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josé granados (right), a senior Spanish major, benefited from DACA but said the expansion didn’t go far enough. photo courtesy of josé granados

DACA changes fail some

fazlul kabir, District 1 councilman, speaks at a September council meeting. Kabir supported relocating city hall. file photo/the diamondback

City hall to remain at current spot

Obama immigration announcement draws undocumented univ student criticism

Council members opt to reject proposed move to new location

By Jon Banister @J_Banister Senior staff writer

The United States Olympic Committee sent out letters to 35 cities’ mayors in February 2013 to gauge interest in hosting the 2024 Games. The committee said it narrowed its search to four cities this past summer. With the finalists determined, depending on whether the committee decides to make an actual bid for the 2024 Olympics, it said it expects to pick its partner city in the next 90 days. The International Olympic Committee plans to then select an official host city by 2017.

Ju n ior chem ica l eng i neering major Jorge Steven Acuña left Colombia to come to this country when he was 8 years old. Now, the 21-year-old from G er m a ntow n con siders t h i s state h is home, but the road has not been easy for h i m as an undocumented immigrant. O n a We d ne sd ay mor n i n g in March 2012, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up at Acuña’s door. They arrested his father before placing the rest of the fa m i ly i n t he m a x i mu m-secu rity block at a hold i ng faci l ity on t he E a ster n Shore. “My dad and I, we were terrified, we didn’t really know w h a t t o e x p e c t ,” h e s a i d . O n t he si x t h d ay, ICE released Acu ña a nd h is fa m i ly i n re s p o n s e to t h e g ro w i n g pressure from politicians and p et it ion s a nd g ra nte d t hem one-year reprieve. Acuña then applied for the newly enacted

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By Eleanor Mueller @eleanor_mueller Staff writer At its Nov. 25 meeting, the College Park City Council settled on its current site as the location for a new city hall, despite requests by numerous citizens that council members postpone the decision. This decision comes after discussions began in the early 2000s regarding the current site and a location on Calvert Road. Some residents preferred the Calvert Road location, citing its larger size as a former school and its central location. The North College Park Citizens Association, West College Park Citizens Association and Berwyn District Civic Association – which represent more than half of the city’s long-term residents – all requested that the council defer its decision on a new site, said Christine Nagel, president of the See city hall, Page 2

washington is one of four finalist American cities up to bid for the 2024 Olympics. Supporters cite the city’s green space, walkability and existing infrastructure, including public transportation and university and professional venues, as evidence of Washington’s readiness to play host. james levin/the diamondback

CARRYING THE TORCH Washington a final contender for 2024 Olympic Games host with univ support By Taylor Swaak @tswaak27 Staff writer In 1996, the U.S. hosted its most recent summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. A decade from now, it could host again — possibly in the nation’s capital. As of June, Washington is one of four finalists for the U.S.’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, according to the Washington 2024 bid committee. The three other contenders for the bid are Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

100 turn out for activism plan in wake of Ferguson protests

Beyond the ping-pong table

Student groups pledge to keep demonstrating

U physics professor to watch debut of ISS-CREAM project

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By Dustin Levy @DustinBLevy Staff writer Physics professor and research scientist Eun-Suk Seo used to play ping-pong in her free time for enjoyment and exercise. But now, spare time is a foreign concept to Seo as she prepares to launch her latest project to the International Space Station next year. Her project, ISS-CREAM (pronounced “ice cream”) is a collaboration with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center that will construct an experiment to directly measure cosmic rays, particles from space that bombard the Earth. “By doing that, we can identify these particles, event by event, what they are, and measure their energy to understand the origin, acceleration and propagation of cosmic rays,” said Seo, the project’s principal investigator.

Eun-Suk Seo, university physics professor, stands in front of the payload that flew over Antarctica in the CREAM balloon flights. Seo has been working on the project for more than 15 years. josh loock/the diamondback ISS-CREAM will launch a payload containing the experiment. Researchers will map an oddity at the upper end of the cosmic rays over a broad energy spectrum found in Seo’s previous experiments, while also reducing statistical uncertainties. With the results, the researchers will aim to solve one of science’s biggest mysteries: the source of cosmic ray energy and its impact on the universe. Seo began working at this university as a post-doctorate research associate in 1991. She specializes in cosmic rays and has studied them through spacebased and balloon-borne experiments, which observe the rays before they break up in the atmosphere.

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“What we’ve been trying to do was to extend these measurements to the highest energy possible,” Seo said. “That has been our quest. My project kind of evolved over the years.” This project started in 1998 with a concept study for the Cosmic Rays Energetics and Mass experiment, which aimed to collect data through a balloon-borne payload over Antarctica. Construction of CREAM began in 2000, and the first balloon flight was in 2004, setting a duration record as it flew for almost 42 days. Seo oversaw six successful balloon flights over Antarctica for a record 161 days of exposure for CREAM. See physics, Page 2

While many in this country continue to look back and debate the details of the Michael Brown case, some students at this university are looking forward to make sure such an event doesn’t happen again. An array of more than 100 students met for a town hall meeting at the Nyumburu Cultural Center Tuesday night to develop a plan for continuing on-campus activism regarding the Aug. 9 shooting of Brown, a black teenager, by white police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. The group decided on three main goals to help combat police brutality. They plan to lobby for body cameras on every police officer in this state, establish a student review board to monitor University Police department procedures and raise awareness of what they say is racist subtext behind Byrd Stadium’s name to

push for its change. According to many at the meeting, Harry Clifton “Curley” Byrd, the president of this university from 1935 to 1954 and the stadium’s namesake, was a staunch supporter of a “separate but equal” college system. “It’s something that people in the black community have definitely talked about before,” said Moriah Ray, the vice president of this university’s chapter of the NAACP and the president of the United Youth Movement. Ray said planning more events in the future is important because it streng thens the movement’s message. “What we want to do now is show that we remain consistent and make it very clear why we’re doing what we’re doing,” the senior government and politics major said. “We want everyone to have a clear idea of the purpose behind every action.” Others who attended the meeting mentioned the request from President Obama on Monday to start a $263 million investment to provide police training and body cameras. Some students claimed his support would make it easier to lobby the heavily

