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State pressured to repeal gun control Despite Gov-elect Hogan’s promises not to touch laws, firearm policies receive national backlash

this state’s Firearm Safety Act, which Gov. Martin O’Malley signed into law in 2013.

T he highly controversial law banned 45 assault weapons, limited

By Jon Banister sures passed last year, but Gov.-elect @J_Banister Larry Hogan promises he will keep the capacity of gun magazines to 10 rounds and required fingerprint liSenior staff writer the law in place.

A coalition of 21 states led by censing to buy handguns.

“It really is none of their business, Lawmakers locally and around the West Virginia Attorney General country are pressuring this state to Patrick Morrisey, asked a federal this law is protecting Marylanders,” repeal its sweeping gun control mea- appeals court to overturn part of said Vincent Demarco, president of gregory brown, a sophomore criminology and criminal justice and government and politics major, protests outside of Xfinity Center last night. josh loock/the diamondback

Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence. “What they’re challenging is the ban on assault weapons, the kind of gun that killed so many kids in Newtown and Aurora, Colorado. … They need to be banned, they were banned and Maryland certainly has the authority to protect its citizens from these guns.”

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New York verdict stirs additional U activism Protesters continue to demand police change

By Madeleine List @madeleine_list Senior staff writer About 30 protesters lay on the front steps of the Xfinity Center in 40-degree weather last night, holding signs that read, “Justice 4 Eric Garner,” “It is time to end the police brutality epidemic” and “All lives matter,” among other phrases.

The demonstration represented the hours that Michael Brown’s body lay on the street in Ferguson, Missouri, after he was shot and killed by white police officer Darren Wilson.

The activists chanted and protested as fans walked into the center for the Terrapins men’s basketball game against University of Virginia. Some of the protesters entered the game wearing all black and holding signs with slogans like See protest, Page 2

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Univ police respond to U concerns

Fang Cao to study medical anthropology

By Lexie Schapitl @lexieschapitl Staff writer

more than 100 students packed Stamp Student Union’s Atrium last night to discuss how to move forward after a grand jury did not indict Darren Wilson in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager. josh loock/the diamondback

After 4-year-old Rhys Hughes heard his mother talking about Ferguson on the phone with her friends, the little boy who loves Batman and playing T-ball asked her, “Why don’t the police love me?”

Rhys and his mother, 2010 university alumna Rebecca Hughes, sat in the second row during the African American studies department-sponsored Ferguson Town Hall meeting last night, which more than 100 attended.

There, a panel discussed the Aug. 9 incident in which black teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by white police officer Darren Wilson and the subsequent decision from a St. Louis County grand jury not to indict Wilson.

“He needs to know,” Hughes said of her son, who is half-black. “I need him to be educated in his rights and in what’s going on in the world. I don’t

want this to be his reality, so I want him to be armed with knowledge to protect himself.”

T here were more aud ience members than there were chairs in Stamp Student Union’s Atrium as panelists — students in the UMD Social Justice Coalition, University Police Chief David Mitchell and university professors — opened the event by sharing answers to the question, “What have we learned since the death of Michael Brown?”

“What we have learned? No longer will we tolerate being underestimated, undervalued and marginalized,” said Jonathan England, an African American studies department lecturer. “No longer will we stand by and watch our young men gunned down.”

Much of the town hall was Q-and-A, with a majority of the questions directed at Mitchell, who said he has

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attended meetings on the topic every night this week.

Some questions focused on the Defense Department’s 1033 program, through which University Police obtained 16 12-gauge shotguns, 50 M16 rifles, two transport vehicles and a $65,000 armored truck on loan free of charge.

The UMD Social Justice Coalition has released a set of demands calling for these weapons to be returned, as well as the creation of a review board, implementation of body cameras, a university statement condemning the nonindictment and increased transparency.

University Police are still working on a response to those demands.

Mitchell said these weapons are only used in “very life-threatening situations, such as hostage-taking See ferguson, Page 2

When university senior Fang Cao was a child, his family slept on cardboard mattresses and l ive d i n gover n ment-s ubsidized housing in London. After emigrating from China, Cao’s parents struggled to find jobs, attend college and raise their son while still mastering English.

His family moved to Montgomery County when Cao was 7, and more than a decade later, he will return to the United Kingdom next year as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, the first Rhodes Scholar to be chosen from this university since 1974.

“I’m really fortunate,” Cao said.

“My ability to win this award not only reflected upon myself, but I think more importantly it reflected on all of the people who’ve helped me out over the past four years.”

Cao, a computer science and physiology and neurobiology major, will attend Oxford next

year to pursue a master’s degree in medical anthropology. Cao has worked on research projects modeling neurons at this university under Daniel Butts and at the National Institutes of Health and said the brain has always been of interest to him.

“I d id n’t rea l ly k now how it worked,” Cao said, “and somewhere in high school I realized no one really knows how it works, so it was a really fascinating area.”

As Cao continued to study and volunteer, he became interested in medical anthropology and learning about how culture and socioeconomic conditions impact a person’s health.

The Rhodes committees look for students who have impressive academic records, community service com m itments a nd have served as leaders, said history professor Richard Bell, who works with the National Scholarships Office to help university undergraduates apply for United Kingdom-based fellowships.

“They’re also looking for a spark, I think, for people who are interesting, intriguing, ambitious, passionate, enthusiastic,” Bell said. “Finding those things in the same human being is a tall order sometimes.”

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“Black lives matter,” hoping to draw attention to their cause on national television.

“It seems like this country only sympathizes with black men when they’re entertaining, when they’re playing on the football field or when Lil Wayne is rapping,” said Mor i a h R ay, sen ior government and politics major and vice president of this university’s chapter of the NA ACP. “The moment we open ou r mouths or sta rt protesting, they want us to be quiet.”

Fr ust rat ion w it h i n t he com mu n ity heightened after yesterday’s decision not to indict a white New York City police officer who placed a fatal chokehold on Eric Ga rner, a n u na rmed black man, during an arrest.

But for many, the issue goes beyond Garner’s death.

The students’ chants echoed Garner’s name and those of other black men and boys k i l led by pol ice, such a s B r o w n , Ta m i r R i c e a n d Amadou Diallo.

“T h is is about pol ice b r u t a l i t y,” s a i d S i m o n e Lee, a senior mathematics major. “Pol ice need to be held to a h igher sta nda rd in my eyes.”

“Hands up, don’t shoot!” the students shouted, later chanting “I can’t breathe!” to show solidarity with Garner.

D e o n L o n g, Te r rapi n s football senior wide receiver, held up a sign that read, “Are we still ‘thugs’ when you pay to watch us play sports? #BlackLivesMatter,” as student protesters shouted, “We are more than entertainers! We are more than athletes!”

Fo r s o m e, t h e d e m o nstration represented a sa fet y i ss u e t h at a f fects them daily.

“As a black male, I’m very

students protest outside Xfinity Center before the Terrapins men’s basketball game against University of Virginia. christianjenkins/thediamondback afraid and concerned,” said Joshua Omade, a senior cell biology and genetics major.

