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Health Center preps for smoke ban Senate administering survey, center says more resources not needed

By Sarah Tincher Staff writer Starting Nicorette gum was only the beginning of Malcolm McMillan’s fight to quit smoking.

The first attempt was a failure as he experienced a fast nicotine release — users are supposed to suck on the gum, not chew like the junior history major thought.

“Essentially, my body was underloading on smoking and overloading on nicotine, and it was not pleasant,” said McMillan, who’s smoked since age 13 and quit last month at age 20. “At first I felt really high … but I ended up having

a complete anxiety attack when my body was combined with other stress.”

A smoker has the best chances of stopping “cold turkey,” McMillan said, if he or she has no other stresses weighing on him or her. That peace can be difficult to achieve under the pressures of pursuing a college degree — or teaching a college course — though a total of 372 smokers have sought out the University Health Center’s counseling services since 2006. While the university is in the process of implementing a smoking ban by the summer to adhere to University System of Maryland policy, health center staff said they don’t think they’ll need additional resources to meet the

needs of new quitters.

“Right now, according to the American College Health survey, there’s only about 28 percent of the campus that smokes — we’re not talking too big of numbers,” said Edie Anderson, the health center’s sole counselor dedicated to addressing smoking.

The ban will help anyone who wants to quit, Anderson said, but only if he or she has made the decision to put down the cigarettes.

“If it’s not their choice to quit and they’re forced to quit, it’s not a good thing,” she said. “People who come to See smoking, Page 2

ems employees are prepared for all types of nights, ranging from silent, calm ones with few or no calls to those that are nonstop. Preceptor Rich Donohue (left), an 11-year veteran, said work is usually calm while the bars are still open and the department tends to have its craziest calls after they close. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

Univ. in talks with Big Ten Announcement could come as soon as today

By Yasmeen Abutaleb Senior staff writer The university has been in talks with Big Ten officials for more than a week discussing the potential of moving from the Atlantic Coast Conference to the Big Ten, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed yesterday.

An announcement could come as soon as today if Big Ten presidents vote for the university to become the conference’s 13th member and the university chooses to join. There is speculation Rutgers would also join, which would give the conference 14 members. The Board of Regents is scheduled to meet today and vote on the potential switch.

The move would come just two months after the ACC Council of Presidents unanimously voted to bring Notre Dame in as the 15th conference school in all sports except football; Pittsburgh and Syracuse are slated to join in the 2013-14 academic year. The council also increased the ACC’s exit fee to a record $50 million — the steepest price of any conference. University President Wallace Loh and Florida State President Eric Barron voted against the hike in September.

“Do you want a society where whenever you join any group, you cannot get out of that group?” Loh

BIG TEN SCHOOLS The Big Ten is currently composed of 12 schools, but a source confirmed the university has been in talks to join for more than a week with officials.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS INDIANA UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF IOWA UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN told The Diamondback that month.

“We’re part of the ACC, we’re proud to be part of the ACC … but there is something such as principle.”

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EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED College Park EMS units prepare for all types of nights, whether they’re silent or full of nonstop calls The unit sets out. Medical supplies line the shelves of the ambulance, rattling around during a particularly bumpy ride.

“Some people drive really bad,” Donohue jokes. “Makes you want to throw up back there.”

When paramedics are inside the ambulance, they see hardly a sliver of the outside world, other than the small rear window that provides little directional information. There’s no reason to focus anywhere else.

By the time they arrive on the scene, there’s already another ambulance there.

By Fola Akinnibi Staff writer It’s a relatively calm and routine Saturday night with the College Park EMS team. The bars are still open, meaning things probably won’t pick up for a couple more hours.

Preceptor Rich Donohue, an 11-year department veteran, is working overtime with the College Park station instead of his usual District Heights team. He’s showing intern Kyle Hastings the ropes — an easy task, he says, because Hastings already has years of experience — but then, there’s a call about a small child having a seizure.

rich donohue, an EMS preceptor, sits in the College Park Volunteer Fire Department. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

It’s a common sight on any given weekend night — the door to Ratsie’s Pizza flinging open every couple of seconds, or a crowd of sandwich fiends shoving their way into Jimmy John’s for a 3 a.m. cold cut.

The nightlife scene has shifted dramatically over the past year and a half with the openings of The Barking Dog,

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Looney’s Pub and Big Play Sports Grill, but the owners of these bars are not the only ones benefiting from the booming business that pours in throughout the week. Other restaurants nearby, such as Ratsie’s, Jimmy John’s and Domino’s, have also seen more late-night crowds file into their stores as late as 3 a.m.

“I definitely know there’s been an uptrend in the past two years,” said Ian Milbourne, co-manager at Jimmy John’s. “Even when [the Thirsty] Turtle

Stories worth telling Student and her mother write book for children of military families

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Restaurants see more late-night business with growing bar scene

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junior jennifer fink (left) and her mother, Debbie (center) wrote a book called The Little CHAMPS: Child Heroes Attached to Military Personnel, which follows five military children. photo courtesy of debbie fink

was here, we’re still busier now.”

Milbourne, who feels the late-night crowds define “Jimmy John’s culture,” said he has observed a codependent relationship between the city’s bars and the businesses that surround them.

“Those bars do a lot for us, and we do a lot for them. We supply sandwiches so kids can drink more as opposed to puking,” he said, adding, “It’s giving

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By Jenny Hottle Staff writer It all started with an observation by the 5-year-old daughter of a triple-amputee war veteran.

