February 4, 2016

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Phillips opens first univ-sponsored exhibition Plans underway for student fellowships, internships with Washington arts collection

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known for its modern art holdings.

George Mason University printmaking professor Helen Frederick created the artwork for this The Phillips Collection opened exhibit, “Acts of Silence,” which today its first university-spon- is the latest iteration of the musesored ex h ibition si nce the two um’s Intersections series, Graham Binder, a university spokesman, partnered in October.

T he Ph i l l ips, a n a rt museu m wrote in an email.

“I ntersect ion s i n sta l l at ion s located i n Wash i ng ton, is best

h ig h l ig ht contempora r y a r t i n conjunction with the museum’s permanent collection, history and architecture,” Binder wrote.

T he series began in 2009 and has since invited more than 20 artists to showcase their artwork.

The artwork in “Acts of Silence” is inspired by nature and social issues, according to a university news release.

This new exhibition is a See PHILLIPS, Page 2 The Phillips collection, based in Washington, partnered with this university in October. photo via wikimedia commons

Council abolishes student surcharge Move marks first step in encouraging new grad student housing

By Jessie Campisi @jessiecampisi Staff writer

University president wallace loh speaks at the Board of Regents meeting Dec. 11 to discuss renaming the university’s football stadium from Byrd Stadium to Maryland Stadium.

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University report card Loh’s office releases five-year report reflecting on president’s tenure so far

By Darcy Costello @dctello Senior staff writer

puter Science a nd I n novation, the concept of a “Greater College Park” with new economic development, or partnerships with federal University President Wallace agencies and outside universities.

And sometimes those innovaL o h c o n s i s te n t l y e m p h a s i z e s tions are small: the size of a tiny, innovation.

Sometimes the innovations are gold turtle pin.

Since Loh’s assistant first came large, such as the creation of the Brendan Iribe Center for Com- up with the idea of passing out

turtle pins to students and faculty he meets on the campus — an idea he calls a “brilliant innovation in communication” — Loh estimates he’s passed out about 3,000 pins himself, creating “essential” conversations with 3,000 new people.

In his five years at the helm of t h is u n iversity, L oh h a s n av igated challenges and celebrated

successes. He dealt with a data breach and a controversial athletic con ference move wh i le striving to improve the university’s quality, academics and student experience. In a report and reflections released to the student body this morning, Loh See report, Page 3

B e fore jo u r n a l i s m g ra du ate student Bo Evans began working toward his degree, he searched for a place to live in College Park.

While this university’s Graduate Gardens were a “good deal,” Evans said, he did not like any of the apa rtments and eventua lly decided on The Varsity. And while the unit fits all of his needs, the price is not ideal.

“T he housing situation in College Park is absolutely not realistic or affordable for anyone who isn’t getting support from an outside source,” Evans said. “If it See Surcharge, Page 3

Junior named to Hogan commission

Fat Pete’s BBQ to open this spring along Route 1

Tim Martin joins group rooted in volunteerism

Restaurant to offer latenight service, delivery

By Erin Serpico @erin_serpico Senior staff writer

By Carly Kempler @CarlyKempler Senior staff writer

Tim Martin first joined Cub Scouts at age 6, encouraged by his serviceoriented grandparents.

He dedicated years of service to the organization, ultimately becoming an Eagle Scout and serving as leader of about 1,800 Central Maryland Boy Scouts — all voluntarily.

Now, the junior mathematics major and president of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity will take his serv ice to a new a rea: for Gov. Larry Hogan.

The governor’s office announced Jan. 28 the addition of seven new members to serve on Hogan’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism for the next three years. Martin, who was appointed to the commission as of Jan. 1, will attend his first commission meeting Feb. 17 in Annapolis.

“It’s just another day in the park for me,” Martin said. “It’s the things

College Park has a lot of good pizza and sandwich places, but it’s missing “the real-deal barbecue” experience, said Jeff Holibaugh, Fat Pete’s BBQ co-owner.

The restaurant, which also operates a location in Washington, is slated to open this spring and will feature a smoker the size of a “hockey Za mbon i,” sa id Hol ibaug h, who holds a g radu ate degree from this university.

Officials hope the barbecue restaurant will help to retain resident spending within College Park, said city economic development coordinator Randall Toussaint.

College Park residents reported spending almost $60 million on food and drink services last year, according to data the city collected, Toussaint said, but only

Fat Pete’s BBQ’s second location will open along Route 1 and will offer Chipotle-style service, delivery and late-night service. josh loock/the diamondback about $22 million of that was spent on food and drink services within College Park itself.

“We’re having leakage, so we’re spending our money elsewhere,” Toussa int sa id. “Our goal is to

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help retain those dollars inside taurants to develop in the city.

“The more steps we take to of College Park and that’s where support local business, the more Fat Pete’s comes into play.”

Col le ge Pa rk M ayor Pat r ic k they’ll want to come to College Wojahn said he hoped that the new restaurant encourages more resSee PETE, Page 2

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SPORTS

OPINION

SHOOTER’S TOUCH

SIGLIN: DON’T GET TOO HIGH ON NARCOS

Terrapins women’s basketball guard Shatori WalkerKimbrough nearly eclipsed the program’s single-game scoring record versus Purdue on Tuesday night P. 12

The Netflix hit glosses over Escobar’s violence P. 4 DIVERSIONS

THE ART OF SILENCE A visit to the Phillips Collection’s university-sponsored exhibit P. 8

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CRIME BLOTTER

By Michael BriceSaddler @TheArtist_MBS Staff writer Un iversity Pol ice responded to repor ts of Title IX-related telephone misuse, theft and vandalism, a mong other i ncidents in the past week, according to police reports.

TITLE IX-RELATED TELEPHONE/EMAIL MISUSE On Satu rd ay at 10:58 p.m., Un iversity Pol ice responded to Cent revi l le Ha l l for a repor t of telephone/email misuse.

Between Friday at 10 a.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m., the victim received two phone calls from a blocked number. T he calls were sexual in nature, and the victim has no knowledge of who the caller was, according to the report.

Officers provided information to the victim from the Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct.

The investigation remains active.

THEFT Officers responded to the area of Preinkert Drive toward Prince Frederick H a l l on F r id ay at 4:46 p.m. for a theft in progress. Security Operations Center cameras in this area revealed a group of seven students walking with a

“Road Closed” street sign.

W hen con f iscat i ng t he sign, officers learned the theft had not occurred that day, but had taken place in the past. All seven students were referred to the Office of Student Conduct. This case is closed.

On Monday at 2:16 p.m., of f icers resp onded to L a Plata Hall for a theft. The v icti m, a ma le student at this university, had left his room for a short time. When he returned, he noticed his laptop and charging cable were missing.

Of f icers a re look i ng at c a m e ra s i n t he a re a a nd talking to students living in La Plata Hall to see if they noticed anything out of the ordinary during this time frame. “ We w a n t t o r e m i n d people that even if you’re leaving your room for five minutes, close your room, secure it and don’t leave it open,” Un iversity Pol ice spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas said. “Whether you’re just going down the hallway or to the restroom, always secure your door.”

The investigation for this incident is ongoing.

VANDALISM On Jan. 28 at 8:18 p.m., University Police responded to Lot 11b for a report of va nda l ism. T he v icti m, a ma le student at th is u n iversity, reported to police that his rear windshield was shattered.

T h is i ncident is believed to have occurred b et we e n 3 p.m . a nd 7 p. m . O f f i c e rs pl a n to rev iew area camera footage as the investigation continues.

BURGLARY On Monday at 10:3 4 a.m., University Police responded to Maryland Stadium for a report of a burglary of a concession stand. Someone had used force to open the overhead door to the stand and gain entry. This incident is believed to have taken place between Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. and the time of police response on Monday.

At this time, nothing has been reported as taken, according to the report.

W h i le of f icers were on the scene for the burglary, they were notified by a not her i nd iv idu a l t h at a tea m merch a ndise stand had also been b ro k e n i n to. O f f i c e rs noticed that the roll-up gate to t h is sta nd had been damaged and bent to provide a gap for entry.

It is unknown whether anything was taken from this stand, according to the report.

Bot h locat ion s h ave been processed for evidence, and police plan to rev iew a rea ca mera footage as the investigation continues.

major step in the university’s partnership with the institution, which was signed into agreement in October, university spokesman Brian Ullmann said.

T he u n iversity is now a primary presenter of all Intersections exhibits at the ga l ler y, accord i ng to t he news release.

“The university has long wanted to expand our prog ra m i ng i n t he a r ts,” Ullmann said. “We really wanted a partner in the District of Columbia that would enable us to provide faculty and students opportunities for curriculum and internships. It seemed like a really natural fit for us.”

Assistant President Michele Eastman, Vice P resident of Un iversity R e l a t i o n s P e t e r We i l e r, Ullmann and even university President Wallace Loh helped finalize the partnership, Ullmann said.

“By partnering with the Phillips Collection in these e x h i b i t s , t h e u n i v e rs i t y gets great exposure for our

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prog ra m,” U l l ma n n sa id.

“When people think about the University of Maryland, we want them to think about the arts. When they see our name associated with these e x h i bits, t here i s a hu ge benefit to our university.”

