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A bill that would enable doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to patients — introduced in the House of Delegates earlier this month — has attracted bipartisan support, moving Maryland closer to joining 16 states and Washington in legalizing the drug for medicinal purposes.

Del. Cheryl CHERYL Glenn (D-Balti- GLENN more City) STATE DELEGATE drafted HB 15 — also known as the Maryland Medical Marijuana Act — which would allow doctors to prescribe the drug to patients suffering from severe pain and end-of-life ailments, as well as regulate the sale and growth of the drug in the state.

Although opponents of the bill have argued that the legislation would lead to increased drug use, Glenn said prescriptions would only be used when “doctors have exhausted all other

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Although Facilities Management officials have a slew of multimillion dollar projects to complete this semester, they also have a difficult goal ahead: beginning the implementation of the Facilities Master Plan with limited resources.

Today, university President Wallace Loh will present the plan — a 123-page guide outlining the development and landscaping goals of the university over the next decade — to the Board of Regents’ financial committee after months of planning and drafts. The full board — a 17-member governing body that oversees the University System of Maryland — will not review the plan until next month. Facilities Management officials said with uncertain funds and a crippling land shortage, they must begin crafting ways to carry out the goals of the plan this semester.

While much of the plan is subject to change in the coming weeks, officials said they plan to gear their efforts toward creating a more biker-friendly campus — eliminating the need for cars and freeing up parking spaces to

No. 8 Duke’s stingy defense proved too much for Nick Faust, center, and the Terrapins men’s basketball team last night before a sellout crowd at Comcast Center. Mason Plumlee scored a careerhigh 23 points, and the Terps lost their third straight game, 74-61.

Former coach Gary Williams, right, was on hand shortly before tip-off as the university officially unveiled the court now named after him.

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City seeks EPA certification Her crowning with local business help moment UMSG student wins scholarship

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It was a typical work night at a Georgetown lounge for Ashley Boalch when a customer made an offhand comment to the 23-year-old waitress.

The patron was a Miss America contestant and wanted to know Boalch’s age and whether she had any special talents. Boalch said she did, and the contestant launched into a discussion laying out the opportunities available through the Miss America Organization.

“At the time, I was paying for school by myself and working four nights a week to do it,” said Boalch, who is a communication graduate student at the University of Maryland, Shady Grove. “I heard the word ‘scholarship,’ and I said, ‘sign me up.’”

And Boalch’s first ever pageant, Miss District of

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Despite the frequent rotation of storefronts in College Park, business support may be the key to the city’s next environmental push.

After investing in more sustainable forms of energy, College Park achieved carbon neutrality — meaning it offset all of its electricity usage by purchasing renewable energy credits used to create wind power in other areas — and now hopes to become an Environmental Protection Agencydesignated Green Power Community.

Although city officials said the effort would require cooperation from scores of local business owners — including those that have only opened shop in recent months — some business owners said they have not seen

the city prioritize green initiatives.

Bagel Place owner Bobby Karanovich said he has not noticed any evidence of a greener city. Instead, he encourages city officials to be more environmentally conscious themselves.

“I’ve been getting on [city officials] about recycling,” Karanovich said. “I haven’t seen anything out of them.”

But many city officials, such as District 1 Councilman Patrick Wojahn, said the city set its sights on balancing out its carbon emissions several years ago, and achieving this goal is a major accomplishment.

“It’s a pretty significant milestone for our city to be able to do that,” Wojahn said, adding that the benefits of buying green power extend far beyond College Park. “When we purchase wind

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Columbia last summer, garnered a win and helped lead her to eventually secure a coveted scholarship.

Although she did not place in the Miss America competition, she was the recipient of the $1,000 John Curran Journalism award at the January 14 pageant in Las Vegas, which will help pay her tuition.

The award is given to the non-winning contestant who excels in the 10minute interview segment of the pageant — skills she said she honed as a communication graduate student and during her role as Miss D.C. Boalch answered questions ranging from “What problems do you see plaguing society today?” to “What is a bad habit you have?”

“I can see that I am so much more comfortable speaking in front of a camera and addressing large audiences,” she said.

Growing up in a single-parent household, Boalch said her strength to put herself into the national spotlight stemmed from watching her mother work hard to support her and her two siblings, sometimes working 13-hour days.

“Looking back on what has influenced me most, it would be having the strongest and most supportive mother I could ever ask for,” Boalch said. “She has been the only parent I’ve ever had and all I’ve ever needed.”

Being Miss-any-state is no easy task, Boalch said. In her tenure,

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energy in another location, it benefits the environment as a whole.”

To achieve the Green Power Community status, the city is now encouraging storeowners and residents to purchase green power that would meet or exceed the EPA’s minimum purchase requirement.

These renewable energy credits are then used to produce wind power in rural areas.

“Anything that resident and business owners can do, whether it’s switching to more energy-efficient appliances, switching to LED lights, using more public transportation ...

All of those things we can do to become a greener city,” Wojahn said.

The city is currently developing a specific plan to achieve Green Power Community certification, Wojahn said, to continue its efforts toward becoming a more sustainable community. In order to carry out the goals listed in the plan, green power would slash businesses’ utility bills, give them

Boalch balanced community service at the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship — a program that helps young students stay in school — and helped raise funds for children’s hospitals through the Children’s Miracle Network. She also had a full-time marketing internship at a Washington-based real estate company. She took a semester off from her communication major to fulfill the duties of her new position.

