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State may face $87M deficit for fiscal year Lower revenue growth sours hopes for surplus

dalonte hill, Terrapins men’s basketball assistant coach, was arrested Sunday on five charges and took a leave of absence. file photo/the diamondback

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Men’s basketball asst coach charged with DUI

In Hornbake Plaza yesterday, this year’s installment of the Clothesline Project, run by CARE to Stop Violence, featured T-shirts with handwritten words about the devastating effects of sexual and domestic violence in the university community. STORY P. 2

By Daniel Gallen and Aaron Kasinitz @danieljtgallen, @AaronKazreports Senior staff writers

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Terrapins men’s basketball assistant coach Dalonte Hill began an indefinite leave of absence yesterday, the athletic department announced.

Court records show police arrested Hill just before 9 p.m. Sunday in Laurel on five charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol, attempting to drive a vehicle while impaired by alcohol, attempting to drive a vehicle while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, attempting to drive a vehicle while impaired by drugs or alcohol and failure to control vehicle speed on highway to avoid collision.

The arrest is Hill’s third involving a DUI since 2008. He was arrested in 2008 while an assistant at Kansas State and again in January 2012 during his first season working under coach Mark Turgeon.

“At this time, it is in my best interest to take a leave of absence from the Maryland basketball program and focus my attention on some personal matters,” Hill said in a statement.

Hill is regarded as a stout recruiter locally and was formerly head coach of D.C. Assault, a Washington-based Amateur Athletic Union program, in the early 2000s. Terps guard Roddy Peters and center Damonte Dodd both played for D.C. Assault in the past, and guard Melo Trimble, a prized recruit in the class of 2014, also plays for the team.

Hill is best known for recruiting Washington-area star Michael Beasley to Kansas State in 2006. Hill was then reportedly the highestpaid assistant coach in the country, earning more than $400,000 a year.

Turgeon hired Hill in 2011 after taking over the program. Hill is still on staff and there is no timetable for his return.

“We will support him through this process,” Turgeon said in a release.

“We want him to focus on his personal life. Basketball is secondary at this point. His primary focus needs to be on his health and well-being.”

City’s pizza options expand competition

By Erin Serpico and Natalie Tomlin @erinserpico, @thedbk Staff writers With the openings of Slices Pizza Co. and Pizza Kingdom in downtown College Park, students are faced with a difficult choice when deciding where to get their late-night slice — a choice local pizza restaurant owners said they welcome.

Despite the high concentration of pizza restaurants in the area, these new businesses, alongside long-standing Ratsie’s Pizza, seem to be embracing the competition, pizza restaurants such as newcomers Slices and Pizza Kingdom jostle with stalwarts like Ratsie’s in See PIZZA, Page 3 the city’s competitive dining arena. top: james levin/the diamondback; middle, bottom: kelsey hughes/the diamondback

Speakers fight against course redevelopment

By Grace Toohey @thedbk For The Diamondback State gubernatorial candidate Doug Gansler and his running mate Jolene Ivey spoke out Tuesday against a proposed redevelopment of the university golf course to a crowd of about 50 gathered outside the course’s clubhouse.

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Though experts were initially optimistic, a new report from the Department of Legislative Services has officials concerned the state won’t raise enough money to clear its growing deficit.

At the end of the last legislative session, the state appeared to be on track for narrowing the gap between government spending and revenue.

But at a hearing last week, department officials estimated the fiscal year will end in an $87.6 million deficit, not the nearly $300 million surplus lawmakers projected.

The deficit is now set to grow over the next two years. The expansion stems in part from lower-thanexpected revenue growth and outstanding deficiencies on the state budget, which will require an infusion of money from the state general fund. The department report estimated these deficits will grow to about $466 million in 2015.

Lawmakers have previously made efforts to increase state revenue by increasing taxes on gas, online sales and the state’s top income brackets.

But given the most recent projections, the report calls for further legislative action to either raise more revenue or scale back spending.

“It certainly suggests caution,” said John Rohrer, the department’s fiscal and policy analysis coordinator.

“There are going to have to be actions taken to constrain spending below are baseline estimates and/or raise some additional revenue.”

To some lawmakers, the news of growing deficits represents the state’s failure to balance its spending and income, a problem that can’t be solved by raising taxes alone. Del. Michael Hough (R-Frederick and Washington) said he noticed an unsettling trend in recent legislative sessions that suggests the budget

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Gansler, who joined College Park City Council members and board members of the recently established Maryland Golf Course Coalition in denouncing the proposal, compared the university to other ACC and Big Ten conference schools — almost all of which have golf courses. Because the university’s course is public, eliminating it would be detrimental not just to students and the university, but also the wider community, said Gansler, the state attorney general.

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doug gansler, state gubernatorial candidate, speaks at the university golf course yesterday as part of an event about the course’s history amid debate over a possible redevelopment. tim drummond/the diamondback

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THE DIAMONDBACK | NEWS | WEDNESDAY, October 23, 2013

Univ students finish first in hacking season

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Airing out stories of sex abuse Clothesline Project collects about 700 shirts over 15 years

By Ellie Silverman @esilverman11 Staff writer T-shirts with handwritten words swayed on clotheslines in Hornbake Plaza on Tuesday, telling the stories of the victims of domestic and sexual violence.

“I loved you. You thanked me by molesting me again and again, by raping, by lying, by crushing my voice. You got away with it,” R.O. wrote in a letter to an older sibling on a T-shirt.

The display is this year’s installment of the Clothesline Project. Run by the University Health Center’s CARE to Stop Violence office, its purpose is to raise awareness of sexual and domestic violence and allow students to bear witness to their peers’ experiences.

“It’s an unspoken issue.

People are afraid to talk about it. People don’t know what to do,” Caroline Cottrell, a senior education major and CARE peer educator said. “A lot of people have never seen anything like this before or are

DECORATED T-SHIRTS hanging on clotheslines in Hornbake Plaza remind passersby of the prevalence of domestic and sexual violence at the university. The Clothesline Project has collected more than 700 T-shirts over the past 15 years. photos by james levin/the diamondback unaware that this is an issue on our campus.”

For Diane Hou, a junior criminology and criminal justice major, tabling at the Clothesline Project is not just about spreading awareness — it’s a personal issue too.

“In Asian culture, it’s just normal to beat your children,” she said. “My dad wasn’t exactly the best to us. If he was mistreating my brother when my mom wasn’t there to protect us, I had to step in and be the protector.”

