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THE DIAMONDBACK Our 102ND Year, No. 92

THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER

Athletic team extensions to be made on individual basis, dept. officials say

Same-sex marriage passes in state House

Eight teams could still be cut by June 30

BY REBECCA LURYE Staff writer

About a week after athletics department officials granted the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams more time to raise the money needed to save their teams, the remaining seven programs that face elimination are pushing for a similar deal.

Athletic Director Kevin Anderson met with the coaches of the remaining

If bill passes in senate, this state will be seventh to legalize

teams — including men’s tennis, acrobatics and tumbling, women’s water polo, men’s cross country and men’s indoor and outdoor track — last week to discuss each program’s situation.

Although many athletes have said all the teams should have the same fundraising goals as the swim teams — which now have to meet a set of benchmarks over the next year and a

see ATHLETICS, page 3

BY JIM BACH Staff writer

As state House Speaker Michael Busch (D-Anne Arundel) read the final vote tally for same-sex marriage legislation Friday evening, the floors of the state General Assembly erupted in cheers and applause as he announced the measure narrowly passed in a 72-67 vote.

Friday’s nearly two-hour long debate marked a crucial win for same-sex couples, as the House voted down the measure last legislative session shortly after the senate passed it 25-21. In the coming weeks, the bill will move to the senate, where it is expected to pass, poising Maryland to join six other states in legalizing gay marriage.

Gov. Martin O’Malley pledged his support for the legislation in July and promised to sign it into law if passed.

Many state lawmakers, however, said they will petition

see MARRIAGE, page 2

GRAPHIC BY CAROLINE AMENABAR/THE DIAMONDBACK

University officials administer new ID’s to College Park Scholars students after some information was posted online. CHELSEA DIRECTOR/THE DIAMONDBACK

Man allegedly pointed gun at student Some Scholars students’ info displayed online Student reports man holding weapon from a parked car near Stadium Drive Garage Thursday morning, University Police say

BY ERIN EGAN Senior staff writer

Early Thursday morning, a university student allegedly saw a man pointing a gun at him from inside an unknown vehicle parked near Stadium Drive Garage, police said.

University Police spokesman Capt.

Marc Limansky said police have yet to identify the vehicle or the two passengers, but he said police are searching through Security Opera-

tions Center cameras to find footage of the parked car.

“There will be video of that spot and all of the cameras move, but I think they were sitting there long enough so the cameras should have picked something up,” Limansky said. “Make or model, the kind of vehicle, we’ll be able to get something from that video.”

The student was walking on Stadium Drive around 2:30 a.m. when he noticed the silver vehicle parked in

the entranceway to the garage, Limansky said. As he got closer to the car, the student reported that he believed he saw a gun pointed in his direction from about 100 feet away.

The student went into his Ellicott Hall dorm room after the assault and looked out his window to see the car in the same spot, but facing in the opposite direction, Limansky said.

“He could see the car facing in the

see ASSAULT, page 2

Names, UID numbers available to public

BY LAUREN KIRKWOOD Staff writer

About 1,600 College Park Scholars students’ information — including their names, university ID numbers and student ID magnetic strip numbers — was displayed on a public website for a month, university officials said.

Although the website — success.umd.edu/studentprofiles — had fewer than 30 viewers, according to an

email sent to students in the program from IT Special Assistant Lisa Carroll on Friday, officials decided to issue new ID cards to students in the livinglearning program. While the information stored on the site has no use outside the university, it could be used to enter a residence hall or use dining points, but only if someone who saw the information had the means to

see SCHOLARS, page 3

Renovations to four fields on hold Byrd Stadium, three others, set to receive $2.8 million artificial turf replacement; cost higher than officials had first anticipated

BY TEDDY AMENABAR Staff writer

Although the athletics department was slated to forge ahead with a renovation of four different on-campus fields, the department put plans on hold after the project’s price tag was nearly $2 million more than they initially estimated.

Officials allocated $1 million to switch three fields from Bermuda

grass to artificial turf and replace one’s aging synthetic turf, but after discovering the renovation required installing a drainage system below the turf, they found the project will actually cost $2.8 million. The project will be on hold for an indefinite amount of time.

“We’ve been asked to place [the project] on hold for the time being,” said Facilities Management Director Carlo Colella.

As the department grapples with an $83 million debt — which led university President Wallace Loh to cut eight teams from the university’s 27-sport program unless the teams can raise the money needed to fund their programs — officials said they are taking as many cost-cutting measures as possible.

“Considering the other financial

see RENOVATIONS, page 2

Byrd Stadium was set to receive new artificial turf, but the project has been stalled due to a lack of funds. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

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MARRIAGE from page 1

Athletics officials hoped to switch from Bermuda grass to artificial turf on four on-campus fields, including at Byrd Stadium, but the project was put on hold after officials realized they did not have enough money. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

RENOVATIONS from page 1 endeavors that we are engaged in currently, it was the right decision,” Athletic Director Kevin Anderson said.

“Holding on this project now, while not ideal, will give us more time to raise the private funds necessary to fund the entire turf replacement.”

Athletics officials requested the renovations in 2008, which would lay a combined 287,000 square feet of synthetic turf, according to the project’s proposal.

Bill Olen, director of capital projects, said once the university can secure the funds for the project, the switch to turf

ASSAULT from page 1 other direction from his window,” Limansky said. “It was parked facing inbound toward the garage when he walked past it, but then when he looked from his window, it was facing the other direction.”

The student reported the assault to police at 9:30 p.m. the following night, and Limansky said he is unsure why the victim waited 19 hours to call the police.

Limansky said the crime alert sent to students Friday afternoon was so that any students who also saw the unknown vehicle could report anything they remembered seeing, including the make or model of the car.

He added that the incident was labeled an assault despite there being no contact between the suspect and the victim because the suspect was capable of carrying out a harmful act.

“If the victim feels like he’s in danger of harm and believes the other person has the ability to carry out that attack, it’s an assault,” Limansky said. “It’s very different [from] a threat.

Here we have this kid who had a gun pointed at him and he had the ability to carry out an assault. If he just displayed [it] and not pointed it at him, it

fields will be a welcome change for athletes using those facilities.

“The move to a synthetic playing surface, in addition to adding a modern drainage system, would be a significant improvement to Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium,” Olen said.

Some student-athletes from the teams facing elimination — which include men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s cross countr y, acrobatics and tumbling, men’s tennis, women’s water polo and men’s indoor and outdoor track — said the department should not take on new projects right now.

“I think it’s just stupid to invest in anything right now,” said junior men’s ten-

nis team member John Collins. “This is the wrong time to bring that up.

Changing the turf on the practice field, the football stadium itself — it’s all just bad timing. I don’t think it’s a bad idea; this problem just shouldn’t be coming up right now.”

Anderson said each project will be handled on a case-bycase basis, and officials will

determine which initiatives are necessary undertakings.

“We will be methodical in our approach to this project as we are with all challenges at Maryland,” Anderson said.

“Ultimately, we are committed to doing the right things to improve our student-athletes’ experience and our competitiveness.” amenabar@umdbk.com

the measure and hope to put it to a referendum.

Del. Patrick McDonough (RBaltimore and Hartford) said he expects same-sex marriage legislation to be voted down as it has in 31 other states.

Some lawmakers, including Del. Wade Kach (R-Baltimore), were swayed in the weeks leading up to the vote. Although Kach voiced opposition to the measure at the start of the legislative session, he said he was persuaded to vote in favor after a committee hearing in which same-sex couples shared their stories.

“The witnesses did an excellent job with their testimony, but the other thing I saw there was such love,” he said. “I saw same-sex couples that obviously were so devoted to one another.”

The heated debate began when House Minority Leader Anthony O’Donnell (R-Calvert and St. Mary’s), who ultimately opposed the measure, addressed what he called a “house closely divided” and said he sympathized with both supporters and opponents of the bill.

“This is a bill, I believe, that’s been a long time coming and that friends on both sides can reasonably say they come to it with just heart and with reasonable division,” he said.

Del. Maggie McIntosh (DBaltimore City) followed with emotional testimony of her own experiences as an LGBTQA lawmaker. In her lifetime, she said, the LGBTQA community has made great strides, but added “it’s still not easy to come out.”

“I thought about how many young people were around Maryland who were living in fear, and I couldn’t stand it,” she said, adding that the state “should extend to families and same-sex loving couples the right to marry in a civil ceremony.”

Del. Anne Kaiser (D-Montgomery), also an LGBTQA lawmaker, shared similar sentiments.

