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Monday, January 30, 2012

Our 102ND Year, No. 77

Seven reports of child abuse made to U. Police Student

University crafts new reporting policy in response to incidents at Penn State

BY ERIN EGAN Senior staff writer

It’s only been a month since the university drafted a policy on reporting suspected child abuse and neglect, but University Police have already received seven reports of such incidences off the campus.

In the wake of a scandal at Penn State

University where administers, coaches and officials came under fire for allegedly neglecting to report and follow up on several acts of child abuse that took place on the campus, university President Wallace Loh moved to draft a six-page policy outlining the now-legal obligation to report such acts. The policy — which Loh sent to the university community on Dec. 1 — outlines the legal

responsibility to report any instances of such incidents to University Police Chief David Mitchell.

“What’s different now is the focus on the issue, number one,” Mitchell said of the new policy. “Number two, besides the fact administrators and others have always had the opportunity to

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A chat with Chomsky Nearly 2,000 attend lectures

BY QUINN KELLEY Staff writer

Although class may have been over for many, students and faculty still found themselves flocking to hear another lecture on Thursday and Friday — but instead of listening to a professor, they were listening to the man often referred to as the “father of modern linguistics.”

Around 800 people filled the Colony Ballroom in the Stamp Student Union Thursday afternoon and about 900 more came Friday evening to the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center to listen to Noam Chomsky — one of the country’s leading linguists, philosophers and activists — as part of the College of Arts and Humanities’ Dean’s Lecture Series. Chomsky spoke to packed rooms both nights — hundreds of people were turned away, event officials said — about topics ranging from linguistics to political activism.

Chomsky, an 83-year-old professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has written more than 100 books and was the most cited living person in the

see CHOMSKY, page 7

robbed in front of McKeldin While student talked on her phone, man allegedly stole it around 7:45 p.m.

BY ERIN EGAN Senior staff writer

A female student was reportedly robbed last night in front of McKeldin Library, police said. A man allegedly approached her around 7:45 p.m. and stole her cell phone.

The victim was reportedly talking on the device when a man asked her for directions, then grabbed the phone and ran off, police said.

University Police Spokesman Capt. Marc Limansky said other than a scratch on her face, the female victim was unharmed.

There were no weapons involved in the incident, he added.

The suspect is described as a dark-skinned black male, wearing a black and green striped shirt and black pants, Limansky said. Four males initially tried to follow the suspect. Shortly after the incident, Limansky said police had reason to believe he was no longer on the campus.

“Our detectives are interviewing the victim and pulling out all the stops to find out who did this and how to apprehend him,” University Police Chief David Mitchell said.

Limansky added that police are searching through security footage to find a video of the incident and a clear image of the suspect.

According to the department’s crime logs, this is the first on-campus robbery of the year.

Some students did not receive a crime alert yesterday evening as the on-duty officers may have accidentally classified the incident as an information report, Limansky said, and not all students are signed up for information alerts. egan@umdbk.com

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General Assembly will tackle bag tax, same-sex marriage

After many bills failed last session, state lawmakers and students gear up for another contentious semester

BY JIM BACH Staff writer

After a number of contentious bills failed to pass the General Assembly last year, state lawmakers are preparing for a heated legislative session this semester.

State delegates and senators will revisit legislation that would grant undocumented students instate tuition if they meet a number of requirements, a stature that would allow same-sex couples to marry in the wake of an endorsement by Gov. Martin O’Malley and several sustainability initiatives.

For many students and faculty, the fate of these measures will have a direct impact on their lives.

DREAM ACT After opponents of the DREAM Act successfully netted 132,000 signatures for a petition to over-

turn the statute — which was passed on the last day of the legislative session last year — the bill now lays in the hands of voters.

Although Casa de Maryland, a local immigrant advocacy organization, attempted to challenge the validity of some of the petition’s signatures before the state Board of Elections, the group ultimately decided to drop the charges. Instead, the organization plans to argue before the courts that the legislation is an appropriations bill — meaning it’s legislation that gives the state legislature power to spend money — which would disqualify it from being put to a referendum.

The measure would provide undocumented students with an opportunity to pay in-state tuition at four-year colleges and universities if they graduate from a state high school, com-

KAYLA LIBBY, 1991-2012

‘She was always smiling’

BY LEAH VILLANUEVA Senior staff writer

Whether practicing gymnastics, tutoring elementary-aged children or looking out for her sisters in the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, Michaella “Kayla” Libby poured her heart into everything she did, friends and relatives said.

“She was pretty adventurous,” said Ben, Libby’s older brother, who attends Michigan State University College of Law in East Lansing, Mich. “She was just overall a good person. She basically wanted to help everyone around her.”

Libby, 20, of Hudson, Mass., died unexpectedly on Jan. 21 at Marlborough Hospital in Massachusetts. The family said they are still waiting on results from the autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Born Nov. 7, 1991, the sophomore public health major graduated as an honor roll student from Hudson High School in Massachusetts where she kept busy on the school’s gymnastics, track and field and hockey teams.

And when she came to the university, she

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ANNAPOLIS from page 1 complete 60 community college credits and prove that they or their parents have been paying state taxes for at least three years.

But Del. Neil Parrott (R-Washington), who was at the forefront of the petition effort, said he does not believe SB 167, more commonly known as the state’s DREAM Act — a reference to the federal Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act — is an appropriations bill. “[Casa de Maryland has] done everything they can to prevent Maryland voters to vote on the referendum effort,” Parrott said.

Del. Victor Ramirez (D-Prince George’s), who authored the bill, said opponents of the bill misunderstand the legislation.

“We want to have the best, most educated workforce,” he said. “It goes back to who we want to educate and making sure that people know it’s not a handout.”

Ramirez said he is confident voters will push the legislation through, and is currently working to ensure the bill’s language effectively relays the bill’s aims.

“We want it to be explained in a simple and a truthful way,” he said.

Del. Patrick McDonough (RBaltimore and Harford), who started the petition, said 50 percent of signatures were netted from Democratic voters.

“We will be prepared to have a statewide campaign to make sure the DREAM Act is defeated,” McDonough said.

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE While contentious legislation that would allow same-sex couples to marry failed at the 11th hour in the House of Delegates last year, some legislators said a high-powered endorsement by O’Malley may help the bill garner more support this time around.

But even with O’Malley’s support, several delegates and senators said they expect the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act’s vote — which many expected to pass last year — to come down to the wire.