T he d isplay of T-sh irts around the plaza caught the attention of freshman kinesiology major Sam Kominos, moving her to tears. It was the first time she realized she was not alone in her experience as a sexual assault victim.

“T here’s so many other

people that experience this, and it’s just not fair,” Kominos said. “I’m sure there are other people walking around crying, looking at these [shirts] in my position who have never told anyone about stuff that’s happened to them.”

According to a study conducted by this university in 2000, 13.8 percent of women at this university will be a victim of rape during their time on the campus; but only 5 percent of sexual assaults are reported by victims, according to the Justice Department.

Jack Rudy, a senior education major and CARE peer educator, was overwhelmed by the number of people with stories to tell.

“We have been collecting these shirts for the past 15 years and have over 700 shirts. But

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700+ T-shirts collected through the Clothesline Project

13.8 percent of women at this university will be a rape victim

5 percent of sexual assault victims report their attack we are not able to put up all 700, so the most recent shirts are the ones we put up,” he said. “These are all messages of survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, and all of these shirts are related to the campus in some way.” esilvermandbk@gmail.com

gansler From PAGE 1 “This is a bad idea for two major reasons. The first reason is the environmental issue, where you are literally taking a paradise and putting up a highway, and secondly, the effect it would have on Route 1,” Gansler said. “The University of Maryland is the gem of our state; it is the future of our state. It’s an ascendancy, and it’s getting better all the time.

To take this valuable asset away from it would destroy that value to the University of Maryland.”

F rom beh i nd a pod iu m that read, “Golf Course, 50 Years Later,” Maryland Golf Course Coalition chairman Norm Starkey reminisced about his high school state golf tournament at the university course.

“When I lived on Adelphi many years ago, I walked with my clubs on my back to this golf course and played in that tournament,” Starkey said.

“That was the fi rst time I saw the University of Maryland — I went here three times, so to me, this is very personal.”

The coalition was formed after university President Wallace Loh announced that he would consider a proposal to redevelop the course into a shopping center and new entrance to the university, Starkey said.

“Our purpose is to reach out as widely as we can to

DEL. JOLENE IVEY and Doug Gansler, state attorney general, speak out against the proposed redevelopment of the university golf course.

Gansler, who is running for governor, said the project would negatively affect the environment and Route 1. tim drummond/the diamondback enlist the support of political, community, business and environmental leaders, plus a wide-ranging network of alumni and those who hold dear, and are very passionate about, the future course of the state’s flagship university,” he said.

Officials at Tuesday’s event said developer and university alumnus Brian Gibbons’ proposal would not support state and community goals of promoting “smart growth.”

“A s I t h i n k L oh sa id, a s pi f f y e nt ra nc e i nto t he University of Maryland — we need that,” Gansler said.

“And we should add that, and the school deserves that. But not at the expense of its golf course, not at the expense of 150 acres of open space and the one championship course that’s inside the Beltway.”

Barry DesRoches, a coali-

tion board member, said while some areas of the city could use redevelopment, the golf course’s destruction would not benefit the university community.

“Most of us here today are in step with a lot of Dr. Loh’s goals for the university,” DesRoches said. “He’s done some great stuff, but as far as the golf course goes, this one is not a good idea. This needs to stay here for the folks that are here. We have to turn and look at Route 1, and we need to make that the best University Boulevard in America.”

All the speakers emphasized a need to shift development focus to Route 1, an idea that also resonated with John Handley, president of Students for Gansler.

“I think they made really good points about the further development of Route 1,” the

senior government and politics major said. “If we had all this energy focused on Route 1, I think everyone would be happy. I think the developers would be happy, people that support the golf course would be happy and I think the students would be happy.

I think there is a solution.”

And until developers look elsewhere for their plans, supporters of the golf course said they will not relent.

“This valuable 150-acre green space, known as the University of Maryland Golf Course, dedicated in 1959, must remain a source of pride, not only for the university, our campus and the whole u n ive rs it y c om mu n it y,” Starkey said. “We all stand united in that goal, and we will prevail.” newsumdbk@gmail.com

the final competition of the fall MLH season.

Within minutes of securing an official university bus, Terrapin Hackers filled it with students. At the hackathon, the team secured 350 merit points, including a first-place hack award for W.A.B., a web application in which servers generate statistics for useruploaded algorithms.

But Swift noted students don’t seem to be in it for the competition or the points.

In a survey sent out over the summer to students who have attended MLH hackathons, more than 100 respondents listed learning and networking as their favorite facets, with competition constituting a small fraction of responses.

“It’s less about the competition,” Swift said. “It’s more to encourage cooperation in the community.”

Hackathons aren’t just for computer science and engineering students, either.

Many participants — anywhere from 40 to 80 percent — have either a design or business background.

Freshman computer science major Jonny Davis joined Terrapin Hackers when a friend who lived across the hall told him about it. Davis said the competitive aspect was not atthe top of his list. As someone with a passion for coding, he said the group was a perfect means of getting in contact with like-minded people.

“We all know the stereotypes of engineering majors that tend not to be very social; this is a good way to get around that,” he said. “I’m more in it to learn than anything else.”

For Terrapin Hackers treasurer Diego Quispe, the group opens up networking opportunities he would not have had otherwise. A senior computer science major, Quispe has been attending hackathons since he was a freshman, and he has had the chance to work with industry professionals such as engineers from AOL. “My dad is an engineer; my older brother is an engineer, so they really like that I’m involved,” he said. “They like that I’m not just going to school and doing well in classes. I’m doing more.”

The popularity of MLHsanctioned hackathons has cast the term “hacker” in new light. While the term originally referred to someone who enjoyed building clever fi xes, the past few decades have saddled with it a new, more negative defi nition.

“Back in the ’60s and ’70s, ‘hacker’ was just a term for people who were into computers a nd wou ld bu i ld things,” Sharma said. “The media kind of picked up on the term when there were some who decided to explore security exploits in computers. I think using ‘hacker’ for those involved in a security sense is not really accurate. It never has been.”

Terrapin Hackers is helping pave a new direction for the word. Davis said the misunderstanding was partially because of media’s tendency to sensationalize, and that the unfavorable portrayal of hacking in the past has been disproportionate to what is mostly a positive nature.

“Especially with things people don’t understand — like computers — they think there’s these evil hackers, that we’re going to steal your credit card info,” he said. “Really, a lot of the best things we have start with people hacking in their garages.”

