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Univ. raises $80K for struggling families Fund provides students additional financial aid during economic downturn

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The university has raised $80,000 for students who need financial aid to stay in school since a special fundraising cam-

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paign began earlier this month.

After seeing financial aid appeals increase by 37 percent since this time last year, university officials launched the Keep Me Maryland campaign, which asks donors to give funds so stu-

dents facing financial difficulty due to the economic downturn can stay at the university.

“Even small amounts of money can make a difference to an individual student,” said Vice President for University Relations

Brodie Remington. “Times are tough. A relatively small amount of money can have a big impact.”

The new initiative is part of the university’s Great Expectations

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Shedding their shells

Samaritan proposal may sway senators Report aims to address concerns from past years

BY MARISSA LANG Senior staff writer

Advocates hope a report released yesterday will convince the University Senate to adopt a Good Samaritan policy, ending years of debate on the issue.

The report, assembled by the Good Samaritan Working Group, proposes a policy that would protect both the student whose condition merited a 911 call and the caller from being sanctioned by the university for the possession or consumption of alcohol. It also includes reams of campus-specific information, addressing a major concern of faculty senators in past years.

Playboy auditions have female Terps putting on their best bunny act

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unior public health major Jillian Wasser has wanted to be a Playboy model since she was nine years old.

Yesterday, she finally got her chance.

“I just think the playmates are the most beautiful, glamorous women in the world,” Wasser said. “It would be amazing [to be featured in Playboy].

I’m so excited, and I want to make it so badly, but I know there are a lot of girls in the running. I just have to hope.”

Playboy hosted test photo shoots yesterday in College Park for the adult magazine’s 32-year-old annual college issue and will do so again today, with about 40 to 50 university students expected to try out during the two days,

Service groups see huge rise in applicants Graduates opt for volunteer work to avoid job market

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In an effort to escape the downward spiral of the economy, an increasing number of students are moving to distant villages or heading to underperforming classrooms as part of the nation’s volunteer corps.

With employment rates at an all-time low, a record number of college graduates are forgoing the traditional workforce and disappointments of Wall Street to help those in need, both in the United States and around the globe. From environmental conservationists in El Salvador to social studies teachers in inner-city New York, statistics show students from various backgrounds and majors are enlisting in public

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SGA resolution to endorse smoking ban on campus met with criticism

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Some legislators say measure is impossible to enforce, limits rights

BY DERBY COX Staff writer

For smokers, the future is getting cloudier.

The Student Government Association is debating a bill supporting a campus smoking ban at next week’s meeting, despite concerns from many SGA members that a ban would infringe on students’ rights and be impossible to enforce.

The SGA’s debate comes a few weeks after a University Senate committee voted to keep a proposal to ban smoking on the campus alive.

Unlike the SGA’s bill, the passage of the senate proposal

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could actually lead to a campuswide smoking ban.

Smoking on campus is already prohibited indoors and within 15 feet of building entrances, air intake ducts and windows. But Education Legislator Jennifer Hill, who sponsored the bill, said the policy doesn’t go far enough because secondhand smoke can still drift into buildings and it isn’t always possible to avoid passing close by smokers.

Nevertheless, Hill decided to amend her own bill to create designated smoking areas around the campus, fearing that the bill would otherwise be “too harsh” on smokers.

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But members of the Campus Affairs Committee, which reviewed the legislation, voted 4-7 against the bill, with legislators worrying the drawbacks of a ban outweighed the potential benefits.

“We recognize the health concerns, but we actually don’t think that the problem is great enough that it merits a ban,” SGA Senior Vice President Joanna Calabrese, who chairs the committee, said Tuesday. Secondhand smoke is mainly a problem indoors, she said, where it is already prohibited.

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BALTIMORE — A corrections department spokesman said state prisons will offer kosher meals during Passover for inmates who are observant Jews.

Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services spokesman Rick Binetti wouldn’t discuss the new policy beyond saying the department would allow inmates to keep kosher for the coming Jewish holiday.

The department is facing two lawsuits over kosher meals. One was argued in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday.

A former Allegany County Detention Center inmate is suing that facility over kosher meals and other observances. The trial in that case has been postponed until November.

Silver Spring Orthodox Rabbi Herzel Kranz said about 140 Jews are Maryland inmates. He said every Jew relates to Passover and wants to eat matzoh.

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CLARIFICATION A story yesterday (“Students coordinate walkout for BSOS funds”) may have misconstrued organizers’ intentions to preserve seats in upperlevel College of Behavioral and Social Sciences classes for BSOS students and to give government and politics majors preference in choosing 200-level GVPT clases.

Non-BSOS students would be put in a holdfile until the first day of class, at which time they would be allowed to enroll if seats are still available.

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Appointee helped found Center for Smart Growth at university

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Huge aid shortfall expected FUNDRAISING, from Page 1 campaign, which aims at raising $350 million toward scholarship funds and $1 billion overall by 2011.

In December, the university gave financial assistance to 300 students who otherwise would not have been able to return in the spring due to unexpected financial hardship, and as months passed, administrators began noticing a similar trend among students. With “enrollment in the installment Terp Payment Plan rapidly increasing,” according to the program’s website, administrators decided to take action.

Barbara Gill, the director of undergraduate admissions, and Sarah Bauder, the director of student financial aid, presented the increasing financial needs of students to the University of Maryland, College Park Foundation Board of Trustees in February. As a result, the uni-

versity began requesting a larger number of smaller, one-time gifts from alumni and donors that could go toward students’ educations.

Remington said the university is using a funnel approach to solicit funding, starting with the Board of Trustees and then using mailings, phone calls and the new Keep Me Maryland website to reach out to the alumni community.

Though the university hopes to raise additional funds with those small donations, the appeals process for financial aid will remain as in the past.

Students first submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid with the U.S. Department of Education to apply for financial aid, but in many cases unexpected situations — such as if a parent loses a job — make it impossible for some students to stay enrolled because of the financial strain of paying tuition. These students

may apply for financial aid, but university officials are worried about meeting the growing demands.

The financial aid office expects $3 million worth of requests this year and was only able to fund $500,000 last year, Bauder said. The office grants $2,500 to $3,000 on an average appeal, which is funded through the operational budget, she added.