“My l i fe does m atter; I shouldn’t be subjected to m ist reat ment because of the color of my skin.”

Concerns about her 12-year-old brother’s future d rew Britta ny Greene, a sen ior bioengineering major, to the demonstration last night.

“I just don’t want him to be pinpointed for the wrong reasons,” she said. “I just wa nt h i m to have opportunities and not be afraid of the people who are supposed to be protecting him.

I want him to believe in the justice system.”

Others came out to protest how little has changed for black people in this country in terms of dealing with law enforcement.

Lisa Ward, founder and president of T he Scholarship Center Inc., participated in the demonstration and recalled being a black law student at Tulane University in New Orleans more than 30 years ago. She talked about the warnings her professors gave students about dealing with police.

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a side a nd sa id, ‘It’s “yes si r” or “ye s m’a m” u nt i l yo u’re o u t o f c u s to d y,’” she said. “We’re still here, still dealing with the same thing. I’m over it.”

T he protesters received mixed reactions from passersby heading into the game.

Some showed their support by raising their hands above thei r heads a nd cha nting along, while others challenged the protesters with shouts of “Read the facts” and “Obey the cops.”

Some who witnessed the protest on their way into the game said the demonstration was inflammatory and excessive.

“I thought it was personally over the top,” said attendee Stephon Marbury, an IT consultant from New York City.

But protests are meant to make people uncomfortable, said Jasmine Whittington, a senior journalism major and protest participant.

“The point is to get people out of their comfort zones and see there are bigger things going on,” she said.

Besides rallying publicity for their message, the students hope for a stronger reaction from university President Wallace Loh, Ray said. Loh sent an email to the university com-

munity on Nov. 25 commending students for their protests of the grand jury decision not to indict Wilson. “ We c o m e i n p e a c e , but we do want the university to respond to us,” she said. “[Loh] encouraged discussion, but we want action.”

T he NA ACP a nd t he Black Student Union are asking to have University Police officers as well as a ll officers in th is state wear body cameras, she said. They also want the university to change the n a me of By rd Stad iu m, named after Harry Clifton Byrd, a former university president who supported segregation in the University System of Maryland, Ray said.

Un iversity Pol ice a re in the process of equipping its police force with b o dy c a mera s, d epa r tment spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas said. “ We w a n t t o s e n d a message to the university and the country that black lives do matter,” Ray said.

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couraged to report instances like that to the department and to make a complaint.

From PAGE 1 The topic of body cameras or an active shooter.” When a lso ca me up, someth i ng there was an anonymous report Mitchell said University Police of an armed hostage situation plan to implement within the at the Main Administration next month.

Building on Sept. 3 — which later T h is pa nel comes a f ter proved to be a hoax — police re- yesterday’s decision by a sponders carried those M16s.

Staten Island grand jury not “Two weeks ago in Florida to indict the New York police State, a man walked into a officer who administered a library and shot a number fatal chokehold while arrestof students,” Mitchell said. ing 43-year-old Eric Garner, “When someone is shoot- which was recorded on video. ing a campus, we must have Beyond discussing Unithe capability to respond ac- versity Police practices, the cordingly — heaven forbid that dialogue extended to ways to happens here.” prevent future incidents similar The university is also fed- to Ferguson from happening. erally mandated to have the England said students should weapons through the Nuclear focus on their education so they Regulatory Commission, as can one day be the next St. this campus houses nuclear Louis County prosecutor. material for its nuclear enBut sociology professor gineering program.

Rashawn Ray said students “Every time we remove our need to “conti nue to put gun from our holster, we have their boots on the ground” to write a report,” Mitchell through continued dialogue said. “Most police departments and demonstrations. never do that. And we publish O t hers sa id t he way to the report annually. … We stay bridge race relations in this as transparent as we can.” country is simple: Have a Beyond the 1033 program, conversation with someone s t u d e n t s h a d q u e s t i o n s different from yourself. a b o u t Un i v e rs i t y P ol i c e “Race is one of the things hiring practices. we’re scared to talk about Mitchell said the depart- around people who don’t look ment’s hiring measures are like us, but we talk about it extensive, and applicants all the time with people who take a lie-detector test He do look like us,” Ray said. said previous employers and “What that means is that, neighbors are interviewed and throughout our life, we have financial records are checked. less than three meaningful The department also reviews conversations with people officers annually. who are outside of our own One student said at the racial group.” meeting that although he is The opportunity for more angry about what happened, dialogue will continue tohe is more afraid than mad. morrow from noon to 2 p.m.

He said he was pulled over and in Marie Mount Hall during forced to sit on the ground in another town hall meeting.

10-degree weather after a Uni“Reach out to others,” said versity Police officer said his car Shelley Metz-Galloway, a smelled like marijuana. financial consultant from “My car smelled like pine- Montgomery County. “Have apple,” he said. “Classmates honest relationsh ips a nd drove by me sitting there like honest dialogue.” a criminal.”

Mitchell said people are en- trichmandbk@gmail.com

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Sexual assault panel addresses prevention, safety Sorority-sponsored event draws 100 to converse, educate campus community

By Grace Toohey @grace_2e Staff writer

female’s responsibility to stay safe, it’s a shared responsibility,” said Fatima Burns, CARE to Stop Violence program coWhile the audience was ordinator. “The more confilled with mostly women, the versations we have about the conversation during LISTEN: things we will not tolerate, A Sexual Assault Awareness it will diminish a perpetraPanel last night placed a large tor’s ability to maneuver in this community.” focus on men.

The panelists came from Members of this universithis university, the local comty’s Delta Gamma and Sigma Psi Zeta sorority chapters munity and Greek life as part invited a panel of individuals of a three-part series on sexual trained in dealing with sexual assault. This one was held in assault to educate on the issue, Stamp Student Union, which giving students advice about drew about 100 people. The prevention and addressing next two panels will be called how men can be more engaged “Speak” and “Act.” Josh Bronson, Office of in the conversation.

Sexual Misconduct & Rela“What we’re really talking tionship Violence’s assistant about is a shift in the way we think. It’s no longer only the director, said this university

is working to bring the nonprofit organization Men Can Stop Rape to the campus in a way that will engage male students.

Jessica Bennett, the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life’s sexual assault prevention and education coordinator, also reminded students of the university-mandated sexual assault online training. But these actions will not be successful without social pressure, she said.

“You all have the power over each other to say, ‘I will not accept this behavior’ or ‘T his is important to me, and I want you to care about it too,’” Bennett said.

The panel also discussed options for sexual assault survivors, and Eric Mouyal, a police officer from Alexandria, Virginia, encouraged people to go to the police if

they feel comfortable.

“Cases become easier to prove the faster they are reported,” Mouyal said. “I can speak to the Bill Cosby cases — 33 years later, all that evidence is gone. Those cases will never see the light of day in a criminal court.”

Though Burns emphasized that a court case or a criminal charge does not determine the validity of a sexual assault report, legal action can help make a community safer.