“It’s not without controversy,” said House Speaker Michael Busch (D-Anne Arundel), who supports the measure. “It will be very close again this year.”

Many senators and delegates, however, said if the bill does pass the General Assembly, it

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would most likely be met with efforts to be put to a referendum.

Busch said there is almost a “100 percent chance” it will be petitioned, and House Minority Leader Anthony O’Donnell (RCalvert and St. Mary’s), who opposes the legislation, said voters will likely kill the bill.

“Any time this issue has been put to referendum, even in California, it has been rejected by the citizens,” he said.

Busch said he hopes the stature is passed because he views it as an important measure in ensuring equal rights.

“I think for a lot of people this is a civil rights issue that has risen this century,” he said.

PLASTIC BAG TAX Prince George’s County looks to join both Montgomery County and Washington in reducing plastic bag litter with legislation that would allow the county government to impose a 5-cent fee on consumers for each plastic bag used in retail transactions.

The bill is a local legislative effort that would allow county supporters, such as District 1 Councilwoman Mary Lehman, to vote on a measure that would impose the bag fees and encourage the use of reusable bags. Del. Barbara Frush (D-Anne Arundel and Prince George’s) and Sen. Paul Pinsky (D-Prince George’s) sponsored the legislation.

While the bill passed the Senate last year, it failed in the House of Delegates after a number of representatives expressed concern over approving the measure without a public hearing. Since then, the House has held a public hearing, and Frush said she is confident the legislation will pass this year.

“It’s a local bill and most often if we get the local bills out of delegation meetings, it will pass,” she said.

While most delegates agree the reduced litter that would come from implementing the surcharge would be beneficial — especially in improving the state of local rivers, including the Anacostia River — some said it could have negative economic impacts by displacing workers. Instead, Donna Dempsey, a spokeswoman for the American Progressive Bag Alliance, a nonprofit organization that represents plastic bag manufacturing, said legislators should instead tailor their efforts toward recycling.

“Nearly 7 percent of Marylan-

After the DREAM Act was put to a referendum, members of Casa de Maryland mobilized to contest the decision in court They said the legislation is an appropriations bill, which, if the courts find true, would overturn the petition. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

ders are out of work and prices of groceries have been increasing,” Dempsey said. “This bill would certainly add to the burden.”

But Frush said the bill acts as a preventative measure in reducing litter, which outweighs its potential consequences.

“This is an extremely important environmental bill,” she said.

“Our waterways are becoming clogged with plastic bags.”

The bill, which has a $1.5 billion price tag and has become O’Malley’s signature environmental issue, would double the cost of energy for state residents, Reilly said, and that it would “be most impactful on moderate to low-income people.”

But Sen. Jim Rosapepe (D-Anne Arundel and Prince George’s) said finding alternative forms of energy is “common sense.”

“We need more clean energy from a climate-change point of view,” he said. “You end up making a major investment upfront, but the wind is free.”

While many lawmakers expressed concern over the cost of a subsidy, which would require state residents to pay a higher tax rate on electrical bills, Reilly also said the wind energy farms could harm migratory birds, and the

farms could be damaged or destroyed by natural disasters — increasing the potential costs.

Rosapepe, however, said because the financial structure of the legislation has since become less complicated — noting “the devil is in the details” — he is optimistic the measure will be successful this year. bach@umdbk.com

WIND ENERGY An effort to create offshore wind energy farms near Ocean City failed to pass the General Assembly last year, but O’Malley will continue to pursue efforts to create alternative fuel reserves off the coast.

Sen. Ed Reilly (R-Anne Arundel) said he expects the bill will face a similar fate this year because it is “too expensive” and “too unreliable.”

“This is not the right project or the right price,” he said. “You can’t sustain residences and businesses on varying levels of electricity.”

ABUSE from page 1 come forward, we’re now making clear their legal obligation to do this. Even if it was an incident that occurred years ago, there’s still an obligation to report it.”

Under the new plan, Mitchell immediately assigns a detective to investigate the case if a claim is made. Mitchell said all seven reports made so far occurred off the campus and, at times, out of state. He noted that some of the incidents allegedly happened years prior.

“I send this information to our detectives, and they contact the reporting person and the victim. We determine where it took place and we advocate for the person and

notify the police with jurisdiction.”

Loh said the new policy was created in direct response to the incidents that occurred at Penn State.

“The law is, you report not to the president, but to the police, and that was the problem in Penn State,” Loh said. “They reported to some vice president, who may have reported to the president. They did not report it to the police.”

Loh added that because there is now a legal obligation to report abuse, the appropriate person to report it to is Mitchell or other police officers. The purpose of this, Mitchell said, is so that if an incident goes uninvestigated, like the alleged incidents at Penn State, there is one entity responsible for neglecting to handle the situation.

“It should be on our shoulders because, in essence, what we’re doing is gathering information about criminal misconduct, so it should come to us,” Mitchell said.

Some students, including senior finance and marketing major Brian Doyle, said the new policy is appropriate in light of what has happened at other college campuses.

“Honestly, it doesn’t hurt to have that policy,” Doyle said. “I feel like you can never be too careful when it comes to monitoring that sort of thing. If there is no downside, then why not have this policy? I’m sure no one could have predicted the whole Penn State situation, so why not have a policy in place at all universities?” egan@umdbk.com

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The (riot) way to handle it

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lot has changed in the two years since students clashed with Prince leading up to the game. A bonfire was set up — but never lit — for students to celeGeorge’s County Police on Route 1 after a men’s basketball victory over brate a victory. Student Conduct Director Andrea Goodwin emailed students empharival Duke. The wreckage in downtown College Park was cleaned up. Two sizing “any student found responsible for misconduct under University policy regardcounty officers were indicted for first-degree assault and other charges. ing Event related misconduct will face dismissal from the University.”

But a lot more can be done, and the university shouldn’t have to go through The scars of the students beaten that night have healed.

In many ways, the university community has moved on. And in many ways, that’s another riot to learn that lesson. More anti-riot education needs to take place — especially for first-year students — throughout the year. Such as dangerous as those officers were on March 4, 2010. While coursework could be developed for every mandatory UNIV the university has taken steps at each subsequent Duke 100 class, to demonstrate how riots can be damaging both to game to ensure another riot doesn’t take place, more needs students’ academic futures, and the university community as to be done throughout the year — not just during basketball This university needs to a whole. This is a perfect issue for the University Senate to season — to truly instill a culture change and prevent similar increase anti-riot education investigate further and develop concrete steps that will actuincidents from happening. ally ensure a community-wide change.

