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Court date set for Passage likely for state DREAM Act State Senate supports in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in preliminary vote Zeta Phi Beta members charged in assault, hazing

BY YASMEEN ABUTALEB Staff writer

Several incidents of violence reported, police records show

BY SARAH MEEHAN Staff writer

Several sorority sisters from this university’s Zeta Phi Beta chapter are set to appear in court next month for second-degree assault and hazing charges put forth by one of their new members earlier this year.

The sorority members — alumna Bridget Blount, 24; alumna Zakiya Shivers, 26; Tymesha Pendleton, 26; Monika Young, 23; student Kandyce Jackson, 20; student Montressa Hammond, 24 — will appear in the Hyattsville District Court on April 1. The final defendant, student Amber Bijou, 22, will be assigned a court date March 17.

The 22-year-old student victim, who has since left the sorority, reported three separate hazing incidents

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Junior psychology major Janice Castro (left) and sophomore criminology and criminal justice major Jackelin Hernandez lobby state senators Monday for the socalled state DREAM Act. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK

An act that would provide undocumented immigrants the opportunity to qualify for in-state tuition at four-year colleges and universities appears poised to pass the state Senate after a preliminary floor vote last night pushed the bill forward.

Although the senate is expected to vote on the bill’s final passage Monday, last night’s six-hour debate and final tally showed that state senators are largely ready to support the controversial legislation, SB 167, known among supporters as the state DREAM Act, a reference to the federal Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, which failed to pass the U.S. Senate in December.

Not a single Republican voted in favor of

the bill, on the basis that it violates federal law, is too costly and may put U.S. citizens at a disadvantage.

If signed into law, the legislation would allow immigrants who entered this country illegally and attended high school in this state the ability to receive less expensive in-state tuition at four-year colleges and universities under the condition that those students first complete 60 credits at a local community college and file for permanent residency within 30 days of enrollment at an institution of higher education.

Despite the partisan split on the issue, state Sen. Jim Rosapepe (D-Prince George’s) said he’s optimistic about the bill’s chances Monday.

“It looks as though it probably has the

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Curing the college culture Univ. medical school researcher finds treatment for binge drinking

BY CLAIRE SARAVIA Staff writer

For many students, waking up on a Saturday morning to an apartment littered with empty bottles and cans is the mark of a good night, but university researchers said binge drinking just might be an illness

that needs treating.

Researcher Harry June, of the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, has found two genes in humans that might be linked to the prevalence of binge drinking among adults. It’s a discovery he said could possibly lead to future treatments for a practice many students simply consider a

part of the collegiate experience.

June, who has been studying the role genes play in alcohol consumption for 22 years, said the two linked genes seem to play a major role in excessive drinking among college students and older

see DRINKING, page 3

Body issues support after state explains how each penny of 5-cent tax would be spent

BY SARAH MEEHAN Staff writer

After a handful of students voiced their support at last night’s SGA meeting for a statewide tax on plastic bags, the body decided to throw its weight behind the initiative, as well.

The Student Government Association backed the proposed Clean the Streams and Beautify the Bay Act of 2011, a bill that would put a 5-cent tax on disposable carryout bags, with overwhelming support.

The group delayed voting on this bill several weeks ago because legislators were unsure where each cent of the fee would go. But now that the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee has published specifics on how the generated revenue will be spent, legislators said they were more comfortable supporting it.

“This is an opportunity to make a difference on an issue that is so grand and that we can make on an individual basis,” SGA Sustainability Director Matthew Popkin said.

Outlying commuter legislator Brendan Cusack, the bill’s sponsor, said the tax has proven to be effective in Washington, where a similar piece of legislation yielded an 80 percent decrease in plastic-bag use after the tax was imposed. Cusack said this evidence should

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Waiting for the state to say ‘I do’ Same-sex couple anticipates final marriage vote

BY ALISSA GULIN Senior staff writer

English professors Martha Nell Smith (left) and Marilee Lindemann, who have been together for 27 years, await a state decision on the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, which is expected to take place today. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK

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They finish each other’s sentences. They love literature and fawning over their new wirehaired fox terrier, Ruby. They never run out of things to talk about, and Tuesday they celebrated their 27th anniversary.

But at the exact time English professors Martha Nell Smith

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and Marilee Lindemann sat across from each other yesterday telling the tale of their relationship, gold bands securely around their ring fingers, state legislators sat in their chamber debating whether to recognize their union as legally equal to a heterosexual marriage.

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same-sex couples to marry; a final vote is expected tomorrow, and if the bill is passed, Gov. Martin O’Malley will likely sign it into law.

The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act’s passage would signal the end of the battle for domestic partnership benefits at the university that Smith and Lindemann have

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SORORITY from page 1 to the university and Prince George’s County Police in November. She was allegedly assaulted in three off-campus houses owned by other members of Zeta Phi Beta.

According to charging documents, Blount allegedly pushed the victim into a wall and threw her around a house near Annapolis Road and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway on Oct. 15. The following day, at another house in Bladensburg, Shivers, Pendleton and Young reportedly punched the victim in the arm. Pendleton and Young also allegedly beat her on the buttocks with an oak paddle. On Oct. 16, Pendleton reportedly choked the victim in the same house.

On Oct. 18, at a house in Adelphi, the documents said Bijou, Jackson and Hammond allegedly punched the victim in the arm repeatedly; Bijou allegedly pushed her into a wall; and Hammond allegedly

VOTE from page 1 votes to pass,” Rosapepe said in an interview following the vote, which took place in an evening session. “I think there’s support in the senate for it, but it ain’t over until it’s over.”

Before the proposal can become state law, the House of Delegates must also approve its version of the legislation, HB 470, which was discussed in a state committee yesterday.

Del. Jolene Ivey (D–Prince George’s), who serves on the committee that evaluated the bill last night, said the House is more likely to vote to approve the bill with a successful senate vote.

“It’s a matter of what happens on the floor,” she said. “I sure hope there’s enough of them with hearts that can do it.”

Ivey said much of the opposition comes from misunderstandings about what the bill seeks to accomplish. She said many people claim that by providing in-state tuition to these students, the state takes away money from taxpayers; however, in order to receive in-state tuition rates, the students and their parents would be required to pay state income taxes, which they are able to do by using a Taxpayer Identification Number rather than a Social Security number.

University System of Maryland lobbyist P.J. Hogan said the Board of Regents — a 17-member body that oversees all insti-

grabbed her by the shirt and swung her around the room.

The series of assaults reportedly left severe bruising on the victim’s arms and chest.

She reported the incidents to the university and worked with Prince George’s County Police to identify the suspects through pictures.

In addition to six months in jail and/or a $500 fine for hazing if they are convicted, each of the seven sorority sisters could also face up to 10 years in jail and/or a $2,500 fine for second-degree assault if they are found guilty.

The sorority was suspended from the university indefinitely in November after the hazing allegations surfaced.

The Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life is waiting to take any action against the sorority until the court makes formal decisions on each case, according to Director Matt Supple.

“If those allegations are true, I would be appalled that a values-based organization would commit those crimes,” Supple said.

tutions in the university system, including this one — supports the bill and hopes the House will soon approve it.

“Under current federal law, we provide students a free K-12 education and we want them to pursue higher education opportunities,” Hogan said. “You can be in Maryland and graduate from high school, but by not being able to get in-state tuition, you make it extremely prohibitive to these students.”

Ivey said Hogan and the presidents of Prince George’s Community College and Montgomer y College spoke out strongly in support of the bill last night. The trio noted that if the state truly has a goal of having 55 percent of its residents hold some kind of an advanced degree, it should do everything it needs to achieve those numbers.

“We can’t ignore an entire group of people right now,” Ivey said. “We really need to expand and reach out and help more residents.”

Critics of the legislation focused mainly on the bill’s price tag: State budget analysts have estimated that, if implemented, the bill would cost the state about $800,000 next year and noted that the price could increase to $3.5 million by 2016.

State Sen. David Brinkley (RFrederick) said the measure is unaffordable, according to The Baltimore Sun. “The issue is not denying education to the individuals,” Brinkley told The Sun. “We

Criminal charges are rare for Greek organizations at this university, Supple said, adding in the 17 years he’s worked for the department, he’s only encountered hazing allegations that lead to criminal investigations a handful of times.

Supple said he expects the sorority’s national chapter to become involved after the investigations against the members are closed.

Pan-Hellenic Council Adviser Kevin Pitts, who oversees Zeta Phi Beta, said all PHC chapters have antihazing policies.

“We advise all of our chapters to abide by our national policy,” he said, adding he thinks it is unfortunate when chapters stretch the boundaries of those guidelines.

Student Conduct Office Assistant Director Tamara Saunders; Anthony Faterni, Jackson’s lawyer; Pan-Hellenic Council President Kevin Chambers; and the victim could not be reached for comment. meehan@umdbk.com

“I sure hope there’s enough of them with hearts that can do it.”

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disagree that the state has to pay for it.”

Other opponents have said this state would run the risk of becoming a “sanctuary state” to which undocumented immigrants would flock if the measure is approved.

Ten other states have similar measures in place, including New York, California and Texas.

State Sen. Victor Ramirez (DPrince George’s), who authored the senate bill, could not be reached for comment last night.

Senior accounting major Gerson Elias, who helped gather a group of students to lobby legislators in Annapolis on Monday, said all students should be granted equal educational opportunities.

“I don’t think it’s fair because a lot of the students didn’t choose to come to the U.S. illegally,” he said. “They came at a very young age, and it’s a decision their parents made for them. They should be given any opportunity to get an education. Who doesn’t deserve to get educated?” abutaleb@umdbk.com

Arboretum returns in full bloom New campus spots join old attractions in spring debut

BY SPENCER ISRAEL Staff writer

Five weeks ago, Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, prompting the declaration of an early spring.

And with March upon the campus, the university will begin to restore the pamphlet-ready look of a school in season, and the richness and diversity of the university’s arboretum and botanical garden will be in full view of anyone who steps foot on school grounds.

“We want people coming on campus to have a sense of belonging,” said Karen Petroff, assistant director for the arboretum and horticultural services. “And maintaining the arboretum is a big part of that.”

The arboretum — a term that describes the vast collection of publicly accessible trees and plants on the campus — requires constant maintenance, which Petroff said plays a huge role in the look of the campus.