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alex pryor, a senior American studies major, discusses moving forward from Ferguson at a town hall meeting held in Nyumburu Cultural Center yesterday. tom hausman/thediamondback

brown From PAGE 1 Democratic state General Assembly to require a l l p o l i c e o f f i c e r s to b e equipped with one. Following a student-led protest on Nov. 2 4, Un iversity Police Chief David

physics From PAGE 1 The success of this version led to the opportunity with the International Space Station, which will transform CREAM. “Students are involved in this project in all aspects,” said Seo. “I take this mix-andmatch approach for manpower — that is, combining experienced professional experts and students with no experience.” Seo said most students who get involved with the project have no prior experience in this kind of research, but they gain hands-on proficiency in the process. She estimates she has seen about 100 students take part in the project. “[Students’] eyes become sparkling once they get involved with this,” Seo said. “They tell me when they exit that they gained so much.” And in an age in which textbooks and lectures are accessible online, this kind of lab research can be invaluable for

M itc he l l sa id u n ive rsit y police should be equipped with body cameras within the month. Tom Klotz, the campaign coordinator for MaryPIRG, s a i d t h e s t re n g t h of t h e meeting and movement lies in the diverse group of student organizations that are interested in enacting change.

educating future scientists. Seo calls this “creating knowledge”: discovering new things as opposed to learning about what is already known. “The advantage to being on the ISS rather than on a balloon is that the atmosphere is significantly thinner at the distance of the ISS orbit, allowing for cleaner data,” said Paul King, a senior physics major who assisted in the research. “Being in space, however, there are many new factors that must be accounted for when designing the experiment.” Kevin Cheriyan, a senior geographical sciences major, has been involved with the project for two and a half years and said Seo values nothing more than giving students the chance to learn from an active physics experiment. “Most professors and researchers I know turn a blind eye to everyone who isn’t an immediate benefit to their work,” Cheriyan said. “But in my experience, Dr. Seo is dedicated to the undergradu-

“If there are hundreds of thousa nds of people who have an organized input into how the government can be changed, you can’t ignore that,” the junior government and politics major said. “You can ignore small attempts by small, separate groups, but not when we’re together.” Shane James, the president of Students for Justice in Palestine, agreed that groups need to come together and unite, because he said police brutality is not a concern specific to one racial group. “[Police brutality] is a very pressing issue,” said James, a history and secondary education major. “It’s immediately of concern to every group here. I mean, we are all in danger by the fact that the police have these weapons,

especially given the history that we are likely the ones to be shot at if anything happens.” Despite the controversy and vitriol surrounding t h e k i l l i n g o f B ro w n , Ray said that there will be good that comes from the situation. “I always say that Mike Brown is a tragedy and T ray von M a r t i n d e f initely is a tragedy and a lot of the police brutality that’s goi ng on is a tragedy,” she said. “But it’s also been something that has fueled the black community to unify and make us realize that we can change things we are dissatisfied by.” jmagnessdbk@gmail.com

“MOST PROFESSORS AND RESEARCHERS I KNOW TURN A BLIND EYE TO EVERYONE WHO ISN’T AN IMMEDIATE BENEFIT TO THEIR WORK. BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE, DR. SEO IS DEDICATED TO THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT EXPERIENCE.” KEVIN CHERIYAN

SENIOR GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES MAJOR ate student experience.” Beyond her extensive work on ISS-CR E A M, Seo also teaches and serves as president of Korean-American Women in Science and Engineering and the local chapter of the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association. She attended a global network forum in South Korea earlier this month and visited Antarctica to work on CREAM. Because the window to experiment in Antarctica is limited to December and January, Seo sacrificed five holiday seasons for the project. So for Seo, there’s little time for relaxation. But she said she doesn’t see science as a job —

she sees it as enjoyment. Seo’s work will not be over once ISS-CR EA M launches, however. The payload on the space station will operate 24/7 to collect data, and students will be able to communicate with the space station to send controls to the instrument. Although next year’s lau nch of ISS-CR E A M will be a major step in her research to answer questions about the universe, it also means something else for Seo: At some point, she will be able to play pingpong again. dlevydbk@gmail.com

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From PAGE 1 North College Park Citizens Association. “The citizens association is strongly in support of the Calvert Road site over the Knox Road site because of the size of the plot and the more diverse things that can be done there,” Suchitra Balachandran, president of the West College Park Citizens Association, said at the meeting. “We request the council table the vote today, come back and speak to the community and residents, and make a more informed vote.” T he cou nci l u lti mately voted to tear down the current building, located on Knox Road across from the Original Ledo Restaurant, and construct a new one in its place to maintain a presence close to this university. The project is expected to cost $7.9 million, according to a presentation by Director of Planning Terry Schum at an Oct. 28 meeting. D i st r ict 3 Cou nci l m a n Robert Day said the council’s plans to collaborate with this university in acquiring adjacent store frontage to expand the building would positively impact the community. “This is a great opportunity for the city and university to show true collaboration between the two institutions,” Day said. “The fact is that we really need to look at developing our downtown and building that top-20 university town center, and I believe that is going to be the downtown of College Park.” Day said a new city hall is needed to increase community meeting space, include a public outdoor space and have better civic prominence. “It’s a big investment in our downtown businesses and development,” said Cole Holocker, student liaison to the council. “It’s the choice that’s best for all the stakeholders in the community, residents and

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DISTRICT 1 COUNCILMAN students included.” Carlo Colella, the university’s administration and finance vice president, said he supported keeping city hall along Route 1, in alignment with the university and city’s shared vision of having a downtown that “is vibrant … with a multitude of uses.” He said the expanded building would encourage office development and bring different customers downtown to support retail and restaurants year-round. “More activity — it’s something we feel strongly is a good thing for the city,” Colella said. “The university is glad the city voted to keep it there.” However, the council faced backlash from locals who supported a third location — the site of Stone Industrial, a plastic tube manufacturer for various industries, on 51st Avenue. “This [Knox Road] location and the Calvert Road location are convenient only to residents of the far southern part of the city,” Arthur Eaton, vice president of the North College Park Citizens Association, said at the meeting. “The location of the City Council should serve all the citizens. More than half of them live in the north part, and I simply do not think it is fair to have them drive all the way down here to do city business when other locations are available.” With the large volume of resident concerns, District 1 Councilman Fazlul Kabir said he did not agree with the council’s final decision on the new city hall’s location. “I think that the residents tonight have lost,” Kabir said at the meeting. “This is a very sad night.” emuellerdbk@gmail.com

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ruth zambrana, a women’s studies professor, poses in her office. Zambrana’s research fueled a grant from the Casey Foundation to promote faculty diversity. james levin/the diamondback

