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University hiring freeze ends Understaffed departments still struggle with tight budgets BY TIRZA AUSTIN Senior staff writer

The university’s hiring freeze ended Monday, but administrators do not expect a frenzy of hires despite severely understaffed departments across the campus.

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While University System of Maryland Chancellor Brit Kirwan’s removal of the freeze gives administrators more flexibility, it doesn’t add any funds to department budgets. The biggest obstacle to hiring more faculty and staff still remains, and overburdened university departments shouldn’t

Protest becomes celebration after univ. reverses decision on course cuts BY ADELE HAMPTON Staff Writer

hat was originally intended as a protest became a celebration yesterday as Native American advocates and activists came together to celebrate the reinstatement of two Native Americanfocused courses that they were told a month ago would be cut. The American Indian Student Union’s rally called for university advocacy and support for the courses, but also demanded more respect and recognition by the university in the future. Though the university’s Native American population is the smallest on the campus — only 0.3 percent of undergraduates self-identify as Native American — AISU President Dustin Richardson said they have faced a history of being ignored.

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A university researcher traveling in China has been quarantined for possible exposure to swine flu. David Doermann, a senior research scientist and director of the university’s Language and Media Processing Laboratory, traveled to China on Friday to give lectures at three universities. A passenger on the flight he took to China, NW 029, was later diagnosed with swine flu. Chinese officials decided to quarantine everyone on board the flight in response. Doermann left from Baltimore on May 8, and,

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At the rally Richardson read aloud an email from Rob Waters, the assistant to the university president for equity and diversity, announcing the university administration’s decision to keep the courses — Survey of American Indian Cultures and Film Images of Native Americans. A cheer rang out from the small crowd of supporters. “Dr. Black and I, with generous assistance from the provost and the deans of BSOS and ARHU, have an agreement from American studies and anthropology to offer the two courses for the next two years,” Richardson read. But he later added this was only the first step in a long fight for university-wide acceptance and representation of Native American culture. “It really goes to show the power that a small group of people can have when they’re dedicated, passionate and organized,” said

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Students: Bar security often crosses the line Several recent incidents near downtown bars have raised eyebrows over the use of force by security personnel — a problem that surfaced when pepper spray was used on students to quell a violent situation early Sunday morning. This weekend, two separate instances outside Thirsty Turtle on Route 1 required both bouncer and police attention and resulted in at least one arrest. According to Prince George’s County police, an unidentified male was removed from the bar for being disorderly. He continually returned to the area until police stepped in and took him to the corner of Lehigh and Knox roads. At the same time, a conflict between a man and woman, who

expect help anytime soon. “A lot of departments are exercising caution,” said Dale Anderson, the university’s director of human resources. “The belief is that departments are going to move cautiously.

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order of the turtle pin was born. Today, countless important contributors to the university — such as deans, vice presidents and generous donors — have a turtle pin of their own as Mote has built a tradition of

The police officer involved in a 2007 car crash that killed then-junior criminology and criminal justice major Brian Gray will have another month to wait before standing trial in traffic court, thanks to a continuance granted by a judge yesterday. Family and friends of Gray sat in a silent courtroom of Prince George’s County District Court in Hyattsville, Md. yesterday morning while a judge said the speeding ticket issued to Cpl. Mario Chavez was justifiable even though the citation — Chavez was driving double the speed limit at the time of the crash — was issued a year after the collision. Because the accident in question resulted in a fatality, Judge Mark O’Brien upheld the charges. Assistant State’s Attorney Stacey Cobb asked for a continuance to hold a more “detailed trial” with five to six more witnesses, but family and friends described the way the case was handled as a blatant “lack of professionalism.” Because Cobb only had the testimony of an expert witness yesterday, she asked O’Brien to review the case before considering her request. But defense attorney Eric Gibson

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Dan Mote and the Order of the Turtle University president’s pins prized possession for many administrators BY ALLISON STICE AND TIRZA AUSTIN Senior staff writers

When university President Dan Mote arrived here about 10 years ago, the first thing he noticed was that then-president Brit Kirwan did not have a pin on his lapel. And so the

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Officials: Univ. needs diversity Moving out of the spotlight RALLY, from Page 1 Chetan Chowdhry, graduate assistant coordinator for the Multicultural Outreach and Advocacy office. “We can’t get complacent now that we’ve achieved one victory.” Funding for the two courses will come from the provost’s office and the budgets of two colleges — Arts and Humanities and Behavioral and Social Sciences — despite severe university and departmental budget cuts that were initially cited as the reason the courses were cut. The two courses will be in place for at least the next two years, but university Provost Nariman Farvardin said he will try to find a more long-term solution. At first Farvardin didn’t know much about the state of the Native American courses until an associate provost informed him of the problem, he said.

“It’s imperative as far as I’m concerned that there be courses on American history and culture,” said Cordell Black, associate provost for equity and diversity. Richardson said after speaking with Waters and Black he was able to form a support network and gain the backing of the administration, making it hard for their demands to be ignored. As the university continues to push for a more diverse campus, many see the study of Native American culture and history as an essential keystone to achieving academic diversity. “Students have to understand themselves, appreciate who they are, where they come from, their relationship with their own identity,” Waters said, adding non-minorities also stand to benefit from such courses. “Everybody here

needs to understand how to understand different cultures, how to treat other people with respect.” Native American advocates see the reinstatement of the two courses as a silver lining to an otherwise dark issue and still believe more significant action is necessary. Speakers at the rally called for the addition of more Native Americancentered classes that focus on history and modern-day perception, and hope, one day, to see a Native American studies certificate or minor. “This isn’t a Native American struggle, it is a struggle because we are all missing out,” said senior history major Jenn Young. “The voice of so many beautiful people is not being heard and we’re missing out because of it. Everybody’s missing out because of it.” hamptondbk@gmail.com

‘It builds a sense of bonding’ TURTLES, from Page 1 handing the signature symbol out to those he deems worthy. Outgoing University Senate Chair Ken Holum is the latest in the long line of recipients, after Mote took off his pin and fastened it to Holum’s suit jacket during the Senate Executive Committee breakfast on Tuesday morning. “It’s a considerable honor,” Holum said. Ten years ago, Mote turned to his wife Patsy, a graphic designer, and gave her specifications for crafting the charms. “I had to own the design,” he

said. “Meaning you can’t buy it in a store. You can only get it from me.” Patsy Mote said she has encountered many people over the last 10 years who are desperate to know what you have to do to get them, including students. Holum said he plans on sporting his when he wears business attire, as it doesn’t particularly go with jeans. But many other enthusiastic members of the special order wear theirs every day. Provost Nariman Farvardin was pinned when he was dean of the engineering school. “These people who have done something great at the university,

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now they have a club,” Farvardin said. “It creates a sense of pride.” James Harris, the dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, paralleled the turtle pins to the Knights of the Round Table and said he wears his everywhere after Mote pinned him 10 years ago. It often becomes a topic of conversation at get-togethers, where everyone always want to know, “How can I get one?” or “Where can I buy it?” To which Harris always responds, “You can’t.” “It builds a sense of bonding,” Mote said. sticedbk@gmail.com

Former SGA president moves on to lower profile roles BY DERBY COX Staff writer

Former SGA President Jonathan Sachs is no stranger to the spotlight. In seventh grade, he played the lead in Sallah Shabati, a Hebrew-language musical comedy. “I sang and danced — the whole bit,” he said. “I had one number that was completely a capella and just me.” Although his future in theater was cut short by his dedication to do mock trial in high school, the public speaking skills he developed in theater helped him as he led the Student Government Association as it considered issues ranging from environmental sustainability to what should be done about the Juicy Campus gossip website. For example, at a recent conference, Sachs felt a familiar surge of adrenaline as he spoke before about 7,000 people. “You get this huge rush from seeing all those people excited about something,” he said. But now that his term as SGA president is over, he said he would miss the chance to help rather than the attention that came with his position. “I'm going to miss being busy all the time,” he said.

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During his term, which ended May 5, Sachs successfully lobbied for the continuation of an in-state tuition freeze and for legislation designed to lower the cost of textbooks. He also pointed to safety and transparency initiatives as major accomplishments. Joanna Calabrese, who was SGA senior vice president under Sachs, said he accomplished many of his goals. “He was very reliable. He didn’t go back on his promises to the student body,” Calabrese said. Calabrese was the only executive not from Sachs’ Students Party to be elected. “At first it was a little squeaky. ... Throughout the year we got to understand each other better and we learned to communicate better,” Calabrese said. “In the end I think that we were able to be more effective leaders because we always challenge each other.”

