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Rutgers joins Big Ten, following university’s announcement

By Yasmeen Abutaleb Senior staff writer

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Just one day after this university announced its decision to join the Big Ten in 2014, Rutgers followed suit and made the same announcement yesterday.

The move makes Rutgers the fifth school to leave the Big East and one of many to switch conferences in the last few years. The Big Ten now boasts 14 members following Monday’s and yesterday’s announcements.

“There’s been a lot of change and

turmoil in intercollegiate athletics over the last decade,” Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said in yesterday’s news conference. “I’m a partisan on certain days, and today I’m all Rutgers. Yesterday I was all Maryland. When I go back home, I’ll be a nonpartisan, at least for the remain-

a university history class will be available to students beginning in spring 2014. The course will be available as an upper-level history class for students in all majors, and will cover the university’s rise from an agricultural school to a top public research institution. Archivists Anne Turkos and Jason Speck, who envisioned the course and have spearheaded the effort, will serve as its instructors. photos courtesy of university archives

history in the making Every campus has a story, and, starting in spring 2014, students will have an opportunity to learn this university’s, from its earliest days as a small agricultural school to its status today as a lauded research institution.

The history department is planning to introduce an upper-level elective about the university’s history in an effort spearheaded by university archivists Anne Turkos and Jason Speck. It will appeal to students of all majors, who will have the chance to hear from guest speakers and contribute to research in the University Archives, said Turkos and Speck, the course’s future instructors.

“The history class is something [Speck] and I have wanted to do for a long time,” Turkos said. “A lot of students have come to me over the years and said, ‘We really have no sense of our history, we don’t know what our traditions are,’ so we’re looking at this class as maybe one way to start to inform students a little bit more about the history of the university.”

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Students anxious as Gaza conflict escalates

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Faculty, staff working to create university history class that will be offered in spring 2014

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der of the football season.”

Big East members Pittsburgh and Syracuse will join the ACC for the 2013-14 season; Notre Dame announced in September it will become a

Although the class won’t be available until spring 2014, it is already highly anticipated. Philip Soergel, the history department’s chairman, said this university’s history has become a hot topic following the success of history professor Ira Berlin’s “Knowing Our History” seminar three years ago.

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Every time sophomore Jessica Story logs on to Twitter, she holds her breath, hoping to hear from her friends living in Israel that they’re safe, even as violence in the region escalates.

“I see one of them online, and I have to make sure they’re OK, no matter how many times they roll their eyes and say, ‘Jess, I’m fine,’” the family science and theatre major said. “I’ll always check.

It’s scary.”

Story is one of many students on the campus anxiously watching from afar as a long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict grows into more rocket fire and civilian deaths. The violence has been ongoing for about a week, and even though Hamas officials say a cease-fire is likely, students are still unsettled and hoping for a resolution before Israel launches a ground invasion in Gaza, which Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu said army reserves are prepared to do.

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DOTS adds two buses ‘You liked him; you couldn’t help it’ for Thanksgiving travel michael “mike” du monceau, 1944-2012

‘Beloved’ former university radio professor remembered for hands-on teaching, influence on students

By Annika McGinnis Staff writer There was always a line outside Michael du Monceau’s door. The young, long-haired professor made things happen for his students and had fun doing it.

Michael “Mike” du Monceau, of Ellicott City, a former university professor of radio, television and film and an early Discovery Channel programmer, died Nov. 13 when a flatbed truck crashed into his Jeep Cherokee on Route 32 in Clarksville. He was 68.

During a nostalgic era for radio and television in the 1970s and 1980s, du Monceau taught classes in radio, television and film, a small department that no longer exists at this university. Called “beloved” by several alumni, du Monceau is remembered for his friendliness, relatability and dedication to helping students

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Michael du Monceau, a former university professor of radio, TV and film, is remembered for helping students jump-start their careers. file photo/the diamondback jump-start their careers.

“He was not your typical college professor by any stretch of the imagination,” said Steve Allan, a 1976 graduate. “He almost seemed like one of us, although he pushed you to be yourself and challenged you to do what you felt was right.”

Born in 1944, du Monceau attended Bradfield College in Berkshire, United Kingdom, and the University of Maryland’s Munich campus in Germany. He then earned his doctorate in educational technology, broadcasting and film from this university and taught on the campus from the 1970s to mid-1980s.

Beginning in 1985, du Monceau worked as the senior vice president of programming at Discovery Communications, which later became the Discovery Channel.

He was “integral” in determining the channel’s original content, said network founder and chairman John Hendricks, including shows such as Young Einstein, A Duck’s Tale and Otto: Zoo Gorilla. Du Monceau also worked in programming at the

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Registration for buses to N.J., N.Y. breaks record

By Bradleigh Chance Staff writer Facing an influx of students lacking transportation home for Thanksgiving, DOTS added two more shuttles to its round-trip New York and New Jersey routes this year.

In the past, DOTS ran four buses — two to Metropark in New Jersey, one to Cherry Hill, N.J., and one to Port Authority in New York. But this year, after registration rates for the buses broke Department of Transportation Services’ records, DOTS decided to provide additional shuttles to Metropark and Port Authority.

“This year for Thanksgiving, we had the largest demand we have ever had, causing us to subcontract more buses through an outside company,” DOTS Assistant Director Beverly Malone said. “Based off of this trend, moving forward, we are going to go into registration for each future winter, spring

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and Thanksgiving break offering more seats from the beginning to accommodate the increased demand.”

Registration for tickets is completed online about one month before the scheduled trips, but this year, DOTS opened up registration earlier to allow more time for students to make travel arrangements, Malone said.

“We opened up more buses within the first week of registration and sent emails to people on the waitlist offering them a seat,” Malone said.

According to students, it’s almost impossible to be among the first to get a ticket. Many are placed on a waitlist until additional tickets are available, but most students end up securing a seat.

“I needed to register about a month in advance, because the spots fill up really quickly after registration opens, but I highly recommend going on the waitlist if you do not get one initially — that’s

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“When Anne offered this possibility, we were excited to jump at it, because the University Archives are in many ways a m icrocosm of 20th century U.S. history,” Soergel said. “It’s not an unimportant collection of documents, and it’s important our students have an opportunity to work with them.”

Turkos and Speck envision a class that meets once a week in Hornbake Library, the home of the University Archives. Class time will be split between lectures and guest speakers, and students will have the opportunity to work with original documents and contribute to the Archives’ research.

One of the assignments on the syllabus, Turkos said, will consist of a contribution to the Archives’ online encyclopedia of Terps history, called University of Maryland A to Z. Students will research and write an entry, and possibly present their research at Maryland Day. T he class, wh ich w i l l be capped at 30 students, will be considered an upper-level elective so both graduate and undergraduate students of all majors can enroll.

“I don’t think you necessarily have to have a history background; you could come at it from any discipline,” Turkos said. “If you’re interested in the history of the University of Maryland, I think it will be a good class to take.”