Prof study sheds light on faculty minority rates Grant aims to help improve representation By Carly Kempler @CarlyKempler Staff writer

from an online-based survey were “dissatisfied with their family/work/life balance” and felt that the institution was either never or only occasionally supportive of their family versus work needs. Fa c u l t y m e m b e r s w h o worked with Zambrana on her findings, such as psychology professor and former associate provost for Faculty Affairs Ellin Scholnick, said the research confirms that many UR M faculty are unhappy with their positions in higher education institutions. Close to half of the sample said they felt discriminated against in terms of race or ethnicity often or always. To combat this, Zambrana said the CRGE is proposing solutions to represent and inform people of these occupational stressors such as feeling discriminated against and unaccepted, and the resulting impact on the physical and mental health of URM faculty. “The Consortium is a safe space. They can cry here. They can come and be anxious,” Zambrana said. “But more importantly, this can be a center that provides them with skills, linking them so they can develop the skills to move forward.” Many of these URM faculty members wou ld benefit from some sort of mentoring program, Zambrana said. While the CRGE does have a mentorship program, almost 80 percent of her representatives never participated in a formal mentoring program, and 57 percent believed that inadequate mentoring impacted their career. This university is working on ways to enhance the mentoring program, and about five years ago, URM faculty met in a workshop environment, Scholnick said. Although there have been some instances of inadequate mentoring, professors such as Michelle Espino, professor in the Student Affairs concentration, agree mentoring should be a departmental responsibility. “We’re grateful to those who gave good mentorship,” Espino said. “Hopefully this will shed light on the importance of mentorship not only for faculty of color, but also students of the undergraduate and graduate level.”

Minorities are still “disproportionately underrepresented” within university faculty, according to research by Ruth Zambrana, a women’s studies professor and director of this university’s Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity. To combat this trend, the Annie E. Casey Foundation granted the CRGE a $137,500 grant aimed at encouraging academic communities to be more informed and inclusive regarding underrepresented minority faculty. The Casey Foundation is interested in distributing Zambrana’s research to people — such as university presidents and those at the Association of Higher Education — who can make a difference. “The new grant is about how you disseminate this work, how you make it available to the communities of higher education, the scholars themselves and to the administrators,” Zambrana said. Zambrana’s work focuses on fostering diversity discourse not only in universities, but throughout the community. Her data findings “shed light on the challenges URM faculty confront in higher education” and the effects of these obstacles on their career paths, she said. “[Underrepresented minorities] get lost in this system,” Zambrana said. Zambrana’s findings and proposed solutions will be published in an article, “‘Don’t Leave Us Behind’: The Importance of Mentoring for Underrepresented Minority Faculty,” in the February 2015 American Education Research Journal. “I think the first thing is consciousness,” Zambrana said. “We keep trying to homogenize and have one thing fits all. If we try to tackle every issue, we’re going to tackle none, and that’s what we’re doing right now with diversity.” Eighty percent of URM faculty held positions at “Very High Research Activity” institutions, but about 57 percent of these participants had been at their institutions less than six years, according to Zambrana’s research. Additionally, about half of the URM faculty sampled ckemplerdbk@gmail.com

Junior government and politics major Estefania To r re s s a i d s h e wo u l d attend some of the events if Washington hosted. “I’m a fan of athletics. I really like sports, and I wou ld enjoy watching some of the events if they happen here,” Torres said. “A nd a l so it’s good for business, so that’s good for Maryland.” If hosted by the nation’s capital, the Olympics would be spread among the region, including suburbs in this state and Virginia, rather than condensed solely in Washington, according to the committee. And with a lot of venue options already in place, hosting the Olympics — which rack up an estimated cost of $4 billion to $5 billion — likely would not

immigrant From PAGE 1 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which gave him legal status for two years. T he executive action President Barack Obama announced Nov. 20 exp a n d e d DAC A , a l lowi ng more i m m ig ra nts like Acuña to stay in this country without fear of deportation. It also extended Acuña’s temporary stay from two to three years between renewals, but with h is pa rents sti l l faci ng possible deportation and his legal status uncertain, Acuña and other immigrant students said the action did not go far enough. Acuña, now in his first year at th is u n iversity, attends under the Maryland Dream Act, which allows undocumented high school graduates to receive in-state tuition at public universities in the state. There are 34 undergraduate Dream Act students attending this university, according to the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment. In addition, there are between 50 and 60 undocumented students benefiting from DACA who did not qualify for the Dream Act, according to Yvette Lerma, coordinator for Latina/o Student Involvement and Advocacy. But this number still does not account for all of the undocumented students on the campus, said Janelle Wong, Asian American Studies Program director, who works with Dream Act students. Wong said she has spoken

require overwhelming construction efforts, the committee said. It added that any plans for construction would involve conversation with the community. Sites being considered for Olympic events include the Verizon Center, Nationals Park, RFK Stadium and the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, according to the committee. T he committee also recently reached out to this university to be a potential Oly mpic venue site, sa id R o ss S te r n , a u n ive rs it y official dealing with state and community relations. The committee noted it also reached out to other universities in the region, such as George Washington University, Georgetown University and George Mason University and received overwhelmingly positive feedback. “T he g reat th i ng about the Olympics is that it has the potential to be so trans-

for m at ive for ou r reg ion and for the people who live here,” committee spokesman T.J. Ducklo said. “We have been rea l ly luck y to receive really overwhelming support by everybody that we’ve spoken to.” Stern said venues of interest this university approved include Xfinity Center, for gymnastics and trampoline; Eppley Recreation Center, for preliminary water polo; and Cole Field House, for ha ndba l l, goa lba l l a nd wheelchair rugby, although given the recent announced renovation plans, the latter site could be more tentative. “We could get some very positive publicity out of it,” Stern said. “Gymnastics is one of the keystone events of the Olympics. There would be a lot of eyes around the world looking at us for that event.” The committee also emphasi zed the positive repercussions for the Washi n g ton reg ion a s a whole

with undocumented students who are neither DACA nor Dream Act beneficiaries and live with the fear of deportation. These students also face greater financial pressure because they must pay outof-state tuition and are not el ig ible for f i n a nci a l a id because of their u ndocumented status, Lerma said. “There are still individuals that don’t fall into those categories that are even more invisible and feel left behind because of it,” Lerma said. “So there’s a level of financial stress, the fear of deportation and the mental health piece of feeling isolated and not having the support.” Lerma started a group called UndocuTERPS for faculty and staff to learn how to support undocumented students on the campus. She hopes to create a greater community of students who can feel comfortable sharing their stories with others. “They just cannot get in any trouble,” Wong said. “The fact is, most students in college might engage in activities, drinking before they’re 21 and various other things they consider casual fun, but for these students it’s a matter of being able to stay in the country.” A misdemeanor charge, even as small as a noise violation, could mean deportation for a whole family, Wong said. S t u d e nt s i n t he DAC A program also worry that their status is only temporary and that DACA could be overturned by a new presidential administration. Obama implemented the program in 2012 after the federal DREAM Act failed. Yves Gomes, a DACA and Dream Act student at this university from India, came to the country with his parents when he was one year old.

