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Our 102ND Year, No. 35THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPERWednesday, October 19, 2011
BY MOLLY MARCOTStaff writer
Sitting in miles worth of traffic cancause drivers to have road rage, anxietyand frustration — but universityresearchers are helping create a smart-phone application and website that willhelp alleviate some of this tension.
A renewed three-year partnershipannounced this month with the trafficdata collection company Inrix and thisuniversity’s Center for AdvancedTransportation Technology will pro-vide the team with a multi-million-dol-lar contract to create an app and web-site that maps out traffic patterns inreal time.
By the end of the year, drivers in 10states along the East Coast will beable to access specific locations ofaccidents, construction sites and roadclosures and learn specific details onhow fast the traffic is moving in thesespots; this differs from other similarapps because it aggregates all thisinformation into one spot, accordingto CATT Director Tom Jacobs.
“Whenever there is an accident on aroad that blocks several lanes, as timeprogresses you can see the effects ofthe accident spread farther and far-ther up the road in the form of slowertraffic speeds,” senior computer sci-ence major and lab researcher JohnToman wrote in an email.
Inrix pools data from various com-panies that collect real-time trafficdata and gives this information to theuniversity’s CATT lab. Using thisdata, the lab develops the web-basedtools that offer a detailed look atwhere traffic issues are occurring ona minute-by-minute basis.
The real-time traffic interface willinclude roadway maps with red, yel-low and green color-coded roadwaysindicating the relative speed. Thoughsome website and apps like thisalready exist, CATT’s software goessteps further to specifically track bot-tleneck problem areas and relay todrivers how much longer travel isexpected to take, Jacobs said.
For more than three years, the lab’spartnership with Inrix has providedsoftware tools for traffic engineersand state transportation department
BY ERIN EGANStaff writer
Prince George’s County Policearrested two men on Knox Road lastnight in conjunction with severalrecent Knox Box burglaries.
Eight county police cruisers sur-rounded the men as officers hand-cuffed them on the sidewalk before acrowd of student onlookers around 9p.m. Although police would not
release the names of the two menarrested because they had not beenformally charged as of 10 p.m., Sgt.Trevell Watson confirmed that theyare not students.
Watson said Knox Box residentscalled police when they witnessed thesuspects trying to break into an apart-ment through the window. The wit-ness recognized the suspect fromwanted posters hung around thecommunity, Watson said.
“The witness had the wantedposter hanging on his refrigerator, sohe was able to recognize the suspectpretty quickly,” Watson said.
On Oct. 5, District 1 Commander
Maj. Hector Velez estimated that therehad been “four or five” break-ins in theKnox Box area. Several students
Police arrest twomen on Knox Road
see TRAFFIC, page 3
Univ. tohelp createtraffic appPartnership seek tomap traffic patterns
see ARRESTS, page 3
BY BEENA RAGHAVENDRANFor The Diamondback
From participating in the U.S.Paralympic Ski Team to writing abest-selling memoir, JoshSundquist hasn’t let the amputa-tion of his left leg define his life.
At the age of 9, Sundquist wasdiagnosed with a rare form ofbone cancer, which caused theneed for an amputation. Whiledoctors predicted he had a 50-50chance of survival, Sundquist bat-tled the disease and has used histriumph in the face of adversity asfodder for inspirational talksaround the country — such aslast night’s lecture “Laughing AtOur Differences,” which wassponsored by Student Entertain-
ment Events.“In life, you set out to do some-
thing … and all of a sudden,there’s a bull standing 20 feetaway from you,” Sundquist said.“I don’t know what a bull is likefor you, but I know that life istough.”
As the author of Just Don’t Fall,the founder of a social network-ing site for amputees calledLessThanFour.org and a memberof the 2006 U.S. Paralympic SkiTeam, Sundquist told the dozensof attendees in Hoff Theater thathe doesn’t let the loss of his legget him down.
“In my speeches, I tell storiesabout my experiences about
U.S. Paralympic Ski Team member,amputee speaks to students
AGAINSTALL ODDS
see SUNDQUIST, page 2
Eight Prince George’s County Police cars surround two suspects who werearrested in connection with recent burglaries. ERIN EGAN/FOR THE DIAMONDBACK
BY SPENCER ISRAELStaff writer
For many students with dietaryrestrictions, entering the university’sdining halls can be a daily challenge.But for almost 18 years, Sister Mau-reen Schrimpe has helped these stu-dents navigate their way through on-campus eateries.
Schrimpe, Dining Services dieti-tian and sister of the ImmaculateHeart of Mary Community, has pro-vided guidance to these studentsand has worked with Dining Ser-vices officials to ensure studentswith food allergies or intolerances,diabetes and other limitations feelsafe eating on the campus. In July,she was awarded the National Asso-ciation of College and UniversityFood Services’ most prestigioushonor — the Theodore W. Minah
award — for her work. “For somebody to come to campus
and not be sure how to eat would justbe horrifying,” said Dining Servicesspokesman Bart Hipple. “So for herto make this place into a home for
people who have specific dietaryneeds is a very big service.”
Schrimpe, who also serves as Din-ing Services’ quality coordinator,
BY LAUREN HICKSStaff writer
A group of graduate students areworking to bring robotic technolo-gies that once probed the far reachesof outer space to a whole new frontierof exploration: the depths of the Arc-tic Ocean.
In the university’s Space SystemsLaboratory, students are updatingrobot arms originally built for repair-ing NASA space satellites to withstandthe high pressure and cold tempera-tures of deep-sea exploration.Researchers at NASA’s AstrobiologyScience and Technology ExperimentProgram, which funded the project,are interested in using the robot toexplore and retrieve samples of biolog-ical life forms that grow around vol-canic vents on the Arctic Ocean floor— a feat no previous technology has
been able to accomplish.David Akin, the laboratory’s direc-
tor, said because these specimens liveat such extreme underwater tempera-tures where no sunlight can reach,studying them may give researchers aglimpse of life beyond this planet.
“[Scientists] are always looking onEarth for life forms that are isolatedfrom the rest of the planet,” Akin said.“The raw ice shelf is the biggest pieceof ice in the ocean. The key here is thatonce you go 10 or 20 kilometers infrom the edge, it is permanently dark.”
