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being gay or transgender. The Senate voted to bring the bill to the floor, indicating lawmakers could soon vote on the proposed legislation. The full The U.S. Senate voted Monday to Senate will debate the bill this week, consider a bill aimed at stamping out though it still needs to go through the workplace discrimination against House of Representatives, historically LGBT employees, a step forward for a graveyard for Senate legislation.

As it stands, 17 states and Washthe LGBT community, university ington have explicit laws banning advocates said.

The measure, known as the Em- discrimination based on sexual ployment Non-Discrimination Act, orientation or sexual identity, with or ENDA, is billed as an effort to keep another four — including this state — employers from firing workers for banning discrimination based only on

sexual orientation. This state secured a victory last year when voters supported a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, and the campus community was largely supportive — 73 percent of oncampus voters cast ballots in favor of the legislation.

The university’s LGBT Equity Center Director Luke Jensen said the common thread between the campus community’s support of these issues and national support is the generational gap between supporters and detractors, and the country is in for

a “big generational shift” in the years to come.

“Whether you’re looking at either of the major political parties when you look at voters under the age of 30, it’s all fine, it’s not a problem,” Jensen said. “I can’t imagine that when the under-30s are then up to the age of 60, so to speak, there would be the same kind of energy against it that there is today.”

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District 3 sees best election turnout Economic development, collaboration top goals

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world’s largest stage and platform for ideas.”

Ohanian even used the Internet as a platform to promote the event, starting a Reddit thread in the “UMD” subreddit in an effort to find out how to add this university to his tour.

Wearing a Samsung smartwatch and tennis shoes, Ohanian told stories of his past failures and did his best Bane impression as a

Economic development and building relationships between university students and local residents are top goals for incumbents and newly elected City Council members following Tuesday’s election.

Mayor Andy Fellows and every incumbent candidate who ran in Tuesday’s election will return to City Hall this January for another term. Two residents will replace District 2 Councilman Rob Catlin and District 4 Councilman Marcus Afzali after uncontested races.

DISTRICT 1 — New economic development along Route 1 is on the horizon, according to incumbent Councilmen Patrick Wojahn and Fazlul Kabir. Both are returning to continue the progress they’ve made in the neighborhoods of North College Park, they said.

“We are going to see a very different College Park in five years,” Wojahn said.

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Reddit co-founder encourages students to pursue ideas

By Dustin Levy @dustinblevy Staff writer At the start of his speech yesterday, Alexis Ohanian, a co-founder of Reddit, asked students to raise their hands if they were working on some-

thing that made them proud.

A few hands shot up throughout the room, and Ohanian selected two brothers to come up on the stage. They explained a platform they a re developi ng to replace on l i ne v ideo t hu mbn a i ls w it h 6-second previews.

In his presentation, Ohanian encouraged students to take advantage of the Internet age and get started on turning their ideas into reality. His visit to this university was part of a 150-stop promotional tour for his

best-selling book, Without Their Permission. About 500 students turned out to Stamp Student Union’s Grand Ballroom for the event, which was hosted by Student Entertainment Events and the computer science and business schools.

“Each and every one of us has amazing ideas and amazing things we want to do,” Ohanian said, complimenting the students on their willingness to share their idea to a room full of strangers. “If all links are created equal, the Internet is the

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The Barking Dog will host its inaugural LGBT bar night tonight in a fi rst for the College Park bar scene.

From 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., the bar will host its new weekly “Fire and Ice” night, the first event of its kind geared toward LGBT students aged 21 and older. It will feature specialty drinks and “high-energy music.”

Though inclusiveness for LGBT students expanded this year with the establishment of one of the nation’s fi rst LGBT fraternities, one Barking Dog manager saw a gap in the Route 1 bar scene.

After discussing his concerns with university alumni in the LGBT community, manager Rob Hartley decided to plan an event that would provide LGBT students a “comfortable, safe venue” closer to the campus than the gay bars and nightclubs in Washington.

“It was kind of a disservice to other groups in the University of Maryland community that are looking for a place to go,” he said. “They feel like the only place they can go and feel

the barking dog hosts “Fire and Ice” tonight, the first LGBT event for a College Park bar. file photo/the diamondback comfortable at is in D.C.” Though tonight is The Barking Dog’s trial run, the bar plans to host the Fire and Ice nights every Thursday for the remainder of this semester and in the spring. Tonight’s event will be in the bar’s back Maryland Room, but Hartley said he hopes to move future Fire and Ice nights upstairs to the dance floor as they gain popularity.

“In a bar business, you have to do it consistently for it to catch on, so the plan is to do it every Thursday night,” Hartley said. “I know it’s kind of late in the semester, but if it can build up prior to winter break, then we’ll be at a great starting point come second semester. Everyone will know about it, and hopefully we can pick up right

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Aubrey DiBello, junior cell biology and genetics major and president of the university’s new chapter of LGBT fraternity Theta Pi Sigma, said the College Park bar scene didn’t offer much specifically for those in the LGBT community.

While the Fire and Ice night is an interesting idea, she wrote in an email, The Barking Dog would be most successful if it hosted the night “club-style” and allowed those who were 18 to 20 years old to enter.

“I believe a good number of LGBT students and their friends would want to participate in these nights, but unfortunately, a good chunk of

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reddit From PAGE 1 photo of the Batman supervillain’s face appeared on a screen with the text “they merely adopted the Internet — we were born in it.”

Ohanian emphasized the importance of understanding the Internet as an asset that gives people the opportunity to start creating — one that is worth learning how to use.

“Sta r t lea rn i ng how to code,” he said. “Start learning how to build things. It’s what separates the people who are talking about ideas and th in king about ideas from the ones who do.”

Oha n i a n, who g rew up in Columbia, told audience members they shouldn’t be daunted by failure. Before he helped found Reddit, several of his startup ideas failed to

take off, including an idea he had with Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman called “My Mobile Menu.” People would have been able to order Starbucks drinks through their phones and pick them up, but Y Combinator, a company that raises money for startups, rejected it.

“That night, they called us and rejected us … it sucked and we got drunk,” he said.

“You have to have the willingness to be embarrassed.”

Y Combinator was still interested in working with them and asked them to brainstorm more ideas. Eventually, they c a me up w it h “t he f ront page of the Internet,” which evolved into Reddit.

Dave Baggett and Aaron E p s te i n , t w o u n i v e rs i t y alumni and owners of a collection of smaller Internet startups, later joined Ohanian in the event. Ohanian waived a question-and-answer portion

to i nter v iew the a lu m n i, asking them about their best advice for students and particular “epic fails” they experienced starting out. “ I t ’s a s l o g , b u t t h a t shouldn’t demoralize you,”Baggett said. “That’s normal. You’ve got to push through that and just think about the outcome you’re trying to achieve.”

The event was peppered with ideas to engage students, such as a T-shirt cannon and postcards that Ohanian asked students to write a specific goa l on. Oha n ia n sa id he would mail the postcards back to students during the spring semester with the hope that they would have accomplished it.

“I want you guys to prove me right,” Ohanian said. “So that when you get that IPO or win that Nobel Peace Prize, I can take all of the credit.”

The audience included many computer science majors, in-

Reddit co-founder alexis ohanian signs copies of his book Without Their Permission in Stamp’s Grand Ballroom. cluding freshman computer science major Ron Basumallik, who described himself as a “pretty big Reddit user.”

“It was a great inspiration,” he said. “It really got me motivated. I can’t wait to

start my computer science education.”

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lgbt From PAGE 1 them are underclassmen who are not yet 21,” she wrote. “And that’s why many LGBT students at UMD make the trip to go to D.C. and go to Town Danceboutique.”

Hartley said that though he wanted to draw ideas from LGBT student-oriented venues in Washington, he couldn’t mimic the “club atmosphere.”

“We’re all on a learning curve for this,” he said. “All I want to do to start off is provide a venue for them to feel completely comfortable and safe.”

Hartley said the events had to be restricted to those aged 21 and older for now because of certain policy restrictions.