Jennifer Fink, a junior behavioral and community health major, worked with the girl’s family during the summer of 2011 as a volunteer at Operation Homefront — an organization that provides emergency housing and aid to wounded military service members and their families. One day while she and the girl were checking in on the other families, they saw a quadruple amputee and his girlfriend come out from their room.

“We’re so lucky,” Fink recalled

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the girl saying, “because my daddy still has an arm.”

And that’s when the idea first struck Fink — her mother, who had just finished writing a book for children of cancer patients, should write a story about military children.

More than a year later, Fink and her mother, Debbie, published The Little CHAMPS: Child Heroes Attached to Military Personnel, MORE ONLINE a children’s book that follows five For a video of Jennifer military children Fink talking about her who met on a mili- new book, The Little tary base, each of CHAMPS, check out whom represent diamondbackonline.com.

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brief the hospital emergency room staff on the child’s condition. Hardly a few minutes pass before a helicopter lands to bring another patient through.

Once the hospital has all of the information, there isn’t much the paramedics can do. But Donohue likes to check on patients before he leaves, and Hastings still has some paperwork to finish before the unit heads out, awaiting the next call.

After the first call, the night slows down. The ride home is much smoother.

Back at the station, a map of Prince George’s County that includes all of the calls and priorities is projected onto a screen, while college football plays on another.

There isn’t much going on right now, so EMS employees complete some paperwork, take care of some restocking and do a host of other housekeeping tasks that continually get pushed aside in the unpredictability of each day.

Some days are nonstop. But on others, Donohue works for

eight hours without a single call.

“It will start picking up when the bars close,” he said. “There’s enough to do [in the meantime].”

These are the times when crazy calls come in, he said.

When he worked for the fire service, Donohue remembers being called to help pump a flooded basement one night and seeing former Redskins quarterback Mark Rypien at the scene of a car accident on another.

College Park is much quieter than Donohue’s normal station in District Heights, where he is more likely to respond to a drug call than a drunken student. Both are equally rewarding to him, but there is a comfort in knowing the streets he patrols well.

There’s enough time to watch the halftime show and part of the third quarter of a college football game before dispatch notifies the station of another incident. Information is printed off, and the unit is on call again.

An elderly woman is having

difficulty breathing, and the unit rattles along to her house. A family member’s hairspray had irritated the woman’s lungs. Donohue talks to family members to get a feel for the situation, while Hastings administers medical tests and gives the woman oxygen.

Once she regains her breath, Hastings asks the woman if she

wants to be transported to the hospital. She declines, so the unit heads back to the station to wait for the next call.

Both calls on the slow night were routine, but it doesn’t matter.

Donohue loves the job because of its unpredictable nature, he said.

Some nights are slow and routine, while others are action-packed —

far from the typical 9-to-5 job, he added. Maybe there wasn’t a lot to do, but to Donohue, it was a successful night.

“I’d call anything a success if they’re alive at the end,” he said.

“As long as you didn’t get worse, then it’s a success.”

chological and biological aspects of ending his or her addiction, Anderson said.

Officials may decide to put in place additional campus resources and education on smoking cessation, though members of the University Senate Campus Affairs Committee said they are still in the early stages of discussion. The committee will base some of its talks off feedback from students, said University Senate coordinator Sarah Heidt, solicited through a survey available

online from Nov. 15 to Nov. 30.

The university has company i n m a k i ng t he sw itch to a smoke-free campus — at least 825 other schools in the country have similar policies, according to an October study conducted by the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation. In addition, the state has experienced declines in smoker-friendly spaces — all of the state’s enclosed workplaces, including restaurants, bars and private clubs, have banned the practice since

February 2008 and three cigarette tax increases have reduced smoking by 32 percent, according to a Maryland Health Care For All Coalition news release.

Members of the Board of Regents likely had similar goals in mind when they voted to stub the habit out on system campuses, McMillan said.

“The underlying thing with the ban is to probably try to get people to quit, but it probably won’t happen,” he said. “Smokers will find a way to smoke. ... I think

it’s more of an atmosphere thing — it’s more attractive to prospective students and to parents if it’s a more attractive campus.”

State health advocates rallied last week in Annapolis, calling for yet another dollar increase in the state tobacco tax, money they hope would further reduce teen smoking and fund health care and public health needs, according to the release.

However, while the campus features more ashtrays than “no smoking” signs, officials con-

tinue to see modest reactions to their smoking cessation efforts.

When Anderson tabled in Stamp Student Union last Thursday for the Great American SmokeOut — a national event promoted by the American Cancer Society — only three students stopped by to sign the “Pledge to Quit.”

“I didn’t have any expectations,” she said. “I’m very thankful that three people came by and actually wanted to quit.”

contract that would extend to 2026-27, equating to about $17 million per year for each From PAGE 1 school. And bringing in Notre Once Pittsburgh and Syra- Dame earlier this year means cuse joined, ESPN and the at least $1 million more in TV ACC announced a $3.6 billion revenue for every ACC school,

Loh said in September.

The Big Ten will distribute a record $284 million to its members at the end of this fiscal year, commissioner Jim Delany said in June.

That equates to about $24

million for each school aside from Nebraska, which joined last year.

In the past, there have been r u mors t h at Clem son a nd Florida State would explore joining other conferences.

Clemson’s Board of Trustees said in May it would consider another offer if the opportunity presented itself, according to the Associated Press, and Florida State Board of Trustees Chairman Andy Haggard

said the board was in favor of exploring what the Big 12 had to offer if it wanted the school to join, several news outlets reported.

From PAGE 1 Donohue takes charge on arrival as he consoles the frantic, crying child while recording medical history from the child’s mother.