One of the biggest challenges inbuilding a robot — which theresearchers named Samurai — capa-ble of exploring this treacherous fron-tier is enabling it to travel wirelessly.
In space, robotic arms are con-nected to a long cord and controlled by
Sister Maureen Schrimpe, the university dietitian, works to ensure all students have safe food options. MAYA MUNOZ/THE DIAMONDBACK
Researchers update robot toexplore depths of Arctic OceanRobot arms used to repair NASA satellites
see ROBOT, page 3see SCHRIMPE, page 3
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Suspects connected to Knox Box thefts
Finding comfort in foodUniv. dietitianhelps students with diet needs
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having one leg and thethings I’ve learned alongthe way,” he said. “Mymessage is about overcom-ing adversity, and adver-sity is something thateveryone has to deal withas a college student.”
He said he uses his expe-rience to show others thatobstacles can be overcome— usually through laughter.
Sundquist said he triesto make his audiencelaugh as he details variouslife experiences.
Last night, he recounteda time when his prostheticmalfunctioned — right inthe middle of a first date.Instead of letting the inci-dent ruin his outing, hesaid he made light of thesituation, which is a philos-ophy he extends to the restof his life.
“I thought, this is my firstdate, and you only get onefirst date, so why would I letit be ruined?” he said. “Sowhat did I do? I got up,laughed about it and playedthat next hole of golf.”
From smuggling a two-liter bottle of soda into amovie theater by dangling itin his left pant leg to runningaway from a bull in the mid-dle of a field in a failedattempt at cow tipping, sev-eral students — such as jun-ior communication majorRebecca Railey — saidSundquist’s humor came full-circle to inspire his audience.
“He incorporated com-edy,” Railey said. “If it wasserious, it wouldn’t havebeen as good.”
Sundquist ended theevening by saying he’dfound his ‘sole’-mate — aman with the same shoesize and sneaker taste wholost his right leg. The twoshare their pairs of shoes.
Some students said it wasstories such as this one thatcaptivated the audience.
“It was awesome — reallyhighly energized, positive,”said senior environmentalscience and technologyLeaton Jones. “Everyonewas interested in hearingwhat he had to say. I likedhow he combined comedywith inspiration to keep theenergy up.”
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SUNDQUISTfrom page 1
Before dozens of attendees in Hoff Theater last night, Josh Sundquist talked about overcoming adversity after his left leg was amputated when he was 9. Sundquistblended humor with poignancy as he encouraged his audience to tackle their own daily obstacles as college students. JEREMY KIM/THE DIAMONDBACK
“I liked how hecombinedcomedy withinspiration tokeep the energyup.”
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reported stolen items, includ-ing laptops and game con-soles, which prompted prop-erty manager Gosia Sylla toemail residents about takingextra safety precautions.
One of the suspectsarrested last night has beenarrested on similar chargesbefore, Watson said. Once hewas released and the burgla-ries started occurring again,police actively sought him asa suspect.
Watson said another sus-pect was arrested on Friday inrelation to these break-ins.Watson noted there will befurther investigations todetermine who is responsiblefor each burglary.
Immediately following lastnight’s arrests, a county offi-cer announced on his mega-phone to several studentswatching that they were “nowsafe” and there would “be nomore thefts.”
Students watching thescene responded with clap-ping and cheers.
Two students and Knox
Box residents who watchedthe arrests from beginning toend said they were nervous ofpotential burglaries beforethe arrests were made.
“Our neighbors were bro-ken into last Saturday, and thepeople who live below us werebroken into, too,” sophomoregovernment and politicsmajor Emil Nusbaum said.
His roommate, sophomoreletters and sciences majorAaron Schacht, said althoughit has been scary living as aKnox Box resident recently,he is not surprised by theprevalence of break-ins.
“There have been a lot ofburglaries recently, but it’sjust part of the Knox Box life,”Schacht said.
Chelsea Benney, a first-floor Commons 4 resident andjunior environmental scienceand policy major who also wit-nessed the arrests, said she’sstill nervous more burglarieswill occur.
“It worries me that all thesebreak-ins were going on espe-cially while I’m living so close,”Benney said. “I’m just hopefulthey caught the right guys.”
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officials to analyze how tobetter serve their highwaysystems, whether throughaccident notifications onhighway signs or up-to-datetravel time information. Thecontract renewal helps af-firm that the lab is makingnoteworthy progress in thisfield, Jacobs said.
The first contract withInrix covered about 5,000miles of highways acrosseight states, and the newcontract is set to increasehighway coverage to 20,000miles in 10 states, accordingto an Inrix press release.
“It’s a big deal because it’sa problem that the federalgovernment and the stategovernments have beenhaving for years,” saidMichael Pack, CATT’s labdirector. “Not havingenough data coverage to un-derstand what’s really goingon — this is finally givingthem a big picture view.”
Both the old and new con-tract work with the I-95 Cor-ridor Coalition, the compa-ny that oversees the majorhighway system runningfrom Maine to Florida andhas been a major player inseeking ways to improvetraffic, Jacobs said. Becauseof the company’s collabora-tion with the university,more states have been look-ing to track activity on theirlocal highways, accordingto Jacobs. The general pub-lic’s access to CATT’s real-
time traffic software willtranslate into better com-munication for drivers, ac-cording to Pack.
“For travelers, it’s provid-ing them with good traveltime information on theroadways where they canmake good decisions abouthow to get to where they’regoing,” Pack said.
Though the CATT labemploys professional staffmembers, students developthe majority of work onthese web-based tools, Ja-cobs said.
“The work we do is impor-tant because roads can onlyget so big, eventually it’llcome down to makingsmarter decisions abouttraffic rather than just mak-ing more roads,” Tomanwrote in an email.
And for CATT lab re-searchers, the real-time traf-fic work is likely to continueto grow.
“We’ve only just startedscratching the surface ofwhat we can really do,” Ja-cobs said.
joysticks, a method thatresearchers said may notwork as easily thousands offeet beneath the surface ofthe Arctic Ocean.