That maintenance falls under the charge of Petroff’s department, which she said operates on a slim staff of 50 and without its own budget, spending money pulled solely from the university’s renewal funds — about $130,000 designated for “tree care.”

While the staff’s work doesn’t bear visual fruit until late in the spring semester, employees stay busy all through the winter with a range of tasks, from managing pests and inspecting trees to pruning dead wood and mulching. Part of the attention the campus receives in the winter months includes simply picking up trash, which Petroff said the staff spends as much as a quarter of its time doing.

But it all pays off during blooming season, Petroff said. And as the weather turns warm and more people spend time outside, she said she expects some newer out-

Orange and yellow flowers begin to bloom in front of the Regents Drive Garage after months of careful care throughout the winter. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

door spots to get more use.

These places include the Peace and Friendship Garden at the lower end of the president’s residence lawn near Lot 1-D. Installed last year, the garden features a Chinese peace tree sculpture donated by the government of China. The artist who designed the sculpture was also responsible for all of the costumes associated with the opening ceremonies at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Petroff said.

While she lamented the distance of the garden from the more frequently traveled parts of the campus, Petroff insisted students who pass by “will be very surprised and delighted by what they see.”

Melody Poland, a senior Japanese major and president of the St. Mary’s Garden Club, said these newer places are key to the university’s image.

“I think [the university] is improving a lot with new developments such as gardens,” she said. “We’re an agricultural university, so it’s very important for us to get back to our roots. I think gardening is really beginning to catch on, and I encourage people to do it more.”

Students walking past the Memorial Chapel will also notice the Garden of Reflection and Remembrance, which was completed last

October. Petroff said she hopes both spots will provide students with a quiet place to enjoy nature’s beauty.

Of course, no part of the arboretum is more noticeable than the “M” at the mouth of Campus Drive. Petroff said the “M” will be turned back to red begonias sometime around the end of April, depending on how accommodating the weather is. The goal, Petroff said, is to make the “M” as spectacular on Maryland Day as possible.

“The first time I came to campus I saw the ‘M,’ and that’s what I remembered, and that was in middle school, long before I came here,” said Damien Main, a junior family science major.

“A beautiful campus attracts more students.”

Among the many projects involved in maintaining the look of a sprawling campus, Petroff said, has been the restoration of the gateways to the campus, particularly the area next to Montgomery Hall and across from Route 1 restaurants Potbelly Sandwich Shop and Panda.

“The beauty of a campus is not just in its physical attributes,” Petroff said. “I see landscaping as the bridge between all the programs on campus, and so much more.” israel@umdbk.com

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Colleges track post-graduation success Officials said despite post-recession slump, many students find jobs

BY KELLY FARRELL Staff writer

University officials in several colleges are tracking the success rates of graduates to ensure current students have the best chances of succeeding in their fields, even in the face of a weak economy.

According to a 2009 National Association of Colleges and Employers survey, only 19.7 percent of 2009 graduates who applied for a job had one by the time they graduated — a drop from the 51 percent reported in 2007 and the 26 percent reported in 2008. Although it’s not a common practice in all colleges, officials in the engineering and business schools said it’s important students understand which job markets are hiring.

And the best way to do that, they said, is to see where recent graduates are now employed.

“To us, it’s important to track this information in this kind of economy to understand where the jobs are and where the trends are,” said Jeff Kudisch, managing director of the business school’s Office of Career

Services. “For instance, if we know that accounting and consulting are picking up, we can put more efforts in terms of developing relationships with those employers and preparing our students.”

In both the business and engineering schools, surveys are given to graduating seniors before commencement to determine how many students have secured jobs and where they were hired.

“The information contained in our graduation survey is very important so it can help students target their job search to the right employers,” said Veronica Perrigan, the engineering school’s assistant director for student services. “Trying to find a job in this tough economy is like a full-time job, and anything that can give them an edge is something we want to provide.”

According to last year’s engineering school survey, which Perrigan said 93 percent of its undergraduates completed, 52 percent of students were employed full-time by commencement.

And though Kudisch said only about 66 percent of business stu-

dents responded to the survey last year, more than 55 percent of those surveyed were employed full-time by May 2010. He noted that number does not account for the 5 percent who have started their own business and the 5 percent who went on to internships.

But not all colleges are keeping data on their graduates’ job success.

Although the journalism school doesn’t officially survey its students, Chris Harvey, the school’s director of internships and career development, said the college still knows where many of its students end up.

“A lot of us keep informal track of different parts of the alumni pool,” Harvey said. “I’ve been running the multimedia news bureau since 2001, and I could tell you where most of those students are.”

Harvey spouted off several companies at which her former students currently work, including The Washington Post, USA Today and The Baltimore Sun. But some students, such as senior journalism major Lisa Krysiak, said the school would benefit from handing out a grad-

uation survey and being able to directly cite its success rate.

“I think they’d be a good idea because it’ll give the j-school an idea about just how good of a job they’re doing, or not,” she said.

“Especially nowadays when there’s so much controversy about just how important a college degree is.”

Regardless of tracking methods, many colleges are improving efforts to work directly with recruiters and improve overall success rates.

“We have to keep a pulse on what the employers’ needs are to fill their talent pipelines,” Kudisch said.

And as students stand on the brink of a slow job market, Kudisch said the business school has added another aspect to training students: teaching them how to handle rejection.

“In a tough economy, teaching students to be comfortable with hearing ‘no’ and the emotions that go with dealing with failure is important,” Kudisch said. “You have to teach them how to cope with this kind of environment.” farrell@umdbk.com

Sex-toy exhibition gives study of sexuality bad rap Univ. professor says Northwestern demonstration goes too far; some disagree

BY LAUREN HICKS For The Diamondback

A Northwestern University human sexuality professor who made headlines after he hosted an unconventionally risqué display as part of a lecture series has given the discipline of human sexuality and the construct of academic freedom a bad name, according to his counterpart at this university, Robin Sawyer.

Sawyer, who has taught human sexuality classes at this university for 27 years, said professor John Michael Bailey pushed the limits when he turned an optional after-class lecture on fetishes into a live sexual display where a woman had an orgasm in front of an assembly of about 100 students after being stimulated by a sex toy known as a “F--- saw.”

“In my profession we are a little bit different than other subjects,” Sawyer said. “A lot of other people already view human sexuality as an aberrant discipline taught by perverts and freaks and then something like this happens and people are like ‘Well, see.’”

Parents and Northwestern

administrators have chastised Bailey for approving of the display, which many have called inappropriate.

“There is a real sort of thin line between academic freedom and being able to do kind of what you want, but from an education perspective I don’t really see the purpose of what he did,” said Sawyer, who this semester instructs about 200 students in HLTH377: Human Sexuality.

“OK, there is a women having an orgasm in front of 100 people, well, what does that tell us? What’s the educational piece of that?”

While students in Sawyer’s classes do have the opportunity to obser ve women having orgasms, the presentation of such material is worlds apart from Bailey’s method, Sawyer said.

Rather than live demonstrations, students in Sawyer’s class get clinical, documentary-like material, known as sexual response videos, which are filmed in a laboratory and deal primarily with the physiological responses of the body during sexual stimulation.

Sawyer noted there have

never been any complaints on the material he shows in class.

“It’s much more scientific.

It’s certainly not porn,” he said.

“And it’s definitely not sexy.”

Although Sawyer said having a live demonstration would be beyond his comfort zone, some students in his class said otherwise.

“I’d be all for it,” senior economics major Dmitiry Advolodkin said. “It’s interesting.”

“It wouldn’t bother me,” added Brett Harman, a senior kinesiology major, who said he would probably be more shocked than anything. “It’s not something you expect to see in a classroom setting.”

And that seemed to be the basis for Bailey’s decision to allow the exposition in the first place.

Northwestern spokesman Al Cubbage released a statement that read: “Northwestern University faculty members engage in teaching and research on a wide variety of topics, some of them controversial and at the leading edge of their respective disciplines.

The university supports the efforts of its faculty to further the advancement of knowl-

edge.”

Sawyer said it’s not necessary to see something to learn about it.

“I don’t honestly think that most professors at universities would put that in their lesson plan: At the end of the day a woman will leap up on stage, drop her pants and orgasm,” he said.

Elyse Geibel, a senior biology and psychology major in Sawyer’s class, agreed, noting a live sexual demonstration would be too much.

“I feel like that goes too far,” she said. “It’s not educational anymore. It would be forcing values and opinions on the students.”

Sawyer said the purpose of a human sexuality class should be to make students comfortable — not to shock them.

“I use a lot of humor in the class because I think a lot of people are nervous about it, but if you can laugh about it, it makes learning a lot easier,” said Sawyer. “The atmosphere in the class is such that students feel free to pretty much ask anything.” news@umdbk.com

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Every day, the pair monitors new developments in the bill’s progress and discusses them over their morning coffee — but not because they’re rushing to walk down the aisle. They haven’t yet made that decision, they said, adding that marriage itself is not what’s most important to them.

“The point is that we should have the same right every other citizen has to make that decision for ourselves,” Lindemann said.

“We may not choose to marry,” Smith added. “But that should be our decision, not the decision of others.”

Because both women are university employees, they already receive health care and other benefits individually, so their advocacy isn’t founded in self-interest, they said. Instead, they said they’re driven by the plight many of their gay colleagues face when navigating the complicated process of extending benefits to their partners.

Through their work on the President’s Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues, an advisory board on LGBT-related matters, Lindemann and Smith have pushed hard for domestic partnership benefits and equal marriage benefits, including health care and tuition remission.

Though same-sex couples are granted many of the same healthcare rights as married couples, Lindemann said the primary inequity is that domestic partners must pay taxes on those benefits while heterosexual married couples do not.

“It’s like a tax on being gay,” she said.

Smith, who studies and teaches issues of sexuality and gender in literature, and Lindemann, who is the director of the LGBT

English professors Martha Nell Smith (left) and Marilee Lindemann are hopeful the state’s same-sex marriage bill will soon be established as a law. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK

studies program, have long embodied the spirit of the LGBT movement. But when Smith and Lindemann met as graduate students at Rutgers University in the early 1980s, neither particularly cared that same-sex couples couldn’t get married.

