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Smoking ban may cost USM Bill would limit state tax money to system

By Jim Bach @thedbk Senior staff writer

aboveground utilities could transform through a city redevelopment project. james levin/the diamondback

City Council to decide fate of utilities

Almost a year after the University Senate passed measures to limit smoking on the campus, the state General Assembly is hearing a bill that would make the University System of Maryland pay for smoking bans at its institutions.

A bill introduced by Del. John Wood (D-Charles and St. Mary’s) and backed by tobacco lobbyist Bruce Bereano would reduce the amount of money going to universities that adopt “smoke-free” policies. The deduction would be proportionate to the amount of revenue the state receives from tobacco taxes, which accounts for 2.8 percent of the state’s total revenue, according to recent state projections. If the bill passes, university system funds would take a similar hit percentagewise, which equates to about $33.8 million in fiscal year 2015.

By enacting smoking bans and l i m itations, supporters a rg ue, universities are limiting tobacco product sales in the area and the amount of tax revenue the state generates. If universities want to adopt such policies, Bereano said, they shouldn’t also be allowed to take state money that might have been generated through the tax.

“While they’re impacting that revenue stream, they’re getting all the ‘dirty money,’” Bereano told the House Appropriations Committee in Annapolis on Thursday. “Entities that make public policy decisions that have revenue and fiscal

Officials weigh options for underground costs

By Ellie Silverman @esilverman11 Senior staff writer In eight days, the College Park City Council must tell the State Highway Administration whether it wants to accept, reject or postpone a move to begin undergrounding utilities as part of a Route 1 redevelopment plan.

City officials are eager to set the project in motion, but they’re concerned about the $14 million price tag. To mitigate the cost, the council unanimously voted at the March 11 work session to send a letter to Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker requesting the county establish a tax increment fi nancing district for the utilities project.

“We’re limited in terms of the amount that we can borrow as a city, so we are looking at different ways we would be able to fund that undergrounding,” District 1 Councilman Patrick Wojahn said.

If the county agrees to establish a TIF district, the city will issue bonds to generate the necessary funds to pay

FORWARD ALYSSA THOMAS became the all-time leading scorer in Terps basketball history yesterday against Army.

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OPENING STRONG Terps bounce Army in NCAA tournament first round; Thomas surpasses scoring record

By Paul Pierre-Louis @PaulPierreLouis Staff writer Alyssa Thomas was five points away from another historic milestone.

But as the Terrapins women’s basketball forward inched closer to Juan Dixon’s all-time school scoring record, the team’s 18-15 deficit to Army in a first-round NCAA tournament matchup was her first concern.

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During a timeout with 9:09 remaining in the first half, the three-time ACC Player of the Year spoke in the huddle, assuring the team it had plenty of time to turn things around, and shortly thereafter, the See knights, Page 6

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International students learn language, life

Sustainability partnership plans solar panel purchases

By Grace Toohey @grace_2e Staff writer

ESOL conversations unite different cultures

By Erin Serpico @erin_serpico Staff writer Adam Lax knows it’s difficult for international students to be in an environment surrounded by people speaking a different native language.

The graduate student experienced this challenge after living in China for three years. But now, he’s the coordinator of this university’s English for Speakers of Other Languages conversation program and trying to alleviate such problems for other students.

The ESOL conversation program brings together students from different countries to exchange their

volunteers for the university’s English for Speakers of Other Languages conversation program gather at a party at the fall semester’s end. The free program helps international students. photo courtesy of esol program cultural backgrounds and Englishspeaking skills, Lax said.

“Most international students, particularly those whose fi rst language is not English, encounter additional hurdles/challenges in pursuing their academic success in the U.S. in comparison to their domestic counterparts,” ESOL counselor Yi-Jiun Lin wrote in an email.

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through the counseling center’s Learning Assistance Service that pairs a student with an English-speaking volunteer or forms groups of about eight students. The pairs and groups meet for 10 one-hour sessions each semester, conversing and practicing English and trying to understand American culture, Lax said.

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When a university bus reading, “Hey CO2, Fear the Turtle,” passed research scientist Bob Bartolo on the campus, he figured this community could quickly warm up to solar energy.

Bartolo then decided to bring Community Power Network, a Washington-based renewable energy nonprofit, to the attention of this university’s Office of Sustainability. Together, they began planning a bulk purchase of solar panels for the College Park community.

The network has organized 10 group solar purchases in the Washington metropolitan area since 2009, CPN officials said, to the benefit of customers, installers, local jobs and the environment.

CPN executive director Anya Schoolman tried to install solar panels on her own in 2006 but found the process overwhelming and expensive, she said. She started planning and organizing the first group purchase, which happened three years later and included 45 homes in Washington.