“We are extremely proud of Ashley, especially from where we grew up,” said her mother Sheila Matthews. “She doesn’t give up and always finds a way to help someone who needs it.”

As Miss DC, she was required to work with charity organizations in the Washington area, which included raising money, participating in charity events and attending galas. While Boalch said the commitment was time consuming, the position was worth the benefits, such as meeting Travel Channel’s Anthony Bourdain while serving plates at a celebrity charity cookoff in Washington.

Lauren Seely, who was crowned Miss DC Outstanding Teen, said Boalch has served as her mentor for the past year.

“I have never seen anyone quite as intelligent and truly beautiful as she is,” Seely said. “She inspires everyone she meets and has awed us with her ability to make a difference in the community.”

FACILITIES from page 1 construct new buildings — as well as beautifying the campus by repairing rundown patches of land.

If approved by the board, officials said they hope to begin a number of projects this semester, including restoring the land around McKeldin Library, improving bicycle paths and encouraging public transportation use to reduce the number of cars on the campus.

Although officials began carr ying out some of these objectives — such as constructing multiple bike racks across the campus — last semester, there are still many challenges ahead, Facilities Planning Director Brenda Testa said. The campus is 1.7 million square feet short of the land needed to construct buildings the plan calls for, and the department must simultaneously cope with $650 million worth of deferred maintenance projects.

“We’re running out of land; land is a finite resource,” said Testa.

Because state funding is inconsistent from year to year, officials said they plan to increase fundraising efforts over the next several months.

“The size of the challenge and the size of the resource is a bit of a mismatch there, so we have to continually look for ways to get more funding,” said Associate Vice President of Facilities Management Carlo Colella.

The challenges have had a ripple effect across the campus, Testa said.

Without guaranteed funding, officials have been unable to move forward with some of the plan’s proposed projects and have not kept up with other universities in building state-of-the-art facilities, she said.

“It certainly impacts our ability to move forward with research, with quality education for students, with retention of faculty who are frequently recruited elsewhere sometimes because better facilities can be found for research activities,” Testa said.

As officials embark on new initiatives this semester, they also must continue balancing those with the upkeep of aging buildings, said Operations and Maintenance Director Jack Baker. Even with $10 million from the state, the department has struggled to stay on pace with maintenance projects over the past two years, he said.

“We’re always looking for money,” Baker said. “We’ve got a long list of projects that we’d like to accomplish.”

While many of the plan’s initiatives cannot be carried out until the board approves it, officials said they ultimately hope their efforts this semester — and for years to come — help transform the university into a worldclass institution. “[The plan] is a big area of emphasis certainly for this institution,” Testa said. “It’s a balance that I would say generally has to be weighted at the highest levels of the institution.” amenabar@umdbk.com

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a competitive advantage over other businesses and foster better health due to decreased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to the city’s website.

But Karanovich said many of these sustainability efforts are costly, and he has found it hard to justify spending additional money for alleged environmentally friendly materials, noting that his business uses energy-cooling lights, and that “everything eco-friendly would help... as long as it’s available.”

“When you go into paper products, it’s very costly and it hasn’t been proven that it’s eco-friendly,” he said. “They’ve actually been proven dirtier to produce.”

Several students, such as freshman materials engineering major Taylor Morris, said they would like the city to adopt similar green initiatives as those launched on the campus.

“My attitude is, if the services are there to be eco-friendly, I’ll use them,” he said. “It doesn’t appear to be a very eco-friendly city.” foley@umdbk.com

CORRECTION Due to an editing error, yesterday’s article “University revokes two Greek charters over break” incorrectly stated the name of Beta Theta Pi.

Legalized only possession and use of medical marijuana Legalized possession, use and with exceptions, cultivation of medical marijuana Legalized possession, use and cultivation of medical marijuana Maryland would become the 17th state, along with Washington, to enable doctors to prescribe marijuana to patients if legislation passes in the General Assembly this year. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MAY WILDMAN/THE DIAMONDBACK

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The bill’s purpose, Glenn said, is to provide patients with an easier path to acquiring the drug if prescribed by a doctor, rather than having to go through illegal channels.

“I want people to have safe access,” she said. “I want people to not be relegated to buying drugs on the street.”

While the Senate approved a bill in May that allows those prosecuted with possession of marijuana to cite a “debilitating condition” or a condition “resistant to conventional medicine” as a valid defense in court, the House bill establishes guidelines for legal and safe procurement of the drug and would replace the senate bill if passed.

The bill will go before the Health and Government Operations Committee in the coming weeks, and Glenn said she expects a bill hearing to take place early next month.

But some delegates, such as Del. Neil Parrott (R-Washington), said because federal law prohibits any possession of the drug, it

should not be passed at the state level.

“It’s not FDA-approved,” he said. “Marijuana is an illegal substance.”

Del. Sheila Hixson (D-Montgomery), however, who has supported similar bills in previous legislative sessions, said that the medicinal use of marijuana could help alleviate complications brought on by certain cancers, provided the law drafts provisions as to who can grow and sell the drug.

Hixson battled cancer 10 years ago, she said, and while she never used the drug herself, she knew people who could have benefited from its medical use.