They had reservations about the economic role of marriage in society and, like others who identified as LGBT, weren’t sure they wanted any part of it. “[Same-sex marriage] wasn’t really a priority for us until the past few years when it became clear that conservatives were determined to use it as a way to guarantee that non-heterosexual people would be second-class citizens,” Lindemann said. “I was proud of the fact that Martha and I had built a strong partnership outside of marriage.”

The two Ph.D. hopefuls first cultivated a relationship based on a shared interest in American literature and feminist theory. Their passion for their fields strengthened their bond as individuals and as a pair, they said, and later, when a handful of U.S. Supreme Court cases cleared the first hurdles to same-sex marriage, both

women began to take an interest in the cause.

“For me, it wasn’t until the Supreme Court decriminalized sodomy in its decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) that I realized ... at that point, no one who cared about LGBT civil rights could ignore the issue,” Lindemann said.

O’Malley has indicated he will sign the bill if it reaches his desk, but the issue could still end up being subjected to a referendum vote, and in a state as politically divided as Maryland, the outcome is hard to predict.

“Why should our rights be voted upon?” Smith said. “How would our straight, white, heterosexual governor feel if his rights were put to a referendum?”

“I think it’s wrong to subject the rights of minority groups to popular votes,” Lindemann added.

Smith also criticized several Democratic delegates who are “hemming and hawing” over which way to vote, particularly several who have attributed their ambivalence to conflicting constituent demands.

“I want leaders who see what is the right thing to do and take a

stand for that,” she said, “not ones who cower behind ‘I’m just representing my constituency.’”

“It’s hard not to feel emotional when you feel that people are debating your worth as a citizen,” Lindemann added. “I want to walk up to every single member of the legislature who opposes this bill and say ... ‘How dare you hide behind the Bible or your constituents as a way to justify what is clearly and simply discrimination against me and my partner of 27 years? Shame on you.’”

As they await the final verdict from Annapolis, the pair of professors said they’ll stay mindful of the progress the LGBT community has made in the more than 40 years since the Stonewall riots in New York — what many call the catalyst of the modern LGBT equality movement.

“Do I think [the bill] will pass? I don’t know,” Lindemann said. “But I’m certain that in the fullness of time ... we will get there and history will record who was on the right side of the issue when the battle was being fought.” gulin@umdbk.com

Behavioral and social sciences legislator Marcella Morris spoke against a bill supporting a state-wide tax on plastic bags last night. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

TAX from page 1 be enough for this state to support a similar bill.

“It’s happening all around us,” Cusack said.

SGA Governmental Affairs Director Summer Raza will travel to Annapolis with other SGA members to testify in favor of the bill tomorrow. The Senate committee may vote on the bill tomorrow and the House of Delegates’ Environmental Matters Committee could follow in a week, Raza said.

Cusack and SGA President Steve Glickman said they plan to work together to continue to advocate for the tax in Annapolis.

Behavioral and social sciences legislator Marcella Morris was the bill’s most

DRINKING from page 1 adults alike.

“For the first time, [the research] provides us with a new way of understanding excessive alcohol drinking,” June said. “We’re now able to say it’s possible that these two genes can be exploited to develop drugs.”

Although June said available drugs such as Revia and Campral only treat alcoholrelated problems broadly, the research could lead to drugs targeted specifically at binge drinking — which is defined as bringing one’s blood alcohol content up to the legal state limit of 0.08 percent within two hours, which on average takes five drinks for men and four for women.

At this university, officials said the prevalence of overconsumption is actually much lower than many think.

According to Amanda Long, the university’s substance abuse prevention programs coordinator, a 2009 university survey showed about 20 percent of university students reported excessive drinking behaviors.

But June said regardless of the number of binge drinkers, such practices are exceptionally dangerous for college students, who often don’t realize biological factors actually come into play.

Because of the social nature of overconsumption, June said students might not be interested in an anti-binge-drinking drug his research could potentially yield.

And Long said the desire to be treated for binge drinking would likely vary from student to student, if such a treatment were available.

“There are certainly students who realize they have a substance abuse problem and seek assistance, but there are also students who do not realize the way that alcohol is negatively impacting their lives,” Long wrote in an e-mail.

Student Affairs Assistant Vice President Warren Kelley, who spearheaded an oncampus alcohol summit in 2008, said while the broad student population might not realize the potential for alcohol addiction, he hoped students more pre-disposed to binge drinking would seek help.

Kelley added that college students are typically more vulnerable to the consequences of binge drinking, which he said can range from lagging academic performance to getting physically

vocal opponent, arguing the bill does not directly impact student life and therefore should be outside of the SGA’s realm of interest.

Other legislators disagreed, pointing to how disposable bags litter the surrounding community and watershed.

“We expect this environment to be clean, and we should do what we can to help it,” computer, math and natural sciences legislator Kevin Roshdieh said.

“It’s not that hard to use reusable bags,” Popkin said, adding the bill would not ban plastic bags but provide a disincentive to use them.

“It’s a win-win for everyone, except the consumer who chooses not to use a reusable bag.” meehan@umdbk.com

“It’s just a social thing in college when you’re surrounded by people doing it.

Once you get out of college, you move on with your life.”

ADRIENNE DENNE FRESHMAN BIOLOGY MAJOR

hurt or assaulted.

“Students work hard and want to relax and enjoy themselves and sometimes don’t know their limits, and that creates issues,” he said.

Many students weren’t surprised binge drinking could be defined as a medical issue that needs to be diagnosed and treated.

Freshman international business and marketing major Bryan Lazzaro said although drinking is a part of student life, he knows some people who will probably be considered alcoholics after leaving the confines of the campus — and other students agreed.

“I’ve heard certain people are more likely to become addicted to drinking, and you don’t really find out until you try it,” freshman criminology and criminal justice major Katie Chang said. “A lot of people binge drink on campus, so I’m sure a lot of us could develop that problem later in life, and I hope people would want to be treated for it.”

But others were certain it’s simply a wild chapter of the college experience.

“It’s just a social thing in college when you’re surrounded by people doing it,” freshman biology major Adrienne Denne said.

“Once you get out of college, you move on with your life.”

June said although college students were at risk for binge drinking because they tend to make more impulsive decisions, older adults shouldn’t be ruled out for treatment either.

“I think what needs to be brought out is binge drinking is a part of college life, and it’s a problem among college students but also among older adults as well,” June said. “It’s not something that should be viewed as a college problem; it should be viewed as a societal problem.” saravia@umdbk.com

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Education for all

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esterday, all eyes once again turned to the state Senate, where legislators reduce their fiscal impact.

Furthermore, the students who would be given access to in-state tuition would took to the chamber floor to debate one of the most hotly contested measures in Annapolis: a statute that would provide undocumented be more likely to pursue degrees at this state’s four-year institutions, which would immigrants a path to paying in-state tuition at this state’s four-year col- better enable them to give back to their communities. In its current form, the law also asks that undocumented students attempting to capitalize on the benefits leges and universities.

Senate Bill 167 would allow undocumented immigrants who have completed 60 afforded in the bill file for permanent residency status within 30 days of enrollcredits at in-state community colleges and provided proof of having paid income ment. By giving these students the benefit of in-state tuition, this state would be taxes — which can be done without a Social Security number by use of a Taxpayer making an investment in its own future and bolstering its own workforce, rather Identification Number — eligibility for in-state tuition at institutions of higher educa- than relegating the hundreds of undocumented students who graduate high school in this state each year to unskilled labor positions tion. And if passed by both the Senate and House of Delethat do little but perpetuate a cycle of poverty. gates, which has its own version of the bill, the state would Education, as philosophers, social theorists and politijoin 10 others, including New York, California and Texas, in The state legislature should cians have noted for centuries, is transformative; it helps giving undocumented students a path to a brighter future.

As this editorial board has done in the past, we throw our pass Senate Bill 167, an act that people succeed, giving them the tools and skills necessary to compete in a global economy. When asked how he support behind this measure, reiterating our strong belief would allow undocumented planned to create jobs in this state during an interview with in the importance of equality, the benefits this state stands to reap from the measure’s passage and the transcendent residents of this state to pay in- The Diamondback last November, Gov. Martin O’Malley his job creation plan was to invest in higher education. power of education. state tuition at institutions of said This state already invests approximately $200,000 in the Viewed by many as the smaller-scale version of the higher education. primary and secondary education of each undocumented Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors resident in this state (something it is required to do by a (DREAM) Act, which failed to pass the U.S. Congress at the end of last session, this state bill has one significant commonality with the federal 1982 U.S. Supreme Court mandate). So why wouldn’t it want to provide these stuproposal: the ability to extend the American dream and promise of education to all dents, in whom it has invested so much money, the opportunity to obtain a college degree and eventually give back? children, regardless of immigration status.

To be sure, there is a hefty price tag attached to this proposed law — approxiThese students, who would be impacted by the statute’s passage, are not leeching off state taxpayers or stealing benefits from U.S. citizens, as many opponents of mately $800,000. However, that expense is a drop in the bucket compared to the state’s $6.6 billion budget for the 2012 fiscal year. So, the real question comes down SB 167 would have us believe. Far from it.

Not only do these students and their families pay sales and property taxes, but to this: To whom should education and the promise of a brighter future be afforded?

It is our hope that, in the coming weeks, the House of Delegates will follow the many also already pay income taxes. In 2007, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office issued a report stating that costs associated with the approximately 12 mil- example of the state Senate and pass this law, showing the rest of the nation that in lion undocumented immigrants in this country are “modest,” as the fees and taxes the Free State, we will start with the children — the students — who want to better that these immigrants pay to local and state governments each year significantly themselves and ultimately serve the only country they call “home.”

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Broken promises: Perceptions of the electorate resident Barack Obama’s signature on an executive order dated March 7, which essentially extends the indefinite detention, without trial, of 48 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is undoubtedly a disappointing reversal of policy and a setback for human rights. But it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.

Since taking office, the president has been unable to overcome the legal limbo inherent in further incriminating and trying those ambiguous, unlawful (non-state) enemy combatants. As a result, the U.S. Congress has remained opposed to transferring suspects for civilian trial in American federal courts, and the issue persists. The adjustments that have been made in handling prisoners, such as more frequent, periodical reviews to evaluate guilt based on any possible new evidence, seem nothing more than lip-service when a persistent lack of legally obtained evidence and congressional stalling has resulted in the indefinite imprisonment of dozens for nearly a decade.