T he network has refi ned the purchasing process. It does all the research for a group, fi nding companies that install solar panels and seeking out proposals. Then the group votes to select a bid, and the chosen company completes the installations at a reduced rate.

“We really stay with the homeowners all the way through the process and help them,” Schoolman said. “You have the support to do it.

It’s easier and cheaper to do it, which is the bottom line.”

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COUNCIL From PAGE 1 for the Route 1 project. The repayment of the bonds will come from the anticipated higher property taxes generated from the improvements.

T he incremental higher taxes will be used to pay back the bonds, and once the bondholders are reimbursed, the city will retain the property tax revenue.

The county has agreed to put $4 million toward this project, leaving $10 million for the city to finance. But even if the county agrees to establish a TIF district in addition to the $4 million commitment, Wojahn said the city still would need more funding sources for this project.

“Four million dollars of funds towards the under-

grounding — which is very generous and it certainly would help the goal — but it’s not enough, and it’s not enough even with the tax increment fi nancing,” Wojahn said. “So we’re still looking at a significant gap we need to fill in order to accomplish the undergrounding.”

Terry Schum, city planning director, said she isn’t certain the county will agree to establishing a TIF district.

While the city waits for a response, officials are looking into other fi nancing options, such as a possible partnership with power company Pepco or other grants from the state or federal level.

“While we think it’s good for the city and the county, of course, because it helps facilitate redevelopment and it provides the public improvement needed to support the private

development, the county, to my knowledge, has never … done tax increment financing on a district-wide basis.

They do it on a project basis,” Schum said.

Without the city securing additional funding, District 1 Councilman Fazlul Kabir said he anticipates the council will not move forward with undergrounding utilities and instead will stick with the original Route 1 redevelopment plan.

In the original plan, the SHA planned to move utility poles a few feet back from the road, which also would cost the city several million dollars.

“It just seems unfortunate that instead of relocating them above ground, that we can’t take advantage of this opportunity to put them underground,” Schum said.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS want to install underground utilities along Route 1 as part of a redevelopment plan.

A study presented to Washington’s planning office by desig n a nd strateg y f i rm Streetsense to evaluate the “essential elements of outstanding retail areas” found that every successful retail s t re e t h a d u n d e rg ro u n d utilities, a fact Wojahn used to emphasize the benefits of this project.

“It’s something a lot of us on the council would like to see happen, but it’s diffi cult to see it forward with our current options,” Wojahn said. “I hope that we can fi nd a way to do this.”

With the April 1 deadline approaching, the council has limited time to reach a decision — at least if they want to

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SMOKING From PAGE 1 consequences should live with those and be realistic, not be hypocritical, and be consistent, so this is a bill to really help the colleges and universities be consistent and be pure to themselves.”

In June, this university joined the university system in implementing a policy to ban smoking on the campus, i ndoors a nd outdoors, as well as in school vehicles.

However, the ban isn’t universal and there are some e xc ep t ion s, s u ch a s t h i s university’s four designated smoking areas.

“We just don’t want smoking all over the place and this is something that has been overwhelmingly supported by students, staff, faculty,” System Government Relations Vice Chancellor P.J. Hogan said.

ESOL From PAGE 1 “Overall, the goal is to help,” he said. “Most students enjoy it, and numbers have gone up.”

While Lax acknowledges that the program is not a formal English class, it does benefit internationa l students at this university.

“A big thing is cultural exchange,” he said. “[The program] is not there to teach English — it’s more of a way to practice English conversational skills.”

While the program proves rewarding, if it were better advertised and funded, it might be easier to recruit more volunteers, said Chen Zhang, a graduate student who has been participating in the program for two semesters. He came to this country from China in 2010.

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Ba r tolo held a sem i n a r on solar energy a couple of years ago, which led him to Schoolman’s team and the n at ionw id e sol a r energ y movement. He said he hopes this university’s project will gain more attention. They are planning one more meeting a nd i ncreased advertisements until June 7, the last day to sign up.

“People have seen them, so they are aware of solar panels, but they obviously don’t know a lot about them,” Ba r tolo sa id. “It’s not as natural a process to buy solar panels as it is to buy a car or buy a new TV. It’s a little bit of a foreign technology for a lot of people, so I think overcoming that is something we can work on.”

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Homeowners save about 30 percent by purchasing in a group, because the company can save on advertisements knowing they have guaranteed installations, Bartolo said. But once solar panels are installed and then connected to the grid, homeowners will continue to save money.

“Most people produce somewhere between a third and two-thirds of their electricity from their solar [panels],” Schoolman said. “There’s different years to the payback, but in the end it’s a money-saver for all the participants.”

