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Stoglin suspended, enters draft Terrell Stoglin and Mychal Parker violate university rules; Stoglin reportedly failed three drug tests

ANALYSIS: After seemingly maturing this year, Stoglin missed final shot at lasting Terps legacy

BY YASMEEN ABUTALEB

BY CONNOR LETOURNEAU

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Terrapins men’s basketball guards Terrell Stoglin and Mychal Parker have both been suspended from the program for one year due to violations of the university’s student-athlete code of conduct, athletics department officials said.

Stoglin, who declared for the NBA Draft on Sunday night — the final night for undergraduates to enter — reportedly failed three drug tests, according to a Washington Times report. Parker announced last month he planned to transfer after seeing less time on the court last season. The suspensions were university sanctions, rather than violations of NCAA rules, according to athletics department officials.

In an interview with The Diamondback last night, university President Wallace Loh said he was saddened by Stoglin and Parker’s suspensions, but expects the university and the team to move forward.

“There were policies that were violated, and the athletic department did its due diligence, what it had to do by its own procedures,” Loh said. “I am really sad that this has happened because our principle goal is the success of our student-athletes, in the classroom, on the field and in life.”

Athletic Director Kevin Anderson said Stoglin and Parker failed to uphold university values.

“Being a University of Maryland student-athlete carries a tremendous honor and responsibility,” Anderson said in a statement. “As much as we appreciate the effort these two young men gave to the program this season, they were unable to live up to that responsibility. We’re disappointed, but hope they use this as a learning experience.”

While the players’ suspensions may have disappointed many fans and alumni, Loh added he was not worried about future donations and support for the university and the team.

“People are going to donate and not

Terrell Stoglin endured plenty of criticism during his nearly two-year stay in College Park. He was derided for taking ill-advised threes, berated for disappearing on defense and dogged for acting out in practice.

But for every critique the former Terrapins men’s basketball guard heard, he always knew exactly how to respond: drain the circus shot.

Whenever his back was against the wall, when it seemed like he’d already worn out his welcome, he scored against unbelievable odds. He drained the fadeaway jumper with ease; weaved through traffic to hit the clutch layup. Those glorified moments ultimately endeared him to Terps fans desperate to see a spark amid mounting losses.

But the moments that never were stuck with Stoglin the most.

“Always,” Stoglin said in early February. “It stays in my mind. Every time that I come to shoot, I think about the shots that I missed.”

This week, Stoglin missed the biggest shot of his career. And it wasn’t in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off or the ACC Tournament. No, this one was on a far greater stage — he missed his shot at a meaningful legacy.

Stoglin was suspended from the team for one year after violating the university’s student-athlete code of conduct, athletics department officials announced yesterday morning.

And rather than sit out a season, the Tucson, Ariz., native opted to take his chances in the upcoming NBA Draft. As an undersized scoring guard, Stoglin will likely go unselected and spend next year on the fringes of professional basketball — playing overseas or in the NBA Development League.

But Stoglin’s next destination is of little significance. After all, this is a guy who was probably never destined for the riches of the draft’s first round.

What’s more important is what he

see SUSPENSION, page 2

Guards Terrell Stoglin (top) and Mychal Parker (bottom, right) were suspended from the men’s basketball program for a year. Coach Mark Turgeon (bottom, left) did not return calls for comment yesterday. FILE PHOTOS/THE DIAMONDBACK

see ANALYSIS, page 2

Students lose Internet service Sunday After six years, GSG will see Officials say several spots had ‘intermittent connectivity issues’

BY FOLA AKINNIBI Staff writer

Due to a university-wide wireless network slowdown that began Sunday, students across the campus could not access wireless Internet

for 24 hours.

On Sunday afternoon, the Division of Information Technology began investigating what officials called intermittent connectivity issues. OIT Security, Privacy and Policy Director Gerry Sneeringer said the problem

affected all wireless networks on the campus, preventing many students living on North Campus from accessing the Internet. Officials said they did not know how many students

Although university officials are grappling with tight budgeting constraints in the face of a still-recovering economy, the university hosted its

14th annual Maryland Day event on Saturday using nearly the same budget it had in 1998.

Fourteen years ago, the university hosted about 25,000 visitors for the first Maryland Day, an annual showcase of university departments, stu-

BY LAURA BLASEY Staff writer

dent groups and programs. Officials budgeted $200,000 that year, and the university spent about $230,000 on Saturday’s event, which attracted more than 65,700 people and boasted

For the first time in six years, the Graduate Student Government will see a male president: former Chief of Staff David Colon-Cabrera.

Colon-Cabrera, a doctoral anthropology student, said he hopes to see tangible results from the initiatives the GSG pursues each year, including advocating for affordable graduate student housing and students’ right to unionize. He has served as the anthropology department representative for two years and chairs several GSG committees, including governance and the committee of graduate researchers, employees,

see BUDGET, page 2

see GSG, page 3

Saturday’s event cost about $30,000 more than it did in 1998 Staff writer

David Colon-Cabrera will take the helm

see INTERNET, page 3

Officials say Md. Day remains cost-effective

BY TEDDY AMENABAR

first male president next year

David Colon-Cabrera will serve as the GSG’s president next year.