Under t he d i rect ion of Provost Mary Ann Rankin, a series of committees composed of university faculty and Phillips Collection staff were formed to discuss different cou rses that cou ld also involve both institutions, Ullmann said.

I n a d d i t i o n , p l a n s fo r g ra d u a te fe l l o w s h i p s a s well as internships for underg raduate students a re underway, Ullmann said.

“T h is pa rtnersh ip w ith U M D, one of the nation’s top universities for research and innovation, will allow the Phillips to continue to e x pa nd it s v i s ion , re a c h greater audiences, explore new opportu n ities, and pursue key initiatives that align with the institution’s strateg ic goa ls,” Ph i l l ips Col lection spokeswoma n Elizabeth Lubben wrote in an email.

Besides additional curricula and internships, the

fledged barbecue place. It’s just another option for people From PAGE 1 in that marketplace that they have not had until now,” HoPark,” Wojahn said. “T he libaugh said.

Although the restaurant growing number of students in the community, and the will directly market to stunumber of residents who want dents — featuring delivery to see those local businesses and late-night food until 1 or continue, will continue to 2 a.m. — Holibaugh said he plans to make a “huge effort” patronize them.”

Fat Pete’s 1,500 square-foot to reach out to the city comCollege Park location is the munity as a whole.

“We want to do a lot of cacompany’s second and will operate like Chipotle in terms tering and delivery, and that of service and seating, Ho- whole area is growing in great ways since I went there,” Holibaugh said. libaugh said. “In that location “Instead of another chain mbricesaddlerdbk@gmail.com sandwich shop, this is a full- on Route 1 and all the traffi c

Fracking by Helen Frederick is a piece in the new Phillips Collection exhibition. photo via the phillips collection and artist helen frederick

two i n st it ut ion s pl a n on p a r t n e r i n g o n t h e P h i llips’s International Forum Weekend and co-publishing the UMD-Phillips Book Prize, which will enhance p rog ra m m i n g fo r p u bl i c prog ra m s a nd d i g it i z i n g of the museum’s archives, Lubben said.

“The University of Maryland has tremendous programs in the arts,” Ullmann said. “By partnering with the Phillips Collection, we hope that it attracts attention and recogn ition that t h i s t r u ly i s a u n iversity dedicated to the arts.” lfeingolddbk@gmail.com

it gets, we hope it’s a lot more than the university because you all are out of school five months of the year, so we have to fi nd other avenues.”

Junior Sasha Ledesma said she looking forward to this new option and thinks the restaurant is student-oriented.

“Route 1 has a lot of restau ra nts w ith a bu nch of places to eat a nd d ri n k,” sa id Ledesma, a fa m i ly science major. “I think it’ll be another great addition for people to eat and drink and spend their down time.” ckemplerdbk@gmail.com

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wasn’t for my loans and help f rom my pa rents, I don’t know what I’d be doing.”

On Ja n. 26, the Col lege Pa rk C it y Cou nc i l vote d 8-0 to suppor t t he deletion of student surcharge exemption areas, which incentivized the construction of off-campus housing such as the Landmark and Terrapin Row. But while these exemption areas encouraged building options for undergraduate students, the council’s next step will focus on incentivizing housing construction geared toward another part of this university’s population: graduate students.

This incentivized housing would make it cheaper for developers to build, leading to more housing units being constructed and more options for graduate students to choose from.

Currently, the only graduate-specific housing areas are the Graduate Gardens a nd Gradu ate H i l ls communities, both located on university property.

“There’s plenty of housing in College Park, but not very m u c h g ra d u a te-s p e c i f i c h o u s i n g ,” s a i d J e n n i f e r Lindstrom, the coordinator for this university’s OffCampus Housing Services.

“It would benefit graduate students to have graduatedesignated housing.”

District 2 Councilman P.J. Brennan, who authored the motion, said the city lacks market-rate housing options that appeal to graduate students, such as apartments, studios and condominiums.

L i n d s t ro m a d d e d t h a t some students want to be a rou nd p eople t hei r a ge, while others have spouses

looked back on his first five years of presidency, listing institutional accomplishments and areas for improvement.

He cite d fou r f ield s of progress with the potential to shape the future of this university: the partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore, the creation of new and innovative academic buildings, joining the Big Ten Conference and the rise of the “Greater College Park” initiative.

Mov i ng forwa rd hasn’t always been simple, Loh said, citing the “political firestorm” that came from switching from the Atlantic Coast Conference to the Big Ten, but it’s the problems without clear solutions that keep him awake at night.

“Challenges like the Big Ten, there’s a solution. …

Others, they would require little fixes that would take 100 years to solve,” he said.

“Those with no obvious solutions are the most challenging.

All you can do is manage them: Repair here and repair there, one at a time.”

The LANDMARK’s construction resulted in part from the City Council’s incentivization of undergraduate student housing development. file photo/for the diamondback and children and seek more fa m ily-oriented housing.

Prov id i ng a reas for these groups allows them to be a part of the community, she said.

“It’s n ice to k now t h at there’s a space designated ju s t for you , a nd h av i n g space for graduate students would help to create more of a community,” Lindstrom said. “T hat com munity piece is really important.

They feel more connected.”

But for students l i ke Evans, the major issue involves a lack of affordable options.

“I f creati ng g radu ate housing were to help with the affordability issue, I’d be all for it,” Evans said. “My living and social situation is perfectly acceptable, but most developers in College P a rk d o n’t a i m to l o w e r prices for anyone. They try to get as much money from students and their families as possible.”

However, there are some “administrative and technical issues” with creating exemption areas for graduate student

housing, Brennan said. “ We’d h ave to h i re a pr ivate d evelop er, a nd there wouldn’t be a way not to discriminate against other parts of the p o p u l a t i o n ,” B r e n n a n said. “And what developer would want to limit their audience to just graduate students?”

So fa r, a l l desig nated graduate student housing is on land owned by this university, and this might be the only place where it can exist, Brennan said.

But while creating exempt ion u n its for g radu ate students will be a harder process, Brennan said the council plans to continue exploring ways to try to achieve this goal.

“It’s going to be difficult, but we want to figure out a way to do it, a nd because it’s such a hard thing to define, we don’t know if we’re going to be able to do it,” Bren n a n said. “We’re going to have to be creative.” jcampisidbk@gmail.com

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I n the report, L oh l ists th ree a reas of i m med iate concern for the university mov i ng forwa rd: the risk of deferred maintenance of the physical campus, risk of deferred maintenance of the virtual campus and the risk of a data breach.

“The most complex issues that one faces in societies or at the university — they don’t have solutions,” he said. “One does not always

solve problems. One manages problems.”

Still, as president, Loh was able to address prominent university issues to some success, including improving pedestrian safety on Route 1, limiting underage and high-risk drinking among university students and altering the university’s system for respond i ng to sexual misconduct.

Along the way, Loh showed a n i ncreased w i l l i ng ness to work with students, said Student Government Association President Patrick Ronk.

“He’s definitely improved in how he gets feedback from the student body. It’s clear that he wants to work with them, rather than just working from his house and doing whatever he wants to do,” Ronk said.

“He’s grown a lot in that area.”

In the report, he acknowledges areas with room for improvement, including attracting and maintaining a more diverse faculty, creating a “thriving” workplace for faculty and staff, modernizing the university and developing “Greater College Park” in an effort to strengthen the surrounding area of the campus.

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It’s this Greater College Park initiative that Ronk described as what will likely become Loh’s legacy at the university.

“President Loh is a transformative guy: He’s changing how the campus looks, how College Park as a whole looks, and I think that’s what he’s going to be remembered by,” Ronk said. “It’s making the university more alive and changing College Park into a big, actually good college town.”

Ken Ulman, the university’s economic development strategist, applauded Loh for putting the tools and team in place to be able to deliver a real estate and economic development vision.

“The first five years of his presidency, he was laying dow n the g rou ndwork, starting the construction progress, and now we’re incredibly poised for a positive transformation,” Ulman sa id. “Over the nex t five years, we will truly become one of the best university towns in the country.”

Loh said he has never forgotten a piece of advice his mother shared with him at a time when he was struggling to make the transition from faculty member to administrator: “There are those who sing and dance,” she told him, “and there are those who enable others to sing and dance.”

As university president, Loh said, he might facilitate others, provide funding or cheer, but it’s not about him anymore.

“Now, it is not my job to sing and dance; my job is to enable others — the students, faculty and staff — to sing and dance,” Loh said. “And the satisfactions I get from this job are really derivative: They are derived from their successes, not mine.” dcostellodbk@gmail.com

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Five-year review shows Loh’s success It’s been five years, three months and some spare change since university President Wallace Loh first took office in College Park.

That’s long enough for most of the students enrolled during his earliest days at the helm to have come and gone, long enough for a tide of 22 new administrative cabinet and dean hires, long enough for the turnover of academic life to run its course as faculty and staff build their careers here or move on to others.

Some stay just for a while. Some make this university their lives’ work.

It’s not yet clear how long Loh will remain at this university, but regardless of the length of his tenure, the campus he inherited won’t be the one he leaves behind.