There’s an environmental benefit too, Schoolman said.

“The more solar that we have, it helps us to reduce pollution and address climate change,” said Emily Stiever, C P N p r o g r a m d i r e c t o r.

“It’s also a way promote a vibrant local economy, since we’re work i ng w ith loca l companies.”

The first meeting for the College Park group purchase was in December. Seventeen people have signed up to go solar, including university faculty and staff, though the commitment is not binding.

Schoolman hopes about 30 people will have signed up by the end of the month, though the group needs a minimum of 20 houses for the discount.

Grant Klein, a 2013 university alumnus, works for the network as solar bulk purchases program manager and said he enjoys connecting his work with his alma mater.

“It should engage the community around something; it can galvanize that sense of community feel that I know College Park is always striving for,” Klein said. “It will help lower their electricity bills,

wishing to participate would be unable to register, and with too many participants for each volunteer, “the quality of the program goes down,” said Xinchen Hu, a December 2013 alumna.

Hu, who completed her undergraduate study in China, came to this country in August 2012. During her second year of graduate study, she joined the ESOL conversation program after hearing about it from a friend.

“My friend told me it’s very useful to practice your English with native speakers, so I participated,” Hu said. “We don’t have too many American friends who are students. … We need a lot of opportunities to practice English.”

Aggie Hu, an intern with the ESOL conversation program and international graduate student has been working with the program since October and

also serves as a volunteer for the program.

She sa id it has “a lways been the case” to have more participants than volunteers, mainly because the service is a valuable resource to students, but volunteers need to fi nd time to commit to it.

With more outreach and promotion, she said more volunteers might come forward.

“Even with me, my English is better than many of my Chinese classmates,” Hu said. “But it’s even hard for me. So I can understand their experience. … I really want to better the ESOL program and offer more opportunities where they can come out and really integrate in the American university.”

Other programs offered through the Career Center and Counseling Center, such as the International Students Group provide resources to these students academically

or emotionally.

Lin, who leads the Counseling Center group, wrote it provides a safe environment for any international students to talk about socialization, cultural exchange and adjustment to the campus.

It i s a “closed g roup,” meaning once it fills up for the semester, they won’t take new members until the following one, Lin wrote. They address anything group members bring up, including issues such as cultural adjustment, career concerns, distress or racial discrimination.

“The nature of closed group is to ensure safety and trust in the group as well as the opportunity to form deeper connection with other group members,” Lin wrote.

Lin also agrees that this university could do more for the underserved population but wrote the university created

the International Undergraduate Student Task Force after acknowledging the increasing number of international students on the campus.

“We just need to get a bit more creative about this,” Lin wrote.

Linda Clement, student affairs vice president, put the task force together two years ago to try to improve the experience international students have at this university. Clement said she had concerns about the experience students had here and wanted to work on improving it.

Clement said she was not aware of any plans this semester for additional programs.

While he acknowledged the university tries to support international students, Lax said he thinks more can be done.

“I don’t know if [international students] are supported enough,” Lax said.

Hogan was also skeptical that the university benefits from tobacco product revenues. He said it’s difficult to know exactly how much of the state’s higher education funding, at more than $1 billion each year, comes directly from these revenues.

“The dollars don’t have l it t l e s e r i a l n u m b e rs o n them, where you can say, ‘This dollar was generated by a sale of a package of cigarettes,’ and trace it,” Hogan said. “The whole discussion is a little strange.”

At a committee hearing for the bill, Del. Mary Washington (D-Baltimore City) said she found the bill unfair, in that tobacco companies took so long to disclose the negative health impacts of their products, but universities might be forced to pay for responding to those health revelations.

“We see a bill where aca-

demic institutions are targeted to bear the brunt, and what amounts to sanctions, for engag i ng what they actually believe based on now-revealed evidence” about the dangers of not only smoking, but also secondhand smoke, Washington said at the hearing.

Wood sa id the money col lected f rom tobacco products should be earmarked for public health purposes, and Hogan a rg ued that i f that is the case, the university system would be a perfect candidate to receive the money.

“We provide smoking cessation programs. We have the school of public health, a medical school — there is money going to health-related programs,” Hogan said.

are] very shy — they don’t want to speak too much,” Zhang said. “It’s a huge program. We have a lot of people. … They need help.”

Within the ESOL program, participants tend to outnumber volunteers, Lax said.

Participating in the program as a volunteer is a semester-long commitment, and student interest is steadily increasing, he said. In the fall semester, the program had about 66 volunteers and 188 students enrolled, he said.

There is also not enough funding for the program, Lax said, and because funds are limited, it’s hard to hold events and specialized programs to further students’ success.