Though $80,000 is a significant amount for the program to have raised during its short lifespan, the amount is just a small drop in the bucket, comparatively, Remington said.

“I expect we’ll do a good deal more than that,” Remington said. “By June, we will raise several times that.”

Remington said the initial goal for the campaign was $100,000 but hoped they could raise more. taustindbk@gmail.com

John Frece, the associate director of the university’s National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, was appointed last week as the new leader of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Development, Community and Environment Division.

The unit under the EPA and President Barack Obama’s administration sponsors and conducts research about smart growth and offers technical assistance to state and local governments. As the new director, Frece will study and develop policy based on research of past programs across the nation.

“He has the knowledge and ability to communicate with the public and government officials on smart growth,” said Gerrit Knaap, the center’s executive director and Frece’s former boss.

Frece, who could not be reached for comment, stepped down from his position at the university last week. In his position at the center — which he helped create — he coordinated publications, wrote and edited articles and reports and assisted and taught in the center’s Smart Growth Leadership Program.

Though Frece left some big shoes to fill, he continues to talk to members of the department, and his relationship with the university is expected to continue, said Rebecca Lewis, a research assistant at the center.

Frece has worked in the urban planning field for 15 years. He was previously a coordinator, adviser and chief spokesperson for

Maryland’s Smart Growth initiative under former Gov. Parris Glendening.

“He will take those skills and interest to promote smart growth at a national level,” said Nikhil Kaza, a faculty research associate.

Before he joined the smart growth field, Frece covered politics and government as a reporter for The (Baltimore) Sun, The United Press International and The Reston Times. Frece is the author or co-author of three books, notably Sprawl & Politics: The Inside Story of Smart Growth in Maryland.

Lewis said she thought Frece would enjoy working with various agencies, which he didn’t have a chance to do while at the university.

“He understands and knows that interdisciplinary efforts to land use involves getting all the agencies together,” Lewis said.

Frece is not the first university official to join the Obama administration. He joins Edward Montgomery, dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, who serves as an adviser to the Department of Labor.

The National Center for Smart Growth and Education at the university is looking for someone to fill Frece’s position, Knaap said, but there is no indication yet of who that will be.

In the meantime, researchers in the center said they are thrilled to have another connection in the federal government.

“It’s always nice to have people in places to help sponsor research,” Kaza said. taustindbk@gmail.com

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Committee opposed smoking legislation SMOKING, from Page 1 right to impair their health,” she added.

SGA President Jonathan Sachs said Tuesday he was conflicted on the issue.

“Do I think it’s a good step?

Yes,” Sachs said. “It pains me every time I see one of my peers smoking. It gives money to the wrong corporations. More importantly than that, it kills you. I also think it’s a waste of money. It also hurts the people around you.”

But Sachs said he was concerned that the bill would not actually reduce smoking and that the ban was not enforceable.

Hill admitted existing antismoking policies are not wellenforced but said he hoped a group of dedicated students could enforce a ban. A Facebook group started yesterday in support of a smoking ban had

about 70 members as of late last night, and Victoria Seng, president of the university’s chapter of Colleges Against Cancer, spoke in favor of the bill at the SGA meeting Wednesday.

Although Hill said she had not had a chance to talk to administrators about implementing a ban, she said enforcement might include three levels of violations. A first offense would result in a warning. The next offense would trigger another warning and a possibly community service. A third offense would bring a fine.

Despite the unfavorable committee report, the SGA legislature overwhelmingly decided to vote on the bill next week. Debate on the bill at Wednesday’s meeting focused primarily on whether SGA committees should be able to kill bills rather than on the ban itself. coxdbk@gmail.com

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ing that we’ll be able to put this on the agenda,” Holum said.

The report includes reports from universities with similar policies, results from last year’s Student Government Association referendum in which more than 90 percent of respondents indicated support for the proposal, a survey given to members of the University Student Judiciary and a transcript from an open forum earlier this month.

“There were some people on the working group who came in opposed to Good Samaritan,” said undergraduate Senator Kevin Tervala, who also served on the working group. “But after they heard some of the stories, they changed their minds.”

Candid testimony from about 25 students is outlined in the report and provides senators with a firsthand look at students’ personal experiences. Some students described

“We need a Good Samaritan policy at this university,” said undergraduate Senator Brad Docherty, who led the working group. “But it must be paired with education.”

Education and prevention are also key components of the recommendation, Docherty said, adding that the university should educate students about alcohol poisoning and the policy and create a procedure to prevent repeat abusers.

The Student Conduct Committee will review the proposal today and could send it on to the Senate Executive Commitee, where members would decide if the full senate should vote on the proposal.

But Senate Chair Ken Holum said he hopes the measure will be put on the senate agenda before the end of this semester.

“We’re really, really, really hop-

dealing with others who were “violent,” with others “white and shaking” due to excessive drinking, and the aversion other students showed to informing authorities.

“This feeling of fear is a whole lot more widespread than members of the senate would believe,” Tervala said. “These students did not get a chance to tell their stories before.”

Students at the forum indicated the penalty for underage drinking is “like a speeding ticket” and is “minor” when compared to possible university punishment, which could include anything from a warning to judiciary probation and loss of housing.

In a poll issued by the working group, half of 42 University Student Judiciary students admitted they would be hesitant to call for help if one of their friends was dangerously intoxicated and 91 percent of them said they support-

Top or not? Girls given choice More grads.

PLAYBOY, from Page 1 according to Playboy photographer and former model Cynthia Kaye. This fall, Playboy will be featuring “Girls of the ACC,” attracting aspiring young bunnies to fulfill a dream or simply enjoy a risqué life experience — and with Kaye at the helm, the scantily clad subjects were encouraged to strike the sexiest poses possible.

“Relax your shoulders, suck in that tummy, arch your back, point your toes ... OK, hold it, hold it,” Kaye commanded her subjects.

“Tuck in that tummy, tuck in ... and great! You look so beautiful!”

For this issue in particular, editors try to look for the “girl next door” appeal in candidates, said Playboy publicist Christina Manzo.

“You might pass these girls on the street, on the way to class or at the bar,” Manzo said. “It has that raw edge with less glitz and glamour. Our photographers aren’t looking for any particular type of body, just someone who is generally fit, involved with their school, has spirit and is photogenic.”

