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City struggles to fill Barking Dog space A year after bar’s closure, large venue proves challenging for officials looking to revamp Route 1 By Eleanor Mueller @eleanor_mueller Staff writer Dark and deserted for more than a The barking dog closed in November 2013 after two year, The Barking Dog looks poised to years of business. Officials said the building’s size stay that way, despite College Park’s has made filling it difficult. file photo/the diamondback

efforts to find a new tenant and students’ wishes for a new establishment. “Places up and down Route 1 where there’s empty space, we want to move as quickly as we can to have them filled and having activity,” city Mayor Andy Fellows

said. “Something like The Barking Dog, which is part of a well-traveled area. … Residents and those used to having a place there do miss those sites and are curious about the next thing coming.” Though the bar officially closed in November 2013, the city has had no luck getting another tenant to take over the 15,000 square-foot space. City economic development coor-

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Wellness program for staff concerns univ, USM administrators

Terps squander 25-point lead to fall to Rutgers on Senior Day

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By Daniel Popper @danielrpopper Senior staff writer

In an effort to reduce the cost of health insurance and encourage healthier living, this state will roll out its own wellness program Jan. 1, which has some university officials concerned. The program will require state employees and non-Medicareeligible retirees and their spouses to participate or pay penalties that increase over time, according to the state Department of Budget and Management. “The main goal of the program is to slowly improve the health of our covered population,” said Anne Timmons, DBM employee benefits division director. “By doing that, it will allow us to flatten the trend line that we can avoid cost shifting to the participants.” The program will follow a carrot-stick model that gives state

All Jeremiah Johnson could do was watch. T he senior cornerback had spent five years as a member of the Terrapins football team. He’d sprinted out of the tunnel at Byrd Stadium dozens of times. He’d broken up passes, made tackles, celebrated with teammates and made memories. But on his final play on his home field, Johnson could do nothing but look on as Rutgers quarterback Gary Nova took a knee to seal a 41-38 victory after the Terps squandered a 25-point lead on their Senior Day. “I was just upset. I wish that it had to end on a play where we could actually do something,” CORNERBACK JEREMIAH JOHNSON dives in an attempt to bring down Rutgers quarterback Gary Nova in the Terps’ 41-38 loss to the Scarlet Knights on Saturday. The Terps blew a 25-point first-half lead in the defeat, which dropped their record to 7-5 in coach Randy Edsall’s fourth season. christian jenkins/the diamondback

Researchers develop tiny batteries for max function

Coursera’s U-backed courses draw 1.2 mil By Darcy Costello @dctello Senior staff writer

By Joe Zimmermann @JoeMacZim Staff writer

eleanor gillette, a chemistry doctoral candidate and study co-author, explains the nanobattery she is working on. University researchers developed highly efficient batteries smaller than a hair. alexander jonesi/the diamondback Batteries of such a size are worth studying in their own right, said Chanyuan Liu, the lead author of the study, but their small size and straightforward design actually make them very efficient at holding charge. “We’re using traditional materials,” said Liu, a doctoral student in materials science at this university,

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Devices smaller than a hair open research doors

Typical batteries are big, overcomplicated and slow to charge, but university researchers have developed batteries that they say combine form and function for greater use and research. These batteries have a simple structure, which means they take on charge quickly, and each one is thousands of times smaller than a human hair. In a paper published in Nature Nanotechnology last month, scientists and engineers at this university demonstrated how they built working batteries on the nanoscale using a structure called nanopores, which are ceramic membranes with billions of pores in every square centimeter. In each of these pores lies a miniscule battery.

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State preps employee health plan

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dinator Michael Stiefvater pointed to the building’s size as the primary reason for the difficulty. “The Barking Dog is a unique building,” Stiefvater said. “It’s difficult to find someone to take over that kind of spot.” Most restaurants require only a third of that space, he said.

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“but because we’re using these nanoscale alignments of each nanopore and connect[ing] them in parallel, this enables … a short distance between two electrodes in a straight channel, and that enables the very fast charging of our battery.” See batteries, Page 2

With a full-time job and twin boys to take care of, Josephine Albert doesn’t have a lot of spare time. So when she considered pursuing a further degree, rather than looking at on-site university courses, Albert turned to online classrooms. This eventually led her to a massive open online course offered by Hank Lucas, a university information systems professor. “MOOCs are shaking things up, and change is a good thing every now and then,” said Albert, a student enrolled in Lucas’ course. “It’s forcing higher education institutions to really think about where we are now, what students want and where we’re going to be in a few years.” The course, Surviving Disruptive Technologies, is one of 14 university-affiliated MOOCs offered on Coursera, a platform on which people can take free online classes from more than 80 universities and organizations nationwide. Since the

university’s Teaching and Learning Transformation Center began developing MOOCs, 1.2 million students have taken a university-affiliated Coursera course — a number the center hopes to increase in coming years, said Ben Bederson, associate provost of learning initiatives. The teaching center released its first request just less than two years ago, Bederson said. The university is now on its third round of requests and hopes to add four courses. This university partnered with Vanderbilt University to offer a specialization in Android development in January and more than 250,000 students signed up for the programming course component, Bederson said. “You can’t really create a specialization like this any other way,” Bederson said of the MOOC format. “You can’t get a chemistry degree when some classes are at this university and some are elsewhere.” Although MOOCs are offered to students for free, it costs students $50 to receive the authenticated course certificate from Coursera. Aside from the certificate, Bederson said there are nonmonetary benefits to MOOCs, such as bringing positive attention to See moocs, Page 3

