March 12, 2014

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FBI headquarters might move to Greenbelt General Services Administration choosing sites to review before making final selection next year

By Ellie Silverman @esilverman11 Senior staff writer

Officials in Virginia and this state have advocated for Springfield, Va., and Greenbelt, respectively. And officials from College Park are pushing The FBI headquarters is moving, for the Greenbelt location because and Greenbelt could be its new home. of potential economic benefits and

intelligence research opportunities.

Dan Cruz, a spokesman for the General Services Administration, said the GSA expects to identify all eligible sites this spring. The site is expected to be chosen sometime in 2015, he said.

This state’s congressional delegation sent a joint letter to the heads of the FBI and GSA in April

2013 in favor of Greenbelt, mentioning a state report that showed 43 percent of FBI employees live in this state, 33 percent in Virginia and 17 percent in Washington.

“Providing a more convenient work location for a majority of FBI workers will improve employee morale and help them save on daily transportation expenses,” read

the letter, signed by Sens. Benjamin Cardin and Barbara Mikulski, along with Reps. Steny Hoyer, E l i j a h C u m m i n g s , C h r i s Va n Hollen and Dutch Ruppersberger.

On Nov. 15, the GSA announced requirements for the new FBI location. The site must meet minimum See FBI, Page 3

USM talks of declining enrollment

ZACHARY LEDERER, 1993-2014

By Sarah Dean @sarahdeanjourn Staff writer

candles in hand, to pay their respects. Lederer’s initials, “ZL,” were spelled out in candles in front of the Testudo outside Comcast.

They wanted to honor the young man who taught them life was worth fighting for, that no day should go unappreciated.

As legislators debate the merits of tying college funding to performance metrics on a national level, the University System of Maryland’s education policy and student life committee met in College Park to discuss a report on many of those metrics in the system’s schools.

The system’s Board of Regents subcommittee explored enrollment numbers, retention and graduation goals and transfer rates across the system’s 12 institutions at University of Maryland University College yesterday morning. Though enrollment goals vary by school, officials said each is aiming for improvement on some level, and the meeting was called to go over the data and swap ideas about how schools can reach their respective goals.

“There are goals that are set by the Board of Regents, but then how those are implemented and actually impact the respective students depends very much on what works in the particular university,” committee chairwoman Louise Gonzales said.

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a candlelight vigil in front of Comcast Center memorialized Zachary Lederer, a former Terrapins men’s basketball student manager who died last night after a years-long battle with cancer. james levin/the diamondback

HONORING THE DREAM HE LIVED Zachary Lederer, inspiration for viral ‘Zaching’ strongman pose, died last night after years of cancer

By Yasmeen Abutaleb @yabutaleb7 Senior staff writer Despite brain surgeries, countless MRIs and chemotherapy treatments, Zachary Lederer always maintained that he was “living the dream.” Even when he learned two years ago he would have to battle brain cancer

a second time, he refused to let the disease sideline him.

His strongman pose shortly after a second intensive brain surgery in 2012 instantly went viral, all the while uniting and inspiring a community. So when news spread last night that Lederer had succumbed to cancer, more than 200 students assembled outside Comcast Center,

Putting a drop in the lake

Wes Brown case details revealed The Sun: Police found gun in Terps RB’s apartment

Multicultural open mic promotes identity

By Teddy Amenabar and Jenny Hottle @DBKCrime, @JennyHottle Senior staff writers

By Erin Serpico @erin_serpico Staff writer In a dim room full of spectators with a single microphone standing in the middle of the stage, Vincent Chen presented an original poem using spoken word for the fi rst time.

“Anyone who knows me knows that this is the last thing that they expect me to be doing,” Chen said to the crowd.

The senior computer science major was one of several students who performed at Stamp Student Union last night at the Mixed Monologues: Open Mic event.

As part of the university’s Mixed

chantz erolin (center), host Kosi Dunn (second from right) and TOTUS alumni discuss identity at the Mixed Monologues: Open Mic event in Stamp Student Union last night. marquise mckine/the diamondback Madness Month, hosted by the Office of Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy, students from EDCP 498: TOTUS Spoken Word Experience and the Multiracial Biracial Student Association sponsored the event.

With the theme “________ Looks Like Me” incorporated into the month, Naliyah Kaya, coordinator for multicultural student involvement and advocacy, said the students in the multicultural and multiracial community wanted

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to transcend visual stereotypes.

Different from other monolog ue series featu red on the campus, such as the Vagina, Muslim and Black monologues, this event was about giving students, many of whom had never presented their work before an audience, an opportunity to share their identities, Kaya said.

“They don’t always have the incorporation of an open mic where See mic, Page 2

Police found a .22-caliber handgun in Terrapins football running back Wes Brown’s South Campus Commons apartment during a Baltimore Police Department investigation July 4, as first reported

by The Baltimore Sun. Brown told police he drove a car involved in a June nonfatal shooting, according to court records obtained by The Sun. Baltimore police came to College Park on July 3 to question Brown, 20, about the shooting, as previously reported by The Diamondback. He was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, theft less than $1,000 and unlawful interception of oral communications after police said he shoved an officer and stole a cellphone. The charges were dropped later that month, and a preliminary

hearing was canceled because of a lack of evidence.

University Police officials declined to release a police report last night regarding the search.

The university suspended Brown in early August. He returned in January and is practicing with the football team. During his suspension, he worked as a custodian at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney and spoke to youth football teams.

The university’s Code of Student Conduct prohibits students from using, possessing or storing unauthorized or illegal weapons on or off the campus.

“The University of Maryland conducted a thorough investigation in cooperation with law enforcement officials. Based on that investigation and in accord with the guidelines set forth in the Student Code of Conduct, a suspension was issued,” university officials wrote in a statement. “Since that time, Wes Brown has met specific criteria to qualify for reinstatement.” newsumdbk@gmail.com

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Low-income students face brunt of budget cuts O’Malley proposal would up tuition 3 percent

By Laura Blasey @lblasey Senior staff writer Johanna Perdomo has been watching the news. She’s read the stories.

She’s asked for advice. Yet she’s still searching for answers to the financial difficulties sure to arise if Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposed tuition increase passes the state General Assembly.

“I don’t know how to deal with it,” the sophomore accounting and international business major said.

O’Malley recently submitted the final budget plan for his final term in office. Covering the 2015 fiscal year, the budget allocates $5.53 billion for higher education — a nearly 3 percent increase over last year — but it’s not enough to keep tuition at state schools from rising.

State officials anticipate a 3 percent increase at state schools.

Students might rarely welcome tuition increases, but for administrators of this university’s Pre-College Programs and program graduates such as Perdomo, even a small tuition increase means much more — it threatens their mission.

The Pre-College Programs are a set of federally funded outreach programs designed to get disadvantaged students on track for academic success. The Upward Bound Program provides ninth-graders from local high schools with the academic support and counseling they need

USM From PAGE 1 T he report showed, for example, that the fall 2012 second-year retention rate fo r f re s h m e n a t s c h o ol s w ithin the system was 84 percent. For the sa me year, the rate for black university system f resh men was 77 percent, the rate for Hispanic university system freshmen was equal to the rate of all freshmen and the rate for low-income students was 79 percent.

Barbara Gill, this university’s undergraduate admissions and enrollment planning vice president, said the main task th is u niversity needs to continue focusing on is closing the achievement gap between low-i ncome students and those who are better off financially.

“Every institution in the system is trying to fix [the achievement gap] on their ca mpu s; some h ave been more successf u l, some less successful,” said Ben Passmore, the system’s assistant vice chancellor for administration and finance, who attended the meeting.

“O u r h istorica l ly black i n st itut ion s h ave tended to graduate at a lower rate than our traditionally white institutions and we want to see that change, and we’re doing things that we hope

to get into college. Counselors also help students find ways to pay for higher education when they graduate the program as 12th-graders.

Students enrolled in Upward Bound live on the campus and take classes for six weeks during the summer. They then return over the course of future school years for supplemental classes, tutoring, homework help and counseling sessions that focus on student identity and the college process.

Perdomo, a first-generation student, said it wasn’t easy getting to college. She wasn’t motivated in high school and didn’t know what opportunities a degree could afford her, which is why she joined the Upward Bound program.

“I wanted to find a reason to continue my education, find a major, a purpose.

Upward Bound was going to be that motivation,” she said. “The experience of having people showing me what’s ahead, knowing my path, is what impacted me.

I was like a lost child.”

Caroline Boisseau, a freshman criminology and criminal justice major, signed up for Upward Bound’s math and science-focused program because she also wanted to prepare herself for a college education.

Both Boisseau and Perdomo said one of the most important aspects of the program was its emphasis on financial literacy and earning scholarships.

Through the program, Perdomo said she was able to cover 15 percent of her in-state tuition costs.

will make that change. If we can fix that, the system and the state are going to be a long way towards achieving a lot of their long-term education goals.”

The meeting also included a presentation on system enrollment predictions by Passmore and Chad Muntz, university system institutional research director.

“We need to know where we’re going before we have any hope of getting there,” Passmore said.

I n 2013 , f resh m a n a nd transfer enrollment across the system was 33,834 students, 6,701 of which enrolled at this university, according to the data presented by the system’s administration and finance and institutional research offices.

Instead of meeting the system’s goal and increasing new student enrollment to a certain quota by 2020, Passmore and Muntz said in their presentation that predictions expect nearly 15,000 fewer u nderg radu ates en rol led than hoped for by 2020.