“If there was funding for it, it could stand on its own,” he said.

An influx of students enrolling in the program without a similar influx in volunteers could mean some students

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Changing our consumption habits for the better

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atural resources: a fairly ominous conversation starter, along with “the economy,” “homeland security” and “vegetables.” As soon as numbers and statistics about our depleted natural resources start flying, I feel like I’m being chastised for allowing the destruction of the Earth. Here are a few of the most shocking: Onethird of the planet’s natural resources base has been consumed in the past three decades; global iron ore demand is set to double to 3.5 billion tons per year by 2030 and, in the United States, about 95 percent of our forests have been used for logging at least once.

Well, those facts are kind of heavy, Marty McFly! And you know what most of our resources end up becoming when we decide we’re done with them? Trash!

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, America produced 251 million tons of trash in 2012, equivalent to 4,798 Titanics. And what happens to that trash? It either sits in a landfill occupying space, seeping into

our groundwater and making towns smell really bad, or it is incinerated and releases harmful toxins into our air.

Most people think we recycle the majority of our waste, but the EPA states that 32 million tons of plastic waste was generated in the U.S. in 2012, and only 9 percent was recycled.

Well, it’s time to pick up that hoverboard and hop on that train, because we’re going to take the dismal future of environmental catastrophe and put it behind us, as if Doc Brown had a modified Prius instead of a DeLorean!

Because, the thing is, natural resources are finite. But because we interact with resources in our lives in such a complex manner, we cannot simply assess each resource with a countdown to zero. We lack a definitive amount of how much we have left of any particular resource, so we end up overconsuming them. According to a joint study by the World Wildlife Fund, Global Footprint Network and the Zoological Society of London, the

global community is using renewable resources at a rate that would take 1.5 Earths to sustain. That means we are using nature’s resources 50 percent faster than it can handle.

And if population growth and consumption trends continue, we will need two planets’ worth of resources to sustain our annual consumption by 2030. Try as they might, NASA has yet to stumble upon a spare Earth floating around.

12 percent of the world’s population, account for 60 percent of the world’s private consumption expenditures.

So maybe it makes sense that a lot of the burden to change consumer habits rests on Americans, as we’re some of the biggest contributors to the issue.

Obviously, large corporations have much more control over this issue than the average Joe, but it’s important to realize large-scale change won’t happen all at once, and starting with individual change will get the ball It’s similar to when you get “Right now, as individuals, we re- rolling. hit with a seemingly insurmountable ally ought to make adjustments to workload with exams, homework, applications and papers. Stubbornly our mindsets when it comes to our refusing to do any of it would be silly; rather, you take it on piece by piece current rate of consumption.” until it’s done. So right now, as individuals, we really ought to make And unfortunately, global con- adjustments to our mindsets when it sumption of natural resources is not comes to our current rate of natural equally distributed around the world. resource consumption.

An annual World Watch Institute So for this one week, stay away from report reveals that North America and using single-use plastic and paper Western Europe, which are home to just products, try not to waste any food,

make sure to recycle and compost correctly, and if you have to print something, make sure to print doublesided. We all have the power to reduce our impact on this planet we share, and as my taekwondo master used to say, “Leave this place cleaner than you found it, or we’ll be doing 200 knuckle push-ups on the tarmac!” Here’s to you, Master Phil — dire consequences to inaction make environmentalists out of all of us.

Resources Week, the first week of the “What Will YOU(md) Do?” sustainability pledge, kicks off Wednesday and runs through April 1.

During this week, choose to bring the issue of diminishing resources into your life and pledge to reduce your consumption. Learn more and take the pledge at www.whatwillyoumddo.org.

Kyle Vaughan is a sophomore government and politics major and a member of the Student Government Association’s sustainability committee. He can be contacted at jettvance@gmail.com.

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Snow day needs spring equivalent Days off shouldn’t be limited to winter DAVE STROH This semester has been filled with inclement weather, and snow and ice have led to many canceled classes. These snow days have been necessary in most cases as travel to and from the campus would have been dangerous for many commuter students and faculty members. While these unexpected breaks from class have been helpful and perhaps enjoyable for most students, I believe nice weather also should be a reason for class cancellations.

Don’t get me wrong, snow days can be a lot of fun, but after students spend one or two days stuck indoors, these unscheduled breaks can become rather monotonous.

The dreary cold and inevitable wind that come with snowstorms can make walking from dorm to dorm a bleak prospect, and who wants to be snowed in alone?

Snow days are necessary to ensure the safety of the campus community, but a day off from school

when you can’t do anything fun isn’t much different from a day stuck in class.

An occasional day off for nice weather would have enormous benefits for students and faculty alike.