“How many of you have had to put your relationships up before a tribunal of your peers?” she said. “We are fighting for our relationships.”

But the “house closely divided” saw its share of opponents from those who argued on behalf of traditional marriage, and said the measure conflicted with their religious beliefs.

“What gives you the right to touch something so sacred?” Del. Michael McDermott (R-Wicomico and Worcester) asked.

“God himself defined marriage as the union of one man and one woman,” Del. Steven Schuh (RAnne Arundel) added.

Some also said they feared the social implications such a bill would have on families.

“I fully believe that traditional marriage is the best way to raise children because people learn role models from both sides,” Del. Gail Bates (R-Howard) said.

Although Del. Justin Ready (R-Carroll) said “no child should be made fun of” for being gay, he said recognizing same-sex marriage would not end intolerance. Instead, he said the state should allow civil union protections, which would not alter the traditional structure of marriage.

Many lawmakers said a vote cast against the measure was not one of discrimination, but an attempt to preserve the traditional definition of marriage.

“This is not about hate, this is not about bigotry and hopefully my opponents on this issue realize that I love everybody,” Del. Jay Walker (D-Prince George’s) said.

Now that supporters have cleared what may be their biggest hurdle, Sen. Allan Kittleman (R-Carroll and Howard), who was the only Republican to support the measure in last year’s senate vote, said he expects to see the bill land on O’Malley’s desk soon.

“I’m very pleased by the House action,” he said. “I think it was an historic vote.” bach@umdbk.com

“I was a little surprised that it happened on campus ... and not somewhere on Route 1 considering all the security cameras they have.”

RACHEL HANDLER FRESHMAN STUDIO ART MAJOR

would be harder to articulate that charge. You have to have the ability to do it.”

Some North Campus residents, such as freshman studio art major Rachel Handler, were shocked that the incident occurred in such a heavily patrolled area.

“Considering how much crime happens in this town, I wasn’t surprised,” Handler said.

“I was a little surprised that it happened on campus in a garage and not somewhere on Route 1 considering all the security cameras they have [on the campus].”

Staf f writer Nick Foley contributed to this report. egan@umdbk.com

OPENINGS

FOR EDITORS OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Maryland Media, Inc., the independent publishing board for student publications on campus, is accepting applications for editorships for the 2012-2013 school year.

The following positions are open:

Eclipse editor-in-chief Diamondback editor-in-chief Mitzpeh editor-in-chief Application forms may be picked up in the Diamondback business office, room 3136 South Campus Dining Hall. Applicants will be notified of an interview time and date.

The deadline for applications is noon on Friday, February 24, 2012.

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An environmentally friendly workout Univ. employees use tricycles to deliver supplies to students working in on-campus gardens

BY ALLISON GRAY Staff writer

Vivian Saavedra was visiting her niece’s farm in Washington state when she first saw tricycles making hard work more convenient and environmentally friendly.

The tricycles were fixed with baskets and used for short deliveries, replacing the use of carbon-emitting vehicles. After Saavedra, a Dining Ser vices program management specialist, noticed Dining Ser vices was pushing to make its operations more sustainable, she proposed using three-wheeled bikes to carr y out small deliveries across the campus.

For the first time this semester, Dining Ser vices employees, Dining Ser vice sustainability coordinator Allison Lilly and student rooftop garden super visor Diana Daisy are using three tricycles on loan from the Eppley Recreation Center — the center used them in alcohol awareness events to simulate drunk driving — to deliver produce and herbs from the university’s two rooftop gardens to the gardens’ student and staff vol-

ATHLETICS from page 1 half, rather than raising all of the $11.57 million needed to fund their program for the next eight years by June 30 — Anderson said each team’s goals will be dealt with case by case.

“We’re going to handle each team on an individual basis,” Anderson said. “By far, the swimming and diving community has rallied and raised the most money so far and other teams have been struggling, so we’ll make some determinations to go from there.”

In November, university President Wallace Loh announced the eight teams would be cut from the university’s 27-varsity sport athletics department unless they could raise the funds needed to sustain their programs. For men’s tennis and women’s water polo, that means they must raise a combined $8 mil-

SCHOLARS from page 1 reproduce a student ID card, Carroll wrote in the email.

The website for the Division of Student Affairs now displays a message saying it is unavailable and did not include social security numbers, email addresses or phone numbers, according to Carroll.

University officials said it is possible those 30 viewers did not see the data at all, as the

unteers.

Greg Thompson, the assistant director of Dining Services Facilities, Maintenance and the Green Dining Program, said although the idea “started as a joke,” it has been a positive addition to the department.

“It’s win-win and it doesn’t cost you anything, really,” he said.

The tricycles are also being used to transport equipment and supplies, such as tools for the gardens, and could eventually replace the use of carbon-emitting vehicles in small catering deliveries, Thompson said.

In addition, Facilities Management is now using a tricycle to service fire extinguishers all over the 12-acre Severn Building across from Route 1, Thompson said.

Thompson said he’s still working to get employees on board, though. Only two of the 10 Dining Ser vices technicians who made a deliver y with the bikes said they would opt to try them again.

However, after witnessing the tricycles in action, Thompson said he expects they will catch on.

“It was a hoot,” Thompson

lion, while acrobatics and tumbling and men’s track need $9.5 million.

But after numerous parents, alumni and state legislators lobbied for officials to extend the swimming and diving teams’ deadlines, athletics department officials are now requiring the teams to raise $1.4 million by April 1, $2.8 million by June 30 and $5.79 million by Dec. 30. The team has until Dec. 2013 to raise the remaining funds.

While Anderson said he supports giving the teams ever y opportunity to continue competing at this university, he will stay firm on the amounts they have to raise to sustain their programs at the highest level.

“We want to pursue excellence, so some of the things we were looking at, like reductions, would have taken away from the student experience and there was no way we were going to allow that to happen,” Anderson said.

Some team members,

information was only accessible from certain browsers, said Student Affairs Chief of Staff Brooke Supple.

It was “purely by human error” that the information landed on the website, according to Supple. An official was working on compiling information for the College Park Scholars program and unintentionally posted the students’ data on the site, Supple said.

The data and the website — which is for the Division of Student Affairs and focuses on stu-

said. “Ever ybody who’s seen it is laughing and it just gives everybody a good time.”

Saavedra said the benefits of getting some exercise and being environmentally friendly at work outweigh the awkwardness of tr ying a new mode of transportation.

“The only emissions are my own, and I’m breathing anyway,” she said.

Saavedra added that in addition to being sturdier than bicycles for the purpose of making deliveries, the tricycles brighten her day.

“I’m waiting for a basket with those little plastic flowers or maybe a clown car horn,” she said. “And I’ll get some cards and put them in the spokes.”

In addition to the green bikes, Dining Ser vices has built on its sustainable initiatives from recent years. For example, officials recently purchased two more electric carts and plan to buy two vans that run on liquid petroleum, a gas that burns cleaner than other traditional motor oils.

The Green Dining Program, which has been composting since 2005, is now focusing on gathering and responding to

Dining Services sustainability coordinator Allison Lilly participates in a new program where Dining Services employees are using tricycles to deliver produce and herbs from the university’s gardens to its student volunteers. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALLISON LILLY

student concerns.

Soon, Thompson said, he hopes to provide reusable plates to students during late night.

Several students said they would take up the opportunity to use the dine-in plates.

“At least have the option of

eating here with trays,” economics and government and politics major Rachel Richardson said. “It would make it slightly cheaper.”

Thompson said although last semester’s three-weeklong pilot of offering plates at

late night was successful, instituting the change permanently would be time-consuming and expensive.

“It’s like changing day to night,” said Thompson.

“I think we feel entitled, since they’ve been given an extension, to receive the same benefits as well.”

November.

“I get the sense that has generally been asked for since the beginning,” he said.

“But I think the coaches and the alumni are going to be a lot more successful in their dealings with the administration now that swimming has sort of paved the way.”

In addition to changing the team’s deadlines, Anderson said the department has cut its operating costs by 10 percent by putting a freeze on all unnecessar y expenses, such as purchasing new equipment and sending athletes to seminars they have traditionally attended.

Additionally, he said he is working to set the department’s own benchmarks to track its progress in balancing the deficit by 2015.

“We’re tr ying to preser ve as much of the program as possible while being fiscally responsible and striving for excellence,” Anderson said.

SEAN O’LEARY TERRAPINS CROSS COUNTRY MEMBER

including sophomore men’s cross countr y team member Sean O’Lear y, said the swimming and diving teams’ extension gave him hope, but

that all teams facing elimination should receive equal treatment.

