That leaves conception as the only requirement for personhood, and therefore the right to life, which always trumps the rights to liberty and pursuit of happiness. Not a perfect argument perhaps, but I hope it will start a conversation in which both sides will humbly seek the truth and find it.

Matt Rice is a sophomore engineering and materials science major. He can be reached at opinionumdbk@gmail.com.

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What the frack? Clean energy future JOSHUA DOWLING Early in his second inaugural address, President Obama reminded us that climate change still exists, despite having largely been swept by the wayside by more pressing matters, like the economy and gun control.

While those issues command a high level of national attention, and rightfully so, it is imperative that we not forget the very real and very imminent threat of climate change.

Thankfully, however, our leaders in Annapolis are planning on bringing environmental issues to the floor during this legislative session.

In fact, in each of the past three years, Gov. Martin O’Malley has led an effort to establish a large wind farm off the coast of Ocean City. This effort would not only help power the state with green, renewable energy, but it would also help provide the state with much-needed jobs and help us lead our neighbors in renewable energy production. While the effort has failed in each of the past few years, perhaps O’Malley will be able to make a concerted, winning push now that more complicated and taxing issues —

such as the DREAM Act and same-sex marriage — are off the table.

Elsewhere in the assembly, there are competing factions attempting to lay to rest the debate on fracking in this state. On one hand, environmentalists led by Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery) are attempting to permanently ban fracking in this state until more studies can be done, while others are seeking to expedite the process by which it would be permitted.

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a technique used to extract natural gas from the earth by blasting highly pressurized water at the ground until it cracks and natural gas seeps out.

While fracking has helped revitalize many Pennsylvania towns that were on the decline by adding a muchneeded economic stimulus, it comes with myriad untold and devastating environmental costs.

Not only does fracking sometimes severely damage the environment by causing water pollution and leaving huge pools of chemical and industrial water waste, but some scientists believe it can be responsible for tremors and minor earthquakes. It doesn’t take a geologist to intuit that if a little bit of fracking causes a lot of small-scale earthquakes, large-scale fracking will likely cause many more,

potentially larger-scale earthquakes.

But the main problem with fracking isn’t just the point source problems associated with the action itself, but with what it means for our country’s energy future. Utilizing the natural gas from fracking will make us continue down a path of using non-renewable, dirty energy. While it is true natural gas produces fewer carbon emissions than other fossil fuels, it still represents a dependency on dirty technology and resources and should not even be a pit stop on our path to a sustainable tomorrow.

The General Assembly and the governor have two major environmental initiatives before them this legislative session, but the choices could not be clearer. In order to provide our state with a clean-energy future that is both renewable and effective, the General Assembly must move to enact O’Malley’s plan for wind energy and heed Mizeur’s call to ban fracking in the state. Our legislators owe us nothing less than honesty and integrity in governing our state, and O’Malley and Mizeur have an honest plan for moving it forward.

Joshua Dowling is a senior government and politics and history major. He can be reached at opinionumdbk@gmail.com.

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ove it, hate it or love to hate it — we all reside in College Park. As students, it is our responsibility to contribute and participate to ensure College Park improves to become a better place for students and longtime residents.

As the student liaison to the College Park City Council, I have spent this year ensuring our voice — the student voice — is heard in all debates in which students and the city interact.

Furthermore, I spend time listening to residents’ testimonies. Their stories range from incidents of rowdy parties to hordes of students roaming the streets late at night. As a result, some residents have armed themselves. On at least two occasions, I’ve heard public statements from armed residents implying they would use their weapons if they felt violated by any student. It should be noted this is a vocal minority of residents upset about a minority of students creating problems. However, the issues residents face do exist and should not be cast aside by the majority of students who do not cause problems.

Common themes permeate the testimonies. They make the argument that students don’t care about the well-being of College Park. To me, this is an argument heavy with bombastic rhetoric and short on substance and facts. In fact, a stronger argument can be made that the opposite is true. Students want to be proud of where we go to school. Long after we graduate, we want to visit a city to see progress, development and improved city-student relations.