The first night will feature a DJ and a specialty drinks menu in addition to The Barking Dog’s usual Thursday drink specials, which include $2 specials until midnight and $3 specials from

midnight to 2 a.m. The new menu will offer about 10 more sophisticated drinks that might be similar to what students experience at Washington venues, Hartley said.

Hartley said his specialty drinks menu will not resemble the “stereotypical” menus at Washington’s gay bars and clubs. Instead, he wants to cater to a variety of tastes.

“When talking to members of the [LGBT] community that go into D.C. bars, some of the people I’ve spoken with are almost kind of offended when they go into a bar and cosmos are the special,” he said. “I don’t want it to turn i nto that … cl iche or stereotypical LGBT bar where the only drinks that are on specia l a re some da iqu i ri or something like that. The drinks I’m going to put together are going to be for all palates — if you want something potent with a punch or if you want something a little

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bit sweeter. It’s just going to be a little bit more mature.”

Junior pre-nursing student Juliana DeBitetto, a member of the LGBT community, said she was curious to see how the first Fire and Ice night would go.

“I think the turnout will be low initially,” she said.

“It depends how much they advertise it.”

Hartley said it was difficult to publicize on the campus without breaking rules regarding drink advertisements.

“We’re going to promote in-house and then by way of contacts I have in the community and by word of mouth,” he said. “We figured that would be the best way to start out the promotion and then just let it spread naturally, as opposed to getting in trouble putting fliers all over campus.”

A nother member of the LGBT com mu n ity, ju n ior cel l biolog y a nd genetics major Colin Morrow, said it would be nice to have a place

for LGBT students to go that was closer than Town Danceboutique.

But Mor row sa id he thought the Fire and Ice night might be a marketing ploy to get more students to come to The Barking Dog. “I went to The Barking Dog once on a Friday night, and there was no one there,” he said. “So I’m sure they’re competing with the other bars, but I’d still go.”

However, Hartley said he was not too concerned with competing with the other bars in the area because he said The Barking Dog’s size set it apart.

“I just do what feels right to me and what will benefit the University of Maryland community, and I think this is a great start,” he said. “And if this promotes other bars to broaden their horizons, then I think that’s successful as well.” ntomlindbk@gmail.com

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Stullich said Popkin ran a smart campaign and had welldeveloped, large goals of how to better the city. “[Popkin] was looking to bridge the different communities that don’t always see eyeto-eye but really want most of the same things in spite of that,” Stullich said.

The City Council developed the Neighborhood Stabilization and Quality of Life Work Group in fall 2012 that has since become a permanent committee — something Stullich said she wants to continue. Most of the strategies proposed by the committee are “win-win” for all groups of residents in the city, Stullich said.

Those strategies are “potentially culture-changing — not just changing student culture, but changing the whole culture of College Park,” she said.

Popkin’s campaign showed a need to keep student input on the table for all city issues, Day said. Day plans to focus more on issues that students want addressed.

“For us to blindly go and not include [students] in our future plan would be a huge mistake,” he said.

DISTRICT 4 — Newly elected councilman Alan Hew will joi n i ncu mb ent cou nci lwoman Denise Mitchell in District 4. Hew will replace Afzali, who will step down after serving two terms.

MAYORAL — I n t h e f i rs t contested m ayora l race since 1989, Fellows defeated m idd le school science teacher Robert McCeney.

This is Fellows’ third term, and he said he sees the number of third-party candidates in this election as an important message: The city is looking for change.

“It’s kind of healthy that there’s some frustration that we haven’t done more,” he said.

Fellows said the council will suffer from losing Catlin, who he said has been a great resource for and asset to the city.

Looking to the next two years, Fellows said the new council will be able to jump into the issues and projects addressed by the current council.

“We’re more experienced, so we have a sense of what’s ahead,” he said.

Plans for the area include a new park and the demolition of an abandoned building, Kabir said.

“We don’t really want to see that eyesore anymore,” he said.

Developers are also making plans for the Metropolitan, a residential housing complex set to be built on the corner of Route 1 and Cherokee Road.

Senior aerospace engineering and mechanical engineering major Benjamin Mellman, who also ran in District 1, said he plans to continue to cochair the city’s committee for a better environment.

Mellman added he would still like to see some of his campaign goals, such as seeing more privately owned businesses and new development, begin to take shape despite his loss.

“I will probably have to bother them a little more to get it done,” he said, looking to Wojahn and Kabir. “But they’re both good friends of mine.”

DISTRICT 2 — P.J. Brennan will replace Catlin, a 16-year veteran on the council, and will work alongside incumbent Monroe Dennis.

“I definitely have some very big shoes to fill,” Brennan said to the crowd at City Hall on Tuesday night.

Brennan, a federal government worker and university alumnus, said his top priorities are community safety issues and developing relationships between students and long-term residents.

“T hose a re k i nd of t he two hot-button issues in my area,” he said.

As a new member of the council, Brennan hopes to foster innovative social networking tools to increase communications between residents. He mentioned Nextdoor, a private social networking outlet that allows neighbors to discuss community events and issues.

DISTRICT 3 — The competitive District 3 race attracted the highest voter turnout, 15.9 percent of registered voters, of all four districts. Incumbent councilmembers Robert Day and Stephanie Stullich defeated Matthew Popkin, a university graduate student. tamenabardbk@gmail.com

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The federal bill, however, likely will stumble when it gets to the House. Most of the opposition to the bill comes from lawmakers who fear that adding more provisions will encourage frivolous lawsuits by employees wrongfully claiming discrimination in the workplace when there is none, a sentiment House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) expressed in a statement explaining his opposition to the measure.

The bill includes language to encompass not only discrimination based on sexual orientation but also on gender identity, which has caused some lawmakers to balk.

Jensen said there is a lot of misinformation and scare tactics employed by the opposition to inspire doubt about whether it is worth adding protections for transgender individuals. Withdrawing support from a bill because of transgender provisions is “frequently used as a n excuse,” he said. And even for this state’s own perceived openness to the LGBT community, the legislature came up short in the last session. A bill that would have prohibited discrimination against transgender individuals in housing and credit negotiation stalled in committee.

“There’s probably more distorted stereotypes and myths about transgender people than there are about lesbian and gay people,” Jensen said. “This isn’t about special rights — this is about equal rights. This is about being treated not being for who you are on the job, but for the job that you do.”

wait for the youth to grow up to enact laws accommodating the LGBT community, he does think it is inevitable those laws will eventually come to fruition.

Jason Steel, a senior communication major, reflected the same sentiments, framing the problems addressed by ENDA as issues of equality. Steel said he was in support of the bill because continued legislation on these issues could encourage people to be more open and accepting, an approach particularly important to the university community.

“A lot of these people who might be discriminated against could be our own friends’ mothers and fathers, or our own friends themselves or even ourselves,” Steel said. “As more and more legislation comes out, people feel more comfortable coming out. Clearly there’s a lot of people who aren’t expressing their true identity. It’s important just to have people who feel comfortable being themselves.”

Bibi Ajayi, a junior communication major, said she supports the bill as well and believes members of the younger generation are more interested in LGBT legislation because they’ve grown up in a more accepting time than their parents.

“There’s all types of different people, all different people who are into different things, and everybody got along, no matter what race you were, if you were gay or straight, if you like basketball, if you like soccer,” Ajayi said.

“I feel like we accept more things because we’re always around it.

You get to know people for who they are and not what they are.” jbachdbk@gmail.com

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here are about 37,000 students at this university; we should be able to muster a couple seats on the City Council,” this editorial board wrote in October 2011. “It may be too late to make that happen in 2011, but if student groups such as TerpsVote start planning now, perhaps we can be the ones making decisions in 2013.”

Perhaps not.

The results of Tuesday’s mayoral and City Council election brought more of the same for College Park. Disappointing voter turnout, student unawareness and community indifference resulted in victories for the two District 3 City Council incumbents, Robert Day and Stephanie Stullich, and a disheartening loss for university graduate student Matthew Popkin.