“THERE ARE STILL INDIVIDUALS THAT DON’T FALL INTO THOSE CATEGORIES THAT ARE EVEN MORE INVISIBLE AND FEEL LEFT BEHIND BECAUSE OF IT. ... SO THERE’S A LEVEL OF FINANCIAL STRESS, THE FEAR OF DEPORTATION AND THE MENTAL HEALTH PIECE OF FEELING ISOLATED AND NOT

if it hosted the Olympics, citi ng rev ita l ization of neig hborhoods a nd positive impacts on youth programs and athletics as two major benefits. D u c k l o s a i d t h e c i t y ’s i nter n at ion a l re sou rce s, walkability and public t ra nspor tat ion systems would be another asset. But sophomore a nth ropolog y major Sean Wallisch, who lives locally, said while he wants Washington to host the Olympics, he is wary of whether the capital would be able to handle the vast influx of people. “D.C. is fairly small. … I’m ju s t not s u re i f D.C. wo u l d b e a bl e to h a n d l e it from a n i n frastr uctu re p e r s p e c t i v e ,” Wa l l i s c h said. “But just for selfish re a son s, I’d re a l ly enjoy having it here and seeing all the events and stuff; that would be really cool.” tswaakdbk@gmail.com

HAVING THE SUPPORT.” YVETTE LERMA

Latina/o Student Involvement and Advocacy coordinator After the family’s original tourist visas expired, a 12-year legal struggle to gain permanent status ensued, which later fell through and left the family undocumented. Gomes finished high school with a temporary stay from Homeland Security. “The process itself isn’t a good process to begin with,” said Gomes, who plans to graduate at the end of this semester with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry. “It’s a very bureaucratic process.” Acuña said the most tangible impact Obama’s Nov. 20 executive action will have on his life is the extended term between DACA renewals — temporary legal status now spans three years instead of two, saving Acuña about $500 in fees. Obama’s action gave deportation relief to about 3.9 million additional undocumented i m m i g ra nts, according to the Pew Research Center, bringing the total eligible for relief to 5.4 million. About 5.8 million undocumented immigrants in this country are not eligible for relief, and DACA extension only protects students, not their families. Acuña, who works parttime as a bartender to pay for school and commutes from home to save money, said he worries about losing his family.

Acuña’s parents have a temporary stay, but their future depends on whether ICE grants them another extension at the start of 2015. This fear is also a reality for Gomes, who now lives with a great-uncle in Silver Spring. He said his parents are banned from the United States until 2019 after their 2009 deportment. Gomes said he is now skeptical of the executive action. José Granados, a senior Spanish major, moved to the U.S. from El Salvador when he was 11. After his visa expired, Granados and his family were undocumented for two years while they applied for permanent residence. “ I j u s t fo u n d i t re a l ly unfair that during that twoyear period I couldn’t leave the country,” Granados said. “I was in quarantine.” A leng thy legal process allowed Granados’ mother to receive permanent residence for her two sons in 2007, but Granados said the process cost her about $14,000. “ I ’m m o re t h a n j u s t a number; I am more than just a good,” Granados said. “As an immigrant, we are more than just a price tag, and I think that’s what a pathway to citizenship is now in this economy.” jbanisterdbk@gmail.com

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we can’t wholeheartedly support this program while many questions remain unanswered. First, the state Department of Budget and Management claims those who aren’t compliant after 2015 will have to pay $50 out of their income. OUR VIEW

State officials must address several unanswered questions before we endorse the new health program. At first glance, this looks like chump change. In 2017 and 2018, however, this figure jumps to $275 and $375, respectively, and who knows how much this penalty will be years from now, particularly if there’s low enrollment in the program? The penalties also aren’t charged based on an income-adjusted sliding scale, making the penalties generally biased against low-income workers, who might feel they have no choice but to enroll in the program. Additionally, we don’t know the specific questions the health risk as-

sessment will ask — an issue that’s leaving many university employees puzzled. Employees and non-Medicare-eligible retirees shouldn’t have to enroll in a program before pertinent information is publicly available. It’s also unknown whether the assessment will be flexible for individuals who don’t speak English as their first language. Overall, this editorial board likes the idea of promoting health and wellness, as this state spent a whopping $832 million in benefits for chronic disease treatment in 2013. We also support programs that will restrict state spending, but we can’t advocate for this program with these uncertainties. Being required to enroll in a certain program — or otherwise pay a penalty — sounds a bit indicative of a nanny state, but it might be worth this type of action if the state won’t have to make massive payments in the future for employees with chronic diseases. For now, we’ll just have to wait and see how well the program rolls out, but hopefully, state officials can answer our questions before it goes into effect.

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ealth care is a personal issue. When it comes to how you take care of yourself, you should have complete control. But come January, health care will change in this state. Beginning in the new year, state employees and nonMedicare-eligible retirees and their spouses will have to participate in a new health management program. The program involves incentives to take part in healthy activities. In return, this state will waive various patient costs. Participants must select a primary care physician, complete a health risk assessment and discuss the results with the physician by Sept. 30, 2015. If a state employee or non-Medicareeligible retiree chooses not to participate in the program after 2015, he or she must pay a fine of $50. The program does have some benefits: It’s anticipated to cut state spending by $4 billion over the next 10 years and will be able to use metrics that track overall health status improvements. Individuals’ privacy won’t be at risk, either, as the state will not be able to view personal health information or health risk assessment results. But aside from these benefits,