Yet, Obama’s stance on this issue, first outlined during his 2008 campaign, now seems to be more the

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IAN RODENHOUSE product of political posturing and catering for votes than the calculated declaration of intent it was taken for.

Moreover, it seems, in the political climate of today’s presidential campaigns, the empty projection of executive promises is acknowledged among candidates as a symbolic burden that more or less explicitly manifests party ideals necessary for victory at the ballot box.

Consider a recent example: Former President George W. Bush campaigned on the promise of a “humble” foreign policy, and, following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, almost unilaterally committed the United States to war in Afghanistan and Iraq and re-established the aforementioned internationally controversial Guantanamo Bay detention facility, among other things.

Before that, former President Bill

Clinton promised to lift the ban on gays serving in the military. And as we are aware, the compromise stance that he adopted, known in history as “don’t ask, don’t tell,” represented something far from a fulfillment of that promise.

Moreover, as historian Joseph Ellis points out in A Promise of Unpredictability, “Woodrow Wilson promised to keep the United States out of World War I in 1912, but took us to war in 1917” and “Lyndon Johnson vowed that American boys would never be sent to Vietnam, but reversed himself in 1965.”

Pertinently, even in elections as relatively inconsequential as those for Student Government Association president, promises go unfulfilled. SGA President Steve Glickman, it seems, has learned from the implicit actions of national politicians and has thus far failed to enact to several of the goals he expressed to the student body during the campaign for his first term. For instance, his proposals to combine SmarTrip cards with student IDs or to eliminate Saturday exams have yet to materialize, despite his having been in office for nearly two years. Indeed, the

difficulties inherent in the whimsicality of any executive office, as seen with Glickman, are only amplified at the national level.

It seems the more detailed the promise made, the more likely it is to succumb to failure at the hands of stalled congressional debate. As an unfortunate result, the somewhat cynical construction of hollow campaign promises indicates a necessarily flawed system in which candidates scramble to please the perpetually unsatisfied electorate.

Ironically, then, the problem seems to be with the voters who irrationally expect the uncompromising fidelity of the elected to their campaign platforms. Broken campaign promises are, to some degree, perceived, exaggerated and perpetuated by the voters themselves. It is for this reason it would be naive to assume a detailed promise, such as the one calling for the closure of the facility at Guantanamo Bay, is any more substantial than the malleable intent of “change.”

Ian Rodenhouse is a junior economics major. He can be reached at rodenhouse@umdbk.com.

International Women’s Day: Remembering inequality

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t all started one sweltering night in August 2009. I, along with my clichéd group of freshman friends (of whom I knew the names of maybe two), trooped down to Old Town College Park on the first evening of our first year in college. The area was littered with students, police cars, beer cans, thick summer breezes and, of course, parties.

Having on nothing but a sundress, flip flops, my student ID and room key, I strolled in and out of packed parties, paying not even a dollar at the door. The boys in our group, however, were not so lucky. Ever y one of them had to pause at each door and fork up some amount of cash to enter the madness within.

Why, I asked myself, did they have to pay when I did not? Initially, I believed I possessed some ninja-like skill that allowed me to slip inside undetected. Perhaps I had mastered the art of invisibility? Or maybe they knew I wasn’t planning on drinking?

But as time went on in my days at the university, I realized this allowing of

free entry to women and requiring a cover charge of men was not a onetime occurrence. Nor was it a conditional enterprise.

Here in College Park, women are royalty. We get into bars with IDs that look so fake a blind grandmother couldn’t possibly believe it’s us. We get shuffled quickly into parties, no questions asked, while our dates/male friends get stripped of their cash. We get meals quickly paid for and doors opened for us.

Now, I’m an old-fashioned girl.

Chivalry is, without a doubt, the way to my heart (as well as to my blue eyes, serious height, curly hair, libertarian ideals, adoration of classic rock and a great sense of humor, of course), but there is a point at which chivalr y turns into downright sexism. For example: opening the door for a woman or offering to buy her dinner or drinks? Sweet, chivalrous, and — if done correctly — downright charming. Shuttling me into a party full of boys as if I am gold at a treasure hunt? Definitely sexist and sometimes even slightly creepy.

LAURA FROST Don’t get me wrong, I love not having to pay to get into parties almost as much as I love The Beatles’ Abbey Road, but as soon as I see the doorman’s hand wave my friends and me into a party without paying, I automatically feel as though we are appraised pieces of meat instead of equal guests at the party.

I’m a positive person, so I like to see the bright side of these predicaments: I spend much less money during my weekends than my guy friends, there’s usually no need to bring a wallet at all, lift a hand for a door or worr y about walking home alone when one of the aforementioned sweet boys is there. And feeling like royalty is nice. But there is a reason Queen Elizabeth I had to fight tooth and nail to remain single:

Being actual royalty does not make a woman equal to a man — even nearly 500 years later.

Indeed, in places such as Saudi Arabia, women are stoned to death for staying out all night. In Kenya, certain women are forced to have their genitalia mutilated in order to “become a woman.” In India, many are treated as if they are unclean when they are no longer classified as virgins. Even here, in the supposedly advanced country in which we live, women still make 80 cents to every dollar a man makes. And women are still told they should be the ones who stay home to raise children while the man goes off to make a living.

So, today, on the day after International Women’s Day, take some to time to think about the gender discrimination that occurs in the world around you.

Maybe if you do, you’ll realize women are not as equal as you might think.

Laura Frost is a sophomore government and politics and journalism major. She can be reached at frost@umdbk.com.

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he tone of the vast majority of the online comments on Tuesday’s article “Progress for the Paperless” was extremely disappointing. At the very least, this university and the articles of The Diamondback should be a place for intelligent discourse, not racial epithets and unresearched emotional reactions.

Many U.S. citizens and students at this university are indignant that those “freeloading” undocumented immigrants came to this country illegally rather than through established legal paths.

This is an understandable emotional reaction; after all, many of our ancestors immigrated here legally. Unfortunately, it is not the 1800s. Nowadays, the number of applications for legal immigration vastly outstrips the number of people who are granted some form of legal residency. According to Reason Magazine (a libertarian publication, not a liberal one), the legal immigration process is nearly impossible. You must either be very skilled, very rich or the child or spouse of a lawful permanent resident or citizen. Even if you are married to a citizen, it will still take six to seven years to gain citizenship. If our indentured servant ancestors tried to immigrate today, they would be out of luck.

Undocumented immigrants today are essentially stuck between a rock and a hard place. We cannot afford to stand idly by and watch them get crushed.

There are somewhere between 10 million and 15 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States. So how do we deal with this issue? The government is unwilling or unable to spend the money to deport all of them. It is also unwilling to build a 50-foot titanium wall spanning the border with Mexico.

Seeing as these hard-working, intelligent and determined people are here, we might as well get them in the system so they can augment the economy. With a higher education, these people can pull themselves out of poverty and contribute more to society. As members of the tax structure, they can alleviate — not exacerbate — our budget problems. One commenter on the article put it best, “In-state tuition and access to scholarships and loans will make it easier for immigrants to attain post-secondar y educations and pay higher taxes later in life.

The system we have now keeps most of them in a perpetual state of poverty, unable to achieve social/economic mobility, and forever remain a marginalized group whose great potential is untapped due to discriminator y policies.”

Another person called Langley Park a “shithole.” But how do you think your neighborhood would look if no one there were allowed by the state to get a decent job and no child had a chance at higher education?

Instead of damning liberals, insulting working-class neighborhoods and dehumanizing people, the commenters on this article should do some research. College is a place where you should educate yourself and open your mind, not submit to bigotr y, ignorance and hate.

Ryan Dreibelbis and Daniel Espo are sophomore government and politics majors. They can be reached at rbreibel@umd.edu and espo.daniel@gmail.com.

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online exclusive THE WONDER YEARS AT OTTOBAR When The Wonder Years released its album, The Upsides, in January 2010, it helped usher in a new wave of attention to pop-punk that the genre had not seen in years.

Along with bands such as Four Year Strong and Man Overboard, poppunk became less of the MTV-polished sugar pop of bands such as Cartel and The Maine, while moving back to the faster and rawer sound that the genre began with.

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“We finished the record [in February] about 15 minutes before we had to leave to go to the airport to fly to the Kerrang! Tour in England,” vocalist Dan “Soupy” Campbell said.

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“I think the record sounds better, sonically,” Campbell said. “It’s a really natural sounding record. We spent a year on tour kind of learning how to sing, learning how to play our instruments — not that we didn’t know how to before, [but] when we recorded our last record we were in school, then we were on tour, then we were in school, then we were in the studio.” — Kyle Lucas For the full concert preview, just click the Diversions tab at:

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Close to home prominent aspects of Wye Oak’s music, Stack is the drummer and a multi-instrumentalist; in addition to keeping the rhythm, he’s in charge of playing the music’s bass parts on a keyboard, as well as doing organ flourishes on some songs.

“It’s actually been a surprisingly fluid transition from recording,” Wasner said. “Some of our newer stuff is more lush and more complicated arrangements, but at the same time we’ve gotten a lot more comfortable with our live setup than ever before, so we’re a lot more capable of bringing these things to life than we ever have been in the past.

We’ve incorporated a few new elements, a few new components to our live set up.”

The new elements included Stack’s use of samples to “trigger certain sounds and drones and parts that kind of gives you a whole other template to work with when filling out the arrangements,” Wasner said.

Tomorrow’s show comes after Civilian’s Tuesday release and gives Wasner and Stack, two Baltimore natives, a chance to play close to home.

“Black Cat is one of my favorite venues around, and they treat bands incredibly well,” Wasner said. “I’m sure there’ll be a lot of folks from Baltimore and a lot of our D.C. friends there.”

But despite the proximity, nothing compares to Baltimore for Wasner.

“Playing at home is absolutely my favorite thing to do,” she said.

“I love to be able to travel, I love being on tour, but there’s nothing quite like playing in your hometown for all your family and your friends. I happen to think that Baltimore is the best city in the world for music right now. I feel incredi-

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“Always trust your instincts” is a common refrain. While it is a generally accepted cliché, putting it into practice can still take a leap of faith, as was the case for Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack in their recording of Wye Oak’s new album, Civilian.