Voter turnout was shamefully low. In April’s elections for the Student Government Association, 4,709 undergraduate students voted. SGA President Samantha Zwerling was re-elected with about six times as many votes as Stullich received Tuesday and nine times as many votes as Popkin gathered.

In Tuesday’s election, only 703 people voted in District 3 — and that includes residents throughout the community, not just students. That’s 15.9 percent of registered voters, somehow making that turnout the highest among the city’s districts.

Even so, this is an unfortunate display of apathy not only from the city overall but especially from this student body. College

Park is a city in need of dynamic change — even the incumbents swept back into office acknowledge that. Certainly our downtown on Route 1 pales in comparison to nearby Hyattsville, which has experienced smart, successful development efforts in recent years. But without more votes, when will change happen?

Day is a solid councilman; he received support from the SGA and has frequently spoken about the need to address student concerns.

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Student apathy for Tuesday’s elections will leave College Park unchanged, again.

Stullich, on the other hand, doesn’t seem to offer an alternative to the stagnation of this city’s politics. Her campaign tactics throughout the past few weeks broke, at the very least, election etiquette, and potentially broke university policy.

From writing in an email sent to a small group of supporters that she was running a competitive campaign against a “UMD student” — Popkin, of course — to passing out political materials in private residences such as the Leonardtown Community and South Campus Commons, Stullich’s campaign aggressively fought against what she clearly saw as a threat to her seat.

And she should feel wary of the student vote — there are thousands who could’ve very easily voted her out if they chose to. But they didn’t choose to. Popkin represented a much-needed student voice in his run for the City Council, with a thoughtful approach to governing. Regardless of his politics, it’s shocking he didn’t receive more of the potential thousands of student votes. For him to receive only 292 votes is an unfortunate consequence of an unaware student body.

Where was TerpsVote to promote awareness about this year’s election?

What efforts did the city or the university make to encourage voter turnout?

Beyond this editorial page, it’s hard to see any venues that invested effort in promoting Election Day in College Park.

We’re hopeful that Day and Stullich will be responsive to student concerns in the coming years. We hope they help the development of Route 1 and continue to reform College Park.

But the past two years have not been promising, with stalled plans and unclear development proposals. Students had an opportunity to invigorate the City Council with new energy, and they missed it.

If these words sound familiar, it’s because Tuesday night’s election was eerily reminiscent of 2011. We’re worried the next two years will present a similar feeling of deja vu.

Momentum for marijuana The modern era has often been described as a time of rapid change.

CHARLIE BULMAN And finally, a key relic of traditional moralism appears ready to crumble. Coming on the heels of successful legalization campaigns in Colorado and Washington state, a recent Gallup poll found that 58 percent of Americans favored legalizing marijuana for recreational use.

The Justice Department’s decision not to challenge the legality of the states’ referenda — a move that effectively ceded control of marijuana policy to the states, while maintaining prohibition as a default— signaled to activists and state lawmakers that the issue is in their hands. Momentum clearly lies with reformers; all that is left is to expedite the process.

The case for legalization is overwhelming: Prohibition starves cash-strapped state governments of potential tax revenues and saddles them with the weight of thousands of drug sentences, policing marijuana laws diverts resources from preventing more serious crimes, and the specifics of targeting drug “criminals” present an opportunity for the introduction of racial bias.

It goes without saying that banning a drug that research shows is less addictive than caffeine and hardly more dangerous than a number of legal drugs is rather moronic.

The Reagan-era fear tactics of the Just Say No campaign are truly laughable in this context. Large, menacing figures hopped up on dope are far more likely to take a nap than to invade your suburban neighborhood and mug grandma.

In 1988, the Drug Enforcement Administration released the figures on what it would take to overdose. For what it’s worth, if people want to consume 1,500 pounds of weed in the course of 15 minutes, I think they should be allowed to try.

This isn’t to dismiss completely the challenges legalization presents — they do exist. But with each domino that falls, policymakers gain more insight into how to minimize the risks of implementation. In fact, a recent study con-

ducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse found that a new breathalyzer can detect THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, potentially arming law enforcement officials with a tool to identify impaired drivers and get them off the roads.

Furthermore, the health risks associated with mixing marijuana with other substances could easily be mitigated by a genuine attempt from state and federal governments to educate people about the real consequences of the drug.

But the DEA’s current classification of weed as a Schedule I drug — placing it in the same category as heroin and precluding federal research into its medical value — has completely discredited the federal government as an authority on controlled substances.

The fate of marijuana rests with the states. In fact, many tries at legalization have come through ballot referenda.

This offers both activists and average people a real stake in the direction of policy. For this state, legalization appears just in sight. Gov. Martin O’Malley capped off a productive legislative session in the spring by signing a medical marijuana bill, and an October poll commissioned by the American Civil Liberties Union found that 53 percent of residents now favor full legalization. As O’Malley hungrily eyes the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, he’d be wise to consider the 65 percent of Democrats in the Gallup poll that support legalization.

The rising tide of support for legalization is symptomatic of a larger cultural revolution. This movement is not devoid of morality; it abhors the injustice of racist policing.

In our own state, despite equal rates of usage, black residents are three times more likely to be arrested for possession as whites, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. To finally stamp out the evils of prohibition, we must allow the politics of reason and compassion to eclipse the obstacles of prejudice and fear.

Charlie Bulman is a sophomore government and politics major. He can be reached at cbulmandbk@gmail.com.

Resist extremes, find common ground For certain political issues, Americans cannot ROBERT COBB accept anything less than perfection. When it comes to our national security, we will go to any length to ensure safety from outside threats. No sacrifice is too drastic, no measure too expensive — if we need something to bolster our national security, we must have it. For pro-choice supporters, nothing less than absolute freedom of access to health insurance-supported abortion will do; for those opposed, there is no middle ground when it comes to life.

This absolutist rhetoric on both sides of the political aisle is often presented as “principled leadership” or “common sense.” If an opponent disagrees with something so obvious to us, they must be stupid, mean-spirited or out to destroy us.

But these issues aren’t simple or clear-cut. The folks on the other side aren’t all stupid, nor do they hate you or want to destroy your way of life. They aren’t all racists, they aren’t all homophobic. and they aren’t unaware of the real problems facing the world.

This isn’t to say that the truth always lies somewhere in the middle; sometimes one side is correct and will be vindicated through the gaze of history. But being right is hard.

These issues are complex and morality is unclear; intelligent, reasonable people disagree on even the most fundamental issues. Lots of times, we have to make choices that don’t seem right. Often, none of our options is clearly superior, and despite incomplete knowledge, we still have to choose.

Our emotional ties to our principles confuse things even more. It is difficult to face the prospect of a terrorist attack, children failing to meet educational standards or (fill in your worst nightmare about the legal status of abortion). It seems like we have to reject that bad thing with all our might. The idea of sparing no expense becomes real. But unchecked

support for any ideology leads to bad results.

The law of diminishing returns kicks in quickly once we commit to doing everything we can to achieve 100 percent perfection on our issue. Often, the cost difference between 98 and 99 percent effectiveness is more than the cost to get from 20 to 98 percent. As long as it is not politically expedient to say “within reason,” no one will rein in ideology.

Consider end-of-life care: We spend thousands of dollars to prolong the final few months of life, despite poor quality of life and the inevitability of death. The issue is tricky because we are inclined to believe that we ought to spend everything possible to keep someone alive. In reality, we shouldn’t. There is a finite limit to what we should spend, and it is probably below what we actually practice. Those thousands of dollars could, and should, go to more effective care.

Regarding national defense, the U.S. accounts for nearly 40 percent of total military spending worldwide (about $600 billion each year) and allocated about $52 billion this year for intelligence. If we could wrap our brains around the possibility of loss and tolerate risk to our safety, then we wouldn’t spend so much, and we probably wouldn’t compromise our liberty so readily. However, nothing but total safety will do, even though some of those billions could go to other purposes.