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signment is simply cheating. We all know what cheating is: being dishonest about something to benefit yourself or the outcome of the situation. Taking Adderall on the sly is dishonest, and you’re benefiting from the drug when that rush of concentration helps you speed-read that textbook the night before your final rather than keeping up with the reading like some of your colleagues. These drugs are designed to help people with ADHD and ADD; they aren’t meant to be popped like Tic Tacs to help a couple of lazy college students ace their organic chemistry final. Those individuals I’ve come across who illegally take these drugs say college is just too hard for them to cope without the concentration-inducing drugs. Well, college is supposed to be hard. It’s not supposed to be a cakewalk with professors showering you with “As.” College is designed to make you work; designed to make you earn your grade, not just have one amazing night of studying to ace the final. Along with the blatant cheating people engage in when they illegally take these drugs, they also knock the disorders of those who actually need Adderall, Vyvanse or Ritalin. Individuals who are diagnosed with ADD and ADHD actually struggle each day with their attention spans and concentration abilities. While college is known as a time of experimentation with substances, taking stimulants to get ahead in your academic career when those drugs are not prescribed to you makes you a drug addict in my book. If you are one of the many who illegally takes drugs like Adderall to “focus and cope with your finals,” you should think twice about signing the Honor Pledge in the blue books in a few weeks, because you’re no better than a student who plagiarized his or her paper. You are a cheater.

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t’s that time of year again: Deadlines are looming, and students are making study g u i d e s o n G o og l e Do c s a n d dreading their final exams. It’s time for students to hunker down and give one final push. However, if you listen closely when studying in McKeldin Library or doing some homework over lunch in the South Campus Dining Hall, you can hear students asking one another who can get them Adderall and how much he or she is willing to sell it for. Adderall, Vyvanse and Ritalin are the main drugs doctors prescribe to people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or attention deficit disorder. According to WebMD, drugs like Adderall and Ritalin are classified as stimulants, designed to regulate impulsive behavior and improve attention span by increasing levels of brain chemicals such as dopamine and norepinephrine. The drugs are designed to help those diagnosed with ADHD and ADD to cope with their attention deficit. However, an alarming amount of college students who are not diagnosed with ADD or ADHD get ahold of these stimulant drugs to enhance their cognitive performance. According to a report presented by the Pediatric Academic Societies, 18 percent of Ivy League students misused prescription stimulant drugs for academic purposes. Another staggering statistic revealed 33 percent of the students who participated in the study did not view taking these drugs as cheating. Despite the rush of concentration, taking unprescribed cognitive Maggie Cassidy, opinion editor, is enhancement drugs to do well on a a junior English major. She can be final or focus on an academic as- reached at mcassidydbk@gmail.com. GUEST COLUMN

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Treating race relations rationally Focus more on reforming policy than perpetuating politics CHARLIE BULMAN JUNIOR

n Nov. 24, a St. Louis County grand jury’s decision not to bring charges against Darren Wilson, a white police officer who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, set off a wild evening of protest, looting and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement. In the months since Brown’s death, the civil unrest and legal drama unfolding in Ferguson have framed conversations about racial injustice and police abuse nationwide. However, the murkiness surrounding Brown’s fatal encounter underscores the futility of organizing political coalitions around dissatisfaction with a particular court case. By sifting through thousands of pages of grand jury materials, the jurors — the men and women tasked with judging the propriety of Wilson’s use of deadly force — were able to piece together a rough account of the initial altercation between Brown and Wilson. Multiple witnesses recalled Brown leaning in through the window of Wilson’s police vehicle after first making contact with the officer, and said the two engaged in an intense struggle. Bystanders’ testimony also corroborates Wilson’s account of firing off multiple shots from inside his squad car that did not incapacitate Brown, but led him to briefly flee before turning back to face the officer, who by then had emerged from his vehicle. It is here that a few witnesses’ ac-

counts diverge from Wilson’s narrative. A portion of the testimony is consistent with Wilson’s claim that the officer fired the fatal volley of shots only after Brown had begun to charge the officer. Other accounts describe Wilson executing Brown in cold blood after the teenager signaled his surrender and slowly began to approach the officer. Of the versions offered that were unfavorable to Wilson, many accounts contradicted one another and forensic evidence taken from the scene. Whatever actually occurred, it’s obvious that the heap of conflicting stories frustrates any attempt to clearly reconstruct what happened during the final seconds of Brown’s life. And however satisfying an indictment and conviction might have seemed, condemning an officer on the basis of a few contradictory accounts would have been deeply unjust. The rage that fueled the response to the shooting — and that might have inflamed Brown when Wilson confronted him — has roots in Ferguson residents’ fraught relationship with local law enforcement. As in many American cities, in Ferguson, young black men like Brown are significantly more likely to be pulled over compared to their white counterparts based on population proportion — 37 percent more likely, according to University of Missouri-St. Louis criminology professor Richard Rosenfeld. In addition, residents are barraged by fines and arrest warrants stemming from minor traffic infractions and failures to appear in court on these charges: The average household faces $321 in fines and three warrants a year according to ArchCity Defenders. And although Ferguson is about two-thirds

African-American, black people make up only three of the town’s 53 officers. Naturally, many residents view cops as parasites bent on harassing and exploiting locals, and they identified Brown’s killing as the tipping point of collective outrage. As with the killing of Trayvon Martin in 2012 , when an emotionally charged episode becomes a symbol for racial injustice, aspirations for reform become bound up with the proceedings of the case. However, if the problem of police racism is reduced to Brown’s death, opponents of reform can cast doubt on the issue by proving Wilson’s actions justified. Conversations become dominated by details of cases and procedural hang-ups, rather than the conditions that give rise to these tragedies. Moreover, when court cases become so politically potent, jurors sympathetic to reining in police departments might be inclined to indict or convict cops even when the evidence against them is thin. The Michael Brown shooting and police racism are not one and the same. It’s completely consistent to approve of the grand jury’s decision and demand radical change. The first step for Ferguson — one that could be applied throughout the U.S. — would be attaching lapel cameras to every cop in town. Implemented correctly, internal police surveillance would cut down on police brutality, eliminate the ambiguity of cases like Brown’s and allow conversations about race to return to questions of policy. Charlie Bulman is a junior government and politics major. He can be reached at cbulmandbk@gmail.com.