Some residents want to see students completely removed from certain areas of the city. We must stand up for ourselves. The city, along with other parties, has established a work group— referred to as the Neighborhood Stabilization and Quality of Life Workgroup — to deal with everything from the cost of rent in Old Town to public urination. The work group only has three students, but

the Student Government Association is fighting to ensure students are treated fairly as our city undergoes increased growth, especially with the East Campus development fast approaching.

If students remain apathetic, it will feed into city residents’ argument that students are only good for leaving Shanghai Cafe noodles strewn on sidewalks and Natty Light beer cans on front lawns. In short, it will weaken our hand against city residents who will pressure our elected officials to enact new laws, which would devastate our living, dining and nightlife options.

Let me give you an example: there have been serious discussions about drastically increasing noise violation penalties. Another discussed topic suggests surrounding house parties that cause disturbances and detaining all attendees.

Of course, this would destroy not only parties that get out of hand, but also reasonably sized house parties that are a staple of a modern college experience. Yet due to student apathy and a diluted student voice due to redrawn city electoral districts, we must increase our participation if we want to stop these proposals before they become law of the land.

The work group is holding a public forum on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at City Hall (4500 Knox Road, across from Ledo Restaurant and behind Subway on Route 1).

At this forum, anyone can come and give suggestions to solve problems the committee was charged to resolve. The main topics are noise violations, excessive drinking, crime, community building, housing diversity and home ownership.

If you have anything to contribute, I urge you to attend and show the city that students aren’t apathetic, and we won’t allow a minority of residents to hijack city politics to the detriment of us all.

Josh Ratner is a sophomore government and politics major and the SGA student liaison to the College Park City Council.

He can be reached at joshuagratner@ gmail.com.

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HOROSCOPE STELLA WILDER

orn today, you are not one to stray from your chosen path once you have chosen it. That, however, is the catch, for it may actually take you much longer than it takes most others to decide, definitively and once and for all, to what you wish to dedicate your life and apply your efforts for the long haul. You are so fascinated by so many things, that during your youth you may simply bounce from one interest to another without committing to anything. Later, however -- and quite possibly much later -- you will discover your calling almost by accident, and it will be as if you had been struck by lightning!

You do not always enjoy the company of others, and yet you may be forced to mix and mingle and cooperate with others through your work. Still, you will always retire to your own private haven, wherever that may be, to do your best thinking, planning and strategizing.

Also born on this date are: Virginia Woolf, writer; Corazon Aquino, Philippine president; Etta James, singer; Dean Jones, actor; Edwin Newman, newscaster and journalist; W. Somerset Maugham, writer.

To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You won’t be able to rely on your talent alone to see you through today. Past experience, combined

with timing, counts for much.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may have to take time out from your already busy schedule today to accommodate someone else’s rather surprising request.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- In order to have a little fun today, you’re going to have to play by someone else’s rules -- at least for a while.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -You’ll be introduced to someone who, in turn, may introduce you to a kind of adventure that you have craved for quite some time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -Don’t let yourself be tricked into doing that which you know is dangerous -- more so than anyone else knows. Play it safe today.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You may be the only one today who can do exactly what you have promised -- and in the way you have promised. You are a shining star.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Potential is high today, but you mustn’t take that for granted. Nothing will come to you automatically today; you must work for it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may look back on the day and realize just where you made that big mistake -- though indeed, it will prove to be far from fatal!

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In the hallowed tradition of white guys with dreads and jam-band bassists everywhere, Snoop Lion (formerly Dogg) adopted Rastafarianism last year after a trip to Jamaica, presumably as an excuse to go for the all-time record of most marijuana consumed in a single lifetime. Rasta leaders aren’t happy, however, pointing out there’s more to the movement than smoking and reggae and even threatening legal action. Mr. Lion has yet to comment, presumably because he’s too busy smoking and listening to reggae.

REVIEW | THE FOLLOWING

DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS

Don’t believe the hype — Fox’s The Following doesn’t stand out from network TV’s already overstuffed stable of dark, grotesquely violent police procedurals

By Zachary Berman Senior staff writer Take a quick look at your local TV listings and one thing will be clear: Death sells.