In our culture, we encourage having principles we are unwilling to compromise. This sounds pretty from a pulpit or campaign podium but it leads to bad politics and worse decision-making. As individuals, we ought to pay attention when our real views aren’t as extreme as the ones expressed on TV. We ought to challenge ourselves to put a price on our principles. There ought to be a tipping point for every ideology — some weight sufficient for compromise.

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

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Six reasons we LOVE lists ADAM OFFITZER Whenever I bring up BuzzFeed in the presence of fellow journalism majors, I’m met with nasty glares, rolling eyes and audible groans. It’s the site-that-must-not-be-named, a place where the principles of journalism go to die, a vast wasteland of obvious opinions, celebrity memes and Mean Girls GIFs. But those criticisms overlook an undeniable fact about the content creators at BuzzFeed — they get it. They understand the Internet. They understand our generation. They understand people. And this understanding is best reflected in the website’s signature format, the purest demonstration of an individual’s thought process, the style of writing that our generation has fallen in love with: the list.

Lists have come to dominate our Facebook news feeds and our online culture. Far from exclusive to BuzzFeed, lists are everywhere — at Rolling Stone (“10 Things You Didn’t Know About Johnny Cash”), The Atlantic (“The 33 Whitest Jobs in America”) and even traditional, old-school newspapers such as The Washington Post (“Terry McAuliffe won, but why was the Virginia race so close? Here are 6 reasons”).

These lists vary wildly in subject matter and style, but they share one trait: All three sit near the top of their websites’ “most popular” stories.

In the past three weeks, The Diamondback has published three BuzzFeed-style lists — one on Cole Field House, one on Halloween and one on campus speakers. All three lists took significant effort to write and format — they weren’t tossed off as thoughtless brain dumps. All three lists were published just like any other column on the website. All three lists instantly became three of the site’s most clicked pieces of content.

What’s so irresistible about lists? Why are we so inclined to click on something that has “10 Reasons” or “17 Things” or “43 Pictures”? Allow

1. They’re easy.

When you read a list, you know exactly what you’re in for: Short and sweet text blurbs explaining the essential points, interesting images and a clear message or story that’s often defined in the headline. Numbered lists allow readers to quite literally follow along with a story, point by point. They’re simple, and simple is good.

2. We make lists all the time.

Favorite movies, favorite bands, favorite Nickelodeon shows — people love ranking things. Lists are the ultimate conversation starters. Recently, I’ve been challenging people to come up with their top five snacks. This has led to some incredible debates — Goldfish or Cheez-Its? Cheetos or Doritos? Pretzel rods or twists?

Does fruit count as a snack? Fascinating, intellectual stuff.

3. Our brains think in list format.

The structure of lists matches the structure of a typical human’s thought process, analyzing an issue, explaining a story or sharing an opinion step by step, one point at a time. When we tell stories or voice our thoughts, that is usually how we talk — unless you talk in some kind of backward, time-jumping Pulp Fiction format.

(If you do this, you’re probably annoying your friends.)

4. All the pretty pictures!

Where The Wild Things Are, The Giving Tree and The Very Hungry Caterpillar are great books with beautifully worded prose and important life lessons. But let’s be honest: Kids love kids’ books for the pictures. And college students love BuzzFeed lists for the memes and GIFs.

5. They have a sense of humor.

Lists allow writers to use a more natural, conversational tone that is far more accessible than that of a traditional column or article. Last week, The Washington Post’s Wonkblog published “Thirty-one things we learned in HealthCare.gov’s first 31 days.” The article wrote about a serious issue with accurate facts and balanced reporting in a light, breezy tone that made it far more accessible than a typical Obamacare story.

6. You feel satisfied when you’re done.

It feels good, right? Give yourself a pat on the back.

You deserve it. Great job. You did it. You read the list.

Lists can be great — funny, engaging and informative. They can also be really dumb. BuzzFeed certainly publishes a ton of garbage. But so does every website, and every newspaper. Instead of labeling BuzzFeed a guilty pleasure, journalists should embrace the list format and use it in useful, informative ways. They need to: Lists are the future of news, whether we like it or not.

Adam Offitzer is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at aoffitzerdbk@gmail.com.

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first 14 games of the season, and he started to feel the weight of not delivering a goal for his team. Easy scoring opportunities became difficult as Jane’s confidence withered.

Cirovski realized Jane needed a change of pace, and before the Terps’ midweek game against Drexel on Oct. 22, Cirovski removed him from the starting lineup in favor of midfielder Mikias Eticha.

The result was immediate.

Jane scored the game-winning goal in the Terps’ 1-0 victory over the Dragons and even celebrated by posing for a fake photo shoot with his teammates. In the next game, against Syracuse, he assisted on the game’s lone goal in a 1-0 win over the Orange. And Friday night against the Wolfpack, his success continued.

“Sunny Jane showed exactly what he’s all about, and that’s just quality,” forward Patrick Mullins said Friday. “Sometimes we try and bring it out of him in a very intense way, and that’s just how we are. It showed dividends tonight.”

Cirovski now has numerous offensive options off the bench with the likes of Jane, forward Jake Pace and midfielder David Kabelik, all of whom provide

back to left tackle presents yet another challenge.

“Your footwork, your landmarks, your hand placements, your kickback, all of that,” Larose said. “It’s a big difference and switching your feet to do a position. You’re familiar with it, but you’re not used to it. It’s not comfortable yet.”

The Haitian found out about his role last week, when he became yet another young player forced into action by injuries this season.

“I was just like, ‘Dang, now I got to adjust again,’” Larose said. “For being to the twos to the ones, and now I got to flip over to the other side, so I was mentally, ‘You got to be in there.’ I just got to stay in there mentally, and then I’ll be OK.” While injuries have ravaged the Terps this season — five key offensive skill players missed the Oct. 26 loss to

Midfielder sunny jane has come off the bench in each of the past three games after serving in a starting role for the Terps for most of the past three years. christian jenkins/the diamondback different combinations of physicality and finesse.

It seems all the pieces are falling into place just in time for the postseason, as the Terps will set out to defend their ACC Tournament title on Nov. 12.

A backline that was once shaky has earned three shutouts in the past five games. A midfield that was once thin has grown deeper. And a group of forwards that once struggled to finish quality chances has started producing goals more easily.

And Jane, who began the season tired and lacking con-

fidence, said Friday night that he finally found his swagger.

His runs are harder, his cuts are sharper and his defense is more tenacious. But most importantly, the senior said he rediscovered the reason he works hard every day.

He’s having fun again.

“Right now, I’m feeling more confident, more comfortable doing whatever I want,” Jane said. “I’m feeling like I’m playing the soccer that I love, and I’m really enjoying myself out there.”

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lower divisions. Geoffrey Alexander, 133 pounds, will serve as a captain along with Sheptock and Boley, and he hopes to build on his stellar showings in the ACC tournament in each of the past two seasons. He finished second his freshman year and fifth his sophomore year.

Two newcomers also will help the Terps in their quest to respond to a disappointing season. Tyler Goodwin, 125 pounds, scored two victories by pin at Sunday’s meet, and 141-pound Shyheim Brown defeated Johns Hopkins’

Clemson — the offensive line remained intact during the first eight games of the season. But Madaras’ sudden departure changed that, though the Terps will keep most of their continuity by inserting Larose instead of rearranging the starters.

“Situations come up, and you deal with them. And Moise is the best guy to play that position for us, and so he’s out there and know he’ll do a good job,” coach Randy Edsall said. “He’s been working very, very hard, and he’ll give everything that he has. And again, I’ve been impressed with him since we’ve seen him come in here, and sometimes people get pressed into service a little bit quicker than you would like to. That’s part of the game, and you’ve got to adapt and overcome those situations.”

Larose steps into the key role of protecting quarterback C.J. Brown’s blindside. In the Terps’ past four games, Brown has missed two starts and exited the other

two games early because of an assortment of injuries.

Locksley said Larose received about 40 percent of the reps in practice with the second team and should be ready to go against the Orange.

Locksley said the Terps don’t plan to leave Larose in too many one-on-ones or other situations that could be difficult for a first-time starter to handle. But the Terps remain confident in Larose as the team looks for its offense to regain some of its early-season form, when it scored more than 30 points in each of its first four games.