“You can’t really give the opportunity to one program

and take it away from others,” he said. “I think we feel entitled, since they’ve been given an extension, to receive the same benefits as well.”

Anderson said the swimming and diving teams were alone in presenting a formal business plan, and that the only other team to request benchmarks thus far has been the men’s track team.

But O’Lear y said ever y team has been lobbying for more time to raise the money since Loh’s announcement in

dent retention — do not have any connection with one another, she wrote in an email.

“It was only visible if you scrolled over this black bar at the bottom of the webpage,” she said.

When students turn in their current IDs, they will be deactivated, Supple said, and students can receive their new cards at the North Campus Diner’s lobby today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or the rest of the week from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the first floor of the

Mitchell building.

Students who do not turn their IDs in will be contacted again, and a to-be-determined cut-off date will be set before the cards are deactivated. As of last night, only 500 students had picked up their new IDs. “We’re just trying to protect students,” she said. “We don’t really believe anything wrong is going to happen, but we want to protect everybody in the event that something [does] happen.”

Several students said receiv-

ing a new card did not bother them.

“It was inconvenient for a lot of people, but it wasn’t a big deal for me,” said freshman education and math major Meghan Bentz. “They just gave us a new one really fast.”

Sophomore studio art major Eleanor Schwamm said the situation provided an unexpected benefit.

“I was just happy to get a new swipe; mine was really old,” she said, adding she was not worried about her information

Athletics Director Kevin Anderson met with the men’s tennis team, as well as the other Terps teams facing elimination, to discuss fundraising goals. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

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being displayed publicly. “I didn’t really care, but my friend was furious.”

Because College Park Scholars students — most of whom live in the Cambridge Community — could get their IDs issued on North Campus this weekend, the inconvenience was minimal.

“It wasn’t too hard of a process,” freshman computer science major Evan Wang. “It only took five minutes.” kirkwood@umdbk.com

SPORTS

DUKE from page 8 best of her. After a lobbed ball put her past Duke’s full-court press, the forward put her head down and barreled into the lane, missing a contested layup with 15 seconds still on the game clock. Thomas finished the afternoon with a gamehigh 12 rebounds but scored just eight points on 2-for-11 shooting from the field.

“We wanted to hold for the last shot,” Frese said. “But when you get somebody on the side of you, defensively, at home, you go make a play.”

As she had all game, Tianna Hawkins cleaned up the mess. The forward grabbed her game-high ninth offensive rebound of the game and sunk the putback, putting the Terps up by two with 14 seconds to play.

“Coach challenged us and was like, ‘We need to go to the boards,’” said Hawkins, who finished with a team-high 19 points.

“So my main focus was making sure I got on the boards.”

Thomas didn’t wait long to atone for her earlier miss. After the Terps’ (23-4, 10-4 ACC) defense collapsed on a driving Gray, Peters and guard Shay Selby were left wide open beyond the arc. As Gray swung the ball toward Peters on the opposite side of the court, Thomas was the only defender in position to make a play.

“We initially thought it was Chelsea Gray who was going to try to go to the rim, so we were

doing everything in our power to make sure she didn’t,” Thomas said. “I saw that the ball was kicked out to Selby and [Peters] was wide open. I kind of just busted it out there, I was sprinting, jumped up and luckily I got my hand on the ball.”

Clutch 3-pointers from guards Brene Moseley and Laurin Mincy keyed the Terps’ eventual lategame surge. After the team missed 10 of its first 12 attempts from beyond the arc, Moseley and Mincy combined to make three in a span of two-plus minutes, turning a tied game at the six-minute mark into a four-point lead with 3:36 to play.

Mincy scored 17 points on 5-for12 shooting — including a 50-percent clip from beyond the arc — and Moseley added seven points and six assists playing in place of the foul-plagued Anjale Barrett.

“I just heard the bench, because we were on offense down there, saying, ‘Keep shooting, keep shooting,’” Mincy said. “Fortunately, I was able to hit the next two shots.”

Yesterday’s win came just two days after Frese notched her 300th career victory, a 73-56 win over Virginia Thursday night. But after watching her star forward swat the ACC’s top team out of the building in front of the eighth-largest crowd in school and conference history, Frese had little trouble deciding which was sweeter.

“That would be a no-brainer,” Frese said. “There’s nothing better than beating Duke.” vitale@umdbk.com

BRUINS from page 8

Forward Tianna Hawkins scored 19 points yesterday, including the game-winning field goal in the final minute to help beat Duke, 63-61. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK

after another comeback attempt fell short. UCLA took a 5-1 lead after four innings, but the Terps tied the game in the fifth with help from a three-run home run from first baseman Tim Kiene. The Bruins, though, came right back in the bottom of the inning, getting a run off reliever Charlie Haslup to secure the victory.

“I thought we played OK Saturday, it’s just the result wasn’t in our favor,” Bakich said. “I was displeased with the result of the game, but not in the way we went about our business.”

Brett Harman, making his first start since 2010, keyed the Terps in yesterday’s rubber game. The senior pitched five shutout innings, striking out eight batters and allowing only two hits and one walk.

“I think that’s just the experience factor right there,” Bakich said. “He’s been there before against ranked teams. He’s pitched on the road and in tough environments. For him, I think it was a business approach. If he did have nerves, it certainly wasn’t outwardly shown.”

The Terps took advantage of three UCLA errors, scoring three unearned runs in

the first three innings.

Kiene added his second home run later in the game to provide insurance in the 5-1 win.

Kiene was the main source of the Terps’ offense, posting a 4-for-12 mark at the plate to go along with two home runs, four RBI, one double and three runs scored. Third baseman K.J. Hockaday was 0-for-3 in his collegiate debut Friday night, but went 4-for-8 with a double and three runs scored in the final two games of the series.

On the mound, lefthanded reliever Jimmy Reed provided a power arm out of the bullpen, striking out six batters in three innings of work. The junior allowed three hits, but didn’t walk a single Bruin.

Bakich highlighted Reed as he talked about players who’d played a big role in the success of the Terps, but the bigger story of the weekend, the third-year coach said, was how it all came together.

“Overall, we pitched great, we had good defense, we had a lot of timely hitting and, you know what, I like this group,” Bakich said. “It’s a good group. These kids work hard and they expect to and deserve to have good things happen to them.” dgallen@umdbk.com

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Transparency transition

“Work” the fair

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lthough the Departments of Resident Life, Dining Services and Trans- and officials plan at least one more forum to solicit student opinions.

Having top administrators address the need for student involvement comes — portation Services had planned to significantly increase utility costs students will pay next year, officials announced plans at a Feb. 15 Residence conveniently — just as student leaders are pushing for more involvement in the Hall Association meeting to reduce their initial proposals — something decision-making process.

Student Government Association President Kaiyi Xie and Graduate Student Govofficials said has never happened before. Upon informing the RHA of the proposed increases earlier this year, each department then went back and looked into reduc- ernment President Anna Bedford drafted a proposal for the University Senate Executive Committee, calling for more student participation and ing the hikes they had deemed necessary. transparency in the mandatory student fee review process.

The new proposals will increase the price of on-campus Currently, there are six students and seven faculty memhousing by $125, $80 less than previously proposed; the planned Dining Services increase will be $90 instead of University officials seem to bers on the Committee for the Review of Student Fees, which is responsible for reviewing and approving student $129, and DOTS somehow found a way to reduce their be embracing the value of fees from various departments on the campus. Xie and Bedplanned parking permit increases by $1 and $2 for comford said they feel the guidelines for the committee don’t muters and residents, respectively. transparency, so they require student input, and since students are in the minority, Although Resident Life Director Deb Grandner said she should have no problem they don’t have enough power in determining fee increases. doesn’t know why the numbers have been re-evaluated, The proposal is currently under review by the University members of the RHA said they were pleasantly surprised accepting an overhaul of Senate’s Student Affairs Committee. Members met with by their interactions and the changes that have come out of Robert Specter, the Vice President for Administrative working with the departments. According to RHA Presithe Committee for the Affairs, Rob Platky, Assistant Vice President of the Office of dent Corie Stretton, “They went line-by-line with the fee Review of Student Fees.

Budget and Fiscal Analysis and Provost Ann Wylie on Dec. increases, and answered all the questions we had for them 2 to gather background information on the proposal; on as well. We are definitely satisfied by this process and are glad they had a lot of respect for students. They were really willing to listen to our Jan. 26 the SAC reviewed the data collected. They have until March 30 to decide feedback, and worked collaboratively with our committees to make the decisions. whether or not to put the measure to a senate-wide vote.