Dozens of girls scheduled appointments with Kaye to meet at an off-campus location, which Playboy representatives asked

to keep undisclosed. Once they arrived, would-be centerfolds presented school IDs and driver’s licenses and filled out paperwork to list their interests and contact information.

“A friend called me up about it as kind of a joke,” sophomore Chelsea Bass said. “Then I thought, ‘You know what? I’ll do it.

Why not?’”

After they complete the forms, the models can slip into something provided by Kaye or wear their own clothes they picked for the shoot. Kaye had set up a bedroom as a set and then arranged her models into various poses.

No one has to go nude for the test shots, but Kaye, who has worked for the magazine for 22 years, does ask candidates if they want to pose topless.

Taking off her top was not an issue for Wasser, who scheduled a shoot soon after hearing about the event on Facebook.

When Kaye brought up the topless shots, Wasser couldn’t consent quickly enough. In contrast, Bass and her roommate, sophomore accounting and information systems major Tiffany Michel, both opted for bikinis.

“I’m not for getting naked, but I like watching The Girls Next

Door, and I figured it would be fun,” Bass said. “I figure you should try everything once. How cool would it be to be in the college issue of Playboy?”

Michel said she has been intrigued in the past by the idea of doing shoots but always thought publications like Playboywouldn’t be interested in her athletic frame with more muscular legs and a smaller bust.

Kaye had Michel lie down on a couch, throw her head back and send a smoldering stare into the camera, a classic Playboy pose, according to Kaye. Michel said the shoot brought out her sexy side.

“It’s fun to have someone take pictures of me when I’m not dressed in cleats and dirty,” she said. “I always wondered how they found these girls, then I heard about this thing today, and here we are.”

Bass and Michel, who came together, concluded their sessions with a group shot of the girls standing side by side in their swimsuits. They giggled as Kaye told them to bump their butts and cross their arms.

“This is how you get to be best friends — pose for Playboytogether,” Michel said afterward. “We should do this more often.”

March Friday, March 27, 2009 Captain Fantastic (Tribute to Elton John)

Saturday, March 28, 2009 LIT with Hotspur

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009 The Bridge

Friday, April 3, 2009 Robert Eric’s Tribute to Billy Joel

Saturday, April 4, 2009 The Pietasters with The Superland Stage Band

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 The Bridge

Friday, April 10, 2009 The Mahoney Brothers (Beatles Tribute)

Saturday, April 11, 2009 Codename and Telepath with Jimkata

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 The Bridge with Bobby T and the Magic Voyagers

Friday, April 17, 2009 Junior Marvin and Wailin Love (Tribute to Bob Marley)

Saturday, April 18, 2009 Rehab

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 The Bridge

Friday, April 24, 2009 Asher Roth

Saturday, April 25, 2009 Fools and Horses with The Lake Effect

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Saigon with Lionturf

May Friday, May 1, 2009 The Bloodhound Gang with After Midnight Project

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Last Day of Classes with Kristin and the Noise

ed a Good Samaritan policy.

Docherty said that by polling these students, they showed that even the students most wellversed in university conduct codes would hesitate to call for help.

If the report makes it through the senate’s system of committees, the proposal will likely be debated and voted on late next month, Holum said, adding that the proposal will likely draw controversy from the faculty-dominated body.

Many students expressed confusion over faculty opposition, saying the policy could save lives.

“The senate is looking for datadriven research, but if this policy saves one person from having one minute of hesitation, that could save a life,” an anonymous student said at the forum. “And if people disagree with that, then they should be the ones to call the parents in the morning.”

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find service appealing VOLUNTEER, from Page 1 service jobs at a sharply increasing rate.

“I think the economy has definitely taken competition from other top companies,” Teach for America spokesman Trevor Stutz said. “But that’s really a small part of the story. We’ve seen most of the applicants are evaluating what’s important to them, and they see this as an opportunity to explore a new way of working.”

Employers in nearly every field expect to hire 22 percent fewer college graduates for the class of 2009, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Internships are at a national low, as well, with businesses cutting internship programs by 21 percent.

Even though rates of employment are slumping, the number of the nation’s volunteers is on the rise. Students who are enrolled full-time in a college or university are more likely to volunteer than those who are enrolled part-time, according to the Corporation for National and Community Service.

They are twice as likely to volunteer as those of the same age group who are not in college.

“Young people have been [more willing] to consider public service as a career,” Stutz said. “I think young people have always had a sense of wanting to have an impact on the world.”

Given the choice of going to graduate school or helping others, senior Maggie Pletta chose the latter. A student of environmental rehabilitation management, Pletta joined the Peace Corps due in part to the limited number of jobs in her field. She is slated to work on protective area management in subSaharan Africa, and she said she is looking forward to experiencing a new way of life.

“I am super excited,” she said. “I want to make sure I can get out and explore new cultures and help a whole group of people in another area, outside the United States.”

As of this year, the Peace Corps has 7,876 volunteers and trainees, who are 27 years old on average and 94 percent of whom have at least an undergraduate degree, according to their website.

The growing number of collegeage volunteers is apparent across the board. Teach for America has received 35,000 applications for this year, a 42 percent increase compared with last year’s total of 24,700 applicants, according to the organization. The average applicant is a graduating college student or young professional searching for a new lifestyle, Stutz said. This university ranks 20th out of the country’s large universities — defined as 10,000 or more students — for the most students accepted to Teach for America. Last year, 25 university students made the cut.

“The increase in applications replicates a desire to give back, and people are becoming more aware of the disparities of education,” Stutz said. “Being aware of problems and issues ignites a response from younger generations.

AmeriCorps, another national volunteer network, saw a 400 percent increase in applications in the past four months. Representatives from AmeriCorps could not be reached.

Stutz said President Obama’s appeal to young voters combined with his emphasis on community outreach may also be at least partially responsible for the growing interest in post-graduation volunteer opportunities.