While it’s a sudden change for Larose, he’s not prepared to get too caught up in it. He said Doyle has served as a mentor for him, and he knows what’s expected.

“Take it one play at a time,” Larose said. “Make sure you listen and know your calls, definitely, or you’re going to get yelled at, and you’re not going to know what to do.

Duncan Crystal by technical fall Sunday in his first college team match before winning his next two matches.

“He does a lot of the right things,” Boley said. “He stays active. He puts in extra work.”

Boley and Sheptock are coming off their first seasons in which the Terps didn’t capture an ACC title, so the duo is ensuring that younger wrestlers understand the expectations. Sheptock even occasionally keeps underclassmen after practice to run if they make mistakes.

“I don’t want them to get in trouble,” Sheptock said. “I want to show them how it’s done before Coach has to.”

When the Terps travel from

College Park to Blacksburg, Va., on March 8 for the conference tournament, they won’t have the advantage of wrestling on their home court, but they fully intend to come back down Route 1 with the championship hardware in hand with last season’s sour ending behind them.

“We like to focus on where we’re going — not where we’ve been,” Boley said. “It was a disappointment. We use it as motivation. But we have a better team this year.

We’re focused — it’s our last year in the ACC. There’s a lot of different variables and factors that are pushing us to get this ring.”

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Larose becomes latest to step up for offensive line Freshman to start at left tackle for final four games

By Daniel Gallen @danieljtgallen Senior staff writer In each of the past two years, the Terrapins football team has ended up in a less than desirable situation: starting a true freshman at left tackle, arguably the most important position on the offensive line.

Mike Madaras started the final eight games last season and was entrenched in the position for all eight games this season. But Madaras left the team and the university last week, so the job now falls to Moise Larose, a 19-year-old

freshman out of Wilde Lake High School in Odenton.

“He’s the next guy, and nobody really gives a crap that he’s a true freshman,” offensive coordinator Mike Locksley said. “We’ve got a big game coming up this week in Syracuse at home that we’ve got to get him prepared to play in. The kid’s done everything we’ve asked of him. It came at a good time for us, if there was a good time, in that we had a bye week, and we could spend the extra time we needed to do things to prepare.”

Larose stands 6-foot-6, weighs 305 pounds and starred on both the offensive and de-

fensive lines in high school.

He was a standout left tackle but was shuffled around to the right side when he came to College Park to provide depth, and he was listed as starter Ryan Doyle’s backup for a good portion of the season.

Now, Larose will move back over to the left side, where he’ll start Saturday against an aggressive Syracuse defense.

And while his appearances in the Terps’ matchups with Florida International, Old Dominion and Florida State have helped him acclimate to the college game, moving See LAROSE, Page 7

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Jane shines in reserve role as postseason play nears Terps play regular-season finale at Va. Tech tomorrow

By Daniel Popper @danielrpopper Staff writer After being honored in a pregame ceremony Friday night at Ludwig Field, Sunny Jane walked to the sideline, put on a yellow pinny and took a seat on the bench.

It was the Terrapins men’s soccer team’s Senior Night game against N.C. State, but Jane, a senior, wouldn’t take his usual position at right outside midfield for the game’s opening whistle.

Disappointment was the

furthest thing from his mind, though; Jane understood he now had a different position to fill.

The senior entered for midfielder Tsubasa Endoh with 27 minutes remaining in the first half — his third straight appearance off the bench — before burying a game-tying goal in the 43rd minute.

“He’s been magic in that role,” said coach Sasho Cirovski, whose squad will conclude its regular season tomorrow at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. “He’s been a great spark plug, and his

confidence is very high right now. He’s really relishing his role, and he’s been very good.”

Jane struggled to play with consistency as a starter during the first half of the season, and injuries in the midfield put a substantial amount of pressure on the senior to play a lot of minutes. And there were plenty of opportunities for big shares of minutes since the Terps played six overtime contests — five on the road — in their first 12 games.

Jane failed to score in his

Jimmy Sheptock , 184 pounds, and the Terps won two straight ACC championships before finishing third last season. file photo/the diamondback

BOUNCING BACK Terps look to regain ACC title after third-place finish last season

By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Staff writer Before last season, the two-time reigning conference champion Terrapins wrestling team knew it would host the 2012-13 ACC Championships at Comcast Center, and the Terps appeared primed to end the season celebrating in their home venue.

But 285-pound Spencer Myers, who earned All-American status as a freshman, tore his LCL in the preseason, forcing him to miss team competition. With the heavyweight gone, the Terps fell from their No. 15 preseason ranking out of the top 25 and finished third in the ACC tournament.

This season, the Terps aim to avenge those missteps and regain the conference crown.

“Finished third in our conference in our home gym — that’s not what we wanted to do,” coach Kerry McCoy said. “We’ve got to go out there, and every game we have an opportunity to be better and make our performance better than

it was the last time out.”

The No. 25 Terps will look for a healthy Myers to anchor them. The Selinsgrove, Pa., native won two straight heavyweight ACC titles before last season.

Christian Boley, 197 pounds, and 184-pound Jimmy Sheptock will look to carry the Terps in the next two highest weight classes. With Myers, Boley and Sheptock all healthy, the Terps cruised to wins over Johns Hopkins, Kutztown and Alderson-Broaddus in the Terrapin Duals to open the season Sunday.

“That’s kind of the perfect storm,” McCoy said. “We recruited these guys four or five years ago. We expected that they’d all come together and put a good team together and be able to make some noise. We’re excited that they’re going to come out. … Having guys like that that are battle-tested and know what it takes is really important.”

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It’s coming quick.

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n the hours leading up to Terrapins men’s basketball home games last season, before thousands of spectators and several television crews poured into Comcast Center, forward Evan Smotrycz had Gary Williams Court to himself. ¶ Opposing teams hadn’t arrived at the facility yet, and the Terps were napping in the locker room or munching on pregame meals. But Smotrycz, serv-

ing an NCAA-mandated year on the bench after transferring from Michigan, had time on his hands. ¶ Sometimes joined by fellow transfer guard Varun Ram or student managers and other times alone, Smotrycz would spend hours taking hundreds of shots at the rim and pounding the ball into the floor, causing an echo to fill the vacant, almost 18,000seat arena. STORY CONTINUES P. 2

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“EVAN IS A KID WHO DOESN’T LOOK BACK AT ANY DECISIONS HE MAKES. HE MAKES A DECISION, CUTS IT AND IS ALWAYS LOOKING FORWARD. HE DOESN’T HAVE ANY REGRETS.”

BY THE NUMBERS EVAN SMOTRYCZ Forward No. 1 6-foot-9, 230 pounds Reading, Mass.

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SMAHT-rich pronunciation of Smotrycz’s last name, according to umterps.com CONTINUED FROM 1 Those moments helped dull the pain of an agonizing season without competitive basketball. And simultaneously, those silent workout sessions evoked promise for this season, one in which Smotrycz will start for the Terps and have the opportunity to reap the benefits he sought when he transferred from the Final Four-bound Wolverines in spring 2012.

“Evan is a kid who doesn’t look back at any decisions he makes,” said his father, Zee Smotrycz. “He makes a decision, cuts it and is always looking forward. He doesn’t have any regrets.”

Smotrycz insists he hasn’t had second thoughts about his decision to leave Michigan and that he’s thrilled to be in

FORWARD EVAN SMOTRYCZ possesses a varied skill set the Terps hope will bolster their offense this season. left: file photo/the diamondback; right: photo courtesy of adam glanzman/the michigan daily; cover: alik mcintosh/the diamondback

College Park. And though the lengthy process was draining for the big kid from Reading, Mass., those close to him say he’s landed in the right place.

On the court, it’s Smotrycz’s versatility that dictated his path to College Park. He’s a prototypical stretch-four, a 6-foot-9 forward with a knack for draining 3-pointers and an ability to defend opposing centers, traits that coach Mark Turgeon covets.