“I’m a strong believer in holding these people accountable who commit these acts,” said Cheryl Banks, a community educator at The Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center at Prince George’s County Hospital. “If we don’t make a report, we’re basically keeping silent and we’re letting people who commit these crimes get away with them.”

If a survivor wants to come Alessia Grünberger said she forward, Bronson made it clear attended the talk with her sothe university will conduct an rority, Delta Gamma and was investigation to determine the impressed by the discussion. appropriate outcome, which “The one thing I have to could be expulsion in severe critique is the lack of the cases, he said. presence of men,” she said.

“It’s a very fair process, it’s “While of course it’s impora very transparent process and tant for women to stand up and as friendly as a process can prevent this from happening, be for something like this,” I feel like it still perpetuates Bronson said. “We try to be rape culture.” mindful of the fact that these Banks said there is progress are traumatic incidents.” to be made with this culture, Bronson also fielded ques- and she feels hopeful after tions about the new sexual working in the field for more misconduct policy at this than 40 years. university, making it clear that “The tolerance of sexual vihe believed it would compre- olence could end,” Banks said. hensively protect students and “There’s a cultural shift that’s victims of sexual misconduct. happening, and you guys are “We’re the only university in the midst of it. … If everyin the country that has the body decides to do something, memorandum of understand- this will change, and that to ing between the Title IX office me is hopeful.” and the police,” he said.

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State plans for fracking spark debate Citizens worry about sustainability as Gov-elect Larry Hogan steps into office

By Marissa Horn @MarissaL_Horn Staff writer As his last day in office approaches, G ov. Ma r ti n O’Malley is readying investment in this state’s western region’s natural gas basins through fracking.

Governor-elect Larry Hogan is slated to take over the project regarding hydraulic fracturing, but has not yet released his views on a state final report.

While fracking is supposed to provide clean natural gas for this state, said Ori Gutin, a ju n ior env i ron menta l science and policy major, the process has started a discussion among this university’s faculty and students.

“Even though natural gas is cleaner than coal by a long shot, I feel like fracking will hinder the environment more than it will help,” said Isaac Appel, a junior information systems and supply chain management major.

The epicenter for fracking should be located in Allegany and Garrett counties, according to the report detailing safe drilling findings and recom-

mendations. The proposed gas extraction developments, which could amount to up to .22 percent of the area in the two counties, are located in primarily rural farm and forest areas, according to the report.

D u r i n g t h e e x t ra c t io n process, up to 5 million gallons of water mixed with sand and other chemicals is forced into the shale thousands of feet below the ground. The water becomes contaminated with chemicals, and the removal of the contaminated water is a big problem, said Keith Eshleman, a professor at this university’s Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg.

“There’s a lot of good things in [the report] and the administration is well aware of minimizing future impacts of development,” Eshleman said. “But I know that Pennsylvania could not keep up with the regulations and the regulatory apparatus is understaffed. Why would Maryland be any different?”

I f st r ict recom mended reg u lations a re fol lowed, fracking sites can avoid contaminating local drinking water and aquifers through

proper cementing containment wa l ls. T he fracki ng company can also prevent inadvertently spilling materials into sensitive streams and rivers w ith well pads around the extraction area, Eshleman said.

“With the most stringent regulations in the country, Maryland would at least be somewhat protected by the dangers of fracking,” Gutin said. “I think [O’Malley] acted … to protect Marylanders as best he could knowing what the impending future could bring.”

Eshleman said trucks carrying contaminated water left over from the hydraulic fracturing process are also a concern. An accident on the highway could cause the liquids to flow into an area waterway and contaminate it.

“It’s incredibly unfortunate that fracking is even being considered in Maryland at all, regardless of the proposed regulations,” Gutin said. “There is no safe way to frack.”

But the final report proposed a goal for 90 percent of the resulting wastewater to be filtered, recycled and reused in another extraction process.

Russell Dickerson, a university atmospheric and oceanic science professor, co-authored a study published in October

that monitored oil and gas basins in Texas, North Dakota and Montana. The study found that a methane leakage rate of about 3 to 15 percent came from the Eagle Ford formation and 3 to 17 percent from the Bakken formation, adding up to about 170 million cubic feet of gas per day at a 10 percent leakage rate at both sites, according to energy policy publisher E&E Publishing, LLC. Natural gas burns cleaner t h a n coa l whe n u se d for electricity and power, and it produces ha l f as much carbon dioxide per unit of energy burned in comparison with coal. However, if the natural gas is not contained and compressed when mined, a 3 percent methane leakage rate can be just as bad or worse than burning coal, Dickerson said.

Dickerson and other experts are recommending stringent engineering practices to minimize environmental damage, leakages and other fracking issues.

“In an ideal world, we would have a n env i ron menta l ly benign source of power such as solar panels or wind power,” Dickerson said. “But that’s not really the case.” mhorndbk@gmail.com

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based on Hogan’s support for and commitment to the Second Amendment. Larry From PAGE 1 Hogan respects the rule of But several state law- law and the Second Amendmakers disagree about the ment rights of Maryland’s ban. Del. Michael Smigiel law-abiding citizens,” an NRA (R-District 36) introduced news release stated. a bi l l to the House that Hogan repeatedly promwould repeal the Firearm ised throughout the campaign Safety Act and said the law that he would not roll back the infringes on citizens’ right state’s gun control measures, to bear arms. and his spokesman Wednes“It’s easy to defend the day confirmed his position Constitution when it’s not hasn’t changed. under attack,” Smigiel said.

“If we get bogged down on “But you’ve got the blood of tinkering around with law in children and the governor Maryland on controversial comes in and says we’re issues, we’re never going be going to use that as a reason able to work together across to take away your Second party lines to fix our broken Amendment rights.” economy,” said Adam DuSmigiel also gave several bitsky, Hogan’s spokesman. reasons why the law is inefAttorney General-Elect fective, mainly stating that Brian Frosh sponsored the state police background Firearm Safety Act, and he said checks are not consistent he hopes Hogan will stick to with the federal system, so his promises. a criminal could cross state “The Firearm Safety Act lines and purchase guns will save lives throughout our more easily. state,” Frosh said. “We can Breyer Hillegas, president reduce crime, we can reduce of this university’s College injuries and deaths from gun Republicans chapter, said violence as a result of that bill.” he thinks people should Sen. Jim Rosapepe (D-Anne have the right to carry guns Arundel and Prince George’s) because they can protect said he is not worried about people and save lives when Hoga n repea l i ng t he l aw used responsibly. because it would require ap“When a criminal breaks proval from the legislature, the law, you can’t blame which is heavily Democratic. society for an individual’s “This is particularly imactions, that person is ac- portant for people who study countable,” Hillegas said. and work at the University of “It would be great if we could Maryland because we’ve had some way limit the guns for gun violence that affected criminals, but changing people in the community,” the laws only affects the Rosapepe said, citing a Februpeople who abide the laws. ary 2013 murder-suicide near It doesn’t affect the people the campus in which two uniwho are criminals anyway.” versity students were killed.

During this fall’s guber“This is not a theoretical natorial campaign, Demo- issue for those of us who live crats repeatedly attacked in College Park. I think it’s Hogan for his position on important that we work every gun control, specifically way to protect people in the regarding the National Rifle community, College Park and Association’s endorsement the university,” he said. of Hogan.