As detailed in a comprehensive review released today by the university, Loh’s five years have seen the university join the nation’s top 20 public universities, according to U.S. News and World Report, and dozens of individual programs rank among the country’s finest.

It’s welcome news for the university’s students, who kept themselves busy during Loh’s early years as well. Last year marked a historic high in students’ academic credentials — average high school GPA and SAT score — and graduation rates, placing the university among the top 15 flagship schools nationwide.

A wave of federal, state and private

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investment also has boosted the profile of the university’s research and degrees, with exciting projects still in the works — the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center, the Iribe Center for Computer Science and Innovation and the large-scale Cole Field House renovations.

OUR VIEW

President Wallace Loh’s first five years indicate a promising future for this university.

Over the past few years, the fulltime faculty, adjuncts and lecturers who form the university’s educational core have seen some long-standing concerns addressed, too, be it revamping the appointment, promotion and tenure process or restructuring employment tracks.

Just off the campus, Loh has helped draw developers and firms to the city, bringing new housing and retail options to students and collaborating with city officials to transform College Park into a newly attractive option for startups and major corporations alike. With the Greater College Park initiative in full swing and a look back at what it’s already accomplished, the city might just will itself into a top-20 college town by the turn of the decade.

Of course, Loh’s also weathered his fair share of controversy since 2010 as well.

Officials went so far as to assign him a security detail after he announced the university’s move from the Atlantic Coast Conference to the Big Ten Conference. (The switch, derided by Terrapins die-hards as an underhanded money grab that would tarnish the university’s athletic history, naturally has worked out just fine to date.)

He’s also caught flak from some student activists, who said his reaction to a racist, sexist email sent in January 2014 didn’t go far enough to ensure inclusivity and safety and criticized his indecision regarding the Maryland Stadium name change.

All the while, though, Loh’s words and actions have indicated a profound concern for the student body and the university community at large, whether in his address to the campus after 2013’s heartrending murdersuicide or as the university stomached severe budget cuts last winter.

Whatever your benchmarks for success as a university encompass, it’s likely Loh has striven to reach them in his first five years and more importantly, he’s probably achieved them.

While there’s a ways to go before the university achieves the loftiest academic and development goals it’s set for itself, Loh’s first five years hint that the successes will keep rolling in.

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‘Narcos’ unjustly glamorizes Pablo Escobar

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he first time we meet Pablo Escobar, he’s been stopped at a roadblock outside of Medellín, Colombia. Sunglasseswearing federal agents demand that he open all of his trucks. He is, of course, smuggling something or other. Systematically, he recites all of the agents’ names, the names of their spouses and family members and offers to make it “worth their time” to let him continue. Several men pop out of the trucks and train assault rifles on the officers. This is the crux of negotiation with Pablo Escobar: plata, o plomo. Silver, or lead.

The above scene never happened in real life. It is, in fact, one of the opening vignettes in Narcos: the acclaimed Netflix crime drama/thriller based on the exploits of Pablo Escobar.

Escobar, a cocaine kingpin worth something like a hundred billion dollars at the time of his demise, ruled Colombia’s illegal drug operation from the mid-1970s until his death in 1993. His ascent from teenage petty crime to the seat of an operation that required an estimated $2,500 of rubber bands per month to wrap its cash intake is the ultimate rags-to-riches tale. What Narcos conveniently forgets, however, is the collateral cost of Pablo Escobar.

The show lies by omission more so than it does by fabrication.

It’s true that Escobar challenged a corrupt political system in Colombia by running for office (and winning).

It’s true that he cultivated a Robin Hood image among Medellín’s poor by funding hospitals and schools.

It’s true that Escobar seems to be the absolute embodiment of the ability of one man’s ability to change one’s destiny through force of will.

It’s also true that Escobar took in underage children, armed them and created a personal army of hitmen. It’s also true that he held the Colombian government hostage through a terrorist regime of bombings and hijackings. It’s also true that he turned Medellín into the “murder capital of the world.” He placed bounties on the heads of police officers. (More than 600 were “redeemed,” as it were.) More than 25,000 Colombians were violently killed each year in the early ’90s.

That’s the undergraduate population of this university.

Narcos is entertainment. More than that, the name derives from “narcotraficante” — Spanish for drug trafficker. Of course the series is going to glorify Escobar. However, the extent to which Narcos dodged the human cost of Escobar’s actions is almost baffling. Leaving his legacy of violence untouched is an affront to Colombia’s history.

Jack Siglin is a junior physiology and neurobiology major. He can be reached at jsiglindbk@gmail.com.

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Trump will lose the GOP nomination

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o one remembers who came in second.” That’s a quote from the late pro golfer Walter Hagen, tweeted, ironically enough,

by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump back in 2013.

A f te r m o n t h s o f i n ce ssa n t ly touting his lead in the polls, Trump lost Monday’s Iowa Republican caucus — the first nominating contest of the year — to Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who captured 27.6 percent of the vote compared to Trump’s 24.3 percent share.

In a twist, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s strong showing among voters who made up their minds in the final days leading up to the caucus catapulted him past other candidates from the establishment wing of the party to an impressive third-place finish — cementing the first-term senator’s spot in the top tier and wresting momentum away from Trump.

But in this oddity of an election cycle, all trends, truisms and conventional wisdoms have been supplanted by one certitude: No matter what he says or does, “the Donald” will steal the spotlight.

After all, with everything Trump, the story of his campaign is “yuge” — and will likely serve as fodder for political science textbooks for years to come. A debilitatingly narcissistic, pseudo-fascistic cartoon character of a man with zero public policy experience to speak of and a penchant for disrespecting entire genders, races and religions appears to have come close to capturing the nomination for one of the United States’ two major parties.

But despite the worryingly sizable segment of the U.S. population that is sympathetic to Trump’s brand of racially charged working-class populism, there are many reasons

to think his campaign for the GOP nomination will eventually crumble.

Although Trump holds a substantial lead in recent national polls, changes in the way delegates are awarded in many state primaries significantly complicate his path to locking up the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the GOP nomination outright. In many states, including populous states like California and New York, delegates are awarded in proportion to the percentage of the vote a candidate receives. If one candidate were to somehow secure 40 percent of the delegates awarded prior to March 1 — a very unlikely feat, considering how sharply divided voters are among Cruz, Rubio and Trump — he or she would have “less than one-half of the necessary delegates to win the nomination,” according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal. If other candidates can continue to win a significant chunk of the vote, Trump will be denied a victory before the GOP convention in July.

Even if he wins a plurality of all GOP voters, Trump faces significant hurdles to winning the nomination.

In an interview with The Washington Post in December, Trump himself acknowledged he would “be disadvantaged” in a contested convention in which Republican insiders laserfocused on winning in the general election would almost certainly opt for another candidate.

Republican voters harbor deep anxieties about imagined threats to America’s cultural identity, but they are also devout, pragmatic and principled. However, not all GOP voters share any one of these traits.

Republicans aren’t a homogeneous bunch, and primary voters have many reasons to vote for candidates

not named Trump.

With 62 percent of Americans holding an unfavorable view of Trump in a recent Washington Post-ABC poll, Republicans who actually like winning elections are terrified at the prospect of him representing their party in November.

Conversely, as a fresh-faced, charismatic first-term senator who is comfortable lapsing into Spanish o n t h e c a m p a i g n t ra i l , R u b i o excites GOP voters who believe he could offer a sharp contrast to Hillary Clinton in the fall and siphon away Latino voters from the Democratic party.

To his credit, Cruz is nothing if not ideologically consistent, which allowed him to win the vote of 43 percent of Iowa caucusgoers who described themselves as “very conservative.” And since launching his campaign at Liberty University in March, Cruz has deftly woven his faith and passion for religious liberty into speeches, events and debate appearances. His efforts paid off among Iowa evangelicals, a third of whom supported him Monday night.

Cruz’s consistent conservatism and appeal among religious voters leaves him well positioned to poach supporters of Ben Carson or Rand Paul.

Trump, on the hand, has little to offer but bluster, braggadocio and an endless supply of semicoherent (and often racist) ramblings about restoring American greatness — often interspersed with bizarre taunts, faces and gestures.

As entertaining as this circus has been for all of us, it simply isn’t enough to win the support of enough GOP voters.

Charlie Bulman is a senior government and politics major. He can be reached at cbulmandbk@gmail.com.

en. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign is gaining steam against the presumed Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, because of his populist message that appeals to the more liberal arm of the Democratic Party. Sanders’ Medicare for All proposal embodies his brand of populism: a single-payer health care system that provides universal health care without insurance companies, copays or deductibles.

However, there are serious obstacles to enacting and implementing a single-payer health care system.

First, a single-payer model will face fierce opposition from the suppliers of the medical industry, particularly insurance companies and physicians. Historically, physicians represented by the American Medical Association, fearing financial impact and the loss of professional autonomy, have long opposed health care legislation that could lead to national health insurance. This opposition led the Roosevelt administration to avoid seeking national health insurance and later helped defeat Truman’s national health care program. Thus, it is hardly surprising that the AMA opposed the public option. Insurer opposition to a single-payer health care system stems from a position of self-interest. Insurers recognize health care reform could lead to government-managed health care, threatening their authority in the delivery and financing of health care.