This mantra, which the Baltimorebased indie rock band will embody tomorrow at the Black Cat in Washington, was brought to the recording process by mixing engineer John Congleton.

“He very, very adamantly insisted that your first impulse, your first inclination, is your best one,” said Wasner, Wye Oak’s singer and guitarist.

“Modern technology has kind of given people the time and the opportunity to endlessly tweak records, but I don’t think that necessarily makes for better records.”

Civilian was recorded last July and finished in September, a quick turnaround for an album in this day and age of getting everything just right in post-production.

“We definitely made this record very quickly, but we were very prepared for what we wanted in advance,” Wasner said. “We always take what we do in the studio really, really seriously, and it’s probably our favorite part of being a band. We’re always very, very particular and excited getting the chance to record ourselves. These songs are fairly new. When we recorded them, I had written some of them, honestly, days before we went into the studio.”

The grand sound present on the record was a potential obstacle when the band tried to figure out how to translate the songs to a live setting.

While Wasner takes care of the

Wye Oak plays Washington in support of new record

Baltimore’s Wye Oak will play songs from its Tuesday-released LP, Civilian, at the Black Cat in Washington tomorrow. The new material “is more lush,” said singer Jenn Wasner (above). PHOTO COURTESY OF SPREADARTCULTURE.COM

bly lucky to be a part of what’s going on here in Baltimore.

“It’s just a really remarkable, really special, unique place, and there’s so many great bands making music right now,” Wasner continued.

“I treasure the time I get to spend

here, and I especially treasure any time I get to perform in Baltimore.”

Wye Oak plays the Black Cat tomorrow night. Doors open at 9 p.m.

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SOFTBALL

Terps split home-opening doubleheader vs. Pirates

BY DANIEL GALLEN Staff writer

In its home opener against East Carolina last night, a case of early fielding jitters turned a doubleheader into a tale of two games for the Terrapin softball team at Robert E. Taylor Stadium.

In a pitching duel undone by the Terps’ own defensive lapses in the opener, they first had to settle for a 32 loss. But with timely hitting arriving for the second game, the Terps ultimately managed a series split with a 4-2 win.

“We just have to be consistent about bringing all facets of our game to the table each day,” coach Laura Watten said. “The second game, our pitching was strong, our defense was strong, and our offense made things happen.

When we decide to do it, we do it. It’s just a matter of doing it immediately.”

In yesterday’s opener, the Terps (98) had opportunities in the first and third innings to take an early lead but squandered each against the Pirates’ extremely effective Toni Paisley (123). The pitcher retired eight straight Terps at one point, helping stake her team to a 1-0 lead.

TOURNAMENT from page 8 and the Cavaliers, the Terps may even be clawing to get homecourt advantage in the NIT. “Win four,” Williams said Saturday. “I think where we are right now, realistically, though I’ve heard 100 teams are on the bubble. We might still be on the bubble. I have to check.”

The Terps’ senior class has won only two games in the ACC Tournament in its previous three tries. Both came in 2009, when the team defeated the Wolfpack before unseating a ranked Wake Forest team to earn an NCAA Tournament berth.

Building on that performance, Williams said, is certainly possible.

“I thought we had to win two games in ’09 to have a chance for the NCAA Tournament, and we did,” Williams said to the media Monday. “I’ve always been big on that. If you do have a positive experience, you use that as a way to justify having it again. You can talk about hope. Once it happens, you have legitimate reason to think it can happen again.”

Still, the Terps aren’t bringing any momentum into the tournament this year. Aside from losing three straight games, all by double digits, the Terps haven’t had any consistent producers aside from All-ACC first-team selection Jordan Williams and All-ACC freshman-team selection Terrell Stoglin.

Not surprisingly, Gary Williams still hasn’t found his optimal lineup combination. In

When the Terps finally got to Paisley for two runs in the bottom of the sixth, it seemed as if it would be enough to win behind the pitching of Kerry Hickey. But an error by the pitcher — one of five in the game by the Terps — opened the door for the Pirates (17-6) to score two in the top of the seventh.

“You have to be able to make an error and bounce and be strong enough and tough enough to make the next play,” Watten said. “I honestly have not been in a game where I’ve had that many errors. That’s the first time.”

The miscues ruined what was, on paper, one of Hickey’s (3-4) best outings this year. The senior struck out 14 Pirates while walking three and allowing only one earned run. However, Terp errors extended innings and produced unnecessary runs when they could least afford them.

“The problem was she threw a great game, but we weren’t making the plays behind her,” Watten said.

“I made some pitches that put us in a bad spot,” Hickey said. “It was such a close game. I guess we just rolled the ball around, and things didn’t come

the days leading up to the tournament, the Terp coach left the door open for any player to seize a starting spot.

At this point in the year, such an opportunity is nearly unprecedented.

Still, his players have visions of hoisting the championship trophy come Sunday.

“One thing about the ACC tournament, everybody’s starting 0-0,” guard Pe’Shon Howard said after the Virginia game. “You look at the women’s [ACC] tournament or any other tournament.

Things don’t go the way that the seeding says. We’ve just got to be positive, stay together and don’t listen to anybody else.”

The Wolfpack (15-15, 5-11) provide a nice jumping-off point for the Terps, who cruised to a win in Comcast Center in the teams’ last meeting, on Feb. 20, despite the play of NC State freshman forward C.J. Leslie (18 points).

Should the Terps’ senior class remain undefeated against NC State, a matchup with No. 2 seed Duke looms tomorrow. While the Blue Devils are 8-1 against the Terps in the past four years and one of the favorites to win the tournament, a win against No. 6 Duke probably wouldn’t even put the Terps on the NCAA Tournament radar.

It’s a tough predicament for the Terps, but one they’re slowly coming to understand.

“I’m just trying to keep them up,” Williams told the media in Greensboro yesterday. “Anything can happen. If you win the first one, there’s a snowball effect that can happen.” ceckard@umdbk.com

Pitcher Ashley Czechner picked up her fourth win last night against East Carolina.

out the way we expected, but we came back the second game and did well.”

In their nightcap, the Terps got another solid pitching performance from freshman Ashley Czechner.

While the Pirates eventually mounted a late comeback, scoring two runs in the final two innings to halve a 4-0 lead, the substitution of Hickey helped the Terps work out of a bases-loaded jam

in the seventh.

Overall, Czechner (4-1) went 6.2 innings and surrendered two earned runs on six hits and four walks while striking out four.

The Terp offense spotted Czechner a 4-0 lead with opportunistic playmaking that featured a score on a double steal and a two-run home run by senior infielder Marisha Branson.

John will face the toughest first-round test of any Terp, taking on No. 2 seed Steve Fittery of American. John fell to Fittery, 13-4, on Feb. 13.

“In the matches we won, we have the confidence that we beat them already, and we have to beat them again,” McCoy said. “In the matches that we lost, we have to learn from it and try to make improvements. ... Whether [rematches are] a positive or negative thing will be determined by how we prepare and how we perform.”

Asper, who is the highestseeded Terp at No. 4, will likely also face an early-season opponent in the tournament. Should he get by Boise State’s Kurt Swartz as expected in the open-

WRESTLING from page 8 championships may be unfamiliar territory for some Terp wrestlers, many of the faces they’ll see early in the tournament won’t be new. Kohler, John and Letts will all compete in rematches of earlier bouts in the first round, and Asper could potentially face one of two previous opponents in the second round.

Kohler and Letts will both stage rematches from the Terps’ Nov. 27 victory over Pennsylvania. Kohler will face No. 12 seed Zack Kemmerer, whom he defeated, 4-0, while the eighthseeded Letts will take on Scott Giffin, whom he beat, 6-2.

WAIT from page 8 break] has its downsides, but I think with this team it’s a good thing because we get to get back in the gym and work on the things that we need to work on.”

Although the Terps certainly have plenty to correct on the floor, having lost four of their past seven games, the most important lesson they can take from their early exit at the ACC Tournament may have come off the court.

That loss, Frese said, helped drive home the looming finality the postseason presents to her young team.

“They felt the sting down there,” Frese said.

To move forward, the No. 16 Terps must iron out the mental lapses that led to their collapse against the Yellow Jackets. After building an 11-point lead early in the second half, the Terps’ play disintegrated en route to a 70-64 loss.

“I felt like we played not to lose after we got the big lead,” Frese said. “We had

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“I think we just focused on our pitch and hit it where it’s pitched,” outfielder Vangie Galindo said.

Galindo led the offense, going a combined 4-for-7 with a run scored for the night, while infielder Bree Hanafin contributed a 2-for-5 appearance with a walk and two runs scored. dgallen@umdbk.com

ing round, Asper would face either Stephen Burak of Penn or Thomas Scotton of North Carolina, both of whom he defeated earlier this season.

Asper also defeated Burak, 5-1, in the first round of last year’s championships.

“I like where I’m at,” Asper said. “I have to wrestle ever y match like it’s the last one I’m going to wrestle, take ever ybody seriously and not look ahead.”

Rounding out the Terps’ qualifiers are Peltier and Myers, who are competing in their first NCAA Championships. Peltier has the longest road to the championship of any Terp, as he faces 12-seed Grant Gambrall of Iowa in the pigtail match for the right to face Appalachian State’s

some untimely turnovers that really hurt us and tough defensive breakdowns. You have to figure that out as a young team; when Georgia Tech made their run, I thought their experience and their poise paid off.”

Frese, though, feels her team has responded well since getting back to practice. And while it’s clear the Terps have plenty of work to do to embark on a deep NCAA Tournament run, Frese is reminded of an ACC foe that found itself in a similar situation last season.

“You look at what Florida State did last year, they lost in the first round and they went to the Elite Eight,” Frese said. “How do you use a lesson to propel you for what’s out ahead?”

It remains to be seen whether the Terps can turn their disappointment in Greensboro, N.C., into success on the road to Indianapolis, the site of this year’s Final Four.

But as they continue to wait to start that journey, Frese remains confident that if her team can hold steady, it could be a force to be reckoned with in the NCAA

Austin Trotman in the first round. Myers will face Indiana’s Ricardo Alcala.

With a week until the championships begin, the Terps will have plenty of time to think about the brackets and their matchups. But McCoy said any concerns should be focused on the lone task at hand: their first opponent.

“The number one thing is to not overanalyze,” McCoy said.