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donate for a variety of reasons,” he said. “But when policies are not complied with, whether by student-athletes, staff, faculty, even the university president, we are held accountable for our conduct, so if that causes somebody to not give money, I don’t think that’s a primary consideration.”

Anderson and department officials declined to comment beyond the statement. Stoglin and coach Mark Turgeon did not return calls to their cell phones for comment yesterday.

In March, rumors circulated that Stoglin might be leaving College Park to enter the draft. He put those rumors to rest via Twitter in a March 21 post that read “Back for another season Terpnation!” and said he wanted to further develop as a player.

“Just talking to different scouts and other people from the league, they were telling me that I needed to establish myself as a facilitator and basically show that we could win games,” Stoglin said in March. “I want to play in the NCAA Tournament.”

Although university policy stipulates a student-athlete who incurs a third drug offense must be suspended from the team and all athletic activities for at least one year, athletes are given the opportunity to appeal and reenter the university after serving the suspension. As Stoglin officially entered the draft, however, he cannot play at this university or any other.

Several students said Stoglin and Parker’s suspensions, coupled with guard Pe’Shon Howard’s arrest Sunday morning

has left behind.

After shouldering the scoring load for a team largely devoid of talent last season, Stoglin was finally set to taste the fruits of his labor. With a top-20 recruiting class on its way and a more mature Nick Faust and Alex Len ready to take the next step, the Terps figured to be in line for their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in three years.

And Stoglin seemed poised to lead them there. He had worked through a rocky start with coach Mark Turgeon — a period that included three separate benchings for questionable shot selection and porous defense — and was starting to buy into the team’s system. After months spent looking for his own shot, he was beginning to find his teammates for the open one.

It made for the start of something special. A player that Turgeon thought was uncoachable last summer was now ready to become the face of the next era of

BUDGET from page 1 offerings such as liquid nitrogen ice cream and an engineering school wind tunnel.

Those planning the university’s annual festival said they have been challenged in recent years to work on a tight budget while expanding the event’s offerings for students, alumni and community members.

“I think Maryland Day is a great event, and I think we work really well under that budget,”

Terrapins men’s basketball guards Terrell Stoglin and Mychal Parker (above) were suspended from the team for one year. Stoglin reportedly failed three drug tests. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK

on disorderly conduct charges, could be detrimental to the university’s athletics department.

“Athletes have a responsibility to the school, and Stoglin and Parker didn’t hold up their end of the bargain,” sophomore journalism major Jace Evans said. “I’m fine letting them go because now they don’t reflect well for the university. I’m mad because these incidents will make next season’s team worse. … It’s not good to have three incidents like this. You don’t want to see that.”

Pete Regala, a university alumnus and member of the M Club and Terrapin Club, alumni organizations that help support university athletes, said the suspensions were “disappointing” to many alumni.

“As a fan, you’re disappointed because you want your team to win, and as an alumni you obviously don’t want guys out there doing things like that that would tarnish the image of the Terrapin nation,” Regala said. “It’s unfortunate and disappointing, but I don’t think anyone that’s a true fan is going to run the other way.”

Other students said Stoglin and Parker’s punishments were too harsh, and said they’re worried about the program’s prospects next year.

“This reflects poorly on the basketball program, but it’s not as bad as everyone thinks,” said freshman business major Robert Kligman. “I am mad because Terrell is a great player and our team will be worse without him. I understand why Turgeon did it, but ... I don’t

know that a full season was the right punishment.”

Stoglin led the ACC in scoring this season with 21.6 points per game. He was expected to be a cornerstone of what some believed would be Mark Turgeon’s first NCAA Tournament team in College Park.

But Regala said he is still confident in next year’s team, noting Turgeon has a strong recruiting class.

“I think it’s exciting to see [the team] with the six new recruits coming in,” Regala said. “They should be pretty good. Maybe not quite as good as what we thought yesterday.”

said Associate Marketing Director Holly DeArmond. “I think we’re all … thinking of ways of cutting the budget.”

To expand Maryland Day while maintaining a fairly constant budget, DeArmond said the university has relied on bringing in corporate sponsors to offset rising costs. Without those partners, Maryland Day would cost an additional $54,000, according to DeArmond.

The Maryland Day Planning Committee, she said, reaches out to corporate sponsors al-

ready present on the campus, such as Pepsi.

DeArmond added that to get “bang for [their] buck,” officials chop small expenses in each area — whether by limiting the number of balloons, combining multiple groups’ stations under one tent or passing up colored T-shirts for volunteers in favor of cheaper white shirts.

Vice President for University Relations Brodie Remington said he was pleased with the turnout Saturday.

“I thought it was incredible, I

think the best program that we’ve had,” he said. “It was just terrific and I just can’t say enough.”

Although students said they thought the university should showcase its programs, several said officials should continue to keep costs minimal.