“If you have a tether that isgoing over the side of yourboat and the wind changes, itcan push the sea ice againstthe side of the boat and basi-cally sever your tether,” saidaerospace engineering gradu-ate student Barrett Dillow,who is working on the project.“So if that happens, you proba-bly will lose your vehicle.”
And communicating withthe robot once it reaches thevents would be impossible, asradio waves are absorbed bywater and can’t travel very farthrough the ocean. Therefore,the robot would need to havethe instructions programmedinto its system ahead of time.
“When you drop it off overthe edge and it goes on itsmerry way, you basicallydon’t know whether it is aliveor dead until it comes back tothe surface,” said Dillow.
Another challenge Samu-rai presented was alteringthe robot to ensure it couldoperate at high pressuresdeep below the water.
“At that depth, the pres-sure is 8,000 pounds persquare inch, so even metalwill start to bend, so youhave to design it to take that
into account,” said Akin.“Housings that hold theelectronics have to bedesigned with titanium totake the pressure.”
Samurai is also uniquebecause it can travel up to6,000 meters below the sur-face. Most other underwa-ter robots can only manage1,000 to 2,000 meters, butSamurai can reach 97 per-cent of the planet’s seafloor.
According to Akin, thegroup’s next goal is for NASAto use Samurai on an expedi-tion to Antarctica to look formicrobiological life forms.
“If we win this proposal,in 2014 we will go down toAntarctica and send a robotwith the arm to the shelfand look at the life formsunderneath what is thebiggest ice shelf in theworld,” Akin said.
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ROBOTfrom page 1
originally graduated collegewith a degree in physical ed-ucation. But after enteringthe convent, where physicaleducation is not highly em-phasized, she said she decid-ed to switch gears and be-come a dietitian.
After a 13-year stint as foodservice director at Mary-wood University in Scranton,Pa., Schrimpe came to thisuniversity to expand herwork’s outreach to a largerstudent population.
To help students handlespecific allergies, Schrimpesaid she has set up alterna-tive menu options for stu-dents who need them. Therecent dramatic increase ingluten intolerances led her tohelp create gluten-free freez-ers three years ago in eachdining hall on the campus,she said.
Another one of Schrimpe’sinitiatives was to implementingredient icons — such as a‘G’ for gluten-free and apeanut symbol for peanut-free — next to each station inthe dining hall.
“Students don’t want to bedifferent. They’re not goingto tell you about [an allergy];they just won’t go for peanutbutter,” she said.
Part of Schrimpe’s out-reach is sending out a flier toincoming students alertingthem to the service she pro-vides. Prior to this schoolyear, Schrimpe said she re-ceived around 50 to 60 re-
sponses expressing interestin meeting with her beforethe academic year began.
“Parents are calling intoschools beforehand,” shesaid. “They are now decidingon universities or colleges bywhat their student can get,and what provisions can bemade for them.”
On top of monitoring thespecial dietary needs of stu-dents on the campus,Schrimpe works to ensure allmenu ingredients are postedonline, tests new industryproducts and works closelywith menu development toensure items are suitable foras many students as possible.
Joe Mullineaux, a senior as-sociate director for DiningServices, said Schrimpe hasset an example for the entirecampus community in deal-ing with food sensitivities.
“She is someone that Iwould definitely consider aleader in the college setting,”he said.
And her work has not goneunnoticed. In 2005 she won theNational Association of Collegeand University Food Services’Richard Lichtenfelt Award forher volunteer efforts.
Several students living withfood allergies said the initia-tives she headed often helpthem choose the right meal.
“The signs in the dininghall have definitely made iteasier for me,” said sopho-more business major EthanDiamond, who has a peanutallergy. “It’s a good safety netfor people with allergies.”
SCHRIMPEfrom page 1
ARRESTSfrom page 1
A researcher tests a spacesuit arm at the Space System’sLaboratory. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SPACE SYSTEM’S LABORATORY
“If we win thisproposal, in 2014we will go downto Antarcticaand send a robotwith the arm tothe shelf.”
DAVID AKINDIRECTOR OF THE SPACE SYSTEM’SLABORATORY
“For travelers,it’s providingthem with goodtravel timeinformation onthe roadways.”
MICHAEL PACKCATT LABORATORY DIRECTOR
Over the past few weeks,my short walk from theMcPherson SquareMetro Station to my
internship a few blocks away hasbeen made all the more interestingby Washington’s version of a newprotest movement that has sweptacross the world: Occupy (insertcity name).
In a time of deep economic andsocial uncertainty, the Occupymovement has given a voice toAmericans and people across theworld who are frustrated with thehigh unemployment rate and grow-ing economic inequality.
The Occupy movement in theUnited States is another markedexpression of the public’s increas-ing dissatisfaction with this coun-try’s financial and political leaders.
That big banks have received onlya slap on the wrist for their outsizerole in the worst financial crisissince the Great Depression onlymakes matters worse: The unshak-able alliance that has formedbetween Wall Street’s cash, K
Street’s lobbying connections andboth political parties has left Ameri-cans feeling as if their voices don’treally matter in the importantdebates of our time.
While ideologically dif ferent, thetea party and Occupy movementswere both formed by ordinary citi-zens to express outrage at a politicaland economic system they rightlybelieve is tilted against those whocan’t afford a lobbyist or contributeto a politician’s campaign.
Fortunately, instead of just debat-ing the tea party’s agenda of spend-ing cuts and states’ rights, our coun-try will now have two very differentperspectives to help crystallize theimportant discussions that will takeplace as the 2012 general electioncampaign gets underway.
Many political pundits, thoughtleaders and politicians who domi-nate the 24/7 news cycle have casu-ally dismissed the protesters as abunch of rag-tag hipsters and col-lege students.
Additionally, some critics haveunfairly characterized the Occupymovement as hypocritical becausethe protesters use products made bythe corporations they criticize.Unfortunately, that line of criticismis just as absurd as critiques madeby liberal commentators who dis-missed elderly tea party activists fordenouncing Medicare even as theycouldn’t help but be enrolled in thesocial aid program.
