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Our 101ST Year, No. 46THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPERMonday, November 1, 2010

Studentsharmedin threeassaults

Univ. Police urge local crackdown on Four Loko

Police seek suspects inone of three incidents

College Park liquor stores may remove stocks of ‘liquid cocaine’ from their shelves

BY BEN PRESENTAND LEAH VILLLANUEVA

Staff writers

It’s been dubbed “liquid cocaine”and “blackout in a can.” It’s inspiredFacebook fan pages. And given its

potential for misuse, some studentssaid the alcoholic energy drinkFour Loko definitely lives up tothose names.

Four Loko packs a 12 percent alco-hol content and a hefty dose of caf-feine and sugar into a 23.5-ounce can

and has gained popularity amongcollege students as a quick way toget drunk — all for about $2.50.

“People already use energydrinks and alcohol,” junior market-ing major Josh Wohl said. “This justputs it all together.”

But as the drink gains recognitionamong students, police and univer-sity administrators are taking notice,too, and they aren’t amused. Therecent national attention the drink

BY BEN PRESENTStaff writer

University Police responded to threerecent assaults on students last week,including two that occurred inside the vic-tims’ living quarters.

The incidents are unrelated, andalthough two students have been referredto the university’s Office of Student Con-duct in two seperate incidents and foursuspects are still at large in the third, nocrime alerts were sent out alerting stu-dents of the crimes.

In an off-campus occurrence, a studentwas attacked early Oct. 24 by two menwho got out of a car on Lehigh Road,police said, and he suffered a bruise onhis face but was not robbed.

The student told University Police hewas walking near Howard Hall and theDelta Sigma Phi house just before 2 a.m.when a small, dark, four-door car drovepast and then turned around to follow him.

A man got out of the car, shouted obscen-ities at the student and tried to punch him,police said. The student dodged the punchand pushed his assailant out of the way, buta second man got out of the car andpunched him in the face.

A group of women who were nearbyscreamed when they saw the attack, thestudent told police, and the men drove off ina car with two male companions. When offi-cers responded, they found neither thealleged attackers nor the female witnesses.

The student described his attackersas black men with dark clothing and

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University Police officer savesmonths-old baby at Sat. game

BY BEN PRESENTStaff writer

At first, he thought he was goingto break up a fight.

University Police Master PatrolOfficer Joe Lilly was heading intoByrd Stadium to grab some foodwhen stadium staffers flagged histeam down and directed them to anemergency. He ended up a saving alife.

At about 4:50 p.m. Saturday dur-ing the Terrapin football team’sHomecoming game against WakeForest, the parents of 10-month-oldLayla noticed their baby was havingtrouble breathing and was startingto turn blue. The scene drew acrowd of about 50 people.

After fighting through the swarmof people to get to Layla, Lilly — aseven-year volunteer firefighter andfour-year member of UniversityPolice whose main job ofteninvolves breaking up parties — saidthe instincts that had been drilledinto him quickly took over.

“You just fall back on your train-ing immediately,” Lilly said.“There’s always a lot of stress thatcomes into play when you’re dealingwith a child.”

Lilly quickly realized the babywas not breathing and did not have apulse. At first, Layla’s parentsthought their child was choking.

After five unsuccessful back blows

Officer lauded as hero after infant rushed tohospital following mid-football game rescue

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The National Mall was filled with more than 200,000 people, including many university students, attending thesatirical Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington on Saturday. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

Sane and/or afraidStudents join thousands at satirical rally in Washington

BY DAN APPENFELLERAND RACHEL ROUBEIN

Staff writers

A shirtless Stephen Colbertemerged on the JumboTron at Satur-day’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/orFear, cowering in terror in an under-ground bunker, afraid to face the

world and the possibility no one hadshowed up to his event.

The satirical pundit emerged from acapsule, imitating the Chilean miners’rescue, to see that a crowd reported tobe more than 200,000 had convergedon the National Mall for his and JonStewart’s rally Saturday afternoon,where some attendees were costumed

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CELEBRATING SIX-CESSWith sixth win, Terps qualify for postseason play and enter running for ACC title

BY MICHAEL LEMAIRESenior staff writer

As the final seconds of its 48-point thrash-ing of Wake Forest ticked off the clock atByrd Stadium on Saturday, it was clear fromthe Terrapin football team’s sideline that the

celebration had already begun.Injured linebacker Ben Pooler and reserve

safety Titus Till danced to the Mighty Soundof Maryland. Defensive tackle A.J. Francisand running back Davin Meggett bowledtheir helmets into teammates, and line-backer Adrian Moten playfully doused

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See video of studentsand thousands moreparticipating in the rally.

to dislodge anything inLayla’s airway, Lilly com-pleted three cycles of CPRand was able to get somebreaths into the infant.

Shortly after, a first-aidunit arrived and took over.Layla was taken to Washing-ton Adventist Hospitalbefore being transferred toChildren’s National MedicalCenter in Washington,where she was in criticalcondition as of last night.

Police would not releaseLayla’s full name or her par-ents’ names because she isstill in the hospital.

Saturday was not the firsttime Lilly came to the aid of achild whose life was at risk.

Three years ago, Lilly’steam of MontgomeryCounty firefighters got a callabout a child who was notbreathing. By the time theyarrived at the scene, thechild was showing no signsof life, Lilly said. He per-formed CPR anyway, but thatbaby did not survive. Offi-cials later determined spinalmeningitis to be the cause ofdeath.

Lilly said on Sunday thathe felt gratified knowing thathe did his part to save 10-month-old Layla.

“It’s a great feeling thatyou really can’t measure,”Lilly said. “I’m pretty that’swhy 95 percent of police offi-

cers become police in thefirst place.”

Lilly said his StrategicEnforcement ResponseTeam often has the ill-received job of breaking upparties and quelling studentdrinking, which he saidgives students the wrongidea about why people jointhe ranks.

“Everyone becomes a copto make a dif ference,” hesaid.

Lilly did just that on Satur-day.

“[It was] nothing short ofheroic,” University PoliceChief David Mitchell said.“It’s a question of being atthe right place at the righttime with the right training.”

“Officer Lilly fits thatdescription,” he added.

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dreadlocks, who fled withouttaking any of his belongings.

Police spokesman Capt.Marc Limansky could not bereached for comment lastnight to say why police did notsend out a crime alert for theincident.

In other incidents, two stu-dents who allegedly injuredfellow students in two recentunrelated on-campus assaultshave been referred to the uni-versity’s Office of StudentConduct, police said, but ineach case their victimsdeclined to press criminalcharges.

In the first incident, afemale student allowed a malestudent to sleep over in herSouth Campus Commons 7apartment early Oct. 23because he was intoxicated,and he allegedly stole anotherguest’s Yoda backpack fromthe apartment, police said.

When that man found hisbackpack missing at about3:30 a.m., he called the Com-mons reception desk and thensaw the drunken student inthe hallway with the bag andasked for it back.