“T hat doesn’t mea n we won’t make it, but what it does mean is the work to get there becomes that much h a rd e r,” Pa s s m o re s a i d .

“We’ve got strategies and I think we got a real chance at ma ki ng the nu mbers we want, even if [the proje c t ion s] se eme d a l it t le pessimistic.”

The state house of delegates (above) and the state Senate will review Gov. Martin O’Malley’s budget proposal, which includes a 3 percent tuition increase, this legislative session. file photo/the diamondback College accessibility and affordability have become buzzwords nationally and locally. From President Obama’s State of the Union address to University System of Maryland roundtables, higher education advocates are pushing to enroll disadvantaged students in college. In a statement after the budget sequestration in 2013, university President Wallace Loh said the school was committed to ensuring low-income students would be able to stay in school.

“The growing demographic shifts in our state and country present formidable challenges throughout our education system,” university system chancellor Brit Kirwan said in a Feb. 17 testimony to the state Senate.

“Lack of financial resources is perhaps the major challenge that students face in completing their degree.”

This state’s schools have some of the best records in the country when it comes to keeping tuition increases at a minimum, according to the College Board, and Kirwan cemented the state’s reputation by joining a White House summit on expanding college access for low-income students in January. But O’Malley’s proposed increase would mark a fifth straight year of tuition increases.

Even small increases can put disadvantaged students on the brink of dropping out, Boisseau said, especially if financial aid doesn’t keep pace. Sarah Bauder, university financial aid director, was unavailable for comment.

“What was true two years ago remains so today: The state and the University of Maryland are committed to keeping a quality education within reach of the broadest possible group of students,” Loh said in a statement. “This is critical to the economic and social well-being of Maryland and the nation.”

Both Boisseau and Perdomo said finances played a significant role in their decisions to enroll at this university.

Perdomo wanted to attend college in Miami, where the weather was warmer and the atmosphere seemed fun. But she had to set aside her dream and settle for College Park when her parents said they couldn’t afford to send her to Florida.

“A lot of students can barely afford to pay for it right now,” Boisseau said.

“Applying for scholarships isn’t difficult, but there’s never a 100 percent guarantee that you’ll get them. An increase wouldn’t help my chances.”

Tuition alone is a puzzle of funding sources for low-income students such as Perdomo and Boisseau, including grants,

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louise gonzales Committee chairwoman Gill said this university hasn’t seen a decline in enrol l ment. T he u n iversity boasts a 94 percent secondyear retention rate in 2012, compared to the system’s 84-percent rate. While university officials don’t have plans to increase those numbers, they would like to maintain the current enrollment level.

A side f rom en rol l ment and graduation discussions, committee members also approved five new academic programs for this university, including master’s degrees i n accou nt i n g, i n for m at ion system s, m a rket i n g analytics and supply chain management and a doctorate program in teaching and learning, policy and leadership. Administrators described these programs as reorganizations of already existing curricula. sdeandbk@gmail.com

folks can go and share their own personal stories at the end, so we hope to give them both,” she said.

Throughout the event, the organizers passed a clipboard around the crowd and offered everyone a chance to write a verse or two to contribute to the “community poem,” read at the end of the evening.

Ca r r ie Wol ford , M BSA communications assistant vice president and senior English major, said this is “just what MBSA needed,” as all monologue events provide a chance to educate people about issues while giving them a voice. Sometimes, the mixed-race and multicultural community doesn’t have a loud voice within society, she said, and often it is not recognized as a group.

“It’s definitely broadened my horizons and allowed me to think about race and people in many different ways,” she said.

“Before, I didn’t really think of race as being an issue.”

Shani Banks, a junior psychology major and former student in the poetry class, unexpectedly presented a poem she wrote after attending the event as a spectator.

“I j u s t c a m e o u t h e r e to listen and to support,” Banks said. “After watching it a nd hea ring their

scholarships, financial aid, help from home and job paychecks for Perdomo.

In a February interview, Alissa Mayers, then-Pre-College Programs research coordinator, said college affordability plays a major role in Upward Bound’s goals. If students can’t get scholarships and grants, they won’t be able to pay for the college education the program prepared them for, or they might have to accumulate large amounts of debt.

“Even if they do have a family that can afford it, they are unfamiliar with that financial burden,” Mayers said.

In recent years, Mayers said, the program has worked to emphasize standardized test scores with tutoring sessions and workshops as tuition rises. A higher SAT score is in many cases the difference between receiving a scholarship and being forced to take on loan debt.

“We want them to understand that this is how you pay for college — with grades and high test scores,” Mayers said.

“If you make a high value for yourself, in return you may get a lot more scholarships and financial aid.”

Perdomo said she doesn’t want to give up on her education, but she is considering other options to finance it. Some students she has talked to are considering dropping classes to become part-time students.

Other options available include the Federal Work-Study Program, in which students can work on-campus jobs for tuition support, though that program has suffered from budget cuts in recent years, The Diamondback reported in November.

“I’m going to find a way, but it will hit me hard,” Perdomo said. “I might have to take less classes and work. I just don’t really know.” lblaseydbk@gmail.com

stories, I was i nspi red to do the same.”

Events like this one also help Wolford communicate with people “in ways that [she] might not be comfortable” with, she said.

“We’re right in the middle of Sta mp. Even i f people didn’t know about it, if they’re walking through Stamp and it happens to be something that relates to them, or just they’re intrigued, they will come in,” Wolford said.

The event’s featured performer, Chantz Erolin, is a rapper and poet from Minneapolis who rapped about “mixedness” and “identity politics,” expressing his own identity through his work as well.

“I’m really excited about being able to kind of merge the analytical and the purely aesthetic,” Erolin said. “I’m just glad to be out here to be able to contribute … to be able to put another drop in the lake, and to contribute a verse.”

Kaya also said she felt the need to make a change, so this semester, she started a class to incorporate more leadership within the multicultural community — EDCP 418K: Leadership and Intersecting Identities: Stories of the MULTI racial/ ethnic/cultural Experience.

Before the class opened and the MBSA took off, there wasn’t a place where multiracial and multicultural groups could have “consistency” or address issues important to

“IT’S DEFINITELY BROADENED MY HORIZONS AND ALLOWED ME TO THINK ABOUT RACE AND PEOPLE IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.” CARRIE WOLFORD

MBSA communications assistant vice president them, Kaya said. When the class opened, she said, it filled up immediately.

“This is a topic that students want to talk about,” Kaya said. “There’s something going on here that they feel a need to have a multiracial leadership course.”

People should no longer feel the need to hide behind or try to explain an identifier, as there is a community in which people can just be themselves, Kaya said.

The open mic event reinforced this type of environment, getting rid of the quick judgments and questions like “What are you?” and “You don’t look like [a certain background],” Kaya said.

“Everything’s not perfect today,” she said. “Like any heritage month, there’s things that we want to highlight, and there’s things that we want to discuss and bring to attention, but it’s also at its core a celebration of the community.” eserpicodbk@gmail.com

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Freshman roommates create peanut butter company

By Jenna Milliner-Waddell @DBKDiversions For The Diamondback Many students tend to eat more junk food over winter break. Freshman nutrition and food sciences major Emily Peet is no exception — but she decided she could at least make healthier versions of her favorite snacks, one of these was peanut butter.

Since then, she has transformed her hobby into a profitable business, which she runs with her roommate, freshman business major Allie Fales.

“We’re youngins out here grinding, literally grinding up nuts,” Peet said.

Their one-month-old company, dubbed Spread the Love, took only two weeks to get up and running.

Since then, the pair has already sold more than 75 jars.

The pair spent countless hours developing a website and various social media accounts, launching these initiatives on Jan. 30. They sold multiple jars overnight.

“We made $66 in our sleep and we were so excited,” Fales said.

The $6 jars of peanut butter come in three flavors: Oreo swirl, mocha crunch and cinnamon stick.

Peet and Fales donate 5 percent of the profits to the American Heart Association.

Though the process of making peanut butter might seem difficult for two freshmen living in a dorm room, they are able to work within their means.

Peet and Fales make their batches in the new Elkton Hall kitchen.

First, they roast about 25 pounds of nuts in the oven. Then they throw them in the food processor, producing about 25 jars in two hours.

The 16-ounce jars are jarred, labeled and wrapped in pink tissue paper. Peet and Fales also include notes encouraging their customers to connect with them on social media and give them constructive criticism.

It costs $5 to ship the peanut butter anywhere in the U.S. — except for College Park. Here, the girls deliver the jars by hand.

The two said the process has become easier over the weeks, but they still have experienced challenges. Initially, they ordered the wrong nuts, which put their orders on hold for over two weeks. Since then, Fales and Peet have started roasting their own nuts to become

more self-sufficient.

They’re now getting recognition both on and off the campus.

“I have all three flavors and love, love, love the mocha crunch,” said freshman finance major Kaley Smith. “Also, I love how active they are on social media like Instagram and Facebook — it really helps get their message out there and bring in a customer base.”

Fales and Peet said they hope to expand their business with new flavors and different types of nuts.

Brick & Mortar General Store has already approached the girls about stocking their peanut butter.

Both Fales and Peet encouraged other students to start their own businesses.

“Other people will think it’s cool,” Fales said. “Don’t doubt

Spread the love owners Emily Peet (left) and Allie Fales show off their products. photo courtesy of jack quade yo u rse l f, a n d h ave a pa r t n e r, because to do it alone would be impossible.” diversionsdbk@gmail.com

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FBI From PAGE 1 requ i rements of squa re footage, security, access to public transit and access to the Capital Beltway, Cruz wrote in an email.

