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SEASON-ENDING LOSS Terps men’s soccer gives up 4-1 lead to Friars,

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OUR VIEW: New sustainability measures a good step, p. 4

DIVERSIONS

In latest album, Bruno Mars is back at it again, p. 8

community

‘protect this house’ more than 200 students, faculty and community members join organizers in the Protect UMD walkout in front of McKeldin Library, leading chants and giving messages of solidarity to show support for minorities on Nov. 17. tom hausman/the diamondback

More than 200 students walk out in support of marginalized groups

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he University of Maryland’s first walkout this semester was slated to begin at 1:30 p.m. at McKeldin Library. Almost instantly, students poured in from all areas of the campus and the crowd swelled to 200 as participants — many dressed in black and holding poster board signs — stood together in solidarity.

“Stand up! Walk out! Come on down,

By Anna Muckerman | @annamuckerman | For The Diamondback protect this house!” they chanted as more students packed in.

The Protect UMD walkout was a show of support for minorities and students who feel vulnerable due to recent hate crimes and political rhetoric, said junior sociology major Ashley Vasquez. It was organized by various student leaders and members of cultural and activist groups, which recently formed the Protect UMD Coalition.

Vasquez led the opening moments of the

rally. Standing atop McKeldin’s Testudo sculpture, she declared that the protest was not anti-Donald Trump or pro-Hillary Clinton, but rather a movement to back fellow Terps who may feel discriminated against in light of hate crimes and backlash against marginalized communities following last week’s election. Chants ranged from “Black Lives Matter” to “No Hate. No Fear. Immigrants are welcome here.”

As the sea of students, professors and

community members marched from McKeldin toward the Administration Building, sophomore Kian Kelley-Chung held his fist high in the air.

“I came out because there’s a lot of problems going on — not just on campus — but in the world,” the English major said. “We’re not just going to let bullshit happen. This shows we’re not standing for it.”

See walkout, p. 2

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city

Planned Parenthood sees donations spike Some contributors to state chapter cite Mike Pence

COLLEGE PARK METRO STATION could see service changes in Metro board plans that city councilors objected to in a letter sent to management. file photo/the diamondback

Council sends letter to Metro board on changes Officials unhappy with proposed hour cuts to rail system

chairman Jack Evans that opposes its proposed rail line restrictions, which shorten the rail system’s hours of operation and eliminate a bus route that goes to Baltimore-Washington InterThe College Park national Thurgood Marshall Airport, by City Council isn’t College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn Alex Carolan h a p p y w i t h p r o - said. Council members unanimously @alexhcarolan posed restrictions approved the letter Tuesday.

Staff writer “The council tried to strike a to the Metro.

The council sent a letter to the balance because it recognizes that the Washington Metropolitan Area Metro faces challenges maintaining its Transit Authority board of directors system when they stay open at night,”

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Wojahn said, adding that he’s concerned about service industry employees who live in College Park “who have no choice but to work at night.”

Without Metro, they’ll have to take an Uber or a taxi, which are more expensive, he said.

The four proposals for cutting hours would go into effect next fiscal year and would See metro, p. 6

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one making these donations. But it does follow a nationwide trend in which at least 46,000 donations have been made to Planned Parenthood — which delivers reproductive health Nearly 90 do- care, sex education and information by Alex Carolan n a t i o n s h a v e to millions of people worldwide — in @alexhcarolan been made to the the Indiana governor’s name since Planned Parent- the election Nov. 8, according to New Staff writer hood of Mary- York Magazine. land under Vice President-elect In 2011, Pence, then an Indiana Mike Pence’s name, said Dana congressman, introduced a bill to end Robinson, the organization’s federal funding for Planned Parentspokeswoman.

No, Pence is probably not the See pence , p. 6

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2 | news

Sexual assault task force hosts event The Univer-

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Adam Zielonka sity of Mary@Adam_Zielonka l a n d ’ s n e w Jo i n t P re s i Staff writer dent/Senate Task Force on Sexual Assault Prevention held its first open forum on Thursday afternoon in Stamp Student Union, where students expressed a mix of suggestions and frustrations regarding this university’s current sexual harassment policies and sexual assault prevention training.

Eleven of the task force’s 16 members, led by Joint Ta s k Fo r c e C h a i r S te ve Petkas, were present to hear input from members of the campus community. About 50 people came to listen to or address the group, which consisted of four undergraduates, one graduate student, and faculty and staff.

Un ive rs i ty P re s i d e n t Wa l l a c e L o h a n n o u n c e d in a Nov. 8 email the task force’s creation to “propose a comprehensive strategy” to address sexual assault. It comes after a similar 2013 task force, the Joint President/Senate Sexual Harassment Task Force, which established the Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct in March 2014 and was disbanded afterward.

Cairan George identified herself as a victim of two cases of sexual harassment this semester and said she was unhappy with how each situation was handled. She suggested better lighting and more surveillance cameras across the campus, and noted that some UMD Alert emails about sex-related crimes are carelessly written and aren’t sensitive to victims.

“The person who was affected is going to get that email just as much as the rest of the campus,” she said. “If

walkout From p. 1 A university spokeswoman wrote in an email Thursday that the university supports the rights of its students and the campus community “to assemble and advocate.”

“We stand with students on

STEVE PETKAS (LEFT), chairman of this university’s Joint President/Senate Task Force on Sexual Assault Prevention, speaks at the group’s first open forum Thursday afternoon in Stamp Student Union.

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they go into class, they don’t want to hear someone going, ‘Hey, did you hear about that girl this morning? Oh my God, that’s so funny.’”

Molly Raulin echoed this sentiment when telling the task force why she didn’t report a case of sexual harassment this semester that she called a “tragic event.”

“I didn’t want to report it because I didn’t want to be one of those UMD Alert girls,” said Raulin, a senior fa m i ly sc i e n ce m a jo r. “ I totally agree that the way t h a t t h ey ’re wo rd e d ca n sometimes be insensitive.”

Petkas thanked Raulin for sharing her experience, admitting that, “It’s horrifying to us that an unintended consequence of our efforts actually left you feeling like you did not want to report.”

Ashley Vasquez, a junior sociology major, asked the task force to consider allowing sexual assault survivors to provide the group with input anonymously.

“I have a friend who’s a sexual assault victim, and she wants to help out with this committee, but she’s afraid to come [to the open forum] because she can’t even bear to speak about it in person,” Vasquez said.

Na ta s h a Se ra j, G ra d u ate Student Government vice president of legislative affairs, also asked the task force to be more aware of graduate students’ particular needs. Graduate students sometimes deal with a different set of sexual assault issues than undergraduates do, such as domestic abuse in the case of married students,

she said. Only one graduate student is on the task force.

“Especially if you’re trying to aim [to be] ‘comprehensive,’ you probably want to include a third of your population at the university,” said Seraj, a biochemistry doctoral student.

Several who spoke said mandatory in-person sexual assault prevention training would be more beneficial for students than online training. Students currently complete a training course online over the summer before their freshman year. Some asked about improving training the faculty receives as well.

Alanna DeLeon, president of the student group Preventing Sexual Assault, criticized Loh’s role in the university’s ongoing process to address sexual harassment issues.

“How do we expect the students on this campus to care about this issue if the person leading this campus d o e s n ’ t c a re a b o u t t h i s issue? I think that it has to be a top-down effect,” DeLeon said. “And something that I want to know is does President Loh even take a training? Does he himself take a training about sexual assault? How can he lead your task force when most of you guys are probably more educated than him on this issue? It’s really upsetting.”

Loh has previously taken public stances to combat sexual assault on the campus. Loh requested in 2015 that this university’s T itle IX office provide a public report of cases and outcomes so the community knows how administrators

handle these issues, according to a November 2015 Diamondback article.

“We should be a campus free from any sexual assaults,” Loh said.

He also told the Residence Hall Association Senate on Tuesday that he is in the midst of a lawsuit regarding a student’s expulsion for sexual assault.

“My commitment, I want to te l l yo u , go e s b eyo n d p rov i d i n g re s o u rc e s fo r our office,” Loh said. It is putting myself on the line in this way.”

The task force will update the University Senate on its progress early next semester and make a final report on what they will recommend, if anything, in April.

the stated goal of protecting all members of our community, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to unity, inclusion, safety and respect for the dignity of all persons,” she wrote.

Although students and professors declared the rally was not a political protest, for some,

ties to the election and Trump’s future presidency could not be overlooked. Senior Urooj Fatima said as a Muslim woman, recent events and the culture of Islamophobia have made her feel unsafe and pushed her to attend the walkout.

“All these minority groups … might not be in evident

danger, but there’s more hate out there than we thought and I feel like that’s been brought about by the election,” the public health and community health major said.

Freshman education major Josephine Vallejo discussed an instance of racial harassment she experienced the day

after the election. While she was getting her bike outside of the Biology-Psychology building, another student told her, “See you at the deportation office,” and, “Get out of my country.”

By 2 p.m. the crowd had expanded to several hundred as it ebbed along Regents Drive and turned toward Hornbake Library. At the Frederick Douglass statue, students gathered to hear classmates and professors spread messages of hope and bravery.

One Latina student took the megaphone to say she was scared to go to class because of her undocumented status.

She ended her speech to the cheers of the crowd.

“I am undocumented. I am unapologetic. I am unafraid.

And I will always be an undocumented Terp,” she said.

Because of the deeply packed crowd, many students had

trouble hearing the speake rs ’ re q u e s ts, a n e cd o te s and writing, but they stayed anyway, cheering and raising fists to show support. Senior journalism major Lauryn Froneberger said she was surprised by the turnout.