The student snatched thebackpack away and actedaggressively toward thewoman who had initiallyinvited him to spend thenight, police said. The twomen then wrestled to theground, and the studentpunched the other man four

times in the face.Police said the victim told

officers he didn’t want to fightback because his assailantwas so drunk, and he wastreated for a swollen temple,bloody lips and a cut on hisleft cheek.

It is unclear how these stu-dents knew one another or ifthey were strangers, policesaid.

Police could not release thename of the suspect becausethe victim isn’t pressingcharges, but Limansky saidhe is being referred to theOffice of Student Conduct.

In another incident lastMonday, two Ellicott Hallneighbors were riding up anelevator at about 5:15 p.m.when one of them threatenedthe other, police said.

After they got off the eleva-tor, the aggressor then fol-lowed his neighbor into hisroom, where he allegedlyshoved him to the ground sev-eral times before striking thevictim’s right ear with both anopen palm and a closed fist.The victim’s roommate wit-nessed the entire fight.

Although the student doesnot wish to file criminalcharges, this suspect will alsobe referred to the Office ofStudent Conduct, police said.

Student conduct hearingsare confidential but can resultin sanctions ranging from areprimand or communityservice to suspension orexpulsion.

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ASSAULTSfrom page 1

BABYfrom page 1

“It’s a greatfeeling that youreally can’tmeasure. I’mpretty surethat’s why 95percent of policeofficers becomepolice in the firstplace.”

JOE LILLYUNIVERSITY POLICE OFFICER

MEMORIAL GARDEN FINALLY READY

After months of delays, the univer-sity held a dedication ceremony forthe Garden of Reflection andRemembrance last week. Officialshope the garden, which commemo-rates the tragedies of Sept. 11 andthe Virginia Tech shootings, willprovide a peaceful place on thecampus for students, faculty andstaff to relax and enjoy the calminglocation on the Memorial Chapel’sSouth Lawn. The garden also fea-tures fountains and a half-milecement labyrinth path. PHOTOS BY

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Art animates life

BY LEYLA KORKUTStaff writer

Jonathan Monaghan used todream big about one day usinghis computer graphic skills towork for Pixar, but he decidedanimating someone else’s ideaswasn’t his style.

“I wanted to work on myideas,” he said. “I didn’t want towork on other people’s ideas.”

Monaghan, a third-year grad-uate student in studio art,recently showcased his work atthe Hamiltonian Gallery, aWashington museum that fea-tures budding artists in themetropolitan area. The exhibit,titled “Life Tastes Good inDisco Heaven,” a twist on aCoca-Cola advertisement and aLady Gaga song, was on displayfrom Sept. 18 to this past Satur-day. It featured computer-gen-erated graphics Monaghan cre-ated using the same tools ani-mators use in 3-D animatedfilms and commercials.

One of the prominent piecesof Monaghan’s show is a three-minute video that depicts apolar bear slowly dying.

Although it appears gloomy atfirst sight, the piece, titled “LifeTastes Good,” is actually meantto be a play on the various rolespolar bears hold as symbols incommercialism, politics andnature, Monaghan said.

“I just think it’s funny that apolar bear was once a symbol forthe Coke company and now it’s asymbol for climate change,” hesaid. “This work has entered ourcultural vocabulary. It’s part ofour cultural identity.”

While the piece may looklike it is bursting with politicalcommentary, he said his art isjust meant to make peoplethink about things in a differentcontext.

“If I wanted to say [some-thing], I would say it,” he said.“You have to contemplate thatand all of the associations youmake when you see theseimages.”

Monaghan, who has a back-ground in computer graphics,said he originally wanted towork in special effects or ani-mation but changed his mindafter seeing artists such asMatthew Barney, who create

their own art using film media. Many computer graphics

artists experiment with variousprograms, but Monaghanchose to stick with 3D StudioMax, the program used bycompanies such as Pixar.

For some of his pieces, Mon-aghan draws inspiration fromvarious elements of life, includ-ing governmental institutions,pop stars and Christianitybecause of their constant pres-ence in many people’s lives.

In past projects, he has inter-twined parts of animals’ bodieswith the physical structure ofGothic-style buildings. He addsa little twist to the traditionalarchitectural style by designinghis buildings so they are ripewith wild patterns and color.

Monaghan said he hopes byjuxtaposing many seeminglyunrelated things together, he’llforce his viewers to considertheir relationship with thoseobjects, an idea that has pre-vailed throughout his artcareer.

“I’m interested in a sort ofsynthesis versus nature; I likeputting these animals in very

strange, artificial environ-ments,” he said. “It talks aboutthe ability to change nature.Creating these crazy lifeformsis what I’m interested in.”

Art department ChairmanJohn Ruppert said what makesMonaghan’s work enticing ishis ability to present a numberof ideas in a single computeranimation.

“I think he has a unique per-spective and a combination ofhis interest in animation andcomputer media and his ideasabout culture come together in

a way that’s very unique.”Hamiltonian Gallery Direc-

tor Jacqueline Ionita, who isalso Monaghan’s mentor, saidhis art sometimes over-whelmed onlookers with itsnumerous themes, but afterdeveloping his skills with thegallery’s fellowship program,which aids young artists fortwo years, his work presentshis ideas in a clear yet excitingway.

“The scenes, the landscapeshe makes are slick and opu-lent,” Ionita said. “ ... Some-

times it seduces you, some-times it grosses you out.”

“There’s a coolness in the waythat he sees the world,” Ruppertadded. “But at the same timehe’s infatuated with the elabo-rated complexity of baroquearchitecture, classical architec-ture, European churches andbrings it forward into our timeand layers a coolness too.”

Monaghan’s work will be fea-tured at George Mason Univer-sity next week.

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Using animation software, Jonathan Monaghan creates artwork that incorporates a wide range ofimages, using symbolism to connect differing ideas. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

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as Avatar characters, Where’sWaldo and Charlie Chaplin.

Among the multitude werestudents who braved trans-portation delays and full-capaci-ty Metro trains to participate,joining crowds that carriedhomemade signs that included“Grizzly bears are taking ourjobs,” “On the whole, I amrather gruntled” and “I wantmore tortillas when I order faji-tas at a restaurant.”

“I don’t know what they’regoing to do here,” senior elec-trical engineering major KitSczudlo said as he waited forthe event to begin. “I just wantto see it.”

Some students flocked tothe rally primarily to see Col-bert and Stewart, whoseDaily Show and Colbert Re-port are often considered themost influential news sourcesamong college students na-tionwide.

“I watch Colbert everynight,” said junior astronomymajor Jason Begun. “I’m hereto support the Colbert Nation.”

While attendees knew theywere in for some quality enter-tainment watching Colbert de-fend fear, sometimes in anAmerican flag suit, and Stewartattempt to rationalize thosefears through reason, therally’s purpose wasn’t just pureentertainment. It held a distinc-tive message — seeking toeliminate irrational fears basedon stereotypes and to unite thispolitically divided countrythrough compromise.

“We hear every damn day

about how fragile our countryis ... torn by polarized hate,”Stewart said. “But the truth is,we work together to get thingsdone every damn day.”

And while some attendees atthe rally may have expected agreat deal of partisanship fromthe two hosts, politics played asurprisingly small role.