Accessibility to the Metro station makes the Greenbelt site a n appea l i ng option, said Fazlul Kabir, College Park City Councilman for District 1.

“To get to Greenbelt, there w il l be a 495 Beltway exchange ramp that will take the motorways to this site directly, but in the Springfield side there isn’t any,” Kabir said. “It’s not as convenient as our site.”

The location and accessibility to public transportation, District 3 Councilman Robert Day said, makes Greenbelt an ideal location for the FBI. “There are so many things that this com mun ity, the Greenbelt-College Park community has to offer. … Everything is right here,” Day said.

“It’s very clear to me that we as a community have to do everything we can to try and make sure we win the bid for that space.”

The joint letter also said Greenbelt’s prox i m ity to other federa l agencies i n the area, particularly those involved in cybersecurity, would benefit the FBI. “As growth continues in this new frontier in national security and crime fighting, locating the FBI in Prince George’s County, Maryland would be a strategic location for FBI that promotes collaboration among numer-

ous federal agencies and the FBI on cyber security [sic] initiatives,” the letter read.

“This would give FBI much g reater access to ex perts working on research, development, and applications for cybersecurity programs.”

T he FBI’s prox i m ity to Col lege Pa rk cou ld spa rk or enhance intelligence research being conducted at the university, College Park Mayor Andy Fellows said.

“Because of some of the i nte l l i ge n c e c o m m u n it y development that’s already happen i ng at the Col lege Park Metro Station … there’s a lot of potential ties with things that are going on at the University of Maryland in College Park,” Fellows said.

James Lynch, criminology and criminal justice chairman at this university, said he would expect collaboration between the FBI and university faculty or students.

“There could be some potential for exchange with the university for either advanced training or research,” Lynch said. “Any time you have a major university and they are a cab ride away, you would think there would be some opportunity for exchange.”

The influx of about 11,000 employees would also bring econom ic benefits to the county, said Michael Stiefvater College Park economic development coordinator.

“People [are] looking for jobs, looking for homes,” Stiefvater said. “That will help ou r hou si ng m a rket of course. People will run errands after work or whatever it might be, so that will help the neighborhood.”

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“IT’S VERY CLEAR TO ME THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TRY AND MAKE SURE WE WIN THE BID FOR THAT SPACE.” ROBERT DAY

College Park District 3 councilman Executive Rushern Ba ker submitted a proposal to the GSA in December with the support of other state officials, noting the economic b enef its of t he move for the county and the confirmation that the Greenbelt site meets all of the GSA’s requirements.

“Prince George’s County has the ability to donate, at no cost to the federal government, the proposed location that meets the size requirements and is located directly adjacent to a Metro station,” the proposal read. “This project would bring thousands of jobs to the County, boost our local economy and generate additional revenues for our community.”

Day said he hopes the GSA chooses Greenbelt for the potential cooperation with the surrounding agencies, universities and the entire area.

“It’s a great learning opportunity. I think the university can benefit from it; I think the FBI can benefit from having the university right here. It’s a win-win situation,” Day said. “[It will] bring people, bring families back to this community, grow this area like it needs to be grown.” esilvermandbk@gmail.com

Univ sophomore advocates for disabled rights legislation

Victory song will chime from campus chapel bells

By Teddy Amenabar @TeddyAmen Senior staff writer The Terrapins men’s basketball game ended 61 years of ACC tradition on Sunday.

But with the end of an era comes a budding relationship with the Big Ten conference, and members of the Student G overn ment A ssociation traditions and programming committee are looking to kick that off with new traditions.

Working with athletic department and Memorial Chapel officials, the committee proposed the idea of playing the Maryland Victory Song from the chapel bells on game days to encourage campus spirit.

“It’s a way of connecting the campus by a way we so often associated with athletics,” said Kevin LaCherra, committee chairman and senior government and politics and history major.

The bells rang on Sunday and will play the victory song on every basketball and football game day in the future at 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., LaCherra said. It’s a way to take state and university pride from athletic games and instill it in campus life each game day, he said.

For Mary Liddi, a sophomore criminology and criminal justice major on the committee, changing the bells was her first major accomplishment on the committee.

“I thought it was important to make people excited about games,” Liddi said. “Everybody would know that there’s a game that day.”

The change was easy, she

MEMORIAL CHAPEL BELLS will play the Maryland Victory Song twice a day on basketball and football game days to promote school spirit. jenny hottle/ for the diamondback said, because the bells chime using an electronic system.

The bells have played the university’s alma mater for more than 40 years. The chime began playing hourly in 1999.

That same year, the university started the tradition of playing a variety of classical selections every hour on Maryland Day. The chapel is a “central location for so many students on campus,” LaCherra said. “It’s a building that has its foundation so much in the student experience here.”

Some students, such as junior Craig Dickson, said playing the victory song on the bells is a welcome change from the alma mater.

“The same bell every hour is kind of annoying,” said Dickson, an aerospace engineering major.

Other students said the university should branch out and play an even more diverse mix of songs. Freshman plant sciences major Rachel Patterson said she’d like if the bells played pop songs every hour.

Hearing the victory song earlier this week surprised f resh m a n env i ron mental science major Trevor Gibson.

Because there was no announcement to the general u n iversity com mu n ity, Gibson said he wasn’t expecting the bells at 11:30 a.m.

But he likes the change.

“I don’t think all students go to sporting events, and so that’s primarily where you hear that song,” he said.

“And it’s catchy.” tamenabardbk@gmail.com

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Bill would create tax-free savings for disabled Americans

By Darcy Costello @dctello Senior staff writer When she was 15, Emily Singer wanted nothing to do with the Down syndrome community. Despite having a twin brother, Lucas,with Down syndrome, Singer was embarrassed and unwilling to be affiliated.

When she looks back on that part of her life now, Singer said she can’t imagine not caring.

“It wasn’t until I really came into myself as a person that I realized how much influence I could have by telling my story and by getting involved,” said Singer, a sophomore communication major. “It’s so weird thinking about it now.”

Her passion drove her to apply for an internship at the National Down Syndrome Society, a position she’s held since October 2013. Her interest propelled her to participate in NDSS’ Buddy Walk on Washington in February and brought her face to face with politicians to discuss the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act. The annual walk draws participants from across the country, this year hosting more than 320 advocates from 37 states. Singer helped organize a breakfast honoring “Champions of Change,” including “big wigs” such as House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Sen. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.).

Singer’s highlights of the day included small group meetings with senators and representatives or members of their staff in which she said she could feel herself effecting change.

Each meeting was about 30 minutes long, with groups divided by state. Singer, who was in a group from her home state of New Jersey, said before she knew it, she was face to face with a member of Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-N.J.) staff.

“They looked at us and were like, ‘OK, so why are you here?’” Singer said. “At first, nobody said anything, but then

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DC on a Dime: Taking a trial class EMILY SINGER, a university sophomore, met with legislators, including Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), her state’s senator, at the Buddy Walk on Washington in February. courtesy of emily singer I just sort of opened my mouth and stated my purpose and we just started having a conversation. That was a feeling I’ve never felt before.”

The Buddy Walk on Washington focused on the ABLE Act, legislation Congress could consider this session and that could change the lives of disabled Americans across the country.

The bill, which has 66 bipartisan cosponsors in the Senate and 341 in the House, would create tax-free savings accounts for people with disabilities. Right now, individuals can save up to $2,000 at any time, or else risk losing government benefits including Medicare and Social Security, said Sara Weir, NDSS advocacy and affiliate relations vice president.

For Singer and her family, the legislation’s passage could have a direct impact, as Lucas was accepted into postsecondary education at The College of New Jersey. The ABLE Act would allow him to have his own savings account, so he’d be able to pay for college himself, and the same opportunities as his twin sister.

“Really, at the end of the day, it’s a civil rights issue,” Singer said. “The tax code was written 40 years ago, when people with disabilities weren’t going to college. Now, they are, and

they’re just being stunted by past legislation.”

Weir, Singer’s internship supervisor, said it’s easy to see Singer’s passion for the issues making an impact on the community.

“She’s fantastic — hardworking and extremely dedicated,” Weir said. “Her connection with her brother makes her so passionate and she exhibits it on a daily basis in the office. We’re lucky to have her on our team.”

Although Singer doesn’t know whether she’ll pursue nonprofit work as a career, she said she wouldn’t be surprised if she found herself working as a Down syndrome advocate years down the line.

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lederer From PAGE 1 Among those present were members of the Terrapins men’s and women’s basketball teams, who said they grew close to Lederer as he continually pushed them to demand more of one another and themselves.

It was wholly quiet and solemn for 15 minutes except for stifled tears. There was little to say after reconciling the end of a battle many felt close to, even if they had never actually met the man behind “Zaching.”

But then Tish Carmona, a freshman communication major who is a family friend of the Lederers who organized the candlelight vigil, motioned the crowd to gather closer. Men’s basketball guard Dez Wells, who lost a cousin to cancer, then began a cascade of spoken t r i b ute s to t he b elove d student manager.

“Hard times don’t seem so

hard anymore knowing what Zach was going through,” Wells said. “Life is bigger than basketball or any sport you’re playing.”

Nathan Cloeter, a senior materials engineering major, said Lederer’s fight was familiar to many.

