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It was a familiar ending for the MaryKyle Melnick land men’s basket@kyle_melnick ball team: Coach Senior staff writer Mark Turgeon drew up a play for guard Kevin Huerter with the Terps behind in the waning seconds, but guard Anthony Cowan wanted the responsibility of powering a Maryland win.

Trailing Michigan State by four with 42 seconds remaining Sunday, Cowan drove to the hoop instead of passing to Huerter, who was coming off a double screen at the top of the key. Six days earlier, Cowan ignored Turgeon’s call for Huerter and missed the potential gameby

The Terps entered Sunday on the bubble.

With Purdue looming, it may just burst.

tying 3-pointer at Indiana on Monday.

It was a similar result Sunday, as forward Jaren Jackson met Cowan at the rim, sending the 6-foot sophomore to the ground as the No. 6 Spartans took control in their 74-68 win at Xfinity Center.

The denial was Michigan State’s seventh block of the game and was just one factor into the Spartans’ 50-31 second-half pounding of the Terps.

Maryland has dropped four of its past five games, and its test at No. 3 Purdue on Wednesday is its last chance for a marquee victory in the regular season.

“It seems like we just keep not m a k i n g t h e r i g h t p l ays d ow n t h e stretch,” Huerter said. “That’s why we keep losing close games at the end.

We’re making the same mistakes.”

See spartans, p. 9

DANIEL BERNSTEIN @danbernsteinumd basketball COLUMNIST With the Maryland men’s basketball team reeling after its 71-68 loss to Indiana last Monday, the program summoned all of the mojo it could muster before Sunday’s matchup with No. 6 Michigan State. A win against the Spartans would have been the perfect antidote to a month that’s sent the Terps tumbling down the Big Ten standings and to the wrong side of the NCAA tournament bubble.

Former Terps guard Greivis Vásquez, known for a fiery on-court persona that fueled his 2009-10 ACC Player of the Year honor, spoke with the team this week about playing with emotion. Vasquez joined legendary former coach Gary

Williams for a pregame chat with fans and sat courtside next to beloved SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt. Fans donning red and white giveaway T-shirts arrived hours early to rehearse dance moves for Xfinity Center’s annual flash mob.

Maryland’s 8-0 run to start the game capitalized on those circumstances by inviting the crowd into the game. But all of the enthusiasm on display was ultimately wasted in a 74-68 loss, as poor rebounding and late shooting struggles plummeted the Terps to ninth place in the conference.

“Building was terrific, which was great to see. Gave us a lot of energy,” coach Mark See bernstein, p. 9

MORE IN SPORTS: Keeping Michigan State off the glass was “No. 1 on our scouting report,” but Sparty still dominated the offensive boards, p. 8

“It seems like we just kept not making the right plays down the stretch. That’s why we keep losing close games at the end. We’re making the same mistakes.”

- MARYLAND MEN’S BASKETBALL GUARD KEVIN HUERTER

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Unity mural on view at capitol

New dean for CMNS by

Univ-Bowie State collab reflects on Collins killing

The University

Jessie Campisi of Maryland an@jessiecampisi nounced WednesSenior staff writer d ay a n ew d ea n of the computer, mathematical and natural sciences college.

Amitabh Varshney, who has been part of this university’s computer science faculty since 2000, will take over the position starting March 1, heading research and educational efforts across 10 departments.

Varshney said one of his goals is to identify a set of research areas in which all of the departments within the college can col-

by

amitabh varshney, a longtime computer science faculty member at this university, will take over as dean of the computer, mathematical and natural sciences college on March 1. photo courtesy of university communications laborate, which could include areas like data sciences.

“If you look at the college there is physical sciences, there is life sciences and there is computer sciences, and I think all of these need each other and together they are all stronger than each on their own,” he said.

Va rs h n ey ex p l a i n e d t h a t another priority he will focus on

during his time as dean will be improving outreach to young students to drum up interest in STEM fields.

“Clearly the country needs many more scientists,” he said. “And I think reaching out to them in our middle schools and high schools will not only help us attract more of them to the University of Maryland, but it would

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Jillian Atelsek signed by Univer@jillian_atelsek sity of Maryland and Bowie State Staff writer University students is now on display at the Maryland State House in Annapolis.

The painting, often called the “Unity Mural,” was completed in the fall. It was meant to represent peace, justice and hope in the wake of the death of 2nd Lt. Richard Collins, who was fatally stabbed on this campus in May.

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After its completion and display at NextNOW Fest in September, the mural was stored in a studio while the finishing touches were applied, said Jennifer White-Johnson, a professor of visual communication and digital media arts at Bowie State who was instrumental in the mural’s creation.

“We want it to be visible, we don’t want it to be put away and never seen again,” said Erica Bondarev Rapach, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts See mural , p. 3

FROM THE OPINION DESK: The mural is a start, but columnist Jack Lewis says new legislation on hate crime response will do even more, p. 4

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By Jessie Campisi | @jessiecampisi | Senior staff writer University of Maryland Police responded to reports of an accident, suspicious activity and damage to state property over the past two weeks, according to police reports.

ACCIDENT On Jan. 22 at 1:02 p.m., University Police responded to the North Gate for an accident report. This case is closed by exception.

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY On Tuesday at 2:57 p.m., University Police responded to the 3900 block of Campus Drive for a report of suspicious activity, according to police reports.

This case is closed by exception.

DAMAGE TO STATE PROPERTY On Jan. 18 at 9:27 p.m., police responded to Xfinity Center for a state property damage report. This case is closed by exception.

CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE VIOLATION On Jan. 18 at 10:36 p.m., University Police responded to the 4300 block of Knox Road for a controlled dangerous substance violation, according to police reports. This case is closed by exception.

Police responded to University Boulevard on Jan. 20 at 1:34 a.m. for another controlled dangerous substance violation incident. This case resulted in an arrest.

DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED/ DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE University Police responded to Mowatt Lane Garage on Jan. 21 at 3:15 a.m. for a DWI/DUI incident, according to police reports. Police responded to another DWI/DUI incident at Terrapin Row on Jan. 22 at 12:57 a.m.

Both cases resulted in arrests.

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dean From p. 1 be in the national interest.”

Va rs h n ey, wh ose wo rk centers on high-performance computer graphics and visualization in science, engineering and medicine, has been the director of this university’s Institute for Advanced Computer Studies since 2010. He will

take over for Gerald Wilkinson, who has been the college’s interim dean since July 1.

“Professor Varshney has the qualities of mind, temperament, leadership, and character to be an outstanding Dean,” university President Wallace Loh said in the news release.