But critics, including incoming SGA President Steve Glickman, said Sachs often failed to integrate others’ ideas into his policies. Glickman said communication was a problem and Sachs wasn’t actually willing to implement the ideas of the others, even if he was willing to listen. “He made it seem like he was very willing to go and talk and hear other people’s opinions, but it wasn’t really incorporated,” Glickman said. Sachs said he helped people who took on leadership roles within the organization with their goals. He helped Greek Legislator Gabi Band address a lack of lighting in the city. “I think I led very inclusively, and I hope that the incoming administration emulates that,” he said. Next year, Sachs will serve as the SGA’s city council liaison and in the University Senate. But he said he would miss the feeling of connected-ness he had as SGA president. “It’s surprising to me that this is going to be my last executive report,” he said at the last legislative meeting of his administration. “I don’t know what I’m going to do with my life.” coxbk@gmail.com

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SGA judicial board vindicates Sachs Former SGA president found not guilty of unethical hires BY DERBY COX Staff writer

Former SGA President Jonathan Sachs was cleared of all charges Tuesday by the SGA’s judicial body after a student alleged Sachs improperly rejected her application to a key cabinet position, prompting an investigation. The Governance Board decided unanimously Tuesday that Sachs acted within his rights during the appointment process of a key position during the summer. The board, which is composed of students otherwise unaffiliated with the Student Government Association, ruled that Sachs acted constitutionally when he turned down Anjelica Dortch for the position of assistant vice president of finance for this school year. The board heard the case at the request of 54 signatories of a petition vaguely alleging wrongdoing during the process. “I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I’ve done nothing wrong,” Sachs said. “This is now the third process that it’s gone through. ... I think the Governance Board obviously made the right decision, and I acted constitutionally and within the purview of student body president.” Sachs declined to comment on the other processes the case had gone to. Dortch said that, after being chosen by Vice Presi-

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dent of Finance Jason Hofberg, she was subjected to a month-long process by Sachs that included submitting a proposal to the organization defending her qualification before she was ultimately rejected. Dortch added she was not told why she was rejected but said she thought it had to do with personal factors like temperament. Sachs said Dortch’s account of the process was “not accurate at all.” Dortch requested a meeting with him and voluntarily submitted a proposal, he said. “There was nothing asked of her,” he said. Under the SGA’s bylaws at the time of the appointment, the vice president of finance was to select someone for the position pending the approval of the president and twothirds of the legislature. But the bylaws did not specify the search process the vice president of finance should follow. Sachs previously declined to say why he rejected Dortch, calling it “a judgment call,” and he declined to elaborate yesterday. Dortch said she was not surprised at the decision because of the limited function of the Governance Board, which is tasked only with determining whether an action is a violation of SGA bylaws, not whether the action was right or wrong. “The Governance Board felt that it was his right to use

an unfair process,” she said. “It was not within their jurisdiction to say whether it was right or wrong for him to abuse that process.” But Sachs said his actions were both ethical and constitutional. “The process was conducted by the vice president of finance. My responsibilities were clearly to accept or reject, and that’s what I did,” Sachs said. “There was nothing unethical in that, nothing against the rules in that. Now that it’s gone through so many hoops, it’s clear that some people who were upset they didn’t get a position will stop at nothing to seek some kind of revenge.” Sachs said he thought the organizational restructuring bill he introduced toward the end of his term would help to prevent similar cases in the future. Under the new rules, the vice president of financial affairs must oversee a search committee to select someone for the position, who must be approved by only two-thirds of the legislators. Dortch, who is graduating and does not plan to pursue the issue further, said the changes were a step in the right direction but could be improved further by adding a timeline for the appointment process. coxdbk@gmail.com

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Bars use police as last resort BOUNCERS, from Page 1 weren’t from the bar, broke out. According to Thirsty Turtle security camera footage, as the altercation escalated and a crowd began to form, a bouncer from Thirsty Turtle grabbed the male, Timothy Leconte, and brought him down the street toward the entrance to the university and out of range of the security cameras. The 21-year-old Hyattsville, Md., man was later apprehended by police and charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and failure to obey a lawful order. But student witnesses have a different account of what happened and claim bouncers and police officers used excessive force, including punching and kicking Leconte while he was on the ground. Commander of District 1 Maj. Dan Dusseau said Leconte was belligerent and officers tried to place him under arrest when he began to resist and refuse orders. Because they had trouble handcuffing him, they used pepper spray, which caused those standing nearby to cough, gag and flee the scene. “When you have a big group like that and you have someone being loud and disregarding lawful orders, police have to make a decision very quickly,” Dusseau said. Leconte sustained some cuts and scrapes and was transported to a

hospital where Dusseau said he assaulted a doctor who was trying to treat his injuries. The doctor did not press charges. Although Thirsty Turtle owner Alan Wanuck had not spoken to the bouncers involved in the incident, he said a large crowd followed the bouncer and Leconte down the street and that the bouncer was taken down amid the hostile crowd. But John, a junior university student who did not wish to be identified by his full name, said multiple Thirsty Turtle employees ganged up on Leconte, who was unable to retaliate. After he saw the fight, he said he tried to get information about the police and bouncers involved but was threatened with arrest and denied the information. Another student, who asked not to be named at all, made similar claims that the bouncers and police “beat the hell out of [Leconte]” for seemingly unnecessary reasons. Both Wanuck and Dusseau denied use of excessive force. Though the investigation is ongoing, Dusseau said so far there is nothing to indicate any infraction. Wanuck said all his security employees are certified in crowd management and do not throw punches or become physical outside of detaining rowdy patrons. But this is not the first time bar patrons have claimed to be the victims of bouncer brutality.

Dusseau said police try to let the bars deal with situations because many times an actual crime is not being committed. “We want the police officers to be the last resort,” he said. Students expressed mixed reactions to bouncer activity. “Sometimes you see them punch people or hit them a little more,” junior kinesiology major Alex Aksanov said. “If you’re not bothering them, they don’t bother you.” Junior economics major Yamil Martinez said bouncers at different bars are unique but admitted he has seen them abuse their power. “Sometimes they want to treat it like a jail,” Martinez said, referring to a specific downtown bar. R.J. Bentley’s owner John Brown said he works with police to minimize incidents and maintains any doorman who throws a punch or gets into a physical altercation would automatically be fired. “We’ve never had that issue,” Brown said. “We try not to be that place.” But this weekend will not be forgotten by student witnesses, who said it has changed the way they see security personnel. “[Leconte] was yelling to the crowd, ‘Did any of you see this?’” John said. “It was uncalled for what happened to that poor kid.” rhodesdbk@gmail.com

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elieve the hype. It’s not just the glossy brochures; your school has administration building to advocate ending our contract with a clothing improved. Since the early ’90s, university administrators have sin- company guilty of violating workers’ rights. Sen. Andy Harris (R-Baltimore gle-mindedly pursued a vision of academic excellence — and it’s and Harford) threatened to strip the university’s funding when an XXXrated movie came to the Hoff Theater, but students showed the porno anyworked. Between 1992 and 2002, the university went from having one program way and celebrated their free speech. We’ve gone from anarchy to activism. And it hasn’t just been huffing and puffing. Student action has spurred ranked in the top 25 nationally to having 61. Today, we have 92, and we’re ranked No. 18 in U.S. News and World Report’s listing of public universi- change. The university has pledged to revise the way it funds colleges and added a Native American studies class for next year. It dropped its contract ties, an incredible jump from 30 just a decade ago. with Russell Athletic, and despite Harris’ threats, it let the But the most remarkable — and important — changes the students have their porn. Without such loud and public disuniversity has seen in the past 20 years have come in an plays of student passion, administrators could have waited area administrators can’t quantify: student life. them out. Twenty years ago, the university was known as a meatThe greatest legacy There’s one line of thought that says progress can be head commuter school with little to boast about aside from students can leave is a made through friendly relations and formal meetings. The its football and basketball teams. About 10 years later, we Student Government Association president proved that were a little smarter but still largely known for athletics, or culture of activism handily this year. But public protests can do more than at least for the havoc it inspired. The torn-down goal posts, produce change. They can transform student life. A wellthe tipped buses, the burning couches — students came to executed protest draws attention to an issue, and more importantly, it the university to riot. Today, students still love a good demonstration, but they’re rushing to shows others how to fight for their own cause. One protest encourages Route 1 for different reasons. In November, students stormed the street another — and that creates a culture. We hope that’s the legacy this generafter Barack Obama won the presidency, and twice this year, they gathered ation of students is building toward. The last 10 years of students have on McKeldin Mall in academic protests. Students have camped out in the raised the bar on academics. We hope that, over the course of the next 10 woods to speak out against development, and they’ve headed for the main years, students will raise the bar on action.

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Personal politics: What’s in a name?

ave you ever been in a class and heard the phrase “the personal is the political,” and weren’t sure what it meant? I think it means that every choice we make, no matter how insignificant, can be an opportunity for us to assert our political beliefs. I’m not talking about whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican but about how you feel about the way society is. Take environmentalism, for example. Every time you seek out a recycling container or turn off your car while you’re idling at the curb waiting for a friend, you’re making a small choice that demonstrates your concern. Right now, I have an opportunity to put my money where my mouth is with regard to feminism. I am a feminist. I believe men and women are equal and should be treated equally.