“Zach was one of us. Everyone here knows someone who battled ca ncer, a nd most of them lost,” Cloeter said. “He just kept on fighting and believed he could beat it. Tonight hurts.”

Carmona then called for a moment of silence and a prayer.

“Dear Lord, a wonderful angel is entering your gate,” Carmona said. “Let him be a leader to us all, to remind us of the struggle that he faced.”

Those who spoke ranged from students who hadn’t met h i m to h ig h school friends. While each story was different in its delivery, the central message was the same: Lederer was an inspiration and reminder to live

life to the fullest, a reminder that no struggle is too great to overcome.

“Zach was an outstandi ng you ng ma n who was an inspiration to us all,” men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon said in a statement.

“He touched the lives of so many people in our community. He is and always will be a part of our Maryland basketball family.”

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On the count of three, the crowd would together shout Lederer’s signature phrase.

Owens counted out loud: “One. Two. Three.”

In one last act of remembrance for the night, the students yelled synchronously.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Responses to ‘How women should take compliments’ These letters to the editor, in response to Tiffany Burba’s Tuesday column, have been edited for length and clarity.

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s. Burba, How you interpret men’s advances is completely up to you. If you feel flattered by being called “doll” or “sweetheart,” that is your prerogative. However, telling other women how they should react to something they perceive as threatening is uncalled for.

I originally submitted much of this response as an anonymous comment because I feared my opinions, attached to my real name and Facebook account, would subject me to harassment. Even online, I felt threatened.

It’s not just “good ol’ boys” and “young men in greased clothes” with “questionable dental hygiene” who perpetuate this kind of behavior. It’s people everywhere, from the gas station to the executive boardroom. Your column specifically addressed male harassers and how women should respond to them; however, men are not the only perpetrators of harassment.

After refusing to humor men’s street harassment, I have been followed on foot and by car, called a “frigid bitch” and a “c---,” screamed at and even pushed to the ground by a man nearly twice my size — all because I didn’t deign to accommodate what they considered a compliment.

For many people, street harassment is not a compliment. It is unwanted and unsolicited.

Redefining harassment as a compliment not only opens the door for further unwelcome conduct but also reinforces the antiquated idea that women’s appearances and behavior exist for the pleasure of men, and men are therefore entitled to comment on them at their leisure.

When a man whistles and gawks at the figure of a woman he does not know (or one he does know), he trespasses boundaries

of privacy and personal space without her consent. Whether they realize it or not, when some men harass women because of their appearances or anything else, it is because they feel entitled to do so.

If a harasser feels entitled to whistle and gawk at a woman, what else might he feel entitled to do? He already has violated one boundary by catcalling her. What’s next? Does he feel entitled to touch her? Follow her home if she spurns his advances? Slash her tires?

Attack her for deriding his masculinity? Where does he draw the line, and how can she know where he draws it?

This uncertainty is the root of the fear some women feel when subjected to unwanted commentary. When someone shouts, “Hey baby, nice ass,” and I don’t respond or reject the advance, I have no idea how that person is going to react. I don’t know if he’s going to brush it off or beat me to a bloody pulp.

It’s not my obligation to humor unwelcome advances. I do not feel pride or graciousness when someone chooses to “compliment” me by whistling or leering. I feel threatened and afraid. My person suddenly feels like public property, open to comments and advances, whether I like it or not.

It doesn’t matter if someone is whistling or gawking because they “like something about how [I] conduct [myself],” respect my professional reputation or enjoy my (admittedly excellent) apple pie — it’s still unwanted and unreturned. There are much better ways to convey this appreciation without instilling fear in another person. Until that is realized, I will gladly “return home to [my] feminist book club.” At least I feel safe there.

T

iffany Burba, in her Tuesday column titled “How women should take compliments,” not only generalized how every woman should feel toward sexual advances, regardless of her experiences or personality, but also encouraged the idea that men are allowed to make women feel uncomfortable — and that we as women should just deal with it. Burba attempted to portray an image of a modern “stuck-up yuppie” woman stopping by a local gas station in a conservative town and getting harassed by unwelcome calls or gestures.

This type of scene happens to everyone, not just an “urban female student.” Many people in this society, not only “young men in greased clothes,” decide to voice their desires to potential partners in inappropriate ways. This is not just a women’s issue or a feminist issue, as Burba suggests in her article. This is a societal issue. The problem of inappropriate and unwanted attention toward men and women by men and women is an issue everyone should think about.

I have seen multiple men on this campus being verbally assaulted, sexually or “flirtatiously” by all gender identities. This does not just happen to heterosexual women. The difference is how society expects these men to act in this situation. A man who admits to being uncomfortable or bothered by unwanted sexual

attention is seen as weak and unmanly. On the other hand, a woman who admits to being irritated and disgusted by sexual attention is seen as a man-hater or, as Burba puts it, insecure with her body. Those of all gender identities should feel comfortable addressing unwanted sexual behavior. We should not be shaming those who do voice their concern.

The issues of sexual harassment, both verbal and physical, are huge concerns not only across the nation, but also specifically on this campus. A female student was sexually assaulted in Marie Mount Hall on Monday. What if that student never reported her harasser? Instead, she did what she thought was right, and University Police are searching for the man. By suggesting to society that the right way to accept an unwanted sexual advance is to treat it as flattery, we are promoting a culture in which our human right to our bodies and sexual desires is completely undermined and forgotten. We are promoting harassment.

I ask for all genders, not just women, to voice their concerns when a gesture is unwanted or unwelcome. This is the definition of harassment, and this issue can no longer go neglected in this society.

Angela Natoli Junior, psychology

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Ode to sleep

Should NCAA pay for play?

Enjoying life’s greatest pleasure

The pros and cons of paying student-athletes

EZRA FISHMAN Sleep. Delightful, delightful sleep. How we miss you.

There are just a few days left until spring break. You can almost taste it (partly because by now, at least some of your friends probably have left). We’re so close and yet so far. These past few days — the few moments that stand between us and a badly needed respite — are some of the most challenging of the school year. No professor wants to have a major assignment due right after spring break, so everything is due this week. Every day brings another exam, paper, presentation, discussion, worksheet, lab practical or other meaningless task — if not several. And thus, this last week before break does exactly what it should: It reminds us just how badly we need a break.

And, more importantly, just how badly we need sleep.

Sleep is life’s greatest joy. It’s a period in which nothing needs to be done, no effort needs to be expended and everything is nice and quiet. The body heals, rests and re-energizes, and the mind does the same. Sleep can take even the most tired and broken of bodies, minds and spirits and make them whole.

Sleep is also (usually) easy.

There’s no effort involved; you close your eyes and stay still for a bit, and your body does the rest for you. We’ve spent our entire lives practicing, training ourselves to become masters of sleep; if sleep were an Olympic s p o r t , we c o u l d a l l b e go l d

medal contenders. And for those to whom sleep doesn’t come as easy (like myself, unfortunately), when finally we do reach our goal — our grand sweet victory that is a good night’s sleep — it almost feels like we really have earned that Olympic medal. We fought hard and struggled through whatever held us back to earn the greatest prize of all: a peaceful rest.

And let us not forget how fantastic dreams are. Pleasant or nightmarish, dreams are personal Netflix for the low cost of $0 a month! They let us see things we would only imagine in our wildest dreams, as could be expected.

They’re the only way we can be king of the world, an octopus or nestled in Cthulhu’s armpit hairs without having to expend effort. And did I mention they’re free?

Finally, sleep is one of the best times to be around friends. If you can avoid the mood killers that are snoring, sleep talking, sleepwalking, sleep apnea and bed wetting, napping with a friend is one of the most peaceful things you can do.

Something is especially comforting knowing you and your loved ones are at peace together, in the same place, without a care in the world.

It’s sheer bliss.

Sleep is the most wonderful of human experiences, and though we may be without it for now in this longest of weeks, we will have it again soon — and it will be better than we can imagine. Until then, we will think of it, dream of it, yearn for it. And hopefully take a nap here and there to keep us alive and functioning.

Ezra Fishman is a senior accounting and finance major. He can be reached at efishmandbk@gmail.com.

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ith NCAA basketball conference tournaments playing out across the nation and the national tournaments entering full swing next week, college sports’ governing body is poised to rake in more than $700 million.

Thanks to its 14-year, $10.8 billion deal with CBS Sports and Turner Broadcasting, the NCAA receives about $740 million annually from the national tournament, which generated more than $1 billion in advertising revenue in 2013.

For many, those staggering numbers beg the question: Why do college athletes see so little return on investment, considering their roles as the NCAA’s workhorses?

Year after year, the clamor to pay college athletes seems to grow louder, with many saying the NCAA exploits those ultimately responsible for bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars in yearly revenue.

No one can deny the combined academic and athletic workloads college student-athletes face are far more strenuous than the average student’s responsibilities — the average Division I football player dedicates 43.3 hours weekly to the sport, according to a January Forbes column.

And in a system in which less than 5 percent of college athletes go pro, it’s certainly conceivable that even a full ride and accompanying stipend can seem like sorely inadequate compensation for the time and effort student-athletes invest in their sports.

But in 2012, the same year the NCAA generated record-setting income, it funneled $522 million of that $841 million back into college programs nationwide, and the organization’s expenses totaled $791 million.

In turn, colleges allocated NCAA funding toward categories such as academic enhancement, grant-

in-aid programs, student assistance, sports sponsorship and conference grants, all calculated to support student-athletes in the classroom and on the playing field.