He performs his tasks seamlessly.

Donohue has a soft spot for kids. He has young children of his own, so calming and taking care of them is second nature.

“They’re always going to be scared in the beginning. A 3- or 4-year-old won’t answer you, but they’ll look you in the eyes,” he said. “That tugs at my heart.”

Within a few minutes, the chaos surrounding the scene has calmed, and the child sleeps on the way to the hospital. Seizures consume energy, Hastings says, leaving the person exhausted and in dire need of rest.

Hastings puts in a call to a local hospital to make sure the child can be treated there. Upon arrival, Donohue and Hastings

smoking From PAGE 1 me are seeking to quit. No one is telling them to do it.”

The health center offers nicotine replacement, such as Nicorette gum and the nicotine patch, as well as up to five sessions of acupuncture, stress management counseling and tobacco cessation counseling. A big part of the counseling is helping a smoker understand there are both psy-

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Rich Donohue of the District Heights EMS team returns equipment to an ambulance after responding to a call. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

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BARS From PAGE 1 u s som et h i n g to d o whe n we’re bored, especially at 3 in the morning when there’s 200 drunk kids and you have to sort through them.”

Things can get equally as hectic at other popular spots such as Domino’s, a devoted favorite among many bar patrons late at night, said co-manager Muhammad Albadawi. The restaurant has also seen an increase in business since the new crop of bars opened its doors, he said.

“It’s been really busy,” he said. “They come over here and order a bunch of pizza.”

Albadawi added it’s tough to decipher which nights will be the busiest.

“It all depends on what the night brings,” he said.

Economic Development Coordinator Michael Stiefvater

said the three newest bars have carved out their own unique atmospheres, which allows them to stand out within the existing bar scene. He noted Looney’s Pub, which opened October 2011, has benefited from appearing “full and attractive.”

“Looney’s has been doing really well since day one,” he said. “It’s been a really popular addition to the city.”

Moreover, The Barking Dog, which opened August 2011, has also stood out due to its live music offerings, Stiefvater said. The most recent addition to the city, Big Play Sports Grill, benefits from its prominent location at the corner of Route 1 and Hartwick Road, he added.

“When you’re coming from Hyattsville, the fi rst thing you see is not a vacant spot on the corner, but a bar with people in it,” Stiefvater said.

A not her add it ion to t he bar scene, Terrapin Turf, was

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slated to open in October but has faced delays, Stiefvater said. He added he is unsure when it will open.

W h i l e Te r r a p i n T u r f ’s opening would spell more competition within the bar scene, Milbourne said late-night food options would only benefit.

“I think it would be worse for the other bars,” he said. “I don’t think it will affect us.”

Students have also noticed the changing late-night trends.

Compared to his freshman year, Greg Harding, a junior bioengineering major, said he has recently seen more people cramming into restaurants after hours.

“W henever I walk by Jimmy John’s, I feel like it’s pretty packed on a T hu rsday or Friday,” Harding said.

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RATSIE’S PIZZA and other restaurants have seen a significant increase in the number of students who come in for late-night snacks as early as 3 a.m. Owners owe the shift to the opening of three new bars on Route 1 in the past year and a half. file photo/the diamondback SPORTS

champs From PAGE 1 the five branches of the U.S. military. So far, they have donated 7,000 books to child ren of m i l ita ry fa m i l ies around the world — “a drop in the bucket” of the more than 600,000 elementary schoolaged children they hope to reach, Debbie Fink said.

“It had to both acknowledge and validate the children’s military-connected challenges as well as honor and sacrifice the challenges that they are making for our nation,” Debbie Fink said of the book.

She and her daughter also hope the book will educate military children’s civilian peers on military life.

To reach as many children as possible, Jennifer Fink

launched a fundraising campaign — or CHAMPaign, as she calls it — through Operation CHAMPS, a new organization she created to engage college students and other civilians in giving back to military veterans.

“We are determined, as crazy as we are, to make sure that this book and its story reaches every heart and soul of those 600,000 Champs,” Debbie Fink said.

Debbie Fink said she still remembers the day her daughter burst into her office with the idea for the book.

“She comes through the front door, slams it behind her and says to me, ‘Mom, whatever book and project you’re working on, it’s going on the back burner,” she said. “I said, ‘Fine, absolutely. But I’ll only do it if you write it with me.’”

Jennifer Fink was hesitant

at first, but eventually agreed to collaborate with her mother and bring her numerous volunteer experiences with military organizations to the project.

“Every experience I’ve ever had working with wounded warriors, their families — it’s in this book,” Fink said. “It’s my heart, it’s my soul, and it wouldn’t have happened without her pushing me.”

The Finks originally named the book The Little Brats, based on the age-old term “military brats” for children who grew up in military families.

However, the title did not go over well with some military organizations with which the authors hoped to collaborate.

Finally, the authors decided upon the acronym CHAMPS — Child Heroes Attached to Military Personnel. The change won the support of the organizations

as well as the first military children who read the book.

“After a year of somehow collaborating, we had a book,” Debbie Fink said. “But the most important part of the book, which everyone needs to know, is the only reason we got it right was because it was a community effort. We just had the creativity and passion and the child psychology between [Jennifer’s] experience and my experience with the kids.”

The Finks sent out a prototype of the book to members of every military branch, as well as psychologists, psychiatrists and other military-affiliated organizations to get feedback and fine-tune their story. The next step was getting an illustrator, who ended up being their neighbor Walter Blackwell, a U.S. Navy veteran.