Sanders argues that the financial influence of insurance companies in Washington explains the problem of instituting health care reform. While it is certainly true that the insurance companies represented by America’s Health Insurance Plans lobby Washington to influence health care legislation. However, the problem in instituting health care reform is not because of “money in politics,” but rather the problem of path dependency.

Path dependency is the concept that once an institution is in place, it develops and it becomes difficult to reverse course. As political scientist John Kingdon has argued, initial conditions

and early choices, random or not, significantly affect the future course of events. Thus, early public policies affect future public policies, and once a policy direction is established, it is difficult to undo what already exists.

Medicare and Medicaid permitted insurance companies to be responsible for the delivery and financing of health care. This policy decision set a precedent for the American health care system and the future of health care reform. This explains the difficulty in wrestling health care delivery from insurance companies, and the problems inherent in the Affordable Care Act. By relying on insurers to expand health care coverage, the ACA acknowledges political reality and further empowers the insurers.

While a single-payer model is infeasible, alternatives do exist that could succeed in transferring control from insurers to physicians. The public option should be explored again given the ideal political climate. Policymakers should continue to monitor the success of the ACA’s experimental delivery and payment models.

Prepaid physician groups might offer another approach. Early in the 20th century, physicians practiced in multispecialty groups, which controlled costs and delivered high-quality care. Physicians were paid a combination of a salary and a portion of the profits of the health plan. Historian Christy Ford Chapin has shown that this model correctly incentivized physicians by tying their financial interests directly to the health plan. Thus, physicians, not insurers, were responsible for the delivery and financing of health care. It would be beneficial to explore the strengths and drawbacks of this delivery system as well.

But no matter how some Americans may long for a simple, single-payer system, the historic opposition from medical professionals and the economic and political power of the insurance industry will, at least for the near term, doom any attempt to impose such an approach to health care delivery.

Leslie McNamara is a public policy graduate student specializing in health policy. She can be reached at lamcnamar@gmail.com.

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Terp Farm expands crop production and ComMission student involvement in its second year

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Officials hope farm growth continues as it transitions to permanent facility

By Hannah Lang @hannahdlang Staff writer Last year, Terp Farm continued to grow and expand, producing 40 percent more crops and drawing more than double the number of students it had in 2014.

Ter p Fa r m g rew 11,233 pounds of vegetables, which went to university dining halls, catering events and donations, and brought in 156 students as academic visitors and volunteers — not including Fall Harvest Festival attendees — in 2015, according to its annual report, released Jan. 29.

In 2014, its first year in operation, the farm produced 6,842 pounds of crops and had 74 student visitors and volunteers.

Terp Farm, a facility in Upper Marlboro operated by Dining Services in collaboration with the agriculture and natural resources college, received a University Sustainability Fund grant in 2014 to finance a threeyear pilot program.

“Our first year was a foundational time, in which we hired our lead agricultural technician and built some of our initial infrastructure,” Allison Lilly, Dining Services sustainability and wellness coordinator, wrote in an email. “[The year] 2015 was a first full season, so that is why you see so much growth from the first to second year.”

One of the farm’s highlights this year was October’s Fall Harvest Festival, Lilly said. Almost 500 students and community members

attended the event — a much larger number than Terp Farm staff had expected.

“That was definitely a huge step for the farm to get more exposure to students, where they got to sample food and listen to music and tour the farm and see where we were growing the food,” former intern and December 2015 graduate Karyn Owens said.

Student involvement has always been an important part of the program, and Anh Doan, a senior biology major and summer intern at Terp Farm, said the experience working there was beneficial.

“I can apply what I study in class and then I can apply it to the real world,” Doan said. “I also now know how to do the handling, packaging and delivering to the campus.”

The summer interns also were able to participate in an audit with the state Agriculture Department, Lilly said.

“Something that was really important was receiving our Good Agricultural Practices Certification, [which is] a verification of our food safety,” Lilly said. “As we mature, that was something that was really important to us, and it was very cool that we were able to do it by including students.”

In the final year of the pilot program, Terp Farm has outlined its goals to transition into a permanent feature.

“We have to learn to adapt to grow food when students are there, which is not the summer, a nd t h at’s u s u a l ly when farmers are growing the most food,” Owens said. “This last year, we were trying to figure out ways to produce more food and maximize production in the spring and the fall, when students are in class and will have the most impact.”

STUDENTS purchase food from Dining Services’ Green Tidings. Terp Farm, which grew in its second year, provides the food truck with produce. carly kempler/the diamondback

Produce grown at Terp Farm infrastructure.

“We’re really thinking and served at the campus dining halls fulfills a major component about how we incorporate of Dining Services’ Sustainable more of the community Food Commitment, which aims by expanding volunteer for local and sustainable food to opportunities, thinking make up 20 percent of dining about how we make sure that the [Fall] Harvest hall food by 2020.

“By this past spring we Festival is a regular part started seeing our little tags of what we do each year,” in the dining halls, which was Lilly said. “Making sure t h at we’re embedded really cool,” Owens said.

Lilly said Terp Farm is also within the community is looking to bring more classes really big for us as well.” and volunteers to the farm and finish work on major hlangdbk@gmail.com

He held leadership positions in the organization since 2008 but served as the lodge chief — or president — of the Order of the Arrow’s Nentico Lodge last year, managing the members and budget for all of Central Maryland.

Pam Fleagle, lodge adviser for the Order of the Arrow’s Nentico Lodge, served as Martin’s adviser while he was lodge chief. She knew he would be successful as soon as he started, she said.

Some chiefs in the past took the position just to say they did it, but the year Martin took over resulted in an overwhelming number of youth members stepping up for new positions, she said.

“When [Martin] puts his mind to something, he goes head over heels,” Fleagle said.

“He is very, very determined.

He has very strong values and he just knows what he wants.

He’s that kid.”

Includ i ng a you nger member on the commission i s essent i a l, a s t he commission funds some youth programs, Griffin said. The commission members should have a grasp on challenges that children face so it can help to better serve those in different communities. “ We w a n t [ M a r t i n ’ s] advice when we’re developing ideals or strategies,” Griffin said. “It only makes sense to have a youth member who ca n help us describe what some of the issues that the kids are facing [are.]”

Even though he has since aged out of the Order of the Arrow, Martin still works closely with the youth involved with the program today.

With at least four full meetings a year and several subcommittees he can take part in, Martin will be expected to dedicate about 10 hours a month to the commission and its duties.

I‘ve grown up on — putting others before yourself.”

The commission, establ i shed i n 1994, i s rooted i n volu nte e r i s m a n d res p o n s i b l e fo r m a n a g i n g a nd ove rs e e i n g n at ion a l s e r v ic e prog ra m A m e r iCorps funding for the state, including more than 1,000 AmeriCorps state members.

Commissioners also help host community, nonprofit organization or government agency meetings to spread the word about what the office does, how it can help the community and how to recruit and engage volunteers in the area, said Jeffrey Griffin, the director of the commission.

Martin, who accepted a youth representative position, joins an existing bipartisan group of 25 state resident volunteers and will be the commission’s youngest serving member, Griffin said.

“He is a proven leader,” Griffin said. “I think he’s going to be listened to very carefully. … His voice is a very important voice.”

Martin grew up in Sparrows Poi nt, ra ised by h is grandparents since he was 5 years old. His grandfather, a retired fireman, engaged in public service for years, which Martin said probably motivated him to volunteer and remain in Cub Scouts.

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In addition to working with the Boy Scouts of America, Martin was also involved in scouting’s national honor society, the Order of the Arrow, which he described as a va lues-based scouting fraternity focusing on brotherhood, cheerfulness and service. eserpicodbk@gmail.com

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Eppley recreation center is one of the campus locations whose capacity RecWell’s website measures. josh loock/the diamondback

RecWell feature measures how crowded campus gyms are

By Lindsey Feingold @lindseyf96 Staff writer University Recreation and Wellness might have solved a problem for students like freshman Dhananjay Sharma, who dislikes working out in a crowded gym.

A feature on the right-hand side of the University Recreation & Wellness hours page visually represents how full the gyms on the campus are. This feature replaces the webcams that were in Eppley Recreation Center’s weight room and fitness center, said Kate Maloney, RecWell’s communications coordinator.

“I think it would be really useful because sometimes it’s really crowded, so I can’t use the machines I want to use. So now I can go at a later time when the gyms are less full,” said Sharma, a computer science major. “I think it could really help out UMD students and motivate people to go to

the gym who are afraid to go when a lot of people are there.”

Maloney said this tool is intended to inform students about the facilities and their capacity before they trek across the campus.

“The most important thing to know about it is that it’s a test at this point and is very much in beta mode,” Maloney said.

“We are seeing how it works and figuring out the kinks.”

Student staff supervisors at each gym report a count of people using the facilities, which is used to determine how busy the spaces are, Maloney said. The feature is updated an hour after the most recent facility count, and the time of the update is shown at the bottom.