Significant progress has been made on the part of Unifor the student body in In 2001, the men’s basketball team lost to Duke in the versity and county police to better relations with students. order to prevent the Final Four; students set a large bonfire that led to This isn’t surprising, considering police had much to prove in damages. One year later, the Terps won the in the wake of the riot, but this editorial board applauds inevitable continuation of $500,000 NCAA championship; students once again flooded the their commitment nonetheless. Last fall, police held a “welstreets and 18 people were arrested. Four years later, in come back students” event where officers and students the unruly tradition.

2006, the women’s basketball team took the national could interact in an informal setting. They also launched the “crime time” campaign, geared to educate students on when they’re most vul- title over — you guessed it — Duke; students uprooted signs and threw botnerable to fall victim to a crime. These steps have helped show students that police tles at police, who in turn pepper sprayed the unruly crowd.

In a Capital News Ser vice article on the incident, one county police offiofficers are on their side.

But the bulk of the anti-riot preparation takes place every spring, when the game cer said it best: “This is the University of Maryland, and it’s not the first time against Duke sits on the horizon like a dark storm cloud, threatening to tear apart all this has happened. This seems to be the tradition. The university is going to progress in a single night. This year, University Police doubled their forces, and have to look into it, but that’s up to them.”

That was 2006. How many more riots will happen before the university actually eighty officers — decked out in full riot gear — stood by in Ritchie Coliseum. In total, looks into the underlying culture that keeps bringing students into the streets?

500 officers from five different departments were ready last Wednesday.

Luckily, they weren’t needed. But that was largely due to one fact: the Terps lost. Many students present at the most recent riot have already graduated. In two This might have been an entirely different staff editorial if the Terps won and students more years, most who vividly remember that night — and its consequences — will actually had a reason to flood Route 1. It seems like the university’s mindset on rioting be gone. The university should take proactive steps to ensure future students don’t is, “Well, we hope they don’t. But if they do, police are ready.” Small steps were taken need to relearn the lessons from March 4, 2010 the hard way.

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Political unity: The interests of the few

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hen people tell me there should be less partisanship in American politics, I scoff. The idea that “crossing the aisle” and fostering unity is a good thing is poorly conceived. In fact, the opposite is true: There is simply not enough conflict going on in American politics.

There is too much squabbling over minutiae, and very few half-hearted attempts are made to address the source of problems. What this country needs is not unity of purpose in the government, or a president who supposedly represents everyone.

What America needs is for the people to actually make their voices heard by entering into the political process en masse and creating their own political organizations.

The problem with the RepublicanDemocrat paradigm is that most groups outside of the white middle and upper classes do not have their interests protected or advanced. The Democratic Party is the party with the greater amount of minority and female representation, but even they

TOM BRADTKE are woefully underrepresented. The party is still dominated by an old guard of white men and attempts to fix issues facing minority groups are largely cheap band-aids intended to mask a problem and hope it goes away. This dynamic is in no way progressive or useful.

Unification attempts within parties result in milquetoast policies that don’t solve problems so much as hide them. For example, the 2007 attempt to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act started with protections for transgender and transsexual prospective employees, but was eventually dropped for political expediency. There was a lack of determination among supporters of the bill to actually advance this cause, apparently because conflict

within or consensus between parties is a bad thing. It’s absurd, and creates a scenario where people who might otherwise be passionate about an issue don’t fight for it in the interests of politics.

The only way the people of the United States will be able to effectively represent themselves is to create organizations that compete with the two main parties, and to be ver y loud and uncompromising in the agenda they want put in place.

It’s been shown in American histor y that attempting to create a crossparty consensus results in failure, or at most, ver y weak and watereddown policies.

Conflict brings change. It’s a very simple idea, and a correct one. What we have now are two parties that both represent the interests of a powerful few, with deep connections between them and agreement on basic issues. To say that anyone coming from this system has the capacity to represent the entirety of Americans is to show you don’t really understand. In fact, I have deep

doubts that any single person or party has the ability to represent the interests of every American, or even most of them. The unity in politics right now is the unity of a powerful few over a disorganized and relatively weak many.

That’s why party factionalism is absolutely necessary to break up this monopoly on power and manipulation of discourse. New, highly vocal and uncompromising groups need to enter the political arena, create conflict and new debates, and eventually create a new and more just consensus that accurately represents the interests of the American people.

Perhaps it would lead to disunity.

The idea of a highly fractured congress battling over issues of identity politics and challenges to economic systems and whatnot might seem highly disconcerting, but I think it would be a refreshing change of pace from the ponderous and reactionary system currently in place.

Tom Bradtke is a senior history major. He can be reached at bradtke@umdbk.com.

New year’s resolutions: Necessary for the whole year

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h, the fresh start of a new year: As the clock skips to midnight, time seems to slow — and like a tide unleashed from a moment forever paused — the happiness and optimism of a new year begins. Millions across the world vow to shed pounds and shake off bounds, tackle debts and bur y regrets, quiet pains and grab firmly onto the reins of life.

But, as dictated by popular media and legendar y critics, 2012 will indeed mark the end — the end of what defines our ver y existence: the New Year’s resolution. Research has shown, fewer than half of people stick to their resolutions after six months. By the end of the year, that number declines to 10 percent.

This is a given. A system as fundamentally flawed as the New Year’s resolution is bound for failure. Why? Resolutions have become nothing more than a cleansing ritual of selfassessment and repentance that demands honesty and reinforces

humility. Breaking them is part of this cycle.

It is as though we believe the shift from 2011 to 2012 coincides with a shift of character: where lethargy transforms into energy, where inability transforms into energy and where anything is possible. Do not get me wrong — I am in no way challenging long-term goals, only the false hope we let ourselves sink into. Our resolutions become so lengthy, wordy and ineffective that they are fit to become United Nation’s legislation — with little plan for action and a copious amount of good will. “I will lose 35 pounds. I will come closer to my faith. I will be kind to my family.” I can tell you from first-hand experience that coming up with these resolutions feels so good, but sadly, we rarely take these good feelings any further.

We are ever in need of an age-old children’s stor y lesson: slow and steady wins the race. In all the promiscuous drinking, friendly calls

FATIMAH WASEEM and humbug resolutions of New Year’s, we forget that it took us many years to get where we are today. One day or the beginning of a year will not change years of neglect. Do not expect change to come so instantly, not within a month or a day — it takes time. It is foolish to look forward to a new start on old habits.