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SULLIVAN My wife is due to give birth to our first child in less than two months. People have asked us if we have come up with a name, but they usually don’t realize that we put as much thought into the last name of our daughter-to-be as the first. Like the tradition of a woman taking a man’s name upon marriage, the assumption that a child should assume the father’s last name is rooted in ideas of head-of-household, ownership and authority that my wife and I do not agree with. In a marriage between equals, should the children be given the

father’s name just because that’s how everyone else does it? Is there a compelling reason to use the mother’s name? When faced with this decision, some parents choose to saddle their child with a hyphenated last name, but I think this is a cumbersome solution. In other cases, parents create a new last name for themselves and their child. A lot of parents opt to use one parent’s last name as the child’s middle name. This is a fine compromise, but the question remains which parent’s name is the middle and which is the last. It seems to me that giving our daughter my wife’s last name will accomplish two things. First, every time we explain our decision to someone else, we’ll have an opportunity to talk about our beliefs. This can be tricky, as such explanations can come off as “more-feminist-

than-thou” snobbery, but I hope we will be able to talk about this without seeming condescending. The second thing we hope to accomplish concerns our daughter. When she gets old enough to ask why she has mommy’s last name instead of daddy’s, we can tell her simply that’s what we chose to do. We don’t have to talk about feminism or patriarchy or any philosophical ideas; we can just say that no matter what anyone else was doing, we decided to do what we wanted. The real lesson, it seems to me, is that regardless of what is normally or conventionally accepted, we always have choices. That’s what I hope to teach my daughter. Jeremy Sullivan is a doctoral candidate studying American history. He can be reached at sullivandbk@gmail.com.

Ethnicity: An African in America

ecently, the African Students Association won the Student Government Association’s prize for student group of the year. Upon the victory, Desta Anyiwo, the group’s president, reflected on his African heritage and American citizenship in an article in The Diamondback (“Connecting to African roots,” May 8). “If you are a person of African descent and you’re not connected to your culture, it’s kind of like you’re an empty shell,” he said. “You can’t go and hate the roots of a tree and love the tree. The roots are really important.” On one level, the statement resonated with me deeply. My parents left Eritrea, a small country in northeast Africa, in the early 1980s, and I was born in America a

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SOLOMON few years later. After further reflection, though, the statement got me thinking. Technically, all black people, also known as African Americans, are of African descent, but most don’t even know which country they come from because more than a century has gone by since their ancestors’ emigration. Are they under this umbrella of people who have an empty shell because they lack a direct relation to one African country?

This question would take a thoroughly written novel to accurately answer, but with a limit of 500 words, I still think this matter is worth reflecting on. African Americans are most certainly not empty, but their roots go back to other African Americans. Their history is one shaped by slavery, the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. There are still a handful of African Americans who attempt to claim a connection to their diminished African roots. The entire facade not only comes off as inauthentic but also boggles my mind and probes the question, “Why try?” It’s almost as if the effort is just too little too late. No amount of kufis or Kente cloths are going to make you African, but if its placebo effect is successful, then paint the

town red … green, yellow and black. Another aspect of the article that didn’t quite sit well with me was its constant reference to the African Diaspora and African Americans. Clearly, the two are not the same. The term “African American” implies black American and African Diaspora denotes African. The only thing these phrases have in common is skin tone. The lack of clarity has led firstgeneration people like me to drop the “American” tag so strangers can better understand our ethnicity. Just call me African. Fenan Solomon is a junior journalism and pre-pharmacy major. She can be reached at solomondbk@gmail.com.

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As classes come to a close, it’s hard to believe the end of the semester is within days of becoming a reality. It seems each semester somehow goes by faster than the previous one, and with important policies and programs to act on, the RHA proved no exception to this rule. Throughout the semester, the Residence Hall Association worked tirelessly to voice the concerns of students. Starting off the semester, the RHA spearheaded the implementation of a series of Amethyst dialogues in response to university President ALICIA Dan Mote HARTLOVE signing the RHA PR OFFICER Amethyst Initiative. The initiative called for open discussions on issues relating to alcohol, and the RHA saw no better way to do this than to actively engage the student body on matters such as the Good Samaritan policy and the drinking age. The RHA found these dialogues to be quite informative and looks forward to possibly making this a yearly tradition. While the RHA was busy planning these dialogues, we worked closely with the Department of Resident Life to see the movement of room selection online come to fruition. As endorsers of the new process, we were pleased to see the success of the program, and look forward to acting on feedback next year. Throughout the semester, the RHA created and voted on many resolutions affecting university policy, and was especially excited to voice input on the issue of establishing a Good Samaritan policy on the campus. With a unanimous vote, we supported a resolution supporting such a policy, called the “Responsible Action Policy.” The policy would encourage students to summon emergency personnel if they see someone in danger from alcohol consumption without fear of heavy punishment from the university or Resident Life. In addition to tackling important policies such as these, we met with students involved in the mixed-sex housing pilot program, the RHA’s brainchild, and were happy to hear praises for the program. We look forward to monitoring next year’s program, as about 24 beds will be added. Among all the issues the RHA tackled, we also celebrated the 10year anniversary of our organization’s reconstitution. Reflecting on all the accomplishments of the RHA in the past years only leads us to look forward to yet another successful 10 years in serving as the voice of all on-campus students. If you ever have an issue related to on-campus practices, please inform the RHA senators who represent your dorm or area, or e-mail the executives at voice@marylandrha.com. To learn more about the RHA, please visit our website (marylandrha.com) and our blog (marylandrha.blogspot.com).

“Throughout the semester, the Residence Hall Association worked tirelessly to voice the concerns of students.”

Alicia Hartlove is the Residence Hall Association’s public relations officer. She can be reached at ajluv09@umd.edu.

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Best of the month “We don’t have fights like that. [Thirsty Turtle lets] every Joe Schmo in there.” - Bar owner Mark Srour, after two slashings occurred near Route 1. From the Apr. 27 issue of The Diamondback

Guest Column

A year of service JONATHAN SACHS I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as your SGA president. It was an honor to be in office this year and truly one of the best learning experiences of my life. I am extremely proud of all of our accomplishments, and I firmly believe that my administration continued to build the very strong foundation on which the Student Government Association now rests. The SGA is seen as a viable partner in progress for the university and a vocal JONATHAN and important voice on SACHS FORMER SGA PRESIDENT behalf of the largest constituency on the campus. Looking back on the past year, a few key things stick out to me. Granted, I finished my term just over a week ago, but I thought it would be interesting to touch on some important lessons that I learned while in office. First and foremost, nothing happens without hard work, determination and organization. The improvements we made around the university happened because we constantly worked on fixing problems and reminded people of their responsibilities in achieving our goals. Some of the improvements we made were attempted and then neglected by past administrations, but we followed through. Largescale programs and reforms can be accomplished; it just takes an SGA that is willing to go out on a limb for it and put in the time and effort to make it happen. Future SGAs should not be let off the hook by promising things that are “safe.” Leadership is sometimes about putting yourself in the front to achieve something big. I came into office with a record of accomplishments, and I took that same drive in with me as SGA president. Second, getting things done in the SGA is all about creativity. The SGA has a large budget, but it’s for a very specific purpose. The student activities fees that go to the SGA are largely distributed to student groups, which require those funds for all of their programming and initiatives. But accomplishing many goals costs money, and often you will have to go to other places in order to find financing. The SGA’s ability to reach out for alternative funds is crucial. Additionally, thinking outside of the box to promote events is important. SGA executives sat outside of the University Book Center, collecting letters from more than 1,500 of our peers who had just purchased their books, and we distributed the letters to elected officials in Annapolis. After spending $500 or more on books, everyone is upset because the books are clearly overpriced. What better way is there to help bring about the change that led to new state legislation regulating textbook costs? Third of all, you must know how to prioritize. Ira Berlin, a distinguished history professor at the university, once told me, “If you are everywhere, you are nowhere.” He cannot be more correct in his assessment. SGA administrations need to find their pressing initiatives and passions by reaching out to students and creating initiatives that help achieve larger goals. Legislators have their own initiatives that they prioritize, and the executives should as well. We prioritized four main areas this year, including tangible results in safety and effective advocacy in Annapolis. By focusing, we had clear goals and we were not spread too thin. I hope future administrations continue to build from what our SGA has accomplished. While the road may have been bumpy at times, I could not be more appreciative and honored by the opportunity I had to serve for a year.

“Future SGAs should not be let off the hook by promising things that are ‘safe.’”

Jonathan Sachs is the outgoing president of the Student Government Association. He can be reached at jssachs@gmail.com.