With this university’s spring break falling so early in the year — only a few days on break actually falling within the spring season — this area’s weather is typically cold and unpleasant.

Students are forced to spend large sums of money to travel if they want to enjoy warm, spring-like weather. A nice day off here and there would give students the opportunity to enjoy this area without having to bundle up or risk hypothermia.

Moreover, morale on the campus would be lifted greatly by the occasional nice weather day. Imagine taking a day off simply to enjoy the weather with your friends. Students would flock to McKeldin Mall and other areas around the campus to play games and sports without worrying about getting to class on time. This exercise and outdoor activity would reduce students’ stress and help them focus

during exams and finals. The boost in morale would improve studentteacher interactions in class as both professors and pupils would have enjoyed a stress-free break.

Let’s be honest: We have all had that urge to skip a long lecture when the weather is especially n i c e . Now l e t’s b e eve n m o re honest: Many of us have succumbed to the urge and skipped, only to feel guilty for ditching class or find out we missed important information. Knowing a “nice weather day” is approaching would ensure students are in class on normal days and would alleviate the urge to skip classes.

The administration should realize the benefits that breaks for good weather would have on the campus community. Stress and lack of physical activity can be just as dangerous to students’ health as slipping on ice. So with the recent emphasis on students’ physical and mental health, a few days off for good weather seems like a no-brainer.

Dave Stroh is a senior English m a j o r. H e c a n b e re a c h e d a t dstrohdbk@gmail.com.

When streaks of violence occur throughout our nation’s schools, it makes sense that we would react assertively. Images of Columbine, Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook come to mind when we think about trying to create a safer environment. We blame ourselves entirely for school shootings and assaults, so we think zero tolerance toward any form of violence on school campuses is the best solution.

The idea of zero-tolerance policies, or punishing anyone who breaks a rule regardless of circumstances, is more a way for school administrators to feel better about themselves for addressing violence than a means of actually deterring violence. Though presumed to be policies that address students in only the K-12 system, recent incidents at the college level (as well as preschools, sadly) show ineffective policies can permeate educational institutions at any level.

In Anne Arundel County, a 7-year-old boy was suspended for chewing a Pop-Tart-like pastry into the shape of a gun. In Florida, a seventh-grader was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery for hitting a friend in the head with a Tootsie Pop, and in Louisiana, a group of teenage girls were strangely suspended for singing Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror” in the school cafeteria.

In August, the entire Towson University cheerleading team was suspended for hazing newcomers, an incident caused by a select number of veteran cheerleaders. In response to fraternity hazing at this university, Salisbury University and Towson, the Maryland General Assembly is considering a bill to raise the criminal fine for hazing from $500 to $5,000.

At the college level, instances of sexual assault and hazing obviously should be taken seriously, but that doesn’t mean we should look at every incident with the same level of severity. The problem with zero-tolerance policies is they treat every instance of

“violence” the same way, thus erasing lines between childish play and serious crimes.

Should all members of a cheerleading squad or fraternity be punished for the acts of a few? Should throwing a lollipop at someone’s face receive the same punishment as throwing a punch?

Recent data show that zero-tolerance policies are not just ineffective in execution but also discriminatory toward minorities. According to a recent study by the U.S. Education and Justice departments, black students composed 35 percent of students who had been suspended once, 44 percent who had been suspended more than once and 36 percent who had been expelled, even though black students represent only 15 percent of those in the Civil Rights Data Collection. More than 50 percent of students who were involved in school-related arrests or referred to law enforcement are Hispanic or black. This study suggests the large racial disparities in suspensions and expulsions “are not explained by more frequent or more serious misbehavior by students of color.” Further, another study found “95 percent of out-of-school suspensions were for nonviolent, minor disruptions.”

The biggest downside of zero-tolerance policies is that they result in unintended consequences. According to a 2008 American Psychological Association study, school suspensions and expulsions are “moderately associated with a higher likelihood of school dropout and failure to graduate on time” and seemingly predict greater future misconduct.

Unlike zero tolerance, an individualized format of punishment for misbehavior would allow us to weigh the severity of an action rather than brashly label it an act of violence.

If this state — or any other, for that matter — wants to deter violence on its school campuses, the first step is to acknowledge that misbehavior comes in different shapes and sizes. Otherwise, we prevent ourselves (and other students) from looking at acts of serious violence as unique, dangerous cases.

Caroline Carlson is a junior government and politics and information systems major. She can be reached at ccarlsondbk@gmail.com.

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KNIGHTS From PAGE 1 Terps settled their nerves.