Meanwhile, his calm confidence and easygoing personality off the hardwood allowed Smotrycz to develop cherished connections with his Terps teammates after leaving Michigan.

Still, he likely won’t feel totally comfortable until the Terps open their season against No. 18 Connecti-

cut in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Friday night. Then, the lanky 22-year-old with curly brown hair will be on the floor at game time, when Barclays Center is stuffed with spectators, rather than hours before when the seats are empty and the gym is silent.

“For a long time I’ve been putting it on Twitter and just kind of counting down,” Smotrycz said. “It’s coming quick.”

TOUGH TO GUARD Zee Smotrycz sized up the players he was helping coach on a fifth-grade travel basketball team about 11 years ago and was concerned when he noticed his son was the tallest kid. Sure, size is valued in basketball, but the elder Smotrycz

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didn’t want his son to be relegated to the post, where he wouldn’t develop a shooting touch or ball handling skills.

As a 6-foot-10 former Division III hoops player at Middlebury College in Vermont, Zee Smotrycz knew quite well that many coaches would stick their biggest kid in the paint.

“That’s what happened to me,” Zee Smotrycz joked. “And I think Evan’s got a little bit more to offer than just that.”

So Smotrycz’s father had him play point guard, a move that built the foundation of a unique skill set.

A f t e r s e v e ra l g a m e s , Smotrycz became one of the best ball handlers and shooters in his travel league, yet he was often also the biggest player on the court. In hockey-crazed Massachusetts, Smotrycz

quickly made a name for himself on the hardwood.

“We aren’t very good at basketball where I was from, so I kind of had to do it all,” Smotrycz said. “It’s just something I always kept with me, and coaches have always stressed ball handling and stuff like that.”

For the next several years, Smotrycz worked at the game.

He spent hours on end in his basement dribbling during cold New England winters, and in the summer, he’d take to the driveway, firing shot after shot at the family’s hoop.

Eventually, Vin Pastore, Mass Rivals AAU team coach and fellow Reading native, spotted Smotrycz at a high school game in his sophomore year and gave the budding star a new place to develop his skills.

Smotrycz’s combination of size and skill intrigued Pastore despite Reading Memorial High School’s status as a weak basketball school.

So Smotrycz joined the Mass Rivals and eventually began working out with Pastore several times each week, further enhancing his game.

As Smotrycz got better, he realized he needed to play against stiffer competition, and he transferred to New Hampton Prep, a private b oarding scho o l in New Hampshire. Still, Smotrycz’s greatest gains on the court came from his time spent with Pastore.

In 2009, Smotrycz would even play one-on-one for hours against Scott Hazelton, CONTINUED ON 3

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FORWARD EVAN SMOTRYCZ (1) will suit up for the Terps for the first time tomorrow. His transition to College Park was made easier because of teammates like forward Jake Layman (10). top left: photo courtesy of adam glanzman/the michigan daily; bottom left, right: file photos/the diamondback CONTINUED FROM 2 a former McDonald’s AllAmerican who just one year earlier was playing professionally in Europe. The task was draining, but by forcing Smotrycz to find ways to score against a more talented opponent, Pastore helped Smotrycz morph into a wellrounded scorer.

“The goal offensively, in de-

veloping any kid, is to make him difficult to guard,” Pastore said. “Evan is a difficult cover because he can do so many things. He can shoot, he can put the ball on the floor, and he can pass the ball.”

It’s that versatility that drew Michigan coach John Beilein to New Hampton to watch Smotrycz play and eventually sent Smotrycz on his winding journey toward College Park.

FROM ANN ARBOR TO COLLEGE PARK Smotrycz just couldn’t kick the feeling. He was glad he helped Michigan reach the 2012 NCAA tournament, averaging 7.7 points per game and starting 18 contests, but something wasn’t right.

He spent all those hours in the gym with Pastore working to develop a well-

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rounded game, but he wasn’t afforded the chance to showcase his wide range of talent with the Wolverines.

Instead of asking Smotrycz to drive and create plays, Beilein called on the big man to simply defend the post and space the floor. Beilein let his talented guards, including future New York Knick Tim Hardaway Jr. and future Naismith Award winner Trey Burke, handle the offensive playmaking duties.

Smotrycz, who had grown close to his Wolver-

ines teammates, knew he needed to get out of Ann Arbor, Mich., if he wanted to reach his potential.

“I wanted to be a guy who could not only stand in the corner and let other guys get me shots,” Smotrycz said, “but create my own shot and get other guys shots also.”

So Smotrycz declared his intention to transfer from Michigan in spring 2012, a move that left his future clouded in uncertainty. He didn’t know if any big programs were interested or if he’d be able to find a better home.

“When you decommit, you don’t have laid-out plans,” Zee Smotrycz said. “You can’t — it’s not legal to do that. But he said, ‘I still need to do this.’”

Pastore wasn’t surprised

by Smotrycz’s decision. He knew his former mentee was a bit stubborn, both on and off the court. Pastore said that whenever Smotrycz missed a shot, “he thought it was an accident, so he’d shoot the next one.”

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CONTINUED FROM 3 Smotrycz’s decision to transfer. He believed someone would want his services.

He was right. Turgeon, in the midst of rebuilding the Terps program after his first season in College Park, was hot on the recruiting trail and quickly took notice of Smotrycz.

Turgeon and assistant coaches Dalonte Hill and Bino Ranson flew to meet with Smotrycz’s family in Reading on Good Friday in April 2012, less than a month after the forward decided to leave the Wolverines. And it was clear that the Terps didn’t plan to let Smotrycz’s skills go to waste.

“One of the things that really impressed us is they came up and they had a plan for him,” Zee Smotrycz said. “He knew exactly what he was going to do, how he was going to do it.”

Charleen Smotrycz, Evan’s mother, added, “Evan had an immediate connection with Coach Turgeon. He knew this guy is who he says he is.”

So the Smotrycz family decided to visit College Park before going on other sched-

uled visits to Baylor, Kansas State or Xavier. After touring the campus and the athletic facilities, Hill drove the trio back to the airport, where Smotrycz would take a flight back to Ann Arbor and his parents would head home to Reading.

Before Smotrycz left toward his gate at the airport, he turned to his parents.

“Cancel all my other appointments,” Evan Smotrycz told his mom and dad. “I’m coming here.”

IN TRANSITION Charleen Smotrycz got a call from her son last fall shortly after he got settled in College Park. She was anxious to hear from Evan, too, considering he was in a brand-new place after growing close to his teammates at Michigan.

But when Charleen first heard his voice, she knew he was happy.

“I didn’t think I’d find what I had at Michigan, the same chemistry, anywhere else,” Smotrycz told his mom.

“But it’s even better here. It’s like a family.”

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Charleen Smotrycz was relieved that he quickly had grown close to his new teammates, but she wasn’t surprised. She said her son remains close even with friends he met in kindergarten, and his laid-back personality helps him fit in anywhere he goes.

His adaptability is why Smotrycz felt comfortable transferring to New Hampton during high school, and it’s helped make his transition from Michigan to this university so smooth, even while he wasn’t eligible to play.

“I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting older or what, but I actually like practicing, and I like playing with these guys,” Smotrycz said.

Smotrycz grew so close with his new teammates that fellow Massachusetts native forward Jake Layman and Smotrycz’s roommate, guard Nick Faust, visited his home over the summer.

The trio went swimming, ate Charleen Smotrycz’s cooking and went into Boston to watch fireworks on the Fourth of July.

“You’d think that they live

so close, and they’re such tight supporters over the school year that they’d say, ‘Oh, I got to back away,’” Zee Smotrycz said. “But they didn’t. They are just so close.”

Despite the camaraderie, Smotrycz conceded that the past year and a half hasn’t been easy. Hanging out with teammates couldn’t replace competing with them. “ I l o v e e v e r y t h i n g ,” Smotrycz would tell his parents. “I love the place, I love the guys, I love the school, but it’s been long year.”