Several students, such as sophomore chemistry major Luke Skala, said they would be interested in the course.

“I’d take it, because I think it’s important to know the history where you’re from,” Skala said. “I have no idea about Maryland history.”

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member of the ACC in all sports except football in 2014; and West Virginia joined the Big 12 in July.

The Big Ten has grown quickly amid national conference realignment, adding Nebraska in 2011. With Rutgers’ addition, the university will have another nearby rival — along with Penn State — in a conference largely situated in the Midwest.

But university President Wallace Loh said with the advent of TV networks — the Big Ten has its own network with millions of subscribers worldwide — geographical considerations are no longer important in aligning conferences, especially as more money is made through TV instead of ticket sales.

“These conferences were created before there was Internet, jet travel — they were geographically bound. People are watching online now, on the big screen,” Loh told The Diamondback Monday. “We are talking about the emergence of super conferences.”

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JIM HENSON, the creator of the Muppets, graduated from the university in 1960. Beginning spring 2014, students will get the chance to learn about the university’s history, including its famous alumni, in a new upper-level history elective. photo courtesy of university archives the early stages, and Turkos and Speck are still smoothing out the logistics. They’ve experienced some setbacks since the idea’s inception — originally, they wanted to have the class ready for this spring, but early registration had already begun by the time they were able to propose the class to the history department, and the plans were pushed back a year.

“I haven’t put together a fullsemester class like this before, so it’s been a bit of a challenge for us to kind of think through what we think the important themes are that need to be covered,” Turkos said. “It’s been a challenge to reorient our thinking because that’s not something we do on a daily basis.”

While funding for the class is easily obtainable, some of the specifics are still up in the air, Turkos said. She and Speck will be adjunct faculty, but how they will receive their paychecks as teachers instead of as library staff members is still in discussion.

All of the class materials are available in the Archives, and

the library will absorb the costs of photocopying, Turkos added.

However, they have not nailed down means of funding for some possibilities, such as videotaping the lectures for future use by the university community and other curious historians.

So far, though, faculty have embraced the concept of a university history class.

“Everyone I’ve talked to so far about it has been very excited, so I think there’s going to be a lot of enthusiasm,” Turkos said. “It’s funny; a lot of the faculty and staff I’ve talked to about the class were like, ‘Oh, I just want to come and sit in. I just want to come and listen.’”

However, some students said they would be reluctant to enroll in a history elective, even one about the university.

“I don’t think I have enough school spirit to sit through the history of a university’s existence,” said Maya Fromme, a sophomore economics major.

“It’s just not for me.”

enta i ls academ ic benef its for both this university and Rutgers. The conference has a consortium — which also includes the University of Chicago — called the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, which works as a collaboration between all of its members to share databases, libraries and other resources and programs.

“The leadership of the university … feel that athletics contribute a tremendous amount to this institution that goes way beyond the individuals who are on the field, and goes way beyond the dollars and cents in a budget,” Rutgers President Robert Barchi said during yesterday’s news conference.

The Big Ten is a revenuesharing conference, which means each member earns an equal share of the money generated. Delany announced in June each school would make $24 million this fiscal year, though Nebraska is expected to make $14 million, according to ESPN.com.

That figure is projected to rise drastically in the coming years — this university is expected to make $32 million in its first year as a member, according to projections obtained by Sports Illustrated. Conference

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members could each make up to $43 million per year from new deals with ESPN beginning in 2017, Sports Illustrated reported.

ACC members each receive about $17 million per year from the conference’s $3.6 billion, 15-year contract with ESPN. The Big East has a 6-year, $200 million contract with ABC and ESPN that expires in 2013, equating to about $3.18 million per year for each football school, according to collegesportsinfo. com. However, the conference is up for renewal and the negotiated amount is “expected to be far below the $1.4 billion” it turned down, the site reported.

“This is about collaboration at every level,” Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti said of the move. “This relationship is the perfect storm of relationships.”

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Students and staff are ready to lend their academic support to helping victims of Hurricane Sandy get back on track academically — they’re just waiting for a request.

Volunteers and staff members at the Writing Center joined the Recover Writing program to provide emergency tutoring relief to students who were hit by Hurricane Sandy and found their studies disrupted. The program was put together by Belinda Kremer, Long Island University’s writing center director, to meet the demand for additional academic aid after students were unable to attend classes for a week or two.

“The demand was huge the moment we got back,” Kremer added.

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“These conferences were created before there was Internet, jet travel — they were geographically bound.”

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Michael Du Monceau, a former radio, television and film professor, died Nov. 13. He was “beloved” by many colleagues, and helped his students pursue their passions. file photo/the diamondback

du monceau From PAGE 1 Ma r tia l A r ts Cha n nel a nd ShopGreenTelevision, among other channels, before serving 17 years as president and CEO of the Advantage Media Group, a company that develops and distributes programs.

Du Monceau loved media, but his primary passion was helping students grow and achieve their dreams, said Sam Rubin, du Monceau’s first master’s student in 1979.

“I think he enjoyed taking people who sta rted w ith nothing or not much … and watch i ng them bloom a nd blossom a nd helpi ng them develop i nto these g reat

conflict From PAGE 1 and Jordan this week that university President Wallace Loh was also scheduled to attend, Barry Bogage, executive director of the Maryland/Israel Development Center wrote in an email. The decision came a fter O’Ma l ley spoke w ith Israeli and Jordanian ambassadors and decided he “did not want to be a distraction to our friends in the region during these difficult times,” according to the email. He plans to reschedule the trip for the spring.

The Israeli-Palestinian confl ict has existed since the start of the 20th century, although its roots began even earlier.

T he con f l ict is ex pa nsive, but much of it centers around b ord e rs, s e t t l e m e nt s a n d control over Jerusalem.

things,” said Rubin, a commu n ication lectu rer. “You plant a flower in the ground, so you water it a nd g ive it good soil and fertilizer and that kind of stuff, and you eventually bloom a f lower.

He created a whole garden of people like that.”

Du Monceau taught “very, very popular” hands-on radio production classes, said Max Cacas, a 1976 graduate. In one class, he made students recreate an entire Firesign Theatre album, a popular comedy radio show at the time that Cacas called “the most dramatic audio ever done.”

“We acted it out, produced it, did the sound effects,” Cacas said. “It was more about practical, hands-on doing.”

While the region has been volatile for decades, tensions escalated this week and resulted in more than 140 deaths, mostly Palestinians, according to Reuters. The week of attacks began when an Israeli airstrike killed Hamas’ top military commander, following continued Palestinian rocket fi re, according to several news reports.

Members of J Street UMD, one of the only groups to take a stance on the issue, promote a two-state solution to the conflict and support Israel’s right to self-defense but call for judicious restraint, which “encourages both sides to do everything they can to limit civilian casualties and calls for a cease-fire,” said Benjy Cannon, the group’s co-president.