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e appreciate the feedback re ga rd i n g o u r p ro te s t during the rally for Anthony Brown at Ritchie Coliseum on Oct. 30. However, we find much of what Mitchell Wilson said in his guest column, “There’s a right way to hold a protest,” to be flawed and misinformed. To clarify, we are not members of United We Dream, but we are part of PLUMAS (Political Latino/as United for Movement and Action in Society) at this university, and we proudly support United We Dream’s cause and what it stands for. Some of our members participated in the action alongside United We Dream. We did not mean for our interruptions to put an “unmistakable damper” on anyone’s mood, but we are not writing to apologize. Imagine living with the constant fear that your family and friends will be forced out of their homes, locked up and deported at any moment because of their undocumented status. Imagine coming home from school to find your mother and father were both arrested and deported and not knowing whether you will ever see them again. That is what puts an unmistakable damper on our moods. The point of our action, as it was executed, was to put Hillary Clinton on the spot so she would take a clear stance on administrative relief for immigrants rather than dance around the question as usual. We were not looking for a middle ground on which to compromise; we were demanding a direct answer. Nevertheless, Clinton only answered with meaningless references to this state’s Dream Act and immigration reform, refusing to take a bold stance on executive action once again. The time for respectability has long passed. Why should we wait

patiently and politely as politicians sit idly while our families are torn apart? Civil disobedience does not work around comfort or convenience. Protests do not happen on the sidelines with minimal disturbance. We were there to make our presence and our struggles known because we have waited far too long. Let us not forget Martin Luther King Jr. was a proponent of peaceful civil disobedience, yet he was subdued with a bullet. Although sit-ins are indeed symbolic of the civil rights movement, more pressing forms of direct action were also crucial to its progress. The Watts Riot of 1965, a race riot that took place in Los Angeles for six days, was a turning point in civil rights history because black people asserted their unwillingness to quietly bear the brunt of systematic oppression any longer. We are not advocating such violence, but we do believe in unrelenting and unapologetic action when our needs are not met. Our hope is that everyone who attended the rally realized they witnessed something more powerful than a rehearsed campaign of carefully chosen words and appeasing promises. You witnessed the strength of student power, of resilience and unity against insurmountable odds and suffering. You saw how change can be attained in a functional democracy when traditional methods of communication are ignored. We realize that not everyone will agree with our stance or our approach, but we do hope for a better understanding of our perspective. Methods aside, the right way to hold a protest is to make it aimed, bold and demanding enough to elicit a response. In that respect, we have succeeded. Astrid Diaz is a junior American studies and anthropology major and member of PLUMAS. She can be reached at adiaz17@terpmail.umd.edu.

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ESSAY | BANKSY

breaking the bank Graffiti artist Banksy fights social norms in works that appear around the world — one of which is valued at more than $730,000

banksy is a graffiti artist who challenges conventional norms, technology and society in his painted works, which have appeared in locations ranging from the London Zoo to the West Bank barrier wall, including “Art Buff” (center bottom), which could sell in Miami this month for more than $730,000. Banksy doesn’t profit from any of the spray paintings, which he’s been creating since the 1990s. photos courtesy of (left) prancingthroughlife.com, (center top) wikipedia.org, (center bottom) wikimedia commons and (right) independent.co.uk By Leo Traub @LeoTraub Staff writer How do you describe Banksy to someone who has never heard the name before? You can start with the facts — or at least, what we think are facts. Banksy is the pseudonym of an anonymous English graffiti artist who has been famous for his spray painting since the 1990s. Publicized worldwide through social media and his personal website, Banksy’s stenciled spray paintings — and more recently, books and documentaries — drip with ironic cynicism and sociopolitical commentary that appeal to the global bourgeoisie. Banksy guerilla art has illegally popped up everywhere from the London Zoo to the Brooklyn Museum to Disneyland, and even on the Israeli West Bank barrier wall. Last week, it was announced that his work “Art Buff,” which appeared in Folkestone, England, in September, will be coming to Miami this month for sale by the building owner. It’s

reported that it could sell for more than $730,000. But after that, describing Banksy gets a little difficult. A bundle of paradoxes, Banksy toes the lines among multiple identities. As a painter who reeks of mass appeal, Banksy defies the norm of a serious artist. Yet his work carries elements of fine art: It uses irony and juxtaposition to brood over the faults of modern society. One spray painting of an older, haggard-looking gentleman with a bucket and paintbrush reads “Follow Your Dreams” with a large red “Cancelled” sticker over it. Despite his fame, Banksy makes no profit from these public spray paintings. Though his work could never be called highbrow, it focuses on serious political issues. For instance, the inflatable doll he placed in Disneyland in September 2006 resembled a Guantanamo Bay prisoner. Other works have featured messages of anticonsumerism or anti-fascism. But while the public widely regards him as an artist, authority figures think otherwise. Spokespeople for

the Keep Britain Tidy environmental campaign have asserted that “Banksy’s street art glorifies what is essentially vandalism.” Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg criticized the graffiti artist as well, saying defacing others’ property didn’t fit his definition of art. Is that all Banksy is, then — a rabble-rousing vandal exploiting graffiti’s shock value? Banksy himself has sardonically insinuated as much. In February 2007, a London auction house sold six of Banksy’s works at between $60,000 and $200,000 each. On the second day of the auction, Banksy released an image on his website of buyers at an auction bidding on a framed picture that said, “I Can’t Believe You Morons Actually Buy This S***.” But in all fairness, cynical stunts like that don’t prove his illegitimacy; they only stoke the flames of his popularity. Young people adore Banksy for the way he thumbs his nose at authority and defies artistic standards. Not unlike Batman or Robin Hood, Banksy uses anonymity to cross legal

and moral boundaries and fight institutional injustices. Or so some would have you believe. At face value, Banksy could come off as something of a wayward, goading nihilist. His recurring symbols include guns, rats, inept policemen and rebellious children. Going beyond general criticism to the point of near anarchism, his art corrodes society by mocking its ugly flaws without offering a constructive solution. And if he’s not providing solutions, then it might seem he’s just picking at scabs and creating scars. So who is Banksy, really? Is he an intellectual artist? Or is he a vandalizing punk? Maybe he’s a shadowy vigilante, or just an anarchist with a megaphone. The only true way to understand Banksy is to separate the man from the message. To quote one of my favorite fictional nihilists, V from V for Vendetta: “Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea … and ideas are bulletproof.” In all likelihood, the person respon-

sible for Banksy is an ordinary man or woman whom you wouldn’t look twice at if you passed him or her on the street. He or she is probably no crazier or more radical than anyone else. If we ever discover Banksy’s identity, no doubt we’ll all be pretty underwhelmed. Like all good art, Banksy’s messages are up for interpretation. It’s why the artist really remains anonymous: to maintain his or her work’s purity. Each person who views the graffiti will come away with a different meaning because there’s no established explanation of who he or she is or why the artist erects the irony-laden art. There’s an argument to be made that he’s an artist bemoaning the trials of modern consumerism. Then again, one could contend that Banksy is a deceptive vandal looking to con people out of their money and morals. There is no single explanation as to who or what Banksy is. That might not be a satisfactory answer, but it’s the only true one. ltraubdbk@gmail.com

ESSAY | VICTORIA’S SECRET TERPS GEAR

better for the wear Terps gear has hit five Victoria’s Secret locations around the state this semester after being removed from the PINK Collegiate Collection five years ago By Mel DeCandia @melephant11 Staff writer Attention, Terps girls: You can now buy underwear and tailgate gear at the same store. That’s right. Five years after being pulled from the Victoria’s Secret PINK Collegiate Collection, hoodies, spirit jerseys and sweatpants with this university’s name are available in five area stores, starting this semester. “We had nothing to do with it,” said Joe Ebaugh, the university’s director of trademark licensing. “It was 100 percent a Victoria’s Secret decision.”