The process of writing The

Little CHAMPS led to a “huge shift” in the authors’ motherdaughter relationship, and the two plan to work together again on the story’s planned sequels, Debbie Fink said.

Jennifer Fink even wrote a song inspired by the book as a birthday present to her mother.

“The Little CHAMPS’ Song” ended up catching on with the children on some military bases. The lead singer on the song’s track is an 11-year-old girl whose father builds houses for military families.

“The most amazing moment through the whole process was listening to these kids sing the song and seeing them so excited with this book,” Fink said. “T hat was the most gratifying, but we only did this because it needed to be done.” newsumdbk@gmail.com

TIGERS From PAGE 8 attack going against the Terps (18-6). At the end of regulation, the Tigers had eight shots — just as many as the Terps had.

“We did the best we could with our defense, trying to tack le outside the ci rcle,” McEvoy said. “But sometimes it doesn’t go your way.”

That defense met its biggest challenge yet in the final minute of the second half. After taking position following the Terps’ game-tying goal, Princeton did its part to run out the rest of the clock. It drew a penalty corner as time expired, giving itself an opportunity to have the final shot on goal. A lthough the Terps broke the play up, they were forced to do it all over again when the referees called for a repeat.

McEvoy came up big again on the second try, diving on the turf and knocking the ball out of play to force overtime.

But any magic that was left faded in the extra frame. The Terps didn’t get a single shot off and rarely held possession.

The Tigers only took one shot, but it proved to be the only one that mattered.

The loss ended the Terps’ four-year title-game appearance streak and ended their bid to win a third consecutive national championship.

The team’s eight seniors were treated to the earliest send-off they had experienced in their careers.

But after suffering more losses than any season since 2004, maybe it just wasn’t the Terps’ year.

“I think all of us coaches know that. … It’s all about November, and that’s always a very exciting time,” Meharg said. “I’m not surprised that we put our best game together tonight, and I’m really thankful for that.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

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This country’s will to change social attitudes over one generation is inspiring

The recent election, which increased the number of women in the U.S. Senate to 20 and installed the nation’s first all-female gubernatorial and congressional representation for a state (New Hampshire), set a new high watermark for the rise of women in the halls of power and their place in our society. There’s no doubt this tide will continue to rise in the future.

But for someone like myself — who was born in a time when the only professional opportunities women could pursue outside the home were jobs as teachers, nurses and secretaries — this is a pretty stunning milestone. It speaks to me about one of the great sources of power of this country: a willingness to change social attitudes from one generation to the next in the direction of increasing human potential and dignity.

When this achievement is placed in the context of other countries, where women are not allowed to travel without a male guardian, young girls are shot for advocating for their education and female genital mutilation and honor killings are acceptable, it reminds me this willingness to change is far from natural or universal.

Indeed, while this generation of American women can now pursue almost any of their dreams, we should remember this did not come without a fight. It required 72 years of struggle from the women’s rights convention at Seneca Falls in 1848 to the 19th Amendment in 1920 that gave women the right to vote. And it was not until 1992, another 72 years, that there were more than two women in the Senate

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at any one time.

But the social and economic distance women in this country had to travel in their struggle for gender equality over the past 150 years seems to be significantly smaller than that which will be required of women in countries where the lack of rights, opportunities and their status as property is locked in place by rigid religious fundamentalism, culture and poverty. In some countries and cultures, the distance to travel from the existential hell of child marriages, sexual slavery and extreme domestic abuse is vast.

So while we celebrate our progress, we should not ignore the suffering of women in other parts of the world.

While we are still only ranked as the 22nd best country in the world for women, according to the World Economic Forum, we are still the most visible country in the world.

Although there are limits on what we can do to change the conditions inside another country, we can exert pressure and influence.

I urge each of you to go online to seek and contribute to organizations that provide microloans to women to help them out of poverty. Write to your representatives. Let them know that policies to pressure other governments to eliminate the sex trade and promote the education of girls worldwide are important to you. Most importantly, we can lead by example.

We can exhibit the benefits we have derived by promoting the potential of women and demonstrating the talents of women to those who may have doubted it and to continue in our march forward.

One nation, indivisible CAROLINE CARLSON Ever since the general election ended two weeks ago, I assumed all political commentary on my Facebook and Twitter news feeds would have stopped by now. Nonetheless, I still witness conservatives lamenting the supposed “destruction of our country” and liberals continuously rejoicing in the victory of their “dear leader.”

Scrolling through news channels, all I’ve seen recently are analysts articulating how “divided” our country has become post-election.

Politics has become dirty, compromise has become nearly nonexistent and any idea of people with different ideologies working together has vanished from our minds.

Whether we’re referring to Congress or the Student Government Association, gridlock seems to be everywhere. The fiscal cliff, which could impose new tax increases and spending cuts come next year, has led to a “gridlocked America,” according to Ezra Klein of The Washington Post. SGA also caused controversy after members voted down funding MaryPIRG’s two salaried positions last year but supported creating a committee to determine the university’s future relationship with the lobbying organization.

As much as students hate the

current state of political discourse, where candidates seem to bicker more than ever, I’d like to say gridlock and division can, at many times, be a good thing for society and the student body.

Compromise is important, but it’s only efficient if individuals aren’t compromising the entirety of their beliefs.

Compromise for the sake of compromise isn’t the best plan. Complete bipartisanship in Congress, for instance, gave us senseless laws, such as No Child Left Behind, the PATRIOT Act and the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Even in the university atmosphere, should we compromise on issues with our friends just because we know our positions may be unpopular? Should we refrain from sharing our beliefs just because we fear the judgment of our peers?