The feature reports on how full the fitness center, weight room, east gym and west gym in Eppley are, as well as Ritchie Coliseum and the School of Public Health Building fitness center and weight room.

Each gym area has a cor-

responding circle, and the more people are in that area, the fuller the circle gets, Maloney said.

The circle also changes color based on how full the gym is. Green indicates low use, yellow means medium use, red shows high use and gray means the gym is currently closed, Maloney said.

Chris Ngo, part of the weight fitness staff at Eppley, did not know about the new feature.

“I think that it is a wonderful addition to the website,” Ngo said. “The gym is packed to its capacity and patrons have a hard time finding equipment to use, so it’s a really useful feature to have.”

So far RecWell has not received feedback about the feature, but there is a possibility of expanding it, depending on how it works out, Maloney said. lfeingolddbk@gmail.com

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T h i s s t ate’s re sid e nt s a re at a ver y low r i sk of contracting the Zika virus because of the colder cl i m ate, a Un iversity of Maryland School of Medicine professor said.

However, for students travel i ng to other cou ntries, the the virus presents a much greater risk. T he Centers for Disease Control a nd P revention have released travel advisories for select countries in Central and South America.

The Zika virus, which the World Health Organization has declared a public health emergency, c au ses m i ld clinical symptoms in most people but is suspected to cause bi rth defects such as microcephaly — or abnormally small brains and heads — if contracted by a pregnant woman.

Sen ior bioeng i neeri ng major Divya Jain is planning to travel to the Dominican Republic and said she is not too worried about contracting the virus.

“I’m not too, too concerned. … It doesn’t seem l i ke a lot of people h ave been too negat ively i mpacted, except for pregnant women and obviously their children,” Jain said.

However, Victor Ramos, a sophomore en rol led i n letters and sciences who recently returned from a month in Brazil, where the virus is very prevalent, said, “It’s kind of scary at times.”

Ramos said that in general, he is not worried about his own health being

the aegypTi mosquito can transmit the Zika virus. photo via marcos teixeira de freitas on flickr affected by the Zika virus, but more so for his family in Brazil.

“My aunt is recently pregnant and she just moved … so it’s warmer and there’s been a lot more cases happening around her area too,” he sa id. “Bei ng preg na nt at 50 has its risks. This on top of it makes it even more worrisome.”

Jon Mark Hirshon, a profe s s o r i n t h e e m e rge n c y medicine and epidemiology and public health departments at the medical school, said that “in general, you don’t see it i n the Un ited States.”

However, the CDC conf i r med T uesd ay t h at t he Zi ka v i rus was sex ua l ly transmitted in Texas.

This is the first instance of someone contracting the virus while in the country; a l l o t h e r re p o r te d c a s e s were contracted by travelers outside of the country, according to the CDC. Hirshon said that the risk of contracting the virus is not something to be worried

about for most of the United States, though the virus has appea red i n 2 4 cou ntries a n d t h e W HO e s t i m a te s that 3 million to 4 million people in the Americas will be infected with the virus in the next year.

“It’s a potentia l that it gets transmitted [here], but it’s unlikely,” Hirshon said.

“It’s primarily seen in more tropical areas … someplace the mosquito can live.”

The Aedes aegypti mosq u ito, wh ich c a r r ie s t he virus, mostly lives in places with higher humidity and temperature, so it might be able to thrive in areas near the Gulf of Mexico such as Florida and Texas, he said.

This mosquito also carries other da ngerous d iseases such as the dengue and Chikungunya viruses.

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SILENT DIALOGUE In the latest offering from the Collection’s Intersections series, silence is both a description and a commandment

By Evan Berkowitz @TheEndOfMyWitz Staff writer Throughout the Hawkeye State on Monday, grangers and greengrocers, salesmen and students, pundits and poets alike caucused in what would go on to become — as the hours passed and the CNN anchors faded — one of the most exciting Democratic openers in recent history.

The caucuses, more so than their conventional primary colleagues nationwide, offer opportunity for dialogue, whether from campaign precinct captains lecturing in church basements and civic halls across Iowa or from the Democratic voters repeatedly milling about within them. (The Republicans, alas, use a more conventional secret ballot.)

How fitting, then, that the first tangible evidence of a newly minted partnership between this university and Washington’s Phillips Collection explores hot political topics in direct, often provocative dialogue that attempts — with beautiful results — to find the signal in the noise.

The latest offering from the Phillips’s Intersections series (which strives to pair active artists with collection highlights and gallery architecture) offers works by Helen Frederick, an artist and George Mason University printmaking professor. Frederick’s pieces on view include sculpture, video installation and works on homemade paper.

“phenomenal space” is best viewed first from afar, to interpret the shapes in myriad permutations, then up close to realize that color is universal. image courtesy of the phillips collection and the artist Titled “Acts of Silence,” the two-room show explores natural and political themes in conversation with works by the late Morris Graves. Aside from a central sculpture, Weather Prediction Instruments for Meteorologists , the Graves works provide welcome context but seem like curatorial afterthoughts when placed higher on walls.

Perhaps they are not afterthoughts, but references long thought forgotten, brought to the back of one’s mind as Frederick deftly discusses them in her new pieces.

The first room is an exercise in serenity, clearing one’s mind for a fresh look at ideas that all too often spark gut reactions: war, loss, death, drones and the environment, among others.

Fragmented-yet-whole thoughts like these rain across a

video installation that splashes tranquil scenes of the California redwoods across two cater-cornered walls. Frederick’s calming voice reads off the word droplets as they fall, but her narration is audible only from directly underneath a dome speaker in the room’s center — one has to encounter it to listen.

A blood-red and bone-white Graves painting of a wounded gull parleys with images and reliefs of drones joined by the word “EXTINGUISH.” The use of rough-yet-elegant handmade paper might seem like an uncalled-for application of the tree metaphor, but its masterful execution — round, trunk-like shapes; striated, bark-like textures; even the flotation style of hanging — bespeak a unique natural discourse that is all too welcome.

Upon entering the second

gallery, one is hit by a cool breeze of air. Whether intentional to symbolize wind or simply a conveniently coincidental vent, the effect is one of total immersion.

Similar sensory immersion is core to another fantastic new Phillips show, “Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Family Collection,” set to open Saturday.

In the second gallery, Frederick’s works are best viewed first from afar. They seem to show treelines at sunrise or sunset, a green field lined by forest on a moonlit night or even a roiling sea in yellow thunder. Interpretations could drastically vary, one is most definitely assured.

Up close, they transmute to swaths of color, reinforcing the theme of basic essentials and an almost zenlike universality.

The works interact remark-

ably well with Graves’ watery, slight compositions of seabirds.

The star of the room is Graves’ Weather Prediction, a sculpture resembling a dissected kaleidoscopic submarine of sorts, with coral-like forms, blue glass and a standalone brass propeller to boot.

It is paired head-on with a similarly shaped Frederick work that projects video scenes of forests, nature and even war (reminding viewers of gallery one) onto a glass disk decorated with glittering, tree ringlike furrows.

The final Frederick, Moon Over The Lake, is geometric and crowded, negotiating the industrial and the sublime.

This idea of dichotomous discussion — industrial yet sublime, rough yet elegant, fragmented yet whole, afterthought yet absolute core — recalls the idea of Intersections

itself: to pair and discuss. It is especially prescient at the onset of this Phillips/university partnership, a dyad of two oppositeyet-cohesive entities.

The show’s title, “Acts of Silence,” is as much a description as it is a commandment.

These lovely works ought to be enjoyed, contemplated and walked among in peaceful, quiet perfection. Let the art do the talking, if you will.

Admittedly, this sort of immersive, thought-provoking show might seem more at home in a white-walled, hermetically sealed chamber, as has become the standard of contemporary art.

But perhaps the trappings of old Phillips — dual antique fireplaces, tired-yet-dignified chairs, molding — force one to not totally suspend one’s disbelief.

We are taken to the forest only fleetingly, sent back to bring the show’s tranquility to others. It is an ingenious hallmark of the Intersections series to force such introspection only to demand reaction as well.

So what do we bring from it to the world? Perspective, one hopes, and perhaps even a little bit of quietude.

If that’s not a lesson to take into the New Hampshire primaries, this registered voter isn’t quite sure what is.

Helen Frederick: Acts of Silence runs at the Phillips Collection in Dupont Circle, with free admission for university students, through May 1. eberkowitzdbk@gmail.com

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9 ESSAY | KANYE’S TWITTER

Cool plans How Kanye’s recent Twitter madness has given fans a glimpse into his crazy creative process

By Patrick Basler @patrickbasler Staff writer Kanye West has never been one to keep quiet about, well, anything. From his comments (who are we kidding: rants) about George W. Bush and Taylor Swift to his recent Nike diss track, Yeezy might be better known by the general public for his loudmouth leanings than his artistic pursuits.

Of course, fans of the Chicago rapper have long accepted his occasionally abrasive personality as part of the total Kanye West package; a package that has produced some of the most critically acclaimed rap records of the 2000s. While his outspoken celebrity often leaks into his verses (“Richer than white people with black kids/ Scarier than black people with ideas”), in recent years his music has played sideshow to the center ring of public spectacle he regularly entertains.