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throughout the county have yet to follow this requirement, even after notices were sent out.

It might appear impossible for every single company in the area to agree to work with this university on sustainability initiatives, but they should still start proposing their own plans to offer recycling opportunities and improve their recycling rates. Not only would this benefit the environment, but it would also benefit their business.

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Local businesses should provide recycling opportunities and attempt to be as sustainable as this university.

If companies do not submit a recycling plan, they could receive fines of up to $1,000 after Jan. 1. If fines potentially increase, the cost of not recycling might end up being higher than providing recycling opportunities. Hot spots like Bentley’s, for instance, might also be less appealing of a bar option for students — a demographic that local bars rely on to continue business in this area. In

an SGA-sponsored survey, more than half of university students sampled claimed they were more likely to spend money at bars that recycle than those that do not.

Outside of the private sector, local governments can also pass initiatives to make recycling an attractive choice for local businesses. This city offered a $25,000 recycling grant for businesses and multifamily properties this year, but by the Sept. 8 deadline, only a meager two businesses applied. If the city agreed to expand this deadline past January, then businesses and properties could take advantage of this grant, especially since the penalties of not complying with the county bill have become more known throughout the community. This deadline will also come at a time when noncompliant businesses will have to start realizing the costs of not recycling in this county.

This editorial board has praised the work this university has done to promote sustainability, but we can’t truly become a green campus unless our neighbors, local governments and those whom we give business to also emulate the standards we have continually advocated.

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ur university is one of the greenest schools in the country — LEED-certified buildings, water bottle-filling stations, sustainability grants and high recycling rates demonstrate how high of a priority environmentalism is on the campus.

A few blocks off the campus and along Route 1, however, tell a different story. In a June College Park recycling survey, about one-half of the 109 businesses in the city responded that they did not dispose of at least one recyclable item properly at their establishments.

After members of the Student Government Association’s Sustainability Committee corresponded with local bars, only Looney’s Pub and Terrapin’s Turf committed to work with this university to promote sustainability. Other bars — such as Cornerstone Grill and Loft and R.J. Bentley’s — refused to commit.

Though businesses like Cornerstone claim that separating bottles for recycling would be “difficult,” a Prince George’s County Council bill has already mandated that businesses provide recycling opportunities for customers.

But it seems like the bill hasn’t done enough, as businesses

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Brown’s death is not unique. Two weekends ago, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was killed by police in Cleveland responding to calls of the boy threatening people with a gun in a local park. The gun used by Rice was an Airsoft gun with the orange safety indicator removed. Also, a grand jury in New York decided Wednesday to not to bring charges against the NYPD officer who used a chokehold on Eric Garner, 43, resulting in his death caused by a heart attack.

Are the deaths of these individuals tragic consequences of innocent split-second decisions made by police officers? Or are they emblematic of a policing culture that targets black men? I don’t know the answer to that question, but it is important to understand why some people, especially minorities, view them as the latter.

The best way of rebuilding trust between the police and communities is to increase police accountability.

First, police officers on patrol should be required to wear body cameras.

Charges of abusive behavior against police can be supported or dismissed with video records better than by eyewitness accounts. Another major reform would be the creation of independent boards to review the actions of police officers who use lethal force.

There is often the accusation that internal reviews by police departments are meant to protect their own and that the relationship between local prosecutors and police complicates efforts to charge police with a crime.

Establishing a separate review board would mitigate potential bias within the legal system in favor of police.

A vast majority of the time, we can be sure that police officers treat the people they serve with respect and dignity. Adding these reforms would give citizens and police the confidence to work together to reduce crime. This is the kind of trust that police need and the communities they serve deserve.

as officer Darren Wilson guilty of murdering M ichael Brown? It d e p e n ds wh o m yo u a s k. A n ABC News/Washington Post poll taken Tuesday showed that 48 percent of Americans approve of the grand jury’s decision not to bring criminal charges against Wilson, while 45 percent disapprove. Broken down by race, the results are much less balanced.

Fifty-eight percent of white people approve of the grand jury action, compared with just 9 percent of black people and 32 percent of Hispanics.

To be honest, I think most people made up their minds on this issue the day Michael Brown was killed, and I’m not sure if a trial really would have changed anyone’s perspective on Wilson’s actions. Why is this? Generally speaking, why do white people think Wilson did no wrong, while black people think he is a murderer? I believe the answer lies in the relationships that black and white Americans have with police.

The real problem raised by Brown’s death is that there isn’t much trust between police and minority communities in this country, especially in urban areas.

Trust is the most important resource of a police force, and catching criminals depends on good relations between the police and the communities they serve.

So why don’t black people trust police officers?

Maybe that’s not the right way to phrase the question. Putting the blame on black Americans for not trusting police officers puts the ball in the wrong court. Trust is, after all, a two-way street. Even if 99 percent of police officers did their job to perfection, one police officer Sam Wallace is a junior government involved in one shooting is enough and politics major. He can be reached at swallacedbk@gmail.com. to shatter any built-up trust.

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Getting higher in D.C. DANIEL GALITSKY JUNIOR

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ast month, D.C. voters approved legalization of marijuana possession, and city leaders are moving forward with implementing the change. However, Washington needs to “get high” in another sense. Antiquated acts of Congress that impose restrictions on the height of construction in Washington should be changed to allow growth in the city.

After the birth of the United States, Pierre L’Enfant was tasked with designing the capital city. His wide avenues crossing a map dotted with green spaces were influenced by historical Paris. The beauty of his unique design is still visible today.

To maintain the flatness of the city and ensure that the Washington Monument and the Capitol Dome tower over everything else, Congress passed the 1899 and 1910 height acts.

More than a century later, it is time to amend these laws in a way that preserves elegant views but allows the continued development of a modern city.

It would be unthinkable to turn the subdued skyline of Washington into a concrete jungle like New York or simply tack on generic skyscrapers that could be found anywhere in America. Like many European cities, such as London, Paris and Moscow, a designated area for high-rise buildings should be established. It should be done in a way that contributes to

the lively atmosphere of Washington without detracting from its heritage.

Ideal areas for upward growth are those that are located away from the National Mall but are still accessible to the city center. Examples of these spots include the rapidly growing area north of Massachusetts Avenue or south of the Capitol along the Anacostia River. Building upward in these areas would not detract from Washington’s unique qualities but would reinvigorate growth.

To put it simply, the rent is too damn high. Commercial rents in D.C. rival New York, among the most expensive cities in the United States. Housing rents are not far behind. The limit on building heights causes an artificial limit on the supply of real estate, which is reflected in current prices. Expanding buildings to a potential height above 12 floors will satisfy more demand, which could ease rates throughout the Washington metropolitan area. A denser core in Washington could even see rent prices fall in College Park.