“His record of commitment to excellence in learning and teaching, fundamental

research and innovation, and multidisciplinary collaborations will serve CMNS well as it continues on its ascendant trajectory.”

Varshney has taken part in this university’s strategic partnership — a 2016 act that aims to strengthen the relationship between this university and the University of Maryland, Baltimore — by helping to

bring together scientists and clinicians from both campuses.

Varshney worked with the Center for Health-related Informatics and Bioimaging, which drew medical research personnel from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and computing research personnel from the University of Maryland, College Park. He called the relationship between the universities “complementary and synergistic.”

In 2016, he taught this

university’s first undergraduate course in virtual and augmented reality, and he helped establish the Maryland Center for Women in Computing.

Varshney earned his bachelor of technology in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in computer science from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

“I am very excited about

the future of the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences under Dr. Varshney’s leadership,” Provost Mary Ann Rankin said in the news release. “He has a wealth of knowledge in research and interdisciplinary work. His clear vision for the college and natural leadership style will allow CMNS to continue to be recognized nationally and globally.” jcampisidbk@gmail.com

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KASSANDRA BISHOP, top, a 2013 Bowie State University alumna, and Gail Medford, chairwoman of Bowie State’s fine and performing arts department, work on the unity mural during September 2017’s NextNOW Fest at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. file photo/the diamondback

From p. 1 Center associate executive director and one of the leaders of the project.

Now that the mural is ready for public display, it will travel to different temporary locations throughout the state. The first stop is the Prince George’s Wing of the State House in Annapolis, Bondarev Rapach said.

“The fact that it is at the State House is super amazing because that means that the state of Maryland is supporting what we envisioned and what our goal was,” White-Johnson said.

The art is expected to remain in its position until the end of the legislative session in mid-April, Bondarev Rapach said, adding that she thinks its message of hope and unity has an important place in the State House.

“The mural itself is sort of expressing positivity in the midst of the hate and injustice that we are seeing both nationally and in our own communities,” she said.

“There’s a symbolism in putting that in a place where legislation is happening to remind legislators that their communities are committed to hope and justice and peace.”

done by people of color,” she said.

“It’s another way to ensure that we are represented and that our voices are heard.”

Collins’ death, which sparked the creation of the mural, was heavily influential in the drafting of hate bias incident leg“There are even times today [at the State House] when I feel that I am not viewed islation that Angel is currently working on, she said. The bill and recognized for the value that I have. But we fight on, and the mural is was developed with members of ProtectUMD, a coalition of 25 a reminder that this is one of the ways that we fight on.” student groups that advocates - DISTRICT 25 DEL. ANGELA ANGEL for marginalized groups on this campus. It would institute manwas in operation, I was not viewed datory diversity training and reGina Lewis, a professor in as our way of life.”

Del. Angela Angel (D-Prince as someone of value,” she added. porting mechanisms for hate bias Bowie State’s fine and performing arts department, agreed with George’s) said the message behind “There are even times today incidents on the campuses of all Bondarev Rapach’s assessment, the unity mural is not lost on her when I feel that I am not viewed public universities in this state.

Overall, Angel said, the mural’s adding that she thinks the mural or her fellow delegates, especially and recognized for the value that is particularly important in the when considered in the context of I have. But we fight on, and the place in the State House has had mural is a reminder that this is a profound impact on her and her currently charged social climate. the State House.

“It’s dripping with history, one of the ways that we fight on.” colleagues, who see it every day as “The concept of white suAngel said she believes art can they head to work. premacy and what that means, and that history, to be honest, “It’s definitely something that the ugliness of it, is coming is not really beneficial to me as be used as a powerful statement back,” she said. “I think that at a black woman,” Angel said of in places of government in many makes you pause and think,” she said. “It’s a reminder that we still this particular point in time, it’s the Annapolis State House, the different ways.

“Here in the House you have have work to do.” extremely important that we as a oldest still in legislative use in art from all over, but I always try community express how we feel the country.

“For most of the time that it to push art that is reflective or about protecting what we know jatelsekdbk@gmail.com

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Minority grad rates top USM System’s achievement gap persists even as student orgs push forward by

N e a r l y a end, the system is in the process of

Christine Condon decade after updating its 2020 Strategic Plan @CChristine19 t h e Un ive r- and the system is elevating diverSenior staff writer sity System of sity and inclusion to the level of a Maryland set out to close the achievement gap between minority students and their peers, the system hasn’t met its initial goals. But at the University of Maryland, graduation rates for these groups are above the system average.

The system’s annual scorecard shows modest increases in sixyear graduation rates for AfricanAmerican, Hispanic and low-income students since 2010, when it aimed to eliminate the gaps by 2020. For African-American and low-income students, the system is not on track to meet its goal.

In fiscal 2010, the six-year graduation rate for all students in the system was 67 percent.

The rate was 42 percent for the system’s African-American students, 69 percent for Hispanic students and 51 percent for low-income students.

Graduation rates for AfricanAmerican students improved by 7 percentage points from fiscal 2010 to fiscal 2017, while graduation rates for Hispanic students rose by 2 percentage points, and for low-income students by 4 percentage points.

“Higher education institutions across the country will continue to face challenges addressing the achievement gap, improving campus diversity and fostering an inclusive environment,” read a statement provided by system spokesman Mike Lurie. “To that

new, stand-alone goal.”

At a Jan. 16 meeting for the system’s Education Policy and Student Life committee — which handles academic concerns and student issues — members opted to lower the 2020 goal of closing the gap, calling instead for an increase in degrees awarded to underrepresented minority students by 900.

In a statement from the system’s office, officials pointed to an increase in the minority population in system schools to explain the continued achievement gap.

Between fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2017, the number of system students who identify as a minority jumped by 41 percent, while the white student population rose by 3 percent during the same time frame, the statement read.

While the system is lagging behind its goal, the graduation rate of minority students at this university closely aligns with the averages of the university’s overall student body.

The six-year graduation rate for all students who entered this university in 2011 was 85 percent, while for AfricanAmerican students, it was 80 percent, a 7 percent jump from six years prior. Among H ispanic students who entered in 2011, the six-year graduation rate stands at 85 percent, 13 percent higher than in 2005, according to the Office

of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment.

“The University of Maryland is proud to be a national leader in closing the achievement gap,” William Cohen, undergraduate studies associate provost and dean, wrote in an email.

“The Office of Undergraduate Studies is proud to work with departments and offices across campus that provide support and services to help students graduate — working with students as early as high school all the way through to graduation.”