“To look around and see all my classmates around here — it was a beautiful thing,” she said. “Tears almost came to my eyes because I realized how many people are pledging that they will protect this community.”

As a woman of color and the daughter of an immigrant mother, Froneberger said the walkout also had personal significance.

“We are standing in unity with our classmates and we will protect them against hatred and bigotry and all t h o s e t h i n gs,” s h e s a i d .

“That’s why I showed up today, because I want to protect them and I want p e o p l e to p ro te c t m e a s well.”

After a little more than an hour, the rally ended and the crowd began to disperse, but not before chanting final mantras in support of campus diversity under the bronze likeness of Frederick Douglass and a clear, blue sky.

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‘supported and nurtured’

By Kimberly Escobar | @kimescobarumd | Staff writer

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s the only Asian-American woman in one of her classes, junior Elizabeth K im said she sometimes feels like the professor makes an effort to point her out when she doesn’t contribute answers.

“Sitting in that astronomy class, every day it felt like I was being harassed,” Kim said. “My ethnicity, which has no relevance to the course — it just made me feel really distracted, really angry throughout every since class. I couldn’t even pay attention to what we were even talking about.”

The model minority myth — the idea that Asian-Americans are more academically, economically and socially successful than any other racial minority group — affects the Asian-American Pacific Islander community more than people think, Kim said.

“Because of things like the model minority narrative and the mental health stigma throughout the community, Asian-Americans are not seeking the services that they need or are not even aware that there are any resources out there for them,” said Kim, a government and politics major.

To help support the University of Maryland’s AAPI community, which currently includes 5,358 undergraduate and graduate students, the Asian American Student Un i o n c rea te d t h e A s i a n American Pacific Islander Involvement and Advocacy coordinator position in 2002.

It followed a similar 1997 effort when the organization established a graduate coordinator for AAPI students on the campus, said Kristina Mascarenas, the newest coordinator.

“This position is so crucial and so important because I would not be here if it were not for student organizers, activists and interested and engaged students,” said Mascarenas, who assumed the position last month as a fulltime staff member.

K im said she feels that A A P I s t u d e n ts a re o f te n hesitant to reach out for help

New Asian American Pacific Islander Involvement and Advocacy coordinator hopes to offer more suicidal thoughts than in their classes and are white college students, not given proper guidthough there is no naance from teachers in tional data about their terms of academic rerate of suicide deaths, sources because of “the the website read. misconception that Mascarenas has been we’re really smart and providing continuous overachieving.” emotional support for “ I t’s t h e way t h a t those who need it, Kim professors treat Asiansaid.

American students,” “ W h e n eve r I n e e d she said. “I think there to ta l k to h e r, I c a n really is a difference in just shoot her an email the way that profesand she would respond sors see a group of stusaying that we could dents as more capable walk into her office to of achieving success … just talk,” she said. “ It’s they are going to treat just really nice to know t h o s e s t u d e n ts d i fthat someone from the ferently and are going administration is by to give them a differour side and there for ent sort of guidance us to work out the kinks co m pa re d to o t h e r o f t h i s b u rea u c ra t i c students.” institution.”

Ju n i o r A m a n p re e t Kevin K im, presiKaur said she could not dent of the Korean imagine how she would Student Association, have been able to attend said thanks to the help school here if she had of former AAPI coordinot found out about the nator Jude Paul Dizon, coordinator position. who left this October, “A s a s o p h o m o r e h e h a s b e e n a b l e to d u r i n g m y f i rs t s e cultivate relationships mester, I felt very disw i t h so m e o f t h e 27 e n ga ge d a n d u n s u re Kristina Mascarenas, the new coordinator for the AAPI community. ornelle chimi/ the diamondback AAPI-focused groups about what I wanted to on the campus, includdo with my time here,” said Kaur, a public policy conversations, et cetera,” according to APA’s website. in g the Chinese Student Asian-Americans aged Association. major. “During this time, she said.

Kevin Kim added he is conAnother issue the AAPI 2 0 - 2 4 h a d t h e h i g h e s t I was taking a class where [Mascarenas] was one of community faces is mental suicide rate compared to fident that Mascarenas will the co-instructors. She en- health access, as it is consid- other racial groups, with create more opportunities for couraged me to continue on ered taboo in the culture. As a 12.44 per 100,000 people the AAPI organizations to get with my schoolwork while result, many students tend to dying by suicide in 2007. to know each other.

“Not only me, but a lot guiding me into getting more dismiss, deny or neglect their College students who were involved in extra-curricular symptoms, Mascarenas said. Asian-American also re- of the organization leaders “ M a n y s t u d e n t s h a ve ported having higher rates of feel that we need to have that activities on campus. She, as well as the other instructor, shared with me that when offered me an internship in t h e y s h a r e d w i t h t h e i r the MICA office which has p a r e n t s t h a t t h e y w e r e led to several semesters of having symptoms of depresinvolvement in the AAPI sion or anxiety, a common response from their parents community.”

Feeling overwhelmed this was just, ‘Try harder to be academic year with respon- happy,’” Mascarenas said. sibilities such as being the “It is almost as if there was Asian American Student no validation, understanding Union president, Kaur said or even awareness of these Mascarenas has provided as- real impacts of mental health sistance to help her make it concerns.”

The American Psychothrough the semester. “ [ M a s c a r e n a s ] s p e n t logical Association reportseveral hours sitting down ed that in 2007, suicide was and helping me plan out the eighth leading cause of board meeting agendas, and death for Asian-Americans also led a board retreat for nationally for all age groups, the members to learn about whereas it was the 11thi m p o r ta n t s k i l l s s u c h a s leading cause of death for event planning, facilitating all racial groups combined,

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1,200 sign petition to shield undocumented students on campus A change .

KimberlyEscobar o rg p e t i t i o n @kimescobarumd titled “Protect Immigrants Staff writer and Undocum e n te d S t u d e n ts a t t h e University of Maryland” has garnered nearly 1,200 signatures as of Sunday night.

The petition was sponsored by the group #UmdD rea m e rs a s a re s p o n s e to recent comments from P re s i d e n t - e l e c t D o n a l d Trump, where he “vowed to deport up to 3 million undocumented immigrants from the United States,” the petition read.

The petition goes on to say, “The University of Maryland has an obligation to provide a supportive educational environment to the students it admits.” It later reads, “That o b l i ga t i o n i s eve n m o re important when students face serious policy-related threats and widespread social hostility. The election of Donald Trump has generby

ated a campus climate of fear and vulnerability.”

Yvette Lerma Jones, the coordinator for Latina/o/x Un d o c u m e n te d S t u d e n t Involvement and Advocacy, said she signed the petition as a form of support for undocumented students on the campus. Although she is not a part of the group that created the petition, she said the petition and the Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy office have similar ideas on how to ensure these students stay safe. “ [ M I CA ] a n d s t u d e n ts have been asking for there to be a full-time coordinator to support and advise undocumented students; [it] has been a part of the larger conversation on how we serve them for over a year now,” Lerma Jones said.

“It’s not like we haven’t been given the answer or the belief that it could happen,” she added. “It’s always been

a matter of being a long path that you have to wait in order for this to be a possibility.”

The petition asked university President Wallace Loh and Provost Mary Ann Rankin to “support immigrant members of our community and undocumented students” through various actions.

Among their requests was to ensure that students admitted to this university with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status prior to Jan. 20 would continue to receive in-state tuition benefits if DACA is eliminated, according to the petition.

The petition also calls for university administration to “issue a strong, public statement reinforcing the university’s support for immigrant rights and the protection of immigrant students, including those who are undocumented.” kescobardbk@gmail.com

unity in the Asian community,” he said. “If [the AAPI coordinator] wasn’t here, I think it would have been a lot more difficult to have more joint collaboration events, to get to know each other.”

In the near future, Mascarenas said she hopes to foster skill building in areas such as social justice education, leadership development and organizing students for the Asian American Student Union, as well as creating a student group that fosters a space of community and understanding for Pacific Islander students, who have ancestry from or who are from countries such as Fiji, Nauru, Samoa, Palau and the Marshall Islands. “[Pacific Islanders] have become silenced or invisible within the larger Asian community because they are so much smaller and they might not have as large as representation,” she said.

Senior Kalyn Cai said she is looking forward to seeing what Mascarenas has in store as coordinator.

“As a graduating senior, it’s really nice to know that in MICA, the community and students are in such good hands,” said Cai, an American studies major. “She is so uniquely capable and caring for everyone. She is the kind of person who wants to make sure that you are fully supported and nurtured.” kescobardbk@gmail.com

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Light at the end of the Trump tunnel

Continue the sustainability initiatives Our nation remains divided on many important Department of Transportation Services.

Both projects are in their nascent stages. Connational issues, and much is uncertain, but amid the turbulence, the University of Maryland has remained struction of the solar canopies hasn’t begun yet and the carbon offset plan hasn’t even been formally faithful to one key commitment: sustainability.

Recently, two projects aiming to improve our approved by the Office of Sustainability, nor has school’s sustainable infrastructure and reduce our it been presented to university President Wallace Loh. However, this editorial board still commends carbon footprint have made the spotlight.

The first project, set to begin next summer, the university for these initiatives.

