February 18, 2016

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RHA votes to support parking fee hike

Univ Senate revisiting reading day requirements Some depts hold review sessions, presentations

Budget calls for $17 to $33 permit fee increase

By Grace Toohey @grace_2e Senior staff writer

By Zach Melvin @ZachM3lvin Staff writer

The University Senate is reaching out to students and departments from this university to determine whether reading day before exam week should be a completely free day for students.

In December, the senate’s Educational Affairs Committee specified in the draft of the revised student grievance policy that reading day will be entirely open for students, with no review sessions, projects or obligations scheduled, unless the student explicitly requests a meeting.

But that idea met much opposition, especially from the engineering department, which holds senior presentations on reading day, and from other professors who often hold review sessions.

“It would be wise for the senate and administration not to try to micromanage,” said Mike Boyle, a senator and mathematics professor. “Many students appreciate very much having review sessions.”

The Educational Affairs Committee hopes to bring the revised grievance policy, which describes expectations for faculty teaching undergraduate courses and now includes requirements for reading day, to the senate floor in April.

Senators a re stil l worki ng to improve the document and spent much of the afternoon Feb. 11 discussing changes to the policy’s name, wording and definitions throughout the document at their committee meeting.

Educational Affairs Committee See SENATE, Page 2

The commerce department already approved this university as a qualifying institution in September, Edward Maginnis, the university’s assistant vice president for real estate, wrote in an email.

The initial approval means the city is eligible for a RISE Zone, but the university, the city, Prince George’s County and Riverdale Park now must agree on the zone’s boundaries and apply again to the commerce department for approval.

If approved, the RISE Zone classification would go into effect in the designated area for five years, allowing for tax breaks and tax credits for businesses in the zone.

The Residence Hall Association Senate voted to support three budget proposals — from the Department of Resident Life and Residential Facilities, Dining Services and DOTS — during a meeting Tuesday evening.

The departments’ directors presented their fee proposals at the last senate meeting on Feb. 2, then met with members of their respective RHA Senate advisory committees the following week to address concerns.

The final vote on each proposal was 34-0 with one abstention.

If the current proposals hold, room fees will rise an average of almost 4 percent next year. The exact costs and increases will depend on individual living situations due to the more expansive differentiated rate structure Resident Life introduced for this academic year.

“We understand that costs do go up and … things aren’t always under their control,” said Tzvi Glazer, a sophomore government and politics and sociology major and chairman of the Resident Facilities Advisory Board. “They do everything they can to minimize costs.

They work very hard to keep [the increase] under 4 percent.”

Parking permit costs will also go up under the Department of Transportation Services’ proposal for the coming fiscal year. The budget calls for a $17 and $33 increase in the yearly vehicle permit for commuting and resident students, respectively, while the faculty rate will increase according to salary.

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See RHA, Page 6

BILL GARDINER, assistant city manager, discusses the application for the RISE Zone program at a meeting Tuesday.

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ON THE RISE City enterprise zone could draw businesses with tax credits

By Carly Kempler @CarlyKempler Senior staff writer An effort by College Park and this university would allow for companies in an area near the university to receive tax breaks, which officials hope will bring more businesses to the region.

College Park is applying to the Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone program, which sets off a geographic area that is anchored by a “qualified institution and is targeted for increased economic and community development,” according to the state Department of Commerce website.

CHRISTINA KOUTSOUKOS, 1997-2016

University team takes 3rd in nat’l golf course competition

‘This shining light’

62 undergrad teams from 33 schools square off in annual Turf Bowl event

By Grace Toohey @grace_2e Senior staff writer Freshman Christina Koutsoukos, a pre-medical student, talented photographer and dependable friend, died after a car accident Sunday.

She was 18.

“She was full of laughter; she loved to sing and dance and jump around; she was a pleasure to always be around,” said Donna Marinucci, Koutsoukos’ mother. “She just had a very happy soul.”

Koutsoukos was in the passenger seat of a Dodge Viper when it struck a cement wall on Travilah Road at about 3 p.m., according to a Montgomery County Police report. Her boyfriend, 21-year-old Brandon Bussard, was driving the car and survived with injuries.

Medics transported Koutsoukos to a hospital by helicopter with lifethreatening injuries. She died at the hospital. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

“She had so much going for her: her photography, her art, and she was going for school for what she wanted,” said Ryann Maslen, one of

By Hannah Lang @hannahdlang Staff writer

Christina Koutsoukos, center, poses for a photo with her parents. Friends and family remembered Koutsoukos as a “happy soul” who loved photography and hoped to become a pediatrician. photo courtesy of the koutsoukos family her best friends from high school.

Koutsoukos, from Gaithersburg, attended Quince Orchard High School, where she was an honor roll student and took many Advanced Placement courses. She wanted to become a pediatrician, Marinucci said.

“Her photog raphy was her dream. Just looking through the lens, that was her favorite thing to do,” Marinucci said. “She took beautiful pictures.”

One of her photos that won an AP Portfolio award was hung up in the hall of her high school this summer, Marinucci said. But the things most important to Koutsoukos were her

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family and her friends.

“Christina and I butted heads all the time, but if I needed her she’d be there. That wasn’t just for me, that was anyone,” said Maslen, who often visited her in her College Park. “She had that mother hen mentality.”

Another longtime friend, Towson Un iversit y sophomore Au s t i n O’Connor, said Koutsoukos was the person he could most trust and count on. “ I c o u ld a lway s go to h e r,” O’Connor said. “I felt like an older brother to her, in a way. I can honestly See KOUTSOUKOS, Page 3

Students specializing in sports field and turf grass management showcased their skills last week in a national competition known as the Turf Bowl.

T hose en rol led i n t he gol f course management program through the university’s Institute of Applied Agriculture placed third in the competition, held Feb. 11 in San Diego.

Sixty-two undergraduate teams competed as part of the annual Golf Industry Show. About 240 students from 33 schools participated, including eight students from this university.

“It’s kind of an all-around test of your knowledge for anything that has to do with sports field and turf grass management,” said Scott Hebert, a second-year student in the golf course management program who placed third in the

competition and won $1,000 along with Ian Patrician, Marvin Martinez and James Halley.

Students are given three hours to complete multiple-choice questions, short answers, identification questions and an essay. This exam ultimately covers 11 different components that golf course superintendents are responsible for managing, including soil fertility, weed identification, irrigation and turf grass mathematics, said Kevin Mathias, this university’s team coach and lecturer and coordinator for the golf and turf program.

“They are given four different scenarios that they have to be prepared to write on given 30 minutes,” Mathias said. “They don’t know until they open the packet and it shows what topic they have to write about.”

The IAA pays for the students to attend the conference; however, Mathias said the team will use the winning money to offset some of the travel costs.

“We’re proud of our IAA students,” IAA Director Glori Hyman wrote in an email. “They put in many long hours studying and reviewing for the competition.”

The students and Mathias have See TURF, Page 3

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By Michael Brice-Saddler @TheArtist_MBS Staff writer

The University Senate Educational Affairs Committee discusses changes to the student grievance policy, which senators hope will include a definition of reading day. Current policy forbids scheduling on reading day, including review sessions. grace toohey/the diamondback

SENATE From PAGE 1 Chairwoman Madlen Simon said her committee had exten sively d i scu sse d how reading day should be defined so it can best benefit students and found concern over confl icting review sessions and the fact that coursework obligations have extended beyond specified class time.

“Reading day is the day set aside after classes have ended or before exams, to study or reflect,” Simon said at a Student Affairs Committee hearing in early February.

Simon reached out to that committee to hear students’ perspectives on the definition of reading day.

“Rev iew sessions seem right in line with what re ad i n g d ay i s for,” sa id Dennis Passarella-George, a Student Affairs Committee member from the Department of Resident Life. But Student Affairs Committee Chairman Adam Berger said conflicts with multiple review sessions “defi nitely happen.”

T he bioengineering department hosts an all-day event for students to present t h e i r c ap s ton e proje c t s, which can be inconvenient, senior Navid Ashari said, but it is practical. “ I d o n’ t k n o w w h e n a

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FREE DAYS better day would be, because Maryland on ly has one reading day,” the bioengineering major said. “Graduation is right after finals week, so there wouldn’t be time after, and you do need a full day for it.”

While Ashari wasn’t sure when the bioeng i neeri ng depa rtment cou ld move capstone presentations, he said that could be tough for students with heavy exam schedules.

“It might not be the fairest for people who have difficult final exam schedules,” he said, adding that most graduating seniors aren’t too stressed about fi nal exams.

But for Student A ffairs Com m ittee member Reid Compton from the biology department, the all-day capstone presentation “sounds

Source: University websites extremely unfair.”

Boyle sa id he has of ten hosted rev iew sessions during reading day and has had more than 100 students attend for up to four hours.

He said he hopes the Educational Affairs Committee will reconsider its definition of the day.

This issue might be solved if the university added more reading days, though that is not a part of the senate’s duties for this piece of legislation, Ashari said.

“A lot of my friends [at other universities] have had a weeklong reading day or two days at least,” he said. “I’m generally not stressed, but fi nals week defi nitely gets to me … so I think expanding it would benefit students.” gtooheydbk@gmail.com

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KOUTSOUKOS From PAGE 1

THE team of students who specialize in sports field and turf grass management pose at the Turf Bowl on Feb. 11. The team tested knowledge of golf course management against 61 other teams. photo courtesy of the institute for applied agriculture

TURF From PAGE 1 been working together since the fall. However, Mathias has been working with Turf Bowl pa r ticipa nts at th is university since 2000.

“T y pic a l ly I w i l l m a ke a n a n nou nc ement to t he different classes that may h ave s t u d e nt s t h a t h ave a n i nterest, a nd t hen we h ave some me et i n g s a nd talk about what’s required o f t h e m ,” M a t h i a s s a i d .