You need only look at the average student’s mindset at the beginning and end of ever y semester. We start with firm determination that we will not repeat the past mistakes, but find ourselves quickly falling through — just as we do with the new year. There is no shedding what was the past, for just as our GPA follows us from semester to semester,

our scores and our failings follow us into the future as well. There is no magical transformation, so how can we possibly think one will come with a New Year’s resolution?

We must learn that ever y month, ever y week, ever y day is a new year in it’s own right. It is only a wonder why we must wait until the fateful, first wintr y day of Januar y, when all hope shall spring forth to prepare these lofty goals of action. The best of goals are not big, but achievable.

And the best mindset is to always be as conscious of the passage of time, as we were on Dec. 31, when the clock read 11:59.

So, as this semester begins, I ask you not to wait for Jan. 1 to be the beginning of your goal-setting days.

Ever y day is a Jan. 1. Isn’t it time to let yours truly begin?

Fatimah Waseem is a freshman journalism and physiology and neurobiology major. She can be reached at waseem@umdbk.com.

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uring the university’s 2012 Winter Term, 12 graduate students led by iSchool professor Dr. Taverekere Srikantaiah (Professor “Kanti”) embarked upon a 12-day study tour in Bangalore and Mysore, India. Nine students came from the university’s iSchool Master’s programs in Librar y Science and Information Management, and three joined the group from Indiana University and the University of Illinois.

One of the course goals was to compare Library Science and Information Management practices in India with those taught at this institution. Students participated in roundtable discussions with information professionals from various sectors, met with professors and students from several business and information management schools and scientific research institutes and attended lectures on topics such as Knowledge Management, leadership, innovation, Indian culture and history, Indian economics, education in India and corporate librarianship.

In Bangalore — the IT capital of India, commonly referred to as India’s “Silicon Valley” — students stayed at the Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME) in Electronics City — the site of many of India’s biggest software industries. Students spent an entire day touring the campus of Infosys, India’s second largest software firm, and an employer of nearly 150,000 of India’s brightest engineers and IT consultants. While in Bangalore, students also visited the following institutions: The Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore (IIMB), India’s equivalent of MIT or Harvard; the Indian Institute of Science; IndiaCan, a journalism school; the Karnataka State Public Librar y and Children’s Librar y; and HCL, the fourth largest software consulting company in India.

For the second half of the course, students traveled to Mysore, a former princely state within the current state of Karnataka. There, students were hosted by the Infosys Mysore campus, the training center for all new Infosys employees. Course site visits in Mysore also included Mysore University’s iSchool — the International School of Information Management (ISiM) — and the Central Food Technological Research Institute.

In addition to the educational site visits, study tour participants had the opportunity to explore several famous sightseeing locations including the Mysore Palace, Bangalore’s Cubbon Park and Lalbagh Gardens, 12th-centur y Hoysala temples in Belur and Halebid and the Jain statue of Lord Gomateshwara, a 55-ft monolithic sculpture dating to 983AD. For the final experience of the two-week course, students were treated to a stay at the Ratnagiri International coffee estate in the mountains near Chikmagalur where they witnessed the har vesting and curing processes of coffee beans. The program participants departed with a deep respect for the people and culture of India, as well as a new perspective on the field of Librar y and Information Science as it is practiced both at home and abroad.

Lyndsay Bratton is a graduate student in the departments of art history and archaeology and library and information science. She can be reached at lbratton@umd.edu.

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CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Widespread destruction 6 Envelope abbr.

10 Enjoy a hot tub 14 Mover’s rental (hyph.)

15 Ta-ta in Turin 16 Far East cuisine 17 Three bears’ visitor 19 Tarzan’s title 20 Storm center 21 Telegraph code 22 Evita or Juan 23 “Bird on a Wire” actress 24 Ages, as cheese 25 Goat noises 28 Term paper abbr. (2 wds.)

30 Film 31 Transit user 35 Hang on 36 Eagle’s nest 37 Moon — Zappa 39 Beach sandal (hyph.)

41 Correspond 42 WWW addresses 43 Fluttered, as lashes 44 Arms position 48 Duffers’ goals 49 Guys 50 Danger signal 52 Fresh

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58 Hecklers’ chorus 59 Gas or tel.

60 Khartoum’s land 61 Is, in Segovia 62 Rookie 63 Gallup finding

31 Offer for money 32 Round dwellings 33 I’ll get right ——!

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orn today, you have a kind of quiet strength that is likely to serve you well in the most trying of situations — though you must always strive to control what might otherwise be a dangerously hot temper. You have few close friends, though the number of your acquaintances may be quite large. You keep a great deal to yourself, and you are not free with your feelings, which makes others wonder just what is going on with you at any given time.

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You are one of the most ambitious individuals born under your sign, and yet this doesn’t stand in the way of your deep-seated ideals. You always insist on paying what you owe, and on being paid what is owed you as well — to the smallest possible increment.

Also born on this date are: Christian Bale, actor; Brett Butler, comedian; Phil Collins, singer and musician; Dick Cheney, U.S. vice president; Vanessa Redgrave, actress; Boris Spassky, chess champion; Gene Hackman, actor; Dick Martin, comedian; Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.S. president.

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.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — What you do as a matter of habit is likely to take on greater importance than usual. Things will make more sense to you today.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — A walk down memory lane can give you just what you need — and just in time to put it all to good use on an important new project.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You’ll need to ask for help if you expect to get it in time to do you any good at all. Don’t delay! Expectations must be reasonable.

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ESSAY | APPRECIATING THE ARTS

When time is lost … so is art

BY MARY CLARE FISCHER Staff writer

There are some pieces of art that need no explanation. Even if you haven’t seen them in person, you likely know of the massive size of the Colosseum, the painstaking detail of the Sistine Chapel or the spectacular aura of the Trevi Fountain. And when you’re standing in front of them, it’s impossible to turn away.

But what about art that’s more

commonly seen, such as paintings or statues? Sure, they might be beautiful or old, but without context — at least to me — they mean nothing.

Even in Italy, where I spent the last three weeks with the likes of Michelangelo and the ancient Greeks, I found myself simply glancing at a piece and then moving on to the next marble bust of an emperor. Most descriptions were either nonexistent or in Italian, so I had no idea what each

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man had done to deserve a statue.

There was too much to see and not enough time to absorb what we were seeing.