Yes, college athletics is big business — but it might not be as colossal as proponents of paying student-athletes think. The simple reality is that neither the NCAA nor the colleges it supports produce enough revenue to warrant transforming amateur athletes into salaried professionals.

OUR VIEW

Student-athletes work hard to earn the scholarships they receive, but it doesn’t make financial sense to pay them.

Despite 2012’s record-setting NCAA revenues, only 23 of 228 Division I public school athletic departments proved able to cover their expenses on their own, according to a July 2013 USA Today report.

Typically, only football and men’s basketball are considered revenue sports, meaning those programs bring in more money than they spend. Athletic departments are forced to allocate significant portions of these sports’ earnings merely to keep nonrevenue sports afloat. If student-athletes received pay, it would strain alreadyburdened budgets, and it’s likely nonrevenue sports would suffer severe cuts, if not elimination.

Alternatives to cutting nonrevenue programs appear even less appealing.

This editorial board has opposed many student fee increases in the past, and the probability remains that paying student-athletes would cause tuition costs to swell across the board. That’s a measure ordinary students simply can’t stand behind.

One possibility lies in eliminating scholarships entirely in favor of unre-

stricted stipends of equal value. Though a definite compromise for individuals firmly in the pro-payment camp, such action could help give student-athletes the greater financial freedom many have argued they deserve.

“There’s not going to be discussion about moving student-athletes into employee status,” NCAA President Mark Emmert said in an interview with The Diamondback earlier this month. “There’s no one in intercollegiate athletics that thinks having students be converted into employees who play games is a good idea.

That’s not being debated. In terms of making sure there’s the right balance between giving student-athletes the resources they need, whether that’s financial, or time, or academic support or changing the nature of scholarship support, all those things will be very actively debated.”

Perhaps few institutions’ athletic departments understand the financial gravity of hand-to-mouth subsistence in the NCAA better than this university. The university cut seven athletic teams in July 2012 in the face of a severe operating deficit, a decision that helped prompt the move from the ACC to the Big Ten scheduled for July.

Even the expected multimilliondollar boost from the switch to the revenue-sharing conference won’t shore up the university’s athletic department entirely, as only strict economic oversight might aid the department but will not ensure it never faces the same financial woes. Adding paying its athletes to the mix at such a critical juncture could capsize the program before it even catches its breath.

Nationwide, colleges stretch their frequently limited resources not only to serve their student-athletes’ sports needs but also to provide them with educational support. On the whole, they’re doing the best they can given their funding, and it would be remiss and naive to expect idealism to alter the fiscal realities of college sports.

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You seek out situations that challenge you -- or seem to do so. There are times, however, when you may be far more concerned with what others think of you than you should be.

When that is the case, you may sacrifice a real, valuable challenge -- and the growth that comes with it -- in favor of the mere appearance of hard work.

Also born on this date are: Mitt Romney, politician; Ron Jeremy, adult film star; James Taylor, singer-songwriter; Liza Minnelli, actress and singer; Aaron Eckhart, actor; Al Jarreau, singer; Darryl Strawberry, baseball player; Gordon MacRae, actor; Courtney B. Vance, actor; Jack Kerouac, author; Titus Welliver, actor; Edward Albee, playwright.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Avoid arguments, and do what you can to stop those in which others are engaged. Harmony and agreement count for much.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -What you say is not likely to be as important as how you say it. Guard against using a tone that could be misinterpreted.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You are your own best friend and ally, but this doesn’t mean you should refuse help from another if it’s offered!

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TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE True Detective’s first season wrapped up Sunday, and there’s already speculation about the cast and plot of the second season. Staff writer Dustin Levy gives his own predictions at diamondbackonline.com.

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ESSAY | FEMALE SHOWRUNNERS

THE SUCCESS OF ONE-WOMAN SHOWS Television needs more female showrunners to bring fresh perspectives to dramas and comedies alike photos courtesy of flickr.com, money.cnn.com and wn.com

are successful, in part because something about them is unique. It could be innovative storylines, characters, technical nuances or other aspects, but all of it results from gaining a fresh perspective. These shows stand out because they avoid the regurgitation and repetition of standard TV. Overlooking these women’s achievements is understandable because there just aren’t many of them. The Hollywood Reporter releases a list of the top 50 showrunners every year; in 2013, only 12 of those were women. Half of the 12 were corunning a show with a man.

That’s baffling when you consider the track record of female showrunners this year. Masters of Sex has practi-

By Michael Errigo @DBKDiversions Staff writer Quick, name the first five television showrunners you think of. I bet I can guess some: Vince Gilligan, Matthew Weiner, J.J. Abrams, perhaps. If you like comedy, Dan Harmon or Seth MacFarlane might have come to mind. Maybe you even named Chuck Lorre, creator of all things awful.

But what do all these people have in common? It should be pretty obvious: They are all men.

Why? Women do drama (Scandal, Girls, Masters of Sex, Orange Is the New Black) and they do comedy (New Girl, The Mindy Project). All of these shows

cally carried Showtime, and it’s nearly impossible to go out in public without hearing someone discuss Scandal. In a time when networks run through many failed shows per season, shouldn’t they realize having a woman at the helm is a fairly reliable recipe for success?

Lena Dunham, co-showrunner of the HBO hit Girls and host of Saturday Night Live last weekend (on International Women’s Day, to boot), has long been an advocate for women in charge.

“Networks and studios still seem to be almost pathologically incapable of understanding that women make up 52 percent of the planet,” she said in a February interview with Grantland.

“Therefore, programming that have

women at its center is not a fad or a trend, it’s a necessary expression and a necessary form of media.”

With showrunners being the closest thing to auteurs of television, having an original vision can make a difference.

Tina Fey became a female TV icon when she helped establish 30 Rock, not only as something funny but also as something new. There was a noticeable realness to Liz Lemon, in large part because of Fey’s presence.

In drama, a female perspective, especially on female characters, can bring about previously unseen depth.

Male writers and showrunners tend to grasp at the inner workings of women or just give up and cast them as love interests or sex symbols. The

best television shows explore human behavior all viewers can relate to, but until recently, “all” has only been half of the population.

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SHeptock From PAGE 8

left-hander jake Drossner was charged with one run and stranded seven runners against Delaware. rebecca rainey/the diamondback

HENS From PAGE 8 scoring output this season.

Their highest-scoring game of the season, a 13-6 victory at James Madison on Feb. 25, was also a midweek game against nonconference competition.

D e s p i te t h e l o p s i d e d score, Delaware threatened early. Terps left-hander Jake Drossner wasn’t sharp in his second start of the season, but he worked out of the jams, stranding seven runners. He was charged with one run.

The sophomore gave up two straight hits to start the game, but catcher Nick Cieri threw out the leadoff hitter at second on a steal attempt. Two straight groundouts ended the inning and stranded a runner at first.

The Blue Hens loaded the bases in the second before Drossner struck out shortstop Brock Niggebrugge to remain unscathed.

The Terps helped Drossner by scoring seven runs over

four innings to put the game out of reach.

A throwing error jumpstarted a three-run secondinning rally, putting Terps on first and second with one out.

Two straight singles drove in left fielder Kyle Convissar, who went 3-for-3 with a walk and a hit by pitch in his first start in the field. Convissar missed the first eight games of the season with an injury but returned on March 1 as designated hitter.

“It felt pretty good,” Convissar said. “It’s just a good feeling to get out there and run around.”

After a groundout to second drove in the Terps’ second run, right-hander John Geffre hit a batter and then walked in a run, giving the Terps a 3-0 lead.

The Terps added two more in the fourth, first baseman LaMonte Wade drove in a run with a groundout to second, and Convissar had an RBI infield single.

Drossner was taken out of the game in the fifth with no outs and runners on first and second, but left-hander

Tayler Stiles came in and let only one runner score.

“I thought the turning point of the game was when Stiles came in,” Szefc said. “We really try to preach to these guys minimizing the damage, giving up a one-run inning, instead of a three-run inning. That’s exactly what he did.”

Behind the hot offensive start and the combined efforts of the pitchers, the Terps cruised to victory. Their performance wasn’t smooth, though, considering they narrowly avoided allowing the Blue Hens several big innings.

While Schmit — who went 3-for-4 with a walk and a triple — and the Terps enjoyed seeing Olenski and were pleased with a strong offensive showing, they know things won’t be as easy when they battle North Carolina this weekend in a return to ACC play.

“We can’t play like that this weekend because we’ll be in a lot of trouble,” Szefc said. psuittsdbk@gmail.com

qualifier and an All-American. He’s never lost an ACC match, and he’s maintained the nation’s top ranking for the majority of the season.

But when competing at Northampton High School i n No r t h a m p to n , Pa . , Sheptock was far from an elite prospect. McCoy said Sheptock was one of the top 100 recruits in his class but wasn’t any higher than No. 85, and he never won a state championship.

“He never had any issues with not buying into the system,” McCoy said. “But he definitely didn’t always make the right choices his first couple of years.”

Sheptock redshirted his freshman year, compiling a 24-3 record in open competition. He won 11 of his first 12 matches and earned four pin victories. On the mat, Sheptock had little trouble adjusting to college competition.

But off the mat, the thenfreshman wasn’t as dedicated.

“He wasn’t the best student,” McCoy said. “He

douty From PAGE 8 finding good looks on goalkeeper Abbey Clipp.