Another reason commentatorswere skeptical about the tea party,and are still wary of Occupy, isbecause they don’t see a policy pro-posal that’s fueling the protests. SuzeOrman, a mainstream financialauthor and television personality,rightly disagrees with those who arecynical about Occupy. She wrote onThe Huffington Post, “To deride themovement because it has yet to for-
mulate a well-delineated platformsays plenty more about the criticsthan the protestors. … The unholyalliance of much of Congress, KStreet and Wall Street that has setthe agenda from day one of the finan-cial crisis is simply trying to protectits turf by casting aspersions on thead hoc nature of the movement.”
Instead of dismissing the griev-ances collectively shared by thou-sands of American citizens, politicalleaders in Washington need torespond with clearly formulatedcounter arguments, not vague state-ments of either condemnation orsupport for the protesters.
Instead of trying to co-opt themovement for political gain or influ-ence, politicians, intellectuals andpolicy makers must respond withconcrete proposals to address theprotesters’ grievances. If not, then itseems they’re the ones without anyidea what it is they stand for.
Matt Arnstine is a junior governmentand politics major. He can be reachedat [email protected].
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Vandalism at off-campusapartment complexes,most notably The Varsity,has been making the news
lately. The vandalism led BarbaraSteinke, The Varsity’s propertymanager, to send an email a fewweeks ago to all Varsity residentsthat began, “Seriously!!??”
Although I certainly don’t con-done people defacing property atany complex, I’ve come up with atheory about why some students arereally going to town in these new,expensive apartments.
You see, there is a housing stale-mate here in College Park. This bat-tle pins the students seeking off-campus housing against the prop-erty managers and owners. Bothsides are to blame, but I think theproblem begins with the absurdrents charged for many apartmentsin this city.
I should know, as I have lived atthree dif ferent apartment com-plexes while at this university. Onaverage, a furnished four-bedroom,two-bath apartment will run youabout $900 a month. It’s sad to thinka furnished apartment costing
roughly $760 a month is considereda “bargain.”
Landlords in College Park cancharge whatever they want becausethey know students have no choicebut to pay the price. There aren’tenough rental houses to accommo-date all the students who want tolive off-campus, so apartment com-plexes are the only other alterna-tive. Property managers havedecided to raise prices for their onlyclients: students.
The rents are even more absurdwhen I compared them to whatsome of my friends at other schoolsare paying to live in equal, if notnicer, apartments. One friend said atthe University of Georgia, a fur-nished apartment costs between$365 and $375 per month, and stu-dents at Salisbury University onlypay $675 for brand-new luxuryapartments. Even at the Universityof Central Florida — which, like thisuniversity, is right outside a majorcity — a friend said off-campusapartments tend to average about$650 per month.
I’m all for the profit-seeking busi-ness mindset, but at what expense?
Many students are disgusted withrent in College Park because theyaren’t too keen on going nearly$25,000 in debt in exchange for twoyears in a subpar apartment com-plex. You see, when students have tofork over this much money eachmonth, they feel entitled to do what-ever they want, whether thosethings are right or wrong.
If I may quote the motto at theUniversity View, students want to“live happy” (ironic, because I wasfar from happy there). For some res-idents, happiness means disrespect-ing the property and taking theirfrustration out on the building’sfacilities and furnishings.
While this isn’t a blanket state-ment for all students living in apart-ments, it certainly holds true forsome. I think it’s likely they feel ifthey have to pay so much in rent,
they’re entitled to have a little bit offun in the process. If that meansknocking down a few signs andpunching a few holes in the wall —that’s what they’re going to do. Afterall, the complex will have plenty ofmoney for repairs.
So you see, there is a battle goingon. On one side, you have students,some of whom are lashing outbecause of the absurd costs of livinghere — though it’s also partlybecause they’re immature assholesand like destroying things.
And on the other side, you havethe owners and managers of thecomplexes, who have decided tocontinue to raise prices.
Both parties are in the wrong.Students shouldn’t vandalize prop-erty, and owners shouldn’t takeadvantage of students who have nochoice but to pay.
Neither side hears the other, how-ever, so neither side will change itsways. Here’s to another year of bro-ken glass and punched-out walls.
Josh Birch is a senior communicationand history major. He can be reachedat [email protected].
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It’s your move, Congress and Wall Street
In a situation common in college towns across the country, the long-term relationship between university students and permanent CollegePark residents could accurately be described as “strained.” Onestereotype asserts the “townies” are all anti-student; if they don’t like it
here, they should have realized there’d be a college in a city called CollegePark. An alternate stereotype bemoans those “kids” who are making noiseall hours of the night, littering the city with plastic redcups and empty beer cans.
As with many stereotypes, there is an element oftruth in both statements. On one hand, some local res-idents worry too much about student behavior anddon’t acknowledge the tremendous benefits of neigh-boring the university. On the other hand, studentsaren’t always respectful of their neighbors — espe-cially late at night.
But the fact is, there are going to be a few bad applesin every bunch. More than 30,000 people live in Col-lege Park, and about 37,000 students attend the uni-versity. There is certainly some overlap in those numbers, but the point isthat any city this size will have its share of problems.
People always like to point fingers. In most cities, residents tend to com-plain about citizens of a dif ferent socioeconomic class or background —those on “the other side of the tracks.” But this is a college town, so there’s anatural division between students and residents. It’s easy for both sides toobstinately blame each other for poor off-campus housing options in resi-dential neighborhoods or for the revolving door of downtown businesses.
For better or for worse, though, both groups are here to stay. So instead ofcomplaining about each other, how about a new tactic: talking to one another.
Students and residents will have an opportunity to do just that this week-
end, as Saturday marks the second annual College Park Day, which will beheld at the College Park Community Center located in Paint Branch StreamValley Park. The event is sort of a microcosm of the university’s MarylandDay, and it will include an afternoon of music and entertainment (includingan appearance by the university’s Quidditch team), as well as visits fromWashington-based food trucks such as the Fojol Brothers and Curbside Cup-
cakes. Students can take a free shuttle from Stamp Stu-dent Union to the event, which runs from 1 to 5 p.m.,and still be back on the campus in time to watch theTerrapins football game at Florida State at 3:30 p.m.