In a nation where our president-elect indiplans to cover three parking garages on the campus with solar canopies. Solar canopies cated in 2012 that climate change is a hoax fabare a collection of solar panels, suspended like ricated by the Chinese, it is now more important than ever for us to remain a canopy, over the structures. devoted to creating a greener The installation comes with our view community. no upfront costs as the uniAbout 97 percent of climate versity will enter a contract scientists believe climate change to purchase solar power from is real, and its consequences for the installation company this planet are extreme. But, over the next 20 years. While Donald Trump’s views and polithe total costs for this project cies are especially concerning for are still unclear, this 20-year Marylanders. A Diamondback commitment reflects this story last week mentioned how university’s dedication to a lack of Environmental Protecshift to more sustainable tion Agency regulations under Trump would increase energy sources.

Meanwhile, another proposal by the sustainabil- the amount of pollution flowing from the various ity office to reduce carbon emissions is currently states within the Chesapeake Bay watershed into undergoing an approval process. In 2009, this uni- the bay.

While we cannot control the policy decisions of versity set forth a vision to cut its carbon emissions in half by 2020. While it’s difficult to remove all our president-elect, there are other ways our voices sources of carbon emissions from the campus, the can be heard. Last week, Loh encouraged students to sustainability office proposed a plan to counteract “protest the policies, the actions of the next presithese emissions through the purchase of carbon dent.” Our efforts to make this campus more sustainoffsets, which will fund organizations working to able do exactly this — they protest the policies of our remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. next president. Despite what this nation’s highest If the plan is implemented, it will involve manda- office might rather have us believe, this university tory payment by the university to offset its carbon has shown it is committed to sustainability and enemissions, and offer individuals the opportunity suring we preserve the well-being of this planet for to purchase their own carbon offsets through the future generations.

This university’s sustainability initiatives will benefit our uncertain future.

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JACK SIGLIN @_inthebox Columnist

The Philadelphia 76ers are a sorry excuse for a professional basketball team.

They’ve won 48 of their last 254 games. I’m fairly certain that I could suit up and play power forward for them and we’d win at about the same clip. In the simplest terms, they suck, and have for years. But therein lies the rub: It’s all by design.

See, in the NBA, the worst teams are rewarded with the highest picks in the next year’s draft.

Teams who aren’t good enough to realistically compete for the title have every incentive to hit the big red button and lose as many games as possible in hopes of securing a high pick and some top-line talent.

The 76ers have taken that to the logical extreme: They’ve lost an unfathomable number of games over the last three years, and thus had a top-three pick in each of the last three drafts. It’s called “tanking,” and it works.

The 76ers brain trust has a mantra: Trust the process. Yes, the team is terrible. But they’d like you to keep the faith; when the topline talent they’ve harvested over the years matures, they’ll come back stronger. Trust the process.

Over the last week or so, I’ve b e e n s l ow l y m a k i n g m y wa y through the stages of grief. Watching the election results unfold on Tuesday felt a bit like watching a national tragedy. I’m reminded of the feelings I had during the terrorist attacks in France almost exactly one year ago. That isn’t to say that a peaceful transition of power, regardless of one’s political ideology, compares to the loss

of so many lives. But the feelings are similar: Anger, disbelief and disappointment, slowly replaced by hopelessness.

I’m now entering into the acceptance phase. Strange as it sounds, the 76ers give me a glimmer of hope. Our political system has long existed as a murky bipartisan mess, complicated by hidden agendas and backroom dealings. In part, that’s why Trump won: He’s a political outsider who tapped into Middle America’s mistrust of politicians. And ultimately, his election has blown the doors off the political barn; citizens are questioning the bipartisan system, our voting structure and the legitimacy of the establishment as a whole.

By electing someone who strikes me as a bigot and a blowhard, America seems to be tanking.

Maybe, though, that should give us all hope. Maybe we need to hit rock bottom in order to really consider overhauling the system. For all of his faults, Trump certainly galvanizes strong feelings in all people — and people caring about issues is the first step toward change.

I’m reminded of getting shots at the doctor’s office and being told, “This will sting a bit.” The next four years are going to hurt, particularly for minorities and marginalized groups. We’re going to lose a lot of games. But maybe Trump’s election will serve as a hard reset for a system that isn’t inclined toward change. Maybe it’ll galvanize a reevaluation of our collective political priorities. Maybe we should trust in the process. jack.siglin@gmail.com

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Mind the ethnic divides in Syria KYLE REMPFER On Nov. 6, @Kyle_Rempfer 2016, Marine Corps Gen. Columnist Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, fleshed out a long-term plan with Turkish leaders to deal with the upcoming liberation of the Syrian city of Raqqa. The liberators are shaping up to be the Syrian Democratic Forces, a multiethnic unit of Sunni Arabs and Kurds. To many, this news is welcoming, and it highlights an important strategy in how the United States and its allies should tackle problems in the region for the foreseeable future. Although the United States has developed a cohort of local groups with whom we prefer to coordinate, it is important that we remain open to the complaints of our partners and other minorities in the region, especially in terms of ethnic divisions in the Middle East that outsiders rarely understand in full.

Originally, concerns were raised over the possibility that Kurdish fighters would continue to liberate traditional Arab lands on their own. Despite formidable Kurdish fighters in both Iraq and Syria, tensions between the two ethnic groups have precluded meaningful cooperation until recently. Allegations from Arabs in Iraq and Syria that Kurdish forces have committed atrocities in newly liberated towns, and intend to carve out an autonomous region in the lands they reclaim by expelling Arabs, have stoked the already prominent ethnic division in the region. Additionally, despite the United States’ overt support for the militant arm of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria, Turkish authorities maintain that the group is a terrorist organization.

This accusation isn’t simply Turkish President Erdogan’s usual dictatorial bluster either. After three decades of dealing with Kurdish terrorists, they have a right to voice complaints.

It’s worth noting that the hostile Kurdish faction within Turkey, the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK), has the same ideological leader as the Syrian based PYD. While the United States acknowledges that the PKK is a terrorist entity, it does not do so with the PYD, despite their shared leadership. Because of Turkey’s critical role in the Syrian crisis, this creates an issue when coordinating not only an end to ISIS, but also for reconstruction in the aftermath of ISIS’ reign. As of now, Kurdish fighters in Syria have received the bulk of U.S. military aid as a result of their great return on investment in the form of military victories. However, the plan to take ISIS’ capital is looking much more ethnically diverse and stresses the occupying force will neither be Kurds, nor the rest of the Syrian Defense Forces. Instead, the plan will be to raise locals to safeguard and govern the area on their own, an initiative that has seen success in the region.

Iraq circa 2006 was dealing with a similar ethnic divide between Sunnis and the ruling Shia government.

Against this backdrop, al-Qaeda in Iraq elicited further instability in the predominantly Sunni region of Anbar province with indiscriminate violence against Shia and Sunni alike.

Fed up, local tribal leaders lashed back against the insurgency in what would become known as the Anbar Awakening. The awakening was facilitated by U.S. forces, who began making payments to the fighters in order to facilitate their counter-

insurgency movement. The end result was a pacified Anbar province that prompted a draw-down of U.S. forces not long after.

The Anbar Awakening was owed in large part to the impetus of the local population to defend their own land, rather than having a foreign military come and do it for them.

Had this tactic carried on, Iraq as it is today may not have materialized.

Unfortunately, payments from the United States stopped after the hand-over to Iraq’s government was completed in 2011, and the Shialed government of Nouri al-Maliki disbanded the group. Although it’s a hard truth, the fact remains that unfunded Sunni fighters bore no loyalties to the Shia-dominated Iraqi government, nor the United States.

The stability achieved in Anbar province, and the stability needed in Raqqa, is most likely to come when the local populace participates. It should be understood that in a region with such highly contested boundaries, each person’s primary allegiance is owed to their own ethnic group. Therefore, in the case of retaking Raqqa and the rest of ISIS’ domain, it’s imperative that the United States and its allies work to mind these ethnic divisions that are already felt in the country. Then, after ISIS’ defeat, perhaps a federal government can be brokered in Syria that will delineate much authority to semi-autonomous zones for separate ethnicities. If the Syrian conflict, and the Iraq War before it, has taught us anything, it’s that forcing cooperation between groups we hardly understand will only lead to more friction in the long-run. krempfer@terpmail.umd.edu

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Mainstream media isn’t what it used to be. At least, that seems to be what this election cycle has revealed. Distrust in the media has sunk to new lows.

According to a Gallup poll, only 32 percent of Americans hold at least a fair amount of trust and confidence in the media, while a mere 14 percent of Republicans share this assurance.

This is the lowest it has been since Gallup began collecting this data in 1972.

T h e f i rs t l og i ca l rea so n fo r the stark disparity between Republicans and Democrats can be attributed to President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign consistently denouncing the media’s fairness. But it goes further than this. Americans’ trust in mass media typically declines during an election year, as it fell in 2004 and 2008.

In a polarizing election, particularly this one, different media outlets play to their partisanship.

It is obvious. Throughout the election, when I turned on Fox News and CNN, there were two very different narratives interpreting similar facts. Everyone had an agenda, especially when so much was on the line for their preferred candidate.

On Monday, PBS anchor Gwen Ifill died from her battle with uterine cancer. She worked for The Washington Post, The New York Times and NBC and moderated two Vice Presidential debates.

Mo re i m p o r ta n t ly, s h e wa s a pioneer — an African-American woman in journalism who paved the way in the late 1970s when newspapers were predominantly filled with white men. Ifill’s colleagues knew her to ask the tough questions and not let any person of power off the hook. It is an

unfortunate coincidence that when media distrust is at an alltime high, such an important figure passes away.

Perhaps now that the election is over, journalists can reflect and pinpoint the problem.

Nicholas Kristof, an opinion writer for The New York Times, asserts that the issue is twofold.