Early in the contest, the Orange struggled to clear the ball because of the Terps’ defensive pressure in the middle of the field. Syracuse converted five of its nine clear opportunities in the first half, while the Terps finished a perfect 5-of-5 on clears.

The turnovers in the midfield provided the Terps with extra looks on goal, but they struggled to beat Syracuse goalkeeper Kelsey Richard-

did his work, but he probably could’ve put more effort into school. Socially, he was active. He probably didn’t get enough sleep, probably didn’t eat the right way.”

Then during in December 2010, Sheptock tore his ACL and missed the remainder of the season. He finished 6-4.

“Everybody pretty much knows the Jimmy Sheptock post-ACL,” McCoy said.

“Because most of the guys around the program now, most people that follow him, they don’t remember him before that.”

Sheptock returned for his sophomore season a different competitor. The team’s starter at 174 pounds, he went 27-6 and 12-0 in dual competition en route to his first ACC title and an NCAA tournament berth.

The stark contrast wasn’t a result of a lack of work ethic earlier on, McCoy said, it was because of Sheptock’s rededication to the sport.

“Now, if he gets taken down in practice, it really bothers him,” McCoy said.

“It doesn’t matter who he’s wrestling. He really does not like giving up any points.”

Sheptock parlayed that

success into another stellar season last year, compiling a 40-6 record while leading the team with 10 major decisions. He went on to finish sixth at the NCAA championships and earned AllAmerica honors.

This season has led to new challenges, as the Terps quickly fell out of the national rankings and finished fifth in the conference tournament. Sheptock, though, has remained a dominant competitor. His 26 wins led the team, and he defeated five ranked competitors.

I n Ja n u a ry, S h e p to c k became No. 1 at 184 pounds, becoming the first Terp to hold that distinction. And though his success has been met with high expectations, Sheptock said he hasn’t let the emotion of the moment distract him as he chases the third individual national title in school history.

“My focus is the same that it has been the whole year,” Sheptock said. “I’m not one to be overly sentimental … My idea is to go in, work hard, and the hard work will pay off.”

son, who made six straight saves after the Terps’ first goal. McPartland, however, converted on two of her three shots in the first half and her only shot in the second half.

“When she goes in, she is not just shooting to shoot, she is taking the right shot,” Reese said. “That is something that we are working on as an offense for us all to get better at.”

In the second half, the Terps found more offensive balance but turned the ball over nine times.

“We weren’t driving to the cage and shooting it,” Reese said. “Instead we were

making errant passes and just kind of floating things around that we shouldn’t have been.”

Despite the Terps’ lack of aggressive play in the second half, they still managed to outscore the Orange 6-5 during that time because they connected on all six shots on goal.

With Douty defending Treanor, those six goals proved to be plenty for a marquee win.

“We did a nice job of limiting their opportunities or forcing them to take shots that we wanted,” Reese said.

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another victory to his 26-0 record this season.

And though he is revered as one of the top wrestlers in Terps history, he wasn’t always as highly renowned.

In less than two weeks, Jimmy Sheptock’s “A lot of people don’t realize how far Terrapins wrestling career will be over. he’s come,” coach Kerry McCoy said. “He The Terps hope he ends his decorated tenure was good coming out of high school, but he with his hand raised after the NCAA finals wasn’t the top recruit.” match in Oklahoma City, culminating his time Sheptock has collected a bevy of accolades in College Park with a national championship. with the Terps. In addition to his three ACC Sheptock, the top-ranked 184-pound wres- Championships, he’s a three-time NCAA tler in the nation, won his third consecutive ACC Championship on Saturday, adding See SHEPTOCK, Page 7

WOMEN’S LACROSSE Shortstop Blake schmit finished 3-for-4 with a walk and a triple in yesterday’s victory over Delaware. rebecca rainey /the diamondback

helping henS Terps take advantage of Delaware’s pitching, defensive mistakes

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Junior helps hold Orange to season-low 10 goals

By Ryan Baillargeon @RyanBaillargeon Staff writer Megan Douty held Duke’s leading goal scorer, Kerrin Mauer, to two goals as the Terrapins women’s lacrosse team earned a 19-10 win March 1. So Monday night at the Carrier Dome, coach Cathy Reese assigned Douty the task of marking Syracuse’s leading goal scorer, Kayla Treanor.

The junior defender delivered again. Treanor — who entered the game with 23 goals in six games — scored three goals during the night, one of which came while Douty was guarding her.

Douty’s strong one-on-one defense against Syracuse’s top offensive weapon, paired with

midfielder Kelly McPartland’s five-point offensive performance, proved to be the difference in a 12-10 victory for the No. 2 Terps.

“She held her to one goal on [7-on-7] defense, which is huge against a player like Kayla Treanor,” Reese said.

Douty’s ability to contain her when the defense settled in enabled the Terps to hold No. 3 Syracuse to a season-low 10 goals.

Syracuse did outshoot the Terps 25-24, but the Orange missed the net on 12 of its shots and assisted on just one of its 10 goals. Paired with the Terps’ 15-9 win in draw controls, Syracuse had limited possessions and had a tough time See DOUTY, Page 7

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When Terrapins baseball shortstop Blake Schmit saw Greg Olenski yesterday afternoon, he decided to have some fun. While Olenski, who transferred from this university to Delaware over the summer, took batting practice, Schmit playfully heckled him.

But Schmit and the rest of the Terps didn’t let a reunion with a former teammate distract them as they capitalized on Delaware’s pitching and defensive struggles in a 10-1 win at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium.

“Obviously they kind of gave us some freebies,” coach John Szefc said. “We weren’t very clean and effective in our at-bats early on, but when their defense is that way, it makes it a lot easier.”

While three Terps had multihit games, the Blue Hens committed five errors, allowing three unearned runs. Although the Terps scored more runs yesterday than they did in the entirety of the three-game series this weekend at No. 2 Florida State, many of the runs arose from defensive mistakes.

The Terps’ 10 runs tied their second-highest

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Ten years ago, guard John Gilchrist led an underdog Terps team on a historic run for the program’s first ACC tournament championship since 1984. This week, in their final conference tournament, the Terps have a similar chance to leave a lasting mark on the league.

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trophy in the shape of a glass pentagon with a wooden strip down the middle sat on a table on the concourse of Comcast Center on Sunday with a piece of a basketball net draped around it.

Several fans taking in the atmosphere before the Terrapins men’s basketball team’s final ACC regular-season game — an eventual 75-69 overtime win over then-No. 5 Virginia — strolled to the rope blocking off the table and

snapped pictures of the trophy. Others pointed and remarked on the scene to those around them.

The trophy and net likely evoked memories in those who marveled at the memento, memories of what took place in Greensboro, N.C., 10 years ago.

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“WE ALL HAVE GOOD GAMES AND BAD GAMES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. BUT IF YOU CAN COME UP BIG IN POSTSEASON PLAY — THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS — THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF GAMES THAT PEOPLE REMEMBER YOU BY.” JOHN GILCHRIST

Former Terrapins men’s basketball guard GUARD JOHN GILCHRIST scored 26 points in the 2004 ACC tournament championship win over Duke. file photos/the diamondback; front, top: file photos/the diamondback; front, bottom: christian jenkins/the diamondback

ACC From PAGE 1 former Terps guard John Gilchrist dazzled fans with three stellar performances and when the Terps downed Duke in overtime to earn the trophy and the right to snip the net.

“I have had quite a few fans, mostly the older fans, come up to me and say in their minds, it was just

as important as the national championship,” Williams said Monday.

“That’s the feeling that was there about the ACC tournament.”

For once, the Terps didn’t leave the league tournament frustrated while watching Duke or North Carolina celebrate at the end of the weekend. Two years after the Terps captured the program’s only national title, they fi nally snatched their fi rst conference tournament

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Coach Mark Turgeon’s Terps probably need to win four games in

four days to capture the conference title and avoid missing out on the NCAA tournament for the fourth straight season. The team hasn’t been nationally ranked since 2010, and Comcast Center attendance has faded in recent seasons.

But the 10-year anniversary of the 2004 conference championship presents promise. As the Terps travel to Greensboro for one last shot at an ACC crown, they will aim to

emulate the string of upsets Williams and Gilchrist pulled off. And they’ll hope to spark a resurgence of a program that was a national powerhouse a decade ago.

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ACC From PAGE 2 team in the ACC that was hoping to sort of assert itself and get into the mix. They were the mix.”

THREE-FOR-THREE When the Terps opened play in the ACC tournament against No. 3-seed Wake Forest 10 years ago today, they weren’t sure about their postseason prospects. With a loss to freshman point guard Chris Paul and the Demon Deacons, the No. 15 team in the country, the Terps would be in danger of missing the NCAA tournament for the first time in more than a decade.

“I remember us having to at least advance to the championship game to solidify an NCAA tournament berth,” Gilchrist said Saturday. “That was the most important thing.”

Gi lch r i st took ch a rge, scoring 16 points as the Terps topped Wake Forest, 87-86, despite a 30-point performance from Paul, who later

become the fourth overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft.

The next night, the Terps faced another daunting task a ga i n st No. 2-seed N.C. State. With his team trailing by 19 points at halftime, Gilchrist again took control of the game and scored 23 of his career-high 30 points in the second half to lead a comeback and another Terps win, 85-82.

That put the Terps in the championship game against top-seeded Duke, and they pulled off a third straight upset behind Gilchrist’s 26 points.