Stewart made it clear fromthe outset that politics were tobe left at home. When announc-ing the rally in September, heclaimed it was “for some nicepeople to get together for fun.”

And some students took thatphrase seriously, not wantingto miss a second of the rally’srather unknown and unexpect-ed events.

Sophomore finance and gov-ernment and politics majorJohn Ford said he arrived atthe College Park Metro Stationshortly after it opened, about 7a.m., beating the crowds thatlined up after 9 a.m. to pur-chase Metro passes. By mid-morning, the queue hadstretched up the station stairsand into the parking garage,blocking traffic.

His group of early risersgrabbed spots close behindthe VIP area, but while he hada good view, he wished theevent had devoted more timeto a specific message — not tolet the mass media manipulateour fears.

“It was very entertaining, butthe con was that they probablyconcentrated too much on themusic as opposed to the speak-ing,” Ford said.

Freshman journalism majorAidan Edelman said he got themessage from Stewart that diver-sity of ethnicity, religion and polit-

ical backgrounds needs to be ac-knowledged and embraced.

“Everybody’s different.There’s people from the left,people from the right — there’sno way we can do what we wantto do unless we act as one,”Edelman said. “We can’t focuson the bad; we have to focus onthe good.”

Countering that message,Colbert attempted to re-instillfear in Americans through acollection of news clips depict-ing killer bees, Republicans, teaparty candidates, Muslims andflip-flops.

“You are done, Stewart. Youcan do nothing to beat my videomontages,” Colbert cackled.

Stewart’s response was moreserious after a day of satire.

“We know instinctively as apeople that if we are going toget through the darkness intothe light, we have to work to-gether,” Stewart said.

The university chapters ofCollege Democrats and Col-lege Republicans, each deeplyentrenched in the upcomingelection, said they realized therally’s apolitical focus on enter-tainment, and therefore neithergroup organized formal trans-portation or campaign partici-pation in the event.

“It’s really to get people backto thinking for themselves,”said College Democrats Presi-dent Daniel Borman, a junioreconomics and governmentand politics major.

Freshman aerospace engi-neering major Dan Sullivan,who attended the rally, also sawthe event as a call to individualresponsibility.

“We have the power,” Sulli-van said. “It’s the people thatmake the collective change.”

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has earned has promptedUniversity Police to get theword out in College Parkabout the potential risks,University Police Maj. ChrisJagoe said.

“Law enforcement is veryconcerned about this,” he said.

Four Loko has been bannedat Ramapo College in New Jer-sey and Central WashingtonUniversity in Washington stateafter groups of students atboth schools were hospital-ized after drinking it. The U.S.Food and Drug Administra-tion is reviewing the drink’ssafety, and several states areconsidering outlawing it.

Jagoe said he visited threelocal stores — College ParkLiquors, #1 Liquor and TownHall Liquors — to pass alongsome information about FourLoko’s health risks but didn’task the store owners toremove it from their shelves.He said he told them: “We’renot investigating, just spread-ing the word.”

But store owners shouldbe prepared to face extensivemedia coverage should stu-dents be hospitalized afterconsuming the drink, Jagoeadded. He said he doesn’tknow of any hospitalizationsthat have occurred yet.

Jagoe said a manager at #1Liquor told him the store wouldstop selling the drink, and SueLee, who owns College ParkLiquors, said Four Loko wouldsoon be off her shelves as wellbecause her distributor is nolonger offering it.

“They’re going to ban thatstuff,” she said.

Managers at Town Hall and#1 Liquor declined to com-ment to a reporter. Over theweekend, Four Loko and othersimilar drinks could be foundat all three of the stores.

Jason Scofi, a senior civilengineering major, said heand his friends have Fridaynight Four Loko parties inhis apartment, bringing inthe cans by the caseload. Hecalled it “the perfect recipefor everyone to black out.”

“You get drunk so fast,”Scofi said. “If you have one,it’s like the perfect pregamein a can. Two of those, withthe alcohol content, is like

drinking 12 beers.”Scofi said even though he

knows the risks, he thinksFour Loko itself isn’tdirectly responsible forsending students to the hos-pital — people don’t feeldrunk right away because ofthe caf feine, so they tend tooverdrink, he said.

“It’s just young, stupidpeople who overdo it,” hesaid. “Plus, since it’s a rela-tively new thing, it’s a lotharder to gauge what effectit will have on you and whatyour limits are.”

And that’s exactly whathas Jagoe so concerned. Hesaid he spoke about thedrink to some students whoconsidered themselves fre-quent drinkers but were stillcaught off guard by howintoxicated they felt afterone can. That sentiment iswhy he decided to takeaction, he added.

“Whenever we feel there’s apublic safety concern, we needto inform students,” he said.“I’d rather be in front of some-thing than chasing behind it.”

But Scofi said the risks arenot great enough to haveFour Loko banned.

“I don’t really think it’sfair,” he said. “I mean, youcan have a Red Bull and avodka and have pretty muchthe same results.”

Others said all the negativepress has deterred themfrom trying the drink, suchas junior art history majorMiri Friedman, who saidshe’ll pass.

“I’ll try to stick to saferdrinks,” she said.

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Students to assistPeruvian doctorsMedlife group will form rural clinics

BY RACHEL ROUBEINStaff writer

While most students study for-eign poverty from afar, about 20will get a chance for a hands-on ex-perience in Peru this winter, creat-ing makeshift mobile clinics inrural villages where they will assistlocal doctors.

The students will be workingwith Medlife, a national nonprofitstudent and professional organi-zation with a new chapter at thisuniversity.

Junior neurobiology and phys-iology major Hiral Padia, whofounded the university’s Medlifechapter after an academic advis-er told her about the group lastsemester, said she was drawn inby the group’s combined focuson medicine and community de-velopment — her two passions.

“Not only do we provide theservices but we get to know the vil-lagers there and their needs,”Padia said.

The students who travel toPeru will work on-site for a weekwith local doctors, Padia said,setting up temporary care clin-ics to provide residents withbasic health needs.

Participants in the $650 pro-gram will rotate through variousstations, which include visiting apatient intake, shadowing doctorsand dentists, providing tooth-brushing lessons for children andworking in a triage unit and phar-macy, Padia said.

She said that while the studentsare not licensed doctors, they willaid with rudimentary tasks, suchas taking temperatures and fillingout paperwork.

Besides providing cheap med-ical care — for residents, $25 buys25 medical consultations, $150hires a doctor for a week and $500purchases medicine for a week —Medlife will work alongside com-munity members by helping to de-velop school systems or workingon public projects, such as build-ing stairs, Padia said.

Tara Sahadeo, a junior neurobi-ology and physiology major and amember of the university Medlifechapter’s executive board, said inthese partnerships Medlife aids inspecific projects that residents feel

are needed rather than jumping inand taking charge.

“While we’re assisting them, wedon’t want to corrupt their societyand way of life,” Sahadeo said.

Since community residents willhave worked on the projects them-selves, Padia said, they’ll have adeeper connection with the work.

“It becomes their project too,”Padia said. “It’s something thatthey did; it’s something that they’llstrive to keep.”