“With a new and inspiring president coming into the White House ... really, you’re seeing a real resurgence of interest in making public service a career path,” Stutz said. hamptondbk@gmail.com

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hree legislators in the Student Government Association have sponsored a bill their peers will consider the proposal and research the issue themselves. Then, the supporting a ban on any and all tobacco use on the campus, whether inside or SGA will assign the bill to a committee, where legislators propose and vote on amendoutside buildings. We’ve already said that we think the proposal makes about ments. Afterward, the amended version will return to the full legislature. There, finalas much sense as banning plaid on Tuesdays. But we’re not going to commit ly, the entire SGA will follow a generally tedious parliamentary procedure to help ensure a fair debate and argue the merits of the idea before voting. this space to criticizing these three legislators. In fact, we thank them.

On Monday, we expect more than 50 students to join a race to do just that.

It’s not that such criticism would be unfair — it would be entirely appropriate.

Dozens of students are working feverishly to prepare campaigns Student leaders, whether members of the SGA or other organizafor SGA elections, recruiting a fresh group of potential student tions, have accepted a sacred duty in service and representation. leaders, developing issue platforms and stocking up on chalk to When they take steps that don’t serve students’ interests or even scrawl their messages across the campus. And the change isn’t act contrary to those interests (as we believe is the case in this inThe work of student limited to the SGA; cultural groups, academic groups, religious stance), they should expect harsh words. Students should stomp leaders is at the heart of groups and activist groups are all preparing for new leadership, their feet in dissatisfaction and send their representatives angry as well. Recognize that simply being here is a privilege. Whateve-mail. But even in their representatives’ lowest moments, stucommunity building. er your area of interest, that privilege comes with a responsibility dents shouldn’t forget to be thankful for their service.

Collectively, student leaders spend thousands of hours working to improve this to contribute to the greater community.

There is no question that we have enormous potential within our student body. community. Sure, there’s grandstanding, there’s incompetence, and there’s laziness; there are hypocrites and resumé builders. But none of that changes the fundamental But it’s ultimately up to students to assume leadership and turn a bunch of smart purpose that they serve. Day in and day out, student leaders fight to develop our com- people living near one another into a community. Student leadership demands munity and improve our campus.Think about the proposal to ban smoking in this con- dedication. It demands weathering perseverance in the face of frustration and tetext. Three people have volunteered their time to consider a proposal they think will dium. But heed the words of acclaimed 19th-century playwright Henrik Ibsen: “A improve campus life. First, they had to research the issue and write a bill. Next, 40 of community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.”

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America’s Rust Belt: Finding beauty in decay

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lear blue sky, balmy weather, beaches — it’s how thousands of college students spent their spring breaks. Not me! I spent spring break in Louisville, Ky. Originally inspired by a play showing in Louisville, I spent nine days roadtripping through America’s Rust Belt.

Starting in Buffalo, N.Y., passing through Cleveland and Cincinnati and ending up in Louisville, it was like a modern-day trip across a part of the country foreign to many East Coasters. I saw miles and miles of abandoned factories, bridges that were more rust than steel over the roads and highways with grass growing healthily in the cracks in

JONAH

RICHMOND the pavement. Seeing these cities gave me plenty of time to think about our past of heavy industry.

The desolation raised a lot of questions: Where did all the factories go? How has the decline of these cities affected the entire nation?

Within these sites of urban decay, I also saw a great deal of beauty. I could see new forests and fields

springing up in abandoned industrial lots. At one point, there was actually a sign to watch for deer, even though I was in the heart of the city. I ended up thinking about what newer buildings in more prosperous parts of the country might look like if they were to be abandoned. I wonder when, if ever, people will decide we no longer need the large mansions in Washington’s wealthy suburbs and just how well the weeds will grow on their roofs.

Over the course of the week, I was frequently asked, “Are you really on spring break?” or, “Why didn’t you go to Mexico?” It seems as though tropical spring vacations have almost passed the level of “typical” and reached “semi-

required.” It’s exciting to see alternative spring breaks becoming more and more popular. Nevertheless, a meaningful spring break doesn’t have to be in the form of an organized group trip.

Not to mention that the drive home was mostly in “wild and wonderful” West Virginia, which was especially wild and wonderful for my ’62 Ford Fairlane, which kicked and screamed its way through the whole state. Thank goodness we still have some places that are wild for us to enjoy.

Jonah Richmond is a senior environmental science and policy major. He can be reached at jrichmon@umd.edu.

BSOS walkout: Strolling into a better future

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t is not difficult to see that different students here at the university have extremely unequal academic experiences. While social science students struggle to find seats in overcrowded classes held in the dilapidated Tydings Hall, the business school inaugurated a brand new wing. The disparity in facilities and equipment between the John S. Toll Physics Building and the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building is shocking and abominable.

Despite the fact that each full-time undergraduate student pays one of two tuition rates regardless of his or her major, the distribution in quality of education among majors and colleges is anything but equal. The gap between colleges has only increased as the university has faced rising costs and lagging state support in the past five years.

A type of academic stratification has naturally developed based on what students decide to study: Studying business or engineering ensures a privileged status, while choosing the humanities or the social sciences is choos-

ing to be a pariah. In Orwellian fashion, the university seems to have adopted the mantra that all colleges are created equal but some are more equal than others.

The Student Government Association, led by students from the Behavioral and Social Sciences College, seems to have had enough. The SGA passed bills in support of a BSOS walkout to denounce the inequities in funding levels, the shortage of tenure-track faculty and overcrowded classes. With implicit support from the college administration and faculty, student leaders hope a public display of outrage will convince Provost Nariman Farvardin to make a firm commitment to improving the quality of education within the college.

Students who walked out of their classes Thursday as an expression of protest and disapproval must be applauded for taking a stand against such outrageous conditions.

The provost regularly and publicly demands excellence and does not tolerate mediocrity or hollow excuses; this situation will test how

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VERGHESE strongly he believes in those values.

If action is not taken, the college will continue to be an albatross around the university’s neck and will jeopardize any future progress this institution wishes to make.

But identifying a problem is a far cry from recognizing the solution.

The answer should not come in the form of the academic protectionism that many student leaders clamor for. Courses should not be restricted to students in particular majors, smaller classes cannot be an opportunity reserved for a few, and students should not be stopped from adding secondary majors. Improving quality cannot compromise the principles of a liberal education, which demand that all students

have access to a wide range of courses across disciplines. Those demonstrating at the walkout also need to recognize that there’s no easy way of throwing more money at the problem. The university is constrained by budgetary realities, unable to alter the high salaries demanded by the faculty in certain fields or the expense of specialized equipment that can make certain degrees more expensive.