Among public colleges and universities, the six-year graduation rate was 41 percent for black students and 53 percent for Hispanic students in 2013, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. In a 2015 Education Trust report, this university was ranked 16th among public four-year institutions for its 10-year improvement in the gap between white and underrepresented minority students, having shrunk it by 6.1 percent.

Several campus programs have aimed to shrink this university’s achievement gap, including the Black Male Initiative at the Nyumburu Cultural Center,

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which formed in 2005 and aims to provide role models and encourage community activism for black male students. Ronald Zeigler, the center’s director, said while the gap affecting minority students is shrinking, there is still work to be done.

Zeigler said the Black Male Initiative meets with about 30 black university students monthly to discuss social issues, and holds movie and study nights in McKeldin Library, which sometimes feature black faculty members from various departments who discuss social issues.

“It’s a support group, and lots of researchers talk about the significance and the relevance of having a support group in terms of addressing issues of racism, issues of fitting in as it relates to success,” he said.

Trey Huff, vice president of this university’s NAACP chapter, said the school has “made strides” to address the achievement gap, as have numerous campus initiatives.

“When you’re a minority on campus, you feel kind of alone,” said Huff, a senior biochemistry major. “A lot of the feedback we hear from people is that they

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Having more minority professors could help bolster achievement for minority students, Huff said, adding that the administration should aim to hire and retain enough faculty of color “so that the faculty is a mirror of the student population.”

From 2009 to 2016, the percentage of tenured or tenuretrack faculty at this university who are black decreased from 4.8 percent to 4.2 percent, according to this university’s 2017 Cultural Diversity Report.

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Studying abroad breaks down boundaries Mitchell Rock @OpinionDBK Columnist

I spent 10 days this winter break on a trip to the relatively small city of Varanasi in northeast India. I was there as part of a service-learning experience with the University of Maryland student group Public Health Without Borders. There was smog and dust in the air, trash lining the streets and cow droppings in the middle of the road. Many Americans would write this place off as a shithole, but that would have missed what makes the residents’ way of life beautiful.

The people of Varanasi are among the friendliest I have ever encountered. They went out of their way to help us find our way throughout the city, and everywhere we went we were promptly offered hot tea.

Their kindness and hospitality was unlike anything I have experienced in the United States.

While we were in Varanasi, we encountered beggars; we saw men doing the physically demanding job of driving rickshaws for hours on end; and we met with professors, non-governmental organization leaders and medical professionals. Claiming, as President Trump does, that their work ethic was any less than our own, or to stereotype an entire culture as uneducated and poor, would be a fallacy.

To write off any country as a shithole — as our president recently did when referring to Haiti, El Salvador and African countries — is to completely disregard an entire group of people and their culture. This is easy for Americans. With our relatively high levels of

development and wealth, Americans have a tendency to view less developed countries as “uncivilized” or “dirty” by comparison. Because of our entrenched attitudes toward different cultures, appreciating societies that differ vastly from our own while recognizing that people around the world are working to improve conditions in their communities can be an immense challenge.

However, we can overcome this misconception. As students at this university, we have vast opportunities to immerse ourselves in different cultures. Through study abroad, service learning or even just traveling with friends, students can visit a developing nation and learn about a different group of people.

There is no better way to understand a different culture than to experience it, and there may be no better time to do so than as a college student.

Encountering different cultures not only broadens one’s own mindset but can also help change the way the rest of the world views the U.S. It is no secret that much of the world sees us as imperialistic, discriminatory and arrogant. By meeting people from across the globe, we can show them what we truly value and who we really are. We can also bring back what we learn to our peers in the U.S. so that they might change their misconceptions of the developing world. Through travel and cultural immersion, we can improve ourselves and combat the dangerous instinct to divide ourselves along national and cultural lines.

There is no better way to understand a different culture than to experience it.

City live-where-you-work program helps the environment Sydney Wess @wess_sydney Columnist

The College Park City-University Partnership’s homeownership program strives to improve the College Park community by offering University of Maryland and city employees $15,000 zero-interest loans that are forgivable after 10 years. In addition to enhancing the city’s sense of community, this program offers considerable economic and environmental benefits for everyone involved.

The program, established in 2015, is relatively new, but has been successful. College Park welcomed 62 new residents through the program so far. The partnership also recently received a major grant from the Maryland Housing and Community Development Department.

The program’s success can be attributed to its missions of “reducing commutes, strengthening neighborhoods, and supporting our local economy.” Living where you work is convenient for homebuyers, and even the possibility of being saved from daily rush-hour beltway traffic may be enough to interest a university professor in this program.

And as they reel in new residents who can contribute to and grow the local economy, live-where-you-work programs also present a potential for environmental benefits.

While sitting in traffic for several hours a

day is definitely annoying, the carbon emissions from those vehicles also contribute to climate change. Maryland has pledged to limit air pollution on a statewide scale, but our individual ability to contribute is undercut by the time we spend commuting every day.

For those part of the live-where-youwork program in College Park or similar homeownership programs, it is much easier to take sustainable transportation or even walk to work. In many cases, driving a car is no longer essential to a career in the city.

Suburban sprawl, which is a lowdensity housing development pattern, has created a vehicle-dependent culture that contributes to the degradation of the planet. Within this culture, employers, colleagues and strangers assume that others have cars in order to travel far distances for work or school. People have grown accustomed to living this way, but it’s not our only option. Homeownership programs like the one spawned from the partnership provide a solution to unnecessary carbon emissions by inviting people to settle in the community in which they work. swess@terpmail.umd.edu

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Late in 2017, it was revealed that Ballou High School administrators had aided graduation rates by graduating 164 students when “only 57 were on track to graduate,” according to a NPR report. The administrators at the school were reported to have pushed teachers to give make-up assignments to students who had missed too much class to actually pass. One in five students at Ballou were absent more than they were present, “missing more than 90 days of school,” also according to NPR. Administrators pressuring teachers into passing failing students is not unique to Ballou High School. In a survey conducted by the Washington Teachers’ Union and EmpowerEd — a local teachers advocacy group — 47 percent of participating teachers said they felt an administrator had coerced them to pass a failing student or change their grade.

This represents a larger problem — educational institutions care more about their reputations than educating and preparing their students for whatever their plans are after high school. Graduation rates in this situation are similar to college rankings, which college applicants, students, graduates and administrators seem to care about very much.

Their rankings, just like high school graduation rates, aren’t at all representative of everything going on at an institution. In Ballou High School, many students come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds

and had many more responsibilities than simply completing their homework and attending class.

One student mentioned to NPR reporters that during her senior year at Ballou, she was no longer living at home and was working at a restaurant to pay rent. Attending class wasn’t her first priority because she needed a roof over her head and food to eat first. Graduation rates do not take into account the diverse student bodies at different high schools; they assume that all students have the same chance at graduating, and therefore a school with a low graduation rate must simply be a bad school. Things are rarely that simple.