A popular project during manymedical mission trips is buildingstairs leading up to the village,Padia said. Many villages in whichthe national group works are situ-ated on muddy, slippery uphillslopes that can cause residents totake nasty tumbles.

She cited an example of a childwho was born with a heart andlung condition because her moth-er had fallen down a hill before shewas born.

“Medlife tries to alleviate thoseroot causes for a lot of those med-ical conditions, tries to reform thesociety in general and lift themfrom poverty,” Padia said.

Initially, Medlife wanted to pro-vide health care free of charge, butPadia said the CEO at the time de-cided that would hurt more thanbenefit the village’s society. Themoney will benefit community de-velopment projects.

“If there’s free health care, peo-ple are just going to wait for us,”said Sadaheo. “We want them to beself-sufficient.”

Padia said she’s excited for themedical brigade trip, which is stilllooking for more participants of allmajors. Ten students have alreadyregistered, and organizers expectthat number to double before ap-plications close Saturday.

She said the more diverse thegroup, the more skill sets will bebrought to help those in need.

“The special thing about ourgroup is that we are completelystudent-run. That just showshow passionate the people thatare within this group are,” Padiasaid. “It all goes to the fact thatthese people are passionate andwilling to volunteer and work forno pay.”

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Thousands attended the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear at the National Mall Saturday. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

Attendees at the rally waved signs whose messages rangedfrom pointed to silly. MATTHEW CREGER/THE DIAMONDBACK

“If you have oneof these, it’s likethe perfectpregame in acan. Two ofthose, with thealcohol content,is like drinking 12beers.”

JASON SCOFISENIOR CIVIL ENGINEERING MAJOR

A s I’m sure you all know,tomorrow is Nov. 2.Doomsday. The day theworld as we know it (or

have known it for about two years)comes to an end. The day every-thing changes.

Election Day. It’s the day all the political junkies

out there have been waiting impatientlyfor, making predictions about, wishingthey knew the secret of. Well, guesswhat? I know the secret. Don’t vote.

That’s right, I said it: The secretto Election Day is not voting.

I mean, the people running forelection don’t really care what wethink anyway. They’re only in officeto be our ears, our eyes and, mostimportantly, our voice in govern-ment. Why should we let them hearwhat our opinions are? Let themmake decisions for themselves! Justdo it and leave me alone, I say.

I also completely trust every singleperson running for office because Iknow they’re all out there working forme, every single one. Moral actors,

those politicians. It’s why they spendso much money on TV advertise-ments, to show they care about me.

I’m not the only one thinking this,either. The very first suggestion thatpops up when typing “voting is” intoGoogle is “voting is pointless,” closelyfollowed by “voting is irrational.” Well,I agree. So let’s all be rational aboutthis and look at the facts.

There are new statistics every daypredicting the low turnout of youngpeople at the polls, anticipating thelethargy of the formerly mobilizeddemographics that came out in drovesin 2008. In September, PresidentBarack Obama called Democraticvoter apathy “inexcusable,” probablyreferring to the many polls that sayHispanics, blacks and youth are most

likely to stay home tomorrow. After all, it doesn’t really matter

which party wins. Tea, coffee, donkey,elephant, Green — they’re all the same.

We keep hearing about how vot-ing is a civic duty, how crucial it is toour future and how if we don’t vote,we’re not investing in ourselves.They tell us whoever is in power willmake the decisions that shape ourtomorrows, write the policies thataffect where our country goes, cre-ate the budgets that determine howmuch states can fund their publicuniversities and how much financialaid we can receive.

Blah, blah, blah. It’s all talk and nosubstance. Our future? Psh, whocares about investing in that?Besides, I’m just one person withmy own opinions. What can my votedo? Who ever heard of one votemaking a difference?

I’m sure everyone is wonderingwhat the answer to that question is,especially people from Delaware. Hav-ing to decide between Chris “Loony”Coons and Christine “I’m-Not-A-Witch”

O’Donnell would be like choosingwhether to get the flu or strep throat.Might as well just skip the polls tomor-row — it’s a lost cause if I’ve ever seenone, and voting one way or another isn’tgoing to change the fact that the sepa-ration of church and state does notappear in our Constitution!

Maybe not voting tomorrowwould send a strong message, aprotest non-vote. Almost like a1960s sit-in.

Or maybe, just maybe, votingtomorrow would do somethingextraordinary. Maybe voting tomor-row would get someone elected whoactually cares about defending usand protecting our needs. Maybevoting tomorrow would let ourvoices be heard and the issues wecare about be represented.

If we vote tomorrow, democracycould happen. Dream with me, people.

Emilie Openchowski is a seniorjournalism and government andpolitics major. She can be reached atopenchowski@umdbk.com.

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T here’s a growing buzz inthe state over the enor-mous potential for offshorewind development of f our

coast. In early October, Gov. MartinO’Malley held a rally with theUnited Steelworkers to tout the4,000 manufacturing jobs and 800permanent jobs that could be cre-ated from a 1,000 megawatt windfarm off our coasts. Google recentlyjoined a partnership to build a $5billion network of transmissionlines along the East Coast. In 10years, this system will allow mid-Atlantic states to share wind energywhen one area of the coast is windyand the other isn’t.

Environmental groups have heldtown hall meetings around the statewith the Maryland Department ofNatural Resources and the Mary-land Energy Administration toinform citizens about of fshorewind. At one I attended, they werebeen joined by NRG BluewaterWind, a wind energy developerpoised to build a 200 megawatt windfarm off the coast of Delaware.

Many questions and concernsabout offshore wind were answeredat these forums.

How much wind potential existsoff our coast? Enough to meet 67percent of the state’s electricityneeds. What’s the cost?

Although offshore wind is a littlemore expensive than prices in thecurrent state market, you’re lockedin to paying for it at the same ratefor 25 years because the wind isn’tgetting more expensive. Given thevolatility of our electricity prices inrecent years, this should be a wel-come development and will mostlikely save money in the end. Whatabout birds, fish and the view? Thestate government has partneredwith conservation groups such asthe Nature Conservancy and fisher-men to map out the ocean and ruleout areas that are sensitive tomigratory birds and watermen. Theareas that are being consideredhappen to be more than 10 miles offthe coast.

The state is sorely lacking onething: a firm commitment from gov-

ernment to be not just a partnerwith the of fshore wind developersbut also a customer. A reasonDelaware is ahead of Maryland onoffshore wind is because itapproved a 200 megawatt PowerPurchase Agreement between Del-marva Power and NRG BluewaterWind. Wind energy companiesneed a guaranteed buyer in linebefore they are willing to risk amajor upfront investment intoenergy infrastructure. Otherwiseit’s like buying a house and takingon a mortgage when you don’t havea job.

O’Malley knows this. In July, he co-authored a letter

with Delaware Gov. Jack Markell toPresident Barack Obama asking forthe federal government to enter

into a PPA for 1,000 megawatts ofof fshore wind. The letter said thisstate has already committed to 55megawatts, alongside Delaware’s200. What O’Malley glossed over isthat the PPA in this state is actuallywith this university and NRG Blue-water Wind, and it’s for theDelaware project! What a smallworld in a big ocean.