“If you get caught up in who’s supposed to wrestle and what’s going to happen … you get yourself out of rhythm, out of sync. Our guys have to focus on preparing for this first match, and whatever happens after that, happens.” vitale@umdbk.com

Guard Dara Taylor and the Terps have lost four of their past seven games.

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Tournament.

“We continue to harp on the team, no one has beat us by more than 10 all season,” Frese said. “The numbers that we put on North Carolina [in a 23-point victory] and Duke [in a 22-point victory], nobody’s beaten us like that. We’ve just beaten ourselves.” cwalsh@umdbk.com

DIVERSIONS

PREVIEW | NEW AFRICAN FILMS FESTIVAL

From Africa, with heart

BY WARREN ZHANG Staff writer

The void of African films shown in the Washington area will be filled when AFI Silver Spring, transAfrica forum and afrikafe host the seventh New African Films Festival today through March 15.

“We wanted to create a vehicle for African filmmakers to showcase their talents, and we also wanted to be able to bring African films to the Washington, D.C., area,” said afrikafe founder Kishere Mbuya. “There weren’t really any African films showing regularly in D.C., and I thought that we really need something like that here.”

The festival originated as a partnership between transAfrica forum, an African rights advocacy organization, and afrikafe, a networking group for Africans and friends of Africa, according to Mbuya.

For AFI film programmer Todd Hitchcock, requirements for films are as follows: One, and most importantly, films must be good, and two, they should represent a breadth of African filmmaking.

Mwiza Munthali, public outreach director for transAfrica, said the latter requirement is of vital importance to the festival’s success.

“Usually, when [people] see something about Africa, it’s about conflict, but they don’t get the chance to see enough about African culture,” Munthali said. “We felt that a way of further educating the public is to use film. Film is a good way to expose people to issues and concerns in those areas.”

Thus, one of the major challengers for the organizers of the event, Hitchcock said, was to find films representative of the entire continent.

“The trickiest thing is that you can’t manufacture that sort of variety of breadth,” Hitchcock

said. “A lot of countries don’t make films, or they might not have a film or multiple films every year.”

This year’s festival program contains films from Western, Central, Eastern and Southern Africa. None of the films came from North Africa, Munthali said.

A further complication for the organizers was tracking down copies of potential festival films.

“A lot of the films we pick, the directors actually own them, and sometimes it’s a challenge [to locate them],” Munthali said. “They want to make sure you’re not trying to recopy your film and then they don’t get the credit.”

However, AFI was able to use its expertise to great effect, Mbuya said.

“Having AFI on board really helped making things easier,” Mbuya said. “Once we’ve identified which films we should take a look at, they are, for the most part, able to procure the films.”

The festival was originally held at the nowdefunct Visions Cinema in Washington in 2004, Munthali said.

“In 2006, we moved to AFI, and we’ve been collaborating with them ever since,” said Munthali.

AFI moved the event from a date in December to its current March timeslot because of logistical reasons on its part. Part of the consideration, according to Hitchcock, was that FESPACO, Africa’s biggest film festival, took place this month.

“We assessed our calendar and decided that it needed to happen at another point in the year and settled on March,” Hitchcock said.

The partnership between the three organizations planning NAFF involves splitting up responsibilities. Typically, Hitchcock said, the organizers would attend various film festivals and record a list of potential festival films.

“I put these films on a list and bring the sample DVDs home and then exchange them with our

The New African Films Festival will be held at the AFI Silver Theater in Silver Spring, running today through March 15. A still from Arugba, above. PHOTO COURTESY OF AFI SILVER THEATRE

partners,” he said. “We sort of build a consensus from everybody.”

Of the films selected for this year’s festival, Hitchcock found three personal favorites. He recommended The Athlete (the opening-night feature, which is followed by a question-and-answer session with writer/director/star Rasselas Lekew), A Screaming Man and State of Violence.

Mbuya recommended Gugu & Andile, a retelling of Romeo and Juliet in South Africa.

The New African Films Festival runs today through March 15. All movies will be shown at various times at the AFI Silver Theater in Silver Spring.

For more information, go to www.afi.com/silver. diversions@umdbk.com

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Follow the ACC action Make sure to check out TerrapinTrail.com for more updates on the Terps’ must-win game tonight against No. 10 seed NC State.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

THE MATCHUP

Maryland Terrapins

NC State Wolfpack

18-13 (7-9 ACC)

15-15 (5-11 ACC)

WHEN: Tonight, 7 p.m.

WHERE: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. TV: ESPN2 DATA: NC State is the third-winningest team in ACC Tournament history. Its 63-47 (.573) record ranks behind only North Carolina and Duke.

TERPTRACKER 2010-11 TEAM STATS TERPS

NCSU

77.1 47.2 34.5 67.8 39.0 17.0 13.5

70.3 42.3 31.9 73.4 36.3 11.6 11.4

Average PPG Field Goal % 3-Point % Free Throw % Rebounds/G Assists/G Turnovers/G

Guard Terrell Stoglin and the Terps need to win four straight games to earn a berth to the NCAA Tournament.

INDIVIDUAL STATS TERPS POS

MIN PTS REB AST

G G G F F

21.1 25.2 24.9 29.7 32.2

T. Stoglin A. Bowie S. Mosley D. Gregory J. Williams

11.6 1.3 3.3 9.0 3.1 3.6 8.2 3.9 2.3 9.0 5.8 0.8 16.9 11.6 0.5

WOLFPACK MIN PTS REB AST

G G F F F

23.0 28.8 31.4 24.8 27.6

R. Harrow L. Brown S. Wood C. Leslie T. Smith

In Greensboro, it’s go time Terp team in turmoil facing long odds in quest for NCAA Tournament invitation

BY CHRIS ECKARD

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Senior staff writer

Heading down to Greensboro, N.C., for his 22nd ACC Tournament as the Terrapin men’s basketball coach, Gary Williams perfectly understands the near-impossible task in front of his team: win four

straight games.

No team since the conference expanded in 2005 has ever advanced from the opening round to win the 12-team tournament. But Williams and the No. 7 seed Terps (18-13, 7-9 ACC), stuck in the rut of a three-game losing streak, believe they can make history.

They’ll test that ambition starting tonight against No. 10 seed NC State, which they haven’t lost to in five years.

But given the disastrous end to their regular season, the Terps enter the tournament ominously as an unknown quantity featuring a lagging defense and an up-for-grabs lineup.

After the Terps lost by 14 points

to Virginia on March 5, Williams conceded any chance for an at-large bid was effectively booted. The Terps now need to secure the ACC’s automatic bid in order to play in the NCAA Tournament. And with last week’s surprising losses to Miami

see TOURNAMENT, page 7

WRESTLING

Terps place six in NCAA Championships field

BY JOSH VITALE Staff writer

The brackets have been filled out, the matchups are finalized and March’s NCAA Championships are all set to begin — the NCAA Wrestling Championships, that is.

Forward Diandra Tchatchouang, left, and the Terps will know their first NCAA Tournament opponent after Selection Monday this week. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Terps waiting, and waiting, for action Team not set to play until March 20

BY CONOR WALSH Staff writer

After a disappointing loss in last week’s ACC Tournament quarterfinals, the Terrapin women’s basketball team only naturally began counting down the days until its chance at postseason redemption.

Unfortunately for the Terps, they’ll have to wait until Monday to even figure out who their next opponent will be. And, only adding to the team’s restlessness, the Terps will have to linger another six days before taking the court once more.

A 16-day break that stretches until their March 20 NCAA

Tournament opener, though, may be just what the Terps need.

“For a coach, it’s a great thing,” coach Brenda Frese said. “It’s a great thing in terms of being able to fine-tune some things.

“For the players,” she added, laughing, “it’s probably a bad thing.”

While many of the Terps have already admitted impatience in the break’s early stages, they also realize the time off can have its advantages.

“Getting bounced in the first round, nobody wants that,” guard Anjale Barrett said. “[The

see WAIT, page 7

Last night, the Terrapin wrestling team learned six wrestlers had officially qualified to compete at next week’s national championships in Philadelphia: 141-pound Jon Kohler, 157-pound Kyle John, 165-pound Josh Asper, 174pound Mike Letts, 184-pound

Corey Peltier and heavyweight Spencer Myers.

But with an elite level of talent set to compete at the championships, coach Kerry McCoy understands how tough the going will be for the Terps.

“We get to the tournament, and all bets are off — every-

body is 0-0,” McCoy said. “It doesn’t matter what happened before; it matters what happens now. We have tough guys, and we have to be ready for battle right out the gate.”

Though the national

see WRESTLING, page 7

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ACC TOURNAMENT GUIDE

THE LONG ROAD As Gregory’s winding career comes to a close, lessons in redemption remain PAGE 6

PHOTO BY MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

INSIDE PAGE 2 | ENGELKE ON THE ACC

PAGE 3 | TOURNAMENT CAPSULES

PAGE 4 | ACC HOOP SCOOP

PAGE 5 | BRACKET BASICS

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No Greensboro miracles in sight JAKOB ENGELKE

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he Terrapin men’s basketball team arrived in Greensboro, N.C., yesterday for the ACC Tournament in what amounts to its last chance to earn an invitation to the NCAA Tournament and salvage a disappointing season.

But don’t expect to see what you’ve witnessed the Terps do on the court all season long suddenly change this weekend. There won’t be a Greensboro miracle, which, for the Terps, would mean winning the conference tournament and avoiding their fourth trip to the NIT in the past seven years.

After playing 31 games, it’s evident what this year’s Terps are and aren’t capable of, and an 18-13 regular-season record capped off by three straight double-digit losses tells you all you need to know.

A five-hour bus ride to North Carolina isn’t going to radically turn the Terps into a dominant force that can win four games in four days. A first-round win against NC State tonight is a good possibility, but if the Terps do advance to tomorrow’s second round, a matchup with Duke awaits.

And a win against the Blue Devils isn’t happening.

Still don’t believe me? Here’s a rundown of just why an ACC Championship is far out of reach for this year’s team: 1. No team has ever won four straight games to win the ACC Tournament since the conference’s expansion in 2005.

“What we do now is get ready to play in the ACC Tournament,” coach Gary Williams said Saturday after his team’s 74-60 loss to Virginia. “I know no one has ever won four games down there since expansion. But at the same time, we’re going down there trying to win the thing.”