High rents also cause many businesses to avoid the city entirely, opting to base themselves in the sprawling suburbs. The flight of private-sector businesses out of Washington is symbolized in places like Tyson’s Corner, Virginia, a hub of taller buildings that forms an ugly scene of snarled traffic and poor community design. If this corporate activity was taking place in a Washington with fewer restrictions, it would create a more vibrant economic scene throughout the region.

A particular focus on residential towers near Washington’s center

would benefit urban life. Many downtown areas are completely dead outside working hours. Bringing more residents into those areas would invigorate the environment, and mixed-use development would give central neighborhoods more character and reduce commutes for workers. Building upward rather than horizontally could save extra space to add parks and community centers or other amenities that benefit the public.

Another negative consequence of the height restrictions actually harms the urban beauty that was meant to be protected in the first place. One only needs to walk along parts of K Street or Pennsylvania Avenue to see the unsightly and boxy structures on both sides. Each building is the same height, pushing against the height limit as the necessity to maximize rentable square footage prevents any architectural variation.

A looser limit on height would break the monotony of uniform buildings in Washington’s core.

More than a century ago, when Congress passed the Height of Buildings Acts, transportation, fire safety standards, engineering capabilities and the economy were completely different. The 130-foot limit on height is now completely arbitrary. By making limited changes to the law without compromising Washington’s identity, the capital city can truly move into the 21st century.

Daniel Galitsky is a junior economics and finance major. He can be reached at dgalitskydbk@gmail.com.

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from a park camera, the public would have been reliant on the testimony of officer Timothy Loehmann, who shot Rice who was wielding a BB gun within two seconds of parking his police car at the scene.

Without the camera footage, we would never know what Loehmann personally saw on the scene or if his assessment of the situation was as irresponsible as it now appears.

Cameras are outreach. Cameras are trust. Cameras will discourage racist actions, explain complicated but justified civilian deaths and be decisive evidence in unjustified civilian deaths.

A common argument is that no other profession faces this level of scrutiny. To this, I don’t have to say much: No other profession encounters direct contact with the public in this scope while armed with a lethal weapon. People who work retail are under more surveillance and they’re only armed with bar code scanners.

Even more aptly, retail cameras are present to deter robbery or shoplifting. If it’s worth watching a store 24/7 because a crime might happen, I think it might be worth it to watch a police officer while on the clock because they are literally out looking for it.

As I said, we’re way ahead of my skeptic schedule. But if Obama wants to see an end to this crackling tension between the police and the public, this can’t be the end of the funding push.

Incentives might need to be created, highway funds might need to be used as leverage and public records laws will need to be adapted or technologically supported, but if we want to live in a civil society, it needs to happen.

t the news that President Obama has requested $263 million in federal funding to assist in the purchase of police body cameras and training, I am elated because I’ve already expressed the benefits of body cameras in a previous column.

I could stand to have more faith, but I wasn’t expecting anything outside of small local efforts for at least another year, much less a solid federal movement.

The funds set aside in the executive proposal would be used to match up to 50 percent of the cost of 50,000 body cameras, estimated to cost $75 million. The funding will also go toward training in the responsible use of paramilitary equipment, much of which has trickled to the police through the Homeland Security preparedness program.

Obama also intends for the funds to address a “simmering distrust” between police and minority communities through outreach.

But training and outreach are intangible solutions. What is tangible is 30 frames per second, eight hours per day. My position hasn’t changed in these three months: If a police officer is armed with a lethal weapon, he or she should be armed with a camera. All the training and outreach in the world are just talk and dithering in comparison.

The shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland could not have been prevented with outreach.

Nor could it have been directly Emma Atlas is a senior government prevented with a body camera. and politics major. She can be reached But without the footage recovered at eatlasdbk@gmail.com.

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ESSAY | THE MOST HATED BAND ON THE INTERNET

Keeping the silver side up The group’s name is a punch line online, but Canadian rock act Nickelback is one of the best-selling artists in music. Is the band a black sheep or dark horse?

By Maeve Dunigan @DBKDiversions For The Diamondback The “bandwagon effect” is a term used to describe the way in which people take the ideas of others as their own. Eventually, this creates a group of people who all agree, even though each individual might not have actually given a substantial amount of thought to the idea at hand. That is, he or she simply goes along with what everyone else is doing.

On the Internet, it’s relatively easy to be swept up in the bandwagon effect. In fact, a perfect example of this influence is the small army of Nickelback-hating memes that dominates parts of the Web. For a very long time now, any joke about horrible music online has somehow correlated to a Nickelback song.

With the release of Nickelback’s newest album No Fixed Address last month, it’s interesting to speculate just how Nickelback manages to remain fairly popular and successful with the album- and ticket-buying

NICKELBACK’s eighth studio album, No Fixed Address, was released in November to scathing online reviews and huge sales. public, despite being the butt of every joke having to do with bad music taste.

It wasn’t always this way. Back in 2005 when hits such as “Photograph” and “Rockstar” were released, Nickelback experienced a lot of success and much less flak from digital haters.

“Sometimes I feel bad that people always make fun of Nickelback, but

for the most part I think it’s kind of funny,” said Natasha Paulmeno, a junior communication and Spanish major who is a fan of Nickelback and particularly enjoyed their music during her days in middle school.

If there’s one person who isn’t letting the Nickelback animosity influence him, it’s Chad Kroeger, the band’s lead singer (he’s the one who seems to always be sporting a

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patchy brown goatee, if that helps narrow it down).

“All these critics, they’re just tireless. They keep ragging on the band.

If they had stopped writing all this stuff about us, there would be no controversy left in the band and we probably would have died out years ago,” Kroeger said in an interview with Pulse of Radio back in October.

Julia Bryant, a freshman journal-

ism major, believes the sentiments Kroeger expressed in the interview to be true.

“I think memes and such make them much more popular,” Bryant said. “Because then people are like, ‘Who is this Nickelback you speak of so poorly; let me go give them a listen’ and boom — one more view.”

Although No Fixed Address hasn’t necessarily gotten stellar reviews, it sits in fourth place in this week’s Billboard 200 top-selling albums, right behind One Direction and Taylor Swift. So maybe Kroeger is right. Maybe what hasn’t killed Nickelback has made them, at least in some way, stronger.

It seems that, for now at least, Nickelback is stuck as one of those things some people just love to hate.

However, this hatred could be the reason Nickelback is still around, because although sticks and stones may break Nickelback’s bones, poorly photoshopped memes will never hurt them. diversionsdbk@gmail.com

LIST | MOST OVERPLAYED CHRISTMAS SONGS

Getting carol-ed away 24/7 holiday radio stations mean overplayed songs every year. From the annoying to the insipid, here are some of the worst seasonal offenders.

By Zoë DiGiorgio @zozoembie Staff writer If you’re from Baltimore, you might be familiar with the radio station 101.9 Lite FM and its annual tradition of pumping the area with more holiday spirit than the Whos down in Whoville by playing Christmas music 24/7 from just before Thanksgiving until the last of the after-Christmas sales wrap up in early January. I’m sure there are other stations around the country that also do this, but everyone in the Baltimore area knows the first time they hear a string of Christmas songs on 101.9 FM that it is officially the holiday season.