Overall, university officials have recently demonstrated a commitment to some The increases weren’t a shock, and it was nice to be respected.”

This editorial board agrees; this is just the latest instance of university officials degree of transparency, and this editorial board is encouraged that officials at Resident Life, Dining Services and Transportation Services are willing to take it upon working towards transparency.

Another measure taken to involve students in the decision-making process has themselves to soften the blow of increasing fees for students — and then review been holding community forums. In addition to a meeting on the Purple Line the those increases with the RHA. Officials seem to now understand how important President’s Office hosted last February — a necessary proceeding in the course of and valuable it is for students to have a say in matters that directly affect them. Ideestablishing the Purple Line light rail system — there was a public forum held by the ally, this mutual trust will continue to grow — namely by overhauling the mandanew developer for the East Campus project on Nov. 29 to gather community input, tory student review process.

Our View

Editorial cartoon: Eun Jeon

Electronic dance music: A rave review

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ver the past few years, electronic dance music has surged in popularity, bringing the sounds and sights of the underground rave scene into the mainstream. For many people, including myself, this is an exciting development because there are constantly more and more opportunities to see good DJs, meet new people and dance like there’s no tomorrow. It can be overwhelming, though, when suddenly every event is either packed or sold out after years of being under the radar. Either way, this new wave of popularity has brought with it a new generation of party kids looking for fun and eager to adopt the styles and traditions of their predecessors.

For those of you unfamiliar with rave subculture, some typical practices include giving people lightshows with LED gloves, wearing fuzzy legwarmers and cyberlox hair falls, spinning poi and exchanging bead bracelets called kandi.

However, what really distinguishes ravers from other party people is their

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philosophy of PLUR: Peace, Love, Unity and Respect. The term was officially coined two decades ago when legendary DJ Frankie Bones called for some “peace, love and unity” after violence erupted at a party. Ravers were quick to adopt the motto as it captured the core of their preexisting beliefs. Like the hippie generation before them, these “glowstick children” valued harmony and goodwill, and added onto this the idea that “we are all one” coming together for the night of music and sharing in the human condition — as well as the principle that they should respect themselves, other party goers and their environment. PLUR became (and still is) a way of life for ravers. As a result, they tend to be friendlier,

more compassionate and more in control of themselves than the typical barhopper or house party attendee.

I can vouch for this attitude paradigm with some examples from personal experience. I’m pretty short, and when I go out to the bars or to a typical College Park party, there’s always someone who makes a rude comment about my height or says something stupid like, “Whoa, you’re really short!” (as if I didn’t know).

When I’m at a rave, however, people still notice my height, but instead of jeering or making obnoxious comments, they tell me I’m “adorable” and often even ask to give me a hug.

Another example of this difference is how eager ravers are to help one another out if someone gets hurt, loses their belongings or has had a little too much. Everyone is glad to share their water, their gum, their accessories — it’s as if the goal of a raver is not just to dance and have a good time, but to make sure everyone else is enjoying their night, too.

In comparison to most of the

sloppy, inebriated partiers in College Park, rave-goers are a breath of friendly fresh air. In addition to adding a unique and welcoming vibe to parties, electronic music and its culture has the potential to revitalize the College Park nightlife scene, as demonstrated by the popularity of recent local events such as “CP Dub” nights at The Barking Dog and student group-hosted dance parties. I’m glad such social and entertainment options are available so close to the campus and hope the music and atmosphere of this fascinating underground movement becomes standard in College Park, as it has in cities across the country. It is my wish that as EDM continues to grow in popularity, the raver lifestyle will influence the behavior of other party kids, so that people from every group and style can join and dance together in peace, love, unity and respect.

Lauren Mendelsohn is a junior psychology major. She can be reached at mendelsohn@umdbk.com.

In defense of sluts: A treatise on female nature

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ecently, The Diamondback has run a few pieces addressing the issue of sex on the campus. Staff writers have considered its pertinence to the marginalization of the LBGT community, as well as victims of sexual abuse and/or violence. Laura Frost’s Feb. 8 column, “Graduate in four year or get drunk trying,” included a biting quip about casual hook-ups; Matthew Rice’s Feb. 15 guest column earnestly urged the consideration of chastity as a viable option for college students.

For the love of cliché, I am going to jump on this bandwagon. But before all you eager readers get ahead of yourselves, let me make clear that my love for cliché runs way deeper than the occasional use of outdated colloquialisms (I mean what is a “band” anyway? Do you mean, like, Skrillex?). In fact, you might say my love runs so deep that I’ve turned to imitation, which is — after all — the sincerest form of flattery (See what I did there?).

Jokes aside, I know the whole

young, liberal female writing about sex thing is a little tired and often leads to the retrospective embarrassment of said female (see: Lena Chen).

But to err is human (or whatever), and I’m willing to risk it for the opportunity to defend my personal favorite of all the marginalized populations.

So let’s talk about sluts.

Wednesday’s chastity guest column began its concluding paragraph as such: “Little girls dream of husbands, not hook-ups; wedding gowns, not skimpy skirts. Little boys value courage and valor, not just mere conquest.”

Now, I bet you’d guess I have a problem with this. You’d be right. But let me surprise you by saying that the gender-normalizing-pre-women’s-lib assessment of what “little girls dream of” is totally, like, not even the issue.

No. The problem with this generalization (and others like it) is its presumption that (hetero)sexual relations in the 21st century still find impetus in the conquered/conqueror model.

In his column, Rice vies for love over sex, gender aside. But his suggestion

ALEX LESTON that women desire “husbands” over “hook-ups” taps into a larger cultural assumption about the differences between genders — namely, that men want to have sex and women do not.

But not only is this line of thinking antiquated and untrue, it is dangerous.

And it leads to a culture of hate.

In 1993, Salt-n-Pepa released a song called “None of Your Business.”

Rapping over a simple early ‘90s beat, the all-female crew challenged sexual double standards and the female tendency to castigate women who are sexually aware/active. In the maledominated world of hip-hop, this was a song that not only empowered women to realize their sexual desires, but also reproved those women who believed that doing so could be

equated with sluttishness (Is that even a word?).

They were on to something.

The vilification of women by women on the grounds of sexual activity is rooted in the untrue assumption that women have fewer sexual desires than men, or that women’s desires somehow matter less. “Sluts” are despised in the female community because we — for some reason — find it impossible to accept that: a) women want to have frequent sex or b) women should be allowed to have frequent sex.

Instead, we say they are attention seeking or insecure. We say they are easy. We say they are asking for it.

This is called slut-shaming. And slut-shaming, my dear ladies, leads to rape culture.

So let’s love the sluts until the cows come home (and then let’s love the cows too). Because to quote Salt-nPepa: Everybody gets horny.

Alex Leston is a freshman agriculture and resource economics major. She can be reached at leston@umdbk.com.

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he Spring Career & Internship Fair starts this week. During three days, you will find 300 employers looking for you. Years ago, when I was a student at the university, I thought the fair wasn’t important enough to pull me away from the computer, student group activities or books for that matter. Other than the many giveaways, I didn’t see a point in even going. However, now that I am on the other side of my college degree and it is my full-time job to meet with employers, I realize from them the countless opportunities I missed out on by not “working” the fairs.

If you have not participated in one of the countless preparatory workshops regarding the fair, or did not take a moment to meet oneon-one with a career advisor, you may not realize what I know now.

Here are some insider suggestions, outside of the usual baseline tips (e.g., dress business professional, create a resume and practice your 30-second commercial) that employers tell us work: 1. The fair is first and foremost a networking opportunity. Collect as many business cards as you can and make a good first impression, so when it is time to apply for a position you can stand out by referencing that connection in your cover letter.

2. If you find yourself waiting in line to speak with an employer, make your time count — listen to others’ conversations and incorporate what you hear from the employer into your own exchange.

3. Do not ask the employer “what kind of positions do you have” or “what is your organization all about?”

Research the organizations that are expected to attend the fair beforehand. Surprise them with your knowledge, and impress them with the initiative you took to research their mission, purpose, clients served, etc. At the very minimum, log in to Careers4Terps (www.careers.umd.edu) for a full listing of employers attending the event.

The mission statements, positions offered, majors sought and website are all just a few mouse clicks away.