“I think a lot of students would like to see that money go somewhere else,” said senior Arabic studies and government and politics major Martina Beshai. “But honestly, I see that it made a lot of people happy.”

Some students said while

Senior staff writer Erin Egan contributed to this report. abutaleb@umdbk.com

Terps basketball. The pouty tweets were in the past. The scowling was over. The future was bright.

As much it may make some fans bristle, Stoglin was on pace to take his seat among the program’s greats.

Assuming the Terps qualified for postseason tournaments in the next two years, Stoglin would’ve only needed to average about 18 points per game over the remainder of his time in College Park to pass the legendary Juan Dixon on the program’s all-time scoring list. His career trajectory was starting to look less like that of a self-serving shooter, and more like that of a player worth remembering.

So when digesting yesterday’s shocking news, don’t pity Terps basketball. The NCAA Tournament may still be a couple years away, but it’ll be just fine. The trio of Faust, Len and incoming big man Shaquille Cleare will make sure of that.

Instead, pity Stoglin. He just missed his last shot at being anything more than a footnote in Terps history.

He’s the real loser here. letourneau@umdbk.com

CORRECTION Due to an editing error, yesterday’s story, “U. Police arrest Pe’Shon Howard,” incorrectly stated Terrapins men’s basketball guard Pe’Shon Howard’s injury. He broke his foot in the beginning of the season.

Maryland Day is an effective way to bring the community together, they feel the university gears the day’s events more toward alumni and area residents than the student body.

“It’s more of a community outreach thing than a student event,” sophomore math major Rachel Burdette said. “There’s a lot of things for younger kids. … If I were a parent that had young kids, that’s a great event for them.”

DeArmond said over the years the university has been able to cut down on mailing printed pro-

grams by increasing its social media advertising presence, with little impact on attendance. Although attendance was down this year — nearly 100,000 people visited the campus for last year’s Maryland Day — Remington said poor weather was a factor.

“This Maryland Day was fantastic,” DeArmond said. “No matter what the budget is we have a planning board that works hard to produce a fantastic Maryland Day.” amenabar@umdbk.com

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INTERNET from page 1 were affected. Vice President of Information Technology Brian Voss did not return calls for comment.

OIT staff initially struggled to find the source of the problem, Sneeringer said, and while they consulted with Cisco Systems, which provides the wireless network, the vendor did not have an immediate solution. However, a university technician was able to locate the source of the problem.

Sneeringer said they worked to connect students to the Internet as soon as possible.

“Typically the vendors know exactly what [the problem] is,” he said. “It is the first time we’ve ever seen anything like this.”

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In an email to the university community yesterday, OIT officials said they were aware of the technical difficulties and were working to resolve the issue.

“We understand that lack of wireless connectivity is a significant inconvenience and appreciate your patience,” the email read.

Some students who had trouble completing assignments without Internet access had to resort to creative methods or leave the campus to get on the web. Sophomore biology major Nell Kropf said she was frustrated she was unable to connect to the Internet Sunday night, especially because she had assignments to turn in.

“We had online quizzes due,” she said. “We drove to my house to use the Internet.”

Kropf, who lives about 30 minutes from the campus,

said the library was a “madhouse,” and she was worried her teacher would not accept a late quiz.

Sophomore dietetics major Shelby Warring also expressed concerns about the network slowdown. With finals quickly approaching, she wondered whether the network problems could happen again.

“Shouldn’t they have called someone in yesterday?” Warring said. “At this point in the semester this shouldn’t be happening.”

Kropf said she was happy the slowdown didn’t last long, but said she felt OIT should have acted more quickly.

“We’re paying so much money for school,” Kropf said. “We should at least have the Internet.” akinnibi@umdbk.com

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TO HONOR KAYLA: 100 RUN 5K TO RAISE MONEY FOR HONDURAN SCHOOL In January, Kayla Libby was excitedly preparing for a trip to help build the Pimentera Elementary School in Honduras when she suddenly fell ill and was forced to stay behind. About a week after her fellow Students Helping Honduras members returned from the trip, Libby — a sophomore public health major — passed away unexpectedly Jan. 21 at Marlborough Hospital in Massachusetts.

Three months later, members of SHH and Libby’s sorority sisters in Alpha Omicron Pi came together for Sunday afternoon’s 5K HonduRUN to honor Libby’s memory and attempt to raise $3,000 for the cause she was so passionate about in life.

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GSG from page 1 assistants and teachers.

“He’s very passionate, and we need someone with a lot of energy,” outgoing President Anna Bedford said. “I think he’ll do a great job, and I look forward to working closely with him for the rest of my term.”

Bedford said she has been working hard on GSG’s projects, such as graduate students rights to unionize and taking control of student fees, in order to give the incoming executives “something with a bit more momentum” when she hands over the reins.

Colon-Cabrera wasn’t the only assembly member to take on a new role — new faces filled all seven of the executive board positions and only the legislative affairs vice president-elect, Michael Wiederoder, held a position on this year’s board.