There are a lot of state govern-ment buildings in Annapolis. If weare asking the federal governmentto commit its buildings to a PPA,why can’t we do it here? We need asignificant enough draw for a devel-oper such as NRG Bluewater Wind,which is interested in building a 600megawatt wind farm off the state’scoast. If the state wants to be on theforefront of the emerging cleanenergy economy, a PPA for offshorewind needs to be a priority for thenewly elected governor and legisla-ture in 2011.

Matt Dernoga is a graduate studentin public policy. He can be reached atdernoga@umdbk.com.

Wind energy: A matter of priorities

F our years ago, this newspaper’s editorial board abstained fromendorsing a candidate for governor, stating that the two politicianslacked a clear vision for higher education. Then, the match wasbetween incumbent Gov. Bob Ehrlich (R) and Baltimore Mayor

Martin O’Malley (D). This year’s contest pits the two foes against eachother once again, with Ehrlich trying to reclaim the position he lost in 2006.

Throughout this campaign, the dif ferences and similarities betweenthese two moderate politicians have become clear, despite the obvious per-sonal animosity felt between them. And while much has been said about therecords of these two men, it is the clear vision for the future presented byMr. Ehrlich that commands our endorsement. However, our support comeswith significant reservations.

Ehrlich has presented a clear vision for the future of higher education inthis state. Although often criticized for the increase in tuition that cameunder his leadership, Ehrlich seems to recognize that times have changedand such a dramatic increase in tuition would be absurd given the state ofthe economy.

No matter who wins tomorrow, an increase in tuition will be inevitable aslong as the state faces an approximate $1.1 billion shortfall in next year’sbudget — something both candidates have acknowledged. But while O’Mal-ley has been hesitant to publicize the definite need foranother hike in tuition, opting to focus more on hisrecord of maintaining a four-year tuition freeze for in-state students, Ehrlich has been more forthright aboutthis unpopular reality.

In an interview with The Diamondback’s editorialboard, Ehrlich elaborated on his plan for higher educa-tion, stating that he would raise tuition in moderateincrements, not only to maintain necessary funding butto reduce the impact on students and their families — aplan O’Malley has also said he would likely adhere to.This is the only realistic solution to combating budgetreductions. It is also a position that has been champi-oned by this newspaper’s editorial board, such as whenan end to the tuition freeze was being debated last year.

But while Ehrlich has admitted tuition increases may lie in the future, hehas argued hard for need-based financial aid to help the families suchincreases would affect — something that O’Malley has decreased supportfor by $1.1 million in the past fiscal year. Describing himself as a “scholar-ship kid” who attended Princeton University with the help of such aid,Ehrlich said he would make need-based scholarships a priority, much as hedid during his term when funding for such programs was increased by 91percent. Such an investment would not only increase accessibility to educa-tion but also preserve the quality universities in this state are known for.

Moreover, Ehrlich has been quick to point out some of the drawbacks ofthe tuition freeze. Although it is difficult to criticize an initiative that helpedcountless in-state students and their families, the reality is there have beenseveral negative impacts. Resulting furloughs have hurt faculty and staffmorale, leading some to seek jobs at dif ferent universities. Fees have alsoincreased, a fact that is rarely mentioned but one that still equates to moneyout of students’ wallets.

An in-state tuition freeze can make a public institution like ours all themore difficult for state residents to attend as more out-of-state students areaccepted in order to bring in revenue — a key point in Ehrlich’s argument.As the flagship institution of the Free State, this university has a responsi-bility to more than just its bottom line. It must serve those whose tax dollarshelp support it. And by adjusting in-state tuition costs, this institution canmaintain the funding necessary to sustain its high standards while also pri-oritizing accessibility for state residents.

Despite Ehrlich’s strong points, we still harbor reservations about theformer governor’s candidacy. During Ehrlich’s term, tuition rose 40 per-cent due to cuts made by his administration. At the end of Ehrlich’s fouryears, an undergraduate education at the university stood as the sixth mostexpensive in the nation — a ranking that has subsequently dropped to 21stunder O’Malley.

Additionally, Ehrlich has far too often resorted to making cuts to educa-tion as a go-to source for reducing costs. This is not acceptable. As O’Mal-ley has rightfully pointed out, it is in education that the future lies. If elected,Ehrlich must get his priorities straight.

Ehrlich is also wrong on the proposed Purple Line. While O’Malley hasargued for a light-rail system that would run through this campus and con-nect several Metro lines from New Carrollton to Bethesda, Ehrlich hasadvocated a more economical but less visionary rapid bus route. While thisis the cheaper option, it would likely prove less popular, less efficient andless environmentally friendly than a light-rail system.

Another one of Ehrlich’s flaws is that he seems out of touch with some ofthe most important local issues af fecting the university. While O’Malleymet with University Police of ficials to discuss the recent wave of violentcrimes near the campus and is expected to make a public safety announce-

ment soon, Ehrlich said in an interview that he haddiscussed the issue with Terrapin men’s basketballcoach Gary Williams, football coach Ralph Friedgenand former Athletics Director Debbie Yow — a groupwhose authority on the issue seems questionable atbest. Also, while O’Malley has visited the campustwice during the campaign season, Ehrlich made hisfirst appearance just this past weekend during theuniversity’s Homecoming festivities, suspiciouslyonly days after College Republicans and other stu-dents voiced their concerns over Ehrlich’s absence inan article run in this newspaper.

While conspicuous, it is not wholly surprising thatEhrlich did not prioritize this university as a campaignstop. Students have long been known not only for

their apathy in midterm elections but also for their left-leaning politics.However, if Ehrlich did indeed decide to visit the campus due to student dis-satisfaction, this could mean that the former governor is finally attemptingto listen to and engage with young people.

That being said, O’Malley is no doubt a strong and qualified candidate. O’Malley’s term as governor has been graced with successes despite very

difficult times, and he has proven time and time again that he is an ardentsupporter of higher education. Yet his campaign has focused almost entirelyon his record and lofty vision, rather than the steps the state must take toreach these goals. If this were an election based on history alone, O’Malleywould be the clear winner. But it is not. Elections are about change, causeand consequence, not about the past. But O’Malley has provided little sub-stance on exactly where he wants to take higher education in the future.And in this election, as the state and the university face uncertain times anda still fragile economy, a failure to speak to what he will do next dramaticallyhurts whatever record O’Malley has to run on.

Ehrlich, however, has leveled with voters. He has been clear in his plansand actions. While we do find him wrong on some major issues, his compe-tency is unquestionable. To vote based solely on the two candidate’s recordsis foolish, especially considering the dramatically different conditions underwhich they governed. And although Ehrlich’s record gives us pause, hispragmatism and acknowledgment of changing times give us hope.

It is for those reasons Mr. Ehrlich deserves another term as governor. Itis time for voters to give it to him.

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Convenient, quiet, rapidtransit is coming to thecampus — except for twoproblems.