4. Yes, the recruiter may ask you to apply online. The reality is that everything these days is online, so why wouldn’t this also be the case for reviewing candidates? When you do apply online, use the knowledge you gained from speaking with the recruiter at the fair to highlight what’s really important from the organization’s point of view. And don’t forget to reference that conversation you had with the recruiter in your written materials; this is “legal” insider information that can be used to your advantage.

5. Try to get on their interview schedule. Many employers are at the fair to encourage top candidates to get on their interview schedule as part of our On-Campus Interviewing Program. Each academic year, we host hundreds of employer visits to the campus that take part in this program. Most OCI positions are postgraduation full-time positions, although employers also recruit for part-time positions and internships by scheduling an OCI visit.

6. Use the fair to put a face to your application. With the current economy, if your application materials are generic, the employer will move on to the next candidate. Put yourself in the position of the recruiter (who is speaking with and scanning resumes from hundreds of applicants), and ask yourself what would make you stand out in their mind.

Still not convinced about going to the fair? Don’t take my word for it then, listen to the Northrop Grumman recruiter when he says, “Going to the career fair? Why not? Why do you think we employers go? Here’s a hint ... to recruit entry-level candidates for job openings! Remember, a good positive attitude goes a long way in being successful while at the fair ... bring it with you!”

The Spring Career & Internship Fair is this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and will be held in the Stamp Student Union from 12–5 p.m.

More than 300 employers will be available during this three-day period, including 212 employers recruiting for non-technical positions and 202 employers looking to fill technical positions. More than 100 employers are looking to hire for both types of positions. Be prepared to stand out by visiting www.careers.umd.edu/FairPrep today … because you truly can’t stay in school forever.

William Jones Jr. is the Associate Director for External Relations at the University Career Center & The President’s Promise. The center can be reached at ucc-studenthelp@umd.edu.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) — A fair-minded approach will allow you to see things in a way you hadn’t really considered before. An open mind is a healthy mind.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You will find it easy to assign reasons to the day’s events after the fact — but it won’t be so simple while you’re in the midst of everything.

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PREVIEW | PORTLANDIA: THE TOUR

It’s always sunny in Portlandia Portlandia: The Tour brings the popular TV show to the 9:30 Club tomorrow

BY REESE HIGGINS Senior staff writer

Even if you haven’t seen the TV show, you’ve likely visited Portlandia before. The Portland of the show — full of over-thetop arts-and-crafters, do-good vegans, uptight punks and befuddled suburbanites — is inspired by actual people and places, according to Portlandia co-creator Fred Armisen.

“I know from traveling that that’s the part of town, whatever that’s called, that I always

gravitate towards,” Armisen said in a conference call with The Diamondback.

“I just always end up wherever there’s like a decent restaurant and coffee shop and record store or whatever,” he added.

“That’s always where I end up.”

Armisen, a longtime Saturday Night Live cast member, and Portlandia co-creator Carrie Brownstein, a singer-guitarist in the rock band Wild Flag, will bring their IFC show to the 9:30 Club in Washington tomorrow as part of a live pro-

Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen star in IFC’s Portlandia.

motional tour for the show’s currently airing second season.

As to be expected from Armisen and Brownstein, who are both well-versed in the world they parody on the show, Portlandia’s onscreen representation is honest, accurate, humorous and heartfelt.

Armisen and Brownstein’s vision is so affectionate to the city that it doesn’t even rain on Portlandia, despite the actual Portland’s reputation as a rainy city.

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summer, and we’re fairly adamant that there’s a distinction, and Portlanders would agree that there’s a distinction between Portland and Portlandia,” said Brownstein, who lives in Portland.

“Portlandia being a hyper, kind of Technicolor, grainy version of Portland, and I think in order to film it — that surreality and vividness — we have to keep it sunny there. That’s one of the major distinctions, I think.”

On the comedy show’s live tour, Armisen and Brownstein have recreated popular characters from the show (including the feminist bookstore employees), shared unaired video clips, talked about their creation and played music. Previous live guests of the tour have included Thao and Mirah, Jeff Tweedy’s sons and St. Vincent.

At least one confirmed guest appearing with the show tomorrow is The Fiery Furnaces member and solo artist Eleanor Friedberger. While in the nation’s capital, however, it’s possible some local legends could show up.

“We should ask Ian [MacKaye, founder of Dischord Records and member of Minor Threat and Fugazi]. That’s a good idea,” Brownstein said.

“Each live show has been such a spontaneous event that even though we’ve been able to get some wonderful guests in every city, often that’s come together kind of last minute.

“But people have been very gracious with their time so far,” she added. “So, hopefully, D.C. will be the same, and we do have a lot of great friends there. So, that’ll be fun.”

Both Armisen and Brownstein have fond musical memories of the Washington area.

LASTING IMPACT: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA The Phantom of the Opera, in my mind, has always been god-like.

It was inspiring: The way it skyrocketed into fame, the way its success was a staple to the whole world and not just the community theater nerds in my Midwest neighborhood growing up. Everyone knew that the Phantom standard was the highest you could attain in theater — it set the bar for every production, every budding actress, every hopeful director, every stage mom. There were no mistakes, no blemishes. To me, a 10-year-old oblivious to much of the world, The Phantom of the Opera was perfect.

The first time I saw a local high school’s production, I was mesmerized by heroine Christine’s way-too-high soprano runs and the “Masquerade” number, full of intricate 1900s French outfits. Its story had that haunting vulnerability of love, the precision of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s dynamic score, a beautiful demonstration of live theater. Today, Phantom is the longest running show on Broadway and just had its 10,000th performance on Feb. 11.

It was a few years before I grasped just how revolutionary the show was. In the late ‘80s, it steered Broadway away from the trite Rodgers and Hammerstein wholesomeness to fresher material, unafraid to experiment with darkness.

Phantom created the modern day blockbuster nature of Broadway shows such as Rent, Wicked and The Lion King, each of which took Phantom’s groundbreaking path, meshing traditional musical elements with new ideas, to achieve glorious successes.

And its brilliance still resonates with me. Phantom smartly capitalized on the live element that drives all theater with the immediacy of the crashing chandelier, the passing of the boat to the Phantom’s lair, the reverberation of the arias. It reminds me that theater exists to wow its audiences, to use the unique principle of liveness to make us feel, to bring its viewers to the edges of their seats. It’s the formula that has kept Phantom the best in the business, using basics that will never die.

After years of seeing musicals — many that were more complex and subtly remarkable than Phantom — it is still that classic, awe-inspiring show that has indefinitely set my bar for musical theater standards. It’s still that show that I’ll fondly remember, thinking of my fascination with the lavish costumes, the ornate set and the soprano notes all contained in that theatrical haven.

And it’s that show’s eerily beautiful music that I’ll sing to myself as I do my laundry, reminding me that, in an increasingly imperfect world of conflict and crisis, perfection still exists.

— Beena Raghavendran Armisen mentioned his Washington connection through his former punk band Trenchmouth — lead singer Damon Locks was from the area. “[Damon] was a part of that scene growing up, and seeing bands and stuff, and we very much wanted to be like a D.C. band,” Armisen. “We loved Rites of Spring and Fugazi and Minor Threat and Lungfish …

Circus Lupus, Nation of Ulysses — it was a huge influence on us. Not just us, but me also listening to music — I loved all the Dischord stuff. I

really loved it all.”

“When I was in high school, so many of the records I was collecting were coming out of D.C., whether it was Lungfish or Slant 6 or Fugazi, Nation of Ulysses,” Brownstein said. “I can’t think of a more vital scene, a more sort of inspirational music scene for myself than Washington, D.C.” Portlandia: The Tour will appear at the 9:30 Club for two shows tomorrow. Both shows are sold out. rhiggins@umdbk.com

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CAVALIERS from page 8 the lowest mark for any half this entire season.

Guard Terrell Stoglin, who scored 14 first-half points, was held scoreless for the final 20 minutes and finished 4-for-17 from the field. Aside from Stoglin and Faust (13 points), no Terp had more than six points.

“In the second half, we couldn’t execute, we couldn’t get a stop and we couldn’t get rolling

as a team overall,” guard Sean Mosley said. “It just seemed like they wanted it more.”

Turgeon and Mosley both refused to pin the loss on the quick turnaround from Thursday’s 9 p.m. tip at home against Boston College. The team had less than 48 hours to prepare.

“There are no excuses,” Mosley said.

In their third game without injured point guard Pe’Shon Howard, the Terps rarely could get into their offensive sets.

Faust lost control of his dribble

after the game. Turgeon and guard Sean Mosley, the only player made available to the media afterward, both made it clear there was no excuse for the team’s 13-point second-half performance.