The loungewear line previously discontinued its apparel styled for this university in 2009, due to poor sales. “We’re such an odd market compared to other schools because we are a heavily metropolitan school, so there are many teams to compete against branding-wise,” Ebaugh said. “I think [Victoria’s Secret] realized Collegiate gives them a different platform than they usually go after,” he said of this university’s sudden reinstatement. “They also have targeted the PINK program at an age group from 18 to 24, I think, and that would certainly be perfect for Collegiate.” The collection now features 64

Victoria’s Secret hoodie photo courtesy of polyvore.com schools, including all of the Big Ten affiliates, though Ebaugh said this university’s move to the conference likely had nothing to do with its re-inclusion. “I went online and saw they have quite a big list of schools they’ve gone

forward with with this new initiative,” Ebaugh said. “I thought it was interesting that some schools are in stores only, some are online only and some are both.” Currently, this university’s apparel is available exclusively in stores, at five locations across the state. “I think it’s cool. I know I’ve been wishing they had UMD apparel because their stuff is so cute, albeit expensive,” said Yasmine Hentati, a junior environmental science and policy major. “I hope they branch it out to online soon.” Taylor Ingber, a junior physiology and neurobiology major, also said she would buy clothes from the new line.

Ingber said she likes the Collegiate Collection line more than the University Book Center’s apparel “because it’s cuter.” Rich Stevens said he noticed this university’s apparel at Victoria’s Secret while shopping with his sister at Bowie Town Center on Black Friday. “I walked in and the table had, like, hoodies and panties and sweats and stuff that had Maryland logos on it,” said Stevens, a senior sociology major. “There were a lot of people in the store, and a good amount were perusing the table and checking the stuff out.” mdecandiadbk@gmail.com

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GUARD SHATORI WALKER-KIMBROUGH pushes the ball upcourt in a victory over Loyola on Nov. 24. The Terps play Notre Dame in Fort Wayne, Indiana, tonight.

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Terps aim to avenge Final Four loss Frese’s team takes on No. 2 Fighting Irish in ACC/Big Ten Challenge By Ryan Baillargeon @RyanBaillargeon Staff writer W h e n t h e Te r ra p i n s women’s basketball players stepped onto the Bridgestone Arena floor April 6, they were seeking revenge against a Notre Dame team that had defeated them during the regular season. But instead of avenging the loss, the Terps fell to the Fighting Irish by 26 points, which ended their postseason run one game short of an NCAA championship appearance. Nearly eight months later, the No. 15 Terps have another shot to top No. 2 Notre Dame when they travel to Fort Wayne, Indiana, to face the Fighting Irish in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. “It’s kind of redemption,” center Malina Howard said. “We get another chance to go out there and play against them. We hope it’s going to be a different game.” When the Terps’ 2014-15 schedule was released, the game immediately stood out for players and coach Brenda Frese. Not only is it a Final Four rematch, but it also

“IT’S KIND OF REDEMPTION. ... WE GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO GO OUT THERE AND PLAY AGAINST THEM. WE HOPE IT’S GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT GAME.” MALINA HOWARD

Terrapins women’s basketball center marks a chance for the Terps to compete against a member of their former conference. Plus, it provides the Terps (6-1) with an opportunity to play against one of the top teams in the nation. “It’ll be a good test for us,” guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough said. Last season, the Fighting Irish possessed a 50-21 edge on the boards in the semifinal matchup, which broke the record for the largest margin ever in a Final Four game. Rebounding has been a focal point for Frese’s squad this season after it graduated its top two rebounders. Behind a balanced effort on the glass, the Terps have outrebounded their opponents by an average of 10.4 per game. But Notre Dame (7-0) has done even better, pulling down an average of 17.7 rebounds per game more than its opponents.

“It’ll be the battle of the boards,” Walker-Kimbrough said. “Whoever can execute the best will get the win.” But Frese is more concerned about the Terps’ turnover issues than improving on the glass against the Fighting Irish. Fa c i n g a No t re Da m e team that forces more than 22 turnovers per game, the Terps’ ball handlers — who have contributed to the team’s 21.5 giveaways during the past four games — will have to try to cut down on their miscues in a tough matchup. “You’re always going to have the ones that they force you into,” Frese said. “But I think for us, some of our unforced turnovers have been very uncharacteristic of this team.” Along with the turnovers, the Terps will strive to slow down guard Jewell Loyd, who averaged 23.5 points in the two games against the Terps last season.

“She is one of the best players in the country and can really score the basketball,” Frese said. L oyd h a s e m e rge d a s Notre Dame’s top scoring threat in her junior season. The 5-foot-10 guard has shot better than 50 percent from the floor this season to average more than 20 points through the Fighting Irish’s first seven games. The Terps plan on using different defenders against her throughout the contest. “Just rotating so that we always have fresh legs on her,” Walker-K imbrough said. “Just wear and tear her for 40 minutes.” The Terps hope they’ll limit Loyd’s production this time around. And that’s not the only thing they want to be different about this matchup with the Fighting Irish. It’s a new season and top players have graduated from both programs, but the returning Terps who watched Notre Dame celebrate its Final Four win still want payback. “This is a big game for the Maryland program,” WalkerKimbrough said. rbaillargeondbk@gmail.com

about us before the season, b u t n ow t h ey ’re ta l k i n g about us,” said coach Mark Turgeon, whose team upset then-No. 13 Iowa State on Nov. 25 to highlight a 4-0 week. “We’ve done something to get to this point.” But tonight’s game, part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, could serve as the Terps’ toughest test yet. Virginia (7-0) is the reigning ACC champion and has given up 43.6 points per game so far this season to claim the title of the country’s top-ranked scoring defense. The Terps (7-0) will attack the Cavaliers’ stout defense as senior guard Dez Wells, the team’s leading scorer each of the past two seasons, remains out with a wrist injury. And senior forward Evan Smotrycz is questionable for the game with a foot injury. With the stiff challenge, though, comes a shot for the Terps to make an emphatic statement about their progress since last season. “[A win] would make people know that we’re going to be good this year,” said Trimble, who leads the team with 16.6 points per game. Turgeon said the Terps will need to manage Virginia’s methodical tempo and avoid lapses against a disciplined offense if they hope to pull off another upset. And despite