One day in late September 2012, Kunal Sharma woke up at 5 a.m. to catch a bus.

It wasn’t for work, and it wasn’t for school; he was going to New York for his fi rst hackathon.

A hackathon is an event lasting anywhere from 24 hours to several days in wh ich individuals w ith technical backgrounds form teams, focus on a problem and create a unique solution.

The events have become increasingly popular in the past few years, with competitive versions cropping up across this nation’s college landscape.

Sharma was a freshman w h e n t wo h i g h s c h o ol friends at different universities persuaded him to go to hackNY in 2012. The semiannual competition is held at New York University and tasks student te a m s f rom a c ro ss t he country with building the best coding projects they can in 24 hours.

Sharma fell in love with the environment.

“As soon as I walked in, I saw this giant auditorium with at least a thousand people in there waiting for the opening ceremony to start,” the computer science major said. “And they were all just really excited about getting started with the hacking.”

His experience at that hackathon inspired him to get more involved in the hacking community.

That desire led him to join Terrapin Hackers over the summer when the idea came up in a Facebook conversation with friends.

Designed to help foster a hacking community at this university, Terrapin Hackers has surpassed expectations in its first season, finishing atop the Major League Hacking standings and establishing this university as one of the best for hackers.

T he group holds hack nights on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to midnight. Usually, 50 to 70 people show up every week, of which maybe 20 a re con si stent. T he group has 150 members on OrgSync and 290 people in its Facebook group. “ I t h i n k wh at re a l ly stands out about Maryland is that they came out of nowhere,” said Mike Swift, MLH founder and commissioner. “You knew who the Maryland hackers were at every event. They brought with them this really great community atmosphere.”

Two criteria came into play in the MLH standings: attendance and merit. For the attendance portion, two points were awarded to a team for each member who completed a project at another university’s hackathon and one point per member if the hackathon was held at the team’s school.

Merit points were given according to how judges rated the projects, with each of this season’s five hackathons doling out 1,000 points.

In the final standings, Terrapin Hackers was fi rst in both categories, ending with about 100 points more than Rutgers University’s second-place team.

For much of the season, however, this university’s squad lingered in the No. 3 spot. That changed after HackRU, the semiannual hackathon at Rutgers and jantoshakdbk@gmail.com

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Officials encourage students, alumni to ‘Remember the Red’ Historic homecoming theme seeks to unite Terps of all ages in school spirit

By Alex Kirshner @alex_kirshner Staff writer When university alumni descend on the campus for this weekend’s homecomi ng festiv ities, they’l l be greeted by a “Remember the Red” theme organizers hope recalls past days at the university while still staying true to the present.

W hile last year’s “Look Back at U” theme focused strictly on the university’s history, Remember the Red incorporates modern-day spirit, too, said Daniela Nevo, student homecoming committee president. A play on the university’s colors and history, Remember the Red was the only serious candidate for this year’s slogan, said Ashley Venneman, an adviser for the committee.

“We felt that Remember the Red could be something that tied into current students, faculty and staff, as well as alums, to remember Maryland, remember red and remember positive things they associate with the university,” Venneman said.

Students and University Relations officials sat down in the spring to come up with a theme that would link the university’s past and present, she said.

“We just sort of sat around

a table. We were talking about some other things, and we just started brainstorming,” she said. “We wanted it to be something that was connected to the university.”

T he theme is similar to Look Back at U in its focus on alumni experiences at the university, Nevo said, but this year, homecoming will take into account current Terps’ perspectives.

“Looking Back at U was more about looking back at traditions in the past,” said Nevo, a senior economics major. “This year, it’s a more holistic look.”

Anne Turkos, a university archivist, said she would have preferred an emphasis on all of the school’s colors — not just red — but was ultimately happy with this year’s slogan.

“I think it’s a good theme,” she said. “We thought it was a little bit curious because, o f c o u r s e , w e h a v e fo u r colors, but we’re all about alliterations, so I can understand why that would have come through.”

Turkos said the effectiveness of each year’s homecoming theme depends on which group the university targets for home com i n g events: alumni, students or a mixture of both.

“If the intention is to really reach out and pull in alumni, I think having a historical look

a male student sets off a cannon in front of a crowd of students to stir up school spirit during the university’s homecoming festivities in November 1965. The theme of this year’s homecoming celebration is “Remember the Red,” and officials hope it will bridge the gap between students and alumni by emphasizing shared history. file photo/the diamondback to it, or a historical bent to the wording, really is beneficial,” she said. “If they decide they really want to focus more on current students, then that’s something they really need to take into consideration.”

Ch a n ge s i n home coming activities will accompany the Remember the Red theme. For the first time in recent memory, the university will not host a homecoming parade, substituting a com-

munity pre-party and pep rally instead.

Homecoming organizers have long wanted to center the weekend on a “big, signature event,” Venneman said, but the parade never measured up.

“We’ve always hoped that the parade could be that; it just hasn’t really served that purpose,” she said. “It hasn’t been an event that we’ve been able to pull together various people from the community.”

The seven-hour pep rally and party will be held on McKeldin Mall on Friday. The Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center will host a Remember the Red Party on Saturday, starting two hours before the Terrapins football team kicks off against Clemson at Byrd Stadium.

“Red being one of the university’s colors, one of the colors that people identify with in terms of athletics, in terms of school spirit overall, I

By Talia Richman @talirichman Staff writer For Joshua Stonko, a junior at this university running for the state House of Delegates, there was no better use of a Tuesday night than attending the College Republicans’ meeting and hearing former Gov. Robert Ehrlich speak.

“I was interested to hear how managing the two parties in the state of Maryland went and the type of things we can do to make business better,” sa id Ston ko, a n economics major. “Gov. Ehrlich is someone I learned a lot from when I was younger. We need more leaders like him — I decided to seek office to follow in his footsteps.”

Eh rl ich, who ser ved as governor from 2003 to 2007, spoke to a crowd of more than 50 students on topics ranging from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to the future of the Republican Party.

He came to the university with a message: Students

pizza From PAGE 1 said Michael Stiefvater, College Park economic development coordinator.

Gennaro DiBenedetto, Slices Pizza Co. owner, recognizes the potential for competition, but he has “been happy with [his] sales” so far, offering specials and discounts for students, he said.

Stiefvater said the future success of these comparable restaurants is based on finding the right market.

“Some places can do it and others don’t,” he said. “That’s just how it works.”