The first is Bob Ehrlich, theRepublican candidate for governorwhose enthusiasm for expensivetransportation improvementsseems to be limited to rubber tires.Having started the $2.6 billionIntercounty Connector during histerm as governor, he now believesthe Purple Line, a $1.6 billion lightrail for the rest of us, is just tooexpensive. He again proposes busrapid transit — an enhanced ver-sion of the 750 transit vehicles thatalready run through the campusevery day — slogging along withthe ever-increasing traffic. Thisscheme was rejected by the countycouncils and planning boards ofboth Montgomery and PrinceGeorge’s counties, as well as Cham-bers of Commerce and legions oflight-rail supporters. But it stilllooks like a good idea to him; hehas pledged to kill the light-rail planon which millions have alreadybeen spent.

The second problem is this univer-sity’s administration. The logical andpreferred location for transit is Cam-pus Drive — where buses run now— at the center of the campus. Overthe last several years, the MarylandTransit Administration has studied anumber of routes for the linethrough the campus and selectedthe Campus Drive alignment as themost serviceable, reasonably pricedand appropriately located.

The university administrationcontinues to advocate a tunnelthreading through the historicsouth part of the campus with largeentrance/exit cuts (and stops) atthe architecture building and LeeBuilding. The details of the pro-posal are unavailable to the public.The MTA says it can’t service thisroute; the cost is estimated at tensof millions of dollars.

The administration has remainedadamantly opposed to the lowercost and logical Campus Drivealignment. First, they feared vibra-tion and electro-magnetic interfer-ence with sensitive experimentnear the line. The designers havedevised remediation, which mostinvolved agree can deal with theseproblems successfully.

Now the concerns have shiftedto safety. Bolstered by a soon-to-bereleased study by Canadian con-sultants, administrators will arguethat light rail on Campus Drive is adanger to us all, as well as a deter-rent to potential students and fac-ulty who will be so repelled by con-venient transit at Stamp StudentUnion that they will flee in revul-sion to other universities.

Many college campuses in theUnited States and almost everyEuropean city center have surfacelight rail running safely amongpedestrians. The first-phase CampusDrive closing this summer showedthat when traffic on Campus Drive isrestricted to transit and service, thespace is transformed successfullyinto a pedestrian environment. Lightrail will simply replace a number ofthe buses now using Campus Driveand be quieter, faster and more com-fortable and smell better.

So fear the Purple Line — not forits minimal and manageable hazardsbut for the danger the project itselfhas been placed in by obstructionistofficeseekers and administrators.They have decided what’s best for usover the judgments of those who willbuild and operate the line andelected officials and supporters inevery jurisdiction the Purple Linewill benefit, from Bethesda to NewCarrollton. Be afraid — very afraid.

Ralph Bennett is a professor emeritusin the architecture school and is thepresident of Purple Line NOW. He canbe reached at bennettr@umd.edu.

Vote Ehrlich

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REVIEW | FABLE III

NOT ANOTHER FAIRY TALEBY ANDREW FREEDMAN

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“Revolutions have never lightenedthe burden of tyranny: They haveonly shifted it to another shoulder.”

When playwright George BernardShaw said that, he probably wasn’tthinking about Fable III, an Xbox360 title by developer Lionhead Stu-dios (Fable II) and publisherMicrosoft (Halo: Reach).

Yet the idea of revolution and lead-ership is prevalent in Fable III. In fact,it’s the core of the story.

Roughly half a century after theevents of Fable II, the Kingdom ofAlbion is left in the hands of thecrooked and barbaric tyrant, Logan(Michael Fassbender, Jonah Hex). Afteran early display of his treachery, play-ers controlling Logan’s sibling leavethe castle with their adviser Sir Walter(Bernard Hill, The Lord of the Rings:Return of the King) and loyal servantJasper (John Cleese, Monty Python).

It is up to the players to overthrowLogan in a revolution and then ruleAlbion themselves.

Of course, you can’t start a revolu-tion without an army. The first part ofthe game focuses on the hero gainingthe people of Albion’s trust. Thismeans doing chores, embarking onquests and preparing for your eventualbattle with Logan. As you gain allies,you make promises that you may keep— or disregard — as king or queen.

This part of the story seems too lin-ear for a game about making moralchoices. In the early stages of thegame, players simply follow instruc-tions. They go to a location, completea job or quest and go to the nextplace. They may make a few deci-

sions, but none are earth-shatteringor lead to big change.

A few hours in, however, playersfinally get to try the crown on andrealize the difficulties of ruling. All isnot as it seems, and suddenly some ofthe promises the hero made becomeextremely difficult to keep.

The kingdom has a treasury, andkeeping promises or working to makethe people of Albion happier (by build-ing schools and lowering taxes, forexample) means you have to spendmore. However, being more frugal ormaking decisions ensuring you willhave resources when you really needthem (by not rebuilding broken downareas of the city or building a brothel

instead of improving housing, for exam-ple) will lead to a kingdom that despisesyou. No matter which choice you make,you’re doing someone a disservice.

It leaves you with two options —becoming the beloved ruler with nomoney for other necessary tasks orbecoming the hated tyrant able torun the kingdom efficiently but onlyafter sacrificing the promises madeto individuals.

There’s a whole lot the game getsright — it looks good, the voice actingis superb and it is much moreapproachable than the average role-playing game. It’s also not riddled withglitches, which was a common com-plaint about its predecessor (though

one will still find the occasional tinyproblem here or there). Finally, FableIII is infused with a quirky sense ofhumor that adds some much-neededlightheartedness to the game.

On top of that, it features onlinecooperative play, allowing heroes tovisit and play in one another’s worlds.

Characters are customizable to theplayer’s liking. Their gender, fightingstyle and clothing are all based onhow you want to play. The weapons (amelee weapon, a gun and gauntletsfor spells) change with you. Forexample, swords will grow longer

and sharper as you fight with them.The combat system is interesting

due to the ability to combine spellsand switch weapons on the fly, butwaves upon waves of similar enemiescan become tedious. Combat is notparticularly difficult, with the excep-tion of a few major battles.

Players can still form relationshipswith the people of Albion. One can startfriendships, fall in love, marry (as manypeople as you want of either gender)and have kids. These can lead to bene-fits such as gifts from your subjects.

One might say Fable III is oversim-plified. That’s not saying the game istoo easy. Instead, it lacks some of thecomplexity that Fable and the role-play-ing genre are known for. It is certainlyeasier to pick up and play, which will bewelcomed by newcomers, but it alsofeels like the game lacks depth.

While being Albion’s monarch ismore exciting than building a follow-ing, it too is straightforward. Many ofthe royal decisions involve your bankaccount instead of emotion or politics— two areas that could have beeninteresting to explore.

Fable III’s journey from revolution-ary to king is an interesting concept,and one that does satisfy. However, thegame isn’t as deep as past Fable titles— it is held back by its simplicity.

In short, Fable III isn’t a revolu-tion, but it’s held up by its positiveaspects and will provide many hoursof gameplay that you can find enjoy-ment in — if you’re willing to accept afew plot shortcomings.