Talks of a cease-fire aren’t enough, though, and the confl ict continues to be painful to watch, especially as a Palestinian on a campus with a large

D u Monceau a lso took a real-life approach to his television production classes. In an old studio in Tawes Hall with black-and-white cameras and a homemade switcher, du Monceau directed students in creating newscasts, talk shows and sportscasts.

“He’d be right behind the director, one of the students,” said Bob Kanner, a 1978 graduate. “And he would sort of be an executive producer, saying ‘Where’s this? Where’s that?’

And he’d just be on you, teaching you the life of a television control room.”

He was a tough grader — “he wanted stu ff to sou nd just right” — Cacas said, but he made class fun. Cacas remembers taking an introduction to film class on Thursdays, during which students could eat their lunches and sit and watch movies for two hours.

Others remember his youthfulness, sense of humor and personal relatability. Du Monceau, who sported a mustache and often topped his long hair with a fi shing cap, would relax with a smoke in his office, where he hung a huge wallto-wall poster of a television switcher, Kanner said.

“He was a n ex tremely popular adviser, especially among the young ladies. They l i ned up at h is door,” sa id Donald Kirkley, a former de-

“You plant a flower in the ground, so you water it and give it good soil and fertilizer and that kind of stuff, and you eventually bloom a flower. He created a whole garden of people like that.” partment professor and du Monceau’s colleague. “He was just a charming fellow. You liked him; you couldn’t help it.”

Du Monceau was part of a small group of young, “pioneering” professors in the radio, television and fi lm department in the basement of Tawes Hall, Kirkley said. The four faculty members all had offices next to each other. They were “cells,” because of the lack of windows, Kirkley said, but the young professors were good friends.

“M i ke was a lot of fun,” said colleag ue Robert McCleary, who chaired the department and originally hired du Monceau at Discovery. “He didn’t take himself seriously. I didn’t take myself seriously, so there was a lot of give and take.”

But despite its popularity, the department was eventually cut, likely because of a budget crunch. Kirkley said there’s no physical legacy of the department or its staff left at the university.

“I go over there once in a while and go in that old building, and there’s nothing to show we ever existed,” Kirkley

said. “What we did back then is largely gone, and nobody’s really taken it over.”

Still, what does remain is the enduring influence of du Monceau and the other professors on their students’ lives. Du Monceau cared deeply about his students, both personally and professionally,said alumni, many of whom attribute their entire careers to him.

For instance, Kanner said he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do with his life until the Saturday he walked into du Monceau’s offi ce in the 1970s. He told the young professor what he was interested in, and du Mon c e au i n s pi re d h i m to pursue a career in television.

He’s been in the business for 36 years.

“Something I’ve learned in this business is you can tell if somebody has it, whether they’re going to make it or just give way,” Kanner said. “And I think he had the eye for that.

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Jewish population, said Kelly Salloum, a sophomore journalism major.

“It’s just hard when going on Facebook or going to class, and people are talking in favor of a ground assault on Palestine,” Salloum said. “On my people.

On my family.”

Meeting violence with more violence is just moving the confl ict backward, Salloum said.

“Throughout history, when violence was used to try to solve this problem, the peace — if any peace came of it — was not sustainable,” she said. “It just hurts more innocent people and disrupts more lives.”

Paul Scham, a Jewish studies visiting professor, said U.S. involvement could be critical in negotiating an end to the immediate situation.

“I think the American role is absolutely essential in trying to get Israeli acceptance of the

cease-fire,” Scham said. “I think the U.S. should be active in Obama’s second term in trying to move the parties into a position where some peace processes are going on.”

Students with connections to both sides of the conflict said peace cannot be achieved if misinformation and media b i a s c o n t i n u e to p re v a i l .

Campus religious and cultural groups have been working to promote understanding of the issue by attending rallies and hosting cross-cultural events and prayer services.

Gabriella Kaiyal-Smith and members of UMD Students for Justice in Palestine attended a ra l ly i n Wash i ng ton last Thursday to express concerns over U.S. funding of the Israeli defense program. “ I n t h e p a s t, P re s i d e nt Obama has said, ‘Go out and make me do it,’” the junior

animal sciences major said. “He cannot change something if the people do not show him they are demanding that change.”

Some student groups are encouraging interfaith events to foster communication and awareness between Muslim a nd Jew ish students. Last weekend, the Jewish Muslim Alliance had its second annual tw i n n i ng weekend, wh ich pairs students from the two fa iths to lea rn about each other’s religions. Some students said they realized their religions weren’t as different as they thought.

Wadiah Akbar, a freshman architecture major, said she and some of her Jewish friends went to a challah braid ing event at Hillel. In return, her Musl i m f riends took thei r Jewish friends to a Muslim prayer service.

“We answered any ques-

tions they had and talked for at least an hour about our two religions,” Akbar said. “It’s ridiculous how many similarities we have.”

Some students view the confl ict as more of a humanitarian issue than one centering around politics or religion. Osama Eshera, president of the UMD Muslim Students Association, said he does not want to generalize Jewish groups as Muslims were after 9/11.

“It’s really important to have some sort of dialogue and have some willingness to be openminded,” Eshera said. “I think bringing this down toward a humanitarian issue without the baggage of other agendas or personal bias would really help us to learn what’s actually happening and what we can do to resolve the situation.”

able, but unfortunately, I was wait-listed,” said Ian Moritz, a freshman enrolled in letters a nd sciences. “I ended up getting a ticket after a couple weeks, but the registration system presents a challenge to students in class. It presents the dilemma between skipping class or reserving a bus ticket.”

According to DOTS officials, students have plenty of ways to find transportation home.

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has increased in the past month, likely from students planning to use the free carpool service to drive home for the holiday.

DOTS will inform students who call or email about their waitlist status whether they will likely receive a spot, and it also places information on its website about local bus companies providing transportation out of Greenbelt Metro station and downtown Washington, Malone added.

However, several students said they would prefer to use DOTS’ fleet to get home because it is often less expensive and more accessible on the campus.

“The Thanksgiving buses are extremely cheap and are the most convenient way to get home,” Lieberman said. “The shuttles pick up and drop off right at Cole Field House, which is on the center of campus, making it extremely easy to get to.”

The shuttles also minimize traveling time and allow for some relaxation on the trip, Moritz said.

“These buses alleviate most of the stress, so I can stick to stressing about schoolwork,” he said. “The buses are fairly priced, they have comfy seats, a good departure time and Testudo on the side. The choice is easy.”

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Some students said the registration process is unfair and they are shortchanged if they are unable to log on immediately when registration opens.

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Michael du Monceau’s first master’s student

that group of people.”

Despite there being just a few staff members assigned to hundreds of advisees in du Monceau’s department, he always had an open door and took the time to get to know each student, McCleary said.

He worked rigorously to fi nd and set up internships for his students at major news outlets.

He wasn’t the offi cial adviser fo r s t u d e n t ra d i o s t a t i o n WMUC 88.1 FM, but he’d often come down, give his students advice and “shoot the breeze,” Allan said.