Acknowledging the complexities and difficulties of the situation does not mean students should allow the provost to waver in his dedication to raise standards and improve quality throughout the university. This does not begin or end with BSOS, and this must be the start of a university-wide conversation on how the administration can do things better.

One walkout will send a signal, but continued pressure is needed to see this through.

Matthew Verghese is a graduate student in public policy. He can be reached at mmverg@gmail.com.

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OSCAR MONTALVO As an intern in the state Senate, I have seen the political process in action.

If I have learned any universal political truth, it is this: Politics is anything but black and white.

Matt Dernoga’s column from Tuesday’s Diamondback (“State politics: Moving the movers and shakers”) echoes some of the most popular criticisms of politics and governance, regarding the relationship between power and money and its influence in policy-making.

I think that this is a valid concern, and I am all for transparency and accountability.

What I can’t agree with is Dernoga’s claim OSCAR that every legislaMONTALVO tor in the General JUNIOR Assembly is a sheep following the herders, meaning the House of Delegates speaker and the Senate president.

Is he telling me that the Republican senators and delegates always listen to House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Mike Miller (Calvert and Prince George’s), both of whom are Democrats? Dernoga claimed there is a lack of representatives taking principled stands in the General Assembly and that those who do are silenced by the leadership. Based on what I have seen on the floor and in committee, I respectfully disagree with his claim.

Looking at the current political climate, I can understand the pessimism toward politics, but that is no excuse to label all state lawmakers as followers motivated by money and pork just because progressive legislation that you supported did not become law.

It is very naive to think that the only bills that become law are the ones favored by the leadership and that everyone in the General Assembly wants to be on the House Appropriations Committee or the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee.

Believe it or not, there are officials who want to be on the House Judiciary Committee and debate the death penalty, because they are lawyers familiar with constitutional law. Believe it or not, there are officials who would dread the idea of serving on the Budget and Taxation Committee, because they prefer a committee such as the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee that debates issues they know and care about.

At one point or another, all these officials have made decisions that went against the wishes of the leadership. I’m not sure what Dernoga meant by “meaningful” legislation, but I suggest he look at the debate on the death penalty and the voting records for members of the Budget and Taxation Committee. Miller was against the repeal, but there were senators who went against his wishes and voted in favor of it. They took a stand, based their votes on principles and are still sitting on the most powerful committee in the Senate.

Next time you feel like airing your views on the power structure of state politics, please consider the facts and please do not generalize every politician as greedy and spineless. There is no black and white in politics, Mr. Dernoga, just a whole lot of gray.

“I can’t agree ... that every legislator in the General Assembly is a sheep following the herders...”

Oscar Montalvo is a junior government and politics major. He can be reached at omontalv@umd.edu.

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While a sense of maturity and dignity has never been a part of Lynch’s shtick, it’s hard to hate on a guy who sings songs like “In Defense of a Peepshow Girl.” Tickets are $27.50 and the show starts at 8 p.m.

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GOMEZ British band Gomez has never really recaptured the acclaim of their late ’90s debut, Bring It On, but the group would certainly not be the first group (R.E.M., anyone?) or the last (Kings of Leon) to peak early. Still, the band has been putting together solid pop albums for more than a decade, so Sunday’s concert at Washington’s 9:30 Club is a pretty solid bet. Tickets are $20 and doors open at 7 p.m.

B.B. KING Catching B.B. King at Baltimore’s Lyric Opera House on Sunday will certainly cost you a fine penny. But even in these harsh economic times, there aren’t too many better ways to burn through your hard-earned money than cashing in on a chance to see (one of) the great living blues legend(s). Tickets are between $47.50 and $99.50 and the show starts at 7:30 p.m.

27 hours and 10 minutes.

That’s how long the 2007 Bang on a Can Marathon lasted — more than an entire day of continuous contemporary music, including acts ranging from a nonet of bagpipers to the Young People’s Chorus of New York to a performance by the hip-hop group Dalek.

On Sunday, the Marathon will make its way back to the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Granted, the length of the day will be cut down considerably (the performances will total seven hours), but the major tenets of the Marathon — such as music that normally wouldn’t be heard to a wider audience — will be left intact.

“One of the things we’re hoping for is to demystify contemporary music as being inaccessible or experimental or something that you can’t enjoy, something that you have to think about from a logical standpoint,” said Paul Brohan, the associate director of artistic initiatives at CSPAC. “It can be accessible, enjoyable; it can be funny; it can be nice.”

This will be accomplished through a bevy of shows throughout the day. One of the Marathon’s centerpieces is a free and rare performance of Brian Eno’s seminal ambient work, Music For Airports, courtesy of the Bang on a Can All-Stars.

Brohan stressed both the informality of the performance and the celebratory nature of the work. Listeners should not have to concentrate on the music — instead, it should simply be experienced.

“It’s a wonderful piece to lose yourself in,” said Mark Stewart, who plays guitar for the Bang on a Can All-Stars.

“We’ve played it in a number of airports. ... It’s very, very satisfying to play it in a large area.”

That lends itself well to the size of the Grand Pavilion, where Music for Air-

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ports will be performed, and listeners are encouraged to move to different areas to glean different perspectives of the music.

The only ticketed event of the Marathon is a two-and-a-half-hour performance that begins at 6 p.m. in the Dekelboum Concert Hall.

Glenn Kotche, drummer for the rock band Wilco, will begin with his take on a pair of percussion-based pieces originally created by composer Steve Reich: “Clapping Music Variations” and “Music for Pieces of Wood.” After, he will collaborate with the Bang on a Can All-Stars for two original pieces, “Mobile” and “Snap.” “[Kotche is] an example of the newest generation of musicians where the boundaries are blurred between the concert hall and the pop music arena,” Stewart said. “He’s a marvelously skilled performer and a very promising young composer.”

After an intermission, noted minimalist composer Terry Riley, a musician who Stewart describes as “one of the great pioneers of music at the end of the

20th century,” will take the stage.