Murder, disaster, revenge and senseless torture — it’s all in good fun, and Fox’s new serial killer drama The Following is the gluttonous king of all death-laden procedurals saturating American DVR queues.

For months now, Fox has been pushing The Following in a large-scale advertising campaign, promising a new, more interesting take on the tried and true (and still tired) tropes of the always popular “cop drama.”

However, after watching the first four episodes, it becomes blatantly obvious the show has brought nothing new to network television at all. Instead, it only inflates the same old principles of prime time bloodlust to grandiose proportions.

T he show sta rs Kev i n Bacon (Jayne Mansfield’s Car) as former FBI agent Ryan Hardy, who gets dragged out of retirement to chase down recently escaped serial killer (and nemesis) Joe Carroll (James Purefoy, Episodes), the man who ended Hardy’s career.

Carroll isn’t working alone this time, however, having somehow generated a fanatical, Edgar Allen Poe-loving cult following (there’s that word) from his prison cell.

Using his pawns to wreak havoc on the public, Carroll intends to stack as many bodies as possible while creating a “sequel” to his and Ryan’s intertwined stories.

Naturally, this results in Ryan teaming up with a group of crack

FBI agents to take down the cult, Criminal Minds-style.

At the very least, tying a cult into a serial killer story meets the minimum requirements of originality. In fact, the only consistently involved plot in the first four episodes revolves around three of the cult members living together and their complicated relationship.

The show’s perspective is interesting as well, playing like Carroll’s “sequel” even though it is the audience’s first introduction to the characters. The heavy use of flashbacks to fill in the blanks leaves room for a lot of exposition and oddly ensures no character is ever really gone from the show’s cast, although many die without warning.

Yet despite the better aspects, The Following still fails to be much more than a particularly brutal hour of cops and killers.

It’s clear from the beginning this show was intended as a way for Fox to jump onto the boundary-smashing serialized horror bandwagon made popular on cable networks (including AMC’s ultra-popular The Walking Dead). But the show mostly ignores important components of serial stories, such as character development, and focuses on pointless shock and awe.

As such, the horror slant swings more to the likes of Saw than The Silence of the Lambs. In the first four episodes alone, viewers will see stabbings, strangulation, immolation, dismemberment and even puppies being tortured to death.

Worse yet, none of the heroes appear the least bit fazed by all the gore, often cracking jokes around

such grisly death tableaus as a girl tied spread-eagle to a bookshelf with her eyes gouged out, one of Joe’s favorite methods.

Bacon is the only actor who even bothers to look ashamed and disgusted when he uncovers a new body, but with no dialogue to back these emotions up, it only points out the weakness of the characters.

By the end of any given e pi so d e, T h e Fol l o w i n g forces v iewers to a sk how a show that is essentially a morality play (good vs. evil) can be so devoid of morality.

Each time Hardy and his FBI mates have once again pi np oi nted t he location of a dangerous loon — at the last possible second, of course — they haul off and start firing rounds into the person, rep e ate d ly a nd unnecessarily sidestepping the ju s t ic e s y s te m simply to make the confrontations more climactic.

The constant heightening of intensity doesn’t make the show any better, h o w e v e r, a n d o v e r t i m e t h e formula wears very thin.

The Following tries to have everything but comes up feeling hollow — it’s violent because violence sells,

gory because gore sells, steamy because sex sells and even has a preposterous gay couple thrown in for good measure to ensure that the show has cornered every possible market.

Alas, there’s nothing inherently wrong with enjoying a good bit of grotesque entertainment, but The Following, simply put, is not good. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

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STATLINE Terps women’s basketball forward Alyssa Thomas’ performance in an 85-59 win vs. North Carolina

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Standing in their way

Terps hope to continue offensive improvements, upend top-ranked Duke as Blue Devils look to avoid first losing streak of season

By Connor Letourneau Senior staff writer Mark Turgeon didn’t get a chance to watch No. 1 Duke’s nationally televised shellacking at Miami on Wednesday. The Terrapins men’s basketball coach was busy recruiting, scouring for prospects worthy of adding to his squad’s 2014 class.