“If the student makes a commitment, they need to m a ke a n honest ef for t to prepare.”

Hebert said Mathias does

a good job of sorting students based on the fields and areas in which they excel.

Mathias met with the pa r t icipa nts over w i nter b re a k a n d a d m i n i s te re d fo u r “ p re t t y e x t e n s i v e ” practical exams that prepared the students for the competition.

“F rom t h at, t hey lea r n their weaknesses and try to strengthen them,” he said.

“It’s k i nd of l i ke a mo ck competition that I’m trying to get them ready for.”

M at h i a s’ tea m ca me i n second pl ace at t he T u r f Bowl last year, and Hebert said that he had believed his team would place within the top five this year.

RISE

that in state law, the state of Maryland is clearly saying communities that are anFrom PAGE 1 chored by a university are Ken Ulman, chief strat- unique,” Ulman said. “They eg y of f icer for econom ic have the ability to catalyze d e v e l o p m e n t , s a i d t h i s job creation in a unique way, program is “really impor- and we ought to create a zone tant for the Greater College around them and begin to layer on incentives for ecoPark initiative.”

“Essentially, the passing nomic development, job creof t h e R I S E Z o n e m e a n s ation related to the univer-

“FROM THAT, THEY LEARN THEIR WEAKNESSES AND TRY TO STRENGTHEN THEM. ... IT’S KIND OF LIKE A MOCK COMPETITION THAT I’M TRYING TO GET THEM READY FOR.” KEVIN MATHIAS

Coach of Turf Bowl team “ D r. M a t h i a s d o e s a good job of preparing us,” Hebert said. “I think we did pretty well. We made him proud, so that’s all that matters.” hlangdbk@gmail.com

sity and that community.”

T h i s development w i l l add to t he “r i si n g b u zz” surrounding College Park, sa id u n iversity President Wallace Loh. “It’s deemed to be one of the most dy na m ic places for real estate development and economic development in Prince George’s County,” Loh said. “But, when you on

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say she’s pretty much the only person who knows my entire life and everything I’ve been through. … That’s how welcoming she is.”

Her younger cousin, Nina Cordaro, 17, said the two of them were best friends since they were little. They often spent time together on the weekends — going to church at Holy Rosary Church in Washington, getting dinner or just hanging out.

“She loved visiting abandoned places and going on walks in the woods, and I’d always go,” said Cordaro, who attends Sherwood High School. “It was always an adventure with her. … She was kind of like a girl that lived in the moment.”

Freshman Samantha Walker, who was Koutsoukos’ roommate in Elkton Hall, said she remembered being so excited to find out that Koutsoukos loved to sing as well.

“We would record ourselves harmonizing in the dorms,” Walker said. “If we would both be in the showers at the same time, we’d sing, and that was one of the best memories I have with her.”

Christina is survived by her

top of that make available state financial incentives, t h at’s ici n g on t he c a ke.

Ver y i mp or t a nt ic i n g. It will enable us to attract even more, and so all I can say is that I’m very grateful to the legislature for having passed that piece of legislation.”

College Park Mayor Patrick Woja h n a lso sa id he i s lo ok i n g for wa rd to working with private companies that could come to the city for the various financial incentives from the RISE Zone program.

“They get a range of tax bre a k s — prop er t y ta xes [and] income taxes,” Wojahn said. “There’s a whole array of financial incentives, and that will just add to the incentives that they already have being located close to the University of Maryland, ot her gover n ment a rea s, a nd t he ot her a men it ies, [including] the transportation network and the Metro.”

H o w e v e r, s o m e C i t y Council members, such as Christine Nagle, said they would like to know more information about the program before approving it.

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STudents gather to remember Christina Koutsoukos at a vigil held Tuesday night outside McKeldin Library. The freshman died Sunday after a car accident. ornelle chimi/the diamondback mother; her father, George Koutsoukos; and her sister, Stephanie Koutsoukos. The family will hold a viewing Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and again from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Rockville, where Koutsoukos was once an altar server. The funeral will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the same church. In lieu of flowers, the family asks mourners to consider a donation to the Holy Rosary Church Altar Society in Koutsoukos’ memory.

Students who need support dealing with the loss can request to be seen as an emergency walk-in appointment between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Counseling Center or request an individual therapy

session. The center also offers Memory Circle on Thursdays from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. to help students deal with a recent loss, Counseling Center Associate Director David Petersen wrote in an email.

“If you ever got to meet her, there’s one thing everyone always recognized about her. … Her beautiful smile,” O’Connor said. “I feel like she’s still smiling.”

Maslen said Koutsoukos will be missed by many.

“I can’t put into words how devastating this is,” she said.

“She was a huge part of my life.

She meant so much to me and so much to everyone else. She’s this shining light.” gtooheydbk@gmail.com

COLLEGE PARK MAYOR PATRICK WOJAHN discusses the RISE Zone at a City Council meeting.

The zone would create incentives for economic development. tom hausman/the diamondback “T he fact that we don’t know what the criteria [for businesses eligible for the tax credits] are yet makes it hard for me to say, ‘Let’s jump in,’” Nagle said.

The university is working with the city to formally determine the zone’s boundaries, Ulman said.

Wojahn said he is excited to se e t h i s proje c t move forward because it “presents a great opportunity.”

“It’ll help us target our reinvestment in certain areas where we want to see new resea rch i n novation ta ke pl ace,” Woja h n sa id . “It will encourage companies that are looking for a longterm place to stay. It’ll bring more jobs to the community and tie in well with the university’s work with trying to promote innovation and new businesses in the city.”

T h is project is a nother example of the ongoing collaboration between College Park and this university. Although the university applied for this program, it cannot

proceed without the support of the city, Wojahn said.

“It is a conjoined effort,” Wojahn said. “It’s something that we’ve been looking at especially with the partnership to do together.”

Wo j a h n a l s o s a i d t h e council will consider passi ng a resolution on t he R ISE Z one du r i ng its meeting on Tuesday.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore also applied for this program and complete d t h i s pro ce ss. T he zoning for this university was “very small, less than a city block in their BioPark,” Maginnis said.

“We’re nearing the end of phase two of the process,” Maginnis said. “There’s a little bit of back-and-forth with how expensive and how big [our] zoning is going to be, but I think we’re really close.”

Senior staff writers Darcy Costello and Jessie Campisi contributed to this report.

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EDITORIAL BOARD

Matt Schnabel Editor in Chief

NATE RABNER

Managing Editor

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exist comfortably side by side in the nation’s top college towns, and for College Park to join their ranks, it’ll need to add to its roster of startups and established companies with facilities in the city.

That’s where the RISE Zone comes in, should the university, the City Council, Prince George’s County and Riverdale Park agree on its boundaries and apply for the designation with the state’s Department of Commerce.

OUR VIEW

Increased economic development in College Park will transform our city into a top-tier college town.

Businesses located in RISE Zones can earn property tax credits of at least 50 percent in the first taxable year after the calendar year they become a qualified property and at least 10 percent in years two through five. They’re eligible for income tax credits and priority consideration for financial assistance from some state programs as well.

The university has proven itself

more than capable of fostering successful startups through a variety of incubators — FlexEl, for instance, won the Maryland Incubator Company of the Year in 2010 — and has played a major role in the state economy. With the RISE Zone, the city, the university and other stakeholders have an opportunity to bring some of that innovation back home to College Park.

They’ve already laid some of the groundwork. The commerce department approved the university as a qualified institution in September, so most obstacles the city and university face from this point forward likely will be self-imposed.

Concerns over the size of the zone and an initial downtick in property and income tax revenue are viable, and the council and the university should hash those out at length before proceeding with the application. However, the potential to raise the city’s profile and diversify its economy should outweigh these qualms.

It’s an exciting time to live and work in College Park, and with the RISE Zone, the city can keep building itself into a top-tier college town that’s a hub for students, long-term residents and businesses alike.

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EDITORIAL BOARD

MATT SCHNABEL, editor in chief, is a senior journalism major.

He has worked as a managing editor, deputy managing editor, copy editor and diversions writer.

NATE RABNER, managing editor, is a senior journalism major. He has worked as a copy editor and deputy managing editor.

Olivia Newport, deputy managing editor, is a senior environmental science and policy major.

She has worked as an assistant managing editor and copy editor Patrick An, opinion editor, is a senior physiology and neurobiology major.

He has worked as an assistant opinion editor and columnist.

MATT DRAGONETTE, opinion editor, is a senior accounting and government and politics major.

He has worked as an assistant opinion editor and columnist.

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Bar wars: The students awaken

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nyone who frequents Route 1 on weekend nights knows a familiar sight: chilly revelers hoping to enter R.J. Bentley’s forming a line that often stretches past the brick facade of Big Planet Comics. Meanwhile, the festivities inside reach a level of density that threatens to turn the cheeks of even the most careless fire marshal the color of a vodka cranberry. During this, at least one of the other two bars in the vicinity usually sits neglected. Can anything be done to remedy one of College Park’s most pernicious problems?

Pe rh a p s t h e i s s u e i s t h a t customer behavior is too predictable. The days of the week are split among bars in a way that minimizes competition (Terrapin’s Turf on Tuesdays, Cornerstone Grill and Loft on Wednesdays, etc). Falling into predictable patterns, students get in line right where the bar owners want them to. As all the action builds at one place, tumbleweeds roll at the other bars.

Each morning, the bar owners gleefully count the cash that came in, knowing that their plan has worked again.

How crowded is the ideal bar?

Certainly, being an arm’s length from anyone is too lonely. But the all-too-frequent occurrence of being packed in with nowhere to move might be a bit much. For those who like that, a rush-hour train full of commuters can be enjoyed for a lesser cover charge.

So the desired crowd level is one that creates a vibrant atmosphere but at least allows us a bit of space to dance to Justin Bieber’s latest hits.