My professor recognized that it’s difficult to understand the meaning behind the objects we saw over and over in the few moments we had. Try to interpret the drawings, he urged us. Picture the Greek and Roman towns as they were in their heydays. Find the stories behind them.

Yet it was far easier to understand during the rare times when he just told us why the art was important. This is one of the only Greek paintings still intact. Jesus Christ’s blood allegedly fell onto steps two, nine and 11 of this seemingly innocuous church.

Those are the chains that imprisoned St. Peter in Jerusalem. Then, finally, we could step back and realize how much ever ything we were seeing truly matters.

This rushed method of consumption seems to follow the trend of the rest of our lives. We have 32 GB iPods instead of a few 10-track CDs. We stream movies online because we don’t deem them valuable enough to buy or complex enough to watch multiple times. We rush to get from place to place, meeting to meeting, only to realize we haven’t enjoyed what’s happening in front of us.

How odd that we choose to take in art this way, like we deign to afford a beautiful piece of work a moment of our time. Art should be a chance — an excuse, even — to

LASTING IMPACT 2001: A Space Odyssey I first saw 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick’s brilliant, maddening, hugely ambitious 1968 masterpiece when I was 10 years old. I was not prepared for it in the least.

At the time, I thought all science fiction involved TIE-fighters and XWings, and my idea of an “artsy” film was The Wizard of Oz. 2001, on the other hand, is a deeply philosophical, unashamedly difficult film, with minimal dialogue and a final act that descends into pure abstraction.

Undaunted, my dad popped in the DVD (one of the first we bought) and dragged the TV as close to the sofa as possible (so the visuals would be more impressive on our dinky little set), and he and I sat through all two-and-a-half hours of monkeys, monoliths and homicidal computers.

It all went a mile over my head, of course, but I was enthralled nonetheless. Even if I couldn’t grasp the film’s themes intellectually, I could tell there was something special about it.

The aesthetics helped suck me in — the music, the precision of the design, the way the shots seemed to be more carefully arranged than I slow down and look and think and wonder. It’s why I write for this section: to remind readers that students are doing incredible things every day, things that we so often overlook in favor of our own busy lives.

So next time you have a spare hour, go to an art galler y or a

was used to — but what really got to me was the sense that there was simply more to this film than the ones I had been watching.

It was like suddenly being allowed to peek into a richer, stranger adult world, one that was much deeper than I was used to but also much harder to comprehend. But not being able to understand a film is thrilling in its own way, because it means you’ve been presented with something new.

When we were done, my dad and I spent a long time talking about the film and what it meant.

He talked me through the famous bone-to-spaceship smash cut that bridges the first two acts and the symbolism of the ending, helping me to find my way toward understanding.

Even after the conversation, I was a long way from “getting” 2001, and would be for a few years.

But I kept thinking about it, and I started seeking out more complex films — because I had started to realize the most rewarding ones were often also the ones that made you work the hardest.

— Robert Gifford movie or a concert or wherever you used to entertain yourself when you had the time, and make sure you know what you’re seeing.

Art is still around, and it’s as beautiful as ever if you take the time to feel it. mcfischer@umdbk.com

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Small electrical fire at Sweetgreen closes shop early Saturday Fire’s cause and total cost of damage are unclear; store reopened Sunday morning, fire dept. spokesman says

BY NICK FOLEY Staff writer

A small electrical fire ignited at Sweetgreen on Saturday, prompting the newly opened eatery on the ground level floor of the University View II to close for the rest of the day, according to a fire department spokesman.

Five fire trucks responded to the blaze that occurred around 3 p.m. after the salad, wrap and yogurt parlor’s breaker panel — a box that controls electricity throughout the store — malfunctioned, said Prince George’s County Fire Department spokesman Mark Brady.

The fire’s cause and the severity of the damage are unclear, but Brady said it could cost up to $500 to replace some parts in the panel.

“We do not know the cause of the electrical issue,” he said. “We just care about immediate hazards that we successfully mitigated.”

Store manager Alphonse Bah said he became aware of the fire after the breaker panel emitted a foul odor, which could be smelled outside the store.

“We just smelled it,” Bah said. “There was a little flash of light [in the breaker panel].”

Bah added that an electrician came to replace the panel when the store closed around 3:30

“We do not know the cause of the electrical issue. We just care about immediate hazards that we successfully mitigated.”

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p.m. Saturday. They remained closed into the evening but reopened at 11 a.m. yesterday.

Some University View II residents, such as senior criminal justice major Kate Keith, said the building’s residents weren’t evacuated, despite the blaze below.

“Who knows where this fire could have gone?” she said.

“They could’ve evacuated [the building] just for our safety.”

Keith said the fact that the incident came just days after Sweetgreen’s grand opening Jan. 25 seemed odd to her.

“I was thinking of going there tonight,” she said.

“Maybe I’ll wait a little bit.” foley@umdbk.com

A small blaze occurred Saturday afternoon in Sweetgreen, which is located on the ground floor of the University View II. Five fire trucks came to extinguish the fire, and the building was not evacuated. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

Univ. on target to meet goal of Female student assaulted zero carbon emissions by 2050 inside Commons 4 early Sat. Officials to face new set of challenges with new buidings

BY ALLISON GRAY Staff writer

Two years after the university crafted its Climate Action Plan, university officials say it has become a leader in improving sustainability and now faces new challenges as the campus expands.

The university is still on track to achieve its goal of zero carbon emissions by 2050 — meaning it would offset all carbon emissions with forms of renewable energy — and exceed the minimum requirements of national sustainability programs, according to a report released earlier this month by the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. But students and university officials said balancing sustainability goals with expansion on the campus — like the planned 38-acre East Campus development — is still largely uncharted territory.

“A lot of the issue has to deal with campus growth and that we’re expanding as a campus, even though we’re supposed to be reducing our carbon footprint,” said Student Government Association Senior Vice President Matthew Popkin, who is also the undergraduate repre-

LIBBY from page 1 continued to stay active as assistant to her sorority’s Vice President of Academics and an Ambassador for Public Health, where she did outreach to prospective students for the public health school.

Friends said when she wasn’t hitting the gym to practice her gymnastics, she was bur ying herself in her studies and keeping her grades up.

Hundreds of students gathered at a candlelight vigil for

CHOMSKY from page 1 Arts and Humanities Citation Index between 1980 and 1992.

During Thursday’s talk, “Grammar, Mind and Body: A Personal View,” Chomsky spoke about the science and histor y of language. He highlighted the importance of questioning ever ything, such as why a cup falls to the ground or why steam rises — things Chomsky said people need to believe occurred because it was “natural.”