But just more than one month in, 2016 seems ready to return the public’s attention to Kanye’s music — in exactly one week, the rapper/producer/designer/ Kardashian husband will release his seventh studio album, the long-awaited Waves.

If the name sounds unfamiliar to you, it’s because it is. In fact, Kanye only announced the album name on Jan. 26, a mere two weeks before its release.

Well, the album’s new name, that is: Waves was previously titled Swish and before that, in early 2015, So Help Me God.

In the almost one year since the announcement of So Help Me God , nearly everything about the album has changed — from the title to the songs to the featured guests, everything is different. Which isn’t uncommon for artists to do — Nirvana’s Nevermind was originally called Sheep. But what makes these changes unique is the public way they’ve taken place: Thanks to Twitter, a handwritten, constantly changing track list (signed by everyone in the studio) and Kanye’s willingness to put it all out there, his fans have gotten a glimpse into the creative process of the hip-hop genius they admire.

Kanye’s 2013 album Yeezus shared some of the same “thrown-together” tendencies of Waves’ turbulent album cycle, but without much of the Internet observation. Superstar producer Rick Rubin, who worked on Yeezus, described Kanye’s process in a Genius annotation of the rapper’s 2014 song “Only One.” “Kanye is a combination of careful and spontaneous,” he wrote. “He’ll find a theme he likes quickly and then live with that for a while, not necessarily filling in all the words until later. At the end, he’ll fill in all the gaps.”

It’s a work ethic that has become extremely apparent in the buildup to Waves’ release: an album that’s been planned for years but has seemingly come together in the past several weeks.

“Real Friends,” the album’s

first true single (following the anti-Nike freestyle “Facts”), was a reflective musing on fame and family, a return to form for the rapper after a shoddy 2015. Its shimmering boom-bap instrumental was a timeless backdrop for introspective verses that could have been pulled straight from Late Registration.

But the song most indicative of Kanye’s creative process is the Kendrick Lamar featuring “No More Parties in LA.” Featured briefly in footage from the Stones Throw Records documentary Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton, the Madlib-produced track has existed in some form since 2010. But Kanye’s three-minute monster of a verse is hardly that old — Kim Kardashian said he wrote the entire thing on a flight to Italy.

It’s this blend of preparation and spur-of-the-moment inspiration that informs Kanye’s best work.

As consumers, music fans are generally given a final product and told to enjoy it.

With Waves, you’re getting a whole lot more than that — through social media and his music, Kanye is inviting the world into his process of creating, rather than just the final creation. And with an artist like Kanye, who’s certainly not afraid of tweeting his mind, the only thing more exciting than hitting play on a new album is watching it come together in front of your own eyes. pbaslerdbk@gmail.com

kanye west has turned the rollout for Waves into a roller coaster, but that may not a bad thing for his fans.

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ESSAY | THE RETURN OF GILMORE GIRLS

REVIEW | HAIL, CAESAR!

BUT I LOVE IT

too much of a good thing

The Gilmore Girls revival is probably going to disappoint, but does that even matter?

Hail, Caesar! goes for quantity over quality

By Michael Errigo @M_Errigo Senior staff writer

gilmore girls will no doubt return to much fanfare, but hype like that often leads to disappointment. Can the revival somehow stay fresh? photo via youtube

By Maeve Dunigan @maevedunigan Staff writer On Friday, Lauren Graham, who played Lorelai Gilmore through seven seasons of the beloved Gilmore Girls series, gave the Internet a collective aneurysm when she tweeted that she’ll be returning to work on a revival set to stream on Netflix.

The series, which developed a cult following during its run in the early 2000s and garnered even more fans when the original seven seasons became available for streaming on Netflix, is reportedly being brought back for a run of four 90-minute episodes.

Fans were thrilled to learn that multiple members of the original cast, including Graham, Alexis Bledel, Keiko Agena, Scott Patterson, Kelly Bishop and Sean Gunn, had signed on to be part of the revival.

Unsurprisingly, Melissa McCarthy, whose successful career has probably eclipsed her Gilmore Girls role as Sookie, the clumsy but well-meaning chef, is not reported to be involved in the new episodes.

News of a revival of any successful series is always met with an initial parade of excitement and anticipation.

When John Stamos announced last year that Full House would be revived as a series called Fuller House, the widespread fan base was rife with joy and ready to experience potent nostalgia.

As with Fuller House , many will definitely tune in to the Gilmore Girls reboot. I certainly can’t wait to see characters I grew to love back together on my computer screen.

Yet even though I know I will thoroughly enjoy them, I also have come to terms with the fact that the episodes will probably be terrible. “Terrible” is a strong word. There is a chance they will be perfectly average 90-minute pieces of television, but ultimately, does it even matter? Regardless of the episodes’ quality, people are going to watch them.

Amy Sherman-Palladino, the creator and executive producer of Gilmore Girls who is reportedly returning to help with the revival episodes, knows the army of Gilmore lovers assembled through seven seasons of television would jump at even the smallest Gilmore-related bone. In the words of the show’s famed

theme song, “Where [she] leads/ [We] will follow/ Anywhere that [she] tell[s] us to.”

The revival could just be hours of Bledel and Bishop singing horrible duets and I would watch it. It could be a slideshow of Patterson holding different food items from the show’s famed Luke’s Diner. It could be a sound bite of Graham saying the word “coffee” ad infinitum and, odds are, I would still live-tweet it.

It seems the purpose of revivals is not necessarily to be good, but to be something — anything — for fans to watch and reminisce over.

The Gilmore Girls revival won’t even touch the original. And how could it?

Part of what makes the original great, especially to newer viewers, is the way it told a story using then-relevant tidbits of early-2000s pop culture.

Lord knows ’90s kids love reflecting on their childhood days of VHS tapes and antenna-equipped cellphones.

The fictional town of Stars Hollow won’t be the same, but it will still be Stars Hollow, and that will have to be enough. mdunigandbk@gmail.com

A first viewing of Hail, Caesar!, the latest starry offering from acclaimed filmmaking brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, functions almost like a find-a-joke. That’s not to say that laughs are rare in this screwball satire, but rather that there are enough gags burrowed in the script and subtle quirks packed into the acting that strict attention must be paid to have any chance at catching everything.

As a follow-up to the Coen brothers’ 2013 Oscar-level drama Inside Llewyn Davis, Hail, Caesar! is the perfect change of pace. It has all the qualities of Coens’ comedy: their admiration for the strangeness of language, their fun with silence and, of course, a cast full of alwaysentertaining regulars. Josh Brolin leads the pack, starring as Eddie Mannix, a Hollywood fixer for Capital Pictures, a 1950s production company. Except this company has a problem: The star of their latest big-budget blockbuster, Baird Whitlock (George Clooney) has been kidnapped by a group of men who simply call themselves “The Future.”

Ads for the film have touted its all-star cast, and it’s true that the treasures extend beyond Brolin and Clooney. Channing Tatum, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton Frances McDormand and Jonah Hill all have small, serviceable roles — all given a joke or two to fittheir strengths.

And Ralph Fiennes nearly steals the show as Laurence Laurentz, a director simply trying to make a prestige high-society film called Merrily We Dance.

Scenes like Fiennes’ showcase are the lifeblood of the movie, as the plot doesn’t necessarily play a central role.When the filmmakers get going on a good gag,they seem content to just let things carry on for a few more minutes, generating a good amount of laughs but serving no other real purpose.

The laughs that came about at the screening this critic attended seemed indicative of the mixed bag of comedy the movie offers.

There’s something for everyone, and there are some things for almost no one. Silences would occasionally be broken by a single person bursting out into laughter, recognizing and loving some joke that everyone else either didn’t notice or appreciate as much. At this point in the duo’s careers it’s clear that Coen comedy certainly isn’t for everyone, but an audience member who doesn’t let out a chuckle at least once in Hail, Caesar! should really think things through.

Those seeking substance beyond a laugh will not come up with much, however. The big-name cast means some nice acting and a little meta-comedy, but even the cameos can’t stop things from growing tired eventually. To sift through the Coens’ clever clutter for its multitude of jokes is certainly fun, but fun can’t last forever. merrigodbk@gmail.com

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the diamondback | sports | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Coach dj durkin smiles during his news conference at Glazer Auditorium in Gossett Team House on National Signing Day yesterday. The Terps’ 2016 class has 23 recruits. christian jenkins/the diamondback

recruits From PAGE 12 offered a duet of “My Girl” by The Temptations.

Durkin probably would have preferred that Haskins and Jones keep their commitments. But he didn’t let the bad news prevent him from forging relationships with his new players, whom he was thrilled to speak about in Glazer Auditorium yesterday.

“We got to know each other better than ever before in recruiting,” Durkin said. “Usually there’s so much going on. You’re going to eat here, do this, do that. … We were all kind of here, snowed in together, just having a good time together.”

Durkin’s mouth could hardly keep up with his brain yesterday, as he spoke quickly and eagerly of the Terps’ 23 signees. He stumbled over his words at times, but his excitement never wavered.

The new coach offered the highest praise of the day for quarterback Tyrrell P igrome from Pinson, Alabama. The 2015

Gatorade Alabama Player of the Year recorded 62 touchdowns as a senior — 44 through the air and 18 on the ground.