FULL CIRCLE Smotrycz, Faust and their other two roommates — former Terps guard Pe’Shon Howard and forward James Padgett — had the biggest television out of anyone on the Terps last season. So in April, the entire team piled into their apartment to watch Michigan beat Syracuse in the Final Four.

Then, they joined together again as Louisville topped the Wolverines two days later in the championship game.

In was a unique situation

for Smotrycz, watching his old team reach the pinnacle of the sport while surrounded by his new team, which believes it has been making strides toward getting there.

Still, Smotrycz said he was happy for his former teammates, and watching them only increased his drive to help the Terps.

“I’m friends with a lot of those guys, so a lot of people thought I’d be bitter or something, but leaving was my choice,” Smotrycz said. “I’m here now.

I can’t worry about that.”

And while he’s in College P a r k , T u rg e o n e x p e c t s Smotrycz to be a big factor in an ascent toward reaching the type of national relevance Michigan gained last season.

Smotrycz is one of two Terps who has played in an NCAA Tournament game, and he worked tirelessly on his game during his year off. Plus, he hasn’t lost the skills he developed in the gym with Pastore during his high school years.

“He can really shoot it from deep, he’s got midrange game and he’s got post-up,” Turgeon said. “He’s a very

important piece in our puzzle, and I just expect Evan to have a fantastic year.”

Smotrycz anticipates a successful season, too. He wouldn’t expect anything less after going through the transfer process and leaving behind friends on a championshipcontending Michigan team.

And Friday, Smotrycz will finally get a chance to meet those standards against Connecticut, completing a long road to this university.

From the uncertainty of the recruiting process to sitting on the bench for a season to watching his former team play in the title game, it’s been a draining ordeal for Smotrycz leading up to his Terps debut.

So when his parents were in town for Maryland Madness on Oct. 18, Charleen Smotrycz asked her son if it was all worth it, knowing what he knows now.

Evan Smotrycz smiled, looked his mother in the eyes and gave her the answer she knew she’d get.

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After welcoming Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Syracuse this summer, the ACC is regarded as one of the top basketball conferences in the nation. Staff writers Ryan Baillargeon, Kyle Stackpole and Jacob Walker preview the Terps’ conference opponents during the program’s final year in the ACC.

BOSTON COLLEGE eagles

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No. 8 SYRACUSE ORANGE

CLEMSON Tigers

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PITTSBURGH PANTHERS

The Eagles return all five starters from a team that finished eighth in the ACC last season, including Sophomore point guard Olivier Hanlan and junior forward Ryan Anderson.

Hanlan averaged 15.4 points per game as a freshman, good for fifth in the ACC. Joe Rahon and Lonnie Jackson will be counted on to stabilize the backcourt. With a more experienced roster, the Eagles may improve this season.

The Tigers lost two of their top three scorers from a team that finished 13-18 last season. Junior K.J. McDaniels will be expected to carry the scoring load with the help of returning starters Jordan Roper and Rod Hall. An inexperienced frontcourt is an uncertainty for Clemson and could keep the Tigers from finishing near the top of the league.

No. 4 DUKE BLUE DEVILS

The Blue Devils lost Seth Curry, Ryan Kelly and Mason Plumlee from a team that reached in the Elite Eight last season. Quinn Cook returns at point guard, and Rasheed Sulaimon will be back at the wing. Duke brings in a top-notch recruiting class led by Jabari Parker and Matt Jones, while Rodney Hood (transfer) and Andre Dawkins (year off) will join a Duke team that is expected to once again fight for an ACC crown.

FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES

The Seminoles return four starters but lost leading scorer Michael Snaer, who graduated. Devon Bookert will play point guard while Ian Miller, Montay Brandon, and Aaron Thomas fill out the backcourt. The Seminoles are hoping Okaro White improves after scoring a career-high 12.4 points per game a season ago. Consistent scoring could be the key to Florida State.

GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS

After a 6-12 conference record last season, the Yellow Jackets are looking to ascend the ACC standings. Their foundation is built on sophomores Chris Bolden, Marcus Georges-Hunt and Robert Carter, Jr., who should provide much of the team’s scoring. Georgia Tech also bring in point guard Trae Golden, a transfer who averaged 12.1 points per game for Tennessee last season. The Yellow Jackets have the pieces to make strides this season.

The Terps likely will depend on their size and ability to stretch the floor this season. With starting point guard Seth Allen expected to be out until January with a broken foot, the Terps will rely on Dez Wells and freshman Roddy Peters to handle point guard duties. The team that struggled with turnovers a season ago has to improve its decision-making if it wants to receive an NCAA tournament bid.

A No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament last year, the Hurricanes will attempt to work in a large freshman class this season.

Four of the five Hurricanes starters graduated after last season, and the other, guard Shane Larkin, declared for the NBA draft.

Senior guard Rion Brown is the only rotation player returning.

The team will still start three seniors this season despite being in the rebuilding stage. Freshman point guard Manu Lecomte likely will start and lead the way for the inexperienced squad.

no. 12 north carolina tar heels

The Tar Heels are always in the mix, and this year shouldn’t be any different. The team’s ceiling depends on when and if junior guard P.J. Hairston returns from suspension. He provided a spark for the offense last season that they would certainly miss this season during his suspension. North Carolina won’t start any freshmen to begin the season, but they have a strong freshman class led by power forward Isaiah Hicks, whom ESPN ranked as the nation’s No. 18 recruit.

N.C. STATE WOLFPACK

The preseason favorites in the ACC a season ago are now rebuilding after losing talent to both graduation and the draft.

The Wolfpack is projected to start just one upperclassman, Ralston Turner, an LSU transfer. They will start two highly recruited freshmen in point guard Anthony Barber and forward BeeJay Anya. N.C. State has a lot of potential if their young players perform.

No. 21 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH

One of the three newcomers from the Big East, the Fighting Irish will aim to assert itself as a contender in the ACC. Guards Eric Atkins and Jerian Grant should lead the way for a veteran squad featuring three seniors in the starting lineup. Point guard Demetrius Jackson, an ESPN top-25 recruit, hopes to provide a spark off the bench.

The Orange reached the Final Four last season and should again be national contenders despite losing star point guard Michael Carter-Williams to the NBA. A five-star recruit, freshman Tyler Ennis take over ball-handling duties for Syracuse this season. They will also return two starters in Rakeem Christmas and ACC Preseason Player of the Year C.J. Fair and have their sights set on another deep tournament run.

After an early exit in the NCAA tournament last season, the Panthers will have a tough time rebounding this winter.

Frontcourt presence Stephen Adams declared for the NBA draft early, and third-team All-Big East guard Tray Woodall graduated. Pittsburgh likely will start four-star recruit Michael Young at point guard as a freshman. The Panthers do return three starters, but will have to replace a lot of talent.

no. 24 virginia cavaliers

After just missing out on the NCAA tournament last season, the Cavaliers made a deep run in the NIT. First team ACC all-defensive guard Jontel Evans graduated, and guard Paul Jesperson transferred to Northern Iowa. Still, three starters return, including All-ACC forward Joe Harris, who scored 16.3 points per game last season. The Cavaliers have some weapons and could be a contender in the conference.

VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES

After a disappointing 13-19 season, the Hokies’ outlook isn’t too bright for this year either. With a relatively weak recruiting class and the loss of guards Robert Brown and Erick Green, the backcourt is suspect. Under second-year coach James Johnson, the program is in a transition phase. However, the frontcourt is intact from last season and should provide the team with some stability.

WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS

The Demon Deacons won 13 games and missed out on postseason play a season ago. They return four of their starters, though, including senior forward Travis McKie, the ACC’s active career scoring and rebounding leader. The team also has plenty of youth. Fifteen of 17 players on the roster are underclassmen. With many young holdovers from last season, Wake Forest could make strides if its inexperienced players avoid mistakes.

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Keeping it in check There’s reason for optimism with this season’s Terps, but uncertainties should still temper expectations DANIEL GALLEN Last season, the expectations for the Terrapins men’s basketball team skyrocketed early.