For one, a number of alt-right websites today disseminate une q u ivo ca l ly fa l se jo u r n a l i s m , saying things such as President Obama is plotting for a third term to be president. This propaganda tool could be one of the reasons only 44 percent of Republicans accept that Obama was born in the United States. These websites, like Breitbart, were originally a conservative alternative to, but have slowly bled into, the mainstream media.

Another issue is that mainstream media has progressively become too comfortable investigating the cultural climate among the elites while neglecting everyday working Americans. Many are out of touch, and the unexpected result of the election attests to that.

As Kristof said, “One way in which we’re disconnected is that we don’t hear about or respond to these falsehoods in the alt-right orbit … When Americans come to believe lies such as the pope endorsed Trump, or that Barack and Michelle Obama unendorsed Clinton, those are assaults on our political system and we should challenge them.”

O n ly i f t h e m e d i a ’s p r i o r i ties are changed to engage with average American citizens can these types of lies rightfully be debunked. It will not happen overnight, but it needs to be addressed immediately. esolway@terpmail.umd.edu

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Naomi Grant elect Chris Van @NaomiGrant7464 Hollen will be Senior staff writer tasked with helping the Democratic Party fight to keep its 48 Senate seats in the 2018 election as the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chair, The Washington Post reported Friday.

Van Hollen has served seven terms in the House of Representatives and was elected this month to fill retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski’s seat. He is the first senator-elect to be tapped to chair the DSCC, The Post reported.

“Democrats are obviously going to have to take a look at exactly what happened in this campaign around the country,” he said in a Tuesday interview with WTTG. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a statement Van Hollen was the “first choice for the DSCC chairman because of his talents, his work ethic, and his experience.”

Van Hollen will also replace Mikulski on the Senate Appropriations Committee, according to Mikulski’s news release.

Van Hollen aims to bridge the gap after a polarizing election, and has been corresponding with his Republican colleagues from the House since the election, he told WTTG. “I would welcome the opportunity to work on those particular issues, and the others issues where there’s common ground,” he said. ngrantdbk@gmail.com

pence From p. 1 -hood because of his pro-life stance. Though the amendment failed, when Pence became governor in 2013 he signed a law that banned abortion in the state if the fetus has an abnormality, restricting Indiana’s abortion access further.

Because the weekly report with donation figures at the Planned Parenthood of Maryland was last updated Tuesday, the number of donations made in Pence’s name “could be a little bit higher,” Robinson said.

Planned Parenthood of Maryland currently has seven locations across the state.

While the Planned Parenthood of Maryland usually receives an average of 100 donations a week, Robinson said it received upward of 1,700 donations since Donald Trump won the election. In all, the national Planned Parenthood has received more than 200,000 donations since the election, according to New York Magazine.

Since election night, Trump said on 60 Minutes on Nov. 14 he would nominate a pro-life judge to the Supreme Court. If Roe v.

Wade were to be overturned, the decision to allow abortion providers would go back to the states.

“We’ll see what happens,” Trump said. acarolandbk@gmail.com

metro From p. 1 reduce service by an additional eight hours each week. Service could end earlier than midnight, depending on the day. Those restrictions include ending service before and after midnight.

The time restrictions would be inconvenient for College Park residents who use the Metro to get to Washington for work, as well as those who use it for recreational activities, District 2 Councilman P.J. Brennan said at the meeting. WMATA previously asked riders to weigh in on its time restrictions, The Diamondback reported.

2-year term with national advocacy group will provide city opportunities by

College Park

Carly Kempler Mayor Patrick @carlykempler Wojahn was seSenior staff writer lected Saturday to

SHA] on this,” Wojahn said.

“We just need to be diligent about making sure they pay attention to it.”

Wojahn added he would l i ke to se e t h e S H A p os t signs to raise visibility of the Trolley Trail or create a bikeway on the stretch of Campus Drive between Route 1 and the College Park Metro Station.

B u t t h e T r o l l e y T ra i l crossing on Campus Drive isn’t the only dangerous intersection in the city, said Laurie Lemieux, co-owner of Proteus Bicycles in College Park. The most dangerous, she said, is at the beginning of the Trolley Trail where Route 193 and Rhode Island Avenue intersect because t h e re a re t h re e l a n e s o f traffic in each direction. The Campus Drive intersection is one of the safest intersections along the Trolley Trail, despite the cars that speed there, she said.

“We need to figure out a way to slow down traffic coming up to that stoplight,” Lemieux said. “It would be really great if pedestrians and bicyclists always press the light.”

Lemieux said she takes that route a few times a week and has seen cars and even Metro buses run that pedestrian light. She expressed frustration that it’s up to the SHA to enact certain changes. “ I t ’s r e a l l y f r u s t ra t ing because we don’t want to wait for someone to get hurt or killed in order to get something done,” she said.

serve a two-year term on the National League of Cities’ Board of Directors.

The National League of Cities is a nonprofit organization composed of city leaders from 49 state municipal leagues, which are organizations often representing multiple cities across a state, according to the NLC website.

T h e g ro u p p rov i d e s re sources for the betterment of more than 19,000 cities, towns and villages, according to the website. College Park and surrounding areas such as Greenbelt, Rockville and Gaithersburg are among the benefiting cities, Wojahn said.

The organization also “advocates for the interest of cities on the federal level and in Congress,” Wojahn said.

After attending a conference in Pittsburgh from Nov. 16 to Nov. 19, Wojahn was chosen from more than 30 applicants for one of the 15 positions on the organization’s board. “[The conferences are] a great opportunity to learn from what other cities have tried out,” Wojahn said. “They also provide opportunities for networking and to learn best practices from other municipalities.”

Wojahn said he formerly served a year as the organization’s Transportation Infrastructure Services Committee chair starting in November 2015.

This committee tracks federal policies regarding transportation and infrastructure and helps determine the NLC’s agenda for transportation and infrastructure, Wojahn said.

Wojahn’s new title with the NLC remains at-large board member as he will most likely be appointed to a legislative committee, he said.

This organization provides many opportunities College Park can take advantage of, Wojahn said. For example, the NLC has a cooperative purchasing program where cities can receive discounted services from different vendors, he said.

College Park also participates in the organization’s prescription drug program, Wojahn said, which provides discounts on prescription drugs from local pharmacies.

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THE INTERSECTION of Campus Drive and the Trolley Trail needs more safety measures put in place, council members say.

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fter a car fa t a l l y s t r u c k a 7 7 -yea r- o l d cyclist along the College Park Trolley Trail in September, some city council members are calling for the city to do more about the dangerous intersection where the trail crosses Campus Drive.

D i s t r i c t 2 Co u n c i l m a n P.J. Brennan said there is no formal mechanism that s l ows t ra f f ic d own to an acceptable speed as cars approach the intersection, which is located on the other side of Rossborough Lane and Rhode Island Avenue.

The speed limit on that stretch of Campus Drive is 35 mph, and there are no speed cameras to deter speeding, he added. “ E sse n t i a l ly we h ave a rea l l y d a n ge ro u s ro a d running through the middle of our community that has really dangerous speeds for an area where people are expected to cross the road,” Brennan said.

The sun also shines toward eastbound cars at the intersection, causing drivers to pull down their visors, wh i c h m i g h t m ea n t h ey aren’t able to see the stoplight and run through it as a result, Brennan said. There’s a crossing button that pedestrians and bicyclists are supposed to press before crossing the road, but they generally don’t, Brennan said based on his observations riding the trail himself.

“They will take their lives into their own hands and just cross without pressing the

button,” Brennan said. He added that residents should use the button before crossing whether there is traffic approaching or not.

Co l l e ge Pa rk M ayo r Pa t r i c k Wojahn said the city is removing noise barrier panels near the crossing to increase visibility for cars.

The city also applied for a grant from the state that would help provide designated bikeways for bicyclists to use separately on the side of the road, Wojahn said.

“The problem more is not paying attention and turning the blind turn,” he added.

Lora Rakowski, a spokeswoman for State Highway Administration, said Thursday the SHA will take over ownership of Campus Drive once Prince George’s County approves it — which could take a few weeks or months. SHA cannot comment on the engineering of the road in the meantime, but it has worked with the University of Maryland in the past with the “Walk Smart College Park” campaign that aims to educate students about the rules of walking, driving and crossing the road, according to a previous Diamondback article.

In the future, Rakowski said the SHA is looking to “expand safety methods with Walk Smart to include bicycle safety as well.”

Changes such as signs and revamping the road are up to the SHA once it takes control.

“The goal is to put things out proactively; you never know how many lives you save,” SHA spokesman David Buck said Wednesday.

The addition of flashing lights and signs do not always prevent accidents, he added.

Bicyclists can increase their safety by stepping off their bikes and walking alongside them when they cross an intersection, Buck said.

“We now have to work with [the

If the Metro closes at midnight or earlier, WMATA should “thoroughly explore” and consider moving forward with expanding its overnight bus services, Wojahn said.

“The future of College Park is heavily reliant on a transportation network that is functioning and thriving and used,” Brennan said. “Everything that we envision from development to the new Purple Line requires that our existing infrastructure is working up to a specific standard.”

The council also opposed WMATA’s elimination of the B30 bus, which runs from Greenbelt Station to BWI. WMATA’s proposals are very

concerning, and four other town councils sent letters expressing similar opposition to the restrictions, Brennan said.

“The B30 is an integral point of connectivity for people who live in the city to get to one of our major international airports,” Brennan said.

District 1 Councilwoman Christine Nagle was worried about the environmental impacts of the proposal to eliminate this bus, because more people would use cars to access the airport and to get to Washington.