Rubin said the outpouring of grief from du Monceau’s former students over his death is indicative of the kind of person he was: someone who truly impacted their lives; someone they won’t ever forget. “ M i ke du Monc e au wa s more than a professor; he was a teacher, he was a motivator, he was a friend,” Rubin said.

“Everybody knew who he was.

Everybody took his classes. Everybody got along with him. He was that kind of guy. He made sure things happened for them.”

Du Monceau is su rv ived by his wife, LaLee; daughters K a itly n, M ichelle a nd Tina; father, Johnnie Creech; brothers Alan and Richard; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

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Tomorrow night, nearly everyone in America will sit down with friends and family for a turkey (or perhaps tofurkey) feast commemorating the Pilgrims’ first successful harvest in the New World with help from their Native American neighbors. Harvest festivals are common in many different countries and have existed since ancient times, when the Greeks held annual festivals in honor of Demeter, the goddess of the grain. The annual tradition has extended past a mere harvest festival and has developed into an occasion to give thanks for the many things in life for which we’re thankful.

Though the world’s many harvestrelated celebrations differ in their practices, they all share an underlying theme: gratitude. Many traditional African festivals celebrate crops and the sustenance nature provides. The British show they are thankful for nature’s bounty by gathering extra crops and giving them to the poor.

Canadians celebrate a Thanksgiving similar to ours in memory of explorer Martin Frobisher, whose expedition and attempt to settle Newfoundland was historic but unsuccessful. (Frobisher is said to have “given thanks” when he arrived in Canada in 1578, 43 years before the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower.)

In Japan, people take time each year to visit their hometown and honor their families and ancestors.

The people of India have a number of celebratory events in which they express gratitude to the gods and to each other for health and prosperity, such as the four-day festival of Pongal and 10-day festival of Onam, both of which include lavish feasting, among other customs.

Harmony is also a common theme in these celebrations, whether it is harmony with the land, in one’s family, with god(s) or among neigh-

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bors. Harmony in itself is something to be thankful for; a lack of discord encourages cooperation and acceptance of others, which promotes peace, which leads to health and prosperity, which contributes to happiness, and so forth.

The American version of this day of thanks is ironic because relations between the parties involved — the Plymouth settlers and the Wampanoag tribe — did not remain harmonious for long. Historical accounts suggest settlers took advantage of the Native Americans, while also trying to “Christianize” them, and as a result, the same tribe that taught the Pilgrims how to survive later started a war with them — and lost.

This tragic scenario was unfortunately all too common during the era, and it shows the settlers were not adequately grateful for their Native American brothers’ and sisters’ help, without which the settlers wouldn’t have been able to navigate or survive the new territory. Regrettably, early Americans were too focused on colonization to form friendships, believing land and material goods were more deserving of thanks than peace and companionship.

So what can we learn from other cultures’ harvest festivals, as well as from the history of our own Thanksgiving holiday?

For one, as a species, we have good reason to respect and celebrate the Earth, as it is essentially the source of life. Other things, such as family and charity, are also worth our gratitude.

Moreover, we should realize the value of peaceful relationships with others and must avoid making the same mistake of ingratitude the Pilgrims did. I hope this year more people will recognize what they’re really thankful for underneath the materialistic surface, and that we will express our thanks through more than just words.

The course of love never did run smoothly MARIA ROMAS My eyes water as the wind whips my face. My leg muscles are burning; my joints are screaming.

I’m thirsty, I’m tired and I want the pain to stop — but I can’t keep the smile off my face. I’ve almost finished my long run, and I already feel stronger. I love running, something I never expected to say in my life.

At this point in my life, I can comfortably run six miles straight.

Eight and above is still an obstacle, but relatively doable. Now, most of you don’t know me, and don’t know exactly how crazy it is for me to be saying this — I was always an athletic child, but I absolutely did not run this much. I played basketball and soccer, and danced every sort of dance imaginable. I ran to stay in shape, and that was pretty much the only reason I put up with it. It was with grudging resolve that I kept up my endurance, all because I wanted to be good at sports.

Then I entered freshman year of college, and all of that changed. I stopped working out altogether. I had spent my whole life as a skinny little girl, and had a hard time realizing my body wasn’t going to just stay put if I didn’t do anything to keep it that way.

After a year-and-a-half-long battle with eating and body image issues, the healthy part of me won in my mind. I decided I was going to run and get in shape, convinced I could just grit my teeth and get it over with. I signed up for a half-marathon and mapped out a training schedule, determined to stick to it no matter how much I didn’t want to.

Then, after a few short months, I fell in love with running. We have a somewhat contentious relationship, especially when it’s cold out and my bed is really warm; but once the shoes are on and I’m actually outside, I’m set. A long run gives you the opportunity to think about anything and everything. I usually listen to an audio book (because those are cool, guys), but some days I just listen to the world around me. I don’t have to worry about any problems I need to deal with. For between a half-hour and two whole hours — depending on the day and length of the run — I don’t have to

worry about anything but myself.

I can use this time to think about why I’m sad or why I’m confused; I can think about happy memories or dreams. I can plan out my column or the next staff editorial I have to write. The possibilities of letting my mind wander, of dealing with stress, are endless. Even with a running partner, the tone of conversation can be lighthearted or serious; there are no boundaries.

In that short span of time, during that one day, the real world melts away.

Running is a time just for me, and I’ve found it makes the rest of my day easier and happier. No matter the dilemma, it fades away when I run.

Having this outlet has helped me more than I ever imagined it would.

Most days, I feel like it helps me keep my head on straight and cope with the pressures of school, work and life. Try running. Or better yet, find what makes you happy; find an activity that helps you let go of the problems in your life, if only temporarily. You’ll be a happier, healthier person if you do.

Maria Romas is a junior English m a j o r. S h e c a n b e re a c h e d a t opinionumdbk@gmail.com.

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L au re n Me n d elso hn i s a sen i o r psychology major. She can be reached at opinionumdbk@gmail.com.

GUEST COLUMN

The case for Israel in the conflict The U.S. should stand by Israel’s side during these aggressive, trying times In a recent letter to the editor published in The Diamondback on Monday by the UMD Students for Justice in Palestine, the authors discuss the plight of a “Palestinian civil society” that seeks “solidarity.”

Really? Is this the same civil society that elected Hamas, a widely recognized terrorist organization whose charter openly calls for a Palestinian state in the territory currently occupied by Israel, the West Bank and Gaza? And what civil society elects an organization that allegedly hides missile launchers next to mosques, hospitals and schools, according to the Israel Defense Forces?

If the Students for Justice in Palestine want a model of civil society, they need only look over the border. Since the most recent escalation began, Israel has transferred more than 60 trucks of food and more than 10 trucks of medical supplies into Gaza.

Additionally, more than 20 patients were brought into Israel from Gaza for medical treatment. For a government the authors claim is attempting to “massacre” the Palestinians, it seems illogical they would be trying to help save them at the same time.