DiBenedetto said what makes his nearly two-month-old business unique is its display

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think the pep really lends itself to that,” Venneman said.

A theme that alludes to both university pride and the experiences of alumni likely will appeal to past and present Terps, Turkos said.

“I a lways appreci ate a chance to look back at our history, so the remembering part resonates very strongly,” she said.

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must learn to think critically.

“When it comes to politics, I’m not going to ask you to believe me, your professor or your parents,” Ehrlich said.

“You’re here at one of the greatest institutions in the world to learn how to figure out your beliefs for yourself.”

However, for the students whose beliefs did align with his, Ehrlich encouraged them to stand strong.

“Clearly, you’re going to be outnumbered as Republicans on a college campus,” Ehrlich said. “You have to fight and know your stuff. Understand that because your message is difficult to convey, you have to stay sharper.”

A nd re a Holter m a n n , a freshman enrolled in letters and sciences, said she has felt a bias against Republicans on the campus. She came to hear Ehrlich speak so she could be around people who empathized with her opinions.

“Everyone [at the university] is very, very liberal, and it’s nice to see a group that shares my views,” Holtermann said. “I was pretty young when Ehrlich was in office, but my dad loved him, and I’ve been excited about this event since I saw the flier.”

Ehrlich became one of six Republican governors to serve in the state’s history. Elected in 2002, he became the first conservative to hold the office in 34 years.

He also created the nation’s first cabinet-level Department of Disabilities, began construction of 123 statewide transportation projects and wrote the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act. “I came to listen to a governor who was successful in taking a deficit and turning it into a surplus, who brought dow n unemployment and cleaned up the Chesapeake

Bay,” said Joey Kalmin, a senior history major. “I’m a very big fan of his, and I’m looking forward to hearing his opinions on the current state of affairs.”

During his speech, Ehrlich promoted his new book, Hope for Change. He a l so aut hore d T u r n T h i s Car Around: The Roadmap to Restoring America, and he donated several signed copies to the College Republicans.

Ehrlich encouraged students to get involved in local politics and said he would be available to help those inter-

ested in pursuing careers in the field.

“Showing up tonight means you have some interest, and 2014 is a good opportunity to show that,” he said.

Breyer Hillegas, a sophomore biology major who organized the event, went doorto-door with Ehrlich during his unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign in 2010.

“I loved hearing him speak,” Hillegas said. “He was a great governor, and we miss him a lot. He gave us hope for our party.”

of multiple pizza varieties, appealing to the niche pizza consumer as well as providing standard late-night fare.

“I knew there were a lot of pizza shops right on the block,” he said. “We wanted to bring something different.”

Pizza Kingdom, located on Lehigh Road, just off Route 1, has been open about a month and owner Ali Farhan said he doesn’t view the surrounding restaurants as a detriment to his business either.

Farhan plans to expand the menu even further next year to include breakfast, giving it more variety over those of his competitors.

“Competition is always good,” he said.

Ratsie’s Pizza, the more established business in the center

of the restaurant scene, at Knox Road and Route 1, also plans to add new items to the menu, including chicken salad and fried rice, according to an employee who declined to give his name.

He said Ratsie’s maintains its customers on the weekend nights but has slowed down drastically during the weekdays.

However, Stiefvater said Ratsie’s has a following and a prime location on the main stretch of downtown, which means there might be a market for both the new and the old pizza businesses.

“It’s a college town,” he said.

“Pizza and college have always been associated with each other. … It’s affordable; it’s easy and quick, so it kind of goes along with student preferences.”

“In any college town, you’re

going to find a lot of pizza places. It’s just kind of a natural connection,” Steifvater said.

He added that Ratsie’s also owns its property and not having to pay rent gives the restaurant an advantage.

Matthew Warne, a senior chemistry and environmental science major, said the businesses also make themselves stand out based on the age group they attract the most.

Alumni frequent Ratsie’s because they remember its opening day, but students frequent Slices because of its new appeal, Warne said. He also thinks Ratsie’s will maintain its business because of its proximity to Terrapin’s Turf.

Stiefvater said it’s hard to say if and how the business will change once the next pizza joint

opens up late this year or early next year — Terrapin Pizza Mart.

A branch of the famous jumbo slices in the Adams Morga n neig hborhood of Washington, Terrapin Pizza Mart may be more of a competitor for Ratsie’s than for Slices, Stiefvater said.

“My experience with Slices is more like slices with more unique flavor combinations, whereas Ratsie’s and the jumbo slices are more just sausage, pepperoni, cheese — that type of deal,” he said. “Of course [Terrapin] Pizza Mart is going to be the new kid on the block. … It’s hard to say which one will do better, but they each have their own selling point.”

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p ro bl e m s w i l l re q u i re sig n i f ica nt ch a nge for resolution.

“Every year that I’ve been down there, they’ve increased spending by a billion dollars,” Hough said. “You tell that to most people, and they find that to be reckless.”

Despite this, the University System of Maryland stood to gain from an increase in state spending.

Before lawmakers crafted the budget last session to address the structural deficit, experts said, they freed up money for state higher education. T his year, the university system saw an unprecedented rise in revenue, buoyed by a 7.5 percent increase in state funding over 2012.

It has yet to be seen if these issues with the state deficit will impact next year’s budget considerations. But following the department’s hearing, Rohrer said the state’s Spending Affordability Committee will make recommendations to Gov. Martin O’Malley when he crafts the next baseline budget.

Considering the state’s proximity to Washington and the fact that its economy is tied heavily to the federal government, Rohrer said there were concerns that the government shutdown would impact the budget even more. But he said this has yet to be determined. “ W h e re t h e c a u t i o n comes in is with the continuing uncertainty at the federal level,” Rohrer said.

T he state must sta r t look i ng at ways to cut taxes and state spending, Hough said.

“You can’t tax your way to prosperity,” he said, adding that constituents are “voting with their feet” by leaving or threatening to leave the state under the tax conditions.

“I can’t think of a tax that they have not raised,” he said. “A nd they still can’t manage to balance the budget.” jbachdbk@gmail.com

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Sex Week opposition helps prove that the event should be expanded

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n Thursday’s guest column, “Not everybody loves Sex Week,” the author expressed several concerns about Sex Week’s message and events. I wish to respond to her argument with a concern of my own.

The author details her belief that Sex Week should be confined to matters concerning sexual health, which she appears to define in her column as safe sex practices, and that other aspects of the initiative, such as a sex toy demonstration, are not only “unnecessary” but also a way to “trivialize human sexuality.”