T hey retu rned to the u p-te m p o o f fe n s e a n d sol id defen se t h at led to m a ny of t h e i r w i n s t h i s season. Six minutes later, Thomas sank a free throw to b e c o m e t h e h i g h e s ts c o r i n g p l a y e r i n Te r p s basketball history.

And behind a dominant ru n m inutes before ha l ftime, the No. 4-seed Terps b e a t N o. 13-s e e d A r m y, 90-52, Sunday afternoon at Comcast Center, setting up a round of 32 matchup

T uesday against No. 5-seed Texas.

“We had a lot of nerves in the beginning, and we weren’t really getting out in transition,” Thomas said. “Once we started getting stops and getting rebounds and just pushing the ball and picking up tempo, it just opened it up a lot for us.”

The Terps ended the first half on a 20-0 run in the final five minutes, which helped them cruise to a lopsided victory despite a seesawing opening 12 minutes. Thomas finished with 13 points — bringing her career tally to 2,271 points — and grabbed 14 rebounds.

During the Terps’ slim

loss in the ACC quarterfinals on March 7, they shot 59.1 percent from the freethrow line and 1-of-12 from three-point range. After a more than two-week layoff entering the NCAA tournament, the Terps (25-6) shot 7-of-13 beyond the arc and 72.2 percent from the line.

Guard Lexie Brown led the team with 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the field, while guard Katie Rutan boosted the Terps offense in the second frame and finished with 11 points.

“After we got the jitters out to start the game and both teams were really fi red up, I thought we were able to really

show what really separates us and makes us special,” coach Brenda Frese said.

It took some time for the Terps to get comfortable, though. Army guard Kelsey Minato, who finished with 27 points, sank a 3-pointer from the left side to cap an 8-1 run that gave the Black Knights that 18-15 edge, causing their bench to erupt in celebration. After a Terps timeout and Thomas’ calming words, however, the Black Knights scored two points in the remaining nine minutes of the first half.

A r my st r ugg led to get into their offensive sets as the Terps ramped up their defensive pressure to force

four turnovers in the last five minutes of the fi rst half. And the Terps took advantage.

Brow n h it a 3-p oi nter to make it 35-20. After the sharpshooter hit another three on the next possession, the Terps smiled and clapped as they jogged back on defense.

“It was a lot of fun,” Brown sa id. “We had two g reat weeks of practices. We were a little nervous because of the stage, but when we got rolling, we were hard to stop.”

W i t h a 4 4-2 0 l e a d t o start the second frame, the Terps shot better than 65.5 percent from the field i n the second period, includ-

i n g 4-of-5 f rom b eyond the arc. By 12:25, they led 63-33, and Frese substituted Thomas for the final time of the afternoon.

W hile Thomas’ leadership ignited a pivotal scoring run, her latest milestone left another memorable imprint on the program as the Terps move on to the round of 32.

“From Alyssa’s end, for her to break the all-time record at home is fitting in front of such a tremendous crowd today,” Frese said. “With the help of her teammates, obviously [she] continues to lead us to great things.” ppierrelouisdbk@gmail.com

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Acco rd i n g to Charlie’s mother, Lynne Danoff, the book included cartoons of all his favorite things, including his family members.

New student group writes, illustrates books for hospitalized children “There was even a part where he is rescuing a cat from which students are encouraged to “do

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For The Diamondback Baer, Gift to Uplift’s team leader, book, Charlie, pictured here, also On Thursday, freshman physiol- said the group’s goal is to create care received a firefighter-themed colorogy and neurobiology major Adrienne packages for children with “life- ing book and a toy helicopter.

Though Charlie is no longer in the Baer traveled to Pennsylvania. She changing” medical conditions. The was delivering a care package to her packages’ main component is a hospital, his family plans to take him 2-year-old cousin, Charlie Danoff, custom book Gift to Uplift members back in May for an echocardiogram who has been in and out of the hos- write and illustrate based on each and an ultrasound, which he gets pital since birth to treat a severe heart child’s interests and aspirations. Baer every six months.

“We keep our fingers crossed said the group spends time with the condition.

Charlie who has had two open- children’s families to get to know them he doesn’t have to go in again for another procedure for a while,” heart surgeries, was the first to receive and make the books more personal.

Gift to Uplift plans to make each Danoff said. a present from the new philanthropic The package will make it into his venture Gift to Uplift. The organiza- child the main character of his or her tion was created by a group of eight book. The group decided to depict hospital bag if he has another surgery, students for this year’s Do Good Chal- Charlie as a firefighter because he has she added.

“I’m hoping [the care package] lenge, an eight-week competition in always loved the profession, Baer said.

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Baer said Charlie inspired her to Sophomore physiology and neucreate Gift to Uplift. She explained robiology major Natasha Duggal said how difficult it is for children to each group member worked over maintain a positive outlook in tough spring break to further the project. situations because they often don’t Duggal is in charge of outreach for understand what’s happening.