For the past 12 years, Hamas has fired more than 12,000 rockets at communities around the Gaza Strip.

The firing did not stop, even after the complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in 2005. In fact, since the withdrawal, more than 8,000 rockets have been launched from Gaza into Israel, according to the IDF. More recently, in the days leading up to Israel’s assassination of Hamas’ military leader, there had been more than

130 rockets launched. The assassination was in response to this escalation. Since then, Hamas has sent more than 1,000 missiles into Israel, intentionally targeting population centers to maximize civilian casualties, according to the IDF. While Israel continuously suffered from the constant barrage of rockets and missiles launched by terrorists in Gaza, the world media seem to focus their attention only on the causalities incurred on the Palestinian side as a result of Israel defending itself. While it is true the number of casualties is higher on the Palestinian side, do not let the numbers deceive you. The reason for these numbers is the result of the cowardly choice on the part of Hamas to hide behind human shields, according to the IDF’s Twitter.

The U.S. should continue to stand

by Israel’s side as it is forced to engage in defensive acts aimed at suppressing aggression and protecting the safety and security of its citizens. Ultimately, President Obama got it right. In a statement supporting Israel’s current retaliation, he stated, “There’s no country on Earth that would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders.”

Israel is a state like any other and, as such, has the right to defend itself.

It should not have had to tolerate even a single missile disrupting the lives of its citizens.

Akiva Futter is a freshman computer science major and the electoral coordinator for Terps for Israel, a bipartisan student group that supports a strong USIsrael relationship. He can be reached at akiva.futter@gmail.com.

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Certain uncertainty Studying abroad can be confusing in the months preceding the trip, but the excitement is ultimately overwhelming DAVID OLIVER I’m going to London this spring, and I couldn’t be more excited. I’ve traveled out of the country before, but I’ve never been to London. I want to explore the city and have the craziest adventures imaginable.

But there’s something standing in my way: confusion.

To go a b roa d , I re q u e s te d classes, but won’t find out which ones I got until I get there. I also won’t find out who my roommate is until possibly a few days before my flight.

Obviously, every program is different. Communication between universities can sometimes be haphazard or delayed because of the time difference. I get that. But on some level, I don’t get it. I am literally packing my life away, saying goodbye to my culture, my family, my friends and everything else. And I don’t even know for sure what’s going to happen when I arrive.

I’m told that these issues work themselves out, but I personally don’t see why it has to be this way.

There’s so much uncertainty as it is. How am I going to travel? Am I going to like my classes? Am I going to make new friends? It’s like starting college all over again, but this time in what feels like a world away — which it sort of is.

International students do not receive registration priority, and that’s fine. But shouldn’t there be some sort of stipulation for students only going somewhere for a semester? They are not necessarily used to the idea of traveling and therefore will want to know more about what will actually be happening while studying abroad.

Everyone keeps asking me: What are you taking? What are you going to be doing while you’re abroad? Have you thought about where you’re going for spring break?

The truth is, I really don’t know the answers to any of these questions. I have ideas, and guesses, but I don’t know anything.

Maybe that’s part of the fun of it. As opposed to knowing every little detail

about a spring semester at school, from the people I’m taking classes with to who my teacher is to what I’ll actually be learning, I’m going in with a clean slate. I have no preconceived notions of anything. It’s fresh. I’m fresh. The adventures I’m craving lie in this uncertainty, too. I want to see the world. I obviously can’t accomplish that in one semester, but I can surely try. Spain, Italy, France, Ireland — the world is literally my oyster. Well, not literally, but you get the point.

And the friends? I already know people I’m going with, but there are tons I don’t. And if it’s anything like the start of college, I guess I won’t have that much to worry about after all.

I guess my confusion isn’t really something to complain about, but really something to celebrate. I have the opportunity to get out of my comfort zone in a way most people don’t, and I’m not going to waste this opportunity on wondering if I’ll get into the English class I want.

David Oliver is a junior journalism major. He can be reached at opinionumdbk@gmail.com.

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orn today, you are, like so many others born under your sign, a passionate individual who engages in everything with admirable commitment and gusto. You never do anything halfway, and would rather not do something at all than lend only half your attention and half your talent to the endeavor. You have a good deal of physical ability, but it may be stamina more than anything else that gives you the edge in physical situations.

You may not be able to boast of a classical grace or ability, but you can outlast almost any rival, no matter what the physical demands may be.

It is likely that you will have to juggle more than one remarkable talent at some point in your life -- though you may never have to decide between two separate paths simply because you are likely to enjoy numerous opportunities to explore both at the same time. Lucky you!

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REVIEW | LIFE OF PI

a voyage of inspiration Ang Lee’s adaptation takes bold risks that pay off — although they may not appeal to everyone

By Warren Zhang Senior staff writer Describing Ang Lee’s (Taking Woodstock) magnificent adaptation of Yann Martel’s Life of Pi in understandable terms poses a significant challenge.

It’s Cast Away, but with a tiger instead of Wilson, and on a boat. It’s Lord of the Flies with the demonic choir boys replaced by a tiger and on a boat.

To be more specific, Life of Pi is about Pi (newcomer Suraj Sharma), the sole human survivor of a shipwreck, drifting in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. Hijinks ensue, though less like Calvin and Hobbes and more like something out of a Theology 101 lecture.

The premise sounds goofy, yet Lee’s film, much like Martel’s book, is more concerned with the spiritual and allegorical journey

of its lead characters than indulging in any boy-and-his-dog escapades.

While there are several moments of heartwarming bonding between the tiger and the boy, the majority of the film proceeds as a grim, Technicolor struggle for survival. Pi and the tiger are nearly constantly at peril, whether it be from the stormy sea, the lack of drinkable water or each other when food has been scarce.

The aforementioned religious theme is driven home by a somewhat clunky framing device, in which a significantly older Pi (played here by Irrfan Khan, The Amazing Spider-Man) recounts his adventures to a writer (Rafe Spall, Prometheus). Through some voice-over and a couple brilliant fade transitions, Pi’s story becomes something of an epic, spiritual coming-of-age saga.

Pi’s journey with the tiger is entertaining

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Bengal tiger is easily the si ngle most conv i nci ng feat of computer animation ever projected onto the big screen.