Our federal government is a republic, not a direct democracy. Our justice system requires unanimous consent to convict someone of a crime, therefore ensuring the individual with the minority opinion is confident he or she won’t be hampered down or intimidated by the voice of the majority.

Of course, there are some exceptions to promoting gridlock. Compromise that ensures adequate trade-offs works; compromise that forces one group to “cave in” more than another does not. If you want to pass tax increases on the “wealthy,” then you should put cutting discretionary spending on the table.

Additionally, the perception that our

country has entered into a period of hate and division because of the election is completely preposterous. People tend to cite political ads and sound bites of politicians when they argue that politics have become so heated.

But didn’t Thomas Jefferson call John Adams a “blind, bald, crippled, toothless man” in the election of 1800?

Didn’t the Illinois State Register call Abraham Lincoln “a second Benedict Arnold” for his spoken disapproval of the Mexican-American War? Political division and attacks existed way before this election.

Yes, the election caused almost half of the country to feel infuriated, but at least we can be thankful our country isn’t literally divided.

Intellectual discourse is a fundamental principle of American society, and urging people to compromise in fear of consistent gridlock hinders the belief that we are open to a forum of interchanging and learning other ideas.

This theory applies on the campus as well. A university classroom is a medium we use to share our ideas, no matter how extreme they may be. Constantly promoting compromise rather than disagreement and debate creates a student body that fears disagreeing with the mainstream and prefers censoring their views just to appeal to the status quo.

Caroline Carlson is a sophomore government and politics and marketing major. She can be reached at opinionumdbk@gmail.com.

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The small victories always matter Justice in Palestine

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“At approximately 15:30 on Saturday, 10 November 2012, Israeli military vehicles stationed at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel fired an artillery shell at a number of Palestinian children who were playing football … 2 children were instantly killed.”

This excerpt from a report released by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights only captures a small look into this week’s violence, as Israel terrorizes the Gazan people in Operation Pillar of Defense. To Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, these children’s deaths contribute to his tough image as he seeks re-election.

And while Zionist college students echo the paranoia of impending doom from targetless, sometimes primitive rockets, Gaza burns. This is not a conflict between two equal standing armies; it is a massacre.

This is a military occupation of a people, most of whom were forced from their homes 60 years ago. They live within an outdoor prison, where every aspect of their lives — from access to trade or clean drinking water — is inherently controlled by the Israeli government.

Palestinian civil society has asked the world for solidarity in the form of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, a global campaign aimed at crippling South African apartheid. It is similarly being used today to counter Israel’s economic capacity to uphold its apartheid. Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions victories are happening all over, most recently when the Associated Students of University of California, Irvine unanimously passed a resolution to divest from all companies that do business with Israel. We hope to echo this small victory.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Parts of this letter were published elsewhere. This letter was sent to The Diamondback.

I am writing in response to Bradleigh Chance’s insightful Nov. 16 Diamondback article, “Students dissatisfied with dining procedures.”

It’s essential schools pay attention to the needs of their students as demand for vegan food sweeps campuses across the country. A Bon Appétit poll showed the number of college vegans doubled between 2006 and 2010 and the number of vegetarians rose by 50 percent during that same period.

In 2011, the University of North Texas opened Mean Greens, the nation’s first all-vegan dining hall, and UNT Dining Services saw voluntary meal plan sales rise 30 percent. According to Anne Locascio of Food Service Equipment and Supplies, “Once-skeptical administrators have come around and fully support the project, in part because of its obvious success and in part because it’s proving to be a draw not only for current students but for prospective students, as well.”

UNT Executive Dining Services Director Bill McNeace said, “As at most schools, we have students who frequently give tours to prospective students and they report that when a lot of those kids hear about Mean Greens, their eyes light up and they get excited about it.”

From the smallest community colleges to the largest state schools, vegan options are everywhere as a direct result of student pressure, including at this university. Students interested in adopting a healthier, more humane diet should visit peta2.com to receive a free vegetarian or vegan starter kit.

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Make these buildings homes Management of off-campus housing buildings — such as the University View, The Varsity and The Enclave — have a speckled history with students. There have been a number of stories with instances of management misleading residents on security measures, the state of each individual apartment and pest control — just to name a few. Off-campus housing’s reputation is not highly regarded among students, and the buildings’ managements have had a hard time remedying it.

At The Enclave, residents complained of past experiences with mold-infested carpets and shoddy maintenance. There were concerns about the occupancy rate and an onslaught of “false promises” and disagreements in pricing. One of the main reasons students weren’t willing to live in the complex, despite the benefits, was its notorious record for shabby management.

The complex has struggled to attract students through a slew of management teams.

Fortunately, the owners weren’t willing to simply settle for mediocre management tactics. Star Management Group took over in July, and has heavily focused on

customer service and employing a “guerrilla” marketing campaign to attract students. They distributed fliers at local businesses and on the campus, strengthened their online presence and gave students free merchandise to help promote a positive image for the building.

OUR VIEW

Off-campus apartments must learn what students need; if they become more appealing, their popularity and population will likely increase.

Additionally, to improve its reputation and entice more prospective residents, Enclave management has lowered rent rates. It has also made a concerted effort to get to know each student resident by name, greeting him or her upon entry and holding mixers with the hope of creating a more intimate relationship.

The apartment complex was able to increase the leasing rate of its 369 beds from just more than 50 percent in February to 89 percent at the end of August.

Residents had complaints and concerns about The Enclave, and management took the initiative to address the students’ needs. Instead of brushing off the comments, management took action to rectify the situation.