Just this week, many students and residents missedout on an opportunity for interaction at The BarkingDog, where the latest installment of “Experience andEnjoy College Park” was held Monday. Athletic Direc-tor Kevin Anderson and men’s basketball coach MarkTurgeon spoke at the event, which was attended byabout two dozen residents and fans. Event organizerand District 4 College Park City Councilman Marcus
Afzali noted the goal was to “spread the feeling of ‘one College Park,’ — notthe University of Maryland and then the surrounding community.”
Afzali is correct: The city and university’s fates are intertwined, so it’simportant that members of both communities stay in touch. This weekend’sCollege Park Day is a great opportunity to do just that, so this editorialboard encourages students to check out the event, even if only for an houror two.
Who knows, maybe some of those stereotypes will start to disintegrate.The city has kindly extended its hand to students, inviting us out of our cam-pus bubble and into the community. Now’s the time for students to acceptthat invitation.
Staff editorial
Our ViewStudents should check out
College Park Day, because itwill provide a valuable
opportunity to interact withpermanent residents.
Iam writing to applaud yester-day’s editorial “Extension,please.” This staff editorialsuccinctly and clearly repre-
sents the considerations informingthe effort to provide University Sys-tem of Maryland-level benefits forsame-sex domestic partners. Manythanks for contributing thoughtfulcommentary to a discussion ofgreat importance among all individ-uals and groups at the university.
VINCENT NOVARACHAIRMAN, EQUITY,
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE,
UNIVERSITY SENATE CURATOR, SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS IN PERFORMING ARTS
A day for all of College Park
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This letter is in reaction toMonday’s staff editorial“Table the helmet rule.” Ifwanting to protect students
makes someone a bad person, I guessI am a bad person. While I canvaguely understand the argumentthat mandating scooter helmetssomehow infringes on students’rights, I think the pros in this situationcertainly outweigh the cons.
As the editorial noted, there isclearly a need to implement morestringent safety measures formotorists, as shown by accidents inthe past year. The editorial suggeststhat instead of helmets, motoristsshould have to attend an educationsession to be informed of the risks ofreckless scooter driving. If a studentcannot independently deduce thedanger of driving such a vehicle, I donot see how he or she could havepassed the license test to begin with.To imply we do not already under-stand these risks is condescendingand a little insulting.
Second, an educational programwill not be effective. Remember Alco-holEdu? Yeah, me neither. Attendingan educational program is not moreconvenient than wearing a helmet.Interrupting my schedule to sitthrough a lecture about scooter safetyreally does sound awesome, but awhole lot more troublesome than thetwo seconds it takes to put on a hel-met. Besides, who is going to pay forthese programs? It will either comefrom our student fees or from a moreexpensive scooter registration fee —unless, of course, the editorial boardwould like to pay for these sessions.
I do agree with the board’s assess-ment that wearing a helmet abridgesindividual rights. For example, theFirst Amendment’s freedom ofexpression clearly guarantees an indi-vidual’s right to paint roadways withhis or her brain matter. Don’t forgetabout all the extra money the Univer-sity Health Center rakes in every timeit treats head injuries. In fact, thewhole economy benefits from no hel-mets — doctors, street cleaners,insurance salesmen, educational pro-gram teachers. The only one whostands to lose anything is the tax-payer, whose money keeps brain-dead accident victims on life support.But once The Diamondback editorialboard starts supporting euthanasia,we’ll be all good.
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Born today, you don’t alwaysdo what others expect you todo, and while you can be full
of surprises you must realize thatthere are times in which it is bestto follow a more conservativepath. Indeed, the conflict betweenbeing unconventional and doingwhat you know you should do mayprove ever-present — and maywell inspire you to develop a gameplan in life that allows you to satis-fy others as well as your own needto do things your own way. Yoursingle greatest danger is doingthings without thinking, for care-ful thought and planning is almostalways necessary to your success.
You are likely to be drawn intosituations that demand more fromthose involved than usual, and in-deed you are never more contentthan when you are giving some-thing your all. Certain things comequite easy to you, but they are nottruly satisfying; you enjoy thatwhich requires you to work longand hard to achieve success.
Also born on this date are: ChrisKattan, comedian; Evander Holy-field, boxer; Divine, female imper-sonator; John Lithgow, actor; PeterMax, artist; Robert Reed, actor;John Le Carre, author; Jack Ander-son, columnist.
To see what is in store for youtomorrow, find your birthday andread the corresponding para-graph. Let your birthday star beyour daily guide.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) —You should be able to rise abovea sticky situation and do whatneeds to be done without of-fending anyone — or short-changing yourself.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —Complexities abound today, andyou will find yourself perfectly
capable of figuring out even themost complicated of situations.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21) — You mustn’t let distancestand in your way today; youcan get everything done despitethe miles that separate you anda partner.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)— You can affect all thosearound you today with a fewwell-chosen words. Take carethat you don’t overdo it, howev-er; keep it simple.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —You mustn’t be so resistant toanother’s point of view that youaren’t willing to listen to reasonor accept other ideas.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) —You may be facing a tougher jobthan expected today, but youhave the skills you need — andyour tools are at the ready.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) —You’ll have to work harder thanusual today to keep up with theflood of communication thatcomes your way. Sort through itall carefully.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) —You’ll know very quickly whatis necessary and what isn’t, andonce you know you’ll be able toswing into appropriate action.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) —You can comfort others who aregoing through difficult situa-tions today. In the end, yourcare for those around you willcount for much.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) —Focus on the positive, even ifyou have to search for it. Yourperspective will carry youthrough moments that are toomuch for others.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Youmay not know precisely whatyour goal is today, but you’llsense that you are moving in theright direction.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —The more tolerant you can be ofdiffering views the betterequipped you will be to helpothers reach a common point ofreference.
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PAPER THIN CONTENTPaper tomes for video games are going the way of the dodo
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Remember the days of the Super Nintendo,the Sega Genesis and the PlayStation? Thosegames came with beefy manuals, sometimesin full color, which told you everything youneeded to know about the game from maps tofull backstories.
These days you could use manuals as toiletpaper. I wouldn’t recommend it (and, for therecord, haven’t tried it), but the point is,they’re extremely thin, almost to the stage ofbeing devoid of detail.
It’s a slow trend, but it’s steady. Even bigtitles aren’t immune to this — last fall’s Assas-sin’s Creed: Brotherhood and September’sGears of War 3 both had dull, black and whitemanuals that could be glossed over like theback of a cereal box.