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the Terps’ reliance on several younger players — Trimble and fellow freshmen Dion Wiley and Michal Cekovsky all scored more than 10 points in Sunday’s win over VMI — Turgeon isn’t concerned with the group losing patience. “The young guys are really good,” senior guard Richaud Pack said. “We have high IQ basketball players that are young, so they do a good job with that.” The underclassmen have helped spark the Terps’ fast start and their transition away from past struggles. But while so much about the team is different, the Terps expect tonight’s game to be similar to last season’s contest against the Cavaliers. “It was an electric game from start to finish in that game regardless of how the season went,” forward Jon Graham said. “And it’s going to be electric [today]. We’re ready for it.” There’s no telling whether the Terps faithful will spill onto the Xfinity Center floor again tonight, but Trimble is certainly excited for his chance to play a role in the rivalry — and the potential resurgence of the program. “Being on a ranked team my freshman year, it feels good, knowing that people are now starting to watch us,” Trimble said. “We’re going into [tonight] playing another ranked team, which is good too.”

won their first seven games. And that won’t change even if Turgeon’s squad takes down the Cavaliers today. But it’s important to put this start in perspective. It means something. And when you consider the obstacles this team has overcome to get to this point, it means a little more. It started in the spring when five rotation players transferred from this university, including starting point guard Seth Allen. All of a sudden, the Terps’ heralded freshman class was going to have to contribute right away — most importantly, Melo Trimble, who would take over Allen’s role as floor general. Then starting power forward Evan Smotrycz broke his left foot during preseason, leaving him sidelined for the first five games of the season. The senior returned Friday against Monmouth but “tweaked” his injury in a win over VMI, during which he played just eight minutes. The senior’s limited action has meant even more playing time for the freshmen. And even while adjusting to the college game, each member of the group — from Trimble to guard Dion Wiley to forwards Jared Nickens and Michal Cekovsky — has risen to the challenge at a different juncture of the opening stretch. For Trimble, it started with a 78-73 win over Arizona State, when he dropped 31 points on 7 of 11 shooting to come up just shy of the program’s freshman

scoring record. For Nickens, it came the following night against the Cyclones, when he posted 15 points off the bench to lead the team in scoring along with forward Jake Layman. After the win in Kansas City, Turgeon said he walked off the court thinking, “Man, we’re really good.” But then came another setback. At some point during the game against Iowa State, guard Dez Wells suffered a broken wrist. The injury required surgery, the team learned Nov. 26, and the guard would miss about four weeks. “It wasn’t even 24 hours later,” Turgeon said with a sigh. “I couldn’t even enjoy it for 24 hours.” Young players, though, kept stepping up. A few days after news of Wells’ injury broke, the Terps handled Monmouth at home behind Trimble’s 24 points. Then in an 18-point win over the Keydets on Sunday evening, Wiley and Cekovsky provided their best games of the season. Both posted careerhigh scoring totals. Wiley went for 19 total, 17 in the second half, while Cekovsky poured in 10 points, six rebounds and three blocks. It’s a team that keeps getting better as the freshmen get more time on the floor and more time together. And the scary part is, Turgeon has yet to field his full squad. So until the Terps get healthy, don’t be surprised if this young group continues to reach milestones. dpopperdbk@gmail.com

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No. 21 Terps hope to continue showing signs of resurgence in test against No. 7 Cavaliers

It’s still early, but the 7-0 start led by Turgeon carries significant meaning

By Aaron Kasinitz @AaronKazreports Senior staff writer

DANIEL POPPER

Men’s basketball columnist

Melo Trimble, then a high school senior, sat behind the Terrapins men’s basketball team’s bench and watched many of the announced 17,950 fans at Xfinity Center pour onto Gary Williams Court on March 9 to celebrate an upset win over then-No. 5 Virginia. As the crowd engulfed the Terps players several feet in front him, Trimble’s mind drifted to the future. “I want to be part of that one day,” he thought. Nearly nine months later, Trimble has that chance. The reigning co-Big Ten Player of Week will start at point guard for the No. 21 Terps tonight against No. 7 Virginia at Xfinity, but Trimble’s taking the floor for a program in an entirely different position than it was after last season’s upending of the Cavaliers. That win over Virginia, which came in the final ACC game on this campus, was a bright moment in a tumultuous season. The Terps finished the 2013-14 campaign 17-15 and missed the NCAA tournament for the fourth straight year before five contributors transferred in the spring. But with a revamped roster, the Terps enter a rematch with their former conference foe on an upswing. They’re off to their best start since the 2006-07 season, having earned a ranking in the AP poll for the first time since March 2010 while drawing national attention. “We’ve earned it. No one was talking

It’s only seven games into the season, but the Terrapins men’s basketball team has arrived on the national stage. Many of us knew the Terps were for real after a nine-point win over then-No. 13 Iowa State during last week’s CBE Hall of Fame Classic. The rest of the country caught on Monday when coach Mark Turgeon’s squad earned the No. 21 spot in the AP Poll. It’s the first time the program’s been ranked in the Top 25 since the conclusion of the 2009-10 season, and the development comes in the midst of the Terps’ best start in nearly a decade. They haven’t opened a season 7-0 since 2006-07, when they won their first eight games. But even during that streak, the Terps didn’t top a ranked opponent, not to mention one ranked in the top 15 like the Cyclones, a potential national title contender. The Terps’ impressive November has been historic. And today’s contest against No. 7 Virginia at Xfinity Center offers the program another opportunity. Not since 2001-02 have the Terps beaten two ranked opponents in their first eight games while suffering one loss or fewer. Something else important happened in April 2002: The program won its first and only national championship. I’m not saying the Terps are guaranteed a spot in the Final Four because they

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