US News’ college rankings are frequently referenced while applicants make decisions, but as an opinion columnist for the New York Times says, those rankings “are a joke.” A university cannot be reduced to a ranking, and there is no way to condense the many different properties of a school into a number.

The column’s author had visited the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, ranked 159th on US News’ national list. What he found was a school with a diverse student body, plenty of academic, athletic and professional achievements, and a unique atmosphere.

When I was applying to college, as a student attending a high school in Maryland, I had many peers show an aversion to attending the University of Maryland because of its ranking as 61st. Many of my peers were embarrassed to attend a university with a ranking lower than 20, ignoring the fact that a high ranking Ivy League school may not actually be the best

fit for them as an individual. The weight placed on rankings seemed to render not only the school but applicants themselves as one-dimensional figures without complex needs and identities that should fit with the school they attend.

Every university is different, and every university has its pros and cons depending on what a student is looking for in a school.

An overall ranking isn’t going to tell you whether the program you are interested in is the best in the nation, whether the faculty at the school will have diverse identities that represent you, or whether the value system of the school is similar to yours. Colleges have lost sight of the fact that having a high ranking doesn’t mean your school will be the right fit for every highscoring student.

Like some of the schools in the Washington, D.C., school system — and likely others across the nation — reputation has overtaken the need to help students become as successful as they possibly can be for colleges. This has created a culture where high schools like Ballou think their reputation matters more than their students understanding of the material, and where colleges will do anything to improve their rankings. It has allowed them to forget that all schools have values and qualities that will or won’t work for individual students. We have forgotten the bottom line of the education system: Schools are for the students. liyanga.a.ds@gmail.com

In 2018, we still lack reliable data o n h a te c r i m e s.

According to the nonprofit ProPublica, this is a national problem since federal agencies rely on local data that isn’t being collected.

Maryland is not immune to this issue, and our hate incidents seem to be especially frequent on university campuses. That is why, on Jan. 15, state Del. Angela Angel proposed a bill that would “mandate public institutions of higher education in this state to develop more robust systems for reporting and documenting on-campus hate crimes and hate bias incidents.” This would be an important piece of legislation for the safety of marginalized college students in Maryland.

From 2011 to 2016, Prince George’s County and University of Maryland Police each reported either one or zero hate crimes a year to the FBI. While this incomplete federal data is the most accessible public information, it doesn’t tell the whole story. Last year, on this campus alone, The Diamondback reported on multiple hate bias incidents, including swastika graffiti, multiple nooses, white nationalist posters and a confederate flag etching. The murder of Bowie State student Richard Collins on this campus is being tried as a hate crime. According to university spokeswoman Katie Lawson, 27 hate bias incidents were reported on campus during the fall 2017 semester alone.

The need for action is clear, but the current requirements for university action are inadequate. Right now, students are often left wondering about what the resolutions to hate crime are.

As alumna Yanet Amanuel put it, “you’ll hear about the noose, but not what happened after the noose. We don’t know if the guy’s still on campus, [if] he’s the kid sitting next to you in class, and that’s kind of the uneasiness that you have.”

Our elected officials are also left in the dark since universities are not currently compelled to give them hard data on hate incidents.

But Angel’s bill would increase transparency for both students and lawmakers. She worked with ProtectUMD, a coalition of student groups that advocates for the marginalized, to draft a bill that would better serve them. It would require detailed reports of incidents and their resolutions so the General Assembly can gain an understanding of the problem. The bill would also mandate an “opt-in notification system that would send text or email alerts to students each time a suspected hate crime or

Help us track hate bias at UMD. The Diamondback has partnered with ProPublica’s Documenting Hate project to help track hate crimes and bias incidents. If you have been affected by or witnessed a hate crime or bias incident at the University of Maryland, you can tell us using an online form at dbknews.com.

bias incident” occurs. Universities would have to provide mandatory training on cultural diversity and hate crime prevention for first-year students. These steps would provide the foundation for a safer and more just future.

It’s true that this university has taken some steps in the past year to address issues of hate, but the administration has not done enough. A task force was created and an annual report proposed, but we need Angel’s bill to push them further. It is crucial that hate incidents are better addressed at the government level, not just as an internal campus matter.

One way we get there is with improved data from schools across the state, as soon as possible. This bill would also apply to other universities in Maryland whose students deserve the same protections and whose data can help bring about change.

The personal and institutional forces of racism that create a culture of hate crimes also work to dismiss the victims. We must start seeing incomplete data on hate crimes and the crimes themselves as part of a larger injustice. In addition to leaving marginalized students vulnerable, a lack of data allows the issue to be dismissed by those who don’t see, or choose to ignore, the true scope of racism today. Angel’s is the first step in a bigger fight.

Real transparency is, and always has been, necessary for justice. That is why, in response to the murder of Collins, students from Bowie State and this university painted a unity mural. The mural, meant to symbolize racial justice, now hangs in the Maryland State House as a vibrant reminder to our legislators. Student artist Aerika Anderson said the mural was based in part on the question, “Where do we go from here?”

Angel’s bill offers us a worthwhile answer. jlewis20@umd.edu

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rince George’s County is suing opioid manufacturers and distributors for costs associated with Maryland’s opioid epidemic, county officials said Wednesday.

Pharmaceutical companies knowingly misled people about the addictive nature of prescription pain relievers, County Executive Rushern Baker said during a news conference, which has caused increased addiction rates throughout the county and state. The drugs have been overprescribed, which has compounded the crisis, Baker added.

He said the county is seeking monetary damages to help mitigate the financial strain the crisis has placed on the county’s Health and Fire and Emergency Medical Services departments, as well as the Department of Corrections.

The county hired a national law firm, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, to serve as lead counsel in the suit.

“Today is about getting justice for Prince George’s County and citizens of the state,” Baker said.

The county plans to go after Purdue Pharma in addition to other manufacturers and distributors, said Paul Napoli of Napoli Shkolnik PLLC. He added that the county will look at tobacco litigation as a model for the lawsuit.

There were 981 overdoses in Prince George’s County last year, county Fire Chief Ben Barksdale said, which has forced the department to use more resources than it has in the past.

In 2014 the county’s Fire and EMS Department averaged less than one Narcan administration per day, he said. Now the department averages 2.7 administrations — a 260 percent increase.

Barksdale said costs for Narcan, the brand name of medication used to reverse the symptoms of an opioid overdose, have gone up 50 percent since 2014, which has stretched the department’s budget.