However, about halfway through that monthlong period of merriment, people often start to go a bit crazy. After all, humans are only capable of hearing “Jingle Bells” so many times before it stops being enjoyable and starts becoming a

form of torture. I know that after about 20 years of listening to 101.9’s selection of tracks, there are now some songs that grow old after one or two listens each year, especially since I think the station last updated its holiday rotation sometime during the Bush administration. Here is my breakdown of the Christmas songs that go from “holly jolly” to “holy crap, please turn that off” the quickest.

“The Chipmunk Song” David Seville Though this song is an obvious choice, it’s still one of the more obnoxious tunes that I am forced to listen to every year. Perhaps my irritation has something to do with the fact that it’s sung by bunch of high-pitched fictional rodents.

This song was fun to sing along to when we were younger, sure, but once our voices matured and

we stopped naturally being that squeaky, the song got old fast.

“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” - John Lennon The other 11 months of the year I’m not a big John Lennon fan, so his melodramatic Christmas-themed ode to his own activism is just too self-indulgent for my tastes. This song is an absolute snore; I used to tolerate it pretty well, and now I can barely stomach it. Also, the children singing in the background are an earsore, to say the least.

“Wonderful Christmastime” - Paul McCartney Don’t worry; I’m an equal-opportunity Beatles-hater: Lennon wasn’t alone in writing awful Christmas songs. Pretty-boy Paul’s tuneless holiday nightmare

is frightfully repetitive. I’m pretty sure there are only about eight lines in the song repeated throughout the piece, and one of them is “dingdong, ding-dong.” For whatever reason, this song is always in heavy rotation on all Christmas stations.

Please make it stop.

Any cover of “Santa Baby” Let it be known that Ertha Kitt’s “Santa Baby” is perhaps one of the most irreverent holiday songs ever produced, and for that it is absolutely perfect. Kitt’s sultry purr as she sings her list to Santa is both funny and sexy. Everyone else who tries to perform this song loses everything about what makes the original great. The singers come across as too cloying, too whiny or as simply trying too hard to be sexy, which is more annoying than endearing. Readers, if you become

famous musicians, do the world a favor and never cover this song.

“The Christmas Shoes” NewSong I feel like I’m instantly labeling myself a horrible person by putting this song on the list, but this is a basic lesson in rhetoric, people: If you want to convey a powerful message, it’s often better to rein it in and make a concise statement than to keep repeating yourself and laying the pathos on thick. The first two or three times I heard this song I had to choke back tears, but the song quickly became overplayed. Now every time it comes on the radio I change the station, muttering about how the kid was probably in on some sort of black-market shoe ring and the mom was probably fine the whole time. zdigiorgiodbk@gmail.com

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cao From PAGE 1 Cao, who also was awarded Goldwater and Truman scholarships, said the difficulties his family faced when he was a child made him want to give back. Cao launched and runs two tutoring programs at Northwestern High School in Hyattsville. He said his love of hip-hop helps him form relationships with students.

“A lot of the students I work with also listen to hip-hop, so it was a way for me to connect to them,” he said. “Building that initial bridge of trust is really important when you want these kids to think about education.”

Todd Cooke, faculty supervisor for the tutoring programs, said many Northwestern High

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School students cannot imagine ever attending college and that Cao has “been able to inspire them to dream about higher education.”

B e l l a nd ot he r fa c u lt y worked to help Cao through the Rhodes application process, which included an intensive interview and eight recommendation letters. Francis DuVinage, university National Scholarships Office director, said the most competitive applicants begin planning as early as sophomore year.

After the initial application round, finalists from 16 U.S. regions were selected. These finalists then participated in interviews, and two scholars from each region were chosen, Bell said. Bell and DuVinage led mock interview sessions with Cao on his work, interests and

current events to prepare.

“That was Fang sitting in a conference room surrounded by three, four, five, different University of Maryland faculty members interrogating him, trying to get him to slip up,” Bell said, “and Fang got better and better about giving very polished, interesting, intriguing answers.”

Professor Raymond St. Leger, a member of the Integrated Life Sciences living-learning program faculty and an academic mentor to Cao, said that many students in Cao’s position may be afraid or lack the confidence to apply to fellowships like the Rhodes.

“What Fang realized was he just had to knock on the door, and the door would open,” St. Leger said. “He’s ambitious, goal-orientated and he would give it a go.”

fang cao, a senior computer science and physiology and neurobiology major, poses for a portrait.

Cao said he is not sure what career path he will pursue after completing his master’s degree at Oxford.

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“I might become a medical definitely going to leave the anthropologist. I might decide doors open.” to go into research. … I might be a doctor,” he said. “I’m lschapitldbk@gmail.com

SPORTS

McCoy says Big Ten competition provides inspiration Terps use three weeks off to ramp up workouts after two blowout losses

By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Staff writer The Terrapins wrestling team returned from its opening Big Ten road trip unsatisfied with its results.

In two duals with then-No. 19 Wisconsin on Nov. 14 and then-No. 7 Nebraska two days later, the Terps were outscored 70-15 and lost five matches by fall.

Despite a pair of disappointing outcomes, coach Kerry McCoy said the shaky performance in the first two Big Ten matches showed h i s tea m t h e a m o u n t o f work required to compete in the nation’s premier wrestling conference.

And with almost three weeks

between duals — the Terps travel to wrestle Pittsburgh on Dec. 5 — the veteran coach said the wrestlers adopted a newfound work ethic in the practice room and in open competition.

“Once you go through and you have a couple of competitions, then it’s a little easier to say, ‘Hey, this is what we were talking about,’” McCoy said.

“It’s kind of like when you’re dealing with little kids and you say, ‘Don’t touch the stove; it’s hot,’ and they don’t believe it and burn themselves. Sometimes, that’s what happens.”

After opening the year with the Red & Black Wrestle-Offs on Oct. 26, the Terps didn’t have much time to learn from their mistakes. They competed in duals for three straight weekends.

“ONCE YOU GO THROUGH AND YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF COMPETITIONS, THEN IT’S A LITTLE EASIER TO SAY, ‘HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.’ ... IT’S KIND OF LIKE WHEN YOU’RE DEALING WITH LITTLE KIDS AND YOU SAY, ‘DON’T TOUCH THE STOVE; IT’S HOT,’ AND THEY DON’T BELIEVE IT AND BURN THEMSELVES.”

KERRY MCCOY

Terrapins wrestling coach The team began the season with the Terrapin Duals on Nov. 2, in which they dominated lower-level competition — Kutztown and Alderson Broaddus are Division II and Johns Hopkins is Division III. On Nov. 9, the team suffered a close loss to George Mason — a program the Terps traditionally beat — before grappling against the Badgers and Cornhuskers the following weekend.

McCoy said the schedule season was crafted with a purpose.

“It was by design to get that

competition under your belt and understand that if we had our full lineup and 100 percent — everyone’s healthy — at the beginning of the season, I think the results would be a little bit different,” McCoy said.

Against the Patriots, the Terps wrestled without four starters in the lighter weight classes. Moreover, 125-pound Josh Polacek and 149-pound Ben Dorsay missed the team’s next match with Wisconsin.