While this editorial board cannot validate or invalidate residents’ specific complaints about the building, we are impressed with management’s responses and efforts to garner student support. Nothing can change the building’s proximity to the campus, but its perks (such as being a new building, providing security without the threat of resident assistants kicking you off the campus and competitive rent rates) are certainly enticing aspects. And the final piece fell into place as the new management made living there a pleasant experience.

The complex’s initial problems have not been completely swept under the rug. Because of the attentive nature and relevant response made by Enclave management, the building has become a hospitable environment. The other complexes still experiencing complaints and angry residents need to take a page out of The Enclave’s book. Listen to your students and address their complaints. Be transparent in efforts to improve your building, and maybe your popularity will follow suit.

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taking a leaf out of their books We count down the top five classic novels that should be made into feature films — or whose adaptations are in serious need of a revision

By Kelsey Hughes Staff writer

to translate well to the big screen. He might have been right — much of the novel works because it is a narration of main character Holden’s thoughts, and without that internal monologue explaining Holden’s actions, the film’s storyline may fall flat. That hasn’t stopped filmmakers, however, who are waiting with bated breath for the day when Salinger’s copyright expires, and the novel becomes fair game, The Telegraph reported.

Though that won’t happen anytime soon, the prospect of the classic work becoming a film is exciting for all those who fell in love with Holden while reading The Catcher in the Rye.

With the seeming onslaught of classic novels being turned into films — Anna Karenina, Life of Pi, The Great Gatsby, The Hobbit, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (yes, it counts!) — it’s time to take a look at some of the great novels that either need to become films or need a reboot.

Through the Looking Glass Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There is the equally mindtripping sequel to Alice in Wonderland penned by Lewis Carroll. It draws on some of the same symbols as its predecessor but adds in the complication that everything’s in a mirror. Though Disney’s version of Alice incorporates scenes from the sequel, there hasn’t been a famous version of the sequel by itself. We may be past the psychedelic ’60s, but there may still be a market for this head-spinning tale among those who are avid Alice fans and those who are just looking for a surreal experience. Make it a cartoon and add in the same amount of drug references and trippy scenes, and Disney would have another box office smash on its hands.

Brave New World Brave New World was actually adapted into a film in the ’80s, but it’s long overdue for an overhaul. Centering on the lives of two high-caste individuals and an outsider in a futuristic world of isolation and extreme control, the novel by Aldous Huxley questions the value of happiness and warns of a future time when everyone is controlled by misinformation.

While the ’80s version aptly captures

Crime and Punishment

brave new world and The Awakening have already been made into movies, but these adaptations are more than 20 years old. New technology and more creative directors could add a fresher twist that could produce hits. photos courtesy of seesaa.net, scifiideas.com, shadesofwords09.wordpress.com, collider.com and lalibreriadelau.com the sterilized World State in which the characters live, it’d be interesting to see what modern filmmakers could do with the graphics to make the film even better. In 2009, director Ridley Scott announced he would be reshooting the famous novel and casting Leonardo DiCaprio as the lead, according to Reuters, but in an interview with Collider.com in 2012 he said the classic may be best left in book form.

The Awakening The Awakening is an 1899 novel by Kate Chopin that details the ideologi-

cal revolution taking place within one woman, Edna Pontellier, who suddenly discovers she does not want to live as a traditional image of womanhood of the era. Some people love Edna for defying the norms of the time, while others hate her for being kind of a terrible mother, but this is just proof of the complexity of her character. She is not the out-and-out hero, but she’s certainly not the villain. Considered one of the first successful feminist works of its time, this novel is worthy of a film adaptation, and much needed in a sea of sappy chick flicks and happy endings. It was adapted into a 1991 film

called Grand Isle, but it got average ratings. The novel deserves much better than this — especially now when the “war on women” is a prevalent issue, a film showing how far women have come and how far they need to go would be perfectly timed.

The Catcher in the Rye Reclusive The Catcher in the Rye author J.D. Salinger fought adamantly ­— until his death — against the idea of turning his acclaimed coming-of-age novel into a movie, saying his work was too much of a “novelistic novel”

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BEARS From PAGE 8 a team that’s mentally tough.

Brown is an outstanding team.

I expected that they were going to give us a great challenge.”

Brown’s physical style frustrated the Terps (18-1-2) early, and the Bears (13-3-3) took a 1-0 lead on forward Bobby Belair’s 17th-minute goal. For Cirovski, Brown was modeling its playing style after a familiar Terps foe.

Brown coach Pat Laughlin spent 2009 as an assistant in Providence, R.I., under current Clemson coach Mike Noonan, and last night’s game was reminiscent of the Terps’ two matchups with the Tigers this year. The Bears were aggressive and forceful, using their size to push around some of the Terps’ smaller forwards.

“I’m sure they studied the success Clemson had and replicated some of it,” Cirovski said. “The semifinals of the ACC tournament was very similar to this. We came back in that game and showed our fiber and had some confidence that we could come back and win [this] game.”

Brown used unrelenting pressure to try to put the game out of reach early with a second goal. While some earlier Terps opponents like Lehigh packed in the box after getting a lead, the Bears stayed on the offensive. They took 10 shots and placed three of them on goal.

“We talked about it like a boxing match,” Laughlin

said. “You had to take a few punches and also give out a few punches. We had to go to the middle of the ring and fight, and I think our guys proved that.”

Cirovski used a strategy similar to the one he used a g a i n s t Cl e m son i n t he ACC semifi nals. Like in the Nov. 9 double overtime win, Pace and Leikvang played major minutes last night.

Leikvang’s free kick into the box triggered the scrum that ultimately led to Metzger’s game-winner.