Moreover, he said, the growing opioid crisis has forced the department to take additional steps such as bolstering training for first responders and

offering community-based paramedics.

These efforts, however, have been futile in the county’s attempt to combat the growing crisis, he said.

“Everything we do and continue to do isn’t enough,” Barksdale said. “This epidemic is causing a widespread addiction and killing our residents at an alarming rate.”

President Donald Trump called the current national opioid crisis a “public health emergency” in October 2017, and it is the deadliest drug crisis in American history, according to a New York Times story from that month. Trump promised to declare it a “national emergency” in August, which would had led to a swift federal fund allocation, The Times also reported.

During the first six months of 2017, there were 1,029 opioid-related deaths in Maryland, compared to 873 during the same period the year before.

Prince George’s County Health Officer Pamela Creekmur and Department of Corrections Director Mary Lou McDonough detailed other ways in which the opioid epidemic has impacted the county.

McDonough said county jails have seen upticks in drug use, addiction and people requesting placement into drug treatment programs. She said some inmates go through withdrawal while they are incarcerated, leading them to overdose upon release.

“It’s a severe problem and I’m glad to see something being done about it,” she said.

Baker said he asked Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan for additional funding during the past three years; however, the county still hasn’t received it.

“What we’ve gotten is studies,” Baker said. He said that he told Hogan and the Maryland General Assembly the opioid crisis is well-established and did not need to be studied anymore.

“We need resources now to deal with it,” he said.

Hogan has called for a similar lawsuit, and New York City filed one Tuesday. mbricesaddlerdbk@gmail.com

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Metro signs on to station area development plan Gilbane project promises 400 marketrate rentals, 12K square feet of retail by

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The retail spaces in the devel-

Jack Roscoe Metropolitan Area opment will likely be service@Jack_Micky Transit Authority oriented, he said — coffee shops, Senior staff writer signed on to an agree- restaurants and other places “the ment Tuesday with Gilbane Development Company to develop a residential and retail project at the College Park Metro Station, according to a news release.

The development will include 440 market-rate multi-family units and around 12,000 square feet of retail space. Landscaping and pedestrian safety improvements to the site, located at 7201 River Road, are also included in the project.

“Signing the agreement is a significant milestone in that the project will now happen,” said Ken Ulman, the president of the Terrapin Development Company, which manages real estate ventures on the Route 1 corridor near the University of Maryland.

Ulman said the introduction of both residential and retail space near the Metro is a big part of developing the city’s Discovery District and transforming it into a “walkable, enjoyable place.” Connecting more people to public transit helps the city become more sustainable, he said.

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“Maximizing transit-oriented development around Metro stations brings more residences and jobs within walking distance of our stations, which increases ridership and revenue for Metro without increasing costs,” WMATA Real Estate and Parking Office Managing Director Nina Albert said in a statement.

Metro signing the joint development agreement is a sign “that the area is on the move,” Ulman said. The redevelopment of the site had been attempted three times since the early 2000s before Gilbane got on board.

Gilbane was selected to be the developer of the College Park Station in mid-2016, Ulman said, and has since been working with the city, county and WMATA to get the necessary approval to start the project.

“It really just takes the brakes off us because we can just … move

forward with the rest of the design for the project in order to deliver, or really break ground as soon as possible,” said Gilbane Vice President Robert Gilbane.

The joint development agreement was held up for so long because of the complexity of the site, Gilbane said. The station is a future site of the Purple Line, so considerations have to be made to ensure the two projects interact in a safe, complementary way, he said.

Development plans for the Purple Line had not been finalized until recently, so Gilbane had to iron out the details with the Purple Line team, Gilbane said. Once the major issues were addressed, the joint development agreement could go ahead.

“Everyone really has the same goal — it’s just there’s a lot of coordination that needs to take place,” Gilbane said.

Now that WMATA has agreed, the development will occur, but the exact plan is still in formation, and must be reviewed by county and city officials.

College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn said the city is still involved in the development review process for the site. When Gilbane submits its detailed site plan, the city can choose whether to recommend the county approve the plan.

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The College Park City Council Jack Roscoe unanimously voted @Jack_Micky T u e s d a y n ight Senior staff writer to approve three agreements — including a declaration of covenants and a maintenance agreement — for the planned Bozzuto redevelopment of the Quality Inn site.

Mayor Patrick Wojahn said the approved agreements ensure Bozzuto will commit to market-rate rentals on the property and that the property will be improved and maintained in a safe and sustainable manner.

The real estate development and construction company is also asking for a tax abatement from both the county and city in order to go forward with the project, which will be decided separately from these agreements.

“Those are all things that we wanted essentially independently from the financial incentives that they are requesting from us,” Wojahn said about marketrate rentals and sustainable properties.

Previously, Bozzuto officials said the project could not happen unless the company received a 75 percent abatement of incremental property taxes on the development for the first 15 years.

On Wednesday night in City Hall, the Bozzuto team, District 3 Councilmen Robert Day and John Rigg and Terrapin Development Company members Carlo Colella and Ken Ulman gave a presentation that considers a 50 percent abatement instead.

Under this proposal, the city would collect all the property taxes that are currently being paid for the site, in addition to 50 percent of the additional property taxes that would occur due to the redevelopment increasing the property value of the site for the first 15 years.

“Under no scenario that we’re presently considering will the city experience a net loss in tax revenue,” Rigg said. “And under

every scenario that we are currently considering, the city will experience a net increase in tax revenue.”

College Park will not accept any tax abatement unless the county does, Wojahn said, and the matter is expected to go in front of the county council in a month.

Prince George’s County Council staff have supported the abatement at the administrative level and recommend to the council a 50 percent abatement for 15 years, Colella said.

“Even with the 50 percent abatement that you’ve seen discussed,” said Bozzuto Managing Director Jeff Kayce, “we’re not where we need to be yet, but we are committed to finding a way to get there.”

Without an abatement, Bozzuto would not be able to secure a high enough return on investment for the planned $140 million project, which Colella called “aspirational.”

The planned development would include 393 residential units and about 73,000 square feet of retail space. Kayce said the units would rent for about $2,300 a month. It would also include a new private road that would connect Calvert Road to Guildford Road, as well as more than 200 new parking spaces.

“We intentionally wanted to solicit proposals for projects like this; we did not want another undergraduate student housing project built,” Colella said, adding that student housing developments have higher returns than the highquality residential and retail development that is proposed and would not require an abatement.

If Bozzuto is unable to redevelop the site as planned, it is likely a different developer would do so instead, but not of the quality Bozzuto is proposing, Rigg said.