“I think that anything that works should be available, with restrictions of course,” she said.

Many student activists said because studies have shown the medicinal benefits of marijuana, they support the measure. Brandon Levey, former copresident of this university’s chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, said the bill’s benefits outweigh any potential consequences.

“I don’t really see any rational argument against legalizing and regulating

marijuana,” he said. “There really are patients that need it.”

Some students said the Senate’s version of the bill was an important first step for the state, but also said the House bill would be more beneficial.

“The fact that this bill would essentially give us a real medical marijuana law is great,” said former Vice President of SSDP Crystal Varkalis, who sits on the University Senate’s Student Conduct Committee. “I’m definitely in full support.”

While Glenn said she does not expect the bill to pass the General Assembly in its current form, she said she hopes it will be amended and still provide safer patient access to the drug. Though some were initially resistant in supporting the bill, Glenn said, patient testimonies have shown delegates the potential positive impacts of the measure.

“It’s been very powerful and has moved many of my colleagues into acceptance,” she said. “I think it’s very important we pass this legislation.” bach@umdbk.com

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en years ago, the university adopted its current Honor Pledge, which jury of his or her peers, this option could also help allay concerns many students inmost students have rewritten and signed on all major assignments, terviewed by The Diamondback have expressed: No matter what the case may be, exams and projects: “I pledge on my honor that I have not given or re- a professor’s voice will always be heard over an accused student’s.

Last year, 89 percent of students accused of academic dishonesty were found ceived any unauthorized assistance on this assignment/examination.”

The pledge, according to the Office of Student Conduct, was meant to instill a guilty. That’s a significant jump from the 75 percent eight years earlier. Departsense of pride in academic integrity among all students. While ultimately working ment officials say this means the university is truly on its way to becoming more honorable; students found guilty say it shows the culture is to foster a community devoid of plagiarism or fabrication, fostering a sense of “guilty before proven innocent.” the university also wanted to ensure students who were Eighty percent of academic misconduct cases stem from aware others were cheating would come forward. allegations of cheating or plagiarism, with most students In the decade since the pledge was enacted by the UniThe Office of Student found guilty receiving an XF on their transcript. But those versity Senate, it seems to have yielded significant results: Conduct should choose two simple letters can have a profound impact on a student’s According to Student Conduct data, 407 new cases of academic dishonesty were referred last academic year — a jurors at random instead of future, with some majors even kicking out those who receive them. With so much at stake, Student Conduct officials jump by almost 100 from 2002 to 2003. According to former just relying on those who should at least consider what these trends really indicate.

Student Conduct Director John Zacker, who held the posiTo this editorial board, the university is still doing well tion for 12 years and helped craft the Honor Pledge, this volunteer to judge their compared to other institutions. The easy-to-navigate Stusignifies the university community as a whole has become dent Conduct website is full of information to guide stumore vigilant in reporting these incidences. fellow students. dents through the judicial process, which is fundamentally But if you examine the numbers a little bit more closely, they seem to support claims made by students who have gone through the univer- straightforward. At some peer institutions, such as the University of Michigan, sity’s judicial process that the system is stacked against them. Unlike traditional Ann Arbor and University of California, Berkeley, students’ cases are first recriminal courts, where the jury is randomly selected, accused students’ fate is in viewed by an administrator for legitimacy. If the student is found guilty and decides the hands of an honor board comprising three student Honor Council members, to appeal the ruling, he or she then goes before some sort of conduct committee.

Although the department does vet charges before forwarding them to the two faculty members and a non-voting student presiding officer.

Students interested in serving on the Honor Council must complete an applica- Honor Council, Student Conduct Director Andrea Goodwin said this is to make tion and go through an interview. Student Conduct officials say because students sure frivolous claims are thrown out immediately. If legitimate evidence is presentwith a wide range of majors and backgrounds are chosen, the process is fair and ed by the professor, the case is immediately sent to the Honor Council. This is the consistent. But William Salmond, an attorney who founded this university’s Stu- kind of system every university should have; no single administrator should have dent Legal Aid Office in 1976, has a proposal this editorial board believes the Office the power to determine an individual student’s future.

But that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement — the first place to of Student Conduct should consider. Instead of seeking applicants for the council, look is how the members of each honor board are selected. In addition to comrandomly selected students should also be pooled to participate in the trials.

There are certainly logistical concerns with this proposal: how to select the stu- bating the growing notion that students are doomed to receive an XF if accused dents, how to properly educate them on the process and how to ensure they actual- of academic dishonesty, the university can take a big step toward its ultimate ly show up for the trial. But in addition to truly ensuring a student is heard before a goal: Becoming an honorable institution.

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A reflection on Haiti: Two years after the quake

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anuary 12 was a national day of remembrance in Haiti, marking the second anniversary of the country’s destructive 7.0-magnitude earthquake. The disaster killed about 300,000 people; it destroyed businesses, homes, places of worship and — most importantly — devastated the lives of so many Haitians. I remember being shocked while watching news reports after the 2010 earthquake, but visiting Haiti on the two-year anniversary gave me a new understanding of the impact.

I spent winter break in Haiti along with seven other university staff and students. The trip was an Alternative Winter Break offered through the Leadership and Community Service Learning Office in partnership with the International Development and Conflict Management minor. We spent two weeks learning about Haitian history and culture, and the impact of international development initiatives. Together with Haitians, we

JENNIFER SCHWARZ removed rubble from a house that fell during the earthquake.