Colon-Cabrera said he plans

to follow Bedford’s lead on several issues the GSG has spent years fighting for, including securing affordable graduate student housing, a graduate writing center and parental leave for graduate assistants. He said

“People who know me know I am very vocal and I want us to be heard.”

DAVID COLONCABRERA GSG PRESIDENT-ELECT

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“I want to continue the good work that’s been done so far,” he said. “I’ve had the opportunity to serve under the past two presidents and ... everyone improves and builds on

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what the others did, and the work of the assembly and their vice presidents.”

Colon-Cabrera said he was most interested in focusing on the controversial meetand-confer process that was offered to the GSG and USM graduate students in lieu of collective bargaining rights in March and said he wanted to ensure that graduate students are represented.

“We all have ideas and issues we want to tackle,” he said. “We have had a voice in the past, but I want to raise that voice and make sure we continue to be heard.”

In particular, he said he wanted to make sure graduate concerns were adequately represented and that the process is as transparent as possible.

“People who know me know I am very vocal and I want us to be heard,” Colon-Cabrera said.

“If that translates to what people think of me, that I was a voice, that I was a reasonable voice, then that’s a fair legacy [to leave].”

Colon-Cabrera also said he wanted to increase the scope of the GSG’s ability to open channels of communication with the administration and get students involved.

Additionally, he is working on increasing participation in Terrapin Pride Day, an annual event in which students travel to Annapolis to lobby state legislators.

Barrett Dillow, governance committee member and outgoing legislative affairs vice president, said Colon-Cabrera has a strong understanding of issues facing graduate students at this university.

“He’s really on top of the issues at hand and organized, and you can tell that when you work with him,” Dillow said. blasey@umdbk.com

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Into the belly of the East

Ode to the seniors

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n the past, East Campus seemed like a figment of our imaginations. sure that East Campus will follow Leadership in Energy and Environmental For the last dozen years, the 38-acre development that would both Design standards and buildings will have a minimum LEED Silver certificarevitalize a strip of College Park along Route 1 and make this univer- tion. But considering the extensiveness of the ideas — and how long it could sity more attractive to potential students and faculty has continued to take for officials to ultimately compile student input and implement it corwaver in and out of university plans. When university President Wallace rectly into the plans — it makes sense to start listening to students now.

Student groups, including UMD for Clean Energy, the Student GovernLoh began his tenure and announced his intention to solidify plans for East ment Association and MaryPIRG, want to keep up Campus, there was cautious optimism about plans for with the recent progress and feel a forum this semesa new chapter in the campus’ history. ter would keep students in the loop. This request is Long before Loh’s proclamation, the plans had come to a halt because of budgetary woes, largely due If it is ever completed, the not in the least bit ridiculous — wouldn’t it make sense for current students to have a voice in what to the economic downturn.

East Campus development future students will have in East Campus?

But when Loh stepped in, he vowed to make East Several student groups said their requests for a Campus happen. The state legislature has since will transform the student spring forum were pushed aside. Taking this into approved a five-year plan to fund the project with $25 experience for decades; account, how can we be certain they won’t be negmillion; officials hope to receive another $10 million lected in the future? We have the word of Specter, an in fiscal year 2014. officials need to seek student official tasked with solving a number of university Vice President for Administrative Affairs Rob Specter said the university is now about a month away input as they move forward problems and no solid proof he will be successful in any of his ventures. from resolving the terms of its agreement with the with design plans.

Specter said he wants to sign the term sheet with Baltimore-based development firm Cordish CompaCordish Companies, then seek approval from the Board of Regents, the 17nies, which will spearhead the construction of the project.

Everything seems to be on track: The money is in place, the preliminary member governing body that oversees the university system. Only then will plans are being finalized and the project is chugging along. Yet one vital planning for a detailed development agreement — the part students supposedly will have influence in — begin. Yet will student opinions truly hold much component is missing — an opportunity for student input.

Granted, we believe Cordish Companies will do what it wants, regardless value at that point? Students will hopefully be granted input on details later, of student contribution. But administrators acting alone and not accounting but what about the big picture — are students just left out of that planning?

It’s important for student voices to be heard. This editorial board is glad for students’ opinions doesn’t fly with this editorial board. At the very least, students should be kept abreast of the situation so there aren’t any sur- the university expects to hold summer forums for city residents, and hopes students will have some sort of influence there. But making sure students prises down the line.

Yes, administrators have promised that students will have a voice in the are involved is a vital aspect of creating a better campus community. Adminmore detailed planning process. They’ve listened so far about students’ con- istrators should consider and respect students’ perspectives to make East cerns about the sustainability of the project’s final design, so officials made Campus a success.

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Editorial cartoon: Nathan Tucker

Sex and the farmers market

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omorrow will mark the opening of the Farmers Market at Maryland. Held in front of Cole Field House every Wednesday from noon to 4 p.m., the farmers market will feature fresh produce, prepared foods and cooking demos from nine different local farms and bakeries.

This is not the first time this campus has hosted an open-air market.