The author then carries this concern over to the tank tops that were handed out in promotion of the

event. The author’s opinion regarding the tank tops — neon pink with the words “Sex Week” written on them in huge, bold letters — is perhaps best summarized by the following passage: “Wake up. How do you think this tank top will look on a cute female Terp riding the Metro alone?”

My concern with this argument is the thought process implied by its conclusion: A “cute female Terp” wearing such a tank top could be “trivialized” sexually. Such a conclusion suggests that a woman who chooses to wear such a tank top could be placed at a higher risk of sexual assault. This is a form of victim blaming. Whether intentionally or unintentionally — and

my belief is that it was unintentional — the author has adopted a thought process that forms a significant portion of both rape culture and the victimblaming phenomenon: What a woman wears can influence her susceptibility to unwanted sexual contact, and men in the presence of such “skimpy” clothing cannot restrain themselves from abusive sexual behavior.

I do not believe the author harbors any malice or ill intent, but I do believe she is woefully uninformed about the nature of sexuality and its many nuances. Statements such as the one mentioned above are prime examples of why Sex Week needs to continue expanding beyond the realm of safe sex

practices to promote healthy conversations about sex in all its forms.

Sexual health is about more than just condoms and STI testing; it is about educating people about all of the many nuanced ways in which human sexuality manifests itself, creating an environment in which everyone is afforded the opportunity to express — and explore — their own sexuality safely, without fear of judgment or unwanted experiences.

Yes, Sex Week has grown to include many events that do not pertain to safe sex practices, but these events are far from “unnecessary” and do fall within the realm of

“sexual health.” On a college campus of more than 30,000 students, and in a world where rape culture has permeated our societal milieu, we desperately need a Sex Week that is as diverse and as comprehensive as possible.

At the end of the piece, the author expresses her hope that “serious reforms are made” when Sex Week returns in the future, and I couldn’t agree more. I hope that Sex Week is “reformed” into a larger and more varied initiative than we’ve ever seen. In fact, Sex Month has a nice ring to it.

Michael Hobgood

Junior English and theatre major

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The unseen costs of development Homecoming week:

Maintaining Terp pride TIFFANY BURBA

The Purple line, a 16-mile light-rail initiative from New Carrollton to Bethesda, is scheduled to break ground in 2015. Non-profit immigrant organization Casa de Maryland has raised a number of concerns with the plan, calling for increased attention to those living in the impacted “international corridor.” file photo/the diamondback

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or years, this editorial board has debated the exact placement of the Purple Line and its lengthy development processes that sometimes stalled completely. More recently, we opposed the state gas tax instituted partly to help fund the Purple Line’s development.

But one constant has been a n ea r- u n ive rsa l a c k n owl e d ge ment that the 16-mile light-rail initiative from New Carrollton to Bethesda, scheduled to break ground in 2015, would permanently transform the university community.

When looking at a development project like the Purple Line, it’s easy to think of the plans as they are written on paper: Here’s where the train would run, here’s how much money it will cost, here’s where the construction would happen. What’s harder to visualize, and harder to quantify, is the human cost of development and gentrification.

It’s time to ask: Whose lives will be affected by the Purple Line aside from commuter students and local businesses? And whose voices have been neglected in the process?

These broader questions were recently brought to light, in a letter from non-profit organization Casa d e M a ryl a n d to t h e M a ryl a n d Transit Authority.

Casa, which represents Maryl a n d ’s i m m i g ra n t co m m u n i ty, raised a number of overlooked

concerns about the Purple Line development — specifically, its effect on the “international corridor” running along University Boulevard, a commercial zone where the letter says “residents represent over 150 countries and a vast array of minority-owned small businesses.”

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The group is worried — rightly so — that the light-rail initiative will significantly increase housing prices and rent for small business locations in the area, where more than 16 percent of households are below the poverty level. The additional costs the Purple Line would likely bring in would potentially make the a rea u n l iva b l e for the cu rre nt residents.

It’s important to note that Casa remains in support of the Purple Line development project overall.

According to the letter, the group believes the railway has the “potential to create opportunities for success beyond ridership, [including] economic empowerment through the creation of jobs and

strengthened small businesses, a healthy and attractive environment, and an increase in affordable housing.”

Casa members are not relentlessly devoted to stopping the Purple Line and halting further development. They want to see the plan work. All they ask is to be involved, and to have a voice.

And they deserve it.

If the MTA acknowledges the possibility of displacing residents, the authority doesn’t prominently display those considerations on its website.

So far, the MTA has avoided the concerns of Casa de Maryland.

There has not been a concerted effort — or really any effort whatsoever — to address the interests of the immigrant communities in the Purple Line’s path.

Casa de Maryland calls for planners to implement a jobs training and placement program for those who will be displaced. The costs of implementing such a sensible, just program would surely be almost nothing compared to the costs of building the Purple Line and the profits from its use over the years.

Sure, the Purple Line should make transit easier for almost all members of the university community, and it will likely bring in major economic benefits. But before the track is laid, we must ask: At what cost?

First Look Fair to impress alumni and to generate school spirit. To close out the evening, there will a traditional hometown pep rally with performances from the cheerleaders and dance team as well as a special appearance by Testudo and the Mighty Sound of Maryland to get us geared up to beat Clemson on Saturday.

You may notice that the only thing missing from this traditional homecoming celebration is our annual parade. Or perhaps you didn’t notice at all because the parade was known primarily for its low turnout, unrepresentative sample of student groups and (for the most part) mediocre floats. It seems that for these reasons, the administration canceled the parade for this year and attempted to shift some of its responsibilities to the pre-party while officials research ways to improve the parade in the future.

Although the parade was lacking in many areas, it was certainly nice to see student organizations and the administration collaborating in an attempt to showcase all that this university has to offer. Some speculate that the parade was too poorly attended to justify rerouting traffic and putting hours into floats and displays, but I think there is a nostalgic element to parades that especially touches alumni.

Hopefully this year’s festivities will instill a comparable feeling of pride and memory over which alumni, students and prospective Terps can connect.

So while there are some clear changes being made to the way this university celebrates homecoming, one thing remains consistent: a sense of honor to be part of such an amazing campus community. Parade or pep rally, win or loss, arts or philanthropy, homecoming is about sharing why you’re proud to be a Terp. When we all look back in years to come to “Remember the Red,” this sense of pride and unity should stand out in our college memories. And if the stars align and everyone finds a four-leaf clover by Saturday, maybe a win against Clemson will be in those memories as well.