“Scientific curiosity is not

sentative for the University Sustainability Council. “So that is still a major challenge.”

Although the university still has a slew of projects in the coming years — including constructing new academic facilities and breaking ground on East Campus, which would bring retail, housing, an upscale hotel and a large music venue to the city — the university has managed to meet or exceed nearly every checkpoint thus far, according to the ACUPCC report.

Some of the initiatives that have helped put this university at the forefront of sustainability include purchasing several forms of renewable energy over the past year and launching a sustainability minor this semester.

“Overall, we’re currently considered a leader by the ACUPCC,” said Sustainability Measurement Coordinator Sally DeLeon.

Sustainabilty Director Scott Lupin said groups of faculty and students will police the Climate Action Plan by serving on sustainability working groups in the areas of buildings and energy, water and stormwater, dining services, transportation and sustainability education.

“We knew when we developed the Climate Action Plan that some of the strategies overtime may not make sense, may not be feasible [and] that there might be missed strategies to come along that are determined by other developments on campus or in the marketplace,” Lupin said.

The University Sustainability Council tracks its progress by taking inventory of its greenhouse gas emissions, a process that involves collecting data on purchased electricity, water disposal, travel-related emissions and many other factors, Lupin said.

“The university needs that data every year to gauge where it is and to make decisions going forward,” Lupin said.

Ian Page, the University Sustainability Council’s graduate student representative, said he is optimistic, even though the university is years away from meeting its final sustainability goals.

“We have a very big footprint, but I think some of the things we’re doing are very innovative,” Page said. “This is stuff that other universities haven’t even done yet … something we’re collectively figuring out as we go.” gray@umdbk.com

Suspect followed 20-year-old into the building

BY ERIN EGAN Senior staff writer

Early Saturday morning, a 20-year-old female student was allegedly assaulted inside Commons 4, resulting in the first crime aler t email disseminated to the university community this year.

The victim’s ride reportedly dropped her off at Stamp Student Union. As she was walking back to her apartment, she noticed someone following her, University Police Spokesman Capt. Marc Limansky said.

The suspect allegedly followed the victim — who was not injured in the incident — into Commons 4 on Knox Road after she pressed the handicapped entrance button, according to Limansky.

While Limansky declined to say specifically where in the building the assault occurred, he said she was on the way back to her room.

The suspect allegedly grabbed the victim’s shoulders, wrapped his arms around her upper body, and then fled the scene, he said.

“For whatever reason, he stopped committing the assault, and he left,” Limansky said.

He is described as a 5foot-9-inch tall black male with a medium build, wearing a black hooded jacket and dark pants.

After ward, the female repor tedly went into her apar tment, called a friend, and the pair drove around the campus looking for a police of ficer to file the repor t. They found an of ficer near the intersection of Baltimore Avenue and Lakeland Road around 4:15 a.m.

Limansky said in the event of an incident, police are more likely to find the suspect if an immediate report is filed.

Students should strongly consider calling for a police escort, he said, when alone on the campus.

“I would definitely stress the escor t ser vice to people,” he said. “This was a per fect oppor tunity for that. Call us. We’ll walk with you.”

Students received a crime aler t Saturday afternoon detailing the incident,

“I would definitely stress the escort service to people. This was a perfect opportunity for that. Call us.

We’ll walk with you.”

MARC LIMANSKY UNIVERSITY POLICE SPOKESMAN

and many, including sophomore kinesiology major Amy Morris, said they would take precautionar y measures when traversing the campus and College Park at night.

“I pretty much was just creeped out that there are sketchy characters that are on campus,” Morris said.

“It reminds me that at night, I cannot walk alone.”

Morris added: “After hearing this, I definitely want to invest in some pepper spray.”

Libby at the AOPi house Tuesday evening, where several friends recounted memories when Libby went the extra mile for them — from staying up to help one friend complete her class schedule to slipping a loving message under another sister’s door in the thick of a rough day.

“She always thought about other people first,” said friend and sophomore journalism and psychology major Brittany Sullivan, who recalled how Libby would walk her home at 2 a.m.to ensure she arrived safely.

But if there was one thing Libby was most passionate about, friends and family said, it was helping others.

She was actively involved with Kids Power Tutoring and Students Helping Honduras — an organization aiding underprivileged Honduran children.

Several friends recalled how on Halloween Libby made goodie bags for all the children she tutored because she was afraid they would not get enough candy other wise.

But even with such a busy, fast-paced life, friends said

Libby always made time for them.

Sophomore psychology major Stefanie Sequeira, Libby’s roommate and sorority sister, recalled one instance when she came home to the AOPi house in the middle of the night with her eyes swollen shut from an allergic reaction. She said Libby ran over to CVS Pharmacy to buy her some Benadr yl and then drove her to the only urgent care center that was open.

“She was the most selfless person I ever met. She would

really do anything for anyone,” Sequeira said. “She would stay up all night on the phone with a friend. She was so sweet and always smiling.”

Ben Libby said his sister’s selfless spirit also shined within their family. He recalled her coming down to watch him play football at his university in Michigan and spending summers jet-skiing with her in Cape Cod, Mass.

“She was just a rock for our family,” Libby said. “You could always count on her to help you out and have your back and ever ything. She’ll

be missed greatly.”

And no matter what she did, friends and family said Kayla Libby went after it with her whole heart and a smile on her face.

“She always told us to make the most of ever y day,” Sequeira said.

Libby is sur vived by her parents, Martin and Erin (Walsh) Libby of Hudson; and two brothers, Ben and younger brother Nick, who attends community college in Massachusetts.

so easy to arouse. Most of what is happening around us, it just seems obvious,” Chomsky said. “Willingness to be puzzled is typically a first step toward understanding.”

Friday’s talk, “Crisis and Hope: Theirs and Ours,” focused on politics, and Chomsky spoke about economic and political topics like the Occupy movement, the healthcare system and the recession.

Many audience members said Chomsky’s lecture inspired them to change their thinking and be more mindful of their actions.

“From now on, I want to be

more sensitive to the circumstances of my actions as well as their implications, keeping in mind that ever y action has its consequences,” said Jeff Wang, a junior hearing and speech sciences major.

Other students said even though Chomsky is an intellectual, his ideas were easy to follow.

“He’s pretty much just a genius. Ever ything he says makes so much sense,” freshman computer engineering major Jordan Seres said. “He connects one topic to another so seamlessly.”