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GAME: Fable III | VERDICT: 1/2

While Fable III is a solid game, its plot problems work against it. PHOTO COURTESY OF MICROSOFT GAME STUDIOS

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BY CHRIS ECKARDSenior staff writer

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Surveying hisbackline, defender Taylor Kemp knew itdidn’t look right. He saw two former mid-fielders and a backup against one of thetoughest teams in the ACC.

With two defenders out due to injury, andanother going down briefly during the sec-ond half, the Terrapin men’s soccer teamscrambled to fashion a makeshift backlineagainst No. 11 Virginia on Friday night.

But the alterations didn’t derail the No.3 Terps, who got their redemption byblanking the Cavaliers, 2-0, pushing theirwinning streak to eight games. A goal byforward Jason Herrick 92 seconds intothe game helped ease the transition, butcoach Sasho Cirovski praised his team’soverall defensive effort in the win.

“All year, we’ve talked about our depth,and tonight was really one of the first timeswe were challenged at the beginning of thegame to make some adjustments,”Cirovski said. “I really thought our teamdefending was the difference.”

Hours before the match, Cirovski had torevamp his lineup after ruling out defend-ers Ethan White (ankle) and LondonWoodberry (quadriceps).

Midfielder Billy Cortes made his firststart on defense at right back for the Terps(12-2-1, 6-1-1 ACC). Paul Torres moved toCortes’ spot at left midfield, and forwardJohn Stertzer received the start at centermidfield. Defender Greg Young started atleft center back in place of White.

“We didn’t even know heading into thegame who would play back there, but we

showed our depth today,” Kemp said. “Billystepped in; he had never played defense inhis life, and he had a great game.”

The retooled backline maintained theTerps’ defensive success, holding the Cava-liers (9-3-3, 2-3-2) to three shots on goal andsecuring the Terps’ ninth shutout this year.

“One of the things we try to do is teachour guys the principles of defending,”Cirovski said. “Forwards need to knowhow to defend. We have good players thatunderstand the game and can jump intoany situation.”

The early goal made circumstances lessstressful. In the second minute, midfielderMatt Kassel sent a corner kick into thepenalty box that Virginia failed to clear. For-

ward Casey Townsend found an openingand hit a low shot that Herrick redirectedinto the net.

“It caught them off guard,” Townsendsaid. “It gave us a lot of momentum andtook some out of them.”

The Terps’ goal ended their nearly 360-minute scoreless streak against Virginia.

“We were always in control,” Cirovskisaid. “We never panicked, never got rat-tled, and I think you can see the growthfrom last year to this year.”

Stertzer also made an impact in his firststart of the season. Early in the second half,he made a run into the penalty box as Kas-sel booted a free kick from 40 yards out. Hecaught up to the service and flicked the ballpast Cavalier goalkeeper Diego Restrepo.

Stertzer “really rose to the occasion,”Cirovski said.

Even midfielder Helge Leikvang playedhis first minutes on defense after right cen-ter back Alex Lee left the game in the sec-ond half with a minor injury.

“We stayed compact and got the ballout,” Kemp said. “Knowing that we didn’thave guys all that comfortable with eachother, we just wanted to be safe with theball. We knew it wouldn’t be the prettiestgame in the world.”

With the win, the Terps have avenged allbut one loss from last season. Only UCLA,who beat the Terps in last season’s openerand was not on the team’s schedule this sea-son, has avoided the Terps’ vengeance.

“To get a shutout win on the road in theACC is great,” Cirovski said, “and to do itagainst Virginia is even greater.”

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BY CONOR WALSHStaff writer

Before the year even started,the Terrapin women’s soccerteam set three lofty goals for itsregular season.

First, win 15 regular-seasongames. Second, win seven of 10games in the powerful ACC.Finally, finish in the top three inthe league.

With yesterday’s 2-1 winagainst Miami, the No. 5 Terpsaccomplished all three in onefell swoop. The Terps (15-2-1, 7-2-1 ACC) clinched the No. 2seed in the ACC Tournamentin Cary, N.C., where they willplay Duke on Wednesday.

The team took an early 1-0lead when midfielder DanielleHubka collected a pass fromdefender Caitlin McDowell justinside the penalty box, dancedthrough the Hurricane back-line and slipped a shot to the farpost and past Miami goal-keeper Vikki Alonzo.

But after gaining the lead,the Terps seemed to sit backand lose their edge in a gamethat never got easier.

On the brink of an ACCTournament appearance, theHurricanes (10-8-1, 4-6) werefighting for their postseasonlives. After playing a relativelymundane first half, Miamicame out of halftime with new-found determination.

It didn’t take the Hurricaneslong to strike. Defender TaraSchwitter capitalized on a mis-play by defender Skyy Andersonand beat goalkeeper YewandeBalogun in the 49th minute, lessthan four minutes into the half.

“It’s good to get an earlygoal,” coach Brian Pensky said.“But sometimes it’s a little bitscary because you can relaxand lose your edge, and Ithought that happened.”

Pensky also added that he feltthe Terps were fatigued yester-day, with the match markingtheir fourth in 11 days.

Despite their weariness andapparent loss of intensity, theTerps would not be denied.They turned up the heat afterMiami’s equalizer, seeking the

go-ahead goal on the team’sSenior Day.

They finally got back on thescoreboard in 76th minute.After an unsuccessful cornerkick, Anderson lofted a ballfrom midfield into the Miamipenalty box, where McDowellflicked it on to Lydia Hastings,who headed it past Alonzo forthe game-winner.

The Hurricanes, unsurpris-ingly, did not go quietly. Enter-ing yesterday’s game, Miamiwas in eighth place in the con-ference, with Virginia Tech justtwo points behind. But its fruit-less efforts to break throughagainst the Terps, coupled withthe Hokies’ 4-0 victory overN.C. State, ended Miami’shopes of going to the ACCTournament.

“A lot of our conversation athalftime was, ‘Hey, guys,they’re going to come gunningfor you,” Pensky said. “But ourkids believe, and they took careof business. ... I give our team aton of credit.”

The win gave the Terps achance at their first-ever regu-lar season conference crown.The team needed a draw or aloss by No. 4 North Carolina,which played Wake Forest yes-terday, for a shot at the title.The Tar Heels ultimatelyknocked off the Demon Dea-cons, 2-0, wrapping up the topseed in the tournament.

McDowell, one of five sen-iors on the squad, had twoassists in her final regular-sea-son game at Ludwig Field, giv-ing her a team-leading 11, themost for a Terp in the regularseason since 1998.

Forward Erika Theisen, alsoa senior, got her first start uptop for the Terps and earnedher first point of the seasonwith the second assist onHubka’s early goal.

“What a great way to wrap upour regular season; I couldn’tbe happier,” McDowell said.“We could have let this gameslip, but we set out to win everygame. I’m glad we could go outon a high note.”