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THE “I’S” HAVE IT! > Developing a technique to predict wildfires globally.

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Sheptock falls to Penn State’s Ruth in national final Senior loses to three-time champ, 7-2, in final match of career, Terps finish 20th overall at championships

By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Staff writer At about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jimmy Sheptock stared down twotime 184-pound defending champion Ed Ruth on an elevated mat at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City before a nationally televised audience with the intention of reversing the Terrapins wrestling team’s 45-year national champion drought.

Sheptock represented one of the program’s best recent chances at a title. He ran through the regular season undefeated. He was ranked No. 1 since early January. And he clinched his third ACC Championship earlier this month.

Yet in the NCAA final, Sheptock came up painfully short. Penn State’s Ruth shattered Sheptock’s previously unblemished 32-0 record by handing the senior a 7-2 defeat. “[Sheptock] Lost to one of the best guys to ever put on a singlet,” coach Kerry McCoy said. “He hadn’t really allowed himself to think about anything except being a national champ in the last few months.”

Before the heartbreaking loss, Sheptock bulldozed his way through the national tournament. He was the only Terp to earn a spot in an NCAA final and claim All-America status.

Christian Boley came close to earning that distinction at 197 pounds. After a first-round loss, Boley performed well in the wrestleback, coming within one

JIMMY SHEPTOCK was undefeated at 184 pounds this season entering Saturday night’s NCAA final against Penn State’s Ed Ruth in Oklahoma City, Okla. file photo/the diamondback victory of becoming an All-American for the first time. Instead, he was pinned

by Iowa State’s Kyven Gadson on Friday, ending his career alongside Sheptock.

“Very similar to Jimmy, he ran into one of the best guys in the country,” McCoy said. “Gadson was ranked No. 1 for the majority of the year. He had a tough loss in the quarterfinals, and that’s who Christian ran into.”

Oklahoma City was less eventful for the other Terps who made the trip.

Tyler Goodwin lost his two matches at 133 pounds, while 141-pound Shyheim Brown and 285-pound Spencer Myers dropped two of three matches.

“[Goodwin] is a freshman,” McCoy said. “First year in college. This year, everything’s been a learning experience for him, and he’ll learn to get better and improve and make those adjustments that made him a great high school wrestler and take that to the next level.”

In an up-and-down season for the Terps, Sheptock consistently provided excitement. And by virtue of his 3-2 win in the semifinals Friday night, he became the fourth Terp to compete in an NCAA final.

Ruth overmatched the Terps captain, though. The four-time AllAmerican wasted little time in the first

Though Ruth has dominated the weight class for the better part of three seasons, another title appeared less likely earlier in the season. After drunkenly driving into a tree in State College, Pa., in November, he was charged with driving under the influence and subsequently suspended from wrestling for 30 days.

Shortly after he returned he fell to Cornell’s Gabe Dean, breaking his 84-match win streak and paving the way for Sheptock’s rise to the nation’s top-ranking. But Ruth regained his form in time to keep Sheptock away from a national title.

While McCoy expressed disappointment in his team’s fifth-place finish at the conference championships two weeks ago, the sixth-year coach said he was proud of his team’s performance in Oklahoma City. The Terps finished in 20th place, seven spots higher than last season.

Sheptock’s loss officially marked the conclusion to the Terps’ campaign.

He stepped off of the mat, ripped off his headgear and made his way to the locker room for the final time, signifying the end of one of the most illustrious careers in program history.

“He’s going to go down as one of the best ever to put on a Maryland singlet,” McCoy said. “He wanted to leave a legacy. He wanted to finish his career as one of the best ever. And he definitely did.”

round before grabbing Sheptock’s leg, quickly maneuvering for a takedown.

He had another takedown later in the period to take a 4-1 lead.

After riding out the entire second period, Ruth earned two more points with a reversal in the final period.

“He wrestled as hard as he could,” McCoy said of Sheptock. “He gave himself a chance. He’s not somebody that’s going to hang his head and never be able to speak again about it. It hurt, and you’re going to be disappointed about it.

But he’s going to shake it off and move on because he knows he put everything into being the best he could be.” jneedelmandbk@gmail.com

MEN’S LACROSSE | No. 6 TAR HEELS 11, No. 1 TERPS 8

Terps suffer first loss in visit with rival Tar Heels Season-high 16 turnovers cost team late in road defeat

By Daniel Popper @danielrpopper Senior staff writer

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — With just more than eight minutes remaining in Saturday’s game at North Carolina, the Terrapins men’s lacrosse team trailed by two goals when midfielder Mike Chanenchuk lost possession behind the net.