“For me, in order to have interest, you’d have to have alcohol and stuff like that.” - Senior mechanical engineering major Janov Reynolds, talking about Art Attack. From the May 1 issue of The Diamondback

“Progress is a series of imperfect compromises.” - Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), speaking on the campus about environmental issues. From the May 12 issue of The Diamondback

Bars: Quenching the Turtle’s thirst

ast summer, I took my mother to the Thirsty Turtle for lunch, after they inexplicably sent her a coupon for discounted crab cakes. She was very surprised when we walked into a bar, not a friendly take-your-parents-tolunch-type place, but I reminded her that my Aunt Sandra’s always raving about the lunch specials at Santa Fe Cafe. I’ve eaten a meal at every bar in College Park with a kitchen, but in my four years at the university (and 21 years living within a 15-minute drive of it), not once have I drunk at one. Until Friday, that is. I told my friends to take me to the bar with the loosest freshman girls, the loudest frat boys and the biggest douchebags waiting to start a fight because I breathed on them. Not long after, I was on Route 1 in my nicest popped-collar polo shirt with another popped-collar polo shirt on top, waiting to get into the Turtle. After four years of dutifully keeping the university atop the party-school rankings in my dorm room, I was heading for the big time. Like Chicago, the Turtle is a place of the big shoulders. They are hung on girls in pastel skirts who are paraded in packs of five across a little stage at the front of the room like cattle at the state fair. They are worn by men, wearing patterned T-shirts and button-

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REED downs buttoned down to the waist, who swill Miller Lite and stand idly by as girls grind against them. The Turtle is a wild, bustling place, and I sought to make a serious fool of myself here, no matter who I saw or who I’d have to answer to come Monday morning. Little did I know that my debut on the College Park bar scene would be so difficult. For all the impending pregnancies that the Turtle’s dance floor promises, I can’t see anyone coming here with the intention of seriously getting some tail. No amount of drinking — dollar drafts, two-dollar rails or the mysteriously named “Garbage Bucket” — could stop me from laughing my ass off at the faces people made, the horrible attempts at looking cool and the fact that, at 21, I was probably the oldest person in the room. But, you say, what was I expecting? The Turtle is a college bar in the college town of a college not exactly known for classy behavior. Yes, I know. I suppose I wasn’t expecting to hear a playlist lifted from my eighth-grade school dance. Following Juvenile’s “Back

That Thang Up” with Sisqo’s “Thong Song?” Genius: I couldn’t have picked a better combination. Today’s freshmen are probably a little too young to appreciate Sisqo (they were, like, born in 2000, right?), but I know they want to tell their kids they “lost it” to that song. Of course, all good things must come to an end. After 30 minutes of trying very, very hard to outdo the debauchery around me with the rudest dance moves I could do without elbowing anyone, I walked out of the Thirsty Turtle, never to return. (I should point out that I found their lunch specials equally disappointing, so I wouldn’t even come back for crab cakes.) And as I lie on the deathbed otherwise known as “entering the real world,” I remind myself that I had led a full life here in College Park, working hard, playing hard and even getting out of College Park on occasion. But lo, I have now been into the jungle and out again, into the Friday-night chaos of Route 1. If there is one thing you must do before you graduate, even if you think you know just how far College Park can go, you too must cross the threshold of the Thirsty Turtle. Dan Reed is a senior architecture and English major. He can be reached at reeddbk@gmail.com.

at issue What was the most memorable thing that happened on campus this year?

Kim Brown Sophomore Psychology

“ “ “ “ “ “ Obama being elected. I worked at the polls all day and wanted to go to sleep, but people were screaming at 4 a.m.”

Men’s soccer championship. I was in the Crew.”

Maryland Day. I loved the colors and the display of flags. My country’s flag was there.”

It’s cool to say I voted in the first election where there was a black president ... even if I didn’t vote for him.”

Obama being elected ... or beating UNC.”

Alex Helfand Sophomore Physics

Sarah Reynolds Freshman French language and literature

Jon Wonders Sophomore Physics

The pillow fight. It was giddy; it was so innocent ... people just want to whack each other with pillows.”

Efe Gboneme Freshman Finance

Claire Wilson Sophomore General biology

Newspapers: This too shall pass

hese are dark days for the newspaper industry. Last week, the New York Times Company was threatening to shut down The Boston Globe if benefits weren’t cut. Warren Buffett, who boastfully reads five newspapers a day, told his shareholders he wouldn’t invest money in newspapers “for any price.” Meanwhile, Congress heard testimony from editors and journalists on the future of the medium, and The New York Times raised the price of its Sunday edition to $6. All the while, more and more journalists were handed pink slips. To many people, newspapers are a thing of the past. They smell funny and smear ink all over the place; they require you to flip several pages to read the rest of a story, and the photo quality is never good. With the rise of the Internet, newspapers’ advertising revenue has plummeted, and subscriptions have diminished. But despite all this doom and gloom, is it really the end of newspapers as we know them? The newspaper industry was caught with its pants down with the rise of the Internet. Newspapers ignored the threat it posed and didn’t plan properly. While requiring some people to pay hundreds of dollars a year in subscriptions, they allowed others to read the same material online for free. And now, with their profits plummeting and journalists on the streets, newspaper com-

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SNOW panies are crying for help. But we’ve seen this story before. In the ’40s and ’50s, the movie and radio industries were in an uproar over a small, heavy box that began arriving in living rooms across the country: the television. News reels at movie theaters and evening radio programs like Gunsmoke became a thing of the past. Soon after, companies began wanting to charge Americans for “Community Antenna Television,” also known as cable TV. People were outraged at the nerve of those guys wanting to charge them for television. And yet that furor passed. Today, almost everyone pays a monthly bill for cable, and the movie industry is alive and well, raking in billions of dollars each year. Newspapers are in danger, but what many in the business fail to realize is that times change. The future of newspapers likely won’t lie in a government bailout or legislation that makes The Washington Post a nonprofit. It is no longer economically feasible to print newspapers on paper and truck them out in vans across the country. Some have proposed a system of micro-

payments similar to iTunes, where readers pay a nickel or so for a story, meaning that journalists would also be forced to produce a product people want to buy. If implemented, there will likely be uproar and shouting about our rights as citizens. But that furor will likely pass as well. As a generation, we’ve become pretty comfortable with not paying for stuff. We download movies and music for free and get our news with the click of a button. The idea of some bigwig telling us that we have to pay for something other than food or booze is unfathomable. But even for free, it’s never great. The movies are blurry, the sound is generally five seconds behind the picture, and the music has static. Many people want to be informed, but in the end you get what you pay for. It isn’t cheap to send reporters around the world, and as the industry suffers, we suffer. The future of newspapers is unknown, and no one can predict what new media outlet may rise in their place. Despite how necessary many consider newspapers to be, it seems the majority think differently. Perhaps it’s about time the industry put that mentality to the test. The times change. And so will the Times. Justin Snow is a sophomore history major. He can be reached at snowdbk@gmail.com.

Alumni: Network for student success LIDA

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hile I was interviewing at Harvard Business School, the admissions office organized a class visit for the interviewees. An HBS student gave us a quick tour of the campus and then brought us to one of his lectures. He introduced us to the class and the professor, reading off some basic information about each of us from a sheet of paper. Each of the six interviewees came from a different undergraduate university, and each of the first five got cheers from alumni in the audience. When he got to my name, there was not a single peep from anyone: Not one of the approximately 100 students had any connection with this university. I am graduating this month, and I have been thinking more and more about what it means to have a degree from this university. I think I got at least the same quality of education as my friends at Ivy League schools. If anything, I think my education at this university has incorporated a broader range of experiences than most students find in the cloisLIDA ZLATIC tered environSTAFF COLUMNIST ments of elite private schools. But at the same time, I can’t help feeling I have missed out on something. My visit to Harvard showed me how people outside of the area see our school: It’s totally off their radar. And yet, I don’t think it’s because Harvard has anything against this university or because our students aren’t as good as those from any other school. I think it has to do with the expectations that our professors, advisers and administrators have for us. At the University of Chicago, students are recruited by their career center to apply for prestigious programs — they don’t have to come in and ask. For example, while I only discovered this fall you can apply to Harvard Business School in your junior year, University of Chicago students are made aware of the program through e-mail lists, recruiting events and professor recommendations. Recently, since I’ve started looking for work and applying to graduate school, I’ve been noticing how little the university seems to care about what we do after we leave here. That seems strange since (I think) school rankings take into account how many people find employment after graduation or are accepted into graduate school. I know we have a great career center that can help us look for jobs, prepare for interviews or even apply for graduate school, but I haven’t used their services in any of those areas. I used my high school’s career center instead. Why? Because my high school, like those elite schools I mentioned above, operates on networking and connections. I don’t need help preparing my résumé, and I don’t need job listings. I need (and my high school provided) a network of people in various fields who are in positions to help a young alumnus from their alma mater. And that’s how I realized what I missed at this university: alumni. Alumni who are not only in important positions in various fields, but who also have enough confidence in the quality of education provided by this school to want young graduates to work with them.

“I need ... a network of people in various fields who are in positions to help a young alumnus from their alma mater.”

Lida Zlatic is a senior art history and classics major and a member of the University Senate. She can be reached at zlaticdbk@gmail.com.

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It is likely you will fall in love many times throughout your life, and yet it is just as likely that you will enjoy only one lasting relationship that offers you true happiness and ongoing, uninterrupted contentment. You believe in soul mates — and yours is out there somewhere. Also born on this date are Cate Blanchett, actress; David Byrne, musician; Robert Zemeckis, film director; George Lucas, filmmaker and Star Wars creator. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.