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Gears of War 3’s manual features a shortsynopsis, controls and a bunch of legal jargon.It does make sense — more and more fea-tures are shown off in mandatory tutorials.Just about every game has some way of inte-grating instruction into the actual game.Instead of the hefty pamphlets, we’re told bythe game itself how to play it.
It also shows where the industry as a wholeis going. It may be at a snail’s pace, but video
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Importantly, many fans have made compre-hensive guides to games that are available forfree on websites such as GameFAQs (thismay contribute to the decline in popularity ofplayers’ guides, too). If you need help withsomething in a game, there’s someone outthere with a ridiculous amount of free timeand plenty of motivation to tell you everythingyou need to know.
It’s hard to let go of something tangible.Those of us who grew up with thick manualsremember them as part of the experience,even if we barely touch them anymore.Although the immediate reaction may be towonder why they’re slowly disintegrating intonothingness, the death of the instructionmanual is a harbinger of where the videogame industry is going — completely digital.
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contributor for the 2010 ACCChampions. He started nine ofthe Terps’ first 13 games lastseason and notched five pointsduring that stretch.
But during a home matchupagainst Colgate last October,that positive progression cameto an abrupt halt. After allowingtwo goals against an unrankedClemson squad just three daysearlier, the Terps’ backline wasstruggling to defend againstthe unheralded Raiders.
And as coach SashoCirovski expressed dissatis-faction with Woodberry’s playmidway through the first half,the self-proclaimed “headcase” flipped. Woodberry andCirovski exchanged someheated words, and the McKin-ney, Texas, native wasbenched at halftime.
The coach-player relation-ship had reached a breakingpoint. Cirovski met with Wood-berry four times that week, andthe former high-school All-American didn’t play the follow-ing match against Wake Forest.
“He was really challengedto embrace everything we’redoing here,” Cirovski said, “orhe wasn’t going to have suc-cess here.”
Woodberry had plenty oftime to reflect on that chal-lenge. Just days after sittingout the Wake Forest game, hesuffered a leg injury and didn’treturn to action until theTerps’ season-ending loss toMichigan in the NCAA Tour-nament quarterfinals.
But that extra time to reflect,according to goalkeeper WillSwaim, may have been exactlywhat Woodberry needed.
“I think it was an epiphanysomewhere down the line afterthat incident [against Col-gate],” Swaim said. “He real-ized that, ‘Hey, the peoplewho’ve succeeded here have
taken it upon themselves tobecome a better person on andoff the field.’”
That realization has paid divi-dends for Woodberry and theNo. 3 Terps this season.
Recognizing that his stand-ing on the team was still tenu-ous, Woodberry entered prac-tices last spring with arenewed sense of urgency.Cirovski called Woodberryhis “best player” during thosescrimmages, and he’s cometo embrace that new title thisseason.
Playing alongside best friendAlex Lee as a center back forthe first time this year, Wood-berry has helped anchor one ofthe top defenses in the country.The Terps are allowing lessthan a goal a game — a statisticall the more impressive consid-ering the offensive talentthey’ve faced this season.
Cirovski’s team has playedfour squads currently ranked inthe top 25 of the NSCAACoaches poll, and hassquelched some of the nation’stop goal scorers.
“Me and Alex kind of getupset when big guys come inhere thinking they’re bigshots just because they’rehaving a great season orwhatever,” Woodberry said.“If they’ve got a stud on theirteam, we want to make himfeel like he’s nothing.”
That was evident during theTerps’ 4-2 win over then-No. 22Duke on Friday. Woodberryand Lee nullified the impactof forward Andrew Wenger— with 15 goals this season,the scoring leader in DivisionI — keeping him scoreless forjust the third time in fiveweeks.
For Cirovski, Woodberry’sshutdown of Wenger didmore than help capture theTerps’ 13th win. It remindedhim why he started coachingin the first place.
“Those moments are theinternal rewards that you get
that aren’t always seen in vic-tories,” he said. “When yousee you’re impacting thedevelopment of the person,that’s very rewarding. AndLondon has reacted positively
to the challenges. He’s flour-ishing right now.”
Today marks the one-yearanniversary of Woodberry’sblowup against Colgate. Just12 months after screaming at
his legendary coach during agame, he speaks with thewisdom of a player whoknows where he’s been.
“It comes down to me ulti-mately,” Woodberry said.
“I’ve matured a lot because Iwant to be here. I want to helpthis team. I’ve learned frommy mistakes.”
WOODBERRYfrom page 8
Defender London Woodberry, right, said he and teammate Alex Lee “get upset when big guys come in here thinking they’re bigshots. … If they’ve got a stud on their team, we want to make him feel like he’s nothing.” CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK
special-teams problems aresimply an issue of execution,poor field position has onlyadded strain to a teamstretched thin by injury.
The Terps rank last in theACC and 118th in FBS — out of120 teams — in kickoff cover-age, surrendering an averageof 27.7 return yards per kickoff.
Their return game’s beenno better, averaging 19.3yards per kick return, also lastin the conference.
“Coach has been telling ussince spring that special teamsis just as important as offenseand defense,” cornerback Dex-ter McDougle said yesterday.“Guys are buying into it; we’vejust had a couple of mistakes.”
In the other two facets ofthe game, the Terps havebeen far from perfect. But topull out of the downward spi-ral they’ve been on since theirseason-opening win on LaborDay, a good place to startwould be on special teams.
“We’ve just got to get betterat what we’re doing,” Edsallsaid. “The scheme is fine.”
LEAK ON THE RISE
After top wide receiverKevin Dorsey left Saturday’sgame with an undisclosedinjury and wide receiver Ron-nie Tyler continued to strugglewith drops, Edsall has lookedto an unlikely source to bolsterthe team’s passing game: truefreshman Marcus Leak.
Leak made two grabsagainst the Tigers and is listedas the Terps’ starter oppositeQuintin McCree as they pre-pare for their game at FloridaState this weekend.
“I think Marcus has done agood job throughout the pre-season when he was here andthrough the season … and infootball you have injuries,”Edsall said. “He’s done a good
job, but his elevation is morethis week due to an injury fac-tor more than anything else.