That doesn’t do much to ease the sting of the Terps’ biggest loss since 2009, though, and a season no one expected much from is starting to live down to those expectations.

It wasn’t the first time we’d seen the Terps that we saw for the final 20 minutes of Saturday’s game. The troubling part is that the last time we saw them was in a November trip to Puerto Rico.

Pe’Shon or no Pe’Shon, that team was supposed to be in the past. The Terps had made plenty of progress since that sloppy excursion.

But all the problems that shone through early in the season and all the underlying concerns with this team came full circle on Saturday.

The Terps’ maligned frontcourt of James Padgett, Ashton Pankey, Berend Weijs and Alex Len combined for 10 points. In a combined 27 minutes, Weijs and Len had zero points and zero rebounds. Yes, you read that correctly.

Those depth concerns you’ve had? We saw those, too. Much like the Terps’ loss to Alabama in Puerto Rico — the only game this season in which the Terps scored fewer points than they did Saturday — an aggressive, athletic defense exposed the Terps.

The Cavaliers shut down Terrell Stoglin after he hit a few circus shots en route to 14 first-half points.

He didn’t score in the second half and finished the game 4-for-17 from the floor.

Guard Nick Faust picked up some of the slack and finished with 13 points. But others, like Mosley (two points in 30 minutes) and guard Mychal Parker (three points in 24 minutes), simply couldn’t get anything going offensively to pick up the slack.

Last but not least, we saw the turnovers come back — 15 of them, compared to three assists, to be exact.

The Terps made errant passes, traveled regularly and even dribbled the ball out of bounds a couple times.

About the only positive thing to take from that game is that the Terps took responsibility for the performance. There were no excuses.

But good public relations does nothing to change an embarrassing performance. And with four games left, Turgeon had better hope that Saturday was an anomaly, because any more like that would be, well, inexcusable. cwalsh@umdbk.com

on several occasions and gave up possession without much effort from Virginia. In the second half, the Terps had 13 turnovers and just one assist.

“We just don’t dribble very well,” Turgeon said. “We’re all by ourselves and all of the sudden, the ball is rolling out of bounds.

Nick’s our point guard because if Terrell is our point we’ll have 17 possessions where no one else touches it. At least when Nick is at point, we have the chance for one other guy to touch the ball.”

With just more than four min-

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utes left in the game, and the Terps down 60-40, Turgeon pulled the plug. He inserted walk-on guard Jonathan Thomas for Stoglin and had a full lineup of walk-ons in the game by the 3:29 mark.

For the rest of the way, the Terps’ regular rotation watched from the sideline.

“This reminded me of Puerto Rico today,” Turgeon said, referencing the Terps’ two blowout losses in the November tournament. “I thought we looked like we were disinter-

HAWKS from page 8 scored with just more than three minutes remaining in the half, the Terps tallied two goals in rapid succession to enter halftime with a 4-3 lead.

That lead was short-lived, however, as Hartford attackman Kevin O’Shea scored back-to-back goals to give Hartford a 5-4 lead just 4:09 into the third quarter.

But then junior All-American John Haus, who finished fifth on the team in points (28) and tied for second in assists (14) last year, proved why he’s considered one of the nation’s top midfielders this season. With 6:19 remaining in the quarter, Haus top-shelved a shot over the outstretched arms of Hawks goalkeeper Scott Bement.

That was the first in a fourgoal run for the Terps that gave them an 8-5 lead heading into the fourth quarter. They never

ested as far as being tough on defense and rebounding. Our execution was poor.”

Virginia forward Mike Scott scored a game-high 25 points, hitting seven of his first 10 shots as Turgeon tried four different defenders to stop him. But his strong first-half play wasn’t needed in the second, when Virginia locked down defensively and began its rout.

With the loss, the Terps have yet to win two straight games since early January and still just have one road win this season.

“Emotionally, I just feel like we didn’t give it our all. For a guy that won at lot of games here for the University of Maryland, I know what it takes to win,” Mosley said. “You just can’t be satisfied with one win here and another loss and another win. You have to build that winning streak up.”

Said Turgeon: “It’s where we are, guys. It’s unfortunate, but hopefully we’ll play better on Tuesday.”

looked back. The team outshot Hartford 13-4 in the final period and extended its season-opening win streak to 19 with a 4-1 goal advantage.

Tillman’s squad overpowered the Hawks in several critical categories, including shots (40-23) and ground balls (5321). The Terps were especially dominant on faceoffs, where midfielder Curtis Holmes won 19 of 20 draws. “[Our sports information director] always comes over after the game, and he tells me how many ground balls or whatever I have,” said Holmes, who also finished with a careerhigh nine groundballs. “And I always think, ‘Oh, cool. That’s awesome.’ But, you know, today to go 19-for-20 was definitely a good start.”

Holmes wasn’t the only one to impress. Haus had a game-high four points on two goals and two assists, and Snider notched a goal and two assists of his own.

Their contributions proved

key for a midfield unit still adjusting to the loss of senior captain Jake Bernhardt, who will miss at least a month after suffering a shoulder injury during the team’s Feb. 4 scrimmage at Loyola (Md.). Bernhardt started all 18 games last season and ranked sixth on the team in goals with 15.

“We love Jake to death, and I think just emotionally, everybody loves Jake so much that losing him, it hurt all of us just a little bit,” Tillman said. “But we asked other guys to step up, and I thought everybody did a little bit of that today.”

The Terps will need similar contributions if they hope to win their annual Battle of the Beltway against Georgetown on Friday.

“We got on a roll, and that really helped our confidence going into Georgetown next week,” attackman Joe Cummings said. “So today was just a huge win for us, a great way to start the season.”

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CAVALIERS 71, TERPS 44

Vanishing act Cavs overwhelms Terps in second half of road rout; Turgeon pulls starters late

BY CHRIS ECKARD Senior staff writer

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Mark Turgeon ran his finger down a box score rife with disappointment shortly after his team’s game at Virginia ended Saturday.

“You can go down our whole list,” Turgeon said of the 14 players who played in the Terps’ 7144 loss to the No. 22 Cavaliers. “If you can tell me one guy that played well today, I’ll argue that you’re wrong. We were 0-for-14.”

Even the team’s six walk-ons, who logged time in the closing minutes after Turgeon had seen enough of his regular rotation in the team’s worst

Guard Mychal Parker, left, and Virginia forward Mike Scott collide during the Terps’ loss Saturday. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

defeat in more than two years, fell short of their coach’s expectations. A complete second-half breakdown in all facets of the game doomed the Terps (15-11, 5-7 ACC) to their lowest scoring output against a Virginia team in over 20 years.

“I thought they played with more toughness,” Turgeon said of the Cavaliers. “They were clearly the team that wanted it more today.”

Buoyed by seven first-half 3-pointers, the Terps stuck with Virginia (20-6, 7-5) and tied the game at 31-31 off a long-range bomb by guard Nick Faust just seconds before the halftime buzzer. They hit just two of their 15 first-half field goals inside the 3-point line.

But after the team took the lead on the first possession of the second half on a layup by forward James Padgett, Virginia scored 16 straight points during an eight-minute stretch filled with turnovers and ugly shots from the Terps. In all, the Terps hit just five second-half field goals for 13 total points —

see CAVALIERS, page 7

Forward Alyssa Thomas’ last-second block of guard Haley Peters’ shot secured the Terps’ win over Duke yesterday. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK

Terps top Duke with a big swat Hawkins’ putback is clincher in ACC bout

BY JOSH VITALE Staff writer

None of that happened Saturday, though, and the 27-point loss the Terps left John Paul Jones Arena with with after an even first half has left everyone puzzled, especially coach Mark Turgeon. He decided he’d finally seen enough late in the second half, when he waved the white flag and played six walk-ons to close out the 71-44 debacle.

“I’d just had enough,” Turgeon said. “Selfishness, not boxing out, not defending.”

To their credit, the Terps took the high road

Standing all alone in front of the Duke bench, Haley Peters held the outcome of the game in her hands.

Her Blue Devils trailing the Terrapins women’s basketball team by two points, the final seconds ticking off the clock, the forward hoisted a 3-point attempt from the left wing that would decide who would win and lose.

Alyssa Thomas had no intention of leaving it up to chance, however.

Not even a second after the ball left Peters’ fingertips, Thomas was in its way. With one ferocious swing, the forward swatted the ball off course, sending what could’ve been the game-winner careening over two rows of seats behind the basket and erasing any chance Duke might have had at a victory.