On the anniversary, I attended a church memorial service in Port-auPrince. Hundreds of Haitians gathered in the church to mourn the losses. We all sat under a large canopy tent built after the church fell during the earthquake.

During the service, tears welled in my eyes as the pastor invited members to share stories of their losses from the earthquake. Men and women stood up and announced with trembling voices the loss of a sibling, a child, a friend, a grandparent, an aunt or uncle. Suddenly, the impact of the earthquake felt palpable. I realized the emotional scars are still fresh

in the memory of Haitians, and the relief effort has a long way to go.

Haitians are deeply faithful people who passionately pray and sing God’s praise. I remember the final prayer and song of the service. I looked around to see Haitians with their eyes closed, palms opened and their mouths uttering words of individual prayer, as they paced back and forth with intense devotion. Chilled by the emotion in the church, I joined in, opening my palms and swaying back and forth. Inside, I felt a burning sensation calling out to me — I thought I could hear their prayers. Why did such a devastating earthquake have to hit an already vulnerable population? I fumed at the inequity and unfairness. As a white foreigner, I sensed their pain, but I didn’t know if it was right to cry.

Too often, Haiti receives pessimistic media attention. Recent articles emphasize the inefficient relief effort and use of funds, and pictures show tent cities where 500,000 people

still live. Green trees are turned white from the floating dust in the city, and rubble piles of fallen buildings and houses still line the roads.

These depictions are true, but if we judge Haiti by what we see, there’s little optimism. That’s just one side of the story. Haiti is a complex country filled with contradictions. Despite the devastation in Port-au-Prince, much of the countryside is still covered with beautiful and fertile land. The history of the successful slave uprising still rings clear in the collective memories of Haitians and helps motivate them as they work to better their country. People smile, sing and dance, knowing their faith in God will help them prevail. I could sense their resilience even in the face of tragedy. It is an optimism to be admired, and I wish the media would portray this side of Haiti.

Jennifer Schwarz is a senior environmental science and policy major. She can be reached at schwarz@umdbk.com.

Begging for mercy on move-in day

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h, move-in day(s). Your parents have never hurt their backs so badly. You’ve never realized how little traction your shoes have (it’s OK, we’ve all had tile-floor disasters that result in carts permanently borrowing our appendages.)

Your car’s four-ways have never been on for so long.

Four-ways, you ask? Let me explain: At this university, our administration and its underlying organizations — namely the beloved Department of Transportation Services — care so much about our students that they make everything as easy as possible.

Scheduling is a breeze, graduating early or on time is possible and housing is a piece of cake. Which perhaps explains why I, a person blessed with gluten-sensitivity, have so many movein complaints.

Move-in is no different. I mean, you’ve seen the hundreds of spots available to students during move-in, right? You’ve never had to ask some-

one — parents, friends, random strangers of questionable trustworthiness — to guard your car while racing up eight flights of stairs with back injury-inducing carts, right?

The permits are super easy to get, and the campus is extremely simple to navigate. I’ve lived an hour from the campus most of my life, and it only takes about a half-hour phone call to help friends and family navigate the campus.

Back to the four-ways: First, my friends, you think hazard lights will save you from the $75 bombs left on your windshield should you dare park even an inch outside your assigned zone on the campus? The school makes it so easy to find parking and make your move-in totally painless — in the parking lot that serves Commons Buildings 1 and 2, for the hundreds of students who live in those two buildings alone, DOTS sees fit to offer four metered spaces for temporary use by residents. Of course, those meters

LAURA FROST seem to always be broken, but at least there are conveniently posted signs to explain that parking at broken meters is illegal. During move-in, the blessed DOTS-reserved move-in spaces number only two.

Don’t worry though, you’ve got those carts that come up to about your knees (give or take, I am the height of a small giraffe) to help you roll your belongings across the extremely smooth terrain of the lots, stairs, sidewalks and mudslides on the trek between the Commons buildings and Lot 19. In the meantime, your parents’/friends’/strangers’ cars will absolutely get ticketed every 15 minutes (on the minute) if the meter expires, because free visitor parking dur-

ing move-in just wouldn’t make sense.

Now, I’m going to give you a rare opportunity: I’m going to actually be serious for just a moment (slow down and take it in).

We go to what is supposed to be one of the best universities in the country.

How is it possible that, with a student population that’s apparently getting better every year, we are still treated horribly by our university? Move-in should not be this painful. In fact, it should not be painful at all (except for the moment when your little brother waves goodbye to head off to his own apartment, and you realize he is old enough to have an apartment, which seems ridiculous because you can only see him as the seven-year-old boy who crammed multiple spoons in his mouth when posing for pictures).

Let’s get it together, please.

Laura Frost is a junior government and politics and journalism major. She can be reached at frost@umdbk.com.

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s you may have gathered from the headline of this article, I am a transfer student. While there is much you can do to prepare for enrollment at a four-year university, one is never fully prepared for what to expect until you’re actually taking classes.

For me, the first semester at this university was a learning experience, but I have compiled several important points to remember — points that have helped me keep my feet on the ground and my head held high. Hopefully, they will help you as well.