That meant he missed seeing the Blue Devils go more than eight minutes without hitting a field goal in the first half. He missed them shoot 4-of-23 from 3-point range. And he missed Duke suffer its largest regular-season blowout, 90-63, since January 1984.

But Turgeon has no regrets. Game film of Wednesday’s embarrassment will do little to help him prepare for the Blue Devils he’ll face at Cameron Indoor Stadium tomorrow. Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s teams have always been near-impossible tests at home, especially for young squads that aren’t accustomed to Duke’s historic venue and raucous crowd.

“I’m probably not going to learn a whole lot from that [Miami] game, to be quite honest with you,” Turgeon said yesterday. “They were on the road and we’re playing them in Cameron, so I imagine when I watch them play at home, I’ll see a little different animal.”

He should know. Turgeon’s first trip to Durham, N.C., with the Terps last February resulted in a 73-55 rout. The Plumlee brothers, Mason and Miles, had their way against a lean Terps frontcourt, combining for 29 points and 32 rebounds.

Of course, the end result likely would’ve been a bit uglier if Duke had lost its previous game. Krzyzewski’s team has won 11 of its past 12 contests immediately following a defeat exceeding 15 points, and nearly threequarters of those bounce-back wins were by double-digit margins.

“They’re definitely going to come

THE MATCHUP

MARYLAND TERRAPINS

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WHEN Tomorrow, 1 p.m.

WHERE Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. TV CBS HISTORY Duke leads all-time series, 112-61 DATA The Blue Devils, who lost at Miami, 90-63, on Wednesday, have only lost two or more consecutive games 10 times since 2000.

Forward Dez Wells will be counted on to help direct the Terps’ offense against Duke. He notched eight assists against Boston College on Tuesday. charlie deboyace/the diamondback out with a lot of energy coming off a loss like that. Anyone would,” forward Jake Layman said of the Miami debacle.

“We just need to meet that energy.”

The team may also need to build upon the offensive strides it made Tuesday during a 64-59 win over Boston College. After failing to eclipse

the 55-point mark in each of their past three games, the Terps (15-4, 3-3 ACC) returned to the inside-out principles that helped them jump to a 13-1 start

this season. They generally avoided illadvised attempts and shot 42.4 percent from the field — their first time topping 39 percent in four contests.

Tu rge o n ’s d e c i s i o n to a l l ow forward Dez Wells to run sets proved the catalyst Tuesday, as the Xavier transfer finished with a career-high eight assists against the Eagles. He notched seven dimes and zero turnovers in the second half, helping the Terps create separation from a scrappy Boston College squad in the game’s waning minutes.

Wells will continue directing the offense at times tomorrow, Turgeon said. The second-year coach hopes Wells’ driving ability will make the Blue Devils’ (16-2, 3-2) defense collapse on him, opening up wide-open opportunities for sharpshooters Layman and guard Logan Aronhalt.

“Dez is a great driver so when he has the ball, a lot of guys are going to attract to him and shooters get open,” guard Nick Faust said. “So having him at the top of the key is going to be a big thing.”

And should Wells struggle and the offense go stagnant, the Terps will do what they’ve done much of conference play. They’ll rely on defense. The Terps have held opponents to just 35.1 percent shooting this season, a mark that tops the ACC. They even limited N.C. State, which boasts the nation’s No. 13 offense, to a season-low 50 points earlier this month.

But will a stalwart defense be enough to overcome an unpredictable offense and upend a top-ranked Duke team eager to move past a rare misfire? The Terps aren’t quite sure, but they are eager to find out.

“They were the No. 1 team in the country for a reason,” said Wells, who refused to even address the Miami game yesterday. “We’re just ready for the opportunity.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Thomas keys Terps after injury scare Forward nearly triple-doubles in 85-59 rout of No. 11 Tar Heels

By Daniel Gallen Senior staff writer A murmur began to run through the crowd of 4,836 at Comcast Center late in the first half last night, growing with every step Alyssa Thomas took past the Terrapins women’s basketball team bench and to the scorer’s table to check in. By the time she tapped the table with her left hand and took her place back on the court, the arena was in the midst of a standing ovation.