As we transition to the Big Ten athletic conference, the university is attempting to increase school spirit by reforming its traditionally lackluster week leading up to our homecoming football game.

When most people hear the word “homecoming,” they think of loud football games, pep rallies and crazy spirit wear. Although the university will certainly have all of the above, the theme “Remember the Red” is not restricted to football rivalries.

Our homecoming week actually incorporates some of the traditionally underappreciated aspects of campus pride: philanthropy, education and the arts.

In the early days of this year’s homecoming week, the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center showcased student talent in theater and music through shows such as The Matchmaker and Exotic Voices. Cole Field House hosted a more interactive “Dance Through the Decades” event in which instructors led anyone who attended through a series of choreographed dances from every era that Cole has been open. There was even an a cappella showcase at Memorial Chapel.

In addition to celebrating the arts, homecoming week features a series of networking events, lectures and educational programs such as National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week and Whiting-Turner Business and Entrepreneurial Lecture Series.

The homecoming committee also hosted an event supporting Operation Gratitude, in which students could assemble and send care kits to our troops as a thank-you for their service.

One new addition to homecoming is the pre-party and pep rally to be held on McKeldin Mall. This features a showcase of campus organizations, traditional carnival games and inflatables, step performances Tiffany Burba is a senior government

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Dealing with our emotions: Practice makes perfect ROBERT COBB At this university, we focus on developing our minds. Fellow students tell us what tricks we need to learn to succeed in particular classes. Advisers and professors will say that studying is more about developing the tools and strategies for effective work in a field.

Arguably, the value of a degree to an employer is that it demonstrates the desirable patterns of behavior needed to earn one. Diligence, persistence, creativity, fastidiousness — as students, we implicitly practice these behaviors all the time.

Stepping back even further, your parents and other older acquaintances will tell you about developing the soft

skills — the network, the relationships.

Learning and practicing how to make friends and generally navigating the social landscape is a valuable objective.

Still others will talk about college as a time to form your identity, to find yourself. This too is important. Although the steps to identity formation are vague, they involve some healthy navel-gazing and reflection; time spent alone in thought can be great for you.

These sometimes explicit but more often implicit motives for what we actually do at school share a dependence on the ability to regulate our mental states. We are very good at practicing certain mental habits, in particular, strengthening our intellect. If our only goal was to be proficient at memorizing facts, applying analysis and articulating reasoning, we could simply pick up the books and practice, practice,

practice. Even adding the other (often conflicting) goals on top, we have in this university an excellent training ground for mastering all of these skills.

What we lack, in large part, is an explicit training ground to practice dealing with our emotions. No one says mastering the ability to control how you feel should be a learning goal, and no one has any assessments you can use to see how good you are or how you can improve. We treat feelings as a separate dominion — what control we have we are unable to improve. While we mostly manage to get by, and we recognize implicitly that emotional regulation is useful, we don’t recognize the need to practice and improve.

It may sound strange or silly, but I practice my feelings.

Here’s how it goes: I set aside some time when I know

my mind doesn’t have to be engaged elsewhere. It doesn’t have to be long — walking to class, showering, before going to sleep — you can find your own mental space. I notice how I am feeling at the moment, and decide to put that on hold. I pick an emotion — at first, strong, simple emotions are the easiest — and I summon it up. It usually helps to attach the emotion to some situation, real or imagined. I hold on to the feeling, let it swell up and reach my face and body, let my eyebrows and mouth form the look of it, and my throat and chest prepare the associated tone of voice. I feel it as strongly as I can, and then, when I decide to, I let it go and drift back to a calm neutral before choosing another emotion and bringing it up.

Sometimes I cycle from one to another, rapid-fire, but I think separating them with a neutral state is probably better

for gaining the adeptness of control that I want.

Some days, I don’t practice feelings.

Some days I see enough to arouse the full range of my capabilities — outrages that stoke my anger or sadness, frustrations that lead me to feel stubborn or defeated, joys that make me laugh, excitement that sets my heart pounding with anticipation. However, there are many days that are filled with too much boredom and antipathy; I deserve a full range of feelings every day. And so I am going to get them for myself, and become better at feeling along the way.

I recommend it, with a deep sense of gladness, and some hint of pride and hope.

Robert Cobb is a senior computer engineering major. He can be reached at rwcobbjr@gmail.com.

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FEATURE | ALEXANDER BLINKOFF

A writer on the right path Sophomore writer aspires to publish fantasy novels influenced by famous authors such as George R.R. Martin

By Alana Pedalino @DBKDiversions For The Diamondback Thursday evening in Tawes Hall, the creative writing club was conducting an exercise: Write six random characteristics on a piece of paper and pass it to a neighbor, then develop a character based on the traits received. A half-hour passed, but none of the club members could produce a fleshed-out character — none except sophomore English and history major Alexander Blinkoff.

Everyone was focused on his tongue-in-cheek vignette about a professional wrestler with a degree in marine biology and a penchant for pirating DVDs. As he read his story, its distinctive tone and high level of cohesion became more and more apparent.

Perhaps his talent stems from discipline; he writes 500 words every weekday and increases the count to 1,000 on weekends. As a result, he has plenty of writing accomplishments under his belt: He has authored several short stories, two plays — one of which was selected for performance in the Baltimore Center Stage Theater Young Playwrights Festival — and a novel, titled Duel, which hasn’t been published yet. He’s also a proud member of the Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House and president of the Novel Writers’ Support Group, a club dedicated to critiquing young writers’ works and aiding those who are struggling during the writing process. Right now, he’s working on his second novel, The Son of Sagittarius.

Blinkoff’s friend Abby Shantzis, a senior English major, understands the effects Blinkoff’s writing can have on an audience. A piece of his that stands out in her mind is another he wrote in creative writing club about robbers holding up a bank using vegetables in place of guns.

“I remember thinking to myself, ‘What is he even talking about?’” she said. “But no matter what he’s doing, he pulls it off well.”

Yet Blinkoff was not always an ardent writer.

As a child, he used to draw comics, though drawing was not his forte.

“I remember very vividly showing my dad a comic I drew in third grade about a rabbit soldier guy,” he said. “He looked at it and said, ‘You can’t draw at all, but I think that you’re a really good storyteller.’”