But after a host of injuries, the Terps will have their full complement of wrestlers

against Pittsburgh. Polacek returned to the mat against Nebraska, and Dorsay, who had been sidelined with a concussion since the Terrapin duals, will return to the startling lineup for Friday’s match.

The seventh-year coach also used the team’s downtime to send wrestlers to compete in open competition. Hoping to solidify the lineup, McCoy sent 141-pound Shyheim Brown, 149-pound Frank Goodwin and heavyweights Sean Twigg and Ryan Kail to the TCNJ Open on Nov. 22.

The tournament provided mixed results. Goodwin, who did not make weight, had to wrestle up a weight class, but Brown still represented the Terps by winning the title. And at 285 pounds, Twigg was one victory away from placing, while Kail suffered a concussion in his first-round bout.

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“The more wrestling experience, the better,” Brown said. “Especially going into the winter season, like December and January. That’s when it gets really tough.”

The Terps will continue to move through an unforgiving schedule as they still have duals with five top-10 squads, including No. 1 Iowa, No. 2 Minnesota and No. 4 Penn State.

But with an extended period of time to ponder what went wrong during the past two defeats, the Terps believe they’ve fixed their miscues and are set to see how they fare in upcoming matches.

“We’ve been grinding a lot more in the room,” 174-pound Josh Snook said. “We’ve prepared well, I think we’re going to have a good showing up against Pitt, so I’m excited for that.” kstackpoledbk@gmail.com

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Terps prepare for postseason berth Eight players earn All-Big Ten honors; four-star 2016 recruit commits

By Daniel Popper @danielrpopper Senior staff writer The Terrapins football team’s regular season came to a close Saturday with a 41-38 loss to Rutgers on Senior Day. It was a disappointing conclusion for coach Randy Edsall and his players, but the group has since turned its sights to the program’s second straight bowl game appearance.

“We didn’t play well collectively as a group,” cornerback Jeremiah Johnson said Saturday. “But we still have one more opportunity to leave that final mark of who we want to be. That’s the only silver lining in this cloud right now.”

Last year, Edsall led the Terps to the Military Bowl and their first postseason since 2010, when now-Scarlet Knights offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen headed the Terps program. Having joined the Big Ten this summer, though, the Terps can no longer qualify for the Military Bowl in 2014, as it features one team from the ACC and one from the American Athletic Conference.

Still, the realignment does provide Edsall’s team with some different options for bowl games across the country.

A win on Saturday would have given the Terps eight wins on the season and made them a viable candidate for some marquee bowls, namely the Outback Bowl, an SEC vs.

Big Ten matchup at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on New Year’s Day.

“WE DIDN’T PLAY WELL COLLECTIVELY AS A GROUP. BUT WE STILL HAVE ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE THAT FINAL MARK OF WHO WE WANT TO BE.” JEREMIAH JOHNSON

Terrapins football cornerback But according to recent projections from a number of media outlets, that proposition appears out of reach after the Terps’ loss to Rutgers.

Those same projections, though, include some potential intriguing matchups for the Terps. The most common prediction has Edsall’s squad playing in the TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, on Jan. 2. That would pit the Terps against a potent SEC foe, likely either No. 12 Ole Miss, No. 19 Auburn or No. 24 LSU — all out of the West division.

Another quality bowl option for the Terps is the Foster Farms Bowl, played at the San Francisco 49ers’ new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. This would pair the Terps with an opponent from the Pac-12. No. 15 UCLA, No. 25 USC and Stanford are all probable candidates.

Other possible landing spots for Edsall’s team include the Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas, Big Ten vs. Conference USA, Dec. 26); Quick Lane Bowl (Detroit, Big Ten vs. ACC, Dec. 26); Pinstripe Bowl (Yankee Stadium, New York, Big Ten vs. ACC/Notre Dame, Dec. 27); Holiday Bowl (San Diego, Big Ten vs. Pac-12, Dec. 27); and Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tennessee, ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC, Dec. 30).

“We are upset about this loss,” defensive end Andre Monroe said Saturday. “But back to the lab, and we’re thankful that we do have one more together as unit. We’re going to take advantage of it.”

POSTSEASON AWARDS Eight Terps earned postseason All-Big Ten honors Monday, including kicker Brad Craddock and cornerback Will Likely, who were both named first team allconference by both the coaches and media members.

Craddock also won the Bakken-Anderson Award as the Big Ten’s Kicker of the Year. On the season, the Australian connected on 18 of his 19 field goal attempts and went 11 of 12 from distances of 40 or more yards. Likely, meanwhile, led the conference in interceptions with six.

Wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who ranked second in the Big Ten in receptions per game (5.8) and fourth in yards per game (72.7), garnered second-team honors from the coaches. Monroe, who ranked second in the conference with 9.5 sacks, was named to the second team by the media.

Safety Sean Davis, inside linebacker Cole Farrand, nose tackle Darius Kilgo and outside

linebacker Yannick Ngakoue all earned honorable mention from the media. Farrand received honorable mention from the coaches, as well.

“I’m excited to see our players recognized by the conference coaches and media for their accomplishments during our first season in the Big Ten,” Edsall said in a release. “I am proud of everything they were able to achieve and this is a great testament to all the hard work and dedication they have put into preparing themselves to play at such a high level.”

RECRUITING TRAIL Edsall and the Terps picked up a highly touted recruit Monday night when 2016 Good Counsel outside linebacker Keandre Jones committed to this university.

The 6-foot-3, 198-pound Jones is listed as a four-star prospect, according to the 247sports.com composite rating. He also had offers from Iowa, Kentucky, Penn State, Virginia and West Virginia.

Jones is the second player to commit to Edsall’s 2016 class. DeMatha running back Lorenzo Harrison, a threestar recruit, committed to the Terps in early September.

Edsall has shown considerable success recruiting at Good Counsel during his fouryear tenure, as Diggs, running back Wes Brown and outside linebacker Jesse Aniebonam all played there. dpopperdbk@gmail.com

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CAVALIERS From PAGE 10

GUARD MELO TRIMBLE rises up for a layup during the Terps’ 76-65 loss to No. 7 Virginia last night at Xfinity Center. christian jenkins/the diamondback

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style created a 34-26 advantage in the paint. And it helped the Fighting Irish earn 34 trips From PAGE 10 to the free-throw line, where from the floor and finished they shot 82.4 percent.

At the other end of the floor, with 21 points while Loyd led the team with 27 points on the Terps struggled to find holes in Notre Dame’s zone defense.

8 of 15 shooting.

“To have an All-American They entered the game with the like Jewell Loyd, she makes so third-best field goal percentage many great plays,” Frese said. in the country but missed 14 of Notre Dame’s aggressive their first 16 attempts against

points. Wiley’s basket marked the Terps’ first score in more than three minutes.