“It’s going to cause more people in our area to get in their cars and drive

COLLEGE PARK METRO STATION could face schedule changes and reduced hours. image via wikimedia commons up to the airport and cause additional The MARC train goes to BWI congestion,” Wojahn said. WMATA airport, but it’s not as convenient for proposed eliminating the B30 bus a few College Park residents, Wojahn said. years back and did not go through with “It’s overall going to hurt the it due to opposition from the council, region,” he said. he added. acarolandbk@gmail.com

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essay | john oliver

gone with the win

In his final episode of the year, John Oliver reckoned with the presidency of Donald Trump before setting ablaze a ‘2016’ statue in an act of rebellion. photo via youtube.

Progressives in search of a laugh will need to find a new source of humor as Last Week Tonight goes on hiatus. by

John Oliver, John Powers host of Last @RealJohnPowers Week Tonight with John Staff writer Oliver, has abandoned his followers in their hour of greatest need.

Is that statement harsh?

Maybe. But it’s far from inaccurate.

Oliver’s fans, the vast m a j o r i ty b e i n g s ta u n c h never-Trumpers, have to find someone else to cover the president-elect’s transition to power — but try as they might, Oliver’s supporters will be hard-pressed to find anyone who can take over where he left off. That’s because Last Week Tonight signed off for the remainder of 2016, leaving the progressive left without its voice of

humorous reason.

Naturally, Oliver devotees will be looking for some other way to fill their time 11 p.m. this Sunday.

T h ey h ave to l o o k fo r so m e o n e wh o ca n cove r these next few months and make them laugh while they try to forget about their fear; more importantly, they need so m e o n e wh o co m b i n e s humor and wit with research and depth. Someone who structures their segments as calculated rhetoric, rooted in logic. Someone who creates an engaging multi-media experience for the viewers, without short-changing the show’s content.

Though it may be hard to admit, there is no white knight coming to save them,

as Oliver’s program is a truly one-of-a-kind project.

So why do so many Americans care what this goofy British man has to say?

First of all, he has the Jon Stewart stamp of approval, perhaps the greatest endorsement a late-night news show can receive.

Additionally, his show is very unique compared to other late-night shows. His is a weekly show, so he can choose the best stories to cover and not have to worry about finding a humorous take on the news every night.

It’s always better to leave your fans wanting more.

Oliver often opens his shows with quick-hitting news stories, but then transitions to a long-form story,

often 20-30 minutes.

These stories make up the greatness that is John Oliver. His well-researched, in-depth segments almost a lways l eave t h e v i ewe r wildly more informed on a topic they didn’t even know much about to begin with, like multi-level marketing or special districts.

Sometimes, however, he tackles topics that are incredibly well-known. The best example of this is without a doubt his coverage of President-elect Donald Trump, which exemplifies his greatest attribute.

Oliver, at the end of the day, is a comedian, but he has established himself as an activist. Perhaps it is only in the most minimal sense,

review | fantastic beasts and where to find them

J.K. Rowling’s latest project soars above expecta tions In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a whole new magical world dazzles thanks to stunning visuals and a skillful cast of actors.

“I don’t think I’m dreaming,” Jarod Golub Ja co b Kow@jarodgolub alski (Dan For The DBK Fogler, Balls of Fury) says upon seeing the magical creatures for the first time. “I don’t got the brains to make this up.”

While Kowalski, a No-Maj — the American term for Muggle — living in 1920s New York City might not have the brains to dream up this reality, the creator of this wonderful wizarding world does.

J.K. Rowling dazzles us once again in her screenwriting debut, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, out everywhere last Friday.

The film, inspired by Rowling’s book of the same name, serves as a reintroduction to the universe we all know and love.

Rowling teams up with director David Yates (the same David Yates who directed the Harry Potter films from Order of the Phoenix onward) to send us on a journey full of familiar spells, potions and magic.

While Rowling and Yates do an incredible job bringby

ing this universe back to the big screen, it’s the acting that carries the film.

E d d i e Re d m ay n e ( T h e Danish Girl) gives us another lovably awkward wizard to worship in the form of Newt Scamander, the eccentric Ministry of Magic employee who finds himself in New York having to round up all of his escaped magical creatures. However, Scamander isn’t all awkward; he shines when he is with his magical creatures, and this is something that Redmayne conveys well.

While Redmayne’s Scamander and Fogler’s Kowalski hold the camera’s attention for most of the film, it is Ezra Miller (Batman v.

Superman: Dawn of Justice) who captures the audience with his portrayal of Credence Barebone.

Miller expertly conveys both fear and the fight or flight mentalities that characterize Credence throughout the film. Credence cowers next to the overpowering Pe rc iva l G rave s, p l aye d

by Colin Farrell (Horrible

Bosses), and Mary Lou Barebone, played by Samantha Morton (The Messenger) — but Miller succeeds in making his character stand out nonetheless.

Other standout performances include Katherine Waterston as Tina Goldstein and Alison Sudol as her sister, Queenie. Sudol provides the comic relief to juxtapose the dark tone of the film, characteristic of the Harry Potter films.

The starstudded cast — there is also a cameo from Johnny Depp — isn’t the only thing that the film has going for it. There are also stunning visuals and the obvious emotional pull for viewers who dedicated much of their childhoods to Harry Potter.

The visuals of the film are captivating from the beginning. The scenes inside the Magical Congress of the United States of America, remind viewers of its similarly extravagant British counterpart, the Ministry of Magic. The MACUSA has memos that travel by them-

selves and golden statues that move, both things seen inside the Ministry.

Outside the MACUSA the visuals continue to amaze, with creatures that fans of the Harry Potter universe have only heard of coming to life right before their eyes.

Fantastic Beasts takes elements from the Harry Potter films and brings them to life all over again. While it does use a lot of borrowed elements, the film makes the wizarding world its own.

By bringing the wizarding world to New York, the film explores new territory that has yet to be seen in the Harry Potter universe.

Watching Fantastic Beasts, I was reminded of the first time I saw Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone after reading the books.

Everything inside my imagination was coming to life on the screen in front of me again.

Fantastic Beasts will make anyone feel like a kid reading or watching the Harry Potter series for the first time. The film pulls the heartstrings of viewers while reminding them what it feels like to be a kid again. It exceeds all expectations. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

as he is not exactly organizing marches from behind his desk, but he gives his viewers a call to action that has a clear-cut goal to be accomplished.

So m e t i m e s i t’s so m e thing silly, such as starting the “Make Donald Drumpf Again” hashtag or raising awareness of NSA surveillance by suggesting the organization might be monitoring sexts.

Oftentimes, it is not, and Oliver wants to inspire social and political change. He has called on people to donate to advocacy groups in the wake of Trump winning the election, purchase newspaper subscriptions to support local newspapers and call local representatives to ad-

vocate the repeal the Dickey Amendment, which prevents gun control research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While we can debate how effective this is, nobody can say Oliver isn’t maximizing the use of his platform.

By the time Oliver returns in mid-February, Trump will be inaugurated. Oliver’s following will have to adjust to living without his weekly takes on the news and his pleas for advocacy on contemporary issues for the next few weeks, but one thing they can look forward to is Oliver’s takes on perhaps our nation’s most wildcard president ever. dbkdiversions@gmail.com

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review | BRUNO MARS

PURE MAGIC

“24K Magic’ should place Bruno Mars back at the top of the charts with funky-fresh rhythms, cleverly placed sexual innuendos, insanely catchy choruses and his smooth, glossy vocals. photo via youtube.

Radio’s favorite sexual dynamo returns once more with another feel-good record Peter Gene CameronNeimand Hernandez probably in@kneemund troduced Staff writer himself to you somewhere between 2009 and 2010.

He, alongside friends like Bobby Ray and Travie, was ubiquitous and invincible.

During morning drives to work or school, Peter spoke of unequivocally beautiful women, a loyalty to love and the importance of Sunday rest. It’s been about six years since you met Peter, and in Pharrellian fashion, Father Time seemingly by

forgot to apply the aging agent to his jubilant aesthetic.

Under his more Hollywoodfriendly moniker of Bruno Mars, Peter is back with his first studio album since 2012, 24K Magic. Shimmering as the title implies, 24K Magic is the impossible to ignore pop fix from Bruno we all secretly craved.

The album’s 9-track, 34 minute runtime appropriately begins with its smash single and titular song, “24K Magic.”

On the second verse, Mars lets his audience know who he does it for.

“Second verse for the hustlas (hustlas), gangstas (gangstas), bad bitches and ya ugly ass friends,” croons Mars with a chuckle. “Can I preach?

Can I preach? I gotta show ‘em how a pimp get it in.”

He in fact gets it in quite well, and of the aforementioned groups that Bruno is reppin’, I believe I’m somewhere in between “hustla” and “ugly ass friends of bad bitches.”

With pinky rings aimed

toward the moon, Mars proceeds to tell tales of his ideal hoop earring-clad female on “Chunky” and an ode to slickbacked style on “Perm”. On “That’s What I Like,” a sultry brag of refined preferences, Bruno hits his full stride.

“I’ll rent a beach house in Miami/ Wake up with no jammies,” boasts Mars before revealing his five-star meal.

“Lobster tail for dinner, Julio serve that scampi.”

As Bruno’s described way of life would indicate, sex often accompanies the singer’s days.

Luckily, for any of his listeners struggling romantically, Mars provides insight into his deal sealing line on “Versace on the Floor.”

“Let’s just kiss ‘til we’re naked, baby,” suggests radio’s favorite sexual dynamo.

However, proven through the otherwise body-grooving “Straight Up and Down” (which is produced by a person named Shampoo Press and Curl), not every pick-up line sticks the landing.