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yourself in social situations — but you’re not likely to be so lucky. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You may expect to uncover a few secrets, but you’re sure to be disappointed if you employ only your usual search techniques.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Things aren’t likely to happen by themselves; you’re going to have to exert some kind of influence for things to get moving.

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cant positions open because they simply lack the money to fill them. University Relations has 20 openings — 10 percent of its staff — even after filling six positions with special approval, said Brodie Remington, its vice president. Four members of the department have also been laid off. “It’s very difficult to live with,” said Remington, who still didn’t expect the department to make any new hires. “But it’s something we have to get through.” The lack of staff, Remington said, has led to fatigued employees who are being asked to pick up the slack by bringing work home with them in the evenings and on weekends. Despite the smaller staff, the department

It doesn’t mean we have more money ... It doesn’t mean that we have a green light. ” The freeze was implemented in the fall to prepare for state budget cuts. But the end of the legislative session and the passage of the state budget mean there is more certainty, Kirwan said. “Our budget situation is stabilized,” he said. “We’re not under immediate threat of budget cuts.” But Kirwan also expressed some hesitation. “This is not a time to feel expansive,” he said. “Some caution is still called for.” Most university officials said they still planned on leaving va-

SWINE, from Page 1 after transfers in Detroit and Tokyo, arrived in Beijing. He spent the weekend sightseeing, but was awoken at 5 a.m. Monday, he said, by men in full body suits and protective masks knocking on his hotel door. He was moved with about 70 other people, he estimated, to the Guo Men Lu Hotel for a seven-day quarantine period. Doermann was traveling to give lectures on digital image processing at Tsinghua University, the Chinese Academy of Science and Wuhan University. “Basically, I’ve been sitting here,” he said in a phone interview. “Anytime we have to go out of the room, any public areas, we have to have a mask on. They don’t have any limits on talking to people, but there are guards 24 hours a day. All the staff is wearing masks.” As of yesterday, the World Health Organization reported 5,728 confirmed cases of the H1N1 swine flu. The United States has 3,009 of those cases; China has three. “They’ve been pretty strict here in Asia about checking for swine flu,” he said. “I don’t want to say paranoid, but they’re really concerned about it.”

has increased donor visits by 20 percent over last year, Remington said. “It’s more difficult to reach all of our goals,” Remington said. “Everybody is doing more.” Academic departments have also been bogged down by the extra work. “We are not able to have as many adjuncts,” said Rhonda Malone, the director of faculty mentoring and development. “It puts a greater burden on professors.” Faculty members have complained about morale, problems in their personal lives and have seen other components of their workload suffer, Malone said. Many are teaching larger classes

or courses in areas they don’t specialize in potentially harming students’ academic experiences, she added. “Everyone feels the pinch,” Anderson said. “There are positions that if they were staffed we would be able to get the work done if they were here. It puts burdens on everyone.” During the hiring freeze, university President Dan Mote had to approve every hire a department made and only “essential” personnel could be hired. About 20 faculty members have been hired compared to about 80 last year, Provost Nariman Farvardin said. Since the freeze ended, some departments are still requiring approval from the vice president

who oversees the department before making hires, while others have reverted to their earlier systems, Anderson said. Despite the flexibility of independent hiring apart from Mote’s approval, administrators are still skeptical of the additions they will be able to make due to budget constraints, but only time will tell. “Just because the controls that were put in place have ended it doesn’t mean we aren’t under the same budgets,” Anderson said. “It doesn’t make sense to do a lot of hiring. We may have to lay people off [if the state continues to cut funding].” taustindbk@gmail.com

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to complete a sobriety test at the time of the incident — state law does not require police officers to do so. He then received a speeding citation months later. “I will very reluctantly grant a continuance,” O’Brien said, calling the court proceedings “disappointedly handled.” Although no court date has been set, O’Brien said all evidence needs to be compiled by June 15. The defense will then have 30 days to provide a rebut-

said Cobb failed to provide him with prior notice of the witness. Cobb blamed this on a glitch in the filing system. “Without this witness, you cannot prove your case. Is that right?” O’Brien asked Cobb. “It seems you desperately need to continue this case.” Chavez had admitted to consuming alcohol the night before the collision but was not asked

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Living in the modern world Green Day carries on admirably with 21st Century Breakdown BY THOMAS FLOYD Senior staff writer

In many regards, Green Day is the band of a generation. Through its early ’90s adolescence, late-decade progression and turn-of-the-century maturity, Green Day’s sound has experienced twists and turns paralleling those in the lives of its listeners. The raw, edgy tunes of Dookie introduced many to the band in 1994, giving the trio a dedicated fan base to build off of. The acoustic hit on 1997’s Nimrod, “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life),” hinted at musical evolution for the band, a tip-off more thoroughly embraced three years later with Warning. That album featured refined melodies but lacked poignancy. Four years later, though, Green Day’s growth came full circle. The Oakland, Calif., natives perfected their formula for success with American Idiot, a sprawling alternative rock opera that spliced its politically-charged themes into a stirring storyline. Following the overwhelming critical and commercial success of American Idiot, Green Day took its time piecing together a record that could match its suddenly heightened standards. The finished product, 21st Century Breakdown, subsequently spent five years in the works. Good things, however, come to those who wait. Another ambitious concept album in the same vein of its Grammy-winning predecessor, 21st Century Breakdown continues right where Idiot left off. Meshing intrapersonal experience with his own social ideals, frontman and songwriter Billie Joe Armstrong opens the disc with the grainy, lullaby-esque prelude, “Song of the Century,” in which he soothingly chants, “Sing us the song of the century/ That’s louder than bombs and eternity.” Green Day then properly kicks off the

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record with the lengthy title track. Swapping the deliberately paced opening notes for an easy guitar rhythm in the first half of the song and then some harder riffs in the second, Green Day uses smooth verses and a rousing chorus to rope you in from the start. Although it would be a bit much to call “21st Century Breakdown” this album’s “Jesus of Suburbia” (a remarkable nineminute epic from Idiot), the standout track still hits all the right marks. Armstrong’s strong vocals take charge, stirring the pot with lyrics like, “My generation is zero/ I never made it as a working class hero/ 21st century breakdown/ I once was lost but never was found/ I think I’m losing what’s left of my mind/ To the 20th century deadline.” At this point, Armstrong has already set the tone and established these are not

the same punk rockers who once lazily mused on Dookie how “When masturbation’s lost its fun/ You’re f–––ing breaking.” Now 37 years old, Armstrong recognizes he is in a unique position of public prominence and presents more thematically weighty material. That is not to say 21st Century Breakdown is reduced to preachy self-indulgence. Green Day is as good as it gets when the best of both worlds collide, and this album does not wait long to show the listener just how true that is. Splitting the disc into three acts (titled “Heroes and Cons,” “Charlatans and Saints” and “Horseshoes and Handgrenades” ), Green Day tells the stories of Christian and Gloria, a youthful couple

navigating the first decade of the century. In following these characters, Green Day delves into mild experimentalism. Companion pieces “¡Viva la Gloria!” and “¿Viva la Gloria?” push the alt-rock genre’s constraints to a degree while “21 Guns” gives Armstrong a chance to really test his ever-evolving vocal range. The record’s first single, “Know Your Enemy,” includes an alluring if repetitive hook while also carrying a clear political tinge, with Armstrong singing, “The insurgency will rise/ When the blood’s been sacrificed/ Don’t be blinded by the lies in your eyes/ Sing!” Though tracks like “East Jesus Nowhere” (a reference to Juno) and “Static Age” have sing-along choruses, some of the verses — like those in “Before the Lobotomy” — are just as catchy. Those looking for the hardened sounds more typical of vintage Green Day will find the intense “Horseshoes and Handgrenades” is the closest the band comes to sounding like 1995’s “Jaded.” In following through with the narrative form that ultimately defines the album, Green Day gives its stellar final two tracks, “American Eulogy” and “See the Light,” a real sense of climax. By saving a couple gems for the record’s conclusion, Green Day shows 21st Century Breakdown should be appreciated as the sum of its parts, rather than as a collection of individual songs. After an entire album of provocative lyrics, Armstrong makes sure to get his last shots in, noting, “I don’t want to live in the modern world,” in the penultimate track. As the final song plays, the singer leaves his listeners with this final declaration: “I don’t want to lose my sight/ I just want to see the light/ I need to know what’s worth the fight.” tfloyd1@umd.edu

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Half angel, half demon BY DAN BENAMOR Senior staff writer