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Makeshift backline holds up in 2-0 win

Midfielder Lydia Hastings, No. 10, celebrates her game-winninggoal against Miami yesterday. ORLANDO URBINA/THE DIAMONDBACK

Forward John Stertzer, in red, heads inthe Terps’ second goal Friday night. CHARLIE DEBOYACE/THE DIAMONDBACK

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TERPRECAPTerps 62,Wake Forest 14

TWO-MINUTE DRILL

STAR OF THE GAMEO’Brien continued whatis quickly becoming oneof the best seasons by afirst-year signal-caller inschool history with a career-high fourtouchdowns Saturday. O’Brien was farfrom perfect early, but he wasextremely efficient and continued toavoid mistakes.

WHEN IT WAS OVEROn Wake Forest’s first possession ofthe second half, quarterback TannerPrice dropped back to pass and threw itright to Terp safety Kenny Tate, whoskated eight yards into the end zone tostretch the lead to 34-7.

WHAT THIS GAME MEANSBecoming bowl eligible this early in theseason was important to the Terps. Afteralready surpassing much of the media’sexpectations, a sense of vindication wasobvious among players Saturday.

TERP LOWLIGHTRunning back D.J. Adams might have hadan even bigger day if he hadn’t coughed upthe ball near the end of the third quarter. Itwas the only potential downside to anotherwise crisp offensive attack.

TERP HIGHLIGHTLeading by three points early in thesecond quarter, quarterback DannyO’Brien capped a seven-play drive witha 28-yard strike to receiver QuintinMcCree, who left his feet and hauled inthe low pass while fully extended.

Wide receiver Emani Lee-Odai, No. 83, jogs over to the Terps’ student section to celebrate the team’s sixth win. The team is now eligible for postseason play. JACLYN BOROWSKI/THE DIAMONDBACK

Nov. 6at Miami

Running game jumps back on trackAfter disappointing performance against Boston College, Terps’ running back triogrinds up lowly Wake Forest defense in uncomplicated, well-balanced attack

receiver Torrey Smith with ice.They had good reason for

jubilation.In securing their sixth win of

the season by coasting to a 62-14 win against the Demon Dea-cons — a tie for the most pointsagainst a conference opponentin school history — the Terpsattained bowl eligibility andkept pace in an ACC AtlanticDivision title race that has sud-denly become wide open.

“I asked our kids last night tomake a statement, and I thinkthey did,” coach Ralph Fried-gen said. “It’s a great bunch ofkids we work with, and just tosee them so excited and sohappy on the sidelines, justthinking about where we werelast year, to me, it’s a lesson inperseverance.”

Thursday night, after watch-ing N.C. State eke out a 28-24win at Florida State that droppedthe Seminoles into a three-waytie in the division, Friedgen sentplayers a text message.

Friedgen wanted his team torealize that, with home gamesagainst both the Seminolesand the Wolfpack still left toplay, a win over the DemonDeacons (2-6, 1-4 ACC) wouldmean the Terps (6-2, 3-1)would have the inside track inthe Atlantic Division.

“He was just telling us, if wewant it, it’s up for grabs for us tohave,” linebacker Alex Wujciaksaid. “I didn’t even know how hedid it because he doesn’t reallyknow how to text message.”

However Friedgen managedto get his point across, the moti-vational tactic worked.

In the team’s most completevictory of the season, the Terpdefense held Wake Forest to

just 155 total yards and returnedtwo interceptions for touch-downs. That proved more thanenough for the Terp offense,which used a balanced attack torack up 446 total yards.

Quarterback Danny O’Brienthrew a career-high four touch-down passes, and three run-ning backs eclipsed 50 yardsrushing. Even special teamsgot in on the action, with Travis

Baltz kicking two field goalsand the punt-return unit block-ing two punts.

After letting Boston Collegehang around long enough forthe Eagles to creep back intothe game last weekend, theTerps made sure to put Satur-day’s contest out of reach early,outscoring the Demon Dea-cons 45-0 in the second andthird quarters before givingtheir starters a well-deservedrest in the fourth.

But even with such a deci-sive margin of victory, someplayers were content just tocontinue winning games andensure themselves a spot inpostseason play.

“We’ll take any win,” saidMeggett, who led the team with94 rushing yards on 16 carries.“Close win, big win — a win is awin. They only come far and inbetween, so you’ve got to takewhat you can get.”

Now, the Terps face whatFriedgen called the “mostimportant four weeks of ourplayers’ lives,” including back-to-back road games against Miamiand Virginia before home datesagainst their top competition forthe Atlantic Division crown inthe final two weeks.

But the Terps’ coaches under-stand the unpredictable natureof their conference, and theyswore they are not looking anyfurther than next week, whenthey travel to Florida to play aMiami team that may be with-out star quarterback JacoryHarris (concussion).

“Miami is our focus,” offen-sive coordinator JamesFranklin said. “One game at atime, nothing else matters.We’ve won six, that’s great,but we focus on Miami andnothing else.”

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FOOTBALLfrom page 1

BY MICHAEL LEMAIRESenior staff writer

After running for 68 of theteam’s combined 87 yards againstClemson and Boston College, run-ning back Davin Meggett knew hewasn’t playing his best.

But even after spearheading avastly improved rushing attackthat gashed Wake Forest to thetune of 261 rushing yards in theTerps’ 62-14 win Saturday,Meggett said nothing had changedand that the improvements werequite simple.

“It’s not complicated. It’s not amatter of science, it’s not a matterof physics; there’s not really muchmath to it,” Meggett said. “It’s justlining up and running.”

Meggett carried the ball 16times against the Demon Deacons,churning out 94 yards, including a14-yard touchdown scamper late inthe third quarter to push the leadto 55-7. But he wasn’t the only run-ning back to have success againstWake Forest’s struggling defense.

Starter Da’Rel Scott seemed tohit holes faster than he had inrecent weeks and broke off theteam’s longest run of the day with a19-yard dash early in the secondquarter that set up a touchdownpass to wide receiver QuintinMcCree. Even redshirt freshmanD.J. Adams found plenty of runninglanes, making the most of his 16 car-ries with 84 yards and a touchdown.

It didn’t hurt that Demon Dea-con coach Jim Grobe has one ofhis youngest teams ever, espe-cially on defense. Wake Forest has12 underclassmen on its two-deep

roster, including six starters. Theresult has been the conference’sworst rushing defense, allowingmore than 217 yards per game.

But Terp offensive coordinatorJames Franklin also gave credit toa reworked offensive line thathelped open holes for the Terps’stable of running backs all after-

noon. Like Meggett, Franklin saidnothing was really different. It wasjust a matter of execution.

“I think we also had bettermatchups,” Franklin said. “Everyweek, we are trying to put our guysin position to be successful, and a lotof that is based on matchups. Ithought we had some decent

matchups tonight, and I thought[the running backs] moved around.I thought we played a lot better atcenter and at tackle, so that helped.But whenever you can be balancedwith run and pass and play-action,you have success.”

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Running back Davin Meggett finished with 94 yards in the Terps’ 62-14 win Saturday against WakeForest. Da’Rel Scott and D.J. Adams also had big days for the Terps. JACLYN BOROWSKI/THE DIAMONDBACK

A group of Terps celebrate linebacker Ryan Donohue’s 25-yard interception return for a touchdown midway throughthe third quarter. JACLYN BOROWSKI/THE DIAMONDBACK