In front of a season-high crowd of more than 15,000 at Comcast Center, Thomas’ late-game denial was the difference as the No. 8 Terps handed the No. 5 Blue Devils their first loss in ACC play this season, 63-61.

“She did a phenomenal job of sticking with it, using her length for a late-game block,” coach Brenda Frese said. “I told the team in the locker room, this one was special for a lot of different reasons.”

Frese hadn’t wanted to give Duke (22-4, 13-1 ACC) a chance in the final seconds. After the Blue Devils’ Chelsea Gray drove into the lane and banked in a layup to tie the game at 61 with 21 seconds left, Duke called a timeout and Frese set up what she hoped would be the final shot.

But Thomas’ aggressiveness got the

see WALSH, page 7

see DUKE, page 3

Guards Terrell Stoglin, left, and Nick Faust sit on the bench Saturday after coach Mark Turgeon pulled the Terps’ starters and regular reserves toward the end of their 71-44 loss at No. 22 Virginia, their worst margin of defeat in more than two years. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

A bad loss, any way you cut it CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –

CONOR WALSH

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he excuses were all there Saturday. The Terrapins men’s basketball team would be playing after a quick turnaround, tipping off at 1 p.m., roughly 38 hours after the final buzzer sounded against Boston College on Thursday. The team was still reeling from the loss of guard Pe’Shon Howard. It was on the road against one of the ACC’s best squads.

But none of those can be pointed to as the root of the team’s atrocious second half on Saturday at

No. 22 Virginia. Maybe if the Terps had been held hostage at halftime, and a high school team played in their place, you could look at that as a plausible excuse. Or maybe if the team had been forced to play the second half barefoot.

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Terps make statement No opening-game jitters for Terps in win in series win at UCLA Holmes dominant as team beats Hartford

Team takes two wins against Pac-12 power

BY DANIEL GALLEN Staff writer

Entering its season-opening series at No. 14 UCLA this weekend, the Terrapins baseball team said the Bruins — two years removed from a College World Series appearance — were just another team to beat.

Considering the Terps’ own lineage as a team that has, in recent years, been beaten regularly, their characterization of the pro-producing, defending Pac-12 champions seemed misplaced.

But in a season that could mark the turning point for a program mired in a 40-year postseason drought, the Terps took two of three at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles for their first road series win in three years and perhaps their most important weekend in many more.

“I thought we did enough all week-

end to win a series, and that was our goal coming down here,” coach Erik Bakich said. “I was pleased with our performance. … I think our players deserved it. They certainly worked hard for it.”

It didn’t take long for the Terps to break another streak in Friday’s 2-1 win. The victory was the Terps’ first in a season opener since 2001, when the team beat North Carolina A&T. After falling behind 1-0 in the fourth inning, the Terps waited until the ninth to complete their comeback. Catcher Jack Cleary was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in the tying run, and after a groundout by center fielder Charlie White, shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez drew a walk to score the winning run.

The Terps fell, 6-5, on Saturday

see BRUINS, page 3

BY CONNOR LETOURNEAU Staff writer

Standing on the Byrd Stadium field Saturday afternoon, John Tillman made no qualms about his feelings entering the Terrapins men’s lacrosse team’s season opener against Hartford.

“I was really nervous going into this game,” the second-year coach said just minutes after the No. 8 Terps secured a 12-6 win. “I thought they were good.

They were very experienced.”

And who could blame him for his anxiety?

Hartford was returning nearly 90 percent of its offensive production from a team that made the NCAA Tournament last season. The Terps, meanwhile, were still evaluating a new-look roster after losing 17 seniors to graduation last May. That drop-off in experience was evident throughout the first quarter Saturday.

The Terps committed eight turnovers to the Hawks’ four in the

Midfielder Drew Snider was one of nine Terps to score in the team’s 12-6 win over Hartford on Saturday afternoon. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK

opening period, and Hartford darted to an early 2-0 lead.

“They create kind of a chaotic pace,” Tillman said. “And early in the game, I think that pace got the best of us.”

The Terps’ scoring drought ended at the 13:57 mark of the second quarter, when midfielder Drew Snider took a

pass from midfielder Mike Chanenchuk and found the net. Eight minutes later, attackman Billy Gribbin, a Penn State transfer, evened the score at 2-2 on a transition goal.

After Hawks midfielder Tate Klidonas

see HAWKS, page 7

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THE DIAMONDBACK | SPRING CAREER GUIDE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

The best of the career guide If you’re only going to read one page of the guide, make it this one

BY LEAH VILANUEVA Senior staff writer

Resumes. Cover letters. Interviews. Career fairs. Internships.

Part-time jobs.

With only four or five years before having to face the real world, these words weigh heavily on many students’ minds. The Diamondback’s annual career guide takes a closer look.

Senioritis is often coupled with the stress of wondering whether one will find a job after graduation. But some seniors have already got their careers in the bag. See more on page 3.

It’s February. You haven’t

turned in any of your summer internship applications yet.

What should you do? A Career Center expert shares some sound advice. See more on page 4.

For some university alumni, being a Terp turned out to be a lifelong calling as they found their careers right on their home campus. See more on page 5.

What crazy jobs are some students doing off-campus to make a little extra cash? How about standing in the aisles and ushering the crowds at a major Ke$ha concert? Or dishing out sandwiches at Potbelly? See more on page 6.

Job interviews can bring out the good, the bad and the ugliest of experiences. Some students were unfortunate enough to come face to face with the latter two. Read their personal horror stories on page 8.

What’s your major? And what are your chances of getting a job after you graduate in your field of study? Check out the latest data on national employment rates on page 10. n For some students, changing their minds meant changing their majors. See more on page 12. villanueva@umdbk.com

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But thanks to some early legwork, networking and a little bit of luck, some seniors are already way ahead of the game.

Senior environmental science and policy major Michelle Kim has already secured a position with Green Corps, a field school for environmental organizing that trains people to organize and mobilize large environmental grassroots campaigns. Once she graduates, Kim said she will begin working on campaigns to shut down coal plants and reduce bottled water usage.

Kim said she applied after she got a call from a Green Corps recruiter in November—a friend had recommended her for the job and gave the recruiter her phone number.

“I wasn’t even really sure that I was going to apply for the program at all, Kim said.

“At that point, I had no idea what I wanted to do really.”

This past Tuesday, Kim got the news that she was chosen for the program.

“This was actually the first thing I had applied for,” she said. “It was just kind of a crazy streak of luck.”

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Dropped the ball on applications?

Don’t fret, Career Center experts have advice for those who had a late start

BY MOHAMMAD SHARIF For The Diamondback

It’s Februar y. Did you apply for your summer internship yet?

If not, you are probably one of many students wondering if they waited too long to snag one of those crucial stepping stones to a potential career.

Thankfully, Career Center Associate Director William Jones Jr. said now is the perfect time to get those applications completed and turned in before deadline.

“One should start [applying for internships] anytime no later than early spring,” Jones said. “The best time is in early spring semester, but students should start planning out by the end of fall semester,” Jones said a great place to start looking for internship opportunities is through Career4Terps, a university-operated job and internship search engine suited for students of all majors. Another avenue is networking through family members, friends and professors, he added.

Jones cautioned that a sloppy application turned in on deadline has just as little chance of impressing potential employers as a late submission.

“The biggest mistakes students often make is procrastinating, not using research tools, never making use of their social network, grammatical and spelling mistakes on resumes and cover letters,” he said. “Many students make mistakes that put them into trouble and send out a negative impression on employers.”

Jones said the Career Center of fers many ser vices to help students find their ideal

internship and put their best foot for ward when they apply, naming workshops, events

“Do research and assess your goals and skills...Stay engaged, keep trying, never give up and have a proactive approach, rather than a reactive.”

WILLIAM JONES CAREER CENTER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

and career and internship fairs as the best places to start. After students pass the first stage of the application process, the center also offers an inter view program where students can take mock inter views to practice for the real thing.

However, only 48 percent of students made use of Career Center ser vices last year, according to Jones. And as the summer internship season rolls around, Jones encouraged students to utilize all the resources available to them.

“Tailor all of your documents to the position you are applying for,” he said. “Do research and assess your goals and skills. Utilize as many resources available through Career Center or other online job boards. Stay engaged, keep tr ying, never give up and have a proactive approach, rather than reactive.” news@umdbk.com

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University alumni find their dream careers right on the campus

BY ALEX MCGUIRE For The Diamondback

While many graduating seniors look for ward to throwing their caps in the air and bidding this university goodbye for good, some end up calling this university home.