“Helge was playing good balls throughout the whole game,” Metzger said. “I had a feeling it was going to get to that spot. I got a fl ick on it at the end. [Defender] London [Woodberry] claims that he hit it in at the end, but I’m pretty sure I got the last touch.”

Metzger was yet another player on a deep Terps roster stepping up in crunch time.

While forward Patrick Mullins tied the game in the 44th minute with his 14th goal — a laser from 30 yards out — it was Metzger, a player who had made more of an impact on defense this year than offense, completing the comeback.

“This team has showed its resiliency several times this year from being down,” Cirovski said. “They prove to me over and over again they have the heart of a champion.

I’m proud of them. We know we’re going to get played better and better soccer as the tournament goes forward.

Right now, I’m delighted we found a way to win.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

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BLACKBIRDS From PAGE 8 them a lot of credit. They hit a lot of shots and had confidence.”

The teams traded blows for much of the second half, with the Terps’ lead hovering between seven and 11 points. But after point guard Pe’Shon Howard’s 3-pointer with 4:25 remaining extended the Terps’ advantage to 80-68, they never looked back.

Turgeon used a small lineup to wear down a shallow Blackbirds (0-3) team, and a Seth Allen dunk gave the Terps (2-1) a game-high 20-point lead about two minutes later.

“We were able to work it inside-out,” Allen said. “We would pass it in, and when they collapsed, we would make them pay.”

But Friday night’s outcome was more about depth than anything else. The Terps’ bench seemed to gas LIU Brooklyn’s prolific starters, outscoring the opposing reserves, 36-0. Allen came off the bench to score a team-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting (5-of-6 on 3-pointers). Sixteen of those points arrived during a second half in which the Terps shot 61.8 percent from the field.

Of course, players weren’t finding all those wide-open looks on their own. Howard

SEMINOLES From PAGE 8 who gives you everything he has. You guys just don’t know how bad he is hurting. Him going out there tells you what kind of warrior he is.”

But no matter what kind of individual contributions it received from its senior leaders, the defense never had a chance to stop a potent Florida State attack. Freshmen giveaways on special teams and offense gave the Seminoles short fields early and often in the game, allowing coach Jimbo Fisher’s squad to take a sizable fi rst-half lead.

After running back Devonta

Guard Pe’Shon Howard fed Dez Wells and his teammates often Friday night, totaling 13 assists. charlie deboyace/the diamondback delivered perhaps the most complete performance of his career, finishing with 13 assists — just two shy of former guard Greivis Vasquez’s program record — and seven rebounds. He also hit all four of his free throws.

“It was great to finally get to double digit [assists],” Howard said. “I have scorers all around me, so it makes my job so much easier when I’m in control.”

Freeman gave Florida State an early 7-0 lead, Terps rookie wide receiver Levern Jacobs fumbled the ensuing kickoff, allowing Seminoles quarterback E.J. Manuel to quickly extend his team’s lead to 14-0.

Two drives later, freshman quarterback Shawn Petty lost his fifth fumble in three games.

The Seminoles again capitalized, using a Dustin Hopkins field goal to take a 17-0 advantage nine seconds into the second quarter. They entered the break leading 27-0.

“You can’t give Florida State that many points early on,” Edsall said. “We can’t shoot ourselves in the foot and turn the ball over.”

Allen and Howard’s star-making performances may have overshadowed Wells’ pivotal night.

After the team announced the NCAA had cleared him to play this season, Wells felt burdened with fans’ mounting expectations. They anticipated SportsCenterworthy dunks and predicted a Wells-led NCAA Tournament run.

Wells responded with a disappointing season-opening performance against No. 3 Kentucky, finishing with eight points on 2-of-12 shooting. Though Wells put together a much-improved effort against Morehead State on Monday, he later said he still felt ill at ease.

That changed Friday. Turgeon’s soothing words during that afternoon meeting eased Wells’ stresses, allowing him to relax and deliver a breakout showing.

There were plenty of positive takeaways during the Terps’ dominating win over a two-time reigning conference champion.

A refocused Wells could prove the most noteworthy revelation as the Terps inch closer to conference play.

“That’s the kid I thought he was going to be,” Turgeon said. “He’s just hopefully going to continue to improve on that.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

Petty — who finished the afternoon with 136 yards on 8-of-19 passing — did throw s e c o n d-h a l f t o u c h d o w n strikes of 33 and 42 yards to senior wide receiver Kevin Dorsey, but it wasn’t enough to make a noticeable dent in Florida State’s commanding lead. The Seminoles (10-1, 7-1 ACC) matched the Terps’ 14 points with rushing touchdow ns f rom Freema n a nd James Wilder Jr., pushing the fi nal margin to 27 points.

The loss officially ends the Terps’ (4-7, 2-5) bowl chances this season, and it ends the careers of the team’s seniors on a sour note.

But after all they have gone

through this season — and over a tumultuous four- or five-year stretch in College Park — the seniors weren’t down. They said they plan to go out fighting this season, and, despite their five-game losing streak, they all agreed Edsall has the Terps moving in the right direction.

“They will have a great team next year. I won’t be here, but I will be a big supporter and help them in any way they need,” Tate said. “They just need to go out and play, especially because of the adverse experiences we have had to play with this year. It is a good learning experience for them.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

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MEN’S SOCCER

Metzger plays hero in victory Midfielder’s late goal leads Terps to 2-1 win over Brown in NCAA second round

By Daniel Gallen Senior staff writer

MidfieldeR Dan Metzger scored the game-winning goal with 57 seconds remaining to secure the Terps’ 2-1 victory over Brown yesterday. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

FIELD HOCKEY

Princeton denies title four-peat

Out of the middle of a scrum in the 90th minute, yet another late-season hero emerged for the Terrapins men’s soccer team last night.