First, ever y single day should have an element of productivity for ever y class you are taking.

Even if you finished your classes for the day, force yourself to do some practice problems or reread the notes you just learned. If you work on bits and pieces of each class for a short length of time, you will avoid long periods of time spent in McKeldin Librar y cramming for one subject. Additionally, when your professors ask at the next lecture whether you have questions, you will know whether you understood the previous information well enough to sufficiently understand the new material.

Second, smile at and talk with those around you. Some people may say this school is so large that ever ything is impersonal.

Well, before class while you wait for the professor to begin the lecture, talk with the person next to you. Who knows? Maybe you two could form a study group. Even if you are waiting in line at the Union Shop in Stamp Student Union, go ahead and smile and socialize with those around you: It beats just standing there looking at the ground. In other words, you have to make college life personal — this includes interactions with your professors. The professors are busy people and have numerous students, so utilize office hours and get to know your professors. They can be quite personable too, if you try.

Next, if you plan to eat, avoid the hours of 12 to 2 p.m. I can say this because I am a frequent customer at the Stamp dining establishments, and I am sure it is similar at other dining places on the campus as well. The lines are often 15 to 20 minutes around lunch hours. If you go before or after, you can get the same food much quicker.

Finally, don’t forget to make time in your schedule for rest and relaxation: For your brain to comprehend all the complex ideas you learn during the day you need to not only practice problems but also take a few hours away from that material.

You can use your free time in whatever way you wish, but I’ve found having fun with classmates can be enjoyable. Seeing that the people you study with also have a fun side can make you look forward to seeing them in lectures. I believe it makes people less intimidating, overall, to see them outside of class on a personal level.

Please keep a level head through all the difficulties you run into each semester. The material may be difficult, but you are learning it from ver y brilliant professors. All the hard work you put into your ever yday activities will pay off too. Good luck with the rest of your semester.

Tessa Walls is a junior neurobiology and physiology major. She can be reached at tessa_walls@yahoo.com.

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orn today, you are sure to win a reputation for doing things entirely your own way, and even though it brings you nothing but pain and hardship, you are determined to chart your own course and do what your gut tells you to do in any given situation.

The trouble, of course, is that this opens up two distinct possibilities: the first is that you will hit on a course of action early in life and follow it faithfully to the pinnacle of success; the second is that you may never know just what you should be doing, and you will do a great many things halfway and never fulfill your true potential.

Which of these comes to pass will be the result of personal dedication — and stellar influence.

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You are not always the kind to get along with authority figures — perhaps because you think that you should be in their shoes. Whatever the reason, you are likely to butt heads again and again with those in charge, though this may not diminish your chances for success.

Also born on this date are: Wayne Gretzky, hockey player; Anita Baker, singer; Ellen DeGeneres, actress and comedian; Eddie Van Halen, musician; Gene Siskel, film critic; Scott Glenn, actor; Bob Uecker, baseball player and announcer; Jules Feiffer, cartoonist and humorist; Paul Newman, actor; Douglas MacArthur, U.S. military leader.

This spot could be yours.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — Your adventurous spirit is catching at this time, and others will want to join the team and head off on a journey fraught with mystery.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — What you’ve been waiting for is near at hand — but there a few hoops you must jump through today before you can enjoy it fully.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You may be at another’s beck and call throughout the day, but you’re not likely to mind, as he or she is a pleasure to serve.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may want to keep certain opinions to yourself today, as complete honesty may actually work against you at this time.

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On night for a legend, Terps end up at a loss CONOR WALSH

W

ith the ink of his signature on the Comcast Center floor still fresh, Gary Williams started to talk about the nights long before this one, before the former Terrapins men’s basketball coach ever knew his name would one day be immortalized in Garyland.

He joked about his signature fist pump, noting that having a buttoned-up suit jacket disrupted his fistpumping technique.

He talked about the biggame wins he became known for.

He recalled the process of dragging the Terps out of the doldrums of the Len Bias tragedy.

But most of all, he talked about the players. Greivis Vasquez. Juan Dixon. Steve Blake.

The list went on.

“It’s always, always about the players,” Williams said.

“We had tremendous players during the 22 years I coached here.”

Unfortunately for the longtime face of the Terps’ program, the game that followed his final fist pump — for which, by the way, he gave himself a “B+” — served as nothing more than a somber reminder that that’s simply no longer the case.

There was no Vasquez last night. There was no Dixon.

There was just a group of young players with some talent who can’t seem to take the next step. There was a 74-61 loss that dropped the Terps below .500 in ACC play.

“It’s who we are,” coach Mark Turgeon said after the Terps’ third straight loss.

“We’re a young team. We’re inexperienced. We make mental errors. We don’t make free throws. … [But] I think we’re getting closer in everything that we do.”

As they’ve done all season, the Terps showed flashes last night. They burst out to an early 18-10 advantage, only to see the Blue Devils take a three-point lead into halftime as their adrenaline wore off and the game wore on.

Again in the second half, the Terps climbed back and claimed two separate leads.

And again they didn’t have enough to impede Duke’s potent attack or jump-start their own.

It seemed the Terps had ever ything going for them early on, with a raucous crowd and a hot start. It looked like they might actually be able to hang around, with guards Sean Mosley and Pe’Shon Howard knocking down perimeter shots to help make up for Terrell Stoglin’s first-half vanishing act. (The ACC’s leading scorer entered halftime with just four points).