Blinkoff ’s mother, Helen, said Blinkoff read often while growing up.

“Since a very early age, Alex enjoyed a good story,” she said. “First we were reading to him, but he learned how to read himself at a pretty young age and since then he is constantly reading. We always encouraged that habit even when he was reading Captain Underpants.”

Blinkoff pinpointed 10th grade as the time when his love for writing blossomed. He recalled a writing assignment in English class in which the prompt was to retell the story of Cinderella in another setting.

“I was sick the day before the assignment was due and I had the whole day [when] I sat in my room and pumped out a six-page short story about demons,” he said. “It was terrible because it was the first piece of writing I had actually written, but I had so thoroughly enjoyed the experience of writing it that I wanted to do it more.”

Little did Blinkoff know that his first mythical short story would later spawn his two novels, Duel and The Son of Sagittarius. Influenced by his favorite novels, The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card and the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin, each of Blinkoff’s novels involves warring families in dystopian settings. Duel, for instance, is about two boys from rival countries.

“I drew the story from gray morality,” he added, “because I wanted to write about these two boys who are both fundamentally good people but flawed as well; neither one is the hero or the villain.”

The Son of Sagittarius follows a similar theme.

However, the novel distinguishes itself as a fantasy

alexander blinkoff turns on a Pandora or Spotify station when writing. He forces himself to write 500 to 1,000 words per day and prefers working in the fantasy genre over science fiction because he said he can “get away with more.” alana pedalino/for the diamondback novel that omits fantastical elements. The plot concerns the main character, Theron, a son of the Sagittarius family, who is forced to flee his home country after his family loses a major battle.

“The Son of Sagittarius is a novel that takes place in a world that personifies the zodiac signs as 12 noble families in a medieval setting,” he said.

“I wanted to write a fantasy novel with virtually no magical elements that was just focused on characters and world-building.”

Though set in medieval times, the novel was actually inspired by leaving home for college.

“I felt very alone and that was the atmosphere I tried to engineer, what with Theron going to this new place and being alone there,” Blinkoff said. “It was an emotion of mine made more interesting by the medieval setting, politics, history and feuding.”

Blinkoff finds fantasy alluring for reasons beyond emotional release.

“Fantasy allows us to connect our history to our creativity, and a lot of people find that appealing,” he said.“You can literally do whatever you want and test the boundaries of your imagination.”

“Unlike sci-fi, you are not expected to explain everything, and you can get away with more,” he added.

Blinkoff is considering applying to the Masters of Fine Arts program at this university, which would allow him to work with other students and teach certain classes on the campus. He’s also looking into a possible career in academia but said his No. 1 goal is to be published.

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Dragons From PAGE 8 and more frequent. With 26:32 remaining in regulation, Jane received the ball 20 yards from goal at the top-left of the box and made several moves toward the goal that cleared space.

His low, driving cross found Mullins, but the senior hooked his shot wide of the far post.

Mullins had another chance minutes later. Midfielder Widner Saint Cyr served a long ball into the box. Forward Jake Pace rose and headed it toward the goal,

Brown From PAGE 8 lot of things and trying to take care of my body. That’s the biggest thing.”

Brown played just more than a half of Saturday’s game, completing 15 of 24 passes for 137 yards. His two first-half interceptions led to two Wake Forest touchdowns as the Demon Deacons built a 24-3 halftime lead.

Rowe threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Levern Jacobs on his second play in the third quarter to bring the Terps to within 14 points. He finished 12-of-27 for 207 yards.

“Caleb did his job,” Jacobs said. “He stepped in … and he did what he had to do. He put us in the best position to win at that time. I couldn’t ask for more after what Caleb did out there, and I know anybody that’s in there is going to try to get the job done.”

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where Mullins had a wideopen, close-range look, but his shot trickled wide again.

“We created some pretty good chances against a very good team,” Cirovski said.

“Unfortunately, we weren’t that sharp in the final third.”

The Terps didn’t need much scoring last night, though.

The midfield gave consistent support to the backline, which allowed the young defenders to settle in and play with more confidence.

Jane finally produced after a scoring drought that lasted 16 games, stretching back to last season’s 5-1 victory over Coastal Carolina in the third round of the College Cup.

“WHEN YOU SHUT TEAMS OUT, THEN YOU ONLY NEED ONE GOAL TO WIN. AND WE GOT IT DONE TONIGHT.”

cleared to practice and play this week, but if he thinks a player isn’t at 100 percent, he doesn’t plan on playing him.

“I think it’s my duty and it’s my obligation to watch all of our players perform in practice, perform in games, using my eyesight to see how they’re performing,” Edsall said. “And if they’re not performing up to the standards due to healthrelated issues, I think I owe it to those young men to say that I’m not sure you can end up doing the things you’re capable of doing on the field.”

The Terps will release an injury report Thursday evening that could shed some more light on Brown’s situation. But for now, he’s approaching this week with the idea that he’ll start and return to his early-season form when he was racking up yards both through the air and on the ground.

“With the situation, I’m just going to go out and do what I do,” Brown said. “I can’t worry about it. As many reps as [Edsall] gives me, that’s the ones I’m going to take advantage of. I’m going

to go out there like I am the starter, like I’ve been out there the past — how many practices I’ve been out there. I’m just going to play the best I can and do things to get better.”

Saturday was Rowe’s third appearance this season and second in relief of Brown. He won his only start against Virginia on Oct. 12, leading a game-winning touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter.

So if Brown can’t play Saturday, Edsall and the Terps know they have a reliable option at quarterback. But in the end, it all comes down to how Edsall feels about his players’ health.

“As the coach, I think it’s my responsibility to watch guys, see how they move, s e e h ow t h ey ’re d o i n g things during the week or in the game based on if something happens,” Edsall said.

“If I feel like they could put themselves in jeopardy, then I think I owe it to those young men, and I owe it to our program, to have somebody else go in and play.”

SASHO CIROVSKI

Terrapins men’s soccer coach The Terps’ defense ensured Jane’s goal stood as the match-winner, as goalkeeper Zack Steffen earned his third shutout of the season.

“When you can shut teams out, then you only need one goal to win,” Cirovski said.

“And we got it done tonight.” dpopperdbk@gmail.com

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Versatile Thomas prepares to play in post this season Foward’s role changes with return of Mincy, Moseley

By Paul Pierre-Louis @PaulPierreLouis Staff writer Brenda Frese was overjoyed when Alyssa Thomas returned to College Park from a minicamp with the U.S. women’s basketball team earlier this month.