The fiery sophomore point guard shot 10-of-20 from the field in a 95-87 overtime win over the Blue Devils to cap a shocking run to the conference championship and a three-game string Williams said was as impressive as any run the ACC had ever seen.

“He was a n a mazi ng, streaky player,” Williams said.

“You never knew what you were going to get with John.

Obviously he had the ability, but to do it back-to-back-toback was something he wasn’t able to do during the season.”

Added Gilchrist: “We all

have good games and bad games and things of that nature. But if you can come up big in postseason play — the championship rounds — those are the type of games that people remember you by.”

While the victory served as the defining moment of Gilchrist’s career, he most vividly remembers returning to College Park, where fans stopped him everywhere — from Stamp Student Union to Route 1 — to congratulate him and sometimes even thank him for bringing the championship home.

Terps fans hadn’t experienced an ACC tournament championship since program great Len Bias starred on the team 20 years earlier. And to accomplish the feat, the team beat three North Carolina schools in a row.

“What I remember is how excited everybody in the town was,” Gilchrist said. “Everybody was excited. The D.C. metropolitan area is a huge sports town, and just to see everyone get so excited about the winning team and the See ACC, Page 4

GUARD JOHN GILCHRIST had a historic ACC tournament performance during the Terps’ most recent title run in 2004. file photo/the diamondback

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acc From PAGE 3 w i n n i ng product we put out on the floor, that meant everything.”

THE DROP-OFF The 2004 ACC Championship guaranteed that the Terps would make their 11th consecutive NCAA tournament. But Gilchrist struggled the next year and had a falling-out with the coaches.

Highly touted recruits such as McDonald’s All-American Mike Jones failed to meet expectations. And in 2005, the Terps didn’t hear their name called on Selection Sunday.

Such struggles have continued, and without four consecutive wins this weekend in their return to Greensboro, the Terps will likely miss the NCAA tournament for the seventh time since 2004.

“Those years with the national championship and the success right after it, it looked like it was rolling for a while,” O’Neil said Monday. “It’s just hard to keep it rolling.”

O’Neil points to missed

recruiting opportunities as a potential cause of the Terps’ stumble. Local stars such as Michael Beasley, Kevin Durant and Josh Selby are among the former top prospects and eventual NBA players who grew up in the area but played for other college teams in the past decade.

The Terps flashed glimpses of a return to prominence before Williams retired in 2011 — the 2009-10 team finished 13-3 in the ACC behind former guard Greivis Vasquez and shared the ACC regular-season title with Duke — but they haven’t been to the Sweet 16 since 2003, and four second-round NCAA tournament appearances since then represent their deepest advances in March.

That lack of success could make it more difficult for Turgeon to recruit top talent.

“It’s hard,” O’Neil said.

“K ids have a shor t-term memory, especially recruits.

If you haven’t been relevant to them in the last five years, like this, you kind of have to really resell things in terms of what Maryland will be instead of what Maryland was.”

Without marquee victories and a nationally competitive

“I WOULDN’T SAY THEY’VE FALLEN OFF THE MAP, BUT THEY’VE CERTAINLY GOTTEN A LITTLE MORE OFF THE RADAR IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. THE NAME HAS SOME RESONANCE AND SOME MEANING FOR THE PROGRAM TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT I THINK THE RESULTS NEED TO KIND OF CATCH UP A LITTLE BIT FOR IT TO GET BACK TO PROMINENCE.” DANA O’NEIL

ESPN college basketball reporter team, the Terps have also struggled to fill the seats at Comcast Center. Six seasons ago, the arena was packed to its capacity of 17,950 every conference game, but Sunday’s victory over Virginia was the Terps’ second sellout of this season and third home game with more than 17,000 in attendance.

“We expect a lot out of Maryland basketball, and it would really help us out moving forward if we could have crowds like that every night,” Turgeon said. “But we got to do our job as coaches and players to make sure our building’s full.”

T hat hasn’t been easy, though. T urgeon’s teams

have struggled to find consistency in his three seasons at the helm of the program as the Terps’ dominance in the early 2000s continues to fade into memory.

“I wouldn’t say they’ve fallen off the map, but they’ve certainly gotten a little more off the radar in the past few years,” O’Neil said. “The name has some resonance and some meaning for the program to a lot of people, but I think the results need to kind of catch up a little bit for it to get back to prominence.”

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conference losses and finished .500 in league play, recording one win over a top-25 team.

The victory over the Cavaliers on Sunday sent fans onto the court in celebration, but the Terps fans who congratulated Gilchrist in 2004 and stared at the ACC trophy Sunday afternoon probably won’t get to watch the Terps in the NCAA tournament without a shocking run this weekend.

Ten years after Gilchrist and the Terps stunned the conference, the team will have one last chance to jolt hope into a frustrated fan base, and one last chance to leave an impression on the ACC. “I think it would mean a great deal to Maryland fans to win a few games down there, just like Sunday was big to beat Virginia in the last ACC game,” Williams said. “It’s that type of tournament this year.”

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And Gilchrist, who went undrafted after leaving this university before his senior season, knows the Terps have lofty standards. Though it’s been a decade since the Terps have won an ACC title, the achievements of Bias, Dixon, Blake and Gilchrist still loom over the program.

“With the bar being set by the basketball program over the years, sometimes expectations can be a heavy burden,” Gilchrist said.

This season’s Terps have felt that pressure competing in the program’s final season in the ACC after 61 years. And they’ve struggled during an uneven season.

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In the eye of the storm After Sunday’s court storm following the Terps’ upset of then-No. 5 Virginia, the Terps detailed their experiences on the crowded Comcast Center floor “IT’S HOT. BUT IT’S THE BEST. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE TWO LAST YEAR, AND WE GOT ONE THIS YEAR. IT SHOWS THE SUPPORT YOU HAVE FROM THE FANS, AND EVERYBODY HAS YOUR BACK HERE IN COLLEGE PARK.”

By Aaron Kasinitz @AaronKazreports Senior staff writer Each Terrapins men’s basketball player had a slightly different experience in the middle of the celebration after the team’s 75-69 overtime victory over then-No. 5 Virginia in the ACC regular-season finale Sunday afternoon, but several Terps shared the same thought while stuck in the mob of students who stormed the Comcast Center court.

“It was good,” said forward Evan Smotrycz, who scored 13 first-half points in the victory. “And then it just got too hot and sweaty.”

Guard Seth Allen, who tried to fight through the crowd to talk with CBS announcers Marv Albert and Steve Kerr, agreed. Still, Allen relished the moment, gave several high-fives and enjoyed seeing the fans so excited.

Someone even tried to lift the sophomore floor general after he scored a game-high 20 points, including five in overtime, to help the Terps halt the Cavaliers’ 13-game winning streak.

“It’s hot,” said Allen. “But it’s the best. I was fortunate enough to have two last year, and we got one this year.

It shows the support you have from the fans, and everybody has your back here in College Park.”

Terps fans poured onto the floor after home victories over Duke and N.C. State last season, so many of the Terps have been in the situation before. Forward Jake Layman had been through enough on-court celebrations to know another one

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SUNDAY’S COURT STORM after the Terps upset then-No. 5 Virginia was the first at Comcast since the Terps’ win over Duke on Feb. 16, 2013 (above). file photo/the diamondback was coming when the Terps held off the Cavaliers behind his four free throws in overtime.

“I’m not really a fan of those,” Layman said. “It’s hard to breathe

in there.”

But Layman said he appreciated the moment with the fans and he even saw his two younger brothers celebrating at midcourt.

Coach Mark Turgeon said his biggest concern when fans rush the court is the safety of everyone involved. On Sunday, he helped protect a student who fell to the ground while

a group of fans streamed toward her.

“My whole deal is I have a really loud voice and I had a little pull out there today — if we would have lost they probably would have ran over me,” Turgeon said. “But I yelled ‘stop’ and everybody stopped, so I kind of felt pretty cool.”

Turgeon helped the student up, and no one suffered a serious injury during the court storming. And though his players might have been a bit warm in the thick of a frenzied group of fans after a thrilling win, the third-year coach wasn’t complaining. Neither was guard Dez Wells, the Terps’ leading scorer this season who scored 18 points in the win.

During a season in which the Terps suffered several demoralizing losses and, barring a run to the conference championship, will miss another NCAA tournament, the fans finally had a reason to get excited. So the Terps weren’t going to let anything dull their celebration.

“It was pretty cool,” Wells said.

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THOUGHTS ON A B1G MOVE This weekend, the Terrapins men’s basketball team plays in the ACC tournament for the final time. But at this time next year, the Terps will be playing in the Big Ten tournament, and it’s not too early to look ahead. The Diamondback reached out to sports editors at student newspapers of Big Ten schools to get their thoughts on how the Terps will fit in with their new conference.

Responses below are edited for length and clarity:

Andrew Wittry, Indiana Daily Student

Greg Garno, The Michigan Daily

“I’m not sure what is the best definition of the Big Ten’s profile, but I’m confident that Maryland will have no problem fitting in with the conference. Maryland is a name with far more basketball success than Rutgers, so Rutgers is the more likely addition to not fit in the Big Ten, at least from the fans’ perspectives. Maryland has developed NBA-caliber players in the past and has had some postseason success, so as long as that continues, the university should be welcomed with open arms. Of course, Maryland will be linked with the ACC in the eyes of many fans. However, I think Maryland and the Big Ten will both benefit from the conference realignment.”