The first half of Angels & Demons is chatty, dull and bereft of strong tension. In other words, it’s The Da Vinci Code. Thankfully, the film picks up in the second half, delivering an adequate stream of tension and twists, including a few legitimately thrilling scenes. But after the model of pacing that was last week’s Star Trek, Angels & Demons is grandfatherly by comparison. Retooling Dan Brown’s novel as a sequel to The Da Vinci Code (as opposed to taking place before it), Angels & Demons has Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks, The Great Buck Howard) once again involved with the church. This time he’s doing his best to save the Vatican from destruction after a canister of potentially explosive antimatter is plucked and hidden in the city. Someone from the secret society of the Illuminati is threatening to destroy the Vatican using the antimatter, as well as kill four cardinals in a matter of hours — and it’s up to Langdon

to solve the case. While the setup might seem to lend itself to more excitement than The Da Vinci Code, it takes its sweet time doing so. The first hour bears all the problems that plagued that movie, as enjoyment of the film in this portion is directly correlated with enjoyment of history lectures. It seems almost like the filmmakers only changed Da Vinci’s scenes of lengthy historical dialogue from being spoken while standing to being mentioned whilst walking. That’s not much of an upgrade. Another problem with Da Vinci was a lack of a strong sense of danger, an issue which troubles Angels, but only until the cardinal killings kick into full gear. There’s a clear point where the film takes off: a set piece involving a cardinal hanging above a fire and a pistolwielding hitman. It’s the first time Angels feels dangerous, and after the deadly boring (no pun intended) first hour, it’s a blessed (pun intended) release. After the burning cardinal sequence, Angels amps the pacing up and lowers the intricate historical detail. Hans Zimmer’s (Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa)

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pounding score, which comes off as desperately trying to convince viewers the film was exciting in the first half, becomes reasonably appropriate in the second half. It’s still problematic how much archaic minutiae Langdon has to stop and point out for the plot to proceed, but much less so when he’s saying those lines in times of imminent physical danger. What screenwriters Akiva Goldsman (I Am Legend) and David Koepp (Ghost Town) have failed to do is give an edge of lifeor-death importance to Langdon’s historic musings. Objectively, they are critical in the context of the film, but their consequences are often not immediate. The classic Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade understood how to weave in history so the audience was on the edge of its seat, hoping the academic figured out the puzzle. A good example is the scene in Crusade where Jones has to walk across collapsing alphabetic tiles over an abyss in the order of God’s name. One missed letter and he instantly dies — that intensity of conflict is almost never present in Angels. Also not in attendance are

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many strong characters. On the plus side, the enigmatic hitman (Nikolaj Lie Kaas, The Candidate) has some surprising moments which deepen his character, and Ewan McGregor (Deception) effectively channels quiet strength as the Camerlengo Patrick McKenna. But in general, there’s not much in the way of character nuance or depth, a problem most glaring with Langdon. Despite Hanks’ best attempts to fill out the thin character with a humorous nature and practically fanboy-ish excitement over his-

torical documents, he remains a very simple and dull persona. The film toys with the notion of giving him an arc of finding faith, but doesn’t commit to it. In comparison to Da Vinci, Angels certainly can be deemed an improvement. The important thing to remember is that’s not saying much. Half of an entertaining movie is not the same thing as a successful movie, and Angels’ flaws are significant.

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Getting better all the time Pixar’s Peter Docter discusses the studio’s latest feature, Up BY ZACHARY HERRMANN Senior staff writer

In Emeryville, Calif., far away from the bustle and gloss of Los Angeles, the torch bearer of the old Hollywood studio system doesn’t survive — it thrives. At Pixar, talent is cultivated on an assembly line of imagination and, one animated picture after another, the production shop outdoes itself. But despite Pixar’s impeccable critical record, Wall Street investors seem a little sour on the financial prospects for the studio’s upcoming tenth feature, the simply remarkable Up. Never mind that the claims of Pixar’s diminishing returns don’t exactly check out — both WALL-E and Ratatouille easily surpassed Cars at the worldwide box office — all the worry is over an old man. Admittedly, the grouchy old man in the lead role, Carl Frederickson (Edward Asner , So Others May Live) isn’t ripe for action figure reproduction. By the end of Up, though, he does become something of an elderly action hero — infinitely more convincing than Harrison Ford in the latest Indiana Jones film. Grandpas are never an easy sell, especially for a younger audience. But like all the preceding Pixar protagonists before

him, Carl is as lovingly crafted as any character you’re likely to see on the big screen this year. In an interview with The Diamondback, director and writer Peter Docter (Monsters Inc.) talked about his mentor, longtime Disney animator Joe Grant, and his influence on Carl and Up. “Something [Grant] would keep coming back to is, ‘What are you giving the audience to take home?’” Docter said. “‘What sort of emotional core are you setting forth that people can relate to and it resonates with them?’ They understand — even though it’s a bug or a monster or a fish — they understand what that character is going through, and they feel it themselves.” As a member of the unofficial Pixar brain trust, Docter has been one of the studio’s key creative forces, appearing as the second writer on both Toy Story films and contributing to most of the other releases in varying capacities. In the spirit of upping the ante after the ambitiously beautiful WALL-E, he and his directing and writing partner Bob Peterson (The Visitor writer Tom McCarthy also worked with Docter on the script) have imbued Up with a sense of melancholy and morbidity. Having said that, the film may eke out Finding Nemo for the studio’s laugh-out-

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loud, funniest feature to date. It’s a balance Docter was very much aware of. “The films that I really loved as a kid like Dumbo, The Muppet Movie — these movies have a certain seriousness that goes along with all the jokes and comedy and they last because of that,” Docter said. “You feel it more and you care about the characters. If it’s just all ‘wakka wakka,’ it kind of all just goes away once the lights come up.” Though Up eventually stretches into eye-popping adventure as Carl and his eight-year-old Wilderness Explorer tagalong, Russell (newcomer Jordan Nagai), fly off in Carl’s balloon-lifted house, the opening scenes and ensuing montage are alternately heartwarming then heartbreaking. Docter and Peterson boil down an entire relationship — from childhood, through marriage, into the autumn years — in a few minutes. The editing pace during the silent montage is deliberate and contemplative, emotional and effective — what many might refer to as pure cinema. “I grew up in an era where my parents took a lot of home movies on us in Super 8, and you watch it and there’s no sound,” Docter said, imitating the sound of a film projector for emphasis. “There’s something about that that’s almost more emo-

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tional than watching video with sound. It’s like you sort of help bring the thing to life in your own head … because you’re sort of contributing to it.” Besides tackling one of Pixar’s most ambitious stories to date, Docter had an additional task — Up will be the first Pixar film to be released in 3D. The director likened the old, gimmick 3D to early experiments in stereophonic sound — bongs blaring from the left channel, trumpets soaring through the right. Not surprisingly, he opted for something a little more subtle. “Really, the way we approached it was kind of similar to the way we approached Toy Story,” Docter said. “We got a lot of concerned people saying,

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‘You’re never going to be able to carry a whole feature with computer animation. It’s cold and lifeless.’ And we knew that if we had a good story, a compelling story, that you could make a story with matchsticks or whatever. “We don’t have things coming out at you going, ‘Remember, this is a 3D movie! It’s 3D!’” he later added. “We just have a window that you see into. And it’s much more kind of subtle that way, and hopefully for that you stay more focused on the characters and the storytelling and get swept up in it. And that’s, of course, why we go to the movies.” Up will open nationwide on May 29. zherrm@gmail.com

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“I don’t know if it’s an advantage to constantly change,” Cotallowed three goals in a first-round tle said. “But we are changing and if each week we can add win at Notre Dame. “Usually going into the postsea- just a little bit of something to it son, last couple games, you try and that can help us.” Finding success, the Terps will get on a roll before the tournament and get your lineups set,” senior try to build on their performance last weekend. This week, the playmidfielder Dan ers are happy to Groot said. keep it simple. “That’s probably “We’re gonna been the case my go out and I don’t last three years think we’re here. But you gonna try and do know this year, anything too we’ve been mixcrazy or differing things Terps vs. Syracuse ent,” Reed said. around all year week and trying to find Where: Hempstead, N.Y. “This we’re really the right combiWhen: Saturday, Noon practicing on nation and I TV/Radio: ESPN2 making everythink it’s coming thing perfect and together at the finely tuned. I think that will right time.” During a disappointing regular help us out.” And the bottom line is simple: It season, the Terps were a work in progress. The breakout game has doesn’t matter how the Terps got perpetually seemed to be around here. They are here now, with a chance to meet preseason expecthe corner. At one point, the Terps lost three tations that seemed out of reach consecutive games for the first not long ago. “We felt all along that this team time since 2005. The listless Terps often failed to execute and some- was a team that was really not a first-round loser,” Cottle said. times failed to compete at all. “In the middle of the season “Whether we’re gonna be a secthere’s always doubt, especially ond-round winner or not, we’ll after losing a couple tough ones,” find out Saturday. But we’ve alGroot said. “But you know, we ways felt we had the pieces. We never got down on ourselves. We just haven’t been able to put them always thought that we had the together properly.” potential, and if things click at the right time, we could have this mkatzdbk@gmail.com opportunity.” That’s why the Terps are here. Cottle said the team owed its Keep up with first-round success to smart, disTerp lacrosse ciplined play. Phipps credited this postseason the win to hustle and bravado. by visiting: It doesn’t hurt that the opposition doesn’t know quite what to ex- WWW.DIAMONDBACKONLINE.COM pect at this point.

with an injury entering his senior season, Carter, then a junior, was expected to compete with Phipps, the hotshot recruit, for playing time. But Carter broke his collarbone before a scrimmage, forcing Phipps into goal from game one (along with an epic search for a backup goalie, but that’s another story). Alford eventually returned, and the Terps wound up losing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. But there are some who would tell you that could have been avoided had Cottle stuck with Phipps, who finished the season with an 8-3 record and a 59.1 save percentage. Oh, and three more years of eligibility. But Carter reentered the picture the following year with a strong preseason showing. Despite having

zero starts to his name, the long-haired outdoorsman earned his own playing time, alongside Phipps. So 2008 featured eight starts by Carter and eight starts by Phipps. That’s all fine, except Phipps finished with a 6-1 record to Carter’s 4-4, along with a higher save percentage and goalsagainst average. Still, Cottle stuck with it this season. And every time the media questioned Phipps or Carter, they said the same thing: “We’re each other’s biggest fans.” They roomed together. They joked together. They gave each other tips. It was a sickening display of putting the team first, and all those stupid ideals they teach kids about sportsmanship. Can you imagine how juicy it could have been? “If we weren’t such good friends, I think it’d be a lot more difficult,” Phipps said.