In April 2010, “Testudo’s Market” was set up on Hornbake Plaza, but it lacked fresh fruits and vegetables and was not a recurring event. The Wellness Coalition, which organized both markets, seems to have learned from past mistakes, however. The farmers market at Cole Field House will have produce rather than being product-oriented and is set to run weekly through the middle of November.

With finals week encroaching and the end of the semester drawing near, it seems the Wellness Coalition, a joint project of the Division of Student Affairs and the public health school, has made a fantastic choice in focus-

ALEX LESTON ing its efforts toward providing students with the opportunity to purchase fresh produce and healthy prepared foods on the campus.

The nearest farmers market in the College Park area is in the City Hall parking lot, on Knox Road just behind Route 1. And while Knox isn’t too bad of a trek for someone living on the campus, the market is only open Sunday mornings, a stipulation that probably rules out the majority of students at this university.

And with no grocery store in walking distance, most underclassmen, who rarely keep cars on the campus, have few options available if they want fresh produce. There’s The Diner, and that’s about it.

The Farmers Market at Maryland promises to provide more than a cou-

ple of oranges and an array of bruised Granny Smith apples, which is better than either of the diners can offer.

While everyone knows fresh fruits and vegetables are good for you, they can also do a few other cool things you may not be aware of.

Watermelon, for instance, boosts nitric oxide and relaxes the blood vessels in your body, improving circulation and blood flow. This can be really good for combating obesity and Type 2 diabetes, but more importantly it can be really good for erectile dysfunction. Eating watermelon in the summer is also totally inconspicuous, so it’s not even like anyone has to know you want to get down but can’t get it up.

Along similarly crude lines, that old myth about pineapple is actually true: Pineapple improves the taste of your vaginal or seminal fluids. Actually, all foods have the potential to affect this — it’s just that most of the things that smell or taste the best when you’re eating them smell or taste the worst when someone else is eating you. So if you’re a fan of alco-

hol, garlic, dairy or red meat (and everyone’s a fan of at least two of those), try having some pineapple for dessert. Or breakfast. Or anytime, really. I mean, have you tasted pineapple? It’s really good.

There’s also plenty of other produce that can improve your sex life, such as pumpkin seeds (high in zinc, which is essential for testosterone production), blueberries (which boost dopamine levels and libido) and peanuts (which has the same Viagra-like effect as watermelon).

So check out the Farmers Market at Maryland tomorrow. The Wellness Coalition wants you to, local farmers want you to, your nutrient-starved finals week body will want you to — and whomever you’re sleeping with will definitely want you to.

And if you’re not sleeping with anyone, well, the farmers market might just be the perfect place to think about why that is.

Alex Leston is a freshman English major. She can be reached at leston@umdbk.com.

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o the Class of 2012: It’s almost graduation time. If you’re reading this in The Diamondback, I can comfortably guess you’re procrastinating on homework, trying to escape the job search or possibly lamenting, “This is the last time that I’ll ever read this specific column in this specific lecture at this university ever.”

You know, sometimes I’m impressed we made it through our years on this campus. Do you all remember our first move-in day? It was hot. The campus looked huge. We all brought way too much and we weren’t sure we were totally prepared to leave our home. Now, as we prepare to move out a few years later, we’re not sure we’re ready to leave this home, either.

Home is where you learn. Here are just a few of the many things this university has taught us: Go to anything and everything with free Tshirts; don’t wear your ID around your neck unless you want to look like a freshman; if the diner food looks questionable, don’t be “adventurous”; and really, no one is cut out to be anywhere at 8 a.m.

Home is where you have a place at the table. For years we’ve had a seat in the dining hall where we could chow down on buffalo chicken wraps, quesadillas or — on special occasions — “real” food from Adele’s. We’ve had a specific spot with our friends on the floor of Cornerstone Grill and Loft, on the couch in our common room and in the line at Chipotle.

Home is where you get into arguments. When they said “Unstoppable Starts Here,” you said, “STOP! Fear the Turtle!” When they argued beating Duke couldn’t be done, our sophomore year proved them wrong.

And throughout all of this, we’ve learned that home, Terps, is where our family is. This campus was once covered in snow for a week. Those friends who kept you company are the same ones who today will reach out to you and say, “I’m glad I met you.

I’m glad we could be here together.”

Graduation is the last time we will all be together. Next time we come back to Comcast Center, it won’t be to the student section. We won’t be coming from homework or exams or celebrations. But this campus will still be here. Our memories will still be here.

Class of 2012, we are the class that they say the world will end with — but we know better. Across the campus these last few days and around the world, we will forever “raise high the black and gold,” because home is simply where the turtle is.

Lisa Davies is a senior communication and English major. She can be reached at ldavies@terpmail.umd.edu.

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his is the greatest and best opinion column in the world … tribute. A long time ago, I sat down to check my email in the middle of the night. A message from a demon appeared on the screen, burning bright.

And he wrote: “Dear opinion editor, write the best column in the world — or I’ll eat your soul.”

So I looked down at the keyboard and said, “OK.” I wrote the first thing that came to my head, which just so happened to be the best column in the world. It was the best column in the world.