What makes defeating the bars tricky is that unlike other things we spend money on, getting cheaper cover and drinks aren’t the dominant factors we

leased yesterday, CEO Tim Cook referred to the “implications of the government’s demands” as “chilling” and openly wondered about such a capability leading to the “power to reach into anyone’s device to capture their data” or the “demand that Apple build surveillance software to intercept your messages, access your health records or financial data, track your location, or even access your phone’s microphone or camera without your knowledge.”

In one sense, this can seem like a reasonable, fair alarm. The federal government has proven itself to be a structure prone to privacy infringement, and it is perfectly legitimate to worry about federal agents potentially having both the means and motives to eventually access far more personal information than they did prior. Certainly, this is what Cook claims to be fretting, and if he were a neutral observer, I might be inclined to put more stock into his warnings.

Alas, that is not the case, as he is the CEO of Apple, and anyone who follows issues of tech privacy even at the most casual level will see a hypocritical position here. If you haven’t, go ahead and Google something like “Apple privacy issues;” there was the always-on microphone of the iPhone 6s, the inability to use two-factor authentication with iCloud until the celebrity nude leak scandal, the location and search data automatically gathered (and shared with Microsoft) when using iOS 8’s Spotlight feature.

Some of these concerns may seem trivial, some may not. The fact remains, however, that Apple’s record on privacy is no gold standard, and Cook’s refusal of the federal government is, among other things, a PR stunt. Apple wants its consumers to trust them with their data, with their privacy, and calling out the FBI’s potentially deceptive goals is a way to do so. In reality though, the issue is not how to keep our privacy, but who to trust with it.

And that, I have less of a good answer for. I am an Apple user; I have an iPhone and a Mac. I am also deeply skeptical of tech companies gathering intelligence on me to sell me new products — data is of the highest value because it allows for the targeting of trends and habits, and I find Apple’s (and myriad other corporations) practice of collecting it dangerous. That does not mean, of course, that I am more comfortable with a federal agency acquiring my personal information without my knowledge or permission, even as I have to acknowledge the potential safety hazards that could be addressed with it.

In any case, we should see this problem for what it is. Apple’s stance against the federal government is not a valiant struggle for personal privacy; it is a battle between the private and public sector over who owns our data. So, be wary of where you put your trust.

Ely Vance is a senior English major. He can be reached at evancedbk@gmail.com.

are concerned with. Enjoyment depends heavily on where other bargoers go. Since other agents determine one’s outcome, application of game theory is in order. At the university where Thomas Schelling won the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics for applying game theory to the Cold War, surely we can carry on his work to defeat the bars.

When a bar is packed beyond the ideal crowd level while a line to pay excessive cover waits outside, there are no winners. The people inside have their enjoyment reduced by overcrowding, and the people outside are cold, bored and overpaying. If everyone in line and a few from inside had gone to an adjacent establishment, everyone would be better off. Otherwise, students are competing to cram into a bar instead of bars competing to please students. Because the appeal of the bar is having friends and many other students there with you, the bar that controls the scene on a particular night has a monopoly power.

In the days before social media, it might have been necessary to have a certain pattern of going to bars on certain nights to ensure meeting people at the Santa Fe Cafe or the ’Vous. However, today’s students can use social media to create more competition between bars and a greater diversity of options than perhaps waiting in the cold for Bentley’s or standing around a deserted Cornerstone. Perhaps it is too much to ask for pregamed students to achieve an efficient optimum, but there is an opportunity to coordinate something beneficial for students. Next time you hand $5, $7 or even $10 to a cackling oaf dressed in yellow, just know that there could be a better alternative.

Daniel Galitsky is a senior economics and finance major. He can be reached at dgalitskydbk@gmail.com.

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Whom do we trust with our privacy? precedent that emerged in the wake of 9/11, which has yet to be fully reckoned with, is the unending push and pull between mass data collection for the alleged public good, a preventative measure to gather intelligence and curtail future attacks and the right to privacy over personal information and communication that Americans feel entitled to. This debate has reached far greater public consciousness since the Edward Snowden leak, but it seems after every terrorist incident, new wrinkles emerge.

Count the San Bernardino attacks as another in a long line to uphold this tradition. The FBI has been unable to crack into an iPhone owned by one of the two shooters who killed 14 people this past December, and a federal judge has ordered Apple to create a new operating system that will allow federal agents to try as many passcodes as needed without triggering the standard iOS feature of total data erasure after the 10th incorrect guess.

As a brief aside — with full understanding and appreciation of the truly fraught humanist issues at the heart of this story — I find the (fallacious, I know) mental image of a group of highly trained agents of the United States government gathering around an old iPhone and being unable to access it wonderfully absurd. “Have we tried sevenfour-six-one yet?”

Regardless, Apple has refused to comply. In a long statement re-

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s the City Council and this university continue to revitalize downtown College Park, a central hurdle on the track to a more vibrant and economically diverse community lies with drawing new corporations to the area.

To that end, the university already announced in June that it will lease land to battery developer FlexEl — a homegrown firm launched as a university startup — to expand its operation. The Hotel at the University of Maryland is slated to open in early 2017, and the university has proposed an “innovation district” combining university housing, market-rate apartments, retail, offices and laboratories on both sides of Route 1 near Ritchie Coliseum.

University President Wallace Loh has promised that more economic development is on the way, and with what we’ve seen over the past few years, there’s no reason not to believe him.

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n Feb. 9, I was made aware of an electronic message dated Jan. 19, 2015, sent some 14 months ago by a student at this university who posted to a Listserv hosted by the Tau Beta chapter of the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity.

The message contained language that was reprehensible, both racially and sexually inappropriate, and in direct contradiction with the values of Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity, its mission statement, the creed of our organization, our teachings, our discrimination policy, our sexual abuse and harassment policy as we follow under the Fraternal Information & Programming banner and our sexual conduct policy. Quite simply, this message was counter to everything Tau Epsilon Phi stands for: friendship, chivalry and service.

At the time of the incident, this individual was an undergraduate member of the Tau Epsilon Phi colony but has since graduated and is no longer a student at the university. The language, intent and action by a single individual is in no way representative of

the culture of our Tau Epsilon Phi colony at the university. We are deeply saddened and challenged by the impact this message is having on this university’s entire community, and on women of color in particular.

We are prepared to stand at the forefront and work diligently to repair any damage to our organization’s reputation.

Through our collective review of the information with our Grand Council and in conjunction with the members of the university community, we are proposing and committing to taking actions and initiatives that seek to engage not only members of Greek life, but also university undergraduate and graduate students and the community at large, such as a “Dinners with Dialogue” program and a multicultural wall at the university, among other contributions.

Please note that it is our intention to work with university and Greek life officials to champion and implement programs to affect positive change.

Jose p h B e r m a n , c h a n c e l l o r o f Tau Beta colony, is a sophomore business student. He can be reached at josephberman150@gmail.com.

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SGA asks U to let students see syllabi for all classes Univ Senate bill allows students to see requirements before registration

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TREES line the road leading to University House, the president’s residence. This university has been recognized by Tree Campus USA for the about 10,000 trees that dot the campus. The university is applying to be recognized again for 2015. josh loock/the diamondback

University seeks eighth year of recognition for campus trees

By Lindsey Feingold @lindseyf96 Staff writer More than 26 percent of this university’s campus is covered with trees. About 10,000 pl a nt i ngs h ave earned the university recognition by Tree Campus USA for seven consecutive years.

T ree Ca mpus USA, a program of the A rbor Day Foundation, recognizes colleges and universities that promote healthy tree management a nd student i nvolvement in the caretaking.

This university, which is in the process of submitting an application for recognition for 2015, has been involved with the initiative since it started in 2008, said Karen Petroff, assistant director of arboretum and horticultural services.

“It’s not a Nobel P rize, but it’s something that validates what we do day in and day out and something the c a mp u s shou ld b e proud of,” Petroff said. “Not everyone thinks about quantifying how much they enjoy trees, but on a hot summer or s pr i n g d ay, whe n yo u notice birds in the trees and the bloom i ng leaves, you notice the canopy more.”

Officials expect to hear t he resu lts of t h i s yea r’s cer t i f icat ion appl icat ion later th is month, Pet rof f said.

To be part of Tree Campus USA, a university must have an advisory com mittee, a ca mpu s t ree ca re pl a n, a campus tree program with

a n nu a l ex p end it u res, a n Arbor Day observance and a service learning project, according to the program website.

T h is u n iversity’s adv isory committee, the Arboretum and Botanical Garden Steeri ng Com m ittee, has met month ly si nce 2008, Petroff said. There are about 10 members, including Facilities Management staff and sometimes a student.

T he tree ca mpus pla n consists of about $125,000 in funding and covers mana gement a rea s i nclud i ng planting guidance, overall tree canopy goals and consequences for damage, according to Petroff.

This state’s official Arbor Day, the first Wednesday in April, is celebrated with a public tree planting ceremony, Petroff said. During the event, students can assist, and one year the university president attended the ceremony, said Harry Teabout III, the executive director of building and landscape maintenance. T his year’s ceremony will be held April 6 on McKeldin Mall.

S e r v ic e le a r n i n g proje c t s a r e u s u a l l y s c h e duled around homecoming, Petroff said.

“We have multiple service learning programs throughout the year involving students a nd tree pla nti ng,” Pet rof f sa id . “O ne event l a st fa l l h ad memb ers of the environmental science and policy program planting native species in the riparian buffer for Campus Creek

using saplings donated by t h e U. S . D e p a r t m e n t o f Agriculture.”

T he u n iversit y i s even home to 19 county champion trees, each of which is the largest of its species in the county, Petroff said. Many of the champion trees are located near the Benjamin Building, Memorial Chapel a nd H .J. Pat te rson H a l l , according to the Facilities Management website.