The first part of his show will be “Autodreamographical Tales,” where Riley narrates dreams he has had over music he composed to complement the stories.

“It started with keeping a dream journal,” Riley said. “I got an offer to make a piece for radio ... so I started orchestrating these dreams. I had a 16-track studio, and I played all the parts and did the narration myself on that one.”

When Bang on a Can All-Stars heard the piece, they asked him to transcribe it for a live setting.

Much like a dream, Riley said, the piece covers a personal spectrum of feelings and emotions.

“Sometimes it’s funny; sometimes it feels kind of deep,” he said. “It has a variety of experiences in it. A lot of [the stories] try to capture the atmosphere of what the dream was, so the music embellishes that atmosphere.”

However, Riley recognizes no two audience members will have quite the same experience.

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The second part of Riley’s show, titled “Science Fiction,” which wraps up the Marathon, features “a story which was based on 108 words that I made up that don’t exist in the English language,” another dream of his and a song he composed.

Between all of the varied and new musical performances taking place throughout the day, it seems easy to get lost in it all. According to Stewart, that’s more of a blessing than anything else.

“We live in a remarkably rich time for experiencing music we’re not familiar with,” he said. “I encourage everyone to listen to things they’re not familiar with,” he said.

All the performances throughout the day will be free, except for the show beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets for this show are on sale for $7 for students and $35 for the general public.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2009 | SPORTS | THE DIAMONDBACK

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‘The best team in the country’ Cottle believes Terps have their hands full with No. 1 Cavs

BY MICHAEL KATZ

Pack your bags for St. Louis

Staff writer

Brian Phipps can recall in vivid detail exactly what happened at Byrd Stadium when the Terrapin men’s lacrosse team upset topranked Virginia last season.

He remembers who scored and how they did so. Happily, excitedly, he recalled the key plays that led to a surprisingly comfortable win.

It was the junior goalie’s favorite game of the season, and he played all of 1:06.

“I mean, beating the No. 1 team in the country and having our team come out fired up, ready to go from the start,” Phipps said. “Everything they did, we did better, and it was just so much fun to be a part of.”

Hot-handed goalie Jason Carter, who had seven first-half saves, caused coach Dave Cottle to stray from the Terps’ rotating goalie system. But that didn’t diminish the moment for Phipps, who at the time told Carter that he had played well enough to finish the game.

The win displayed the potential of a young team that struggled with inconsistency after making a statement in a season-opening win against Georgetown.

“At that point, we had some ups and downs. We were still uncertain about our team,” Phipps said. “Then we came out and played unbelievable against Virginia. It just gave us a whole sense of confidence about what our team’s capable of doing.”

A year later, the No. 1 Cavaliers (10-0, 0-0 ACC) again sit atop the lacrosse landscape, and the game offers much of the same opportunity.

The No. 9 Terps (6-2, 2-0) entered this season more established than last year’s team, and an undefeated mark in the conference speaks to their talent. Still, the Terps are not yet as far along as Cottle might like, and the players agreed they have yet to play their best lacrosse.

“We came into the season [ranked] No. 3. Whatever, that’s all in the past,” defender Max Schmidt said.

“Right now, we only have room to improve. So I think if we did beat Virginia this week, it would prove a lot.”

Scoring is one area that will have to pick up tomorrow. In their last four games, the Terps have reached double digits just once, a 13-6 win against Bryant.

Virginia enters the game with the

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SCHIMMEL

T Grant Catalino and the Terp attack will attempt to outscore a Virginia unit called the “nation’s best” by Terp defender Max Schmidt. JACLYN BOROWSKI/THE DIAMONDBACK

Terps vs. Virginia Where: Charlottesville, Va. When: Tomorrow, noon TV: ESPN2 No. 2 offense in the nation (14.2 goals per game). The Cavaliers’ lowest output in the last four games was 11 against Towson’s deliberate offense.

To keep up, the Terps will have to create opportunities and convert the chances they’re given.

“We gotta find a way to get a bunch of goals that aren’t half-field goals,” Cottle said. “On extra man, off the faceoff, ground balls, transition, riding. Whatever it is, we’ve gotta find a way to get a couple goals that just aren’t six on six.”

But it won’t matter how much the Terps score if the defense can’t contain what Schmidt deemed “the nation’s best attack.”

Last week, the Terp defenders performed admirably in the face of injuries to multiple starters against a tough North Carolina attack. And the challenge of facing the Cavaliers’ vaunted group is exciting.

“You definitely get excited,” Schmidt said. “The reason I play the

game is to play the best.”

With a win Saturday, the Terps could show they belong in that discussion. And perhaps more importantly, it would give them the regular-season ACC crown.

But the Cavaliers are even better than a year ago, and Cottle knows the Terps have their work cut out for them as they try to stack up.

“I think they’re clearly the best team in the country today,” Cottle said. “I didn’t think, last year, they were the best team in the country going into it. I thought they were a damn good team, but I didn’t think they were the best team.

“But today I think they’re the best team,” Cottle reiterated. “What this will tell us is how far we have to go to get there.”

Last year’s win has the players believing they can do it again in Charlottesville, Va., tomorrow. The confidence reminded Phipps of an exchange he had with Cottle about this time one year ago, before the Terps pulled off the unforgettable upset.

“Friday night, I texted Cottle, like, ‘We’re gonna win,’” Phipps said. “He said, ‘I hope so.’”

“We go into it the same way we did last year,” he continued. “Go in confident, and if we bring our best game, then we can beat them. We want that same feeling that we had last year.” mkatzdbk@gmail.com

he Terrapin women’s basketball team should start looking for hotels in St. Louis.

The Terps should schedule their chartered flight, pack their bags and figure out when the best time will be to see the Gateway Arch.

With all due respect to Baylor, Louisville and Vanderbilt, there’s just no way the Terps are going to lose in Raleigh.

The Terps play tomorrow afternoon and likely again Monday night in the Raleigh Regional semifinals and finals. They are two wins away from the Final Four.

And simply by looking at the way the Terps have been playing recently and looking at the opponents standing in their way, you have to feel like this trip to Raleigh is almost certainly going to end well.

Normally, a column like this might jinx a team during a postseason run. If that happens, I apologize in advance.