“It’s too early to say whether Maryland will be a good fit, but I think that because of its track record in basketball, its ability to help the Big Ten branch out into other sports such as lacrosse and the TV revenue it will bring in, it will do just fine. But I do think the geographic boundary is going to take time to accept.

“I was raised in the Midwest, and many of the Big Ten schools have different characteristics at their hearts. For example, you might call a sweet carbonated beverage soda, when it is properly called pop in the Midwest. My point here is that Maryland brings a different culture, which can be good.”

Eliot Sill, The Daily Illini

“The Big Ten, like any self-respecting top athletic conference, takes something of an elitist attitude toward expansion. When Nebraska joined a couple of years ago, it was all about when the Cornhuskers would earn their stripes in the Big Ten — which means competing in basketball as well as football. This year has been that year for Nebraska, and I’d say its pretty much part of the family now. I see a similar road for Maryland, but football will be the arena in which it needs to prove itself (which shouldn’t be too hard, given the Big Ten’s quality of football in recent years).”

Ava Wallace, The Daily Northwestern

“I don’t think Maryland will have any trouble fitting in here in the Big Ten. Especially in basketball, I would say Maryland doesn’t necessarily have the reputation as a physical, grind-it-out team like a lot of schools in the Big Ten do, so it might have to adapt to a slower, tougher style of play in some games. Even the faster-paced teams play hard and physically until the last whistle, usually.”

“I think it will take a year or two for fans in the Big Ten to adjust to Maryland and Rutgers joining the conference. However, I think Maryland will have no problem fitting in because of the school’s basketball tradition and fan base. Maryland will have the Big Ten’s most recent national championship, which ironically was in a title game against Indiana in 2002.

Jack Baer, The Daily Cardinal (Wisconsin)

“As a whole, I’d say we’re a bit better than the ACC basketballwise, but we also care less about basketball. There’s no real North CarolinaDuke situation (that’s reserved for football, with Ohio State-Michigan).

Michigan State is as close as we get to a perennial power nowadays, and the rest of the rivalries are much more based on recent events.

The league is currently in a bit of downward trend, going from the No. 1 to No. 2 conference in the Sagarin ratings.

“The worry is that these additions will dilute the Big Ten brand. In recent history, the Big Ten has added only two schools: Penn State and Nebraska. These were both slam dunk additions. Maryland and Rutgers feel much weaker. People are much more worried about Rutgers and recent scandals associated with them, but Maryland will still need to ‘prove’ itself before we stop harping on them. The easiest way I can think for Maryland to gain respect basketballwise is to just beat Indiana or Michigan State next year (highly regarded programs, should be fairly average next year) and to persuade everyone to gang up on Rutgers.”

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gallen From PAGE 8 to them. It was really relieving.”

No. 4-seed North Carolina and No. 5-seed Pittsburgh are two of the other teams on the Terps’ side of the bracket that they could face down the road. Though the Terps have an 0-3 record against the Tar Heels and Panthers, those matchups came at different points in the season.

Pitt blew out the Terps in early

January, but when the two teams met later that month, the Terps fell by only four. In February, North Carolina jumped out to an early lead that seemed insurmountable, but the Terps came within three and played an unpredictable Tar Heels team relatively even down the stretch.

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But we got to go out there and execute and defend when we can.”

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And waiting in the championship game could be No. 2-seed Syracuse or No. 3-seed Duke. It won’t be easy.

The way the Terps have played at the end of the season is encouraging for anyone hoping for a deep ACC tournament run. They’ve gone toe-to-toe with some of the best teams in the conference — and in the nation — in the season’s final month, giving them the opportunity

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Big Ten move shouldn’t lead to big worries

THE TERPS drew a big crowd at Comcast Center for their first and only ACC meeting against then-No. 4 Syracuse on Feb. 24. The Terps lost to the Orange in the final seconds, 57-55.

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Rivalries won’t be hard to come by for Terps, as Syracuse game shows DANIEL GALLEN At some point later this spring, or perhaps early this summer, the Comcast Center court will receive a bit of a makeover. Gone will be the ACC logo in the lanes that Terrapins men’s basketball team fans trampled during Sunday’s court storm. In its place the next time the Terps take the court for a regular-season game will be the Big Ten logo.

And for most who have watched countless Terps games on television or in person, it’s going to be a big change, one that’s been talked and worried about tirelessly for almost 16 months.

How will the Terps fit into the conference? Will people still come to Comcast Center to see these teams? What’s going to happen to the big games?

environment of the season before Sunday’s ACC finale, the Terps turned in one of their best performances in the season in the 57-55 loss, pushing Syracuse to the brink in yet another close loss.

And it’s a situation the Terps are going to be in frequently over the next few years.

Syracuse brought the perfect formu la to Comcast Center i n what could have been the first game of a budding rivalry: The Orange were a highly ranked team with a pedigree and a coach who is one of the most respected minds in the game in Jim Boeheim.

In the Big Ten, there are plenty of teams that fit that profi le. There are four teams ranked in this week’s top-25 and another that was receiving votes. This season, No. 12 Wisconsin, No. 22 Michigan State and No. 24 Ohio State all spent time in the top five, while No. 8 Michigan made a late run. Iowa was ranked in

When it comes down to it, there’s not much cause for concern when the likes of Michigan, Indiana and Michigan State visit Comcast Center next winter. Change, as always, is difficult, and the absence of a Duke or North Carolina game on the schedule might tug at some heartstrings. But the Terps — and their fans — have shown already they can adapt to realignment.

Just more than two weeks ago, t hen-No. 4 Sy racu se entered Comcast Center for the first and only time as an ACC opponent. Despite winning back-to-back national titles in the early 2000s and reputations as two of the region’s best basketball programs, the Terps and Orange had little history together.

The two teams had met seven times before, and the Feb. 24 contest was the third since 1980.

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Sure, the Terps don’t have much history with any of those teams — though most people will remember Spartans guard Korie Lucious ending Greivis Vasquez’s college career in the 2010 NCAA tournament — but they didn’t have much to draw on for the matchup with Syracuse. When one of those teams visits, it’s not unreasonable to expect a similar turnout.

And everyone knows Terps fans loved to get their shots in at Boeheim, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and North Carolina coach Roy Williams, but there are coaches in the Big Ten that can make for similar targets for the Comcast Center crowd.

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo is held in high esteem, while Ohio State coach Thad Matta, Michigan coach John Beilein, Indiana coach Tom Crean and Iowa coach Fran McCaffery are all known as excitable personalities on the sidelines. And that can draw a crowd’s ire easily.

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The Big Ten isn’t much different than the ACC. Expansion bloated both conferences and created a separation among the elite teams, the middle of the pack and the bottomfeeders. Fans could complain about teams such as Nebraska, Purdue and Rutgers, but is there really that much of a difference between those teams and the bottom of the ACC? So with Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin and even regional rival Penn State visiting next season, there’s no shortage of teams that can draw well and produce a classic Comcast Center atmosphere.

After a season in which Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State all didn’t come to College Park, it should be a welcome change.

Besides, the Terps already proved they can draw a crowd and play a top team tough against Syracuse.

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Based on seeding, recent play, Terps have potential to make noise in ACC tournament DANIEL GALLEN Images of the Terrapins men’s basketball team at the end of games during the regular season always seemed to follow a consistent pattern: downtrodden players walking slowly off the court after yet another bitter defeat in the final minutes of play.

Guard Dez Wells after Oregon State, forward Charles Mitchell at Duke and guard Nick Faust after Syracuse — their reactions all embodied the Terps’ season, one brimming with almosts and maybes.

After Sunday’s overtime win over then-No. 5 Virginia at Comcast Center in the ACC finale, though, it appears things have started to change.

Coach Mark Turgeon decided to do things differently; the Terps made big shots down the stretch; and the team overcame a demoralizing play at the end of regulation to exit the regular season with a 75-69 victory.

Entering tomorrow’s ACC tournament second-round matchup with No. 9-seed Florida State on a two-game winning streak, it seems like things have turned around at the perfect time for the No. 8-seed Terps.

“It gives us confidence. We won our last two games, so we’re going

into the ACC tournament with some momentum, with some swagger,” said guard Seth Allen, who scored a game-high 20 points Sunday. “So we’re going to go in and play our basketball, and when we share the basketball like we did, we’re unbeatable.”

The Terps were in play for the No. 7 seed in the tournament until N.C. State clinched it with a victory over Boston College later Sunday. It dropped the Terps down a peg, but it put them on a favorable side of the bracket.

The Seminoles routed the Terps by 24 points in January — in what Turgeon calls the last time the Terps were “embarrassed” — but they

came back with a 12-point victory last month at Comcast Center. In the second half, the Terps led by as many as 20, as Allen scored a career-high 32 points in the win.

The two teams will meet again tomorrow at noon, and if the Terps manage to come out on top, they’ll have yet another familiar foe awaiting them in No. 1-seed Virginia. While the Cavaliers entered Sunday’s game on a 13-game winning streak and seem poised to be one of the top teams in the NCAA tournament, the Terps played them tough in Charlottesville, Va., in early February, in addition to their victory.

In that matchup at John Paul

Jones Arena, the game turned on two plays — when guard Roddy Peters was blocked from behind on a fast break and when forward Evan Smotrycz missed an open 3-pointer.

Though the Terps lost by eight, they still hung with a team that was about embark on a significant run through the rest of the ACC. Then, of course, came Sunday’s win.

“This is a big relief,” Allen said.

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