“All buildings, once they get bu i lt, keep on hav i ng maintenance, and trees are the same. They have to be maintained and fertilized to maintain their health on an ongoing basis,” said Bill Monan, associate director of la ndscape ser v ices. “I worked at a past university and it was discovered that every tree on their quad was d iseased due to no ma i ntena nce. T hey were ha nd planted by the first president of the university over a hundred years before and were all lost.”

Most of the trees on the campus are inventoried and available in the arboretum l ayer of t he ca mpu s Web map, Petroff said.

At this university, though, the entire campus is an arboretum, Teabout said.

“Because of our involvement in the landscape, we have upped our game by the folks we hire,” Teabout said.

“We have hired horticulturists who allowed us to have more expertise in different areas.”

The SGA passed a resolution Feb. 10 urging this university to implement a syllabus bill that the University Senate approved in 2012.

The vote was 21-0, with no abstentions.

“It's been 3.5 yea rs," said Leonardtown Student G o v e r n m e n t A s s o c i ation representative Adler Pruitt, a sophomore economics and government and politics major. "That's a lifetime for a lot of us at college.”

The original senate vote of 58-14 approved a policy stating that syllabi should be available online at the time of class registration, yet there is still no centralized place for students to view syllabi while registering for classes.

With more than 70 sections for some classes, such as ENGL101: Academ ic Writing, the registration process can be a gamble.

A syllabus, however, could give students a better idea of the workload or expectations of specific professors and help them decide which to choose.

“The only real thing we can do at this point is to go to these people, show them this is how we think and feel about it and work with them towards a solut ion,” sa id Sh abn a m Ahmed, academic affairs vice president and a junior individual studies major focusing on global public health and development.

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SGA MEMBERS attend a November meeting. The SGA voted at a Feb. 10 meeting to urge the university to allow students to see class syllabi before registering. file photo/the diamondback

“THE GOOD NEWS IS I’M REALLY ACTIVELY WORKING ON THIS AND COMMITTED TO FINDING AN EXCELLENT SOLUTION. ... I ALSO WANT TO APOLOGIZE THAT IT HAS TAKEN SO LONG FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.” BEN BEDERSON

Associate provost of learning initiatives proved the policy in September 2012, it should have been implemented, Ahmed sa id . W herea s t he E L M S system is an optional tool for faculty and staff members, the syllabus policy requires professors to provide a syllabus for students during registration.

H o w e v e r, e n fo rc i n g the pol icy a mong facu lty members is a challenge, she said.

A hmed met with Eric Denna, this university's vice president of i n form ation technology and chief information officer, on Friday to discuss how the Division of Information Technology can support the bill's implementation by examining possible systems that could display syllabi at registration time.

Denna began working as CIO in July 2014 — well after the bill was passed. Therefo re, t h e SG A A c a d e m i c A ffa i rs Com m ittee voted 9-0 with two abstentions Feb. 7 in favor of a resolution

to revive the bill and bring it to the university's attention.

“T he go o d new s i s I ' m rea l ly actively work i ng on this and committed to finding an excellent solution," said Ben Bederson, the associate provost of learning initiatives and one of the faculty members working on implementing the policy. "I also want to apologize that it has ta ken so long for a number of reasons. … We are making progress.”

Despite the bill's resurrection within this university's legislature and the efforts of DIT, syllabi will not be available by the next registration cycle, Bederson said.

“The first students register for fall in a month or so, so the answer is absolutely not. T here's no cha nce it will be ready in a month,” he said.

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RHA From PAGE 1 DOTS ma naged to keep these increases much lower than initially expected, said junior Sasha Galbreath, a gover n ment a nd p ol it ics major and chairwoman of the Transportation Advisory Committee.

“We were looking at a huge decrease in parking spaces,” Galbreath said. “[DOTS Director] David Allen and his ent i re d epa r t ment m a d e the favorable choice, in my opinion, to lessen special event parking so it wouldn’t raise student fees.”

Faced with heavy parking revenue losses due to construction projects on ca mpus, DO TS had fore-

cast the need for a 16 to 17 percent increase in student parking fees — an increase of about $41 for commuters or $79 for on-ca mpus residents. Instead, the department opted to cut the special event parking buffer — n o t-f o r-s a l e p a r k i n g spots intended to help accommodate large crowds — from 1,500 spaces to about 500 to 600.

Di n i ng Ser v ices is a lso calling for a $161 — or 3.75 percent — increase for the on-campus meal plan.

“Based on the information we were presented by D i n i n g Ser v ice s, t he i ncreases called for regarded sa l a r ies a nd i ncrea ses i n food costs,” said freshman Chaney Schultz, an intern at io n a l b u s i n e s s m ajo r

a nd the v ice cha i rwoma n of the Dining Services Advisory Board. “Those really aren’t fees that we can do anything about. It’s not like Dining Services is charging a higher fee just because they want to.”

The university’s Committee for Review of Student Fees and university President Wallace Loh will review the proposals before they are sent to the University System of Maryland Board of Regents for approval later this year.

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The art house that will occupy the former site of The Barking Dog is hopefully slated to open to the public in December, said M a r t i n Wol l e s e n , t h e Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center's executive director.

T he u n iversity and The Clarice are moving forward with their partnership with Milkboy, an entertainment company with a Philadelphia m u s i c v e n u e , to o p e n the bar and restaurant, wh ich w i l l double as a performance venue.

The project was originally pegged for a spring 2016 opening when it was announced in February 2015.

“We were i nterested in finding more ways to create more access to the a rts, a nd we wa nt students to be a part of this partnership,” Wollesen said. “We're very excited about it.”

The two-floor, 14,000square-foot space aims to give Route 1 more of an "urban feel" and encourage students a nd residents to walk downtown in College Park and enjoy the city, Wollesen said.

W i t h t h e v e n u e i ntended to attract a large audience, city officials likely will have to find a way to deal with an in-

THE FORMER SITE of The Barking Dog will soon become an art house establishment, which will feature live music and a bar. It is slated to open in December. file photo/the diamondback crease in traffic in the area, District 2 Councilman P.J. Brennan said. "”It's going to cause log ist ica l problem s for t he city," said Brennan, adding that there could be buildup a lon g s id ewa l k s a nd not enough parking. "But this is someth i ng we've never seen before, a nd we wa nt this to happen.”

To combat t h is, t he b u i l d i n g w i l l h ave m u ltiple entrances to decrease congestion on Route 1, and it will "rely mostly on walkability," Wollesen said. The City Council also discussed eliminating monthly perm it ga rage pa rk i ng spaces and reserving them for those who want to walk downtown.

By placing the art house on Route 1, the project will aid this university's effort to become more i nvolved in the "downtown spine of the campus and the community," as well as affect students above and beyond the educational sphere, said

Tom Lussenhop, senior vice president of U3 Advisors, a firm that has worked with the university on projects such as T he Hotel at T he University of Maryland.

“It's not just an ordinary b a r a n d re s t a u ra n t , a n d there's so much beyond what's happening onstage,” Lussenhop said.

O t her b enef its i nclude more econom ic development, jobs a nd a positive a e s t h e t i c on t h e R o ute 1 corridor, Brennan said.

T he venue w i l l be programmed with performances four to seven days a week, Wol l e s e n s a i d . B ut e ve n when no one is on the stage, Wol lesen sa id, aud iences can enjoy film screenings, lectures and comedies, and the bar and restaurant will remain open.

“T hat's where the integration is going to happen," he sa id . " It's goi n g to b e lit seven and a half days a week.” jcampisidbk@gmail.com

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UP IN SMOKE University research points to farm and wildfires as causes of high toxin levels in air

By Morgan Eichensehr @MEichensehr Senior staff writer New research from this university shows that wildfires and farm fires are causing high levels of toxic gas in the atmosphere, even in remote, less industrialized parts of the world.

Two research flight campaigns and satellite imagery provided new information on chemicals in the lower atmosphere above Guam. The results of the study were published in January in the journal Nature Communications.

“What we ended up f i nd i ng were a l l of t hese pockets of ozone, which is an air pollutant, in this remote region … accompanied by a lack of water in the air,” said Julie Nicely, a co-author of the study a nd g radu ate student in the chemistry and biochemistry department.

R e se a rc hers were s u rprised to find concentrations of ozone — a g reen house gas that traps solar radia-

tion in the atmosphere — in this area, Nicely said, and the chemicals found in the air indicated the cause was burning organic vegetation.

Large-scale fires, even in regions far from the Pacific, are significantly affecting the atmospheric composition of one of the most isolated parts of the Northern Hemisphere, said lead author Daniel Anderson, a graduate student in the atmospheric and oceanic science department.

The results “show that high ozone over the remote Pacific Ocean, which has traditionally been viewed as a natural phenomenon, is actually pollution caused by human activities,” Anderson said.

Initially, researchers believed the ozone might have been coming down from the stratosphere, which contains about 90 percent of atmospheric ozone. But further analysis led to the conclusion that the particular cocktail of chemicals observed, including hydrogen cyanide and acetonitrile, had to have been

professors Timothy Canty and Russel Dickerson contributed to wildfire research published in January. ornelle chimi/the diamondback produced by biomass burning around Southeast Asia and tropical Africa, likely from wildfires or farmers burning fields to clear them for new crops, Nicely said.

Levels of carbon monoxide and nitric oxide also ruled out the stratosphere theory, she said, as those chemicals aren’t typically seen in high concentrations at that level.

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“There will be a close look at the facts of these results moving forward,” Allen said.

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Javon Goard, a senior sociology major, said if this university had not implemented affirmative action, he might not be here.

"It takes certain actions such as affirmative action to push things along," Goard said. "If affirmative action did not exist, programs that would benefit the underrepresented community at UMD would not allow me to be here."

Four university professors hosted a d i scu ssion Tuesday night to discuss affirmative action and what it means for underrepresented students. T he pa nel took place in the special events room on the sixth f loor of McKeldin Library in front of about 60 people.