Of course, Williams is going to say that the Terps are heading to

Greensboro intending on winning the ACC Tournament, but Williams is a smart guy who realizes it’s a tall task to win four straight games in an arena filled with North Carolina-based fans.

The Terps, after all, haven’t even had a four-game winning streak at any point this season. The team did go on a three-game winning streak four different times, but the first three instances happened in nonconference play against inferior opponents and the last came against Clemson, Virginia and Georgia Tech — not exactly the cream of the crop in the ACC. There’s no reason to expect that the Terps will be able to win four games starting with NC State, Duke and, if seedings hold true, Florida State and North Carolina.

2. The Terps lack a strong perimeter game.

All year long, forward Jordan Williams has waited and waited for one of the team’s guards to step up and fill the role of a lights-out shooter, but it just hasn’t happened.

Looking around the ACC — and all of Division I basketball, for that matter — nearly every good team has at least one player that can hit 3pointers on a consistent basis.

The Terps don’t.

Their best 3-point shooter this season has been guard Terrell Stoglin, who is shooting 36.7 percent from beyond the arc. Compare that to Duke, which has Seth Curry (43.8 percent) and Andre Dawkins (43.1 percent), and it’s easy to see why the Terps can’t compete with the upper tier of the ACC. Sure, Stoglin, guards Cliff Tucker and Adrian Bowie and forward Haukur Palsson will hit an occasional 3-pointer, but their inconsistency is the problem. With few outside threats to worry about, opposing defenses can slouch down to cover the Terps’ strong interior presence in Williams and Dino Gregory.

3. After three straight losses, the Terps look demoralized and, instead of improving, have actually regressed.

In a span of just six days, the

Terps went from holding a spot on the NCAA Tournament bubble — thanks to their victory over Florida State — to falling completely off the selection committee’s radar following double-digit losses to North Carolina, Miami and Virginia.

“Any loss is disappointing,” Jordan Williams said. “It’s a bad feeling. I hate losing. I don’t know who likes losing.”

It’s hard to rebound from constant setbacks, and the motivation inside the Terps’ locker room is waning. The team’s seniors — Gregory notwithstanding — have looked listless.

“We just have got to want it ourselves,” Stoglin said. “I mean, [Gary Williams] can’t want it more than us. And he has been wanting it more than us, so we’ve just got to fix that.”

4. The Terps are still a team in the making.

When your top two players are a freshman and a sophomore, it’s hard to make a deep run in any postseason tournament.

And whenever a coach talks about finding “the right guys” for his team in March — as Gary Williams did Saturday — it’s even more of a red flag.

But it makes sense with this year’s group of seniors, who just haven’t been able to live up to the precedent set by last year’s class.

Bowie and Tucker have been reluctant to take on leadership roles this year, burdening younger players with hefty responsibilities earlier than expected.

In spite of their issues, the Terps still believe a new-andimproved team will show up on the court in Greensboro tonight.

“We’re struggling right now, but next week, it’ll be a whole different team,” guard Pe’Shon Howard said Saturday. “I promise you we’ll be a whole different team in the ACC Tournament.”

For players, that mindset is necessary to compete. For fans, it should stand as a small ray of hope. But for realists, it just seems unlikely. jengelke@umdbk.com

Coach Gary Williams and the Terps have a tough road back to the NCAA Tournament this season, and it begins today in Greensboro. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

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NUMBERS GAME

Previewing the 2011 ACC Tournament, team by team

5 1 2 6 3 7 4 8 Boston College (19-11, 9-7)

North Carolina (24-6, 14-2 ACC) One of the hottest teams in the country, North Carolina enters the ACC Tournament winners of seven straight games, including one over Duke on Saturday that assured them the conference’s top seed. With the dynamic frontcourt duo of

Tyler Zeller and John Henson, the Tar Heels lead the nation with 42.7 rebounds per game. Coupled with the improved play of talented freshmen Harrison Barnes and Kendall Marshall, North Carolina is poised to make a deep tournament run. It would be a surprise not to see them in the finals Sunday.

Duke (27-4, 13-3)

The defending national champions will arrive in Greensboro still stinging from their season-ending loss to rival North Carolina. The loss gave the Tar Heels the outright regular-season ACC crown and left Duke as the No. 2 seed — not as if it really mat-

Virginia Tech (19-10, 9-7)

ters. The Blue Devils still have two of the nation’s best players in Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler, and a deep run in the ACC Tournament is an annual expectation for the defending league champions. There’s obvious incentive in play: An ACC crown could help Duke earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season.

Florida State (21-9, 11-5) Florida State heads to the ACC Tournament with a lot of questions, but none is bigger than the continued absence of star forward Chris Singleton, who has missed the team’s past five games due to a foot injury suffered Feb. 12.

The Seminoles have played

crown. However, after an inconsistent regular season that ended with consecutive losses to Boston College and Clemson, the Hokies find themselves right on the NCAA Tournament bubble.

They’ll need to beat Georgia Tech in the first round and probably Florida State in the quarterfinals to feel comfortable on Selection Sunday.

Before the season, many pegged the Hokies as the second-best team in the ACC. They returned a glut of starters from last season, and with All-ACC guard Malcolm Delaney, the Hokies appeared capable of competing for an ACC

Terrapins (18-13, 7-9)

reasonably well since the injury, compiling a 3-2 record that included a close two-point loss to North Carolina, but how they overcome Singleton’s absence in Greensboro will decide how far they advance in the tournament. Don’t let their earlier loss to the Terps fool you — this is a quality team with real potential.

Clemson (20-10, 9-7) Clemson went on an eightgame winning streak in late December and early January but hasn’t won more than two in a row since. The Tigers have already defeated Boston College, the team they will most likely face in the second round of the tour-

No. 12 seed Wake Forest — which they blew out in their regular-season finale — it would be a shocker not to see them advance to the second round to face Clemson in what should be a very entertaining, high-stakes game.

Guard Reggie Jackson averages more than 18 points per game and has the ability to take over offensively.

Boston College, which enters the ACC Tournament on a three-game winning streak, has had a surprisingly good season that’s put the Eagles in contention for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid. With a first-round matchup against

and a need to win the whole tournament.

The Terps have been enigmatic all year, coming tantalizing close again and again to securing a true highlight victory. They have a penchant for coming out flat in games they should win, so although they could easily beat NC State in the first round, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see them bow out early today.

Had the Terps beaten Miami and Virginia in their final two games of the regular season, a solid run in the ACC Tournament could have punched their ticket to March Madness.

Instead, they enter Greensboro with no momentum at all

Virginia (16-14, 7-9)

nament, but guard Demontez Stitt is the closest thing they have to a dominant player. Even if they beat the Eagles again, it’s hard to see them advancing after that with a likely matchup against North Carolina looming. It will be interesting to see how Clemson responds to its spot on the NCAA Tournament bubble.

including two against in-state rival Virginia Tech — but tough losses to Wichita State and Wake Forest, among others, crippled the Cavaliers’ chances at an at-large bid.

Their ACC Tournament slate starts today with Miami, and a win would set them up for a tough matchup with top-seeded North Carolina.

After an up-and-down regular season, the eighthseeded Cavaliers face a task similar to the Terps’ own in Greensboro if they have NCAA Tournament hopes: win it all. Virginia had some quality wins over the course of the year —

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Miami (18-13, 6-10)

Though they struggled throughout their conference schedule, the Hurricanes will bring a balanced team to Greensboro. The Hurricanes are ranked No. 21 in the country and first in the ACC in 3-point field goal percentage, thanks to a backcourt manned by Malcolm Grant and Durand Scott. With both senior forward Adrian Thomas and 6-foot10, 303-pound center Reggie Johnson averaging nearly a double-double, Miami has enough talent to surprise this week.

NC State (15-15, 5-11)

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The Wolfpack got a tough draw in the ACC Tournament with a first-round contest against the Terps. And while the Terps have had their struggles this season, they topped NC State, 87-80, on Feb. 20 in what was their eighth straight win over the Wolfpack. NC State does have talented scorers in forwards Tracy Smith and C.J. Leslie, but those two may not be enough to propel them far in the tournament.

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Georgia Tech (13-17, 5-11)

In Virginia Tech, the Yellow Jackets will face a first-round opponent bent on proving it deserves to be in the Big Dance after missing it last year and struggling down the stretch this season. But the Hokies need not worry — the Yellow Jackets won’t be doing much of anything this ACC Tournament. The Hokies blew them out by nearly 30 points when they met Feb. 13. Expect an early exit for Georgia Tech.

Wake Forest (8-23, 1-15)

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The 12th-seeded Demon Deacons head to Greensboro hoping to salvage something from what has otherwise been an outright embarrassment of a season. One of the ACC’s most successful teams over the past decade, Wake Forest was abysmal this year, finishing the season with an 8-23 record. Few things would be more unexpected than seeing the Demon Deacons enjoy even a modicum of success in the ACC Tournament.

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Most valuable Terp

While forward Dino Gregory might have been the most improved player on the Terps’ roster, forward Jordan Williams simply willed the team to wins this season. Aside from setting the program mark for double-doubles in a season (23) and grabbing more rebounds in a game than any Terp since 1995, the sophomore provided consistency to a team that had little else. Without his development, the Terps might not even be in the NIT picture.

Sure, it would be easy to put Jordan Williams here, but heading into the 2010-11 season, Williams was a known factor. Forward Dino Gregory, on the other hand, was coming off a year in which he averaged just 4.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. This season, he became a team leader and more than doubled his points per game average. He proved to be a great companion for Williams on the inside and gave the Terps a top-notch frontcourt.

Without forward Jordan Williams, this Terp team might be fighting for scraps with Wake Forest down in the ACC’s cellar. Yes, the sophomore big man had his down days this season.

But when the Terps played the best competition their schedule had to offer, it often was Williams who took them tantalizingly close to securing a marquee victory. There hasn’t been a post player like him in College Park since Joe Smith, and that’s saying something.

Lasting Terp memory

The Terps’ 71-64 loss at Duke in early January stands out as particularly telling. The then-No. 1 Blue Devils had not lost since the Terps’ Senior Night last year, a streak that included an ACC and NCAA Championship.