“The intention of this project was to introduce high-quality, p l a c e m a k i n g - d r ive n m a rke t rate housing that is not a student housing project into the core of College Park,” Ulman said. “We are really working to be a place where more non-students want to live.”

In October, the council raised concerns that the project would increase noise levels or cause pedestrian safety issues. The county approved Gilbane’s Preliminary Plan of Subdivision in November, subject to conditions that require the company to address the noise and pedestrian safety issues.

Gilbane said the company was planning to submit the project’s detailed site plan later this spring, expecting for the plan to be fully approved early in the fourth quarter of 2018. Construction would begin shortly after.

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I have had the pleasure of watching Cashmere Cat, full name Magnus August Høiberg, grow and develop alongside my own journey as a concert photographer and reviewer. In 2014, a week after I graduated from high school, Cashmere Cat played a show at the Ogden Theatre in Denver that would be my first to photograph. Since then, I’ve seen the Cat a total of eight times, in five different states.

It’s incredible that a musician so reclusive that early photos never showed his face is now in studios with artists like Kanye West, The Weeknd and Ariana Grande.

Høiberg has developed his sets over the years, slowly injecting more of his own production. Now, the hour performance is mostly originals or his own remixes. Cashmere Cat quietly bounces away on

H ø i b e rg h a s, b e fo re my very ears, progressed from a SoundCloud artist with a clear vision of cute and bouncy hip-hop to a production powerhouse with a Billboard 200-charting debut album. stage, his thin frame exaggerated by an oversized bomber and clunky shoes. The occasional moment when he climbs on MØ drops to the floor as she reaches the crescendo of “Roots” on Jan. 22.

MØ joins Cashmere Cat for “9 (after Coachella)” at the 9:30 Club. top of the booth reveals a pair of knee guards — but whether they’re practical or a fashion statement remains to be seen.

Danish-born Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen ( k n ow n a s M Ø ) a n d t h e Norwegian-born producer have been friends since 2013, but until 2017 had never collaborated, let alone toured together.

With multiple sold-out shows only three dates in, the tour has already proved wildly successful, leaving Brooklyn and D.C. to add second nights onto the already-packed schedule.

Read the full review and see more photos, online at dbknews.com.

From my position in the photo pit, it was clear that the sold-out Monday night crowd was pushing its way forward to see the unofficial princess of streaming (MØ is the only female artist to be listed twice in the top 15 most-streamed songs of all time on Spotify.)

Horn samples blared through the loudspeakers as MØ took to the stage in an off-white lace dress. Her voice sings low and slow until the opening song, “Roots,” reached a crescendo and MØ collapsed on the floor belting to the audience, to God: “Where will I dig my roots?”

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producer SOPHIE get another nod this evening with MØ’s “Nights With You.” Her energy radiates through the crowd as she dances in her signature style — whatever she feels like. Possessed by the music, MØ jumps and kicks across the stage, building physical connections with every fan that she can find.

I t h a s b e e n a b o u t two years since I last saw a MØ performance at Shaky Beats, a music festival in Atlanta. This raw energy has always been a huge part of her shows, but now, as she seeks to find herself post- “Lean On,” her energy and demeanor have become finely tuned weapons to knock the crowd dead.

Perfectly riding the line between quieter moments like

Her energy radiates through the crowd as she dances in her signature style — whatever she feels like.

“Turn My Heart To Stone” and the bursts of energy that come from performing “Lean On,” her Major Lazer collaboration and streaming mega-hit, MØ has found what makes her and her music special, and has found out how to do it well.

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‘all the little stuff’

Spartans used offensive rebounds to topple Terps at home

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said. “We’re good enough bout four minutes to win with the people we into Maryland have now.” men’s basketball’s On Sunday, however, 74-68 loss to Michigan the Terps didn’t maintain State, Spartans forward the level they needed to Jaren Jackson collected a upset the Spartans. They pair of offensive rebounds allowed 10 second-chance before guard Dion Wiley points after halftime. fouled him.

Some were the result of When the whistle blew multiple men contesting and the Terps moved shooters and leaving the toward their huddle, asglass unguarded, a sign sistant coach Bino Ranson of the dribble penetrayelled “Box him out!” and tion Michigan State was head coach Mark Turgeon utilizing. looked toward his players “When you’re scramand tossed his hands in bling, you don’t rebound the air. as well,” Turgeon said.

Keeping No. 6 Michigan State off the offensive glass maryland men’s basketball’s tournament hopes dimmed after a loss to No. 6 Michigan State, as offensive rebounds proved a key factor. photo courtesy of alexander jonesi/btn “The no box-outs finally caught up with us.” was “No. 1 on our scoutOther instances, though, the Instead, Spartans guard Joshua entering the year due to seasoning report,” Turgeon said, but the just that we didn’t get it done.”

With the Spartans leading by Langford corralled the miss, was ending injuries to forwards Justin team blamed on a lack of effort, a Spartans had three offensive boards in the first five minutes. By the final four points with about two minutes fouled by guard Anthony Cowan Jackson and Ivan Bender, cratering head-scratching explanation for buzzer, they’d matched their season left, two offensive rebounds from and drained both free throws to give its chances to contest inside against a team still in need of a statement high with 19, including a few down forward Nick Ward extended a Michigan State a two-possession talented bigs like Ward and Bridges. win to help its case for an NCAA Center Michal Cekovsky and tournament bid. the stretch that secured backbreak- Michigan State possession to nearly lead.

“We have to want it a little bit “In the last two minutes, [they forward Bruno Fernando, meaning second chances and prevented 50 seconds, squeezing precious time wanted it more] 100 percent,” guard while, were riddled with foul more and want to win these games Maryland from executing a come- off Maryland’s comeback effort.

The Terps had cut the lead to two Kevin Huerter said. “Those are three trouble, as they’ve been for much because we’re right there,” Huerter back in the final minutes. said. “We’re losing the same way.

“We just couldn’t get a rebound,” points when Michigan State forward rebounds that, if we want to win of Big Ten play.

“We have however many guys It’s all the little stuff.”

Turgeon said. “That’s the game. … Miles Bridges missed a jumper with games, we gotta come up with. No we have right now, and that’s who A lot of it’s the size and athleticism 1:16 remaining that could’ve given excuses.”

Maryland is smaller than it was we’ve got to win with,” Huerter they have, but other times it was Maryland a chance to tie the game. jcrabtreedbk@gmail.com

volleyball

Drechsel to leave Terps Former highly ranked recruit announces transfer to Washington M a r yl a n d volleyball opposite/outside hitter Samantha Drechsel is the third player to transfer from the program since former coach Steve Aird left for Indiana on Dec. 27.