But appearances can be deceiving, especially with this Terps team. When Stoglin returned to form in the second half, Mosley and Howard all but disappeared. Even while Stoglin finished with a team-high 16 points, his abysmal 2-for-7 performance from the free-throw line marred an otherwise serviceable game.

Teams like Duke capitalize on those mistakes, and the Terps were left grappling with another loss to their rival.

There’s no arguing that the Terps have vastly improved from the sloppy

from page 10 rebounds, easily scoring around the basket against the Terps’ frontcourt.

“We wanted to keep their guards from shooting 3-point shots the whole game and I think we did a great job doing it, but at the end of the day, [Plumlee] had a great game,” guard Sean Mosley said. “One guy can really affect the whole team, and tonight he put the team on his back and pretty much won them the game.”

Said coach Mark Turgeon: “We had a game plan and we stuck to it. It kept us around. We knew Mason was a good player and he was the difference.”

The Terps’ offense stalled in the second half after guard Nick Faust’s mid-range jumper with 6:48 left in the game. They would score just five more points the rest of the way, never regaining the momentum they had at the game’s start.

“We weren’t the toughest team today,” Mosley said, “and that’s what it boils down to.”

The Terps struggled from the free-throw line, where they hit just 11 of their 23 attempts.

Guard Terrell Stoglin — the team’s most consistent option from the charity stripe — missed two late attempts and five total.

“It’s mental toughness,” guard Pe’Shon Howard said. “We have to be more focused. It’s more of the mindset. The possession you didn’t get, the four rebounds carries over to the free throws and the missed layups.”

Fueled by the adrenaline of a nearly 18,000-person Comcast Center, the Terps started quickly against the Blue Devils.

Forward Ashton Pankey had two early dunks while Mosley and Howard each hit a 3-pointer before the first timeout.

With center Alex Len still ailing from an ankle injur y he suffered against Temple on Saturday and sitting with early foul trouble, Duke soon capitalized on its size advantage in the paint.

Terps center Berend Weijs and forward James Padgett

Coach Mark Turgeon said the Terps’ loss last night showed “who we are.” CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

product we saw in the early parts of the season. They’ve developed an offensive pulse, and with each game, they move one step closer to being competitive with the nation’s top programs.

That’s all well and good, but it doesn’t change the fact that they’re not winning games.

“I definitely do [see progress],” Mosley said, “but, you know, we’re not winning, so it’s hard to say. If

struggled to stay in front of Duke’s Ryan Kelly, who scored an easy layup and wide-open 3pointer in his first two minutes on the floor and finished with 14 points.

Despite Duke’s consistent scoring, the Terps controlled the game for most of the first half and even led by eight at the 13:16 mark. But they couldn’t quite keep up and went 5:15 without a field goal as the Blue Devils seized the lead.

Stoglin had trouble eluding Duke’s defense, and often saw double teams when he did have possession. Though the ACC’s leading scorer had just four points at halftime, Padgett’s layup with one second left in the half narrowed Duke’s lead to 3734 at the break.

The Terps started the second half quickly and ripped off a 7-0 run to regain the lead. Stoglin led the way with three quick jumpers to put them up 43-42, but the sophomore cooled off the rest of the way and missed all four of his 3-point attempts.

In the end, it became more of a rerun of recent Terps-Duke matchups. The Blue Devils controlled the game’s final 10 minutes and slowly built a sizable lead by hitting timely shots and playing tough defense against an inexperienced Terps team.

“We wanted to win so bad that it cost us the game,” Pankey said. “We just wanted it so bad.

[We had] a little nervousness, just rushing going into plays and forcing shots we don’t usually force.”

The loss leaves the Terps teetering at a crucial point in their season. Postseason hopes continue to dwindle as Turgeon seeks to find consistency from a lineup good enough to handle Duke at one moment and incapable of stopping it at others.

“At the end of the day, we want to win,” Howard said.

“There aren’t any moral victories. There isn’t almost this or almost that. We should have won the game. We played a great Duke team and they closed it out. That’s why they’re No. [8] in the country and we’re probably not ranked.”

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we’re going to make any type of progress, we’ve got to come out with a win at the end of the day.”

Mosley’s words said it all. A night that started with a commemoration of the man who led the Terps to glory a decade ago had ended with yet another reminder of just how far the once-mighty Terps have fallen. cwalsh@umdbk.com

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Years in the making, Gary Williams Court opens with a punch

Coach makes rare public showing

BY JEREMY SCHNEIDER Senior staff writer

When Gary Williams graduated from this university in 1968, he didn’t know whether he’d ever be back. He couldn’t foresee returning to his alma mater, becoming the program’s winningest coach or winning a national championship. He certainly never thought the court on which the Terrapins basketball team plays would one day bear his name.

But in a ceremony before last night’s game against Duke — a 74-61 Terps loss — the hardwood at Comcast Center was christened Gary Williams Court.

With Athletic Director Kevin Anderson and ACC Commissioner John Swofford on hand, two logos emblazoned with Williams’ signature were revealed on the court, honoring the coach who retired in April after 22 years and 461 wins.

“Obviously, this is something special to me.” Williams said during a press conference just before tip-off. “It’s been a great ride.”