T h e e d u c at io n c ol l e ge hosted t he d i scu ssion to inform the audience about the impact of affirmative action, said Nana Brantuo, vice president of the education college's Graduate Student Organization.

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"Maryland has a done a lot of good things to increase diversity," said Julie Park, a professor in the student affairs concentration. "Affirmative action is the necessary tool kit we need. Without it we would not be as diverse as we are."

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sualize air circulation patterns happening in the atmosphere,” Nicely said. “We could observe air rising in the tropics, and as it rises, its gets drier. … We were able to trace the air parcels as they rose into the atmosphere, lost water and moved into the area that we were analyzing.”

T h i s st udy h a s i mp orta nt i mpl ications for the continued study of global

resulting from this.”

T rop os pher ic oz one i s the third-most important human-caused greenhouse gas, Nicely said. And typically when people think of ways to reduce greenhouse gas production, they think of limiting industrial activities in industrialized countries such as the United States and China, she said.

“But this introduces the issue of biomass burning.

We k new it wa s h appening, but we didn’t know it was having an impact in the remote parts of the world like this,” Nicely said. “This kind of research shows the importance of addressing biomass burning if we want to really mitigate the effects of global warming.”

This work also further incentivizes developing countries to reduce burning in the tropics, Anderson said, which could also help to improve the health of the atmosphere and people in these countries.

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resentation of black students in the student body.

"In the state of Maryland, 30 percent of the population is black," said Janelle Wong, director of the Asian-American studies program. "Less than 15 percent of the population at UMD is black."

The panel also brought up topics such as the origins of affirmative action in the United States as a way to guarantee rights for women and minorities, as well as how the media affect public opinion on affirmative action, sometimes negatively.

The professors argued the university should do more to attract students from the surrounding county.

"A lot of students from P.G. County are not being e d u c ate d h e re at U M D," Wong said. "Instead, these st udents who h ave g reat potential are going to other universities such as Bowie State and community colleges to get their education."

M ich ael Robi n son, t he admissions office's associate director of admissions a nd d iversity i n itiatives, said the university does represent a diverse group. The admissions office looks at 26 factors in its holistic admissions review, he said.

"We look at race, gender, socioeconomic status and other factors," Robinson said.

"We are a flagship university, so we do not want to accept applicants just because they are a legacy applicant. We look at all factors in order to accept students."

Robinson said he would stay at this university until he retires because he enjoys the diversity of the campus.

"I smile when I see students of diverse backgrounds walk around the campus," Robinson said. "Maryland has a very diverse population." kescobardbk@gmail.com

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REVIEW | THE NEW YORKER PRESENTS

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By Anna Muckerman @annamuckerman Staff writer

unforgettable flavors has garnered a reputation despite its somewhat hidden location. This fact is thanks in part to dishes like the jerk chicken wrap. photo courtesy of neville nugent FEATURE | UNFORGETTABLE FLAVORS RESTAURANT

TRUE TO ITS NAME Churning out worldly fare and good vibes, Unforgettable Flavors is a hidden gem

By Cameron Neimand @kneemund Staff writer “I see some familiar faces out there!”

From his post in the Unforgettable Flavors kitchen, executive chef and owner Neville Nugent greets me and my roommates as his relatives, or at least something more than just five starving college kids making their second trip to College Park’s hidden gourmet gem. His customer service is something he prides himself on — it’s his staple, like ball movement for Gregg Popovich or beats and tweets for Kanye West. Working in his father’s restaurant in his native Jamaica, Nugent learned the power of hospitality.

“You always greet your customer with a smile,” the chef explained.

“Make them feel comfortable, and let them feel at home.”

Nugent understands that finding his restaurant, which lies (to the maddening dismay of any navigation system) in the Seven Springs Apartments complex, is an experience in itself. So when a customer comes through his doors, Nugent’s infectious smile and calmly cool Caribbean demeanor as he proclaims, “Welcome to Unforgettable Flavors!” create an atmosphere that makes the relatively wild goose chase of finding the restaurant worth it.

Oh, and then there’s the food.

If the customer hasn’t already been

persuaded to become a regular (as I now have) by the unbelievably welcoming environment, Nugent’s signature dishes most certainly will do the trick.

“The Rasta Pasta is really a big thing,” Nugent said with a flair of childlike excitement for his craft. “And the jerk chicken wrap, that’s a biggie!”

Made with seasonings imported from Jamaica, the aforementioned Rasta Pasta — a Nugent original — uses tricolored rotini pasta to pay h o m a ge to R a s ta fa r i a n c u l t u re .

Available with jerk chicken and/or shrimp, as well as tilapia, the pasta is garnished with a coconut cream sauce that may very well be College Park’s most delicious flavor. When I told the chef over the phone that I felt it was the key component to his dish, he responded so enthusiastically that it was nearly impossible to make out his reply, although it sounded sort of like an ecstatic “Dear God!” The man is impossible not to like.

He makes me feel like his best friend.

Nugent also offers oxtail, a delicacy popular in Jamaica. He realizes that many of his Caribbean customers may not have a go-to spot to enjoy their native cuisine and seeks to be that community staple. However, Nugent also feels his restaurant is more than just Jamaican home cooking.

“It’s an international cafe, because I

don’t just do Jamaican food,” the chef said. “We go way beyond Jamaican food because I’ve traveled different places and learned different things.”

His influence comes from many years of working in various locations, from his hometown Jamaica to restaurants and hotels in Atlanta as well as a past job at the luxurious Willard Hotel in Washington. At the Willard Hotel, Nugent was introduced to French and German foods, culinary concepts he incorporates into his menu today.

Within the next five years, Nugent hopes to expand Unforgettable Flavors by adding two more locations. Currently, the chef is looking into possible sites in the Silver Spring and D.C. area.

While the restaurant remains in College Park, Nugent continues to make sure his customer service is up to the same caliber as his cuisine. He’s already offered me a full tour of the restaurant’s kitchen in order to prove to me that the spices and ingredients are indeed imported from Jamaica (I believe him, but I’ll still gladly take the tour). In a town full of chains and enough pizza places to keep any lactose-intolerant prospective homebuyer out of Prince George’s County entirely, Unforgettable Flavors and Nugent provide a refreshing, joy-filled culinary detour. cneimanddbk@gmail.com

It’s long been understood that the future of print is the Web. In fact, many say the future of television is also online. But The New Yorker is experimenting with a new idea — what if the Internet isn’t the final frontier? From magazine to screen, The New Yorker Presents is an Amazon original series aimed at capturing the essence of the iconic periodical and bringing it to life in a new medium.

Amazon released three half-hour episodes since Tuesday, promising more to come each week. The series, available for free with Amazon Prime, explores a range of topics, most focusing on the human experience told through a single narrative in the subject’s own words.

These documentaries are the gems of the show, often running more than 10 minutes in length. There are also several shorter pieces based off previously published New Yorker articles, with the authors often appearing as experts in the story.

T h e f i rs t e p i so d e se ts a somber, almost spooky tone, beginning with a man who suffers from the Truman Show delusion, a condition in which a person believes they’re living in a reality show. To him, everything was a camera filming for the big reveal. The story is told through narration and the man’s artwork as well as reenactment footage. Combined with dramatic music, the piece is foreboding and eerie. The show doesn’t do much to change the mood during an investigative report about the CIA’s role in 9/11.

While the stories are executed well, the Dateline style feels overplayed and unexpected, especially to kick off the show.

Fortunately, there are some lighter moments during the second and third episodes, which make a stronger case for The New Yorker Presents’ longevity. A sketch about God and his prophet — the off-the-deep-end type who preaches in front of grocery stores mostly naked — is both clever and quintessentially New Yorker.

“I have a very strict dress code for my prophets — helmet, Speedo — end of story,” says God, clad in a buttercream vest wearing thick black frames that scream, “God is a columnist for a hip city magazine.”

The segments are often separated by time-lapses of New Yorker cartoonists creating their work. Another reoccurring item follows a man feeding his doves early in the morning and then a beekeeper tending to his hive on a roof surrounded by high-rises.

These simple breaks let the art of cinematography speak for itself.

The filmmaking is artistic, to say the least — it’s the New Yorker , after all — and the buttery DSLR-esque quality is highly stylized but smooth and colorful. Combined with cartoonish graphics, it’s an aesthetic made specifically for lovers of the magazine.

Despite having the bumps expected in any infant series, The New Yorker Presents is a genius idea done well. It’s not without its challenges — a little overplayed and a little one-note — but the famed magazine has expertly proved the power of its storytelling and given us a taste of the comedic potential it hopefully will develop. With the revival of deep narratives and longform journalism, there has never been a better time for the introduction of The New Yorker Presents. amuckermandbk@gmail.com

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By Diamondback Staff @DBKDiversions So maybe The Life of Pablo isn’t quite the album fans thought it would be — but it’s apparently the album Kanye West wanted to make. Which, after weeks of title changes, new songs and Twitter rants, must mean something.

It’s a record that carefully avoids the self-imposed categories of “old Kanye” and “new Kanye” despite the immediate attempts to make that delineation. But The Life of Pablo is a better album for the lack of distinction; every song on it seems to walk the line between great and intriguingly weird.

Every post-808s & Heartbreak Kanye album has a “What the f--- was he thinking?” moment, and TLOP appears to have one every other song — from lines about bleached assholes to soul samples tossed haphazardly onto the end of tracks. But any album that offers both soulful Madlib beats and Metro Boomin gospel-trap bangers, legitimately beautiful Kid Cudi hooks and doctoral thesis-length Chance the Rapper verses is doing something right.