Republicans and Democrats across the land had nothing more to add when they reached the end — it was the best column in the world. It was the best column in the world.

Believers in all different forms of God exhausted their search for a logical flaw — it was the best column in

the world. It was the best column in the world.

People from every single gender and race searched high and low for something to replace — it was the best column in the world. It was the best column in the world.

Needless to say, the beast was stunned. “Nobody is talking anymore,” he said. “Where’s the fun?”

So I looked back down at the keyboard and said, “OK.” I deleted the best column in the world and I wrote the first thing that came to my head, which just so happened to be the second-best column in the world. It was the new best column in the world.

It taught people the difference between article and column; between opinion and fact; that just because you disagree with someone doesn’t mean he or she is wrong, and just because someone is wrong doesn’t mean he or

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HAXEL she is stupid.

It taught people proper grammar and the importance of research. It explained how to identify a troll and avoid feeding it, and the cowardice of hiding behind online anonymity.

It taught people to recognize and eschew ad hominem attacks and straw man arguments, and that claiming to be offended by another’s opinion is not reason enough to decry its publication.

It taught people that sharing columns you agree with is more worthwhile than sharing the ones you disagree with because logical, articulate arguments are rare and valuable;

it does more good to publicize quality writing than ridicule poor writing.

And it somehow convinced random crazies to stop spamming me with press releases about [insert political cause here], because I don’t even read them.

But this is not the best column in the world — this is just a tribute.

I deleted the best column in the world because I realized it isn’t necessary. I write for a student newspaper at one of the better universities in the world, so the people who read this column belong to a highly educated community of individuals. To publish the best column in the world would just be preaching to the choir, right?

But anyway, this tribute is just a matter of opinion. You gotta believe it.

Christopher Haxel is a senior English major. He can be reached at haxel@umdbk.com.

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Brit Marling (Another Earth) and Zal Batmanglij (The Recordist) have come a long way in a very short time. The two met only a few years ago while attending Georgetown University, where they were attracted by their mutual love of films from both high and low culture — they cite both The Terminator and the films of Krzysztof Kieslowski as major influences.

Their interest in both summer

blockbusters and small arthouse dramas led them to ask, when working on their own film, “Why not put those things together?”

The film this ethos produced is Sound of My Voice, a knotty, ambiguous thriller about a pair of documentary filmmakers infiltrating a cult led by a woman who claims to be from the future. The woman, Maggie, is played by Marling, who co-wrote the film with director Batmanglij.

Marling has seen previous cinematic success, having starred in the critically praised Another

Earth (which she also co-wrote with fellow Georgetown alum Mike Cahill), which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival with Sound of My Voice.

The film was shot at breakneck speed — filming was completed in little more than a couple of weeks — and produced on a shoestring budget, a set of circumstances Batmanglij said forced the cast and crew to work at peak efficiency.

To play the parts of the two leads, Peter and Lorna, a romantically involved pair of amateur investigative journalists, Mar-

ling and Batmanglij insisted on unfamiliar faces.

“We were really into the idea of not casting recognizable actors, because it was more claustrophic,” Batmanglij said.

Still, they needed performers who could carry dramatic weight and keep up with Marling’s slippery cult leader. They settled on Christopher Denham, who had played opposite Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar) in Shutter Island, and Nicole Vicius, who shared a scene with Ryan Gosling (Drive) in Half Nelson.

The idea for the film — which was partially inspired by a dream Batmanglij had — came when he

and Marling relocated to the Los Angeles area, where the film is set. The pair explained that something about the environment made cults crop up with surprising regularity.

They worked hard to reserve judgment and maintain an attitude of open-mindedness toward Maggie and her followers.

“I think group think is kind of appealing,” Batmanglij said.

“The idea of turning yourself over to a larger meaning is appealing.”

The film treats Maggie with ambiguity, avoiding easy answers and leaving it to the audience to sort out truth from falsehood. Batmanglij and Marling prefer to leave the work open to any interpretation, even at the risk of leaving viewers unsatisfied.

“Any opinion you feel strongly about is valid,” Batmanglij said.

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NOTEBOOK from page 8 with a game tonight against Norfolk State (16-23) at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium.

“He’s a gorilla,” Bakich said Sunday. “He’s been doing a good job of being aggressive on pitches he can drive. He’s just one of those guys that when he comes you up, when he connects with the ball, it’s going to go.”

Bosse, a freshman, hit 26 home runs at Baltimore’s Calvert Hall, graduating last spring as the school’s all-time leader. He also set a single-season home run record at the school with 16 in his senior year.

He flashed some of that power earlier this year. In a 9-0 win over Manhattan on March 4, Bosse was 2-for-3 with a double, triple, two runs scored and four RBI. His triple off the top of the right field wall came with the bases loaded and helped the Terps break the game open.

Bosse’s breakthrough performance appears to have been Saturday, when two of his swings put the first three of the Terps’ runs on the board.

“He certainly showed what he’s capable of doing with those home runs there,” Bakich said. “Those were opposite field line-drive home runs.