Drechsel, a Bothell, Washington, native, will transfer to Washington, the player announced Tuesday on Instagram. She was the highest-ranked recruit from the Terps’ top-10 recruiting class last season, and she finished the campaign third on the team with 211 kills. “real excited to come home and further my volleyball & academic career at the University of Washington!! #godawgs,” Drechsel wrote by

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on Instagram.

Drechsel’s transfer is the latest blow for a team that appeared poised for a breakout campaign after being the first team left out of the NCAA tournament in November, a competition the Terps haven’t reached since 2005. Coach Adam Hughes, hired to replace Aird after serving as the program’s associate head coach, must address his thinned roster in the coming months.

M a r y l a n d ’s b e s t - e ve r recruit Gia Milana will transfer to Baylor and outside hitter Lexi Alden, who appeared in just six sets last campaign, transferred to Loyola University Chicago, though a team official said she wanted to be closer to her

THE MARYLAND VOLLEYBALL TEAM has lost Samantha Drechsel and best-ever recruit Gia Milana to transfers after coach Steve Aird departed for Indiana. file photo/the diamondback home in Wisconsin. Libero Kelsey Wicinski announced prior to Aird’s departure that she transferred to Florida State.

D r e c h s e l ’s d e p a r t u r e leaves a significant hole for Maryland at the pins, with just three outside or opposite hitters remaining on the roster. Hughes could look to

bolster his numbers with a left with just two backcourttransfer, or look for help in- focused players. ternally from players with past experience as attackers, such as libero Sam Burgio and middle blocker Jada Gardner.

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Despite loss, Terps display improvement Wrestling falls, 25-18, to No. 15 Illinois as Big Ten struggles endure by

While Mary- failed to record points on only two

Lila Bromberg land wrestling matchups against the Fighting @lilabbromberg fell, 25-18, to Illini (5-3, 4-2). Both were at the No. 15 Illinois start of the meet.

Staff writer on Sunday, the meet marked the Terps’ best Big Ten performance of the season.

Both teams took five matchups, but the Fighting Illini pulled away.

With a seven-point margin, the defeat was Maryland’s closest in a Big Ten matchup this season.

Maryland’s previous closest margin was an 18-point defeat at Rutgers on Nov. 4.

“Illinois is a tough team … so to be able to go there and go five and five with them and be in a position that we were in, it feels pretty good,” coach Kerry McCoy said.

“It gives us something to build off.”

The Terps (4-10, 0-8 Big Ten)

125-pounder Brandon Cray lost to Illinois’ No. 18 Travis Piotrowski, 14-0, after three periods, followed by Dylan Duncan’s second-period technical fall to take down Jhared Simmons, 16-0, in the 133 class.

Illinois’ only other large victories were technical falls by two of their top ranked wrestlers. No. 2 Isaiah Martinez won by fall over Brendan Burnham, 22-7, in the 165 weight class, and No. 6 Emery Parker fell Niko Cappello in the third period of the 184 weight class.

Maryland also won two duals to overtime against Illinois.

In the 149 weight class,

Maryland’s Alfred Bannister and Illinois’ Eric Barone were tied, 3-3, in the third period. Bannister recorded the first takedown earlier in the matchup, but two escapes

by Barone and a stalling out of bounds by Bannister evened the score. Bannister used a spin move from behind to take down Barone in overtime.

McCoy said he would much rather get the win in regulation, but he is proud of how his team pushed until the last second — something he placed emphasis on in training before the meet.

“For both of our guys to win against tough opponents, it was exciting for them to be able to dig down,” he said. “When they were tired, when they were sore … to be able to still have the resiliency to go out and work hard to get a takedown to win the match.”

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the 197-pound match was even closer. After escapes from both wrestlers, the duel was tied, 1-1, in the third period. Whisler had a takedown in the overtime period to win, 3-1.

Ryan Diehl recorded Maryland’s most dominant win against Dylan Thurston in the 141-pound matchup. Diehl started up two points with an early takedown and then pinned Thurston to win in the first period.

“I went out and attacked more than I usually did, and it opened up an opportunity for me to get a pin for the team,” Diehl said.

Maryland also won in the 174 and heavyweight classes, both by decisions in the third period.

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CENTER MICHAL CEKOVSKY has had to play through foul trouble as the result of season-ending injuries to forwards Justin Jackson and Ivan Bender. In Sunday’s 74-68 loss to Michigan State, Cekovsky had seven points, three rebounds and four fouls. alexander jonesi/big ten network

spartans From p. 1 “Go Green. Go White” chants emerged from the upper level of Xfinity Center with about six-and-a-half minutes remaining, drowning out the quiet and anxious Maryland fans as guard Darryl Morsell attempted a pair of free throws. Spartans guard Cassius Winston ran his hand across his neck after nailing a trey about a minute later, signaling his team’s victory was all but clinched.

Still, Maryland (15-8, 4-6 Big Ten) cut the Spartans’ (20-3, 8-2) lead to two with 1:44 remaining after guard Jared Nickens grabbed his own rebound and finished a layup. Winston sunk a pair of free throws on the next possession before Cowan (12 points, nine assists) failed to serve as the Terps’ hero for the second consecutive game.

“We weren’t as locked in,” Nickens said. “We stopped

guarding, and we stopped rebounding and let it affect our offense.”

As it had in its 91-61 loss at Michigan State on Jan. 4, Maryland jumped out to a strong start Sunday. It held a 13-point lead at halftime, shooting 50 percent while the Spartans converted on just 27.3 percent of their attempts.

Maryland students chanted “overrated” at Michigan State during one stretch. Huerter said the Terps got ahead of themselves at halftime.

The Spartans took control in the second half by dominating the paint, shooting 53.3 percent and committing two turnovers. Jackson scored six of Michigan State’s first seven points out of intermission, and the Spartans gained their first lead with 15:23 remaining.

Guard Joshua Langford scored a game-high 19 points while Winston scored all of his 13 points in the second half.

Huerter led the Terps with 17 points, but Maryland struggled creating open looks, shooting 34.6 percent in the second half against the Spartans, who entered Sunday holding foes to the lowest field goal percentage in the country (35.3 percent).

Michigan State also controlled the glass, out-rebounding Maryland, 46-29.

“They had 19 offensive rebounds,” Turgeon said.

“That’s the game. It’s key number one on our scouting report, and we talk about it every time. We just didn’t do it.”

So, as in its past two road games, Maryland collapsed down the stretch in one of its best opportunities to bolster its NCAA tournament resume this season.