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Batteries From PAGE 1 Classic batteries — everything from AA batteries to the ones in cars — are arrays of ci rcu its a nd resistors. Electrons pass between an anode and a cathode, carrying the charge through the battery for its use. T hese nanopore batteries work in the same way, but without the need for inefficient resistors, said Sang Bok Lee, a co-author of the study. Instead, w ithin each nanopore is an anode and a cathode, and lithium ions can follow only one path, the simplest one possible : straight from one end to the other, said Lee, a university chemistry professor. “In this single nanopore, we confine ion movements i n t h i s sm a l l , n a no sc a le space,” he sa id. “So ions cannot really escape from these nanopores. It is traveling between two electrodes in this confined nanospace.” The U.S. Energy Department funded this research through Nanostructures for Electrical Energy Storage, an Energy Frontier Research

wellness From PAGE 1 employees incentives to fulfill certain tasks, such as completing a set of healthy activities or participating in a chronic disease management program. Incentives include waiving patient costs for primary care visits, generic drugs that treat chronic conditions and X-ray or lab work. The health activities require participants and their spouses to select a primary care physician, complete a health risk assessment and discuss the

Center that began in 2009, Gary Rubloff, a co-author of the study and university engineering and materials science professor, wrote in an email. T he resea rchers used a com mercia l ly ava i lable cera m ic templ ate, wh ich has hexagonally arranged sets of pores and resembles honeycombs, said Eleanor Gillette, a co-author of the study and chemistry doctoral candidate. The material is 50 microns thick — about half as thick as a human hair — and contains a billion pores for every square centimeter. “Then we take this nice ordered template, and we turn it into a battery,” Gillette said. This requires layering the pores atom by atom until the structure is complete, Lee said. The work takes a lot of precision, but the batteries have a lot of potential, he said. Each pore is identical to every other, and they can work together as a network. Right now, the batteries don’t carry much charge, but Liu said the team should be able to increase the batteries’ power. They also showed that these batteries can be recharged for

results with their physicians by Sept. 30. Failure to comply by the given date will not result in penalties, but noncompliance past 2015 will result in fees starting at $50. “Nobody is sure what questions are going to be asked on this health risk assessment,” said David Rieger, assistant director for benefits in this university’s human resources office. “Because there was not a sample of the risk assessment questions … people weren’t sure what was going to be asked of them.” Dale Anderson, university human resources director, said that the program’s goal is posi-

professor sang bok lee and doctoral candidates Eleanor Gillette and Chanyuan Liu build working batteries about half as thick as a human hair. alexander jonesi/the diamondback thousands of cycles. And these ceramic sheets that contain the nanopores are also made in industrial sizes, meaning such batteries, with some more research, could be adopted on a much larger scale, Lee said. T he fact that these tiny batteries a re so ef f icient cou ld h ave a big i mpact.

Because of their structure and the way they work together, these batteries could help researchers learn how batter ies ca n be ch a rged more quickly and efficiently, she said. “This can kind of bridge some of the technologies out there and be able to collect a lot of charge very quickly

compared to your traditional popularity of electric cars. battery that you plug in all “Nobody wants to sit there night,” she said. for an hour and wait for their T h i s c o u l d h a v e a p - car to charge,” she said. “So pl ic at ion s i n ever y t h i n g understanding what it takes f ro m ge t t i n g a p h o n e to to make a faster-charging fully charge in 12 minutes battery is really interesting, to b u i ld i n g regenerat ive even if this one’s not quite braking systems. Gillette ready for prime time.” said slow charging also has been a limiting factor in the jzimmermanndbk@gmail.com

tive but that the state’s approach of reaching it concerns him. “A lot of people object to forcibly having to do this,” Anderson said. “No one likes to be told how they are going to manage their own medical issues. It sort of comes off as the state is interceding in that.” Disease management programs are meant to address chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. In 2013, the state spent $832 million in benefits for chronic disease treatment, according to the DBM. Disease ma nagement

program participants will engage with a care manager, who w i l l g ive t hem a set of t reat ment g u idel i nes. Members who do not follow through with the treatment recommendations must pay $275 in 2017 and $375 in 2018. There are also concerns within the university and the University System of Maryland about communicating the details and requirements of the program to employees who do not speak English as their first language. The University Senate’s Staff Affairs Committee submitted a report to the Senate Executive Committee high-

lighting its concerns and providing recommendations so the university system can better disseminate information about the program. “It’s even confusing for us English speakers, and imagine for someone who is not,” said Staff Affairs Committee Chairwoman Gloria Blackwell. “Fifty dollars, for me, is nothing — sometimes. Fifty dollars for someone who makes $11 an hour or less than that is going to have an impact.” Timmons said the DBM put notices in the health insurance open enrollment packets that were sent out and held presentations across the state, in-

cluding three on this campus. However, Blackwell said this still might not be enough and does not help non-English speakers, who might need the information presented to them in a different way. T h e c o m m it te e re p o r t also went to Anderson, who plans on sending it to other university system human resource directors. The program “is not going to be that shocking as it evolves and as people get used to it,” he said. “Right now it’s just the concept that throws you.” kmaakedbk@gmail.com