That’s really tough to do.”

Bosse has primarily seen action this year in right field as a late-inning replacement, starting just nine games. But as the Terps’ runs start to come at a premium against No. 1 Florida State and No. 23 Virginia in the final two ACC series, Bosse’s bat could become key.

“He’s got tremendous power in his body and in his bat,” Bakich said. “Hopefully, we can harness that and get a little power surge here in the remaining schedule and on our way into the postseason.”

KIENE RETURNS AGAIN Hopefully joining Bosse in the Terps’ playoff push is Kiene, who finally returned to the lineup Friday after missing nine games with concussion-like symptoms. He was hit in the head by a pitch April 11 against West Virginia.

In his return this weekend at Virginia Tech, Kiene was 4-for-10 with three walks, one RBI and one run

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scored. Three of his hits came in his first game back on Friday. It was an encouraging return for Kiene, who recorded his first multi-hit game since March 30 and only his third since March 3.

“Usually there’s an adjustment to getting your timing back and getting comfortable,” Bakich said. “In his first at-bat, he gets a hit and ends up with three hits his first game back. I really feel like he looked comfortable. He looked relaxed.

His swing looked good.”

Despite his return to the lineup, Bakich said it will still be some time before Kiene is back at first base. Delp has been the Terps’ primary option at first base in Kiene’s absence and has made 19 starts there this season.

“He’s not back defensively yet,” Bakich said. “He’s our DH.”

STOGLIN from page 8 his ACL in a February practice.

“I feel for Pe’Shon,” Turgeon said shortly after the injury.

“Pe’Shon wasn’t really a true point, but he was doing a heck of a job for us there.”

Turgeon will likely look for improved play from his frontcourt to help ease the burden on the guards. Returning forwards James Padgett and Ashton Pankey, and center Alex Len averaged a combined 19.5 points last year, more than two points less than Stoglin did by himself.

The 7-foot-1 Len could provide the spark Turgeon needs. Though he posted just 6-point and 5.4rebound averages in 22 games after serving a 10-game suspension to start the season, the Ukraine native showed flashes of potential, most notably a 12-point, 11rebound double-double in a Jan. 8 loss at N.C. State.

“When you take away the first part of the year, which was taken away from him, that is really hard on a kid, especially a freshman,” Turgeon said on March 7. “Our low-post game now isn’t where it’s going to be in the future. I think he’s playing smarter.”

The trio will be helped by the additions of forwards Charles Mitchell (Marietta, Ga.), Jake Layman (Wrentham, Mass.) and Damonte Dodd (Centreville), and center Shaquille Cleare (Houston).

Cleare, the No. 30 recruit in the country for 2012, has the opportunity to make an immediate impact in College Park.

With six months until the season starts and no proven scoring threat on the roster, it’s unclear yet who exactly will handle the brunt of the offensive responsibility for the Terps in Turgeon’s second year at the helm.

One thing is clear, though: It won’t be Stoglin.

UP THE LIST With his 10 strikeouts over eight innings on Saturday against the Hokies, right-hander Brett Harman reached 244 career strikeouts, surpassing former major leaguer and current Terps assistant coach Eric Milton to rise to No. 3 on the program’s all-time strikeout list.

Despite Harman’s success in the 8-1 win, though, Bakich said he still prefers the Terps’ defense, which ranks second in the ACC with a .973 fielding percentage, to do the brunt of the work.

“I don’t really care about strikeouts,” Bakich said. “I’d rather let the defense work and get contact. …

We’ll take the outs any way we can get them. I prefer to let the defense play, too, but I’m certainly pleased and very happy with the way Brett pitched. That was what we needed to even the series.”

Harman was quick to credit his defense, too. He specifically pointed out shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez and right fielder Jordan Hagel as two players who made plays behind him.

Hagel ended the first inning with a diving catch in right field, and three innings later, Rodriguez made what Harman called a “web gem play.”

“The defense really picked me up early, and the offense had the explosion,” Harman said. “So it was pretty easy from there on out.”

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from their crosstown rival.

“It’s always a tough game after the ACC Tournament,” Reese said after the game. “It’s always a struggle. We had a loss to Dartmouth last year after our ACC Tournament, and we knew that tonight was going to be a tough game.

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We did talk about it, and we wanted to make sure we were staying true to ourselves and not focusing on anything else but what we were there to do — to play good lacrosse.”

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nament and whom the Terps will face.

For now, though, Reese and her players are enjoying the absence of competition. If only for a moment.

“It’s nice to have this time without knowing who we’re playing,” she said.

“We’re just preparing for us to play the best lacrosse of the season in the NCAA Tournament.” munson@umdbk.com

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Guard Nick Faust, right, will likely have to shoulder more of the scoring load for the Terps now that guard Terrell Stoglin, left, has entered the 2012 NBA Draft.

BY JOSH VITALE Senior staff writer

For the first time since Greivis Vasquez shimmied out of Comcast Center for the final time two years ago, the Terrapins men’s basketball team seemed to have hope this offseason. Four of five starters were returning. The nation’s No. 16 recruiting class was set to arrive. And Terrell Stoglin, the ACC’s leading scorer, had decided to forgo the NBA Draft to stay another year in College Park.