It was a stark contrast from the funeral-like pall that had dropped from the rafters minutes earlier as Thomas laid writhing on the ground outside the North Carolina three-point line.

Pursuing an errant Tar Heels shot, Thomas collided with North Carolina’s Brittany Rountree in midair, rolled over the guard’s back and landed hard on her left side. Thomas stayed on the ground as a silent crowd watched trainers attend to her. For a team devastated by injuries, it was a blow the Terps couldn’t afford.

But once she was back on the court, Thomas and her teammates flourished.

The No. 10 Terps notched their sixth straight win, dispatching No. 11 North Carolina, 85-59. And Thomas was right in the middle of it all, totaling 17 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.

“It’s definitely a scary moment when anyone lands that way, but nothing that hasn’t happened to me before,” Thomas said. “Just a bump to come back from.”

A rematch of a hotly contested

matchup three weeks ago in Chapel Hill, N.C., that North Carolina won, 60-57, last night’s tilt appeared to be headed during the first half toward a similarly close finish. The Terps, though, sent things in a different direction.

“We went down to North Carolina and gave them a game we should have won,” said forward Tianna Hawkins, who scored a game-high 25 points.

“Today was all about revenge, getting back what we deserve. As a team, we came back and fought the whole game.”

The Terps (16-3, 7-1 ACC) built a 17-10 lead near the midway point of the first half, but the Tar Heels (18-2, 6-1) responded with an 8-0 run to take a one-point advantage. That was the last time North Carolina would lead on the night, though, as they lost for only the second time this season. Guard Chloe Pavlech scored five straight points to spark a 9-0 run, and the Terps took a 26-18 lead at the 7:12 mark.

Then came Thomas’ injury. For a moment, the Terps’ season appeared to hang in the balance. Forward Tierney Pfirman had just been lost for four weeks after dislocating her kneecap in practice Saturday, putting her on the bench next to three teammates who had already been ruled out for the season with torn ACLs. But after donning padded compression shorts in the locker room and riding an exercise bike behind the bench, Thomas re-entered less than three minutes later.

Forward Alyssa Thomas overcame a hip injury to total 17 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in the Terps’ 85-59 win over North Carolina. charlie deboyace/the diamondback And with the Tar Heels defense keying on Thomas and Hawkins, Pavlech took advantage. The freshman scored 18 points on 5-of-6 shooting and shot 6-of-6 from the free-throw line after scoring a combined eight points in the Terps’ previous three games.

“Chloe’s a gamer,” coach Brenda Frese said of Pavlech, whose three highestscoring games have all come against ranked foes. “Chloe lives for the big stage. Chloe wants to shine, and that’s what makes her so special. To have her come out fearless with that kind of confidence, her teammates are able to feed off of that. The bigger the stage, the bigger the moment, Chloe wants it.”

It was all part of an offensive per-

formance in which the Terps shot a season-high 58.2 percent from the field. And that success carried over to the defensive end, too. North Carolina shot just 35.5 percent from the field and a dismal 5.3 percent on 1-of-19 shooting from three-point range.

Leading scorer Tierra Ruffin-Pratt again posted a team-high tying 15 points, but the guard shot 3-of-14 from the field. The lone North Carolina regular to make more than 50 percent of her shots was forward Krista Gross, who had 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting.

When the Tar Heels’ shots weren’t falling, the Terps were there on the boards, where they outrebounded North Carolina, 40-31. The Terps

limited the Tar Heels to 10 secondchance points and outscored them in the paint, 40-28.

The Terps’ victory was their fourth this year by at least 20 points against a conference opponent. Despite the slim bench and daunting schedule, there have barely been any lapses in the Terps’ game this season as they enter Sunday’s matchup at Clemson.

“They have separated themselves with their resiliency,” Frese said. “They lock in even more. They understand there’s no room for error. They’ve got to be better. It speaks volumes in terms of the character that we have in this locker room.” sportsdbk@gmail.com