“Girl I bet your momma named you good lookin,” inquires Mars, “’Cause you sure look good to me.”

On “Calling all my Lovelies,” a possible recipient of Mars’ poorly-executed smoothness is indicated by the straight to voicemail message played towards the song’s end.

“Hi you’ve reached Halle Berry,” says the automated response. “Sorry I can’t get to the phone right now but if you leave your name and number, I’ll get right back to you.” diversionsdbk@gmail.com

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A floundering debut record

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Ray Toro, the former guitarist for My Chemical Romance, can’t find any rhythm on ‘Remember the Laughter.’

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My Chemica l Ro m a n ce i s d ea d , a n d fo r m e r fa n s looking for a continuation of the band’s sound would be disappointed with the release of former guitarist Ray Toro’s debut album, Remember the Laughter. Scratch that. Liste n e rs i n ge n e ra l wo u l d be disappointed with this release. The album, strikingly different from Toro’s previous work, is dull as Toro attempts to create a record that combines several themes lyrically — but h i s a t te m p ts ultimately result in a piece that lacks any sense of cohesiveness.

T h e a l b u m ca n b e s t b e summarized by “Hope for the World,” an incredibly uninspired “feel-good” anthem that doesn’t feel good at all.

Toro has good intentions with the song, but it is clear he is out of touch with the current trends in pop music.

The release, with noticeably poor production quality, sounds like the efforts of a Jimmy Eat World cover band.

The 15-track album deals with paternal themes that promote positivity, but it drags out, as Toro’s unimpressive and nasally vocals cannot distract from his weak songwriting. by

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“Take the World” is another remarkable failure, as it consists mostly of a weak chorus that is stunningly repetitive instead of catchy. The track culminates with a standard guitar solo, that does little to get its listeners moving.

In terms of melody, the songs on the album do very little to stand out. Most tracks combine mediocre guitar riffs with staccato piano playing, and Toro’s layered vocals make the rhythm in his songs sound confusing.

T h e a l b u m ’s t i t l e s o n g serves as the closer for the re l e a s e , b u t i t doesn’t save the album from the overwhelming sense of dissatisfaction it brings. Listening to Toro sing “La la la” as many times as he did on this track is almost painful, while his singing in the rest of the song proves too whiny.

Unfortunately, Toro cannot rise above the passionate, energetic sound from his former band. Remember the Laughter could have been the release that proved Toro is a valuable musician outside of his guitar playing — but instead, it convinces me he should stay out of the spotlight and work on improving his own sound before anything else. dbkdiversions@gmail.com

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Terps drop both matches during Cavalier Duals Coach Sean Whooley Kerry McCoy @swhooley27 said Wednesday he anStaff writer ticipated the Maryland wrestling team would face tough competition at the Cavalier Duals this weekend. The Terps, though, couldn’t overcome their talented opposition.

They dropped two straight matches to Lock Haven and Virginia on Sunday to start the season 0-2.

“First match, the guys were a little flat,” McCoy said.

“I don’t know if they were overlooking the competition, or they were nervous about the first dual of the season, but just a little bit flat, and it showed in our result.”

They faced Lock Haven first. Though 125-pounder Michael Beck, competing for the first time after a hamstring strain limited him during the preseason, lost the opener, 12-2, to Jake Field, the Terps won fo u r o f t h e i r n ex t f ive matches.

They led, 18-7, but the Eagles reeled off four consecutive victories to claim the match, 20-18.

When the Terps later battled host Virginia, they didn’t have as much early success. McCoy’s team narrowed its deficit to 9-7 after four bouts, but the Cavaliers pulled away to win 22-13.

Despite leaving Charlottesville, Virginia, without a team triumph, Maryland experienced individual successes.

Tyler Goodwin, ranked 12th in the nation in the 133-pound class, and 149pounder Alfred Bannister, ranked 17th, earned two victories. Goodwin pinned Lock Haven’s Lewis Williams in the first period and then earned an 8-0 major decision over Virginia’s William Mason.

“It felt good winning, but, like coach says, you’ve got to expect to win, and I expected to win,” Goodwin said. “We’ve just got to work on little misby

guard shatori walker-kimbrough scored 18 points in the Terps’ 146-17 win over Bluefield State, but coach Todd Fong doesn’t regret scheduling the game. marquise mckine/the diamondback

Bluefield State reflects on 129-point exhibition defeat Bluefield Connor Hoyt S t a te c o a c h @ConnerHoyt27 T o d d F o n g walked off the Staff writer court at Xfinity Center on Nov. 2, undeterred by the 129-point loss to the Maryland women’s basketball team his team had just suffered.

He shook coach Brenda Frese’s hand and watched as she gave his son a hug.

“Winning doesn’t always m ea n sco re b oa rd , i f yo u know what I mean,” Fong said. “I wish we were more competitive, don’t get me wrong … But I want to teach my girls that this is a good experience.”

Every year, Division II and III basketball teams flock to toptier Division I programs for unofficial exhibition games entering the regular season. The Big Blues traveled about 350 miles from West Virginia to College Park only to lose, 146-17.

But for Fong, the game meant more than the box score.

“I want to teach these girls, ‘Don’t be afraid to live life’… If I can instill that in these young ladies, then they’ll be quality mothers, wives, CEOs, human beings,” he said. “A setback prepares you for a comeback.”

The contest underscored the vast differences between a program of Maryland’s stature and Bluefield State’s — a school of about 2,000 students.

Per NCAA rules, a Division I by

school can host as many as two exhibition games before the regular season, but they must be played against Division II and III talent. The games often result in blowouts that ease powerhouse programs’ transitions into the new season.

Maryland’s affair with Bluefield State made national headlines for its lopsided score. The game proved polarizing in a sport that is accustomed to little disparity.

Though records obtained by The Diamondback show Maryland paid Bluefield State $3,000 in advance of the matchup, Frese and Fong iterated money didn’t play a central role in the game’s organization.

“That’s really not why they come in — it’s not about that,” Frese said.

She stressed the importance of Fong, a Southern Maryland native, bringing his team to his home state.

Frese has been close with Fong after the two met on the recruiting circuit. Fong said the Maryland coach told him to contact her if he were to ever coach a women’s college team to arrange a game.

The Bluefield State coach praised Frese for her role in organizing the contest, which was agreed upon about a year ago.

“This is a game that she doesn’t have to play,” Fong said.

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Fo n g e m p h a s i z e d h ow grateful he was for the professionalism Maryland exhibited in hosting the Big Blues.

“We had an opportunity to be treated like royalty; they treated us with class and honor,” he said.

“With D-II and D-III opponents, they know what they’re walking into,” said Frese, who is in her 15th year guiding the Terps. “They want the experience of playing at Xfinity, playing in front of a crowd, the experience of this court. Usually, it’s not about the score.”

Frese likened the experienced of playing at Xfinity Center to that of a professional arena.

Bluefield State doesn’t travel with a trainer or a sports information director and, per Division III rules, is not allowed to have any players under scholarship.

Frese said Maryland tried to give Bluefield State as many amenities as it could.

Having a locker room attendant, for instance, might seem commonplace for a Power 5 program. For Bluefield State though, one Maryland employee’s graciousness was especially well-received.

“The gentleman that stood outside of our locker room the entire game held the door for my ladies,” Fong said. “He held the door for me.”

“I try to interact with all the

guests and treat them with the respect and courtesy they deserve,” said Richard Allen, who’s been a Terp Host for 10 years.

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The Big Blues were s u r p r i se d w i t h t h e i r postgame pizza, too, which Allen safeguarded after it arrived at halftime.

“I follow the ‘Maryland Way,’” Allen said.

It was a gesture Bluefield State didn’t overlook.

“Nobody ever saw him t h e e n t i re ga m e , b u t he was there guarding the entire locker room, maintaining that professionalism,” Fong said.

Fong stood by his decision to play Maryland, regardless of the score.

“No one died from it,” he said. “The girls may have got their egos bruised but sometimes, everything doesn’t go your way.”

“If you want to play us, just play us,” Fong added with a determined tone.

“Tell ‘em to come at us.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

takes. It’ll get a lot better.”

Bannister, meanwhile, opened a seven-point lead before Lock Haven’s Kyle Shoop cut it to two. Still, the redshirt sophomore claimed a 9-7 win. Then, in an overtime decision, Bannister won the tiebreaker, 2-1, over Virginia’s Samuel Krivus.

Danny Boychuck (157 pounds), Patrick Gerish (165) and DavidBrian Whisler (197) all finished the day 1-1. Heavyweight Youssif Hemida also earned a victory, defeating Virginia’s Chuck Boddy 3-1 in overtime.

“It was awesome, great to finally get out there in a dual meet instead of in an open.

The atmosphere was awesome,” Boychuck said. “Getting exposed to this type of wrestling in a dual format is good. Now I know I can wrestle with these guys and I can beat these guys.”

True freshman 125pounder Alex Vargas and redshirt freshmen Sam Rowell (174) and Idris White (184) also made their dual debuts, but none recorded victories.

Redshirt senior Billy Rappo (141) finished winless after facing two ranked opponents in Lock Haven’s Ronnie Perry and Virginia’s George DiCamillo, who are No. 20 and No. 9 in their weight class, respectively.

Overall, six grapplers wrestled in their first dual matches.

“It’s good to get that experience,” McCoy said. “They were ready to go. When those guys get a chance to get that experience, and have it now, it helps them compete as the year goes on.”

Still, McCoy hopes their matches Sunday were a learning opportunity and will translate to success as the Terps’ season continues.