“But we feel very, very com-fortable because we had beenplaying him. Now, his oppor-tunity’s presented there, so hehas to go in and play as well orbetter as Kevin did.”
Leak has four catches thisseason. Wide receivers TonyLogan and Kerry Boykins arelisted as the backups to Leakand McCree.
INJURY UPDATE
In what has become a recur-ring trend this season, Edsallannounced yesterday that twomore players — wide receiverTyrek Cheeseboro and line-backer Avery Graham — willbe out for the season.
Cheeseboro and Graham,who played primarily on spe-cial teams this season, bothleft Saturday’s game withundisclosed injuries. FiveTerps have now been lost forthe year due to injury.
And while there’s hope forsome of the team’s walkingwounded, including Dorseyand the entire starting line-backer corps, to return thisseason, the seemingly endlesslist of injured players is start-ing to take its toll on the team.
“It hurts to see these guysgoing down,” McDougle said.“These are guys you fight withand work hard with every day,but we know that there’s guysthat are ready to step up andready to play.”
Edsall said he’ll seek a red-shirt for Cheeseboro, whoappeared in three games, andinjured sophomore safetyMatt Robinson, and addedthat injured offensive tackleJustin Gilbert will likelyreturn to the field Nov. 5against Virginia.
Gilbert tore his ACL lastseason and has not played in agame since.
BY JOSH VITALEStaff writer
Since Towson played its first-ever field hockey season in1976, the Tigers have neverwon a national championship,never won a conference tour-nament and never won morethan 11 games in a season.
The Tigers, in 28 tries, havealso never defeated the Terrap-ins field hockey team.
The No. 3 Terps are 26-0-2 alltime against Towson, havingwon every matchup in theteams’ series since 1977.Tonight’s match against Tow-son (8-7) at the Field Hockey &Lacrosse Complex will be thelatest installment in the one-sided in-state rivalry.
And if the series’ mostrecent contests are any indica-tion, tonight’s game has the
potential to be a laugher forthe Terps. In their past fourmeetings with the Tigers, dat-ing back to 1999, the Terpshave averaged more thaneight goals per game, reach-ing double-digit totals twice inthat stretch.
But even with 23 consecutivevictories over Towson, theTerps aren’t ready to write offthe Tigers. Coming off an emo-tional loss to No. 1 Old Domin-ion on Oct. 14 and preparingfor a tough road test at No. 2North Carolina on Saturday,coach Missy Meharg and theTerps know tonight could be atrap game.
“For us, playing against Tow-son can be difficult,” saidMeharg, who is 14-0 againstTowson in her tenure. “Notnecessarily the outcome, but inthe quality. Our goal is to play a
certain standard of hockey.We’re coming in all over themap, so we need to put twoquality halves together.”
“We’re just going to comeout as hard as we do in everyother game and hopefully playthe best we can,” defender AliMcEvoy said. “Staying present,staying in the moment and justremembering what we have todo as a team.”
Even though Towson mightbe the least talented team onthe Terps’ schedule, tonight’sgame could provide the teamwith valuable preparation forits showdown with North Car-olina this weekend.
The Tigers are lacking insome areas, but they arequick on the attack and theirstyle of play mirrors that ofthe Tar Heels, perhaps lend-ing the Terps some insight
into how their game couldlook Saturday.
“They’ve got some speed upfront, and that’s what we needto practice against,” Mehargsaid. “Their formation is verysimilar to UNC, so that canonly help us.”
Although the Terps arenational-title contenders,tonight’s game could still be aninteresting test for them. Theteam has been inconsistent attimes this season, and Mehargremains unsure of which squadthe Terps will be when theystep onto the field.
“It’s really every game at atime this year,” Meharg said. “Ican’t tell you exactly how we’regoing to walk out, but I thinkthat’s what makes this teamchallenging but exciting.”
Guard Justin Gilbert could return to the field Nov. 5 againstVirginia for the first time since injuring his knee last year,coach Randy Edsall said yesterday. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK
NOTEBOOKfrom page 8
FIELD HOCKEY
With history as guide, tonight might not betoo tough for No. 3 Terps vs. in-state Tigers
nothing too heavy on ourlungs,” the team worked pri-marily on crossing and finish-ing. Given the number of one-goal losses and scoreless tiesthe team has endured thisyear, improvements in eithercould make a difference forthe Terps.
“I feel like, you go back toour Wake game and you lookat our Miami game,” Penskysaid, “we had some decentopportunities off of somecrossing and some decentopportunities off some finish-ing, and things just weren’t onthe frame.”
Against the Hurricanes, theTerps put eight of their 19shots on goal, yet their attackyielded only one goal.
“We just couldn’t get thebounce to go our way,” Grovesaid. “We’re just sharpeningup. We do need work on fin-ishing, but I have no doubt inmy mind that anyone on ourteam can’t finish, so we’re justsharpening that.”
With the Blue Devils trav-
eling to play No. 3 Wake For-est tomorrow, the Terps areafforded not only an extraopportunity for rest but alsoa chance to gain an advan-tage over a potentially tiredDuke squad.
“We hope Wake gives thema good game, but we hope thatmaybe we’re fortunate enoughthat they’ll play 110 minutes ofsoccer and beat each other uppretty good going into ourSunday game at Duke,” Pen-sky said. “We’re going to payclose attention.”TERPS NOTE: Given theACC’s depth, it’s hardly sur-prising six league teamswere ranked in the top 25alongside the Terps. WakeForest checks in at No. 3 andis the highest-ranked ACCteam, with No. 6 Duke andNo. 8 North Carolina also inthe top 10. Virginia movedup three spots to No. 11,while Boston College tookthe biggest tumble, fallingfrom No. 9 to No. 17. FloridaState, in a swoon similar tothe Terps’ a month ago, isthe final ACC team at No. 19.
lineup this season. A purescorer on the wing, Thomas ledthe team with 14.5 points pergame in her freshman season.