“It could have been really bad. We could have not talked; it could have split the team a little bit.” Speaking more bluntly, Carter added: “It would have been horrible — it would have been horrible. Cause then, it would have divided the team up. ... It wouldn’t have worked at all.” Either way, we’ve reached a finale. When Phipps steps onto the field Saturday, Carter will be backing him up — both literally, and figuratively. And he seems alright with that. Cottle recalled his phone ringing Tuesday morning. He saw Carter’s name pop up, and a lump hit his throat. He had told his senior goalkeeper he would be watching the start of the Syracuse game and fully expected a final plea for playing time. Instead, Carter simply wanted to tell him he’d be a

little late for practice. No complaints. No whining. “The past couple weekends, Phipps has just gotten hot,” said defender Max Schmidt, who has started on close defense each of the last two seasons. “And the coaches realize that, and they’re playing the hot goalie, you know? That’s another thing about Carter — I feel like he’s stepping down to let Phipps take over, more or less, because right now, Phipps is just on point.” That maturity speaks volumes about Carter. And the willingness to make the tough call was crucial for the coaching staff. Even if Phipps can’t be a “great goalie” Saturday, Cottle and the Terps have put themselves in the best possible position to win with this move. And Carter has allowed the experiment to come to a close. ajosephdbk@gmail.com

Terps look to earn first Final Four appearance since 2003 REESE, from Page 17 like we’ve been doing this whole season.” The Terps own a perfect 8-0 record against Syracuse alltime, but the teams have not played each other since 2005. And the Orange reached the Final Four last season behind attacker Katie Rowan, who as a senior this year leads the team with 105 points, including 11 points on five goals and six as-

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sists in Syracuse’s first-round win against Boston University last weekend. But though the Terp attack has no senior starters, the younger players have stepped up so far this season, combining to create one of the most explosive attacks in the country. They proved they could handle themselves in the postseason last weekend, outscoring Colgate 15-0 in the first half on the way to a 20-4 first-round

win against the Raiders. “I think especially the first half gives us a lot of confidence,” McFadden said. “It just shows what we can do. And we’ll just use this play that we’ve had going into the next game, especially being able to go hard on the ride and control the ball and shoot well.” Continuing the game plan, Reese wants to finally get past the Elite Eight and play in next weeks’s Final Four in Towson,

Md. But she said she will be proud of her team no matter how deep they go in the tournament because she knows the players give their best effort every game. “If or when we do get beat this season, it’s not going to be from a lack of heart or hustle,” Reese said. “It’s going to be because we played against a better team. These guys want it.” kyanchulisdbk@gmail.com

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Full of pride until the very end Senior Murphy represented Terp baseball to the fullest, even if results were hard to come by BY MICHAEL LEMAIRE Staff Writer

On March 22, before the series finale between the Terrapin baseball team and Boston College, Eagles star catcher Tony Sanchez spit on the image of Testudo adorning the outfield wall during pregame warm-ups. The act didn’t go unnoticed. Sanchez continued to jaw at the Terps without repercussion, but when he turned his trash talk toward senior Mike Murphy, the fiery third baseman didn’t take it lying down. After flying out to right field in the third inning, Murphy didn’t even make it all the way to first base before he turned around and started yelling at Sanchez from across the diamond. The incident ended with both benches being cleared, and both Sanchez and Murphy had to be restrained and were ejected. The Eagles won the game, 5-2. “I don’t have any regrets about the incident,” Murphy said. “I thought the team would respond better, and unfortunately they didn’t. But I am going to stand up for this program and I am going to stand up for this university no matter what.” The incident should have come as no surprise to anyone who has seen Murphy play. To say the Silver Spring, Md., native has a desire to win would be an understatement. He can often be seen wreaking havoc on his equipment after a particularly frustrating at-bat, or hurling his helmet against the backstop when he scores the winning run as he did Saturday against Wake Forest. But he wasn’t always like that. Murphy has been evolving on and off the field ever since he came to the university in 2006. Murphy said when he arrived out of Georgetown Prep High School in North Bethesda, Md., he couldn’t hit for power and he couldn’t field a backhand. But never-

theless, he was thrust into a key role immediately, starting 47 games as a freshman. Murphy followed his successful freshman campaign by hitting .309 and starting every one of the team’s games as a sophomore. But Murphy still wasn’t satisfied. He worked hard during the offseason and the fall to improve in all areas of the game, and it paid off his junior season when he exploded for 13 home runs and 42 RBI. “I didn’t hit many home runs in high school,” Murphy said. “I don’t know where all of that power came from. We were just working in the cage one day and the power started developing — it was weird.” One look at the Terps’ record book and it is easy to see the impact Murphy has had on the program. Pick an offensive category and there is a good chance you will see Murphy’s name somewhere among the leaders. Murphy finished his career in the Top 10 in program history in hits, walks, total bases, home runs, RBI and doubles, just to name a few. Most players would be happy with a career like that, and Murphy says that he is. But he admits he will leave with an empty feeling in his gut. Murphy said he came to school with the intention of helping turn the program around. His primary goal was always to make the ACC Tournament. Yet in his four years, the Terps never won more than 10 games in the ACC and the tournament was always just out of their reach. “It eats me up every day,” Murphy said. “It’s what I got up for four times a week at 6 a.m. to lift and train all offseason for. Now that it can’t be done, I think about what I could have done to have gotten the rest of the guys to that point. It’s hard.” Murphy, a finance major with a 3.43 GPA, has plans to go to law school down the road, but those plans are on hold while he continues to chase his dream of playing professional baseball.

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The fiery Murphy led the Terps in home runs and doubles this season.

Murphy says he has heard from a few teams and is hoping for the best when the MLB Draft rolls around in June, but he admits he might not get drafted. Coach Terry Rupp said that Murphy most likely will not be able to stay at third base at the professional level due to his less-than-ideal 6foot stature. Rupp thinks Murphy makes a good fit as an offensive second baseman and said teams would be foolish not to grab a player of Murphy’s talent. “I really can’t say enough about Mike Murphy and what he has done for this program,” Rupp said. “He is incredibly durable, he has hardly ever missed a ball game. If someone doesn’t give him a chance at the next level they are missing out on a really good player.” Murphy is on the radar of scouts as well. One American League scout, who has been following Murphy since high school, said it was “highly likely” Murphy would get drafted. He explained

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that Murphy’s defensive skills rate below average, but his bat will carry him. “He is a blue-collar type of player who plays kinda like [Boston Red Sox first baseman] Kevin Youkilis,” the scout said. “When I first saw him, I scratched my head, but he grows on you. Most of his tools are below average. His biggest asset is his bat: He has the look of a professional hitter.” Murphy’s persistent work ethic and intense competitive streak have defined his career as a Terp. He is the rare type of player with such a fierce loyalty to his team to be willing to say, “I f---ing hate Towson,” with a recorder in his face. Murphy did that after the team’s May 6 win over their in-state rivals. But that is just the way Murphy is. Despite the team’s struggles throughout his fouryear career, Murphy still displayed an intense pride in the program. Just ask Tony Sanchez. lemairedbk@gmail.com

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At long last, a goalie decision ADI

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t was about a year and a half ago when Terrapin men’s soccer coach Sasho Cirovski mulled over a dual-goalkeeper system. At the time, he was juggling freshmen Thorne Holder and Will Swaim in the goal, giving both roughly equal playing time while struggling for a solution. “If you have two good goalies, you have no great goalies,” Cirovski mused. For the Terp men’s lacrosse team, a similar conundrum seems to have been solved after two years of rotating goalies. Junior Brian Phipps has been named the starter for Saturday’s NCAA Tournament quarterfinal against Syracuse. Phipps, who had split time with senior Jason Carter in the cage all season, earned his spot with a string

of strong starts, highlighted by a nine-save performance in the Terps’ 7-3 win against Notre Dame on Sunday in the first round. Though coach Dave Cottle refused to formally announce his decision, the choice is an obvious one. Phipps has allowed just 11 goals and accumulated 28 saves in his last three starts. His 59.3 save percentage is substantially higher than Carter’s 49.1 percentage. And he has a better goals-against average, 7.13 to Carter’s 7.54, despite facing more shots per minute, .53 to .45. Even Carter concedes Phipps has played at a superb level down the stretch. “I realize, Brian, he’s on a hot streak right now,” the Crownsville, Md., native said. “And I think we have to ride him throughout the playoffs and see how far he can take us, definitely.” The move effectively ends Carter’s career and the Terps’ dual-goalkeeper situation. If the Terps expect to beat Syracuse, they will need another strong defensive per-