“Overall, it’s disappointing, but I tell our guys that it’s November, so we don’t want to be wrestling our best in November,” McCoy said.

“But, we have to continue to get better. It’s disappointing that we didn’t win, but if you don’t win, you learn something.” sportsdbk@gmail.com

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forward justin jackson was the team’s second-leading scorer behind guard Melo Trimble. He scored 21 points. sammi silber/the diamondback

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Trimble, Jackson and freshman guard Anthony Cowan combined to score 60 of the team’s 71 points to help the Terps avoid an upset loss to the mid-major foe.

Guard Mike Morsell, Towson’s leading scorer entering the contest, paced the Tigers with 17 points.

Morsell and forward Arnaud William Adala Moto averaged more than 20 points entering the contest, but neither player was much of a factor in Sunday’s backand-forth first half. The duo combined to shoot 3-for-15 from the field.

Yet the Terps entered the break trailing, 36-34, thanks to their rebounding disparity over the opening 20 minutes. Towson had 15 more rebounds than Maryland during that stretch. Their 13 offensive boards matched the Terps’ total rebounds.

Turgeon and Jackson attributed the difference to the team’s lack of effort and energy, something they looked to improve on in the second half.

But Towson went on a 9-2 run out of the break to go up, 45-36, forcing Turgeon to call a timeout at the 17m i n u te m a rk . T h e b rea k helped Maryland regroup, but its shooting and rebound-

nebraska From p. 12 trick plays. There’s a 50-50 chance the move will work, Bell said, so he won’t hesitate to use creativity to give his unit a spark.

The Terps’ special teams units adhered to a similar mindset Saturday. The team attempted a fake field goal on its opening drive, and punter Wade Lees completed a pass on a fake punt later in the game.

The field goal trickery ended a 10-play opening d r ive t h a t p ro p e l l e d t h e Te r ps to t h e i r b e s t f i e l d position of the first half.

The Terps decided against kicking a 45-yard field goal, and quarterback Caleb Rowe took the snap in the swinging gate formation. He faced pressure from Nebraska’s rush and threw the ball away, and Durkin scolded him after the play for not looking to kicker Adam Greene open down the field.

“I don’t feel any disrespect from the coaches because it’s all about what’s the situation that’s going to be the best for our team,” Greene said last week of the Terps’

ing struggles continued, as Towson scored the next four points to open its largest lead of the game.

“You can’t take any point of the game off,” Jackson said. “You got to bring it from the first buzzer to the last buzzer, so that’s one thing we talked about.”

The 16,797 fans at Xfinity Center were silent at the sight of their team’s doubledigit deficit.

With the Terps’ “ backs against the wall,” Turgeon wasn’t sure how they would re s p o n d . T h e s i x t h -yea r coa c h h a d h i s a n swe r i n the next three minutes, as Maryland started scoring and making defensive stops.

With each basket, the noise continued to build.

The sound peaked on Jackson’s 3-pointer from the right wing, capping the Terps’ 12-1 run to bring them within two with about 11 minutes left. The freshman stuck out three fingers to s i g n i fy t h e t r i p l e a n d pounded his chest in excitement. After Towson called a timeout, Jackson’s teammates mobbed him as he strutted toward the Terps’ bench.

Down six a few minutes later, Jackson hit another three, one of his five on the afternoon. He then passed up the long ball, took a few dribbles and hit a midrange

jumper to tie the game at 58. He was Maryland’s m os t e f f i c i e n t o f fe n se player at 8-for-13 from the field.

“Just the way he was shooting and the way it was coming off his hand, his swagger after he shoots,” Trimble said. “I could just tell he’s really hungry and he’s going to make every shot.”

Trimble made four of his 15 field goals but amended for his shooting dip on the foul line, where he made all but one of his 17 attempts.

A f te r s h o o t i n g 6 6 .7 percent (32-for-48) on Thursday night, Turgeon said the team stuck around after practice Saturday to shoot extra free throws.

The Terps finished 26-for32 in that category against the Tigers.

T r i m b l e ’s f i n a l t w o makes at the charity stripe we re h i s m os t c r u c i a l , putting Maryland up, 68-66, with 36 seconds to play. And perhaps the Terps’ biggest rebound came from freshman guard Kevin Huerter moments later, ensuring the Terps escaped with the victory.

“We had nothing going, and we were able to win that game,” Turgeon said. “I wasn’t sure if we could do it.”

decisions to try fourth downs in field goal range. “Sometimes in these games, going for it is the best option that we have.”

Aside from wide receive r D. J . Mo o re ’s 9 2 -ya rd fourth-quarter touchdown on a drag route, Maryland reached Nebraska’s side of the field one other time.

In the second quarter, the Terps’ aggression worked when Lees tossed a fiveyard pass to running back Kenneth Goins on 4th-and3 in their own territory. But the offense stalled on the ensuing set of downs, and Lees punted.

definite suspension for his role in the campus BB gun incident earlier this month.

As a result, the Terps have failed to reach 100 yards on the ground in each of their past three games. At Nebraska, Maryland posted 11 yards on 25 carries, its lowest rushing production of Durkin’s tenure.

Durkin emphasized the Terps needed to focus on the aspects they excelled at earlier in the campaign as a way to reverse their slide, which extended Saturday to six losses in their past seven games.

B u t l ea d i n g r u s h e r T y Johnson (seven carries, 21 yards) didn’t display the patience and breakaway speed he’s often flashed. Quarterback Perry Hills, who also poses a threat on the ground, missed the game with a left shoulder injury.

“We have to keep building, working every day to improve our execution skills within the system, and overall from a practice level and details level, we have a lot to do,” Bell said Wednesday. “That’ll be what helps us in the end.”

Rushing woes At the beginning of the season, Maryland’s offense relied on its diverse rushing attack to start the season 4-0. The backfield averaged 300 yards a game using six players to keep its opponents off balance.

But the Terps’ competition has increased down the stretch of their conference slate, and the group lost running backs Trey Edmunds to a fractured right foot and Lorenzo Harrison to an in-

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about five minutes later, he sprinted toward the Friars bench while his teammates on the field chased him and the whole team gathered around him. Maryland h a d n ’ t a l l owe d fo u r goals since 2013.

In the 82nd minute, defender Joao Serrano scored off a corner kick to give Providence the lead — the fifth time Maryland has faced a deficit in the final 10 minutes. Sejdic put his arms over his head while the Terps scurried back into position.

The wind blew at about 18 mph throughout the game, and with the gusts to their advantage in the second half, the Friars’ shots twisted and turned into the back of the net.

“Momentum definitely kind of went their way,” Sejdic said. “After that third goal, I was just like, ‘It’s hard to believe.’

You can’t believe that it just fell so easy like that. It just happens.

No words for it.”

A f te r a f i ve - ga m e shutout streak, the Terps allowed 17 goals in their final nine matches. They struggled against counterattacks all season, and those issues continued Sunday. Cirovski was happy with his team’s possession down t h e s t re tc h , b u t h i s squad lost in a series of events Cirovski said he’s never seen in his 26-year college coaching career.

When the final whistle blew, some Terps sat on the field in disbelief.

Some cried. Others walked toward the sideline, heads down. The

the Terps’ 5-4 loss in the NCAA tournament was their first defeat of the year. matt regan/the diamondback players on the bench gave each other hugs. The Friars, meanwhile, sprinted onto the field, hugged their goalkeeper and jumped around.

Cirovski said he wished his team had lost a match in the regular season so his players would have known the feeling of defeat. Maryland didn’t experience the emotion until the sting meant the season’s end.

“I would’ve bet my own life my team wouldn’t give up five goals at home,” Cirovski said. “It’s going to haunt me for a long time. It’s going to have me look a little closer in what identity I what in next year’s team. I want a championship identity.”

Forward Gordon Wild, who

led Maryland with 17 goals this season, said Thursday the only way he would be content with this season was if the Terps won the national championship. For much of t h e ga m e , M a ryl a n d a p peared poised for its 14th Sweet 16 in 15 years.

B u t i n 2 0 m i n u te s, h i s hopes vanished.

“This whole thing is hard to process,” Wild said as he faced reporters after looking at the ground in disappointment. “I’m feeling like I let them down a little bit. I can’t really find words for what just happened. Right now, I just don’t know.” kmelnickdbk@gmail.com

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Slocum shines in win over Niagara Maryland James Crabtreewomen’s Hannigan @JamesCrabtreeH basketball guard Staff writer Destiny Slocum had her least productive game of the season last Friday against Mount St. Mary’s.

S h e s c o re d a s e a son-low eight points, matched three assists with three turnovers and, for the second consecutive game, had two firsthalf fouls.

But Sunday at Niagara, she responded with a career-best 25-point, seven assist performance in three quarters. Her burst helped the Terps earn a 96-64 win.

“She takes what the game allows her, so a lot of times she’ll feed whoever’s open,” coach Brenda Frese said.

The Purple Eagles often played with a zone defense, freeing up space for Slocum and the rest of the outside shooters.

Maryland shot a seasonbest 42.3 percent from 3-point range.

“It was easier when they were in a zone, so we had the good looks,” Slocum said. “We had good shooters on the outside and everyone wa s j u s t k n o c k i n g i t down.”

Early on, though, the Terps’ defense sparked the team.

Maryland forced two turnovers and blocked a by

Outside hitter gia milana (Middle) combined for 22 kills in losses to Northwestern and Illinois this weekend. reid poluhovich/the diamondback

Terps struggle in two road defeats While the Maryland Daniel Bernstein @danbernsteinUMD volleyball team entered Staff writer its final road trip of the year with little chance of making the postseason, coach Steve Aird told his players to treat matches at Illinois and Northwestern as if they were pivotal to qualifying for the NCAA tournament.