In the ACC tournament semifinals against Clemson on Nov. 9, it was midfielder Helge Leikvang and forward Jake Pace. In the final against North Carolina two days later, it was defender Dakota Edwards.

And in last night’s NCAA tournament second round against Brown, it was midfielder Dan Metzger netting

the game-winner with 57 seconds left.

The sophomore’s goal — his third of the year and first since Aug. 31 — captured the No. 2-seed Terps’ 2-1 comeback win over unseeded Brown before 1,663 at Ludwig Field. The Terps will face Coastal Carolina, which upset No. 15-seed Wake Forest last night, in a third-round matchup Sunday.

“We didn’t play our best soccer, but we showed our championship fiber in finding a way to win,” coach Sasho Cirovski said. “To score a goal in the last couple minutes of each half shows See BEARS, Page 7

MEN’S BASKETBALL

For Dez, All is Finally Wells

Terps fall to Tigers, 3-2, in semifinals

By Nicholas Munson Staff writer Late in the second half Friday, the Terrapins field hockey team’s hopes of advancing to the NCAA Championship seemed to be dwindling. It trailed No. 2-seed Princeton, 2-1, and the game clock was quickly ticking toward all zeros.

But with less than three minutes remaining, a referee’s whistle for a penalty stroke momentarily saved them. Defender Ali McEvoy launched a shot that hit the underside of the crossbar. Suddenly, the Terps had forced overtime and were one score away from facing top-seeded North Carolina in the title game.

But less than six minutes into the extra period, that same whistle ended their season.

After the Tigers drew a foul deep in the circle on Terps goalkeeper Natalie Hunter, freshman midfielder Teresa Benvenuti stepped up and drilled the game-winning goal, clinching the Tigers’ 3-2 victory and sending the Terps home before the fi nals for the fi rst time since 2007.

“We played a tremendous game and stuck to the plans,” coach Missy Meharg said. “But Princeton is such a fast team, and their counterattack is probably the best in the NCAA that I’ve ever seen.”

Despite featuring the nation’s best offense and the leading goal scorer in forward Kathleen Sharkey — who scored two unassisted goals in the first half — Princeton struggled to get its See TIGERS, Page 3

Forward Dez Wells had his best game as a Terp on Friday, totaling 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists in a 91-74 victory against LIU Brooklyn at Comcast Center. He shot 7-of-11 from the field. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

After taking time to get comfortable with Terps, forward breaks out in 91-74 win over LIU Brooklyn

By Connor Letourneau Senior staff writer About seven hours before the Terrapins men’s basketball team hosted LIU Brooklyn on Friday, Dez Wells sat in Mark Turgeon’s Comcast Center office and felt a burden lifted off his shoulders.

The Xavier transfer, who was cleared to play just nine days earlier, touched upon the pressures he’s felt to produce this season. He talked

about fans’ excitement surrounding his newfound eligibility and his desire to fulfill supporters’ expectations.

“I’ll take all the pressure,” Turgeon told Wells. “Just do what you do. Play hard and be a basketball player.”

That’s precisely what Wells did Friday night. Relieved and reinvigorated, the sophomore forward delivered his most complete Terps performance in a convincing 91-74 win over the Blackbirds. He tallied 15 points, eight rebounds, five assists,

two steals and three highlight-caliber blocks, helping the Terps record their highest-scoring game since a Feb. 9, 2011, win over Longwood.

“This is the moment I’ve been waiting for,” Wells said. “It came when it was supposed to and I just had to take my time with it.”

Though Wells shot 4-of-6 for nine points in the first half, the Terps struggled to pull away early. Turgeon’s squad committed 12 of its 15 turnovers over the fi rst 20 minutes,

allowing a dynamic LIU Brooklyn offense to score in transition.

Forward Julian Boyd — the reigning Northeast Conference Player of the Year — scored 12 of his gamehigh 22 points in the fi rst half, and the Blackbirds entered the break trailing by single digits.

“We turned it over way too much in the first half,” Turgeon said. “The defense wasn’t good enough, but give See BLACKBIRDS, Page 7

FOOTBALL

Despite best effort from seniors, Terps fall to Florida State, 41-14

By Josh Vitale Senior staff writer

Linebacker Kenneth Tate walks off Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium for the final time after the Terps’ loss Saturday. The senior totaled seven tackles and a team-high three sacks in the game. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

Kenneth Tate was visibly emotional as he spoke to reporters inside Gossett Team House on Saturday. For good reason, too.

Moments earlier, the senior linebacker jogged off Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium after a disappointing fi nal Terrapins football home game.

The Terps fell to No. 10 Florida State, 41-14, on Senior Day, ending

the College Park careers of Tate and 16 of his senior teammates.

“Today was an emotional day,” Tate said after the game. “I felt like it was fi nally my time, and it is the last time I will ever play on this field and in this stadium. I was appreciative of all the fan support, and I was happy to go out and leave it on the field.”

Tate made the most of his last Byrd appearance. One of the few bright spots on a clearly overmatched Terps defense, the Forestville native record-

ed seven tackles and three sacks.

Senior safety Eric Franklin was tied for second on the team with eight tackles, and Randy Edsall praised the play of senior defensive end Joe Vellano despite his relatively quiet day on the stat sheet.

“It was nice to honor all the seniors today,” the second-year coach said.

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