The senior collected himself and scooped up the ground ball before running toward the sideline to escape the pressure.

In the commotion, attackman Tim Rotanz slid away from his defender to a wide-open space.

Chanenchuk passed on the run to Rotanz, who wound up to fire a shot that could have brought the No. 1 Terps within one goal.

But Rotanz mishandled the pass. Tar Heels defenseman Jake Bailey picked up the loose ball, charged the length of the field, and scored past goalkeeper Niko Amato to build a three-goal advantage that No. 6 North Carolina never relinquished.

Rotanz’s turnover was one of a season-high 16 — seven of which came in the fourth quarter — for the previously undefeated Terps, who fell to

the Tar Heels, 11-8, before an announced 6,135 at Kenan Memorial Stadium.

“We certainly showed our youth a little bit today,” coach John Tillman said.

Despite the turnovers, the Terps stayed in the game behind another standout performance from faceoff specialist Charlie Raffa, who didn’t play in Tuesday’s game at Michigan while resting his injured right knee.

Raffa won 16 of 23 faceoffs, including 5-of-6 in the first quarter and 9-of-12 in the first half, to give the Terps (7-1, 2-1 ACC) several extra possessions, though many were squandered through turnovers.

The Tar Heels (7-2, 1-2) jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a fast-break goal from attackman Joey Sankey. Raffa won the ensuing faceoff, though, leading to a game-tying goal from midfielder Colin Heacock off a feed from midfielder Henry West with 11:03 remaining in the quarter.

Raffa took the next faceoff on a violation, and a minute later, midfielder Connor Cannizzaro dodged from behind the cage and scored a right-handed

bounce shot to give the Terps a one-goal advantage.

Raffa won the next two faceoffs as well, but costly mistakes from the Terps spoiled both possessions with penalties that led to Tar Heels goals.

Trailing by one, the Terps earned an extra-man opportunity of their own two minutes i nto the se cond qu arte r.

Seconds into the penalty time, attackman Rustin Bryant cut to the crease and had a wideopen look, but North Carolina goalkeeper Kieran Burke — who finished with 12 saves — made a point-blank stop to preserve the lead.

Cannizzaro and long pole Michael Ehrhardt eventually broke past Burke for consecutive goals to give the Terps a 4-3 advantage, but the lead didn’t last.

The Tar Heels responded with three unanswered goals — including one on an extra-man opportunity after an untimely body-checking penalty from defenseman Casey Ikeda during a clear — in the final seven minutes of the half to take a two-goal lead into halftime.

“We haven’t really maxi-

Midfielder Mike Chanenchuk and the Terps overcame turnover woes against Villanova on March 14, but they couldn’t do the same in Saturday’s 11-8 loss to No. 6 North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., when the Terps turned the ball over 16 times. photo courtesy of halle sinnott/daily tar heel mized our opportunities,” Tillman said. “And sooner or later, that does typically shift a little bit.”

The Terps came back in the second half, pulling within one goal on three separate occasions during the final 30 minutes of play. But each time, the group failed to match the Tar Heels.

“It’s hard to explain to these guys how every ACC game is a battle,” Chanenchuk said.

Tillman said he doesn’t

fault his players for the loss Saturday. He commended their ability to avoid panicking despite the deluge of demoralizing turnovers and mistakes.

Experts predicted a down year for the Terps because of their heavy reliance on freshmen. Despite that, the Terps began the season with seven straight wins and grabbed the top ranking in the country.

For all of those freshmen, though, Saturday was their first time losing at the college level.

And with seven days before the Terps’ next contest — a matchup with No. 10 Virginia at Byrd Stadium on Sunday — Tillman will try to keep his underclassmen positive.

“That’s part of being a young group,” Tillman said. “It’s making some of those mistakes but also realizing they need to know the next time they get the opportunity, we believe in them.” dpopperdbk@gmail.com

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Terps finally get elusive sweep against No. 10 N.C. State The Terrapins baseball team swept an ACC opponent for the first time since May 2009 this weekend when it took three games from No. 10 N.C. State at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium. On Friday night, right-hander Jake Stinnett continued his strong pitching with eight shutout innings and a career-high 14 strikeouts to best Wolfpack left-hander and projected top MLB draft pick Carlos Rodon in a 10-0 victory. And the success from Friday night continued through the rest of the weekend, as right-hander Mike Shawaryn allowed one run in seven innings in a 7-4 win Saturday and third baseman Jose Cuas (left) went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in Sunday’s 5-2 victory. “That’s kind of something we’re expecting to do this year,” right fielder Anthony Papio said.

“We have a really good team and we expect to do some things like that.”

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