And even if Kanye is still his own worst enemy on TLOP (what else is new?), he’s certainly pulling his musical weight — even with great guests and incredible production, it’s Kanye himself who serves as the strongest tie among the album’s 18 scattershot tracks. Songs like “Real Friends” and “30 Hours” feature some of his best writing in years, and his Auto-Tuned melodies compete admirably with rap and R&B’s top crooners, Young Thug and The Weeknd, on “Highlights” and “FML,” respectively.

As even a quick glance at his

Twitter will show, Kanye West’s public persona is complicated — and on TLOP, so is his music. But as his newest album proves, both the brash and brilliant parts of Kanye are entertaining at worst and scarily close to genius at best.

— Patrick Basler We’ve all got hang-ups.

Maybe it’s a high-school ex, organic chemistry — hell, even Terrapins men’s basketball forward Jared Nickens sliding into your Snapchat only to flake a few days later. As for me, I’m still wondering what would’ve happened had I not shoehorned myself into a dying industry with about the same potential for upward mobility as the Hindenburg. (Also what would’ve happened had I not ordered that fifth gin and tonic at Bentley’s just before syllabus week, but that’s neither here nor there.)

They’re painful to think about, but we’re masochistic motherf----s and relish the hurt all the same.

Rarely, though, are our hangups as public and lucrative as those of Kanye West, who’s spent the better part of the past 12 years making a career off his insecurities, vanities and fantasies — beautiful, dark, twisted or otherwise. On The Life of Pablo, the paradigm-shifting rapper’s seventh solo release, we’re privy to a host of hang-ups that range from head-scratchers to headshakers: the media, his weight, ex-girlfriend Amber Rose, Taylor Swift and the 2009 VMAs, Nike, the long-since washedup rapper responsible for “Sexy Can I,” the thought of wife Kim Kardashian lying in the biblical sense with said rapper, the thought of wife Kim Kardashian having lain in the biblical sense with more or less anyone. The list goes on.

On TLOP and in his cross-

platform screeds, West’s airing of grievances often skews toward the boorish — take the obvious example, the bit about Swift on “Famous,” or his digs at Rose on “30 Hours,” fully a half-decade after the couple’s split. Just as often, though, his emotional vulnerability lays ground for the iconic cultural shifts his discography has engendered, in particular since 2008’s 808s & Heartbreak. Without West, there’s no October’s Very Own, a camp virtually incubated in 808s’ signature electronica.

There’s no Chance the Rapper, equally steeped in the backpack rap and soul of West’s earlier releases. There’s not even Kendrick Lamar, if that’s not too much honesty for this audience to stomach.

Sure, they all owe their aesthetics in part to West’s everevolving sound, but they also owe them to his naked lyrics — his willingness to lay bare both the ugliness and purity of his soul. We’ve all got our own s--- to deal with. At least West’s talking about it.

— Matt Schnabel Ya heard about the good news? Strung along by a thread of tweets no sane man but Kanye West could ever pull off without warranting psychiatric evaluation, we’ve finally arrived at our destination, The Life of Pablo.

Now that we’ve all settled down for a long winter’s listen with our sketchy torrents and free Tidal trials (don’t forget to cancel that s---, fam), let’s talk about the South Side’s son and his latest LP. What a blessed f------ mess.

Operating under the assumption that everything West proffers to our greedy mitts is of the utmost quality is usually a safe option, but man, is he pushing it. TLOP, while perhaps his

most overstuffed and incoherent exploit to date, is Kanye West doing his darnedest to produce something really good. And for the most part, it is really good.

Let’s start with that. The opener, “Ultralight Beam,” approaches something religious both in content and in quality.

It’s a soaring, reverent, aching track with a Chance the Rapper verse that deserves its own place of worship. Both “FML” and “Real Friends” embrace a slow-paced weariness made serviceable by additions from The Weeknd and Ty Dolla $ign. “No More Parties in LA” is a kickback cruiser brimming with West’s looking-back-fromthe-top honesty and a Kendrick Lamar verse to boot.

But the gems aren’t enough to forgive the absolutely bats--crazy lack of focus on this collection. It’s hard to separate the frenetic rollout from the work itself. There’s a hurried feeling on the album — a sense that West tried to be everything and lost his vision along the way.

I’m left asking innumerable questions. Is Kanye praising God or is he praising himself? Is he a beleaguered father or a cocky misogynist? Is he impervious to money’s charms or so desperate for cash that he’ll name-drop billionaires on social media?

He sounds like the world’s most depressed sad sack and most bombastic self-promoter at the same time. It doesn’t make sense coming from a man who made three albums that followed the same general plot.

With production as spotty as its thematic content, TLOP feels less like a cohesive delivery and more like a social experiment.

It’s an interesting ride through Kanye West’s creative subconscious, but I’m left wondering when he’ll wake up.

-Danielle Ohl

Unlike the sculpted, deliberate craftwork of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Yeezus, in which every song fit a theme and the listener could spend time figuring out how, Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo is sloppy and proud of it. Thinking of how the songs connect and what exactly Kanye had in mind in terms of that connection is almost useless. He just threw this handful of mess at us, and the best thing we can try to do is catch as much of it as we can.

Some of it can slip through the fingers.“Freestyle 4” just isn’t for me. Same goes for “Silver Surfer Intermission.” And the first half of “FML”? Nope. Yet there are moments in the 58-minute runtime that strike you as hard as anything Yeezy has given the world. That fourth listen of “Ultralight Beam.” The last 30 seconds of “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 2” (“How can I find you?”).That smooth-as-hell beginning of “Fade.” That’s why we put up with the rest.

It’s an album on which nothing lasts. Not only are the beats in constant flux, so much so that it’s hard to tell when one song ends and another begins, but Kanye’s signature confidence also wavers. For every “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex” there’s an “I couldn’t tell you how old your daughter was.” It’s a beautiful mishmash of emotion, something to be expected from a young father.

The Life of Pablo is by no means the perfect work some of us wanted it to be. But the album is, without question, both stirring in its complexity and beautiful in its flaws.

-Michael Errigo Kanye West is a real friend.

This past March, his Watch the Throne pal Jay Z purchased ailing music streaming service

Tidal in the hopes of challenging industry titan Spotify. Jay’s business plan called for an artistowned model with higher subscription fees. The endgame?

Higher royalties for artists.

It didn’t work. Not until recently, at least. Not until Kanye stepped in.

The buildup to this weekend’s release of The Life of Pablo was outrageous, comical and downright silly. Kanye repeatedly changed the album’s name, advocated Bill Cosby’s innocence and blamed the album’s delayed release on Chance the Rapper.

For some reason, #BlameChance became a thing.

Yet through it all, Kanye had us all in the palm of his hands.

How many other artists could fill Madison Square Garden by simply plugging an AUX cord into their laptop? Kanye is a marketing genius, combining out-of-this-world talent with a well-fashioned knack for commanding attention, a product of his proclivity for the outrageous.

The saga came to an end in fitting Kanye fashion. After a stirring performance of “Ultralight Beam” on Saturday Night Live (starring Chance), Kanye frolicked from one side of the stage of the other, urging fans to head to KanyeWest.com and download Tidal with a frightening screech.

We all obeyed.

Soon, Tidal shot to the No. 1 most downloaded app in the App Store. Jay Z, sitting on a throne somewhere, probably flashed a smile.

“Real friends, how many of us? How many of us, how many jealous? Real friends.”

Of course, I didn’t purchase Tidal. I left that to my friends.

Some real friends.

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FEATURE | ANNE SIMON

Professor x A university professor works to help keep the “science” in “science fiction” on The X-Files

By Patrick Basler @pmbasler Staff writer Students who are fans of The X-Files can stop searching — the truth is right here on this campus.

It’s not in a secret government facility or underground military bunker, but on the second floor of the Microbiology Building, in an office nestled in the back of a lab covered in Erlenmeyer flasks and sample tubes.

On Anne Simon’s desk is a paperback copy of a book titled The Real Science Behind the X-Files: Microbes, Meteorites, and Mutants.

But Simon, a biology professor, isn’t just any fan of the hit paranormal drama, doing some light reading between classes — she wrote the book, and since the show’s first season, she’s

helped emphasize the science in the show’s science fiction.

However, before she brought her biology expertise to Mulder and Scully, she was a curious viewer like so many others watching TV in 1993.

“I actually watched it from the very first episode,” she said. “But I didn’t know that the Chris Carter who was the creator of the show was the Chris Carter I actually knew.”

In fact, he was. And when Carter, the husband of a longtime family friend, needed help bringing the show’s longhidden extraterrestrials to life at the end of the first season, he turned to Simon, then a professor at the University of Massachusetts, to help keep the aliens rooted in biology.

“He started asking me questions about if I had a strange microorganism and it was handed to me to study,

what would I do with it?” she recalled.

“So I went through the series of what I would do and he used it all, and named the scientist after me.”

After working with Carter on several more episodes, Simon became the biology adviser of The X-Files, providing scientific feedback and ideas until the show’s original end in 2002, at which point she was teaching at this university.

So when she learned that Carter was bringing the series back for a sixepisode 2016 run, she was as excited as anyone.

“When I heard that there was going to be a revival … I immediately thought of some really cool science for it. So I went home that evening and I called him.”

After reading the first script, Simon was able to give Carter the scientific suggestions she had given him for years

— feedback that would eventually lead to a story credit on the revival’s final episode,“My Struggle II,” the follow-up to the first script she read for the revival.

But when the episode airs on Monday, she won’t be watching on her own television. Instead, she’ll be in a Bioscience Research Building lecture hall, sharing her work with hundreds of X-Files fans — especially, she hopes, university students.

“They’re going to watch a very intense episode with 400 philes on a big screen,” she said of the screening event, where she will speak Monday.

“I think that they’re going to learn a lot about the science that’s in the episode, certainly afterwards, and learn how it came together.”