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U officials say meal plan system to remain the same despite NJ bill changes By Joelle Lang @joelleRlang Staff writer While a recent New Jersey bill will abolish any college prepaid meal plans in the state, officials at this university said they don’t plan on making similar changes. The New Jersey bill that bans the state’s colleges and universities from requiring students to purchase meal plans passed in the New Jersey Assembly on Nov. 13. The bill allows students who attend those schools to receive debit cards to charge their meals, ridding of the prepaid point system and the possibility of students having points left over by the end of the semester. However, leftover points from students’ meal plans at this university will continue to cover extraneous costs for upcoming semesters, said Colleen Wright-Riva, this university’s Dining Services director. “We don’t roll over points because what’s left over goes into hidden costs for running the program,” Wright-Riva said. “If every student used every point, we would have to increase the base rate.” The dining halls need the student points to function correctly, Wright-Riva said. “Across the country, the dining plan is a contract — that’s one thing that they pretty

university students order food at the South Campus Dining Hall. Patrons frequently pay for meals using university meal plans if they live on the campus. Some students complain that they have too many meal points left over at the end of the semester, while a bill has passed in New Jersey that bans the state’s colleges and universities from requiring meal plans. file photo/the diamondback much universally share,” said Bart Hipple, a Dining Services spokesman. “It’s not refundable if not used because Dining Services have to be prepared to serve the students.” T here a re ab out 1,600 Dining Services employees on the payroll, she said, regardless of whether students decide to eat at the dining halls. With the 9,000 students who have

dining plans, there are few solutions to the problem, she said, and students would be upset with the system if there were too many or not enough points by the close of the year. But some students, such as Joel Vazquez, want to know what those hidden costs include. “Although I do understand the Dining Services’ reasons behind it, I think the reason

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From PAGE 1 “We need something that would provide entertainment value,” he said. “It’s just too large for a restaurant.” The Barking Dog replaced The Thirsty Turtle in 2011, maintaining a history of drinking establishments at the location. Though the Thirsty Turtle was popular among students for its almost three years in business, its allegedly lax drinkingage enforcement and a stabbing involving underage students inside the bar resulted in the loss of its liquor license. Curiosity over the empty space is swirling among some students. Junior communication major Meaghan Pfeiffer said some of her friends hope to see another bar opened there. “Everyone’s kind of asking if anything’s going to take its place,” Pfeiffer said. “It kind of sucks that we only have three bars; people wish we had four [in downtown College Park].” However, Lauren Abbott, a sophomore enrolled in letters and sciences, said another bar along Route 1 is unnecessary. “A lot of people [complain] about only having three bars [downtown], but I don’t think another bar would be that

why I have an issue with that is because even though they take it into account for the budget, I don’t know what it’s u sed for,” t he ju n ior American studies and government and politics major said. “There should be transparency behind that.” Junior English major Emma Fensterheim said it is difficult to understand the idea that

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the barking dog building remains vacant after the bar’s closure in November 2013. City officials have struggled to find a tenant to move in to the venue along Route 1, citing its large size as one challenge to filling the space. file photo/the diamondback smart,” Abbott said. “Not that many people go out, and there’s already three bars.” Joshua Peyta, an employee at nearby Potbelly Sandwich Shop, said another bar in the city could attract more business to local establishments. “If a new bar were to open, we would have people go there, get drinks, get hungry and come here or to other stores, which is great for business,” Peyta said. “It would bring business to everybody, not just the bar.” But Fellows said the city is hoping for a different kind of vendor, like Busboys and Poets located in nearby Hyattsville.

Serving coffee and food and drink, and selling books, the restaurant markets itself on its website as “a community gathering place.” “Long-term residents want more of a diversity of restaurants and retail available, and that’s part of the revitalization,” Fellows said. “If you think of places like Busboys and Poets, and Politics and Prose, they’re really amazing bookstores that also serve as a community space, even though it’s a place of business.”

this university and the academic programs it offers. A lbert’s experience put her “on the lookout” for more offerings from the business school and the university in general, she said. Fo r L u c a s , o n e o f t h e biggest su r prises w ith MOOCs was the reach his cou rse had a rou nd the world. In one course-offering session, Coursera reported enrollment from students across 150 countries, he said. “That number, 150 different countries, that’s more than half

else’s costs.” Although the points don’t roll over, Fensterheim said she was happy that she was required to purchase a meal plan as an underclassman. “It made things very easy,” she said. “You didn’t have to check your balance every time you wanted to go to the diner and you didn’t have to worry about calling your parents.” Hipple said students living in dorms are required to purchase meal plans because there is no place to cook, store or dispose of food in most rooms. But some students, such as sophomore computer science major Anthony Dimeo, said students should not be forced to purchase a meal plan at all and a ban on meal plans would be “worth trying out.” “I’d rather make my own food, and I could cook some things in my room,” he said. Katie Ramey, a junior hearing and speech sciences major, said she would like to see changes come to the system like those in New Jersey because of the cost that comes with a meal plan at this university. “The meal plan is a ridiculous expense, and we are definitely not getting any money back from it,” Ramey said. “I would be happy about a change that would help get our money back.”

money students spend on meal plans is used for other, perhaps unrelated, purposes. “Not knowing all the intricacies [of the Dining Ser v ices budget], you do end up feeling like it is sort of a waste, because you just don’t know,” Fensterheim said. “It felt strange that if I didn’t use up my points, I would be paying someone jlangdbk@gmail.com

the countries in the world,” he said. “It’s pretty exciting, as an instructor, to reach that many students, even if they’re just watching a few lectures.” Low participation rates across an entire course and high dropout rates have contributed to criticism of MOOCs. Of the 1.2 million students who registered for university courses on Coursera, Bederson estimated that only 5 percent fully completed the courses with active participation throughout. “The way I see it is that it’s similar to buying a book from Barnes & Noble. Even if you don’t finish the book, t h e w h ol e e x p e r i e n c e i s

positive — you still learned something after picking it up,” Bederson said. For students who do take full advantage of the course offerings, it can have great benefits, Albert said. “It’s giving people opportunities to access material they wouldn’t have otherwise,” she said. “For people like me, trying to work their way back into an academic setting, it’s a good way to learn something new at relatively little cost. It’s changing the way education works, a nd t h at’s somet h i ng we definitely need right now.” dcostellodbk@gmail.com

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University alumna travels the world, competes in CBS reality TV show As a part of the final five teams on the The Amazing Race, a CBS TV show, a university alumna and her teammate traveled from New York City to Singapore together while completing challenges along the way. Kym Perfetto, who graduated in 2002 from the theatre department, teamed up with her friend and now-roommate Alli Forsythe to form an all-female archetype for the show: the cyclists. For more of staff writer Grace Toohey’s story, head to dbknews.com.

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knights From PAGE 1 Johnson said. “When you see the victory formation for the offense, it’s a kind of a helpless feeling. It sucks.” Johnson was one of several Ter ps to ex per ience t h at sweeping sadness as Nova dropped his leg to the turf. In an emotional pregame ceremony, the program honored 22 seniors, many of whom contributed in the demoralizing defeat. Even with outside linebacker Matt Robinson out of the lineup because of a foot injury, the team started eight seniors on defense. On the other side of the ball, the Terps featured three seniors on the offensive line and one at wide receiver along with quarterback C.J. Brown, who’s been a mainstay in College Park for the better part of a decade. “It was definitely emotional,” Brown said. “The team really rallied around us, just trying to go out there and get us win No. 8. And that’s all we

really cared about.” That victory appeared well within reach in the first half, as the Terps (7-5, 4-4 Big Ten) held a 35-10 lead late in the second quarter. The Scarlet Knights (7-5, 3-5) failed to stop a multifaceted attack, which posted 333 yards in the opening 30 minutes — 165 in the air and 168 on the ground. Brown keyed the efficient offensive performance, going 10 of 13 passing in the first half while adding 65 rushing yards. The Rutgers offense was able to move the ball and compiled 246 yards in the first two quarters. But as it had done much of the season, the Terps defense held firm, forcing the Scarlet Knights into a short field goal, two punts and a fumble in four of their first five possessions. Nova drove Rutgers down the field for a touchdown with nine seconds remaining in the first half, a possession kept alive by a Terps roughing the kicker penalty, but coach Randy Edsall’s squad still carried a comfortable 18point lead into halftime.

After the break, though, the Terps defense collapsed and the offense went quiet. Rutgers scored three touchdowns before the 14-minute mark in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 38. Then a field goal from kicker Kyle Federico with 6:14 left in regulation gave the Scarlet Knights their first lead of the contest. “It seemed like they had the answer for what we was doing,” senior inside linebacker L.A. Goree said. “They made the right plays when the time was to make them. They kept driving the ball downfield, and we had a tough time stopping them.” The Terps had opportunities to tie the game or take the lead in the final five minutes. Kicker Brad Craddock, who converted a 50-yard field goal earlier in the second half, had his first miss of the season with just less than four minutes remaining. On the next Scarlet Knights’ possession, senior linebacker Cole Farrand forced a fumble that senior defensive end Keith Bowers recovered, and

terps kicker brad craddock looks on out at the field as time expires during a 41-38 loss to Rutgers Saturday. This game was the Terrapins football team’s final home game of the season at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium. christian jenkins/the diamondback the Terps offense took over at the opposing 45-yard line. But the unit failed to gain the yard they needed on both third and fourth down. Five plays later, Nova, who finished with 347 yards passing and four touchdowns, took a knee to clinch the win. “It’s disappointing because how this game started, to where it ended,” Edsall said. “There is a lot of hurt in the locker room.” Entering Saturday, Johnson

said the Terps seniors sat and discussed what playing their final home game would mean. He said he and his teammates knew it would be a “bittersweet” moment but were intent on walking off Byrd Stadium for the final time as winners. Goree, also a fifth-year senior, said a win would have provided “closure” considering the program’s turnaround. The Terps went 2-10 in 2011. Saturday, they had the chance to

finish the season 8-4 with a shot at a respectable bowl game. Instead, in the final minutes of their last home game, the Terps seniors stood on the field and on the sideline, unable to do anything to prevent an inevitable outcome. “You wish you could get it back, but you can’t,” Johnson said. “It would have meant everything to me to win this game.” dpopperdbk@gmail.com

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ov. Martin O’Malley, who will make room for Gov.-elect Larry Hogan in January, said last week that he and his outgoing administration are willing to permit hydraulic fracturing in the western region of this state along the Marcellus Shale, a 380 million-yearold rock formation that spans from Ohio through New York. According to the Geological Society of America, hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking,” is a method of obtaining gas and oil from deep underground rock formations by drilling past wells and water tables. After drilling a well, a mixture of water, sand and chemical additives is injected through the well under high pressure. The pressure creates small fractures in the rock, allowing oil or gas to be extracted from the rock and collected at the surface through the well. Obviously, with such an invasive technique that concerns the earth and is close to water tables and wells, the fracking movement has gained a slew opponents. Those against fracking cite their main fear as water contamination from fracking fluid and methane that could seep out of the wells into water sources. There is the incident of tap water being set on fire in a Pennsylvania home in Josh Fox’s antidrilling documentary, Gasland. However, supporters of fracking

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say that if done correctly, fracking can lead to increased energy production in the U.S., which could wean the country off other global oil and energy providers as well as create jobs. Even though there are divided lines of thinking toward fracking, next month O’Malley will suggest rules and regulations that would consist of the safest practices of fracking that can occur in this state. OUR VIEW

Fracking in the western region of this state needs to be handled with care by both Martin O’Malley and Larry Hogan. While O’Malley’s decision to remain an active governor as he and his administration are about to leave office is commendable, it is concerning to see big changes that have the ability to affect this state greatly occurring during a gubernatorial shift. Hogan expressed support for fracking, saying the energy harvesting opportunity would create jobs and benefit this state’s economy — the sole foundation of his winning platform. According to Stateline, a branch of Pew Charitable Trust,

areas in the western region of this state are in poverty because they are disconnected from economic growth opportunities. Fracking could help this rural area and create jobs, tax revenue and economic prosperity in an otherwise desolate environment that is unable to benefit from an industrialized area. Hoga n h a s co m m e n te d o n O’Malley’s decision to green-light fracking by criticizing him on tackling controversial issues on his way out of office. While there is no major consensus on the pros and cons of fracking, it would be best for this state and the environment if O’Malley and his administration worked with Hogan to ensure that safe fracking occurs long after O’Malley is out of office. Fracking is part of a divide that always appears in politics. Should a state be fiscally responsible and do everything in its power to create jobs and ensure economic prosperity? Or should a state protect the environment at all costs, potentially sacrificing the livelihood of its residents? Whatever happens with O’Malley’s proposed fracking regulations after Hogan takes over as governor, this state should do everything possible to safeguard the health of its environment, while promoting economic growth.

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Cole’s disregard for student groups Indoor facility might not be the best idea that two of the practice fields will spread out over what is currently Lot 1. Considering the current lack of parking on this campus, what will happen when a large portion of a lot that has been used for commuter parking is removed? Compound that with the parking restrictions that already exist for university commuter students, and the situation becomes even more unfair. As a sports fan, I enjoy taking part in intramural athletics that are held at Cole. Intramural sports are an important facet of college life and allow all students to engage in fun physical activity. Replacing this space with the indoor practice facility will destroy a student athletic outlet. This effect is not limited to intramural sports but extends to various club programs as well. The financial situation for the athletic department is not a positive one. As reported by The Washington Post last year, this university has loaned the athletic department upward of $40 million. This seems to be disproportionate for a program ranked “in the lowest quartile for revenues per student-athlete when compared to its Big Ten peers,” according to the 2013 report released by a university commission. With all of the discrepancies in the spending policies of the university and the athletic department, I do not see college athletics benefiting the greater university population. The university would rather spend money on the individuals on the football team than on the rest of the student body. The university’s move to the Big Ten is looking like a B1G mistake.

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ver the past few weeks, much has been made about the proposed indoor practice facility for the football team that would be built with the Cole Field House renovations. This facility will cost a proposed $155 million and will include two full indoor football fields. While I understand that the university believes that being competitive in college athletics is important, why is so much money being thrown at our athletic programs when problems exist within our university that concern the larger student population? Some of these problems include lack of proper air conditioning for older dorms, parking restrictions for commuter students and the destruction of Cole, a space used for intramural sports. Many of the older dorms on the campus lack air conditioning. Many people I know who have lived in these dorms said that during August and parts of September it is almost unbearable to be inside of their dorm ro o m s. T h e s e s t u d e n ts a re paying to attend this university and require the basic necessity of sleep; it seems unfair if it is too hot for them to do so. With the $155 million being raised to fund the construction of the new indoor practice facility, it seems odd that the university cannot find the money to install air conditioning for these dorm rooms. I a n L a c y i s a se n i o r k i n es i o l Looking at the layout for the ogy major. He can be reached at new practice facility, it appears ilacydbk@gmail.com.

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Introverts, there’s nothing wrong with you Why having a little bit of silence can be a good thing CAROLINE CARLSON SENIOR

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s there something wrong?” I get that question frequently. And no, most of the time, there’s nothing wrong with me. I choose not to talk a lot, so that doesn’t mean there’s always something particularly wrong if I’m silent. My introversion almost feels like something with which I was born. In middle school, I had a friend whose personality was the polar opposite of mine. When she — strangely enough — tore her pants off on the dance floor during birthday parties, I always sat in the corner or wherever the food was. In high school, it was the same scenario. I had a small group of friends,

but I never went to parties. I enjoyed spending a lot of time by myself reading. And during an economics seminar I took one summer, one of the professors, who I assumed felt bad for me because I wasn’t discussing monetary policy as much as everyone else was, approached me each day, asking if I was “all right.” As much as our culture stresses constant communication, the reality is, being a “silent” person isn’t necessarily a bad thing and shouldn’t be viewed as such. Though I’m not arguing for constant silence, the benefits of being an introverted person are often overshadowed in a world in which we’re obsessed with opening our mouths. Sometimes I stay quiet when I want to spend time self-reflecting or when I want to internalize an issue and think about possible solutions before discussing them with someone. I also might

assess a situation before speaking up; I’ll participate in networking events or interesting discussions, but I won’t talk for unnecessary reasons, such as to help fill in quiet gaps in conversations or because everyone else seems to be talking. In Susan Cain’s book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, Cain discusses how introverts are more likely to weigh options carefully than respond to issues with immediate action — a skill needed in almost any industry. Intense focus and solo reflection might also help with creating innovative ideas. Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, for instance, are both typically considered introverts. In college, there’s usually a perceived need to do many social activities. As much as I feel the pressure to go to bars Friday nights, sometimes

I just want to spend the whole night watching Netflix or finishing a book. I’m not always in the mood to meet a new person, and there are times when I prefer working alone. Sure, learning models that emphasize group cooperation and socialization can help prepare you for the real world, but they completely rob introverts of the opportunity to take advantage of their creative skills through individual work. The same can be said about the workplace environment. Working in teams can ensure that diverse ideas influence a project, but this mentality ignores the fact that some individuals can’t come up with unique ideas without spending some time alone. The world is currently designed for extroverts, but about one-third to half of individuals are considered introverts. Whether we like it or not, decreasing

our desire to socialize constantly and creating environments suitable for both the talkative and the quiet will be necessary to take advantage of the untapped talents that introverts possess. There’s a scene in the film Pulp Fiction when Uma Thurman and John Travolta are at a dinner table and Thurman says: “That’s when you know you’ve found somebody really special. When you can just shut the f--- up for a minute and comfortably share silence.” Maybe that’s what our world needs for individuals to become more comfortable with one another: some more silence. Caroline Carlson, opinion editor, is a senior government and politics and information systems major. She can be reached at ccarlsondbk@gmail.com.

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a force to be Reckoned with The trailer for next year’s Star Wars film brings speculation and anticipation

star wars episode vii’’s trailer, released Friday, gave sneak peeks of elements in the upcoming film, including stormtroopers, a shot of a heroine and a Sith. More conclusive details are unknown, but that hasn’t stopped fans from analyzing the trailer. photo courtesy of youtube.com By Jonathan Raeder @jonraeder Staff writer “There has been an awakening. Can you feel it?” The teaser trailer for the latest Star Wars film, Episode VII: The Force Awakens, dropped this weekend, and I’m diving in to try to analyze every scrap of detail it provides. Boiling it down, there are about seven distinct images. Let’s take a look at them all.

John Boyega’s stormtrooper Our first new character appears to be a stormtrooper, played by English actor John Boyega, who seems terrified and confused on a sandy planet, likely Tatooine. Why is he there? What is he doing? Are we going to see a sympathetic stormtrooper character made into a full-fledged person instead of a mindless, horrible-aimed drone?

the new droid Next we see a new droid, looking like an updated R2-D2-type that’s replaced its legs with a more maneuver-

able rolling ball. It’s kind of hilarious, but so is R2-D2, and it’s quite possible that this little fella will become an iconic image of the new trilogy. It’s almost certainly CGI, but somehow it seems more real than many other CGI images in recent films.

stormtroopers’ landing We then see a quick glimpse of some stormtroopers in a carrier, armed and ready to land on some planet. It’s likely that this scene precedes the one with Boyega’s stormtrooper; maybe the ship crashes on Tatooine and whatever mission the troopers are on goes awry and they leave him stranded and on the run for his life.

the heroine A young woman rides off into the distance on a sandy planet. Casting announcements make it likely that this is Daisy Ridley, a relatively unknown actress who’s probably playing the main heroine of the film. It’s a reasonable guess that she’s the daughter of Han Solo and Princess Leia, if for no other reason than she

appears to be the correct age and the two likely have at least one child. It’s also worthwhile to point out that three faces in the trailer are of a black man, a white woman and a Latino man. Almost all the main Star Wars characters of past films were white men, so it’s refreshing to see that this film’s creators are aware of the series’ need for more diversity.

x-wings The iconic X-Wing fighters have returned, flying dramatically over a lake or ocean of some kind. We see one pilot in particular (Oscar Isaac), clad in the familiar orange clothes and circular helmet of the rebel pilots. Given the stormtroopers and now the presence of the Rebel Alliance Army, the continuing battle between the Empire and the Rebels seems likely to be a major focus of the story. Announcements have confirmed the story is set about 30 years after Episode VI — which is about the same amount of time that’s actually passed between the release of Episode VI and today.

the sith We see who is likely our antagonist: the silhouette of a Sith, armed with an impractical yet awesome lightsaber complete with a hilt. We can’t see the Sith’s face, but there are three potential actors who could be behind the dark cowl. First, there’s Adam Driver (Girls), who’s been announced to be playing a villainous role. Second, there’s Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), who’s confirmed to be playing a character who was originally male and might be capitalizing on her Game of Thrones warrior character, Brienne. Finally, there’s Max von Sydow (The Exorcist), whose old voice is likely the one speaking over the image of the Sith. He’s also old enough to have been around during the events of the Empire’s rise, making it more believable that a Sith survived the events of the previous films.

the millennium falcon Finally, the Millennium Falcon, the iconic Star Wars ship more famous than the X-Wing or the TIE fighter (though both are in the trailer) shows

up, pulling off a tricky maneuver against enemy fighters in the skies of a planet. The Falcon soars upward with the beloved John Williams score rising with it. Are Han and Chewbacca at the helm? What are they doing? Most of Star Wars Episode VII is still shrouded in mystery, but the trailer and the announced cast give us a few clues to go on. Luke, Han, Leia, Chewy, R2 and C-3PO are returning, as well as a great cast that includes many more talented people. The old guard likely will give way to the new in what we hope is a fresh, interesting story that pays homage to the elements that made the original trilogy so great while also taking the story in new directions. The presence of a possibly sympathetic stormtrooper, new droid designs, a more representative cast and awesome ship maneuvers all give off good signs for the new film’s success. Now, let’s go back to overanalyzing every frame of this until a longer trailer is released. Until then, may the Force be with you. jraederdbk@gmail.com

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GUARD DION WILEY dribbles by VMI guard Q.J. Peterson.

KEYDETS From PAGE 8 finished. That kind of got him going,” Turgeon said. A d d e d W i l ey : “ C o a c h Turgeon sat me down at halftime and told me to stay confident and be more aggressive and to play like how I did in high school,” Wiley said. “So I tried to do that.” Wiley said that as soon as he saw the ball go through the hoop once in the first half, he gained confidence, which pushed him to lead all scorers

RECAP From PAGE 8 and were really aggressive on us,” Frese said. “[They] made it tough for us to get into any sort of rhythm offensively.” The only Terp who seemed to be able to find any success against the stout Cougars defense was center Brionna

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with 17 second-half points. The Oxon Hill native was just one of several Terps to produce hefty offensive production last night. Pack, Wiley, Trimble (19), Layman (19) and freshman forward Michal Cekovsky (10) all finished with doubledigit scoring in the win, and the Terps improved to 2-0 without Wells, their leading returning scorer. “Since Dez is hurt, Coach Turgeon just says, ‘Next man up,’” Wiley said. “And that’s what we do.” akasinitzdbk@gmail.com

fan base split. Some fans love him; others hate him. When he went 2-10 his first season after taking over for Ralph Friedgen (and how fitting that Friedgen, now the Rutgers offensive coordinator, constructed the attack that buried the Terps on Saturday), some fans wanted Edsall fired while others thought he was laying the groundwork for a promising future. Over the next two years, Edsall’s program improved despite dealing with an unprecedented rash of injuries, and it reached a bowl game last season for the first time since 2010. The moderate success fueled Edsall’s supporters, but the lack of a win over a ranked opponent kept his doubters around. With a couple of big road wins this year, though. Edsall had a golden opportunity to prove to even his most vehement opponents that he was making progress. Finally, he had a chance to swing the support in his favor. Then his team collapsed. “It’s disappointing, to say the least,” Edsall said. “We had opportunities to win the game, didn’t, and when we needed to make some plays, we didn’t.” Such failures, fair or not, come back to the head coach.

“THEY HAD AN ANSWER FOR EVERYTHING WE THREW AT THEM. THEY JUST WANTED IT A LITTLE MORE THAN WE DID.” BRIONNA JONES

Terrapins women’s basketball center Jones. The sophomore sco re d a ca re e r- h i g h 2 3 points on 9 of 15 shooting, but poor offense from the rest of her Terps teammates

ultimately proved costly. T h e Te r p s h a d f o u n d other ways to mask their turnover issues in recent games, but that wasn’t the

Rutgers linebacker Kevin Snyder celebrates after his team’s comeback win over the Terps on Saturday. christian jenkins/the diamondback So while it’s easy to praise Edsall for an overall solid first season in the Big Ten, it’s just as easy to condemn him for his part in Saturday’s disappointment. With a proposed plan for a $155 million indoor practice

facility in the works, this university is, as Board of Regents member and former Terps men’s basketball player Tom McMillen put it, betting on football. The program needs to be good to bring in money and make the investment in

the facility worth it. But should the Terps bet on Edsall? At halftime Saturday, my answer was a resounding “yes.” Now it’s a muddled “I dunno.” akasinitzdbk@gmail.com

case Saturday. Jones’ effort wasn’t enough, and the Terps couldn’t escape a long trip to Puerto Rico without their first blemish. “ T h e y h a d a n a n swe r for everything we threw at them,” Jones said. “They just wanted it a little more than we did.” rbaillargeondbk@gmail.com

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Wiley ignites offense in win vs VMI Freshman scores career-high 19 as Terps improve to 2-0 without Wells By Aaron Kasinitz @AaronKazreports Senior staff writer After dribbling through the backend of VMI’s press last night at Xfinity Center, Terrapins men’s basketball guard Dion Wiley rose up in traffic, adjusted his body and finished a layup to push his team’s lead to four points. Two possessions later, Wiley caught another pass in transition, again drove to the lane and again finished at the rim. The Terps’ lead, which VMI had trimmed to one point earlier the second half, suddenly was back up to six. The next time the Terps got the ball, Wiley took control again. This time, he was fouled on his way to the basket and calmly sank two free throws to cap a personal 6-0 run that sparked the Terps’ 95-77 victory over the Keydets before an announced 8,896 at Xfinity.

“EVERYONE’S SAYING, ‘WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITHOUT DEZ?’ WELL, NOW WE HAVE PEOPLE LIKE RICHAUD, DION AND OTHER PLAYERS STEPPING UP, AND THAT’S GOOD BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO NEED THAT.” MELO TRIMBLE

Terrapins men’s basketball guard As guard Dez Wells sat on the sideline with his right arm in a sling — he’ll be out about four weeks after undergoing wrist surgery Friday — Wiley and fellow wing Richaud Pack picked up the slack yesterday to help the Terps pass their second test without their star. Wiley, a freshman, scored 17 of his career-high 19 points in the second half while Pack, a senior, led the Terps with 22. “Everyone’s saying, ‘What are we going to do without Dez?’” point guard Melo Trimble said. “Well, now we have people like Richaud, Dion and other players stepping up,

and that’s good because we are going to need that.” Those performances not only helped prove the Terps could limit the significance of Wells’ absence, but they also covered up shaky defense early on to help the team remain unbeaten in coach M a r k T u rge o n ’s f o u r t h season. The Terps struggled with VMI’s uptempo attack early and allowed the team to shoot 45.9 percent from the field in the first half. But after emerging from the locker room with a slim four-point lead, the Terps (7-0) clamped down in the final 20 minutes and held the Keydets (2-4) to 33.3 percent

after halftime. “VMI was great in the first half. They were making shots, they spread us out and they had us playing their game,” Turgeon said. “In the second half, we were really, really good. … We played our game a little bit more in the second half.” It was a 13-0 run, ignited by Wiley’s personal six-point spurt, that pulled the Terps through their early defensive issues. The team never looked back after forward Jake Layman hit a 3-pointer to cap the stretch and give the Terps a 68-53 lead with 12:11 remaining. Wiley’s play, Turgeon said, was encouraging considering the rookie struggled to find a rhythm in the first half. “His first bucket in the second half, it wasn’t just going up soft; he went up really hard, took the blow, See KEYDETS, Page 7 guard dion wiley rises for a layup in last night’s win over VMI. christian jenkins/the diamondback

FOOTBALL | COLUMN

SLIPPED AWAY

Collapse vs Rutgers might have cost Edsall extension, overwhelming fan support BY THE NUMBERS record and an impressive 5-1 road

AARON KASINITZ

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Football columnist

coach Randy edsall looks on during the Terps’ 41-38 loss to Rutgers on Saturday afternoon. Edsall’s Terps would have ended the regular season with two straight wins had they held onto their big lead. christian jenkins/the diamondback

Randy Edsall seemed to have all but inked a contract extension when his Terrapins football team entered halftime with a commanding 35-17 lead over Rutgers on Saturday afternoon at Byrd Stadium. T h e n , m e ta p h o r i c a l ly o f course, the fourth-year coach took that typed-up agreement and put it through a shredder. The Terps defense collapsed in the second half, the offense fell flat and the team coughed up a 25-point lead in a 41-38 loss to the middling Scarlet Knights on Senior Day. As the regular-season finale slipped out of the Terps’ hands, so did Edsall’s first shot at claiming overwhelming acceptance from the fan base. Still, Edsall has done some exceptional things this season, leading the Terps to a valiant 7-5

The Terps’ record in 2011, Edsalll’s first season as coach

4-8

The Terps’ record in 2012

7-6

The Terps’ record in 2013

7-5

The Terps’ record this season with a bowl game remaining

record in their first season as a Big Ten team. And the Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, native, who grew up as a Terps fan, absolutely deserves a chance to continue building the program here. But with two years left on his contract after this season — which will end with a bowl game, presumably in late December — has he accomplished enough for Ath-

letic Director Kevin Anderson to commit to him for the long term? Honestly, I’m not sure. Had Edsall’s team finished off the pounding of Rutgers on Saturday, that question would be easy to answer. Had that happened, the Terps would have posted an 8-4 regularseason record while facing one of the country’s toughest schedules, and they would have ended the season with a gutsy win at Michigan and a convincing victory over the Scarlet Knights. Instead, the Terps suffered their first unsightly stain of the season and posted the same regular-season mark they did last year. Plus, their record at Byrd this season fell to 2-4. The loss to Rutgers doesn’t mean the season was a failure or Edsall should be shown the door, but it does make the coach’s performance this season divisive, just like the rest of his tenure. From his arrival in College Park in 2011, Edsall has had the Terps See kasinitz, Page 7

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Terps suffer first loss in Puerto Rico Frese’s team beats JMU on Friday, falls to Washington State on Saturday By Ryan Baillargeon @RyanBaillargeon Staff writer Before this weekend, the Terrapins women’s basketball team had played one game this season away from Xfinity Center, at George Washington about 10 miles from College Park. Tuesday morning, though, the Terps boarded a plane to San Juan, Puerto Rico, which is more than 1,500 miles away. Not only did the trip provide the Terps with their first opportunity to play far away, but it also offered tests against two opponents who were both receiving votes in the AP Top 25 Poll. After a couple days of relaxing on the beaches, the No. 10 Terps passed the first test Friday with an 80-64 win over James Madison. But the Terps couldn’t pull off a sweep in the San Juan Shootout. Washington State handed the Terps their first loss of the season Saturday with a 70-64 victory. “Washington State played a flawless game,” coach Brenda Frese said. While the Cougars (5-2) caused the

Terps (6-1) problems in the second game, redshirt senior guard Laurin Mincy used a 23-point performance to propel the Terps to a comfortable win against the Dukes (5-1). The Terps’ lone senior shot better than 57 percent from the floor and scored 17 of her points in the second half. Mincy also knocked down a pair of 3-pointers — doubling her season total — to put her at 100 career threes. She is the 11th Terp to reach the mark. “Laurin Mincy was spectacular,” said Frese, who coached her 500th career game, against James Madison. “She really led the way, putting the team on her back.” The Terps defense, which has held its opponents to 35.4 percent shooting, excelled again in the matchup with the Dukes. While the Terps allowed guard Precious Hall to score a game-high 29 points, she did so on 10-for-28 shooting. Frese was impressed with the way the Terps were able to contain center Lauren Okafor, James Madison’s second leading scorer. The 6-foot-3 redshirt senior finished with a season-low two

points, going 1-for-5. “We did a really nice job,” Frese said. “Being able to shut down Okafor was key in terms of not being able to get anything easy on the glass.” The Terps couldn’t replicate that defensive success Saturday against Lia Galdeira, Washington State’s second-best scorer. The Terps allowed the junior to shoot better than 50 percent from the floor and score a game-high 33 points. The Hawaiian native notched 19 points in the second half to prevent the Terps from ever taking a lead in the final 20 minutes. The Terps trailed by four points at the break, just their second halftime deficit this season. Turnovers plagued the Terps again. After overcoming a 22-turnover game to beat the Dukes, the Terps committed a season-high 24 turnovers against Washington State — their fourth straight contest with at least 20 miscues. “They did a tremendous job defensively Center brionna jones scored a career-high 23 points Saturday against Washington State, See recap, Page 7 but the Terps still suffered their first loss of the year to the Cougars. chester lam/the diamondback