The Terps almost beat the then-No. 24 Fighting Illini at home on Oct. 2, losing, 3-2, and defeated the Wildcats in straight sets last season. But the coach knew it would be difficult to earn victories away from College Park.

Aird called Huff Hall in Champaign, Illinois, the most difficult road environment in the Big Ten. He also noted that Northwestern was another challenging team to handle on its own floor.

Still, Maryland was frustrated with 3-0 losses to the Fighting Illini and Wildcats this weekend.

“It definitely is a challenge to be a good team and then also to be a good team on the road,” outside hitter Liz Twilley said.

“We didn’t win any sets … but we’ve got to keep working. We have to get to the point where by

we can be confident in winning on the road.”

Outside hitter Gia Milana led the Terps with 22 combined kills.

However, she struggled to be efficient with her attacking opportunities, as she also made 18 errors.

The Romeo, Michigan, native anticipated a difficult matchup with the Fighting Illini given their blocking prowess. Illinois middle blocker Ali Bastianelli leads the nation with 1.72 blocks per set, and she registered nine block assists against Maryland. Overall, Illinois out-blocked the Terps, 11-3, on Friday night.

Aird said the crowd noise in that matchup was less of a factor than he expected, but his squad struggled to play with consistency.

“Although the environment wasn’t quite as intense, I thought [Illinois] played really clean and really well,” Aird said. “The reality is we’re just one peg below them right now.”

The Terps led, 17-15, in the first set against Illinois and kept close for much of the second frame. However, the Fighting Illini closed the periods with 10-2 and 8-3 runs, respectively, to take

command of the contest.

Maryland dropped a closer third frame, 27-25, to seal the straight-set defeat.

Against Northwestern on Saturday, the Terps were more competitive but still dropped fell, 26-24, 25-22 and 25-21.

Setter Taylor Smith, who notched 27 assists against the Wildcats, blamed a lack of focus for the team’s disappointing performance.

“We had a game plan to follow, and we didn’t execute it as well as we should have,” Smith said. “We just have to come out and focus on each game one at a time, point by point.”

But Aird took responsibility for Maryland’s failure to take a set. He said the squad’s younger players needed better guidance to succeed on the road and felt he didn’t provide that.

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shot on Niagara’s first three possessions. It helped the Terps to an 8-0 lead.

“Defensively, we set the tone early. We were aggressive on that end of the floor,” Frese said. “We were kind of able to impose our will on them.”

Despite the strong start, Maryland couldn’t pull away from Niagara for most of the first half. The Terps’ lead hovered around 10 points in the first quarter and remained there until halfway through the second period.

That’s when Slocum took over.

With less than five minutes remaining in the half, Slocum scored 13 points in three minutes and 25 seconds, burying the Purple Eagles with a pair of 3-pointers and another three free throws when she drew a foul while shooting from beyond the arc.

The Meridian, Idaho, native scored 16 points in the second quarter and had five assists and four rebounds in the first half. Her 5-for-6 shooting performance in the second quarter was a big reason the Terps led, 58-32, at halftime.

“She’s dynamic,” Frese said. “She’s electric.”

Slocum added one more 3-pointer and a pair of rebounds in the third quarter before resting for the final 10 minutes. She scored 25 points while shooting 8 of 14 from the floor, 5 of 10 for three and, for the first time since the season-opener, stayed out of foul trouble and played 28 of the first 30 minutes.

“Coming out today, it was

really important that the five of us that started came out and set the tone,” Slocum said.

M a r yl a n d ’s o t h e r s ta r guard, senior Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, also showed her scoring prowess Sunday, boosted by a 4 of 6 performance from 3-point range.

“We have a lot of great shooters on this team,” Frese said. “When you play some zone, we’re going to be able to knock down those shots.

It’s the first game we’ve seen that much zone.”

Walker-Kimbrough finished with 16 points, three steals and four assists. Like Slocum, Walker-Kimbrough didn’t play in the fourth quarter.

In the first half, the team d i d m o s t o f i t s d a m a ge without center Brionna Jones.

Jones, who had combined for 35 points in the past two games, had two layups and an assist on the game’s first three baskets.

But she committed two fouls soon after and played four minutes in the first half.

So unlike in Friday’s win when cold shooting early forced the Terps to feed the ball to Jones inside, the team looked outside for its scoring against Niagara.

That plan, combined with Niagara’s zone, gave Slocum the opportunity to deliver the best performance of her rookie season. “ S h e ’s a h i g h - e n e rg y player,” Frese said. “She was sensational today.” jcrabtreehdbk@gmail.com

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heartbreak HEARTBREAK No. 1 Terps blow a 4-1 lead in the NCAA tournament’s second round

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By Kyle Melnick | @kyle_melnick | Senior staff writer

obody could’ve predicted the Maryland men’s soccer team’s season would come crashing down in the 70th minute o f t h e sq u a d ’s NCA A to u r n a m e n t second round match against Providence on Sunday night.

At that point, Maryland held a 4-1 lead. But that’s when the Friars shocked the nation with four consecutive goals.

Coach Sasho Cirovski said defense is the most important foundation to win

championships, and that unit failed the Terps. As Maryland’s backline broke down, so did the team’s undefeated record and perhaps its best shot to win its first national title since 2008.

The Terps had displayed resiliency all season. Yet in their first elimination contest, they couldn’t score when they needed it most. Providence defeated No. 1-seed Maryland, 5-4, at Ludwig Field, marking the Terps’ second loss in the second round in the last three years.

“This one is hard to process,” Cirovski

said. “It’s almost too unbelievable to see it unfold right before your own eyes.

They made some plays that I think some of their players may never make again.

I feel so empty for our players.”

Maryland (18-1-2) hadn’t allowed five goals since 2008 and hadn’t surrendered that many at home since 1993 — Cirovski’s first year with the program.

The Terps started fast, scoring two goals in the first half. After the break, they scored two more, one from midfielder Amar Sejdic and the other by

midfielder Eryk Williamson. Maryland controlled possession and rarely let the Friars (14-6) into the attacking third.

Then, madness ensued.

Providence scored twice in a 36second span. First, midfielder Julian Gressel scored his second goal of the game, and then defender Nick Sailor lofted a shot into the top-left corner of the net. When defender Steven Kilday scored to knot the contest at four See providence, p. 10

men’s basketball

Terps defeat Towson, 71-66, avoid loss to mid-major foe Jackson, Trimble carry load on offense as team overcomes 13-point second-half deficit The Maryland basketKyle Stackpole b a l l t e a m ’s @kylefstackpole 93-45 win Senior staff writer against St. Mary’s (Md.) on Thursday night offered a break from the consecutive close games it played in to begin the season. After the Terps managed a six-point win over American and used a furious comeback to beat Georgetown by one, coach Mark Turgeon’s squad rested its starters and experimented with by

guard melo trimble led all scorers with 27 points in the Terps’ five-point victory. sammi silber/the diamondback

different lineups in its blowout win over the Division III program.

Three days later, Towson arrived in Xfinity Center for the first game between the in-state schools since 1996, and the Tigers, picked to finish second in the Colonial Athletic Conference, weren’t intimidated in Maryland’s raucous home environment. They dominated the glass, putting the Terps in another tight contest against an inferior opponent.

But as it did in its first two wins,

Maryland made plays down the stretch to secure a 71-66 win Sunday afternoon. The Terps overcame a 13-point second-half deficit behind freshman forward Justin Jackson, who finished with 21 points and made five of his seven shots from behind the arc, and a game-high 27 points from All-Big Ten guard Melo Trimble.

“Looked like a varsity versus JV at some times out there, they were so big compared to what we are right now,” Turgeon said. “But we figured out how to win, and it’s what we do.”

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football

Nebraska’s late-down conversions lead to touchdowns in 28-7 victory Durkin’s squad implements trick plays; offense finishes with 11 rushing yards by

Two p l ays into Nebraska’s first drive Saturday afternoon, the Maryland football team forced the Cornhuskers into a 3rd-and-9 look. After consecutive weeks of blowout losses, both of which featured opening-drive touchdowns to put the Terps in a hole, coach DJ Durkin’s squad had a chance to reverse the trend.

Instead, Cornhuskers quarterback Ryker Fyfe laced a 26-yard pass for the conversion, and the possession ended in seven points.

It foreshadowed the success Ne-

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braska would have on late downs for the remainder of its 28-7 victory.

The Cornhuskers went 8-of-17 on third down and 2-of-3 on fourth down. The defense’s failure to halt the drives left Durkin admitting to reporters after the game he wanted to “puke” on the sideline.

Nebraska magnified the Terps’ struggles on third down with a 16play, 78-yard march to extend its lead to 21 points with 17 seconds left in the second frame. The Cornhuskers made three third-down conversions on the drive, two of which went for at least 10 yards.

Durkin preached during the week for his squad to focus on its

technique and effort. He felt the players strayed from their scheme and responsibilities in their previous losses and hoped they could improve in their third consecutive top-20 matchup.

“Our team is self-aware,” Durkin said in his weekly press conference Tuesday.

“We know what our talent level is. If and when we learn to play consistently, a lot will be different for us.”

But his team failed to showcase better discipline, leaving its leader to watch from the sideline in disgust.

Mixed bag of tricks Throughout the season, offensive coordinator Walt Bell has offered a philosophy about See nebraska , p. 10

Coach DJ Durkin (Left) and linebacker shane cockerille discuss defense. marquise mckine/the diamondback