Until Sunday, that is.

After announcing just more than a month ago he would return for his junior season, Stoglin — who, along with teammate Mychal Parker, was suspended for one year for a violation of the student-athlete code of conduct, according to a

statement issued yesterday by the athletics department — declared for the 2012 NBA Draft on Sunday, officially ending his Terps career.

Three days ago, the Terps were a team with a solid core of returning players, a talented group of incoming freshmen and the conference’s most lethal scorer.

Now? They’re a team seemingly full of offensive question marks.

Stoglin averaged a leaguehigh 21.6 points per game last season, nearly 12 more than any other player on the team. He took 30.5 percent of the Terps’ shots and scored 31.4 percent of their points.

With him on the floor, there was no question about who was going to have the ball on offense. Without him — and departing guard Sean Mosely

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Terps will have to rely on other scorers to combat Stoglin’s exit

21.6

32.7

Stoglin’s points-per-game average, which was the best mark in the ACC

Stoglin’s team-high minutes-per-game average

.305

.314

Percent of the Terps’ shots Stoglin took last season

Percentage of the team’s points Stoglin scored last season

“[Faust] has really been playing well now for about three weeks and took it to another level today,” Turgeon said after the game.

Playing alongside Faust in the backcourt will be oft-injured junior Pe’Shon Howard — who was arrested early Sunday for disorderly conduct — and incoming freshmen Seth Allen (Fredericksburg, Va.) and Sam Cassell Jr. (Baltimore). All three will likely be counted on to play major minutes next season.

Howard, the team’s most experienced guard, averaged just 6.5 points and 3.7 assists in 14 games last year, but could play a much more pivotal role with Stoglin gone. He missed the first two months of the season with a broken foot and sat out the final month after tearing

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BY NICHOLAS MUNSON Staff writer

BY DANIEL GALLEN Staff writer

The Terrapins baseball team hasn’t been overly reliant on the long ball for its offense this year.

The Terps’ top power threat, designated hitter Tim Kiene, has dealt with injuries throughout the course of the year but still leads the team with six home runs. Other Terps, such as left fielder Michael Montville and first baseman Tomo Delp, have shown only flashes of long-ball ability.

Without the benefit of the home run, coach Erik Bakich has been content with relying on small ball — bunts, stolen bases and sacrifice flies — to get runs across.

But Matt Bosse looks as though he’s inserting power back into the Terps’ offense. The corner outfielder went deep three times last week — including twice in Saturday’s 8-1 win over Virginia Tech — and his bat will likely play a large role in the team’s offense as it makes a push toward the ACC Tournament, starting

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— the Terps don’t have a single player who averaged double-figure points last season.

“I think the statement ‘we live or die under Terrell’ is correct,” coach Mark Turgeon said on March 7. “Since Terrell is our leading scorer, everything goes back to him.”

The most likely candidate to pick up the slack is Nick Faust.

Though inconsistent at times during his freshman season, the guard — whose 8.9 points per game last year make him the team’s top returning scorer — has the talent to carry the Terps’ offensive load next season.

Over the final nine games of the season, Faust averaged better than 13 points per game, including a career-high 19 points in the Terps’ ACC Tournament first round win over Wake Forest on March 8.

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Midfielder Kelly McPartland and the Terps have a long break before the NCAA Tournament begins on May 12. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

The 29 players on the roster of the Terrapins women’s lacrosse team enjoyed a rare treat this past weekend: two days off.

With 10 consecutive weeks of grueling competition finally behind them, the Terps got their first lacrosse-free weekend since early February. For the team — and for coach Cathy Reese, who gave birth to her fourth child just before the season started — rest and rejuvenation for the stretch run will likely only help when the NCAA Tournament begins in two weeks.

“Having the weekend off, today’s practice was excellent,” Reese said.

“The girls are just fired up and ready to keep continuing to improve. This week is all about us.”

The No. 4 Terps (17-3) closed the regular season with a daunting two-week stretch that included a three-game road trip to No. 16 Penn, No. 5 North Carolina and No. 18 Princeton, and a home meeting with Virginia Tech. Not even a week later, the

team was back in action at the ACC Tournament.

Yet as overwhelming as that stretch seemed before it began, it all went off without a hitch — almost. After a dominant win over the Quakers, their 14-11 road loss to the Tar Heels on April 7 brought with it questions of how long the Terps’ ACC dominance would last.

Those questions were soon answered.

The Terps reeled off a four-game winning streak following the loss, taking them all the way to the ACC title game. Just two weeks after their loss in Chapel Hill, N.C., the Terps upended North Carolina, 1410, to win their fourth consecutive league championship.

Even more impressive may have been their last game against Georgetown. Though the team’s fourth game in six days was a mostly inconsequential nonconference matchup, the Terps ran away from the Hoyas after falling behind by a goal early, winning in a 19-10 blowout despite a second-half rally

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