Behind the play of Jordan Williams, the Terps battled toe to toe with Duke. But as the story has played out time and time again this year, the Terps lost their second-half lead and couldn’t muster a comeback.

The Terps’ 63-39 win against Penn State didn’t seem all that great at the time. But in hindsight, the victory over a late-blooming Nittany Lion squad was the Terps’ second-best victory this season. What made the result even more impressive was that it came in a game Penn State fans had hyped as some kind of title bout — search “Penn State vs Maryland 12/1/10” on YouTube, and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

In a season largely devoid of many true highlights, why not go for the most memorable single game? I’m talking, of course, about guard Pe’Shon Howard’s game-winning shot against College of Charleston earlier this season. While it didn’t exactly herald the arrival of the Terps’ next great guard, it certainly had everything you look for in a great game. Even though the game happened in mid-November, it felt like it should’ve been in March.

ACC Player of the Year

Duke guard Nolan Smith leads one of the best teams in the country in both points (21.3) and assists (5.2) and provides excellent leadership on the floor for the Blue Devils. He performed well when freshman guard Kyrie Irving managed the offense at the start of the year, but since Irving’s toe injury, Smith has helped keep Duke steady . While forward Kyle Singler certainly deserves praise, Smith has effectively made this Duke squad his own.

There has only been one tie for the award since it was created in 1954 — North Carolina’s Joseph Forte and Duke’s Shane Battier split the award in 2001 — but this year Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler deserve it equally.

The senior Blue Devils have been critical to the team’s success this season, and aside from Virginia Tech’s Malcolm Delaney and, to a lesser extent, Jordan Williams, there really isn’t much outside competition.

If there’s a single ACC player you build a team around for this season, it’s Duke’s Nolan Smith. With all due respect to Blue Devil teammate Kyle Singler and Jordan Williams, few players nationwide were as consistently sterling as Smith. He scored, he rebounded, he passed — seemingly whatever coach Mike Krzyzewski needed this season, his senior delivered. Trying to replace guard Kyrie Irving is no easy task, but Smith more than managed.

2011 ACC Champion

Duke’s my pick. Sure, North Carolina defeated the Blue Devils in the Dean Dome last weekend and have one of the hottest teams in the country. But they’re also led by two freshmen in guard Kendall Marshall and forward Harrison Barnes. In stark contrast, a pair of the country’s best seniors, Singler and Smith, spearhead the Blue Devils. They’ve also won nine of the past 12 ACC Tournaments.

North Carolina is clicking at just the right time, getting better and better with each game it plays. The Tar Heels’ 14-point win over Duke on Saturday to claim the ACC’s regular-season title outright was one of the most impressive performances all year, and while they remain a young team, immaturity is hardly an issue these days. Their seven-game winning streak should move to 10 by Sunday afternoon.

If you’d asked this question two weeks ago, my answer would have been unwavering: Duke.

But given the emergence of North Carolina guard Kendall Marshall, who appears to be the ACC’s latest star in the making, I’m inclined to give the nod to North Carolina. The Tar Heels showed they can beat Duke on Saturday, and in a conference tournament largely owned by the Blue Devils, that’s the first step to a title.

GREGORY from page 6 the Terps.

“It’s a good learning experience for me, seeing basketball taken away from me like that,” Gregory said earlier this season. “I mean, it was really tough, but it’s over with now.

I’m playing basketball again.

I’m doing what I love to do.”

His minutes increased and his scoring average jumped to more than four points per game, but

Gregory still hadn’t quite seized the role he envisioned as a highschool senior when he committed to the program in 2005.

“Whenever you don’t have the year you wanted to have, there are a lot of people out there nowadays telling guys that they should transfer,” Gary Williams said. “I think you really benefit from it if you really do stick it out.”

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his baseline jump shot to complement the inside game of Jordan Williams. His offseason work paid immediate dividends, and he notched his first career double-double against nationally ranked Illinois at Madison Square Garden in November.

“He deserves a lot of credit because he’s really worked on his game,” the 22nd-year coach said. “Even after his sophomore year, he couldn’t shoot the ball like he can now, and that takes a lot of work, a lot of time in the gym just to get to where you can do that.”

He’s logged all three of his career double-doubles this season. While that number pales in comparison to Jordan Williams’ program-record 23 this year, Gregory has even had a hand in his frontcourt partner’s progression.

“With Jordan getting all the double-doubles, he gets all the attention,” Gary Williams said.

“But the idea of that somebody’s there to make a jump shot along the baseline, get up over the rim, be a factor defensively [helps]. It gives us a pretty strong frontline.”

Gregory called the Terps’

“I just want people to remember me as a hard worker.”

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frontcourt tandem the best in the ACC. He has scored in double figures 13 times this season, including a torrid stretch of five straight games and a career-high 18 points against NC State on Feb. 20.

But more important than any statistic has been his constant voice of motivation for the Terps this season. His development, Gregory pointed out, is not just a positive story for the underclassmen but one for future players in the program.

“I just want people to remember me as a hard worker, somebody who progressed every year and got better and better,” Gregory said. “That legacy thing, I guess I’m not sure. I just came hard to play every day.” ceckard@umdbk.com

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BRACKET BASICS 1 8 9

Virginia Miami

North Carolina 8/9 Winner

Noon tomorrow (ACC Network)

Noon today (ACC Network) 1 p.m. Saturday (ACC Network) 4 5 12

Boston College Wake Forest

Clemson 5/12 Winner

2 p.m. tomorrow (ACC Network)

ACC CHAMPION

2 p.m. today (ACC Network)

1 p.m. Sunday (ACC Network) 2 7 10

Terrapins NC State

Duke 7/10 Winner

7 p.m. tomorrow (ACC Network)

7 p.m. today (ESPN2) 3 p.m. Saturday (ACC Network) 3 6 11

Virginia Tech Georgia Tech

9 p.m. today (ACC Network)

Florida State 6/11 Winner

9 p.m. tomorrow (ACC Network)

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COVER STORY | DINO GREGORY

Rising above it all Gregory’s basketball odyssey stretched from scandalous to superlative in College Park

BY CHRIS ECKARD Senior staff writer

With a look of abject disappointment painted across his face, Dino Gregory walked toward the exit in Comcast Center on Saturday, the last Terrapin men’s basketball player to leave the floor after a 74-60 Senior Day loss to Virginia.

His untucked white No. 33 jersey hung loosely from his shoulders as sweat dripped from his face, betraying an otherwise impressive 15-point day that — once again — wasn’t enough. The solemn departure from his home court captured the bittersweet moment that just a year ago seemed as if it would never come.

While the Terps’ disappointing year and three-game losing streak to finish the regular season have largely obscured Gregory’s standout senior campaign and ultimately marred his Senior Day recognition Saturday, Gregory’s rise to relevance has nonetheless been remarkable.

After a forgettable start to his career and a headline-making interruption that threatened to consume his legacy in College Park, Gregory’s breakout senior year has proven equally redemptive and instructive.

“It feels good. It feels great, actually,” Gregory said Friday, reflecting on his successful senior season. “When you look at my freshman year, no one would have guessed that I would have came this far. I’m extremely proud of myself.”

DECISION TIME Three years ago, Pat Clatchey answered his phone and heard a familiar voice on the other end. Clatchey, the coach of Mount St. Joseph High School’s boys’ basketball team, knew he was about to have a difficult conversation.

The voice wavered, unsure of himself and slowly weakening.

Gregory, Clatchey remembered, explained to him how some thought that he wouldn’t be able to make it, that he should transfer or that he just didn’t belong in the ACC. “Dude, either pack your bags and go somewhere else,” Clatchey recalled saying, “or really work hard and prove to yourself that you can play at that level.”

The high-school coach felt for his former star but knew his tough words would eventually help. Gregor y, after playing a limited role for the Terps in his freshman campaign and making only rare appearances in the team’s final 13 games of the season, had lost much of the confidence in his game. His seven turnovers nearly matched his season’s 12 points.

“You have people doubting whether he can play at that level,” Clatchey said. “I remember having a conversation with him after the season.

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It was a really simple conversation. I remember telling him that you’re going to have to change the way you play and the way you perceive yourself as a player.”

“To be honest with you, my freshman year, I didn’t know if I could do it,” Gregory said.

“But I had people around me and my support system to tell me that I could do that. They were picking me up when I was down.”

TOUGHING IT OUT This season, Gregory has often answered questions from the media with a wide smile.

No other player has found a way to pepper so much optimism into his responses than the senior co-captain.

For every tough loss, Gregory has found a way to think positively about his team’s chances. Even as the prospects became increasingly bleak, he never gave up on returning to the NCAA Tournament.

It’s a trait that has been contagious for his teammates all season, especially for a group that welcomed six new players this year. But it’s also one that prevailed earlier in his career.

As a 6-foot-7 “tweener” coming out of high school, Gregory was a player without a true position on the court.

Some analysts said he was too small to play in the post but not technically sound enough to thrive on the wing.

And after a year on the bench, he still hadn’t found his niche with the Terps. But supported by the words of his former coach and his family, Gregory focused on what he had in front of him. He added muscle, channeled his athleticism

to the defensive end and started to play with obvious energy and effort.

“You learn how to be tough enough to handle it,” coach Gary Williams said. “Maybe it’s not perfect, but it’s something you committed to and you want to do the best you can. You have to make the best of things sometimes.”

“It was a goal and a dream to be able to play in the ACC,” Clatchey said. “Dino’s not the type of person that’s going to bail after a year or bail, period.”

Gregory saw his production significantly increase in his sophomore season. Playing alongside similarly undersized forwards Landon Milbourne and Dave Neal, Gregory provided much-needed frontcourt relief for the team throughout the season. He played in all 35 games in the 2008-09 season, recording more than 16 minutes per game and leading the team with 34 blocks.

SIDELINED But in a matter of months, another roadblock came crashing down. After an academic dishonesty charge from the summer, according to a report in The Washington Post, Gregor y ser ved a teammandated suspension at the start of his junior year. For nine games, Gregory watched his starting spot disappear as a mere spectator.

Freshman forward Jordan Williams stepped into the void and provided much-needed size. When Gregory returned Dec. 12, 2009, he started just After a forgettable start to his career, forward Dino Gregory has emerged as a dependable two games before becoming a starter down low for the Terps this season. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK role player off the bench for

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