As for his John Hancock?

“Didn’t look bad,” Williams joked.

Williams began the night with one more walk onto the floor before uncorking his signature fist pump. (And for the last time, he said later.)

A short video documenting “the kid from South Jersey” and his career in College Park then played overhead, interspersing highlights of Cole Field House, Williams’ playing days, his introductory press conference and the national championship he won in 2002.

He’d inherited a program in 1989 ravaged by recruiting violations that kept the Terps out of the NCAA Tournament and off of television. Thirteen years later, Comcast Center was finished, a state-of-the-art facility made possible by his own rebuilding of the Terps brand.

The naming of the court “will serve as a constant reminder that this is The House That Gary Built,” said Johnny Holliday, the master of ceremonies.

“It’s something that I hope everybody feels a part of, that’s ever been connected with basketball at the University of

University President Wallace Loh, far left, Athletic Director Kevin Anderson, second from left, and ACC Commissioner John Swofford all were on hand last night to help commemorate Gary Williams Court. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

Maryland,” Williams said.

Taking the microphone on the court with the same lump in his throat he had when he was introduced as coach more than two decades ago, Williams thanked the fans, players, assistants and students who helped make his tenure the success it was.

Talk of Williams’ court-naming had begun well before he stepped down last May, and university President Wallace Loh said during Williams’ retirement press conference that he would officially lobby for the honor. It seemed only a matter of time

Center Alicia DeVaughn, second from left, and the Terps were outrebounded, 41-30, during their loss to Duke, their second this season. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK

before Williams’ name was on the Comcast Center floor.

In recent days, however, what was supposed to be a celebration of his legacy instead morphed into a discussion of a predecessor, after former Terps coach Lefty Driesell — the man whom Williams overtook as the program’s all-time winningest coach — said he was unhappy that the court was being named for someone.

“That’s not my concern,” Williams said last night. “My concern is this university, this basketball program, Mark Tur-

REBOUNDING from page 10 Duke on Sunday — it’s been their opponents who have dominated on the stat sheet.

Forward Alyssa Thomas said the team has placed extra emphasis on rebounding in practice this week coming off a loss to the rival Blue Devils, something the No. 8 Terps hope will show on the court when they host Virginia Tech at Comcast Center tonight.

“It’s a great chance for us to show where we’ve come with our defense,” Thomas said. “Come out and get back to what we’re used to doing.”

The Terps (18-2, 5-2 ACC) have become accustomed to outrebounding their opponents with relative ease this season, owning a margin of 15 boards per game, 1.8

geon being able to carry out what he’s here to do — that’s my work now.”

Though Driesell said he felt the honor was inappropriate, many of the students in attendance fully believed Williams deserved the honor.

“Oh, yeah, for sure,” freshman government and politics major Ryan Ouimette said.

“He’s the icon in Maryland basketball. It’s good to see him get honored. He deserves it.”

“I think it’s fantastic. Even seeing him come out on the court was absolutely amazing,”

per game less than Liberty, which ranks first. In wins, the team averages a rebounding margin of nearly 18 per game.

In their two losses — a 12point loss at Miami on Jan. 12 and their eight-point loss to Duke — the Terps found themselves on the other end of the spectrum. The Hurricanes outrebounded them by eight, the Blue Devils by 11.

The Terps finished Sunday’s game with just 30 rebounds, their worst performance this season. “[Those] two teams exposed us in that area and were able to beat us,” coach Brenda Frese said.

“They were just more aggressive attacking the glass than we were at putting a body on them.”

Virginia Tech (6-14, 2-5) offers a chance for the Terps to regain their prowess on the boards, however.

The Hokies average 34.2 rebounds

freshman engineering major Pete Frost said. “I never saw him coach, but just seeing him tonight was incredible.”

As great as the honor was for the man who helped put Terps basketball back on the map, he admitted that he still wouldn’t be able to fully comprehend the magnitude of the night.

“As time goes by, it will sink in. It’s one of those things that really hasn’t hit yet,” Williams said. “But as time goes by, that’s really something.” schneider@umdbk.com

per game — tied with Boston College for the worst mark in the conference — and an ACC-worst rebounding margin of minus-4.1.

The Terps have won six straight games against the Hokies dating back to 2006, outrebounding them in five of those contests.

“Hopefully there are lessons to be learned from it,” Frese said. “Coming off of our loss at Duke, that’s something we want to be able to go back and take advantage of.”

With the loss to the rival Blue Devils fresh on their minds, the Terps should enter tonight’s contest determined to regain their edge on the glass.

“It’s something we take great pride in,” Frese said. “We feel like that every time we step out — that we need to be a dominant rebounding team.” vitale@umdbk.com

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BLUE DEVILS 74, TERPS 61

In defeat, fool’s gold

BY CHRIS ECKARD Senior staff writer

The Terrapins men’s basketball team seemingly had all the pieces in place to pull off an upset of archrival Duke last night.

The energy of Comcast Center’s first sellout this season, the return of former coach Gary Williams and an uncharacteristically poor 3-point shooting effort from the Blue Devils all put an upset within reach.

But the Terps just couldn’t shake their offensive inefficiency in the game’s final 10 minutes, and No. 8 Duke ran away with a 74-61 victory to spoil the opening night of Gary Williams Court. The Terps have dropped three straight games, and 10 of their past 11 against the Blue Devils.