“I don’t know if you guys have watched his tape. That guy is electric,” Durkin said. “He’ll be a household name around here real soon.”

The Terps certainly hope Pigrome lives up to that billing. After verbally committing to the program in May, Haskins spoke of turning around a floundering program and encouraging fellow in-state players to join him in College Park.

His presence became even more valued last season, as quarterbacks Caleb Rowe and Perry Hills helped combine for a nation-leading 29 interceptions. For many, Haskins was a savior.

That’s in the past now. Haskins is gone, only to set foot in Maryland Stadium for conference games with buckeye leaves adorning a silver helmet.

Durkin and his staff were still able to haul in some notable local players, though. Running back Lorenzo Harrison, wide receivers

DJ Turner and Tino Ellis and offensive lineman Terrance Davis all come from DeMatha.

Harrison was named a three-star prospect by 247sports and ESPN, Turner is a consensus three-star recruit, while Ellis and Davis are consensus four-star recruits.

“It’s been some time since there has been a DeMatha guy in this program. I can tell you one thing, we are going to be going back there next year, too,” Durkin said. “Those are all guys that are top-notch football players that could’ve gone to a lot of places, and we were able to keep them right here at home.”

Archbishop Carroll offensive lineman Richard Merritt and Quince Orchard defensive tackle Adam McLean are four-star recruits, too. “[McLean] has excellent passrush skills and can really push the pocket,” associate head coach Mike London said. “Adam can also use his strength to be a force in stopping the run.”

Durkin also championed the team’s success in Florida. The team hauled in seven players from the state.

“We kind of view Florida maybe as our second home,” Durkin said.

“I DON’T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE WATCHED HIS TAPE. [PIGROME] IS ELECTRIC. … HE’LL BE A HOUSEHOLD NAME AROUND HERE REAL SOON.” DJ DURKIN

Terrapins football coach The Terps also reeled in prospects from Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Ohio and Australia.

But for Durkin, luring 10 players from this state proved his greatest accomplishment.

“In the past, our guys have continued to spread out and go to different places,” Durkin said. “It’s our job to build a program, put a product on the field that guys can be proud of, and where all those guys from here will want to come play for the hometown team.” jneedelmandbk@gmail.com

outfielder anthony papio swings at a pitch during the Terps’ 2-1 loss to Iowa at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium on May 12. The senior has recorded 553 at-bats during his college career. file photo/the diamondback

OFFSEASON From PAGE 12 Summer teams play about 45 contests over two months, which Papio said can be a grueling schedule following the spring season.

Galligan and Papio played in summer leagues each year previously, but to eliminate pain and fatigue from the spring season, they focused on the weight training and conditioning plans the coaching staff specialized for the pair. And when the Terps picked up fall training, Galligan and Papio felt none of the backlash from the previous season, which extended into June with the team’s second straight trip to the NCAA Super Regionals.

Summer ball “is definitely a grind,” Papio said. “Now I’m in the best shape of my career. It’s nice to get a little break and take a little time off every once in a while to give your mind a little rest. Now we got back into it.”

While Galligan and Papio’s breaks have paid off, continuing to play games over the summer is the best option for others.

Catcher Nick Cieri, who appeared in 37 of the Terps’ 66 bouts last season, played for the Wareham Gatemen in the Cape Cod Baseball League. He said summer ball is one of the few times he can focus on improving without dealing with the pressure to perform for playing time.

Plus, the junior said his team rotated

among three catchers, so he didn’t feel physically burned out by the end of the campaign.

Though Cieri said playing so many games can be mentally challenging, he’s more confident entering this season after working on his weaknesses in the offseason. Szefc chooses about 10 summer league teams he has good relationships with to ensure his players aren’t overworked.

“Health has a lot to do with it,” Szefc said. “Is the pitcher healthy?

Is a position player ready to play? It’s based on every individual. It’s not a one-size-fits-all kind of thing.”

The past two seasons, the Terps fell one series victory short of the program’s first College World Series appearance. To reach that stage this year, Szefc wants his players to be in their best shape come spring.

For some, that involves playing between four and six games per week over the summer. For others, like Galligan and Papio, giving their bodies a break is the best course.

This season, Szefc said he wants Galligan and Papio to lead the team at their respective positions. And with the Terps’ first contest against Alabama 15 days away, neither player regrets the precautions he took over the summer.

“It was to make sure I’m 100 percent this year so we could hit the ground running in the fall and then in the spring,” Galligan said. “Everything feels good, and I’m ready to rock.” kmelnickdbk@gmail.com

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GYMNASTICS

Epperson uses long-term memory to keep perspective Sophomore overcame rare inflammatory disease to return to gymnastics, now competes in all-around for Terps

By James CrabtreeHannigan @JamesCrabtreeH Staff writer Terrapins gymnastics sophomore Abbie Epperson suffered two falls for the first time in her career Sunday against Iowa, but her lackluster performance paled in comparison to the diagnosis she received years earlier.

In 2009, she was diagnosed with dermatomyositis, a rare inflammatory disease that causes muscle fatigue and pain. Her gymnastics career, according to doctors, was over.

“I didn’t think I would ever be in this position as a college gymnast,” Epperson said.

She beat the odds, though, recovering from the disease and earning a scholarship with the Terps. Epperson competed on bars and vault in every meet as a freshman last

forty From PAGE 12 Moments later, Walker-Kimbrough saw the ball fall through the hoop — just as it had so many other times throughout the night — to send the Terps’ bench into a frenzy. It marked her only 3-pointer of the contest on four attempts.

In falling one point short of matching former guard Marissa Coleman’s single-game scoring record, Walker-Kimbrough shot 17-for-21 from the field and made all but one of her seven foul shots. But instead of launching long-range jumpers like she did against Wisconsin and Penn State — she combined to make 11 of her 13 treys in those contests — WalkerKimbrough’s historic scoring performance came mostly inside the three-point arc.

“She made the game look really easy,” Gillespie said. “She was scoring on all cylinders — layups, pull-up jump shots. …

It was just amazing to watch.”

Walker-Kimbrough leads

season and averaged above a 9.7 on both events.

So despite her missteps against the Hawkeyes, Epperson isn’t worried. Many athletes claim having a short memory is important to prevent mediocre results from becoming a trend, but it’s Epperson’s long-term memory that helps her keep perspective after a poor showing.

“Whenever I look back at old times when I did go through it,” Epperson said, “it does keep me warm-hearted in the moment where I am.”

After a strong first year, Epperson has expanded her role with the Terps this season. The Allen, Texas, native is competing in all-around, meaning she performs in all four events.

“I remember last year I would do vault and bars and be ready to keep going,” Epperson said. “But then I would go, ‘Oh wait, I’m done.’ As much hard work as it takes, it’s definitely worth it to be out there more.”

the nation with a 57 percent three-point percentage, and she admitted to being more of a shooter earlier in the year. It’s easy to stay on the perimeter, she said, because of the open shots she gets when the defense collapses on Jones.

Plus, point guards Chloe Pavlech and Brene Moseley’s driving abilities force opponents to rotate over, leaving Terps shooters with extra space.

As the season has progressed, however, Walker-Kimbrough’s made an effort to penetrate more, which she was able to do in transition against the Boilermakers early on.

After taking a steal coastto-coast for a layup less than a minute into the game, two of her next three buckets came from slicing through the defense and getting to the rim. In fact, she scored the Terps’ first 11 points in the game’s opening minutes.

“I just wanted to come out aggressive,” Walker-Kimbrough said. “Get an early start, set the tone for the team and just try to get everyone going.”

With a series of layups and

sophomore abbie epperson is tended to by the coaching staff after falling during her vault routine Sunday. christian jenkins/the diamondback While Epperson hasn’t tried Teammates noticed Ep- ing more of a leader in her to change much of the way she person has more confidence sophomore year.

“With six seniors graduating handles herself and tends to this season, too, and she said seeing this year’s freshmen last year, we knew that people downplay her leadership role, helped her realize how far she would have to step up,” Nelligan she admits that she can see has come. Coach Brett Nel- said. “I think Epperson has a how she assists the freshmen.

“Having more experience ligan also sees these changes sense of responsibility now. She’s makes everything easier,” and said Epperson is becom- filling in and doing a great job.”

jumpers, Walker-Kimbrough continued her offensive tear with 13 more points in the second quarter. Pavlech realized during the period that WalkerKimbrough was making nearly every shot she took, so she emphasized feeding the team’s leading scorer.

At one point in the frame, Walker-Kimbrough splashed three jumpers in a span of 97 seconds. Her lone miss during that stretch was the only twopoint field goal she missed in 17 attempts.

“I was like, ‘Hey, are you tired? Because I’m going to keep running stuff for you,’” Pavlech said. “And she’s just kind of like, ‘Oh God,’ because I know she was tired, but I knew we had to get her the ball.”

Walker-Kimbrough finished with 24 first-half points, prompting Gillespie and Brianna Fraser, the team’s two freshmen, to bug their veteran counterpart about reaching 40 points. They would tell her how many points she had scored during every second-half timeout.