For Simon, it’s not about the recognition — the event is about bringing the scientific message of the show to

university students. After all, as a fan of the show and a woman in the world of science, Simon knows how impactful The X-Files has been in its positive portrayal of science, something she hopes university students will continue to see as well.

“You cannot underestimate what the character of Scully has done for science,” she said. “When I ask my intro bio class to raise their hands if they are sitting here today because of Scully on The X-Files, two-thirds of the hands go up.”

Which is a proportion Simon would like to keep seeing in the future, with the help of some real-life science on the small screen.

Monday’s live viewing of the series finale is free, but space is limited. You can register at alumni.umd.edu/xfiles. pbaslerdbk@gmail.com

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mound to complement All-Big Ten First Team right-hander From PAGE 14 Mike Shawaryn. While Shawaryn held a 13-2 record and spots in the lineup, though, Szefc a 1.71 ERA last season as the expects other players to step up. Terps’ Friday ace, Szefc strugOne player Szefc plans to use gled to find consistency from near the top of the lineup is third other pitchers, trying 10 difbaseman Andrew Bechtold, who ferent starters. was the Terps’ starting first “WE HAVE A LOT OF baseman last season before he NEW GUYS IN THE tore a ligament in his thumb.

LINEUP, SO WE’RE Catcher Nick Cieri, who hit .299 last season while being PROBABLY GOING limited to 37 of 66 contests TO BE SHUFFLING because of a hand injury, is AROUND A LITTLE BIT another key returner.

TO FIND THE I n a d d i t i o n to re t u r n ing players, Szefc said rookie RIGHT MIX.” second baseman Nick Dunn KEVIN SMITH and outfielder Madison Terrapins baseball shortstop Nickens will help the offense Entering this season, Szefc from the start of the season. believes he’s found dependable “We have a lot of new guys starters in right-handers Taylor in the lineup, so we’re probably going to be shuffling around a Bloom and Brian Shaffer, who little bit to find the right mix,” had impressive performances Smith said. “We had a lot of good in the postseason last year. The intrasquads in the fall facing a lot Terps will also welcome back leftof good arms. That helps us tran- handed reliever Tayler Stiles, who sition into this period where we’re started six games last year before not really going into the first game missing the final 19 regular-seakind of unsettled. Everybody is son games with a face injury.

“We have a lot of good young ready to go, and everybody is talent coming in with a mix of amped up for the first game.”

While Szefc looks to put some really good older guys with a together a formidable batting lot of experience,” Shawaryn said. order, he’ll also need to find “The mix of that will really help us consistent starters on the throughout the season in the be-

ginning and especially toward the end, when games have more pressure situations. It’ll help the young guys develop for this year and the years to come, too.”

Though Szefc plans to use some players in more demanding roles than they have seen in the past, he said the Terps’ fifth-year seniors, Papio and left-hander Robert Galligan, have helped the younger players along.

Those veterans have proven they can thrive under pressure, as Szefc’s team qualified for the Big Ten Championship last season before knocking off UCLA, the No. 1 seed in the Los Angeles Regional, to reach the Super Regional.

But after falling one series short of the College World Series the past two seasons, the Terps will have to reach their goal without the key players who helped carry them to that postseason success.

“At the end of the day, we weren’t able to finish the job,” Shawaryn said. “This year we’re just going to go back. Once the season rolls along, we’re just going to try to get to the final day of the college baseball season.” kmelnickdbk@gmail.com

Malina Howard, who combined for 26 points. Guards Kristen Confroy and Moseley provided the perimeter scoring with 14 and 13 points, respectively.

“I wish I could say what happened to start, because I thought we had a great practice leading up to it,” Frese said. “They were a lot more aggressive, and we just made some plays that we’ve got to start being able to read a little bit better out of what the defense is doing to us.”

Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico had her team press from the opening tip. She thought the bigger Terps would likely pound the ball inside if they broke the pressure, but Arico insisted on speeding the Terps up and taking the nation’s fourth-best scoring attack out of its traditional halfcourt sets.

The aggressiveness from the Wolverines paid off, as they scored six points off eight Terps turnovers in the opening frame.

Even when the Terps (24-3, 13-2 Big Ten) were able to break through Michigan’s (15-11, 7-8) swarming defense and put up a shot, they were ineffective.

The Terps scored 10 points on 4-for-14 shooting in the quarter, and guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, the team’s leading scorer at 19.7 points per game, missed her only attempt.

The turnovers dwindled in the second period, yet the Terps couldn’t upstage the Wolverines by intermission, going into the half with a onepoint deficit. Frese’s team trailed at the break in two other games this season, with both contests ending in defeats.

“We knew K im and her teams are really well coached and really aggressive, and they showed that I thought in the first half. A lot of plays in the first half that were extremely disappointing to be able to see.”

But when Michigan struggled to score midway through the

forward tierney pFIRMAN defends Michigan guard Madison Ristovski during the Terps’ 76-56 victory over the Wolverines last night at Xfinity Center. marquise mckine/the diamondback third quarter, the team couldn’t set up its full-court pressure.

The Terps capitalized.

“WE JUST MADE SOME PLAYS THAT WE’VE GOT TO START BEING ABLE TO READ A LITTLE BIT BETTER OUT OF WHAT THE DEFENSE IS DOING TO US.” BRENDA FRESE

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Added Confroy: “Once we started taking care of the ball and started playing Maryland basketball, making the right reads, the game started to open up.”

The Wolverines dominated in turnover margin, but both teams finished with 15 giveaways. In fact, the Terps scored more points off turnovers (12).

The Terps’ ability to take care of the ball allowed them to pound it inside to Jones, who finished with a game-high 20 points on 8-for-10 shooting.

It took a while to fix the turnovers woes, but the Terps were still able to come away with their 13th conference win.

“I don’t think we responded well at first, but I think that that’s the great thing about us: We bounce back and we respond,” Howard said. “The second half just shows that we can take of the ball.”

Howard’s layup to put her team up four was the first of four straight baskets that amounted to a 9-0 run, and the Terps held Michigan to 12 points in the frame.

“In the second half, we couldn’t score as well ’cause we couldn’t get stops,” Arico said. “And then we couldn’t score and we couldn’t put the pressure on as much.” kstackpoledbk@gmail.com

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GYMNASTICS

Kathy Tang still influenced by sister In first year after senior season, Karen Tang continues to help younger sibling

By James CrabtreeHannigan @JamesCrabtreeH Staff writer Before Kathy Tang committed to this university six years ago, the Terrapins gymnastics senior wanted to attend a different school than her sister, Karen, who was two grades ahead and already on the Terps’ squad.

“I thought, ‘I don’t want to be with her,’” Kathy said. “‘I want to be my own gymnast and my own self.’”

Karen initially agreed, but they eventually changed their minds, and Kathy followed in her sister’s footsteps to College Park. The two are still roommates, even after Karen’s five-year career came to an end last season.

Kathy’s earlier worries turned out to be misguided. She’s still her own person, but Karen’s presence has shaped her both in and out of the gym.

Take last Sunday’s meet against Rutgers when Kathy fell on beam for the first time this season. Karen was in attendance at Xfinity Center — she plans on attending every home meet — and Kathy said she was a calming influence, though the two didn’t talk during the competition.

“If I get upset about something, I don’t really think about what I’m going to do next,” Kathy said. “But Karen has helped me with taking a step back and taking a breather.”

Kathy composed herself and responded, posting a 9.80 on floor in the team’s final rotation.

While the elder Tang is characterized as comforting, the first word the team uses to describe Kathy is energetic.

But it’s a trait that sometimes hinders her performance.

“Everything she does is at a 10,” assistant coach Erinn Dooley said. “For gymnastics, she needs to calm herself down.”

Karen has helped in that regard, and her impact doesn’t end there. She was a captain last season and one of six seniors whose leadership guided the underclassmen throughout the season.

Those six departures made the Terps a much smaller team this year, so Kathy, one of three seniors and the only one who has competed in 2016, has stepped into a more significant leadership role.

When faced with tough decisions, Kathy and the other captains look back on how Karen and other former gymnasts handled things in past seasons.

Karen, though, makes sure the captains realize every team is different, and they often go directly to her looking for advice and answers.

In terms of her performance, Kathy hasn’t had a problem leading by example. She competed in all-around three times as a freshman despite battling

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an ankle injury, and she is the only Terp to compete in allaround in every meet this year.

In the past, however, the Terps said Kathy, unlike her sister, had a tendency to rely on her natural talent. It took some time for Karen’s ambition to rub off on her younger sibling.

“Kathy’s passion level grew as she saw how Karen had it,” Dooley said. “And now you can see it in how she acts.”

The Tang sisters spent three years together as teammates and countless hours as roommates after debating whether to go to school together.

They prefer to look at where they are now, though, rather than looking back.

“Because we went to the same school, we became better sisters and better gymnasts,” Karen said. “If we did it all over again, we’d still choose Maryland.” jcrabtreehdbk@gmail.com

senior kathy tang wipes her hands with powder as she prepares for her routine on the bars during the Terps’ 196.275-195.50 loss to Iowa on Jan. 31. karen tang/the diamondback

Dodd

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map might very well be a millionaire. A potential first-round selection in the 2016 NBA draft, Trimble likely is making scouts salivate over his shiftiness and confidence on the court.

Yet lately, the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year has been a nonfactor, shooting a dreadful 3-for-26 from the floor in his last two games against Division I opponents.

Today presents a golden opportunity for College Park’s golden boy to get back on track.

With center Diamond Stone serving a one-game suspension, coach Mark Turgeon would be wise to divert from his inside-out offense at Minnesota and emphasize Trimble as a threat. Five regular-season games remain before the Big Ten tournament. Turgeon needs Trimble on his A-game.

Yes, Trimble’s list of accomplishments is undeniable. But come March, no one will care about your past. No one will care about your future. You need to perform now.