“[Thomas] is someone whohas come back and continuedto show us, as a coachingstaff, what makes her so spe-cial,” Frese said. “She’s amatchup nightmare — just atremendous, versatile playerwho is going to continue to do
great things for our program.” Florida State forward
Cierra Bravard and Miamiguards Riquna Williams andShenise Johnson — the Pre-season Player of the Year —were also named to the All-ACC team. The predicted
order of finish in the ACCbehind the Terps is FloridaState, Georgia Tech, NorthCarolina, NC State, Virginia,Boston College, Wake Forest,Clemson and Virginia Tech.
PRESEASONfrom page 8
Wake Forest and the Terps are two of seven ACC teams rankedin the latest top-25 poll. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK
PRACTICEfrom page 8
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FOOTBALL | NOTEBOOK
A year ago today, defender London Woodberry and coach Sasho Cirovski got into a heated exchange duringa game against Colgate. Woodberry’s since emerged as a matured leader. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK
Amid worries, aspecial concernfor Terps teamKickoff coverage unit ranks nearly lastamong 120 FBS teams so far this year
BY CONOR WALSHSenior staff writer
Only minutes after the Terrapinsfootball team had retaken the lead inthe fourth quarter of Saturday’seventual loss to No. 8 Clemson,Tigers wide receiver SammyWatkins effectively deflated theTerps sideline and the Byrd Stadiumcrowd with a momentum-killing, 89-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
The impressive burst throughthe Terps’ coverage team gave theTigers a lead they wouldn’t sur-render. But perhaps more signifi-cantly, it also served as yetanother in a long line of special-teams gaffes that have seriouslycost the Terps.
“It’s a concern, there’s no ques-
tion about that,” coach RandyEdsall said in his weekly pressconference yesterday. “The timeswhen we do the things we’re sup-posed to, we’re fine. There’s somethings that happen, for instance,on kickoff coverage.
“Sometimes, somebody mightnot do the right thing, but we stillhave a guy that’s behind that whoshould compensate and fill whereneeded based on if somebody doesmake a mistake. And what hap-pened in the one for the touchdown,we had somebody make a mistake,and the young man who could havecompensated … didn’t really getdone what he needed to get done.”
While Edsall maintains the
MEN’S SOCCER
London calming
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Terps picked to finish No. 3 in ACC
Since arriving in College Park inthe summer of 2009, the Terrapinsmen’s soccer defender has struggledto manage his temper. He gets frus-trated with himself easily and has atendency to lash out at inopportunemoments. After surrendering a goal,Woodberry’s first inclination is tokick the goal post and curse.
“I’ve always been a guy who hashigh emotions,” Woodberry said
yesterday. “If things aren’t going myway, I’m not going to be happy aboutit. I guess that’s kind of where I getthe head case part of it.”
It’s hard to believe that thefocused, matured Woodberry nowpatrolling the Terps’ backline had areputation as a malcontent throughhis first year and a half at this univer-sity. After entering his freshman sea-son as a prized recruit, the former
under-18 men’s national team mem-ber struggled to find his place on aroster loaded with MLS talent. Hestarted just one game at right backand tallied zero points on the year.
During his sophomore campaign,however, Woodberry carried over hisstrong showing from the previousspring and began to emerge as a key
BY JOSH VITALEStaff writer
The last time the Terrapinswomen’s basketball team hadtwo players on the preseasonAll-ACC team, the Terps wenton to win the 2008-09 ACCregular-season and tourna-ment championships.
Three seasons later, theTerps are hoping for simi-lar results.
Senior center Lynetta Kizerand sophomore forwardAlyssa Thomas were namedto the ACC’s preseason all-conference team yesterday,marking the first time since2008 that the Terps have had
any players selected. The Terps were also
picked to finish third in theACC in the conference’s pre-season poll yesterday, behindonly Miami — which received30 of the 40 first-place votes— and Duke. The Terpswere ranked No. 11 in TheSporting News’ preseasonpoll, five spots behind theBlue Devils and one behindthe Hurricanes.
As one of just three Terpsseniors, Kizer will again beone of the team’s leaders onthe floor this season. A sec-ond-team All-ACC selectionlast season, Kizer averagedmore than 13 points and
seven rebounds per game.She was also part of TeamUSA’s gold-medal squad atthe World University Gamesthis summer.
“[Kizer] has come backeven more vocal on the courtwith her presence with us, aswell as she’s really showntremendous range,” coachBrenda Frese said last week.“We’re allowing her a lotmore freedom that’s going tobe fun to watch for her sen-ior campaign.”
Thomas, last season’s ACCRookie of the Year, will alsobe a vital cog in the Terps’
Center Lynetta Kizer, right, is a preseason first-team All-ACC selection along with forward AlyssaThomas. The Terps were picked to finish third in the ACC this season. FILE PHOTO/THE DIAMONDBACK
WOMEN’S SOCCER
BY DANIEL GALLENStaff writer
At times this season, the physi-cality of the Terrapins women’ssoccer team’s practice has mir-rored that of a game, with playersflying all over the field in full-sidedscrimmages.
But with a week between ashocking loss at Miami and animportant game at No. 6 Duke,coach Brian Pensky yesterdaytoned down the intensity as his teamlooked to not only recover physi-cally but also refine parts of its gamethat have struggled recently.
As starters such as goalkeeperYewande Balogun and defenderSkyy Anderson looked on from thesideline, the No. 15 Terps focusedon the finer points of their tech-nique, not the big picture.
“Not very taxing on their legs, soin some ways, another day of rest,”Pensky said of the practice. “Froma technical standpoint, it gives ustime to do some things. It gives ustime to give some kids some extrarest, as well. We’re going to findsome time to compete, as well, thisweek and do some small-sided stuffwhere they have to play with a little
bit of an edge.” In practice yesterday, which for-
ward Ashley Grove described as“nothing too heavy on our legs and
Wearied Terps workon their finer points
Miami, Duke lone conference teams ahead in vote;Kizer, Thomas both tabbed as preseason all-league
see PRESEASON, page 7
see PRACTICE, page 7
Team eases into practice after road trip
Forward Cory Ryan and the Terpsdon’t face Duke until Sunday.CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK
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By Connor Letourneau Staff writer
London Woodberry’s not afraidto admit it: He’s a head case. ¶
see WOODBERRY, page 7
see NOTEBOOK, page 7