But, honestly, these Terps are virtually jinx-proof.

They’ve won 14 games in a row now, beating, among others, Duke (twice), North Carolina, Florida State, Rutgers, Virginia, Utah and Boston College (twice) during the streak.

They’ve beaten teams from the north, south, east and west.

They’ve won close games and blowouts, high-scoring games and lowscoring games.

They’ve won on their home court, in other teams’ gyms and at neutral sites.

They’ve won in front of more than 16,000 fans at Comcast Center and in front of 914 fans at Miami.

The Terps have won games with balanced scoring, and they’ve won games when guards Kristi Toliver and Marissa Coleman provided the lion’s share of the offense.

They’ve beaten any type of opponent imaginable in any way you can think of, and nobody else playing at the RBC Center this weekend makes you think the Terps’ run will end there.

The Terps’ next victim is No. 4 seed Vanderbilt, which enters the Sweet 16 on a five-game winning streak, includ-

ing an SEC Tournament championship.

When the teams met in the same round of the NCAA Tournament last season, the chic thing to say before the game was perhaps the Commodores, also a No. 4 seed last year, were exactly the type of team that could give the Terps trouble, and an upset wouldn’t be all that surprising.

Instead, the Terps cruised to an 8066 win that was about as close as Spokane was exciting (i.e., not very close at all).

Plus the Commodores are without second leading scorer Hannah Tuomi because of a stress fracture in her left ankle.

And once the Terps win tomorrow, there would be nothing close to a Candice Wiggins-led Stanford team waiting for the Terps this year in the regional final like there was a year ago.

No. 3 seed Louisville is a very good team, and Cardinals coach Jeff Walz might know a thing or two about the way the Terps play from his time as an assistant coach under Frese from 2002 to 2007. They have an All-American in Angel McCoughtry and were ranked as high as No. 5 at multiple points this season.

But the Cardinals have been largely untested by their schedule, and the last few times they played a top-level team, they lost to Connecticut by 28 and 39 points in the teams’ two meetings.

The Terps would be the better team in that matchup.

Louisville would be a tougher opponent than No. 2 seed Baylor, which has been forced to string together an improbable series of close wins since losing leading scorer and rebounder Danielle Wilson for the season with a knee injury Feb. 28.

They’ve squeaked out six wins in a row after losing the first game after Wilson’s injury, but the Bears needed overtime to beat No. 15 seed Texas-San Antonio in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and beat No. 7 seed South Dakota State by just two points in round two.

So it really is the Terps’ region to lose.

Obviously, anything can happen, but the smart money should be overwhelmingly on the Terps.

I wonder what St. Louis is like this time of year ... schimmeldbk@gmail.com

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THE DIAMONDBACK | FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2009

Traveling with the Terps

Sports

Beat writer Aaron Kraut and photographer Adam Fried are heading down to Raleigh, N.C., for the women’s basketball Sweet 16. For frequent updates on the team throughout the weekend, check out TerrapinTrail.com, The Diamondback’s official sports blog.

TERPGAMEDAY

THE MATCHUP

Maryland Terrapins

Vanderbilt Commodores

30-4, 12-2 ACC

26-8, 10-4 SEC

RPI: 2, SOS: 3

RPI: 24, SOS: 55

No. 1 seed Terrapins vs. No. 4 seed Vanderbilt

WHEN: Tomorrow, 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Raleigh, N.C.; RBC Center TV/RADIO: ESPN / WMUCSports.com DATA: The Terps look to advance to the Elite Eight with a win against Vanderbilt in the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive season.

TERPTRACKER TEAM STATS TERPS ’DORES Average PPG Field Goal % 3-Point % Free Throw % Rebounds/G Assists/G Turnovers/G

79.6 46.1 40.2 76.0 42.6 14.5 16.3

71.8 45.6 35.9 73.3 34.5 15.4 14.6

INDIVIDUAL STATS TERPS POS

MIN PTS REB AST

G G F F C

35.1 28.3 33.2 30.6 26.2

K. Toliver M. Strickland M. Coleman D. Liles L. Kizer

18.6 8.8 17.4 10.7 11.5

3.3 4.8 2.8 1.0 8.5 3.4 8.8 1.0 7.4 0.8

COMMODORES POS

MIN PTS REB AST

G G G G F

29.4 9.2 5.7 2.8 19.8 7.3 2.2 2.2 31.8 10.6 2.4 1.6 29.3 6.1 2.2 3.8 33.5 16.3 5.6 2.1

J. Risper J. Mooney M. Marsh J. Rhoads C. Wirth

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FROM TERRAPINTRAIL.COM

History is on Terps’ side

By Greg Schimmel

n case you weren’t already confident in the No. 1 seed Terrapin women’s basketball team’s ability to win Saturday afternoon in the Raleigh Regional semifinal against Vanderbilt, here are a couple stats to think about.

Since 2002, the No.1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament are 25-2 in the Sweet 16.

That’s a winning percentage of .926 for teams in the position the Terps are about to be in on Saturday.

Top-seeded Duke lost by one point to Don Imus’ favorite Rutgers team in 2007, and No. 1 seed Texas lost 71-55 against LSU in 2004, and both of those underdogs ended up advancing to the NCAA Tournament.

That’s it for the past seven tournaments.

Those are pretty good odds.

Looking further ahead, 17 of 28 top seeds have made it to the Final Four since 2002. In comparison, only 12 top seeds on the men’s side advanced to the Final Four in that span.

As far as achieving their ultimate goal of winning a national championship, this all might not matter if the Terps have to play undefeated Connecticut in the title game.

But there’s a better than 50 percent chance the Terps will be playing for the right to face the Huskies next weekend.

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– Originally posted on TerrapinTrail.com

SERIES RECORDS ALL-TIME SERIES LAST MEETING

Terps lead 1-0 March 28, 2008

ONLY MEETING 2008-(N)-

W Terps 80, Vanderbilt 66

TERPS’ LAST 3 3/24 vs. Utah W 71-56 3/22 vs. Dartmouth W 82-53 3/8 vs. DUKE W 92-89

’DORES’ LAST 3 3/23 vs. Kansas State W 74-61 3/21 vs. Western Carolina W 73-44 3/8 vs. Auburn W 61-54

Coach Brenda Frese has drilled into her team the importance of good defense and rebounding if they want to win a national championship. ADAM FRIED/THE DIAMONDBACK

GETTING DEFENSIVE Terps must buckle down on boards and defense to advance

BY AARON KRAUT Senior staff writer

Despite an ACC Tournament championship, a No. 1 seed and a berth in tomorrow’s Sweet 16, the Terrapin women’s basketball team knows there are still some critics out there.