“I’ve had teams in situations like this that just got it done,” Turgeon said. “If I can just get us where I want to get us, we’ll have a chance.” kmelnickdbk@gmail.com

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continue showing the kind of edge he once made his tradeFrom p. 1 mark quality in College Park, at Turgeon said. “We just one point seeming to yell words of couldn’t get a rebound.” encouragement toward Morsell.

“It’s frustrating,” The freshman responded with guard Kevin Huerter added.

When guard Darryl Morsell threw down an alley-oop on the Terps’ third possession, he pointed his finger in the air to acknowledge guard A n t h o n y C o w a n ’s pass and laughed as h e t ro t te d ba c k o n d e fe n s e . Mo m e n ts later, guard Dion Wiley Men’s basketball head coach drilled a 3-pointer in the corner and turned a layup that prompted Vasquez to stare at the Spar- to vacate his seat and pump up tans bench while the the crowd.

“This is one of the loudest Xfinity Center crowd crowds, period, in the country,” roared.

As the Terps built a Michigan State forward Jaren double-digit first-half Jackson said. “It is amazing.”

Maryland led by 13 at halftime advantage, Vasquez implored players to via a 3-pointer from guard Jared

If I can just get us where I want to get us, we’ll have a chance. mark turgeon

Nickens in the final seconds of the period. But the Spartans controlled the boards after the break, outrebounding the Terps, 24-13, in the second half to power a comeback victory.

The energy Maryland expended could cause a letdown in the coming weeks — a major cause for concern given the team’s precarious tournament hopes. Turgeon’s squad must be near-perfect down the stretch to qualify, but it’ll face potential stumbling blocks in No. 3 Purdue, Penn State, Nebraska and No. 25 Michigan.

But after a sixth loss by six or fewer points put the Terps’ postseason aspirations in further jeopardy, Turgeon insisted a turnaround remains possible, saying, “If I can just get us where I want to get us, we’ll have a chance.”

After missing another opportunity to earn a quality win, the seventh-year coach is running out of time. dbernsteindbk@gmail.com

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women’s basketball

fraser unfazed forward brianna fraser came through for Maryland when the team struggled down the stretch against Northwestern, scoring 13 points in a 68-65 win. With the victory, the Terps maintained their place atop the Big Ten standings. Matt Regan/the diamondback

Forward Brianna Fraser thrives off the bench against Northwestern

By Sean Whooley | @swhooley27 | Staff writer

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he Maryland women’s basketball team failed to separate from Northwestern for much of its contest on Thursday. Guards Kaila Charles and Eleanna Christinaki scored 17 and 15 points, respectively, but the rest of the starting five struggled to chip in.

So, the No. 14 Terps turned to their bench. Substitute forward Brianna Fraser scored 13 points, grabbed six rebounds and notched six of Maryland’s final eight points in its 68-65 victory against the Wildcats.

In October, coach Brenda Frese explained why several of her bench players were perfectly suited to step up and contribute during the season.

Among the players who garnered particularly high praise was Fraser, from whom Frese expected “big things.”

“She has worked extremely hard,” Frese said.

“I feel like she is one of our most talented players

that we have on the court.”

Frese credited Fraser after the Northwestern win, calling her “huge down the stretch.” That’s been the theme all season for one of the team’s most important players.

The Terps usually start one post player, forward Stephanie Jones, but Fraser is often Maryland’s first or second player off the bench.

The junior earned her first career start on Jan. 16 against Indiana, scoring eight points and adding five rebounds. However, she’s been more potent when out of the starting lineup.

At 10.8 points per game, Fraser is Maryland’s fifth-highest scorer, ahead of two regular starters. She also grabs 6.7 rebounds per game, third most on the team.

The Cheryl Miller Award (given to the nation’s top small forward) watch list member has set single-game career highs in eight different categories, including points in a game, which she achieved with 24 against Howard.

With just 10 players on the roster, and nine active following guard Blair Watson’s seasonending ACL tear, the Terps’ bench is thin, but its contributions have been immense. None have been more influential than Fraser’s.

Frese believes in the talent that made Fraser a McDonald’s All-American out of high school and ESPN’s No. 15-ranked player in the country. Her first two years at Maryland, she scored four and 6.1 points per game, respectively. Now she averages double figures and is taking on key roles at the end of games, like she did against Northwestern.

That’s the product of improved focus and effort from the junior, who is living up to the expectations Frese has for her.

“When she puts her mindset in the right direction and plays at the highest level, she can’t be stopped,” Frese said. swhooleydbk@gmail.com

gymnastics

Farina fights through shoulder injury to provide stellar floor performance vs. Iowa Sophomore continues to find success despite ongoing health problems With a smile across her face Rachel Bucchino and team@DBKSports mates cheerStaff writer ing her name, Maryland gymnastics sophomore Alecia Farina completed the last jump of her beam routine.

Despite battling a shoulder injury, which makes performing on beam difficult, Farina still hit her routine and remained one of three Terps to compete in the All-Around, posting a 39.025 mark highlighted by a 9.85 on floor in Thursday’s 196.00-195.35 loss to Iowa. “ I d i d n ’t t h i n k I wa s go i n g to compete beam,” Farina said, “because my shoulder has really been bothering me.”

Farina explained that after her by

jumps on beam, there are many “small connections” that she needs to make. Because of her lack of strength in her shoulder, she didn’t think she would be able to land those moves.

She wasn’t flawless on beam but still earned a 9.7 — strong enough to erase a 9.675 the judges gave to freshman Collea Burgess earlier in the rotation.

Farina expressed enthusiasm for just completing the event, which her teammates also celebrated as she hit her dismount. The Broadview Heights, Ohio, native said she has been working harder in practice and also credited the support system of her teammates, coaches and the Xfinity Center crowd with aiding her.

coach brett nelligan has overseen a promising start to the Big Ten slate that included a home victory over Penn State and a tight contest against Iowa. The Terps received a boost from Alecia Farina against the Hawkeyes, as she posted a 9.85 mark on her floor routine. matt regan/the diamondback “It makes gymnastics more exciting when they are cheering you on,” she said.

During her freshman campaign, Farina posted impressive season highs of 9.925 on floor, 9.9 on bars and 9.85 on vault.

To continue last year’s success, Farina explained that she is trying

to focus on the “little stuff” that tends to lower her scores.

“It’s still the beginning of the season,” Farina said. “For the most part, we are really happy with how we’re doing.”

Farina’s impressive performance against the Hawkeyes showed strength and durability that the

Terps will continue to rely on as they attempt to qualify as a team in the NCAA tournament for the first time in three years.

“Even though my shoulder hurts,” Farina said, “I know I can do it.” rbucchinodbk@gmail.com