This is the kind of reaction Elizabeth Loizeaux, Associate

Dean of Academic Affairs in the College of Arts and Humanities, said she hoped for. She said she wanted Chomsky’s lectures to engage and encourage students to think about questions within the arts and humanities.

“I hope students are excited by what they hear, and, especially, that they take away a sense of the thrill and wonder of thinking about the big questions of human life,” Loizeaux said. “It’s an amazing thing in itself to see a brilliant mind at work.”

Colin Phillips, a linguistics professor and co-director of

the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language Lab — who was also a graduate student at MIT and one of Chomsky’s advisees and teaching assistants — said Chomsky’s lectures ignited a passion for learning in students he doesn’t often see on the campus.

“I was delighted to see so many students attending the different events, and asking questions after wards. It’s great to see this level of intellectual engagement on the campus,” Phillips said. “The student body sometimes has a reputation for apathy, or for only coming together for sports or parties, and intellec-

tual engagement is not always something to be proud of. That wasn’t in evidence the past two days.”

Although students often don’t go to lectures voluntarily, Phillips said, he was not surprised so many lined up to listen to Chomsky speak.

“This is a tell-the-grandkids type of experience. If you had an opportunity to go hear Einstein speak back in the 1950s, would you have taken it?” Phillips said.

“Going to hear Chomsky talk today is in the same league as that.”

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WALSH from page 10 the game’s final five minutes.

Which is when their mettle was tested. The Hokies started running the floor, notching more field goals (seven) in the final 3:02 than the six they had in the entire first half.

And the Terps just couldn’t put them away. Freshman guard Nick Faust missed the front end of two separate one-and-one trips to the free-throw line, and Stoglin similarly clanked three pivotal free throws down the stretch.

Senior forward Sean Mosley was tagged with a questionable flagrant foul around the threeminute mark, a call that turned into three points for the Hokies.

Stuff like that probably would have derailed the Terps two months ago, when they looked like a high school team for stretches of their trip to the Puerto Rico Tip-Off in November.

They were far from perfect on Saturday, but they never trailed.

They found a way to win.

“I think we’re starting to mature, slowly but surely,” said Mosley, the Terps’ unmistakable court general.

“We’re a young team, but that’s not an excuse,” added Stoglin.

“We just need to finish the game.”

There’s no doubt about that: The Terps need to be better down the stretch, because they don’t have many games left against middling teams like the Hokies.

Still, they got the win, and credit’s due to Turgeon and the Terps for a season that could be shaping up as one which exceeds most expectations.

“I don’t want to brag about them too much, because we’ve had three games in one week and we lost two of them,” Turgeon said, “[but] it’s a lot more fun to be around and it’s a lot more fun to coach.” cwalsh@umdbk.com Guard Sean Mosley falls out of bounds as he chases a ball Saturday against Virginia Tech. Mosley finished with 15 points.

HOKIES from page 10 remaining. They had just six field goals the entire first half.

But Stoglin, who had missed three of his previous four free throws, sank his last two to seal the win. The sophomore guard, despite his struggles at the charity stripe, scored 21 of his game-high 28 points in the second half.

Guard Sean Mosley helped

CAVALIERS from page 10 two more wins this weekend.

Virginia (7-1, 4-1 ACC) won the first five bouts yesterday afternoon, taking control of the match with a 16-0 lead. The secondranked Asper scored the first points for the Terps with a 4-3 decision over No. 15 Nicolas Sulzer.

Following Asper, No. 15 Sheptock piled on the points to win, 11-3, over Vinny Waldhauser, earning bonus points for the Terps.

Boley and Myers each earned a major decision, but to no avail, as the Terps (13-1, 3-1) went home with their first loss.

McCoy said that although his team started the weekend with a win over North Carolina, his wrestlers weren’t grappling the way he thought

balance Stoglin’s late-game inconsistencies. With the Terps clinging to a six-point lead with 1:09 left, the senior drew a foul on a 3-point attempt with one second left on the shot clock.

He hit all three of his freethrow attempts and then another pair 48 seconds later to finish with 15 points.

“I wanted to come out aggressive today,” Mosley said. “I didn’t want to leave anything out on the court or regret anything at the end of the season. Today, I came

they should have in both matches.

“It’s always good to get the win, and we did wrestle well,” McCoy said. “But our guys weren’t focused.

They may have been a little off. They weren’t really ready to go out there and battle as much as they needed to.”

The Terps won’t have another match until Duke comes to Comcast Pavilion on Feb. 12, and McCoy said he hopes his team uses its time off to improve on the disheartening weekend. The Terps can still tie for the regular-season conference championship with a win against the Blue Devils, but after this weekend, they’ll have to share it with Virginia and Virginia Tech.

Said McCoy: “We just need to go home and refocus.” egan@umdbk.com

out and was aggressive and wanted to get us going early.

That’s what I did.”

It was yet another victory the Terps had to eke out late. They are 9-1 in games decided by eight points or fewer, with several coming after double-digit leads faded to a margin too close for comfort.

“I think it’s lack of concentration, which you can blame on inexperience,” Turgeon said. “I hope that the things that you see us doing this year we don’t

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wind up doing later this year and next year.”

Still, Turgeon remained upbeat about his team’s turnaround Saturday. After falling to Duke on Wednesday, the coach said his team had a great meeting Thursday and one of its best practices of the season Friday.

He also shared a statement from the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno with the team.

“Try to have fun, hustle and good things will happen,’” Turgeon said. “And that’s what

“We’re really coming together.”

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happened.”

The Terps welcomed back former assistant coach Rob Ehsan, who now works under Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg, for the first time since his departure last May. The assistant gave the

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Guard Kim Rodgers started in place of injured forward Alyssa Thomas on Thursday but went scoreless. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK

to other options to replace their star’s production. But even against lowly Virginia Tech, the loss of Thomas proved too much to overcome.

“When you don’t have a sense of urgency for 40 minutes to come out and play, every team in the ACC is going to come in and play like this,” coach Brenda Frese said after the Terps’ 75-69 loss. “I’m just extremely disappointed for our seniors, for this team in terms of how we played tonight.”

Guard Kim Rodgers and forward Whitney Bays saw the biggest uptick in minutes in Thomas’ absence. The pair — who averaged a combined 22 minutes per game coming into Thursday — totaled 34 against the Hokies.

The increase in playing time didn’t translate to an increase in production, however, as Rodgers and Bays combined to finish the night scoreless on 0-for-4 shooting from the field.