“We’re like, ‘Yeah, you got 35;

we need five more,’” Gillespie said. “We were just trying to support her and just trying to boost her up.”

With 1:12 to go, WalkerKimbrough met her teammates’ demands with her 45th 3-pointer on the season — good for the second most on the team.

Moments later, she joined coach Brenda Frese at the postgame news conference.

One reporter asked WalkerKimbrough how she planned to celebrate her 41-point outing.

She avoided the question, instead opting to discuss the importance of the Terps securing a conference road win.

But then Frese chimed in.

She knew exactly what WalkerKimbrough would do.

“She’ll get back in the gym,” Frese said. “I mean, that’s what she does to celebrate. That doesn’t come by accident when you talk about the work to go 17for-21 from the field. And if you saw how much time she puts in the gym, it’s a direct correlation to the time she puts in.” kstackpoledbk@gmail.com

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huskers From PAGE 12 last night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Terps survived d e s p i te co m m i t t i n g 1 8 turnovers.

With 30 seconds left in the first half, Trimble was pulled after a turnover. Even Trimble admitted he didn’t play well in the first half, flashing his customary smile. Turgeon never lost faith in his star, though, and Trimble responded in the second half.

“You’ve just got to smile and give him a hug and know he’s going to do what he does,” Turgeon said. “He’s a winner.

He just keeps doing it.”

Nebraska guard Andrew White III had 19 points in a losing effort, while Stone was two blocks away from a triple-double. The freshman finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks, including a block with 18 seconds left. Terps forward Jake Layman had four of his six points in the last three minutes.

Tr i m b l e wa s t h e s ta r, though. The Cornhuskers couldn’t get the ball out of the point guard’s hands late — “It’s almost impossible,” White said — and Trimble sealed the win with two free throws with seven seconds left.

After that rough first half, Trimble drew on Turgeon’s confidence in him.

“He believes in me in any situation,” Trimble said. “After that first half, he still believed in me.”

While Nebraska (12-11, 4-6 Big Ten) entered the game in the middle of the conference standings, the team had already secured a win over a top-15 team this season. On Jan. 20, the Cornhuskers prevailed, 72-71, over then-No. 11 Michigan State.

Epperson said. “I see how much less experience the freshmen have taking on practices and meets and everything, so it might seem that I’m helping them out.”

Epperson will have a chance to avenge her performance against the Hawkeyes on Monday when the Terps travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to face No. 3 Michigan and Eastern Michigan.

Ahead of the Terps’ matchup with the Wolverines, Epperson is more so looking forward to interacting with the opposing gymnasts, many of whom she said she knows personally, as opposed to worrying about her past falls. Thoughts of her miscues reside in the back of her head, but she remains sure of her ability.

“She’s been through so much with the dermatomyositis,” Nelligan said,“that, hey, falling down on vault’s no big deal to her.” jcrabtreehdbk@gmail.com

So the Cornhuskers weren’t intimidated last night. They jumped out to a five-point lead less than five minutes into the game, and the Terps (20-3, 9-2) never could pull away despite leading for more than 27 minutes.

Foul trouble didn’t help.

Forward Robert Carter Jr. had four fouls and never got in a rhythm; he played just 16 minutes. Stone, forward Damonte Dodd and guard Rasheed Sulaimon all finished with three fouls, too.

Despite holding the Cornhuskers to less than 30 percent shooting in the opening period, the Terps held a 29-28 lead at the break, as they coughed up 13 turnovers and endured a five-minute-plus scoreless drought.

The team committed five turnovers during that stretch, including a giveaway by center Michal Cekovsky that led to a rim-rattling alleyoop to knot the game at 27.

Minutes later, the normally sure-handed Trimble lost control of the ball and let it trickle out of bounds.

Turnovers and foul trouble continued to plague the Terps in a back-and-forth second half. While the Terps extended their lead to five within the first four minutes of the period, they again couldn’t pull away.

“Nebraska’s a great team,” Stone said. “They played amazing defense on us, and for us to overcome that and pull out the victory, that shows toughness on our part.”

A 3-pointer from White jump-started a 7-0 Cornhuskers run and forced Turgeon to call a timeout with 8:29 left and the Terps down 54-51.

That’s when Trimble took over, with a little help from Stone and Layman. psuittsdbk@gmail.com

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FOOTBALL

Durkin secures 23 recruits on National Signing Day First-year coach pleased with 2016 class

By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Senior staff writer There was no mention of Bullis quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. There was no mention of Good Counsel linebacker Keandre Jones, either.

The duo, once considered the crown jewels of the Terrapins football team’s 2016 recruiting class, weren’t spoken of during coach DJ Durkin’s National Signing Day news conference yesterday. The local products, who previously verbally committed to the Terps, spurned their home-state school for Ohio State 17 days ago.

Yet in the days after the hyped recruits vowed their allegiance

to Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer, something special happened in College Park. With Winter Storm Jonas dumping about 2 feet of snow in the Washington area two weekends ago, Durkin said many schools canceled their recruiting visits. Not the Terps. “ We h a d t h e ro a d s p l owe d from here to the hotel right here on campus. Everything else was snowed in, but there was a path to go back and forth,” Durkin said.

“We spent a lot of quality time together.”

It allowed the coaching staff a chance to bond with recruits. Elijah and Elisha Daniels, twin defensive backs from Davie, Florida, even See recruits, Page 10 COACH DJ DURKIN addresses reporters at Glazer Auditorium in Gossett Team House on National Signing Day yesterday.

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Terps hold off Nebraska Trimble scores 20 to lead Turgeon’s team to 70-65 road victory

By Phillip Suitts @PhillipSuitts Senior staff writer

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA — With the Ne-

across the court, encouraging their teammate to pull the trigger. After all, Gillespie had been nagging Walker-Kimbrough about reaching 40 since halftime.

“We’re like, ‘Tori, we’re going to fight you if you don’t get 40,’” Gillespie said.

braska faithful roaring late in the second half at Pinnacle Bank Arena, the Terrapins men’s basketball players trudged to the sideline with their heads bowed.

Minutes earlier, the Terps had held a five-point advantage. But the Cornhuskers responded, using a 7-0 run to take their first lead of the second half, 54-51, with 8:29 remaining. So Terps coach Mark Turgeon burned a timeout. The crowd kept standing, trying to will the Huskers to victory.

But as loud as their fans cheered, the Cornhuskers couldn’t guard Melo Trimble. The Terps’ star guard hit a 3-pointer out of the timeout, and another one moments later with the crowd still roaring. The Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year then gave the Terps a lead with a free throw before finding center Diamond Stone for a dunk.

While Trimble didn’t dominate in the first half Wednesday — he scored six points, recorded one assist and coughed up three turnovers — he delivered when the Terps needed him.

Trimble’s game-high 20 points helped the No. 4 Terps hold off a pesky Cornhuskers team and capture a 70-65 win

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guard shatori walker-kimbrough holds the ball beyond the arc during the Terps’ 87-67 victory over Purdue on Tuesday at Mackey Arena. She scored a career-high 41 points. photo courtesy of the exponent

40-point club Walker-Kimbrough becomes second player in program history to score at least 40 points in a game

By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Senior staff writer With the Terrapins women’s basketball team boasting a comfortable lead at Purdue late in the fourth quarter Tuesday night, guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough came off a down screen

from center Brionna Jones and received a pass at the three-point arc.

The 5-foot-11 junior sat at 38 points on the night, two shy of becoming the second player in Terps’ history to score at least 40 in a game.

So as soon as Walker-Kimbrough caught the ball on the right wing, forward Kiah Gillespie and guard Kiara Leslie jumped out of their seats

BASEBALL

Galligan, Papio enter year rested Players skip summer league to stay fresh for 2016 campaign

By Kyle Melnick @kyle_melnick Staff writer Terrapins baseball left-hander Robert Galligan had pitched just 10.2 innings in college entering last season, so after throwing 62.1 innings in 2015 — the most of any reliever on the team — coach John Szefc thought Galligan needed a break.

Galligan, who dealt with shoulder pain at the end of the season, created a training program with the coaching staff to lift weights while keeping his arm fresh over the summer. So while

his teammates played in summer leagues around the country this offseason, Galligan had the chance to rest his arm for the first time since his junior season began.

The Syosset, New York, native wasn’t the only consistent starter who took a break from the game over the summer, though.

Outfielder Anthony Papio, who recorded 553 at-bats the past three years, was set to play his final summer league season in North Carolina. But after tabbing a career-high 233 at-bats last season, Papio and Szefc agreed the redshirt

senior didn’t need practice at the plate over the summer.

The moves paid off.

Now, six months after most college summer ball leagues ended, Papio and Galligan said they feel great as opening day approaches Feb. 19.

“You just have to have trust in what you decide,” Galligan said. “I had 100 percent trust in myself and the coaching staff that this was the best decision for me and that they’re going to make me the best to my max potential. My arm feels really, really good.”

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left-hander robert galligan delivers a pitch during the Terps’ 7-6 loss to Liberty on May 12. For the first time in his career, Galligan didn’t participate in summer league this past year. file photo/the diamondback