T h e wh ol e m ov i e, i n fact, is packed with mindblowing 3-D visuals, from a giant, fluorescent sperm wh a le to a n i nc re d i ble ha l luci nation sequence t h at f u nc t ion s b ot h a s summary and foreshadow ing. T he visual feast is infused with such meaning and poignancy t h at Life of P i becomes overwhelming at points. the tiger in the film is animated, but his interactions with protagonist Pi make up the bulk of T h i s i s not a f i l m for the movie, ranging from bonding moments to struggles for survival. photo courtesy of indiewire.com everyone, nor is it even a enough in its own right, but when coupled film for most audiences. Life of Pi is a sinwith powerful overtones and several genius gular, fearless feat whose blatant and subtle filmmaking conceits, it approaches the pan- spirituality will turn off a lot of people and theon of the cinematic greats. traumatize a lot of children (that PG rating Perhaps most crucially, Lee and his team is suspect). of technical wizards nail the relationship Congratulations Lee, you’ve finally made between the boy a nd the tiger. Sha rma a masterpiece. does a surprisingly good job acting with the enti rely d ig ita l creation, wh i le the diversionsdbk@gmail.com

REVIEW | RISE OF THE GUARDIANS

NOT ANOTHER CHRISTMAS MOVIE

By Jennifer Himmelstein For The Diamondback These days the mere mention of a new Christmas movie engenders a sense of skepticism. Is there really a need for yet another low-quality, let’s-save-Christmas movie?

Since the previews for the Rise of the Guardians film play on the fact that Santa Claus is one of its stars, it is not completely erroneous to assume it wou ld be yet a not her Christmas movie debacle.

Surprisingly, the story actually takes an entirely different course, giving Easter just as much screen time as Christmas.

In Guardians, the Boogeyman has decided to extinguish children’s faith in good and happi-

ness, thereby taking away the powers of those who guard this faith (Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman and the Easter Bunny). This invokes a newfound belief in the Boogeyman by bringing back the dark times of the Middle Ages.

The Man in the Moon shines some light on the situation, and declares that in order to defeat the Boogeyman, Jack Frost (Chris Pine, People Like Us) must be invited to join the guardians. Parallel to this storyline is Jack Frost’s search for his true identity and someone or something to belong to. Frost agrees to help the guardians on the condition that they help him retrieve memories of his life before he became Jack Frost.

The most appealing element of the film is the likability and uniqueness of its characters. Each of the guardians has an entertaining and endearing personality. I am not

sure if I have ever seen Santa (Alec Baldwin, Rock of Ages) portrayed as an enthusiastic sword-wielding Russian giant with the naughty list tattooed on both arms.

Who would have ever thought of a buff Australian boomerang-throwing Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman, Real Steel)? The Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher, Bachelorette) takes on a whole new form with glittering aquamarine hummingbird feathers, wings and adorable little hummingbird girls as her assistants. Her sweet disposition, slight social awkwardness and passion for teeth, dental hygiene and especially Frost’s snowy whites give her a charming quirkiness.

Yet Frost steals the show with his boyish good looks, Peter Pan attitude and obvious loneliness.

You can’t help but love these characters, laugh at their antics, root for them, and maybe even shed a tear or two for them during this film.

DreamWorks has finally taken note of Dis-

ney’s secret to fame — ­ it’s all in the details. The tendrils of the glittering sand that sweep into the night and drift above children’s sleeping heads — carrying sweet dreams of dancing golden unicorns — are stunning. The exotic palace that houses the Tooth Fairy, her teeth and many little avian helpers is wondrous.

The movements in the many action scenes flow so smoothly you feel like you have been transported to the guardians’ world, particularly during an adventurous sledding scene in which Frost takes a child on a wild ride through the neighborhood.

Rise of the Guardians is a movie that can be happily enjoyed by children and adults alike.

Even if this isn’t yet another Christmas movie, this is definitely the movie to take the family to see this holiday season. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

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LEIKVANG From PAGE 8 minutes against Colgate on Oct. 16, but didn’t appear at all three days later against North Carolina.

Leikvang’s injury was nagging, and he couldn’t raise his fitness to game level right away.

“It sucked because it was k i n d of l i k e o n a n d of f,” Leikvang said. “I felt good but I wasn’t allowed to play. I got better but I got worse again, so it was really frustrating. It took a long time. We’re a tight group so once I got back into it, everyone was supportive and felt I just went back into it.”

When Leikvang is on the field, though, his teammates can easily feel his presence. His 6-foot-1, 170-pound frame adds some size to the Terps, and he has the ability to hold the ball for longer periods of time than some of his teammates. In 11 games — five starts — he has two assists.

“Helge has a calming presence to him, so when he comes into the game, he can settle some of the guys down,” defender Taylor Kemp said. “Obviously, the last game showed he’s very good on set pieces and

that’s something that can make a difference in a game. And it did for us in the last one. … It’s not necessarily that he brings an energy to the team, it’s almost like he brings a sense of control, which is good for us.”

Leikvang said he doesn’t necessa r i ly enjoy play i ng physical games against teams such as Brown and Clemson.

But when coach Sasho Cirovski calls upon him, he’ll answer.

T hat mentality has been key for a Terps team looking to make a deep postseason run in the next few weeks. Many players have seen action for Cirovski’s squad, and many have contributed. Leikvang is just the next in a long line of players to boost the Terps (181-2) when they need it. Against a high-powered offense in Coastal Carolina (20-2-2) averaging 2.58 goals per game, Leikvang could be key.

“His attitude all year has been fantastic because like a lot of our reserves, I consider him a starting player,” Cirovski said.

“He’s had to wait for his opportunity, and when he’s come, he’s really helped the team.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

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Forward Dez Wells said he had rarely ever seen a game where a team had shot more than 30 times from three-point range. Lafayette had 32 attempts from beyond the arc in its 83-74 loss to the Terps last night. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

LEOPARDS From PAGE 8 necessa ri ly accou nt for l ights-out shooti ng performances. Lafayette, coming off Friday’s 52-point drubbing at No. 8 Kentucky and Sunday’s 14-point loss at Morehead State, impressed from three-point range all night. Whenever the Terps seemed poised to pull away with a blowout, the Leopards spotted up from the beyond the arc and swooshed a trey.

Lafayette finished 15-of-32 on 3-pointers for an impressive 46.9 percent. Guard

HEELS Forward Alyssa Thomas has struggled with ball-handling duties. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

EAGLES From PAGE 8 “It just so happens it’s earlier in the season. It’s definitely our wake-up call.”

Ea rly i n the season, the Terps are a completely different team than the one that advanced to the program’s fourth Elite Eight under Frese.

With guard Brene Moseley’s season-ending ACL injury, there’s no true point guard to distribute the ball.

Nine Terps saw action in at least 26 games last season. Frese can go only nine deep this year.

“She just said we were kind of fat and happy,” Thomas said. “Happy that we won last year and stuck on our success last year, and really haven’t moved forward toward this season and focused on what we have this year.”

St. Joseph’s defense swarmed the Terps on Saturday, forcing 19 turnovers and holding the Terps to 20.7 percent shooting in the second half. Thirteen of those turnovers came from primary ballhandlers Thomas and guard Laurin Mincy, and the Hawks were able to mount a late 12-2 run to overtake the Terps.

“I think credit to St. Joe’s and their defensive pressure,” Frese said. “For Laurin and

[Thomas], it’s an unnatural position. A lot of times with them running the point, they’re not as comfortable with the passes they’re making from the point position as they were from the wing. It’s going to take time.”