“We all know Melo’s a heck of a player,” Turgeon said. “I don’t know how many games he’s played here, but he can’t have had more than two bad games. Averages say he’s probably going to play well on Thursday.”

Keep in mind Minnesota’s resume — or lack thereof. The 6-19 squad is on a 14-game losing streak, with all 13 of its conference bouts ending in losses.

So we can’t pardon Trimble if he drops 25 points and 10 assists on the lowly Golden Gophers. But such a performance would provide a foundation to build on, a well of confidence for Trimble to draw from in future contests.

With less than two seconds left in the first half Saturday, Stone received a flagrant foul for pushing Wisconsin forward Vitto Brown’s head into the floor. Stone wasn’t ejected from the game, but Turgeon handed Stone a onegame suspension Monday.

The Big Ten later announced it supported the Terps’ decision.

Stone is fifth on the team with 21.4 minutes per game and has started 12 games this season. And when he didn’t start, he was the Terps’ first player off the bench and provided instant offense.

He’s second on the team with 13 points per game.

While Dodd has started 12 games, too, he isn’t the same offensive force; his career high equals Stone’s scoring average.

Instead, Dodd is known for his defense. Before the season began, Turgeon said Dodd could be the national Defensive Player of the Year.

With Stone adjusting to the college game, Dodd started a string of games during the middle of the season. But he hasn’t started since he picked up three fouls in five minutes during the Terps’ 74-65 loss at No. 8 Michigan State on Jan. 23.

“He’s just got back to being Damonte and doing what he does well,” Turgeon said yes-

Because the fact of the matter is that this team will go as far as Trimble takes them. Stone is a dominant force inside, and guard Rasheed Sulaimon and forwards Jake Layman and Robert Carter Jr. have game-changing talent.

But Trimble is the face of the Terps. He’s the floor general.

He’s the leader.

Two of the Terps’ four losses this season have come against unranked foes — at Michigan on Jan. 12 and against Wisconsin on Saturday.

In those two games, he shot a combined 2-for-21.

Two for 21.

No one’s asking Trimble to be a vocal leader. He’s not going to get into his teammates’ faces like Sulaimon or former guard Dez Wells. The Terps just need Trimble to lead with his play.

“I’m a very confident player,” Trimble said Saturday, a day before missing 13 of 14 shots against Wisconsin.

Sulaimon said Trimble was the first one in practice the day after the loss hoisting shots.

“Have I talked to Melo about some things before? Yes,” Turgeon said. “Did I say anything after [the Wisconsin] game? No. I just gave him a hug after the game and told him I loved him.”

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A year from now, things w i l l fe e l m u c h d i f fe re n t around Xfinity. It’s possible that all five starters will be gone — Trimble included.

T h e a re n a w i l l re se m b l e more of a Battle of the Bands show than a Led Zeppelin performance.

That’s in the future, though.

Right now, the Terps have an abundance of talent, a collection good enough to win the program’s first national championship since Juan Dixon and Steve Blake ran the show in College Park in 2002.

Right now, the Terps have Trimble, the guard with more than enough talent to return the Terps to glory.

This isn’t March Madness yet.

This is the No. 6 Terps versus Minnesota. This is where it starts. jneedelmandbk@gmail.com

forward damonte dodd (left) talks with center Diamond Stone (right) during the Terps’ 70-57 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday at Xfinity Center. christian jenkins/the diamondback terday. “Hopefully that’s what he’ll give us tomorrow night.”

Dodd doesn’t posses Stone’s array of post moves or silkysmooth jumper, but the Terps (22-4, 10-3 Big Ten) don’t plan on adjusting their offense for the contest, guard Rasheed Sulaimon said yesterday.

Besides, Turgeon’s squad matches up well with Minnesota. Four of the Terps’ five projected starters tonight average double-digit points, while the Golden Gophers (6-19, 0-13) haven’t won a conference game this season.

The Terps won’t lack length, either. Whenever Dodd needs a breather, Turgeon can turn to 7-foot-1 forward Michal Cekovsky or 6-foot-9 forward Ivan Bender. Starting forwards Jake Layman and Robert Carter Jr. are both 6-foot-9 as well.

“When you’re blessed with a group of guys who are 7-1, 6-11,

6-9, that’s definitely a luxury,” Sulaimon said. “One of our mottos is always next man up.”

Cekovsky averages less than 10 minutes a game and might see an increased role.

But the Golden Gophers like to play small, Turgeon said, so the fifth-year coach will adjust accordingly.

Last year, Dodd recalls he played well against Minnesota partly because a friend he hadn’t seen in a while was in the crowd.

That friend won’t be there tonight in Minneapolis, but Dodd isn’t worried.

He’s been a regular contributor all season, even when he hasn’t started. He’s confident the Terps can shoulder the loss of their star center.

“It’s not good that Diamond has to sit out,” Dodd said. “We have the depth to replace him.” psuittsdbk@gmail.com

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MEN’S BASKETBALL | COLUMN

Trimble’s past achievements meaningless in March Terps need guard to break out of his slump JOSHUA NEEDELMAN

MEN’S BASKETBALL COLUMNIST When you step into Xfinity Center this season, it’s clear that it’s not home to an ordinary basketball team.

There’s been an aura surrounding virtually every Terrapins men’s basketball home game, with the vibes in the building more akin to a rock concert than a Division I athletic contest. Everyone’s a bit more on edge, the anticipation a bit more palpable.

It’s almost impossible to believe, considering where the Terps program was two years ago — a middling

member of the ACC that couldn’t get out of its own way.

This success — this euphoric, magical ride to one of the top teams in the nation — could be pinned to many things. But, in reality, there’s one man who’s primarily responsible: Melo Trimble.

The Terps have added several crucial pieces since Trimble’s arrival two summers ago. But everything comes back to the sophomore, the kid with the funky haircut and trademark smile with a penchant for electrifying crowds.

In less than a year from now, the guard who put the Terps back on the See NEEDELMAN, Page 12 GUARD MELO TRIMBLE walks to the bench during a timeout in the No. 6 Terps’ 70-57 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday at Xfinity Center.

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Terps overcome turnovers in victory Despite committing 10 early giveaways, Frese’s squad gets win

By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Senior staff writer

day, Dodd will draw on that memory. The Terps’ frontcourt depth will be tested tonight, but they aren’t concerned. They still have five available players 6-foot-9 or taller, and tonight will be Dodd’s 45th career start.

Plus, Minnesota is in last place in the Big Ten. “We’ve won a lot of games with Damonte as our starting center over the last two years,” Turgeon said. “We’ll do that again.”

Turnovers have plagued the Terrapins women’s basketball team this past week, and they proved to be an issue again early on against Michigan on Wednesday night.

After giving the ball away at least 20 times in each of their past three contests, the Terps committed eight turnovers in the first quarter. At one point, guard Brene Moseley committed three turnovers in a span of four possessions. Her last giveaway was an offensive foul, prompting coach Brenda Frese to send her shifty point guard to the bench.

The Terps’ problems persisted into the next frame — they totaled 10 giveaways by the 8:36 mark of the second quarter — but they cut down on the miscues from then on to secure a 76-56 win at Xfinity Center.

Frese’s squad finished with 15 giveaways, a shade below its season average, after a sloppy start. With the extra possessions down the stretch, the Terps pounded the ball inside to centers Brionna Jones and

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Forward damonte dodd jumps to try to block a shot during the Terps’ 70-57 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday. He pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds the last time he played Minnesota. christian jenkins/the diamondback

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Dodd will make his 45th career start at Minnesota with Stone serving a one-game suspension

By Phillip Suitts @PhillipSuitts Senior staff writer The Terrapin men’s basketball team doesn’t discuss the past. Coach Mark Turgeon wants his team focused on this season, not the previous campaign. But forward Damonte Dodd had an opportunity to reminisce yesterday.

A day before the junior makes his first start in six games against Minnesota and to replace

suspended center Diamond Stone, Dodd was reminded of his performance last year against the Golden Gophers. He had nine points — five more than his season average — and a careerhigh 12 rebounds in a 70-58 win on Jan. 3, 2015.

“I did have a good game last year playing against Minnesota,” Dodd said. “You always have that in the back of your mind, but we don’t like to talk about last year.”

With Stone sitting out tonight due to an in-game incident against Wisconsin on Satur-

BASEBALL

Terps look to make first-ever College World Series trip

By Kyle Melnick @kyle_melnick Staff writer

shortstop kevin smith connects with a pitch during the then-No. 16 Terps’ 3-1 loss to Iowa on April 11 at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium. file photo/the diamondback

The Terrapins baseball team is coming off two record-breaking seasons, which include the only two Super Regional appearances in team history and a program-best 42 wins last year.

But after losing a program-high eight players to the MLB draft this past June, and 10 athletes total, coach John Szefc had some concerns about replacing some of his stars.

But the fourth-year coach anticipated his key players being drafted, so he created a plan a year and a half ago to rebuild through recruiting and player development. Szefc said the Terps are on the track he envisioned, and he hopes they continue to follow it as they attempt to qualify for the program’s first College World Series.

“Being that close [to the World Series] kind of whets your appetite

a little more, knowing it’s kind of in your reach,” Szefc said. “This team could blow through that wall or this team could not even get to that wall.

It’s just way too early to really say.”

Last season, the Terps finished in the top three in the Big Ten in hits, home runs, runs, RBIs and walks. But the five offensive players the Terps lost in the offseason (Brandon Lowe, LaMonte Wade, Kevin Martir, Jose Cuas and Tim Lewis) accounted for more than half of the team’s production in those categories, including 60 percent of their RBIs and home runs.

Shortstop Kevin Smith and outfielder Anthony Papio are the lone returning offensive players who appeared in at least 50 games last season, and Szefc, who’s never lost 10 players after one season in his 21 years of head coaching, believes they’ll be key to the offense this year. For the other seven See Preview, Page 11