Specifically, they point to a defense that, at times, lacks intensity and gives up too much dribble penetration and too many open shots.

The No. 1 Terps (30-4), who face No. 4 Vanderbilt tomorrow in Raleigh, N.C., in a rematch of last year’s regional semifinal, are known for their offensive exploits.

They can score in transition or in half-court situations. The Terps will make shots from the perimeter, off penetration or with their backs to the basket.

But when the team had a twoweek break after its ACC Tournament championship win on March 8 and its first-round NCAA Tournament game on March 22, the Terrapins chose to concentrate on the area of their game where things hadn’t gone as smoothly.

“We’ve all talked about it,” forward Marissa Coleman said.

“Everyone wants to say we can’t

play defense, and we’re gonna go out there and show them. I think with each game, we make strides.”

Throughout the regular season, the Terps were near the bottom of the ACC ranks in opponents’ scoring. While their place on that list hasn’t improved much — they are still ranked 11th in the 12-team league — other indicators show a steady upgrade.

Coach Brenda Frese’s team is fifth out of the 12 conference teams in overall field goal percentage defense. Perhaps most importantly, the Terps showed their defensive mettle in their first- and secondround blowouts of Dartmouth and Utah, allowing just 53 and 56 points, respectively.

“I think our defense has picked up a lot,” guard Anjalé Barrett said.

“I think it can continue to pick up. It was just our mindset. There’s a lot of people saying that we don’t play defense. But we put it in our head that we can do it. And anything that we put in our head, we do.”

Barrett helped guard Utah’s second leading scorer, forward Kalee Whipple, in the Terps’ 71-56 win Tuesday night.

Tomorrow afternoon against the Commodores, whom the Terps beat 80-66 in last year’s Sweet 16

“I think we’ve just realized that, in order to continue on in the NCAA Tournament, that we’re going to have to rebound and get stops.”

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in Spokane, Wash., Barrett, along with guards Marah Strickland and Kim Rodgers, might be asked to guard another high-scoring 6-foot forward.

Vanderbilt’s Christina Wirth, who is averaging 16.3 points and 5.6 rebounds this season, will be the Terps’ main defensive focus.

Because of a left foot stress fracture to Commodore Hannah Tuomi, one of the team’s leading rebounders, the Terps should enjoy a large physical advantage in the frontcourt. Vanderbilt relies on its perimeter play, which will test the Terps’ newfound defensive identity.

“Vandy is — obviously, any team that moves on and advances to the Sweet 16 is going to be a talented

team,” Frese said. “They pride themselves in terms of being able to outwork you and outsmart you.”

In last year’s game, Terp center Crystal Langhorne recorded a game-high 28 points and nine rebounds. In yesterday’s final practice before boarding the bus for Raleigh, Frese emphasized the advantage both center Lynetta Kizer and forward Dee Liles should have inside.

At one point, Frese told Kizer and Liles that the Commodores would focus on Coleman and guard Kristi Toliver to force the frontcourt duo to win the game for the Terps. The always-chatty Coleman then shrugged her shoulders and told the two, “Beat ’em, then.”

While replicating the 30-rebound advantage the Terps had against Utah on Tuesday may be difficult, it’s clear that if the Terps rebound and defend as they have in their last two games, they are the favorite to come out of the Raleigh region.

“Coach B told us that those were the two main things,” Strickland said. “I think we’ve just realized that, in order to continue on in the NCAA Tournament, that we’re going to have to rebound and get stops.” akrautdbk@gmail.com

3-POINTERS

ONE-ON-ONE

DOMINATING THE PAINT

TERP F DEE LILES VS. ’DORES G JENNIFER RISPER

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During Thursday’s brief practice before departing for Raleigh, N.C., coach Brenda Frese emphasized the Terps’ physical advantage in the post.

The Commodores play a perimeter-oriented system with four guards and one post player.

But even their forward, leading scorer Christina Wirth, plays like a guard at times. That means Terp post players Dee Liles and Lynetta Kizer should have the opportunity to score and rebound at will.

TOBACCO ROAD REVISITED The last time the Terps were in the state of North Carolina, they beat three Tobacco Road opponents in three straight days to win the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. They hope to continue their success in the Tar Heel state tomorrow in N.C. State territory at the RBC Center. There should be a good number of Terp fans in attendance, as there were when the Terps won the ACC Tournament earlier this month.

PERIMETER DEFENSE While getting their share of rebounds against the undersized Commodores shouldn’t be an issue for the Terps, guarding their shooters might pose more of a problem.

The SEC Tournament champions use a series of dribble hand-offs, flare cuts and screens to create open shots for their guards. Terp guards Marah Strickland, Kristi Toliver, Anjalé Barrett and Kim Rodgers will need to stay on their toes.

Because of a stress fracture in her left ankle, Vanderbilt forward Hannah Tuomi is miss tomorrow’s game. Tuomi didn’t play in Vanderbilt’s first- and secondround wins.

That means the already undersized Commodores will be forced to put the 5-foot-9 Risper on either Liles or center Lynetta Kizer in the post. The 6-foot-1 Liles is long and ultra-athletic, which should provide her with a significant advantage down low.

Coach Brenda Frese and assistant coach Tina Langley, who coaches the post players, repeatedly put the onus on Liles during yesterday’s practice to be aggressive on offense down low. The Terps are also counting on Vanderbilt to be less physical than past opponents, such as North Carolina, Rutgers and Duke.

Vanderbilt star Christina Wirth has fouled out just once this season and the Terps should face less resistance going for rebounds or when they catch the ball in the post.

Perhaps more importantly, if the Commodores can successfully contain Terp leading scorers Kristi Toliver and Marissa Coleman, it will be up to Liles to provide some increased production.