F re s e k n o w s t h a t b o t h Thomas and Mincy are talented athletes with the capabilities to be successful at point guard, but it’s not going to be an easy transition. The adjustment from focusing on scoring and making secondary passes to running the team isn’t immediate.

“I’m just not used to it,” Thomas said. “I’m not really a point guard. I’m just feeling it out right now.”

“That blend is going to take some time,” Frese said. “You don’t become a point guard overnight.”

St. Joseph’s exposed the Terps to difficulties for the first time this season, but the Terps (2-1) will have their fi rst chance to respond today against American (0-2).

“It was very frustrating with calls not going our way, shots not falling,” forward Tianna Hawkins said. “One thing I learned from the last game is that as a team, we can’t let that get to us. We have to keep playing our game.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

From PAGE 8 sa id. “I rea l ly wa nted to commend our leadership for making the tough call. It takes a lot of guts to do that. If you take everything and look at it, this was a decision where there was no way they could pass up this opportunity.”

The move allows the athletic department to improve its expected earnings from $17 million in the ACC to $32 million in the revenue-sharing Big Ten, according to projections obtained by Sports Illustrated. For Edsall, that means improved facilities, a larger recruiting budget and more resources.

And while many feared Monday’s announcement could lead some of the team’s recruits to change their minds about becoming a Terp, Edsall said he didn’t face those problems.

“We were able to touch base with them and tell them exactly what went on,” Edsall said. “Just like with everyone else, these kids react to the news, but when you get a chance to talk it through with them, we can clear the whole thing up, we do not have any issues with recruiting due to the change in conferences.”

In fact, Dorsey and nose tackle Darius Kilgo said the allure of the Big Ten conference could help the Terps on the recruiting trail. Kilgo said

Seth Hinrichs shot 6-of-11 from deep and finished with a game-high 20 points. The Terps, meanwhile, shot a paltry 3-of-15 from beyond the arc.

Desperate to squelch the prolific distance shooting, Turgeon threw five different ball-screen defenses at the Leopards in an effort to disorient them. They were all for naught.

“They’re a great shooting team,” guard Nick Faust said. “I felt as though we contested most of them, but we’ll just have to get better in practice tomorrow.”

Of course, the Terps (3-1) helped the Leopards (1-4) at times. They tallied nine

he was impressed by the size of Michigan State’s stadium and the quality of their indoor practice facilities when he visited the campus during the recruiting process, and Dorsey said the conference’s football atmosphere could entice recruits to choose the Terps.

“You think just Michigan — it’s a historic program. You go into a stadium with 80 or 100,000 people and you look up and see a sea of blue and yellow. Those are things recruits want to see,” Dorsey said. “You still have that big football atmosphere, which really drives a lot of college athletes, because you want to play in Big Ten games.”

T he Ter ps w i l l have to change the way they do some things, though. Starting in 2014, their schedule will no longer take them into the fertile southeastern recruiting grounds of Florida and the Carolinas. Instead, the team will have to extend its recruiting reach into Midwestern states like Iowa, Ohio and Michigan, something it has had little success in over the past decade.

Since 2003, the Terps have landed just four high school recruits from Big Ten states other than Pennsylvania: guard A ndrew Crummey, tackle Zach Marshall and pu nter T rav is Ba ltz from Ohio and wide receiver Adrian Cannon from Michigan.

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of their 12 turnovers in the second half, struggled to adjust to Lafayette’s zone and gave up plenty of open looks.

But after the game, Turgeon was more focused on the game’s positive takeaways than his team’s lapses. He called the season a “process,” and expressed confidence in his team’s ability to become great.

The stat sheet gave plenty to support his outlook. The Terps continued to impress with their depth, fi nishing with five scorers in double figures. Center Alex Len added to a growing laundry list of noteworthy outings with a team-high 16 points and eight rebounds. The ever-stoic James Padgett chipped in 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting, and freshman Charles Mitchell had a career-high 12 points.

But Len, Padgett and Mitchell didn’t leave Turgeon gushing after the Terps’ third-straight win. That was reserved for Faust, who followed up a 2-of-8 showing against LIU Brooklyn on Friday with a season-high 13 points and eight boards.

“He looked a lot better,” Wells said.

“It was like he calmed down. He let the game come to him.”

Though the Terps led for the full 40 minutes, they weren’t able to pull away until late. They went on a 25-7 run that lasted from the end of the fi rst half and extended about five minutes into the second, but Lehigh responded with a plethora of threes.

The Leopards scored eight straight points out of a time-out with 14:41 remaining to cut the deficit to 54-43, and traded baskets the rest of the way.

And though the Terps surely would’ve liked to cruise to their third blowout win in eight days, they weren’t overly concerned with the relatively thin margin of victory. Lafayette, after all, delivered an unreal performance from beyond the arc.

“Give them credit,” Turgeon said. “Man, they were good. Last year, I don’t know if we could’ve come out with a win tonight.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

COach Randy EdsaLL said despite what some have said, the Terps have what it takes to compete in the Big Ten when they move there in 2014. charlie deboyace/the diamondback a different style of football, too. The Big Ten is as big and physical as the ACC is small and fast, something the Terps will have to adjust to less than two years from now.

“I hear it’s a lot more about running the ball in the Big Ten, so it’s going to be more focused on stopping the run, which is a good look for me,” Kilgo said. “I just think it’s a bigger challenge up front.

Offensive linemen are a lot bigger; 6-6, 300-plus across the line, so they’re pretty physical up front.”

Despite concerns about leaving the ACC and the effect

joining the Big Ten will have on the Terps, Edsall is embracing the change — even if Saturday might be the team’s last trip to face North Carolina for a long time.

“People will always have their opinion. But the only opinions that really matter to me are the ones in the building that are going out there each and every day and doing the things necessary in order to win. We will be fi ne,” Edsall said. “There is no doubt we can compete and do well in the Big Ten.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

VOLLEYBALL

Terps look for motivation after NCAA hopes dashed

By Aaron Kasinitz Staff writer The possibility of earning an NCAA tournament bid has motivated the Terrapins volleyball team for the past month. But with one match left, that possibility has all but vanished.

The Terps’ losses at No. 11 Florida State and No. 24 Miami last weekend ended a promising four-match winning streak and effectively put the NCAA tournament out of reach. The team would likely have had to be in the top 60 of the NCAA RPI to qualify for the 64-team tournament, but the two losses

dropped the Terps to No. 84 with little time to recover.

As a result, Saturday’s match at Boston College will likely end the Terps’ season — regardless of the outcome.

So this week, with significantly less on the line, where can the team fi nd motivation?

There are a few places to look. With a victory on Saturday, the Terps would fi nish with a winning overall record.

They would avenge an earlier loss to the Eagles, and they’d send seniors Remy McBain and Caitlin Adams out as winners.

Still, none of that compares with the opportunity to play

for a national championship.

That’s why outside hitter Mary Cushman said the fi nal match isn’t just about fi nishing off this season. It’s about setting a tone for the next one.