Such was the case for Office of Student Conduct Assistant Director James Bond, one of many university alumni who came to the campus only looking for a degree and ended up finding a career.

As a government and politics and journalism double major, Bond – a 2001 alumnus – was heavily involved in student affairs throughout his undergraduate career, ser ving a term as president for the Student Government Association and working as a community assistant for three years.

“Since I was that over-involved student, I saw student af fairs from a lot of dif ferent aspects,” James said. “I was in student government, so I saw that aspect. I was in Res Life so I saw that aspect and just a lot of great positive experiences with dif ferent staf f members here.”

But at the time, Bond didn’t imagine student affairs would be his career destination — he thought he wanted to be an attorney. After graduating from Georgetown University Law Center in 2004, he decided to return to his old stomping grounds and work in student affairs again.

He star ted out as a coordinator of special projects for

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THE DIAMONDBACK | SPRING CAREER GUIDE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Odd jobs beyond the campus borders Students enjoy part-time work around College Park and out of state

BY SUNG-MIN KIM For The Diamondback

From handling the crowds at some of the biggest concerts in Long Island, N.Y., to dishing out lunch to hungr y students along Route 1, many students are finding fun and rewarding ways to make a little extra cash.

While there is no shortage of part-time job offers right on the campus, some students have chosen to venture out to the surrounding city or even their own hometowns for employment. Sophomore animal sciences major Jack Hutchison always looks for ward to traveling back home to Long Island at the end of each semester, where his job gets him a free seat at concerts for headliners such as Bob Dylan, Blink-182 and John Mayer.

“I work as an usher and ticket taker at Jones Beach Theater on Long Island,” Hutchison said. “I either scan cus-

tomers’ tickets at the gate, or stand in a section and direct them to their seats. I know the layout of the stadium so I can direct them if they have any questions.”

Hutchison’s job also entails such menial tasks as wiping the dirty seats in the outdoor amphitheater, but he said the excitement of the shows makes it all worth it.

“The Flaming Lips concer t Sophomore animal sciences major Jack Hutchison ushered at Jones Beach Theater in Long Island, N.Y., was probably the coolest which hosted concerts by artists such as Ke$ha and the Flaming Lips. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK show I’ve ever seen,” he said.

“There’s lights ever ywhere, all kinds of props, the lead singer [Wayne Coyne] even gets in a big plastic bubble and wades through the crowd. Other than that, [Carlos] Santana put on an incredible show.”

As for the worst shows he ever ushered, Hutchison called Ke$ha’s concert at the theater “indescribable” and said he also attended an all-

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SENIORS from page 3 Although Kim said she might consider going to graduate or law school, she can see herself sticking with grassroots organizing for a long time.

“No matter what, I think I want to definitely do this for awhile,” she said.

While Kim has just figured out her post-graduation plans, senior accounting major

Meghan Cadigan has known hers since this past summer.

Cadigan interned for the accounting firm KT&G, and at the end of the internship she was offered a full-time position auditing financial statements for government agencies.

“I knew that if I did well in the internship, I would get a job,” Cadigan said.

Cadigan had been stressed out about the prospects of jobs and internships at the end of her sophomore year, and KT&G was just one of

eight internships she applied for last year.

“It was something I worried a lot about,” Cadigan said.

“It’s a pretty long and challenging application process for all these firms.”

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Internship nightmares Students share their tales of woe from job interviews and internships

BY LAURA BLASEY Staff writer

From ill-timed phone calls to lazy co-workers, many students have their own personal horror stories to tell from their internship interviews and workplace experiences: Mia Simon, freshman broadcast journalism “One time my mom called me in the middle of an interview. I was interviewing for a pre-college program at Pricewaterhouse Coopers and I forgot to silence my phone because I was running a little late. It went off and it was so awkward because I didn’t know whether to answer it or let it ring.

The woman just looked at me. I got the job, but I was just like, ‘Really, mom?’”

Kurt Rubenacker, freshman engineering “I interned at the environmental protection unit of the city of San

Diego’s attorney office. From the first day, all I did was copy records, fax reports and file — basically doing everyone else’s work, for free, while they left early or sat on Facebook from 9 to 5. I really would have expected one of the country’s 10 largest cities to have their shit together. I realized that I definitely didn’t want to be a lawyer and even though I was an intern, I was really hoping for some more respect.”

Suzan Abebe, senior African American studies and government and politics “I was going for my RA interview and I got the time mixed up.

Instead of showing up 30 minutes early, like I thought I was, I ended up showing up 30 minutes late. It definitely showed on my face, but I guess I didn’t fold under the pressure because I ended up getting it anyway .” blasey@umdbk.com

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Resident Life and working parttime in the Office of Student Conduct.

He later worked as coordinator of rights and responsibilities for Student Conduct until last summer, when he became assistant director.

Bond said his philosophy is that the university can be a great experience for ever y student, as long as they get involved, ask the right questions and aren’t afraid to ask those questions.

“Helping other folks experience Maryland as positively as I did is my goal,” Bond said. “It’s a matter of helping them all get the best out of Maryland and helping Maryland get the best out of them.”

And Bond is not the only alumnus employed on the campus.

Jessica Smith, a 2010 alumna, went straight from graduation to a full-time job as a writer and editor of the business school’s Smith Business Magazine.

Smith, who interned at the Office of Marketing Communications as an undergraduate, originally planned to work for a newspaper before she got the job offer from the business school.

“In a million years I wouldn’t have guessed that I would graduate from the university and turn around to start my career here as well.”

JESSICA SMITH 2010 ALUMNA

“In a million years I wouldn’t have guessed that I would graduate from the university and turn around to start my career here as well,” Smith wrote in an email.

And when she’s not writing for the magazine, Smith also submits two weekly columns for The Washington Post’s Capital Business section and serves as copy editor for the business school’s publications. She has recently started doing small design projects for the school as well, such as creating fliers for events.

“It’s been great sticking around on the campus,” Smith wrote. “I am a very proud Terp, so it’s great to be here and still be a part of all the goings-on.” news@umdbk.com

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PART-TIME from page 6 day electronic music festival that was “complete chaos.”

“In the end, I think even [bad] shows are still pretty fun

“Anytime you work with certain people it becomes a memorable moment … working with fun people is fun and makes your job more enjoyable.”

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to work,” he said. “At least the audience enjoys it, and I like to see that.”

Other students, such as sophomore environmental science and philosophy major Kate Weiss, don’t have to venture far off the campus for their part-time jobs. Weiss works as a sales associate at Potbelly Sandwich Shop, a job she said entails “making sandwiches and cleaning stuff all day.”

Weiss said most of her paycheck goes toward food and paying off phone bills and loans. And while working at the popular restaurant may not be the most glamorous job in the world, Weiss said the relationships she made with her co-workers are more valuable than the financial payoff.

“I love the people I work with, and the job isn’t bad,” says Weiss. “There isn’t really a most memorable moment. I suppose anytime you work with certain people it becomes a memorable moment, usually in a positive manner. Because working with fun people is fun and makes your job more enjoyable.” news@umdbk.com

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Trading majors, arts vs. sciences Some students switch due to changing career interests

BY NEHA SASTRY For The Diamondback

“What is your major?” For students still tr ying to figure out their own career goals, the answer to that question may change from semester to semester.

While many students come to this university with a declared major in hand, some discover several classes later that their choice of study is not for them, or that their interests actually lie elsewhere. Junior Calvin Dasilva has changed his major three times throughout his undergraduate career, from biology to chemistry to his current major, environmental science and technology.

Dasilva said he hated all the memorization the biology and chemistry majors entailed, and he longed for a field of study that combined his love for science with a greater level of hands-on activity. He said an advisor finally pointed him in the right direction, encouraging him to study what he actually enjoyed.

Dasilva said he is not sure

what he wants to do with his major, whether it be working with environmental groups or for the government.

Whatever his eventual career may be, he said he looks for ward to doing work that makes a tangible difference.

“I realized I liked to work with the environment,” Dasilva said.

“I like to work with my hands and be in the middle of things.”

Freshman art history major Briana Aracena Delaney is also on the verge of switching her major to pursue her true passion.

Delaney said she always enjoyed tutoring children in high school but soon realized her current major offered very few career options, especially in teaching.

“After a semester of not working with children, I was kind of dying,” Delaney said with a laugh.

Delaney is working to declare a major in English and has returned to tutoring children in her spare time.

“Maybe it’s better to stick with what you know and love,” she said. news@umdbk.com

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