Duke (17-3, 5-1 ACC), often one of the most prolific 3-point shooting teams in the country, had its worst night of the season from behind the arc, hitting just three of its 16 attempts.

The Terps’ (12-7, 2-3) defensive game plan opened up Blue Devils forward Mason Plumlee in the paint. The junior forward finished with a game-high 23 points and 12

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MORE INSIDE >>> Columnist Conor Walsh says the disconnect between Gary Williams’ past and the Terps’ present was plenty apparent.

Forward James Padgett tries to get a shot up past a maze of intruding hands during the Terps’ 74-61 loss to Duke.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

No. 8 Terps want to get back to boards

Team has been outrebounded in two losses this year

BY JOSH VITALE Staff writer

In victories, the Terrapins women’s basketball team makes its mark on the glass.

With a daunting frontcourt ranked third in the nation in rebounding margin, the Terps usually have little trouble imposing their will in the paint.

In losses, however, it hasn’t gone quite as expected.

The Terps have been a force under the rim in their 18 victories, using their length and athleticism to easily gain the rebounding edge. But in their two losses — most recently to

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THE DIAMONDBACK | READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012

Key: Winners in Bold Runners-Up in Italics

Best Place to Hear Live Music Looney's College Park Barking Dog

Best Place for Events Stamp Student Union Cornerstone Grill & Loft

Best Billiards Cornerstone Grill & Loft Terpzone

Best All-Around Restaurant Ledo's Restaurant Looney's College Park

Best Sports Bar Looney's College Park Cornerstone Grill & Loft

Best Food Delivery Jimmy John's D.P. Dough

Cheapest Cover Applebee's Barking Dog & Looney's College Park

Best DC Bar Fur Barcode

Best Late Night Dining Ratsie's Pizza and Wings Shanghai Café

Best Drink Specials Cornerstone Grill & Loft Looney's College Park

Best Movie Theater Regal Hyattsville Academy 8

Best Buffet Shanghai Café China Buffet

Best College Park Bar Looney's College Park Cornerstone Grill & Loft

Best Happy Hour Cornerstone Grill & Loft Looney's College Park

Best Beer Selection Looney's College Park Cornerstone Grill & Loft

Best Place to Dance Cornerstone Grill & Loft RJ Bentley's

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Best Sushi Hanami Japanese Restaurant Wasabi Bistro

Best Place to Go With Your Parents Ledo's Restaurant Looney's College Park Best Place to Take a Date Ledo's Restaurant Noodles & Co. Best Fast Food Chipotle McDonalds Best Fine Dining Franklin's Restaurant Ledo's Restaurant Best Sandwich Potbelly Sandwich Shop Jimmy John's Best Burgers Bobby's Burger Palace Five Guys

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Best Wait Staff Looney's College Park Ledo's Restaurant

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THE DIAMONDBACK | READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012

Best Pizza Ledo's Restaurant Papa Johns & Ratsie's Pizza and Wings Best Wings Buffalo Wild Wings Looney's College Park Best Bagels Bagel Place Einstein Bros Bagels Best Dessert Cold Stone Creamery Yogiberry

Best Mexican Chipotle Qdoba Best Italian Ledo's Restaurant Mamma Lucia Restaurant Best Chinese Shanghai Café China Buffet Best Japanese Hanami Japanese Restaurant Kiyoko Express

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012 | READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS | THE DIAMONDBACK

Best Vegetarian Food Co-Op Noodles & Co. Best Coffee Shop Starbucks Dunkin' Donuts Best Grocery Store Shoppers Giant Best Cell Phone Provider Verizon AT&T

Best Place to Buy Alcohol College Park Liquors & Parkway Liquors #1 Liquors

Best Bank Capital One Bank of America

Best Tattoo/Piercing Parlor Curious Tattoo Great Southern Tattoo

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Best Barber Shop Hair Cuttery Wynn's Studios

Best Salon Banana's Hair Design Hair Cuttery

Best Tanning Salon Banana's Hair Design Beach Tanning Centers

Best Nail Salon Kevin Nails Revo Nails

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THE DIAMONDBACK | READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012

Best Terpwear Maryland Book Exchange University Book Center

Best Bargains Rugged Wearhouse Value Village

Best Place to Buy Gifts Maryland Book Exchange University Book Center

Best Shopping Mall Prince George's Plaza Mall Columbia Mall

Women's Clothing On Cloud Nine Rugged Wearhouse

Best Place to Buy Dorm Decorations Target IKEA

Men's Clothing Maryland Book Exchange Value Village

Best Place to Buy School Supplies Target Staples

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012 | READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS | THE DIAMONDBACK

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Best Place to Buy Textbooks Bookholders Amazon

Best Place to Sell Textbooks Bookholders Amazon

Best Place to Live On- Campus Commons Oakland Hall

Best Place to Live Off-Campus The Varsity The University View

Best Club/Organization Greek Life Jewish Student Union

Favorite Study Place McKeldin Library Van Munching Hall

Favorite MD Sport Men's Basketball Football

Best Campus Parking Lot Lot One Mowatt Lane Garage

Best Professor Bruce James David Myers

Best Spring Break Company Student City Xtreme Trips

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THE DIAMONDBACK | READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012