Afte r Thomas spe nt a weekend in Las Vegas training with the nation’s elite players, the Terrapins women’s basketball coach instantly noticed the forward’s poise and confidence entering her senior season.

“Probably the best place I’ve ever seen A.T. come in at,” Frese said during the team’s media day Oct. 9. “I don’t think — when you look at the college scene — that any player has ever been asked to do more than what Alyssa Thomas has.”

It’s exactly what the 12thyear coach wanted to see from Thomas, the Terps’ undisputed leader going into the season.

After last season’s injuries often forced Thomas to play guard, the two-time ACC Player of the Year will now be tasked with bolstering the team’s shallow frontcourt. Still, Thomas is confident she can thrive in her role for this season.

“It’s nothing new,” Thomas said. “Wherever they need me to play, I’ll just go.”

As one of the team’s main ball handlers last season, Thomas orchestrated the Terps’ offense from the backcourt and created opportunities off the dribble.

But with guards Laurin Mincy and Brene Moseley returning from injury, and the Terps’ ad-

forward alyssa thomas spent the offseason working on her post moves with assistant coach David Adkins to transition into a new role for this season. christian jenkins/the diamondback dition of freshman guard Lexie Brown, Thomas will move to the area now in need of depth.

Former forward Tianna Hawkins anchored the Terps’ frontcourt last season, averaging 18 points and 9.7 rebounds. The team will look for Thomas to help compensate for the loss this year.

That was a role Thomas couldn’t fill earlier in her career, Frese said, but the Harrisburg, Pa., native has added new skills to her game over time.

“That’s somewhere where she used to be uncomfortable,” Frese said. “We’ve seen her really being able to understand that position and really be aggressive, so that’s pretty exciting.”

This offseason, Thomas has been practicing post moves with assistant coach David Adkins to become a better scorer in the paint.

The Terps don’t expect her to become a direct replacement for Hawkins, however, and Thomas still anticipates handling the ball. With her athleticism, she can cause

mismatches on the wings against post players.

“It’s flexible,” Thomas said.

“Definitely, with my speed, I’ll be able to out-quick a lot of the post players.”

Even when the team had a decimated roster last season, Thomas found a way to lead it to the Sweet 16. Now the Terps will rely on her versatility to improve upon that finish.

“I look at it as kind of impressive,” guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough said. “You make it to the Sweet 16 with seven players with a volleyball player [Caitlin Adams] on the bench?

That’s pretty impressive.”

Thomas’ performance last season left an impression on the newcomers, and her development over this offseason has been reassuring for the Terps.

But for Thomas, the transition to the inside shouldn’t cause a dip in production.

“I’m still doing the same things,” Thomas said. “I just line up on the inside, really.” ppierrelouisdbk@gmail.com

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FOOTBALL

MEN’S SOCCER | No. 12 TERPS 1, DRAGONS 0

EITHER/OR

Jane finds daylight as Terps outlast Drexel Senior’s first goal of year keys Terps in win

By Daniel Popper @danielrpopper Staff writer Early yesterday, Patrick Mullins and Schillo Tshuma had an idea.

When midfielder Sunny Jane scored his first goal of the season, the whole Terrapins men’s soccer team would bring him over to the sideline and do a fake photo shoot in front of The Crew, a group of fans that attend each game, to celebrate.

Little did they know it would take only hours before they could put their plan into action.

In the 77th minute last night against Drexel, Mullins made a run down the right side and received the ball behind the Dragons backline. The forward fed a grounded cross to the far post, where Jane was waiting to bury it into the open net.

The No. 12 Terps held on for a 1-0 victory over the Dragons behind a strong defensive performance — something coach Sasho Cirovski and his squad hoped for after surrendering four goals to Wake Forest in a loss Saturday night.

“It was definitely a confidence booster,” Jane said. “I feel like I’ll have more confidence going and positioning myself in the right spots like I did tonight on the goal and just be more focused when I’m in the final third because I don’t think I’ve done that well at all this season.”

Tshuma and Mullins worked well off each other in the game’s opening minutes, executing several giveand-gos that opened space in the

Quarterback caleb rowe (left) replaced C.J. Brown (right) in the Terps’ 34-10 loss at Wake Forest on Saturday. photos courtesy of adrian martino/the old gold & black

Brown’s health to play into Saturday’s quarterback decision

By Daniel Gallen @danieljtgallen Senior staff writer Two days after vaguely alluding to injury as the reason for pulling quarterback C.J. Brown from the Terrapins football team’s 34-10 loss at Wake Forest, coach Randy Edsall confirmed as much in his weekly press conference yesterday.

“It wasn’t performance-related,” Edsall said. “It was health-related.”

But Edsall remained silent on who the Terps’ start-

Terps’ offensive half, but no quality chances resulted.

The Terps held the ball for a majority of the first half, setting up in their offense on nearly every possession.

With midfielder Dan Metzger as a facilitator in the middle, the ball moved from wing to wing smoothly.

“I thought we had very good balance in our attack, which led to a very good transition into defending” Cirovski said. “It’s something that we addressed and it was outstanding tonight.”

After 25 minutes of solid control, though, the Terps started creating legitimate scoring opportunities. With 19:08 remaining in the half, Tshuma received the ball in the left side of the box, but a Dragons defender poked it away. Midfielder Mikias Eticha charged from outside the 18-yard box and ripped a one-time shot to the far post that went just wide.

Just more than three minutes later, the Terps earned their best opportunity of the first half. A cross deflected out to midfielder Michael Sauers, who blasted a half volley that beat goalkeeper Tyler Afflerbach.

However, Drexel defender Tal Bublil leaped and headed the shot away, preserving the scoreless tie.

The Terps continued to dominate possession over the final 15 minutes of the half but couldn’t convert the go-ahead goal before halftime.

Cirovski’s squad sustained possession in the second half, and the scoring chances started to get better

ing quarterback will be Saturday against Clemson — Brown and Caleb Rowe were listed as co-starters Monday night — and Brown wouldn’t elaborate on any type of injury he might have suffered.

Saturday was Brown’s first game back after suffering a concussion at Florida State on Oct. 5.

“Going into the game, I felt really good,” Brown said. “Obviously, I took some hits in the game early, and Coach made his decision. We’ll go out this week like any other week. I’m still getting treatment on a See Brown, Page 7

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