Men’s lacrosse riding newfound momentum Cottle hopes to find right formula against No. 2 seed Syracuse with Terps one win away from Final Four BY MICHAEL KATZ Staff writer

Goalkeeper Brian Phipps, shown against North Carolina, has taken over the starting job for good. JACLYN BOROWSKI/THE DIAMONDBACK

formance, led by their savvy and quick-handed goalie. Good riddance. I say that not in any way as a slight to Carter. The truth is, I believe both Carter and Phipps are among the nation’s elite at their position. But the rotating scenario simply wasn’t what the Terps, and their young defense, needed. Neither goalkeeper was able

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to play off their momentum. Neither could put together back-to-back strong starts and really turn the corner. Still, it’s worth looking back at how the whole scheme developed, to provide some additional context. In 2007, when All-American Harry Alford went down

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This is a talented Terrapin men’s lacrosse team. At least that’s what the experts have maintained and the team has preached all season. Despite the hype, the Terps have rarely seemed comfortable in their own skin. So with that in mind, coach Dave Cottle continued to fiddle with the lineup, even up to the last game of the regular season. It’s not something he’s done in his eight years at the helm, and it’s not something he’s particularly comfortable doing. But it does seem to be working. “It’s a scary situation,” Cottle said. “It’s just that obviously what we were doing wasn’t working at a level that we needed it to work. It’s a very different situation. “Saying that, you look at a

team like Notre Dame, and they didn’t have to change,” Cottle continued. “And I think because we’ve had to change, we’ve had to come up with some answers that probably helped us out.” Saturday, the Terps will see if they have improved enough to match up with No. 2 seed Syracuse. The defending national champions await the Terps in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals in Hempstead, N.Y. All indications are that attackman Grant Catalino will continue to run with the first midfield line and attackman Travis Reed will stay in the starting lineup. The Terps will eschew their rotating-goalie system and stay with junior Brian Phipps, who had nine saves and

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Up-and-down seasons headlined 2008-09 SCHIMMEL, from Page 18

Second round has posed problems before BY KATE YANCHULIS Staff writer

The Terrapin women’s lacrosse team is just one win away from the Final Four. But getting past the Elite Eight is easier said than done. Since winning the NCAA National Championship seven years straight between 1995 and 2001, the Terps have reached the semifinals only once and have lost in the second round four times. Coach Cathy Reese, a player for the Terps during the streak of national titles, lost in the Elite Eight in each of her first two years as head coach. But after coaching a young Terp team to an undefeated season, she believes the third try could be the charm.

“I’ve been confident in our team all season,” Reese said. “You always get the question, ‘Did you ever expect that you guys would be 20-0 sitting here?’ And the answer is we’re working hard. These players are ready to play. And when they step on the field nothing’s going to hold them back.” The No. 2-seeded Terps (20-0) will face No. 7 seed Syracuse (14-4) on Saturday at the Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex. The Terps hold the higher seed and home field advantage, but they know from experience victory isn’t guaranteed. As the No. 3 seed last season, they were upset by No. 12 seed Duke 9-7 in College Park. “Coming into this tournament, we are undefeated, but

Freshman Karri Ellen Johnson is part of a young women’s lacrosse team. ADAM FRIED/THE DIAMONDBACK

records don’t matter,” midfielder Caitlyn McFadden said. “We’re still going to take every game one game at a time, just

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It was really quite the scene when you think about it. Gary Williams looked to be close to getting run out of town by an angry mob after his team’s 41point loss at Duke in late January. Then he said a high-ranking Athletics Department official had “never done anything” in a childish response to her bizarre attempt to throw him under the bus when the media questioned his recruiting. Williams nearly knocked himself over with his message-sending fist pump before the Miami game, and then he led the Terps on a late-season turnaround that almost became derailed in the last game of the regular season against Virginia. The Terps’ run to the ACC Tournament semifinals and the NCAA Tournament second round served as Williams and the team’s final “F you” to all of us who didn’t believe in them. Along the way, Greivis Vasquez politely asked students at Comcast Center if they could please quiet down a little during the Georgia Tech game, and then he blew the roof off the place with his triple-double against North Carolina. We still don’t know whether we’ve seen the last of Vasquez. The football season was equally nonsensical with what we at The Diamondback liked to call

its predictable unpredictability. The Terps were awful in their early-season loss at Middle Tennessee, and then they rebounded with an impressive win against California when Kevin Barnes knocked the mutant-green vomit out of then-Heisman candidate Jahvid Best. The Terps scored an emotional come-frombehind win at Clemson, suffered an embarrassing loss at Virginia and, after several more twists and turns, were 7-3 with two games to go and an excellent opportunity to play their way into the ACC championship game. But then Florida State came to town and essentially defaced Testudo and burned down Byrd Stadium on Senior Night, and that was that. Then the Terps capped things off with a should-we-be-excited-about-this win in the Humanitarian Bowl in lovely Boise, Idaho, in a game in which seven players were suspended for part of the game for breaking curfew. You couldn’t make that stuff up. Throughout the year, we laughed, we cried, we shook our heads in disbelief, and we stormed the court in jubilation. All in all, it was a fun year to be a Terp. Thanks for reading, thanks for caring, and we’ll see you all next year. schimmeldbk@gmail.com

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Read season recaps of the baseball and softball teams online at Diamondbackonline.com. Stay up-to-date with the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams as they continue their NCAA Tournament runs in the quarterfinals on Saturday. Also check the website and the blog, TerrapinTrail.com, for updates on all things Terp sports throughout the summer.

2008 2009 This year’s Terps kept us guessing GREG

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hat a long, wild ride it’s been. From that very first football game against Delaware when Jordan Steffy broke his thumb to the women’s lacrosse team’s ongoing pursuit of perfection, we have just seen one of the more memorable years in the history of Terrapin athletics. We saw a little bit of everything in 2008-09. The men’s soccer and women’s field hockey teams won national championships, and the women’s lacrosse team has a decent shot at joining them. The women’s basketball team won its first ACC Championship in 20 years and then gained national notoriety after proudly proclaiming its propensity for eating children. Competitive cheer finished one-tenth of a point shy of its fourth consecutive

SEPT. 13, 2008 Football team upsets No. 23 Cal 35-27

SEPT. 27, 2008 No. 2 men’s soccer team loses to No. 1 Wake Forest 4-2

national championship, and gymnastics qualified for the regional championships in coach Bob Nelligan’s 31st and final season. Alex Lundy became the first Terp cross country runner to qualify for nationals in longer than anybody seems to remember, and the wrestling team won its second consecutive conference title. Gary Williams’ perceived recruiting struggles and ensuing public feud with the Athletics Department garnered national attention, and so did the football program’s decision to anoint James Franklin its head coach-in-waiting. Between the lines in the big-money sports, the men’s basketball and football teams played with such wild inconsistency that they swung the moods of this bipolar fan base almost on a weekly basis. They left us with no idea whether we had been watching legitimately viable high-level teams. Both teams were given up for dead after bad losses on multiple occasions, only to be embraced again after improbable, and in some cases mind-boggling, wins weeks or even days later.

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NOV. 22, 2008 Florida State ends football teams’ hopes of ACC title with 37-3 win

NOV. 23, 2008 Field hockey team beats Wake Forest for NCAA Title

DEC. 14, 2008 Men’s soccer team beats UNC for National Title

GOLDEN TOUCH Behind Graham Zusi, the men’s soccer team won the NCAA Title in December.

FAMILIAR SPOT Susie Rowe and the field hockey team won their third NCAA title in four seasons.

END OF AN ERA Marissa Coleman, right, and Kristi Toliver, not pictured, saw their distinguished careers come to an end in the Elite Eight.

JAN. 7, 2009 Men’s basketball team loses at home to Morgan State

DEC. 30, 2008 In Humanitarian Bowl, football team beats Nevada 42-35

FEB. 21, 2009 Behind Greivis Vasquez, the Terps beat UNC 88-85

FEB. 6, 2009 Asst. James Franklin is named football team’s head coach-in waiting

STILL GARYLAND Despite a public feud with the Athletics Department and media criticism, Gary Williams led the Terps to the NCAA Tourney.

MARCH 15, 2009 Men’s basketball team makes the NCAA Tourney as a 10-seed

MARCH 8, 2009 Women’s basketball team wins first ACC title since 1989

APRIL 26, 2009 Women’s lacrosse team beats Duke for ACC Tourney Championship

MARCH 30, 2009 Louisville ends women’s basketball team’s season in NCAA Tournament

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