“Obviously, Whitney Bays played more minutes than she normally had,” Frese said. “We had rotations in

Hokies a passionate halftime speech, but to no avail.

Aside from their late-game outburst, the Hokies never had control of the game. The Terps shot 46.8 percent from the field and forward Ashton Pankey had eight points and 11 rebounds, nearly finishing with his first career double-double.

“We’re really coming together,” Turgeon said, “and it shows by the way we play.” ceckard@umdbk.com

there tonight that you haven’t seen all season.”

It wasn’t just Rodgers and Bays who struggled, though. Starters Alicia DeVaughn and Anjale Barrett scored just six points total and Brene Moseley added only one off the bench.

In the end, Mincy, forward Tianna Hawkins and center Lynetta Kizer were forced to do nearly all the heavy lifting in the game, combining to score 58 of the team’s 69 points.

“We were looking for any kind of energy out there,” Frese said. “But we also have a lot of talented players in this locker room that should be able to step up in [Thomas’] absence.”

With no games on the schedule until Thursday, when the team hosts Boston College, the Terps will have ample time to adjust to playing without Thomas should she miss another game. But if Thursday was any indication, the team would like its star forward back on the floor sooner rather than later.

“No question, when you lose a piece like Alyssa,” Frese said, “it hurt us in a lot of different areas.” vitale@umdbk.com

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Greenberg on Stoglin Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg isn’t a huge fan of Terps guard Terrell Stoglin.

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TERPS 73, HOKIES 69

Stoglin, Mosley lead Terps past Va. Tech, end three-game skid

BY CHRIS ECKARD Senior staff writer

Terrapins men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon had a challenge for his team with just less than four minutes to go against Virginia Tech: extend a 10-point lead to 16 by the final buzzer Saturday.

For a team that had played stout first-half defense and limited the Hokies’ scoring ability nearly all game, the task seemed relatively manageable.

But after guard Terrell Stoglin missed a 3-pointer out of the timeout, the Terps spiraled out of control, losing their defensive intensity and missing free throws that nearly cost them the game.

The Terps didn’t coast to the double-digit win Turgeon had hoped for, but they also never trailed and hit just enough free

throws to stave off the late Virginia Tech rally. Their 73-69 win snapped a three-game losing streak and elevated their conference record to .500.

“Up until the 38-minute mark, we were as good as we’ve been all year,” Turgeon said. “But true to course, the way we are, we had to make it interesting.”

The Terps (13-7, 3-3 ACC) played one of their best defensive halves of the season, limiting the Hokies to 19 first-half points, and held a comfortable lead throughout the second half. But Virginia Tech (12-9, 15) soon started to pick apart the Terps’ defense with quick, open layups and free throws.

The Hokies hit five shots in the final 35 seconds, including a 3-pointer by Robert Brown to pull within two with five seconds

see HOKIES, page 8

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Guard Terrell Stoglin scored 28 points in a win Saturday, the Terps’ first in four games.

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WRESTLING

t wasn’t pretty. In fact, for large stretches Saturday, it was downright ugly.

But ugly proved enough for the Terrapins men’s basketball team, as it survived a sloppy second half against Virginia Tech to improve to 3-3 in conference play.

While coach Mark Turgeon would no doubt have enjoyed a more complete effort — one that didn’t include a dwindling lead and a slew of missed free throws down the stretch — he recognized the importance of a win like Saturday’s.

Because the Terps are never going to win pretty. They’re a young team, and for every flash of brilliance you’ll see, you’re likely to see plays that have the Comcast Center faithful scratching their heads and Turgeon looking like his head is about to explode.

But it’s games like Saturday’s that can bring a team together, and the constantly improving product on the court has Turgeon and the Terps believing they can prove the naysayers wrong.

“I think it’s a lack of concentration, which I think is because of a lack of experience and the gumption to get it done at a high level,” Turgeon said after the 7369 win. “I hope that the things you’re seeing us do this year you won’t see us doing later this year or in the future. … It’s a good win from a young team.”

The Terps came out of the gates strong, riding the combination of solid defense and a putrid Hokies offensive attack — Virginia Tech shot 24 percent from the field in the first half — to a 32-19 halftime lead.

And while coach Seth Greenberg’s squad found its rhythm a bit in the second half, the Terps were able to match that output, thanks to guard Terrell Stoglin’s 21 second-half points, and carry a 10-point lead into

see WALSH, page 8

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Terps’ bid for perfection Absence of Thomas hurts Terps ends in loss to Cavaliers

BY JOSH VITALE Staff writer

Asper, 174-pound Jimmy Sheptock, 197-pound Christian Boley and heavyweight Spencer Myers.

Asper remained unbeaten (22-0) after

Alyssa Thomas does just about everything for the Terrapins women’s basketball team.

The sophomore forward leads the ACC in scoring. She ranks first on the team in steals, second in rebounds and third in assists. She plays more minutes per game than any Terp not named Laurin Mincy. She’s starred early in her promising career — winning ACC Freshman of the Year last season — and late in Terps games, having hit a game-winning jumper and a buzzer-beating, game-tying layup in two victories this month alone.

With all of Thomas’ success on the court, it’s easy to see why the Terps have come to rely on her so much, both offensively and defensively.

But perhaps the most telling account of her importance to the team is how it played without her Thursday night.

After suffering a sprained left thumb in practice Tuesday, the No. 8 Terps were forced to look

see CAVALIERS, page 8

see THOMAS, page 8

Team now 13-1 after weekend of split results

BY ERIN EGAN Senior staff writer

The Terrapins wrestling team opened up its weekend in the strongest way possible.

It finished it in a manner no one expected.

Two days after starting an eventual 25-10 victory against No. 53 North Carolina on Friday with a pin from heavyweight Spencer Myers, the Terps fell to No. 33 Virginia for the first time in six years, spoiling a 13-0 record with a 22-14 loss.

“It was a tough match,” coach Kerry McCoy said.

“Nothing really went wrong, they were just a tough team, and we didn’t really wrestle to

157-pound Kyle John, shown during a match earlier this season against Bloomsburg, was one of six wrestlers to lose to Virginia yesterday. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

our ability. There isn’t anything where if this would have happened, we would have won. We just got beat.”

The Terps lost six of 10 matches yesterday, getting wins from 165-pound Josh

Forward Alyssa Thomas, the ACC’s top scorer, did not play in Thursday’s loss to Virginia Tech. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK