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HISTORY ON THE HARDWOOD University remembers 50th anniversary of integrated basketball program

photo courtesy of the university archives

By Grace Toohey @grace_2e Staff writer

reshman Billy Jones walked onto the Cole Field House basketball court on Dec. 2, 1964 to compete with his teammates on the Terrapins freshmen

men’s basketball team. Their season opener against Loyola College, now Loyola University, that night ended with a 94-53 victory carried by Jones and fellow freshman Pete Johnson. But now, 50 years later, that game is not remembered as a victory simply for its score. When Jones stepped onto that court, he became the first African-American basketball player to compete at this university and in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

“I was kind of naive,” said Jones, 68, now retired. “I knew I’d be the first; I figured I’d have some challenges, but life in 1964 was challenging for a young black male to begin with — this is nothing new.” Former men’s basketball coach and university alumnus Gary Williams was one of Jones’ teammates at the time. While they played together, he said, he did not realize the See integrate, Page 3

State prepares for donation drive campaign today

Univ student struck on Route 1 in hit-and-run

‘Giving Tuesday’ aims to mirror holiday sales

Pedestrian hospitalized with minor injuries

By Madeleine List @madeleine_list Senior staff writer

By Peter Eliopoulos @thedbk For The Diamondback

T he two weekdays a fter Thanksgiving — Black Friday and Cyber Monday — are a bargain hunter’s dream, dedicated to sales and shopping. Today, Maryland Nonprofits hopes to encourage state residents to spend the day giving instead of buying. “Giving Tuesday is the phil-

a woman suffered minor injuries after a car struck her yesterday on Route 1. peter eliopoulos / for the diamondback

A car struck a female student in an apparent hit-and-run while she walked across Route 1 on Monday afternoon. The student was crossing near

Ritchie Coliseum at about 2:15 p.m. when a car turning left from Rossborough Lane onto southbound Route 1 struck her, according to Prince George’s County Police. Police did not identify the woman

but said she was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the white Jeep involved in the incident was also a See collision, Page 2

anthropic response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday,” said Allison Albert, membership and marketing director for Maryland Nonprofits, an organization benefiting nonprofits in this state. Giving Tuesday is a global movement that was created in 2012 by the United Nations Foundation and the 92nd Street Y, a Jewish cultural and community center in New York City, Albert said. Its message is to inspire people worldwide to spend the Tuesday after Thanksgiving making a positive See giving, Page 3

Prince George’s County Police investigate sexual assault Female student held down, groped; witnesses encouraged to report info By Katishi Maake @TheHavocRat Staff writer The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating an inci-

1:30 a.m. Sunday, at about 9:40 p.m. Sunday, department spokesman Cpl. Nate Lewis said. The incident took place during a gathering at the 4300 block of dent in which an unidentified man al- Knox Road when the man reportlegedly assaulted and inappropriately edly closed himself in a room with touched a female student Sunday the student, according to a safety alert from University Police on morning, police said. The student reported the incident, Monday afternoon. The man allegedly proceeded to put which occurred between midnight and

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his hand over the student’s mouth, telling her to remain quiet. The student reportedly bit the man’s hand and the man responded by continually slapping the student in the face. The man held her down and groped over her personal parts, according to the alert. T he a ltercat ion ended when someone attempting to enter the room startled the man, and the

student ran out of the room and returned to her residence, according to the alert. No injuries were reported from the incident, Lewis said. The department is conducting an investigation and asks that anyone with information on the incident call 301-772-4908. kmaakedbk@gmail.com

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Terps men’s basketball guard Richaud Pack took his mom’s advice to stop pressing before scoring 22 points against VMI P. 8

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World AIDS Day panel discusses virus’s stigma Prevention Research Center panel event addresses AIDS awareness, prevention By Marissa Horn @MarissaL_Horn Staff writer Most people feel uncomfortable suggesting a sexual partner should get tested for HIV or even asking for their own HIV test. Working around stigmas to promote prevention and awa reness leaves ma ny health care workers with a difficult job. Eight panelists gathered yesterday to commemorate World AIDS Day and examine the stigmas associated with the virus at the Nyumburu Cultural Center. The public health school’s Prevention Research Center hosted the event, which drew a crowd of about 40 people. “Most people have lived with knowing about HIV for many years, and we take that for granted,” said Gwendolyn Anderson, the program chief for the Prince George’s County Health Department. “But a lot of people have not had that HIV 101.” The World Health Organization launched World AIDS Day in 1987 and it is celebrated every Dec. 1 to raise awareness about HIV, AIDS and the fight to stop its spread, as well as remember those who have died from the disease.

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HIV is a virus that enters the body through pre-seminal fluid, semen, blood, rectal fluid, vaginal fluid and breast milk, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV can eventually develop into AIDS, and although the virus is manageable with antibiotics, there is no cure. But the perceived shame of asking for a test or for help is sometimes too much for those who are exposed to HIV, said Typhanye Dyer, an epidemiology and biostatistics professor in the public health school. “Sometimes people will go 30, 40 or 50 miles to a different medical center for fear of running into someone that they know who might be there for the same reason,” Anderson said. An estimated 35 million people live with HIV/AIDS worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, with the largest concentration of infections in Africa. In the U.S., more than 1.2 million people live with the virus, and in Prince George’s County, a 2012 survey by the state Health and Mental Hygiene Department identified 5,729 people as living with HIV. But only 3,810 of those diag-

not been released. Although the driver had a green light to make the turn, From PAGE 1 the pedestrian had the walk signal and the right-of-way, female university student, police said. Junior finance major Ryan police said, but her name has

typhanye dyer, epidemiology and biostatistics professor, speaks at a panel held for World AIDS Day in the Nyumburu Cultural Center yesterday.

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are invited to discuss the subject, Boekeloo said. The University Health Center is also offering a free same-day HIV testing clinic Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the ground floor, along with free gonorrhea and chlamydia testing for students and faculty. Learning about prevention sometimes began as early as elementary school for current university students, Boekleloo said. But segmented learning of

sexual health information has led to a disconnect between the virus, sex and other consequences of having sex. “HIV has now been around for awhile, and those who lived through it a long time ago are kind of burned out, and a lot of younger people don’t see as a big of an issue,” he said. “We have to find ways to keep the issue alive.”

she saw the driver take off. “I saw a car speed down here as I was about to cross, Allison Johnson, a sopho- and it ran through that red more biology major, said she light,” Johnson said. “I looked was about to cross Route 1 at back and someone was laying the Fraternity Row signal when in the middle of the road.”

Police received a descript ion of t he ve h ic le f rom eyewitnesses and stopped a nd cited the d river for a hit-and-run.

nosed in this county are in HIV care. One of every six infected persons in the U.S. do not even know they have HIV, according to AIDS.gov. “ Ta l k i n g a b o u t s e x i s another taboo,” said Irwin Royster the director of Sexually Transmitted Infections Community Coalition. “We are talking around HIV, but no one is really talking about the tra nsm ission a nd the sexual experiences.”

Com mu n it y-ba se d organization Heart to Hand, Inc. and the Prevention Research Center work to link H I V positive members of the community to medical care and further education, said Bradley Boekeloo, the director of the Prevention Research Center. The center also holds “talkabout-sex” sessions during which high school students, college students and parents

Cater witnessed the incident. He said the driver appeared to slow down after hitting the woman but then drove away. “I was coming back from class and saw her walking,” Cate r s a id . “ I he a rd t he

thump, and then she was on the ground and [the driver] sped away.”

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“WHEN YOU’RE AN ATHLETE, YOU PLAY. YOU RESPECT THE OTHER PERSON BY THE COMPETITION. ... YOU DON’T HAVE TIME TO WORRY ABOUT THE COLOR OF SOMEBODY’S SKIN.”

From PAGE 1 impact Jones and Johnson could have on race relations across the nation. “When Billy played, it was a statement by the University of Maryland that they were going to go after the best players they could go after and not worry about what color they were,” Williams said.

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Former men’s basketball coach and university alumnus Lee and Ernie Torain, and his friend and teammate, Johnson, helped him overcome the challenges associated with being a black student on a predominately white campus. “We rea l ly bonded a nd we made sure the rest of us stayed strong,” Jones said. “Some ways you felt l i ke you were on an island, but I wasn’t alone, I had Pete, Ernie and Alvin.”

On to College Park Former head coach Bud Millikan and assistant coach Frank Fellows were recruiting players in the early ’60s, and said they found the two impressive boys living in the Baltimore and Washington areas. “ We w e r e l o o k i n g f o r talent, and they had talent and they were both Maryland boys,” said Fellows, the men’s basketball head coach from 1967 to 1969. “And we were the University of Maryland and why shouldn’t they [come here].” The first black student came to this university 13 years prior to Jones, so not all university community members were fully supportive of integration. However, Millikan did not let this mindset extend to his recruitment practices, Williams said. “That took some courage by coach Bud Millikan,” Williams said. “The one thing I knew about Bud Millikan, my coach, he was going to play the best players; he wanted to win.” Though Jones said other universities recruited him, he felt a connection to this university. Not only was it his home state, but he also competed in two high school state basketball championship games on this campus. “I felt like I belonged,” Jones sa id . “At t he sa me time, I was aware of the fact that there’s this big microscope on me, so that in itself added some pressures, but it didn’t alter who I was or what I did. I was there being me.” Basketball was a way for

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you play,” Williams said. “ Yo u r e s p e c t t h e o t h e r person by the competition. You get to practice every day; they’re playing hard, you’re playing hard. … You don’t have time to worry about the color of somebody’s skin.” Only once did a teammate ever talk down to Jones. He On the Court punched the player — a rare When Jones and Johnson first loss in temper, Jones said — joined the Terrapins team, and the man never did it again. Jones said they “couldn’t have treated [him] any better.” He On the Campus said upperclassmen such as Williams and Joe Harrington On a campus close to the always made sure Jones and nation’s capital and amid the Johnson had rides to play Civil Rights era, not everypick up ga mes before t he one was as accepting as Jones’ season began. first teammates. “They always made sure The percentage of black stuthat we were there,” Jones dents at this university was still said. “I think part of it was very low into the 1960s, unithey wanted to see how good versity archivist Anne Turkos we were, I think they really said. However, students did wanted to test us. I think protest on the campus and in they learned very quickly Washington to support black and accepted us because we could play.” It was that notion of talent and ability that Williams said can make teams united. This team attitude, Williams said, From PAGE 1 made Jones’ and Johnson’s role seem less significant at the time difference, she said. because they were just players. This year, this state aims “When you’re an athlete, to be named the “most generous state,” pitting itself against three other participating states — Arkansas, Illinois and Utah — to raise the most money for nonprofits, said Meredith Donaho, marketing associate for Maryland Nonprofits. The goal is to raise more than $12.2 million, she said, which roughly translates into every state resident donating $2. “It’s a great idea; the more we can get members of the local community to give to nonprofits, the b e t t e r,” s a i d D e b o ra h Slosberg, coordinator for Local Community ServiceLearning at this university. But giving and volunteering shouldn’t be concentrated to one day or one time of

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Jones said he worked to counter the stereotypes his peers had of black people by becoming involved on the campus. He was a captain of the basketball team, was involved as students worked to form this university’s Black Student Union and was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa honor society his senior year. “For people who did not have the so-called black experience, I think they learned someth i ng a nd hopefu l ly changed some of their biases,” Jones said. Williams said that he and Jones became close friends while playing together because they not only matched each other’s intensity on the court, but Jones also has a great personality and sense of humor. “I think Billy was the right person to be the first AfricanAmerican player to play in the ACC,” Williams said. Now, almost 60 percent of Division I basketball players and about 20 percent of head coaches are black, according to a Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport 2012 study. But Jones said he remembers when that wasn’t the case. “I’m not sure they ever got the credit that they deserved for what they did,” Williams said. “But it could not have been easy for both those guys.”

Americans, Turkos said. “College Park was just like the rest of the country,” Jones said. “There were instances where there were biases and outright discrimination, but you just try to deal with it in such a way that you don’t stoop to somebody else’s level.” Around the campus, Jones heard name-calling, especially on Saturday nights after people were out drinking. Jones tried his best to not let the slights bother him and stayed focused on his goals. “It’s a sadness that people are that full of hatred and you know nothing about me,” Jones said. “If that takes attention away from me being a student or a basketball player at College Park, they win, and I could not let anybody — comments, whatever — get a piece of my brain.” Jones said his roommates, black football players Alvin

During a game at the University of South Carol i n a , a m a n i n a bi g h at, dressed in a suit and with a cigar hanging from his lips, looked on at Jones. The basketball rolled off the court and Jones went to retrieve it. Jones remembered the man called him “n-----” with a puff of smoke. “I just looked at him. I was stunned that he would be so blatant about it and just sit there. I just looked at him and shook my head and went back to the court,” Jones said. As a member of the team, Jones of ten t raveled to other ACC universities to compete, with many trips further South. “You wa l k i n there a nd you quickly hear some t h i n g s, a n d to B i l ly a n d P e t e ’s c r e d i t , t h e y j u s t played,” Williams said. “I’m sure it bothered them, just as people. Nobody wanted to hear that stuff. … I know it bothered us as players.” gtooheydbk@gmail.com

year, she said, adding nonprofits often receive most of their donations between November and December and little during other months of the year. A c c o rd i n g to t h e 2013 Charitable Giving Report, 17.5 percent of overall charitable giving occurred in December. Maryland Nonprofits has attempted to connect with young people through social media campaigning, promoting the hashtag #MarylandGivesMore and encouraging individuals to share their involvement by posting a “selfless selfie,” a photo of themselves donating or volunteering on Giving Tuesday, to social media, Albert said. T h roug h t he M a r yla nd Gives More campaign, nonprofit organizations statewide are encouraged to report donations they’ve received over the last few weeks by the end of the day Tuesday for a final tally, Donaho said. Pa r ticipati ng nonprofits began collecting dona-

tions about three weeks ago through the campaign’s Web page hosted on Crowdrise, an online platform for charitable fundraising, Donaho said. People can log on to the site and donate to one of dozens of “teams” that represent different nonprofits. As of yesterday, hundreds of organizations around the state have raised more than $54,000, according to the site. Thread, a Baltimore-based organization that connects disadvantaged high school s t u d ents w it h a s upp or t system of volunteers, raised almost $23,000. Code in the Schools Inc., which works to expand computer science education programs in underserved schools, garnered almost $9,000. Howard Community College Educational Foundation Inc., a need-based scholarship program for students at Howard Community College, collected $5,050. Orga n izations ca n a lso

the 1966-67 terrapins men’s basketball team members stand together on the court. Billy Jones (right, No. 30) was the first black player on the team in the Atlantic Coast Conference, along with his teammate, Pete Johnson (far bottom left) . photo courtesy of university archives Jones to go to college, but he said his first goal was to obtain a degree from this university. “I wanted to be the best student I could be,” Jones said. “I wanted to graduate, and I also wanted to be the best basketball player I could be.”

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report volunteer hours received throughout the day Tuesday, which will be calculated into the final tally as dollar amounts, Donaho added. Each hour in the state is considered equ iva lent to $25.43, according the Independent Sector’s definition of a volunteer hour’s value. There are many different types of nonprofits that serve a wide variety of needs in the community, and they depend on donations to function, said Taylor Eirich, senior chemistry major and president of this university’s chapter of Amnesty International. “There’s a lot of consumerism and stuff throughout this last week, and I think it’s good to finally give back to people and give back to organizations that help people,” she said. “It’s just important that you give to whatever organization really speaks to you.” mlistdbk@gmail.com

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The new face of this university

Opening academic barriers

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n response to a provost office task force’s recommendations, there have been a few recent shake-ups in some of this university’s most competitive majors. Tasked with re-evaluating their curricula and barriers to entry last semester, the university’s eight Limited Enrollment Programs — which include the business and engineering schools and such majors as criminology and criminal justice and government and politics — chose to ease some of their stringent requirements. Entering this semester, all LEPs re m ove d E NG L 1 0 1 : Aca d e m i c Writing from their required gateway courses — classes that ostensibly predict students’ future success in their respective majors. All majors count the introductory-level English class among their General Education requirements, so students still must pass the course to earn a degree. All the same, the LEPs’ decision to eliminate ENGL101 as a gateway course is a commendable and commonsense call. No one could argue successfully that the ability to construct a wellwritten argument doesn’t have its place in every academic setting and every real-world occupation, but one’s performance in a freshman

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Students who weren’t accepted English course is hardly indicative of, say, an aspiring aerospace en- into the business school when they gineer’s grades in ENAE484: Space were initially admitted to the university often spend years working Systems Design. toward entering the program. OUR VIEW Cutting the number of gateway courses will mitigate the chance that these students complete requirements to no avail and get them on the fast track toward program entry. Two former LEPs, architecture and landscape architecture, have dropped the distinction, which architecture program officials say In addition to removing ENGL101 will allow more students to apply, as a gateway course, the LEPs also increasing competitiveness. Armodified their course-repeat policy chitecture degrees rely heavily to allow students to repeat only one upon students’ portfolios, and ofgateway course. If students fail ficials said rigorous performance one gateway course but opt to take reviews will maintain the program’s another that fulfills the same re- academic standards, LEP status quirement, that class will count as notwithstanding. While a program’s LEP status a repeated course as well. Beyond the course-repeat policy certainly looks prestigious from switch, however, it appears as though an outsider’s perspective and all of the changes regarding the uni- while selectiveness plays a role in versity’s LEPs rid those programs of national rankings, if program ofsome of their obstacles to entry. The ficials feel that they can maintain business school, lauded as home to their majors’ competitiveness while some of the university’s most com- opening them up to more students, petitive majors, for example, slashed there’s nothing wrong with relaxing its number of gateway courses from requirements. Prospective students six to three: BMGT220: Principles of will benefit from reduced gateway Accounting I, BMGT230: Business courses, and larger applicant pools Statistics and one Calculus I course. could prove a boon for programs.

Easing gateway requirements will benefit prospective students while maintaining programs’ competitiveness.

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SAMANTHA REILLY FRESHMAN

the project that I find demeaning to this university. Football is quickly becoming symbolic of this university, an idea that doesn’t hold as much water after our loss this past weekend. I’m not one to denounce athletics, especially not when it comes to the Terps. I do think, however, that our university’s academics should not be cowering in the shadow of a potential indoor practice facility. We attend a great school. That being said, it is a school, first and foremost. Athletics should remain an adornment and an asset to the school, not its whole image. I carry a lot of pride with my school name, but a large portion of that comes from knowing that I go to an incredible university, overflowing with academic opportunity and achievement. Being able to cheer on my school while watching classmates on ESPN is just the cherry on top; it’s not the whole sundae. It seems as though we’re trying to make it that way, though. Cole’s renovation is one thing, but shoving it in everyone’s face and trying to let athletics tackle academics is another. How about showing fans that we have substance under those helmets and inside buildings other than that stadium? How about we show people that our school allocates funds for more than practice facilities and that our school cares about the “student” in “studentathlete?” How about we do that and put that on TV? Because as a proud student of this university, that’s how I would like the world to see us.

itting in my living room, surrounded by Rutgers fans and happy to be rubbing our 25-point lead in their faces ( t h o u g h t h a t c h a n ge d so o n after), I was filled with Terrapin pride. Then a commercial charged onto the screen. Onto my face flashed the reflection of bright images of the future of Cole Field House, the bright future of this university and something for Big Ten students and fans to associate with us. But what if that’s not what I want to be associated with? What if I don’t want my school name only to resonate with the echo soon to emanate from our state-of-the-art athletic facilities? What if, for some crazy reason, I want our school to be regarded as a school and not a brick background for a winning field goal? There are plenty of qualms that I, along with other students, have concerning the proposed Cole renovations. Senior staff writer Darcy Costello recently shed light, in a Diamondback article, on the displacement of student organizations such as the Veteran Student Life Office, the Asian American Studies Department, the Air Force and Army ROTC programs, the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Musullah, the Muslim Student Association’s prayer space, that could result from the conversion of Cole. Samantha Reilly is a freshman The validity of the reconstruction journalism major. She can be reached is debatable, but it’s the boasting of at sreillydbk@gmail.com. CORRECTION

Yesterday’s column, “Cole’s disregard for student groups,” incorrectly claimed Cole Field House would have two full indoor football fields. The renovated facility will have one full indoor field and two outdoor fields.

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Wrongfully refining sexual assault

niversity President Wallace Loh should be commended for the steps he has taken to address sexual misconduct and relationship violence. The approved changes to the university’s sexual misconduct policy send a strong message about stalking, relationship violence, sexual exploitation and sexual harassment. The new mandatory sexual assault prevention training, the bystander training and the increased staffing to address the needs of student survivors of sexual violence are all laudable, and the community should be proud of these initiatives. However, the sexual misconduct policies and procedures Loh approved that define “sexual assault” as penetration and nothing else and “sexual contact” as everything else are contrary to the lived experiences of sexual violence survivors, misleading to the community and contrary to the generally accepted meaning of those terms. The University Senate must address these issues and revise the proposed policies to create categories of sexual assault that reflect the lived experiences of survivors using language that allows the university’s reporting to be transparent and meaningful. Every first-year law student learns the common-law definition of assault: “the threat or use of force on another that causes that person to have a reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact” (Black’s

Law Dictionary). Loh apparently has forgotten that lesson because, unless the senate substantially revises the new sexual misconduct policy that officials approved, students who are groped without their consent, are stripped of their clothing without their consent or experience an attempted rape will not have experienced a sexual assault. They will have experienced something called “sexual contact.” Under the proposed guidelines, the term sexual assault is reserved only for those students who experience nonconsensual sexual penetration — rape. To call what these students experience something other then sexual assault requires ignoring generations of jurisprudence in criminal law. More importantly, it denies the lived experiences of these students. “Sexual contact” does not reflect the experience of a woman who has just escaped from her would-be rapist, nor does it encompass the violation felt by a student stripped of his or her clothing when he or she is incapable of consenting. The term is inadequate and even insulting in its pedestrian nature. Furthermore, “sexual contact” is overly broad and lumps attempted rape, uninvited grinding at a party and the frotteurism that so many women experience on public transportation into one category. These are three very different offenses, and they should be treated as such by the university. However, all three fall under the

“sexual contact” clause, which is defined as “any unwanted intentional touching of the intimate body parts of another person or yourself; causing another to touch your intimate body parts; or the disrobing or exposure of another without consent. Intimate parts may include genitalia, groin, breast, or buttocks, or clothing covering them, or any other body part (including your own) that is touched in a sexual manner. Unwanted sexual contact includes attempted sexual intercourse.” The paragraph is remarkable as it squishes so many different offenses into the seemingly inoffensive category of “sexual contact.” This makes the university’s reporting of the number of “sexual contact” offenses unclear and misleading. The average reader will assume that crimes such as attempted rape would be called a “sexual assault” by the university, as it is in the majority of states. The senate has an opportunity to correct this and to create categories of sexual assault that reflect the experiences of survivors with language that permits the university’s records to be transparent and purposeful. The senate should continue to move this university forward and revise Loh’s policies. Maria Blaeuer is a practicing attorney and a graduate student in the public policy school. She can be reached at maria.blaeuer@gmail.com.

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earlier on in my education. Nowadays, if you ask anybody about the significance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott or Rosa Parks, you can expect a near-universal response about how they were pivotal in the fight to end racial segregation. But ask that same question about the Stonewall Riots and Matthew Shepard’s murder, and chances are, you’ll probably get more than just a couple of blank stares back. Those were also pivotal moments in LGBTQ history that led to the gay liberation movement and today’s fight for LGBTQ rights. The only difference between the two? One is covered more heavily in public classrooms, while the other is rarely taught. By neglecting to teach LGBTQ history and issues, our education system essentially promotes the idea that the LGBTQ community and their issues are secondary to more mainstream civil rights issues. And this is simply inexcusable. This dearth of LGBTQ education causes a proliferation of ignorance, and it is this ignorance and lack of understanding that in turn promotes irrational fear and hate. People fear and hate what they do not understand, and by teaching LGBTQ issues early on, we can create a more accepting, less hateful society. And while there may be certain religious objections to this proposed education expansion, does the First Amendment not cover the separation of church and state? In this sense, public education funded by the government should not be limited so rigidly and religiously. A friend once told me that the end goal of any civil rights movement is not to be a movement. Indeed, by expanding our education systems, we could save hundreds if not thousands of people from rampant, irrational homophobia.

ecently, a lot of controversy has emerged from Ferguson, Missouri, which has become America’s foremost battleground on racial issues. And yet while much has been made about 21stcentury racism in America, there is another pressing civil rights issue that lies right in front of us that has unfortunately taken a back seat. Even now, it is a perceived taboo issue that simply has been ignored for far too long. And indeed, it is time to recognize the plights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (and/or questioning) community in our education system. Throughout history and even up to today, LGBTQ issues have been largely ignored by the masses, and a lot of that I believe stems from a lack of quality education regarding this group’s struggle for equality and equity. Education is fundamental in aiding this demographic and I think that more in-depth and earlier education regarding LGBTQ issues could gradually eradicate homophobia and gender bias in America. A cursory glance at today’s Common Core, which sets the standards for what students should know by the time they enter college, reveals that a lot of those standards involve a certain understanding of U.S. and world history. And while these history curricula generally cover a wide range of civil rights issues from women’s suffrage to the rights of disabled Americans, one commonly ignored aspect of the Core stands out: LGBTQ rights. And as a heterosexual male, it wasn’t until I came to college that I learned Max An is a sophomore physiology about basic LGBTQ history that and neurobiology major. He can be I think should have been covered reached at maxandbk@gmail.com.

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queen won legions of fans across decades due to the powerhouse theatrics of performers including Freddy Mercury (left) and Brian May (right). A new compilation album from the band, Queen Forever, was released in November. The album features previously lost vocals from late singer Mercury. photo courtesy of galleryhip.com By Zoë DiGiorgio @zozoembie Staff writer Sure, every person of my generation probably grows up with some unconscious awareness of Queen. In the early to mid ’90s, you couldn’t watch a sports movie without hearing “We are the Champions” at some point in the film. I remember kids in my elementary school shouting garbled lyrics to “We Will Rock You” at each other during every dodgeball match in gym class. But I also remember the first time I actually really listened to Queen. The summer before fourth grade, my parents dug up their Queen’s Greatest Hits CD and put on “Bohemian Rhapsody.” While now it’s impossible to disassociate that song from off-key singalongs and head-banging a la Wayne’s World, I remember clearly how I felt that evening, lying on the couch and absorbing the words of the song. Freddy Mercury’s sorrow seemed to flood the room as he apologized to his mother for killing a man. I felt sad for reasons my 9-year-old self could not really explain. That was the night I fell in love with Queen. There are few things more tragic in life than falling in love with a band that is no longer together, but that was my fate from the day I was born: The band’s original lineup tragically was separated with the death of the lead

singer in 1991. Mercury was a rock god whose time on earth was far too short, but he has left his mark on the world with his powerful vocals and inimitable stage presence. Mercury, along with bandmates Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon, redefined rock music in their 21-year career together. With May’s soaring riffs, Mercury’s raw voice and the group’s over-the-top theatrics, the group created powerful tunes that could be listened to over and over, as well as stellar live shows and bombastic (and at times baffling) music videos. It’s refreshing to see the influence that Queen’s unrestrained spirit and theatricality have had on rock music today. Every time I hear a guitar chord that lingers so long it breaks my heart or when I see a lead singer throw a microphone stand around stage like a dance partner, I catch a glimpse of Queen and I know Freddy would be proud. But though I will never see Queen in a sold-out stadium like in their glory days (at least no longer with their fantastic frontman), I still have golden memories of the band acting as the soundtrack of my life in one way or another. My first MP3 player could hold only about 31 songs, but I still made a point of fitting in as many Queen songs as I could, the better to soundtrack my young-adult life. During my awkward, bloated middle-school days, I listened to “Fat Bottomed Girls” to remind myself that

it’s good to celebrate your body type, because someone out there will love you for it. “Somebody to Love” was my song of choice as I tentatively dipped my toes into romantic relationships for the first time in early high school. “The Show Must Go On,” one of the last songs the band recorded before Mercury’s death, was a somber yet powerful reminder not to give up, even when facing down terrifying peer pressure. Perhaps the most powerful Queen song of them all was “Don’t Stop Me Now,” which my mom and I would play on the way to and from school on big test days. The song’s positive energy and its cocky, self-assured lyrics made me forget to be nervous. Plus, jamming out on the way home was a fun way for my mom and me to celebrate and let off some steam; it’s hard to feel down on yourself when you’re singing “Don’t stop me now! Yes I’m having a good time! I don’t want to stop at all!” at the top of your lungs. To this day, I take solace in the fact that there is not an emotion for which Queen doesn’t have a song. Their style was always in flux — “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” sounds nothing like “I Want to Break Free” — but you can feel the same passion in each piece the band created. I know I can always turn to Queen — like a supportive old friend — and feel uplifted in the good times and the bad. zdigiorgiodbk@gmail.com

March 21, 2014 was perhaps the best night of my life. Fo r s p r i n g b re a k , m y father and I traveled to New York City for a mini vacation. He had a conference; I slept all day. The last night of the trip, March 21, we had tickets to see Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden. I’d been looking forward to the show all semester for obvious reasons. Halfway through Joel’s set, he started chatting with the audience. Forget the show; the Piano Man wanted to talk. My dad got up to buy a water because Joel didn’t seem pressed to continue the set. I had a gut feeling, though — a feeling that something major was about to happen. As I yelled for my retreating father, I caught a snippet of Joel’s story through the hum of the crowd. “I saw maybe the best band I ever saw in my life play there,” he said. “And we’ve got a guy from that band that’s going to do a song with us right now. Please welcome from AC/DC, Mr. Brian Johnson.” I can’t remember if I cried as Johnson took the stage and began to perform “You Shook Me All Night Long” beside Joel. I must have. And judging by the shriek-filled stadium, I couldn’t have been the only one. It was a truly magical circumstance, but I have to admit: The night could’ve g o n e d i f f e r e n t l y. H a d Johnson strutted onstage playing “Rock N’ Roll Train,” a single off AC/DC’s 2008 album Black Ice, I would’ve been a little excited but not

reduced to the emotional mess I turned out to be. Legends like Johnson and Joel never die, but we measure legendary status with a specifically dated yardstick. AC/ DC’s celebrated songs come from their early work: High Voltage, Highway to Hell and, of course, Back in Black. Their 15th internationally released studio album, Rock Or Bust, officially drops today — but does anyone really care? More than a half-dozen “classic rock” musicians — from Tom Petty to Bruce Springsteen to Pink Floyd and, most recently, Queen — released albums this year. Their talent is still apparent, their songs are still good, but the music that made these artists great is stuck in the ’70s and ’80s. We take their innova tions for granted; they’ve become the norm. Whether that’s right or wrong doesn’t change the fact that nine out of 10 times, I’m going to listen to Springsteen’s “Thunder Road” over “High Hopes,” the title track off his 2014 album. Joel stopped producing pop songs in 1993, but if his current residency at MSG is any indication, his career is anything but over. I’m not Billy Joel, and I don’t know his motives. I like to think, however, that he recognizes that, for his brand of rocker, classics will usually be more relevant than new material. This isn’t to say that AC/ DC and their peers should stop producing — if they have capability to press forward, they should — but as a music lover and listener, like so many others, I’m stuck in the past. dohldbk@gmail.com

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review From PAGE 8 playing with fire when you get to the tournament.” While the Terps returned many key players from last year’s squad that advanced to the national final, their top three scorers had departed. So Cirovski tried different options up top early on. Forwards George Campbell and David Kabelik began the campaign as starters but didn’t produce, so Cirovski tested combinations of all five forwards. Defender Jereme Raley even started at forward for the Terps’ Sept. 19 match against Michigan State. Six games into the year, the Terps were being outscored 5-7. For all of their offensive inefficiencies, the Terps hardly had difficulty winning the possession battle. In fact, they were only outshot in two games before the UMBC loss. Metzger and defender Mikey Ambrose often stymied opponents’ attacks and used their speed to start the Terps’ counterattack. The Terps would get into the scoring third but didn’t have the weapons to finish.

pack From PAGE 8 a pregame shooting session. Only then did Pack shake his slump, scoring a game-high 22 points to lead the Terps past the Keydets, 95-77, on Sunday evening. “I listened to her,” said Pack, who shot 10 of 14 from the field. “I didn’t work out; I didn’t shoot any shots. It worked.” After a promising start to the season that persuaded coach Mark Turgeon to label Pack the team’s best player through three games, the

“ I t wa s f r u s t ra t i n g ,” Ambrose said. “But that’s soccer. You see Barcelona play every week; sometimes they will have a random goal scored on them that no one saw coming, and they’ll lose 1-0. Sometimes in soccer, the ball just falls into the net.” Forwards Jeroen Meefout and Eric Carbajal started the Northwestern game, and the Terps scored more than one goal for the third time in 10 contests. But the disappointing result compounded the team’s frustration. “We have to reinvent ourselves in the middle of the year,” Cirovski said after a 1-0 loss to Georgetown on Sept. 30. “We’re good enough to beat Georgetowns and Michigan States. We’ve played equal or better in the games we’ve played these teams.” So against VCU on Oct. 8, Cirovski opted to try midfielders Alex Shinsky and Mikias Eticha, who missed much of the early season with injuries, up top. The crafty, energetic seniors helped the team score 21 goals over their eight-game winning streak to end the regular season. Behind the newfound offensive production, Cirovs-

ki’s team picked up highprofile victories against t h e n - N o. 3 Pe n n S ta te and then-No. 5 Indiana in October. On Nov. 16, they beat Indiana, 2-1 in the Big Ten tournament final when Corboz slotted a free kick from 20 yards out in the 86th minute. “We’ve wanted this,” goalkeeper Zack Steffen said after the win. “We set our sights on this from the beginning of the season. So to be able to establish our goal and what we wanted, it means a lot.” One week later, UMBC ended the Terps’ season and Retrievers fans stormed Ludwig Field. In less than two weeks, four teams will convene in Cary, North Carolina, for the College Cup. For the first time in three years, the Terps won’t be playing on college soccer’s final weekend. “ We t r i e d to t h row a number of different people out there, but we just didn’t have that one threat that we’ve always had. We’ll have that in future years,” Cirovski said. “We’ll have that. That’s for the future.” jneedelmandbk@gmail.com

transfer from North Carolina A&T started to press a bit. Pa c k wa n te d to p rove himself capable of competing with power conference foes Arizona State and then-No. 13 Iowa State in the College Basketball Experience Hall of Fame Classic last week. But while the Terps won both games, Pack combined for just three points and came off the bench for the first time this season in the upset of the Cyclones. “It was really tough for me,” Pack said. “That’s the first time I’ve ever had two bad games in a row in my life. It was really rough for me not

shooting the ball that well. I knew I could just be more aggressive. And shots fall sooner or later.” Sunday, after he took some time to refocus, Pack started to find the bottom of the net for the No. 21 Terps, who earned a spot in the Top 25 this week for the first time since 2010. Starting point guard Melo Tr i m b l e wa s e s p e c i a l ly excited to see Pack’s spike in production. After guard Dez Wells fractured his wrist last Tuesday, which will keep him out about four weeks, Trimble shouldered the offensive load against Monmouth.

offense in College Park, the senior’s home career came to an end in a crushing 41-38 defeat. “Everything was there. I was making the right reads, making the right checks and just playing football,” Brown said. “Unfortunately, we came out with that loss.” The Terps’ productive first half started on the opening drive of the game, when Brown led the unit 66 yards on 11 plays for a touchdown. He completed two key thirddown passes, including one to Jacquille Veii for 12 yards on third-and-8, to sustain the possession before walking into the end zone from 1 yard out to give the Terps an early 7-0 lead. Brown and the offense then maintained that early success moving the ball as the half progressed by establishing a consistent rushing attack. Running back Brandon Ross went into halftime with 63 yards and two touchdowns, one of which went for 40 yards and put the Terps ahead 28-10 late in the second quarter. The junior finished the day with 108 yards, marking the first time a Terps

running back surpassed the century mark all season. Brown, meanwhile, rushed for 107 yards in the contest, his best day on the ground since Sept. 13 against West Virginia. “There was big-ass holes, just creases,” Ross said. “It just seemed like it was open all day.” The Terps also exploited the Scarlet Knights’ pressure schemes and attempts to stymie the rush by loading the line of scrimmage with defenders. Early in the second quarter, Rutgers put seven players in the box, leaving a man on each of the Terps’ three wide receivers and one safety deep. Brown recognized the coverage and fired a quick slant to Amba Etta-Tawo, who made one move to beat safety Davon Jacobs and raced all but untouched to the end zone for a 71-yard touchdown. In the final 30 minutes, though, the Terps failed to find that explosive production. “That was the biggest thing: They stopped the big plays,” Brown said. “We gashed them a couple times in the first half, and that didn’t happen in the second half.” In fact, the offense looked like a completely different unit over the final two quarters. The

Terps put up 333 yards in the first half but mustered just 143 in the second half. And as the Scarlet Knights came storming back against coach Randy Edsall’s defense, the Terps offense, absent its potent rushing attack, had no way to respond. “It’s just a matter of anticipating and then using good fundamentals and good technique,” Edsall said, “so you don’t get yourself in situations where your feet get beat or your hands get where they shouldn’t get to.” In many ways, the Terps’ collapse Saturday came down to defensive struggles, as the Scarlet Knights scored on four straight possessions to open the second half, including touchdowns on the first three. But at the same time, the offense was unable to carry over any positive results from a dominant first half, as Brown went 4 of 11 for 30 yards in the final two quarters — his consistency from earlier nowhere to be found. “That’s what hurts the most — the fact that we had the game in hand and all we had to do was finish it,” Ross said. “We just let one get away.”

Trimble scored 24 points and hit eight free throws in the final minute to lead the Terps to a 61-56 win. Sunday, Trimble — who was named the Big Ten co-Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week on Monday — had some help from his backcourt partner. “When we first started the game, with Richaud, I thought it was going to be that kind of night for him where he just plays hard, attacks the basket and makes plays out there,” Trimble said. “Richaud’s steadiness was a big key, because we didn’t have Dez, of course,

and we needed somebody else to pick us up.” Pack did more than just provide a lift on the offensive end against the Keydets, though. He defended VMI guard Q.J. Peterson, who entered the game averaging more than 20 points per game, and stuck with the Keydets’ leading scorer all game. Peterson finished with 18 points on 7 of 17 shooting. “[Peterson] is a heck of a player, and I thought we did a great job on him,” Turgeon said. “[Pack] did a really nice job.” Turgeon said Pack’s play carried over to the offensive

end, where he scored 16 firsthalf points and finished several layups over taller defenders. Pack also finished with three assists, a steal and seven rebounds. It was all a part of a bounceback performance from a veteran who had missed 13 straight shots over three games entering Sunday. And the turnaround started when he took a little advice from his mom. “I was overdoing it for a minute, thinking too much,” Pack said. “I just had to let it come natural.”

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Minus impactful scorer, Terps fall short of goals Team misses College Cup for first time in three years By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Staff writer Mael Corboz had grown tired of losing. It was Oct. 5, and the Terrapins men’s soccer team had just watched coach Sasho Cirovski charge at the officials in protest of a call that sealed the Terps’ 3-2 overtime loss to Northwestern and pushed their record to 3-5-2. Cirovski’s antics earned him a one-game suspension and a $10,000 fine, marking a disappointing start to the season for a program accustomed to postsea-

son success. So Corboz, a midfielder, approached his childhood friend and fellow midfielder Dan Metzger. “We’re not losing another game this season. We’re not going to let that happen,” Co rb oz re ca l l e d te l l i n g Metzger. O ve r t h e n e x t s e ve n we e ks, Co rb oz sco re d e i g h t go a l s to h e l p t h e Terps mount an 11-game winning streak and capture the regular-season conference title and the first Big Ten tournament trophy in university history. But in its first postseason

match, the team’s run ended with a 1-0 loss to UMBC on Nov. 23. Cirovski said the Terps’ lack of impact scorers — Corboz led the team with 10 goals — ultimately prevented them from extending their season past the second round of the NCAA tournament for the first time in 14 years. “[Scoring] was always going to be a concern for us,” Cirovski said. “Besides Mael, nobody scored more than four goals in the flow of play all year. That’s tough. You’re See review, Page 7

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Mom’s advice helps Pack halt slump in win vs VMI Guard pours in game-high 22 points against Keydets By Aaron Kasinitz @AaronKazreports Senior staff writer Richaud Pack couldn’t kick a gloomy mood after he missed all nine of his field goal attempts over two games in Kansas City, Missouri, last Monday and Tuesday. The following two days, Pack took aim at the rim countless times with only managers or graduate assistants around to shag rebounds in a nearly empty Xfinity Center. He entered Friday’s game against Monmouth confident his hard work would lead to improvement. He finished 0 of 4 from the field with zero points in a slim victory over the Hawks. So before Sunday’s game against VMI, Pack turned to his mom for advice on how

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Brown went out Saturday and threw the ball with confidence to open the contest. In the first two quarters, he connected on 10 of 13 passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns while adding 65 yards and a score on the ground, arguably his best half of football on the season. The Terps, meanwhile, built a convincing 18-point halftime lead behind the offensive outburst. But that success was virtually nonexistent in the second half. The unit scored just three points while the Terps defense surrendered 24. And despite one the most complete 30-minute performances of Brown’s time See offense, Page 7

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Making a list and checking your apps twice 5 handy smartphone apps to help you shop this holiday season By Amanda Gaines @thedbk For The Diamondback

membering sizes and buying gifts on time. Gift Plan is here to help for just 99 cents. T h is app d ifferentiates between holidays such as ChristIn 2014, you would think we mas, anniversaries and birthdays could have the latest technology shop for us, right? As crazy as it and comes with a handy calensounds, some apps on your phone dar view for a quick reference for are capable of just that and so each date. The app can connect to much more, making your holiday Facebook, so making gift lists for shopping as easy as opening the your friends is easier than ever, as users can add gift ideas or make gifts on Christmas morning. Here are five apps to help you notes on a person’s likes, dislikes survive your 2014 holiday shop- and clothing sizes. This app’s usefulness doesn’t ping spree without wasting time end D ec. 25 . Users c a n keep or money. a running list of things their friends and family members are SLICE i nterested i n th roughout the Android and iOS year and then use those notes to Serving as a shopping compan- inform future gift ideas. ion, Slice has many capabilities that will come in handy around FASTMALL the hol iday season. Its ma i n Android and iOS focus is to simplify the lives of avid online shoppers. This app M a l ls ca n be hect ic places can track packages, send noti- du ri ng the hol iday shoppi ng fications when prices of items season. FastMall helps users shop on your wish list drop, give any malls the smart way. recall information and search This app offers an interactive purchase history. navigation of malls without the Na m e d t he “ B e s t Pa c k a ge stress of an Internet connection. Get to the stores you need in Tracker for the iPhone,” Slice offers push notifications when the shortest a mount of time, your package ships or arrives with FastMall’s guided shortand shows a map of where your cuts. It even gives turn-by-turn package is to make its shipment directions, along with instructions to the closest bathroom or visually appealing. “I online shop a lot,” sopho- elevator if you need to avoid the more community health major escalator line. “It’s kind of like having a mall Mia Lazarus said. “I don’t have to search my email for tracking directory on my phone,” sophinformation emails anymore, omore com mu n ication major because I just use Slice, which Taylor Eitelberg said. “I definitemakes waiting for my packages ly use it the most in December when the mall is packed.” to come so much easier.”

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product’s barcode, and the app will display the item’s price at nearby stores, guaranteeing you the best deal at the touch of your fi nger. Created by eBay, Red Laser offers other features, such as storing loyalty cards, finding local deals and saving products and stores in your “favorites.”

PATH TALK Android and iOS As the season’s major holidays get closer, the traffic gets worse. It’s enough to make people want to do their holiday shopping at home instead of venturing out to stores. Similar to the iPhone’s Siri

SHOPPING can be stressful during the busy holiday season, but smartphone apps can make the trip to the mall a little easier and keep shoppers organized when checking off their lists. james levin/the diamondback feature, Path Talk quickly gets the answers to your questions about local businesses. When you don’t want to make a phone call or get stuck on hold, or you can’t find what you want online, use

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A twist on the traditional gift swap Forget Secret Santa; these alternative gift exchange games can shake up any holiday party By Marissa Paiano @thedbk For The Diamondback

change poem online or write one of their own. One player reads the poem aloud. Every time the reader says the word “right,” players pass gifts to the As the holidays approach and person on their right, and on “left,” students begin to organize gift ex- players pass gifts to the left. When the poem is over, players changes with their friends, “Secret Santa” is often the first activity that open the gift in their hands. comes to mind. But there are so many alternatives WHITE ELEPHANT to that traditional gift exchange. With these exchange ideas, gifts will White elephant is a twist on a change hands throughout the game, basic gift exchange. To play, all and you might even learn a little more players bring a wrapped gift and about each other by the end. sit in a circle around the pile. Then, they draw names to determine the order of the exchange. RIGHT/LEFT The first player choses a gift and EXCHANGE opens it. After this, the following In this exchange, players bring a players take turns choosing to wrapped gift and sit in a circle. They either open an unwrapped gift or can look up a “Right/Left” gift ex- steal a previously opened one. If

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If you want to bring out the competitiveness in your friends or make everyone think a bit harder, try an auction exchange. Each player brings one or two small gifts, unwrapped, and sets them out on a table. Everyone then starts with the same number of points — say, 100 — and plans how they want to spend their points. After that, one person auctions off each gift item, and the player with the highest bid wins. You can add a twist by including one mysterious wrapped gift in the mix. newsumdbk@gmail.com

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for items for their girlfriends. Georgetown — a bit of a hike from the Foggy Bottom-GWU station or a trip on the DC Circulator bus from Dupont Circle — has a mix of chain stores and upscale shops. The neighborhood’s cobblestone streets are lined with commonly found stores like Gap and H&M, along with harder-to-fi nd shops such as Alex and Ani, BCBG, Barbour and Rag & Bone. There’s

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With a couple more weeks until the holidays, shopping for gifts is the next thing on students’ minds after preparing for fi nal exams. Before it’s too late and heading to the bookstore for some last-minute university apparel is the only option, check out some of these nearby shopping centers to find the perfect gift for your friend, family member, boyfriend or girlfriend. All are accessible via the Metro. The fi rst shopping destination is one stop down the Green Line from the College Park station. The Mall at Prince Georges — a short walk across East-West Highway from the Prince George’s Plaza station — has stores such as Macy’s, T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and Target. And some of these stores offer doorbuster sales during the holiday season, which help accommodate the college student on a budget. “We have a mix of national as well as local retailers,” said Victoria Clark, the mall’s marketing director. “We do a great business with jewelry and also a huge business with fragrance as well.” Also off the Green Line, the Gallery Place complex near the Gallery Place-Chinatown stop has stores that cater to a variety of age groups. “Some of the stores cater to younger audiences — Urban Outfitters comes to mind,” said Josh Turnbull, Gallery Place general manager. “But with the other stores we see a total mix of ages.” Along with Urban Outfitters,

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The shopping center contains more than 300 specialty stores and restaurants. Shoppers can check out Under Armour and Lululemon Athletica for their athletic siblings or Francesca’s and Free People for trendy friends. There are also a variety of cosmetic stores including M.A.C. Cosmetics, Bare Escentuals and Bath & Body Works. newsumdbk@gmail.com

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DIY gifts for anyone on your shopping list Channel your inner artist with these easy homemade holiday gift ideas By Amanda Gaines @thedbk For The Diamondback

SIMPLE (and quick) HOLIDAY RECIPES By Alex Carolan @thedbk For The Diamondback

dividual mugs. That being said, if you are looking to make your holidays even more interesting and want to better endure The holidays are some of the the prying inquiries of your older most hectic days of the year. You family members, you can enjoy catch up with those nagging family spiked, spiced apple cider by adding a members you see about once every shot of your favorite rum to each cup. eight months, answer an onslaught of questions about your impending PEPPERMINT HOT future, and buy and receive gifts that CHOCOLATE you never even could have asked for. So while you wait in relentless Hot chocolate is another sentilines at the mall and then fend off mental holiday drink. Memories that one aunt who always bombards of childhood snow days are paired you with uncomfortable questions with the rich taste of instant hot at the dinner table, remember to cocoa. But now that you’re a sotake a break from the frenzied mess phisticated adult, you might want of the holiday season. Remind to step up your game and try your yourself that the holidays don’t own hot chocolate recipe. For a simple night in and an efhave to be stressful; sit back, and treat yourself with these twists on fortless way to impress friends with your cooking skills, you can revamp nostalgic wintertime recipes. a packet of Swiss Miss to create WARM SPICED APPLE peppermint hot chocolate. All you have to do is to add a peppermint CIDER (WITH RUM) stick, a candy cane or a bit of pepApple cider is a quintessential permint extract to your steaming and delicious aspect of winter, and mug of instant hot cocoa for a creit is somehow even better when ative twist on a crowd favorite. If a boozy beverage is more your served warm. One of the best ways to give this old-time recipe a fresh style, try spiking your hot chocotaste is to combine the following: late with Kahlúa and peppermint 6 cups of apple cider, 4 cloves, schnapps. 1 star anise and 1 cinnamon stick. To prepare, all you have to do is REINDEER COOKIES bring the ingredients to a simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. The cider There seems to be nothing better serves nicely when topped with than baking hoards of cookies when whipped cream and garnished trapped indoors in fear of the frigid with the cinnamon stick in in- air. Keeping cozy is easy when there

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are homemade snacks to binge on inside the comfort of your own home. For a creative play on the basic slice-and-bake cookie, here is a way to make even the coldest days more comfortable: Bake premade cookie dough (or make your own recipe if you’re feeling daring). When the cookies are done, place two small pretzel pieces to hang off the top left and right of each treat. Add two chocolate chips to the center of the cookie and a red M&M at the bottom, and you will have a makeshift reindeer. Get ready to hand out these kid-friendly cookies to your family members while dodging queries about your academic career.

PEPPERMINT BARK Peppermint bark is more than the typical Christmas cookie. It’s colorful and one of the easiest wintertime snacks to make. To prepare, melt a layer of your favorite chocolate over a piece of parchment paper on a tray. Place the tray in the fridge to harden the chocolate, and later remove to add a layer of melted white chocolate and crushed candy canes. To complete, sprinkle some remaining crushed candy canes on top and place the tray back in the fridge. With that, you’ve successfully made a creative holiday sweet without an oven. newsumdbk@gmail.com

The holidays bring out our appreciation, love and even our craftiness. Yes, craftiness. When getting gifts for the ones you love, there’s an alternative to swiping a credit card at local stores: crafting. Here are a few ideas that will bring out your inner Martha Stewart this holiday season.

CHALKBOARD MUG For the coffee enthusiast, a chalkboard mug is a perfect DIY for even the least artistic person on the planet. All you need is a mug, painter’s tape, chalkboard paint and a paintbrush. Paint the mug as you wish and bake it. You have an innovative mug that the gift-receiver can chalk up as he or she wishes.

olate chips and one-third cup of mini marshmallows. Other items you’ll need, found at your local craft store, are a red pom-pom ball, two googly eyes, a rubber band, a brown pipe cleaner, glue and ribbon. To assemble, pour hot chocolate mix into one of the piping bags, filling the bag all the way to the tip. Twist the piping bag closed and wrap with the rubber band. Trim off the remaining top of the bag. Put the hot chocolate piping bag inside the other piping bag, and add a layer of mini chocolate chips. Layer mini marshmallows on top and tie the bag with a ribbon. Create a reindeer by gluing a pom-pom nose near the tip of the bag and googly eyes near the top of the mix. Wrap a brown pipe cleaner around the top and shape into a pair of antlers.

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Bring Instagram photos to life for selfie-obsessed friends and family members. A picture on a coaster is worth a thousand This hot chocolate mix is a words, right? Simply print the fun holiday treat for the little Instagram posts of your choice ones in your life. This gift, and use Mod Podge to glue them which encourages recipients to to a four by four tile, which cost play with their food and keeps about 10 cents each. Then, add felt them warm, will take about 10 to the bottom of the tile. This gift minutes to make. won’t break the bank, but it will For one mix, collect the fol- bring back memories as you look lowing items: two piping bags, through the pictures. an envelope of hot chocolate, two tablespoons of mini choc- newsumdbk@gmail.com

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Written and performed by the same rap group that brought you “When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That S--- Gold,” this heartfelt and passionate song details the life rapper Sean Daley wishes he could lead. With emotionally captivating lyrics like, “If I was a rich man/ I’d buy you some shoes/ Tall boots for all the dirt you walk through,” it puts the “struggles” we deal with as college students into perspective — we don’t have it so bad. The whole song has a very dark and anti-Christmas feel, which is somewhat refreshing among the nonstop cheeriness that is Christmas music.

“THE NUTCRACKER SUITE” THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA The Nutcracker Suite, a famous Tchaikovsky ballet, is a masterpiece that undoubtedly has stood the test of time. It premiered in 1892 and still plays on the radio today. This song is perfect for any situation you may fi nd yourself in this holiday season, whether it’s playing softly in the background of a dinner party with the accompaniment of the smooth crackling of a fire or over the roaring of heated family conversation that seems popular around this time of year.

“IN THE NEW YEAR” THE WALKMEN In a new year, most people are looking for a new start, and so is the lead singer of The Walkmen. With a slow and heavy indie rock feel, this song gives off a relatable message of starting fresh in the New Year in both love and life. “It’s gonna be a good year/ Out of the darkness/ And into the fi re/ I tell you I love you/ And my heart’s in the strangest place/ That’s how it started/ And that’s how it ends.” While the pain of ending an old love

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by the College Park Church of the Nazarene, needs volunteers every third Saturday of the month to hand out food donation boxes to families Looking to give back this holiday in need. Can’t donate your time? The food season? For students at this university, there are plenty of oppor- bank accepts monetary donations tunities to volunteer their time and and nonperishables throughout the month, and fresh produce a day or donate items to local charities. two before each distribution. The College Park Community GIFT-GIVING Food Bank’s next Saturday pickup The Department of Resident Life will be Dec. 20. and the Panhellenic Association are working with College Park Youth GREENDROP and Family Services to create the From Our Heart to Yours project. GreenDrop is another easy FOHTY provides gift bags for way for students to give back this children in the local community. holiday season. GreenDrop calls Students, staff and faculty can itself “the fast and easy way to pledge to fill gift bags. Each bag donate gently used clothing and has a child’s age range, gender and household goods to assist charitable programs for American veterans suggested gift items. Gift bags are being collected and the nation’s blind.” GreenDrop works with the through Dec. 10. Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the Students who want to particiNational Federation of the Blind, pate but are unable to fill bags can opt to give an online donation. The the Military Order of the Purple organization aims to fill 3,000 bags Heart and this university’s Silver Wings chapter. The 20th GreenDrop this year. opened Nov. 7 on Route 1 near the intersection with Metzerott Road. FOOD BANK The organization’s website has deThe College Park Community tailed lists of what is and isn’t acFood Bank works to reduce hunger ceptable for donations. in the city and surrounding community. The food bank, sponsored newsumdbk@gmail.com

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