After almost upsetting then-No. 3 Kentucky in the season opener on national television, the Terps continued to reel off 13 straight victories. They were young, they were dynamic and, at times, they looked unstoppable.

But once ACC play started, the Terps came crashing back to earth, missing the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive season. The talent was there, but the Terps were not yet seasoned enough to take that next step.

When the Terps take the court at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., tomorrow night against No. 18 Connecticut, they’ll be a year older, and their dynamic pieces will have had another year to integrate.

An NCAA tournament berth isn’t out of the question.

But the expectations should still remain low.

Coach Mark Turgeon said the team is “maybe a little further ahead” than he thought it would be at this point. Forward-turned-point guard Dez Wells has earned rave reviews for his leadership, and three newcomers — forwards Evan Smotrycz and Damonte Dodd, and guard Roddy Peters — have the opportunity to contribute immediately.

But there are still plenty of question marks surrounding the Terps, and that should be enough to temper any runaway excitement about the team’s prospects.

While some labeled him as a bust who never quite lived up to his potential, center Alex Len’s departure to the NBA leaves a gap in the Terps’ interior. Sure,

GUARD SETH ALLEN (in warmups) is out for eight to 10 weeks with a fractured foot, putting pressure on guards Nick Faust (5), Dez Wells (32) and Roddy Peters (2) to initiate the offense. Meanwhile, after the departure of center Alex Len to the NBA, the Terps are looking to forward Charles Mitchell (0) for increased production and defense in the paint. The Terps’ season begins tomorrow night against No. 18 Connecticut in Brooklyn, N.Y. photos by christian jenkins/the diamondback the Terps will have a little bit more freedom on offense, but the defense could suffer, and Turgeon knows as much.

“We’re going to miss Alex,” the third-year coach said at media day a month ago. “If you followed us closely down the stretch last year, Alex was

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The Terps do have a trio of options in the paint in center Shaquille Cleare, forward Charles Mitchell and Dodd. But Cleare and Mitchell were both inconsistent during their freshman seasons. Mitchell showed well in the Terps’ exhibition against Catholic and recorded a double-double, but that came against Division III competition. Cleare started and played 20 minutes, scoring four points

while picking up three fouls.

One of those players will need to step up his game. If the Terps want to advance deep into March, they’re bound to run into a team with an offense that runs through the post.

And when that situation presents itself, Cleare or Mitchell will need to come through.

“I feel between me and Shaq, we can make up most of it,” Mitchell said last month.

“Actually all of it and be a little more productive. I feel like [if we’re] both in the game at the same time, that’s a one-two punch most people can’t stop.”

Plus, point guard — a position that seemed to be a constant point of uncertainty last season — was thrust back into

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relative disarray after guard Seth Allen’s injury last week.

Wells can easily succeed, and there’s no reason to doubt his ability, but the trickle down could end up hurting the Terps significantly in the long run.

Allen’s injury shortens the Terps’ rotation, thins the backcourt and shifts Wells out of the frontcourt. The depth from last season that occasionally seemed like a curse when Turgeon couldn’t find the right combination of 10 players for results suddenly seems like a long-gone luxury.

Still, there’s plenty to be optimistic about as the Terps trek to Brooklyn to open their season.

Turgeon is poised to bring the program back to national prominence, there’s a well-regarded recruiting class on the horizon and an NCAA tournament bid is definitely within reason with such talent on the roster.

“That is the next progression,” Turgeon said. “That’s what we plan to do. We’re going to have to stay healthy.

We’re going to have to play really well. We’re going to have to get lucky. The basketball gods are going to have to be on our side — we’re going to have to get a few bounces. But I just think with recruiting and everything we’re doing here, it’s just the next natural step.

And it feels right.”

But as we’ve already seen with Allen’s injury, things can change in an instant. Without a senior in their rotation, the Terps are still young and haven’t played yet, so there’s no way to know if last season’s inconsistencies are behind them.

There’s reason for confidence.

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No. 8 Terps look to leave injury-marred 2012-13 campaign behind, thanks to a full complement of healthy, versatile players “[RUTAN] DEFENDS THE TOUGHEST MATCHUP. SHE COMMUNICATES. SHE’S A FLOOR GENERAL. … SHE’S A LIVING EXAMPLE EVERY DAY. IF YOU WORK HARD, GREAT THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN, AND YOU CAN BE VERY

By Paul Pierre-Louis @PaulPierreLouis Staff writer In an exhibition against Catholic on Oct. 29, Katie Rutan scored the first unofficial basket of the Terrapins women’s basketball season when she wheeled to the corner of the perimeter, received a pass and hit a 3-pointer.

Rutan used that move often while at Xavier, where she was a sharpshooter off the bench.

But since transferring to this university in 2011, she has become the team’s top defensive option at guard and a well-rounded offensive threat.

“I’m not just straight-up shooter,” Rutan said after the team’s practice Friday. “Not everyone always has to create for me all the time.”

Poised to contend for their first national championship since 2006, the No. 8 Terps have looked for similar development from the rest of their players. This season, which starts tomorrow against South Florida in Tampa, Fla., the team wants versatility throughout its roster for another deep postseason run.

With injuries depleting the Terps’ roster last season, forward Alyssa Thomas had to play multiple roles to accommodate for the losses. In response, she had a historic year, becoming the first player in NCAA or WNBA history to average more than 18 points, 10 rebounds and five assists per game in a season.

The Terps have a healthy roster entering this season, however, and the team’s new depth can help lighten Thomas’ responsibilities.

Rutan’s skill set bolsters the Terps’ offensive and defensive prowess in the backcourt, and coach Brenda Frese hopes the team’s newcomers and returning players can make similar contributions.

“Not only does she shoot the three, but she takes charges,” Frese said.

“She defends the toughest matchup. She communicates.

She’s a floor general. … She’s a living example every day. If you work hard, great things are

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COACH BRENDA FRESE (top) enters the season with a deep and healthy roster after injuries hit the Terps hard last season. Forward Alyssa Thomas (bottom left) and guard Katie Rutan (bottom right) are two seniors who have taken on multiple roles for the Terps during their time in College Park. top, bottom left: file photo/the diamondback; bottom right: alik mcintosh/the diamondback going to happen, and you can be very successful.”

Guards Laurin Mincy and Brene Moseley returned from season-ending ACL injuries, while the team welcomed recruits Lexie Brown and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough to the backcourt this season.

Guard Chloe Pavlech also returned for the Terps, giving the team a wealth of options at the position.

Unlike many times last season, Frese has a number of choices. Brown and Walker-

Kimbrough — ESPN HoopGurlz’s No. 3 point guard and No. 6 wing, respectively, for the 2013 recruiting class — have the athleticism to thrive in the team’s high-pressure defense.

Both players are still getting mentally adjusted to the Terps’ pace of play. However, they’ve used the offseason to improve their decision-making when running the offense in transition.

“The seniors are really helping,” Walker-Kimbrough said. “Just improving every-

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thing if I make a mistake, just get it back the next play, so they’re really helping me out.”

The Terps’ depth in the backcourt means Thomas won’t run the team’s offense

as often as last year. Instead, the Preseason ACC Player of the Year will help the team in the paint, matching up with post players and setting up on the inside more frequently.

But Thomas is still working on increasing her range to the three-point line, which will help create more mismatches when post players are guarding her.

“It’s definitely coming along,” Thomas said during the team’s media day on Oct. 8.

“I can step out there and hit it every once in a while, so people definitely have to play me honest.”

Thomas’ progress with her three-point shooting can add to the outside threat the team already has in Rutan. As the Terps begin a home slate that includes Loyola on Sunday and a tough contest against No. 1 Connecticut on Nov. 15, they hope each player’s effort to become more versatile will pay off like it has for Rutan during her time with the Terps.

With the team’s rejuvenated roster entering the season, its depth and versatility are its two biggest strengths.

“We never really had that opportunity last year,” center Alicia DeVaughn said. “But now this year, being that we have such a big roster, we’re able to rotate players inside and out and just mix and match on the court with each other.” ppierrelouisdbk@gmail.com