That lack of consistent scoring early on and an uneven defensive performance proved to be the Terps’ downfall in a 76-65 loss to former conference foe Virginia in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

The crowd packed the building, and the Terps, who earned a spot in the national rankings Monday for the first time since 2010, hung around for much of the night. But as guard Dez Wells, their leading scorer the past two seasons, watched from the bench with his right arm in a sling and another injured returning starter, forward Evan Smotrycz, sat two seats to Wells’ left, the Terps couldn’t do enough against the nation’s top-ranked defense to avoid their first loss.

“It was a tough matchup for us where we are right now with our team, but we didn’t quit,” coach Mark Turgeon said. “We kept trying to respond, and I think we’ll be a better team because we played Virginia tonight because they’re really good.”

Added Wiley: “I’m still confident in the team because of how we lost. It wasn’t a blowout, and we were missing a couple key guys.”

“YOU’RE NOT GOING TO WIN GAMES AGAINST GREAT COMPETITION WITH THAT KIND OF START.” BRENDA FRESE

Terrapins women’s basketball coach the Fighting Irish.

“We kind of struggled getting the ball inside,” guard Lexie Brown said. “We were taking a lot of rushed, forced

outside shots.”

After trailing by 20 points at the break, the Terps offense settled into a rhythm in the second half, but the defense

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Guard Melo Trimble (16 points) and forward Jake Layman (14 points) picked up the slack with the two starters sidelined, but the Terps (7-1) shot 40 percent from the field and allowed the Cavaliers (8-0) to shoot 53.1 percent.

Virginia was able to establish its patented methodical pace from the opening tip.

Four minutes passed before Trimble got the Terps on the board with a floater in the lane.

“We have to get off to better starts; we need to play better defense and to just play hard for 40 minutes,” guard Richaud Pack said. “I don’t think we played hard for 40 minutes.”

There were encouraging moments for the Terps, though.

After his layup through contact sent the fans into f re n z y, Wi l ey d ra i n e d a 3-pointer to provide the Terps offense with a slight spark. The team never trailed by more than 12 points in the first half, but with guard Justin Anderson — who once verbally committed to the Terps — leading Virginia’s offense, Turgeon’s team never pieced together a significant run in the opening 20 minutes.

The Terps entered halftime trailing 37-29, and Layman gave the building a jolt with a pair of thunderous dunks to open the second half. But Virginia had an answer to the

failed to slow the hot-shooting Notre Dame squad. With the Terps unable to get consistent stops at the defensive end, they never cut the deficit to less than 17 points in the second half.

Brown and guard Laurin Mincy both poured in 20 points to lead the Terps, but the early hole caused by the turnovers proved insurmount-

electric slams, and the Cavaliers offense got hot in the second half to fend off each Terps comeback attempt the rest of the way.

“They came into this game struggling offensively, and we gave them too many layups,” Turgeon said. “Our defense wasn’t good enough for us to beat a team like Virginia.”

With 10:05 remaining in the game, Trimble dribbled through Virginia’s defense and finished an off-balance layup to trim the Cavaliers’ lead to 54-44, drawing a loud cheer.

But then Virginia clamped down and pieced together a 7-0 run as the Terps went three minutes, 25 seconds without a field goal.

That dominant string of defending both encapsulated and sealed Virginia’s triumph in Xfinity Center. Virginia guard Malcolm Brogdon drilled a 3-pointer from the top of the arc with about four minutes left that pushed the team’s lead to 14 and served as the backbreaker.

The Terps, who lean heavily on four freshmen contributors, will have other chances to claim a marquee win at home this season.

But for that, the team and its fans will have to wait.

“We haven’t seen anything like [Virginia] yet,” Turgeon said. “It was kind of an eyeopener for our new players.” akasinitzdbk@gmail.com

able. Their offensive production couldn’t prevent Notre Dame from handing the Terps their first-ever ACC/Big Ten Challenge loss.

“They go for the knock out punch early,” Frese said. “They try to mentally get into your mind early, and they definitely did that to us tonight.” rbaillargeondbk@gmail.com

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | No. 2 IRISH 92, No. 15 TERPS 72

MEN’S BASKETBALL | No. 7 CAVALIERS 76, No. 21 TERPS 65

Mistakes prove costly in Final Four rematch Terps commit 13 first-half turnovers, can’t find offensive rhythm in loss to Notre Dame

By Ryan Baillargeon @RyanBaillargeon Staff writer

GUARD RICHAUD PACK tries to dribble around a Virginia defender during the Terps’ 76-65 loss at Xfinity Center last night.

With 12:13 remaining in the first half of the Terrapins women’s basketball game against No. 2 Notre Dame last night, center Brionna Jones pulled down a defensive rebound.

The sophomore turned to pass the ball to Kristen Confroy, but the guard had already started running down the court, and Jones’ pass bounced into the Terps bench.

The careless error came in the midst of a 17-2 Fighting Irish run that helped them jump out to a 15-point lead. And the giveaway was just one of 13 miscues in the first half that highlighted a sloppy opening 20 minutes from the No. 15 Terps, whose 2013-14 season ended with a loss to Notre Dame in the Final Four.

The Fighting Irish never allowed the Terps within 13 points after the opening run, and they coasted to a 92-72 win in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

“You’re not going to win games against great competition with those kind of starts,” coach Brenda Frese said.

The Terps sought to rectify their play this time around against Notre Dame, but where they displayed improvement in one area from the previous bout, they struggled in a new one.

After being outrebounded by a Final Four record-setting 29 boards in April, the Terps (6-2) claimed five more boards than the Fighting Irish (8-0) in the first half Wednesday.

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PRESSED FOR POINTS Without Wells, Smotrycz, Terps fail to overcome top-ranked Virginia defense

By Aaron Kasinitz @AaronKazreports Senior staff writer Just after Terrapins men’s basketball guard Dion Wiley sliced toward the rim, absorbed contact from a Virginia defender and laid the ball through the hoop, many of the announced 15,371 at Xfinity Center last night popped out of their seats and

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helped fill the arena with a roar.

Most of those fans were red-clad Terps supporters who had waited about four and a half years for the building to house a matchup between ranked teams.

But before Wiley’s and-1 with 10:17 left in the first half of the No. 21 Terps’ tilt against No. 7 Virginia, they had also been waiting a while for something else: See CAVALIERS, Page 9

17 turnovers

the Terps compiled in the loss to the Fighting Irish

27 points Notre Dame guard Jewell Loyd scored in 29 minutes during the win

58 percent the Fighting Irish shot from the field compared with 41 percent for the Terps Three Terps players grabbed at least three offensive rebounds, but poor shooting prevented the team from capitalizing on the extra possessions.

In addition, turnovers like Jones’ plagued the Terps. Frese’s squad matched their turnover total of 13 from the Final Four game in the first half alone Wednesday. The Terps cleaned up their offense in the second half, but by then it was too late.

“Our turnovers, I think, are a big concern,” Frese said. “We have got to be able to have better possessions.”

The Terps opened the game in a 2-3 zone in an attempt to slow down Notre Dame, which entered the contest leading the nation with 95.1 points per game. But the Fighting Irish frequently found their way into the paint against the zone, led by guard Jewell Loyd and forward Taya Reimer.

Reimer made her first six shots See IRISH, Page 9

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