“You’re only as good as your last game,” Cushman said.

“Just to finish out on a high note and give us more momentum going into spring and next fall, I think that’s why we’re motivated to work hard.”

The Terps have already begun to gain momentum for the future. After suffering through a season-high six-match losing streak, the Terps won six of seven matches prior to last weekend.

And the team’s youth provides even more reason for optimism. The squad, which will graduate just two seniors, relied on six freshmen this season and boasts two sophomores atop their season kills list.

“We had some big games, and we swept two weekends,” libero Sarah Harper said. “I think we had a lot of fi rsts this season, and I think we’ll be able to do the same next season.”

And a win against Boston College would epitomize how much the Terps (16-15, 7-12 ACC) have improved since the Eagles (10-21, 4-15) handed the Terps a humbling 3-1 loss

in College Park in the teams’ fi rst ACC contest on Sept. 7.

“Starting and ending with them brings the season full circle,” Cushman said. “I think it’s very important for us to show how far we’ve come.”

Though the Terps have dealt with injuries and inconsistent play since their first matchup with the Eagles, they have managed to win seven conference matches.

“Minus some of the adversity we had, I think we were really close to being an NCAA tournament team this year,” coach Tim Horsmon said. “I think we grew a lot.”

In order to continue that

growth, the Terps’ 14 returning players will soon begin preparing for the 2013 campaign.

A loss at Boston College would force the Terps to enter the nine-month offseason on a three-match losing streak.

B ut i f t he Ter ps e a r n a victory Saturday, they would finish 2012 as winners of seven of their last 10 matches — not a bad way to enter the offseason.

“That’s the way we want to end. I think that gives us a little extra going into this spring,” Horsmon said. “There’s a lot to play for.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

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FOOTBALL

Terps face ‘last times’ in change to Big Ten Trip to UNC Saturday could be football’s last

By Josh Vitale Senior staff writer Kevin Dorsey had a small revelation as he spoke to reporters yesterday in Gossett Team House.

The senior wide receiver already knows Saturday’s game at North Carolina will be his last as a Terp. But after Monday’s groundbreaking news, it could also be the final time the Terrapins football team sets foot in Kenan Memorial Stadium for the foreseeable future.

“This will probably actually be the last Maryland [football] team to travel down to North Carolina and play them there,” Dorsey said yesterday. “It is kind of historical, in a sense.”

He’s not wrong. The university is moving to the Big Ten in 2014, so the Terps are going to have a lot of “last times” over their final season-plus in the ACC. They have played the Tar Heels in North Carolina 35 times since 1920 and, barring future nonconference matchups, there’s a possibility they might never again make the 280-mile trip down I-95 to Chapel Hill, N.C. It’s just one of the many changes the Terps are going to face over the next several years. But if you ask coach Randy Edsall, he’ll tell you it doesn’t scare him or his program at all.

“I was ecstatic. I thought it was a home run for the university first and foremost, and I thought it was great for the athletic department,” the second-year coach Guard Seth Allen was one of the Terps who struggled from beyond the arc, shooting 1-of-4 on 3-pointers. The team was 3-of-15 overall, while Lafayette shot 15-of-32. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

Three-ring circus

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Despite Lafayette’s torrid shooting from three-point range, Terps get to three wins

By Connor Letourneau Senior staff writer Dez Wells may only be a sophomore, but the Terrapins men’s basketball forward has seen plenty in his college career. The Xavier transfer has played three NCAA tournament games, served a suspension for his role in a brawl and earned his way into two teams’ starting lineups.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Frese wants more focus

But last night, the Raleigh, N.C., native saw something he hadn’t seen since his days playing for Hargrave Military Academy. He saw more than 30 three-point attempts.

“It’s not too often we see offenses like that,” he said after the Terps notched an 83-74 win over Lafayette before 10,882 at Comcast Center.

“There were a lot of threes.”

It comes w ith the territory

when facing Lafayette, a PatriotLeague school known for running the Princeton offense. And for much of last night, the willingness to step beyond the arc and unleash the three worked in the Leopards’ favor.

The Terps withstood a torrid shooting night from Lafayette to escape with the nine-point win and extend their winning streak to

three games. It was a surprisingly slim victory considering the Leopards were picked to finish fourth in the middling Patriot League this season, and many pundits expected them to present little challenge for coach Mark Turgeon’s deep and talented squad.

T hen a ga i n, pu nd its don’t Wide Receiver Kevin Dorsey said this could be the last time the Terps play at North Carolina. charlie deboyace/the diamondback

MEN’S SOCCER

Timely efforts from Leikvang key Terps

After loss at St. Joe’s, Terps host American

Team hosts Coastal Carolina in round of 16 Sunday

By Daniel Gallen Senior staff writer

By Daniel Gallen Senior staff writer Brenda Frese felt like her Terrapins women’s basketball team was looking back after its loss at St. Joseph’s on Saturday.

Not back at its “humbling” 50-49 defeat in which the team went scoreless over the fi nal 7:03, but back at last season when the Terps won 31 games and fell in the Elite Eight.

For the 11th-year coach, the mindset wasn’t where it needed to be.

“We maybe have spent a lot of time thinking about last year instead of this season,” Frese said in Philadelphia.

Now, if anything, the loss to the unheralded Hawks has snapped the No. 10 Terps back to reality entering today’s game against American at Comcast Center.

“It’s like our [first loss to] Virginia Tech last year,” forward Alyssa Thomas said.

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Midfielder Helge Leikvang has set up game-winning goals for the Terps twice this year. file photo/the diamondback

Twice in late-game situations this season, Helge Leikvang has launched high, arcing, bending kicks into the center of the box. And twice, he’s set up the game-winning goal for the Terrapins men’s soccer team.

When the Terps beat Clemson in the ACC tournament semifi nals Nov. 9, it was Leikvang’s corner kick in the 103rd minute that deflected off the back of a Tigers defender to give the Terps the win. Sunday night against Brown at Ludwig Field, the midfielder’s 90th minute free kick connected with midfielder Dan Metzger, who netted the game-winning tally against the Bears.

Despite the recent success, this season hasn’t been the easiest for Leikvang. But after battling injuries and fitness problems a year after starting every game but one, the junior is

making his impact felt in the No. 2 seed Terps’ NCAA tournament run, which continues Sunday evening against unseeded Coastal Carolina in the round of 16.

“It’s been fun,” Leikvang said. “I’ve been back for a while, but I haven’t played much. Just getting back in and making an effort for the team has been a lot of fun.”

Leikvang was a starter to open the season, but he injured his hip in the Terps’ 2-2 draw with UCLA on Aug. 31. The Oslo, Norway, native called the injury “pretty serious,” and he was in and out of the lineup for the rest of the season.

He played 60 minutes Sept. 14 at N.C. State, then missed the next four games. He started Oct. 9 against Rutgers, but played just 30 minutes and missed the next game against Du ke. He sta rted a nd played 77 See LEIKVANG, Page 7